| west | bowl; cup | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西甌) | 西 | 甌 | |
| simp. (西瓯) | 西 | 瓯 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 西 | 甌 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (39) | 侯 (137) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | I |
| Fanqie | 先稽切 | 烏侯切 |
| Baxter | sej | 'uw |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/sei/ | /ʔəu/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/sei/ | /ʔəu/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/sɛi/ | /ʔəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/sɛj/ | /ʔəw/ |
| Li Rong |
/sei/ | /ʔu/ |
| Wang Li |
/siei/ | /əu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren |
/siei/ | /ʔə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xī | ōu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
sai1 | au1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 西 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
xī |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ sej › |
| Old Chinese |
/*s-nˁər/ |
| English | west |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 西 | 甌 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 13236 | 10586 |
| Phonetic component |
西 | 區 |
| Rime group |
微 | 侯 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
西 | 謳 |
| Old Chinese |
/*sɯːl/ | /*qoː/ |
西甌