| Si River | prefecture subprefecture | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (泗州) | 泗 | 州 | |
| simp. #(泗州) | 泗 | 州 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 泗 | 州 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 息利切 | 職流切 |
| Baxter | sijH | tsyuw |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/siɪH/ | /t͡ɕɨu/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/siH/ | /t͡ɕiu/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/sjɪH/ | /t͡ɕiəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/siH/ | /cuw/ |
| Li Rong |
/siH/ | /t͡ɕiu/ |
| Wang Li |
/siH/ | /t͡ɕĭəu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/siH/ | /t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
sì | zhōu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
si3 | zau1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 州 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
zhōu |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ tsyuw › |
| Old Chinese |
/*tu/ |
| English | islet in stream; province |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 泗 | 州 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 12023 | 17493 |
| Phonetic component |
四 | 州 |
| Rime group |
至 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
四 | 周 |
| Old Chinese |
/*hljids/ | /*tju/ |
泗州