one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
reed; rush; Phragmites communis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (一葦) | 一 | 葦 | |
| simp. (一苇) | 一 | 苇 | |
| Literally: “a bundle of reeds”. | |||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 一 | 葦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 眞 (48) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 於悉切 | 于鬼切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʔiɪt̚/ | /ɦʉiX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʔit̚/ | /ɦʷɨiX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʔjet̚/ | /ɣiuəiX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʔit̚/ | /ɦujX/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʔiĕt̚/ | /ɣiuəiX/ |
| Wang Li |
/ĭĕt̚/ | /ɣĭwəiX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʔi̯ĕt̚/ | /we̯iX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yi | wěi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
jat1 | wai5 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 一 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yī |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ʔjit › |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔi[t]/ |
| English | one |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 一 | 葦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 14833 | 12827 |
| Phonetic component |
一 | 韋 |
| Rime group |
質 | 微 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
一 | 韙 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qliɡ/ | /*ɢʷɯlʔ/ |
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