浙江

Chinese

		Zhe (name of the river)	river
simp. and trad. (浙江)		浙	江
alternative forms		淅江 折江
anagram		江浙

Etymology

The ancient name of the Qiantang River. First attested in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhèjiāng, Zhéjiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄤ, ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zit³ gong¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zet² gong¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): zet⁶ gong
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Chat-kông

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zad⁵ gong¹

• Eastern Min (BUC): Ciék-gŏng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zeh⁶ gang¹ / zieh⁶ gang¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Chiat-kang

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zig⁴ gang¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷tseq-kaon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhèjiāng → Zhèjiang (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄤ → ㄓㄜˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhèjiång
    • Wade–Giles: Chê⁴-chiang⁵
    • Yale: Jè-jyang
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeh.jiang
    • Palladius: Чжэцзян (Čžɛczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/ → /ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɑŋ¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhéjiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhéjiang
    • Wade–Giles: Chê²-chiang¹
    • Yale: Jé-jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jerjiang
    • Palladius: Чжэцзян (Čžɛczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit³ gong¹
    • Yale: jit gōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ gong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid³ gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zet² gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡set̚⁵⁵ kɔŋ³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: zet⁶ gong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛt̚⁵ kɔŋ²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chat-kông
    • Hakka Romanization System: zad^ˋ gong^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zad⁵ gong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sat̚² koŋ²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zad⁵ gong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sat̚¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ciék-gŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sieʔ²⁴⁻²¹ kouŋ⁵⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: zeh⁶ gang¹ [Phonetic: zeh⁷ gang¹]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Ciah-gang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛʔ¹⁻⁴⁵ kaŋ⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: zieh⁶ gang¹ [Phonetic: zieh⁷ gang¹]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siɛʔ²⁻²⁴ kaŋ⁵³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiat-kang
    • Tâi-lô: Tsiat-kang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciatkafng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kaŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zig⁴ gang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsik kang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sik̚²⁻⁴ kaŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷tseq-kaon
    • MiniDict: tseh^入 kaon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴tseq-kaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡səʔ³³ kɑ̃⁴⁴/

Proper noun

浙江

1. (～省) Zhejiang (a province of China)
2. (historical) Zhe River (former name of the Qiantang River of Zhejiang, China)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (浙江):

• → Japanese: 浙江(せっこう) (sekkō)
• → Korean: 절강(浙江) (jeolgang)
• → Vietnamese: Chiết Giang (浙江)

Others:

• → English: Che-chiang, Che-keang, Chekiang, Zhejiang, Zhe Jiang, Chekiang, Che-chiang, Chê-chiang (Wade–Giles), Che-keang, Che-kyang, Chequiam (obsolete), Jhejiang, Zhe Jiang
• → Zhuang: Cezgyangh

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浙	江
せつ > せっ Hyōgai	こう Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞k̚ko̞ː]

Proper noun

浙(せっ)江(こう) • (Sekkō) 

1. Zhejiang

Korean

Hanja in this term
浙	江

Proper noun

浙江 • (Jeolgang) (hangeul 절강)

1. hanja form^? of 절강 (“Zhejiang”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
浙	江

Proper noun

浙江

1. chữ Hán form of Chiết Giang (“Zhejiang”).