精

Derived characters

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Glyph origin
– polished rice.

Definitions

 * 1) polished rice
 * 2) essence; energy
 * 3) spirit; energy; vigour
 * 4) seminal fluid; semen
 * 5) spirit; soul
 * 6) essence; concentrate
 * 7) demon; goblin
 * 8)  lean
 * 9) fine; refined
 * 10) pure; unmixed
 * 11) concentrated; sincere
 * 12) clear; bright
 * 13) exquisite; profound
 * 14) extremely; very
 * 15) to be proficient; to be expert at
 * 16) to expose; to be bare
 * 17) smart; clever
 * 18)   the Middle Chinese initial of
 * 1) to expose; to be bare
 * 2) smart; clever
 * 3)   the Middle Chinese initial of
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Definitions

 * 1)  strong

Kanji

 * 1) essence

Etymology 1
From. Compare modern 🇨🇬 reading jīng.

Adjective

 * 1) detailed, conscientious
 * 2) pure, refined

Noun

 * 1) polishing, refining
 * 2) care, conscientiousness
 * 3) something polished or refined, particularly polished white rice
 * 4) vim and vigor, energy in doing things
 * 5) life force, vitality, the energy of living
 * 6) one's emotions, mind, or soul
 * 7) the soul or spirit of a thing, particularly when appearing on its own; a fairy, a sprite
 * 8) semen

Etymology 2
Noun stem of verb, itself derived from + , originally just meaning.

Noun

 * 1) rice polishing, rice milling
 * 2) polished or milled rice
 * 3) excellence

Han character

 * 1) pure, unadulterated; refined
 * 2) essence, spirit
 * 3) detailed, conscientious
 * 4) smart, clever
 * 5) energy, vigour
 * 6) demon; goblin; spirit
 * 7) semen, seminal fluid, a sperm cell