西遊記(saiyuuki) which literally means "record [of the] western journey", which is mostly translated as "Journey to the West".
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西遊記(saiyuuki) which literally means "record [of the] western journey", which is mostly translated as "Journey to the West".
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[429/808] Four Versions of 記 “record”
Variants:
記 - Taiwan, Japan, South Korea
记 - Mainland China
Origin: Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 己 represents the sound.
Definition:
① record
② keep in mind, remember
Middle Chinese Reading:
/*kǐə/
Initial - dorsal (牙)
Final - none
Modern Readings:
Mandarin - jì
Japanese - キ ki, しるす shirusu
Korean - 기록할 기 girokal gi
Cantonese - gei3
Vietnamese - ghi, kí, ky
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References:
Booklet of the 808 Commonly Used Chinese Characters in China, Japan and the ROK - www.tcs-asia.org/en/data/publications_down.php?idx…
[CN] Trilateral Common Vocabulary Dictionary (3rd Edition) - www.tcs-asia.org/en/data/publications_down.php?idx…
Unihan Database on 記 - www.unicode.org/cgi-bin/GetUnihanData.pl?codepoint…
[CN] Multi-function Chinese Character Database on 記 - humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?…
Chinese Character Wiki on 記 - dong-chinese.com/wiki/%E8%A8%98
Official Readings of Jōyō Kanji - nihongo.monash.edu/jouyoureadings.html
[KR] Naver Hanja Dictionary on 記 - hanja.dict.naver.com/#/entry/ccko/4a2cac6c272f4535…
Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation’s Nôm Lookup Tool - nomfoundation.org/common/nom_details.php?codepoint…
CJKV Dict on 記 - cjkvdict.com/?search=%E8%A8%98
Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters on 記,
李學勤，2012《字源》，天津：天津古籍出版社，2013年7月2次印刷。 (p. 182)
[CN] ZDIC on Middle Chinese pronunciation of 記 (post used 王力's [Wang Li's] reconstruction) - www.zdic.net/zd/yy/zgy/%E8%A8%98
Image Sources:
Character versions from ZDIC - www.zdic.net/hans/%E8%A8%98
Evolution chart from 李學勤，2012《字源》，天津：天津古籍出版社，2013年7月2次印刷。 (p. 182)
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