| rotten | decay; rotten | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (朽腐) |
朽 | 腐 | |
| anagram | 腐朽 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 朽 | 腐 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 許久切 | 扶雨切 |
| Baxter | xjuwX | bjuX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/hɨuX/ | /bɨoX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/hiuX/ | /bioX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/xiəuX/ | /bioX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/huwX/ | /buə̆X/ |
| Li Rong |
/xiuX/ | /bioX/ |
| Wang Li |
/xĭəuX/ | /bĭuX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/xi̯ə̯uX/ | /bʱi̯uX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xiǔ | fù |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
jau2 | fu6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 朽 | 腐 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
xiǔ | fǔ |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ xjuwX › | ‹ bjuX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*qʰ(r)uʔ/ | /*[b](r)oʔ/ |
| English | rot, decay | rotten |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 朽 | 腐 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 7412 | 3524 |
| Phonetic component |
丂 | 付 |
| Rime group |
幽 | 侯 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
朽 | 父 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qʰluʔ/ | /*boʔ/ |
朽腐