# 次

| 次 | U+6B21, &#27425; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6B21 |
| ← 欠 [U+6B20] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 欢 → [U+6B22] |
| 次 | U+2F8EF, &#194799; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F8EF |
| ← 㰘 [U+2F8EE] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement | 𣢧 → [U+2F8F0] |

## Translingual
### Han character

次 (Kangxi radical 76, 欠+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 戈一弓人 (IMNO) or 一一弓人 (MMNO), four-corner 1718$_2$ or 3718$_2$, composition ⿰冫欠(GJV) or ⿰二欠(HKT))

#### Derived characters

* 佽 𪾪 栨 䅆 絘 趑 乲 咨 垐 姿 恣 栥 瓷 盗 秶 粢 資(资) 楶 餈 䳐 茨 𡷑 羡 䨏 䯸
* 䪢 䪣 䪡

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 565, character 3
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15992
* Dae Jaweon: page 954, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2133, character 2
* Unihan data for U+6B21
* Unihan data for U+2F8EF

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 次 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 咨 | *ʔsli |
| 資 | *ʔsli |
| 姿 | *ʔsli |
| 粢 | *ʔsli |
| 諮 | *ʔsli |
| 恣 | *ʔslis |
| 澬 | *ʔsli, *zli |
| 趑 | *sʰli |
| 蠀 | *sʰli |
| 次 | *sn̥ʰis |
| 佽 | *sl̥ʰis |
| 絘 | *sl̥ʰis |
| 薋 | *zli |
| 瓷 | *zli |
| 茨 | *zli |
| 餈 | *zli |
| 垐 | *zli, *zlɯɡ |
| 楶 | *ʔsliːɡ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) and possibly phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sn̥ʰis): phonetic 二 (OC *njis, “two”) + semantic 欠. Given that the right part of the character depicts a man kneeling with an open mouth, the number two perhaps indicates "two people speaking".
As an alternative, the two horizontal traits 二 are the representation of some saliva spitted while speaking; hence, the act of speaking is represented without a reference to blown air or breathing (e.g., 曰, 丂, 于, 只). The original meaning was "to consult", 咨. Perhaps related to 㳄, which means "saliva"; however, this is not the original version of the character, but a variant.
Given that the character started meaning "following; inferior (to)", the component 二 in this second translation adds part of the meaning if interpreted as a number.
In all cases, the Kangxi radical "Ice" is a false friend of either "Number two" or two drops representing saliva; however, in some fonts, it is still possible to see 二. An old variant of the character is 𣄭.

### Etymology 1

Probably from *s- + 二 (OC *njis, “two”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/s-ni-s (Pulleyblank, 1962; Sagart and Baxter, 2012; STEDT).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): cì (ci$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄘˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ci$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): цы (cɨ, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ci$^3$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): cai$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ci$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ci$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ci$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): chu̿
* Eastern Min (BUC): ché̤ṳ
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): co$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chhù / chhìr
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ce$^3$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): cu$^3$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): ci$^3$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^5$tshy
** (Jinhua): $^5$tshy
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): cr$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cì
*** Zhuyin: ㄘˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cìh
*** Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ$^4$
*** Yale: tsz̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyh
*** Palladius: цы (cy)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ci$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: c
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: цы (cɨ, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ci$^3$
*** Yale: chi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsi$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiː³³/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: cai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɐi³²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬu³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ci$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ
*** Hakka Romanization System: cii
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ci$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ci$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ci$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chu̿
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰu³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ché̤ṳ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰøy²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: co$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰo⁴²/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: co$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɵ⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhù
*** Tâi-lô: tshù
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhux
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /t͡sʰu²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu¹¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhìr
*** Tâi-lô: tshìr
*** IPA (Lukang): /t͡sʰɨ³¹/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /t͡sʰɯ¹²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɯ⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ce$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshṳ̀
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɯ²¹³/
** (Leizhou)
*** Leizhou Pinyin: cu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu²¹/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: ci$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰi⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Suzhou, Kunshan, Changzhou, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tshy
*** MiniDict: tshy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tshr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰz̩³⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiading): /t͡sʰz̩³⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡sʰz̩³³/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sʰz̩⁵²³/
*** Sinological IPA (Kunshan): /t͡sʰz̩⁴¹²/
*** Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /t͡sʰz̩⁵²³/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡sʰz̩³³⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /t͡sʰz̩³³/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tshy
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: cr$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/
* Middle Chinese: tshijH
Rime :
| Character | 次 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 清 (14) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 七四切 |
| Baxter | tshijH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡sʰiɪ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sʰi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sʰjɪ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sʰi$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡sʰi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sʰi$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡sʰi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | cì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ci$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s-n̥]i[j]-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sn̥ʰis/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 次 | 次 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | cì | cì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tshij$^H$ › | ‹ tshij$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[s-n̥]i[j]-s/ | /*[s-n̥]i[j]-s/ |
| English | lodge (v.) | put in order; second |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 次 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 1794 |
| Phonetic component | 次 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 次 |
| Old Chinese | /*sn̥ʰis/ |
| Notes | 說文二聲，甲金文二或三劃， 似人嘆氣諮嗟 |

