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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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玄
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闕
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
xuán
|
què
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ hwen ›
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‹ khjwot ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ʷˁi/
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/*kʷʰat/
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| English
|
dark
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tower over gate
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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玄
|
闕
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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14029
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7240
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Phonetic
component
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玄
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欮
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Rime
group
|
元
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月
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
玄
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闕
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ɡʷeːn/
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/*kʰod/
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Noun
玄闕
- (literary) the abode of the Emperor of Heaven
- (literary, in extension) palace, the residence of the emperor
Proper noun
玄闕
- (archaic) the gate tower on the north side of Weiyang Palace in Han Dynasty
- Synonym: 北闕 / 北阙 (Běiquè)
- (archaic) the name of a legendary mountain in the north
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
玄闕 • (genketsu)
- emperor's palace