| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
|---|
| 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. | | | |
| 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. | | | |
| 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 |
| 制 | 刀+6 | 𠜔 𠝦 𠝁 𠛐 制 | zhì ㄓˋ | system; establish; overpower | v1,p0335#01 | p.139#02 | p.181r6c04 |
| 禄 | 示+8 | 祿 禄 | lù ㄌㄨˋ | blessing, happiness, prosperity | v4,p2402#08 | p.844#08 | p.982r4c04 |
| 爵 | 爪+14 | 𥥼 𩰧 𣡫 𠙘 | jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ | feudal title or rank | v3,p2037#06 | p.689#29 | |
| 公 | 八+2 | 㒶 | gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | fair, equitable; public; duke | v1,p0242#01 | p.126#28 | p.151r3c01 |
| 侯 | 人+7 | 𥎦 | hóu hòu ㄏㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ | marquis, lord; target in archery | v1,p0167#01 | p.103#07 | p.104r3c06 |
| 伯 | 人+5 | | bó bǎi bà ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄚˋ | older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count' | v1,p0136#02 | p.96#16 | p.93r5c03 |
| 子 | 子+0 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | zǐ ㄗˇ | (3) 五等爵位中的第四等。 Fourth of the five levels of nobility. | v2,p1006#06 | p.277#01 | p.395r1c01 |
| 男 | 田+2 | 侽 | nán ㄋㄢˊ | male, man; son; baron; surname | v4,p2529#05 | p.759#02 | p.912r1c02 |
| 凡 | 几+1 | 凢 凣 | fán ㄈㄢˊ | (4) 总共，共。 In total. | v1,p0276#03 | p.134#02 | p.170r4c02 |
| 五 | 二+2 | 伍 𠄡 㐅 | wǔ ㄨˇ | five; surname | v1,p0011#03 | p.86#11 | p.64r3c01 |
| 等 | 竹+6 | 朩 寸 | děng ㄉㄥˇ | rank, grade; wait; equal; 'etc.' | v5,p2962#01 | p.882#24 | p.1011r5c03 |
| 诸侯 | 言+9
人+7 | 𢒕 诸
𥎦 | zhū hóu ㄓㄨ ㄏㄡˊ | 古代帝王分封的各国国君，规定要服从王命，定期朝贡述职。 Ruler of a vassal state during the Zhou dynasty. | v6,p3982#03
v1,p0167#01 | p.1172#04
p.103#07 | p.104r3c06 |
| 上大夫 | 一+2
大+0
大+1 | 丄 𠄞
𠘲
| shàng dà fū ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ | 古代官阶之一。周代有上大夫、下大夫。 "Great officer of the highest grade", official title used in the Zhou dynasty. | v1,p0005#04
v1,p0520#01
v1,p0521#01 | p.76#07
p.248#01
p.248#11 | p.24r2c01
p.342r3c03
p.367r2c01 |
| 卿 | 卩+9 | | qīng ㄑㄧㄥ | noble, high officer | v1,p0318#03 | p.160#08 | p.228r2c01 |
| 下大夫 | 一+2
大+0
大+1 | 丅 厥 𠄟
𠘲
| xià dà fū ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ | 古代官阶之一。周代有上大夫、下大夫。 "Great officer of the lowest grade", official title used in the Zhou dynasty. | v1,p0007#01
v1,p0520#01
v1,p0521#01 | p.76#10
p.248#01
p.248#11 | p.28r1c01
p.342r3c03
p.367r2c01 |
| 上士 | 一+2
士+0 | 丄 𠄞
| shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ | (1) 古代官阶之一。周代有上士、中士、下士。 "Officer of the highest grade", official title used in the Zhou dynasty. | v1,p0005#04
v1,p0416#01 | p.76#07
p.242#38 | p.24r2c01
p.333r1c03 |
| 中士 | 丨+3
士+0 | 𠁧 𠁩 冢
| zhōng shì ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕˋ | 古代官阶之一。周代有上士、中士、下士。 "Officer of the middle grade", official title used in the Zhou dynasty. | v1,p0028#10
v1,p0416#01 | p.79#03
p.242#38 | p.37r4c02
p.333r1c03 |
| 下士 | 一+2
士+0 | 丅 厥 𠄟
| xià shì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ | (1) 古代官阶之一。周代有上士、中士、下士。 "Officer of the lowest grade", official title used in the Zhou dynasty. | v1,p0007#01
v1,p0416#01 | p.76#10
p.242#38 | p.28r1c01
p.333r1c03 |
