| kitchen | sacrifice | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (庖犧) | 庖 | 犧 | |
| simp. (庖牺) | 庖 | 牺 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 庖 | 犧 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) | 支 (13) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | III |
| Fanqie | 薄交切 | 許羈切 |
| Baxter | baew | xje |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/bˠau/ | /hˠiᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/bᵚau/ | /hᵚiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/bau/ | /xiɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/baɨw/ | /hjiə̆/ |
| Li Rong |
/bau/ | /xje/ |
| Wang Li |
/bau/ | /xǐe/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/bʱau/ | /xie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
páo | xī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
paau4 | hei1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 犧 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
xī |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ xje › |
| Old Chinese |
/*ŋ̊(r)a[j]/ |
| English | sacrificial animal |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 庖 | 犧 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 287 | 13057 |
| Phonetic component |
勹 | 我 |
| Rime group |
幽 | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
庖 | 犧 |
| Old Chinese |
/*bruː/ | /*hŋral/ |