| open; operate (vehicle); start | topic; subject; to inscribe topic; subject; to inscribe; to superscribe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (開題) | 開 | 題 | |
| simp. (开题) | 开 | 题 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 開 | 題 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 咍 (41) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | IV |
| Fanqie | 苦哀切 | 杜奚切 |
| Baxter | khoj | dej |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kʰʌi/ | /dei/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kʰəi/ | /dei/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kʰɒi/ | /dɛi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kʰəj/ | /dɛj/ |
| Li Rong |
/kʰᴀi/ | /dei/ |
| Wang Li |
/kʰɒi/ | /diei/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kʰɑ̆i/ | /dʱiei/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
kāi | tí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
hoi1 | tai4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 開 | 開 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
kāi | kāi |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ khoj › | ‹ khoj › |
| Old Chinese |
/*Nə-[k]ʰˁəj/ | /*[k]ʰˁəj/ |
| English | to open (v.i.) | to open (v.t.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 開 | 題 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| No. | 7348 | 11623 |
| Phonetic component |
開 | 是 |
| Rime group |
微 | 支 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
開 | 嗁 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kʰɯːl/ | /*deː/ |