Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
会 | 曰+9 | 𣌭 㞧 𠃐 㣛 𣥈 会 | huì ㄏㄨㄟˋ | Assemble, gather. / Banquet. / Meet with. / Agree with. / Tempo. / Examine, test. / Meeting place. / Copulation . / Chance, opportunity. / Name of an acupuncture point in Chinese medicine. / Luckily, coincidentally. / Should. / Able, capable. / Understand. / Pay money. / Benefit, kindness. / Embroidery in the five colours. | v2,p1524#05 | p.503#08 | p.654r3c02 |
| | | kuài ㄎㄨㄞˋ | Total, settle (a bill). / Seams of a cap or collar of official dress. / Broker, buyer and seller. / A type of flag. / The state of Kuai. / Cover of a container for food, also used for serving. | | | |
合 | 口+3 | 閤 | hé gě ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄜˇ | combine, unite, join; gather | v1,p0581#01 | p.174#24 | p.249r1c02 |
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 |
古 | 口+2 | 𠖠 𡇣 | gǔ ㄍㄨˇ | old, classic, ancient | v1,p0568#03 | p.171#08 | p.240r1c02 |
作 | 人+5 | 胙 𢓓 | zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ | Arise, stand up. / Grow, flourish. / Begin. / Create, make. / Work, effort. / Serve as, work as. / When, at such time as. | v1,p0134#06 | p.99#07 | p.99r3c01 |
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 |
州 | 巛+3 | 𠄓 𠃕 𠛏 𣧓 | zhōu ㄓㄡ | administrative division, state | v1,p0046#03 | p.324#01 | p.462r3c02 |
秦 | 禾+5 | 𣜈 | qín ㄑㄧㄣˊ | feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes) | v4,p2597#05 | p.851#30 | p.990r6c05 |
属 | 尸+18 | 属 𡱆 | shǔ zhǔ ㄕㄨˇ ㄓㄨˇ | class, category, type; to belong to | v2,p0982#08 | p.304#07 | p.451r2c06 |
陇 | 阜+16 | 陇 | lǒng ㄌㄨㄥˇ | mountain located between Shanxi | v6,p4164#16 | p.1363#08 | p.1435r5c02 |
西 | 襾+0 | 覀 𠧧 㢴 | xī ㄒㄧ | west(ern); westward, occident | v4,p2805#02 | p.1128#10 | p.1221r6c03 |
郡 | 邑+7 | | jùn ㄐㄩㄣˋ | administrative division | v6,p3775#06 | p.1272#07 | p.1339r3c02 |
汉 | 水+11 | 㵄 𣶔 汉 | hàn tān ㄏㄢˋ ㄊㄢ | the Chinese people, Chinese language | v3,p1713#09 | p.646#17 | p.826r5c01 |
分 | 刀+2 | 份 | fēn ㄈㄣ | Separate, split. / Distribute, divide among. / Distinguish, tell apart. / Difference. / Clear, evident. / Share. / Half. / Gist, general point. / Equinox (in the Chinese unisolar calendar). / Measure word: unit of length equivalent to a tenth of one cun. / Measure word: unit of area equivalent to a tenth of one mu. / Measure word: unit of weight equivalent to a tenth of one qian. | v1,p0321#03 | p.136#04 | p.174r1c04 |
| | | fèn ㄈㄣˋ | Rank, position occupied. / Work, office. / Guess, speculate. / Happy, content. | | | |
爲 | 爪+8 | 为 𦥮 𤓸 为 | wèi wéi ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ | do, handle, govern, act; be | v3,p2033#21 | p.689#13 | p.863r4c01 |
金 | 金+0 | 钅 𨤾 𨥄 釒 | jīn jìn ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | gold; metals in general; money | v6,p4167#01 | p.1295#01 | p.1363r1c01 |
城 | 土+6 | | chéng ㄔㄥˊ | castle; city, town; municipality | v1,p0438#07 | p.229#32 | p.320r1c02 |
周 | 口+5 | 周 𠱬 𠄗 | zhōu ㄓㄡ | Surround. / Cyclicly, repeatedly. / (Travel) widely. / Careful, detailed. / Firm, unshaken. / Measure word: number of times. / Friendly, approachable. / Suitable, appropriate (for). / Turning place, corner. / Most (superlative). / Assist financially. / The Zhou dynasty. | v1,p0606#03 | p.181#36 | |
防 | 阜+4 | | fáng ㄈㄤˊ | defend; prevent; embankment | v6,p4118#01 | p.1347#05 | p.1415r1c03 |
