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61 61 61 61 62 63 63 64 61 05 06 60 07 ()7 6S 60 70 71 71 7-J ~,:i 74 7-, "o
77 78 78 70 80 81 82 83 S4 84/85)85 85 86 SO n7 87 88 .'5O 00 01 0-J 03 !4 '.,i
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141 112 113 144 M5 145 146 146
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153 151 155 156 157 157 15S 159 il60 161 161 162 162 163 163 164
165 106
167 16S 168 169 170 170 171 172 173 174 17-i 1'
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177 178 178 179 180 181 18:2 183 184 185 1S5 iSC
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209 210
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Chinese and English Dictionary.
1.
»■* yi^ yi/i, a, an, one; at once;
the whole; tlie first; the
same ; honest, perfect ; one
and undivided; toharmonize;
to unite, to render uniform ;
unchanging.
ping^' together with, and,
also ; all ; really ; at once ;
to compare.
p'eP (p'<^ unequaled; first,
distinguished ; to receive
witli respect, as orders.
^shmiQ^.* up, on, in ; to go
up; eminent; top, above,
ancient, high. Heaven.
fCh^iu^ Jc'iu to collect, great,
empty ; a mound ; mew'
used for ^ out of respect,
to avoid saying the book
name of Confucius, for
which it stands.
p)u* puh^ not, nor, no.
■^ same as
140. 114.
10
c/i'i^ tsih^ seven.
T^ting^ a nail, a pin ; an adult ;
one ; the fourth of the 10
stems ; a sting, to lose a
parent ; robust ; a workman,
a brave ; to sustain ; to
order ; ^chdng the sound of
chopping.
*- ^san'^.'^ so} three, thrice ;
several.
same as J^ 166. 27.
ji
20
24
25
28
W
J.
IK
T
'Hang^ two, both ; an ounco,
a tael.
'ping^ the third of the t.-n
stems ; one of thi; division.**
of time ; bright ; a fish tail.
ch'ieh^ chieh^ 'ts'ie and, aKo,
besides, if, should, or, yci,
now ; this; Usu to make on
progress ; many, enough,
same as ^ 11. 11.
ch'iao^ 'k'iao air striving to
free itself.
same as IE 134. 12.
29
30
t,
H
kai*^ to beg, to ask ulms ; to
request ; to give ; a, mendi-
cant.
ch'ou^ ^ch'eu 1 to 3 a.m ;
a clown, a comedian ; the
second hour of the day.
shih^ shi^ HU age, a generation,
the world, mankind ; times,
life, seasons ; hereditary ;
perpetual ; from age to age.
hsia'* hia' below, under,
down ; to fall ; to desceni] ;
next ; once ; to lav, as an
egg ; an honr ; a littlo while.
^tiu^ to lose ; to throw awav ;
to cast away; to rid, relieved
of; to cast off, to tlirow
aside ; to leave ; to tlirow sit.
chang*^ ten Chinese feet ; tu
measure ; an elder, a senior ;
one worthy of respect.
't'ien^ to lick.
( 1)
1.2.3.4
)
wme-cup ;
of beaker
ail
or
77
85
30
ftrt <'o»' '^'«" a
L "I niicient sort
fla-on.
~CT^ ^mien* an embrasure lif"
M^ curtain to ward off a- rows ;
scre'Mied, liid, out of view,
—^ ch'eng- ^ch'ing to assist ; an
y4^ assistant ; a deputy, a coad-
* jUtof; used chiefly iu official
titles ; to aid, to second.
Ikun^ ^kiuun a line which
joins things perpendicularly,
divergiiiij; from tlie middle
up .-iiid down.
■--+^ feny^ /ung luxuriant ; grace-
- ^^ f ul : easy, healthy, pleasing.
> >^ ^a^ a crotch ; fork, fingers ;
I a fi-male slave ; the place
wIkmo a thing forks,
kuaii^ kwan' the two tufts,
made in dtiessing an infant's
hair.
chiii^ Jcin to catch hold and
join things, as creepers do;
connecting.
same as f(3 9. 31.
49
&9
^^^ ch'i^ 'k'i uneven, like the
^*/f* lea \ OS of tiie hamboo, wl'.ch
' • fclio character i.s intended to
represent.
^ehung^-*" the middle; the
centre ; half ; inner ; mediuna
in size or quality ; complete ;
to hit the centre, to attain;
fit, suitalile.
ch'iuui* chtv'en^ to connect,
to St ring ; leagued or banded
for some evil end ; to miss a
line in reading or copying;
interchangi'd with ^.
^ch'an^ a spit or giidiron,
and tiie meat on it.
same as J^ 9. 3.
^
^
13
chieh* kiai^ plants growing
up in a confused manner.
'^chu^ a point, a dot.
waii^ ^hivan huati^ a pill ; any
thing round ; a ball, a bullet.
^tan^ pills ; red ; a rod stone ;
a carnation or cinnabar col-
or; loyal, sincere, trustwor-
thy ; medicines decocted or
disti..'ed; u remedy; a pre-
scription.
gg ~ } ^ '■chu^ a lord, a master ; to
i ^ rnloj to govern; the chief;
the head ; to indicate ; cer-
tainly, with authority, as a
lord's will.
j)'ieli,^-^- a stroke to the left
in penmanship ; i' to Fsach
down to tiie ground.
i'o^ t'oh, to depend on ; to
engage one to act for; in
Fuhchati ; a thing ; a matter ;
goods ; an idol.
cha*^ suddenly, unexpected-
tl ly, hastil}', at first; a while ;
inadvertently,
same as ^ 143. 9.
J
/v^
chih^ ^r]ii sign of the possess-
.'e ; to go to, to progress ;
towaids ; for, in regard
to ; it, him, them ; which ;
what.
--^ ylt'-* fah^ weary, tired; to
^^^ spoil ; poor ; injure; to fail
of; embarrajssed ; without,
wanting ; empty ; a sort of
shield.
tziX^ 'tsz^ to stop.
Xi*' clever, able ; orderly ; to
cut grass ; to govern, to r<\g-
ulat(>; to bring into ordei-.
|g^ p'ai* to branch off.
-rt^ 'nai^ in, at, is, am, wan, hut
/ / and, if, also, then, that, those,
same as ^ 167. 62.
c
~ I toward, to in
chiu^ 'kill a long time, last-
ng, enduring, (o make or
continue long lime.
with, from, to,
quire ; in con-
sequence of.
M.w^~ same as 3& 32. 32.
:^h huai^ Jiicai to turn the hack
^Y^ on; sulky, t^ccentiic, strange,
extraordincry, cunning ; per-
verse ; crafty, unlucky ; to
contradict,
(2 )
) Zu J
4.5.6-7.
same as ^ 52".
30
39
ftui^ crowd, heap, incumber ;
a mound, ;in accumulation
of j a guard-liouse ; to pile,
to store, to push away.
\^^tui^ to sit stock still, like a
[^ statue (unauthorized).
"^ ch'eng* shimj Vo ride, as in
S^"^ a chariot ; to mount, to seize
tlie right time ; to put in
order ; to direct; to ascend ;
to avail oneself of ; to drive ;
to sum up; to multiplicate,
to calculate ; a span ; a team
of four horses; a classifier
for sedans, machines, etc.
rm ^ yi* 'yi\ bent; one; curved;
%J ( , to mark tlu! end of a topic ;
to erase or check off, as er-
roneous characters by a
catch line; a fish's bowels;
the second of the ten stems,
relating to ea^t and to wood,
same as m 170. 61.
mieh.- lieh" *??ie the eyes cross-
ing ; squint-eyed ; in Can-
iuuesc : read Tuat, who, what,
how ? why ; a person ; a
necromancer.
yeh^ 'ye and. also, even; final
particle ; likewise,
jt* an obsolete word original-
ly ap|)lied to i^cme of the wild
aborigines of K\vani;tuiig.
chiu'^ *kiu nine; many, deep,
perfect.
ch'i^ k'ih, to beg^ to entreat ;
to pray, to humble; to ask
alms ; k'V to ii'we.
^kaii} clean, diy, entirely;
adopted ; c/t'ie?(.' ^k'ien
heaven ; the north west ;
firm, stable, enduring, dili-
gent ; superior ; a father.
chi^ ki to divine by means
of sand ; a willow twig or
peach stick, used to write
charms in the dust.
same as the radical 213 i|.
-fe
^
'X^\ ju^ *ju milk ; the breasts ; to
suck ; to nurse ; the nipple.
87
13
ni
6 J
7-
-^1 Uuan* Ian* Iwan' disorder ;
pyiu c^^nfusion ; to mislay ; dis-
coid ; insurrection, an
aichy ; out of place, disar-
ranged; tumultuous; to
bring int<i good order; to
regulate ; to ferr}' over; the
end of a "ong,
chmk^ kiieh, to mark off ; a
barb, as of a fish-hook ; jce.u
a liook.
Hiao^ finished, determined ;
filial paiticle ; fixed, conclud-
ed ; intelligent.
'yii} to give ; a class or sort ;
with; I, we, our; often
printed in a smaller type at
the side ; ^tu name of a
mountain.
58 t^^ ^^"'^ ** ^ ^'^- ^^•
skill* shP affairs, business,
occupation, employment; a
matter; duties, functions;
to go at ; a subject, a theme ;
to serve, to obey.
^— -A. erh*^ rh^ two, both ; tlie
^ ^ second; ti) divide in twain ;
to duplicate.
-rf- hu*' mutual, reciprocal ; in-
hj^ terlocking, dovetailing; with,
together ; a meat-hook.
ya*' "gly •; the second in
order ; junior, hunchbacked ;
deformed ; to regard as in-
ferior ; second ; next to.
^ w. * same as it 12. 24 ; also a
^\ contraction of it 51. 5i.
^^44^ chi'nr/^ '^isinf/B, well ; 900 77ie»
,•1 H^ (^'''"®''^ acre), a deep
pit; the adit or shaft of a
mine; an excavation; ar-
ranged or plotted in a regu-
lai- manner; among masons,
the labor is reckoned by the
isirig or cubic foot measur
ing 12 ts)()i or inches.
— ^ ch'e* ch'iih^ the step with tl«)
"~~r*" right foot.
— I"^ yii' ^yu in, at, through, on,
~ 1 as, to, than, by, to speak, tc
say; to go; to proceed j
lesemblinw.
(?)
7.8.9.
A
10
20
24
28
30
72
74
77
8
_-r-f huang* k'uang* Invang^ fur-
^K theriuore; to bestow, to grow,
^
to come to.
same as ^ 7. 6.
Q
16
2«
30
-|— 'wu^ five ; a perfect number;
IJ^ the whole.
— *■ 2/"'*^ i2/2iH to say, to speak ;
"TT^ to move and return, to cir-
culate ; abundant; now,
then ; a final particle.
-jr^ chi* kih, haste, prompt, ur-
pjjt i,'ently, often, ready, troub-
" '^ iesome ; irascible ; to hurry
on, to urge.
hsiian^ ^suen to revolve and
return whence it carae.
keny* kdng'' a bordei', a lim-
it; the extreme point; to fill ;
to reach everywheie; relics;
the crescent of the moon.
|U>. hsieh} ^sie few, some, a little
4_!r* of; a sign of the plural ;
*■ shortly, j^artly, rathei', some-
what ; so' a final particle
expressing regret.
t'ou* Seu only used as the
- ^ * 8th radical.
■ ^ Aai*' horary character ; 9 to
J^ 11 p.m.; the last of the
-"'^ twelve branches, answering
to the |§ boar; it pertains
to the water, and denotes
North on the compass-card.
, J ^ »* 2/t/i, also, likewise, more-
/IK over ; too ; further ; as not,
-^"' or.
I iwang* to die, lost, destroyed,
" I " dead ; gone, no trace left;
^^ going to ruin ;. extinct, as
a dynasty ; forgotten ; in
poverty ; to escape, to ab-
scond.
« ~ kang^ hang* k'ang*^ to oppose,
flj to attack ; mistake; strong,
very, excessive ; to shelter.
^^ fJht* the lower part repre-
Mj sents the pendents, and the
upper the cap.
-dgir* heng^ Jiang successful, per-
severing, great ; to pervade,
to influence, throughout ;
p'ang au ancient form of J^
to cook.
^
-^* ^t'ing* a pavillion, a watch-
—X^ house, a portico ; au open
roof or dome supported on
pillars ; an arbor ; a shed for
travelers to stop at oi- lodge ;
even, level, straight.
• »^ ^ po* po\ a term for the north-
>^:? ern part of Nganhwui.
-^j^ Hang*''' clear, bright, open,
*T^ transparent, neat, tidy, lus-
trous ; to display, to illus-
trate ; to aid, to believe iu;
souorou.<5, as a voice.
- ^*£ *^ hsiang* 'hiang to receive, to
j^^ enjoy; to offer up with
thanks ; to accept ; a dignity.
>■ '^ ching^ Jcing the capital, rae-
Fr^ tropolis ; great, exalted; a
hi^h peak ; Jtiang sorrow-
ful.
\^\ *tan^ plenty of grain ; to
p-g trust, sincerity; really; to
render sincere.
_J-^ chiao^ Jciao intercourse ; to
'^Z give to, to join; to deliver
""^^ up or hand over to; to play
to ; to exchange ; friendsliip,
VBtt *^^^^ ^w4i indefatigable, un-
134 r T^ ^ wearied ; fixi-d in mind, re-
' ^^ solved; me/t* a narrow gorge
in a stream caused by jut-
ting rocks.
jeu* ijdn human being, a
man. ■
same as SA 172. 75.
31
9 A
/v chin^ Jiin now, the present
'-% time ; presently.
A^ same as >^ 9. 1
ping*^ on a line with, even,
equal ; to reduce to a uni-
formity ; to equalize; to
expose, to endanger.
p'ei^ iP'ei sturdy, stout ;
Ij valiant, robust, many.
# 1 ^ Jing^ alone, no protector or
" I \ support.
/^S^ ch'ieii^ Js'ien all, the whole j
^^ unanimous; the genei'al opin-
ion ; a flail.
/^^>* J,u7i^ to th'ink, to arrange j
HtJ to unify.
(4)
A
9.
hsieh* sieh, extravagant.
M
i^t
1€
>^ ling*'' an order, to warn, to
^^ cause, to command ; law,
rule ; year ; good, insinuat-
ing.
JJU chang*' to depend on ; to
l^ fight ; weapons of war.
Jti>^ fs'ang^ a granary of a square
"""* shape ; government store-
houses ; a box or bin ; a
compartment ; to store in a
granary ; a pigeon-hole ;
Vsmig fluiTied ; startled, like
frightened cattle.
chung*' the second ; a young-
brother ; inferior ; the
second month in a season ; a
musical instrument.
PI '{3 to use; to, by, in order
JK\ to ; to aid, to have ; accord-
ing to ; a reason, a cause ; to
do, to resemble.
JlX*. chu*' to cease ; to endure, to
'ijl fletain ; to dwell ; to stop ; to
live in.
^ch'a^ a young girl, an easy
retired life of leisure and
respect.
yV chieh* Map a guest ; honour-
^ arable, firm, good, great ; an
"^ assistant, an attendant ; lim-
it ; because, for ■ iJone, small,
petty.
#/L^ tso* tsoh^ to do ; to act ; to
'I p make, to begin, to discover,
to invent; to arise, to ap-
pear ; to stimulate, to arouse ;
operations, work ; a work-
man ; in Shanghai: a coffin.
/rt i^>'9' J""^'' ^g^^"' '"•^ before,
'1/jV.s "formerly ; just so, and,
also ; usual, ordinary, accord-
ing to.
^t'a^ i'o* he, him, she, her, it,
that; another; the other.
/J|~ cjiou' ,cKe%t to unite ; a pair ;
nPLau enemy; to pledge a
guest ; proud.
J^ J^ yi* yUi, fitvong, tall, robust;
\Zj luartial, like the prancing of
a steed ; suddenly, abruptly.
/:3^ ,yi^ fair, handsome ; a very
IT 1
5
m
lull and portly man.
same as "^ 18. 6.
jen* Jdn humane; benevo-
lent ; kind ; merciful ; a
kernel, a small seed.
Jf-pT ^ti^ to bend or hang down,
'j ^7. to droop ; to incline ; to sink,
as money ; in a low place ;
below; base, humble; under
the standard ; ordinary, vul-
gar, common.
P-r^ *wu^ five persons ; five : a
IjLL ^^® ^^ soldiers ; a squad, a
corporal's guard; a com-
pany ; a comrade ; an as-
sociate.
» j^ ^kai^ to give, to present ;
^ 1^ unusual, rare, uncommon.
# I i. yi* yihf a very slow pulse ; a
<|/|U disease of voracious appetite,
' and yet the patient grows
thin.
*._1^ k'anff*'' to compare ; to
4 rt^ match, to pair; a married
■^ pair; to compete witli, to
oppose ; to dislike ; to store ;
straight, sincere.
/-^ c^t'ing^ to stop, to delay ; to
'i'y fix, to rest, to hold up, as
when there is enough ; well-
arranged ; suitable, fitting,
honest, trusty.
j^ju^ liany*' distant ; to search
4^ into thoroughly; kiang'*
* "* wrangling, harsh, violent.
k.^ shan* ^shen ujanner, air, fig-
l^^ ure.
t jX chiao^ *kiao handsome, boaii«
1^ tiful.
same as ^ 60. 9.
chien^ kien* moderate, spar-
in", economical ; temperate,
frugal ; close ; saving, stingy.
Hsu^ a basin or bowl on
three legs, used to hold flesh
in sacrifices.
f\^lun^ ,;im kindred, relation;
ij piope'r; constant, regular,
natural ; a species, class,
sex ; to choose.
^seefiJ 9.11.
( 5)
9.
A
i
rA^ ^liny* clever ; alone ; to play,
't| to act; to employ, a droll,
a mime, a postui-e maker ;
spri^'htly.
#ts'ang^ ^ch'dng a reckless
fellow, a son of Belial; a
profl'-'^Jite.
».>, ssu* s'hlh* .-z' like, similar, as
4M if; class, kind; appearing,
■^^ resembling; to have the as-
pect of; to continue, as by
inlioritancp.
/Kchicli^ Jdai' one who assists, a
iil ^v^^i'sr ; good, great.
'/^f 'isaii* an umbrella ; a para-
'^hi^ sol ; to cover ; to shade ; a
'""' shelter.
__ same as |^ GO. 9.
l^ Jai' to come
; nearly ;
to reach ;
to obtain,
10
a!^ effect; come !
""^•^ brini,', to get :
induce.
t-rw^ wu*tvuh, disquieted ; hazard-
'^jl^ous.
► |V>c<'i«o^ weakly, young; going
'' *JI|\ unsteadily, as ii wary of the
path ; envious ; impatient of
labor ; tiao^* to provoke ; to
regard lightly, to disregard;
^yao* a vassal ; slow, dilatory.
iV t'oh, cunning, artful.
w.
mierfi to put down the head.
» 11^ fShen*^ isJidn men and horses
'Jli^ in company ;. a large crowd
'^'^ of people.
k^ (i" little, feeble like c
A'^ the young and del
'' " liujic, a verge, the (
11
little, feeble like ciiiklren ;
icate ; a
edge ; to
benefit; to distinguish; to
glance at.
liaii'j*'' clever at, skilled ; lia?
two, both.
ch'uan* ^ts'uen the name of
^J\^ ^M ' ^' <J^^ ^^ ^^'^ genii who
gavo pine seeds (o Yao, and
ho refusing to cat them, his
attendant did so, and lived \
hundreds of years.
5v t^ou^ ^t'eu to steal, to obtain
)| unfairly ; to undervalue ; to
despise ; to piU'er ; under-
12
hand ; seci-etly ; disrespect-
fully ; remiss, careless, so as
to incur loss.
chii* Jcii all, the whole of ;
both ; altogether, atones, all
right.
Jcuny*-* to supply ; to depose ;
y > to arrange ; to provide with ;
to succor, to give ; to confess ;
to offer to, to place before ;
to declare before judges ;
grain for troops or revenue
in kind.
/T^^sameas :}$^ 60. 12.
jf^. cWien* h'teri' to wait on, to
<;?'^i7^f^*name of Tai Tung "^
f^, a famous sorcei'er in (he
IS
accompany
Han dynasty.
ir yt rt '<^^i^'"^^ ^^^^ family name of
j/y Mencius' mother.
Jt'Tt jen* jdn^ a measure of eight
l/J cubits ; to fatliom ; full, to
fill.
f^^ feu* fan'' portion, lot, share ;
dividend; the duties of a
post, its rank, the position
of one in society, the part he
acts, his lob ; a sort, a kind ;
also same as ^.
,.-|| hsing* Jiing a thing finally
'|y formed ; a law which oui^ht
not to be changed ; a figure,
a form, a bodj'.
Jh^A li*'* laws, regulations ; to ad-
V \ .1"^^ ^^ classify, to arrange ;
to compare ; custom, usage
/ill /{*' clever, ingenious, talent-
\^\ ed ; trim, neat.
JC^\ Hao^ to pour ; to fall ; yet,
[J^'J but, why, still, then, all ;
indeed, on the contrary ; to
prostrate; <ao* to subvert; to
pour out ; to turn over or
upside down.
chai^ ts'c* tst* t^eh^ oblique ;
mean, vile, low, aslant, per-
verted, undistinguished ; re-
bellious, st-ditious, to incline,
to bow; to take a one-sided
view ; a point, a dot.
( (5 )
A
9.
10
iJL^ lieh* leh, a fraction, an over-
I JfJ plus; the tenth of a thing;
the third of a thin*
20
23
2-t
/Lj* ch'ieh' Jc'ie a word adopted
li/lJ ^y ^'^® Buddhists for the
sounds ga and ka.
If-* chua* choh, a shooting star;
I ^ also read 'pao and inter-
changed with |^J. 60. 20.
wen'' 'iud)i to separate, to cut
asunder ; to divide or break.
■ same as -^ 43.
K
'i/i'} hunciibacked ; the body
jfl^ inclining, stooping ; to show
great respect, to bend for-
ward iis if hearing orders,
'v/en^ to cease, to desist from ;
to sleep, to recline; to still,
to hush ; to bend as a wind
the grass ; to fall along, pros-
trated.
f_r s/u7(/ ten ; a thing ; an
utensil, sundries, a file of ten
soldiers or two files of five
each; a tithe; used for ^ 99.
23.
ch'ieii} ^fs'ien a chiliurcli ;
anciently a thousand casli.
'^ dirty ; to inspect ; an
rank ; a match, a
pair
I Jj. tsu* ts'ui* a .substitute, a
|;^p vice ; secondary or supple-
mentary ; an aid ; used for ;^
a cohort of a hundred men.
fj^y pan*^ a partner, a compan-
^-i« ion, a comrade, a fellow, an
associate ; to attend on.
y?jf^ cho* choh, tall, lofty ; brigiit;
l-oi to manifest, to exhibit; ex-
tensive.
/|V| pei^ ^pei to cause; to give;
I Ml to fulfil ; to enalde ; pi* to
allow, let, that, by, wilh.
25 y \\ f^*^ ^'^ ^''•"^ over, to fal I to
the earth ; overthrown.
chan* chen' to encroach on,
to usurp, to covet ; to arro-
gate ; to possess ; used for ('i^
to see ; ^tien careless, su^jer-
ficial ; low ; trifling ; to skim ;
to pay close heed to ; to do
faithfully.
h
(•eL^ hvn^ dirt
V\ equal in
A
h
26 /frri V""^' ^^ '^^^ "P ^"» ^'^ trust
|^|j to ; to look towards heaven ;
to regard with respect ; to
tiiink of kindly ; to direct a
subordinate ; to transmit or-
ders to an inferior ; used in
'' official papers as a form of
imperative, let ; to wait on,
to rely. "
//a huei^ 'kwei to duplicate, to
j Ij^ add on ; re.9embling, near,
short posts, small stanchions;
to decfti\e, simulating.
*^f^ chilan* kiieri* fatigue, weari-
ness, lassitude; to desist from
ahor.
oblique, inclined,
leaning ; refracted,
as a ray of liglit in passing
into another medium.
yuan* yueii' an unprincipled,
jii'^ clever man, who is read)' to
iielp in wicked or underhand
cabals.
28 /^^ '^"'""'^ ^^°^' fins-looking.
9g Xff^ cAi' A;i/t, empty, unsatisfying.
27 nr ^f !'^^'>
JyS. slanting.
30
t^^ cliit\} ^ts\n to invade secret-
1^^ ly ; to plunder, to usurp, to
encroach on others' posses-
sions ; to appropriate, to in-
vade, to stealthily advance
or enter on ; encroaching ;
rising, as the tide; dwarfed
or deformed ; possessed, as
by a .spirit.
ahu* shiih^ to begin, to do, to
act ; good, fine ; to repair.
clbiii? 'kia false ; to borrow ;
ly^ fictions, illusory ; to avail of,
to prtrtend ; to diess in cos-
tume ; great; equitable; if,
because ; /aa' leave of ab-
sence ; a furlough.
ri ^tso^ to make believe, to
}\ simulate ; to put on appear-
ances ; tsu* to hasten ; press-
ing, urgent ; near to.
^ sou^ 'seu an appellation for
Jj^ an old pel son ; Sir.
izii* sz'* to wait; to observe,
to examine ; to spy, to rec-
onnoitre.
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^ho* whoT what? which 1 how 1
why? to bear, to endure.
/JL» yu* yiu* to aid, to help, to
-^ protect, to countenance.
# K Ao* ko\ to bring together, as
"In ^ company of one's comrades ;
to take.
^ (t'uny* ignorant and rude ;
Pj inapt and plain, neither
talent nor learning ; untrain-
ed and unfit.
t'Yt shao*^ to connect, to join, to
I^Q tie together ; to hand down,
as a trade ; to act in relation
■with another ; to imitate a
predecessor.
JtJLt. ^kv}* to guess ; to think ;
I R '-^ value ; to reckon ; tax,
duty, worth, price.
shik* 'shi to order, to com-
mand, a messenger ; to send ;
to employ, to commission, to
cause, to occasion ; sA'*^ an
agent, a messenger.
Hii* a mate, a companion ;
husband and wife ; to as-
sociate with, to keep one
company.
'yen' of a commanding pres-
ence, carrying the head high;
majestic, stern, severe-look-
ing ; before, like.
Utt tar& quick, impetuous ; the
whole heart in a thing; ur-
gent ; to annoy, to move.
ti-^ se* 56^,, a harvest ; to gather
qg* grain.
t-|^ cAi* ki\ robust, strong ; ex-
r-\ act, correct.
dtt hs^ Jd to feel joy ; cautious
- ^* and fearful, as of danger ;
very sti'ict about,
I chiu* kiu' to destroy ; to
|-^ demolish ; I, me ; tsa* same
as j^ ; in Cantonese : a lump,
a <;lod ; a loaf.
Jtitt *yu* large features, a person
j^^ with a large face.
M^Q^ eh'iao* Jc^iao an inn, a lodg-
riWl ing-place ; to sojourn ; tem-
porary ; transitory ; stately.
/pi 'k'an* plain, unvarnished
\)\\d speech ; faithful, upright,
plain-spoken.
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32
^t'ang* wayward j to stretch.
iPff^ A;'m* k^uh^ to inform quickly ;
' an urgent communication.
t'i^ t''ihj not restrained ; no
embarrassment, a law i>r>
one's self ; worthy of pro-
motion.
pei* 2}'eP to increase ; a fold ;
5" a hundred tim(5S ; a multiple ;
to double ; low ; vulgar ; to
withdraw.
shan* shen^ an elegant person,
a refined manner.
'i' the sobbing which follows
a fit of weeping ; the wail of
condolence with mourners.
ko*'' a piece ; a tiling, a par-
ticle ; this ; this one.
chiao^ lyao deceitful, false,
y^ pretended ; a nation of pi;;-
mies, said to be three feet in
height ; lucky, foitunate,
>-L». chia^ ,kia excellent, fine,
iJ^ beautiful ; superior, nice ;
goodness.
iCh'ui* heavy.
P[
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34
ssii sz'^ particular, scrupu-
ous, petty; thoroughly deceit
ful.
/-H-* chtQi' kin'' only, hardly, bare-
J^S- ^y> exactly, nothing over,
' hardly enougli ; .scarcely ; al-
most, a little short.
/|^ shih* shp an official, to serve,
ri7 to fill an office, to occupy a
station or post, a publio
officer.
#-^ jen* jd7i^ a trust, or post ; to
\~jr hold a post, an office, a duty,
a burden, to bear, to execute,
to undertake, sincere, sure,
relied on; friendly confid-
ence ; to be able to bear ;
equal to a duty ; to endure,
artful.
ch'ou* ^ch'eu a company ; a
party, companions ; a sort ;
a comrade ; fellow, friends,
who ? to cover, to screen.
chiang* kiang^ unsubmissive.
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ch/iu* tsioi' tcilent; elegant,
graceful ; supiefiui'. remark-
able, one of a tliousHiid ;
talent or ability of such,
eminent.
'slifi^ idiotic, ciMzed, stupid,
foolish, thoughtless ; iu Pe-
kingese, latlier, an adjective
of comparison.
Itiuj^ ICuKj'' to go as if tired
out.
su* aiiJi^ to be kept in a
constrained posture, unable
to stretch.
cJilh'^ '^rjb'l prodigal, extra-
vat;ant ; laiiie ; superfluous.
P ylh^ e;isp, rest, repose, re-
tiienit-nt; idle leisure; sinful
luxur}' ; to ftiil in, to omit,
as a iluty : the people; sud-
denly; tieh^ carefully, gently,
surely, successively.
pu' puJij to follow ; a servant;
I ; to belong, attached to ; to
lide.
/(')'{/* fim(f'' governmeiifc sa-
laiies ; wages.
k'na^ Jcw\i presumptuous,
disdainful, ostentatious.
hsia^ k'laJi^ chivalric, gener-
ous, disinterested, bold, zeal-
ous for the right ; i-eady to
maintain another's cause.
'i'' to lean H;L;ainst, to de-
pend upon ; to rely on ; trust-
ing in ; to engage one to do ;
inclined ; a support, a ful-
crum.
S"^ a class ; sign of the plural ;
a corpse.
hsP Jiia a waiter, a boy ; to
serve.
an^ nail" ^ngan a personal
pronoun common among un-
educated people in the north;
T, njyself ; it is also used in
singing.
Hii^ hunchback ; curved, dis-
torted in the limbs ; viet.
crouching to, humbled before
one.
n'lvg*'' eloquent, specious,
plausible, persuasive ; in-
sitiuating ; artful, flattering ;
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41
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in Cantonese: to twirl, to
turn with the tingers; to
whirl.
^nitr great strength ; violent.
same as J^ 38. 74.
^^vo^ it'^ei' crumpled, yielding;
Japanese.
tm^ tsaP Hsz careful ; to
sustain ; to undertake ; to
bear, to carry, as a nurso
does a child; in Cantonese:
a little thing ; a boy.
ch'nan^ ^chufen to scold, to
rail at ; to see, to manifest.
j/m" to capture in war; a
captive; a prisoner of war;
spoil taken in war.
chit* 'ch'n to stand and wait
a long time ; to hope and
wait for.
' ch'a^ cJiah^ irresolute; to
\ boast.
hun" Jiitmn completed,
; brought to an end.
Jt'o^ that, another ; to charge ;
to add to ; to impute.
kuin'' JiivAxi the emperor's
charioteer, or master of his
chariots ; an assistant in au
ottice.
' run* hta/i^ brawn}', strong.
ning" ^ndng distressed, weak,
wearied,
j>t)i(j" c>/n»g uneasy, not at
' rest..
chia^ Ji'm household furni-
ture, utensils, tools, family
thini.'s.
fn*' to give to ; to send to ;
to suiigest ; to hand over, to
transfer ; to let go, to engage
or put in one's hands ; to
enjoin on.
sliUi* shP to wait upon : to
receive ; to follow ; near to ;
to accompany.
/?t^' a tutor ; to ''pply, to
paint ; an artist ; to arrange ;
to superintend ; a teacher, to
annex, to reach to, to re-
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ceive; near; to lay on, as
colors.
clinati* ch'iian^ (chiv'en to
transmit to, to propagate ;
to deliver, as orders ; to hand
down ; to perpetuate, to pro-
inul-iate ; to narrate ; to send
for ; chi'oiiiules, traditions.
'tsun^ to asseiiilile; to re-
spect ; to have a regard for.
'miao^ small ; ^ch'ao alarmed.
\'ni^ you, thou ; yours.
H'muf but if, should, sup-
pose, if, pei haps ; may ; un-
expectedly.
J,iao^ a companion, a fellow
officer, a collea^^ue ; one of
the same class or rank ; a
kind, a class ; Hiao a cour
teous manner, affable, gentle,
leisurely.
chiu'^ tsui' to hire, to employ
to procure.
(i^ lie, she, it, they, that one
because, only.
chueh'^ kueli., peiverse, refrac-
tor}', obstinate; hard to
please; in Cantonese : a dull
edge, a blunt point ; abrupt,
inelegant.
Wtv' in Kiangsu, we, us.
chil^kuh^ small, narrow ; purs-
ed up, as a tone or sound.
chii,* kii^ to stand or sit care-
lessly ; a free and easy way,
nonchalant, haughty, a bold,
assuming gait; strong.
tvu'* wuh, restrained ; kept
in order.
ksien^ ^sien genii, fairies, an
immoital ; human souls en-
dued willi divine powers ; an
old recluse, who changes into
another form but does not
die ; graceful.
sheu* shdti' l)ent, stooping;
also I'ead ts'iu\
1i
ts'ui^ to press, to urge, to
importune; to hasten, as the
payment of a debt ; to rei-
terate.
tsun*^ valiant, brave ; able,
pieemiuent in force or wis-
dom ; to overcome ; to raise.
^ Wt'«o^ tall, as a man ; small.
f£t lieh^* robust ; having a long
^ beard.
-o /*v same as ^ 30. 13.
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53
•:h'ii^ (]{'u that person or
49
50
'I P[ thing ; in Cantonese : 'kii he,
she, it, they.
jt_f^ <*o'' to a.ssist ; an assistant ;
\/~C to second ; a coadjutor, a vice,
a deputy, a captain in tlie
Mancliu Banner force.
'feV a drunkard's reelin".
chuaii* tstin^ chwen^ thegover-
nor or master at a village
feast ; the one who is honor-
ed or obeyed ; to number, to
arrange ; tools ; articles, gear.
pei* pe'P to respect, to esteem ;
to girt; to keep by one, as
a souvenir; to hang on the
girdle ; to remember.
pu*^ to extend, extensive ; to
diffuse; reaching, spreading
everywhere.
hsi^ Jii tiie heart and face
disatiieeing ; pretending, si-
mulating; like to; counter-
feit.
peng^ (Pdng to send as a
messenger ; to make to do ;
a convoy; to conduce, to
cause; following, according
to ; quick.
hsinn* hing'' sycopliantic ; to
obtain improperly ; unusu-
ally fortunate, lucky.
ping*'' on the line with, even,
equal; to reduce to a uni-
formity ; to equalize ; to ex-
pose, to endanjjier.
same as "g^ 149. 4.
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[fit} to stoop ; to bend the
head, to condescend, to bow ;
to consider; unequal.
cAe* ^che Hiui, but not vir-
tuous : ill
tful
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57
59
jung^ ^yung to serve for hire ;
to engage one's self as a
laborer ; ^chiing to treat
equallv ; impartial ; alike; to
do.
tail*'' great, large.
chien* kien^ stront;, vigorous,
robust, hearty ; persistent,
indefatigable ; to raise, to
invigorate.
lung'^'' ignorant, stupid, silly ;
to do ; foolish ; unable to
understand readily.
tai*'' a reign, a dynasty ; a
Ljeneration ; an age; instead
of ; to alter, to supersede ; to
substitute, to change ; for, in
the place of ; delegated,
vicarious.
tiao*'' uncoinmoii, unusual.
fo- Ju^ full:, Buddha ; to see
indistinctly vk-hen examin-
ing ; to bend down ; great ;
opposed; unieasonable ; to
tui-n aside ; bright ; pih^
great ; to help, to support.
y^ same as % 190. 109.
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same as ^ 154. 172.
chih*^ chP to wait on ; to
store up and provide for.
shen^ '^tihdn tiuiorous, cow-
ardly.
in* pih, dii,'nified, grave ; to
treat others rudely when
flustered with drink ; full,
filled with.
tsiDig*'' can^worn, wearied
out ; having no leisure.
ai* ngap like, similar; appear-
ing' as if; hard to see; to
pant, out of breath.
/"Bf yu^ 'yiu excessive, as rain;
•j^^ extra ; to trifle ; excellent,
abundant ; to plaj' ; satisfied ;
tranquil; easy about ; very,
fully ; to excel ; a mime.
te' t'eh^ foolish.
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63
/^^ same as |g 115. 61.
/ Crt ssii^ ^sz' to reprove ; to ad-
>l2i^ monish or urg<;, as a friend
does ; jSai a heavy beard.
tt;ik cka^' tii'eu^ to scold, to black-
Ll>l^ guafd ; sad; irritated at,
morose.
/r^ Hii^ indisposed to act ; no
lira eneiiiv, heedless, indifferent.
Ji, htiueh^ sieh, a whisper.
/.^ iUji* yih, 100,000, a hundred
L^^ thousand, or a laUh of ten
myriads ; quiet, repose of
mind ; to contrive ; to guess,
to bet.
fa"^ fah^ to strike, to cut
down, to destroy ; to deso-
late ; to brag ; meritorious
deeds ; fine ; to beat a drum ;
a midsman.
cjung^ one of the six tribes
of the Si-jung pf -j^ living
on the west of China, which
are described as having three
hoins.
ck'ien* ts'iert? thin, beaten
out, as a plate of metal ;
shallow.
0* (71^0 hasfcy, momentary,
suddenly; a moment; im-
minent.
jy'ien^ inclined, partial, par-
ticularly, deflected ; seltish,
addicted to; hybrid ; bent on ;
longing for ; one-half ; fifty
men.
shan* sheri' to excite, to in-
flame ; exasperation ; a blaze,
flame.
che* cheh, to join a seam ; to
cut or engrave.
chi*kP talent, ability ; clever-
ness ; ik'i agile ; also an extra
finder or toe.
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hsiu' isiii to direct ; to re-
j):iir ; to adorn ; to clean up
or lenoviite; to mend; to
adjust ; to ivinulate ; to piac-
tise, to chasten, to increase;
long.
Ishw* sluth, hastily, quickly,
as u dog running off; a
cliaiige.
same as 9. 20.3.
Iisiao^ liiao^ to follow, to
pattern aftt-r ; to labor ; ef-
fect.
tsu*'' to do ; to m:d<e ; to act
as, to be ; to perform the
duties of.
;;(V// ordinary, as denoting
tliat one's g;irnients aie
neither fine, nor yet despic-
able or sliabby.
[faiuj^ to copy, to imitate,
imitation ; like, resembling;
a model ; to copy after.
rto' ngao^ proud, anogant,
uncivil, assuming; pride,
i-u(lenoss ; to treat rudely, to
brave ; also same as ^^.
chiao^ ^kiao to do, to act ;
intent on.
citing 'khig to warn, to cau-
tion ; to foi'bid ; to threaten
with a penalty ; to urge to
reform ; to .-irouse.
Siime as ^ 53. 69.
same as j^ 9. G6.
(^]j ant/- pany* t]\ei sides; near,
to (h'pend on ; to lean against;
•left.
tnii'^" oidy ; but ; as soon as ;
\eiy; unreslraineri, set at
liberty.
]jao^^ a censor who used to
remain on guard five days
in the office.
hsiin.'* siiln^ to pursue an
object zealously or inordi-
nately ; given up to ; greedy
for ; to exhibit.
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^shavg*^ to wound, to liurt ;
distressed ; to grieve, to dis-
tress ; to mourn; to waste,
to lavish, as the streni;th ;
mortified, chagrined ; harm,
ol)jection.
chieh* tsie'' to borrow ; to lend ;
to pretend ; to ats-sist ; to ask
for, to beg of, to assume ;
supposing ; for example, if ;
fictious ; to use for illustra-
tion.
kan^'' the dawn, the red blush
of morning.
tsa^ H{>an^ I, me ; then, a time,
a period ; (unsanctioned).
"^(•k'uri^ rich ; one in the en-
joyment of life.
ch'atiff*'' to guide, to lead ; a
leadei- ; to induce ; to start ;
to seduce : a fine looking
person ; interchanged with
iiand^g.
an^ ^iigan devoid of intelli-
gence; not at ease; foolish
jokes, );iillery, Sonietimes
read yeli,.
cliinng^ siting'' small, dimi-
nutive, dvv;irfish; to bend,
to crouch to, as when sup-
plicating ; to live in a mean
place.
knei* kweP one who acts as
broker ; to keep up, or settle
the price of goods ; to give
the wink to.
svny^ ^sdng Buddhist priests ;
one who eats vegetables; a
lama; the third in the Bud-
dhist trinity.
chieh^ chi* kieli, tnartial,
brave ; to exert one's strengt h ;
vehement, hasty, as chariots
racing.
j)ien'^^ ])ien" convenient ;
cheap, advantageous, read-
il}' ; then, so, thus ; to dis-
cuss, to argue.
man*'' negligent, remiss.
t'ieJi,* artful, cunning.
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chieii* tsieii' to arrogate to
one's self, to surpass, to
assume ; ei roneous ; to usurp;
usurped, despotic, diibidus,
confused, disorder, discord
music ; tsliL' slanderous in-
sinuations ; to be in error,
same as 3^ 172. 73.
yii* ylii' to urjje one to eat ;
to wait on, to do tlie honors
of tlie table, to entertain
guests witJi music ; to help ;
to stimulate.
])<!ng'^ ^^p'diiy to associate
with; to assist, to help ; to
recommend or l)espeak.
Jisiu^ Jdu to stop ; to divorce;
good ; to spa'-e ; to desist ; to
repudiate ; to resign ; to en-
joy ; to conjrratulate ; pios-
pefous ; don't ; let that
alone.
p'tn^jj'n'ii? rude, coarse, rustic,
lil<e a carter or grave-dii:ger ;
a contraction for ^ H'i ; also
used with ^.
j.ch}i^ a pigmy ; men who are
undefsized.
chh'li^ yaJi^* a gay, jolly, liglit-
hearteil manner ; a handsonje
face.
p'o* poh, to banisli, to exile
or drive men to live among
the western savages; to
drive into the desert.
'pao^ to protect, to sustain,
to guarantee, to defend, to
guard; to feed, to nourish;
to be surety for ; a guardian,
an advocate; happily, tran-
quilly.
su'* siih^ to shake the head,
as when doubting or hesitat-
ing,
same as ^.
^tung^ weak.
hio^ ^kivo narrow-minded ;
petty.
ch'u*^' rough, hispid, not
smooth.
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chieh^ l-ieh, virtue, talent; a
heio or heroine ; pioud ; a
tendei- Ijlade of gr-ain ; to
t aise up.
li* iUi^ aiicostral talilets made
<»f chestnut wood on account
of its du lability ; they are
not, now made of it.
fz'fi* fs'z'" lijilit, nimble,
sprightly; to assist, to re-
lieve; to fit on ; to close the
fin^iers in drawing the bow ;
for, instead of.
c/oi^ ^kH to act as when tipsy
and boisterous ; to walk un-
steadily, to reel like a sot.
chip c'h't* k'P to stand eiect ;
to raise on the heels and look
for; perpendicular; steep,
preeipit-ous.
,-it* sell, unattainable, what
cannot be reached or accom-
plished ; rei.d sah, to walk
very fast, to gabble much.
tz u' 'f.s'z' sHjall; diminutive;
of little capacity or talents.
^WK^ hu* to ijisult; to ridi-
cule; to make fun t)f good
things ; contempt of, neg-
lect; disrespect; todespi.se;
to l)Ui-lesque; contempt; cha-
grined ; disappointed ; to
deal summarily \\ir,h.
'pH' to take lea\e of; ugly.
'ts'an' irregular, rapid, dis-
orderly, like an undiilled
troop; mulish, perverse,;5cA'an
uneven, unstead}'.
/i' belovv, humble, ordinary,
\ulgar, common; low, mean;
to droop ; to bend, to hang
down, to incline ; to sink as
money.
cli'hr .k'in. a cap ornamented
or embroidered in anyway ;
to wear a cap.
same as «|^ 9. 48.
ta* tah^ to idle,
huo"^ 'Itioo household furni-
ture, goods, gear; a comrade.
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/TEi. ye»^' to settle or ai range the
I 1^ piict'S of articles, as a broker.
i'K c<''"i' to pacify, to quiet, at
^^ peace.
i/ffc- chiao' ^fsino to undeistund
I fE clearly, to perceive quickly;
clever looking.
JtJj^ wei^ wei' false, fictious, coun-
^^5^^ terfeit,sitiiul.ited; pretended,
so called, as officers among
reliels ; to put on, to deceive.
/■^^ cliuani/^ 'chw'arig evil, wick-
Jl'^ -^— '■-'—•- — ' ^
ed ; to 1)6 ol)si itiately opposed.
kie^t' one, a, an ; to
to distinguish ; a
classifier.
y ^r^ mou^ f^meu equal, of the same
Jtf\^ chien* I
\~\ divide ;
sort or class ; to accord with
94 >f-4r^ -^"^ ^'*^'> ^^ hide; humble;
/y the hot season ; to lie or fall
prostrate ; to conceal ; to
suppress; subjected; secretly ;
silently, to acknowledge, to
confess; received; to brood ;
humbly, earnestly.
/Xt^ k'uaiig* kuuiny^ abrupt,
ivl« quick, sudden; to go fai- off.
^yung^ a wooden puppet made
like a man, anciently buiied
with chiefs; afterwards ex-
changed for straw effigies,
and then living men were
imniolafed; Jtuiig pain, to
feel for (u.sed for 5|^),
pei* jii* to prepare, to provide,
prepared, to make ready ;
sufficient; complete; entire-
ly, all.
1024144 ^^^"^' ^^ ^'1' the ground; to
cultivate; to hire; a labour-
er; to hunt, to catch wild
animals.
sJien^ ^shdn to stretch out ;
to explain; to repeat; to
dilate; to report to; to re-
dress; worth, valued, equal
to, as in pricin
#
J^p3 wei^ ^rvei to hug; loving; to
|j^ lean un one; to love women,
attached to females.
same as ^ 13. 7.
103/
losyjl?
109
fi
pit
•p\iiy^'' to repose contidetice
in, and employ on messages;
to send,
same as f^ 9. 24,
pi^ fjth^ to crowd, to press
on, to approach too neai-, to
constrain; to ill-use, toharass;
urgent, imperious; also used
for i]!g fuh^ a light gaiter,
same as [^ 9. 101.
cli'\? tsih^ small, diminutive.
cKu^ ch'ah, bent down.
chiang^ Jciang to lie down ;
prostrate; to push over; stif-
fened.
lei^ '■lei to injuie, to mutually
destroy, as in fighting; pup.
pets.
c/iieh" tsiehj convenient, like
a crosscut or a side path ; a
female officer in the palace,
'i^ to compare; to assort;
read haV foolish.
teng* tdng^ exhausted ; to
walk lame and wearily.
;>o* pai^ /W/j the eldest of
l)rothers ; an uncle; to con-
trol ; an earl ; a senior.
^0* jooA^, a hundred men, the
leader of a band, a centu-
rion ; a string of hundred cash.
chiek^ Jciai to accompany, all
at once, tegether with ; a
joint, vigorous effort; robust.
huang^ Jiwang agitated ; un-
certainty, consternation.
cliitT? Hsin to finish entirely,
extreme ; farthest; exhaust-
ed; all; completely ; easily ;
the utmost degree.
chih- chi^ to meet, to happen,
to manage, to attend to;
price, worth, value.
lisia* hiah, stout, vigorous,
brawny.
huan^ (liivan ingenious, ex-
pert, nimble ; clever at con-
trivauocs.
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9.
114/
115/^
'"it
hou' Jieu the socond rank
of nobility, a marquis ; bub,
unless; beautiful, pretty ; a
target.
Jioic^ hexC time ; to wait ; to
expect ; to enquire ; a period
of five days; to p;iy a recUon-
ss?/* sa'' to wait; to expect;
until ; to look; to prepare for.
shp ^she this is not now re-
•{arded the same as ^yii ^ I,
and is only used as a surname.
See also 9. 115.
chin* kiti' a kind of musical
instiument; to lonk up and
follow another up hill.
ch'ih* clt'v' to stop, to detain.
p'iao*^ liiiht, airy ; volatile,
liiddy ; caieless of propriety.
chic 'kij^ same as ^ 157. 114;
also read ^yii.
ou^ 'ngeu an image, jui idol,
a statue, to pair; even, dou-
ble ; a companion, a mate ;
to marry; to accord with, to
fit; accidental; ii>v once, ab-
ruptly, suddenly, unpreme-
ditatedly.
lyii' erh^ the first personal
pronoun, I; we, oui', myself;
often printed in smaller type
at tlie side; ^tu name of a
mountain.
'ch'iao* ts^iao' ill, disabled ;
read ^ts'iu to stare at; to
look at, as a gawky does;
sad, distressed.
^'iing* rude, clownish; care-
worn, pressed.
til} tuh^ to offend by assurance
or pride; to rush against.
tvei* wei' position, place, a
seat; arranged; the throne;
a post, a trust, a position, a
dignity; ri^iht, proper, cor-
rect; established; to begin,
to reign.
^chany^ fear; alarmed; inter-
changed with 5^.
itWing' a slave girl or con-
cubine ; reverently ; rude, un-
119.
123J^
128/ jar
130>^
polisiied; a slave boy; a lad
who has not yet been capped
at marriage,
^ini^ to soothe, to pacify, to
like; to settle; to establish.
7ut' ashamed, abashed;
shameful.
hsi* hi' concern ; is, am ; to
bind; to be, is, are; belong-
ing to, attached to.
su*'' towards, facing, inclined,
to attend to one's proper
duties.
lei* leV idle, lazy; sickly;
bending down, tiied out;
Avorn down.
,yao* feudal vassalage or
labor of a serf; socage; a
villein's service; not uniform
size, mixed, adulterated.
Jo^ strong, active; clever,
sliarp.
lyctny^ false, to feign, to si-
mulate, to pretend ; fictitious;
to piofess; unreal; a ruse, a
dodge.
<i' a rite; a rule; correct, re-
gular; forui, figure; the ex-
ternal appearance or d^-port-
ment; just, decorous; to
imitate ; to reckon, to judge;
a principle, a power; good;
a pair; a machine, a globe, a
sphere.
yang''' a fidgety manner, as
when one cannot stand still.
Iv} luh, to disgrace, to bring
contempt on ; to act foolishly.
<''(* (ah, disquieted in mind ;
a low-minded btutal man.
lao^ Jyiao large, great ; in
Cantonese; a man, a person,
a fellow, rather a demeaning
term ; one of a class.
nnan' nwan^ weak, unable
to work from illness.
erh* 'rh^ a second, an assis-
tant.
i'* yih, a band of eight dancers
or mummers who performed
set figures at sacrifices during
the worsldp of ancestors.
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9.
A
^ pei* pel* to reject, to discard;
[ t.) stand awry.
//L> ch'iao* tsiao' handsome; as
I if, like; siiniliir; ai'pearini,' ;
be.iutiful, prett}', excellent.
.,, /ri^ saiMH as "^ -10. 131.
131
'Hi
'liii^ to stoop in walking,
applied to round-shouldeied
people.
^pien^ the body l)ent ; squirtu-
ing or awry in any way.
chih*-^' fiini, unbending;
foolish.
5^'at'a seivaiit or majoidomo.
136
13'
huo^ hwoli^ io unite; to as-
semble, to collect; to include
the whole, to reach ; to act
with utiiti^d stiength.
'?«?f' to skip and dance, as
when higiily elated ; to exite.
ch'uan* chiven^ to flow in
opposite directions; to turn
the feet inwards from the
door, a usai^e among the Laos
when dying; batons of office
laid Mcrnss each othei-.
chou^ j'heii to cover close; to
shade and conceal; a veil, a
shade.
tsoii^ '(sen to hire one's self
out as a laborer by the day
or longer time; a staid, sin-
ceie demeanor.
je* jp an exclamation used
in light composition.
yell* chieh* a gay, jolly light-
hearled manner; u hand.some
face.
cliien* k'ien^ to follow on, as
going l)y th(i track on an
Indian trail.
tu^' tnh^ to shake the head
as when dissatisfied or refus-
ing.
l-io-lftn ^^''■* ■''^^> ^^^^^1 quiet; silent,
as the interior of a palace
or a temple.
li^A-TT c^^' fo ''Ply ^n ; to trust to ;
as, according to ; to conform
to ; to accede to ; imagery,
illustration.
iJ
150j^
15L
152^^
154>
ijam/ an old foi-m of ^yin
(^, for, because.
'piao* to distribute.
ch'i* k'P to unloosen the col-
lar of a coat.
'ii'iau^ small-wuisted ; agile.
same as ^. 9. 57.
lisien^ ^sien to caper and per-
form antics.
'i/ao^ sraall-waisted ; agile,
like an acrobat.
listen* liien'' like ; to conjpare,
to spy out, to explore,
same as ^ 145. 147.
hsin* shi' a letter or note ;
trutir ; to believe: sincerity;
faith; to confide in ; to trust;
to follow ; a seal, a stamp ; a
messenger.
^tan^ a load of two piculs
of grain ; a long-necked vessel
for holding fire.
ich^7i-'^' to collect, to hoard ;
furnished •with ; to assist ;
to be secoiid to.
sit''' snli, common, vulgar;
customs; the laity; the
world; the low and grovel-
ing business of life; what
the common people desire or
delight in ; uneducated^ in-
elegant;,
shit*' to stand ; to be erect,
like a tree.
feng^ ^fang fairie.^, genii ; a
term used by Taoists for
imnior tals.
hsiang* siavy'' like, resem-
bling; an image, likerress ;
such, so, similar ; an idol, a
stAtue, to symbolize; to re-
semble.
clini*'' to owe, to be in debt ;
freight or passage-money.
t'a7i*' out of one's head,
foolish.
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A
9.
160jg|
'isati' to collect, to accumu-
late, ; to lioard up, to bring
topjetlier.
/u*'' like, I'pseir.liliiig ; to de-
peiid on : also vend Jeu\
feu* fdi? pi'ostiate, fallen,
as on one's buck ; to ovei'-
turn, to ruin, to subvert ; to
move or excite.
chhig^ cK'eiKj^ ^I'hing to Sj)y
out; to explore; a scout, one
sent to reconnoitre.
pin*'' to receive and enter-
tain a guest ceremoniously ;
to lionor, to do reference
to; to arrange orderly; to
advance.
^ch'a?ifj' to rep:iy, to recom-
pense; I'estitution; inde-mni-
ty ; to atone; to retaliate;
to refibice.
liU* yuh, lo sell, to hawk- or
peddle; to move; to increase.
chia* kia'' \alue, j)rice.
ts^7i* ts'uh^ quick, urgent,
pressing; to constrain, to
urge; diiven; near, close;
shortened, contracted.
chieit^ 'kien proud, haughty.
sJien^ ^shcin a spirit confined
witlnu the body; pregnant.
tsai*'' thecHrgo; the c;ipacify
oi- tonnage of a vessel ; to
stow cargo; to contain such
an amount, us a bankbill, on
tiie back of which it is stamp-
ed (unauthorized).
p'i^ p^ih^ lonely, quiet ; mean,
low, licentious, depraved;
partial ; prejudiced, cr;impod,
incommodious, private or
secluded
cheii* chdn^ a lad of ten or
twehe yeais; a i^ood lio}'.
fhenij^ ^7nivg the first person
I; in Kiaiiysxi it means you,
thou.
Va* t'a/i^ to run away, to
abscond, to desert.
liett,*^ a. pullet or young cock.
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169^
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174/^
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■yi* ylh^ strong, robust ; ex-
erting one's strengtii.
^110^ a .sound in Buddhist
bcoks ; in Shanghai : read
f^na a pronoun, the second
person you.
clii* k'ih^ labor, toil ; exer-
tion in a meritorious cause.
7i' unpolished, low-bred ;
vulgar ; ^ross, ribald ; a
rustic ; to protect, to sup-
port ; sociable, talkative ; a
ti-ust, H. resource.
'chmi(^' careless, reckless.
^cKang^ groping about, nob
knowing the load ; madly;
blindly ; to fall down.
maO- (indn plural particle ;
i-ead viCui' plump, full-look-
ing.
hsie)i* 'kien couvageous, mar-
tial ; depending on one's self,
self -possessed ; formidable,
stern, lil)eral and candid.
hui^ Jiwui ugly, as au old
ha-.
cJiiu* kioh^ name of a cele-
brated general mentioned ia
the San kwoh chi.
same as ^ 172. 63.
c«o* to exorcise the deuions
wliicli cause pestilence, to
perform a lustration; to
walk with a genteel step.
ju* Ju learned, literati ; a
scholar ; mild, accomplished;
to follow the teachings of
Confucius.
ch'ing* ts'ieri' a commenda-
tory term applied to person-
able maidens and comely
youth, denoting becnu)ing,
good or fair, that they are
like beautiful plants ; a pret-
ty, smiling mouth ; to serve
an occasion; to borrow for a
pu rpose.
ij}'ai* dissipation ; it is some-
times wrongly used for ^
^pii to walk.
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203'
205/
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mie)!*'' to look towards ; to
Hcfompaiiy, to ^o with; to
Uifii the liack on.
iri'i^ 'irri L'lent ; remarkable,
cXtraoidiuai-y ; !ul)niiai)le,
i-are ; fine lnokiiii,', powerful.
s(t^ xnli^ inattentive; bad,
u icked.
ch'iiig^ JciiKj aslant, inclined,
falling ; entii-ely ; to over-
turn, to subvert; assay, to
test ; to compete, to pour
out : to wrangle.
jinu^ to turn over or upside
down.
?»rt^' tiie name of the black
knight in ch^.ss ; to rail at,
to scold, to abuse with vile
langiiagp.
t'eiuj' Ji dng tall ; idle, heed-
less ; sullen.
k'uei^ 'kw'ei strange; great;
a doll; monstrous, as a
meteor or an eruption.
/i*' a pair, a couple ; a com-
panion, a mate, a fellow ; a
conjugal union.
^]>iuu^ people passing and re-
passing ; a group, a coinpa?iy.
't'nn;/^ if, but if, shouhl,
supposp; ail unforeseen thing;
accidental.
shii* shuh^ a dai-k ground
witb blue .spots on it, mottled
or striped,
'min^ to act under con-
straint; to exert, to use
effort.
c^rJiai^ a class, a company ; a
sign uf tlie plural.
Jniiy^ lude and incomplete.
same as the radical J^ 9.
ivH* ivuh^ decided ; stable,
persistent; to cut off the
feet as a punishment; an
exclamation of surprise.
kuany^ Jctvang light, briglit,
luster, U) illumine ; smooth ;
l)are ; nakt-d ; honor, glory ;
only, barely, solely, siujply ;
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fa
to adorn ; to reflect credit
on ; the lenses in spectacles.
chao*'' a passage ; an omen ;
a miliion, tlie border of a
grave or altai- ; a prognostic.
yiian^ ^ijuen the commence-
ment, the origin, the first,
tlie chief; the head, tlie
principal, the eldest ; pri-
mary; a vast])eriod(>f time; a
geological epoch ; 24,192,000
yi-ars.
Iixiuny'^ Jiinng cruel, malevol-
ent, inhuman, desperate,
truculent ; fearful ; a cry of
tenor.
ssix^ )iz"' a rliinoceros.
yiin^ ^yun to permit, to as-
sent; to promise, to .sanction ;
sincerely ; true, loyal : really;
according to facts ; to be
believed.
^('Jlung^ to fill, to futill, to
act as ; to satiate ; to con-
tinue ; to stop up ; hi-h, long ;
sufiicient ; tine; extreme;
to fatten.
lisiimy^ Jiinug f\^^ elder brotli-
er ; a senior; Don, Signor,
31 r.
i'u^^ hares, rabbits.
same as ;^ 10. 28.
tai*'' to weigh silver; to ex-
change; to barter; to per-
meate, direct; gratitied from
having enough ; satisfied ; to
weigii against ; to give an
ecpiivalent.
Ujeii* cori'ect, trustwortliv ;
a large prefecture in Shan-
titng.
'micii^ to remove ; escaped
from, to get off, to forego, to
free from, to dispense witli ;
to spare ; to avoid ; to
exempt, to forgive ; to evade ;
a negative ; do not ; tvati^ to
bear a son ; anything new
and fresh.
/'?t^' rabbits, or Iiarcs ; to
hunt hares.
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^•V AW/, able, competent; to
sul?due, to sustain, adequate,
to repress, to attain to.
cliiDg^ ^kn}(/ anxious, cau-
tious, watchful ; to fear, to
forbear from ; to refrain.
hsien^ ^sieii before, eari\' ; to
begin, first, formerly, past ;
a cause, previous, deceased,
late ; soon ; tlie ancients ;
nidi' to assume the piece-
deuce, to take the lead ; to be
before hand.
'tanq* a name of one of the
sons of Ta Yii of the Hia
dynast}' ; in Fiihrhow : a
classitier of packages.
crA' ('?7i a son, a child ; an
infant ; feeble ; a final parti-
cle ; a sound.
tou^ ^tmi, to raise up; to ex-
cite ; the lap ; to carry in a
napkin, to make a loose par-
cel ; to retain, to reach ; to
get by crooked \Vii.ys ; a kind
of helmet.
J'i(*jhIij to eiitei', to recf'i\e,
to penetrate; according to;
an entrance,
same as (^ 8. 5.
'limiy^ a tael, ;in ounce, two,
lioth. a pair, doubled, twice;
linng'' a. chariot.
ni'i* net' inside, within, in-
cluded in, amnng, near t(^
personal ; iiah^ to i use it in.
same as ^11. 96.
ipien^ a whip ; a lash ; a cut or
a stroke of a whip ; to ilog ;
an iron cudgel; penis of a
horse ; also same as ^^ 177.
9.
same as ^ 154. 64.
ch'ilan* Js'uen all, complefe;
to finish ; entire in all its
parts ; unbroken, perfect; the
whole ; to do ;dl that is re-
quired.
^l/u'' to respond, to answer,
as a maid servant ; to assent.
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yes, so, certainly, well ; to
agree to willingly.
2Mi^ jMih, eiijht ; to divide ;
o})ening out, flaring.
^ping'- soldiers, troops ; war ;
a foree, military, weapons;
to kid, to fight.
/isi^ Jii what ? how 1
liu* la* lnh^ six.
cJiii* kii'' arranged ; to write ;
to piesent to all, all at once;
to auiass ; an utensil ; com-
mon ; uidinportant.
^iien'^ a rule, a hi.w ; to con-
trol, a canon, a standanl,
ritual, statute, code; to mort-
gage ; to ciinsider; to man-
age, bent on ; ;i vocabulary,
kuiuj*^ cnllectix ely ; g(!neral ;
all ; with ; in shoi t, in fine ;
the sa,me, alike; to include
in; '^kumi to pmtect, to give,
to encircle ; oft'erings.
same as 102. 12.
c.h'i'^ Jc'i he, she, it. it>, his,
tlie, that, rhey ; if, tium,
tlieref(u-e, there.
,kunij^ public, common, just,
fail- ; male ; a didce ; a lord,
a master, a hu.sband ; gener-
al, open.
cJiiru^ J.-'icn to connect ; and,
also, a<l(li;ional, e(pially, to-
gether with ; to absorl), to
ciunprehend in, to embrace
with; in CaJtfonese : to
squeeze througii, as a crevice;
to force or {lUsh one's way
through, as a crowd,
same as j[pj 32. 13.
c?f?<^ in Caiitniiesp, : none,
nothing, not yet ; in Fuh-
c/iau: empty, open, light,
porous ; (unauthorized).
tic.ii'^ in Fu/ichan. : firm, solid,
durable, hard, jiot soft;
olituse, stu})id.
same ais ji] 13. 32.
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13.14,15.
a^ ^
13
30
'mifu^ a crown, a coronet;
diadem.
hsu? 'ha to co\er, as a cap.
shf.ng* shiiig^ a dish for hold-
ing rice or other c(Joked
food ; also read c.h'ivg''.
chou* cheu'' helmet, made of
rhinoceros' skin,
mao" rashly ; to assume
falsely; a coveting' for the
head ; to feign ; to venture
on, to brave out, to coun-
terffit.
mo* nioh., to rush out or into
the presence of one .suddenly.
same as ^ 122. 172.
tse^ clieh, a list, a register ;
a l)ook ; recotd.s ; censu.s ; a
patent or commission ; to
phui, to choose, to appoint.
same as Jjji] 32. 13.
cKiuny'^ 'k'iung a small win-
dow or lattice to let the
light in.
'jan'^ tender, weak.
isai*^ a'jain ; double ; repeat-
ed ; likewise, continued,
longer, twice, then, also.
kcno* kev? a high number;
ten billions ; a room,
same as |nj 31. 30.
ini^ m^7i^, to cover, to over-
spre;id.
yti^ cijiu doubtful, not quite
ceitain ; see also 40. 10.
Read <_?/m walking on, as
one travelling afnot.
same as *j^ 40. 10.
kuan} Jiivan a cnp ; to cap ;
the head, the chief; the crest
or comb of birds ; kwati^ able,
superior, to promote ; to (tap
a youth at his marriage.
yiian} ^yu&n to oppress, to
injure ; aggrieved ; to ridi-
cule, to annoy; to vex.
10
same as |f^ 128. 29.
VI I* mikj a nnpkin to cover
food ; to veil, to cover with
a cloth.
^ming^ ohi^curp, gloomy, dark;
aspiiit; hades; dim; dismal,
night-lik-e.
^niP univetsal, around ; to
enter and go all about; deep;
rash, venturesome.
hsieh^ 'sie to write, to diaw;
to compose, to write on a
subject ; to remove, to quiet,
to calm ; to dissipate.
'cJning^ a mound ; summit of
a hill; great; eminent;
lionorable ; first.
same as gj? 40. 212.
iping^ ice, clear, frozen, crys-
tJillized.
^chhmg^ to boil over, to dart;
young, immature, delicate ;
deep, hollow ; to rise in the
air ; to send, as a letter ; to
shake, to agitate, to lush at.
/«<.*' frozen, congealed, ice-
hound ; chilly ; cloudy.
J,iang'^ cold, cool, fresh, re-
fieshing, distant, in need;
sparing of ; to trust in.
leng' 'Idng cold, frigid ; clear,
pure; chilly, icy ; indifferent;
still, lonesome ; unusual ; to
cool.
k'uang'^ kiv'ang'' more, more-
over, still ; now ; to come
to ; to bestow ; to grow, as
plants ; a time, a period ;
cold.
mei^ 'mei to defile, to foul,
as with dirty water ; to
annoy, to request, to ask a
fa\or- of.
Jien'- a thin sheeting of ice.
I'ich* a cold air; harsh, raw,
chilly, as the weather.
p'an* to melt as ice.
fu^ fuli^ cold, wintry, wind ;
icy.
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32 ^(^
46 vM£
yeh^ 'ye to fuse mt^tals, t"
.smeit; ufoundei'; a t'uniace;
enticing; a false glitter;
bedi/.e ed
Zf/ loll, ii-uzeii ; icy.
chieu^ ^kien to lessen, to
diniiiiisli, to lighten ; to de-
cie>ise.
^tiao'^ to be exhausted; in-
jured and I'lst its \itality ;
fading ; falling, as the old
leaves.
kio^ iiound up with frost, to
freeze hard.
lii^ lull, frozen rain, sleet ;
cold.
^tuv(/^ winter ; the end ; the
close ; to store up ; wintry.
fj.imf ice; to insult; to
shame ; itijurious ; aspiring ;
to advance; to exalt,
saaie as -^ 85. 37.
same as '^ 85. 37.
cAV j^.s'i intense cold ; shiver-
iii"_', wintry, freezing; grief;
calamitous; afflicted, sad, in
mii-ery.
^t^'uP sleet and snow to-
gether.
15. 187.
same as ^
s^trA ^sz' to thaw, to melt and
flow off.
tith,^ frozen hard.
sttng*^ frozen dew-drops or
rain on the branches of
trees.
tunff*' to freeze ; ice ; cold as
ice ; to congeal, to cool, to
stiffen ; to expo.se to ci^ld.
li* lih, cold, as a north wind.
jying^ ice, clear, pure, frfizeii,
crystallized ; to freeze.
ching* tsinc/ cold. Same as
^ 8.5. 87.
2)1^ pih, a cold wind.
loa-p
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11 3 V''"^^
17
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174 '-
187 i^^-
6,/L
105^;^
J'hd
^ning' to congeal ; to perfect;
to sefle, to freeze, to coagu-
late ; to turn, to curdle;
frozen ; fixed, fiidshi'd, vig-
orous, collected ; accompli.-^h-
ed.
to'* toll, icicles.
chin* khi^ cold, chilled ;
affected by cold.
ling^ '■lin intense cold, clear
and cold ; an awe-inspiring
manner; treml)ling as in
jiresence of rulers.
Jiw benumbed with cold.
S^ hoarfrost and snow cover-
ing the ground.
tu^ tuh, to annoy, to defile,
to profane, to des-eciate; to
treat contumeliously ; to
bother liy reiterating one's
application.
chvn' '^chun to equalize ; to
veioh ; to allow, to permit ;
to detride ; to receive, as a
dispatch ; on or upon as a
day.
ching* tsing'' cold, intense
cold ; to cool, to make cold ;
fresh, cool.
C[jiiig^ to depend on, accord-
ing to ; evidence, proof.
chi} 'ki a small table, a
i)ench ; a side-table.
^faii^ -aW. ever}'^; the greater
part; common, vulgar; the
woi'ld ; laic ; mortal, earth-
ly, human.
jyhuf to lenn on or against;
to confide in ; to trust to ;
proof, evidence,
s.ime as jj^ 141. 16.
teug'^ tang'' a stool, a form, a
bench, a settle.
'Imaiig" Jitvang the female
of the phoenix.
7vVfr' a victory ; the trium-
phant return of an army;
the joy of peace ; gentle,
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16.17.18.
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187/
sootliiiig; excellent; balmy,
as the wind.
^p'ttni"^ a stand for a stone ;
to Icfiii upon, to trust, to ;
confidiiig in ; accordin:; to,
as ; proof, evidence.
'k'an^ a vessel to put things
in, and still iiniilled.
Jia)i? a letter, an envelope ;
to infold ; to contain ; a
pfess ; armor ; liberal, capa-
cious.
Jittiinig^ Jihing calamity, e-vil ;
inauspicious ; unf(jitiinate,
unlucky; funeral; adverse;
sad ; cruel ; injurious ; lugu-
l)rious.
same as f^ 17. 1.
tu^ tieJi^ protuberant, convex ;
elastic, springy ; a tenon ; in
Cavtotiese : an overplus.
iva} ^vgao concave, hollow,
iuflented ; the undulations in
a ridge.
c/('m^ ch'iih^ to <;o out ; to
pfodure, to beget; to issue,
to surpass ; to leave finally.
^tao^ a knife, a sword, a
punt ; a quire of paper con-
taining from 20 to 100
sheets,
same as >TJ 18. 3.
Jt'iao'' dangerous, violent, un
;;overnable ; perveise, recus-
ant, seditious ; cabaling, rest-
less ; uiisci upulous and ag-
gressive.
cJt'ifih* ts'ieh, to mince ; ur-
gent, iuiportant ; to cut, to
carve, to urge, to piess ;
earnestly, a, resume; sincere,
read ^si'all, every, the whole.
rho^ choh^ to cut to [>ieces,
to chop, to mince; lo carve
out.
ch'i'^ k'i'' to cut a notch in a
stick.
chifJi^ kiahj to scr;ipi' off the
rust and dirt; to brush and
cleau.
m
10 \
jen* jdii' edge of a knife ;
dangerous; sharp pointed;
to kill ; to slaughter,
same as j^\\ 18. 9.
same as ^ij 18. 9.
Hmi^ to cut ; to trim or
sharpen a little, to scrape off
soniewiiat.
■i*' to cut grass, to mow ; to
reap ; to kdl, to cut off.
ttltciiy* shiny^ to remain ; over-
pliis; residue; fragments,
leavings ; to retain ; to keep
back a part ; to lengtlien ;
not only,
tzu* tsz'' to stick into, as a
share in the soil, or when
driving down a stake ; to put
a knife into or between ; to
stal), to stick ; to erect, as a
pole ; to establish.
^ya} to cut the throat, as of
a sheep.
k\} k'oh, avaricious ; insult-
ing ; oppressive ; to carve, to
chisel, to sculpture, to cut
out ; k'o* to engrave ; quaiter
of an h()ur ; a little while.
chinrj" <^ki)>ij to mark the
faces of criminals with black
spots ; lioh^ to rob.
chien* kiPu' a straight double-
edged swoid, a rapier, a
cliymoi-e, a blade.
cJinniK/'^ clnv\iii(f to make,
to invent, to found, to begin ;
to create; to reprove; the
fir.st ; ^chwang a wouiui ; to
cut; a prop or inclined .sup-
port.
J'iao^ to cut open ; to cut.
I^lj jcan" to pare off the cnrner.s,
/ L'J to cut or round off, to trim ;
to equalize, to make out a
report without sticking to
facts.
"^ll A-'o* A'o/(, to overcome, to
j l y. suiidue ; to exeicise, to re-
press, to deny one's self;
the chemical action of ucida
/j>
^ij
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11
23
24
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13
18
20
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29
30
m
and re-agents ; mgtiiit ; a set
time ; lo insist on.
h^ien* sie}i' to castrate a fowl ;
a cniss-bovv.
Jcii^ ^fdn a share ; to divide ;
(o distinguish ; to se[);iraie •
to apportion ; the tenth of a
ii);i,ce ; the tentli of an inch.
yo^ yo/i, bubbling or boiling
u'al,Hr.
^shan^ to expunge, to oblit-
erate, to pare, to amend, to
coriect ; to edit and settle a
test; to reject, as an acciunt.
chieii^ Hsien scissors ; to cut,
to intercept ; to shetir ; even,
regular ; to reduce,, to kill,
to extirpate.
iveu' hvdii suicide by cutting
the throat; to cut crosswise;
to divide.
kon^ ^kcu a sickle or bill-
hook.
ptui^'' to diir ; to plane ; a
hoe ; to smooth ; to deduct
from ; to grid) up.
k'oti} ^k'eu to pick out with
a knife.
^k\iu^ to cut, to carve, to
engrave, to erase.
jiau*'' to decide, to judge ; to
join ; a verdict ; to marry ;
to join two halves to .see if
they match ; to divide in
twam.
^p'i^ to peel, to pare off tlie
skin ; to trim with an ax, to
divide into parts.
Hieu^ a nick in a blade ;
bix)ken off or having a flaw.
chmh^kiieh^ a gouge, a graver,
a small chisel.
chieh^ kieh, to carry off by
force; to plunder; hurried ;
suffering ; a cycle.
to* toll, to cut, to prick ; to
cut blocks, to engrave; to
cut open and rob; also read
cJuili.
diia* k'iah, to pierce ; to
stab ; to cut.
kna^ 'k/va to hack to pieces,
as is done at the disgraceful
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39
40
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execution, by slicing off ilie
lips, ears, eyelids, and limbs.
jiic.h^ to p.irt., to leave ; dif-
ferent; to separate, todivide;
to part, to distinguish ; to
leave, to go oif, t<> recede
from, another, unlike; be-
sides, moreover,
see^lj 18. 20.
^chuny^ to scrapp things ; to
oppose ; to kill ; to behead,
to exei'Ute.
chiah^ kidh, to brand or
tattoo the face as a punish-
ment ; to Hay tht; skm from
the face.
lo* Joh^ to trim off the knots
on the bark of wood.
J.iao^ bo engra\e, to carve
and adoi-n ; to polish as when
finishing a composition ; to
tattoo ; ornamented.
7''(vh' 'pen to lip, to cut oppii,
to split ; to halve ; to judge,
to (lec-ide ; to disulose.
^«V to cut; to lop off the
points and corners; to trim
and pi'une ; to file : to cut in
pieces, as criminals are some-
times executed.
k'ueP Jiiv'ei to cut open and
clean, as a tish ; to butcher
victims for sacrifice ; to stab,
to put a knife into.
cJiuan^ k^iien^ a contract, a
deed, a bond, a proof ; a
section.
Jill} to cut open, to cut in
two ; to rip open ; to cut
down.
chi^ J-ci a crooked burin or
chisel, used to gouge out the
deeper p;irts of the block,
same as [^169. 37.
lon^ le.iC to bore into and
car ve ; to cut out flowers ; to
hollow out; a giaving tool.
shan* sheii' to work on, to
trim, to cut out; to geld ; to
manage or ariange well.
ko^ koli^ to cut, to wound; to
divide; to deduct, to injure;
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71
41
42
44
I,
i^y
46
47
51
fi
53
57
t'l cede as ii ten iiory ; afflic-
tions, calamities.
^■>van^ to cut, It) pare, to
CMi-ve; to pull out, lo ex-
C!i\ at(v
ts'tin''' to cut small, to cut
up ; to put. to cliv ide.
chv.ai'^ 'chtven to cut flesli
111 pieces; to mutilate; to
cut wooil in two, ^c/nven to
as-uine. Jw'an to cut out, as
a tailor.
.s/id'" to [lierce, to stab ; to
make an eyelet hole.
shud^ shivah^ a brush ; to
scrub; ti) wipe out; a caid
for dressing cotton ; to rub
ink blocks t'oi- printing.
ivii.' tvuh^ to execute one in
his hou.se or near it, and not
on the public square.
Jtaiig'^ hard, firm, stiff; just
now, recently, raomenily;
constant, enduring, intrepid.
chiny^ 'kiiiff to cut ou«;'s
I hroaf ; to out off the neck.
chind^ Usiao to exterminate ;
to fatigue ; to attack or fight
with lebeis; to destroy ^nd
scatter them ; to put them
down, to extirpate.
^ch'a^ to t;ike up a thing with
a fork or a dagger ; a small
javelin.
ckih'^ chv to direct ; to make,
to invent; to govern, to
regulate; to limit; to hin-
der; to prevent; a practi.^e ;
a law ; mourning usages.
Jian^ to cut, to carve, to
engiave, to erase.
ht<in(/^ Jiing punishment;
laws; torture; peual, crimin-
al ; jurisprudence, a mold, a
pattern, to imitate, to sacri-
fice victims.
to^ toll, to cut and hew wood,
as carpenteis do; to divide.
k'uo* kw'oh^ to cut of}'; to
trim, as a saplmg of its
branches; to make a post ;
ti) unfold, to lay uptm.
t'i^^ to shave.
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72
73
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74
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75 3S
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fa- full, to chop, to hew ; to
cut in t" o ; to beat.
pao^ fo^ poh, to flay, to peel,
to skin, to split, to uncover ;
to degi'fide, to extort; to
demand by f (irce ; ^Wi, to
strike, to knock down.
hsican^ ^su^:n to prune a tree.
hua^ Jiua a boat ; a hook, a
cajbch ; a latch ; a pinnace ;
a scow, such as soldiers use
tf> cross streams ; to p>ole a
boat.
'ch'an^ to spnde up, to level
off; to triuj ; to cut grain.
'picn* to slice, to cut tliin ;
to pare, as a fruit of its skin.
pieh^ to pare off, to cut.
£'}} fill, to cut, to scrape ; to
pick ; to reject, to dig out.
t^o* tii'oh, to diess the horn
of the rhinoceros and make
it into cups; to carve w(x)d
in'o thing's.
kuei* kwei^ to cut, or break
asunder, to amputate, to
decolhite.
ts'eny* ts'avg'' to wound by a
sudden cut or stroke, as
when a kinfe slips.
yi'eli* yueh^ to cut off the feet
at the ankles, an ancient
punishment.
cJia* clCah^ a Budhist mon-
astery ; a pillar or spire on
the top of a d;igol)ah or
sliiine, frnm which to hang
stre'tmers.
same as ^|J IS. 75.
ttii^ is'z'^ to prick, to pierce ;
a thorn, a sting, a spine ; to
tattoo; to stab and kill ; to
pole a l)oat ; to criticise; to
examine.
to^^ to mince, to cl)np up ; to
carve ; to ha.sh witli a chop-
ping-knife.
la^ lah, lo cut in two, to
mangle, to hack, inhuman,
harsh; perveise, intractable.
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79
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iiV^ J
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lOOi
102
wicked; in Cantonese : a row
of things ; a lot of articles.
Iv lih, to cut or open, as an
animal.
k'liei* kioev' to wound, to cut
open ; to injure.
lieli^ lieh, to ananue or state
in order ; ranks ; a series ; a
file, a class ; to separate, to
distinguish ; each, severally ;
regularly, methodically.
^slian^ to mow ; to cut grass
or herbs; to root out; a
large billhook ; a sort of
scythe.
^ch'an^-^ to cut into, as when
testing the purity of sycee.
'iJiin^ to scrape off, to pare,
to brush oft', to seam ; to
burn ill, as a frayed edge.
^zvu^ an impleme^nt like a
bill-hook, with which to cut
grass or weeds.
'i/an^ sharp, having sharp
point ; to cut off or in two.
ch'iao'^ is'iao^ to cut off" or in
two ; to mow or reap.
cliuang* chid any'' to wound
slightly.
ch'iJt" ^cWi to cut open the
skin ; to dismember ; to cut
and cleanse a fisli.
kua} Jiwa to slice.
same as .^jj 18. 62.
same as 18. 24:.
yVt^' an assistant ; to assist ;
a pack ; a classifier of sets of
things, as beads, tools, but-
tons, &c. ; to announce, to
investigate; a vice, a lieu-
tenant ; full, to i-end, as in
parturition.
fang^ to butcher ; to kill
and dress meat; to dissect;
to dismember ; (unauthoriz-
ed).
hua kwch, ho* to rive, to
split ofien ; to dig ; to carve
open flower work ; to en-
grave ; to cut glass ; to mark
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116
121i
126;
130
m
oft'; to deface, as in writing;
a but in, a stylus.
/)'o^ ;/oA, a sickle or hooked
knife, sharp on both edges,
to cut i^rass ; a small scythe.
j;'i^ to peel, to pare off the
skin; to tiiui with an ax ;
to divide into parts.
kua^ kiuihy to cut away the
proud flesh from an nicer;
to I emove the pus and blood.
p'iao*'' a small bell which
emits an acute sound ; to
strike, to pierce ; to stab ;
to puncture, to rob, to cub
off, swift, alert.
li*'' sharp, acute ; profit ; to
covet ; advantageous, useful ;
fortunate ; cleverness ; to
nourish.
ts'ang*'' "to bruise the skin ;
to bark, rip, or injure the
surface ; (unauthorized).
cAa^ chah, to cut up or chop ;
the noise of cutting fine.
chao*^ great, large; rank,
high, as grass.
Jiii^ to pare off the skin of a
fruit.
sti* suhj to mince, to cut into
fine pieces.
yin*'' to cut down the high-
IJ trees on the hills.
t'a^ tah, a clash.
tuan^ ^t7i)an to cut even ; to
cut and trim ; to arrange; to
act agrave, prim deportment.
(?>/(,* VA' the punishment of
cutting off the ears.
tsou* tseu^ to mince or hash
meat ; to cut up wood into
small pieces.
cJiieit^ Jis'ien to pro;j;ress, to
lead forward ; before ; to
advance ; the van ; pi evou.s-
ly, anciently; a light black
color.
hsiao^ sioh, to carve, to pare,
to scrape, to shave, to erase,
to extort from ; to despoil, to
seize tenitory ; to deprive of
title or rank; impovcrisiied ;
debility.
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same as ||( 18. 209.
too"" to arrive, to go or come
to ; to attain, to reach ;
finished, completed ; to, at,
up to; from, of, but, j^et.
same as 18. 118.
ch'ia^ k'iah^ to dig the nails
into ; to pinch ; to enter, to
go into.
kioa^ kwah, to scrape, to pare,
to rub off; to abrade, to
plane, to shave, to burnish ;
to extort ; to run against ; a
bushel of grain.
to} tah, a hook ; hooked,
curled ; a quire.
huo^ Mvoh^ to cut, to reap ;
to spKt with a knife ; to
rend, to separate ; to pry up.
chien} Jcien to cut off; to
castrate an ox,
^ch\l} to begin; at first; in-
cipient.
Jicd^ to rub or sharpen a
knife carefully ; a bill-liook;
assiduously, diligently; fully;
to influence, to move.
chi"^ kih^ to increase, to add
to ; unhappy, sad ; more, veiy ;
troublesome, to trifle, to
sport; a comedy; a play.
ti^e^ tseh^ then, in that case ;
cause, reason; next; immedi-
ately ; a rule ; a precept, a
law ; a pattern ; to imitate,
to outline, to mark.
chill* a ticket ; a token, pass-
ed as a pledge or security,
when pawning.
jyi'- p'ih^ to split, to tear, to
divide, to cut open ; to wedge ;
in Cavtonese : to meet one
suddenly.
J.iii} a weapon ; to kill ; to
arrange ; good ; to set out
in order ; to wish another's
death; leaves falling in au-
tumn.
hsiieh^ siieh, to pare, to scrape
or shave oflF.
179E
209 ft
210?
19:;?;
9
10
fet^ 'fei to cut off the feet, a
punishment ; to cut off the
knee-pan.
mei^ (inei to cut, to pare off;
to cut open, to dissect.
cltien'^ ^ts'ien to cut; to stick
in.
cZi- to I'ive or split through
from one end to the other,
as a log.
■i^' to cut off the nose; to
torture.
chi* tsi^ to adjust, to portion
out; to trim, to equalize; to
pare even ; to mix physic ; a
dose; to compound as a pill;
a prescription.
li*lih^ strength, power, spirit,
effort; force; assiduous, smart.
chu*^ to help ; help, assist-
ance ; to assist ; to succor ;
beneficial, strengthening.
Asii^ siih, to exite, to stimu-
late, to urge to exertion.
ho~ hoh, to judge, to examine
into ; to impeach, to prose-
cute or accuse one ; to re-
strain; diligent in discharge
of duty.
cKing^ Ji'ing strong, violent.
hsiao* hiao^ to exert; effects;
proofs ; to toil ; to imitate ;
merit.
same as ^ 19. 75 ; also same
as ^ 60. 9.
^inien^ to exert, to endeavour ;
to stimulate ; to force one's
self; constrained; urged by
circumstances; to animate,
to urge, to persuade ; to put
forth effort.
hsu^silh, to exite, to stimulate,
to urge to exertion.
same as ^ 19. 86.
hsieh^ hieh, harmony of sen-
timent, union of purpose.
k'uang^ kw'a^ig^ zealous,
prompt ; an appellation of
the first rank of the Beile
M WJ princes among the
Mauchus.
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28
29
30
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39
42
chueh^ kiieh^ to urge, to com-
pel, to stimulate; to push
on ; eneryetic.
U^^ to stimulate, to encour-
age, to incite, to animate.
chieh'^ kieh^ to take by vio-
lence; to plunder; to rob
openly; hurried; an era;
suffering; in Cantonese : as-
tringent; bitter; sleepy,
same as ^ 19. 172.
cilia} Jiia to add to ; more,
extra ; to advance ; to pro-
mote, to increase.
shao'^' effort ; exertion ; to
stimulate; to take courage,
to exert one's self; beauty,
excellence.
cliit^ tk'd anxious solicitude,
labor, distress; toil of a
severe kind, in obedience
to duty.
chi^ kih, earnestly, with de-
termined purpose ; in Shang-
hai : to get the seeds out
of a pod ; hiah, fiim, deter-
mined, energetic ; diligent,
careful,
same as Wn 19. 86.
shih*' shi' influence ; power ;
circumstances ; authority ;
pomp, grandeur, strength ;
resources; virility; air, ex-
terior, figure ; condition.
ch'in^ JcHn diligent, sedulous,
laborious ; to assist, or excite
to exertion.
diiian^ k'ilen^ tired, wearied,
fatigued.
^nu^ to exert, effort, to strive
for ; a desperate deadly
struggle ; in 2^^'>ima7iship, a
perpendicular stroke.
pu^ puh, suddenly, hastily ;
flurried, disconcerted, as
when caught doing wrong;
to change color, confused.
lieh^ lileh, weak, feeble ;
mean ; depraved, infirm, in-
adequate, humble, poor, in-
significant ; barely, scarcely.
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48
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74
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75
I
unpolished, rustic ; vile, de-
graded.
chin* king'' strong, strength ;
violent; stiff, hard ; unyield-
ing, overbearing, prejudiced.
chiao' Hsiao to exterminate,
to fatigue, to trouble, to
annoy ; to toil at, to fag ;
light, nimble.
Jiang^ merit; meritorious
service ; work ; worthy, vir-
tuous ; the virtue of med-
icine.
ch'iang* ^k^iang to urge on,
to exert one's strength ;
to pursue after, to resist
forcibly.
?M^' to give one good advice ;
to help.
kuei* kw^P strength all givea
out ; wearied, exhausted, as
from war.
ao^ (iigao strong, brave.
«CTt^' to use great effort ; to
strive after ; business ; must ;
important, duty, concerns ;
certainly ; used for j^ to
insult.
chin* kin'' great, strength,
brawny.
sheng* ^shing to conquer, to
win ; to elevate, to bear ; to
sustain, to raise ; adequate
to, worthy of ; to excel,
superior, best, excellent; to
add.
ch'ih,* imperial orders, de-
crees ; to try, to attempt ;
the execution of a charge ;
steady ; urgent ; a charter ;
a permit,
same as |^ 66. 80.
J,ao^ to labor, to distress,
fatigued ; grieved ; careworn,
burdened, toil, exertion ;
meritorious deeds, lao' to re-
ward labor ; to console, to
aid.
hsun^ Jiiun merit, meritor-
ious ; to acquire fame.
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19.20.
:^^
k'an*^ to investigate a case ;
to collate ; diligent, able,
adequate.
^yung'^ brave, bold, daring ;
to advisf^ ; courage; fear-
less ; suldierly ; to exert one's
strength.
*fflfi?It p'i'^o'^' to seize by violence,
U-^-r^r^n to rob; to plunder or take
rorcibly.
>(X^ chueh- tsileh, to break a tiling
120^ asunder.
■^Wr lu'^ hcL united strenfrtli.
mvi'" to hire, to enrol; to
invite, to beg; to cull upon
the people to do; to enlist;
a public invitation ; to give
a bounty to.
'I ^mai^ to give all one's, strength
j\ to a tiling ; to exert it.
urgent, walking fast.
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^lang'
M^l^ chin^ Jcin muscles, inclin-
' Ih 11 ation ; a catty.
•^L i*' labor, toil ; affliction, dis-
^'^*Jq /J tress ; to be weary, to enduie.
^-Ij- chi* tsih^ merit, praiseworthy
^^ acts; conduct worthy of re-
ward.
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177
20>^
iung*'' to exite, to aifect, to
shake, to move, to issue
forth ; motion ; to influence ;
action ; agitated, irritable ;
surprised ; restless.
cKiian* k'llen^ to advise, to
exhort, tu instruct, to ad-
monish, to encourage, to
praise, to acquiesce ; influ-
enced, as by artiuments.
'mien^ to stimulate, to urge
on, to exite.
W leh, to coerce ; to bridle;
a bridle ; the reins ; to re-
strain, to force, to require
of ; to oblige to do ; to exact
unjustly ; to vex ; to tie up ;
to bind ; to strangle ; to cut
in stone ; in penmanship, a
horizontal stroke,
same as ^ 20. 49",
/ — I shao" choh, a spoon, a ladle;
~^ to ladle out witli a spoon ; a
little, a spoonful ; the tenth
of a -^ or gill ; to adopt, to
follow.
Ay* W7.t* wuh^ not, do not ; not
^J having.
same as ^^ 61. 31.
same as j^% 196. 5.
even ; to
alike ; a
or allot
17
28
30
49
Jtrt yun' ^jun equal,
~~^ divide equally';
little; to divide
equally.
fKid^'' to incubate, to sit on
eggs, as a bird, to hatch.
same as ilj 1. 20; also same
as^l 130. 20.
same as flSjl 130. 20.
^
i^
%
i
kou^ JiPAi to hook ; to entice ;
to exclude; to connect; to
mark oflF and reject, as items
in a list; to divide off a
composition into sentences.
7(0* hoh, to environ ; every-
where.
^;]Kio^ to wrap up ; to con-
tain, to envelop, to hold, to
be included in; to be pa-
tient, to undertake, to as-
sume, to engage, to warrant;
to in.sure ; a bundle.
(jiao^ a calabash or bitter
squash, anciently used for
drinking', or making musical
instruments.
^phi/ to craw], as an infant ;
to lie prostrate; to strive
for.
p'd^ p'oh^ to fall prostrate, to
crawl on the hands and
nees ; to exert one's self to
relieve another,
o* ngoh^ an ornament in a
heaildiess worn over the
braid.
chu- kiih^ a crooked spine
arising from disease; a bent
back.
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sauie as ^^ 64. 20.
j^'ao^ a furnace for burning
pot tery ; to please ; correct,
straight ; a synonym of ii/ao
^ a mine.
ta'- tah, piled on each other.
'pp a ladle ; in poorly piint-
ed l)ooks used as a sign of
repetition.
hva^ htva^ to change, to re-
form ; change, to alter, to in-
fluence, to transform, to con-
vert, to i-epent, to digest, to
transmute, metamorphosis.
"^pao^ ten families made a
pao or tithing in the Cheu
dynasty,
same as ^'| 130. 47.
pei^ 2X)* poh^ the north ; to
oppose ; to retreat; also read
cliili} shih' (^shih a sponn ; a
key, which in China resem-
bles a spoon.
J'ang^ an open basket with a
bale or handle, lidding about
a peck.
ji* a wash-basin with a tubu-
lar handle to let the water
run off; a dish with a par-
tition into which the dirty
water runs.
k'anc/*'' the divan or wide
couch, placed at the head of
the parlor and wide enough
for a low table in the middle,
on e;ich side of which the
host and guest ate seated,
same as J^ 53. 134.
hstian* silen'' an osier basket
for washing rice in ; to bind
the edges of sieves and bas-
kets with cord.
^tam} a shrine where the
effigies or tablets are kept
in the ancestral hall.
same as ^ 118, 22.
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69
85
96
102
118
159
tsa^ tsah, to go round, as tlife
heavens do in the course of a
year; to perform a circuit
or entire revolution; a side,
a row ; sti'etching along as
a line of trees; peivading;
in Cantonese : to pleabe ;
lustrous; to deliglit.
chiang* tsiang'' a mechanic,
an artificer ; a woi'kiuan, an
artisan ; one who makes
things requiring skill.
liui^ 'hivioi vase or box ; wa-
ters i,'urglingand eddying ; a
place to which people con-
verge ; to stagnate, as a
pool ; to deposit ; to advance
money ; a check, a draft, a
letter of credit.
k\iang' Jcivang square; to
rectify; to assist, to deliver;
deflected, to direct; regular;
correct.
lisia- liioh^ a small box ; a
qui \ er ; a chest, a coffer ; to
inclose.
yx^ yih, an iron agi'icultural
implement ; an incense burn-
er ; a large kettle.
suati^ stvan^ a bamboo case
or box for holding the hats
of officers, square and cover-
ed ; a basket, a cieel, such
as rice is washed in.
same as Jf^ 53. 134.
k'nei* kweP a chest ; a locker,
a closet, a case with drawers
or a door ; exhausted, weari-
ed ; to fail in.
Jian^ a clieap box or trunk
woven of bamboo splints
much used in travelling; a
lid; to cover with a lid;
Jiung a cup.
tu^ tiih^ a case ">r drawer; a
sheath; a coffin ; a receptacle
for books ; a bowl.
kuei^ '^kwei a box for papers,
a casket bound with metal
and fit to hold seals ; to box
up ; to bind around with
cords.
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10
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3° ^
24-i-
fey} 'fei vagabonds, banditti ;
illegal, seditious, robbers;
not ; without ; variegated.
hsi^ 'hi H case or coffer for
storing things.
lou^ leu' to retire into obscur-
ity ; to go away from the
world's gaze ; a kind of sieve
or fan.
jfi^ jy'ih^ a piece ; a pair ; a
friend ; to agree ; a fellow,
a mate ; responsive ; classi-
fier of horses.
cliij} JiHl to separate ; small,
petty, trifling ; a line, a divi-
sion, a boundary ; a dwel-
ling ; a small store-room ; to
sort ; to assign to its own
place or rank.
'yen^ to iiide away, to secrete
one's self; to repress; a way-
side privy.
'pien^ a signboard ; a tal:)let ;
flat, a slice, a board with an
inscription.
i^'*' a case for arrows ; a
quiver; to heal, to cure; a
doctor.
7ii^ 7iih, to hide ; clandes-
tine; to abscond ; to secrete;
to elude search ; a big wine
jar.
shih,^ ten.
wan*^ ten thousand ; a mys-
tic emblem of high an-
tiquity.
ju* jvjh^ twenty.
sa* sail, a contraction of ^
-f' or thirty.
ch'ien} ^ts'ien a thousand ;
many, an indefinite number,
very, earnestly ; perfect.
'wu^ 11 to 1, noon ; horary
character ; midday ; south ;
to oppose, to stand up, to re-
sist; crosswise, transverse.
sheng ^shing a measure (one-
tenth of a ^); to ascend;
to complete or bring about;
a skein of 80 threads ; to
advance ; to rise, to accumu-
late.
8^
isu"^ tsuh^ lictors, soldiers ;
to stop ; hurry ; to conclude,
to finisli ; the end ; to die ;
then, when all was over;
underlings, menials.
Jt!b\ pan'^^ half ; to divide in two ;
— r^ a large piece of ; the greater
part of.
■to ijfx s^ia?^^" south, summer, austral.
13
19
41
99
103
M
140 lip
25 h
T
10 Wi\
30
hsieh^ hieh, harmony; united
with ; to assist ; mutual
help ; to aid, to yield to cor-
dially; to agree with.
po^2^(^K extensive ; profound;
ample, spacious, universal,
general ; intelligent, versed
in, learned ; to cause, to
make, to barter, to game ; to
play for money.
'sun^ to fit a piece of wood
into a hole ; a tenon.
cho'^ choh, stable and lofty ;
to make firm; to surpass,
eminent in ; distant ; pro-
found ; reached, as a time.
VtiA,* full, abundant, said
of silk worms ; to collect or
assemble,
same as ^ 30. 30.
pei^ ipei low ; inferior, mean,
humble; plebeian; contempt-
ible ; a term for one's self ;
yielding, respectful.
hui* %wui grass, herbs.
pu^ puh, to divine, to con-
jecture, to guess ; to bestow
on ; sortilege.
ch'ia^ k'a^ tsah^ a pass, a
barrier; a clasp; a guard-
house at a pass ; the official
residence of a military offi-
cer ; to get stuck, as a bone
in the throat.
p)ien^' hurry, hasty ; all ; a
rule, a law ; to do a thing
smartly,
same as jj^ 10. 3.
chart} fChen to divine ; to en-
croach ; to wait ; sortilege ; a
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32
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lot ; to observe signs ; also
same as f|^
chi^ Jci to ask the spirits to
decide doubts by some token ;
to divine by lots.
cliaoi^^ to prognosticate, to
inquire by auguries, to
divine.
yii? ^yiu an ancient sacrificial
tankard of copper, with a
cover and a bail, used to
hold the fragrant spirits em-
ployed in worship.
(t^iad^ a tree laden with
fruit,
same as \\^ 66. 2.
kua* liWcO divination, to di-
x'ine ; diagrams ; a sign ; to
cast future events ; divining
marks.
hui^ hwu%' to repent.
chieW^ tsiek, an officer's seal
or sii,'net in olden time,
made in two parts that tal-
died, one being kept at court
and the otlier taken away ;
it was made of stone, horn
and metal ; joint, a knot.
chhr* 'kin the nuptial wine
cup, in which tlie pair
pledge each other.
yin*^ a seal, a stamp, to
print; a spot, a stain, a mark,
same as Cp 26. 21.
*mao^ 5 to 7 a.m. ; a period,
time, or term ; an instal-
ment ; flourishing ; in Caoi-
tonese : the buttocks.
lua'n? Hwaii eggs, testicles,
roes.
ch'iiig^ Jibing a president ; a
term of i^espect ; a noble, a
lord, a high officer ; intel-
ligent.
^ang^ used by speakers for
I ; high priced, great, stren-
uous.
wei^ fw4% dangerous ; dan-
ger ; to endanger; high,
precipitous, imminent; haz-
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106
121
143
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ardous, unsteady ; sick ; to
ruin ; a beam in a roof.
wu* tvuh^ disquieted; haz-
ardous.
cKueJi^ k'ioh, but, then, there-
fore ; to refuse, to deny ;
certainly, truly.
shao*'' liigli, as in virtue.
'mao^ morning ; east ; a
time, a term, a day ; flourish-
ing ; 5 to 7 a.m. ; in Can-
tonese : the buttocks.
chiian* kiieti' a scroll, a sec-
tion, a book, a roll ; ruled
paper for writing essays on ;
curved, curled, as hair ;
elegant.
hsieh* sie"' to unload ; to lay
down ; to resign, to relin-
quish ; to put off; to vacate ;
to unroll ; to deliver over
to.
c/ii^ tsih, eating, or just
about to eat ; now, then ;
near; urgent; if; to go, to
approach ; soon ; presently,
when, perhaps; this, that;
to fill,
same as 26. 77.
Jtsii'^ suh, to pity, to com-
passionate ; to feel for ; to
commiserate, to love, to be
anxious about ; anxiety ;
sorrow for.
ch'uelif k^ioh, but, then, there-
fore; to refuse, to deny; to
retire ; to look up ; truly,
certainly.
hail*'' a cliff which projects;
a stone on a hill side, under
which men can dig out a res-
idence.
'ch'a^ disagreeing, not fit-
ting ; also read che\.
same as ^ 53. 18.
0* ngoh^ aknot in a tree
impeded, cramped, ill-used ;
chat which is fated to harm
one ; a ring fastened to
reins near their ends.
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66
69
71
76
92
ai* ^yai^ the sheer side of a
hill; a cliff, a precipice; a
bank, a slioie.
tzii^ ^tsz' a peak of a hill.
"^ bame as Im 53. 32.
hsia* hia' a front room, or
hall ; a great house, a man-
sion.
hou* he2t,^ thick ; great ; gen-
erous ; intimate; kind, liber-
al ; faithful ; good ; well ; to
esteem,
sauie as |J|J 53. 41.
j»za?«_^^ a large rock; bulky,
great; abundant, numerous,
mixed ; generously provided
for.
same as |^ 53 66.
^li* to split, as a ripe fruit
does its skin; to rive; to
cliap.
ssu^ ^sz' foraofers ; servants ;
uproar; to divide; to feed
<n- take care of.
cJiiu'^ kill? a stable ; a stall
where horses are housed.
ts^o*'' ts'u^ a large smooth
stone fit for a gravestone or
tablet; to put away a
corpse properly ; to carve, to
engrave.
kuei^ 'kicei water dried up,
as in a fountain or well;
water exhausted.
chiieh^ kileh, a machine for
throwing stones like a bal-
lista ; he, she, it, its ; that
one ; these ; short ; to bow
the head.
'tP a soft stone, like stea-
tite ; to come to ; to cause to
approach; to fix, to settle ;
to produce ; to execute ; to
reacli ; a whetstone.
*ya^ uneven ; unmatched.
94 jn Ji yen*^ to reject, to loathe, to
sicken at; disgust, disdain;
to dislike; wearied with;
^
106
145
160
166
175
sufficient, filled, satiated; dis-
agreeable ; ^yen satisfied, grat-
ified ; 'yen to cover, to
shade, a bad dream, a night-
mare ; yeA, constrained, nar-
row; to restrict; obedient;
united, to injure ; to beckon
in, as at a doorway ; yah^ to
press.
*3/e?t' the operculum of a
snail, whelk, winkle, or other
spiral univalve.
yiiatr' ^yuen origin, source,
l)eginning ; really, in fact;
natural ; proper, innate, hon-
estly ; to retrace, to repeat ;
to remit, to forgive; again;
another ; a plateau or high
and level field, a tei race.
tvei^ (icei a peak, the distant
summit of a hill, peering in-
to the sky.
same as Is 53. 133.
W a grindstone; violent; a
whetstone; to shaipcn, to
grind ; to discipline ; to op-
press; to commence; severe,
stern ; majestic ; excessive,
furious, evil, cruel, ugly,
dangerous.
'i^ to hide in the dress; to
conceal, to screen, as woods
do a house.
jy'i* p'ih^ oblique, leaning,
defie'-ted ; poor, mean,
same as W^ 166. 27.
28 i.
fei^ ifei the south corner of
a room, where a talile was
spread with offerings, when
it was not known where the
god of the land was abiding;
hilden, concealed; low, base.
sstl^ ^sz" private; selfi.sh ;
used as a sign of a blank
to be filled in ; contracted
form of ^ moil*,
lyao^ small, tender.
same as ^^ 130. 28.
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ch'iu' (Kiu a spear whose
head has three edi,'es like
the beech-nut ; vapor rising
high, the breath going out.
^t'su7i^ fts'iiin a cunning liare.
jsa?t^ thrice ; three; several.
^tsan^ ts'en}she7i^ to counsel ;
to impeach; irregular; to
mix, to blend ; to be con-
cerned with, to visit or seea
[superior, to be admitted to
an audience; a deposition,
an impeaciimetit or report
against; rising in gradation;
^shdn jiinseng.
ch'ii* 'k'u to go ; past, gone,
former ; to leave, to depart
from ; to dismiss, to conceal,
to hoatd ; t o remove ; t o
separate; to proceed; fol-
lowing ; to repudiate.
jSffl?i* three.
yii* yiu^ the hand ; again,
further, more, still, also, and,
while, not yet, as, but.
shov} ^sheu to receive, to
gatiier ; to harvest; to in.
snare, to involve; to bind,
to restrain, to conclude, to
I'emove.
jC/t'a^ to clasp the hands, a
fork ; a place where roads
diverge.
same as /J^ 87.
chP kih, up to, and, at, to ;
to connect with ; to impli-
cate; effected; done; concern-
ing ; impracticable, unequal
to, deficient.
2/it' 'yiu a friend ; friendly ;
friendship ; an associate ;
fraternal, cordial, hearty.
fv} fuli^ to prick a dog to
make him go.
J, -yf^ fien^'' to transform, to met-
•^^_ amorphose ; to change, a rev-
olution; a calanuty or judg-
ment.
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109
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hsii* sm' to converse, to chat ;
to arrange in order; arrange-
ments; a series; order; rank.
shou* sheu'' to receive, to
endure, to bear, to suffer ;
to acquiesce in ; to contain ;
to inherit, to succeed to ;
susceptible of, affected by ;
a charge, a thing to be kept.
mo* muh, to dive for any-
thing under water; it resem-
bles ^^ 79. shu^ to kill.
Ifan^ to turn ; contrary to
to rebel ; to resume ; to revise
to send for; perversity; rep
etition ; again; the reverse
of; but; opposed to.
p'ati* pau^ to revolt; to emi-
grate; to desert; t,o rebel; to
resist and escape from the
authorities of a country;
brilliant.
shuang^ fShtOanff a pair, a
couple; an equal, a mate; to
go with,
jo* joh, obedient, accommo-
dating ; united,
same as ^ 102. 102.
shu* shuh, a father's younger
biotlier ; uncle ; a respectful
term for older persons or
strangers ; a squire ; to col-
lect ; to hoard,
same as ^|J 18. 44.
hsia^ Jiia a surname ; *hia to
borrow, to transfer to an-
other ; to be distinguished
from twaii' ^ 79. 6.
sou^ *seu an appellation for
an old person ; Sir.
same as ^ 109. 14.
ch'ii' H'sii to fetch, to bring,
to take; to assume; to lay
hold on ; to appropriate ; to
receive, as an offering; to
get, to induce ; taken ; select-
ed for use ; to take a wife.
tseng^ (tsung^ a bushy place,
a copse or coppice ; crowded,
as shrubs ; collected thickly ;
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29.30.
3cn
assembled in a crowded man-
ner.
]£H sott^ ^seu an appellation for
^^^ j5^ an old person; venerable;
"^ Sir.
C%f\ |— I ^'W 'k'eu the mouth ; an
0\J l_| entrance; pronunciation; a
classifier of swords, persons,
cannon balls, &c.
t\-^ pei^ ijjei pslia? pish ! pooh !
1 [j^^ the noise made in spitting or
hooting; to snort at.
-■ . I sszlt^ss' to manage, to control;
plj an officer ; to preside over ;
to attend to; a comniissionej-,
a superintendent, a court
or ofiice ; a subdivision of a
district.
jwu^ ^p'eu to draw in the
|\ breath ; in Cantonese : swol-
len, tumid, puffed; empty,
deceptive.
•- Y * fou^ ^feu not, if not, not so ;
|J-| to deny, to refuse ; ought
not ; whether or not ? else,
otherwise.
t'ou* t'eu'' to spit out.
f^
_^r^ cKih,^ to cry out at, to scold,
Uk' to hoot at; to blurt out; to
angrily order another; to
make mention of.
rfT* c^"'^^ ^<5 enjoin on one ; in
H I Shanghai : bitten or stung by
insects.
• — !». '^'o' may, can, might, could,
plj tit ; to be willing, to pormit;
able to do; convenient, wor-
thy, competent; then, if so.
Jco^ excellent; to be well off;
to commend ; may.
Jco^ an elder brother ; a term
of respect, and sometimes of
sneering.
WYl chii^ HsU to suck ; to get the
|4 P taste of by biting or sucking.
^
n^
same as ^ 141. 16.
i*' loquacious, garrulous ;
unceasing talk.
chiao* kiao^ to call ; to bid ;
to cause ; to name ; to com-
mand, to persuade, to induce ;
by; with.
3l
m
ch7i*^ the noise of calling
fowls ; a distorted mouth ;
occurs used for p^.
yti* yiu^ the right; good; to
honour ; to assist ; to aid, to
support ; to turn to the right,
as in driving; violent; wlien
added to official designa-
tions, it denotes a second or
deputy,
same as P^ 30. 40.
tsa^ cha' a loud rude noise ;
for a moment; it is so; it
may be so ; I see it.
Jni^ to call, to invoke ; to
name ; to speak to ; to cry out
loud.
same as ^ 28. 5.
ch'ih^ kih, to eat, to drink ;
to bear, to suffer; to let, to
allow, to permit.
^ya^ dumb (from birth); to
keep silent; the confused
noise of boys studying.
yii^ Jiii hsu} an interjection
expressive of dislike and
disapprobation ; and also of
grief, alas ! woe worth the
day !
itvii} I, me; my; to impede,
to excuse and delay ; to
guard, to defend, to resist,
same as >|'^ 61. 24.
hsilan^ Jiiien the incessant
crying and wailing of infants ;
a holy man ; to fear.
k^o- Jiai^ an exclamation ; a
smile or prattle of a child ;
k'oh^ to cough, but without
vomiting ; to cry out, to
eructate.
hang*'' the throat; to gulp
down ; an important pass ia
a country.
heng^ Jidng a nasal sound; to
moan, to groan ; frightened ;
having an antipathy to;
looking foolish ; excessive ;
to vociferate.
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It
lang^ liany'' the incessant
crying of infants ; to weep
without making a noise.
^t\m^ tlie breath ; slow-go-
ing; I'ead ^chun gariulous.
'yao* to bite, to gnaw ; to
chew, to masticate ; to set
the teeth as in pain ; to rumi-
nate ; Jiiao to call.
Ao* hoh^ to join ; to pair ; to
suit, to answer; to unite,
accordant ; harmonious ; the
whole; together.
^yht^ to moan ; to recite ; to
hum ; to intone, to read fast,
as when half singing a bal-
lad.
han* Jian to check ; to speak
indistinctly ; to put a gem
or coin in a corpse's mouth ;
full ; to contain ; to cherish ;
to suffer; to tolerate; to
restrain ; incomplete.
^yen* the action of a fish's
mouth when it comes to the
top of the water.
mi?i^^'fate; let; life; a dec-
ree ; will ; to order, to com-
mand ; to charge; to consult,
as a god; heaven, luck, ani-
mated, living creatures.
cliiang* ts'iang^ to pfck, as
a bird ; a coughing caused by
an obstruction in the throat,
a hacking; foolish looking;
idle fear.
Hai^ a sound in singing; a
large mouth drawn awry.
fu*'' to order, to enjoin ; to
blow ; to instruct ; ^Ju to
breathe on ; to blow gently
with the breath,
^i^ the sound of giddy laugh-
ter.
hsiu^ Jiiu to call out clamor-
ously ; a shriek, a groan.
hou^ ou* Jieu the wind pipe,
the gullet; the throat; gut-
tural.
5^'ao' the wailing of infants ;
to cry and weep. ^
chiev? 'tsiien to suck, as in-
fants do; to lick, as dogs
sometimes do a sore.
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^jva" the prattle of children,
read ^rh a forced laugh.
'yeri,^ a marshy place at the
foot of hills ; mud and water
debris.
no^ noh, to speak cautiously ;
not to promise or speak has-
tily; slow of speech; spar-
ing of words ; to stammer.
yil* to proclaim ; to explain ;
to instruct, to declare ; to
admonish and enforce, as a
rule ; to illustrate, to com-
pare; to understand ; in-
formed of.
j)a^ to open the mouth ;
sound.
chih^^ only, but, merely, just,
then; however; this,
ji^ yes ; it will do ; let it go ;
in Cantonese : poor, inferior,
deteriorated ; not to speak
out, timid ; dumpy.
'hung^ to cheat ; to deceive,
to persuade ; to intimidate,
to tempt, to falsify ; the in-
distinct noise of singing.
chih- 'chi the foot measure
of the Cheu dynasty, which
was long as a woman's fore-
arm consisting of eight -sj*
ts'un.
ch'ien^ Jcien the pouch of a
monkey or marmot ; to peck
as a bird ; not filled, as a
measure; deficient; to hold
in the mouth or chops.
^t'ung^ same, with ; united,
agreeing; joint; and, in com-
mon ; the same as; together,
all at once; all; identical;
alike in time or place, to
harmonize ; matched ; a meet-
ing of feudal princes every
twelve years.
hsimig* hiang'^ towards, to;
time past; heretofore; former-
ly; an intention; a window;
opposite to.
hslang^ hiang^ towards, to, in
the direction of ; opposite ; to
approach ; attractively ; en-
couragingly.
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m
77
^shanp^ a mercliant; to con-
sult; to devise ; to deliberate,
to arrange; to trade ; a travel-
ing dealer ; the second of
the ancient five musical
notes; an hour before sunrise
and sunset.
kua^ Jiwa a wry mouth,
whether born so or diseased.
so} sah, the voice changed
from too much or too violent
use; a hoarse or giuff voice.
ssti* sz^'' posterity, hereafter,
till; then; the following; to
practice; to connect, as a
family; to adopt, to inlierit,
to succeed to in a regular,
lawful manner; children,
heirs.
tu* tuhy to speak to one an-
other, to talk; an exclama-
tion of surprise or of joking;
in Pekingese : ^chw'a an in-
terjection of displeasure.
chao^^ to summon ; to cite; to
require a subordinate to
appear; to invoke.
taoi^ ft'ao to talk; to eat; to
desire, addicted to; to love
honor or gratification ; to
long for; inordinately; sensi-
ble of, ashamed of having
had a strong desire for.
kna^ ^ktva to cut the flesh
from the bones.
^t^ao'^ to hold in the mouth ;
to suck, to seize.
fen^ /an to talk rapidly ; to
order ; to direct.
jxi^ paJi^ the cry of a bird ;
the noise of a cockatoo, or
some kind of a parrot.
shua} sJiwahj to preen feath-
ers; a bird arranging its
plumage; a slight taste of.
Za' lah^ loquacity, jabber,
noise; to talk fast; the per-
mission of an act.
lieh^^ sound; the chatter of
birds.
li'*^ sound, noise; talkative.
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20
21
23
24
P^
Pit
pZ| Ihig*' additiojial, moreover,
■~/j another, besides, by itself,
distinct, to divide in two.
P+I| ch'ieh* k'ieh, a sound resem-
^J bling creaking; a rustling or
whispering noise.
^k Jcf'O'^ noise, clamour.
chil* kiP a sentence, a term,
a word, a line, a full period ;
a phrase ; a line in verse ; to
write or compose; ^keu crook-
ed ; a corner ; to embarass.
we7i^ hvcin the corner of the
mouth; the lips; speech;
talk.
c]iu7i* kiiin^ to vomit ; to feel
sick at the stomach.
iP'ao* to roar, as a lion or
bear; to bluster; furious,
raging.
5^'«o^ loquacious, verbose; the
prattle of a child.
o" i7iffo to move; to influence;
to civilize.
tsa'' tsnii, to taste, to lick,
to suck ; to enter the mouth ;
to smack; the motion of a
fish sucking or moving its
gills.
*p'o^ do not, may or can not,
ought not ; then ; insuffer-
able.
071* 'nffeu to sing; to voinit;
to provoke; to spit out, to
disgorge; to give back un-
willingly; a child's prattle,
to quiet; Jiii loving words;
to be kind to.
^ku^ old, ancient, long ago,
antiquity; practiced in,
accustomed to.
chieh' hieh, to harmonize, to
rhyme; to unite or coalesce,
as an initial and final to
denote the sound of a char-
acter.
ts'ui*^ sui^ to spit; to taste;
to scare; to sip; to chew; to
alarm, to call, to taste, to
put in the mouth ; to suck
and smack the lips.
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29
28
Pi;
pt
Pi
^i" <i/i!, the part on which
uthers rest, as a stalk or stem,
a foot or lioof ; a root, etc.;
the l)asis or origin of.
^naoi' incessant talking ; gab-
ble.
chia^ 'kia great felicity or
prosperity'; propitious; dis-
tant; large and strong; stable.
cho'^ chok, a multitude of peo-
ple disputing; to coax, to
beguile one to do a tiling.
t'ieh^^ to taste, to sip; read
ch'eh, to whisper in the ear ;
loquacious.
k^oio^ k'eu^ to kmick; to ask;
to prostrate ; humbly, re-
sppctfully.
hsien' ^hien to hold in the
mouth; to receive, as an
order.
chi^ tsih, noise of many
voices; the hum of insects,
the noise of a crowd.
hou* heu^ after, behind ; a
queen ; a ruler ; the sovereign.
^o"a-i'*'an uneven or unnatural
tone of voice; to hiccough,
to chirp; to belch ; ngoh^ the
cry of birds.
<yai^ a dog snarling and
wishing to bite people.
chueli} kueJiy to pout, to purse
the lips.
t^'ai" eminent, exalted; a
title; sir; venerable, old;
infirm ; read ^i pleased, grat-
ified ; to rejoice; I, mo, when
said by rulers; your honour.
^yao^ to cry or hawk goods.
htmg* ^hung the sound of a
bell.
cKW- Jc^ia to gape ; to open
the mouth, as if in stupid
wonder.
shih? 'shi history, a register ;
chronicles, annals, acts ; a
narrator of events, an im-
partial annalist,
/i*' an officer, a magistrate,
a recorder, a ruler ; a deputy
or secretary in offices ; to
rule.
pf
PI
Itsi^ hih^ to inspire, to inhale;
to sip, to imbibe, to attiact.
ch'in* ts'in'* to vomit ; sicken-
ing, tilty.
cho* choh, to drink with a
noise ; to taste, to suck ; to
kiss; to sob; to prate inces-
santly and praise people.
chi^ tsih, silent, quiet ; read
chuh, to sigiit and lament.
hsia^ Jiia the throat, the
gullet ; to vex, to treat harsh-
ly, to intimidate.
sou} ^sheio the sound of driv-
ing away birds or fowls.
cliih^ ^shi to chew the cud;
to ruminate.
j/Zi'^ dissatisfaction and con-
tempt; begone, get out!
Jio^ to expel the breath ; to
scold, to get angry at; to
please; to interrogate ; a final
sound in assent ; Jia to laugh.
hsiao^ ^hiao vast, large; Jiao
the noise of a blast ; an angry
sound ; the voice of anger.
iii^ the spine, the back bone;
notes ill music; a kind of
sword.
r/ ngoh, to strike the drum
in interludes of singing ; to
startle; in Cantonese : to lift
up, or stretcii out the neck.
(?6'?t' a sound in singing; in
Cantonese: no, not, do not.
ha^ hoh, ho^ a shoal of fishes ;
a tisli's mouth; to taste; to
laugh loudly; to yawn; a
horse laugh.
han'^^ a grunt, a mere sound;
to put something in the
mouth.
chou'^ chew' to curse, to im-
precate ; an incantation, a
litany, such as priest recite;
a charm to hurt another.
hsiang^ ^iang sound, noise ;
a signal ; a call.
j6-ai^ a distorted mouth,
caused by palsy, or a contor-
siou of muscles.
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on
hsil* hii^ to bfeat.he upon ; to
warm with the breath ; to
gasp for breath , to call out.
Jc^b to mutter.
jy«?i^ stern, severe, grave ;
Lo respect; rigorous, unre-
eiitiiig, rigid; a father;
reserved, austere; solemn,
dignified, awe-inspiring; su-
perhitive ; close; tight, as a
door ; a night-watch.
hoii^ 'heii the tone or voice
of anger ; to scold, to abuse.
JtaP a noise of laughin;,' and
jokini,'; the speechless terror
of flight ; to smile at.
'^^'i?i* kind, series, rank, order;
conduct; class, grade; ac-
tions ; to classify; a delicacy;
a thing, an article.
ch'i^ k'i^ any utensil, or in-
strument; ability; a finished
thing; useful, meritorious,
same as ^ 30. 30.
n
n
ch'i* k'P any utensil, or in-
strument; a vessel, a dish; a
tool, an implement; an officer ;
abilit}^.
0* nc/oh^ a grave and sei'ious
manner; startling, awe-
struck.
^yin* the sound of conver-
sation; without any con-
science, to say things un-
worthy of belief; stupid.
hsiao^ Jiiao to vociferate, to
scold, to rail at; clamor,
me/i/ to talk much, to quar-
rel; see also 46. 30.
sac/*' the chirping and sin(»-
ing of many birds; the hum
of men.
hsiu^ hiu' animals which put
the mouth to the ground
when feeding ; domestic an-
imals pasturing on the hiils.
^t'an^ to breathe fast, to pant ;
horse snorting; read ^chen
slowly.
^sanr/ to die; to lose; to fail;
mourning; a funeral; apparel
or time for mourning ; sang''
31
to fail of getting; forgotten;
ruin.
irg- hsi^.hi to laugh, to giggle,
"'i^ to titter; pleased.
ttAit io* loh^ wrangling, disputa-
r^\ tions;,. to contend; a final
particle, denoting indeed,
certainly, so; read koh^ to
cough and spit ; to hawk.
^ same as # 30. 42.
m
W
Pl^ ivei^ hvei the noise made in
"yf-t calling ducks,
tttt same as RW 30. 47.
w
\\t^ ha''^^ 'hnn to vociferate, to
y0\ call loudly; a cry; an angry
scream.
jl\^ same as ^ 30. 77.
PW k'u^ k'tih, to weep, to cry
]y^ loudly; the noise of grief
or pain.
^chao^ to boast, to talk much;
interchanged with pSB ; ^tao
talkative, verbose.
^tan^ alone, one; odd; a bill ;
a receipt; poor; isolated; a
single garment; an orphan,
an individual; thin; debili-
tated, exhausted; one side of;
sincere, credible; to com-
plete; only, but; ^shen a
famous chief of the Huns ;
shen^ a district in Shantung,
lo*'' to droop, to hand down;
^^p" extensive; generous, thick.
ch'au* ^ch'en to laugh loudly.
tfno^ to exorcise the demons
which cause pestilence, to
perform a lustration; to
walk with a genteel step.
hsi* hi' breathing.
se* seh^ the harvest, which
should not be wasted ; nig-
gardly, sparing, to cover; to
amass ; to accumulate ; avar-
icious, mean ; frugal, stingy.
yen*^ to swallow down, to
gulp; ^■t/en the throat or
larynx; the gullet; a narrow
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30.
and important pass ; ^yin a
sound imitating the roll of
drums; yeh, [If to hiccough.
k2(o* ktooh, troublesome lo-
quacity.
chiin* kiiin'' to vomit; to feel
sick at the storaacli; in Can-
tonese: read jAm to gnaw;
to lie uneven; rumpled, not
lying flat and smooth.
^2 ItC to 'J»'^' to op®" '^^ flowers;
to disclose; to tell all, to
make a clean breast, to dis-
gorge.
|rt cKeng* ^ch'ing a statement;
.rT^ to present to; to state to a
superior; to complain to;
to offer; to show ; to discover ;
to hand in a petition.
«J^ hsiao^ Jiiau the querulous
|1^ tone of complaint; to grieve,
to mourn; fear, dread.
_t- ^tva} to reach, to vomit, a
Po^ sound; sobbing; wanton,
"^enticing tones; lascivious
music; to coax.
t'o*" t\u* spittle; to spit, saliva;
to do a thing easily,
nie/i/ wrathful, abusive; to
j-j^ rail at.
rt iCTg md^ moh, to speak errone-
U7y> ously ; used in imitation of
~^^ the word mark; a direction.
— \^ chi^ kih, auspicious, fortu-
^^ rit nate, good, felicitous, pros-
perous, fine, elegant.
Brtt yp,\^ to choke, to suffocate; to
^^ hiccough, a stoppage in the
throat; choking which hin-
ders swallowing; sobbing.
J:J^ same as ^ 30. 64.
ftp
chia} Jiia good, excellent, to
praise, fine, delicious; to
eulogize, pleased.
-r— y /isi' 7a joy ; to felicitate; to
-^^ wish; to like; glad, joyful.
^7* 'p'i* great; name of a high
pill officer mentioned in history.
3^ A^ ko* koh, each, every, various,
^^-y" all, separate, apart.
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37
P^
^
>^A chiu^ kiu^ error, fault, criaie,
PI* defect, wicked acts, evil,
criminal; unfavorable; a
providential calamity; to
blame; to criminate.
j^JU 'so^ to make mischief; the
H^^ prattle of children, to set at
variance; to importune, to
dun.
PW sha*'' the changing of the
S^ voice; the voice becoming
hoarse through bawling.
^ming^ a name; fame; a per-
son; a character; celebrated.
j^_Y^ y^^^^ V^' ^^^^' ^"'y of bitds at
Hw night especially of herons
and gulls.
A^ ch'e^ 'ch'e to open the mouth
M^ wide; a drooping lip.
hsileh* hi'ieh, to sip, to make
a noise when drinking; to
whistle; to make a wheezing
noise.
^wu^ to vociferate, to clam-
our; to talk loud; to bawl;
to brag; to put on airs, in
which sense it is now read
Jnva''.
^tun^ to swallow, to engross,
to gulp; to absorb; to seize
on and swallow up ; to appro-
priate; to grasp.
^j\ /i.s'iao'*siao' to laugh, to smile,
n^ to be pleased; to ridicule;
•^^^ glad ; jolly.
^ ,yao^ a confused discord of
B /C "^o""^ ^'^ Shanghai : yes ; I
"^^ understand; look out! be
careful.
^^-- ch'iao^- Ji'iao high, stately,
^^ lofty, aspiring, curved; idle;
f^ dissipated and discontented ;
proud.
^X>. chiao* kiao' uneven; rough,
^jt as a path; uneasy, mind not
quiet.
P-t^fe'ny* fung to recite prayers;
^ read 'pilng to laugh aloud; a
* loud voice; a loud laugh;
boisterous merriment ; a big
mouth.
rtth '^/"■'^^^ ^ reply or echo, inti-
P/V ^'^ti"© attention; in Peking-
ese: to throw up; to gag.
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30.
P
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m
Pt
huan* hwan^ to c;ill; to bid;
to name, to liail one, to iu-
vite, to order, to designate.
'i/il^ sorrow or remorse ex-
presSHd by groans; the cry
of paia.
ch'ih' k'ih, to eat, to drink,
to bear, to suffer, to swallow.
chi^ Jil a sound.
an'' 'ngan to feed oneself
with the hand, after the
manner of the Hindoos; to
hold in the mouth.
710*'' a final particle, uspd in
the s^uiie sense as ^na ^,
lou^ J.eu loquacious ; trouble-
some and talkative; a tone
in singing; used for P^ shu*.
nao^ mi? clamorous vocifer-
ation.
cKieh^ tsHeh, the noise of
geese and ducks when feed-
ing; to talk sliarply; slander.
tying^ the melody of many
birds; birds calling.
liou^ 'heu lowing oxen; an
angry tone; the voice of
anger; tlie cries of animals.
jjo* puh^ a large trumpt^t or
trombone, sounded to bring
the troops into line when
goinjr into battle.
hsiao^ Jiiao to howl, to bellow ;
to scream; to roar; to pant;
to cough; to breathe liard.
cA'ft^' to vociferate, to grum-
ble at, to grind the teeth ; to
pity; read tit' to set down a
cup at a sacrifice.
hsilati'- Jiuen clamour, noise,
upi'oar; the incessant crying
of cliildren.
hiiaii* 'hurin to smile; look-
ing pleased.
hai''' an exclamation of regret
or startling surprise; Mali
to gape, to open the mouth.
k'o^ k'oh^ the noise of cough-
ing; to cough, to retch.
kuan^ Jiivaii two birds sing-
ing in response; to coo to
each other, as doves do ; or
answering, as two orioles.
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43
44
Pf
Pf
PJE
^niiiff^ to direct.
yung'^'' to retch, to choke.
Hsun^ many persons convers-
ing amicably without real
friendship; to talk agreeably,
unitedly, as a chorus; in
Cantonese: to have a thing
ready, as an ax to cut a tree.
'cA'ao^ to wrangle; to quai-
rel; to disturl); to interrupt;
a clamor; miau' the cry of
pheasants.
(cliang* to taste; to essay;
to delil)erate; usually; for-
merly; ever; offering of first
fruits to ancestors.
Jiao'' a clear note, as of a
bird at night; the wailing
cry of pain.
ts\i} tsuh, to smack the lips ;
to draw in the breath; to
kiss another; to bring the
lips of two persons together.
(inany* a jargon of dialects
and Sounds, such as is spoken
where people from many
regions live together.
shili^ 'shi an obsolete form of
]^J read ^hi to groan; to
ujutter.
(i^ the sound of giddy laugh-
ter ; read Jti to moan.
chun^ Jiiiin a sovereign ; a
man; a gentleman; honor-
able; superior; to rule; to
fulfil the duties of a ruler.
(nV- a twittering sound; a
murmuring, humming sound ;
to speak low ; interrogative
particle; then; when; a
common sound in Budhist
books.
ch'an^ 'ch'en the foolish look
of a simpleton ; a gaping,
gawky look, as of a bumpkin,
same as PM.
wu* wuh, the crowing or
cackling of fowls ; jy. d. the
voice of household.
chx^ cliuh, to direct, to enjoin,
to order ; to bid ; to engage
or ask another to do.
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46
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40
50
52
m
iiiir
pf
^(•Itun^ incoherent babble;
never ending,' nonsensical
talk; t'uit'' discontented,
grumbling.
Miii^ to purse up the mouth,
as when about to sip or to
kias; (Sui to urge to drink
when singing and playing.
rlia^ chuh^ to call fowls; the
sound made when chucking
fowls.
Jin.n(j^ the bawling and din
of a market-place.
same as p^ 30. 32.
climli^ ^tsie to sigh, to lament ;
an interjection of rej^ret or
sorrow, as wlieii one is at a
loss for words to express the
feelings ; painful recollec-
tions.
^pa^ dumb, wide mouthed ;
large mouthed.
suH'^'' to spurt out of the
mouth.
tiad^' 1,000 cash ; 500 cash
a mace ; to hang, to suspend,
to lift up, as by a cord ; to
condole with mourners ; to
pity; to demand, to ask for;
tUi^ to reach to; to move; to
get to the extreme; in good
Older,
same as p^ 30. 22.
hsi^ 'Id to grieve and mourn
without weeping; to breathe
haid in sleep; to laugh, to
clmckle.
JjV to cry, to weep ; note of
a bird ; to lament, to crow,
Uy scream, as an ape or
parrot.
sJdJb* chih^ shV only ; to stop
at ; an overplus ; to rest.
sno*^ the chirping and sinking
of many birds; the hum of
men.
jV/rto^ the bawling of peddlers ;
in Cantonese : a word used by
women to still children.
yn^ ^ijiu a harmonious sound.
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Pi6
I®
to* toh^ to gabble; talk in-
cessantly. Also read eh' ah,
and used for ch'a^ p^ to
grumble.
,fanij- dissolute; to boast ;
name of a dynasty ; gascon-
ade, exaggeration; a trailing
plant, the dodder (cuscuta);
a path up to au oratory or
ancestral hall.
c7ie\c/j(i'to screen ; loquacious.
JuiKj*'' the note or song of a
bird.
alien* 'shdn to smile with a
slight contempt ; a sneering
smile; to look pleased.
fiC^Juh. to oppose, to refuse;
to object to ; contrary to.
Jiuny"^ the lowing of an ox.
hu'i* hwtii'' a shrill stridulous
sound, as of a cicada ; a
soft, low melodious voice ; a
quick sound ; in harmony
or tune, as several voices or
instruments; fine; delicate,
but distinct, as the stars.
hui* htvuV sui* a beak, a
bill ; a snout ; to pant ; to
breathe hurriedly.
1/671*'' to moan with one for
the loss of one's country ; to
cond(jle with the miserable,
or those disgraced for office ;
read nc/an'' a proverb.
cliin* tsht'' to vomit, said of
animals; to spurt out; to
belch, as vile talk.
jy'i^ jnli, to smell sweetly; a
pleasant taste ; to talk.
ivio*'' to scowl, to look dis-
pleased ; in Cantonese : to
stoop, to bend the head when
entering a low place.
tieyt*^ to sigh for ; clear,
bright.
toi" to talk fast and con-
tinuously.
ai' iKjai' exclamation of
anger, pain, etc. ; to belcli ,
warm, genial air; to grunt
in a disapproving tone.
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65
66
yit^ ^yiu to grow hoarse; to
hesitate aiul stammer in
talking ; to sigh,
ji' the tone of regretful in-
dignation, surprise, or pain ;
groaning; moaning for shame,
alas ! to belch.
lisil'^ siih, to whistle; to blow
wibli the mouth ; to call a
dog.
hsieu' Jiien all, totally ; uni-
versal; together, complnlely,
always; concord, suitable;
hasty.
ch'i^ tsn^ l.^vh., whispers ;
grieved, ashamed ; to redden,
to color up ; in Pekingese : a
subdued or indistinct sound.
^tsai^ note of admiration ; an
exclamation of surprise ; to
begin ; to burst forth — as
plants in spring.
o" ^ngo to chant, to reheai-se
in recitative ; to hum over to
one's self.
ka} cilia} kiali^ noise of laugh-
ter ; chirping or singing of
birds.
hai^ Jii a whistling sound ; a
shrill cry.
chi^ tsih, tlie noise of iiisecis;
bub more commonly the
squeak of mice.
o^ iiffoh, the cry of a bird.
li* the cry of a heron.
che^ cheh, wise, sage, per-
spicacious ; veised in ; fully
aware of.
cha' chah^ the ciowing of a
bird.
chili} 'chi sound, noise ; a
particle indicating certainty ;
also that the act was im-
material.
/";/* to swallow down ; to
^i;ijb]e — as a bird, ^t'un the
breath.
fiJui}'' to rinse the mouth ;
loquacity ; to egg on a dog ;
to set a dog on one ; the
noise made in doin" so.
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^ ch'i^ 'k'i to open ; to inform ;
to instruct, to explain, to
make clear ; to publish, as
a book; to divide, to un-
cover ; to begin ; a clear
sky after a rain ; the van or
left wing of an army.
ao^ (piyao a loud wailing;
a mournful clamor, as of liun-
gry beggars ; noise of many
voices.
chiaol^ kiao^ to wail ; to call
after; to roar; a classifier of
horses, from their neighing,
same as ^^ 30. 76.
taii^'' to eat, to chew, to
masticate, to entice; a bait ;
wild, unfounded ; read '^kum
at Canton to dare.
lin'^'' mean, stingy ; asliamed ;
to regret, sorry for ; par-
simonious, close, sordid.
chiao* kiao} to call ; to bid ;
to cause; to name; called;
termed, to command ; to per-
suade, to induce; by; with.
J,ing^ ^yin^ to hear, to listen,
to wait ; to obey ; t'inf/'* to
receive, to comply with, to
accord, to acknowledge ; to
open the mouth wide and
laugh immoderately.
hsi^ ^si the neighing of a
horse ; a hoarse, crashing,
slashing or clattering noise.
(^Ijantf- to boast ; to backbite.
soil? 'seu also read so} to
spur on a dog to attack ; to
incite, to stir up.
k'ai*'' to sigh after ; unavail-
ing regret ; in Cantonese :
equivalent of ;^ or ^^.
tan^'' to call to each other ;
to recriminate ; to hum, to
sing low.
cha^'' a sigh; groaning ; a loud
noise, as when calling one.
^tsa'i}} length of time ; a sou nd ;
then ; a time ; a period ; I,
me ; to taste.
clCanrf'' to induce; to go
before; to lead, as in singing •
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p
30.
74
75
to sini; ; to carol ; to give or
pass the word.
«», k\iai* ho'aP to swallow, to
B chink with avidity; vora-
cious ; an iinpediiiient in
swallowing; meager; clamor.
it-^» tsenf/ ts'duff'' the noise and
Hr liubbub of a market.
\\V=i ^^^^ lioh, to drink ; an angry
""^f exclamation ; to call out
aloud ; a reprimand ; gut-
tural, sobbing sound.
keru/ '^kdng the gullet; to
sob; a stoppage in the throat;
rage or grief causing an im-
pediment in talking.
|Eif cJiuai* chtd'ai' to lap with
the tongue ; to taste, to sip ;
to suck ; to eat, to gnaw at ;
to swallow fast, witliout
chewing.
tsa"^ tsah, to suck up, as a
HT musquito or fly does ; to hold
in the mouth, as a sweet
morsel.
■rife Js'ao^ noise, clamor, disturb-
\=* ance; a confused din, as of
a crowd.
-f-*- yileli^ yuh , to vomit; the noise
44 of vomilinj;; to belch ; food
rising on the stomach.
shii* slitio"' shnh^ to suck in ;
to smoke ; to draw in the
breath ; to inhale ; to absorb.
^chao^ to ridicule, to jest
upon ; to laugh and joke
with ; railing, sportive allu-
sions.
tvei^ we'i' taste, relish, flav-
our; to relish; seasoning; a
delicacy; (o take pl(\asuro;
to recreate in;, to solace; the
style or beauties of a com-
position,
same as Ilff 30. 154.
lit
If^ chov* cheii? to peck, as a
bird; birds twittering; a
star in Hydi-a.
P-^ ^cha} to chirrup, to reply,
^ yes, sir ; a lisp.
M-ljf t'ieh^ tieh, to chatter; loqua-
vj^ cious, fluent; to taste or
smear blood, as when taking
an oath; flowing blood.
rtJ5^ 'ncciK/ the throat; tlie hii-ynx ;
rZ^ the glanders ; in CaJttoiiese :
a dialect, a local brogue; a
patois.
rt— |-* fihit* shuh, to suck in ; to
IJ^^ smoke; to draw in breath,
to hem ; to inhale ; to absorb.
Jan^ greedy for gratifying
the appetite; to have a driidc
all around, and finish the
bottle.
tV^ cc/i'?t^ to scold people.
IbI^ cf'/i'ai^ a dog whining for liis
»vf^ food.
t\^^ ^nui} the cry of a child.
t\K> (CJiui^ to blow ; to phiy
ry\ on wind instruments; to
breathe; to speak in praise
of; to puff up; a blast, a
gust.
^^^ <s«<i ^tsz^ despatches ; to state
pj" in writing, to inquire and
find; to report; a minute;
to deliberate, to consult
al)0ut ; to plan ; to sigh ; oh !
P-W* soih* sPAi^ to cough, to cleanse
yf^ the mouth.
nJ4^ hsii} Jiil to blow with the
VWi/l breath ; a respiration ; to
speak well of; to recommend.
tzu^ '^tsz' to be too strict; to
molest ; to slander ; to
chide; weak ; a defect, a flaw ;
similar to ^ to revile.
ri|7^ li* lih, a noise of splitting.
yilcli^ yueh, to retch, to gag,
to belch ; to keck; to bring
up the food; hwiiP a hum
of people.
ifL iou^ (,teu talkative; trifling
P^
discourse.
81
83
rttti hsio^ hioh, to vomit ; the
^^L s*'"'^^ ^^ vomiting, which
this word seems to imitate.
USxi cC^^'«''^* to gourmandize; to
r^^ sip or taste; to peck at.
^^ kno^ hook, to stop up the
"t"^ mouth.
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85 5^
93
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38 p3^
R^
PI
same as p^ 30. 20.
yum/'' (0 sing or lium in a
drawlinji; tone ; to cliaut or
intone the words; a cliant.
hsu^ 'hii to report to superi-
ors; to blow or breathe; to
smile upon, to soothe; to
lauf!;h; warm, genial.
yen*'' to swallow, to gulp
down ; ^yen the throat.
^iinc^ to sigli, to lament; alas !
a groan.
tart*'' to eat, to chew, to
masticate; to entice; to hold
out lures; a bite, a morsel;
a bait; a swallow; wild,
unfounded.
chiao^ tsioh, to bite, to chew,
a bit, or bridle; to ruminate;
to masticate.
^fifi to bite and chew fine ;
to try the taste by chewing.
^ya} an ejaculation ; gaping;
a sound; appearance of the
luoon partly eclipsed ; t,yct to
wrangle; the bickering of
children.
'■hunif the lowing of an ox ;
the last syllable of the Bud-
dhistic exorcising canticle oin
mani 2Jndmi om.
kau*' to tell; to accuse; to
pray ; to impeach ; to advise
of; to ask, to request; to
proclaim, to order, to decree;
to butt with the horns, to
gore.
k'u^ k'uh, to inform quickly ;
an urgent ooininunication.
Jao'^ to talk without mean-
ing or coherency.
fei^feP to bark, to liowl, as
canine animals do.
so* shall, to sip, to take a
taste of a thing; to put up
the lips and taste.
isu^ ^tsz' to sigh; an inter-
jection ; all ! oil !
?ra^' the wailing of an
infant; to sob and moan.
cJtou^ ^chfit to go round, to
surround; to extend every-
2P^
Plfl
m.
lOG
108
Pi
Pi
P^
where ; to supply ; plenty,
enough; secret; deep; a
curve, a bend ; open, honest ;
to the end; entirely ; close ;
fine.
y?t' j^;?«,' to feed (with milk,
pap, etc.); to feed an infant
with a spoon ; to give to eat,
as a bird does; to chew; a
mouthful.
chieh* hiah, to swallow, to
gulp down; to taste; to
inhale, as fishes do water ;
in Cantonese : to tuck up the
sleeves or dress; to turn up
the skirts.
she)}} ^shdn to sigh, to moan ;
to yawn; to hum ; to groan,
to lament; to read in a chan-
ting way.
wei* tvei' to feed animals ;
to rear.
jn* 2yih, to smell sweetly ; a
pleasant taste; to talk.
hiio* hiooh, to bawl after,
to cry aloud when calling
for one.
ip^aii^ to hinder and irritate
others by abusive talk.
ch'ieh* ts'ieh, the noise of
geese and ducks when feed-
ing; to talk sharply ; slander.
t'i^ ti' to sneeze; a running
at the nose.
chilli^ Jiiai the harmonj'^ of
birds; distant music or
melody, as the .sound of bells
or drums; the soughing of
the wind.
hiKiiiy^ Jorany the cry of
children weeping; clamor;
the ringing of bells.
y'i* yih, the throat, the or-
gans of eating and .speaking;
to hiccough ; read wnh, to
laugh ; used for yen'' p^ the
throat; in Cantonese : to
call after one; to quarrel;
near to ; crowded.
/«/ hnli, loquacious; often
used for p^ to sip, to drink;
talkative.
iru'^ iinih, to liem and clear
the throat; to hawk.
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30.
iion^
111
113 im'
Pi
IK^
m
m
P^
Pt
c^?«.'' one railing to liis pigs
oies Pi Pi.
cJirit} ^cJidti to sppak angril}'^,
to scold; to rail at; passion-
ate; ^fieii to bluster, to
bully.
yu* 2/?tA, dangerous ; tbe
note of a bird.
ai^ ^ngai an interjection ; to
sigh; yes, so.
chin* kin' unable to speak
from lockjaw, mumps, or
other disease; to refrain
from speaking; silent, as
from utter grief.
j/tao'^ a carriage rushing
wildly along; lawless, irregu-
lar.
cliin" Jdin to hold in the
mouth, as a bird does a twig.
^yimg^ the motion of a fish's
mouth when l)reathing; gas-
ping as a fish; read ^yii to
respond, as in singing.
Ji(/' halt* Jiico mild ; agree-
ing, harmony, union, con-
cot d; with; together; gate
of a camp ; in relation with ;
to mix, to sing a second;
assenting.
cliiii^ ^tsiii, the wailing of
infants.
cJuj^ clcoli^ the mouth stuffed
with food when cliewing; to
eat fast or vulgarly.
clbianrj^ Jiimvj an impedi-
ment in the throat, as
phlegm or a swelling; the
sound of coughing.
?t;a'" the wailing of an infant;
to sob and moan.
(ou* t'exi? to spit out.
.sAi//,* j.s/ii to eat, to gnaw ;
great grief; reaching to;
snapping at, as a dog for a
mor.sel ; an initial particle.
rh'^'' the crop or gizzard of a
liird; a fat full crop; in
furs, the skin on the throat
of an animal.
;//o' v/'>7;, an interjection,
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124
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m
m
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125
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m
o.^-Q
12S
^^
cj/ao' delighted, happy, joll}'.
Jo" a tone; troublesome ; the
prattle of children ; annoy-
ing, vexing.
viinh^ ^vie the bleating of
sheep,
shan* shen'' virtuous, good,
mild, gentle; wise, docile,
clever, expei't, liandy, skil-
ful ; to admire, to praise, to
approve.
ch'i;ing^ Jc^iang the sobbing
of infants, the unceasing
wail of children.
hsiao^ Jiiao the screaming
of a cock, as wlien he is
caught ; boasting, bragging,
bombast; alarmed.
iccng^ ^wang the lowing of
cattle; in Cantonese: over-
ripe, as fruit,
same as ]\]l 30. 29.
lisi" sill, the noise made Iiy
one shivering with cold.
'lao^ a tone, a noise, a final
sound; in Shanghai: and,
also; a final particle.
shih'^ shP to relish ; to desire,
to lust after; to take delight
in; to indulge in; sensual.
crh^ ^'rh the sides of the
mouth; to put the lips to;
in Cantonese : to shut, to
close; the last; small, mi-
nute; to sip.
cKiian^ '^chiv'en to pant; to
breath quick and short, as
in asthma; the breath, the
life.
ch'i* ts'ih, to whisper in the
ear; to asperse, to blame
one; the .sound of the
voice.
crh'* ''/-/i'theside of the mouth,
the space between tlie mouth
and ears ; to turn the head
towards one when speaking
to him.
Jao" a great noise.
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30.
P
130
138
UOl
nieh\ to vilify anotlier ; the
unbiidled grumbling of a
discontented lawless person.
lieh' le/i, lileh, a sound, such
as is niado by an instru-
ment; the note or tone; in
Cantonese : morose ; cross ;
troublesome ; disposed to
annoy.
hsiao* siao' to kiss, to whistle,
to roar; to scream ; to sigh ;
to groan.
shcW^' to whistle ; pointed ;
an outpost ; cry of guards or
lictors ; to patrol, to walk
about ; to act the scout ; to
sing, as a bird ; the mouth-
piece of a horn ; loquacious.
k'eng^ 'k'an(/ to bite one, as
a dog ; to gnaw ; to wear
away.
k'tiei* 'hv'ei' to sigh, to la-
ment ; to breathe iieavily, to
lament and groan.
tsa"' tsan^ I, mo, we, tlie
persons speaking ; our, used
in the al)stact.
hao" Jiao the roaring of a
tiger or a bear ; to bawl, to
wail.
hsm^ hni? the mournful note
. of birds; to smell, to scent,
as dogs do.
hsi^ hi' to laugh out ; sneer-
ing laughter.
• H'ai" to speak erroneously or
' pettishly ; to mock,
same as Pjj 30. 80.
sha* shah, to speak much ;
loquacious, talkative.
hcn'^ Jinn the noise of people
quarreling ; loud, angry tones
and words.
lang^ Hang'' the incessant
crying of infants ; to weep
without making a noise,
^af an interjection of sur-
pri.se, mixed with regret or
self-reproach.
htui? JiUKi, clamor, tioise, hub-
bub ; the confused noise of a
crowd talking ; read ^wa to
chanire.
jC/iV a final sound used in
chanting, to prolong the
line ; oh !
f^ same as [1^ 30. 123.
P^
,-H-; jc^ 'Jc respectful language ; a
3^ij word used in replying to
superiors.
^-tf* ta'^ t'ah^ to be absent minded ;
M* ^" * flurry, to lose self-posses-
sion ; to lose a half of; to
lick or lap, to sip up.
i^' talking and laughing ;
snoring and muttering in
one's sleep.
jir mo^ moh, silent, still ; quiet,
-^ settled.
|u Jiud^ h^coh, to bawl out, as
wlicn in a fright.
hao a whizzing sound
I jit hao^
111
142
like that of an arrow.
hsu^ Jul to blow softly ; to
recommend ; to puff; a res-
piration.
Jiit^ to menace ; to howl at ;
to hoot.
hsia^ Jiiao hn} to intimidate ;
to startle ; to alarm ; a roar ;
a growl.
ItT^ /ir/ Vt?t to intimidate by
j^ boisterous talking ; incoher-
ent talk ; it'i to lament, to
cry, to crow, to scream.
tPji'L^ herds of deer gatiieiing
^)&. i" *^"^' spot; laughing, frolick-
ing.
Va^ the noise made in calling
pigs.
diih^ ^ch'i laughter ; to laugh
icartily.
choit* cheu' to peck ; the bill
of a bird ; a large bird with
a crooked beak which eats
its young.
aV- ^ngai compassion, pity,
grief, love, mournful ; urgent-
ly, heartily ; alas !
■^^ 'ja^it/^ altercation, wrangling,
Pj^ row; to scold and bluster;
"^^ to make a clamor.
~ttT cnajig- a purse, a bag, a sack ;
^^^ lo put in a bag ; perquisites,
alar}', property.
115^
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30.
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117
P£
shcit* 'ahdn to smile with a
sliglit contempt; a sneering
smile ; to look pleased.
^1/ao^ the chirping of grass-
hoppers.
hsieni^ Aie?i' to throw up, as
infants do their milk ; to
vomit easily,
same as [||D 154. 147.
l>u
118
m
149 fl
F1
H^
15111.^
152
154
, \\ik\u 'tsui^ a bird's bill, a beak, a
snout, a muzzle ; the mouth,
the lips ; a kiss ; an aperture ;
to wrangle; to talk much
and impudently.
1/671^^ to moan witli one for
the loss of one's country ; to
condole with the miserable
or those disgraced from
office,
same as ^^ 172. 172.
Jiu^ kuh, the cluck of a Tartar
plieasant ; the cry of the
pheasant.
yii^yuh, a noise in the throat,
a guttural sound or word.
cho" choh^ to peck, as a fowl ;
topreen or plume the feathers;
a bird picking up food,
same as g^ 30. 132.
chio^ kioli, loud laughing; the
lolling and panting of animals
after running.
yilan''' t:\Jiien round, to circu-
late ; to be of use to ; civil
or military officers ; ,yun
used for ^ to add to ; to
speak.
pai''^ imitated from a Sanscrit
word, to praise or chant, as
is done in Budhist temples.
tse''^ tseli^ to cry and bawl ; to
quarrel ; to wrangle ; meddle-
some ; a tumult, an uproar ;
to praise.
"^iatv" the noise of many peo-
ple eating with haste; the
slobbering and munching of
a full table.
tscv' tsah^ sound, clamor,
noise ; read J,san to reiterate
PI
Pi
pt
155
i62nJ
1G3
1G6
tiresomely ; to ridicule ; to
swallow or gulp.
2)en^ j)\ln'' to pufF, to snort,
to spurt; to expel the breath
forcil)]y ; also read cjnn.
huiKj^ 'hiciif/ a song ; to sing
ballads.
'7nai^ the bleating of sheep.
ch'ih^ ^ch'i to intimidate, to
frighten.
haia* huh, to intimidate ; to
startle ; anger, to threaten,
to alarm.
j^^'i^ dissatisfaction and con-
tempt ; be gone ; get out !
ch-umi^ claveyi'' warbling voice,
like a bird ; delicate modula-
tions ; a tone, a note.
cliun" ^sltun the lips.
jzi'* jich, to pity.
iiavg^ jiuvg to mutter ; jar-
gon, much talk ; full of talk
but not to the purpose;
irrelevant.
kuo^ Jiivo the prattle of
children.
t^a^ tah, to eat fast, as a
hog ; to slobber when eating ;
to gulp with a noise.
yi'^ yih, a short or interrupt-
ed breathing, a catching of
the breath.
na^'' no^ a colloquial, final
particle used in replies ; an
interrogative ; toh, or to' the
cry made by people who
exorcise demons,
same as 0^ 30. 172.
J,ii} to mutter.
ch'i* k'ihj laughter ; to laugh
boisterously and incessantly.
Hs'ai^ an exclamation ; read
Jdao agitated, moving about ;
great.
'li^ an adverbial particle,
denoting excessively, unrea-
sonably ; in Cantonese : read
( 47 )
30.31.
P P
1G7
'«»f^1
Je a final sound indicating
certainty, doubtless, surely;
so.
t* ,yln" to hum, to intone; to
read fast, as when half sing-
ing a ballad ; to sigh, to
moan ; 'k'in to close, to shut;
congealed, dormant; to speak
very fast, as when humming.
ifsZ. ^I'iiien'^ Jiien to hold in the
mouth, to clasp; to receive,
as an order.
?veu* ivdn'' to ask, to enquire,
to investigate; to demand,
to try ; to examine a case,
to give sentence; a com-
mand ; a mandate ; to send
presents when asking after
one ; fame.
hsicv^ 'hia to laugh aloud.
J'Di" unintelligible talk, gab-
ble, gibberish, confused talk.
j/ a sound ; an interjection
of pleasure or disgust; an
interrogative particle, imply-
ing no doubt.
1 f-.o>^^ >^hoto* shell? to sell ; to recora-
" r^ pense, to pay back, to restore ;
to dispose of ; to trade.
Dtt^ wei^ 'tvei to answer smartly ;
ft to echo, as in replying ; an
answer.
P-^^ ^ijnng^ the harmonious sing-
^Ik ing of birds ; the cry of birds.
ri/mffc tsa} tsah, the noise made by
[idkff spectators in applauding ac-
robats and mummers.
jii" Jii chattering; the in-
distinct hum of conversa-
170
173
m
175
v.jt.y«,inhe
jUp clearing
ison^
tion.
'p'ai^ the noise of spitting or
the throat, or of
vomiting ; the noise of snor
ing.
^'rtM*' a sigh, to moan, to
3^ praise, to applaud ; a tinal
tone in singing.
Mr* chieti* tsien'' witiiout integri-
" ty.
^l/iii' the incessant sobbing
and wailing of infants ;
dumb, unable to speak from
great grief or an accident.
195
200
212
^Ijeu^ quarreling, wrangling.
i])'in" to knit the brows ; to
grin as when one fords a
stream ; to smile ; to simper,
ma'' to abuse, to scold ; to
berate; eh? what? ^via an
interrogative.
ko^ koh, to belch ; unable to
swallow ; to vomit, to gag.
Jii} speech ; to speak indis-
tinctly.
see 196. 30.
^7na^ sound.
7110'^ moh, dark, cloudy, night;
still, retired ; secret, intern-
al ; meditation, quiet retire-
ment ; not at ease.
chi* tsi^ to taste, to sip ; to
wet the lips ; in Cantonese :
a superlative ; extremely.
yeh,'* yau^ to gnaw, tocraunch;
to seize with the teeth,
same as Sg 211. 18.
J.un(f the throat, the oesop-
hagus.
hxiV' ^viii an inclosure; occurs
used for I^ or ^, to denote
that something is omitted,
same tis [pj 31. 30.
hsing* siii^ the sinciput ; the
calvaria.
cliiu^ isiu to imprison ; a
criminal ; to confine, to liand-
cuff, a prisoner ; a place of
detention ; the accusation ;
the plea.
liin^ J,un round, complete ;
entire in all parts, as a dress ;
finished.
J,iny^ a prison, an inclosure
for confining men.
ssu* sz'' four ; all around,
everywhere ; it is the even
number and answers to earth.
(icaib" to pare off the corners,
to cut or round off, to trim ;.
to equalize, to make out a
( 48 )
p
31.
26
29
34
37
38
repott without stickii
tacts.
s;uiie as fSl 13. 30.
to
m
Jnt" kivuh, whole, entire; in
the gio.ss ; rouijtl.
yu' yiii? to iuterpret the cries
of birds or beasts ; to tell
the meaning of f(jieign speech
or gibberish ; to decoy, to
in\eigle ; to improve ; to
change for the better.
cliican} Jciien a. circle; to
punctuate ; tlie Chinese pe-
rii>d; to enciicle, to surround,
curved ; hiieu'' pen for ani-
mals ; a prison ; a snare ; a
cup of wood.
nieh/ to take anything and
hide it away secretly; to
steal.
hui'^ Jiwui to return ; to re-
volve, to repent, to rebel, to
disobey ; a time, a turn, an
efibrt, a revolution ; a chap-
ter in a novel, a brochure, a
livraison ; the Moslems.
*yu^ to detain, to imprison a
criminal in order that he
may reform.
J,\i^ a map; to scheme, to
intrigue ; to plot; to reckon
on ; to remove; to estimate,
to calculate, to wish or try for;
a plan, drawing or chart.
ku*'' solid, firm ; chronic ; cer-
tainly; to defend, pertina-
cious, constant, fortified ; vul-
gar, rustic.
i/uan- (yuen round, a circle ;
the whole; circular,, a ylobe,
a sphere; to interpret; to
cut off corners ; to make
round ; to accommodate ; a
dollar, a rupee.
cKuang^ ^chwang the vent
or flue of a furnace of fire'
place.
^yiiTi} a cause, because of, a
reason, on account of; to
avail of; to proceed ; to rely
on ; for, why.
tiieli^ to take anything and
hide it away f^ecri'tly ; to
steal ; a girl^ a lassie.
45 m
51
62 u
75
96
101
i
^
cldfi'^i^ 'kieni a child of one's
own.
t'uan' jAa'an a ball, a lump,
a mass of, round ; agreeing,
a band, as volunteers; a
guard ; to collect, to group,
to environ ; to end.
tun*'' a kind of round Li;i
like a great liamper, made of
coarse matting with an o.^ier
bottom, to contain grain ;
it is prepared in the barn,
same as ^ 17. 1.
'yii^ a stable or place where
horses are reared ; a groom,
a hostler ; a prison ; to gu'ard,
to defend ; the borxlersof the
Country where flocks are
kept ; used for ^.
liuo^ klvoJi^ a country, .state
or kingdom ; a legion ; a
nation ; a people ; a dynasty ;
governmental.
hgia^ hiah, the plaintive cry
of the camel.
yu^ yiu'' a park for rearing
anima.s; an aviary; a men-
age lie, a walled garden ; to
inclose, to pen up, to re-
strain ; a limited, superficial
knowledge of.
k''itn* kw'un^ weaiied, weak ;
poor; to fail; exhausted^
beggared, diseased; sorry for,
afflicted; flustered withdrink.
same as ^ 31. 62.
*pu^ a vegetable garden, an
orchai-d ; ai place fur recrea-
tion ; to cultivate a garden ;:
mat slied erected by squat--
ters.
yi* yih^ the shrill note of a
flute.
yi* yih, mists and vapors
aiscending in thin revolving,
flocks; to revolve and return
upon.
Ibuaii^ Jiwan to revolve, to
encircle, to enviion ; to start ;:
to look alarmed ; a ball,,
round,, comphite ; also- read
jyuen.
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c/iiin'^ tjciiin a granary of a
round shape; a pen, a bin ;
spiral, screwlike.
same as j^ 17. 1.
yiian^ ^yuen a garden, a
courtyard, an inclosure; a
park, an orchard ; imperial
tombs ; a fine shop ; a saloon ;
an inclosure for a public
purpose.
luari' J,wan spherical ; round.
huri^ hwan^ a sty ; a privy, a
retirinj^ place.
chiii.g* tsing'' a pt'ivy, a place
which requires constant clean-
ing, as it receives all sort of
things.
wei"^ ^wc'i to surround, to
besiege ; to guard ; to invest ;
to circumscribe, to limit, to
inclose, to confine ; to cui-tain
in ; a snare ; a dyke ; the
periphery,
same as [^ 31. 21.
^t\i? earth, ground, soil; a
place ; local.
/.I'i'ifiVi unburnt bricks; to
stop or fill up; to add to;
the model of a thing, by
which it is to be molded ;
crude material ; a mound ;
unburnt or sundried tiles or
pottery.
same as £q 1. 2.
same as j^.
7'int/' a raised path through
fields, such as are seen in
rice grounds ; a smooth place,
j^'aw^ ruined, broken down ;
a bank or wall throwu down,
as by water dasiiing against
it.
H'ing' good, complete ; full;
to verify; whatever is the
business of life.
ya* yaJb^ fine dust hardening
or agglutinating.
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ti*'' the earth, the ground ; a
place; a spot; a teiritor}';
terrestrial, earthy; the bot-
tom ; the support of ; only,
but, merely.
ch'ien'^ik'ien an edge, a border,
a shore ; a bauk, a margin ;
eaves.
Ai'M* siV the walls of an in-
closure which lie on its east
and west sides.
0* ngoh, white or washed
clay used for porcelain;
colored earths; white-wash,
plaster; a wall which has
not been plasteied.
^yii'^ a dike or levee, raised
to restrain the waters ; a
bund, a bank ; a low place.
^7vu^ to cover walls with
plaster ;, to stucco, to adorn
walls; a mason's trouel.
(t'an- an open altar on which
to ofi'ir sacrifices; an arena
for a concourse and trial,
like the literary competitions.
yuan'' (^yuen a low wall of
brick, which may be relied
on, or which prcjtects.
fkai^ chieh" a boundary, a
circuit ; a step, a terrace ; to
strengthen the limits or front-
ier; hundred ii'illions.
k'enc/^ Jc'dng a pit, a hole, a
ditch, a trench ; a quarry ;
to involve, as in a snare ; to
injure, to wrong ; in Can-
tonese : a row of tiles on a
roof.
*chu7i^ a target, a mark ; a
mound, a pile of earth ; a
park or place for arcliery.
^t' an'- 8,11 altar; an arena; a
liigh terrace for worship.
tsai*'' to be ; in, on, is in ; to
reside ; present ; to belong
to, to consist in ; to remain,
involved in; existing, living;
to examine.
cliin^ 'k'i)i a pit.
hsia* hiali^ offal or rubbish
heaped up.
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tso^' to sit ; a sent ; to hold,
to maintain; implicated; to
sit in a crouching way or on
a sent; to squat; doing
notliing; unemployed, idle;
a place; involved in; to sit
injudgmenton;inBuddhisin,
to pass a season in devotional
exercises ; to kneel ; to place ;
in Pekingese : the recoil of a
gun.
/a^/«^j to subdue the ground;
to plough.
^jV 'pao a citadel, or fort ;
a station, a post; a low wall
for defence ; a division of a
sz' ^ or township; a ward
or palish.
hou* Aew' a terrace or flat
mound by which distances
were marked, and fire-signals
placed ; every ten ^i a double
mound whs raised, and a
single one every five li.
chan*'' the bank around a
grave; border, limit.
^ijao" name of a celebrated
emperor; high, eminent; lofty.
ch'iao* k'iao'' liigh, elevated,
turned up at the ends; rais-
ed or curled above the level.
lu* luh, a cold of earth ; dry
land,
same as ^^ 1-10. 32.
^yil^ a grave; the tumulus
raisen over it.
chii'^ kW an embankment to
restrain water from over-
flowing' ; a town; a shore.
chi^ Jii a foundation of a
wall ; a dyke or bunk ; basis,
beginning; patrimony, pos-
session ; an anteroom.
ma^ oyian to overlay with
earth ; iron rust.
chiung^ 'k'iung a wild, re-
mote from towns; the edge
of a forest, a de.sert, a border
prairie, the remotest bounds
of civilization.
mi* mih, to plaster a wall;
to whitewash it.
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20
V^ 'chuug^ a tomb, a grave, a
J-^C 'I'llock ; a sepulclire.
iferi^ fan'' dust, raised by the
wind , a bank of e-arth ; to
mix up; to bring together;
to dig.
at|l hsing^ Jiing a mould of earth
"—f-^ or sand ; to serve as an ex-
ample; a statute, a formu-
lary.
