恆河

See also: 恒河

Chinese

		phonetic	river
trad. (恆河/恒河)		恆/恒	河
simp. (恒河)		恒	河

Etymology

恆 is short for 恆伽 (MC hong gja), from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā, “Ganges”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Héng Hé

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁴ ho⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hêng-hô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Héng Hé
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Héng Hé
    • Wade–Giles: Hêng² Ho²
    • Yale: Héng Hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Herng Her
    • Palladius: Хэн Хэ (Xɛn Xɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hang⁴ ho⁴
    • Yale: hàhng hòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁴ ho⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heng⁴ ho⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²¹ hɔː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hêng-hô
    • Tâi-lô: Hîng-hô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: henghooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ho¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ hɤ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: hong ha

Rime
Character	恆	河
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	登 (129)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	胡登切	胡歌切
Baxter	hong	ha
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦəŋ/	/ɦɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦəŋ/	/ɦɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣəŋ/	/ɣɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦəŋ/	/ɦa/
Li Rong	/ɣəŋ/	/ɣɑ/
Wang Li	/ɣəŋ/	/ɣɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣəŋ/	/ɣɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	héng	hé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hang4	ho4

Proper noun

恆河

1. Ganges River

Derived terms

• 恆河一沙／恒河一沙
• 恆河平原／恒河平原
• 恆河沙／恒河沙 (hénghéshā)
• 恆河沙數／恒河沙数 (hénghéshāshù)
• 恆河豚／恒河豚 (hénghétún)
• 恆河鱷／恒河鳄 (hénghé'è)