靓

靚

jìng, liàng

见 + 青

Definitions

jìng to make up (one's face); to dress; (of one's dress) beautiful

liàng attractive; good-looking

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 见 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound. Simplified form of 靚.

Semantic: 见 Phonetic: 青

About

靓 is the simplified form of 靚, which uses the traditional radical 見. It is a phono-semantic compound: 青 (qīng) gives the sound, while 见 (jiàn, 'to see') gives the meaning. The character indicates physical beauty, a pretty or striking appearance, and as a verb, to dress up, adorn oneself, or apply makeup. The presence of the seeing radical highlights that beauty and adornment are fundamentally visual concepts, reliant on being observed.