- 汉 hàn: 汉 han4: man汉 Hàn: 汉 Han4: Han ethnic group; Chinese (language); the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- 唐 Táng: 唐 Tang2: Tang dynasty (618–907); surname Tang唐 táng: 唐 tang2: to exaggerate; empty; in vain
- dynasty
- 曾 zēng: 曾 zeng1: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)曾 céng: 曾 ceng2: once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)曾 Zēng: 曾 Zeng1: surname Zeng
- this; these
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- to look far ahead; to look forward (to)
- development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
- overall trend
- gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things
- to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
- an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect
- scenery; landscape
- even more (so)
- successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties
- emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]
- tomb (of king or emperor)
- stone tablet (with inscription)
- stone inscription; carved stone
- temple; monastery; shrine
- 说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- can be found everywhere
- can be seen everywhere
- 大 dà: 大 da4: big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)大 dài: 大 dai4: see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
- Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
- to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat
- 福 Fú: 福 Fu2: surname Fu; abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]福 fú: 福 fu2: good fortune; happiness; luck
- Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)
- inside; inner; internal; within; interior
- small; tiny; few; young
- see 雁塔區|雁塔区[Yan4 ta3 Qu1]
- 似 sì: 似 si4: to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than似 shì: 似 shi4: used in 似的[shi4 de5]
- each other; mutual
- great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 滄海桑田|沧海桑田[cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2]
- Forest of Steles (museum in Xi'an); Beilin District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
- inscription on a tablet
- to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)
- to live; life; livelihood