- 书 Shū: 书 Shu1: abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]书 shū: 书 shu1: book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write
- high-ranking officials in the court of a Chinese emperor
- to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed
- happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- 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]也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye
- 当 dāng: 当 dang1: (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)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)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
- urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
- 见 jiàn: 见 jian4: to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view见 xiàn: 见 xian4: to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
- 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 know; to be aware
- 以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent
- cause; reason; because
- to speak; to say
- 明 míng: 明 ming2: bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods明 Míng: 明 Ming2: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
- to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- inside; within
- 臣 Chén: 臣 Chen2: surname Chen臣 chén: 臣 chen2: state official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign); Kangxi radical 131
- minor government official or functionary (old)
- (bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation
- to fear
- as much as one likes
- position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential
- 大夫 dài fu: 大夫 dai4 fu5: doctor; physician大夫 dà fū: 大夫 da4 fu1: senior official (in imperial China)
- 礼 Lǐ: 礼 Li3: surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites礼 lǐ: 礼 li3: gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
- to lie prostrate
- excessive; undue; to exceed; to be more than; very; extremely; (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2])
- 于 Yú: 于 Yu2: surname Yu于 yú: 于 yu2: to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle于 yú: 于 yu2: (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- softshell turtle
- (bound form) hedgehog
- cold and sluggish; chilly
- 比如 Bǐ rú: 比如 Bi3 ru2: see 比如縣|比如县[Bi3 ru2 Xian4]比如 bǐ rú: 比如 bi3 ru2: for example; for instance; such as
- cold; poor; to tremble
- slug; used in 蜿蜒[wan1 yan2]
- incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless
- dealings; contacts; to go back and forth
- this; these
- sinner
- 清 Qīng: 清 Qing1: Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911); surname Qing清 qīng: 清 qing1: (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts)
- 隽 Juàn: 隽 Juan4: surname Juan隽 juàn: 隽 juan4: meaningful; significant
- to be killed for a righteous cause; to die a martyr
- to live in seclusion
- studious; diligent in study