- to regulate; to govern; to control; to mow
- 官 Guān: 官 Guan1: surname Guan官 guān: 官 guan1: government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- 何 Hé: 何 He2: surname He何 hé: 何 he2: what; how; why; which; carry
- (literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass; (bound form) different; (bound form) special; remarkable; (literary) very; extremely
- 涂 tú: 涂 tu2: to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street涂 Tú: 涂 Tu2: surname Tu
- consistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison
- 百 bǎi: 百 bai3: hundred; numerous; all kinds of百 Bǎi: 百 Bai3: surname Bai
- to think over; to consider; anxiety
- originally; at first; at the outset
- way; means; channel
- end; finish
- to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth; to incline towards
- to think sth through; to consider carefully
- although; even though
- certainly; must; will; necessarily
- road; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem; to revere; to advocate
- 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]
- Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]
- historical biography
- uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]
- 齐 Qí: 齐 Qi2: (name of states and dynasties at several different periods); surname Qi齐 qí: 齐 qi2: neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out
- lone; lonely
- son
- to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- 立 lì: 立 li4: to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately立 Lì: 立 Li4: surname Li
- heir; successor
- to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
- 后 Hòu: 后 Hou4: surname Hou后 hòu: 后 hou4: empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler后 hòu: 后 hou4: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- each other; mutually; mutual
- final; ultimate
- all; each and every; in all cases
- to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- to oppose; to be against; to object to
- King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2]
- 隐 yǐn: 隐 yin3: (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-隐 yìn: 隐 yin4: to lean upon
- 食 shí: 食 shi2: to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse食 sì: 食 si4: to feed (a person or animal)
- to starve to death; to be very hungry
- also known as; alternative name; to also be called