经(jīng)

HSK 28 strokesTrad. 經
Readingsjīngjìng

surname Jing

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Character information

Pinyin
jīng / jìng
Meaning
surname Jing
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
經

Origin & structure

Where 经 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟⿱？工

In this compound, the meaning comes from 纟 (thread); 工 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

纟sī工gōng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 经 step by step

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

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Words with 经

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

yī一jīng经
HSK 7-9

as soon as; once (an action has been completed)

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bù不jīng经yì意
HSK 7-9

not paying attention; carelessly; by accident

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qǔ取jīng经
HSK 7-9

to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures

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tiān天jīng经dì地yì义
HSK 7-9

lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper

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jiǔ久jīng经

to have long experience of; to go through repeatedly

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wǔ五jīng经

the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jin…

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yī一běn本zhèng正jīng经

(idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan

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sān三zì字jīng经

Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in …

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万且业为主举久乐

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一不意取天地义久

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