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经

jīng

Traditional: 經

#5043 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to pass through; already; classic (in 已经, 经常, 经过)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 经

经

Examples

。

I've already eaten.

图tú馆guǎn。

He often goes to the library.

。

I used to work there.

店diàn。

I passed by that bookshop.

历lì。

He has been through many things.

经 (jīng) carries the senses of passing through, having undergone, and classic text. In daily speech it lives in 已经 (already), 经常 (often), and 曾经 (formerly, used to).

Related words

曾经

once, at one time, formerly, used to

经常

often, frequently

已经

already

Appears in 3 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 经.

已经yǐ jīngalready曾经céng jīngonce, at one time, formerly, used to经常jīng chángoften, frequently

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This word is part of lesson 101.