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title: "Jingzi Meaning: 镜子 (jìngzi) Means “mirror”"
description: "镜子 (traditional 鏡子, jìngzi) means “mirror”. Hear its tones, see what 镜 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingzi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 镜子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

镜子 jìngzi

## mirror

## Its characters

1. 镜 jìng mirror (as in 镜子)
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

她站在镜子前。 She stood before the mirror.

大卫放下手机，看了看**镜子**里的自己。

From [再短一点儿 · How to get a haircut in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-get-a-haircut-in-chinese#library-word-218-220)

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## More words with 镜 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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