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Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
已	己+0		yǐ ㄧˇ	Stop, discontinue. / Complete / The past. / Recover, be cured. / Leave [a post], retire. / Value and carry out. / Adverb: shortly, before long. / Adverb: already. / Adverb: extremely. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence. / Interjection. / Same as “以(1)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Use. / Same as “以(9)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time.	v2,p0984#01	p.326#11	p.467r3c01
予	亅+3	豫 余	yǔ ㄩˇ	Give, bestow. / Praise, admire. / Preposition: with.	v1,p0052#02	p.85#16	p.58r2c03
			yú ㄩˊ	First-person pronoun: I, me.
惟	心+8	𢛧	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	but, however, nevertheless; only	v4,p2316#03	p.391#17	p.534r6c02
小	小+0		xiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ	Small. / Make small. / View as small. / Thin. / Insufficient. / Short (time), fleeting. / Young. / Slightly, somewhat. / Low level. / A person of low rank. / A person of bad moral character. / Humble term for oneself.	v1,p0560#12	p.296#18	p.438r2c01
子	子+0	㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只	zǐ ㄗˇ	Child, heir. Refers to both sons and daughters. / Love, charity. / Respectful term for a man. / People in general. / Fourth of the five levels of nobility. / First of the twelve earthly branches of the zodiac.	v2,p1006#06	p.277#01	p.395r1c01
不	一+3	不 𠀚 𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
			fǒu ㄈㄡˇ	Same as “否(1.2)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as “否(1.3)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
			fū ㄈㄨ	Sepal of a flower.
			pī ㄆㄧ	Same as “丕(1)” pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
敢	攴+8	𠭖 𢽤 𣪏	gǎn ㄍㄢˇ	to dare, venture; bold, brave	v2,p1463#09	p.472#26	p.605r4c02
替	曰+8		tì ㄊㄧˋ	change, replace, substitute for	v2,p1515#08	p.503#04	p.653r4c01
上	一+2	丄 𠄞	shàng ㄕㄤˋ	top; superior, highest; go up, send up	v1,p0005#04	p.76#07	p.24r2c01
帝	巾+6	𢂇 𠫦	dì ㄉㄧˋ	supreme ruler, emperor; god	v1,p0738#02	p.330#14	p.474r5c07
命	口+5		mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ	Order, command. / Written order, commandment. / Send (on a mission), dispatch. / A (diplomatic) mission. / Force, make do. / Instruct, tell. / Gift given by a ruler to his ministers by rank. / Will of heaven. / Fate. / Life, lifespan. / Call, name, assign a name to. / Know for certain.	v1,p0604#11	p.183#18	p.266r6c01
天	大+1	𠀡 𠀘 𦴞 兲 靝 𠕹	tiān ㄊㄧㄢ	sky, heaven; god, celestial	v1,p0522#01	p.248#04	p.358r4c01
休	人+4		xiū ㄒㄧㄡ	rest, stop; retire; do not!	v1,p0117#18	p.96#02	p.93r1c01
于	二+1	扵 于	yú ㄩˊ	Go to, go towards. / Take. / Rim of the mouth of a bell. / A type of plant. / [Onomatopoeia] / Same as “于(3.1)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: in. / Same as “于(3.2)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: from or to. / Same as “于(3.3)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: compared to. / Same as “于(3.4)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: to, for, towards. / Same as “于(3.5)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Same as “于(3.6)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: with, using. / Same as “于(3.7)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: due to, because of. / Same as “于(3.8)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: by, according to. / Preposition: for, in place of. / Connective: and. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning. / Auxiliary word: used in at the end of a sentence to express questioning.	v1,p0004#05	p.86#06	p.63r3c02
宁	宀+11	寍 𡨴 宁	níng nìng zhù ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˋ	repose, serenity, peace; peaceful	v2,p0949#05	p.291#08	p.428r6c01
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.
兴	臼+9	㒷 兴	xīng ㄒㄧㄥ	Get up, arise. / Rise up, appear. / Create. / Establish, set up. / Advocate. / Move, start moving, raise (an army). / Do. / Select, pick out. / Collect. / Flourish, prosper.	v1,p0253#09	p.1005#05	p.1113r4c01
			xìng ㄒㄧㄥˋ	Like, appreciate. / Metaphor. / One of the six literary styles in the Book of Poetry.