隋 | 阜+9 | 陏 遀 | suí duò tuǒ tuō ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄨㄛ | Sui dynasty; surname | v6,p4142#16 | p.1357#05 | p.1432r2c02 |
鎭 | 金+10 | 镇 𨦸 | zhèn zhēn tián ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄣ ㄊㄧㄢˊ | town, market place; suppress | v6,p4243#03 | p.1318#15 | p.1390r6c01 |
武 | 止+4 | | wǔ ㄨˇ | Military, combative. / Powerful, formidable. / Moral principles to be honoured during warfare. / Military achievement. / Soldier. / Footprint, trail. / Successor. / Name of a piece of music comemmorating King Wu of Zhou. / A metal percussion instrument. / Unit of length equal to three chi, or half a pace. / Tie of a cap. / Dance. | v2,p1439#05 | p.575#09 | p.736r4c01 |
德 | 彳+12 | 惪 悳 | dé ㄉㄜˊ | Morals, morality. / Good deeds. / Good fortune. / Reward kindness, thank. / Heart, feelings. / Same as “” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Get, obtain. | v2,p0841#17 | p.371#08 | p.518r3c01 |
初 | 刀+5 | 䥚 | chū ㄔㄨ | Begin, start. / Originally, formerly. / Adverb: just, only just. | v1,p0327#22 | p.137#33 | p.178r4c05 |
平 | 干+2 | 𤔁 𠀭 | píng ㄆㄧㄥˊ | flat, level, even; peaceful | v1,p0407#01 | p.339#03 | p.480r4c02 |
李 | 木+3 | 李 杍 | lǐ ㄌㄧˇ | plum; judge; surname | v2,p1162#08 | p.511#11 | p.670r2c03 |
轨 | 车+2 | 𨑍 𧗝 轨 | guǐ ㄍㄨㄟˇ | track, rut, path | v5,p3512#04 | p.1239#06 | p.1297r2c01 |
置 | 网+8 | 置 𦌃 𦌤 𦋽 𦋲 | zhì ㄓˋ | Release, pardon. / Give up, abandon. / Place, put. / Establish, put in place. / Buy, purchase. / A post, a stage. / Coach, carriage. | v4,p2919#02 | p.948#20 | p.1065r3c01 |
又 | 又+0 | | yòu ㄧㄡˋ | Hand. / Again, once more. / Moreover. / And, while. Expresses two situations happening at once or sequential action. / And yet. Expresses contrast. / Offer wine. / Forgive. | v1,p0390#01 | p.164#43 | p.233r4c03 |
姓 | 女+5 | 𤯧 𤯣 | xìng ㄒㄧㄥˋ | one's family name; clan, people | v2,p1037#12 | p.259#05 | p.381r6c02 |
有 | 月+2 | | yǒu ㄧㄡˇ | Have, possess. / Store, collect. / Occupy. / Hold on to, retain. / Have in abundance. / Good harvest. / Obtain. / Only. / Be, exist. / Occur, happen. / Make. / Particle used before a noun with no meaning. / Particle used before a monosyllabic adjective with no meaning. / Particle used before a verb with no meaning. / Still, yet. / Some people. / Region. | v3,p2041#05 | p.504#20 | p.656r5c01 |
| | | yòu ㄧㄡˋ | Help, assist. / Same as “” yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover. | | | |
相 | 目+4 | | xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ | Mutual. / In succession. / Together. | v4,p2470#13 | p.800#18 | p.945r1c01 |
| | | xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ | Watch. / Appearance. / Fortune-telling by appearance. / Help, assist. / Guide for the blind. / Prime minister, most senior minister. / Ceremonial officer. | | | |
黄 | 黄+0 | 𡕛 黄 | huáng ㄏㄨㄤˊ | yellow; surname | v7,p4596#02 | p.1516#03 | p.1553r4c02 |
外 | 夕+2 | 𡖄 舀 | wài ㄨㄞˋ | out, outside, external; foreign | v2,p0860#01 | p.246#02 | p.336r4c02 |
切 | 刀+2 | 切 | qiē qiè qì ㄑㄧㄝ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋ | cut, mince, slice, carve | v1,p0320#05 | p.136#09 | p.176r5c01 |
音 | 音+0 | | yīn yìn ㄧㄣ ㄧㄣˋ | sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation | v7,p4495#01 | p.1396#25 | p.1472r4c04 |
侩 | 人+13 | 侩 | kuài ㄎㄨㄞˋ | go-between, broker, proxy | v1,p0226#07 | p.119#11 | p.128r5c04 |
五 | 二+2 | 伍 𠄡 㐅 | wǔ ㄨˇ | five; surname | v1,p0011#03 | p.86#11 | p.64r3c01 |