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Translingual
Han character
梓 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 木卜廿十 (DYTJ) or 難木卜廿十 (XDYTJ), four-corner 40941, composition ⿰木辛)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 528, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14845
- Dae Jaweon: page 917, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1219, character 3
- Unihan data for U+6893
Chinese
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- 梓 (Written Standard Chinese?)
- 梓 (Classical)
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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宰
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*ʔsɯːʔ
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縡
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*ʔsɯːʔ, *ʔsɯːs
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梓
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*ʔsɯʔ
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滓
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*ʔsrɯʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ʔsɯʔ) : semantic 木 (“wood; tree”) + abbreviated phonetic 宰 (OC *ʔsɯːʔ)
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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梓
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zǐ
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tsiX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*əʔ/
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English
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Catalpa
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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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梓
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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16509
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Phonetic component
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宰
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Rime group
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之
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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子
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔsɯʔ/
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Notes
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說文宰省聲
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Definitions
梓
- yellow catalpa or Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata)
- Coordinate term: 楸 (qiū)
- craftsman who produces wooden items
- 梓匠 ― zǐjiàng ― woodworker
- hometown
- printing block
- 付梓 ― fùzǐ ― to send a manuscript to the press
- a surname
Descendants
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
梓
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
/adusa/ → /ad͡zusa/ → /azusa/
From Old Japanese.
Pronunciation
Noun
梓 or 梓 • (azusa) ←あづさ (adusa) or アヅサ (adusa)?
- Synonym of 夜糞峰榛 (yoguso minebari): the Japanese cherry birch, Betula grossa
- Synonym of 木豇豆, 楸 (kisasage): the yellow or Chinese catalpa, Catalpa ovata
- Synonym of 赤芽柏 (akame-gashiwa): the Japanese mallotus, Mallotus japonicus
- a block used for printing (as it was originally made from the wood of the Chinese catalpa)
- Synonym: 版木 (hangi)
- Short for 梓弓 (azusa yumi): a bow made from the wood of the Japanese cherry birch; a small musical bow used to summon spirits
- Short for 梓巫女 (azusa miko): a 巫女 (miko, “unmarried female medium”) who summons spirits by sounding the string of an azusa yumi (short musical bow)
- (theater) in noh, the swift, drummed accompaniment to the entrance recitative of a medium
Derived terms
Idioms
Proverbs
Proper noun
梓 • (Azusa) ←あづさ (Adusa)?
- a female given name
- a surname
Etymology 2
/si/ → /ɕi/
From Middle Chinese 梓 (MC tsiX).
Pronunciation
Noun
梓 • (shi)
- a block used for printing (as it was originally made from the wood of the Chinese catalpa)
- Synonym: 版木 (hangi)
Derived terms
Idioms
Affix
梓 • (shi)
- catalpa
- printing block
- printing
References
Korean
Hanja
梓 • (jae) (hangeul 재, revised jae, McCune–Reischauer chae, Yale cay)
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Old Japanese
Etymology
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Noun
梓 (adusa) (kana あづさ)
- the Japanese cherry birch, Betula grossa
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於伎弖伊可婆伊毛婆麻可奈之母知弖由久安都佐能由美乃由都可爾母我毛- oki1te ikaba imo ba ma-kanasi motite yuku adusa no2 yumi1 no2 yuduka ni mo ga mo
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- Short for 梓弓 (adusa yumi1): a bow made from the wood of the Japanese cherry birch
Derived terms
- 梓弓 (adusa yumi1)
- 玉梓, 玉章 (tamadusa)
- 根張り梓 (nepari adusa)
Descendants
Vietnamese
Han character
梓: Hán Nôm readings: tử
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