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经 (Trad.: 經)
Pinyin: jīng
English Definition: classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济
Chinese Definition:
①织布时用梭穿织的竖纱，编织物的纵线，与“纬”相对：经纱。经线。经纶(a。整理过的蚕丝；b。喻政治规划)。
②地理学上指通过南北极与赤道成直角的线(亦作“子午线”)：东经。西经。经度。经纬仪。
③作为思想、道德、行为等标准的书，亦称宗教中讲教义的书，或称某一方面事物的专著：诗经。易经。经书。经卷。经文。经义。经传(zhuàn)(儒家经典与注疏的合称)。四书五经。经史子集。黄帝内经。
④治理，管理：经理。经营。经商。经济。经纪。经天纬地。
⑤通过：经过。经历。经验。经手。经办。经年累月。经久不息。
⑥禁受：经受。经风雨，见世面。
⑦常行的，历史不变的：经常。经费。荒诞不经。
⑧中医指人体内较大的脉络：经脉。经络。
⑨表示动作的时间而且完成了：已经。曾经。
⑩缢死，上吊：自经。
⑾妇女每月一次由阴道排出血液：月经。经血。
⑿古同“京”，数目。
⒀姓氏。
Antonyms: 纬
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 糸
Pictophonetic: 工 indicates the sound; 纟 (thread) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 纟 [ sī ] silk; thread
    • ⿱ Above to below
      • 工 [ gōng ] labor, work; laborer, worker
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Example Words
经济 jīng jì economy; economic
经过 jīng guò to pass; to go through; process; course; Classifiers: 个
经验 jīng yàn experience; to experience
经常 jīng cháng frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
经营 jīng yíng to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
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