A;'tm^' a cliff; a dyked bank.
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wo* muh^ to inter the dead.
chuii} Jciiin equal ; impartial ;
just;eveti ;level ; all together,
all these ; to hit, as an arrow;
to harmonize ; a sort of
earthen musical instrument
on which time was beaten ;
a lathe for molding pottery
or tiles.
^671'" a bank of earth which
prevents an oveitlow; a moat,
a dyke.
^p^ a low wall ; a plat of a
hundred meu; libetal, gener-
ous in feeling ; to add to,
to augment ; to be attached
to.
tien^'' an earthen table or
ledge, used as a sort of liuffet
or stand and indicating
rank ; it was placed between
two pillars at state inter-
views.
kuei* *kwei to destroy, or
demolish a wall ; a ruinous
wall.
chiian^ 'kuen earth or wall
inclosing a grave; a limit.
1^ chi* tsihj to make bricks of
JJ earth and line a grave with
them ; the snuff of a candle ;
to dislike, to have a horror
of; to snuff out.
ya} yah, to press, to crush;
)W^ to suppress; to steady, to
~^-* settle; to subject or conquer;
to bend one's will ; to over-
throw or level; to stop up;
to supply a want; to intimi-
date; to dislike; in Pekingese:
to build.
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ch'eu^ 'cKdn (Hrty, dusty;
,^r turbid ; obscure
^^ to hoe and dig with the
utmost streiiu'th ; a contrac-
tioii of shiny'' ^ holy.
Jr|^ ya7i' a declivity, a hill-side;
J^D^ a bank ; a dyke.
hsil^ sil- to pile up earth, to
make a wall of earth ; a pile
of dirt.
ho* hoh^ a ditch, a pit, a
pond, a moat; a valley; a
l)ed of a torrent.
•XC\ "fTlf ^^'^^ uneven, rough land ;
•^"J unfortunate, not getting on.
kiw^ J<ivo a clay crucible used
jflj by goldsmiths.
kou* 'keu filtli, dirt, impurity;
'pj scurf; sordid, disgraceful;
immorality; a stain, a re-
proach.
JL^S ^^'■^'"'^ sheti' a level place at
y^^ the base of an altar, a smooth
hard spot leveled off for
sacrifices; a small terrace;
to level the ground ; a wild
or common.
"f'Tfe cA'tffln^' ^tsiang a wall ; built
yi-fg] of mud, stone or brick ; a
defence; a granary.
-l-PJ cKeng^ ^cKing an amphora
J ^-^T^ or earthen jar of a pear
shape, having no ears or
handles, and witli a small
mouth ; used to hold oil,
spirits, or water ; used for;^.
hd^ lioh^ water drying off and
showing the firm land.
^t'ang"^ a pond, a pool, a tank ;
a stagnant or artificial
reservoir; a bund, a dyke to
resist the waters; a post-
station about a league apart.
J -^ 'p'p-^ i'p'ei to nourish; to put
li-p:! earth ; to add or heap up
dirt ; to hoe, as maize ; to
cultivate; to assist; to add
energy to ; to dam up.
iHg shan* shell' white fine clay
frS* used to plaster walls.
nang'^' dust, dirt ; a ca,ve.
t t^ hmari} Jiiien an ancient wind
TfeU instrument of music shaped
like an egg, madeof porcelain;
it had six holes, and was
blown tlirougli the apex
makini,' a wiiistling sound.
kuei^ Jcicei a small stone
sceptre or baton, anci«ntly
given to nobles as a si<,'n of
rank; a nominal measure
equal to a pinch or six grains
of millet,.
r-jK ch'ino* Jt'iao stony or arid
J-^^^ soil ; poor gravelly land;
upland, dry fields.
^ch'iii^ to hang down, to sus-
pend ; to drop, to let fall;
to reach to the future, to
make known ; to condescend,
nearly, presently, almost; to
bow ; a station for a guard.
Xr^^ 'to* hard, compact clods;
J-^t" fi''"^ ground,
t jj^ cKeny* ^ch'ing a dyke or ridge
T^^ between fields, made high
and broad, on which the
laborers can pass from one
field to another; shing'' raised
paths between different
patches of grain.
^•fe. <ien" to fill up, to add to, to
H^|T make level, flooded; to ad-
vance money ; to pay for
another ; to shore ; a spring,
as of a carriage ; a cushion ;
tieh^ ancient name of a river
in Sz'dtuen.
Y g nieh^^ to fill up, as a hole; to
T j^ put or go down.
same as |g 32. 146.
chin^ kin' to daub, to plaster,
to stop up; a path over a
drain ; to cover up a corpse ;
to bury.
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rtf i^' the air full of dust ; a dull
nurky atmosphere, arising
'rom clouds.
tao^ a tumulus ; a solitary
T-patf hill rising in a plain ; a b«tte
peng^ ipang dust raised by
the wind ; to whirl the dust
about.
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^tsung^ to sow seed without
tirst ploughing the ground.
fu"^ fuh^ to excavate a cave
or hole in a bank for resi-
dence, as is frequently the
case in Shansi ; a den where
people can live in troublous
times.
p'o* p'oh^ a clod of earth.
^yang^ fine dust ; to fill.
ao* ngao^ a piece of ground
" ^^pC for building a house; an
even, flat, and open plat,
like a terrace ; to retire into
winter quarters; the inner
apartments ; in the water.
i-f^ *yen^ to cover a thing with
^ earth.
lou* Heu a small tumulus or
piound, often raised over
graves in the northern prov-
inces.
shu* shuh^ an ante-room or
vestibule; study rooms let
at the examinations ; a do-
mestic or village school-
room.
-y-r po* puh^ dust, a cloud of
*^ dust.
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\i[t^ tvan^ Jiwan lime and var-
jL/^ iiish mixed and ground up
for lacker or paint; the name
of an ancient implement for
weighing.
j^^ sai* sehy to fill, to close ; a
"^^^ cork; to obstruct, to hinder;
to spike as a gun ; an impor-
tant pass or position in a
country; unintelligent, dull,
hard to apprehend ; sincere,
honest.
t lieh* liieh, a^low dyke dividing
fields; to mark the limits of
fields ; banks of a pool or
lakelet; a sort; alike.
J-3:fe* same as |^ 75. 41 ; see also
■^ 33. Jl 41.
,„ ^1^ ji'ari^" a hall, a court; hon-
■^^^ curable; a church, a hospital ;
venerable; designation of
relatives of the same clan ;
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45
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49
50
51
52
a classifier of trials and
graves; the principal room
in a house.
liau^^ a surrounding wall.
k\t,^ k\ih^ a cave used for a
dwelling; the hole of an in-
sect or small animal,
^ni' mud, mire, dirt, earth,
soil; adhesive.
in^ water so obstructed by
iss and mud that it can-
not flow; marshy places,
wliich like a dyke, retain
water; in Pekingese : a ham-
let, a farmstead.
JM same as ;|J| 32. 74.
Jcang^ a bank, an embank-
ment, a jar.
-I^IH 'p'i^ a bank broken in ; de-
^\mU stroyed, subverted, as from
some internal cause, prostrat-
ed, as a wall.
\T~t (i* a bridge; some say it is
^Lo^ rather the bank that supports
the bridge.
»-)U^ tieh^^ to hoard, to lay up, to
Ani* engross; lead ^iMof'ty, elevat-
ed; to intercept, to hide
from,
Yd- sau*'' a broom; to sweep; a
T*||J bank constructed in wiih
earth like an abattis of bam-
boos filled.
chih^' to grasp ; to manage ; to
seize, to persecute, to letain ;
obstinate ; attending to ; a
handful; group; a heap; a
pile.
2)ao*'' to announce ; to recom-
pense; to revenge ; a retribu-
tion, a reward; to inform,
to tell, to report; a gazette,
a reporter ; to debauch a
superior; to unite.
^p'ing^ a flat, level place; a
plateau; an area where peo-
ple collect.
ao^ jigao a hollow in the
ground, a cavity, a depres-
sion ; undulating, rolling, as
land ; in Cantonese : a turn ;
a corner, poor, destitute.
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r&^ Hu^ to stop up, to stuff; to
' ^ prevent water flowing from
a sluice ; to obsti'uct.
cAiA/ the base or foundation
of a wall.
iyu7iff^ a wall of dirt thrown
up for defence ; alow wall;
the north wall of a hall.
^ same as J^ 53. 166.
:^ k'uanff* kw'ang^ the vault or
m pit under a tomb, in which
the bodies are laid ; a grave,
a sepulchre; a tumulus; a
solitude, a desert.
cyen^ limits of a plot of
ground ; the road up to a
sepulchre; ^shen water mixed
with earth, mud ; to ascend;
square.
chuan' chwen'' to turn over
tlie soil in ploughing; to
plough together.
^tsunc/ an edible luushioom
(agaricus).
same as ],% 32. 35.
heiig* kdny^ the path leading
up to a sepulchre ; it is often
lined with stone statues and
tablets in honor and to guard
the dead.
tieti*'' to descend, to sink
down; read nieh, advantage;
to benefit ; to involve, to fall
into; nien'' a bank, a djke.
'A;'ari' impeded ; hard to get
on ; no luck ; always losing.
ch'eng^ ^ch'ing a city wall ; a
citadel, a provincial capital;
a municipality; a sepulchre;
to mend, to repair; complet-
ed, done.
chH^ ts'ih^ the steps of an as-
cent or stairway.
yil* yu\ a boundary ; a state;
the universe; a frontier, a
border, a region, a country, a
far off territory ; to limit ; the
border of a grave,
same as Y% 32. 154.
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4'^X '^ lieap or tumulus ; a block
as of stone or wuod ; low,
squat; in Cantonese: a com-
pany of boat-people settled
ashore.
^S^y- pieh^ name of a great mart
Il|> in Hupeh.
V^ same as j^ 32. 154.
_Lr^ cKi^ Jc'i a border, a limit;
»*/| confines; the fiontie, im-
perial lands.
_L|^ ts^^ ta'eh, to burst, as buds;
J^f^ to open, to crack f rom sonu;
inward force; split li^en;
chapped, as fields in a
drought.
•j^c^ ch'ien* ts'ien^ the moat or
"^[1 fosse around a town ; a ditch
to lead water in irrigation;
to dig out.
J>J^ ^fang^ a neighbourhood; to
,l-7t guard against; an obstruc-
tion; a lane; a hamlet; an
honorary portal ; a small
shop.
^yii} mud, silt, deposit; to
silt up a gutter, or the chan-
nel of a river,
same as i^ 32. 102.
it
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72
chi* kP to plaster and color
Sli^ a wall; to stop cracks in a
wall; to gather, to collect;
a rest, a breathing spell ;
displeased.
nieh^ to fill up, as a hole ;
to put or go down.
JLr\ H'an? level, even; wide;
ppR composed ; a plain, le\el
place; tranquil; quiet; a
son-in-law.
Y H i* yih, a border, a limit; a
p*-^^ raised fence or dyke between
fields ; to dyke off fields.
f,ch'ang' an area, an arena,
an inclosure, a field, a sa-
^crificial ground; aconuiany
-rQ of; the society ; a classifier
^^^ I of affairs.
shih* (^shi an open hen-ioost
made in a wall, with perches
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placed across it for the fowls.
» pi han^^ a small bank raised to
T^ protect fields.
t'r' f^ti^ an embankment, a
shore; a fence; a dyke, a
bund ; a ridge, a bnrrier; to
divide by dykes; to fix a
thing on its base.
ch'ih,'^ hard giound, dried by
the sun and caked ; to enter
the ground ; water appearing,
the ground becoming damp,
same as ^^ 121. 146.
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tseng^ ^tsdng to add to, to
increase, to double ; repeated
more; over, many.
0* ngoli, a crack in a wall ;
read kieh^ blue clay.
keny^ '■Mng a bank, a ridge;
a footpath; a sluice or channel
to lead water on the fields;
a shallow tank for irrigating.
« man^^ to cover, as a wall
t^ with plaster; to paint or
-^ ornament walls ; to pave ; a
trowel.
■^^ same as \^ 32. 32.
m
S7i^'' to make an image; a
clay idol ; to mold into shape;
modeled.
peng* ^fAng to put into a
grave, to inter, the crashing
noise of a falling wall; to
lead water on the fields ; an
archer's target.
Hang'^ in Cantonese : a bank
raised around a field ; a
terrace or raised plateau,
walled up from a natural
slope.
^K Wh ii^K^ a battlement on a wall ;
' J>?hi to surround with a parapet
or breastwork.
Ho' to pile up; a pile; a
target made of straw hung
near a racecourse, to be
shot at by archers going
at full speed.
k'o*' clouds of dust filling the
air ; a lump or clod of dust.
"ilh
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-fy!i^ same as ^ 166. 6.
same as fj[ 32. 66.
'k'an^ a pit; a precipice;
a threshold, a hole; to fall
into a snare or danger; a
hazard; a critical tiraw, a^
of life; a crack ; in Pekingese:
an iiiuendo; an enigma.
chih^ 'chi a foundation ; tlie
limics of a lot; fundamental;
one's country,
same as ^ 140. 78.
yi^ yih, the door of a furnace
where pottery is burned ; tlie
opening of a fire-place.
^i^ dirt, dust, particles of
earth.
chi^ kih, unburnt bricks.
pi*'' to compare or match ;
even shoulders, i. e. to go to-
gether as equals.
ckan*'' the border, or limit
■* of a grave; the bounds of
an altar.
ch'ih'' ^ch'i ti^ an islet; an
embankment; to stop.
,t\t,' mud ; mire ; to plaster ;
to smear, to dirty, to daub ;
to wash; to fill cracks; to
blot out or efi"ace; untrust-
worthy ; dull, stupid,
same as M 85. 44,
yhi^' slime, mire; dregs, leav-
ings.
ta'^ tah, the noise made whea
a body falls to the ground, a
thud; to pile up earth or
dirt,
same as ^% 170. 86.
^ying^ a grave, a tomb ; tlie
grounds ijelonging to a family
sepulchre.
same as ;J^ 32. 30.
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/<6i' 'si the royal signet, tlie
i^reat seal; the iiupressiou
of tlie seal.
c/i'iVt" (^ch'i a porch, a court
in front of a hall; vestibule,
and the steps leading up to
it.
Jc'an^ an earthen vessel ; a
sort of crucilile which holds
five ^shing ^ or pints.
^k'a?i^ tolerable, adequate ;
to bear, to sustain, worthy
of, fit for; a covering let
down to protect or overshMd-
ow ; the canopy of heaven.
'yun(/ a raised walk up to a
house; in Cantonese: a pit,
the hole into Avhich the coffin
is laid.
'jm^ an open level place, an
arena; a port or ancliorage;
in Pekingese: a measure of
length of five li, where a
rest-house is erected.
k'un^ Jcw'un tlie earth; one
of the diagrams; what is iii-
feiior and should be obedient
— applied to the moon, to a
wife, and to statesmen;
favorable, compliant.
rin*'' a hegijai's clap-dish to
receive the food given him.
same as i^ 32. 140.
lei* 'le'i a wall, a rampart;
piled up; aheap; reiterated;
a row of graves ; robust,
strong;.
^/an~ a tomb or grave.
teng* tang'* stairs leading 1o
a loft or belvedere; a slight
or gentle ascent; to >xi> up
such an ascent; streamlets,
!is tliey flow down.
chieh} Jciai stairs, steps; a
degree; to emulate, to rise;
also same as [I|t IJO. 106.
same as ^|. 170. 106.
cp'o^ a mound, a bank, a
hill, a declivity, a slop''. a
heap of rubbish; hills whicli
contain gems.
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111-fii
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120-
123-^^
125-
Ju^ black, stiff clods, not
fertile, and not yet broken
by the harrow ; a shop.
shih* ch'i* adhesive clay,
suitable for the potter's use.
ifiien^ to add, to fill up, to
make up; to level the eartii
by filling in a hole; to supply
a deficiency; to complete;
noted for, cliaracteristic of ;
compliant with; flowing; a
a long time ; to pay a debt.
Inian? Jiwan a wall in front
of one ; an inclosing wall.
«r (^ngai fine dust ; the par-
ticles floating in the air; stiff,
stark, dirt.
'lan^ disappointed, repulsed.
tu^ ttih, the door or flue of
a furnace or range ; the grate
where the ashes fall.
chany*'' a dyke, a bank; to
separate, to stop up.
ching* 'king a boundary; lot,
place, position; limit; a place
where one lives, abode; re-
gion, place, district; condi-
tion of life ; statue.
SM*' to mold things in clay,
to mold into shape ; to make
a statue; modeled.
^ya)iy* the elf or sprite that
guards a spot ; a local brown-
ie.
weng' 'tvdng the dust rising
clouds; the ^ust of wind.
t'a^t'ah., ruinf^d ; to fall down;
to slide as — the earth on a
hill-side; a first plou;;hing;
under ground.
'tu^ to close, to shut; to
guard against, to ol)struct;
to fill in; to invest, a wall
around a j'ard; at peace,
quietly at home.
juan^ Jtvan land near a
river's bank; the vacant
space inside the wall of a
city ; the space l)etween a
tom{)lc and its inclosing
wall.
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chi^ tsih, poor land, such as
is on tlie tops of ridges and
hills ; a low ridge.
t.B chiian* kilen^ a lodge for po-
J j-J licemen or followers ; a prison
for women; a sort of arbor
or pavihon.
i-^ 5<'o' to sling stones, or heavy
rt weiglits from one to another,
practiced by athlets and
luilitary men; in Pekingese:
to pile up, as in steps.
-fZg same as m 38. 130.
chiev} Jcien solid, firm, hard,
robust, stable, immovable,
durable, resolute; to estab-
lish, to harden, to confirm ;
in epitaphs denotes one who
screens his faults.
chi^ kV hard soil, or the clay
which is used in making
pottery.
tieh* a high hillock; read
chih, an ant-hill.
hsio'^ hioh, stiff hard clay or
rocky strata; a crack in a
jar.
same as j^ 32. 76.
138
m .
-f'Q s2/*^^' 3, bank; a boundary, a
X)^ limit.
JL"g" lang*^ a desert ; a tomb, us-
J,J^ ually in lone places.
HO'Kfi! ^'^^ ^'^^*> ^^'® sound of dirt or
^[-| earth falling down ; a pile
of dirt; a pagoda, a spire;
a tower ; a lighthouse, monu-
ment or pillar.
"^ mo*mo/i, dust.
m
a grave, a tomb,
: a sepulchre, a
-^t^ mu* rmoh,
;:^pC a hillock ;
burial spot.
y^. same, as ^ 140. 78.
J^^ ai" dust rising in the air;
jm obscured, as in a du»t storm.
141"ff^ cA'm^ (^'w hsu^ a mount 5 old
» ytlft mausolea or burial wastes J
a deep gorge; a neglected
spot, an old fortress ; a wild ;
a fair, a market.
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^ same as ^^ 121. 141.
»-j^^?t?i^ kivun'' to muddy one;
l-ioj^ to spatter.
V-j-- ^jc-ng^ soft, loamy, rich earth
T^gl without clods; mold, humus,
■"^^ soil ; earth thrown up by
moles; a place, a region;
land; a country; produc-
tions, a mound, a hillock;
good, lovable, as a tine child;
disarranged ; ten billions ;
see also jg 32. 30.
\^a huai* hvMi^ to spoil, to break,
to destroy, to perish ; di-
lapidated, rotten, useless.
1 ir |4|V ^i/in^ to raise an earth-work
^-t^^ to restrain water; to close;
to turn a water-course.
I W same as Jj^ 121. 146.
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148'
H.lQ hsien^ Men'' mud, mire; a
XyHi. yreat embankment.
Xtfx chiieh* kioh, rough land, hilly
151J;
154
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and rocky ; barrens; a heath.
!:H 'k'ai^ a high and cheerful
^. spot; a knoll good for res-
idence.
had^ Jiao the ditch, or moat
around a city wall.
k'en^ ^k'fln to exert; to cul-
tivate waste ground, to
plough new soil ; to com-
mence tillage ; to work ener-
getically so as to injure; to
break up as a plough does,
jja*' an embankment or dyke
to narrow and restrain the
waters; a breakwater; a
slope where boats pass up
and down as in the Canal.
t Ijt. ^fui^ to fall in ruins; decay-
TH ed, lost; to overthrow, to
cause to fall or descend; to
push over; a synonym of
kw'ai' ^ a clod.
Xid^fen' fan a grave, a tomb, a
X^^ tumulus ; a heap ; an embank-
ment or waterdyke ; a sprite;
rich soil; loam ; great.
1 rtQ B^ p^ i'->i^, a wall ; a screen ; an
— g-^ obstruction or defense ; a
ridge; a dividing cliff or
water shed.
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4»#
m
m
163
165
m
166
m
m
170
m
171
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same as [5| 170. 162.
p'eng^ ^^f^ang dust raised by
the wind; to whirl the dust
about.
wei^ 'icei a low wall which
protects the border of the
terrace on which an altar is
built.
(_pang^ a thing like a child's
palm, that came out of the
•ground ; it had no fingers,
and gave great strength
when eaten.
Hsai^ cities or districts allot-
ted for the revenue of princes,
and the lands to maintain
their tombs; also, the grave
itself.
(inai~ mmi* to bury ; to con-
ceal, to cover, to hoard ; to
harbour; in Cantonese: to
connect with; to annex; to
congeal; to curdle, to harden;
up, in, at, to.
s7m*' a sbed or lodge in the
field ; a cottage, a house in
the country.
fou* pii? a port, a harbour,
an anchorage; a mart, an
unwalled seaside town.
chui^'' to descend, falling,
descending; to fall of itself;
to slide, as earth ; to sink,
as into hell ; pendents, as
from a fan; grand; extrava-
gant; to mark a price on;
at, after,
same as 170. 32.
td^^ to fall in ruins; to fall
over ; to hand down ; to fall,
as tears ; fallen ; dilapidated,
ruined, decayed, poor; dif-
fuse.
tai*^ a dam ; an inclined plan
on a canal, where boats can
be passed up or diown by a
windlass ; to make a lock
or dam on a canal.
^Un^ tsui^ a heap; to pile
up; a mass, a mound, an
accumulation of ; a pile; to
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store, to push away ; a guard
house.
'yung^ to stop or close up ; to
obstruct; to hinder, to pre-
vent; to heap earth around
plants J to conceal ; to sup-
press.
^a*' an embankment or dyke
to narrow and restrain
waters; a break-water; a
slope where boats pass up
and down, as in the Canal,
same as j^ 32. 126.
chin^'kin tenacious, adhesive
clay sucli as is deposited by
streams ; yellow loam, said
to be sometimes eaten ; to
daub ; a time, a season ; few.
an^ jigan a burying place
on a moor such as is granted
to the poor for free inter-
ment.
k\iai* kw^ai* a bit, a piece ;
doltish, a lump; used for I
in a demeaning manner; a
classifier of boards, panes,
slices, coins,
see 196. 32; also 32. 86.
ch'en* fch'dn dust ; atoms ;
wordly vice and pleasures;
exhalations; traces, example.
?nei* mei^ dust j dusty.
mo* moh, ink; black, obscure;
to brand; dark; style, let-
ters, writings ; a measure of
five cubits; mournful coun-
tenance.
*hing' a grave, a mound, a
hillock; a barrow; a pile of
earth ; to monopolize goods.
shih'* sJiP a scholar; a soldier;
a proficient ; a gentleman ; a
husband ; ^ir, you ; minister,
warrior, an ablebodied man.
jen'^ (jdn astronomical char-
acter ; great, full; to flatter,
to adulate; the ninth of the
ten stems ; it is connected
witi) the north and running
water.
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i ^ ^ 3^ 33.34.35.36.
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32
^^
hu* Jtu a pot of any kiad ;
the calabash gourd.
k'ttn^ ^kiv'un a path in the
ladies apartment^ a corridor.
k'o^ k'ioh^ shell, skin, husk,
bark, crust, a laddie.
i'- yi^ yihj to join into one ;
honest, pure; to close or
stop up; one.
, shou* shell? old age, long life,
: longevity; years, a birth day;
the dead ; to endure for ever.
» ts'un} ^tsiiin Joyful, happy.
• sh^ng^ ^shing sound, noise,
tone, voice; reputation, celeb-
rity • to praise.
chuang* chwang'' stout,
strong, robust, bold, healthy ;
fertile ; abundant, to wound,
to cauterize; to animate.
hsu* sV a son-in-law; in
Shanghai : fancy ; thoughts.
chiJi^ 'chi a person coming
behind another; progressing.
feng^ ffung mutual opposi-
tion; to butt, to push, as
cattle do; to pull and drag;
to meet and clash,
same as ^ 170. 31.
sui^ to walk leisurely, as if
wearied out, or following an-
other person ; also read ^ch'iu.
^tsung^ to gather the feet
under the body, as a sparrow
or hawk does in its flight ;
ornaments on a horse's head.
ch'uv} ^ts'iun to dawdle and
drag along, so as to show
one's pride by not really ad-
vancing.
ts'o'^^ to slip or stumble when
making an obeisance, and not
perform it, either by catching
the dress, or for stiff knees ;
to deceive.
/w," fuh, to go back the old
way, to retrace.
hsiung* hiung" preeminent,
superior in abilities ; to aim
at high success ; to scheme to
reach ; to go far away ; in
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40 ^^
109
Cantonese : a bunch, a hand-
ful of flowers.
hsia* hici' summer ; mixed
colors, variegated, large, ex-
panding.
k'uei^ ^kw'ei a one-legged
monster, resembling a dra-
gon, an ox and a man com-
bined ; name of an officer
whom Shun made M ^
Director of Music.
hsi^ sih, the evening ; at
right angles; dusk; late; the
last day of month or year;
aslant, out of the perpendic-
ular,
yeh* ye' night, darkness; after
daylight.
SM* suh, early in the
morning; dawn; early and
careful attention to business;
among the Taoists belonging
to or in a former life; to live
retired.
vxii*'' outside; abroad; not
included in ; without, be-
yond ; not native, another ;
extraneous; foreign ; to ex-
clude, to reject; to put
outside.
yua7i^ ^yuen to turn over
as when asleep; a curling,
siiake-like motion; to yield,
to uive away.
Jto^ many, much, more; very;
numerous; often, mostly; ex-
cessive; to add ; to praise.
. 'yt'ai' many, numerous.
kou* keu' enough, sufficient,
adequate; satisfied ; filled up,
to the brim ; thoroughly.
huo^ 'hwo many; partners,
companions, a party; num-
erous, colleague, accomplice;
a band, a company,
jt/iw^ to respect; to advance;
a distant place; eventide; to
be leagued witli ; a colleague ;
a money girdle ; one rib.
meng* mtmg'' a dream ; ob-
scure;toseevisions;a vanity,
a phantasm.
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ta*^ tai* great, large, big,noble,
to exceed, to surpass ; to grow-
large; entirely, very; superior,
prominent, important, best ;
t'aV the chief of, great,
high; ^t'o excessive; very;
grand, enormous.
.. ||. kuai^ kivai^ parted, as
' J\^ streams; differing; to pull or
flow different ways; certain,
absolute ; stern, or settled ;
kiieJi, an art.
^{ien^ heaven ; day ; the sky ;
nature; the firmament; a
season; weather; ages of the
world ; celestial ; the emperor.
-■-4-^^ J'u^ a husband ; any work-
~/^ ing man ; to assist, a scholar,
an artist, an officer's wife; j/i*
now; however; an interjec-
tion.
shih,^ to lose ; to miss, to fail,
to mistake ; to omit, to err, to
leave behind, accidental ;
without control.
tsou* tseu^ statement made to
■^^^ the emperor; to cause the
government to hear or know ;
to exhibit, to display; success;
to celebrate; to congratulate
one upon, as a victory; to
introduce, to bring forward;
song or tunes.
{ying^ the opening year clear
and flourisliing.
^ \ ^ i'ai*' large, great ; excessive,
very; too; a term of high
respect.
^yao^ untimely, premature ;
delicate ; pleasing, winning;
tender as a flower; gentle;
an untimely death ; to be-
guile ; to disgrace ; a calam-
ity.
p!^^ '^ao' to let go ; to part ; the
}\ sky.
rto* ngao' assuming, haughty,
|Vr lofty.
same as 37. 32.
fenrf fung^ to receive, or
off"er to ; to yield ; to rever-
ence ; to serve ; to praise ;
obediently ; to follow.
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h'ud^ Jcio'a prodigious; mag-
niloquent; bragg in g, con-
ceited talk.
i* yihj a long time ; to play
chess ; very large ; abundant,
adorned, beautiful ; unset-
tled ; enduring, as genera-
tions or a family ; following
in order.
chia^ kiah, double ; to nip,
nippers ; near to, connected ;
boards for pressing; to take
or press under the arms ; to
carry secretly,
same as ;^ 37. 32.
^
19^
^yang^ to invite, to entreat ;
extensive; in the midst, the
middle or centre; the half
of; to finish ; to conclude, to
press earnestly or to the
utmost ; urgently.
huan* hivan' gradually grow-
ing larger; excellent; at
ease, leisurely ; colored gay ;
to take one's pleasure.
act* ngaoi^ retired,' deep, ob-
scure, mysterious ; collected,
genial, warm.
cA'i* A;'i' a bond, a deed ;
friends ; an agreement ; to
join; mournful, distressed;
scared; adopted; devoted to
a god or person ; a spit used
in scorching land tortoise —
shells for divination.
'hang^ the noise made in
carrying burdens ; to strain
in lifting a weight ; to pound
earth, as when setting a
foundation ; a beater.
Jien* & toilet box; a ladies'
toilet ; a perfume box.
ft'ao^ to enter, to go in glad-
ly; going and coming, in
and out.
pe)i^ ^j)un to run, locomo-
tion ; hurry ; cattle scatter-
ing from fright; to hasten
on, as a messenger ; to be
busy with ; bustle, urgent ;
to marry without observing
thd rites, t,o elop.e.
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37.38.
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30
• /^ p'ao*' to harvest, to brag
Jjn over others; to swell up,
like a tish.
-^^ chi^ ^k'i extraordinary,
ClJ strange, rare, odd, mon-
strous ; new, unexpected ; a
single one; a surplus ; a re-
mainder.
-h-ft c/i-i' 'ki to treat well, and
pipT wait for, as two friends at a
meeting.
k\iei* Jiw^ei between the
legs ; in the midst of ; the
stride made by a man ; a con-
stellation regarded as aus-
picious to students,
l^g cKieh} kHeh, to lean or loll
-•y^ the liead ; as one does when
wearied out.
^_E. chuang^ ^chwang strong,
^^ robust, stout, able-bodied ;
large ; powerful j to make
great.
^cha} to open out, to stretch
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1>^ open ; to extend or display
y^ chia7ig^ Hsiang to assist ; to
commend, to praise, to ex-
hort, to animate, to en-
courage, to laud, to vindicate,
to give efficacy; to set on,
as a dog.
fi} distant, barbarians, for-
eign ; to squat ; even, level ;
ordinary ; to arrange ; to kill,
to destroy; to cut; ample,
contented, pacified.
/Evfc» j3t*' fault, crime; to extort,
-^> to squeeze ; defeated ; dis-
"^^ tressed; corrupt, vicious,
tricky ; deteriorated, as
coin ; my, mine.
yii'n} ^yun a vast and deep
abyss of water.
^ , ^ hsi^ ^hi how 1 why 1 a servant,
j^^ a waiter ; a maid-servant.
'ye'n} to remain, to stop a-
while; to cover, to hide from ;
a surplus, an excess ; forth-
with, erelong ; quickly ;
entirely; hastily; grandly.
shih* to flourish, to abound;
to color up, to flush ; a carna-
tion color.
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102
106-f,
113:^
25^^
168>
^
jt)i*' great and robust ; to be
elated, but not by drink ;
angry at.
?iat'" to do something to; a
remedy, a resource ; to meet,
to occur; how? what way?
but.
slie^ jsAe extravagant, prodi-
gal, wasteful; prof use, afflu-
ent ; to spread out.
tien*'' to pour out a libation ;
fixed and settled, as the
hills and streams; to set up
or enshrine, as a god; to
discriminate the qualities
.of.
fad^'^ an envelope, a cover;
a noose, a snare, a loop, a
trap, a lasso, a shell, a wrap-
per, a case; large, vvide; to
include in the wliole; to
make a circuit; to be te-
dious ; a classifier of books,
plays and suit of clothes; in
Pekingese ; to put on ; com-
municating by.
jSwi^ to spread the wings
ready to fly off; to man lie
the wings, as an eagle does.
to' toh, to take by force ; to
carry off; to snatch, to grasp,
to seize ; to take away ; to
criticise or expunge.
feti^ fan'' impetuous ; to
shake ; to excite ; to press on
to ; to spread abroad ; to
remove or brush as dust;
lively, spirited, prompt,
same as 37. 106.
^nii^ a woman, a daughter, a
girl, females ; a lady, a wife ;
young ; nil'' to give a daugh-
ter in marriage.
chieli? Hsie an elder sister ; a
mother ; a miss ; saucy, pert.
(,niv} a girl, a lass.
Jeng^ ^ftmg light and trifling,
as the way of a flirt.
Ill} J^eu often ; effort, ex-
ertion; dull ; stupid ; to trail
along, as a dress ; to tie or
lasso, as an ox ; troublesome
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38.
■k
from repetition, annoying,
frequent, simple; a tumulus.
,Jj--^ 'c/i'a'a handsome young lady^
yC\i an elegant girl; same as^j:^.
f CI? fall, handsome, beautiful,
I feminine; wliatever is ma-
tronly and lady-like.
tsiJ? Hsz' an elder sister ; a
woman who has experience ;
a scliool-mistress; an old
term for mother ; also same
as il-
'^nai^ milk; the female
breast ; nipples, teats, to
suckle; a nurse ; a lady.
(yii^ fair, handsome, a very
tall and portly man.
ya*' brother-in-law.
ching* tsing'* female virtue
or accomplishments, wliicli
induce a quiet composed way
of action.
heny^ Jiang a woman's name.
wang*'' irregular; false; not
existing ; disorderly, brutish,
unmannerly, iiicoheren t;
absurd, wild; abandoned,
reckless.
(t'i')ui^ ladv-liko and beau-
1^ tifui.
4i^ cA'mi^ ^shen beautiful and
^^ graceful, as woinen or grass-
es; I'ead J,an slow, negligent.
,y^ chiao^ 'kiao handsome,
[Aj^ pretty; clever, intriguing,
tiattering; artful; ^Aiaolewd,
dissolute; amorous, in love.
,^ chhi* kin'' a wife's sisters ; a
sister-in-law on the wife's
side; ^chin laughing; the
joyous merriment of girls.
ssu* sz''' a brother's wife; an
elder brother's wife ; an
elderly woman.
hai*'' envy; injurious jealous-
ies, which it is said did not
exist in primitive times; to
suppress, to conceal, as envy.
* sjau pregnant.
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IF"'
/^ hou"^ Jieu a name of a wom-
an; adulterous.
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t
^yao^ handsome, elegant; a
descendant of Shun ; ^tiao
undisciplined, not drilled.
wan*' a handsome, beautiful
woman.
mien^ 'wan^ to bear a child ;
effeminate ; complaisant,
agreeable, winning ; trying
to please, obliging.
hsiit^ (SUi nan^e of a small
state existing in the Shang
dynasty.
na* nah, to take a wife ; to
get ; to go in.
^yii^ wasteful, careless, like
one belonging to a rich fami-
ly; delicate and pleasure-
seeking; to depreciate ; joy-
fully; ^t'eu clandestine, il-
licit,deceptive, crafty.
ch'i^ ^k'i ugly, ill-looking, to
criticise sarcastically ; to
chaff one.
hsien- Jiien aversion, dislike,
prejudice, to suspect, depre-
ciate, fastidious, jealous of ;
to consider.
mao*' envious dislike at the
excellence or prosperity of
another; ill-will and jea-
lou.sy.
jsAaw^ good, beautiful; to rid-
icule, to laugh at; ^sien to
go ; soh^ the trailing skirt of
a lady.
koii* keti? a second marriage,
as of a widow ; to wed a kins-
woman ; fondness, affection,
love; conjugal embraces.
tTning* a young wife of six-
teen ; clear and pure.
ch'ien^ Js'ien applied to the
planet Venus as the morning
star, and regarded as the
wife of the same planet when
it is the evening star.
shuo^ cJioh, a gobetween; to
consult concerning surnames,
as a matchmaker.
yii*'' an old woman, a
mother ; a dame, a bag ; to
cherish, to brood over ; to
warm, as nature does.
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29
30
m
fan*^ a woman who is cere-
monially unclean ; anciently
she marked lier face red.
c/tV cKoh^ beautiful ; used
with ^.^ ; read tih^ a sick
woman.
joi*' female slaves, or ser-
vants; a maidservant; an
unmarried female slave,
^i"^ a widow.
^yen^ placable, good-temper-
ed, mild ; yeh^ well-dressed,
finely trimmed up.
yiian^ ^yuen the name of ^
^ a concubine of the snver-
rei^n Ti-kuh B. C. 4200.
^nn^ a slave; a person
bought with money, chiefly
now those sentenced to
slavery ; an abject ; a term of
contempt, 1.
po* poh^ a wife; a pretty
woman ; another form of ^
pah^ the demon of drought.
cho^ choh, noise of strife and
scolding ; angry, irate.
c7iw^' an imperial female
major-domo.
chv} ^tsil the name of certain
stars which lie near Pegasus
and Andromeda.
ch'u^ Hs'u to take a wife ; to
marry a woman with legal
ceremonies ; a marriage.
'sao^ an elder brother's wife ;
a sister-in-law; a woman; a
matron.
ju^ Ju if, as, like, according,
to permit.
jO^ undecided, unstable.
ho^ hoh, fair, handsome.
tiing^'' a straight, graceful
neck.
kua} Jiica tlie Chinese Pan-
dora, who is said melted fine
stones to repair the heaven ;
Eve or the Fuh-hi's sister.
Asm' 7m handsome ; a syn-
onym of yiP. ^ a mother.
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36 j(^
Jilt} an aunt; a girl, a
maiden ; a polite term for
females, especially young
and unmarried ; to tolerate ;
lenient, yielding, for the
time ; just ; merely.
ti^ tihj the lawful wife.
kou"* keu^ meeting, occurring;
union; to pair, to copulate.
shih^ 'shi at first; to com.
mence, to originate, the be-
ginning, an opening, a start,
the earliest ; an initial ; then,
was.
ch'an^ c^sliPM beautiful and
graceful, as woman or grasses.
ch'iang^ ^ts'lang female offi-
cers in the imperial harem;
ladies of the bed chamber;
they are not now employed.
chv'' kih, a wife or chief con-
cubine of Hwangti.
hsi^ Jii to play ; to ramble ;
handsome ; pretty ; an ex-
cursion ; to laugi].
(2/?/* joy, pleasure; to amuse,
to divert one's self or others;
relaxation, diversion.
chiao^ Jiiao delicate, tender;
beautiful; graceful; dear,
lovely; indulged, petted ; to
cry for,
^yin^ a bride ; marriage ; a
girl who has been betrothed ;
connection, relationship, af-
finity on the female side.
5?ao' pleasing, fascinating,
witty, graceful; said of fe-
males; ^niao to make a dis-
turbance ;to play tricks with.
^7i)a} a baby, babies ; a beau-
tiful woman; a fine, pretty
girl.
same as ^ 38. 9.
^so^ a woman's name, imply-
ing maidenly; it is given to
highborn virgins who are
virtuous and retiring.
cKih^ Wi'i a pretty woman,
but worthless and wanton ;
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40
41
airy, trifling ; read shi' or ^ti
deceased parents.
yiiek^ yueh, the space be-
tween the nose and eyes; the
inner canthus of the eye;
space between the eye-biow
and the eye; kiieh, beautiful.
^yao^ demons, imps ; superhu-
man ; strange, bewitching,
beautiful; unaccountable;
monstrous ; heretical, mag-
ical, silly; a phantom, a
fiend; to flatter ; to encliant.
Kua}^ Jciva vain, conceited,
as of one's looks ; pretty,
neat, good ; a mincing, ogling,
manner; Am' particular,
■i" a wife's or mother's sis-
ters; a maid servant.
hsi^ Jii a waiting-maid ; a
slave girl in the service of
an officer,
same as ^ 38. 8.
chien^ Jiicn fornication, adul-
tery ; to plot ; incest, rape,
to debauch ; applied to genii
and spirits, wild, horrid, bru-
tal; villainous, wicked.
niao*'' to dally with women ;
in Cantonese : read ndt, joy-
ous, frolicsome, sportive; ir-
ritating, as smoke to the
eyes.
Vmo^-' good ; to suit, right,
fit ; to like ; well, very ; ex-
tra ; friendly, to love ; beau-
same as ^ 38. 4.
wan^ yilan^ ^yuen yielding,
complaisant ; docile, oblig-
ing ; genial ; lovely, winning.
shen^ 'shdn an aunt ; a sister-
in-law ; a father's younger
brother's wife.
chia* kia^ to marry (applied
to the woman) ; to send a
bride to her husband's house;
to impute to, to implicate.
chuan} ^chwen uniform; to be
attached to only one; lovely,
amiable.
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miao*^ admirable, excellent,
perfect; wonderful; subtle,
mysterious ; difficult to fath-
om ; spiritual, supernatural;
to beautify,
same as ^ 38. 89.
J,iao' to trifle ; to dally ; to
play with ; pretty, good-look-
ing.
c^ni^ a slave girl.
toei^ 'loe'i to comply with, at-
tentive to ; handsome.
chu^ chuli^ the obedient and
respectful deportment of a
wife; a waiting attitude, as
of one receiving instruction.
an* ngan'' a well dressed,
elegant woman.
hsing^ Jiing a tall personable
woman ; stylish and hand-
some,
fei^ (/e'i royal concubines,
royal women next the queen ;
a partner.
;ja* (j)'a a woman's name.
hvo' attractive, elegant
weak, delicate.
tzu^ Hsz" an elder sister ; a
woman who has experience ;
an old term for mother ; a
school-mistress.
fu*^ a wife, any married wom-
an; a lady; female; beauti-
ful, Mrs. or mistress.
^shang^ ch'ang* name of a
goddess.
chien^ Jiien deceitful, villain-
ous, traitorous, malicious,
clandestine, corrupt, adul-
terous ; inordinate, crafty.
hsiiig' 'king very, exceeding-
ly.
jyen' beautiful, elegant,
handsome; accomplished,
versed in, skilled ; good.
jy^en^ ip'dng illicit inter-
course with maid servants;
a fine of four taels was an-
ciently imposed for this
ofi'euse during a fast.
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56
57
58
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61
62
b*
H'i7ig' a woman who has
recovered from disease; ^tliiff
handsome.
yi* yih^ a class of women
officers iu the Cheu dynasty,
whose duty was to aid at
the worship of the goddess
of silkworms.
<^'■*' a younger sistei' j a brides-
maid.
'niao^ delicate; girlish; slen-
der, flexible ; a hum, a vari-
able gentle sound.
ch'i^ ^ts'i^ a wife; a consort
who is taken with legal
ceremonies, and is equal to
the husband ; there can be
only one at a time, and not
while another is living ; ts'i
to give in marriage; to wive.
ho* luhj to fullow, as in a
train.
i*' obedient, compliant, as a
woman ought to be.
chi^ kV to envy; angry v>'ith ;
the rage of a woman, because
of the conduct of her hus-
band.
hsi^ sih, a wife; a daughter-
in-law; the wife of a son,
grandson or nephew ; the
wife of any person.
^sung^ name of ^^ ^j the
second concubine of Ti K'uh
i^ m, B. C. 2430.
wei^ fWe'i majestic; stern,
dignified; pomp, august, im-
posing, solemn, ten-ible ; to
impress; to be violent; the
dread of an occasion.
o^ ^nr/o good, excellent,
beautiful.
tu'^^ envious ; jealousy ; averse
to.
chi* ki' singing girls ; prosti-
tutes; a courtesan.
mei^ ^niei a small delicate
woman; elegant, handsome.
p\eli^ to be soon angry ;
"ight, testy.
nen^ niXn'' tender, soft ; yoUng ;
small; fine, delicatej im-
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mature, weak, slender, sup-
ple.
jii^ nil}'' a star in Hercules.
ifang^ to impede ; hindrance,
ol)jection ; to oppress ; to in-
jure, to dislike.
ta^ tah^ an infamous v/oman,
the concubine of King Sheu
^.]* 3£, wl'O caused the ruin
of the Shang dyuasty, B. C.
1150.
tang^'' dissolute ; wantcti in
conduct; ogling; it resembles
siA, §^ a woman's name.
^ch ang^ a prostitute; a sing-
ing woman; her children can-
not enter the examination.
huu^ Jiwun marriage; a
bridegroom ; a husl)and ; rel-
ative; a wife's connections;
to marry a wife.
(t'l^ at ease ; read ^chi an old
term for mother in Ngan-
hwui.
man*'' to despise, to affront ;
to reproach.
yn* ylii? to assist, as a fellow
docs, a pair, a couple.
yhiy'^ a woman who accom-
panies the bride, a con-
cubine; a maid of honor; a
bridesmaid ; to escort, to ac-
company ; to offer a cup to
one ; to send anything, to
forward goods.
mei* mei'' younger sisters, a
sister; in Cantonese : a girl ;
a woman.
ind^ moh, the name of the in-
famous wife of ^ ^ Kieh-
kwei of the Shang dynasty.
jc/t'?i^ a pretty woman ; beau-
tiful ; timid ; to adorn, to
dress up, as a woman does.
hsieli^ sieh, to treat disrespect-
fully or to insult females; to
lust after; to outrage,
same as §^ 38. 157.
hoo^ delicate, fine figure ;
winning, alluring; a servant,
a waiting woman, a maid.
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76 r^
87
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86
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Jaii? covetous, greedy ; ex-
tortion; to desire; scheming-
fur gain.
mei^ (Vnei a go-between ; a
negotiator; an arranger of
niariiages; to covet; a person
or cause which produces an-
effect.
tzii^ ^tsz^ elegant, graceful ;■
manner, carriage, gait, es-
ppcifiHy of women ; fascinat-
ing, beautiful ; fine endow-
ments.
cheny^\ching a correct deport-
ment; reserved and modest,
such demeanor as is proper
for a woman.
tz'ij} (ts^z* 3/ slatterny, worth-
less woman.
ts'an^^ three women (i. e. a
wife and two concubines) in
one house ; beautiful,
'mu' a governess, a, matron,
a midwife; an elderly widow,
wlio teaches female duties.
''in^ a deceased mother.
p'i*^ to pair, to match ; equal.
/«t*' covetous.
(.90* to dance, to frisk, to
skip and drip about ; to play
with the dress; to lounge;
to sit at ease ; sound of the
lute.
j^jVan old woman ; a mother;
a dame; virago, hag; matron-
ly-
'tow' flattering ; to try to
win another's affections ; to
flatter.
(ye?i* the winding smile of a
beautiful woman ; tall and
handsome, gracious ^ to con-
nect.
1/ing*'' a good style in a
woman.
Vo' secure, safe, steady,
settled, stable, firm; to seat
well; at ease, quiet, ready,
prepared;
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yilan* ^yuen a beauty, one who
draws admirers; winning,
attractive; unsteady, flighty.
lyin^ lewd, obscene ; to de-
bauch,, to whore; to seek
for pleasure; theatrical
amusements.
kuei^ \kwei crafty, artful.
'nffli'milk, the female breast ;
nipples, -teats ; to suckle ; a
lady.
same as |J 119. 53.
(yin^ a bride; a girl who has
JDeen betrothed ; connection,
relationship, afBnity on the
female side.
hsing* sing'' family name ;
surname; a clan, one of that
clan.
fan** the young of rabbits,
' which the Chinese affu*ra are
born at the mouth ; litter, as
rabbits.
chou' chuh, the eldest broth-
er's wife ; sisters-in-law ; read
^ch'eu the mind not at ease;
disquieted.
t^p'ing* elegant, as a lady ; to
inquire.
'niao^ to play with women,
to dally with ; to bother and
vex; lewd sports; in Can-
tonese : angry, annoyed ; to
scold, to be angry at.
chieh^ tsiehf handsome; a
female officer in the time of
Han, whose duties were to
direct the ceremonies, and
oversee the harem.
chi* tsih, jealousy, en vy ,
aversion ; to dislike as a
competitor ; to be grieved at
another's prosperity.
huang^ Jiwang an old term
for mother.
wen? hvdn an old dame, an
old woman ; I, the old lady.
mei* meV flattering; seduc-
tive; beautiful; smiling; to
speak soft words; to adulate ;
passionate glances ; to think
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113
o£ lovingly; in Cantonese:
to close; to keep still.
hsuan^ ^Juien a woman who
is careless of her appearance,
and yet careful of propriety;
solitary.
hsi^ Jii a depreciating
epithet for a woman.
tu*'' envious, .jealous, envy;
averse to.
.jiiao^ levity; profligacy; a
prostitute; light, trifling;
flirting with:; wanton; lewd;
fo follow women.
wei^ 'we'i to bend down.; to
depute; really;; indeed; bow-
ing under a burden; to sus-
tain, to bear a responsibility,
to infer; to confide to, to
trouble; to delegate, a wrong,
a grievance; the end, last.
'sao* an elder brother's wife ;
a si^ter-iii-law.; a woman ; a
matron.
ch'deh^ tsieh, a concubine,
handmaid, or secondary wife;
one who is taken without
betrothal or other legal
ceremonies., and recommend-
ed only when there is no
male issue.
^chang^ a husband's father.
^yau^ handsome ; to play and
make people happy.
chia7ig^ ^kiang tlie surname
of Shinnung %^ M-
lav*'' to dote on, to hanker
after; lustful, lecherous,
given up to whoring; to be
jealous; envious.
^tiao^ upright, trustworthy;
read ^t'iao slender waisted.;
handsome.
'mil? a governess, a matron,
a midwife; elderly widow,
who teaches female duties;
also read laO' ; a school mis-
tress.
nen* nun'' delicate, small,
young, immature, weak, slen-
der, soft, fine, tender. i
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^ying* full; an overplus; to
open out ; to loosen, as
nature in spring; to origi-
nate.; to produce what ia
new.
chiian^ Jiiien beautiful, come-
ly, elegant ; pleasing, grace-
ful, subdued, calm ; somber.
^shao^ the eldest of a number
of sisters; read sioh, to
despise, to disesteem ; to
regard slightingly.
't'o* fascinating, engaging,
seductive, not correct; idle,
carel-ess.
wet* weV an old name for a
younger sister.
hsu* si' a daughter's husband ;
a son-in-law.; hi Slianghai :
fancy ; thouglita.
ch^ Jii the surname of the
emperors of the Cheu
dynasty ; J, a handsome girl
or woman, a houri, a. queen ;
an imperial concubine.
^chih* a nephew, or nieco.
^ji'atc' extravagant; an old
woman.
^niany* a mother, any wom-
an ; a girl, a miss.; a young
lady ; a female ; a goddess.
^cA'w* a pregnant woman ; a
widow.
c/i'o^ c/i'o/i, disobedient, dis-
obliging ; read ^rJi a country.
^mo^ a woman who was
Hwangti's fourth concubine
and very ugly ; a wet nurse.
^miao* light and beautiful,
sylph-like, bright eyed.
Aw*' graceful, beautiful.
cKih^ ,ch'i a worthless, or
ill-looking woman, one who
acts ridiculously ; a foolish
woman; wanton.
,niang* troubled, overpressed
with cares; fat, corpulent.
'liiad^ a prostitute.
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157
iili
'?izrto' delicate, girlish ; slen-
der, flexible; a hum, a
variable, gentle sound.
'^«r/ delicate, slender, as a
female.
kuei^ Jcicei a graceful, ele.-
gant woman, especially one
with a small waist; the fash-
ion of tight lacing was once
common in northern China.
liian^ Huen handsome, beauti-
ful, as a vvoman ; to follow,
to obey ; to long after, to
love.
hid* htcid^ a woman of an-
cient times, who bore six
sons being cut open by the
Caesarian operation.
tsatt*'' fair, handsome.; a clear
complexion of a female,
same as ^ 38. oO.
I jp'ui/ imperial concubines.;
J-handsome ; a fairy ; to 1)6 a
I wife to ; a deceased wife,
tu^ tuh^ indecent familiarity
with ; to disgrace a woman.
^ying^ an infant, a baby, a
suckling; a newborn yirl ;
to rush against ; to encircle,
to surround ; to inclose ;
hampered, restrained^ to add
to; head ornaments.
ts'o^ts'oh, attentive, cautious,
respectful ; discreet; regular,
doing the duties of; tsuh, to
grasp.
shell} ^sJidn pregnant, quick
with child.
huiL^ fluvun an appellation of
a woman.
2n^^ a mean-minded but pros-
perous person ; partial to ;
blinded to^ a favorite, a
parasite; depraved.
chen* ^shdn to be pi-egnant;
quick with child,
'no^' the elpgant carriage of
a lady; affable, courteous,
winning; leisurely.
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A^ an* nffan^ to restrain one's
ra anger; hard to know ; large
chffks; a bad temper; a
woman who is partial to one.
Hi" a brother's wife ; sisters-
in law.
hsieu' (Jiien skilled in; used
to; accomplished; elegant,
refined ; accustomed to, in-
dulent.
same as ^,
^0^ undecided, unstable.
/iw*' graceful, beautiful.
shuang^ ^shicang a wndow.
ching^ tsing'' female chastity
and propriety, exhibited in
a retiring demeanor, stand-
ing apart from others ; slen-
der; lithe, slim, asagirlsmall-
vvaisted.
fei^ ^fei to pace to and fro,
as one in uncertainty.
hsieii^ ^sien slender and sharp
pointed; delicate; slender, |j
like a girl.
ait^ ^ngan an impure minded
woman; an adulteress;
dirty.
^ma} mamma, mother, dame ;
an old woman; a waiting
woman, a duenna; a mare,
same as >\m 61. 194.
Ji? pretty.
5?no* a woman who wag
Hwangti's fourth .concubine
and very ugly ; a mother j a
wet nurse.
ch'icc* Ji'ia pietty.
tsu^ 'tsz' a son ; seed ; horary
character; a boy, a lad, a
person; a sage, a teacher j
issue, p(3sterity ; youj Sir ; a
viscount ; an officer.
chieli? kieh, alone, one only,
orphanlike; short; one who
comes behind or last.
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39
40 i!^
yu7i* yhi' to be pregnant, to
conceive.
'k'ung^ a cave, opening, hol-
low, a hole ; an oritice ;
Confucius; excellent, great,
superior, very; througli.
(liai* a child, children gener-
ally ; a youth; tender; just
boin.
shu'shuh^ who? which? what?
a large crop; a plentiful
harvest; to exercise in.
Js'un* to preserve, to take
care of; as one's health ; to
defend from injury ; to
mantaiii, to retain, as a pur-
pose or principle ; to inquire
after, to watch ; to lay by,
to let remain, to put away,
to place on deposit ; left over,
as a balance of account; ex-
tant, alive; to exist.
'mieyi^ to bear a son.
po* pull, plants suddenly
shooting up ; disobedient, in-
tractable, a change of coun-
tenance.
hsiao* hiao^ filial, dutiful,
obedience, duty; funeral;;
mouining apparel,
same as ^ 39. 66.
wat^'ill looking^ defective.
jW?i* a child; my children;
anything weak and tender,
which needs to be soothed.
iljing^ an infant, a baby ; a
child.
tzij} ^tsz' twins ; two of a sort-;
in Cantonese : ma to go
halves, to divide equally; to
duplicate ; to take equal
responsibility.
ch'uan} ^chiv'isn embarrassed ;
timid, weak ; sighing, groan-
ing ; unapt, unfit for.
tzu* tsz'^ characters, words ;
name; mark.; a letter; a
style or title taken by ed.uca.t-
ed people at marriage ; to
betroth a daughter.
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134;^
140
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tzu^ ^tsz' unceasing, unwea-
lied eli'ort; self-denying at-
tachment and sacrifice for.
same as M 39. 134.
nou^ 'neu also read k'au*
milk; to give milk to, to
suckle.
^/u* to hatch, to brood on
eggs; to trust to; sincerely,
confidence, belief; accord-
ant ; fully, established in.
tzil^ ^tsz' to bear ; afi'ection
for ; diligence ; strong love,
to produce and suckle, as
animals ; to grow gradually ;
unwearied in.
^ku^ an orphan ; single, alone,
solitary ; applied by the em-
peror to himself as peerless,
unequaled; ungrateful.
viencj* many'' tlie beginning;
senior, superior; great, em-
inent, large ; eldest; the first
month of a season; to use
efi'ort.
Jiai^ in Cantonese: the last
child ; the son born to an old
man.
chd-^ kv" the seasons; the last;
tender, little ; inferiors ; sub-
ordinate.
j.s?i?i^ a grandchild ; humlile;
a grandson ; whatever is
reproduced or grows by suck-
ers ; courteous,
same as 39. 32.
hsiat? hsiieh* hioh, to learn,
learning; to imitate; to
practise ; a science ; to study;
a school^ like, similar.
nieh^ yeji^ retribution ; offspr-
ing of guilt, the child of an
illicit connection ; the conse-
quences of sin ; sorrow; evils;
neat ; a son of a coi\cuhine.
shuan* J,tvan luan} to bear
twins ; to suckle two children
a,t once,
same as ^ 39. 140.
m
ju^ 'jii a child still at the
breast, a suckling ; a tendej?
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40^
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f3.
■m
or weaned child; atta-hed
to or dependant, as a child ;
intimate with.
frnieu"^ a slieUer.
cA?A^' the space between the
throne and the retiring door
behind it, where the attend-
ants stand within call.
,%■ fit, proper, ought, an
f-affair, right, harm nious,
accordant, compatible.
san>e as ij^ 112. 3.
cha'i^ tseh, a house, a family,
a home; to tix ; a dwelling;
a good situation, a .site, a
locality, a residence ; a neigh-
borhood ; house of the dead ;
a position in life ; to settle ;
to reside; to conform to; to
fill an office.
chhh* kiu' poor and diseased ;
to live long in a place.
kueL^ 'kivei conspii-acies,
plots; a traitor; villains;
schemers; an officer who
plans sedition when preten-
ding to l)e loyal ; to rob.
same as ^ 40. 1.
^ya^ awry ; suspended.
^yii^ to cover; to sliejter;
extensive; the canopy of
heaven ; to regard, to coun-
tenance; wide, vast; terri-
tory ; to choose a site.
hsiia'n} ^si'ien to proclaim, to
read loudly; to publish; to
extend, to expand ; to
pervade; to summon, as a
ruler; to circulate as the
wind; slow ; perspicacious ;
to fully understand; a bald
crown.
hsiu^ su* suh^ a night; to
rest; to lodge, to sojourn;
to delay ; old ; daraa^ied ; a
star, a constellation ; during
the night.
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l=t
'jic7ig' extras ; scattered,
mixed : gone home, as offi-
cers off duty; furlough
allowances, affairs, duties,
occupation, hurried, per-
plexed; squatters; see 14.
10.
wan' Jiwan to finish, to end,
to conclude ; completed,
settled ; finally, wholly,
entirely ; used up, all gone.
k'ou* k'eu'' robbers; to pil-
lage, marauding; tyrannical,
cruel, riotous; to plunder;
an enemy ; a flock,
yiian^ ^yuen to oppress, or
ill-use without cause; to in-
jure; aggrieved; wrong;
injustice; to ridicule, to
annoy.
j/ia7t'cold, poor, simple, plain;
discouraged ; a depreciating
term for my, mine.
chien* 'kien the men whose
duty is to strike the cymbals
or stones.
chai*^ an enclosure, a camp,
a fort; a pen for animals, a
brothel.
jT/iu* strong ; respectful ;
3 to 5. p.m. ; the third of
the twelve branches, to rev-
erence ; respectfully ; a
.colleague; vigorous; the
ancient punishment of cut.
•ting off the kneepan.
^fv* that, another; to charge;
to lade on ; to back a load ;
to add to ; to impute.
jf'o^ panniers, saddle bags;
slings used in securing the
burdens with which animals
are laden; to carry on the
back.
Jiujiy* great, vast, wide., ex-
tensive ; to enlarge ; an echo-
ing noise in a spacious hall.
chi* tsih, silent, still., lonely,
quiet .; unmoved, like a
recluse ; solitary.
hai^^ to hurt ; injurious,
hurtful ; to prejudice ; to
offend ; fearful of ; enyiou3
.oi]hoh^ who? why]
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37
38 ^^
^
^kung'^ a palace ; a wall ; a
temple, a luatision; to sur-
round, to geld; the sixth
note in the gamut for which
"X is also used.
k'o^ k'oh, aguest; a stranger;
a passenger, a visitor; an
acquaintance; a dealer, a cus-
tomer; a stranger; a squatter;
transitory, visiting, as an
officer ; foreign ; to lodge.
tien*^ the roof of a house
fallen in from decay, caused
by the damp eai ih and heavy
tiles upon it; this often hap-
pens to neglected buildings
which atJmit the rain.
tvan^ yiian^ Ujiien yielding;
bending ; as if; to hid« one's
self by bending over the
thickets and grass; cour-
teously, obliging ; unexpect-
ed; giving away; as accomo-
dating ; ^yuen an ancient
country in the region of the
Aral Sea; yue^i^ small, as a
diminutive hole or retreat.
chi* kP temporarily ; to send
by ; to lodge, to confide to ;
to transfer ; a responsibility ;
a message ; the east.
a'n} ^ngan quiet, rest, safe,
tranquil, peaceful, calm, at
ease ; to tranquillize, to
place ; to substitute ; how 1
•where]
chii^ ku^ unceremonious,
rustic ; sordid, miserable ;
in want ; to intrude ; read
*leu a narrow gore of land.
yen*'' repose, leisure ; a feast,
a banquet; merriment.
shou^ 'sheu to guard, to keep,
to defend; to supervise; to
attend to, to mantain; to
go on a round of inspection ;
a charge, a post; steadfast;
a prefect,
same as ^ 40. 29.
J,iao* a fellow officer ; a small
window ; to study in the same
room; in Cantonese : a stall ;
a cabin, a shanty.
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49
53
61
same as I|Jg- 154. 44,
kuan^ Jiwan an officer ;
otiicial; government; rulers ;
a business ; a title of respect
or adulation ; first rate; the
best of.
Jcany^ empty, unoccupied,
vacant,
mi* mih, still, silent ; rest, to
stoji ; quietly.
"l mi* rr,
[to stop; tight; fine, small,
'•^ PI/ storing recortls ; an c
^^^ where archives, books,
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mi* mill, thick, close, secret ;
[to st
^ loccul
f Jt.al;
occult, mysterious; confiden-
to repeat, to ply.
^l5i> 1 oilnff peace, tranquillity ;
|=l3 serenity of mind ; to soothe;
to piefer; how, why;
rathei', better, then ; a
bride's visit to greet lier
parents ; to salute.
clienc/ ^ch'ing a house for
office
and
papers are stored.
shihj' really, truly, indeed ;
merely; exactly; is; to fill ;
in fact; solid, full, compact.
yu* yiii^ to excu.se, to forgive;
to advise ; to be lenient
towards, to be indulgent ; an
inadvertence, a sin of igno-
rance ; a permanent, far-
reaching benefit.
sung*'' a surname; name of
a dynasty; to dwell; a
habitation.
^^^^ chin^ ^tsin a place where
^^^ waters collect, as in a marsh;
•"'^ gradually, increasingly.
^-» ivei^ 'wei arranged or look-
^^Mti ing like a house; uneasy,
^ ^-^ disconcerted,
j)ing*^ to start in a sleep;
drowsy ; an old classic name
for the third moon.
ch'in^ Hs'in to lie down to
sleep; to desist from, to
rest; repose; a bedchamber;
a dwelling-house ; the resting
place of the dead.
zvu*'' to awake from sleep or
indifference ; to rouse up.
(n )
40.
iJ^
96
103
^
112
113'.=;pl
^
mei* m/i' to rest; to doze, to
sleep ; sleepily ; to lose one's
ideas.
i*^ to talk ill one'a sleep.
'pao' precious, valuable, as
a jewel; a gem; a coin;
value, worth ; honorable,
noble, your ; to esteem, to
value ; biliary calculi.
wa*^ a mud house; to build
a mud hovel.
choio* clieu' the earth, the
universe; all ages; to hold;
past, present, and future;
from the remote antiquity
till now.
/(t^' rich, riches ; affluent,
al>undant; learned; sup-
plied ; to provide.
shell? 'shdn to investigate,
to discriminate; to discern
between, to weigh evidence;
a bundle of ten plumes,
ting*'' to fix, to settle, to
decide; tranquil, secure,
steady ; really, certainly,
absolutely ; at rest; to stop;
the forehead; contracted;
determined.
tsan^'' promptly, quickly ; to
accelerate, to hasten one's
pace; tsieh^ synonym of ^^
quick,
same as ff- 122. 109.
Jiuan* lw)an a wall around
the palace; a circuit; the
emperor's domain or park.
tariff*^ to run across a door-
way; the sound of a drum;
full ; another form of iM.
ftsung^ kind, clan, family,
kindred; an ancestral hall;
sacrificial ; to honor, to
revere; to appear at court;
origin, center ; a matter, a
manner, a sort, a school, a
seat.
cKa* cKah, to examine, to
search, to criticise, to
survey; to sacrifice.
ll^r^g' 2/«^' a lodging; to lodge, to
dwell; to sojourn; to
pertain, to belong to; to
borrow, as a metaphor ; a
shelter; a temporary resi-
dence
120^^^^'^^^^^ 120. 14.
■J oA^^t s^^*^*^' empty ; silent, solitary,
•^^^ vacant, unoccupied, leisure-
,^r;^4=* same as ^ 40. 61.
126 m -^
hsiao^ ,siao night, in the
130!^
131
133
138
140
siao night, in
night; dark; traveling by
night ; small ; few.
huan* hwan* a government
servant; an officer; a digni-
tary.
ji' the northeast corner of a
liouse, wheie the food used
to be stoi'ed ; to nourish.
>i^^ sJiih* a house, a room ; a
^y^^ family; a place of rest; a
dwelling, a mansion; inner
apartment; a wife; a house-
hold ; to marry ; a nest, a
grave.
hsieh' 'sie to write, to sketch,
to paint, to draw; to com-
pose ; to make out as an
account, to remove; to quiet,
to calm ; to dissipate, to
mold ; to leak.
J^ang"^ an empty deserted
F^ house.
7no* rao\ silent, stillness ; as
at night ; alone.
k\ian^ Jiio'an broad, wide ;
forgiving; easy; spacious,
ample, gentle with, element,
indulgent, to extenuate; to
forbear.
1 ^O^-VC* i""^* 2/"^^' ^o tolerate, easy;
'^r^ to receive, to contain, as a
house its inmates ; to endure;
the countenance; forbearing;
to nourish; the air, manner,
looks, or attitude ; perfumed
amulets; a screen before a
privy.
1 p^o ^^F* ^^^^^^ c^*^ ^ house, family, or
^^ home ; a sect ; domestic.
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^ -^
40.41.
154W
160^^
'"'Wi
165^
10
29
30
^^
shih,^ true, solid ; reality,
full, compact, honest, sincere; |
fixed, as a price; results, |
effects ; verily ; in fact ; is, ex-
actly ; positively.
Hsal^ to slaughter, skin and
dress animnls; tokill aniinals;
to rule ; to govern ; to preside
at a table pto fashion to one's
liking; to fry; a steward; a
head ; a major-domo.
cKev'^ ^ch'cin the imperial
apartments.
Hsai^ an officer set over cities
allotted for revenue of
princes; those in the sanae
office !ind rank.
kua^ 'kwa few, little; single;
a widow; alone, friendless,
deficient, short; moderate;
the regal We, Ourself.
J^ien^ a word indicating a
high degree of distance or
height.
'clCunrf affection, regard,
kindness; favor of superiois;
to think much of; to esteem,
to prefer ; to confer favors ;
grace.
ts'im'^'' an inch ; a very little
hit^" parallel sentences on
scrolls hung in Chinese iiouses
for ornament ; opposite ; to
agree with; a pair; to front,
to correspond to ; to suit ;
to answer; consistent with,
agreeing ; inimical, an oppo-
nent, equal to the occasion ;
in Cantonese : Hid to push
towards,
same as ^ij 18. 10.
same as ^J 41. 2.
32
'p'o^ do not, may or can not ;
ought not ; then, forthwith ;
insufferable.
s«m' s2" a temple ; a eunuch;
a monastery ; a council cham-
ber, a bureau.
■_L feiu/ Jung to seal ; an en-
A veh.pe ; a. patent ; the appan-
age of a lord ; a domain ; to
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m
159
162i^
164'
appoint to office; great; to
enrich; boundaries; to heap
up earth ; to I'aise a tumulus;
to be avaricious; a chissitier
of letters or things sealed
up ; the contents of such
parcels, a present.
yil^ wc^i' to settle, to tran-
quillize, a title; calm; to
still, to quiet; to harmonize
feuds; j/rt' a military officer
in the palace or capital.
hsin^ Ji.snn" ^siu to seek ; to
entr<'at; to investigate; to
search for, on the track of;
to employ; to continue; soon
after, presently; commonly,
usually; temporarily; unex-
pectedly.
lieh^ liieh, as much as can be
grasped with the five fingers,
especially of ears of grain.
chiauf/ .tsirmu to take ; to
order ; a general ; to hold in
the hand; then, soon, pres-
ently, to help, to use, to
accompa.ny, to arrange, to
follow, to nourish ; taking;
considering, regarding; shall,
will, about; great, long,
shout ; tsiang'' to take charge
of a force, a leader; to ask.
same as '^ 66. 70,
sA(f shili} she" to shoot an
arrow ; to dart, to spurt, to
issue forth; to glance at ; to
scheme for ; a ray, as of light ;
shih^ to point at and hit ;
yP a lord's servant; yih, to
abhor, to dislike, to loathe.
chuan^ ^cliiven solely, special,
in particular, one, single,
only; devoted to, attentive;
bent on ; to engross, to as-
sume, to presume ; self-willed ;
origin, source.
too*' to guide, to direct, to
point out, to lead, to conduct;
to induce to do right; to ex-
hort, to urge to follow.
J,snn^ honoured ; to respect ;
you, your; hi<j;h, eminent;
noble; to venerate, to digni-
fy, a wine vessel.
(73 )
42.43.44.
hXP
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42-J
^J^
3.^
hsiao^ *siao siuall, petty j
mean, light, little, contract-
etl, nanow ; my, junior,
young, uneducated, vile, in-
ferior ; a concubine ; subtle.
'mo^ small, delicate and mi-
nute.
'^Arto'few; less, little; defi-
cient ; not much ; briefly ;
seldom ; in a slight degree ;
limited ; to owe, wanting,
deprived of; to disparage;
to detract; sAao' young, ten-
der, to assist,
a contraction of W 89. 89.
(ts^ao^ out of repair ; coarse,
rough; dirty, useless, broken,
spoiled.
hsien^ 'sien few, rare, seldom,
used up, exhausted; stand-
ing isolated like lofty peaks.
a contraction of ^^ 89. 89.
shanr/*^ to value ; to direct ;
even, probably ; to add to ;
desirous of ; to honor, to
esteem, to approve, to ascend;
noble, high ; yet; still.
chien^ ^tsiempoinled ; a point
a tip; sharp; tapering
wedge-like, clever, ingenious
the males of crabs ; pyra-
midal, or conical; needle-
like.
liao^^ fuel used in sacrifices.
same as [^ 170. 42.
fWang^ weak, feeble, or
crooked, especially in the
legs; deformed, in the
breast; emaciated.
yil^ ^yiu remarkable, odd
exceedingly; different from
more, very ; evils, calamities
to blame; to exceed, to sur-
pass; error; to dislike, to
murmur, to bear a grudge.
chiu* tsiu' then, immediately;
to finish ; to go towards, to
12
20
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108'
154 -^-S*^
approach ; to accompany; to
follow; to complete, to make
a circuit; accommodated to,
agreeable to; able, willing;
just now; presently; if, as
if.
chieh* Mai'' to walk irregu-
larly,; to walk awry.
chieic^ Jiien to walk lame or
in a stumbling manner.
liao^'' to cross the hind legs
in walking, as a donkey
does ; weak in the legs ; to
turn back the hoof, as when
kicking.
ch'ao*' to limp, to walk lame-
H^ui^ lame in the legs.
Hso^ one kg injured and
crippled.
^mang^ a shaggy-haired dog;
mixed, blended, variegated,
like different furs.
same as -^ 43.
chien^ Jiien to walk lame or
in a stumbling manner,
j^'wi' jaded, worn out; a dis-
ease like broken wind.
166'
z^ same as J^^ 130. 166.
44f»
K
shih\shi a corpse; toarrange,
to set in order; an image or
effigy of an ancestor; ineffi-
cient, corpse-like; useless
like a statue; to personate,
to fill in a sham vvay, to
make a sinecure of; to super-
intend; to lay in order.
ch'ih,^ the Chinese foot (14.1
inches English); the fifth
note in the diatonic scale.
'yin^ a magistrate; to grasp;
to rule; to direct; true, ear-
nest; to introduce, to ad-
vance; a director or overseer
of other officers.
t'l*' a drawer; a tray; sent
of a saddle; anything that
intervenes or fends off; a
buffer.
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44.
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24
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^k.ao^ the end bone of the
spine; the sacral extremity;
tlie rump of an animal,
same as 1^ 108. 86.
same as J^ 44. 142.
same as Jg 44. 30.
cJiic^ k'iilt, to stoop, to sub-
mit; bent; injustice; to kneel ,
to subject; to adapt to cir-
cumstances; to invite; griev-
ance, wrong ; afflictions.
chieh'^ kiai" a set time; the
extreme limit, termination,
summit; to reach to.
ffiii^ a Buddhist nun ; fixed,
settled; to follow another;
to accord with, to agree;
near; a nun; also read nih^
near.
chan^ 'chen to open, to ex-
pand; to exhibit; to prolong;
true, sincere; cheeiful.
tu''' tuh^ the anus or the rec-
tum; among hutchers, the
rump; the end of, the bot-
tom; the adit or exit; also
read tsien\
chv? kiih, a manufactory; a
depot, compressed; all; bent;
a game of chess ; mean, nar-
row ; aspect; undertaking;
a club, a company; to de-
lude.
chu\ku to dwell, to sit, to rest,
to stop; families; residences;
to collect; merely, only,
tranquilly; to desist, to be.
Hiao^ the penis.
38
40
51
^^ W" frequently, repeatedly,
often, reiterated; a number;
successively, to do over and
over, to keep up; continually,
prompt.
fliao^ the virile member.
,j)'ing^ to cover, to screen ;
to reject; a screen wall,
built before a doorway; a
defence ; ornamental tablets ;
60 ]m
65
73
read 'jnvg to expel, to scat-
ter, to put aside, to remove,
to spoil.
chlao^ kioh, chueJi^ wooden
solfd shoes or clogs made of
twisted liempen cords; a
kind of patten.
Hl^ shoes ; to shoe ; to tread,
to walk, to act; action, con-
duct.
chu^ kij? sandals ; poor shoes
woven of the dolichos fiber ;
shoes, the body, the man ; a
living, a salary, a subsistence.
clii* kih, a patten ; a wooden
shoe or sabot, used in rainy
weather.
«V anything that intervenes
or fends off; a buffer.
hsieli^ sieh, the lining or stuf-
fing of the soles of shoes ; a
sandal or wooden shoe; to
fill up level.
hsi^ 'si straw sandals or slip-
pers, worn by mummers and
singers; shoes that have no
heel-backs, like a patten or
slip-shoe,
same as M- 44. 60.
ts'eng^ .ts'dng layers, stories ;
a step," a degree, a tier, a
strata; whatever is piled or
laid on, as a lamina, a plate;
still more, added that; a
classifier of storeys.
shiW- ^sld a corpse, a carcase;
but more especially a body
that has been mutilated,
p'i*^ the posteriors ; to break
wind.
i' icei^ 'wei the tail of ani-
mals ; the last, the end, the
hinder part; the last of;
remnants; a spit, a sandy
point; a stern; the bottom
of; copulation of animals.
niao'" sui^ urine ; to pass
urine.
c^'m^^'^w the virile member ;
a medical term.
chieh'^ kiai" to reach, to arrive
at in time or place ; a limit,
termination, summit.
( 75 )
44.45.46.
P^VU
same as
44. 142.
45 4»
4Jd\U
2)V ^'p'i tlie vagina.
same as Jg 44. 30.
sliih^ 'shi ordure, dung, flltli,
secretions; small star near
Coluraba : .hi a low moanin'T
.'joiind.
Jhi^ to kill, to butcher; to
rip, to rend in pieees.
hsieli* sieh, a fragment, a
crumb, a bit ; to powder; to
rei^ard ; to take pains for ;
upright, respectful, diligent,
minute, troublesome, tri-
wu^ tmih., a room, a house, a
dwelling; a cabin, a cell ; a
covering or tent of a car-
riage; a roof; to stop at; to
remain at.
shii? shnh, attached to, as an
animal's tail is to its body;
class, relation ; belong to ;
is; connected with; kinship,
subject to; actual, existing;
a sort, a rank, a grade ;
near to.
hsi^ hi' the exertion of
titanic strength ; herculean,
robustious; extraordinary;
to lie down to rest.
(O^ to ease nature.
fei^ ^ft'i coarse hempen or
grass sandals or cheap slioes.
ch'e* ch^eh, a plant sprouting.
^t'un"^ the beginning of
growth; to collect, together;
the country; a village; to
exist ; to bring under one
control ; a place where sol-
diers live; a resident camp;
^chun difficult ; hard ; thick ;
avaracious, sparing.
ni*^ disobedient.
ishan^ hills, mountains;
heights; a mound, a range-
Hit";
HiI
wild, strong, loud ; in Can-
tonese : a grave; the countr3^
J \^^ yo* yoh, a lofty mountain ;
"pLJ* a wife's parents, intimating,
the respect due to them ; a
wife's father; a mother-in-
law.
c/m' ^tsii rocks thinly covered
with earth; a ro.-.d full of
small stones and rough for
travelling.
cKfng* shing^ a district in
^V Chehkiang.
L hua* hwa^ the western of the
:: five celebrated mountains
in China.
^ yi* yih, an isolated, impos-
g mountain,
same as -^ 77. 62.
huan^ .A?^a?iahighhill, when
compared with a small one
near it, or as seen beyond it.
jA'rti^ a hill without grass or
trees.
h}io* kivoh^ a celebrated hill
in Shansi.
ts'eii'^ ^ch'an an isolated peak;
lofty.
Jtnr^ the long range of the
Koulkoun IMountains, lying
on the north of Tibet.
J.ai^ a peak in Sz'ch'uen.
tai*'' the eastern and most
famous of the five mountains
in Shantung now called ^
llj-
J,\i,^ name of a peak.
ivu* tvuh, a bare hill.
^wan^ the peak of a mount-
ain ; sharp summit of a
mountain.
'chiiiig^ a small shaped hill
like a tumulus over a grave.
hsien^ Jiien name of a mount-
ain in Honan.
dia^'' to biancli off; to miss ;
divergent path.
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28
29
30
lit
5^)i?i' name of a small prin-
cipality in Sliensi.
ise' tseh, a sifrra or ridge of
hills like the spines of a
dragon's back.
li* lih, a high ranofe or hill.
irih* -ivuli^ I'igJ') fis a hill or
house, mountain or tower.
c/t'rt^ Ji^il nigged, mountain-
ous ; a difficult ascent up a
peak.
ts'u* ts\ih, l^is'' J hazardous,
as the summit of a peak like
the Matterhorn.
cp'i^ hilly.
wei^ iwei a noted peak in
Kansuh.
ni^ (ijai the sheer side of a
hill ; a cliff, a precipice ; a
bank, a shore.
mi* ngan'' a beach, a hank, a
shore ; a high el ill" ; end of a
journey, the goal, the object
of effort ; steps of a palace ;
a high forehead; a valorous
or euiiiient person; a prison
in the country.
cliiieh^ kileh^ a large phitter
anciently used in sacrifices,
whose single leg had a cross-
piece; kiveV a hill suddenly
rising up.
cKeii} ^cJidn uneven, as the
peaks of mountains.
Js'ayi^ uneven; ascending
and descending.
c/ii* kih^ a sliaip, lofty peak,
which soars far above the
rest of the range; hazardous,
imminent; unsteady.
'k'o^ a range of hills in Sliansi.
^ivu^ a hill in Shantung.
k'(/ k'oh^ a cave Or hole in a
hill; ill the Indian Archi-
pelago, Ki ^ is a term for
country-born Chinese, whose
fathers were immiiirauts.
U^
1=1
I
mj
(Jt'img'^ a territorial division
under the Ming d3'nasty ;
uneven; up and down, as a
defile ; a group of islands off
Shantung.
^t'iao^ a lofty peak.
kou' 'hen a hill in Hunan,
where the tablet in honor of
Yil was placed.
/i?i^' a hill covered with trees
and vegetation; a barren
naked hill.
o* ngoh, a cliff, a precipice.
jT/e/t' a high bank ; a preci-
pice, a rocky cliff or hill ;
lofty, steep; hazardous,
dangerous ; a terrace or ledge
on hill-sides.
(^yen^ hazardous.
chiao"' kiaoi' the ridge or
watershed of a high peak,
where the water cannot stay;
a hill-path.
tso*'' a hill that appears
ready to fall.
jT/rto* towering ; lofty and
grand.
fciiy^ if^^'Ug peak, or point
■of a hill ; asummit, an apex;
the hump on a camel.
hsun* siiin'' dangerous ; lofty,
steep, as mountains; severe,
stern, inpetuous.
leng^ ^dng hilly, uneven
\y^^ country.
hsio? hiah, hills each side
of a chasm or gorge, with a
stream below; the watershed
of hills ; a rapid formed by
an island in a stream, or by
hills contracting it; a narrow
reach or gut; a strait.
tcA'i* Jc'i hilly, rugged ; pre-
cipitous, abrupt, a cape, a
projecting headland ; a steep
rough path along and over
mountains.
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48
49
H.
ji' a noted hill in Shantung,
Of in Japan, lying towards
sunrise, to which tht; Great
Yii sent his astronomers.
ch'i'^ Jci a valley with a
stream in it; a gorge and the
rivulet that runs through it.
'ijeib^ the shadow of a hill ; a
mountain in the west fabled
to contain the cave where
the sun goes at night
lou^ Heu a peak in Hunan,
wliereon it is said that tlie
Great Yii set up a tablet.
