Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
文 | 文+0 | 㒚 穩 | 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. | | | |
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. | | | |
羑 | 羊+3 | | yǒu ㄧㄡˇ | a guide to goodness | v5,p3127#04 | p.951#15 | p.1070r2c01 |
裏 | 衣+7 | 里 裏 裡 里 | lǐ ㄌㄧˇ | inside, interior, within | v5,p3091#06 | p.1117#04 | p.1213r5c02 |
作 | 人+5 | 胙 𢓓 | zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ | Arise, stand up. / Grow, flourish. / Begin. / Create, make. / Work, effort. / Serve as, work as. / When, at such time as. | v1,p0134#06 | p.99#07 | p.99r3c01 |
古 | 口+2 | 𠖠 𡇣 | gǔ ㄍㄨˇ | old, classic, ancient | v1,p0568#03 | p.171#08 | p.240r1c02 |
琴 | 玉+8 | 𨪖 𨫹 𤫍 珡 𩰔 | qín ㄑㄧㄣˊ | Wooden stringed musical instrument, originally with five strings, later seven. / To plant, grow (ancient dialect). / Burial mound (ancient dialect). | v2,p1119#07 | p.735#11 | p.897r1c05 |
操 | 手+13 | | cāo ㄘㄠ | Hold, holding. / Control, drive. / Carry, bring with. / Serve as, do. / Integrity, moral character. / Cao, name of a piece of zither music. / Play (on the zither). | v3,p1969#03 | p.458#15 | p.594r3c01 |
雲 | 雨+4 | 云 | yún ㄩㄣˊ | clouds; Yunnan province | v6,p4058#09 | p.1372#05 | p.1447r4c03 |
殷 | 殳+6 | | yīn yān yǐn ㄧㄣ ㄧㄢ ㄧㄣˇ | many, great; abundant, flourishing | v3,p2156#04 | p.585#02 | p.742r6c03 |
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. | | | |
溷 | 水+10 | | hùn hún ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄣˊ | privy, latrine; turbid, dirty | v3,p1698#14 | p.641#07 | p.819r6c02 |
浸 | 水+7 | 𥧲 | jìn qīn ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄣ | soak, immerse, dip, percolate | v3,p1635#04 | p.625#15 | p.799r6c01 |
濁 | 水+13 | 浊 | zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ | muddy, turbid, dirty, filthy | v3,p1758#03 | p.654#19 | p.835r2c01 |
煩 | 火+9 | 烦 | fán ㄈㄢˊ | bother, vex, trouble; troublesome | v3,p2216#05 | p.678#03 | p.854r4c02 |
兮 | 八+2 | 𠔃 | xī ㄒㄧ | exclamatory particle | v1,p0241#06 | p.127#03 | p.160r5c01 |