# 輕

| 輕 | U+8F15, &#36629; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8F15 |
| ← 輔 [U+8F14] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 輖 → [U+8F16] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 輕 |
| Shinjitai | 軽 |
| Simplified | 轻 |

### Han character

輕 (Kangxi radical 159, 車+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 十十一女一 (JJMVM), four-corner 5101$_1$, composition ⿰車巠)

#### Derived characters

* 鑋(𰼻) 𢷰 𣱮 𧸰 𨆪(𫏕) 𨏄 𨮫 𫡸

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1244, character 9
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38346
* Dae Jaweon: page 1720, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3534, character 5
* Unihan data for U+8F15

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 輕
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 葝 | *ɡeŋ, *ɡeŋ |
| 頸 | *keŋʔ, *ɡeŋ |
| 勁 | *kɯns, *keŋs |
| 鑋 | *kʰeŋ, *kʰeːŋs |
| 輕 | *kʰeŋ, *kʰeŋs |
| 涇 | *ɡeŋʔ, *keːŋ |
| 經 | *keːŋ, *keːŋs |
| 鵛 | *keːŋ |
| 巠 | *keːŋ |
| 剄 | *keːŋʔ |
| 烴 | *keːŋʔ |
| 徑 | *keːŋs |
| 逕 | *keːŋs |
| 桱 | *keːŋs |
| 蛵 | *qʰeːŋ |
| 陘 | *ɡeːŋ |
| 鋞 | *ɡeːŋ, *ɡeːŋʔ |
| 脛 | *ɡeːŋʔ, *ɡeːŋs |
| 踁 | *ɡeːŋs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰeŋ, *kʰeŋs): semantic 車 (“carriage”) + phonetic 巠 (OC *keːŋ). Explanation of semantic component: light carriage.

### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-jaːŋ (“light (weight); lightweight”) (STEDT). Cognate with Tibetan ཡང་མོ (yang mo, “light”), Jingpho tsang (tsa̱ŋ³³, “light (of weight)”), Mizo zâng (“light”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qīng (qing$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qin$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чин (čin, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): heng$^1$ / hing$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): hen$^1$ / hiang$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): qiang$^1$ / qin$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khiâng / khîn
    (Meixian, Guangdong): kiang$^1$ / kin$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): qing$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): kiáng
* Eastern Min (BUC): kĭng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khin / kheng / khiaⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): king$^1$ / kêng$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$chin
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): qin$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qīng
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cing
*** Wade–Giles: chʻing$^1$
*** Yale: chīng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ching
*** Palladius: цин (cin)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: qin$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kin
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чин (čin, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: heng$^1$ / hing$^1$
*** Yale: hēng / hīng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: heng$^1$ / hing$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: héng$^1$ / hing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɛːŋ⁵⁵/, /hɪŋ⁵⁵/
* heng1 - vernacular;
* hing1 - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit輕 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /t͡ɕʰiŋ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /t͡ɕʰiə̃⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /t͡ɕʰĩn³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /t͡ɕʰin³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /t͡ɕʰin²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡ɕʰiəŋ¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /t͡ɕʰiŋ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡ɕʰĩŋ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /t͡ɕʰin³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /t͡ɕʰaŋ³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕʰiʌ̃³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡ɕʰiɛ¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡ɕʰin³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /t͡ɕʰin³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡ɕʰiɑŋ⁴²/ /t͡ɕʰin⁴²/ ～鬆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | /kʰin⁴⁴/ ～視 /kʰiaŋ⁴⁴/ 重～ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /kʰin²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /heŋ⁵³/ /hɛŋ⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /hɛŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /hiŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /kʰiŋ⁵⁵/ /kʰin⁵⁵/ /kʰiã⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /kʰiŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /kʰiaŋ⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /kʰiŋ³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /xin²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: khjieng, khjiengH
Rime :
| Character | 輕 | 輕 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 清 (121) | 清 (121) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 去盈切 | 墟正切 |
| Baxter | khjieng | khjiengH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰiᴇŋ/ | /kʰiᴇŋ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰiɛŋ/ | /kʰiɛŋ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰiæŋ/ | /kʰiæŋ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰiajŋ/ | /kʰiajŋ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰiɛŋ/ | /kʰiɛŋ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰĭɛŋ/ | /kʰĭɛŋ$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰi̯ɛŋ/ | /kʰi̯ɛŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qīng | qìng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hing$^1$ | hing$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[kʰ]eŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰeŋ/, /*kʰeŋs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 輕 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | qīng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ khjieng › |
| Old Chinese | /*[kʰ]eŋ/ (no palatalization before *-eŋ?) |
| English | light (≠ heavy) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 輕 | 輕 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 6792 | 6793 |
| Phonetic component | 巠 | 巠 |
| Rime group | 耕 | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 輕 | 輕 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰeŋ/ | /*kʰeŋs/ |

