辰砂

Chinese

		5th earthly branch; 7-9 am	sand; gravel; granule
simp. and trad. (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)⁺
  - Pinyin: chénshā
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernsha
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: san⁴ saa¹
  - Yale: sàhn sā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ saa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ sa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ säː⁵⁵/

Noun

辰砂

cinnabar

Synonyms

丹 (dān)
丹砂 (dānshā)
朱砂 (zhūshā)

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