| (double-edged) sword | scholar; warrior; knight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (劍士) | 劍 | 士 | |
| simp. (剑士) | 剑 | 士 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 劍 | 士 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 崇 (20) |
| Final (韻) | 嚴 (145) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 居欠切 | 鉏里切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kɨɐmH/ | /d͡ʒɨX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kiɐmH/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kiɐmH/ | /d͡ʒieX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kɨamH/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨX/ |
| Li Rong |
/kiɐmH/ | /d͡ʒiəX/ |
| Wang Li |
/kĭɐmH/ | /d͡ʒĭəX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ki̯ɐmH/ | /ɖ͡ʐʱiX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
jiàn | zhì |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 劍 | 士 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
jiàn | shì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ kjæmH › | ‹ dzriX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*s.kr[a]m-s/ | /*[m-s-]rəʔ/ |
| English | sword | officer; gentleman |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 劍 | 士 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 10227 | 11511 |
| Phonetic component |
僉 | 士 |
| Rime group |
談 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
劔 | 士 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kams/ | /*zrɯʔ/ |
| Notes | 原列梵韻作劒， 此本說文籀文， 集韻驗韻或體 |
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