神经
Old HSK 6
神经 (shénjīng) · nerve
神经 (shénjīng) means “nerve; nervous system; crazy”. It is written with 2 characters: 神 (god) + 经 (the classics). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 神经 is built
The characters
神 shén · god
What 神 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 申shēn — to report
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 礻 gives the meaning, 申 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
经 jīng · the classics
What 经 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他最近神经很紧张。Tā zuìjìn shénjīng hěn jǐnzhāng.He has been very nervous lately.
大脑通过神经控制身体。Dànǎo tōngguò shénjīng kòngzhì shēntǐ.The brain controls the body through the nerves.
Questions about 神经
What does 神经 mean?
神经 (shénjīng) means “nerve; nervous system; crazy”.
How do you pronounce 神经?
神经 is pronounced shénjīng.
Which HSK level is 神经?
神经 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 精神jīngshénspirit
- 神话shénhuàmyth
- 神秘shénmìmysterious
- 出神chūshénlost in thought
- 聚精会神jùjīnghuìshénto concentrate fully
- 留神liúshénto be careful
- 神奇shénqímagical
- 神气shénqìexpression
- 神圣shénshèngsacred
- 神态shéntàiexpression
Learn 神经 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 160: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.