| surname; ignorant; worm | outstanding; particularly; especially | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蚩尤) | 蚩 | 尤 | |
| simp. #(蚩尤) | 蚩 | 尤 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 蚩 | 尤 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 昌 (24) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 赤之切 | 羽求切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡ɕʰɨ/ | /ɦɨu/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/t͡ɕʰɨ/ | /ɦiu/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/t͡ɕʰie/ | /ɣiəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/cʰɨ/ | /ɦuw/ |
| Li Rong |
/t͡ɕʰiə/ | /ɣiu/ |
| Wang Li |
/t͡ɕʰĭə/ | /ɣĭəu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡ɕʰi/ | /i̯ə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
chī | yóu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ci1 | jau4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 尤 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yóu |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ hjuw › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ɢ]ʷə/ |
| English | fault; even more |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 蚩 | 尤 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 17194 | 15503 |
| Phonetic component |
之 | 尤 |
| Rime group |
之 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
蚩 | 尤 |
| Old Chinese |
/*tʰjɯ/ | /*ɢʷɯ/ |
| Notes | 甲文象又（手）上加筆指疣 | |