Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
隋 | 阜+9 | 陏 遀 | suí duò tuǒ tuō ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄨㄛ | Sui dynasty; surname | v6,p4142#16 | p.1357#05 | p.1432r2c02 |
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 |
柳 | 木+5 | 柽 丣 𣓠 | liǔ ㄌㄧㄡˇ | willow tree; pleasure | v2,p1187#02 | p.521#02 | p.688r4c02 |
誓 | 言+7 | 𣂶 𣂯 | shì ㄕˋ | swear, pledge; oath | v6,p3973#05 | p.1162#01 | p.1245r3c04 |
字 | 子+3 | 𡥜 𥤪 | zì ㄗˋ | letter, character, word | v2,p1010#02 | p.277#18 | p.398r1c03 |
顾 | 页+12 | 頋 𪄮 顾 | gù ㄍㄨˋ | look back; look at; look after | v7,p4392#11 | p.1409#38 | p.1482r1c05 |
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 |
本 | 木+1 | 夲 楍 㮺 𡴡 | běn ㄅㄣˇ | root, origin, source; basis | v2,p1151#01 | p.509#07 | p.666r3c01 |
河 | 水+5 | | hé ㄏㄜˊ | river; stream; yellow river | v3,p1582#03 | p.613#09 | p.774r2c02 |
东 | 木+4 | 东 | dōng ㄉㄨㄥ | east, eastern, eastward | v2,p1165#04 | p.513#12 | p.675r6c02 |
人 | 人+0 | 𠔽 亻 | rén ㄖㄣˊ | Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence. | v1,p0101#10 | p.91#01 | p.80r2c01 |
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 |
拜 | 手+5 | 拝 𣬊 𣬓 𢰛 𢴽 𡴬 | bài ㄅㄞˋ | do obeisance, bow, kowtow | v3,p1846#07 | p.427#02 | p.571r4c01 |
秘 | 禾+5 | 秘 | mì bì bié ㄇㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ | secret, mysterious, abstruse | v4,p2601#07 | p.851#12 | p.991r5c04 |
监 | 皿+9 | 𧨭 𧩾 譼 监 | jiān jiàn kàn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄢˋ | supervise, control, direct | v4,p2566#03 | p.796#02 | p.940r5c01 |
封 | 寸+6 | 𡉘 𡊽 | fēng ㄈㄥ | letter, envelope; feudal | v1,p0504#14 | p.294#07 | p.432r4c04 |
汉 | 水+11 | 㵄 𣶔 汉 | hàn tān ㄏㄢˋ ㄊㄢ | the Chinese people, Chinese language | v3,p1713#09 | p.646#17 | p.826r5c01 |
南 | 十+7 | 𡴖 𡴟 | nán nā ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄚ | south; southern part; southward | v1,p0065#02 | p.157#05 | p.217r3c01 |
县 | 糸+10 | 县 | xiàn xuán ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ | county, district, subdivision | v5,p3435#11 | p.934#23 | p.1055r5c05 |
公 | 八+2 | 㒶 | gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | fair, equitable; public; duke | v1,p0242#01 | p.126#28 | p.151r3c01 |
帝 | 巾+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | supreme ruler, emperor; god | v1,p0738#02 | p.330#14 | p.474r5c07 |
退 | 辵+6 | 𨓆 𨑧 𢓴 𢓇 𨔫 | tuì ㄊㄨㄟˋ | step back, retreat, withdraw | v6,p3834#04 | p.1256#14 | p.1314r4c01 |
朝 | 月+8 | 晁 | zhāo ㄓㄠ | Morning. / Beginning. | v3,p2084#08 | p.506#03 | p.661r1c01 |
| | | cháo ㄔㄠˊ | Meet in court. / Call the ministers to court. / Court, place where ministers meet with the ruler. / Visit, go to see. / Meet together, gather. | | | |
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 |
后 | 彳+6 | 𨒥 𢔏 后 | hòu ㄏㄡˋ | Behind, to the rear of. / To be left behind. / Later in time. / Future. / Descendents, offspring. | v2,p0822#03 | p.366#18 | p.511r2c01 |
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 |
入 | 入+0 | | rù ㄖㄨˋ | Enter, go into. / Put in, bring in. / Pay, offer. / Income, gains. / Inside, within. | v1,p0102#01 | p.125#32 | p.141r1c03 |
阁 | 门+6 | 阁 | gé ㄍㄜˊ | chamber, pavilion; cabinet | v7,p4298#02 | p.1334#11 | p.1408r6c04 |
宴 | 宀+7 | 宴 | yàn ㄧㄢˋ | to entertain, feast; a feast, banquet | v2,p0933#03 | p.286#13 | p.419r5c02 |
讽 | 言+9 | 讽 | fěng fēng fèng ㄈㄥˇ ㄈㄥ ㄈㄥˋ | recite, incant; satirize | v6,p4000#10 | p.1172#02 | p.1250r5c03 |
