水晶

Chinese

		water; river	crystal
simp. and trad. (水晶)		水	晶
alternative forms		水精

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² zing¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): súi-chîn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chúi-chiⁿ / chúi-cheⁿ
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵sy-cin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěijing
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-ching¹
  - Yale: shwěi-jīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeijing
  - Palladius: шуйцзин (šujczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² zing¹
  - Yale: séui jīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² dzing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² jing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: súi-chîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: sui^ˋ jin^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sui³ jin¹
  - Sinological IPA: /su̯i³¹ t͡sin²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chúi-chiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsuí-tsinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuycvy
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chúi-cheⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsuí-tsenn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuyzvef
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sẽ⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sy-cin
  - MiniDict: sy^去 cin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sr-jin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ t͡ɕin⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: sywijX tsjeng

Rime
Character	水	晶
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	書 (26)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	脂 (18)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	式軌切	子盈切
Baxter	sywijX	tsjeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕˠiuɪ^X/	/t͡siᴇŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕʷᵚi^X/	/t͡siɛŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕiuɪ^X/	/t͡siæŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕjwi^X/	/t͡siajŋ/
Li Rong	/ɕjui^X/	/t͡siɛŋ/
Wang Li	/ɕwi^X/	/t͡sĭɛŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɕwi^X/	/t͡si̯ɛŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shuǐ	jīng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	seoi²	zing¹

Noun

水晶

crystal
這個水晶很值錢。 [MSC, trad.]
这个水晶很值钱。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhège shuǐjīng hěn zhíqián. [Pinyin]
This crystal is very valuable.
quartz
(Changtai Hokkien, weather) hail

Synonyms

(quartz): 石英 (shíyīng)
(hail):

