- (old) subordinate; underling
- representative; delegate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of
- to supervise; to superintend; inspector; censorship
- 宣 Xuān: 宣 Xuan1: surname Xuan宣 xuān: 宣 xuan1: to declare (publicly); to announce
- 达 Dá: 达 Da2: surname Da达 dá: 达 da2: to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent
- to hold a concurrent post; part-time; (in academia) adjunct
- to catch; to seize; to capture
- to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
- to resist; to withstand
- enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 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]
- 皋 gāo: 皋 gao1: bank; marsh皋 gāo: 皋 gao1: high riverbank
- 陶 Táo: 陶 Tao2: surname Tao陶 táo: 陶 tao2: pottery; pleased
- plan; to practice
- (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
- to ask; to inquire
- to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
- loyal; devoted; faithful
- 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"
- 庄 Zhuāng: 庄 Zhuang1: surname Zhuang庄 zhuāng: 庄 zhuang1: farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)
- filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel
- compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
- to advise; to encourage
- Han Chinese person or people
- 称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
- central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state)
- and; to reach; up to; in time for
- official institution; state bureau
- (bound form) equal; uniform; even; (literary) without exception; all
- to install; to place; to put; to buy
- 官 guān: 官 guan1: government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]官 Guān: 官 Guan1: surname Guan
- in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager
- document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat
- ancient books or records
- seal impression; stamp; mark from a seal serving as signature
- official
- head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
- History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls
- 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-
- 作 zùo: 作 zuo4: to do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign; to regard as; to consider to be; to be; to act the part of; to feel (itchy, nauseous etc); writings; works作 zūo: 作 zuo1: (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)