- difficult; hard; challenging
- 拉 lá: 拉 la2: to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slash拉 lā: 拉 la1: to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels拉 là: 拉 la4: used in 拉拉蛄[la4 la4 gu3]
- 回 húi: 回 hui2: to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer; classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book); classifier for occurrences or times回 Húi: 回 Hui2: Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)回 húi: 回 hui2: to curve; to return; to revolve
- to hint; to indicate (an idea to sb)
- in front of the door
- Imperial bodyguard
- outside the door
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- 法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- 扎 zhá: 扎 zha2: used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]扎 zhā: 扎 zha1: to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")扎 zhā: 扎 zha1: (of troops) to be stationed (at); Taiwan pr. [zha2]扎 zā: 扎 za1: to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle; Taiwan pr. [zha2]
- 兰 lán: 兰 lan2: orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei); lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)兰 Lán: 兰 Lan2: surname Lan; abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
- neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
- thin and weak
- woman; female
- to enter; to step into
- 门 mén: 门 men2: gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4]); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum; classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc; (suffix) -gate (scandal)门 Mén: 门 Men2: surname Men
- Your Majesty; His or Her Majesty
- she
- 狄 Dí: 狄 Di2: surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)狄 dí: 狄 di2: low ranking public official (old)
- 奥 ào: 奥 Ao4: (bound form) Austria (abbr. for 奧地利|奥地利[Ao4 di4 li4]); (bound form) Olympics (abbr. for 奧林匹克|奥林匹克[Ao4 lin2 pi3 ke4])奥 ào: 奥 ao4: obscure; mysterious
- human relationship; order; coherence
- 娜 núo: 娜 nuo2: elegant; graceful娜 nà: 娜 na4: (phonetic na); used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜[An1 na4] or Diana 黛安娜[Dai4 an1 na4]
- the time after one's death; a place behind sb; (fig.) one's social background
- to hide; to dodge; to avoid
- a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
- to make out; to see
- identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以[yi3] + ... + 的身份[de5 shen1 fen4]); status (social, legal etc); position; rank
- upper layer
- lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy
- underlayer; lower class; lower strata; substrate
- ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged); civilian (contrasted with the military)
- apparel; clothing and personal adornment
- style
- regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
- to sew; to stitch together; to combine; to link; to connect; to put words together; to compose; to embellish
- 满 Mǎn: 满 Man3: Manchu ethnic group满 mǎn: 满 man3: to fill; full; filled; packed; fully; completely; quite; to reach the limit; to satisfy; satisfied; contented
- ornament; item of jewelry; accessory
- white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
- spacious; wide; lenient
- long gown; cheongsam; traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao
- sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve
- outer garment; jacket; coat; CL:件[jian4]
- to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth)
- (sealed) tightly; (wrapped) closely; (covered) completely
- attire; clothes; dress
- luxurious; sumptuous; lavish