始皇
Chinese
beginning; first | emperor | ||
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trad. (始皇) | 始 | 皇 | |
simp. #(始皇) | 始 | 皇 | |
Literally: “first emperor”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): Shǐhuáng
- (Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ci2 wong4
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Shǐhuáng
- Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shǐhhuáng
- Wade–Giles: Shih3-huang2
- Yale: Shř-hwáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyyhwang
- Palladius: Шихуан (Šixuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xwɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: ci2 wong4
- Yale: chí wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi2 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: qi2 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Middle Chinese: /ɕɨX ɦwɑŋ/
Rime | ||
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Character | 始 | 皇 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 書 (26) | 匣 (33) |
Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 唐 (102) |
Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
Division (等) | III | I |
Fanqie | 詩止切 | 胡光切 |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɕɨX/ | /ɦwɑŋ/ |
Pan Wuyun | /ɕɨX/ | /ɦʷɑŋ/ |
Shao Rongfen | /ɕieX/ | /ɣuɑŋ/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɕɨX/ | /ɦwaŋ/ |
Li Rong | /ɕiəX/ | /ɣuɑŋ/ |
Wang Li | /ɕĭəX/ | /ɣuɑŋ/ |
Bernard Karlgren | /ɕiX/ | /ɣwɑŋ/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex | shǐ | huáng |
Expected Cantonese Reflex | si2 | wong4 |
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥əʔ [ɢ]ʷˤaŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*hljɯʔ ɡʷaːŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
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Character | 始 | 皇 | 皇 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | shǐ | huáng | huáng |
Middle Chinese | ‹ syiX › | ‹ hwang › | ‹ hwang › |
Old Chinese | /*l̥əʔ/ | /*[ɢ]ʷˁaŋ/ | /*[ɢ]ʷˁaŋ/ |
English | begin | yellow and white spotted | sovereign |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 始 | 皇 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 12291 | 12696 |
Phonetic component | 台 | 王 |
Rime group | 之 | 陽 |
Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
Corresponding MC rime | 始 | 黃 |
Old Chinese | /*hljɯʔ/ | /*ɡʷaːŋ/ |
Notes | 禮王制鄭注冕屬, 金文象羽冠,王聲;或雲象日射輝則爲暀晃初文 |
Proper noun
始皇
- Qin Shi Huang (259–210 B.C.E.)
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始皇
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