紙

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See also: 纸 and 帋
紙 U+7D19, 紙
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7D19
← 紘
[U+7D18] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 級 →
[U+7D1A]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

紙 (radical 120, 糸+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 女火竹女心 (VFHVP), four-corner 22940, composition ⿰糸氏)

References[edit]

  • KangXi: page 918, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27293
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1347, character 13
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3375, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+7D19

Chinese[edit]

trad. 紙
simp. 纸
alternative forms 帋
𦀦
𥾬

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 紙
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
紙-seal.svg 紙-bigseal.svg
Characters in the same phonetic series (氏) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
氏 *skeŋ, *kje, *ɡjeʔ
衹 *kje, *ɡe
紙 *kjeʔ
帋 *kjeʔ
扺 *kjeʔ
坁 *kjeʔ
汦 *kjeʔ, *tjil
忯 *ɡje, *ɡe
眂 *ɡje, *ɡils
舐 *ɦljeʔ
芪 *ɡe
祇 *ɡe
疧 *ɡe
軝 *ɡe
蚔 *ɡe

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kjeʔ): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 氏 (OC *skeŋ, *kje, *ɡjeʔ).

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. It has been connected to Vietnamese giấy (< Proto-Vietic *k-cajʔ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Note:
  • chóa - vernacular;
  • chí - literary.
  • Wu
  • Xiang
    • Rime
    Character 紙
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 章 (23)
    Final (韻) 支 (11)
    Tone (調) Rising (X)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 諸氏切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/t͡ɕiᴇX/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/t͡ɕiɛX/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/t͡ɕjɛX/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ciə̆X/
    Li
    Rong         		/t͡ɕieX/
    Wang
    Li         		/t͡ɕǐeX/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/t͡ɕie̯X/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		zhǐ
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		zi2
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 紙
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		zhǐ
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ tsyeX ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*k.teʔ/
    English paper

    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 紙
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 11516
    Phonetic
    component         		氏
    Rime
    group         		支
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		紙
    Old
    Chinese         		/*kjeʔ/

    Definitions[edit]

    紙

    1. (countable) paper (Classifier: 張／张)
      草稿紙 / 草稿纸  ―  cǎogǎozhǐ  ―  scratch paper
      她買了紙、筆等文具。 [MSC, trad.]
      她买了纸、笔等文具。 [MSC, simp.]
      Tā mǎi le zhǐ, bǐ děng wénjù. [Pinyin]
      She bought paper, pens, and other such stationery.
      他用棕色的紙把包裹包起來。 [MSC, trad.]
      他用棕色的纸把包裹包起来。 [MSC, simp.]
      Tā yòng zōngsè de zhǐ bǎ bāoguǒ bāo qǐlái. [Pinyin]
      He wrapped brown paper around the package.
    2. (chiefly Cantonese) currency
      港紙 / 港纸 [Cantonese]  ―  gong2 zi2 [Jyutping]  ―  Hong Kong dollar
      加紙 / 加纸 [Cantonese]  ―  gaa1 zi2 [Jyutping]  ―  Canadian dollar
    3. (Cantonese, countable) banknote; bill (Classifier: 張／张)
      十蚊紙 / 十蚊纸 [Cantonese]  ―  sap6 man1 zi2 [Jyutping]  ―  ten-dollar bill
    4. Classifier for document and letters.
    5. Short for 紙錢／纸钱 (zhǐqián, “paper made to resemble money and burnt as an offering to the dead”).
    6. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) Pronunciation spelling of 子.
      妹紙 / 妹纸  ―  mèizhǐ  ―  girl
      胖紙 / 胖纸  ―  pàngzhǐ  ―  fatty
    7. A surname​.

    Synonyms[edit]

    Dialectal synonyms of 紙 (“paper”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Classical Chinese 紙
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 紙, 紙張 collective
    Mandarin Taiwan 紙
    Muping 紙
    Wanrong 紙
    Xi'an 紙
    Guilin 紙
    Wuming 紙
    Singapore 紙
    Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 紙
    Dagudi (Maliba) 紙
    Reshuitang (Longling) 紙
    Mae Salong (Lancang) 紙
    Mae Sai (Tengchong) 紙
    Cantonese Guangzhou 紙
    Hong Kong 紙
    Taishan (Guanghai) 紙
    Beihai 紙
    Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 紙
    Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 紙
    Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 紙
    Singapore (Guangfu) 紙
    Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 紙
    Móng Cái 紙
    Mandalay (Taishan) 紙
    Gan Nanchang 紙
    Hakka Meixian 紙
    Jiexi 紙
    Yudu 紙
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 紙
    Liudui (S. Sixian) 紙
    Hsinchu (Hailu) 紙
    Dongshi (Dabu) 紙
    Hsinchu (Raoping) 紙
    Yunlin (Zhao'an) 紙
    Sabah (Longchuan) 紙
    Huizhou Jixi 紙
    Jin Taiyuan 紙
    Min Dong Fuzhou 紙
    Min Nan Xiamen 紙
    Singapore (Hokkien) 紙
    Manila (Hokkien) 紙
    Chaozhou 紙
    Shantou 紙
    Jieyang 紙
    Singapore (Teochew) 紙
    Pontianak (Teochew) 紙
    Leizhou 紙
    Wu Suzhou 紙
    Wenzhou 紙
    Xiang Changsha 紙
    Xiangxiang 紙

    Compounds[edit]

    Derived terms from 紙

    Descendants[edit]

    Sino-Xenic (紙):
    • → Japanese: 紙(し) (shi)
    • → Korean: 지 (紙, ji)
    • → Vietnamese: chỉ (紙)

    Others:

    References[edit]

    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    紙

    (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    1. paper

    Alternative forms[edit]

    Readings[edit]

    Compounds[edit]

    References[edit]

    • New Nelson: 4455
    • Halpern: 1302
    • Halpern Learners: 879
    • Heisig: 1829
    • Tuttle Kanji Dictionary: 6a4.4
    1. Source: EDICT and KANJIDIC files licensed by the Electronic Dictionaries Research Group.

    Etymology[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    紙
    かみ
    Grade: 2
    kun’yomi

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

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    紙(かみ) • (kami) 

    1. paper

    Derived terms[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    紙 (eumhun 종이 지 (jong'i ji))

    1. Hanja form? of 지 (“paper”).

    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    紙: Hán Nôm readings: chỉ, giấy

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