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See also:
U+81A3, 膣
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-81A3

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 130, +11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月十金土 (BJCG), four-corner 73214, composition )

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 993, character 16
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29849
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1445, character 13
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2109, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+81A3

Chinese

trad.
simp. #
alternative forms

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声) : semantic (flesh) + phonetic (OC *tiːɡ, *tiɡ).

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Related to ST *m-t(w)əy-n ⪤ *m-ti-s (WATER / FLUID / LIQUID / RIVER / SOAK / SPIT) or *s/m-ti (CLITORIS / VAGINA)?”

Pronunciation


Note:
  • chi - vernacular;
  • tit - literary.
Note:
  • zi1 - vernacular;
  • diag4/diêg4 - literary (diêg4 - Chaozhou).

    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    Initial () (9) (5)
    Final () (49) (87)
    Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open Open
    Division () III IV
    Fanqie
    Baxter trit tet
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /ʈˠiɪt̚/ /tet̚/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /ʈᵚit̚/ /tet̚/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /ȶiet̚/ /tɛt̚/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /ʈjit̚/ /tɛt̚/
    Li
    Rong
    /ȶjĕt̚/ /tet̚/
    Wang
    Li
    /ȶĭĕt̚/ /tiet̚/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren
    /ȶi̯ĕt̚/ /tiet̚/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    zhi die
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    zat1 dit3

    Definitions

    1. (literary) vagina
    2. (Hakka, Southern Min, vulgar) vulva; female genitalia; cunt (Classifier: mn-t)

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    Sino-Xenic ():
    • Japanese: (ちつ) (chitsu)
    • Korean: 질(膣) (jil)

    Compounds

    References

    Japanese

    Kanji

    (Hyōgai kanji)

    Readings

    • Go-on: ちち (chichi)
    • Kan-on: ちつ (chitsu)

    Etymology

      on Japanese Wikipedia
     Vagina on Wikipedia
    Kanji in this term
    ちつ
    Hyōgai
    on'yomi
    Alternative spelling

    From Middle Chinese (MC trit|tet). Compare modern Cantonese (zat6).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    (ちつ) (chitsu

    1. (anatomy) vagina

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja

    (eumhun 보지 (boji jil))

    1. hanja form? of (vagina)