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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
醒 (Kangxi radical 164, 酉+9, 16 strokes, cangjie input 一田日竹一 (MWAHM), four-corner 16614, composition ⿰酉星)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1285, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39936
- Dae Jaweon: page 1785, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3590, character 1
- Unihan data for U+9192
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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猜
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*sʰlɯː
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輤
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*sʰleːns
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綪
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*sʰleːns, *ʔsreːŋ
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倩
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*sʰleːns, *sʰleŋs
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棈
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*sʰleːns
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蒨
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*sʰeːns
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篟
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*sʰeːns
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生
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*sʰleːŋ, *sreŋs
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牲
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*sreŋ
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笙
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*sreŋ
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甥
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*sreŋ
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鉎
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*sreŋ, *sleːŋ
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珄
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*sreŋ
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鼪
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*sreŋ, *sreŋs
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猩
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*sreŋ, *seːŋ
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狌
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*sreŋ
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眚
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*sreŋʔ
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貹
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*sreŋs
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崝
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*zreːŋ
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精
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*ʔsleŋ, *ʔsleŋs
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菁
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*ʔsleŋ
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鶄
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*ʔsleŋ, *sʰleːŋ
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蜻
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*ʔsleŋ, *sʰleːŋ
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鼱
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*ʔsleŋ
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婧
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*ʔsleŋ, *zleŋs, *zleŋʔ
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睛
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*ʔsleŋ, *sʰleŋʔ
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箐
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*ʔsleŋ
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聙
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*ʔsleŋ
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旌
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*ʔsleŋ
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清
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*sʰleŋ
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圊
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*sʰleŋ
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請
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*sʰleŋʔ, *zleŋs, *zleŋ
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凊
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*sʰleŋs
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䝼
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*zleŋs, *zleŋ
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靚
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*zleŋs
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情
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*zleŋ
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晴
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*zleŋ
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夝
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*zleŋ
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靜
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*zleŋʔ
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靖
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*zleŋʔ
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睲
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*seŋʔ, *seːŋs
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惺
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*seŋʔ, *seːŋ
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性
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*sleŋs
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姓
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*sleŋs
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靗
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*l̥ʰeŋs
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鯖
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*ʔljeŋ, *sʰleːŋ
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青
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*sʰleːŋ
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靘
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*sʰleːŋ, *sʰleːŋs
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掅
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*sʰleːŋs
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胜
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*sleːŋ
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曐
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*sleːŋ
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星
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*sleːŋ
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鮏
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*sleːŋ
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腥
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*seːŋ, *seːŋs
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鯹
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*seːŋ
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醒
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*seːŋ, *seːŋʔ, *seːŋs
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篂
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*seːŋ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *seːŋ, *seːŋʔ, *seːŋs) : semantic 酉 (“alcohol”) + phonetic 星 (OC *sleːŋ).
Etymology
Cognate with 清 (OC *sʰleŋ, “clear”) (Schuessler, 2007). See there for more.
Pronunciation
Note:
- seng2 - vernacular (“to awaken”);
- sing2 - literary (including “clever”);
- sing1 - literary, used only in poetry.
- Hakka
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
Note:
- chhíⁿ/chhéⁿ - vernacular;
- séng - literary.
Rime
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Character
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醒
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醒
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醒
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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Initial (聲)
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心 (16)
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心 (16)
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心 (16)
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Final (韻)
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青 (125)
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青 (125)
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青 (125)
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Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Division (等)
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IV
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IV
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IV
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Fanqie
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桑經切
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蘇挺切
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蘇佞切
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Baxter
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seng
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sengX
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sengH
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/seŋ/
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/seŋX/
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/seŋH/
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Pan Wuyun
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/seŋ/
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/seŋX/
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/seŋH/
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Shao Rongfen
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/sɛŋ/
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/sɛŋX/
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/sɛŋH/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/sɛjŋ/
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/sɛjŋX/
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/sɛjŋH/
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Li Rong
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/seŋ/
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/seŋX/
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/seŋH/
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Wang Li
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/sieŋ/
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/sieŋX/
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/sieŋH/
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Bernard Karlgren
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/sieŋ/
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/sieŋX/
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/sieŋH/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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xīng
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xǐng
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xìng
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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sing1
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sing2
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sing3
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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醒
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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xǐng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ sengX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*s-tsʰˁeŋʔ/
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English
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wake up
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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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醒
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醒
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醒
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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No.
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11377
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11380
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11382
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Phonetic component
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生
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生
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生
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Rime group
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耕
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耕
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耕
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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星
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醒
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腥
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Old Chinese
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/*seːŋ/
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/*seːŋʔ/
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/*seːŋs/
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Definitions
醒
- to sober up
- to awaken; to wake up
- to be awake
- to realize; to become aware of
- to decant (wine, etc.)
- (Cantonese) clever; intelligent; sharp
- (Cantonese) to gift
- 私人醒 [Cantonese] ― si1 jan4 seng2 ― to gift someone personally
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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聰明
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Taiwan
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聰明
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Malaysia
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聰明
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Singapore
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聰明
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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聰明
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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靈, 靈醒
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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精靈, 聰明
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Wuhan
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聰明
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Guilin
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聰明
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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聰明
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Hefei
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聰明
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
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Hong Kong
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聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
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Taishan
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聰明, 叻, 參
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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叻
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Yangjiang
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伶俐, 叻
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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精, 扮𠮨
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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聰明, 精, 叻, 醒目, 扮𠮨
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Gan
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Nanchang
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精靈, 聰明
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Hakka
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Meixian
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聰明, 機靈
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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聰明
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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聰明
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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聰明
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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聰明, 精
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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聰明, 精
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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聰明
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Kuching (Hepo)
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將
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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機靈, 聰明
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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聰明
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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聰明
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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聰明
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Quanzhou
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聰明, 骨, 骨鳥 derogatory
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Zhangzhou
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聰明
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Taipei
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聰明, 巧, 明白
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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聰明, 𠢕, 勥, 醒目, 巧
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Manila (Hokkien)
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巧, 勥, 𠢕
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Chaozhou
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聰明
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Singapore (Teochew)
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聰明
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Wenchang
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精
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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精
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Wu
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Suzhou
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聰明
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Ningbo
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聰明
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Wenzhou
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靈, 聰明
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Xiang
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Changsha
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靈泛, 聰明
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Shuangfeng
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聰明
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Compounds
Descendants
References
Japanese
Kanji
醒
(Jōyō kanji)
- to wake up
- to become sober, to be disillusioned
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
醒 (eumhun 깰 성 (kkael seong))
- hanja form? of 성 (“waking up; being sober”)
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
醒: Hán Nôm readings: tỉnh
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