8 strokes
8 画
jīng
sī
silk
- warp
- channels
- longtitude
- pass
- endure
- regular
jīng-xiàn
经线
n.
warp
jīng-luò
经络
n.
Refers to blood vessels and collaterals in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to blood circling inside one’s body. A vertical line can be called “经 jīng” and a horizontal can be called “络 luò”.
jīng-dù
经度
n.
longtitude
bǎo-jīng-cāng-sāng
饱经沧桑
to have experienced lots of changes and vicissitudes of life
bú-jiàn-jīng-zhuàn
不见经传
not be found in the classics—not authoritative; unknown
huāng-dàn-bù-jīng
荒诞不经
absurd and unreasonable
céng-jīng-sāng-hǎi
曾经桑海
widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life; to have seen much of the world
Usage 用法
endure
Tā nián-shì yǐ gāo, jīng bù qǐ fēng-shuāng-xuě-yǔ le.
他年事已高，经不起风霜雪雨了。
He is too old to endure harsh weather.
endure
Zhēn-zhèng de ài-qíng shì jīng de qǐ kǎo-yàn de.
真正的爱情是经得起考验的。
True love can stand tests of any kind.
pass; go through
Jīng fēn-xī, dàn-gāo lǐ hán-yǒu wéi-liàng dú-sù.
经分析，蛋糕里含有微量毒素。
The cake was found to contain traces of toxins.
