Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
蓮 | 艸+11 | 苓 莲 | lián liǎn ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄢˇ | lotus, water lily; paradise | v5,p3261#10 | p.1052#16 | p.1163r2c01 |
花 | 艸+4 | 蘤 芲 | huā ㄏㄨㄚ | flower; blossoms | v5,p3181#07 | p.1020#21 | p.1125r4c01 |
燭 | 火+13 | 烛 | zhú ㄓㄨˊ | candle, taper; to shine, illuminate | v3,p2241#02 | p.685#11 | p.861r4c02 |
亭 | 亠+7 | | tíng ㄊㄧㄥˊ | pavilion; erect | v1,p0286#02 | p.89#03 | p.79r4c02 |
嫩 | 女+11 | 媆 𡞾 𤯦 嫰 | nèn nùn ㄋㄣˋ ㄋㄨㄣˋ | soft, tender, delicate; young | v2,p1075#15 | p.270#11 | p.391r3c01 |
蕊 | 艸+12 | 蘂 蕋 | ruǐ juǎn ㄖㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄩㄢˇ | unopened flowers, flower buds | v5,p3297#02 | p.1057#20 | p.1167r5c01 |
生 | 生+0 | 𤯓 | shēng ㄕㄥ | life, living, lifetime; birth | v4,p2575#01 | p.754#26 | p.906r5c03 |
紅 | 糸+3 | 红 | hóng gōng jiàng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˋ | red, vermillion; blush, flush | v5,p3363#05 | p.916#01 | p.1030r2c01 |
玉 | 玉+0 | 𤣪 | yù ㄩˋ | jade, precious stone, gem | v2,p1100#01 | p.726#04 | p.884r5c02 |
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 「」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as 「」 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 「」 pī ㄆㄧ: Large. | | | |
| | | bǐ ㄅㄧˇ | Show disdain for. | | | |
知 | 矢+3 | 𢇻 𥎿 | zhī ㄓ | Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of. | v4,p2581#02 | p.824#01 | p.955r5c02 |
| | | zhì ㄓˋ | Wisdom. | | | |
含 | 口+4 | 唅 | hán ㄏㄢˊ | hold in mouth; cherish; contain | v1,p0592#01 | p.178#14 | p.258r2c02 |
淚 | 水+8 | 淚 泪 㴃 | lèi lì ㄌㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ | tears; weep, cry | v3,p1662#07 | p.630#02 | p.803r3c02 |
怨 | 心+5 | 𢘖 𠨝 𢛪 𢘔 𢘈 | yuàn ㄩㄢˋ | hatred, enmity, resentment | v4,p2281#07 | p.382#01 | p.527r4c01 |
何 | 人+5 | | hé ㄏㄜˊ | Ask, enquire. / What. / Who, which one. / How, in what way. / Why, for what reason. / Where, in what place. / How much, to what extent. | v1,p0130#04 | p.98#15 | p.97r2c04 |
| | | hē ㄏㄜ | Criticize, condemn. | | | |
| | | hè ㄏㄜˋ | Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden. | | | |
人 | 人+0 | 𠔽 亻 | rén ㄖㄣˊ | Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence. | v1,p0101#10 | p.91#01 | p.80r2c01 |
欲 | 欠+7 | 慾 | yù ㄩˋ | desire, want, long for; intend | v3,p2140#07 | p.567#36 | p.729r4c02 |
問 | 口+8 | 𠳅 问 | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Ask, inquire. / Investigate, look into. / Inquire after, give regards to. / Interrogate, question. / Visit (another states). / Research, investigate. / Give, present with. / Tell. / Sound. / Same as 「」 wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Reputation, fame. | v7,p4284#03 | p.195#10 | p.279r3c03 |
無 | 火+8 | 𣟒 𣚨 𠘩 无 橆 | wú ㄨˊ | Not have. / Philosophical category referring to absence, non-existence, or vacuity. / Adverb expressing negation: not. / Adverb expressing questioning: or not. / Connective: regardless of. / Connective: even if. / Particle used at the beginning of a sentence, no meaning. / Do not. / Barren, uncultivated. | v3,p2211#15 | p.673#26 | p.848r2c04 |
由 | 田+0 | | yóu ㄧㄡˊ | Do, carry out. / Cause to happen. / Unite. / Complete, realize. / Go through, pass. / Carry out orders, do as asked. / Follow. / Accord with. / Cause. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: from. / Preposition: to, with. / Appoint, employ. / Rely on, make use of. / Evidence, proof. / Go along with, listen to. / New growth of a tree around dead wood. / Recovery, revival. / Like, similar to. / Still, yet. / Naturally, by itself. | v4,p2524#02 | p.757#01 | p.910r2c01 |
| | | dí ㄉㄧˊ | Road. / Method, way. | | | |
得 | 彳+8 | 𢔶 䙷 𢔨 | dé ㄉㄜˊ | Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as 「」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as 「」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank. | v2,p0828#03 | p.367#31 | p.513r6c02 |
心 | 心+0 | 㣺 忄 | xīn ㄒㄧㄣ | heart; mind, intelligence; soul | v4,p2267#01 | p.375#01 | p.521r1c01 |
曲 | 曰+2 | | qū qǔ ㄑㄩ ㄑㄩˇ | crooked, bent; wrong, false | v2,p1484#02 | p.502#02 | p.648r4c01 |