靚

See also: 靓, 靜, and 𡃁

靚	U+975A, 靚 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-975A

← 静
[U+9759]

CJK Unified Ideographs

靛 →
[U+975B]

Translingual

Han character

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

References

KangXi: page 1381, character 32

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42575

Dae Jaweon: page 1893, character 10

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 4048, character 2

Unihan data for U+975A

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

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìng (jing⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiâng
Min Dong (BUC): cêng
Wu (Wiktionary): jjin (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ
  - Wade–Giles: ching⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinq
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing⁶
  - Yale: jihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiâng
  - Hakka Romanization System: jiang´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jiang¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕi̯aŋ²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛiŋ²⁴²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: jjin (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̥͡ʑɪɲ²³/

Middle Chinese: /d͡ziᴇŋ^H/▼

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
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ziᴇŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ziɛŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ziæŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ziajŋ^H/
Li Rong	/d͡ziɛŋ^H/
Wang Li	/d͡zĭɛŋ^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱi̯ɛŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jìng

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

靚

^† to call in a subordinate; to invite
^† to dress up; to get dressed up
^† gentle and refined; fair and quiet
^† beautiful; gorgeous; magnificent
^† bright
^† Alternative term for 靜／静 (jìng, “calm; quiet”).
^† Alternative term for 靖 (jìng, “to reflect on”).

Compounds

Derived terms from 靚

嚴靚／严靓
新靚／新靓

豐容靚飾／丰容靓饰
靚女／靓女 (liàngnǚ)

靚妝／靓妆
靚衣／靓衣

Etymology 2

Also compare Zhuang lengj.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liàng (liang⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leng³
Min Dong (BUC): liâng
Wu (Wiktionary): lian (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: liàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˋ
  - Wade–Giles: liang⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianq
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ljɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: leng³
  - Yale: leng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: leng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: léng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɛːŋ³³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: liâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃iɑŋ²⁴²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: lian (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liã²³/

Definitions

靚

(Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua) pretty; beautiful
靚仔 / 靓仔 [Cantonese] ― leng³ zai² [Jyutping] ― handsome man
靚衫 / 靓衫 [Cantonese] ― leng³ saam¹ [Jyutping] ― pretty clothes
靚相 / 靓相 [Cantonese] ― leng³ soeng¹ [Jyutping] ― nice pictures
- 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 haa⁵. [Jyutping]
  She's quite pretty, huh?
(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) good; fine
今晚煲湯夠嗮靚！ [Cantonese, trad.]
今晚煲汤够嗮靓！ [Cantonese, simp.]
Gam¹ maan⁵ bou¹ tong¹ gau³ saai³ leng³! [Jyutping]
Tonight's soup is great!
件衫啲質地都幾靚喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
件衫啲质地都几靓㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]
Gin⁶ saam¹ di¹ zat¹ dei^6-2 dou¹ gei² leng³ wo³. [Jyutping]
The material of this shirt is pretty good.
(dialectal Cantonese) orderly

Synonyms

(pretty):

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Synonyms of 靚

俊俏 (jùnqiào) (attractive and smart)
俊秀 (jùnxiù)
俊美 (jùnměi) (of a young male)
俏麗／俏丽 (qiàolì) (usually of a female)
奇麗／奇丽 (qílì) (singularly beautiful)
好看 (hǎokàn)
媠靡 (Min Nan)
嬌豔／娇艳 (jiāoyàn) (delicate and charming)

嬌逸／娇逸 (jiāoyì) (literary, of a young male)
標緻／标致 (biāozhì) (usually of a woman)
清秀 (qīngxiù)
漂亮 (piàoliang)
秀媚 (xiùmèi)
秀美 (xiùměi)
秀麗／秀丽 (xiùlì)

綺麗／绮丽 (qǐlì)
美觀／美观 (měiguān)
美麗／美丽 (měilì)
豔麗／艳丽 (yànlì)
雅 (Teochew)
靚 (Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua)
體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

Dialectal synonyms of 漂亮 (“good-looking; beautiful”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		漂亮
Mandarin	Beijing	好看, 漂亮, 俊
	Taiwan	好看, 漂亮, 俊
	Tianjin	俊, 漂亮, 好看
	Jinan	好看, 漂亮, 俊
	Xi'an	好看, 排場, 心疼
	Wuhan	好看, 漂亮, 乖
	Yangzhou	好看, 標緻
	Hefei	好看, 漂亮, 排場
Cantonese	Guangzhou	好睇, 靚
	Hong Kong	好睇, 靚
	Yangjiang	好看, 好樣, 靚, 整齊
Gan	Nanchang	客氣, 好看
Hakka	Meixian	好看, 靚, 善, 精
Jin	Taiyuan	好看, 惜人, 客戲
Min Bei	Jian'ou	好覷, 雅式, 生得好
Min Dong	Fuzhou	俊, 生得好, 卓佳
Min Nan	Xiamen	媠, 好看, 緣投
	Quanzhou	媠, 好看, 緣投, 㜅
	Philippines (Manila)	媠, 好看, 緣投, 㜅
	Chaozhou	雅, 好睇
	Shantou	雅
	Haifeng	媠
Wu	Shanghai	漂亮, 好看
	Suzhou	好看, 標緻, 漂亮
	Wenzhou	好眙, 生好, 骨切
Xiang	Changsha	好看, 漂亮
Xiang	Shuangfeng	好看, 漂亮

Compounds

Derived terms from 靚

又平又靚／又平又靓
平夾靚／平夹靓
平靚正／平靓正
愛靚／爱靓
扮靚／扮靓 (bànliàng)
扮靚靚／扮靓靓
蠟蠟靚／蜡蜡靓
行得靚／行得靓
要靚唔要命／要靓唔要命
貪靚／贪靓

阿二靚湯／阿二靓汤
青靚／青靓
青靚白淨／青靓白净
靚仔／靓仔 (liàngzǎi)
靚到暈／靓到晕
靚到沊一聲／靓到沊一声
靚到爆燈／靓到爆灯
靚到痺／靓到痹
靚嘢／靓嘢

靚女／靓女 (liàngnǚ)
靚妹／靓妹
靚湯／靓汤
靚爆鏡／靓爆镜
靚蠟蠟／靓蜡蜡
靚衫／靓衫
靚靚／靓靓
鬥靚／斗靓
鬼火咁靚／鬼火咁靓

Etymology 3

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

Japanese

Kanji

靚

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

make up face
ornament
quiet

Readings

Go-on: しょう (shō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
Kan-on: せい (sei)

Korean

Hanja

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

make up face
ornament
quiet