#### Definitions

次
* order; sequence
    名次 ― míngcì ― position in a name list; place in a competition
    From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
    Jí Yān, luàn cì yǐ jì, suì wú cì, qiě bù shèbèi. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (algebra) order
* next in sequence; second
    次子 ― cìzǐ ― second son
* (literary) to come next in order
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
    Mín wéi guì, shèjì cì zhī, jūn wéi qīng. [Pinyin]
    The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the lightest.
* (literary) to arrange into ordered form; to put into sequence; to impose order; to compile
    From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
    Xiāo Hé cì lǜlìng, Hán Xìn shēn jūnfǎ. [Pinyin]
    Xiao He compiled laws and regulations, and Han Xin re-established military disciplines.
* inferior; substandard
    次貨／次货 ― cìhuò ― substandard product
* Classifier for times, as in frequency. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
    上次 ― shàngcì ― last time
    次數／次数 ― cìshù ― number of times; frequency
       Zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì lái dào běijīng. [Pinyin]
       This is my first time in Beijing.
* (archaic, military) to station the troops at some place; to hold position at some place
    From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
    Chūn wáng zhēngyuè, shī cì yú Láng, yǐ sì Chénrén, Càirén. [Pinyin]
    Spring, the first month (of Zhou calendar), the armies of Lu were stationed at Lang to await those of Chen and Cai.
    From: c. 757, Li Bai, 永王東巡歌·其七
    Wáng chū Sānjiāng àn Wǔhú, lóuchuán kuàhǎi cì Yángdū. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (literary) resting place
    客次 ― kècì ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE
    Liù èr: lǚ jí cì, huái qí zī, dé tóngpú zhēn. [Pinyin]
    The second SIX, divided, shows the stranger, occupying his lodging-house, carrying with him his means of livelihood, and provided with good and trusty servants.
* (literary) middle
    From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
    Xǐnù'āilè bù rù yú xiōngcì. [Pinyin]
    [J]oy, anger, sadness, and delight do not enter into their breasts (in connexion with such events).

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 度 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 次, 回, 遍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 次 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 次 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 次 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 次 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 次, 回 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 回 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 回 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 回 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 回, 摩, 次 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 次 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 次 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 次 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 次 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 次, 擺 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 次, 擺 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 次, 擺 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 次 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 擺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 次, 回 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 次 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 擺 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 擺 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 次 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 次 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 輪 |
| Hakka | Changting | 回 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 下, 到 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 回 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 擺, 回 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 次 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 擺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 次 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 匝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 擺, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 擺, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 擺, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 次, 擺 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 擺, 改, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 斗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 匝, 過 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 匝, 過, 擺 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 次, 匝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 擺, 匝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 回 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 下, 次 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 遍 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 次 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 次, 埭, 趟, 頓, 遍, 場, 轉, 下 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 趟, 頓, 場 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 趟, 頓, 場 |
| Wu | Danyang | 頓, 場 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 埭, 趟, 頓, 通 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 回, 埭, 卯, 遭 dated, 記 |

