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精
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(Bushou)		 米
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 14
Structure
Decomp. 米主月
米 + 青
Prononciation
Mandarin jīng
Entry Methods
Pinyin jing1
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Cangjie
 FDQMB
火木手一月
Sijiao 9592.7
Wubi OGEG
CNS 11643 1-6A34
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+7CBE
GB2312 BEAB
BIG5 BAEB
精 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)
Results beginning with 精
精华 jīng huá best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul
精神 jīng shen vigor / vitality / spirited / good-looking
精神 jīng shén spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist / CL:個|个[ge4]
精彩 jīng cǎi wonderful / marvelous / brilliant
精品 jīng pǐn quality goods / premium product / fine work (of art)
精灵 jīng líng spirit / fairy / elf / sprite / genie
精选 jīng xuǎn carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow
精美 jīng měi exquisite / elegant / fine
精英 jīng yīng cream / elite / essence / quintessence
精心 jīng xīn with utmost care / fine / meticulous / detailed
精力 jīng lì energy
精致 jīng zhì delicate / fine / exquisite / refined
精确 jīng què accurate / precise
精密 jīng mì accuracy / exact / precise / refined
精细 jīng xì fine / meticulous / careful
精通 jīng tōng to be proficient in / to master (a subject)
精度 jīng dù precision
精明 jīng míng astute / shrewd / smart
精湛 jīng zhàn consummate / exquisite
精装 jīng zhuāng hardcover (book) / elaborately packaged / opposite: 簡裝|简装[jian3 zhuang1]
精髓 jīng suǐ marrow / pith / quintessence / essence
精子 jīng zǐ sperm cell / spermatozoon
精巧 jīng qiǎo elaborate
精良 jīng liáng excellent / of superior quality
精油 jīng yóu essential oil
精准 jīng zhǔn accurate / exact / precise / precision
精制 jīng zhì refined
精简 jīng jiǎn to simplify / to reduce
精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc) / all finished / bright and shiny / radiant / glorious
精液 jīng yè semen
精锐 jīng ruì elite (e.g. troops) / crack / best quality personnel
精辟 jīng pì clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis) / incisive / insightful
精粹 jīng cuì succinct / pure and concise
精妙 jīng miào exquisite / fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
精工 jīng gōng refined / delicate / exquisite (craftsmanship)
精炼 jīng liàn to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable
精诚 jīng chéng sincerity / absolute good faith
精进 jīng jìn to forge ahead vigorously / to dedicate oneself to progress
精干 jīng gàn crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable
精兵 jīng bīng elite troops
精练 jīng liàn (textiles) to scour / to degum (silk) / variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4]
精于 jīng yú skillful in / proficient in / adept at
精深 jīng shēn refined / profound
精读 jīng dú to read carefully and thoroughly / intensive reading
精算 jīng suàn actuarial
精微 jīng wēi subtle / profound
精矿 jīng kuàng refined ore / concentrate
精卫 Jīng wèi mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]
精义 jīng yì quintessence / essentials
精囊 jīng náng spermatophore
精减 jīng jiǎn to reduce / to pare down / to streamline
精虫 jīng chóng spermatozoon / spermatozoa
精白 jīng bái pure white / spotlessly white
精巢 jīng cháo (zoology) spermary / (in higher animals) testicle
精纯 jīng chún pure / unadulterated / exquisite
精当 jīng dàng precise and appropriate
精分 jīng fēn schizophrenia (abbr. for 精神分裂)
精怪 jīng guài supernatural being (such as a demon, monster, ghost, spirit, gremlin etc)
