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. This page is a mirror of this page, but uses WOFF fonts instead of glyph images.
| Number | Glyph(s) | Phonetic Reconstruction | Transcription for Chinese | Khitan Meaning |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 14 | | tʃiu | 州 | |
| 15 | | kon | 觀, 管 | |
| 16 | | tʃɑ | 察 | |
| 17 | | tʃu | 處 | |
| 18 | | tʃi | 置, 知 承, 鄭 initial |
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| 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 |
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| 41 | | ui | 尉 內 final |
"pig" 猪, "business" 事 (both read wəi) |
| 42 | | su | 巡 initial | |
| 43 | | iun | 雲, 尹 巡 final |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 105 | | pun | Third syllable of the words "preface" 序 and "new moon" 朔 First syllable of the Khitan personal name 訛里本 |
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| 106 | | khu | "person" 人 Initial of the first syllable of the Khitan personal name 控骨里 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |