just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister | to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad.(公主) | 公 | 主 | |
| simp.#(公主) | 公 | 主 | |
| anagram | 主公 | ||
InVolume I of his 1085 treatiseRecords of the Origins of Affairs and Things (事物紀原), Gao Cheng (高承) quotedChūnqiū Zhǐzhǎng Suìyù's (春秋指掌碎玉) statement that:
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 公 | 主 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (1) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 古紅切 | 之庾切 |
| Baxter | kuwng | tsyuX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kuŋ/ | /t͡ɕɨoX/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kuŋ/ | /t͡ɕioX/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kuŋ/ | /t͡ɕioX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kəwŋ/ | /cuə̆X/ |
| Li Rong | /kuŋ/ | /t͡ɕioX/ |
| Wang Li | /kuŋ/ | /t͡ɕĭuX/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kuŋ/ | /t͡ɕi̯uX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | gōng | zhǔ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gung1 | zyu2 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 公 | 公 | 主 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | gōng | gōng | zhǔ |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kuwng › | ‹ kuwng › | ‹ tsyuX › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.qˁoŋ/ | /*C.qˁoŋ/ | /*toʔ/ |
| English | impartial, just; public | father; prince | master; host |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 公 | 主 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 4092 | 17618 |
| Phonetic component | 公 | 主 |
| Rime group | 東 | 侯 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 公 | 主 |
| Old Chinese | /*kloːŋ/ | /*tjoʔ/ |
公主
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 公 | 主 |
| こう Grade: 2 | しゅ Grade: 3 |
| kan'on | |
Middle Chinese公主(kuwng tsyuX, literally“her marriage is presided by the三公(“Three Ducal Ministers”)”)
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 公 | 主 |
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 公 | 主 |
公主