耿介 gěngjiè upright Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents gěngjiè upright 耿 gěng upright (bound form) honest and just; upright; describes a person of integrity. Common in words like 耿直 gěngzhí and 耿介 gěngjiè介 jiè upright (bound form) honest; upright; firm in character and principlegěngjiè illustrious 耿 gěng bright (literary) (bound form) bright; brilliant; luminous. Used in classical contexts to describe light or heavenly bodies.介 jiè upright (bound form) honest; upright; firm in character and principle