| eight | square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (八方) | 八 | 方 | |
| simp. #(八方) | 八 | 方 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 八 | 方 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 山 (75) | 陽 (106) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | II | III |
| Fanqie | 博拔切 | 府良切 |
| Baxter | peat | pjang |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/pˠɛt̚/ | /pʉɐŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/pᵚæt̚/ | /pʷiɐŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/pæt̚/ | /piuɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/pəɨt̚/ | /puaŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/pɛt̚/ | /piuaŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/pæt̚/ | /pĭwaŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/pat̚/ | /piwaŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
ba | fāng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
baat3 | fong1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 八 | 方 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
bā | fāng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ pɛt › | ‹ pjang › |
| Old Chinese |
/*pˁret/ | /*C-paŋ/ |
| English | eight | square |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 八 | 方 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| No. | 89 | 3023 |
| Phonetic component |
八 | 方 |
| Rime group |
月 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
八 | 方 |
| Old Chinese |
/*preːd/ | /*paŋ/ |
| Notes | 甲金文象槳即榜初文， 下初爲單筆，猶旂左初亦作單杆 | |
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