Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
史 | 口+2 | 㕜 | shǐ ㄕˇ | history, chronicle, annals | v1,p0571#02 | p.173#03 | p.245r1c01 |
記 | 言+3 | 记 | jì ㄐㄧˋ | record; keep in mind, remember | v6,p3943#03 | p.1149#02 | p.1238r3c01 |
秦 | 禾+5 | 𣜈 | qín ㄑㄧㄣˊ | feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes) | v4,p2597#05 | p.851#30 | p.990r6c05 |
始 | 女+5 | 𠃭 乨 兘 𠙉 | shǐ ㄕˇ | begin, start; then, only then | v2,p1041#12 | p.258#16 | p.381r1c02 |
皇 | 白+4 | 𦤍 𦤐 𤽙 𤽚 𤽧 | huáng wǎng ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄨㄤˇ | royal, imperial; ruler, superior | v4,p2645#01 | p.786#14 | p.735r5c02 |
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 |
咸 | 口+6 | 鹹 | xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ | together; all, completely; united | v2,p1404#02 | p.187#19 | p.269r4c06 |
陽 | 阜+9 | 昜 阦 氜 阳 𨹈 𨼘 𨽐 𣆄 | yáng ㄧㄤˊ | 'male' principle; light; sun | v6,p4144#03 | p.1355#15 | p.1429r3c02 |
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 |
多 | 夕+3 | 夛 𡖇 𡖈 | duō ㄉㄨㄛ | much, many; more than, over | v2,p0862#02 | p.246#11 | p.339r4c01 |
先 | 儿+4 | | xiān ㄒㄧㄢ | first, former, previous | v1,p0267#02 | p.124#05 | p.134r3c02 |
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. | | | |
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 |
宮 | 宀+7 | 宫 | gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | palace, temple, dwelling, enclose | v2,p0936#04 | p.285#16 | p.418r5c04 |
宇 | 宀+3 | 穻 | yǔ ㄩˇ | house; building, structure; eaves | v2,p0911#07 | p.282#02 | p.405r2c01 |
廷 | 廴+4 | | tíng ㄊㄧㄥˊ | court | v1,p0403#11 | p.353#02 | p.496r5c01 |
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 |
乃 | 丿+1 | 廼 𢏩 𢎧 迺 𠄎 𠧤 | nǎi ㄋㄞˇ | Second person pronoun: you. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, thus. / Adverb: expresses affirmation. / Adverb: expresses limiting of scope: only, just. / Adverb: and then. / Adverb: just. / Adverb: expresses two contradictory or contrasting states of affairs. / Adverb: expresses beginning, origin. / Connective: hence / Adverb: regarding, as for. / Connective: if. / Particle, no meaning. | v1,p0031#05 | p.81#12 | p.46r6c01 |
營 | 火+13 | 营 | yíng cuō ㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄨㄛ | encampment, barracks; manage | v3,p2237#05 | p.684#17 | p.860r4c01 |
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 |
朝 | 月+8 | 晁 | zhāo ㄓㄠ | Morning. / Beginning. | v3,p2084#08 | p.506#03 | p.661r1c01 |
| | | cháo ㄔㄠˊ | Meet in court. / Call the ministers to court. / Court, place where ministers meet with the ruler. / Visit, go to see. / Meet together, gather. | | | |
渭 | 水+9 | | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | name of a river in Shanxi | v3,p1677#03 | p.635#02 | p.812r5c01 |
南 | 十+7 | 𡴖 𡴟 | nán nā ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄚ | south; southern part; southward | v1,p0065#02 | p.157#05 | p.217r3c01 |
楚 | 木+9 | 椘 𣕪 檚 | chǔ ㄔㄨˇ | name of feudal state; clear | v2,p1244#09 | p.539#23 | p.708r5c03 |
苑 | 艸+5 | 菀 | yuàn yuǎn yù yǔn yūn yuān ㄩㄢˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄩㄣˇ ㄩㄣ ㄩㄢ | pasture, park, garden; mansion | v5,p3195#05 | p.1022#21 | p.1128r4c08 |
中 | 丨+3 | 𠁧 𠁩 塚 | zhōng zhòng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain | v1,p0028#10 | p.79#03 | p.37r4c02 |
前 | 刀+7 | 歬 𣦃 | qián ㄑㄧㄢˊ | in front, forward; preceding | v1,p0248#04 | p.140#15 | p.184r4c01 |
殿 | 殳+9 | | diàn ㄉㄧㄢˋ | hall; palace; temple | v3,p2162#09 | p.586#09 | p.744r3c01 |
阿 | 阜+5 | 啊 | ā ㄚ | Prefix used before terms referring to relatives or nicknames. | v6,p4119#11 | p.1348#06 | p.1415r5c03 |
| | | ē ㄜ | Large hill. / Curved part of a mountain. / Hillside or bank of a river. / Eaves of the ancestral temple which rise up at the four corners (a style also used over the coffin in a grave). / Roof. / Submit to, cater for. / Favor, partiality. / Intimate, be close with. / Delicate item woven of silk. / Delayed and arrogant sound of acceptance. / Soft and beautiful appearance. | | | |
