| dispatch | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (遣人) | 遣 | 人 | |
| simp. #(遣人) | 遣 | 人 | |
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 遣 | 遣 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 溪 (29) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (77) | 仙 (77) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 去演切 | 去戰切 | 如鄰切 |
| Baxter | khjienX | khjienH | nyin |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kʰiᴇnX/ | /kʰiᴇnH/ | /ȵiɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kʰiɛnX/ | /kʰiɛnH/ | /ȵin/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kʰjænX/ | /kʰjænH/ | /ȵʑjen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kʰianX/ | /kʰianH/ | /ȵin/ |
| Li Rong |
/kʰiɛnX/ | /kʰiɛnH/ | /ȵiĕn/ |
| Wang Li |
/kʰĭɛnX/ | /kʰĭɛnH/ | /ȵʑĭĕn/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren |
/kʰi̯ɛnX/ | /kʰi̯ɛnH/ | /ȵʑi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
qiǎn | qiàn | rén |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
hin2 | hin3 | jan4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 遣 | 遣 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
qiǎn | qiàn | rén |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ khjienX › | ‹ khjienH › | ‹ nyin › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[k]ʰe[n]ʔ/ | /*[k]ʰe[n]ʔ-s/ (*kʰ- doesn"t palatalize) | /*ni[ŋ]/ |
| English | send | grave goods | (other) person |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 遣 | 遣 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 10264 | 10267 | 10800 |
| Phonetic component |
遣 | 遣 | 人 |
| Rime group |
元 | 元 | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 2 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
遣 | 譴 | 仁 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kʰenʔ/ | /*kʰens/ | /*njin/ |
遣人