炯炯

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Chinese

bright; clear bright; clear
trad. (炯炯)
simp. #(炯炯)
alternative forms 烱烱炯炯
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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/2
Initial () (28) (33)
Final () (126) (126)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division () IV IV
Fanqie
Baxter kwengX hwengX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kweŋX/ /ɦweŋX/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʷeŋX/ /ɦʷeŋX/
Shao
Rongfen
/kuɛŋX/ /ɣuɛŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kwɛjŋX/ /ɦwɛjŋX/
Li
Rong
/kueŋX/ /ɣueŋX/
Wang
Li
/kiweŋX/ /ɣiweŋX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kiweŋX/ /ɣiweŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiǒng xiòng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gwing2 wing6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 6901 6907
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʷeːŋʔ/ /*ɡʷeːŋʔ/

Adjective

炯炯

  1. (ideophonic, of eyes, etc.) bright; sparkling
  2. (literary, ideophonic) having eyes wide open; laden with anxiety and unable to sleep

Derived terms