small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
elegant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小雅) | 小 | 雅 | |
| simp. #(小雅) | 小 | 雅 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 小 | 雅 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 宵 (91) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | II |
| Fanqie | 私兆切 | 五下切 |
| Baxter | sjewX | ngaeX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/siᴇuX/ | /ŋˠaX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/siɛuX/ | /ŋᵚaX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/sjæuX/ | /ŋaX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/siawX/ | /ŋaɨX/ |
| Li Rong |
/siɛuX/ | /ŋaX/ |
| Wang Li |
/sĭɛuX/ | /ŋaX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/si̯ɛuX/ | /ŋaX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xiǎo | yǎ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
siu2 | ngaa5 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 小 | 雅 | 雅 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
xiǎo | yǎ | yǎ |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ sjewX › | ‹ ngæX › | ‹ ngæX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[s]ewʔ/ | /*N-ɢˁraʔ/ | /*[N-ɢ]ˁraʔ/ |
| English | small | proper, refined | kind of musical instrument |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 小 | 雅 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 13705 | 14182 |
| Phonetic component |
小 | 牙 |
| Rime group |
宵 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
小 | 雅 |
| Old Chinese |
/*smewʔ/ | /*ŋraːʔ/ |
| Notes | 甲金文象沙而指小， 指事字 |
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