#### Compounds

* 一次全倒
* 一次方程 (yīcì fāngchéng)
* 一次能源 (yīcì néngyuán)
* 三回五次
* 上次 (shàngcì)
* 三次 (Sāncì)
* 下次 (xiàcì)
* 下次人等
* 下次孩兒 / 下次孩儿
* 下次小的
* 三次方
* 三番五次 (sānfānwǔcì)
* 三番兩次 / 三番两次 (sānfānliǎngcì)
* 不次
* 世次 (shìcì)
* 中次
* 主次 (zhǔcì)
* 久次
* 乖次
* 亂次 / 乱次
* 二十八次
* 二次全倒
* 二次函數 / 二次函数 (èrcì hánshù)
* 二次大戰 / 二次大战 (Èrcì Dàzhàn)
* 二次感染
* 二次曲線 / 二次曲线
* 二次曲面
* 二次汙染 / 二次污染
* 二次能源 (èrcì néngyuán)
* 二次革命 (Èrcì Gémìng)
* 亞次 / 亚次
* 人次 (réncì)
* 今次 (jīncì)
* 介次
* 以次
* 位次 (wèicì)
* 依次 (yīcì)
* 俟次
* 信次
* 倫次 / 伦次 (lúncì)
* 偏次
* 先次
* 入次
* 兩次三番 / 两次三番 (liǎngcìsānfān)
* 兩次運球 / 两次运球
* 八次
* 其次 (qícì)
* 出次
* 分次 (fēncì)
* 列次
* 別次 / 别次
* 初次 (chūcì)
* 刪次 / 删次
* 前次
* 副次
* 功次
* 十二次 (shí'èrcì)
* 千次
* 印次 (yìncì)
* 卷次
* 取次 (qǔcì)
* 名次 (míngcì)
* 品次
* 員次 / 员次
* 喪次 / 丧次
* 坐次 (zuòcì)
* 場次 / 场次 (chǎngcì)
* 塗次 / 涂次
* 墓次
* 壓次 / 压次
* 多次曝光
* 大次
* 失次
* 如次 (rúcì)
* 妝次 / 妆次
* 季次
* 安次 (Āncì)
* 官次
* 客次
* 家次
* 將次 / 将次 (jiāngcì)
* 小次
* 尸次
* 居次 (jūcì)
* 屢次 / 屡次 (lǚcì)
* 屢次三番 / 屡次三番
* 層次 / 层次 (céngcì)
* 層次井然 / 层次井然
* 層次分明 / 层次分明
* 屯次
* 崖次 (yácì)
* 左次
* 差次
* 市次
* 席次 (xícì)
* 幃次 / 帏次
* 幄次
* 幕次
* 年次 (niáncì)
* 幾次 / 几次
* 幾次三番 / 几次三番
* 序次 (xùcì)
* 座次 (zuòcì)
* 庸次
* 彙次 / 汇次
* 待次
* 後次 / 后次
* 徙次
* 循次
* 復次 / 复次 (fùcì)
* 循次而進 / 循次而进
* 思次
* 慞惶失次
* 批次處理 / 批次处理
* 按次
* 括次
* 挨次 (āicì)
* 排次
* 推次
* 捱次
* 揆次
* 撰次
* 操次
* 攝次 / 摄次
* 改次
* 敘次 / 叙次
* 整次
* 料次
* 旅次
* 旬次
* 星次
* 更次
* 會次 / 会次
* 朝次
* 本次
* 架次
* 校次
* 梯次 (tīcì)
* 條次 / 条次
* 業次 / 业次
* 榆次之辱
* 槧次 / 椠次
* 模次
* 檔次 / 档次 (dàngcì)
* 櫛次鱗比 / 栉次鳞比
* 櫛比鱗次 / 栉比鳞次 (zhìbǐlíncì)
* 次丁
* 次世
* 次且 (zījū)
* 次主
* 次乘
* 次事
* 次介
* 次傳 / 次传
* 次公
* 次列
* 次前
* 次印
* 次卷
* 次卿 (cìqīng)
* 次及
* 次品 (cìpǐn)
* 次大陸 / 次大陆 (cìdàlù)
* 次妻 (cìqī)
* 次子 (cìzǐ)
* 次室
* 次家
* 次宴
* 次將 / 次将
* 次對 / 次对
* 次對官 / 次对官
* 次巨星 (cìjùxīng)
* 次布
* 次席
* 次序 (cìxù)
* 次後 / 次后 (cìhòu)
* 次息
* 次成河
* 次房
* 次所
* 次敘 / 次叙
* 次數 / 次数 (cìshù)
* 次數線圖 / 次数线图
* 次文化 (cìwénhuà)
* 次方 (cìfāng)
* 次日 (cìrì)
* 次早 (cìzǎo)