读 | 言+15 | 讀 读 | dú dòu ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄡˋ | read, study; pronounce | v6,p4029#01 | p.1185#27 | p.1257r3c05 |
终 | 糸+5 | 𣊂 𤽘 𣧩 𠔾 𡦿 𢍐 𣈩 𤽬 夊 终 | zhōng ㄓㄨㄥ | end; finally, in the end | v5,p3384#05 | p.921#01 | p.1039r4c06 |
日 | 日+0 | 𡆸 | rì mì ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ | sun; day; daytime | v2,p1482#01 | p.489#01 | p.627r1c01 |
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. | | | |
罢 | 网+10 | 罢 | bà ba bǎi pí pì bǐ ㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄚ· ㄅㄞˇ ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄧˋ ㄅㄧˇ | cease, finish, stop; give up | v4,p2924#12 | p.949#08 | p.1065r6c05 |
恩 | 心+6 | 摁 | ēn ㄣ | kindness, mercy, charity | v4,p2290#18 | p.385#11 | p.530r1c01 |
若 | 草+5 | 若 𦱡 𦱶 𧁇 | ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ | Iris. / Same as “” běi hǎi ruò ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ: Ruo, a god of the Northern Sea. / Go by, accord with. / Choose. / Like, similar to. / Identical, the same. / As good as, comparable to. / To, arrive at. / You, your. / This way, like this. / Regarding, as regards. / If, should it be the case. / Or, alternatively. / But, yet. / Adjectival suffix. | v5,p3187#07 | p.1023#12 | p.1130r1c03 |
朋 | 月+4 | | péng ㄆㄥˊ | Conspire out of self-interest, form a clique. / Come together, form a group. / Collaborate with. / Compare. / Friend. / Peng, an ancient unit of currency. | v3,p2050#06 | p.504#29 | p.658r5c02 |
友 | 又+2 | 㕛 𠬺 𦐮 𦫹 𦐯 | yǒu ㄧㄡˇ | friend, companion; fraternity | v1,p0391#01 | p.165#06 | p.233r6c04 |
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. | | | |
恨 | 心+6 | | hèn ㄏㄣˋ | hatred, dislike; resent, hate | v4,p2299#03 | p.385#09 | p.529r6c03 |
不 | 一+3 | 不 𠀚 𠙐 | bù ㄅㄨˋ | Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...? | v1,p0011#06 | p.76#15 | p.30r1c01 |
| | | fǒu ㄈㄡˇ | Same as “” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as “” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question. | | | |
| | | fū ㄈㄨ | Sepal of a flower. | | | |
| | | pī ㄆㄧ | Same as “” pī ㄆㄧ: Large. | | | |
| | | bǐ ㄅㄧˇ | Show disdain for. | | | |
能 | 肉+6 | | néng ㄋㄥˊ | A type of bear. / Ability, talent. / Man of ability, man of talent. / Able to, competent. / Comply with, be friendly towards. / Encompass, obtain. / To, arrive at. / Then, thus. / Same as “” ér ㄦˊ: Connective: if, supposing. / Only, merely. / Even if. / Thus, in this way. / Three-legged turtle. | v3,p2074#01 | p.981#16 | p.1095r5c02 |
| | | nài ㄋㄞˋ | Withstand, endure. | | | |
| | | tái ㄊㄞˊ | Same as “” tái ㄊㄞˊ: Name of a celestial body. | | | |
| | | tài ㄊㄞˋ | State, form. | | | |
夜 | 夕+5 | 亱 𡖍 𠙑 𠙇 | yè ㄧㄝˋ | night, dark; in night; by night | v1,p0285#01 | p.246#18 | p.341r4c01 |
召 | 口+2 | | zhào shào ㄓㄠˋ ㄕㄠˋ | imperial decree; summon | v1,p0574#03 | p.172#07 | p.243r5c01 |
于 | 方+4 | 乌 𣱏 𤕘 于 亏 扵 | yú ㄩˊ | Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning. | v3,p2175#02 | p.481#11 | p.622r2c03 |
是 | 日+5 | 昰 𣆞 | shì ㄕˋ | Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object. | v2,p1497#05 | p.493#26 | p.639r1c01 |
匠 | 匚+4 | | jiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ | craftsman, artisan; workman | v1,p0083#05 | p.153#22 | p.205r6c06 |
刻 | 刀+6 | 𠞫 | kè ㄎㄜˋ | carve, engrave; quarter hour | v1,p0337#02 | p.139#14 | p.183r1c01 |
木 | 木+0 | | mù ㄇㄨˋ | tree; wood, lumber; wooden | v2,p1149#06 | p.509#01 | p.662r5c05 |
偶 | 人+9 | | ǒu ㄡˇ | accidentally, coincidently; an idol | v1,p0190#03 | p.112#01 | p.119r4c02 |
