| north | direction; region | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad.(北方) | 北 | 方 | |
| simp.#(北方) | 北 | 方 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 北 | 方 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 德 (131) | 陽 (106) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 博墨切 | 府良切 |
| Baxter | pok | pjang |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pək̚/ | /pʉɐŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pək̚/ | /pʷiɐŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /pək̚/ | /piuɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pək̚/ | /puaŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /pək̚/ | /piuaŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /pək̚/ | /pĭwaŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pək̚/ | /piwaŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bo | fāng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bak1 | fong1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 北 | 方 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | běi | fāng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ pok › | ‹ pjang › |
| Old Chinese | /*pˁək/ | /*C-paŋ/ |
| English | north | square |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 北 | 方 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| No. | 414 | 3023 |
| Phonetic component | 北 | 方 |
| Rime group | 職 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 北 | 方 |
| Old Chinese | /*pɯːɡ/ | /*paŋ/ |
| Notes | 甲金文象槳即榜初文, 下初爲單筆,猶旂左初亦作單杆 | |
北方
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 北 | 方 |
| ほく > ほっ Grade: 2 | ほう > ぽう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 北 | 方 |
| きた Grade: 2 | かた > がた Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 北 | 方 |
| きた Grade: 2 | かた Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 北 | 方 |
| きた Grade: 2 | さま > ざま Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |