Fanqie

Fanqie
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinfǎnqiè
Wade–Gilesfan3-ch'ieh4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationfáan chit
Jyutpingfaan² cit³
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHoán-chhiat
Vietnamese name
Vietnamesephiên thiết
Chữ Hán反切
Korean name
Hangul반절
Hanja反切
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationbanjeol
Japanese name
Kanji反切
Hiraganaはんせつ
Transcriptions
Romanizationhansetsu

Fanqie (Chinese: 反切; pinyin: fǎnqiè; lit. 'reverse cut') is a method in traditional Chinese lexicography to indicate the pronunciation of a monosyllabic character by using two other characters, one with the same initial consonant as the desired syllable and one with the same rest of the syllable (the final). The method was introduced in the 3rd century AD and is to some extent still used in commentaries on the classics and dictionaries.