| west | region | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (西域) |
西 | 域 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 西 | 域 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (39) | 蒸 (135) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | IV | III |
| Fanqie | 先稽切 | 雨逼切 |
| Baxter | sej | hwik |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/sei/ | /ɦwɨk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/sei/ | /ɦʷɨk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/sɛi/ | /ɣiuek̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/sɛj/ | /ɦwik̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/sei/ | /ɣiuək̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/siei/ | /ɣĭwək̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/siei/ | /i̯wək̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xī | yù |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
sai1 | wik6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 西 | 域 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
xī | yù |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ sej › | ‹ hwik › |
| Old Chinese |
/*s-nˁər/ | /*[ɢ]ʷrək/ |
| English | west | territory |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 西 | 域 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 13236 | 5554 |
| Phonetic component |
西 | 或 |
| Rime group |
微 | 職 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
西 | 域 |
| Old Chinese |
/*sɯːl/ | /*ɢʷrɯɡ/ |
西域