- father and son
- as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet
- words; speech; to say; to talk
- successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties
- to make a general reference; to be used in a general sense
- high official
- genuine; honest and sincere
- 方正 fāng zhèng: 方正 fang1 zheng4: clear and square; neat; square (person)方正 Fāng zhèng: 方正 Fang1 zheng4: see 方正縣|方正县[Fang1 zheng4 Xian4]
- one's home town or village
- reputation
- 休 Xīu: 休 Xiu1: surname Xiu休 xīu: 休 xiu1: to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't
- 美 měi: 美 mei3: beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself美 Měi: 美 Mei3: (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2])
- 好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to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
- 力 Lì: 力 Li4: surname Li力 lì: 力 li4: power; force; strength; ability; strenuously
- able; capable; competent; efficient
- to recommend
- slow; unhurried; sluggish
- delay; procrastination
- usually; habitually; ordinarily; normally
- 大 dài: 大 dai4: see 大夫[dai4 fu5]大 dà: 大 da4: big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
- 闻 Wén: 闻 Wen2: surname Wen闻 wén: 闻 wen2: to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
- reputation; fame
- to employ; to send for sb promising employment
- influential officials; bigwigs
- 家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to visit (a superior)
- sickle
- 平 Píng: 平 Ping2: surname Ping平 píng: 平 ping2: flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]
- to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
- 明 Míng: 明 Ming2: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God明 míng: 明 ming2: bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
- 和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He
- to die in childhood; war dead
- 安 ān: 安 An1: surname An安 ān: 安 an1: (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1 yu2]); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1 pei2])
- beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- to bow again; to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times); (in letters, an expression of respect)
- see 延平區|延平区[Yan2 ping2 Qu1]; see 延平鄉|延平乡[Yan2 ping2 Xiang1]
- to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote
- 张 Zhāng: 张 Zhang1: surname Zhang张 zhāng: 张 zhang1: to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes
- Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods; surname Yu
- 参 cēn: 参 cen1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]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 shēn: 参 shen1: ginseng; one of the 28 constellations
- 录 lù: 录 lu4: to carve wood录 lù: 录 lu4: diary; record; to hit; to copy录 Lù: 录 Lu4: surname Lu
- 尚书 shàng shū: 尚书 shang4 shu1: high official; government minister尚书 Shàng shū: 尚书 Shang4 shu1: same as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]