Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
十八年 | | | shí bā nián ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | 18th year of the reign of King Fu Chai of Wu (吴王夫差), 478 BC. | | | |
越 | 走+5 | 𦈭 𧻂 | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | 古国名。 The state of Yue. | v5,p3480#02 | p.1216#28 | p.1285r3c02 |
益 | 皿+5 | 益 𠍳 | yì ㄧˋ | profit, benefit; advantage | v4,p2560#06 | p.793#18 | |
强 | 弓+13 | 强 强 | qiáng qiǎng jiāng jiàng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄤˋ | stubborn, uncompromising | v2,p1003#01 | p.361#06 | p.506r2c01 |
越王句践 | 走+5 玉+0 口+2 足+8 | 𦈭 𧻂
句 践 | yuè wáng gōu jiàn ㄩㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄡ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | Same as “” yuè wáng gōu jiàn ㄩㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄡ ㄐㄧㄢˋ: 姓名:勾践,在位前496-前494以及前491-前464。 King Gou Jian of Yue (ruled 496 BC-494 BC, 491 BC-464 BC) | v5,p3480#02 v2,p1099#10 v1,p0571#03 v6,p3714#06 | p.1216#28 p.727#02 p.171#11 p.1227#17 | p.1285r3c02 p.888r1c02 p.242r4c01 p.1291r4c01 |
率 | 玄+6 | 率 卛 | shuài ㄕㄨㄞˋ | Net for catching birds. / Along, in the same direction as. / Follow, go along with. / Command, lead. / Model. / Create a model for something. / Do, engage in. / Fast, quickly. / Frank, direct. / Because of, due to. / Similar. / Similar things. / Adverb: in general, mostly. / Adverb: all. / Same as “” shuài ㄕㄨㄞˋ: Commander of an army. / Same as “” shuài ㄕㄨㄞˋ: Thing which plays a leading role. | v1,p0289#03 | p.725#05 | p.884r3c03 |
| | | lǜ ㄌㄩˋ | A fixed standard or ratio. / Same as “” lüè ㄌㄩㄝˋ: Unit of weight, approximately 6 liang. | | | |
兵 | 八+5 | 𠈯 𠡿 | bīng ㄅㄧㄥ | soldier, troops | v1,p0244#04 | p.127#10 | p.162r1c02 |
使 | 人+6 | 𡥐 𠭆 | shǐ ㄕˇ | Order, send (on a mission). / Cause, make. / Allocate, use. / Indulge in.. / Send as an envoy. / Envoy, messenger. / Connective: if, supposing. | v1,p0145#02 | p.101#05 | p.101r3c03 |
复 | 彳+9 | 覆 𢕛 𠣸 复 | fù fòu ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄡˋ | return; repeat; repeatedly | v2,p0834#02 | p.369#22 | p.516r2c04 |
伐 | 人+4 | | fá ㄈㄚˊ | Stab, strike with a sword. / Cut down, chop down. / Hit [a drum]. / Launch an attack on. / Remove. / Achievements of battle. / Pride. / Name of a celestial body. / Raised mound between fields. / Shield. | v1,p0120#08 | p.96#01 | p.92r6c01 |
败 | 攴+7 | 贁 贝 𤖐 䢙 败 | bài ㄅㄞˋ | be defeated, decline, fail | v2,p1462#02 | p.471#15 | p.604r6c01 |
吴 | 口+4 | 呉 虞 𡗿 𡗾 吴 | wú ㄨˊ | one of warring states; surname | v1,p0595#08 | p.179#04 | p.258r6c01 |
师 | 巾+7 | 𠵀 𠦵 𢂖 𩇱 师 | shī ㄕ | Unit of 2500 soldiers. / Troops in general. / The masses. / Teacher. / Take ... as one's teacher. / Model, example. / Follow, mimic, learn from. / Specialist, expert. / Official, chief. / Lion. | v1,p0740#02 | p.331#35 | p.475r3c05 |
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 |
笠 | 竹+5 | 笠 | lì ㄌㄧˋ | bamboo hat; bamboo covering | v5,p2959#02 | p.880#07 | p.1009r1c01 |
泽 | 水+13 | 沢 㚖 泽 | zé duó shì yì ㄗㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄧˋ | marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance; damp, moist; fertile | v3,p1757#01 | p.652#44 | p.834r1c02 |
楚 | 木+9 | 椘 𣕪 檚 | chǔ ㄔㄨˇ | 古国名。 The state of Chu. | v2,p1244#09 | p.539#23 | p.708r5c03 |
灭 | 水+10 | 烕 𣹹 𢦹 灭 | miè ㄇㄧㄝˋ | extinguish; wipe out, exterminate | v3,p1696#09 | p.642#01 | p.821r1c01 |
陈 | 阜+8 | 𨸬 軙 敶 阵 陈 | chén ㄔㄣˊ | 古国名。 The state of Chen. | v6,p4136#01 | p.1353#19 | p.1424r5c01 |