- 义 Yì: 义 Yi4: surname Yi; (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])义 yì: 义 yi4: justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship
- (literary) to change one's residence
- 家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- Hedong district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong
- to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
- 王 Wáng: 王 Wang2: surname Wang王 wàng: 王 wang4: (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)王 wáng: 王 wang2: king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great
- 齐 qí: 齐 qi2: neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out齐 Qí: 齐 Qi2: (name of states and dynasties at several different periods); surname Qi
- 阎 yán: 阎 yan2: (literary) the gate of a lane阎 Yán: 阎 Yan2: surname Yan (sometimes written 閆|闫[Yan2] in recent years)
- 兴 xìng: 兴 xing4: feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement兴 Xīng: 兴 Xing1: surname Xing兴 xīng: 兴 xing1: to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect)
- 召 Shào: 召 Shao4: surname Shao; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province召 zhào: 召 zhao4: to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
- to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to
- a book; a register; account-book
- to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4]
- Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE; see 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1]
- marketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market
- fair; impartial
- measure; tolerance; breadth; magnanimity; (math.) metric
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
- to deceive; to dupe; falsehood; lie; (dialect) to amuse
- light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
- 武 Wǔ: 武 Wu3: surname Wu武 wǔ: 武 wu3: martial; military
- to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed
- xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing; successful second degree candidate
- (of one person) to hold the successive posts of; (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc)
- short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province; one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province
- to hold a post; to take office
- to pursue public affairs
- 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]
- nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:個|个[ge4]
- simple; plain; unadorned; unaffected; unsophisticated; rustic; earthy
- correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
- literary talent; literary grace; rich and bright colors
- 修 Xīu: 修 Xiu1: surname Xiu修 xīu: 修 xiu1: to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)
- majestic presence; awe-inspiring manner
- 语 yù: 语 yu4: (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know语 yǔ: 语 yu3: dialect; language; speech
- 见 xiàn: 见 xian4: to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]见 jiàn: 见 jian4: to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
- Classic of Rites
- 曲 qū: 曲 qu1: bent; crooked; wrong曲 qǔ: 曲 qu3: tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]曲 Qū: 曲 Qu1: surname Qu曲 qū: 曲 qu1: fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc); Taiwan pr. [qu2]
- 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
- The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
- finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- ancient times
- 正当 zhèng dàng: 正当 zheng4 dang4: honest; reasonable; fair; sensible正当 zhèng dāng: 正当 zheng4 dang1: timely; just (when needed)
- 只 zhǐ: 只 zhi3: only; merely; just只 zhī: 只 zhi1: grain that has begun to ripen只 zhī: 只 zhi1: classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc