約翰

See also: 约翰

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (約翰)		約	翰
simp. (约翰)		约	翰

Etymology

Transliterated from Latin Iōhannēs or Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), both ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān). [mid-19th c.]

Earlier transliterations include: 曜輪 [8th c.] and 若望/若翰 [17th c.].

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yuēhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝ ㄏㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek³ hon⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Yok-hon
• Eastern Min (BUC): Iók-hâng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Iok-hān / Ioh-hān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yuēhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝ ㄏㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yuehàn
    • Wade–Giles: Yüeh¹-han⁴
    • Yale: Ywē-hàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Iuehann
    • Palladius: Юэхань (Juexanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵⁵ xän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek³ hon⁶
    • Yale: yeuk hohn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁸ hon⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg³ hon⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚³ hɔːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yok-hon
    • Hakka Romanization System: iog` hon
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yog<sup>5</sup> hon<sup>4</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯ok̚² hon⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yok-hon
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iog` hon
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yog⁵ hon⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯ok̚² hon⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Iók-hâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yoʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ hɑŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iok-hān
    • Tâi-lô: Iok-hān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iokhan
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ han³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ han²²/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ioh-hān
    • Tâi-lô: Ioh-hān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ioihhan
    • IPA (Taipei): /io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ han³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ han³³/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jak hanH

Rime
Character	約	翰
Reading #	2/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	藥 (107)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	於略切	侯旰切
Baxter	'jak	hanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɨɐk̚/	/ɦɑnH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔiɐk̚/	/ɦɑnH/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiɑk̚/	/ɣɑnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔɨak̚/	/ɦanH/
Li Rong	/ʔiak̚/	/ɣɑnH/
Wang Li	/ĭak̚/	/ɣɑnH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ak̚/	/ɣɑnH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yue	hàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	joek3	hon6

Proper noun

約翰

1. (Protestantism) John (biblical character)
2. A transliteration of the English male given name and surname John
3. A transliteration of the German male given name Johann

Usage notes

• In Protestant translations, 約翰／约翰 (Yuēhàn) is for both John the Apostle and John the Baptist.

Synonyms

Terms for John (the apostle) in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	約翰
Roman Catholic	若望
Eastern Orthodox	約安

Terms for John (the Baptist) in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	約翰, 施洗約翰, 施浸約翰
Roman Catholic	若翰, 若翰洗者
Eastern Orthodox	約安, 施洗者約安

Derived terms

• 約翰一書／约翰一书 (Yuēhàn Yīshū)
• 約翰三書／约翰三书 (Yuēhàn Sānshū)
• 約翰二書／约翰二书 (Yuēhàn Èrshū)
• 約翰福音／约翰福音 (Yuēhàn Fúyīn)
• 聖約翰／圣约翰 (Shèng Yuēhàn)