### Definitions

輕
* light (of low weight)
    Antonym: 重
* small; little; slight; minor; insignificant
* lightweight; portable; convenient to carry or manoeuvre
* rash; rattlebrained
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) frivolous; skittish; giddy
    From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3rd century CE
    Lǚ Bù yǒu xiāohǔ zhī yǒng, ér wú yīngqí zhī lüè, qīng jiǎo fǎnfù, wéilìshìshì. Zìgǔ jíjīn, wèiyǒu ruòcǐ bù yímiè yě. [Pinyin]
    Lü Bu possessed a roaring tiger's valor, yet no strategy of talented and extraordinary people's; he was frivolous, impetuous, and shifty, only looking out for his own gain. From antiquity till now, there was none like this who was not destroyed.
* easy; simple; relaxed
* humble; meagre; inexpensive
* gentle; light; soft
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to belittle; to make light of
    From: 816, Bai Juyi, Ballad of the Pipa Player 《琵琶行》
    shāngrén zhòng lì qīng biélí [Pinyin]
    A merchant treasures his profits but takes the pain of separation lightly.
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to lighten; to reduce
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to forgive; to pardon
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) light carriage (Should we delete this sense?)
    駕輕就熟／驾轻就熟 ― jiàqīngjiùshú ― a walk in the park; a piece of cake (literally, "to drive a light carriage on a familiar route")
* Short for 輕工業／轻工业 (qīnggōngyè, “light industry”).
* (obsolete, chemistry) Alternative name for 氫／氢 (qīng, “hydrogen”).

### Compounds

* 不知輕重 / 不知轻重
* 不見輕 / 不见轻
* 不足輕重 / 不足轻重 (bùzúqīngzhòng)
* 不輕容易 / 不轻容易
* 乘肥衣輕 / 乘肥衣轻
* 乘輕驅肥 / 乘轻驱肥
* 五輕 / 五轻
* 人微望輕 / 人微望轻
* 人微權輕 / 人微权轻
* 人微言輕 / 人微言轻 (rénwēiyánqīng)
* 仗義輕財 / 仗义轻财
* 佻輕 / 佻轻
* 傲世輕才 / 傲世轻才
* 傲世輕物 / 傲世轻物
* 僄輕 / 僄轻
* 優輕 / 优轻
* 元輕白俗 / 元轻白俗
* 內重外輕 / 内重外轻
* 六輕 / 六轻
* 凡輕 / 凡轻
* 剽輕 / 剽轻
* 叢輕折軸 / 丛轻折轴
* 口輕 / 口轻 (kǒuqīng)
* 口輕舌薄 / 口轻舌薄
* 命輕鴻毛 / 命轻鸿毛
* 單輕 / 单轻
* 四輕 / 四轻
* 圓輕 / 圆轻
* 妄言輕動 / 妄言轻动
* 孟浪輕狂 / 孟浪轻狂
* 小年輕 / 小年轻
* 居重馭輕 / 居重驭轻
* 年輕 / 年轻 (niánqīng)
* 年輕力壯 / 年轻力壮 (niánqīnglìzhuàng)
* 年輕化 / 年轻化 (niánqīnghuà)
* 年輕有為 / 年轻有为
* 年輕氣盛 / 年轻气盛
* 年輕貌美 / 年轻貌美
* 弄文輕武 / 弄文轻武
* 從輕發落 / 从轻发落 (cóngqīngfāluò)
* 恌輕 / 恌轻
* 慓輕 / 慓轻
* 才輕德薄 / 才轻德薄
* 拈輕怕重 / 拈轻怕重 (niānqīngpàzhòng)
* 拈輕掇重 / 拈轻掇重
* 掌中輕 / 掌中轻
* 掉以輕心 / 掉以轻心 (diàoyǐqīngxīn)
* 文人相輕 / 文人相轻 (wénrénxiāngqīng)
* 暴殄輕生 / 暴殄轻生
* 未足輕重 / 未足轻重 (wèizúqīngzhòng)
* 材輕德薄 / 材轻德薄
* 李輕車 / 李轻车
* 機難輕失 / 机难轻失
* 權衡輕重 / 权衡轻重
* 款款輕輕 / 款款轻轻
* 死輕鴻毛 / 死轻鸿毛
* 沒輕沒重 / 没轻没重
* 浮輕 / 浮轻
* 海輕風 / 海轻风
* 淡寫輕描 / 淡写轻描
* 淡粧輕抹 / 淡妆轻抹
* 清輕 / 清轻
* 減輕 / 减轻 (jiǎnqīng)
* 漂輕 / 漂轻
* 無所重輕 / 无所重轻
* 無足輕重 / 无足轻重 (wúzúqīngzhòng)
* 無足重輕 / 无足重轻 (wúzúzhòngqīng)
* 熟路輕車 / 熟路轻车
* 熟路輕轍 / 熟路轻辙
* 畸輕畸重 / 畸轻畸重
* 畸重畸輕 / 畸重畸轻
* 看輕 / 看轻 (kànqīng)
* 相輕 / 相轻
* 知輕識重 / 知轻识重
* 票輕 / 票轻
* 禮輕意重 / 礼轻意重
* 積輕 / 积轻
* 窄窄輕輕 / 窄窄轻轻
* 緩帶輕裘 / 缓带轻裘
* 緩急輕重 / 缓急轻重
* 群輕折軸 / 群轻折轴
* 翫輕 / 玩轻
* 翾輕 / 翾轻
* 肥甘輕暖 / 肥甘轻暖
* 肥甘輕煖 / 肥甘轻暖
* 肥輕 / 肥轻
* 肥馬輕裘 / 肥马轻裘
* 自輕自賤 / 自轻自贱 (zìqīngzìjiàn)
* 舉足輕重 / 举足轻重 (jǔzúqīngzhòng)
* 舉重若輕 / 举重若轻 (jǔzhòngruòqīng)
* 薄脣輕言 / 薄唇轻言
* 衣馬輕肥 / 衣马轻肥
* 裘馬輕肥 / 裘马轻肥
* 見輕 / 见轻
* 訬輕 / 𰵏轻
* 謝家輕絮 / 谢家轻絮
* 資淺望輕 / 资浅望轻
* 趫輕 / 𰷶轻
