- broad outline; gist; summary
- 法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- Yang Xiong (53 BC-18 AD), scholar, poet and lexicographer, author of the first Chinese dialect dictionary 方言[Fang1 yan2]
- 好 hǎo: 好 hao3: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing; successful second degree candidate
- 卫 Wèi: 卫 Wei4: surname Wei; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces卫 wèi: 卫 wei4: to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
- soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess
- to encounter; to rendezvous; to converge; to meet (a payment)
- next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time
- to continue; to replenish
- to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
- to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
- to invent; an invention; CL:個|个[ge4]
- not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
- 若 rùo: 若 ruo4: to seem; like; as; if若 rě: 若 re3: used in 般若[bo1 re3]; used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]
- "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts
- 闳 Hóng: 闳 Hong2: surname Hong闳 hóng: 闳 hong2: big; gate
- 丽 Lí: 丽 Li2: Korea丽 lì: 丽 li4: beautiful
- 张 zhāng: 张 zhang1: to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes张 Zhāng: 张 Zhang1: surname Zhang
- respectful; horrified; to raise (one's shoulders); to stand on tiptoe; to crane
- to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation
- 诸 Zhū: 诸 Zhu1: surname Zhu诸 zhū: 诸 zhu1: all; various
- the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood
- 予 yǔ: 予 yu3: (literary) to give予 yú: 予 yu2: (archaic) I; me
- real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely
- mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty
- 暗 àn: 暗 an4: dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant暗 àn: 暗 an4: (literary) to close (a door); to eclipse
- incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless
- (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
- to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
- how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise
- 隆 lóng: 隆 long2: grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge隆 lōng: 隆 long1: sound of drums隆 Lóng: 隆 Long2: surname Long; short for 吉隆坡[Ji2 long2 po1], Kuala Lumpur
- (exclamatory or interrogative particle)
- 顾 Gù: 顾 Gu4: surname Gu顾 gù: 顾 gu4: to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
- -ism; only
- meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
- (coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly; (literary) to depend upon
- light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
- 启 Qǐ: 启 Qi3: Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)启 qǐ: 启 qi3: to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform
- ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
- antiquity
- to send; to dispatch
- to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation