- 立 lì: 立 li4: to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately立 Lì: 立 Li4: surname Li
- 谈 tán: 谈 tan2: to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss谈 Tán: 谈 Tan2: surname Tan
- mistaken; erroneous; contradictory
- 考 kǎo: 考 kao3: to beat; to hit; to inspect; to test; to take an exam考 kǎo: 考 kao3: to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father
- letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
- norm; standard; criterion
- for example; for instance; such as
- one by one
- to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate
- 斗 dǒu: 斗 dou3: dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]; decaliter; peck; cup or dipper shaped object斗 Dǒu: 斗 Dou3: abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]斗 dòu: 斗 dou4: to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together
- (bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)
- (bound form) posthumous name or title; (literary) to confer a posthumous name or title
- to keep in the mouth; to contain
- 嘉 Jiā: 嘉 Jia1: surname Jia嘉 jiā: 嘉 jia1: excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend
- 说法 shūo fa: 说法 shuo1 fa5: way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation说法 shūo fǎ: 说法 shuo1 fa3: to expound Buddhist teachings
- to approach; to get close to
- original meaning; literal sense
- 澄清 chéng qīng: 澄清 cheng2 qing1: clear (of liquid); limpid; to clarify; to make sth clear; to be clear (about the facts)澄清 dèng qīng: 澄清 deng4 qing1: to settle (of liquid); to become clear (by precipitation of impurities); precipitate (chemistry); to put in order; to quell disturbances
- to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
- someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
- (loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)
- 季 Jì: 季 Ji4: surname Ji季 jì: 季 ji4: season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields
- King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] the first Zhou dynasty king
- 古 gǔ: 古 gu3: ancient; old; paleo-古 Gǔ: 古 Gu3: surname Gu
- 亶 dǎn: 亶 dan3: sincere亶 Dǎn: 亶 Dan3: surname Dan
- King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發|姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC
- to give to the departed; to confer (a title) posthumously
- to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water
- a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord; hegemon
- 吾 Wú: 吾 Wu2: surname Wu吾 wú: 吾 wu2: (old) I; my
- hog; swine
- to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)
- the Way of the King; statecraft; benevolent rule; virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道
- the task of establishing and maintaining hegemony
- 兴 xīng: 兴 xing1: to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect); maybe (dialect)兴 Xīng: 兴 Xing1: surname Xing兴 xìng: 兴 xing4: feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement
- to contribute to; to promote
- to see clearly
- to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
- Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
- Duke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
- King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
- or; possibly; maybe; perhaps