戰士

See also: 戦士 and 战士

Chinese

		to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (戰士)		戰	士
simp. (战士)		战	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhànshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin³ si⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chan-sṳ
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiàn-sǐr / chiàn-sū
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵tsoe-zy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhànshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhànshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chan⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: jàn-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jannshyh
    • Palladius: чжаньши (čžanʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zin³ si⁶
    • Yale: jin sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin³ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin³ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³³ siː²²/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chan-sṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: zan sii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zan⁴ si⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡san⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàn-sǐr
    • Tâi-lô: tsiàn-sǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàn-sū
    • Tâi-lô: tsiàn-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciernsu
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ su²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵tsoe-zy
    • MiniDict: tsoe^去 zy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsoe-zr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sø³³ zz̩⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyenH dzriX

Rime
Character	戰	士
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	崇 (20)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	之膳切	鉏里切
Baxter	tsyenH	dzriX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiᴇnH/	/d͡ʒɨX/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕiɛnH/	/ɖ͡ʐɨX/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjænH/	/d͡ʒieX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cianH/	/ɖ͡ʐɨX/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiɛnH/	/d͡ʒiəX/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭɛnH/	/d͡ʒĭəX/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ɛnH/	/ɖ͡ʐʱiX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhàn	zhì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zin3	zi6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*tar-s  [m-s-]rəʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*tjans  zrɯʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	戰	士
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhàn	shì
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyenH ›	‹ dzriX ›
Old Chinese	/*tar-s/	/*[m-s-]rəʔ/
English	battle	officer; gentleman
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	戰	士
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	2019	11511
Phonetic component	單	士
Rime group	元	之
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	戰	士
Old Chinese	/*tjans/	/*zrɯʔ/

Noun

戰士

1. soldier; combatant
2. warrior; fighter

Synonyms

• (soldier):

• 兵人 (bīngrén) (literary)
• 兵仔 (Hakka, Hokkien)
• 兵勇 (bīngyǒng) (dated)
• 兵卒 (bīngzú) (dated)
• 兵員／兵员 (bīngyuán)
• 兵士 (bīngshì)
• 兵跤仔 (Hokkien, dated)
• 士人 (shìrén) (archaic)
• 士兵 (shìbīng)
• 士卒 (shìzú) (archaic)
• 大兵 (dàbīng) (dated, sometimes derogatory)
• 師徒／师徒 (shītú) (Classical Chinese)
• 旌旗 (jīngqí) (figurative, literary)
• 武人 (wǔrén)
• 武士 (wǔshì)
• 武夫 (wǔfū) (literary)
• 營兵／营兵 (Hokkien, dated)
• 甲士 (jiǎshì) (archaic)
• 軍人／军人 (jūnrén)
• 軍士／军士 (jūnshì)

 

• (warrior):

• 健兒／健儿 (jiàn'ér)
• 勇士 (yǒngshì)
• 壯士／壮士 (zhuàngshì)
• 武人 (wǔrén)
• 武士 (wǔshì)
• 虎賁／虎贲 (hǔbēn) (archaic)
• 鬥士／斗士 (dòushì)

 

Derived terms

• 國際主義戰士／国际主义战士
• 武警戰士／武警战士
• 狂戰士／狂战士
• 白衣戰士／白衣战士 (báiyī zhànshì)
• 社會正義戰士／社会正义战士 (shèhuì zhèngyì zhànshì)
• 自由戰士／自由战士 (zìyóu zhànshì)
• 邊防戰士／边防战士
• 鋼鐵戰士／钢铁战士
• 陣亡戰士紀念日／阵亡战士纪念日

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (戰士):

• → Japanese: 戦(せん)士(し) (senshi)
• → Korean: 전사(戰士) (jeonsa)
• → Vietnamese: chiến sĩ (戰士)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
戰	士
せん Jinmeiyō	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

戰(せん)士(し) • (senshi) 

1. warrior (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare)

Korean

Hanja in this term
戰	士

Noun

戰士 • (jeonsa or McCune-Reischauer: chŏnsa or Yale: cēnsa) (hangeul 전사)

1. Hanja form^? of 전사 (“warrior”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
戰	士

Noun

戰士

1. chữ Hán form of chiến sĩ (“warrior”).