Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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 |
天 | 大+1 | 𠀡 𠀘 𦴞 兲 靝 𠕹 | tiān ㄊㄧㄢ | sky, heaven; god, celestial | v1,p0522#01 | p.248#04 | p.358r4c01 |
一 | 一+0 | 弌 壹 | yī ㄧ | one; a, an; alone | v1,p0001#01 | p.75#01 | p.1r1c01 |
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 |
大 | 大+0 | 𠘲 | dà ㄉㄚˋ | Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range. | v1,p0520#01 | p.248#01 | p.342r3c03 |
| | | tài ㄊㄞˋ | Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil. | | | |
成 | 戈+2 | 𢦩 | chéng ㄔㄥˊ | completed, finished, fixed | v2,p1399#01 | p.411#11 | |
数 | 攴+11 | 数 | shù shǔ cù shuò ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛˋ | number; several; count; fate | v2,p1474#01 | p.475#04 | p.607r4c01 |
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 |
□ | 龠+0 | | | [Character missing in original text 原文缺字] | | | |
伦 | 人+8 | 倫 伦 | lún ㄌㄨㄣˊ | normal human relationships | v1,p0181#01 | p.109#03 | p.114r5c01 |
楚 | 木+9 | 椘 𣕪 檚 | chǔ ㄔㄨˇ | name of feudal state; clear | v2,p1244#09 | p.539#23 | p.708r5c03 |
灵 | 雨+16 | 靈 霛 𩆮 𧨈 𩄀 𢩙 灵 | líng lìng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ | spirit, soul; spiritual world | v6,p4082#12 | p.1380#24 | p.1458r2c07 |
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. | | | |
居 | 尸+5 | 㞐 㝒 | jū ㄐㄩ | Sit down. / Wait. / Live, dwell. / Dwelling, residence. / Tomb. / Rank, position occupied. / Person occupying the rank of ruler. / Live peacefully. / Usually, normally. / Located in. / Defend (a post), guard (a region). / Remain behind to handle matters. / Have, possess. / Employ, implement. / Stop, rest, remain. / Store, stockpile. / Raise, rear (livestock). / Used before times expressing time elapsed: after. | v2,p0968#04 | p.300#30 | p.448r1c02 |
| | | jǔ ㄐㄩˇ | Movement, action. | | | |
| | | jù ㄐㄩˋ | Arrogant. / Straight. / Saw. | | | |
| | | jī ㄐㄧ | Modal particle expressing exclamation or questioning. | | | |
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 | 里 里 | lǐ ㄌㄧˇ | unit of distance; village; lane | v6,p3680#01 | p.1291#02 | p.1357r4c01 |
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 |
地 | 土+3 | 埊 𨻐 埅 𠏂 嶳 | dì de ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄜ· | earth; soil, ground; region | v1,p0420#12 | p.224#06 | p.312r6c01 |
享 | 亠+6 | 𠅠 | xiǎng ㄒㄧㄤˇ | enjoy | v1,p0284#08 | p.88#17 | p.78r4c02 |
百 | 白+1 | 佰 𦣻 | bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ | one hundred; numerous, many | v4,p2643#01 | p.785#04 | p.932r4c01 |
邑 | 邑+0 | 阝 | yì è ㄧˋ ㄜˋ | area, district, city, state | v6,p3753#01 | p.1267#42 | p.1335r4c01 |
国 | 囗+8 | 圀 国 囗 囶 𢧌 䆐 囯 国 | guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ | nation, country, nation-state | v1,p0720#09 | p.219#16 | p.303r4c02 |
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. | | | |
