靚

See also: 靓, 靜, and 𡃁
靚 U+975A, 靚
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-975A
← 静
[U+9759]
CJK Unified Ideographs 靛 →
[U+975B]

Translingual

Han character

靚 (Kangxi radical 174, 靑+7, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手月月山山 (QBBUU), four-corner 56210, composition ⿰青見 or ⿰靑見)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1381, character 32
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42575
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1893, character 10
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4048, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+975A

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *zleŋs) : phonetic 青 (OC *sʰleːŋ) + semantic 見.

Etymology 1

trad. 靚
simp. 靓

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 靚
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 從 (15)
Final (韻) 清 (121)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 疾政切
Baxter dzjengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/d͡ziᴇŋH/
Pan
Wuyun
/d͡ziɛŋH/
Shao
Rongfen
/d͡ziæŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/d͡ziajŋH/
Li
Rong
/d͡ziɛŋH/
Wang
Li
/d͡zĭɛŋH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/d͡zʱi̯ɛŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jìng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zing6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 靚
Reading # 1/1
No. 11345
Phonetic
component
生
Rime
group
耕
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
淨
Old
Chinese
/*zleŋs/
Notes 妝,另朝會義通作請

Definitions

靚

  1. † to call in a subordinate; to invite
  2. † to dress up; to get dressed up
  3. † gentle and refined; fair and quiet
  4. † bright
  5. † beautiful; gorgeous; magnificent
  6. † Alternative term for 靜/静 (jìng, “calm; quiet”).
  7. † Alternative term for 靖 (jìng, “to reflect on”).

Compounds

Etymology 2

trad. 靚
simp. 靓

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 令 or 亮?”) Also compare Zhuang lengj.

Pronunciation


Definitions

靚

  1. (regional, including Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua) pretty; beautiful
    靚仔/靓仔 [Cantonese]  ―  leng3 zai2 [Jyutping]  ―  handsome man
    靚衫/靓衫 [Cantonese]  ―  leng3 saam1 [Jyutping]  ―  pretty clothes
    靚相/靓相 [Cantonese]  ―  leng3 soeng3-2 [Jyutping]  ―  nice pictures
    你都唔係出街,使乜著咁靚呀? [Cantonese, trad.]
    你都唔系出街,使乜著咁靓呀? [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 dou1 m4 hai6 ceot1 gaai1, sai2 mat1 zoek3 gam3 leng3 aa3? [Jyutping]
    You're not going out or anything; what do you need to dress so well for?
    呢個女仔都幾靚呀吓。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    呢个女仔都几靓呀吓。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei1 go3 neoi5 zai2 dou1 gei2 leng3 aa3 haa2. [Jyutping]
    She's quite pretty, huh?
  2. (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Pinghua) good; fine
    今晚煲湯夠嗮靚! [Cantonese, trad.]
    今晚煲汤够嗮靓! [Cantonese, simp.]
    gam1 maan5 bou1 tong1 gau3 saai3 leng3! [Jyutping]
    Tonight's soup is great!
    件衫啲質地都幾靚喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    件衫啲质地都几靓㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gin6 saam1 di1 zat1 dei6-2 dou1 gei2 leng3 wo3. [Jyutping]
    The material of this shirt is pretty good.
  3. (dialectal Cantonese) orderly
Synonyms
  • (pretty):

Compounds

Etymology 3

trad. 靚
simp. 靓
alternative forms 精
倩

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 精?”)

Pronunciation


Definitions

靚

  1. (Hakka) beautiful; pretty
Synonyms

Etymology 4

trad. 靚
simp. 靓
alternative forms 像
倩

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 像?”)

Pronunciation


Definitions

靚

  1. (Hainanese) beautiful; pretty
  2. (Hainanese) good; fine
Synonyms

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of 靚 – see 𡃁 (“(Cantonese) little girl or boy”).
(This character is a variant form of 𡃁).

Japanese

Kanji

靚

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. make up face
  2. ornament
  3. quiet

Readings

Korean

Hanja

靚 • (jeong) (hangeul 정, revised jeong, McCune–Reischauer chŏng, Yale ceng)

  1. make up face
  2. ornament
  3. quiet
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