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. | | | |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
来 | 人+6 | 來 来 徕 耒 | lái ㄌㄞˊ | Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement. | v1,p0141#08 | p.101#16 | p.102r1c01 |
| | | lài ㄌㄞˋ | See 劳来. | | | |
汝 | 水+3 | | rǔ ㄖㄨˇ | The Ru, a river. / Second person pronoun: you. | v3,p1555#04 | p.606#02 | p.764r6c01 |
说 | 言+7 | 説 说 | shuō ㄕㄨㄛ | Explain. / Tell. / Advocate. / Oath. / A type of writing expounding upon a canon. | v6,p3979#03 | p.1164#08 | p.1246r4c02 |
| | | shuì ㄕㄨㄟˋ | Recommend, persuade. / Stop. | | | |
| | | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | Same as “” yuè ㄩㄝˋ: Happy, pleased, like. / To please. | | | |
尔 | 爻+10 | 尔 尔 | ěr ㄦˇ | Second person pronoun: you. / Luxuriant growth of flowers. / Close, near. / Simple, easily understood. / Like this, in this way. / This, that. / Modal particle: merely. / Modal particle expressing statement. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. / Modal particle expressing questioning. / Suffix. | v1,p0027#01 | p.691#04 | p.864r6c01 |
惟 | 心+8 | 𢛧 | wéi ㄨㄟˊ | but, however, nevertheless; only | v4,p2316#03 | p.391#17 | p.534r6c02 |
训 | 言+3 | 𧥥 驯 训 | xùn ㄒㄩㄣˋ | teach, instruct; exegesis | v6,p3942#02 | p.1148#06 | p.1237r6c04 |
于 | 二+1 | 扵 于 | yú ㄩˊ | Go to, go towards. / Take. / Rim of the mouth of a bell. / A type of plant. / [Onomatopoeia] / Same as “” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: in. / Same as “” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: from or to. / Same as “” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: compared to. / Same as “” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: to, for, towards. / Same as “” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Same as “” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: with, using. / Same as “” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: due to, because of. / Same as “” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: by, according to. / Preposition: for, in place of. / Connective: and. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning. / Auxiliary word: used in at the end of a sentence to express questioning. | v1,p0004#05 | p.86#06 | p.63r3c02 |
朕 | 月+6 | 𦩎 | zhèn ㄓㄣˋ | First person pronoun: I, we. / From the era of Qin Shi Huang onwards, used by the emperor to refer to himself. / Sign, omen. | v3,p2071#05 | p.505#19 | p.659r6c01 |
志 | 心+3 | 志 𢗍 志 | zhì ㄓˋ | purpose, will, determination; annals | v4,p2269#04 | p.376#21 | p.523r3c03 |
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 |
当 | 田+8 | 𤱭 当 当 | dāng ㄉㄤ | Suit, match. / Comply, conform to. / Administer, be in charge of. / Take charge of. / Resist, oppose. / Equal to, equivalent. / Face towards. / Should, must. / At, of (some place or time). / Cast sentence. / Will. | v4,p2546#06 | p.764#18 | p.917r3c03 |
| | | dàng ㄉㄤˋ | Suitable, appropriate. / As, for the purpose of, in the capacity of. / Give as security. / Bottom, base. | | | |
| | | tǎng ㄊㄤˇ | If, supposing. | | | |
| | | cháng ㄔㄤˊ | Once, previously. | | | |
教 | 攴+7 | 敎 | jiào jiāo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠ | teach, class | v2,p1459#09 | p.472#05 | |
于 | 方+4 | 乌 𣱏 𤕘 于 亏 扵 | yú ㄩˊ | Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning. | v3,p2175#02 | p.481#11 | p.622r2c03 |
我 | 戈+3 | 𠨂 𢦓 𢦠 | wǒ ㄨㄛˇ | First-person pronoun: I. / One's own side in general. / Expresses closeness. / Egoism, self-involvement. | v2,p1401#02 | p.412#01 | p.552r1c01 |
使 | 人+6 | 𡥐 𠭆 | shǐ ㄕˇ | Order, send (on a mission). / Cause, make. / Allocate, use. / Indulge in.. / Send as an envoy. / Envoy, messenger. / Connective: if, supposing. | v1,p0145#02 | p.101#05 | p.101r3c03 |
通 | 辵+7 | 𢓶 | tōng tòng ㄊㄨㄥ ㄊㄨㄥˋ | pass through, common, communicate | v6,p3845#08 | p.1258#04 | p.1317r2c02 |
达 | 辵+9 | 达 | dá tà tì ㄉㄚˊ ㄊㄚˋ ㄊㄧˋ | arrive at, reach; intelligent | v6,p3855#01 | p.1262#10 | p.1328r1c01 |
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 |
若 | 草+5 | 若 𦱡 𦱶 𧁇 | ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ | Iris. / Same as “” běi hǎi ruò ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ: Ruo, a god of the Northern Sea. / Go by, accord with. / Choose. / Like, similar to. / Identical, the same. / As good as, comparable to. / To, arrive at. / You, your. / This way, like this. / Regarding, as regards. / If, should it be the case. / Or, alternatively. / But, yet. / Adjectival suffix. | v5,p3187#07 | p.1023#12 | p.1130r1c03 |
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 |
酒 | 酉+3 | | jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ | wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage | v6,p3574#02 | p.1281#03 | p.1349r6c03 |
醴 | 酉+13 | 醴 | lǐ ㄌㄧˇ | sweet wine; sweet spring | v6,p3600#02 | p.1288#10 | p.1355r6c02 |
麴 | 麦+8 | 麹 𥶶 麯 | qú qū ㄑㄩˊ ㄑㄩ | yeast, leaven; surname | v7,p4605#05 | p.1513#52 | p.1552r2c08 |
孽 | 子+17 | 孼 | niè ㄋㄧㄝˋ | evil; son of concubine; ghost | v2,p1020#07 | p.281#06 | p.404r6c02 |
须 | 页+3 | 湏 须 | xū ㄒㄩ | must, have to, necessary; moment; whiskers | v7,p4358#01 | p.1399#23 | p.1475r4c02 |
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 |
成 | 戈+2 | 𢦩 | chéng ㄔㄥˊ | completed, finished, fixed | v2,p1399#01 | p.411#11 | |
亦 | 亠+4 | 𠅃 | yì ㄧˋ | Original character for 腋. / Also. / Just, merely. / Again. / Modal particle at the beginning or middle of a sentence. / Accumulate. | v1,p0281#03 | p.88#09 | p.78r2c02 |
和 | 口+5 | 和 咊 惒 | hé huò huó hè ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄜˋ | harmony, peace; peaceful, calm | v1,p0602#01 | p.185#01 | p.267r3c01 |
羹 | 羊+13 | 羮 | gēng láng ㄍㄥ ㄌㄤˊ | soup, broth | v5,p3139#13 | p.954#25 | p.1073r1c06 |
盐 | 卤+13 | 䀋 塩 𥂁 盐 | yán yàn ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˋ | (same as of U+5869 塩) salt | v4,p2574#01 | p.1508#07 | p.1547r2c03 |
梅 | 木+7 | 楳 某 槑 | méi ㄇㄟˊ | plums; prunes; surname | v2,p1215#13 | p.528#08 | p.698r6c01 |
醎 | 酉+9 | 咸 | mián ㄇㄧㄢˊ | | v6,p3589#07 | p.1285#11 | p.1354r4c07 |
酢 | 酉+5 | 醋 榨 | zuò cù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨˋ | toast one's host with wine; to express juice by pressing | v6,p3578#09 | p.1282#01 | p.1351r2c03 |
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 |