靖

靖 U+9756, 靖 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9756 ← 靕 [U+9755] CJK Unified Ideographs 靗 → [U+9757]

靖 U+FA1C, 靖 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA1C ← 福 [U+FA1B] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 精 → [U+FA1D]

靖 U+FAC8, 靖 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FAC8 ← 難 [U+FAC7] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 韛 → [U+FAC9]

Translingual

Han character

靖 (Kangxi radical 174, 靑+5, 13 strokes, cangjie input 卜廿手一月 (YTQMB), four-corner 0512₇, composition ⿰立青(GHTJ) or ⿰立靑(K or U+FA1C))

Derived characters

• 𥴰, 𦽴

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1381, character 28
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42570
• Dae Jaweon: page 1893, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4046, character 8
• Unihan data for U+9756

• Unihan data for U+FA1C

• Unihan data for U+FAC8

Chinese

trad.		靖
simp. #		靖
2nd round simp.		𰩢

Glyph origin

	Old Chinese
猜	*sʰlɯː
輤	*sʰleːns
綪	*sʰleːns, *ʔsreːŋ
倩	*sʰleːns, *sʰleŋs
棈	*sʰleːns
蒨	*sʰeːns
篟	*sʰeːns
生	*sʰleːŋ, *sreŋs
牲	*sreŋ
笙	*sreŋ
甥	*sreŋ
鉎	*sreŋ, *sleːŋ
珄	*sreŋ
鼪	*sreŋ, *sreŋs
猩	*sreŋ, *seːŋ
狌	*sreŋ
眚	*sreŋʔ
貹	*sreŋs
崝	*zreːŋ
精	*ʔsleŋ, *ʔsleŋs
菁	*ʔsleŋ
鶄	*ʔsleŋ, *sʰleːŋ
蜻	*ʔsleŋ, *sʰleːŋ
鼱	*ʔsleŋ
婧	*ʔsleŋ, *zleŋs, *zleŋʔ
睛	*ʔsleŋ, *sʰleŋʔ
箐	*ʔsleŋ
聙	*ʔsleŋ
旌	*ʔsleŋ
清	*sʰleŋ
圊	*sʰleŋ
請	*sʰleŋʔ, *zleŋs, *zleŋ
凊	*sʰleŋs
䝼	*zleŋs, *zleŋ
靚	*zleŋs
情	*zleŋ
晴	*zleŋ
夝	*zleŋ
靜	*zleŋʔ
靖	*zleŋʔ
睲	*seŋʔ, *seːŋs
惺	*seŋʔ, *seːŋ
性	*sleŋs
姓	*sleŋs
靗	*l̥ʰeŋs
鯖	*ʔljeŋ, *sʰleːŋ
青	*sʰleːŋ
靘	*sʰleːŋ, *sʰleːŋs
掅	*sʰleːŋs
胜	*sleːŋ
曐	*sleːŋ
星	*sleːŋ
鮏	*sleːŋ
腥	*seːŋ, *seːŋs
鯹	*seːŋ
醒	*seːŋ, *seːŋʔ, *seːŋs
篂	*seːŋ

Characters in the same phonetic series (生) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *zleŋʔ): semantic 立 (“to stand; to establish”) + phonetic 青 (OC *sʰleːŋ).

Etymology

Same word as 靜 (OC *zleŋʔ, “to keep quiet”) (Schuessler, 2007). See there for more.

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	靖
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	疾郢切
Baxter	dzjengX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ziᴇŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ziɛŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ziæŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ziajŋX/
Li Rong	/d͡ziɛŋX/
Wang Li	/d͡zĭɛŋX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡zʱi̯ɛŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zing6

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	靖
Reading #	1/1
No.	11354
Phonetic component	生
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	靜
Old Chinese	/*zleŋʔ/
Notes	同妌

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìng (jing⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhin

  (Hailu, HRS): cin^˖

  (Meixian, Guangdong): qin⁴

• Eastern Min (BUC): cêng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chēng / chěng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zêng⁶

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zhin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìng
    • Wade–Giles: ching⁴
    • Yale: jìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinq
    • Palladius: цзин (czin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zing⁶
    • Yale: jihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhin
    • Hakka Romanization System: qin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: cin^˖
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin³³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰin⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: cêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛiŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chēng
    • Tâi-lô: tsīng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chěng
    • Tâi-lô: tsǐng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zêng⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsĕng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zhin
    • MiniDict: zhin^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³xxin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑin²³/

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• Middle Chinese: dzjengX

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*zleŋʔ/

Definitions

靖

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) stable; peaceful; tranquil
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to pacify; to stabilize
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to govern; to administer
4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to plan
5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to think of
6. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) respectful; prudent
7. a surname

