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| 於是帝堯老，命舜攝行天子之政，以觀天命。 | The Emperor Yao being old ordered that Shun should be associated with him in the government of the Empire in order to observe Heaven's decrees. |
| 舜乃在璿璣玉衡，以齊七政。 | Shun thereupon examined the gem-adorned armillary sphere, and the jade transverse, so as to adjust the position of the 'Seven Directors.' |
| 遂類于上帝， | He then offered a special sacrifice to the Supreme Ruler, |
| 禋于六宗， | sacrificed purely to the six honoured ones, |
| 望于山川， | looked with devotion to the hills and rivers, |
| 辯于群神。 | and worshipped with distinctive rites the hosts of spirits. |
| 揖五瑞， | He called in the five tokens, |
| 擇吉月日， | chose a lucky month and day, |
| 見四嶽諸牧， | gave audience to the president of the four mountains, and all the governors, |
| 班瑞。 | returning the tokens in due course. |
| 歲二月，東巡狩，至於岱宗，祡，望秩於山川。 | In the second month of every year he went eastward on a tour of inspection, and on reaching Daizong he presented a burnt-offering, and sacrificed in order to the hills and rivers. |
| 遂見東方君長， | He then gave audience to the chieftains of the East, |
| 合時月正日， | putting in accord their seasons and months, and rectifying the days. |
| 同律度量衡， | He rendered uniform the standard tubes, the measures of length and capacity, and the scales; |
| 修五禮五玉三帛二生一死為摯， | and regulated the five kinds of ceremonies. The five gems, the three kinds of silks, the two living animals, and one dead one were brought as presents to the audience, |
| 如五器， | but the five implements |
| 卒乃復。 | were returned at the conclusion. |
| 五月， | In the fifth month |
| 南巡狩； | he went to the south, |
| 八月， | in the eighth month |
| 西巡狩； | to the west, |
| 十一月， | and in the eleventh month |
| 北巡狩： | northward on his tours of inspection; |
| 皆如初。 | in each case observing the same ceremonies as before, |
| 歸， | and on his return |
| 至于祖禰廟， | he went to the temple of the ancestral tablets, |
| 用特牛禮。 | and offered up a single ox. |
| 五歲一巡狩， | Every five years there was one tour of inspection, |
| 群后四朝。 | and four audiences of the princes at court, |
| 遍告以言， | when they presented a full verbal report, |
| 明試以功， | which was intelligently tested by their works, |
| 車服以庸。 | and chariots and robes given according to their deserts. |
| 肇十有二州， | Shun instituted the division of the Empire into twelve provinces, |
| 決川。 | and deepened the rivers. |
| 象以典刑， | He gave delineations of the statutory punishments, |
| 流宥五刑， | enacting banishment as a mitigation of the five chief punishments, |
| 鞭作官刑， | the whip being employed for public officers, |
| 撲作教刑， | the stick in schools, |
| 金作贖刑。 | and a money penalty being inflicted for redeemable crimes. |
| 眚災過， | Inadvertent offences, and those caused by misfortune |
| 赦； | were to be pardoned, |
| 怙終賊， | and those who offended presumptuously or repeatedly |
| 刑。 | were to be punished with death. |
| 欽哉， | 'Be reverent, |
| 欽哉， | be reverent' (said he), |
| 惟刑之靜哉！ | 'and in the administration of the law be tranquil.' |
| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 於 | 方+4 | 烏 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 |
| 帝堯 | 巾+6 土+9 | 𢂇 𠫦 𡋰 尧 | dì yáo ㄉㄧˋ ㄧㄠˊ | Same as 「堯」 yáo ㄧㄠˊ: 帝堯，古代聖王之一。 Yao, a legendary sage king. | v1,p0738#02 v1,p0459#14 | p.330#14 p.234#01 | p.474r5c07 p.324r3c02 |
| 老 | 老+0 | 耂 𠄰 | lǎo ㄌㄠˇ | old, aged; experienced | v4,p2778#01 | p.960#25 | p.1077r3c03 |
| 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 | |
| 舜 | 舛+6 | 𡐩 𡳈 𡳉 | shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ | legendary ruler | v3,p2035#02 | p.1008#10 | p.1116r5c02 |
| 攝 | 手+18 | 摂 摄 | shè niè ㄕㄜˋ ㄋㄧㄝˋ | take in, absorb; act as deputy; administer, assist | v3,p1986#08 | p.463#33 | p.597r5c01 |
| 行 | 行+0 | 行 | xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ | Walk, move (on foot). / Advance, move forward. / Leave, exit. / Patrol, go on inspection. / Inspection of the realm by the Son of Heaven. / Be married off. / Flow, circulate. / Channel, guide. / Revolution, circular motion. / Experience. / Luggage, belongings taken on a journey. / Do, carry out. / Actions. / Accomplishments. / Use, utilize. / Take over (an official duty). / Offer, present. / Moral conduct, behaviour. / A type of classical poem. / A piece of music. / Semi-cursive script. / Adverb: will, about to. / Adverb: again, once more. / Adverb: by chance, luckily. / Ambassador (official title). / Measure word for number of pourings of drinks. | v2,p0811#06 | p.1108#31 | p.1203r5c05 |
| háng ㄏㄤˊ | Road. / Track, pattern. / Row, line. / Row of soldiers in battle. / Unit of 25 soldiers. / Shaft of a feather (and by extension, wings). / Measure word for things which form rows. / Rank, position. | ||||||
| 天子 | 大+1 子+0 | 𠀡 𠀘 𦴞 兲 靝 𠕹 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | tiān zǐ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗˇ | 對最高統治者的尊稱。 Son of Heaven, title of the supreme ruler. | v1,p0522#01 v2,p1006#06 | p.248#04 p.277#01 | p.358r4c01 p.395r1c01 |
| 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 |
| 政 | 攴+4 | zhèng zhēng ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄥ | government, political affairs | v2,p1453#03 | p.469#06 | p.601r2c01 | |
| 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 「已(1)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as 「已(7.2)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as 「已(7.3)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely. | v1,p0105#07 | p.94#01 | p.87r6c01 |
| 觀 | 見+18 | 覌 𥍊 𥸑 𥷯 观 | guān guàn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄢˋ | see, observe, view; appearance | v6,p3677#05 | p.1138#14 | p.1231r6c04 |
| 天 | 大+1 | 𠀡 𠀘 𦴞 兲 靝 𠕹 | tiān ㄊㄧㄢ | sky, heaven; god, celestial | v1,p0522#01 | p.248#04 | p.358r4c01 |
| 乃 | 丿+1 | 廼 𢏩 𢎧 迺 𠄎 𠧤 | nǎi ㄋㄞˇ | Second person pronoun: you. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, thus. / Adverb: expresses affirmation. / Adverb: expresses limiting of scope: only, just. / Adverb: and then. / Adverb: just. / Adverb: expresses two contradictory or contrasting states of affairs. / Adverb: expresses beginning, origin. / Connective: hence / Adverb: regarding, as for. / Connective: if. / Particle, no meaning. | v1,p0031#05 | p.81#12 | p.46r6c01 |
| 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 | |
| 璿 | 玉+14 | 𤩅 𤩋 璇 䥧 | xuán ㄒㄩㄢˊ | fine jade | v2,p1143#05 | p.744#17 | p.901r3c02 |
| 璣 | 玉+12 | 玑 | jī ㄐㄧ | pearl that is not quite round | v2,p1139#02 | p.742#17 | p.900r3c05 |
| 玉 | 玉+0 | 𤣪 | yù ㄩˋ | jade, precious stone, gem | v2,p1100#01 | p.726#04 | p.884r5c02 |
| 衡 | 行+10 | 𡘻 𡙉 | héng ㄏㄥˊ | measure, weigh, judge, consider | v2,p0846#04 | p.1110#11 | p.1208r2c01 |
| 齊 | 齊+0 | 亝 斉 斋 齋 齐 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | Orderly, uniform. / Together, along with. / Equal, the same. / Level, of equal height. / Regulate, put in order. / Order, command. / Complete, entire. / Very fast, nimble. / Limit, boundary. / To limit, to impose a boundary on. / Distinguish, separate. / Navel, bellybutton. / Central. / Swirl, vortex. / The pre-Qin state of Qi. | v7,p4783#01 | p.1531#06 | p.1569r4c01 |
| jī ㄐㄧ | Rise up, climb. / Preserved vegetables. | ||||||
| jì ㄐㄧˋ | Blend, mix together, prepare (medicine). / Condiments. / Medicine. / Portion, dose. / Proportion of metal in an alloy. | ||||||
| jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ | Cut off. | ||||||
| zhāi ㄓㄞ | Fast, abstain from meat, wine, etc. / Solemnity. / Dignified, respectful. | ||||||
| zī ㄗ | Lower hem of an item of clothing. / Raise the lower part of the funeral dress. | ||||||
| 七 | 一+1 | 柒 | qī ㄑㄧ | seven | v1,p0003#03 | p.75#07 | p.7r4c02 |
| 遂 | 辵+9 | 𨒉 𨔱 𨓸 𨔲 | suì ㄙㄨㄟˋ | Ditch between fields. / Waterway. / Pass through. / Succeed, go well. / Finished, past. / Grow up, bring up. / Favourable, as hoped. / Follow. / Not interfere with. / Advance. / Item used in archery. / Distant suburbs. / Adverb: finally, at last. / Adverb: and then, thereupon. / Part of a clock. / Distant, far off. / Name of a state in ancient China. | v6,p3862#03 | p.1260#32 | p.1328r5c01 |
| zhuì ㄓㄨㄟˋ | Fall. | ||||||
| 類 | 頁+10 | 類 𩔗 类 | lèi lì ㄌㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ | class, group, kind, category | v7,p4387#04 | p.1408#13 | p.1481r3c03 |
| 于 | 二+1 | 扵 於 | yú ㄩˊ | Go to, go towards. / Take. / Rim of the mouth of a bell. / A type of plant. / [Onomatopoeia] / Same as 「於(3.1)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: in. / Same as 「於(3.2)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: from or to. / Same as 「於(3.3)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: compared to. / Same as 「於(3.4)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: to, for, towards. / Same as 「於(3.5)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Same as 「於(3.6)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: with, using. / Same as 「於(3.7)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: due to, because of. / Same as 「於(3.8)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: by, according to. / Preposition: for, in place of. / Connective: and. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning. / Auxiliary word: used in at the end of a sentence to express questioning. | v1,p0004#05 | p.86#06 | p.63r3c02 |
