正弦

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	bow string; string of mus. instr.
simp. and trad. (正弦)		正	弦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ jin⁴ / zing³ jyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngsián
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-hsien²
    • Yale: jèng-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqshyan
    • Palladius: чжэнсянь (čžɛnsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zing³ jin⁴ / zing³ jyun⁴
    • Yale: jing yìhn / jing yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ jin⁴ / dzing³ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ yin⁴ / jing³ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ jiːn²¹/, /t͡sɪŋ³³ jyːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 正弦 證言／证言

Noun

正弦

1. (trigonometry) sine

Derived terms

• 正弦尺 (zhèngxiánchǐ)

 

See also

• 三角函數／三角函数 (sānjiǎo hánshù)
• 餘弦／余弦 (yúxián)
• 正切 (zhèngqiē)
• 餘切／余切 (yúqiē)
• 正割 (zhènggē)
• 餘割／余割 (yúgē)
• 正矢 (zhèngshǐ)
• 餘矢／余矢 (yúshǐ)
• 半正矢 (bànzhèngshǐ)
• 半餘矢／半余矢 (bànyúshǐ)
• 反正弦 (fǎnzhèngxián)
• 反餘弦／反余弦 (fǎnyúxián)
• 反正切 (fǎnzhèngqiè)
• 反餘切／反余切 (fǎnyúqiē)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	弦
せい Grade: 1	げん Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーげん [sèégéń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) せ​ーげん [séꜜègèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

正(せい)弦(げん) • (seigen) 

1. (trigonometry) sine

Synonyms

• サイン (sain)

See also

• 三(さん)角(かく)関(かん)数(すう) (sankaku kansū)
• 余(よ)弦(げん) (yogen)
• 正(せい)接(せつ) (seisetsu)
• 余(よ)接(せつ) (yosetsu)
• 正(せい)割(かつ) (seikatsu)
• 余(よ)割(かつ) (yokatsu)
• 正(せい)矢(し) (seishi)
• 余(よ)矢(し) (yoshi)
• 半(はん)正(せい)矢(し) (hanseishi)
• 半(はん)余(よ)矢(し) (han'yoshi)

Korean

Hanja in this term
正	弦

Noun

正弦 • (jeonghyeon) (hangeul 정현)

1. Hanja form^? of 정현.