| greet (by raising the joined hands) | to ask; to let; permit to ask; to let; permit; have (someone do something); to yield; to allow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (揖讓) | 揖 | 讓 | |
| simp. (揖让) | 揖 | 让 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 揖 | 讓 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 侵 (141) | 陽 (105) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 伊入切 | 人樣切 |
| Baxter | 'jip | nyangH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʔiɪp̚/ | /ȵɨɐŋH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʔip̚/ | /ȵiɐŋH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʔjep̚/ | /ȵʑiɑŋH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʔip̚/ | /ȵɨaŋH/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʔiəp̚/ | /ȵiaŋH/ |
| Wang Li |
/ĭĕp̚/ | /ȵʑĭaŋH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʔi̯əp̚/ | /ȵʑi̯aŋH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yi | ràng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
jap1 | joeng6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 揖 | 讓 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yī | ràng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ʔjip › | ‹ nyangH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*qip/ | /*naŋ-s/ |
| English | bow (v.), salute | yield |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 揖 | 讓 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 10170 | 13649 |
| Phonetic component |
咠 | 襄 |
| Rime group |
緝 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
揖 | 讓 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qib/ | /*njaŋs/ |