- Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙 (the seven mansions of the east sky)
- seven; 7
- 宿 Sù: 宿 Su4: surname Su宿 xǐu: 宿 xiu3: night; classifier for nights宿 sù: 宿 su4: lodge for the night; old; former宿 xìu: 宿 xiu4: constellation
- another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
- divinatory diagram; one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
- 云 yún: 云 yun2: (classical) to say云 yún: 云 yun2: cloud; CL:朵[duo3]云 Yún: 云 Yun2: surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]
- 乾 qián: 乾 qian2: one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰; ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)乾 Qián: 乾 Qian2: surname Qian乾 Gān: 乾 Gan1: surname Gan乾 gān: 乾 gan1: dry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster; futile; in vain; (dialect) rude; blunt; (dialect) to cold-shoulder
- 称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
- (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
- (bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4]); (computing) (bound form) parent-
- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
- mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
- to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder; ☳
- 索 Sǔo: 索 Suo3: surname Suo; abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia索 sǔo: 索 suo3: to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]
- (bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- 长 cháng: 长 chang2: long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])长 zhǎng: 长 zhang3: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
- female; woman; daughter
- according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
- theory; doctrine
- twelve; 12
- the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
- 中 zhòng: 中 zhong4: to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)中 Zhōng: 中 Zhong1: (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong中 zhōng: 中 zhong1: within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right
- 与 yù: 与 yu4: to take part in与 yǔ: 与 yu3: (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow
- northwest; northwestern
- to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- 礼 Lǐ: 礼 Li3: surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites礼 lǐ: 礼 li3: gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
- to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- to be capable of; to be able to; can
- to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
- 和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese
- gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
- representative; delegate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of
- to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- to be used for
- to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)
- moist
- therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ...
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- feat; contribution; merits and achievements
- 它 tā: 它 ta1: it它 tā: 它 ta1: it (pronoun for an animal)