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經

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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Traditional 經
Shinjitai 経
Simplified 经

Han character

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

Derived characters

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References

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  • 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

Chinese

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trad. 經
simp. 经
alternative forms 坕
𦀇
𦀰
経

Glyph origin

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Characters in the same phonetic series (巠) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
葝 *ɡeŋ, *ɡeŋ
頸 *keŋʔ, *ɡeŋ
勁 *kɯns, *keŋs
鑋 *kʰeŋ, *kʰeːŋs
輕 *kʰeŋ, *kʰeŋs
涇 *ɡeŋʔ, *keːŋ
經 *keːŋ, *keːŋs
鵛 *keːŋ
巠 *keːŋ
剄 *keːŋʔ
烴 *keːŋʔ
徑 *keːŋs
逕 *keːŋs
桱 *keːŋs
蛵 *qʰeːŋ
陘 *ɡeːŋ
鋞 *ɡeːŋ, *ɡeːŋʔ
脛 *ɡeːŋʔ, *ɡeːŋs
踁 *ɡeːŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *keːŋ, *keːŋs) : semantic 糸 (“silk; thread”) + phonetic 巠 (OC *keːŋ).

Pronunciation 1

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Note: gaang1 - vernacular (“to reel“).
Note: gang1 - vernacular (“to weave“).
Note:
  • keⁿ/kiⁿ - vernacular;
  • keng - literary.
Note:
  • gian1 - “classical”;
  • gên1 - “to weave”, used in 五經富 (a town in Jieyang).
  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 經
Mandarin Beijing /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Harbin /t͡ɕiŋ⁴⁴/
/t͡ɕiŋ²¹³/ 正～
Tianjin /t͡ɕiŋ²¹/
Jinan /t͡ɕiŋ²¹³/
Qingdao /t͡ɕiŋ²¹³/
Zhengzhou /t͡ɕiŋ²⁴/
Xi'an /t͡ɕiŋ²¹/
Xining /t͡ɕiə̃⁴⁴/
Yinchuan /t͡ɕiŋ⁴⁴/
Lanzhou /t͡ɕĩn³¹/
Ürümqi /t͡ɕiŋ⁴⁴/
Wuhan /t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Chengdu /t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Guiyang /t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Kunming /t͡ɕĩ⁴⁴/
Nanjing /t͡ɕin³¹/
Hefei /t͡ɕin²¹/
Jin Taiyuan /t͡ɕiəŋ¹¹/
Pingyao /t͡ɕiŋ¹³/ ～理
/t͡ɕiŋ³⁵/ ～線
Hohhot /t͡ɕĩŋ³¹/
Wu Shanghai /t͡ɕiŋ⁵³/
Suzhou /t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Hangzhou /t͡ɕin³³/
Wenzhou /t͡ɕaŋ²²/
Hui Shexian /t͡ɕiʌ̃³¹/
Tunxi /t͡ɕiɛ¹¹/
Xiang Changsha /t͡ɕin³³/
Xiangtan /t͡ɕin³³/
Gan Nanchang /t͡ɕiɑŋ⁴²/ ～濟
/t͡ɕin⁴²/ 念～
Hakka Meixian /kin⁴⁴/
Taoyuan /kin²⁴/
Cantonese Guangzhou /keŋ⁵³/
Nanning /keŋ⁵⁵/
Hong Kong /kiŋ⁵⁵/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /kiŋ⁵⁵/
/kĩ⁵⁵/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /kiŋ⁴⁴/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /keiŋ⁵⁴/
Shantou (Teochew) /keŋ³³/
/kiã³³/
Haikou (Hainanese) /keŋ²³/
Rime
Character 經 經
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 見 (28) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 青 (125) 青 (125)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) IV IV
Fanqie 古靈切 古定切
Baxter keng kengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/keŋ/ /keŋH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/keŋ/ /keŋH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kɛŋ/ /kɛŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kɛjŋ/ /kɛjŋH/
Li
Rong 		/keŋ/ /keŋH/
Wang
Li 		/kieŋ/ /kieŋH/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/kieŋ/ /kieŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		jīng jìng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		ging1 ging3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 經
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		jīng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ keng ›
Old
Chinese 		/*k-lˁeŋ/
English loom; regulate; norm

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 經 經
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 6799 6807
Phonetic
component 		巠 巠
Rime
group 		耕 耕
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		經 徑
Old
Chinese 		/*keːŋ/ /*keːŋs/

Definitions

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經

  1. † (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. † 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. † 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. a surname

Pronunciation 2

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Rime
Character 經
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 青 (125)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) IV
Fanqie 古定切
Baxter kengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/keŋH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/keŋH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kɛŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kɛjŋH/
Li
Rong 		/keŋH/
Wang
Li 		/kieŋH/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/kieŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		jìng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		ging3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 經
Reading # 2/2
No. 6807
Phonetic
component 		巠
Rime
group 		耕
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		徑
Old
Chinese 		/*keːŋs/

Definitions

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經

  1. † to weave
  2. † (weaving) to wrap; to arrange strands of thread so that they run lengthwise
  3. † Alternative form of 徑 / 径 (jìng, “diameter”)
  4. † Alternative form of 徑 / 径 (jìng, “path”)
  5. † Alternative form of 徑 / 径 (jìng, “straight; directly”)

Compounds

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Further reading

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Japanese

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Shinjitai

経

Kyūjitai

經

Kanji

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經

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 経)

  1. classic works
  2. pass through

Readings

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Korean

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

Pronunciation

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Hanja

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Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

經 (eumhun 지날 경 (jinal gyeong))

  1. hanja form? of 경 (“to pass”)

Compounds

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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

  1. classic works

Compounds

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