Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
初 | 刀+5 | 䥚 | chū ㄔㄨ | Begin, start. / Originally, formerly. / Adverb: just, only just. | v1,p0327#22 | p.137#33 | p.178r4c05 |
置 | 网+8 | 寘 𦌃 𦌤 𦋽 𦋲 | zhì ㄓˋ | Release, pardon. / Give up, abandon. / Place, put. / Establish, put in place. / Buy, purchase. / A post, a stage. / Coach, carriage. | v4,p2919#02 | p.948#20 | p.1065r3c01 |
刺 | 刀+6 | 刾 㓨 莿 | cì qì ㄘˋ ㄑㄧˋ | stab; prick, irritate; prod | v1,p0333#02 | p.139#13 | p.182r3c02 |
史 | 口+2 | 㕜 | shǐ ㄕˇ | history, chronicle, annals | v1,p0571#02 | p.173#03 | p.245r1c01 |
部 | 邑+8 | 卩 | bù pǒu ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄡˇ | part, division, section | v6,p3780#09 | p.1272#17 | p.1340r1c06 |
十 | 十+0 | 拾 拾 | shí ㄕˊ | ten, tenth; complete; perfect | v1,p0058#09 | p.155#17 | p.207r5c02 |
三 | 一+2 | 叁 弎 | sān sàn ㄙㄢ ㄙㄢˋ | three | v1,p0004#03 | p.76#05 | p.11r2c01 |
州 | 巛+3 | 𠄓 𠃕 𠛏 𣧓 | zhōu ㄓㄡ | administrative division, state | v1,p0046#03 | p.324#01 | p.462r3c02 |
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 |
臣 | 臣+0 | 𢘑 | chén ㄔㄣˊ | minister, statesman, official | v4,p2801#01 | p.999#13 | p.1106r2c02 |
文 | 文+0 | 㒚 穩 | 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. | | | |
武 | 止+4 | | wǔ ㄨˇ | Military, combative. / Powerful, formidable. / Moral principles to be honoured during warfare. / Military achievement. / Soldier. / Footprint, trail. / Successor. / Name of a piece of music comemmorating King Wu of Zhou. / A metal percussion instrument. / Unit of length equal to three chi, or half a pace. / Tie of a cap. / Dance. | v2,p1439#05 | p.575#09 | p.736r4c01 |
欲 | 欠+7 | 慾 | yù ㄩˋ | desire, want, long for; intend | v3,p2140#07 | p.567#36 | p.729r4c02 |
盡 | 皿+9 | 𥁞 尽 | jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ | Finished, all gone. / Finish, end. / Die. / Until. / Exert oneself to the utmost. / Exhaust. / Limit, extreme. / (Spoken) clearly and unambiguously. / Fully, completely. / Most (superlative). / Advance, move forward. / Expense. | v4,p2567#05 | p.795#22 | p.940r3c05 |
詔 | 言+5 | 诏 | zhào zhāo ㄓㄠˋ ㄓㄠ | decree, proclaim; imperial decree | v6,p3959#05 | p.1155#03 | p.1241r3c01 |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | (1) 說。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
蓋 | 艸+10 | 𤇁 盖 葢 | gài gě hé ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄜˇ ㄏㄜˊ | cover, hide, protect | v5,p3260#13 | p.1051#12 | p.1161r3c02 |
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. | | | |
非 | 非+0 | | fēi ㄈㄟ | Violate, go against (a rule). / Wrong, bad. / Not real, untrue. / Oppose, object to. / Slander, condemn. / Sarcasm, irony. / Absence of, not have. / Adverb: not, is not. | v6,p4086#01 | p.1382#11 | p.1463r6c02 |
| | | fěi ㄈㄟˇ | Same as 「」 fěi ㄈㄟˇ: Slander. | | | |
常 | 巾+8 | | cháng ㄔㄤˊ | common, normal, frequent, regular | v1,p0744#01 | p.333#12 | p.477r2c01 |
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 |
功 | 力+3 | | gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | achievement, merit, good result | v1,p0365#08 | p.146#11 | p.192r3c03 |
必 | 心+1 | | bì ㄅㄧˋ | surely, most certainly; must | v4,p2267#02 | p.375#02 | p.522r5c01 |
待 | 彳+6 | | dài dāi ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞ | treat, entertain, receive; wait | v2,p0818#07 | p.366#05 | p.510r3c04 |
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 |
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 |
馬 | 馬+0 | 𢒠 𩡬 𢒗 马 | mǎ ㄇㄚˇ | horse; surname; KangXi radical 187 | v7,p4539#01 | p.1433#01 | p.1499r1c01 |
或 | 戈+4 | 𢈿 | huò ㄏㄨㄛˋ | Pronoun: some, someone, something. / Have. / Sometimes. / Again. / Either, perhaps. / Expressive particle. / Confuse, be at a loss. | v2,p1402#08 | p.412#18 | p.552r5c01 |
奔 | 大+6 | 犇 | bēn ㄅㄣ | Run. / Quickly, hastily. / Flee in defeat. / Flee, go into exile. / Chase, pursue. / Refers to a girl leaving to stay with her lover without approval. | v1,p0533#01 | p.252#03 | p.372r1c02 |
| | | fèn ㄈㄣˋ | Be defeated. | | | |
| | | bèn ㄅㄣˋ | Head for, go towards. / Almost, approximately. | | | |
踶 | 足+9 | | dì chí tí zhì ㄉㄧˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄓˋ | paw | v6,p3722#09 | p.1229#25 | p.1292r5c01 |
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. | | | |
致 | 至+3 | 緻 | zhì zhuì ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ | send, deliver, present; cause | v4,p2815#06 | p.1001#19 | p.602r5c01 |
千 | 十+1 | 仟 | qiān ㄑㄧㄢ | thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler | v1,p0059#01 | p.155#19 | p.212r5c01 |
里 | 里+0 | 裏 裡 | lǐ ㄌㄧˇ | unit of distance; village; lane | v6,p3680#01 | p.1291#02 | p.1357r4c01 |
士 | 士+0 | | shì ㄕˋ | scholar, gentleman; soldier | v1,p0416#01 | p.242#38 | p.333r1c03 |
負 | 貝+2 | 负 | fù ㄈㄨˋ | load, burden; carry, bear | v6,p3623#04 | p.1204#06 | p.1268r5c01 |
俗 | 人+7 | 圱 | sú ㄙㄨˊ | social customs; vulgar, unrefined | v1,p0163#10 | p.105#09 | p.107r1c01 |
累 | 糸+5 | 纍 | lèi lěi léi lǜ liè ㄌㄟˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄟˊ ㄌㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ | tired; implicate, involve; bother | v5,p3381#04 | p.919#35 | p.1038r2c01 |
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 |
夫 | 大+1 | | fū ㄈㄨ | General term for adult men. / Adult labourers in particular. / Soldier. / Respectful term for a man. / Husband. / Unit of area equal to one hundred mu. | v1,p0521#01 | p.248#11 | p.367r2c01 |
| | | fú ㄈㄨˊ | Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Modal particle used at the start of a sentence for emphasis or to indicate an assertion. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to soften the tone. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation. | | | |
泛 | 水+5 | 汎 | fàn fán fěng fá ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄢˊ ㄈㄥˇ ㄈㄚˊ | to drift, float; careless, reckless | v3,p1569#02 | p.616#21 | p.781r4c02 |
駕 | 馬+5 | 𩢟 驾 | jià jiā ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ | to drive, sail, fly; a cart, carriage | v7,p4550#09 | p.1436#09 | p.1505r5c01 |
跅 | 足+5 | | tuò ㄊㄨㄛˋ | careless, lax; dissolute | v6,p3696#07 | p.1222#32 | p.1289r4c02 |
弛 | 弓+3 | | chí shǐ ㄔˊ ㄕˇ | loosen, relax, unstring a bow | v2,p0991#13 | p.357#06 | p.501r1c01 |
亦 | 亠+4 | 𠅃 | yì ㄧˋ | Original character for 腋. / Also. / Just, merely. / Again. / Modal particle at the beginning or middle of a sentence. / Accumulate. | v1,p0281#03 | p.88#09 | p.78r2c02 |
在 | 土+3 | | zài ㄗㄞˋ | Exist, be alive. / Be in a certain place. / Inquire after, pay one's respects to. / Preposition: due to, being that. / Preposition: specifies location or time of an action - in, at. | v1,p0418#07 | p.223#10 | p.312r2c07 |
御 | 彳+8 | 馭 𢓷 𢕜 禦 | yù yà ㄩˋ ㄧㄚˋ | drive, ride; chariot; manage | v2,p0832#16 | p.368#23 | p.515r4c02 |
已 | 己+0 | | yǐ ㄧˇ | Stop, discontinue. / Complete / The past. / Recover, be cured. / Leave [a post], retire. / Value and carry out. / Adverb: shortly, before long. / Adverb: already. / Adverb: extremely. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence. / Interjection. / Same as 「」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Use. / Same as 「」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. | v2,p0984#01 | p.326#11 | p.467r3c01 |
其 | 八+6 | 丌 亓 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo. | v1,p0245#01 | p.127#18 | p.162r5c01 |
