興蕖

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (興蕖)		興	蕖
simp. (兴蕖)		兴	蕖

Etymology

Phonetic loan from Pali hingu, Sanskrit हिङ्गु (hiṅgu) into Middle Chinese [early 5th century]. Doublet of 形虞 (xíngyú).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīngqú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄩˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngqú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singcyú
    • Wade–Giles: hsing¹-chʻü²
    • Yale: syīng-chyú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingchyu
    • Palladius: синцюй (sincjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: xing gjo

Rime
Character	興	蕖
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	蒸 (133)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	虚陵切	強魚切
Baxter	xing	gjo
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hɨŋ/	/ɡɨʌ/
Pan Wuyun	/hɨŋ/	/ɡiɔ/
Shao Rongfen	/xieŋ/	/ɡiɔ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hiŋ/	/gɨə̆/
Li Rong	/xiəŋ/	/ɡiɔ/
Wang Li	/xĭəŋ/	/ɡĭo/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xi̯əŋ/	/gi̯wo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xīng	qú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hing1	keoi4

Noun

興蕖

1. Synonym of 形虞 (xíngyú, “asafoetida”)