Jing, semen, essence, channel & fright

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Hi All, & Par & Jason,

 

Brian wrote:

> I think the Chinese character for semen is the same character

used

> for " Jing " in general, such as when we talk of Jing Xu.

 

I replied: " That is correct " .

 

Par wrote:

> ç¶ " (Sç») [jÄ«ng] longitude; scripture; ...; å.²ç¶ " already;

> æ~ " ç¶ " I Ching î¿¿!ci 1006283723|ç¶ " [ç»] ¹jÄ«ng n. â` ã?^txtl.ã??

> warp â`¡ã?^Ch. med.ã?? channels â`¢ã?^geog.ã?? longitude

> â`£scripture; canon; classics â`¤menses; menstruation â`¥Surname

> â-?v. â` manage; deal/engage in â`¡pass through; undergo â`¢stand;

> bear; endure

 

Jason wrote:

> I cannot read your above 'characters', and I don't know what

> exactly you are saying, but the above jing is different than the

> essence jing.

 

Par wrote later:

> Arrrrrgh! I assume everyone has mental clutch slippage at one

> point or another, this is a good example of mine. Of course they

are different characters...

 

Par, even Homer nods, and you had me worried enough to look up

Wiseman's PD. The character for Jing (semen, essence) differs

from that for Jing (Channel, go through ...) and Jing (fright).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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