* 次春
* 次次 (cìcì)
* 次止
* 次殖民地
* 次比
* 次浮
* 次生 (cìshēng)
* 次生林 (cìshēnglín)
* 次生礦物 / 次生矿物
* 次男 (cìnán)
* 次相
* 次矮星 (cì'ǎixīng)
* 次祀
* 次祖
* 次神
* 次程式
* 次第 (cìdì)
* 次等 (cìděng)
* 次篆
* 次級 / 次级 (cìjí)
* 次級團體 / 次级团体
* 次級文化 / 次级文化
* 次級資料 / 次级资料
* 次經 / 次经 (cìjīng)
* 次緒 / 次绪
* 次聖 / 次圣
* 次舍
* 次著
* 次蟗
* 次行
* 次要 (cìyào)
* 次貨 / 次货 (cìhuò)
* 次資 / 次资
* 次賞 / 次赏
* 次路
* 次躔
* 次車 / 次车
* 次輅 / 次辂
* 次輔 / 次辅
* 次述
* 次重音
* 次長 / 次长 (cìzhǎng)
* 次長祖 / 次长祖
* 次雎
* 次非
* 次韻 / 次韵
* 次題 / 次题
* 次骨
* 次鱗 / 次鳞
* 止次
* 正次
* 此次 (cǐcì)
* 歷次 / 历次 (lìcì)
* 每次 (měicì)
* 比次
* 水次
* 江次
* 洛次
* 海次
* 淹次
* 漸次 / 渐次 (jiàncì)
* 無次 / 无次
* 焚次
* 無銓次 / 无铨次
* 營次 / 营次
* 爵次
* 版次 (bǎncì)
* 班次 (bāncì)
* 生次
* 甲次
* 番次
* 疊次 / 叠次
* 目次 (mùcì)
* 相次
* 相次即世
* 祔次
* 祿次 / 禄次
* 秩次
* 移次
* 積次 / 积次
* 立克次體 / 立克次体 (lìkècì-tǐ)
* 笑次
* 第一次 (dì-yī cì)
* 第次
* 筆次 / 笔次
* 等次
* 節次 / 节次 (jiécì)
* 篇次
* 粧次 / 妆次
* 級次 / 级次
* 紬次 / 绸次
* 累次
* 累次三番
* 緒次 / 绪次
* 編次 / 编次 (biāncì)
* 纂次
* 考次
* 職次 / 职次
* 胸次
* 舍次
* 舟次
* 航次
* 苫次
* 草次
* 萃次
* 號次 / 号次
* 行次
* 表次
* 衰次
* 裒次
* 襲次 / 袭次
* 觴次 / 觞次
* 言次
* 言無倫次 / 言无伦次
* 設次 / 设次
* 詮次 / 诠次
* 話次 / 话次
* 語次 / 语次
* 語無倫次 / 语无伦次 (yǔwúlúncì)
* 語無詮次 / 语无诠次
* 論次 / 论次
* 談次 / 谈次
* 諸次 / 诸次
* 譔次 / 撰次
* 譜次 / 谱次
* 貫次 / 贯次
* 貫魚之次 / 贯鱼之次
* 資次 / 资次
* 賓次 / 宾次
* 越次
* 超次
* 越次超倫 / 越次超伦
* 越次躐等
* 超階越次 / 超阶越次
* 路次
* 躔次
* 躐次
* 車次 / 车次 (chēcì)
* 輪次 / 轮次
* 迭次 (diécì)
* 迴次 / 回次
* 造次 (zàocì)
* 逡次
* 這次 / 这次
* 逐次 (zhúcì)
* 連次 / 连次
* 途次
* 造次顛沛 / 造次颠沛
* 進次 / 进次
* 道次
* 過次 / 过次
* 運次 / 运次
* 逾次超秩
* 遞次 / 递次
* 遷次 / 迁次
* 遲次 / 迟次
* 避次
* 郊次
* 部次
* 酒次
* 酒次青衣
* 重·次輕 / 重·次轻 (zhòng-cìqīng)
* 野次
* 釐次
* 銓次 / 铨次
* 門次 / 门次
* 防次
* 限次
* 除次
* 陵次
* 陸次 / 陆次
* 階次 / 阶次
* 隨次 / 随次
* 雅庫次克 / 雅库次克
* 集次
* 雜次 / 杂次
* 離次 / 离次
* 雲次鱗集 / 云次鳞集
* 需次
* 露次
* 非次
* 順次 / 顺次 (shùncì)
* 須次 / 须次
* 頓次 / 顿次
* 頻次 / 频次
* 類次 / 类次
* 食次
* 館次 / 馆次
* 首次 (shǒucì)
* 高次方程
* 鮑魚之次 / 鲍鱼之次
* 鱗次 / 鳞次 (líncì)
* 鱗次櫛比 / 鳞次栉比 (líncìzhìbǐ)
* 鱗次相比 / 鳞次相比
* 鳥次 / 鸟次
* 點次 / 点次
* 齒次 / 齿次

