- upright and honorable
- to observe the ritual mourning
- to rear; to bring up; to nurture
- age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
- mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault)
- 贺 hè: 贺 he4: to congratulate贺 Hè: 贺 He4: surname He
- loyal; devoted; faithful
- bandit; (literary) not
- (bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly
- to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation
- 窦 Dòu: 窦 Dou4: surname Dou窦 dòu: 窦 dou4: (literary) hole; aperture; (anatomy) cavity; sinus
- original; former
- 构 gòu: 构 gou4: to reach by stretching构 gòu: 构 gou4: to construct; to form; to make up; to compose; literary composition; paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
- 冉 Rǎn: 冉 Ran3: surname Ran冉 rǎn: 冉 ran3: edge of a tortoiseshell; used in 冉冉[ran3 ran3]
- early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
- second wife (of a widower)
- to banish; to deport; to send into exile; to be marooned
- imperial orders
- to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
- Imperial bodyguard
- (literary) my late father
- bier
- the deceased
- dealings; contacts; to go back and forth
- ignorant; ignorance
- respectful (ly)
- see 蒼梧縣|苍梧县[Cang1 wu2 Xian4]
- imperial concubine
- to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
- noble and virtuous; aloof from politics and material pursuits
- act; action; activity; move; movement
- this kind; these kinds; such
- (literary) (similar to 多麼|多么[duo1 me5], used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
- stupid person; ignoramus
- see 平輿縣|平舆县[Ping2 yu2 Xian4]
- regular; according to standards
- (often pejorative) trusted aide; confidant; to put one's trust in (sb)
- (in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years
- splendid attire
- garment
- surname Shao; place name