| Dao 道 - The way, a path | De德 - Virtue, power, inner power |
| Tian Di 天 - 地 Heaven - Earth | |
| Yin Yang 陰陽 | |
| You - Wu 有 - 無 Being - Nonbeing | |
| Tai Ji 太極 Supreme Ultimate | |
| Ziran自 然 Natural | |
| Yu Zhou宇 宙 Universe | |
| Qi 氣 Vitual force | Li 理 Principle |
| Ji - Qi 機 - 器 Machine - Vessel | |
| Yi - Chang 易 - 常 Change - Constancy | |
| Bian - Hua 變 - 化 Change - Transformation | |
| Zhong - Yong 中庸 Golden mean | He - He 和 - 合 Harmony - Integration |
| Jing - Dong 靜 - 動 Tranquillity - Activity | |
| Ti - Yong 體 - 用 Substance - Function | |
| Sheng - Si 生 - 死 Life - Death | |
| Xin - Jing 心 - 精 Mind - Essence | |
| Ming 命 Mandate of Heaven | |
| Wen - Zhi 文 - 質 Culture - Matter | |
| Gong - Si 公 - 私 Public - Selfish | |
| Yi - Shu 藝 - 術 Art - Skill | |
| Jiao - Zheng 教 - 政 Teaching - Governance | |
| Zhi - Luan 治 - 亂 Order - Chaos | |
| Xing - Yan 行 - 言 Act - Words | |
| Zhi 知 to know; Cheng 誠 Sincerity; Shen 善 Good | |
| Yi - Zhi 意 - 志 Idea - Will | |
| Shi - Ji 史 - 記 History - Record | |
| Xu - Shi 虛 - 實 Empty - Real | |
| Zhen - Wei 真 - 偽 true - false | |
| Mei - E 美 - 惡 beatiful - ugly | |
| Shu 恕 Reciprocity Xin 信 Confidence; Zhong 忠 Loyal | |
| Ren 仁 Humanity | Li 禮 Ritual |
| Yi - Li 義 - 利 Rightness - Profit | |
| Guo - Jia 國 - 家 State - Family | |