朱雀

Chinese

		surname; vermilion	bird; lentigo; sparrow
simp. and trad. (朱雀)		朱	雀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhūquè

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨ ㄑㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ zoek³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chu-chhiok

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhūquè
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhucyuè
    • Wade–Giles: chu¹-chʻüeh⁴
    • Yale: jū-chywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juchiueh
    • Palladius: чжуцюэ (čžucjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu¹ zoek³
    • Yale: jyū jeuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ dzoek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ zêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sœːk̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chu-chhiok
    • Tâi-lô: Tsu-tshiok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuchiog
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

Noun

朱雀

1. rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)

Proper noun

朱雀

1. Vermilion Bird (one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations)
2. (Chinese mythology) Vermilion Bird (guardian spirit of the south)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (朱雀):

• → Japanese: 朱(す)雀(ざく) (Suzaku)
• → Korean: 주작(朱雀) (Jujak)
• → Vietnamese: Chu Tước (朱雀)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
朱	雀
す Grade: S	さく > ざく Jinmeiyō
goon

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すざく [súꜜzàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) すざく [sùzákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨza̠kɯ̟]

Proper noun

朱(す)雀(ざく) • (Suzaku) 

1. the Vermillion Bird of the South; guardian creature of the south

   Coordinate terms: 青竜, 玄武, 白虎, 朱雀, 黄竜

2. a cultivar of cherry tree

Derived terms

• 朱雀大路(すざくおおじ) (Suzaku ōji)
• 朱雀旗(すざくき) (suzakuki)
• 朱雀門(すざくもん) (Suzaku mon)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
朱	雀
す Grade: S	さく > ざか Jinmeiyō
goon	irregular

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɨza̠ka̠]

Proper noun

朱(す)雀(ざか) • (Suzaka) 

1. Vermilion Bird

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
朱	雀
す Grade: S	じゃく Jinmeiyō
goon	kan'yōon

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すじゃく [súꜜjàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) すじゃく [sùjákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨʑa̠kɯ̟]

Proper noun

朱(す)雀(じゃく) • (Sujaku) ^{←すじやく (Suzyaku)?}

1. Vermilion Bird

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
朱	雀
しゅ Grade: S	さく > さか Jinmeiyō
kan'on	irregular

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕɨsa̠ka̠]

Proper noun

朱(しゅ)雀(さか) • (Shusaka) ^{←しゆさか (Syusaka)?}

1. Vermilion Bird

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
朱	雀
しゅ Grade: S	じゃく Jinmeiyō
kan'on	kan'yōon

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕɨʑa̠kɯ̟]

Proper noun

朱(しゅ)雀(じゃく) • (Shujaku) ^{←しゆじやく (Syuzyaku)?}

1. the Vermillion Bird of the South; guardian creature of the south

   Coordinate terms: 青竜, 玄武, 白虎, 朱雀, 黄竜

2. (Chinese astronomy) general term for the seven mansions of the south in Chinese astronomy

   Hypernym: 二十八宿

   Hyponyms: 井, 鬼, 柳, 星, 張, 翼, 軫

   Coordinate terms: 青竜, 玄武, 白虎, 朱雀

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
朱	雀
しゅ Grade: S	じゃく > じゃか Jinmeiyō
kan'on	irregular

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕɨʑa̠ka̠]

Proper noun

朱(しゅ)雀(じゃか) • (Shujaka) ^{←しゆじやか (Syuzyaka)?}

1. Vermilion Bird

Synonyms

• 朱鳥(しゅちょう) (Shuchō)

References

• “^△朱^▲雀”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
朱	雀

Proper noun

朱雀 • (Jujak) (hangeul 주작)

1. hanja form^? of 주작 (“Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
朱	雀

Proper noun

朱雀

1. chữ Hán form of Chu Tước (“Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”)