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Chinese
Etymology
- Shandong
- So named as it lies on the east of the Taihang Mountains.
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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山
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東
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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shān
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dōng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ srɛn ›
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‹ tuwng ›
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Old Chinese
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/*s-ŋrar/
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/*tˁoŋ/ (< *tˁoŋʔ ?)
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English
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mountain, hill
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east
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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山
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東
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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No.
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11052
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2435
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Phonetic component
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山
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東
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Rime group
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元
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東
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Rime subdivision
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2
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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山
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東
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Old Chinese
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/*sreːn/
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/*toːŋ/
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Notes
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種(種籽)初文,甲金文象種皮甲坼萌生根芽, 參敕字陳字注
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Proper noun
山東
- (~省) Shandong (a province of China)
- (historical, specifically) the area to the east of Hangu Pass
- (historical, specifically) the area to the east of the Taihang Mountains
- (historical, specifically) the area to the east of Mount Hua
Synonyms
Derived terms
Noun
山東
- east of the mountain (in general)
Japanese
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 山東 (MC srean tuwng).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
山東 • (Santō) ←さんとう (Santou)?
- Shandong (a province of China)
Etymology 2
From Mandarin 山東 / 山东 (Shāndōng).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
山東 • (Shandon)
- Alternative form of 山東 (Santō, “Shandong (a province of China)”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Proper noun
山東 • (Santō) ←さんとう (Santou)?
- (obsolete) east of the Rockies (a region of the United States)
Korean
Proper noun
山東 • (Sandong) (hangeul 산동)
- hanja form? of 산동 (“Shandong”)
Vietnamese
Proper noun
山東
- chữ Hán form of Sơn Đông (“Shandong”).