| beautiful; beauty; America | to call; to praise; to weigh to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable | ||
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| trad. (美稱) | 美 | 稱 | |
| simp. (美称) | 美 | 称 | |
| anagram | 稱美／称美 | ||
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 美 | 稱 | 稱 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 昌 (24) | 昌 (24) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (17) | 蒸 (133) | 蒸 (133) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 無鄙切 | 處陵切 | 昌孕切 |
| Baxter | mijX | tsyhing | tsyhingH |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/mˠiɪX/ | /t͡ɕʰɨŋ/ | /t͡ɕʰɨŋH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/mᵚiX/ | /t͡ɕʰɨŋ/ | /t͡ɕʰɨŋH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/miɪX/ | /t͡ɕʰieŋ/ | /t͡ɕʰieŋH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/mjiX/ | /cʰiŋ/ | /cʰiŋH/ |
| Li Rong |
/mjiX/ | /t͡ɕʰiəŋ/ | /t͡ɕʰiəŋH/ |
| Wang Li |
/miX/ | /t͡ɕʰĭəŋ/ | /t͡ɕʰĭəŋH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/miX/ | /t͡ɕʰi̯əŋ/ | /t͡ɕʰi̯əŋH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
mǐ | chēng | chèng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
mei5 | cing1 | cing3 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 美 | 稱 | 稱 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
měi | chēng | chèng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ mijX › | ‹ tsyhing › | ‹ tsyhingH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[m]rəjʔ/ | /*tʰəŋ/ | /*mə-tʰəŋ-s/ |
| English | beautiful | weigh; evaluate; call | steelyard |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 美 | 稱 | 稱 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 8951 | 1402 | 1405 |
| Phonetic component |
美 | 爯 | 爯 |
| Rime group |
脂 | 蒸 | 蒸 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
美 | 稱 | 稱 |
| Old Chinese |
/*mriʔ/ | /*tʰjɯŋ/ | /*tʰjɯŋs/ |
| Notes | 甲文象大人首插翎羽表美觀， 取陳獨秀說 |
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