誰
See also: 谁
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Translingual
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Han character
[edit]誰 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+8, 15 strokes, Cangjie input 卜口人土 (YROG), four-corner 00614, composition ⿰訁隹)
Derived characters
[edit]References
[edit]- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1165, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35686
- Dae Jaweon: page 1630, character 27
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3987, character 10
- Unihan data for U+8AB0
Chinese
[edit]Glyph origin
[edit]Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *djul): semantic 言 (“speak”) + phonetic 隹 (OC *tjul).
Etymology 1
[edit]| trad. | 誰 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 谁 | |
| 2nd round simp. | ⿰讠⿰亻⿻乚二 | |
From *du + *-i (“suffix in independent pronouns”); cognate with 疇 (OC *du, “who”), 孰 (OC *djɯwɢ, “which one; who”) (Schuessler, 2007). In other Sino-Tibetan languages, compare Mizo tû (“who; which”), Chepang दोह् (“what”), Proto-Kuki-Chin *tuu (“who; which (relativizer)”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): sui2
- (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): séi
- (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): shuí
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): сый (sɨy, I)
- Cantonese
- Gan (Wiktionary): sui4
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): sei1 / sui1
- Northern Min (KCR): sṳ̌
- Eastern Min (BUC): sùi
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sui2
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6zoe
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xyei2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, vernacular)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shéi
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shéi
- Wade–Giles: shei2
- Yale: shéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheir
- Palladius: шэй (šɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂeɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, literary; colloquial in Singapore)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shuí
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shuéi
- Wade–Giles: shui2
- Yale: shwéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shwei
- Palladius: шуй (šuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: sui2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sui
- Sinological IPA (key): /suei²¹/
- (Xi'an)
- Guanzhong Pinyin: séi
- Sinological IPA (key): /sei²⁴/
- (Nanjing)
- Nanjing Pinyin: shuí
- Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): shui2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂuəi²⁴/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сый (sɨy, I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sei²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese, vernacular)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: seoi4
- Yale: sèuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey4
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: sui3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sui²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: sui4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sui³⁵/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sùi
- Hakka Romanization System: suiˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: sui2
- Sinological IPA: /su̯i¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: sei1 / sui1
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /sei¹¹/, /suei¹¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sṳ̌
- Sinological IPA (key): /sy²¹/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: sùi
- Sinological IPA (key): /sui⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: sui2
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: súi
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬui¹³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: sui2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬui²⁴/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
Note:
- sûi - literary;
- chûi - vernacular.
- Dialectal data
- Middle Chinese: dzywij
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]uj/
- (Zhengzhang): /*djul/
Definitions
[edit]誰
- who; whom
- someone; anyone
- anyone; whoever
- a surname
Compounds
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]| trad. | 誰 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 谁 | |
| alternative forms | 倽 上 仩 | |
Contraction of 啥人 (siáⁿ-lâng).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Lukang, Yilan, Hsinchu, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sâng
- Tâi-lô: sâng
- Phofsit Daibuun: saang
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /saŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáng
- Tâi-lô: siáng
- Phofsit Daibuun: siarng
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /siaŋ⁵³/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /siaŋ⁴¹/
Definitions
[edit]誰
- (Southern Min) who; whom
Etymology 3
[edit]| trad. | 誰 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 谁 | |
| alternative forms | 𪝊 𫢗 Teochew | |
Contraction of 底人 (tī-lâng).
Pronunciation
[edit]Definitions
[edit]誰
- (Hokkien, including Xiamen Hokkien, Longyan Min, Kinmenese, Magong, Klang and Singapore Hokkien; Teochew; Hainanese) who; whom
Etymology 4
[edit]| trad. | 誰 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 谁 | |
Contraction of 是誰／是谁 (chī-chūi).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chūi
Definitions
[edit]誰
- (Hokkien, chiefly Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) who; whom
Etymology 5
[edit]| trad. | 誰 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 谁 | |
| alternative forms | 𪘧 (choa̍h) 咜 (chôa) 孰 (chiâ) | |
From shortening of 是誰／是谁 (chī-choa̍h), from 是誰仔／是谁仔 (chī-chūi-á).
Alternatively, Li (1999) derives this from 誰何／谁何 (*chûi-ôa).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choa̍h
- Tâi-lô: tsua̍h
- Phofsit Daibuun: zoah
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suaʔ¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chôa
- Tâi-lô: tsuâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: zoaa
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sua¹³/
- (Hokkien: Taichung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiâ
- Tâi-lô: tsiâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciaa
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
Definitions
[edit]誰
- (Hokkien, including Zhangzhou and Taichung Hokkien) who; whom
Synonyms
[edit]Dialectal synonyms of 誰 (“who; whom”) [map]
See also
[edit]Question words
- 嗎／吗 (ma, “yes/no question particle”)
- 什麼／什么 (shénme, “what”)
- 怎麼／怎么 (zěnme, “how”)
- 什麼時候／什么时候 (shénme shíhou, “when”)
- 哪 (nǎ, “what, which”)
- 哪裡／哪里 (nǎlǐ), 哪兒／哪儿 (nǎr) (where)
- 呢 (ne, “reciprocal questions particle”)
References
[edit]- “誰”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- “誰”, in 《教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典》 [Ministry of Education Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien), 中華民國教育部 [Ministry of Education, R.O.C.], 2026.
- “誰”, in 《教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典》 [Ministry of Education Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien), 中華民國教育部 [Ministry of Education, R.O.C.], 2026.
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [The Archives of Licheng District, Putian City], editor (2022), “谁”, in 《莆仙方言文读字汇》 [A Character Collection of Literary Readings of the Puxian Topolect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 208.
Japanese
[edit]Kanji
[edit]誰
Readings
[edit]Compounds
[edit]- 誰何 (suika)
Etymology 1
[edit]| Kanji in this term |
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| 誰 |
| だれ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
/tare/ → /dare/
From earlier tare.[1][2][3][4]
The dare form appears from around the Edo period.[3] The voicing of the initial /t-/ to /d-/ is likely by analogy with other interrogative demonstratives 何れ (dore, “which one”), 何処 (doko, “where”). See etymology 2
Now the primary form, replacing earlier tare.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]- interrogative personal pronoun: who, whom
- 誰が誰を作ったのか
- dare ga dare o tsukutta no ka
- Who made who?
- 2016, Makoto Shinkai, director, 君の名は。 [your name.], spoken by Taki Tachibana (Ryūnosuke Kamiki), Toho:
- お前は…誰だ？俺は どうしてここに来た？あいつに…あいつに会うために来た。助けるために来た。生きていてほしかった。誰だ？誰？誰に会いに来た？大事な人、忘れたくない人、忘れちゃダメな人！誰だ？誰だ？誰だ…誰だ⁉名前は⁉
- O-mae wa… dare da? Ore wa dōshite koko ni kita? Aitsu ni… Aitsu ni au tame ni kita. Tasukeru tame ni kita. Ikite ite hoshikatta. Dare da? Dare da? Dare ni ai ni kita? Daiji na hito, wasuretakunai hito, wasurecha dame na hito! Dare da? Dare da? Dare da… Dare da⁉ Namae wa⁉
- Who… are you? Why did I come here? To see her… I came to see her. I came to save her. I wanted her to live. Who was it? Who? Who did I come to see? Someone dear to me, someone I don't wanna forget, someone I must not forget! Who was it? Who was it? Who was it… Who⁉ What's your name⁉
- 2016, Makoto Shinkai, director, 君の名は。 [your name.], spoken by Mitsuha Miyamizu (Mone Kamishiraishi), Toho:
- 誰？誰？あの人は誰？大事な人、忘れちゃダメな人、忘れたくなかった人！誰？誰？君は誰？君の名前は⁉
- Dare? Dare? Ano hito wa dare? Daiji na hito, wasurecha dame na hito, wasuretakunakatta hito! Dare? Dare? Kimi wa dare? Kimi no namae wa⁉
- Who was it? Who? Who was he? Someone I hold dear, someone I must not forget, someone I did not want to forget! Who was he? Who? Who are you? What is your name⁉
- 誰が誰を作ったのか
- (informal, clipping of 誰か) someone, anyone (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Derived terms
[edit]Idioms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]| Kanji in this term |
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| 誰 |
| たれ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 孰 |
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE) alongside its older form ta (see below).
