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囝
囝
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Translingual
Han character
囝 (radical 31 囗+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 田弓木 (WND), four-corner 60407, composition ⿴囗子)
References
- KangXi: page 216, character 24
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4688
- Dae Jaweon: page 422, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 713, character 7
- Unihan data for U+56DD
Chinese
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simp. and trad. |
囝 | |
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Glyph origin
Ideogram (指事) : 囗 + 子 (“son”). Compare 囡.
Etymology 1
Min dialectal word for "son; child". Substrate borrowing, cognate with Proto-Mon-Khmer *kuun (“child, son”) (Vietnamese con, Khmer កូន (kon)).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ
- Wade-Giles: chien3
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: zai2
- Yale: jái
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzai2
- IPA (key): /t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: giāng
- IPA (key): /kiaŋ³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiáⁿ
- Tâi-lô: kiánn
- Phofsit Daibuun: kviar
- IPA (Xiamen): /kiã⁵³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiã⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /kiã⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káⁿ
- Tâi-lô: kánn
- Phofsit Daibuun: kvar
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kã⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: gian2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiáⁿ
- IPA (key): /kĩã⁵²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong)
Definitions
囝 (Min)
- son
- child
- baby, infant
- Diminutive suffix attached to nouns, equivalent to Mandarin 子 (zǐ).
- Diminutive suffix attached to classifiers.
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 子 (“general diminutive suffix”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 子 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 子 |
| Taiwan | 子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 仔 |
| Hong Kong | 仔 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 仔 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 仔 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 仔 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 仔 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 囝 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 仔 |
Compounds
Derived terms from 囝
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄢ
- Wade-Giles: nan1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nhan
- IPA (key): /na̠n⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: naam4
- Yale: nàahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: naam4
- IPA (key): /nɑːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Definitions
囝
- Alternative form of 囡 (nān, “child”).
Etymology 3
One of the Chinese characters of Empress Wu.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ
- Wade-Giles: yüeh4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yueh
- IPA (key): /y̯œ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: jyut6
- Yale: yuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyt9
- IPA (key): /jyːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Definitions
囝
- Alternative form of 月 (yuè, “moon”).
Japanese
Kanji
囝
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
囝 • (geon) (hangeul 건, revised geon, McCune-Reischauer kŏn)
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Vietnamese
Han character
囝 (cưởng, kiển, niên)
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