- to seep in; to influence; to nurture; influence; training
- breast; receive
- Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
- theory; doctrine
- all one's life; throughout one's life
- learning; science; academic; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4]); (computing) (bound form) parent-
- to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior)
- (of one person) to hold the successive posts of; (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc)
- see 武陵區|武陵区[Wu3 ling2 Qu1]
- governor of a province
- to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do
- 郎 Láng: 郎 Lang2: surname Lang郎 láng: 郎 lang2: (arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth
- 尉 Wèi: 尉 Wei4: surname Wei尉 wèi: 尉 wei4: military officer尉 yù: 尉 yu4: used in 尉遲|尉迟[Yu4 chi2]; used in 尉犁[Yu4 li2] (the name of a place in Xinjiang)
- brother's son; nephew
- reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty
- seven; 7
- one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
- younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
- 璩 Qú: 璩 Qu2: surname Qu璩 qú: 璩 qu2: (jade ring)
- smart; intelligent
- 好学 hào xué: 好学 hao4 xue2: eager to study; studious; erudite好学 hǎo xué: 好学 hao3 xue2: easy to learn
- 少 shǎo: 少 shao3: few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom少 shào: 少 shao4: young
- studious; diligent in study
- to read extensively; to be widely read
- to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult; the whole year
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- canton; county; region
- to recommend
- xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing; successful second degree candidate
- Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189
- two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- 辟 bì: 辟 bi4: (literary) king; monarch; (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service辟 pì: 辟 pi4: penal law辟 pì: 辟 pi4: to open (a door); to open up (for development); to dispel; to refute; to repudiate; (bound form) penetrating; incisive
- 将军 Jiāng jūn: 将军 Jiang1 jun1: (common place name)将军 jiāng jūn: 将军 jiang1 jun1: general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot
- 何 Hé: 何 He2: surname He何 hé: 何 he2: what; how; why; which; carry
- 苗 Miáo: 苗 Miao2: surname Miao; Miao ethnic group苗 miáo: 苗 miao2: sprout
- official
- 萧 Xiāo: 萧 Xiao1: surname Xiao萧 xiāo: 萧 xiao1: (old) Chinese mugwort; (bound form) desolate; dreary
- 令 lìng: 令 ling4: to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem令 líng: 令 ling2: used in 脊令[ji2 ling2]; used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])令 lǐng: 令 ling3: classifier for a ream of paper