Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
二十有八年 | | | èr shí yǒu bā nián ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | 28th year of the reign of Duke Zhao of Lu (魯昭公), 514 BC. | | | |
春 | 日+5 | 萅 𦸬 旾 𣈤 | chūn chǔn ㄔㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄣˇ | spring; wanton | v2,p1496#10 | p.493#06 | p.636r3c02 |
王 | 玉+0 | | wáng ㄨㄤˊ | King, title of supreme ruler of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. / Ruler of a vassal state in the warring states period. / Highest title in feudal China. / Meet with the emperor. / Respectful term for one's paternal grandparents. | v2,p1099#10 | p.727#02 | p.888r1c02 |
| | | wàng ㄨㄤˋ | Rule as king, control all under heaven. / Enfeoff as king. / Flourish, abound. | | | |
| | | wǎng ㄨㄤˇ | To, go to. | | | |
三 | 一+2 | 叁 弎 | sān sàn ㄙㄢ ㄙㄢˋ | three | v1,p0004#03 | p.76#05 | p.11r2c01 |
月 | 月+0 | | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | moon; month; KangXi radical 74 | v3,p2041#01 | p.504#19 | p.655r4c05 |
葬 | 艸+9 | 塟 𦽱 𦱼 𧂥 𦿑 | zàng ㄗㄤˋ | bury, inter | v5,p3246#02 | p.1046#05 | p.1156r4c04 |
曹悼公 | 曰+7 心+8 八+2 | 曺
㒶 | cáo dào gōng ㄘㄠˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄥ | 姓名:姬午,在位前523-前515。 Duke Dao of Cao (ruled 523 BC-515 BC) | v2,p1511#06 v4,p2314#14 v1,p0242#01 | p.502#13 p.389#13 p.126#28 | p.651r4c01 p.533r3c03 p.151r3c01 |