| joyous; happy; pleased | music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (歡樂) | 歡 | 樂 | |
| simp. (欢乐) | 欢 | 乐 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 歡 | 樂 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 桓 (62) | 唐 (103) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 呼官切 | 盧各切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/huɑn/ | /lɑk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/hʷɑn/ | /lɑk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/xuɑn/ | /lɑk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/hwan/ | /lak̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/xuɑn/ | /lɑk̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/xuɑn/ | /lɑk̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/xuɑn/ | /lɑk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
huān | luò |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
fun1 | lok6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 歡 | 樂 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/4 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
huān | lè |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ xwan › | ‹ lak › |
| Old Chinese |
/*qʷʰˁar/ | /*[r]ˁawk/ |
| English | rejoice; joyous | joy; enjoy |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 歡 | 樂 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/3 |
| No. | 4487 | 7673 |
| Phonetic component |
雚 | 樂 |
| Rime group |
元 | 藥 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
歡 | 落 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qʰoːn/ | /*raːwɢ/ |
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