Compounds

• 不靖
• 副靖
• 嘉靖 (Jiājìng)
• 安靖 (ānjìng)
• 寧靖 / 宁靖 (níngjìng)
• 平靖
• 曲靖 (Qūjìng)
• 李靖
• 永靖 (Yǒngjìng)
• 綏靖 / 绥靖 (suíjìng)
• 綏靖主義 / 绥靖主义 (suíjìng zhǔyì)
• 萑苻不靖
• 巡靖
• 靖亂 / 靖乱
• 靖匡
• 靖國 / 靖国
• 靖國神社 / 靖国神社
• 靖安
• 靖康 (Jìngkāng)
• 靖康之難 / 靖康之难
• 靖康要錄 / 靖康要录
• 靖綏 / 靖绥
• 靖西 (Jìngxī)
• 靖邊 / 靖边 (Jìngbiān)
• 靖難 / 靖难
• 靖難之變 / 靖难之变

Japanese

Shinjitai	靖
Kyūjitai [1]	靖 靖 or 靖+︀?
	靖󠄁 靖+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	靖󠄃 靖+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

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Category:Japanese terms spelled with 靖

靖

(Jinmeiyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 靖)

1. peaceful, calm, easygoing

Readings

• Go-on: じょう (jō)^{←じやう (zyau, historical)}
• Kan-on: せい (sei)
• Kun: やす (yasu, 靖)、やすい (yasui, 靖い)^{←やすし (yasusi, 靖し, historical)}、やすんじる (yasunjiru, 靖んじる)、やすんずる (yasunzuru, 靖んずる)^{←やすんず (yasunzu, 靖んず, historical)}
• Nanori: おさむ (osamu)、きよし (kiyoshi)、しず (shizu)、しずか (shizuka)、しずむ (shizumu)、せい (sei)、せいじ (seiji)、のぶ (nobu)、はかる (hakaru)、やす (yasu)、やすし (yasushi)、やすみ (yasumi)

Etymology 1

From verb 図る (hakaru, “to intend, to plan, to set a goal or direction”).

Proper noun

靖(はかる) • (Hakaru) 

1. a male given name

Etymology 2

Nominalization of kiyoshi, the pre-modern terminal form (終止形 (shūshikei)) of adjective 清い (kiyoi, “clean, pure”).

Proper noun

靖(きよし) • (Kiyoshi) 

1. a male given name

Etymology 3

Nominalization of verb のぶ (nobu, “延ぶ, 伸ぶ: to grow, to extend”).

Proper noun

靖(のぶ) • (Nobu) 

1. a male given name

Etymology 4

Nominalization of verb 治む (osamu, “to make something calm, to stabilize”).

Proper noun

靖(おさむ) • (Osamu) 

1. a male given name

Etymology 5

Nominalization of adjective 静か (shizuka, “calm, quiet”).

Proper noun

靖(しずか) • (Shizuka) 

1. a female given name

Etymology 6

From Sinitic 靖 (jìng).

Proper noun

靖(せい) • (Sei) 

1. a surname
2. a female given name

Etymology 7

Probably from 政治 (seiji, “politics”), from the underlying idea of "calming or stabilizing a country", similar to the name Osamu.

Proper noun

靖(せいじ) • (Seiji) 

1. a male given name

Etymology 8

Nominalization of verb 静む (shizumu, “to become quiet, to become settled”).

Proper noun

靖(しずむ) • (Shizumu) 

1. a male given name

Etymology 9

Stem form of adjective 安い (yasui, “peaceful, calm, easygoing”).

Proper noun

靖(やす) • (Yasu) 

1. a male given name

Etymology 10

From 休み (yasumi, “a rest, a break, a vacation”), the stem noun form of verb 休む (yasumu, “to rest, to take a break, to take a vacation”), from adjective 安い (yasui, “peaceful, calm, easygoing”) + auxiliary verb む (mu, “to become [adjective], to make something [adjective]”).

Proper noun

靖(やすみ) • (Yasumi) 

1. a female given name

Etymology 11

Nominalization of yasushi, the pre-modern terminal form (終止形 (shūshikei)) of adjective 安い (yasui, “peaceful, calm, easygoing”).

Proper noun

靖(やすし) • (Yasushi) 

1. a male given name

References

1. “靖”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja

靖 • (jeong) (hangeul 정, revised jeong, McCune–Reischauer chŏng, Yale ceng)

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Vietnamese

Han character

靖: Hán Nôm readings: tĩnh, tịnh

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