| beginning; first day of lunar month | moon; month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (朔月) | 朔 | 月 | |
| simp. #(朔月) | 朔 | 月 | |
| anagram | 月朔 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 朔 | 月 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 江 (10) | 元 (68) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | II | III |
| Fanqie | 所角切 | 魚厥切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʃˠʌk̚/ | /ŋʉɐt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʃᵚɔk̚/ | /ŋʷiɐt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʃɔk̚/ | /ŋiuɐt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʂaɨwk̚/ | /ŋuat̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʃɔk̚/ | /ŋiuɐt̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/ʃɔk̚/ | /ŋĭwɐt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʂɔk̚/ | /ŋi̯wɐt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shuo | yuè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
sok3 | jyut6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 朔 | 月 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shuò | yuè |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ sræwk › | ‹ ngjwot › |
| Old Chinese |
/*s-ŋrak/ | /*[ŋ]ʷat/ |
| English | 1st day of month | moon, month |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 朔 | 月 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 9468 | 16319 |
| Phonetic component |
屰 | 月 |
| Rime group |
鐸 | 月 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
朔 | 月 |
| Old Chinese |
/*sŋraːɡ/ | /*ŋod/ |