Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
說 | 言+7 | 説 说 | shuō ㄕㄨㄛ | Explain. / Tell. / Advocate. / Oath. / A type of writing expounding upon a canon. | v6,p3979#03 | p.1164#08 | p.1246r4c02 |
| | | shuì ㄕㄨㄟˋ | Recommend, persuade. / Stop. | | | |
| | | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | Same as 「」 yuè ㄩㄝˋ: Happy, pleased, like. / To please. | | | |
文 | 文+0 | 㒚 穩 | 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. | | | |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
铚 | 金+6 | 銍 | zhì ㄓˋ | a sickle | v6,p4195#12 | p.1328#06 | |
獲 | 犬+14 | 获 | huò ㄏㄨㄛˋ | Hunt and capture animals. / Animals which have been hunted and captured. / Pillage, plunder. / Acquire, gain. / Use exclusively. / Suffer, be subjected to. / Hit, strike a target. / Adequate, suitable. / Able to. / Breach, disobey. / Female servant or slave. / Harvest crops. / Loud, noisy. / Law, rule. | v2,p1370#06 | p.720#19 | p.880r5c02 |
禾 | 禾+0 | | hé ㄏㄜˊ | grain still on stalk; rice plant | v4,p2588#01 | p.848#18 | p.986r6c01 |
短 | 矢+7 | | duǎn ㄉㄨㄢˇ | short; brief; deficient, lacking | v4,p2584#03 | p.824#33 | p.956r4c04 |
鐮 | 金+13 | 鎌 镰 | lián ㄌㄧㄢˊ | sickle | v6,p4265#12 | p.1323#19 | p.1396r6c03 |