side; edge; margin side; edge; margin; border; boundary |
to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (邊關) | 邊 | 關 | |
| simp. (边关) | 边 | 关 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 邊 | 關 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) | 刪 (70) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | IV | II |
| Fanqie | 布玄切 | 古還切 |
| Baxter | pen | kwaen |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/pen/ | /kˠuan/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/pen/ | /kʷᵚan/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/pɛn/ | /kuɐn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/pɛn/ | /kwaɨn/ |
| Li Rong |
/pen/ | /kuan/ |
| Wang Li |
/pien/ | /kwan/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/pien/ | /kwan/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
biān | guān |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
bin1 | gwaan1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 邊 | 關 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
biān | guān |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ pen › | ‹ kwæn › |
| Old Chinese |
/*pˁe[n]/ | /*[k]ˁro[n]/ |
| English | side | barrier |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 邊 | 關 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 9056 | 8640 |
| Phonetic component |
臱 | 卵 |
| Rime group |
元 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
邊 | 關 |
| Old Chinese |
/*mpeːn/ | /*kroːn/ |