The table below is a transcription of the table of phonetic reconstructions for 189 Khitan Large Script characters given by Liu Fengzhu 劉鳳翥 and Wang Yunlong 王雲龍 in Appendix I of their 2004 study of the Epitaph for Yelü Changyun 耶律昌允. The font used to generate the glyph images used on this page is available for download from here. A version of this page that uses WOFF fonts instead of glyph images is available here.
| Number | Glyph(s) | Phonetic Reconstruction | Transcription for Chinese | Khitan Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() |
kɑ | 建 initial | |
| 2 | ![]() |
ɑn | 建, 勸 final | |
| 3 | ![]() |
ju | 雄 initial | |
| 4 | ![]() |
uŋ | 雄, 宗, 封, 農, 中 final | |
| 5 | ![]() |
kun | 軍, 郡 | |
| 6 | ![]() ![]() |
tu setu |
度 節度 |
|
| 7 | ![]() |
ʃi | 使, 師, 事, 史 | |
| 8 | ![]() |
sin | 晉, 信, 習 | |
| 9 | ![]() |
si | 慈刺七 | |
| 10 | ![]() |
si | 漆, 西, 隰, 齊 | |
| 11 | ![]() |
bun | 汾 | |
| 12 | ![]() |
te | 等 initial | |
| 13 | ![]() ![]() |
ŋ | 等 final 牛 initial |
|
| 14 | ![]() |
tʃiu | 州 | |
| 15 | ![]() |
kon | 觀, 管 | |
| 16 | ![]() |
tʃɑ | 察 | |
| 17 | ![]() |
tʃu | 處 | |
| 18 | ![]() |
tʃi | 置, 知 承, 鄭 initial |
|
| 19 | ![]() |
tʃuŋ | 崇 | |
| 20 | ![]() ![]() |
lu | 祿 | "dragon" 龍 |
| 21 | ![]() ![]() |
tɑi | 大 | |
| 22 | ![]() |
pu | 副, 夫, 傅, 府, 撫 | |
| 23 | ![]() |
kɑm | 檢, 兼, 監 | |
| 24 | ![]() |
kiɑu | 校 | |
| 25 | ![]() |
tɑi | 大, 太 | |
| 26 | ![]() |
so | 左 | |
| 27 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
sen | 千 | |
| 28 | ![]() |
iu | 牛 final | |
| 29 | ![]() |
wei | 衛, 尉 | |
| 30 | ![]() ![]() |
ʃɑ | 上 initial | |
| 31 | ![]() ![]() |
ɑŋ | 上, 江 final | |
| 32 | ![]() |
siɑŋ | 將, 相 | |
| 33 | ![]() |
tʃi | 持 | |
| 34 | ![]() |
se | 節 | |
| 35 | ![]() |
tʃu | 諸, 柱 | |
| 36 | ![]() ![]() |
kun | 軍, 郡 | |
| 37 | ![]() |
qɑ | 行 initial | |
| 38 | ![]() |
ɑŋ | 行 final | |
| 39 | ![]() ![]() |
tʃo | 涿 | |
| 40 | ![]() |
nu | 奴 內, 農 initial |
|
| 41 | ![]() |
ui | 尉 內 final |
"pig" 猪, "business" 事 (both read wəi) |
| 42 | ![]() |
su | 巡 initial | |
| 43 | ![]() |
iun | 雲, 尹 巡 final |
|
| 44 | ![]() |
ɑn | 安 韓 final |
Genitive affix for stems with an [ɑ] vowel |
| 45 | ![]() |
dun | 屯 | |
| 46 | ![]() |
ten | 天, 田 | |
| 47 | ![]() |
ki | 勸 initial | |
| 48 | ![]() ![]() |
ŋiu | 御 | |
| 49 | ![]() |
ʃɑŋ | 上 | |
| 50 | ![]() |
kuei | 國 | |
| 51 | ![]() |
ʃui | 水 | |
| 52 | ![]() |
khə | 開 initial | |
| 53 | ![]() |
ɑi | 開 final | "father" 父, "year" 年 |
| 54 | ![]() |
kuŋ | 公 | |
| 55 | ![]() |
ʃi | 食, 實 | |
| 56 | ![]() |
i pu |
邑 保 |
|
| 57 | ![]() |
ŋu | 吾, 五 | |
| 58 | ![]() |
pe | 百 | |
| 59 | ![]() |
qu | 户, 哈 | |
| 60 | ![]() |
ʃi | 十 | |
| 61 | ![]() |
im | 音 | |
| 62 | ![]() |
un, ən | Second syllable of the title 詳穩 "general" Genitive affix for stems with an [ə] vowel |
|
| 63 | ![]() |
mu | 墓 | "ice" 冰 ? (cf. Daur məis, Mongolian moso) |
| 64 | ![]() |
tʃi | 誌 | |
| 65 | ![]() |
mɑi | "big" 大 | |
| 66 | ![]() ![]() |
khitɑ | "Khitan" 契丹 | |
| 67 | ![]() ![]() |
i | Coda for the word "Khitan" | |
| 68 | ![]() |
lɑ | Second syllable of the word "qara" 哈喇 | |
| 69 | ![]() |
kur | "country" 國 | |
| 70 | ![]() |
ɣuɑŋ | 皇 | |
| 71 | ![]() |
ti | 帝 | |
| 72 | ![]() |
pəxəi | "son" 子, "daughter" 女, "child" 孩子 | |
| 73 | ![]() |
thɑu | 討 (in the official title 招討) | "five" 五 |
| 74 | ![]() ![]() |
in | Genitive affix for stems with an [i] vowel | |
| 75 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
u | First syllable of the words "upper" 上 and "court" 院 | |
| 76 | ![]() ![]() |
lə or rə | Second syllable of the words "upper" 上 and "court" 院 | |
| 77 | ![]() |
kiŋ | 京 | |
| 78 | ![]() |
liu | 留 | |
| 79 | ![]() |
ʃiu | 守 | |
| 80 | ![]() |
oŋ | 王 | |
| 81 | ![]() |
ir | "name" 名, 號, 諱 | |
| 82 | ![]() |
ʃi | First syllable of the word "long life" 壽 | |
| 83 | ![]() |
li | Third syllable of the Tangut personal name 習尼里 Second syllable of the word "to be born" 生 |
|
| 84 | ![]() |
kim | 金 | |
| 85 | ![]() |
təməi | First two syllables of the word "to enfeoff" 封 | |
| 86 | ![]() |
nəxəi | "dog" 狗 | |
| 87 | ![]() |
emɑ | "goat" 羊 | |
| 88 | ![]() ![]() |
our | "years old" 歲 | |
| 89 | ![]() |
kun | 軍 | |
| 90 | ![]() |
qoŋ | 黃 | |
| 91 | ![]() |
lu | 龍 initial | |
| 92 | ![]() |
tuŋ | 同 | |
| 93 | ![]() ![]() |
tu | 都 | |
| 94 | ![]() |
xi | 興 initial | |
| 95 | ![]() |
əŋ | 承, 興, 永, 寧 final | |
| 96 | ![]() ![]() |
tʃu | 中 initial | |
| 97 | ![]() ![]() |
to | First syllable of the word "east" 東 | |
| 98 | ![]() |
jiə | 左 initial | |
| 99 | ![]() |
ɑsɑ | First two syllables of the second word of the era name Qingning 清寧 | |
| 100 | ![]() |
li or lu | Last syllable of the second word of the era name Qingning 清寧 | |
| 101 | ![]() |
dəro | "seven" 七 Khitan personal name 迪烈 |
|
| 102 | ![]() |
ni | "ox" 牛 | |
| 103 | ![]() |
o | First syllable of the words "preface" 序 and "new moon" 朔 First syllable of the Khitan personal names 訛里本 and 烏廬本 |
|
| 104 | ![]() |
li or lu | Second syllable of the words "preface" 序 and "new moon" 朔 First syllable of the Khitan personal names 訛里本 and 烏廬本 |
|
| 105 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
pun | Third syllable of the words "preface" 序 and "new moon" 朔 First syllable of the Khitan personal name 訛里本 |
|
| 106 | ![]() |
khu | "person" 人 Initial of the first syllable of the Khitan personal name 控骨里 |
|
| 107 | ![]() |
si | 私 | |
| 108 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
si | "nine" 九 | |
| 109 | ![]() ![]() |
muri | "horse" 馬 | |
| 110 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
pho | "time" 時 | |
| 111 | ![]() ![]() |
lɑ | Second syllable of the word "rabbit" 兔 | |
| 112 | ![]() |
the | First syllable of the Khitan personal name 特里德 | |
| 113 | ![]() |
li | Second syllable of the Khitan personal name 特里德 | |
| 114 | ![]() |
tei | Third syllable of the Khitan personal name 特里德 First syllable of the word "middle [brother]" 仲 |
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| 115 | ![]() |
pæt | Second syllable of the Khitan personal name 杷八 First syllable of the Khitan personal name 八十五 |
|
| 116 | ![]() |
tʃɑu | 招 (in the official title 招討) | "hundred" 百 |
| 117 | ![]() |
j | 永 initial | |
| 118 | ![]() |
ni | 寧 initial | |
| 119 | ![]() |
tʃi | First syllable of the words "with" 并 and "write" 寫 | |
| 120 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
kɑ | Second syllable of the Khitan personal names 王家奴 and 慈家奴 | |
| 121 | ![]() |
tʃiu | 主 | |
| 122 | ![]() |
kiŋ | 景 | |
| 123 | ![]() |
so | 宗 initial | |
| 124 | ![]() |
phi | 妃 | |
| 125 | ![]() |
sɑm | 三 | |
