耿
Meanings
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- 1.surname Geng
- 1.(literary) bright; brilliant
- 2.honest; upright
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Wiktionary
- 1.bright; shining
- 2.honest and just; upright
- 3.uneasy; disturbed
- 4.sad; sorrowful
- 5.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kreːŋʔ): abbreviated phonetic 烓 (OC *qʷeː, *kʰʷeːŋʔ) + semantic 耳. Alternatively phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kreːŋʔ): abbreviated phonetic 聖 (OC *hljeŋs) + semantic 火.
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耿直 honest; frank; candid耿马 see 耿马傣族佤族自治县[Gěng mǎ Dǎi zú Wǎ zú Zì zhì xiàn]耿饼 dried persimmon (from Geng village, Heze 荷泽, Shandong)耿耿 bright耿介 upright and outstanding耿马县 see 耿马傣族佤族自治县[Gěng mǎ Dǎi zú Wǎ zú Zì zhì xiàn]忠心耿耿 loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true耿耿于怀 to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding耿马傣族佤族自治县 Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County, in Lincang City 临沧市[Lín cāng Shì], Yunnan