Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
故 | 攴+5 | | gù ㄍㄨˋ | Cause. / State of affairs. / Event, incident. / Plot. / Old. / Past, original. / Death. / On purpose. / Originally. / Hence, thus. | v2,p1453#05 | p.469#25 | p.601r5c01 |
帝 | 巾+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | supreme ruler, emperor; god | v1,p0738#02 | p.330#14 | p.474r5c07 |
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. | | | |
好 | 女+3 | 𡥆 𡚽 𩐔 | hǎo ㄏㄠˇ | Attractive appearance. / Wonderful, beautiful. / Healthy, fit. / Excellent. / Harmonious. / Complete. / In order to. / Adverb: very. / Adverb: many or long. | v2,p1028#01 | p.255#11 | p.378r1c03 |
| | | hào ㄏㄠˋ | Like, find pleasing. / Hole in a piece of jade or a coin.. | | | |
壞 | 土+16 | 壊 𡎯 坏 | huài ㄏㄨㄞˋ | bad, spoil(ed), ruin, destroy | v1,p0500#02 | p.242#03 | p.332r5c04 |
巢 | 巛+8 | 巣 | cháo ㄔㄠˊ | nest, living quarter in tree | v2,p1098#09 | p.324#17 | p.463r2c01 |
破 | 石+5 | 𡲠 | pò ㄆㄛˋ | break, ruin, destroy; rout | v4,p2426#03 | p.829#28 | p.964r1c04 |
卵 | 卩+5 | 卵 | luǎn ㄌㄨㄢˇ | egg; ovum; roe; spawn | v1,p0313#04 | p.159#20 | p.226r4c01 |
則 | 刀+7 | 𠟻 𠟭 𠞋 𠟔 则 | zé ㄗㄜˊ | Method, rule. / Mimic, emulate. / Level, grade. / Adverb used to emphasize an assertion. / Adverb used to express scope: only. / Connective expressing continuation: then, and then. / Connective emphasizing comparison. / Connective expressing contrast. / Connective expressing allowance: yet, even so. / Connective expressing unexpected turn of events. / Connective expressing suppostion: if. | v1,p0340#06 | p.139#31 | p.183r5c05 |
鳳 | 鳥+3 | 鳯 𠤈 𧱶 𪆍 鴌 凤 | fèng ㄈㄥˋ | male phoenix; symbol of joy | v7,p4616#05 | p.1482#13 | p.1534r2c01 |
凰 | 几+9 | | huáng ㄏㄨㄤˊ | female phoenix | v1,p0278#10 | p.134#27 | p.171r1c05 |
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. | | | |
翔 | 羽+6 | | xiáng ㄒㄧㄤˊ | soar, glide, hover; detailed | v5,p3348#06 | p.956#40 | p.1074r5c04 |
焉 | 火+7 | | yān ㄧㄢ | Same as 「」 zhī ㄓ: Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Same as 「」 zhī ㄓ: Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Demonstrative pronoun and modal particle: than this. / Interrogative pronoun: how, where. / Interrogative pronoun: what. / Connective: and, then. / Preposition: in. / Modal particle. / Adjectival or adverbal suffix. | v3,p2206#14 | p.672#21 | p.847r5c01 |
竭 | 立+9 | | jié ㄐㄧㄝˊ | put forth great effort; exhaust | v4,p2713#20 | p.872#29 | p.1005r3c04 |
水 | 水+0 | 氵 | shuǐ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | water, liquid, lotion, juice | v3,p1545#01 | p.603#01 | p.757r1c01 |
搏 | 手+10 | | bó ㄅㄛˊ | seize; spring upon; strike | v3,p1930#01 | p.446#14 | p.587r2c02 |
魚 | 魚+0 | 𤉯 鱼 | yú ㄩˊ | fish; surname; KangXi radical 195 | v7,p4674#01 | p.1465#01 | p.1524r2c06 |
蛟 | 虫+6 | | jiāo ㄐㄧㄠ | scaly dragon with four legs | v4,p2851#11 | p.1081#37 | p.1189r2c05 |
