| wide; numerous; to spread | numerous; multitude; crowd | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (廣眾/廣衆) | 廣 | 眾/衆 | |
| simp. (广众) | 广 | 众 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 廣 | 眾 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 唐 (102) | 東 (2) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 古晃切 | 之仲切 |
| Baxter | kwangX | tsyuwngH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kwɑŋX/ | /t͡ɕɨuŋH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kʷɑŋX/ | /t͡ɕiuŋH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kuɑŋX/ | /t͡ɕiuŋH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kwaŋX/ | /cuwŋH/ |
| Li Rong |
/kuɑŋX/ | /t͡ɕiuŋH/ |
| Wang Li |
/kuɑŋX/ | /t͡ɕĭuŋH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kwɑŋX/ | /t͡ɕi̯uŋH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
guǎng | zhòng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
gwong2 | zung3 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 廣 | 眾 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
guǎng | zhòng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ kwangX › | ‹ tsyuwngH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*kʷˁaŋʔ/ | /*tuŋ-s/ |
| English | wide | numerous |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 廣 | 眾 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| No. | 5368 | 17491 |
| Phonetic component |
黄 | 衆 |
| Rime group |
陽 | 終 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
廣 | 衆 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kʷaːŋʔ/ | /*tjuŋs/ |
| Notes | 甲文象日下三人， 金文或改目下， 表衆人在監督下勞作 | |