| | | jì ㄐㄧˋ | Particle used after bi and he. | | | |
| | | jī ㄐㄧ | Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year. | | | |
令 | 人+3 | 令 | lìng ㄌㄧㄥˋ | Order, decree / Drinking game. / Give an order, issue a command. / Cause, make. / Seasons. / Official title: top administrative official in a district. / Official title: central or local official in charge of a particular function. / Good, good looking. / Respectful term for another's family. / A short form of writing. / Words said out of politeness or diplomacy. | v1,p0111#10 | p.93#12 | p.87r2c01 |
| | | líng ㄌㄧㄥˊ | If. / Wagtail. | | | |
| | | lián ㄌㄧㄢˊ | Same as 「」 lián jū ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ: [Name of a place] | | | |
郡 | 邑+7 | | jùn ㄐㄩㄣˋ | administrative division | v6,p3775#06 | p.1272#07 | p.1339r3c02 |
察 | 宀+11 | 詧 | chá ㄔㄚˊ | examine, investigate; notice | v2,p0948#08 | p.290#16 | p.426r6c05 |
吏 | 口+3 | 吏 | lì ㄌㄧˋ | government official, magistrate | v1,p0018#03 | p.176#02 | p.255r5c01 |
民 | 氏+1 | 𠘽 | mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ | people, subjects, citizens | v3,p2131#01 | p.598#01 | p.750r3c01 |
茂 | 艸+5 | 楙 | mào ㄇㄠˋ | thick, lush, dense; talented | v5,p3188#02 | p.1025#20 | p.1133r1c03 |
材 | 木+3 | | cái ㄘㄞˊ | material, stuff; timber; talent | v2,p1158#01 | p.511#16 | p.672r6c01 |
異 | 田+6 | 異 𢄖 异 | yì ㄧˋ | different, unusual, strange | v4,p2540#05 | p.763#18 | p.916r1c02 |
等 | 竹+6 | 朩 寸 | děng ㄉㄥˇ | rank, grade; wait; equal; 'etc.' | v5,p2962#01 | p.882#24 | p.1011r5c03 |
可 | 口+2 | 歌 厥 | kě kè ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˋ | may, can, -able; possibly | v1,p0567#07 | p.172#12 | p.244r1c02 |
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. | | | |
將 | 寸+8 | 𤕭 𢪇 将 畺 | jiāng ㄐㄧㄤ | Take. / Use. / Push forward. / Drive. / Help, support. / Help financially. / Advance, go forward. / Carry out, execute. / Follow. / Comply, submit. / Do, carry out. / Accompany, see off. / Transmit. / Express. / Offer (as a sacrifice). / Look after, raise. / Protect. / Strong, robust. / Long time. / Carry, lead. / Side, beside. / Will, about to. / Close to, almost. / How? / Preposition: with. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: or, otherwise. / Connective: if, supposing. / Particle used after a verb. / A kind of insect. | v4,p2375#10 | p.294#16 | p.434r1c03 |
| | | jiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ | Command troops. / Military commander. / Appoint as military commander. | | | |
| | | qiāng ㄑㄧㄤ | Please, humbly request. / [Onomatopoeia] | | | |
| | | zāng ㄗㄤ | Female sheep. | | | |
相 | 目+4 | | xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ | Mutual. / In succession. / Together. | v4,p2470#13 | p.800#18 | p.945r1c01 |
| | | xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ | Watch. / Appearance. / Fortune-telling by appearance. / Help, assist. / Guide for the blind. / Prime minister, most senior minister. / Ceremonial officer. | | | |
及 | 又+2 | 𢎜 𨕤 | jí ㄐㄧˊ | Catch up to. / Retrieve, recover. / Attain, rival. / To. / Touch. / Relate to. / Continue, succeed. / Preposition: until ... (a time). / Connective: and. | v1,p0035#01 | p.165#03 | p.233r4c06 |
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 |
絕 | 糸+6 | 𢇍 𠤉 绝 | jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ | cut, sever, break off, terminate | v5,p3396#04 | p.922#04 | p.1041r6c02 |
國 | 囗+8 | 圀 國 囗 囶 𢧌 䆐 囯 国 | guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ | nation, country, nation-state | v1,p0720#09 | p.219#16 | p.303r4c02 |
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. | | | |