精确
jīngquè · HSK 7
precise
🎯 精 refined + 确 certain = refined-and-certain, i.e. precise and exact
精 carries the sense of refined or essence (as in 精华), and 确 means certain or true (as in 确定). Joined, they describe a measurement or statement that is exact and accurate, leaving no margin for error.
精 — rice 米 + blue/green 青 (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 米 (rice) gives the meaning, while 青 supplies the sound. Originally referred to polished, refined rice — grain with the husk removed. The sense broadened to 'refined, pure, essence,' and later 'fine, skilled, spirit.'