| 上 | 一+2 | 丄 𠄞 | shàng ㄕㄤˋ | top; superior, highest; go up, send up | v1,p0005#04 | p.76#07 | p.24r2c01 |
| 帝 | 巾+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | supreme ruler, emperor; god | v1,p0738#02 | p.330#14 | p.474r5c07 |
| 禋 | 示+9 | 𥛡 𠖦 | yīn ㄧㄣ | offer sacrifice; sacrifice | v4,p2404#04 | p.844#24 | p.984r3c05 |
| 六 | 八+2 | 六 陸 | liù lù ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ | number six | v1,p0241#09 | p.127#01 | p.154r5c01 |
| 宗 | 宀+5 | zōng ㄗㄨㄥ | lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan | v2,p0917#11 | p.283#14 | p.411r6c01 | |
| 望 | 月+7 | 朢 𦣠 | wàng ㄨㄤˋ | to look at, look forward; to hope, expect | v3,p2080#02 | p.505#29 | p.659r6c02 |
| 山 | 山+0 | shān ㄕㄢ | mountain, hill, peak | v1,p0759#11 | p.307#01 | p.452r2c03 | |
| 川 | 巛+0 | 巛 | chuān ㄔㄨㄢ | stream, river; flow; boil | v1,p0032#02 | p.323#23 | p.462r2c02 |
| 辯 | 辛+14 | 𧦪 𧦬 辨 辩 | biàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ | (8) Same as 「變(1)」 biàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ: 改變，變化。 Change, alteration. | v6,p4045#01 | p.1252#14 | p.1310r4c01 |
| 群 | 羊+7 | 羣 | qún ㄑㄩㄣˊ | (same as U+7FA3 羣) group, crowd, multitude, mob | v5,p3134#12 | p.952#26 | p.1072r5c02 |
| 神 | 示+5 | 神 𥛠 | shén shēn ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄣ | spirit, god, supernatural being | v4,p2392#01 | p.842#03 | |
| 揖 | 手+9 | yī jí ㄧ ㄐㄧˊ | salute, bow; defer to, yield | v3,p1916#01 | p.442#04 | p.584r5c02 | |
| 五 | 二+2 | 伍 𠄡 㐅 | wǔ ㄨˇ | five; surname | v1,p0011#03 | p.86#11 | p.64r3c01 |
| 瑞 | 玉+9 | ruì ㄖㄨㄟˋ | felicitous omen; auspicious | v2,p1126#10 | p.738#09 | p.898r5c02 | |
| 擇 | 手+13 | 択 择 | zé zhái ㄗㄜˊ ㄓㄞˊ | select, choose, pick out | v3,p1969#04 | p.458#05 | p.595r1c06 |
| 吉 | 口+3 | jí ㄐㄧˊ | lucky, propitious, good | v1,p0576#06 | p.175#02 | p.250r6c01 | |
| 月 | 月+0 | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | moon; month; KangXi radical 74 | v3,p2041#01 | p.504#19 | p.655r4c05 | |
| 日 | 日+0 | 𡆸 | rì mì ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ | sun; day; daytime | v2,p1482#01 | p.489#01 | p.627r1c01 |
| 見 | 見+0 | 現 见 | jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ | See, catch sight of. / Feel, perceive. / Meet, come across. / Meet with, see. / Meet in battle. / Go to see. / Have come to see, have visit. / Grant an interview. / Recommend, introduce. / Introduce, present. / Hear. / Know, understand. / Experience, insight. / Intent, plan. / Used before a verb to indicate passive tense. / Used before a verb to indicate one is the receipient of anothers actions. / Particle used after a verb to indicate simultaneous action. / Coffin clothes. / Mix, mingle. | v6,p3663#01 | p.1133#01 | p.1229r1c01 |
| xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ | Appear, become visible. / Manifest, make evident. / Now, at present. / Existing, ready prepared. | ||||||
