Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
汉 | 水+11 | 㵄 𣶔 汉 | hàn tān ㄏㄢˋ ㄊㄢ | the Chinese people, Chinese language | v3,p1713#09 | p.646#17 | p.826r5c01 |
书 | 曰+6 | 书 | shū ㄕㄨ | book, letter, document; writings | v2,p1509#09 | p.502#12 | p.650r3c02 |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
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 |
帝 | 巾+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | supreme ruler, emperor; god | v1,p0738#02 | p.330#14 | p.474r5c07 |
以 | 人+3 | 㠯 | yǐ ㄧˇ | Use. / Believe. / Command. / Lead. / Connect, implicate. / Have. / Cause, reason. / Preposition: because. / Preposition: from, in. / Preposition: at [some time]. / Preposition: using. / Preposition: in accordance with. / Preposition: relying upon. / Preposition: in the capacity of. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: indicates the following action is the objective of the preceding one. / Connective: used between adverbial clause and verb to express modification. / Connective: and. / Connective: but. / Connective: and so, thus. / Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. / Modal particle. / Same as “” yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as “” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as “” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely. | v1,p0105#07 | p.94#01 | p.87r6c01 |
移 | 禾+6 | 𥞀 迻 | yí chǐ yì ㄧˊ ㄔˇ ㄧˋ | change place, shift; move about | v4,p2603#20 | p.853#04 | p.991r5c06 |
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 |
监 | 皿+9 | 𧨭 𧩾 譼 监 | jiān jiàn kàn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄢˋ | supervise, control, direct | v4,p2566#03 | p.796#02 | p.940r5c01 |
苏 | 草+16 | 苏 | sū sù ㄙㄨ ㄙㄨˋ | revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet' | v5,p3327#07 | p.1068#07 | p.1177r5c01 |
为 | 火+5 | 爲 为 | wéi ㄨㄟˊ | Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question. | v3,p2198#11 | p.669#10 | p.844r4c03 |
| | | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake. | | | |
典 | 八+6 | 𥮏 | diǎn ㄉㄧㄢˇ | law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture | v1,p0247#01 | p.128#02 | p.162r2c01 |
属 | 尸+18 | 属 𡱆 | shǔ zhǔ ㄕㄨˇ ㄓㄨˇ | class, category, type; to belong to | v2,p0982#08 | p.304#07 | p.451r2c06 |
国 | 囗+8 | 圀 国 囗 囶 𢧌 䆐 囯 国 | guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ | nation, country, nation-state | v1,p0720#09 | p.219#16 | p.303r4c02 |
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 |
宣 | 宀+6 | 𡩦 | xuān ㄒㄩㄢ | declare, announce, proclaim | v2,p0923#10 | p.284#16 | p.417r2c01 |
甘 | 甘+0 | 𠙸 𠙿 | gān ㄍㄢ | sweetness; sweet, tasty | v4,p2413#01 | p.753#19 | p.905r3c03 |
露 | 雨+12 | 露 | lù lòu ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ | dew; bare, open, exposed | v6,p4078#06 | p.1378#22 | p.1456r6c01 |
二 | 二+0 | 贰 弍 贰 | èr ㄦˋ | two; twice | v1,p0002#01 | p.86#01 | p.58r6c01 |
年 | 干+3 | 秊 𠫺 | nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ | year; new-years; person's age | v1,p0037#06 | p.340#01 | p.483r6c01 |
常 | 巾+8 | | cháng ㄔㄤˊ | common, normal, frequent, regular | v1,p0744#01 | p.333#12 | p.477r2c01 |
惠 | 心+8 | 恵 𦻇 𢡘 𢞯 ① 僡 | huì ㄏㄨㄟˋ | favor, benefit, confer kindness | v4,p2309#10 | p.391#19 | p.535r1c01 |
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 |
官 | 宀+5 | 𠕍 | guān ㄍㄨㄢ | official, public servant | v2,p0921#04 | p.283#15 | p.413r2c01 |
掌 | 手+8 | 𤓯 | zhǎng ㄓㄤˇ | palm of hand, sole of foot, paw | v3,p1889#02 | p.437#05 | p.579r3c02 |
蛮 | 虫+19 | 蛮 | mán ㄇㄢˊ | barbarians; barbarous, savage | v4,p2909#21 | p.1104#25 | p.1202r3c05 |
夷 | 大+3 | 𡰥 | yí ㄧˊ | ancient barbarian tribes | v1,p0527#05 | p.249#15 | p.369r1c02 |
降 | 阜+6 | 降 夅 | jiàng xiáng xiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | descend, fall, drop; lower, down | v6,p4126#18 | p.1349#12 | p.1421r2c02 |
者 | 老+4 | | zhě ㄓㄜˇ | Pronoun used after verbs, adjectives, etc. in place of a person or thing. / Pronoun used after numbers in place of a thing. / Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". / Expressive particle used in a declarative sentence after the subject. / Expressive particle used in a sentence after the subject to express cause or explanation. | v4,p2780#05 | p.961#01 | p.1080r1c01 |
| | | zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ | In, located in. | | | |
成 | 戈+2 | 𢦩 | chéng ㄔㄥˊ | completed, finished, fixed | v2,p1399#01 | p.411#11 | |
河 | 水+5 | | hé ㄏㄜˊ | river; stream; yellow river | v3,p1582#03 | p.613#09 | p.774r2c02 |
平 | 干+2 | 𤔁 𠀭 | píng ㄆㄧㄥˊ | flat, level, even; peaceful | v1,p0407#01 | p.339#03 | p.480r4c02 |
元 | 儿+2 | | yuán ㄩㄢˊ | first; dollar; origin; head | v1,p0264#06 | p.123#06 | p.131r4c02 |
省 | 目+4 | 省 𡮀 䁞 | shěng xiǎn xǐng ㄕㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˇ | province; save, economize | v4,p2473#01 | p.802#05 | p.946r6c01 |
并 | 干+5 | 并 幷 竝 并 | bìng bīng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄥ | combine, annex; also, what's more | v1,p0242#06 | p.340#03 | p.484r4c02 |
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. | | | |
鸿 | 鸟+6 | 䲨 鸿 | hóng hòng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄥˋ | species of wild swan; vast | v7,p4632#08 | p.1488#20 | p.1538r3c08 |
胪 | 肉+16 | 胪 | lú lǚ ㄌㄨˊ ㄌㄩˇ | arrange in order; display | v3,p2124#05 | p.998#12 | p.1105r6c01 |