- 夫 fū: 夫 fu1: husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)夫 fú: 夫 fu2: (classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle); (initial particle, introduces an opinion)
- state; country; the Gods of earth and grain
- 民 mín: 民 min2: (bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country民 Mín: 民 Min2: surname Min
- to estimate; to assess
- 向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- court; imperial household; dynasty
- talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks
- (bound form) to doubt; to suspect
- to meet with (sb who is paying a visit); CL:次[ci4]
- party; gathering; to meet; to get together
- to participate (in sth)
- 王 wáng: 王 wang2: king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great王 wàng: 王 wang4: (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)王 Wáng: 王 Wang2: surname Wang
- 制 zhì: 制 zhi4: system; to control; to regulate制 zhì: 制 zhi4: to manufacture; to make
- various notes or records; a miscellany; scattered jottings
- equal to; having the same social class or status
- official post
- lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2]
- (bound form) to rely on; (literary) one's mother
- monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
- to look at; to view; to read
- 观 guān: 观 guan1: to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook观 guàn: 观 guan4: Taoist monastery; palace gate watchtower; platform观 Guàn: 观 Guan4: surname Guan
- 表 biǎo: 表 biao3: exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)表 biǎo: 表 biao3: watch (timepiece); meter; gauge
- surname Hou; place name
- to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
- to expel; to deport; banishment
- to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)
- 卫国 Wèi gúo: 卫国 Wei4 guo2: state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou卫国 wèi gúo: 卫国 wei4 guo2: to defend one's country
- name of job in Imperial bureaucracy; official position
- 卢 lú: 卢 lu2: (old) rice vessel; black; (slang) (Tw) troublesome; fussy卢 Lú: 卢 Lu2: surname Lu; abbr. for Luxembourg 盧森堡|卢森堡[Lu2 sen1 bao3]
- 文 wén: 文 wen2: language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67文 Wén: 文 Wen2: surname Wen
- unbent bow
- group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc
- 书 shū: 书 shu1: book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write书 Shū: 书 Shu1: abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- 拾 shè: 拾 she4: to ascend in light steps拾 shí: 拾 shi2: to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
- to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
- 孔 kǒng: 孔 kong3: hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings孔 Kǒng: 孔 Kong3: surname Kong
- cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket
- to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- to appear; to look; form; shape
- near; close to; approximately
- 从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong