| surname | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (晏子) | 晏 | 子 | |
| simp. #(晏子) | 晏 | 子 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 晏 | 子 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 刪 (69) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | III |
| Fanqie | 烏澗切 | 即里切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʔˠanH/ | /t͡sɨX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʔᵚanH/ | /t͡sɨX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʔɐnH/ | /t͡sieX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʔaɨnH/ | /t͡sɨX/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʔanH/ | /t͡siəX/ |
| Wang Li |
/anH/ | /t͡sĭəX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʔanH/ | /t͡siX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yàn | zǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
aan3 | zi2 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 晏 | 子 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yàn | zǐ |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ʔænH › | ‹ tsiX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔˁ<r>a[n]-s/ | /*tsəʔ/ |
| English | peace, rest | child; gentleman, master |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 晏 | 子 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 20 | 17857 |
| Phonetic component |
安 | 子 |
| Rime group |
元 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
晏 | 子 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qraːns/ | /*ʔslɯʔ/ |
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