* 躁輕 / 躁轻
* 身輕如燕 / 身轻如燕 (shēnqīngrúyàn)
* 身輕言微 / 身轻言微 (shēnqīngyánwēi)
* 身輕體健 / 身轻体健
* 輕下 / 轻下
* 輕下慢上 / 轻下慢上
* 輕世 / 轻世
* 輕世傲物 / 轻世傲物
* 輕世肆志 / 轻世肆志
* 輕乞列 / 轻乞列
* 輕事重報 / 轻事重报
* 輕亞 / 轻亚
* 輕人 / 轻人
* 輕佚 / 轻佚
* 輕佾 / 轻佾
* 輕佻 / 轻佻 (qīngtiāo)
* 輕使 / 轻使
* 輕侈 / 轻侈
* 輕俠 / 轻侠
* 輕俏 / 轻俏
* 輕俊 / 轻俊
* 輕俗 / 轻俗
* 輕侻 / 轻侻
* 輕便 / 轻便 (qīngbiàn)
* 輕侮 / 轻侮 (qīngwǔ)
* 輕信 / 轻信 (qīngxìn)
* 輕俗寒瘦 / 轻俗寒瘦
* 輕倨 / 轻倨
* 輕倩 / 轻倩
* 輕健 / 轻健 (qīngjiàn)
* 輕偽 / 轻伪
* 輕側 / 轻侧
* 輕假 / 轻假
* 輕偎低傍 / 轻偎低傍
* 輕傜薄賦 / 轻傜薄赋
* 輕傷 / 轻伤 (qīngshāng)
* 輕僄 / 轻僄
* 輕傲 / 轻傲
* 輕儇 / 轻儇
* 輕儳 / 轻儳
* 輕元素 / 轻元素
* 輕兵 / 轻兵
* 輕典 / 轻典
* 輕冰 / 轻冰
* 輕冷 / 轻冷
* 輕冶 / 轻冶
* 輕凊 / 轻凊
* 輕出 / 轻出
* 輕刑 / 轻刑
* 輕判 / 轻判 (qīngpàn)
* 輕利 / 轻利
* 輕剽 / 轻剽
* 輕劍 / 轻剑
* 輕功 / 轻功 (qīnggōng)
* 輕勁 / 轻劲
* 輕勇 / 轻勇
* 輕動 / 轻动 (qīngdòng)
* 輕勻 / 轻匀
* 輕卒 / 轻卒
* 輕卒銳兵 / 轻卒锐兵
* 輕取 / 轻取 (qīngqǔ)
* 輕口 / 轻口
* 輕口薄舌 / 轻口薄舌
* 輕口輕舌 / 轻口轻舌
* 輕可 / 轻可
* 輕合 / 轻合
* 輕吉利 / 轻吉利
* 輕呂 / 轻吕
* 輕吞慢吐 / 轻吞慢吐
* 輕售 / 轻售
* 輕喪 / 轻丧
* 輕單 / 轻单
* 輕喬 / 轻乔
* 輕嘴 / 轻嘴
* 輕嘴薄舌 / 轻嘴薄舌
* 輕囚 / 轻囚
* 輕圓 / 轻圆
* 輕土 / 轻土
* 輕地 / 轻地
* 輕垢 / 轻垢
* 輕型 / 轻型 (qīngxíng)
* 輕塵 / 轻尘
* 輕塵弱草 / 轻尘弱草
* 輕壒 / 轻壒
* 輕如鴻毛 / 轻如鸿毛
* 輕妝 / 轻妆 (qīngzhuāng)
* 輕妙 / 轻妙
* 輕妝軟扮 / 轻妆软扮
* 輕妍 / 轻妍
* 輕威 / 轻威
* 輕娥 / 轻娥
* 輕婉 / 轻婉
* 輕媚 / 轻媚
* 輕嫚 / 轻嫚
* 輕嫷 / 轻嫷
* 輕嬝嬝 / 轻袅袅
* 輕子 / 轻子 (qīngzǐ)
* 輕孤 / 轻孤
* 輕安 / 轻安
* 輕客 / 轻客
* 輕容 / 轻容
* 輕寒 / 轻寒
* 輕寶 / 轻宝
* 輕小 / 轻小
* 輕少 / 轻少
* 輕就 / 轻就
* 輕屑 / 轻屑
* 輕屨 / 轻屦
* 輕工業 / 轻工业 (qīnggōngyè)
* 輕巧 / 轻巧 (qīngqiǎo)
* 輕帆 / 轻帆
* 輕師 / 轻师
* 輕幘 / 轻帻
* 輕幰 / 轻幰
* 輕平 / 轻平
* 輕年 / 轻年
* 輕度 / 轻度
* 輕度颱風 / 轻度台风
* 輕庸 / 轻庸
* 輕弓 / 轻弓
* 輕弱 / 轻弱
* 輕強 / 轻强
* 輕很 / 轻很
* 輕徒 / 轻徒
* 輕徐 / 轻徐
* 輕徙鳥舉 / 轻徙鸟举
