炯炯

Chinese

		bright; clear	bright; clear
trad. (炯炯)		炯	炯
simp. #(炯炯)		炯	炯
alternative forms		烱烱／炯炯 囧囧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǒngjiǒng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwing² gwing²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǒngjiǒng [Phonetic: jióngjiǒng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyǒngjyǒng
    • Wade–Giles: chiung³-chiung³
    • Yale: jyǔng-jyǔng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeongjeong
    • Palladius: цзюнцзюн (czjunczjun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwing² gwing²
    • Yale: gwíng gwíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwing² gwing²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guing² guing²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɪŋ³⁵ kʷɪŋ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kwengX|hwengX kwengX|hwengX

Rime
Character	炯	炯
Reading #	2/2	1/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	青 (126)	青 (126)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	IV	IV
Fanqie	古迥切	戸頂切
Baxter	kwengX	hwengX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kweŋX/	/ɦweŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷeŋX/	/ɦʷeŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɛŋX/	/ɣuɛŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwɛjŋX/	/ɦwɛjŋX/
Li Rong	/kueŋX/	/ɣueŋX/
Wang Li	/kiweŋX/	/ɣiweŋX/
Bernard Karlgren	/kiweŋX/	/ɣiweŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiǒng	xiòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwing2	wing6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʷeːŋʔ|ɡʷeːŋʔ  kʷeːŋʔ|ɡʷeːŋʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	炯	炯
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	6901	6907
Phonetic component	冋	冋
Rime group	耕	耕
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	熲	迥
Old Chinese	/*kʷeːŋʔ/	/*ɡʷeːŋʔ/

Adjective

炯炯

1. (ideophonic, of eyes, etc.) bright; sparkling
2. (literary, ideophonic) having eyes wide open; laden with anxiety and unable to sleep

Derived terms

• 炯炯有光
• 炯炯有神
• 目光炯炯