- Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states); two-character surname Sima
- old site; site of sth (palace, ancient state etc) that no longer exists
- to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- now; the present time; current; contemporary; this (day, year etc)
- see 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
- Ejin Banner in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
- region; area
- to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
- (literary) farming and sericulture; agricultural production
- official institution; state bureau
- (bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4]); (computing) (bound form) parent-
- 钦 qīn: 钦 qin1: to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emperor himself钦 Qīn: 钦 Qin1: surname Qin
- tomb; mausoleum
- see 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]
- see 棗陽市|枣阳市[Zao3 yang2 Shi4]
- 南 nán: 南 nan2: south南 nā: 南 na1: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]; Taiwan pr. [na2]南 Nán: 南 Nan2: surname Nan
- finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- scholar officials
- 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]
- child; the younger generation
- one's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features
- (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting; to strictly enforce
- to understand clearly; to be sensible or reasonable; understanding
- knowledgeable; erudite; erudition; proficient
- 卢 lú: 卢 lu2: (old) rice vessel; black; (slang) (Tw) troublesome; fussy卢 Lú: 卢 Lu2: surname Lu; abbr. for Luxembourg 盧森堡|卢森堡[Lu2 sen1 bao3]
- unbent bow
- group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc
- 书 shū: 书 shu1: book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write书 Shū: 书 Shu1: abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- 拾 shí: 拾 shi2: to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)拾 shè: 拾 she4: to ascend in light steps
- (bound form) to doubt; to suspect
- to spread out; to develop; to overflow; to amplify; superfluous
- to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known
- to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to appoint; to assign
- to promote; to reinstate (in a position or job)
- to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
- History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
- 传 chuán: 传 chuan2: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)传 zhuàn: 传 zhuan4: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station
- 作 zùo: 作 zuo4: to do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign; to regard as; to consider to be; to be; to act the part of; to feel (itchy, nauseous etc); writings; works作 zūo: 作 zuo1: (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
- lung; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 喻 Yù: 喻 Yu4: surname Yu喻 yù: 喻 yu4: to describe sth as; an analogy; a simile; a metaphor; an allegory
- kin; kindred; relatives
- a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- dazzling; brilliant