Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
禮 | 示+13 | 禮 礼 𠃞 𤔑 礼 | lǐ ㄌㄧˇ | social custom; manners; courtesy; rites | v4,p2409#14 | p.847#07 | p.985r2c04 |
崇 | 山+8 | 嵩 | chóng ㄔㄨㄥˊ | esteem, honor, revere, venerate | v1,p0782#14 | p.313#01 | p.457r5c01 |
宗 | 宀+5 | | zōng ㄗㄨㄥ | lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan | v2,p0917#11 | p.283#14 | p.411r6c01 |
祀 | 示+3 | 𥛴 | sì ㄙˋ | to sacrifice, worship | v4,p2387#01 | p.840#01 | p.976r5c02 |
志 | 心+3 | 誌 𢗍 志 | zhì ㄓˋ | purpose, will, determination; annals | v4,p2269#04 | p.376#21 | p.523r3c03 |
表 | 衣+3 | 𧘝 𧞧 𧜫 錶 | biǎo ㄅㄧㄠˇ | show, express, manifest, display | v1,p0021#12 | p.1111#13 | p.1209r2c03 |
嚴 | 口+17 | 厳 𡅾 严 | yán ㄧㄢˊ | strict, rigorous, rigid; stern | v1,p0702#02 | p.214#07 | p.293r3c05 |
禋 | 示+9 | 𥛡 𠖦 | yīn ㄧㄣ | offer sacrifice; sacrifice | v4,p2404#04 | p.844#24 | p.984r3c05 |
笙 | 竹+5 | | shēng ㄕㄥ | small gourd-shaped musical instrument | v5,p2955#06 | p.879#29 | p.1008r6c05 |
鏞 | 金+11 | 镛 | yōng ㄩㄥ | a large bell used as a musical instrument | v6,p4250#06 | p.1320#06 | p.1392r4c04 |
合 | 口+3 | 閤 | hé gě ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄜˇ | combine, unite, join; gather | v1,p0581#01 | p.174#24 | p.249r1c02 |
奏 | 大+6 | 𡙹 𡲯 𡴨 𢽥 | zòu ㄗㄡˋ | memorialize emperor; report | v1,p0537#01 | p.251#15 | p.372r6c02 |
文 | 文+0 | 㒚 穩 | 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. | | | |
物 | 牛+4 | | wù ㄨˋ | thing, substance, creature | v3,p1805#03 | p.699#09 | p.869r5c01 |
維 | 糸+8 | 维 | wéi yí ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ | maintain, preserve, safeguard | v5,p3415#05 | p.927#15 | p.1049r4c05 |
新 | 斤+9 | 𢀝 | xīn ㄒㄧㄣ | new, recent, fresh, modern | v3,p2026#21 | p.480#10 | p.615r6c01 |