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茎 (jīng): Stem — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

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2.

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3.

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4.

Related Words: 茎

阴茎 • yīn jīng • penis
yīn阴
jīng茎

penis

5.

Example Sentences

yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
tā他
de

Information

Pinyinjīng
Meaningstem; stalk
Strokes8
Radical艹
Traditional莖
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2795
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄥ
UnicodeU+830E
CangjieTME
的
yīn阴
jīng茎
。

The doctor examined his penis.

jīng茎
yè叶
shì是
zhí植
wù物
de的
zhòng重
yào要
bù部
fen分
。

Stems and leaves are important parts of plants.

zhè这
duǒ朵
huā花
de的
jīng茎
hěn很
zhí直
。

The stem of this flower is very straight.

zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
de的
gēn根
jīng茎
kě可
yǐ以
rù入
yào药
。

The root and stem of this plant can be used as medicine.

mǎ马
líng铃
shǔ薯
shì是
yì一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
kuài块
jīng茎
。

Potato is a common tuber.

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HSK Level 6

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  • 竖shùvertical; upright; perpendicular
  • 束shùbind; tie; bunch; sheaf
  • 耍shuǎplay with; flourish
  • 耸sǒngtower aloft; rise straight up; alarm
  • 艘sōugreat boat; ship
  • 塌tācollapse; cave in; sink
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Characters pronounced "jing".

  • 痉jìngconvulsions, fits
  • 粳jīngnon-glutinous rice
  • 靖jìngpacify; appease; calm, peaceful
  • 儆jingwarn; caution
  • 静jìngstill, quiet, calm
  • 竟jìngto finish; to complete; finally; eventually
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Characters with radical "艹".

  • 茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
  • 藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
  • 著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
  • 蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
  • 苫shānrush or straw matting
  • 芥jièmustard plant; mustard; tiny
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