正方形

正方形

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	rectangle; rectangular
simp. and trad. (正方形)		正	方形

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngfāngxíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ fong¹ jing⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): chèng-hong-hêng / chiàⁿ-hong-hêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhèngfāngxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqfangshyng
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ fong¹ jing⁴
    • Yale: jing fōng yìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ fong¹ jing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ fong¹ ying⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-hong-hêng / chiàⁿ-hong-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-hong-hîng / tsiànn-hong-hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeanghongheeng, cviarhongheeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/, /t͡ɕiã²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/, /t͡ɕiã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/, /t͡ɕiã²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/, /t͡ɕiã¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/, /t͡ɕiã²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

Noun

正方形

1. square

Coordinate terms

• 長方形／长方形 (chángfāngxíng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	方	形
せい Grade: 1	ほう Grade: 2	けい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

正方形 (hiragana せいほうけい, rōmaji seihōkei)

1. (geometry) regular square, regular tetragon

Related terms

• 円 (えん) (en, “circle”)
• 四 (し)角 (かっ)形 (けい) (shikakkei, “quadrangle, tetragon”)
• 長 (ちょう)方 (ほう)形 (けい) (chōhōkei, “rectangle”)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.