Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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 |
世 | 一+4 | 丗 卋 | shì ㄕˋ | generation; world; era | v1,p0014#06 | p.77#11 | p.35r1c02 |
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. | | | |
选 | 辵+12 | 选 | xuǎn ㄒㄩㄢˇ | Select, choose. / Selection of writings. / Send, dispatch. | v6,p3886#01 | p.1265#13 | p.1332r1c01 |
| | | xùn ㄒㄩㄣˋ | Weak, cowardly. | | | |
| | | xuàn ㄒㄩㄢˋ | Appoint on ability. / The person chosen. / Neat, regular. | | | |
| | | suàn ㄙㄨㄢˋ | Calculate, weigh up. / Ten thousand. | | | |
士 | 士+0 | | shì ㄕˋ | scholar, gentleman; soldier | v1,p0416#01 | p.242#38 | p.333r1c03 |
中 | 丨+3 | 𠁧 𠁩 冢 | zhōng zhòng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain | v1,p0028#10 | p.79#03 | p.37r4c02 |
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. | | | |
悬 | 心+16 | 悬 | xuán ㄒㄩㄢˊ | hang, suspend, hoist; be hung | v4,p2368#05 | p.408#24 | p.548r6c01 |
美 | 羊+3 | 羙 | měi ㄇㄟˇ | beautiful, pretty; pleasing | v5,p3126#05 | p.951#10 | p.1069r5c01 |
禄 | 示+8 | 祿 禄 | lù ㄌㄨˋ | blessing, happiness, prosperity | v4,p2402#08 | p.844#08 | p.982r4c04 |
除 | 阜+7 | | chú zhù shū ㄔㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄨ | eliminate, remove, except | v6,p4132#05 | p.1352#08 | p.1422r4c02 |
书 | 曰+6 | 书 | shū ㄕㄨ | book, letter, document; writings | v2,p1509#09 | p.502#12 | p.650r3c02 |
忽 | 心+4 | | hū ㄏㄨ | suddenly, abruptly; neglect | v4,p2274#09 | p.378#34 | p.525r2c02 |
到 | 刀+6 | | dào ㄉㄠˋ | go to, arrive, been to | v1,p0334#03 | p.138#36 | p.181r5c02 |
门 | 门+0 | 门 | mén ㄇㄣˊ | gate, door, entrance, opening | v7,p4281#01 | p.1329#53 | p.1403r4c05 |
冠 | 冖+7 | | guān guàn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄢˋ | cap, crown, headgear | v1,p0303#18 | p.130#23 | p.165r6c07 |
带 | 巾+8 | 帯 带 | dài ㄉㄞˋ | belt, girdle, band, strap, zone | v1,p0742#12 | p.333#06 | p.476r5c03 |
便 | 人+7 | 便 | biàn pián ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄢˊ | convenience, ease; expedient | v1,p0157#03 | p.103#32 | p.105r2c05 |
拘 | 手+5 | 抅 | jū gōu ㄐㄩ ㄍㄡ | restrain, seize, detain | v3,p1856#01 | p.426#05 | p.570r4c04 |
束 | 木+3 | | shù ㄕㄨˋ | bind, control, restrain; bale | v2,p1158#03 | p.512#12 | p.675r1c01 |