| to lose; to leave behind | lone; lonely | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (遺孤) | 遺 | 孤 | |
| simp. (遗孤) | 遗 | 孤 | |
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 遺 | 遺 | 孤 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) | 以 (36) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (16) | 脂 (16) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | I |
| Fanqie | 以追切 | 以醉切 | 古胡切 |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/jiuɪ/ | /jiuɪH/ | /kuo/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/jʷi/ | /jʷiH/ | /kuo/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/juɪ/ | /juɪH/ | /ko/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/jwi/ | /jwiH/ | /kɔ/ |
| Li Rong |
/ui/ | /uiH/ | /ko/ |
| Wang Li |
/jwi/ | /jwiH/ | /ku/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/wi/ | /wiH/ | /kuo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
wéi | wèi | gū |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
wai4 | wai6 | gu1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 遺 | 遺 | 孤 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
wèi | yí | gū |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ywijH › | ‹ ywij › | ‹ ku › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ɢ](r)uj-s/ | /*[ɢ](r)uj/ | /*kʷˁa/ |
| English | to present | leave; reject | orphan |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 遺 | 遺 | 孤 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 4741 | 4745 | 4347 |
| Phonetic component |
貴 | 貴 | 瓜 |
| Rime group |
微 | 微 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
惟 | 遺 | 孤 |
| Old Chinese |
/*lul/ | /*luls/ | /*kʷaː/ |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 遺 | 孤 |
| い Grade: 6 |
こ Grade: S |
| on’yomi | |
From Middle Chinese compound 遺孤／遗孤 (ywij ku, literally “leave + orphan”).