middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (中秋) | 中 | 秋 | |
| simp. #(中秋) | 中 | 秋 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 秋 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) | 清 (14) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (2) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 陟弓切 | 七由切 |
| Baxter | trjuwng | tshjuw |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʈɨuŋ/ | /t͡sʰɨu/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʈiuŋ/ | /t͡sʰiu/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ȶiuŋ/ | /t͡sʰiəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʈuwŋ/ | /t͡sʰuw/ |
| Li Rong |
/ȶiuŋ/ | /t͡sʰiu/ |
| Wang Li |
/ȶĭuŋ/ | /t͡sʰĭəu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ȶi̯uŋ/ | /t͡sʰi̯ə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zhōng | qiū |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zung1 | cau1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 秋 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
zhōng | qiū |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ trjuwng › | ‹ tshjuw › |
| Old Chinese |
/*truŋ/ | /*tsʰiw/ |
| English | center | autumn; crop |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 秋 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 17407 | 10537 |
| Phonetic component |
中 | 秋 |
| Rime group |
終 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
中 | 秋 |
| Old Chinese |
/*tuŋ/ | /*sʰɯw/ |
中秋