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径

jìng

HSK 6 Character Traditional 徑

What 径 means

1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means
2. directly; straight
3. diameter

Other readings

径 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jìngfootpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means (variant of {径|jìng}); directly; straight (va

Example sentences

• 走捷径。
  Take a short cut.
• 成功是没有捷径的。
  Chénggōng shì méiyǒu jiéjìng de.
  There is no shortcut to success.
• 必须有外交解决的途径。
  Bìxū yǒu wàijiāo jiějué de tújìng.
  There must be a way to arrive at a diplomatic solution.
• 用圆周能不能求得直径？
  Yòng yuánzhōu néng bù néng qiúdé zhíjìng?
  Is it possible to determine the diameter from the circumference?
• 我的意见与您大相径庭。
  My opinion is entirely different from yours.
• 求三角形内切圆的半径。
  Find the radius of the incircle of the triangle.

Words starting with 径

• 径直jìng zhídirectly
• 径自jìng zìwithout leave; without consulting anyone
• 径向jìng xiàngradial (direction)
• 径庭jìng tíngcompletely different
• 径赛jìng sàitrack events (athletics competition)
• 径路jìng lùroute; path
• 径道jìng dàopath; short-cut
• 径流jìng liúrunoff
• 径迹jìng jìtrack; trajectory; path
• 径情直遂jìng qíng zhí suìto achieve one's ambitions (idiom)

Words containing 径

• 途径tú jìngway; means; channel
• 田径tián jìngtrack and field (athletics)
• 路径lù jìngpath; route; method
• 直径zhí jìngdiameter
• 行径xíng jìng(usu. pejorative) conduct; behavior; act; path; trail
• 捷径jié jìngshortcut
• 小径xiǎo jìngalley; trail
• 口径kǒu jìngbore; caliber; diameter; aperture; (fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events)…
• 半径bàn jìngradius
• 大相径庭dà xiāng jìng tíngas different as can be (idiom); poles apart
• 一径yī jìngdirectly; straightaway; straight
• 中径zhōng jìngdiameter
• 内径nèi jìnginternal diameter
• 危径wēi jìngsteep and perilous path
• 周径zhōu jìnggirth; circumference
• 外径wài jìngexternal diameter (including thickness of the wall)
• 微径wēi jìngsmall path
• 月径yuè jìngmoonlit path; diameter of the moon; diameter of the moon's orbit
• 极径jí jìngmodulus (distance from the origin in polar coordinates)
• 由径yóu jìngto follow a narrow path
• 要径yào jìngimportant path
• 跨径kuà jìngspan (architecture)
• 门径mén jìngaccess
• 大口径dà kǒu jìnglarge-caliber; large-bore

Characters built on 工

These share the phonetic component 工 (gōng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 经jīngclassics; sacred book; scripture
• 轻qīnglight; easy; gentle
• 颈jǐngneck
• 氢qīnghydrogen (chemistry)
• 茎jīngstalk; stem
• 烃tīnghydrocarbon
• 痉jìngspasm
• 泾JīngJing River

Characters that look like 径

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 经jīngclassics; sacred book; scripture
• 佳jiābeautiful; fine; good
• 彼bǐthat; those; (one) another
• 挂guàto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead
• 披pīto drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll
• 挠náoto scratch; to thwart; to yield

Sounds the same

Read jìng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 境border; place; condition
• 静still; calm; quiet
• 净clean; completely; only
• 竟unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
• 竞to compete; to contend; to struggle
• 镜mirror; lens
• 敬(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
• 靓to make up (one's face); to dress; (of one's dress) beautiful
• 靖(bound form) peaceful; (bound form) to pacify; to suppress
• 婧(literary) (of a woman) slender; delicate; (literary) (of a woman) talented
• 劲stalwart; sturdy; strong
• 迳used in personal names and place names