Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kɛngX | [k]ˤreŋʔ | brilliant; wide awake |
| Zhengzhang | kreːŋʔ | ||
| Unicode | gɛ̌ng |
說文解字
耳箸頰也。从耳，烓省聲。杜林說：耿，光也。从光，聖省。凡字皆左形右聲。杜林非也。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)