珊瑚
Chinese
FWOTD – 16 October 2014
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (珊瑚) | 珊 | 瑚 | |
| simp. #(珊瑚) | 珊 | 瑚 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from an Iranian language in Central Asia during the Han Dynasty, probably Khotanese sam̥gga- (“stone”). Compare Modern Persian سنگ (sang, “stone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
珊瑚
- coral
- （罽賓國）出封牛、水牛、象、大狗、沐猴、孔爵、珠璣、珊瑚、虎魄、璧流離。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- (Jìbīn guó) chū fēngniú, shuǐniú, xiàng, dàgǒu, mùhóu, kǒngjué, zhūjī, shānhú, hǔpò, bìliúlí. [Pinyin]
- (The country of Jibin in the Western Regions) produces bison, buffalo, elephants, big dogs (kuchis?), macaques, peacocks, jewels, corals, ambers and cat's eyes.
（罽宾国）出封牛、水牛、象、大狗、沐猴、孔爵、珠玑、珊瑚、虎魄、璧流离。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
Japanese
珊瑚 (sango): a piece of coral.
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 珊 | 瑚 |
| さん Jinmeiyō |
ご Jinmeiyō |
| on’yomi | |
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as サンゴ.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 珊瑚アナナス (sango ananasu): the coralberry plant, Aechmea fulgens
- 珊瑚海 (Sango Kai): the Coral Sea
- 珊瑚蟹 (sangogani): the coral crab, family Xanthidae
- 珊瑚砂 (sangosha): coral sand
- 珊瑚珠 (sangoju): coral beads
- 珊瑚樹 (sangoju): a coral formation; Viburnum odoratissimum
- 珊瑚樹茄子 (sangoju nasu): alternate for name トマト (tomato)
- 珊瑚礁 (sangoshō): a coral reef
- 珊瑚藻 (sangomo): a type of seaweed, coralline algae (Corallinales)
- 珊瑚虫 (sangochū): a coral polyp
- 珊瑚島 (sangotō): a coral island
- 珊瑚末 (sangomatsu): coral powder, used as a pigment
- 珊瑚網 (sango ami): a net used to gather coral
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