精

jīng

“Essence” in Chinese is 精 (jīng).

Other characters with the syllable jing: see all 22 →

Meaning

essence
extract
vitality

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energy
semen
sperm
mythical goblin spirit
highly perfected
elite
the pick of sth
proficient (refined ability)
extremely (fine)
selected rice (archaic)

Example

太精彩了。

From 精彩 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Words containing 精

精彩jīngcǎiwonderfulHSK 3 精神jīngshénspiritHSK 3 精力jīnglìenergyHSK 4 精美jīngměiexquisite; elegant; fineHSK 6 精品jīngpǐnquality goodsHSK 6 精华jīnghuábest featureHSK 7-9 精简jīngjiǎnto simplifyHSK 7-9 精练jīngliàn(textiles) to scourHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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