^;ivai^ uneven, ruggeci; a goat
path i,'oing up a hillside in a
crooked manner; loft^^
iCh\ing^ noble, honourable;
lofty ; high ; to adot e ; to col-
lect; to go to; entire.
chili* 'chi a high and isolat-
ed peak ; to pile ; to lay up ;
provided with, as supplies.
feng^ ^fuiig a hill with a ter-
rific gorge, in Shansi, on
which the great carp ascend-
ed and became a dragon.
^Uun^ lofty, grand, as a
mountain peak.
rjiiieh^ kiieh, rising abi-uptly
like a lofty peak; eminent.
,ni^ the name of thn hill in
Lu, where the mother of
Confucius prayed.
chn^ Jiii iiJime of a high,
snow-topped peak iu Sz'-
ch'uen.
Ji'u^ name of a peak.
peng* pang'' to put into a
grave.
same as ^ 46. 122.
cliil^ kip to I'each, to go to; a
liigh hill or peak.
Js'o* the uneven outline of
liills; J.sz' irregular.
c/i'-i' 'k'i a hill without trees
or grass; a bare, bleak
mountain, such as a hermit
chooses.
chieh'^ tsieh, the pi'aks in a
ridge.
65
69
75
ol ihXX' ^^'-'^''^"'^ Jiien a noted hill in
PJ/T Shansi.
54 llfiilfif ^'^^^ hivui' a hill bare of
PM^ trees and grass, a barren,
rocky iiill.
60 /^i ^^* ^^^''' ^ sliarp, high peak.
n-, ||j?5 'yin^ lofty and mountainous.
^^-\ is'ai^ 'tsai offspring of an
^YtTt "iiimal; to bring forth; a
child.
an >-Ml same as i^ 77. 62.
o' ^ngo high, like a lofty
peak; a commanding man-
ner.
\\
thsi'- Jii a gorge with beetling
cliffs opposite; a dangerous
pass along a precipice; a
crack ; an occasion, a chance.
cA'i' (Jii to diverge, to, branch
off; a hill with two peaks; a
fork in a road; high; ambig-
uous; double dealing,
same as ^ 46. 81.
ci^ a long and low ridge — ap-
plit^d to it as one sees it from
a distance,
same as Jj^ 72. 41.
^J^
t5t
hsuit^ ^siiln hills stretching
beyond hills; abrupt, up and
down, as hills appear.
,y<nig^ a celebrated mountain
in Honan.
k'uit^ Jiwun kun^ a peak
beyond comparison; a liigh
mountain in Tibet.
t»cng^ ( tsdng hills rising one
above another.
peng^ ^jjdtig to collapse;
ruined; rushing down; the
fall of a mountain; an em-
peror's death ; infected, as
sheep.
^suirg^ t\\Q highest and cen-
tral peak of the 5. ^ '^'' ^^'®
sacred mountains; it lies in
Honan; eminent, lofty, as a
great statesman.
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46.
Hi
i
76
77 mi
103.
Ji)i7iff^ a loft}' hill; liigli,
prominent; majestic, digni-
tied in bearing.
cliien* Ji'ien a deep vale a-
nioui; hills ; a grotto to fall in-
to; to inchase, to inlay; to
infix.
ch'in^ Ji'in high peaks shoot-
ing up aloft.
kuei^ ^kwei a gioup of small
hills, which look as if tliey
had been brought together
or assembled; weP solitary,
same as "^ 77. 62.
^ch'an^ a cliff; a summit that
rises above the clouds.
iinhi^ a range of mountains
in the north of Sz'ch'uen.
ch'iao' its'iao mountainous.
cli'eiig^ ^clCdng cheng^ to rise
high; conspicuous, as a
pecik; excelling.
^nao'^ jou^ a mountain in
Shantung.
yao* yoh^ yo'^ the highest
peaks of mountains; a lofty
summit.
'yen* 7nen* the top of a
mountain, likened to a boil-
er; perhaps referring espe-
cially to hills with concave
tops, which are like burnt-
out volcanoes.
tzij} ^tsz^ name of a hill _ in
Shantung.
^k'an'- a, rocky bank, precipit-
ous ledges; irrei;ular.
'ch'an^ windings among hills.
hsiu* sui* a cavernous cliff
under a hill; a ravine or
gorge.
chia^ kiah, the side of a hill;
a steep place between hills.
^po^ a hill or peak in Shensi.
ji' a name said to have been
given to tlie -[fL ^ ^], on
tlie west of Shausi, whose
nine summits were so much
alike as to be doubtful.
-.QprAt^^ te7ig* fd7ig'' stone steps; pro-
PlJS. J^^^'^o rocks leading up
hills ; a ledge on a precipice.
ilitlJ mei^ tviei a famous peak in
|U/g Sz'ch'uen.
't^ yih, a hill in Shantung.
jT/cjt^ a high bank; a preci-
pice; lofty, steep; hazardous,
dangerous; a terrace on liill-
sides ; in Cantonese: agree-
ing, exact, just.
'piao^ a peak rising high
above others on the ridge.
cyil^ a mountain or region
in the east, where the sun
risps.
hsi^ Jii name of a mountain
in Nganhwui.
k'u^ k'7ih, hilly; a rounded
low summit near a high hill.
Jc'ung^ a mountain supposed
to uphold the Dipper or
Noi th pole.
li" lih, liilly.
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^cliang^'' a steep cliff, a range
of peaks.
^An- preciprtous; lofty peaks
of mountains.
Jiang^ I'idge, or top of a
mountain ; a peak, a stony
hill, a summit.
Uui^'' hilly, rough country;
mountainous.
'i' a high peak, irregular
and steep.
liiii^ sih, a noted mountain
in Yunnan.
yao^ Jiiao name of several
hills in Honan.
ch'iao* ts'iao'' a steep, abrupt
hiil, a cliff that obstructs
the way or separates places-;
strict, vehement, quick;
dangerous, as a cliff.
hsii^ 'su an islet which has
level arable land at the foot of
its hills; applied to many isl-
ands on the coast of Fuhkien.
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Jang^ name of a hill, beliind
which the sun goes dowu at
the winter solstice.
same as jfijg 46. 23.
hsien^ ^hien a steep isolated
hill with a plateau on top;
a small butte.
hsieh* hlaP a valle}^; a low
hill separated from a higlier
one.
luan' ^Iwan the peaks of a
hill; a line of pointed sum-
mits winding along.
yil* yn\ a pool in a ravine;
a dry gully or ra\iiie.
tsan*'' mountainous.
yeh* elevated ; lofty.
Kud^ krd'oh^ a ravine or gorge.
^yiu^ high and dangerous
clifis, i-unning along one
after the other; a ridge.
tu*'' an obeliscal peak; the
undulating line of a range
of hills.
^tsui^ a high mountain.
'swi' name of a prefecture
in Yunnan; see also 172.
Hiny^ a mountain top; a
pass on a mountain, a road
over a peak, a ridge or sierra.
^tip,n^ the peak or apex of a
hill.
Jau^ vapor or mist on a hill-
top ; smoky vapor,
same as ^ 46. 75.
ivei^ (^vei a high rugged rock,
referring to its hazardous,
bare appearance.
wei^ ,wei high, lofty, emi-
nent ; conspicuous and sub-
lime, like a towering cliff;
exalted, as virtue,
'too' au island out at sea.
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ch'uan^ ^chxo'en mountain
sti'eams ; a river's foun-
tains ; to flow out.
choi(} ^cJieiL a division, a dis-
trict; a continent; a dwell-
ing, a region, a spot., a place;
a time; tin islet.
liuaui/ Jiivang a watery
waste; toreach, to get to.
chiny^ Jiing stream running
under the ground; a quiet
flow of water without waves.
^ch'au^ a nest on a tree; a
retreat, a den; cairips of an
enemy or rebels; a sort of
pandean pipe.
7iiiih'^ lieh, the motion and
looks of rippling water.
lisiin^ ^siiin to go on a circuit ;
to cruize, to patrol.
lieh;^ stiff hair on the head ;
a mane; bristles; dorsal tins.
Jcuny^ work ; leisure; a work-
man, an oflicer, an artisan ;
service, <liity; a job; art;
al)!e, skilled.
chu} kii^ great, large, vast;
numerous; the chief, mighty,
very; how?
ch'iao^ 'k'iao cle\er, artful,
specious, handy, skillful,
dexterous, adroit, crafty;
subtle; opportune; genius,
same as ^ 64. 48.
7.so' the left; second to;
false; the left hand; to de-
grade, to lower; a substitute;
an assistant or deputy ; de-
praved, bad ; to witness to,
to verify ; used for the East
in speaking of tlie coast of
China
^7f?i^ a witch ; magic; a ma-
irician :a sorceress or enchan-
tress, a spiritual medium;
one on whom the gods de-
scend; to perform incanta-
tions; fetishism.
^ch'a'* ^cKai^ tz'u} mistake,
difference; to send, a mes-
senger; uneven, to go wrong;
irregular.
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49
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chi' 'ki one's self, private,
selfish; special; I; to record.
'i^ finished, ended, done,
past; yes, truly; now;
already, just; to reject; to
decline; eiiougii.
ssii'^ sz'^ 9 to 11 a.m.; the
fourth moon, when all
natuie is in full vi<.;or; the
sixth of the 12 branches,
same as ^ 9. 3.
^pa^ crust, or fur inside a
boiler ; to gather or collect;
to adhere; a clap.
chill} ^chi a siphon, a wine
vessel; a cup to measure
meat and drink.
hniany* hiang'' a lane or
street; an alley; a passage
in a harem.
sun^^ a stand ; mild, bland,
insinuating; to select j to
gi'Hsp firmly.
chi7i^ Jiin a napkin, a ker-
chief; a head diess; a neck
clijtli; a bonnet; a curtain,
same as 0J 22. 50.
shih* sJiP a crowd, to trade,,
a market; a shop; vulgar;
to encourage.
shiJi^ js/ii the people; multi-
tudes, a legion, skilled in; a
master, a patron, a professor,
a sage, a pattern to the
world;- to teach, to imitate.
pu^'' cotton fabrics; linen J
grasscloth ; to spread ; to
infer ; to arrange, to publish,
to make known, to diffuse ; a
source ; a spring ; to scatter.
7m* Jii few, rare; moulting ;
seldom; desirous; wishing;
to disburse, to scatter.
shuai* shwaP a. general, a com-
mander-in-chief; a leader;
read soh^ to lead on, to
conduct, to be chief; to
follow ; to be led.
same as 50. 1.
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12
13
14
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yi* i/ihj a very small tent,
J chiefly used to protect a
cofHn from ihe dust.
^A» same as |'| 50. 149.
tai*'' a bag, a sack, a case ; a
packet, a purse; a covering
to inclose or protect things.
shui^ a napkin hung at the
girdle ; a handkerchief.
ch'i" ^k'i a napkin ; a bandage*
jnao"" a hat or cap; an
imposition, as a price above
the real.
^i■*' to judge, a god ; divine ;
the emperor; a I'uler ;
the supreme; a sovereign;
Heaven.
tai*'' a girdle, a belt, a com-
press, a bandage, a sash ; to
bring ; a region ; a zone ;
local ; a locality ; a tape, a
ribbon ; to lead, to conduct,
to remind ;• connected with,
implicated in, rather, slightly;
to latch, to close.
chou' 'cheic a broom ; to
sweep up dirt.
mi* 7nih, a napkin to cover
food ; to veil, to cover with
a cloth.
mi* mih^ a veil to cover the
face of the dead ; a curtain j
to veil.
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fan'^ the sail of a vessel ;
to sail.
is
canvas
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fell} ^fdn a large towel of
napkin, hung in the left side
of the girdle.
t'iek:,^ a label ; a list ; a
card ; a copy head ; written
scrolls ; documents, manu-
scripts ; a billet; a visiting-
card which has many sorts ;
a placard ; settled, decided.
'?/en' armor for the breast
like a cuirass or breastplate.
fii^/uh, a wand, ornamented
with variegated silk, and
held by mummers ; a hand-
kerchief.
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ch'ia* k'iah, a scholar's cap,
used about A. U. 300, like
a military cap Avithout cor-
ners, to distinguish the
literati of Wei.
clCiao^ ^ts'iao a turban or
fillet; a cloth cap once worn
by women or musicians to
protect the coiffure.
Man^ '■clien an old carriage
altogether worn out ; the
canopy of a carriage,
same as :^ 145. 30.
kuo^-^- kwoh, a hempen cap
or keichief worn by woman
in mourning ; a woman's
headdress which conceals
the hair ; females.
tao*'' tiie sky ; a curtain, a
veil; to canopy over; a
carriage screen or partition,
same as ^ 145. 37.
chiian* kiien'' a bag holding
three ^ or pecks, with the
bottom made of board ; to
slap or turn down the cuff.
■ po^ pull, a kind of cowl or
; hood worn by soldiers ; a
kerchief for the head ; the
skirt trimmed or braided.
k'ua* kw'a^ a riding dress ;
overalls to protect the trow-
sers from chafing.
;fen* fan'' to fill a bag with
, grain till it bursts; the cord
of a bow.
nu* 'faiig^ a treasury, a
jewel house ; a store of gold
or precious thinL;s, such as
are given as presents by the
emperor.
ju* ju^ the wrapping which
is wound on the ends of a
bow to strengthen it ; a
large napkin ; an ornament-
ed streamer hung in liouses.
fWan} remnants, cabbage,
cuttings.
(Pang^ to bind the edge of a
shoe; a binder, a support;
tohelp, to defend, to succour;
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66
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44
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to replace, as a new strip
for the old.
ch'any' ^shang constantly,
usual, common, ordinary, al-
ways, ever, habitual ; un-
ciianging ; a law; a rule;
a long spear put in war
chariots.
zvu* wuh^ the general's tent;
a temporary tent for wor-
shipping in ; a cover or pro-
tection ; to shelter.
j)'a^^ a bundle of clothes or
roll of silk ; a kerchief, a coif.
p)eng^ ^jpdng a screen or awn-
ing ; a shelter,
same as M 118. 53.
lisi' sih, a mat ; a repast, an
entertainment; a table; to
cover with mats ; to spread
out, to depend on ; a chair
of a teacher ; rest, quiet.
jcA'm' a screen which is put
up to make a temporary
kitchen.
skill,* to wipe, to rub and
dust with a duster; to brush
away, to cleanse as a sheep.
f^san^ ragged clothes.
hsien' 'hien a curtain, which
protects the front of a car-
riage from the sun, or con-
ceals the rider ; the screen
of a sedan.
hioo^ huoh, a curtain to screen
from the wind.
ch'ih* ch'i^ a streamer ; fring-
ed; to signalize; a pennon ;
a flag, long and narrow, used
as a marker ; to fasten as
with cords.
Im^^ a fine napkin.
pt*' a single piece of silk;
things sent as presents ;
wealth, riches ; gems, gold
and copper.
chiao* 'kiao wrappers to
strengthen the legs, and
prevent varicose veins; used
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by porters, sedan -bearers
and travtlers.
huang^ ^hwang a curtain, a
screen ; a sign ; a sort of
ornamented cap ; in Can-
tonese : a gust ; a whirl of
wind.
^cliang^ to tlirow a cloak
loosely over one, and not to
fasten it with the girdle;
also same as ||i| 50. 13.
man*'' a curtain, a screen ;
la{)estry or brocade hmgings.
m^ mah, mei* low socks or
other oovej-ing for the feet,
made of cloth ; a napkin, a
handkerchiei, a girdle or
stomacher, worn ovei- tlie
breast like a corset; to bind
on.
same as |g 120. 83.
ta'^ tah, a covering to protect
a tent or carriage, and keep
out tlie rain ; a large screen
or tester.
^hi(^ to cover over ; great ;
arrogant, rude to; large.
'wv^ a turban or a napkin
to cover the head.
'chao' to cover the head.
fu* fuh, a roll of silk, or
paper ; scrolls, fla^s, pictures ;
strips of land ; a wide sfcrip
of doth.
hua^ hwah^ the noise of tear-
ing silk.
Jan^ a flag, a sireamei" ; to
return.-; a duster or cloth to
wipe goblets.
jo'a^' a handkerchief; a tur-
ban, a veil f'lr protecting
the head^ a stomadier for
children ; a turban or fillet
worn by soldier.
po* jyohj pai* plain wliite silk,
4;afFety ; a piesent of silk ;
wealth, property.
ipang^ to help, to assist, to
defend, to. replace, as a new
strip for the old ; a binder,
a support.
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p'ei* p'e'P a kind of vest, a
cape ; a mantle.
^piao^ a streamer of silk tied
to the top of the staff; a
pennant above a flag.
cltiao^ ^ts'iao a fillet or wrap-
per for the head, made of
unbleached hemp, formerly
worn by women as mourn-
inj^ ; to sew.
J ten' a bootli ; a flag or sign
of anykind showing where
wine is sold.
cheng* chang^ to unroll a
painting or scroll, so as to
display it.
ch'uarig'^ iChw''ang a curtain
for a carriage, placed to
screen the side windows ;
pennant ; streamers hung,
from the roof; j^'zm^ screen-
ing.
ni* i' a law, a way.
meng^ onnng a covering ; to
screen off or shelter; to pro-
tect, as against the bleak
rain ; to cover the head.
mu* moh^ a curtain hanging
down; a tent; a screen;
a private secretary ; a con-
fidential clerk or aid ; a
military secretary.
mi* mih^ a coverlet, or over-
all ; a leather screen or
canopy for a eart, made of
tiger's skin, and allowed only
to grandees.
ch'au^ ^ch'en the curtain of
a eariiage ; a screen on an
entrance; to break or snap
off
luan^ .J,ivan a cord of silk.
tse* tseh, a soft cap worn in
old time, pointed on the top
and having ear-flaps to cover
the hair; a kerchief to retain
the top-knot; a skull cap;
a turban.
fen'^ Jan the ornament on a
bridle, like a pompon of hair,
near the horse's mouth,; fd.'i)?
a bag full of grain.
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16I|p
iroS^ wi' mill, a leather screen or
canopy for a cart made of
timer's skin, and allowed only
to grandees.
ehen^ ^chdn the hag tied to
a horse's head wlien baiting
him.
^r^ ipcing^ to help, to assist; to
loJXtl? succor, to defend; to replace;
to bind the edge of a shoe.
, ^„ .... '/^^ a mat sail.
166!
chang*^ curtains; a canopy;
a tent; advvellin<r; a reason ;
to calculate; an account.
Ja7i' an ancient kind of
literary dress, a sort of doc-
tor's robe : a suit of inner
and outer garments,
wei^ loe'i a curtain, a tent;
an apron, a skirt; a veil.
wei' i^o^i curtains, a perfume
bag; the rooms for women.
ch'ien^ ^is'ien to signalize;
to make a note of, to record ;
a slip, a form, a model ; a
label ; a title of a book.
hsii^ ^su-A coarse white hemp-
en kerchief, which women
wore at funerals in the Suns
dynasty ; end of a piece of
silk.
Jcan^ a shield ; to oppose, to
provoke; to seek; exposed
to; soldiers; arms; a riv-
ulet ; a boundary ; offence,
crime; for, concerning; re-
sulting ; stems of small trees ;
in Shanyhai : a child,
t^nien- a year.
kan*'' business; to manage,
to do; skilful, ability; the
trunk of a tree ; the material
of ; the original substance of.
hsinff* hing^ lucky ; to hope ;
fortunate, blessed ; to rejoice
at ; pleased ; to wait or laope
for.
(p'ing^ even ; tranquil ; to
level; just; equal, coiLunon,
ordinar}', uniform ; to pacify;
a plain; to regulate; to
conciliate.
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ch'ien^ Ji'len even, le\el ; to
aise in both hands.
ping*^ togethei', with, and,
also, all, both, unitedly;
really ; to compare.
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(ijao^ small, tender.
huan* livKcn^ sleight of hand ;
magical arts; changeable; a
trick, a dream or apparition,
unreal, mutual deception.
yu* yiiiP 3'oung, small, ten-
der; immature, delicate;
growing, as grain; youthful;
^t/ao subtle, absti use.
same as 95. 95.
kuati^ ^kican to run the
threads through the web.
yn^ ^yiti quiet, secluded,
lonely ; dark ; umbrageous ;
retired; mysterious, occult;
the ignorant; idle; the
shades or spirits; to go or
be sent into retirement.
c/ii* ^k^ some, a few, how
many? subtle; hidden, like
the unseen springsof motion ;
moderately, nearly, about,
rather ; the time for, the
chance ; a sign of ; to ex-
amine.
'yen^ a spacious covering or
shelter, capable of protecting
people.
hsia* hia^ rooms built against
a wall ; the back of a house,
where there is no verandah
or porch.
lisu* sii'^ order, series, arrange-
ment; precedence; a preface
in which the subject of a
book is stated in order ; a
college or school; the east
and west walls of a room.
ch'in^ ^k'in a general of cav-
alry in lu B. C. 720.
'fu^ a house; a district"; an
office; a librar}'; a store-
house or treasury ; a palace )
a prefect.
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hsh(} Jiiu shade, shelter ;
protection, to sustaiii, to
protect; to rest.
J'iao^ a place that is not
full ; a sinus, a cavity.
Jieii' a corner, an an^le ;
economical ; pure ; moderate,
frugal ; disinterested ; to
discriminate ; to examine
candidly.
tz'u* tsz' tse* a place which
needs to be constantly cleans-
ed, a privy ; to cleanse ; a
gorge vi^here a stream forces
its way ; to arrange guests
in order; a high brink; the
edge of a bed.
^jy'ao^ a place for killing and
dressing food ; a cook-room,
'p'i' a bank broken in ; de-
stroyed, subverted, as from
some internal cause ; pros-
trated, as a wall.
pei^ ^pei low, unpretending,
as a cottage ; humble, mean ;
short; insufficient; a hen
quail ; used for ^ the nose.
tieii}'' a shop, an inn, a stand ;
a place to put goods, a
tavern,
same as lS« 200. 52.
to^ tib^^ to think, to surmise;
a measure, a degree ; a
limit ; a rule, a regulation ;
to ford, to pass ; a degree
of latitude or longitude ; to
guess, to calculate, to esti-
mate.
|Jd^ soil} ^sheu to secrete, to
l^y^ conceal ; to search for hidden
things ; crafty ; hidden ; to
exaujine into, as a hidden
meaning.
np. \ \ ' cJiiany^ ^ts'iang a wall built
/^^ of mud, stone, or brick ; a
defense ; a tribe of red
Huns.
o.-) |-V*" ^hiiang^ ^chwang sedate,
j'%^ grave ; a farm-house, a
grange ; a store ; a firm or
house; a dead-house; a ham-
let, a village ; a classifier of
affairs.
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64
65
tso*'' a seat, a throne, a
shrine; a classifier of hills,
walLs, tower.«, liuildings, pa-
godas, movable pavilions,
encampnif-nts.
chin^ kin'' a small house, a
hut, a iiovel ; a lodge of one
or two rooms, just big
enough for a shelter; just
enough ; diligent, careful ; a
surplus,
same as 27. 35. IB".
o«^ ^ngan a cottage; a Bud-
dhist nuniieiy ; a round hut
or thatched cottage ; a shel-
ter for a guard ; a religious
liouse; a reception hall; or
small temple.
hsiao^ Jiiao the lofty impos-
ing effect of grand buildings,
tc/t'w^ a kitchen, a cook-house;
a case for holding books,
clothes ; a quiver.
cMIl^ 'chi to provide in store ;
to have ready, as implements
of husbandry,
same as jjg 27. 43.
c^'c* to measure any tiling by
stretching the arms out.
^t\iit^ to dwell ; a place of
concourse; to come together,
same as J^ 69. 3.
same as |^ 200. 52.
^iim/ a house, a hall ; an
office ; the family rooms, a
boudoir, the rooms used by
children for study or work;
parental, domestic; the court
of a palace ; to appear at
court.
keng^ Jiang one's a<;e ; horary
cliaracter ; to change, to
alter ; the reason or cause
of ; age, jears; to restore.
chi^ ^ki a pantry ; to bury
things on mountains when
worshipping the gods.
chi^ 'ki a pantry ; a cupboard
or repository for keeping
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valuables ; to put aside care-
fully.
'ch'ang^ an open shed, a
yard ; a depot ; whole-sale
stores; a manufactory of
government stores.
ao' ^ngao the buildings of a
cranary ; a room or bin for
storing grain within a depot.
ssv}' ^sz' a menial, a servant,
an attendant ; to divide ; a
forager or wood-cutter ; to
feed or take care of; to serve.
chiu* kiu' a stable, a stall
where horses are housed.
kuei* ktveV an out-house for
grass or fodder.
miao*'' a temple; to honor
the gods; a fane; tombs,
topes ; in Pekinyese : a fair.
ch'uany* ^chw'ang a bed, or
couch ; a sofa ; boards for a
bed ; a framework ; a meas-
ure ; a classifier of bed-
clothes.
chia'^ kia^ to build a house;
to rear a dwelling; a house.
,yu^ to mimic and make sport
of; interchanged with |^.
64. U.
hsi)t} Jan to dress up and
prepare chariots for going
out ; to begin, as a tune by
the blind ; a musical instru-
ment ; to stop up, as a sewer.
Izu'^ ts'z'^ the wooden part of
the share of a plow, to which
tiie iron was formerly at-
tached.
pi*^ to screen, to shelter, to
connive ; to protect, as gods
do ; to cover ; to lodge ;
affording shade.
'ti^ tlie bottom ; below ; a
copy; a rough draft; low,
menial; a servant; to the
end ; lasting ; to impede ;
to settle, as a sediment;
natural vigor; constitution;
but; only; at the hase of;
under the shadow of; under-
neath.
'wu^ the open porch or ves-
tibule placed between the
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gatehouse and the main hall;
side piazzas or galleries;
^imi luxuriant, over;;rown.
chai^^ to discriminate; a
fabulous monster liaving one
horn 5 it is drawn like a tiger
on the wall which screens a
yainiiii; ^chi a worm or yrub;
reptiles without feet.
shu*'' a concubine ; nearly ; so
tliat ; all, the whole, a great
number, a multitude; va-
rious, the people, the mass,
the herd; if, but, near;
probably.
weP 'z^;ei elegant, fine looking.
*ya' a piazza or lodge near
the yreat hall ; a verandah
that goes around the house ;
a rougli shed for sheltering
horses.
^]ni' a flat roof ; the roof
made flat so as to be used.
lyung^ to employ, as ser-
vants ; constant, usual ; stu-
pid, simple ; rude ; common ;
laborious ; meritorious ; cor-
dial, obliging; services; how 1
a state or region ; a kind
of beil.
miao'^' a temple, a fair.
Hji*^ the beam in llie eaves
of a rO"f; the middle hall
of a house.
/ei*/eP to annul ; to disuse;
obsolete, to abandon ; void,
null, spoiled, currupt, use-
less ; degenerated ; large, to
destro)\
^V koh^ a cave or grot in a
hillside; to store away.
lu'^ Ju a cottage, a mat hut ;
a borer's lodge in the field ;
to lodge, to pass the night;
a term for one's own iiouse.
hsiang^ ^siang side apart-
tuf^nts ; the side rooms or
building subordinate to the
large buildings,
same as H3 169. 1.
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53.54.
113 Xm
133
134
159
163,^
164
'^iw' ling^ u public granary ;
a depot for rice or food used
in sacrifices ; a grange ; to
give grain to students.
^s'u}' a convent.
hs{a7ig' ^siang a school ; an
almshouse ; to nourish ; an
asylum for old people; a
gyrunasium or college in the
Cheu dynasty for poor stu-
dents ; to teach.
liao*'' a small ancient town
or state in Shantung.
^t'ing^ a court, an office, a
hall, a saloon, a room ; a
place whete cases are heard ;
the officer in liis court.
cAi/t,' the turnings and wind-
ings of a mountain brook.
'yir an extemporaneous cov-
er ; a temporary granary or
stack for the crops in the
field or when waiting to be
transported ; a pile, a stack ;
abundant, affluent; a meas-
ure of 16 ^ or pecks.
hsien} hien^ han* a threshold.
^ch'a"^ a house injured, and
ready to tumble down.
chieh* kiai^ an apartment
adjoining or in a yamun
where persons can stay, or
visitors be received ; a sort
of hospice ; a lodging for
subordinate officers,
^'w*' a treasury, a storehouse,
an arsenal, a shop; a depot;
a lexicon, a magazine.
k'uo* kw'oh^ wide and empty ;
open, as a region ; to en-
large; to make more spacious,
great, as a state ; vacant ;
to augment; to pare with a
sword.
i^an^r' apartments ; passages;
a verandah ; a porch or pas-
sage on the side of a house,
like a corridor or gallery ;
chambers adjoining a hall.
yti} ^yiu an old building
whose timbers are decayed ;
a dank rotten smell.
166 j|C
170
171
17
''m
cKaii? fch'en ground allotted
to a retainer; a shop; a
stall ; a square for a market j
a residence.
yin^'' shade, a shelter; to
screen; to protect; umbra-
geous; a shadow; hereditary
honors in tlie state, intimat-
ing that they protect the
realm.
^k'ang^ ioy, ease, rest; repose,
robust, stout, delightful, ex-
cellent; to quiet, stability.
iVung'- tlie imperial gymnasi-
um where the highest scl)ol-
ars studied ; same as |ft
172. 163.
hsieio^ 'sien a small store-
house for grain, a place
where it can be kept clean
and fresh.
kuang^ 'kivang great, wide ;
to extend ; to diffuse ; en-
larged ; broad, stout.
^cha^' a hut; a dwelling of
thatch.
^yiv? to journey ; to move on.
same as
64. 9.
77
l^^jg
106
same as 162. 31.
^t'ing'^ a hall ; the court ; to
rectify ; correct, regular ;
erect ; a courtyard ; the
court of the palace ; the
place where audiences are
held.
^yen"^ to reach far ; to length-
en out, to extend to ; to
protract; to involve; dila-
tory; a long time, protracted ;
to arrange in order; to
invite ; to call together; dis-
tant ; an interval, a crevice
ti^ tih, to follow; to advance
in knowledge; to bring for-
ward ; to direct in right
paths; to develop; to go to
a place ; to intimate to.
po* poll, to urge, to insist
upon ; to vex, to harass ;
embarrassed and driven on
as by an enemy.
( 87 )
54.55.56.57. 'h^jY^^
146
chien* hien? to estaldish, to
build, to found; to erect,
to constitute, to confirm ;
the length of a moon as
fixed by the imperial cal-
endar.
same as ^ 4. 6.
ftKlLU hx-inf to salute by foldings;
-tt-
the hands ; the two hands
juined and held up, as when
presenting a tiling.
ju* j^t'h, twenty.
30 ^
«^
cliess ; the mien or air ; a
tent
~;^-l^ risin'^ steep and high.
M^ same as ^ 93. 37.
pw?t*' military officers J a
cap ; quick ; alarmed j to
clap the hands.
'yert^ to cover over ; to hide,
as a star ab an occultation^
a narrow path; to intervene
and shade ; bellsliaped, or
like a vase with a large belly
and small mouth.
%^ to retire, to stop; to
raise; how can it be! doubt j
wonder.
pi*^ ruined, corrupt ; dis-
gusted ; defeated ; distress-
ed, vicious, tricky; troubles;
deteriorated, as coin ; my,
mine.
nung* lung'' to prepare; act-
ing, doing; to plan ; to make,
to feel, to do; to handle,
as a tool ; to trifle and toy
with ; to treat with undue
liberty.
i* yih, a dart; to shoot ; an
arrow with a string tied to
it ; a perch ; or roost ; to
appropriate, to seize or take ;
to aim at ; black,
i'* yih, one.
erh* 'rh^ two ; the second ;
to divide iu twain ; to dupli-
cate.
66
96
m
56-^
30 ip
48
57^
^^1
^
23
tuny*^ the beam to which
the hawser is secured ; a
cat-head.
shih^^iorm, example, fashion;
a pattern; to imitate; a
rule, a law ; to respect ; to
measure; thereby, and.
shih'^ shi' to murder, to
assassinate, to kill a superior.
Jcung^ a bow; a measure
(5 Chinese feet); to pull the
bow; a catapult; arched,
crescent; a cover of a car-
riage.
'l/lu* to draw a bow ; to
siiuw ; to lead, to guide, to
tempt ; to induce, to point
out; to recommend ; to per-
petuate; to decline, to retire;
a preface or argument of a
book ; yin'' a halter, a drag-
rope.
tiao*'' to condole, to mourn ;
to hang; to suspend ; to lift
up, as by a cord ; to demand,
to aslc for; a thousand cash ;
tih, to reach to ; to move, to
get to the extreme ; in good
order.
ti*'' a younger brother; to act
as becomes to a younger
brother ; cousins ; relatives ;
a junior; a friend; easy.
y?i° fuh^ no, not so, neither,
nor ; distorted ; to grasp ; to
leave.
the bow-
bow;
to cast ofi", to relax, to an-
nul, to abrogate; dissolute,
unconcerned ; spoiled, in-
jui'ed.
to draw a bow; the
rr of the arrow.
p"l^ ^tiao^ an ornamented bow ;
j-^ also read ^tun.
l^"^ ch'iang* h'iang'* a trap or gin
\^/^ set in the path to catch an-
imals ; a net for birds.
3/4* y^*"' ^^^^ middle of a bow,
j| J where it is grasped.
Pfo^ k''ou'^ Ji!eu the notch or catch
5|HS ^t the end of a bow, to which
the bowstring is fastened.
^|I| shih} 'shi to ease off tt
^ lyl string, to unstring a
to c ~
nul,
unco
jure(
[J J whir
( 88 )
n
57.
\tj^ striiig; Happing of cur-
tains; large, v.isf, expand-
ed; lil)eral ; to give full de-
velopment to.
l|| ^t'ao^ a l)ow-ca.se ; a scal)bard ;
29
30
i
38
49
51
53
I
M
]JS^ a fla^bag; a vant brace; to
sheatlie ; just, liberal.
~ri~rt (,ch^ao^ tlie recoil of the bow
5 |Tj after the arrow leaves it; a
bow unbent.
t'aiv' tau'^'' a pellet; a ball;
to draw a bow; a bullet, a
sliot, a pill; to fillip, to
thrum on stringed instru-
ments; to depreciate, to ac-
cuse, to mark ; to throw at.
37 H^^^ cIlupJi? hueh^ an archer's ring
[)/\. worn on the right thumb to
aid ill shouting.
^^^ c}tiXaii}Ji'uen a part of a cross-
i^^ bow; two rattan rings sus-
pended so as to permit the
archer to put his arms in
them MS he begins to learn
to draw the bow.
'■iiii? a cross-bow ; a ballista;
it is sometimes made to
shoot several darts, and is
set as a trap for animals.
^;a" the grasp of a bow ; the
[lartof a bow which is <:rasp-
ed when sliooting.
peng^ ^jjang to stretch; to
draw a bow ; to pull a cross-
bow to its full stretch.
hvoli^ to broaden a bow,
ill it to the full stretch;
quiclc, agile.
jo^joh, « eak, delicate, fragile,
slender, feeble, ruined, fad-
ing, dead, to despise.
pi' pih^ to assist, to add to ;
double; to aid, to guide, as
a statesman; to shelter; per
verse ; hi"h.
66 ^S^ same as §k 7 5. 66.
74 ]^99 ?^^>fff^ iP^ng full, stretched;
V/j/j a strong bow; a stiff l>ow ;
complete, furnished.
75 !?lifc '^h^'^ sheh, an archei-'s thumb-
V>^ ring ; a thimble for archers.
79 ^'^
UOW IV
83
87
89
91
95
142i
168.
kov.* ken' enough ; adequate,
full; to draw a bow to its
full stretch ; bownitn, arch-
ers.
'ii^ the famous bow of the
Empei-or Shun, which was
red ai;d ornamented with
carvings.
chetig* cfidng'' to draw a bow ;
to press open anything so as
to inspect it.
^ini' to reach to, to extend
to, to pervade ; to prevent,
to close up, to stop ; to com-
plete ; full, universal; more,
still; distant, prolonged; a
bow tlischarged ; to shoot an
arrow.
yiian'- ^yucn the curvature
of a bow near its two ends,
the place where it begins to
taper.
hsien'^ Jiien a string; a
spring; a crescent; the
action of the pulse, from the
idea that it is on a tendon.
Jin* a bow, an arc; curved,
aiclied.
same as ^^ 57. 14:2,
'mi^ a bow without orna-
ments; at ease, resting; un-
bent as a bow ; to desist, to
stop', to forget; to destroy,
to put down.
hsiao^ ^siao the ends of a
bow ; whicii often turn back-
wards in Chinese l)Ows.
^.s7mo^ the ends of a bow ; a
bow discharging the arrow ;
the arrow leaving the bow.
' ch'iang^ Jciany strong,
firm, violent, determined,
boisterous ;good ; a lemain-
>der, an excess; better for;
'k'ianc/ to compel, to force,
to invigorate, to try, to
prevail.
yaiig'^ a l)ow bent and made
ready for use.
^ican^ curved; to bend^ to
draw a bow; arched.
^cJiavg^ a leaf or sheet ; to
stretch ; to spread ; to draw
( 89 )
58.59.60.
a^4
58
a bow ; to open ; to proclaim
to; to boast of; to increase.
chi* ki' a hog turning up his
snout.
^^ s^**" ^^^'^ ^ besom of bamboo
*^ — switches.
contracted form of |f 77. 50.
hoi* u-e'V a collection, a class,
a series; it is also read 'lei :
many of the same sort, to
sort, to classify,
ji^ cups or vases of a cyathi-
form shape, used for liba-
tions ; a constant rule, an
invariable principle, assented
to by fill; regular, usual;
addicted to.
hi' hth, to cut on wood, to
carve.
..,,j^c/iiA* chi' a sow that wal-
J:^!^, lows ; swine.
t\ian* ttv'an' a hog running ;
j^ the hedge hog ; in the Yih
King, a summing up of the
application of the diagrams,
and tlie good or bad embod-
ied in them.
CQ ^ ^shan} to adorn with feath-
Ov/ -^ ers or colored hair.
27
85
7^
30
33
51
62
/u7if red, rosy ; painted
with verniilion, brindled; a
pe^ich blossom colour.
yen^'' an elegant and liand-
some person, a fine figure;
excellent, accomplished.
^tiao^ to engrave, to cut
figures on; to polish, as when
finisliing off a composition ;
to tattoo ; ornamented.
db> peng^ tlidng the sound of a
^^ drum; to go, to travel; a
way ; near ; on one side ;
poweiful ; to fix the spears
in a war-chariot.
hsing"^ Jiinfj form ; appear-
V^ ance ; to describe ; contour ;
the body ; material ; manner,
air; to imitate, to show.
yif yuh, literary ; elegant
and ac'omplished, as a finish-
ed scliolar; //i/(j colored, bril-
liant.
^
hjing^ shadow; a picture or
image of a thing; a vanish-
incr appearance ; a dissolving
view.
U/ ^fin^ ornament and plain
113^^,
117^/^
m
141
11
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9 i\
t^
f^
12
ness properly mixed.
jHao*' to paint, to adorn, to
ornament.
^chang^ elegant composition ;
to manifest; adorned; to
show; to give distinction to.
piao^ j;.>iM veins, streaks;
ornate; the markings on a
tiger.
'tsai^ bright colours, elegant,
variegated, brilliant; beauti-
ful ; lucky, pleased.
cJiih,* a short step; the mo-
tion of walking.
cJiu"" tsic' to advance, to go
up; to travel; to go to ; able
to go; to preserve or lay up ;
lienceforth.
hvcm(/ to go towards; to
pass to ; past ; to go away ;
formerly; tlie future, to send
a present to.
same as ^ 162. 8.
Zrti*' to induce one to come ;
to meet one, to encourage;
to treat strangers kindly ; to
warn.
^ts\ing* tsung' by ; from ; to
comply; to follow ; attached
to; followers; subordinate;
to plough lengthwise ; a clan,
a family ; a succession of, as
posterity ; to agree with ; to
b'-lieve in; to finish, as a
duty; accord, compliance;
since, whence ; a way, a man-
ner ; hunting grounds,
same as ^'4 9. 60.
hsil^ ,su sedate, grave, digni-
fied; serious, slow, tardy; a
composed dignified step
^chnng'- an aj;itated, quick
manner, resulting from awe
or fear.
shuo" choh, a board or plank
laid (low n to bridge a stream ;
used with \^.
( 90 )
^
60.
26
30
31
35
n
37
r
41
42
44
47
52
yu*^ to drive, as a cliaiioteer;
any place where tlie sover-
eign stops ; imperial ; to rule ;
to wait upon; to manage, to
superintend; to help; to
offer, to advance; to biing
in; an attendant; ya' to meet,
to mO out to receive; to
invoke.
clieyig^ "cKing a bye-path ; to
go ill a path; a guUey or
way worn by fclie rain.
choxi} ^clieu hurried; im-
patient; bustling.
liui^ Jucui to pace to and fro,
as if undecided ; to hover
about.
fii? fuh, to return; again;
to reply ; reiterated ; to
report to, as that an order
is performed ; to repay ; to
observe, as a promise; a hut
like a kraal.
cli^i} Jci a stone bridge ;
stones laid to step across
the water ; to step out and
stride, as wlien crossing
water ; to stand up.
hsi^ Jii to wait for or on;
to expect and attend on ; a
narrow path.
tai^'' to wait for or on; to treat
(well or ill); to expect, to
behave to; provided against.
te^ tei^ teh, to have, to get,
to do; can; to attain, to
wish; s[iecial ; veiy, may; to
become ; able to be done ; to
gain ; must, must be, must
have; ought, sliould ; re-
quired of.
chang^ ^shang irresolute.
11
1i
hsueh* sieh^ hsio^ to wave.
chhu/ king'' a bye-road ; a
short cut; straight, direct,
prompt, quick ; to pass by ;
a, diameter; a radius; a foot-
path.
Ao?6* heu'' after, beliind ; too
late; then, next, future; an
heir; posterity ; to postpone;
6G
m
t.1^
to remain the second; an;
attinidant.
same as ^ 9. 54.
/«' fnh^ bke, resembling,
seeming as if; indistinct.
tr^ teh^ virtue, benevolence,
kindness, benetit, favor;
energy; quality; power; to
flourish ; happy; to improve.
pien*' small, narrow ; every-
where, the whole; entire, to
go around; to pervade; a
visit or walk.
ivei^-^ (Wei trifling ; minute,
small, a little; too, rather;
insigniticant, mean, fine;
obscure, recondite, abstruse;
to conceal; waning; to re-
press, as grief; not^ witho ut ;
an ulcer on the leg.
cheng^ ^ching evidence, to
prove ; to collect ; to act, and
thus show the proof or
power of ; to witness; to sum-
mon ; to complete; to seek;
to enlist, as troops; to l^-vy,
as taxes ; read 'chi a musical
note.
huV- Jiwui urgent, impor-
tant; to understand ; a sti--
ing; garments worn liy the
queen ; honorable, excellent,
beautiful, adorned, the tone
of au instrument; a sort of
•pennant.
chiao^ kiad" to go around, to
take a turn; to assume; a
narrow road ; frontiers; end
of; Jiiao to desire; to seek ; ,
lucky, fortunate; to imitate;^
jjao to conceal or suppress.
cliif ch'eh, pervious, to pene-
trate; perspicacious; to re-
move, to skin; to cultivate;
a road ; to destroy.
*fang^ like, similar ; uncer-
tain ; resembling ; indistinct;
equivocal ; seeming.
.pcrnr/ to walk by the side
of a cart as the driver does;
used for ij'^ timid, fearful.
hsiin^ isiiiu all around, per-
vading everywhere; a camp;
( 91 )
60.61.
^
>L>
"^
83
m
100
io6;j^
to follow, to accord ; to
cause, to employ; quick;
generally ; somewhat.
linal* lava? a wide looai.
cheng^ ^ching to go ; to sub-
jugate; to levy taxes; to
proceed; to be in the ariny;
to spy ; to cliastise refractory
states.
hsi^ 'si to change ; to remove ;
to move one's abode, to shift,
one's things ; to exceed or
o\erpass, to evade , in Caii-
fonese : read ^sai to waste,
to tiirow away ; used up.
i'' yi* yih^ inferior employes;
men sent to guard the front-
ier; government service. ; to
niii:ister to; policemen; to set
in rows, as when transplant
ing grain.
ch'ilb^ ^cKi to go to and fro.
'wang^ to go, to pas? ; to go
away; to depart, formerly';
gone past; the future; to
send a present to.
chieli} Jiiai to act badly.
A^ huany^ Jiv;ang doubtful.
107
109
'pi^ that person, place, or
thing ; those, there, the
other pai ty ; to exclude, to
leave out.
hsiln^ (_siun to follow ; to ex-
amine, to lex'olve; to go
around with, to compl}'' with,
to accord, to go about; to
perambulate; eas3', docile.
^chany^ to go fast ; awkwaid-
ly-
^yad* feudal vnssalage or
labor of a serf; socage; a
villein's service.
{yang^ to saunter, to stroll ;
to ramble, toiove; to stray
oft", as a sheep.
/m* liili' statute, laws; to
lecord ; a military regiila-
ion; to divide, to distinguish
etween, to govern ; a stanza;
138^^^
the rules of versification ; to
adjust, to trim the hair.
lieri? %cln very, extremely ;
grievous ; painful ; revenge-
ful ; disobedient, sulky, re-
fractory, quarrelsome; stern;
harsh.
hsicmr/^ ^siany to stroll about,
to ramble.
shan* shen^ to walk quickly.
tsiian^ ^tsioan to lose one's
way.
c^'n^ a footman; to go afoot;
a follower, a disciple, a pu-
pil ; a sensualist, a ruffian ; a
multitude, a crowd, a calial ;
empty, futile, vainly, merely,
only, barely ; the punish-
ment of transportation.
ip'ei^ to walk.
M.T^"^?* 'Iniu/ to walk awkwardly.
IBS
Itsin^ ^sin heart, mind, mo-
tives, tiie middle; the center;
the will, intention; affec-
tions, desire; origin, source,
/j'ei' ^pei idle; frightened,
alaimed.
H\m^ afraid, timorous; in-
constant; disquiet, of the
mind, no fixed will,
same as 'I'm GI. 145.
1T5>^
1 >
2 Jv
'2)iug^ sad, mournful.
^ts'u^ proud and suspicious;
unabletocomprehend charac-
ter fully; exceedingly.
'am^ accustomed to ; annoy,
ed.
fe* feh, timidity; palpita-
tion of the heart; timorous;
down hearted.
2)any^' harsh, unable to
please.
^cJi'ung^ grieved, mournful,
distressed; sorrowful.
^chung^ honest, loj^al, faith-
ful, sincere; unselfish; up-
ri;;ht: earnest.
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61.
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liiian^ hvxm^ evil, calaiiiily,
misfortune, affliction ; sad,
fearful ; grief.
j)V ])ih^ must, requisite,
necessary; deterniined on;
certainly ; minutely divided.
tso* tsok fluttered, disc(nirer-
ted ; to blush, to he put out
of countenance; shamefaced ;
confused; cha' deceitful.
tsen^ tmn^ 'tfdu(/ 7srtwhat?
how? why?
hsi^ Jii contemptuous.
kf/ koh, discontented, not
liking; to like, to rej(jice.
same as W^ 152. 30.
0* wii}'' vile, ugl)', vicious,
bad, filthy ; deformed, sortlid ;
unlucky; the e\'i]; wicked-
ness; to hatp, abominable,
to dislike; to blush, asham-
ed of; to di-ead ; averse to;
repulsive ; ^ivu why, how.
luin' Jtwun the mind full of
soiiow ; melancholy, \ apo-
rish, out of sj)irits.
^ Iienr/^ Jidng continual, per-
severing; great; constant,
regular, perpetual; every-
wliere; always according
to the rule; the moon near-
jly full
Afti^' sorrowful ; depressed
by fear of a worse illness.
jnang^ busj', huriy, press-
ed; occupied, distracted with
care; flutttnvd ; no leisure,
precipitation, undue haste.
,wanif to forget, to he lost,
to escape the mind; to neg-
lect; to leave undone; to
disregard,
same as lf.fi 61. 149.
k'any^^ excited by disappoint-
ment, grieved at; roused,
disquieted.
^turl} sincere, staunch, hon-
est, simple,, generous ; firm,
solid; irritated, angr}' ; afflu-
ent, substantial, big; to urge;
3<
1 :-
■fK
%
Jn^y
•It
10 ihr^
*^
%
a mass of troops, to station,
as pickets ; J,to'an a succession
of; ^tui to lodge alone, to
regulate ; J,'iao to car\e.
Jian</- compassionate ; piti-
ful.
Itniao^ hiao'' clieerful, as when
in pleasant company; hilar-
>'}% j"y; j"vial; 'kiao wise,
sagacious.
Ji.iieii^ ^sieti disputation, skill-
ed in argument; sharp-
mouthed, litigious; insidious ;
flattering.
diiianrj* ehw''ancf sad and
Wounded in lieart.
nien*'' to thiidc; to read; the
thoughts; to reflect on; to
learn by lieart; to nieditate ;
used f(jr -|j- twenty.
jcn^ 'jdn to dwell upon with
satisfaction ; to consider, to
tliink; deli-htful; this, so,
in this way; also read 7ii?t\
j/n^ to think on with plea-
sure; gratified, pleased with,
as a friend.
'^/liu^ you, sir, the second
per.son singular used in ad-
dressing superiors; and spok-
en to any one for special
respect.
j)ai*^ wearied, exhausted,
didiilitated in strength.
,<'u^ sorrowful looking; dis-
tressed ; yii'' delighted, much
gratified.
huany^ Viwang confused, un-
settled, fluttered, vviltl, mad,
distuibed; sorrowful.
^t'iao^ mournful; to despise,
to be mean to ; to have little
kindness for.
van*^ to desire, to covet, to
long for ; to waste away.
^ch'img'- the mind excited;
mo\ed, perturljed.
same as -[^^ 61. 10.
yileh* yiieh^ to rejoice; pleas-
ed, gratifled ; contented ; de-
lightful, gladsome; to agree
to willingly.
(93 )
61.
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'I*
13 )h
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17 i
'W
j)ieii^ 'Dictn ;ifi aid, amazed ;
out of his mind ; suspicious;
only one, unmatched, with-
out a mate.
'i/ii* to gpt the better of;
more, better; to surf)ass, to
excel; to overcome; healed,
convalesceut, cured; in a
furtlier degree,
cj/rt* delicate, effeminate;
pleased ; a contented, pleased
countenance; happy, self-
satisfied ; joyfully, willingly;
good stj'le.
same as .fg 61. 109.
't'ieu^ shy, timid, bashful,
ashamed ; to hlusli ; to feel
dis'^raced or cowed.
'kauf/^ to fear and tremble,
as at calamity.
^kunr/' courteous, sedate, res-
spectful ; to veni.'iate, to
revete; collected, complai-
sant, affable, decorous,
polite; ver}--, highly.
chi^ ki* injurious, fatal, pois
oiioiis; to teach, to instruct;
to institute.
^chungr'^ the mind agitated
\vith alarm.
ch'ieh* k'ieh, happy, content-
ed, as when one's wishes are
gr/itified ; 'k'ien enraged, an-
gry ; to dislike.
viau*^ inordinate desire for,
covetous.
^ she>i^ ^shdn sincerity, especi-
ally its expression in the
face ; a -^ood man ; lionest ;
dt:voted to.
'ming^ the thoughts kept
back, from unwillingness or
inability to express them.
mtVi, extensive.
chu^ chnh, grieved; pain and
distress manifested in the
face.
^tao^ overwhelmed with care;
grieved or cut to the he-art.
chieh} kiah, an indifferent,
heartless manner, shown
when others are sad; want
of sympathy.
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jeu^ 'jan to l)ear ; patience;
to forbear; fortitude; to
sustain, to repress, toallow;
harsh, hard-liearted, severe,
inflexible.
fell,* fan'' anger, indignation,
resentment; irritated at.
ts^c* ts'eli^ to pity, to S3mpa-
thize; acute feelings of pain
"v gi-ief.
Vm' to dislike, to hjive a
giudge ; to be grieved by
ingratitude J,iu sorrowful
looking.
hstieh^ hieh, harmony of sen-
timent, union of purpose.
ch'in^ Jiin oppressed, borne
, down ; zealous, earnest.
lad*'' to be sorry for, as when
one has made a mistake.
t'uiiq* tuvg'' extreme grief;
much excited.
tiao*'' sorrowing, cast down.
hu^ hivuh, to forget, to dis-
regard, to slight; to termin-
ate; suddenly; instantly,
all at once; an atom, the
hundred tliousandtii, the
tenth part of a floss of silk,
same as ^^ 61. 31.
y,crt ^hsiung^ Jiiung timorous,
HJ (nervous; to start up frigiit-
fr\ fened, as from a dream.
r? ch'ieh* k'ieh, the mind pleas-
ed; cheerful, satisfied; ready,
prompt.
-j^ k\iang^ Jiw^ancj to fear; ap-
i* pi-ehensive lest one will not
act aright ; timid.
^ OH* ^ngpAi to provoke ; re-
nP spectful ; reverential; to ex-
cite, to irritate; Jceu stingy,
mean.
i-fc»^ t'e* t'eh^ secret vice and a de-
j^^ praved heart; dissolute;
lewd, noxious, to do evil ; to
act hypocritically.
fl5^ ni* nih, Mshamed at what one
has done ; vicious, wicked,
filth}', licentious; mortified.
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26
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.LK^ wit^' disobedient, stubborn,
I Hp obstinate ; iuti-ictable, un-
tow;ud, forward.
ts'in*^ sad, downcast, chagrin-
ed.
cJio* tao' pity; fear; an un-
timely death ; wounded in
mind; afflicted; to grieve
for; to bear with, as an off-
ender' wlio is a minor; to
dread; to die early.
fien*'' delighted, joyous,
pleased.
t'xeh^ quiet, peaceable; con-
\inced, resigned; ^cken dis-
cord.
to act heedlessly ; ne
escardless of strict
rules
hue? 'kwei to change, to
Irt^ alter, to repent; standing
alone.
S ch'uan^ Jiiien careful; to
> stop, to desist; mournfully.
/>rt ch'uelb^ k'ioh, to take troulile
"'-^ll al>out; kill, exhausted, wea-
^* ried
rrTL same as M 19. 27.
27 j^ ^
|ww ^yen^ to be filled; satiated,
/»/> "lutted; to remain long at
the wine.
yuan' (ijuen to measure, to
estimate.
yiXan^ yueii' sincere, virtuous,
respectful, honest, pure;
bluntness ; faithful; thank-
ful ; sensible of mercies.
li^^ vicious; bad; to fear;
timid,
same as ^ 30. 67.
♦'^ 7.9'«K,' grieved; cruel; in-
human; hardheaited ; afflict-
ed, injured; miserable; ex-
ce-ssive, as suffering.
cliieli^ k'ieh, weak, timid,
fearful ; dreading, careful
against.
fan*^ to regret; penitent;
hasty, precipitate; wicked.
^% cho*choJi, mournful, grieved;
y^jt unsettled; out of breath.
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ni'* nik, mournful; anxious
and careworn for want of
food ; to long fir.
pei^ 'pel confident depend-
ence on.
wu*'' to notice, to perceive,
to feel ; to awake, to under-
stand fully; to recover;
aware of, discerning ; alive
to.
cKia* k'iah, fortunately,
opportunely, seasf)nably, in
good time, luckily; to pur-
pose ; just, exactly.
^^'?^?^y''pain of body or mind;
in pain, aching; moaning
from pain, sighing, lament-
in u'.
jcAVio' to be grieved; extrav-
agant.
k'uu^ k'eu^ silly and ineffi-
cient, but good-naiured.
hu*' to look for help ; to i-ely
or lean on, as a father; to
ha\e a support; to pre.^ume
on ; a father, a parent, a
helper.
<«{■*' to treat harshly ; rude,
impertinent; slow ; lazy,
careless, inattentive; super-
cilious; to be idle, remiss;
discourteous; self-indulgent;
to grow weary.
jf- to please; pleasuie, har-
monious concord ; joyful,
satisfied.
0* ngoli^ tosliudder; startled;
to wonder at; to oppose ; to
loathe, iis food; to hinder; a
hindrance.
tsao^^ chagrined, sad, vexed;
uneasy, anxious; afi'ected by.
same as f^ 61. 30.
tan*'' to dread difficulty or
pain; to shirk; fearful; worn
out with.
se* seh., to hate, to abhor,
though with regret.
clieuf/ 'ch'iyig obscure, or
half brought out, as a meau-
in" or idea.
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hsi^ 'hi gr.ilified ; t'xulfaiit
at success ; pleased ; fond of
doing.
k'o* k'oh^ reverent and atten-
tive to tlie duties of an office,
as a sacristan should 1)6 ; to
respect, to feel awe for ; le-
verenily ; vigilant.
tric'^'^ to leave undone, to de-
lay, to neglect; to deceive,
to make a pretext; false,
designedly wrong.
chiao^ Jiiao a low-minded
man flushed with success;
brag g i n g ; sel f-ind u Igen t ;
kind, compassionate towards
the sad.
cliien^ Jiien uneasy.
'Arf't' grateful ; to influence;
to affect ; to move the feel-
ings, to excite; afifecied \>y,
acted on; inHuenced either
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pliysically or uie
nialh
>h
dignaat, moved; to touch,
same as :^ 30. C7.
liao ' perturbation, fear ; the
miiiil great)}' disturbed.
ch'ou^ .ch'eu disappointed,
deceived; vexed, annoyed.
yuu^ ^)jnu grieved, sad ;
moved by.
hui^ Jiiviii disordered ; iii-
distiiict.
J,<,^un(j^ to feel alarm or
agiialion ; excited, hurried.
eii^ ^iiydn favour, kindness,
goodness, grace, meicy ; ben-
efits; charitable, compas-
sionate ; to ol)lige, to enrich;
private, partial to.
k'uit^ 'kw'un single-minded,
sincere; real feelings, gen-
uine sentiments; unadorned,
clear, as a style.
^ Jinn* htcwi' to incommode,
Lo excite, to disturb; to
dishonor, to disgrace, to
distress, to mortify ; griev-
ed, ashamed ; to bring re-
proach on one.
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34
35
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t^
^ kiiai* kicni^ .strange, sing-
ular, inoiislri)US, l)izarre,
marvelous; curious; to dis-
like, to blame, to find fault
with ; very, unusually.
hui* hioup rage, anger; to
liale, to dislike ; to Ije an-ry
at; irritated, indignant,
angry.
chilt* to lose one's courage
or firmness ; to show the
wliite feather; to give up, to
subun't.
chieii'- Jcien sparing, par-
simonious, stingy, niggardh'j
avaricious; saving, to use
very carefully; to reduce; to
economize; to spare.
ch'iit^ Je'iii brave, intrepid;
deep compassion for ; careful
for.
cJiih^ chP will, resolution;
statistical works; to record ;
annals ; the inclination ; a
fixed purpose; a Sense of
right ; an arrow-head.
7ao' grieved to excess, injur-
ed by grief and sorrow.
chianr/* hiany'^ to hate, to
dislike.
ch'iian^ ^tsiien to change, to
alter; to trust to one's opin-
ion ; presumptuous; wilful;
next in order ; to rest; ^siiin
sincere, honest.
ai* ncjaV to like, to love ; to
be wont, to take delight in,
to desire, to wisii, kindne.'^s.
yu^ ^yut sorrow, sadm'ss,
grief, melancholy; mouiiiful,
sad ; in mourning for parents;
anxious, careworn; low spirit-
ed ; nervous; nauseated, as a
pregnant woman; to sym-
pathize with ; to act so as to
bring di.sgrace.
pi* pill, perverse, self-willed,
disobedient; resisting re-
proof.
ch'iny* Jc'ing'* excellent; to
congratulate, to console, t-n
hless ; happy ; joyous ; lucky.
yuan* yueii' di.ssatisfaciion.
resentment; to hate; to dis
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like; to feel bitter against,
to murmur, malice; wrong;
ashamed, regi-etful ; (l/un to
lioard up, as property.
cltih^ ^cJi'i to clino^ to, to de-
pend on, as a child on its
mother.
raeng^ ^mung obscure, afraid,
undiscerning ; dull, senile;
not intelligent; vexed, per-
turbed; grieved, ashamed; to
cover, to blind.
k'uai* kivai^ fast, quick,
soon ; pleasure, glad, cheer-
ful; alacrity; rapid, almost,
about to be ; sharp, keen.
^t'ien^ ashamed, humiliated,
stricken with gi'ief ; unworthy
of being or doing ; to dis-
grace ; to incur infamy ; out
of favor.
fai*^ extravagant, careless;
is also written '\j^ and read
shi^ and defined to practise.
k'lca^ Java to think highly
of one's self; self-complacent;
dissatisfied with, captious;
Jm afraid, timorous.
yang*'' discontented, uneasy;
restive under other's treat-
ment ; lyang gre^it.
ad^ 'uffao vexed, angry ; to
regret; avaricious,
ji^ pleased, well satisfied.
^yen^ pleased, full of thoughts;
joyful of heart; to like.
loii'^ Jeu diligent, respectful;
contented, joyous.
fUao^ perturbation or confu-
sion of intellect, beclouded ;
boastful.
WM^' anger, rage, passion,
angry, vigor; in)patient; to
get into passion ; incensed.
s/m*" to forgive, to excuse,
considerate; benevolent,
benignant; tender; reci-
procity ; to pardon; to bear
patiently.
cK'i} Js'i pain, sorrow, grief,
pity ; indignant from a sense
of wronff.
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pei^ peP perverse, rebelh'ous
confusion; contumacious, un
reasonable.
same as ■^ 61. 95,
ch'iung' ^k'iiing alone, help-
less, without relatives.
chi^ kV uneasy, perturbed, a
sudden start; sliaking, like
the loose ends of the girdle.
Sim*'' complaisant, c(mci]ia-
tory ; humble, modest, docile,
respectful, obsequious ; to
accord ; to deteriorate.
cKia* k'id* covertly hiding.
yilan^ ^yuen ill treatment,
which leads to revenge ; to
have a grudge ; to sigh, to
regret; surprised at; small,
as a hole ; an orifice.
>^-* yUav} wav? alarmed and
dreading something ; start-
led, as at meeting a foe.
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m
\kuari}' 'kwoAi sorrowing and
[sad.
hsien* Men' a ruler, a magis-
trate ; experienced ; govern-
mental, law; to follow ; well
informed, intelligent; abund-
ant.
Js'ung^ delight, joy; to re-
joice.
'ts\in^ to consider, to sur-
mise ; to reflect on ; to con-
jecture, to guess.
chili* tui' to dislike, to avoid;
to abhor ; displeased ; an
adversary ; inimical.
shih* ssu* shi' to trust to, to
lean on, looking up to for
protection ; to depend on ;
met. a mother; to presume
on; dull, unintelligent.
wei^ wei' to soothe, to con-
sole, to comfort; to tranquil-
lize the feelings.
H'an^ disquieted, anxious.
2Jo^ poh, ample, spacfous,
extended; universal, general,
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intelligent, learned; to bar-
ter; to play for money.
t^uavb' (tiv'an intense mental
emotion ; care.
^cKang^ alarmed; apprehen-
sive.
^liao^ intelligent; cheerful,
lively, discerning; empty ; to
sympathize with, to think on.
^ni^ nieh* to blush, to color.
tun*'' sad, sorrowful, depres-
sed.
'nao^ vexation; shame; anger,
annoyance, revengeful.
chii'^ kW disrespectful, haugh-
ty towards one; to fear;
apprehensive of.
\khony^ 'k'iiinff fear, alarm;
agitated, anxious; suspic-
ious of; apprehensive; to
doubt, to suppose, to ima-
gine or reckon upon ; think-
ing, believing.
chi* kP to dislike, to envy;
to fear; to shun, to avoid ; to
keep at a distance; jealous;
antipathy ; a final particle.
hang*^ violent.
j»?t'" afraid, surprised ; to
frighten; alarmed, as from
fear of punishment.
hsi^ Jii to consider, to reflect
on and remember; to compas-
sionate ; to wish.
tai*'' ill at ease.
ti*'' high, exalted ; the highest
or best of; tired out; weary
of; read chai'' a stout thorn.
Jcan^ much disturbed by ; con-
cerned with; good, worthy.
hsing^ %ing anger, vexation;
much displeased ; captious,
quarrelsome.
p'Sng^ ^%)dng hasty; warm
hearted, earnest and impul-
sive; ardent for the right.
yti} ^y^u to restrain one's
anger by saying nothing;
morose.
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55
56
58
60
61
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tien*^ to think kindly of; to
remember, to think of, as of
the absent.
to* toh^ to guess, to calculate.
Jitng^ indolent, easy going,
careless.
'k'ang^ firm, decided in a
good cause; generous, mag-
nanimous, public-spirited.
k'uang* kiv'ang'' to hate, as
with impotent malice; kung^
violent, impracticable.
lung*'' stupid, foolish, unable
to understand readily; to
make a fool of.
t''e* t'eh, special ; to alter ; to
err ; to doubt ; an excess, an
error, to change; in Shang-
hai: instead of; for; with,
alonjr witl).
ch'ih* to fear with respect
and veneration.
KJt4 fi* tP duty of young to elder
l-^K brothers ; respectful, brother-
ly ; indifferent.
J^Mf fu* fich, sorry; anxious; ex-
lyV cited and disappointed.
^^ hut* hwui^ intelligent, clever,
' ingenious, sharp; wisdom,
sagacity; in epitaphs,
denotes one who receives
reproofs mildly.
^^^ chi" kih, anxious, hasty, pi'es-
4{*^\ sed, urgent, impatient;
needy, wretched.
^j^ Hsung'^ to alarm, to arouse.
cKeru/ (CKing to repress, to
curb, to correct; to punish,
>>7fl fto reprimand, to reprove; a
^-' - I warning, a caution.
pi* pihj dignified, grave; to
treat others rudely when
flustered with driuk; full,
filled with.
nieh^ to love; to recite in a
^^> low tone, as when humming
a lesson.
hV^TII Aw^ hwuh, doubt, hesitation;
A\
^^ small, minute ; abstruse, in-
explicable.
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63 >
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64
65 il
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66 $t
^an"*' to feel hatred or re-
morse; resentful, regretful; to
be dissatisfied at; to mur-
mur ; sorrow.
'tsung* disappointed.
i/u* 'i/iu an indolent sans-
souci way ; to relax from
labor and take one's ease;
sorrow, grief; anxious long-
ings.
'so^ the heart thrice agitated ;
suspicious, doubtful; 'jui a
sacrifice after the si;rain had
ripened, performed by an-
cient kings; stamens of
flower.
jSrti^ conclusions ; to say one
thing and do another ; hesi-
tating.
hui* hwui* especially used
for compliant; obedient, as
to a ruler ; loving.
i* yih^ to think, to reflect ;
to recollect; to recall, to
bring to mind.
chic* kuhj extravagant and
imperious in one's acts; an-
gry ; stupid looking.
cKi^ ts'ih, grief, sorrow ; to
)e affiicted ; sympathiziug-
ly ; sad, pained, mourn-
ful.
huo* hwoh^ to doubt, to sus-
pect; to delude, to lead into
error; unbelief.
chieh* kiaV to enjoin on, to
urge one to obey ; to charge;
k'lh^ hasty, urgent; keh^ head-
strong; alarmed, fearful of.
'pip.n^ narrow-minded, hasty,
petulant.
li*'' sad from fright.
same as ^ 30. 64.
chih* clii' stubborn, forward ;
to dislike, injurious to
others.
cliui* tup to dislike, to avoid";
to abhor, -displeased, angry
with ; to cause dissatisfac-
tion; an adversary ; inimical
yu^ ^yiu mournful, sorry ;
distant; alas ! discontented;
far-reaching as a plan ; re-
mote, far off; reiterated,
frequent, leisurely,
same as ^ 61. 94.
y?4^ hasty, urgent; occurs
used for j^ gratified.
same as ij'i^' 61. 42.
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m
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69 4
70 i
71
72
pie\^ viciouSjbad ; sad ;
■hurried ; a hasty temper,
irascible; mournful.
ao* ngao' proud, arrogant,
uncivil, assuming; pride,
rudeness; to brave.
chiao^ Jciao lucky ; prosper-
ous.
'TYiin^ to mourn for, to com-
miserate the suffering of
others ; lamentable, as a
calamity ; concerned for.
chiu* kill? to be pleased ; dil-
igent, attentive.
Jian^ simple, stupid, silly;
liaving the look and manner
of an imbecile person.
ching^ 'khig to caution; to
excite, to rouse.
^min^ to force one's self to
exertion, to practice self-
discipline; desires unattain-
ed.
same as jff 76. 69.
hsi^ ^si afraid.
Js^an^ shame ; to blush ;
ashamed, mortitied, chopfal-
len; sensible of one's in-
competency or failure.
^p'ang^ fearing ; eariness.
k'ai?'' generous, liberal, mag-
nanimous, loyal, honorable.
tc? tah^ moved, grieved, dis-
tressed ; alarmed, shocked,
afraid; urged by oppression;
to pity, to commiserate.
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'kung' to be roused and ap-
preciate a thing ; to be excit-
ed upon; to understand ; dis-
tant; to appear far off.
huany^ ^kwang uncertain,
unsettled ; clearness of mind ;
perspicacious.
hsiiu^ ^siiin sincere ; respect-
ful, stern ; pleasing, kind, to
cheri.sli, veneration for ; at-
tractive, as virtue.
i'i* t'ih^ respect, regard and
fear for; to stand in awe;
surprised in ; alarmed ; care-
ful of giving offence, and
diligent to fulfil duties.
{ang^ tang'' reckless, dissipat-
ed, profligate ; (^sha)ig to go
ahead without turning to the
right or left.
Jtsi^ sih^ affection ; to pity ;
sparing, saving; to compas-
sionate, to regard, to feel for;
to regret, parsimonious.
Jian*'' ardent ; cruel, violent,
energetic, fearless; hasty,
choleric.
ku7i'^ 'kivun confused, disturb-
ed.
hull'- Jiwun forgetf ulness ;
dull, stupid, the perception
confused.
hsing^ ^sing intelligent ; to
consider, to comprehend;
awed; tranquil, still, pas-
sionless, imperturbable.
Same as 61. 73.
tse>ig^ ^tsdng to dislike; to
hate; to abominate.
chieh' kieh^ to rest a while,
to stop; to hold up; urgent,
in a liurry; koh^ a mutual
fear of another.
mail*'' slowly, negligently ;
indifferent ; rude ; proud ;
disobliging; late, easj^, dila-
tory.
'ts'an' feeling acutely, dis-
tressed for, sickened and
discouraged, because of for-
mer sufferings; hardened
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against; already, even now;
also.
f^tsao^ in confusion ; disorder-
ed; ^ts'ung to be anxious
about.
sw*' to tell, to inform, to
make known; to expose ; to
reply in one's defence ; to
state; calumny, detraction.
2}en'^ pan'' silly, stupid, sim-
ple; dull, doltish, slow but
honest; sluggish as a ship;
the inner scurf of the bam-
boo.
<JeA/ afraid, timid; fearful
of trespassing.
ch'u* cKuh^ afraid, timorous;
to entice ; to commiserate.
'sung^ ch'u* fearful, agitated
by hopes and fears, terrified.
hsi^ sih^ sorrowful ; to vener-
ate.
^tung^ stupid, inapt.
kii^o^ 'kivo courageous, brave.
J,a'n? gluttonous; covetous;
J,in cold.
^ch'u^ grieved, miserable,
pained.
mou* meii? to exert one's
mind; force of purpose; to
be or make great ; high piin-
cipled ; energetic; to labor
strenuously; luxuriajit.
'wii? to love, to soothe.
li* lih, fear, apprehension,
tremour ; afraid ; pale and
trembling; majestic and dig-
nified.
hsien^ Jiien an object of
desii-e; pleasant, longed for,
relished by the mind.
tza'^ tsz^ intrigue; levity;
loose; profligate; dissipation;
gaiety ; licentious ; to throw
off restraint, to let the pas-
sions have sway.
i*' lient on one thing; mild,
benign, \irtuous; admirable,
admired, esteemed, as an ac-
complished woman.
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yii* yuh, to desire, to covet,
lust, passion; concupiscence;
appetite, lasciviousness.
leriff* ^ching cheng^ fear,
tremour, appreliension ; rest-
less; afraid.
se'* seh^ frugal, sparing;
stingy.
cKio* Icioh^ guileless, upright,
ingenuous; conduct that is
thoroughly honest.
^yiv} sad, sympathizing ; in-
dustrious; mournful, sorry;
careful, particular about,
anxious.
hui^ ^hivui to regret, to re-
pent; repentance; to change;
to be dissatisfied with one's
conduct; indignant, repent-
ant; grieved with.
ch'i^ ^k'i to respect; to
esteem.
hsi* hi' a long sigh ; to groan ;
to sij,'h ; /fc'ai' angry, enraged
at ; to reach to.
vien* mdrt' vexation, grief ;
sad, unhappy; melancholy,
chagrined.
cKart} ^cKen also written »J'|^
discord ; a jarring noise.
<'«i'*' extravagant, careless.
saoie as ^^ 61. 101.
Tcuei?' Jiivei great ; liberal ;
to enlarge; to esteem great,
to magnify.
'wii? to flatter or caress ; to
soothe, to comfort ; to ex-
press great affection for ; Jiu
great; ^wu empty.
^fan^ the mind much dis-
tressed, as though fired up ;
to burn.
cKia^ ^ts'iao the heart dis-
tressed and pining; mind
depressed and body growing
thin.
hsilan^ Jiilen to forget; to
dislike.
'i/in^ careful, compassionate;
taking an interest in, loving.
92 i
9i >
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95 ^S
96 t
99 >
-f 1 1-
M
iooij»4:
102 ffl
^ili
cliici} Jcia to prostrate one's
self; to fear.
she* shelly to be well acquaint-
ed with.
2/Mi*' to inquire of, to ask
respectfully, to speak; pleas-
ed with; further, moreover;
willing; to desire; deficient;
grieved, wounded.
t'i* t'ih^ respect, regard and
fear for ; to stand in awe ;
surprised in, alarmed ; care-
ful of giving offence, and
diligent to fulfil duties.
fz'ii'^ (ts'z' kind, tender, com-
passionate ; maternal affec-
tion ; a mother ; mercy ;
gentle, soft.
yung^^ to dislike.
sheii^ ishcin to believe, sin-
cere ; Jiin crafty.
cA'i* Jcieh., to rest, to take
breath ; to repose, to lay a
thing down.
hsing* si?«(/' disposition ; prin-
ciples ; natural, temper,
spirit; a quality; property;
faculty; naturally.
cA'an'" complete virtue ; one's
life well spent in good ac-
tions; a company, a group
of people.
'yung^ brave, bold, daring ;
to advise; having a brave
heart, adventurous, ani-
mated.
ssu^ ^sz' to think, to consider ;
to wish ; to reflect, to com-
miserate ; ss" thoughts, ideas;
pure-minded.
cKoi(/^ j:h'eu grieving, sorrow-
ful ; cast down and anxious.
hsiLiP' hiah, pleased ; joy, de-
light.
eld* kp violent, crafty, over-
bearing.
pi* jnh, an earnest resolute
feeling; oppressed, borne
down with.
ch'u^ cKuh^ to nourish ; to
foster; to hate; to excite.
( 101 )
61.
l^
109^
chih, chP enraged, angry at ;
to liate, cruel ; to be resentful.
k'uei* kiv'e'V agitation of
mind.
p'rt^' to fear, to apprehend,
to imagine, to dread, to
suppose ; lest, perhaps.
htianff^ Jiwang fear, appie-
hension, dread, hesitation ;
tremoor, terrified.
^ven* wan'' suppressed ani;er,
indignant feelings; wrathy ;
rage ; to be hated.
lan^'' greedy of good eating,
covetous; longing for; strong,
hale.
sheii^ shdri' careful, atten-
tive; respectful; still; cau-
tious, quiet, sincere, conside-
rate ; to act carefully and
seriously,
same as /* 60. 61.
1t
J5^
113i
hsing^ ^sing intelligent, to
consider; to comprehend;
awed; tranquil, still, passion-
less, imperturbable,
't* yi/i, to like, to rejoice in :
to please ; li^ppy, contented,
jovial.
hsiaug^ 'slang to think ; to
hope, to expect; to meditate,
to reflect on, to plan, to
anticipate ; an idea, a con-
ception.
}chu* kil'' fear, apprehension,
diead, fearful, trembling
from awe, as when before
a superior,
hsio'^ hioh, dreading as when
suddenly brought face to
face with danger; hwoli,
hastily, Suddenly,
same as »[* 61. 36.
chiian* kiien'' angry, irritat-
ed; distressed; impetuous,
anxious,
same as f^ 149. 110.
114
solute.
determined,
ne-g
117*
119i
''f
>=#,
123^¥C
^yii^ stupid, simple, ignorant;
I; unwise; to deceive, to
befool.
7m' fear, respect for one,
because he is dangerous, to
heed with profound care.
ch'ou* ^ts'eu melancholy,
mournful, sorry ; grieved ;
sad, chagrined ; apprehensi ve,
afraid; to assemble; ^^ts'ao
confused, in disorder.
ch'iao^ Hs'iao to blush, to
redden, to change color; very
careful.
^k'ung^ ignorant, rustic-look-
ing, dissatisfied ; sincere,
guileless.
^chang^ terrified.
^ch^mg^ unsettled, irresolute,
disturbed; chw'ang^ stupid
looking.
Jieoi^ pity ; to pity ; to love,
to commiserate, to sympa-
thize with.
$u* siih^ hypocritical, syco-
phantic ; one who watches
tlie countenance and humors
of a great man.
hsiian^ Jiiien to suspend ;
separate; to hang in view,
as a prize ; to promise to,
undecided, insecure; anxious-
ly ; unlike.
su*'' guileless, sincere; one's
lionest purpose, real inten-
tions.
^yad^ sad ; tempted ; deluded.
'ivang^ to lose one's self-
possession ; perturbed, dis-
concerted ; forgetful.
yang*^ sorrow, grief, care,
sickness; out of sorts, ner-
vous; low spirited ; ailments;
complaints ; chagrined.
Jiao^ to trust; to depend on,
as true and real ; care, anxie-
ty for ; impatient ; 'liu to
pity, to connniseiate.
t'a" t'ah, depressed, lost to
all hope, in despair.
'lao^ confused.
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it>
61.
126 Wo
m
4A-
132
no* noh, ashamed, mortified.
juan? 'jwan timidity; fearful,
cowardly.
ch'uap chur mournful, sor-
rowing; the moan of grief;
ill great stiaits.
chHh? 'ch'i shame, ashamed ;
disgraced, humbled; to blush,
to redden.
che* cheh^ afraid, agitated ;
to subdue, to influence, to
bring under; pusillanimous.
hsieh^ hieh, to intimidate by
a display of force or power ;
to overawe into submission.
t'ai*^ to reflect ; an idea,
manner; figure; form, the
gait, habit or attitude of a
man ; configui-ation ; circum-
stances.
chilan* kueii? angry ; irritat-
ed ; distressed ; impetuous,
anxious.
cKiao* ^ts^iao quietly, secret-
ly, stealthily ; unobserved ;
urgent; still ; sad, dishearten-
ed, downcast.
fe^' lazy ; remiss ; disrespect-
ful ; indolent, rude, indif-
ferent.
wei^ weP disquieted.
hsp sih, quiet, to stop, to
rest; interest; to exhale; a
full breath, a gasp, a res-
piration, to breathe, to res-
pire, to sigh; to produce;
offspring.
^tai^ alarmed, frightened ;
silly, acting like a fool.
s2/m' sorrowful, grieved at ;
alarmed, in terror.
(2/w' to walk rapidly ; to
walk in a dignified, respect-
ful manner.
ch'tong^^ simple, foolish, ob-
tuse ; one not amenable to
law.
^t'ao^ to rejoice; indulgent,
excessive; reckless ; to store,
to lay up ; to treat badly ; to
doubt; slow, lazy.
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138»
140iK
141
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143)
t
144^
146|g
^t'leri^ peaceful, contented;
to pass life tranquilly.
hen* hdn^ anger; dislike;
hatred; to hate; spite; sorry,
indignation.
f^7nany^ hurried and alarmed,
as by a sudden danger,
ye' 'j?V to excite, to provoke,
to induce, to attract, to bring
on one; toproduce, to irritate.
huang^ ^hvang confused, un-
settled, fluttered, apprehen-
sive, nervous, obscure, in-
determinate; to scare, to
alarm ; very; frightfully.
^sung^ intelligent.
mu*'' to esteem, to admire;
to think upon with affection,
to recall fondly ; fond of, to
lonsr for; aspiring, ambitious.
mu*'' to exert one's self.
'many^ perturbed, disquieted
and therefore unable to
attend to business.
Hung^ to understand, clear
perception of ; disturbed; out
of one's wits.
lu* to think, thoughts; an-
xiety; to care for; to feel
sad ; to devise, to cogitate,
to turn over in one's mind ;
to plan ; concerned for ;
suspicious, doubtful about.
^sao^ moved, excited ; trou-
bled, distressed.
hsv} siihj to pity ; to love ;
sorry ; to commiserate, to be
anxious about ; sympathy ;
sorrow for ; compassionate.
ckien^ Jcien failure, fault,
crime, error, mistake ; a
noxious disease; to overpass;
to cliastise.
ivei* iveP to talk wildly in
one's sleep.
huap Jnvai to cherish in
the breast ; the bosom ; to
embrace, to comfort, to
harborj; the affections; selfish,
private; wounded feelings.
hsP ^si troubled and angry.
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61.
it>
A^m
illi>
154)
hsieh' hiaP idle, lazy, negli-
gent; inattentive; slow.
tan*' tranquil, easy ; content-
ed ; sense, judgment.
lisji" Imn* liien' attachment
to; affection for, ardently
loving; to lust after, to
hanker on.
li*' irritating, useless talk;
unceasing fault finding.
tai^ 'k'ai joyful, contented ;
gentle, balmy ; good, kind.
ai*' sparing, niggaidly.
chif kii? ashamed and bash-
ful ; much alarmed.
l-'en' 'k'an to beg, to entreat,
to re(iuest, to ask earnestly ;
impoitunate, truly.
kuei'^ktveP troubled, anxious:
harassed and perturbed.
7an» idle, h>zy, indolent,
negligent, listless; sleepy,
lieavy; averse, disinclined
to.
fen* fun' grief: anger, ardor;
impatient zeal; strong feel-
inf^ ; urgent impulses.
chumuf chtmng^ siir.ple, stu-
pid ; doltish, unpolished;
half crazy, halfwitted.
chih* chP enraged, angry at,
to stop, to desist from; to
hate, cruel.
