| I; we (imperial use); subtle | body; oneself; personally body; oneself; personally; to bow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (朕躬) | 朕 | 躬 | |
| simp. #(朕躬) | 朕 | 躬 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 朕 | 躬 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 澄 (11) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 侵 (140) | 東 (2) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 直稔切 | 居戎切 |
| Baxter | drimX | kjuwng |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɖˠiɪmX/ | /kɨuŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɖᵚimX/ | /kiuŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ȡiemX/ | /kiuŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɖjimX/ | /kuwŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/ȡjəmX/ | /kiuŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/ȡĭĕmX/ | /kĭuŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ȡʱi̯əmX/ | /ki̯uŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zhèn | jiōng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zam6 | gung1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 朕 | 躬 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
zhèn | gōng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ drimX › | ‹ kjuwng › |
| Old Chinese |
/*lrəmʔ/ | /*k(r)uŋ/ |
| English | I, we, our | body, person |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 朕 | 躬 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 17110 | 4141 |
| Phonetic component |
朕 | 躬 |
| Rime group |
侵 | 終 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
朕 | 弓 |
| Old Chinese |
/*l'ɯmʔ/ | /*kuŋ/ |
| Notes | 同躳 | |
朕躬