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射
射
Translingual
Han character
射 (radical 41 寸+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹竹木戈 (HHDI), four-corner 24200, composition ⿰身寸)
References
- KangXi: page 294, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7434
- Dae Jaweon: page 582, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 506, character 10
- Unihan data for U+5C04
Chinese
|
simp. and trad. |
射 | |
|---|---|---|
Glyph origin
| Characters in the same phonetic series (射) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 謝 | *ljaːɡs |
| 榭 | *ljaːɡs |
| 射 | *ɢljaːɡs, *laːɡs, *ɢljaːɡ, *laːɡ |
| 麝 | *ɢljaːɡs, *ɢljaːɡ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 弓 (“bow”) + 寸 (“hand, wrist”). 弓 was assimilated to 身 in the clerical script period.
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ
- Wade-Giles: shê4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheh
- IPA (key): /ʂɤ⁵¹/
-
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: se6
- Yale: seh
- Cantonese Pinyin: se6
- IPA (key): /sɛː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sa
- Hakka Romanization System: sa
- Hagfa Pinyim: sa4
- IPA: /sa⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siā
- Tâi-lô: siā
- Phofsit Daibuun: sia
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɕia²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕia⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕia²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɕia³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕia³³/
- (Hokkien)
- Dialectal data▼
| Variety | Location | 射 |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʂɤ⁵¹/ |
| Harbin | /ʂɤ⁵³/ | |
| Tianjin |
/ʂɤ⁵³/ /sɤ⁵³/ |
|
| Jinan | /ʂə²¹/ | |
| Qingdao | /ʃə⁴²/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /ʂʐ̩ɛ³¹²/ | |
| Xi'an | /ʂɤ⁴⁴/ | |
| Xining | /ʐɛ⁵³/ | |
| Yinchuan | /ʂə¹³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /ʂə¹³/ | |
| Ürümqi | /ʂɤ²¹³/ | |
| Wuhan | /sɤ³⁵/ | |
| Chengdu | /se¹³/ | |
| Guiyang | /sɛ²¹³/ | |
| Kunming | /ʂə²¹²/ | |
| Nanjing | /ʂəʔ⁵/ | |
| Hefei | /ʂe⁵³/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /sɤ⁴⁵/ |
| Pingyao | /ʂʐ̩e̞³⁵/ | |
| Hohhot | /sɤ⁵⁵/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai |
/zoʔ¹/ /zo²³/ |
| Suzhou |
/zo³¹/ /zoʔ³/ |
|
| Hangzhou | /zz̩ʷei¹³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /zei²²/ | |
| Hui | Shexian |
/ɕie²²/ /ɕia²²/ |
| Tunxi | /ɕia¹¹/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha |
/ʂə⁵⁵/ /ʂa⁵⁵/ ～石头 |
| Xiangtan | /ʂɒ⁵⁵/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /sɑ²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /sa⁵³/ |
| Taoyuan | /ʃɑ⁵⁵/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /sɛ²²/ |
| Nanning | /sɛ²²/ | |
| Hong Kong | /sɛ²²/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Min Nan) | /sia²²/ |
| Fuzhou (Min Dong) | /sia²⁴²/ | |
| Jian'ou (Min Bei) | /ia⁴²/ | |
| Shantou (Min Nan) | /sia³¹/ | |
| Haikou (Min Nan) | /tia²³/ |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 射 |
| Reading # | 2/4 |
| Initial (聲) | 船 (27) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (100) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 神夜切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʑiaH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʑiaH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʑiaH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʑiaH/ |
| Li Rong |
/d͡ʑiaH/ |
| Wang Li |
/d͡ʑĭaH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/d͡ʑʰi̯aH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shè |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 射 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shè |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ zyæH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*Cə.lAk-s/ |
| English | shoot; archer |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 射 |
| Reading # | 1/4 |
| No. | 11223 |
| Phonetic component |
射 |
| Rime group |
暮 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
射 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɢljaːɡs/ |
Definitions
射
Compounds
Derived terms from 射
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Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ
- Wade-Giles: shih2
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyr
- IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵/
-
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ
- Wade-Giles: shê4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheh
- IPA (key): /ʂɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: sik6, se6
- Yale: sihk, seh
- Cantonese Pinyin: sik9, se6
- IPA (key): /sɪk̚²/, /sɛː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se̍k
- Tâi-lô: si̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: sek
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪk̚⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪk̚²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪk̚¹²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪk̚⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 射 |
| Reading # | 4/4 |
| Initial (聲) | 船 (27) |
| Final (韻) | 昔 (123) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 食亦切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʑiᴇk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʑiɛk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʑiæk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʑiajk̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/d͡ʑiɛk̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/d͡ʑĭɛk̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/d͡ʑʰi̯ɛk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shí |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 射 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shè |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ zyek › |
| Old Chinese |
/*Cə.lAk/ |
| English | hit with bow and arrow |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 射 |
| Reading # | 3/4 |
| No. | 11226 |
| Phonetic component |
射 |
| Rime group |
鐸 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
麝 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɢljaːɡ/ |
Verb
射
Pronunciation 3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ
- Wade-Giles: yeh4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeh
- IPA (key): /i̯ɛ⁵¹/
-
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: je6
- Yale: yeh
- Cantonese Pinyin: je6
- IPA (key): /jɛː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ià
- Tâi-lô: ià
- Phofsit Daibuun: iax
- IPA (Xiamen): /ia²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ia⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /ia¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²¹/
- (Hokkien)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 射 |
| Reading # | 1/4 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (100) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 羊謝切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/jiaH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/jiaH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/iaH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/jiaH/ |
| Li Rong |
/iaH/ |
| Wang Li |
/jĭaH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/i̯aH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yè |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 射 |
| Reading # | 2/4 |
| No. | 11225 |
| Phonetic component |
射 |
| Rime group |
暮 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
夜 |
| Old Chinese |
/*laːɡs/ |
Definitions
射
Pronunciation 4
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˋ
- Wade-Giles: i4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih
- IPA (key): /i⁵¹/
-
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ
- Wade-Giles: shê4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheh
- IPA (key): /ʂɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: jik6
- Yale: yihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: jik9
- IPA (key): /jɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e̍k
- Tâi-lô: i̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: ek
- IPA (Xiamen): /iɪk̚⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪk̚²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪk̚¹²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /iɪk̚⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 射 |
| Reading # | 3/4 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 昔 (123) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 羊益切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/jiᴇk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/jiɛk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/iæk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/jiajk̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/iɛk̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/jĭɛk̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/i̯ɛk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yì |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 射 |
| Reading # | 4/4 |
| No. | 11228 |
| Phonetic component |
射 |
| Rime group |
鐸 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
繹 |
| Old Chinese |
/*laːɡ/ |
Definitions
射
- Only used in 無射／无射.
Japanese
Kanji
射
Readings
- Goon: じゃ (ja), や (ya), やく (yaku)
- Kan’on: しゃ (sha), や (ya), えき (eki)
- On (unclassified): せき (seki)
- Kun: いる (iru), あてる (ateru), さす (sasu), いとう (itō), あきる (akiru)
- Nanori: い (i), いり (iri)