# 寫真
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiězhēn
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄣ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): se$^2$ zan$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siá-chin
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$shia-tsen
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiězhēn
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siějhen
*** Wade–Giles: hsieh$^3$-chên$^1$
*** Yale: syě-jēn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieejen
*** Palladius: сечжэнь (sečžɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: se$^2$ zan$^1$
*** Yale: sé jān
*** Cantonese Pinyin: se$^2$ dzan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sé$^2$ zen$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɛː³⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siá-chin
*** Tâi-lô: siá-tsin
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siafcyn
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sin³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$shia-tsen
*** MiniDict: shia$^去$ tsen
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$xia-tsen
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕia³³ t͡sən⁴⁴/

#### Noun

寫真
* portrait

#### Verb

寫真
* to portray something accurately

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 写真(しゃしん) (shashin)
* → Korean: 사진(寫眞) (sajin)
* → Vietnamese: tả chân (寫真)

### Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 写(しゃ)真(しん) (shashin).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiězhēn
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄣ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): se$^2$ zan$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sià-sín
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siá-chin / sia-sín
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$shia-tsen
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiězhēn
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siějhen
*** Wade–Giles: hsieh$^3$-chên$^1$
*** Yale: syě-jēn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieejen
*** Palladius: сечжэнь (sečžɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: se$^2$ zan$^1$
*** Yale: sé jān
*** Cantonese Pinyin: se$^2$ dzan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sé$^2$ zen$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɛː³⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sià-sín
*** Hakka Romanization System: xia$^ˇ$ xin$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: xia$^2$ xin$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /si̯a¹¹ sin³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siá-chin
*** Tâi-lô: siá-tsin
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siafcyn
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sin³³/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sia-sín
*** Tâi-lô: sia-sín
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siasien
*** IPA (Taipei): /sia⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sia⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$shia-tsen
*** MiniDict: shia$^去$ tsen
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$xia-tsen
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕia³³ t͡sən⁴⁴/

#### Noun

寫真
* photograph; photo
    性感寫真／性感写真 ― xìnggǎn xiězhēn ― sexy photos
* photography

##### Usage notes

In Japanese, 写(しゃ)真(しん) (shashin) refers to photographs in general. However, in contemporary Chinese, 寫真／写真 (xiězhēn) often carries sexual connotations, commonly associated with 寫真集／写真集 (xiězhēnjí, “photo book”) which depict cheesecake models and porn starlets.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 照片, 相片 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 相片兒, 照片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 相片 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 相片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 照片, 相片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 相片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 照片, 相片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 照片, 相片 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 照片, 相片 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 相片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 相片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 相片, 照片 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 照片 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 相片兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 照片, 相片兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 相片兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 相片兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 相片, 照片, 相片兒, 照片兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 相片兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 照片, 相片兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 相片兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 相片兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 相片兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 相片兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 相片兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 相片兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 照片, 相片 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 相片兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 相片兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 相片兒, 照片兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 相片 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 照片, 相片 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 照片, 相片 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 照片, 相片兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 相片 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 照片, 相片 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 相片 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 照片, 相片 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 相片, 相片子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 照片兒, 相片兒, 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 照片, 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 照片, 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 照片, 相片兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 照片, 相片子, 相片, 相 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 照片, 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 照片, 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 照片, 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 照片, 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 照片, 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 照片, 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 照片, 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 照片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 照片, 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 相片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 相片 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 相片 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 照片, 小照, 相片 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 照片, 相片 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 相片 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 照片, 相片 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 照片, 相片 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 照片, 相片 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 照片, 相片 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 照片, 相片, 相 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 相片, 相 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 相 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 相 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 相 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 相片, 相 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 相 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 相 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 相 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 相片, 相 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 相片 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 相片 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 相片, 相片子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 相片 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 相片 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 相片 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 相片 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 相片 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 相片 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 相片, 寫真 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 相片, 寫真 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 相片, 寫真 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 相片, 寫真, 寫真相 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 相片 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 照片, 相片 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 相片, 相片子, 照相片 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Jin | Datong | 相片兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 相片子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 照片, 相片 |
| Jin | Jining | 照片 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 相片兒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 照片兒, 相片兒 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 相片兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 照片兒 |
| Jin | Handan | 照片, 相片 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 相片 |
| Jin | Suide | 相片兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 相, 相片 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 相, 相片 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 相片 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 像片, 相, 小影, 影 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 像片, 影 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 影 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 影相 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 像, 相片 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 相片 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 相片, 像 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 像 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 相 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 相片 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 相片 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 相 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 小影 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 像 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 像 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 相 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 相片, 相 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 小影, 相, 相片 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 相片 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 相 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 小影, 相片 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 像 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 相 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 相 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 相片 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 照相, 照片, 寫真 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 照, 照片 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 照相 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 相片子, 相片, 相 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 相片子, 相片 |

##### Derived terms

* 寫真集 / 写真集 (xiězhēnjí)
* 寫真館 / 写真馆

#### References

* (Min Nan) “Entry #52281”, 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 #31137”, 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.