| colour; countenance; face | colour; dice; look colour; dice; look; appearance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (顏色) | 顏 | 色 | |
| simp. (颜色) | 颜 | 色 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 顏 | 色 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 刪 (69) | 蒸 (134) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | III |
| Fanqie | 五姦切 | 所力切 |
| Baxter | ngaen | srik |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ŋˠan/ | /ʃɨk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ŋᵚan/ | /ʃɨk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ŋɐn/ | /ʃiek̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ŋaɨn/ | /ʂik̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ŋan/ | /ʃiək̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/ŋan/ | /ʃĭək̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ŋan/ | /ʂi̯ək̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yán | she |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ngaan4 | sik1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 顏 | 色 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yán | sè |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ngæn › | ‹ srik › |
| Old Chinese |
/*C.ŋˁrar/ | /*s.rək/ |
| English | face, forehead | color; countenance |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 顏 | 色 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 14405 | 10989 |
| Phonetic component |
彦 | 色 |
| Rime group |
元 | 職 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
顏 | 色 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ŋraːn/ | /*srɯɡ/ |