# 痣

| 痣 | U+75E3, &#30179; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-75E3 |
| ← 痢 [U+75E2] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 痤 → [U+75E4] |

## Translingual
### Han character

痣 (Kangxi radical 104, 疒+7, 12 strokes, cangjie input 大土心 (KGP), four-corner 0013$_1$, composition ⿸疒志)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 774, character 14
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22218
* Dae Jaweon: page 1184, character 23
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2673, character 11
* Unihan data for U+75E3

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 之 | *tjɯ |
| 芝 | *tjɯ |
| 志 | *tjɯs |
| 痣 | *tjɯs |
| 娡 | *tjɯs |
| 誌 | *tjɯs |
| 蚩 | *tʰjɯ |
| 妛 | *tʰjɯ |
| 嗤 | *tʰjɯ |
| 媸 | *tʰjɯ |
| 旹 | *djɯ |
| 滍 | *diʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjɯs) : semantic 疒 + phonetic 志 (OC *tjɯs).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhì (zhi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): zi$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chṳ
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zi$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): cé
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chì / kì
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zi$^3$ / gi$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhì
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhìh
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^4$
*** Yale: jr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyh
*** Palladius: чжи (čži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^3$
*** Yale: ji
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: zi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ
*** Hakka Romanization System: zii
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cé
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɛi²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì
*** Tâi-lô: tsì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì
*** Tâi-lô: kì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kix
*** IPA (Taipei): /ki¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /ki²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹/
* chì - literary;
* kì - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: tsyiH
Rime :
| Character | 痣 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 職吏切 |
| Baxter | tsyiH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕɨ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕɨ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕie$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /cɨ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕiə$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕĭə$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /t͡ɕi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*tjɯs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 痣 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 17191 |
| Phonetic component | 之 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 志 |
| Old Chinese | /*tjɯs/ |

### Definitions

痣
* colored spot on skin; mole; nevus
* a surname

#### Synonyms

* (Cantonese) 癦 (mak6-2)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* birthmark, nevus
* bruise

#### Readings

* Go-on: し (shi)
* Kan-on: し (shi)
* Kun: あざ (aza, 痣)、ほくろ (hokuro, 痣)

### Noun

痣(あざ) • (aza)
* bruise, birthmark

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) あざ [àzáꜜ] (Odaka –)
* IPA: [a̠za̠]

#### Usage notes

* Often written in hiragana as あざ.

### References

* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
* ↑ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

痣 • (ji) (hangeul 지)
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