* 輕微 / 轻微 (qīngwēi)
* 輕徭薄稅 / 轻徭薄税
* 輕徭薄賦 / 轻徭薄赋
* 輕心 / 轻心
* 輕忽 / 轻忽 (qīnghū)
* 輕快 / 轻快 (qīngkuài)
* 輕怒 / 轻怒
* 輕怯 / 轻怯
* 輕怠 / 轻怠
* 輕恌 / 轻恌
* 輕恬 / 轻恬
* 輕悍 / 轻悍
* 輕悄 / 轻悄
* 輕悄悄 / 轻悄悄
* 輕悠悠 / 轻悠悠
* 輕愆 / 轻愆
* 輕意 / 轻意
* 輕惰 / 轻惰
* 輕慮 / 轻虑
* 輕慢 / 轻慢 (qīngmàn)
* 輕慮淺謀 / 轻虑浅谋
* 輕憐 / 轻怜
* 輕憐疼惜 / 轻怜疼惜
* 輕憐痛惜 / 轻怜痛惜
* 輕憐重惜 / 轻怜重惜
* 輕懈 / 轻懈
* 輕戰 / 轻战 (qīngzhàn)
* 輕扇 / 轻扇
* 輕才 / 轻才
* 輕手躡腳 / 轻手蹑脚
* 輕手軟腳 / 轻手软脚
* 輕手輕腳 / 轻手轻脚 (qīngshǒuqīngjiǎo)
* 輕拂拂 / 轻拂拂
* 輕挑 / 轻挑
* 輕捷 / 轻捷 (qīngjié)
* 輕揚 / 轻扬 (qīngyáng)
* 輕描淡寫 / 轻描淡写 (qīngmiáodànxiě)
* 輕撫 / 轻抚 (qīngfǔ)
* 輕攏慢撚 / 轻拢慢撚
* 輕敏 / 轻敏
* 輕敲 / 轻敲 (qīngqiāo)
* 輕敲緩擊 / 轻敲缓击
* 輕敵 / 轻敌 (qīngdí)
* 輕文 / 轻文
* 輕新 / 轻新
* 輕斷 / 轻断
* 輕於鴻毛 / 轻于鸿毛 (qīngyúhóngmáo)
* 輕日 / 轻日
* 輕易 / 轻易 (qīngyì)
* 輕明 / 轻明
* 輕春 / 轻春
* 輕暑 / 轻暑
* 輕暖 / 轻暖
* 輕暗 / 轻暗
* 輕暢 / 轻畅
* 輕服 / 轻服
* 輕末 / 轻末
* 輕朱 / 轻朱
* 輕果 / 轻果
* 輕柔 / 轻柔
* 輕條 / 轻条
* 輕棹
* 輕楫 / 轻楫
* 輕楛 / 轻楛
* 輕機 / 轻机
* 輕橈 / 轻桡
* 輕機槍 / 轻机枪
* 輕機關槍 / 轻机关枪
* 輕權 / 轻权
* 輕欺 / 轻欺
* 輕歌 / 轻歌
* 輕歌劇 / 轻歌剧 (qīnggējù)
* 輕歌慢舞 / 轻歌慢舞
* 輕歌曼舞 / 轻歌曼舞 (qīnggēmànwǔ)
* 輕歡 / 轻欢
* 輕步 / 轻步
* 輕武 / 轻武
* 輕武器 / 轻武器 (qīngwǔqì)
* 輕死 / 轻死
* 輕死重氣 / 轻死重气
* 輕死重義 / 轻死重义
* 輕比 / 轻比
* 輕民 / 轻民
* 輕氣 / 轻气
* 輕氣球 / 轻气球
* 輕水 / 轻水
* 輕水冷卻 / 轻水冷却
* 輕汗 / 轻汗
* 輕沙 / 轻沙
* 輕河 / 轻河
* 輕法 / 轻法
* 輕油 / 轻油 (qīngyóu)
* 輕津 / 轻津
* 輕流 / 轻流
* 輕活 / 轻活 (qīnghuó)
* 輕浮 / 轻浮 (qīngfú)
* 輕浪 / 轻浪
* 輕浪浮薄 / 轻浪浮薄
* 輕淺 / 轻浅
* 輕清 / 轻清
* 輕淡 / 轻淡 (qīngdàn)
* 輕淳 / 轻淳
* 輕涼 / 轻凉
* 輕減 / 轻减
* 輕渺 / 轻渺
* 輕溜 / 轻溜
* 輕滅 / 轻灭
* 輕漚 / 轻沤
* 輕潔 / 轻洁
* 輕澹 / 轻澹
* 輕瀆 / 轻渎
* 輕瀉 / 轻泻
* 輕灰 / 轻灰
* 輕災浮難 / 轻灾浮难
* 輕炮 / 轻炮
* 輕焱 / 轻焱
* 輕煦 / 轻煦
* 輕煤 / 轻煤
* 輕煖 / 轻暖
* 輕煙 / 轻烟
* 輕爂 / 轻爂
