Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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. | | | |
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 |
年 | 干+3 | 秊 𠫺 | nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ | year; new-years; person's age | v1,p0037#06 | p.340#01 | p.483r6c01 |
拾 | 手+6 | 十 | shí jiè shè ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄜˋ | pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten | v3,p1872#01 | p.428#24 | p.572r6c05 |
遺 | 辵+12 | 𨗮 𨖽 𨗭 遗 | yí ㄧˊ | Lose, misplace. / Thing which has been lost or misplaced. / Omit, leave out. / Thing which has been omitted or left out. / Abandon, neglect. / Excrement. / Leave behind. / Things or people left behind. / Cause, invite. | v6,p3882#07 | p.1265#18 | p.1332r4c01 |
| | | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | Give, present. / Send, deliver (a message). | | | |
記 | 言+3 | 记 | jì ㄐㄧˋ | record; keep in mind, remember | v6,p3943#03 | p.1149#02 | p.1238r3c01 |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
廣 | 广+12 | 广 | guǎng ㄍㄨㄤˇ | broad, wide, extensive | v2,p0897#04 | p.351#03 | p.493r4c01 |
延 | 廴+4 | | yán ㄧㄢˊ | delay, postpone, defer | v1,p0404#01 | p.352#30 | p.495r6c05 |
國 | 囗+8 | 圀 國 囗 囶 𢧌 䆐 囯 国 | guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ | nation, country, nation-state | v1,p0720#09 | p.219#16 | p.303r4c02 |
有 | 月+2 | | yǒu ㄧㄡˇ | Have, possess. / Store, collect. / Occupy. / Hold on to, retain. / Have in abundance. / Good harvest. / Obtain. / Only. / Be, exist. / Occur, happen. / Make. / Particle used before a noun with no meaning. / Particle used before a monosyllabic adjective with no meaning. / Particle used before a verb with no meaning. / Still, yet. / Some people. / Region. | v3,p2041#05 | p.504#20 | p.656r5c01 |
| | | yòu ㄧㄡˋ | Help, assist. / Same as 「」 yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover. | | | |
霜 | 雨+9 | 孀 | shuāng ㄕㄨㄤ | frost; crystallized; candied | v6,p4070#02 | p.1376#29 | p.1456r1c04 |
色 | 色+0 | 𢒸 | sè ㄙㄜˋ | Colour. / [Facial] appearance, countenance. / Become angry. / Feminine beauty. / Appearance. | v5,p3071#01 | p.1014#02 | p.1120r1c01 |
紺 | 糸+5 | 绀 | gàn ㄍㄢˋ | dark blue or reddish color | v5,p3378#12 | p.920#18 | p.1040r3c06 |
碧 | 石+9 | | bì ㄅㄧˋ | jade; green, blue | v4,p2441#06 | p.833#09 | p.970r1c01 |
又 | 又+0 | | yòu ㄧㄡˋ | Hand. / Again, once more. / Moreover. / And, while. Expresses two situations happening at once or sequential action. / And yet. Expresses contrast. / Offer wine. / Forgive. | v1,p0390#01 | p.164#43 | p.233r4c03 |
嵰 | 山+10 | | qiǎn ㄑㄧㄢˇ | | v1,p0792#06 | p.317#43 | |
立 | 立+0 | 立 | lì ㄌㄧˋ | Stand. / Erect, raise. / Establish, found. / Fix, set. / Determine, decide. / Become independent. / Exist. / Take office. / Become ruler, enthrone. / Stop, prevent from moving. / Immediately. | v4,p2706#01 | p.870#17 | p.1002r5c01 |
儼 | 人+20 | 𡅝 俨 | yǎn ㄧㄢˇ | grave, respectful, majestic | v1,p0240#02 | p.122#05 | p.131r1c06 |
反 | 又+2 | 𠬡 | fǎn ㄈㄢˇ | Turn over. / Opposite, other way around. / Violate, go against. / Rebel, mutiny. / Return, go back to. / Go and return. / Return, give back. / Repeat, do again. / Reason by analogy. / Reflect, consider. / Revenge. / Fanqie, an ancient way of specifying character readings. / Adverb: rather, on the contrary. | v1,p0391#03 | p.165#19 | p.234r1c02 |
| | | fān ㄈㄢ | Open. / Correct a mistaken judgement. / Pour out. | | | |
| | | fàn ㄈㄢˋ | Same as 「」 fàn ㄈㄢˋ: To trade goods. | | | |
| | | bǎn ㄅㄢˇ | See "反反". | | | |
| | | pàn ㄆㄢˋ | See "反衍". | | | |
州 | 巛+3 | 𠄓 𠃕 𠛏 𣧓 | zhōu ㄓㄡ | administrative division, state | v1,p0046#03 | p.324#01 | p.462r3c02 |
甘 | 甘+0 | 𠙸 𠙿 | gān ㄍㄢ | sweetness; sweet, tasty | v4,p2413#01 | p.753#19 | p.905r3c03 |
員 | 口+7 | 云 员 | yuán yùn ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄣˋ | member; personnel, staff member | v1,p0628#06 | p.189#31 | p.273r2c01 |
嶠 | 山+12 | 峤 | jiào qiáo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ | high pointed mountain | v1,p0797#19 | p.320#08 | p.461r1c05 |
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 |
山 | 山+0 | | shān ㄕㄢ | mountain, hill, peak | v1,p0759#11 | p.307#01 | p.452r2c03 |
名 | 口+3 | | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Name. / Writing. / To name, give a name to. / Call, refer to as. / Title, name of. / Title, status. / Fame, recognition. / Famous, well-known. / Large. / Between the eyebrows and eyelashes. / The School of Names. | v1,p0582#06 | p.175#09 | p.254r2c01 |
