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Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
無
識
Reading #
1/3
1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
wú
shí
Middle Chinese
‹ mju ›
‹ syik ›
Old Chinese
/*ma/
/*s-tək/
English
not have
know
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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
無
識
Reading #
1/1
2/2
No.
13117
17258
Phonetic component
無
戠
Rime group
魚
職
Rime subdivision
0
0
Corresponding MC rime
無
識
Old Chinese
/*ma/
/*hljɯɡ/
Verb
無識
( literary ) to have no knowledge ; to be ignorant
侗 乎 其 無識 ,儻 乎 其 怠疑 。 侗 乎 其 无识 ,傥 乎 其 怠疑 。 From: Zhuangzi , circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE , translated based on James Legge 's versionTóng hū qí wúshí , tǎng hū qí dàiyí. I was as a child who has no knowledge ; I was extraordinarily slow and hesitating.
易 其 事 ,革 其 謀 ,使 人 無識 。 易 其 事 ,革 其 谋 ,使 人 无识 。 From: The Art of War , circa 5th century BCE , translated based on Lionel Giles 's versionYì qí shì, gé qí móu, shǐ rén wúshí . By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, he keeps the enemy without definite knowledge .
Derived terms
Etymology 2
識 / 识 (zhì ) is a tongjia character of 誌 / 志 (zhì ).
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
無
識
Reading #
1/3
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
wú
zhì
Middle Chinese
‹ mju ›
‹ tsyiH ›
Old Chinese
/*ma/
/*tək-s/
English
not have
remember, commemorate
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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
無
識
Reading #
1/1
1/2
No.
13117
17244
Phonetic component
無
戠
Rime group
魚
代
Rime subdivision
0
0
Corresponding MC rime
無
志
Old Chinese
/*ma/
/*tjɯɡs/
Notes
戠 轉 註 字
Verb
無識
( literary , rare ) to have no sign ; to have no trace