真書

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	book; letter
trad. (真書/眞書)		真/眞	書
simp. (真书)		真	书

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnshū

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄕㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ syu¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chin-su

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnshū
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄕㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenshu
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-shu¹
    • Yale: jēn-shū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshu
    • Palladius: чжэньшу (čžɛnʹšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zan¹ syu¹
    • Yale: jān syū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ sy¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ xu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ syː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-su
    • Tâi-lô: tsin-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cinsw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³ su³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ su⁴⁴/

Noun

真書

1. (Chinese calligraphy) Alternative name for 楷書／楷书 (kǎishū, “regular script”).
2. (Korean Classical Chinese) Literary Chinese or Chinese characters, as "true writing" in opposition to the Korean language or hangul

   Coordinate term: 諺文 / 谚文 (yànwén)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
真	書
しん Grade: 3	しょ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
眞書 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しんしょ [shíꜜǹshò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩɰ̃ɕo̞]

Noun

真(しん)書(しょ) • (shinsho) 

1. (Chinese calligraphy) Synonym of 楷書 (kaisho, “regular script”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
真	書
しん Grade: 3	か(き) Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Alternative spellings
眞書 (kyūjitai) 真書き

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しんかき [shíꜜǹkàkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩŋka̠kʲi]

Noun

真(しん)書(かき) • (shinkaki) 

1. (Chinese calligraphy) fine brush used for writing Chinese characters in the regular script

Derived terms

• 真(しん)書(か)き筆(ふで) (shinkaki-fude)

Korean

Hanja in this term
真	書

Noun

真書 • (jinseo) (hangeul 진서)

1. Alternative form of 眞書 (jinseo, “true writing, Chinese characters”)