Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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. | | | |
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. | | | |
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. | | | |
宣 | 宀+6 | 𡩦 | xuān ㄒㄩㄢ | declare, announce, proclaim | v2,p0923#10 | p.284#16 | p.417r2c01 |
帝 | 巾+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | supreme ruler, emperor; god | v1,p0738#02 | p.330#14 | p.474r5c07 |
受 | 又+6 | 𠭧 | shòu ㄕㄡˋ | receive, accept, get; bear, stand | v1,p0396#02 | p.166#05 | p.236r5c01 |
東 | 木+4 | 东 | dōng ㄉㄨㄥ | east, eastern, eastward | v2,p1165#04 | p.513#12 | p.675r6c02 |
魏 | 鬼+8 | 巍 | wèi wéi wēi ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟ | kingdom of Wei; surname | v7,p4434#10 | p.1462#40 | p.1523r2c03 |
禪 | 示+12 | 禅 | chán shàn tán ㄔㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ | meditation, contemplation (dhyana); to level ground for altar; abdicate | v4,p2408#10 | p.846#36 | p.984r5c04 |
追 | 辵+6 | 隨 | zhuī duī tuī ㄓㄨㄟ ㄉㄨㄟ ㄊㄨㄟ | pursue, chase after; expel | v6,p3829#05 | p.1256#10 | p.1314r1c01 |
尊 | 寸+9 | | zūn ㄗㄨㄣ | respect, revere, venerate; honor | v1,p0509#06 | p.295#10 | p.435r4c01 |
祖 | 示+5 | 𥘲 | zǔ jiē ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝ | ancestor, forefather; grandfather | v4,p2391#04 | p.841#18 | |
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. | | | |
穆 | 禾+11 | 𥠇 𢿬 𢿉 𢾓 𥟙 | mù ㄇㄨˋ | majestic, solemn, reverent; calm | v4,p2628#20 | p.859#04 | p.995r5c05 |
皇 | 白+4 | 𦤍 𦤐 𤽙 𤽚 𤽧 | huáng wǎng ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄨㄤˇ | royal, imperial; ruler, superior | v4,p2645#01 | p.786#14 | p.735r5c02 |
妣 | 女+4 | | bǐ ㄅㄧˇ | one's deceased mother | v2,p1030#08 | p.257#03 | p.380r3c02 |
后 | 口+3 | 后 後 | hòu ㄏㄡˋ | queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after | v1,p0580#01 | p.176#01 | p.255r4c01 |
考 | 老+0 | 攷 𦒱 | kǎo ㄎㄠˇ | examine, test; investigate | v4,p2779#02 | p.960#27 | p.1079r1c01 |
獻 | 犬+16 | 献 | xiàn suō xī ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄒㄧ | offer, present; show, display | v2,p1376#09 | p.721#09 | p.881r2c03 |
武 | 止+4 | | wǔ ㄨˇ | Military, combative. / Powerful, formidable. / Moral principles to be honoured during warfare. / Military achievement. / Soldier. / Footprint, trail. / Successor. / Name of a piece of music comemmorating King Wu of Zhou. / A metal percussion instrument. / Unit of length equal to three chi, or half a pace. / Tie of a cap. / Dance. | v2,p1439#05 | p.575#09 | p.736r4c01 |
兄 | 儿+3 | | xiōng ㄒㄩㄥ | elder brother | v1,p0266#04 | p.123#09 | p.133r5c02 |
襄 | 衣+11 | 㐮 𡣿 𠆝 𧞜 | xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ | aid, help, assist; undress | v5,p3109#12 | p.1123#31 | p.1219r6c01 |
母 | 毋+1 | | mǔ mú wǔ wú ㄇㄨˇ ㄇㄨˊ ㄨˇ ㄨˊ | mother; female elders; female | v4,p2380#03 | p.588#25 | p.745r1c03 |
太 | 大+1 | | tài ㄊㄞˋ | very, too, much; big; extreme | v1,p0524#01 | p.248#10 | p.354r5c01 |