| 最早 | zuì zǎo | earliest |  |
| 九州 | Jiǔ zhōu | division of China during earliest dynasties / fig. ancient China / Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands |  |
| 三代 | sān dài | three generations of a family / the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) | |
| 及早 | jí zǎo | at the earliest possible time / as soon as possible | |
| 鼻祖 | bí zǔ | the earliest ancestor / originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc) | |
| 扁鹊 | biǎn què | 秦越人[Qin2 Yue4 ren2] (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] era | |
| 白马寺 | Bái mǎ Sì | the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China | |
| 广雅 | Guǎng yǎ | earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, 3rd century, modeled on Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], 18150 entries | |
| 夏商周 | Xià Shāng zhōu | Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties | |
| 三皇五帝 | sān huáng wǔ dì | three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend / the earliest system of Chinese historiography | |
| 鲁迅 | Lǔ Xùn | Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers | |
| 张揖 | Zhāng Yī | Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works | |
| 黄帝宅经 | huáng dì zhái jīng | one of the earliest classics about Fengshui | |
| 声类 | Shēng lèi | Shenglei, the earliest Chinese rime dictionary with 11,520 single-character entries, released in 3rd century (was not preserved to this day) | |
