- after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
- 尾 wěi: 尾 wei3: tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish尾 yǐ: 尾 yi3: horse's tail; pointed posterior section of a locust etc
- happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
- hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding
- therefore
- explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:個|个[ge4]
- original meaning; original intention
- unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed
- to translate; to interpret
- 差 chā: 差 cha1: difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly差 chà: 差 cha4: different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]差 chāi: 差 chai1: to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official post差 cī: 差 ci1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
- critic
- to make a pun; to have a double meaning; double entendre
- poem; poetic works
- leader
- to enact laws; to legislate; legislation
- Minister of the Interior
- chairman (of a legislative assembly); speaker
- office; duty
- to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing)
- ancient Greece
- creator; founder; initiator
- Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher; José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011)
- disciple; follower
- to originate from
- playing card
- contract bridge (card game)
- forerunner; predecessor; precursor; previous incarnation (Buddhism); jacket front
- (name) Pierre
- Molière (1622-1673), French playwright and actor, master of comedy
- Jean Racine (1639-1699), French dramatist
- joint name; combined name
- foreign policy
- to abdicate
- small town
- capital city of an autonomous region
- naval port; naval base
- five; 5
- eldest brother
- Paul