- 尾 wěi: 尾 wei3: tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish尾 yǐ: 尾 yi3: horse's tail; pointed posterior section of a locust etc
- to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire); to live; to be alive; life; raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; strange; (bound form) student; person engaged in a field; (bound form) male role in traditional opera; (bound form) life; lifetime; (bound form) means of livelihood; (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2]); (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
- this; these
- can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
- language; use of words; phraseology; articles; essays; writing
- rude; impertinent
- 高 Gāo: 高 Gao1: surname Gao高 gāo: 高 gao1: high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
- to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title
- to praise; to acclaim; reputation
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- 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
- big; large; great
- 稍 shāo: 稍 shao1: somewhat; a little稍 shào: 稍 shao4: used in 稍息[shao4 xi1]
- 益 Yì: 益 Yi4: surname Yi益 yì: 益 yi4: benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more
- 亲 qìng: 亲 qing4: parents-in-law of one's offspring亲 qīn: 亲 qin1: parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear
- 幸 xìng: 幸 xing4: trusted; intimate; (of the emperor) to visit幸 xìng: 幸 xing4: fortunate; lucky幸 Xìng: 幸 Xing4: surname Xing
- 官 guān: 官 guan1: government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]官 Guān: 官 Guan1: surname Guan
- highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- 大夫 dà fū: 大夫 da4 fu1: senior official (in imperial China)大夫 dài fu: 大夫 dai4 fu5: doctor; physician
- 畜 xù: 畜 xu4: to raise (animals)畜 chù: 畜 chu4: livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 豫 Yù: 豫 Yu4: short name for Henan 河南[He2 nan2]豫 yù: 豫 yu4: happy; carefree; at one's ease
- national politics; archaic rank, "Minister of State"; common given name
- 刘 líu: 刘 liu2: (classical) a type of battle-ax; to kill; to slaughter刘 Líu: 刘 Liu2: surname Liu
- 向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- 数 shù: 数 shu4: number; figure; several; a few数 shǔ: 数 shu3: to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list数 shùo: 数 shuo4: (literary) frequently; repeatedly
- to ask; to inquire
- elder; term of respect for a Buddhist monk
- great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
- 通 tòng: 通 tong4: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)通 tōng: 通 tong1: to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- and; to reach; up to; in time for
- all; each and every; in all cases
- 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]
- mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) humorous; (literary) to reach agreement
- to initiate; to instigate; to introduce; to lead
- to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss
- cannot; must not; should not
- to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
- ordinary; mediocre
- later generations
- rumor
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)