See also: , , and 𡃁
U+975A, 靚
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-975A

[U+9759]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+975B]

Translingual

Han character

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

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

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *zleŋs) : phonetic (OC *sʰleːŋ) + semantic .

Etymology 1

trad.
simp.

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:wuu-pron at line 195: Incorrect tone notation "3" for sh. See WT:AZH/Wu.

Definitions

(deprecated template usage)

  1. to call in a subordinate; to invite
  2. to dress up; to get dressed up
  3. gentle and refined; fair and quiet
  4. bright
  5. beautiful; gorgeous; magnificent
  6. Alternative term for (jìng, “calm; quiet”).
  7. Alternative term for (jìng, “to reflect on”).

Compounds

Etymology 2

trad.
simp.

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

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:wuu-pron at line 195: Incorrect tone notation "3" for sh. See WT:AZH/Wu.

Definitions

(deprecated template usage)

  1. (regional, including Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua) pretty; beautiful
    [Cantonese]  ―  leng3 zai2 [Jyutping]  ―  handsome man
    [Cantonese]  ―  leng3 saam1 [Jyutping]  ―  pretty clothes
    [Cantonese]  ―  leng3 soeng3-2 [Jyutping]  ―  nice pictures
    出街使乜 [Cantonese, trad.]
    出街使乜 [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 [Cantonese, trad.]
    呢个女仔 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei1 go3 neoi5 zai2 dou1 gei2 leng3 aa3 haa2. [Jyutping]
    She's quite pretty, huh?
  2. (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Pinghua) good; fine
    今晚 [Cantonese, trad.]
    今晚 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gam1 maan5 bou1 tong1 gau3 saai3 leng3! [Jyutping]
    Tonight's soup is great!
    質地 [Cantonese, trad.]
    质地 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gin6 saam1 di1 zat1 dei6-2 dou1 gei2 leng3 wo3. [Jyutping]
    The material of this shirt is pretty good.
  3. (dialectal Cantonese) orderly
Synonyms
  • (pretty):

Compounds

Etymology 3

trad.
simp.
alternative forms

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

Pronunciation


Definitions

(deprecated template usage)

  1. (Hakka) beautiful; pretty
Synonyms

Etymology 4

trad.
simp.
alternative forms

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

Pronunciation


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Definitions

(deprecated template usage)

  1. (Hainanese) beautiful; pretty
  2. (Hainanese) good; fine
Synonyms

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 𡃁 (“(Cantonese) little girl or boy”).
(This character is a variant form of 𡃁).

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. make up face
  2. ornament
  3. quiet

Readings

  • Go-on: しょう (shō)しやう (syau, historical)
  • Kan-on: せい (sei)

Korean

Hanja

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

  1. make up face
  2. ornament
  3. quiet