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Chinese
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because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
good
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| trad. (為善/爲善)
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為/爲
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善
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| simp. (为善)
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为
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善
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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為
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為
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善
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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云 (35)
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云 (35)
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常 (25)
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| Final (韻)
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支 (14)
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支 (14)
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仙 (77)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Rising (X)
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| Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Closed
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Open
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| Division (等)
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III
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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薳支切
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于僞切
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常演切
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| Baxter
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hjwe
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hjweH
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dzyenX
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ɦˠiuᴇ/
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/ɦˠiuᴇH/
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/d͡ʑiᴇnX/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ɦʷᵚiɛ/
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/ɦʷᵚiɛH/
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/d͡ʑiɛnX/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ɣiuɛ/
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/ɣiuɛH/
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/d͡ʑjænX/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ɦjwiə̆/
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/ɦjwiə̆H/
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/d͡ʑianX/
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Li
Rong
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/ɣjue/
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/ɣjueH/
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/ʑiɛnX/
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Wang
Li
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/ɣǐwe/
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/ɣǐweH/
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/ʑĭɛnX/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/wie̯/
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/wie̯H/
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/ʑi̯ɛnX/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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wéi
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wèi
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shàn
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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wai4
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wai6
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sin6
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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為
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善
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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wéi
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shàn
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ hjwe ›
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‹ dzyenX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɢʷ(r)aj/
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/*eʔ/
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| English
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make, do, act as
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good
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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為
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善
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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| No.
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11084
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Phonetic
component
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爲
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善
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Rime
group
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歌
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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爲
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善
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɢʷal/
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/*ɡjenʔ/
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| Notes
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俗爲字
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Verb
為善
- to do good; to do good deeds
Derived terms