Comments:There also probably existed a parallel reading *sro that should regularly yield MC ṣǘ; instead in some versions of Qieyun and in Guangyun we have an irregular reading ṣö.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0133 f-h
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:rú
Preclassic Old Chinese:n(h)o
Classic Old Chinese:n(h)o
Western Han Chinese:n(h)wa
Eastern Han Chinese:ń(h)wa
Early Postclassic Chinese:ń(h)wo
Middle Postclassic Chinese:ń(h)wo
Late Postclassic Chinese:ń(h)wo
Middle Chinese:ńü
English meaning :weak, timid [LZ]
Comments:Also used for *norʔ (MC ńwén, Pek. ruǎn) / *nōrʔ-s (MC nwần / nwầ, Pek. nuàn / nò) id., due to semantic, graphic and phonetic similarity with 耎 q.v.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0134 e
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:fù
Preclassic Old Chinese:bo(ʔ)s
Classic Old Chinese:boh
Western Han Chinese:boh
Eastern Han Chinese:boh
Early Postclassic Chinese:bò
Middle Postclassic Chinese:bò
Late Postclassic Chinese:bò
Middle Chinese:bǜ
English meaning :add to, increase [LZ]
Comments:= � q.v.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0136 i
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:gān
Preclassic Old Chinese:kān
Classic Old Chinese:kān
Western Han Chinese:kān
Eastern Han Chinese:kān
Early Postclassic Chinese:kān
Middle Postclassic Chinese:kān
Late Postclassic Chinese:kān
Middle Chinese:kân
English meaning :violate [LZ]
Comments:= 干 q.v.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0139 e
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:xiān
Preclassic Old Chinese:han
Classic Old Chinese:han
Western Han Chinese:han
Eastern Han Chinese:han
Early Postclassic Chinese:han
Middle Postclassic Chinese:hǝn
Late Postclassic Chinese:hǝn
Middle Chinese:xǝn
English meaning :rising tall
Comments:The original meaning 'carriage with an upwards-curved pole' is attested only since LZ.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0139 |g ́
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:gǎn
Preclassic Old Chinese:kānʔ
Classic Old Chinese:kā́n
Western Han Chinese:kā́n
Eastern Han Chinese:kā́n
Early Postclassic Chinese:kā́n
Middle Postclassic Chinese:kā́n
Late Postclassic Chinese:kā́n
Middle Chinese:kấn
English meaning :straw of grain [LZ]
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0139 j
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:huàn
Preclassic Old Chinese:g(h)ʷrānʔ
Classic Old Chinese:g(h)wrā́n
Western Han Chinese:gwrā́n (~ ɣ-)
Eastern Han Chinese:gwrā́n (~ ɣ-)
Early Postclassic Chinese:gwạ̄́n (~ ɣ-)
Middle Postclassic Chinese:gwạ̄́n (~ ɣ-)
Late Postclassic Chinese:gwạ̄́n (~ ɣ-)
Middle Chinese:ɣwạ́n
English meaning :protruding eyes [LZ]
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0139 |j ́
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:gān
Preclassic Old Chinese:kān
Classic Old Chinese:kān
Western Han Chinese:kān
Eastern Han Chinese:kān
Early Postclassic Chinese:kān
Middle Postclassic Chinese:kān
Late Postclassic Chinese:kān
Middle Chinese:kân
English meaning :thick gruel of rice [LZ]
Comments:Also read *kan, MC kǝn, Pek. jiān id.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0139 m
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:luó
Preclassic Old Chinese:r(h)ōj
Classic Old Chinese:r(h)wāj
Western Han Chinese:r(h)wāj
Eastern Han Chinese:r(h)wǟ
Early Postclassic Chinese:l(h)wā
Middle Postclassic Chinese:l(h)wā
Late Postclassic Chinese:l(h)wā
Middle Chinese:lwâ
English meaning :name of an animal [Shuowen]
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0014 a
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:gàn
Preclassic Old Chinese:kārs
Classic Old Chinese:kānh
Western Han Chinese:kānh
Eastern Han Chinese:kānh
Early Postclassic Chinese:kā̀n
Middle Postclassic Chinese:kā̀n
Late Postclassic Chinese:kā̀n
Middle Chinese:kần
English meaning :sunrise [Shuowen]
Comments:The character is attested in Zhou inscriptions, with the sense of a place name.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0140 a-b
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:hán
Preclassic Old Chinese:g(h)ār
Classic Old Chinese:g(h)ān
Western Han Chinese:gān (~ ɣ-)
Eastern Han Chinese:gān (~ ɣ-)
Early Postclassic Chinese:gān (~ ɣ-)
Middle Postclassic Chinese:gān (~ ɣ-)
Late Postclassic Chinese:gān (~ ɣ-)
Middle Chinese:ɣân
English meaning :a bird with variegated feathers [LZ]
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0140 j
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:qiàn
Preclassic Old Chinese:khrans
Classic Old Chinese:khranh
Western Han Chinese:khranh
Eastern Han Chinese:khranh
Early Postclassic Chinese:khèn
Middle Postclassic Chinese:khèn
Late Postclassic Chinese:khèn
Middle Chinese:khèn
English meaning :fault [LZ]
Comments:Cf. 騫 *khran.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0141 d
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:jiǎn
Preclassic Old Chinese:kranʔ
Classic Old Chinese:krán
Western Han Chinese:krán
Eastern Han Chinese:krán
Early Postclassic Chinese:kén
Middle Postclassic Chinese:kén
Late Postclassic Chinese:kén
Middle Chinese:kén
English meaning :lift [LZ]
Comments:Also read *kanʔ, MC kǝ́n, Pek. jiǎn id.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0143 i.
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:hàn
Preclassic Old Chinese:sŋāns
Classic Old Chinese:ŋ̥ānh
Western Han Chinese:ŋ̥ānh
Eastern Han Chinese:ŋ̥ānh
Early Postclassic Chinese:hā̀n
Middle Postclassic Chinese:hā̀n
Late Postclassic Chinese:hā̀n
Middle Chinese:xần
English meaning :cliff
Comments:Attested only in inscriptions; since the character is phonetic in 雁 *ŋrān-s q.v., initial *sŋ- is probable.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0145 a-b
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:chān
Preclassic Old Chinese:thrēn (?)
Classic Old Chinese:thrēn
Western Han Chinese:ṭhjān
Eastern Han Chinese:ṭhiān
Early Postclassic Chinese:ṭhiẹ̄n
Middle Postclassic Chinese:ṭhiẹ̄n
Late Postclassic Chinese:ṭhiẹ̄n
Middle Chinese:ṭhạ̈n
English meaning :bite [Han]
Comments:The character seems to be found in pre-Han inscriptions, but its reading and meaning are unclear.
