1

今

jīn

now the present time current contemporary this (day, year etc)

2

祯

zhēn

auspicious lucky

=3

子

zǐ

son child seed egg small thing 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

=3

子

zi

noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"

=4

当时

dāngshí

then at that time while

=4

当时

dàngshí

at once right away

=5

能

Néng

surname Neng

=5

能

néng

can to be able to might possibly ability (physics) energy

=5

能

nài

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”) a surname alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)

=5

能

tái

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)

=5

能

tài

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)

=5

能

nái

(obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle

=5

能

tāi

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)

=5

能

xióng

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)

6

做

zuò

to make; to produce to write; to compose to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for to assume (an air or manner)

=7

的

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle) (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one") also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

=7

的

dī

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

=7

的

dí

really and truly

=7

的

dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

8

就是

jiùshì

exactly; precisely only; simply; just (used correlatively with 也 yě) even; even if

9

折纸

zhézhǐ

to fold paper (to make origami articles); origami

10

鹤

hè

crane

=11

并

bìng

and furthermore also together with (not) at all simultaneously to combine to join to merge

=11

并

bìng

to combine to amalgamate

=11

并

Bīng

short name for Taiyuan 太原 Tàiyuán

=11

并

bìng

variant of 並 bìng

12

期盼

qīpàn

to expect; to await

=13

奇迹

qíjì

variant of 奇蹟 qíjì

=13

奇迹

qíjì

miracle; wonder; marvel