竟

jìng

finally, after all, at last

How to write 竟, stroke by stroke

unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed

Ideographic: A person 儿 finishing a musical piece 音

Made of 音 + 儿

究竟jiū jìngto go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
竟然jìng ránunexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
毕竟bì jìngafter all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis
竟敢jìng gǎnto have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
未竟wèi jìngunfinished; incomplete
一探究竟yī tàn jiū jìngto check out; to investigate
未竟之志wèi jìng zhī zhìunfulfilled ambition
竟日jìng rì(literary) all day long
有志竟成yǒu zhì jìng chéngpersevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
竟陵jìng língJingling, former name of Tianmen 天門|天门, Hubei

你竟敢这样和我说话？
nǐ jìng gǎn zhè yàng hé wǒ shuō huà ？
How dare you speak like that to me?
那里究竟发生了什么事？
nà lǐ jiū jìng fā shēng le shén me shì ？
What exactly happened there?
你毕竟是对的。
nǐ bì jìng shì duì de 。
After all, you're right.
我很惊讶你们竟然那么天真。
wǒ hěn jīng yà nǐ men jìng rán nà me tiān zhēn 。
I'm surprised that you're so naïve.
有志者事竟成。
yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng 。
Where there's a will, there's a way.