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cì (ci$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄘˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cì
*** Zhuyin: ㄘˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cìh
*** Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ$^4$
*** Yale: tsz̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyh
*** Palladius: цы (cy)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

#### Definitions

次
* Only used in 榆次 (Yúcì).

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zī (zi$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄗ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ci$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zī
*** Zhuyin: ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zih
*** Wade–Giles: tzŭ$^1$
*** Yale: dz̄
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzy
*** Palladius: цзы (czy)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ci$^1$
*** Yale: chī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsi$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

次
* Only used in 次且.

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cí (ci$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄘˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cí
*** Zhuyin: ㄘˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cíh
*** Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ$^2$
*** Yale: tsź
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyr
*** Palladius: цы (cy)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

#### Definitions

次
* Only used in 具次.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 次 |
| Kyūjitai | 次󠄁 次+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 次󠄄 次+&#xE0104; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: し (shi, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: し (shi, Jōyō)
* Kan’yō-on: じ (ji, Jōyō)
* Kun: つぎ (tsugi, 次, Jōyō)、つぐ (tsugu, 次ぐ, Jōyō)、すがい (sugai, 次い)、すがう (sugau, 次う)、すき (suki, 次き)、すく (suku, 次く)、ついで (tsuide, 次いで)、とまる (tomaru, 次まる)、やどる (yadoru, 次る)
* Nanori: き (ki)、すき (suki)、ちか (chika)、つぎ (tsugi)、つぐ (tsugu)、ひで (hide)、やどる (yadoru)、よし (yoshi)

#### Compounds

* 目(もく)次(じ) (mokuji)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 次
* し Grade: 3
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 次 (MC tshijH, “in order; second”).
Less common reading in modern Japanese. Superseded in most cases by ji; see below.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɕi]

#### Affix

次(し) • (shi)
* next, secondary
* following

##### Usage notes

Only found in compounds.

##### Derived terms

* 次(し)第(だい) (shidai): order, order of events, circumstances; dependent upon, coming after, taking orders from
* 次(し)忠(ちゅう) (shichū): secondary loyalty

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 次
* じ Grade: 3
* kan'yōon
/si/ → /ʑi/ → /d͡ʑi/
Sound shift from shi above.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [d͡ʑi]

#### Counter

次(じ) • (-ji)
* number of times: an ordinal marker
    第四(だいよん)次(じ)計画(けいかく)
       daiyonji keikaku
       the fourth plan
* number in a sequence, number of aspects or dimensions
    二(に)次(じ)方程式(ほうていしき)、三(さん)次(じ)式(しき)
       niji hōteishiki, sanji shiki
       a quadratic equation, a third order expression

#### Noun

次(じ) • (ji)
* (rare) order, sequence

##### Usage notes

Seldom found in isolation.

