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)Pronunciation
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