- 征 zhēng: 征 zheng1: journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack征 zhēng: 征 zheng1: to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence
- 东 Dōng: 东 Dong1: surname Dong东 dōng: 东 dong1: east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
- 海 hǎi: 海 hai3: ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous海 Hǎi: 海 Hai3: surname Hai
- 西 Xī: 西 Xi1: the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish西 xī: 西 xi1: west
- river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]
- see 無棣縣|无棣县[Wu2 di4 Xian4]
- 祭 Zhài: 祭 Zhai4: surname Zhai祭 jì: 祭 ji4: to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (sth magic); (bound form) ceremony; (Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival
- to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]
- I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
- punitive expedition to the south
- few; scant; widowed
- to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
- the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
- special local product; (regional) specialty
- plant; vegetation; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- (bound form) spine; backbone; (bound form) ridge
- to use in; to use on; to use for
- to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
- to strain; to filter
- 僖 Xī: 僖 Xi1: surname Xi僖 xī: 僖 xi1: cautious; merry; joyful
- detailed; in detail; minute
- 策 Cè: 策 Ce4: surname Ce策 cè: 策 ce4: policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy
- to confirm; to verify; confirmation
- thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
- to weigh; weight; measure
- 雍 Yōng: 雍 Yong1: surname Yong雍 yōng: 雍 yong1: harmony
- imperial palace
- forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
- to take prisoner; prisoner of war
- team of 4 horses
- to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor
- 徒 tú: 徒 tu2: (bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 騙徒|骗徒[pian4 tu2] "swindler" or 叛徒[pan4 tu2] "traitor" etc); (bound form) on foot; (bound form) bare; empty; (bound form) to no avail; in vain; (bound form) merely; just; only; (bound form) prison sentence徒 Tú: 徒 Tu2: surname Tu
- soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 傅 fù: 傅 fu4: (bound form) instructor; (literary) to instruct; to attach; to apply (makeup etc)傅 Fù: 傅 Fu4: surname Fu
- forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029
- to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of
- sweet wine
- prince; son of a king
- inside; inner; internal; within; interior
- (archaic) large carriage, esp. a conveyance for a monarch
- 彤 tóng: 彤 tong2: red彤 Tóng: 彤 Tong2: surname Tong