辰砂

Chinese

		5th earthly branch; 7–9 a.m.	sand; gravel; granule
trad. (辰砂)		辰	砂
simp. ^#(辰砂)		辰	砂

Etymology

So named as it is produced in ancient 辰州 (now Yuanling).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chénshā

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ saa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chénshā
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chénsha
  - Wade–Giles: chʻên²-sha¹
  - Yale: chén-shā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernsha
  - Palladius: чэньша (čɛnʹša)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: san⁴ saa¹
  - Yale: sàhn sā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ saa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ sa¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ saː⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    神沙
    辰砂

Noun

辰砂

cinnabar

Synonyms

丹 (dān) (literary, or in compounds)
丹干
丹砂 (dānshā)
朱砂 (zhūshā)
汞沙
猩紅 / 猩红 (xīnghóng)
赤丹
銀朱 / 银朱 (yínzhū)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
辰	砂
しん Jinmeiyō	しゃ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕĩɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

辰(しん)砂(しゃ) • (shinsha)

cinnabar, mercuric sulfide
Synonyms: 朱砂 (shusha), 丹砂 (tansa)

See also

硫(りゅう)化(か)水(すい)銀(ぎん) (ryūkasuigin, “mercury sulfide”)