Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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 |
除 | 阜+7 | | chú zhù shū ㄔㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄨ | eliminate, remove, except | v6,p4132#05 | p.1352#08 | p.1422r4c02 |
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. | | | |
临 | 臣+11 | 臨 𦣷 临 | lín lìn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˋ | draw near, approach; descend | v4,p2802#19 | p.999#24 | p.1106r5c01 |
济 | 水+14 | 泲 㴉 济 | jì jǐ qí ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄑㄧˊ | to help, aid, relieve; to ferry, cross | v3,p1771#12 | p.656#01 | p.836r1c01 |
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 |
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. | | | |
敢 | 攴+8 | 𠭖 𢽤 𣪏 | gǎn ㄍㄢˇ | to dare, venture; bold, brave | v2,p1463#09 | p.472#26 | p.605r4c02 |
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 |
职 | 耳+12 | 軄 职 | zhí zhì tè ㄓˊ ㄓˋ ㄊㄜˋ | duty, profession; office, post | v4,p2797#14 | p.970#04 | p.1086r4c01 |
解 | 角+6 | 觧 | jiě jiè xiè ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ | loosen, unfasten, untie; explain | v6,p3925#10 | p.1142#01 | p.1234r3c02 |
印 | 卩+4 | 𠘄 | yìn ㄧㄣˋ | print, seal, stamp, chop, mark | v1,p0312#02 | p.159#10 | p.225r2c04 |
绶 | 糸+8 | 绶 | shòu ㄕㄡˋ | silk ribbon attached as a seal | v5,p3417#04 | p.927#12 | p.1049r4c04 |
去 | 厶+3 | | qù ㄑㄩˋ | Leave, go away from. / Send away. / Remove, get rid of. / Banish, discard. / Lose, cease to possess. / Distance, separation. / Previous, past. / Later, after. | v1,p0384#08 | p.164#10 | p.232r1c04 |
| | | jǔ ㄐㄩˇ | Collect, keep. | | | |
| | | qū ㄑㄩ | Expel. | | | |
冀 | 八+14 | | jì ㄐㄧˋ | hope for; wish; Hebei province | v1,p0253#08 | p.128#24 | p.164r1c02 |
遂 | 辵+9 | 𨒉 𨔱 𨓸 𨔲 | suì ㄙㄨㄟˋ | Ditch between fields. / Waterway. / Pass through. / Succeed, go well. / Finished, past. / Grow up, bring up. / Favourable, as hoped. / Follow. / Not interfere with. / Advance. / Item used in archery. / Distant suburbs. / Adverb: finally, at last. / Adverb: and then, thereupon. / Part of a clock. / Distant, far off. / Name of a state in ancient China. | v6,p3862#03 | p.1260#32 | p.1328r5c01 |
| | | zhuì ㄓㄨㄟˋ | Fall. | | | |
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] | | | |
刺 | 刀+6 | 刾 㓨 莿 | cì qì ㄘˋ ㄑㄧˋ | stab; prick, irritate; prod | v1,p0333#02 | p.139#13 | p.182r3c02 |
客 | 宀+6 | | kè ㄎㄜˋ | guest, traveller; customer | v2,p0927#13 | p.284#12 | p.416r4c04 |
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 |
求 | 水+2 | 裘 | qiú ㄑㄧㄡˊ | seek; demand, request; beseech | v3,p1547#08 | p.604#04 | p.763r3c02 |
杀 | 殳+7 | 殺 煞 𢁛 𢽅 𢿹 𢽆 𢼡 𢿔 𧤿 杀 | shā ㄕㄚ | Kill. / Corrupt, ruin. / Die. / Fight, kill each other. | v3,p2157#01 | p.585#11 | p.743r4c02 |
| | | shài ㄕㄞˋ | Wither, decline. / Decrease, reduce us of. / Decline, fall. | | | |
| | | sà ㄙㄚˋ | Dim, gloomy appearance. | | | |
见 | 见+0 | 现 见 | jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ | See, catch sight of. / Feel, perceive. / Meet, come across. / Meet with, see. / Meet in battle. / Go to see. / Have come to see, have visit. / Grant an interview. / Recommend, introduce. / Introduce, present. / Hear. / Know, understand. / Experience, insight. / Intent, plan. / Used before a verb to indicate passive tense. / Used before a verb to indicate one is the receipient of anothers actions. / Particle used after a verb to indicate simultaneous action. / Coffin clothes. / Mix, mingle. | v6,p3663#01 | p.1133#01 | p.1229r1c01 |
| | | xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ | Appear, become visible. / Manifest, make evident. / Now, at present. / Existing, ready prepared. | | | |
