can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
to fear | ||
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simp. and trad. (可畏) |
可 | 畏 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 可 | 畏 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 影 (34) |
Final (韻) | 歌 (94) | 微 (21) |
Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
Division (等) | I | III |
Fanqie | 枯我切 | 於胃切 |
Baxter | khaX | 'jw+jH |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kʰɑX/ | /ʔʉiH/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/kʰɑX/ | /ʔʷɨiH/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/kʰɑX/ | /ʔiuəiH/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kʰaX/ | /ʔujH/ |
Li Rong |
/kʰɑX/ | /ʔiuəiH/ |
Wang Li |
/kʰɑX/ | /ĭwəiH/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/kʰɑX/ | /ʔwe̯iH/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
kě | wèi |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ho2 | wai3 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 可 | 畏 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
kě | wèi |
Middle Chinese |
‹ khaX › | ‹ ʔjwɨjH › |
Old Chinese |
/*[k]ʰˁa[j]ʔ/ | /*ʔuj-s/ |
English | may; acceptable | fear (v.); threaten |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 可 | 畏 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 7446 | 12939 |
Phonetic component |
可 | 畏 |
Rime group |
歌 | 微 |
Rime subdivision |
1 | 2 |
Corresponding MC rime |
可 | 尉 |
Old Chinese |
/*kʰaːlʔ/ | /*quls/ |
可畏