| not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1-3 pm | center; to implore | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (未央) | 未 | 央 | |
| simp. #(未央) | 未 | 央 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 未 | 央 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) | 陽 (105) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 無沸切 | 於良切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/mʉiH/ | /ʔɨɐŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/mʷɨiH/ | /ʔiɐŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/miuəiH/ | /ʔiɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/mujH/ | /ʔɨaŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/miuəiH/ | /ʔiaŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/mĭwəiH/ | /ĭaŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/mwe̯iH/ | /ʔi̯aŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
wèi | yāng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
mei6 | joeng1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 未 | 央 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
wèi | yāng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ mjɨjH › | ‹ ʔjang › |
| Old Chinese |
/*m[ə]t-s/ | /*ʔaŋ/ |
| English | not yet | end (v.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 未 | 央 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 12917 | 14488 |
| Phonetic component |
未 | 央 |
| Rime group |
隊 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
未 | 央 |
| Old Chinese |
/*mɯds/ | /*qaŋ/ |
| Notes | 從屮從木與芔字同根， 陳獨秀雲木上加屮象幼枝 |
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