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Chinese
Etymology
A combination of the local name Chu (楚) with its Qin name Jing (荊／荆), derived from the ancient district of that name (荊州／荆州) which was used by Qin after the mid-3rd century BCE owing to a naming taboo related to its king Ying Zichu (嬴子楚), father of the First Emperor.
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
| Character
|
荊
|
楚
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| Reading #
|
1/1
|
3/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
jīng
|
chǔ
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ kjæng ›
|
‹ tsrhjoX ›
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*reŋ/
|
/*s.r̥aʔ/
|
| English
|
briar
|
name of a state
|
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
|
荊
|
楚
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
1/2
|
| No.
|
6851
|
11781
|
Phonetic
component
|
井
|
疋
|
Rime
group
|
耕
|
魚
|
Rime
subdivision
|
0
|
0
|
Corresponding
MC rime
|
驚
|
楚
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*keŋ/
|
/*sŋ̊ʰraʔ/
|
Proper noun
荊楚
- (historical) Alternative name for 楚國／楚国 (Chǔguó), the state of Chu in ancient China.
- (literary) the territory and cultural area of the former state of Chu, roughly corresponding with present-day Hubei