| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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| 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 |
| 将 | 寸+8 | 𤕭 𢪇 将 畺 | jiāng ㄐㄧㄤ | Take. / Use. / Push forward. / Drive. / Help, support. / Help financially. / Advance, go forward. / Carry out, execute. / Follow. / Comply, submit. / Do, carry out. / Accompany, see off. / Transmit. / Express. / Offer (as a sacrifice). / Look after, raise. / Protect. / Strong, robust. / Long time. / Carry, lead. / Side, beside. / Will, about to. / Close to, almost. / How? / Preposition: with. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: or, otherwise. / Connective: if, supposing. / Particle used after a verb. / A kind of insect. | v4,p2375#10 | p.294#16 | p.434r1c03 |
| | | | jiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ | Command troops. / Military commander. / Appoint as military commander. | | | |
| | | | qiāng ㄑㄧㄤ | Please, humbly request. / [Onomatopoeia] | | | |
| | | | zāng ㄗㄤ | Female sheep. | | | |
| 章 | 音+2 | | zhāng zhàng ㄓㄤ ㄓㄤˋ | composition; chapter, section | v4,p2709#04 | p.871#08 | p.1003r5c03 |
| 邯 | 邑+5 | | hán hàn ㄏㄢˊ ㄏㄢˋ | city in Hebei province; various | v6,p3761#12 | p.1269#22 | p.1336r6c07 |
| 围 | 囗+9 | 囲 囗 围 | wéi ㄨㄟˊ | surround, encircle, corral | v1,p0722#14 | p.220#01 | p.306r6c03 |
| 魏 | 鬼+8 | 巍 | wèi wéi wēi ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟ | kingdom of Wei; surname | v7,p4434#10 | p.1462#40 | p.1523r2c03 |
| 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. | | | |
| 咎 | 口+5 | | jiù gāo ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄠ | fault, defect; error, mistake | v1,p0607#06 | p.185#06 | p.268r4c02 |
| 于 | 方+4 | 乌 𣱏 𤕘 于 亏 扵 | yú ㄩˊ | Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning. | v3,p2175#02 | p.481#11 | p.622r2c03 |
| 临 | 臣+11 | 臨 𦣷 临 | lín lìn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˋ | draw near, approach; descend | v4,p2802#19 | p.999#24 | p.1106r5c01 |
| 济 | 水+14 | 泲 㴉 济 | jì jǐ qí ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄑㄧˊ | to help, aid, relieve; to ferry, cross | v3,p1771#12 | p.656#01 | p.836r1c01 |
| 急 | 心+5 | | jí ㄐㄧˊ | quick, quickly; urgent, pressing | v4,p2281#08 | p.381#21 | p.526r5c03 |
| 请 | 言+8 | 请 | qǐng ㄑㄧㄥˇ | Request, ask for. / Respectful term used to make a request. / Visit (a superior). / Ask, inquire. / Ask after (someone). / Tell, say to. / Invite. / Employ, hire. | v6,p3981#03 | p.1167#18 | p.1248r6c02 |
| | | | qìng ㄑㄧㄥˋ | Autumn audience. | | | |
| | | | qíng ㄑㄧㄥˊ | Reality, actual state of affairs. / In reality, actually. | | | |
| 救 | 攴+7 | 𣪋 | jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ | save, rescue, relieve; help, aid | v2,p1460#01 | p.471#09 | p.604r2c02 |
| 齐 | 齐+0 | 亝 斉 斋 斋 齐 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | Orderly, uniform. / Together, along with. / Equal, the same. / Level, of equal height. / Regulate, put in order. / Order, command. / Complete, entire. / Very fast, nimble. / Limit, boundary. / To limit, to impose a boundary on. / Distinguish, separate. / Navel, bellybutton. / Central. / Swirl, vortex. / The pre-Qin state of Qi. | v7,p4783#01 | p.1531#06 | p.1569r4c01 |
| | | | jī ㄐㄧ | Rise up, climb. / Preserved vegetables. | | | |
| | | | jì ㄐㄧˋ | Blend, mix together, prepare (medicine). / Condiments. / Medicine. / Portion, dose. / Proportion of metal in an alloy. | | | |
| | | | jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ | Cut off. | | | |
| | | | zhāi ㄓㄞ | Fast, abstain from meat, wine, etc. / Solemnity. / Dignified, respectful. | | | |
| | | | zī ㄗ | Lower hem of an item of clothing. / Raise the lower part of the funeral dress. | | | |
