Pronounced in Mandarin: chén yín kè.
The pronunciation of the word "ke" in Mr. Chen Yinke's name has been divided for many years: a considerable number of people pronounce it "què"; "Kangxi Dictionary", "Modern Chinese Dictionary", etc., most of them only note the sound of "kè", and some even specify that its original character is "愙".
According to records, "Ke" is pronounced què, not only by Mr. Chen's family, relatives, students, assistants and people in the literary and historical circles, but also by most people in the Beijing and Tianjin areas. Chen Yan, a famous poet and educator in modern times, said in Volume 4 of "Shi Shi Shi Hua" that his friend Yu Mingzhen was written as "Yu Queshi" instead of "Yu Keshi". Of course Chen Yan knew that the character was "Ke Shi", and it was written as "Que Shi" because "Ke" and "Que" have the same pronunciation. "Ke" has two pronunciations: kè and qiè; "愘" has two pronunciations: kè and qià. The word "愙" derives its sound from "ke", so people in the Beijing-Tianjin area pronounce it què accordingly, and "ke" means "ke". The vulgar character "愙" can naturally be read as què.
Extended information
Ke, pronounced kè. The basic meaning of Chinese characters is to be respectful and cautious: such as: abide by, abide by, and be cautious.
The pronunciation of "ke" in "que" comes from the dialect. Chen Yinke's relatives and friends all pronounce "ke" in "ke" as "què" instead of "kè". The reason is that this is a dialect pronunciation. In Mandarin pronunciation, ke is indeed pronounced as kè.
In addition to marking the current standard pronunciation kè, "Cihai" also retains the old pronunciation què. This is a respect for the linguistic facts and reflects the compiler's profound knowledge; and Mr. Chen Yinke's "ke" for his name Using kè as the correct pronunciation without correcting the pronunciation of què shows a great scholar's deep understanding of the complexity of Chinese phonetic evolution.
Therefore, when ke refers to a person’s name, it is not wrong to pronounce it as què.
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