径 (jìng): footpath, track, diameter
径 (jìng) is a Chinese character meaning “footpath.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 彳 (semantic). It ranks #1299 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 径 step. Its radical form 彳 (step) appears in many related characters such as 很 (hěn, very), 得 (dé, to obtain), 往 (wǎng, to go (in a direction)).
Definitions
- footpath
- track
- diameter
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 径
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口径 | kǒu jìng | bore |
| 捷径 | jié jìng | shortcut |
| 行径 | xíng jìng | (usu. pejorative) conduct |
| 半径 | bàn jìng | radius |
| 径直 | jìng zhí | directly |
| 路径 | lù jìng | path |
| 直径 | zhí jìng | diameter |
| 大相径庭 | dà xiāng jìng tíng | as different as can be (idiom) |
| 小径 | xiǎo jìng | alley |
| 蹊径 | xī jìng | path |
| 门径 | mén jìng | access |
| 径自 | jìng zì | without leave |
| 径赛 | jìng sài | track events (athletics competition) |
| 独辟蹊径 | dú pì xī jìng | to blaze a new trail (idiom) |
| 田径运动 | tián jìng yùn dòng | track and field sports |
径 appears in 78 compound words: 13 as the first character, 77 as the last, and 10 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 径 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
Example Sentences
学习径字需要反复练习,才能写得工整。
xué xí jìng zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the character "径" requires repeated practice to achieve neat and precise writing.
...副/陈嘉新、钟文音对谈“书写创伤的几种路径”
. . . fù chén jiā xīn , zhōng wén yīn duì tán shū xiě chuàng shāng de jī zhǒng lù jìng
... Deputy/Chen Jiaxin and Zhong Wenyin talk on "Several Paths to Writing Trauma"
...甫圳步道改善工程完工 议员促延伸“樱花小径”
. . . 甫 圳 bù dào gǎi shàn gōng chéng wán gōng yì yuán cù yán shēn 樱 huā xiǎo jìng
... The Fuzhen Trail Improvement Project was completed, and the lawmakers urged the extension of the "Cherry Blossom Trail"
...协议,致力扩大拉丁美洲生物相似药的可及途径
. . . xié yì , zhì lì kuò dà lā dīng měi zhōu shēng wù xiāng sì yào de kě jí tú jìng
... Agreement to expand access to biosimilars in Latin America
特稿丨厘清建设军事理论内容体系的实践路径
tè gǎo 丨 lí qīng jiàn shè jūn shì lǐ lùn nèi róng tǐ xì de shí jiàn lù jìng
Special Article丨Clarify the practical path of building a military theoretical content system
...观点/学习泰国经验 把生活动线铺成消费路径
. . . guàn diǎn xué xí tài guó jīng yàn bǎ shēng huó dòng xiàn pù chéng xiāo fèi lù jìng
... Perspective/Learning from Thailand's experience Pave the line of life into a consumption path
田野和小径被雾气笼罩着。
Tiányě hé xiǎojìng bèi wùqì lǒngzhào zhe.
Mist hung over the fields and footpaths.
用圆周能不能求得直径?
Yòng yuánzhōu néng bù néng qiúdé zhíjìng?
Is it possible to determine the diameter from the circumference?
他寻找一切可能的逃生途径。
Tā xúnzhǎo yīqiè kěnéng de táoshēng tújìng.
He looked for every possible means of escape.
去那个村庄的唯一途径是过河。
Qù nèige cūnzhuāng de wéiyī tújìng shì guò hé.
The only access to the village is from the river.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced jìng
Frequently Asked Questions
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