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三綱五常 三纲五常 [san1 gang1 wu3 chang2] /three principles and five virtues (idiom)/the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)/ 6331 1
四德 四德 [si4 de2] /four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends/the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功/ 2163 1
五常 五常 [[wu3chang2]] /the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4]/alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3lun2], the five cardinal relationships/alternative term for 五行[wu3xing2], the five elements/ 911 2
[xin4] /variant of 信[xin4] (originally meant as part of the second round of simplified Chinese characters)/ 4204 1
[xin4] /letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess faith in/truthful/confidence/trust/at will/at random/ 5565 1
[xin4] /old variant of 信[xin4]/ 5125 1

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