| ten thousand; a great number;surname | life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad.(萬世) | 萬 | 世 | |
| simp.(万世) | 万 | 世 | |
edit 玩世萬世 /万世 萬事 /万事 |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 萬 | 世 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 書 (26) |
| Final (韻) | 元 (66) | 祭 (35) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 無販切 | 舒制切 |
| Baxter | mjonH | syejH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mʉɐnH/ | /ɕiᴇiH/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mʷiɐnH/ | /ɕiɛiH/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miuɐnH/ | /ɕjæiH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /muanH/ | /ɕiajH/ |
| Li Rong | /miuɐnH/ | /ɕiɛiH/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭwɐnH/ | /ɕĭɛiH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mi̯wɐnH/ | /ɕi̯ɛiH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wàn | shì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | maan6 | sai3 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 萬 | 世 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wàn | shì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ mjonH › | ‹ syejH › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.ma[n]-s/ | /*l̥ap-s/ |
| English | 10000 | generation |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 萬 | 世 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 12633 | 11537 |
| Phonetic component | 萬 | 世 |
| Rime group | 元 | 蓋 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 万 | 丗 |
| Old Chinese | /*mlans/ | /*hljebs/ |
| Notes | 本枼葉初文（文源） | |
萬世