TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
靖
ㄐㄧㄥˋ · jìng
verb — to pacify, bring peace; adj — calm, settled (嘉靖)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{j,q,x}ITqīng → jìng — the palatal q to j, tone too
Someone stands firm (立) while 青 qīng carries the sound, slid to jìng. To stand a thing still — to settle unrest, to bring peace and quiet. It rides the 青 series: 靜、清、情, all with that calm note. The reign-name 嘉靖 borrows the settled sense.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
亂事過後，人穩穩立定（立），四下一片青寧（青）。
The trouble over, a person stands firm (立), the world gone quiet and blue-green (青) around them.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)靖、平定— to pacify, settle unrest
→安靖、靖難— to bring peace; calm常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension