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Mercury
水星 is the title for the planet Mercury in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
The literal meaning is “water star.” This title has been used to refer to Mercury in much of Asia for the past 2200 years or longer.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
水星 see styles |
shuǐ xīng shui3 xing1 shui hsing suisei / suise すいせい |
More info & calligraphy: Mercury{astron} Mercury (planet); (surname) Mizuboshi Mercury |
不動明王 不动明王 see styles |
bù dòng míng wáng bu4 dong4 ming2 wang2 pu tung ming wang fudoumyouou / fudomyoo ふどうみょうおう |
More info & calligraphy: Fudo Myo-o / Wisdom King不動尊 Aryacalanatha 阿奢羅曩 tr. 不動尊 and 無動尊 and Acalaceta, 阿奢囉逝吒 tr. 不動使者. The mouthpiece or messenger, e. g. the Mercury, of the Buddhas; and the chief of the five Ming Wang. He is regarded as the third person in the Vairocana trinity. He has a fierce mien overawing all evil spirits. He is said to have attained to Buddhahood, but also still to retain his position with Vairocana. He has many descriptive titles, e. g. 無量力神通無動者; 不動忿怒王, etc. Five different verbal signs are given to him. He carries a sharp wisdom-sword, a noose, a thunder-bolt. The colour of his images is various—black, blue, purple. He has a youthful appearance; his hair falls over his left shoulder; he stands or sits on a rock; left eye closed; mouth shut, teeth gripping upper lip, wrinkled forehead, seven locks of hair, full-bodied, A second representation is with four faces and four arms, angry mien, protruding teeth, with fames around him. A third with necklaces. A fourth, red, seated on a rock, fames, trident, etc. There are other forms. He has fourteen distinguishing symbols, and many dharanis associated with the realm of fire, of saving those in distress, and of wisdom. He has two messengers 二童子 Kimkara 矜羯羅 and Cetaka 制吒迦, and, including these, a group of eight messengers 八大童子 each with image, symbol, word-sign, etc. Cf. 不動佛. |
汞 see styles |
gǒng gong3 kung |
mercury (chemistry) |
一白 see styles |
ippaku いっぱく |
(1) (See 九星) first of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mercury and north); (2) white patch on one foot of a horse; horse with such a patch; (3) surface (landscape) that is white all over; pure white; (given name) Kazushiro |
七曜 see styles |
qī yào qi1 yao4 ch`i yao chi yao shichiyou / shichiyo しちよう |
the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) (1) {astron} the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); (2) the seven days of the week The seven brilliant ones — the sun and moon, together with the five planets which are connected with fire, water, wood, metal, and earth. Their essence shines in the sky, but their spirits are over men as judges of their good and evil, and as rulers over good and evil fortune. The following list shows their names in Chinese and Sanskrit: Sun 日, 太陽; aditya 阿彌底耶 Moon月, 太陰; soma 蘇摩 Mars火星, 勢惑勞; aṅgāraka 盎哦囉迦 Mercury水星, 辰星; budha 部陀 Jupiter木星, 歳星; bṛhaspati 勿哩訶娑跛底 Venus金星, 太白; śukra 戌羯羅 Saturn土星, 鎭星; śanaiścara 賖乃以室折羅. |
九曜 see styles |
jiǔ yào jiu3 yao4 chiu yao kuyou / kuyo くよう |
(surname) Kuyou 九執 q.v. Navagraha. The nine luminaries: 日 Āditya, the sun; 月 Sōma, the moon; the five planets, i.e. 火星 Aṅgāraka, Mars; 水 Budha, Mercury; 木 Bṛhaspati, Jupiter; 金 Sukra, Venus; and 土 Śanaiścara, Saturn; also 羅睺 Rāhu, the spirit that causes eclipses; and 計都 Ketu, a comet. Each is associated with a region of the sky and also with a bodhisattva, etc., e.g. the sun with Guanyin, Venus with Amitābha, etc. |
五星 see styles |
wǔ xīng wu3 xing1 wu hsing gosei / gose ごせい |
the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星 (1) (hist) the five planets (in ancient Chinese astronomy; Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and Mercury); (2) five stars; (personal name) Gosei The five planets, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, and Mercury; also 五執. |
參辰 参辰 see styles |
shēn chén shen1 chen2 shen ch`en shen chen shinshin |
Orion and Mercury |
奼女 姹女 see styles |
chà nǚ cha4 nu:3 ch`a nü cha nü |
beautiful girl; mercury |
山藍 see styles |
yamaai; yamai(ok); yamaai / yamai; yamai(ok); yamai やまあい; やまい(ok); ヤマアイ |
(kana only) Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye); (surname) Yamaai |
昇汞 see styles |
shoukou / shoko しょうこう |
mercury chloride; corrosive sublimate |
水曜 see styles |
shuǐ yào shui3 yao4 shui yao suiyou / suiyo すいよう |
(See 水曜日) Wednesday The planet Mercury, one of the nine luminaries; it is shown south of the west door of the diamond court in the Garbhadhātu. |
水逆 see styles |
shuǐ nì shui3 ni4 shui ni |
(astrology) Mercury retrograde (abbr. for 水星逆行[shui3 xing1 ni4 xing2]); (coll.) to have a period of bad luck; (TCM) water retention in the abdomen causing the vomiting of liquids as soon as one drinks |
水銀 水银 see styles |
shuǐ yín shui3 yin2 shui yin suigin すいぎん |
mercury; quicksilver mercury (Hg) |
汞燈 汞灯 see styles |
gǒng dēng gong3 deng1 kung teng |
mercury-vapor lamp |
汞齊 see styles |
gǒng qí gong3 qi2 kung ch`i kung chi |
amalgam; mercury alloy |
混汞 see styles |
hùn gǒng hun4 gong3 hun kung |
mercury amalgam |
甘汞 see styles |
gān gǒng gan1 gong3 kan kung kankou / kanko かんこう |
calomel or mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2) calomel (mercury chloride) |
辰星 see styles |
chén xīng chen2 xing1 ch`en hsing chen hsing shinsei / shinse しんせい |
Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy; see also 水星[shui3 xing1] (1) {astron} celestial bodies; stars; (2) {astron} bright star used for timekeeping (e.g. Sirius); (3) (hist) {astron} Mercury (in ancient Chinese astronomy); (4) {astron} Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) |
雷汞 see styles |
raikou / raiko らいこう |
mercury fulminate |
七曜星 see styles |
shichiyousei / shichiyose しちようせい |
(1) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (2) {astron} (See 七曜・1) the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) |
墨丘利 see styles |
mò qiū lì mo4 qiu1 li4 mo ch`iu li mo chiu li |
Mercury (Roman god) |
己惚鏡 see styles |
unuborekagami うぬぼれかがみ |
(irregular okurigana usage) small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period) |
水俁病 水俣病 see styles |
shuǐ yǔ bìng shui3 yu3 bing4 shui yü ping |
Minamata disease (neurological disease caused by mercury poisoning due to industrial pollution in Japan, first identified in 1956) See: 水俣病 |
水銀剤 see styles |
suiginzai すいぎんざい |
mercurials (drugs containing mercury) |
水銀柱 see styles |
suiginchuu / suiginchu すいぎんちゅう |
column of mercury |
水銀灯 see styles |
suigintou / suiginto すいぎんとう |
mercury lamp |
水銀燈 水银灯 see styles |
shuǐ yín dēng shui3 yin2 deng1 shui yin teng suigintou / suiginto すいぎんとう |
mercury-vapor lamp (female given name) Suigintou |
自惚鏡 see styles |
unuborekagami うぬぼれかがみ |
(irregular okurigana usage) small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period) |
部引陀 see styles |
bù yǐn tuó bu4 yin3 tuo2 pu yin t`o pu yin to Buinda |
or 部引陁 The planet Mercury, i.e. Buddha. |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Mercury | 水星 | sui shou / suishou / sui sho | shuǐ xīng shui3 xing1 shui xing shuixing | shui hsing shuihsing |
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