Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
蘇 | 艸+16 | 苏 | sū sù ㄙㄨ ㄙㄨˋ | revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet' | v5,p3327#07 | p.1068#07 | p.1177r5c01 |
彥 | 彡+6 | 彦 | yàn ㄧㄢˋ | elegant, handsome; learned | v2,p0854#09 | p.363#13 | p.508r1c01 |
楠 | 木+9 | 枏 枬 | nán ㄋㄢˊ | name of tree, machilus nanmu | v2,p1244#03 | p.540#11 | p.711r6c07 |
榴 | 木+10 | 橊 | liú ㄌㄧㄡˊ | pomegranate | v2,p1267#05 | p.544#24 | |
枕 | 木+4 | 𣏝 | zhěn zhèn ㄓㄣˇ ㄓㄣˋ | pillow | v2,p1175#02 | p.515#16 | p.681r5c04 |
銘 | 金+6 | 铭 | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | inscribe, engrave; unforgettably | v6,p4200#10 | p.1305#07 | p.1379r6c02 |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
珍 | 玉+5 | 珎 錱 | zhēn ㄓㄣ | precious, valuable, rare | v2,p1107#09 | p.730#04 | p.892r4c01 |
木 | 木+0 | | mù ㄇㄨˋ | tree; wood, lumber; wooden | v2,p1149#06 | p.509#01 | p.662r5c05 |
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 |
奇 | 大+5 | 竒 | qí jī ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧ | strange, unusual, uncanny, occult | v1,p0533#04 | p.250#31 | p.370r6c01 |
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. | | | |
郁 | 邑+6 | 喐 鬱 | yù ㄩˋ | sweet smelling, rich in aroma; (Cant.) to move, hit | v6,p3766#05 | p.1270#19 | p.1337r6c04 |
理 | 玉+7 | 理 | lǐ ㄌㄧˇ | reason, logic; manage | v2,p1115#13 | p.733#04 | p.895r5c01 |
鮮 | 魚+6 | 尟 鱻 鲜 | xiān ㄒㄧㄢ | Fresh fish. / Freshly killed meat. / Fresh. / New and beautiful. / Die young. | v7,p4688#06 | p.1470#06 | p.1527r5c02 |
| | | xiǎn ㄒㄧㄢˇ | Few. / Weaken, decline. / Orphan. / Good. / Praise, compliment. / Small mountain detached from other large mountains. | | | |
| | | xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ | Offer, sacrifice. | | | |
廉 | 广+10 | 廉 磏 槏 𢋯 𢉧 | lián ㄌㄧㄢˊ | upright, honorable, honest | v2,p0896#01 | p.349#08 | p.491r5c01 |
棱 | 木+8 | 稜 楞 | léng lēng líng lèng ㄌㄥˊ ㄌㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄥˋ | squared timber; angle, edge | v2,p1224#01 | p.534#16 | p.704r4c01 |
方 | 方+0 | 𤙗 | fāng ㄈㄤ | Two boats in line. / Two boats travelling together. / Together, in a row. / Same, equivalent. / Comparison, metaphor. / Square. / Upright, honest. / Land, earth. / Vicinity, area around. / Place, area. / One side, one area. / Wooden board used for writing in ancient times. / (Medical) prescription. / Direction. / Convention. / Standard, rule. / The proper way. / Method, way. / Specialized techniques. / Occupy. / Disobey. / Preposition: just then. / Adverb: while. / Adverb: about to. / Adverb: just. / Criticism. | v3,p2172#01 | p.481#03 | p.619r4c01 |
| | | páng ㄆㄤˊ | Wide, universal. | | | |
正 | 止+1 | 㱏 𣥔 𤴓 𧾸 | zhèng ㄓㄥˋ | Straight, not at an angle. / Appropriate. / Normal. / Decent, upstanding. / Fix, determine. / Govern, rule. / Set punishments. / Formal, primary. / Pure, unadulterated. / Son by one's official wife. / Luckily, fortuitously. / Expresses continuation of an action or state. / Officer. / Only. / Government, state affairs. / Prove, verify. | v2,p1436#01 | p.574#02 | p.732r5c02 |
| | | zhēng ㄓㄥ | First month in the Chinese calander. / Centre of a target. / Attack, punitive expedition. | | | |
密 | 宀+8 | 宻 | mì ㄇㄧˋ | dense, thick, close; intimate | v2,p0940#06 | p.288#11 | p.424r1c01 |
滑 | 水+10 | 磆 | huá gǔ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄍㄨˇ | slip, slide; slippery, polished | v3,p1678#04 | p.643#03 | p.821r3c02 |
貞 | 貝+2 | 𠨀 贞 | zhēn ㄓㄣ | virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal | v6,p3622#03 | p.1204#03 | p.1268r3c01 |
堅 | 土+8 | 坚 | jiān ㄐㄧㄢ | hard, strong, firm; resolute | v1,p0451#04 | p.232#03 | p.323r3c01 |
卞 | 卜+2 | | biàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ | to be impatient, in a hurry; excitable | v1,p0092#03 | p.157#28 | p.223r5c02 |
敬 | 攴+9 | 𣀖 𢿩 | jìng ㄐㄧㄥˋ | respect, honor; respectfully | v2,p1466#02 | p.473#35 | p.606r5c02 |
宗 | 宀+5 | | zōng ㄗㄨㄥ | lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan | v2,p0917#11 | p.283#14 | p.411r6c01 |
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 |
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 |
患 | 心+7 | 𢤒 𢡙 𢠶 | huàn ㄏㄨㄢˋ | suffer, worry about; suffering | v4,p2300#09 | p.388#16 | p.532r5c02 |
贊 | 貝+12 | 賛 赞 | zàn ㄗㄢˋ | help, support, assist, aid | v6,p3657#21 | p.1212#21 | p.1279r2c02 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
言 | 言+0 | 訁 𢍗 𢍬 | yán ㄧㄢˊ | Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning. | v6,p3936#01 | p.1146#01 | p.1236r5c03 |