賡
gēng
1. Continue, successive.
2. Compensate, reimburse.
3. A surname.
1. Continue, successive: 賡續 (continue), 賡韻 (to write poetry in accordance with the rhymes of others).
2. Compensate, reimburse.
3. A surname.
賡 gēng
【Part of Speech】: Verb
【Original Meaning】: Continuous, continue
【Character Formation】: Phonetic compound. From 貝 (shell) and 庚 (gēng) phonetic.
1. Same as the original meaning (continue).
【Reference】:
1. "Book of Documents - Yi Ji": Then they continued the song and said: “The leader is bright, the support is good, the public affairs are peaceful.”
【Example】: 如: 賡揚 (continue); 賡載 (to continuously form); 賡詠 (to alternate in singing); 賡衍 (to extend and evolve); 賡颺 (to fly high and continue singing).
2. Respond, reciprocate.
【Reference】:
1. Song Dynasty · Zhang Lei "Collection of Zhang Youshi - East of the House": Luckily, there are good verses from the neighbor to the west, responding throughout the day, forgetting hunger.
【Example】: 如: 賡和 (to sing in harmony; to reciprocate); 賡歌 (to sing in response; unceasing songs indicating joy); 賡酬 (to respond in poetry).
3. Commonly used as “庚”. Compensate.
【Reference】:
1. "Guanzi - National Accumulation": The wise have tenfold the efforts of others, while the foolish do not compensate for the original.
【Example】: 如: 賡本 (to compensate for costs).