| year (in reference to divisions of the Jovian orbit) | star; heavenly body | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (歲星) | 歲 | 星 | |
| simp. (岁星) | 岁 | 星 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 歲 | 星 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 祭 (36) | 青 (125) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | IV |
| Fanqie | 相銳切 | 桑經切 |
| Baxter | sjwejH | seng |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/siuᴇiH/ | /seŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/sʷiɛiH/ | /seŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/siuæiH/ | /sɛŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/swiajH/ | /sɛjŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/siuɛiH/ | /seŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/sĭwɛiH/ | /sieŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/si̯wɛiH/ | /sieŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
suì | xīng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
seoi3 | sing1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 歲 | 星 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
suì | xīng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ sjwejH › | ‹ seng › |
| Old Chinese |
/*s-qʷʰat-s/ | /*s-tsʰˁeŋ/ |
| English | year | star |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 歲 | 星 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 12165 | 11371 |
| Phonetic component |
歲 | 生 |
| Rime group |
祭 | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
星 | |
| Old Chinese |
/*sqʰʷads/ | /*sleːŋ/ |
| Notes | 甲金文戉分化字， 說文戌聲非 |
説文曐或體 |
歲星