鉤沉

Chinese

		entice; hook	submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop
trad. (鉤沉)		鉤	沉
simp. (钩沉)		钩	沉

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from the Yijing acc. to [1]”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gōuchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡ ㄔㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōuchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gouchén
    • Wade–Giles: kou¹-chʻên²
    • Yale: gōu-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gouchern
    • Palladius: гоучэнь (goučɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

Verb

鉤沉

1. (formal) to recover or uncover obscure information