Chinese characters : Query result

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)īns

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)īnh

Western Han Chinese: gjǝ̄nh (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: giǝ̄nh (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: giḕn (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: giḕn (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: giḕn (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣièn

English meaning : bright [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0366 h

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)īns

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)īnh

Western Han Chinese: gjǝ̄nh (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: giǝ̄nh (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: giḕn (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: giḕn (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: giḕn (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣìen

English meaning : go about boasting [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0366 j

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: gǔn

Preclassic Old Chinese: kūnʔ

Classic Old Chinese: kwǝ̄́n

Western Han Chinese: kwǝ̄́n

Eastern Han Chinese: kwǝ̄́n

Early Postclassic Chinese: kwǝ̄́n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kwǝ̄́n

Late Postclassic Chinese: kwǝ̄́n

Middle Chinese: kón

English meaning : big fish [LZ]

Comments: = 鯀 q. v.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0366 l

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: xián

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)īn

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)īn

Western Han Chinese: gjǝ̄n (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: giǝ̄n (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: giēn (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: giēn (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: giēn (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣien

English meaning : speak quickly [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0366 m

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yīn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔin

Classic Old Chinese: ʔin

Western Han Chinese: ʔjǝn

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔjǝn

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔjin

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔjin

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔjin

Middle Chinese: ʔjin

English meaning : = 姻 q. v.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0367 d

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: qìn

Preclassic Old Chinese: khins

Classic Old Chinese: khinh

Western Han Chinese: khjǝnh

Eastern Han Chinese: khjǝnh

Early Postclassic Chinese: khjìn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: khjìn

Late Postclassic Chinese: khjìn

Middle Chinese: khjìn

English meaning : solid [Shuowen]

Comments: Also read *khrīn, MC khạ̈n, Pek. qiān id. (cf. 掔).

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0368 a-b

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yān

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔīn

Classic Old Chinese: ʔīn

Western Han Chinese: ʔjǝ̄n

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔiǝ̄n

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔiēn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔiēn

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔiēn

Middle Chinese: ʔien

English meaning : vapour, smoke [LZ]

Comments: = 煙 q. v.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0370 i

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: zhèn

Preclassic Old Chinese: Łhinʔ

Classic Old Chinese: Łhín

Western Han Chinese: Łhjǝ́n

Eastern Han Chinese: lhjǝ́n

Early Postclassic Chinese: dhjín

Middle Postclassic Chinese: dhjín

Late Postclassic Chinese: dhjín

Middle Chinese: ḍín

English meaning : rope by which cattle are led [LZ]

Comments: May be related to 引 *Łinʔ (although the alternation Ł - Łh is rather peculiar).

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0371 d

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: tián

Preclassic Old Chinese: d(h)īn

Classic Old Chinese: d(h)īn

Western Han Chinese: d(h)jǝ̄n

Eastern Han Chinese: d(h)iǝ̄n

Early Postclassic Chinese: d(h)iēn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: d(h)iēn

Late Postclassic Chinese: d(h)iēn

Middle Chinese: dien

English meaning : to beat [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0375 s

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: shèn

Preclassic Old Chinese: d(h)ins

Classic Old Chinese: d(h)inh

Western Han Chinese: d(h)jǝnh

Eastern Han Chinese: ʒ́(h)ǝnh

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʒ́(h)ìn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʒ́(h)ìn

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʒ́(h)ìn

Middle Chinese: ʒ́ìn

English meaning : careful, circumspect

Comments: Attested in bronze inscriptions; = 慎 q. v.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0376 a-b

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiǎ

Preclassic Old Chinese: hrāʔ

Classic Old Chinese: hrā́

Western Han Chinese: hrā́

Eastern Han Chinese: hrǟ́

Early Postclassic Chinese: hạ̄́

Middle Postclassic Chinese: hạ̄́

Late Postclassic Chinese: hạ̄́

Middle Chinese: xạ́

English meaning : cover [Shuowen]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0038 a

Character:

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0382 g

Character:

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0382 i

Character:

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0383 a

Character:

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0383 d

Character:

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0386 d

Character:

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0387 a

Character:

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0387 d

Character:

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0389 o

Character:

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0392 s