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Translingual
Han character
詞 (Kangxi radical 149, 言 +5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 卜口尸一口 (YRSMR ), four-corner 07620 , composition ⿰訁 司 )
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1156 , character 9
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35394
Dae Jaweon: page 1621, character 11
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3957, character 9
Unihan data for U+8A5E
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
司
*slɯ
伺
*slɯ, *slɯs
覗
*slɯ, *slɯs
笥
*slɯ, *slɯs
詞
*ljɯ
祠
*ljɯ
柌
*ljɯ
嗣
*ljɯs
孠
*ljɯs
飼
*ljɯs
呞
*hljɯ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *ljɯ ) : semantic 言 ( “ speech ” ) + phonetic 司 ( OC *slɯ) .
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : cí (ci2 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄘˊ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : ci2
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : цы (cɨ, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : ci4
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : lhu3
Gan (Wiktionary ) : ci2
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : chhṳ̀
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : ci2
Jin (Wiktionary ) : ci1
Northern Min (KCR ) : cǔ
Eastern Min (BUC ) : sṳ̀
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): so2
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : sû / sîr / sî
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : se5
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 6 zy
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : cr2
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
詞
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
cí
Middle Chinese
‹ zi ›
Old Chinese
/*sə.lə/
English
utterance
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
詞
Reading #
1/1
No.
11958
Phonetic component
司
Rime group
之
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
詞
Old Chinese
/*ljɯ/
Definitions
詞
word ; term (Classifier : 組 / 组 m ; 個 / 个 )
詞 典/ 词 典 ― cí diǎn ― (word) dictionary
單詞 / 单词 ― dāncí ― (distinct) word
詞 語/ 词 语 ― cí yǔ ― word, term
phrase ; expression ; speech ; statement ; lyrics
See also: 辭
( literature ) ci ; a form of poetry originating in the Tang dynasty and flourishing during the Song dynasty (Classifier : 首 m )
( traditional lexicology, obsolete ) function word ; particle
† Alternative form of 辭 / 辞 ( cí , “ to depart ” )
Synonyms
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
詞
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji )
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 詞 – see the following entry.
(This term, 詞 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
Etymology 2
Derived from Middle Chinese 詞 (MC zi ).
Pronunciation
Noun
詞( し ) • (shi ) ←し ( si ) ?
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References
Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
詞 (eumhun 말 사 ( mal sa ) )
hanja form? of 사 ( “ word ” )
Compounds
Compounds
명사 (名詞 , myeongsa , “noun”)
동사 (動詞 , dongsa , “verb”)
부사 (副詞 , busa , “adverb”)
형용사 (形容詞 , hyeong'yongsa , “adjective”)
분사 (分詞 , bunsa , “particle”)
관사 (冠詞 , gwansa , “article”)
조사 (助詞 , josa , “postposition”)
품사 (品詞 , pumsa , “part of speech”)
감탄사 (感歎詞 , gamtansa , “interjection”)
의문사 (疑問詞 , uimunsa , “interrogative”)
헌사 (獻詞 , heonsa , “dedication”)
가사 (歌詞 , gasa , “lyrics”)
작사 (作詞 , jaksa , “lyric writing”)
작사가 (作詞家 , jaksaga , “lyricist”)
대사 (臺詞 , daesa , “lines”)
명대사 (名臺詞 , myeongdaesa , “famous line”)
수사 (數詞 , susa , “numeral”)
조사 (弔詞 , josa , “eulogy”)
문사 (文詞 , munsa , “expression”)
詞 (eumhun 글 사 ( geul sa ) )
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Vietnamese
Han character
詞 : Hán Việt readings: từ
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