phonetic map : 丑 chou

goulnik
 October 05, 2008, 07:33 AM posted in General Discussion

@ 丑

chou
丑 chǒu s.v. ugly; shameful
丑恶 chǒu'è repulsive; hideous
丑事 chǒushì n. scandal
 * 丑 chǒu 2nd Earthly Branch; clown
丑角 chǒujué clown; buffoon
niu
纽 niǔ knob; button; tie
纽扣 niǔkòu button
纽带 niǔdài link; tie
 * 扭 niǔ to twist; wrench; sway
扭伤 niǔshāng sprain
扭打 niǔdǎ to wrestle
 * 扭 niū .
吱扭 zīniū squeak
妞 niū girl
美妞 měiniū beautiful girl
 忸 niǔ perverse
忸怩 niǔní bashful
 钮 niǔ knob; handle; switch
电钮 diànniǔ n. push button
nv
衄 nǜ nosebleed
衄鼻 nǜbí to bleed at the nose
xiu
羞 xiū shy; shame
羞红 xiūhóng to blush
 馐 xiū tasty food
珍馐 zhēnxiū delicacies
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goulnik
 October 05, 2008, 07:28 AM

another weird set - see @ 丑 link at top

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changye
 October 05, 2008, 08:10 AM

The sound of "丑" and "纽" were something like "chiou" and "niou" respectively in middle Chinese. And the modern pinyin "niu" is actually an abbreviation of "niou".

So, the phonetic radical "丑" has high consistency from the standpoint of historical phonology.....except for 衄 (nv), but it's ALMOST, hehe.

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goulnik
 October 05, 2008, 09:59 AM

another case where bopomofo / zhuyinfuhao is more regular than pinyin :

  • chou ㄔㄡ
  • niu ㄋㄧㄡ
  • xiu ㄒㄧㄡ

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henning
 October 13, 2008, 12:42 PM

CSV-list (for the import to Flashcard apps; "@" is delimeter):

丑@chǒu; chǒu@chǒu: s.v. ugly; shameful; s.v. ugly; shameful - chǒu: 2nd Earthly Branch; clown
丑事@chǒushì@n. scandal
丑恶@chǒu'è@repulsive; hideous
丑角@chǒujué@clown; buffoon
吱扭@zīniū@squeak
妞@niū@girl
忸@niǔ@perverse
忸怩@niǔní@bashful
扭@niǔ; niū@niǔ: to twist; wrench; sway; to twist; wrench; sway
扭伤@niǔshāng@sprain
扭打@niǔdǎ@to wrestle
珍馐@zhēnxiū@delicacies
电钮@diànniǔ@n. push button
纽@niǔ@knob; button; tie
纽带@niǔdài@link; tie
纽扣@niǔkòu@button
美妞@měiniū@beautiful girl
羞@xiū@shy; shame
羞红@xiūhóng@to blush
衄@nǜ@nosebleed
衄鼻@nǜbí@to bleed at the nose
钮@niǔ@knob; handle; switch
馐@xiū@tasty food