(literary) behavior that violates social norms or goes against the natural order of things; lawless ways

(bound form) sacrificial vessels used in an ancestral shrine, sometimes used in ancient times for recording important treaties or contracts

The natural laws of the universe and society, particularly the moral principles governing human relationships; social ethics; the natural order

permanent laws or regulations; rules

Literary teachings or traditional maxims that serve as a constant guide; ancestral instructions.

(archaeology) a rectangular ritual wine vessel with a roof-shaped lid, popular from the Shang to the Western Zhou dynasties

(literary) the innate moral nature or constant human conscience bestowed by heaven.

(literary) ancient bronze sacrificial vessels with inscriptions used to commemorate the deeds of worthy people