- to annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation
- (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
- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
- 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]
- 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)
- 志 zhì: 志 zhi4: aspiration; ambition; the will志 zhì: 志 zhi4: sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
- front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- 年 Nián: 年 Nian2: surname Nian年 nián: 年 nian2: year; CL:個|个[ge4]年 nián: 年 nian2: grain; harvest (old)
- Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)
- to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
- for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end
- to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
- 了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)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 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 谢 Xiè: 谢 Xie4: surname Xie谢 xiè: 谢 xie4: to thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse; (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither
- 神 Shén: 神 Shen2: God神 shén: 神 shen2: god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy; lively; expressive; look; expression; (coll.) awesome; amazing
- ceremony
- in former times; the olden days
- 行 héng: 行 heng2: used in 道行[dao4 heng2]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
- sacrificial offerings; worship; religious rite
- to offer thanks to the gods
- to speak; to say
- 乙 yǐ: 乙 yi3: second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°乙 zhé: 乙 zhe2: turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]
- 泰 Tài: 泰 Tai4: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong; abbr. for Thailand泰 tài: 泰 tai4: safe; peaceful; most; grand
- god; deity
- name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]
- (of an emperor) to pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount Liangfu
- 书 shū: 书 shu1: book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write书 Shū: 书 Shu1: abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- 贵 Gùi: 贵 Gui4: short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]贵 gùi: 贵 gui4: expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your
- (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
- Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states); two-character surname Sima
- chaste
- 索 sǔo: 索 suo3: to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated索 Sǔo: 索 Suo3: surname Suo; abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia
- 隐 yǐn: 隐 yin3: (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-隐 yìn: 隐 yin4: to lean upon
- to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
- surname Song; the Song dynasty (960–1279); Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4]
- (bound form) equal; uniform; even; (literary) without exception; all
- the North Pole; the north magnetic pole
- alias; alternative name
- 地 de: 地 de5: -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct地 dì: 地 di4: earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- 徐 Xú: 徐 Xu2: surname Xu徐 xú: 徐 xu2: slowly; gently
- 广 yǎn: 广 yan3: "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc广 Guǎng: 广 Guang3: surname Guang广 guǎng: 广 guang3: wide; numerous; to spread
- 劭 Shào: 劭 Shao4: surname Shao劭 shào: 劭 shao4: stimulate to effort
- 武 wǔ: 武 wu3: martial; military武 Wǔ: 武 Wu3: surname Wu
- (bound form) emperor; sovereign; supreme deity