Chinese characters : Query result

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huán

Preclassic Old Chinese: whrēn

Classic Old Chinese: whrēn

Western Han Chinese: whrjān

Eastern Han Chinese: whriān

Early Postclassic Chinese: whiẹ̄n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: whiẹ̄n

Late Postclassic Chinese: whiẹ̄n

Middle Chinese: ɣwạn

English meaning : turn round [LZ]

Comments: = 還 q.v.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0256 h-j

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: xuàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: w(h)ēnʔ

Classic Old Chinese: w(h)ḗn

Western Han Chinese: w(h)jā́n

Eastern Han Chinese: w(h)iā́n

Early Postclassic Chinese: w(h)iḗn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: w(h)iḗn

Late Postclassic Chinese: w(h)iḗn

Middle Chinese: ɣwíen

English meaning : tie round, encircle [MC]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0256 q

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huán

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷān

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wān

Western Han Chinese: gwān (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gwān (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwān (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwān (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwān (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣwân

English meaning : name of a weight [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0257 n

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷārʔ

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wā́n

Western Han Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣwấn

English meaning : to wash clothes [Han]

Comments: This is a later writing of 澣 q. v. (already after *-r > -n).

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0257 o

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷānʔs

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wānh

Western Han Chinese: gwānh (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gwānh (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwā̀n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwā̀n (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwā̀n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣwần

English meaning : round [LZ]

Comments: Also read *ŋ(h)ōnʔ, *ŋ(h)ōnʔ-s id. (a morphological derivation?)

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0257 p

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷrānʔ

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wrā́n

Western Han Chinese: gwrā́n (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gwrā́n (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwạ̄́n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwạ̄́n (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwạ̄́n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣwạ́n

English meaning : brilliant (e.g. stars); beautiful, rich (e.g. fruits)

Comments: The original meaning (either "to stare" or "to shut the eyes" - according to different commentators) is attested in LZ (Zhuangzi).

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0257 t

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: bī

Preclassic Old Chinese: pre

Classic Old Chinese: pre

Western Han Chinese: pre

Eastern Han Chinese: pre

Early Postclassic Chinese: pe

Middle Postclassic Chinese: pe

Late Postclassic Chinese: pe

Middle Chinese: pe

English meaning : brown-and-white bear

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0026 b

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yuǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔʷanʔ

Classic Old Chinese: ʔwán

Western Han Chinese: ʔwán

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔwán

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔwán

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

Middle Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

English meaning : late (evening) [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0260 i

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yuǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔʷanʔ

Classic Old Chinese: ʔwán

Western Han Chinese: ʔwán

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔwán

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔwán

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

Middle Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

English meaning : an area of a certain number of acres (30?) [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0260 j

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yuǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔʷanʔ

Classic Old Chinese: ʔwán

Western Han Chinese: ʔwán

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔwán

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔwán

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

Middle Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

English meaning : jade tessera with rounded top

Comments: Also read *ʔʷānʔ-s, MC ʔwần, Pek. wàn id.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0260 l

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: wǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔʷānʔ

Classic Old Chinese: ʔwā́n

Western Han Chinese: ʔwā́n

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔwā́n

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔwā́n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔwā́n

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔwā́n

Middle Chinese: ʔwấn

English meaning : bowl [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0260 o

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yuān

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔʷan

Classic Old Chinese: ʔwan

Western Han Chinese: ʔwan

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔwan

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔwan

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝn

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝn

Middle Chinese: ʔwǝn

English meaning : a k. of chariot [LZ]

Comments: Also read *ʔun, MC ʔün, Pek. yūn id.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0260 p

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yuǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔʷanʔ

Classic Old Chinese: ʔwán

Western Han Chinese: ʔwán

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔwán

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔwán

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

Middle Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

English meaning : luxuriant (growth)

Comments: Also read *ʔut, MC ʔüt, Pek. yu id. Since Han usually written as 苑.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0260 q

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: fán

Preclassic Old Chinese: b(h)ar

Classic Old Chinese: b(h)an

Western Han Chinese: b(h)an

Eastern Han Chinese: b(h)wan

Early Postclassic Chinese: b(h)wan

Middle Postclassic Chinese: b(h)wǝn

Late Postclassic Chinese: b(h)wǝn

Middle Chinese: bwǝn

English meaning : paw [LZ]

Comments: = 蹯 q.v.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0264 b

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: wàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: mans

Classic Old Chinese: manh

Western Han Chinese: manh

Eastern Han Chinese: mwanh

Early Postclassic Chinese: mwàn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: mwǝ̀n

Late Postclassic Chinese: mwǝ̀n

Middle Chinese: mwǝ̀n

English meaning : creeping plants, creep, spread over

Comments: For *m- cf. Xiamen man⁶, Chaozhou bueŋ⁴, Fuzhou maŋ⁶.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0266 d

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: màn

Preclassic Old Chinese: m(h)āns

Classic Old Chinese: m(h)ānh

Western Han Chinese: m(h)ānh

Eastern Han Chinese: m(h)ānh

Early Postclassic Chinese: m(h)ā̀n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: m(h)ā̀n

Late Postclassic Chinese: m(h)ā̀n

Middle Chinese: mwần

English meaning : place name [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0266 l-m

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: e

Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Classic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Western Han Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Eastern Han Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Middle Chinese: ŋât

English meaning : stump of a tree, shoots from stump of a tree

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0268 a

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: e

Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Classic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Western Han Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Eastern Han Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Middle Chinese: ŋât

English meaning : fragment of bone [Shuowen]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0269 a-e

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: wěi

Preclassic Old Chinese: w(h)ajʔ

Classic Old Chinese: w(h)áj

Western Han Chinese: w(h)áj

Eastern Han Chinese: w(h)áj

Early Postclassic Chinese: w(h)áj

Middle Postclassic Chinese: w(h)áj

Late Postclassic Chinese: w(h)áj

Middle Chinese: wé

English meaning : to open [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0027 f

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: é

Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)ōj

Classic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)wāj

Western Han Chinese: ŋ(h)wāj

Eastern Han Chinese: ŋ(h)wǟ

Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)wā

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)wā

Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)wā

Middle Chinese: ŋwâ

English meaning : act, work

Comments: In Shijing (quoted in Shuowen) also used as a loan for 訛 q.v.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0027 m