拓跋

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (拓跋)
simp. #(拓跋)
alternative forms 拓拔
托跋
托拔
㩉拔

Etymology

From Xianbei. Compare English Tabgach, Old Turkic 𐱃𐰉𐰍𐰲 (t¹b¹ǧč /⁠tabɣač⁠/).

Most of the people from this clan have changed their surname into (yuán) since Emperor Xiaowen's sinicization reforms.

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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (6) (3)
Final () (103) (64)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter thak bat
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/tʰɑk̚/ /buɑt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/tʰɑk̚/ /bʷɑt̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/tʰɑk̚/ /buɑt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/tʰak̚/ /bwat̚/
Li
Rong
/tʰɑk̚/ /buɑt̚/
Wang
Li
/tʰɑk̚/ /buɑt̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/tʰɑk̚/ /bʱuɑt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
tuo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
tok3 but6

Proper noun

拓跋

  1. (historical) Tuoba (Xianbei clan in ancient China)
  2. a Chinese compound surname from Xianbei

See also