Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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 | |
官 | 宀+5 | 𠕍 | guān ㄍㄨㄢ | official, public servant | v2,p0921#04 | p.283#15 | p.413r2c01 |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
馈 | 食+12 | 馈 匮 柜 𠩸 馈 | kuì tuí ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄟˊ | offer food superior; send gift | v7,p4474#08 | p.1425#19 | p.1494r2c07 |
食 | 食+0 | 饣 𩚁 飠 𩚃 餐 | shí sì yì ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄧˋ | eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 | v7,p4440#01 | p.1415#29 | p.1489r2c03 |
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 |
豆 | 豆+0 | 𣅋 𤽋 𣅣 豆 | dòu ㄉㄡˋ | beans, peas; bean-shaped | v6,p3565#01 | p.1191#14 | p.1260r4c05 |
蜃 | 虫+7 | | shèn ㄕㄣˋ | marine monster which can change its shape; water spouts; clams | v4,p2854#06 | p.1084#07 | p.1190r6c01 |
蚳 | 虫+5 | | chí ㄔˊ | ant eggs | v4,p2844#10 | p.1079#19 | p.1187r6c04 |
醢 | 酉+10 | | hǎi ㄏㄞˇ | minced pickled meat; mince | v6,p3593#04 | p.1286#21 | p.1354r6c04 |
蛤 | 虫+6 | | há gé hā è ㄏㄚˊ ㄍㄜˊ ㄏㄚ ㄜˋ | clam | v4,p2850#13 | p.1082#12 | p.1189r3c02 |
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 |
蚁 | 虫+13 | 蚁 蚁 | yǐ jǐ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˇ | ants | v4,p2898#11 | p.1099#03 | p.1198r6c06 |
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 |