Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
莊 | 艸+7 | 荘 㽵 𤖄 𤖈 𦻊 𠗎 𤕶 庄 | zhuāng ㄓㄨㄤ | village, hamlet; villa; surname | v5,p3226#05 | p.1033#22 | p.1140r1c01 |
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 |
孔 | 子+1 | 𡤿 | kǒng ㄎㄨㄥˇ | opening, hole, orifice; great | v2,p1008#04 | p.277#09 | p.396r6c02 |
遊 | 辵+9 | 游 𨒰 汓 𨓎 逰 | yóu ㄧㄡˊ | wander, roam, travel | v6,p3861#02 | p.1261#11 | p.1324r5c01 |
乎 | 丿+4 | 虖 | hū ㄏㄨ | Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. / Modal particle expressing admiration or exclamation. / Modal particle expressing estimation. / Modal particle expressing request or order. / Modal particle expressing calling. / Modal particle expressing consideration. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. / Particle used after adjectives. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. / Preposition: in, from, to. | v1,p0036#08 | p.82#07 | p.47r3c03 |
淄 | 水+8 | | zī ㄗ | river in Shandong province | v3,p1665#08 | p.629#04 | p.804r4c01 |
帷 | 巾+8 | 𠥎 | wéi ㄨㄟˊ | tent; curtain, screen | v1,p0745#08 | p.333#10 | p.478r2c01 |
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 |
林 | 木+4 | 林 | lín ㄌㄧㄣˊ | forest, grove; surname | v2,p1164#07 | p.516#05 | p.681r6c02 |
休 | 人+4 | | xiū ㄒㄧㄡ | rest, stop; retire; do not! | v1,p0117#18 | p.96#02 | p.93r1c01 |
坐 | 土+4 | 座 㘸 | zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ | sit; seat; ride, travel by | v1,p0423#12 | p.225#15 | p.317r1c01 |
于 | 二+1 | 扵 於 | 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 |
杏 | 木+3 | | xìng ㄒㄧㄥˋ | apricot; almond | v2,p1160#04 | p.511#14 | p.672r5c01 |
壇 | 土+13 | 坛 | tán ㄊㄢˊ | altar; arena, examination hall | v1,p0492#12 | p.240#22 | p.331r4c02 |
上 | 一+2 | 丄 𠄞 | shàng ㄕㄤˋ | top; superior, highest; go up, send up | v1,p0005#04 | p.76#07 | p.24r2c01 |
弟 | 弓+4 | 𠂖 𢦢 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | Sequence, order. / Younger brother. / Younger sister. / Late. / But, only. | v1,p0244#10 | p.357#17 | p.501r1c02 |
| | | tì ㄊㄧˋ | Respect one's elders. | | | |
| | | tuí ㄊㄨㄟˊ | See 弟靡. | | | |
讀 | 言+15 | 讀 读 | dú dòu ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄡˋ | read, study; pronounce | v6,p4029#01 | p.1185#27 | p.1257r3c05 |
書 | 曰+6 | 书 | shū ㄕㄨ | book, letter, document; writings | v2,p1509#09 | p.502#12 | p.650r3c02 |
絃 | 糸+5 | 弦 | xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ | string on musical instrument | v5,p3385#06 | p.921#11 | p.1039r6c01 |
歌 | 欠+10 | 可 哥 謌 | gē ㄍㄜ | song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise | v3,p2147#12 | p.571#07 | p.730r6c04 |
鼓 | 鼓+0 | 皼 𩉲 皷 鼔 | gǔ ㄍㄨˇ | drum; beat, top, strike | v7,p4763#01 | p.1526#01 | p.1566r4c01 |
琴 | 玉+8 | 𨪖 𨫹 𤫍 珡 𩰔 | qín ㄑㄧㄣˊ | Wooden stringed musical instrument, originally with five strings, later seven. / To plant, grow (ancient dialect). / Burial mound (ancient dialect). | v2,p1119#07 | p.735#11 | p.897r1c05 |
奏 | 大+6 | 𡙹 𡲯 𡴨 𢽥 | zòu ㄗㄡˋ | memorialize emperor; report | v1,p0537#01 | p.251#15 | p.372r6c02 |
曲 | 曰+2 | | qū qǔ ㄑㄩ ㄑㄩˇ | crooked, bent; wrong, false | v2,p1484#02 | p.502#02 | p.648r4c01 |
未 | 木+1 | | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | not yet; 8th terrestrial branch | v2,p1150#01 | p.509#05 | p.665r4c01 |
終 | 糸+5 | 𣊂 𤽘 𣧩 𠔾 𡦿 𢍐 𣈩 𤽬 夊 终 | zhōng ㄓㄨㄥ | end; finally, in the end | v5,p3384#05 | p.921#01 | p.1039r4c06 |
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. | | | |
漁 | 水+11 | 䱷 渔 | yú ㄩˊ | to fish; seize; pursue; surname | v3,p1726#10 | p.644#21 | p.824r4c01 |
父 | 父+0 | | fù fǔ ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ | father; KangXi radical 88 | v3,p2039#01 | p.690#01 | p.864r1c01 |
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. | | | |
下 | 一+2 | 丅 厥 𠄟 | xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ | under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down | v1,p0007#01 | p.76#10 | p.28r1c01 |
舡 | 舟+3 | 船 | gāng chuán xiāng ㄍㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ | boat, ship | v5,p3055#11 | p.1009#08 | p.1117r4c04 |
而 | 而+0 | | ér ㄦˊ | Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle. | v4,p2810#01 | p.961#18 | p.1080r2c03 |
| | | néng ㄋㄥˊ | Same as 「」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as 「」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent. | | | |
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. | | | |
左 | 工+2 | | zuǒ ㄗㄨㄛˇ | left; east; unorthodox, improper | v1,p0411#05 | p.325#08 | p.464r2c01 |
手 | 手+0 | 扌 𠂿 | shǒu ㄕㄡˇ | hand | v3,p1824#01 | p.416#28 | p.557r3c03 |
據 | 手+13 | 拠 据 | jù ㄐㄩˋ | to occupy, take possession of; a base | v3,p1967#15 | p.459#12 | p.595r1c01 |
膝 | 肉+11 | 𦡀 | xī ㄒㄧ | knee | v3,p2106#11 | p.993#04 | p.1103r1c01 |
右 | 口+2 | | yòu ㄧㄡˋ | right; west; right-wing | v1,p0569#01 | p.173#05 | p.245r6c01 |
持 | 手+6 | | chí ㄔˊ | sustain, support; hold, grasp | v3,p1866#02 | p.429#05 | p.573r1c01 |
頤 | 頁+7 | 頉 頣 頥 颐 | yí ㄧˊ | cheeks; jaw; chin; rear; to nourish | v7,p4371#11 | p.1403#13 | p.1477r5c04 |
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 |
聽 | 耳+16 | 𦕢 听 | tīng tìng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄥˋ | hear, listen; understand; obey | v4,p2799#14 | p.970#24 | p.1087r1c02 |
招 | 手+5 | | zhāo qiáo sháo ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄠˊ | beckon, summon; recruit, levy | v3,p1860#07 | p.427#01 | p.571r1c04 |
貢 | 貝+3 | 贡 | gòng ㄍㄨㄥˋ | offer tribute; tribute, gifts | v6,p3624#05 | p.1205#01 | p.1269r6c01 |
路 | 足+6 | 路 | lù luò ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ | road, path, street; journey | v6,p3704#06 | p.1225#22 | p.1289r6c04 |
二 | 二+0 | 贰 弍 貳 | èr ㄦˋ | two; twice | v1,p0002#01 | p.86#01 | p.58r6c01 |
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 |
俱 | 人+8 | 倶 | jù ㄐㄩˋ | all, together; accompany | v1,p0177#02 | p.106#08 | p.111r1c01 |
對 | 寸+11 | 对 | duì ㄉㄨㄟˋ | Reply, answer. / Repay, thank with a gift. / Meet with. / Written response to an imperial order. / Towards, facing. / Match. / Partner, mate, spouse. / Handle, cope with. / Opponent, enemy. / Come across, meet by chance. | v1,p0511#09 | p.296#07 | p.536r3c02 |
客 | 宀+6 | | kè ㄎㄜˋ | guest, traveller; customer | v2,p0927#13 | p.284#12 | p.416r4c04 |
指 | 手+6 | 𢫾 | zhǐ ㄓˇ | Finger. / Toe. / Point with one's finger. / Point towards, indicate. / Face towards. / Stand up, raise up. / Refer, denote. / Point out, raise. / Reprimand. / Intention, meaning. | v3,p1873#05 | p.429#20 | p.573r4c03 |
彼 | 彳+5 | | bǐ ㄅㄧˇ | That. / There. / He. / Others, the other. / Not, no. | v2,p0817#10 | p.365#25 | p.509r6c02 |
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. | | | |
為 | 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. | | | |
魯 | 魚+4 | 魯 𣥐 旅 鲁 | lǔ ㄌㄨˇ | Slow, thick witted. / Display, show. / The state of Lu. | v7,p4677#07 | p.1466#26 | p.1525r5c02 |
君 | 口+4 | 𠱩 𠱭 | jūn ㄐㄩㄣ | The son of heaven. / The ruler of a state. / Dafu (title). / To be ruler. / To rule, to govern. | v1,p0595#06 | p.177#07 | p.256r6c08 |
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 |