HSK 6 · Nature

茎 jīng “stem” in Chinese

Traditional 莖

What 茎 means

  1. stem
  2. stalk

Measure word 条 tiáo · 一条茎 yì tiáo jīng

How to say 茎

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale茎jīng1st tone, high and level

茎 in a sentence

  1. 这种植物的茎很粗。

    Zhè zhǒng zhíwù de jīng hěn cū.

    This plant has a very thick stem.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 把花的茎剪短一点再放进花瓶。

    Bǎ huā de jīng jiǎn duǎn yìdiǎn zài fàngjìn huāpíng.

    Trim the flowers’ stems a little before putting them in the vase.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 茎 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 茎 (jīng) drawn as one shape
茎jīngstalk

茎 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 茎

茎 8 strokes

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

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

Words related to 茎

More words: Nature & Environment

回收huíshōu · to recycle火焰huǒyàn · flame湖泊húpō · lake呼啸hūxiào · to whistle开采kāicǎi · to mine砍伐kǎnfá · to fell (trees)矿产kuàngchǎn · mineral resources枯萎kūwěi · to wither

FAQs

茎 (jīng) means “stem” or “stalk”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīng: jīng with a 1st 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, 茎 is written 莖. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 条 (tiáo). For example, one stem is 一条茎 (yì tiáo jīng).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 茎 from the suggestions. Typing jing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
茎 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

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.