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energy; perfect; excellent
energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
 
God; unusual; mysterious
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
trad. (精神)
simp. #(精神)
 
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Pronunciation 1

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Note: zêng1 sêng5 - Jieyang.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (13) (27)
Final () (121) (43)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter tsjeng zyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡siᴇŋ/ /ʑiɪn/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡siɛŋ/ /ʑin/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡siæŋ/ /ʑjen/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡siajŋ/ /ʑin/
Li
Rong
/t͡siɛŋ/ /d͡ʑiĕn/
Wang
Li
/t͡sĭɛŋ/ /d͡ʑĭĕn/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/t͡si̯ɛŋ/ /d͡ʑʰi̯ĕn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jīng shén
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zing1 san4
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
jīng shén
Middle
Chinese
‹ tsjeng › ‹ zyin ›
Old
Chinese
/*tseŋ/ /*Cə.li[n]/
English fine rice; pure spirit

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
No. 11327 11245
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ʔsleŋ/ /*hlin/

Noun

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精神

  1. spirit; soul; will
    創業精神创业精神  ―  chuàngyè jīngshén  ―  enterprising spirit
    工匠精神  ―  gōngjiàng jīngshén  ―  craftsman's spirit
    批判精神  ―  pīpàn jīngshén  ―  critical spirit
    建黨精神建党精神  ―  jiàndǎng jīngshén  ―  founding spirit of the party
    昂揚革命精神昂扬革命精神  ―  ángyáng de gémìng jīngshén  ―  elated revolutionary spirit
  2. (psychology, psychiatry) mind; mental state
    精神健全  ―  jīngshén bù jiànquán  ―  to be mentally unsound; unsoundness of mind
  3. drive; energy; vigor
    父親看起來精神矍鑠老人 [MSC, trad.]
    父亲看起来精神矍铄老人 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā de fùqīn kànqilai shì yī wèi jīngshén juéshuò de lǎorén. [Pinyin]
    His father looks like a sprightly old man.
  4. essence; gist
Synonyms
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  • (energy):

Adjective

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精神

  1. (attributive) spiritual; immaterial; cultural
    精神家園精神家园  ―  jīngshén jiāyuán  ―  spiritual home
  2. (attributive) mental; psychiatric; psychological
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Pronunciation 2

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Adjective

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精神

  1. lively; active; brisk; in good spirits; spirited; energetic
    精神 [Cantonese]  ―  siu3 dou3 zing1 san4 saai3 [Jyutping]  ―  to laugh oneself awake
  2. (Northeastern Mandarin) pretty; handsome
  3. (Jianghuai Mandarin) cautious; alert
  4. (Jiaoliao Mandarin) shrewd

Verb

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精神

  1. (Hokkien) to wake up; to be awake
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Sino-Xenic (精神):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 5
しん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
精神 (kyūjitai)

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Noun

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(せい)(しん) (seishin

  1. psyche; spirit; soul; mind; will
    • 2003 November 20, “ゴギガ・ガガギゴ [Gogiga Gagagigo]”, in 天空の聖域 [The Sanctuary in the Sky], Konami:
      (すで)(せい)(しん)(ほう)(かい)し、(にく)(たい)(さら)なるパワーを(もと)めて(ぼう)(そう)する。その姿(すがた)にかつての(おも)(かげ)はない…。
      Sude ni seishin wa hōkaishi, nikutai wa saranaru pawā o motomete bōsōsuru. Sono sugata ni katsute no omokage wa nai….
      His mind long since collapsed, his body recklessly continues craving even more power. He no longer resembles his former self….

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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精神 (jeongsin) (hangeul 정신)

  1. hanja form? of 정신 (spirit, mind)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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精神

  1. chữ Hán form of tinh thần (spirit, mind).
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jung 1
jung 1
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