Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
美 | 羊+3 | 羙 | měi ㄇㄟˇ | beautiful, pretty; pleasing | v5,p3126#05 | p.951#10 | p.1069r5c01 |
酒 | 酉+3 | | jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ | wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage | v6,p3574#02 | p.1281#03 | p.1349r6c03 |
步 | 止+3 | | bù ㄅㄨˋ | step, pace; walk, stroll | v2,p1438#06 | p.574#15 | p.735r5c01 |
兵 | 八+5 | 𠈯 𠡿 | bīng ㄅㄧㄥ | soldier, troops | v1,p0244#04 | p.127#10 | p.162r1c02 |
廚 | 广+12 | 厨 | chú ㄔㄨˊ | kitchen; closet; cupboard | v2,p0900#10 | p.350#18 | p.492r5c03 |
古 | 口+2 | 𠖠 𡇣 | gǔ ㄍㄨˇ | old, classic, ancient | v1,p0568#03 | p.171#08 | p.240r1c02 |
人 | 人+0 | 𠔽 亻 | rén ㄖㄣˊ | Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence. | v1,p0101#10 | p.91#01 | p.80r2c01 |
嘗 | 口+11 | 甞 𨡔 𠹉 尝 | cháng ㄔㄤˊ | taste; experience, experiment | v2,p1529#09 | p.206#09 | p.289r3c03 |
宦 | 宀+6 | 䆠 | huàn ㄏㄨㄢˋ | officialdom, government official | v2,p0924#01 | p.285#04 | p.418r4c01 |
游 | 水+9 | 逰 汓 㳺 | yóu ㄧㄡˊ | Float, move in water. / Swimming. / Wade or swim across water. / Section of a waterway. / Waterway. / Fly around, circle. / Active, moving. / Float in the air. / Ethereal, unreal. / Praise, venerate. / Spread, hand down. / Walk. / Tour, visit. / Place travelled to. / Villa located in a garden. / Recreation. / Leasurely and contented. / Travel for the purposes of study or official employment. / Persuade (a ruler). / Send someone to persuade (a ruler). / Communication. / Hatching of silkworms. / Exercise, practice. / Unfurling of leaves. / Type of administrative area. | v3,p1684#08 | p.635#14 | p.813r4c02 |
| | | liú ㄌㄧㄡˊ | Tassels of a flag. | | | |
赤 | 赤+0 | 𤆍 烾 | chì ㄔˋ | red; communist, 'red'; bare | v5,p3506#01 | p.1213#22 | p.1280r2c02 |
城 | 土+6 | | chéng ㄔㄥˊ | castle; city, town; municipality | v1,p0438#07 | p.229#32 | p.320r1c02 |
臨 | 臣+11 | 臨 𦣷 临 | lín lìn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˋ | draw near, approach; descend | v4,p2802#19 | p.999#24 | p.1106r5c01 |
海 | 水+7 | | hǎi ㄏㄞˇ | sea, ocean; maritime | v3,p1627#01 | p.625#14 | p.795r4c04 |
嶠 | 山+12 | 峤 | jiào qiáo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ | high pointed mountain | v1,p0797#19 | p.320#08 | p.461r1c05 |
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 |
子 | 子+0 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | zǐ ㄗˇ | Child, heir. Refers to both sons and daughters. / Love, charity. / Respectful term for a man. / People in general. / Fourth of the five levels of nobility. / First of the twelve earthly branches of the zodiac. | v2,p1006#06 | p.277#01 | p.395r1c01 |
今 | 人+2 | | jīn ㄐㄧㄣ | now, today, modern era | v1,p0105#05 | p.91#18 | p.83r5c02 |
督 | 目+8 | | dū ㄉㄨ | supervise, oversee, direct | v4,p2495#12 | p.810#31 | p.952r2c01 |
郵 | 邑+8 | 邮 | yóu chuí ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ | postal, mail; post office | v6,p3779#05 | p.1273#24 | p.1341r4c04 |