炯

See also: 烱

Translingual

Han character

炯 (radical 86 火+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 火月口 (FBR), X火月口 (XFBR), four-corner 9782₀, composition ⿰火冋)

1. bright, brilliant, clear
2. hot

References

• KangXi: page 668, character 26
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18956
• Dae Jaweon: page 1078, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 2195, character 16
• Unihan data for U+70AF

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Chinese

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simp. and trad.		炯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǒng (jiong³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwing²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiǒng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄥˇ
    • Wade-Giles: chiung³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeong
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwing²
    • Yale: gwíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwing²
    • IPA ^(key): /kʷɪŋ³⁵/

Middle Chinese pronunciation (炯, reconstructed)
Character (炯), Pronunciation 1/2
Initial: 匣 (33) Final: 青 Division: IV			Openness: Closed Tone: Rising (X)			Fanqie: 戸頂切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/ɦweŋX/	/ɣiweŋX/	/ɣueŋX/	/ɦʷeŋX/	/ɦwɛjŋX/	/ɣiweŋX/	/ɣuɛŋX/
Character (炯), Pronunciation 2/2
Initial: 見 (28) Final: 青 Division: IV			Openness: Closed Tone: Rising (X)			Fanqie: 古迥切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/kweŋX/	/kiweŋX/	/kueŋX/	/kʷeŋX/	/kwɛjŋX/	/kiweŋX/	/kuɛŋX/

Old Chinese pronunciation (炯, reconstructed)
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character					No.					Phonetic component					Rime group					Rime subdivision					Corresponding MC rime					Old Chinese					Notes
炯					6901					冋					耕					0					熲					/*kʷeːŋʔ/
炯					6907					冋					耕					0					迥					/*ɡʷeːŋʔ/

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Japanese

Kanji

炯

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On: けい (kei), きょう (kyō)
• Kun: あきらか (akiraka)

Compounds

• 炯眼 (けいがん)

Alternative forms

• 烱 (俗字, zokuji)

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Korean

Hanja

炯 (hyeong) (hangeul 형, revised hyeong, McCune-Reischauer hyŏng, Yale hyeng)

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