琦 | 玉+8 | | qí ㄑㄧˊ | gem, precious stone, jade | v2,p1120#10 | p.734#23 | p.896r5c01 |
耕 | 耒+4 | 畊 简 | gēng ㄍㄥ | plow, cultivate | v4,p2770#10 | p.962#23 | p.1080r5c02 |
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 |
陌 | 阜+6 | | mò ㄇㄛˋ | foot path between rice fields | v6,p4125#05 | p.1349#09 | p.1421r2c01 |
上 | 一+2 | 丄 𠄞 | shàng ㄕㄤˋ | top; superior, highest; go up, send up | v1,p0005#04 | p.76#07 | p.24r2c01 |
怀 | 心+16 | 怀 怀 褱 | huái ㄏㄨㄞˊ | bosom, breast; carry in bosom | v4,p2369#10 | p.408#17 | p.548r1c06 |
书 | 曰+6 | 书 | shū ㄕㄨ | book, letter, document; writings | v2,p1509#09 | p.502#12 | p.650r3c02 |
一 | 一+0 | 弌 壹 | yī ㄧ | one; a, an; alone | v1,p0001#01 | p.75#01 | p.1r1c01 |
卷 | 卩+6 | 卷 | juàn quán ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ | scroll; curl; make a comeback | v1,p0315#03 | p.159#23 | p.226r6c04 |
息 | 心+6 | 𧪩 | xī ㄒㄧ | rest, put stop to, end, cease | v4,p2291#04 | p.385#20 | p.530r5c01 |
辄 | 车+7 | 輙 辄 | zhé ㄓㄜˊ | sides of chariot where weapons | v5,p3532#14 | p.1243#30 | p.1301r3c03 |
偃 | 人+9 | 㫃 | yǎn ㄧㄢˇ | cease, lay off, lay down | v1,p0187#01 | p.109#22 | p.115r6c03 |
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. | | | |
咏 | 言+5 | 咏 | yǒng ㄩㄥˇ | sing, hum, chant | v6,p3957#08 | p.1156#18 | p.1240r4c01 |
哀 | 口+6 | | āi ㄞ | sad, mournful, pitiful; pity | v1,p0620#10 | p.188#11 | p.270r4c01 |
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. | | | |
志 | 心+3 | 志 𢗍 志 | zhì ㄓˋ | purpose, will, determination; annals | v4,p2269#04 | p.376#21 | p.523r3c03 |
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 |
实 | 宀+11 | 実 宲 𡾍 寔 实 | shí ㄕˊ | Prosperous, wealthy. / Wealth, possessions. / Goods, supplies. / Full. / Fit into, stuff into. / Fruit, seed. / Result. / Real thing, actual content. / Fact, thing which happened. / True, honest. / Firm, unwavering. / In fact, actually. / Prove, show to be true. / Carry out, implement. / Term in arithmetic for a multiplicand or dividend. / Really, indeed so. / This. / Particle used in a sentence after moving forward the object. | v2,p0952#03 | p.291#04 | p.427r6c01 |
告 | 口+4 | 吿 | gào ㄍㄠˋ | tell, announce, inform; accuse | v1,p0589#12 | p.181#19 | |
曰 | 曰+0 | | yuē ㄩㄝ | (1) 说。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 |
将 | 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. | | | |
军 | 车+2 | 𡗽 军 | jūn ㄐㄩㄣ | army, military; soldiers, troops | v5,p3513#02 | p.1239#11 | p.1297r3c01 |
吾 | 口+4 | 𠮣 | wú ㄨˊ | First person pronoun: I, we. / Defend, resist. | v1,p0585#13 | p.180#03 | p.260r5c01 |
| | | yú ㄩˊ | See 吾吾. | | | |
| | | yá ㄧㄚˊ | Yunyu, an ancient district. | | | |
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". | | | |
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 |
今 | 人+2 | | jīn ㄐㄧㄣ | now, today, modern era | v1,p0105#05 | p.91#18 | p.83r5c02 |
君 | 口+4 | 𠱩 𠱭 | jūn ㄐㄩㄣ | The son of heaven. / The ruler of a state. / Dafu (title). / To be ruler. / To rule, to govern. | v1,p0595#06 | p.177#07 | p.256r6c08 |
贤 | 贝+8 | 臤 贒 贤 | xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ | virtuous, worthy, good; able | v6,p3646#06 | p.1209#28 | p.1276r5c02 |
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. | | | |
情 | 心+8 | 𢚏 啨 | qíng ㄑㄧㄥˊ | feeling, sentiment, emotion | v4,p2312#13 | p.389#31 | p.533r4c03 |
忍 | 心+3 | 㣼 | rěn ㄖㄣˇ | endure, bear, suffer; forbear | v4,p2271#03 | p.376#04 | p.523r1c01 |
可 | 口+2 | 歌 厥 | kě kè ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˋ | may, can, -able; possibly | v1,p0567#07 | p.172#12 | p.244r1c02 |
