Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
平 | 干+2 | 𤔁 𠀭 | píng ㄆㄧㄥˊ | flat, level, even; peaceful | v1,p0407#01 | p.339#03 | p.480r4c02 |
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. | | | |
锡 | 金+8 | 㒪 锡 | xí xī tì ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄧˋ | tin, stannum; bestow, confer | v6,p4219#03 | p.1312#05 | p.1385r6c01 |
晋文侯 | 日+6 文+0 人+7 | 晋 𣈆 㒚 稳 𥎦 | jìn wén hóu ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄡˊ | 姓名:姬仇,在位前780-前746。 Marquess Wen of Jin (ruled 780 BC-746 BC) | v2,p1507#03 v3,p2169#01 v1,p0167#01 | p.494#31 p.477#01 p.103#07 | p.640r3c02 p.608r4c02 p.104r3c06 |
秬 | 禾+5 | | jù ㄐㄩˋ | black millet | v4,p2593#06 | p.852#04 | p.990r5c01 |
鬯 | 鬯+0 | | chàng ㄔㄤˋ | sacrificial wine; unhindered | v1,p0263#01 | p.1458#10 | p.1520r4c02 |
圭 | 土+3 | 圭 | guī ㄍㄨㄟ | jade pointed at top | v1,p0418#05 | p.224#02 | p.312r4c02 |
瓒 | 玉+19 | 瓉 瓒 | zàn ㄗㄢˋ | ceremonial libation cup | v2,p1147#02 | p.745#29 | p.902r2c04 |
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 |
文 | 文+0 | 㒚 稳 | 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. | | | |
侯 | 人+7 | 𥎦 | hóu hòu ㄏㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ | marquis, lord; target in archery | v1,p0167#01 | p.103#07 | p.104r3c06 |
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 |
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 |