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已yǐalready
已 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
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 已经
已 3 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 已经 (yǐjīng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
已经 (yǐjīng) means “already”. It is an HSK 2 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.
Say it yǐjīng: yǐ with a 3rd 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, 已经 is written 已經. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yijing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 已经 from the suggestions. Typing yijing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
已经 is an HSK 2 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.
已yǐ3rd tone, dipping
经jīng1st tone, high and level
