知性

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (知性)		知	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ sing³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ti-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihsìng
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-hsing⁴
    • Yale: jr̄-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyshinq
    • Palladius: чжисин (čžisin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ sing³
    • Yale: jī sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: ti-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: disexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: trje sjengH

Rime
Character	知	性
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	知 (9)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	支 (11)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	陟移切	息正切
Baxter	trje	sjengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈiᴇ/	/siᴇŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈiɛ/	/siɛŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶjɛ/	/siæŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈiə̆/	/siajŋH/
Li Rong	/ȶie/	/siɛŋH/
Wang Li	/ȶǐe/	/sĭɛŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶie̯/	/si̯ɛŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhī	xìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zi1	sing3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*tre  seŋ-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔl'e  sleŋs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	知	性
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhī	xìng
Middle Chinese	‹ trje ›	‹ sjengH ›
Old Chinese	/*tre/	/*seŋ-s/
English	know	nature
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	知	性
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	11495	11358
Phonetic component	矢	生
Rime group	支	耕
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime		性
Old Chinese	/*ʔl'e/	/*sleŋs/
Notes	沈兼士依韻會所引說文從口矢聲

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 知性

1. knowledgeful
2. (usually of a woman) intelligent and thoughtful; astute and knowledgeable

Verb

知性

1. to understand one's inherent nature

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 知性

1. wisdom

   美周武之知性，謀人神以動作。 [MSC, trad.]
   美周武之知性，谋人神以动作。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: 漢·班固《游居賦》

   Měi Zhōu Wǔ zhī zhīxìng, móu rén shén yǐ dòngzuò. [Pinyin]

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. Verstand

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (知性):

• → Japanese: 知性(ちせい) (chisei)
• → Korean: 지성(知性) (jiseong)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
知	性
ち Grade: 2	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 知性 (MC trje sjengH).

Noun

知(ち)性(せい) • (chisei) 

1. intellect, intelligence, smarts

   あの子(こ)は知(ち)性(せい)があるよね。

   Ano ko wa chisei ga aru yo ne.

   That kid's got smarts. / That kid is intelligent.

2. mind, logical thinking, as opposed to the emotions

   この二人(ふたり)は知(ち)性(せい)と感(かん)情(じょう)両(りょう)方(ほう)で分(わ)かち合(あ)います。

   Kono futari wa chisei to kanjō ryōhō de wakachiaimasu.

   These two understand each other, both mind and heart.