jīng

茎

Radical:

艹

Strokes:

Traditional:

莖

Level:

HSK6 NHSK 789－2 Plant Yu Wen 3More

ReadWriteQuiz

1
n.fmlstalk; stem (of a plant)
- wǒ men yào cóng jīng jiǎn diào bèi lěi
  我们要从茎剪掉蓓蕾。
  We should snip a bud off a stem.
- zhè zhī huā de jīng duàn le
  这支花的茎断了。
  The stem of this flower has broken.
- kàn zhè zhū zhí wù tā de jīng hěn zhǎng
  看这株植物。它的茎很长。
  Look at the plant. Its stalk is long.
2
n.a thing like a stem or stalk
- dāo jīng
  刀茎
  handle of a knife
- jiàn jīng
  剑茎
  handle of a sword
- yīn jīng
  阴茎
  penis
3
measure wordfml(used for long and narrow thing)
- shù jīng bái fā
  数茎白发
  several white hairs

common measure word
"茎" is often matched with measure word "根".
- 一根茎
  one root