| capital; Beijing (abbrev.) | to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (京觀) | 京 | 觀 | |
| simp. (京观) | 京 | 观 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 京 | 觀 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 庚 (111) | 桓 (62) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 舉卿切 | 古玩切 |
| Baxter | kjaeng | kwanH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kˠiæŋ/ | /kuɑnH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kᵚiaŋ/ | /kʷɑnH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kiaŋ/ | /kuɑnH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kiajŋ/ | /kwanH/ |
| Li Rong |
/kiɐŋ/ | /kuɑnH/ |
| Wang Li |
/kĭɐŋ/ | /kuɑnH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ki̯ɐŋ/ | /kuɑnH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
jīng | guàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ging1 | gun3 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 京 | 觀 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
jīng | guàn |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ kjæng › | ‹ kwanH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[k]raŋ/ | /*C.qʷˁar-s/ |
| English | hill; capital city | watchtower |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 京 | 觀 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| No. | 6828 | 4477 |
| Phonetic component |
京 | 雚 |
| Rime group |
陽 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
驚 | 貫 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kraŋ/ | /*koːns/ |