- Yi Zhuan, commentary on the "Book of Changes" or "I Ching" 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
- Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature; Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject; Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government; Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC
- Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]
- Zhuanxu, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC
- Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
- to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经
- Classical Chinese
- common term; general term
- 翼 Yì: 翼 Yi4: surname Yi; alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4], the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)翼 yì: 翼 yi4: wing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
- 圣 kū: 圣 ku1: (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)圣 shèng: 圣 sheng4: (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy; sacred
- to edit; to compile; editor; compiler
- collected works
- 外传 wài zhuàn: 外传 wai4 zhuan4: unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)外传 wài chuán: 外传 wai4 chuan2: to tell others (a secret); to divulge to an outsider; to be rumored
- Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography
- Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han
- 魏 Wèi: 魏 Wei4: surname Wei; name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States; Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty; the Wei dynasty 221–265; Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history魏 wèi: 魏 wei4: tower over a palace gateway (old)
- the Chinese nation; the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)
- family name; surname; to be surnamed ...
- two-character surname Gongsun
- 姬 Jī: 姬 Ji1: surname Ji; family name of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty 周代[Zhou1 dai4] (1046–256 BC)姬 jī: 姬 ji1: woman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic)
- alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
- 土 Tǔ: 土 Tu3: surname Tu; Tu ethnic group土 tǔ: 土 tu3: earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- 高阳 Gāo Yáng: 高阳 Gao1 Yang2: Gao Yang (1926-1992), Taiwanese historical novelist高阳 Gāo yáng: 高阳 Gao1 yang2: see 高陽縣|高阳县[Gao1 yang2 Xian4]
- 昌 Chāng: 昌 Chang1: surname Chang昌 chāng: 昌 chang1: (bound form) prosperous; flourishing
- to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards
- to declare oneself emperor; to win the best actor award
- 楚 Chǔ: 楚 Chu3: surname Chu; abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together; Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)楚 chǔ: 楚 chu3: distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old)
- offspring; posterity
- one of the five legendary emperors, also called 嚳|喾[Ku4]
- 俊 zùn: 俊 zun4: (dialectal pronunciation of 俊[jun4]); cool; neat俊 jùn: 俊 jun4: smart; eminent; handsome; talented
- great-grandson
- to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
- (bound form) meritorious accomplishment
- elder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age
- 挚 zhì: 挚 zhi4: sincere挚 Zhì: 挚 Zhi4: surname Zhi
- there; that place
- imperial throne
- 姚 Yáo: 姚 Yao2: surname Yao姚 yáo: 姚 yao2: handsome; good-looking
- surname Gui; name of a river
- to abdicate
- name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
- to accept; to adopt
- biographic sketch of an emperor
- regent; monarch
- lineage; genealogy; family tree