- 遂 súi: 遂 sui2: used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2]; Taiwan pr. [sui4]遂 sùi: 遂 sui4: to satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach
- 阙 Què: 阙 Que4: surname Que阙 quē: 阙 que1: used in place of 缺 (old); mistake阙 què: 阙 que4: Imperial city watchtower (old); fault; deficiency
- 制 zhì: 制 zhi4: system; to control; to regulate制 zhì: 制 zhi4: to manufacture; to make
- 氏 zhī: 氏 zhi1: used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]; used in 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]氏 shì: 氏 shi4: (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan"); (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang"); (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
- 世 shì: 世 shi4: life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime; epoch; descendant; noble世 Shì: 世 Shi4: surname Shi
- palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
- 颇 Pō: 颇 Po1: surname Po; Taiwan pr. [Po3]颇 pō: 颇 po1: rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]
- 纪 Jǐ: 纪 Ji3: surname Ji; also pr. [Ji4]纪 jì: 纪 ji4: order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle
- sonorous; resounding; fig. resounding words
- cannot; must not; should not
- (bound form) emperor; sovereign; supreme deity
- pair of annual sacrificial ceremonies held by the emperor in ancient times: one in the southern suburbs of the capital (bringing offerings to Heaven) and another in the northern suburbs (with offerings to Earth)
- to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks
- 省 shěng: 省 sheng3: to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)省 xǐng: 省 xing3: (bound form) to scrutinize; (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct); (bound form) to come to realize; (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
- (bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
- 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
- (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
- decoration; ornament; to decorate; to adorn; to hide; to conceal (a fault); excuse (to hide a fault); to play a role (in opera); to impersonate
- correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
- 非 Fēi: 非 Fei1: abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa非 fēi: 非 fei1: to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must
- correct (literary); upright; (hon.) Please point out my shortcomings.; I await your esteemed corrections.
- orderly and logical (of writing); luxuriant; flourishing; prosperous
- 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
- 志 zhì: 志 zhi4: aspiration; ambition; the will志 zhì: 志 zhi4: sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
- bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
- to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if
- two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- 观 guān: 观 guan1: to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook观 guàn: 观 guan4: Taoist monastery; palace gate watchtower; platform观 Guàn: 观 Guan4: surname Guan
- 乘 Chéng: 乘 Cheng2: surname Cheng乘 chéng: 乘 cheng2: to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed乘 shèng: 乘 sheng4: (archaic) four horse military chariot; (archaic) four; generic term for history books
- avenue; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- Guan Zhong (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period; known as Guangzi 管子
- 季 Jì: 季 Ji4: surname Ji季 jì: 季 ji4: season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields
- 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属 zhǔ: 属 zhu3: to join together; to fix one's attention on; to concentrate on
- 三 sān: 三 san1: three; 3三 Sān: 三 San1: surname San
- 归 gūi: 归 gui1: to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor归 Gūi: 归 Gui1: surname Gui
- 雍 Yōng: 雍 Yong1: surname Yong雍 yōng: 雍 yong1: harmony
- thorough; penetrating; to pervade; to pass through
- eight
- row of dancers at sacrifices
- to dance; to wield; to brandish
- main hall; front courtyard; law court
- to deteriorate; to decline; to slump; also written 凌夷
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system