happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old | matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. andtrad. (故事) | 故 | 事 | |
| anagram | 事故 | ||
故事
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 故 | 事 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 崇 (20) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 古暮切 | 鉏吏切 |
| Baxter | kuH | dzriH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kuoH/ | /d͡ʒɨH/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kuoH/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨH/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /koH/ | /d͡ʒieH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kɔH/ | /ɖ͡ʐɨH/ |
| Li Rong | /koH/ | /d͡ʒiəH/ |
| Wang Li | /kuH/ | /d͡ʒĭəH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kuoH/ | /ɖ͡ʐʱiH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | gù | zhì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gu3 | zi6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 故 | 事 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | gù | shì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kuH › | ‹ dzriH › |
| Old Chinese | /*kˁaʔ-s/ | /*[m-s-]rəʔ-s/ |
| English | old (not new) | serve; service, affair |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 故 | 事 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| No. | 4228 | 11486 |
| Phonetic component | 古 | 史 |
| Rime group | 魚 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 顧 | 事 |
| Old Chinese | /*kaːs/ | /*zrɯs/ |
| Notes | 史吏轉註字 | |
故事
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 故 | 事 |
| こ Grade: 5 | じ Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |