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Meaning of 经

Pinyin jīng、 jìng

Radical

纟

Strokes

Definition

classics / sacred book / pass through / to undergo / scripture

Usage

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经 (jīng) Definitions: 1. 织布时用梭穿织的竖纱，编织物的纵线，与“纬”相对。 (During weaving, refers to the vertical threads woven by the shuttle, which are the longitudinal lines of the fabric, contrasted with "weft".) 2. 地理学上指通过南北极与赤道成直角的线（亦作“子午线”）。 (In geography, refers to the lines that connect the North and South Poles perpendicular to the equator, also known as "meridians".) 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。 (Books that serve as standards for thoughts, morals, behaviors, etc., also known as religious texts discussing doctrines, or specialized works on specific topics.) 4. 治理，管理。 (To govern, manage.) 5. 通过。 (To pass through.) 6. 禁受。 (To endure or suffer.) 7. 常行的，历史不变的。 (Commonly practiced, historically unchanged.) 8. 中医指人体内较大的脉络。 (In Chinese medicine, refers to the larger vessels within the human body.) 9. 表示动作的时间而且完成了。 (Indicates that an action has been accomplished and specifies the time when it was completed.) 10. 缢死，上吊。 (To hang oneself, to commit suicide by hanging.) 11. 妇女每月一次由阴道排出血液。 (Menstruation, the monthly discharge of blood from the vagina in women.) 12. 古同“京”，数目。 (An ancient term that is the same as "京", referring to a quantity.) 13. 姓。 (A surname.) Other Meanings: 1. 织布时用梭穿织的竖纱，编织物的纵线，与“纬”相对：～纱。～线。～纶。 (Refers to the warp threads used during weaving: warp yarn, warp thread, warp silk.) 2. 地理学上指通过南北极与赤道成直角的线：东～。西～。～度。 (In geography, refers to lines that connect the poles perpendicular to the equator: eastern longitude, western longitude, meridians.) 3. 作为思想、道德、行为等标准的书，或称某一方面事物的专著：诗～。易～。 (Books that serve as standards in thought, morality, behavior, or specialized works on specific topics: Book of Songs, Book of Changes.) 4. 治理，管理：～理。～营。 (To govern, manage: manage affairs, manage business.) 5. 通过：～过。～历。 (To pass through: go through, experience.) 6. 禁受：～受。 (To endure: to suffer.) 7. 常行的，历史不变的：～常。 (Common practice: time-honored, unchanging.) 8. 中医指人体内较大的脉络：～脉。 (In Chinese medicine, refers to the larger channels in the body: channels of qi and blood.) 9. 表示动作的时间而且完成了：已～。 (Indicates completed actions: already done.) 10. 缢死，上吊：自～。 (To hang oneself: to die by hanging.) 11. 妇女每月一次由阴道排出血液：月～。 (Menstrual cycle: monthly menstruation.) 12. 古同“京”，数目。 (An ancient term referenced as the same as "京", regarding quantity.) 13. 姓。 (A surname.) Additional Entries: 经 (jīng) 名 (Noun) 【本义】: 织物的纵线，与“纬”相对 (Origin: Refers to the longitudinal thread of fabric, contrasted with "weft".) 经 (jīng) 动 (Verb) 1. 治理 ([En.] administer) 2. 经过，经历 ([En.] go through) 3. 经营;料理 ([En.] manage; run) 4. 量度;筹划 ([En.] measure; plan) 5. 上吊，缢死 ([En.] hang) 经 (jīng) 形 (Adjective) 1. 正常; 经常 ([En.] normal; regular; ordinary) 2. 另见 jìng 经 (jìng) 动 (Verb) 1. 纺织，把纤维拧成纱 ([En.] spin) 2. 织布之前，把纺好的纱或线密密地绷起来，来回梳整，使成为经纱或经线 ([En.] comb the yarn in order to make it warp threads.)

足厥阴肝经 zú jué yīn gān jīng

Jueyin liver meridian of foot

取经 qǔ jīng

to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures / to learn by studying another's experience

经受 jīng shòu

to undergo (hardship) / to endure / to withstand

离经叛道 lí jīng pàn dào

to rebel against orthodoxy / to depart from established practices

国民经济 guó mín jīng jì

national economy

圣经 Shèng jīng

Holy Bible / the Confucian classics / CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]

市场经济 shì chǎng jīng jì

market economy

经济基础 jīng jì jī chǔ

socio-economic base / economic foundation

经济危机 jīng jì wēi jī

economic crisis

经历 jīng lì

experience / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] / to experience / to go through

历经 lì jīng

to experience / to go through

经济特区 jīng jì tè qū

special economic zone

孝经 Xiào jīng

Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety)

已经 yǐ jīng

already

经常 jīng cháng

frequently / constantly / regularly / often / day-to-day / everyday / daily

经幢 jīng chuáng

Buddhist stone pillar

神经衰弱 shén jīng shuāi ruò

(euphemism) mental illness / psychasthenia

计划经济 jì huà jīng jì

planned economy

总经理 zǒng jīng lǐ

general manager / CEO

几经 jǐ jīng

to go through numerous (setbacks, revisions etc)

