| (military) general | finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (將指) | 將 | 指 | |
| simp. (将指) | 将 | 指 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 將 | 指 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (105) | 脂 (17) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 子亮切 | 職雉切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡sɨɐŋH/ | /t͡ɕˠiɪX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/t͡siɐŋH/ | /t͡ɕᵚiX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/t͡siɑŋH/ | /t͡ɕiɪX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/t͡sɨaŋH/ | /cjiX/ |
| Li Rong |
/t͡siaŋH/ | /t͡ɕjiX/ |
| Wang Li |
/t͡sĭaŋH/ | /t͡ɕiX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡si̯aŋH/ | /t͡ɕiX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
jiàng | zhǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zoeng3 | zi2 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 將 | 指 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
jiàng | zhǐ |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ tsjangH › | ‹ tsyijX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ts]aŋ-s/ | /*mə.kijʔ/ |
| English | lead (v.); leader | finger; point |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 將 | 指 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 10294 | 17325 |
| Phonetic component |
爿 | 旨 |
| Rime group |
陽 | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
醬 | 旨 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔsaŋs/ | /*kjiʔ/ |