| agriculture | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (農人) | 農 | 人 | |
| simp. (农人) | 农 | 人 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 農 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 泥 (8) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 冬 (5) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 奴冬切 | 如鄰切 |
| Baxter | nowng | nyin |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/nuoŋ/ | /ȵiɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/nuoŋ/ | /ȵin/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/noŋ/ | /ȵʑjen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/nawŋ/ | /ȵin/ |
| Li Rong |
/noŋ/ | /ȵiĕn/ |
| Wang Li |
/nuoŋ/ | /ȵʑĭĕn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/nuoŋ/ | /ȵʑi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
nóng | rén |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
nung4 | jan4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 農 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
nóng | rén |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ nowng › | ‹ nyin › |
| Old Chinese |
/*nˁ[o]ŋ/ | /*ni[ŋ]/ |
| English | agriculture; to farm | (other) person |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 農 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 9571 | 10800 |
| Phonetic component |
農 | 人 |
| Rime group |
終 | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
農 | 仁 |
| Old Chinese |
/*nuːŋ/ | /*njin/ |
| Notes | 金文從田不從囟 | |