From the phonemic point of view, the author attempts to review the reconstructions of Archaic Chinese sound system by B. Karlgren, Tung T'ungho (董同和). He modifies their reconstructions and presents his phonemic interpretation of the initials and the finals in Archaic Chinese. To summarize the conculusion of his interpretation, the phonemic system of Archaic Chinese is as follows.
1) Initial consonants:
p-p′-b-m-
t-t′-d-n-l-ç-j-
ts-ts′-dz-s-z-
k-k′-g-η-x-γ-
2) Medials:
-φ-(zero)-r-u-
3) Vowels:
(i)(u)
e e A
a a
4) Final consonants:
-m-p-b
-n-t-d -r
-D-k-g
-uη-uk-ug
