Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
老 | 老+0 | 耂 𠄰 | lǎo ㄌㄠˇ | old, aged; experienced | v4,p2778#01 | p.960#25 | p.1077r3c03 |
夫 | 大+1 | | fū ㄈㄨ | General term for adult men. / Adult labourers in particular. / Soldier. / Respectful term for a man. / Husband. / Unit of area equal to one hundred mu. | v1,p0521#01 | p.248#11 | p.367r2c01 |
| | | fú ㄈㄨˊ | Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Modal particle used at the start of a sentence for emphasis or to indicate an assertion. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to soften the tone. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation. | | | |
當 | 田+8 | 𤱭 儅 当 | dāng ㄉㄤ | Suit, match. / Comply, conform to. / Administer, be in charge of. / Take charge of. / Resist, oppose. / Equal to, equivalent. / Face towards. / Should, must. / At, of (some place or time). / Cast sentence. / Will. | v4,p2546#06 | p.764#18 | p.917r3c03 |
| | | dàng ㄉㄤˋ | Suitable, appropriate. / As, for the purpose of, in the capacity of. / Give as security. / Bottom, base. | | | |
| | | tǎng ㄊㄤˇ | If, supposing. | | | |
| | | cháng ㄔㄤˊ | Once, previously. | | | |
暮 | 日+11 | | mù ㄇㄨˋ | evening, dusk, sunset; ending | v2,p1528#11 | p.499#21 | p.646r3c01 |
矣 | 矢+2 | 𠤘 | yǐ ㄧˇ | Modal particle used to express declaration. / Modal particle used to express exclamation. / Modal particle used to express an order or request. | v4,p2580#04 | p.823#37 | p.955r5c01 |
蹀 | 足+9 | | dié ㄉㄧㄝˊ | to skip, to dance; to put the foot down | v6,p3721#04 | p.1230#15 | p.1292r5c06 |
足 | 足+0 | 疋 𤴕 | zú jù ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ | foot; attain, satisfy, enough | v6,p3686#01 | p.1221#17 | p.1287r6c03 |
懼 | 心+18 | 惧 愳 𢡔 | jù ㄐㄩˋ | fear, be afraid of, dread | v4,p2371#07 | p.408#43 | p.549r5c07 |
驊 | 馬+12 | 𦽊 骅 | huá ㄏㄨㄚˊ | an excellent horse | v7,p4569#08 | p.1444#35 | p.1510r4c04 |
騮 | 馬+10 | 骝 | liú ㄌㄧㄡˊ | famous horse | v7,p4571#05 | p.1442#33 | |