to pass through; to undergo; to manage; to run; regular; constant; already (已经)
经 is passing through and going on: 经过 'to pass by', 已经 'already'. It also means running things — 经理 'manager' — and doing them often: 经常.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC detailed source: 形声，从糸、巠声. The old sound side 巠 (jīng) matched jīng exactly; the simplified right keeps only a two-stroke remnant over 工.
WHOLE CHARACTER
to pass through; to undergo; to manage; to run; regular; constant; already (已经)
经 is passing through and going on: 经过 'to pass by', 已经 'already'. It also means running things — 经理 'manager' — and doing them often: 经常.
ZDIC detailed source: 形声，从糸、巠声. The old sound side 巠 (jīng) matched jīng exactly; the simplified right keeps only a two-stroke remnant over 工.
MEANING: THE SILK RADICAL — THE WARP THREADS IN WEAVING
silk (from 糸)
The left-side silk form; not a standalone page.
In 经: meaning: the silk radical — the warp threads in weaving Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
RIGHT: THE REDUCED FORM OF THE OLD SOUND SIDE 巠 (JĪNG)
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 经: right: the reduced form of the old sound side 巠 (jīng) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
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