琬琰

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Chinese

rounded jade tablet pointed jade tablet
trad. (琬琰)
simp. #(琬琰)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (34) (36)
Final () (66) (153)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter 'jwonX yemX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔʉɐnX/ /jiᴇmX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔʷiɐnX/ /jiɛmX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔiuɐnX/ /jæmX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔuanX/ /jiamX/
Li
Rong
/ʔiuɐnX/ /iɛmX/
Wang
Li
/ĭwɐnX/ /jĭɛmX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔi̯wɐnX/ /i̯ɛmX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yuǎn yǎn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jyun2 jim5
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
No. 16296 14316
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
3 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*qonʔ/ /*lamʔ/

Noun

琬琰

  1. (literary) rounded and pointed jade tablets
  2. (literary, in general) fine jade
  3. (literary, figurative) moral integrity; literary grace