jīng

stem

Components
艹 meaning component

  Meaning component

caocǎo

  

grass

grass

𢀖 sound component

𢀖  Sound component

jīng

  

warp (textile)

Evolution

茎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
茎 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
茎 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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jīng

stem, stalk; stalk; stem; CL:|[tiáo]

Most common words with 茎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

阴茎

penis

stalk

根茎

stolon

块茎

stem tuber

鳞茎

bulb