耿
(literary) bright; brilliant; honest; upright
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How 耿 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
fire
How to remember it
dedicated · Heisig RSH #1970
耳 ear + 火 fire
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 耿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耿马县 | Gěng mǎ Xiàn | see 耿馬傣族佤族自治縣|耿马傣族佤族自治县[Geng3 ma3 Dai3 zu2 Wa3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 耿马傣族佤族自治县 | Gěng mǎ Dǎi zú Wǎ zú Zì zhì xiàn | Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County, in Lincang City 臨滄市|临沧市[Lin2 cang1 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 耿马 | Gěng mǎ | see 耿馬傣族佤族自治縣|耿马傣族佤族自治县[Geng3 ma3 Dai3 zu2 Wa3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 耿直 | gěng zhí | honest; frank; candid |
| 耿耿于怀 | gěng gěng yú huái | to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding |
| 忠心耿耿 | zhōng xīn gěng gěng | loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true |
| 耿饼 | gěng bǐng | dried persimmon (from Geng village, Heze 荷澤|荷泽, Shandong) |
| 耿介 | gěng jiè | upright and outstanding |
| 耿耿 | gěng gěng | bright; devoted; having sth on one's mind; troubled |