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Song-Ming -> Romance of the Three Kingdoms -> Behind The Screen, Lady Cai Overhears A Secret; Across The Tan Torrent, The Dilu Horse Carries Its Master -> 14

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
却	卩+7	却	què ㄑㄩㄝˋ	still, but; decline; retreat	v1,p0317#02	p.159#28	p.227r5c01
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 “悦(1)” yuè ㄩㄝˋ: Happy, pleased, like. / To please.
刘表	刀+13 衣+3	镏 𠭱 刘 𧘝 𧞧 𧜫 表	liú biǎo ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v1,p0359#04 v1,p0021#12	p.144#39 p.1111#13	p.188r5c03 p.1209r2c03
闻	耳+8	𦕁 䎽 䎹 𦖫 𥹢 闻	wén ㄨㄣˊ	Hear. / Make hear. / Have heard, become aware of. / Knowledge, experience. / Rumour, saying. / Renowned, well-known. / Spread, disseminate.	v7,p4294#12	p.968#11	p.1084r3c01
			wèn ㄨㄣˋ	Reputation, fame. / Same as “问(2)” wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Inquire after, give regards to.
玄德	玄+0 彳+12	𤣥 伭 惪 悳	xuán dé ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄜˊ	Same as “刘备” liú bèi ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄟˋ: [人名] [Name of a person]	v1,p0280#03 v2,p0841#17	p.725#01 p.371#08	p.883r1c01 p.518r3c01
语	言+7	语	yǔ ㄩˇ	Speak (with someone). / Spoken words. / Language. / Proverb, saying.	v6,p3974#09	p.1163#08	p.1245r6c03
			yù ㄩˋ	Tell. / Warn, admonish.
口	口+0	𠮚 𠙵	kǒu ㄎㄡˇ	mouth; open end; entrance, gate	v1,p0566#14	p.171#01
虽	隹+9	𨾡 虽	suī ㄙㄨㄟ	Type of insect. / Even, though, even if. / Only.	v6,p4103#05	p.1368#22	p.1440r6c01
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 “否(1.2)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as “否(1.3)” 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 “丕(1)” pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
言	言+0	訁 𢍗 𢍬	yán ㄧㄢˊ	Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning.	v6,p3936#01	p.1146#01	p.1236r5c03
心	心+0	㣺 忄	xīn ㄒㄧㄣ	heart; mind, intelligence; soul	v4,p2267#01	p.375#01	p.521r1c01
怀	心+16	怀 怀 褱	huái ㄏㄨㄞˊ	bosom, breast; carry in bosom	v4,p2369#10	p.408#17	p.548r1c06
乐	木+11	樂 乐	yuè ㄩㄝˋ	Music. / Perform, play music. / Musical instrument. / The (now lost) classic of music. / Musician. / Yue, a surname.	v2,p1280#16	p.548#20	p.715r4c03
			lè ㄌㄜˋ	Happiness. / Make happy. / Fondness for, liking of. / Happy to, willing to. / Tranquil, contented. / Music and debauchery. / Le, a surname.
别	刀+5	𠔁 别	bié ㄅㄧㄝˊ	separate, other; do not	v1,p0328#13	p.138#12	p.179r4c01
了	亅+1	了	le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ	to finish; particle of completed action	v1,p0048#06	p.85#11	p.58r1c02
退	辵+6	𨓆 𨑧 𢓴 𢓇 𨔫	tuì ㄊㄨㄟˋ	step back, retreat, withdraw	v6,p3834#04	p.1256#14	p.1314r4c01
入	入+0		rù ㄖㄨˋ	Enter, go into. / Put in, bring in. / Pay, offer. / Income, gains. / Inside, within.	v1,p0102#01	p.125#32	p.141r1c03
内	入+2	𡗠 内	nèi nà ㄋㄟˋ ㄋㄚˋ	inside, interior; domestic	v1,p0097#02	p.125#35	p.141r5c02
宅	宀+3	宅 𡧪 㡯	zhái ㄓㄞˊ	residence, dwelling, home; grave	v2,p0913#03	p.281#20	p.405r1c03
蔡	草+11	𣞖	cài sà cā ㄘㄞˋ ㄙㄚˋ ㄘㄚ	surname; species of tortoise	v5,p3282#10	p.1055#03	p.1164r5c02
夫	大+1		fū ㄈㄨ	General term for adult men. / Adult labourers in particular. / Soldier. / Respectful term for a man. / Husband. / Unit of area equal to one hundred mu.	v1,p0521#01	p.248#11	p.367r2c01
			fú ㄈㄨˊ	Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Modal particle used at the start of a sentence for emphasis or to indicate an assertion. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to soften the tone. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation.
