幰弩

Chinese

		curtain at front of carriage	cross-bow
trad. (幰弩)		幰	弩
simp. ^#(幰弩)		幰	弩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎnnǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄋㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnnǔ [Phonetic: xiánnǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄋㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnnǔ
  - Wade–Giles: hsien³-nu³
  - Yale: syǎn-nǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheannuu
  - Palladius: сяньну (sjanʹnu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Middle Chinese: xjonX nuX

Rime
Character	幰	弩
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	泥 (8)
Final (韻)	元 (65)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	虚偃切	奴古切
Baxter	xjonX	nuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hɨɐn^X/	/nuo^X/
Pan Wuyun	/hiɐn^X/	/nuo^X/
Shao Rongfen	/xiɐn^X/	/no^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hɨan^X/	/nɔ^X/
Li Rong	/xiɐn^X/	/no^X/
Wang Li	/xĭɐn^X/	/nu^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xɨ̯ɐn^X/	/nuo^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiǎn	nǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hin²	nou⁵

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*qʰanʔ naːʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	弩
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	nǔ
Middle Chinese	‹ nu^X ›
Old Chinese	/*C.nˁaʔ/
English	crossbow
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	幰	弩
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	4847	9607
Phonetic component	害	女
Rime group	元	魚
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	幰	怒
Old Chinese	/*qʰanʔ/	/*naːʔ/

Noun

幰弩

(historical) a ceremonial curtain used to cover archery in ancient times