Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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 |
時 | 日+6 | 旹 时 | shí ㄕˊ | (3) 時間、時候。 Time, times. | v2,p1505#05 | p.494#22 | p.639r3c04 |
顯 | 頁+14 | 顕 㬎 显 | xiǎn ㄒㄧㄢˇ | manifest, display; evident, clear | v7,p4395#06 | p.1410#21 | p.1483r2c01 |
宗 | 宀+5 | | zōng ㄗㄨㄥ | lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan | v2,p0917#11 | p.283#14 | p.411r6c01 |
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. | | | |
勤 | 力+11 | 懃 瘽 | qín ㄑㄧㄣˊ | industrious, diligent, attentive | v1,p0378#03 | p.149#06 | p.199r3c02 |
萬 | 禸+8 | 万 卍 㸘 𤍚 𢁭 | wàn ㄨㄢˋ | ten thousand; innumerable | v5,p3247#08 | p.1042#33 | p.1149r4c02 |
機 | 木+12 | 机 | jī ㄐㄧ | machine; moment, chance | v2,p1298#04 | p.554#08 | p.722r4c01 |
公 | 八+2 | 㒶 | gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | fair, equitable; public; duke | v1,p0242#01 | p.126#28 | p.151r3c01 |
卿 | 卩+9 | | qīng ㄑㄧㄥ | noble, high officer | v1,p0318#03 | p.160#08 | p.228r2c01 |
數 | 攴+11 | 数 | shù shǔ cù shuò ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛˋ | number; several; count; fate | v2,p1474#01 | p.475#04 | p.607r4c01 |
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. | | | |
會 | 曰+9 | 𣌭 㞧 𠃐 㣛 𣥈 会 | huì ㄏㄨㄟˋ | Assemble, gather. / Banquet. / Meet with. / Agree with. / Tempo. / Examine, test. / Meeting place. / Copulation . / Chance, opportunity. / Name of an acupuncture point in Chinese medicine. / Luckily, coincidentally. / Should. / Able, capable. / Understand. / Pay money. / Benefit, kindness. / Embroidery in the five colours. | v2,p1524#05 | p.503#08 | p.654r3c02 |
| | | kuài ㄎㄨㄞˋ | Total, settle (a bill). / Seams of a cap or collar of official dress. / Broker, buyer and seller. / A type of flag. / The state of Kuai. / Cover of a container for food, also used for serving. | | | |
每 | 毋+3 | 毎 𣫭 | měi mèi ㄇㄟˇ ㄇㄟˋ | every, each | v4,p2381#02 | p.589#02 | p.745r4c01 |
輒 | 車+7 | 輙 辄 | zhé ㄓㄜˊ | sides of chariot where weapons | v5,p3532#14 | p.1243#30 | p.1301r3c03 |
延 | 廴+4 | | yán ㄧㄢˊ | delay, postpone, defer | v1,p0404#01 | p.352#30 | p.495r6c05 |
謀 | 言+9 | 𠰔 𧦥 谋 | móu ㄇㄡˊ | plan, scheme; strategem | v6,p3993#19 | p.1173#07 | p.1251r5c01 |
政 | 攴+4 | | zhèng zhēng ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄥ | government, political affairs | v2,p1453#03 | p.469#06 | p.601r2c01 |
事 | 亅+7 | 亊 叓 𠭏 | shì ㄕˋ | Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve. | v1,p0023#03 | p.85#24 | p.58r3c02 |
判 | 刀+5 | | pàn ㄆㄢˋ | judge; discriminate; conclude | v1,p0331#05 | p.138#11 | p.179r1c02 |
折 | 手+4 | 翼 拃 | zhé shé zhē ㄓㄜˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄓㄜ | break off, snap; bend | v3,p1838#07 | p.422#04 | p.564r2c01 |
獄 | 犬+11 | 𡈭 狱 | yù ㄩˋ | prison, jail; case; lawsuit | v2,p1365#16 | p.717#03 | p.878r6c04 |
訟 | 言+4 | 䛦 𧧡 吅 㕬 讼 | sòng róng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ | accuse; argue, dispute; litigate | v6,p3949#03 | p.1149#18 | p.1238r6c03 |
融 | 虫+10 | 螎 | róng ㄖㄨㄥˊ | melt, fuse; blend, harmonize | v4,p2877#08 | p.1092#42 | p.1195r2c05 |
經 | 糸+7 | 経 𦀇 𤔕 坕 经 | jīng jìng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | classic works; pass through | v5,p3402#11 | p.925#24 | p.1045r5c01 |
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 |
才 | 手+0 | 哉 纔 財 | cái ㄘㄞˊ | talent, ability; just, only | v3,p1824#02 | p.416#30 | p.558r2c01 |
高 | 高+0 | 髙 | gāo gào ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠˋ | high, tall; lofty, elevated | v7,p4593#01 | p.1451#26 | p.1514r4c03 |
