姿勢

See also: 姿势

Chinese

	beauty; disposition; looks beauty; disposition; looks; appearance	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
trad. (姿勢)	姿	勢
simp. (姿势)	姿	势
alternative forms	姿式

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zīshì

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ sai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂-sṳ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chir-sè / chu-sè / chu-sì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zīshì → zīshi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄕˋ → ㄗ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zihshi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ¹-shih⁵
  - Yale: dz̄-shr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzy.shyh
  - Palladius: цзыши (czyši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɹ̩⁵⁵ ʂɻ̩⁵¹/ → /t͡sɹ̩⁵⁵ ʂɻ̩²/
  - Homophones:
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    姿勢 / 姿势
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ sai³
  - Yale: jī sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ sai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ sei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˊ sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi¹ si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chir-sè
  - Tâi-lô: tsir-sè
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ³³ se⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chu-sè
  - Tâi-lô: tsu-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zusex
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chu-sì
  - Tâi-lô: tsu-sì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zusix
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ si²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ si¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² si²¹/

Noun

姿勢

posture; how one carries oneself; bearing (Classifier: 種／种 m; 個／个 m)
pose (Classifier: 種／种 m; 個／个 m)
(yoga) asana (Classifier: 種／种 m; 個／个 m)
(sex) position; sex position
Synonym: 體位 / 体位 (tǐwèi)
(humorous) alternative form of 知識 / 知识 (“knowledge”)
(humorous, slang) manner or method of doing something

Synonyms

(posture): (colloquial) 架勢／架势 (jiàshi), 姿態／姿态 (zītài), 式子 (shìzi); (Hokkien) 款勢／款势, 款相

Derived terms

人體解剖學姿勢 / 人体解剖学姿势 (réntǐ jiěpōuxué zīshì)
低姿勢 / 低姿势
性交姿勢 / 性交姿势
擺姿勢 / 摆姿势
有姿勢，冇實際 / 有姿势，冇实际 (jau⁵ zi¹ sai³, mou⁵ sat⁶ zai³) (Cantonese)
漲姿勢 / 涨姿势 (zhǎngzīshì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
姿	勢
し Grade: 6	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕise̞ː]
(Tokyo) しせー [shìséé] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

姿(し)勢(せい) • (shisei)

posture (how one holds one's body)
attitude; stance
- 2026 February 18, たまごまご, “フィクションの中で、“VTuber”はどのように描かれるか？『超かぐや姫！』『真夜中ハートチューン』『夜のクラゲは泳げない』等から見る現在の表現”, in MoguLive‎^[1]:
  
  本人(ほんにん)が仮(かり)に「8000歳(はっせんさい)」だというのなら、そう信(しん)じる姿勢(しせい)を取(と)って相手(あいて)の話(はなし)(ロールプレイ)に向(む)き合(あ)うのが、VTuber(ブイチューバー)を見(み)る時(とき)の”暗黙(あんもく)の了解(りょうかい)”だ。
  Honnin ga kari ni “hassen-sai” da to iu no nara, sō shinjiru shisei o totte aite no hanashi (rōrupurei) ni mukiau no ga, bui-chūbā o miru toki no ” anmoku no ryōkai” da.
  If the streamer says that they are "8000 years old", participating in the roleplay by [adopting the attitude of] believing in this is the "silent agreement" when watching VTubers.

References

“姿勢”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
姿	勢

Noun

姿勢 • (jase) (hangeul 자세)

hanja form^? of 자세 (“posture”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
姿	勢

Noun

姿勢

chữ Hán form of tư thế (“posture”)