| nine | day; sky; heaven | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. andtrad. (九天) | 九 | 天 | |
| anagram | 天九 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 九 | 天 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | IV |
| Fanqie | 舉有切 | 他前切 |
| Baxter | kjuwX | then |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kɨuX/ | /tʰen/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kiuX/ | /tʰen/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kiəuX/ | /tʰɛn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kuwX/ | /tʰɛn/ |
| Li Rong | /kiuX/ | /tʰen/ |
| Wang Li | /kĭəuX/ | /tʰien/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ki̯ə̯uX/ | /tʰien/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiǔ | tiān |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gau2 | tin1 |
九天