泾 Stroke Order — How to Write 泾

泾 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

泾 Radical and Character Components

Partial breakdown of 泾:氵

water.

Radical: 氵 + 5 more strokes

泾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

jīng

Meanings of 泾 in Chinese

jīng泾

Jīng (泾) refers to the Jing River, a river in China. It is commonly used in the idiom '泾渭分明' (jīng wèi fēn míng), which literally means 'the Jing River is clear and the Wei River is turbid,' to figuratively describe a situation where distinctions, boundaries, or differences are very clear and unambiguous.

他们俩对这件事的看法泾渭分明，完全无法达成一致。

Their opinions on this matter are clearly distinct, making it impossible for them to reach an agreement.

Refers to the Jing River; also used in idioms to denote clear distinction or demarcation.

这两种观点泾渭分明，很难调和。

These two viewpoints are clearly distinct, making them difficult to reconcile.

Common Words and Phrases with 泾

jīng泾wèi渭fēn分míng明

Clearly distinct; having a sharp distinction, especially between right and wrong or good and bad, like two rivers with different clarity that flow together but remain separate.