| end; finish | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (終老) | 終 | 老 | |
| simp. (终老) | 终 | 老 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 終 | 老 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (2) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 職戎切 | 盧晧切 |
| Baxter | tsyuwng | lawX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡ɕɨuŋ/ | /lɑuX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/t͡ɕiuŋ/ | /lɑuX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/t͡ɕiuŋ/ | /lɑuX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/cuwŋ/ | /lawX/ |
| Li Rong |
/t͡ɕiuŋ/ | /lɑuX/ |
| Wang Li |
/t͡ɕĭuŋ/ | /lɑuX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡ɕi̯uŋ/ | /lɑuX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zhōng | lǎo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zung1 | lou5 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 終 | 老 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
zhōng | lǎo |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ tsyuwng › | ‹ lawX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*tuŋ/ | /*C.rˁuʔ/ |
| English | end | old |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 終 | 老 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 2428 | 7666 |
| Phonetic component |
冬 | 老 |
| Rime group |
終 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
終 | 老 |
| Old Chinese |
/*tjuŋ/ | /*ruːʔ/ |