gèng

common
name

Meaning of

暅 means to dry in the sun; to expose to sunlight; more; even more; further. Pronounced gèng.

  • to dry in the sun; to expose to sunlight
  • more; even more; further

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

wèi
gèng
shài
 

The ancient meaning of this character is to dry in the sun.

rén
mìng
míng
 
shài
jiān
zhī
 

Ancient people used this meaning for naming, taking the sense of being hardened by sun-drying.

Gèng
 
shài
 
 
 
 
Shuō
wén
jiě
 

Geng means to sun-dry. —— Shuowen Jiezi