phonetic map : 九 jiu
goulnik
December 05, 2008, 07:33 AM posted in General Discussion| jiu | ||
| 究 jiū to study carefully; look into / actually; after all 研究 yánjiū study; research / to discuss 究竟 jiūjìng actually; after all |
九 jiǔ nine; many 九成 jiǔchéng 90 percent 九折 jiǔzhé 10% discount 九天 jiǔtiān 9th Heaven; sky-high |
鳩 jiū turtledove 斑鸠 bānjiū ∼ 海鸠 hǎijiū guillemot |
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| * 仇 qiú to mate; match 仇偶 qiú'ǒu one's spouse |
犰 qiú . 犰狳 qiúyú armadillo |
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| chou | ||
| * 仇 chóu enemy; foe; hatred 仇人 chóurén personal enemy 仇恨 chóuhèn to hate / hatred 复仇 fùchóu to revenge; avenge |
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| xu | ||
| 旭 xù first rays of the morning sun 旭日 xùrì rising sun |
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| gui | ||
| 轨 guǐ rail; track; course; path ** 轨道 guǐdào track; orbit; course 轻轨 qīngguǐ light rail |
宄 guǐ . 奸宄 jiānguǐ evildoers; malefactors |
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| kui | ||
| 馗 kuí road / (used in names) 钟馗 Zhōng Kuí mythic exorciser of demons |
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| kao | ||
| 尻 kāo rump; buttocks 尻骨 kāogǔ n. coccyx |
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| jiao | ||
| 艽 jiāo . 秦艽 qínjiāo large-leaved gentian |
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| xiao | ||
| 虓 xiāo tiger's angry roar 虓虎 xiāohǔ roaring tiger |
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** 轨 is itself phonetic in 匦(guǐ)
changye
December 06, 2008, 03:33 AM上古音 (old sounds, before the 3rd ～ the 4th century) of above characters are approximately reconstructed as follows,
九 (jiu)....... kiog
仇 (chou).... giog
旭 (xu)....... hiok
轨 (gui)...... kiuog