经

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classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]

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HSK 3.0: Level 2
Old HSK: Level 2
Strokes: 8
Radical: 糸 +5
Structure: Left–right 左右
Traditional: 經
Common rank: #132
Unicode: U+7ECF

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Formation & memory

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How 经 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “thread” + 工 sound ( gōng )

Components 纟工 ? unknown part

How to remember it

scripture · Heisig RSH #1094

thread + spool

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 经

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
山海经	Shān hǎi Jīng	Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of ge…
小儿经	Xiǎo ér jīng	Xiao'erjing, refers to the use of the Arabic alphabet to write Chinese
经手人	jīng shǒu rén	the person in charge; agent; broker
神经生物学	shén jīng shēng wù xué	neurobiology
神经学家	shén jīng xué jiā	neurologist
天经地义	tiān jīng dì yì	lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unaltera…
一经	yī jīng	as soon as; once (an action has been completed)
经学	jīng xué	study of the Confucian classics
心经	Xīn jīng	the Heart Sutra
自经	zì jīng	(literary) to hang oneself
马经	mǎ jīng	form (horse racing)
神经学	shén jīng xué	neurology
神经性	shén jīng xìng	neural; mental; neurological
经行	jīng xíng	to perform walking meditation
行经	xíng jīng	to pass by; menstruation
经手	jīng shǒu	(lit.) to pass through one's hands; (fig.) to handle; to deal with
西经	xī jīng	west longitude
道德经	Dào dé jīng	the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
发神经	fā shén jīng	(coll.) to go crazy; to lose it; demented; unhinged
不经意	bù jīng yì	not paying attention; carelessly; by accident

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 工 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
工 sound part	gōng	labor, work; laborer, worker
红	hóng	red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
空	kōng	hollow, empty, deserted, bare
江	jiāng	large river; the Yangtze; surname
轻	qīng	light, gentle; simple, easy
径	jìng	path, diameter; straight, direct
攻	gōng	to accuse; to assault; to criticize
项	xiàng	neck, nape; item; a term in an equation
氢	qīng	ammonia
贡	gòng	to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts
虹	hóng	rainbow
缸	gāng	earthen jug, crock, cistern
肛	gāng	anus
巩	gǒng	to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong
汞	gǒng	mercury (element)
邛	qióng	mound; in distress
豇	jiāng	kidney bean; black-eyed pea
仝	tóng	together, same; surname
巠	jīng	underground river; flowing water