改元

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Chinese

to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 
simp. and trad.
(改元) 		改 元

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 改 元
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 咍 (41) 元 (66)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 古亥切 愚袁切
Baxter kojX ngjwon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kʌiX/ /ŋʉɐn/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kəiX/ /ŋʷiɐn/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kɒiX/ /ŋiuɐn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kəjX/ /ŋuan/
Li
Rong 		/kᴀiX/ /ŋiuɐn/
Wang
Li 		/kɒiX/ /ŋĭwɐn/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/kɑ̆iX/ /ŋi̯wɐn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		gǎi yuán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		goi2 jyun4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 改 元
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		gǎi yuán
Middle
Chinese 		‹ kojX › ‹ ngjwon ›
Old
Chinese 		/*C.qˁəʔ/ /*o/ (< nasal + uvular)
English change (v.) head; first

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 改 元
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 5763 16145
Phonetic
component 		己 元
Rime
group 		之 元
Rime
subdivision 		0 3
Corresponding
MC rime 		改 元
Old
Chinese 		/*klɯːʔ/ /*ŋon/

Verb

改⫽元 (verb-object)

  1. (historical) to start over with the first year of a new Chinese era name; to change the title of an imperial reign

Synonyms

  • (Classical Chinese) 改年 (gǎinián)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (改元):
  • → Japanese: 改元(かいげん) (kaigen)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
改 元
かい
Grade: 4 		げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

改(かい)元(げん) • (kaigen) 

  1. change in the Imperial era name

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