使君子

Chinese

		provincial governor; governor of a zhou	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (使君子)		使君	子

Etymology

So named as it was used by 郭使君 (a provincial governor with surname Guo) in Panzhou (潘州) as a medicine for children.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǐjūnzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sú-kun-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǐjūnzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhjyunzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: shih³-chün¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: shř-jyūn-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyyjiuntzyy
    • Palladius: шицзюньцзы (šiczjunʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sú-kun-chú
    • Tâi-lô: sú-kun-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sw'kunzuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

Noun

使君子

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) fruit of the Chinese honeysuckle (Combretum indicum)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
使	君	子
し Grade: 3	くん Grade: 3	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

使(し)君(くん)子(し) or 使君子(シクンシ) • (shikunshi) 

1. Chinese honeysuckle, Combretum indicum
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) fruit of Combretum indicum used in medicine

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).