| female; woman; daughter | flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (女英) | 女 | 英 | |
| simp. #(女英) | 女 | 英 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 女 | 英 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 娘 (12) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 魚 (22) | 庚 (111) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 尼吕切 | 於驚切 |
| Baxter | nrjoX | 'jaeng |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɳɨʌX/ | /ʔˠiæŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɳiɔX/ | /ʔᵚiaŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/niɔX/ | /ʔiaŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɳɨə̆X/ | /ʔiajŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/niɔX/ | /ʔiɐŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/nĭoX/ | /ĭɐŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ni̯woX/ | /ʔi̯ɐŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
nǚ | yīng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
neoi5 | jing1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 女 | 英 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
nǚ | yīng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ nrjoX › | ‹ ʔjæng › |
| Old Chinese |
/*nraʔ/ | /*ʔ<r>aŋ/ |
| English | female | young grass plants |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 女 | 英 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 9616 | 14510 |
| Phonetic component |
女 | 央 |
| Rime group |
魚 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
霙 | |
| Old Chinese |
/*naʔ/ | /*qraŋ/ |