| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (卑彌呼) | 卑 | 彌 | 呼 | |
| simp. (卑弥呼) | 卑 | 弥 | 呼 | |
From Old Japanese [Term?] or possibly Proto-Japonic [Term?].
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 卑 | 彌 | 呼 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 明 (4) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) | 支 (11) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | I |
| Fanqie | 府移切 | 武移切 | 荒烏切 |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/piᴇ/ | /miᴇ/ | /huo/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/piɛ/ | /miɛ/ | /huo/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/pjɛ/ | /mjɛ/ | /xo/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/piə̆/ | /miə̆/ | /hɔ/ |
| Li Rong |
/pie/ | /mie/ | /xo/ |
| Wang Li |
/pǐe/ | /mǐe/ | /xu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/pie̯/ | /mie̯/ | /xuo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
bī | mí | hū |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 卑 | 卑 | 彌 | 彌 | 呼 | 呼 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
bēi | bēi | mí | mí | hū | hù |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ pjie › | ‹ pjie › | ‹ mjie › | ‹ mjieX › | ‹ xu › | ‹ xuH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*pe/ | /*pe/ | /*m-nə[r]/ | /*m-nə[r]ʔ/ | /*qʰˁa/ | /*qʰˁa-s/ |
| English | low, humble | 鮮卑 *s[a]r.pe Xiānbēi | to complete | stop | call out, shout | call out, shout |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||||||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 卑 | 彌 | 呼 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 368 | 2808 | 5181 |
| Phonetic component |
卑 | 爾 | 乎 |
| Rime group |
支 | 歌 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 2 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
卑 | 彌 | 呼 |
| Old Chinese |
/*pe/ | /*mnel/ | /*qʰaː/ |