an official command or proclamation issued by an emperor; specifically refers to a type of official document issued by the emperor during the Qing dynasty

an imperial edict or instruction issued by an emperor to his subjects; can also refer to orders from high-level officials

(literary) an order or command from a superior to a subordinate; specifically used for imperial edicts in historical contexts or formal legal commands in modern contexts

A letter or official order personally written by a superior or an elder.

Verbal instructions or commands from a superior or an elder.

An imperial edict or decree from an emperor; specifically refers to the Sacred Edict issued by the Kangxi Emperor.

to pass on an order or instruction from a superior

to give explicit instructions or orders; to inform clearly so as to make someone understand

(literary) to guide and instruct; to teach and admonish

(literary) to use reasoning to explain benefits and harms, leading someone to correct their mistakes or accept a suggestion; to exhort

an imperial decree or instructions from a monarch to their subjects

to issue a directive or instruction, especially from a superior to a subordinate or elder to a younger person

(literary) to inform the public or subordinates; to give clear instructions. In former times, this specifically referred to a higher authority addressing the people.

to give instructions or orders in person; instructions or orders delivered personally (typically from a superior to a subordinate)

Imperial decrees, mandates, or instructions written or personally annotated in red ink by an emperor (specifically in the Qing Dynasty).

A secret imperial decree or private instruction from a superior

an imperial edict or decree written in cinnabar ink by the emperor

a message or divine communication from a god; an oracle

Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835-1901), a prominent Japanese scholar and liberal educator who founded Keio University

(literary) to instruct and guide; to teach someone to understand principles or truths

to use satire, allegories, or parables to give advice or explain a principle; parable; allegory; satire

(literary) to inform or notify, typically used by a superior toward a subordinate; to announce via a formal directive or edict

(literary) deferential term for the instructions or words of a superior, used primarily in formal letters and official documents

satire; parable; allegory