- 伏 Fú: 伏 Fu2: surname Fu伏 fú: 伏 fu2: to lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush); to conceal oneself; to lie low; hottest days of summer; to submit; to concede defeat; to overcome; to subdue; volt
- 隆 lōng: 隆 long1: sound of drums隆 Lóng: 隆 Long2: surname Long; short for 吉隆坡[Ji2 long2 po1], Kuala Lumpur隆 lóng: 隆 long2: grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge
- to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or
- proud; arrogant
- to invade; to encroach; to infringe; to approach
- 顾 Gù: 顾 Gu4: surname Gu顾 gù: 顾 gu4: to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
- 离 chī: 离 chi1: mythical beast (archaic)离 lí: 离 li2: to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire; ☲离 Lí: 离 Li2: surname Li
- 局 jú: 局 ju2: narrow局 jú: 局 ju2: office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc局 jú: 局 ju2: cramped; narrow
- 奸 jiān: 奸 jian1: wicked; crafty; traitor奸 jiān: 奸 jian1: to fornicate; to defile; adultery; rape
- (literary) to induce; to entice
- opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
- to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff
- slow
- guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
- classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
- 语 yǔ: 语 yu3: dialect; language; speech语 yù: 语 yu4: (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
- Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1]
- 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)
- wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- turtledove
- turtledove; (literary) to gather
- bias; deviation
- 正 zhēng: 正 zheng1: first month of the lunar year正 zhèng: 正 zheng4: straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive
- lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
- each country; every country; various countries
- to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
- 疏 shū: 疏 shu1: to dredge; to clear away obstruction; thin; sparse; scanty; distant (relation); not close; to neglect; negligent; to present a memorial to the Emperor; commentary; annotation疏 Shū: 疏 Shu1: surname Shu
- 鲁 Lǔ: 鲁 Lu3: surname Lu; Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2]; short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]鲁 lǔ: 鲁 lu3: (bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
- 解 xiè: 解 xie4: acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)解 Xiè: 解 Xie4: surname Xie解 jiě: 解 jie3: to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection解 jiè: 解 jie4: to transport under guard
- Tales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States
- inside; inner; internal; within; interior
- sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
- to ask; to inquire
- 魏 Wèi: 魏 Wei4: surname Wei; name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States; Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty; the Wei dynasty 221–265; Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history魏 wèi: 魏 wei4: tower over a palace gateway (old)
- awn (of cereals); arista (of grain); tip (of a blade); Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass)
- warm, caring mother
- 孔 Kǒng: 孔 Kong3: surname Kong孔 kǒng: 孔 kong3: hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings
- cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket
- 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"
- (bound form) to question closely; to interrogate
- 墨 mò: 墨 mo4: ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead墨 Mò: 墨 Mo4: surname Mo; abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4 xi1 ge1], Mexico
- 温 Wēn: 温 Wen1: surname Wen温 wēn: 温 wen1: warm; lukewarm; to warm up; (bound form) temperature; (bound form) mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); (TCM) fever
- 温和 wēn hé: 温和 wen1 he2: mild; gentle; moderate温和 wēn huo: 温和 wen1 huo5: lukewarm
- good; very; very much
- good and honest; kindhearted
- respectful