- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- 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)
- as; as if; such as
- fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure
- there is no need; why should
- high position; eminent status; top job; raised position; upper (limbs); a high (i.e. local maximum); high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc
- 丰 fēng: 丰 feng1: luxuriant; buxom; appearance; charm丰 Fēng: 丰 Feng1: surname Feng丰 fēng: 丰 feng1: abundant; plentiful; fertile; plump; great
- ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility
- to melt; to thaw; to blend; to merge; to be in harmony
- (literary) exemplary; virtuous
- tray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices; (computing) (bound form) disk; to coil (a rope, pigtail etc); to check; to examine; to investigate; to transfer; to sell (property); to shift; to move (sth big and heavy); classifier for things resembling a plate or dish; classifier for coils; classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc)
- age; seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; seventh in order; letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 255°; hepta
- Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1]
- one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
- 常 cháng: 常 chang2: always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant常 Cháng: 常 Chang2: surname Chang
- Kerria japonica
- friend; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- statute; constitution
- to ask; to inquire
- finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
- all the people
- to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- (of family members) separated from one another; scattered about; dispersed; (math.) discrete
- politics; political
- measure; step; CL:個|个[ge4]
- day; sky; heaven
- country; state
- 牧 mù: 牧 mu4: to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); government official (old)牧 Mù: 牧 Mu4: surname Mu
- two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- 长 cháng: 长 chang2: long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])长 zhǎng: 长 zhang3: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
- 三 Sān: 三 San1: surname San三 sān: 三 san1: three; 3
- 师 shī: 师 shi1: teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops师 Shī: 师 Shi1: surname Shi
- worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
- four; 4
- scholar; Confucian
- 宗 zōng: 宗 zong1: school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; clan; to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work); classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs宗 Zōng: 宗 Zong1: surname Zong
- race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
- 六 lìu: 六 liu4: six; 6六 lù: 六 lu4: used in place names
- owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
- seven; 7
- eight
- marsh; gathering place
- 富 Fù: 富 Fu4: surname Fu富 fù: 富 fu4: rich; abundant; wealthy
- connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch