- (bound form) sincere; genuine; (bound form) (of an illness) serious
- to seek; to look for
- to seek; to look for
- to be loyal to
- to shelter; to protect; to provide refuge; (law) asylum
- to exist; to survive
- to rely on; to depend on; support
- 苏 sū: 苏 su1: used in 嚕囌|噜苏[lu1 su1]苏 sū: 苏 su1: to revive苏 Sū: 苏 Su1: surname Su; abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃[Su1 wei2 ai1] or 蘇聯|苏联[Su1 lian2]; abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1]; abbr. for Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1]苏 sū: 苏 su1: Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration
- it could even be said
- 芈 Mǐ: 芈 Mi3: surname Mi芈 mǐ: 芈 mi3: to bleat (of a sheep)
- King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
- consul (of the Roman Republic); magistrate (chief administrator)
- among; in the middle; in the center
- rank; grade; quality; (aesthetic) taste
- to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly)
- feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion to a high official position
- can be rated as; can be said to be
- concept; idea; CL:個|个[ge4]
- system of thought; ideology
- to comprehend; to understand
- meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint; connotation
- Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC)
- origin; source
- humanity; human race; mankind
- explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to contain; to embody; to include
- to broaden
- (literary) to become an official
- to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope
- Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴
- to praise; to commend; to compliment
- (bound form) to clasp under the arm; (bound form) to coerce; (bound form) to harbor (resentment etc); Taiwan pr. [xia2]
- even more (so)
- position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune