经 (經) jīng
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jīng
verb to go through; to experience
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 经 jīng is synonymous in this sense with 经过 jīngguò. For example, 经研究发现 'after research, discovered ...' (Gu Sou Henan, 2015-10-15) This example can be generalized to the pattern 经 (process) (state S) 'go through process P to arrive at state S.' In the example, the process is 研究 'research' and the state was that something was 发现 'discovered.' The subject is implied. The valency is three. 经 jīng also chains verbs together. Notice in the example that both arguments, 研究 'research' and 发现 'discover' are verbs. 经 jīng is the 97th most frequent word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Ho 2002, '经'). 经 jīng is also used in this sense in classical Chinese (GHDC 2007 '经' 9; Guoyu '經' v 4). For example, 熊經鳥申 'passing their time like the (dormant) bear, and stretching and twisting (the neck) like a bird' (Zhuangzi, Ingrained Ideas 莊子‧刻意; Legge 1891) -
jīng
noun
a sutra; a scripture
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In Buddhism (Guoyu '經' n 7). -
jīng
noun
warp
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A set of lengthwise threads held in tension on a loom, as opposed to 纬 'warp' (GHDC 2007 '经' 1; Guoyu '經' n 1). For example, in the Book of Changes 周易: 雲,雷,屯;君子以經綸。“(The trigram representing) clouds and (that representing) thunder form Zhun. The superior man, in accordance with this, (adjusts his measures of government) as in sorting the threads of the warp and woof.” (Legge, 1899, Xiang Zhuan - Zhun) -
jīng
noun
longitude
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
Notes: 经 jīng is synonymous with 经度 jīngdù in this sense, as opposed to 纬度 wěidù 'latitude.' North-south lines on the map or on the earth (GHDC 2007 '经' 2; Guoyu '經' n 2). -
jīng
adverb
often; regularly; frequently
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 经 is has the same meaning as jīngcháng, 正常 zhèngcháng, 寻常 xúncháng (GHDC 2007 '经' 4; Guoyu '經' adv). For example, 若晝夜之有經 'So it is with the regular phenomena of day and night' (Zhuangzi, The Way of Heaven 莊子‧天道; Legge 1891) -
jīng
verb
to administer; to engage in business; to run; to operate; to manage
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 经 is has the same meaning as 经营 jīngyíng or 治理 zhìlǐ (GHDC 2007 '经' 7; Guoyu '經' v 3). -
jīng
noun
a woman's period
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '經' n 9) -
jīng
verb
to bear; to endure
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 经 is has the same meaning as 承受 or 忍受 (Guoyu '經' v 5). -
jīng
verb
to hang; to die by hanging
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 经 is has the same meaning as 上吊 or 缢死 (GHDC 2007 '经' 10; Guoyu '經' v 6). For example, 二女皆經自殺 'The two ladies took their own lives by hanging themselves.' (Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Zhou 史記‧周本紀) -
jīng
noun
classics
Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China
Notes: One of the four traditional classifications of literary genre: 经 classics, 子 masters, 史 histories, and 集 collections (Guoyu '經' n 6; Li 2017, p. 163) -
jīng
verb
to be frugal; to save
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 经 is has the same meaning as 节约. -
jīng
noun
a classic; a scripture; canon
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 经 is the same as 经书 or 经典 (GHDC 2007 '经' 5). Prototypical examples are 诗经 The Book of Songs and 孝經 Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety). Giles: ‘The “Canon” of Confucianism. The sūtras of Buddhism and Taoism.’ (Giles 1892 '經') For example, 於是繙十二經以說 'On this he proceeded to give an abstract of the Twelve Classics to bring the other over to his views.' (Zhuangzi, The Way of Heaven 莊子‧天道; Legge 1891) Also, 俱誦墨經 'all repeated the texts of Mo' (Zhuangzi, Tian Xia 莊子‧天下; Legge 1891) Multi-character words related to this sense include 经训, 经术, 经传, and 经典. -
jīng
noun
a standard; a norm
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 经 is has the same meaning as 常道 chángdào or 规范 guīfàn (GHDC 2007 '经' 3). For example, 君人者,以己出經式義度 'when rulers gave forth their regulations according to their own views and enacted righteous measures ...' (Zhuangzi, The Normal Course for Rulers and Kings 莊子‧應帝王; Legge 1891) -
jīng
noun
a section of a Confucian work
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 2007 '经' 6) -
jīng
verb
to measure
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 经 jīng is synonymous with 测量 cèliáng in this sense (GHDC 2007 '经' 8). -
jīng
noun
human pulse
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 经 jīng is synonymous with 经脉 jīngmài in this sense (GHDC 2007 '经' 11). -
jīng
noun
menstruation; a woman's period
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 经 jīng is synonymous with 月经 yuèjīng in this sense (GHDC 2007 '经' 12). -
jīng
noun
sutra; discourse
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sūtra, Pali: sutta; Japanese: kyō; Tibetan: mdo; the word 'sutra' is an English borrow word from Sanskrit. OED: 'In Sanskrit literature, a short mnemonic rule in grammar, law, or philosophy, requiring expansion by means of a commentary.' (OED Online, “Sutra, n.,” 2015) Monier Williams: “a short sentence or aphoristic rule, and any work or manual consisting of strings of such rules hanging together like threads (these sūtra works form manuals of teaching in ritual, philosophy, grammar … ) … with Buddhists, pāśupatas &c the term sūtra is applied to original text books as opp. to explanatory works” (Monier Williams, “sUtra”, 2008) Prototypical examples of Buddhist sūtras are the Diamond Sutra 金刚经 and the Lotus Sūtra 莲华经 (BL 'sūtra', p. 875).
