Chinese symbol for “exegesis”
释经
shì jīng
Traditional: 釋經
exegesis; explanation of classic text
The closest CC-CEDICT match for exegesis is 释经 (shì jīng), defined as: exegesis; explanation of classic text.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “exegesis”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 释经.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解释 (解釋) | jiě shì | explanation; to explain |
| 释放 (釋放) | shì fàng | to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions) |
| 诠释 (詮釋) | quán shì | to interpret; to comment and explain |
| 注释 (注釋) | zhù shì | to annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation |
| 获释 (獲釋) | huò shì | freed (from prison); to obtain release |
| 已经 (已經) | yǐ jīng | already |
| 经济 (經濟) | jīng jì | economy; economic |
| 经过 (經過) | jīng guò | to pass; to go through |
See also: Japanese symbol for “exegesis”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.