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Chinese
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respectful
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to respect; to venerate; to salute to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer |
| trad. (恭敬)
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恭
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敬
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| simp. #(恭敬)
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恭
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敬
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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恭
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敬
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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gōng
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jìng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kjowng ›
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‹ kjængH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*k<r>oŋ/
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/*kreŋ(ʔ)-s/
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| English
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respectful
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respectful
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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恭
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敬
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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4166
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6885
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Phonetic
component
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共
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敬
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Rime
group
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東
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耕
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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恭
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敬
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Old
Chinese
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/*kloŋ/
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/*kreŋs/
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Adjective
恭敬
- respectful; deferential
Synonyms
- 恭順／恭顺 (gōngshùn)
- 敬 (jìng) (literary, or in compounds)
- 敬虔 (jìngqián)
- 莊嚴／庄严 (zhuāngyán)
- 莊敬／庄敬 (zhuāngjìng) (literary)
- 虔恪 (qiánkè) (literary)
- 虔敬 (qiánjìng)
- 虔誠／虔诚 (qiánchéng)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Korean
Noun
恭敬 • (gonggyeong) (hangeul 공경)
- hanja form? of 공경 (“respectful; deferential”)