犍陟

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (犍陟)		犍	陟

Etymology

From Sanskrit कन्थक (kanthaka).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiānzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄓˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiānzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jianjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: Chien¹-chih⁴
    • Yale: Jyān-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jianjyh
    • Palladius: Цзяньчжи (Czjanʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: kjon trik

Rime
Character	犍	陟
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	元 (65)	職 (134)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	居言切	竹力切
Baxter	kjon	trik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɨɐn/	/ʈɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kiɐn/	/ʈɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kiɐn/	/ȶiek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɨan/	/ʈik̚/
Li Rong	/kiɐn/	/ȶiək̚/
Wang Li	/kĭɐn/	/ȶĭək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kɨ̯ɐn/	/ȶi̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiān	zhi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gin1	zik1

Proper noun

犍陟

1. (Buddhism) Kanthaka (the Buddha's favorite horse)