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知性

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Chinese

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

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīxìng

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - 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/

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/	/siᴇŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈiɛ/	/siɛŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶjɛ/	/siæŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈiə̆/	/siajŋ^H/
Li Rong	/ȶie/	/siɛŋ^H/
Wang Li	/ȶǐe/	/sĭɛŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȶie̯/	/si̯ɛŋ^H/
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 ›	‹ sjeng^H ›
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

知性

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

Derived terms

知性之旅

Verb

知性

to understand one's inherent nature

Noun

知性

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)
Verstand

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (知性):

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

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).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちせー [chíꜜsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) ちせー [chìséꜜè] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) ちせー [chìséé] (Heiban – [0])^[3]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi̥se̞ː]

Noun

知(ち)性(せい) • (chisei)

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.
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.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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