痣

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痣 U+75E3, 痣
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-75E3
← 痢
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 痤 →

Translingual

Han character

痣 (Kangxi radical 104, 疒+7, 12 strokes, cangjie input 大土心 (KGP), four-corner 00131, composition ⿸疒志)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 774, character 14
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22218
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1184, character 23
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2673, character 11
  • Unihan data for U+75E3

Chinese

simp. and trad.
 痣
alternative forms 志
誌
䏯

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (之) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
之 *tjɯ
芝 *tjɯ
志 *tjɯs
痣 *tjɯs
娡 *tjɯs
誌 *tjɯs
蚩 *tʰjɯ
妛 *tʰjɯ
嗤 *tʰjɯ
媸 *tʰjɯ
旹 *djɯ
滍 *diʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tjɯs) : semantic 疒 + phonetic 志 (OC *tjɯs).

Pronunciation

Note:
  • chì - literary;
  • kì - vernacular.
Note:
  • zi3 - literary;
  • gi3 - vernacular.
Rime
Character 痣
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 章 (23)
Final (韻) 之 (19)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 職吏切
Baxter tsyiH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡ɕɨH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡ɕɨH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡ɕieH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/cɨH/
Li
Rong 		/t͡ɕiəH/
Wang
Li 		/t͡ɕĭəH/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/t͡ɕiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		zhì
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		zi3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 痣
Reading # 1/1
No. 17191
Phonetic
component 		之
Rime
group 		之
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		志
Old
Chinese 		/*tjɯs/

Definitions

痣

  1. colored spot on skin; mole; nevus
  2. a surname

Synonyms

  • (Cantonese) 癦 (mak6-2)

Japanese

Kanji

痣

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. birthmark, nevus
  2. bruise

Readings

  • Go-on: し (shi)
  • Kan-on: し (shi)
  • Kun: あざ (aza, 痣)、ほくろ (hokuro, 痣)

Noun

痣(あざ) • (aza) 

  1. bruise, birthmark

Pronunciation

Usage notes

  • Often written in hiragana as あざ.

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

痣 • (ji) (hangeul 지)

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