- scholar; intellectual
- to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- by the time that
- member of council; (literary) to take care of matters
- fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
- 琢磨 zúo mo: 琢磨 zuo2 mo5: to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]琢磨 zhúo mó: 琢磨 zhuo2 mo2: to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work
- phlegm; spittle
- 血 xuè: 血 xue4: blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]血 xiě: 血 xie3: see 血[xue4]
- to stop (before completion); to cease; to suspend
- to indulge in; to delay
- refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院
- 沈 Shěn: 沈 Shen3: surname Shen沈 shěn: 沈 shen3: (literary) juice沈 Shěn: 沈 Shen3: short name for 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2]
- (fragrant plant)
- calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship
- to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL:個|个[ge4]
- usual; common; ordinary
- 黾 měng: 黾 meng3: toad黾 mǐn: 黾 min3: to strive
- pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used); punctuation; periods and commas; sentences and phrases
- to stop
- to halt; to break off; pause (in speech)
- punctuation; a punctuation mark
- meaning; content of speech or writing; semantic
- 圈 juàn: 圈 juan4: livestock enclosure; pen; fold; sty圈 juān: 圈 juan1: to confine; to lock up; to pen in圈 quān: 圈 quan1: circle; ring; loop; (fig.) social circle; niche group; community; fandom; classifier for loops, orbits, laps; to surround; to encircle; to circle (sth); to mark with a circle
- to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- sign; mark; symbol; to mark up; (computing) token
- required course; compulsory course
- (literary) boy
- to confuse; to be puzzled
- to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing; to punctuate
- to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shi3 huan4]
- the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
- the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]
- Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]
- grain; corn
- Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history, probably written by multiple authors during Han dynasty, same as 公羊春秋[Gong1 yang2 Chun1 qiu1]
- "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts
- afternoon
- next day; the morrow
- early morning
- nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)
- time interval; work shift; time slot; the twelve two-hour divisions of the day
- approximately; probably