weak; feeble; young weak; feeble; young; inferior |
water; river | ||
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simp. and trad. (弱水) |
弱 | 水 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 弱 | 水 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 日 (38) | 書 (26) |
Final (韻) | 藥 (107) | 脂 (18) |
Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Rising (X) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
Division (等) | III | III |
Fanqie | 而灼切 | 式軌切 |
Baxter | nyak | sywijX |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ȵɨɐk̚/ | /ɕˠiuɪX/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/ȵiɐk̚/ | /ɕʷᵚiX/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/ȵʑiɑk̚/ | /ɕiuɪX/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ȵɨak̚/ | /ɕjwiX/ |
Li Rong |
/ȵiak̚/ | /ɕjuiX/ |
Wang Li |
/ȵʑĭak̚/ | /ɕwiX/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/ȵʑi̯ak̚/ | /ɕwiX/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
ruò | shuǐ |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
joek6 | seoi2 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 弱 | 水 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
ruò | shuǐ |
Middle Chinese |
‹ nyak › | ‹ sywijX › |
Old Chinese |
/*newk/ | /*s.turʔ/ (E dialect: *-r > *-j) |
English | weak | water; river |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 弱 | 水 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 10947 | 11948 |
Phonetic component |
弱 | 水 |
Rime group |
藥 | 脂 |
Rime subdivision |
2 | 2 |
Corresponding MC rime |
若 | 水 |
Old Chinese |
/*njewɢ/ | /*qʰʷljilʔ/ |
弱水