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Part V: Pinyin Index

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How to Use This Index

Find the character by pinyin. The index points to: - Part: Which lexicon section contains the primary entry - Family: Which radical/concept family it belongs to - Chapters: DDJ chapters where it appears - Guodian: ✓ if validated in ~300 BCE manuscripts

A

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
ān 安 I 宀 substrate 64, 80 ✓ A25

B

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
bài 敗 IV Completion 29, 64 ✓
bì 閉 IV Boundary mgmt 52, 56 ✓ A27
bié 別 II 刂 operator — —
bó 博 — — 81 ✓
bù 不 — Negation Throughout ✓

C

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
cháng 常 III 可/常 axis Throughout (as 恆)
chéng 成 IV Completion 2, 9, 17, 34, 64 ✓
chí 持 IV Non-occupation 9, 64 ✓
chōng 沖 I 氵 substrate 4, 42 ✓ A23
cí 慈 I 心 substrate 67 ✓
cuò 挫 IV Boundary mgmt 4, 56 ✓ A28

D

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
dào 道 IV Pattern/alignment Throughout ✓ throughout
dé 德 I, IV 心 substrate / Pattern 38, 51, etc. ✓ throughout
dé 得 II 彳 operator Throughout ✓
dì 地 I 土 substrate 1, 7, 25, 39 ✓ A21, A38
dìng 定 I, IV 宀 substrate / 自X 37, 57 ✓ A13, A30
dòng 動 III 動/靜 axis 5, 15, 16, 26, 45 ✓

F

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
fǎ 法 I, IV 氵 substrate 25 ✓ A23
fǎn 反 II, IV Return operator 25, 40, 65, 78 ✓ A22, A37
fú 復 II, IV Return operator 16, 28, 52, 64 ✓ A24, B06
fú 弗 IV Non-occupation Throughout ✓

G

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
gāng 剛 II, III 刂 operator / 剛柔 axis 76, 78 ✓
gāo 高 III 高/下 axis 2, 39 ✓
gē 割 II 刂 operator — —
gēn 根 I, IV 木 substrate / Return 16, 26, 59 ✓ A24
gǔ 谷 IV Void/function 6, 15, 28, 32, 39, 41 ✓
gǔ 穀 I 禾 substrate 39, 42 ✓
guī 歸 IV Return 16, 28, 34 ✓ A24
guì 貴 I 貝 substrate 13, 56, 72, 81 ✓

H

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
hài 害 I 宀 substrate 81 ✓
hǎi 海 I, IV 氵 substrate / Water 32, 66 ✓
hé 和 I, II, IV 禾 substrate / 口 operator 2, 4, 42, 55, 56 ✓ A15, A28
héng 恆 III 可/常 axis (Guodian form) Throughout ✓ throughout
hòu 後 III 先/後 axis 2, 7, 66, 67 ✓
huò 惑 IV Knowing 22, 44 —
hún 渾 I, IV 氵 substrate / Water 15, 25 ✓ A08

J

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
jī 積 I, IV 禾 substrate / Non-occupation 9, 81 ✓
jiān 堅 I 土 substrate 76, 78 ✓
jiāng 江 I, IV 氵 substrate / Water 32, 66 ✓
jiào 徼 III 妙/徼 axis 1 ✓
jiě 解 II, IV 刂 operator / Boundary 4, 56 ✓ A28
jìng 靜 III 動/靜 axis 16, 26, 37, 45 ✓
jiǔ 久 IV Constancy 7, 16, 59 ✓
jū 居 IV Non-occupation 2, 34, 51, 77 ✓
jūn 均 I, IV 土 substrate / 自X 57 ✓ A30

K

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
kě 可 II, III 口 operator / 可/常 axis 1, 32 ✓

L

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
lì 利 I, II, IV 禾+刂 / π-operation 8, 11, 22, 56, 81 ✓ A01
lún 輪 IV π-operation 11 ✓ A07

M

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
miào 妙 III 妙/徼 axis 1, 27 ✓
míng 名 II 口 operator 1, 25, 32, 37 ✓
míng 明 IV Knowing 16, 33, 52, 55 ✓
mò 末 I 木 substrate 38, 64 ✓ B01

P

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
pàn 判 II 刂 operator — —
pàn 泮 I 氵 substrate 64 ✓ A25
pìn 牝 IV Void/function 6, 10, 61 ✓
pǔ 朴/樸 I 木 substrate 15, 19, 28, 32, 37, 57 ✓

Q

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
qiáng 強 IV Yielding 30, 33, 55, 76 ✓
qīng 清 I, IV 氵 substrate / Water 15, 45 ✓ A09
qū 曲 IV π-operation 22 ✓
quán 全 IV Completion 22, 45 ✓

R

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
rán 然 IV 自X (自然) 17, 23, 25, 51, 64 ✓ A12
róu 柔 III, IV 剛/柔 axis / Yielding 43, 76, 78 ✓
ruò 弱 IV Yielding 40, 76, 78 ✓

S

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
sāi 塞 I, IV 土 substrate / Boundary 52, 56 ✓ A27, B05
shēn 深 I 氵 substrate 4, 15 —
shèn 慎 I 心 substrate 64 ✓ B06
shēng 生 IV 相X (相生) 2, 51, etc. ✓ A15
shì 室 I 宀 substrate 11 ✓ A07
shì 恃 IV Non-occupation 2, 10, 51, 77 ✓
shǐ 始 IV Completion 1, 14, 64 ✓
shuǐ 水 IV Water 8, 78 ✓
sī 私 I 禾 substrate 7 —
suí 隨 IV 相X (相隨) 2 ✓ A16

T

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
tóng 同 II, IV 口 operator / Boundary 4, 56 ✓ A28

W

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
wú 無 III 無/有 axis Throughout ✓ throughout
wú 吾 II 口 operator Throughout ✓

X

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
xī 稀 I 禾 substrate 41 —
xià 下 III 高/下 axis 2, 8, 39, 61, 66 ✓
xiān 先 III 先/後 axis 2, 7, 66, 67 ✓
xiāng 相 I, IV 木 substrate / 相X 2, etc. ✓ A15
xíng 形 IV 相X (相形) 2 ✓ A16
xū 虛 IV Void/function 3, 5, 16 ✓
xuán 玄 III Origin position 1, 6, 10, 51, 56 ✓

Y

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
yán 言 II 口 operator Throughout ✓
yíng 盈 IV 相X (相盈) 2, 9 ✓ A16
yǒu 有 III 無/有 axis Throughout ✓ throughout
yòng 用 IV Void/function 4, 11, 35, 40 ✓
yuān 淵 I, IV 氵 substrate / Void 4, 8 ✓ A23

Z

Pinyin Character Part Family Chapters Guodian
zé 則 II 刂 operator 3, 22, 64 ✓
zhēng 爭 IV Non-occupation 3, 8, 22, 66, 68, 81 ✓
zhèng 正 IV 自X (自正) 57 ✓ A32
zhī 知 II, IV 口 operator / Knowing Throughout ✓ throughout
zhì 治 I 氵 substrate 3, 17, 60, 64 ✓
zhì 智 IV Knowing 18, 19, 33, 65 ✓
zhì 制 II 刂 operator — —
zhí 執 IV Non-occupation 29, 64 ✓
zhōng 終 IV Completion 16, 64 ✓
zì 自 IV 自X operator Throughout ✓ throughout
zōng 宗 I 宀 substrate 4 ✓ A23

Quick Reference: Most Important Characters

Pinyin Character Core Meaning Primary Reference
dào 道 Pattern Part IV
dé 德 Alignment Part I (心), Part IV
lì 利 π-operation (scythe) Part I (禾), Part II (刂)
wú 無 Void Part III (無/有)
yǒu 有 Form Part III (無/有)
fǎn 反 Return/2π Part II (反 operator)
zì rán 自然 Self-so Part IV (自X)
xiāng shēng 相生 Mutual arising Part IV (相X)
cháng 常/恆 Constant Part III (可/常)

This is Part V of the Structural Lexicon. Use this index to locate characters by pronunciation. All cross-references point to Parts I-IV for detailed entries.