to grasp; to hold; to maintain

justly; impartially

innate character; natural disposition; attitude

to take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)

to uphold; to hold fast to

variant of 炳燭|炳烛[bing3 zhu2]

to hold the pen; to do the actual writing

variant of 稟賦|禀赋[bing3 fu4]

conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly

to record faithfully