* 輕爽 / 轻爽
* 輕物 / 轻物
* 輕狂 / 轻狂 (qīngkuáng)
* 輕狂百勢 / 轻狂百势
* 輕狐 / 轻狐
* 輕狡 / 轻狡
* 輕狷 / 轻狷
* 輕猛 / 轻猛
* 輕猾 / 轻猾
* 輕獧 / 轻獧
* 輕獸 / 轻兽
* 輕率 / 轻率 (qīngshuài)
* 輕玉 / 轻玉
* 輕玩 / 轻玩
* 輕生 / 轻生 (qīngshēng)
* 輕生重義 / 轻生重义 (qīngshēngzhòngyì)
* 輕甲 / 轻甲
* 輕畢 / 轻毕
* 輕略 / 轻略
* 輕疏 / 轻疏
* 輕疾 / 轻疾
* 輕發 / 轻发
* 輕白 / 轻白
* 輕百合 / 轻百合
* 輕盈 / 轻盈 (qīngyíng)
* 輕直 / 轻直
* 輕省 / 轻省
* 輕眇 / 轻眇
* 輕眉 / 轻眉
* 輕看 / 轻看
* 輕矯 / 轻矫
* 輕碧 / 轻碧
* 輕視 / 轻视 (qīngshì)
* 輕禽 / 轻禽
* 輕秀 / 轻秀
* 輕科 / 轻科
* 輕窕 / 轻窕
* 輕笑 / 轻笑
* 輕簡 / 轻简
* 輕粉 / 轻粉
* 輕粧 / 轻妆 (qīngzhuāng)
* 輕紅 / 轻红
* 輕約 / 轻约
* 輕紈 / 轻纨
* 輕素 / 轻素
* 輕紗 / 轻纱 (qīngshā)
* 輕細 / 轻细
* 輕絕 / 轻绝
* 輕綃 / 轻绡
* 輕綠 / 轻绿
* 輕綺 / 轻绮
* 輕綿 / 轻绵
* 輕緩 / 轻缓
* 輕縠 / 轻縠
* 輕縱 / 轻纵
* 輕繇薄賦 / 轻繇薄赋
* 輕繫 / 轻系
* 輕纖 / 轻纤
* 輕羅 / 轻罗
* 輕羈 / 轻羁
* 輕羽 / 轻羽
* 輕翅 / 轻翅
* 輕翠 / 轻翠
* 輕翮 / 轻翮
* 輕翰 / 轻翰
* 輕翼 / 轻翼
* 輕翾 / 轻翾
* 輕而易舉 / 轻而易举 (qīng'éryìjǔ)
* 輕耎 / 轻耎
* 輕聲 / 轻声 (qīngshēng)
* 輕聲字 / 轻声字
* 輕聲細語 / 轻声细语 (qīngshēngxìyǔ)
* 輕肆 / 轻肆
* 輕肥 / 轻肥
* 輕脆 / 轻脆
* 輕脫 / 轻脱
* 輕脣音 / 轻唇音 (qīngchúnyīn)
* 輕舉 / 轻举
* 輕舉妄動 / 轻举妄动 (qīngjǔ-wàngdòng)
* 輕舉絕俗 / 轻举绝俗
* 輕舉遠游 / 轻举远游
* 輕舉遠遊 / 轻举远游
* 輕舒 / 轻舒 (qīngshū)
* 輕舟 / 轻舟 (qīngzhōu)
* 輕舠 / 轻舠
* 輕舫 / 轻舫
* 輕航 / 轻航
* 輕舸 / 轻舸
* 輕船 / 轻船
* 輕艑 / 轻艑
* 輕艓 / 轻艓
* 輕色 / 轻色
* 輕艷 / 轻艳
* 輕若鴻毛 / 轻若鸿毛
* 輕荑 / 轻荑
* 輕荷 / 轻荷
* 輕華 / 轻华
* 輕蓋 / 轻盖
* 輕蓬 / 轻蓬
* 輕蔑 / 轻蔑 (qīngmiè)
* 輕蕩 / 轻荡
* 輕薄 / 轻薄 (qīngbó)
* 輕薄無知 / 轻薄无知
* 輕薄無禮 / 轻薄无礼
* 輕薄無行 / 轻薄无行
* 輕薄蓮華 / 轻薄莲华
* 輕藐 / 轻藐
* 輕虛 / 轻虚
* 輕虜 / 轻虏
* 輕螺 / 轻螺
* 輕蟬 / 轻蝉
* 輕蟻 / 轻蚁
* 輕衊 / 轻蔑
* 輕行 / 轻行
* 輕裘 / 轻裘
* 輕裝 / 轻装 (qīngzhuāng)
* 輕裝上陣 / 轻装上阵 (qīngzhuāngshàngzhèn)
* 輕裝簡從 / 轻装简从
* 輕裘緩帶 / 轻裘缓带
* 輕裘緩轡 / 轻裘缓辔
* 輕裘肥馬 / 轻裘肥马
