知性

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

Pronunciation
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/ /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		 zh- xìng
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

知性

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

Derived terms
  • 知性之旅

Verb

知性

  1. to understand one's inherent nature

Noun

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 example)
  2. Verstand

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (知性):

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

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 知性 (MC ʈiᴇ siᴇŋH).

Pronunciation

Noun

知性 (hiragana ちせい, rōmaji 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.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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