| to support with hand; to help sb. up; to help | (plant); place name; revive (plant); place name; revive; Soviet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (扶蘇) | 扶 | 蘇 | |
| simp. (扶苏) | 扶 | 苏 | |
| alternative forms | 扶胥 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 扶 | 蘇 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 虞 (24) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 防無切 | 素姑切 |
| Baxter | bju | su |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/bɨo/ | /suo/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/bio/ | /suo/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/bio/ | /so/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/buə̆/ | /sɔ/ |
| Li Rong |
/bio/ | /so/ |
| Wang Li |
/bĭu/ | /su/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/bʱi̯u/ | /suo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
fú | sū |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
fu4 | sou1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 扶 | 蘇 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
fú | sū |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ bju › | ‹ su › |
| Old Chinese |
/*m-[p](r)a/ | /*s-ŋˁa/ |
| English | assist | revive |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 扶 | 蘇 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 3280 | 15937 |
| Phonetic component |
夫 | 魚 |
| Rime group |
魚 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
扶 | 蘇 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ba/ | /*sŋaː/ |