Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
曹 | 曰+7 | 曺 | cáo ㄘㄠˊ | ministry officials; surname | v2,p1511#06 | p.502#13 | p.651r4c01 |
瞒 | 目+11 | 瞒 | mán mén mèn ㄇㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄇㄣˋ | deceive, lie; eyes half-closed | v4,p2509#07 | p.816#09 | p.953r4c07 |
传 | 人+11 | 传 | chuán zhuàn ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ | summon; propagate, transmit | v1,p0208#09 | p.114#23 | p.122r2c01 |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
操 | 手+13 | | cāo ㄘㄠ | Hold, holding. / Control, drive. / Carry, bring with. / Serve as, do. / Integrity, moral character. / Cao, name of a piece of zither music. / Play (on the zither). | v3,p1969#03 | p.458#15 | p.594r3c01 |
与 | 臼+8 | 与 𢌱 𦦲 𠔔 | yǔ ㄩˇ | Give. / Follow, go along with. / Comrade, ally. / Association, contact. / Oppose. / Engage [an enemy]. / Approve, consent to. / Help. / Wait. / Preposition indicating passive tense. / Preposition: to, with. / Preposition: with. / Preposition: as. / Preposition: in, on. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: with its ... / Connective: or. | v1,p0251#04 | p.1004#13 | p.1113r2c03 |
| | | yù ㄩˋ | Participate, take part in. | | | |
| | | yǔ ㄩˇ | Interfere in. | | | |
| | | yú ㄩˊ | Auxiliary word: used at the end of a sentence to express questioning , exclamation, or a rhetorical question. / Auxiliary word: used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. | | | |
马 | 马+0 | 𢒠 𩡬 𢒗 马 | mǎ ㄇㄚˇ | horse; surname; KangXi radical 187 | v7,p4539#01 | p.1433#01 | p.1499r1c01 |
超 | 走+5 | | chāo chǎo chào tiào ㄔㄠ ㄔㄠˇ ㄔㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ | jump over, leap over; surpass | v5,p3484#07 | p.1216#14 | p.1284r6c05 |
隔 | 阜+10 | | gé rǒng jī ㄍㄜˊ ㄖㄨㄥˇ ㄐㄧ | separate, partition | v6,p4149#12 | p.1358#17 | p.1432r6c07 |
渭 | 水+9 | | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | name of a river in Shanxi | v3,p1677#03 | p.635#02 | p.812r5c01 |
水 | 水+0 | 氵 | shuǐ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | water, liquid, lotion, juice | v3,p1545#01 | p.603#01 | p.757r1c01 |
每 | 毋+3 | 毎 𣫭 | měi mèi ㄇㄟˇ ㄇㄟˋ | every, each | v4,p2381#02 | p.589#02 | p.745r4c01 |
渡 | 水+9 | | dù ㄉㄨˋ | cross, ferry over; ferry | v3,p1683#12 | p.634#01 | p.812r2c01 |
辄 | 车+7 | 輙 辄 | zhé ㄓㄜˊ | sides of chariot where weapons | v5,p3532#14 | p.1243#30 | p.1301r3c03 |
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. | | | |
骑 | 马+8 | 骑 | qí jì ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧˋ | ride horseback; mount; cavalry | v7,p4560#08 | p.1440#36 | p.1507r6c01 |
所 | 户+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 为 to indicate the passive tense. / Indicates an approximate number. / Number, number of times. / Meaning. | v3,p2259#01 | p.415#16 | p.556r1c01 |
冲 | 行+9 | 𧘂 冲 | chōng chòng ㄔㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˋ | rush against, charge ahead | v2,p0843#02 | p.1110#03 | p.1207r1c01 |
突 | 穴+4 | 𡦾 | tū tú ㄊㄨ ㄊㄨˊ | suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly | v4,p2722#04 | p.863#21 | p.999r3c01 |
地 | 土+3 | 埊 𨻐 埅 𠏂 嶳 | dì de ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄜ· | earth; soil, ground; region | v1,p0420#12 | p.224#06 | p.312r6c01 |
多 | 夕+3 | 夛 𡖇 𡖈 | duō ㄉㄨㄛ | much, many; more than, over | v2,p0862#02 | p.246#11 | p.339r4c01 |
沙 | 水+4 | 砂 | shā shà suō ㄕㄚ ㄕㄚˋ ㄙㄨㄛ | sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated | v3,p1562#09 | p.611#21 | p.772r2c02 |
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. | | | |
可 | 口+2 | 歌 厥 | kě kè ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˋ | may, can, -able; possibly | v1,p0567#07 | p.172#12 | p.244r1c02 |
筑 | 竹+10 | 筑 | zhú zhù ㄓㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ | build, erect; building | v5,p2998#04 | p.892#18 | p.1019r4c04 |
城 | 土+6 | | chéng ㄔㄥˊ | castle; city, town; municipality | v1,p0438#07 | p.229#32 | p.320r1c02 |
