耿

gěng

g+ěng·3rd tone

(literary) bright; brilliant

Radical: 耳 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

耳联职聚耸耶聘聪耽聊耻聋

Same radical

耳联职聚耸耶聘聪耽聊耻聋聒聩聆

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Character Decomposition

耿=耳+火

Etymology

fire

Meanings

(literary) bright; brilliant

honest; upright

gěng

surname Geng

Gěng

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Words with 耿 40 total

dried persimmon (from Geng village, Heze, Shandong)耿饼gěng bǐng bright · devoted · having sth on one's mind · troubled耿耿gěng gěng upright and outstanding耿介gěng jiè honest; frank; candid耿直gěng zhí to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding耿耿于怀gěng gěng yú huái loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true忠心耿耿zhōng xīn gěng gěng Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County, in Lincang City, Yunnan耿马傣族佤族自治县Gěng mǎ Dǎi zú Wǎ zú Zì zhì xiàn

Idioms with 耿 3 total Chain

to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding耿耿于怀gěng gěng yú huái loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true忠心耿耿zhōng xīn gěng gěng

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