ADULT    成人

HUMAN who is SUFFICIENTLY OLD to ESTABLISH his/her SEPARATE HOME.
MATUREGROWN-UPFULLY GROWNFULL-GROWNFULLY DEVELOPEDOF AGEOF LEGAL AGE
Old Chinese Criteria
[GENERAL/SPECIFIC] [GENERAL-USE/TECHNICAL] [INFORMAL/OFFICIAL] 1. The current word for an adult is zhuàng 壯. [GENERAL], [GENERAL-USE] 2. Dīng 丁 is an administrative term for a person fully capable of physical work, current from Qín times. [OFFICIAL], [SPECIFIC], [TECHNICAL] 3. Guàn zhě 冠者 refers to a person above the age of 18, when the capping ceremony took place. [ELEVATED], [GENERAL-USE]
Modern Chinese Criteria
成年人 壯年人 壯夫 大人 人 丁 丁口 壯丁 丁壯 丁夫 丁男 丁女 全丁 佬 (rare) refers to an adult male. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • BACHELOR　MALE ADULT who is NOT MARRIED.  (anc: 8/0, child: 0)
  • STUDENT　ADULT who is TEACH:taught PERSONALLY by a TEACHER OR who is STUDYING. (anc: 8/0, child: 0)
  • GENTLEMAN　ADULT who is EDUCATED AND ABLE to BECOME an OFFICIAL. (anc: 8/0, child: 2)
  • KNIGHT　ADULT who USES BIG PRIVATE WEAPONS in his WORK. (anc: 8/0, child: 0)
  • MERCHANT　ADULT whose WORK is to BUY AND SELL THINGS so as to PRODUCE a SALARY:income. (anc: 8/0, child: 2)
  • OFFICIAL　ADULT who WORKS IN a PUBLIC OFFICE OR IN A PUBLIC FUNCTION. (anc: 8/0, child: 12)
  • OLD MAN　OLD MALE ADULT. (anc: 8/0, child: 0)
  • PRISONER　ADULT who is ARRESTED AND COMMANDED to DWELL in a PRISON. (anc: 8/0, child: 0)
  • SHAMAN　ADULT HUMAN whose WORK is to COMMUNICATE with DEITIES so as to SERVE OTHER HUMANS.  (anc: 8/0, child: 2)
  • SOLDIER　ADULT who is a MEMBER of an ARMY. (anc: 8/0, child: 1)
  • TEACHER　ADULT whose WORK is to TEACH. (anc: 8/0, child: 0)
  • VILLAIN　ADULT who is WICKED AND HAS ACTED:committed CRIMES. (anc: 8/0, child: 1)
  • WOMAN　FEMALE ADULT. (anc: 8/0, child: 4)
  • MATE　ADULT with whom one COPULATES. (anc: 8/0, child: 4)
  • WORKER　ADULT EMPLOYED by the GOVERNMENT OR by ENTREPRENEURS to WORK FOR them.[[ARBEITER]] (anc: 8/0, child: 1)
  • PEASANT　ADULT WORKING in AGRICULTURE. (anc: 8/0, child: 1)
  • CITIZEN　ADULT who HAS DEFINED RIGHTS AND DUTIES BECAUSE s/he BELONGS TO a STATE. (anc: 8/0, child: 1)
  • MONK　ADULT who is NOT MARRIED AND WORKS ONLY FOR HIS/HER RELIGION. (anc: 8/0, child: 2)
  • VAMPIRE　SUPERNATURAL ADULT SUCKING THE BLOOD OF LIVING HUMANS. (anc: 8/0, child: 0)
  • ARTIST　HUMAN who CONCENTRATES ON PRODUCING ART. (anc: 8/0, child: 4)
Antonym
  • CHILDYOUNG DESCENDENT.
  • YOUNGOf SMALL AGE.
  • BABYINTENSELY YOUNG CHILD.
    Hypernym
    • HUMAN　ANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS. (anc: 6/0, child: 31)
    • ANIMAL　CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
    • CREATURE　LIVING THING. (anc: 4/0, child: 3)
  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 1.107

    • Words (13 items)

    壯  zhuàng OC: skraŋs MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ 12 Attributions

    The current word for an adult is zhuàng 壯. [GENERAL], [GENERAL-USE]

      Word relations
    • Ant: 幼/YOUNG The current general "absolute" word for tender youth is yòu 幼 (ant. zhǎng 長 "grown up"), and this word refers to young age of animals, as well as humans.
    • Oppos: 少/YOUNG Shào 少 (ant. zhǎng 長 "grown up") is a comparative term and refers specifically to relatively young age in humans; note that a person remains shào 少 "junior" (ant. zhǎng 長 "senior") in respect to elders until he is very old indeed.

      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]nonreferentialadults; persons of adult age (neither too old nor too young)
    • vibe full-grown, be adult; be fully mature (and not too old or too young)
    • vichangegrow adult; grow stronger
    • viinchoativebecome adult
    長  zhǎng OC: krlaŋʔ MC: ʈi̯ɐŋ 10 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Oppos: 少/YOUNG Shào 少 (ant. zhǎng 長 "grown up") is a comparative term and refers specifically to relatively young age in humans; note that a person remains shào 少 "junior" (ant. zhǎng 長 "senior") in respect to elders until he is very old indeed.

      Syntactic words
    • v-p.adVwhen grown upCH
    • vadNadult; grown-up
    • vadVas an adultCH
    • vibe adult; be grown up
    • vichangebecome adult; grow upDS
    大  dà MC: dajH OC: daads 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabprocessadult ageCH
    • viinchoativeget adultDS
    成人  chéng rén OC: djeŋ njin MC: dʑiɛŋ ȵin 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPadult
    • VPichangecome of ageLZ
    丁壯  dīng zhuàng OC: teeŋ skraŋs MC: teŋ ʈʂi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP{N1=N2}male adult of working age (not too old and not too young)
    成  chéng OC: djeŋ MC: dʑiɛŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • v-p.adVas an adultCH
    • vichangegrow to become adult
    壯夫  zhuàng fū OC: skraŋs pa MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ pi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentiala grown-up person
    盛壯  shèng zhuàng OC: djeŋs skraŋs MC: dʑiɛŋ ʈʂi̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPpluraladults
    • VPichangebecome fully adult, reach one's best age
    人  rén OC: njin MC: ȵin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nadult 成人 "become an adult"
    • npost-Nprmalemale adults of NprCH
    中年  zhōng nián OC: krluŋ niin MC: ʈuŋ nen 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadult
    冠者  guàn zhě OC: koons kljaʔ MC: kʷɑn tɕɣɛ 1 Attribution

    Guàn zhě 冠者 refers to a person above the age of 18, when the capping ceremony took place. [ELEVATED], [GENERAL-USE]

      Word relations
    • Oppos: 童子/CHILD Ruò zǐ 弱子 and 童子 refer to a very young child.

      Syntactic words
    • NPcperson beyond the age of eighteen, when the 'capping ceremony' signifying adulthood takes place
    長成  zhǎng chéng MC: drjang dzyeng OC: krlaŋʔ djeŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiinchoativegrow up; become adultDS
    丁  dīng OC: teeŋ MC: teŋ 0 Attributions

    Dīng 丁 is an administrative term for a person fully capable of physical work, current from Qín times. [SPECIFIC], [OFFICIAL]

      Syntactic words
    • nadult