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Information about character(s)

Radical: 儿
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 12
Total Strokes: 14

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jīng
Cantonese: ging1
JapaneseKun: OSORERU TSUTSUSHIMU
JapaneseOn: KYOU
Korean: KUNG
Vietnamese: cạnh

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: fearful, cautious, wary

CE-Dict: to be fearful/apprehensive

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to fear; to dread
2.apprehensive; cautious

康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【儿字部】兢
〔古文〕𠓆【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤居陵切，音矜。【說文】競也。【徐曰】競，强也。一曰敬也。又【爾雅·釋訓】兢兢，戒也。【玉篇】戒愼也。【書·臯陶謨】兢兢業業，一日二日萬幾。【註】言當戒懼萬事之微。【前漢·外戚傳】唯婚姻爲兢兢。【註】戒懼也。又【正韻】不自安貌。又【前漢·司馬相如傳】人凌兢。【註】師古曰：寒凉戰栗處。又【韻會】通作矜。【文選·韋孟詩】矜矜先王。【註】戒也。又【集韻】巨興切，音殑。兢兢，堅彊貌。

CF-Dict: inquiet/effrayé

Han-De-Dict: bedenklich, begreifend (u.E.)/vorsichtig, gewissenhaft (u.E.) (Adj)