| moon; month | beginning; first day of lunar month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (月朔) | 月 | 朔 | |
| simp. #(月朔) | 月 | 朔 | |
| anagram | 朔月 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 月 | 朔 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 元 (68) | 江 (10) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | II |
| Fanqie | 魚厥切 | 所角切 |
| Baxter | ngjwot | sraewk |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ŋʉɐt̚/ | /ʃˠʌk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ŋʷiɐt̚/ | /ʃᵚɔk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ŋiuɐt̚/ | /ʃɔk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ŋuat̚/ | /ʂaɨwk̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ŋiuɐt̚/ | /ʃɔk̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/ŋĭwɐt̚/ | /ʃɔk̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ŋi̯wɐt̚/ | /ʂɔk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yuè | shuo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
jyut6 | sok3 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 月 | 朔 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yuè | shuò |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ngjwot › | ‹ sræwk › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ŋ]ʷat/ | /*s-ŋrak/ |
| English | moon, month | 1st day of month |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 月 | 朔 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 16319 | 9468 |
| Phonetic component |
月 | 屰 |
| Rime group |
月 | 鐸 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
月 | 朔 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ŋod/ | /*sŋraːɡ/ |