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精神
精神
Chinese
energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
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God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
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simp. and trad. (精神) |
精 | 神 | |
Noun
精神
Adjective
精神
- (attributive) spiritual; immaterial; cultural
- (attributive) mental; psychiatric; psychological
- lively; active; brisk; in good spirits; spirited; energetic
See also
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 精 | 神 |
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せい Grade: 5 |
しん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
精神 (hiragana せいしん, romaji seishin)
Derived terms
Compounds
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zing1 san4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chîn-sṳ̀n
- Min Dong (BUC): cĭng-sìng
- Min Nan (POJ): cheng-sîn
- Wu (Wiktionary): jin zen (T1)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊ → ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jing.shenr
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/ → /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən²/
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- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed) (精神兒／精神儿)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊㄦ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingshelr
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂəɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: zing1 san4
- Yale: jīng sàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzing1 san4
- IPA (key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chîn-sṳ̀n
- Hakka Romanization System: jin´ siinˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: jin1 sin2
- IPA: /t͡ɕin²⁴ sɨn¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: cĭng-sìng
- IPA (key): /t͡siŋ⁵⁵ (s-)niŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-sîn
- Tâi-lô: tsing-sîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: zengsiin
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕin²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ³³ ɕin²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕin¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕin²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕin²³/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: jin zen (T1)
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕɪɲ⁵⁵ z̻əɲ²¹/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | ||
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| Character | 精 | 神 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) | 船 (27) |
| Final (韻) | 清 (121) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 子盈切 | 食鄰切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡siᴇŋ/ | /ʑiɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/t͡siɛŋ/ | /ʑin/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/t͡siæŋ/ | /ʑjen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/t͡siajŋ/ | /ʑin/ |
| Li Rong |
/t͡siɛŋ/ | /d͡ʑiĕn/ |
| Wang Li |
/t͡sĭɛŋ/ | /d͡ʑĭĕn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡si̯ɛŋ/ | /d͡ʑʰi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
jīng | shén |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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| Character | 精 | 神 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
jīng | shén |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ tsjeng › | ‹ zyin › |
| Old Chinese |
/*tseŋ/ | /*Cə.li[n]/ |
| English | fine rice; pure | spirit |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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| Character | 精 | 神 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11327 | 11245 |
| Phonetic component |
生 | 申 |
| Rime group |
耕 | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
精 | 神 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔsleŋ/ | /*hlin/ |