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Definition 2024


Translingual

Han character

(radical 57 +6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 火手弓 (FQN), four-corner 90727)

References


Chinese

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
*kʰruls, *ɡron
*ɡron, *kronʔ, *krons, *ɡonʔ
*kronʔ
*kronʔ, *krons, *ɡron
*kronʔ
*krons
*kʰron, *krons
*krons, *ɡron
*kʰron
*kʰron, *ɡron
*kʰron, *ɡronʔ, *kʰon, *ɡlonʔ, *ɡlons
*ɡron
*ɡron
*ɡron
*ɡronʔ, *ɡrunʔ
*ɡrons
*ɡrons
*kʰonʔ, *kʰons
*kʰonʔ, *qon

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (29) (28)
Final () (80) (80)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division () Chongniu III Chongniu III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰˠiuᴇn/ /kˠiuᴇnH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰʷᵚiɛn/ /kʷᵚiɛnH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰiuæn/ /kiuænH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰwian/ /kwianH/
Li
Rong
/kʰjuɛn/ /kjuɛnH/
Wang
Li
/kʰĭwɛn/ /kĭwɛnH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰi̯wɛn/ /ki̯wɛnH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
quān juàn
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 7163 7185
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
3 3
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʰron/ /*krons/
Notes

Definitions

  1. a crossbow which discharged several bolts in succession

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings