| self | to judge, to decide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (自裁) |
自 | 裁 | |
| alternative forms | 自財／自财 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 自 | 裁 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) | 從 (15) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) | 咍 (41) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 疾二切 | 昨哉切 |
| Baxter | dzijH | dzoj |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/d͡ziɪH/ | /d͡zʌi/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/d͡ziH/ | /d͡zəi/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/d͡zjɪH/ | /d͡zɒi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/d͡ziH/ | /d͡zəj/ |
| Li Rong |
/d͡ziH/ | /d͡zᴀi/ |
| Wang Li |
/d͡ziH/ | /d͡zɒi/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/d͡zʱiH/ | /d͡zʱɑ̆i/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zì | cái |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zi6 | coi4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 自 | 裁 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
zì | cái |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ dzijH › | ‹ dzoj › |
| Old Chinese |
/*s.[b]i[t]-s/ | /*[dz]ˁə/ |
| English | self (adv.) | cut out clothes |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 自 | 裁 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| No. | 17879 | 16498 |
| Phonetic component |
自 | |
| Rime group |
至 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
自 | 裁 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɦljids/ | /*zlɯː/ |
自裁