小字
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word | ||
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| simp. and trad. (小字) |
小 | 字 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎozì
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎozìh
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-tzŭ4
- Yale: syǎu-dz̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheautzyh
- Palladius: сяоцзы (sjaoczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 zi6
- Yale: síu jih
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 dzi6
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 ji6
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ t͡siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
小字
- one's name as an infant; one's childhood name; a childhood nickname
- (historical) Khitan small script
Derived terms
- 契丹小字 (qìdān xiǎozì)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 字 |
| こ Grade: 1 |
あざ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 小字 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 小字, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 字 |
| しょう Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- (typography) small text
- Coordinate terms: 小字 (shōji), 大字 (daiji)
- 小字双行
- shōji sōgyō
- double-column small text