錙銖

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Chinese

		ancient weight; one-fourth of a tael	twenty-fourth part of a tael
trad. (錙銖)		錙	銖
simp. (锱铢)		锱	铢

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zīzhū

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄓㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zyu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zīzhū
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄓㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zihjhu
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ¹-chu¹
  - Yale: dz̄-jū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyju
  - Palladius: цзычжу (czyčžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ zyu¹
  - Yale: jī jyū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dzy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ ju¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: tsri dzyu

Rime
Character	錙	銖
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	莊 (18)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	之 (19)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	側持切	市朱切
Baxter	tsri	dzyu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ʃɨ/	/d͡ʑɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈ͡ʂɨ/	/d͡ʑio/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ʃie/	/d͡ʑio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈ͡ʂɨ/	/d͡ʑuə̆/
Li Rong	/t͡ʃiə/	/ʑio/
Wang Li	/t͡ʃĭə/	/ʑĭu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʈ͡ʂi/	/ʑi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhī	chú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zi¹	syu⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ʔsrɯ djo/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	錙	銖
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	17822	17581
Phonetic component	甾	朱
Rime group	之	侯
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	葘	殊
Old Chinese	/*ʔsrɯ/	/*djo/

Noun

錙銖

(literary, literally) zi (¹⁄₄ of a tael) and zhu (¹⁄₂₄ of a tael), both are small weight measures in ancient China
- 雖分國如錙銖，不臣不仕。其規為有如此者。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  虽分国如锱铢，不臣不仕。其规为有如此者。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE
  Suī fēn guó rú zīzhū, bù chén bù shì. Qí guī wéi yǒu rú cǐ zhě.
  although the offer was made to share a state with him, it would be no more to him than the small weights of a balance; he will not take a ministry, he will not take an office ― such are the rules and conduct he prescribes to himself.
(literary, figurative) a tiny amount; a very small amount
- 五六月累丸，二而不墜，則失者錙銖。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  五六月累丸，二而不坠，则失者锱铢。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE
  Wǔ liù yuè lěiwán, èr ér bù zhuì, zé shī zhě zīzhū.
  For five or six months, I practised with two pellets, till they never fell down, and then I only failed with a small fraction of the cicadas (which I tried to catch).
(literary, figurative) a small profit; a very small amount of money

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (錙銖):

→ Japanese: 錙銖(ししゅ) (shishu)
→ Korean: 치수(錙銖) (chisu)
→ Vietnamese: chuy thù (錙銖)

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