漸近

See also: 渐近

Chinese

		gradual; gradually; imbue	near; close (to); approximately
trad. (漸近)		漸	近
simp. (渐近)		渐	近

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiànjìn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zim⁶ gan⁶ / zim⁶ kan⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiām-kīn / chiām-kūn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiànjìn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiànjìn
  - Wade–Giles: chien⁴-chin⁴
  - Yale: jyàn-jìn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannjinn
  - Palladius: цзяньцзинь (czjanʹczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    漸近 / 渐近
    漸進 / 渐进
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zim⁶ gan⁶ / zim⁶ kan⁵
  - Yale: jihm gahn / jihm káhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzim⁶ gan⁶ / dzim⁶ kan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: jim⁶ gen⁶ / jim⁶ ken⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːm²² kɐn²²/, /t͡siːm²² kʰɐn¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiām-kīn
  - Tâi-lô: tsiām-kīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaxmkin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam³³⁻²¹ kin³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiām-kūn
  - Tâi-lô: tsiām-kūn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaxmkun
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam³³⁻¹¹ kun³³/

Verb

漸近

(literary) to gradually become close to; to approach

Derived terms

漸近線 / 渐近线 (jiànjìnxiàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漸	近
ぜん Grade: S	きん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ŋʲkʲĩɴ]

Noun

漸(ぜん)近(きん) • (zenkin)

(mathematics) asymptote

Related terms

漸近線(ぜんきんせん) (zenkinsen, “asymptote”)