from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried |
matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (從事) | 從 | 事 | |
| simp. (从事) | 从 | 事 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 從 | 事 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) | 崇 (20) |
| Final (韻) | 鍾 (7) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 疾容切 | 鉏吏切 |
| Baxter | dzjowng | dzriH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/d͡zɨoŋ/ | /d͡ʒɨH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/d͡zioŋ/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/d͡zioŋ/ | /d͡ʒieH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/d͡zuawŋ/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨH/ |
| Li Rong |
/d͡zioŋ/ | /d͡ʒiəH/ |
| Wang Li |
/d͡zĭwoŋ/ | /d͡ʒĭəH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/d͡zʱi̯woŋ/ | /ɖ͡ʐʱiH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
cóng | zhì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
cung4 | zi6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 從 | 事 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
cóng | shì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ dzjowng › | ‹ dzriH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[dz]oŋ/ | /*[m-s-]rəʔ-s/ |
| English | to follow | serve; service, affair |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 從 | 事 |
| Reading # | 2/3 | 2/2 |
| No. | 1858 | 11486 |
| Phonetic component |
从 | 史 |
| Rime group |
東 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
從 | 事 |
| Old Chinese |
/*zloŋ/ | /*zrɯs/ |
| Notes | 史吏轉註字 | |
從事
從事