| bow to the ground; inspect; check | head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (稽首) | 稽 | 首 | |
| simp. #(稽首) | 稽 | 首 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 稽 | 首 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 書 (26) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (39) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | III |
| Fanqie | 康禮切 | 書九切 |
| Baxter | khejX | syuwX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kʰeiX/ | /ɕɨuX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kʰeiX/ | /ɕiuX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kʰɛiX/ | /ɕiəuX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kʰɛjX/ | /ɕuwX/ |
| Li Rong |
/kʰeiX/ | /ɕiuX/ |
| Wang Li |
/kʰieiX/ | /ɕĭəuX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kʰieiX/ | /ɕi̯ə̯uX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
qǐ | shǒu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
hai2 | sau2 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 稽 | 首 |
| Reading # | 4/4 | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
qǐ | shǒu |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ khejX › | ‹ syuwX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[kʰ]ˁijʔ/ | /*l̥uʔ/ |
| English | bow the head to the ground | head |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 稽 | 首 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/2 |
| No. | 17318 | 11671 |
| Phonetic component |
旨 | 首 |
| Rime group |
脂 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
啓 | 首 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kʰiːʔ/ | /*hljuʔ/ |
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