先 | 儿+4 | | xiān ㄒㄧㄢ | first, former, previous | v1,p0267#02 | p.124#05 | p.134r3c02 |
仁 | 人+2 | 忈 忎 𡰥 | rén ㄖㄣˊ | humaneness, benevolence, kindness | v1,p0107#01 | p.91#07 | |
义 | 羊+7 | 义 | yì ㄧˋ | right conduct, righteousness | v5,p3133#02 | p.952#32 | p.1071r3c01 |
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. | | | |
尚 | 小+5 | 尙 | shàng cháng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˊ | still, yet; even; fairly, rather | v1,p0563#05 | p.297#11 | |
道 | 辵+9 | 𨕥 衟 𡬹 | dào ㄉㄠˋ | Road, path. / Journey. / Method. / Law, reason. / Doctrine, claim. / Skill, technique. / Principle, right way. / The Dao, the origin of all things in Daoism. / Speak, talk. / Take a course of action. / Take a course of action. / Rites paid to the spirit of roads. / Ancient administrative unit. / Daoism. | v6,p3864#01 | p.1262#06 | p.1326r3c02 |
| | | dǎo ㄉㄠˇ | Lead. / Flow smoothly. | | | |
德 | 彳+12 | 惪 悳 | dé ㄉㄜˊ | Morals, morality. / Good deeds. / Good fortune. / Reward kindness, thank. / Heart, feelings. / Same as “” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Get, obtain. | v2,p0841#17 | p.371#08 | p.518r3c01 |
怀 | 心+16 | 怀 怀 褱 | huái ㄏㄨㄞˊ | bosom, breast; carry in bosom | v4,p2369#10 | p.408#17 | p.548r1c06 |
奇 | 大+5 | 竒 | qí jī ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧ | strange, unusual, uncanny, occult | v1,p0533#04 | p.250#31 | p.370r6c01 |
伎 | 人+4 | | jì qí ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ | talent, skill, ability | v1,p0119#02 | p.95#21 | p.92r1c01 |
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 |
阳 | 阜+9 | 昜 阦 氜 阳 𨹈 𨼘 𨽐 𣆄 | yáng ㄧㄤˊ | 'male' principle; light; sun | v6,p4144#03 | p.1355#15 | p.1429r3c02 |
合 | 口+3 | 閤 | hé gě ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄜˇ | combine, unite, join; gather | v1,p0581#01 | p.174#24 | p.249r1c02 |
物 | 牛+4 | | wù ㄨˋ | thing, substance, creature | v3,p1805#03 | p.699#09 | p.869r5c01 |
恡 | 心+6 | 吝 悋 | lìn ㄌㄧㄣˋ | stingy, sparing of; close-fisted | v4,p2297#03 | p.384#32 | p.531r4c06 |
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 |
乾 | 乙+10 | 漧 𠄋 乹 亁 干 | gān qián ㄍㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | dry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male) | v1,p0056#10 | p.84#25 | p.56r2c02 |
溪 | 谷+10 | 嵠 | xī qī ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧ | valley, gorge; mountain stream | v6,p3905#08 | p.1190#21 | p.1260r3c01 |
台 | 至+8 | 台 䑓 𡌫 㙵 | tái yí tāi ㄊㄞˊ ㄧˊ ㄊㄞ | tower, lookout; stage, platform | v4,p2817#06 | p.1002#05 | p.1112r2c02 |
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 |
仞 | 人+3 | 仭 | rèn ㄖㄣˋ | ancient unit of measure (8 feet); 'fathom' | v1,p0115#07 | p.93#04 | p.86r1c04 |
高 | 高+0 | 髙 | gāo gào ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠˋ | high, tall; lofty, elevated | v7,p4593#01 | p.1451#26 | p.1514r4c03 |
