炳
Meanings
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- 1.bright
- 2.brilliant
- 3.luminous
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Wiktionary
- 1.bright; luminous
- 2.to shine
- 3.notable; remarkable; outstanding; prominent; marked; striking; distinctive
- 4.to ignite; to set on fire; to light; to kindle
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Etymology
Unger (1986) reconstructs Old Chinese pronunciation as *pl(j)aŋʔ and considers this item part of a word family under 陽 (OC *laŋ) and related to Thai ปลั่ง (bplàng, “bright”). Alternatively, Schuessler (2007) reconstructs OC *br(j)aŋʔ and includes this in an Austroasiatic word family under 亮 (OC *raŋs). See there for more. Finally, perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *brwaŋ (“loud; bright”); compare Burmese ပြင်း (prang:, “strong, violent”) (STEDT).
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Related words
彪炳 (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc)炳耀 bright and luminous炳焕 bright and brilliant炳蔚 splendid (of writing style)炳烛 by bright candlelight炳著 eminent; renowned炳然 to be manifest for everyone to see炳文 luminous style章炳麟 Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution彪炳千古 to shine through the ages (idiom)