| dào | 道 | path, road, street; method, way |
| kě | 可 | may, can, -able; possibly |
| dào | 道 | path, road, street; method, way |
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| fēi | 非 | not, negative, non-; oppose |
| cháng | 常 | common, normal, frequent, regular |
| dào | 道 | path, road, street; method, way |
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| míng | 名 | name, rank, title, position |
| kě | 可 | may, can, -able; possibly |
| míng | 名 | name, rank, title, position |
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| fēi | 非 | not, negative, non-; oppose |
| cháng | 常 | common, normal, frequent, regular |
| míng | 名 | name, rank, title, position |
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| wú | 無 | negative, no, not; lack, have no |
| míng | 名 | name, rank, title, position |
| tiān | 天 | sky, heaven; god, celestial |
| de | 地 | earth; soil, ground; region; place; adjunct used to form adverbial phrase |
| zhī | 之 | s (marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase); it, him her, them; go to |
| shǐ | 始 | begin, start; then, only then |
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| yǒu | 有 | have, own, possess; exist |
| míng | 名 | name, rank, title, position |
| wàn | 萬 | ten thousand; innumerable |
| wù | 物 | thing, substance, creature |
| zhī | 之 | s (marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase); it, him her, them; go to |
| mǔ | 母 | mother; female elders; female |
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| gù | 故 | ancient, old; reason, because |
| cháng | 常 | common, normal, frequent, regular |
| wú | 無 | negative, no, not; lack, have no |
| yù | 欲 | desire, want, long for; intend |
| yǐ | 以 | by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to |
| guān | 觀 | see, observe, view; appearance |
| qī | 其 | his, her, its, their; that |
| miào | 妙 | mysterious, subtle; exquisite |
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| cháng | 常 | common, normal, frequent, regular |
| yǒu | 有 | have, own, possess; exist |
| yù | 欲 | desire, want, long for; intend |
| yǐ | 以 | by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to |
| guān | 觀 | see, observe, view; appearance |
| qī | 其 | his, her, its, their; that |
| jiǎo | 徼 | frontier, border; inspect, patrol |
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| cǐ | 此 | this, these; in this case, then |
| liǎng | 兩 | two, both, pair, couple; ounce |
| zhě | 者 | that which; he who; those who |
| tóng | 同 | same, similar; together with |
| chū | 出 | go out, send out; stand; produce |
| ér | 而 | and; and then; and yet; but |
| yì | 異 | different, unusual, strange |
| míng | 名 | name, rank, title, position |
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| tóng | 同 | same, similar; together with |
| wèi | 謂 | say, tell; call, name; be called |
| zhī | 之 | s (marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase); it, him her, them; go to |
| xuán | 玄 | deep, profound, abstruse |
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| xuán | 玄 | deep, profound, abstruse |
| zhī | 之 | s (marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase); it, him her, them; go to |
| yòu | 又 | and, also, again, in addition |
| xuán | 玄 | deep, profound, abstruse |
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| zhòng | 眾 | masses, people, multitude, crowd |
| miào | 妙 | mysterious, subtle; exquisite |
| zhī | 之 | s (marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase); it, him her, them; go to |
| mén | 門 | gate, door, entrance, opening |
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