知性

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Chinese

to know; to be aware sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad.
(知性) 		知 性
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Pronunciation

Rime
Character 知 性
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 知 (9) 心 (16)
Final (韻) 支 (11) 清 (121)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 陟移切 息正切
Baxter trje sjengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ʈiᴇ/ /siᴇŋH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ʈiɛ/ /siɛŋH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ȶjɛ/ /siæŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ʈiə̆/ /siajŋH/
Li
Rong 		/ȶie/ /siɛŋH/
Wang
Li 		/ȶǐe/ /sĭɛŋH/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ȶie̯/ /si̯ɛŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		zhī xìng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		zi1 sing3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 知 性
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		zhī xìng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ trje › ‹ sjengH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*tre/ /*seŋ-s/
English know nature

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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 知 性
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 11495 11358
Phonetic
component 		矢 生
Rime
group 		支 耕
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		性
Old
Chinese 		/*ʔl'e/ /*sleŋs/
Notes 沈兼士依韻會所引說文從口矢聲

Adjective

知性

  1. knowledgeful
  2. (usually of a woman) intelligent and thoughtful; astute and knowledgeable

Derived terms

Verb

知性

  1. to understand one's inherent nature

Noun

知性

  1. wisdom
  2. Verstand

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (知性):
  • → Japanese: 知性(ちせい) (chisei)
  • → Korean: 지성(知性) (jiseong)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
知 性
ち
Grade: 2 		せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 知性 (MC trje sjengH).

Pronunciation

Noun

知(ち)性(せい) • (chisei) 

  1. intellect, intelligence, smarts
    あの子(こ)は知(ち)性(せい)があるよね。
    Ano ko wa chisei ga aru yo ne.
    That kid's got smarts. / That kid is intelligent.
  2. mind, logical thinking, as opposed to the emotions
    この二人(ふたり)は知(ち)性(せい)と感(かん)情(じょう)両(りょう)方(ほう)で分(わ)かち合(あ)います。
    Kono futari wa chisei to kanjō ryōhō de wakachiaimasu.
    These two understand each other, both mind and heart.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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