Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
捆 | 手+7 | 困 | kǔn ㄎㄨㄣˇ | tie up; bind, truss up; bundle | v3,p1882#05 | p.433#07 | p.576r6c05 |
集 | 隹+4 | 雦 亼 | jí ㄐㄧˊ | assemble, collect together | v6,p4092#10 | p.1365#15 | p.1438r4c01 |
韵 | 音+10 | 均 韵 | yùn ㄩㄣˋ | rhyme; vowel | v7,p4497#12 | p.1397#29 | p.1474r1c02 |
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. | | | |
正 | 止+1 | 㱏 𣥔 𤴓 𧾸 | zhèng ㄓㄥˋ | Straight, not at an angle. / Appropriate. / Normal. / Decent, upstanding. / Fix, determine. / Govern, rule. / Set punishments. / Formal, primary. / Pure, unadulterated. / Son by one's official wife. / Luckily, fortuitously. / Expresses continuation of an action or state. / Officer. / Only. / Government, state affairs. / Prove, verify. | v2,p1436#01 | p.574#02 | p.732r5c02 |
| | | zhēng ㄓㄥ | First month in the Chinese calander. / Centre of a target. / Attack, punitive expedition. | | | |
𠀤 | 一+6 | | | | v1,p0019#11 | p.78#13 | |
苦 | 草+5 | | kǔ gǔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇ | bitter; hardship, suffering | v5,p3186#02 | p.1023#16 | p.1130r4c01 |
本 | 木+1 | 夲 楍 㮺 𡴡 | běn ㄅㄣˇ | root, origin, source; basis | v2,p1151#01 | p.509#07 | p.666r3c01 |
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 |
阃 | 门+7 | 阃 | kǔn ㄎㄨㄣˇ | threshold; women's quarters | v7,p4300#04 | p.1335#12 | p.1409r5c02 |
齐 | 齐+0 | 亝 斉 斋 斋 齐 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | Orderly, uniform. / Together, along with. / Equal, the same. / Level, of equal height. / Regulate, put in order. / Order, command. / Complete, entire. / Very fast, nimble. / Limit, boundary. / To limit, to impose a boundary on. / Distinguish, separate. / Navel, bellybutton. / Central. / Swirl, vortex. / The pre-Qin state of Qi. | v7,p4783#01 | p.1531#06 | p.1569r4c01 |
| | | jī ㄐㄧ | Rise up, climb. / Preserved vegetables. | | | |
| | | jì ㄐㄧˋ | Blend, mix together, prepare (medicine). / Condiments. / Medicine. / Portion, dose. / Proportion of metal in an alloy. | | | |
| | | jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ | Cut off. | | | |
| | | zhāi ㄓㄞ | Fast, abstain from meat, wine, etc. / Solemnity. / Dignified, respectful. | | | |
| | | zī ㄗ | Lower hem of an item of clothing. / Raise the lower part of the funeral dress. | | | |
等 | 竹+6 | 朩 寸 | děng ㄉㄥˇ | rank, grade; wait; equal; 'etc.' | v5,p2962#01 | p.882#24 | p.1011r5c03 |
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 |
孟 | 子+5 | | mèng ㄇㄥˋ | first in series; great, eminent | v2,p1013#03 | p.278#16 | p.399r3c02 |
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 |
屦 | 尸+14 | 屦 | jù ㄐㄩˋ | straw sandals; tread on | v2,p0981#09 | p.304#01 | p.451r2c03 |
织 | 糸+12 | 𥿮 綕 𦁓 𦁋 织 | zhī zhì ㄓ ㄓˋ | weave, knit; organize, unite | v5,p3453#17 | p.938#29 | p.1059r4c06 |
席 | 巾+7 | 席 𠩛 𥔆 | xí ㄒㄧˊ | seat; mat; take seat; banquet | v1,p0741#04 | p.332#08 | p.476r3c02 |
注 | 言+5 | 注 | zhù ㄓㄨˋ | explain; annotate; make entry | v6,p3957#01 | p.1152#26 | p.1240r4c04 |
