Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
乙 | 乙+0 | | yǐ ㄧˇ | second; 2nd heavenly stem | v1,p0047#04 | p.83#15 | p.48r2c02 |
卯 | 卩+3 | 戼 𩇨 𩇧 𤕰 𦕔 | mǎo ㄇㄠˇ | 4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m. | v1,p0311#05 | p.159#05 | p.225r2c02 |
诏 | 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) 说。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
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. | | | |
政 | 攴+4 | | zhèng zhēng ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄥ | government, political affairs | v2,p1453#03 | p.469#06 | p.601r2c01 |
先 | 儿+4 | | xiān ㄒㄧㄢ | first, former, previous | v1,p0267#02 | p.124#05 | p.134r3c02 |
京 | 亠+6 | 亰 | jīng ㄐㄧㄥ | capital city | v1,p0284#06 | p.88#19 | p.78r5c01 |
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 |
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 |
诸 | 言+9 | 𢒕 诸 | zhū ㄓㄨ | The many, every. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Contraction of "之于": "It in". / Contraction of "之乎": "Is it?" / Modal particle. | v6,p3982#03 | p.1172#04 | |
夏 | 夊+7 | 𡔰 𠍺 昰 𡕾 | xià jiǎ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ | summer; great, grand, big | v2,p0869#10 | p.245#12 | p.335r1c08 |
月 | 月+0 | | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | moon; month; KangXi radical 74 | v3,p2041#01 | p.504#19 | p.655r4c05 |
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] | | | |
仲 | 人+4 | | zhòng ㄓㄨㄥˋ | middle brother; go between, mediator; surname | v1,p0121#07 | p.94#11 | p.88r4c01 |
春 | 日+5 | 萅 𦸬 旾 𣈤 | chūn chǔn ㄔㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄣˇ | spring; wanton | v2,p1496#10 | p.493#06 | p.636r3c02 |
养 | 食+6 | 䍩 𢼝 养 | yǎng yàng ㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄤˋ | raise, rear, bring up; support | v7,p4452#08 | p.1419#26 | p.1491r4c09 |
幼 | 幺+2 | 𠣎 | yòu yào ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ | infant, young child; immature | v2,p1093#07 | p.342#02 | p.485r4c02 |
小 | 小+0 | | xiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ | Small. / Make small. / View as small. / Thin. / Insufficient. / Short (time), fleeting. / Young. / Slightly, somewhat. / Low level. / A person of low rank. / A person of bad moral character. / Humble term for oneself. | v1,p0560#12 | p.296#18 | p.438r2c01 |
存 | 子+3 | 𠩯 | cún ㄘㄨㄣˊ | exist, live, be; survive; remain | v2,p1009#07 | p.278#02 | p.398r3c01 |
孤 | 子+5 | | gū ㄍㄨ | Become orphaned. / An orphan. / Alone, isolated. / Modest way of referring to oneself used by rulers. / Fall short of. / Discard, reject. | v2,p1014#01 | p.279#08 | p.401r1c01 |
季 | 子+5 | 𡥞 𡦠 𩐄 𩐖 | jì ㄐㄧˋ | quarter of year; season; surname | v2,p1013#05 | p.279#03 | p.400r4c01 |
赐 | 贝+8 | 赐 | cì ㄘˋ | Bestow, give. / A favour or gift. / Exhaust, use up. | v6,p3648#02 | p.1209#15 | p.1276r3c04 |
贫 | 贝+4 | 𡧋 贫 | pín ㄆㄧㄣˊ | poor, impoverished, needy | v6,p3628#01 | p.1205#10 | p.1270r3c01 |
穷 | 穴+10 | 竆 穷 | qióng ㄑㄩㄥˊ | poor, destitute, impoverished | v4,p2737#12 | p.867#10 | p.1000r6c05 |
赈 | 贝+7 | 赈 | zhèn ㄓㄣˋ | relieve, aid distressed; rich | v6,p3642#04 | p.1208#34 | p.1275r5c03 |
乏 | 丿+4 | 𠓟 | fá ㄈㄚˊ | lack; poor | v1,p0034#03 | p.82#10 | p.47r3c04 |
绝 | 糸+6 | 𢇍 𠤉 绝 | jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ | cut, sever, break off, terminate | v5,p3396#04 | p.922#04 | p.1041r6c02 |
省 | 目+4 | 省 𡮀 䁞 | shěng xiǎn xǐng ㄕㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˇ | province; save, economize | v4,p2473#01 | p.802#05 | p.946r6c01 |
妇 | 女+8 | 𢽰 媍 妇 | fù ㄈㄨˋ | married women; woman; wife | v2,p1062#06 | p.265#14 | |
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 |
表 | 衣+3 | 𧘝 𧞧 𧜫 表 | biǎo ㄅㄧㄠˇ | show, express, manifest, display | v1,p0021#12 | p.1111#13 | p.1209r2c03 |
贞 | 贝+2 | 𠨀 贞 | zhēn ㄓㄣ | virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal | v6,p3622#03 | p.1204#03 | p.1268r3c01 |
女 | 女+0 | 女 𠨰 | nǚ ㄋㄩˇ | Woman, female. / Unmarried woman. / Weak and small. | v2,p1023#23 | p.254#22 | p.376r1c02 |
| | | nǜ ㄋㄩˋ | Marry off. | | | |
| | | rǔ ㄖㄨˇ | Same as “” rǔ ㄖㄨˇ: Second person pronoun: you. | | | |
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 |
