- 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上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- 阙 Què: 阙 Que4: surname Que阙 quē: 阙 que1: used in place of 缺 (old); mistake阙 què: 阙 que4: Imperial city watchtower (old); fault; deficiency
- to fix; to settle; a libation to the dead
- pour out libation; sprinkle
- 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
- 困 kùn: 困 kun4: to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute困 kùn: 困 kun4: sleepy; tired
- to scrape a meager living; to get by with difficulty
- 非 Fēi: 非 Fei1: abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa非 fēi: 非 fei1: to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must
- filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter
- 也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye也 yě: 也 ye3: also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
- cause; reason; because
- 将 jiāng: 将 jiang1: will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])将 jiàng: 将 jiang4: (bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)将 qiāng: 将 qiang1: to desire; to invite; to request
- person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- customer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
- see 九江市[Jiu3 jiang1 Shi4]
- 田 Tián: 田 Tian2: surname Tian田 tián: 田 tian2: field; farm; CL:片[pian4]
- 种 zhǒng: 种 zhong3: seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts种 zhòng: 种 zhong4: to plant; to grow; to cultivate
- to raise animals
- to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward
- 以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- 解 jiě: 解 jie3: to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection解 jiè: 解 jie4: to transport under guard解 xiè: 解 xie4: acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)解 Xiè: 解 Xie4: surname Xie
- debt; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)
- 土 tǔ: 土 tu3: earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]土 Tǔ: 土 Tu3: surname Tu; Tu ethnic group
- 成 Chéng: 成 Cheng2: surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]成 chéng: 成 cheng2: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth
- mound; burial mound; senior (i.e. eldest child or senior in rank)
- 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
- to sacrifice; to offer libation to
- 三 Sān: 三 San1: surname San三 sān: 三 san1: three; 3
- 年 nián: 年 nian2: year; CL:個|个[ge4]年 Nián: 年 Nian2: surname Nian年 nián: 年 nian2: grain; harvest (old)
- 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]
- (literary) to end; to stop; one of the stanzas (usually two) of a ci poem 詞|词[ci2]; classifier for songs or ci poems
- two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- elder brother
- (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for
- 丧 sāng: 丧 sang1: mourning; funeral; (old) corpse丧 sàng: 丧 sang4: to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged
- 纪 Jǐ: 纪 Ji3: surname Ji; also pr. [Ji4]纪 jì: 纪 ji4: order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle
- alone; independent; single; sole; only
- (bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest; (bound form) bedroom; (bound form) imperial tomb; (literary) to stop; to cease
- grave; tomb; CL:座[zuo4]; embankment; mound; ancient book
- 侧 cè: 侧 ce4: the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side侧 zhāi: 侧 zhai1: lean on one side
- 制 zhì: 制 zhi4: system; to control; to regulate制 zhì: 制 zhi4: to manufacture; to make
- as before; as ever
- 哀 āi: 哀 ai1: (bound form) sorrow; grief; pity; (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole哀 āi: 哀 Ai1: Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
- as if; (just) like; just as; still; yet
- 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°
- to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while