Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
銘 | 金+6 | 铭 | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | inscribe, engrave; unforgettably | v6,p4200#10 | p.1305#07 | p.1379r6c02 |
後 | 彳+6 | 𨒥 𢔏 后 | hòu ㄏㄡˋ | Behind, to the rear of. / To be left behind. / Later in time. / Future. / Descendents, offspring. | v2,p0822#03 | p.366#18 | p.511r2c01 |
漢 | 水+11 | 㵄 𣶔 汉 | hàn tān ㄏㄢˋ ㄊㄢ | the Chinese people, Chinese language | v3,p1713#09 | p.646#17 | p.826r5c01 |
李 | 木+3 | 李 杍 | lǐ ㄌㄧˇ | plum; judge; surname | v2,p1162#08 | p.511#11 | p.670r2c03 |
尤 | 尢+1 | 怣 | yóu ㄧㄡˊ | especially, particularly | v1,p0551#14 | p.298#03 | p.444r5c06 |
井 | 二+2 | 丼 | jǐng ㄐㄧㄥˇ | well, mine shaft, pit | v1,p0010#04 | p.86#14 | p.72r4c01 |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
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 |
所 | 戶+4 | 𢨷 | suǒ ㄙㄨㄛˇ | Place. / Location. / A suitable place or location. / Measure word, used for counting buldings. / Used before a verb, creates a noun-like phrase. / If. Mainly used in oaths and curses. / Used together with 為 to indicate the passive tense. / Indicates an approximate number. / Number, number of times. / Meaning. | v3,p2259#01 | p.415#16 | p.556r1c01 |
尚 | 小+5 | 尙 | shàng cháng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˊ | still, yet; even; fairly, rather | v1,p0563#05 | p.297#11 | |
寒 | 宀+9 | 𡫮 𡫾 | hán ㄏㄢˊ | cold, wintry, chilly | v2,p0941#06 | p.289#09 | p.425r4c05 |
泉 | 水+5 | 洤 | quán ㄑㄩㄢˊ | spring, fountain; wealth, money | v3,p1576#10 | p.615#12 | p.777r6c03 |
冽 | 冫+6 | 洌 | liè ㄌㄧㄝˋ | cold and raw; pure, clear | v1,p0297#02 | p.132#15 | p.169r2c04 |
清 | 水+8 | 淸 | qīng qìng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˋ | clear, pure, clean; peaceful | v3,p1637#11 | p.633#37 | |
法 | 水+5 | 佱 灋 𣳴 | fǎ ㄈㄚˇ | Law, penal code. / Principle, system. / Standard. / Method, way of doing. / Follow, imitate. / Adhere to the rules. / The Legalist school. | v3,p1579#04 | p.616#11 | p.778r4c01 |
律 | 彳+6 | 律 | lǜ ㄌㄩˋ | statute, principle, regulation | v2,p0821#01 | p.366#17 | p.510r5c04 |
取 | 又+6 | | qǔ ㄑㄩˇ | Cut off (the ears). / Catch, capture. / Take, exact. / Gain, take possession of. / Incur. / Achieve an easy victory. / Defeat in battle, conquer. / Extract from, come out of. / Take, choose, pick out. / Select, appoint. / Take a wife. / Adverb: expresses range, scope: merely. | v1,p0395#01 | p.166#04 | p.236r3c01 |
象 | 豕+5 | 𤉢 𧰼 | xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ | elephant; ivory; figure, image | v6,p3611#09 | p.1195#21 | p.1262r5c04 |
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. | | | |
概 | 木+9 | 槪 槩 | gài guì jié ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ | generally, approximately | v2,p1256#08 | p.542#19 | |
自 | 自+0 | 𦣹 鼻 | zì ㄗˋ | Oneself. / Begin, beginning. / From. / Originally. / Natural, naturally. / Supposing, if. / Even, even if. | v5,p3046#01 | p.1000#07 | p.1108r3c01 |
平 | 干+2 | 𤔁 𠀭 | píng ㄆㄧㄥˊ | flat, level, even; peaceful | v1,p0407#01 | p.339#03 | p.480r4c02 |
多 | 夕+3 | 夛 𡖇 𡖈 | duō ㄉㄨㄛ | much, many; more than, over | v2,p0862#02 | p.246#11 | p.339r4c01 |
損 | 手+10 | 扻 损 | sǔn ㄙㄨㄣˇ | diminish; impair; injure | v3,p1931#10 | p.446#06 | p.587r1c02 |
少 | 小+1 | | shǎo shào ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ | few, less, inadequate | v1,p0561#02 | p.296#20 | p.442r4c01 |
汲 | 水+4 | | jí ㄐㄧˊ | draw water from well; imbibe | v3,p1554#01 | p.608#03 | p.767r6c05 |
盈 | 皿+4 | | yíng ㄧㄥˊ | fill; full, overflowing; surplus | v4,p2558#12 | p.793#07 | p.938r5c03 |
執 | 土+8 | 执 𠌷 | zhí ㄓˊ | hold in hand; keep; carry out | v1,p0457#05 | p.231#09 | p.321r1c02 |
憲 | 心+12 | 宪 | xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ | constitution, statute, law | v4,p2351#09 | p.404#11 | p.544r6c02 |
若 | 艸+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 |
斯 | 斤+8 | 𣂕 | sī ㄙ | Cut, cleave. / Leave, go from. / Exhaust. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Connective: then, in that case. / Particle. / Lowly, unworthy. | v3,p2025#06 | p.480#04 | p.614r5c03 |
何 | 人+5 | | hé ㄏㄜˊ | Ask, enquire. / What. / Who, which one. / How, in what way. / Why, for what reason. / Where, in what place. / How much, to what extent. | v1,p0130#04 | p.98#15 | p.97r2c04 |
| | | hē ㄏㄜ | Criticize, condemn. | | | |
| | | hè ㄏㄜˋ | Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden. | | | |
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. | | | |
邪 | 邑+4 | 耶 | xié ㄒㄧㄝˊ | Wicked, evil. / Wicked or evil person. / Evil or demonic things. / Cause of illness. / Lean, slant. | v6,p3758#04 | p.1269#14 | p.1336r5c01 |
| | | yú ㄩˊ | Excess. | | | |
| | | xú ㄒㄩˊ | Slow, slow moving. | | | |
| | | yé ㄧㄝˊ | Particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. / Particle expressing assertion. | | | |
傾 | 人+11 | 倾 | qīng ㄑㄧㄥ | upset, pour out, overflow | v1,p0212#10 | p.115#10 | p.124r2c04 |