Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
龙 | 龙+0 | 竜 𦱉 𢅛 𠊋 㰍 𥫈 龒 䰱 龙 | lóng ㄌㄨㄥˊ | Dragon, mythical creature which could control the clouds and rain. / The emperor. / An outstanding man. / A large and tall horse. / Name of a constellation: the Canglong (Azure Dragon) constellation. / Name of a star: (now known to be a planet) Jupiter. / Favour, affection. / A city in the state of Lu, south-east of Tai-an in present-day Shandong. | v7,p4803#01 | p.1536#33 | p.1572r6c01 |
| | | lǒng ㄌㄨㄥˇ | See 龙断. | | | |
| | | máng ㄇㄤˊ | Multi-coloured. | | | |
蟠 | 虫+12 | | pán fán ㄆㄢˊ ㄈㄢˊ | coil; coiling, curling; occupy | v4,p2893#06 | p.1097#07 | p.1197r6c03 |
泥 | 水+5 | 泥 𡌰 坭 | ní nì nǐ niè nìng ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄋㄧˇ ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄧㄥˋ | mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster | v3,p1595#08 | p.617#11 | p.783r3c02 |
中 | 丨+3 | 𠁧 𠁩 冢 | zhōng zhòng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain | v1,p0028#10 | p.79#03 | p.37r4c02 |
未 | 木+1 | | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | not yet; 8th terrestrial branch | v2,p1150#01 | p.509#05 | p.665r4c01 |
有 | 月+2 | | yǒu ㄧㄡˇ | Have, possess. / Store, collect. / Occupy. / Hold on to, retain. / Have in abundance. / Good harvest. / Obtain. / Only. / Be, exist. / Occur, happen. / Make. / Particle used before a noun with no meaning. / Particle used before a monosyllabic adjective with no meaning. / Particle used before a verb with no meaning. / Still, yet. / Some people. / Region. | v3,p2041#05 | p.504#20 | p.656r5c01 |
| | | yòu ㄧㄡˋ | Help, assist. / Same as “” yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover. | | | |
云 | 雨+4 | 云 | yún ㄩㄣˊ | clouds; Yunnan province | v6,p4058#09 | p.1372#05 | p.1447r4c03 |
不 | 一+3 | 不 𠀚 𠙐 | bù ㄅㄨˋ | Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...? | v1,p0011#06 | p.76#15 | p.30r1c01 |
| | | fǒu ㄈㄡˇ | Same as “” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as “” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question. | | | |
| | | fū ㄈㄨ | Sepal of a flower. | | | |
| | | pī ㄆㄧ | Same as “” pī ㄆㄧ: Large. | | | |
| | | bǐ ㄅㄧˇ | Show disdain for. | | | |
能 | 肉+6 | | néng ㄋㄥˊ | A type of bear. / Ability, talent. / Man of ability, man of talent. / Able to, competent. / Comply with, be friendly towards. / Encompass, obtain. / To, arrive at. / Then, thus. / Same as “” ér ㄦˊ: Connective: if, supposing. / Only, merely. / Even if. / Thus, in this way. / Three-legged turtle. | v3,p2074#01 | p.981#16 | p.1095r5c02 |
| | | nài ㄋㄞˋ | Withstand, endure. | | | |
| | | tái ㄊㄞˊ | Same as “” tái ㄊㄞˊ: Name of a celestial body. | | | |
| | | tài ㄊㄞˋ | State, form. | | | |
生 | 生+0 | 𤯓 | shēng ㄕㄥ | life, living, lifetime; birth | v4,p2575#01 | p.754#26 | p.906r5c03 |
彼 | 彳+5 | | bǐ ㄅㄧˇ | That. / There. / He. / Others, the other. / Not, no. | v2,p0817#10 | p.365#25 | p.509r6c02 |
升 | 十+2 | 升 | shēng ㄕㄥ | Unit of volume equivalent to one tenth of one dou. / Unit of measurement of alcohol. / Unit of fabric equivalent to 80 lu. / Ascend, go up. / Mature, ripe. / Offer as tribute. | v1,p0033#05 | p.156#03 | p.214r1c03 |
天 | 大+1 | 𠀡 𠀘 𦴞 兲 靝 𠕹 | tiān ㄊㄧㄢ | sky, heaven; god, celestial | v1,p0522#01 | p.248#04 | p.358r4c01 |
翼 | 羽+11 | 𦏵 折 | yì ㄧˋ | wings; fins on fish; shelter | v5,p3356#01 | p.959#34 | p.1076r6c01 |