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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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芳
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
fāng
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ phjang ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*aŋ/
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| English
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fragrant
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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.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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芬
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芳
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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3154
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3041
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Phonetic
component
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分
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方
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Rime
group
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文
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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芬
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芳
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Old
Chinese
|
/*pʰɯn/
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/*pʰaŋ/
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| Notes
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撫原誤府依元泰定本校改
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Adjective
芬芳
- fragrant; aromatic; perfumed; sweet-smelling
橘柚芬芳。 - From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Jú yòu fēnfāng.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
芬芳美麗滿枝椏
芬芳美丽满枝桠 - From: 《茉莉花》 (Mo Li Hua)
- fēnfāng měilì mǎn zhīyā
- fragrant and beautiful, with many branches
- (figurative) pleasant; noble; distinguished; righteous; graceful; elegant
Synonyms
- (fragrant): 芳香 (fāngxiāng)
Derived terms