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Kanji Detail for 經 - "warp, vertical, principle, constant, govern"
經
- Meaning
經 means "warp, vertical, principle, constant, govern."
Warp - The vertical threads in weaving.
Vertical - The up-down or north-south direction.
Principle - A guiding thread; logic.
Constant - Unchanging; regular.
Govern - To manage.
Pass - To go through; for time to elapse.
Hang - To strangle oneself.
Scripture - A foundational book of teachings.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
classic works; pass through
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
classic works; pass through
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Jing
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
the classics; to experience, to undergo
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Constant. The moral law that cannot be changed. All are called 經. Such as saying 天經地義 (heaven's law and earth's principles). | 经书 (classics). The Book of Changes, Book of Odes, Book of Documents, Rites of Zhou, Etiquette and Rites, Record of Rites, Spring and Autumn with Zuo Commentary, Spring and Autumn with Gongyang Commentary, Spring and Autumn with Guliang Commentary, Analects, Classic of Filial Piety, Erya, and Mencius. These are the Thirteen Classics. The imperial library catalog divides into 經史子集. This is it. Religious texts are also called 經. Such as the Buddhist Surangama Sutra. The Christian Bible. Also ordinary books may also be named 經. Such as the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Classic of Tea, Classic of Birds, and such. | The counterpart of 緯. In woven fabric, vertical lines are 經. Horizontal lines are 緯. Also, in the sky and on earth. Lines intersecting perpendicularly between the poles and equator are 經. Lines parallel to the equator are 緯. | To manage. Such as 經營 (manage), 經理 (administer). | To pass through. Such as 經歷 (experience), 經手 (handle). | To hang oneself. (Analects) "He hanged himself in a ditch and no one knew." | A woman's menstrual period is called 經. Also the meaning of regular. Meaning having a fixed time each month.
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