an official written command or proclamation issued by an emperor to the people

(literary) to hand down an official command or document from an emperor

to issue an imperial decree or order

The southernmost of the Six Zhao [[六诏|六詔|liu4 zhao4]] during the early Tang dynasty

an edict or set of instructions issued by an emperor on their deathbed

Zhao'an, a county in Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province.

Zhao'an, a county in [[漳州|漳州|zhang1 zhou1]] City, Fujian province

a confidential decree issued by an emperor

(bound form) to await an imperial edict or decree; to wait for orders from the emperor

(literary) an imperial edict or decree written by the emperor's own hand

an imperial decree or the intention of an imperial edict

an imperial decree or instructions from a monarch to their subjects

to receive and respond to a command or decree from the emperor

(literary) an imperial decree in which the emperor blames himself for failures of governance or the suffering of the people

an imperial edict written in cinnabar or red ink

posthumous edict of a former emperor; specifically refers to the edict written by [[刘备|劉備|liu2 bei4]] to his successors

six ethnic chiefdoms or tribes in the Yunnan region during the early Tang dynasty, the southernmost of which eventually unified the others to form the Nanzhao Kingdom

(literary variant) a decree or formal order issued by an emperor

The Nanzhao state, an 8th and 9th century kingdom in Yunnan that was at times allied with the Tang Dynasty against the Tibetans

an imperial edict issued by a new ruler to announce the death of the previous emperor

to receive an imperial edict or command; to act in accordance with a decree from the emperor

an imperial decree proclaiming a special act of mercy or favor, such as an amnesty or a pardon

to falsely claim to be acting on the orders of an emperor; to fake a royal command

an official decree or command issued by the emperor

To draft or write a preliminary version of an imperial decree

A secret imperial decree hidden inside the lining of a belt; specifically refers to the decree issued by Emperor Xian of the Han dynasty to Dong Cheng in an attempt to assassinate Cao Cao.

an imperial edict or official mandate issued by the emperor

an official call or notice from the emperor summoning talented individuals to enter government service

(literary) an imperial prison for criminals detained by direct order of the emperor