環 | 玉+13 | 𤨔 环 | huán huàn ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ | jade ring or bracelet; ring | v2,p1140#05 | p.743#17 | p.900r6c03 |
丘 | 一+4 | 丠 㐀 坵 㘳 | qiū ㄑㄧㄡ | hill; elder; empty; a name | v1,p0017#01 | p.77#14 | p.36r4c01 |
冰 | 冫+4 | 氷 冫 𣲝 | bīng níng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ | ice; ice-cold | v1,p0295#09 | p.131#24 | p.167r4c01 |
蠶 | 虫+18 | 蚕 䗝 𧕽 | cán ㄘㄢˊ | Silkworm; to raise silkworms. | v4,p2908#11 | p.1103#33 | p.1201r6c02 |
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 |
雪 | 雨+3 | | xuě ㄒㄩㄝˇ | snow; wipe away shame, avenge | v6,p4058#04 | p.1371#29 | p.1447r1c02 |
覆 | 襾+12 | 復 复 | fù ㄈㄨˋ | cover; tip over; return; reply | v4,p2808#09 | p.1129#09 | p.1226r5c03 |
然 | 火+8 | 燃 𤓉 | rán ㄖㄢˊ | Burn. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, like that. / Expresses affirmation: true, indeed so. / Believe correct, affirm. / Adverb: actually, thus. / Connective: but, however, yet. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express comparison. Like, as if. / Particle used after an adjective or adverb to express state. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express affirmative mode. | v3,p2213#05 | p.675#12 | p.852r5c01 |
後 | 彳+6 | 𨒥 𢔏 后 | hòu ㄏㄡˋ | Behind, to the rear of. / To be left behind. / Later in time. / Future. / Descendents, offspring. | v2,p0822#03 | p.366#18 | p.511r2c01 |
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 |
繭 | 糸+13 | 絸 茧 | jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ | cocoon; callus, blister | v5,p3320#02 | p.940#11 | p.1061r2c01 |
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. | | | |
五 | 二+2 | 伍 𠄡 㐅 | wǔ ㄨˇ | five; surname | v1,p0011#03 | p.86#11 | p.64r3c01 |
采 | 釆+1 | 釆 埰 採 | cǎi cài ㄘㄞˇ ㄘㄞˋ | collect, gather; pick, pluck | v6,p3898#02 | p.1290#06 | p.1356r3c07 |
織 | 糸+12 | 𥿮 綕 𦁓 𦁋 织 | zhī zhì ㄓ ㄓˋ | weave, knit; organize, unite | v5,p3453#17 | p.938#29 | p.1059r4c06 |
為 | 火+5 | 爲 为 | wéi ㄨㄟˊ | Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question. | v3,p2198#11 | p.669#10 | p.844r4c03 |
| | | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake. | | | |
文 | 文+0 | 㒚 穩 | 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. | | | |
錦 | 金+8 | 锦 | jǐn ㄐㄧㄣˇ | brocade, tapestry; embroidered | v6,p4222#02 | p.1311#11 | p.1385r1c02 |
入 | 入+0 | | rù ㄖㄨˋ | Enter, go into. / Put in, bring in. / Pay, offer. / Income, gains. / Inside, within. | v1,p0102#01 | p.125#32 | p.141r1c03 |
水 | 水+0 | 氵 | shuǐ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | water, liquid, lotion, juice | v3,p1545#01 | p.603#01 | p.757r1c01 |
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. | | | |
濡 | 水+14 | | rú nuán ruǎn ér nuò ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ | immerse, moisten; wet, damp | v3,p1768#03 | p.656#08 | p.836r5c01 |
投 | 手+4 | 𢫹 | tóu ㄊㄡˊ | throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump | v3,p1842#03 | p.421#13 | p.563r3c01 |
火 | 火+0 | 𤆄 灬 | huǒ huō ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛ | fire, flame; burn; anger, rage | v3,p2187#01 | p.665#01 | p.841r2c02 |
經 | 糸+7 | 経 𦀇 𤔕 坕 经 | jīng jìng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | classic works; pass through | v5,p3402#11 | p.925#24 | p.1045r5c01 |
宿 | 宀+8 | 㝛 夙 | sù xiǔ xiù ㄙㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ | stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation | v2,p0938#10 | p.287#13 | p.422r4c04 |
燎 | 火+12 | 燎 | liǎo liáo liào ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ | to burn, set afire; to illuminate; a signal lamp | v3,p2233#03 | p.683#02 | p.858r4c01 |
唐 | 口+7 | 啺 𣉺 𡃯 | táng ㄊㄤˊ | Tang dynasty; Chinese | v1,p0633#05 | p.192#12 | p.273r3c01 |
堯 | 土+9 | 𡋰 尧 | yáo ㄧㄠˊ | a legendary ancient emperor-sage | v1,p0459#14 | p.234#01 | p.324r3c02 |
代 | 人+3 | | dài ㄉㄞˋ | replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation | v1,p0113#05 | p.93#11 | p.86r2c03 |
海 | 水+7 | | hǎi ㄏㄞˇ | sea, ocean; maritime | v3,p1627#01 | p.625#14 | p.795r4c04 |
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 |
獻 | 犬+16 | 献 | xiàn suō xī ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄒㄧ | offer, present; show, display | v2,p1376#09 | p.721#09 | p.881r2c03 |
黼 | 黹+7 | | fǔ ㄈㄨˇ | embroidered official or sacrificial robe | v7,p4738#05 | p.1523#04 | p.1564r6c01 |
黻 | 黹+5 | | fú fù ㄈㄨˊ ㄈㄨˋ | special pattern of embroidery | v7,p4738#03 | p.1523#02 | p.1564r5c06 |