精河 Jīng hé Jing Nahiyisi or Jinghe county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
精魂 jīng hún spirit / soul
精校 jīng jiào to proofread meticulously (abbr. for 精確校對|精确校对[jing1 que4 jiao4 dui4])
精進 jīng jìn to forge ahead vigorously / to dedicate oneself to progress
精粮 jīng liáng refined grain (rice, wheat etc)
精米 jīng mǐ refined rice
精日 jīng rì abbr. for 精神日本人[jing1 shen2 Ri4 ben3 ren2]
精肉 jīng ròu (dialect) lean meat
精瘦 jīng shòu (coll.) lean (figure, meat etc) / slender
精索 jīng suǒ spermatic cord (anatomy)
精研 jīng yán to research carefully / to study intensively
精障 jīng zhàng mental disorder (abbr. for 精神障礙|精神障碍[jing1 shen2 zhang4 ai4]) (Tw)
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精神病 jīng shén bìng mental disorder / psychosis
精确度 jīng què dù accuracy / precision
精品店 jīng pǐn diàn boutique
精神科 jīng shén kē psychiatry
精算师 jīng suàn shī actuary
精确性 jīng què xìng accuracy
精氨酸 jīng ān suān argnine (Arg), an essential amino acid
精子库 jīng zǐ kù sperm bank
精打光 jīng dǎ guāng with absolutely nothing / completely broke
精读课 jīng dú kè intensive reading course
精河县 Jīng hé xiàn Jing Nahiyisi or Jinghe county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
精校本 jīng jiào běn corrected edition
精炼厂 jīng liàn chǎng refinery (of oil etc)
精灵文 jīng líng wén Elvish (language of elves)
精密化 jīng mì huà refinement / to add precision
精品所 jīng pǐn suǒ boutique law firm
精气神 jīng qì shén the three energies of Chinese medicine: 精[jing1], 氣|气[qi4], and 神[shen2]
精神性 jīng shén xìng spirituality / mental / nervous / psychogenic
精神学 jīng shén xué psychology
精神文明 jīng shén wén míng spiritual culture
精神状态 jīng shén zhuàng tài mental state / psychological condition
精益求精 jīng yì qiú jīng (idiom) to constantly seek to improve / to keep perfecting
精神障碍 jīng shén zhàng ài psychotic disorder
精神病院 jīng shén bìng yuàn mental hospital / psychiatric hospital
精挑细选 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully
精打细算 jīng dǎ xì suàn meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
精神抖擞 jīng shén dǒu sǒu spirit trembling with excitement (idiom) / in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio
精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out
精神支柱 jīng shén zhī zhù moral pillars / spiritual props
精密仪器 jīng mì yí qì precision instruments
精疲力尽 jīng pí lì jìn spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out
精神疾病 jīng shén jí bìng mental illness
精神领袖 jīng shén lǐng xiù spiritual leader (of a nation or church) / religious leader
精神分析 jīng shén fēn xī psychoanalysis
精神焕发 jīng shén huàn fā in high spirits (idiom) / glowing with health and vigor
精雕细刻 jīng diāo xì kè lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work with extreme care and precision
精耕细作 jīng gēng xì zuò intensive farming
精明强干 jīng míng qiáng gàn intelligent and capable (idiom)
精卫填海 Jīng wèi tián hǎi lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom) / futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds
精诚所至 jīng chéng suǒ zhì no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)
精力充沛 jīng lì chōng pèi vigorous / energetic
精明能干 jīng míng néng gàn able and efficient
精神百倍 jīng shén bǎi bèi lit. vitality a hundredfold (idiom) / refreshed / one's vigor thoroughly restored
精神恍惚 jīng shén huǎng hū absent-minded / in a trance
精神满腹 jīng shén mǎn fù full of wisdom (idiom) / astute and widely experienced
精神衰弱 jīng shén shuāi ruò psychasthenia / obsessive-compulsive disorder
精算分析  actuarial analysis
精神虐待  emotional abuse / psychological abuse
精英把持  elite capture
精度检查  alignment test / misalignment test
精简数据  thinning (of data) / thinning-out (of data) / decimation (of data)