施 | 方+5 | 𢒃 𠇜 𠤒 | shī shǐ yí yì ㄕ ㄕˇ ㄧˊ ㄧˋ | grant, bestow; give; act; name | v3,p2176#06 | p.482#01 | p.622r4c02 |
机 | 木+12 | 机 | jī ㄐㄧ | machine; moment, chance | v2,p1298#04 | p.554#08 | p.722r4c01 |
关 | 门+11 | 寡 関 闗 关 | guān ㄍㄨㄢ | frontier pass; close; relation | v7,p4316#10 | p.1341#09 | p.1412r2c03 |
坐 | 土+4 | 座 㘸 | zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ | sit; seat; ride, travel by | v1,p0423#12 | p.225#15 | p.317r1c01 |
起 | 走+3 | 𨑓 𡆡 𨑔 | qǐ ㄑㄧˇ | rise, stand up; go up; begin | v5,p3476#02 | p.1215#15 | p.1284r2c03 |
伏 | 人+4 | | fú ㄈㄨˊ | crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal | v1,p0119#04 | p.95#23 | p.92r1c02 |
似 | 人+5 | 𠚦 | sì shì ㄙˋ ㄕˋ | resemble, similar to; as if, seem | v1,p0127#02 | p.97#10 | p.95r1c04 |
每 | 毋+3 | 毎 𣫭 | měi mèi ㄇㄟˇ ㄇㄟˋ | every, each | v4,p2381#02 | p.589#02 | p.745r4c01 |
在 | 土+3 | | zài ㄗㄞˋ | Exist, be alive. / Be in a certain place. / Inquire after, pay one's respects to. / Preposition: due to, being that. / Preposition: specifies location or time of an action - in, at. | v1,p0418#07 | p.223#10 | p.312r2c07 |
月 | 月+0 | | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | moon; month; KangXi radical 74 | v3,p2041#01 | p.504#19 | p.655r4c05 |
下 | 一+2 | 丅 厥 𠄟 | xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ | under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down | v1,p0007#01 | p.76#10 | p.28r1c01 |
对 | 寸+11 | 对 | duì ㄉㄨㄟˋ | Reply, answer. / Repay, thank with a gift. / Meet with. / Written response to an imperial order. / Towards, facing. / Match. / Partner, mate, spouse. / Handle, cope with. / Opponent, enemy. / Come across, meet by chance. | v1,p0511#09 | p.296#07 | p.536r3c02 |
酒 | 酉+3 | | jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ | wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage | v6,p3574#02 | p.1281#03 | p.1349r6c03 |
辄 | 车+7 | 輙 辄 | zhé ㄓㄜˊ | sides of chariot where weapons | v5,p3532#14 | p.1243#30 | p.1301r3c03 |
令 | 人+3 | 令 | lìng ㄌㄧㄥˋ | Order, decree / Drinking game. / Give an order, issue a command. / Cause, make. / Seasons. / Official title: top administrative official in a district. / Official title: central or local official in charge of a particular function. / Good, good looking. / Respectful term for another's family. / A short form of writing. / Words said out of politeness or diplomacy. | v1,p0111#10 | p.93#12 | p.87r2c01 |
| | | líng ㄌㄧㄥˊ | If. / Wagtail. | | | |
| | | lián ㄌㄧㄢˊ | Same as “” lián jū ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ: [Name of a place] | | | |
宫 | 宀+7 | 宫 | gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | palace, temple, dwelling, enclose | v2,p0936#04 | p.285#16 | p.418r5c04 |
运 | 辵+9 | 𨔪 运 | yùn ㄩㄣˋ | luck, fortune; ship, transport | v6,p3866#01 | p.1261#18 | p.1323r6c02 |
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. | | | |
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. | | | |
酬 | 酉+6 | 酧 醻 | chóu ㄔㄡˊ | toast; reward, recompense | v6,p3582#05 | p.1282#25 | p.1351r5c01 |
酢 | 酉+5 | 醋 榨 | zuò cù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨˋ | toast one's host with wine; to express juice by pressing | v6,p3578#09 | p.1282#01 | p.1351r2c03 |
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. | | | |
欢 | 欠+18 | 驩 𧆒 欢 欢 | huān ㄏㄨㄢ | happy, pleased, glad; joy; to enjoy | v3,p2153#17 | p.573#12 | p.732r3c01 |
笑 | 竹+4 | 咲 㗛 𠇄 | xiào ㄒㄧㄠˋ | smile, laugh, giggle; snicker | v5,p2950#10 | p.879#03 | p.1008r5c02 |