| 人 | rén | man; person; people; CL:个,位 |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it |
| 将 | jiāng | will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago |
| 将 | jiàng | general; commander-in-chief (military); king (chess piece); to command; to lead |
| 死 | sǐ | to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely |
| 其 | qí | his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 言 | yán | words; speech; to say; to talk |
| 也 | yě | also; too; (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation; surname Ye |
| 善 | shàn | good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect |
| 将死 | jiāng sǐ | to checkmate (in chess); to be about to die |
