- 庄子 zhuāng zi: 庄子 zhuang1 zi5: (coll.) village; hamlet; CL:座[zuo4]庄子 Zhuāng zǐ: 庄子 Zhuang1 zi3: Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author
- to know; to be aware
- north; (classical) to be defeated
- 游 Yóu: 游 You2: surname You游 yóu: 游 you2: to swim游 yóu: 游 you2: to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel
- to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire); to live; to be alive; life; raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; strange; (bound form) student; person engaged in a field; (bound form) male role in traditional opera; (bound form) life; lifetime; (bound form) means of livelihood; (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2]); (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
- clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about
- clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
- finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- dusky
- to investigate; to examine closely
- to establish; to set up; to found
- suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
- theory; CL:個|个[ge4]; to argue; to take notice of
- theory; doctrine
- to summarize; to sum up
- to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]); to expound one's theory
- another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
- to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to
- sacrifice
- Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China; followers or clan of Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2]
- the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
- Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
- to write down; to record; written account
- Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
- Yu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4]
- notable deeds; exploits
- 语 yǔ: 语 yu3: dialect; language; speech语 yù: 语 yu4: (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
- The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
- tall; lofty; towering
- appearance; manner; pattern; model
- (of colors) bright; fresh and clear; clear-cut; distinct
- etiquette; ceremony
- institution; institutional
- 从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong
- (bound form) emperor; sovereign; supreme deity
- to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- 周 zhōu: 周 zhou1: to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially周 Zhōu: 周 Zhou1: surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)周 zhōu: 周 zhou1: week; weekly
- Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1]
- ancient books or records
- to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control
- to be quite varied; each one is different