to check; to verify; to test to check; to verify; to test; to examine |
to test; to try; experiment to test; to try; experiment; examination; test | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (考試) | 考 | 試 | |
| simp. (考试) | 考 | 试 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 考 | 試 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 書 (26) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 苦浩切 | 式吏切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kʰɑuX/ | /ɕɨH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kʰɑuX/ | /ɕɨH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kʰɑuX/ | /ɕieH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kʰawX/ | /ɕɨH/ |
| Li Rong |
/kʰɑuX/ | /ɕiəH/ |
| Wang Li |
/kʰɑuX/ | /ɕĭəH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kʰɑuX/ | /ɕiH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
kǎo | shì |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 考 | 試 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
kǎo | shì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ khawX › | ‹ syiH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*k-r̥ˁuʔ/ | /*l̥ək-s/ |
| English | old; deceased father | test, try |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 考 | 試 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 7404 | 14971 |
| Phonetic component |
丂 | 弋 |
| Rime group |
幽 | 代 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
考 | 試 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kʰluːʔ/ | /*hljɯɡs/ |