善 | 口+9 | 譱 𦎍 𠾄 𧮟 | shàn ㄕㄢˋ | Good. / Take to be good, like. / Good person. / Strong point, merit. / Perfect. / Gentle, kind. / Friendly. / Good at doing. / Improve, make good. / Control, regulate. / Food. | v1,p0660#02 | p.197#18 | p.282r3c04 |
論 | 言+8 | 論 论 | lùn lún ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ | debate; discuss; discourse | v6,p3988#03 | p.1168#13 | p.1249r3c02 |
議 | 言+13 | 议 | yì ㄧˋ | consult, talk over, discuss | v6,p4026#01 | p.1183#24 | p.1256r3c02 |
廷 | 廴+4 | | tíng ㄊㄧㄥˊ | court | v1,p0403#11 | p.353#02 | p.496r5c01 |
皆 | 白+4 | | jiē ㄐㄧㄝ | all, every, everybody | v4,p2647#01 | p.786#12 | p.735r5c01 |
服 | 月+4 | 𣍞 𦨈 | fú fù bì ㄈㄨˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ | clothes; wear, dress | v3,p2053#07 | p.505#02 | |
其 | 八+6 | 丌 亓 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo. | v1,p0245#01 | p.127#18 | p.162r5c01 |
| | | jì ㄐㄧˋ | Particle used after bi and he. | | | |
| | | jī ㄐㄧ | Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year. | | | |
能 | 肉+6 | | néng ㄋㄥˊ | A type of bear. / Ability, talent. / Man of ability, man of talent. / Able to, competent. / Comply with, be friendly towards. / Encompass, obtain. / To, arrive at. / Then, thus. / Same as 「」 ér ㄦˊ: Connective: if, supposing. / Only, merely. / Even if. / Thus, in this way. / Three-legged turtle. | v3,p2074#01 | p.981#16 | p.1095r5c02 |
| | | nài ㄋㄞˋ | Withstand, endure. | | | |
| | | tái ㄊㄞˊ | Same as 「」 tái ㄊㄞˊ: Name of a celestial body. | | | |
| | | tài ㄊㄞˋ | State, form. | | | |
帝 | 巾+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | supreme ruler, emperor; god | v1,p0738#02 | p.330#14 | p.474r5c07 |
嗟 | 口+10 | 𨲠 差 | jiē juē ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄩㄝ | sigh, alas | v1,p0661#01 | p.203#21 | p.287r5c03 |
歎 | 欠+11 | 嘆 | tàn ㄊㄢˋ | sigh, admire | v3,p2149#08 | p.571#24 | p.731r2c05 |
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 |
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. | | | |
堪 | 土+9 | | kān ㄎㄢ | adequately capable of, worthy of | v1,p0460#01 | p.233#27 | p.324r2c06 |
宰 | 宀+7 | 𡪤 𡨧 𠈾 | zǎi ㄗㄞˇ | Minister of a high noble or great officer. / Governor, senior official of a municipality. / Local officials in general. / Prime minister. / Dominate, rule. / Slaughter livestock. / Butcher. / Person in charge of cutting sacrifical meat. / Grave, tomb. | v2,p0935#06 | p.286#04 | p.419r3c01 |
相 | 目+4 | | xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ | Mutual. / In succession. / Together. | v4,p2470#13 | p.800#18 | p.945r1c01 |
| | | xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ | Watch. / Appearance. / Fortune-telling by appearance. / Help, assist. / Guide for the blind. / Prime minister, most senior minister. / Ceremonial officer. | | | |
年 | 干+3 | 秊 𠫺 | nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ | year; new-years; person's age | v1,p0037#06 | p.340#01 | p.483r6c01 |
代 | 人+3 | | dài ㄉㄞˋ | replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation | v1,p0113#05 | p.93#11 | p.86r2c03 |
伏 | 人+4 | | fú ㄈㄨˊ | crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal | v1,p0119#04 | p.95#23 | p.92r1c02 |
恭 | 心+6 | | gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | respectful, polite, reverent | v4,p2299#09 | p.385#15 | p.530r4c02 |
司 | 口+2 | 𤔲 | sī ㄙ | take charge of, control, manage; officer | v1,p0572#08 | p.174#03 | p.246r4c03 |
