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耿

(literary) bright; brilliant; honest; upright

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How 耿 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

fire

components: 耳 火

How to remember it

dedicated · Heisig RSH #1970

耳 ear + 火 fire

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 耿

WordPinyinMeaning
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