| to roam; travel | trick; drama; play trick; drama; play; show | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (遊戲/游戲) | 遊/游 | 戲 | |
| simp. (游戏) | 游 | 戏 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 遊 | 戲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) | 支 (13) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | Chongniu III |
| Fanqie | 以周切 | 香義切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/jɨu/ | /hˠiᴇH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/jiu/ | /hᵚiɛH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/iəu/ | /xiɛH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/juw/ | /hjiə̆H/ |
| Li Rong |
/iu/ | /xjeH/ |
| Wang Li |
/jĭəu/ | /xǐeH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/i̯ə̯u/ | /xie̯H/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yóu | xì |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 遊 | 戲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yóu | xì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ yuw › | ‹ xjeH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[N-]ru/ | /*ŋ̊(r)ar-s/ |
| English | wander about | sport, joke |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 遊 | 戲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/3 |
| No. | 15546 | 5195 |
| Phonetic component |
斿 | 虍 |
| Rime group |
幽 | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
猷 | 戲 |
| Old Chinese |
/*lu/ | /*qʰrals/ |
| Notes | 同遊 | |
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