| 儋 | 人+13 | | dān ㄉㄢ | a small jar; to bear a burden; a load of two | v1,p0227#01 | p.119#18 | p.128r5c06 |
| 兵 | 八+5 | 𠈯 𠡿 | bīng ㄅㄧㄥ | soldier, troops | v1,p0244#04 | p.127#10 | p.162r1c02 |
| 夜 | 夕+5 | 亱 𡖍 𠙑 𠙇 | yè ㄧㄝˋ | night, dark; in night; by night | v1,p0285#01 | p.246#18 | p.341r4c01 |
| 衔 | 金+6 | 㘅 衘 衔 | xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ | bit; hold in mouth, bite; gag | v2,p0840#15 | p.1305#12 | p.1380r2c01 |
| 枚 | 木+4 | 散 | méi ㄇㄟˊ | stalk of shrub, trunk of tree | v2,p1171#01 | p.516#08 | p.682r5c02 |
| 击 | 手+13 | 撃 击 | jī jí jì xí ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ | strike, hit, beat; attack, fight | v3,p1965#06 | p.458#09 | p.594r2c01 |
| 大 | 大+0 | 𠘲 | dà ㄉㄚˋ | Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range. | v1,p0520#01 | p.248#01 | p.342r3c03 |
| | | | tài ㄊㄞˋ | Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil. | | | |
| 破 | 石+5 | 𡲠 | pò ㄆㄛˋ | break, ruin, destroy; rout | v4,p2426#03 | p.829#28 | p.964r1c04 |
| 楚 | 木+9 | 椘 𣕪 檚 | chǔ ㄔㄨˇ | name of feudal state; clear | v2,p1244#09 | p.539#23 | p.708r5c03 |
| 军 | 车+2 | 𡗽 军 | jūn ㄐㄩㄣ | army, military; soldiers, troops | v5,p3513#02 | p.1239#11 | p.1297r3c01 |
| 杀 | 殳+7 | 殺 煞 𢁛 𢽅 𢿹 𢽆 𢼡 𢿔 𧤿 杀 | shā ㄕㄚ | Kill. / Corrupt, ruin. / Die. / Fight, kill each other. | v3,p2157#01 | p.585#11 | p.743r4c02 |
| | | | shài ㄕㄞˋ | Wither, decline. / Decrease, reduce us of. / Decline, fall. | | | |
| | | | sà ㄙㄚˋ | Dim, gloomy appearance. | | | |
| 下 | 一+2 | 丅 厥 𠄟 | xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ | under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down | v1,p0007#01 | p.76#10 | p.28r1c01 |
| 从 | 彳+8 | 従 从 | cóng ㄘㄨㄥˊ | Follow, accompany. / Cause to follow, make go along with. / Pursue, chase after. / Die with, bury along with the dead. / Listen to, do as required. / Eloquent. / Obedient, submissive. / Route to peaceful society, correct order. / Perform, participate in. / Blood relation through the male line. / Secondary, sub- (of official titles). / Preposition: from. / Preposition: towards. / Preposition: because of, due to. / Addition, also. | v2,p0829#12 | p.368#18 | p.514r5c01 |
| | | | zòng ㄗㄨㄥˋ | North-south. / Alliance of states opposed to the Qin alliance. / Straight, upright. / Indulge, allow to. / Connective: even if. | | | |
| | | | zōng ㄗㄨㄥ | Trace, vestige. | | | |
| | | | sǒng ㄙㄨㄥˇ | See 从容。 | | | |
| 弟 | 弓+4 | 𠂖 𢦢 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | Sequence, order. / Younger brother. / Younger sister. / Late. / But, only. | v1,p0244#10 | p.357#17 | p.501r1c02 |
| | | | tì ㄊㄧˋ | Respect one's elders. | | | |
| | | | tuí ㄊㄨㄟˊ | See 弟靡. | | | |
| 荣 | 木+10 | 荣 | róng ㄖㄨㄥˊ | glory, honor; flourish, prosper | v2,p1269#08 | p.544#17 | p.712r3c02 |
| 收 | 攴+2 | 収 㧃 | shōu ㄕㄡ | gather together, collect; harvest | v2,p1448#02 | p.468#06 | p.599r2c06 |
| 馀 | 食+7 | 馀 余 | yú yé ㄩˊ ㄧㄝˊ | surplus, excess, remainder | v7,p4456#09 | p.1420#25 | p.1492r3c03 |
| 东 | 木+4 | 东 | dōng ㄉㄨㄥ | east, eastern, eastward | v2,p1165#04 | p.513#12 | p.675r6c02 |
| 走 | 走+0 | 赱 㞫 | zǒu ㄗㄡˇ | walk, go on foot; run; leave | v5,p3473#01 | p.1215#01 | p.1283r6c02 |
| 阿 | 阜+5 | 啊 | ā ㄚ | Prefix used before terms referring to relatives or nicknames. | v6,p4119#11 | p.1348#06 | p.1415r5c03 |
| | | | ē ㄜ | Large hill. / Curved part of a mountain. / Hillside or bank of a river. / Eaves of the ancestral temple which rise up at the four corners (a style also used over the coffin in a grave). / Roof. / Submit to, cater for. / Favor, partiality. / Intimate, be close with. / Delicate item woven of silk. / Delayed and arrogant sound of acceptance. / Soft and beautiful appearance. | | | |
