Memory phrase for the character: 经

经

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Meaning longitude, to pass through, sacred book, to undergo

Pronunciation

jīng

Explanation

Left: thread 纟/糸, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土)

Mnemonic
 
Originally the vertical threads at a loom, which resulted in "longitude", through which the weft threads pass. (latitude 纬)

Radicals

幺 short threadThis radical appears like a part of “thread 糸” and is therefore understood as a “short thread”.
圣 verticalShows a hand 又 vertically above ground/earth 土. It has also the meaning "holy" from a hand over an object when blessing it.
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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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