| who | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad.(誰人) | 誰 | 人 | |
| simp.(谁人) | 谁 | 人 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 誰 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 常 (25) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (16) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 視隹切 | 如鄰切 |
| Baxter | dzywij | nyin |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ʑiuɪ/ | /ȵiɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ʑʷi/ | /ȵin/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡ʑjuɪ/ | /ȵʑjen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡ʑwi/ | /ȵin/ |
| Li Rong | /ʑui/ | /ȵiĕn/ |
| Wang Li | /ʑwi/ | /ȵʑĭĕn/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʑwi/ | /ȵʑi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chuí | rén |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | seoi4 | jan4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 誰 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | shuí | rén |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dzywij › | ‹ nyin › |
| Old Chinese | /*[d]uj/ | /*ni[ŋ]/ |
| English | who | (other) person |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 誰 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 17725 | 10800 |
| Phonetic component | 隹 | 人 |
| Rime group | 微 | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 誰 | 仁 |
| Old Chinese | /*djul/ | /*njin/ |
誰人
| For pronunciation and definitions of誰人 – see啥人 (“(Min Nan) who”). (This term is a variant form of啥人). |