| teach; teaching; religion | the people; nationality; citizen | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (教民) | 教 | 民 | |
| simp. #(教民) | 教 | 民 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 教 | 民 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | III |
| Fanqie | 古孝切 | 彌鄰切 |
| Baxter | kaewH | mjin |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kˠauH/ | /miɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kᵚauH/ | /min/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kauH/ | /mjen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kaɨwH/ | /min/ |
| Li Rong |
/kauH/ | /miĕn/ |
| Wang Li |
/kauH/ | /mĭĕn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kauH/ | /mi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
jiào | mín |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
gaau3 | man4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 教 | 民 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
jiào | mín |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ kæwH › | ‹ mjin › |
| Old Chinese |
/*s.kˁraw-s/ | /*mi[ŋ]/ |
| English | teaching; instruction | people |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 教 | 民 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 14643 | 9130 |
| Phonetic component |
爻 | 民 |
| Rime group |
宵 | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
敎 | 民 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kraːws/ | /*min/ |