Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
國 | 囗+8 | 圀 國 囗 囶 𢧌 䆐 囯 国 | guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ | nation, country, nation-state | v1,p0720#09 | p.219#16 | p.303r4c02 |
語 | 言+7 | 语 | yǔ ㄩˇ | Speak (with someone). / Spoken words. / Language. / Proverb, saying. | v6,p3974#09 | p.1163#08 | p.1245r6c03 |
| | | yù ㄩˋ | Tell. / Warn, admonish. | | | |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
吳 | 口+4 | 呉 虞 𡗿 𡗾 吴 | wú ㄨˊ | one of warring states; surname | v1,p0595#08 | p.179#04 | p.258r6c01 |
王 | 玉+0 | | wáng ㄨㄤˊ | King, title of supreme ruler of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. / Ruler of a vassal state in the warring states period. / Highest title in feudal China. / Meet with the emperor. / Respectful term for one's paternal grandparents. | v2,p1099#10 | p.727#02 | p.888r1c02 |
| | | wàng ㄨㄤˋ | Rule as king, control all under heaven. / Enfeoff as king. / Flourish, abound. | | | |
| | | wǎng ㄨㄤˇ | To, go to. | | | |
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 |
軍 | 車+2 | 𡗽 军 | jūn ㄐㄩㄣ | army, military; soldiers, troops | v5,p3513#02 | p.1239#11 | p.1297r3c01 |
為 | 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. | | | |
方 | 方+0 | 𤙗 | fāng ㄈㄤ | Two boats in line. / Two boats travelling together. / Together, in a row. / Same, equivalent. / Comparison, metaphor. / Square. / Upright, honest. / Land, earth. / Vicinity, area around. / Place, area. / One side, one area. / Wooden board used for writing in ancient times. / (Medical) prescription. / Direction. / Convention. / Standard, rule. / The proper way. / Method, way. / Specialized techniques. / Occupy. / Disobey. / Preposition: just then. / Adverb: while. / Adverb: about to. / Adverb: just. / Criticism. | v3,p2172#01 | p.481#03 | p.619r4c01 |
| | | páng ㄆㄤˊ | Wide, universal. | | | |
陣 | 阜+7 | 𨸬 陳 阵 | zhèn ㄓㄣˋ | column, row or file of troops | v6,p4129#07 | p.1352#06 | p.1422r4c01 |
白 | 白+0 | 𦣺 𤼽 | bái bó ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄛˊ | white; pure, unblemished; bright | v4,p2642#01 | p.785#01 | p.927r1c01 |
裳 | 衣+8 | | cháng sháng ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄤˊ | clothes; skirt; beautiful | v5,p3095#11 | p.1118#36 | p.1215r6c02 |
旗 | 方+10 | 旂 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | banner, flag, streamer | v3,p2183#13 | p.484#28 | p.625r5c05 |
素 | 糸+4 | | sù ㄙㄨˋ | White, untreated silk. / Natural color, uncolored. / Simple, unadorned. / Root, beginning. / Fruit and vegetables. / Constantly, repeatedly. / Beforehand, first. | v5,p3368#03 | p.918#11 | p.1034r4c03 |
甲 | 田+0 | 𠇚 𡴌 | jiǎ ㄐㄧㄚˇ | armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem | v4,p2525#01 | p.758#01 | p.910r3c01 |
羽 | 羽+0 | 羽 | yǔ hù ㄩˇ ㄏㄨˋ | feather, plume; wings; rad. 124 | v5,p3341#01 | p.955#01 | p.1073r2c03 |
望 | 月+7 | 朢 𦣠 | wàng ㄨㄤˋ | to look at, look forward; to hope, expect | v3,p2080#02 | p.505#29 | p.659r6c02 |
如 | 女+3 | | rú ㄖㄨˊ | Go to. / According to, in accordance with. / Like, similar to. / As good as, comparable to. / Should. / Or, alternatively. / If, should it be the case. / As for, as regards. / Adjectival suffix. | v2,p1025#09 | p.255#21 | p.378r5c02 |
荼 | 艸+7 | | tú chá shū yé ㄊㄨˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄕㄨ ㄧㄝˊ | bitter vegetable | v5,p3221#11 | p.1032#21 | p.1139r5c01 |
茅 | 艸+5 | 泖 | máo ㄇㄠˊ | reeds, rushes, grass; surname | v5,p3199#01 | p.1026#04 | p.1133r5c02 |
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 |
左 | 工+2 | | zuǒ ㄗㄨㄛˇ | left; east; unorthodox, improper | v1,p0411#05 | p.325#08 | p.464r2c01 |
赤 | 赤+0 | 𤆍 烾 | chì ㄔˋ | red; communist, 'red'; bare | v5,p3506#01 | p.1213#22 | p.1280r2c02 |
旟 | 方+16 | | yú ㄩˊ | an military flag or standard | v3,p2185#06 | p.485#17 | p.626r2c03 |
火 | 火+0 | 𤆄 灬 | huǒ huō ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛ | fire, flame; burn; anger, rage | v3,p2187#01 | p.665#01 | p.841r2c02 |
右 | 口+2 | | yòu ㄧㄡˋ | right; west; right-wing | v1,p0569#01 | p.173#05 | p.245r6c01 |
玄 | 玄+0 | 𤣥 伭 | xuán xuàn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˋ | deep, profound, abstruse; KangXi radical 95 | v1,p0280#03 | p.725#01 | p.883r1c01 |
墨 | 黑+3 | | mò ㄇㄛˋ | Black ink used in calligraphy and painting. / Black. / Dark expression. / Dirty. / Corrupt. / Punishment by tattooing the face. / [To wear] black mourning dress. / Fortune-telling by burning of tortoise shells. / Unit of length equal to five chi. / Silent. | v1,p0487#03 | p.238#40 | p.329r2c03 |