Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
绦 | 糸+10 | 绦 | tāo ㄊㄠ | band | v5,p3437#20 | p.934#09 | p.1055r4c02 |
索 | 糸+4 | 索 | suǒ ㄙㄨㄛˇ | large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated | v5,p3369#09 | p.918#16 | p.1035r5c01 |
也 | 乙+2 | 𠃟 匜 | yě ㄧㄝˇ | Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. | v1,p0050#05 | p.84#04 | p.55r1c01 |
大 | 大+0 | 𠘲 | dà ㄉㄚˋ | Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range. | v1,p0520#01 | p.248#01 | p.342r3c03 |
| | | tài ㄊㄞˋ | Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil. | | | |
者 | 老+4 | | zhě ㄓㄜˇ | Pronoun used after verbs, adjectives, etc. in place of a person or thing. / Pronoun used after numbers in place of a thing. / Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". / Expressive particle used in a declarative sentence after the subject. / Expressive particle used in a sentence after the subject to express cause or explanation. | v4,p2780#05 | p.961#01 | p.1080r1c01 |
| | | zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ | In, located in. | | | |
谓 | 言+9 | 谓 | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | To (when speaking to someone). / Say, speak. / Call, name. / Meaning, what is meant. / Discuss, comment on (a person). / How? / Same as “” wèi ㄨㄟˋ: Preposition: because of, due to. | v6,p3997#06 | p.1173#12 | p.1251r6c01 |
| | | wéi ㄨㄟˊ | Same as “” wéi ㄨㄟˊ: Count as, be considered as. | | | |
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 |
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 |
绳 | 糸+13 | 縄 绳 䋲 绳 | shéng mǐn yìng shèng ㄕㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄥˋ | rope, string, cord; measure, restrain | v5,p3457#09 | p.940#04 | p.1060r5c05 |
诎 | 言+5 | 诎 | qū chù qù ㄑㄩ ㄔㄨˋ ㄑㄩˋ | bend, stoop, crouch; to yield | v6,p3958#06 | p.1155#13 | p.1241r4c03 |
而 | 而+0 | | ér ㄦˊ | Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle. | v4,p2810#01 | p.961#18 | p.1080r2c03 |
| | | néng ㄋㄥˊ | Same as “” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as “” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent. | | | |
戾 | 户+4 | 戻 𤡵 盭 | lì liè ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ | perverse, recalcitrant, rebellious | v3,p2258#06 | p.415#11 | p.555r4c02 |
为 | 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. | | | |
䋫 | 糸+8 | | zhēng ㄓㄥ | to wind round the ropes, crooked; winding; bends; turns; curves; turns and twists, to play a sound of hasty (fast) string (of a musical instrument) | v5,p3416#07 | p.927#02 | p.1049r4c01 |
缪 | 糸+11 | 缪 | móu jiū liǎo miào miù mù ㄇㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄨˋ | wind around, bind; prepare | v5,p3449#08 | p.937#08 | p.1059r1c01 |
紾 | 糸+5 | | zhěn tiǎn ㄓㄣˇ ㄊㄧㄢˇ | turns or twist; a switch | v5,p3384#01 | p.920#23 | p.1039r4c02 |