哲人

Chinese

		philosophy; wise	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (哲人)		哲	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhérén

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ jan⁴
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): deh⁶ zing²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiat-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhérén
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhérén
  - Wade–Giles: chê²-jên²
  - Yale: jé-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jerren
  - Palladius: чжэжэнь (čžɛžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zit³ jan⁴
  - Yale: jit yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jid³ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ jɐn²¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: deh⁶ zing² [Phonetic: deh⁷ zing²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: deh-cíng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡siŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: deh⁶ zing² [Phonetic: deh⁷ zing²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛʔ²⁻⁴ t͡siŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiat-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: tiat-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diatjiin
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zin²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ d͡zin²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zin¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zin²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ zin²³/

Noun

哲人

philosopher

Synonyms

哲學家／哲学家 (zhéxuéjiā)

See also

哲學／哲学 (zhéxué)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
哲	人
てつ Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

哲(てつ)人(じん) • (tetsujin)

sage, philosopher

References

“哲人”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
哲	人

Noun

哲人 • (cheorin) (hangeul 철인)

hanja form^? of 철인 (“philosopher”)