閶闔

Chinese

		gate of heaven; gate of palace	entire (family)
trad. (閶闔)		閶	闔
simp. (阊阖)		阊	阖
alternative forms		闛闔／𰿺阖

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chānghé

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng¹ hap⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chānghé
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: changhé
  - Wade–Giles: chʻang¹-ho²
  - Yale: chāng-hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: changher
  - Palladius: чанхэ (čanxɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng¹ hap⁶
  - Yale: chēung hahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng¹ hap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng¹ heb⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ hɐp̚²/

Middle Chinese: tsyhang hap

Rime
Character	閶	闔
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	昌 (24)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)	盍 (144)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	尺良切	胡臘切
Baxter	tsyhang	hap
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕʰɨɐŋ/	/ɦɑp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʰiɐŋ/	/ɦɑp̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕʰiɑŋ/	/ɣɑp̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cʰɨaŋ/	/ɦap̚/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕʰiaŋ/	/ɣɑp̚/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕʰĭaŋ/	/ɣɑp̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕʰi̯aŋ/	/ɣɑp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chāng	hé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coeng¹	hap⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*tʰjaŋ ɡaːb/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	閶	闔
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	1253	5081
Phonetic component	昌	盍
Rime group	陽	盍
Rime subdivision	0	1
Corresponding MC rime	昌	盍
Old Chinese	/*tʰjaŋ/	/*ɡaːb/

Noun

閶闔

(Chinese mythology) gate to the Heavenly Palace
(literary) front gate of a palace

Synonyms

(gate to the Heavenly Palace): 天門／天门 (tiānmén)
(front gate of a palace): 宮門／宫门 (gōngmén)