| moon; month | (a measure word); to support; to sustain (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (月支) |
月 | 支 | |
| [Show/Hide] |
|---|
edit 月支月氏 |
edit 月支月氏 |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 月 | 支 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 元 (68) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 魚厥切 | 章移切 |
| Baxter | ngjwot | tsye |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ŋʉɐt̚/ | /t͡ɕiᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ŋʷiɐt̚/ | /t͡ɕiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ŋiuɐt̚/ | /t͡ɕjɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ŋuat̚/ | /ciə̆/ |
| Li Rong |
/ŋiuɐt̚/ | /t͡ɕie/ |
| Wang Li |
/ŋĭwɐt̚/ | /t͡ɕǐe/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ŋi̯wɐt̚/ | /t͡ɕie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yuè | zhī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
jyut6 | zi1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 月 | 支 | 支 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yuè | zhī | zhī |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ngjwot › | ‹ tsye › | ‹ tsye › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ŋ]ʷat/ | /*ke/ | /*ke/ |
| English | moon, month | support, hold up | branch (of tree), limb |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 月 | 支 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 16319 | 17200 |
| Phonetic component |
月 | 支 |
| Rime group |
月 | 支 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
月 | 支 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ŋod/ | /*kje/ |