| flame; inflammation; ‑itis | yellow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (炎黃) | 炎 | 黃 | |
| simp. (炎黄) | 炎 | 黄 | |
edit 炎黃／炎黄閻王／阎王 |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 炎 | 黃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 云 (35) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 鹽 (154) | 唐 (102) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 于廉切 | 胡光切 |
| Baxter | hjem | hwang |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɦˠiᴇm/ | /ɦwɑŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɦᵚiɛm/ | /ɦʷɑŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ɣiæm/ | /ɣuɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɦjiam/ | /ɦwaŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/ɣjɛm/ | /ɣuɑŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/ɣĭɛm/ | /ɣuɑŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/i̯ɛm/ | /ɣwɑŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yán | huáng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
jim4 | wong4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 炎 | 黃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yán | huáng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ hjem › | ‹ hwang › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ɢ]ʷ(r)am/ | /*N-kʷˁaŋ/ |
| English | burn, blazing | yellow |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 炎 | 黃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 14315 | 5380 |
| Phonetic component |
炎 | 黄 |
| Rime group |
談 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
炎 | 黃 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɦlam/ | /*ɡʷaːŋ/ |
| Notes | 甲金文象繫市（韍）之圍腰綬帶，取唐蘭釋黃爲衡綬但不取其尪本字說。非光聲 | |