閼氏

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (閼氏)
simp. (阏氏)

Etymology

A Xiongnu term; cognate with 胭脂 (yānzhī).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/4 2/4 1/3
Initial () (34) (34) (23)
Final () (85) (79) (11)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () IV Chongniu III III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔen/ /ʔˠiᴇn/ /t͡ɕiᴇ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔen/ /ʔᵚiɛn/ /t͡ɕiɛ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔɛn/ /ʔiæn/ /t͡ɕjɛ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔɛn/ /ʔian/ /ciə̆/
Li
Rong
/ʔen/ /ʔjɛn/ /t͡ɕie/
Wang
Li
/ien/ /ĭɛn/ /t͡ɕǐe/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔien/ /ʔi̯ɛn/ /t͡ɕie̯/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yān yān zhī
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/4 2/4 2/3
No. 15807 15808 11515
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 2 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*qran/ /*qeːn/ /*kje/
Notes

Noun

閼氏

  1. (historical) wife of a Xiongnu chief
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