to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more | to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. andtrad. (更生) | 更 | 生 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 更 | 生 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 庚 (109) | 庚 (109) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | II |
| Fanqie | 古行切 | 所庚切 |
| Baxter | kaeng | sraeng |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠæŋ/ | /ʃˠæŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚaŋ/ | /ʃᵚaŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kaŋ/ | /ʃaŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨjŋ/ | /ʂaɨjŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /kɐŋ/ | /ʃɐŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /kɐŋ/ | /ʃɐŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kɐŋ/ | /ʂɐŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | gēng | shēng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gang1 | sang1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 更 | 生 | 生 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/3 | 3/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | gēng | shēng | shēng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kæng › | ‹ sræng › | ‹ srjæng › |
| Old Chinese | /*kˁraŋ/ | /*sreŋ/ (MC srj- > sr-; or *s.reŋ ?) | /*sreŋ/ (or *s.reŋ ?) |
| English | change (v.) | bear, be born; live | bear, be born; live |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 更 | 生 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| No. | 866 | 11312 |
| Phonetic component | 丙 | 生 |
| Rime group | 陽 | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 庚 | 生 |
| Old Chinese | /*kraːŋ/ | /*sʰleːŋ/ |
更生
(to be reborn; to renew):
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 更 | 生 |
| こう Grade: S | せい Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 甦生(rare) |