side; edge; margin side; edge; margin; border; boundary |
to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass | ||
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trad. (邊關) | 邊 | 關 | |
simp. (边关) | 边 | 关 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 邊 | 關 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 見 (28) |
Final (韻) | 先 (85) | 刪 (70) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
Division (等) | IV | II |
Fanqie | 布玄切 | 古還切 |
Baxter | pen | kwaen |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/pen/ | /kˠuan/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/pen/ | /kʷᵚan/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/pɛn/ | /kuɐn/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/pɛn/ | /kwaɨn/ |
Li Rong |
/pen/ | /kuan/ |
Wang Li |
/pien/ | /kwan/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/pien/ | /kwan/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
biān | guān |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
bin1 | gwaan1 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 邊 | 關 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/3 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
biān | guān |
Middle Chinese |
‹ pen › | ‹ kwæn › |
Old Chinese |
/*pˁe[n]/ | /*[k]ˁro[n]/ |
English | side | barrier |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 邊 | 關 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 9056 | 8640 |
Phonetic component |
臱 | 卵 |
Rime group |
元 | 元 |
Rime subdivision |
2 | 3 |
Corresponding MC rime |
邊 | 關 |
Old Chinese |
/*mpeːn/ | /*kroːn/ |
邊關