元祖

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Chinese

primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 
ancestor; forefather; grandparents
simp. and trad.
(元祖)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (31) (13)
Final () (66) (23)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter ngjwon tsuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋʉɐn/ /t͡suoX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋʷiɐn/ /t͡suoX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋiuɐn/ /t͡soX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋuan/ /t͡sɔX/
Li
Rong
/ŋiuɐn/ /t͡soX/
Wang
Li
/ŋĭwɐn/ /t͡suX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ŋi̯wɐn/ /t͡suoX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yuán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jyun4 zou2

Noun

元祖

  1. (literary) earliest ancestor; primogenitor; progenitor
  2. (literary) originator; initiator; creator; founder

Synonyms

Proper noun

元祖

  1. A temple name used for Chinese or Vietnamese monarchs.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (元祖):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
がん
Grade: 2

Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
元祖 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(がん)() (ganso

  1. earliest ancestor; primogenitor; progenitor
  2. originator; initiator; creator; founder

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN