上弦

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	bow string; string of mus. instr.
simp. and trad. (上弦)		上	弦

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngsián
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-hsien²
    • Yale: shàng-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyan
    • Palladius: шансянь (šansjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ jin⁴
    • Yale: séuhng yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ jiːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 上弦 上言

Verb

上弦

1. to wind up a clock or watch

Synonyms

• 上發條／上发条 (shàng fātiáo)
• (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) 上鏈／上链

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): soeng⁶ jin⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): siang⁵ yen³

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-hiân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngsián
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-hsien²
    • Yale: shàng-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyan
    • Palladius: шансянь (šansjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: seuhng yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² jiːn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: siang⁵ yen³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ³² jen²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-hiân
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-hiân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnghieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɛn²⁴/

Noun

上弦

1. first quarter (of the moon)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (上弦):

• → Japanese: 上(じょう)弦(げん) (jōgen)
• → Korean: 상현(上弦) (sanghyeon)
• → Vietnamese: thượng huyền (上弦)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	弦
じょう Grade: 1	げん Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょーげん [jòógéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

上(じょう)弦(げん) • (jōgen) ^{←じやうげん (zyaugen)?}

1. waxing crescent moon, a moon in its first quarter

See also

Lunar phases in Japanese · 月(げっ)相(そう) (gessō)

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
新(にい)月(づき) (niizuki) 新(しん)月(げつ) (shingetsu) 朔(さく) (saku) 朔(さく)月(げつ) (sakugetsu) 月(つき)立(たち) (tsukitachi)	二(ふつ)日(か)月(づき) (futsukazuki) 繊(せん)月(げつ) (sengetsu) 既(き)朔(さく) (kisaku)	三(み)日(か)月(づき) (mikazuki) 若(わか)月(づき) (wakazuki) 眉(び)月(げつ) (bigetsu) 眉(まゆ)月(づき) (mayuzuki)	四(よっ)日(か)月(づき) (yokkazuki)	五(いつ)日(か)月(づき) (itsukazuki)
6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
六(むい)日(か)月(づき) (muikazuki)	七(なの)日(か)月(づき) (nanokazuki)	八(よう)日(か)月(づき) (yōkazuki)	九(く)夜(や)月(づき) (kuyazuki) 九(ここの)日(か)月(つき) (kokonokatsuki)	十(とう)日(かん)夜(や)の月(つき) (tōkan'ya no tsuki)
	上(じょう)弦(げん) (jōgen) 上(じょう)弦(げん)の月(つき) (jōgen no tsuki) 弓(ゆみ)張(はり)月(づき) (yumiharizuki) 半(はん)月(げつ) (hangetsu)
11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
十(じゅう)一(いち)日(にち)月(づき) (jūichinichizuki)	十(じゅう)二(に)日(にち)月(づき) (jūninichizuki)	十(じゅう)三(さん)夜(や) (jūsan'ya)	十(じゅう)四(よっ)日(か)月(づき) (jūyokkazuki) 小(こ)望(もち)月(づき) (komochizuki) 幾(き)望(ぼう) (kibō) 待(まつ)宵(よい)月(づき) (matsuyoizuki)	十(じゅう)五(ご)夜(や) (jūgoya) 十(じゅう)五(ご)夜(や)の月(つき) (jūgoya no tsuki) 望(ぼう) (bō) 望(もち)月(づき) (mochizuki) 満(まん)月(げつ) (mangetsu) 三(さん)五(ご)の月(つき) (sango no tsuki)
16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
十六夜(いざよい) (izayoi) 十六夜(いざよい)の月(つき) (izayoi no tsuki) 既(き)望(ぼう) (kibō) 猶予(いざよう)月(つき) (izayōtsuki)	立(たち)待(まち)月(づき) (tachimachizuki)	居(い)待(まち)月(づき) (imachizuki)	寝(ね)待(まち)月(づき) (nemachizuki) 臥(ふし)待(まち)月(づき) (fushimachizuki)	二十(はつ)日(か)月(づき) (hatsukazuki) 更(ふけ)待(まち)月(づき) (fukemachizuki) 亥(い)中(なか)の月(つき) (inaka no tsuki)
21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th
二(に)十(じゅう)一(いち)日(にち)月(づき) (nijūichinichizuki)	二(に)十(じゅう)二(に)日(にち)月(づき) (nijūninichizuki)	二(に)十(じゅう)三(さん)夜(や) (nijūsan'ya) 二(に)十(じゅう)三(さん)日(にち)月(づき) (nijūsannichizuki)	二(に)十(じゅう)四(よ)日(にち)月(づき) (nijūyonichizuki)	二(に)十(じゅう)五(ご)日(にち)月(づき) (nijūgonichizuki)
	下(か)弦(げん) (kagen) 下(か)弦(げん)の月(つき) (kagen no tsuki) 弓(ゆみ)張(はり)月(づき) (yumiharizuki) 半(はん)月(げつ) (hangetsu)
26th	27th	28th	29th	30th
二(に)十(じゅう)六(ろく)夜(や) (nijūrokuya) 二(に)十(じゅう)六(ろく)日(にち)月(づき) (nijūrokunichizuki)	二(に)十(じゅう)七(しち)日(にち)月(づき) (nijūshichinichizuki)	明(あ)けの三(み)日(か)月(づき) (ake no mikazuki)		三十(みそ)日(か) (misoka) 三十(みそ)日(か)月(づき) (misokazuki)
		二(に)十(じゅう)八(はち)日(にち)月(づき) (nijūhachinichizuki)	晦(つごもり) (tsugomori)
Others
After 16th	In rain
残(ざん)月(げつ) (zangetsu) 有(あり)明(あけ)の月(つき) (ariake no tsuki) 有(あり)明(あけ)月(つき) (ariaketsuki) 有(あり)明(あけ) (ariake) 有(あり)明(あけ)月(づく)夜(よ) (ariakezukuyo) 有(あり)明(あけ)月(づき)夜(よ) (ariakezukiyo) 昼(ひる)の月(つき) (hiru no tsuki) 暁(あかつき)月(づく)夜(よ) (akatsukizukuyo) 暁(あかとき)月(づく)夜(よ) (akatokizukuyo) 暁(あかつき)月(づき)夜(よ) (akatsukizukiyo) 暁(あかつき)月(づき) (akatsukizuki) 暁(あかとき)月(づき) (akatokizuki) 暁(ぎょう)月(げつ) (gyōgetsu)	雨(あま)夜(よ)の月(つき) (amayo no tsuki)

Korean

Hanja in this term
上	弦

Noun

上弦 • (sanghyeon) (hangeul 상현)

1. hanja form^? of 상현

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
上	弦

Noun

上弦

1. chữ Hán form of thượng huyền.