Derived from older 誰 (ta, “who”) + れ (re, “thing”, demonstrative nominalizer ending). Compare the formation of これ (kore, “this”) from 此 (ko, “this”) + れ (re), 彼 (kare, “that one, that person”) from 彼 (ka, “that”) + れ (re), etc.
Superseded by dare above starting from around the Edo period.[2][3] The tare form does not appear to be used anymore outside of poetry or intentionally archaic text.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]- (archaic) interrogative personal pronoun: who, whom
- (informal, clipping of 誰か) someone, anyone (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:誰.
Derived terms
[edit]Idioms
[edit]- 誰かある (tare ka aru)
Proverbs
[edit]- 誰か烏の雌雄を知らん (tare ka karasu no shiyū o shiran)
See also
[edit]| a-/wa- “I, we” (first person) |
na-/-ma- “you, ye, thou” (second person) |
k- “this” (close to speaker) |
s- “that” (close to listener) |
a-/ka- “that over there” (far from both) |
i-/ta-/nani- “who, what, where, how, when” (interrogative) |
ono- “oneself” (reflexive) | |
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| Person | あ (a) あれ (are) わ (wa) われ (ware) まろ (maro) |
な (na) なれ (nare) なんぢ (nanji) まし (mashi) いまし (imashi) みまし (mimashi) きみ (kimi) |
こ (ko) これ (kore) |
そ (so) それ (sore) |
あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare) |
た (ta) たれ (tare) なにがし (nanigashi) |
おの (ono) おのれ (onore) |
| Thing | こ (ko) これ (kore) |
そ (so) それ (sore) |
あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare) |
いづれ (izure) なに (nani) |
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| Location | ここ (koko) | そこ (soko) | あしこ (ashiko) かしこ (kashiko) |
いづく (izuku) いづこ (izuko) いどこ (idoko) どこ (doko) |
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| Direction | こち (kochi) こなた (konata) |
そち (sochi) そなた (sonata) |
あち (achi) あなた (anata) かなた (kanata) |
いづち (izuchi) いづら (izura) いづかた (izukata) |
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| Manner | か (ka) かく (kaku) かくて (kakute) かう (kō) |
さ (sa) さて (sate) しか (shika) |
いか (ika) | ||||
| Time | いつ (itsu) |
Etymology 3
[edit]| Kanji in this term |
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| 誰 |
| た Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki, completed roughly 712 CE.[1]
Appears to be the oldest form.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]- (obsolete, persists in some fossilized expressions) interrogative personal pronoun: who, whom
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:誰.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]| a-/wa- “I, we” (first person) |
na-/-ma- “you, ye, thou” (second person) |
k- “this” (close to speaker) |
s- “that” (close to listener) |
a-/ka- “that over there” (far from both) |
i-/ta-/nani- “who, what, where, how, when” (interrogative) |
ono- “oneself” (reflexive) | |
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| Person | あ (a) あれ (are) わ (wa) われ (ware) まろ (maro) |
な (na) なれ (nare) なんぢ (nanji) まし (mashi) いまし (imashi) みまし (mimashi) きみ (kimi) |
こ (ko) これ (kore) |
そ (so) それ (sore) |
あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare) |
た (ta) たれ (tare) なにがし (nanigashi) |
おの (ono) おのれ (onore) |
| Thing | こ (ko) これ (kore) |
そ (so) それ (sore) |
あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare) |
いづれ (izure) なに (nani) |
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| Location | ここ (koko) | そこ (soko) | あしこ (ashiko) かしこ (kashiko) |
いづく (izuku) いづこ (izuko) いどこ (idoko) どこ (doko) |
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| Direction | こち (kochi) こなた (konata) |
そち (sochi) そなた (sonata) |
あち (achi) あなた (anata) かなた (kanata) |
いづち (izuchi) いづら (izura) いづかた (izukata) |
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| Manner | か (ka) かく (kaku) かくて (kakute) かう (kō) |
さ (sa) さて (sate) しか (shika) |
いか (ika) | ||||
| Time | いつ (itsu) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 .Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- “誰”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
Korean
[edit]Hanja
[edit]- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Okinawan
[edit]| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 誰 |
| たー Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
Pronoun
[edit]誰 (tā)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “誰” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
Vietnamese
[edit]Han character
[edit]誰: Hán Nôm readings: thùy/thuỳ
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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