经
classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
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Dict coverage rank #132 U+7ECF
How 经 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 工 (phonetic, gōng)
How to remember it
scripture · Heisig RSH #1094
thread + spool
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 工
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 工 (gōng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工 sound component | gōng | labor, work; laborer, worker |
| 红 | hóng | red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular |
| 空 | kōng | hollow, empty, deserted, bare |
| 江 | jiāng | large river; the Yangtze; surname |
| 轻 | qīng | light, gentle; simple, easy |
| 径 | jìng | path, diameter; straight, direct |
| 攻 | gōng | to accuse; to assault; to criticize |
| 项 | xiàng | neck, nape; item; a term in an equation |
| 氢 | qīng | ammonia |
| 贡 | gòng | to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts |
| 虹 | hóng | rainbow |
| 缸 | gāng | earthen jug, crock, cistern |
| 肛 | gāng | anus |
| 巩 | gǒng | to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong |
| 汞 | gǒng | mercury (element) |
| 邛 | qióng | mound; in distress |
| 豇 | jiāng | kidney bean; black-eyed pea |
| 仝 | tóng | together, same; surname |
| 巠 | jīng | underground river; flowing water |
Words containing 经
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山海经 | Shān hǎi Jīng | Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of ge… |
| 小儿经 | Xiǎo ér jīng | Xiao'erjing, refers to the use of the Arabic alphabet to write Chinese |
| 经手人 | jīng shǒu rén | the person in charge; agent; broker |
| 神经生物学 | shén jīng shēng wù xué | neurobiology |
| 神经学家 | shén jīng xué jiā | neurologist |
| 天经地义 | tiān jīng dì yì | lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unaltera… |
| 一经 | yī jīng | as soon as; once (an action has been completed) |
| 经学 | jīng xué | study of the Confucian classics |
| 心经 | Xīn jīng | the Heart Sutra |
| 自经 | zì jīng | (literary) to hang oneself |
| 马经 | mǎ jīng | form (horse racing) |
| 神经学 | shén jīng xué | neurology |
| 神经性 | shén jīng xìng | neural; mental; neurological |
| 经行 | jīng xíng | to perform walking meditation |
| 行经 | xíng jīng | to pass by; menstruation |
| 经手 | jīng shǒu | (lit.) to pass through one's hands; (fig.) to handle; to deal with |
| 西经 | xī jīng | west longitude |
| 道德经 | Dào dé jīng | the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism |
| 发神经 | fā shén jīng | (coll.) to go crazy; to lose it; demented; unhinged |
| 不经意 | bù jīng yì | not paying attention; carelessly; by accident |