阿干

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Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(阿干)

Etymology

Borrowed from the Xianbei language; see () for more.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (34) (28)
Final () (94) (61)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter 'a kan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔɑ/ /kɑn/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔɑ/ /kɑn/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔɑ/ /kɑn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔa/ /kan/
Li
Rong
/ʔɑ/ /kɑn/
Wang
Li
/ /kɑn/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʔɑ/ /kɑn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ē gān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
o1 gon1

Noun

阿干

  1. (historical) The word for “elder brother” used by the Xianbei people.