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七 (Kangxi radical 1,一+1, 2 strokes,cangjie input十山 (JU),four-corner40710,composition⿻㇀乚(GHJKV) or⿻㇀㇄(T))
| trad. | 七 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp.# | 七 | |
| alternative forms | 柒financial 𠀁ancient 桼financial; ancient | |
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Spring and Autumn | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) | Liushutong (compiled inMing) | Libian (compiled inQing) | Kangxi Dictionary (compiled inQing) | ||
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts | Clerical script | Ming typeface |
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 b19909  b19910  b19911  b19912  b19913  b19914  b19915  b19916  b19917 b19918  b19919  b19920  b19921 b19922  s10922 Transcribed ancient scripts  L25769  L25770  L25771 | |||||||||
References: Mostly from Richard Sears'Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Pictogram (象形) – a vertical stroke and a horizontal stroke bisecting each other – original character of切 (OC*sn̥ʰiːds, *sn̥ʰiːd, “to cut”).(Canthis(+) etymology besourced?)
The top-most horizontal stroke is done from left to right. The vertical stroke and bottom-most horizontal stroke are done as one stroke, from top-left to bottom-right.
FromProto-Sino-Tibetan*s-ni-s(“seven”).
| Variety | Location | 七 |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/ |
| Harbin | /t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/ | |
| Tianjin | /t͡ɕʰi²¹/ | |
| Jinan | /t͡ɕʰi²¹³/ | |
| Qingdao | /t͡sʰi⁵⁵/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /t͡sʰi²⁴/ | |
| Xi'an | /t͡ɕʰi²¹/ | |
| Xining | /t͡ɕʰji⁴⁴/ | |
| Yinchuan | /t͡ɕʰi¹³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /t͡ɕʰi¹³/ | |
| Ürümqi | /t͡ɕʰi²¹³/ | |
| Wuhan | /t͡ɕʰi²¹³/ | |
| Chengdu | /t͡ɕʰi³¹/ | |
| Guiyang | /t͡ɕʰi²¹/ | |
| Kunming | /t͡ɕʰi³¹/ | |
| Nanjing | /t͡sʰiʔ⁵/ | |
| Hefei | /t͡ɕʰiəʔ⁵/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡ɕʰiəʔ²/ |
| Pingyao | /t͡ɕʰiʌʔ¹³/ | |
| Hohhot | /t͡ɕʰiəʔ⁴³/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁵/ |
| Suzhou | /t͡sʰiəʔ⁵/ | |
| Hangzhou | /t͡ɕʰiəʔ⁵/ | |
| Wenzhou | /t͡sʰai²¹³/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡sʰiʔ²¹/ |
| Tunxi | /t͡sʰi⁵/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡sʰi²⁴/ |
| Xiangtan | /t͡sʰi²⁴/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡ɕʰiʔ⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰit̚¹/ |
| Taoyuan | /t͡sʰit̚²²/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/ |
| Nanning | /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵⁵/ | |
| Hong Kong | /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /t͡sʰit̚³²/ |
| Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /t͡sʰɛiʔ²³/ | |
| Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /t͡sʰi²⁴/ | |
| Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡sʰik̚²/ | |
| Haikou (Hainanese) | /sit̚⁵/ |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 七 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 清 (14) |
| Final (韻) | 質 (48) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 親吉切 |
| Baxter | tshit |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡sʰiɪt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sʰit̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sʰjet̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sʰit̚/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡sʰiĕt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sʰĭĕt̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡sʰi̯ĕt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cat1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 七 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | qī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tshit › |
| Old Chinese | /*[tsʰ]i[t]/ |
| English | seven |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 七 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 9910 |
| Phonetic component | 七 |
| Rime group | 質 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 七 |
| Old Chinese | /*sn̥ʰid/ |
七
| Chinese numbers | |||||||||||||||||
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 106 | 108 | 1012 | |
| Normal (小寫 /小写) | 〇,零,空 | 一,蜀 | 二,兩 /两 | 三 | 四 | 五 | 六 | 七 | 八 | 九 | 十 | 百 | 千 | 萬 /万, 十千(Malaysia, Singapore) | 百萬 /百万, 桶(Philippines), 面桶(Philippines) | 億 /亿 | 兆(Taiwan) 萬億 /万亿(Mainland China) |
| Financial (大寫 /大写) | 零 | 壹 | 貳 /贰 | 參 /叁 | 肆 | 伍 | 陸 /陆 | 柒 | 捌 | 玖 | 拾 | 佰 | 仟 | ||||
In Min Nan numbers, thevernacular (白) pronunciation is the more common pronunciation, while theliterary (文) reading is used for reading numbers out loud, such as in phone numbers. Please note that this usage is similar to the usage of the variant幺 for the numeral一 in Mandarin.
Others:
| For pronunciation and definitions of七 – see𨳍 (“penis; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of𨳍). |
| < 6 | 7 | 8 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal :七 | ||
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 七 |
| なな Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi |
FromOld Japanese七(nana), ultimately fromProto-Japonic*nana.
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 七 |
| しち Grade: 1 |
| goon |
FromMiddle Chinese七 (MC tshit). CompareHokkien七(chhit),Hakka七(chhit).
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 七 |
| な Grade: 1 |
| irregular |
Shortening fromnana above.
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 七 |
| ちー Grade: 1 |
| irregular |
FromMiddle Chinese七 (MC tshit).
| 70 | ||
| ← 6 | 7 | 8 → |
|---|---|---|
| Nativeisol.:일곱(ilgop) Nativeattr.:일곱(ilgop) Sino-Korean:칠(chil) Hanja:七 Ordinal:일곱째(ilgopjjae) | ||
| < 6 | 7 | 8 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal :七 Ordinal :七つ | ||
FromProto-Japonic*nana.
七 (nana) (kanaなな)
七:Hán Việt readings:thất (
七:Nôm readings:thất[2],sất[1]
