Memory phrase for the character: 精

精

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Meaning

vitality, energy, essence, sperm, elite

Pronunciation

jīng

Explanation

 Left: rice 米, right: young, blue 青 (Growing plants appear in the moonshine 月 blue and young.)

Mnemonic
 
Rice gives (not only) to young (people) vitality and energy

Radicals

米 riceThis radical 米 means the rice grain. The rice plant has this radical: 禾
青 blue, young




 Vocabulary

精神 jīng shen  vigor; vitality; drive; spiritual
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
精神恍惚 jīng shén huǎng hū  absent-minded; in a trance
精湛 jīng zhàn  consummate; exquisite
短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn  small but robust (idiom); concise and forceful
精髓 jīng suǐ  marrow; pith; quintessence; essence
精神焕发 jīng shén huàn fā  in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
精巢 jīng cháo  testes
马屁精 mǎ pì jīng  toady; boot-licker
精囊 jīng náng  spermatophore
汪精卫 Wāng Jīng wèi  Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator
 

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