| ardent; intense; split ardent; intense; split; crack; rend | flame | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (烈焰/烈燄) | 烈 | 焰/燄 | |
| simp. (烈焰) | 烈 | 焰 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 烈 | 焰 | 
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) | 以 (36) | 
| Final (韻) | 仙 (81) | 鹽 (153) | 
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Departing (H) | 
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | 
| Division (等) | III | III | 
| Fanqie | 良辥切 | 以贍切 | 
| Baxter | ljet | yemH | 
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /liᴇt̚/ | /jiᴇmH/ | 
| Pan Wuyun | /liɛt̚/ | /jiɛmH/ | 
| Shao Rongfen | /ljæt̚/ | /jæmH/ | 
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /liat̚/ | /jiamH/ | 
| Li Rong | /liɛt̚/ | /iɛmH/ | 
| Wang Li | /lĭɛt̚/ | /jĭɛmH/ | 
| Bernard Karlgren | /li̯ɛt̚/ | /i̯ɛmH/ | 
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | liè | yàn | 
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | lit6 | jim6 |