勁

See also: 劲

Translingual

Han character

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

References

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

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Chinese

trad.		勁
simp.		劲

Glyph origin

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／形声, OC *kɯns, *keŋs) : phonetic 巠 (OC *keːŋ) + semantic 力 (“strength”).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 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

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 勁

1. vigor; energy; strength (Classifier: 股 m)
2. air; manner; expression (Classifier: 股 m)
3. interest; relish; gusto

Compounds

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

勁

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. Powerful, power.

Readings

• Go-on: きょう (kyō)
• Kan-on: けい (kei)
• Kun: つよい (tsuyoi, 勁い)

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Korean

Hanja

勁 (eum 경 (gyeong))

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Vietnamese

Han character

勁: Hán Nôm readings: kính, cứng, cánh, kình

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