| river | north | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (河北) |
河 | 北 | |
| anagram | 北河 | ||
| Literally: “north of the river”. | |||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 河 | 北 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 歌 (94) | 德 (131) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 胡歌切 | 博墨切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɦɑ/ | /pək̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɦɑ/ | /pək̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ɣɑ/ | /pək̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɦa/ | /pək̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ɣɑ/ | /pək̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/ɣɑ/ | /pək̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ɣɑ/ | /pək̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
hé | bo |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 河 | 北 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
hé | běi |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ha › | ‹ pok › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[C.ɡ]ˁaj/ | /*pˁək/ |
| English | river | north |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 河 | 北 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 7459 | 414 |
| Phonetic component |
可 | 北 |
| Rime group |
歌 | 職 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
何 | 北 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɡaːl/ | /*pɯːɡ/ |
河北