Chinese symbol for “pass”
经过
jīng guò
Traditional: 經過
to pass; to go through; process; course
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pass is 经过 (jīng guò), defined as: to pass; to go through; process; course; 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pass”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 度 | dù | to pass; to spend (time) |
| 度过 (度過) | dù guò | to pass; to spend (time) |
| 通行证 (通行證) | tōng xíng zhèng | a pass (authority to enter); a laissez-passer or safe conduct |
| 关口 (關口) | guān kǒu | pass; gateway |
| 流逝 | liú shì | (of time) to pass; to elapse |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 经过.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 已经 (已經) | yǐ jīng | already |
| 经济 (經濟) | jīng jì | economy; economic |
| 经验 (經驗) | jīng yàn | experience; to go through; to experience |
| 曾经 (曾經) | céng jīng | once; already |
| 经历 (經歷) | jīng lì | to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段 (duàn),次 (cì)) |
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 过去 (過去) | guò qù | (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pass”.
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.