我	戈+3	𠨂 𢦓 𢦠	wǒ ㄨㄛˇ	First-person pronoun: I. / One's own side in general. / Expresses closeness. / Egoism, self-involvement.	v2,p1401#02	p.412#01	p.552r1c01
邦	邑+4	𤰫 𨚚 邫	bāng ㄅㄤ	nation, country, state	v6,p3756#14	p.1269#05	p.1336r4c01
周	口+5	周 𠱬 𠄗	zhōu ㄓㄡ	Surround. / Cyclicly, repeatedly. / (Travel) widely. / Careful, detailed. / Firm, unshaken. / Measure word: number of times. / Friendly, approachable. / Suitable, appropriate (for). / Turning place, corner. / Most (superlative). / Assist financially. / The Zhou dynasty.	v1,p0606#03	p.181#36
卜	卜+0	𠁡 卜	bǔ ㄅㄨˇ	fortune telling; prophesy	v1,p0091#11	p.157#25	p.223r3c02
用	用+0	𤰆 𠛁	yòng ㄩㄥˋ	use, employ, apply, operate; use	v1,p0097#05	p.755#24	p.908r6c02
克	儿+5	𠧳 𡱀 𠅔 𠅡 𠧻 克	kè ㄎㄜˋ	gram; overcome; transliteration	v1,p0269#04	p.124#15	p.137r4c01
绥	糸+7	夊 绥	suī suí shuāi ruí tuǒ ㄙㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄞ ㄖㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄨㄛˇ	soothe, appease, pacify; carriage harness	v5,p3406#01	p.925#17	p.1045r3c02
受	又+6	𠭧	shòu ㄕㄡˋ	receive, accept, get; bear, stand	v1,p0396#02	p.166#05	p.236r5c01
兹	草+6	兹 兹 𦱳 茊	zī cī ㄗ ㄘ	now, here; this; time, year	v5,p3212#16	p.1028#29	p.1135r4c01
今	人+2		jīn ㄐㄧㄣ	now, today, modern era	v1,p0105#05	p.91#18	p.83r5c02
其	八+6	丌 亓	qí ㄑㄧˊ	Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo.	v1,p0245#01	p.127#18	p.162r5c01
			jì ㄐㄧˋ	Particle used after bi and he.
			jī ㄐㄧ	Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year.
相	目+4		xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ	Mutual. / In succession. / Together.	v4,p2470#13	p.800#18	p.945r1c01
			xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ	Watch. / Appearance. / Fortune-telling by appearance. / Help, assist. / Guide for the blind. / Prime minister, most senior minister. / Ceremonial officer.
民	氏+1	𠘽	mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ	people, subjects, citizens	v3,p2131#01	p.598#01	p.750r3c01
矧	矢+4	訠	shěn ㄕㄣˇ	much more, still more; the gums	v4,p2582#11	p.824#06	p.956r3c01
亦	亠+4	𠅃	yì ㄧˋ	Original character for 腋. / Also. / Just, merely. / Again. / Modal particle at the beginning or middle of a sentence. / Accumulate.	v1,p0281#03	p.88#09	p.78r2c02
呜	口+10	呜	wū ㄨ	sound of crying, sobbing	v1,p0668#15	p.203#01	p.287r4c02
呼	口+5	呼 𠰗 戏	hū xū ㄏㄨ ㄒㄩ	breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout	v1,p0605#02	p.183#14	p.266r2c01
明	日+4	朙	míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ	Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.).	v2,p1491#08	p.491#12	p.631r3c01
畏	田+4	𤰲 𤰣	wèi ㄨㄟˋ	Fear. / Make fear, scare. / Revere, respect. / Worry. / Detain, restrain. / Die. / Curved part of a bow.	v4,p2532#03	p.760#22	p.913r1c01
			wēi ㄨㄟ	Might, power.
弼	弓+9	𠡂 㢸 𠨒 𢘍 𢏇 𢼥	bì ㄅㄧˋ	aid, assist, help; correct	v2,p0999#13	p.360#08	p.505r3c01
丕	一+4	仳	pī ㄆㄧ	Large. / Wait on, attend. / Connective: thus, thereupon. / Modal particle.	v1,p0015#01	p.77#10	p.35r1c01
基	土+8	𡉝 抍 拯	jī ㄐㄧ	foundation, base	v1,p0449#07	p.231#12	p.321r6c01

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