1. 經
  2. 典

經

Previous (多)Next (么)
  • 62nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 113 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
經→
糹巠
2Radical
經→
糹silk一one巛river工work
3Graphical
經→
㇛丶丶一巛一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jīng (Jing1)surname Jing
2. jīng (jing1)classics • sacred book • scripture • to pass through • to undergo • warp • longitude • abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 經 jīng (jing1)The component 巠 is pronounced as 'jīng' (jing1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

已经 (已經)
曾经 (曾經)
经 (經)
经典 (經典)
经常 (經常)
经历 (經歷)
经济 (經濟)
经过 (經過)
经验 (經驗)

Medium Frequency

不经意 (不經意)
心经 (心經)
必经 (必經)
月经 (月經)
正经 (正經)
历经 (歷經)
痛经 (痛經)
神经 (神經)
神经病 (神經病)
神经质 (神經質)
经不起 (經不起)
经受 (經受)
经济学 (經濟學)
经营 (經營)
经理 (經理)
经纪人 (經紀人)
总经理 (總經理)
圣经 (聖經)
财经 (財經)
途经 (途經)
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典

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Previous (软)Next (欲)
  • 1042nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
典→
曲八
2Radical
典→
No glyph available二two凵container八eight/divide
3Graphical
典→
丨二凵八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diǎn (dian3)canon • law • standard work of scholarship • literary quotation or allusion • ceremony • to be in charge of • to mortgage or pawn

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

典 also appears in:
碘腆觍覥

Example Words

High Frequency

经典 (經典)

Medium Frequency

典型 
典礼 (典禮)
典范 (典範)
典雅 
古典 
字典 
宝典 (寶典)
恩典 
庆典 (慶典)
瑞典 
盛典 
词典 (詞典)
雅典娜 
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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