字源

字源

Chinese

		letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	root; source; origin
simp. and trad. (字源)		字	源

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ jyun⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): jī-goân / lī-goân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyuan
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ y̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ jyun⁴
    • Yale: jih yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ yun⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² jyːn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-goân
    • Tâi-lô: jī-guân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jixgoaan
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ʑi³³⁻²¹ guan²³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-goân
    • Tâi-lô: lī-guân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixgoaan
    • IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ guan²⁴/

Noun

字源

1. etymology of a Chinese character

See also

• 詞源／词源 (cíyuán)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
字	源
じ Grade: 1	げん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

字源 (hiragana じげん, rōmaji jigen)

1. etymology of a written symbol; etymology of a letter; etymology of a character
2. etymology of a Han character

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Korean

Hanja in this term
字	源

Noun

字源 • (jawon) (hangeul 자원)

1. Hanja form^? of 자원 (“etymology of a Han character”).