神经 shénjīng▶ nervio

Stroke order

神经 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 神 — 9 strokes
• 经 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. nerve
2. mental state
3. (coll.) unhinged
4. nutjob

Related words

• 出神Trance
• 正经Serio; grave
• 留神Reloj, observar
• 眼神expresión en los ojos
• 神仙ser sobrenatural; inmortal; hada
• 神圣sagrado

神经 is pronounced shénjīng and means “nervio”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 神经 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.