精 jīng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 米 — rice, millet, grain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
精妙
jīngmiào
exquisite; ingenious; subtle
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Example phrases
- 这首古曲的转调极其精妙，表面平缓，却暗含情绪的巨大起伏。 Zhè shǒu gǔqǔ de zhuǎndiào jíqí jīngmiào, biǎomiàn pínghuǎn, què ànhán qíngxù de jùdà qǐfú. The modulation in this ancient melody is extremely subtle: calm on the surface, yet full of emotional rise and fall.
- 这幅画的构图非常精妙，每个细节都恰到好处。 Zhè fú huà de gòutú fēicháng jīngmiào, měi ge xìjié dōu qiàdàohǎochù. The composition of this painting is exquisite, and every detail is just right.
- 他设计的这个小机关十分精妙，谁也看不出破绽。 Tā shèjì de zhè ge xiǎo jīguān shífēn jīngmiào, shéi yě kàn bù chū pòzhàn. The little mechanism he designed is so ingenious that nobody can spot a flaw.
Related words
- 精彩 jīngcǎi wonderful; exciting
- 精神 jīngshén spirit
- 精神 jīngshen energetic
- 精力 jīnglì energy
- 精美 jīngměi exquisite, delicate
- 精确 jīngquè accurate, precise
- 精通 jīngtōng to master, be proficient in
- 精心 jīngxīn meticulously, carefully
- 精致 jīngzhì delicate, refined
- 精准 jīngzhǔn accurate, precise
- 酒精 jiǔjīng alcohol
- 博大精深 bódàjīngshēn broad and profound