jīng

essence

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

rice (米) + sound (青) = the purest essence

米 carries the meaning: the finest, most carefully selected grain. 青 mainly contributes the sound jīng; together the character came to mean the pure, refined essence of something.

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Blue-greenPhonetic

这道菜用的是鸡,味道很鲜。

zhè dào cài yòng de shì jī jīng, wèi dào hěn xiān。

This dish uses chicken extract, so the flavor is very fresh.

他对这门技术已经通,可以教别人了。

tā duì zhè mén jì shù yǐ jīng jīng tōng, kě yǐ jiāo bié rén le。

He has already become proficient in this skill and can teach others.

Words with 精

遗精

yí jīng

nocturnal emission

酒精

jiǔ jīng

(coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol

酒精中毒

jiǔ jīng zhòng dú

alcoholism

酒精性

jiǔ jīng xìng

alcoholic (beverage)

酒精洗手液

jiǔ jīng xǐ shǒu yè

alcohol-based hand sanitizer

酒精灯

jiǔ jīng dēng

spirit lamp

酒精饮料

jiǔ jīng yǐn liào

liquor

阴精

yīn jīng

sex fluids

鸡精

jī jīng

chicken bouillon powder (PRC)

类精神分裂型人格违常

lèi jīng shén fēn liè xíng rén gé wéi cháng

schizoid personality disorder (SPD)

风油精

fēng yóu jīng

essential balm containing menthol, eucalyptus oil etc, used as a mosquito repellant

食不厌精,脍不厌细

shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì

lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)

More characters with 米