| two | three | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (二三子) |
二 | 三 | 子 | |
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 二 | 三 | 子 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 日 (38) | 心 (16) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) | 談 (143) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I | III |
| Fanqie | 而至切 | 蘇甘切 | 即里切 |
| Baxter | nyijH | sam | tsiX |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ȵiɪH/ | /sɑm/ | /t͡sɨX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ȵiH/ | /sɑm/ | /t͡sɨX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ȵʑjɪH/ | /sɑm/ | /t͡sieX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ȵiH/ | /sam/ | /t͡sɨX/ |
| Li Rong |
/ȵiH/ | /sɑm/ | /t͡siəX/ |
| Wang Li |
/ȵʑiH/ | /sɑm/ | /t͡sĭəX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ȵʑiH/ | /sɑm/ | /t͡siX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
èr | sān | zǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ji6 | saam1 | zi2 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 二 | 三 | 子 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
èr | sān | zǐ |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ nyijH › | ‹ sam › | ‹ tsiX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*ni[j]-s/ | /*s.rum/ (*s.r- > s-; infl. by 四 *s-?) | /*tsəʔ/ |
| English | two | three | child; gentleman, master |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 二 | 三 | 子 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 2824 | 10963 | 17857 |
| Phonetic component |
二 | 三 | 子 |
| Rime group |
脂 | 侵 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 3 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
二 | 三 | 子 |
| Old Chinese |
/*njis/ | /*suːm/ | /*ʔslɯʔ/ |