回紇

See also: 回纥

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	tassels; knot
trad. (回紇)		回	紇
simp. (回纥)		回	纥

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Huíhé

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄜˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Huíhé
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Huéihé
    • Wade–Giles: Hui²-ho²
    • Yale: Hwéi-hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hweiher
    • Palladius: Хуэйхэ (Xuejxɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: hwoj hot|het

Rime
Character	回	紇	紇
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	匣 (33)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)	麧 (54)	屑 (87)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	IV
Fanqie	戸恢切	下没切	胡結切
Baxter	hwoj	hot	het
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦuʌi/	/ɦət̚/	/ɦet̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦuoi/	/ɦət̚/	/ɦet̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɒi/	/ɣət̚/	/ɣɛt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwəj/	/ɦət̚/	/ɦɛt̚/
Li Rong	/ɣuᴀi/	/ɣət̚/	/ɣet̚/
Wang Li	/ɣuɒi/	/ɣət̚/	/ɣiet̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣuɑ̆i/	/ɣət̚/	/ɣiet̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huí	hé	xié
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wui4	hat6	jit6

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 回紇

1. (archaic, pre-Tang dynasty) Uighur

See also

• 回鶻／回鹘 (Huíhú)
• 維吾爾／维吾尔 (Wéiwúěr)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
回	紇
かい Grade: 2	こつ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 回鶻

Proper noun

回(かい)紇(こつ) • (Kaikotsu) 

1. Uyghur; Uighur

Synonyms

• ウイグル (Uiguru)