| tree; wood | large; speak cautiously | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (木訥) | 木 | 訥 | |
| simp. (木讷) | 木 | 讷 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 木 | 訥 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 泥 (8) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (3) | 魂 (56) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 莫卜切 | 内骨切 |
| Baxter | muwk | nwot |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/muk̚/ | /nuət̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/muk̚/ | /nuot̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/muk̚/ | /nuət̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/məwk̚/ | /nwət̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/muk̚/ | /nuət̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/muk̚/ | /nuət̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/muk̚/ | /nuət̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
mù | nù |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
muk6 | neot6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 木 | 訥 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
mù | nè |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ muwk › | ‹ nwot › |
| Old Chinese |
/*C.mˁok/ | /*nˁut/ |
| English | tree, wood | slow of speech |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 木 | 訥 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 9327 | 9404 |
| Phonetic component |
木 | 內 |
| Rime group |
屋 | 物 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
木 | |
| Old Chinese |
/*moːɡ/ | /*nuːd/ |