Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
杞 | 木+3 | | qǐ ㄑㄧˇ | Wolfberry tree. / Willow. / Name of a state in ancient China. | v2,p1162#03 | p.512#11 | |
伯 | 人+5 | | bó bǎi bà ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄚˋ | older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count' | v1,p0136#02 | p.96#16 | p.93r5c03 |
來 | 人+6 | 來 来 徠 耒 | lái ㄌㄞˊ | Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement. | v1,p0141#08 | p.101#16 | p.102r1c01 |
| | | lài ㄌㄞˋ | See 勞來. | | | |
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. | | | |
歸 | 止+14 | 帰 归 𤾤 | guī kuì ㄍㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄟˋ | return; return to, revert to | v2,p1446#15 | p.578#07 | p.739r6c01 |
叔 | 又+6 | 𡭫 𠁮 𢆑 𠦑 尗 | shū ㄕㄨ | father's younger brother | v1,p0396#01 | p.165#42 | p.236r1c03 |
姬 | 女+7 | 姫 㚦 | jī ㄐㄧ | beauty; imperial concubine | v2,p1049#15 | p.260#23 | p.386r2c07 |
故 | 攴+5 | | gù ㄍㄨˋ | Cause. / State of affairs. / Event, incident. / Plot. / Old. / Past, original. / Death. / On purpose. / Originally. / Hence, thus. | v2,p1453#05 | p.469#25 | p.601r5c01 |
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 |