精度检测  system accuracy test / accuracy test
精神保健  mental health
精子计数  sperm count
精算估值  actuarial valuation
精轧心轴  finishing mandrel
精确数量  accurate quantification
精神依赖  psychological dependence
精虫冲脑 jīng chóng chōng nǎo lit. the spermatozoons have gone to his head / fig. overwhelmed by lust
精雕细刻 jīng diāo - xì kè lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision
精雕细琢 jīng diāo - xì zhuó see 精雕細刻|精雕细刻[jing1diao1-xi4ke4]
精彫細刻 jīng diāo xì kè lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work with extreme care and precision / also written 精雕細刻|精雕细刻
精干高效 jīng gàn gāo xiào top-notch efficiency
精讲多练 jīng jiǎng duō liàn a teaching strategy combining a concise explanation of essential concepts with frequent practice
精简开支 jīng jiǎn kāi zhī to reduce spending / to cut spending
精尽人亡 jīng jìn rén wáng to die from excessive ejaculation
精炼设备 jīng liàn shè bèi refinery
精灵宝钻 jīng líng bǎo zuàn treasure of spirits / Silmarillion or Quenta Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金
精灵苏醒 jīng líng sū xǐng Awakening
精利主义 jīng lì zhǔ yì egoism masked by a veneer of urbanity (neologism c. 2012) (abbr. for 精緻的利己主義|精致的利己主义[jing1 zhi4 de5 li4 ji3 zhu3 yi4])
精密陶瓷 jīng mì táo cí fine ceramics (used for dental implants, synthetic bones, electronics, knife blades etc) / advanced ceramics / engineered ceramics
精酿啤酒 jīng niàng pí jiǔ craft beer
精神恍惚 jīng shén - huǎng hū (idiom) absent-minded / in a trance
精神饱满 jīng shén bǎo mǎn full of vigor (idiom) / lively / in high spirits
精神崩溃 jīng shén bēng kuì nervous breakdown
精神病患 jīng shén bìng huàn mental illness
精神病学 jīng shén bìng xué psychiatry
精神财富 jīng shén cái fù spiritual wealth
精神错乱 jīng shén cuò luàn insanity
精神健康 jīng shén jiàn kāng mental health
Approximate Results for 精
酒精 jiǔ jīng (coll.) ethanol / ethyl alcohol
妖精 yāo jing evil spirit / alluring woman
味精 wèi jīng monosodium glutamate (MSG)
射精 shè jīng ejaculation / to ejaculate
香精 xiāng jīng seasoning / condiment / flavoring / dressing / essences
鸡精 jī jīng chicken bouillon powder (PRC) / essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw)
受精 shòu jīng to be fertilized / to be inseminated
遗精 yí jīng nocturnal emission / wet dream
黄精 huáng jīng King Solomon's seal (plant of genus Polygonatum)
糖精 táng jīng saccharin
奶精 nǎi jīng non-dairy creamer
阴精 yīn jīng sex fluids
糊精 hú jīng dextrin
捐精 juān jīng to donate sperm
授精 shòu jīng insemination
成精 chéng jīng (of an animal or tree etc) to become a spirit or goblin / (fig.) to be amazingly skillful, smart or evil etc
地精 dì jīng gnome / goblin
杠精 gàng jīng (slang) (neologism c. 2018) argumentative person
米精 mǐ jīng rice cereal for infants (Tw)
木精 mù jīng methanol / methyl alcohol / wood alcohol / wood spirit
屁精 pì jīng (slang) gay / sissy / poof / abbr. for 馬屁精|马屁精[ma3 pi4 jing1]
人精 rén jīng sophisticate / man with extensive experience / child prodigy / Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child) / spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 / of TCM)
山精 shān jīng mountain spirit / monster or creature said to inhabit mountains
吞精 tūn jīng to swallow semen
戏精 xì jīng (neologism c. 2017) melodramatic person / drama queen
猪精 zhū jīng pork bouillon powder / (neologism) (slang) a person who, like a pig, is fat and ugly and given to histrionics
子精 zǐ jīng semen
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小精灵 xiǎo jīng líng elf
高精度 gāo jīng dù high precision
白骨精 bái gǔ jīng White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]) / (fig.) sly and cunning person
