经 (jīng): surname Jing; 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]

Character info

Pinyin

jīng

Meaning

surname Jing; 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]

Characters

1

Part of speech

verb

HSK level

HSK 7

Strokes

8

Radical

纟

Structure

左右结构

Chinese explanation

• 经线，织布时纵向的纱
• 地理上指连接南北两极的假想线，如东经、西经
• 中医指人体内气血运行的主要通道，如经络
• 经历、经过，表示时间或空间上的通过，如经手、途经
• 经受、承受，如经得起考验
• 经典的、权威的著作，如佛经、十三经
• 经常、常常，如经年累月
• 姓氏。