- Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty
- Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒[Dong3 Zhong4 shu1]
- certainly; must; will; necessarily
- humane; kernel
- and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)
- (literary) wise; wisdom
- to lose; to miss; to fail
- to begin; to start; then; only then
- (of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; sprout; bud; (also used figuratively)
- to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
- to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
- monstrous; strange; strange phenomenon
- to be shocked; to be appalled; to be terrified
- to be close to; to approach; to draw near
- to compile
- history book
- to make a draft; to draw up (plans)
- document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat
- ancient books or records
- astronomy
- calendar science; calendar system
- to continue; to replenish
- History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
- 志 zhì: 志 zhi4: aspiration; ambition; the will志 zhì: 志 zhi4: sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
- 注 zhù: 注 zhu4: (bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject; (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate; (bound form) stake (in gambling); classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light注 zhù: 注 zhu4: to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text; an annotation; an explanatory note; (bound form) to put on record; to register
- to observe; to survey; observation (scientific etc)
- aspect of the celestial bodies (used for navigation and astrology)
- (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
- light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
- to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
- pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf
- 疏 shū: 疏 shu1: to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin; sparse; scanty; distant (relation); not close; to neglect; negligent; to present a memorial to the Emperor; commentary; annotation疏 Shū: 疏 Shu1: surname Shu
- dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
- compilation; selected works
- to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to stay home with nothing to do; to lead a solitary life
- poetic essay; taxation; to bestow on; to endow with
- 李 Lǐ: 李 Li3: surname Li李 lǐ: 李 li3: plum