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).
Contained in
- 诸法本无经(諸法本無經) Sarvadharmapravṛttinirdeśa; Zhu Fa Ben Wu Jing
- 一切流摄守因经(一切流攝守因經) Sutra on Guarding Against the Causes of all the Taints; Yiqie Liu She Shou Yin Jing
- 佛说摩达国王经(佛說摩達國王經) Fo Shuo Mo Da Guowang Jing
- 大乘宝月童子问法经(大乘寶月童子問法經) Ratnacandraparipṛcchā; Dasheng Bao Yue Tongzi Wen Fa Jing
- 文殊师利宝藏陀罗尼经(文殊師利寶藏陀羅尼經) Manjusri Dharani Sutra; Wenshushili Baozang Tuoluoni Jing
- 寿命经(壽命經) Longevity Sutra
- 宝藏神大明曼拏罗仪轨经(寶藏神大明曼拏羅儀軌經) Jambhalajalendrayathālabdhakalpasūtra; Baozang Shen Da Ming Man Na Luo Yi Gui Jing
- 弥勒菩萨所问经论(彌勒菩薩所問經論) Maitreyaparipṛcchopadeśa; Mile Pusa Suo Wen Jinglun
- 入定不定印经(入定不定印經) Niyatāniyatagatimudrāvatārasūtra; Dingzhi Buding Yin Jing
- 阿含正行经(阿含正行經) Ahan Zheng Xing Jing
- 药师如来本愿功德经(藥師如來本願功德經) Sutra of the Medicine Buddha; Sutra on the Master of Healing; Sutra of the Vows of the Medicine Buddha
- 申日经(申日經) Candraprabhakumāra; Shen Ri Jing
- 大乐金刚不空真实三昧耶经般若波罗蜜多理趣释(大樂金剛不空真實三昧耶經般若波羅蜜多理趣釋) A Commentary on the Guiding Principle of the Perfection of Insight in the sūtra on the Unfailing True Vow of the Thunderbolt of Great Bliss; Dale Jingang Bu Kong Zhenshi Sanmei Ye Jing Boreboluomiduo Li Qu Shi
- 大乘菩萨藏正法经(大乘菩薩藏正法經) Bodhisattva Teachings; Dasheng Pusa Cang Zhengfa Jing
- 分别经(分別經) Fenbie Jing
- 五阴喻经(五陰喻經) Sutra on Similes for the Five Aggregates
- 孛经抄(孛經抄) Commentary on the Fo Shuo Bei Sutra
- 佛说宿命智陀罗尼经(佛說宿命智陀羅尼經) Knowledge of Past Lives Dharani Sutra; Fo Shuo Suming Zhi Tuoluoni Jing
- 佛说罪福报应经(佛說罪福報應經) Fo Shuo Zui Fu Baoying Jing
- 佛说持明藏八大总持王经(佛說持明藏八大總持王經) Eight Great Dharanis Sutra; Fo Shuo Chi Ming Cang Ba Da Zong Chi Wang Jing
- 金刚顶普贤瑜伽大教王经大乐不空金刚萨埵一切时方成就仪(金剛頂普賢瑜伽大教王經大樂不空金剛薩埵一切時方成就儀) Diamond Pinnacle Samantabhadra Mayajalamahatantra Great Bliss Amoghavajrasattva All Time and Space Attainment Ritual; Jingang Ding Puxian Yujia Da Jiao Wang Jing Dale Bukongjingang Sa Duo Yiqie Shi Fang Chengjiu Yi
- 慢法经(慢法經) Man Fa Jing
- 千臂千钵曼殊室利经(千臂千鉢曼殊室利經) Sutra of the Thousand Hand, Thousand Bowl Manjusri
- 摩邓女经(摩鄧女經) Mātangīsūtra; Mo Deng Nu Jing
- 佛说大白伞盖总持陀罗尼经(佛說大白傘蓋總持陀羅尼經) White Canopy Buddha Crown Summary Dharani Sutra; Fo Shuo Dabai Sangai Zong Chi Tuoluoni Jing
- 佛说诸行有为经(佛說諸行有為經) Anityatāsūtra; Fo Shuo Zhu Xing Youwei Jing
- 文殊师利佛土严净经(文殊師利佛土嚴淨經) Sutra on the Adornments and Purity of the Buddha Land of Mañjuśrī; Wenshushili Fotu Yan Jing Jing
- 解深密经(解深密經) Sandhīnirmocanasūtra; Jie Shen Mi Jing ; Sandhinir Mokcana Vyuha Sutra; Wisdom of Buddha
- 五无返复经(五無返復經) Wu Wu Fan Fu Jing ; Wu Wu Fan Fu Jing
- 执杖经(執杖經) Attadanta Sutta
- 大乘本生心地观经(大乘本生心地觀經) Mayayana Sutra on Contemplation of the Mind-Ground of Essential Nature; Dasheng Bensheng Xin Di Guan Jing
- 海昌院石经幢(海昌院石經幢) Haichang Temple pillar inscription
- 大乘智印经(大乘智印經) Dasheng Zhi Yin Jing
- 圣六字大明王陀罗尼经(聖六字大明王陀羅尼經) Ṣaḍakṣaravidyāsūtra; Sheng Liu Zi Da Ming Wang Tuoluoni Jing
- 人间佛教的经证(人間佛教的經證) Being Good: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life
- 净饭王般涅槃经(淨飯王般涅槃經) Fo Shuo Jing Fan Wang Ban Niepan Jing
- 汉时佛经录(漢時佛經錄) Han Period Catalog of Buddhist Teachings
- 阎罗王五天使者经(閻羅王五天使者經) Sutra on the Five Angels of Yama
- 略说教诫经(略說教誡經) Sutra of Bequeathed Teachings
- 不退转法轮经(不退轉法輪經) Avaivartikacakrasūtra; Butuizhuan Falun Jing
- 目连问戒律中五百轻重事经(目連問戒律中五百輕重事經) Mulian Wen Jie Lu Zhong Wu Bai Qing Zhong Shi Jing
- 大灌顶经(大灌頂經) Great Consecration Sutra
- 无言童子经(無言童子經) Sutra on the Mute Boy; Wuyan Tongzi Jing
- 念经(念經) to chant a scripture ; Chanting Sutras
- 须摩经(須摩經) Sumatī sūtra
- 佛说贤者五福德经(佛說賢者五福德經) Fo Shuo Xian Zhe Wu Fude Jing
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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: 1015
- Scroll 12 Zhou Dynasty Corrected Catalog of Scriptures (Da Zhoukan Ding Zhong Jing Mulu) 大周刊定眾經目錄 — count: 928
- Scroll 20 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 810
- Scroll 16 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 772
- 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: 769
- Scroll 2 Catalog of the Inner Canon of the Great Tang Dynasty 大唐內典錄 — count: 765
- Scroll 15 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 743
- Scroll 2 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 732
- 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: 722
- Scroll 3 Tang Catalog of Sutras and Sastras from Eastern Capital Da Jing Ai Monastery (Zhong Jing Mulu) 眾經目錄 — count: 690
Collocations
- 经无量 (經無量) 經無量年 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 2 — count: 28
- 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
- 经道 (經道) 故演經道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 6
- 明经 (明經) 明經者可得作人 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — 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
- 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
- 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