| 's; him/her/it; this | interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (之間) | 之 | 間 | |
| simp. (之间) | 之 | 间 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 之 | 間 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 山 (73) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | II |
| Fanqie | 止而切 | 古閑切 |
| Baxter | tsyi | kean |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡ɕɨ/ | /kˠɛn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/t͡ɕɨ/ | /kᵚæn/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/t͡ɕie/ | /kæn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/cɨ/ | /kəɨn/ |
| Li Rong |
/t͡ɕiə/ | /kɛn/ |
| Wang Li |
/t͡ɕĭə/ | /kæn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡ɕi/ | /kăn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zhī | jiān |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zi1 | gaan1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 之 | 間 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
zhī | jiān |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ tsyi › | ‹ kɛn › |
| Old Chinese |
/*tə/ | /*kˁre[n]/ |
| English | (3p object pronoun; attributive particle) | interval |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 之 | 間 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| No. | 17188 | 6226 |
| Phonetic component |
之 | 閒 |
| Rime group |
之 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
之 | 閒 |
| Old Chinese |
/*tjɯ/ | /*kreːn/ |
| Notes | 原作閒同說文 | |