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jīng

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jīng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jīng | jing1
English translation
stem, stalk

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About jīng

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

jīng

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

grass

Etymology of jīng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹巠

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

jīng

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Words with jīng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
阴茎 yīn jīng penis陰莖
jīng stalk jīng
根茎 gēn jīng stolon根莖
块茎 kuài jīng stem tuber塊莖
鳞茎 lín jīng bulb鱗莖
匍匐茎 pú fú jīng (botany) stolon匍匐莖
缠绕茎 chán rào jīng vine纏繞莖

jīng Decomposition & Compounds

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