| 四 | 囗+2 | 𦉭 肆 | sì ㄙˋ | four | v1,p0710#16 | p.216#22 | p.294r6c01 |
| 嶽 | 山+14 | 岳 𡶓 𡶳 𡴳 | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | mountain peak, summit | v1,p0803#04 | p.321#28 | p.461r4c02 |
| 諸 | 言+9 | 𢒕 诸 | zhū ㄓㄨ | The many, every. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Contraction of "之於": "It in". / Contraction of "之乎": "Is it?" / Modal particle. | v6,p3982#03 | p.1172#04 | |
| 牧 | 牛+4 | mù ㄇㄨˋ | tend cattle, shepherd | v3,p1803#19 | p.698#16 | p.869r4c02 | |
| 班 | 玉+6 | 𤦦 𤼬 | bān ㄅㄢ | class, group, grade; squad; job | v2,p1113#03 | p.731#19 | p.893r5c04 |
| 歲 | 止+9 | 亗 𡻕 𢧁 岁 嵗 歳 | suì ㄙㄨㄟˋ | Planet Jupiter. / Year. / Time. / Age, years-old. / Harvest. | v2,p1443#20 | p.577#02 | p.738r6c05 |
| 二 | 二+0 | 贰 弍 貳 | èr ㄦˋ | two; twice | v1,p0002#01 | p.86#01 | p.58r6c01 |
| 東 | 木+4 | 东 | dōng ㄉㄨㄥ | east, eastern, eastward | v2,p1165#04 | p.513#12 | p.675r6c02 |
| 巡狩 | 辵+3 犬+6 | 廵 順 | xún shòu ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˋ | 天子視察各地。 Inspection of the realm by the Son of Heaven. | v6,p3817#09 v2,p1346#05 | p.324#11 p.711#04 | p.462r5c04 p.875r5c04 |
| 至 | 至+0 | 𦤳 𦤴 𦤵 𡊏 | zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ | reach, arrive; extremely, very | v4,p2814#01 | p.1001#11 | p.1111r3c04 |
| 岱 | 山+5 | dài ㄉㄞˋ | Daishan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China | v1,p0767#15 | p.309#28 | p.455r6c06 | |
| 祡 | 示+5 | 𥚨 | chái ㄔㄞˊ | v4,p2396#07 | p.842#07 | ||
| 秩 | 禾+5 | 豑 | zhì ㄓˋ | order; orderly; salary; decade | v4,p2600#03 | p.851#34 | p.990r4c02 |
| 方 | 方+0 | 𤙗 | fāng ㄈㄤ | (11) 方向，方位。 Direction. | v3,p2172#01 | p.481#03 | p.619r4c01 |
| 君 | 口+4 | 𠱩 𠱭 | jūn ㄐㄩㄣ | The son of heaven. / The ruler of a state. / Dafu (title). / To be ruler. / To rule, to govern. | v1,p0595#06 | p.177#07 | p.256r6c08 |
| 長 | 長+0 | 镸 𨱗 𠤐 𠑷 𠔊 𠑻 𠑿 𡕣 长 | cháng zhǎng zhàng ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄓㄤˋ | long; length; excel in; leader | v6,p4050#01 | p.1328#07 | p.1399r3c04 |
| 合 | 口+3 | 閤 | hé gě ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄜˇ | combine, unite, join; gather | v1,p0581#01 | p.174#24 | p.249r1c02 |
| 時 | 日+6 | 旹 时 | shí ㄕˊ | Season. / Unit of time equal to two hours. / [The passage of] time. / Time, times. / Age, period, epoch. / Occasion, opportune moment. / On time. / Then, at that time. / Always, constantly. / Same as 「伺(1)」 sì ㄙˋ: Wait until, wait for (a chance). | v2,p1505#05 | p.494#22 | p.639r3c04 |
| 正 | 止+1 | 㱏 𣥔 𤴓 𧾸 | zhèng ㄓㄥˋ | Straight, not at an angle. / Appropriate. / Normal. / Decent, upstanding. / Fix, determine. / Govern, rule. / Set punishments. / Formal, primary. / Pure, unadulterated. / Son by one's official wife. / Luckily, fortuitously. / Expresses continuation of an action or state. / Officer. / Only. / Government, state affairs. / Prove, verify. | v2,p1436#01 | p.574#02 | p.732r5c02 |
| zhēng ㄓㄥ | First month in the Chinese calander. / Centre of a target. / Attack, punitive expedition. | ||||||
| 同 | 口+3 | 仝 衕 | tóng tòng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ | same, similar; together with | v1,p0578#01 | p.175#06 | p.252r1c01 |
| 律 | 彳+6 | 律 | lǜ ㄌㄩˋ | statute, principle, regulation | v2,p0821#01 | p.366#17 | p.510r5c04 |
| 度 | 广+6 | 廓 𡧪 㡯 | dù ㄉㄨˋ | (1.1) 計量長短的標準或工具。 Standard or tool for measuring length. | v2,p0880#06 | p.345#26 | p.488r1c08 |
| 量 | 里+5 | 量 𨤦 𨤥 | liàng liáng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ | measure, quantity, capacity | v6,p3683#02 | p.1292#05 | p.1361r5c01 |
| 修 | 人+8 | xiū ㄒㄧㄡ | study; repair; cultivate | v1,p0159#02 | p.106#05 | p.110r3c01 | |
| 禮 | 示+13 | 禮 礼 𠃞 𤔑 礼 | lǐ ㄌㄧˇ | social custom; manners; courtesy; rites | v4,p2409#14 | p.847#07 | p.985r2c04 |
| 三 | 一+2 | 叁 弎 | sān sàn ㄙㄢ ㄙㄢˋ | three | v1,p0004#03 | p.76#05 | p.11r2c01 |
| 帛 | 巾+5 | bó ㄅㄛˊ | silks, fabrics; wealth, property | v1,p0734#06 | p.330#07 | p.474r5c04 | |
| 生 | 生+0 | 𤯓 | shēng ㄕㄥ | life, living, lifetime; birth | v4,p2575#01 | p.754#26 | p.906r5c03 |
| 一 | 一+0 | 弌 壹 | yī ㄧ | one; a, an; alone | v1,p0001#01 | p.75#01 | p.1r1c01 |
| 死 | 歹+2 | 𠑾 𣥴 | sǐ ㄙˇ | die; dead; death | v2,p1380#06 | p.578#22 | p.740r6c06 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 摯 | 手+11 | 挚 | zhì ㄓˋ | sincere, warm, cordial; surname | v3,p1939#10 | p.451#18 | p.590r2c01 |
| 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 | |
| 器 | 口+13 | 噐 𡄛 | qì ㄑㄧˋ | receptacle, vessel; instrument | v1,p0690#07 | p.210#02 | p.291r3c03 |
| 卒 | 十+6 | 卆 䘚 | zú ㄗㄨˊ | Footsoldier. / Unit of one hundred soldiers. / A [military] unit. / Unit of 30 states. / Unit of 300 families. / Labourer. / End, finish. / Die. / Adverb: finally. / Same as 「崒(1)」 zú ㄗㄨˊ: High peaks. | v1,p0063#02 | p.156#28 | p.216r4c01 |
| cù ㄘㄨˋ | Same as 「猝(2)」 cù ㄘㄨˋ: Adverb: suddenly. / Same as 「倅(1.2)」 cuì ㄘㄨㄟˋ: Assistant. | ||||||
| 復 | 彳+9 | 覆 𢕛 𠣸 复 | fù fòu ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄡˋ | return; repeat; repeatedly | v2,p0834#02 | p.369#22 | p.516r2c04 |
| 南 | 十+7 | 𡴖 𡴟 | nán nā ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄚ | south; southern part; southward | v1,p0065#02 | p.157#05 | p.217r3c01 |
| 八 | 八+0 | 捌 | bā ㄅㄚ | eight; all around, all sides | v1,p0241#03 | p.126#26 | p.147r4c03 |
| 西 | 襾+0 | 覀 𠧧 㢴 | xī ㄒㄧ | west(ern); westward, occident | v4,p2805#02 | p.1128#10 | p.1221r6c03 |
| 十 | 十+0 | 拾 拾 | shí ㄕˊ | ten, tenth; complete; perfect | v1,p0058#09 | p.155#17 | p.207r5c02 |
| 北 | 匕+3 | 北 𧉥 | běi ㄅㄟˇ | North. / Go northwards. / Flee in defeat. / Retreating army. | v1,p0262#04 | p.152#25 | p.203r2c02 |
| bèi ㄅㄟˋ | Deviate, depart from. | ||||||
| 皆 | 白+4 | jiē ㄐㄧㄝ | all, every, everybody | v4,p2647#01 | p.786#12 | p.735r5c01 | |
| 初 | 刀+5 | 䥚 | chū ㄔㄨ | Begin, start. / Originally, formerly. / Adverb: just, only just. | v1,p0327#22 | p.137#33 | p.178r4c05 |
| 歸 | 止+14 | 帰 归 𤾤 | guī kuì ㄍㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄟˋ | return; return to, revert to | v2,p1446#15 | p.578#07 | p.739r6c01 |