犹 | 犬+9 | 犹 | yóu ㄧㄡˊ | A species of monkey / Same, similar. / Similarly, in the same way. / Like, similar to. / Can, able to. / Fitting, suitable. / Still, nevertheless. / Additionally, furthermore. / Connective expression concession: although, despite. / Connective expression supposition: if. / Stratagem, plot. / Method, way. / Scheme, conspire. / Road, path. / Criticize, fault. / Relaxed, at ease. / Same as “” yóu ㄧㄡˊ: Do, carry out. / Same as “” yóu ㄧㄡˊ: Preposition: from. / Same as “” yóu ㄧㄡˊ: Preposition: due to, because of. / Name of a river in modern Shaanxi, flowing into the Yellow River. / Same as “” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely. | v2,p1359#09 | p.715#20 | p.878r1c06 |
| | | yáo ㄧㄠˊ | Tremble, shake. | | | |
| | | yōu ㄧㄡ | Good, superior. | | | |
叩 | 口+2 | | kòu ㄎㄡˋ | knock, ask; kowtow, bow | v1,p0573#03 | p.172#04 | p.243r3c01 |
㧻 | 手+8 | | zhǐ zhuó zú ㄓˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄨˊ | a thorn, to select; to pick, to push, to find out, to cut out; to engrave, sound of striking | v3,p1894#01 | p.434#30 | |
欲 | 欠+7 | 欲 | yù ㄩˋ | desire, want, long for; intend | v3,p2140#07 | p.567#36 | p.729r4c02 |
使 | 人+6 | 𡥐 𠭆 | shǐ ㄕˇ | Order, send (on a mission). / Cause, make. / Allocate, use. / Indulge in.. / Send as an envoy. / Envoy, messenger. / Connective: if, supposing. | v1,p0145#02 | p.101#05 | p.101r3c03 |
坚 | 土+8 | 坚 | jiān ㄐㄧㄢ | hard, strong, firm; resolute | v1,p0451#04 | p.232#03 | p.323r3c01 |
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 |
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 |
诗 | 言+6 | 𧥳 诗 | shī ㄕ | poetry; poem, verse, ode | v6,p3961#05 | p.1157#15 | p.1242r5c03 |
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. | | | |
雅 | 隹+4 | | yǎ yā yá ㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄚ ㄧㄚˊ | elegant, graceful, refined | v6,p4094#02 | p.1365#14 | p.1437r5c01 |
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 |
壼 | 士+10 | 壸 | kǔn ㄎㄨㄣˇ | palace corridor or passageway | v1,p0476#05 | p.244#01 | p.334r3c01 |
笺 | 竹+8 | 笺 笺 | jiān ㄐㄧㄢ | note, memo; stationery; comments | v5,p2981#04 | p.887#04 | p.1015r2c01 |
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 |
疏 | 疋+7 | 疎 | shū shù ㄕㄨ ㄕㄨˋ | neglect; careless, lax | v4,p2750#02 | p.767#23 | p.919r1c05 |
逼 | 辵+9 | 逼 | bī ㄅㄧ | compel, pressure, force; bother | v6,p3856#08 | p.1260#16 | p.1323r5c02 |
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 “” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as “” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent. | | | |
密 | 宀+8 | 宻 | mì ㄇㄧˋ | dense, thick, close; intimate | v2,p0940#06 | p.288#11 | p.424r1c01 |
致 | 糸+9 | 致 | zhì ㄓˋ | delicate, fine; dense | v5,p3435#07 | p.932#15 | p.1055r1c03 |
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 |
闷 | 心+8 | 㥃 懑 闷 | mèn mēn ㄇㄣˋ ㄇㄣ | gloomy, depressed, melancholy | v7,p4291#04 | p.389#05 | p.533r2c02 |
困 | 囗+4 | 𣏔 困 | kùn ㄎㄨㄣˋ | to surround, beseige; to be surrounded; difficult | v1,p0714#07 | p.217#20 | p.302r3c03 |
义 | 羊+7 | 义 | yì ㄧˋ | right conduct, righteousness | v5,p3133#02 | p.952#32 | p.1071r3c01 |
同 | 口+3 | 仝 同 | tóng tòng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ | same, similar; together with | v1,p0578#01 | p.175#06 | p.252r1c01 |
仪 | 人+13 | 仪 | yí ㄧˊ | ceremony, rites gifts; admire | v1,p0228#02 | p.118#21 | p.127r6c03 |
礼 | 示+13 | 禮 礼 𠃞 𤔑 礼 | lǐ ㄌㄧˇ | social custom; manners; courtesy; rites | v4,p2409#14 | p.847#07 | p.985r2c04 |
