敬

Translingual

Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意): 茍 + 攵, logic unclear.

Han character

敬 (radical 66 攴+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿口人大 (TROK), four-corner 4864₀, composition ⿰苟攵)

1. respect, honor
2. respectfully

Derived characters

• 警 驚

References

• KangXi: page 473, character 35
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13285
• Dae Jaweon: page 826, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1466, character 2
• Unihan data for U+656C

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Cantonese

Hanzi

敬 (Yale ging3)

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Japanese

Kanji

敬

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• Goon: きょう (kyō)
• Kan’on: けい (kei)
• Kun: うやまう (uyamau)

Compounds

Compounds of 敬

敬い (uyamai) reverence 敬う (uyamau) to respect 敬す (keisu) to respect 敬意 (keī) respect 敬愛 (keiai) respect and affection 敬遠 (keien) keeping at a distance 敬具 (keigu) a respectful closing statement 敬虔 (keiken) pious 敬語 (keigo) honorifics 敬神 (keishin) piety 敬称 (keishō) title of honor 敬体 (keitai) distal style

敬白 (keihaku) Yours Sincerely 敬服 (keifuku) admiration 敬慕 (keibo) love and respect 敬礼 (keirei) salute, bow 敬老 (keirō) respect for elders 敬譲語 (keijōgo) polite speech 敬天愛人 (keiten aijin) "Revere heaven, love people." 失敬 (shikkei) rude 尊敬 (sonkei) respect Archaic 敬啓 (keikei) salutation at end of formal letter 敬呈 (keitei) salutation in a formal letter

Noun

敬 (hiragana けい, romaji kei)

1. reverence, respect

Proper noun

敬 (hiragana たかし, romaji Takashi)

1. A male given name

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Korean

Hanja

敬 (gyeong) (hangeul 경, revised gyeong, McCune-Reischauer kyŏng, Yale kyeng)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

敬 (Pinyin guī (gui1), jìng (jing4), Wade-Giles kuei¹, ching⁴)

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Vietnamese

Han character

敬 (kính)