| hand; convenient; ‑er | book; letter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (手書) | 手 | 書 | |
| simp. (手书) | 手 | 书 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 手 | 書 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 書 (26) | 書 (26) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) | 魚 (22) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 書九切 | 傷魚切 |
| Baxter | syuwX | syo |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɕɨuX/ | /ɕɨʌ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɕiuX/ | /ɕiɔ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ɕiəuX/ | /ɕiɔ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɕuwX/ | /ɕɨə̆/ |
| Li Rong |
/ɕiuX/ | /ɕiɔ/ |
| Wang Li |
/ɕĭəuX/ | /ɕĭo/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ɕi̯ə̯uX/ | /ɕi̯wo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shǒu | shū |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
sau2 | syu1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 手 | 書 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shǒu | shū |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ syuwX › | ‹ syo › |
| Old Chinese |
/*n̥uʔ/ | /*s-ta/ |
| English | hand | write |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 手 | 書 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11665 | 17013 |
| Phonetic component |
手 | 者 |
| Rime group |
幽 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
首 | 書 |
| Old Chinese |
/*hnjɯwʔ/ | /*hlja/ |