| covered carriage; pavilion | shafts of cart; yamen | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (軒轅) | 軒 | 轅 | |
| simp. (轩辕) | 轩 | 辕 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 軒 | 轅 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 元 (65) | 元 (66) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 虚言切 | 雨元切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/hɨɐn/ | /ɦʉɐn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/hiɐn/ | /ɦʷiɐn/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/xiɐn/ | /ɣiuɐn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/hɨan/ | /ɦuan/ |
| Li Rong |
/xiɐn/ | /ɣiuɐn/ |
| Wang Li |
/xĭɐn/ | /ɣĭwɐn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/xɨ̯ɐn/ | /i̯wɐn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xiān | yuán |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 軒 | 轅 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
xuān | yuán |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ xjon › | ‹ hjwon › |
| Old Chinese |
/*qʰa[r]/ | /*[ɢ]ʷa[n]/ |
| English | nobleman"s carriage | carriage-pole |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 軒 | 轅 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 3641 | 16222 |
| Phonetic component |
干 | 袁 |
| Rime group |
元 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
軒 | 袁 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qʰan/ | /*ɢʷan/ |
軒轅