| bear; to scold; to rebuke | tiger | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (熊虎) | 熊 | 虎 | |
| simp. #(熊虎) | 熊 | 虎 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 熊 | 虎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 云 (35) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (2) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 羽弓切 | 呼古切 |
| Baxter | hjuwng | xuX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɦɨuŋ/ | /huoX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɦiuŋ/ | /huoX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ɣiuŋ/ | /xoX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɦuwŋ/ | /hɔX/ |
| Li Rong |
/ɣiuŋ/ | /xoX/ |
| Wang Li |
/ɣĭuŋ/ | /xuX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/i̯uŋ/ | /xuoX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yóng | hǔ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
jung4 | fu2 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 熊 | 虎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
xióng | hǔ |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ hjuwng › | ‹ xuX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*C.[ɢ]ʷ(r)əm/ | /*qʰˁraʔ/ (W dialect: *qˁʰr- >r̥ˁ- > x-) |
| English | bear (n.) | tiger |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 熊 | 虎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 13906 | 5230 |
| Phonetic component |
熊 | 虍 |
| Rime group |
侵 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
雄 | 虎 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɢʷlɯm/ | /*qʰlaːʔ/ |
熊虎