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
- 惟日杂难经(惟日雜難經) Wei Ri Za Nan Jing
- 佛说四愿经(佛說四願經) Fo Shuo Si Yuan Jing
- 大毘卢遮那经广大仪轨(大毘盧遮那經廣大儀軌) Vairocana Sutra Ritual Manual
- 婆罗门子命终爱念不离经(婆羅門子命終愛念不離經) Boluomen Zi Ming Zhong Ai Nian Bu Li Jing; Piyajātikasutta
- 佛说大爱陀罗尼经(佛說大愛陀羅尼經) Sea Spirit Dharani Sutra; Fo Shuo Da Ai Tuoluoni Jing
- 佛说文殊悔过经(佛說文殊悔過經) Mañjuśrī teaches Repentance; Fo Shuo Wenshu Huiguo Jing
- 消除一切灾障宝髻陀罗尼经(消除一切災障寶髻陀羅尼經) Sutra on the Dharani for Avoiding Misfortune and Karmic Hindrances; Xiaochu Yiqie Zai Zhang Bao Ji Tuoluoni Jing
- 出家功德经(出家功德經) Chujia Gongde Jing
- 文殊菩萨最胜真实名义经(文殊菩薩最勝真實名義經) Wenshu Pusa Zui Sheng Zhenshi Mingyi Jing
- 大方等大集经贤护分(大方等大集經賢護分) Dafangdeng Da Ji Jing Xianhu Fen
- 三曼陀跋陀罗菩萨经(三曼陀跋陀羅菩薩經) San Man Tuo Batuoluo Pusa Jing
- 禅行法想经(禪行法想經) Sutra on the Perception of Dharmas in Meditation Practice; Chan Xing Fa Xiang Jing
- 佛说如意摩尼陀罗尼经(佛說如意摩尼陀羅尼經) Padmacintāmaṇidhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Ruyi Moni Tuoluoni Jing
- 妙吉祥瑜伽大教金刚陪罗嚩轮观想成就仪轨经(妙吉祥瑜伽大教金剛陪囉嚩輪觀想成就儀軌經) Vajrabhairava; Miao Jixiang Yujia Da Jiao Jingang Pei Luo Fu Lun Guan Xiang Chengjiu Yi Gui Jing
- 乾隆大藏经(乾隆大藏經) Qian Long Tripitaka; Lung Tripitaka
- 分别布施经(分別布施經) Fenbie Bushi Jing; Dakkhiṇāvibhaṅgasutta
- 佛说八部佛名经(佛說八部佛名經) Sutra on the Names of the Eight Buddhas of the Eastern Quadrant
- 报恩奉盆经(報恩奉盆經) Bao'en Feng Pen Jing
- 蕃大藏经(蕃大藏經) Mi Canon; Tangut Canon
- 楞严经(楞嚴經) Suramgama Sutra ; Śūraṅgama Sūtra; Shurangama Sutra
- 思益梵天所问经(思益梵天所問經) Brahmaviśeṣacintīparipṛcchā; Si Yi Fantian Suo Wen Jing ; Brahmaviśeṣacintīparipṛcchā Sūtra
- 大宝积经(大寶積經) Maharatnakuta Sutra; Ratnakūṭasūtra; Mahāratnakūṭasūtra; The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra
- 胜义空经(勝義空經) Shengyi Kong Jing
- 十二因缘经(十二因緣經) Sutra on the Twelve Nidanas
- 父母恩重难报经(父母恩重難报經) The Sutra about The Parents' Deep Kindness and The Difficulty in Repaying It
- 般若心经(般若心經) The Heart Sutra; The Prajñāpāramitā Heart Sutra
- 诸佛集会陀罗尼经(諸佛集會陀羅尼經) Sarvabuddhāngavatīdhāraṇīsūtra; Zhu Fo Jihui Tuoluoni Jing
- 算数目揵连经(算數目揵連經) Ganakamoggallana Sutta; The Discourse to Ganaka-Moggallana
- 伏婬经(伏婬經) Fu Yin Jing; Kāmabhogī; One Who Enjoys Sensual Pleasures
- 大方广未曾有经善巧方便品(大方廣未曾有經善巧方便品) Dafangguang Wei Ceng You Jing Shanqiao Fangbian Pin
- 佛说九色鹿经(佛說九色鹿經) Sutra of the Nine-Colored Deer
- 十二遊经(十二遊經) Shi Er You Jing
- 善生经(善生經) Siṅgālovāda Sutta; Siṅgālovādasutta
- 伅真陀罗所问如来三昧经(伅真陀羅所問如來三昧經) Drumakinnararājaparipṛcchā; Dun Zhen Tuo Luo Suo Wen Rulai Sanmei Jing
- 佛说无畏陀罗尼经(佛說無畏陀羅尼經) Abhaya Dharani Sutra; Fo Shuo Wuwei Tuoluoni Jing
- 大方广如来秘密藏经(大方廣如來祕密藏經) Tathāgatagarbhasūtra; Dafangguang Rulai Mimi Cang Jing
- 鹿母经(鹿母經) Lu Mu Jing
- 金刚般若波罗蜜经注(金剛般若波羅蜜經注) Jingang Bore Boluomi Jing Zhu
- 佛说正恭敬经(佛說正恭敬經) Fo Shuo Zheng Gongjing Jing
- 佛说善乐长者经(佛說善樂長者經) The Buddha Teaches a Mantra for Curing an Elder's Eye Ailment; Fo Shuo Shan Le Zhangzhe Jing
- 法海经(法海經) Dharma Sea Sutra; Fa Hai Jing
- 佛说老母女六英经(佛說老母女六英經) Mahālalikāparipṛcchā; Fo Shuo Lao Mu Nu Liu Ying Jing
- 月光童子经(月光童子經) Candraprabhakumāra; Yueguang Tongzi Jing
- 大缘经(大緣經) Mahanidana Sutta
- 讲经(講經) to teach sutras ; Expounding the Dharma ; to teach the sutras
- 虚空藏菩萨诸问七佛陀罗尼呪经(虚空藏菩薩諸問七佛陀羅尼呪經) Dharani of the Space-Store Bodhisattva’s Questions to Seven Buddhas
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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: 1024
- Scroll 12 Zhou Dynasty Corrected Catalog of Scriptures (Da Zhoukan Ding Zhong Jing Mulu) 大周刊定眾經目錄 — count: 944
- Scroll 20 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 848
- Scroll 2 Catalog of the Inner Canon of the Great Tang Dynasty 大唐內典錄 — count: 822
- Scroll 16 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 778
- 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: 775
- Scroll 2 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 770
- Scroll 15 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 744
- 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: 725
- Scroll 3 Tang Catalog of Sutras and Sastras from Eastern Capital Da Jing Ai Monastery (Zhong Jing Mulu) 眾經目錄 — count: 692
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
- 不知经 (不知經) 不知經道 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 知经 (知經) 其有智知經者 — 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
- 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
- 佛说经 (佛說經) 佛說經於天下 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, 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