middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. andtrad. (中行) | 中 | 行 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 行 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 4/4 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (2) | 庚 (109) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | II |
| Fanqie | 陟弓切 | 下更切 |
| Baxter | trjuwng | haengH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʈɨuŋ/ | /ɦˠæŋH/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈiuŋ/ | /ɦᵚaŋH/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȶiuŋ/ | /ɣaŋH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈuwŋ/ | /ɦaɨjŋH/ |
| Li Rong | /ȶiuŋ/ | /ɣɐŋH/ |
| Wang Li | /ȶĭuŋ/ | /ɣɐŋH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȶi̯uŋ/ | /ɣɐŋH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhōng | hèng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zung1 | hang6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 行 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 3/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhōng | xíng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ trjuwng › | ‹ hængH › |
| Old Chinese | /*truŋ/ | /*[ɡ]ˁraŋ-s/ |
| English | center | action |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 行 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 4/4 |
| No. | 17407 | 13876 |
| Phonetic component | 中 | 行 |
| Rime group | 終 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 中 | 行 |
| Old Chinese | /*tuŋ/ | /*ɡraːŋs/ |
中行
Originally, a氏 (shì, “hereditary clan; house”) created in the state ofJin (晉), taking the name from the "Central Column" —中 (zhōng)行 (háng) — of the Jin armies.
According toKong Yingda's annotations to theZuozhuan, the Middle Chinesefanqie of行 in this context was戶郎反 (reconstructed: /*ɦɑŋ/, /*ɣɑŋ/ > Mandarinháng).
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 行 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhōng | háng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ trjuwng › | ‹ hang › |
| Old Chinese | /*truŋ/ | /*[ɡ]ˁaŋ/ |
| English | center | rank, row |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 中 | 行 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/4 |
| No. | 17407 | 13864 |
| Phonetic component | 中 | 行 |
| Rime group | 終 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 中 | 航 |
| Old Chinese | /*tuŋ/ | /*ɡaːŋ/ |
中行
中行