龍 | 龍+0 | 竜 𦱉 𢅛 𠊋 㰍 𥫈 龒 䰱 龙 | lóng ㄌㄨㄥˊ | Dragon, mythical creature which could control the clouds and rain. / The emperor. / An outstanding man. / A large and tall horse. / Name of a constellation: the Canglong (Azure Dragon) constellation. / Name of a star: (now known to be a planet) Jupiter. / Favour, affection. / A city in the state of Lu, south-east of Tai-an in present-day Shandong. | v7,p4803#01 | p.1536#33 | p.1572r6c01 |
| | | lǒng ㄌㄨㄥˇ | See 龍斷. | | | |
| | | máng ㄇㄤˊ | Multi-coloured. | | | |
出 | 凵+3 | 岀 | chū ㄔㄨ | Go out, exit. / Outside, without. / Take up a post. / Exile, banish. / Abandon (one's wife). / Free, release. / Give out, hand over. / Give, offer. / Send out, distribute. / Exceed. / Appear, emerge. / Create, make. / Produce, cause to grow. / Bear, give birth. / Origin, place of birth. / Part of an object which extends outwards. / Measure word: times, occurrences. / Measure word: section. | v1,p0307#08 | p.135#11 | p.172r1c01 |
刳 | 刀+6 | | kū ㄎㄨ | cut out, dig, rip up, scoop out | v1,p0333#04 | p.138#42 | p.181r6c03 |
胎 | 肉+5 | | tāi ㄊㄞ | unborn child, embryo, fetus | v3,p2065#06 | p.978#02 | p.1092r3c01 |
殺 | 殳+7 | 殺 煞 𢁛 𢽅 𢿹 𢽆 𢼡 𢿔 𧤿 杀 | shā ㄕㄚ | Kill. / Corrupt, ruin. / Die. / Fight, kill each other. | v3,p2157#01 | p.585#11 | p.743r4c02 |
| | | shài ㄕㄞˋ | Wither, decline. / Decrease, reduce us of. / Decline, fall. | | | |
| | | sà ㄙㄚˋ | Dim, gloomy appearance. | | | |
夭 | 大+1 | 殀 | yāo wò wāi yǎo ㄧㄠ ㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄞ ㄧㄠˇ | young, fresh-looking; die young | v1,p0523#02 | p.249#03 | p.367r6c02 |
麒 | 鹿+8 | | qí ㄑㄧˊ | legendary auspicious animal | v7,p4731#19 | p.1510#24 | p.1550r3c02 |
麟 | 鹿+12 | 麟 麐 | lín ㄌㄧㄣˊ | female of Chinese unicorn | v7,p4735#20 | p.1511#20 | p.1550r5c02 |
來 | 人+6 | 來 来 徠 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 勞來. | | | |
填 | 土+10 | 塡 | tián ㄊㄧㄢˊ | fill in, fill up; make good | v1,p0470#10 | p.236#34 | |
谿 | 谷+10 | 嵠 | xī qī ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧ | valley, gorge; mountain stream | v6,p3905#08 | p.1190#21 | p.1260r3c01 |
塞 | 土+10 | 塞 𡺶 | sāi sè sài ㄙㄞ ㄙㄜˋ ㄙㄞˋ | stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress | v1,p0475#01 | p.236#09 | p.326r5c02 |
谷 | 谷+0 | 穀 | gǔ ㄍㄨˇ | Valley, gorge. / Bewildered, at a loss. | v6,p3902#01 | p.1189#01 | p.1259r6c04 |
| | | lù ㄌㄨˋ | See "谷蠡". | | | |
神 | 示+5 | 神 𥛠 | shén shēn ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄣ | spirit, god, supernatural being | v4,p2392#01 | p.842#03 | |
龜 | 龜+0 | 𠃾 𠁴 𤕣 龟 | guī ㄍㄨㄟ | Tortoise. / Tortoiseshell used for divining. / Tortoiseshell used as currency. / Seal, stamp. / Hump on the back of an animal. / Starve. | v7,p4809#04 | p.1537#26 | p.1577r1c01 |
| | | jūn ㄐㄩㄣ | Chapping, breaking of the skin of the hands or feet due to cold or dryness. | | | |
| | | qiū ㄑㄧㄡ | See "龜兹". | | | |