薯蕷

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See also: 薯蓣

Chinese

potato; yam
trad. (薯蕷)
simp. (薯蓣)
alternative forms 藷藇薯𰰠

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (25) (36)
Final () (22) (22)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter dzyoH yoH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/d͡ʑɨʌH/ /jɨʌH/
Pan
Wuyun
/d͡ʑiɔH/ /jiɔH/
Shao
Rongfen
/d͡ʑiɔH/ /iɔH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/d͡ʑɨə̆H/ /jɨə̆H/
Li
Rong
/ʑiɔH/ /iɔH/
Wang
Li
/ʑĭoH/ /jĭoH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʑi̯woH/ /i̯woH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shù
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
syu6 jyu6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 17010 15743
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*djas/ /*las/
Notes

Noun

薯蕷

  1. Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya)
  2. () Dioscorea (genus including yams)
  3. () Dioscoreaceae (family)
  4. (archaic) sweet potato

Synonyms

  • (Chinese yam):
  • (sweet potato):