- to note clearly; to perceive
- to celebrate
- to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
- sentence; penalty; punishment
- 任 Rén: 任 Ren2: surname Ren任 rèn: 任 ren4: to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
- 刑 Xíng: 刑 Xing2: surname Xing刑 xíng: 刑 xing2: punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment
- natural law; heavenly law; weather (dialect)
- to examine; truth (Buddhism)
- royal crown; official hat; official; leader; chief; elegant and stately
- (coll.) clothes
- classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)
- room; universe
- wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships
- to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship
- 色 shǎi: 色 shai3: (coll.) color; used in 色子[shai3 zi5]色 sè: 色 se4: color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex
- four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
- 颛 Zhuān: 颛 Zhuan1: surname Zhuan颛 zhuān: 颛 zhuan1: good; simple
- 顼 Xū: 顼 Xu1: surname Xu; Taiwan pr. [Xu4]顼 xū: 顼 xu1: used in 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1]; used in 頊頊|顼顼[xu1 xu1]; Taiwan pr. [xu4]
- character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
- chaste
- honest
- one of the five legendary emperors, also called 高辛氏[Gao1 xin1 shi4]
- mellow; rich; superb
- wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
- fragrance; fragrant
- 饶 Ráo: 饶 Rao2: surname Rao饶 ráo: 饶 rao2: rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although
- bright; brilliant; luminous
- to follow; to adhere to; to abide by
- to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc); to promote; to advance (the practice of an art form, the use of a language etc); to push along (a bicycle etc while walking)
- beginnings; clues; mental state; thread
- to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance
- to assist (usually a ruler)
- talent; gift; genius; talented; gifted
- the human world; the earth
- agent
- uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]
- to observe; to survey; observation (scientific etc)
- definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box)
- calendar science; calendar system
- to put in place; to put into practice; to take effect
- in succession; following closely
- criminal law
- to forgive; to help; profound
- imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]; Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]
- whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food)
- to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over