can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
rely upon | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (可恃) | 可 | 恃 | |
| simp. #(可恃) | 可 | 恃 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 可 | 恃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 常 (25) |
| Final (韻) | 歌 (94) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 枯我切 | 時止切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kʰɑX/ | /d͡ʑɨX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kʰɑX/ | /d͡ʑɨX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kʰɑX/ | /d͡ʑieX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kʰaX/ | /d͡ʑɨX/ |
| Li Rong |
/kʰɑX/ | /ʑiəX/ |
| Wang Li |
/kʰɑX/ | /ʑĭəX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kʰɑX/ | /ʑiX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
kě | shì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ho2 | si6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 可 | 恃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
kě | shì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ khaX › | ‹ dzyiX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[k]ʰˁa[j]ʔ/ | /*[d]əʔ/ |
| English | may; acceptable | depend on |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 可 | 恃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 7446 | 12047 |
| Phonetic component |
可 | 寺 |
| Rime group |
歌 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
可 | 市 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kʰaːlʔ/ | /*djɯʔ/ |