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
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
适	辵+11	适	shì ㄕˋ	Go to. / Be married off. / Suitable. / Alter to make suitable. / Satisfied. / Luckily, fortuitously. / Just, recently. / By chance. / Connective: by supposing.	v6,p3877#08	p.1263#34	p.1330r4c01
			dí ㄉㄧˊ	Official wife. / Son of ones official wife. / Center on, focus on. / Well matched, equal.
			zhé ㄓㄜˊ	Condemn, punish.
			tì ㄊㄧˋ	Scared, afraid.
间	门+4	闲 间	jiān jiàn jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ	interval, space; place, between	v7,p4288#06	p.1333#01	p.1408r3c01
我	戈+3	𠨂 𢦓 𢦠	wǒ ㄨㄛˇ	First-person pronoun: I. / One's own side in general. / Expresses closeness. / Egoism, self-involvement.	v2,p1401#02	p.412#01	p.552r1c01
于	方+4	乌 𣱏 𤕘 于 亏 扵	yú ㄩˊ	Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning.	v3,p2175#02	p.481#11	p.622r2c03
屏	尸+6	摒 屛	píng bǐng bìng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ	folding screen, shield	v2,p0973#04	p.301#28
后	彳+6	𨒥 𢔏 后	hòu ㄏㄡˋ	Behind, to the rear of. / To be left behind. / Later in time. / Future. / Descendents, offspring.	v2,p0822#03	p.366#18	p.511r2c01
听	耳+16	𦕢 听	tīng tìng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄥˋ	hear, listen; understand; obey	v4,p2799#14	p.970#24	p.1087r1c02
得	彳+8	𢔶 䙷 𢔨	dé ㄉㄜˊ	Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as “德(1)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as “德(3)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank.	v2,p0828#03	p.367#31	p.513r6c02
刘备	刀+13 人+10	镏 𠭱 刘 𠈍 俻 备	liú bèi ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄟˋ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v1,p0359#04 v1,p0200#08	p.144#39 p.113#21	p.188r5c03 p.121r3c02
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
甚	甘+4	什 𠯕 𥱅	shén shí shèn ㄕㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄕㄣˋ	great extent; considerably	v1,p0025#05	p.754#06	p.906r4c01
轻	车+7	𨌷 𨓷 轻	qīng ㄑㄧㄥ	Light, low weight. / Small, thin. / Light and quick, agile. / Easy, casual. / Frivolous, careless. / Reduce, lighten. / Show contempt for, view as unimportant.	v5,p3534#05	p.1244#09	p.1301r6c01
觑	见+12	覰 觑	qù ㄑㄩˋ	peep at; watch, spy on	v6,p3674#03	p.1137#20	p.1231r4c05
足	足+0	疋 𤴕	zú jù ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ	foot; attain, satisfy, enough	v6,p3686#01	p.1221#17	p.1287r6c03
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.
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.
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 “又(3)” yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover.
