- simple; plain; unadorned; unaffected; unsophisticated; rustic; earthy
- style; style of work; way
- to substitute for; to replace; to supersede
- character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
- good wine; fine liquor
- 业 Yè: 业 Ye4: surname Ye业 yè: 业 ye4: line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already
- to shine; to glow; to irradiate; to flash
- 高明 Gāo míng: 高明 Gao1 ming2: see 高明區|高明区[Gao1 ming2 Qu1]高明 gāo míng: 高明 gao1 ming2: brilliant; superior; wise
- to follow; to abide by; to comply with
- to leave behind; to hand down
- see 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
- 殷 Yīn: 殷 Yin1: surname Yin; dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟[Yin1 xu1] in present-day Henan殷 yān: 殷 yan1: dark red殷 yīn: 殷 yin1: flourishing; abundant; earnest; hospitable殷 yǐn: 殷 yin3: roll of thunder
- 汤 Tāng: 汤 Tang1: surname Tang汤 tāng: 汤 tang1: soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled汤 shāng: 汤 shang1: rushing current
- to punish; to penalize; to fine
- 兹 zī: 兹 zi1: (literary) this; (literary) now; (literary) year兹 cí: 兹 ci2: used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1 ci2]
- ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel
- 武功 wǔ gōng: 武功 wu3 gong1: martial art; military accomplishments; (Peking opera) martial arts feats武功 Wǔ gōng: 武功 Wu3 gong1: see 武功縣|武功县[Wu3 gong1 Xian4]
- all nations
- king; emperor; (fig.) the best; champion
- Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)
- to found a state; to open a closed country
- 姒 Sì: 姒 Si4: surname Si姒 sì: 姒 si4: wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old); elder sister (old)
- also known as; alternative name; to also be called
- 乙 yǐ: 乙 yi3: second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°乙 zhé: 乙 zhe2: turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]
- to suppress by armed force; to send a punitive expedition against; to crusade against
- (emperor of Xia dynasty); cruel
- final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
- 发 fā: 发 fa1: to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)发 fà: 发 fa4: hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3]
- the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on
- 康 kāng: 康 kang1: healthy; peaceful; abundant康 Kāng: 康 Kang1: surname Kang
- to enjoin; to grant (a title)
- to give; to impose; to apply
- to pardon; to absolve; to exempt from punishment
- to use for the purpose of; to serve as
- verb
- one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经