Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
列 | 刀+4 | 列 𠜺 | liè ㄌㄧㄝˋ | a line; to arrange in order, classify | v1,p0325#05 | p.137#26 | p.177r5c03 |
子 | 子+0 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | zǐ ㄗˇ | Child, heir. Refers to both sons and daughters. / Love, charity. / Respectful term for a man. / People in general. / Fourth of the five levels of nobility. / First of the twelve earthly branches of the zodiac. | v2,p1006#06 | p.277#01 | p.395r1c01 |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
邯 | 邑+5 | | hán hàn ㄏㄢˊ ㄏㄢˋ | city in Hebei province; various | v6,p3761#12 | p.1269#22 | p.1336r6c07 |
鄲 | 邑+12 | 郸 | dān duō ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨㄛ | county in Hebei province | v6,p3796#05 | p.1278#11 | p.1348r2c01 |
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 |
民 | 氏+1 | 𠘽 | mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ | people, subjects, citizens | v3,p2131#01 | p.598#01 | p.750r3c01 |
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 |
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. | | | |
月 | 月+0 | | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | moon; month; KangXi radical 74 | v3,p2041#01 | p.504#19 | p.655r4c05 |
旦 | 日+1 | 蛋 | dàn ㄉㄢˋ | dawn; morning; day | v2,p1483#01 | p.489#03 | p.628r5c01 |
獻 | 犬+16 | 献 | xiàn suō xī ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄒㄧ | offer, present; show, display | v2,p1376#09 | p.721#09 | p.881r2c03 |
鳩 | 鳥+2 | 鸠 | jiū qiú zhì ㄐㄧㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓˋ | pigeon, dove; collect, assemble | v7,p4613#13 | p.1481#10 | p.1533r5c01 |
於 | 方+4 | 烏 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 |
簡 | 竹+12 | 耕 简 | jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ | simple, terse, succinct; letter | v5,p3017#15 | p.899#14 | |
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. | | | |
悅 | 心+7 | 悦 恱 | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | Happy, pleased, like. / Same as 「」 tuō ㄊㄨㄛ: Simple. | v4,p2306#15 | p.386#26 | p.531r5c04 |
厚 | 厂+7 | 垕 𡦩 | hòu ㄏㄡˋ | thick; substantial; greatly | v1,p0072#06 | p.161#26 | p.229r2c02 |
賞 | 貝+8 | 赏 | shǎng ㄕㄤˇ | reward, grant, bestow; appreciate | v6,p3647#07 | p.1209#19 | p.1276r4c01 |
客 | 宀+6 | | kè ㄎㄜˋ | guest, traveller; customer | v2,p0927#13 | p.284#12 | p.416r4c04 |
問 | 口+8 | 𠳅 问 | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Ask, inquire. / Investigate, look into. / Inquire after, give regards to. / Interrogate, question. / Visit (another states). / Research, investigate. / Give, present with. / Tell. / Sound. / Same as 「」 wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Reputation, fame. | v7,p4284#03 | p.195#10 | p.279r3c03 |
其 | 八+6 | 丌 亓 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo. | v1,p0245#01 | p.127#18 | p.162r5c01 |
| | | jì ㄐㄧˋ | Particle used after bi and he. | | | |
| | | jī ㄐㄧ | Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year. | | | |
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 |
放 | 攴+4 | 匸 | fàng fǎng ㄈㄤˋ ㄈㄤˇ | put, release, free, liberate | v2,p1451#11 | p.469#03 | p.600r3c03 |
生 | 生+0 | 𤯓 | shēng ㄕㄥ | life, living, lifetime; birth | v4,p2575#01 | p.754#26 | p.906r5c03 |
示 | 示+0 | 𥘅 礻 | shì qī zhì shí ㄕˋ ㄑㄧ ㄓˋ ㄕˊ | show, manifest; demonstrate | v4,p2385#01 | p.839#20 | p.975r3c08 |
有 | 月+2 | | yǒu ㄧㄡˇ | Have, possess. / Store, collect. / Occupy. / Hold on to, retain. / Have in abundance. / Good harvest. / Obtain. / Only. / Be, exist. / Occur, happen. / Make. / Particle used before a noun with no meaning. / Particle used before a monosyllabic adjective with no meaning. / Particle used before a verb with no meaning. / Still, yet. / Some people. / Region. | v3,p2041#05 | p.504#20 | p.656r5c01 |
| | | yòu ㄧㄡˋ | Help, assist. / Same as 「」 yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover. | | | |
恩 | 心+6 | 摁 | ēn ㄣ | kindness, mercy, charity | v4,p2290#18 | p.385#11 | p.530r1c01 |
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 |