狆
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狆 (Japanese Chin)
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Translingual
Han character
狆 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 大竹中 (KHL), four-corner 45206, composition ⿰犭中)
- Bouyei people
- Japanese Chin
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 708, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20293
- Dae Jaweon: page 1120, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1336, character 5
- Unihan data for U+72C6
Chinese
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狆 | |
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhòng
- Wade–Giles: chung4
- Yale: jùng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonq
- Palladius: чжун (čžun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: zung6
- Yale: juhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung6
- Guangdong Romanization: zung6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
狆
- (historical) Bouyei (ethnic group)
- Synonym: 布依 (Bùyī)
- Japanese Chin, a breed of dog originated in Japan
Japanese
Glyph origin
Appeared from the Edo period. A 国字 (kokuji, “Japanese-coined character”), invented independently of Chinese 狆 (zhòng, “Bouyei people”).
Kanji
狆
- name of an ethnic group had been living in Yunnan and Guizhou
- Japanese Chin, a breed of dog
Readings
- Go-on: ちゅう (chū)←ちゆう (tyuu, historical)
- Kan-on: ちゅう (chū)←ちゆう (tyuu, historical)
- Kun: ちん (chin, 狆)←ちん (tin, 狆, historical)
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
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| 狆 |
| ちん Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi |
According one theory, short for 小さい犬 (chīsai inu, “small dog”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- Japanese Chin, a breed of dog originated in Japan
Derived terms
- 狆穴子 (chin-anago)
- 狆くしゃ (chinkusha)
- 狆ころ (chinkoro)
- 狆猫婆 (chin neko babā)
References
Korean
Hanja
狆 (eumhun 오랑캐 중 (orangkae jung))
- name of barbarians had been living in Yunnan and Guizhou