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Chinese
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west
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square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
simp. and trad.
(西方)
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西
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方
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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西
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方
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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xī
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fāng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ sej ›
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‹ pjang ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*s-nˁər/
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/*C-paŋ/
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| English
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west
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square
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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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西
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方
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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| No.
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13236
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3023
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Phonetic
component
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西
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方
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Rime
group
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微
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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西
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方
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Old
Chinese
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/*sɯːl/
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/*paŋ/
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| Notes
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甲金文象槳即榜初文，
下初爲單筆，猶旂左初亦作單杆
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Noun
西方
- west
- (Buddhism) Alternative name for 西天 (xītiān, “Western Paradise”).
Proper noun
西方
- the Western world; the West
Usage notes
The Standard Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese defines 西方 (xīfāng) in the modern sense as being made up of the various developed capitalist countries, which includes Japan. However, Japan is generally not considered a Western country by the average native speaker of Chinese. Eastern European countries like Russia, Belarus, Georgia and Armenia may or may not be considered Western, depending on context, but their cuisines are often included under "Western food", while Japanese cuisine is not.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
西方 • (seihō)
- west, western area
References
Vietnamese
Noun
西方
- chữ Hán form of tây phương (“west”).