Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
三 | 一+2 | 叁 弎 | sān sàn ㄙㄢ ㄙㄢˋ | three | v1,p0004#03 | p.76#05 | p.11r2c01 |
言 | 言+0 | 訁 𢍗 𢍬 | yán ㄧㄢˊ | Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning. | v6,p3936#01 | p.1146#01 | p.1236r5c03 |
徵 | 彳+12 | 𡈼 𢽡 𢾷 𢽠 征 | zhēng zhǐ ㄓㄥ ㄓˇ | summon, recruit; musical note | v2,p0842#07 | p.370#41 | p.518r1c01 |
甲 | 田+0 | 𠇚 𡴌 | jiǎ ㄐㄧㄚˇ | armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem | v4,p2525#01 | p.758#01 | p.910r3c01 |
辰 | 辰+0 | 辰 𠩟 𠨷 𨑄 | chén ㄔㄣˊ | early morning; 5th terrestrial branch | v6,p3606#01 | p.1252#15 | p.1310r5c01 |
戌 | 戈+2 | | xū ㄒㄩ | 11th terrestrial branch | v2,p1398#01 | p.411#04 | p.550r4c01 |
乙 | 乙+0 | | yǐ ㄧˇ | second; 2nd heavenly stem | v1,p0047#04 | p.83#15 | p.48r2c02 |
亥 | 亠+4 | | hài ㄏㄞˋ | 12th terrestrial branch | v1,p0283#05 | p.88#08 | p.78r2c01 |
巳 | 己+0 | | sì ㄙˋ | the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch | v2,p0984#02 | p.326#12 | p.467r4c01 |
丙 | 一+4 | | bǐng ㄅㄧㄥˇ | third; 3rd heavenly stem | v1,p0016#03 | p.78#02 | p.36r5c01 |
寅 | 宀+8 | 𦦚 𡓵 㝙 𢁐 𡩪 | yín ㄧㄣˊ | to respect, reverence; respectfully; 3rd terrestrial branch | v2,p0936#16 | p.288#05 | p.423r6c01 |
申 | 田+0 | 𤰶 𠭙 | shēn ㄕㄣ | Extend. / Express, explain. / Clear. / Vindicate. / Report (to a superior). / Repeat, addition. / Restrict.. / Ninth of the twelve earthly branches. These were used to record time, shen being between the hours of three and five. / The state of Shen. | v4,p2526#01 | p.758#04 | p.911r4c01 |
丁 | 一+1 | 𠆤 | dīng zhēng ㄉㄧㄥ ㄓㄥ | male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem | v1,p0002#05 | p.75#03 | p.6r3c01 |
酉 | 酉+0 | 丣 酋 | yǒu ㄧㄡˇ | 10th terrestrial branch; a wine vessel | v6,p3572#01 | p.1280#02 | p.1348r6c02 |
卯 | 卩+3 | 戼 𩇨 𩇧 𤕰 𦕔 | mǎo ㄇㄠˇ | 4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m. | v1,p0311#05 | p.159#05 | p.225r2c02 |
戊 | 戈+1 | | wù ㄨˋ | 5th heavenly stem | v2,p1397#04 | p.411#03 | p.550r3c02 |
午 | 十+2 | | wǔ ㄨˇ | noon; 7th terrestrial branch | v1,p0406#01 | p.156#04 | p.214r4c01 |
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 |
己 | 己+0 | 𢀒 | jǐ ㄐㄧˇ | self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem | v2,p0983#05 | p.326#09 | p.467r2c01 |
未 | 木+1 | | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | not yet; 8th terrestrial branch | v2,p1150#01 | p.509#05 | p.665r4c01 |
丑 | 一+3 | 醜 | chǒu ㄔㄡˇ | clown, comedian; 2nd terrestrial branch | v1,p0012#07 | p.77#04 | p.34r5c04 |