受精卵 shòu jīng luǎn fertilized ovum
汪精卫 Wāng Jīng wèi Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left-wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator
洗洁精 xǐ jié jīng dishwashing liquid
输精管 shū jīng guǎn vas deferens
马屁精 mǎ pì jīng sycophant / toady / bootlicker
瘦肉精 shòu ròu jīng leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)
酒精性 jiǔ jīng xìng alcoholic (beverage)
不精确 bù jīng què imprecision
酒精灯 jiǔ jīng dēng spirit lamp
麦乳精 mài rǔ jīng malt milk extract
储精囊 chǔ jīng náng seminal vesicle
芬多精 fēn duō jīng phytoncide (biochemistry)
蜂王精 fēng wáng jīng royal jelly
风油精 fēng yóu jīng essential balm containing menthol, eucalyptus oil etc, used as a mosquito repellant
疯犹精 fēng yóu jīng (slang) person who is blindly pro-Israel
害人精 hài rén jīng goblin that kills or harms people / fig. wicked scoundrel / terrible pest
猴儿精 hóu r jīng (dialect) shrewd / clever
狐狸精 hú li jīng fox-spirit / vixen / witch / enchantress
矿油精 kuàng yóu jīng mineral spirits
蓝精灵 lán jīng líng the Smurfs
卵精巢 luǎn jīng cháo ovaries and testes
绿精灵 lu:4 jīng líng Green
排骨精 pái gǔ jīng (jocular) anorexic girl / a bag of bones
柔软精 róu ruǎn jīng fabric softener (Tw)
蛇精病 shé jīng bìng (slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病[shen2 jing1 bing4]) crazy person / nutjob
射精管 shè jīng guǎn ejaculatory duct
受精囊 shòu jīng náng seminal receptacle
未受精 wèi shòu jīng unfertilized (of ova, not soil)
无精症 wú jīng zhèng azoospermia (medicine)
香草精 xiāng cǎo jīng vanilla / vanilla extract / methyl vanillin C8H8O3
小人精 xiǎo rén jīng exceptionally bright kid / child prodigy
小妖精 xiǎo yāo jīng goblin / hussy / floozy
洗发精 xǐ fà jīng shampoo
熊地精 xióng dì jīng bugbear
洗碗精 xǐ wǎn jīng dishwashing liquid
燕菜精 yàn cài jīng agar-agar powder
反恐精英 fǎn kǒng jīng yīng Counter-Strike
创新精神 chuàng xīn jīng shén creativity
团队精神 tuán duì jīng shén group mentality / collectivism / solidarity / team spirit
聚精会神 jù jīng huì shén to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn wide-ranging and profound / broad and deep
无精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dispirited and downcast (idiom) / listless / in low spirits / washed out
奉献精神 fèng xiàn jīng shén spirit of devotion / dedication
古灵精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài weird / bizarre
协作精神  Team Spirit
励精图治 lì jīng tú zhì (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom)
创业精神 chuàng yè jīng shén enterprising spirit / pioneering spirit
人工授精 rén gōng shòu jīng artificial insemination
殚精竭虑 dān jīng jié lu:4 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom) / to think sth through thoroughly / to rack one's brains / to leave no stone unturned
抗精神病 kàng jīng shén bìng antipsychotic (drug)
博而不精 bó ér bù jīng extensive but not refined (idiom) / to know something about everything / jack-of-all-trades, master of none
殚精极虑 dān jīng jí lu:4 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom) / to think sth through thoroughly / to rack one's brains / to leave no stone unturned
抖擞精神 dǒu sǒu jīng shén to gather one's spirits / to pull oneself together
短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn (of a person) short but plucky (idiom) / (of an article) concise and forceful
龙马精神 lóng mǎ jīng shén old but still full of vitality (idiom)
没精打采 méi jīng dǎ cǎi listless / dispirited / washed out / also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩[mei2 jing1 da3 cai3]
体大思精 tǐ dà sī jīng extensive and penetrating (idiom) / expansive and profound (of writing)
业精于勤 yè jīng yú qín mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect.