Dialectal synonyms of 冰雹 (“hail”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		雹
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		冰雹, 雹子, 雹
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	雹子
	Taiwan	冰雹
	Langfang	雹子
	Chengde	雹子
	Ulanhot	雹子
	Tongliao	雹子
	Chifeng	冰雹, 雹子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	雹子
	Heihe	冰雹, 雹子
	Qiqihar	雹子
	Harbin	冰雹, 雹子, 冷子
	Jiamusi	冰雹, 雹子
	Baicheng	雹子, 冷子
	Changchun	雹子
	Tonghua	雹子
	Shenyang	冰雹, 雹子
	Jinzhou	冰雹, 雹子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	雹子
	Tangshan	冰雹, 雹子
	Cangzhou	雹子
	Baoding	雹子
	Shijiazhuang	冷子, 雹子
	Lijin	雹子
	Weifang (Weicheng)	雹子
	Weifang (Fangzi)	雹子
	Changle	雹子
	Shouguang	雹子
	Rizhao	雹子
	Wulian	雹子
	Jinan	雹子, 冷子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	雹子
	Dandong	雹子
	Yantai	雹子
	Yantai (Muping)	雹子
	Qingdao	雹子
	Weifang (Hanting)	雹子
	Changyi	雹子
	Gaomi	雹子
	Zhucheng	雹子
	Anqiu	雹子
	Linqu	雹子
	Qingzhou	雹子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	冰雹, 雹子, 冷子, 冷子疙瘩兒
	Lingbao	冷子
	Jining	雹子, 冷子
	Daming	冷子
	Wanrong	冷子
	Linfen	冷子
	Shangqiu	冰雹, 冷子
	Yuanyang	冰雹, 雹子, 冷彈
	Zhengzhou	冷, 琉璃蛋兒, 冰雹
	Xinyang	冷子
	Baihe	冰雹, 雪彈子, 冷子
	Xi'an	冰雹, 冷子
	Baoji	冰雹, 冷子
	Tianshui	冷子
	Xining	雹子, 過雨蛋蛋, 雨蛋蛋, 冰蛋蛋
	Xuzhou	雹子, 冷子
	Fuyang	冷子
	Qimen (Anling Junhua)	冰雹
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	冷子
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	冷子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	冷子, 雹子, 冰雹
	Bayanhot	冰雹, 冷子
	Lanzhou	白雨, 冷子, 彈彈子
	Dunhuang	冰雹, 冷子
	Hami	冷子
	Ürümqi	冷子疙瘩, 冷子, 冰雹
	Ürümqi (Xigou)	冰雹, 冷子, 冰疙瘩, 冷子疙瘩, 雷疙瘩
	Ürümqi (Changshanzi)	冷子, 冷子疙瘩, 冰雹
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	雪彈子, 冰彈子, 冰雹, 冰雹子
	Nanchong	冰雹, 冷彈子, 雪彈子
	Dazhou	雪彈子
	Hanyuan	雪彈子
	Xichang	冰雹, 雪彈子
	Zigong	雪彈子
	Chongqing	雪彈子, 冰雹
	Wuhan	冰雹, 雪磚
	Yichang	冰雹, 冷子
	Xiangyang	冰雹, 冷子
	Tianmen	冰雹, 雪子
	Guiyang	白雨, 雹子, 冰雹
	Zunyi	雪彈子, 冷彈子
	Bijie	白雨, 冷子子
	Liping	冰雹
	Zhaotong	白雨
	Dali	雪顆顆
	Kunming	冰雹, 白雨, 雪雹子, 雪彈子
	Mengzi	雪彈子
	Guilin	冰雹, 雹子
	Guilin (Lingui)	冰雹
	Liuzhou	冰雹
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	冰雹
	Sanjiang (Danzhou)	雪雹
	Jishou	冰雹
	Changde	冰雹
	Hanzhong	冰雹, 冷子
	Kokang	雪
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	雪果, 冰果, 雪塊, 雪
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	雪
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	冰雹
	Yangzhou	冰雹, 冰雹子, 雹子
	Lianyungang	冰雹, 冷陣
	Lianshui	冰雹
	Nantong	冰珠兒, 冰塊臘子
	Anqing	冰雹, 雹子
	Wuhu	冰雹
	Hefei	冷子, 鹽豆子, 雹子
	Chuzhou	冷子
	Huanggang	冷子
	Hong'an	冰雹, 雪磚
Cantonese	Guangzhou	雹, 雪珠
	Hong Kong	雹, 冰雹
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	雹
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	雹
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	冰雹
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	冰
	Macau	雹
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	雹
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	雹
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	雹
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	雹
	Foshan	冰雹
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	雹
	Foshan (Shunde)	雹
	Foshan (Sanshui)	雹
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	冰雹
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	雹
	Zhongshan (Chongkoumen, Nanlang; Tanka)	冰泡
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	雹
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	雹
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	雹
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	雹
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	雹
	Taishan	雹
	Kaiping (Chikan)	雹
	Enping (Niujiang)	雹
	Heshan (Yayao)	冰雹
	Dongguan	雹, 冰雹, 白石 dated
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	雹
	Qingyuan	冰雹
	Fogang	雹
	Yingde (Hanguang)	冰雹
	Yangshan	雹
	Lianshan (Butian)	雹
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	冰雹
	Shaoguan	冰雹
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	冰雹
	Renhua	雹
	Lechang	雹
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	雹
	Sihui	冰雹, 雹
	Guangning	雹
	Deqing	雹
	Huaiji	雹
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	雹
	Yunfu	冰雹
	Xinxing	雹
	Luoding	雹
	Yunan (Pingtai)	雹
	Yangjiang	雹
	Xinyi	冰雹
	Lianjiang	雹
	Nanning	冰雹
	Wuzhou	冰雹
	Yulin	雹子
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	雹子
	Guiping	冰雹
	Guiping (Jintian)	冰雹
	Guiping (Jiangkou)	冰泡, 冰雹
	Mengshan (Xihe)	冰雹
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	冰雹
	Beiliu	雹子, 冰雹
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	冰雹
	Baise	冰雹
Bobai	冰雹
Lingshan	冰雹
Pubei	冰雹
Qinzhou	冰泡, 落雹, 冰雹
Qinzhou (Changtan)	冰雹
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	雹
Beihai	冰雹
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	雹
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	雹
Ningming	冰雹
Hengzhou	冰雹
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	冰雹
Chongzuo (Laituan)	冰雹, 雹
Pingle (Majia)	雹
Pingle (Shuishan)	雹
Danzhou	冰雹
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)	冰雹
Móng Cái	雹
Gan	Nanchang	雹子
	Pengze	雹子
	Poyang	冰雹
	Yugan	雷雹哩
	Yiyang, Jiangxi	雹子
	Hengfeng	雹子
	Yanshan	雹子
	Lichuan	雹仔
	Pingxiang	雷雹子
Hakka	Meixian	雹
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	雹, 冰雹, 雪珠
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	冰雹
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	冰雹
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	雹
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	冰雹
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	雹
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	雹
	Wuhua (Changbu)	雹
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	冰雹
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	冰雹
	Wengyuan	冰雹
	Liannan	雹
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	魚眼睛
	Jiexi	雹
	Luhe	雹
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	冰雹
	Changting	雹
	Wuping	雹
	Wuping (Yanqian)	冰雹
	Liancheng (Peitian)	冰雹
	Ninghua	雹
	Yudu	雹
	Ruijin	雹
	Shicheng	雹
	Shangyou (Shexi)	雹
	Tonggu (Sandu)	雹子
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	雹
	Dayu	雹
	Taoyuan	冰雹
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	冰雹
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	冰雹
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	冰雹
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	冰雹
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	冰雹
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	冰角
	Hong Kong	雹
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	雹
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	冰雹
	Xinyi (Sihe)	冰雹
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	雹
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	雹
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	雹
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	雹
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	雹
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	雹
	Mengshan (Xihe)	冰雹
	Luchuan	冰雹
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	冰雹
	Bobai (Shahe)	冰雹
	Bobai (Longtan)	雹
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	冰雹
	Xingye (Gaofeng)	冰雹
	Mashan (Pianlian)	冰雹
	Hengzhou (Xiaoyi)	天雹
	Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui)	冰雹
	Pingle (Tong'an)	雹
	Yangshuo (Jinbao)	雹子, 冰雹
	Chengdu (Longtan)	雪彈子
	Chengdu (Shiling)	雪彈子, 冰雹
	Chengdu (Longwang)	雪彈子
	Chengdu (Shibantan)	雪彈子, 冰雹
	Chengdu (Hexingchang)	雪彈子
	Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)	雪彈子
Yilong (Ma'an)	冰雹, 冷子
Xichang (Huanglianguan)	雪彈子, 冰雹
Senai (Huiyang)	雹
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	冰雹
Singkawang	雪
Pontianak (Meixian)	雪塊
Huizhou	Jixi	雹
	Shexian	雹, 冰雹
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	冰雹, 龍雹
	Xiuning	冰雹
	Yixian	龍雹
	Qimen	冰雹
	Qimen (Anling Minhua)	雹子
	Wuyuan	雹
	Fuliang	雹子
	Dexing	雹
Jin	Taiyuan	冷彈子
	Pingyao	冷彈子, 冷子
	Yangyuan	冰雹, 雹子, 冷兒, 彈子
	Datong	彈子, 冷子
	Datong (Yunzhou)	彈子, 冷子
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	彈子, 冷彈子
	Xinzhou	冷彈子, 冷子, 拉彈子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	冷子
	Changzhi	冷子彈
	Linhe	冷子, 冷子圪蛋, 冷彈子
	Jining	冷彈子
	Hohhot	冷彈子, 冷子
	Baotou	冷彈子
	Dongsheng	冷子
	Haibowan	冷子, 冷子圪蛋
	Erenhot	冷彈子
	Pingshan	雹子
	Zhangjiakou	冰雹, 冷彈子
	Handan	冷子
	Linzhou	冷彈
	Suide	冷子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	龍雹
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	龍雹
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	雹
	Jianyang	龍雹
	Pucheng (Shibei)	龍雹
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	雹, 冰雹
	Fuzhou (Changle)	雹
	Fuqing	雹, 冰雹
	Yongtai	雹
	Gutian	雹
	Fu'an	龍雹
	Ningde	雷卵
	Shouning	龍雹
	Zhouning	龍雹
	Fuding	雷雹
Southern Min	Xiamen	雹
	Zhangzhou	雹
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	水晶
	Zhao'an	冰雹, 雹
	Dongshan	雹
	Taipei	雹, 冰雹
	Taipei (Wanhua)	雹
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	雹
	Kaohsiung	冰角
	Yilan	雹, 霜仔角
	Changhua (Lukang)	冰角
	Taichung	冰雹, 冰角
	Taichung (Wuqi)	冰雹
	Tainan	冰角
	Taitung	冰角
	Hsinchu	冰雹, 冰角
	Kinmen	雹
	Penghu (Magong)	雹, 冰角
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	雹
	Datian	雹
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	冰雹
	Guilin (Biyange)	雹子
	Hangzhou (Pingfeng)	冰雹
	Chaozhou	雹
	Shantou	雹
	Bangkok (Teochew)	冰雹
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	冰雹
	Leizhou	雹
	Wenchang	雨雹
Puxian Min	Putian	冰雹
Puxian Min	Xianyou	雹
Central Min	Yong'an	龍雹
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	龍雹
	Sanming (Shaxian)	龍錫
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	雹
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	冰雹
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	雹子
	Nanning (Shajing)	冰雹
	Nanning (Gejiayuan)	冰雹
	Nanning (Zhegulu)	雹子
	Nanning (Xinxu)	雹子
	Nanning (Silian)	雹子
	Nanning (Xiuxiang)	雹子
	Binyang	冰雹
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	冰雹
	Hengzhou (Baihe)	白子, 雹
	Chongzuo (Laituan)	雹子
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	雹子
	Guilin (Chaoyang)	冰雹
	Guilin (Dongbianzhou)	雹子
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	冰雹
	Guilin (Dabu)	雹子
	Guilin (Yangjia)	雹子
	Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)	冰雹, 雷雹, 雹
	Guilin (Huangsha, Lingui)	雷雹
	Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui)	雹子
	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	雹子
	Lingchuan (Sanjie)	雹子
	Lingchuan (Gaoqiao)	冰雹
	Lingchuan (Gudong)	雹子
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	冰雹
	Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)	雹子
	Lingchuan (Gongping)	雷雹
	Lingchuan (Lantian)	雷雹
	Guanyang (Guanyinge)	雷雹
	Pingle (Zhangjia)	冰雹
	Yangshuo (Jima)	冰雹
Shehua	Fu'an	龍雹
	Fuding	龍雹
	Luoyuan	龍雹
	Sanming	龍雹
	Hua'an	雹
	Guixi (Zhangping)	雹
	Cangnan	龍雹
	Jingning (Hexi)	龍雹
	Lishui	龍雹
	Longyou	龍雹
	Chaozhou	雹
	Fengshun	雹
Wu	Shanghai	冰雹, 冰塊 dated
	Shanghai (Chongming)	冰塊
	Suzhou	冰雹
	Wuxi	冰雹
	Danyang	冰雹
	Hangzhou	冰雹
	Ningbo	冰雹, 雹子, 雹
	Wenzhou	龍雹
	Jinhua	風雹, 冰雹
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	風雹, 冰雹
	Yongkang	龍雹
	Pujiang	風雹
	Dongyang	龍雹
	Pan'an	龍雹
	Wuyi	龍雹
	Shangrao	雹子
	Shangrao (Guangfeng)	雹子
	Yushan	雹子
Xiang	Changsha	冰雹, 冰雹子
	Xiangtan	雪籽子, 冰構子
	Xiangxiang	冰雹
	Xiangxiang (Meiqiao)	冰雹
	Loudi	雪雹子
	Shuangfeng	冰雹
	Quanzhou	冰雹
	Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao)	雹崽, 雹子, 雪雹子, 白雨

Derived terms

水晶之夜 (Shuǐjīng zhī Yè)
水晶宮／水晶宫 (Shuǐjīnggōng)
水晶樹／水晶树 (shuǐjīngshù)
水晶球 (shuǐjīngqiú)
水晶石 (shuǐjīngshí)
水晶簾／水晶帘
水晶粽 (shuǐjīngzòng)
紫水晶 (zǐshuǐjīng)
黃水晶／黄水晶 (huángshuǐjīng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (水晶):

→ Japanese: 水(すい)晶(しょう) (suishō)
→ Korean: 수정(水晶) (sujeong)
→ Vietnamese: thuỷ tinh (水晶)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	晶
すい Grade: 1	しょう Grade: S
on'yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
水精

Etymology

水(すい) (sui, “water”) + 晶(しょう) (shō, “crystal”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すいしょー [súꜜìshòò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [sɨiɕo̞ː]

Noun

水(すい)晶(しょう) • (suishō) ^{←すいしやう (suisyau)^?}

(gem) crystal
(mineralogy) quartz

Derived terms

Related terms

石(せき)英(えい) (sekiei)

References

^ 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
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
水	晶

Noun

水晶 • (sujeong) (hangeul 수정)

hanja form^? of 수정 (“crystal”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
水	晶

Noun

水晶

chữ Hán form of thuỷ tinh (“glass”).

[NHK-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

[SMK7-2] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-3] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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