Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
今 | 人+2 | | jīn ㄐㄧㄣ | now, today, modern era | v1,p0105#05 | p.91#18 | p.83r5c02 |
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 |
箫 | 竹+12 | 烧 箾 𪛕 箫 | xiāo xiǎo ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄠˇ | musical instrument like pan-pipes, bamboo flute | v5,p3023#10 | p.900#32 | p.1021r6c03 |
管 | 竹+8 | 管 | guǎn ㄍㄨㄢˇ | pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music | v5,p2986#05 | p.889#06 | p.1016r3c02 |
乃 | 丿+1 | 廼 𢏩 𢎧 乃 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 |
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 |
古 | 口+2 | 𠖠 𡇣 | gǔ ㄍㄨˇ | old, classic, ancient | v1,p0568#03 | p.171#08 | p.240r1c02 |
笛 | 竹+5 | 篴 | dí ㄉㄧˊ | bamboo flute; whistle | v5,p2955#01 | p.879#33 | p.1010r6c04 |
云 | 雨+4 | 云 | yún ㄩㄣˊ | clouds; Yunnan province | v6,p4058#09 | p.1372#05 | p.1447r4c03 |
方 | 方+0 | 𤙗 | fāng ㄈㄤ | Two boats in line. / Two boats travelling together. / Together, in a row. / Same, equivalent. / Comparison, metaphor. / Square. / Upright, honest. / Land, earth. / Vicinity, area around. / Place, area. / One side, one area. / Wooden board used for writing in ancient times. / (Medical) prescription. / Direction. / Convention. / Standard, rule. / The proper way. / Method, way. / Specialized techniques. / Occupy. / Disobey. / Preposition: just then. / Adverb: while. / Adverb: about to. / Adverb: just. / Criticism. | v3,p2172#01 | p.481#03 | p.619r4c01 |
| | | páng ㄆㄤˊ | Wide, universal. | | | |
广 | 广+12 | 广 | guǎng ㄍㄨㄤˇ | broad, wide, extensive | v2,p0897#04 | p.351#03 | p.493r4c01 |