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See also: 経 and 经
經 U+7D93, 經
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7D93
← 綒
[U+7D92] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 綔 →
[U+7D94]

Translingual

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Han character

經 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 女火一女一 (VFMVM), four-corner 21911, composition ⿰糹巠)

Derived characters

  • 𦽁

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 925, character 24
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27508
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1360, character 32
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3402, character 11
  • Unihan data for U+7D93
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (巠) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *keːŋ, *keːŋs): semantic 糹 (“silk; thread”) + phonetic 巠 (OC *keːŋ).

Pronunciation 1

Note: gaang1 - vernacular (“to reel“).
Note: gang1 - vernacular (“to weave“).
Note:
  • ga1/gann1 - vernacular;
  • ging1 - literary.
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Definitions

經

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, weaving) warp, a thread running lengthwise in a woven fabric
    Coordinate term: 緯 / 纬 (wěi)
  2. to go through; to experience
    經手／经手  ―  jīngshǒu  ―  handle; deal with
    經我解釋他才明白過來。 [MSC, trad.]
    经我解释他才明白过来。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jīng wǒ jiěshì tā cái míngbái guòlái. [Pinyin]
    Not until I had explained to him did he begin to realize it.
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to control; to manage; to engage in
    經濟／经济  ―  jīngjì  ―  economy
    經營／经营  ―  jīngyíng  ―  to run (a business, etc.)
    經理／经理  ―  jīnglǐ  ―  manager
  4. something regarded as principal, doctrinal or classical
    1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) norm; regulation
      經常／经常  ―  jīngcháng  ―  usually, often
      月經／月经  ―  yuèjīng  ―  menses
      天經地義／天经地义  ―  tiānjīngdìyì  ―  convention; matter of course
    2. Chinese classics
      引經據典／引经据典  ―  yǐnjīngjùdiǎn  ―  copiously quote the classics
    3. sacred texts of a certain religion, often used as a suffix for the titles of religious works
      聖經／圣经  ―  Shèngjīng  ―  Bible
      古蘭經／古兰经  ―  Gǔlánjīng  ―  Qur'an
      道德經／道德经  ―  Dàodéjīng  ―  Tao Te Ching
      摩門經／摩门经  ―  Móménjīng  ―  (older name of) the Book of Mormon
      念經／念经  ―  niànjīng  ―  to recite prayers
  5. (traditional Chinese medicine) blood vessel
  6. menses; menstruation
  7. short for 經度／经度 (jīngdù, “longitude”)
    經線／经线  ―  jīngxiàn  ―  meridian line
    東經114°42′／东经114°42′  ―  dōngjīng 114°42′  ―  114°42′E
    Coordinate term: 緯 / 纬 (wěi)
  8. (Hakka, Southern Min) to weave
  9. (Hokkien) to get entangled; to be in a tangle
  10. (Hokkien) to engage in coitus (of animals)
  11. (Hokkien) luopan
    羅經／罗经 [Hokkien]  ―  lô-kiⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  luopan
  12. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to have illicit sexual intercourse (of a man and a woman)
  13. a surname

Pronunciation 2

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Definitions

經

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to weave
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, weaving) to wrap; to arrange strands of thread so that they run lengthwise
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 徑 / 径 (jìng, “diameter”)
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 徑 / 径 (jìng, “path”)
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 徑 / 径 (jìng, “straight; directly”)

Compounds

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Japanese

Shinjitai

 経

Kyūjitai

 經

Kanji

經

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 経)

  1. classic works
  2. to pass through

Readings

Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

經 (eumhun 지날 경 (jinal gyeong))

  1. hanja form? of 경 (“to pass”)

Compounds

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Vietnamese

Han character

經: Hán Việt readings: kinh
經: Nôm readings: canh, kinh

  1. classic works

Compounds

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