初等

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	class; rank; grade class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on
trad. (初等)		初	等
simp. #(初等)		初	等

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūděng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄉㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ dang²
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): co¹ dêng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūděng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄉㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuděng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-têng³
    • Yale: chū-děng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chudeeng
    • Palladius: чудэн (čudɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co¹ dang²
    • Yale: chō dáng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ dang²
    • Guangdong Romanization: co¹ deng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ tɐŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: co¹ dêng²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsho téng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰo³³⁻²³ teŋ⁵²/

Noun

初等

1. elementary; basic; rudimentary

Derived terms

• 初等函數 / 初等函数 (chūděng hánshù)
• 初等教育 (chūděng jiàoyù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
初	等
しょ Grade: 4	とう Grade: 3
kan'on	on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょとー [shòtóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞to̞ː]

Noun

初(しょ)等(とう) • (shotō) ^{←しよとう (syotou)?}

1. (education) beginning, primary (of a course of period of education)

   Coordinate terms: 中等 (chūtō), 高等 (kōtō)

Derived terms

• 初(しょ)等(とう)幾(き)何(か)学(がく) (shotō kikagaku)
• 初(しょ)等(とう)教(きょう)育(いく) (shotō kyōiku)
• 初(しょ)等(とう)数(すう)学(がく) (shotō sūgaku)
• 初(しょ)等(とう)中(ちゅう)等(とう)教(きょう)育(いく)局(きょく) (shotō chūtō kyōikukyoku)

Korean

Hanja in this term
初	等

Noun

初等 • (chodeung) (hangeul 초등)

1. hanja form^? of 초등