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正方形

正方形

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	square
simp. and trad. (正方形)		正	方形

Noun

正方形

square

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	方	形
せい Grade: 1	ほう Grade: 2	けい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

正方形 ‎(hiragana せいほうけい, romaji seihōkei)

(geometry) regular square, regular tetragon

Related terms

円 (えん) ‎(en, “circle”)
四角形 (しかっけい) ‎(shikakkei, “quadrangle, tetragon”)
長方形 (ちょうほうけい) ‎(chōhōkei, “rectangle”)

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhèngfāngxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄤㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ fong¹ jing⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chèng-hong-hêng / chiàⁿ-hong-hêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngfāngxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄤㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqfangshyng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ fong¹ jing⁴
  - Yale: jing fōng yìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ fong¹ jing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-hong-hêng / chiàⁿ-hong-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-hong-hîng / tsiànn-hong-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeanghongheeng, cviarhongheeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/, /t͡ɕiã²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/, /t͡ɕiã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/, /t͡ɕiã²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/, /t͡ɕiã¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/, /t͡ɕiã²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/