Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
二十有六年 | | | èr shí yǒu liù nián ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | 26th year of the reign of Duke Zhao of Lu (魯昭公), 516 BC. | | | |
春 | 日+5 | 萅 𦸬 旾 𣈤 | chūn chǔn ㄔㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄣˇ | spring; wanton | v2,p1496#10 | p.493#06 | p.636r3c02 |
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. | | | |
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 |
葬 | 艸+9 | 塟 𦽱 𦱼 𧂥 𦿑 | zàng ㄗㄤˋ | bury, inter | v5,p3246#02 | p.1046#05 | p.1156r4c04 |
宋元公 | 宀+4 儿+2 八+2 | 㒶 | sòng yuán gōng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ | 姓名:子佐,在位前531-前517。 Duke Yuan of Song (ruled 531 BC-517 BC) | v2,p0915#02 v1,p0264#06 v1,p0242#01 | p.282#12 p.123#06 p.126#28 | p.409r4c01 p.131r4c02 p.151r3c01 |