| phonetic; this | necessary; must; need | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (斯須) | 斯 | 須 | |
| simp. (斯须) | 斯 | 须 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 斯 | 須 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 息移切 | 相俞切 |
| Baxter | sje | sju |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/siᴇ/ | /sɨo/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/siɛ/ | /sio/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/sjɛ/ | /sio/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/siə̆/ | /suə̆/ |
| Li Rong |
/sie/ | /sio/ |
| Wang Li |
/sǐe/ | /sĭu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/sie̯/ | /si̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
sī | xū |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
si1 | seoi1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 斯 | 須 |
| Reading # | 3/3 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
sī | xū |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ sje › | ‹ sju › |
| Old Chinese |
/*se/ | /*[s]o/ |
| English | 斯須 a short time | 斯須 a short time |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 斯 | 須 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11995 | 13955 |
| Phonetic component |
斯 | 須 |
| Rime group |
支 | 侯 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
斯 | 須 |
| Old Chinese |
/*se/ | /*so/ |
| Notes | 朱駿聲雲斯爲會意字， 非其聲 |
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