can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
rely upon | ||
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trad. (可恃) | 可 | 恃 | |
simp. #(可恃) | 可 | 恃 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 可 | 恃 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 常 (25) |
Final (韻) | 歌 (94) | 之 (19) |
Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
Division (等) | I | III |
Fanqie | 枯我切 | 時止切 |
Baxter | khaX | dzyiX |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kʰɑX/ | /d͡ʑɨX/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/kʰɑX/ | /d͡ʑɨX/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/kʰɑX/ | /d͡ʑieX/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kʰaX/ | /d͡ʑɨX/ |
Li Rong |
/kʰɑX/ | /ʑiəX/ |
Wang Li |
/kʰɑX/ | /ʑĭəX/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/kʰɑX/ | /ʑiX/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
kě | shì |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ho2 | si6 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 可 | 恃 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
kě | shì |
Middle Chinese |
‹ khaX › | ‹ dzyiX › |
Old Chinese |
/*[k]ʰˁa[j]ʔ/ | /*[d]əʔ/ |
English | may; acceptable | depend on |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 可 | 恃 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 7446 | 12047 |
Phonetic component |
可 | 寺 |
Rime group |
歌 | 之 |
Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
Corresponding MC rime |
可 | 市 |
Old Chinese |
/*kʰaːlʔ/ | /*djɯʔ/ |
可恃