* 輕裊裊 / 轻袅袅
* 輕裴 / 轻裴
* 輕褊 / 轻褊
* 輕褣 / 轻褣
* 輕褻 / 轻亵
* 輕言 / 轻言
* 輕言寡信 / 轻言寡信
* 輕言細語 / 轻言细语
* 輕言肆口 / 轻言肆口
* 輕言軟語 / 轻言软语
* 輕言輕語 / 轻言轻语
* 輕訬 / 轻𰵏
* 輕詆 / 轻诋
* 輕詭 / 轻诡
* 輕諾 / 轻诺
* 輕諾寡信 / 轻诺寡信
* 輕謾 / 轻谩
* 輕豔 / 轻艳
* 輕貂 / 轻貂
* 輕財 / 轻财
* 輕財仗義 / 轻财仗义
* 輕財任俠 / 轻财任侠
* 輕財好士 / 轻财好士
* 輕財好施 / 轻财好施
* 輕財好義 / 轻财好义
* 輕財敬士 / 轻财敬士
* 輕財貴義 / 轻财贵义
* 輕財重士 / 轻财重士
* 輕財重義 / 轻财重义
* 輕貨 / 轻货
* 輕貸 / 轻贷
* 輕資 / 轻资
* 輕賤 / 轻贱 (qīngjiàn)
* 輕賦 / 轻赋 (qīngfù)
* 輕賢慢士 / 轻贤慢士
* 輕賦薄斂 / 轻赋薄敛
* 輕走 / 轻走
* 輕越 / 轻越
* 輕趬 / 轻𰷵
* 輕趫 / 轻𰷶
* 輕足 / 轻足
* 輕跳 / 轻跳
* 輕蹻 / 轻跷
* 輕躁 / 轻躁 (qīngzào)
* 輕身 / 轻身 (qīngshēn)
* 輕身下氣 / 轻身下气
* 輕身殉義 / 轻身殉义
* 輕身重義 / 轻身重义
* 輕車 / 轻车
* 輕車介士 / 轻车介士
* 輕車減從 / 轻车减从
* 輕車熟路 / 轻车熟路
* 輕車熟道 / 轻车熟道
* 輕車簡從 / 轻车简从
* 輕軍 / 轻军
* 輕軒 / 轻轩
* 輕軟 / 轻软
* 輕輕 / 轻轻 (qīngqīng)
* 輕輕款款 / 轻轻款款
* 輕輕瞥瞥 / 轻轻瞥瞥
* 輕輕薄薄 / 轻轻薄薄
* 輕輕試試 / 轻轻试试
* 輕輕鬆鬆 / 轻轻松松
* 輕輬 / 轻辌
* 輕輿 / 轻舆
* 輕轡 / 轻辔
* 輕辱 / 轻辱
* 輕迅 / 轻迅
* 輕速 / 轻速
* 輕逸 / 轻逸
* 輕進 / 轻进 (qīngjìn)
* 輕過 / 轻过
* 輕邈 / 轻邈
* 輕郵 / 轻邮
* 輕鄙 / 轻鄙
* 輕醇 / 轻醇
* 輕醒 / 轻醒
* 輕重 / 轻重 (qīngzhòng)
* 輕重九府 / 轻重九府
* 輕重倒置 / 轻重倒置
* 輕重失宜 / 轻重失宜
* 輕重緩急 / 轻重缓急 (qīngzhònghuǎnjí)
* 輕量 / 轻量 (qīngliàng)
* 輕量級 / 轻量级 (qīngliàngjí)
* 輕量貨幣 / 轻量货币
* 輕金屬 / 轻金属 (qīngjīnshǔ)
* 輕銀 / 轻银
* 輕銳 / 轻锐
* 輕鎖 / 轻锁
* 輕鐵 / 轻铁 (qīngtiě)
* 輕鑣 / 轻镳
* 輕閒 / 轻闲
* 輕閑 / 轻闲
* 輕關 / 轻关
* 輕陰 / 轻阴
* 輕險 / 轻险
* 輕雅 / 轻雅
* 輕雋 / 轻隽
* 輕雲 / 轻云
* 輕雷 / 轻雷
* 輕電 / 轻电
* 輕霄 / 轻霄
* 輕霞 / 轻霞
* 輕靄 / 轻霭
* 輕靈 / 轻灵
* 輕靚 / 轻靓
* 輕靡 / 轻靡
* 輕音樂 / 轻音乐 (qīngyīnyuè)
* 輕頭 / 轻头
* 輕顰 / 轻颦
* 輕風 / 轻风 (qīngfēng)
* 輕颺 / 轻飏 (qīngyáng)
* 輕颸 / 轻飔
* 輕颿 / 轻帆
* 輕飄 / 轻飘
* 輕飄飄 / 轻飘飘 (qīngpiāopiāo)
* 輕飆 / 轻飙
* 輕飛 / 轻飞
* 輕饒 / 轻饶
