知性

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ sing³
Min Nan (POJ): ti-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ sing³
  - Yale: jī sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ xing³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: ti-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: disexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/

Middle Chinese: /ʈiᴇ siᴇŋ^H/▼

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
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/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶie̯/	/si̯ɛŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zh-	xìng

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 example)
Verstand

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (知性):

Japanese: 知 (ち)性 (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 Sinitic 知性.

Noun

知性 (hiragana ちせい, rōmaji chisei)

The intellect; intelligence; smarts.
- あの子は知性があるよね。
  あのこはちせいがあるよね。
  Ano ko wa chisei ga aru yo ne.
  That kid's got smarts. / That kid is intelligent.
The mind; logical thinking, as opposed to the emotions.
- この二人は知性と感情両方で分かち合います。
  このふたりはちせいとかんじょうりょうほうでわかちあいます。
  Kono futari wa chisei to kanjō ryōhō de wakachiaimasu.
  These two understand each other, both mind and heart.

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