女真

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See also: 女眞

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (女真/女眞) /
simp. (女真)
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Etymology

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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
Initial () (12) (12) (23)
Final () (22) (22) (43)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () III III III
Fanqie
Baxter nrjoX nrjoH tsyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɳɨʌX/ /ɳɨʌH/ /t͡ɕiɪn/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɳiɔX/ /ɳiɔH/ /t͡ɕin/
Shao
Rongfen
/niɔX/ /niɔH/ /t͡ɕjen/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɳɨə̆X/ /ɳɨə̆H/ /cin/
Li
Rong
/niɔX/ /niɔH/ /t͡ɕiĕn/
Wang
Li
/nĭoX/ /nĭoH/ /t͡ɕĭĕn/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ni̯woX/ /ni̯woH/ /t͡ɕi̯ĕn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhēn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
neoi5 neoi6 zan1

Proper noun

女真

  1. (historical) the Jurchen (Nüzhen or Nuchen) people

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょ
Grade: 1
しん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
女眞 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Proper noun

(じょ)(しん) (Joshin

  1. Jurchen; Jurchens (a Tungusic people who inhabited the region of Manchuria until the 17th century, when they adopted the name Manchu)