上弦

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	bow string; string of mus. instr.
simp. and trad. (上弦)		上	弦

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngsián
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-hsien²
    • Yale: shàng-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyan
    • Palladius: шансянь (šansjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ jin⁴
    • Yale: séuhng yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ jiːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 上弦 上言

Verb

上弦

1. to wind up a clock or watch

Synonyms

• 上發條／上发条 (shàng fātiáo)
• (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) 上鏈／上链

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): soeng⁶ jin⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): siang⁵ yen³

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-hiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngsián
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-hsien²
    • Yale: shàng-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyan
    • Palladius: шансянь (šansjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: seuhng yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² jiːn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: siang⁵ yen³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³² jen²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-hiân
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-hiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnghieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɛn²⁴/

Noun

上弦

1. first quarter (of the moon)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	弦
じょう Grade: 1	げん Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

上(じょう)弦(げん) • (jōgen) 

1. waxing crescent moon, a moon in its first quarter

Antonyms

• 下弦(かげん) (kagen)