monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler |
the people; nationality; citizen | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (君民) |
君 | 民 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 君 | 民 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 文 (59) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 舉云切 | 彌鄰切 |
| Baxter | kjun | mjin |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kɨun/ | /miɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kiun/ | /min/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kiuən/ | /mjen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kun/ | /min/ |
| Li Rong |
/kiuən/ | /miĕn/ |
| Wang Li |
/kĭuən/ | /mĭĕn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ki̯uən/ | /mi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
jūn | mín |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
gwan1 | man4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 君 | 民 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
jūn | mín |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ kjun › | ‹ mjin › |
| Old Chinese |
/*C.qur/ | /*mi[ŋ]/ |
| English | lord; ruler | people |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 君 | 民 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 7289 | 9130 |
| Phonetic component |
君 | 民 |
| Rime group |
文 | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
君 | 民 |
| Old Chinese |
/*klun/ | /*min/ |