技

技

技 U+6280, 技 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6280 ← 承 [U+627F] CJK Unified Ideographs 抁 → [U+6281]

Translingual

Han character

技 (radical 64, 手+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手十水 (QJE), four-corner 5404₇, composition ⿰扌支)

References

• KangXi: page 420, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11855
• Dae Jaweon: page 767, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1834, character 4
• Unihan data for U+6280

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		技

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 技
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (支) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
支	*kje
枝	*kje
肢	*kje
汥	*kje, *ɡe, *ɡres
衼	*kje
馶	*kje, *qʰjes, *kes, *ɡe
鳷	*kje
忮	*kjes
伎	*kjes, *ɡe, *ɡreʔ
豉	*ɡjes
翅	*qʰjes
翄	*qʰjes, *ɡe
妓	*kre, *ɡreʔ
庋	*kreʔ, *kʷreʔ
跂	*kʰeʔ, *kʰes, *ɡe
蚑	*kʰes, *ɡe
吱	*kʰes
岐	*ɡe
歧	*ɡe
鬾	*ɡre, *ɡres
技	*ɡreʔ
芰	*ɡres
攱	*kʷreʔ, *kʷres
庪	*kʷreʔ
頍	*kʰʷeʔ
屐	*ɡreɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡreʔ) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 支 (OC *kje) – skill with one’s hands.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jì (ji⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kî
• Min Bei (KCR): gí
• Min Dong (BUC): gê
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): kī / kǐ / ki

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gi⁶

• Wu (Wiktionary): jji (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei⁶
    • Yale: geih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kei̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî
    • Hakka Romanization System: gi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹
    • IPA: /ki²⁴/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gí
    • IPA ^(key): /ki⁵⁴/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gê
    • IPA ^(key): /kɛi²⁴²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kī
    • Tâi-lô: kī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ki³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kǐ
    • Tâi-lô: kǐ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki
    • Tâi-lô: ki
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ky
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³/

Note:

• kī/kǐ - literary;
• ki - vernacular.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gi⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kĭ
    • IPA ^(key): /ki³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: jji (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /d̥͡ʑi²³/

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• Dialectal data▼

Variety	Location	edit 技
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡ɕi⁵¹/
	Harbin	/t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/t͡ɕi⁵³/
	Jinan	/t͡ɕi²¹³/
	Qingdao	/t͡ɕi²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡ɕi³¹²/
	Xi'an	/t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
	Xining	/t͡ɕji²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/t͡ɕi⁴⁴/ /t͡ɕi¹³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡ɕi¹³/
	Ürümqi	/t͡ɕi²¹³/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕi³⁵/
	Chengdu	/t͡ɕi¹³/
	Guiyang	/t͡ɕi²¹³/
	Kunming	/t͡ɕi²¹²/
	Nanjing	/t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/t͡sz̩⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕi⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕi³⁵/
	Hohhot	/t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/d͡ʑi²³/
	Suzhou	/d͡ʑi³¹/
	Hangzhou	/d͡ʑi¹³/
	Wenzhou	/d͡zz̩³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡ɕʰi²²/
	Tunxi	/t͡ɕi⁴²/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
	Xiangtan	/t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡ɕʰi²¹/
Hakka	Meixian	/kʰi⁴⁴/
	Taoyuan	/ki²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kei²²/
	Nanning	/ki²²/
	Hong Kong	/kei²²/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/ki²²/ /ki⁵⁵/ 俗
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/kɛi²⁴²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/ki⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/ki³⁵/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/ki³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɡˠiᴇ^X/▼

Rime
Character	技
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	支 (13)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	Chongniu III
Fanqie	渠綺切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡˠiᴇX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡᵚiɛX/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiɛX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gjiə̆X/
Li Rong	/ɡjeX/
Wang Li	/ɡǐeX/
Bernard Karlgren	/gie̯X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jì

• Old Chinese▼

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]reʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡreʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	技
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jì
Middle Chinese	‹ gjeX ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɡ]reʔ/
English	skill
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	技
Reading #	1/1
No.	17229
Phonetic component	支
Rime group	支
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	技
Old Chinese	/*ɡreʔ/

Definitions

技

1. skill; ability; talent; artistry; technique
2. ingenuity; creativity; inventiveness
3. ^† singing and dancing, or one who is skilled in singing and dancing; actor or actress
4. ^† craftsman; artisan

Compounds

Derived terms from 技

一技之長／一技之长 (yījìzhīcháng) 一技在身 不禁技癢／不禁技痒 以售其技 口技 (kǒujì) 國技／国技 外技 奇技 (qíjì) 奇技淫巧 寸長尺技／寸长尺技 尖端科技 屠龍之技／屠龙之技 心煩技癢／心烦技痒 慣技／惯技 手技 技倆／技俩 技士 技工 (jìgōng) 技巧 (jìqiǎo) 技師／技师 (jìshī) 技擊／技击 技正 技法 (jìfǎ) 技癢／技痒 技窮／技穷 技能 (jìnéng) 技能檢定／技能检定 技能競賽／技能竞赛 技藝／技艺 (jìyì)

技藝超群／技艺超群 技術／技术 (jìshù) 技術人員／技术人员 技術作物／技术作物 技術分析／技术分析 技術合作／技术合作 技術員／技术员 (jìshùyuán) 技術性／技术性 (jìshùxìng) 技術犯規／技术犯规 技術降落／技术降落 技高一籌／技高一筹 故技 故技重施 方技 (fāngjì) 方技略 末技 梧鼠之技 梧鼠技窮／梧鼠技穷 殊技 演技 (yǎnjì) 無技可施／无技可施 片長末技／片长末技 片長薄技／片长薄技 特技 (tèjì) 特技鏡頭／特技镜头 獻技／献技 (xiànjì) 球技 (qiújì) 生技

生物科技 略施小技 神乎其技 科技 (kējì) 科技食物 競技／竞技 (jìngjì) 競技場／竞技场 (jìngjìchǎng) 絕技／绝技 (juéjì) 經濟技術開發區／经济技术开发区 (jīngjì jìshù kāifāqū) 舞技 薄技 蟲篆之技／虫篆之技 貫蝨之技／贯虱之技 身懷絕技／身怀绝技 車技／车技 (chējì) 軟技術／软技术 農技／农技 農技團／农技团 遙測技術／遥测技术 長技／长技 雕蟲小技／雕虫小技 (diāochóngxiǎojì) 雜技／杂技 (zájì) 頂技／顶技 高科技 (gāokējì) 黔驢之技／黔驴之技 黔驢技窮／黔驴技穷 (qiánlǘjìqióng) 鼠技 鼫鼠五技

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Japanese

Kanji

技

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: ぎ (gi, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: き (ki)
• Kun: わざ (waza, 技, Jōyō)

Noun

Kanji in this term
技
わざ Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
技
ぎ Grade: 5
on’yomi

技 (hiragana わざ, katakana ワザ, rōmaji waza, alternative reading ぎ, rōmaji gi)

1. technique, art, skill

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Korean

Hanja

技 • (gi) (hangeul 기, revised gi, McCune–Reischauer ki, Yale ki)

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Vietnamese

Han character

技 (kĩ, kỹ)

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