Taxonomy of meanings for 諒:　　

  • 諒 liàng (OC: ɡ-raŋs MC: liɐŋ) 力讓切 去 廣韻：【信也相也佐也又姓後漢有諒輔 】

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    說文解字: 【諒】，信也。从言、京聲。 【力讓切】

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    • EARNEST

      1. The current standard word for earnestness in attitude and earnest effort in practice is chéng 誠 (ant.* màn 慢 "negligent").

      2. Dǔ 篤 refers to trusty earnestness under the special aspect of dependability.

      3. Liàng 諒 refers to sincerity of attitude as a moral virtue.

      4. Zhōng 衷 refers to earnestness as an inner attitude under the aspect of emotional genuineness, a moral earnestness which will move Heaven.

    • FAITHFUL

      1. The current general word for trustiness or good faith is xìn 信.

      2. Chéng 誠 adds to the notion of good faith that of earnestness of effort on behalf of those one is faithful to.

      3. Zhōng 忠 refers to a selfless effort on behalf of the person to whom one takes oneself to owe loyalty, and this person may be either a ruler or a friend.

      4. Zhēn 貞 refers to sturdy moral reliability based on inner conviction.

      5. Shí 實 is occasionally used to refer to reliability of a person's actual performance of duties, particularly to a person's reliability in relation to promises made.

      6. Què 愨 is a rare archaic word referring to trustiness and stolid loyalty as a psychological quality.

      7. Liàng 諒 refers to trustworthiness and fidelity in a more popular mode, sometimes (LY) even with negative overtones of blind faith.