眑

眑 U+7711, 眑 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7711 ← 眐 [U+7710] CJK Unified Ideographs 眒 → [U+7712]

Translingual

Han character

眑 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 月山女戈尸 (BUVIS), four-corner 6402₇, composition ⿰目幼)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 803, character 23
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23218
• Dae Jaweon: page 1219, character 24
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2484, character 1
• Unihan data for U+7711

Chinese

simp. and trad.		眑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎo (yao³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎo
    • Wade–Giles: yao³
    • Yale: yǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeau
    • Palladius: яо (jao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu²
    • Yale: yíu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'aew, 'jiwX

Rime
Character	眑	眑
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)	幽 (138)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	於交切	於糾切
Baxter	'aew	'jiwX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠau/	/ʔiɪuX/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔᵚau/	/ʔɨuX/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔau/	/ʔieuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔaɨw/	/ʔjiwX/
Li Rong	/ʔau/	/ʔiĕuX/
Wang Li	/au/	/iəuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔau/	/ʔieuX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yāo	yǒu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	aau1	jau2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qrɯːw/, /*qrɯwʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	眑	眑
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	15623	15645
Phonetic component	幼	幼
Rime group	幽	幽
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	䫜	黝
Old Chinese	/*qrɯːw/	/*qrɯwʔ/
Notes		見漢書

Definitions

眑

1. Alternative form of 窅 (yǎo, “sunken eyes; secluded”)
2. Alternative form of 䫜／𬱮 (āo)

Compounds

• 眑眑