| to know; to be aware | sound; noise; news | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (知音) |
知 | 音 | |
From the old Chinese story about the deep friendship between two men, Boya (a qin player) and Ziqi (a woodcutter). Despite Ziqi's humble background, upon hearing Boya play his qin he was surprisingly able to tell which subjects each of the pieces represented.
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 知 | 音 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) | 侵 (140) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | Chongniu III |
| Fanqie | 陟移切 | 於金切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʈiᴇ/ | /ʔˠiɪm/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʈiɛ/ | /ʔᵚim/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ȶjɛ/ | /ʔiem/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʈiə̆/ | /ʔjim/ |
| Li Rong |
/ȶie/ | /ʔjəm/ |
| Wang Li |
/ȶǐe/ | /ĭĕm/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ȶie̯/ | /ʔi̯əm/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zh- | yīn |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 知 | 音 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
zhī | yīn |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ trje › | ‹ ʔim › |
| Old Chinese |
/*tre/ | /*[q](r)əm/ |
| English | know | sound, tone |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 知 | 音 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11495 | 15223 |
| Phonetic component |
矢 | 音 |
| Rime group |
支 | 侵 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
音 | |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔl'e/ | /*qrɯm/ |
| Notes | 沈兼士依韻會所引說文從口矢聲 | |
知音