釋尊

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Chinese

short for 釋迦牟尼／释迦牟尼 (“Shakyamuni”) to honour
trad. (釋尊) 釋 尊
simp. (释尊) 释 尊

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 釋 尊
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 書 (26) 精 (13)
Final (韻) 昔 (123) 魂 (55)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III I
Fanqie 施隻切 祖昆切
Baxter syek tswon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɕiᴇk̚/ /t͡suən/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɕiɛk̚/ /t͡suon/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɕiæk̚/ /t͡suən/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɕiajk̚/ /t͡swən/
Li
Rong 		/ɕiɛk̚/ /t͡suən/
Wang
Li 		/ɕĭɛk̚/ /t͡suən/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ɕi̯ɛk̚/ /t͡suən/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		shi zūn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		sik1 zyun1

Proper noun

釋尊

  1. (honorific, Buddhism) the honored Shakyamuni (the historical Buddha)
    Synonym: 世尊 (Shìzūn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (釋尊):
  • → Japanese: 釈尊(しゃくそん) (shakuson)
  • → Korean: 석존(釋尊) (Seokjon)

Korean

Hanja in this term
釋尊

Proper noun

釋尊 • (Seokjon) (hangeul 석존)

  1. hanja form? of 석존 (“(honorific, Buddhism) the honored Shakyamuni (the historical Buddha)”)
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