茜
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Translingual
Han character
茜 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+6, 10 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 9 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, cangjie input 廿一金田 (TMCW), four-corner 44601, composition ⿱艹西)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1027, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30871
- Dae Jaweon: page 1486, character 24
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3200, character 12
- Unihan data for U+831C
Chinese
| trad. | 茜 | |
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| simp. # | 茜 | |
| alternative forms | 蒨 𦵻 𦴛 𦻤 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 茜 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sʰɯːns) : semantic 艸 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 西 (OC *sɯːl).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciàn
- Wade–Giles: chʻien4
- Yale: chyàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiann
- Palladius: цянь (cjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sin3 / sin6
- Yale: sin / sihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sin3 / sin6
- Guangdong Romanization: xin3 / xin6
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːn³³/, /siːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: tshenH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*sʰɯːns/
Definitions
茜
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation from modern pronunciation of its phonetic part 西 (xī).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: si
- Wade–Giles: hsi1
- Yale: syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shi
- Palladius: си (si)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sai1
- Yale: sāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
Definitions
茜
- Used in personal names and transcription.
- 茜蒂·諾哈麗莎 [MSC, trad.]
- Xīdì Nuòhālìshā
- Siti Nurhaliza
茜蒂·诺哈丽莎 [MSC, simp.]
Etymology 3
Variant of 荽.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sai1
- Yale: sāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
茜
- Only used in 芫茜.
Japanese
Kanji
茜
Readings
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 茜 |
| あかね Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi |
From Old Japanese.
Originally a compound of 赤 (aka, “red”) + 根 (ne, “root”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
- a madder plant of the genus Rubia, especially the Japanese madder, Rubia argyi
- a dye made from the roots of a madder plant
- Short for 茜色 (akane-iro): madder red
- a red dragonfly
- Synonym: 赤とんぼ (aka tonbo)
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アカネ.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 茜色 (akane-iro)
- 茜葛 (akane kazura)
- 茜雲 (akane-gumo)
- 茜さす (akane sasu, pillow word)
- 茜菫 (akane sumire)
- 茜染, 茜染め (akanezome)
- 茜蜻蛉 (akane tonbo)
- 茜掘る (akane horu)
- 茜葎 (akane mugura)
- 西洋茜 (seiyō akane, “Rubia tinctorum”)
- 秋茜 (aki akane)
- 夏茜 (natsu akane)
- 初茜 (hatsu akane)
- 春茜 (haru akane)
- 眉立茜 (mayutate akane)
- 深山茜 (miyama akane)
See also
- ガランス (garansu)
Proper noun
- a female given name
- a surname
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 茜 |
| せん Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi |
From Middle Chinese 茜 (MC tshenH).
Proper noun
- a female given name
- a surname
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Vietnamese
Han character
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