. kuan* kivan? accustomed to,
practiced in, habitual, ex-
' perienced, addicted to.
hup hivuP kind, obliging,
liberal, gracious, forbearing ;
to give in charity; to bestow ;
to sympathize; to obey; a
triangular headed halberd.
yiin^ 'yun liberal, kind in
feeling; hearty goodwill; to
deliberate wpon the best
way.
^nao^ disquieted and vexed ;
^nnng pleased, glad.
tsao*' heartily, sincerely,
from the lieart.
p y{h, disquieted, sorrowful ;
a feeling of being neglected.
16 en
172*
l/^rt same as 61. 26.
jtTl hsp sih, a thorough know-
ilS ^^^g^ °^' entirely; fully,
altogether, minutely, every
way; both, unitedly.
krrt HP to pity; pitiable; afflict-
l^^ ed, sad; infirm, invalided,
^kwe'^ to laugh at; to talk
much ; to jest with.
J>^ chang* ch'ang" disappointed,
lbb*|-|:[^ -,exed, dissatisfied.
meiP man'' grieved, melan-
choly, sad ; unhappy ; cha-
grined ; heavy at heart.
'min^ grief, sorrow, pity; to
pity ; to mourn for, lament-
able; concerned for.
hsien' Hiien composed, con-
tented ; liberal ; eager to
help others; affected ; arous-
ed, as by remorse or medita-
tion.
1M^ wej'* ^wei to consider; to
fl£ plan ; ' only that ; to think
^^ on, to care for ; to do or to
be; just so, precisely; also,
certainly.
I^' ^yiny^-* ought, should; to
ll^ answer; suitable, proper;
tlierefore, accordingly; the
fourth gate of the palace ;
that wliich is right and
should be; to answer; echo;
a response; correspondent,
correlative, proportionate,
retributive; a small drum.
kxian^ kivan'' pleasure, de-
light, satisfaction ; grieved,
desolate.
chiln* tsun' intelligent, quick
^r^ of apprehension,
M «. 'sung^ ch\P fearful ; agitated
'^P by hopes and fears; terrified.
-#^ 'nan^ to venerate, to respect ;
Jl^^ to be in awe of ; reverence.
I»fcf5 no* imbecile, weak, timid,
^ fearful ; infirm of purpose,
"" sluggish, soft.
-iJ>:^ c;i'mp*i<s'ms' human passions;
IP3 feelings; circumstances; the
desires, temper, lust, kind-
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205>
210)
liiie.s>i, jollily, an af];iir, a
case.
ffip 'A'V desirous of speaking
but unable to do so ftom
tiepidatiot), iguurance, or
otheiwise.
pei'- ^pei mournful ; (o pit-y,
to sympathize; to cnmniise-
late ; to be sad, to feel for ;
tragic, as a play.
'mieu^ shy, timid ; to con-
sider maturely; to reflect;
to recall to mind.
ch' ail*'' to regret, to repent;
ritualistic works or manuals
among Buddhists and
Rationalists.
j?/?rt* quiet, peaceful, good-
natured; still, composed;
solemn, as plaintive music,
i'*' meaning, thought ; opin-
ion, idea, intention,^ inclin-
ation, will, sentiment,
same as '|i|| Gl. 154.
^yan(f what the heart longs
for; to have an itching for.
^jiinif' to depend on ; accord-
ing to; proof; evidence; a
stand for a stone; to lean
upon.
kn^ kuh^ the n)ind perturbed,
all in a snarl.
k\iei* kwep shame ; abashed,
ashamed; disconcerted; re-
morseful, conscience-stricken,
same as »|'^ 61. 7.
sheng^ fishing to carefully
guard against; beware of.
chi^ tsp angry, irate, suspi-
cious; grieved at.
l:o^ Jcivo a lance, a spear, a
javelin ; weapons ; war.
mao*^ tuu*'' one of the ten
stems ; earth.
i^jting^ a weapon ; military ;
soldiers, warlike, arms;- bru-
tal, violent, great, respect-
able ;■ a war chariot ; you ; to
assist or pull out.
hsij} siih^ 7 to 9 o'clock p. m.;
the eleventh of the twelve
branches; it relates to earth,
and is denoted by the dog;
nature fading.
sAw" sent to the frontier;
banisiiment ; to guaid the
frontiers; exiled to a fron-
tier post.
^^ clieng- ^cWing to make, to
ySjsi complete, to become; to
finish ; to do'one's duty ; to
assist; to pacify; full, whole;
doubled ; a tenth ; a tract of
ten square li ; a rest in
music.
clip tsih, mournful ; angry ;
relations; to pity; to com-
miserate ; to distrei^s ; sorry ;
near, attached to; deformed
as a hunchback ; a sort of
pole ax.
same as ^^ 167. 62.
same as ^ 62 4.
cliiang* ^clnd'ang tsiang'^ to
etch on lacker-ware ; a prop
or inclined support ; to prop ;
same as ■gi].
same as 62. 106.
oi -|-|> ^tsaP to wound with wea-
3--^ pons; to injure.
chp kih^ a lance, a spear, a
trident ; wooden ones are
now carried in processions,
tap^ to wear on llie head ; to
bear ; to sustain ; crested, as
some birds; to uphold; to
cover, as the sky does; to
respect, to honor, to occur,
to happen ; to meet ; in epi-
taphs, to love the people,
ehieh^ tsieh^ to cut asunder,
off, or to pieces ; to saw ; to
amputate; to intercept; to
obstruct; to make secure, as
a frontier; to make nice
distinctions, to discriminate;
a portion of.
huo^hwoli^ peihaps, or, either,
if; doubtful, uncertain, may ;
now, then; here, there; this^
that.
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( 105 )
62.63.
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64
72 •^
90
lOG^
tu7ip*^ beams and boards
used in the construction of
a boat; the beam to whicli
the hawstr is secured ; a cat-
liead.
chan^ chev? to figbt; a battle,
to tremble ; fearful ; war,
hostilities ; military ; alarm-
ed.
tieh^* to scrape, to pick ;
sharp; advantageous,
clbi* ts'ih^ to store up wea-
pons; to put them back in
an arsena,l ; to gather in ; to
fold, as wings; to collect
one's self; to lay aside, as
arms in time of peace.
'yin^ a long spear or pointed
weapon ; 'yw' a long shield.
chieh* Map to beware of, to
watch, to warn, to caution,
to inhibit, to inform, pre
cepts ; a limit, a region.
chien^ ^tsien small, narrow,
cramped j prejudiced, con-
tracted ; used for ^ts'a^i ^
cruel.
wo^ ^ngo 1, me, my, our, we,
us.
cliieii? Hsien to carry to the
utmost; to exhaust, to finish
up ; to destroy ; to kill ; to
clip, to shear ; entirely.
teng^ 'tang a small steelyard
used for weighiug money or
jewels (unauthorized).
cKiang^ ^ts'imig a spear, a
wooden lance; to do violence,
to assault, to kill, as when a
soldier kills an officer, or a
foreign foe kills the enemy's
ruler; to maltreat; injurious.
Jcan^ to pierce, to stab; to
conquer; to kill; equal to;
fully to sustain.
Icuei^ Jciv'ei a halberd, with
a M'aved point like a Malay-
an kris.
cilia* Jciah^ a lance, a long
spear, uneven ; usual, as
rules or ceremonies.
cKo^ lu* luh, to strike, to
push, to jar ; to massacre ;
to be put to death j to act
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49
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68
69
M
foolishly; to kill in war;
to mangle; disgrace; to
ruin ; to exert.
clko^ ch'oh, to stab, to pierce,
to stamp; a seal; to stick
into; to punch.
hs{* 111'' theatricals ; to play;
to ridicule ; a comedy ; a
mime; to fence with wea-
pons.
cliili.,^ a sword ; to gather ;
potter's clay.
/i?t*' a door ; a hole ; a family,
the master; to screen, to
protect.
0* ngoh, a small inner door;
impeded, cramped ; in diffi-
culty, distressed, ill-used;
that which is fated to harm
one; a ring fastened to reins
near their ends.
'pien^ flat; a tablet; low;
small, thin; a tablet hung
over doors by graduates, to
denote their rank; ^p'ien
used for |^ a skiff.
Jcung^ a bar or latch outside
of a door; to bar a door; an
ear or handle; 'kdng to in-
quire into.
tien*'' to bar a gate with
beams of wood or iron in-
serted in the wall.
'shang^ the ring placed upon
doors to use as a knocker.
^p the bar of a gate, which
is sometimes a great beam
inserted into the walls.
"^ shih* slip the pivot in a
door, which rests in sockets
above and below, and turns
in them ; the projecting
edge of a raised platform
near the ascent, where a
sentry stood ; a wall on
the sides of a stairway,
same as >^ 85. 63.
so^ su^ a place ; a thing ; a
cause ; a compound ; a build-
ing ; a town ; if, supposing,
in reference to ; who, what ;
a lot or situation in life ; to
fell timber.
I
( 106 )
^^
63.64.
70
75
86
163
175
64^
ijang' a house, an office, a
room, a chamber, a dwelling;
a wife or concubine ; a
branch of a family.
cKieii? 'k'ien a little door
inside of the house ; one says,
the hight board laid across
the threshold in gateways.
'yeu' the upright bar which
shuts the door inside; it laps
over the two leaves and fits
into sockets.
lei"^ W crime, fault, to bend,
to stop, to crouch, to reach,
to ofi'end, to come to ; at ;
determined; to quiet, to
settle ; perverse, rebellious,
guilty, impenitent; calami-
ties; tiibulations.
shall* shen^ a fan ; leaf of a
door; a round fan or fire-
screen ; to move to and fro.
same as ^ 169. 138.
'i^ a silken screen anciently
placed in the audience cham-
ber between the door and
window.
hu*'' to follow ; a guard ; a
train, a suite, a retinue, a
cortege; to act irregularly as
hunters do; a broad hill.
fei^ f^fei a door with one
leaf; a rustic house.
shoii? 'shell the hand, the
arm, the fist, the fingers ;
handy, quick ; to handle ; to
act; an autograph ; actions;
skill.
^ts'ai' talent, ability, power,
endowments, or gifts ; an
educated person, a graduate;
genius, to be strong; mat-
erials, the substance of a
thins'.
p'eny* 2j\in(/^ to run upon or
against ; to bump ; to try, to
see how a thing is ; to meet
unexpectedly ; a thump ; on
trial, experimentally.
2)0ii} ^p'eio,2}'ai'^ to take up in
both hands, as when drink-
ing water from them.
m
it
^
7tt' to beat; to stiike; to
fight ; doing ; to add ; to act
on ; to perform ; by, in, at,
from.
'niio^ to twist, to wring; to
sprain ; to seize by the cue;
cramped ; to reflect on.
cheny^ '■ching to lift up, to
raise ; to pull ouf, as from a
slough ; to rescue, to deliver.
2')'en(f '■p''an(j to receive in
both hands ; to beat ; to
scoop up in both hands ; an
open handful ; to hold a dish
by the rim.
sho%(}' ^sheu to receive, to
gather, to harvest, to insnare,
to involve ; to quit; to bind,
to restrain.
J'ari} to hold a thing up, or
carry it in both hands.
'chu^ to prop, to support; to
pierce ; to stick ; to oppose ;
a post, a prop.
t'o^ foh^ to be beholden to ;
to take ; to carry on the
palm, to bear up, to take on
the hand ; to carry on tlie
shoulder.
'cha^ a span.
jen(/^ cjdng to throw away,
as a useless thing ; to drag or
lead along ; to push, as a
cait up-hill.
cha^ chah, to thrust ; to pluck
up; to tie; to pull up, as
weeds ; to pierce, to cut, to
bind.
shih^ shP to drag along; to
trail after; 7'o to lead, as
water ; 'i to add to ; to
separate from ; to leave.
^fo'- to drag, to pull, to
track ; to steer, to lead, to
take by the hand ; to im-
plicate ; to protract.
ku^ kuh, ho* to rub, to clean ;
heh, sprightly, antic,
same as 64. 43.
— } ^shu'- to strain or decant
liquids, to state freely ; to
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lay open one's mind ; to pour
out, to take out, to exclude.
2/fl,*' to shake ; to take up ; to
urge one to take.
pai^'' to bow ; to worsliip; to
visit, to honor, to lewrence,
to kneel to; to visit, to
salute; an obeisance.
yiln^ "^yun to lose, as a for-
tress ; to fall ; to conquer, to
ov^ercorae,
lianif' to resist, to oppose,
to thwart, to rebel, to raise
with the hand; to protect,
to screen, to rescue, to set
up; step cliffs on the east
and west of a hill.
liang'^ liio* lio\ to rob, to
plunder; to invade; to punisli
with a stick; \n penmanship:
a stroke, to the left.
shan* shen^ to dare ; to as-
sume ; to presume ; to act as
one pleases, to take the re-
sponsibility of doing without
orders; wilful; illegally, ar-
bitrarily; to usurp; despotic.
chiao* kiao^ to compare ; to
criticise, to discuss; to mea-
sure with; to choose; con-
fused ; disturbed by ; irritat-
ed against.
chien^ 'kien to bii)d, to searcli,
to tind ; to coerce, to repress ;
to gather ; to revise, to
collate and sort; to hold up
in both liands ; to examine.
?MU^-^ (liin^ to choose ; to
wield, to select, to come in
turn, parsimonious; to join ;
to walk with difficulty.
J,ing^ to dangle a thing ; to
hold a thing up to look at or
play with ; to carry in one
hand, as a bucket, to lift, to
take.
ch'iancj^ '^is'ianff to rob by
violence ; to snatcli ; to take
openly by force ; to dispute
and struggle for ; abrupt,
rude, sudden ; ^ta'ano to cut
up, as a butcher does,
same as jj^ 70. 9. and jj
162. 7.
10
m
m
^
11
lifi^ ^niic^ to move.
Ifn'^ to pat, to quiet ; to lay
tlie hand on ; to permit ; the
handle of things ; a sort of
drum.
same as ^ 140. 38.
tvu'* umh, to move, to sway
to and fro ; to rack ; to stuff
in, to fill a j^ap; in Cantonese:
uneasy, fidgetty.
jHao^ to carry ; to select ; to
take ; to stir ; to lift ; to
mix; a load; sprightly, light-
ly, quickly; '^t'iao to provoke,
to irritate, to select ; to
choose; to pick out; in Can-
tonese : to baste, to sew in
an edge.
ch'uvy^'' to leap, to skip, to
hop about; at once, al-
together ; to push, to hit ; to
lift.
t'o^ t'oh^ to exclude ; to re-
move ; to mistake; to leave
behind; sImV to rub and
clean.
hvan^ to bend ; to pull, to
lead, to draw ; to turn over;
to restore, to make good ; to
carry on the arm.
Hany"^ to strike, to itnpede,
to obstruct ; to push, to
screen, to co\er; (unauth-
orized).
hsieu^ 'sien to take up in the
fingers.
toil} fteu to lift up, to raise in
the hand ; to correct, to
ciiticise ; to retain, to con-
trol, to get hold of, to seize;
to meddle with ; to fit ; to
bring near to.
?iffl'* nah, to put a thing in or
under the water, to immerse
or dip ; to stain.
shuan^ ^shivan to tie up ; to
bind, to fasten ; to select ; to
pick out from among a large
quantity.
jT/u" a long sleeve reaching
to the feet; to lead, to draw
forth and show the merit of,
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to bring out merit; to praise;
^yao to draw pheasants on
tlie dress as was the fashion
in the Cheu dynasty ; J^'eu
to draw out ; ^yiu to scoop
grain out of a moi'tar ; ^cKeu
and ^t'eu to walk with the
hands hanging and swinging.
2m' paP to pull out, to
eradicate; to split ; to break,
to injure, to lean against, to
divide, to cut in two; to
reverence ; in Cantonese : a
paddle ; crawl.
t'ien'' ^ch'an to stretch a thing
out ; to pull out, as an elastic
baud.
'kmig^ to fasten a prisoner's
hands in a board, like put-
ting them in the stocks.
'kung'' to salute by folding
the hands ; arched, bowing ;
to encircle.
chien} Jiien to grasp a morsel
with the chopsticks ; lien'' to
strike a drum.
hou* keit' to draw ; to scheme,
to plot, to pull, to implicate ;
to reach up to ; to put a
thing high up.
VjVhi^ to take things by the
hand ; to bring or take.
cho^ choh, unskilful, stupid ;
bad, unsuccessful, as a
speculation ; a depreciatory
term used by people of them-
selves.
ch'ieh^ k'ieh, to raise from the
earth ; to suspend ; to hold ;
to assist, to help another ; to
put in order, to adjust; to
singe, as a shell; k'P ex-
hausted; failing; wanting;
to record on a board the
offences of criminals.
pan*' to dress up, to dress
one's self, to beautify; to
apparel, to disguise, to rig
out, as in a costume ; to
counterfeit; dress, ornament.
chien^ Hsien to cut, to divide ;
sharp-pointed ; to take from ;
to tie the hands beliind the
back ; to select; to strike, as
a watchman does the hours.
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pa^ pah^ eight; to break
open ; to divide ; flaring.
ch'e* cliih* ch'P to drag, to
pull; to draw lots; to grasp;
to hold, as the hands ; to
obstruct ; to embarrass ; to
raise, to take up ; to select,
same as M 64. 181.
la^ lah, to rub, to powder ;
to grind, as paints,
same as ^n| 64. 18.
S(/ shoh^ hsiao^ long and
beautiful arms ; small and
tapering.
tse'^ tseh, to beat, to strike.
lieh'^ leh^ to bind ; to divine
with stiaws.
hsieh"^ hieh, to fold, to double
up ; to drag or pull.
: Jao^ to pull out of the water ;
' to drag for ; to grapple from
a deep place ; to dredge for;
to mix and stir up.
ti^ till, to lead with the hand
to strike quick ; yoh, to point
out with the fingers.
koti^ ^keu to houk ; to grasp,
to restrain; to collect, to
get; to join together.
p«o^' to nurse; to embrace,
to enfold, to contain; to
feel ; to adhere to; the bosom ;
to hatch.
chil"^ kuh^ to hold or grasp in
both hands; a handful; the
two hands filled ; the cavity
made by both hands; in Can-
tonese: to urge on, to en-
courage.
Ji'ao^ to clean out, to open
out; to select ; to draw, as a
sword; to knock on; to pull
out by the hand,
same as J^ 64. 47.
khiai^ ,hvai to wipe; to
scratch ; to carry ; to rub ; to
smooth ; to carry with one.
k'o2o^ Jt'eu to lift up ; to
turn; to raise, as the skirt;
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to feel for witli the hand; to
lay away, to store.
ypJt^ yah^ to pull up weeds
or plants; to eradicate; used
with ±\ chalt, to prick.
ch'ien^ ^tsien to graft into;
to stick in or between, to
put in.
same as M 64. 1.
tsu* tsuh, to grasp, to clutch,
to seize; to run against; to
snatch or take out, as a
drowning person.
2Jan* 'p'an' to quarrel; to
reject; to separate, to mix;
to divide, to throw away.
'/mrtHo grasp with the hand;
in Cantonese: to measure by
spanning the fingeis ; a span,
a finger's length; to beat.
chao* tiao*'' to row ; to hang ;
to move, to shake; to change;
used for ;f^ chao'; H'iao to
Joggle; in Pekingese: to full
into or down; to come off,
to part.
tpVa* to strike with both
hands; to throw aside; to
cut off .-ind roast meat on
hot stones.
/)'«' p'oh, to use a club or
ciulg.d; to beat, to pound;
a tap.
pien*'' to pat, to clap the
hands, or beat, when keep-
ing time with music.
^nien^ to pluck, to pick, to
handle; to take up in the
fingers ; to carry.
hua* kwa? to suspend ; to be
separated by ; in suspense,
anxious; to distinguish, to
remember, to note; to divine
by straws.
i* yih, to oppress; perhaps,
or, if; else; either or better;
further; to settle, to stop, to
repress; to rule, to curb;
close, handsome.
'liu^ to cover, as a drum ;
to rub, to feel with the
hand; to touch, to lay the
hand on.
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ckiian^ 'kiien to roll up; to
receive; the fist; to seize, to
gather; to pack up; spiral,
crisped ; vigorous ; to exert
strength.
o'* ngoh, to gripe, to clutch;
a grasp; to have tlie iiand
over.
jT/oi^ to lean against ; to
loiter, to pub off, to pro-
crastinate; to trifle with; to
suffer, to bear with.
chiieh^ kweP to hold up the
dress when crossing a ford;
to snap, to break off, or
asunder, to strike; to hold a
thing in the hand; to throw
down.
yeh* to stow away, to put
aside; to press down with
the hand, to hold firmly with
the finger.
hsien} ^shan^ a delicate hand,
one with tapering fingers;
small; to pull along, to take
hold of; (ts^an to mix toge-
ther, to mix in, to feel or
rub.
cliii^ Jc'iX to feel for a thing,
to take away; to hand up
to; to lade out ; to lift; to
grasj); to carry off iu both
hands.
jcA'a' to seize with pincers
or a fotk; to take up with
fingers ; to drive out.
c/t'a' ch'ah^ to receive; to
take or gather ; to raise up;
to help; to lead; to bow
with the hands nearly touch-
ing the ground, — the saluta-
tion of a woman.
pa" pah to take by storm,
to assault, to pull up, to
eradicate; to promote; to
excel, quickly; conspicuous,
to exclude; the barb of an
arrow.
same as ^ 64. 32.
sho^i* sheu^ to give, or deh'ver
to; to communicate, to grant;
to confer.
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jy'an^ to grasp, to drag, to
pull down, to raise tlie hand;
to implicate.
td^ tso* tohf to persuade ; to
collect, to arrange; to regu-
late, to gather up; to take
up with both hands,
same as j^J ^^- •^^^•
30
fsou^ ^tseu to strike the
rounds at night, to pace the
beat; to take or grasp with
the hand; in Cantonese:
tight.
soii^ ^sheu to examine; to
search a house, as police do ;
to inquire into the meaning
of; literary researches; po-
pular opinion ; to assemble ;
rapid, swift, arrowy.
k'ou* IceiC to strike, to hit ;
to deduct, to discount; to
hook on, to link in ; to
buckle ; to rein up a horse.
^ivu^ to oppose, to contradict,
to resist ; a lean to, a brace ;
to shore up, as a prop does
a wall.
JLK shih,^ ten; to pick up; to
31q collect, to gather up ; to
■•" arrange; an archer's armlet;
to take turns in shooting a
bow ; to ford a stream.
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fHo,^ to grasp, to seize, to
take, to apprehend, to bring,
togetan idea of, to appreciate.
^\in(f to lead ; to draw out ;
to ciiurn and bring butter
from milk.
^chac?- to beckon, to call ; a
handbill ; to invite ; to pro-
voke ; to annoy ; to excite ;
a sign-board ; a placard ; a
signal.
kuan? ^kwai a stick ; to
swindle; to kidnap, to de-
ceive, to seduce, to decoy, to
entrap, to twist, to turn.
chi9- Jiii to seize, to lay hold
of ; adhesive, to restrain,
attached to, bigoted, bent,
hooked ; to collect, to receive;
to stop, to grasp.
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chai^ tseh, to pluck, to pull
oflF ; to pick, to grasp in the
hand ; to deprive of ; to move
on, to start ; to point out.
/ai^ to carry between two
or more on a pole ; to carry ;
to lift; to move; to shake;
to raise, to elevate, to praise ;
^ch'i to bamboo.
,fs'ao^ to take, to hold, to
manage ; to grasp, to main-
tain ; to exercise ; to drill, to
keep to the point ; ts'ao^ a
principle, a purpose, adesign,
moderate, consistent.
t'an'^ tan'' to seize with the
hand, to grasp ; to tap, to
dust ; to play ; a bow ; to
thrum, to play on ; to hold
with a sli^ht grasp ; to butt.
chi' kieh, occupied, laboring
hard ; to seize a plant firmly
to pull it up; to press after,
to pursue.
ko^ koh, to strike, to attack ;
to box ; to fend off, to ward
off a blow ; to fight with
beasts.
chiao^ 'hiao to lift up the
hand ; to grasp ; firm, unyield-
ing, feigning, false, to
straighten ; to twist ; to bend
as V)y fire ; klao' to take a
little ; to select ; to pry open ;
to obstruct.
clmn^ 'kiiln to pick up, to
put to rights; to complete.
^t'anff^ to parry ; to stretch,
to extend ; wayward.
2}ou^ iP'eu 2^'o^ to grasp, to
appropriate ; to take from ;
to get salt from sea- water.
i^ yp- yih, to eede ; to give
way to ; a salutation ; to
fold the hands and bow ;
tsih^ multitudinous.
'■nang'^ to thrust in, to fill ;
to fend off; to push from
one with violence, to stab.
'smi? to injure; to lessen, to
lose ; to diminish ; to wound,
to spoil, to blame; to criticise,
detrimental; illluck, damage.
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see§A64. 33. aiidjJ162.24.
kuo^ hivoh, to slap tlie mouth
01- face; to strike with the
fist ; to l)()x.
k\(,'ii^ ^kw'un to take; to
beat ; to tie, to bind.
hun* hivun'' to push with the
hand ; to take up with tongs
or pincers.
<sV to come down on harsh-
ly, to oppress , to dislocate a
joint ; to push off or over ;
to push down, to l)i-c;ik ; to
retire from the field defeated;
to humble; to take down
one's pride; a close in music;
to chasten, fo purify,
'jioo^ to scratch ; to fidget ;■
to vex; to mix; to disturb,
to twist, to distort.
kua'^ kuKi? to suspend ;' to be
separated by, to hang up ;
anxious ; to distinguish, to
lemember, to note, to make a
minute of; to divine by
straws.
^chui^ cKui"^ to beat with a
staff; to cudgel ; to torture
by beating.
^sai* in Pekingese : to fill or
stuff a hole, to stop up.
chih* chV to seize with the
hand, to grasp ; to present
to a superior; to enter, to
advance ; to break down, as
trees from snow ; to loosen,
as ground,
same as i^ 64. 76.
k'en^ Jcang to thump the
liead ; to knock on ; to rap ;
to butt against; j/j'zew to drag.
yi} yih, to make a bow,
dropping the hands to the
ground ; kl' to receive an
imperial order with deep
respect, and immediately
obey it, as a general should.
Hao^ to reel, to wind ; to
beat; to pound or grind tine,
as in a mortar; to ram down ;
to lean on ; to collect; to
misuse, as a woman.
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cliiiiL^ tsutt' to pinch the
flesh with the fingers ; to
put the nails together, as
when killing a flea; to push
awfiy ; to lay the hand on.
(ling* to curb in a liorse ; to
rein liim in tightly.
yeh^ yih, to hold up ; to
assist ; to support ; to sustain
one by his arms ; the side-
houses or apartments in the
palace, used for retiring-
rooms.
cJiueli^ kiieh^ to dig, to rake ;
to pluck out, to snatch ; to
twang a bowstring ; to cas-
trate, said of boars.
(fit} to as.-^ist, to support, to
protect, to help one along ;
to lend a hand, to defend.
ch'ih/ to chastise, to flog ;
the sound of thrashing or
beating.
cJiiiaii" J'-'iien the closed hand,
the tist ; vigorous; athletic;
boxing.
])\i} j)oh^ to strike, to pat, to
grasp; to fall; a blow; to
impinge, to flog; to leai» or
recline against.
^jencf" fung to hand up, to
hold up; to receive; to offer,
as to a superior.
chici} kiah, chieh^ to carry
under the arm, to conceal ;
to appropriate, to help, to
cherish, to protect, to as-
sume, to presume; to squeeze;
to bring together.
'^yang'^ to whip with a strap;
to slap aud beat as a horse
with the reins; in Cantonese :
to dust ; to shake, as a cloth.
hnayt* hzvan^ to shift, to re-
move; to exchange, to bar-
ter ; to commute.
ao* ngao'' to grind ; in Can-
tonese : to reach up (or out)
with tlie hand.
hsieh* sieh, to rub, to wipe
off; to measure; to play
with in the hand, to fumble ;
to stop ; queer, angular ; in
Pekingese : to strike.
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39
pen^ fj)dn to fumble things
over, and throw them into
confusion; in Cantonese : to
braid ; to swing, to fling ofi.
V' to drag an animal off by
one leg, or lead it when tied
up ; to issue ; to draw forth.
^yen^ to screen, to conceal,
to shut ; to gather in order
to cover; to shade from view.;
to close; to hide from observa-
tion ; to soothe ; to ^troke^
to catch at a disadvantage; .
to surprise and cover, as a
net does birds.
na* nai* nah^ to press with
the hand; in penmanship, it
is the sweep to the right,
same as ^ 64, 77.
lou^ J,eu to draw ; to em-
brace, to carry off 4 to drag
or pull^ to bring together 5
in Cantonese : to throw or
wear over the shoulders ; to
hang down, as a shawl.
,?ia^ to lay hold of, to seize ;
to apprehend, to take ; to
bring; to get an idea of, to
appreciate.
jwo" to rub between the
hands, as pill-makers do ; to
rub or burnish ; to rub or
paint; to play the sycoph-
ant.
chieh^ tsieh, to take; to catch ;
in succession ; to receive in
hand ; to succeed to, to
connect, to follow on ; to
meet ; to associate with ;
contiguous, near ; to hasten,
quick.
il/ing^ to take in the hand ;
to assail; audacious; to finger
and put into disorder; to
run against, to excite the
ire of ; provoking,
jo'o* p'oh^ to take out, to
pluck up, to turn.
hsiao* hiao'' to stir about; to
mix up, to put in confusion.
p'ao^ to take in hand, as a
husbandman does his tools.
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m
men</* mdng'' in Cantonese :
to pull, to stretch ; to cover,
to draw over for shade;
coarse ; a strap.
^stuc^ to feel or rub with the
hand.
'cha'^ to open ; to widen out ;
1^ i3 5. ^a t« open out the
fingers.
hsuan^ ^^suen to raise the
dress or bare the arm, in
order to work easier.
^yao^ to bale out water into
another vessel ; to lade from
one vessel into another; to
clean a rice mortar.
huai}? %wan to rub or polish
as gems.; to work in stones ;
to strike, to beat.
cKien^ Jcien to pluck up, to
snatch or take out, to ex-
tirpate ; to take hold of.
^t'o^ to drag, to pull, to track ;
to steer ; to lead ; to im-
plicate ; to protract.
hn^a^ Jiwa to scratch ; to
wave the hand.
Ico^ k'oh, chia^ to lay hold of
forcibly, as if to detain or
take away.
^xvan^ to turn, to twist ; to
curve with the hand; the
w rist ; to lift and carry a
thing.
clii^ Jci to take up anything
with tlie chopsticks or pin-
cers ; inclined, uneven, not
upright.
an^ ngan'' to examine; ac-
cording to, by; to try; to
rub ; to desist, to stop, to
hold; to prevent moving;
ngoh, to press down, to
repress.
kuaiT? '^liivan to take irp, to
lift; to take out of; to
rescue,
ma* mail-, to strike.
^ning^ to twist, to wrench;
to diag ; to pull and haul
about, to throw into con-
fusion.; to, pinch, as a cheek ;
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64.
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m
42
in Cantonese : to bring, to
carry.
-Ijh*^ ting*'' to throw away or
T"/^ abroad ; thrown down, as
hail from the sky ; to smash.
1^^ ts'a^ ts'ah, to ryb, to \vipe ;
to brush, to feel ; to scatter ;
a brush ; the action of the
feet distui'l)iug the herbage
and making a noise.
ch'ih^ ^ch'i to grasp, to hold
fast; to observe; firm, i-es-
olute, decided ; a classifier
of fans.
^'pang^ to oppose^ to with-
stand ; to protect by sur-
rounding.
=^ hsieri'' (Sien to take, to selectj
^ to feel after.
te^ teh^ to strike with the
fist, to thump ; to crowd
close up to each other, to
scourge.
lo^ lueh^ to pick ; to grasp j
to draw, to stroke; to
brighten; to scrape off or
thin; to bare ; to pull off; to
rub.
chiang^ ^isiang to lead, as a.
child ; to pierce with a spear.
J.J^ po" poh^ to spring upon, to
•fJB. seize ; to strike, to grasp : to
play, as ^ luiej to lay tli.e
hand on.
j.-^ fuan^ ^tidan to roll into ,a
*rS, ball, to make round ; to pat
and roll, as dough or clay {
to beat flat ; to push or
drive together; chwen^ to
unite ; to bind, to roll up.
JLri^ ^tsun^ to adjust ; to restrain ;
T^^M. ^^ manage ; to regulate ; to
*'* observe rule and order, and
thus restrain others.
, r. 1^ i-c/i'ao* to copy ; to confiscate j
" n*l/ to take some ; to search ; to
lade out; to transcribe;
near; to fold up,
^i^> 'chang^ the palm, the sole ;
•-^^ to superintend; to rule; to
graf^p ; a webbtd foot.
rj^ J,iao^ to grasp ; to manage, to
HpHr wield, to take hold of, to pull
^ about, to regulate, to play
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46
4-lH
with ; to provoke, to pick a
quarrel wit!) ; to seduce, to
assist as in walking ; to
baste, to sew together.
^p'ao^ to throw ; to put down ;
to cast off, to reject, to cut,
to deduct, to project.
chueh"^ kiteh^ to dig as a hole
or a well ; to excavate, to
hollow out; eniinent,extreme.
chan^ *chen to bind up ; to
wipe away, as tears ; wi'ong-
ly read ^nien to twist; to
curl.
chii^ kuh^ the part of a spear
where it is held ; a barrow
or cart for carrying dirt.
chv} Jcil a spear handle ; a
disabled hand ; a position or
place; embarrassed, restrict-
ed, hurried, in need of money.
ping*'' to drive off, to expel,
open, cracked ; to make a
bad joint in a cabinet-ware.
hsieh^ sieh, to push or pull
out a stopper; to unstop a
hole.
wo* tvti} wuh^ to put the
hand on ; to hold fast in the
hand ; a little ; to grasp ;
small ; a handful.
tun*'^ to move, to shake ; to
rub with the hand.
^shai^ to beat or roll (as a
gong) ; to disperse and get
lost ; to strike,
same as ^ 64. 48.
fts'ui^ to repress, to stop, to
drive back ; to force into a
certain way or to obey ; to
overpower; to push, to impel;
to scorn ; to reach, to arrive,
to break, to feed.
hsieh* fhi to take by the
hand, to lead ; to go with ;
to conduct ; to leave ; to lead
apart.
^tao^ to pound, to beat, to
ram down ; to make solid ;
to collect ; to misuse, as a
woman.
cKoxi? ^cheu to grasp, as a
fan.
( 114 )
64.
48
49
tt
50
W
Hsa'n? to torture by finger
sticks; to ui'ge, to press.
la} lah^ to bi'eak 5 to grasp;
noise of breaking ; to hold
and manage ; to lump, to
take together; to draw up,
as liair off the face ; to pull
at, as a thread ; We/*, smooth,
to arrange orderly.
ikang^ to carry a burden be-
tween two on a pole ; to lift,
to hold up ; to manage ;
several men lifting a thing.
chit* hfi' to oppose, to r«^&ist,
to prevent ; to obst rtct, to
stop; to reject 3 to prepare
for resistance.
'kung^ to embrace, to fold in
the arms as when canying a
thing ; to push from one j to
press upon ; to scourge.
same as |^.
j^s'o* to rub between t!ie
hands; to twist, as thread
rubbing on the knee;' to lay
on paint with a wad of tow <
bent, liangiiig dowrt, as a
pendent branch ; ^ch'ai to
strike and push against.
nieh,^ to hold with the finger,'
to work up, to' fabricate, to
find a pretext for accusing
another.
^pa^ to take, to hold, to grasp;-
to seize ;' a bundle, a handle,
a faggot ; to regard' as ; to
consider as ;' for.
chuan* chwen? to arrange, to
make, to compose ;' to reg-
ulate, to correct; to collect;
to edit ; to grasp ; a law ;• a
pattern, a statute ; a maxim ;
an act ; swan* to reckon ;■ to
count ; suev? to select.
jow" to scatter ; to expand ;
to feel ; to hit; to open out ;;
to disperse.
<V^' to go away, to leave ; to
put away ; a comb-pin ; to
play, to point at ;- also read
ch'V and Cih''.
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s«c'' to brush, to sweep; to
suppress; to clean up; to lid,
to clear off"; to dampen as
one's ardor; a broom, a be-
som ; to search in order to
seize.
teng* tang'' to carry on the
shoulders, to bear away; the
straw matting wjiich covers
a baggage cart; also read
tU7l'.
han^lian'' to guard, to escort,
to defend, to desist, to
environ; an obstacle, a hin-
drance, a shield.
Icat^ to stretch out anything
with the hand ; to open out,
as a scroll.
peng* ipdng to cause, to
grasp with power ; to follow
after; in Cantonese: to
arrange, to compare.
piny^'' to drive oft', to expel;
open, cracked ; to rnuke a
bad joint in cabinet-ware.
'jiiw* to twist as a cord, a
wire, etc.; also read ning ;
(unauthorized.)
7iiu^ ^yao to seize, to drag ;
obstinate; to pull and snap
a thing in two ; to break off,
to drag along ; to pluck, as
a flower; ngao' obstinate,
self-willed, in Pekingese : to
buy meat,
same as S|| 64 86.
^tien^ to weigh in the hand ;
to jolt or bob up and down,
as a nurse does a baby ; in
Cantonese: to lay straight;
directly ahead.
chS^ cliih* to take up, to
ijatlier, to collect; to adopt;
to improve, to brighten.
k'tio'^ ktv'oh, to enlarge ; to
fill ; to beat ; to expand, as
the wind ; to stretch a thing
till it becomes large.
't'ing^ to stick up ; to stretch
out ; to pull up or out, to
lead out ; decided ; resolute
in principle; straight; to
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57
relax a little, as with pris-
oners ; to strain, as at
stool.
shan^ ^shen to lead on, to
draw out; long ; to prolong ;
to delay, to slap; to turn, as
a key.
ch'ieii^ Jc'ien to lift up, to
carry ; to raise ; firm, stable ;
to settle or mark off a bor-
der by stones ; to run a
boundary; to bar, to close,
as the course of a sluice.
p'in^ ^p'an ^fan to sweep;
to brush; to risk; to reject;
to grasp or clap the hands;
to lightly regard; soaring;
flying; to fly; to disregard.
neng* lung'' to act ; to do ;
to play with,
same as ^^ 64. 37.
to
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shih,* to wipe, to rub,
cleanse, to brush away.
tiao*^ to take, to carry; (un-
authorized).
fu* full., to brush ; to oppose,
to thwart; to shake ofi"; to
expel; to wipe, to dust;
perverse, proud, a duster ;
pantomime.
n%^ nih, to grasp; to catch
hold; ill Cantonese: to carry
in the hand.
hsiieh^ sueh^ to sweep away;
to rub to pieces; to brush
off or destroy by the hand.
yeyi^ yiian^ ^yuen a principal
officer, the one who properly
holds the post. *"
cKuang^ ^chviang to beat,
as a drum or gong, to motion
to.
hi} luh, to separate the dregs
of a liquid.
2n^ 2neh^ to strike or knock
down ; to brush away.
keng* kdng^ to thrum the
threads of a lyre rapidly, so
as to endanger breaking
them.
A^-^ nieh,^ to pinch up; to nip
^Ai^ with the fingers; to take up
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63
with tongs or nippers; also
read nien^ to nip; to feel.
hu^ hwuh, to slap, to tap ; to
bale out, to clean up ; to
push.
same as ^, 120, 61.
Iian*'' to move, to shake, to
excite; trembling; to surge
against.
same as ^, 120. 61.
'jao^ to cause trouble; dis-
order; to incommode, to
confuse; to infest, as ban^
ditti; to rear, to pacify; mild,
courteous, agreeable to.
fieii^'' to work the Chinese
pen on the ink-slab; to raise,
as a wick.
yen*'' to pare, to clip, to
even off; to bale out, as
grain.
^sai"^ to choose, to select; to
move or shake.
Zw' ,cA'w shu^ at ease, pleased;
to scatter, to spread ; to as-
cend; to discuss and settle.
'chao^ to seek ; to supply
what is short; to exchange
as money; to barter; to pay
a balance.
Jung^ to aid; to help and
countenance; to oppose; to
push away.
se^ seh, the rustling fall of
the leaf; some say it is from
the sad strains of the lute;
autumnal flower withering;
^siao to brush away; suh^ to
reach.
huo* hwoh, deluded.
hsieh* Map to take hold, to
take up in the hand ; to pass,
as a dish at table ; to bring
to one.
cJiih* chi' to compare; to try,
to ascertain.
o*' ngoh, to gripe, to clutch;
a grasp; to have the hand
over.
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66
i
li*'' coverinf»s put on the
nails to protect them when
tlirumming the f];uitar, to
twitch the strings, to tlirnra;
to suap asunder; to guide,
as a hehu ; to twirl, as to
whirl a spoon.
shari} ^shen to fan ; to brush
off; to agitate ; to strike, as
with a fan.
Au^' to distribute, to impart
to others liberally.
"^ pai^ 'p'ai to break off, or
open, to pierce; to open
out a thing; to separate its
parts, to snap in two; also
written J^
'chan(/' to push; a prop; to
set apart; same as J^ 64. 92.
chi* 'k'i expert in arms;
skilful ; ability, talent, art,
ingenious.
I itwn} to strike, to attack ;
■to strike with the fist, to
throw.
sou^ 'seu to shake, to agitate;
to arouse; to refresh.
p'ieh^^ to skim ; to abandon,
to leave; to tap, to strike;
to brush off, to wipe; to
■divide; to lead; gently,
somewhat; a down stroke or
dash to the left in writing;
a classifier of mustaches.
ao' (Tigao to shake, to joggle,
to rattle, to twirl.
ch'iao* Tciao' to whip, as a
horse; to screen; to lay hold
of.
sa^ sfl/t, to scatter, to dis-
perse, to let go; to throw
one side and the other; to
set loose.
cKe'^ cKeh, to remove, to re-
ject, to send away; recall;
to set aside.
cKing^ Jc'ing to rise, to
lift up; to salute; to I'aise
on high with the hands, to
•elevate ; to lift ; in Canton-
ese : to settle, as turbid
water with alum ; to freeze,
to coagulate.
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tven^ hvan to rub, to smooth
off; to wipe off, to dry by
rubbing.
pan'^'' to tie up, to tie fast;
a band, a tether, a loop.
tou^ Heu to shake up, or off;
to rouse; to shudder, to
shiver; in G antonese: to
touch, to handle; to work in
wood.
chii'' she* cheh, to break off,
to deduct ; to annul ; to fold ;
to repress; to injui'e; part
of a coffin.
cKcii^ ts'eh to break open, to
demolish; to split by exter-
nal force; to destroy; to
pull down, to take away; to
take out the bones; to dis-
grace, to abase.
ssii^ ^sz' to tear, to split, to
cut asunder; to rend, to
leave.
chan* tsan"^ to strike; to
raise up; a turn or time;
temporal ily; to cut in two;
to throw into; to exclude;
to place planks for crossing
water; shan'^ to cut up
] plants; to raze.
'perig^ ^pdng to screen, to
hide; to propel a boat; to
beat,
same as |U 85. 71.
Han^'^ to brush off; to exact,
to raise; a duster; also same
as ^ 64. 149.
chin^ tsin'' to stick into; to
insert, as in a socket; to
shake; to strike the watches;
to rescue.
^j'ao^' to strike, to chastise;
the sound of beating; a clat-
tering noise.
hsiictn* hii.en'' to strike; Jiung
to wave off with the hand.
<'?■•' t'lh^ to select and expunge;
in Cantonese: to lift up, to
bring with both hands; to
excite; to put aside.
{yang^ to spread, to extend;
to winnow ; to display, to
render famous; to scatter, to
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divulge, to applaud; to lift
up, to raise, as the voice; to
stare; a battle-ax.
t'ang^^ to separate, to sunder.
chih^ 'chi the finger, the toe;
to point; to teach; to refer
to; to command 5 to denote;
a mode, a particular.
ts'o* ts'u' to arrange; to em-
ploy; to Collect; to place; to
put, to relinquish, to cast
away or throw dovpn, to
shovv^ abroad or make known ;
to use; to set in order;- cheh,
to pursue after in order to
seize; to chase; to ferret
out, as robbers.
tsuan* tswati' to grasp ; to
move, to stir; to hold in the
hand ; hasty, quick J entire-
ly ; to select.
/taw*' to grasp, to lift ; to
ward off, to defend ; to move ;
to stop ; to forbid.
hun^ Imni.n'' the same as,
similar ; to make alike ; to
inlay, as with ivory ; to
combine; to root up.
same as |g 64. 83.
(t'i'^ to pick up ; to mention ;
to hold, to raise, to carry ;
to bring into notice ; to
suggest; to attend to; to
bring before a magistrate ;" a
drum; ^shi to collect, to
flock together ; to lift or
take in one hand.
yeh* P to pull, to lead off; to
leave a trace ; to saunter
along leisurely.
chuai* chwap to draw, to
pull ; to drag.
chieh^ kie\ to raise ; to
state ; to support ; to erect ;
to take up; to make known ;
to drive rapidly.
heng^ ^kdng to stir up by a
stick when feeling for some-
thing in the water; in Can-
tonese : to reel, to wind off
thread.
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ts'o^ tsoh, to unite ; to take;
to uigp ; to pinch up a little ;
a pugil ; a handful ; a term
of depreciation ; to make a
resume ; to gather up ; to
pull.
tsan^ tswan' to put away ; to
pluck out of; to hold in the
hand, to carry in one hand ;
hasty ; quick ; entirely ; to
select.
ts'ao*'' to stir a thing around
with the hand ; to stir and
mix.
yiieh'* yueh, to bend into a
crescent, as a bow, or the
tire of a wheel; to bend
back and straighten ; to move,
to take in the fingers.
so* shoh, to smear, to daub.
^2^ivg^ a quiver; to put the
iiand on tlie quiver, so as
not to let the arrows drop
out.
mei* mei' to feel with the
hand.
mo^ moh^ to rub ; to blot ; to
obliterate, to wipe clean, to
dust, to besmear ; to color ;
to change the bills of one
bank for those of another,
same as |^ 64. 141.
fieh,^ sheh^ to pile up ; to
grasp divining straws in the
hand; to fold; to grasp; to
take hold of, to count ; to
sort off.
ts'S* ts'eh, so^ to support or
assist ; to select out a thing;
a switch for a horse.
^t'an^ to spy; to search, to
enquire, to speculate on, to
explore, to sound, to try, to
experience ; to feel for with
the hand ; t'an^ to go in
search of, to visit, to essay,
to examine.
7o' to guess the weight of,
to l)eft a thing; to drop a
sail.
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to push off or over
■^1^ with the hand ; to strike; to
oppose ; to resist ; to stop
one.
so^ soh^ to select or pick a
thing out by the hand ; suny''
to respect ] to act on or
move ; shtih^ to bind tight.
chien^ 'kien to choose, to
discriminate; to select ; elect-
ed, picked out.
W lih^ to strike; to choose ;
to allow ; to exclude ; the
utmost degree off.
lin*'' to kill, to beat; in
Cantonese ; to pile up ; a
group, to soothe.
fP'aii'- to drag, to pull ; to
climb ; to grasp ; to raise the
hand ; to clamber, to im-
plicate.
jou^ ^jeu to rub ; to bend by
fire ; to twist, to contort; to
make pliable, to bring under
one sway.
chieh^ kieh^ to measure with
the thumb and forefinger,
to span ; to measure an ell ;
to uncover.
W lih, to rub in the hand,
to pull through the hand in
order to smooth.
'k'an^ to strike, to knock ; to
run against, to throw down;
to stone at.
same as ^^ 64. 11.
hsien} Jiien to raise, to lift
up; to pull out; to lay hold
of; liigh, proudly ; to lead.
ch'e^ 'c/t'e to pull, to drag ;
to tear open ; to haul ; to
track ; to abscond ; to go,
fou^ (t^eih to hit ; to throw ;
to put into ; to dip ; to
deliver ; to reject ; to intrust;
to join ; to agree on ; to
conceal; towards or inclin-
ing to.
sa^ sah^ to give a backhand-
ed blow ; to slap one ; to
disperse.
cJii^ kihf to strike, to beat, to
rush against ; to attack.
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81
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niu^ 'meu the thumb ; the
great toe.
^2ii^ to write, to slap ; a
petition ; to pare, to peel, to
revise, to criticise, to assist;
a cliarter party ; to lease ; a
judgment, a criticism.
^ch'an^ to mix up ; to sup-
port ; to stab or prick ; to
push; to repair ; sharp,
same as U|| 64. 81.
ch'iao* k'iao'' to raise, to
prize, to force open ; to raise
by a lever or crow-bar.
'min^ to feel and smooth
down ; to soothe ; disorderly ;
to stroke with tlie hand ;
interchanged with i^and i^.
HP to oppose ; to substitute ;
to bear ; to ward off; to rush
against; to butt; to hit
together ; to atone for ; to
sustain, to get what one
deserves ; to offend, to reach ;
up to ; a pledge, a security ;
to arrive at.
same as 64. 1.
iyiing^ in Cmitonese: to throw
away as useless, to tlu'ow
aside ; to throw down.
cKeng^ tcJoing to receive, to
entrust to; to obey; to
accept ; to take a charge ; to
undertake, to assist, to sup-
port ; next, second to ; to
stop.
chhbi^ Jcil chi'i} to fill a hod or
basket with earth, as ia
building adobe walls,
same as i:^ 64. 61.
(So^ to pat, to stroke, to rub
in the hand ; ^sha to open.
^Cang^ to stop or brace up a
thing with the hand ; to
oppose, to stand against.
to} tah^ a thimble used in
sewing; a skin cover for the
fingers when playing a guitar.
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99 ^
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yii^ to soothe, to tranquillize,
to quiet ; to stroke, to pat,
as a dog; to cherish; to
manage ; to control gently
but firmly, as a good magis-
trate; to tlirum, as a lute.
hoii? to screen or hide with
the hand; to put the hand
over a place.
mieh,* to pluck up; to pull
off; to peel; to rub, to work
with ; to pinch,
same as i^ 64. 61.
shan* 'yen luminous, bright ;
easy, quiet, smoothed out ;
to cover.
'iiien* to work over in the
fingers, to fumble over ; to
toy Of play with.
chna} fCJiao to tickle, to
scratch ; to flatter ; to please,
to cajole ; often written M.
yiian"^ ^yuen to assist, to
save ; to raise up ; to ]eq,d or
take by the hand; to pull up
higher, to drag out, to re-
lieve, to rescue, to restrain.
cheng* chdng'' -to try, to
sLrugi^le; to earn; to pierce,
to stab; to amass, as proper-
ty ; to collect.
/ua'' Jiiviii to split, to rend ;
to point out ; unassuming ;
S.I me as ^.
ch'eiig^ fCh'dnff to push with
a pole, to scull, or row ; a
prop ; a stay.
ch'ien'* k'ien^ to lead, to pull,
to tow.
shuai^ fShwai to throw, or
dash down; to push off; to
shake, to quiver ; to shy, as
a horse.
kua^ ^kwa to lead, to drag ;
to strike ; to take up.
chHetv^ Jcien to pinch, to nip ;
to grasp, as with forceps.
chen* ehcin^ to strike or stab ;
the noise of felling woorl.
'shall* to move or manipulate
with dexterity, to make
signals,
loi;
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H'ung^ to lead on, to advance,
to strike against ; to stick
into, as through a paper
window.
pv?^ to take, to seize, to
apprehend ; to pursue and
capture ; to search for and
arrest ; to hunt, to fowl.
cKov} ^ch'eu to pull out, to
take from ; to lift ; to take
out, as a dividend ; to select;
a tenth, a fee ; to whip.
yc(} yah, to guard, to escort,
to pawn ; to sign, to stamp
or affix a seal ; to control, to
force ; to lock up ; to detain,
to arrest.
A'?**' in Cantonese: to toss in
the arms, as a baby ; to toy
with, to fuss over; properly
read ^cKau. an old form of ^^
to select.
1 liao^ lioh., to seize, to plun-
1 der; in Pekingese : to cast
Taside, to throw off, as an
j insect from the hand.
Hang* to stop, to obstruct,
to screen, to cover, to strike,
to impede, to push.
ch'ov?- ch'uh^ to shake ; con-
vulsions ; a spasm or cramp
of the tendons ; to drag along
by force.
lei* JeP to strike ; to rub ; to
reprimand ; to beat a drum,
to call the tattoo ; to roll
stones.
tieh,^ to fold up ; to collect ;
to pile on, to gather up, to
suspend.
'po^ to sow seed, to scatter
abroad, to winnow ; to dis-
seminate ; to promulgate ; to
publish ; to disperse ; to re-
ject ; to be separated ; to
shake, as grain ; to encour-
age ; to flee.
chieh* tsieh, to overcome ;
prompt, quick; to hunt, to
gain a victory; to announce
as a victory or promotion;
to complete, joyful news; to
talk rapidly.
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133:
nieh/* nien^ to pinch up, to
take a pinch ; to take up
with tonys or nippers.
she* shell, to collect, to <,'ai,ther,
to control, to inspt'Ct ; to
take ; to put in order ; cap-
able of directing ;" to act for;
to substitute; skilled; to
pursue and seize; tlie hiss of
a snake ;' nieh, to pacifj,
peaceful.
yeli^ ^ye to gesticulate ;' to
piny antics.
sii* suh, to strike, to pound.
chuan^ Jciien to subscribe ; to
pitrchase rank; to ccntribnte
at a call froai government;
to reject; to thr(jw away;
to renounce, to leave; to
part, as at death ;- to offer
up ; to disdain.
^shao' to select; to reject tbe
bad ; to catch ; to pluck or
brush awa}'; to move, to take
along, to carry.
k'en* 'k'dng to extort, to
oppress, to vex ; to detain of
take by force ; to obstruct ;■
overbearing; arbitrary.
similar to |g 64. 161 ; ch'en^
^ch'an to rub ; to give ; to
adjust; to wipe clean} to
shake.
same as ip 64. 147.
ch'ien^ Jcien to ravel up, to
wind around ; to strike, to
grasp ; thick, firm.
chih,^ the rustling noise made
when reaping; grain.
ifai^ to carry between two
or more on a pole ; to carry ;
to lift ;■ to move, to shake, to
raise ; to elevate, to praise.
chiK^ chp to stab, to pierce ;
to plunder, to seize ; to point
with the finger; to reach to.
ch'ia^ k'iah, to nip, to pluck;
to dig the nails into ;• to
lacerate ; to claw ; to grab,
to pinch; to twist ; to tear up.
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ch'a^ ch'ah, to stick into, to
pierce, to insert ; to inter-
fere ; an iron pointed pole or
crow-bar.
ch'uriff^ ^shung to pound, to
ram down ; to rush on ; to
run against ; to batter on.
^t'tto^ to pull out by the
hand ; to tug at ; to fumble
for ; to draw, as a sword ; to
knock on ; to lay hold of.
kua* Icwahj to inclose in a
bundle, to envelop; to tie
up; to embrace, to include ^
to comprehend ; to meet ; to
arrive at ; to brush ; to place
an arrow on the string.
she^ *she to patt with, to
throw away; to relinquish;
to leave, to abandon ; to give
alms; to impugn or reject,
as the authority of.
same as ^ 64. 75.
.jyan^ to shift, to remove, to
put away ; to transport; to
discuss.
hen* Jidn. to pull along quick-
ly, to drag ; to forcibly place
in order, to jerk into posi-
tion ; to stop another.
<s'a' jcA'a' to rub on, to
smear, to wipe; to spread
over, to cross out, as in a
writing ; 'c/i'a to mix.
ch'ou^ ^ts'eu to hold in the
fingers ; to grasp, as a guitar;
to overhaul ; to unloose.
ta* tahj to add to ; to raise^
to build; to strike; to lean
upon ; to place on, to pile
up, to join, to suspend, to
carry ; to lean against ; in
Shanghai : a spot ; a place ;
with, and.
jmw* to follow a pattern, to
go according to a rule; a
pattern, a muster.
rao^ mohj to feel, to touch ;
to cover with the hands.
ko* koh, the noise of scraping
or filing; the rubbing or
grating of wood; to manage.
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jniao^ to paint; to sketch;
to describe, to trace, to
draw, to-design, to outline;
to copy paintings; to strike;
to tlirow away.
7>iieA/ to beat.
f.s'a} ts'ah, the action of the
feet disturbing the herbage
and making a noise; to
scatter, to feel, to rub, to
brush; a brush.
'jung^ to push ; to beat, to
pound, as in a mortar; to
stuff, to fill, to receive.
hua* hwa' a trap or pit in
which to take animals ; a
gin ; a noose laid over a pit
to catch wolves ; hwoh, to
seize by the hand, to secure;
hu^ to divide, to spread out.
^cha} to seize or take, to
grasp, to squeeze ; a hand-
ful ; to take up.
same as ^g 64. 31.
ch'uai^ ^chto'ai to thump, to
pommel the fist; to pocket,
to put into the breast
pocket.
W 'lu to tuck up ; to seize,
to plunder; to capture
prisoners, to seize men in
battle; prisoners, slaves
taken in war; devoted,
addicted to, enslaved by.
^sao^ to scratch; to rub
gently; to titillate; to irritate,
toanno}'; the nails.
ch'ari' ^cKen to strike, to
beat.
c^'o' ch'oh^ to stab, to pierce;
to stamp ; to harpoon ; to
run against ; to take a pinch,
to take up in the fingers.
{man^ meaning and sound
both lost ; in Cantonese :
used for ^pan ^ to pull or
take down ; to push ; to
turn over; to work a scull;
to bring down as pride.
ch'in* k'iri^ to press down,
to settle or adjust with the
hand ; to put the hand on ;
to lean on; in Cantonese : to
cover.
(jang^ to reject ; to eject ; to
steal, to expel ; to bare, as
the arms ; to push to or from
one with the hand ; to appro-
priate ; to seize without a
clear right; see also iM 64.
30.
JLi^^ same as ^ 145. 40.
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148-
149;
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ch'ie7i^ ^ts^en to graft into;
to stick in or between, to
put in.
t'an*'' to feel for with the
hand, to take out with the
hand; to seek out; a swab,
a duster.
kiiei^ Jcivei to cut cloth for
i^arments; to divide by a
pattern.
Han^ to hoard up; to grasp,
to interfere with ; to engross;
to monopolize, an armful.
chia(? 'kiao to excite, to dis-
turb, to annoy, to confuse,
to disorder, to make discon-
tented.
chiao^ kioh, to seize by the
horns ; to stab; to lay hold
of an animal to stab it.
ftan^ a pole ; to sustain ; to
undertake; to earry, to bear;
to be responsible for ; to go
as security ; tan^ a burden,
a load ; a hundred catties.
liian^ J,uen to tie, to bind ;
contraction; crooked, bent,
winding; to drag along, to
take hold of ; to think of
lovingly.
cho^ choh, to push; to beat;
to pierce wood; a reverbera-
tion ; the sound of rapping.
(^hao^ to compare quantities
and ascertain which is the
greatest or fewest; to pull
out.
chii* kij? depending on,
according to; it appears that;
testimony, evidence, warran-
ty ; to lay the hand on ; to
occupy a place; to lean on;
tangible.
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107
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H' ni" to decide, to purpose,
to consider ; to guess ; to
estimate, to intend ; figure,
form ; similar to, like.
k'uei"^ (ktvei to surmise, to
conjecLuie, to cousider ; to
guess, to calculate ; to ex-
auiiue and conclude.
po^ poh^ to transfer ; to send ;
to expel ; to detach, as
troops ; to exclude ; to scat-
ter ; to separate ; to thrum
as a lute.
jy'aV- p'oh, to clap, to pat, to
strike, to caress ; the pro-
jecting^ cornice over a shop
or house.
cKieh} ,k'iai to rub, to wipe
with the hand ; to brush, to
clean; a kind of long drum
or sounding board,
jj'i^ p'ei^ to open ; to pull
off; to cover, to spread out ;
to unroll, as a scroll; to
break, as clouds; to uncover ;
to rive; to throw on, as a
cloak; to oppose; disheveled.
o* ngoh, to seize, to hold
fast, to grasp ; to keep down
or cover with the hand ; to
drag.
k'o^ k'oh^ to strike ; to take
or gather; to pat or beat
with the hand ; o* to cover ;
a dung barrow.
Sn* hvdn toev? to keep down ;
to obliterate; to place the
hand on, to wipe ; to dip or
thrust into the water as hot
iron ; to immerse.
J.u^ to take hold of ; to spread
out ; to lead ; to select.
chih^ shih, to throw into ; to
hold, to grasp ; to lean on a
staff.
^tieii^ to strike ; to extend ;
to lead; to spread out; to
beat, to knock a thing to
pieces as when throwing it
away.
shun*'' to feel, to rub.
hsiin' f^siiin to pat, to stroke ;
to encourage, to take a sym-
pathizing interest in.
[-PSL
ii;
113-
lu:
I'^tf
tse" tseh, to select, to choose,
to pick out; to prefer.
kiio* kwoJi, to seize with the
claws, as a cat or an eagle
does its prey.
hua7i'^ hwan^ to put on armor ;
to brace on, as a helmet ;
^siiien to strip.
^ai^ to receive, to suffer, side ,
by side, to rely on, to force, /
next, near.
same as j^ 64. 53; t'o* t'oh,
to carry on the palm, to
bear up; to take on the
hand.
same asf^f 112. 51.
piao^ 'p'iao to beat, to sig-
nalize ; to lay the hand on
the heart ; to strike, to knock
down; to fall, to throw down;
to push off; the point of a
sword; to record.
J,i^' to stretch ; to spread, as
wind's ; to exhibit, to display.
ch'irt^ Jcin to take, to seize,
to apprehend; to srasp, as
by the collar; in rhetoric to
hold by the literal sense ; a
rigorous adhesion to terms,
same as ^^ 64. lt)2.
^
I
chiv} ^tsiu to collect; to bring
up, as a sheaf and bind it ;
to seize, to grasp, to gather.
chiu^ ^tsiu to clutch, to grasp,
to sripe ; to pinch and pull,
as the skin ; to take hold of
forcibly.
^su^ to rub or feel with the
hand.
wa} wa\ to scoop, or hollow
out ; to excavate; to stir up,
as an old grudge; to dig
out, to hollow out ; to clean
out, to dredge.
yao*'' another form of 'j:j^
obstinate, perverse ; in Can-
tonese :■ to scratch ; to collect,
to scrape together, to pick
up tilings.
sou^ ^sheu to search a house,
as police do; literarj .re-
64.
i
117
121;
searches ; popular opinion ;
to assemble; rapid.
k\ing^'^ to pull as a bow; to
rein in, to check ; to accuse;
to impeacli ; to maintain ; to
claim, as an indemnity ; to
suppress ; to beat ; to inform
the rulers.
ch'iung* k'iiXng' to press down
with the hand, so as to
steady a thing.
tu^ tii\ to offend by assurance
or pride ; to rush against,
'wa' to seize with the hands,
to grasp, to hold on ; to pull
towards one, as a lot of
little things.
is'itan^ ^tsw'an to tempt, to
persuade ; to fling away ; to
part withj; to cause divisions;
to cajole one to consent.
la^ lah, to pull, to drag; to
break 5 to bend, as a bow ;
to lead ; to force ; to borrow,
to buy on credit ; to appror
priate, to embezzle; the sound
of the wind.
chuang* chwang^ to beat; to
cheat ; to rush against ; to
intrude; to strike accident-
ally.
ta^ tah^ to add, to build ; to
touch.
she* sheh, to take hold of, to
count ; to sort off, to grasp.
^shao^ a small basket used in
cooking, which holds the rice
to steam it; a rudder or tiller.
so'- shoh, to select, to pull
out; to infer; to feel for
with the hand ; to take ; to
experiment upon; to seek
out or solve.
jZo* to manage; to arrange,
as a dress ; to take, to get ;
to put one thing on another,
a lot of things,
same as 4Ba 64. 102.
(,yao^ to shake, to move, to
svave ; to sway to and fro ;
agitated ; disturbed, discom-
posed.
•ig.^-l-lnl s^^^s as ^Jl 64. 48.
Ho^ to split; to take; to
select, to pick out; in Pe-
kingese: to lub off, to wipe;
in Cantonese : to get, to buy,
to vex, to injure.
'pai^ to spread, to strike ; to
rouse, to arrange, to set in
order, to move, to get rid of;
to work, as the scull of a
boat; an axis or balance in
machinery ; the tongue, as
of a bell ; to sway to and fro.
shuai^ ^shwai to pull over a
thing.
yoAig^'' a rule, a pattern.
chiv} Jciu to strangle, to put
to death by hanging ; to
inquire into, to search ; Jciao
to curl up ; to tie up ; J.iu to
bind ; *nao confused, mixed
up.
ta* t'aJi^ to rub over, to
strike, to take an impression
of a writing on stone ; a
fac-siniile, an impression ; to
echo ; to cover.
^/aji^ to upset, to toss about.
che' cheh, to fold up ; a paper
folded up ; to injuie, to
destroy; to pile up; an ofhcial
document; the paper itself.
cho' choh, to pull up, to
select, to lead on, to raise;
to promote, to employ in
office; to excite, toiemove;
to reject, as good resolutions.
'k'ao^ to beat, to torture, to
extort a confession ; to put
to the question.
chth^ ^cM to prop up, to
support, to hold up ; to shore
up ; a stone plinth which
supports a tablet.
je'^ jeh, to soak or dip in
sauce or liquor ; to sop, as iu
soy or vinegar,y?tfln^ to push.
ch'uai'' 'chw'ai to feel, to try;
to estimate; to measure, to
asceitain ; to push away ; to
exclude ; to detect.
( 122 )
^%^
64.65.66.
209-
212"
65^
J^
'tang^ to stop, to obstruct, to
screen ; to strike, to impede,
to push, to cover, to stand
ill the way of.
hsiny^ 'hiiiff to blow the nose
with the fiugers.
chi^ Hsi to push, to press
upon, to crowd ; to upset ; to
fall into; to rest against;
(ts'i to arranj^e, to place.
Hung^ to collect; to put in
Older, to grasp, to seize ; to
attack ; to act with ; to visit,
to call at ; tu bring near, to
work on.
cluh^ ^chi a branch ; to send ;
to use ; to pay ; to diverge ;
to hold, to withstand ; to
advance, as on goods ; to
succor ; posterity ; descend-
ants ; to measure.
chih* chP many.
ch'i^ Jc'% not standing even
on its base, tipped up, in-
clined.
2ni} puh^ a slight stroke, a
tap ; to rap.
same as 'g 73. 29.
same as ^ 125. 1.
shou^ ^sheu to collect ; to
receive ; to gather ; to har-
vest; to put away; to insnare;
to involve; to bind, to re-
strain, to conclude, to re-
move ; to bring to an end.
^tuii^ sound, staunch, gener-
ous ; honest, simple ; irritat-
ed, anyry ; solid, substantial ;
a mass of troops ; to station,
as pickets ; to urge ; who
then ?
hsiao* Mad' like ; to imitate ;
to copy ; to learn ; according
to; to verify; to require; to
give to; exertions; merits;
efifects, results ; efficacious.
Hieit^ to harvest ; to collect,
to gather in, to, amass, to
concentrate, to desire, to
give; to enshroud; to neu-
tralize, to repress.
10 ff^
18
25
30
M
yti} ^yiu that, what, which,
who ; distant ; a place ; to go
on the watei-, or dart through
it.
hsii* sW to arrange in order,
to put things in proper
places; arranged; to con-
verse; to discourse or ai'gue
upon ; to employ according
to worth ; a series, order,
rank.
to^ toh^ to take forcibly, to
seize ; to rob.
cliieii^ Jcien to suit, to desire;
things that match; also same
as^l 196. 134.
tpi?i^ to divide, in order to
reduce ; to part, to make a
partition,
same as ^ 187. 23.
same as ^ 64. 53.
to'*' toh, to estimate the weight
of anything by lifting it ; to
eat slowly.
k'o*'' to thump on, to beat or
pummel slightly,
'yw' to stop the music ; an
ancient musical instrument
carved to resemljle a recum-
bent tiger, and when a rod
was rapidly drawn over it,
the musical instruments
stopped,
same as ^ 64. 30.
A?*'" a cause ; therefore ; old ;
an aflfair ; to die, formerly,
forgotten ; because, for, on
that account; the occasion,
the pretext, the reason.
ti'^ tih, an opponent, an
enemy ; a match ; to attack ;
an equal ; to fight, to com-
pete ; to control.
chiao^ 'kiao to roll up many
things, or tie them fast ; to
tie round and around,
same as iS 64. 40.
^shu* several, some, a few, to
reckon ; to enumerate ; to
( 127 )
66.
X
39
42
48
49
50
f
^
51
61
70
C"unt, to discriminate; to
deal out; to blame; to re-
capitulate ; an account, a
bill ; a list, several, a few,
fate, destiny.
J^* chiao^ kiao'' to teach, a
PK. M^^^t'-ine ; a sect, a school ;
-^k >piecept; opinions; to in-
'^^* duce, to cause, to enable,
lo make.
hsiao* hiao^ to imitate ; to
awaken, to arouse, to excite,
to effort ; to learn ; ^kiao
clever, intelligent.
V/'a?7^' a plateau, from which
can 1)6 had a wide view ;
open, spacious; to disclose
or disphiy; to rub, to burnish.
^kung'■ to assault, to attack ;
to tight with ; stroni;, endur-
ing'; teitiptation; to stimulate;
to apply to.
~|^ 'kai^ to change, to alter, to
*^^ reform ; to amend ; to correct,
as a composition, to excha m^e;
to make as new ; but, then.
pi*'' mean, abject ; poor, my,
mine; to desist ; to close, to
stop ; defeated, ruined ; un-
worth}', bad.
^^^^ 2^'*'' a violent death; to sup-
^^ pre^s ; to be killed; quite
dead, to die; to fall prostrate
or to be struck dead.
ing the noise of
boards together.
nieh^^ to fill up a hole ; to
level up, as a hole where
wild beasts were trapped ; to
put the hand over, as a hole.
favg*^ to place, to release, to
let go, to send ; to reject, to
cast off; to open out, to fire,
as a gun ; to issue, as a
permit ; to indulge.
ao* ^ngao proud, haught}',
uncivil; to saunter, to ram-
ble ; tall ; pleased, a stage
for pantomimes and mum-
mers.
i.fii} ample ; to diffuse, to
spread, to disclose, to an-
ui nj ue SLr
/j \ **trikiiig boi
72
75
nounce, to promulge, to
divide and arrange ; to state
to a superior.
^A- chV- kill, to respect, to beat ;
J^/S, yoh, a bright, pleasing sight,
as a fine landscape.
H y^ i*'' to change, to speak lightly
'^7j/\. of ; to treat, irreverently.
'^sati* to disperse; to dis-
tribute; to scatter; to sepa-
rate ; to apportion; a wine
vessel or amphora ; a medic-
inal powder ; a lute; in con-
fusion, miscellaneous; odds
and ends.
»h ch'i^ j/L'i a stiff bow, too stiff
p%^X to bend easily.
1^
same as ^ 19. 75.
77
jt|^ lieyi*'' to pound a thing with
5^^ a hammer ; to beat a thing
firm.
^^^ cheng^ 'ching whole, entire;
"jT-^. to repair; to trim up; to
mend ; to arrange ; to place
evenly ; to adjust.
"iC/rf chevff* ching'' to rule ; to
i*y\. render service to the govern-
ment; regulation; a treatise.
'mi7i^ quick, sharp, acute,
respectful ; active, clever,
prompt; serious; ready, flu-
ent of spf^ech.
ime as ^ 72. 66.
Sr*'
85
109-
llt^
124:
chiu* kiu* to succour, to save,
to cure ; to stop, to assist,
to rescue, to protect, salva-
tion, relief ; to prohibit.
Blf tu*'' to destroy ; to ruin ;
&i^ fallen in ruins ; to besmear;
to smudge; yih, and used
for '^ to dischaige ; to dis-
like, to put an end to.
'ft ch'uati* chw'en' a small mor-
•\ tar ; to hull grain.
[Jb ch'uo^ ch'oh, to pierce ; a fish-
■^\ prong with a cross-piece.
to venture, to dare,
presuming, bold, in-
trepid, rash ; saucy ; I may
not.
^28 it^ ''^•a'l' t(
i\\ darin-j:;
( 128 )
^
64.
154p
m
i6i;
I
tsuan^ tsan^ Jtsw^an tsivan^
to assemble, to come to-
gether; to pile up; to collect;
to cover; to lay a cuffin
under a shed; to put away;
to pluck out of; to hold in
the hand; hasty, quick;
entirely ; to select.
same as ^
pVn^ jnri" to expel, to put
out forcibly; to tind fault
with ; to receive.
kumi^ kivan' to be familiar
with; to take, to lift; to
let drop; to push over; in
Cantonese: to stumble, to
slip.
cho^ choh, to grasp, to seize,
to lay hold of; to arrest;
to catch.
hui^ Jnvui to direct; to
scatter; impetuous; to move,
to shake, to animate, to
sprinkle; to wield witli skill.
We?i' to expel a man, to
turn him out; to disimss a
man summarily,
joo' poh^ pai^ to break asun-
der, to break in two; to
open, to split, to disgrace.
p'p p'ih, to bend; to break;
to open; to beat the breast;
to drive away.
cAeV chdn^ to move ; to
save; to raise; to excite; to
receive; to contain; ancient;
many; to terrify.
nunff* nao^* to prop, to sup-
port; to push down; to
handle, to play with ; to prop
up.
'7iang' to fend off; to push
from one with violence ; to
stab.
jc/i'wi' to strike, as a bell ;
to strike with the fist ; to
throw at or away.
cJma^ ^chwa. to take advan-
taj<e of; to beat a drum
with a pair of drum-sticks;
to knock on a bell.
t'i^ t'ih, to select ; to break
up; to agitate, as by close
examination.
?^
163
X^j^ fe'^ff^ •■f"''^9 *^" ■'^^^^ ' *'" baste ;
' 'j4* 'o mend, as a rip.
^^ t'a^ t'ah, to strike, to beat,
lo chastise-; to punish, to
reduce; a slap, a blow;
quick ; the spot where the
arrow rests; in Cantonese:
a flat ; to press down, a dead
loss, a residue.
I >4^ 'lieu^ to transport, to remove,
JrjiM to take a tiling in a barrow ;
^ to clian<,'e places, to pick up
and arrange.
JLX^ i* i/'^h, to bale out, to pour
*|W or lade out, to transfer or
decant liquids; to take up;
to retire from, to repress, to
bow.
ipanff^ to screen, to hide, to
prtipel a boat ; to beat.
c«'>' to shift, to transfer; to
tIIk rub, to move ; to chanue the
4/#H place or purpose of; to mis-
apply tf> another use.
chih,'^ jeng^ to throw away ;
to tling at; to reject; to
waste, as time.
yeh^ ^ye to gesticulate ; to
play antics.
Hs'ttv^ to gather, to pick, to
165j!ji take; to select, to clmose, to
J^^ pluck; to sip, to suck; to
take up with the hand.
Y:^ ch'nny*' to push, as a stick
IS^JW into a rat-hoie; to poke at.
I A same as |^ 64. 114.
167T'qp'
_rn«| men^ jndn to grasp, to reel ,
169>PR to sliake; to touch; to
^' 'stHmp; to examine; to
seaich for ; to hold ; to
cover.
^V koh, to put down, to
place carefully, to lay on;
to obstruct; to strike as a
vessel on a bank.
pi*'' to strike; to push away
with the hand.
hsien^ 'hien brave, valiant;
angry, incensed; to suppress.
^lan^ to stop, to intercept;
to hinder, to embarrass, to
obstruct, to divide, to sepa-
rate, to screen off.
( 125 )
64.
172
juan^ J wan to rumple a
thing; to rub between the
hands, as in washing ; to
push hack, ^no to rub. _
T-n~t*fV*i '^'^' to clip the four corners
' I IB °^ ^ thing that is too long;
to lessen by clipping ; to
throw aside; to cover, to feel
over.
chui^ J,''ui^ to search ; to in-
fer-, to push awMy, to expel;
to press; to decline, to over-
tlirnw; to secede from; to
shirk; to refuse, to resign, to
give up, to select, to include,
to extend to.
same as |^ 64. 46.
4;t^ 'ynng^ a crowd; to prevent;
j/]E l-o carry in the arras or hold
in the lap; to embrace or
clasp to the bosom; to giid
the loins, as a runner; to
conceal from, to intercept;
to push and run toj.;ether;
to tlirong.
[^^ ch'iieh* k'ioh, to knock on ;
to beat, to cudgel ; to peck ;
to ridicule; single, as a gar-
ment without lining.
hsieh^ Jii to take by the
hand ; to lead ; see also |^
64 46.
^sung^ to fear ; to hold, to
grip; to push forward.
^t'a■n} to subscribe ; to open ;
to arrange, to spread out, as
for sale; to rate, to appor-
tion, to share; to pay instal-
ments; to adjourn, to defer,
slow, easy going ; a stall or
mat on which goods are dis-
played in the street.
slni} ^ch\i pleased, gratified.
173i^
p'u^ p'oh, the tliud of an
arrow ; the noise it makes
when striking, as if it was a
hailstone.
lei^ Jei to strike; to rub, to
yrind, to triturate; to treat
harshly; to drum; to pre-
cipitate.
175
181
m
188|^
1981
200
ju' ji'i? to stain, to dye ; to
dip, as into sauce; to put iu
brine ; to hold up a thing
in the hands as when wor-
shipping; to raise, to rub
the hands.
huo* hivoh, to direct; to per-
suade; to strike ; to seduce;
to recall one with the hand ;
to move a thing back, or as
when using a fan.
^p'ai' to arrange in order, to
place properly, to settle ; to
make a show ; to push open,
as a door; a row, a line; the
rank or place of a person in
his family ; in Cantonese : a
time, a cliance, a while.
sa^ sah, the sourid of breaking
things ; to hold a tiling tight.
an' 'ncjan to cover with t!ie
hand ; to lean on the hand ;
to hide; to screen with sotne-
thing ; to suppress, to extin-
guish ; to finger, as a flute.
1/eh^ hieh, to take up witli
the fingers and put in the
lap or bosom, as when glean-
ing ; to select.
same as A; 37. 19.
la^ lah, to i-ejpct; to split;
to push away ; to grab at, to
clutch ; to turn over or pull
about; to carry oflf in the
mouth ; to tear or spoil ; to
rub or scrape with the hand.
hit^ huh, to dig for; to muddy,
to roil, to confuse, to mix, to
exert one's strength,
same as :S 64. 33.
Hu^ violent ; ready to resort
to force; movable, swaying;
in Pekingese J,u to strip off;
to wipe away ; to rub down,
as a groom his horse.
lu^ luh, to move; to roll as
a ball, to rock ; to rattle, to
shake.
^mo' to feel, to touch ; to
rub ; to urge ; to handle, to
polish ; to destroy ; to act
upon, as an acid does.
( 126 )
:^^^^]ff 66.67.68.69.
134
140'
141
151^
154
B^|^J^ cKuncf' to come in upon one
^K^^ abruptly ; to invite one's self
to a meal ; to nod.
-j^^ same as g| 196. 134.
chitig* king'' respectful ; to
venerate ; attentive, sedate ;
a present, a douceur.
fCha} to take, to press down,
to feel, to select.
ai^ tngai able to regulate, or
order and arrange; to reform.
2^1*'' to break, to spoil ;
defeat ; to subvert, to de-
stroy ; to nullify ; to ruin ; to
violate, discomfited, a rout.
feri^ ^fdn a bass drum, five or
six feet long ; one like it is
now used at funerals.
ch'en^ (^ch'dn hilarity exhibit-
ed in action, as by children
capering.
(liao^ to point out ; to select;
to sew, and put in complete
order.
ch'iao^ Jciao to strike, to
knock, a baton, a beater ; to
tap ; to take, as a man in
chess ; to mark time.
CfJ -^/^ wen' ^wd)i literature, letters,
wl yfs^ classical; ripples, veinsj
clouded, marked ; elegant,
genteel, beautiful; civil;
ceremonial; a dispatch ; wdro'
to gloss over, to moderate.
9 ">5t^ same as ^ 134. 12.
huan* hioan'' elegant, colored,
pf ,pan^ veined, like agate J
arbled.
161
165
^«#
^pin^ ornament and plainness
properly mixed.
^pan^ streaks, stripes ; varie-
gated, striped, mottled.
126^^^ same as ^ 210. 113.
ffn
■iggX^Q Jati^ a mixture of colors, like
)V Ml the stripes on animals.
j'75^^/e^' Yei streaks or veins;
v^ graceful, elegant, adorned,
polished, applied to deport-
ment, or to a composition.
684
38
119-
tou^ Hen a measure of ten
^p or pints; a star; small,
contracted ; a wine-vessel ; a
top on a mast.
kuan^ 'kivati waf' a handle, a
wheel by which to turn a
machine ; a striker to even
off grain ; to revolve, to
circulate, as commodities; to
superintend, to explain.
hsieh^ ^sie aslant, oblique,
awry; slanting, diagonal, dis-
torted, irregular, scattered,
not level, as a rising ruad.
chia^* ^kia a small gem or
metallic cup or tripod with
ears, of a graceful shape.
chu'' Jiii to remove from one
vessel to another ; to lade.
louP' 'leu to plunder.
cheri} ^chdn to pour out; to
deliberate; to arrange; to
add to ; to ladle.
liao*'' to calculate, to con-
sider, to estimate, to measure,
to judge of, to take a census,
to reckon ; to reflect; to rub;
materials, stuff, provender,
grain ; a vitreous substance
imitating stone, used for
making rings ; skill, clever-
ness ; to pull,
same as j^ 53. 134.
huo"^ Jiwoh^ to lade Avater
with a bucket and pour it
on fields; to take up refuse,
to scrape up.
hu^ huh^ a square corn meas-
ure (ten p\-)i to measure.
t'ou^ 't'eic to loot ; to carry
off things.
chin^ Jiin Cliinese pound, or
catty; an axe; a hatchet; to
chop, to fell timber ; a
maciiine for weij^hing.
same as EIlI 18. 1.
fc^*. ch'ih,* to expel, to eject ; to
y p scold ; extensive, broad ; salt
or nitrous land ; to point out.
69 jf
( 129 )
69.70.
;r^
76^
88^
90
m
112
159
^
70;^
ssf6^ ^S2' this; that; these;
immediately; any, such;
then; to rive, to split with
an axe ; white, low,
ch'iao^ ,ts'iao a shovel, an
implement for raising or mov-
ing earth ; to dig up ; used
for sao" §^ iron.
chu^ chuh, to cut up the
ground.
tuan^ fivan' to cut asunder ;
to decide, to settle ; to break
off or in two ; to divide, to
prohibit ; to put a stop to ;
to discontinue; broken,
snapped; a doubt, a dilemma;
surely, certainly.
che^ choh, to cut in twain.
hsitt} ^sin fresh, new, recent;
to renovate ; to add ; to im-
prove or restore; to grow
better; late; a field tilled
two years; to cut wood.
