楔形文字

Chinese

		to wedge; wedge	to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape	written symbols; writing; script written symbols; writing; script; text; characters
trad. (楔形文字)		楔	形	文字
simp. #(楔形文字)		楔	形	文字

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiēxíng wénzì, xièxíng wénzì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ, ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sit³ jing⁴ man⁴ zi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiēxíng wénzì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siesíng wúnzìh
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh¹-hsing² wên²-tzŭ⁴
    • Yale: syē-syíng wén-dz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieshyng wentzyh
    • Palladius: сесин вэньцзы (sesin vɛnʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ wən³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xièxíng wénzì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sièsíng wúnzìh
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh⁴-hsing² wên²-tzŭ⁴
    • Yale: syè-syíng wén-dz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehshyng wentzyh
    • Palladius: сесин вэньцзы (sesin vɛnʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ wən³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sit³ jing⁴ man⁴ zi⁶
    • Yale: sit yìhng màhn jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sit⁸ jing⁴ man⁴ dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xid³ ying⁴ men⁴ ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːt̚³ jɪŋ²¹ mɐn²¹ t͡siː²²/

Noun

楔形文字

1. cuneiform script

Japanese

Kanji in this term
楔	形	文	字
けつ > けっ Hyōgaiji	けい Grade: 2	もん > も Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
kan’on		irregular	goon

Kanji in this term
楔	形	文	字
せつ > せっ Hyōgaiji	けい Grade: 2	もん > も Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
kan’on		irregular	goon

Kanji in this term
楔	形	文	字
くさび Hyōgaiji	かた > がた Grade: 2	もん > も Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
kun’yomi		irregular	goon

Etymology

From 楔形 (kusabigata, sekkei, kekkei, “wedge shape”) +‎ 文字 (moji, “character; script”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くさびがたも​じ [kùsábígátá móꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [6])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟̊ᵝsa̠bʲiɡa̠ta̠ mo̞ʑi]

• (Tokyo) せっけーも​じ [sèkkéé móꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [se̞k̚ke̞ː mo̞ʑi]

• (Tokyo) けっけーも​じ [kèkkéé móꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞k̚ke̞ː mo̞ʑi]

Noun

楔(くさび)形(がた)文(も)字(じ) or 楔(せっ)形(けい)文(も)字(じ) or 楔(けっ)形(けい)文(も)字(じ) • (kusabigata moji or sekkei moji or kekkei moji) 

1. cuneiform (ancient writing system)