Read Edit View history 庚 gēng 7th heavenly stem Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts an instrument like a gong. Based on the original meaning "gong", now written as 鉦. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. 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