- to receive in no small measure
- to seep in; to influence; to nurture; influence; training
- breast; receive
- Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
- theory; doctrine
- all one's life; throughout one's life
- learning; science; academic; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (of one person) to hold the successive posts of; (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc)
- to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do
- 郎 Láng: 郎 Lang2: surname Lang郎 láng: 郎 lang2: (arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth
- 尉 yù: 尉 yu4: used in 尉遲|尉迟[Yu4 chi2]; used in 尉犁[Yu4 li2] (the name of a place in Xinjiang)尉 wèi: 尉 wei4: military officer尉 Wèi: 尉 Wei4: surname Wei
- brother's son; nephew
- reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty
- one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
- younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
- 璩 qú: 璩 qu2: (jade ring)璩 Qú: 璩 Qu2: surname Qu
- smart; intelligent
- 好学 hǎo xué: 好学 hao3 xue2: easy to learn好学 hào xué: 好学 hao4 xue2: eager to study; studious; erudite
- 少 shào: 少 shao4: young少 shǎo: 少 shao3: few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
- studious; diligent in study
- to read extensively; to be widely read
- to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult; the whole year
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- to recommend
- xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing; successful second degree candidate
- Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189
- 辟 bì: 辟 bi4: (literary) king; monarch; (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service辟 pì: 辟 pi4: penal law辟 pì: 辟 pi4: to open (a door); to open up (for development); to dispel; to refute; to repudiate; (bound form) penetrating; incisive
- 何 Hé: 何 He2: surname He何 hé: 何 he2: what; how; why; which; carry
- 苗 Miáo: 苗 Miao2: surname Miao; Miao ethnic group苗 miáo: 苗 miao2: sprout
- 萧 Xiāo: 萧 Xiao1: surname Xiao萧 xiāo: 萧 xiao1: (old) Chinese mugwort; (bound form) desolate; dreary
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
- Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕
- (bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early; (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"
- 平 Píng: 平 Ping2: surname Ping平 píng: 平 ping2: flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]