jīng

essence; elite; proficient (refined ability)

HSK 4 #435

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 435th character
Radical ⽶ (119.8)
Strokes 14
Index # 3153

Definitions

精 jīng
  1. 1. essence
  2. 2. elite
  3. 3. proficient (refined ability)
  4. 4. the pick of sth
  5. 5. vitality
  6. 6. energy
  7. 7. highly perfected
  8. 8. extract
  9. 9. extremely (fine)
  10. 10. semen
  11. 11. sperm
  12. 12. mythical goblin spirit
  13. 13. selected rice (archaic)

Stroke order

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Words containing 精

Word Meaning
insane
unfertilized (of ova, not soil)
Practice makes perfect.
Practice makes perfect.
to rack one's brains
to rack one's brains
to rack one's brains
Wang Jingwei, Chinese politician, traitor
Wang Jingwei, Chinese politician, traitor
listless; dispirited; washed out
listless; dispirited; washed out
listless; dispirited; washed out
dishwashing liquid
dishwashing liquid
dishwashing liquid
shampoo
not lively; dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality
not lively; dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality
dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits
azoospermia (medicine)
azoospermia (medicine)
material and spiritual culture
material and spiritual culture
clever; (dialect) shrewd
clever; (dialect) shrewd