Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
帝 | 巾+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | supreme ruler, emperor; god | v1,p0738#02 | p.330#14 | p.474r5c07 |
命 | 口+5 | | mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ | Order, command. / Written order, commandment. / Send (on a mission), dispatch. / A (diplomatic) mission. / Force, make do. / Instruct, tell. / Gift given by a ruler to his ministers by rank. / Will of heaven. / Fate. / Life, lifespan. / Call, name, assign a name to. / Know for certain. | v1,p0604#11 | p.183#18 | p.266r6c01 |
河 | 水+5 | | hé ㄏㄜˊ | river; stream; yellow river | v3,p1582#03 | p.613#09 | p.774r2c02 |
岳 | 山+14 | 岳 𡶓 𡶳 𡴳 | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | mountain peak, summit | v1,p0803#04 | p.321#28 | p.461r4c02 |
神 | 示+5 | 神 𥛠 | shén shēn ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄣ | spirit, god, supernatural being | v4,p2392#01 | p.842#03 | |
降 | 阜+6 | 降 夅 | jiàng xiáng xiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | descend, fall, drop; lower, down | v6,p4126#18 | p.1349#12 | p.1421r2c02 |
灵 | 雨+16 | 靈 霛 𩆮 𧨈 𩄀 𢩙 灵 | líng lìng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ | spirit, soul; spiritual world | v6,p4082#12 | p.1380#24 | p.1458r2c07 |
翼 | 羽+11 | 𦏵 折 | yì ㄧˋ | wings; fins on fish; shelter | v5,p3356#01 | p.959#34 | p.1076r6c01 |
轩 | 车+3 | 轩 | xuān xiǎn xiàn hǎn jiān ㄒㄩㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢ | carriage; high; wide; balcony; surname of the Yellow Emperor | v5,p3514#06 | p.1240#03 | p.1298r6c03 |
辕 | 车+10 | 辕 | yuán ㄩㄢˊ | axle; magistrate's office; surname | v5,p3548#06 | p.1247#33 | p.1306r3c02 |
天 | 大+1 | 𠀡 𠀘 𦴞 兲 靝 𠕹 | tiān ㄊㄧㄢ | sky, heaven; god, celestial | v1,p0522#01 | p.248#04 | p.358r4c01 |
王 | 玉+0 | | wáng ㄨㄤˊ | King, title of supreme ruler of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. / Ruler of a vassal state in the warring states period. / Highest title in feudal China. / Meet with the emperor. / Respectful term for one's paternal grandparents. | v2,p1099#10 | p.727#02 | p.888r1c02 |
| | | wàng ㄨㄤˋ | Rule as king, control all under heaven. / Enfeoff as king. / Flourish, abound. | | | |
| | | wǎng ㄨㄤˇ | To, go to. | | | |
委 | 女+5 | | wěi wēi ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟ | appoint, send, commission | v2,p1038#04 | p.259#10 | p.382r1c01 |
管 | 竹+8 | 管 | guǎn ㄍㄨㄢˇ | pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music | v5,p2986#05 | p.889#06 | p.1016r3c02 |
钥 | 金+17 | 钥 | yào yuè ㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄝˋ | key; lock | v6,p4273#12 | p.1326#31 | p.1398r4c03 |
开 | 门+4 | 𨴂 𨵑 开 | kāi ㄎㄞ | open; initiate, begin, start | v7,p4286#02 | p.1331#05 | p.1405r4c01 |
闭 | 门+3 | 閇 闭 | bì ㄅㄧˋ | shut, close; obstruct, block up | v7,p4283#08 | p.1330#14 | p.1405r2c02 |
秦 | 禾+5 | 𣜈 | qín ㄑㄧㄣˊ | feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes) | v4,p2597#05 | p.851#30 | p.990r6c05 |
北 | 匕+3 | 北 𧉥 | běi ㄅㄟˇ | North. / Go northwards. / Flee in defeat. / Retreating army. | v1,p0262#04 | p.152#25 | p.203r2c02 |
| | | bèi ㄅㄟˋ | Deviate, depart from. | | | |
门 | 门+0 | 门 | mén ㄇㄣˊ | gate, door, entrance, opening | v7,p4281#01 | p.1329#53 | p.1403r4c05 |