| struggle; fight | point or edge of a tool | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (爭鋒) | 爭 | 鋒 | |
| simp. (争锋) | 争 | 锋 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 爭 | 鋒 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 莊 (18) | 滂 (2) |
| Final (韻) | 耕 (117) | 鍾 (7) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | III |
| Fanqie | 側莖切 | 敷容切 |
| Baxter | tsreang | phjowng |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡ʃˠɛŋ/ | /pʰɨoŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʈ͡ʂᵚæŋ/ | /pʰioŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/t͡ʃɐŋ/ | /pʰioŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʈ͡ʂəɨjŋ/ | /pʰuawŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/t͡ʃɛŋ/ | /pʰioŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/t͡ʃæŋ/ | /pʰĭwoŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʈ͡ʂæŋ/ | /pʰi̯woŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zhēng | fēng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zang1 | fung1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 爭 | 鋒 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
zhēng | fēng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ tsrɛng › | ‹ phjowng › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ts]ˁreŋ/ (~ *m-tsˁreŋ or *mə- tsˁreŋ) | /*pʰ(r)oŋ/ |
| English | strife, quarrel | point of a weapon |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 爭 | 鋒 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 17142 | 3227 |
| Phonetic component |
争 | 丰 |
| Rime group |
耕 | 東 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
爭 | 峯 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔsreːŋ/ | /*pʰoŋ/ |