- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- (idiom) to experience it for oneself; to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
- to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~
- 为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to
- afterwards; later; newly arrived
- 搜 sōu: 搜 sou1: to search搜 sōu: 搜 sou1: (bound form) to collect; to gather
- to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
- work (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]
- actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 礼 lǐ: 礼 li3: gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy礼 Lǐ: 礼 Li3: surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites
- the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
- 地 de: 地 de5: -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct地 dì: 地 di4: earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan
- (archaic) the four rivers (Yangtze 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1], Yellow 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2], Huai 淮河[Huai2 He2], Ji 濟水|济水[Ji3 Shui3]); (TCM) acupuncture point SJ-9
- dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
- 望 wàng: 望 wang4: full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards望 wàng: 望 wang4: 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- 大夫 dà fū: 大夫 da4 fu1: senior official (in imperial China)大夫 dài fu: 大夫 dai4 fu5: doctor; physician
- five; 5
- door; strategic gateway; portal; faction; sect; family status; family; web portal; (old) brothel
- 祖 zǔ: 祖 zu3: ancestor; forefather; grandparents祖 Zǔ: 祖 Zu3: surname Zu
- 盖 gài: 盖 gai4: lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build盖 Gě: 盖 Ge3: surname Ge
- disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
- to flatter; to cajole
- to speak; to say
- 以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- 隐 yǐn: 隐 yin3: (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-隐 yìn: 隐 yin4: to lean upon
- public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)
- 将 qiāng: 将 qiang1: to desire; to invite; to request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])
- 钟 Zhōng: 钟 Zhong1: surname Zhong钟 zhōng: 钟 zhong1: handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc)钟 zhōng: 钟 zhong1: a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3 fen1 zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
- 遇 Yù: 遇 Yu4: surname Yu遇 yù: 遇 yu4: (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat; to receive
- thief; robber; (bound form) traitor; subversive; (bound form) evil; wicked; sly; shifty; devious; (literary) to harm; to injure; (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)
- 氏 zhī: 氏 zhi1: used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]; used in 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]氏 shì: 氏 shi4: (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan"); (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang"); (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
- the Second (of numbered kings); second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
- 欲 yù: 欲 yu4: desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed欲 yù: 欲 yu4: to wish for; to desire
- 解 jiě: 解 jie3: to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection解 jiè: 解 jie4: to transport under guard解 xiè: 解 xie4: acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)解 Xiè: 解 Xie4: surname Xie
- 阎 Yán: 阎 Yan2: surname Yan (sometimes written 閆|闫[Yan2] in recent years)阎 yán: 阎 yan2: (literary) the gate of a lane
- 乐 lào: 乐 lao4: used in place names乐 yuè: 乐 yue4: music乐 lè: 乐 le4: happy; cheerful; to laugh乐 Lè: 乐 Le4: surname Le乐 Yuè: 乐 Yue4: surname Yue
- to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]
- to murder a superior; to murder one's parent
- courtesy name for Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
- not to allow; must not; can't
- Zi Lu (542-480 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3], also known as Ji Lu 季路[Ji4 Lu4]
- prayer; pray; supplication
- (piece of) news; information; message; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 节 jié: 节 jie2: joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour)节 jiē: 节 jie1: see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
- 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]平 Píng: 平 Ping2: surname Ping
- 荀 Xún: 荀 Xun2: surname Xun荀 xún: 荀 xun2: (archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts; name of a state that existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shanxi