flourishing; to hold; contain flourishing; to hold; contain; to ladle; pick up with a utensil; surname |
summer; Xia (proper name) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (盛夏) |
盛 | 夏 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 盛 | 夏 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 常 (25) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 清 (121) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | II |
| Fanqie | 承正切 | 胡駕切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/d͡ʑiᴇŋH/ | /ɦˠaH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/d͡ʑiɛŋH/ | /ɦᵚaH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/d͡ʑiæŋH/ | /ɣaH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/d͡ʑiajŋH/ | /ɦaɨH/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʑiɛŋH/ | /ɣaH/ |
| Wang Li |
/ʑĭɛŋH/ | /ɣaH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʑi̯ɛŋH/ | /ɣaH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shèng | xià |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 盛 | 夏 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shèng | xià |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ dzyengH › | ‹ hæH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[d]eŋ-s/ | /*[ɡ]ˁraʔ/ (~ *[ɡ]ˁraʔ-s) |
| English | full, abundant | summer |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 盛 | 夏 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 1425 | 13454 |
| Phonetic component |
成 | 夏 |
| Rime group |
耕 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
盛 | 暇 |
| Old Chinese |
/*djeŋs/ | /*ɡraːs/ |