經

經 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 女火一女一 (VFMVM), four-corner 2191₁, composition ⿰糹巠)

• 𦽁

• 経 (Japanese shinjitai)
• 经 (Simplified Chinese)

• KangXi: page 925, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27508
• Dae Jaweon: page 1360, character 32
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3402, character 11
• Unihan data for U+7D93

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *keːŋ, *keːŋs) : semantic 糸 (“silk; thread”) + phonetic 巠 (OC *keːŋ).

經

1. ^† (weaving) warp, a thread running lengthwise in a woven fabric

   Coordinate term: 緯／纬 (wěi)

   • 凡地形，東西為緯，南北為經，……。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     凡地形，东西为纬，南北为经，……。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Huainanzi, 2^nd century BCE

     Fán dìxíng, dōngxī wèi wěi, nánběi wèi jīng,....... [Pinyin]

     In the [fabric of] the earth’s shape, east and west are the weft; north and south are the warp; [...].

2. to go through; to experience

   經手／经手  ―  jīngshǒu  ―  handle; deal with

   經我解釋他才明白過來。 [MSC, trad.]
   经我解释他才明白过来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jīng wǒ jiěshì tā cái míngbái guòlái. [Pinyin]

   Not until I had explained to him did he begin to realize it.

3. ^† to control; to manage; to engage in

   經濟／经济  ―  jīngjì  ―  economy

   經營／经营  ―  jīngyíng  ―  to run (a business, etc.)

   經理／经理  ―  jīnglǐ  ―  manager

4. something regarded as principal, doctrinal or classical
   1. ^† norm; regulation

      經常／经常  ―  jīngcháng  ―  usually, often

      月經／月经  ―  yuèjīng  ―  menses

      天經地義／天经地义  ―  tiānjīngdìyì  ―  convention; matter of course

   2. Chinese classics

      引經據典／引经据典  ―  yǐnjīngjùdiǎn  ―  copiously quote the classics

   3. sacred texts of a certain religion, often used as a suffix for the titles of religious works

      聖經／圣经  ―  Shèngjīng  ―  Bible

      古蘭經／古兰经  ―  Gǔlánjīng  ―  Qur'an

      道德經／道德经  ―  Dàodéjīng  ―  Tao Te Ching

      念經／念经  ―  niànjīng  ―  to recite prayers

5. (traditional Chinese medicine) blood vessel
6. menses; menstruation
7. Short for 經度／经度 (jīngdù, “longitude”).

   經線／经线  ―  jīngxiàn  ―  meridian line

   東經114°42′／东经114°42′  ―  dōngjīng 114°42′  ―  114°42′E

   Coordinate term: 緯／纬 (wěi)

8. (Hakka, Min Nan) to weave
9. a surname

經

1. ^† to weave
2. ^† (weaving) to wrap; to arrange strands of thread so that they run lengthwise
3. ^† Alternative form of 徑／径 (jìng, “diameter”).
4. ^† Alternative form of 徑／径 (jìng, “path”).
5. ^† Alternative form of 徑／径 (jìng, “straight; directly”).

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 経)

1. classic works
2. pass through

• Go-on: きょう (kyō)^{←きやう (kyau, historical)}
• Kan-on: けい (kei)^{←けい (kei, historical)}
• Tō-on: きん (kin)
• Kun: へる (heru, 經る); たていと (tateito, 經); つね (tsune)

經 (eumhun 지날 경 (jinal gyeong))

1. Hanja form^? of 경 (“to pass”).

• 경영 (經營, gyeong'yeong, “administration; management”)
• 경제 (經濟, gyeongje, “economy”)
• 경세제민 (經世濟民, gyeongsejemin)

經: Hán Việt readings: kinh
經: Nôm readings: canh, kinh

1. classic works

• kinh doanh; 經營
• kinh phí; 經費
• kinh mạch; 經脈
• kinh nghiệm; 經驗
• kinh nguyệt; 經月
• kinh tế; 經濟
• kinh tuyến; 經線
• kinh độ; 經度
• tụng kinh; 誦經
• niệm kinh; 念經