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輕
輕
Translingual
| Traditional | 輕 |
|---|---|
| Shinjitai | 軽 |
| Simplified | 轻 |
Han character
輕 (radical 159 車+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 十十一女一 (JJMVM), four-corner 51011, composition ⿰車巠)
References
- KangXi: page 1244, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38346
- Dae Jaweon: page 1720, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3534, character 5
- Unihan data for U+8F15
Chinese
| trad. | 輕 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 轻 | |
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): heng1, hing1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiâng / khîn
- Min Dong (BUC): kĭng
- Min Nan (POJ): kheng / khin / khiaⁿ
- Wu (Wiktionary): qin (T1)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ
- Wade-Giles: ch'ing1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ching
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
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- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: heng1, hing1
- Yale: hēng, hīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: heng1, hing1
- IPA (key): /hɛːŋ⁵⁵/, /hɪŋ⁵⁵/
- Note: heng1 - vernacular; hing1 - literary.
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiâng / khîn
- Hakka Romanization System: kiang´ / kin´
- Hagfa Pinyim: kiang1 / kin1
- IPA: /kʰi̯aŋ²⁴/, /kʰin²⁴/
- Note: khiâng - vernacular; khîn - literary.
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: kĭng
- IPA (key): /kʰiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheng / khin / khiaⁿ
- Tâi-lô: khing / khin / khiann
- Phofsit Daibuun: qefng, qyn, qviaf
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/, /kʰin⁴⁴/, /kʰiã⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɪŋ³³/, /kʰin³³/, /kʰiã³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/, /kʰin⁴⁴/, /kʰiã⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/, /kʰin⁴⁴/, /kʰiã⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/, /kʰin⁴⁴/, /kʰiã⁴⁴/
- Note: kheng - literary; khin - vernacular; khiaⁿ - vernacular (Xiamen, Quanzhou; rare in Taiwan).
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: qin (T1)
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰɪɲ⁵³/
- (Shanghainese)
- Dialectal data▼
| Variety | Location | 輕 |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Harbin | /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Tianjin | /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹/ | |
| Jinan | /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹³/ | |
| Qingdao | /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹³/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /t͡ɕʰiŋ²⁴/ | |
| Xi'an | /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹/ | |
| Xining | /t͡ɕʰiə̃⁴⁴/ | |
| Yinchuan | /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Lanzhou | /t͡ɕʰĩn³¹/ | |
| Ürümqi | /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Wuhan | /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/ | |
| Chengdu | /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/ | |
| Guiyang | /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/ | |
| Kunming | /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/ | |
| Nanjing | /t͡ɕʰin³¹/ | |
| Hefei | /t͡ɕʰin²¹/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡ɕʰiəŋ¹¹/ |
| Pingyao | /t͡ɕʰiŋ¹³/ | |
| Hohhot | /t͡ɕʰĩŋ³¹/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵³/ |
| Suzhou | /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/ | |
| Hangzhou | /t͡ɕʰin³³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /t͡ɕʰaŋ³³/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕʰiʌ̃³¹/ |
| Tunxi | /t͡ɕʰiɛ¹¹/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡ɕʰin³³/ |
| Xiangtan | /t͡ɕʰin³³/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang |
/t͡ɕʰiɑŋ⁴²/ /t͡ɕʰin⁴²/ ～鬆 |
| Hakka | Meixian |
/kʰin⁴⁴/ ～視 /kʰiaŋ⁴⁴/ 重～ |
| Taoyuan | /kʰin²⁴/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou |
/heŋ⁵³/ /hɛŋ⁵³/ |
| Nanning | /hɛŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Hong Kong | /hiŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Min Nan) |
/kʰiŋ⁵⁵/ /kʰin⁵⁵/ /kʰiã⁵⁵/ |
| Fuzhou (Min Dong) | /kʰiŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Jian'ou (Min Bei) | /kʰiaŋ⁵⁴/ | |
| Shantou (Min Nan) | /kʰiŋ³³/ | |
| Haikou (Min Nan) | /xin²³/ |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 輕 | 輕 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 清 (121) | 清 (121) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 去盈切 | 墟正切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kʰiᴇŋ/ | /kʰiᴇŋH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kʰiɛŋ/ | /kʰiɛŋH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kʰiæŋ/ | /kʰiæŋH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kʰiajŋ/ | /kʰiajŋH/ |
| Li Rong |
/kʰiɛŋ/ | /kʰiɛŋH/ |
| Wang Li |
/kʰĭɛŋ/ | /kʰĭɛŋH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kʰi̯ɛŋ/ | /kʰi̯ɛŋH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
qīng | qìng |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 輕 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
qīng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ khjieng › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[kʰ]eŋ/ (no palatalization before *-eŋ?) |
| English | light (≠ heavy) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 輕 | 輕 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 6792 | 6793 |
| Phonetic component |
巠 | 巠 |
| Rime group |
耕 | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
輕 | 輕 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kʰeŋ/ | /*kʰeŋs/ |
Definitions
輕
- of low weight; not heavy; light, lightweight
- easy, simple
- gentle
Antonyms
- 重 (zhòng)
Compounds
Terms derived from 輕
Japanese
Kanji
輕
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 軽)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
輕 • (gyeong) (hangeul 경, McCune-Reischauer kyŏng, Yale kyeng)
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Vietnamese
Han character
輕 (khinh, khỉnh)
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