静
jìng
still
calm; quiet; not moving
Blue-green clarity (青) + sound (争) = still and quiet
青 evokes a deep, pure blue-green — the color of clear skies and still water — lending the sense of undisturbed calm. 争 is purely phonetic here, contributing the jìng sound rather than its combative meaning.
夜里很静，我很快就睡着了。
yè lǐ hěn jìng，wǒ hěn kuài jiù shuì zháo le。
The night was very quiet, and I fell asleep quickly.
他静静地坐在窗边，看着外面的雨。
tā jìng jìng de zuò zài chuāng biān，kàn zhe wài miàn de yǔ。
He sat quietly by the window, watching the rain outside.
Words with 静
静冈县
jìng gāng xiàn
Shizuoka prefecture southwest of Tokyo, Japan
僻静
pì jìng
lonely
静候
jìng hòu
to quietly wait
静止
jìng zhǐ
still
静宁
jìng níng
see 靜寧縣|静宁县[Jing4 ning2 Xian4]
郭居静
guō jū jìng
Lazzaro Cattaneo (1560-1640), Italian Jesuit missionary in China
镇静
zhèn jìng
calm
镇静剂
zhèn jìng jì
tranquilizer
镇静药
zhèn jìng yào
sedative
闲静
xián jìng
calm
雅静
yǎ jìng
elegant and calm
风平浪静
fēng píng làng jìng
lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment