| the people; nationality; citizen | home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (民家) |
民 | 家 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 民 | 家 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 眞 (43) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | II |
| Fanqie | 彌鄰切 | 古牙切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/miɪn/ | /kˠa/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/min/ | /kᵚa/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/mjen/ | /ka/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/min/ | /kaɨ/ |
| Li Rong |
/miĕn/ | /ka/ |
| Wang Li |
/mĭĕn/ | /ka/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/mi̯ĕn/ | /ka/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
mín | jiā |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
man4 | gaa1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 民 | 家 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
mín | jiā |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ mjin › | ‹ kæ › |
| Old Chinese |
/*mi[ŋ]/ | /*kˁra/ |
| English | people | household |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 民 | 家 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 9130 | 5919 |
| Phonetic component |
民 | 家 |
| Rime group |
眞 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
民 | 嘉 |
| Old Chinese |
/*min/ | /*kraː/ |