# 手紙
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): shǒuzhǐ
       (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄓˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): sou$^3$ zi$^3$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sau$^2$ zi$^2$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiú-chóa
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$seu-tsy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shǒuzhǐ [Phonetic: shóuzhǐ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄓˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shǒujhǐh
*** Wade–Giles: shou$^3$-chih$^3$
*** Yale: shǒu-jř
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooujyy
*** Palladius: шоучжи (šoučži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$手指 手紙 / 手纸
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: sou$^3$ zi$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: souz
*** Sinological IPA : /səu⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sau$^2$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: sáu jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sau$^2$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: seo$^2$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$手指 手紙 / 手纸
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-chóa
*** Tâi-lô: tshiú-tsuá
*** Phofsit Daibuun: chiwzoar
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$seu-tsy
*** MiniDict: seu$^去$ tsy
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$seu-tsr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sɤ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

### Noun

手紙
* toilet paper
       Wǒ zài sùshè lǐ fānxiāngdǎoguì de zhǎo shǒuzhǐ. Zuìhòu háishì bùdébù pǎo dào gébì sùshè qù le. [Pinyin]
       I looked all over the dormitory for some toilet paper. In the end, I was forced to go to the dormitory next door.

#### Synonyms

* 廁紙 / 厕纸 (cèzhǐ)
* 衛生紙 / 卫生纸 (wèishēngzhǐ)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 手紙, 衛生紙, 廁紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 衛生紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 擦屁股紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 手紙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 衛生紙, 廁紙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 草紙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 手紙, 擦腚紙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 手紙, 草紙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 手紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 擦腚紙, 手紙, 衛生紙, 草紙 dated |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 揩腚紙, 手紙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 手紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 解手紙, 擦包紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 擦包紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 擦溝子紙, 衛生紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 草紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 手紙, 草紙, 擦溝子紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 草紙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 草紙, 擦腚紙, 手紙, 出恭紙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 草紙, 擦屁股紙, 擦溝子紙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 擦溝子的紙, 衛生紙, 手紙, 草紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 手紙, 衛生紙, 擦溝子紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 草紙, 手紙, 衛生紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 草紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 解手紙, 草紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 手紙, 揩屁股紙, 草紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 土紙, 草紙, 揩屁股紙, 手紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 手紙, 草紙 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 解手紙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 草紙, 手紙, 衛生紙, 抹屎紙, 屙屎紙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 草紙, 手紙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 草紙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 草紙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 草紙, 衛生紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 廁紙, 草紙 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 抿屎紙 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 廁紙, 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 抿屎紙, 草紙 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 摒屎紙, 草紙 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 揩屎紙 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 草紙 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 草紙 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 草紙 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 草紙, 汧屁股紙 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 擦㞘子紙 |
| Jin | Linhe | 草紙, 擦屁股紙 |
| Jin | Jining | 手紙 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 擦屁股紙, 衛生紙 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 手紙 |
| Jin | Handan | 草紙 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 草紙 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 粗紙, 紙巾 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 粗紙, 紙巾 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 粗紙, 紙巾 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 衛生紙, 塗紙 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 放屎紙 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 衛生紙 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 衛生紙 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 衛生紙 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 綿仔紙, 塗紙 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 綿仔紙 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 衛生紙, 粗紙 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 衛生紙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 粗紙, 馬口紙, 染蠻紙 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 廁紙, 礐廁紙 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 草紙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 放屎紙 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 草紙, 擼尻川紙 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 手紙 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 放屎紙, 拭尻脽紙, 大便紙 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 紙 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 紙巾, 草紙 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 草紙, 飛機票 humorous, 粗紙 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 草紙 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 草紙 |
| Wu | Danyang | 草紙, 大便紙 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 毛紙, 草紙 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 草紙 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 草紙 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 草紙 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 解手紙 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 解手紙, 刮屁股紙 |

#### See also

* 面巾紙／面巾纸 (miànjīnzhǐ)
* 紙巾／纸巾 (zhǐjīn)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 手 | 紙 |
| て Grade: 1 | かみ > がみ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi ||

### Etymology 1

Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) +‎ 紙 (kami, “paper”). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
An etymologically unrelated false friend of Chinese 手紙 / 手纸 (shǒuzhǐ).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) てがみ [tègámí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [te̞ɡa̠mʲi]

#### Noun

手(て)紙(がみ) • (tegami)
* a letter, epistle (written message or note)
* (archaic) a utility paper used for various purposes, such as for jotting down notes or for wrapping items
    Synonym: 半切り紙 (hankirigami)

##### Descendants

* → Amis: tikami

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 手 | 紙 |
| て Grade: 1 | かみ > がん Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | irregular |
/teɡami/ → /teɡaɴ/
Shift from standard Japanese tegami, dropping the final vowel and keeping the nasal.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [te̞ɡã̠ɴ]

#### Noun

手(て)紙(がん) • (tegan)
* (Kagoshima dialect) a letter, epistle (written message or note)

### References

* ↑ 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
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN