Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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. | | | |
要 | 襾+3 | 𡢗 𦥼 𠾅 | yāo ㄧㄠ | Waist. / Wear around the waist. / Restrict, constrain. / Intercept. / Invite, call upon. / Coerce, threaten. / Seek. / Seek to gain trust and favour. / End, put a stop to.
/ Confirm, verify.
| v4,p2805#08 | p.1128#16 | p.1226r2c01 |
| | | yào ㄧㄠˋ | The key, the main point. / The important. / Summarize. / Ultimately, in the end. / Need, require. / Will, shall. / Desire, wish. | | | |
| | | yǎo ㄧㄠˇ | Same as “” yǎo ㄧㄠˇ: See "騕褭". | | | |
杂 | 隹+10 | 雑 襍 杂 | zá ㄗㄚˊ | mixed, blended; mix, mingle | v6,p4106#01 | p.1368#40 | p.1443r1c01 |
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 |
十 | 十+0 | 拾 拾 | shí ㄕˊ | ten, tenth; complete; perfect | v1,p0058#09 | p.155#17 | p.207r5c02 |
八 | 八+0 | 捌 | bā ㄅㄚ | eight; all around, all sides | v1,p0241#03 | p.126#26 | p.147r4c03 |
卷 | 卩+6 | 卷 | juàn quán ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ | scroll; curl; make a comeback | v1,p0315#03 | p.159#23 | p.226r6c04 |