to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
scholar; warrior; knight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (死士) | 死 | 士 | |
| simp. #(死士) | 死 | 士 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 死 | 士 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 崇 (20) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (17) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 息姊切 | 鉏里切 |
| Baxter | sijX | dzriX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/sˠiɪX/ | /d͡ʒɨX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/sᵚiX/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/siɪX/ | /d͡ʒieX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/sjiX/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨX/ |
| Li Rong |
/sjiX/ | /d͡ʒiəX/ |
| Wang Li |
/siX/ | /d͡ʒĭəX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/siX/ | /ɖ͡ʐʱiX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
sǐ | zhì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
si2 | zi6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 死 | 士 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
sǐ | shì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ sijX › | ‹ dzriX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*sijʔ/ | /*[m-s-]rəʔ/ |
| English | die (v.) | officer; gentleman |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 死 | 士 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 12006 | 11511 |
| Phonetic component |
死 | 士 |
| Rime group |
脂 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
死 | 士 |
| Old Chinese |
/*hljiʔ/ | /*zrɯʔ/ |