#### Prefix

次(じ) • (ji-)
* (attached to nouns) the next, secondary, vice-
    次(じ)位(い)、次(じ)長(ちょう)
       jī, jichō
       second rank, vice-director
* (chemistry) hypo- (used to distinguish the oxidation levels of various acids)
    亜(あ)塩(えん)素(そ)酸(さん)、次(じ)亜(あ)塩(えん)素(そ)酸(さん)、亜(あ)臭(しゅう)素(そ)酸(さん)、次(じ)亜(あ)臭(しゅう)素(そ)酸(さん)
       aenso san, jiaenso san, ashūso san, jiashūso san
       chlorous acid, hypochlorous acid, bromous acid, hypobromous acid

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 次
* つぎ Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
Nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of Old Japanese-derived verb 次ぐ (tsugu, “to be in a sequence; to follow, to continue from something, to be next; to connect, to join”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) つぎ [tsùgíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
* IPA: [t͡sɨɡʲi]
* (Tokyo) Note: As a rule, words that are Odaka become flat with の (の-particle deaccenting). However, the word 次 does not adhere to this rule and is still pronounced as:
   * つぎの

#### Noun

次(つぎ) • (tsugi)
* next, order, sequence, below
    子(こ)供(ども)たちは次(つぎ)のように述(の)べています。
       Kodomotachi wa tsugi no yō ni nobeteimasu.
       The children said as follows.
** From the Emacs tutorial (English)
    では C-v(Cv) （次(つぎ)の画面(がめん)を見(み)る）をタイプして次(つぎ)の画面(がめん)に進(すす)んで下(くだ)さい。（さあ、やってみましょう。コントロールキーを押(お)しながら v です）
       De wa C-v (tsugi no gamen o miru) o taipu shite tsugi no gamen ni susunde kudasai.(Sā, yattemimashō. Kontorōrukī o oshinagara v desu)
       Now type C-v (View next screen) to move to the next screen. (go ahead, do it by depressing the control key and v together)

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 次
* すき Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 主基
Nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of Old Japanese-derived verb 次く (suku, “to follow, to continue from something, to be next;”).
The verb form was obsolete even in olden times. Existence of the verb, possibly related to tsugu mentioned above, is inferred from placenames found in the Man'yōshū and other ancient poetry.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɨkʲi]

#### Noun

次(すき) • (suki)
* (Shinto) at the 大嘗祭 (Daijōsai) and other major Shintō ceremonies, refers to the group of regional representatives making offerings of sake and grain, who do so after the initial offering

### Etymology 5

* Kanji in this term
* 次
* ついで Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spellings
* 序 序で 第 次いで 尋いで 次第 嗣
/tuɡite/ → /tuide/
Sound shift from 次第 (tsugite, “order, sequence”), itself originally the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of now-obsolete Old Japanese-derived verb 継ぎつ (tsugitsu, “to do things in sequence, to establish an order”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ついで [tsùídé] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [t͡sɨide̞]

#### Noun

次(ついで) • (tsuide)
* order, sequence
* follower, successor; the next thing in a sequence
* a good opportunity to do something; doing something incidental to something else

##### Usage notes

The good opportunity sense is more often encountered as 序(つい)でに (tsuide ni).

### References

* ↑ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1185 (paper), page 643 (digital)
* 1 2 3 4 5 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

次 (eumhun 버금 차 (beogeum cha))
* hanja form of 차 (“second; next”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

次: Hán Việt readings: thứ (七(thất)四(tứ)切(thiết)), tư
次: Nôm readings: thớ, thứ, thứa, khứa
* chữ Hán form of thứ (“inferior in quality; order, rank, sequence”).
* chữ Nôm form of thớ (“This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.”).
* chữ Nôm form of thứa (“This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.”).

#### Compounds

* 次元 (thứ nguyên)

### References

* 1 2 3 4 Nguyễn (2014).
* 1 2 3 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
* 1 2 Trần (2004).
* 1 2 3 4 Bonet (1899).
* 1 2 3 Génibrel (1898).
* ↑ Hồ (1976).
* 1 2 3 Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).