羲和

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Chinese

surname; name of an emperor
mix together; peace; harmony
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
 
simp. and trad.
(羲和) 		羲 和
alternative forms 曦和
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Etymology

Cf. 伏羲 (Fúxī, “Fuxi”)

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 羲 和
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial (聲) 曉 (32) 匣 (33)
Final (韻) 支 (13) 戈 (95)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III I
Fanqie 許羈切 戸戈切
Baxter xje hwa
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/hˠiᴇ/ /ɦuɑ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/hᵚiɛ/ /ɦuɑ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/xiɛ/ /ɣuɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/hjiə̆/ /ɦwa/
Li
Rong 		/xje/ /ɣuɑ/
Wang
Li 		/xǐe/ /ɣuɑ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/xie̯/ /ɣuɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		xī huó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		hei1 wo4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 羲 和
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		xī hé
Middle
Chinese 		‹ xje › ‹ hwa ›
Old
Chinese 		/*ŋ̊(r)aj/ /*ˁoj/
English (proper name) harmonious

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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 羲 和
Reading # 1/1 1/2
No. 13059 4932
Phonetic
component 		我 禾
Rime
group 		歌 歌
Rime
subdivision 		1 3
Corresponding
MC rime 		犧 和
Old
Chinese 		/*hŋral/ /*ɡoːl/

Proper noun

羲和

  1. (Chinese mythology) Xi and He (two pairs of brothers whom Emperor Yao commanded to observe the heavenly bodies and make the calendar)
  2. (Chinese mythology) Xihe (a solar deity who charioteers the sun, also the mother of ten suns)

Noun

羲和

  1. (literary, figuratively) the sun
  2. (historical) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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