阿干

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (阿干)		阿	干

Etymology

Borrowed from the Xianbei language; see 哥 (gē) for more.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): āgān

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄍㄢ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: āgān
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄍㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: agan
  - Wade–Giles: a¹-kan¹
  - Yale: ā-gān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: agan
  - Palladius: агань (aganʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /ʔɑ kɑn/

Rime
Character	阿	干
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	烏何切	古寒切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑ/	/kɑn/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑ/	/kɑn/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑ/	/kɑn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔa/	/kan/
Li Rong	/ʔɑ/	/kɑn/
Wang Li	/ɑ/	/kɑn/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑ/	/kɑn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ē	gān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	o¹	gon¹

Noun

阿干

(historical) The word for “elder brother” used by the Xianbei people.

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