| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
|---|
| 万章 | 禸+8
音+2 | 万 卍 㸘 𤍚 𢁭
| wàn zhāng ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v5,p3247#08
v4,p2709#04 | p.1042#33
p.871#08 | p.1149r4c02
p.1003r5c03 |
| 问 | 口+8 | 𠳅 问 | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | (1.1) 询问。 Ask, inquire. | v7,p4284#03 | p.195#10 | p.279r3c03 |
| 曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | (1) 说。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
| 或 | 戈+4 | 𢈿 | huò ㄏㄨㄛˋ | (1) 代词：代人或事物：有的，有人。 Pronoun: some, someone, something. | v2,p1402#08 | p.412#18 | p.552r5c01 |
| 百里奚 | 白+1
里+0
大+7 | 佰 𦣻
里 里
| bǎi lǐ xī ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧ | Same as “” bǎi lǐ xī ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧ: [人名] [Name of a person] | v4,p2643#01
v6,p3680#01
v1,p0541#11 | p.785#04
p.1291#02
p.252#10 | p.932r4c01
p.1357r4c01
p.373r2c03 |
| 自 | 自+0 | 𦣹 鼻 | zì ㄗˋ | Oneself. / Begin, beginning. / From. / Originally. / Natural, naturally. / Supposing, if. / Even, even if. | v5,p3046#01 | p.1000#07 | p.1108r3c01 |
| 鬻 | 鬲+12 | 粥 俼 | yù zhōu zhǔ zhù jū ㄩˋ ㄓㄡ ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄩ | sell; child, childish; nourish | v7,p4590#15 | p.1459#45 | p.1521r4c04 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 养 | 食+6 | 䍩 𢼝 养 | yǎng yàng ㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄤˋ | raise, rear, bring up; support | v7,p4452#08 | p.1419#26 | p.1491r4c09 |
| 牲 | 牛+5 | | shēng ㄕㄥ | sacrificial animal; animal | v3,p1807#07 | p.700#03 | p.870r4c05 |
| 者 | 老+4 | | zhě ㄓㄜˇ | Pronoun used after verbs, adjectives, etc. in place of a person or thing. / Pronoun used after numbers in place of a thing. / Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". / Expressive particle used in a declarative sentence after the subject. / Expressive particle used in a sentence after the subject to express cause or explanation. | v4,p2780#05 | p.961#01 | p.1080r1c01 |
| | | | zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ | In, located in. | | | |
| 五 | 二+2 | 伍 𠄡 㐅 | wǔ ㄨˇ | five; surname | v1,p0011#03 | p.86#11 | p.64r3c01 |
| 羊 | 羊+0 | | yáng ㄧㄤˊ | sheep, goat; KangXi radical 123 | v5,p3125#01 | p.950#38 | p.1068r3c01 |
| 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 |
| 皮 | 皮+0 | 𥬖 𠰎 | pí ㄆㄧˊ | skin, hide, fur, feather; outer | v4,p2753#01 | p.790#12 | p.937r4c08 |
| 食 | 食+0 | 饣 𩚁 飠 𩚃 餐 | shí sì yì ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄧˋ | eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 | v7,p4440#01 | p.1415#29 | p.1489r2c03 |
| 牛 | 牛+0 | 牜 | niú ㄋㄧㄡˊ | cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93 | v3,p1800#01 | p.697#01 | p.867r1c02 |
| 以 | 人+3 | 㠯 | yǐ ㄧˇ | Use. / Believe. / Command. / Lead. / Connect, implicate. / Have. / Cause, reason. / Preposition: because. / Preposition: from, in. / Preposition: at [some time]. / Preposition: using. / Preposition: in accordance with. / Preposition: relying upon. / Preposition: in the capacity of. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: indicates the following action is the objective of the preceding one. / Connective: used between adverbial clause and verb to express modification. / Connective: and. / Connective: but. / Connective: and so, thus. / Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. / Modal particle. / Same as “” yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as “” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as “” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely. | v1,p0105#07 | p.94#01 | p.87r6c01 |
| 要 | 襾+3 | 𡢗 𦥼 𠾅 | yāo ㄧㄠ | Waist. / Wear around the waist. / Restrict, constrain. / Intercept. / Invite, call upon. / Coerce, threaten. / Seek. / Seek to gain trust and favour. / End, put a stop to.
/ Confirm, verify.
| v4,p2805#08 | p.1128#16 | p.1226r2c01 |
| | | | yào ㄧㄠˋ | The key, the main point. / The important. / Summarize. / Ultimately, in the end. / Need, require. / Will, shall. / Desire, wish. | | | |
| | | | yǎo ㄧㄠˇ | Same as “” yǎo ㄧㄠˇ: See "騕褭". | | | |
| 秦穆公 | 禾+5
禾+11
八+2 | 𣜈
𥠇 𢿬 𢿉 𢾓 𥟙
㒶 | qín mù gōng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ | 姓名：嬴任好，在位前659-前621。 Duke Mu of Qin (ruled 659 BC-621 BC)  | v4,p2597#05
v4,p2628#20
v1,p0242#01 | p.851#30
p.859#04
p.126#28 | p.990r6c05
p.995r5c05
p.151r3c01 |
| 信 | 人+7 | 伩 㐰 䚱 | xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ | True, words fitting the truth. / As expected. / Really, actually. / Trust, trustworthy. / Reliable, orderly. / Believe, have confidence in. / Clarify, determine. / Clear, clear-cut. / Certificate, (object of) proof. / Sealed letter, written proof. / Envoy, messenger. / Freely, as one wishes. / Stay for two nights in succession. | v1,p0165#01 | p.105#25 | p.109r2c01 |
| | | | shēn ㄕㄣ | Straight, linear. / Uphold, promote. | | | |
| 乎 | 丿+4 | 宓 | hū ㄏㄨ | (1.1) 语气词：表示疑问或反问，相当于“吗”或“呢”。 Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. | v1,p0036#08 | p.82#07 | p.47r3c03 |