欲 | 欠+7 | 欲 | yù ㄩˋ | desire, want, long for; intend | v3,p2140#07 | p.567#36 | p.729r4c02 |
登 | 癶+7 | 𤼪 𤼷 豋 | dēng dé ㄉㄥ ㄉㄜˊ | rise, mount, board, climb | v4,p2760#11 | p.784#07 | p.924r5c05 |
浮 | 水+7 | | fú ㄈㄨˊ | to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous | v3,p1629#04 | p.624#23 | p.794r2c02 |
云 | 雨+4 | 云 | yún ㄩㄣˊ | clouds; Yunnan province | v6,p4058#09 | p.1372#05 | p.1447r4c03 |
窥 | 穴+11 | 窥 | kuī kuǐ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄟˇ | peep, watch, spy on, pry | v4,p2739#13 | p.868#05 | p.1001r4c05 |
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. | | | |
然 | 火+8 | 燃 𤓉 | rán ㄖㄢˊ | Burn. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, like that. / Expresses affirmation: true, indeed so. / Believe correct, affirm. / Adverb: actually, thus. / Connective: but, however, yet. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express comparison. Like, as if. / Particle used after an adjective or adverb to express state. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express affirmative mode. | v3,p2213#05 | p.675#12 | p.852r5c01 |
身 | 身+0 | | shēn ㄕㄣ | Pregnant. / The body (of a person or animal). / Itself. / I, myself. / Personally, directly. / Personally experience or carry out. / Life. / One's own moral character, ability, etc. / A world in buddhist doctrine. | v6,p3807#01 | p.1237#01 | p.1295r6c01 |
| | | yuān ㄩㄢ | Same as “” yuān dú ㄩㄢ ㄉㄨˊ: India. | | | |
死 | 歹+2 | 𠑾 𣥴 | sǐ ㄙˇ | die; dead; death | v2,p1380#06 | p.578#22 | p.740r6c06 |
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 |
弃 | 木+8 | 弃 𢍞 𨓋 | qì ㄑㄧˋ | reject, abandon, discard | v2,p1237#07 | p.531#15 | p.702r4c01 |
鲁 | 鱼+4 | 魯 𣥐 旅 鲁 | lǔ ㄌㄨˇ | Slow, thick witted. / Display, show. / The state of Lu. | v7,p4677#07 | p.1466#26 | p.1525r5c02 |
庄 | 草+7 | 荘 㽵 𤖄 𤖈 𦻊 𠗎 𤕶 庄 | zhuāng ㄓㄨㄤ | village, hamlet; villa; surname | v5,p3226#05 | p.1033#22 | p.1140r1c01 |
公 | 八+2 | 㒶 | gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | fair, equitable; public; duke | v1,p0242#01 | p.126#28 | p.151r3c01 |
据 | 手+13 | 拠 据 | jù ㄐㄩˋ | to occupy, take possession of; a base | v3,p1967#15 | p.459#12 | p.595r1c01 |
中 | 丨+3 | 𠁧 𠁩 冢 | zhōng zhòng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain | v1,p0028#10 | p.79#03 | p.37r4c02 |
土 | 土+0 | | tǔ ㄊㄨˇ | soil, earth; items made of earth | v1,p0415#01 | p.223#01 | p.309r5c03 |
承 | 手+4 | 𢪐 | chéng zhěng ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄥˇ | inherit, receive; succeed | v1,p0054#03 | p.419#19 | p.561r5c05 |
圣 | 耳+7 | 垩 𦕡 𠄵 圣 | shèng ㄕㄥˋ | holy, sacred; sage | v4,p2789#06 | p.967#22 | p.1082r6c06 |
后 | 彳+6 | 𨒥 𢔏 后 | hòu ㄏㄡˋ | Behind, to the rear of. / To be left behind. / Later in time. / Future. / Descendents, offspring. | v2,p0822#03 | p.366#18 | p.511r2c01 |
