to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech |
to save; to assist; to rescue | ||
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simp. and trad. (求救) |
求 | 救 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 求 | 救 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 群 (30) | 見 (28) |
Final (韻) | 尤 (136) | 尤 (136) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
Division (等) | III | III |
Fanqie | 巨鳩切 | 居祐切 |
Baxter | gjuw | kjuwH |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɡɨu/ | /kɨuH/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/ɡiu/ | /kiuH/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/ɡiəu/ | /kiəuH/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/guw/ | /kuwH/ |
Li Rong |
/ɡiu/ | /kiuH/ |
Wang Li |
/ɡĭəu/ | /kĭəuH/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/gi̯ə̯u/ | /ki̯ə̯uH/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
qiú | jiù |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
kau4 | gau3 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 求 | 救 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
qiú | jiù |
Middle Chinese |
‹ gjuw › | ‹ kjuwH › |
Old Chinese |
/*[ɡ](r)u/ | /*s.k(r)u-s/ |
English | seek | help, save |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 求 | 救 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 10560 | 10559 |
Phonetic component |
求 | 求 |
Rime group |
幽 | 幽 |
Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
Corresponding MC rime |
𧚍 | 救 |
Old Chinese |
/*ɡu/ | /*kus/ |
Notes | 說文作裘古文, 甲文爲蛷初文與裘大異 |
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