娄 | 女+8 | 𡝤 𡜰 𡇔 𡝨 娄 | lóu ㄌㄡˊ | surname; a constellation; to wear | v2,p1058#03 | p.264#01 | p.387r2c06 |
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 |
伯 | 人+5 | | bó bǎi bà ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄚˋ | older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count' | v1,p0136#02 | p.96#16 | p.93r5c03 |
说 | 言+7 | 説 说 | shuō ㄕㄨㄛ | Explain. / Tell. / Advocate. / Oath. / A type of writing expounding upon a canon. | v6,p3979#03 | p.1164#08 | p.1246r4c02 |
| | | shuì ㄕㄨㄟˋ | Recommend, persuade. / Stop. | | | |
| | | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | Same as “” yuè ㄩㄝˋ: Happy, pleased, like. / To please. | | | |
今 | 人+2 | | jīn ㄐㄧㄣ | now, today, modern era | v1,p0105#05 | p.91#18 | p.83r5c02 |
寒 | 宀+9 | 𡫮 𡫾 | hán ㄏㄢˊ | cold, wintry, chilly | v2,p0941#06 | p.289#09 | p.425r4c05 |
起 | 走+3 | 𨑓 𡆡 𨑔 | qǐ ㄑㄧˇ | rise, stand up; go up; begin | v5,p3476#02 | p.1215#15 | p.1284r2c03 |
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 |
灌 | 水+18 | 潅 | guàn huàn ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ | pour; water; irrigate, flood | v3,p1786#13 | p.662#35 | p.840r1c04 |
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 |
一 | 一+0 | 弌 壹 | yī ㄧ | one; a, an; alone | v1,p0001#01 | p.75#01 | p.1r1c01 |
宿 | 宀+8 | 㝛 夙 | sù xiǔ xiù ㄙㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ | stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation | v2,p0938#10 | p.287#13 | p.422r4c04 |
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. | | | |
成 | 戈+2 | 𢦩 | chéng ㄔㄥˊ | completed, finished, fixed | v2,p1399#01 | p.411#11 | |
乃 | 丿+1 | 廼 𢏩 𢎧 乃 𠄎 𠧤 | nǎi ㄋㄞˇ | Second person pronoun: you. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, thus. / Adverb: expresses affirmation. / Adverb: expresses limiting of scope: only, just. / Adverb: and then. / Adverb: just. / Adverb: expresses two contradictory or contrasting states of affairs. / Adverb: expresses beginning, origin. / Connective: hence / Adverb: regarding, as for. / Connective: if. / Particle, no meaning. | v1,p0031#05 | p.81#12 | p.46r6c01 |
作 | 人+5 | 胙 𢓓 | zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ | Arise, stand up. / Grow, flourish. / Begin. / Create, make. / Work, effort. / Serve as, work as. / When, at such time as. | v1,p0134#06 | p.99#07 | p.99r3c01 |
缣 | 糸+10 | 缣 | jiān ㄐㄧㄢ | fine silk | v5,p3439#10 | p.933#26 | p.1055r3c07 |
囊 | 口+19 | 嚢 𢑿 | náng ㄋㄤˊ | bag, purse, sack; put in bag | v1,p0707#13 | p.215#14 | p.294r4c01 |
堙 | 土+9 | 堙 陻 | yīn ㄧㄣ | bury; dam, block up | v1,p0461#06 | p.232#23 | p.325r1c01 |
夜 | 夕+5 | 亱 𡖍 𠙑 𠙇 | yè ㄧㄝˋ | night, dark; in night; by night | v1,p0285#01 | p.246#18 | p.341r4c01 |
汲 | 水+4 | | jí ㄐㄧˊ | draw water from well; imbibe | v3,p1554#01 | p.608#03 | p.767r6c05 |
比 | 比+0 | 夶 𣬅 | bǐ ㄅㄧˇ | Compare. / Approve, confirm. / Compare to, see as being the same as. / Similar. / Analogy. / Type, kind, class. / In comparison to. / Example. / One of the six types of classical poetry. / Be close to, be in the company of. / Get near to, approach. / In line, side by side. / The same. / Balance, harmonize. / Collude, conspire. / Favour, partiality. / Fit, suit. / Harmonious. / Assist, subsidize. / Crowded, concentrated. / Connected, in succession. / All, every, everywhere. / Recently. / Until. / For, on behalf of. | v2,p1415#08 | p.590#09 | p.746r1c02 |
| | | pǐ ㄆㄧˇ | Govern. | | | |
明 | 日+4 | 朙 | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.). | v2,p1491#08 | p.491#12 | p.631r3c01 |
立 | 立+0 | 立 | lì ㄌㄧˋ | Stand. / Erect, raise. / Establish, found. / Fix, set. / Determine, decide. / Become independent. / Exist. / Take office. / Become ruler, enthrone. / Stop, prevent from moving. / Immediately. | v4,p2706#01 | p.870#17 | p.1002r5c01 |
于 | 二+1 | 扵 于 | 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 |
