| winter | day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (冬日) |
冬 | 日 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 冬 | 日 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 端 (5) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 冬 (5) | 眞 (48) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 都宗切 | 人質切 |
| Baxter | towng | nyit |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/tuoŋ/ | /ȵiɪt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/tuoŋ/ | /ȵit̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/toŋ/ | /ȵʑjet̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/tawŋ/ | /ȵit̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/toŋ/ | /ȵiĕt̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/tuoŋ/ | /ȵʑĭĕt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/tuoŋ/ | /ȵʑi̯ĕt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
dōng | rì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
dung1 | jat6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 冬 | 日 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
dōng | rì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ towng › | ‹ nyit › |
| Old Chinese |
/*tˁuŋ/ | /*C.nik/ |
| English | winter | sun; day |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 冬 | 日 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 2419 | 10845 |
| Phonetic component |
冬 | 日 |
| Rime group |
終 | 質 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
冬 | 日 |
| Old Chinese |
/*tuːŋ/ | /*njiɡ/ |