偵
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See also: 侦
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Translingual
Han character
偵 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人卜月金 (OYBC), four-corner 21286, composition ⿰亻貞)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 111, character 35
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 898
- Dae Jaweon: page 238, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 189, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5075
Chinese
| trad. | 偵 | |
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| simp. | 侦 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 偵 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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 s05927 |
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhen
- Wade–Giles: chên1
- Yale: jēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen
- Palladius: чжэнь (čžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jheng
- Wade–Giles: chêng1
- Yale: jēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeng
- Palladius: чжэн (čžɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: zing1
- Yale: jīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzing1
- Guangdong Romanization: jing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Dialectal data
- Middle Chinese: trhjeng, traengH, trhjengH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*rtaːŋs/, /*tʰeŋ/, /*tʰeŋs/
Definitions
偵
- to spy, reconnoiter
- detective
- † Alternative form of 貞／贞 (zhēn, “divination”)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
偵
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 偵 (MC trhjeng|traengH|trhjengH).
Hanja
偵 (eumhun 염탐할 정 (yeomtamhal jeong))
- hanja form? of 정 (“investigation; spy”)
Compounds
Compounds
References
Vietnamese
Han character
偵: Hán Nôm readings: trinh, rình, triệng
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