| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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| 老 | 老+0 | 耂 𠄰 | lǎo ㄌㄠˇ | old, aged; experienced | v4,p2778#01 | p.960#25 | p.1077r3c03 |
| 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. | | | |
| 留 | 田+5 | 畄 畱 | liú liǔ liù ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ | stop, halt; stay, detain, keep | v4,p2537#04 | p.761#05 | p.913r4c03 |
| 滯 | 水+11 | 滞 | zhì chì ㄓˋ ㄔˋ | block up, obstruct; stagnant | v3,p1715#02 | p.643#29 | p.823r3c02 |
| 何 | 人+5 | | hé ㄏㄜˊ | Ask, enquire. / What. / Who, which one. / How, in what way. / Why, for what reason. / Where, in what place. / How much, to what extent. | v1,p0130#04 | p.98#15 | p.97r2c04 |
| | | | hē ㄏㄜ | Criticize, condemn. | | | |
| | | | hè ㄏㄜˋ | Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden. | | | |
| 由 | 田+0 | | yóu ㄧㄡˊ | Do, carry out. / Cause to happen. / Unite. / Complete, realize. / Go through, pass. / Carry out orders, do as asked. / Follow. / Accord with. / Cause. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: from. / Preposition: to, with. / Appoint, employ. / Rely on, make use of. / Evidence, proof. / Go along with, listen to. / New growth of a tree around dead wood. / Recovery, revival. / Like, similar to. / Still, yet. / Naturally, by itself. | v4,p2524#02 | p.757#01 | p.910r2c01 |
| | | | dí ㄉㄧˊ | Road. / Method, way. | | | |
| 往 | 彳+5 | 徃 𢔎 𨓹 | wǎng wàng ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˋ | go, depart; past, formerly | v2,p0817#06 | p.365#32 | p.509r6c03 |
| 瑉 | 玉+9 | | mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ | | v2,p1129#03 | p.737#02 | p.899r1c02 |
| 玉 | 玉+0 | 𤣪 | yù ㄩˋ | jade, precious stone, gem | v2,p1100#01 | p.726#04 | p.884r5c02 |
| 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. | | | |
| 和 | 口+5 | 龢 咊 惒 | hé huò huó hè ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄜˋ | harmony, peace; peaceful, calm | v1,p0602#01 | p.185#01 | p.267r3c01 |
| 正 | 止+1 | 㱏 𣥔 𤴓 𧾸 | zhèng ㄓㄥˋ | Straight, not at an angle. / Appropriate. / Normal. / Decent, upstanding. / Fix, determine. / Govern, rule. / Set punishments. / Formal, primary. / Pure, unadulterated. / Son by one's official wife. / Luckily, fortuitously. / Expresses continuation of an action or state. / Officer. / Only. / Government, state affairs. / Prove, verify. | v2,p1436#01 | p.574#02 | p.732r5c02 |
| | | | zhēng ㄓㄥ | First month in the Chinese calander. / Centre of a target. / Attack, punitive expedition. | | | |
| 繞 | 糸+12 | 遶 绕 | rào rǎo ㄖㄠˋ ㄖㄠˇ | entwine; wind around; surround | v5,p3450#08 | p.939#14 | p.1060r1c02 |
| 身 | 身+0 | | shēn ㄕㄣ | Pregnant. / The body (of a person or animal). / Itself. / I, myself. / Personally, directly. / Personally experience or carry out. / Life. / One's own moral character, ability, etc. / A world in buddhist doctrine. | v6,p3807#01 | p.1237#01 | p.1295r6c01 |
| | | | yuān ㄩㄢ | Same as 「」 yuān dú ㄩㄢ ㄉㄨˊ: India. | | | |
