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- 好学 hào xué: 好学 hao4 xue2: eager to study; studious; erudite好学 hǎo xué: 好学 hao3 xue2: easy to learn
- 明 míng: 明 ming2: bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods明 Míng: 明 Ming2: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- 经 jīng: 经 jing1: classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]经 Jīng: 经 Jing1: surname Jing
- 牧 Mù: 牧 Mu4: surname Mu牧 mù: 牧 mu4: to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); government official (old)
- 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)
- to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
- influential officials; bigwigs
- 谏 Jiàn: 谏 Jian4: surname Jian谏 jiàn: 谏 jian4: to remonstrate; to admonish
- to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- 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
- (bound form) emperor; sovereign; supreme deity
- 愿 yuàn: 愿 yuan4: honest and prudent愿 yuàn: 愿 yuan4: (bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing; to wish (that sth may happen); may ...; vow; pledge
- to adhere; to attach oneself to; to append
- Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han
- 长 cháng: 长 chang2: long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])长 zhǎng: 长 zhang3: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
- to patrol; to perambulate; to travel around within an area
- one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with); subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself); belonging to; affiliated; under one's command
- field; region; area; domain (taxonomy)
- to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation
- (political) achievements; track record
- country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)
- to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if
- 汉 hàn: 汉 han4: man汉 Hàn: 汉 Han4: Han ethnic group; Chinese (language); the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- 里 lǐ: 里 li3: lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]里 lǐ: 里 li3: li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels里 Lǐ: 里 Li3: Li (surname)
- each; every
- 供 gòng: 供 gong4: to lay (sacrificial offerings); (bound form) offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]); confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1])供 gōng: 供 gong1: to provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
- pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor
- rest; to rest
- to stay at; lodging; accommodation
- the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister
- tallest; highest; supreme (court etc)
- 属 shǔ: 属 shu3: category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute属 zhǔ: 属 zhu3: to join together; to fix one's attention on; to concentrate on
- palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
- to supervise; to control
- to report (an offense to the authorities); to inform against sb
- (bound form) to supervise
- 录 lù: 录 lu4: to carve wood录 lù: 录 lu4: diary; record; to hit; to copy录 Lù: 录 Lu4: surname Lu