| amusement | to roam; travel | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (嬉遊/嬉游) | 嬉 | 遊/游 | |
| simp. (嬉游) | 嬉 | 游 | |
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 嬉 | 嬉 | 遊 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 曉 (32) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 之 (19) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 許其切 | 許記切 | 以周切 |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/hɨ/ | /hɨH/ | /jɨu/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/hɨ/ | /hɨH/ | /jiu/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/xie/ | /xieH/ | /iəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/hɨ/ | /hɨH/ | /juw/ |
| Li Rong |
/xiə/ | /xiəH/ | /iu/ |
| Wang Li |
/xĭə/ | /xĭəH/ | /jĭəu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/xi/ | /xiH/ | /i̯ə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xī | xì | yóu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
hei1 | hei3 | jau4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 遊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yóu |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ yuw › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[N-]ru/ |
| English | wander about |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 嬉 | 嬉 | 遊 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 13409 | 13421 | 15546 |
| Phonetic component |
喜 | 喜 | 斿 |
| Rime group |
之 | 之 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
僖 | 憙 | 猷 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qʰlɯ/ | /*qʰlɯs/ | /*lu/ |
| Notes | 同遊 | ||