energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient |
light; ray; bright | ||
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trad. (精光) | 精 | 光 | |
simp. #(精光) | 精 | 光 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 精 | 光 |
Reading # | 1/2 | 1/2 |
Initial (聲) | 精 (13) | 見 (28) |
Final (韻) | 清 (121) | 唐 (102) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
Division (等) | III | I |
Fanqie | 子盈切 | 古黃切 |
Baxter | tsjeng | kwang |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡siᴇŋ/ | /kwɑŋ/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/t͡siɛŋ/ | /kʷɑŋ/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/t͡siæŋ/ | /kuɑŋ/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/t͡siajŋ/ | /kwaŋ/ |
Li Rong |
/t͡siɛŋ/ | /kuɑŋ/ |
Wang Li |
/t͡sĭɛŋ/ | /kuɑŋ/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡si̯ɛŋ/ | /kwɑŋ/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
jīng | guāng |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zing1 | gwong1 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 精 | 光 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
jīng | guāng |
Middle Chinese |
‹ tsjeng › | ‹ kwang › |
Old Chinese |
/*tseŋ/ | /*kʷˁaŋ/ |
English | fine rice; pure | light, brightness |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 精 | 光 |
Reading # | 1/2 | 1/2 |
No. | 11327 | 4506 |
Phonetic component |
生 | 光 |
Rime group |
耕 | 陽 |
Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
Corresponding MC rime |
精 | |
Old Chinese |
/*ʔsleŋ/ | /*kʷaːŋ/ |
Notes | 灮隸變 |
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