戰國

See also: 战国 and 戦国

Chinese

		to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle	country; state; nation
trad. (戰國)		戰	國
simp. (战国)		战	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhànguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin³ gwok³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chan-koet
• Eastern Min (BUC): Ciéng-guók
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chiàn-kok

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhànguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhànguó
    • Wade–Giles: Chan⁴-kuo²
    • Yale: Jàn-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Janngwo
    • Palladius: Чжаньго (Čžanʹgo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zin³ gwok³
    • Yale: jin gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin³ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin³ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³³ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chan-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: zan gued^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zan⁴ gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡san⁵⁵ ku̯et̚²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ciéng-guók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sieŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(k-)ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiàn-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Tsiàn-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciernkog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔk̚³²/

Proper noun

戰國

1. (history) the Warring States period (of Chinese history)
2. (history) the Sengoku period (of Japanese history)

Derived terms

• 戰國時代／战国时代 (Zhànguó Shídài)
• 戰國策／战国策 (Zhànguócè)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (戰國):

• → Japanese: 戦国(せんごく) (Sengoku)
• → Korean: 전국(戰國) (Jeon'guk)
• → Vietnamese: Chiến Quốc (戰國)

See also

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name	Time period	Divisions
Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代)	2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代)	1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代)	1046 – 256 BCE	Western Zhou 西周
		Eastern Zhou 東周／东周	Spring and Autumn period 春秋
			Warring States period 戰國／战国
Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代)	221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢／汉 (～朝, ～代)	206 BCE – 220 C.E.	Western Han 西漢／西汉
		Xin 新 (～朝)
		Eastern Han 東漢／东汉
Three Kingdoms 三國／三国	220 – 280 C.E.	Wei 魏
		Shu Han 蜀漢／蜀汉
		Wu 吳／吴
Jin 晉／晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 C.E.	Western Jin 西晉／西晋
		Eastern Jin 東晉／东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝	420 – 589 C.E.	Northern dynasties 北朝	Northern Wei 北魏
			Western Wei 西魏
			Eastern Wei 東魏／东魏
			Northern Zhou 北周
			Northern Qi 北齊／北齐
		Southern dynasties 南朝	Liu Song 劉宋／刘宋
			Southern Qi 南齊／南齐
			Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代)
			Chen 陳／陈 (～朝, ～代)
Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代)	581 – 618 C.E.
Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代)	618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國／五代十国	907 – 960 C.E.
Liao 遼／辽 (～朝, ～代)	907 – 1125 C.E.
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 C.E.	Northern Song 北宋
		Southern Song 南宋
Western Xia 西夏	1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin 金 (～朝, ～代)	1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao 西遼／西辽	1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代)	1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming 明 (～朝, ～代)	1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing 清 (～朝, ～代)	1636 – 1912 C.E.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
戰	國
せん Jinmeiyō	こく > ごく Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 戰國 – see the following entry.

【戦国せんごく】 [noun] a warring state [proper noun] Short for 戦国時代 (sengoku jidai, “the Warring States period (of both Chinese and Japanese history)”).

(This term, 戰國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
戰	國

Proper noun

戰國 • (Jeon'guk) (hangeul 전국)

1. hanja form^? of 전국 (“Warring States”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
戰	國

Proper noun

戰國

1. chữ Hán form of Chiến Quốc (“Warring States”).