本

ben

foundation,root

本心

ben xin

original heart/mind

不動心

bu dong xin

unmoved mind

誠

cheng

self-completion

道

dao

way

端

duan

root

發

fa

issue

複

fu

return

和

he

harmony

己

ji

self

敬

jing

reverence

敬德

jing de

to reverently care for his virtue

君子

junzi

excellent person

禮

li

social rites,propriety

民本

minben

people as the foundation

命

ming

mandate,what is given

內聖外王

neishengwaiwang

sageliness within and kingliness without

內省

nei xing

examining yourself inwardly

氣

qi

vital energy

權

quan

weighing,discretion

仁

ren

human excellence(general sense),benevolence(particular sense)

仁政

ren zheng

benevolent government

善

shan

good

生

sheng

to be born,to grow

思

si

think or reflect

時中

shizhong

timing the mean

述

shu

transmit

恕

shu

putting oneself in the other’s place

天

tian

Heaven

天命

tianming

the mandate of Heaven

天人合一

tianrenheyi

the unity of the human being and Heaven

為我

wei wo

for myself

孝

xiao

filial piety

心

xin

heart/mind

信

xin

true to one’s words

性

xing

nature,human nature

修己

xiu ji

cultivation of the self

修德

xiu de

the cultivation of virtue

義

yi

appropriateness,what is appropriate

知 智

zhi

wisdom

直

zhi

staight,upright

自棄

zi qi

lose self-respect

自暴

zi bao

denying one’s own potentialities

志

zhi

will

中

zhong

middle

忠

zhong

loyalty,doing one’s best

中庸

zhongyong

mean