| machine; opportunity; secret | heart; mind | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (機心) | 機 | 心 | |
| simp. (机心) | 机 | 心 | |
| anagram | 心機／心机 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 機 | 心 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (20) | 侵 (139) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 居依切 | 息林切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kɨi/ | /siɪm/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kɨi/ | /sim/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kiəi/ | /sjem/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kɨj/ | /sim/ |
| Li Rong |
/kiəi/ | /siəm/ |
| Wang Li |
/kĭəi/ | /sĭĕm/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ke̯i/ | /si̯əm/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
jī | xīn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
gei1 | sam1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 機 | 心 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
jī | xīn |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ kjɨj › | ‹ sim › |
| Old Chinese |
/*kəj/ | /*səm/ |
| English | mechanism | heart |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 機 | 心 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 5788 | 13801 |
| Phonetic component |
幾 | 心 |
| Rime group |
微 | 侵 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
機 | 心 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kɯl/ | /*slɯm/ |