| short for 天竺 (Tiānzhú) | heaven | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (竺乾) | 竺 | 乾 | |
| simp. #(竺乾) | 竺 | 乾 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 竺 | 乾 |
| Reading # | 2/3 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) | 群 (30) |
| Final (韻) | 屋 (4) | 仙 (79) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 張六切 | 渠焉切 |
| Baxter | trjuwk | gjen |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʈɨuk̚/ | /ɡˠiᴇn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʈiuk̚/ | /ɡᵚiɛn/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ȶiuk̚/ | /ɡiæn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʈuwk̚/ | /gian/ |
| Li Rong |
/ȶiuk̚/ | /ɡjɛn/ |
| Wang Li |
/ȶĭuk̚/ | /ɡĭɛn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ȶi̯uk̚/ | /gi̯ɛn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zhu | qián |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zuk1 | kin4 |