手簡

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	simple
trad. (手簡)		手	簡
simp. (手简)		手	简

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒujiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒujiǎn [Phonetic: shóujiǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒujiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: shou³-chien³
  - Yale: shǒu-jyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooujean
  - Palladius: шоуцзянь (šouczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Middle Chinese: syuwX keanX

Rime
Character	手	簡
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	書 (26)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	山 (73)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	書九切	古限切
Baxter	syuwX	keanX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕɨu^X/	/kˠɛn^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕiu^X/	/kᵚæn^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕiəu^X/	/kæn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕuw^X/	/kəɨn^X/
Li Rong	/ɕiu^X/	/kɛn^X/
Wang Li	/ɕĭəu^X/	/kæn^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɕi̯ə̯u^X/	/kăn^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shǒu	jiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sau²	gaan²

Verb

手簡

(literary) to write a letter

Noun

手簡

(literary) letter; written message; correspondence

Synonyms

信
信件 (xìnjiàn)
信函 (xìnhán)
信札 (xìnzhá)
八行 (bāháng) (literary)
八行書／八行书 (bāhángshū) (literary)
函件 (hánjiàn)
手書／手书 (shǒushū) (literary)
書／书 (shū) (literary, or in compounds)
書信／书信 (shūxìn) (formal)
書函／书函 (shūhán)
書札／书札 (shūzhá) (literary)
書牘／书牍 (shūdú) (literary)
書簡／书简 (shūjiǎn) (literary)
筆札／笔札 (bǐzhá) (literary, figurative)
簡／简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
鴻／鸿 (hóng) (literary, figurative)

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