| 祖 | 示+5 | 𥘲 | zǔ jiē ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝ | ancestor, forefather; grandfather | v4,p2391#04 | p.841#18 | |
| 禰 | 示+14 | 祢 | nǐ mí xiǎn ㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ | one's deceased father | v4,p2411#01 | p.847#15 | p.986r1c01 |
| 廟 | 广+12 | 庙 庿 | miào ㄇㄧㄠˋ | temple, shrine; imperial court | v2,p0901#02 | p.350#28 | p.492r6c02 |
| 用 | 用+0 | 𤰆 𠛁 | yòng ㄩㄥˋ | use, employ, apply, operate; use | v1,p0097#05 | p.755#24 | p.908r6c02 |
| 特 | 牛+6 | tè ㄊㄜˋ | special, unique, distinguished | v3,p1808#11 | p.700#20 | p.870r5c05 | |
| 牛 | 牛+0 | 牜 | niú ㄋㄧㄡˊ | cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93 | v3,p1800#01 | p.697#01 | p.867r1c02 |
| 后 | 口+3 | 后 後 | hòu ㄏㄡˋ | queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after | v1,p0580#01 | p.176#01 | p.255r4c01 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 遍 | 辵+9 | 徧 | biàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ | (1) 普遍，全面。 Universal, general. | v6,p3867#01 | p.1261#21 | p.1329r3c02 |
| 告 | 口+4 | 吿 | gào ㄍㄠˋ | tell, announce, inform; accuse | v1,p0589#12 | p.181#19 | |
| 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 |
| 明 | 日+4 | 朙 | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.). | v2,p1491#08 | p.491#12 | p.631r3c01 |
| 試 | 言+6 | 试 | shì ㄕˋ | test, try, experiment | v6,p3960#12 | p.1157#03 | p.1242r3c03 |
| 功 | 力+3 | gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | achievement, merit, good result | v1,p0365#08 | p.146#11 | p.192r3c03 | |
| 車 | 車+0 | 𠦴 车 | chē jū ㄔㄜ ㄐㄩ | cart, vehicle; carry in cart | v5,p3511#01 | p.1239#01 | p.1296r2c04 |
| 服 | 月+4 | 𣍞 𦨈 | fú fù bì ㄈㄨˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ | clothes; wear, dress | v3,p2053#07 | p.505#02 | |
| 庸 | 广+8 | 㐯 𠆌 | yōng yóng ㄩㄥ ㄩㄥˊ | usual, common, ordinary, mediocre | v2,p0890#05 | p.347#30 | p.490r6c01 |
| 肇 | 聿+8 | 肈 | zhào ㄓㄠˋ | begin, commence, originate | v5,p3168#05 | p.972#02 | p.1088r1c01 |
| 有 | 月+2 | | yǒu ㄧㄡˇ | Have, possess. / Store, collect. / Occupy. / Hold on to, retain. / Have in abundance. / Good harvest. / Obtain. / Only. / Be, exist. / Occur, happen. / Make. / Particle used before a noun with no meaning. / Particle used before a monosyllabic adjective with no meaning. / Particle used before a verb with no meaning. / Still, yet. / Some people. / Region. | v3,p2041#05 | p.504#20 | p.656r5c01 |
| yòu ㄧㄡˋ | Help, assist. / Same as 「又(3)」 yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover. | ||||||
| 州 | 巛+3 | 𠄓 𠃕 𠛏 𣧓 | zhōu ㄓㄡ | administrative division, state | v1,p0046#03 | p.324#01 | p.462r3c02 |
| 決 | 水+4 | 决 | jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ | decide, determine, judge | v3,p1574#03 | p.609#03 | p.768r3c02 |
| 象 | 豕+5 | 𤉢 𧰼 | xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ | elephant; ivory; figure, image | v6,p3611#09 | p.1195#21 | p.1262r5c04 |
| 典 | 八+6 | 𥮏 | diǎn ㄉㄧㄢˇ | law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture | v1,p0247#01 | p.128#02 | p.162r2c01 |
| 刑 | 刀+4 | xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ | Punish. / Kill, put to death. / Harm, disaster. / Law, rules of punishment. / Rule by law. / A die used in casting. / A model, an example. / To emulate, imitate. / Achieve, establish. / Same as 「鉶」 xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Porcelain soup bowl. / Same as 「形(1.1)」 xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Body, thing with form. / Same as 「形(5)」 xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Exhibit, show. | v1,p0324#15 | p.137#11 | p.178r4c02 | |
| 流 | 水+6 | 流 㳅 | liú ㄌㄧㄡˊ | flow, circulate, drift; class | v3,p1631#12 | p.623#04 | p.791r1c02 |
| 宥 | 宀+6 | yòu ㄧㄡˋ | forgive, pardon, indulge | v2,p0925#01 | p.285#03 | p.418r3c01 | |
| 鞭 | 革+9 | 𠓠 | biān ㄅㄧㄢ | whip; whip; string of firecrackers | v7,p4343#06 | p.1390#09 | p.1468r4c01 |
| 作 | 人+5 | 胙 𢓓 | zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ | Arise, stand up. / Grow, flourish. / Begin. / Create, make. / Work, effort. / Serve as, work as. / When, at such time as. | v1,p0134#06 | p.99#07 | p.99r3c01 |
| 官 | 宀+5 | 𠕍 | guān ㄍㄨㄢ | official, public servant | v2,p0921#04 | p.283#15 | p.413r2c01 |
| 撲 | 手+12 | 攴 扑 | pū ㄆㄨ | pound, beat, strike; attack | v3,p1956#04 | p.457#02 | p.593r2c02 |
| 教 | 攴+7 | 敎 | jiào jiāo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠ | teach, class | v2,p1459#09 | p.472#05 | |
| 金 | 金+0 | 钅 𨤾 𨥄 釒 | jīn jìn ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | gold; metals in general; money | v6,p4167#01 | p.1295#01 | p.1363r1c01 |
| 贖 | 貝+15 | 赎 | shú shù ㄕㄨˊ ㄕㄨˋ | buy, redeem; ransom; atone for | v6,p3660#10 | p.1213#08 | p.1279r6c03 |
| 眚 | 目+5 | shěng ㄕㄥˇ | disease of the eyes; crime, fault | v4,p2480#06 | p.804#11 | p.948r2c08 | |
| 災 | 火+3 | 烖 𤆎 𦸜 灾 菑 | zāi ㄗㄞ | calamity, disaster, catastrophe | v3,p2190#06 | p.666#18 | p.843r3c01 |
| 過 | 辵+9 | 过 𨓺 | guò ㄍㄨㄛˋ | Pass by, go by. / Exceed, go beyond. / Too much, excess. / Mistake, make a mistake. / Crime, commit a crime. / Lose. / Visit. | v6,p3849#08 | p.1261#22 | p.1325r2c01 |
| guō ㄍㄨㄛ | Name of a state in pre-Qin China. | ||||||
| 赦 | 赤+4 | 𤆅 | shè cè ㄕㄜˋ ㄘㄜˋ | forgive, remit, pardon | v5,p3507#06 | p.1213#29 | p.1282r4c02 |
| 怙 | 心+5 | hù ㄏㄨˋ | rely on, presume on; persist in | v4,p2283#09 | p.380#22 | p.525r6c05 | |
| 終 | 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 |
| 賊 | 貝+6 | 戝 贼 | zéi zé ㄗㄟˊ ㄗㄜˊ | thief, traitor | v6,p3637#01 | p.1208#14 | p.1275r4c01 |
| 欽 | 欠+8 | 𣣽 钦 | qīn qìn yín ㄑㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄣˊ | respect, admire; respectful | v3,p2143#01 | p.568#21 | p.729r5c05 |
| 哉 | 口+6 | 才 | zāi ㄗㄞ | Begin, start. / Modal particle expressing exclamation. / Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. | v1,p0611#07 | p.189#08 | p.270r2c01 |
| 惟 | 心+8 | 𢛧 | wéi ㄨㄟˊ | but, however, nevertheless; only | v4,p2316#03 | p.391#17 | p.534r6c02 |
| 靜 | 靑+8 | 㣏 静 | jìng ㄐㄧㄥˋ | quiet, still, motionless; gentle | v6,p4049#01 | p.1382#03 | p.1463r3c02 |
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