璇璣

Chinese

		(jade)	irregular pearl
trad. (璇璣/璿璣)		璇/璿	璣
simp. (璇玑)		璇	玑
alternative forms		璿璣／璇玑琁璣／琁玑旋璣／旋玑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuánjī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syun⁴ gei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuánjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuánji
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan²-chi¹
  - Yale: sywán-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanji
  - Palladius: сюаньцзи (sjuanʹczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun⁴ gei¹
  - Yale: syùhn gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn⁴ gei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xun⁴ géi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːn²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: zjwen kj+j

Rime
Character	璇	璣
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	邪 (17)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	仙 (78)	微 (20)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	似宣切	居依切
Baxter	zjwen	kj+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ziuᴇn/	/kɨi/
Pan Wuyun	/zʷiɛn/	/kɨi/
Shao Rongfen	/zjuæn/	/kiəi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/zwian/	/kɨj/
Li Rong	/ziuɛn/	/kiəi/
Wang Li	/zĭwɛn/	/kĭəi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/zi̯wɛn/	/ke̯i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xuán	jī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cyun⁴	gei¹

Noun

璇璣

(Chinese astronomy) the “spoon”, or the first four stars of the Big Dipper
(Chinese astronomy, by extension) Big Dipper
(Chinese astronomy) Polaris
(literary, figurative) authority; throne
(historical) ancient astronomical instrument, especially the moving part of the instrument

Derived terms

璇璣玉衡 / 璇玑玉衡