| if indeed; thoughtless | content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (苟安) | 苟 | 安 | |
| simp. #(苟安) | 苟 | 安 | |
Often considered as a short form for 苟且偷安, though not necessarily so historically.
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 苟 | 安 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 侯 (137) | 寒 (61) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 古厚切 | 烏寒切 |
| Baxter | kuwX | 'an |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kəuX/ | /ʔɑn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kəuX/ | /ʔɑn/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kəuX/ | /ʔɑn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kəwX/ | /ʔan/ |
| Li Rong |
/kuX/ | /ʔɑn/ |
| Wang Li |
/kəuX/ | /ɑn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kə̯uX/ | /ʔɑn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
gǒu | ān |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
gau2 | on1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 苟 | 安 | 安 | 安 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
gǒu | ān | ān | ān |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ kuwX › | ‹ 'an › | ‹ 'an › | ‹ 'an › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[k]ˁ(r)oʔ/ | /*[ʔ]ˁa[n]/ | /*[ʔ]ˁa[n]/ | /*[ʔ]ˁa[n]/ |
| English | if really | peace(ful) | how | 安息 Ānxī (Iranian country in the western regions, W. Hàn; from Aršaka = Arsaces, founder of the Arsacid dynasty) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 苟 | 安 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 7069 | 11 |
| Phonetic component |
句 | 安 |
| Rime group |
侯 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
苟 | 安 |
| Old Chinese |
/*koːʔ/ | /*qaːn/ |
苟安