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 |
顺 | 页+3 | 㥧 巡 𠈼 顺 | shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ | obey, submit to, go along with | v7,p4357#05 | p.1399#17 | p.1475r3c01 |
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 |
气 | 气+6 | 気 炁 𣱛 气 | qì xì ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ | air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit | v3,p2011#14 | p.599#12 | p.751r5c04 |
崇 | 山+8 | 嵩 | chóng ㄔㄨㄥˊ | esteem, honor, revere, venerate | v1,p0782#14 | p.313#01 | p.457r5c01 |
生 | 生+0 | 𤯓 | shēng ㄕㄥ | life, living, lifetime; birth | v4,p2575#01 | p.754#26 | p.906r5c03 |
长 | 长+0 | 镸 𨱗 𠤐 𠑷 𠔊 𠑻 𠑿 𡕣 长 | cháng zhǎng zhàng ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄓㄤˋ | long; length; excel in; leader | v6,p4050#01 | p.1328#07 | p.1399r3c04 |
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 |
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. | | | |
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 |
尤 | 尢+1 | 怣 | yóu ㄧㄡˊ | especially, particularly | v1,p0551#14 | p.298#03 | p.444r5c06 |
困 | 囗+4 | 𣏔 困 | kùn ㄎㄨㄣˋ | to surround, beseige; to be surrounded; difficult | v1,p0714#07 | p.217#20 | p.302r3c03 |
弱 | 弓+7 | | ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ | weak; fragile, delicate | v2,p0996#16 | p.358#24 | p.502r1c02 |
单 | 口+9 | 単 单 | dān shàn chán ㄉㄢ ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄢˊ | single, individual, only; lone | v1,p0654#06 | p.200#25 | p.284r6c02 |
独 | 犬+13 | 独 | dú ㄉㄨˊ | alone, single, solitary, only | v2,p1372#03 | p.719#25 | p.879r5c02 |
谷 | 禾+10 | 糓 谷 | gǔ ㄍㄨˇ | Crops and grain. / Government wages. / Raise, bring up. / Alive. / Good. / Inform of a death. / Boy, young man. / Breastfeed an infant. | v3,p2164#11 | p.858#05 | p.995r1c02 |
三 | 一+2 | 叁 弎 | sān sàn ㄙㄢ ㄙㄢˋ | three | v1,p0004#03 | p.76#05 | p.11r2c01 |
斛 | 斗+7 | | hú ㄏㄨˊ | dry measure equal to some five or ten dou (U+6597 舒) | v3,p2254#02 | p.478#14 | p.613r1c02 |
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. | | | |
节 | 竹+7 | 罇 卩 节 | jié jiē ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄝ | knot, node, joint; section | v5,p2976#04 | p.891#24 | p.1018r1c03 |
义 | 羊+7 | 义 | yì ㄧˋ | right conduct, righteousness | v5,p3133#02 | p.952#32 | p.1071r3c01 |
十 | 十+0 | 拾 拾 | shí ㄕˊ | ten, tenth; complete; perfect | v1,p0058#09 | p.155#17 | p.207r5c02 |
甄 | 瓦+9 | | zhēn zhèn juàn ㄓㄣ ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ | to examine, discern; to grade; a surname | v2,p1427#14 | p.750#23 | p.904r4c01 |
门 | 门+0 | 门 | mén ㄇㄣˊ | gate, door, entrance, opening | v7,p4281#01 | p.1329#53 | p.1403r4c05 |
闾 | 门+7 | 閭 闾 | lǘ ㄌㄩˊ | village of twenty-five families | v7,p4296#03 | p.1335#17 | p.1409r6c01 |
旌 | 方+7 | | jīng ㄐㄧㄥ | banner or flag adorned with feathers; to signal | v3,p2180#08 | p.483#19 | p.624r6c01 |
显 | 页+14 | 顕 㬎 显 | xiǎn ㄒㄧㄢˇ | manifest, display; evident, clear | v7,p4395#06 | p.1410#21 | p.1483r2c01 |
厥 | 厂+10 | 氒 〈 氏 下 可 〉 𨈑 𨈐 𣅞 | jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ | personal pronoun he, she, it | v1,p0076#13 | p.162#22 | p.231r1c03 |
行 | 行+0 | 行 | xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ | Walk, move (on foot). / Advance, move forward. / Leave, exit. / Patrol, go on inspection. / Inspection of the realm by the Son of Heaven. / Be married off. / Flow, circulate. / Channel, guide. / Revolution, circular motion. / Experience. / Luggage, belongings taken on a journey. / Do, carry out. / Actions. / Accomplishments. / Use, utilize. / Take over (an official duty). / Offer, present. / Moral conduct, behaviour. / A type of classical poem. / A piece of music. / Semi-cursive script. / Adverb: will, about to. / Adverb: again, once more. / Adverb: by chance, luckily. / Ambassador (official title). / Measure word for number of pourings of drinks. | v2,p0811#06 | p.1108#31 | p.1203r5c05 |
| | | háng ㄏㄤˊ | Road. / Track, pattern. / Row, line. / Row of soldiers in battle. / Unit of 25 soldiers. / Shaft of a feather (and by extension, wings). / Measure word for things which form rows. / Rank, position. | | | |