| beard; mustache | beard; whiskers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鬚髯) | 鬚 | 髯 | |
| simp. (须髯) | 须 | 髯 | |
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 鬚 | 髯 | 髯 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 日 (38) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 虞 (24) | 鹽 (153) | 鹽 (153) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 相俞切 | 汝鹽切 | 而豔切 |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/sɨo/ | /ȵiᴇm/ | /ȵiᴇmH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/sio/ | /ȵiɛm/ | /ȵiɛmH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/sio/ | /ȵʑjæm/ | /ȵʑjæmH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/suə̆/ | /ȵiam/ | /ȵiamH/ |
| Li Rong |
/sio/ | /ȵiɛm/ | /ȵiɛmH/ |
| Wang Li |
/sĭu/ | /ȵʑĭɛm/ | /ȵʑĭɛmH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/si̯u/ | /ȵʑi̯ɛm/ | /ȵʑi̯ɛmH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xū | rán | ràn |