精(jīng)

HSK 314 strokes

essence

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Character information

Pinyin
jīng
Meaning
essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 精 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰米青

In this compound, the meaning comes from 米 (grain); 青 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

米mǐ青qīng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 精 step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 精

Common words using 精 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wèi味jīng精
HSK 7-9

monosodium glutamate (MSG)

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rén人jīng精

sophisticate; man with extensive experience; child prodigy; Wunderkind (i.e…

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shòu受jīng精

to be fertilized; to be inseminated

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tūn吞jīng精

to swallow semen

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rén人gōng工shòu授jīng精

artificial insemination

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chǔ储jīng精náng囊

seminal vesicle

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bīng兵jīng精liáng粮zú足

elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces

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lì励jīng精tú图zhì治

(of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom)

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