TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
精
ㄐㄧㄥ · jīng
adj/noun — refined; essence, spirit
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{j,q,x}Iqīng → jīng — the {j,q,x} crossing
Rice (米) gives the matter; 青 qīng carries the sound, q worn to j. The first word is polished rice — pounded until only the white heart is left. From it, everything refined out of the rough: the essence (精華), the spirit (精神), the finely made (精緻).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
米（米）在臼裡舂了又舂，糠飛掉，剩下白亮亮的一把。
Rice (米) pounded and pounded in the mortar; the husk flies off — a handful left, white and bright.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)精米— polished rice
→精華、精神— the essence; the spirit常用
⇒精緻、精通— finely made; mastered to the grain
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension