to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
thing; object; matter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (生物) |
生 | 物 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 生 | 物 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 庚 (109) | 物 (60) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | II | III |
| Fanqie | 所庚切 | 文弗切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʃˠæŋ/ | /mɨut̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʃᵚaŋ/ | /miut̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʃaŋ/ | /miuət̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʂaɨjŋ/ | /mut̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʃɐŋ/ | /miuət̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/ʃɐŋ/ | /mĭuət̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʂɐŋ/ | /mi̯uət̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shēng | wù |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 生 | 物 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shēng | wù |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ sræng › | ‹ mjut › |
| Old Chinese |
/*sreŋ/ (MC srj- > sr-; or *s.reŋ ?) | /*C.mut/ |
| English | bear, be born; live | thing |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 生 | 物 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11312 | 13218 |
| Phonetic component |
生 | 勿 |
| Rime group |
耕 | 物 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
生 | 物 |
| Old Chinese |
/*sʰleːŋ/ | /*mɯd/ |
生物