Character: 粟
Modern (Beijing) reading: sù
Preclassic Old Chinese: shok
Classic Old Chinese: shok
Western Han Chinese: shok
Eastern Han Chinese: shjok
Early Postclassic Chinese: shjok
Middle Postclassic Chinese: shjok
Late Postclassic Chinese: shjok
Middle Chinese: sjöuk
English meaning : Italian or fox-tail millet (Setaria italica); grain (rice or millet) in husk
Russian meaning[s]: 1) сетария, просо (Setaria italica); 2) стар. хлеба, зерновые; 3) жалованье (чиновнику); 4) гусиная кожа (от холода); 5) Су (фамилия)
Comments: For *sh cf. Xiamen chik7, Chaozhou chek7.
Radical: 119
Four-angle index: 5313
Karlgren code: 1221 a