修 | 肉+7 | | xiū tiáo ㄒㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄠˊ | dried meat (used as teachers payment in ancient times) | v1,p0176#04 | p.984#08 | p.1097r6c01 |
周 | 口+5 | 周 𠱬 𠄗 | zhōu ㄓㄡ | Surround. / Cyclicly, repeatedly. / (Travel) widely. / Careful, detailed. / Firm, unshaken. / Measure word: number of times. / Friendly, approachable. / Suitable, appropriate (for). / Turning place, corner. / Most (superlative). / Assist financially. / The Zhou dynasty. | v1,p0606#03 | p.181#36 | |
业 | 木+9 | 𤑽 𤎸 业 | yè ㄧㄝˋ | profession, business, trade | v2,p1247#07 | p.541#05 | p.710r1c04 |
继 | 糸+14 | 继 | jì ㄐㄧˋ | continue, maintain, carry on | v5,p3464#13 | p.941#34 | p.1061r5c07 |
体 | 人+5 | 体 軆 | tǐ bèn tī ㄊㄧˇ ㄅㄣˋ ㄊㄧ | body; group, class, body, unit; inferior | v1,p0130#01 | p.98#13 | p.97r2c02 |
权 | 木+18 | 権 权 | quán ㄑㄩㄢˊ | power, right, authority | v2,p1319#06 | p.563#19 | p.727r4c03 |
杖 | 木+3 | | zhàng ㄓㄤˋ | cane, walking stick | v2,p1159#02 | p.512#01 | p.673r2c03 |
威 | 女+6 | 𤰴 𤱫 | wēi ㄨㄟ | pomp, power; powerful; dominate | v2,p1404#01 | p.261#24 | p.384r6c01 |
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. | | | |
万 | 禸+8 | 万 卍 㸘 𤍚 𢁭 | wàn ㄨㄢˋ | ten thousand; innumerable | v5,p3247#08 | p.1042#33 | p.1149r4c02 |
力 | 力+0 | 力 𠠲 | lì ㄌㄧˋ | power, capability, influence | v1,p0364#04 | p.146#05 | p.191r4c03 |
兼 | 八+8 | 𥡝 | jiān ㄐㄧㄢ | unite, combine; connect; and | v1,p0249#08 | p.128#11 | p.162r6c02 |
强 | 弓+8 | 强 强 | qiáng qiǎng jiàng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ | strong, powerful, energetic | v2,p0999#07 | p.359#23 | p.504r5c01 |
能 | 肉+6 | | néng ㄋㄥˊ | A type of bear. / Ability, talent. / Man of ability, man of talent. / Able to, competent. / Comply with, be friendly towards. / Encompass, obtain. / To, arrive at. / Then, thus. / Same as “” ér ㄦˊ: Connective: if, supposing. / Only, merely. / Even if. / Thus, in this way. / Three-legged turtle. | v3,p2074#01 | p.981#16 | p.1095r5c02 |
| | | nài ㄋㄞˋ | Withstand, endure. | | | |
| | | tái ㄊㄞˊ | Same as “” tái ㄊㄞˊ: Name of a celestial body. | | | |
| | | tài ㄊㄞˋ | State, form. | | | |
存 | 子+3 | 𠩯 | cún ㄘㄨㄣˊ | exist, live, be; survive; remain | v2,p1009#07 | p.278#02 | p.398r3c01 |
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 |
紏 | 糸+4 | | tǒu ㄊㄡˇ | | v5,p3376#12 | p.916#21 | |
侵 | 人+7 | | qīn ㄑㄧㄣ | invade, encroach upon, raid | v1,p0166#12 | p.103#19 | p.104r6c04 |
夺 | 大+11 | 𡙸 𡜎 夺 | duó ㄉㄨㄛˊ | take by force, rob, snatch | v1,p0547#14 | p.253#25 | p.375r3c01 |
洙 | 水+6 | | zhū ㄓㄨ | name of a river in Shandong | v3,p1608#03 | p.620#13 | p.786r6c01 |
泗 | 水+5 | | sì ㄙˋ | mucous; nasal flow; sniffle; river in Shandong | v3,p1587#03 | p.616#17 | p.781r3c02 |
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. | | | |
境 | 土+11 | | jìng ㄐㄧㄥˋ | boundary, frontier; area, region | v1,p0482#06 | p.237#17 | p.328r2c04 |