small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
country; state; nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小國) | 小 | 國 | |
| simp. (小国) | 小 | 国 | |
| anagram | 國小／国小 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 小 | 國 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 宵 (91) | 登 (132) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 私兆切 | 古或切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/siᴇuX/ | /kwək̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/siɛuX/ | /kʷək̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/sjæuX/ | /kuək̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/siawX/ | /kwək̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/siɛuX/ | /kuək̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/sĭɛuX/ | /kuək̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/si̯ɛuX/ | /kwək̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xiǎo | guo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
siu2 | gwak1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 小 | 國 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
xiǎo | guó |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ sjewX › | ‹ kwok › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[s]ewʔ/ | /*[C.q]ʷˁək/ |
| English | small | state (n.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 小 | 國 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 13705 | 5547 |
| Phonetic component |
小 | 或 |
| Rime group |
宵 | 職 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
小 | 國 |
| Old Chinese |
/*smewʔ/ | /*kʷɯːɡ/ |
| Notes | 甲金文象沙而指小， 指事字 |
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