勁

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See also: 劲
勁 U+52C1, 勁
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-52C1
← 勀
[U+52C0] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 勂 →
[U+52C2]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

勁 (radical 19, 力+7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 一一大尸 (MMKS), four-corner 14127, composition ⿰巠力)

References[edit]

  • KangXi: page 147, character 25
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2349
  • Dae Jaweon: page 332, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 371, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+52C1

Chinese[edit]

trad. 勁
simp. 劲

Glyph origin[edit]

Characters in the same phonetic series (巠) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
葝 *ɡeŋ, *ɡeŋ
頸 *keŋʔ, *ɡeŋ
勁 *kɯns, *keŋs
鑋 *kʰeŋ, *kʰeːŋs
輕 *kʰeŋ, *kʰeŋs
涇 *ɡeŋʔ, *keːŋ
經 *keːŋ, *keːŋs
鵛 *keːŋ
巠 *keːŋ
剄 *keːŋʔ
烴 *keːŋʔ
徑 *keːŋs
逕 *keːŋs
桱 *keːŋs
蛵 *qʰeːŋ
陘 *ɡeːŋ
鋞 *ɡeːŋ, *ɡeːŋʔ
脛 *ɡeːŋʔ, *ɡeːŋs
踁 *ɡeːŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kɯns, *keŋs): phonetic 巠 (OC *keːŋ) + semantic 力 (“strength”).

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps related to 強 (OC *ɡaŋ, *ɡaŋʔ, “strong”).

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Note:
  • ging6 - more common, especially when meaning “amazing; terrific; super”.
  • Hakka
  • Min Dong
  • Min Nan
  • Wu
    • Rime
    Character 勁
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 見 (28)
    Final (韻) 清 (121)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 居正切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/kiᴇŋH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/kiɛŋH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/kiæŋH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/kiajŋH/
    Li
    Rong         		/kiɛŋH/
    Wang
    Li         		/kĭɛŋH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ki̯ɛŋH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		jìng
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 勁
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		jìng
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ kjiengH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*keŋ-s/ (no palatalization before *-eŋ?)
    English strong

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 勁 勁
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    No. 6655 6790
    Phonetic
    component         		斤 巠
    Rime
    group         		文 耕
    Rime
    subdivision         		1 0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		靳 勁
    Old
    Chinese         		/*kɯns/ /*keŋs/
    Notes 今訓讀爲劤

    Definitions[edit]

    勁

    1. powerful; strong
    2. vigorous; with energy; lively
    3. (Cantonese) amazing; terrific
      好勁 / 好劲 [Cantonese]  ―  hou2 ging6 [Jyutping]  ―  amazing
    4. (Cantonese) very; super
      勁似 / 劲似 [Cantonese]  ―  ging6 ci5 [Jyutping]  ―  closely resembling
      勁煩 / 劲烦 [Cantonese]  ―  ging6 faan4 [Jyutping]  ―  super annoying

    Pronunciation 2[edit]

    Rime
    Character 勁
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 見 (28)
    Final (韻) 清 (121)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 居正切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/kiᴇŋH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/kiɛŋH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/kiæŋH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/kiajŋH/
    Li
    Rong         		/kiɛŋH/
    Wang
    Li         		/kĭɛŋH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ki̯ɛŋH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		jìng
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 勁
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		jìng
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ kjiengH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*keŋ-s/ (no palatalization before *-eŋ?)
    English strong

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 勁 勁
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    No. 6655 6790
    Phonetic
    component         		斤 巠
    Rime
    group         		文 耕
    Rime
    subdivision         		1 0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		靳 勁
    Old
    Chinese         		/*kɯns/ /*keŋs/
    Notes 今訓讀爲劤

    Definitions[edit]

    勁

    1. vigor; energy; strength (Classifier: 股 m)

    Compounds[edit]

    Derived terms from 勁

    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    勁

    (“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

    1. Powerful, power.[1]

    Readings[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Akiyasu Tōdō [et al.] (2002) 漢字源, →ISBN: “勁 劤”

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    勁 • (gyeong) (hangeul 경, revised gyeong, McCune–Reischauer kyŏng)

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    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    勁 (kính, cứng, cánh, kình)

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