耿 (gang2 | geng3) : bright, shining, honest; have guts; surname

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耿

gang2

geng3

[1] bright, shining, honest, upright
[2] have guts
[3] surname Geng

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 耳 (#128)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

耿

This word has been viewed 3708 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 9th Jul 2014 21:14

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忠心耿耿 zung1 sam1 gang2 gang2 zhong1 xin1 gen3 geng3 = be loyal and steadfast; faithful and devoted

耿耿於懷 gang2 gang2 jyu1 waai4 geng3 geng3 yu2 huai2 = take sth.personal and harbour resentment in one's heart; be disgruntled; take sth. to the heart

耿介 gang2 gaai3 geng3 jie4 = honest; upright; frank

耿直 gang2 zik6 geng3 zhi2 = honest; upright; frank

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Decimal representation of this word: 耿
Unicode code for this character: U+803f (off-site link)

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