廿
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See also: 廾
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Translingual
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Han character
廿 (Kangxi radical 55, 廾+1, 4 strokes, cangjie input 廿 (T), four-corner 44770, composition ⿵卄一)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 353, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9586
- Dae Jaweon: page 668, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 59, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5EFF
Chinese
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| alternative forms | 卄 廾 念 | |
Glyph origin
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Two 十 ("ten") written side by side, with a horizontal stroke at the bottom that fuses them. See also 卅.
In characters such as 漢 and 黄, it represents an open mouth 口, while in 度 and 席 it actually represents a stylized rock 石.
Etymology
The pronunciation in most dialects is a contraction of 二十 (èrshí) (Early Middle Chinese: *nyijH dzyip). The irregular pronunciation (e.g. /nVm/) dates back to the Song dynasty, to avoid homophony with a vulgar word; see 入 (rù) (now commonly written as 日 (rì) in dialects).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Eastern Min (BUC): nĭk / niék / niêng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 6gnie; 6ne / 6gnie
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: niàn
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: niàn
- Wade–Giles: nien4
- Yale: nyàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niann
- Palladius: нянь (njanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jaa6 / je6 / jap6 / nim6
- Yale: yah / yeh / yahp / nihm
- Cantonese Pinyin: jaa6 / je6 / jap9 / nim6
- Guangdong Romanization: ya6 / yé6 / yeb6 / nim6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jaː²²/, /jɛː²²/, /jɐp̚²/, /niːm²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Note: jap6, nim6 - rare.
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ngip5
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵑɡip̚³²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: nĭk / niék / niêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /nˡiʔ⁵/, /nˡiɛʔ²⁴/, /nˡiɛŋ²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
Note:
- nĭk/niék - colloquial;
- niêng - literary.
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jia̍p
- Tâi-lô: jia̍p
- Phofsit Daibuun: jiap
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ziap̚⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziap̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍p
- Tâi-lô: lia̍p
- Phofsit Daibuun: liap
- IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /liap̚⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /liap̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī
- Tâi-lô: jī
- Phofsit Daibuun: ji
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi²²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: riab8 / rih8 / niam6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jia̍p / ji̍h / niăm
- Sinological IPA (key): /d͡ziap̚⁴/, /d͡ziʔ⁴/, /niam³⁵/
- (Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: yib8
- Sinological IPA: /zip̚²/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: nyip
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*np/
- (Zhengzhang): /*njɯb/
Definitions
廿
Usage notes
- In Mandarin, 二十 (èrshí) is usually used. 廿 (niàn) is more commonly used in describing dates of the Chinese calendar.
Compounds
See also
References
- “廿”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
Japanese
Kanji
廿
Readings
- Go-on: にゅう (nyū)←にふ (nifu, historical)
- Kan-on: じゅう (jū)←じふ (zifu, historical)
- Kun: にじゅう (nijū, 廿)←にじふ (nizifu, 廿, historical)、はたち (hatachi, 廿)←はたち (fatati, 廿, historical)
Compounds
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 廿 |
| にじゅう Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi |
| Kanji in this term |
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| 廿 |
| はた Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 廿 – see the following entry. | ||||
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| (This term, 廿, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 廿 |
| はたち Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi |
Noun
| For pronunciation and definitions of 廿 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 廿, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Proper noun
- a surname
Korean
Hanja
廿 (eumhun 스물 입 (seumul ip))
廿 (eumhun 이십 입 (isip ip))
Vietnamese
Han character
廿: Hán Nôm readings: niệm, trấp, trập, nhập, chấp
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