閼氏

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (閼氏) 閼 氏
simp. (阏氏) 阏 氏

Etymology

A Xiongnu term; cognate with 胭脂 (yānzhi).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 閼 閼 氏
Reading # 1/4 2/4 1/3
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 影 (34) 章 (23)
Final (韻) 先 (85) 仙 (79) 支 (11)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division (等) IV III III
Fanqie 烏前切 於乾切 章移切
Baxter 'en 'jen tsye
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔen/ /ʔˠiᴇn/ /t͡ɕiᴇ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔen/ /ʔᵚiɛn/ /t͡ɕiɛ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔɛn/ /ʔiæn/ /t͡ɕjɛ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔɛn/ /ʔian/ /ciə̆/
Li
Rong
/ʔen/ /ʔjɛn/ /t͡ɕie/
Wang
Li
/ien/ /ĭɛn/ /t͡ɕǐe/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔien/ /ʔi̯ɛn/ /t͡ɕie̯/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yān yān zhī
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jin1 jin1 zi1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 閼 閼 氏
Reading # 1/4 2/4 2/3
No. 15807 15808 11515
Phonetic
component
於 於 氏
Rime
group
元 元 支
Rime
subdivision
1 2 0
Corresponding
MC rime
焉 煙 支
Old
Chinese
/*qran/ /*qeːn/ /*kje/
Notes 閼氏見史記 月氏

Noun

閼氏

  1. (historical) wife of a Xiongnu chief
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