Qieyun
E541871
Qieyun is a 7th-century Chinese rhyme dictionary that systematically records the pronunciation of Chinese characters in Middle Chinese and became a foundational source for historical Chinese phonology.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese dictionary
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historical linguistic source ⓘ rime dictionary ⓘ |
| alternativeName | 切韻 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfCompilation | 7th century ⓘ |
| citedIn |
Guangyun preface
NERFINISHED
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Tang and Song philological works ⓘ |
| compiler |
Lu Fayan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
陸法言 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCompilation | 601 ⓘ |
| era | Sui dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Chinese historical linguistics
ⓘ
lexicography ⓘ phonology ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Song dynasty redaction
ⓘ
Wang Renxu edition ⓘ modern critical reconstructions ⓘ |
| hasPart | rime tables tradition (later derived) ⓘ |
| hasSurvivingForm |
fragments
ⓘ
later redactions and recensions ⓘ |
| hasToneCategories |
departing tone
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entering tone ⓘ level tone ⓘ rising tone ⓘ |
| influenced |
Guangyun
NERFINISHED
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Jiyun NERFINISHED ⓘ Lidian ⓘ Zhongyuan Yinyun NERFINISHED ⓘ later Chinese rhyme dictionaries ⓘ later rime tables such as Yunjing ⓘ traditional Chinese rhyme categories ⓘ |
| isBasisFor | reconstruction of Middle Chinese phonology ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| methodUsed | fanqie spelling system ⓘ |
| placeOfCompilation | Sui dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a reference for correct rhyming in regulated verse
ⓘ
to standardize the reading pronunciations of Chinese characters ⓘ |
| records |
Middle Chinese pronunciations
ⓘ
fanqie spellings for Chinese characters ⓘ |
| structure |
characters grouped by tone
ⓘ
entries annotated with fanqie spellings ⓘ organized by rime groups ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy | historical Chinese phonology ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Cut Rhymes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
historical linguists
ⓘ
philologists ⓘ poets in the Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
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