- 泰 Tài: 泰 Tai4: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong; abbr. for Thailand泰 tài: 泰 tai4: safe; peaceful; most; grand
- 十一 shí yī: 十一 shi2 yi1: eleven; 11十一 Shí Yī: 十一 Shi2 Yi1: PRC National Day (October 1st)
- prize; award; bonus; reward; (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise; to award; to give as a reward
- twelve; 12
- 修 xīu: 修 xiu1: to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)修 Xīu: 修 Xiu1: surname Xiu
- benevolent government
- thirteen; 13
- to hunt
- fourteen; 14
- (bound form) meritorious accomplishment
- to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
- notable deeds; exploits
- to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
- the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
- to attach importance to sth; to value
- north; (classical) to be defeated
- to assist; to complement; auxiliary
- palace hall
- 西 Xī: 西 Xi1: the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish西 xī: 西 xi1: west
- small rooms facing or to the side of the main hall or veranda
- 观 guān: 观 guan1: to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook观 Guàn: 观 Guan4: surname Guan观 guàn: 观 guan4: Taoist monastery; palace gate watchtower; platform
- cord on a seal
- same as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
- double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
- shady business
- courtyard; institution; CL:個|个[ge4]
- cause; reason; because
- to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
- specialized
- to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe
- empress dowager
- life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
- to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2]
- character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:個|个[ge4]
- resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense
- to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
- 谢 Xiè: 谢 Xie4: surname Xie谢 xiè: 谢 xie4: to thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse; (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither
- 偃 yǎn: 偃 yan3: to lie supine; to stop; to fall down偃 Yǎn: 偃 Yan3: surname Yan
- 皇 Huáng: 皇 Huang2: surname Huang皇 huáng: 皇 huang2: emperor
- poetic essay; taxation; to bestow on; to endow with