# 測字
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): cèzì
       (Zhuyin): ㄘㄜˋ ㄗˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ce$^2$ zi$^4$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): cěizī
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): ce̊qziī
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cak$^1$ zi$^6$ / caak$^1$ zi$^6$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): cak$^7$ zai$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): cet$^6$ 'zi$^5$
* Jin (Wiktionary): cah$^4$ zi$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): chă̤-cī
* Eastern Min (BUC): cháik-cê
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ceh$^6$ zi$^5$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhek-jī
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^7$tshaq-zy$_6$ / $^7$tsheq-zy$_6$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): ce$^6$ zr$^5$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): ce$^{2*}$ zzr$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cèzì
*** Zhuyin: ㄘㄜˋ ㄗˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cèzìh
*** Wade–Giles: tsʻê$^4$-tzŭ$^4$
*** Yale: tsè-dz̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsehtzyh
*** Palladius: цэцзы (cɛczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ce$^2$ zi$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cez
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɛ²¹ t͡sz̩²¹³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: cěizī
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰei²¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: ce̊qziī
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): ceq$^5$ zii$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰəʔ⁵ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cak$^1$ zi$^6$ / caak$^1$ zi$^6$
*** Yale: chāk jih / chāak jih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsak$^7$ dzi$^6$ / tsaak$^7$ dzi$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ceg$^1$ ji$^6$ / cag$^1$ ji$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɐk̚⁵ t͡siː²²/, /t͡sʰaːk̚⁵ t͡siː²²/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: cak$^7$ zai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɐk̚⁴⁴ t͡sɐi³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: cet$^6$ 'zi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɛt̚⁵ ˈt͡sz̩¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: cah$^4$ zi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰaʔ² t͡sz̩⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chă̤-cī
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɛ²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cháik-cê
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɛi²⁴²/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ceh$^6$ zi$^5$ [Phonetic: ceh$^4$ zi$^5$]
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɛʔ¹⁻⁴² t͡si²¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ceh$^6$ zi$^5$ [Phonetic: ceh$^7$ zi$^5$]
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɛʔ²⁻²⁴ t͡si²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhek-jī
*** Tâi-lô: tshik-jī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhekji
*** IPA (Singapore): /t͡sʰek̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zi²²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ zi³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou, Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^7$tshaq-zy$_6$
*** MiniDict: tshah$^入$ zy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$tshaq-zr$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰaʔ³³ zz̩⁴⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sʰɑʔ⁵⁵ zz̩⁵²³/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡sʰɐʔ⁵⁵ zz̩³³/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^7$tsheq-zy$_6$
*** MiniDict: tsheh$^入$ zy$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡sʰəʔ³³ zz̩³⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: ce$^6$ zr$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɤ̞²⁴ t͡sz̩²¹⁻¹¹/
** (Loudi)
*** Wiktionary: ce$^{2*}$ zzr$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰe̞¹³⁻³³ d͡zz̩¹¹/

### Verb

測⫽字 (verb-object) (intransitive)
* to perform glyphomancy; to tell fortunes by disassembling Chinese characters

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 測字, 拆字, 相字 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 測字兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 測字, 拆字 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 拆字 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 測字 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 拆字兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 拆字兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 拆字兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 測字 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 測字 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 測字兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 測字 † |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 測字 † |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 測字 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 測字 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 測字 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 測字 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 測字 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 測字 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 測字 † |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 拆字 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 測字 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 測字 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 測字 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 測字 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 拆字 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 測字 † |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 拆字 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 測字 † |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 測字 † |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 測字 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 測字 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 拆字 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 別字 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 拆字 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 拆字 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 測字 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 測字 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 測字 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 測字 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 測字 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 測字 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 測字 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 測字 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 拆字 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拆字 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 拆字 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 拆字 |
| Wu | Danyang | 測字 † |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 測字 † (new-style) |
| Wu | Ningbo | 測字 † |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 拆字 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 測字 † |
| Xiang | Changsha | 測字 † (new-style) |
| Xiang | Loudi | 測字 † |
| Note | † - 測字 and 拆字 are homophonous | † - 測字 and 拆字 are homophonous |

#### Derived terms

* 測字先生 / 测字先生
* 測字攤 / 测字摊