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
| Variety | Location | 偵 |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/ |
| Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂən⁴⁴/ | |
| Tianjin | /ʈ͡ʂən²¹/ /t͡sən²¹/ | |
| Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂəŋ²¹³/ | |
| Qingdao | /tʃəŋ²¹³/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂəŋ²⁴/ | |
| Xi'an | /ʈ͡ʂẽ²¹/ | |
| Xining | /ʈ͡ʂə̃⁴⁴/ | |
| Yinchuan | /ʈ͡ʂəŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Lanzhou | /ʈ͡ʂə̃n³¹/ | |
| Ürümqi | /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Wuhan | /t͡sən⁵⁵/ | |
| Chengdu | /t͡sən⁵⁵/ | |
| Guiyang | /t͡sen⁵⁵/ | |
| Kunming | /ʈ͡ʂə̃⁴⁴/ | |
| Nanjing | /ʈ͡ʂən³¹/ | |
| Hefei | /ʈ͡ʂən²¹/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡səŋ¹¹/ |
| Pingyao | /ʈ͡ʂəŋ¹³/ | |
| Hohhot | /t͡sə̃ŋ³¹/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /t͡səŋ⁵³/ |
| Suzhou | /t͡sən⁵⁵/ | |
| Hangzhou | /t͡sen³³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /t͡seŋ³³/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕiʌ̃³¹/ |
| Tunxi | /t͡ɕiɛ¹¹/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ʈ͡ʂən³³/ |
| Xiangtan | /ʈ͡ʂən³³/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sɨn⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sən⁴⁴/ |
| Taoyuan | /tʃen²⁴/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡seŋ⁵³/ |
| Nanning | /t͡seŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Hong Kong | /t͡siŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /t͡siŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /t͡siŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /teiŋ⁵⁴/ | |
| Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡seŋ³³/ | |
| Haikou (Hainanese) | /t͡seŋ²³/ |
- 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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