- ancient times
- name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
- to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
- 咸 xián: 咸 xian2: all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious咸 Xián: 咸 Xian2: surname Xian咸 xián: 咸 xian2: salted; salty; stingy; miserly
- 义 yì: 义 yi4: justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship义 Yì: 义 Yi4: surname Yi; (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- Classic of Rites
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 施 shī: 施 shi1: (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc); to apply (fertilizer etc)施 Shī: 施 Shi1: surname Shi
- 行 háng: 行 hang2: (bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or lines行 xíng: 行 xing2: (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon行 héng: 行 heng2: used in 道行[dao4 heng2]
- day; sky; heaven
- 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])
- 载 zài: 载 zai4: to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously载 zǎi: 载 zai3: to record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. [zai4]; year
- 蒙 méng: 蒙 meng2: (literary) sincere; honest; genuine蒙 méng: 蒙 meng2: drizzle; mist蒙 méng: 蒙 meng2: blind; dim-sighted蒙 mēng: 蒙 meng1: to deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink; to make a wild guess蒙 mēng: 蒙 meng1: (knocked) unconscious; dazed; stunned蒙 méng: 蒙 meng2: to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat蒙 Méng: 蒙 Meng2: surname Meng蒙 Měng: 蒙 Meng3: Mongol ethnic group; abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Meng2]
- 德 Dé: 德 De2: Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]德 dé: 德 de2: virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
- tuning; temperament
- 调 diào: 调 diao4: to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody调 tiáo: 调 tiao2: to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite
- yin and yang
- all things; all that exists
- Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
- harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediation; to compromise; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate
- to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth
- 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
- to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate
- to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known
- also known as; alternative name; to also be called
- xiao, a vertical bamboo flute
- 绍 Shào: 绍 Shao4: surname Shao绍 shào: 绍 shao4: to continue; to carry on
- Han Chinese name for an ancient Central Asia country
- to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable
- two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- 圣 kū: 圣 ku1: (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)圣 shèng: 圣 sheng4: (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy; sacred
- (bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane
- 民 Mín: 民 Min2: surname Min民 mín: 民 min2: (bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country
- urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
- Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
- elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
- to pour wine; to drink wine; to deliberate; to consider
- 合 hé: 合 he2: to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale合 gě: 合 ge3: 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
- to begin; to start; then; only then
- to go on or send a punitive expedition
- bard; poet
- song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing