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): ㄔㄤ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng¹ hap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chānghé
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤ ㄏㄜˊ
    • 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/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyhang hap

Rime
Character	閶	闔
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	昌 (24)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)	談 (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/
Bernard 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

1. (Chinese mythology) gate to the Heavenly Palace
2. (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)