| 近 | jìn | near; close to; approximately |
| 水 | shuǐ | water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes; surname Shui |
| 楼 | lóu | house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:层,座,栋 |
| 台 | tái | typhoon; platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines; Taiwan (abbr.); (classical) you (in letters); surname Tai |
| 先 | xiān | early; prior; former; in advance; first |
| 得 | dé | to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 得 | děi | to have to; must; ought to; to need to |
| 月 | yuè | moon; month; CL:个,轮 |
| 近水楼台 | jìn shuǐ lóu tái | lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor |