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- 佛说灭除五逆罪大陀罗尼经(佛說滅除五逆罪大陀羅尼經) Elimination of Karma from the Five Great Violations Dharani Sutra; Fo Shuo Miechu Wu Ni Zui Da Tuoluoni Jing
- 大悲心陀罗尼经(大悲心陀羅尼經) Great Compassion Dharani Sutra
- 无极宝三昧经(無極寶三昧經) Unbounded Treasure Samadi Sutra; Wu Ji Bao Sanmei Jing
- 福田经(福田經) Field of Merit Sutra; Fu Tian Jing
- 决定毘尼经(決定毘尼經) Sutra on Judging Monastic Discipline (Jueding Pini Jing)
- 胜鬘经十大受(勝鬘經十大受) Sutra on the Ten Precepts of Srimala
- 观弥勒上生经(觀彌勒上生經) Sutra on Maitreya's Previous Lives
- 鞞摩肃经(鞞摩肅經) Bimosu Jing; Vekhaṇasasutta
- 金刚顶经瑜伽十八会指归(金剛頂經瑜伽十八會指歸) Jingang Ding Jing Yujia Shiba Hui Zhi Gui
- 妙法莲华经论优波提舍(妙法蓮華經論優波提舍) Saddharmapuṇḍarīkopadeśa; Miaofa Lianhua Jing Lun You Bo Ti She
- 波罗牢经(波羅牢經) Pāṭali Sutra
- 顺权方便品经(順權方便品經) Shun Quan Fangbian Pin Jing
- 中国佛教白话经典宝藏(中國佛教白話經典寶藏) Selected Chinese Buddhist Texts in Modern Language
- 大乐金刚理趣经(大樂金剛理趣經) Commentary on the Guiding Principle of the Sutra of the Thunderbolt of Great Bliss
- 阿吒婆拘鬼神大将上佛陀罗尼神呪经(阿吒婆拘鬼神大將上佛陀羅尼神呪經) Spirit Commander Atavaka makes an Offering to the Buddha Dharani Sacred Spell Sutra; A Zha Po Ju Guishen Da Jiang Shang Fotuo Luo Ni Shen Zhou Jing
- 三明经(三明經) Tevijja Sutta; Tevijjasutta
- 圣持世陀罗尼经(聖持世陀羅尼經) Vasudhārādhāraṇīsūtra; Sheng Chi Shi Tuoluoni Jing
- 文殊普超三昧经(文殊普超三昧經) Sutra on the Transcendent Samādhi of Mañjuśrī
- 弥勒当来下生经(彌勒當來下生經) Sutra on Maitreya's Descent
- 写经司(寫經司) Sutra Transcription Bureau
- 妙月长者所问经(妙月長者所問經) Sutra on the Questions of Elder Sucandra
- 秘密三昧大教王经(祕密三昧大教王經) Guhyasamayagarbharāja; Mimi Sanmei Da Jiao Wang Jing
- 佛说象腋经(佛說象腋經) Hastikakṣyā; Fo Shuo Xiang Ye Jing
- 维摩经略疏垂裕记(維摩經略疏垂裕記) Wei Mo Jing Lue Shu Chui Yu Ji
- 根本说一切有部苾刍尼戒经(根本說一切有部苾芻尼戒經) Mūlasarvāstivādabhikṣuṇīprātimokṣasūtra; Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Bi Chu Ni Jie Jing
- 采花违王上佛授决号妙花经(採花違王上佛授決號妙花經) The King’s Flower Pickers Receive a Prediction from the Buddha; Cai Hua Wei Wang Shang Fo Shou Jue Hao Miao Hua Jing
- 修行地不净观经(修行地不淨觀經) Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra
- 香王菩萨陀罗尼呪经(香王菩薩陀羅尼呪經) Gandharaja Bodhisattva Dharani Sutra; Xiang Wang Pusa Tuoluoni Zhou Jing
- 犊子经(犢子經) xxVatsa Sūtra; Du Zi Jing
- 华严经传记(華嚴經傳記) Huayan Jing Zhuanji
- 佛说大轮金刚总持陀罗尼经(佛說大輪金剛總持陀羅尼經) Mahacakra Vajradhara Dharani Sutra; Fo Shuo Da Lun Jingang Zong Chi Tuoluoni Jing
- 佛光大藏经·图像藏(佛光大藏經·圖像藏) Fo Guang Buddhist Canon: Illustrated Canon
- 长阿含经(長阿含經) Dīrgha Āgama; Dīrghāgama; Collection of Long Discourses
- 金刚经阐说(金剛經闡說) Jingang Jing Chan Shuo
- 四天王经(四天王經) Mañjuśrīvikurvāṇa parivarta; Si Tianwang Jing
- 华严经义海百门(華嚴經義海百門) Huayan Jing Yi Hai Bai Men
- 海八德经(海八德經) Sutra on the Eight Good Qualities of the Sea; Hai Ba De Jing
- 未来星宿劫千佛名经(未來星宿劫千佛名經) Sutra on the Names of a Thousand Buddhas from the Future Kalpa; Weilai Xingxiu Jie Qian Fo Ming Jing
- 三十七品经(三十七品經) Sutra of the Thirty Seven Chapters; San Shi Qi Pin Jing
- 经律异相(經律異相) Different Aspects of the Sutras and Vinaya
- 佛说大乘随转宣说诸法经(佛說大乘隨轉宣說諸法經) Fo Shuo Dasheng Sui Zhuan Xuanshuo Zhu Fa Jing
- 圣多罗菩萨一百八名陀罗尼经(聖多羅菩薩一百八名陀羅尼經) tārādevīnāmāṣṭaśatakasūtra; Sheng Duoluo Pusa Yibai Ba Ming Tuoluoni Jing
- 大爱陀罗尼经(大愛陀羅尼經) Da Ai Tuoluoni Jing
- 修行经(修行經) Xiu Xing Jing
- 善生经(善生經) Siṅgālovāda Sutta; Siṅgālovādasutta
- 三弥勒经疏(三彌勒經疏) San Mile Jing Shu
- 文殊师利巡行经(文殊師利巡行經) Mañjuśrī goes on an Inspection Round; Wenshushili Xun Xing Jing
- 念经(念經) to chant a scripture ; Chanting Sutras
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- Scroll 4 Collection of Records Concerning the Chinese Buddhist Canon (Chu San Zang Ji Ji) 出三藏記集 — count: 904
- Scroll 12 Zhou Dynasty Corrected Catalog of Scriptures (Da Zhoukan Ding Zhong Jing Mulu) 大周刊定眾經目錄 — count: 880
- Scroll 16 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 708
- Scroll 26 Zhen Yuan Era Catalog of Newly Authorized Buddhist Teachings (Zhen Yuan Xin Ding Shijiao Mulu) 貞元新定釋教目錄 — count: 705
- Scroll 15 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 701
- Scroll 25 Zhen Yuan Era Catalog of Newly Authorized Buddhist Teachings (Zhen Yuan Xin Ding Shijiao Mulu) 貞元新定釋教目錄 — count: 681
- Scroll 2 Catalog of the Inner Canon of the Great Tang Dynasty 大唐內典錄 — count: 674
- Scroll 20 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 636
- Scroll 3 Sui Dynasty Renshou Era Catalog of Scriptures (Zhong Jing Mulu) 眾經目錄 — count: 633
- Scroll 2 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 630
Collocations
- 经无量 (經無量) 經無量年 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 2 — count: 43
- 知经 (知經) 其有智知經者 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 不知经 (不知經) 不知經道 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 明经 (明經) 明經者可得作人 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
- 经道 (經道) 故演經道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 6
- 佛说经 (佛說經) 佛說經於天下 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 经时 (經時) 頗經時歲 — Sutra on the Great Reliable Brahman (Da Jiangu Poluomen Jing) 大堅固婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 经中 (經中) 經中無所疑 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 经推 (經推) 當於諸經推其虛實 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4
- 言依经 (言依經) 若其所言依經 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 4