hinge; pivot | machine; opportunity; secret | ||
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trad. (樞機) | 樞 | 機 | |
simp. (枢机) | 枢 | 机 | |
Literally: “pivot and mechanism”. |
Rime | ||
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Character | 樞 | 機 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 昌 (24) | 見 (28) |
Final (韻) | 虞 (24) | 微 (20) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
Division (等) | III | III |
Fanqie | 昌朱切 | 居依切 |
Baxter | tsyhu | kj+j |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡ɕʰɨo/ | /kɨi/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/t͡ɕʰio/ | /kɨi/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/t͡ɕʰio/ | /kiəi/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/cʰuə̆/ | /kɨj/ |
Li Rong |
/t͡ɕʰio/ | /kiəi/ |
Wang Li |
/t͡ɕʰĭu/ | /kĭəi/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡ɕʰi̯u/ | /ke̯i/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
chū | jī |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
cyu1 | gei1 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 樞 | 機 |
Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shū | jī |
Middle Chinese |
‹ tsyhu › | ‹ kjɨj › |
Old Chinese |
/*t.qʰ(r)o/ | /*kəj/ |
English | pivot | mechanism |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 樞 | 機 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 10604 | 5788 |
Phonetic component |
區 | 幾 |
Rime group |
侯 | 微 |
Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 |
Corresponding MC rime |
樞 | 機 |
Old Chinese |
/*kʰjo/ | /*kɯl/ |
樞機