是 | 日+5 | 昰 𣆞 | shì ㄕˋ | Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object. | v2,p1497#05 | p.493#26 | p.639r1c01 |
次 | 欠+2 | 𦮏 𠕞 𠤣 | cì ㄘˋ | order, sequence; next | v3,p2133#02 | p.565#03 | p.728r5c04 |
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 |
迳 | 辵+7 | 径 迳 | jìng ㄐㄧㄥˋ | pass by, approach; direct | v6,p3840#01 | p.1257#21 | p.1317r1c03 |
县 | 糸+10 | 县 | xiàn xuán ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ | county, district, subdivision | v5,p3435#11 | p.934#23 | p.1055r5c05 |
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 |
北 | 匕+3 | 北 𧉥 | běi ㄅㄟˇ | North. / Go northwards. / Flee in defeat. / Retreating army. | v1,p0262#04 | p.152#25 | p.203r2c02 |
| | | bèi ㄅㄟˋ | Deviate, depart from. | | | |
春 | 日+5 | 萅 𦸬 旾 𣈤 | chūn chǔn ㄔㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄣˇ | spring; wanton | v2,p1496#10 | p.493#06 | p.636r3c02 |
秋 | 禾+4 | 𪚼 龝 𪔁 䆋 秌 𥤛 | qiū ㄑㄧㄡ | autumn, fall; year | v4,p2595#05 | p.850#06 | p.988r2c06 |
阴 | 阜+8 | 阴 隂 𨹉 霒 侌 𤽎 𨽙 𠊺 𣱙 喑 | yīn yìn ān ㄧㄣ ㄧㄣˋ ㄢ | 'female' principle; dark; secret | v6,p4138#05 | p.1353#06 | p.1423r2c03 |
晋 | 日+6 | 晋 𣈆 | jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ | advance, increase; promote | v2,p1507#03 | p.494#31 | p.640r3c02 |
秦 | 禾+5 | 𣜈 | qín ㄑㄧㄣˊ | feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes) | v4,p2597#05 | p.851#30 | p.990r6c05 |
惠 | 心+8 | 恵 𦻇 𢡘 𢞯 ① 僡 | huì ㄏㄨㄟˋ | favor, benefit, confer kindness | v4,p2309#10 | p.391#19 | p.535r1c01 |
文 | 文+0 | 㒚 稳 | wén ㄨㄣˊ | Mixture of colours. / Decorative design. / Portray in words or pictures. / Adornment, embellishment. / External appearance. / Characters, words. / Books, works. / Confucian doctrine. / Civilian, non-military. / Drum (musical instrument). / Measure word for money. | v3,p2169#01 | p.477#01 | p.608r4c02 |
| | | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Adorn, embellish. / Conceal, gloss over. | | | |
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. | | | |
五 | 二+2 | 伍 𠄡 㐅 | wǔ ㄨˇ | five; surname | v1,p0011#03 | p.86#11 | p.64r3c01 |
年 | 干+3 | 秊 𠫺 | nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ | year; new-years; person's age | v1,p0037#06 | p.340#01 | p.483r6c01 |
改 | 攴+3 | | gǎi ㄍㄞˇ | change, alter; improve, remodel | v2,p1450#01 | p.468#11 | p.599r5c02 |
宁 | 宀+11 | 寍 𡨴 宁 | níng nìng zhù ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˋ | repose, serenity, peace; peaceful | v2,p0949#05 | p.291#08 | p.428r6c01 |
汉 | 水+11 | 㵄 𣶔 汉 | hàn tān ㄏㄢˋ ㄊㄢ | the Chinese people, Chinese language | v3,p1713#09 | p.646#17 | p.826r5c01 |
高 | 高+0 | 髙 | gāo gào ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠˋ | high, tall; lofty, elevated | v7,p4593#01 | p.1451#26 | p.1514r4c03 |
帝 | 巾+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | supreme ruler, emperor; god | v1,p0738#02 | p.330#14 | p.474r5c07 |
八 | 八+0 | 捌 | bā ㄅㄚ | eight; all around, all sides | v1,p0241#03 | p.126#26 | p.147r4c03 |
更 | 曰+3 | 更 㪅 | gèng gēng ㄍㄥˋ ㄍㄥ | more, still further, much more | v1,p0020#02 | p.502#06 | p.649r5c02 |
名 | 口+3 | | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Name. / Writing. / To name, give a name to. / Call, refer to as. / Title, name of. / Title, status. / Fame, recognition. / Famous, well-known. / Large. / Between the eyebrows and eyelashes. / The School of Names. | v1,p0582#06 | p.175#09 | p.254r2c01 |
华 | 草+8 | 崋 䔢 蕐 华 | huá huā huà ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | flowery; illustrious; Chinese | v5,p3213#01 | p.1039#14 | p.1144r1c02 |
莽 | 草+7 | 莾 | mǎng máng ㄇㄤˇ ㄇㄤˊ | thicket, underbrush; poisonous | v5,p3216#13 | p.1036#41 | p.1142r2c04 |
坛 | 土+13 | 坛 | tán ㄊㄢˊ | altar; arena, examination hall | v1,p0492#12 | p.240#22 | p.331r4c02 |
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. | | | |
山 | 山+0 | | shān ㄕㄢ | mountain, hill, peak | v1,p0759#11 | p.307#01 | p.452r2c03 |