'fu^ an axe ; to cut with an
axe ; to fell trees ; a hatchet
with a short handle.
ch'iang^ ^ts'iang a heavy
broad-axe, with a square hole
for the helve; a pole-axe of
a square shape; to hack, to
chop.
che^ choh^ to cut with a
sword; to chop, to cut up
fine; to amputate, to hew off.
'chan* to cut asunder, to
behead ; temporary ; shortly ;
bravely ; forgotten.
^fang^ square ; then ; a pre-
scription ; region, place;
manner, art; to compare, to
possess; to disobey; great,
correct ; a center.
chatTi}- ^clien a staff bent at
the top to allow the banner
to hang well ; attentive ;
careful.
'/w' a stranger, a guest > 500
men ; forces, troops ; a path ;
a road ; to travel, to sojourn
at; a visitor) immigrants;
many, a company ; the mul-
titudes; brothers; to arrange
in order ; to display.
shih}- fShi to use ; to act ; to
transfer, to aid, to give, to
bestow, to relieve, to do, to
concede, to permit, to add to,
to arrange ; the appearance
of a banner; expanded, de-
veloped,
same as ^ 70. 14.
73
Jiixi} the strings of pearls
whicii anciently hung be-
fore and behit>d crowns ;
^their length and number
indicated the wearer's rank;
^ pennants on a flag.
Visl chan^ ^chen a triangular ban-
t© ner, used to announce the
— * prince's order or approach.
^yil^ in, on, than, through, to,
at ; to be in ; to become.
chao*^ a flag inscribed with
snakes and tortoises.
ch'i^ Jci a flag; a tribe, a
clan, a banner.
(j)ang* the sides; lateral;
near to ; great, extensive,
everywhere; following,
j-i^ the tremulous waving of
a banner ; the easy motion of
a girl ; the sailing of clouds.
yu* ^yui the scollops along
the lower edge of a flag ;
fluttering as a pennon ; fliu
a pendant on a crown.
*«i' the fluttering of flags iu
the wind.
pel* pei' banners, streamers,
flags; to journey; to take
atrip; a pennon or swallow-
tailed streamer attached to
the staff over the flag,
same as |p^ 50. 62.
ch'i^ Jc'i a flag; a tribe or
corps under one banner.
huang^ 'hioang a sign denot-
ing a tavern, which in former
times was a flag or banner.
kuei* ku-eP a flag or banner
with which to signalize; a
machine like a catapult made
of sticks so placed as to
throw stones when .sprung.
1
( I3D )
Ij^n
70.71.72.
82
b^
107
111
130
u
134-^^
7m
%
106
s??iao' a tail used as a banner;
a flag; tail of the yak,
fastened to the end of a staff,
to give signals; an old man.
same as 98. 70.
ching^ ^tsinff a banner ; to
signalize; to illustrate;
notices, signals ; to make
manifest, to discriminate ; to
show, a proof.
^fu^ to display, to show the
energy of spring in the bud-
ding or starting of plants.
i/ari} a streamer ; a funeral
flag.
hsuan^ ^siien to wave a flag
so as to signalize soldiers ;
to revolve; then; next; read-
ily, quick; curling, a spire;
to skip; to do a thing in
turn ; siieyi* revolving, as on
a lathe.
ip'i* the fluttering of banners
in the wind, alluding to the
difficulty of reading their
inscriptions,
tsu^ tsuh, clan, family, kin-
dred ; a tribe; relatives; a
class, a kind ; to collect into
one place as a banner signal-
izes men to do.
^shao^ scallops or small tags
on the edge of a banner, the
number of which once in
dicated official rank.
5?/M^ a triangular flag, given
to valiant and successful
officers ; to fly abroad, as
loose hair.
chi* ki* a rising in the
stomach, resulting from in-
digestion ; a hiccough eructa-
tion ; belching ; interchanged
with ^.
fWu^ no, not, wanting; none;
without; interchanged with
^-
chi^ kP finished ; having; to
lose; when, since, already;
all, entirely,
see 72. 1..
72
jih*jeh, the sun; the day.
|--| tan'^'' morning, sunrise, clear,
PJ bright ; daylii^ht ; actors who
*■ take the parts of females.
wSL|^ *^j'M,'^the sun undistinguished
fz^ in the sky ; uni\ ersal ; great ;
pervading; large; all; a un-
iform light.
f3 'ping^ bright and glorious,
r* like tlie sun.
jfts^ chi^ kP the sun peeping out ;
^=1 the end of; to reach; an
*■ extreme degree; to give; and,
also, further; toi;;ether with;
all ; exactly, just.
same as ^ 134. 140.
tso' tso\ yesterday ; time
gone; recently.
hsii* silh, the dawn, the rising
sun.
' chin* tsiri' to increase, as
young plants when the sun
comes to them ; to grow, to
-flourish; to stick into; to
attach to, as about the
person; a drum; to curb a
horse; to go to or enter.
hsiian^ Jiiien the bright shin-
ing heat of the sun or fire;
to parch, to dry by either of
them ; clear, brilliant.
JcaV- the bright light over-
y^ spreading the world; all, the
whole, prepared.
y^^ ching^ ^king view, appearance
^j^ of, circumstances; figure,
aspect, a rarity, a lion, a
siglit; resemblance, imagin-
ing, shadow ; brilliant ; il-
luminated.
rtjj» liang'^'' to air, to dry in the
u^ri sun ; to liang, as clothes on
a line; in Cantonese: to place
a thing on trestles; to raise
it from the ground ; to put
on a frame.
tse^ tseh, the sun past merid-
ian ; afternoon ; wanting,
as the moon ; days past the
prime, declining, growing
sere.
PI
m
( 131 )
72.
m
10
14
17
18
20
21
1^
cherv' 'chdn Vjright, clear as a
gem ; transparent.
hou^ Jieu a constellation, it
is regarded as very unlucky.
liuang^ ^hwang the full bright-
ness of the sun ; to dazzle,
to come out bright; a flash,
a ray of; quivering, as a
sunbeam,
same as ^ 74. 72.
*wan^ evening, late; too late ;
.«;un-set, but not after dark ;
time of twilight, late in life;
behind, tardy, the last; after-
wards.
pao^' fierce, pas.sionate, cruel,
stormy, tempestous, violent,
oppressive, to strike, to
waste, to discover; a very
dry or scorching heat; pwA,
to dry in the sun.
^ming^ the sun obscured ;
night, dark.
p\i* p\ih^ the sun not fully
showing itself; the moon
just rising; ^'ei' the sky be-
ginning to clear up.
fen^ iJan the light of the
sun issuing forth.
hsiin^ ^siiin a decade of days
or years; a complete or
finished time; all; entirely;
in mourning it is a period
of seven days; a stated time
for reviewing lessons,
■i^' y%* easy, pleased; minute
attention to; to dress a field,
to clear waste land, indiffer-
ent, ne^lisent; disrespectful,
inattentiv3; change, bartsr;
a market; the mutation in
nature, as of the sun and
moon.
^yang* to open out ; to fly
al)road; to expand; bright,
glorious; energetic.
ch'ang'*^ to grow ; joy, con-
tentment; spreading, filling.
chih" 'chi the meaning or
import of; the imperial will;
an firder, a decree, scope,
sense; excellent, delicate.
22
24
n
rtti
m
n
St
27 1^
29
30
P^
same as ^ 30. 42.
ni* nih, the sun drawing
near, time near at hand ;
familiar, daily intercourse
with; favorites, familiars,
same as »]& 24. 19.
'teao' morning; early; soon;
previous ; betimes, before-
hand ; just commenced, un-
skilled; then, presently.
hsi^ sihj formerly, long ago,
anciently; old; former; the
time of a night ; dried
meats.
'wu^ the briahtness of the
sun at noontide; clear and
bright.
sheng^ ^shing to ascend ;
tranquil, peaceful ; the sun
in the zenith.
sui*'' the revolution of a
complete year in the age of
a person.
(Cing^ to raise, to elevate, to
increase, to issue; lofty, im-
posing ; dear, as a price.
*inao* the eighteenth of the
zodiacal constellations an-
swering to the Pleiades ; it
is one of the four that always
marks a Sunday in the cal-
endar.
li* lih, signs of the heavens ;
the course and changes of
spheres ; to calculate, as an
eclipse; this has been
superseded by Jg, from its
having been the personal
name of Kien Lung.
*pan^ great.
^sia' AiaMeisure, unoccupied,
disengaged; relaxation; to
wait.
wu*^ light, clear; to see face
to face ; to meet; to explain,
to clear up; to perceive what
another says.
'shang^ noon ; meridian;
used for the Manchu word
deV he, a piece of arable
land set apart for the sup-
( 132)
72.
port of the Gendarmerie of
Peking, aud for which each
man pays a land tax.
^chao^ bright, luminous,
manifested; to display.
hsii^ ^hit the sun i-ising and
diffusing his genial warmth;
warm, pleasant.
Mkuei^ ^kwei a sun-dial; a
gnomon or the shadow which
it makes: daytime; the day.
BfHK hsiao^ 'hiao light, clear, in-
^5 telligent; early, luminous;
■^^ to comprehend; to meet;
gratified.
_^^ hsieh* sieh, to treat disre-
^^^ spectfully ; dark, obscure;
• — ' attendants, chamberlains,
familiars.
B_j-* fi^ the sun hidden by clouds;
t^ windy and cloudy; to obscure
-^ by clouds.
^tsan} fsang' T, me ; then, a
time; a period; to vomit.
chun^ siiin^ early in the
morning; bright, clear.
hao'^' a bright sk}'-, the
heaven; vast, grand, lumi-
nous.
tieh^^ the sun beginning to
decline towards the west;
the hour from two to three
o'clock p.m.
^ch'ioii} spring; sensual, lust-
ful, obscene; joyous, glad;
to rejuvenate; times, periods;
budding, starting; wine.
ying*'' c\ea,r, bright; dazzling;
to shine on ; to reflect, as a
ray of light; to favor; to
show, not to hide or retire;
open, apparent, in si^jht;
a7iff^ obscure.
ao* yuli, a hot sun, warm ;
latent heat ; warmed by sun-
shine.
'yen^ tlie sun obscured by
clouds; indistinct, from
something intervening and
obstructing tlie sight ; ob-
scure, as twilight.
^i^ hsiian} Jiiien gonial, pleasant,
PI as the warm sunshine on a
* spring day.
40
41
50
51
53
55
58
61
62
M
n
\V^ loan^ ^htvan lij^ht, luminous;
Pyi^ clear, pure, as water.
\t^ 'ivan^ the declining sun.
yen*^ a serene clear sky ;
towards evening, afternoon ;
tardy, late, behindhand;
quiet, peaceful, gentle ; new,
rich, as a fur robe; in Can-
tonese : a luncli.
shih'' (fihi time, season ; 1
Ciiiiiese hour (2 English); a
perifid, a quarter of a year ;
an occasion, an opportunity;
now, convenient, to be, when,
then.
Hiao^ bright.
ni* nih, the sun drawing
near, time near at hand;
familiar, daily intercourse
with; favorites, familiars;
'ni the shrine or hall where
the ancestral tablet is plac-
ed.
hsi^ Jii to dry ; dried by the
sun; break of day; boister-
ous.
pieli^ to dry in the sun,
applied to fruits and ^ege-
tables.
han^^ a sunny sky, dry,
drought, want of rain ; to
travel by land.
Aa?i'" sunset, dusk.
k'nang'^ hiv'ang^ clear, biiy;ht;
wast, far, distant, remote;
empty, spacious; leisurely,
relaxation ; of long duration,
olden.
pien'^'' delighted, joyous,
pleased ; the bright light of
the sun.
Jan* hwuP small stars which
cannot be distinguished
clearly; Stardust; fine, mi-
nute, but distinct.
ai* rtyap the sun hidden by
clouds ; obscured, clouded.
sheng* shing^ the brij^htness
of the sun; light, splendor;
glorious sunlight.
( 133 )
72.
64
66
67
69
70
74
75
07^
c^i/i* chi' the light of the
stars; cheh, to illumine a
little; perspicuous.
/un^ the sun just appearing
above the horizon,
same as g§ 109. 66.
cheng^ 'ching the sun rising,
just appearing above the
horizon.
jriin^ strons, robust, able to
perform things; ^min sorry,
mournful; trouliled, anxious.
(Tnin* the autumnal sky as
if it regretted the fall of the
leaf; sad feelings; to feel
melancholy.
hsin^ Jiin the morn, the
dawn; early daylight.
chan* tsari' a short time,
temporary; a part of a day ;
briefly, for the time being;
in the interim, meanwhile;
suddenly.
^fang^ the first light of the
morning; bii^lit; lucid; to
appear; to begin; to occur;
happening, jus^t then.
jt^ the course of tlie sun in
the heavens, as it begins to
go down.
same as 72. 1.
^cKang'' abundant, affluent,
increasing; to illuminate;
suitable; powerful, elegant.
pao*'' to sun; to air.
(gang''' the rising sun ; clear,
shining weather ; serene ; to
dry in the sun.
yeli^ injured by the sun; a
sun stroke.
citing^ J,sing bright, clear ;
crystal ; luster, pure; stones
that are transparent or near-
ly so, as quartz.
(ming^ bright, clear, intelli-
gent; plain; evident, open ;
to explain.
mei* mdP stupid, dull,
obscure ; the mind not clear
80
81
83 JS
95
96
Pi
100
101
'°'^
105
about a thing; no sun, dark;
perfidious.
same as ^ 72. 75.
hsi^ sihy explicit, clear, dis-
tinct ; bright, to discrimin-
ate ; a pale or white face.
hui* 'hwui the last day of
the moon; night, obscure,
dark ; misty, as from fog ;
unpropitious, unusual.
k'un^ ^kwnn an elder brother;
prect-dence ; superior, fine;
alike, comparable; of the
same time or race ; together,
subsequent, afterwards; fu-
turity; brothers; descend-
ants, many, a multitude.
hun^ Jhwun twilight, dusk,
dull, dim, evening, obscure;
in disorder; to oblige one to
do ; to marry a wife; affinity;
wife; relatives; to die before
being married.
*c/t'ang^ a long day; remote ;
bright; clearly perceived;
extended, filled.
hsiin^ Jiiun twilight; the
reflected light at sunset.
nuav? 'nwaii warm, genial,
mild, bland ; the pleasant
warmth of the sun, as on a
spring day.
fisien" hien'' the bright sun
or ligiit.
wang^'^ the sun brightening
into full day; brilliancy;
success; prosperous; rising;
violent, fervid, glorious, good,
in a iiigh degree of; to
lustrate a house with fire.
hsing^ ^sing a planet, a me-
teor, a star ; a spark ; a for-
tune teller; a dot, a point;
spotted.
^pu^ the period from 3 to 5
o'clock p.m.
skill* shP is, yes, am, are; to
be; right; correct; such,
thus.
k'uei^ Jctve'i in opposition,
as the sun and moon at apo-
gee ; distant from ; separat-
ed, absent.
( 134 )
(
p
72.
. 1 -, Mrt chih* chi^ wise, wisdom,
"^f sharp, shrewd; understand-
ing; prudence; sagacious;
discreet.
H|^ p'iao^' to dry things in the
HtI^ sun.
117j
yu- yuh, the full glory of
the sun ; the bright light.
«^S (fung"^ the sun about to rise.
PS.
1=1 hsien^ %ien anything fine,
^'^^^^ volatile, minute, impalpalde;
•'^''* having many orifices, reticu-
late; full of striae or threads,
fibrous ; blight.
shu^' bright; the light of
the rising sun; dawn, clear,
manifest.
hsi" ^hi the light of day.
yao^'' the effulgence of the
sun ; the splendor of heaven-
ly bodies.
'shii^ hot weather, sun-heat ;
summer's heat.
Hu^ the mornini:, the dawn,
when the day begins to grow
bright.
PT-r nan^ nuan? ^nwan the pleas-
UB. ant warmth of the sun, as
^^ on a spring day; warm,
mild, bland.
vt-g2 meA,* a little warm; a genial,
128H-^ agreeable temperature, as
from the sun or a fire.
chou'^ chei(? daylight, in the
daytime ; half of tlie twenty-
four hours.
chihy'- luminous, splendid ;
great.
rt-^ lang^'' to expose to the air to
n.R5 dry ; bright, clear.
126
, , rM-^ veh* the brilliancy of a flash.
rt^ meng"^ ^mung the sun below
H^ the horizon.
rt-^J^ same as ^ 72. 37.
1^^ huang^ 'hwang dry and hot,
as in the midst of summer.
mo^ mo\ dark, obscure, emp-
ty and still.
145
161
wm'" night, the evening, the
sunset, the decline of life;
end of a period of time.
'ma7ig^ the sun oliscured.
nang^ in former times, days
by, previously; passed
gone
by.
s/tai^Ho air in the sun; the
reflection of the sun.
hsiPAt^ Men'* the winter sun
melting the snow; clear,
warm sunlight.
yiiri} yurC dizzy, giddy ; va-
pour, a halo around the sun
or moon; thick, as smoke;
obscure, as a fog.
hui^ Jiwui bright, splendid ;
a ray of the sun.
pJ| cA'evi^ ^clidn the morning,
^^ l>right, clear; the sun beam-
^'^^ in- forth
162
h.Hen}
Hiam : tlie sun
rising; the sun rising liiglier
and liigher; to advance.
1=1 hsiang* liiang' a little while;
163j&|j|^ foimerly; lucid, plain, as
*^^* evidence.
same as p| 170. 72.
t^'art^ clouds spreading them-
selves over the sky.
cKing'^ ^ts'ing a cloudless
sky, clear, fine, the stars
coming out ; to cease, as
falling snow.
^hcm"^ dry, heated air; parch-
ed ; crisp ; to plow dry fields.
^^ weP 'u-ei the sun shining in
.^. his strength.
[— . an* ngan^ gloomy, secretly,
178fl
ISOHi^ mentally; obscure; clandes-
tine ; unobservedly ; unin-
telligent; private, mental.
^1^ 'kao'^ clear; pure, white;
1S9 jES-J| hoary, as hair.
198HffU reflection of the sun; to cure
"''^" in sunshine, as fruit.
. m^ 'tariff^ ohscure, as the sun
H;^ when hidden by clouds.
rtirg ^lung"^ the rising sun obscur-
( 135)
m
73.74.
BM
10 ^
13 -5^
m
37^
129;
yileh^ yueh^ to utter; to say,
to speak ; to name; called;
said; desiirnated, termed.
cliij} k'ilhj crooked, bent,
oppressed; tortuous; songs,
ballads; a carpenter's square,
sauie as ^^ 64. 73.
hui* hwui^ to assemble ; a
club; able to; to collect, to
convene; to visit} to make
an agreement ; to know liow ;
expert, skilled in; a time;
a union, a society.
Hs'an^ not to fear the ligbt;
impious; if, supposing.
tsaiy^ (ts'dng to add, to du-
plicate; past (in time); al-
ready'' dune ; how; but, 3^et,
still.
ho^ hohf why? why not? to
stop, as by a question ; to
intimidate; to hoot at.
chieJv kieh, to go ^-^d then
return, as a carriage ; to turn
about ; a brave martial
appearance.
ching^ keng^ Jcdng the night
watches ; to repair, to alter,
to renew ; to act for ; kdng''
more, better, still, again.
7nan^^ long, extended, like
a vine ; prolonged ; marked
with fine lines.
tsui'^^ exti-emely, very, ex-
ceedingly; to assemble the
whole company; to carry
anything to the extreme; a
high grade of n)ilitary merit.
t'i*'' for, instead of, on behalf
of; to; to abolish, to reject,
to set aside, to substitute;
to change for ; to supersede ;
to wait; to stop, to intermit.
'ts'an* not to fear the light;
impious ; if, supposing.
itsad'* a meeting-place;
plural ; a revisory judge of
appeals; a company or class;
a trough ; a place where
cattle are kept.
^shu^ a book ; a volume, let-
ters, documents, dispatches;
to write, to compose.
8^
10
12
%
13
yueh* yueh, the moon ; a
month; the ancestor of all
yin tilings.
yu^ "yiu to be; to have, to
get to attain ; possession ;
and, also, more.
wang*'' to hope ; fronting ;
opposite ; the moon in oppo-
sition, the fifteenth day or
full of the moon; to expect;
to observe, to look at, or
forward, or towards; near
to, open to sight.
HHao^ the moon appearing iu
the morning before sunrise.
cKi^ (kH a fixed period, a
day agreed on; then, at that
time ; seasons ; to meet, to
expect ; hoping that, to aim
at, to engage to, a hundred
years old ; reached his time.
chi^ Jii a full year of twelve
or thirteen moons ; an anni-
versary ; used iu mourning
papers,
same as 0^ 72. 74.
17
29
37
45
fei^ ^fei the moon in a cres-
cent form, five days old, and
not yet very brigiit.
fib'' fuh^ to use ; a dose of
medicine ; clothes ; to wait
on, as an attache does ;
apparel, dress; to fold; to
serve ; to go into mourning ;
habituated, acclimated; a
title, office; a quiver, an
afi'air.
chen* chdri? I, we (of royalty);
subtle ; incipient.
so* shuo^ shoh^ first day of
the moon ; north ; to begin ;
the new moon.
"9 "i^W i^^^*^^ fCh'ao* the morning;
" ^/4 ®*'"'y 5 *'h® court ; a dynasty;
an imperial audience; to-
wards ; fronting.
p'eng^ ip'ang a friend, an
acquaintance; a companion,
an equal; to consort with;
to join in ; a pair of two ; a
set of fine cowries of differ-
ent sizes.
74
( 136 )
n:^
74.75.
-i-j.^jl^^^i ^i'nv(f- the moon just lising,
n ip. .spoken of it as it cotnes above
the iiotizon.
^^ same as ^ 74. 8.
131
138
1^
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TIC
IT
ffi
Hang^ clear, bi'iglib, lofty,
luster; a distinct iittei'aiice ;
in Cantonese : to riiis.e the
moutli; to stir or tiiise in
water in oi'der to cleanse, as
a plute.
miiny'^ ^mnng the moon ahout
to set ; to deceive or cajole,
to humbug; sen 130. HO.
same as [j 170. 9.
,/;/.??,_(/'' confused; fat; drowsy,
tlie rising moon.
?»?<■' mnJi, wood ; a tree; one
of tlie hve elements; the
East; honest, plain, unpre-
tending.
'(un'' the fine quartz powder
which porcelain mikers use
as an int^redient in tiie best
ware; used for '$X a tumulus ;
yeh, a sprout.
u-ci^ ire'P not, not yet, not
now ; 1 to 3 }3.m ; towards
evening; the sixih moon;
never.
vio' nwh, tlie end, the last;
dust, leavings; finally; eveiv
always, then ; actors who
pei'sonify servants, lictor.«,
etc.
pai^ 'pan trunk, root, foun-
dation, source; origin, cause;
radical, essential, hegimdng;
I, me, mine, our; this; a
classifier of books.
^chii} vermilion, red ; it is
considered a lucky color.
]>ei'- ^jk'P' a cup, a tumliler, a
glass; di\inini,' blocks used
before the gods.
^t'lng^ the sound of chopping
timber ; to strike,
same as ^ 9. 9.
ping'^'' a handle; a crank;
control of, authority ; power.
II
IE
^
J
tt
4 ti
^cJift} to lie near to ; conter-
minous atid opposing.
\(-h'it^ to examine, to search,
to investigate; it appears
that, I ha\ e learned, having
ascertained.
hsia' 'hill I'otten, stinking ;
forgotten; worn out; super-
annuated.
'nlu^ a thick bushy tree
found in marshes, which
blossoms in April ; 'cJieii
manacles, handcuffs.
i^' hsielt* a long oai' ; aa
utensil or gauge for adjust-
ing a bow, a sort of frame
for bending it.
yeli^^ a flat piece of wood, a
slip, a leaf, a slat, a cleat.
ch'i^ k^i^ to abandon, to reject,
to relinquisli, to renounce,
to foi'get, to discard.
chanr/*'' a staff; a club; to
beat with the handjoo; an
old man ; to lean on.
rh'iu^ Ji'iu a tree is called
|i{- •^ when its branches
(h'oop or grow downward like
the willow, or the locust
when trained to droop.
geh^^ estates; an affair, oc-
cupation; a calling; pursuit,
office, profession ; art or
trade; a patrimony, deserv-
ing, meritorious; in peril and
anxiety.
clito' shuh,, a glutinous grain;
a medicinal bitter vegetable
like an artichoke,
jwa/i'^aneven grained, yellow-
ish fine wood much used for
furniture.
chan^ ^chen a red, hard, close-
izrnined wood used for carv-
ini,'s, and tine furniture.
cA?6*' a post, or pillar; to
support: a statesman; a chief
agent or manager in; to
uphold ; to rely on.
Vii^ a tough kind of wood
suitalile for arrows.
tso* tsoh, name of a hard
wood ; an evergreen oalc on
which silkworms are fed ;
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tseh, to fell timber: contract-
ed, narrow ; choh, a spring
inside a trap ^which closes
on the animals.
70* a bud, a flower ; pedant j
branches hanging, with flow-
ers in bunches ; a cluster, as
of dates or lichis; to move;
to lead, as a child ; a classifier
of flowers, clouds, and flames.
cha' chah, a thin slip of wood ;
a paddle; a letter; wi-itings,
documents ; a severe epidem-
ic.
^, t<V to split wood with the
L'rain ; to break sticks; to
fall or come down ; a kind
of tree whose wood is used
for coffins, on account of
its durability.
cliiu^ Jchi a tree resembling
the bullace, whose fruit is
like the haw.
chu'^'' a, shuttle; thin; long;
a low ; scrubby sort of oak ;
a water trough or flume.
hu*'' balustrades or a kind of
tourniquet placed across the
encampments, to prevent
people intruding.
jT/ft^ a fork in a tree.
syw^ a basin, a large cup ; a
tub large enough to wash or
bathe in,
^9vu^ a trowel ; to cover walls
with plaster; to stucco, to
adorn walls; a mason's trowel.
chi^ kill, the utmost, extreme,
an apex, the ridge pole of a
house ; very ; the end ; to
exhaust; languid, weary; to
let go, as a bow ; to take.
huan^ Juvan a tree having
leaves like the willow and a
white bark; signboards up-
held by stone posts before a
hong; pillars or stone tablets
before a grave.
lid^ huh^ a kernel ; a walnut ;
the facts; the nucleus; to
inquire into the facts ; truly;
earnestly.
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jnang^ the ridge-pole beam
in a roof.
Jiang^ a square boat or scow ;
to cross a stream ; the capital
of Chehkiang.
^shii} a comb; a coarse-toothed
and single comb ; to comb,
same as ||[j 75. 163.
Jiang^ a small tree with a
rough hark ; the wood serves
for axles.
(fan^ sandal wood ; a hard
toujjh wood resemblinf; the
rose wood, suitable for axles.
chiao* hsiao'^ 'k'iao to examine,
to compare; to collate; a
rank; a lock-up; to join
battle; imperial sedanbear-
ers ; a gymnasium; an in-
closure for hoises.
jeu'- (jdn tiie rafter or laths
on wliich the tiles a*-e laid ;
the spaces between them.
chien^ 'kien an envelope; a
case ; a title or label in a
book; a rule, a model, a
pattern ; to arrange, to com-
pose, to examine, to pick up.
Jing^ an evergreen tree ; the
ashes from its leaves are
used as a mordant in dyeing ;
the wood is prettily veined,
ch'iang^ ^ts^iang a lance ; a
spear sharp at both ends ; a
boarding pike; to bend the
head to the ground, or very
low; to resist; one who is
quick and ready.
J^al* a tree, used by wheel-
wrights; the bark is prickly,
and the leaves resemble those
of the persimmon.
^fii} the lower part of a rail-
ing ; a calyx or receptacle of
a flower ; a raft to cross
streams ; handle of a knife,
same as ^^ 118. 9.
'^ kan*'' the root of a tree ; a
^^ handle; a well-curb; an old
name for the sugar cane ;
boards used in making adobie
walls.
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(p'ieti^ ;v valuable kind of
timl)ei- tiee thah funiislies
wood for cabinet ware.
fa^ fnJi, a strap or girder
placed on a beam to strength-
en it.
^t'u' a fine tree allied to the
catalpa ; sharp-pointed; an
old name for thorny trees in
Kiangnan.
ivio* vjuhj stunted ; stump of
a tree; a stool; a sprout just
appearing ; unquiet.
kuan'/ Icivang'' a cut- water ;
a kind of palm ; its wood is
liigh:y prized at Canton for
sedan thiils.
J.'aoT' the peach ; a flower
bud; a nectarine; it is used
as a nietapiior for females
and nuptials.
yuan"^ ^yuen a tall tree with
a tliick, red, bitter bark, a
decoction of vvhich preserves
fruit from spoiling.
chu*chuh, an ancient musical
instrument used to start the
band,
same as |^ 75. 29.
jui*'' the handle of a chisel ;
the haft of an ax or cutting
tool.
-r/jy ch'tiati^ ^shtvan shuaii^ a
"J JX* woodenpeg;apin forsuspend-
ing tilings ; a cup or small
bowl.
'/^ (.yii^ a kind of elm (ulmus).
pah^ an a^jricultural iu-
ment to level beds after
the seed is sown ; it is like
a rake without teeth ; in Can-
tonese : a paddle.
ping^ ^pin the betel nut; the
areca nut.
chu^ 'kii the edible fruit of
the Hovenia dulcis, whose
taste is likened to that of a
plum. •
'kunc/ a post, a prop, a pillar.
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clix^ j^'t iho game of chess ;
vcliecker-wise, in squares,
starred.
^snng^ the fir or pine; its sap
is said to turn into amber
after a thousand years and
hence it is an emhlem of
longevity.
tz'ii} tsz''' a prickle, a thorn
on plants; to be sarcastic.
vien' (incin a species of fir;
the heart wood of the fir ; a
globule or drop of gum oozing
from the fir.
cha* ch'eh^ shan* a railing, a
barrier; a palisade; window-
bars.
chiany^ keit? kon* to roof over
with beams; the truss of a
roof ; to construct ; to unite ;
to copulate; to burst forth,
as fire ; completed, finished.
chi* kih, a kind of thorny
bush; to fence; the jujube
tree; troublesome; earnest,
prompt ; to be urgent,
Hsao^ a kind of date ; the
date and chestnut are usod
as metaphors of matronly
courtesy to others; to be
earnest ; prompt ; urgently ;
hazardous.
^tsui^ to know ; to store up,
to conceal ; the mouth ; the
beak ; stone needles used in
acupuncture.
cheu' 'chdn a pillow ; a stake
to fasten cattle ; to lean on ;
contiguous, adjacent,
same as 75. 85.
same as ^ 75. 52 ; also chi^'
'ki a tree likened to an elm ;
its ashes raakoagood manure,
same as ^ 75. 4.
i/an* a large tree, whose
bark floats ; it may be a
kind of cork tree.
t'eiiy* tdng^ a stool, a form, a
bench, a settle.
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^h(()t^ a wooden bnwl or
treiiciier to liokl liquids; a
casket: a cnse; to jihmb trees.
tu* tuli, the .stump of a tree ;
otah, cut off; to brrak off.
ch'i* k'P to carve; to cut,
esppcijilly cliaracters; kieh^
to cut off.
/t'/t* ^fdii a lofty tree, a kind
of elm, witli small seeds and
white bark.
sliih,^ a hard, coarse-grained
wood, fit for axles and naves;
also read ts'z\
lieh,* treen in rows; a tree
like a chestnut, with a hard
grained tough wood.
Ji' the peai-.
same as ^" UO. 19.
cJiia* Jcifi'' a stand (for flowers
or books), a franu- ; to avail
of ; a classifier of scieens,
pictures, pier-glasses, etc.
cJiia^ Jiia the " wooden col-
lar ; " to wear tlie cangue.
shao^ choJi^ a spoon, a ladle;
a handle, as of a cup; to
lead ; to tie, to bind to.
foil" ^fu a drumstick; ^i-yao
bushy ; plants growing thick-
ly like a clump of canes.
^chiu^ hill? a corpse in a
coffin; a coffin witli tiie body
in it.
Icuang'^ ^kic'ang post of a
door; the end or head of a
coffin where it can be open-
ed ; a bordering, like that
which holds a pane of glass;
the skeleton or frame of a
lamp.
Tcuei* kiveP a counter, cabinet,
or warcU-ol)e; a locker, a
chest; a treasury, a press, a
closet; to store away,
same as ^M 75, 175.
jC/i'tt* shi(} a hinge; central;
indispensable; an axis; car-
dinal; the source of power;
a spinous tree.
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ni* nih, a fal)ulous tree, said
to be a thousand feet/ high ;
il flowers once in a millen-
ium, and perfects its fruit
in nine more
ch'ieii^ ^ts'ien a kind of con-
ifera akin to tiie fir; a lofty
and straight tree.
^cli'ii? a pestle; a lieetle or
beater witli which to ram
down earth.
tsiL^ (t;}iJi, to put a handle in
a socket, as a helve into the
eye of an ax ; the protruding
top of a pillar above the
cross-beam.
na7i^ a kind of cedar.
cJiu^ choh, a tahle, a stand ;
name of a tree; chao'' an oar,
a scull; a long steering oar
projecting fioni the bow; to
shoot as an ariow ; to throw
avvii}'.
pei^ ij)i^{ handle of an ax ; a
kind of wine cup; the yellow
sUinned or green persimmon.
p'o* poh^ the bark of mag-
nolia ; a tonic of l)itterish
pungent, aromatic taste.
aiKj" also read yilt^ a liorse-
post, is ^ jf^ ; also hard,
strong.
'liu^ the willow; pleasure;
a groove; arched, crescent;
like, slender; dissipation.
icei^ jVL'i a mast ; a short
spear; a tree that furnishes
a yellow dye wood.
cliilau* Jc uen small wooden
bowls or cups made in a
lathe: kilen^ the ring or stick
which is run through a cow's
nose.
oAi' tsih, name of a tree al-
lied to the ash, used to make
staffs for old men.
^ch'u' a cupboard, cabinet,
or wardrobe.
chiieh' kileh, a post, a pile;
a stanchion; an axle; the
bit of a bridle; a button to
pull open a door; a lever,
a drumstick ; a woodeu peg.
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'(/eii^ the \v i Id m u 1 b e v r y,
wliiise wood is veined, and
used for iiuiking bows and
uhs.
s/ie/i^ s/dffln' leafless trees, as
bare and tall ones in wiiitei- ;
stal<es for catching fislies;
^shdii take, grasp, hold,
c/t'a*' a forked branch, a
stump; a fish-pron'^ ; a pitch
fork.
chieh^ kieh^ a pack-sadtlle',
frame work or slings, on
wliicli loads are bound when
prepared for mules or camels
to carry ; a folding chair.
slieit} ^s/idn a species of cin-
namon tree found in Yun-
nan.
'yjrni' a board ; a register; a
stick, a plank, a slab; a
block for a book ; a page ;
an instrument of flagellation,
or a stroke of it; ihe skin
of a fur; set, fi,\ed, obsti-
nate, solemn.
'snug^ the mulbeii-y tree; to
cultivate silkworms; mulber-
ry leaves; peaceful retire-
ment.
cho^ choh, a small king-post
above the girder wliiih con-
nects with the upper tie-
beam; a club, a cane; used
cliiao^ ^tsiao pepper; hot,
burning ; w.ura spicy plants
like tlie XantJioxylon, Cap-
sicum, Boymia and Piper.
cilia* kia^ a tree, who-;e fruit
resembles a shaddock, with
a very thick skin, and fur-
nishes a wood useful in
cabinet-work; a lever; man-
acles.
tson^ ^tfieii a kind of wood
good for fuel; a shield; a
watchman's beater or alarm ;
a kind of spear.
hsing* hing'^ the apricot, or
almond.
tai^ ^ngai ^\\\y ; idiotic, fool-
ish ; a puppy not yet able to
take care of itseU'; acting
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without an end, having no
aim or energy.
su^ gJiu* sliuh, to tie up; a
bundle, a sheaf; to bind, to
res I rain, to coerce.
pei^ ijjei a cup; a cupboard ;
a tumbler, a glass.
Jco'- a helve, an ax-handle; a
stalk; a large branch fit for
a handle; an ;igent or cause,
a means ; a go-between.
hsiao^ Jiiao iiollow; empty;
famished ; unfilled.
Svu^ name of a tree (dry-
andra); a tree noted for the
even gi'ain of its wood, Eleo-
cocca verrucosa', the fall of
its leaf denotes autumn.
chih^ \hi a hedge-thorn or
spinous shrub; a variety of
orange like the pumelo;
hurtful; a peccadillo; a
trivial oflTence; a cork; a
stopper.
-j^z^ cliicii^ 'kipn to disci-iniinate,
to abiidge; to select, to con-
dense; a \isiting-Ciird ; a
classifier of slips of paper.
J'ut)g^ name (.f a tree (dry-
andra): a large tree whose
light durable wood is used in
making musical instruments.
kuo^ 'kivo a pot Iiung at the
axle to grease the wheels;
the spot which is greased.
kuai^ 'hrni a staff, a walk-
ing stick with a crooked
top.
kou^ 7i-e?< a kind of medlar;
crocjked.
J^'ii^ rotten wood; decayed,
putrid ; arid.
ti^ ti/i, the short rafters that
support the projecting eaves
which are painted ; a spool
on wliich silk is wound.
hsi^ 'si the male nettle hemp
plant whose filires are used
for making cloth.
ssu* sz'^ the handle of a bill-
hook or sickle; ji the share
or iron-ljound end of a plow;
a contraction of j'ai'^ ;M
table.
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'la' a supporting beam, run-
niiij^ under the slioit rafters
at the eaves, outside of the
plate.
chau* cheii' a wliite veined
wood, fitted for making
combs and spoons.
ch'iam/ (ts'iang a mast; a
spar or mast that sustains
the sail.
J'in(/ a stand near a bed; a
head l)oard of a bedstead, or
the board which binds it
firmly together.
chieh^ Hell, a water-wheel or
bucket woiked by a pulley;
a small orange.
ko^ koh, a bound; a rule;
able to; to reach; to examine,
to influence, to correct; in-
telligent, excellent; unusual,
obstinate.
^kao^ name of a tree; tlie
tiUow tree.
^kau^ a case or sack for
arrows, or for armor, attach-
ed to a chaiiot, similar to
the drawings found at Nin-
eveh.
ch'iao" Jiiao a bridge ; planks
laid acioss a stream; a via-
duct; perverse, disrespectful;
to bend up, to curb.
chie)i^ 'kien a casket, a box ;
a cup, a wooden bowl; to
allow.
chieh^ tsieh, the queen or
king-post put in the truss of
a roof; the cornice or capital
of a pillar.
same as |g- 75. 135.
ku^ kuhj manacles, liand-
cuffs ; a wooden collar like
a bow, fettered, restricted;
kioh, self restrained ; actuat-
ed by yood principles.
clioii} ^cheu an evergreen fur-
nishing a hard wood good
for presses, cart or poles ;
the bark furnishes papei' ; a
pole; a closet, cupboard, or
cabinet.
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ijyei^ a flail ; to strike ; an
elevated plank or stand for
gazing.
cki* tsieh ^ an oar, a paddle;
to row ; to avail of something
to serve one's purpose.
hui^ Jiwui a large tree whose
hard, heavy wood is used
for rudders.
k'ltn^ 'kto'un the movable
sill of a f;ateway, which can
be taken up when a carriage
passes; arranged in order.
tu*'' to stop, or fill up ; to
shoot; to shut out; to re-
trict, to impede; a fruit of
a yellowish-red color regard-
ed by the Chinese akin to
the crab-apple ; the wood is
used for blocks by printers,
and for bows by archers.
ijao" a short oar or paddle;
to row ; crooked, distuited,
bigoted, prejudiced, unjust;
to per\ert; weak, flexible;
to disperse, to disturb, to
break.
i^* the rubbing of branches
against each other by the
wind.
kuei* kweP name of a flower ;
cassia; the tree which pro-
duces cinnamon; the Chinese
Olea fragrans, used as a
metaphor for literary honors;
spotted, figured.
'chui^ a cudgel, a club, a
stick; to beat; to extort a
confession by beating ; 'to
trees and shrubs growing
exuberantly.
yeh* a stick of timber ; to
plant a post in the ground;
a post to fasten two doors
together.
pi*'' a wooden palisade or
stockade around a camp,
something like a maori pah.
^chai' suckers springing from
the roots of a decayed tree ;
dead, rotten wood iu the
roots.
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chiu^ 'kill a tree like the
rose mallows, which hlos-
soms and fades in one day ;
human glory, transient beau-
ty, fleeting prosperity; a
handle.
lio^ Icioh, a common bitter
medicine; the dried skins of
a spiny kind of Citrus, lik-
ened to the puir.e'o but small-
er.
^t\io^ a block of wood ; a
useless stick ; to stab ; jcKeu
unworthy of a mate ; one
whom nobody will consort
with ; a coffin.
^tsung^ coir; the coir palm
whose sheaths and scapes
b'ltli furnish coir for rain-
cloaks, ropes, mats, etc.
(.50^ a weaver's shuttle; to
and fro, like a shuttle ; dai t-
ing here and there; svvift ;
^smiii name of a tree.
len(/' Jdng a corner, an edge ;
four-cornered; to support on
a frame ; to raise up on
trestles; squared or hewn
timber, such as is used in
buildings.
same as |^ 75. 154.
^i^ a fruit tree with whitish
bark ; it is allied to the apple
crab.
ti^'' standing alone, like a fine
tree; distint;uished, eminent;
flourishing; used for j|'g to^
a scull.
^fu^ to spread out ; name of
a tree.
chen^ chdn^ the head of a
beetle; a plant, whose leaves
when burned furnish a mor
dant for fixing colors,
same as ^ 93. 37.
p'u" j^'oh, unpolished, plain,
lonest ; hard fine grained
wood ; .the subst;ince, ma-
terial ; a body without ap-
pendage or ornament.
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jyanc/*'' to strike ; the report
of a gun ;— bang ! a drum-
stick, a stick, a cudgel, a
staff'; in Pekingese : a wing.
chia^ kiah, a kind of nippers
or chopsticks; the irregular
veins of wood.
hsieh^ sieh^ the side-posts or
heavy pillars which uphold
a gate ; a tree resembling
the cherry; a thorny juniper;
to fill a crack with a wedge
or I'eglet.
'i' a chair, a seat, a couch, a
fautiniil ; a sort of wood
suitable for furniture.
S' a tall timber tree; the
wood is gnarled, tough, and
reddish, and suitable for
cart-wheels.
Jcni^ an upper story, a tow^r;
a loft; a stagirig; a tower,
the upper floor of a house ; a
chamber; a large tine shop;
to assemble; in Fuchau :
cheap, low-priced.
cKi^ (Si a roost ; to roost ; a
dwelling place; to perch, to
sojourn, to stay at; to desist;
at peace ; a sleeping place.
icei^ ^wei the young of a
tiger.
sioV' ^jui a low, tliorny bush,
whose fruit is edible, and
likened in shape to an ear-
pendant.
chieh^ tsieh^ to graft trees;
to splice ; to rabbet on.
t_yin(j^ the cherry.
Ji^ a plum, a prune ; to
arrange ; to get ready for a
journey.
ch'ien' tsieii' a fence oi' wattle
of thoiny plants; a palisade
across a canal or water-
course; a fishing-weir; to
fence in or hedge around.
po* puh, a kind of flail, a
stick to beat out grain ; a
small acid fruit shaped like
a medlar.
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j/h- a Hoat or raft ; the
ri()g'^-poie ill a n'of ; a drum-
stick ; a bifi-ow 01- hurdle to
cai r}' dirt.
hsiian* hiieu' a slioemaker's
last; to foi-m on a hist or
mold; that which supports
the fxternal figure; to turn
in a latlie.
k'tian^ 'kivan a small four-
legged copper stand used in
sacrifices ; fuel cut up in
faggots; a branch; the oak
tret! ; used for J^ a bowl,
same as 40. 12.
J'o^ beams (large); a tie beam
or girtlt^r in the framework
of a house which connects
the large pillars; firm wood;
leaves falling; a rudder.
U'.-an^ a bowl, a deep dish ; a
wooden trencher ; a bowl-
full,
same as i^ 64. 40.
a)i* nc/aii' a table, a bench ;
a case in law ; on record ; an
action ; an occui-rence; event,
affair; a sentence, a decision ;
to try; a limit or frontier;
in order, a series ; a cup, a
gol)let.
hnai)} Jcican a coffin, the
inner of two coffins; to en-
coffin, to close up.
mi* viih^ a tive said to re-
semble the Sophi)ra in form,
found in Cambodia; when
it is cut down, and the outer
wood has rotted, the solid
heai't wood is taken out for
its fragrance.
nbuj^ f^ndng a tree, from
whose bark a medicinal tinc-
ture is made; lemon.
^tsuny^ the coir palm, coir ; a
kind of gomuti palm, whose
sheaths and scapes both
furnish C')ir hn- raincloaks,
ropes, raat.s, etc.
jung^ .■ijimg'" the bastaid
lianian, Ficus pijrlfoUa, wor-
shiped for long life.
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cilia* kia'' a stand, a rack, a
frame; to avail of; a classifier
of screens, pictures, pier-
glasses, etc.
'fs^ujt} a villas^e, or hamlet ;
the beginning of a town.
shu^ a tree ; to erect ; to
plant; to set out, to produce;
to screen ; to set up ; tall,
stately like a tree.
ckiang^ Hsinng Sin oar; a keel-
board, in which sense it is
also read ts'iang.
^fu- a sort of divine tree,
said to grow where the sun
rises, the wood is excellent.
hsieh* sie^ an ancient terrace
or harbor with trees around
it; a kind of roofed altar
whereon to place sacrificial
implements; a gymnasium;
a fencir.g room.
^i^iLU^ a vase or goblet for
libations; a glass or cup; a
wine-jar or amphora; a de-
canter ; bottle,, phial, flask ;
to drink from a bottle ; luxu-
riant foliage.
'miao^ a twig ; small, taper-
iisLf, end of a tree or post; a
small branch ; the limit of,
the end of a year or season.
(t'ang^ name of a kind of pear;
a species of ."^orbus ; certain
boards or bars on a carts
side to stop its way.
Hao^ the short rafters which
support the eaves of houses
over the piazza, and are
sometimes curved ; a sort of
bow over a cart.
'ni^ a chock for a wheel ; a
tree whose wood is hard and
like the pear ; to inquire
into, to search ; a distaff-
handle.
chii'' kiili, to drive iron spikes
in the shoes, to pre\ent
slipping when ascending a
hill or ice; canteen put in
carriages.
chi'} ^kil a kind of tree full
of protuberant ktiots; the
sticks are used for staffs by
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old men, and for n-liip
handles.
^ch'nn^ a tree like the sumac,
producing a varnish or ^inn ;
the wood is used for musical
ijistrumeiits.
ching* Icing'' a kind of tiniljer
resemijling pine, but harder,
pei'liaps a sort of bircli or
spruce; a roller used Wy silk
dyeis to straii^hten the silk.
^chao^ a r.iised lodge erected
in a marsh to watch the
crop; grass creel for catchir.g
fish ; to dra',' a net; used for
^Ij to execute.
Hsan* strips of wood placed
between the fingers to torture
prison(a's.
Jcaiig* a porter's pole ; to
carry ; a cross-bar ; yards on
a niHst; l)eam of a fiag as
the Chinese fly it.
chu^ '■k'X a large leaved tree
likened to the willow; a
vessel for catciiing drippings;
a case; a contraction of >U
kinei.^
^cKn? to fell trees, to chop ;
drift wood for a tl^at ; a raft.
cK'i? 'k'i an acid fiuit used
in diseases of tiie e3'^es ; a
tree which the Chinese liken
to the willow, but is more
probably an alder.
2)a} ip'a a handle ; a rake ; to
gather straw ; a kind of
beetle to break clods in a
field.
chih^ ^chi name of a fruit ; a
plant whose seeds are used
to dye yellow.
shih* shP the persimmon ; the
tomato.
ti^'' an old name for a long,
round hair-pin which women
used to coil their hair on,
and to scratch the hand
when dressing it.
finien" cotton ; the cotton
plant.
.kan^ a stick; a post; rail-
ings; a ""valuable tree, good
for rQ-iking sliafts of fcpears ;
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a classifier of guns, pencils,
pipes, etc.; to drive together,
as sheep into a flock.
(Ji'ing"' to make a board plane
and sniootli, fit for playing
chess ; a wood suitable for
tal)lfs; a game of chess.
chi^ Jii a tie beam connect-
ing two posts or supporting
tlie roof.
JcfDt^ to blaze the trees in
order to know the I'oad in a
forest ; to notch trees.
^piiKj^ the Lirnstoua from
whose leaf sheaths coir ropes
are made.
chi* kP a tree which produces
white flowers ; the leaf chew-
ed serves as a styptic.
cJii^ ^ki a loom ; springs ;
opportunit}'^, a machine, a
secret ; occult ; chanL;es, mo-
tions ; origin, jiower, princi-
ple, contrivance.
/(>■' /c/i, yao' JMy, delight,
pleasure, quiet, easy dissipa-
tion, good, as a year; yo*
music; musical instruments;
the lefinements and elegan-
cies of life,
same as t^ 140. 53,
Aid*
Jmamj* hivang'' something
tiiat will screen off or keep
out the wind ; a term for
a pa-sage, as a porch, a
verandah, or door; a strip;
to join things ; to reel silk
from the cocoon.
'ting' a bough, a staff, a stick,
a clul); s single branch or
stalk.
ch'an^ yen ^ch'en long, slen-
der, as a stick of timber ; the
pivot on which a rice beater
works; a long piece of timber.
chiea^ kien' the boh or bar
to fasten a gate, usually the
outer and greater gate.
yi* yih, a post to tether
animals; a pillar , in Can-
tonese : a spike or hook ; a
fiuit like a pear.
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ell ill * name of a tree.
same as 56. 48.
/? a l,i(](]er, stairs ; steps ;
means to resell an end ; to
recline against. ; to scale, to
mount.
sni*'' a small coffin made of
wood and used to send heme
the bodies of .soldiers kill-
ed in iiattle.
ch'vMn^ ^chv'en beams; rafter
whicli sustains tbe eaves; a
classifier of houses; yuan' a
rafter ; a kind of lemon.
,s-A«^ ^shan^ fii-, pine; a species
of deal used for boai-ds.
Jswk/ the larch or spruce
(Larix oiientalis); a trunk
like a cedar used for pillars ;
a swinging mallet or drum-
stick, to beat bells or drums;
to beat a bell ; sti aight, like
teeth sticking out.
htum* hivmi' name of a tree,
wlmse black seeds are used
for rosaries by priests to
drive off' demons, which are
believed to fear its odor.
jeiL^ 'jcin the jujube or dale
wlicise taste is insipid and
slightly acid ; the carambola;
'sJicin tiio Pride of India,
(Melia).
^f.s'nuff^ a sharp-pointed
cai rying beam.
}jii} ^yiio a harrow or roller
to cover in tiie grain when
sown ; a beetle fo)' breaking
clods ; to cover in seed.
i'('e?t^' a poker made of wood,
and armed with an iron
point for stirring the fire ; a
club or staff.
'j/in'^ the ridge-pole of a roof,
the beam which is out of
sight.
ssu^ ^sz^ a tree whose timber
is hard.
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66
. ^^t yi* yif>, a tough kind of wood
'^ like the ash ov wild clierry,
suitalile for making bows or
arrows.
[i fsn^ tsuh, a tree found in
8 ban si; furnishing good
timl.er fill- thills; its flowers
are white, shaped like the
cotton Howor; tn slied leaves;
to reach; bare, leafless
branches.
^fsai^ to plant, to tiansplant;
to set out ; to put su( keis in
the gi()un<l ; to heap earth
about tlie root<, to hill ; a
saplinij; ; in Pekingese ; to
fall down, to tumble over.
yil* ynh^ tliorny bushes, like
scrub oaks, which make
thickets and chapairal; a
species of hawthorn.
:?. hsieh* hiaP general name for
weapons; manacles; shackles;
a craft, an art.
(■Jia)i*'':i waiehouse, agndown ;
*:^ a terrace, a pathway or
"^ bridge; a hearse; a pen for
animals; fragrant wood.
^jj'ieti^ a flat piece of wood
anciently placed under the
corpse in the cotiin.
same as |^ 64. 63.
same as M 169. 1.
ts'ni' materials, elements ;
sticks, timber, lumber, wood,
stuff; nature, qualities;
abilities ; men of parts.
chih^ ^chi the branch of a
tree ; a twig ; to scatter ; a
tributary, as of a river; a
classitiei- of slender things
as pencils, flowers, spears,
etc.
mei^ Cinei a switch; a gag;
one; each ; a small tiee ; the
stalk of a shrub; a cane, a
classifier of rings, coins,
seeds, fruit, nails.
J.un^ the wooden cover of a
coiiin.
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j'iao" a lirancb, a twii^;
items; an old name fur the
puiuelo li-He; au)'Lliiiig lung
and slendei- ; to prolong, a
classifier of rivers, chain'-',
strings, snakes, articles, bills,
laws, etc.; in Pekingese : a
pectiuigle; ol)long.
clii^ 'k'i a signal flag or board
like a seinaplioie or man no
signals.
A.s-t* hilt' a summons to war;
a proclamation calliiit^ to
arms; to <:i\e orders to tlie
people; hast", urgency; a
reprimand ; bianchless tree
11111^ muh, cei'lain leathern
bands put. aiound the front
of a car to strengthen and
ornam-'nt ifc.
JacJt^ the Chinese olive.
citing^ jSing a stand for a
lamp or wall-light; a frame
to set a bow in when string-
ing or adjusting it; a stand
for dishes.
toii^ Hen the capital r>f a
pillar; 'rhn a h)ng handled
ladle likened to tlie Dipper.
Jui hull, a small timber tree,
a species of oak whose acorns
have roughish cupules, and
used to d3'e black.
hsi'^ sih, to split wood, to
distinguish, to discriminate;
to set off or constitute, as ;i
new district from a large
one.
t'o* t'oh, a hoard vvith a hnle
am) short handle, used l>y
watchmen to strike the
hours
ch'ie7t* tsieii^ boards for cut-
ting inscriptions or books on;
tablets for memoranda.
^fanq^ the white hoard used
to entice fish to leap into a
boat; a frame for drying
fish ; a boat builder.
Jr a clothes-horse or frame.
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^yli} a tray for holding sacri-
Ijcial meats, supported ou
long h.mdies, by which it
was carried to the woi'ship.
'pang^ to post up; to propel
a boat; a fleet; to beat; a
splinter of bamboo; to bam-
boo; a list of successful can-
didates ; to praise.
Icng^ Jang a comer, an edge;
u.sed by the Buddhists for
Lenga Sutra, one of their
celebrated classics.
'\A;«t'" generally, to level, to
a<ljust, even; affected by;
a sunnning up, a resum^,
.1 sacriticial wine cup ; gen-
erous.
'yao^ miao^ obscure, dark,
somber; mysterious; unin-
telligible ; far off.
Jung^ the east; spring; a
master; towards; sunrising;
in presence of; the place of
honor; a friend, a feast.
huo^ 'kwo really, truly; to
surpass; naked; to conclude,
results, effects; determined,
c o u r a g e u s ; the fruit of
trees; seeds with a covering
and pulp.
Vt-ao' the rising sun shining
over the trees; clear, high as
the sun.
see 75. I.
cJiien* fsieii^ wood; tsin^ an
ancient drum, si.K Chinese
feet six inches long.
himng* hiuang^ a window
screened with tliin silk; a
book-rack or lectern to sup-
port a i)Ook when reading.
hsiiti.^ S-i«?t the cross-beam
of the frame on which bells
or drums are liung in tem-
ples.
,yang^ a kind of poplar ; the
white willow.
tso^ tsoh, the coarse, split
bark on some trees, as the
hemlock or oak.
same as |j^ 75. 24,
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iJUj
' (^a7U/* the turned up eaves of
f a Chinese roof.
^ch'u))^ name of a lorm-lived
' tree; father; see 75. 134.
; shih' ^shi erect, lofty, as a
hiuli tree
'kan" a post, a staff, a handle,
a lever ; numerativ eof spears.
k"/n* kwan^ a staff, a stick,
a club ; a sharper, a knave ;
to bind up reeds or sticks,
as wlien making a hurdle or
wattled fence.
kitei* kivei'' a tree like tlie
juniper or cypres.s, wliose
duiable timber is piized fur
coffins, boats and oars; a
soit of catapult.
tseng^ ^tmng a hut in the
woods, made of branches and
sticks Used by the ancient
kings in summer time ; a
watch tower for one wiio
watches tields; a pig-s(y.
chieh* kieh, a board put up
where a person has died,
and been buried on the hioh
way, stating his name and
otlier particulars ; a wooden
instrument to mark time.
ke»y^ ^kdug stem of a plant,
flower; thorny; strong; dis-
tress; to obstruct; a resume;
in Ca')itonese : fixed, finished,
certainly so.
^nian^ to covet; a plough-
share; name of a thorny
tree.
f^ts'ao' a trough, a manger;
a distillery ; a sluice ; a chan-
nel, a groove for a thing to
run in; a trench or ditcli; a
seam or vein in a mine, a
bed, a tub, for spirits; a
classifier of frames, doorways,
bed -places, &c.
so* sho/i^ sh-iio* a great spear
eighteen feet, such as Chang
Fi wielded.
p'eiig* iP'dnff a mat shed ; a
scaffold or staging for wed-
dings, plays, ikc; a frante
work ; a shed ; a sai', a mess
of ten among soldiers.
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^liu" a grove, a forest; many;
a group, a company; a collec-
tion of, luxuriant, al)undant.
fei^ fei' a cliip or shaving ;
to plane or shave wood ; a
wooden case.
^chu^ trunk of a tree ; classi-
fier of trees, posts, pillars,
stalks, &c.; , low, degraded ;
in the lowest place,
same as ;j.|§75. 141.
yell,* a, window, a sky-light;
tieh, a bed-mat ; sieh, a small
dooi-post.
same as 4t 86. 4.
/»»
shaii^ ^f^hen a tree producing
a small, pear-sliaped fruit of
an acid taste, wiiich ripens
late in the season.
/?/»,*' a Hindu word denoting
stillness or retirement, now
used for the Sanscrit oi- Pali
languages, as a contraction
for Bahama; {./'t'"^ the
soughing of wind through
trees ; to spread abroad
widely.
fe7i^ ^fd>i beams; the ridge
pole ; a hempen covering for
a cart; confused, disordered;
raveled.
san.e as M 29. 128.
sii* suh, a tree having a red
and thick bark, of whose
gnarled, tough wood felloes
can be made ; a birch.
lien*'' a tree bearing lilac
flowers ; the Jlelia azederach
or Pride of India.
meng* mung'' to dream, to
see visions ; a vanity, a
phantasm ; obscure.
li* lih, a species of scrubby
oak, the wood of which is so
hard and tough as to be
deemed unfit even for fuel ;
any useless unserviceable
material.
tung*^ pillar.s, posts, upright
columns ; tiie ridge pole, a
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Liri^e stick ; the supports of
a coffin.
rrt ^^•"o^ iiuiuevative of trees.
.s'6';(^ ^fthdn unibraiioous, hixi.
riimt; au abundance "f ti'ees,
close toiiether; ovcri^i-owii
with wood; somber, as a
forest ; severe as laws ; to
plant trees,
same as 'J^ 85. 75.
j/f'a*;^' tliespine; a horizontal
beam ; the mast of a boat : j
met. a statesman.
ch'iny^ 'k'ing a grassy plant,
Hve or six feet hi<;h, of whose
fibers cloth can be ma<le.
i/an' a screen; a hedge; a
fence.
t^fan" a railing; an inclosed
place; a cai^e ; obstructed;
liedged up ; mixed.
same as ^ 192. 59.
'ch'u^ plain, distinct, clear,
sliaip, spinous; painful, dis
tressing; orderly, well-done.
she* she^ the genius who pre-
sides over pleasant dreams.
mou'^ meu^ luxuriant, as a
forest; an old name for the
quince or the papaya.
juu" ijeu to bend wood by
'. fire, or steaming.
" chieh^ kieh, a hen-roost ; a
« stick or perch for fowls to
rest on.
/eug^ Jung the wind sway-
ing the tops of trees ; the
maple or plane tree ; the
noise made by priests when
chanting.
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hsieii^ Jiien a wooden pole
used by mummers ; a trough
or flume for lead. ng off water.
sn* suh, a low tree, a sapling,
a stock.
(cKai" fuel, firewood ; to
screen, to protect.
U* lih^ a species of oak ; it
beans edible acorns ; a stable.
--<? "iS^^ *tsnn^ strips of wood called
T$^ Iv" -? placed between the
tin.^^ers of both hands, and
pulled together hy cords to
torture prisoners ; also same
as 75. -17.
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J\j (^shit^ a pole or spear twelve
'^)? cubits long, projecting before
a war-chariot; handle of a
spear; to kill with a spear.
.jii tuan* tivan^ a large tree re-
sembling the aspen in size;
a beam or pole : Jcia a prison ;
the stocks.
^rt^ ki(}' k'lh, a variety of Hie
^JC P'^P^"' miilbi'iry, esjiecially a
s(n't^. witli white bark.
^T^ hsi* hV the pivot in a well-
3i\j/ sweep on which it works;
the name of a fruit like a
plum.
mei^ jnei prunes, plums; the
flowering almond.
^ ■J'll^ c^i' a fruit; the medlar; a
/r rjT prong or fork to lift sacrificial
\ictims out of the boilei'.
J.>^ ^cJian^ a magnolia which
4*"^* grew near Confucius' tomb ;
sharp pointed; a water-gate.
J.';^^ ch'iao^ Jciau a sledge or
■" 4*?^5g supjiort for the feet, shaped
somewhat like a winnowing
fan on which to be drawn or
slip over the mud; a mud
shoe.
<i*' the root of a tree or the
part of the trunk near the
ground; the bole; root, origin,
foundation.
J._l>» cliiii? Jcht the cupule or cup
"^ 'T'Q^ "^ ^" ^^*"''"'' ^ I'aft; the cap
or shield of a chisel.
>yi> ch'i^ ts'ih, seven.
i/JXd 'i""' ^*^ '^y^' ^^ stain, to
- ^1^ soil; to tinge; to infect, to
catch, as a disease; to imbue;
to vitiate ; soft, pliant ; dir-
tied.
:;^ same as f^ 85. 75.
•^il]^ M'^ng'^ ' ^6 spi ne ; a hori zon tal
i|^ beam ; a bridge to cross a
^
?tc
brook, a footbiidye ; a ridge-
^ 149 )
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poiH or p'ate in a innf ; a
b'-am, a liiilel ; a <l,im ; a;^-
•ii-essive; the piiucipal ; the
chief leliaiice.
same as j^i 75. 61.
>^|> ^sha^ a valuable tiinber-tree,
~^^ liiou^ht from Tiln-t, whose
'^" soft, bei rj'-sliaped fi-uit tastes
like a plum.
r>r ^so^ a tiee, tl)e b\ick-pye or
^^y^^ liorse-cliestniit, prized b}^ the
Buddhists bec-iuse tliey tliink
is to l>e the soul,
t'a* tah, the chapiter of a
p-i pillai; tiiecapit^l of aeoluran.
«. Mel
-^ P^ man
-i*llJ c'^" ®'^""yj ^ wood suitaljle
T»^ for arrows.
iXik i«'i.v' £y"*iy honour, glo-y ;
^^1^ splendid; prosperous; beauti-
ful ; tlie kingposts in the
tui ned-up corners of temples.
-J*!]^ y^''^ c.y''' to lay in tire-wood
'^.>==^ to burn the saciifii;H of a
heifer or shee|), when wor-
shiping the highest gods,
same as ^j^ 75. 45.
ch'iao' Js'iao a wood-cutter ;
wojtl fit for fuel ; billets of
wood ; to cut fuel, to gather
fire-wood ; a lookout terrace,
same as j^'^ 75. 40.
zfiieli^ kieh^ a famous states-
and Lceneral, A. D. 956.
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•- 'Z^ clieng^ ^clidny a faggot ; a
' ^4r bundle of sticks tied up.
01 "I'jii* '^^^'/ t''^ ceiling of a root
z' yhl? which is often di\i(led in
oom,
to
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panels and painte*
f^ya^ the felloe of a wheel
lamped with big spikes;
used for (,ye the cocoa-nut.
J.^>^ cliena^ ^cKany a pi op ; a
(T^:^ branch sti-etching out; used
f.-r ^f 64. 92.
qo "j "T^^ cliieii^ kieti' a board which
' 'j±!» lies crosswise; name of a tiee.
^ lisi^ ^si a diminutive \ai iety
of the Olea fragrans, with
reddish Huwers.
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it
sc/ slioh^ name of a tree; in
Cmdonese : a catch, a fasiea-
io'j, a button ; to latch.
'tvaiuj^ distorted ; injustice,
useless; to force, to put a
constraint on; bad, illegal,
wron^ ; enforced ; crooked.
^kii} a corner ; angular, tiian-
gular, octangular; triangular
sticks which hold up a
cornice.
^ka)i^ {I kind of orange; the
coolie-mandarin orange.
tjiou^ 'miui certain, so-and-so;
I ; what? a ceitaiu person or
thing ; sour fruit.
Jen* ^chdii tsluln the mulberry
fruit or seeds; a targ-'t ; wood
LTood for arrows; juniper.
\-h\in^ a tree which produces
a fruit like a peach; wlien
cured Ijy salt it tastes like a
plum ; 'slum a mattress.
'tiiny^ a tub, a cask, a
bucket ; a square wooden
measure of six pints ; a deep
wooden case.
yu* yiii' the pomelo ; cJuth,
the reed or slaie of a loom.
hiiia^ hiah, a pen for ti-ers or
wild lieasts; a look-up or
pen for prisoners ; to cage ;
a scabljard.
shcii^ ^shaa trees tiiat die of
themselves; trees that wither
away.
icei^ (icei the pivots at the
top and bottom of a Chinese
door on wiiich it turns.
Jin^ (lie pon)fcgranate ; a
crimson color.
pi* piJi^ a light-yellow, oven-
grained wood, brought to
Canton from Kiangsi ; it is
very light, and used for carv-
ing statuettes.
jn* pill, a strip of wood,
fastened across the hoins of
oxen t^) prevent them goring;
a fiauie for supporting darts;
a place for drjnng fish.
tiiiu/'' a frame; cross-beams ;
a wooden l)eiich or settle ;
purlines on a roof; a tub;
p a
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kauf/* 'luiiff !i porter's pole;
to cany ; a trunk, a box; a
basket shaped Uke a jar; a
valise; in Pekingese: a
Corean ream of 100 quires
of 20 sheets eacli ; tlie frame
oil wliich coffins are carried.
erh'^ 'rh'' an acid varic^ty of
jujube plum, found on a wild
and \pry thorny plant.
tn^ tnh, a case; or di'awer; a
.sheath; a coffin; a charger
or bowl ; a receptacle for
books.
chia^ 'kla a small evergreen
siirub like a Gardenia in size
and appearance, whose leaves
furnitlied a liitter infusion.
yueh* yiiehj the slwuhj caused
y trees interlacing theii-
liianches.
liii'i} Jiwui a peg to hang
clothes on a wail ; an upright
clotiies-liorse oi- shelf; the
crooked handle of a plow.
tzti} Hsz^ t he Cedar; to engrave
characters; a graver, a
burin ; howls, cups.
die It} ^rJidii the hazel ; a
thorji}' tree whose spines
were once used tor mouining
hair-pins.
same as ^^ l-tO. 75.
2^0'^ poll ^ a small tree pi'oduc-
ing a yellow wooc].
?ion^ neu^ a lioe for weeding;
to weed, to clear ground of
grass ; to stud}'.
j'ltui^ a mallet, a club ; to
beat, to knock ; a frame for
silkworms to wind their co-
couns on ; to reject.
sui^'' a whitish fruit like tiie
pear, but small and sourish;
compliant.
chua^ ^chiva a switch, a horse-
whip.
Jien^ a side apart mt-nt or
closet adjoining a large hall ;
a kind of latch or crossbar
on a door.
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lG9y.
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^p(t,)iy^ a watchman's rattle,
or clapper; name of a tree;
a wooden cylinder used in a
yamun or temples to attract;
notice; or by watchmen to
strike the watch.
knd^ kwoh, the outer coffin,
the case which incloses the
coffin ; to estimate, to meas-
ure.
dtiung'^ JiHilng the coir
palm; a willow; the tallovv
tree.
yeli'^ (Iji a cocoa-nut.
Jang^ the betel nut; a ti-ee
pioducing great nuud)ers of
flies from galls.
yn^ cyiu a soft wood easily
ignited bj' friction ; a hard
wood good for axles ; to
collect.
'ts'ai^ name of a tree allied
to the oak, the timber of
which is suitable for making
rafters.
Ji^ a basket or hod for re-
moving earth; a spade or
narrow mattock for siiovel-
ing in earth ; a tree.
cKeng^ jiliday a prop, a stay;
tlie two door-posts; a rule;
to follow or comply with.
Ja"^ a palm.
chien^ Jiien a room, an apart-
ment; a classifier of houses,
and used mostly in deeds or
leases.
lan^ a rail, a railing; a
ijalustrade ; a row of posts;
a den or pen for animals ; to
rail in, to cage, to shut in;
in Cantonese : a bazaar, a
market.
'yln^ the ridge pole ; a kind
of nieasuie used by carpen-
ters for making diords and
angles when building walls;
to bend wood by fire or
steam for building boats or
carts.
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116,
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ch'iu' Jcin a sppcies of Pyrus,
wliicli bearsa saiall red apple;
rallier insipid,
'yw'' a kind of tree.
7z?t' a crossbeam ; the beam
or pla^e wliicli rests on tlie
wall and jnists, and connects
with the <^ii-(lers to support
the rafters.
same as ^ 75. 160.
]jbig*^ a handle, a crank ; a
source; having control of;
auMioi'ity ; power.
ch'iu^ ^tx'i)i a forest tree, the
Catrilpn Bungfi, witii a rougli
bark; it resembles a chestnut
in its foliage.
jSjt^ the sapan wood.
cJia*^ a press fur extracting
oil or sugar; a press for
spirits ; to scjueeze.
ch'ianfj^ ^k'iang a kind of
hnUow wooden image, or
sounding-boaid, used to maik
music 1)}' running a stick
acrt)ss the ridged back.
tn* tith, to set out trees; to
fix a door pivot in its socket;
a lock-bolt.,
same as ^ 75. 160.
^chang^ the camplior tree.
t'lon/j^ a tree, from whose
soft, crisp flowers cloth can
be n)ade ; the cotton tree ;
tchivavg a stick of squared
timber ; a high staff from
which a pennon is flown.
same as ^ 118. 51.
chieh^ tsieh^ a comb with the
teeth on one side ; to comb
the hair.
/ill*'' a tree found in Kiang-
nan, the asiies of which aie
steeped in spirits to use in
bowel complaints, and the
bark as fi d^e.
123^^
124
11
126;
yiian^ ^yuen a tree similar to
a palm, whose bark can be
used for coir; a large orange
or citron.
lei^ Hei a tray or box with
partitions in it, used for
fruits, comfits, tkc. ; a fleshy
fruit; iron spiked shoes for
going up hills.
hvamf the tiie of a wheel ; in
Cantonese : the mango fruit.
Jo^ tlie horse chestnut or
buckeye.
same as |^ 1.37. 123.
yavg*'' fashion, way, sort j a
pattern ; a model, a rule ; a
muster; manner, style, mode;
a kind of oak with pointed
acorns.
hsv} hii a sort of oak tliat
bears a l)lackish soft acorn ;
soft, plialjle, flexible wood,
easily bent.
chiu^ ^kiu twisted or distorted
branches ; pendulous, ciook-
ed twigs; to twist; crisscross.
t\i* t'ah, a couch, a bed ; a
settee to sleep on ; a sort of
cotton cloth.
hsi'^ sih) a liard wood ; a weap-
on having this hard wood
in it.
same as |j^ 75. 2-4; cJuch,
branches growing up straight,
as in a cypress,
same as ^ 118. 125.
'k'ao^ a tree producing a kind
of varnish sap; the mangi'o\e.
chih^ ^chi the base or plinth
of a pillar when made of
wood.
'cA'w^ a species of mulberry
from whose bark is made
paper used for garments.
erli" ^rh a queen post resting
on the top of a beam, to
support the roof; a small
variety of chestnut.
' juan^ 'jwari a species of the
'late plum; ,rh fungus on
trees.
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w
199"/Bftt <^^'''^'>ff^ ^ch'iuff a willow with
' -TTt, reildisli hark ; tlin t.uiuirix.
--3^ die'' cJ' ell, the hraiiches of a
i^'ffH! treH ; swaying in tlie wind;
a sort of vine that climbs
trees, like the glycine,
yeh^ (_ye a cocoa nut.
Imac? ^i.iao abundjint foliaj^e;
the leaves falling in autumn;
slender tiees ; used liy ."ome
as a synonym for the catalpa.
^aliao^ the end of .1 branch, a
twii,' ; small sticks for fuel ;
a stiiff used liy muinmeis; a
rudder; a sailnr; to lamck
off, as a tiling that sticks;
an harrow.
lui} liuli^ the stone, }.it, or
kernel of fruit ; a nodule, a
lump, a ganglion.
Jcno^ name of a tree; the
tallow ti-ee.
chill * fett(-i-s, li a n d c u fFs ;
stocks; to mauiicle, to shack-
le ; to stab, to pierce ; to stop ;
a spikn.
^t'ai^ a table; a stage ; name
of a tree.
chiu* kill' the tallow tree.
'yii^ a tree whose wood is
said to be tough in dry
weather, and brittle in wet
weather ; the ash (Fraxinae)
the Catalpa.
ckii* 'Hi a small tree with
tlexible willow-like brandies.
cliuany^ ^chwang a post to
tie a horse to ; a log, a stick ;
a club ; to strike ; a classitier
of affairs ; see j^ 75. 72.
t^'rto^ a tree resi-ml)ling a
Sophora, but by others class-
ed with the Catalpa.
kufji}- kicah, a kind of frame
or measure, used by masons
in marking chords and angles
when buildin;,' ; kwaC a tree
allied to the )'ew or juniper;
tien'' a pipe to blow up the
fire in. a eooking-range ; a
club or staff.
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1 .jr-X^jtl chieli} kieh^ a hen-roost; cruel,
_y^^ sa\age ; harsh, truculent;
high-spirited, courageous, one
of a thousand ; to lift, to
carry on the shoulders.
•±p^ shun*'' the Hibiscus syriacus,
/j'^jh a type of transitory things,
a tray, a waiter ; a
to rejoice ; to turn
around.
J^t^ ken^ Ji-dn root, source, origin,
4*J5v foundation, beginning, base.
^^^ hsien^ hien'' a tliresholil.
Javy' a species of palm
likened to the areca, from
whose pith, sago flour can
be !iiade.
hut ;
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I
fhua* liwa' a tree of whose
thick, i-esinous bark links
and bands for bows and caps
are made.
i-tf^ ^tu"^ a kind of tree found in
j\\ Yunnan, an infusion of whose
leaves is drunk ; ^cA'a old
tea lea\es.
■>S? itieng- (pnung a tree like the
"t^ locust with yellowisli leaves,
"^^ye/t^ ifdn a kind of wood
p*^ burned for its perfume.
-tP-+|- jd^ johj a kind of fruit which
'T'/S rf^sembles a plum; llie un-
usual efficac}'^ of all gigantic
trees, which causes them to
be worshipped.
hn*'' a red colored wood fit
for arrows and darts, obtain-
ed froru a thorny plant;
fragile and inferior articles.
po* 2)oh, a pillar in the wall ;
the tie beam that connects
the inner and outer pillars
of a portico.
wo' ^vni} a mould, a pattern,
a niold, a model ; a form or
guide to go by; the rule;
the figure.
fining- the heart-wood or pith
of a tiee ; the name of a tree,
same as ;j-^ 75. 1 10,
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75.
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145
U7
ts'oit^ Jseu tlie fiiig nr stick
ill a bullock's nose to lead
it; l)oai'ds lying unevenly.
liuo* hivoh, a tree whose
leaves are shaped like the
elm ; withes can be made.
from tlie bark, and dishes of
the timber.
^cha^ a sour red fruit of the
size of a cherry, a species of
hawthorn.
same as iS 75. 195.
I PI
hcn(/^ Jiang the purlines of
a roof wliicii suppoit the
rafters ; a row of tiles ; large
bonrds for stocks; a plank
to cro.ss a stream ; boards to
support a cortiii over tlie
grave ; a clothes liorse.
Js'ni^ the smfdi rafters which
project from the eaves like a
frayed edge and support the
tiling.
lisiany^ ^^iang a tree in An-
nam, which contains within
its bark wliite grains like
rice ; it may be a species of
sfigo palm.
'niao^ a long, flexilile piece
of wood; in C anfojiese : amaU,
delicate, pretty.
li^ lih^ the chestnut ; firm,
enduring; full, as ripe grain;
strict, to overpass, to exceed ;
to respect ; cold.
A.s'i^ J.St a perch ; to perch ; to
rodst, to stop; to sojourn; to
settle down after wandering;
to rest, to desist ; a sleeping
place.
^i'an^ the end of tlie rafters
supporting the eaves; ashes
of tlie wodd of a kind of
jnmnus used in dyeing.
chien? 'kien a bamboo tube
or Hume to carry water; to
run through a sluice; a wood-
en peg or pin; a covering
for a Coffin.
kueV JcwpA a tree whose wood
makes <^ood bows ; a kind of
indelible ink is made by
steeping the bark in water.
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cAeu* cA'an' a coffi 11, esyiecially
the inner one: to gather faa;-
j:ots ; kwmi a water bucket,
Vax' the olive.
chueh^ hinh, a rafter; the
ends of beams which pioject
under tlie eaves; a mallet; a
handie.
same as ;^, 118. 149.
I nan" ^licaii a small malva-
ceous tree, basing yellow
flowers; the two corners of
a bell.
^rJiu^ a kind of o.ik ; the
acorns are sharp pointed,
and acrid to taste.
ton* tPAi? a wooden trencher
to hold meat; an old measure
of four ^ pints.
clii^ Jci a tree whose habit-
at is near the streams, nnd
flourishes in damp grounds;
a species of the willow.
^chii^ a dead tree still stand-
in ir.
clio^ choh, to strike; to cas-
trate, as a punishiuent for
fornication in the palace ;
eunuchs.
hsiang* siang^ chestnut-oak
Quercus sinensis.
pei* pe'i^ a lofty tree, the
Borassus or palmyra palm,
of wliose leaves books are
made.
k'uei* kw'eP a small tree full
of knots, which produces
good walking sticks.
ts'uatv' *tsw'an to collect
bamboos; a slight shed or
hearse to contain a coffin,
which is daubed with mud;
a spear handle.
chen} cheng^ ^ching a common
evergreen growing in north-
ern China, Ligustmim lucid-
2im.
^pin^ the betel nut ; the
areca-nut.
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77.78.
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62
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nine, as gc'ds : ^cliing t!ie
first month of the yi-ar.
j?r«i' ci'(ok(-d, distorted,
slanting; deflected; depi'.ived,
wicUf-d ; to lay obliquely.
^;h*' a pace ; to pace, to walk,
to go, to step, to niaicl) ; a
way, a course, a jetty, an
anchorage for ferryboats; a
fate.
se* seh, rough ; an impediment
ill sjteech ; too shallow for a
boat to float; hard to tuin
around.
tz'ii^ ^ts'z this, the last spok-
en of, the tiling in hand ;
here, now.
li* lih^ to pass through in
succession; passing awa}', as
generations ; to experience ;
next, successive; separated,
orderly ; disordered, confuse;
to exlntust, silent, seclusive.
kueV' Jcuei to revert to; to
attach to, to return, to re-
store; to end, to terminate,
to belong to, to go home, to
marry out, to send a piesent;
to promise, to unite, to as-
semble; a I'efuge; to divide
by one figure.
'■wv} military, martial ; dig-
nified, sti'ong, warlike, br.ive,
firm, miijestic, decided, stern;
a vestige; an example; to
connect,
swi'' the year ; the planet
Jupiter ; to pass over a
limit; a harvest; age ; year-
ly.
chri"^ Jci forked, diverging,
different; unlike; a discre-
pancy,
same as l^ 157. 166.
Hai^ bad, vicious, perverse;
e\il; it was once used for
the pronoun I, my.
ch\i} tsi(? to pass away, fo
die, said of the decease of a
feudal priuce.
Vj
m
ji
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20
21
^
24
29
30
I
32
33
35
37
i
same as :|;tJ 75. 1.
clip kill, to put, to death or
[lunish by perpetual im-
prisonment ; to leave to
perish ; to kill, to destroy.
lieu*'' to dress the dead ; to
enshroud ; to lay out a corpse
in its best clotlies for colKn-
ing; the shroud or bandages.
H'ien^ to terminate, to pre-
vent, to make to cease, to
finish; to root out, to exti;r-
minate, to cast off; to waste,
to use up; good.
mn* mull, to die early; to
come to the end of life.
sitii^ 't<z' to die, said of young
persons, while old people -^^
come to an end; dissolution;
pale, ghastly ; dangerous ;
mnrtally; urgent, inien.'^e; to
die for; firm, fixed; closed.
(s7(,* tsuh, to die, to end ; said
of oflicials of an infeiior
rank.
7uh"* niuh, to end, to die;
the dead.
tai'*^ to begin ; nearly ; dan-
gerous ; innninent; perilous;
to endanger, to hazard, to
run risks; approaching; at,
about, at the limit.
Jmi^ the extreme, last stage
of ; the utmost ; entirely ; to
exhaust.
ywu' 'i/un to fade, to fall, to
perish, to die; to fail, to
become extinct.
cJi{)i^ kin'' to die of starvation
on the I'oad side ; to cover a
corpse by the road.
i'*' to kill by a single shot, to
slioot dead at once ; to
exterminate, to prostrate, to
overthrow, to overhang.
Ze?i(/^/rt?i^' death like; ghostly.
'i/ao^ to die before entering
office, to die young ; shortj
lived, an untimely end; to
cut off or kill tlie young.
C 159 )
78.79.
V
3c
<y"/7^ cjilaiiiity, judi'mf'nt;
to iiijiiie; a mist'oi-tane from
above, a visitaiiMii, a ret-
rilaiiioii ; lo puiiiyli ; un-
happily ; uiilnckily.
