初弦

Chinese

initial; first; beginning
initial; first; beginning; junior; basic
 
 bow string; string of mus. instr.
simp. and trad.
(初弦) 		初 弦

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 初 弦
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 初 (19) 匣 (33)
Final (韻) 魚 (22) 先 (85)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III IV
Fanqie 楚居切 胡田切
Baxter tsrhjo hen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡ʃʰɨʌ/ /ɦen/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ʈ͡ʂʰiɔ/ /ɦen/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡ʃʰiɔ/ /ɣɛn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ʈ͡ʂʰɨə̆/ /ɦɛn/
Li
Rong 		/t͡ʃʰiɔ/ /ɣen/
Wang
Li 		/t͡ʃʰĭo/ /ɣien/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ʈ͡ʂʰi̯wo/ /ɣien/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		chū xián
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		co1 jin4

Noun

初弦

  1. (literary) the moon on the 7th or 8th day of each month in the lunar calendar (when the moon looks like a bowstring)
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