红色精灵  sprite
矮小精悍 ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn short but intrepid (idiom)
兵精粮足 bīng jīng liáng zú elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom) / well-prepared forces / preparations for war are in an advanced state
博大精深 bó dà - jīng shēn (idiom) wide-ranging and profound
不够精确 bù gòu jīng què imprecision
不精确度 bù jīng què duó inaccuracy
不精确性 bù jīng què xìng inaccuracy
粉煤精选 fěn méi jīng xuǎn fine coal beneficiation
光之精灵 guāng zhī jīng líng Calaquendi
酒精燃料 jiǔ jīng rán liào alcohol fuel
酒精饮料 jiǔ jīng yǐn liào liquor
酒精中毒 jiǔ jīng zhòng dú alcoholism / alcohol poisoning
麦芽糊精 mài yá hú jīng maltodextrin
没精打彩 méi jīng dǎ cǎi listless / dispirited / washed out
亲爱精诚 qīn ài jīng chéng camaraderie
契约精神 qì yuē jīng shén culture of honoring contractual obligations
全副精力 quán fù jīng lì to concentrate entirely on sth / fully engaged / with full force
取其精华 qǔ qí jīng huá to take the best / to absorb the essence
生物受精 shēng wù shòu jīng bio-fertilization
提起精神 tí qǐ jīng shen to raise one's spirits / to take courage
体外受精 tǐ wài shòu jīng in vitro fertilization
位置精度 wèi zhì jīng duó position accuracy / navigational accuracy / positioning accuracy
无精打彩 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dull and colorless (idiom) / lacking vitality / not lively
养精蓄锐 yǎng jīng xù ruì to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom) / honing one's strength for the big push
有精神病 yǒu jīng shén bìng insane
卓尔精灵 zhuō ěr jīng líng drow
圣保罗精神  The Spirit of Sao Paulo
打击精确度  strike accuracy
比例精确度  scaling accuracy
体外射精法  coitus interruptus / withdrawal method
定位精确度 dìng wèi jīng què duó position fix quality / fix quality
魂斗罗精神 hún dǒu luó jīng shén Contra
酒精检测仪 jiǔ jīng jiǎn cè yí alcometer
酒精洗手液 jiǔ jīng xǐ shǒu yè alcohol-based hand sanitizer
抗精神病药 kàng jīng shén bìng yào antipsychotic
蓝色小精灵 Lán sè xiǎo jīng líng the Smurfs / Smurf
企业家精神 qǐ yè jiā jīng shén entrepreneurship
杀精子泡沫剂  spermicidal foam
规划精确系数  planning accuracy factor
血液酒精浓度  blood alcohol concentration
致精神病效应  psychotogenic effects
输精管结扎术  vasectomy
老年精神病学  psychogeriatrics
双重精神障碍  comorbid disorder
拟精神病效应  psychotomimetic effects
中毒性精神病  toxic psychosis
催化加氢精制  catalytic hydrotreating
抗精神病作用  antipsychotic action
奥林匹克精神 Aò lín pǐ kè jīng shén Olympic spirit
低精确度格式 dī jīng què duó gé shì selective availability
生态精神基金会  Ecospirituality Foundation
提炼可卡因精华  free-basing
社会企业家精神  social entrepreneurship
生物企业家精神 shēng wù qǐ yè jiā jīng shén bioentrepreneurship
世界精神卫生日 shì jiè jīng shén wèi shēng rì World Mental Health Day
胎儿酒精综合症 tāi ér jiǔ jīng zōng hé zhèng fetal
国际精神长者会议  International Spiritual Elders Conference
血液酒精含量限度  blood alcohol limit
世界精神病学协会  World Psychiatric Association
皇家莫斯克伦精英 huáng jiā mò sī kè lún jīng yīng R.E.
残余晚发性精神障碍  residual and late-onset psychotic disorder
卵胞浆内单精子注射  intracytoplasmic sperm injection
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