| child | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (孺子) | 孺 | 子 | |
| simp. #(孺子) | 孺 | 子 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 孺 | 子 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 日 (38) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 虞 (24) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 而遇切 | 即里切 |
| Baxter | nyuH | tsiX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ȵɨoH/ | /t͡sɨX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ȵioH/ | /t͡sɨX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ȵʑioH/ | /t͡sieX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ȵuə̆H/ | /t͡sɨX/ |
| Li Rong |
/ȵioH/ | /t͡siəX/ |
| Wang Li |
/ȵʑĭuH/ | /t͡sĭəX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ȵʑi̯uH/ | /t͡siX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
rù | zǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
jyu6 | zi2 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 孺 | 子 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
rù | zǐ |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ nyuH › | ‹ tsiX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*no-s/ | /*tsəʔ/ |
| English | child | child; gentleman, master |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 孺 | 子 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 13983 | 17857 |
| Phonetic component |
需 | 子 |
| Rime group |
侯 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
孺 | 子 |
| Old Chinese |
/*njos/ | /*ʔslɯʔ/ |
孺子