Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
问 | 口+8 | 𠳅 问 | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Ask, inquire. / Investigate, look into. / Inquire after, give regards to. / Interrogate, question. / Visit (another states). / Research, investigate. / Give, present with. / Tell. / Sound. / Same as “” wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Reputation, fame. | v7,p4284#03 | p.195#10 | p.279r3c03 |
圣 | 耳+7 | 垩 𦕡 𠄵 圣 | shèng ㄕㄥˋ | holy, sacred; sage | v4,p2789#06 | p.967#22 | p.1082r6c06 |
人 | 人+0 | 𠔽 亻 | rén ㄖㄣˊ | Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence. | v1,p0101#10 | p.91#01 | p.80r2c01 |
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 “” yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover. | | | |
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 “” yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as “” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as “” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely. | v1,p0105#07 | p.94#01 | p.87r6c01 |
见 | 见+0 | 现 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. | | | |
天 | 大+1 | 𠀡 𠀘 𦴞 兲 靝 𠕹 | tiān ㄊㄧㄢ | sky, heaven; god, celestial | v1,p0522#01 | p.248#04 | p.358r4c01 |
下 | 一+2 | 丅 厥 𠄟 | xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ | under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down | v1,p0007#01 | p.76#10 | p.28r1c01 |
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 |
动 | 力+9 | 㣫 𨔝 动 | dòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ | move, happen; movement, action | v1,p0375#06 | p.148#14 | p.196r4c02 |
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 |
说 | 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 稳 | 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. | | | |
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. | | | |
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 | |
公 | 八+2 | 㒶 | gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | fair, equitable; public; duke | v1,p0242#01 | p.126#28 | p.151r3c01 |
否 | 口+4 | 𠘶 | fǒu ㄈㄡˇ | Adverb expressing negative response: no. / Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question. | v1,p0586#05 | p.178#02 | p.258r1c01 |
| | | pǐ ㄆㄧˇ | Blocked, unpassable. / Difficulties, adversity. / Evil, wrong. | | | |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
不 | 一+3 | 不 𠀚 𠙐 | bù ㄅㄨˋ | Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...? | v1,p0011#06 | p.76#15 | p.30r1c01 |
| | | fǒu ㄈㄡˇ | Same as “” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as “” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question. | | | |
| | | fū ㄈㄨ | Sepal of a flower. | | | |
| | | pī ㄆㄧ | Same as “” pī ㄆㄧ: Large. | | | |
| | | bǐ ㄅㄧˇ | Show disdain for. | | | |
知 | 矢+3 | 𢇻 𥎿 | zhī ㄓ | Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of. | v4,p2581#02 | p.824#01 | p.955r5c02 |
| | | zhì ㄓˋ | Wisdom. | | | |
伏 | 人+4 | | fú ㄈㄨˊ | crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal | v1,p0119#04 | p.95#23 | p.92r1c02 |
羲 | 羊+10 | | xī ㄒㄧ | ancient emperor; breath, vapor | v5,p3137#13 | p.953#40 | p.1072r6c03 |
画 | 田+7 | 画 𤱪 𨽶 𤲯 畵 划 | huà ㄏㄨㄚˋ | delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw | v4,p2544#02 | p.763#08 | p.915r1c01 |
卦 | 卜+6 | | guà ㄍㄨㄚˋ | fortune telling; tell fortunes | v1,p0094#05 | p.158#13 | p.224r6c01 |
初 | 刀+5 | 䥚 | chū ㄔㄨ | Begin, start. / Originally, formerly. / Adverb: just, only just. | v1,p0327#22 | p.137#33 | p.178r4c05 |
与 | 臼+8 | 与 𢌱 𦦲 𠔔 | yǔ ㄩˇ | Give. / Follow, go along with. / Comrade, ally. / Association, contact. / Oppose. / Engage [an enemy]. / Approve, consent to. / Help. / Wait. / Preposition indicating passive tense. / Preposition: to, with. / Preposition: with. / Preposition: as. / Preposition: in, on. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: with its ... / Connective: or. | v1,p0251#04 | p.1004#13 | p.1113r2c03 |
| | | yù ㄩˋ | Participate, take part in. | | | |
| | | yǔ ㄩˇ | Interfere in. | | | |
| | | yú ㄩˊ | Auxiliary word: used at the end of a sentence to express questioning , exclamation, or a rhetorical question. / Auxiliary word: used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. | | | |
连 | 辵+7 | 連 连 | lián liǎn liàn làn ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ | join, connect; continuous; even | v6,p3836#01 | p.1259#01 | p.1320r2c01 |
山 | 山+0 | | shān ㄕㄢ | mountain, hill, peak | v1,p0759#11 | p.307#01 | p.452r2c03 |
归 | 止+14 | 帰 归 𤾤 | guī kuì ㄍㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄟˋ | return; return to, revert to | v2,p1446#15 | p.578#07 | p.739r6c01 |
藏 | 草+14 | 蔵 匨 | cáng zàng zāng ㄘㄤˊ ㄗㄤˋ ㄗㄤ | hide, conceal; hoard, store up | v5,p3311#11 | p.1064#22 | p.1173r5c01 |
系 | 糸+13 | 繋 系 | xì jì ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧˋ | attach, connect, unite, fasten | v5,p3456#15 | p.940#07 | p.1061r1c01 |
辞 | 辛+12 | 辞 辤 𤔧 | cí ㄘˊ | Confession. / Speech, phrase, language. / Excuse, reason. / Tell, explain. / Refuse, not accept. / Dispatch, expel. / Bid farewell. / A form of writing in ancient China. | v6,p4043#13 | p.1252#08 | p.1310r3c02 |
为 | 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. | | | |
复 | 彳+9 | 覆 𢕛 𠣸 复 | fù fòu ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄡˋ | return; repeat; repeatedly | v2,p0834#02 | p.369#22 | p.516r2c04 |
一 | 一+0 | 弌 壹 | yī ㄧ | one; a, an; alone | v1,p0001#01 | p.75#01 | p.1r1c01 |
只 | 口+2 | 止 子 只 只 | zhǐ zhī ㄓˇ ㄓ | only, just, simply | v1,p0570#03 | p.172#05 | p.243r4c01 |
六 | 八+2 | 六 陆 | liù lù ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ | number six | v1,p0241#09 | p.127#01 | p.154r5c01 |
学 | 子+13 | 𢻯 斈 学 | xué ㄒㄩㄝˊ | Study, learn. / Doctrine, teaching. / School of thought. / School, place of learning. / Account, state. | v2,p1019#11 | p.280#28 | p.403r3c05 |
| | | xiào ㄒㄧㄠˋ | Instruct, teach. | | | |
蒙 | 草+10 | 蒙 | méng mēng měng máng ㄇㄥˊ ㄇㄥ ㄇㄥˇ ㄇㄤˊ | cover; ignorant; suffer; mongolia | v5,p3271#04 | p.1048#15 | p.1156r6c02 |