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A Quick Guide to the Yunjing (韻鏡) Rhymes

Finding a character's location in the Yunjing

This page is a table of rhyme contents for the Yunjing. The Yunjing column number is needed in order to determine the initial and the row number is sometimes needed in order to select the medial for the MC spellings. Once you've located a character in the Guangyun (廣韻) and have determined its rhyme number, this table gives you the Yunjing chart number. Some notes on finding the Guangyun rhyme number are given at the bottom of this page. The rhymes of the Guangyun are listed here as they appear in the 43 rhyme charts in the Yunjing. To the keep things as simple as possible, phonological details are omitted. Future versions of this page could provide hypertext links to the complete contents of each chart. Click on Chart 33 to see the Yunjing chart containing 明 ming2, 'bright.' 
 Chart Level-tone rhymes        Non-level       Entering-tone


通攝 Thuwng > Tong Group

  1    A01  東 dong  < tuwng    (C01 董,D01 送)  E01  屋  -uwk

  2    A02  冬 dong  < towng    (無上聲,D02 宋)  E02  沃  -owk

       A03  鐘 zhong < tsyowng  (C02 腫,D03 用)  E03  燭  -jowk

江攝 Kaewng > Jiang Group 

  3    A04  江 jiang < kaewng   (C03 講,D04 絳)  E04  覺  -aewk

止攝 Tsyi > Zhi Group

->4    A05  支 zhi   < tsye     (C04 紙,D05
寘)

  5    A05  支 zhi   < tsye     (C04 紙,D05 寘)

  6    A06  脂 zhi   < tsyij    (C05 旨,D06 至)

  7    A06  脂 zhi   < tsyij    (C05 旨,D06 至)

  8    A07  之 zhi   < tsyi     (C06 止,D07 志)

  9    A08  微 wei   < mj+j     (C07 尾,D08 未)

                                        D20 廢 fei4  < pjojH

  10   A08  微 wei   < mjw+j    (C07 尾,D08 未)

                                        D20 廢 fei4  < pjwojH

遇攝 Ngju > Yu Group

  11   A09  魚 yu2   < ngjo     (C08 語,D09 御)

  12   A11  模 mu2   < mu       (C10 姥,D11 暮)

       A10  虞 yu2   < ngju     (C09 麌,D10 遇)

蟹攝 Hea+ > Xie Group

  13   A16  咍 hai   < xoj      (C15 海,D19 代)

       A14  皆 jie   < keaj     (C13 駭,D16 怪)

       A12  齊 qi2   < dzej     (C11 薺,D12 霽)

                                        D13 祭 ji4   < tsjejH

                                        D17 夬 guai4 < kwaejH

  14   A15  灰 hui   < xwoj     (C14 賄,D18 隊)

       A14  皆 jie   < keaj     (C13 駭,D16 怪)

       A12  齊 qi2   < dzej     (無上聲, D12 霽)

                                        D13 祭 ji4   < tsjejH

                                        D17 夬 guai4 < kwaejH

  15   A13  佳 jia   < kea+     (C12 蟹,D15 卦)

                                        D14 泰 tai4  < thajH

                                        D13 祭 ji4   < tsjejH

  16   A13  佳 jia   < kea+     (C12 蟹,D15 卦)

                                        D14 泰 tai4  < thajH

                                        D13 祭 ji4   < tsjejH

臻攝 Tsrin > Zhen Group

  17   A24  痕 hen2  < hon      (C22 很,D27 恨)  E11  沒  -ot

       A19  臻 zhen  < tsrin    (無上去聲)        E07  櫛  (TSr)it

       A17  真 zhen  < tsyin    (C16 軫,D21 震)  E05  質  -(j)it

  18   A23  魂 hun2  < hown     (C21 混,D26 慁)  E11  沒  -ot

       A18  諄 zhun  < tsywin   (C17 準,D22 稕)  E06  術  -(j)wit

  19   A21  欣 yin   < 'j+n     (C19 隱,D24 焮)  E09  迄  -j+t

  20   A20  文 wen2  < mjun     (C18 吻,D23 問)  E08  物  -jut

山攝 Srean > Shan Group

  21   A28  山 shan  < srean    (C26 產,D31 襉)  E15  轄  -aet

       A22  元 yuan2 < ngjwon   (C20 阮,D25 願)  E10  月  -jot

       B02  仙 xian  < sjen     (C28 獮,D33 線)  E17  薛  -j(i)et

  22   A28  山 shan  < srean    (C26 產,D31 襉)  E15  轄  -waet

       A22  元 yuan2 < ngjwon   (C20 阮,D25 願)  E10  月  -jwot

       B02  仙 xian  < sjen     (C28 獮,D33 線)  E17  薛  -jw(i)et

  23   A25  寒 han2  < han      (C23 旱,D28 翰)  E12  曷  -at

       A27  刪 shan  < sraen    (C25 潸,D30 諫)  E14  黠  -eat

       B02  仙 xian  < sjen     (C28 獮,D33 線)  E17  薛  -j(i)et

       B01  先 xian  < sen      (C27 銑,D32 霰)  E16  屑  -et

  24   A26  桓 huan2 < hwan     (C24 緩,D29 換)  E13  末  -wat

       A27  刪 shan  < sraen    (C25 潸,D30 諫)  E14  黠  -weat

       B02  仙 xian  < sjen     (C28 獮,D33 線)  E17  薛  -jw(i)et

       B01  先 xian  < sen      (C27 銑,D32 霰)  E16  屑  -wet

效攝 Haew > Xiao Group

  25   B06  豪 hao2  < haw      (C32 昊,D37 號)

       B05  肴 yao2  < haew     (C31 巧,D36 效)

