Usage of the character 菁
jīng
菁
[菁]
- leek flower
- lush
- luxuriant
jīnghuá
菁华
[菁華]
- the cream
- essence
- the quintessence
jīngyīng
菁英
[菁英]
- elite
mánjing
蔓菁
[蔓菁]
- turnip
wújīng
芜菁
[蕪菁]
- turnip
wújīnggānlán
芜菁甘蓝
[蕪菁甘藍]
- rutabaga (vegetable)
qùwúcúnjīng
去芜存菁
[去蕪存菁]
- lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
- to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)