| 幕 | mù | curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) |
| 后 | hòu | back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; empress; queen; surname Hou |
| 操 | cāo | to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language) |
| 操 | cào | to fuck (vulgar); also written 肏 |
| 纵 | zòng | warp (the vertical threads in weaving); vertical; longitudinal; north-south (lines of longitude); lengthwise; to release; to indulge; even if |
| 幕后 | mù hòu | behind the scenes |
| 操纵 | cāo zòng | to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate |
