| mole-cricket; Gryllotalpa africona | ant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (螻蟻) | 螻 | 蟻 | |
| simp. (蝼蚁) | 蝼 | 蚁 | |
| alternative forms | 螻螘 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 螻 | 蟻 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 侯 (137) | 支 (13) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 落侯切 | 魚倚切 |
| Baxter | luw | ngjeX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ləu/ | /ŋˠiᴇX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ləu/ | /ŋᵚiɛX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ləu/ | /ŋiɛX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ləw/ | /ŋjiə̆X/ |
| Li Rong |
/lu/ | /ŋjeX/ |
| Wang Li |
/ləu/ | /ŋǐeX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/lə̯u/ | /ŋie̯X/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
lóu | yǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
lau4 | ji5 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 蟻 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yǐ |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ngjeX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*m-qʰ(r)ajʔ/ |
| English | ant |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 螻 | 蟻 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 8458 | 13049 |
| Phonetic component |
婁 | 我 |
| Rime group |
侯 | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
樓 | 螘 |
| Old Chinese |
/*roː/ | /*ŋralʔ/ |
| Notes | 同螘本作蛾此見孫子 | |