| assemble; small | thus; so; like that thus; so; like that; you; thou | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蕞爾) | 蕞 | 爾 | |
| simp. (蕞尔) | 蕞 | 尔 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 蕞 | 爾 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 泰 (26) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 才外切 | 兒氏切 |
| Baxter | dzwajH | nyeX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/d͡zuɑiH/ | /ȵiᴇX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/d͡zʷɑiH/ | /ȵiɛX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/d͡zuɑiH/ | /ȵʑjɛX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/d͡zwajH/ | /ȵiə̆X/ |
| Li Rong |
/d͡zuɑiH/ | /ȵieX/ |
| Wang Li |
/d͡zuɑiH/ | /ȵʑǐeX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/d͡zʱuɑiH/ | /ȵʑie̯X/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zuì | ěr |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
zeoi6 | ji5 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 爾 | 爾 | 爾 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
ěr | ěr | ěr |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ nejX › | ‹ nyeX › | ‹ nyeX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*nˁ[ə][r]ʔ/ | /*n[ə][r]ʔ/ | /*n[ə][r]ʔ/ |
| English | numerous | (adv. suffix) | you(r) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 蕞 | 爾 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 10647 | 2817 |
| Phonetic component |
取 | 爾 |
| Rime group |
祭 | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
蕞 | 爾 |
| Old Chinese |
/*zoːds/ | /*njelʔ/ |
| Notes | 說文尒聲，甲金文象檷初文， 取林義光說 | |