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幺 (Kangxi radical 52,幺+0, 3 strokes,cangjie input女戈 (VI),composition⿽𠃋厶(GHT) or⿽𡿨厶(JK))
| simp. andtrad. | 幺 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 么 𡆩 | |
| Historical forms of the character幺 | |
|---|---|
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script |
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Pictogram (象形). Depiction of a silk thread. Compare糸.
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 幺 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 蕭 (93) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 於堯切 |
| Baxter | 'ew |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔeu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔeu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔeu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔɛw/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔeu/ |
| Wang Li | /ieu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʔieu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jiu1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 幺 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yāo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ʔew › |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔˁ[i]w/ |
| English | small (Shuōwén) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 幺 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 14618 |
| Phonetic component | 幺 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 幺 |
| Old Chinese | /*qiːw/ |
幺
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| Last | Next | |
| 介/仄 | 攸/幺 | 絨/柔 /绒/柔 |
| For pronunciation and definitions of幺 – see糸 (“thinsilk”). (This character is a variant form of糸). |
幺• (yo) (hangeul요,revised yo,McCune–Reischauer yo)
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