beginning; first | emperor | ||
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trad. (始皇) | 始 | 皇 | |
simp. #(始皇) | 始 | 皇 | |
Literally: “first emperor”. |
Rime | ||
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Character | 始 | 皇 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 書 (26) | 匣 (33) |
Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 唐 (102) |
Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
Division (等) | III | I |
Fanqie | 詩止切 | 胡光切 |
Baxter | syiX | hwang |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɕɨX/ | /ɦwɑŋ/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/ɕɨX/ | /ɦʷɑŋ/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/ɕieX/ | /ɣuɑŋ/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɕɨX/ | /ɦwaŋ/ |
Li Rong |
/ɕiəX/ | /ɣuɑŋ/ |
Wang Li |
/ɕĭəX/ | /ɣuɑŋ/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/ɕiX/ | /ɣwɑŋ/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
shǐ | huáng |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
si2 | wong4 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
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Character | 始 | 皇 | 皇 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
shǐ | huáng | huáng |
Middle Chinese |
‹ syiX › | ‹ hwang › | ‹ hwang › |
Old Chinese |
/*l̥əʔ/ | /*[ɢ]ʷˁaŋ/ | /*[ɢ]ʷˁaŋ/ |
English | begin | yellow and white spotted | sovereign |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 始 | 皇 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 12291 | 12696 |
Phonetic component |
台 | 王 |
Rime group |
之 | 陽 |
Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
Corresponding MC rime |
始 | 黃 |
Old Chinese |
/*hljɯʔ/ | /*ɡʷaːŋ/ |
Notes | 禮王制鄭注冕屬, 金文象羽冠,王聲;或雲象日射輝則爲暀晃初文 |
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