* 輕饒素放 / 轻饶素放
* 輕駃 / 轻𫘝
* 輕駕 / 轻驾
* 輕駛 / 轻驶
* 輕騎 / 轻骑 (qīngqí)
* 輕騎減從 / 轻骑减从
* 輕騎簡從 / 轻骑简从
* 輕騖 / 轻骛
* 輕驟 / 轻骤
* 輕骨頭 / 轻骨头
* 輕體 / 轻体
* 輕鬆 / 轻松 (qīngsōng)
* 輕鬆自在 / 轻松自在
* 輕鬆自如 / 轻松自如
* 輕鬢 / 轻鬓
* 輕鮮 / 轻鲜
* 輕鯈 / 轻𱇱
* 輕鴻 / 轻鸿
* 輕鷁 / 轻鹢
* 輕鸞 / 轻鸾
* 輕麗 / 轻丽
* 輕黃 / 轻黄
* 輕黠 / 轻黠
* 輕黷 / 轻黩
* 輕齎 / 轻赍
* 輕齎綱 / 轻赍纲
* 輕齎銀 / 轻赍银
* 遺輕 / 遗轻
* 避重就輕 / 避重就轻 (bìzhòngjiùqīng)
* 避重逐輕 / 避重逐轻
* 重文輕武 / 重文轻武
* 重本輕末 / 重本轻末
* 重·次輕 / 重·次轻 (zhòng-cìqīng)
* 重氣輕命 / 重气轻命
* 重氣輕生 / 重气轻生
* 重男輕女 / 重男轻女 (zhòngnánqīngnǚ)
* 重義輕生 / 重义轻生
* 重義輕財 / 重义轻财
* 重色輕友 / 重色轻友 (zhòngsèqīngyǒu)
* 重財輕義 / 重财轻义
* 重輕 / 重轻
* 重農輕商 / 重农轻商
* 重農輕末 / 重农轻末
* 量輕 / 量轻
* 雲淡風輕 / 云淡风轻 (yúndànfēngqīng)
* 雲輕柳弱 / 云轻柳弱
* 頭輕腳重 / 头轻脚重
* 頭重脚輕 / 头重脚轻
* 頭重腳輕 / 头重脚轻
* 頭重身輕 / 头重身轻
* 風輕日暖 / 风轻日暖
* 風輕雲淡 / 风轻云淡 (fēngqīngyúndàn)
* 風輕雲淨 / 风轻云净
* 飄輕 / 飘轻
* 飛鸞輕鳳 / 飞鸾轻凤
* 駕輕就熟 / 驾轻就熟 (jiàqīngjiùshú)
* 體態輕盈 / 体态轻盈
* 黃輕 / 黄轻

### References

* “輕”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 軽 |
| Kyūjitai | 輕 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 軽)
* light
* easy
* simple
* gentle

#### Readings

* Go-on: きょう (kyō)
* Kan-on: けい (kei)
* Kan’yō-on: きん (kin)
* Kun: かるい (karui, 輕い)、かろやか (karoyaka, 輕やか)、かろんずる (karonzuru, 輕んずる)、かろんじる (karonjiru, 輕んじる)

## Korean
### Hanja

輕 (eumhun 가벼울 경 (gabyeoul gyeong))
* hanja form of 경 (“light”)
* hanja form of 경 (“easy, simple”)
* hanja form of 경 (“gentle”)

#### Compounds

* 경량 (輕量, gyeongnyang, “lightweight”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

輕: Hán Nôm readings: khinh, khỉnh
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