| goods; money; commodity | bribe; bribery | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (貨賂) | 貨 | 賂 | |
| simp. (货赂) | 货 | 赂 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 貨 | 賂 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 戈 (95) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 呼臥切 | 洛故切 |
| Baxter | xwaH | luH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/huɑH/ | /luoH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/huɑH/ | /luoH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/xuɑH/ | /loH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/hwaH/ | /lɔH/ |
| Li Rong |
/xuɑH/ | /loH/ |
| Wang Li |
/xuɑH/ | /luH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/xuɑH/ | /luoH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
huò | lù |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
fo3 | lou6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 貨 | 賂 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
huò | lù |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ xwaH › | ‹ luH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*qʷʰˁaj-s/ | /*[r]ˁak-s/ |
| English | (movable) property, goods | wealth; present (v.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 貨 | 賂 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 5325 | 3858 |
| Phonetic component |
化 | 各 |
| Rime group |
歌 | 暮 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
貨 | 路 |
| Old Chinese |
/*hŋʷaːls/ | /*ɡ·raːɡs/ |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 貨 | 賂 |
| か Grade: 4 |
ろ Grade: S |
| kan’on | |
From Literary Chinese 貨賂 (huòlù).