敬
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TranslingualEdit
Han characterEdit
敬 (radical 66, 攴+9 in traditional Chinese and Korean, 攴+8 in mainland China and Japanese, 13 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 12 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, cangjie input 廿口人大 (TROK), four-corner 48640, composition ⿰苟攵(GJKV) or ⿰茍攵(HT))
Derived charactersEdit
ReferencesEdit
- KangXi: page 473, character 35
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13285
- Dae Jaweon: page 826, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1466, character 2
- Unihan data for U+656C
ChineseEdit
trad. | 敬 | |
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simp. # | 敬 |
Glyph originEdit
Historical forms of the character 敬 | |||
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Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Bronze inscriptions | Chu Slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Ideogrammic compound (會意): 茍 + 攵, the left component represents a sitting dog, the right component represents authority.
EtymologyEdit
Cognate with 驚 (OC *kreŋ, “to be afraid; to scare”) (Schuessler, 2007). See there for more.
PronunciationEdit
DefinitionsEdit
敬
- to respect; to honor
- respectful; deferential
- to present; to offer (alcohol, food, cigarettes, tea, etc.)
- A surname.
CompoundsEdit
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ReferencesEdit
- “敬”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- “Entry #9524”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
JapaneseEdit
KanjiEdit
ReadingsEdit
- Go-on: きょう (kyō)←きやう (kyau, historical)
- Kan-on: けい (kei, Jōyō)
- Kun: うやまう (uyamau, 敬う, Jōyō)
- Nanori: け (ke); たか (taka); たかし (takashi); たけ (take); とし (toshi); のり (nori); ひろ (hiro); ゆき (yuki); よし (yoshi)
CompoundsEdit
- 敬愛 (keiai): respect and affection
- 敬畏 (keii): reverence, holding in awe, fear
- 敬意 (keii): respect
- 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
Etymology 1Edit
Kanji in this term |
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敬 |
けい Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 敬 (kjængH, “respectful”).
PronunciationEdit
AffixEdit
Usage notesEdit
Used in kanji compounds. Not used in isolation except as a suru verb.[1][2] See 敬する.
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Kanji in this term |
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敬 |
うやまい Grade: 6 |
kun’yomi |
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 敬う (uyamau, “to respect, to esteem”).[1][2]
PronunciationEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- 敬い (uyamai)
NounEdit
Usage notesEdit
More commonly spelled as 敬い with the okurigana.
Etymology 3Edit
Used as ateji in various names.
Proper nounEdit
- A male given name
ReferencesEdit
KoreanEdit
HanjaEdit
敬 (eumhun 공경할 경 (gonggyeonghal gyeong))
VietnameseEdit
Han characterEdit
敬: Hán Việt readings: kính (
敬: Nôm readings: kính[1][2][4][5], kỉnh[2], kinh[6]
CompoundsEdit
- 恭敬 (cung kính)
- 敬重 (kính trọng)