gěng

bright

Components
耳 unknown component

  Unknown component

ěr

  

ear

火 meaning component

  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

fire

Evolution

耿 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
耿 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
耿 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
耿 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

gěng

bright, shining; have guts; bright; honest; upright

 

Gěng

surname Geng

Most common words with 耿
Freq.
Word
Meaning

耿耿于怀

to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding

忠心耿耿

loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true

bright

耿直

honest

耿耿

bright