Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
旁 | 方+6 | 𣃟 𣃙 㝑 傍 | páng bàng ㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄤˋ | side; by side, close by, near | v3,p2179#02 | p.482#11 | p.623r1c01 |
尔 | 爻+10 | 尔 尔 | ěr ㄦˇ | Second person pronoun: you. / Luxuriant growth of flowers. / Close, near. / Simple, easily understood. / Like this, in this way. / This, that. / Modal particle: merely. / Modal particle expressing statement. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. / Modal particle expressing questioning. / Suffix. | v1,p0027#01 | p.691#04 | p.864r6c01 |
雅 | 隹+4 | | yǎ yā yá ㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄚ ㄧㄚˊ | elegant, graceful, refined | v6,p4094#02 | p.1365#14 | p.1437r5c01 |
云 | 二+2 | 员 云 | yún ㄩㄣˊ | Old form of 云。 / Say, speak. / To be. / Have, posess. / Socialize, interact with. / Move. / Thus, like this. / If. / Particle used at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence, no meaning. / Many. | v1,p0384#02 | p.86#08 | p.63r6c02 |
上 | 一+2 | 丄 𠄞 | shàng ㄕㄤˋ | top; superior, highest; go up, send up | v1,p0005#04 | p.76#07 | p.24r2c01 |
达 | 辵+9 | 达 | dá tà tì ㄉㄚˊ ㄊㄚˋ ㄊㄧˋ | arrive at, reach; intelligent | v6,p3855#01 | p.1262#10 | p.1328r1c01 |
谓 | 言+9 | 谓 | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | To (when speaking to someone). / Say, speak. / Call, name. / Meaning, what is meant. / Discuss, comment on (a person). / How? / Same as “” wèi ㄨㄟˋ: Preposition: because of, due to. | v6,p3997#06 | p.1173#12 | p.1251r6c01 |
| | | wéi ㄨㄟˊ | Same as “” wéi ㄨㄟˊ: Count as, be considered as. | | | |
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 |
歧 | 止+4 | 岐 𨙸 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | fork of road; branching off | v2,p1440#05 | p.576#02 | p.738r4c01 |
道 | 辵+9 | 𨕥 衟 𡬹 | dào ㄉㄠˋ | Road, path. / Journey. / Method. / Law, reason. / Doctrine, claim. / Skill, technique. / Principle, right way. / The Dao, the origin of all things in Daoism. / Speak, talk. / Take a course of action. / Take a course of action. / Rites paid to the spirit of roads. / Ancient administrative unit. / Daoism. | v6,p3864#01 | p.1262#06 | p.1326r3c02 |
| | | dǎo ㄉㄠˇ | Lead. / Flow smoothly. | | | |
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 |
也 | 乙+2 | 𠃟 匜 | yě ㄧㄝˇ | Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. | v1,p0050#05 | p.84#04 | p.55r1c01 |
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 “” yuè ㄩㄝˋ: Happy, pleased, like. / To please. | | | |
文 | 文+0 | 㒚 稳 | 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. | | | |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
溥 | 水+10 | | pǔ fū bù bó pò ㄆㄨˇ ㄈㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄆㄛˋ | big, great, vast, wide; widespread | v3,p1695#04 | p.640#12 | p.819r5c02 |