| 1 | 君 | 君 | jūn | jun1 | monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler | |
| 2 | 子 | 子 | zǐ | zi3 | 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 ; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) | |
| 3 | 一 | 一 | yī | yi1 | one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit | |
| 4 | 言 | 言 | yán | yan2 | words; speech; to say; to talk | |
| 5 | 快 | 快 | kuài | kuai4 | rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant | |
| 6 | 马 | 馬 | mǎ | ma3 | horse; Classifiers: 匹 ; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess | |
| 7 | 一 | 一 | yī | yi1 | one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit | |
| 8 | 鞭 | 鞭 | biān | bian1 | whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food) | |