经
jīng
classics
surname Jing; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
silk (纟) + [sound: gōng] (工) = threads that run through everything
The silk radical anchors the core sense: threads that run lengthwise through a loom, then by extension the foundational 'threads' of scripture, meridians, or a life path. 工 mainly contributes the sound jīng rather than meaning.
Words with 经
国民经济
guó mín jīng jì
national economy
绝经
jué jīng
menopause
经济
jīng jì
economy
途经
tú jīng
to pass through
通经
tōng jīng
conversant with the Confucian classics
道德经
dào dé jīng
the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
远来的和尚会念经
yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng
the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)
释经
shì jīng
exegesis
长三角经济区
cháng sān jiǎo jīng jì qū
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
长江三角洲经济区
cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu jīng jì qū
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
长江经济带
cháng jiāng jīng jì dài
Yangtze River Economic Belt
闭经
bì jīng
amenorrhoea