- Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety)
- The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
- the imperial court; the government in imperial times
- court official (in former times)
- sacred writing; canon
- to continue; to replenish
- first year of an emperor's reign; first year of an era; first year of a significant time period
- February; second month (of the lunar year)
- Jiangsu and Zhejiang (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1] + 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1])
- province (old)
- 左 Zǔo: 左 Zuo3: surname Zuo左 zǔo: 左 zuo3: left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite
- deputy
- 赵 zhào: 赵 zhao4: to surpass (old)赵 Zhào: 赵 Zhao4: surname Zhao; one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC); the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
- simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)
- to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- 经 jīng: 经 jing1: classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]经 Jīng: 经 Jing1: surname Jing
- bamboo mat for sitting
- master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 诸 Zhū: 诸 Zhu1: surname Zhu诸 zhū: 诸 zhu1: all; various
- offspring; posterity
- to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom
- 平 Píng: 平 Ping2: surname Ping平 píng: 平 ping2: flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
- politics; government affairs
- 张 zhāng: 张 zhang1: to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes张 Zhāng: 张 Zhang1: surname Zhang
- members of the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院, employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards
- imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
- 忽 Hū: 忽 Hu1: surname Hu忽 hū: 忽 hu1: to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly
- 鲁 Lǔ: 鲁 Lu3: surname Lu; Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2]; short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]鲁 lǔ: 鲁 lu3: (bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
- 兒 r: 兒 r5: non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final兒 ér: 兒 er2: child; son
- to get lost; to lose one's bearings
- bachelor's degree; person holding a university degree
- surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in southern China at different historical periods
- 澄 Chéng: 澄 Cheng2: surname Cheng澄 chéng: 澄 cheng2: clear; limpid; to clarify; to purify澄 dèng: 澄 deng4: (of liquid) to settle; to become clear
- 大学 Dà xué: 大学 Da4 xue2: the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism大学 dà xué: 大学 da4 xue2: university; college; CL:所[suo3]
- biographic sketch of an emperor
- besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
- the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 将 jiàng: 将 jiang4: (bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)将 jiāng: 将 jiang1: will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])将 qiāng: 将 qiang1: to desire; to invite; to request
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