空 | 穴+3 | | kōng kòng kǒng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄥˇ | empty, hollow, bare, deserted | v4,p2719#08 | p.863#01 | p.997r6c01 |
舉 | 臼+10 | 擧 㪯 举 | jǔ ㄐㄩˇ | raise, lift up; recommend | v5,p3041#08 | p.1005#15 | p.1114r3c01 |
動 | 力+9 | 㣫 𨔝 动 | dòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ | move, happen; movement, action | v1,p0375#06 | p.148#14 | p.196r4c02 |
重 | 里+2 | 𡍴 | zhòng ㄓㄨㄥˋ | Heavy. / Important, significant. / Valuable, noble. / Solemn, dignified. / Respect, attach importance to. / Difficult. / Addition, also. / Supplies for an army. / Extreme. | v6,p3680#02 | p.1291#03 | p.1357r6c01 |
| | | chóng ㄔㄨㄥˊ | Repeat, duplicate. / Layer, level. / Start afresh, do again. | | | |
甚 | 甘+4 | 什 𠯕 𥱅 | shén shí shèn ㄕㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄕㄣˋ | great extent; considerably | v1,p0025#05 | p.754#06 | p.906r4c01 |
得 | 彳+8 | 𢔶 䙷 𢔨 | dé ㄉㄜˊ | Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as 「」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as 「」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank. | v2,p0828#03 | p.367#31 | p.513r6c02 |
大 | 大+0 | 𠘲 | dà ㄉㄚˋ | Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range. | v1,p0520#01 | p.248#01 | p.342r3c03 |
| | | tài ㄊㄞˋ | Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil. | | | |
臣 | 臣+0 | 𢘑 | chén ㄔㄣˊ | minister, statesman, official | v4,p2801#01 | p.999#13 | p.1106r2c02 |
節 | 竹+7 | 罇 卩 节 | jié jiē ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄝ | knot, node, joint; section | v5,p2976#04 | p.891#24 | p.1018r1c03 |
肅 | 聿+7 | 粛 𦘡 䏋 𢙻 肃 | sù ㄙㄨˋ | Respectfully usher in. / Respect, respectful. / Bow deeply. / Solemn, grave. / Severe, harsh. / Upright. / Fade, wither. / Quick, fast. | v5,p3169#04 | p.971#11 | p.1087r4c02 |
即 | 卩+5 | 卽 | jí ㄐㄧˊ | promptly, quickly, immediately | v1,p0314#02 | p.159#18 | p.226r6c02 |
位 | 人+5 | | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | throne; position, post; rank, status; seat | v1,p0138#03 | p.98#07 | p.96r1c04 |
先 | 儿+4 | | xiān ㄒㄧㄢ | first, former, previous | v1,p0267#02 | p.124#05 | p.134r3c02 |
名 | 口+3 | | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Name. / Writing. / To name, give a name to. / Call, refer to as. / Title, name of. / Title, status. / Fame, recognition. / Famous, well-known. / Large. / Between the eyebrows and eyelashes. / The School of Names. | v1,p0582#06 | p.175#09 | p.254r2c01 |
趙 | 走+7 | 赵 | zhào tiǎo diào ㄓㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ | surname; ancient state | v5,p3488#01 | p.1217#50 | p.1286r2c08 |
憙 | 心+12 | 喜 | xǐ ㄒㄧˇ | like, love, enjoy; joyful thing | v4,p2349#05 | p.402#25 | p.544r3c03 |
太 | 大+1 | | tài ㄊㄞˋ | very, too, much; big; extreme | v1,p0524#01 | p.248#10 | p.354r5c01 |
尉 | 寸+8 | 㷉 熨 | wèi yù ㄨㄟˋ ㄩˋ | officer, military rank | v1,p0508#05 | p.295#05 | p.435r3c01 |
與 | 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. | | | |
參 | 厶+9 | 參 𠫰 朁 叅 薓 参 | cān sān shēn dēn cēn ㄘㄢ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄣ ㄉㄣ ㄘㄣ | take part in, intervene; ginseng | v1,p0387#23 | p.164#28 | p.232r4c05 |
錄 | 金+8 | 録 录 | lù ㄌㄨˋ | copy, write down, record | v6,p4227#09 | p.1309#11 | p.1383r2c04 |
尚 | 小+5 | 尙 | shàng cháng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˊ | still, yet; even; fairly, rather | v1,p0563#05 | p.297#11 | |
書 | 曰+6 | 书 | shū ㄕㄨ | book, letter, document; writings | v2,p1509#09 | p.502#12 | p.650r3c02 |