- 召 zhào: 召 zhao4: to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)召 Shào: 召 Shao4: surname Shao; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
- widely
- Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
- to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
- 与 yǔ: 与 yu3: (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow与 yù: 与 yu4: to take part in
- (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together; (literary) to be alike
- to arrive; most; to; until
- (bound form) army; military
- to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition
- to apologize for an offense; to offer one's apology for a fault
- to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news; to reply to a letter
- (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
- 国 gúo: 国 guo2: country; nation; state; (bound form) national国 Gúo: 国 Guo2: surname Guo
- pawn; lackey; accomplice (in crime); collaborator; henchman; claws and teeth
- “Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1]
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- type; form; pattern; style
- to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident
- 丧 sāng: 丧 sang1: mourning; funeral; (old) corpse丧 sàng: 丧 sang4: to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged
- not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to
- to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself
- trip; travel; to travel; brigade (army)
- to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor
- 师 shī: 师 shi1: teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops师 Shī: 师 Shi1: surname Shi
- 以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
- 征 zhēng: 征 zheng1: journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack征 zhēng: 征 zheng1: to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence
- 率 shuài: 率 shuai4: to lead; to command; rash; hasty; frank; straightforward; generally; usually率 lǜ: 率 lu:4: (bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
- (in former times) upper, middle and lower army; army of right, center and left; (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force
- heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- 同 tóng: 同 tong2: like; same; similar; together; alike; with同 tòng: 同 tong4: used in 胡同[hu2 tong4]同 tòng: 同 tong4: used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
- fighter; soldier; warrior; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 力 Lì: 力 Li4: surname Li力 lì: 力 li4: power; force; strength; ability; strenuously
- 怒 nù: 怒 nu4: anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous怒 Nù: 怒 Nu4: Nu ethnic group
- to appear; to look; form; shape
- (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
- a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance
- respectful; horrified; to raise (one's shoulders); to stand on tiptoe; to crane
- power; might; prestige
- all things; all that exists
- 伏 fú: 伏 fu2: to lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush); to conceal oneself; to lie low; hottest days of summer; to submit; to concede defeat; to overcome; to subdue; volt伏 Fú: 伏 Fu2: surname Fu
- to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- reputation
- 暴 bào: 暴 bao4: sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure暴 Bào: 暴 Bao4: surname Bao
- 于 yú: 于 yu2: to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle于 Yú: 于 Yu2: surname Yu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
- non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out; to exterminate; to tear down; to raze
- name of a wild tribe; silent
- 棱 léng: 棱 leng2: square beam棱 lēng: 棱 leng1: used in 刺棱[ci1 leng1]; used in 花不棱登[hua1 bu5 leng1 deng1]; used in 撲棱|扑棱[pu1 leng1]棱 léng: 棱 leng2: arris; edge; corrugation; ridges棱 líng: 棱 ling2: used in 穆稜|穆棱[Mu4 ling2] (the name of a place in Heilongjiang); used in 丹稜|丹棱[Dan1 ling2] (the name of a place in Sichuan); used in 綏稜|绥棱[Sui2 ling2] (the name of a place in Heilongjiang)