- 六 lìu: 六 liu4: six; 6六 lù: 六 lu4: used in place names
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
- camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for
- mound; tomb; hill; mountain
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
- 泰山 Tài shān: 泰山 Tai4 shan1: Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle); Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan泰山 Tài Shān: 泰山 Tai4 Shan1: Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
- Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕
- (bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early; (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"
- 平 píng: 平 ping2: flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]平 Píng: 平 Ping2: surname Ping
- the army of Yellow Turbans, a peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
- to enter; to join; to go into
- within the borders; internal (to a country, province, city etc); domestic
- to lead troops
- to take up a challenge; to face an attack and meet it
- to defeat; to inflict a defeat on sb
- see 興平市|兴平市[Xing1 ping2 Shi4]
- first year of an emperor's reign; first year of an era; first year of a significant time period
- Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
- 曹 Cáo: 曹 Cao2: surname Cao; Zhou Dynasty vassal state曹 cáo: 曹 cao2: class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old)
- 嵩 sōng: 嵩 song1: (literary) (of mountains) lofty嵩 Sōng: 嵩 Song1: Mt Song in Henan
- (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
- 德 Dé: 德 De2: Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]德 dé: 德 de2: virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
- 琅 láng: 琅 lang2: jade-like stone; clean and white; tinkling of pendants琅 Láng: 琅 Lang2: used in 瑯琊|琅琊[Lang2 ya2]
- demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal
- 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
- 派 pā: 派 pa1: used in 派司[pa1 si5]派 pài: 派 pai4: (literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction; (bound form) style; manner; to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb); classifier for factions, groups etc; (preceded by 一[yi1]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc; (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...; (loanword) pie
- armed forces; troops; CL:支[zhi1]
- to provide support; to come to the rescue
- they; them
- see 兗州區|兖州区[Yan3 zhou1 Qu1]
- but; however
- not yet; still not
- to reach; to arrive
- see 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4]
- provincial governor (old)
- 陶 Táo: 陶 Tao2: surname Tao陶 táo: 陶 tao2: pottery; pleased
- modest
- secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
- to send; to dispatch
- cavalry
- father and son
- to be frightened; fear; dread
- to punish
- to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately