mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm |
piece of jade with hole in centre | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (和璧) |
和 | 璧 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 和 | 璧 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 戈 (95) | 清 (123) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 戸戈切 | 必益切 |
| Baxter | hwa | pjiek |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɦuɑ/ | /piᴇk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɦuɑ/ | /piɛk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ɣuɑ/ | /piæk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɦwa/ | /piajk̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ɣuɑ/ | /piɛk̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/ɣuɑ/ | /pĭɛk̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ɣuɑ/ | /pi̯ɛk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
huó | bi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
wo4 | bik1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 和 | 璧 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
hé | bì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ hwa › | ‹ pjiek › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ɢ]ˁoj/ | /*pek/ |
| English | harmonious | circular jade insignium |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 和 | 璧 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 4932 | 676 |
| Phonetic component |
禾 | 辟 |
| Rime group |
歌 | 錫 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
和 | 辟 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɡoːl/ | /*peɡ/ |