eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed |
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (食口) | 食 | 口 | |
| simp. #(食口) | 食 | 口 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 食 | 口 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 船 (27) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 蒸 (134) | 侯 (137) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 乗力切 | 苦后切 |
| Baxter | zyik | khuwX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʑɨk̚/ | /kʰəuX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʑɨk̚/ | /kʰəuX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʑiek̚/ | /kʰəuX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʑik̚/ | /kʰəwX/ |
| Li Rong |
/d͡ʑiək̚/ | /kʰuX/ |
| Wang Li |
/d͡ʑĭək̚/ | /kʰəuX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/d͡ʑʰi̯ək̚/ | /kʰə̯uX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shí | kǒu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
sik6 | hau2 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 食 | 口 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shí | kǒu |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ zyik › | ‹ khuwX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*mə-lək/ | /*kʰˁ(r)oʔ/ |
| English | eat | mouth |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 食 | 口 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11477 | 7490 |
| Phonetic component |
食 | 口 |
| Rime group |
職 | 侯 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
口 | |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɦljɯɡ/ | /*kʰoːʔ/ |