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Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
叔孙武叔	又+6 子+7 止+4 又+6	𡭫 𠁮 𢆑 𠦑 尗 孙 𡭫 𠁮 𢆑 𠦑 尗	shū sūn wǔ shū ㄕㄨ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄨˇ ㄕㄨ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v1,p0396#01 v2,p1016#05 v2,p1439#05 v1,p0396#01	p.165#42 p.279#23 p.575#09 p.165#42	p.236r1c03 p.401r6c02 p.736r4c01 p.236r1c03
语	言+7	语	yǔ ㄩˇ	Speak (with someone). / Spoken words. / Language. / Proverb, saying.	v6,p3974#09	p.1163#08	p.1245r6c03
			yù ㄩˋ	Tell. / Warn, admonish.
大	大+0	𠘲	dà ㄉㄚˋ	Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range.	v1,p0520#01	p.248#01	p.342r3c03
			tài ㄊㄞˋ	Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil.
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.
于	方+4	乌 𣱏 𤕘 于 亏 扵	yú ㄩˊ	Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning.	v3,p2175#02	p.481#11	p.622r2c03
朝	月+8	晁	zhāo ㄓㄠ	Morning. / Beginning.	v3,p2084#08	p.506#03	p.661r1c01
			cháo ㄔㄠˊ	Meet in court. / Call the ministers to court. / Court, place where ministers meet with the ruler. / Visit, go to see. / Meet together, gather.
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	(1) 说。 Say, speak.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
子贡	子+0 贝+3	㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 贡	zǐ gòng ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ	Same as “端木赐” duān mù cì ㄉㄨㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄘˋ: 姓端木，名赐，字子贡，孔子的学生。 Duan-mu Ci, a student of Confucius.	v2,p1006#06 v6,p3624#05	p.277#01 p.1205#01	p.395r1c01 p.1269r6c01
贤	贝+8	臤 贒 贤	xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ	virtuous, worthy, good; able	v6,p3646#06	p.1209#28	p.1276r5c02
仲尼	人+4 尸+2		zhòng ní ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄋㄧˊ	Same as “孔子” kǒng zǐ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇ: 先秦思想家，名丘，字仲尼。 Confucius, a pre-Qin philosopher.	v1,p0121#07 v2,p0965#04	p.94#11 p.300#03	p.88r4c01 p.446r3c01
子服景伯	子+0 月+4 日+8 人+5	㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 𣍞 𦨈	zǐ fú jǐng bó ㄗˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄛˊ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v2,p1006#06 v3,p2053#07 v2,p1520#03 v1,p0136#02	p.277#01 p.505#02 p.496#30 p.96#16	p.395r1c01 p.643r2c01 p.93r5c03
以	人+3	㠯	yǐ ㄧˇ	Use. / Believe. / Command. / Lead. / Connect, implicate. / Have. / Cause, reason. / Preposition: because. / Preposition: from, in. / Preposition: at [some time]. / Preposition: using. / Preposition: in accordance with. / Preposition: relying upon. / Preposition: in the capacity of. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: indicates the following action is the objective of the preceding one. / Connective: used between adverbial clause and verb to express modification. / Connective: and. / Connective: but. / Connective: and so, thus. / Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. / Modal particle. / Same as “已(1)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as “已(7.2)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as “已(7.3)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely.	v1,p0105#07	p.94#01	p.87r6c01
告	口+4	吿	gào ㄍㄠˋ	tell, announce, inform; accuse	v1,p0589#12	p.181#19
譬	言+13		pì ㄆㄧˋ	metaphor, simile, example	v6,p4026#08	p.1183#16	p.1256r2c04
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	Towards; go to. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Auxiliary word: of. / Auxiliary word: used between subject and predicate, cancels independence of a clause. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
宫	宀+7	宫	gōng ㄍㄨㄥ	palace, temple, dwelling, enclose	v2,p0936#04	p.285#16	p.418r5c04
墙	爿+13	墙 廧 𤖧 墙	qiáng ㄑㄧㄤˊ	wall	v4,p2378#22	p.692#29	p.865r3c03
赐	贝+8	赐	cì ㄘˋ	Same as “端木赐” duān mù cì ㄉㄨㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄘˋ: 姓端木，名赐，字子贡，孔子的学生。 Duan-mu Ci, a student of Confucius.	v6,p3648#02	p.1209#15	p.1276r3c04
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	(4.1) 助词：相当于“的”。 Auxiliary word: of.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
也	乙+2	𠃟 匜	yě ㄧㄝˇ	Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.	v1,p0050#05	p.84#04	p.55r1c01
及	又+2	𢎜 𨕤	jí ㄐㄧˊ	Catch up to. / Retrieve, recover. / Attain, rival. / To. / Touch. / Relate to. / Continue, succeed. / Preposition: until ... (a time). / Connective: and.	v1,p0035#01	p.165#03	p.233r4c06
肩	肉+4		jiān xián ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ	shoulders; to shoulder; bear	v3,p2052#08	p.975#10	p.1090r1c04
窥	穴+11	窥	kuī kuǐ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄟˇ	peep, watch, spy on, pry	v4,p2739#13	p.868#05	p.1001r4c05
见	见+0	现 见	jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ	See, catch sight of. / Feel, perceive. / Meet, come across. / Meet with, see. / Meet in battle. / Go to see. / Have come to see, have visit. / Grant an interview. / Recommend, introduce. / Introduce, present. / Hear. / Know, understand. / Experience, insight. / Intent, plan. / Used before a verb to indicate passive tense. / Used before a verb to indicate one is the receipient of anothers actions. / Particle used after a verb to indicate simultaneous action. / Coffin clothes. / Mix, mingle.	v6,p3663#01	p.1133#01	p.1229r1c01
			xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ	Appear, become visible. / Manifest, make evident. / Now, at present. / Existing, ready prepared.
