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
精明
jīngmíng
shrewd; astute
Characters in this word
明 míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 她为人精明，却不显得圆滑，因此在谈判中很容易赢得信任。 Tā wéirén jīngmíng, què bù xiǎnde yuánhuá, yīncǐ zài tánpàn zhōng hěn róngyì yíngdé xìnrèn. She is astute without seeming slick, so she easily wins trust in negotiations.
- 他是个精明的商人，从来不会做亏本的买卖。 Tā shì ge jīngmíng de shāngrén, cónglái bú huì zuò kuīběn de mǎimài. He is a shrewd businessman who never makes a deal at a loss.
- 别看她年纪小，买东西时精明得很。 Bié kàn tā niánjì xiǎo, mǎi dōngxi shí jīngmíng de hěn. Although she is young, she is very shrewd when shopping.
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