射 | 寸+7 | | shè yì yè ㄕㄜˋ ㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ | shoot, eject, issue forth, emit | v1,p0506#10 | p.294#13 | p.433r3c01 |
旣 | 无+7 | 旣 | jì xì ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ | already; de facto; since; then | v2,p1148#05 | p.485#30 | p.626r3c03 |
拾 | 手+6 | 十 | shí jiè shè ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄜˋ | pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten | v3,p1872#01 | p.428#24 | p.572r6c05 |
取 | 又+6 | | qǔ ㄑㄩˇ | Cut off (the ears). / Catch, capture. / Take, exact. / Gain, take possession of. / Incur. / Achieve an easy victory. / Defeat in battle, conquer. / Extract from, come out of. / Take, choose, pick out. / Select, appoint. / Take a wife. / Adverb: expresses range, scope: merely. | v1,p0395#01 | p.166#04 | p.236r3c01 |
矢 | 矢+0 | 笶 𠂕 𠓡 | shǐ ㄕˇ | arrow, dart; vow, swear | v4,p2580#01 | p.823#34 | p.955r4c04 |
刘 | 刀+13 | 镏 𠭱 刘 | liú ㄌㄧㄡˊ | surname; kill, destroy | v1,p0359#04 | p.144#39 | p.188r5c03 |
昌 | 日+4 | 冐 | chāng ㄔㄤ | light of sun; good, proper | v2,p1490#03 | p.491#10 | p.630r5c01 |
宗 | 宀+5 | | zōng ㄗㄨㄥ | lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan | v2,p0917#11 | p.283#14 | p.411r6c01 |
读 | 言+15 | 讀 读 | dú dòu ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄡˋ | read, study; pronounce | v6,p4029#01 | p.1185#27 | p.1257r3c05 |
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 |
譌 | 言+12 | 讹 | é ㄜˊ | false, erronious | v6,p4019#12 | p.1180#20 | p.1255r2c02 |
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 |
捆 | 木+7 | | kǔn ㄎㄨㄣˇ | doorsill; doorjamb | v2,p1214#03 | p.531#04 | p.701r5c03 |
胡 | 肉+5 | 楜 衚 胡 | hú ㄏㄨˊ | (Of animals) Tissue drooping down under the chin. / Neck. / Part of a weapon which hangs down. / Longevity. / Far, large. / Bearded. / What, why. / Arbitrary, unjustified. / The state of Hu. / Outsiders, foreigners. / Type of sacrificial vessel. | v3,p2056#08 | p.979#12 | p.1093r2c01 |
昆 | 日+4 | | kūn hùn ㄎㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄣˋ | elder brother; descendants | v2,p1489#09 | p.490#39 | p.629r5c04 |
䰟 | 鬼+4 | | hún ㄏㄨㄣˊ | (same as 魂) the soul, the spiritual part of man that ascends to heaven, the wits; the spiritual faculties | v7,p4428#10 | p.1461#13 | p.1522r6c01 |
与 | 臼+8 | 与 𢌱 𦦲 𠔔 | yǔ ㄩˇ | Give. / Follow, go along with. / Comrade, ally. / Association, contact. / Oppose. / Engage [an enemy]. / Approve, consent to. / Help. / Wait. / Preposition indicating passive tense. / Preposition: to, with. / Preposition: with. / Preposition: as. / Preposition: in, on. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: with its ... / Connective: or. | v1,p0251#04 | p.1004#13 | p.1113r2c03 |
| | | yù ㄩˋ | Participate, take part in. | | | |
| | | yǔ ㄩˇ | Interfere in. | | | |
| | | yú ㄩˊ | Auxiliary word: used at the end of a sentence to express questioning , exclamation, or a rhetorical question. / Auxiliary word: used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. | | | |
㨡 | 手+10 | | hún ㄏㄨㄣˊ | to push with hands, to hold; to grasp, (in general) something as a whole; complete; undamaged | v3,p1932#02 | p.446#23 | p.587r2c04 |
玉 | 玉+0 | 𤣪 | yù ㄩˋ | jade, precious stone, gem | v2,p1100#01 | p.726#04 | p.884r5c02 |
篇 | 竹+9 | | piān ㄆㄧㄢ | chapter, section, essay, article | v5,p2995#10 | p.892#14 | p.1019r2c01 |
抒 | 手+4 | | shū ㄕㄨ | Scoop up. / Express, convey. / Give vent to, take out upon. / Remove, get rid of. | v3,p1846#04 | p.421#10 | p.563r2c01 |
纂 | 糸+14 | 臇 𤎱 | zuǎn zuàn ㄗㄨㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄢˋ | edit, compile; topknot, chignon | v5,p3463#12 | p.942#15 | p.1062r1c02 |
组 | 糸+5 | 组 | zǔ qū ㄗㄨˇ ㄑㄩ | class; section, department | v5,p3379#13 | p.921#12 | p.1040r1c01 |
考 | 老+0 | 考 𦒱 | kǎo ㄎㄠˇ | examine, test; investigate | v4,p2779#02 | p.960#27 | p.1079r1c01 |
证 | 言+12 | 𨨾 证 证 | zhèng ㄓㄥˋ | proof, evidence; testify, verify | v6,p4021#11 | p.1180#14 | p.1254r6c03 |
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 | |
司 | 口+2 | 𤔲 | sī ㄙ | take charge of, control, manage; officer | v1,p0572#08 | p.174#03 | p.246r4c03 |
𡨥 | 宀+8 | 寇 | | | v2,p0936#08 | p.288#14 | |
军 | 车+2 | 𡗽 军 | jūn ㄐㄩㄣ | army, military; soldiers, troops | v5,p3513#02 | p.1239#11 | p.1297r3c01 |
形 | 彡+4 | | xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ | Body, thing with form. / Human body. / Form, appearance. / Lay of the land. / Circumstances. / Condition, situation. / Form, create. / Exhibit, show. / Compare. / Mould, die. / Same as “” xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Law, rules of punishment. / Same as “” xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Porcelain soup bowl. | v2,p0852#10 | p.363#06 | p.507r4c01 |
谨 | 言+11 | 谨 | jǐn ㄐㄧㄣˇ | prudent, cautious; attentive | v6,p4010#13 | p.1178#23 | p.1254r2c02 |
照 | 火+9 | 照 | zhào ㄓㄠˋ | shine, illumine, reflect | v3,p2221#01 | p.677#36 | p.854r2c01 |
原 | 厂+8 | 𠪥 𨘡 𠪰 亰 | yuán yuàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ | source, origin, beginning | v1,p0074#09 | p.162#03 | p.229r4c03 |
文 | 文+0 | 㒚 稳 | wén ㄨㄣˊ | Mixture of colours. / Decorative design. / Portray in words or pictures. / Adornment, embellishment. / External appearance. / Characters, words. / Books, works. / Confucian doctrine. / Civilian, non-military. / Drum (musical instrument). / Measure word for money. | v3,p2169#01 | p.477#01 | p.608r4c02 |
| | | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Adorn, embellish. / Conceal, gloss over. | | | |
改 | 攴+3 | | gǎi ㄍㄞˇ | change, alter; improve, remodel | v2,p1450#01 | p.468#11 | p.599r5c02 |
𠛬 | 刀+6 | | | | v1,p0336#01 | p.138#37 | p.181r1c02 |
命 | 口+5 | | mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ | Order, command. / Written order, commandment. / Send (on a mission), dispatch. / A (diplomatic) mission. / Force, make do. / Instruct, tell. / Gift given by a ruler to his ministers by rank. / Will of heaven. / Fate. / Life, lifespan. / Call, name, assign a name to. / Know for certain. | v1,p0604#11 | p.183#18 | p.266r6c01 |
中 | 丨+3 | 𠁧 𠁩 冢 | zhōng zhòng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain | v1,p0028#10 | p.79#03 | p.37r4c02 |
离 | 隹+11 | 離 离 | lí lì lǐ chī gǔ ㄌㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔ ㄍㄨˇ | leave, depart; go away; separate | v6,p4106#02 | p.1369#16 | p.1445r2c02 |
维 | 糸+8 | 维 | wéi yí ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ | maintain, preserve, safeguard | v5,p3415#05 | p.927#15 | p.1049r4c05 |
纲 | 糸+8 | 䌉 㭃 𣓡 纲 | gāng ㄍㄤ | heavy rope, hawser; main points | v5,p3414#05 | p.927#24 | p.1050r3c04 |