- canton; county; region
- to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion); to make a courtesy call; (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony; to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc); (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
- 中 zhòng: 中 zhong4: to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)中 Zhōng: 中 Zhong1: (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong中 zhōng: 中 zhong1: within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right
- 司 Sī: 司 Si1: surname Si司 sī: 司 si1: to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
- 勾 gōu: 勾 gou1: to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude勾 gòu: 勾 gou4: used in 勾當|勾当[gou4 dang4]勾 Gōu: 勾 Gou1: surname Gou
- 章 zhāng: 章 zhang1: chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order章 Zhāng: 章 Zhang1: surname Zhang
- 长 zhǎng: 长 zhang3: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance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])
- illness; CL:場|场[chang2]; disease; to fall ill; defect
- to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- 官 Guān: 官 Guan1: surname Guan官 guān: 官 guan1: government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]
- doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade; (old) court academician
- 征 zhēng: 征 zheng1: journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack征 zhēng: 征 zheng1: to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence
- to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning
- won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
- 司徒 Sī tú: 司徒 Si1 tu2: two-character surname Situ司徒 sī tú: 司徒 si1 tu2: minister of land and people (in ancient times)
- 盛 Shèng: 盛 Sheng4: surname Sheng盛 chéng: 盛 cheng2: to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil盛 shèng: 盛 sheng4: flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively
- just; fair; to permit; to allow
- son; heir
- 为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to
- to comment on; to discuss; to suggest
- 郎 Láng: 郎 Lang2: surname Lang郎 láng: 郎 lang2: (arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth
- to admire
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt
- tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- 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]
- public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)
- insignificant; trifling; merely
- 欲 yù: 欲 yu4: desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed欲 yù: 欲 yu4: to wish for; to desire
- 辟 pì: 辟 pi4: penal law辟 bì: 辟 bi4: (literary) king; monarch; (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service辟 pì: 辟 pi4: to open (a door); to open up (for development); to dispel; to refute; to repudiate; (bound form) penetrating; incisive
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- 宜 Yí: 宜 Yi2: surname Yi宜 yí: 宜 yi2: proper; should; suitable; appropriate
- 令 lìng: 令 ling4: to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem令 lǐng: 令 ling3: classifier for a ream of paper令 líng: 令 ling2: used in 脊令[ji2 ling2]; used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])
- city; village
- 廉 lián: 廉 lian2: incorruptible; honest; inexpensive; to investigate (old); side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)廉 Lián: 廉 Lian2: surname Lian
- to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat
- in a sharp, forceful voice
- to speak; to say
- father; old man; venerable sir
- senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel
- to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means
- (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- affairs of life; things of the world
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- the whole world; throughout the land; everything under the sun
- noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits
- 当 dāng: 当 dang1: (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)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)