from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
cut across (throat) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (自刎) |
自 | 刎 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 自 | 刎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) | 文 (59) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 疾二切 | 武粉切 |
| Baxter | dzijH | mjunX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/d͡ziɪH/ | /mɨunX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/d͡ziH/ | /miunX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/d͡zjɪH/ | /miuənX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/d͡ziH/ | /munX/ |
| Li Rong |
/d͡ziH/ | /miuənX/ |
| Wang Li |
/d͡ziH/ | /mĭuənX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/d͡zʱiH/ | /mi̯uənX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zì | wěn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zi6 | man5 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 自 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
zì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ dzijH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*s.[b]i[t]-s/ |
| English | self (adv.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 自 | 刎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 17879 | 13207 |
| Phonetic component |
自 | 勿 |
| Rime group |
至 | 文 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
自 | 吻 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɦljids/ | /*mɯnʔ/ |