- to make divine; apotheosis
- hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive
- 通 tōng: 通 tong1: to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc通 tòng: 通 tong4: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
- 盛 shèng: 盛 sheng4: flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively盛 chéng: 盛 cheng2: to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil盛 Shèng: 盛 Sheng4: surname Sheng
- 美 měi: 美 mei3: beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself美 Měi: 美 Mei3: (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2])
- cannot; should not; must not
- victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)
- 量 liáng: 量 liang2: to measure量 liàng: 量 liang4: capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word
- to annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation
- the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
- 的 dí: 的 di2: really and truly的 de: 的 de5: of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs的 dì: 的 di4: (bound form) bull's-eye; target的 dī: 的 di1: a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])
- one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
- already; to stop; then; afterwards
- 佚 yì: 佚 yi4: (bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages); (bound form) reclusive佚 Yì: 佚 Yi4: surname Yi
- Qing dynasty person
- to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
- to gather up; to collect; to edit; to compile
- (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
- Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1 hua2 wen2 hua4] "Chinese culture"); used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1 hua2 Min2 guo2]
- humanities; culture; humanistic
- primogenitor; founder of a school or trade
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- to invent; an invention; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
- the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy
- fishing and hunting; fig. to loot; to plunder
- qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony
- thing; object
- inventor
- 义 Yì: 义 Yi4: surname Yi; (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])义 yì: 义 yi4: justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship
- 号 háo: 号 hao2: (bound form) to wail; to howl号 hào: 号 hao4: (literary) to call out; to command; (bound form) bugle; trumpet; (bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qi3 chuang2 hao4]); (bound form) mark; sign; to mark; to label; to assign a number; (bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guo2 hao4], 年號|年号[nian2 hao4], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liao2 ning2 Hao4]); (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[er4 san1 qi1 hao4 fang2 jian1] "Room 237"); day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qi1 hao4] "the 7th"); (bound form) size; type; category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2]); (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hao4 mai4]); classifier for numbered people or items
- sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
- 何 Hé: 何 He2: surname He何 hé: 何 he2: what; how; why; which; carry
- 仰 yǎng: 仰 yang3: to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on仰 Yǎng: 仰 Yang3: surname Yang
- 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
- 法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law