- 监 jiàn: 监 jian4: (bound form) supervisor; supervisory office (in imperial China)监 jiān: 监 jian1: to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison
- (literary) my deceased grandfather; (literary) ancestors
- to bless and protect; to protect
- 的 dì: 的 di4: (bound form) bull's-eye; target的 de: 的 de5: of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs的 dī: 的 di1: a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的 dí: 的 di2: really and truly
- childhood
- Beijing and Tianjin
- corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda
- Dacheng, a county in Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 Shi4], Hebei
- plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- happiness; happy; blessed
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- of short duration; brief; momentary
- to purify one's body (i.e. to get castrated)
- to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- 宫 gōng: 宫 gong1: palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale宫 Gōng: 宫 Gong1: surname Gong
- to change; to alter; to transform
- all one's life; throughout one's life
- to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
- fate; destiny
- 为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
- to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail
- to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
- knife; CL:把[ba3]
- craftsman
- 毕 Bì: 毕 Bi4: surname Bi毕 bì: 毕 bi4: the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished
- five; 5
- to skyrocket; to get quick promotion in one's career
- 从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager; (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward
- talent
- 获 hùo: 获 huo4: (literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win获 hùo: 获 huo4: (bound form) to reap; to harvest
- to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation
- to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
- opportunity; opportune moment
- lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); fig. to return home after making good; Taiwan pr. [yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1]
- 计 Jì: 计 Ji4: surname Ji计 jì: 计 ji4: to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge
- to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
- posthumous edict (of former emperor)