玉環

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 玉環. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 玉環, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 玉環 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 玉環 you have here. The definition of the word 玉環 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of玉環, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

jade
bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround
bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop
 
trad. (玉環)
simp. (玉环)
Wikipedia has an article on:

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (31) (33)
Final () (8) (70)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III II
Fanqie
Baxter ngjowk hwaen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋɨok̚/ /ɦˠuan/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋiok̚/ /ɦʷᵚan/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋiok̚/ /ɣuɐn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋuawk̚/ /ɦwaɨn/
Li
Rong
/ŋiok̚/ /ɣuan/
Wang
Li
/ŋĭwok̚/ /ɣwan/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋi̯wok̚/ /ɣwan/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
huán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
juk6 waan4
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
huán
Middle
Chinese
‹ ngjowk › ‹ hwæn ›
Old
Chinese
/*(r)ok/ (< uvular?) /*C.ɢʷˁ<r>en/
English jade ring (n.)

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
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 15971 16231
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ŋoɡ/ /*ɡʷraːn/

Noun

玉環

  1. jade ring
  2. (Classical, figurative) round moon
  3. (music) a kind of pipa

Proper noun

玉環

  1. (, formerly ) Yuhuan (a county-level city and former county of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China)