| 1 | 宗旨 | 宗旨 | zōng zhǐ | zong1 zhi3 | objective; aim; goal | | |
| 2 | 旨 | 旨 | zhǐ | zhi3 | imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose | | |
| 3 | 谕旨 | 諭旨 | yù zhǐ | yu4 zhi3 | imperial edict | | |
| 4 | 遵旨 | 遵旨 | zūn zhǐ | zun1 zhi3 | to obey the Emperor's decree; at your Imperial majesty's command | | |
| 5 | 主旨演讲 | 主旨演講 | zhǔ zhǐ yǎn jiǎng | zhu3 zhi3 yan3 jiang3 | keynote speech | | |
| 6 | 主旨 | 主旨 | zhǔ zhǐ | zhu3 zhi3 | gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment | | |
| 7 | 旨在 | 旨在 | zhǐ zài | zhi3 zai4 | to have as its purpose; to be intended to; to aim to (do sth) | | |
| 8 | 旨意 | 旨意 | zhǐ yì | zhi3 yi4 | decree; order | | |
| 9 | 旨趣 | 旨趣 | zhǐ qù | zhi3 qu4 | purport; intent | | |
| 10 | 旨酒佳肴 | 旨酒佳餚 | zhǐ jiǔ jiā yáo | zhi3 jiu3 jia1 yao2 | high-quality liquor and delicious food (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 诏旨 | 詔旨 | zhào zhǐ | zhao4 zhi3 | an Imperial edict | | |
| 12 | 传旨 | 傳旨 | chuán zhǐ | chuan2 zhi3 | issue a decree | | |
| 13 | 懿旨 | 懿旨 | yì zhǐ | yi4 zhi3 | an imperial decree | | |
| 14 | 要旨 | 要旨 | yào zhǐ | yao4 zhi3 | the gist (of a text or argument); the main points | | |
| 15 | 言近旨远 | 言近旨遠 | yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn | yan2 jin4 zhi3 yuan3 | simple words with a profound meaning (idiom) | | |
| 16 | 题旨 | 題旨 | tí zhǐ | ti2 zhi3 | subject of literary work | | |
| 17 | 太乙金华宗旨 | 太乙金華宗旨 | tài yǐ jīn huá zōng zhǐ | Tai4 yi3 Jin1 hua2 Zong1 zhi3 | The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century | | |
| 18 | 圣旨 | 聖旨 | shèng zhǐ | sheng4 zhi3 | imperial edict | | |
| 19 | 降旨 | 降旨 | jiàng zhǐ | jiang4 zhi3 | to issue an imperial edict | | |
| 20 | 假传圣旨 | 假傳聖旨 | jiǎ chuán shèng zhǐ | jia3 chuan2 sheng4 zhi3 | to deliver a false order (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 宏旨 | 宏旨 | hóng zhǐ | hong2 zhi3 | variant of 宏旨 ; gist; main idea | | |
| 22 | 奉旨 | 奉旨 | fèng zhǐ | feng4 zhi3 | on imperial orders | | |