经 (jīng): pass through,经典
经 (jīng) is a Chinese character meaning “pass through,经典.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 工 (phonetic). It ranks #62 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 经 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- pass through,经典
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 经
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 已经adverb | yǐ jīng | already | 2 |
| 曾经adverb | céng jīng | once | 5 |
| 经历verb/noun | jīng lì | to experience | 4 |
| 经常adverb | jīng cháng | frequently | 2 |
| 经过verb/noun | jīng guò | to pass | 3 |
| 经理noun | jīng lǐ | manager | 3 |
| 经验noun | jīng yàn | experience | 4 |
| 神经noun | shén jīng | nerve | 6 |
| 经济noun/adjective | jīng jì | economy | 4 |
| 经典noun/adjective | jīng diǎn | the classics | 5 |
| 经营verb | jīng yíng | to engage in (business etc) | 5 |
| 历经verb | lì jīng | to experience | 6 |
| 经商verb | jīng shāng | to trade | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 经纪人noun | jīng jì rén | broker |
| 圣经noun | shèng jīng | the Confucian classics |
| 神经病 | shén jīng bìng | mental disorder |
| 正经adjective | zhèng jīng | decent |
| 经受verb | jīng shòu | to undergo (hardship) |
| 经纪verb | jīng jì | to manage (a business) |
| 未经verb | wèi jīng | not having undergone |
| 神经质 | shén jīng zhì | nervous |
| 月经noun | yuè jīng | menstruation |
| 经费noun | jīng fèi | funds |
| 正经事 | zhèng jīng shì | an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc) |
| 不经意 | bù jīng yì | not paying attention |
| 总经理noun | zǒng jīng lǐ | general manager |
| 经手verb | jīng shǒu | (lit.) to pass through one's hands |
| 神经科 | shén jīng kē | neurology department |
经 appears in 116 compound words: 47 as the first character, 47 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 经 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (48)
to experience many vicissitudes; to have experienced many vicissitudes of life; to have lived through many changes
weather-beaten; having had one's fill of hardships; having experienced the hardship of life
to experience many vicissitudes; to have experienced many vicissitudes of life; to have lived through many changes
weather-beaten; having had one's fill of hardships; having experienced the hardship of life
Showing 12 of 48 idioms containing 经.
Example Sentences
经过讨论，大家一致同意采用这个方案。
Jīngguò tǎolùn, dàjiā yízhì tóngyì cǎiyòng zhè gè fāng'àn.
After discussion, everyone unanimously agreed to adopt this plan.
荣誉观护人提供曾经毒贩第二人生 获厨艺大奖肯定
róng yù guàn hù rén tí gōng céng jīng dú fàn dì èr rén shēng huò chú yì dà jiǎng kěn dìng
Honorary Guardian Provided Second Life of a former drug dealer and was recognized by the Cooking Award
龙吟虎啸:美元地位曾经衰落
lóng yín hǔ xiào : měi yuán dì wèi céng jīng shuāi luò
The roar of the dragon and the roar: The status of the dollar has declined
第三十三届国际《古兰经》展览会开幕
dì sān shí sān jiè guó jì gǔ lán jīng zhǎn lǎn huì kāi mù
The 33rd International Quran Exhibition opened
俄外长:俄美已商定建立双边经济工作组
é wài cháng é měi yǐ shāng dìng jiàn lì shuāng biān jīng jǐ gōng zuò zǔ
Russian Foreign Minister: Russia and the US have agreed to set up a bilateral economic working group
你还是曾经那个少年!苏翊鸣斩获中国队首金
nǐ hái shì céng jīng nā gě shǎo nián ! sū 翊 míng zhǎn huò zhōng guó duì shǒu jīn
You're still the same teenager! Su Yiming wins China's first gold.
你曾经得过重病吗？
Nǐ céngjīng dé guo zhòng bìng ma?
Have you ever had any serious illness?
他在这里已经住了两年了吗？
Tā zài zhèlǐ yǐjīng zhù le liǎng nián le ma?
Has he lived here for two years?
电影已经开始了吗？
Diànyǐng yǐjīng kāishǐ le ma?
Has the movie started?
我的袜子已经干了吗？
Wǒ de wàzi yǐjīng gān le ma?
Are my socks dry already?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (thread) component
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