術

See also: 术

術	U+8853, 術 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8853

← 衒
[U+8852]

CJK Unified Ideographs

衔 →
[U+8854]

Translingual

Han character

術 (Kangxi radical 144, 行+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹人戈金弓 (HOICN) or 竹人戈木弓 (HOIDN), four-corner 2190₄, composition ⿴行术(G) or ⿲彳术亍(G) or ⿴行朮(HTJKV) or ⿲彳朮亍(HTJKV))

Derived characters

𣻚, 𦸇, 𪨜

Related characters

术 (Simplified Chinese)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1109, character 12
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34046
Dae Jaweon: page 1573, character 13
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 826, character 13
Unihan data for U+8853

Chinese

trad.		術
simp.		术^*
alternative forms		𰐱

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (朮) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
訹	*slud
怵	*l̥ʰud
朮	l'ud, ɦljud
炢	*l'ud
術	*ɦljud
述	*ɦljud
秫	*ɦljud
沭	*ɦljud
蒁	*ɦrud

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɦljud) : semantic 行 (“street, path”) + phonetic 朮 (OC *l'ud, *ɦljud).

For the “to throw” definition, from English shoot.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shù (shu⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): su²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): фу (fu, I) / шу (šu, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): seot⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): suut⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): siit⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): su̍t

(Meixian, Guangdong): sud⁶
Jin (Wiktionary): sueh⁴
Northern Min (KCR): sṳ̆
Eastern Min (BUC): sŭk
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): soh⁷ / suoh⁷ / soeh⁷ / syeh⁷
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): su̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): sug⁸
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸zeq
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xy⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shù
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shù
  - Wade–Giles: shu⁴
  - Yale: shù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuh
  - Palladius: шу (šu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: su²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: su
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: фу (fu, I) / шу (šu, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fou²⁴/, /ʂou²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: seot⁶
  - Yale: seuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soet⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêd⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵt̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: suut⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵt̚³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: siit⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɨt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: su̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: sud
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sud⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sut̚⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sud⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sut̚⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: sueh⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /suəʔ²/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sṳ̆
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sy²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sŭk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suʔ⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: soh⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɔʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: suoh⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬuoʔ²⁴/
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: soeh⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬœʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: syeh⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬyøʔ²⁴/

Note:

soh7/suoh7 - more common (e.g. 美術);
soeh7/syeh7 - less common (e.g. 手術).

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su̍t
  - Tâi-lô: su̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sut
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /sut̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sut̚¹²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sug⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: su̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suk̚⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸zeq
  - MiniDict: zeh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zeq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹²/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: xy⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy²⁴/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 術
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʂu⁵¹/
	Harbin	/ʂu⁵³/
	Tianjin	/su⁵³/
	Jinan	/ʂu²¹/
	Qingdao	/ʃu⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/ʂu⁴²/
	Xi'an	/fu²⁴/
	Xining	/fv̩⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/ʂu¹³/
	Lanzhou	/fu⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/ʂu²¹³/ /fu²¹³/
	Wuhan	/ɕy²¹³/
	Chengdu	/su¹³/
	Guiyang	/su²¹/
	Kunming	/ʂu³¹/
	Nanjing	/ʂuʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/ʂuəʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/suəʔ⁵⁴/
	Pingyao	/suʌʔ¹³/
	Hohhot	/suəʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/zoʔ¹/
	Suzhou	/zəʔ³/
	Hangzhou	/zz̩ʷəʔ²/
	Wenzhou	/jy²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/ɕyʔ²¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/səu⁵/ 技～ /siu¹¹/ 手～
Xiang	Changsha	/ɕy²⁴/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ɕy⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang	/sɨʔ⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/sut̚⁵/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/sut̚⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/søt̚²/
	Nanning	/ɬɐt̚²²/
	Hong Kong	/søt̚²/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/sut̚⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/suʔ⁵/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/sy²⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/suk̚⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/tut̚³/

Middle Chinese: zywit

Rime
Character	術
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	船 (27)
Final (韻)	術 (52)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	食聿切
Baxter	zywit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʑiuɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʑʷit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʑjuet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʑwit̚/
Li Rong	/d͡ʑiuĕt̚/
Wang Li	/d͡ʑĭuĕt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡ʑʰi̯uĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	seot⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə-lut/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɦljud/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	術
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shù
Middle Chinese	‹ zywit ›
Old Chinese	/*Cə-lut/
English	technique
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	術
Reading #	1/1
No.	11853
Phonetic component	术
Rime group	物
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	術
Old Chinese	/*ɦljud/

Definitions

術

(obsolete) street; avenue
- 亦有甲第，當衢向術。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  亦有甲第，当衢向术。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. late 3rd century, Zuo Si (左思), The Metropolis of Shu (《蜀都賦》)
  Yìyǒu jiǎdì, dāngqú xiàngshù. [Pinyin]
  There is the most noble of mansions, standing right by the thoroughfare.
art; craft; skill; technique
醫術／医术 ― yīshù ― the art of healing

學術／学术 ― xuéshù ― scholarship; academics

美術／美术 ― měishù ― fine arts

技術／技术 ― jìshù ― technology
method; tactics
權術／权术 ― quánshù ― political manoeuvre

心術／心术 ― xīnshù ― scheme; plotting
Short for 手術／手术 (shǒushù, “surgery”), often used as suffix
碎石術／碎石术 ― suìshíshù ― lithotripsy

輸精管切除術／输精管切除术 ― shūjīngguǎn qièchúshù ― vasectomy
^† Alternative form of 述 (shù)
(Hokkien) to dupe; to hoodwink; to scam
所有的錢攏予伊術了了。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
所有的钱拢予伊术了了。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Só͘-ū ê chîⁿ lóng hō͘ i su̍t liáu-liáu. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
He was hoodwinked by him out of all his money.
(Mainland China Hokkien) to run quickly
術一下著到遮。 [Hokkien, trad.]
术一下着到遮。 [Hokkien, simp.]
Su̍t chi̍t-ē tio̍h kàu chiâ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
Run a bit and you'll get here.
(Mainland China Hokkien) quickly; swiftly; at lightning speed
食甲術術吼／食甲术术吼 [Hokkien] ― chia̍h kah su̍t su̍t háu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to eat quickly (to eat with whispering sounds)
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to throw; to cast
術籃／术篮 [Hokkien] ― su̍t-nâ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to shoot
(Quanzhou Hokkien) gesture; sign; signal
啞口拍術。／哑口拍术。 [Hokkien] ― Iak-kháu phah su̍t. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― The mute person made hand signals.
Short for 術力口／术力口 (Shùlìkǒu, “VOCALOID”).

Synonyms

(gesture): 手勢／手势 (shǒushì)

Compounds

References

“術”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
(Min Nan) “Entry #7864”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Shinjitai	術
Kyūjitai ^[1]	術󠄁 術+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	術󠄃 術+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

術

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

Go-on: じゅつ (jutsu, Jōyō)^{←じゆつ (zyutu, historical)}、ずち (zuchi)
Kan-on: しゅつ (shutsu)^{←しゆつ (syutu, historical)}
Kun: すべ (sube, 術)、のべる (noberu, 術べる)^{←のぶ (nobu, 術ぶ, historical)}、ばけ (bake, 術)、みち (michi, 術)、わざ (waza, 術)
Nanori: てだて (tedate)、みち (michi)、やす (yasu)、やすし (yasushi)

Compounds

馬(ば)術(じゅつ) (bajutsu): horseback riding, equestrianism
医(い)術(じゅつ) (ijutsu)
技(ぎ)術(じゅつ) (gijutsu)
芸(げい)術(じゅつ) (geijutsu)
権(けん)謀(ぼう)術(じゅっ)数(すう) (kenbō jussū)
幻(げん)術(じゅつ) (genjutsu): illusion, sleight of hand, magic tricks
施(せ)術(じゅつ) (sejutsu)
手(しゅ)術(じゅつ) (shujutsu)
呪(じゅ)術(じゅつ) (jujutsu): black magic
柔(じゅう)術(じゅつ) (jūjutsu)
術(じゅつ)業(ぎょう) (jutsugyō)
術(じゅっ)計(けい) (jukkei)
術(じゅつ)後(ご) (jutsugo)
術(じゅつ)語(ご) (jutsugo)
体(たい)術(じゅつ) (taijutsu): martial arts, unarmed combat
術(じゅっ)策(さく) (jussaku)
術(じゅつ)式(しき) (jutsushiki)
術(じゅっ)数(すう) (jussū)
術(じゅつ)知(ち) (jutsuchi)
術(じゅつ)中(ちゅう) (jutsuchū)
戦(せん)術(じゅつ) (senjutsu)
忍(にん)術(じゅつ) (ninjutsu)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
術
じゅつ Grade: 5
goon

From Middle Chinese 術 (MC zywit). First cited in Japanese to 920.^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゅつ [jùtsúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[3]
(Tokyo) じゅつ [júꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨt͡sɨ]

Noun

術(じゅつ) • (jutsu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
術
すべ Grade: 5
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すべ [súꜜbè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]
(Tokyo) すべ [sùbéꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[3]
IPA^(key): [sɨbe̞]

Noun

術(すべ) • (sube)

means, way

References

^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1912 (paper), page 1008 (digital)
^ “術”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 術 (MC zywit).

Historical readings

Recorded as Middle Korean 쓔ᇙ〮 (Yale: ssyúlq) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Recorded as Middle Korean 슐〮 (syúl) (Yale: syúl) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰuɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [술]

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

術

Wikisource

術 (eumhun 재주 술 (jaeju sul))

hanja form^? of 술 (“wits; brains; head”)
hanja form^? of 술 (“trick; trap; ruse; artifice”)
hanja form^? of 술 (“talent; skill; gift; knack”)

Compounds

검술 (劍術, geomsul)
궁술 (弓術, gungsul)
기술 (技術, gisul)
도술 (道術, dosul)
마술 (魔術, masul)
무술 (武術, musul)
미술 (美術, misul)
산술 (算術, sansul)
상술 (商術, sangsul)
수술 (手術, susul)
술법 (術法, sulbeop)
시술 (施術, sisul)
심술 (心術, simsul)
역술 (曆術, yeoksul)
예술 (藝術, yesul)
요술 (妖術, yosul)
의술 (醫術, uisul)
전술 (戰術, jeonsul)
주술 (呪術, jusul)
침술 (鍼術, chimsul)
학술 (學術, haksul)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [3]

Vietnamese

Han character

術: Hán Việt readings: thuật, toại

(usually in compounds) art; craft; skill; technique

[1] Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1912 (paper), page 1008 (digital)

[KDJ2-2] “術”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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