~t^^ wei^ 'u'ei diseased, weak.
'jnao^ to die of hungoi'; trees
oi shiulisslii-iveled and d\ ing.
!.-> y,'^^ liao*^ dt^slioyed, defeated,
38
39
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69
72
fl
r
\/i>^ luiiied, badly, wickedly.
^fs'an^ to injure, to spMI ;
wicked; to ruin, to destroy;
to mangle, to kill, to butclier;
broken fo<.d, leavings; de-
ficient, mischievous, cruel;
an oppre-sor.
ssa^ ^sz' to die, to be no more;
said of enemies.
hsiiit* siiui' to die in one's
duty: resolution; to follow
the dead to their i^raves and
be buried with them; to
comply with; to pursue an
object zealously or inordin-
ately ; to exhibit.
"JjC^ ^shavy^ an untimely death,
yj^ under nineteen years c>f age;
to die before puberty ; to die.
Tfr^ hun^ Jiwim tlie dimness of
/a^ death coming on;, dim-sight-
ed ; to kill liy taking gold ;
to die without fame.
ishu^ to kill, to cut off, to
wound; to exterminate; to
distinguisli, differing, unlike;
very, really.
chiavy^ Jciatig stiff; dead,
liut not corrupted ; senseless;
no feeling, as the face in a
freezini,' wind; stolid, unmov-
ed ; rigid.
105^^^ ^^^*y* 'a"^' ready to perish.
lOsTi^^ ^"'o' li'oli^ to comply with ; to
7 SSL ^''6-
chih^ to fatten, to enrich ; to
produce, to prosper, to grow ;
to amass; to plant, to cul-
tivate; price, value; to ap-
point as to an ofiice ; to set
upright.
75
102^^
109
I54y5# f "'■
'/"^ bro
I
h!5 tu
to dig a grave in a
ice; a ^ravc, opened
hwui' to open a sore;
en, as an ulcer.
pin'^'' a funeral, to buiy ; to
a corpse.
tuh^ an abortion; dead
yV^ before biith, still-born.
to recei\e the cotiin.
J-(^ chieii} ^tsien to destroy, to
extei niinate ; to pierce, to
kill.
(^fthii} a weapon, a spear ; to
sink ; to kill \\ itii a spear ; a
pole 01- spear projecting be-
fore a war-ehai iot;.
il/iu^ affluent; respectable;
I iglit, proper; full, abundant,
many; to regulate; correct,
a full band of musicians, rich,
substantial.
tumi* ttvan^ a piece, a section,
pata:^raph, a fragment; a
classifier of sections of books.
Series of regulation, stages
in a journey.
" d'h'^ \oH^ 'ngpAi to beat; to fiL;ht;
jL-X I '<^ cudgel, l)lud;;eoii; to bully,
rfIL I to wrangle, to drive on.
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1^'
23 |n^
qo lill/L /*»«' 'h?vi(i to lueak, to ruin,
'j^yt t" desiro\ ; to shed, as teeth ;
to slander, to defamp, to
diminish; to deprecate ca-
lamities, as by prayer.
/I'o^ ch'io* k'ioh^ shell, skin,
hush ; bark, crust; a ladle ;
, skein or knot of raw
silk.
^^JU ''^■^^ k'ioh, an eggshell from
^P)C ^^'''^"^^ the chick liasemeiged.
Ar. H^jX same as ^ 40. 160.
--px
^^ tieu*'' a hall, a palace, fixed,
settled ; the rear of an army ;
small militar}' merit; to pre-
ser\e, to establish, to pro-
tect ; to sigh.
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75 i^li' *^'^' *'^"^^'^ ^° '^'^^' ^^ murder,
/Jvj^ to slay, to put to deatii ; to
die by famine or frost; peu-
U
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^Wih^ 79.80.81.82.
159 M^i
189 ^^
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-m^
it
alty of death ; to mow grass ;
to seize or get; to gatlier up;
furiously; murdei-ously ; su-
perlative ; chai^ to pare off,
to reduce, to make a seam ;
part of a shroud,
same as 79. 4.
same as 79. 32.
yao^ Jiiao mixed; to confuse;
to put into disorder ; viands,
sauces.
i*^ undeterred, firm, resolute,
intrepid; patient, enduring;
forgetful of one's self; stern,
wrathful ; fortitude, resolu-
tion.
chi"^ kill, to jostle and hit, as
carts do when rushing by
each other ; to rub or brush.
chi* kih, to attack ; kP to
belong to, to connect, to
nourish or rear animals or
stock.
ch'ueh* k'ioh^ to strike the
head; to pass crosswise; to
throw a thing across.
(ivii} do not; a denial ; with-
out ; ^nieu a black cloth cap
used in the Hia dynasty
'mw^ mother, the female ;
she, or that which produces;
earth; the ten stems ; a local
ruler; the source of; inferior,
small.
mei^ 'inei each, every ; con-
stantly ; always ; to desire.
7s?i^ a dam : a granny ; a
mother ; na^ in Cantonese :
the female of animals.
tir tuh^ poison ; foul, to hate;
noxious, hurtful, destructive,
malevolent; cruel, malignant;
a virus, an injury, to abom-
inate.
yil* yuh, to nurture, to edu-
cate a child in good habits ;
to rear, to bring up ; to bring
forward plants.
ai^ 'nyai one who has no
principle ; given up to lust.
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61
102
1^
82^
'/(i' to cotnpare ; to equal,
agreeing with, to correspond,
to put in a class; an illustra-
tion ; to select; each, every ;
pp to harmonize, to sym-
pathize; on account of; to
wait for.
^cKaiv^ a crafty hare ; artful,
wily, cunning.
jp'i^ contiguous, as fields ;
kind, liberal; substantial;
grieved; to assist; manifest.
fcj^ ^ji^' laborious, fatigued ; to
j^ ^ warn ; admonitions; to dis-
tress; to be distressed; to
guard against; to foresee;
careful, heedful,
s/j'i' contiguous, as fields;
kind, liberal ; substantial ;
grieved ; to assist ; mani-
^ fest.
(niao^ hair, feathers, down,
nap ; grass ; fur ; herbage ;
tare of goods ; to deprive of
hair as by scalding,
j^oo^ small, the least; a
weight; a pencil's point; a
tenth; long soft hair; atoms.
diari} ^chen felted hats; rugs,
carpets, blankets.
to cast the hair or
lers.
hsien' 'sien to molt, to renew
the hair or feathers ; s'f'ssy ;
sleek, as newly molted birds.
rt^ (5/«?t^ a kind of rug or mat-
|i-n tress for sleeping, or kneeling
in worship; woven of horse
and other hair.
IS /V-t^'*^ i/f*^* the hair falling off,
^ \ said of animals or of the
molting birds.
cA?/ kuh, a leathern ball
filled with hair or chaff; or
blown full, and used to play
with.
-^S iso^ tsu^ tsiih, short air, as on
^p'L an ox ; hairy.
chan^ ^chen felt ; blankets ;
carpets.
^jiC Ji^ '^ horse's tail; a chowrie;
i^^ stiff hair; long, mixed hair
for felting; small, minute.
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24
25
27
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82.83.
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44
62
65
66 Hit
82
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^saa^ long feathers, especially
tlie lon<,' crests like those on
the head of tlie egret.
2)ao*^ to incubate, to sit on
eggs, as a bird ; to hatch.
2)'ep cpe'i the feathers of the
wing spread out.
chueli^ k'iieh, birds with short
feathers, which come out just
after molting.
chien^ kie?i^ a tiling to kick,
as a shuttlecock or foot-ball.
^s^li^ to spread out the wings;
gamboling and fluttering ;
said of tlie phojnix.
(.jung^ velvet; worsted; flan-
nel, fine; things woven with
camel's hair ; soft fur, felt,
felted.
chih^ ^chi Hght down, like
tliat growing under the
feathers ; a soft kind of felt
or plush.
^cKang^ the downy feathers
of a crane, used in trimming
tine dresses.
'■'p'v? an open woven, thick
woollen cloth, about a foot
wide, M ith a nap on one
side, used for saddle-cloths.
hd^ hoh^ a felted woollen
fabric like pilot cloth ; em-
broidered leather ; a light
grayish color.
ch\n* tshiV the down in
birds; the fine fur next the
skin ; furry, downy ; soft,
velvety; crisp; delicate;
fragile, easily broken.
ch'iu^ Jciu a ball, such as
children play with; globular;
a festoon, a knob ; a balloon ;
a bladder blown up ; the
scrotum.
^sha^ a shaggy woollen sur-
plice or outer robe of a
Buddliist priest, woven from
coarse sheep's wool.
Va?i^ a rug, a carpet.
tieh* very soft, whitish cloth
of a firm texture.
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110
117
128
HB^ cA'tj'' fjcii a square mat made
of hair, which was anciently
spread for the emperor to
sit on when worshiping
Shangti ; a variegated car-
pet
•.jung^ down, fur; to fledge ;
full of feathers; downy.
-^fc-tf t^ t<'?i?7y''' feathers in confusion;
l^-R it is applied to the storlc, to
one which would not perform
its part when its feathers
were in disorder.
• ■^-j t mu^ rmih, a gust of wind as
^ • I "^ it rushes by ; the attitude of
tliinking; the hair wet
through.
«-£ t'o} tah, a kind of coarse
^^X ^^'oollen serge, similar to the
plush or broad-cloth.
-r^f erh* 'rh'' an elaborate kind of
H T wo\ en feather and liair work,
once made into ornaments,
and used on mantles ; a
feather duster ; the hair of
the yak woven into a tassel
foi- bridles; colored hair used
en flags.
-f-^< t'o^ t'oh, to molt the hair or
^T feathers; to shed the hair.
'** la* Jo a woollen cloth (Thi-
betan); a sleazy woven nar-
row cloth, reseaibling bunt-
ing or coarse worsted, made
frotn yak's hair.
Qrt |-^ sJdh* sliV family name; sect ;
OO t\/ clan; family; after a name
denotes that the person is a
woman ; an officer; a person.
^pniii^ natives, sulijects (not
official); the people ; the un-
instructed mass, who grow
up as plants without educa-
tion; tlie common multitude.
'ti^ the tliird zodiacal con-
stellation (stars in Libra); to
revert to; a foundation;
radical, fundamental ; to
lodge a nigiit; the bottom of;
^ti to reach, to hand down ;
ciieap.
JLtt meng* ^muno fugitives who
Mjh cannot be brouglit together,
those who have become
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75.76.
'-k
29 ^^h
30-^,
^l
of a ladder ; small sticks to
connect, as the slips in
trellis Of lattice work ; same
as^,|-75 102.
cli\? ^t^i a fruit tree; a varie-
ty of jujul)e.
Jmuj^ ;i cagp, a r.iiliiiii; ; a
pen for animals, like a cor-
ral or stockarle ; tlie bars
or slats of a windnw, a
jalousie.
ch'ieit* k'ieit' deficient, want-
ing, to owe: to ya\^n and
sLretcli when weary; insuffi-
cient ; to be slioi t of.
tzn* tsz'' second to, inferior;
a time, a turn; neither the
fiist nor the Lest; coming
afiei-; next; a trial; a iialt-
ing-place ; an inn, a stall, a
shed, to put in the order of;
to braid false hair,
ya-' the braying of an ass.
same as [Ig 30. 8.
Jian^ to desire; to ask for a
tiling playfully ; to pretend,
to lieg.
(jjii^ a sudden tempest, like a
tornado.
r/i'i' Jci to deceive, to impose
on, to insult; to cheat., to
deceive one's self or otiiers
intentional!}'; to abu.se, wh' n
in powei' ; to ridicule; to
di.sappoint another.
chien'^ Icieit' to eat without
being satiated ; scanty, tlefi-
cient; to covet, to desire;
dissatisfied with or at ; dis-
contented, bashful
on} ^ngeii to vomit, to retell ;
the noise of retelling,
same as 1^ 30. 29.
Jio^ to sing, a ballad ; a
ihapsody in which the lines
dift'er much in length, Jind
the rhymes recur at intervals.
lio^' holi^ to sip, to drink : to
suck in, as fish ; to take a
mouthful or draught; to
bring together.
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86
m
Ml
^«'
Jiioi^ lo smile under restraint;
a snppiessed laugh or smile;
to desire.
//.s'«' Jiu to blow with the
lireaih; to warm a tliiiiLr with
(he breath ; t" look smilingly
or approvin-ly.
hsi^ liili^ to lejoice, to look
pleased.
hftV ^Ai joyful ; H the braying
of an a.s.s.
^i'' the hesitating sound made
b}' many speakers before say-
ing the next word, half a
stutter; a f^igli, or short
breath interrupting the word,
a'' s//a*' the changing of the
voice; the \oice becoming
hoarse, thiough bawling,
same as ^^ 94. 37.
ch'ia^ k'iali, to emit vapor;
to send furih la-eat li.
chileh^ kdeh^ to hiccough ; to
expand ; to put on ; to dig
out.
hsi^ Jii to s(jb, to catch the
breaih in weeping; whimper-
ing and timid.
httiti} Jiiii joy, pleasure, de-
ight, laughing, merry, hap-
piness.
hsieh^ liieh, to stop, to rest,
to leave off"; to discontinue;
to halt; to desist, to keep
silence ; to apjiease ; to ex-
haust or let out.
s/i?i* shuli^ to suck in ; to
smoke; to al)sorl), to inhale,
to diaw in the breath ; seii?
to cough.
^ivu^ to nauseate, to loathe
and vomit ; the sound made
in doing so; to bring mouths
together, as birds do in feed-
ing their young; ^yany to
lose the voice.
clCuo} hu/i, suddenly, abrupt-
ly ; moving, tlitting, like a
will-o'-^^ isp ; to blow on, to
snuft up; startled, to sniff;
in Pekingese: ^chiva a gust
of wind, an exclamation of
dissa ti.'sf action as if one throws
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X±
down a tiling as u.>el("ss ; a
sudden noise, as of hufsting.
J5j> Jian'' it', pei-haps ; unceitain.
'iJ^IU '/yaw' to eat and not be
satisfied ; not enougli to eat ;
dissatisfied.
/c'liaii' 'tic an real; to exceed ;
a kind, a sort; leisuivly ;
soraeiliing de-iied but iin-
attainalile; sincere, true; lo
venerate, to respect ; an
article, as of a tteaty ; an
instance ; a circuni-t.ince ; a
style or fashion.
ai'-^ ^nyai sighing, m"urnful
tone; yes, S" ; a belching
sound.
,f,,/^4» hsi'^ Iiih, to snuff at; to turn
^i/% "P ''"^ nose, as in disgust;
shell, she' to draw in the
breath, to snuff up, in disgust.
5E|^jjj> la* Jail, dissatisfied.
,.^(,^1'tr» Jtsiao* siao'' a whistling, hiss-
"^ MlA i"S «ou"^l) I'l^*^ letting off
steam ; to scream ; to sigh ;
to groan ; to widstle.
I oQ^^jjj* Jisieh^ hieh, to inliale, to draw
^/\ in, as a sip; bones covered
by the skin ; lean.
„ tfeji> 2/"" ''' ^"''^ partide indicative
mostly used after questions
expressing doubt, surprise,
athrmation or irony ; to
breathe easier as after a
sudden start or excitement.
A/Ar* 7i:'a/t' discontented with one's
M/V self ; dissatisfied because of
i'nperfection ; humble, but
energetic ; a sour look, sor-
rowful ; to strive for.
sJia^* shah, to smear the sides
of the mouth with blood
when taking an oath : it was
done in ancient times.
tHy|» hsii^ hu to blow liaid through
/Jlk/V '^^^ nose; to snuffle; to blow
and snort, as animals do
when afiaid; alarmed.
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77 jh
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Jiu^ to blow wi'h the breatli,
as when warndng the hands;
t(j breathe out strongly.
ch'u^ ch'uh, choked with
an.ner; violent from i-aging
passion ; a man's name; 'ts'an
a dish or platter on which
squiire pieces of sweet flag
were anciently served as a
relish.
yu* yah, to wish, to hope, to
covet; about to; wishes, ambi-
tion ; passion, lust, appetite;
to long for, to desire, to
bieathe nfter , about to be,
ready to, on the point of, in
ordei- that, for the purpose.
t'o7(,^ H'eu to pant, to take
breath, to breathe hard and
sigh; to rest, to hold up.
tsc^ tseh, to talk and laugh.
2}'eii}-* p'dn^ also read (Jan
to spurt, to expel the laeaih
forcibly ; to snoi t, a puff as
of steam,
same as 1^ 30. 29.
ch'in} Jc'ln thoughtful ; re-
spect ; imperial, goverinnent-
al, majt-stic.
hnan^ Jiwan satisfaction,
pleasure, delight; glad; to
rejoice.
, t'aii*'' a sigh; to sigh; to
moan ; to praise, to applaud;
a final lone in singing.
/i.s>('?i* Jiin the gods giatified
with incense ; to accept the
fumes of sacrifice ; to taste,
to enjoy ; to conceive, to
quicken ; to extol.
hsiao^ Jiiao vapor rising high;
hot air ascending.
chih^ 'chi to stop, to desist,
to rest; to wait; to remain ;
to lodge at; to be still ; hin-
dered ; detained ; but, only,
however ; not to stop at; ten
tiil lions.
t'Ae/ty^f/tui^' correct, straight,
just as, or at; proper, legal ;
erect ; exact, regular ; gen-
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31
72
74
108
vassals from other countries;
the ignonmb, imprudent
country people.
rttrt ^inin^ to mourn for, to com-
JV|l»i| miseiate the suffering of
others; lanientaljle, as a
calamity; concerned for.
/=^ cJii* k'P cloudy vapor, aura,
y/ effluence.
J'du^ f/dn fume, vapour, nox-
ious, miasma; shadowy signs;
applied to rebels, which por-
tend decay in the state.
Ml
lyin^ a warm, genial aura.
170. 72.
170. 9.
119
A=^ yun^ ^yun the geni;il, life-
^^jL giving influences of nature, a
procreative aura or power.
J^^ ch'i* k'P air, breatli ; temper,
^^L anger; steam; exhalation;
ether; spirit, courage; in-
fluence, attraction.
QC R^ 'shvi^ water, a fluid, clear,
Oi//|\. limpid; trivial, common.
1 -* ^y-'-'^^g^ eternal, everlasting,
yXs^ f'>r ever; ever-flowing; per-
petual ; final, complete, as a
permanent cure; distant
time; long, continued; to
prolong, as a tone.
>/ >i.. /;«?i^' deep mud made in the
^Uli streets, the mire of the roads;
to get mired, to overflow.
. f'** c'/i'm' fj£iu to beg, to en-
^^ treat, to invite; to seek; to
ask, to implore ; to search
for; to class, to sort; an
object; information.
^ r chi^ tsih^ water issuing secret-
■^TXi ly ; to sprinkle.
it'ing^ a low spit or tongue
of land, an isthmus ; a low,
level bank along a stream,
chij} ^tsi'i an affluent of the
Yangtsz' River; in Hupeh ;
to stop, to prohibit ; to de-
stroy; to injure, to divulge;
to threaten ; to spoil, stop-
;T
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iy^d^ t l6^ h>
ped ; to leak or waste ; ftsien
ripples.
?*' to disperse, to spread
abroad; to scatter; easy,
graceful; hsieh* to ooze, to
leak ; a bowel complaint.
'>meu' overflowing banks; a
flood bursting through bar-
riers; a mighty stream,
same as ^l|j 15. 2.
same as ^ic 15 85. See also
7J< 85. 1.
wan* Jnvan to shed tears
abundantly.
chn'^'' water flowing; to com-
ment upon; to record; to
strike; belon'^ing to; jfo col-
lect; to fix the mind on; to
saturate.
fan^'^ to float, to flow ; com-
mon ; to transport; unguid-
ed, careless ; extensive, uni-
versal.
tzii^ Hsz' to flow, to help.
p^aV to send, to appoint;
to branch off, to ramify, as a
family; a tribe; a classifier
for all, a lot, the whole
quantity.
same as j^ 32. 172.
H'un^ a cesspool ; a pit, a
tank, a manure reservoir;
^t'dDi to whirl, to revolve ;
round, rolling over; (un-
authorized).
ch'ih* jc/iV a pond, pool, or
moat ; a tank ; a fosse, a
ditch; a receptacle for
liquids.
j^'o* water divei'ging into
streamlets; an affluent; a
heavy rain ; falling tears.
ktieP 'ktvet a spring issuing
from the side of a hill.
ch'i^ hsi^ hih, water dried
up; to shed tears; danger-
ous.
hu^^ frozen, congealed, ic6
bound; chilly, cloudy.
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m
'i (WM^ foiii, tiltli ; to soil, to
defile; stagnant water, dir-
ty pools; deep, muddy; im-
pure, obscene, vile, deprav-
>ed, abominable; to insult;
to bale out, to excavate;
to wash out dirt; j?/a a
town in Honan; f_zva to
scoop out, to dig a hole.
ylhin^ ^yuen a small branch
of tlie River Wei in Honan.
onany^ sudden, startling ;
wide, like the ocean.
Tcang^ hang*'' mist or fog
lising from the sea; a vast
expanse of water; to cross
the waters.
Jill} to flow; banishment;
to select; to pass, to circu-
late, as news, to diffuse, to
spread; to beg, to intreat;
a class, a set; a fluid ; shift-
ing.
it'iiif/' water stagnating ;
water running back and
making a still deep pool in
a stream.
ch'uv} ^shuiv'' pure, limpid ;
unmixed, genuine, honest; to
cleanse, to wash; to sprinkle;
saltish land ; a double bank-
ed war-chariot.
fliang' cool, pleasant, spar-
ing ; fresh ; refreshing, dis-
tant; in need; to trust in;
to assist,
same as y^ 85. 8.
shan^ ^shen still water ; tan''
lazy, self-indulgent,
same as ^ 85. 57.
't'uyi^ floating on the water,
as a drowned body; drifting.
Iu7i^ J,un^ an eddy, a whirl
in the water ; turbulent,
chaotic, engulphed, submerg-
ed ; ruined ; damned.
J.ing^ a small affluent of the
Yangtsz' River.
^ts'ang^ vast, like the sea ;
cold.
Jai"^ a river in Shantung.
^lK\t U* lih., water dripping down,
"» l/J *"*^' ^^^^ streams uniting as
they flow, as when a roof
leaks, or rills run down a
hillside.
p'v} fu\ a river in Shantung.
a float made of boards
ciossing streams by
pushing it across, a thing
If
for
it across, a
stnaller than a raft.
^^^ a stream in Honan.
10
HHen^ in confusion, disorder-
^:^ ed, out of harmony ; W stag-
nant or still water ; malari-
ous, injurious.
■^fu^fuh^ a return flow, as in
water ; name of an anchor-
age.
,t'u* rut of a wheel.
li*'' the sound of running
water; water grass or rush-
es ; to descend towards, to
arrive at; to overlook, to see
about ; to enter upon as an
office ; an oflicer's chair ; the
bench.
kuang^ Jcwang water (;listen-
ing and sparkling in the sun
as it bubbles and foams;
wide, distant, angry.
^{'ao^ to wash ; interchanged
with c'^ to rinse.
yiian^ ^yuen a large river in
the west of Hunan, flowing
into the Tungting lake,
same as -^ 85. li.
yiian^ 'yuen to flow away.
^ch\ing^ the murmuring of
water, or of a bubbling
spring.
k'uang* hwang^ cold icy
water; to lead, to compare ;
to overflow ; then ; to confer
on, to bestow ; same as }^
15. 10.
in
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11
u
m
meP me'i to di-file, to foul,
as with dirty water, to an-
noy, to request, to ask a
favor of ; (inien fl o w i n g
water
hsi^ si to wash, to cleanse,
to bathe, to purify; to re-
form; to exterininate ; to
rinse; ^sien to clarify spirit.
jui^'' a bay, hiiiht, or shallow
part near the shore; junction
of two rivers; north side of
a stream; winding of a
stream,
same as J^ 85. 106.
(iju^ to change; to exchange,
as sides; to deteriorate; to
grow worse.
"peng^ ping^ '■fang a wet dock
for caulking; a side-creek or
canal; a wide creek in which
boats can find shelter.
'6'ien' dirty ; muddied ; to
sink in water.
c^hung' a fli>od ; great, vast,
immense; an inundation.
ch'i'' (lei an affluent of the
river Han in Hupeh.
Jien^ to stick, to adhere to,
as mud to wheels; thin ice;
cold icy, water lying still in
a pool and just ready to
f r eeze ; unsavory.
mao*^ to rise and overflow ;
to leak, as a chimney ; to
spurt out.
'man^ full, enough, all, the
whole; complete; pride; to
at)ouiid ; entire.
chiung^ Jcung vast, as water;
distant, extensive.
kou^ Jceu a gutter, a drain,
a sewer, an aqueduct, a
cui rent in the ocean ; ten
billions.
cKen^ fCh^dn to sink, weighty;
to immetse;to suppress; lost;
ruined; depraved; muddy;
confused ; a lake,
^ming^ the wide boundless
sea, tliedeep; drizzling rain;
a fine fog, mist on hills; a
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17
18
20
'm
il;
sea wliose waters are black
and sluggish.
fan*'' to float; to transport,
reckless, careless ; extensive;
universal; driven to and fro
by the wind ; see ^ 85. 24.
Jiaio^ to soak ; to hear ; to
treat leniently; to submerge;
to contain ; v.ist, capacious;
to leak ; marshy.
cAV^ ts'ieh, to make tea; the
noise of water running; the
rippling of a rapid current,
to pour water on tea leaves,
same as iM 85. 120.
fen^ c/dn the chief river of
Shansi.
shua^-* ^shwan shuan* sound
of rain; to rinse; to scour
and wash out.
lieh* pure, clear ; W to dash
water about.
cliiet}} ^tsien to spt inkle; to
spatter.
ts'e* ts'eh, to fathom, to meas-
ure; to sound; to estimate;
a deep place in water; sharp;
clear, as fine varnish.
J.iu'^ clear, limpid, deep
water ; the wind blowing in
gusts ; the soughing of wind.
2)ii} jnih^ p'o^ an arm of the
sea ; mist.
lao*'' a torrent; great waves;
to macerate ; floods, an over-
flow.
'yung^ to bubble up, to rise
or spring up; filling and
running over ; in Cantonese :
a creek ; to wash out.
tshi^ ts\ih^ the noise of splash-
ing or bubbling waters; to
plan; in C antonese : noit, like
thin mud ; thin, fluid as
luilk ; lean ; careless of one's
reputation.
wu* wu\ abstruse ; distant ;
?>^^■^, covered with dust ;
dirty ; do dive or hide deep.
hshtng^ Jiiung the bubbling
of a spring ; the rush of
water as • along a beach ;
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24
n
>yj
25
tumuUuous, clamorous, as a
crowd.
p'rto" bubbles, blisters;
spume; to pour ; to soak, to
rinse; a murmuring, bub-
bling noise ; in Pekingese :
light, as a thini,' ; floatable.
Jao" to scour; to stir, to
excite ; to wash out as rice. ;
to search for, as gold dust ;
to clean out as a well; to
play ; to fidget ; in Shanghai :
altogether.
Icuang^ Jcw'ang one of the
headwaters of the river
Siang in Hunan.
-^ 22. 85.
same as |j|
ou* ngeii' to steep, to soak,
to saturate, to macerate; to
root or soften l)y soaking, as
hemp.
cUK^ gravy, juice, sap, juicy,
sleet, rain, and snow all fall-
ing together; delicate, pleas-
'\x\(f to the taste.
hsiln'^ sin'' a military station,
a post house; to guard;
quick as a courier' ; speed ;
to snriukle ; watery, wet ;
see 85. 16.
tshii*' to harden iron by
plunging it in water; to
teuiper ; to dye, to come into
contact with, as fire widi
water ; to flow.
;/an" the semicircular pool
before tl»e provincial colleges;
to melt, to scatter ; a shore ;
to divide, to direct.
nao''' mud, slush, mire;
. thoroughly wet; choh, gentle;
delicate, as a girl.
jneii'' a branch of the River
Han in Hupeh.
chan^ ^chen to moisten, to
tinge ; to receive benefits, to
enjoy ; imbued with.
fan*^ water overflowing; to
inundate; agitated, in mo-
tion, like a flood ; weak in
mind and unable to compose
the thoughts.
'mao^stagnant water; watery.
wei^
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29
30
jwei a small branch of
[^ the River Tsii in Hupeh.
tja^ ^yai i^ the horizon, the
edge'; a bank ; a margin of a
river; a waterline ; a limit;
a shore.
Ji^ to float with the stream ;
"name of. a river; water all
run out ; drying up.
yilan^ ,yuen a spring, a
fountain ; a source.
W to cross a stream on
stepping-stones, or when ford-
ing it.
shin" shan' to leak ; to run,
to waste, to flow along noisi-
ly ; to soak through,
fa' fah, method, law, rule;
punishment; a sect, a re-
ligion; an art; skill; the
sect of Budhists ; to follow a
rule; to imitate an example;
excellent, natural, accurate.
ch'a'^' a stream dividing up
into streamlets.
chi^ kih, to draw water from
a well; to draw forth; to
lead; to drag; to imbibe, as
doctrine or example.
fa'fah, chilly ; to open sluices
to let water upon field.
y_,. chhi^ tsin' to soak, to drench,
VSC ^^ absorb ; to macerate ; laid
•-'^ under water as an inundated
field; baptism; imbubed
with ; gently, gradually ; to
penetrate, to wet.
\/j mei'' mo" mii' muh, not, there
\i. is not; to die; to sink in tlie
•^^ water, to perish ; to exceed ;
without.
shu"" shuh, limpid, pure, clear;
virtuous, uncorrupted, cor-
rect, skilled in ; fine.
sou^ 'shell, to soak meal in
^ water ; to steep in water ; to
macerate ; ,sheu to urinate.
>— Y j/io" a river ; the mouth.
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85.
P
il
^wu^ name of a river in
Hunan.
Jisia* hiah^ to soak ; to instil,
to iujbue ; to asseniUle, to
permeate, to pervade, to
affect Avell ; just, exactly ;
provided for; to supply.
[^yeji' a bank, a shore; to
make a tour; lo follow a
stream; to tlow alontj a
course; to sail alonn; or go
^ along shore ; to perpetuate,
to liaiid down ; continuous,
successive ; to confot m to
others' wishes ; also read
tung'^'' a cave, a rapid cur-
rent, a grotto; deep; a l)ridal
chamber ; a gor^e ; a hole ;
to understand thoroughly,
as a mystery; to see through
a subject.
fWO^ a whirpool, an eddy; Jio
a lari,'e branch of the River
Hwai in Ngaiiwui.
'chao^ a fish pond ; a square
tank, a pool.
cJhii* Jcii the west branch of
tlie Peh-tang River in Chihli;
Jceu the murmuring noise of
water.
Jcu^ to buy ; to sell; to trade
in ; to lessen ; bad, unworthy,
coarse ; to abridge.
tp- tih^ to drip, to drop; a
drop, to ooze; a very little.
chih* chP to regulate, to
govern, to punish ; to heal,
to remedy ; to form, to try ;
to compare ; experienced ;
talented; a retired room of
a Tao priest.
'tsao^ to wash, to bathe ;
covered with icicles ; to
cleanse the heart,
same as jH 85. 172.
se* seh, rough, opposite of
smooth; harsh; corrugated,
as skin; uneven; rippled, like
water running over stones ;
difficult of performance.
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m
32 V
same as ff- 85. 30. 93.
lo* le* loh, the glare on water.
^miny^ small stream in the
souih of Oliihli.
^t'un'- to vomit aftei- eating;
^yun meandering.
chiao* kiao'' creeks, canals
(Cantonese).
same as 15. 30.
hao*'' great, broad, extensive;
immense ; noble minded ; kao^
to dilute spirits.
fou^ ^/eu a river in Sz'ch'uen,
about 800 miles long.
navy*'' muddy ; water dam-
med up or thick; so that it
will not run.
yilii" ^yun a small branch of
the Rner Han in Hupeh.
hsiu^ ^siu to swim ; to float.
ssil,^ sz'^ mucus.
hui^ Jitmti water flowin;^
round and round ; a back
current; an eddy, a whirl-
pool ; indistinct, as an eddy-
ing stream.
ho'* hall, dried up, exhausted;
in need, at extremity.
hiin* hwu-n? confused, dirty,
turbid ; unclean, as animals;
filthy ; foul, as a sev/er, a
privy, a jakes.
chiao^ Jeiao hsiao^ to sprinkle,
to water, to irrigate, to
moisten; illiberal; perfidious.
^wa^ a puddle ; deep and
winding, as a stream.
Cu^'i'o^ to spit, saliva, to do
a thing easily ; a port ; a
place to land at.
same as |^ 85. 72.
ch'ien* ts'ien^ the moat or
fosse around a town; a ditch
to lead v'ater in irrigation ;
to dig out.
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f^
nieh,* black mud at the
bottom of pools; to defile,
to blacken, to muddy.
il/in^ to fall into the water;
to sink and be lost; to dam
up; to stain; to ooze or
soak ; to spread ; a stain.
(^t'ao^ great waves ; billows
dasliinu on tlie sliore.
chiang* hiang' water over-
flowing; a stre-im not keep-
ing to its banks, and running
over the country ; an inun-
dation.
chun!^ hsiin* siitn'' deep, as an
abyss of water; to deejien,
to deepen a channel ; to regu-
late ; seiious, profound, as
regard ; abstruse, well tead ;
to take out from ; to use
part.
Jjing^ to pass over quickly,
as a liorse galiopinir, or a
swift vessel; to travel across.
hsi^ sih, the evening tide,
ni-iit tide.
i* yih^ that which shows
exhaustion of tiie powers,
viz.^ fluid secretions, as saliva,
sweat, pus, milk, sap; thick
dregs; to dispeise, as water
tlirown down.
sit^ S'uh^ the noise of rain and
wind.
yin*^ water-coiiises running
under ground like veins in
the body, and forming foun-
tains.
chiielt? kiieh, to decide; deter-
mined ; certainly ; finally; to
cut off; an archei's ring;
streams diverging; to dis-
per,se.
gi* yih, to overflow ; to rise,
as a flood ; to be dissipated ;
licentious, immoral ; exces-
sive.
yi* yihy to add to; to fill up,
as saliva does the mouth ;
the spittle; a meiHcine made
by the Taoists to preserve
life.
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m
is'ou* ts'eu^ to assemble, to
collect; to add to; to j^ather,
to run together; to go with
one and take care of him ; a
reunion ; a concunence of
circumstances; to estimate
the chances of.
t'ai^'^ slippery ; to wash ; ex-
cess; overpassing, to boast;
wjiter swashing over; to
clean ; to correct, as stjde.
wu* wuh, to water or irrigate ;
to soften with water; to
enrich, to cleanse; to reform;
fat, fertile, rich, al)undant,
luxuriant ; glossy.
Cai*'' great, large; liberal;
easy ; extensive, extreme,
extravagant; pervading; slip-
pery, smooth; exalted, honor-
able,
same as rB 85. 7.
chieh* hsieh' tsieh, water flow-
ing through a body; imbibed,
moistened, dampened; to
instil into, as by giadual
instruction; a complete turn,
a circuit; interchanged with
kiah, ^^ to assist.
^yang' moving, agitated, as
the clouds; wide, boundless;
impetuous; violent.
huaii* htva)!,^ to spread abroad,
to expand, to dissipate; dis-
persed; swelling waters,
ao* ngao^ a high bank, a
shore; a bay, inlet, or shelter,
a dock for repairing ships.
^i* snivel, mucus from the
nose, it is also read tT tears.
hsi^ Jci ch'i^ a mountain
stream ; a rivulet running
into a river; a creek; what
has been handed down.
^ye7l^ to drown; to soak, to
saturate; to spoil by soak-
ing ; to overflow ; to detain ;
to stay away ; margin of a
stream.
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Hii^ a drizzling, incessant
rain ; ability to drink much
without becoming intoxicat-
ed.
jii^ jiP to becnme moist, to
soak in; to dampen.
ch'i^ ^ts'i intpuse C(jld ; win-
try, shiveriiiL', freezing;
cahamitous ; sad, afflicted, in
misei-y ; chiudy, windy skies,
foreboding storms.
'hiu^ to pickle fruits in brine;
to divine by dropping water
through a tortoise-sliflL
^sui^ a drizzling fine rain ;
muddy.
^tro^ muddy, roiled as water;
a reservoir, a pool; to steep.-
.yiuf/" tlie oce.m, the circuit
of the seas; a pool in a
marsh.
chien'* tftimi' water flowing
out and leaching to a place;
to duplicate or come again.
fto^ l^iili^ full; bursting, like
a phint ; copious, like a
fountain; sudden; excited at.
cJinaii" ^oJiiv'eii water mur-
muring; the sound of water;
flowing tears ; saliva; phlegm.
fou^ (^feii, fu^ to float ; light,
buoyant; to drift; to over-
flow, to exceed, to run over;
unsteady, volatile; unsub-
stantial; time gone by; ex-
cessive.
cKu^ clear, limpid, as water;
or spirits settled on its lees,
same as 85. 14.
humv' ^liwan to wash and
c'.eanse; to bathe; to purify
one's self; a decade; the feet.
'yen^ to exercise, to practisf,
as a craft or art; to perfornj;
to moisten, to permeate; to
lead ; long; ample, extended ;
widely; a stream flowing far.
Jt'o^ water diverging into
streamlets ; an affluent ; a
heavy r.-dn ; falling tears.
'^tvan^ eddying water; to run
in edditrs; ngoh^ to spatter
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mud on one, as a carriage ia
passing.
ne)iy* niiiy^ miry.
shell? ^sJidn gravy ; sap ; to
pour water into a vessel.
(!ie?i" tiny* shallow water.
^Isunrf' clittang'^ the noise of
flowing water; murmuring,
bubbling, rippling, as a brook
or fountain.
/<sie/(*s/e"ptii'giiig, dysentery;
to leak, to ooz(^, to drain ; to
eliminate; diarrhea; slippery,
as from the rain.
juii(j^ (yun(] water flowdng
full and gently within its
banks; leisurely; a deep
current.
tzii^ 'tsz' ground, dregs, sedi-
ment; settlings, lees.
shih* shP a small islet in the
midst of a stream ; a lium-
mock in a river; water rising
still higher and standing at
that point.
^chu* water running off in
streamlets ; moistened, well
watered ; to fertilize by rain.
hsuii' isiii steep l)auk where
the water is deep.
fe'^ teh, water, watery ; the
appearance of water.
dnanc/ ^tsiany syrup; mat-
ter ; pus ; starch ; water in
which rice has long l)een
boiled, congee ; thick broth,
gum, varnish.
'pii? large ; to disperse ; ex-
tensive, pervading every-
where ; to smear, to daub or
rul) on.
fuan^ Jtvan dew descending
in abundance.
^sJta^ sand, pebbles, gravel,
shingle; reefs; baidis; gran-
ulated; as sugar; gritty;
broken fine ; a brown or grey
color.
k'o''^ to ground ; to run a
vessel on the shallows, to
put her ashore.
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43
^jtl^ t'(i)i<f ch'cxug'' to &o\v', waves;
"ijllj to perspire; to leak as a
roof.
^^^ Hao'^ to sink in water; a
ly^> flood ; a great rain ; a puddle
left by rain ; to macerate, to
soak ; careless, neglectful ;
name of a i iver.
"*i-l>-- ipnang^ water.
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46 \
m
chil^ kilh, tlie ripples mnde
on water by the wind ; the
bank of a stream.
hti} hnJi^ dirty, muddy wnter;
confused, disordered, ex-
hausted.
- mud ; stagnant ; soft ;
slush, mire, dii t ; earth soil;
to daub with mud ; adhesive ;
?ii' bigoted, opinionated, at-
tached to ; doating on.
wu^ tvuh, to water, to mois-
ten, to tinge, to irrigate, to
enrich with favors; to ben-
efit; shining, rich.
loii'* leu'' to leak ; to ooze ; to
disclose, to drip, to lose, to
forget, to let slip; to moisten;
a crack, an aperture ; a
clepsydra.
tuii*'' confused, chaotic ; a
torrent; mixed; impervious;
unable to discover the cause
or purpose of.
s/trtM"" fish jumping on the
surface; to snare fish in a
wicker net; a spit or point
of a bead).
tt-'ert' 'cfidn pure, limpid ; to
soak ; stai^nant ; to get fish
out of a fishpool.
p'cng^ ^2)ang the noise of
billows.
'ts'ui^ deep, clear water ;
fresh, clean ; tears trickling
down; spoiled, destroyed;
frozen drifts of snow.
choH^ ^cheii an island, a con-
tinent ; an islet.
ching^ Jiing to run through
or straight across ; a creek
wliich joins places; a foun-
tain.
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49
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j^Kao' a lake in J^ganhwui,
which produces gold fish.
tscr (sah, to spatter, to scatter
water about.
chiang^ Jciaug n I'iver; met.
a countiy; a province.
'hung* quicksilver, mercury,
cinnabar; the ore from which
quicksilver is obtained.
ch'u" Jcu a drain, a gutter,
an aqueduct; a canal; great,
ampli', wide ; the chief one ;
gradual.
clia*^ a small branch of the
River Han in the north of
Hupeh.
ssii* ^z''' a stream leaving the
main branch, and afterwards
flowing into it; stagnant
water.
cldang^ 'kiavg a drain, a
passage for water ; a port, a
reach; the channel in a
stream ; hung'' vacant.
snii*^ to spurt out of the
mouth.
pti.* p'ei^ heavy rain ; great ;
sudden, copious, humid; to
irrigate, or dam up water for
irrigation; aquatic plants;
moving or enlarging in any
way.
tsa^ tsnh^ damp, wet; bub-
bling up; splashing, a sboil-
ing water.
^shih^ ^shi a sliort triliutary
of the River Hwai in Honan.
Iisi^ Jii a small tributary of
the Yan^tsz' Rivei-.
/t"*' to run by drops; a drop
of water.
chih* chV congealed ; to im-
pede; to stop; to obstruct;
indigestible; discordant;
stagnated.
ha7i*^ perspiration, sweat ;
long, as an expanse of water ;
briglit; trouble, labor,
same as -^^ 85. 40.
lising^ 'hing a watery ex-
panse.
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85.
\/ZlS. ^?''''"//^ ^ ravine, <a gull}', a
wady.
ch'ien^ ^k'ien water fonniiig a
pool, a Like having no outlei.
i}il)i(j^ the noise of water;
to wash and whiten cocoons
or silk.
tk same Jt.s 85. 95.
Jie7i^ a rivulet falling in a
sheet of water from a clift';
thin ; poor.
^"^ttit iu*'' to cross over, to pass
■< f^ through, to ford ; to go from
one subject to another ; a
ferry boat.
^STl s?t*' to trace up to a source,
to go against a stream ;
water.
*Eft» same as 'jJl 85. 28.
'-j^
cKati} ^cli'en an affluent of
• -^E ^^"^ I'i^er Han in Hnpeh.
54 V
hsien^ Js^ien nien^ ye'ii} spit-
tle, slaver, drivel; to covet;
the watering of the mouth;
flowing on and over, as
watei-; succeeding, contin-
uously flowing, as a line.
__ ^ij^^ ji/f!n^ clouds rising and spread-
__ V:^ ^''•*' ^*^ weep, teais, to shed
i^^ tears ; mucus.
fu^ fe? to boil or bubble up ;
perturbed; excited, angi-y;
to sprinkle.
\i^\ Jiuvg^^iWX and deep, like a
\\]^ clear pool.
»*/3r' ^*** miao'*'' nih^ weak, foolish;
f ^^ to drawn ; to sink, to suffo-
cate; reprob.ite; fond of;
urine, to pass urine.
>-|7i^ ^mi^ a vast expanse of water.
vA^v/ ^fvan a bay ; to anclior ; a
'-'^^ bend, to moor ; a windinj'
bank.
^ chany^'' the rising of water,
to overflow ; to oxp;
same as \f^ 85. 198,
■ftjic ^'^ overflow ; to expand
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p'enr/^ ipany the noise of
dasliing waters.
^'plao^ water flowing.
mei^ ^mei fine and drizzling,
as rain ; the bank of a
stream.
eh' in* ts'iu'' to sound the
depth of wat^r, to faihom ;
to comprehend; to enter in-
to; in Canfonese : to soak
through by rain, to get wet J
to let'falL
^rliung^ a wide smooth ex-
panse of water.
pV to gush forth, as a foun-
tain ; a rapid flow, like a
torrent.
'^■}den^ muddy, splashy; tur-
bid; to dig out or dredge
mud ; smooth, flowing water.
'^iiie/t^ muddy water.
jMev,^ to add, to increase; to
put in more, to throw in;
extra; additional, more than
the limit; in Cantonese:
really, too, exactly,
same as -^^ 85. 124,
yu^ fijiii water flowing along
rapidly ; used for 'f!:Sc.
^t'ien^ the gentle flow of
water ; a tranquil noiseless
stream.
/m" to filter ; to strain liquids
through a cloth ; to wash,
to purify.
yUf' ynli^ to flow rapidly ; a
swift current; the moat of a
city.
cA'i^ ts'ih^ water rapidly flow-
ini; out; rapid; cordial, har-
monious, agreeing.
ch'ien^ Hs'ieii shallow, super-
ficial, slight!}^; not profound;
liglit, as a pale color; easy,
simple, as a character having
few strokes ; short ; weak ;
dripping; to sprinkle or dash
water.
hii'^'' to bale out water; a
ladle.
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leV le'i^ tears; weeping; to
cry; a dropping like tears;
I? water flowing r.apidly.
hu*'' to fish by stakes, or
placing weirs in the tideway,
which detain the fish as the
tide runs out; a name for
Sliavghai.
paV tlie sound of dashing
waves ; the noise of breakers.
cite* cheJt, to scour rice ; to
rain ; tidal bore at the em-
bocliure of a river.
lieiL*'' water overflowing;
crests of waves.
hsu* s«' a stream in Hunan.
wei'^ (ivei a slight shower of
rain ; roi' a torrent in a
gorge.
ch'encf ^ch'inff still, limpid.
2'ileJt^* to sport in the water;
billowy; pure; to beat silk
in the water.
chi} kill, gratitude ; excited;
to vex, to impede; a break-
water; a dyke to turn the
current, water impeded in its
course by rocks,
same as \^ 85. 76.
'kan^ insipid, no flavor ; to
wash, to clean.
die* clieh^ clear water; to
search out.
v:en^ wd)(P a large affluent of
tlie Yaugtsz' in Sz'-ch'uen;
man to dishonor, to grieve,
ji^ name of a river in Kiang-
su.
su*'' to go against the stream,
or with it; to go from; to
meet one, to push up, as to
a source ; to revert to, to
carry one's thoughts back;
formerly ; long ago.
s!^tl} ^sz' to exhaust, to run
dry ; the crash of ice break-
ing up.
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chieiV tsieri' gradually, to
find its way in, as water
does; to advance by degrees,
slowly, stealthily; little by
little, to flow ; to penetrate ;
to permeate; to be affected;
to cross, as a stream ; ^tsien
to tingf^, to imbue with ; to
soak into ; to reach.
^yii^ mud, muddy water;
matter, pus; a bar in a chan-
nel, to silt up; a sedgy bank
deposited in a stream; lyii
satiated.
^liang^ great rain, the noise
of a heavy rain, roar of run-
ning waters; soaked with
the rain.
yn- ^yin to roam, to stroll ;
to flow, to float; to drift, to
swim; to travel; to enjoy
one's self; to go Mith the
crowd; to take pleasure in;
satisfied, pleased; an air of
contentment.
hiiiieli^ ^siien an eddying
fountain ; a circling eddy.
chi* kai*'' to lead on water
for irrigation ; to roll on
like a torrent; swashing,
inundating, flooding; to rub
clean ; to scour utensils, to
wash bright.
ku^ kuh, the noise of waves;
to confound, to mix, to let
flow ; to unstop ; to float, to
rise; pervious, confused;
villi, a river.
kuang* hivavg'' a bright ex-
panse of water illuminated
by the sun.
same as }@ 85. 73. 71.
■pu* ]mh, a cascade, a water-
fall ; water rushing down a
hill ; pao^ bubbles, froth ; a
heavy rain.
hsiin^ ^siiin to weep silently ;
justly, really; distant; even,
equal.
,tavg^ broth, soup, gravy,
hot water; to I'athe in warm
water ; repelling injustice ;
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to remove grievances, awe-
some, i;r.iiid.
Hhih* (^shi a small stream in
SliaiiLung.
hull'* 'hivun water in con-
fusion; miuldy, turl)i(], dull;
foul, mixed, illsoited; disor-
derly ; heedlessly, promis-
cuously, dark.
'min^ hun^ Juvun turbid,
foul, chaotic; died earl}- ;
unsettled, disturbed; in sus-
pense.
skill* limpid clear water,
ke the River King ^jg in
Sliensi.
shi/i^^ wet, damp, moisf,
uujid, low]3Mnf> grounds;
disappointed, dejected.
t(c* tah, rippling water, the
bubbling of a stream ; to
back-bite ; jabbering ; to pile
on, sluggish, remiss; avari-
cious.
l/ileh^ yueh, flowing fast and
silently, as a stream; quick ;
limpid, pure.
Jisieli^ sieh^ to leak; to ooze
out; to drop; to lessen; to
divulge; to tell a secret; to
desist from, to reduce ; to
diminish.
kuei* kiceP streams flowing
together; a gutter or drain
in a held ; a great tank for
irrigating a thousand fields ;
a reservoir.
Jco^ k'oh, thirsty; to long
for; dry; desirous of; sud-
den,
same as v^ 85. 73. 71.
luau^'filled with water; flood;
set loose ; an expanse of
water; breaking bounds, like
a torrent; diffused; spread-
ing; to let go; vague, as
writing; wild, reckless,
same as ^ 85. 73. 71.
same as ^^ 85. 73.
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m
m
ch'ieu' Jtsien to ford ; to
swim or dive; to Iiide awny,
to abscond, to secrete one's
self; reserved, reticent, secret-
ly ; carefully, a cesspool.
Js'ao^ to con\'e3' b}' water;
tribute boats; a gulf, a
gorge; to turn a water
course; revenue juidcs; to
convey i-e\enue to Peking.
?rei* Ucei a small river in
Honan.
f'e)if/^ J'dng water spurting
out or bursting up ; to opi^n
the niwuth wide when talk-
ing ; empty.
so* sii' a river, flowing ; to
think; to trace up to a
souice; to go against a
sti-e.'un ; watei'.
^ch'do' the tide; damp, moist;
flond tide.
jt'eng^ iP^lny the noise of
water.
viu* miih^ to cleanse, to
leceive; to regulate; to wa^h
tliehaii-; to leeeive favors;
blessed.
mei^ ^mei indistinct; dark;
a small star near the Dipper ;
JavuP to wash the face.
mo* moh, scum, spittle, slaver;
to perspiie, to finish; to
drool in sleep.
^chii} a small stream in Shan-
tung.
^cha^ grounds, dregs, sedi-
ment, refuse, settlings.
tieJi,^ waves surging along ;
clever, smart; s/e/<, to ooze ;
to desist; muddy, unsettled;
dirty.
sJiii* sliuh^ a river in Shan-
tung.
^s\in(j' the v'wev which runs
near S)inykiang fii^ and has
given name to the town of
J^ \j^ Woosung.
slieit} ^shdn deep,, profound ;
very, extreuKd}' ; learned ;
many ; inten.se ; carefully ;
well; to secrete; to measure
the depth.
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sii* sich, a river in Sliausi;
seu^ to wash clotiies; spoiled
by water.
lieii'^'' to boil raw siik when
preparing it for weaving.
l(/ loh^ a bank ; an estuary.
(r tUi, to wash, to scour, to
cleanse vessels; to clear, to
purify ; to reform ; to dilute ;
arid, parched; a stable or
pen for keeping c-ittle when
fattening.
hsi* sih, to wash or scour
rice; the water in whicli it
has been cleaned.
^fnnr/^ a tributary of tlie
Yellow River ; a heavy
shower or dew in summer ;
drenched.
Ji)i'* to drip; to wet, to soak ;
dropping ; a pond.
^(■h'v^ small streams whicli
How off aside, when a large
river overflows its banks.
'tihu.i^ to weep, to cry pite-
ously.
ch'i'' ts'ih, varidsh or lacquer
tree from which tiie Chinese
Collect sap for lacker ware ;
to paint; adhesi\e; friendly;
viscid or resinous juices used
in varnishing ; tsieh^ a staid
composed mien.
I'l} lih^ a small stream in
Kiang-su.
luan^ J^wan to flow drop by
drop.
hsleii^ yen^ nien' (t^ien spit-
tle ; the watering of the
mouth; succeeding; contin-
uousl)^ flowing, as a line.
sou^ shell? to rinse the mouth,
to .scour; to wash out a
thing; to purify; to gnaw.
chih^ 'chi a small islet or
bank in a stream ; to stop
at, as at a watering-place or
island in the sea.
she^ sheh^ to ford ; to wade ;
to involve; concerned in; to
spend, as time; to investigate,
to implicate, to tread, to
attract; acquainted with.
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86 «
se* sell, rough to the taste,
harsh, not smooth ; conugat-
ed as skill, uneven; difficult
of peiformance.
tzit^ 'ts'z' clear, as water ;
fresh, new; perspiring; to
sweat.
ri^* lih, dripping, to drip, to
drop; a drop, a little left in
a cup; to drain out; to filter,
to strain; in Ca7itonese : a
row, a line of things.
fvei* u-eP deep, vast, like tiie
ocean; thick, turbid; hivah^
the gurgling of water,
same as \^ 85. 77. 18.
clbing* Icing' a stream flow-
ing from the side of a hill ;
to pour out wine or any
fluid.
Viai^ the sea; a large river;
great; fully, altogether; at
random.
(CJtan^ rippling sound of
water ; sportive leaping of
fish ; perspiration of the
hands and feet.
^min^ a vast sheet of water ;
to flow off; exhausted, drain-
ed ; destroyed, put an end
to; distant, obscure, con-
fused.
ti*'' name of a stream in Chih-
li.
^ch'uP water.
yung*'' to dive and go under
water.
same as -[^ 85. 61.
^miao^ the vastness of the
sea.
'wii'^ a river in Hunan.
mieh^* to extinguish ; to
destroy ; to cut off.
tan*' weak, thin, watery;
volatile; insipid, tasteless;
f I esh ; heartless ; cold or
distant; light, as color; dull,
as trade; indifferent to.
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^yiiiig'^ small rills oi water;
little brooks.
y'lM^ (yiny^ :^" eddy ; a rivulet.
i
i^
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89
91 il''t
jwiig^ cyung to revolve ; to
run around, as eddies in the
water.
hraan^ Jiwan the murmuring
noise of a rapid curient.
i^yin the risinjj; of waters ; to
so;ik, to drench; to^^ive loose
rein to ; lewd, immoral ;
extraoi'dinary ; desire, lust,
excess; to debauch ; the bad ;
to incroach, as on another's
functions or place ; a long
time ; to overpass ; very,
great.
chio'^ isioh, the rippling rush
of watei- caused by stones ;
the noise of svaves ; so'* slioh^
the gentle murmuring of a
brook over the stones ; the
spoitive leaps of fish ; waves
dashing against each other.
citing* tsing'' to wash clean ;
clean, pure ; actors who per-
sonify warriors and paint
their faces ; undefiled ; lim-
pid ; only.
^iii^ iiiany, abundance of ;
rising, overflow ; (pni a wide
expanse of waters.
jian*^ the banks of a stream;
water flowing.
yiiatt^ ^ytien an abyss ; an
eddy; deep ; a gulf; a whirl-
pool or place where the back
water seems to stop,
ji' the ripples or cuiling lines
made on water by a breeze,
w h icli are compared to
brocading it.
jc/iu' a pool or small lake ; to
diii out as when makinir a
po.
ir confining its limits.
95 >^
hsiian^ Jiiien dew drops ; fnll-
ing tears, deep flowing water.
tzii'' ^tsz^ pleasant flavour ; to
enrich; humid, soft, juicy;
tliick, moisture; numerous,
many, to fertilize, to increase;
to stir up evil, to cause ill-
will and riot.
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105
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100
101
i
^/rang^ vast; a lake, an ocean ;
a pool, a pond; great; a deep
and wide expanse of water.
Jcaii^ water in which rice
lias been scoured, and >ised
in washing sores; to l)oil
thick, MS gruel.
('h(i)i^^ dt-w, fresh as dew ;
deep, clear, to imbibe; dregs;
excessive, as in dissipation.
'ch'ajt^ a small stream near
SiiKjaii Ju in Shensi.
'yinig^ to bubble and run off,
as a fountain; rising; rusliing
on; tilling find running over;
in Cantonese: a creek; to
wash out.
'jju'^ a creek, a stream ; a
bend ; a bank, a margin of a
lake ; a broad reach.
?/w* (ijiu oil ; greasy ; lard,
fat; paint; shining, glazed,
glos.sy ; easy ; cordial, agree-
ing; yiu^ to oil, to paint,
same as |^- 170. 102.
lu(}^ to flow gently ; to issue
forth; a current; smooth,
gloss}' ; to float.
jn^ pih^ the bubbling of water
in a fountain ; a deficiency.
])i* jnh^ a bathing house.
hsP- sih, a wave, the rolling
of waves.
shih* shi'' a small islet in the
midst of a stream ; a hum-
mock in a river; water rising
still higher and standing at
that point.
tew' ifsz' a dark color.
», JL» pl^'> the motion of a vessel ;
"("ra ^''^ ripple of water.
*iffl cA'it^ ch'uh, water flowing
^-44- into a reservoir or pool; to
flush from excitement.
^/3j^ ^p'i(ri} dregs ; spots on the
j-^CT face; dirty rice-washing used
to scrub the face.
p'o^ p^ohj to sprinkle, to scat-
/X ^^^'' ^^ °*^^^^ out; dissipated;
bold, vigorous.
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109
ieiiff* cheii^ ich'liifj clear,
limpid ; still ; piu-e.
jjo'* poh^ tlie inline on the
watei-; a ripple, to stop; to
fa'^tfMi or mooi' a boat; to
niiclmf ; a iiiarsliy lake.
cJiii.nn" Jfs'ilen a spring,
source of a .stream; a foun-
tain ; the head-waters of a
river; mmiey, riches,
chieh^ Jciai the rippling
sound of water; incessant
rain and wind.
Imang" Jtivaug cold water.
^po^ waves; a luffled surface;
moved; a glance of tlie eye;
to communicate, to flow
along; wrinkled, venerable.
!'■* yi^ ylh, a vessel full to the
brim ; ready to overflow, to
run over, al)undant; to
spread abroad ; to diffuse ;
still, as water in a ves.sel ; a
handful.
2)eii^ jp'au water bubbling
and loariiig, as iu a swift
current ; to soak.
k'o^ k'oh^ to get to suddenly,
as a l)(mt striking the bank ;
to ground, to lean against;
to reach.
nSn^ jcan warm, genial,
cordial; to warm; tepid,
placid, mild, kind, gentle ;
soothing: matured, acquaint-
ed witli.
cliin* ts'm'' a rapid flow of
water ; saliva.
^ Ian*'' floating; to exceed; to
rjjt encroach, o\ei flowing; in-
truding on; to soak, profuse,
lawle.-s; irregular; addicted
to ; unsettled ; wet, oozy.
Jii^ a river in Chehkiang.
le as yS 85. 63.
it
s
mieir'
water.
a vast expanse of
chiin* hsun* siiin'' deep, as an
abyss of water, to deepen, to
dig a channel; to regulate;
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seriou.s, profound, as rei^ard ;
abstruse, well read ; to take
out from, to use part.
Jien^ a lake south of Yunnan
fn; J;ien vast, full.
'miao^ small; white, vast;
indistinct appeaiance of the
ocean ; vayue, boundless.
mei^ (inei the brink of a
stream ; plants giowing thick
and tangled along the edge
of a pool or river.
tse' tseJi, kindness, softened,
a marsh; a pool, to fertilize,
to enrich ; to anoint ; to ben-
efit, to show kindness to;
to moisten ; breeches or
under-clothes.
hsiang^ ^siauy name of a
district and lake in. Cheh-
kiang.
chii^ kileh, land filled up or
ipgained from a river ; islets
rised in the stream ; to bub-
ble, to gush out ; water flow-
ing rapidly.
ssu* sz^ the banks of a river;
the eniboucliure of a stream.
/,t>' toh^ to let down; to drop,
as a line into a well ; to
drop, as rain ; used for ^<^
die ochre.
hiio' hicoli, dashing waves;
roaring of breaking billows.
t'nif/* t'dng'' little" streamlets
or (Itippings running into a
brook ; carried away, as by
a flood; soaked, saturated;
to settle, as sediment; in
Pekingese : luh^ to drain ofl".
(i^ a small tritiutary of the
river Han in Hupeh ; ^clii a
baidc 01- dyke.
^2yia6* tossing about; to
lileach ; to float ; to drift ; to
be moved, as by the wave.s,
cold, bleak.
c^i" water dropping and soak-
ing into the ground ; the
pattering of rain or hail ; to
instil by diops; thin.
dien^ ^clidn a small stream
in Honan; a river in Rupeh;
to reach ; easy ; comfortable.
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Wi
116
chiii'- ^tsiu a pool ; a pond ;
cool, ref resiling, as a breeze ;
to distress ; to sadden ; 'tsiao
to be stopped, as water bj' a
dyke or in a tank.
shao*'' to sprinkle; water
driven by the wind and
dashing against things ; wet
by the rain.
^J/A> hsiieh* hiieh^ a stream flow-
\/\ ing rapidly from a hole.
yi.Ai ^wa^ low ground, swamp'j a
l^E P"'^^<J1« 5 3- hollow ; the foot-
steps of an ox, in which
dirty water collects.
k'u^ k\ih, deep water, as in
a pool.
ch'i* k'ihj to weep silently,
as for a parent's death ;
grieved, heart broken^
lamenting; lih, impetuous.
•^j ^rrt ^rhaiig^ a large tributary of
■jf ^> the River Wei in Houan.
^/:^1 J,\mg^ to overflow and destroy
-j-^^ a road ; damp, wet.
118 ^i'^ ^-^^''^ **^ cross a stream on
^'i'h small floats fastened to each
other.
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119
120
^/i'/^ she* shell, a bank deposited
■%MK near the shore by silt, on
which people can laud.
> ^^ 2n'* 2nh, to strain off the
J^^3.* water or j^ravy from a dish,
as of rice; to squeeze out the
juice.
'm*^ an important affluent
of the River Siang in Hu-
nan.
^j:^^ fc'i* /dn^ a stream in Shansi,
-{^^ whose headwaters spout up
as a fountain.
clear water rippling
'^ down rocky ravines.
•^j^JJ chieh^ kieh, pure, chaste,
9^^Tt ^^^'^^'i <^lean ; neat, trim, un-
tainted; to correct.
\l^^ c^tf?!^ to water plants.
^1"^ Jin^
m
^f33 f^'a^ t'ah, ancient name of a
\^l\ stream in Shantung.
'ei' jvei a
IS.
river in Shan-
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125
126
128
129
Jo' a river flowing into th
Tungting lake.
{ijanrf' the ocean ; vast, ex-
tensive; wide, overspieading;
foreign ; a voyage by sea, a
passage.
yan^'' water in comujotion,
ripples, rapids; vast and
large, as rising waves ; in
Fuhchau : to talk about, to
make known-; to shake.
'^yao^ boundless.
Jiiao deep and clear like the
deep sea.
hail*'' tlie northern sea ; the
most arid and barren part of
Gobi.
rveng^ 'lodng to rise and float,
as clouds and mist ; the
drizzling look of a fog.
I hsi^ hih, the noise of flowing
water; running, murmuring,
gurgling.
t'a^ tak, to dampen, to soak
through ; soaked.
yi* yih, a boiling current
caused by a rock in a stream.
cho" choh, to wash, to cleanse,
to purify; to rinse; to
drink; to ramble about; fat,
as a deer; great, bright, as
a flame.
*cA?4' an islet; a low place;
a wash in a river; a deposit
appearing above the waters.
erli^ Irh water flowing in
diverging streams; warm
water.
nuan'^ mvaii^ warm water;
the water left after bathing.
fuan^ Jw^an water gushing
out; a rapid current; the
reflex current or undertow.
erh?' ^'rh a small affluent of
the Yellow River in Honan.
she^ sheh, a river in Hupeh ;
7iiek^ watery.
chill'- ching^ J. sin a ford ; tt)
imbue ; a ferry ; a place
where streams meet; a creek;
a narrow; a mart where
boats stop; to moisteu ; to
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soften by soaking, sajiva;
the sap of trees.
^/^^ 'l/ao'^ ^hiao muddy water;
■i>^ mixed up, confused.
■v^^ 2/"^ y^^h, one of the head-
Y^3' waters of an affluent of the
River Han in Honan,
>p| chilan^ Jciien a brook, a
stream, a rill ; pure, clear ;
to cleanse, to select ; to ex-
clude.
*'"r* Jii,,^ a lake; a large pool.
hsiao^ ^siao to thaw, to digest,
to annul, to need g.nd con-
sijme, to dissipate ; to ex-
haust; dispersed; saleable,
transpiring ; to melt, to
liquefy, to lessen by using,
to do away with.
/ei'~ (/ei an affluent of the
Poyang lake.
hsiu^ 'siu water ii) which
rice has been boiled or rins-
ed.
wei* ivei^ roaring, I)urrying,
as rapids.
lisii^ 'sii to put herbs or grass
ill a basket or vat for spirits
to drip til tough, aijd thus
become clear ; abundant ;
pure, limpid ; in drops like
dew.
chiao^ Jiiao name of a river;
a vast prospect.
^shuu~ the margin of a
stream, a steep bank ; a
brink, the slope of a bank.
chi^ l-P tlie broth of boiled
meats ; fertile j to reach to ;
name of a river.
ch'ou* cKeii* the effluvia of
water; name of a stream in
Honan.
hsio^ hioh^ a rivulet d'y in
winter and running in the
summer ; the nois.e of a
torrent.
hsi^ sih, land wiiich has been
overfjowed by tlie tide and
thus become sq,lt ; saltish.
^iao^ to flow ; water rising ;
to overpass bpiJirids ; the rapid
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136
138
continuous waters of a
stream.
huo^ htvoh^ alive ; moveable ;
lively ; running, bubbling,
active, bright, cheerful ; to
vivify; work, livelihood,
occupation.
'tvu^ a river in Hunan.
Imig*^ waves, billows ; un-
settled ; profligate : dissipat-
ed ; wasteful, extravagant;
rude, impertinent, lawless ;
undecided ; a drum.
,^ >rW^ vieiig" (iiumg mist, small
/>KTi drizzling rain, foggy; Scotch
mist. .^
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Jio^ name of an ancient lake
or marsh which was drained
by Yii, in Shantung.
wo"* moh^ a sandy desert ;
careless manner ; dry ; in-
different to, as pleasure.
inang^'' level and waste as a
desert; vast, like the ocean.
hsiao^ fSiao name of a river
in Yunnan.
Hung^ the noise of anything
falling into the water.
huo* hiooh, to rain profusely ;
water pouring down after a
rain; the dashing of water;
to cook, to boil.
Jiti} the bank of a stream ;
name of a river in Shansi.
t^yif a rivulet running be-
tween two liillocks or rising
banks.
^Hao^ the sound of washing
rice in an earthen dish.
clio^ choli, thick, foul, muddy,
obscure, impure; dull, stupid;
degenerate.
^ymu/ wide and deep as a
vast expanse of water.
Ilsu* Hilh, a ditch or gutter
to drain a field, eight feet
broad and deep ; the moat of
a city ; a gate to regulate
water flowing; to empty;
overflowing, flooded.
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152
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\/JIBL i^s'^"*S'' smaller streams flow-
XJ9[c, '"» '"^'^ '' '^''o^ o"6 ; the
place whpre the waters meet.
V^ft£ i^' the surface of water rough-
"iKu ^"^'^ ^y ^^^^ wind.
A^^ X'^t?^' 'kivm water bubbling
/j^ or boiling; to stir up^ to
roll about or Over.
^jnng" an abundant, heavy
dew ; muddy water flowing,
or water stopped in its flow
because of silt; see also 85.
30.
sa^ shai^ 'sha to sprinkle ; to
wash, to disperse; respectful;
see also 164. 85.
>7^ '\^t'an'' name of a river near
7^3 ihe Tun<>;ting lake; deep;
*ITr -great; unfathomable ; deep
S'^ pools in a river; a vast
* J pond.
^I&?J hsieh* Mai'' a creek or canal ;
•%iWy ^ small inlet ; in Pekingese ;
thin, as congee or paste.
Jiung^ the roaring sound of
rushing waters.
7i?t^ the sloping bank of a
river; a slope or easy descent
to the water side.
tan^ ft'an^ still, tranquil,
placid ; like flowing water ;
to move.
(cKu^ a small stream in
Shansi.
•\j}IM yii^ ywA, to bathe ;' to fly ; to
■j^Tj purify ; to cleanse the heart;
to flit or skim down, as
swallows or butterflies.
.^"^ t^o%i? 7'ew to wash ; a small
\ \K affluent of the Yellow River
in Shansi.
A^j^ /fn^\/wwya stream in Shensi.
yj^i 2/ew^' water moving beauti-
i^JH ^^^^3^' ^^ *'^® bois terous, r oll-
ing sea.
ji^ hoarfrost and snow cover-
ing the ground.
"k^© %' one of the large affluents
\ \^^ of the Tung-ting lake.
ch(?- choK dropping, trick-
Hn1
^ym
ling; to fall drop by drop, a
im|^
stillicidium ; to strike on tiie
water.
c/trto' a moat with water in
it ; the city ditch.
't'mig^ water roaring and
rushing along; similar to ^
tang'' vast.
hui* hwnp a stream over-
flowing its batiks ; to sepa-
rate; dispersed; broken; a
flight, a rout; defeated; driv-
ing surges; enraged, hasty.
tzu'* tsz'^ to soak ; to dye ; to
tint; damaged by water; the
death of a brute.
tsan*^ to stir up water, to
soil ; to spatter, to splash ;
shallow; turbid water; to
hit one with water; in Can-
tonese: to recoil, to rebound.
lai*'' water flowing over tlie
sand ; a shallow reach ; rip-
pling over stones.
fen^ (^fdn small streamlets
caused by the overflow of a
river; the brink of a river.
cheng^ ^citing a branch of the
North River in Kwangtung.
Lp^7i^ a shore bank, beach,
[or margin; near, adjoining.
I A;a?i*' the name of the cen-
I tral river of Kiangsi.
same as *^ 85. 57.
chien* tsien'' to splash, to
spatter ; a swift current or
race-way, where the water
dashes up ; to spurt on ; to
color; to tint.
'ma?' one of the headwaters
of the Mih-lo River J'Q ^
which rises in Kiangsi, and
flows westerly into the Tung-
ting Lake.
tu^ tuh^ a ditch, an outlet, a
sluice; the large drain of a
country, as a great river;
foul, muddy; to annoy; to
despise.
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cho^ ch,oh, to soak ; to steep
in water a little, to dampen;
scurf on the hands; dirty
crust on dishes.
Zw" a river in Sbensi.
hun* Jiivun muddy ; one
mass; mingled; turbid; sor-
did, dirty,conf used; the whole,
the mass, entire; even,- uni-
form ; liiohm to circulate, as
goods; to roll continuously.
^'i^ fih^ to wash clean, to
whiten, to brighten, as knowl-
edge does the mind.
ju^juh, damp, rich; vaporish;,
streaming, close, hot; savory.
neng^ {iiung^ mud ; thick ;
rich ; strong ; heavy as dew ;
strong as a decoction, sea-
soned ; nervous, terse as
style ; kind, hearty.
s?a^' a sluice or ditch be-
Lw^een fields to drain them.
jeng^ f.fung the name of a
river; a pool, a mai-sh; i2')^dng
the swirling eddies in a
stream.
t'a* t'ah, slippery and miry.
Jien^ the wind raising ripples
on the water ; unceasing.
i* y{* yih, damp, as from
dew; moist, soaked; to steep;
yah, to fall into a pit or
ditch ; water running down,
as from a hillside.
huo* hu'oh, the noise of
waters roaring and dashing ;
kw'oh, a small stream in
Shantung.
same as W 76. 99.
^ chut^ ^tsiu to swim.
Hung'^ milk of mares or eows,
once used to wash the em-
peror's feet; muddy water;
a noise.
kmi^'' water leaking into a
boat; mud; to sink; a super-
lative, very.
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shan} 'shen water rippling
and glinting as it flows
rapidly.
'»n'?i' water flov/ing gently;
a watery expanse.
chien* Jdeii^ a mountain
stream ; a rivulet or torrent,
at the bottom of a gorge.
J,an^ streams mixing to-
gether; billowp, waves; dirty
water in which rice has been
washed.
jun^'' moist, to moisten ; to
enrich, to fatten, to benefit,
to increase, to imitate; to
follow,
same as 1^ 169. 85.
slai? tch'u^ a small branch of
the Yanytsz River.
IS* leh, to split rocks; the
cleavage or veins of rocks ;
to split open ; to clarify or
settle, as sugar-syrup with
eggs ; to write.
md^ meh, shallow water; shal-
lows, strands.
's?(i^ slippery, smooth ; some-
thing which will make slip-
pery.
htiap (hwai a large stream
which drains the province of
Honan ; an even, equable
flow, like this river.
^yttng^ a sluice or waste-weir
opened along the banks of
the Yellow River to receive
the waters which then ran
into it farther on.
^chun^ to equalize ; to weigh,
to adjust, to level, to allow ;
to measure; a rule a gauge,
a plumb-line ; exact ; true, as
a watch ; even, just.
Tcuan* kwan^ to drink; to
flow; to assemble; to dis-
charge; collected; to water,
as flowers; to <;ive one drink ;
to force one to drink ; luxuri-
ant, bushy, as trees; much.
chi" tsih, a fountain gently
bubbling up; the noise of
boiling or bubbling.
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176 V
177
178 1^
180 ;J^
9
same as ^^| 85. 172.
^t'an'- a rapid ; a beaeh ; the
obstruction arising from
rocks or sand banks; in
Cantonese : 'tan beach cover-
ed ab high tide; a flat shore;
reclaimed hind lying along
river banks.
yu7i^ il/un the waves rising
high, applied especially to
those on the River Yangtsz\
^ling- a winding reach in a
river.
pa*'' a small affluent of the
River Wei in Shensi.
/?t^ ijii to immerse; to
moisten; thick, viscid; sedi-
ment-like; damp, wet; glossy,
fresh; mild, forbearing,
patient, enduring; to urinate;
to soak in.
ch'ing^ ^ts'ing pure, limpid,
clear; incorruptible; right
principled ; ringing clear, as
the tone of a bell ; to purify,
to make clear ; Manchu ;
tsing'' to make cool.
'mien^ sunk in excess ; flush-
ed with liquor; drunk, in-
toxicated ; addicted to.
han*'' a man ; a Chinaman ;
a fine fellow ; form, stature,
appearance ; the milky way,
wei^ cU-ei to return ; to flow
back.
chien} J,sien to destroy ; a
spring appearing and dis-
appearing at intervals; an
intermittent fountain; to
moisten, to soak.
hsieh'^ hiai' mist or dewy
vapor on the sea; niglit
damps in northern regions,
which are conducive of
health.
cA'i"* k'ihj damp ; juicy, as
meat ; dark ; in Cantonese :
sticky or oily ; muddy ; slow,
indisposed.
hsu^ ^sic the hair on the chin ;
to^vait for, to expect, to get
what is asked or required;
ought, must; should be;
^I|
necessary, requisite; good
for use, serviceable ; slow,
dilatory.
yw'" a tributary of the Yang-
tsz' River in Sz'ch'uen.
'ying^ an ancient district in
Nganhwui.
'hung^ quicksilver; a vast
vapory appearance; whirling
about ; girating, as water in
an eddy.
hao*' the vast stretch of the
ocean, boundless and magnif-
icent ; vast, unfathomable;
the liquor in which pulse
has been boiled, once used
for washing the hair, and by
priests to wash Buddha.
ipin^ the bank of a stream ;
a shore, a beach; near,
adjoining.
feng^ Jnng
rippling sound of
along the beach,
same as ^^ 85. 123.
the dashing,
waves
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197
198 "*^
shuan* shwan^ to wash, to
rinse.
hua* hwah, smooth, slippery,
sharp ; oily and shining ;
cunning ; flattering ; con-
fused, as turbid water ; soap-
stone.
hao*'' a long dreary rain, a
pool.
/lo^ /toA, name of a small
lake in Kiangsu.
hsiin- ^sin an affluent of the
Yangtsz' River in Sz'ch'uen.
^yu- to fish ; a fisherman ; to
seize, to take indiscriminate-
ly whatever comes ; immod-
erate.
Hu^ salt land, bitter, salt ; a
salt pi'eparation, pickle,
brine.
same as Jffl 85. 31.
Iv* luh, to ooze out, to leak ;
water drained off; dregs;
to cleanse water.
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212 '^fi'
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sa^ 'sha shai^ to spi'inkle, to
wash, to disperse, to scatter,
to divide; respectful; swift;
snow ; to cast, as a fisher-
man the net; sin'' sliivering.
f^piao^ sleet and rain falling
fast.
huang" Jncang a lake without
an outlet; a pool; a dyke,
a dam : water that sparkles,
deep and pure; Jiwang' to
dj'e paper of a straw color.
cKeng"^ ^sliing a branch of
the Ta-tsing River in Shan-
tung ; 'mien a town in
Hon an.
'ting^ a rivulet or brook.
chi* ts? to help, to be bene-
ficial to ; to aid, to' succor,
to relieve; to furnish gratu-
itous aid; to cross a stream;
to bring about: to stop, as
the rain, to complete, to
further; able, clever.
Jun(f a river or town in
Kansuh.
yo* yo\ yfceh^ to boil ; to
cook with water, as a soup
or stew ; to wash, to cleanse
out ; to soak ; to wet through.
huo^ 'liwo fire, fiery; fever,
to burn; urgent full speed;
lustful.
teng"^ ^ang a lamp, a lantern ;
laws or precepts of Buddha ;
moral lights, a flame.
'■ping^ light of fire; luminous,
blight, clear; perspicuous.
cheng^ ^citing steam ; mist ;
exhalations; to stew, to distil,
to decoct; a multitude; a
prince; clouds of dust;
liberal, generous; to lay
down ; to enter.
'chu* a lamp wick; to light;
a stick of incense ; classifier
of incense sticks.
same as jra^ 86. 27.
cha*'^ a crackling sound, as
of a clap of thunder ; a dis-
charge, as of a gun.
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cha^ chali^ to fry in oil or in
lard ; clicC coal broken up
into fragments; bits; to blow
up, to burst.
Ctmij^ no, not, not to be, not
to have; none.
chin? 'kiu to cauterize ; to
raise blisters by burning
moxa, or the dried tinder of
the arteinisia, on the skin.
same as ¥^ 86. 75.
hsieh^ '^sie the ashes of a
lamp or pastile ; an expiring
wick.
same as 0H 72. 7.
k'ang'^' a stove bed ; to dry
by a tire ; to bake ; to toast ;
to roast ; in Cantonese : to run
a boat ashore.
2)'cng'^ iP'ang to fry; to boil;
to decoct for food ; it once
meant to eat, as beasts their
prey.
cs7mn^ bright, fiery, blazing;
ft\in to scorch a tortoise
shell for divination; obscure.
lien^'^ to melt, to refine.
hsiu^ Jiiu excellent, beauti-
ful ; felicitous; happy;
amiable; good, minute, fine;
Jiiao to decoct, to boil, to
fumigate.
^fao^ to heat, to boil; to
cook with water; an earth-
enpot ; a saucepan ; a gren-
ade.
fhimg^ to dry by a fire; a
flash or flame; to bake, to
roast.
ch'iung^ 'k'iiXng hot; bright,
clear ; severe, like fire.
^iung^ the aspect of a flame;
a furious fiic.
lieh^^ ardent ; cruel ; excel-
lent ; majestic, burning, hot ;
impetuous, enthusiastic;
fierce ; meritorious ; chaste ;
energy; flame, brightness;
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vigor; imposing, dignified;
cold ; to broil.
chieii} J,sie7i to fry fat or oil ;
to simmer in water or fat in
a pan, until the fluid is
evaporated; to dry in a pan;
to decoct ; to vex, to harass ;
tisien'' to cover and candy
fruit by dipping it in boiling
sugar.
shad^ choh., shtio^ to burn ;
to cauterize with moxa ; to
singe; to overroast; clear,
distinct.
ssii* sz'^ hsi^ the Malayan
rliinoceros ; its skin is fit
for making armor.
^j/ao"^ to roast ; to fry, as a
liash ; to exhibit violent
passions.
c^j'ao* to roast ; a cannon ; a
rocket; to bake in the ashes;
to wrap up in clay and roast.
oii^ ^ugeu the time of great
heat and drought, when a
sacrifice and prayers were
offered.
ts'ioi'*^ an extinguisher; to
plunge and put out fire; to
temper ; to burn.
ch'ao' cKud^ ch'oh^ light,
bright ; heat, caloric ; hot,
boiling, as water.
Hlen^ a point ; a dot, a spot ;
a speck; a little, a comma;
the stroke of a clock ; to
point out, to nod in assent;
to light, as a lamp.
linV' Jiioui ashes; to despair;
lavender; embers; gray
color; soot; lime; dust, to
plaster ; to turn pale, to
faint; disheartened.
lisia^ hiali, tiery, blazing ; to
scold, to provoke; to boil in
water, to cook by boiling.
chao*'' another form for ^ ;
a fire-fly ; bright.
tfai^ the soot or cinders from
a fire ; smoky soot.
tsao^ sao'' dry, scorched, par-
ched ; chopped ; to dry by
the tire ; violent.
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shan^ shell' to blow a fire
and make it burn brighter;
to incite; to blaze up; bright,
clear.
hsi^ Jii to worship a star;
the glitter of a star; to
roast.
hsO- Jii hot, heat; to roast,
to boil ; bright; abundant,
diversified; in epitaphs, de-
notes one who has merit and
peace.
lao* loh^ to burn, red-hot ;-
burning; to brand, to roast,
to bake; a branding iron.
hsuii^ Jivun a blaze; odors
from cooking flesh, whether
fragrant or unsavory; fumes
from sacrifices.
tt'any"^ to warm, to toast.
k'ao*'' hot hair, a dry, burning
atmosphere.
