west | bowl; cup | ||
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trad. (西甌) | 西 | 甌 | |
simp. (西瓯) | 西 | 瓯 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 西 | 甌 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 影 (34) |
Final (韻) | 齊 (39) | 侯 (137) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
Division (等) | IV | I |
Fanqie | 先稽切 | 烏侯切 |
Baxter | sej | 'uw |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/sei/ | /ʔəu/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/sei/ | /ʔəu/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/sɛi/ | /ʔəu/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/sɛj/ | /ʔəw/ |
Li Rong |
/sei/ | /ʔu/ |
Wang Li |
/siei/ | /əu/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/siei/ | /ʔə̯u/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xī | ōu |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
sai1 | au1 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
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Character | 西 |
Reading # | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
xī |
Middle Chinese |
‹ sej › |
Old Chinese |
/*s-nˁər/ |
English | west |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 西 | 甌 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 13236 | 10586 |
Phonetic component |
西 | 區 |
Rime group |
微 | 侯 |
Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
Corresponding MC rime |
西 | 謳 |
Old Chinese |
/*sɯːl/ | /*qoː/ |
西甌