- self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa
- to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- to arrive; most; to; until
- to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really
- 得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]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
- 立 lì: 立 li4: to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately立 Lì: 立 Li4: surname Li
- 为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to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)
- 后 hòu: 后 hou4: empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler后 Hòu: 后 Hou4: surname Hou后 hòu: 后 hou4: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- 征 zhēng: 征 zheng1: journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack征 zhēng: 征 zheng1: to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- late stage; later period
- must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
- again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- to succeed to the throne; accession
- the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
- (literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso); (bound form) to bow; (literary) oneself; personally
- (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- frugal; economical
- to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
- to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition
- 囊 nāng: 囊 nang1: used in 囊膪[nang1 chuai4] and 囊揣[nang1 chuai4]; used in 鼓鼓囊囊[gu3 gu5 nang1 nang1]囊 náng: 囊 nang2: sack; purse; pocket (for money)
- to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- curtain; screen
- 常 cháng: 常 chang2: always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant常 Cháng: 常 Chang2: surname Chang
- 居 Jū: 居 Ju1: surname Ju居 jū: 居 ju1: to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms居 jī: 居 ji1: (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
- 皇 huáng: 皇 huang2: emperor皇 Huáng: 皇 Huang2: surname Huang
- to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control
- 三 Sān: 三 San1: surname San三 sān: 三 san1: three; 3
- 年 Nián: 年 Nian2: surname Nian年 nián: 年 nian2: year; CL:個|个[ge4]年 nián: 年 nian2: grain; harvest (old)
- 服 fù: 服 fu4: classifier for medicine: dose; Taiwan pr. [fu2]服 fú: 服 fu2: clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes
- 庐 lú: 庐 lu2: hut庐 Lú: 庐 Lu2: surname Lu; Luzhou or Lu Prefecture 廬州|庐州[Lu2 Zhou1], a prefecture between the 6th and 13th centuries in present-day Anhui; Mount Lu 廬山|庐山[Lu2 Shan1] in Jiangxi Province
- (bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])
- lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
- as; as if; such as
- 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
- 发 fā: 发 fa1: to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)发 fà: 发 fa4: hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3]
- serious illness
- to know; to be aware
- 子 zǐ: 子 zi3: son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-子 zi: 子 zi5: noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"
- cannot; must not; should not
- 行 héng: 行 heng2: used in 道行[dao4 heng2]行 xíng: 行 xing2: (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon行 háng: 行 hang2: (bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or lines
- 丧 sàng: 丧 sang4: to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged丧 sāng: 丧 sang1: mourning; funeral; (old) corpse