- seventeen; 17
- fifty
- to recruit soldiers
- to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist; (fig.) to elevate; to raise; to improve
- to assist
- 叶 xié: 叶 xie2: to be in harmony叶 Yè: 叶 Ye4: surname Ye叶 yè: 叶 ye4: leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats
- 芸 yún: 芸 yun2: common rue (Ruta graveolens); (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)芸 yún: 芸 yun2: used in 蕓薹|芸薹[yun2 tai2]
- the secular world
- evil spirit
- incomparable; matchless; unique
- husbands of sisters; brothers-in-law; extremely close (of a relationship)
- certainty; without a doubt
- close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention
- to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance
- foster mother; adoptive mother
- to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work)
- to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
- adopted son; foster son
- one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)
- to beg for alms; beggar
- woman
- arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority); fig. instructions from one's superiors
- mean; nasty; reprehensible; unprincipled
- to aim at; to target; to point at; to be directed at; registration; alignment (mechanical engineering)
- 当天 dāng tiān: 当天 dang1 tian1: on that day当天 dàng tiān: 当天 dang4 tian1: the same day
- ration
- embarrassment
- youngest son; very young son
- head; skull
- (coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her)
- brother's son; nephew
- (idiom) to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial
- mother's youngest sister; wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
- to punch a hole
- to inflict (punishment); to provide (training etc); to apply (pressure etc)