- wizard; magician
- witchcraft
- Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)
- 占 zhān: 占 zhan1: to observe; to divine占 zhàn: 占 zhan4: to take possession of; to occupy; to take up
- 卜 bǔ: 卜 bu3: (bound form) to divine卜 Bǔ: 卜 Bu3: surname Bu卜 bó: 卜 bo2: used in 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]
- deity; (Internet slang) guru; expert; whiz
- 混 hùn: 混 hun4: to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless混 hún: 混 hun2: Taiwan pr. [hun4]
- vested interest
- character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 文 Wén: 文 Wen2: surname Wen文 wén: 文 wen2: language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67
- line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc); to tattoo
- to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime
- to paint; to whitewash; to decorate; plaster; fig. to gloss over; to cover up
- to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)
- tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)
- to exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
- theological; theology
- to ensure; to guarantee
- legitimacy
- 殷 yīn: 殷 yin1: flourishing; abundant; earnest; hospitable殷 yǐn: 殷 yin3: roll of thunder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
- 周 zhōu: 周 zhou1: to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially周 Zhōu: 周 Zhou1: surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)周 zhōu: 周 zhou1: week; weekly
- affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- Zhou Dynasty; Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC)
- divine right (of kings)
- to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold
- monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
- to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen
- target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)
- reason; rationality; rational
- humanities; culture; humanistic
- order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)
- 过去 gùo qù: 过去 guo4 qu4: (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by过去 gùo qu: 过去 guo4 qu5: (verb suffix)
- 巫 Wū: 巫 Wu1: surname Wu; also pr. [Wu2]巫 wū: 巫 wu1: witch; wizard; shaman; also pr. [wu2]
- (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off
- (idiom) to take matters into one's own hands; to go it alone; to fend for oneself; to find one's own way forward (esp. to find oneself a job)
- to run a street stall
- portion; part of; subset
- gradually
- to rule a country
- to pacify the country
- to think about it
- whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national
- to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition