A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.

A formal document sent from one country to another to state its position or request a response on a specific issue

an official travel document or passport used in ancient China to pass through checkpoints; travel permit to different regions or from another country

(literary) official documents and correspondence; papers or files used by government offices

A certificate or document of appointment or deputation used before a formal official commission is issued; an interim letter of commission.

An official government-issued certificate given to Buddhist or Taoist monks and nuns in imperial China to prove their legal status; these documents provided identity details and exempted the holder from labor service. Also called [[戒牒|戒牒|jie4 die2]]

Buddhist or Taoist ordination certificate issued by monastic authorities in olden times; a clerical certificate documenting a monk or nun's background and status

An official document used by an emperor in ancient China to appoint an official or issue a command.

Official documents or dispatches issued by a government office

documents or paperwork pertaining to a legal case or lawsuit

(literary) ancient books and records; historical documents

genealogy; family tree; record of a family's history and lineage

the genealogy or family tree of the royal or imperial house

(literary) to send a formal official document to another government department or foreign organization of the same level

archaic term for a written complaint or legal petition submitted to a court

(literary) family tree; a formal genealogical record of a clan or ancestors