Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
仁 | 人+2 | 忈 忎 𡰥 | rén ㄖㄣˊ | humaneness, benevolence, kindness | v1,p0107#01 | p.91#07 | |
君 | 口+4 | 𠱩 𠱭 | jūn ㄐㄩㄣ | The son of heaven. / The ruler of a state. / Dafu (title). / To be ruler. / To rule, to govern. | v1,p0595#06 | p.177#07 | p.256r6c08 |
御 | 示+11 | 御 | yù ㄩˋ | defend, resist, hold out against | v4,p2408#03 | p.846#23 | p.984r5c02 |
宇 | 宀+3 | 穻 | yǔ ㄩˇ | house; building, structure; eaves | v2,p0911#07 | p.282#02 | p.405r2c01 |
寰 | 宀+13 | | huán ㄏㄨㄢˊ | great domain, country, world | v2,p0956#02 | p.292#17 | p.430r5c04 |
海 | 水+7 | | hǎi ㄏㄞˇ | sea, ocean; maritime | v3,p1627#01 | p.625#14 | p.795r4c04 |
谧 | 言+10 | 谧 | mì ㄇㄧˋ | calm, quiet, still; cautious | v6,p4010#03 | p.1175#02 | p.1252r3c03 |
清 | 水+8 | 淸 | qīng qìng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˋ | clear, pure, clean; peaceful | v3,p1637#11 | p.633#37 | |
运 | 辵+9 | 𨔪 运 | yùn ㄩㄣˋ | luck, fortune; ship, transport | v6,p3866#01 | p.1261#18 | p.1323r6c02 |
符 | 竹+5 | | fú ㄈㄨˊ | i.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm | v5,p2956#06 | p.880#18 | p.1009r2c04 |
武 | 止+4 | | wǔ ㄨˇ | Military, combative. / Powerful, formidable. / Moral principles to be honoured during warfare. / Military achievement. / Soldier. / Footprint, trail. / Successor. / Name of a piece of music comemmorating King Wu of Zhou. / A metal percussion instrument. / Unit of length equal to three chi, or half a pace. / Tie of a cap. / Dance. | v2,p1439#05 | p.575#09 | p.736r4c01 |
德 | 彳+12 | 惪 悳 | dé ㄉㄜˊ | Morals, morality. / Good deeds. / Good fortune. / Reward kindness, thank. / Heart, feelings. / Same as “” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Get, obtain. | v2,p0841#17 | p.371#08 | p.518r3c01 |
道 | 辵+9 | 𨕥 衟 𡬹 | dào ㄉㄠˋ | Road, path. / Journey. / Method. / Law, reason. / Doctrine, claim. / Skill, technique. / Principle, right way. / The Dao, the origin of all things in Daoism. / Speak, talk. / Take a course of action. / Take a course of action. / Rites paid to the spirit of roads. / Ancient administrative unit. / Daoism. | v6,p3864#01 | p.1262#06 | p.1326r3c02 |
| | | dǎo ㄉㄠˇ | Lead. / Flow smoothly. | | | |
协 | 十+6 | 恊 旪 勰 协 | xié ㄒㄧㄝˊ | be united; cooperate | v1,p0064#03 | p.156#34 | p.217r1c01 |
文 | 文+0 | 㒚 稳 | wén ㄨㄣˊ | Mixture of colours. / Decorative design. / Portray in words or pictures. / Adornment, embellishment. / External appearance. / Characters, words. / Books, works. / Confucian doctrine. / Civilian, non-military. / Drum (musical instrument). / Measure word for money. | v3,p2169#01 | p.477#01 | p.608r4c02 |
| | | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Adorn, embellish. / Conceal, gloss over. | | | |
明 | 日+4 | 朙 | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.). | v2,p1491#08 | p.491#12 | p.631r3c01 |