Sentence #4167282 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 神经 is built
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神shéngod; deity
礻sign form of 示 · shìMeaning part
申to report · shēnSound part
礻 hints at the meaning (sign); 申 (shēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with shén.
经jīngclassics
经 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidSilk 纟: the threads that run lengthwise on a loom. From there, to pass through.
How to write 神经
神 9 strokes · 经 8 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 神经 (shénjīng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
神经 (shénjīng) means “nerve” or “nerves”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shénjīng: shén with a 2nd tone, then 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, 神经 is written 神經. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shenjing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 神经 from the suggestions. Typing shenjing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
神经 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
神shén2nd tone, rising
经jīng1st tone, high and level
