Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
二十有五年 | | | èr shí yǒu wǔ nián ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | 25th year of the reign of Duke Xi of Lu (鲁僖公), 635 BC. | | | |
春 | 日+5 | 萅 𦸬 旾 𣈤 | chūn chǔn ㄔㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄣˇ | spring; wanton | v2,p1496#10 | p.493#06 | p.636r3c02 |
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. | | | |
正 | 止+1 | 㱏 𣥔 𤴓 𧾸 | zhèng ㄓㄥˋ | Straight, not at an angle. / Appropriate. / Normal. / Decent, upstanding. / Fix, determine. / Govern, rule. / Set punishments. / Formal, primary. / Pure, unadulterated. / Son by one's official wife. / Luckily, fortuitously. / Expresses continuation of an action or state. / Officer. / Only. / Government, state affairs. / Prove, verify. | v2,p1436#01 | p.574#02 | p.732r5c02 |
| | | zhēng ㄓㄥ | First month in the Chinese calander. / Centre of a target. / Attack, punitive expedition. | | | |
月 | 月+0 | | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | moon; month; KangXi radical 74 | v3,p2041#01 | p.504#19 | p.655r4c05 |
丙 | 一+4 | | bǐng ㄅㄧㄥˇ | third; 3rd heavenly stem | v1,p0016#03 | p.78#02 | p.36r5c01 |
午 | 十+2 | | wǔ ㄨˇ | noon; 7th terrestrial branch | v1,p0406#01 | p.156#04 | p.214r4c01 |
卫 | 行+9 | 衞 卫 | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | guard, protect, defend | v2,p0845#04 | p.1109#29 | p.1207r2c02 |
侯 | 人+7 | 𥎦 | hóu hòu ㄏㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ | marquis, lord; target in archery | v1,p0167#01 | p.103#07 | p.104r3c06 |
毁 | 火+13 | | huǐ ㄏㄨㄟˇ | burn down; blaze, fire | v3,p2241#04 | p.685#09 | p.861r4c01 |
灭 | 水+10 | 烕 𣹹 𢦹 灭 | miè ㄇㄧㄝˋ | extinguish; wipe out, exterminate | v3,p1696#09 | p.642#01 | p.821r1c01 |
邢 | 邑+4 | 郉 | xíng gěng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄥˇ | surname; state in today's Hebei | v6,p3757#01 | p.1268#27 | p.1336r6c06 |