室	宀+6		shì ㄕˋ	room, home, house, chamber	v2,p0925#03	p.285#02	p.416r6c01
家	宀+7	家 宊 𠖔 𡩅 𡧚	jiā jie gū ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ	house, home, residence; family	v2,p0930#15	p.286#17	p.420r1c02
好	女+3	𡥆 𡚽 𩐔	hǎo ㄏㄠˇ	Attractive appearance. / Wonderful, beautiful. / Healthy, fit. / Excellent. / Harmonious. / Complete. / In order to. / Adverb: very. / Adverb: many or long.	v2,p1028#01	p.255#11	p.378r1c03
			hào ㄏㄠˋ	Like, find pleasing. / Hole in a piece of jade or a coin..
子	子+0	㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只	zǐ ㄗˇ	(2.1) 古代对男子的美称。也用以尊称对方。 Respectful term for a man.	v2,p1006#06	p.277#01	p.395r1c01
数	攴+11	数	shù shǔ cù shuò ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛˋ	number; several; count; fate	v2,p1474#01	p.475#04	p.607r4c01
仞	人+3	仭	rèn ㄖㄣˋ	ancient unit of measure (8 feet); 'fathom'	v1,p0115#07	p.93#04	p.86r1c04
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 “否(1.2)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as “否(1.3)” 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 “丕(1)” pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
得	彳+8	𢔶 䙷 𢔨	dé ㄉㄜˊ	Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as “德(1)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as “德(3)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank.	v2,p0828#03	p.367#31	p.513r6c02
其	八+6	丌 亓	qí ㄑㄧˊ	Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo.	v1,p0245#01	p.127#18	p.162r5c01
			jì ㄐㄧˋ	Particle used after bi and he.
			jī ㄐㄧ	Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year.
门	门+0	门	mén ㄇㄣˊ	gate, door, entrance, opening	v7,p4281#01	p.1329#53	p.1403r4c05
而	而+0		ér ㄦˊ	Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle.	v4,p2810#01	p.961#18	p.1080r2c03
			néng ㄋㄥˊ	Same as “能(3)” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as “能(2.1)” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent.
入	入+0		rù ㄖㄨˋ	Enter, go into. / Put in, bring in. / Pay, offer. / Income, gains. / Inside, within.	v1,p0102#01	p.125#32	p.141r1c03
宗	宀+5		zōng ㄗㄨㄥ	lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan	v2,p0917#11	p.283#14	p.411r6c01
庙	广+12	庙 庿	miào ㄇㄧㄠˋ	temple, shrine; imperial court	v2,p0901#02	p.350#28	p.492r6c02
美	羊+3	羙	měi ㄇㄟˇ	beautiful, pretty; pleasing	v5,p3126#05	p.951#10	p.1069r5c01
百	白+1	佰 𦣻	bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ	one hundred; numerous, many	v4,p2643#01	p.785#04	p.932r4c01
官	宀+5	𠕍	guān ㄍㄨㄢ	official, public servant	v2,p0921#04	p.283#15	p.413r2c01
富	宀+9	冨	fù ㄈㄨˋ	abundant, ample; rich, wealthy	v2,p0942#04	p.288#27	p.425r1c07
者	老+4		zhě ㄓㄜˇ	Pronoun used after verbs, adjectives, etc. in place of a person or thing. / Pronoun used after numbers in place of a thing. / Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". / Expressive particle used in a declarative sentence after the subject. / Expressive particle used in a sentence after the subject to express cause or explanation.	v4,p2780#05	p.961#01	p.1080r1c01
			zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ	In, located in.
或	戈+4	𢈿	huò ㄏㄨㄛˋ	Pronoun: some, someone, something. / Have. / Sometimes. / Again. / Either, perhaps. / Expressive particle. / Confuse, be at a loss.	v2,p1402#08	p.412#18	p.552r5c01
寡	宀+11	关	guǎ ㄍㄨㄚˇ	Few. / Lack, reduce. / A widow; be widowed. / A widower or unmarried man. / Modest way of referring to oneself used by rulers.	v2,p0947#07	p.290#19	p.427r2c02
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
夫子	大+1 子+0	㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只	fū zǐ ㄈㄨ ㄗˇ	(1) 古代对男子的尊称。 Respectful term for a man.	v1,p0521#01 v2,p1006#06	p.248#11 p.277#01	p.367r2c01 p.395r1c01
云	二+2	员 云	yún ㄩㄣˊ	Old form of 云。 / Say, speak. / To be. / Have, posess. / Socialize, interact with. / Move. / Thus, like this. / If. / Particle used at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence, no meaning. / Many.	v1,p0384#02	p.86#08	p.63r6c02
不	一+3	不 𠀚 𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	(3.3) 否定副词：表示反问，常与“乎”相呼应。 Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
亦	亠+4	𠅃	yì ㄧˋ	Original character for 腋. / Also. / Just, merely. / Again. / Modal particle at the beginning or middle of a sentence. / Accumulate.	v1,p0281#03	p.88#09	p.78r2c02
宜	宀+5	冝 𡪀 𡨆 𠣨 宐	yí ㄧˊ	suitable, right, fitting, proper	v2,p0920#06	p.284#03	p.416r1c01
乎	丿+4	宓	hū ㄏㄨ	Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. / Modal particle expressing admiration or exclamation. / Modal particle expressing estimation. / Modal particle expressing request or order. / Modal particle expressing calling. / Modal particle expressing consideration. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. / Particle used after adjectives. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. / Preposition: in, from, to.	v1,p0036#08	p.82#07	p.47r3c03

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