       B04  宵 xiao  < sjew     (C30 小,D35 笑)

       B03  蕭 xiao  < sew      (C29 篠,D34 嘯)

  26   B04  宵 xiao  < sjew     (C30 小,D35 笑)

果攝 Kwa > Guo Group

  27   B07  歌 ge    < ka       (C33 哿,D38 箇)

  28   B08  戈 ge    < kwa      (C34 果,D39 過)

假攝 Kae > Jia Group 

  29   B09  麻 ma2   < mae      (C35 馬,D40 禡)

  30   B09  麻 ma2   < mae      (C35 馬,D40 禡)

宕攝 Dang > Dang Group

  31   B11  唐 tang2 < dang     (C37 蕩,D42 宕)  E19  鐸  -ak

       B10  陽 yang2 < yang     (C36 養,D41 漾)  E18  藥  -jak

  32   B11  唐 tang2 < dang     (C37 蕩,D42 宕)  E19  鐸  -wak

       B10  陽 yang2 < yang     (C36 養,D41 漾)  E18  藥  -jwak

梗攝 Kaeng > Geng Group

->33   B12  庚 geng  < kaeng    (C38 梗,D43 敬) 
E20  陌  -(j)aek

       B14  清 qing  < tshjeng  (C40 靜,D45 勁)  E22  昔  -j(i)ek

  34   B12  庚 geng  < kaeng    (C38 梗,D43 敬)  E20  陌  -(j)waek

       B14  清 qing  < tshjeng  (C40 靜,D45 勁)  E22  昔  -jw(i)ek

  35   B13  耕 geng  < keang    (C39 耿,D44 諍)  E21  麥  -eak

       B14  清 qing  < tshjeng  (C40 靜,D45 勁)  E22  昔  -j(i)ek

       B15  青 qing  < tsheng   (C41 迴,D46 徑)  E23  錫  -ek

  36   B13  耕 geng  < keang    (C39 耿,D44 諍)  E21  麥  -weak

       B15  青 qing  < tsheng   (C41 迴,D46 徑)  E23  錫  -wek

流攝 Ljuw > Liu Group

  37   B19  侯 hou2  < huw      (C45 厚,D50 候)

       B18  尤 you2  < hjuw     (C44 有,D49 宥)

       B20  幽 you   < 'jiw     (C46 黝,D51 幼)

深攝 Syim > Shen Group

  38   B21  侵 qin   < tshim    (C47 寢,D52 沁)  E26  緝  -(j)ip

咸攝 Heam > Xian Group 

  39   B22  覃 tan2  < dom      (C48 感,D53 勘)  E27  合  -op

       B26  咸 xian2 < heam     (C53 豏,D58 陷)  E31  洽  -eap

       B24  鹽 yan2  < yem      (C50 琰,D55 豔)  E29  葉  -jep

       B25  添 tian  < them     (C51 忝,D56 念)  E30  帖  -ep

  40   B23  談 tan2  < dam      (C49 敢,D54 闞)  E28  盍  -ap

       B27  銜 xian2 < haem     (C54 檻,D59 鑑)  E32  狎  -aep

       B28  嚴 yan2  < ngjaem   (C52 儼,D57 釅)  E33  業  -jaep

       B24  鹽 yan2  < yem      (C50 琰,D55 豔)  E29  葉  -jiep

曾攝 Tsong > Zeng Group

  41   B29  凡 fan2  < bjom     (C55 范,D60 梵)  E34  乏  -jop

  42   B17  登 deng  < tong     (C43 等,D48 嶝)  E25  德  -ok

       B16  蒸 zheng < tsying   (C42 撜,D47 證)  E24  職  -ik

  43   B17  登 deng  < tong                      E25  德  -wok

                                                 E24  職  -wik


Rhyme label substitutions: C32 昊, D56 念, C42 撜


To find the Guangyun rhyme number:

(1) Find the character in the Guangyun rhyme dictionary. Most editions of the Guangyun will have an index of characters arranged by some combination of radicals (字典部首) and stroke count. The index will give the page number for the character.
(2) Find the lead homophone (first character) for the homophone group. A homophone group is a list of homophones bounded by periods (small circles). The first character in the homophone group is followed by a brief definition and the fanqie spelling for the group. This is the character that appears in the Yunjing.
(3) Find the Guangyun head rhyme and its rhyme number. This is the first character in the rhyme (also called the "rhyme label") and it typically appears at the top of a new column preceded by the volume (juan4) number. The Guangyun volumes and the letters used to designate them are 上平聲卷 (A), 下平聲卷 (B), 上聲卷 (C), 去聲卷 (D), 入聲卷 (E). The volume will usually be indicated in the margins of the Guangyun; but if not, look to the first rhyme in the volume where you will see a list of rhymes and their numbers for that volume.

By way of a simple example, let's say you want to find the location of the character for dong 東, 'east, Orient,' in the Yunjing rhyme chart. This character is the lead homophone and also the head rhyme word in first volume of the Guangyun. Therefore the Guangyun rhyme number is A01. Search for 'A01' in the chart and you will find that it occurs in chart no. 1 of the Yunjing. Generally, with some exceptions, the Yunjing rhymes follow the sequence of the Guangyun rhymes.

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(1996; Revised 28 September 2001)