Dafeng Shi, Ning Wang. The Phonetic Loan Characters "Da" and "Guan" in SheMing from Tsinghua Bamboo Slip (VIII) and the Related Issues[J]. JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF JINAN (Social Science Edition), 2019,29(4):79-86.
Dafeng Shi, Ning Wang. The Phonetic Loan Characters "Da" and "Guan" in SheMing from Tsinghua Bamboo Slip (VIII) and the Related Issues[J]. JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF JINAN (Social Science Edition), 2019,29(4):79-86.DOI:
"Da" was pronounced as "lin" when having the meaning of "ji" (which means "and")
and then was pronounced as "lian". After the Qin and Han Dynasties
it was substituted by "ji" (with the second tone)
"ji" (with the fourth tone)
"li" or "lian". When having the meaning of "being miserable"
the phonetic loan character of "Da" is "guan". In the documents after the Qin and Han Dynasties
"Da" is substituted by the phonetic loan characters: "guan" and "lian". Some of the phonetic loan characters of "guan" are pronounced differently for various reasons.