光子

Chinese

		light; ray; bright	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (光子)		光	子

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guāngzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong¹ zi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kng-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāngzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guangzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: kuang¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: gwāng-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guangtzyy
    • Palladius: гуанцзы (guanczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwong¹ zi²
    • Yale: gwōng jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwong¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guong¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kng-chú
    • Tâi-lô: kng-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kngzuo
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

Noun

光子

1. (particle physics) photon (Classifier: 粒 m)

Derived terms

• 光子學 / 光子学 (guāngzǐxué)
• 光子晶體 / 光子晶体 (guāngzǐ jīngtǐ)
• 超光子 (chāoguāngzǐ)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
光	子
こう Grade: 2	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Sinitic 光子

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーし [kóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɕi]

Noun

光(こう)子(し) • (kōshi) ^{←くわうし (kwausi)?}

1. a photon

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
光	子
みつ Grade: 2	こ Grade: 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

光(みつ)子(こ) • (Mitsuko) 

1. a female given name

Korean

Hanja in this term
光	子

Noun

光子 • (gwangja) (hangeul 광자)

1. hanja form^? of 광자 (“photon”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
光	子

Noun

光子

1. chữ Hán form of quang tử (“photon”)