经典 jīng diǎn

the classics / scriptures / classical / classic (example, case etc) / typical

曾经 céng jīng

once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

经济效益 jīng jì xiào yì

economic benefit / economic effectiveness

神经过敏 shén jīng guò mǐn

jumpy / nervous / oversensitive

月经 yuè jīng

menstruation / a woman's period

未经 wèi jīng

not having undergone / without (having gone though a certain process)

经济林 jīng jì lín

economic forest

中枢神经 zhōng shū shén jīng

nervous centralis / nervus centralis

神经中枢 shén jīng zhōng shū

nerve center / neural center

神经末梢 shén jīng mò shāo

teleneuron / nerve endings / nerve terminal

末梢神经 mò shāo shén jīng

peripheral nerve

经侦 jīng zhēn

economic crime investigation

经济 jīng jì

economy / economic

饱经沧桑 bǎo jīng cāng sāng

having lived through many changes

曾经沧海 céng jīng cāng hǎi

lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom) / fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life

历经沧桑 lì jīng cāng sāng

go through all the vicissitudes of life

泡沫经济 pào mò jīng jì

bubble economy

流经 liú jīng

flow through

经济学 jīng jì xué

economics (as a field of study)

经济作物 jīng jì zuò wù

cash crop (economics)

经济学家 jīng jì xué jiā

economist

经济社会 jīng jì shè huì

economic society

政治经济学 zhèng zhì jīng jì xué

political economy

商品经济 shāng pǐn jīng jì

commodity economy

经济体制 jīng jì tǐ zhì

economic system

经济型 jīng jì xíng

economy / economical

经济带 jīng jì dài

economic belt

漫不经心 màn bù jīng xīn

careless / heedless / absent-minded / indifferent

玉女心经 yù nǚ xīn jīng

Jade Girl Heart Sutra

经理 jīng lǐ

manager / director / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

经由 jīng yóu

via

经略 jīng lüè

outline / manage and plan

神经症 shén jīng zhèng

neurosis

皓首穷经 hào shǒu qióng jīng

A hoary head does research in the classics -- an aged person still learns.

真经 zhēn jīng

sutra / Taoist treatise

神经 shén jīng

nerve / mental state / (coll.) unhinged / nutjob

九阴真经 jiǔ yīn zhēn jīng

Nine Yin Scriptures

经筋 jīng jīn

muscles along the regular meridians

经籍 jīng jí

religious text

神经系统 shén jīng xì tǒng

nervous system

神经纤维 shén jīng xiān wéi

neurofibril

经纪人 jīng jì rén

broker / middleman / agent / manager

经纬 jīng wěi

warp and woof / longitude and latitude / main points

经纬度 jīng wěi dù

longitude and latitude

经纬网 jīng wěi wǎng

graticules

经纬线 jīng wěi xiàn

lines of latitude and longitude / warp and woof

经纱 jīng shā

warp (vertical thread in weaving)

满腹经纶 mǎn fù jīng lún

full of political wisdom (idiom) / politically astute / with encyclopedic experience of state policy

经过 jīng guò

to pass / to go through / process / course / CL:個|个[ge4]

经营 jīng yíng

to engage in (business etc) / to run / to operate

经验 jīng yàn

experience / to experience

经费 jīng fèi

funds / expenditure / CL:筆|笔[bi3]

经络 jīng luò

energy channels / meridian (TCM) / (dialect) trick / tactic

神经肽 shén jīng tài

neuropeptide

足少阴肾经 zú shǎo yīn shèn jīng

the kidney channel of foot Shaoyin

神经细胞 shén jīng xì bāo

nerve cell / neuron

经脉 jīng mài

channel of TCM

脊神经 jí shén jīng

spinal nerve / nervi spinales

东经 dōng jīng

longitude east

经久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī

prolonged / lasting

经济舱 jīng jì cāng

economy class

莲华经 lián huá jīng

Lotus Sutra

经营者 jīng yíng zhě

executive / manager / transactor

经久不衰 jīng jiǔ bù shuāi

unfailing / never-ending

诗经 Shī jīng

Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1]

荒诞不经 huāng dàn bù jīng

absurd / preposterous / ridiculous

诵经 sòng jīng

to chant the sutras

诵经声 sòng jīng shēng

Chanting

财经 cái jīng

finance and economics

经贸 jīng mào

trade

外经贸 wài jīng mào

foreign trade and economies

途经 tú jīng

to pass through / via / by way of

经销商 jīng xiāo shāng

dealer / seller / distributor / broker / agency / franchise (i.e. company) / retail outlet

经销 jīng xiāo

to sell / to sell on commission / to distribute

闭经 bì jīng

amenorrhoea

饱经风霜 bǎo jīng fēng shuāng

weather-beaten / having experienced the hard ship of life

饱经 bǎo jīng

Satiated

饱经忧患 bǎo jīng yōu huàn

having experienced much suffering

经验论 jīng yàn lùn

empiricism / empirism