| black; mysterious | bright; radiant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (玄暉) | 玄 | 暉 | |
| simp. (玄晖) | 玄 | 晖 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 玄 | 暉 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (86) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | IV | III |
| Fanqie | 胡涓切 | 許歸切 |
| Baxter | hwen | xjw+j |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɦwen/ | /hʉi/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɦʷen/ | /hʷɨi/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ɣuɛn/ | /xiuəi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɦwɛn/ | /huj/ |
| Li Rong |
/ɣuen/ | /xiuəi/ |
| Wang Li |
/ɣiwen/ | /xĭwəi/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ɣiwen/ | /xwe̯i/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xuán | huī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
jyun4 | fai1 |
玄暉