| quiet; secluded | silent; write from memory | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (幽默) |
幽 | 默 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 幽 | 默 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 幽 (138) | 德 (131) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 於虯切 | 莫北切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʔiɪu/ | /mək̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʔɨu/ | /mək̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʔieu/ | /mək̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʔjiw/ | /mək̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʔiĕu/ | /mək̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/iəu/ | /mək̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʔieu/ | /mək̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yōu | mò |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 幽 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yōu |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ʔjiw › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ʔ](r)iw/ |
| English | dark; secluded |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 幽 | 默 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 14620 | 5107 |
| Phonetic component |
幽 | 黑 |
| Rime group |
幽 | 職 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
幽 | 墨 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qɯw/ | /*mlɯːɡ/ |
| Notes | 甲金文從火從二幺會意火微 | |
Of native origin; attested in Chu Ci.
Phono-semantic matching of English humour, by Lin Yutang in 1924.