亟 | 二+6 | | jí qì ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ | urgently, immediately, extremely | v1,p0055#07 | p.87#14 | p.75r6c02 |
自 | 自+0 | 𦣹 鼻 | zì ㄗˋ | Oneself. / Begin, beginning. / From. / Originally. / Natural, naturally. / Supposing, if. / Even, even if. | v5,p3046#01 | p.1000#07 | p.1108r3c01 |
逃 | 辵+6 | 迯 𨒯 | táo ㄊㄠˊ | escape, flee; abscond, dodge | v6,p3830#03 | p.1256#26 | p.1314r6c01 |
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 |
此 | 止+2 | | cǐ ㄘˇ | This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then. | v2,p1438#03 | p.574#10 | p.735r4c01 |
亡 | 亠+1 | 亾 兦 | wáng wú ㄨㄤˊ ㄨˊ | death, destroyed; lose, perish | v1,p0279#05 | p.88#03 | p.75r6c04 |
矣 | 矢+2 | 𠤘 | yǐ ㄧˇ | Modal particle used to express declaration. / Modal particle used to express exclamation. / Modal particle used to express an order or request. | v4,p2580#04 | p.823#37 | p.955r5c01 |
得 | 彳+8 | 𢔶 䙷 𢔨 | dé ㄉㄜˊ | Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as “” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as “” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank. | v2,p0828#03 | p.367#31 | p.513r6c02 |
脱 | 肉+7 | 脱 | tuō ㄊㄨㄛ | Remove skin and bones from meat. / Remove, take off. / Leave, exit. / Escape, evade. / Emit, utter. | v3,p2081#01 | p.984#12 | p.1097r6c02 |
走 | 走+0 | 赱 㞫 | zǒu ㄗㄡˇ | walk, go on foot; run; leave | v5,p3473#01 | p.1215#01 | p.1283r6c02 |
竟 | 音+2 | | jìng ㄐㄧㄥˋ | finally, after all, at last | v4,p2710#01 | p.871#04 | p.1003r5c02 |
捕 | 手+7 | | bǔ ㄅㄨˇ | arrest, catch, seize | v3,p1878#05 | p.434#09 | p.577r3c02 |
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 |
著 | 草+8 | 着 螫 | zhù zhuó chú zhāo zháo zhe ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄨˊ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠˊ ㄓㄜ· | manifest; (Cant.) to wear | v5,p3228#02 | p.1044#26 | p.1153r3c03 |
赋 | 贝+8 | 赋 | fù ㄈㄨˋ | tax; give; endow; army; diffuse | v6,p3644#04 | p.1210#03 | p.1277r3c04 |
颂 | 页+4 | 颂 | sòng róng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ | laud, acclaim; hymn; ode | v7,p4362#03 | p.1400#12 | p.1476r1c01 |
铭 | 金+6 | 铭 | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | inscribe, engrave; unforgettably | v6,p4200#10 | p.1305#07 | p.1379r6c02 |
诔 | 言+6 | 诔 | lěi ㄌㄟˇ | eulogize, praise the dead | v6,p3960#10 | p.1160#10 | p.1244r6c02 |
箴 | 竹+9 | 针 针 | zhēn jiǎn ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˇ | needle, probe; admon | v5,p2990#03 | p.890#21 | p.1017r6c01 |
吊 | 弓+1 | 吊 | diào ㄉㄧㄠˋ | condole, mourn, pity; hang | v2,p0989#01 | p.356#07 | p.499r5c02 |
论 | 言+8 | 論 论 | lùn lún ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ | debate; discuss; discourse | v6,p3988#03 | p.1168#13 | p.1249r3c02 |
九 | 乙+1 | 玖 | jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ | nine | v1,p0048#05 | p.83#19 | p.48r6c01 |
咨 | 口+6 | 谘 嗞 谘 | zī ㄗ | inquire, consult, discuss; plan | v1,p0621#04 | p.186#11 | p.270r1c04 |
七 | 一+1 | 柒 | qī ㄑㄧ | seven | v1,p0003#03 | p.75#07 | p.7r4c02 |
言 | 言+0 | 訁 𢍗 𢍬 | yán ㄧㄢˊ | Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning. | v6,p3936#01 | p.1146#01 | p.1236r5c03 |
凡 | 几+1 | 凢 凣 | fán ㄈㄢˊ | Summary. / Ordinary. / All, every. / In total. / Adverb: approximately. / Name of a state. | v1,p0276#03 | p.134#02 | p.170r4c02 |
十 | 十+0 | 拾 拾 | shí ㄕˊ | ten, tenth; complete; perfect | v1,p0058#09 | p.155#17 | p.207r5c02 |
五 | 二+2 | 伍 𠄡 㐅 | wǔ ㄨˇ | five; surname | v1,p0011#03 | p.86#11 | p.64r3c01 |
篇 | 竹+9 | | piān ㄆㄧㄢ | chapter, section, essay, article | v5,p2995#10 | p.892#14 | p.1019r2c01 |