- 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
- 苟 Gǒu: 苟 Gou3: surname Gou苟 gǒu: 苟 gou3: (literary) if indeed; (bound form) careless; negligent; (bound form) temporarily
- absurd; fantastic; presumptuous; rash
- to speak; to say
- to annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation
- rule; regulation
- system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution; CL:個|个[ge4]
- thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
- trifle; trivial matter; CL:點|点[dian3]
- to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)
- beforehand; in advance
- to respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency; (attributive) emergency
- preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
- 语 yǔ: 语 yu3: dialect; language; speech语 yù: 语 yu4: (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
- 见 jiàn: 见 jian4: to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view见 xiàn: 见 xian4: to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
- Classic of Rites
- 檀 Tán: 檀 Tan2: surname Tan檀 tán: 檀 tan2: sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red
- 弓 Gōng: 弓 Gong1: surname Gong弓 gōng: 弓 gong1: a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc)
- (old) cap (garment); military officer of low rank (in former times); preceding
- mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
- to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
- (literary) child
- to sob
- Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
- classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
- 难 nán: 难 nan2: difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good难 nàn: 难 nan4: disaster; distress; to scold
- leap
- 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]
- to downgrade; to lower the standard; degrading; humiliating
- 相 xiāng: 相 xiang1: each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])相 xiàng: 相 xiang4: appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)相 Xiāng: 相 Xiang1: surname Xiang
- 从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- to condescend; to deign
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- to be close to; to approach; to draw near
- to approach; to get close to
- as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet
- to hope to reach; to strive for
- to reach (with one's hand etc); (fig.) to attain (an objective)
- sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
- Zi Gong or Duanmu Ci 端木賜|端木赐[Duan1 mu4 Ci4] (520 BC-), disciple of Confucius
- to ask; to inquire
- 师 Shī: 师 Shi1: surname Shi师 shī: 师 shi1: teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops
- 商 Shāng: 商 Shang1: Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC); surname Shang商 shāng: 商 shang1: commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)
- who; which; what
- worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
- 颛 Zhuān: 颛 Zhuan1: surname Zhuan颛 zhuān: 颛 zhuan1: good; simple
- 孙 Sūn: 孙 Sun1: surname Sun孙 sūn: 孙 sun1: grandson; descendant
- 卜 Bǔ: 卜 Bu3: surname Bu卜 bǔ: 卜 bu3: (bound form) to divine卜 bó: 卜 bo2: used in 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]