Memory phrase for the Kanji: 经
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Meaning
| longitude, to pass through, sacred book, to undergo
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Pronunciation |
jīng |
Explanation |
Left: thread 纟/糸, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土) |
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Originally the vertical threads at a loom, which resulted in "longitude", through which the weft threads pass. (latitude 纬)
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Radicals
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幺
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short thread | This radical appears like a part of “thread 糸” and is therefore understood as a “short thread”. |
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圣
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vertical | Shows a hand 又 vertically above ground/earth 土. It has also the meaning "holy" from a hand over an object when blessing it. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 经过 |
jīng guò |
to pass; to go through; process; course |
| 经济基础 |
jīng jì jī chǔ |
socio-economic base; economic foundation |
| 经纱 |
jīng shā |
warp (vertical thread in weaving) |
| 未经 |
wèi jīng |
not (yet) |
| 孝经 |
Xiào Jīng |
Xiao Jing (Classic of Filial Piety) |
| 经幢 |
jīng chuáng |
Buddhist stone pillar |
| 经纬 |
jīng wěi |
warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points |
| 圣哉经 |
shèng zāi jīng |
Sanctus (section of Catholic mass) |
| 饱经沧桑 |
bǎo jīng cāng sāng |
having lived through many changes |
| 经费 |
jīng fèi |
funds; expenditure |
| 经济学 |
jīng jì xué |
economics (as a field of study) |
| 经济学 |
jīng jì xué |
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