tử

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˦]
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (child).

Affix

tử

  1. a child, especially a boy or son
    Coordinate term: nữ
    tử tôndescendants
    công tửa duke's son
  2. a learned person
    Khổng Tử
    Master Kong
    Phật tửBuddhist
    sĩ tửa learned person
  3. (physics, not productive) a particle
    điện tửan electron
    quang tửa photon
    nguyên tửan atom
    phân tửa molecule

Noun

tử

  1. Clipping of tử số (numerator).
    Coordinate term: mẫu

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from (death).

Verb

tử

  1. (in compounds or in certain expressions) to die
    tử trậnto die in battle
    tử vì đạoto be martyred
    cửa tửdeath
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of tía.

Adjective

tử

  1. purple, violet
Derived terms
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