| bird | beast; quadruped | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鳥獸) | 鳥 | 獸 | |
| simp. (鸟兽) | 鸟 | 兽 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 鳥 | 獸 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 端 (5) | 書 (26) |
| Final (韻) | 蕭 (93) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | III |
| Fanqie | 都了切 | 舒救切 |
| Baxter | tewX | syuwH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/teuX/ | /ɕɨuH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/teuX/ | /ɕiuH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/teuX/ | /ɕiəuH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/tɛwX/ | /ɕuwH/ |
| Li Rong |
/teuX/ | /ɕiuH/ |
| Wang Li |
/tieuX/ | /ɕĭəuH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/tieuX/ | /ɕi̯ə̯uH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
diǎo | shòu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
diu2 | sau3 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 鳥 | 獸 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
niǎo | shòu |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ tewX › | ‹ syuwH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*tˁiwʔ/ | /*s.tʰu(ʔ)-s/ |
| English | bird | (wild) animal |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 鳥 | 獸 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 9511 | 11712 |
| Phonetic component |
鳥 | 嘼 |
| Rime group |
幽 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
鳥 | 狩 |
| Old Chinese |
/*tɯːwʔ/ | /*qʰljus/ |