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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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北
|
方
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
běi
|
fāng
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ pok ›
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‹ pjang ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*pˁək/
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/*C-paŋ/
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| English
|
north
|
square
|
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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北
|
方
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| Reading #
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1/1
|
1/2
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| No.
|
414
|
3023
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Phonetic
component
|
北
|
方
|
Rime
group
|
職
|
陽
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Rime
subdivision
|
0
|
0
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
北
|
方
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*pɯːɡ/
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/*paŋ/
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| Notes
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|
甲金文象槳即榜初文，
下初爲單筆，猶旂左初亦作單杆
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Noun
北方
- north
- northern area (of a country)
- (specifically) northern China (usually referring to the area to the north of the Yellow River)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
北方 • (hoppō) ←ほくぱう (fokupau)?
- north, northern area
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
北方 • (kitagata)
- north
Proper noun
北方 • (Kitagata)
- Kitagata (various towns in Japan)
- a surname
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Proper noun
北方 • (Kitakata)
- Kitakata (various towns in Japan)
- a surname
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Noun
北方 • (kitazama)
- north
References