三弦

See also: 三絃

Chinese

		three	bow string; string of mus. instr.
trad. (三弦/三絃)		三	弦/絃
simp. (三弦)		三	弦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ jin⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-hièn / sâm-hiàn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-hiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sansián
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-hsien²
    • Yale: sān-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshyan
    • Palladius: саньсянь (sanʹsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānxiánr
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sansiánr
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-hsien²-ʼrh
    • Yale: sān-syánr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanshyal
    • Palladius: саньсяньр (sanʹsjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ jin⁴
    • Yale: sāam yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-hièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam´ hienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ hian²
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴ hi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-hiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam´ hianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ hian²
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴ hi̯an¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-hiân
    • Tâi-lô: sam-hiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samhieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ hiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɛn²³/

Noun

三弦

1. sanxian (fretless lute with three strings used in traditional Chinese music)

   Synonym: 弦子 (xiánzi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三弦):

• → Japanese: 三弦(さんげん) (sangen)
• → Korean: 삼현(三弦) (samhyeon)

See also

• 三味線／三味线 (sānwèixiàn, “shamisen”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	弦
さん Grade: 1	げん Grade: S
goon

Alternative spelling
三絃

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 三弦 (sānxián).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さんげん [sàńgéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ŋɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

三(さん)弦(げん) • (sangen) 

1. Synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a three-stringed musical instrument similar to a banjo played by plucking with a plectrum
2. a sanxian (fretless lute with three strings used in traditional Chinese music)

   Synonym: 三弦子 (sangensu)

3. any other three-stringed musical instrument similar to the Chinese sanxian, Okinawan sanshin, or Japanese shamisen
4. the three types of lute used in 雅楽 (gagaku) music: the 琵琶 (biwa), 箏 (sō) , and 和琴 (wagon)

Derived terms

• 三弦(さんげん)協奏曲(きょうそうきょく) (sangen kyōsōkyoku)
• 三弦草(サンゲンソウ) (sangensō)