authority; power; right | expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious | ||
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trad. (權貴) | 權 | 貴 | |
simp. (权贵) | 权 | 贵 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 權 | 貴 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 群 (30) | 見 (28) |
Final (韻) | 仙 (80) | 微 (21) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
Division (等) | III | III |
Fanqie | 巨員切 | 居胃切 |
Baxter | gjwen | kjw+jH |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɡˠiuᴇn/ | /kʉiH/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/ɡʷᵚiɛn/ | /kʷɨiH/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/ɡiuæn/ | /kiuəiH/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/gwian/ | /kujH/ |
Li Rong |
/ɡjuɛn/ | /kiuəiH/ |
Wang Li |
/ɡĭwɛn/ | /kĭwəiH/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/gi̯wɛn/ | /kwe̯iH/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
quán | guì |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
kyun4 | gwai3 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 權 | 貴 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
quán | guì |
Middle Chinese |
‹ gjwen › | ‹ kjw+jH › |
Old Chinese |
/*[ɡ]ʷrar/ | /*kuj-s/ |
English | weight of a steelyard | precious; expensive |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 權 | 貴 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 4496 | 4747 |
Phonetic component |
雚 | 貴 |
Rime group |
元 | 隊 |
Rime subdivision |
3 | 2 |
Corresponding MC rime |
權 | 貴 |
Old Chinese |
/*ɡron/ | /*kluds/ |
Notes | 從蕢之古文臾得聲 |
權貴