# 切手
## Chinese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 切手(きって) (kitte).

### Pronunciation

* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khit-té
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khit-teh / chhiat-chhiú
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khit-té
*** Hakka Romanization System: kid$^ˋ$ de$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kid$^5$ de$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰit̚² te³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khit-teh
*** Tâi-lô: khit-teh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qitdeq
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ teʔ³²/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiat-chhiú
*** Tâi-lô: tshiat-tshiú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: chiatchiuo
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

### Noun

切手
* (Taiwanese Hakka, Taiwanese Hokkien) postage stamp

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 郵票 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 郵票 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 郵票 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 郵票 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 郵票 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 郵票 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 郵票 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 郵票, 郵花兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 郵花, 郵票, 印花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 郵票, 郵花 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 郵票 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 郵票 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 郵票 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 郵票 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 郵票 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 郵票 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 郵票, 士擔 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 郵票, 士擔 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 士擔 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 郵票, 士擔 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 郵票, 士擔 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 郵票, 士擔 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 郵票, stamp, 士膽 dated, 公仔頭 dated |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 郵票, 士擔 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 郵票 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 郵票, 士擔 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 郵票 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 郵票 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 郵票 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 郵票, 切手 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 郵票, 切手 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 郵票, 切手 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 郵票, 切手 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 郵票, 切手 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 郵票, 切手 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 郵票 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 郵票 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 郵票 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 郵票 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 花仔紙, 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 尪仔頭, 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 郵票, 切手 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | stamp |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 郵票 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 郵票 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 郵政分, 郵政花 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 郵政分 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 郵票 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 郵票 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 郵票, 龍頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 郵票 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 郵花, 郵票 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 郵花, 郵票 |

### References

* (Min Nan) “Entry #627”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* (Min Nan) “Entry #31069”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 切 | 手 |
| きり > きっ Grade: 2 | て Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
From 切(きっ)符(ぷ) (kippu, “a ticket used for public transport”) + 手(て)形(がた) (tegata, “commercial paper”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) きって [kìtté] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [kʲit̚te̞]

#### Noun

切(きっ)手(て) • (kitte)
* a stamp; a substitute for postage stuck to the postcard

##### Derived terms

* 切(きっ)手(て)帳(ちょう) (kittechō, “stamp album; stamp booklet”)
* 切(きっ)手(て)集(あつ)め (kitteatsume, “stamp collecting”)
* 切(きっ)手(て)収(しゅう)集(しゅう) (kitte shūshū, “philately, stamp collecting”)
* 切(きっ)手(て)収(しゅう)集(しゅう)家(か) (kitte shūshūka, “philatelist, stamp collector”)
* 切(きっ)手(て)を溜(た)める (kitte o tameru, “to collect stamps”)
* 小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (kogitte, “cheque”)
* 小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て)外交(がいこう) (kogitte gaikō, “chequebook diplomacy”)
* 記(き)念(ねん)切(きっ)手(て) (kinen kitte, “special issue stamp”)
* 商(しょう)品(ひん)切(きっ)手(て) (shōhin kitte, “merchandise certificate”)
* 郵(ゆう)便(びん)切(きっ)手(て) (yūbin kitte, “postage stamp”)
* 偽(ぎ)小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (gikogitte, “counterfeit cheque, bad paper”)
* 送(そう)金(きん)小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (sōkin kogitte, “cashier's cheque, demand draft”)
* 保(ほ)証(しょう)小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (hoshō kogitte, “certified cheque”)
* 旅(りょ)行(こう)小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (ryokō kogitte, “traveler's cheque”)
* 使(し)用(よう)済(ず)み切(きっ)手(て) (shiyōzumi kitte, “used stamps”)
* 国(こく)際(さい)返(へん)信(しん)切(きっ)手(て)券(けん) (kokusai henshin kitte-ken, “international reply-paid coupon”)
* 不(ふ)渡(わた)り小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (fuwatari kogitte, “dishonored cheque”)
* 旅(りょ)行(こう)者(しゃ)用(よう)小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (ryokōsha-yō kogitte, “traveler's cheque”)
* 給(きゅう)料(りょう)支(し)払(はらい)小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (kyūryō shiharai kogitte, “paycheque”)

##### Descendants

* → Chinese:
** Hakka: 切手 (khit-té) (Taiwan)
** Hokkien: 切手 (khit-teh) (Taiwan)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 切 | 手 |
| き(れ) Grade: 2 | て Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 切手 – see the following entry. :
| 【切きれ手て】 | [noun] man of ability |
(This term, 切手, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### References

* ↑ 佐藤貢悦, 嚴錫仁 (2009) 日中韓同字異義語小辞典 (in Japanese), →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN