| to come | day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (來日) | 來 | 日 | |
| simp. (来日) | 来 | 日 | |
| anagram | 日來／日来 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 來 | 日 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 咍 (41) | 眞 (48) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 洛哀切 | 人質切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/lʌi/ | /ȵiɪt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ləi/ | /ȵit̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/lɒi/ | /ȵʑjet̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ləj/ | /ȵit̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/lᴀi/ | /ȵiĕt̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/lɒi/ | /ȵʑĭĕt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/lɑ̆i/ | /ȵʑi̯ĕt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
lái | rì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
loi4 | jat6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 來 | 日 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
lái | rì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ loj › | ‹ nyit › |
| Old Chinese |
/*mə.rˁək/ (> *rˁə) | /*C.nik/ |
| English | come | sun; day |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 來 | 日 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 7598 | 10845 |
| Phonetic component |
來 | 日 |
| Rime group |
之 | 質 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
日 | |
| Old Chinese |
/*m·rɯːɡ/ | /*njiɡ/ |