lion | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1stearthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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trad.(獅子) | 獅 | 子 | |
simp.(狮子) | 狮 | 子 | |
alternative forms | 師子/师子 |
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Rime | ||
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Character | 獅 | 子 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 生 (21) | 精 (13) |
Final (韻) | 脂 (17) | 之 (19) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
Division (等) | III | III |
Fanqie | 疏夷切 | 即里切 |
Baxter | srij | tsiX |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʃˠiɪ/ | /t͡sɨX/ |
Pan Wuyun | /ʃᵚi/ | /t͡sɨX/ |
Shao Rongfen | /ʃiɪ/ | /t͡sieX/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʂji/ | /t͡sɨX/ |
Li Rong | /ʃji/ | /t͡siəX/ |
Wang Li | /ʃi/ | /t͡sĭəX/ |
Bernhard Karlgren | /ʂi/ | /t͡siX/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex | shī | zǐ |
Expected Cantonese Reflex | si1 | zi2 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 子 | 子 |
Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zǐ | zǐ |
Middle Chinese | ‹ tsiX › | ‹ tsiX › |
Old Chinese | /*[ts]əʔ/ | /*tsəʔ/ |
English | 1st earthly branch | child; gentleman, master |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 獅 | 子 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 11437 | 17857 |
Phonetic component | 師 | 子 |
Rime group | 脂 | 之 |
Rime subdivision | 2 | 0 |
Corresponding MC rime | 師 | 子 |
Old Chinese | /*sri/ | /*ʔslɯʔ/ |
Notes | 古作師 |
獅子
Others:
獅子
Kanji in this term | |
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獅 | 子 |
し Jinmeiyō | し Grade: 1 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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師子 |
FromMiddle Chinese獅子 (MC srij tsiX, literally “lion + (diminutive suffix)”)
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is oftenspelled inkatakana, especially inbiological contexts (where katakana is customary), asシシ. This term is generally not used in modern Japanese when referring to the animal; the English-derivedライオン(raion) is typically used instead.
Hanja in this term | |
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獅 | 子 |
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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獅 | 子 |
獅子