HSK 6 · Ideas

精华 jīnghuá “essence” in Chinese

Traditional 精華

What 精华 means

  1. essence
  2. the best part
  3. cream
  4. best feature
  5. most important part of an object
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • quintessence
  • soul

How to say 精华

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale精jīng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale华huá2nd tone, rising

精华 in a sentence

  1. 这本书是他一生研究的精华。

    Zhè běn shū shì tā yìshēng yánjiū de jīnghuá.

    This book is the essence of his lifetime of research.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这道菜的精华在汤里。

    Zhè dào cài de jīnghuá zài tāng lǐ.

    The best part of this dish is the soup.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 精华 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 精 (jīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
精jīngessence
  • 米rice · mǐMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

米 hints at the meaning (rice); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with jīng.

The character 华 (huá) with each of its parts in a different colour
华huámagnificent
  • 化to change · huàSound part
  • 十ten · shíMeaning part

十 hints at the meaning (ten); 化 (huà) hints at the sound. Compare it with huá.

How to write 精华

精 14 strokes · 华 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

精华 (jīnghuá) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 精华 (jīnghuá). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 精华

Words with 精

精彩jīngcǎi · wonderful精力jīnglì · energy精神jīngshén · spirit精简jīngjiǎn · to streamline精密jīngmì · precise精确jīngquè · accurate精心jīngxīn · meticulous精致jīngzhì · exquisite精通jīngtōng · to be proficient in酒精jiǔjīng · alcohol

Words with 华

豪华háohuá · luxurious华裔Huáyì · ethnic Chinese繁华fánhuá · bustling华丽huálì · magnificent华侨huáqiáo · overseas Chinese

More words: Ideas & Concepts

焦点jiāodiǎn · focus级别jíbié · level结局jiéjú · ending界限jièxiàn · boundary境界jìngjiè · realm锦上添花jǐnshàngtiānhuā · to make something even better进展jìnzhǎn · progress技巧jìqiǎo · skill

FAQs

精华 (jīnghuá) means “essence” or “the best part”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīnghuá: jīng with a 1st tone, then huá with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 精华 is written 精華. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jinghua with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 精华 from the suggestions. Typing jinghua into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
精华 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.