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質 (Kangxi radical 154,貝+8, 15 strokes,cangjie input竹中月山金 (HLBUC),four-corner72806,composition⿱斦貝)
| Historical forms of the character質 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) |
| Small seal script |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 斦 + 貝.Zhu Junsheng also interpret this as aphono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声), where he regards斦 as an original form of櫍 (OC*tjid).
| trad. | 質 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 质 | |
| alternative forms | 貭 筫 𫎘 𧸲 | |
| Variety | Location | 質 |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ |
| Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹³/ | |
| Tianjin | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁵/ | |
| Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹³/ | |
| Qingdao | /tʃz̩⁵⁵/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/ | |
| Xi'an | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹/ | |
| Xining | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁴/ | |
| Yinchuan | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩¹³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩¹³/ | |
| Ürümqi | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹³/ | |
| Wuhan | /t͡sz̩²¹³/ | |
| Chengdu | /t͡sz̩³¹/ | |
| Guiyang | /t͡sz̩²¹/ | |
| Kunming | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³¹/ | |
| Nanjing | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩ʔ⁵/ | |
| Hefei | /ʈ͡ʂəʔ⁵/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡səʔ²/ |
| Pingyao | /ʈ͡ʂʌʔ¹³/ | |
| Hohhot | /t͡səʔ⁴³/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /t͡səʔ⁵/ |
| Suzhou | /t͡səʔ⁵/ | |
| Hangzhou | /t͡səʔ⁵/ | |
| Wenzhou | /t͡sai²¹³/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕiʔ²¹/ |
| Tunxi | /t͡ɕi⁵/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/ |
| Xiangtan | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sɨʔ⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sət̚¹/ |
| Taoyuan | /tʃït̚²²/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sɐt̚⁵/ |
| Nanning | /t͡sɐt̚⁵⁵/ | |
| Hong Kong | /t͡sɐt̚⁵/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /t͡sit̚³²/ |
| Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /t͡sɛiʔ²³/ | |
| Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /t͡si²⁴/ | |
| Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡sioʔ²/ | |
| Haikou (Hainanese) | /t͡sit̚⁵/ |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 質 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 質 (48) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 之日切 |
| Baxter | tsyit |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiɪt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕit̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjet̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /cit̚/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕiĕt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕĭĕt̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕi̯ĕt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zat1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 質 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsyit › |
| Old Chinese | /*t-lit/ |
| English | substance, solid part |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 質 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 17401 |
| Phonetic component | 質 |
| Rime group | 質 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 質 |
| Old Chinese | /*tjid/ |
| Notes | 金文本從折聲 |
質
| trad. | 質 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 质 | |
| alternative forms | 貭 筫 𫎘 𧸲 | |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 質 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (17) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 陟利切 |
| Baxter | trijH |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʈˠiɪH/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈᵚiH/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȶiɪH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈjiH/ |
| Li Rong | /ȶjiH/ |
| Wang Li | /ȶiH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȶiH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi3 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 質 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ trijH › |
| Old Chinese | /*[t]<r>ip-s/ |
| English | hostage; gift |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 質 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 17397 |
| Phonetic component | 質 |
| Rime group | 至 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 致 |
| Old Chinese | /*tids/ |
質
| trad. | 質 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 质 | |
| alternative forms | 枳 | |
質
| Kanji in this term |
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| 質 |
| しつ Grade: 5 |
| kan'on |
| Kanji in this term |
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| 質 |
| しち Grade: 5 |
| goon |
| Kanji in this term |
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| 質 |
| たち Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of質 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term,質, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
FromMiddle Chinese質 (MC tsyit).

From acorrupted or unorthodox reading influenced byMiddle Chinese質 (MC tsyit). Theoriginal reading is지 (ji) based onMiddle Chinese質 (MC trijH, “hostage”).
Related toMiddle Chinese贄 (MC tsyijH).