- to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
- heir; descendant; posterity
- official career (formal)
- scholar; intellectual
- 应 Yīng: 应 Ying1: surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Ying4]应 yīng: 应 ying1: to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall应 yìng: 应 ying4: to answer; to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with
- chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart
- 伯 bǎi: 伯 bai3: one hundred (old)伯 bó: 伯 bo2: father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old); (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old); honorific (old)
- Peng, large fabulous bird; roc
- twenty-fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068
- graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
- twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072
- successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination; palace graduate
- (of one person) to hold the successive posts of; (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc)
- see 鳳陽縣|凤阳县[Feng4 yang2 Xian4]
- Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)
- compilation; selected works
- 司 sī: 司 si1: to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)司 Sī: 司 Si1: surname Si
- to examine; to test; to check
- 封 Fēng: 封 Feng1: surname Feng封 fēng: 封 feng1: to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
- see 青州市[Qing1 zhou1 Shi4]
- Ministry of War (in imperial China)
- to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent
- office; duty
- to appoint sb to a post or confer a title on sb by imperial order
- 嘉 Jiā: 嘉 Jia1: surname Jia嘉 jiā: 嘉 jia1: excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend
- to comment on; to discuss; to suggest
- 大夫 dài fu: 大夫 dai4 fu5: doctor; physician大夫 dà fū: 大夫 da4 fu1: senior official (in imperial China)
- see 崇禮區|崇礼区[Chong2 li3 Qu1]
- worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
- 宦 Huàn: 宦 Huan4: surname Huan宦 huàn: 宦 huan4: imperial official; court eunuch
- shrine; to offer a sacrifice
- 还 Huán: 还 Huan2: surname Huan还 hái: 还 hai2: still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else还 huán: 还 huan2: to pay back; to return
- signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]); brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]); (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2 pai2] and 曲牌[qu3 pai2])
- nine; 9
- 仔 zī: 仔 zi1: used in 仔肩[zi1 jian1]仔 zǐ: 仔 zi3: (bound form) (of domestic animals or fowl) young; (bound form) fine; detailed仔 zǎi: 仔 zai3: (dialect) (bound form) young man
- to assist
- fifty-fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038