房 | 戶+4 | | fáng páng ㄈㄤˊ ㄆㄤˊ | house, building; room | v3,p2260#04 | p.415#15 | p.555r4c03 |
東 | 木+4 | 东 | dōng ㄉㄨㄥ | east, eastern, eastward | v2,p1165#04 | p.513#12 | p.675r6c02 |
西 | 襾+0 | 覀 𠧧 㢴 | xī ㄒㄧ | west(ern); westward, occident | v4,p2805#02 | p.1128#10 | p.1221r6c03 |
五 | 二+2 | 伍 𠄡 㐅 | wǔ ㄨˇ | five; surname | v1,p0011#03 | p.86#11 | p.64r3c01 |
百 | 白+1 | 佰 𦣻 | bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ | one hundred; numerous, many | v4,p2643#01 | p.785#04 | p.932r4c01 |
步 | 止+3 | | bù ㄅㄨˋ | step, pace; walk, stroll | v2,p1438#06 | p.574#15 | p.735r5c01 |
北 | 匕+3 | 北 𧉥 | běi ㄅㄟˇ | North. / Go northwards. / Flee in defeat. / Retreating army. | v1,p0262#04 | p.152#25 | p.203r2c02 |
| | | bèi ㄅㄟˋ | Deviate, depart from. | | | |
十 | 十+0 | 拾 拾 | shí ㄕˊ | ten, tenth; complete; perfect | v1,p0058#09 | p.155#17 | p.207r5c02 |
丈 | 一+2 | | zhàng ㄓㄤˋ | Unit of length equal to ten chi. / Gauge, measure. / Respectful term of address for the elderly. | v1,p0009#02 | p.76#04 | p.10r6c05 |
上 | 一+2 | 丄 𠄞 | shàng ㄕㄤˋ | top; superior, highest; go up, send up | v1,p0005#04 | p.76#07 | p.24r2c01 |
可 | 口+2 | 歌 厥 | kě kè ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˋ | may, can, -able; possibly | v1,p0567#07 | p.172#12 | p.244r1c02 |
坐 | 土+4 | 座 㘸 | zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ | sit; seat; ride, travel by | v1,p0423#12 | p.225#15 | p.317r1c01 |
萬 | 禸+8 | 万 卍 㸘 𤍚 𢁭 | wàn ㄨㄢˋ | ten thousand; innumerable | v5,p3247#08 | p.1042#33 | p.1149r4c02 |
下 | 一+2 | 丅 厥 𠄟 | xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ | under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down | v1,p0007#01 | p.76#10 | p.28r1c01 |
建 | 廴+6 | | jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ | build, establish, erect, found | v1,p0404#10 | p.353#04 | p.496r6c01 |
旗 | 方+10 | 旂 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | banner, flag, streamer | v3,p2183#13 | p.484#28 | p.625r5c05 |
周 | 口+5 | 週 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 | |
旋 | 方+7 | 𢭀 | xuán xuàn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˋ | revolve, move in orbit; return | v3,p2181#04 | p.483#17 | p.624r2c01 |
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. | | | |
閣 | 門+6 | 阁 | gé ㄍㄜˊ | chamber, pavilion; cabinet | v7,p4298#02 | p.1334#11 | p.1408r6c04 |
道 | 辵+9 | 𨕥 衟 𡬹 | dào ㄉㄠˋ | Road, path. / Journey. / Method. / Law, reason. / Doctrine, claim. / Skill, technique. / Principle, right way. / The Dao, the origin of all things in Daoism. / Speak, talk. / Take a course of action. / Take a course of action. / Rites paid to the spirit of roads. / Ancient administrative unit. / Daoism. | v6,p3864#01 | p.1262#06 | p.1326r3c02 |
| | | dǎo ㄉㄠˇ | Lead. / Flow smoothly. | | | |
自 | 自+0 | 𦣹 鼻 | zì ㄗˋ | Oneself. / Begin, beginning. / From. / Originally. / Natural, naturally. / Supposing, if. / Even, even if. | v5,p3046#01 | p.1000#07 | p.1108r3c01 |
直 | 目+3 | 𣓟 𣖴 | zhí ㄓˊ | straight, erect, vertical | v1,p0061#07 | p.800#05 | |
指 | 手+6 | 𢫾 | zhǐ ㄓˇ | Finger. / Toe. / Point with one's finger. / Point towards, indicate. / Face towards. / Stand up, raise up. / Refer, denote. / Point out, raise. / Reprimand. / Intention, meaning. | v3,p1873#05 | p.429#20 | p.573r4c03 |
山 | 山+0 | | shān ㄕㄢ | mountain, hill, peak | v1,p0759#11 | p.307#01 | p.452r2c03 |
表 | 衣+3 | 𧘝 𧞧 𧜫 錶 | biǎo ㄅㄧㄠˇ | show, express, manifest, display | v1,p0021#12 | p.1111#13 | p.1209r2c03 |
巔 | 山+19 | 巓 巅 | diān ㄉㄧㄢ | summit of mountain, mountain top | v1,p0808#02 | p.323#06 | |
闕 | 門+10 | 阙 | què quē jué ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄐㄩㄝˊ | watch tower; palace | v7,p4314#03 | p.1340#06 | p.1411r6c01 |
復 | 彳+9 | 覆 𢕛 𠣸 复 | fù fòu ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄡˋ | return; repeat; repeatedly | v2,p0834#02 | p.369#22 | p.516r2c04 |
渡 | 水+9 | | dù ㄉㄨˋ | cross, ferry over; ferry | v3,p1683#12 | p.634#01 | p.812r2c01 |
屬 | 尸+18 | 属 𡱆 | shǔ zhǔ ㄕㄨˇ ㄓㄨˇ | class, category, type; to belong to | v2,p0982#08 | p.304#07 | p.451r2c06 |