- to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against; to attack; to boast; Taiwan pr. [fa1]
- to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
- 封 Fēng: 封 Feng1: surname Feng封 fēng: 封 feng1: to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
- see 靈壽縣|灵寿县[Ling2 shou4 Xian4]
- see 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
- 西北 Xī běi: 西北 Xi1 bei3: Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)西北 xī běi: 西北 xi1 bei3: northwest
- 原 yuán: 原 yuan2: former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source原 Yuán: 原 Yuan2: surname Yuan; (Japanese surname) Hara
- 属 zhǔ: 属 zhu3: to join together; to fix one's attention on; to concentrate on属 shǔ: 属 shu3: category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute
- ancient country
- name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- 白 bái: 白 bai2: white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera白 Bái: 白 Bai2: surname Bai; Bai ethnic group
- 狄 Dí: 狄 Di2: surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)狄 dí: 狄 di2: low ranking public official (old)
- to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
- 称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
- 鲜 xiān: 鲜 xian1: fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods鲜 xiǎn: 鲜 xian3: few; rare鲜 xiān: 鲜 xian1: fish
- 虞 Yú: 虞 Yu2: surname Yu虞 yú: 虞 yu2: (literary) to expect; to anticipate; (literary) to be concerned about; to be apprehensive; (literary) to deceive; to dupe
- one's later years
- to change a name; to rename
- (bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early; (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"
- 都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis
- Tang County or Tangxian, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
- to move the capital (city)
- 顾 Gù: 顾 Gu4: surname Gu顾 gù: 顾 gu4: to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
- see 定州市[Ding4 zhou1 Shi4]
- 约 yāo: 约 yao1: to weigh in a balance or on a scale约 yuē: 约 yue1: to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise
- to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
- 赵 zhào: 赵 zhao4: to surpass (old)赵 Zhào: 赵 Zhao4: surname Zhao; one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC); the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
- 饮 yìn: 饮 yin4: to give (animals) water to drink饮 yǐn: 饮 yin3: to drink
- 喝 hē: 喝 he1: to drink喝 hè: 喝 he4: to shout
- another name for Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1], Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC); Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 林 lín: 林 lin2: (bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); (bound form) a collection (of similar things)林 Lín: 林 Lin2: surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi
- 上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]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
- 孙 sūn: 孙 sun1: grandson; descendant孙 Sūn: 孙 Sun1: surname Sun
- hunting
- to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control
- mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
- thereupon; subsequently; accordingly
- (bound form) to cry; to weep loudly; (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech
- (literary) not; used in transliteration
- to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
- 适 kùo: 适 kuo4: see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]适 Shì: 适 Shi4: surname Shi适 shì: 适 shi4: to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue
- to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
- 答 dā: 答 da1: bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc答 dá: 答 da2: to answer; to reply; to respond
- 余 Yú: 余 Yu2: surname Yu余 yú: 余 yu2: (literary) I; me余 yú: 余 yu2: extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
- rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
- 怒 nù: 怒 nu4: anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous怒 Nù: 怒 Nu4: Nu ethnic group
- (bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away; one by one; individually
- 居 jī: 居 ji1: (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude居 Jū: 居 Ju1: surname Ju居 jū: 居 ju1: to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up; to be at a standstill; residence; house; restaurant; classifier for bedrooms
- March; third month (of the lunar year)