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==Translingual==
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===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=119|rad=米|as=08|sn=14|four=95927|canj=FDQMB|ids=⿰米青(GHTJV), ⿰米靑(K,U+FA1D)}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𡁔]], [[𪇒]], [[𦾿]], [[𧓔]]}} ''(Contains <small>{{l|mul|青}}</small>)''
* {{l|mul|[[𭨇]]}} ''(Contains <small>{{l|mul|靑}}</small>)''

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0910.100|dkj=26997|dj=1336.080|hdz=53150.110|uh=7CBE}}
{{Han ref|uh=FA1D}}

==Chinese==

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|米|青|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p|t1=rice}} – polished rice.

===Pronunciation 1===
{{zh-forms|ss=𰪱}}
{{zh-pron
|m=jīng
|m-s=jin1
|dg=жин1
|c=zing1,zeng1
|c_note=zing1 - literary; zeng1 - vernacular (“smart; clever”)
|c-t=den1
|g=jin1/jiang1
|h=pfs=chîn;gd=jin1/jiang1
|j=jing1/ji1
|j_note=ji1 - in {{zh-l|精明|tr=-}}
|mb=céng
|md=cĭng/ciăng
|md_note=cĭng - literary; ciăng - vernacular
|mn=ml,jj,zp,tw:cheng/ml,jj,na,zp,tw:chiaⁿ/ml,jj,na,tw:chiⁿ
|mn_note=cheng - literary; chiaⁿ - vernacular (“lean”); chiⁿ - vernacular
|mn-t=zêng1/zian1
|mn-t_note=zêng1 - literary; zian1 - vernacular (“demon; lean”)
|w=sh:1cin
|x=jin1
|mc=1
|oc=1,1
|cat=n,a,adv,v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[polished]] [[rice]]
# [[essence]]; [[energy]]
# [[spirit]]; [[energy]]; [[vigour]]
#* {{zh-x|故 上 悖 日月 之 明，下 爍 山川 之 精，中 墮 四時 之 施，惴耎 之 蟲，肖翹 之 物，莫不 失 其 性。|It is just as if, above, the brightness of the sun and moon were darkened; as if, beneath, '''the productive vigour''' of the hills and streams were dried up; and as if, between, the operation of the four seasons were brought to an end: in which case there would not be a single weak and wriggling insect, nor any plant that grows up, which would not lose its proper nature.|ref=Zhuangzi-L}}
# [[seminal]] [[fluid]]; [[semen]]
# [[spirit]]; [[soul]]
# [[essence]]; [[concentrate]]
# [[demon]]; [[goblin]]
# {{lb|zh|dialectal|of meat}} [[lean]]
#: {{alti|zh|腈<tr:->}}
# [[fine]]; [[refined]]
# [[pure]]; [[unmixed]]
# [[concentrated]]; [[sincere]]
# [[clear]]; [[bright]]
# [[exquisite]]; [[profound]]
# [[extremely]]; [[very]]
#: {{zh-x|叫 雨 淋{lín} 了 個 精 溼 |Got made '''extremely''' wet by the rain.}}
# to be [[proficient]]; to be [[expert]] at
# to [[expose]]; to be [[bare]]
# [[smart]]; [[clever]]
#: {{zh-x|你 以為{wéi} 你 能 玩兒{r} 得{de} 過 他？他 可 精 了。誰{shéi} 算計{ji} 誰{shéi} 還 不一定 呢！|You think you could defeat him? He is '''witted and alert'''. That who's going to set whom up is not certain yet!}}
#: {{zh-x|做 廣告 做 得 好 精{zeng1}|runs '''crafty''' advertisements|C}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} {{n-g|Suffix used to describe person with a negative attribute}}
#: {{zh-co|大話精{zing1}|liar|C}}
#: {{zh-co|馬騮精{zing1}||C}}
# {{alt form|zh|睛}}
# {{alt form|zh|菁}}
# {{alt form|zh|晶}}
# {{zh-div|母}} {{lb|zh|Chinese linguistics}} the [[Middle Chinese]] [[initial]] of {{ltc-l|精|id=1}}

=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial|精液}}
{{zh-dial|瘦-2}}
{{zh-dial|聰明}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|精子|酒精|洗髮精|三精|元精|厲精|受精|味精|奶精|妖精|射精|專精|成精|日精|月精|木精|構精|水精|流精|漏精|炎精|炭精|煤精|熟精|玉精|目精|筆精|精一|精伶|精光|精兵|精切|精到|精力|精勤|精品|精囊|精堅|精壯|精夫|精奧|精妙|精密|精富|精審|精巢|精工|精巧|精幹|精度|精廬|精彩|精微|精心|精怪|精悍|精懇|精敏|精明|精曉|精核|精氣|精油|精液|精深|精湛|精準|精潔|精煉|精熟|精爽|精當|精白|精省|精研|精確|精神|精空|精簡|精粗|精粹|精純|精細|精絕|精練|精緻|精美|精義|精耕|精肉|精舍|精良|精芒|精英|精華|精蟲|精血|精衛|精裝|精製|精覈|精誠|精讀|精通|精進|精選|精銳|精鍊|精闢|精靈|精餾|精髓|精鬆|精鹽|糊精|糖精|遺精|金精|陰精|雄精|雲精|香精|鬼精|鰻精|麥精|黃精|天地精華|兵精馬壯|受精卵|團隊精神|古靈精怪|不大精采|勇猛精進|博而不精|弄精細|微言精義|惟精惟一|博大精深|人工受精|弄精魂|勵精求治|古怪精靈|厲精更始|厲精圖治|厲精求治|山精木客|小精靈|小妖精|專精覃思|射精管|害人精|弄精神|兵精糧足|兵精將勇|去粗取精|勵精圖治|取精用弘|水精簾|樟腦精|拖漢精|灌精兒|研精苦思|摩羅精神|父精母血|民族精神|放精神著|殫精竭慮|無精打采|抖搜精神|殫精畢力|打起精神|科學精神|狐狸精|祇洹精舍|炭精筆|日精月華|研精靜慮|研精覃思|矮小精悍|短小精悍|成精作怪|殫精畢思|抖擻精神|沒精打彩|拆家精|殫精竭力|研精鉤深|殫精極思|時代精神|炭精紙|熟讀精思|無一不精|炭精棒|炎精之數|澄澹精致|敬業精神|研深覃精|攪家精|業精於勤|沒精打采|研精覃奧|殫精極慮|揀精揀肥|精刊本|精采<tr:jīngcǎi>|精耕細作|精神文化|精雕細刻|藏精器|蒜球精|薄荷精|精奇里江|精神滿腹|精妙入神|精誠團結|精金百煉|老妖精|精神病|精衛填海|立論精宏|精神奕奕|精金美玉|精米機|精心傑作|蘿蔔精|精神外遇|精兵猛將|精神分析|精誠貫日|精晃晃|精采絕倫|精抄本|自花受精|頤養精神|蓄精蓄銳|精悍短小|運動精神|變性酒精|良玉精金|精疲力盡|精明能幹|精赤條條|精神文明|精英樹|精益求精|精忠報國|養漢精|親愛精誠|精神生活|精力過人|精銀響鈔|精密度|精金良玉|龍馬精神|精密陶瓷|精打細算|精靈論|養精蓄銳|精力充沛|精美絕倫|費盡精神|精雕細鏤|精彩逼人|精義入神|精靈古怪|鬼靈精兒|鬼靈精|鬼精靈|體內受精|精鳥賬|精算師|精疲力竭|馬屁精|精忠旗|精神缺陷|精神渙散|聚精會神|遺精夢泄|精彩生動|精裝本|頤精養神|體大思精|體外受精|響鈔精銀|輸精管|精神錦標|茶精油|精貫白日|精神錯亂|開國精神|立國精神|精妙絕倫|精悟玄鑒|酒精中毒|精雕細琢|酒精燈|精明強幹|補精神|精神感召|精神恍惚|精挑細選|赤條精光|貯精囊|精靈鬼|精明幹練|精奇古怪|見精識精|精神醫學|蛋黃精|香草精|精細胞|芬多精|芙蓉之精|精忠柏|臺灣精品|精神抖擻|精神煥發|精神可嘉|精氣神|精忠|洗碗精|精索|業精於勤，荒於嬉|蘇木精|雞精|nan:精牲<tr:cheng-seⁿ>|hnm:精手|yue:走精面|地精}}

===Pronunciation 2===
{{zh-forms}}
{{zh-pron
|m=jìng
|mc=2
|oc=n,2
|cat=a
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{zh-hd}} [[strong]]

===Pronunciation 3===
{{zh-forms}}
{{zh-see|晴|v}}

{{cat|cmn|Intermediate Mandarin}}
{{C|zh|Energy}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanji forms-IVS
|code=FA1D
|svs=0
|vs1=00
|vs2=03
|col-vs1=aj
|col-vs2=hdmj
|pic-kyu=Ufa1d.svg
|ref={{R:Kanjipedia|0003915000}}
}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=5|rs=米08|kyu=&#64029;}}

# [[essence]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=しょう<しやう
|kanon=せい
|kun=こころ-, しら-げる<しら-ぐ, くわ-し.い<くは-し, もののけ-
|nanori=あき, あきら, きよ, きよし, くわし, しげ, しら, すぐる, すみ, ただ, ただし, つとむ, ひとし, まこと, まさ, まさし, もり, よし
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
{{ja-r/multi|data=
* {{ja-r/args|甘精|かんせい}}: [[saccharin]]
* {{ja-r/args|糊精|こせい}}: [[dextrin]]
* {{ja-r/args|蔘精|じんせい}}: [[ginseng]] [[extract]]
* {{ja-r/args|地精|ちせい}}: [[ginseng]]
}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|せい|yomi=o}}

From {{der|ja|ltc|精|sort=せい|tr=t͡siᴇŋ|t=essence, energy}}. Compare modern {{cog|cmn|-}} reading ''jīng''.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|せい|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR,NHK}}

====Adjective====
{{ja-adj|infl=na|せい}}

# [[detailed]], [[conscientious]]
# [[pure]], [[refined]]

=====Inflection=====
{{ja-na|せい}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|せい}}

# [[polishing]], [[refining]]
# [[care]], [[conscientiousness]]
# something [[polished]] or [[refined]], particularly polished [[white rice]]
# [[vim]] and [[vigor]], [[energy]] in doing things
# [[life force]], [[vitality]], the energy of living
# one's [[emotion]]s, [[mind]], or [[soul]]
# the [[soul]] or [[spirit]] of a thing, particularly when [[appear]]ing on its own; a [[fairy]], a [[sprite]]
# [[semen]]

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|polishing}} {{ja-r|研磨|けんま}}
* {{sense|refining}} {{ja-r|精製|せいせい}}
* {{sense|polished rice}} {{ja-r|精米|せいまい}}; {{ja-r|白米|はくまい}}
* {{sense|care}} {{ja-r|念入り|ねんいり}}
* {{sense|vim}} {{ja-r|元気|げんき}}
* {{sense|vigor}} {{ja-r|精力|せいりょく}}
* {{sense|emotions}} {{ja-r|心|こころ}}
* {{sense|mind}} {{ja-r|精神|せいしん}}
* {{sense|soul}} {{ja-r|魂|たましい}}
* {{sense|spirit}} {{ja-r|精霊|せいれい}}
* {{sense|sprite}} {{ja-r|妖精|ようせい}}
* {{sense|semen}} {{ja-r|精液|せいえき}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|しらげ|yomi=k}}

Noun stem of verb {{m|ja|精げる|tr=shirageru||to polish, to refine}}, itself derived from {{m|ja|白|tr=shira||white|pos=form used in compounds, usually ''shiro'' on its own}} + {{m|ja|ぐ|tr=gu|pos=verbalizing suffix}}, originally just meaning {{m|en|whiten|to whiten something}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|しらげ}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|しらげ}}

# [[rice]] [[polishing]], rice [[milling]]
# [[polished]] or [[milled]] [[rice]]
# [[excellence]]

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|rice polishing}} {{ja-r|米磨|こめとぎ}}
* {{sense|polished rice}} {{ja-r|精米|せいまい}}; {{ja-r|白米|はくまい}}
* {{sense|excellence}} {{ja-r|優秀|ゆうしょう}}

===References===
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==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|hangeul=정|eumhun=|rv=jeong|mr=chŏng|y=ceng}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=米08}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=tinh-tdcntd;bonet;genibrel|rs=米08}}

# [[pure]], [[unadulterated]]; [[refined]]
# [[essence]], [[spirit]]
# [[detailed]], [[conscientious]]
# [[smart]], [[clever]]
# [[energy]], [[vigour]]
# [[demon]]; [[goblin]]; [[spirit]]
# [[semen]], [[seminal fluid]], a [[sperm]] [[cell]]

====Derived terms====
{{der-top3}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精魁|tinh khôi|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精潔|tinh khiết|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精質|tinh chất|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精製|tinh chế|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精油|tinh dầu|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精神|tinh thần|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精華|tinh hoa|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精細|tinh tế|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精微|tinh vi|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精𥹸|tinh bột|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精逆|tinh nghịch|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精銳|tinh nhuệ|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精兵|tinh binh|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|妖精|yêu tinh|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|狐狸精|hồ ly tinh|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精蟲|tinh trùng|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精液|tinh dịch|}}
* {{vi-l-lite|精丸|tinh hoàn|}}
{{bottom}}

===References===
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