甾

See also: 畄 and 𤰝

甾 U+2F936, 甾 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F936 ← 𤰶 [U+2F935] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 𤲒 → [U+2F937]

Translingual

Han character

甾 (Kangxi radical 102, 田+3, 8 strokes, cangjie input 女女田 (VVW), four-corner 2260₀, composition ⿱巛田)

Derived characters

• 㓯, 𡸟, 淄, 䣎, 崰, 缁, 𤱽, 𤱾, 椔, 𤉣, 䐉, 菑, 𣓩, 𤲑, 𥚉, 䅔, 緇, 䎩, 𧇄, 㿳, 𨿴, 𩜊, 疀, 辎, 锱, 𤲙, 輜, 錙, 鲻, 𤳊, 𩋝, 𩗮, 𧑳, 𤳤, 鯔, 鶅, 𤳫, 𤳯, 𤳲, 𪋍, 𤴅, 𡙂, 𥓲, 𧱥, 𪺟, 𫳗, 𫻾, 𬌊, 𬯞

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 759, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21742
• Dae Jaweon: page 1169, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2531, character 5
• Unihan data for U+753E

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		甾

The basic structure of steroids (甾), featuring the tetracyclic backbone with three side chains.

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (甾) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
輜	*ʔsrɯ, *sʰrɯ
淄	*ʔsrɯ
錙	*ʔsrɯ
緇	*ʔsrɯ
甾	*ʔsrɯ
菑	*ʔsrɯ, *ʔsɯː, *ʔsɯː
鶅	*ʔsrɯ, *ʔsrɯs
椔	*ʔsrɯ, *ʔsrɯs
鯔	*ʔsrɯ

This character is a fusion of two characters which were separate in small seal script.

“earthenware”

甾 of this sense was 𠙾-like in the small seal script, with three vertical straight strokes on top, representing the pictogram (象形) of a bambooware. This became the current form in the clerical script.

This glyph was used as 載 (OC *zlɯːs) or proper nouns in oracle bone script.

“one-year field”

The glyph of this sense is composed of 𡿧 (“calamity”) and 田 (OC *l'iːŋ, “field”). This glyph is also used as an alternative form of 災 (OC *ʔslɯː).

“steroid”

This character was practically obsolete before it was revived as a modern translation for steroid. It is also a pictogram (象形) in this sense; the upper part represents the three side chains on the ring system, and the 田 component represents the tetracyclic core of steroids. See the image on right.

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zī (zi¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zī
    • Zhuyin: ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zih
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ¹
    • Yale: dz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzy
    • Palladius: цзы (czy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zi¹
    • Yale: jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: tsri

Rime
Character	甾
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	莊 (18)
Final (韻)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	側持切
Baxter	tsri
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ʃɨ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈ͡ʂɨ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ʃie/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈ͡ʂɨ/
Li Rong	/t͡ʃiə/
Wang Li	/t͡ʃĭə/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʈ͡ʂi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zi1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsrɯ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	甾
Reading #	1/1
No.	17824
Phonetic component	甾
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	葘
Old Chinese	/*ʔsrɯ/
Notes	同菑

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 甾

1. ^‡ Name of an ancient earthen alcohol vessel.
2. ^† (～水) Original form of 淄 (zī, “Zi River, a river in Shandong province”).
3. ^† (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 𨿴 (“a kind of pheasant”).
4. ^‡ (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 菑 (zī, “ground that has been under cultivation for one year”).
5. ^† (historical) An ancient placename.

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zāi (zai¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoi¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chir / chu / chai

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zai
    • Wade–Giles: tsai¹
    • Yale: dzāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzai
    • Palladius: цзай (czaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zoi¹
    • Yale: jōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chir
    • Tâi-lô: tsir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chu
    • Tâi-lô: tsu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zw
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chai
    • Tâi-lô: tsai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zay
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sai³³/

Note: chai - colloquial.

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 甾

1. ^† (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 災／灾 (zāi, “calamity; disaster”).
2. (～族, ～體) (biochemistry) steroid

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Japanese

Kanji

甾

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: さい (sai); し (shi)
• Kan-on: さい (sai); し (shi)
• Kun: かめ (kame, 甾)

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Korean

Hanja

甾 • (jae) (hangeul 재, revised jae, McCune–Reischauer chae)

1. pheasant
2. an ancient pottery
3. calamity

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 甾 (tai)

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