chữ đơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

chữ (“character”) +‎ đơn (“single”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ ʔɗəːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨ˧˨ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨ˨˩˦ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]

Noun

chữ đơn

1. (historical, writing) single characters that were borrowed for their sound, a category of Nôm characters where each character is borrowed for their phonetics, "simple phonograms"; this was one of the main components in Nôm texts alongside semantophonograms.
   • Chỉ nam ngọc âm giải nghĩa (指南玉音解義)

     拜除喃曳宁单

     Bây giờ/chừ/chờ Nôm dạy chữ đơn.

     Now, (when composing in) Nôm, (we) teach single characters.

2. (historical, writing) simplified characters

See also

• chữ kép (“compound phonograms”)
• giả tá