香椿

Chinese

		fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular	tree of heaven; Cedrela chinensis; father
trad. (香椿)		香	椿
simp. #(香椿)		香	椿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngchūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngchūn → xiāngchun (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄣ → ㄒㄧㄤ ˙ㄔㄨㄣ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangchůn
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-chʻun⁵
    • Yale: syāng-chwun
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiang.chuen
    • Palladius: сянчунь (sjančunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/ → /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²/

Noun

香椿

1. Chinese mahogany; Chinese toon (Toona sinensis)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
香	椿
ちゃん Grade: 4	ちん Jinmeiyō
irregular	kan’yōon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちゃ​んちん [cháꜜǹchìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕĩɴ]

Noun

香(ちゃん)椿(ちん) or 香椿(チャンチン) • (chanchin) 

1. Chinese mahogany, Toona sinensis

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).