靚

See also: 靓, 靜, and 𡃁

Translingual

Han character

靚 (Kangxi radical 174, 靑+7, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手月月山山 (QBBUU), four-corner 5621₀, composition ⿰青見)

1. fair and quiet
2. beautiful
3. make up

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1381, character 32
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42575
• Dae Jaweon: page 1893, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4048, character 2
• Unihan data for U+975A

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Chinese

trad.		靚
simp.		靓

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (生) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
猜	*sʰlɯː
輤	*sʰleːns
綪	*sʰleːns, *ʔsreːŋ
倩	*sʰleːns, *sʰleŋs
棈	*sʰleːns
蒨	*sʰeːns
篟	*sʰeːns
生	*sʰleːŋ, *sreŋs
牲	*sreŋ
笙	*sreŋ
甥	*sreŋ
鉎	*sreŋ, *sleːŋ
珄	*sreŋ
鼪	*sreŋ, *sreŋs
猩	*sreŋ, *seːŋ
狌	*sreŋ
眚	*sreŋʔ
貹	*sreŋs
崝	*zreːŋ
精	*ʔsleŋ, *ʔsleŋs
菁	*ʔsleŋ
鶄	*ʔsleŋ, *sʰleːŋ
蜻	*ʔsleŋ, *sʰleːŋ
鼱	*ʔsleŋ
婧	*ʔsleŋ, *zleŋs, *zleŋʔ
睛	*ʔsleŋ, *sʰleŋʔ
箐	*ʔsleŋ
聙	*ʔsleŋ
旌	*ʔsleŋ
清	*sʰleŋ
圊	*sʰleŋ
請	*sʰleŋʔ, *zleŋs, *zleŋ
凊	*sʰleŋs
䝼	*zleŋs, *zleŋ
靚	*zleŋs
情	*zleŋ
晴	*zleŋ
夝	*zleŋ
靜	*zleŋʔ
靖	*zleŋʔ
睲	*seŋʔ, *seːŋs
惺	*seŋʔ, *seːŋ
性	*sleŋs
姓	*sleŋs
靗	*l̥ʰeŋs
鯖	*ʔljeŋ, *sʰleːŋ
青	*sʰleːŋ
靘	*sʰleːŋ, *sʰleːŋs
掅	*sʰleːŋs
胜	*sleːŋ
曐	*sleːŋ
星	*sleːŋ
鮏	*sleːŋ
腥	*seːŋ, *seːŋs
鯹	*seːŋ
醒	*seːŋ, *seːŋʔ, *seːŋs
篂	*seːŋ

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìng (jing⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leng³ / zing⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìng
    • Wade–Giles: ching⁴
    • Yale: jìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinq
    • Palladius: цзин (czin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: leng³ / zing⁶
    • Yale: leng / jihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: leng³ / dzing⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: léng³ / jing⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɛːŋ³³/, /t͡sɪŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiâng
    • Hakka Romanization System: jiang^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jiang¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯aŋ²⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: dzjengH

Rime
Character	靚
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	疾政切
Baxter	dzjengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ziᴇŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ziɛŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ziæŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ziajŋH/
Li Rong	/d͡ziɛŋH/
Wang Li	/d͡zĭɛŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱi̯ɛŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zing6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*zleŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	靚
Reading #	1/1
No.	11345
Phonetic component	生
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	淨
Old Chinese	/*zleŋs/
Notes	妝，另朝會義通作請

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 靚

1. to invite
2. magnificent
3. gentle and refined
4. bright
5. Alternative term for 靜／静 (jìng).
6. Alternative term for 靖 (jìng).

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 令 or 亮?”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liàng (liang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leng³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liàng
    • Wade–Giles: liang⁴
    • Yale: lyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianq
    • Palladius: лян (ljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: leng³
    • Yale: leng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: leng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: léng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɛːŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiâng
    • Hakka Romanization System: jiang^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jiang¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯aŋ²⁴/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 靚

1. (Cantonese) pretty; beautiful

   你都唔係出街，使乜著咁靚呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   你都唔系出街，使乜著咁靓呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ dou¹ m⁴ hai⁶ ceot¹ gaai¹, sai² mat¹ zoek³ gam³ leng³ aa³? [Jyutping]

   You're not going out or anything; what do you need to dress so well for?

   呢個女仔都幾靚呀吓。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   呢个女仔都几靓呀吓。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei¹ go³ neoi⁵ zai² dou¹ gei² leng³ aa³ haa¹. [Jyutping]

   She's quite pretty, huh?

   靚仔／靓仔 [Cantonese]  ―  leng³ zai² [Jyutping]  ―  handsome man

   靚衫／靓衫 [Cantonese]  ―  leng³ saam¹ [Jyutping]  ―  pretty clothes

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Japanese

Kanji

靚

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. make up face
2. ornament
3. quiet

Readings

• On (unclassified): せい (sei), しょう (shō)

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Korean

Hanja

靚 • (jeong) (hangeul 정, revised jeong, McCune–Reischauer chŏng, Yale ceng)

1. make up face
2. ornament
3. quiet