ABSTRACT

First, issues regarding the general layout of the rhyme tables are introduced in this chapter, such as tables, table order, shè, zhuǎn, rhyme heading and rhyme order, light and heavy articulations and rounded and unrounded articulations, and initials. Then reconstructed ancient rhyme tables are presented in this chapter, with detailed annotations for each rhyme table. At the end of this chapter, an index for the annotations of the rhyme tables with a reference of categories and tables is attached for readers.