| 126 | ![]() |
ɣɑ | 韓 initial | |
| 127 | ![]() |
phə | First syllable of the words "monkey" 猴 and "become" 成爲 | |
| 128 | ![]() |
o, uə | Second syllable of the word "become" 成爲 | |
| 129 | ![]() |
o | Second syllable of the words "monkey" 猴 and "snake" 蛇 | |
| 130 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
mek | First syllable of the word "snake" 蛇 | |
| 131 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
meko | "snake" 蛇 | |
| 132 | ![]() ![]() |
təxɑ | "chicken" 雞 | |
| 133 | ![]() ![]() |
ʃɑ | First syllable of the title 郎君 (沙里) | |
| 134 | ![]() |
li or ri | Second syllable of the title 郎君 (沙里) | |
| 135 | ![]() |
so | 左 | |
| 136 | ![]() |
sɛŋ | First syllable of the title 詳穩 "general" | |
| 137 | ![]() |
in | 引 | Genitive affix for stems with an [i] vowel |
| 138 | ![]() |
ʃɑn | 山 | |
| 139 | ![]() ![]() |
si | 靜 initial | |
| 140 | ![]() |
si | 子, 紫 | |
| 141 | ![]() |
lɑ or li | Second syllable of the Khitan personal name 拽剌 Second syllable of the mountain name 嘉鹿山 Final syllable of the word "to compose" 撰 |
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| 142 | ![]() |
pɑ | First syllable of the Khitan personal name 杷八 | |
| 143 | ![]() |
ne | Second syllable of the Khitan personal name 習涅 | |
| 144 | ![]() |
in or ən | 恩 | Second syllable of the Khitan personal name 留隱 |
| 145 | ![]() |
wo | 元, 原 medial | |
| 146 | ![]() |
ʃi | 帥 initial | |
| 147 | ![]() |
iu | 帥 final | |
| 148 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
sin | 人 (in 夫人) | |
| 149 | ![]() |
piŋ | 平 | |
| 150 | ![]() |
ʃiŋ | 聖 | |
| 151 | ![]() |
suŋ | 宗 | |
| 152 | ![]() |
tɑu | 道 | |
| 153 | ![]() |
koi | 歸 | |
| 154 | ![]() |
xwɑ | 化 | |
| 155 | ![]() |
ni | Second syllable of the Khitan personal name 習尼里 | |
| 156 | ![]() |
je | First syllable of the Khitan personal name 拽剌 | |
| 157 | ![]() |
tsɑŋ | 葬 | |
| 158 | ![]() |
ko | 光 initial | |
| 159 | ![]() |
lu | 祿 | |
| 160 | ![]() |
ɑi | 開 final | |
| 161 | ![]() |
pu | "grand" in the word "grandfather" 祖父 | |
| 162 | ![]() |
ɑn | 元, 原 final | |
| 163 | ![]() |
then | 天 | |
| 164 | ![]() |
xɑ | 下 | |
| 165 | ![]() |
tʂʻ | First syllable of the official title 都統 "Commander-in-chief" | |
| 166 | ![]() |
u | Second syllable of the official title 都統 "Commander-in-chief" | |
| 167 | ![]() |
thur | "first" 元, "initial" 初 | |
| 168 | ![]() |
tʃhu | 楚 | |
| 169 | ![]() |
ʃu | 書 | |
| 170 | ![]() |
li | 理 令 initial |
|
| 171 | ![]() |
ʃɑŋ | 尚 (in 尚父) | |
| 172 | ![]() |
u | First syllable of the official title 于越 "Councilor" | |
| 173 | ![]() |
wo | Second syllable of the official title 于越 "Councilor" | |
| 174 | ![]() |
ɑn | Genitive affix for stems with an [ɑ] vowel | |
| 175 | ![]() |
tʃo | 趙 initial | |
| 176 | ![]() |
siŋ | 清 | |
| 177 | ![]() |
nɑi | "first [month]" 正[月] | |
| 178 | ![]() |
tʃəŋ | 鄭 | |
| 179 | ![]() |
nǐo | 女 | |
| 180 | ![]() |
ko | 哥 | |
| 181 | ![]() |
yo | 藥 | |
| 182 | ![]() |
su | 蘇 | |
| 183 | ![]() |
dɑn | Name for the Dongdan 東丹 kingdom | |
| 184 | ![]() |
tieŋ | 鼎 | |
| 185 | ![]() |
hɑili | Second syllable of the Khitan personal names 海里 and 解里 | |
| 186 | ![]() |
dor | "seal" 印, "ceremony" 禮 | |
| 187 | ![]() |
bor | "complete" 全, "Buddha" 佛 | |
| 188 | ![]() |
thɑ | 塔 | |
| 189 | ![]() |
ʃɑ | 少 initial |