吞	口+4	呑	tūn ㄊㄨㄣ	swallow; absorb, annex, engulf	v1,p0585#04	p.177#18	p.257r4c02
并	人+6	倂 𠊧 并	bìng ㄅㄧㄥˋ	combine, annex	v1,p0153#03	p.100#22
荆	草+6	荆	jīng ㄐㄧㄥ	thorns; brambles; my wife; cane	v1,p0339#02	p.1030#38	p.1148r3c01
州	巛+3	𠄓 𠃕 𠛏 𣧓	zhōu ㄓㄡ	administrative division, state	v1,p0046#03	p.324#01	p.462r3c02
意	心+9		yì ㄧˋ	thought, idea, opinion; think	v4,p2323#03	p.394#22	p.537r1c05
今	人+2		jīn ㄐㄧㄣ	now, today, modern era	v1,p0105#05	p.91#18	p.83r5c02
若	草+5	若 𦱡 𦱶 𧁇	ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ	Iris. / Same as “北海若” běi hǎi ruò ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ: Ruo, a god of the Northern Sea. / Go by, accord with. / Choose. / Like, similar to. / Identical, the same. / As good as, comparable to. / To, arrive at. / You, your. / This way, like this. / Regarding, as regards. / If, should it be the case. / Or, alternatively. / But, yet. / Adjectival suffix.	v5,p3187#07	p.1023#12	p.1130r1c03
除	阜+7		chú zhù shū ㄔㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄨ	eliminate, remove, except	v6,p4132#05	p.1352#08	p.1422r4c02
必	心+1		bì ㄅㄧˋ	surely, most certainly; must	v4,p2267#02	p.375#02	p.522r5c01
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.
患	心+7	𢤒 𢡙 𢠶	huàn ㄏㄨㄢˋ	suffer, worry about; suffering	v4,p2300#09	p.388#16	p.532r5c02
表	衣+3	𧘝 𧞧 𧜫 表	biǎo ㄅㄧㄠˇ	show, express, manifest, display	v1,p0021#12	p.1111#13	p.1209r2c03
答	竹+6	荅 畣 畗	dá dā ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄚ	answer, reply; return; assent to	v5,p2968#01	p.883#13	p.1013r5c02
但	人+5		dàn ㄉㄢˋ	only; but, however, yet, still	v1,p0132#04	p.97#21	p.95r5c05
摇	手+10	揺 摇	yáo ㄧㄠˊ	wag, swing, wave; shake; scull	v3,p1935#05	p.446#27	p.587r3c02
头	页+7	𥘖 头	tóu tou ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄡ·	head; top; chief, first; boss	v7,p4372#05	p.1404#20	p.1477r6c01
而	而+0		ér ㄦˊ	Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle.	v4,p2810#01	p.961#18	p.1080r2c03
			néng ㄋㄥˊ	Same as “能(3)” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as “能(2.1)” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent.
已	己+0		yǐ ㄧˇ	Stop, discontinue. / Complete / The past. / Recover, be cured. / Leave [a post], retire. / Value and carry out. / Adverb: shortly, before long. / Adverb: already. / Adverb: extremely. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence. / Interjection. / Same as “以(1)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Use. / Same as “以(9)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time.	v2,p0984#01	p.326#11	p.467r3c01
氏	氏+0	厥	shì zhī jīng ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄥ	clan, family; mister	v3,p2130#01	p.597#18	p.750r2c01
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
密	宀+8	宻	mì ㄇㄧˋ	dense, thick, close; intimate	v2,p0940#06	p.288#11	p.424r1c01
召	口+2		zhào shào ㄓㄠˋ ㄕㄠˋ	imperial decree; summon	v1,p0574#03	p.172#07	p.243r5c01
蔡瑁	草+11 玉+9	𣞖 㺺 𤣽	cài mào ㄘㄞˋ ㄇㄠˋ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v5,p3282#10 v2,p1126#05	p.1055#03 p.736#15	p.1164r5c02 p.898r1c01
商	口+8	𡅟 𠾃 𡂦 𠿧 𡃬 𡄚 𠹧 𧶜	shāng ㄕㄤ	commerce, business, trade	v1,p0288#06	p.194#32	p.278r1c03
议	言+13	议	yì ㄧˋ	consult, talk over, discuss	v6,p4026#01	p.1183#24	p.1256r3c02
此	止+2		cǐ ㄘˇ	This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then.	v2,p1438#03	p.574#10	p.735r4c01
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
瑁	玉+9	㺺 𤣽	mào mèi ㄇㄠˋ ㄇㄟˋ	fine piece of jade	v2,p1126#05	p.736#15	p.898r1c01
请	言+8	请	qǐng ㄑㄧㄥˇ	Request, ask for. / Respectful term used to make a request. / Visit (a superior). / Ask, inquire. / Ask after (someone). / Tell, say to. / Invite. / Employ, hire.	v6,p3981#03	p.1167#18	p.1248r6c02
			qìng ㄑㄧㄥˋ	Autumn audience.
