精 jīng refined; semen

Made up of [米 mǐ rice radical 119, 青 qīng green; blue radical 174]
Made with 14 strokes.

Combines 'rice' and phonetic 'qing' with concept that starch from rice resembles semen which is considered the divine essence

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Also uses 米 mǐ component: 楼 lóu (multi-story building) 迷 mí (to bewilder) ; 谜 mí (riddle) ; 糖 táng (sugar) ; 粘 zhān (to glue)
Also uses 青 qīng component: 睛 jīng (eye) 请 qǐng (please) ; 情 qíng (affection) ; 晴 qíng (clear sky) ; 清 qīng (clear)

Sounds same

京 jīng (capital) ; 经 jīng (Classic) ; 惊 jīng (to start) ; 睛 jīng (eye)

Different tone

井 jǐng ; 井 jǐng (well) ; 景 jǐng (bright)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

精卫填海 jīng wèi tián hǎi Even the mythical bird Jing Wei will be unable to fill the oceans with pebbles. Facing a Herculean task. Determined against impossible odds. The story is of Jing Wei who was the daughter of Emperor Yan. A great typhoon came and killed her and she was then transformed into a bird. In revenge for her early death she determined to fill up the ocean by filling it with pebbles one by one.