- 相 Xiāng: 相 Xiang1: surname Xiang相 xiāng: 相 xiang1: each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])相 xiàng: 相 xiang4: appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
- to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose
- tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man
- namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- place name; toponym
- the Xirong, an ancient ethnic group of Western China from the Zhou Dynasty onwards; Xionites (Central Asian nomads)
- 国 Gúo: 国 Guo2: surname Guo国 gúo: 国 guo2: country; nation; state; (bound form) national
- lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2]
- 高 Gāo: 高 Gao1: surname Gao高 gāo: 高 gao1: high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
- (literary) to induce; to entice
- the West; the Occident; Western countries
- 山 shān: 山 shan1: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on山 Shān: 山 Shan1: surname Shan
- 孟 Mèng: 孟 Meng4: surname Meng孟 mèng: 孟 meng4: first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers
- 康 kāng: 康 kang1: healthy; peaceful; abundant康 Kāng: 康 Kang1: surname Kang
- 解 jiè: 解 jie4: to transport under guard解 Xiè: 解 Xie4: surname Xie解 jiě: 解 jie3: to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection解 xiè: 解 xie4: acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)
- to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
- ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine; CL:道[dao4]
- 节 jiē: 节 jie1: see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]节 jié: 节 jie2: joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour)
- north; (classical) to be defeated
- 晋 Jìn: 晋 Jin4: surname Jin; the Jin Dynasties (265–420); Western Jin 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265–316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317–420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936–946); short name for Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1]晋 jìn: 晋 jin4: to move forward; to promote; to advance
- to burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
- 孔 Kǒng: 孔 Kong3: surname Kong孔 kǒng: 孔 kong3: hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings
- 律 Lǜ: 律 Lu:4: surname Lü律 lǜ: 律 lu:4: law
- 黄 Huáng: 黄 Huang2: surname Huang or Hwang黄 huáng: 黄 huang2: yellow; pornographic; to fall through
- to proofread and correct; to edit and rectify; to correct; to calibrate
- musical note; tone
- instrument; apparatus; CL:臺|台[tai2]
- tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)
- 吕 lǚ: 吕 lu:3: pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system吕 Lǚ: 吕 Lu:3: surname Lü
- people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person
- height; level; (music) pitch; relative superiority; propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4 zhi1 gao1 di1]); no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc); at long last
- to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
- common term; general term
- to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually; respectively
- to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
- 南 nā: 南 na1: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]; Taiwan pr. [na2]南 nán: 南 nan2: south南 Nán: 南 Nan2: surname Nan
- 林 Lín: 林 Lin2: surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi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)
- 仲 zhòng: 仲 zhong4: second month of a season; middle; intermediate; second amongst brothers仲 Zhòng: 仲 Zhong4: surname Zhong
- 夹 jiá: 夹 jia2: double-layered (quilt); lined (garment)夹 gā: 夹 ga1: used in 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]夹 jiā: 夹 jia1: to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2]夹 jià: 夹 jia4: Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]
- see 蠶蔟|蚕蔟[can2 cu4]
- ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character; classical speech sounds
- musical scale
- one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经