			qíng ㄑㄧㄥˊ	Reality, actual state of affairs. / In reality, actually.
先	儿+4		xiān ㄒㄧㄢ	first, former, previous	v1,p0267#02	p.124#05	p.134r3c02
就	尢+9		jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ	just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near	v1,p0555#11	p.299#05	p.445r1c05
馆	食+8	館 舘 馆	guǎn ㄍㄨㄢˇ	public building	v7,p4461#13	p.1422#14	p.1493r3c03
舍	舌+2	舎 舍	shè shě shì ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄜˇ ㄕˋ	house, dwelling; dwell, reside	v5,p2941#02	p.1006#23	p.1115r6c01
杀	殳+7	殺 煞 𢁛 𢽅 𢿹 𢽆 𢼡 𢿔 𧤿 杀	shā ㄕㄚ	Kill. / Corrupt, ruin. / Die. / Fight, kill each other.	v3,p2157#01	p.585#11	p.743r4c02
			shài ㄕㄞˋ	Wither, decline. / Decrease, reduce us of. / Decline, fall.
			sà ㄙㄚˋ	Dim, gloomy appearance.
然	火+8	燃 𤓉	rán ㄖㄢˊ	Burn. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, like that. / Expresses affirmation: true, indeed so. / Believe correct, affirm. / Adverb: actually, thus. / Connective: but, however, yet. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express comparison. Like, as if. / Particle used after an adjective or adverb to express state. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express affirmative mode.	v3,p2213#05	p.675#12	p.852r5c01
告	口+4	吿	gào ㄍㄠˋ	tell, announce, inform; accuse	v1,p0589#12	p.181#19
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.
主	丶+4	丶 宔	zhǔ ㄓㄨˇ	master, chief owner; host; lord	v1,p0044#03	p.80#20	p.45r2c01
公	八+2	㒶	gōng ㄍㄨㄥ	fair, equitable; public; duke	v1,p0242#01	p.126#28	p.151r3c01
出	凵+3	岀	chū ㄔㄨ	Go out, exit. / Outside, without. / Take up a post. / Exile, banish. / Abandon (one's wife). / Free, release. / Give out, hand over. / Give, offer. / Send out, distribute. / Exceed. / Appear, emerge. / Create, make. / Produce, cause to grow. / Bear, give birth. / Origin, place of birth. / Part of an object which extends outwards. / Measure word: times, occurrences. / Measure word: section.	v1,p0307#08	p.135#11	p.172r1c01
便	人+7	便	biàn pián ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄢˊ	convenience, ease; expedient	v1,p0157#03	p.103#32	p.105r2c05
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
夜	夕+5	亱 𡖍 𠙑 𠙇	yè ㄧㄝˋ	night, dark; in night; by night	v1,p0285#01	p.246#18	p.341r4c01
点	黑+5	奌 点	diǎn zhān duò ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄢ ㄉㄨㄛˋ	dot, speck, spot; point, degree	v7,p4745#11	p.1519#28	p.1562r6c01
军	车+2	𡗽 军	jūn ㄐㄩㄣ	army, military; soldiers, troops	v5,p3513#02	p.1239#11	p.1297r3c01

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