soft | far; distant; remote | ||
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trad. (柔遠) | 柔 | 遠 | |
simp. (柔远) | 柔 | 远 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 柔 | 遠 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
Initial (聲) | 日 (38) | 云 (35) |
Final (韻) | 尤 (136) | 元 (66) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
Division (等) | III | III |
Fanqie | 耳由切 | 雲阮切 |
Baxter | nyuw | hjwonX |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ȵɨu/ | /ɦʉɐnX/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/ȵiu/ | /ɦʷiɐnX/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/ȵʑiəu/ | /ɣiuɐnX/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ȵuw/ | /ɦuanX/ |
Li Rong |
/ȵiu/ | /ɣiuɐnX/ |
Wang Li |
/ȵʑĭəu/ | /ɣĭwɐnX/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/ȵʑi̯ə̯u/ | /i̯wɐnX/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
róu | yuǎn |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
jau4 | jyun5 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 柔 | 遠 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
róu | yuǎn |
Middle Chinese |
‹ nyuw › | ‹ hjwonX › |
Old Chinese |
/*nu/ | /*C.ɢʷanʔ/ |
English | soft | far |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 柔 | 遠 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
No. | 8825 | 16226 |
Phonetic component |
矛 | 袁 |
Rime group |
幽 | 元 |
Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
Corresponding MC rime |
柔 | 遠 |
Old Chinese |
/*mlju/ | /*ɢʷanʔ/ |
柔遠