Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
鬻 | 鬲+12 | 粥 俼 | yù zhōu zhǔ zhù jū ㄩˋ ㄓㄡ ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄩ | sell; child, childish; nourish | v7,p4590#15 | p.1459#45 | p.1521r4c04 |
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 |
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. | | | |
禹 | 禸+4 | 𢁰 𥜼 | yǔ ㄩˇ | legendary hsia dynasty founder | v1,p0039#11 | p.848#02 | p.986r2c06 |
为 | 火+5 | 爲 为 | wéi ㄨㄟˊ | Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question. | v3,p2198#11 | p.669#10 | p.844r4c03 |
| | | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake. | | | |
铭 | 金+6 | 铭 | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | inscribe, engrave; unforgettably | v6,p4200#10 | p.1305#07 | p.1379r6c02 |
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 |
笋 | 竹+6 | 𥳦 𥰴 笋 | sǔn ㄙㄨㄣˇ | bamboo shoot; joint; tendon | v5,p2969#02 | p.883#02 | p.1013r3c01 |
簴 | 竹+13 | | jù ㄐㄩˋ | | v5,p3021#03 | p.901#32 | p.1022r6c01 |
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 |
教 | 攴+7 | 敎 | jiào jiāo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠ | teach, class | v2,p1459#09 | p.472#05 | |
寡 | 宀+11 | 关 | guǎ ㄍㄨㄚˇ | Few. / Lack, reduce. / A widow; be widowed. / A widower or unmarried man. / Modest way of referring to oneself used by rulers. | v2,p0947#07 | p.290#19 | p.427r2c02 |
人 | 人+0 | 𠔽 亻 | rén ㄖㄣˊ | Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence. | v1,p0101#10 | p.91#01 | p.80r2c01 |
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 |
道 | 辵+9 | 𨕥 衟 𡬹 | dào ㄉㄠˋ | Road, path. / Journey. / Method. / Law, reason. / Doctrine, claim. / Skill, technique. / Principle, right way. / The Dao, the origin of all things in Daoism. / Speak, talk. / Take a course of action. / Take a course of action. / Rites paid to the spirit of roads. / Ancient administrative unit. / Daoism. | v6,p3864#01 | p.1262#06 | p.1326r3c02 |
| | | dǎo ㄉㄠˇ | Lead. / Flow smoothly. | | | |
者 | 老+4 | | zhě ㄓㄜˇ | Pronoun used after verbs, adjectives, etc. in place of a person or thing. / Pronoun used after numbers in place of a thing. / Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". / Expressive particle used in a declarative sentence after the subject. / Expressive particle used in a sentence after the subject to express cause or explanation. | v4,p2780#05 | p.961#01 | p.1080r1c01 |
| | | zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ | In, located in. | | | |
击 | 手+13 | 撃 击 | jī jí jì xí ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ | strike, hit, beat; attack, fight | v3,p1965#06 | p.458#09 | p.594r2c01 |
鼓 | 鼓+0 | 皼 𩉲 皷 鼔 | gǔ ㄍㄨˇ | drum; beat, top, strike | v7,p4763#01 | p.1526#01 | p.1566r4c01 |
义 | 羊+7 | 义 | yì ㄧˋ | right conduct, righteousness | v5,p3133#02 | p.952#32 | p.1071r3c01 |
锺 | 金+9 | 钟 锺 | zhōng ㄓㄨㄥ | cup, glass, goblet; surname | v6,p4232#03 | p.1316#05 | p.1388r5c01 |
事 | 亅+7 | 亊 叓 𠭏 | shì ㄕˋ | Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve. | v1,p0023#03 | p.85#24 | p.58r3c02 |
振 | 手+7 | | zhèn zhēn zhěn ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄣ ㄓㄣˇ | raise, excite, arouse action | v3,p1879#01 | p.431#28 | p.575r6c01 |
铎 | 金+13 | 鈬 铎 | duó ㄉㄨㄛˊ | bell; surname | v6,p4264#01 | p.1324#06 | p.1396r4c01 |
语 | 言+7 | 语 | yǔ ㄩˇ | Speak (with someone). / Spoken words. / Language. / Proverb, saying. | v6,p3974#09 | p.1163#08 | p.1245r6c03 |
| | | yù ㄩˋ | Tell. / Warn, admonish. | | | |
忧 | 心+11 | 𠪍 𨗫 懮 忧 | yōu ㄧㄡ | sad, grieved; grief, melancholy | v4,p2341#14 | p.401#26 | p.543r1c06 |
磬 | 石+11 | 硜 𡔝 𥓕 | qìng qǐng ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˇ | musical instrument; musical stone | v4,p2451#02 | p.836#02 | p.973r5c02 |
讼 | 言+4 | 䛦 𧧡 吅 㕬 讼 | sòng róng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ | accuse; argue, dispute; litigate | v6,p3949#03 | p.1149#18 | p.1238r6c03 |
狱 | 犬+11 | 𡈭 狱 | yù ㄩˋ | prison, jail; case; lawsuit | v2,p1365#16 | p.717#03 | p.878r6c04 |
挥 | 手+9 | 𢱳 挥 | huī ㄏㄨㄟ | direct; wipe away; squander | v3,p1925#04 | p.444#10 | p.586r2c01 |
鼗 | 革+5 | 鼗 鞉 | táo ㄊㄠˊ | drum | v7,p4332#12 | p.1386#28 | p.1466r6c02 |