经
jīng
classics
surname Jing; 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]
silk (纟) + [sound: gōng] (工) = threads that run through everything
The silk radical anchors the core sense: threads that run lengthwise through a loom, then by extension the foundational 'threads' of scripture, meridians, or a life path. 工 mainly contributes the sound jīng rather than meaning.
这条路我每天都要经过。
zhè tiáo lù wǒ měi tiān dōu yào jīng guò。
I have to pass through this road every day.
他经历了很多苦难，才有了今天的成就。
tā jīng lì le hěn duō kǔ nàn，cái yǒu le jīn tiān de chéng jiù。
He underwent a great deal of hardship before achieving what he has today.
Words with 经
经济衰退
jīng jì shuāi tuì
(economic) recession
山海经
shān hǎi jīng
Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc
生意经
shēng yi jīng
knack of doing business
经行
jīng xíng
to perform walking meditation
经销商
jīng xiāo shāng
dealer
久经
jiǔ jīng
to have long experience of
上海财经大学
shàng hǎi cái jīng dà xué
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)
正经
zhèng jīng
decent
佛经
fó jīng
Buddhist texts; Buddhist scripture
经卷
jīng juàn
volumes of classics
久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
well tested over a long period of time (idiom)
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]