- the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
- to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks
- another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]; Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls
- (history) to have an audience with the Emperor
- 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]
- 百 bǎi: 百 bai3: hundred; numerous; all kinds of百 Bǎi: 百 Bai3: surname Bai
- life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
- great master; master
- 陈 Chén: 陈 Chen2: surname Chen; Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state; Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]陈 chén: 陈 chen2: (bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale
- 观 Guàn: 观 Guan4: surname Guan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
- 民 Mín: 民 Min2: surname Min民 mín: 民 min2: (bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country
- Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety)
- to speak; to say
- (idiom) to reform habits and customs
- to be good at; to be adept at
- 乐 yuè: 乐 yue4: music乐 lào: 乐 lao4: used in place names乐 lè: 乐 le4: happy; cheerful; to laugh乐 Yuè: 乐 Yue4: surname Yue乐 Lè: 乐 Le4: surname Le
- two-character surname Baili
- a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance
- a household; door; family
- political; politics; government
- 服 fú: 服 fu2: clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes服 fù: 服 fu4: classifier for medicine: dose; Taiwan pr. [fu2]
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss
- (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- 上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- (literary) the people; living thing; creature
- humanity; human race; mankind
- to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue
- 据 jū: 据 ju1: used in 拮据[jie2 ju1]据 jù: 据 ju4: according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy
- quotation; citation
- 当 dāng: 当 dang1: (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)当 dàng: 当 dang4: at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student)当 dāng: 当 dang1: to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
- to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip)
- to inspect; an investigation
- country; state
- another name; alternative name
- old people; the elderly
- imperial tutor
- 商 shāng: 商 shang1: commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)商 Shāng: 商 Shang1: Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC); surname Shang
- 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
- highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- Confucius' school (i.e. his direct disciples)
- 曾 zēng: 曾 zeng1: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)曾 Zēng: 曾 Zeng1: surname Zeng曾 céng: 曾 ceng2: once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- 参 shēn: 参 shen1: ginseng; one of the 28 constellations参 cān: 参 can1: to take part in; to participate; to join; to attend; to counsel; unequal; varied; irregular; uneven; not uniform; abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House参 cēn: 参 cen1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
- disciple; follower; hanger-on (at an aristocrat's home)