- arms; equipment; to arm; military; armed (forces)
- zealotry; fanatical; feverish
- behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
- to prop up; to support; strut; brace
- to build
- thick; substantial; sturdy; solid
- granite
- to revolve around; to center on (an issue)
- to seal (with an official stamp); to stamp; (fig.) to ratify; to put a lid on (a cooking pot); to cap; to build an extension or additional story
- parapet; defensive wall; breastwork
- interior; inside (part, section); internal
- each; every
- defenders
- supply; replenishment; to replenish
- depot; storehouse; warehouse
- cannon; gun; artillery
- 佛 fú: 佛 fu2: used in 仿佛[fang3 fu2]佛 Fó: 佛 Fo2: Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2])佛 fú: 佛 fu2: used in 彷彿|仿佛[fang3 fu2]佛 fú: 佛 fu2: (female) head ornament
- to stand a siege; trapped in a besieged city
- to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining
- mass; multitude; the masses
- to receive in no small measure
- practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful
- to vow; to pledge; to swear
- 埋 mái: 埋 mai2: to bury埋 mán: 埋 man2: used in 埋怨[man2 yuan4]
- ruins
- to tower; standing tall and upright (of large building)
- gibbet; hanging post
- to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)
- formal; official
- to take (sth proffered)
- to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
- trench; entrenchment
- military engineer
- to assist (usually a ruler)
- battalion commander