jīng

pass through

Original meaning: 

warp thread

Originally written , which depicts weaving vertical (warp) threads on a loom. The (thread) component was added later. Based on the original meaning "warp thread". The meaning later expanded to "pass through", "regulate", and "classic books".

Components
糹 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

巠 sound,iconic component

  Sound Iconic component

jīng

  

warp (textile)

Depicts weaving vertical (warp) threads on a loom.

Evolution

經 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
經 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
經 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
經 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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jīng

classic works; pass through; classics; 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[jīng​jì]

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Jīng

surname Jing

Most common words with 經
Freq.
Word
Meaning

已经

already

经济

economy

曾经

once

经过

to pass

经常

frequently