TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 · 詞
已經
ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥ · yǐjīng
adverb — already
字源 FORM — what the parts do
已already; sixth heavenly stem (已經的已)yǐcoiled serpent glyph borrowed for the 6th stem; the 'already' sense extended from the stem's completedness
經to pass through; canonical text (已經的經)jīng絲 silk warp threads on a loom; 巠 jīng gives the sound — what runs through everything, the standard
已經，已經的已，已經的經。
關 · Related
還沒hái méinot yet — the opposite曾céngjīngonce, formerly — same , more literary