太乙金華宗旨

The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century

highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°

turning stroke (in Chinese characters) / see also 折[zhe2]

turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]

surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Jinhua prefecture-level city in Zhejiang

abbr. for China

Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi / surname Hua

old variant of 花[hua1] / flower

magnificent / splendid / flowery

school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

objective / aim / goal

imperial decree / purport / aim / purpose