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Daoism -> Dao De Jing -> 4

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.
沖	水+4	盅 冲	chōng ㄔㄨㄥ	pour, infuse, steep; wash away	v3,p1565#03	p.611#18	p.771r6c02
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 「能(3)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as 「能(2.1)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent.
用	用+0	𤰆 𠛁	yòng ㄩㄥˋ	use, employ, apply, operate; use	v1,p0097#05	p.755#24	p.908r6c02
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
或	戈+4	𢈿	huò ㄏㄨㄛˋ	Pronoun: some, someone, something. / Have. / Sometimes. / Again. / Either, perhaps. / Expressive particle. / Confuse, be at a loss.	v2,p1402#08	p.412#18	p.552r5c01
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 「否(1.2)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as 「否(1.3)」 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 「丕(1)」 pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
盈	皿+4		yíng ㄧㄥˊ	fill; full, overflowing; surplus	v4,p2558#12	p.793#07	p.938r5c03
淵	水+8	𣶒 囦 𠝃 渊	yuān ㄩㄢ	gulf, abyss, deep	v3,p1681#01	p.632#08	p.807r1c02
兮	八+2	𠔃	xī ㄒㄧ	exclamatory particle	v1,p0241#06	p.127#03	p.160r5c01
似	人+5	𠚦	sì shì ㄙˋ ㄕˋ	resemble, similar to; as if, seem	v1,p0127#02	p.97#10	p.95r1c04
萬	禸+8	万 卍 㸘 𤍚 𢁭	wàn ㄨㄢˋ	ten thousand; innumerable	v5,p3247#08	p.1042#33	p.1149r4c02
物	牛+4		wù ㄨˋ	thing, substance, creature	v3,p1805#03	p.699#09	p.869r5c01
宗	宀+5		zōng ㄗㄨㄥ	lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan	v2,p0917#11	p.283#14	p.411r6c01
挫	手+7	繲	cuò ㄘㄨㄛˋ	push down; chop down; grind	v3,p1885#03	p.431#22	p.575r5c03
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.
銳	金+7	鋭 锐	ruì duì yuè ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ	sharp, keen, acute, pointed	v6,p4211#12	p.1306#03	p.1380r6c01
解	角+6	觧	jiě jiè xiè ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ	loosen, unfasten, untie; explain	v6,p3925#10	p.1142#01	p.1234r3c02
紛	糸+4	纷	fēn ㄈㄣ	in disorder, scattered, tangled	v5,p3375#09	p.918#06	p.1034r2c02
和	口+5	龢 咊 惒	hé huò huó hè ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄜˋ	harmony, peace; peaceful, calm	v1,p0602#01	p.185#01	p.267r3c01
光	儿+4	灮 炗 𤎫 𠈑 𤉭	guāng ㄍㄨㄤ	light, brilliant, shine; only	v1,p0266#07	p.124#06	p.135r4c01
同	口+3	仝 衕	tóng tòng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ	same, similar; together with	v1,p0578#01	p.175#06	p.252r1c01
塵	土+11	𦧄 𡐪 尘	chén ㄔㄣˊ	dust, dirt, ashes, cinders	v1,p0482#03	p.236#38	p.327r5c10
湛	水+9	㴴	zhàn chén dān jiān tán jìn ㄓㄢˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ	deep; profound; clear; tranquil, placid	v3,p1667#06	p.637#16	p.816r1c01
存	子+3	𠩯	cún ㄘㄨㄣˊ	exist, live, be; survive; remain	v2,p1009#07	p.278#02	p.398r3c01
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.
不	一+3	不 𠀚 𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	(3.1) 否定副詞：用於動詞、形容詞等前面，表示否定。 Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation.	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
知	矢+3	𢇻 𥎿	zhī ㄓ	Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of.	v4,p2581#02	p.824#01	p.955r5c02
			zhì ㄓˋ	Wisdom.
誰	言+8	谁	shuí shéi ㄕㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄟˊ	who? whom? whose? anyone?	v6,p3987#10	p.1165#11	p.1247r3c02
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
象	豕+5	𤉢 𧰼	xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ	elephant; ivory; figure, image	v6,p3611#09	p.1195#21	p.1262r5c04
帝	巾+6	𢂇 𠫦	dì ㄉㄧˋ	supreme ruler, emperor; god	v1,p0738#02	p.330#14	p.474r5c07
先	儿+4		xiān ㄒㄧㄢ	first, former, previous	v1,p0267#02	p.124#05	p.134r3c02

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