even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively |
bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (連環) | 連 | 環 | |
| simp. (连环) | 连 | 环 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 連 | 環 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (77) | 刪 (70) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | II |
| Fanqie | 力延切 | 戸關切 |
| Baxter | ljen | hwaen |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/liᴇn/ | /ɦˠuan/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/liɛn/ | /ɦʷᵚan/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ljæn/ | /ɣuɐn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/lian/ | /ɦwaɨn/ |
| Li Rong |
/liɛn/ | /ɣuan/ |
| Wang Li |
/lĭɛn/ | /ɣwan/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/li̯ɛn/ | /ɣwan/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
lián | huán |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
lin4 | waan4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 連 | 環 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
lián | huán |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ljen › | ‹ hwæn › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[r]a[n]/ | /*C.ɢʷˁ<r>en/ |
| English | connect in a row | ring (n.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 連 | 環 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 7992 | 16231 |
| Phonetic component |
連 | 睘 |
| Rime group |
元 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
連 | 還 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ren/ | /*ɡʷraːn/ |