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Translingual
Han character
準 (Kangxi radical 85, 水 +10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 水土十 (EGJ ), four-corner 30401 , composition ⿱淮 十 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 639 , character 24
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17934
Dae Jaweon: page 1046, character 15
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1700, character 5
Unihan data for U+6E96
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
隼
*sqʰʷinʔ
榫
*sqʰʷinʔ
准
*qʷjinʔ
準
*qʷjinʔ, *qʷjed
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *qʷjinʔ, *qʷjed ) : semantic 水 ( “ water ” ) + phonetic 隼 ( OC *sqʰʷinʔ) – “water level”.
Pronunciation
Rime
Character
準
準
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Initial (聲 )
章 (23)
章 (23)
Final (韻 )
諄 (47)
薛 (82)
Tone (調 )
Rising (X)
Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合 )
Closed
Closed
Division (等 )
III
III
Fanqie
之 尹 切
職 悅 切
Baxter
tsywinX
tsywet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang
/t͡ɕiuɪnX /
/t͡ɕiuᴇt̚ /
Pan Wuyun
/t͡ɕʷinX /
/t͡ɕʷiɛt̚ /
Shao Rongfen
/t͡ɕjuenX /
/t͡ɕjuæt̚ /
Edwin Pulleyblank
/cwinX /
/cwiat̚ /
Li Rong
/t͡ɕiuĕnX /
/t͡ɕiuɛt̚ /
Wang Li
/t͡ɕĭuĕnX /
/t͡ɕĭuɛt̚ /
Bernhard Karlgren
/t͡ɕi̯uĕnX /
/t͡ɕi̯wɛt̚ /
Expected Mandarin Reflex
zhǔn
zhuo
Expected Cantonese Reflex
zeon2
zyut3
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
準
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
zhǔn
Middle Chinese
‹ tsywinX ›
Old Chinese
/*turʔ/
English
water-level
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
準
準
Reading #
1/2
2/2
No.
12189
12190
Phonetic component
隼
隼
Rime group
眞
月
Rime subdivision
1
2
Corresponding MC rime
準
拙
Old Chinese
/*qʷjinʔ/
/*qʷjed/
Notes
通 出 頁 見 漢 書
Definitions
準
† water-level ; flat ; level
( historical ) water level ( measuring instrument )
standard ; criterion ; norm
標準 / 标准 ― biāozhǔn ― standard, norm
準 則/ 准 则 ― zhǔn zé ― standard, norm
基準 / 基准 ― jīzhǔn ― norm, reference frame
accurate ; exact
這 塊 手錶 很 準 。 [MSC , trad. ] 这 块 手表 很 准 。 [MSC , simp. ] Zhè kuài shǒubiǎo hěn zhǔn . This watch keeps time very well.
他 的 槍法 真 準 ,一 個 移動 靶 都 沒 有 漏 射 。 [MSC , trad. ] 他 的 枪法 真 准 ,一 个 移动 靶 都 没 有 漏 射 。 [MSC , simp. ] Tā de qiāngfǎ zhēn zhǔn , yī ge yídòng bǎ dōu méi yǒu lòu shè. He is good with a gun, he doesn't miss any moving target.
certainly ; surely
那 準 不 對 。/ 那 准 不 对 。 ― Nà zhǔn bù duì. ― That is definitely wrong.
他 準 是 開玩笑 ,要不 就 是 瘋 了 。 [MSC , trad. ] 他 准 是 开玩笑 ,要不 就 是 疯 了 。 [MSC , simp. ] Tā zhǔn shì kāi wánxiào, yàobù jiù shì fēng le. He must be joking or else he's mad.
quasi- ; pene- ; para-
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
準
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji )
water level (measuring instrument)
standard , norm
correspond to
semi- , quasi-
Readings
Go-on : しゅん ( shun ) ←しゆん ( syun , historical ) 、せち ( sechi ) ←せち ( seti , historical )
Kan-on : しゅん ( shun ) ←しゆん ( syun , historical ) 、せつ ( setsu ) ←せつ ( setu , historical )
Kan’yō-on : じゅん ( jun , Jōyō ) ←じゆん ( zyun , historical )
Kun : ひとしい ( hito shii , 準しい ) 、みずもり ( mizumori ) ←みづもり ( midumori , historical ) 、のり ( nori , 準 ) 、のっとる ( notto ru , 準る ) 、なぞらえる ( nazora eru , 準える )
Compounds
Etymology
Pronunciation
Prefix
準( じゅん ) • (jun- ) ←じゆん ( zyun- ) ?
sub- ; quasi-
準一級( じゅんいっきゅう ) jun-ikkyū level pre-1
準優勝( じゅんゆうしょう ) jun-yūshō second place
Noun
準( みずもり ) • (mizumori ) ←みづもり ( midumori ) ?
water level (measuring instrument)
Proper noun
準( ひとし ) • (Hitoshi )
a male given name
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 準 (MC tsywinX ).
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource
準 (eumhun 준할 준 ( junhal jun ) )
hanja form? of 준 ( “ standard ” )
Compounds
Compounds
준용 (準用 , junyong )
평준 (平準 , pyeongjun )
조준 (照準 , jojun )
비준 (批准 , bijun )
인준 (認准 , injun )
기준 (基準 , gijun , “standard ”)
표준 (標準 , pyojun , “standard ”)
준비 (準備 , junbi , “preparation ”)
수준 (水準 , sujun , “level ”)
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 準 (MC tsywet ).
Pronunciation
Hanja
準 (eumhun 콧 마루 절 ( konmaru jeol ) )
( archaic ) hanja form? of 절 ( “ nose bridge ” )
Compounds
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
準 : Hán Nôm readings: chuẩn , choán , chốn , chủn , trúng , trốn
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