- 士 nounscholar(bound form) scholar; intellectual; member of the educated class in ancient China, as in the phrase 士农工商
- 为 為 prepositionforfor; because of; in order to; for the sake of; used to indicate the purpose or recipient of an action
- 知己 nounintimate friendA very close or bosom friend who understands one's heart; someone with whom one shares a deep and mutual understanding
- 者 affixnoun-er(bound form) used after a verb, adjective, or noun to represent the person or thing performing an action or possessing a quality; translates as "-er", "-ist", or "one who"
- 死 verbto die forto die for a cause; to sacrifice one's life for someone or something