to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if |
his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (若其) | 若 | 其 | |
| simp. #(若其) | 若 | 其 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 若 | 其 |
| Reading # | 3/3 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 日 (38) | 群 (30) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (107) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 而灼切 | 渠之切 |
| Baxter | nyak | gi |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ȵɨɐk̚/ | /ɡɨ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ȵiɐk̚/ | /ɡɨ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ȵʑiɑk̚/ | /ɡie/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ȵɨak̚/ | /gɨ/ |
| Li Rong |
/ȵiak̚/ | /ɡiə/ |
| Wang Li |
/ȵʑĭak̚/ | /ɡĭə/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ȵʑi̯ak̚/ | /gi/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
ruò | qí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
joek6 | kei4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 若 | 若 | 其 | 其 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
ruò | ruò | qí | qí |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ nyak › | ‹ nyak › | ‹ gi › | ‹ gi › |
| Old Chinese |
/*nak/ | /*nak/ | /*ɡə/ | /*ɡə/ |
| English | you | agree | modal particle | (3p possessive) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 若 | 其 |
| Reading # | 3/3 | 2/2 |
| No. | 10940 | 9947 |
| Phonetic component |
若 | 其 |
| Rime group |
鐸 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
若 | 其 |
| Old Chinese |
/*njaɡ/ | /*ɡɯ/ |
| Notes | 叒加口轉註 | |
若其