2yei* ^^ei^ to dry over a fire ;
to hatch eggs with fire.
yen^' i est, repose; the martin,
the swallow ; leisure!}', easy,
peaceful; alone; to disgrace,
to bring reproach on ; a
feast ; to please ; in Can-
tonese : a shuttlecock; ^yen
a principality near the pro-
sent Peking.
^yen^ smoke; opium ; tobacco;
misty vapor ; India ink.
tsao'^' a furnace, a fire place,
a stove ; to light the fire ; a
bunch of grass or kindlings
for fuel.
^shao^'- to burn, to roast, to
boil, to light, hot, feverish ;
to offer incense; inflammable.
je^ jeh^ warm, hot, ardent,
feverish, restless, energetic,
to warm.
same as ife 86. 32.
^yen'- smoke ; opium, tobacco;
misty vapor; India ink.
tao'^' to cover over, to over-
spread, as the sunlight ; to
envelop, as a mist or smoke.
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/en(/^ ificng a fire-place of
brick of a conical shape to
light beacon fires on, so as
to notify an enemy's ap-
proacli.
chiin* tsuni' a fire burning;
to pub out a fire ; to scorch
or prick shell in divination.
yi* yih, a blaze, a light;
bright, brilliant; dry; rancid,
not fresh, also read sihy
same as "^ 155.
Iman'^ hivati' blaze, flame,
light, bright, resplendent,
brilliant.
I/it* yuh, ao* a hot sun ;
warm; latent heat ; warmed
by sunshine.
same as & 86. 169.
shou' shu^ shuhj ripe; cooked;
skilled ; matured, mellow,
well cooked, acquainted with,
skilled, intimate, friendly,
soft, pliable ; smoothed.
fou^ ^fpAi steam or vapor
ascending with a noise.
^tsa^ dangerous; calamity
that conies from above, as
floods, pestilence, drought,
caterpillars, divine judg-
ments; plagues, miseries,
misfortunes, adverse.
^ toel* yii* yun^ loei^ to smooth
cloth with a hot iron; a
flat-iron that holds coal ; to
rub and push, as in iron-
ing; an iron; to smooth; to
iron (clothes).
hsien^ i^sien to scald ; to boil
in water, as for soup; warm,
comfortable.
2J0* poll, to crackle, to burst
from heat, the crackling
noise of fire.
'ch'ao^ to fry ; to roast in a
pan.
^Imo^ beacon lights; to burn;
a hanging lamp; to set on
fire; to illuminate; a link,
a sigaal light ; fuel, brilliant.
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t\in^'' cliarcoal, wood coals;
c liar red wood; embers;
black.
kang*'' a hard, well tempered
blade ; to hardei\ iron by
passing it througli the fire.
^tsaV' dangerous; calamity
that comes from above, as
floods, pestilence, drought,
caterpillars; divine judg-
ments; plagues; miseries,
misfortunes; adverse, calam-
itous; dangerous,
same as ifit 86. 12.
chu^ ki'i? a torcli of reeds, a
link made of old bamboo
withes cut up; to burn, to
liglit.
^ivu^ black; a crow; inky,
dark ; what ! how 1 not re-
duced to order, promiscuous;
to obverse a coin.
hsi^ Jii flourishing, pros-
perous ; bright; extensive,
lasting ; to dry ; strong.
same as ^ 173. 30.
hsi^ sihy to extinguish ; to
quash ; to cover a fire in the
ashes ; to put out a fire,
same as Mf 85. 86.
^isai^ calamity that cornea
from above, as floods, pesti-
lence, drought, caterpillars;
divine judgments; plagues;
miseries, misfortunes ; dan-
gerous.
ch'ih* cli'V blaze, flame; glare,
effulgence, splendor; to burn,
to spread ; numerous,
same as ^ 86. 108.
shan^ ^shen to excite ; to de-
lude; to set fire; to make
blaze ; to excite people, to
seduce to sedition, to make
a ferment.
tun^ J,\in to stew ; a blaze,
a raging fire ; red, fiery ; to
dress by steam ; to boil by
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puttiiior the dish into that
which holds the water.
sha} shah J to kill, to murder;
to strike dead, as by the
sun 5 detrimeiitid J to injure
bj malaria, to end 5 a twink-
ling.
ao^ ^ngao to decoct, to boil,
to distil 5 to simmer; to
hanker for, to disturb; in
Shanghai : offensive J repel-
lent.
cJi'ueh* k'ioh^ to dry anythina;
at the fire, or in the sun ;
dried thoroughly,
Jisin^ Jiiii the effulgent,
buiningsun; the garish heat
of midday.
ssii} ^sz' the smell of anything
burning ; scorched, as food
when cooking
another form of ^ k'P used
by Taoists in writing charms.
huang^ hivang'' to dazzle; to
flash; a flash; the blaze of
tiie.
fao*^ to fizz, fire bursting, to
burn ; fireworks ; to crackle ;
to blast rocks ; hot ; to dry
by the tire.
yi* yi\ a blaze, a light ;
bright; brilliant; dry;
rancid, not fresh, said of
chestnuts.
^yang^ to roast, to scorch ;
to warm at the fire ; to refine
or purify, as beeswax ; to
assay, to fuse, hot, blazing ;
to put or stand before a fire.
chao^^ to illumine ; like, the
same as ; to care for ; to over-
see ; to patronize; light;
whereas ; a permit, a pass,
a release.
hsu* 7it< the genial stimulat-
ing warmth of the sun ; to
boil, to heat ; to matui'e ; hot,
vivifying, nutritive ; kind,
gracious ; a red carnation
color.
hun^ %wun fire, flame,
bright.
hsing^ ^sing a raging,
fire.
hot
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yil* yuhy the bright blaze of
fire; glorious, shining, full;
lustrous 5 unsullied as a good
name.
mo* moh, the last of a fire,
a dull fire ; the fire's end.
same as f^^ 86. 4.
cha^ chah, to fry food ; to
boil in fat or oil ; to scald
b}' pouring on water.
lieii*'' to melt, to refine, to
separate dross by fire, to test
character, to disciplinate the
mind.
shuo* shoh, bright, splendid,
brilliant; to glisten, to shine;
to embellish.
/e-nr ^fdn to burn, to set on
fire ; to destroy utterly,
mei^ fpiei coal ; soot ; char-
coal, embers; fossil coal.
jou* 'jeu to bend wood by
application of fire or steam.
'/c'ao^ to dry at the fire; burn-
ing,
^ch'ici^ to boil, to cook, to
steam ; to dress food.
lye'n} how ? what ? don't ;
thereupon ; after that,
same as ^ 167. 79.
hui^ ^hwui to burn, to set
fire to ; a blaze, flaming ;
bright, splendid.
cKing* k'ing'' heat withering
up things ; hot, feverish.
t'ang*^ to scald ; a batch ; to
wash ; to smooth or iron ; to
rub smooth ; to boil ; blister-
ing hot, as iron which will
burn the hand.
j^en' to blaze ; flame, hot,
burning ; glorious, brilliant,
what draws the eyes of men ;
ardent,
f^ku' to burn food in cooking;
the skin which sticks to the
pan.
ch'hmg^ ^iiXng to fly back
or return quickly ; alone,
desolate, unprotected, as a
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lone orphan, or one who is
helpless.
lying^ a barrack ; to do ; to
make J to live in a market ;
to measure ; to scheme, to
plan ; to regulate, to define,
to get a living, to build; a
cantonment, military; troops
of the line.
(yung^ the light of many
lamps in a house; sparkling,
twinkling; shimmerincr ; a
doubtful, intermittent light;
to lighten up.
^wii? embers covered or
smothered over ; to cook.
same as ^ 86. 86. 134.
ijan^ to light, to burn, to
kindle; to boil, to simmer.
yeti^'' brilliant, drawing the
gaze of men ; the fury of a
tire.
same as^ 86. 119.
hsieh* sieh, to blend, to
harmonize; to adjust prop-
erly, to keep in due relation;
to mature,
same as £ 86. 166.
chiao^ tsiad' to burn the
moxa; to char wood, to
scorch ; to sear, to scorch a
terrapin's shell for divina-
tion ; to burn over dry grass.
imaiT? 'mvan nav? warm,
warmth of fire; friendly,
kind.
chio^ tsioh, a flambeau, a
torch or link ; a lighted
match burned at night on a
cry of alarm.
ijan"^ really, naturally; is,
am ; truly, it is so ; but, then,
yes ; to burn.
hsiiaii* huen' the brightness
of fire ; luminous, refulgent,
shining; to dazzle, to lighten.
shen^ ^shdn a brazier or port-
able furnace, such as are
used to warm rooms ; some
have three corners.
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tvei^ ^wei to cook or roast in
the ashes; to bake; to warm
before the fire.
pi* 2^'i'hj fiery ; the roar or
noise of a great fire.
2)i* pih, to dry by fire ; in
Cantonese : to boil flesh till
the water is gone.
^fan^ to roast meat for
sacrifices.
teng^ JAng a light, a lamp, a
lantern; moral lights; laws
or precepts of Buddha.
huang^ Jnvang blaze, bright,
dazzling; .splendid; luminous
as stars.
iven^ yuii' yilri^ srnoke with-
out a blaze, a smothered tire;
a warm vapor or steam, such
as imparts a genial feeling
in spring; to smooth out
things b}' heat; thick smoke.
chin* tsin"* ashes, embers,
snufi"; a residuum after com-
bustion ; the relics ; the
remnant, as of a conquered
people ; the remains, the
snuff of a candle,
same as ^^ 86. 147.
J,u^ a stove, fire place, grate,
furnace, or other place for
holding fire.
Jan^ to toast or roast a cake
before the fire till it becomes
browned.
ch'iao^ 'ts'iao to change the
color of, as to blacken by
smoke, to colly, to cure by
smoke.
ts'an*'' bright, clear, lumin-
ous ; resplendent, brilliant.
Jin^ an ignis fatuus, which
is seen hovering on old battle
fields, and supposed to pro-
ceed from the blood of men
and horses.
.mz" boiled to pieces; entirely
macerated; consumed, de-
stroyed, as a people by op-
pression.
^yang' to roast, to scorch ; to
warm at the fire; to refine or
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purify, as beeswax; to assaj-;
to fuse; liot, Ijlazini^.
c/ifto" choh, to set tire to, to
flare up, to blaze out.
Jin" to scorch ; to put in the
blaze; burning; heating.
hsi* hth, to heat, to burn ; to
roast.
i'* yih^ brilliant, ylorious ;
glistening, sparkling.
yao^'' yae¥ to illumine, to
shine on ; lustrou.s, glorious,
shining, bright.
'^k'ao^ to warm, to roast, to
toast; to fry; to char, as a
beam.
•An' to boil, to decoct,
■boiled, decocted ; to cook,
to dress food.
t'uaii- ^tiv'an fire blazing up,
red as fire.
nieh^* a little warm; a genial,
agreealile temperature, as
from the sun or a fire.
chill * to broil, to warm, to
heat; to loast flesh ; to cau-
terize; to be intimate with;
to approach ; near.
hsleh^ hieh^ vapor or heated
air rising; fire iieating or
drying things fiercely.
hsinny^ Jiiung the bear.
Jlu^ to scorch, to burn ;
blackened ; singed.
ts'uan* tstv'ari^ a furnace; to
cook ; a mess, a table.
yen*' glare, flame; light,
bright; brilliant; drawing
the gaze of men ; the fury of
a fire.
'lany* &re ; the bright blaze
of a fire.
chao'^' to fry ; a blazing fire ;
the crust left on a pan after
boiling.
je^jeh, to burn, to heat,
miao^' sparks, flame.
chao' choh, to
apply fire to.
same as ihj) 86. 42
kindle, to
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chti'^ chuh^ a candle ; b'ght
of a candle; the illumina-
tion of torches ; to give or
shed light upon.
(t^atb^ to dry at the fire; to
scorch ; to put in the blaze ;
to singe; to warm or boil;
also read tsari'.
p^^ Han^ ?i\:e burning furiously;
a hot ragini^ fire carried on
by the wind, and not to be
quenched ; to scorch, to heat,
to singe.
hu^ huh, flame; the blaze of
tire.
hsieri^ 'sien a fire lighted on
the moor or wilds, to drive
out the game ; a fire ; fiery.
hui^ Jiivui the effulgence of
fire or the sun ; briglit, glor-
ious; light, as an illumina-
tion.
p^ ^'ni*' to scald off the hair or
/*5w ^^athers.
.L>^ siti^' to get fire from the sun
*|h^ by a speculum mirror ; to get
fire by friction of wood,
fij. \^^^ di'kt} ^tsiu to scorch,
y^pH roast, to dry; fiery, fire.
^^ ^chung^ fire flaming
brightly; to kindle.
hsioi}- Jiiun vapour, fumes,
steam; smoke, fog, miasma;
to scent ; to heat ; to oflfend ;
evening, dusk; balmy; agree-
able.
fk ^fel extinguished ; to bank a fire.
Ian*' to break, to tear, ra^^-
ged, worn ou t, tattered, dilap-
idated, dirty, rotten, cor-
rupted; old, ruined; very, ex-
ceedingly; to cook thorough-
ly ; bright, splendid.
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/^^ tion, burned, dried up, anx-
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iety; harassed; singed or
blackened by Hre ; the smell
of fire.
ktian* kwan^ to set fire to a
thing with the sun heat; to
light a tire or beacon; hot,
bright.
ts7ian^ 'tswan a chowder or
poiridge with little fluid in
it, made of fish and crabs ;
(unauthorized).
han*^ to roast ; drying ; to
respect; exhausted.
wei^ 'we'i a great, raging fire;
lurid, blazing, glowing.
^/an~ to trouble; grieved,
sorry; important; urgent;
annoyance ; perplexed.
'kung^ brilliant; imperfect
views ; the brightness of fire.
hsiao^ Jiiao to scorch, to burn
or char; to roast, to toast;
great heat; 'k'ao radiation
of heat ; hot.
ao^ jigao to warm or bake
in a close vessel ; to warm in
water.
J.ung^ fire; to light; to warm.
yo* yoh, fiery, hot; bright, by
flaslics.
'chao^ chuc? nails, claws,
talons; to grasp with tlie
fingers ; an aid ; an agent ; a
runner for.
same as <^ 118. 40,
yuan* ^yuen to lead from one
place or thing on to another;
therefore, on this account;
for, at, up to, to, even to, to
say; to consist in; to change;
sad, mournful.
chueh* tsioh, chiao* a cup ;
nobility, rank ; station ; to
estimate one's nobility ; a
degree of nobility ; a bird ; a
bamboo wine bottle ; a cup
for libations.
5jt>'a^ to scratch, to scrawl, to
cref^p ; to claw, to climb, to
scale ; a gridiron ; a pick.
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chenq^ ^chdng to wrangle, to
contest, to emulate, to de-
bate ; to difi'er.
wev* (Wei to make, to effect,
to act; to manaj^e, to attend
to ; to regard ; because, for
the sake of; if; to do, to be;
for; in order that; to cause ;
to induce; to say; to declare;
?/;e'i' to help, to give ; for,
owing to, wherefore; to
receive or suffer ; reputed,
regarded as ; to cover or
protect.
fu*'' a father ; a title of
respect; a rule; an ancestor;
a senior ; loving ; paternal.
tieh^ ^tie a father ; in Can-
tonese : remiss, inattentive to
duties,
pa^' a father ; an aged person.
yeh^ f^ye father ; a sire ; a
term of respect ; a title used
in addressing divinities,
oflScers, noblemen, princes,
and gentlemen.
yao^ Jiiao to imitate; fortune-
telling books ; to mix ; to
lay crosswise.
shuang^ ^ahwang light-heart-
ed, lively, cheerful ; to grati-
fy ; healthy, vigorous, com-
fortable, happy ; impetuous,
noble; tender; to be in
error ; to change, a defect.
erh^ 'Vh you, your; a re-
sponse, an answer ; an em-
phatic particle, implying a
certainty; so, just so; to
remove, abundant,
eh'iang^ ^chufang the left
half of a stick split in two ;
in Shanghai : ban, as if
another foi m of ^ a side ;
also used for ^pan ^ as a
classifier of shops, firms, etc.
ch'iang^ ^ts^iang to walk
rapidly; to skip about; to
approach a superior quicUly.
tiao*^ the boards of a bed ;
the bars which support them,
.same an j||: 41, 87,
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^^•o^ a painter to tie a boat.
cKiang^ ^ts'ianf/ a wall built
of mud, stone, or bricks ; a
defense.
same as jd^ 53. 75.
tieh,^ the boards of a bed ;
also the mat on it ; used for
chiang^-^ J,siang a thick fluid
like syrup or broth ; water
in which rice has long been
boiled ; pus, matter; congee;
gum ; starch.
^tsang^ a ram ; an ewe.
same as ^ 118. 149.
^yien'''' a piece, a slice, a bit,
a leaf ; a half, a section of ;
to divide, a statement, a
paper.
chu'*'' a wall to screen off a
privy or a bath ; a cess-pool.
(j>an^ a division, a half; to
join.
(p'ai* a warrant, a card, a
label, a credential, a token;
a shield, a buckler : a sign-
board, a notification of gov-
ernment ; a tablet; domi-
noes cards.
'^pari? a board ; a stick ; a
register ; a schedule ; an in-
signia; to divide; planks for
building adobe walls.
*yev? the boards or screen
placed over the plate beneath
the eaves to prevent birds
from nestling there.
ch\iang^ ^chiv'ang a window;
a sash ; a blind, a shutter; a
school ; a student.
chien} ^tsien note paper with
pictures or water lines mark-
ed on it; a note ; a tablet or
slip on which to make
memoranda; a billet; a docu-
ment or writing.
yu* 'yiu a hole in a wall or
roof, as a window to see the
sun ; a lattice window ; to
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slide open ; to lead on, to
instruct ; towards,
same as ;^ 32. 69.
^l^ang^ tablets or books on
whicli registers are inscribed
to be kept, as arcliives or
records ; a model for a shoe
sole.
tieh^ a despatch ; a genealog-
ical register ; tablets for
writing on; a diploma; a
wariaiit; records of families ;
official instructions; archives.
H'ai^ to sharpen or smooth
wood against the grain ;
small sticks used by children
to play a game like quoits,
c/t'a'* chah^ to shut a city
gate ; to stop a door by a
board ; the gate which shuts
off a sluice.
ch'an* ch'eri' small sticks rest-
ing on the plate, on which
to support and extend the
eaves beyond the wall,
tu^ tuh, tablets, documents,
books, archives, registers ;
blocks for books.
^ya^ the teeth ; the molar
teeth or grinders; a tusk ; a
bud ; ivoiy ; to gnaw ; an
agent ; a farmer of the
revenue.
53/a' a child whose teeth are
not shed.
^ch'eng* ^cKang a prop, some-
thing to shore up ; a post
out of the perpendicular.
^niu^ the ox ; a cow ; a bull ;
cattle; to lead oxen; applied
to some kinds of deer.
cliun'^ ^shun an ox, .seven
cubits hiijl), yellow, and hav-
ing black lips.
chien* tsien? a prop to shore
up a rickety or leaning
house; a sluice or ditch to
lead water through.
ch'uan'^ (^ts'uen a bullock that
is jyerfect, one which is
complete in all its parts,
having no spot or blemish,
and uniform in color.
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20
32
37
30
pi
^
same as |g 159. 40.
ch'ien^ ,k'ien to pull, to drag,
to lead, to guide; to induce,
to connect with, to deduce;
to influence; dragged into;
in suspense.
jen*jdn^ to stuff, to fill up;
crammed full ; the yellowish
color of an old sword.
jZi" a plough; to cultivate;
to plow ; dark, obscure ; a
piebald ox.
wu* tvuh, things; business;
a class or soit; substance;
an article, goods; a creature ;
peison ; matter.
same as ^ 93. 18.
'pHn* female of animals; the
vagina.
Ji^ the Tibetan yak, sarlyk,
or grunting ox, of whose tail
chowries are made.
mon^ (Tneu to low, to bellow ;
to usurp, to encroach on ; to
surpass ; to like ; to double ;
barley ; the pupil of the eye.
k'ou^ 'Jceu a domesticated
animal, especially equine
ones; an ox with its head
awry.
wu^'' a bovine wild beast; to
oppose, to meet as an enemy.
hoii? 'heu the lowing of an
ox ; a calf.
^kii^ a bull ; the male of
quadrupeds; a heifer; a cow.
same as Ifp 93. 30.
ku'* kuh, a shed, stable, or
pen for cattle and horses ;
the animals inclosed in such
a place.
viu^ 'tneu male of animals
and of a few plants ; a bolt,
a screw ; a bull, a stallion;
a piston; part of a Chinese
lock which slides in.
chiian^ kueti^ the ring thrust
til rough an ox or camel nose
by which it is led.
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40
41
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61
63
66
82
%
^i^ a large ox with diverg-
ent, awkward horns; to rely
on, to help ; long; extended ;
to bestow, to give.
tzu* tsz''' a cow, but also
includes the females of do-
mestic animals,
j/ao'' a prison; lasting, strong;
secuiely ; firm ; to .know or
to do certainly ; a stable for
cat tie especially for sacrificial
animals ; a granary, a jail.
chieh'^ kiap a gelded bull ; a
strong animal.
t'S* t^eh, special, particular,
on purpose; alone, single,
separately, prominent; to
isolate; a mate; grain shoot-
ing up; a bullock fit for
saciificing; a stallion.
feny^ ^fung a, humped animal
of the ox kind, which is
perhaps intended for the
Brahmine bull or zebu of
India.
^tnang^ a brindled ox having
black and white stripes.
hsi^ ^si the rhinoceros; hard,
good metal, as a sword ; a
section or slice of a melon.
Jcavg^ a red bull.
1icn(j^ J^ dug the shank bone
of au ox's leg.
pei* ^;e'i' a two year old
heifer; an ox with a long
body and long legs.
chien^ Jcien a gelded bull, an
ox ; a fabulous monster half
leopard, half man.
^jad^ a docile, tractable, well-
trained ox; yielding, oblig-
ing, accommodating.
^jyieu^ a zebu or Brahmine
bull ; the cross between it
and the yak ; hybrid cow.
mu^ 7nuk, a herd, a pastor,
to oversee ; to feed, to tend
catties; to superintend; one
in charge, as a ruler or
teacher.
5?u«o^ the wild j'ak.
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85
86
93
131
154
172
189
200
'ti^ to gore, to butt ,' to push
with the horns; to strive
against ; to push, as ofT a
shore.
^ hsi* hi^ an ox dying for want
of food ; cattle starving ;
provender, fodder.
>J^J» t.sha^ the largest size buffalo;
^'^f~% the cow.
♦A'/C ^f>^ ^oh^ a brindled or speckled
^/-H^ ox; manifest, open, patent.
.A-^ pen^ ^pdn cattie scattering
-th^ from fright ; to flee, to run
away ; to hasten on, as a
messenger ; to be busy witli ;
hurry, bustle; urgent; to
marry without the rites.
sheng^ ^slicing cattle, beasts ;
victims; sacrificial animals,
of which there are six.
'ch'a7v' to breed domestic
animals.
fe* fell, one, a single one ;
special ; chih, the margin or
selvedge of the dress,
same as 93. 18.
rf;^^ ch'in' J.s'in in the old time,
Ay^ ^'^ ox was so called in some
parts of the north of China.
llril ffung^ a calf whose horns
are not yet grown.
hsi^ Jii victims of a uniform
color fit to be offered in
sacrifice, as oxen, sheep,
goats, or pigs ; spotless.
^^ ch'ien'^ k'ien' a stubborn ox
'■ ^f -- which cannot be led ; ob-
stinate, pig-headed.
J*tt P^^* P^^^ ^ ^'WO year old
P^ heifer.
tu^ hih, a calf; a heifer, a
victim for sacrifice.
ch'ou^ (CKeu the panting of
an ox ; to go out, to issue
from.
Kad^'' to feast victorious
soldiers on their return ;
bounty money ; to reward
workmen with a treat.
^ma? the yak ; but has now
become obsolete.
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26
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cKiian^ 'k'nen the dog, es-
pecially a large one.
p'eV' ^p'ei the cub, especially
the fox's cubs.
ch'u} ^tsii a species of monkey ;
to peep, to spy, to watch
for.
Vim' a dog which is sulky
and needs coaxing ; a fox'.s
footsteps ; proud, inclined
to evil; familiar with;
accustomed to.
cKi^ k'ih, a tribe of Miao-tsz^
that cut tlieir hair short
like the Siamese.
k'ang*'' a fierce strong dog ;
a hedgehog.
cliiad^ 'kiao artful, crafty ;
cunning; wily, crafty; wild;
cruel, specious.
same as 'f^ 94. 30.
hou^ Jieu the monkey.
yiin^ 'yun a tribe of Scythian
nomads.
ji^ a fabulous beast like a
lion, which can devour even
tigers, and go swiftly 500
li at a jump ; it has red
eyes.
ts^u* ts'uh, a dog rushing
from a cover ; to rush out
and drive people away;
abrupt, precipitate,
same as J^ 94. 193.
fayi^'' to offend ; an offender ;
to resist ; to violate ; to
assault unprovokedly ; a
criminal ; adverse ; possessed
by a spirit.
chueh^ kueh, insolent; dis-
obedient, seditious ; fierce,
as banditti.
^wo^ the pet spaniels or lap
dogs found in Peking.
kou^ 'keu the dog ; petty ;
contemptible.
hsien^ 'hien a dog with a
long nose like a pointer or
greyhound.
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'i&ii
i
shou^ shev? wild animals,
quadrupeds ; a beast, a Uairy
brute ; a gamekeeper, a for-
ester ; brutal, violent.
chi* ktk, a monkey witli a
short tail; it is vei-y lively
by night, and sleeps in tlie
day.
*/)'i' a fierce animal, the
tapir ; it is applied to a
prison, and its savage look-
ing head is drawn over the
doors of prisons.
Jiang^ a sullen dog.
suan* swarv' a young lion ; it
comes from Tibet and is said
to eat tigers ; a fleet ; wild
horse.
hsia^ hiah, compressed, nar-
row, strait ; mean, contract-
ed, narrow-minded ; to regard
as petty.
cJiieh^ k'ieh, harsh, malevo-
lent ; a mongrel dog, resem-
bling a tiger, which leaps
suddenly on its prey.
(i^ a fierce, robust dog ; to
depend on, or be near each
other, as two horses drawing
together; to pull aside; an
interjection of pleasure;
bravo 1 good ! extended, con-
tinuous.
hou^ 'heu a wolf; the dragon's
heads put on the ends of
roofs on tlie ridge pole.
meng^ 'iming violent dog,
fierce, cruel, savage ; brave ;
strong, resolute, severe, hot;
to rouse, to inspirit.
^sun^ a monkey.
shou* shev? a hunting dog;
a hunt in winter on grounds
burned over.
neng^ (Udng long hair of
dogs ; fierce ; repulsive, like
the guardian images in
temples.
tsung*^ a bitch having one
at a litter.
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iliao'* lao* to hunt at night
by toiclies, as in deer stalk-
ing,
same as -^ 43. 59.
chii^ k\ih, an animal akin to
the loris.
lieh,* to hunt, to pursue ; a
l^orpoise ; the chase ; to get
with difficulty ; to hunt up,
as a quotation, or select
phrases; to strike with
dread.
shih^ ^shi the lion, which
has long been extinct iu
China; a slut that has two
pups.
hsi^ 'hi a sprite ; the noise
used in calling pigs.
han^^ a monstrous, terrific
beast, scaly, and producing
one horn in its old age; a
village jail in ancient times.
yen^^ a hunting dog of great
strenj'lh used in hunting
tigers.
'kung^ fierce like an untamed
don; ^ furious, desperate ;
rude ; uncivilized.
fei^feV a kind of ape.
jm?' a she monkey.
ch'uan* chw'en'' a hare run-
ning away through the grass;
to scamper, like a rabbit.
ijung' a species of large ape;
the fur was worn in the
Sung dynasty as one of the
insignia of high rank ; vio-
lent, fierce.
yileh* yueh, to scamper away,
as terrified animals do.
ch'an^'^ a dog crunching his
fond ; gnawing, crushing be-
tween the teeth,
same as ^ 153. 64.
pi'*' to fall down suddenly,
as if dead or fainting, to
tumble down.
ao^ (iigao a large dog, de-
scribed as four feet high,
fierce but tractable.
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72
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75
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87
hsien^ ^hien tlie yelp of a
puppy or lap dog ; the bark
of a little do;^.
(cKan^ monkey found in
Yunnan.
hsiln' siiin^ to connive at;
connivance; to follow the
dead to their graves and be
buried with them; to comply
with; to follow after; to
exhibit.
ch'iu* tsHoh, a docile, well-
trained dog.
^ch'ang^ tierce, wild, fright-
ened ; a herd of animals
fleeing.
hsing^ ^sing a kind of
monkey; a singular colored
ape; strange stories are told
of its aljility to speak, wear
shoes, drink wine, and go
into companies.
kuei^ kwei'' crafty, cunning ;
one who stirs up strife.
hsieli} hieh^ a dog resembling
the bulldog in its short
muzzle ; to fear, to terrify.
kiid^ 'kwo the proboscis
monkey ; the name is given
because its cry seems to say
^ ^v " yes, really " when it
hears its fellows coming.
^nao'■ a large raonkej'^, de-
scril)ed as clever in scratching
the tiger.
ti} tih^ nortliern regions,
Mongols, Tartars, Scj'thian ;
a stag or elk ; inferior otiices ;
menials about tlie court in
old times ; to drive off, as
invaders.
ijaib^ the proboscis or long
nosed monkej', wiiich con-
stantly strokes its black
beaid.
hsiin^ Jiiun a tribe of Scyth-
ians.
yiiaii? ^guen the gibbons, as
distinct fron apes, baboons,
or monkeys.
cheng^ ^cluing a fabulous
leopard having five tails and
a horn ; a flying fox.
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97
102
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109
hsieii? 'sien the autumnal
hunt taken by the ancient
emperors; it was also the
time of a yearly progress
anri assize ; to kijl.
c/aiang* chwang' appearance;
form ; to accuse, a complaint ;
to slate ; a certificate.
^piao^ three dcys scampering
liere and theie; spiral, whirl-
ing.
yic'* yuh^ prison ; hell ; jail ;
criminal cases; that which
decides who is right in a
strife.
k'uang^ Jcwang mad ; en-
thusiastic, incoherent, wild,
insane, crazed; cruel,
irascible, eccentric, impudent,
rash ; a term of disparage-
ment.
<Jiu" the fox ; suspicious ;
mistrusting.
lisia^ hiah, a well trained
do'j^ : to approach near ;
familiar with, accustomed;
irreverent, disrespectful ; to
desecrate, to contemn, to
sliiiht; to change, to caress.
wei^'wei the yelp of a terri-
fied dog ; many, plentiful,
very, exceedingly ; mixed
up, ill assorted ? rustic, low ;
to cause to submit.
Jiu^ a rodent that feeds on
bamboo sprouts; the sea
otter; the beaver; in Can-
tonese : a luonkoy, a pert
fellow,
same as «| 196. 102.
Jii^ a large shepherd's dog.
Ji'il^ k'uh^ a species of ape,
—^^ with thick lips, said to be of
a greenish hue ; hawks open-
ing their wings.
I» tu'^'' to break ; to ruin, to
J5 injure.
>{§M chileh^ ktoh^ the great gib-
i^^p bon ; a species of lai-go ape.
ytn| same as ^| 94. 130.
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140
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c//«' Z:Me7i, fluttering, terrified
as birds ; to scamper, to
stampede.
yu'^ yiu^ a black monkey.
ching* Icing'' a feline animal
which is cliarged with eating
its dam as soon as born.
chuaiig* chioang'' JL^uiig"^ sav-
age people, said to live near
Hainan; they dress witli
leaves and feathers, and
make huts; a variety of dog.
Jin' strong, fierce, endui ing ;
the seal}' nianis or pangolin,
same as ra| 196. 102.
(2/«o' a wild dog or jackal ;
a tribe of aborigines still
living in Lien-clien, (j^j'i'l)
who are reputed to have
tails.
HcLo^ an ancient name for
the Laos, or some tribe of
Miao-tsz'.
^chu^ the pig ; a hog; to dig
a trench or pool.
Jien"' the quick jumping run
of some animals; tlie leaping
of a hare.
chiian* kilen? hasty, prompt ;
lii;htniinded ; frisky, as a
dog; timid; a modest man
of probity, who is not talent-
ed, and must be guided.
tjiu'' a kind of monkey.
ivei'^ ivep the hedge liog ;
tlie porcupine.
hen^ Hian very, extremely,
still more; dogs quarreling
and snarling; desperate, out
of all reason ; to gnaw.
^aiuf the wolf; to swindle;
cruel, furious, oppressive;
very, greatly; to injure; to
deceive and harm ; applied
to snakes on account of their
venom,
same as |^" 153. 140.
^mao^ miaor a cat ; the mew-
ing of cats.
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166
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liuo* hivoh, Im* to apprehend;
to get, to obtain, to gatiier;
to catch, as a tiiief; to
receive, to hit; a slave; a
kind of wild beast.
same as p^ 30. 141,
cK'iJi^ ^ch'i the ferocious shep-
lienl clogs of the Mongols.
tu^ tnJi, singly, alone, one's
self; isolated, single; wid-
owed or childless; only, yet;
is. it so? a species of baboon
or mandrill.
yuan" ^yuen the monkey or
ape ; the gibbon.
hsieh* hiai^ a fabulous animal
lalf deey, half unicorn ; stern,
firm, as tins animal is
thought to be.
^yin^ the barking and snarl-
ing of one or many dogs.
tai^ t^ngaisiWy, idiotic, foolish;
a pupp\' not 5''et able to take
care of itself ; acting without
an end, having no aim or
energy.
2Jei^ j)eP a kind of wolf;
embarrassment.
t'a^ t'alt^ the otter.
^pin^ a small species of otter.
ch'io* ts'ioh^ a docile well-
trained dog in the state of
8ung, and like Gelert, it has
come to designate such an
animal.
^nao^a. large and fierce watch-
dog.
fy}t" ^yiu a monkey ; doubt-
ful, suspicious of; still, even;
as if, like, I'ather, some-
what, resembling, same;
thus, so ; a rule, a way ; to
plan, to scheme; ought,
can ; a map ; undecided ; to
draw ; an exclamation, ho !
oh ! cheerful.
Ji"^ the fox ; the wild cat ;
racoon, loris, souslik, etc.
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iijartg^ a dog tliah i-ffuses to
be led ; an obstinate l)i ute.
hiian^ Jiwaii tlie badger; the
skins ai-e used for cushions.
iiou* neu^ a snarling dog, a
snappish cur; ^jii a seal.
^fs'ai^ to guess; to dislike, to
suspect, to doubt, to con-
jecture, to fear, toajiprehend.
same as ||^ 94. 154.
ma'^'' a southern name for a
monkey.
luia'^ hwah, artful, crafty,
deceitful; disorderly; unciv-
ilized, as barbai ians ; cun-
ning; to disturb; to cause
imernal conuxiotit)ns.
hsien' hien'' to offer to, to
hand to; offerin<;s ; to give,
to hand up to, intelligent;
to present to a superior.
lisiiin" (Jimn black, sombre,
gloomy, dark, deep, still,
silent, profound, abstruse;
heaven ; to niauaye, to direct.
J,u^ black, painted, or var-
nished.
shuni* shwai' naturally care-
less ; sudden; along, about;
a leader, a mark, a guide, to
direct, to observe ; active; a
resume; to command ; to
follow; a bird not; lei^ to
reckon ; lult^ a term in a
series,
same as M? 38. 42.
tza^ ^tsz' now ; on account of;
the; then; l)ut, here, still;
for; this, this one; herbs
and grass growing thickly ;
a coarse mat.
i/ii* ynh^ jade, jewels ; pre-
cious; beautiful; a gem; a
stone tit for lapidary; pearly;
happily, agreeably; perfect;
immaculate; you, your's —
imperial ; to bring about.
(ivany^ a prince, a king; a
ruler, princely; a beg; ivang''
to rule as a king, to govern ;
to go, to resort to.
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n* ^thifj^ the jingling noi.se of
htoues hung in the wind ; a
clattering noise.
chill? '^khi nine; a kind of
jade; smok}' quartz.
J'la^ a pearl ; vitreous, glaz-
eil ; bright; the lapis-lazuli ;
a quick tact at seeing things.
~t-^^ chiao* kiao'' a pair of stones
J. At of a hemispherical shape,
which are thrown on the
ground by worshipers to
divine the answer to their
pi'aj^ers.
~fj^ Jiny^ the gentle tinkling of
TtJ sonorous gems.
^U'any^ the tinkle of stones
and bells.
^Itielt,* kiai* a small tablet
made of jade; it was over
one foot long, and held by
officials in olden times when
in court as an index of their
rank,
[i tai^^ tortoise .shell, especially
^
2;/I> tai^'' torto
ecious sort from the
lawk's bill tortoise.
-y/L c/i^/i^jc/(a?t precious, valuable,
jP^ important; beautiful; excel-
lent; rare; to esteem.
T'JI^ cy«o' the iridiscent naker of
^^[\ ceitain shells used in inlaid
work, and for ornamenting
bows ; a bow thus adorned.
vmii^'' to play, to trifle ; to
take delight in ; trinkets or
gems for playing with ; to
toy or play with ; to ramble
and divert one's self; to
enjoy ; to test, to try, valu-
able, rare fine ; to practise
with.
JJ^ ^yff.^ luster of gems; a beauti-
H^^ ful stone, like jasper, worn
by the sons of noblemen ;
excellencies; good qualities.
Tifff ^'*^'^^' name of a gem; an-
T^ML cient ear-ornaments attached
to the head-dress or cap,
which hung down and cover-
ed or stopped the ear, as if
to prevent its hearing what
was improper.
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30
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'ku7ig^ a stone scepter or
official badge ; a precious
stone.
'ih'i" (k'i a valuable stone of
a white color.
viei* meV tortoise-shell ; mad'
a kind of cover for a scepter
or signet, used in aucient
times by the monnrcli in
some way to test the batons
of the princes.
inen'^ jndn a jaspery stone
of a reddish color, probably
a cornelian.
^slian^ coral ; the fine red
kind, whicii is hi^ddy prized,
c/iia^^^ia ornaments attaclied
anciently to tlie liairpin, or
hanging loosely on the bead;
a kind of filleL or head-baud,
worn l)y women.
tl^ tih, the color of a bright
pearl to whicli the reflection
of the moon in the water is
likened.
tieii^'' a flaw, a blot, a blem-
ish ; a defect, a spot ; to
di.sgrace, to injure; to split;
in Cantonese: to run against,
to hit unintentionally.
A.sirt^ Jiia split ; a flaw ; error,
fault; a reddish stone; a
bad hal)it ; distant; separat-
ed ; how ; severe.
Ji'o^ a quart zose gem of in-
ferior value like white chal-
cedony; aseashell of different
colors.
lian*'' gems or other things
put into the mouth of a
corpse.
Jisianff* Jiiany'' a kind of
gem ; an ornament of stone
worn by women as a girdle
clasp.
Hsad^ pendants of precious
stones or pearls hung like
beads around a coronet, so
called because tliey resemble
the vein in the water grass.
ch'eng^ ^ch'ing a brilliant
stone worn at the girdle ; it
will shine if it be buried six
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inches, and seems to denote
a carbuncle of diamond.
lo* loh^ ornaments for the
neck.
(ftao^ to engrave gems, to
work jade and other stones,
to ornament and carve; a
sort of fine gem-like stone.
ch'i^ Jci gems set in the
leathern caps or coronets of
rulers and nol)les as ornam-
ents, so as to resemble stars
bj' their luster and color,
same as ^ 32. 32.
cJdn^ kin'' the brilliancy of
gems, which is intended to
set forth their luster, hard-
ness and fine texture.
cliiiing^ fjciilng a kind of
jade ; a sort, of red veined
marble; excellent, pretty,
beautiful, brilliant, as a gem.
chueh^ kueh, a broken or half
a ring, once used to indicate
disrupted friendship, or that
an officer was cashiered ; a
semicircle; personal ornam-
ents,
same as ]^ 112. 37.
2)'o* p'oli, an unpolished gem ;
the crust of a gem.
pen(/^ '■fang ornaments of
gold or gems on the hilt or
scabbard of a sword.
cA'i" 5^''^ a valuable stone ;
a curiosity, a rarity, a play-
thing ; large.
^ying^ a Hne pebble suitable
to put in a lad3''s necklace.
hsilaJt} ^sUen a stone insignia
or medal of jasper; it was
six inches around, and held
by courtiers in the Han
dynasty, when attending at
the imperial sacrifices to
Heaven.
yiian^ 'yuen a round baton-
like scepter of jade.
kuan^ ^kwan a tube of stone
made into a flute; a siglit
tube attached to an azimuth
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or tht>odolite ; a beautiful
pebble ; to Ijuiiiish metals.
^ts'uiig^ an ancient badge
used ill the Cheu dynasty,
to denote princely lank,
made of Jade ; it had eight
corners witii a round hole
in the center, and its shape
was thought to resemble the
earth.
juny^ lyung gems attached
to the girdle,
same as ^ 96. 9.
chii} Jcii ornamental girdle
gems.
Hsui^ the luster of gems ;
pearls hanging down.
cliuan^ chw^eii' a I'ing made
of jade.
^nao^ cornelian, opal, agate,
onyx, jasper.
sd^ Hsao a stone like a gem,
iikin to the anagonite ; the
sound of tinkling gems ; a
whitish color J the carving
over doors ; petty.
7s'o' a stone of a brilliant
white color like fine milky
quartz ; white, fresh ; gay,
adorned ; to smile as when
one shows white teeth ; to
look fascinating; to polish.
cAV'^ ^k'i a stone ornament,
intended to be hung at the
girdle, as a chatelaine.
chuan* chwei\' valuable.
2y'ei*' peP a sash with stones
attached to it ; gems worn
by women, girdle ornaments.
^kari} an inferior gem, which
resembles a pearl.
chi^ Jii a pearl nob quite glob-
ular ; a large mirror.
H'ing^ the name of a gem ; a
flat baton or scepter made
of stone held by the emperor
in ancient times as a sign of
authority.
ti*^ a piece of whitish jade,
once worn on the girdle as
a symbol of sincerity.
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chuan* chweri' an ornament
on the top of the tablets or
badges held by courtiers in
ancient times at an audience;
to engrave such ornaments.
fts'ung^ the tinkling of gems
or trinkets hanging from
the giidle.
jn* pifih., a glittering gem on
a sword of state ; an orna-
ment on the end of the
sheath.
^ts'ung^ a stone of a fine
'kind, probably the massive
turquoise.
/isil^ si'ih^ a cone shell -which
the Cliinese fancy to be a
nietamorphosis of the eagle.
^chaii^ a wine cup made of
jade.
^pin^ ornamented with a
mosaic of agate and ivory,
or oiher things inlaid.
inei^ jne'i a red stone ; from
whence the red rose lias its
name ; also same as J^.
ao^ i^ngao musical instruments
in general.
ching 'king a gem, a fine
stone used in jewelry,
same as J^ ; also read ^w&n
or (inin me striae in an
agate or jade ; an orange
colored jasper which was
once worn on the girdle by
scholars.
hsum^-"^ (Siien a revolving
gem, a valuable stone, worn
as an ornament by ancient
monarchs.
chin* tsin^ a beautiful grained
pebljle, like cornelian, re-
garded as a gem of inferior
quality.
chiny^ 'kung 'ying^ the luster
of precious stones; brilliant;
read '^king is chiefly used in
proper names.
hsun^ c,siun a species of gem
anciently brought by the
tribes from the eastward
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hranchini,' coral.
3*tt /i:?(.«' Jcioun a kind of stone
J^l^ les^mbling a pearl, perhaps
I he cat's eye or mother-o'-
pearl.
^cJtii} a pearl, a bead; a
sirini,' of beads; pearly, fine,
excellent; round and beud-
like.
t^Jtl ^^'-'^''"'^ ^cKdn a beautiful
tJ^ precious stone; a rarity, such
as tribute beaieiS bring.
HfM li* I'lh^ the luster of a pearl.
Jin^ a valuable stone men-
tioned among the articles of
tribute.
tz'ff tts'z' a Haw in a gem ;
the luster of a gem ; fresh,
vigorous.
'wii? a stone, which like
veined jasper, resembles a
gem, but is inferior iu hard-
ness and luster.
hsi^ Jii a beautiful black
stone.
tor' tortoise-sliell, especially
the precious sort from the
hawk's bill tortoise.
5?n^?^'' a fine kind of stone,
clouded alabaster.
ch'iu^ Jchh a globe, an oibf
a sphere, a ball ; a cluster,
as of grapes ; a sonorous
kind of jade ; a round gem,
once used as a token of
rank.
/«^ fah, the enameled ware
of the Cliinese.
t'anff* tang'' gold of the pur-
est kind ; yellow and beauti-
ful, as a gem.
'yeu^ a gem of great bril-
liancy like the topaz ; (it
was the personal name of
the Emperor Kiaking and
only the form J^ is now
used).
yinff^ ^yung jung^ glitter,
bright, shining ; luster of
gems ; intelligent, lustrous.
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ylKDt'^ yneu^ a large ring of
tine jade, which a prince
held iu his hands as he
approached tiie throne, to
show Ids rank.
chSng' ^clidng the tinkling
sound of gems or glasses
striking together,
/isi' 'st imperial or national
seal, the royal signet, the
gieat seal; the impression of
the seal.
ivmi^ Jiwan a sort of tablet
or scepter anciently held by
dukes as a badge of lank ;
trappings of a horse.
chio^ kioh, two gems laid
side by side.
cltiii- Jcin a dulcimer, a
lute, a harp; to restrain; to
control; a singer on a kite.
^pati^ to confer x'ewards and
places on soldiers ; to make
known ; a troop ; a row ; a
class, a rank, a set ; a tu im ;
order, grade ; a managei-, a
classifier of groups of men
and of plays.
ji'a^ a stringed instrument ;
a guitar with four strings;
it is pear shaped ; to draw
the iiand in when thrumming
it.
se^ seh, a kind of harp; Uiany ;
stern; elegant and dignified;
puie ; harsh ; massive ; to be
grave ; in Cantonese: to walk
carefully.
c2}'i^ a sort of guitar.
se^ sell, the pure, bright look
of a lustrous gem.
Jno^ a pearl or something
very precious ; a vitreous
composition used for cups,
bangles, and colored glaze ;
the lapis-lazuli.
^tang^ ear-pendants made in
sliort links of pearls or plates
of jade ; jewel like a chat-
elaine worn on the girdle or
head.
^fan^ a precious stone ; a
veined agate.
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jMi* j'^oJi.^ aiiiljer.
2X?- ^po glass ; a vitreous
transparent glaze.
Jtt^ a valuable gem, allied
to the topaz.
hsilan^-^ ^sileii a valuable
stone wni'n as an ornament
b}' ancient luonarchs.
iien^'' name of a gem ; ancient
ear-ornaments attuched to
the liead-diess or cap which
hung down and covered or
stopped the ear, as if to pre-
A'ent its hearing what was
impi'oper.
hnau" Jiiuan a ring ; an arch ;
to link ; a bracelet; a sandy
bt-ach ; to encircle, to go
around.
J.i'^ ghiss, gloss, glare; a
vitreous, translucent sub-
stance which resembles glass
and porcelain, but is differ-
ent.
'^yu^ a pebble with stripes
and coloring, which make it
almost as valualile as a gem,
a variety of cornelian.
lisiit^ siu'' yu"^ a coarse jade
or jasper used in making
pipe mouths ; also read ^yiu.
^cJiang^ ancient stone oi'na-
ment used in state ceremon-
ies ; a jade play thing.
chlny^ '■yincf the luster of
precious stones.
tsan*'' the luster of a gem ; a
beautiful stone.
Jin^ a veined appearance,
like the striae ia agate or
marble.
^yao^ a precious kind of
green jasper, or quartz color-
ed green; emerald like, green.
hsii^ 'hu a sorb of precious
stone.
ch'iu^ Jc'iu a hard jaspery
kind of stone bung up to
tinkle in the wind; t!ie ring-
ing of jade ornaments,
same as |^! 112. 126.
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l^L jni* sJinP a good omen ;
blessing', prosperit}' ; felici-
tcnis, auspicious ; a favor, a
keepsake ; a flat stone-signet
or baton a foot long which
wasgi\en to princes on their
in\ Cititure.
TfPT erh^ ^'rh ear ornaments ; a
^S\ reflection or ring near tlie
sun, like a parhelion or
mock-sun, belonging to.
n> same as m 177.' 30'^.
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140
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144
145
147
152
154
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Jiu^ coral ; a vessel to hold
grain in imperial sacrifices.
,ya^ a [striped stone, resem-
blini^ cornelian, or the cat's-
eye.
iven.'' trail' a cracked porcelain
(ir stone dish ; a crack, a
flaw.
h'en* Icci'ii' a stone or gem
marked with veins ; ^yin a
stone resembling serpt-ntine.
Jaiig^ ix whitish stone, prized
as an ornament.
js/<?i' a tine gem ; an ancient
tablet held by feudal princes,
at audiences ; it was made
of ivory.
^yiny^ glitter of gems ; a
crystal, especially a well
formed one.
7««.^ amber; a signet shaped
like a tiger and made of
veined stone.
lieng^ Jiang girdle pendants;
gems on a crown.
lisiang^ ^siang ornaments on
a hor-e; enchased hairpins
and head ornaments; a girth.
hsien* hien'' now, the present
time, apparent; to display;
to divulge ; to show ; at once ;
plain.
cho' ts'o^ choh, to work jewels ;
to cut, to work on; to carve;
to choose, as good expressions,
c/t'rt^ Jc'u an ear-ring.
pei'^ pc'P ornament of tortoise-
shell ; ornaments inlaid.
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chaii* fsait,^ a kind of baton
used in the Chen dj'nastj^ by
a marquis during the state
worship ; a sort of stone cup
shaped like a cythara used
for libations.
'.■^o^ small, minute, trifling,
trifle.s; fragments; fine, J'Rtty,
troublesome, annoying, con-
nected, chain-like.
I'd' tuh, a whitish kind of
fine jade.
hi*'' a beautiful gem, hung
MS an ornament from the
girdle.
hnit^ Jiicun a fine stone, a
pretty geui.
pi* 2^ifi} an auspicious stone;
an ancient jade badi.'e of
office, made round with a
hole in it, and held in the
hands at court; to decline.
.-;7ii*^ gems hung at the girdle
of a certain shape for good
luck ; a chatelaine.
Hien"^* a va^e or plate used
to hold the rice of a sacrifice
in tiie imperial ancestral
temple.
chin^ ^tsin a stone resembling
jade ; a man's name.
yeh^ eye an ancient district
in Shantung.
J,ang* a whitish stone, prized
as an ornament.
Hi? reason, right, to manage,
to control ; to depend on, to
regard, to meddle with ; a
go-between ; to work a gem
like an agate, according to
its veining ; to polish, to
burnisli ; veins, striae.
Ian*'' the luster or chatoyency
of a gem ; its quality of
reflecting light.
knan* kwaii' the name of a
valuable stone, a variety of
jade.
shit} ^ch\t a stone whose
description allies it to the
jasper.
same as fi® 112. 126.
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p'ei^ 'p'ei a string of five
huudred pearls.
wei^ hoei a gem of a red
color; a rare or curious relic
of former days.
"mr^ the cornelian ; the agate,
veined stones.
kupA^ ^kivei a pearl ; rare,
precious, admirable, extraor-
dinary ; a perfect pearl of a
reddish tint.
huany'^ Jiwang a jade gem
of a semicircular shape,
hung up as an ornament.
j/e'" a vitreous, translucent
substance ; like strass which
resembles glass and por-
celain, but is different.
Juny^ a gem cut in the form
of a dragon and placed on
the altar when praying for
rain.
kna}^kioa cucumbers, melons,
gourds.
^p'no^ a gourd ; drinking
utensils are made of the
dried shell.
tieh,^ melons or cucumbers
just set on the vines; gher-
kins; met. posterity.
' Jiu^ liie calabash; the dried
shell is used for dippers,
spoons, and ladies.
chiao^ kiao' a long white
crooknecked squash.
Ju^ a gourd.
^j)'iao^ a calabash; or a
drinking vessel made from
it ; a gourd ladle.
(_jany^ the inside, the core;
the pulp of a melon ; the
nasal cartilage.
2yan*'' section of a melon ; a
slice, the petals, a slip; the
carpels or division of an
orange.
'iva}-^ tiles, bricks, flags ;
pottery ; a roof.
^tiiri} an earthen-ware dish
shaped like a basin, used in
distilling spirits.
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/vTf s'"'i'* ^ ^oiig neclved jar or
'T| 11 ampliora; concave tiles for
rooting.
>>%,. same as IM 98. 172.
o«* ^ngeii a bowl, a deep cup.
'pa^i^ the lower or under tile
made flat for furming clian-
uels fur the rain.
Jiati^ a water jar with ears
by which to cari-y it.
^t'n7i</^ the upper tiles used
on roofs, so called because
they are like a tube.
ii'' tUi^ a jar.
jy'ou^ 'p'eii a kind of eartlien-
ware jar or gallipnt, to hold
food.
tieii*'' to steady a thing by
putting bricks orother things
under it; to shore up; to
prop or raise in any way.
chen^ ^ckdn chien^ to mold ;
to model, as a potter does
the clay ; to fasliion ; influ-
enced; to examine; to avoid;
plain.
lou^ Jeu a small long-necked
jar, shaped like a bottle; it
is usually made of earthen-
ware,
same as ^ 112. 11.
tanff*^ a large basin or bowl
of ear then- ware ; the lining
or wall inside of a well.
cliili} ^ch'i an earthen jar or
ampliora for holding spirits ;
presents of wine were sent
in them, when borrowing or
returning books.
jp"i?iy* a bottle, a vase, a
water-pitcher.
phiy^ f'ang^ a large bellied
jar or ampliora, cont;iining a
barrel or more, used to hold
spirits ; a pitcher.
jj'ieh*^ pieh^ in Pekingese ; a
kind of bottle, with a large
belly and long neck, used to
hold spirits; it ia sometimes
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made of paper, but usually
of pewter or porcelain.
'jau(/' to mold and work clay
into shape ready for the
oven ; sticky clay fit for the
potter's use.
tsexy"-* txany'' a boiler used
in distilling; an alembic; a
still ; a boiler for steaming
rice, in two parts, tlie upper
one a wooden liucket fitted
on an iron dish ; to steam,
to distill.
tz'u"' J,sz crockery, china-
ware.
ch'aii*^ an earthen pitcher
for boiling.
'ivu^ an earthen jar for hold-
ing spirits.
^t'ung" the upper tiles used
on roofs, so called because
they are like a tube.
tsoii* tsea'' the lining of a
well; to repair a well; to
]iiy the brick work in it.
ch'ien* lean'' a small covered
tub for holding ice, in order
to preserve sacrificial meats
from becoming tainted dur-
ing the hot weather.
nieh* an empty and large
earthen jar; to burn in the
fire, as pottery is ; cracked ;
Iiaving flaws.
men(/^ oming the poles or
rafters which uphold the
tiles; the ridge pole.
tan''''' a large earthen-ware
jar, capable of holding a
picul.
same as M 121. 154.
jyi* pOi, fi prettily veined
or glazed tile, made to re-
semble a tortoise shell, and
usfd in paving paths and
fancy walls.
weng* wdUg^ a wine jar ; a
water amphora; a skylight
or orifice.
hsien* hien'' an earthen vessel
without a bottom used in
steaming; a hole resembling
this kind of vessel.
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^hi7if/- earth built up on
wliicli to grind grain; a
wooden mill ; to sharpen ; to
grind to Hour.
^kan^ sweet, voluntary, will-
ing, <,'fatefid, happy, refresli-
ing; in Cantonese : so; such ;
to carry food in the mouth as
a monkey does.
sJien" shdti^ exti'emely, very;
sucial delights.
/"f* same as '^ 30. 42.
mm
fA
tt'ien^ sweet, excellent;
savory, agreeable, well-tast-
ed ; to like.
shiing^ ^sluing to produce ; to
bear; life; unripe; new,
unpolished; raw; to arise, to
crow, to beget.
VA'fl?t* to produce, to bear ;
property; an occupation, live-
lihood ; a flageolet.
su^ to revive, to resuscitate;
to collect; to rest or enjoy
ease.
shen^ ^sha,n sJieng^ hsin^ a
multitude of li\ing things
moving about together.
slteng^ ^shdng a sister's son ;
a daughter's husband ; rel-
atives of other surnanies
sui^ fjiii prolific, like swine ;
luxuriant, as flowers bearing
much fruit.
yung*'' to use, to employ ;
by ; with ; to put forth ; to
avail of; expanse, emana-
tion ; because of, hence, from.
shiiai^ ^shwai to thi'ow away,
as worthless; to discard, to
reject.
'gun(/^ passing tlirough ; a
lane; middle; a raised path;
bursting forth ; the ear by
which a bell is upheld.
'/?i^ great ; many ; a head ;
just now; to begin; the first ;
an appellation or style taken
by men by which their
friends call them ; large, fine,
good, numerous ; I ; myself.
Itt* luh, a wild animal ; a
surname; iu Cantonese: to
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let go, to loosen ; to take off
the grasp ; come ofl^, parted,
slipped, severed.
nhnf^ regarded as identical
with ^ but written in this
form out of respect; a sur-
name ; Niniipo.
(tleu^ a field, sand, ground ;
lands; a plantation of; to
hunt; to cuitiviite; to ari'ange
for planting.
yu"^ cyiu from, by, through ;
to let ; a way, a means ; to
permit; to ejiter by; to
proceed to ; to follow ; still
further.
cliia^ kinh, to begin ; armour ;
finger nails ; to excel ; a
cuiriiss; the first of the ten
stems.
sJten^ ^shdn to explain, to
repeat; 3 to 5 p.m.; to
extend, to increase ; to state
to a superior, or enjoin on
an inferior.
]){*'' to give, to confer on ; to
distribute amongst; see also
J^24. 102.
same as ^ 102. 18.
H'ing^ a raised path or dike
through or between fields for
passengers ; a piece of waste
land ; a neglected corner ; a
lane, an alley ; a parcel of
land.
wei* we'P to fear, to dread,
awe, feai" ; to venerate, to
stand in awe of; to respect;
a right fear; devotion for;
timidity; to put to death
judicially.
Jn^fuh, a devil's head ; this
character is used in Buddhist
prayers instead of kive'i ^.
same as ^ 127. 7.
-»-/^ imi^ ^meu the Chinese acre ;
fflX fields, arable land ; to mark
out fields.
m L.. meng^ (tnang* farmers, field-
PJ [^ liiborers wlio have little
education, and are rude in
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speecli as if they were "I^ '|#
duudei-heads ; also same as
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»??<* 'me?t a Chinese acre:
fields, arable land ; to mark
(Hit fields.
chieh* kiai'' a boundary, a
frontier, a limit; a terminus;
to sunder; a world ; a sphere,
a di\ision, a contlition.
clietP ^■•hdn raised path be-
tween fir Ids; dykes; a bolder;
to cnme before the gods ; the
oi'igin ; to terminate, cfs life.
(Pju"^ a fieid which has been
ploughed three successive
seasons ; to cultivate a field.
i*' different from, strange,
odd, admiralile, rare, un-
usual, extraordinary; to di-
vide, to separate; to marvel
at ; perverse, heterodox ; to
oppose.
chi* kP to hope, to desire;
eager for, desirous; to expect,
same as ^ 102. 129.
^liu' to keep, to detain, to
leave; to stop a guest; to
delay ; slow ; a long time,
leisure!}'.
^nayi^ the male of the human
species ; a n)an ; a son ; a
baron.
tien*'' anciently a royal
domain around the capital ;
frontier lands; to i-ule, to
cultivate; to extend, to hunt,
to stretch out.
yun^ il/un cultivated land
laid out in regular plats,
same as 24. 102.
pan'*'' a path dividing fif^lds,
a landmark; a side or Ijaid-c ;
to resist, — as sumptuary laws
respecting dress.
pi* pih, end, close, at last;
completed, to finish ; over,
terminated; all, entirely;
trestle used in sacrifices; a
document; a- bird net.
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peri? 'pdn a basket or hod
foi- containing earth, manure,
or urass, used by brick layers
and farmers.
y«/4" a plain, a field ; a
farmstead, a handet.
cho^ choJi^ rai.sed dykes, six
feet wide, to go from one
field to another.
fn^ fuh^ to be full; to fill; a
roll of cloth.
/to?t' Jceu the bank of a field
raised above the level, on
which vegetables are grown.
'lido^ lioh^ lilv* lio^ a bound-
ary; a little; to visit; to
mark off fields; to siiaie
with others; to plan,
to counsel ; astute, to a-
bi'idge, to diminish, a re-
sume, a sketch; a path, a
rule ; rafter, slightly ; to
slight, to offend, to sharpen,
,to kill.
clt'i* Jd hsi^ small plots of
gi-ound; the labors of the
fields; ^kive'i a low wall around
a field.
sheny* shing'' the raised paths
between different patches of
grain in a large field, avail-
able for walking.
ch'ou^ ^ch'eu a cultivated
field ; to till ; to continue
successively ; to classify ; a
mate, a class ; who ; former-
ly ; to aid.
chi^ tsih, a share or plough
used at tlie commencement
of spring; ^ni to point out;
used as a final particle in
writing Sanscrit words.
(sun*'' a landlord, a proprie-
tor; an officer who had over-
sight of the fields.
c/ii' ^Jci odds and ends ; bits
of waste land ; land left
after marking out a square ;
poor land ; an overplus.
yilan^ 'yuen a long field
measuring twenty or thirty
men.
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c7(j'A' 'c7ij a terraco or tumu-
lus on which the ancient
emperors worsliiped tlie five
Shangti.
ch'i(o*^ to plough or harrow
tlie ground.
^tang^ to suit; riglib, propfr,
to pawn ; opportune, con-
venient or just ; adequate,
competent ; to screen, to
manage, to decide; as, then;
to act, to l)e ; equal to; to
make, to bear; to take the
responsibility; tanxf to
pledge, to pawn, to consider
as ; safely, properly, favor-
ahle.
same as "^ 140. 47.
same as ^ 102. 94.
clii^ Jii the demesne which
in ancient times pertained
to the Emperor; the court;
a limit or border ; a high
threshold.
same as jy> 32. 30.
(t'lein} to prepare a field for
cultivation ; to hunt for a j
living.
cJiany*'' a broad barren plot !
of ground or country,
clCiXaii^ ^k'iien a small drain ;
between fields; to flow, as a j
curi ent ; to be diflfused, as |
good instruction.
011)1* hsi'i^ ch'n/i, domesticated
animals; cattle; to hoard;
to store up ; to rear, to feed,
to herd together; to nourish ;
to collect; to detain; to
obey, as a child.
chiang^ Jciang a boundary,
a frontier, a limit; to draw
a limit ; to bound.
ilep fields parted off by
dikes ; the space occupied
b}' a field or plat.
tieh^- folds or layers ; to pile
up ; to redouble ; to reiter-
ate ; to complicate ; to fear.
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3^: fuan^ Hw'an waste land near
a city ; an alley in a town ;
a long stieet in the country
forming a hamlet; paths
made and frequented by wild
beasts.
(Jul* a path crossing a field,
and raised above the level
in order to retain the soil,
as at the base of hills.
Jiu^ to burn over the stubble
on a field, as when preparing
the ground for planting,
same as J;^ 32. 126.
lina* kwfi? to draw, or paint ;
a picture ; a mnrk, a line, a
division ; to map, to mark
out a plan of; huah, to
paint, to sketch ; to limit, to
devise.
^J'aii' a time, a turn ; wild,
barbarous; to repeat, to du-
plicate ; to send ; to change,
to reckon ; a dollar ; ^po
vjarlike ; ^pa/i name of a
district,
same as D]* 102. 117.
103^
102 ^
111
hail*'' ploughed fields where
wlieat is sown.
jj'i* pill, a piece, a bale ; a
classifier of pieces of clotii ;
^s}i sufficient ; to record ; 'ga
for ^ correct, elegant,
exact; cultivated.
'su^ ^shii} distant, far ; open,
wide apart, coarse; sleazy,
remiss, free, careless; to
divide, to part with ; to
enlarge, to manage; shtc^
to state to a superior; to
discu.ss.
cJtih* chi^ hindered, embar-
rassed; to stumble over; ti*
the stem of a fruit ; the place
or scar of the stem.
fi^ to suspect ; doubt ; sus-
picious, to guess; to surmise;
to fear; to dislike; hesitat-
ing; corrupt; perverse,
tricky.
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r
104.
1043r
fr
4^
111}-* niJt, tsih, sickness; to
recline, as a sick man ; dis-
e-ise which makes one take
to his bed.
p'ei^ iP'e'i a disease not yet
developed; tlie pain of
dyspepsia.
(tlng^ a pimple, an ulcer, a
chancre, a bubo; sypliilitic
s'ii-es ; boils with a nail-like
head.
pi)ic/*^ illness, disease, de-
fect, fault; vsickiiess, hmging
for, sad, sorrow, dislike, dis-
tress, misery.
chil^ ^t-iu an old snre ; deeply
rooted faidts; a deep-seated
ulcer, lilce ?. carbuncle or
anthrax.
hsieh* sieh^ a dysentery.
Jisia^ Ilia'' a diarrhoea.
chiao^ 'kiao a colic with
gripes.
cAa*' a
chronic, severe disease.
fa^ fah, weary, without
energy * lassitude, arising
from heat ; lean, lank.
^naV sick, tired, weary, worn
out; in Cantonese : to tie up,
to fasten on ; to belong to.
cilia* kiu^ a chronic disease ;
long ailing, dislieartened.
chia^ Jiiu a disease ; a sharp
pain.
ko^ koh^ pimples, boils; a
sore; silly, idiotic; yih^ be-
wildered, foolish, out of one's
head.
'ya' dumb (from sickness);
unable to speak; dull, faded,
as a pale color; a cracked
sound, as of a bell ; lioarse
wheezing.
chieh^ Jciai an intermittent
or tertian ague.
H'an^ disease; to vex, to
punish; a ringworm; an
epidemic. •
running sore ; a
11
19
ch'na)i(/^ ^rhw'aiiff any .sore,
or ulc(-r ; an al)scess ; an
eiuption ; a cut, a wound.
chif./t* kiai'' the itch, a scratcit,
a little .sore; an itching
place ; to scratcii.
same as ^ 104. 154:.
chcn^ 'chdn the measles ;
eruptions, pimples; sore lips
or fiiver sores.
Jiou^ Jieii a spot, a pimple, a
wart.
ch'iUtu' ^f.<ue}i to cni-e, con-
valescent ; recovered from
sickness ; cured ; well.
'Uii' to lie cured ; convales-
cent ; disease ; a functional
uioOi'der of the b0(Jy7 clcVC'T,
upright.
/isioi' Jtieii a disease resem-
bling bronchitis.
t'eiig^ .t'dng pain, sore; ache;
lo\e; affection, to have a
fondness for.
lf(} lali^ poison, pain; a hurt;
a soi'e ; a scar ; severe, griev-
ous, a pain ; in Cantonese :
tsHkj a fullness of the stom-
ach ; twinges of pains, rheu-
matic pains.
W a purging, dysentery, or
flux.
cliia^ Jcia cha^ the scab or
skin which grows over a
sore.
Zrto*' emaciated J consumptive,
declining; wasting away
from toil or anxiety; poison-
ous drugs.
p'ao'''' a pustule on the face,
a blister coming out sudden-
ts'ui*'' diseased ; wearied ; de-
crepit by age, service, or
ailments; infirmities of age.
pi*^ rheumatism ; weakness
or paralysis, arising from
dampness; enlargement of an
organ; numbness of a limb.
tien* the fever and ague,
intermittent fever.
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104.
r
30 >r^
37
cJi '' le.h* k'ieh , weakness,
strength all yone ; lassitiule,
debility ; infirm.
yii} yiit^ a shuUing of the
head caused l)y old ;ige or
palsy.
fait*'' to vomit food ; to faint
and relieve the stomach;
bad people.
cliia^ 'kla a disease of the
b')\vels, ai-isiiii^ from cancer,
worms, oi- concretions ; a
disease of the lungs, difficidty
of bieai liini; ; cruup}^ ; a
flaw, a deft-cf.
shon* shen'' thin, lean, ema-
ci-ited ; poor.
'j/l^ pain ; a stoppage, or con-
oLipatioii 5 weak ; a stitch in
the side, palpitation or sud-
den fainting,
^o' k'o* sickness, pain.
chih^ 'cJii a brui.se ; a swelling
caused by a blow or knock,
which does not break the
skin.
^t'nu(/^ an ulcer suppurating;
groaning.
chii^ Jcu a crooked back, a
curved spine; a hunch back.
same as ;jg 104. 31.
^tau^ disease arising from
over work ; worn out, wearied
\titli ; ulcerated, vitiated, as
the blood ; discontented,
an^ry.
hui^ Jiivui a long, intestinal
worm ; the tape-worm.
ku*'' a chronic, incurable
complaint, as lepros}', gout,
palsy.
(pjai^ stupid, silly-looking.
\rTj^ suaii} ^swan aching, painful.
^^^ ^t'att^ jaded, ill, worn out, as
y:%^ ahorse; Wa reckless, vicious,
like a libertine ; also read
■^f^^ i*' ti retired place ; to throw
y^|% ou the giound, as iu worship-
38
»lll
41
42
43 >I
44 >J
46
48
ing the dead ; the gods of
tliH streams or the moon; to
gather up tlie sacrifices ; fine.
himn* Jucan^ Pfi'hsy, paralj'sis;
sick, ailin.i^, looking ill.
chl* kP wild, incoherent ;
agitated, nervous ; mad, as
a dog.
J^ a \^■ound or bruise made
by a stick ; an ulcei', a sore ;
to hurt, to wound.
lou* leiC a swelling with a
haid core in it ; a puiulenfc
tumor, a running ulcer.
wep ^lue'i paralysis of the
legs, arising from dampness;
stiffness of the extremities ;
weak, lame, impotent.
'yiny^ bronchocele or goitre;
a wen or ganglionic swell-
ing on the neck, of *vliich
five sorts are distinguislied.
h^iao^ ^hiao a ditHculty in
breathinj;; asthmatic; cough-
ing.
chi* ki^ fiightened, nervous,
uneasy; starting, as in sleep.
^fo^ humpbacked ; liaving a
diseased and crooked spine.
kuan^ 'kwan exhausted, worn
out, weak ; sick from grief
or disheartened by failuie.
cliUi* chP hemoi-rhoids, piles;
ulcers in the rectum ; which
gnaw it like insects.
liau*'' to cure; the practise
of medicine, to heal.
l/ii' ^yiu a swelling or gather-
ing ; a wen or big wart ;
gan^lionic swelling in the
neck.
Ion* leu^ an ulcer, a swelling,
a tistula ; a puiulent tumor,
or running ulcer.
shan^^ wind in the stomach;
rupture in tlie bowels, or
hernia; a mode of the pulse;
swelling of the testes.
^kiuiy^ the prolapsus of the
rectum ; piles.
cif.s'o^ ch'ai^ a disease, like an
influenza; a slight epidemic;
to get well of an indisposition.
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r
104.
49 ^1
1^
57
60
^■pa^ a scar, a cicatrix; disease
of the joints.
tdi*^ the whites; a disease of
women; chi'' a dssentei'y oi-
bloody flux ; a diarrlioea of
gi-eat violence; the head half
covered with sores.
^ivctn." numbness in tlie hands
or feet; a running soie or
ring-worm that will not lieal.
fei*/eP prickly heat, pimples,
eruptions on the skin.
^ chanff^'' dropsical swellings^
4f^ pi-esenting puif\^, liaixl places.
Xfrt' t^nrn/*'' a disease of young
children like fits or convul-
sions, Caused by indigestion.
cheng^ ^ching a swelling or
hardness of the abdomen, sup-
posed to {)roceed from calculi
or derangement of the pulse
and viscera.
chili'^ chp a mole ; black or
'^<)tl> '^^^ spots on the body.
\ \^^ ''**'i* ^iK ^ polj'pus.
po its' iP^^^^ the body half paralyz-
^j^^ oia"' disease ; ill ; in Can-
y^El ton : a scab,
fifi J>l?»l pieJi^^ to suppress; a burst
swelling ; an ulcer or tumour
which has begun to sup-
purate.
sou* seit^ su* to clear the
^ throat ; to cough ; to expec-
torate ; to hack ; a cough.
yu^'' chronic disease ; extrav-
asated, blood, like tiiat set-
tled in a bruise or sore ; a
bruise ; a contusion.
a disease which turns
eyes yellow and the
taii:
the
urine red and makes one
hungry and sleepy.
{gang"^ an ulcer, a sore.
61 >)dtr
64
kiiei* kivei* \'^A'y
grievous disease ;
sick ; a
^^vei to
halloo; in Ccmto)iese : very
tired, worn out, exhausted,
weak, weary.
75 J
ft
77
fb
83 A
keiKj^ ^kdiig disease; a sick-
ness; in Cdtitonexe : to stick
out, to press into or on; to
eml)oss, to in chase.
ivei^ 'wc'i a bruise, a contusion.
peny^ ,pdug dropsy, swell-
ing of the stomach ; an issue
of bIo"d, dysmenonhoea;
iP'cifig a puffy or dropsical
swelling of the flesh.
se* sehj an ague.
'satig^ the glanders in horses ;
tlie horse jaundice.
Jiu/^ a disease of the bladder
or ureter; gravel, stone;
strangury or dysury.
j»irt^-3 the smallpox; numb-
ness; paralysis; tlie torpor
of the tongue after tasting
hot things.
chiieli^ kileh^ the hiccough ; a
disagreement in the humors
of the .system, which is
thought to cause paralysis,
same as 104. 66. 75.
cheng* chi^nj'' illness, sick-
ness; the causes of disease;
a chronic nialadv oriKinatiiiEf
in oiganic disturbance.
tz'ii} ^ts'z' fault of temper,
failing, fault; scab of a sore;
Hi malady, an infirmity, an
imperfection, as a hair-mole;
an eccentricity; petty
jealousy.
U* lih, large, scrofulous
swellings on the neck ;
humors on tiie ganglions of
the neck.
i'* yi^ yilt^ an epidemic,
plague ; a pestilence.
mei* DieV anxiety causing
illness; disease induced by
care; fading, as color of a
dress.
Hi^ disease; sickness caused
by constipation; afflicted,
sorrowing; also written ^
( 207 )
104.
r
85
86
95
96
99
101
^
1H
109
^sha^ I he cholera.
ch'e/i^ cJi'd)i^ a fever which
bi'e;ik.s out, in sores; a fas-
tidious appetite, longing for
delicacies.
cheiig^ ^ching a disease of the
bones, with rheumatic pains.
(t'ayi^ plilegn); uiucus from
the lungs.
chiai? ^tsiao thin, shrivt-led,
lean; peaked and cadaverous.
hsipyu^ Jiieii indigestion,
dyspepsia accompanied with
heart -burn.
j7«?i^ a blotch; discolored
spots such as come before
smallpox breaks out; purple
spots.
Jian^ a spreading sore,
venereal sores; a disease of
children; arising from bad
treainipnt or indigested food;
atrophy.
t.uny'^'' pain, painful, very,
extremely; an ache; acute
feelings, disti-essed ; a sign of
superlative, painfully; to
connniserate ; with energy.
jP'm^ sickness, weakness ;
atroph}', wasting; internal
obstruction; fu? to make ill.
Jiti} a tumour, a wen, iioitre;
an excrescence or swelling.
^p'an^ in Canton, the pla-
centa; in Pt-king, it means
a falling womb,
same as ^ 104. 111.
feV fei^ chronic, incurable.
c;jV° tired, jaded, hvssitude;
inability ; loss of strength.
?re/i' ^wdn an epidemic ; a
pestilence ; a giddiness ; to
wish the plague on one, as
iu anger; ww/i, melancholy,
reserved.
J,ii} a kind of ulcer.
^tieny crazed, deranged, mad
after; infatuated, silly, wild;
111
117
123
in convulsion, fits; afflicted
with.
Jciiait^ Jitoan diseased, infirm,
incapable; incompetent; to
distress ; to make void or
useless.
cltu^ Jcil tliin, emaciated ;
cadaverous, ghost-like;
ghastl}', lean.
cAi" tsUi, sickness, disorder ;
illness; quick; a trouble,
calamities, afflictions; urgent,
pressing, prompt, infelic-
itous-, unlucky ; to be angry ;
to envy; to hate, to dislike.
cJiih^ ^ch't foolisii, simple,
idiotic; inapt, luckless; lust-
ful ; out of one's head.
clip chaV weary ; sick ; con-
sumption ; weakness.
thi^ fnh^ itching of the head ;
a sore head ; the scald head ;
sores covering the scalp.
c/u?t* tsiu'' to shrivel and heal
up, as a sore.
^su^ sickness; a caries or
softening of bones.
ch'iaug' Jc'lang a disease of
the throat like quinsy, or as
if something was sticking
in it ; empty, as a valley.
chang*'' malaria, miasma ;
noxious exhalations, that
cause general sickness.
chieh^ tsieli, a sore, an ulcer,
a tumor; a small sore, a
pimple.
7o^ a fester ; glands of the
ears swelling ; the king's
evil ; strumous enlargements.
^t/ang^ an itching sore ; to
itch, a sore, an ulcer; to lie
ill ; in a bad plight; ^siang a
wound or pain in the head.
clio^i} fClieu convalescent,
well, cured ; to reform, as by
teacliing ; an injury.
^lao^ the itch.
^fu^ a horse worn out by
travel.
^nai^ weary, sick ; sordid, ill-
looking, exhausted, seedy.
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r
104.
130
132
134
140
m
chi^ tsih, lean as a stick,
emaciated; poor, as barren
land; to impoverish; to re-
trniicli, to restrict.
ch'ileh^ Jcie cKieltJ^ lameness;
lame; to limp; to lialt.
hsiao^ ^siao excessive thirst.
lua)i} Jii.en a contraction of
the hands and feet, as when
palsied ; thin ; emaciated.
pieh^^ decay; distorted;
toothless; feehle and unable
to fly; empty, as a dry hose;
dried up.
'i/il^ a prisoner dyiii<j; from
cold and luinger; sick; weak;
to treat prisoners badly.
hsieh* sie"' a diarrlicta, a
purging ailment; to itch.
pa?t^ .p'an a scar, mark (of
small pox); a cicatrix.
Jieu^ JuXii scars, ripples,
wrinkles; a cicatrix; a
maik, a trace left; a flaw, a
crack ; to iich.
<«^ tah^ a knot; a soi'e ; a
scab, a boil.
))io* moh^ sickness; distress;
to cause disease by hard
usage.
li'*'' a pestilential malaria ;
a plague sore; virulent; foul
ulcers ; swelling and sores ;
to encouiage; to kill, as
birds.
^cha^ the scab on a healing
sore ; ^ |g a cicatrix, a
scar.
yrtf/ 7iioh^ iiir/ niau^ yo'^ fever
and ague ; influenza.
sau^'' a sore, a pustule; an
itching ; to itch.
^sui^ weak ; feeble, as from
long sickness.
tou* teti? the smallpox.
chii} chuh^ sores arising from
cold.
lai^^ a sore head ; itch ;
pustular, rough, as the skin ;
a virulent chronic eruption,
like the scabies or leprosy.
160
170
172 Ji
173
175
^ /en' ^fdn pimples or boils
'1^ caused l)y fever; fever sores.
,X^£l slieit} ^shdti a shivering bit-
•jz^-t ter ailment such as the ague
induces.
pt^ p'ih, spitting of phlegm ;
■~-^ indigestion; any derange-
ment of the circulation of
the humours or blood, giving
rise to boils, cancers, etc ;
a morbid appetite ; a crav-
ing for food, an inordinate
fancy for things.
'chunx/^ a swelled leg; a
dropsical disease of the legs.
ch'hi^ ,_k'iH a severe chill or
ague ; a great shivering,
same as )jg 130. 168.
hsien^ Jiieii convulsions in
childien, like those arising
from worms; epileptic tits.
'yin^ a disease of the heart ;
besotted with.
ch'u'''' a scar ; stupid, not
comprehending things.
^fcdbt c^^ sickness, pain.
J,7i')i(j^ infirm ; weak in the
back from age,
|rt«^ 'yiii^ a rash, an eruption ; a
vW^ blister, a pimple; contirmed
in, victimized; craving, long-
ing for, bound by habit,
especially of using opium.
^yung^ a sore, an ulcer, an
abscess; a malignant boil;
an imposthume caused by
the stoppage of the humours,
■which then discharge offen-
sively.
/an^ paralysis, palsy ; a
numbness or stiffness of the
tendons, thought to arise
from damp and cold.
lei^ 'lei small pimples or
blisters, which smart much.
hito^ h?voh, ho* a kind of
colic or cholera.
/ei*/eP a rheumatic sickness;
a fiery swelling, an ulcer like
a carbuncle ; a dropsical
II
( 209 )
104.105.106. r ^^ Q
swelling or fattiness in the
feet.
■»iTr^ s2/«*^^ dumb, whether born so
^^^ -j"^ or become so by disease,
same as 101. loi.
181
195
[E^ Jieii^ mad, madness ; con-
bB Vulsions, fits ; crazed, derang-
ed ; infatuated ;. silly, wild ;
afflicted with.
^1^ ,fui^ a pain in the groin, a
^Jy fit of strangury, or a spasm
caused by the stone.
feny^' < A^*f7 insane, insanity ;
^j paralysis ; leprosy, scrofula.
I3!i V<*^''^^ ''^^ itching sore r to
j^^ itch ; to scratch.
rf:± 'kao^ a scabby itching disease.
^ htd* 'hioui disease in trees
^^ which causes protuberance
to grow on the trunk ; woody
knobs out of which no bran-
ches grow.
.j^ hsitan^ 'sien a skin disease,
tS ringworm;
; tetter, scald-head ;
scrofulous or leprous sores ;
scabby eruptions.
^^ Jmang'' Jiivan(/ the yellow
1^^ jaundice,
'shu^ sick, from grief ; _ a
settled melancholy; a dis-
order of the mind, fearful, as
a mouse in his hole.
^ chiHsi' sick, ailing, diseased ;
••'^'^ a dwarfed, stunted or half
developed thing.
1/\|r ^^ j)o*po?i, two persons standing
XsJD7 V back to back ; to progress.
„„ y^ kitei^ 'ktve'i to consider, to
'5v belong to; the last of the
ten stems, which belongs to
th€ north and to water.
5?^/a'>^> to send; to spring
a^ "P ' ^^ ^^^"^ ' ^" ^"^^ ^' ^^
show, as a disease ; to go to ;
to rise; to leak out; the
spring ; a shot.
^J> te)uf dicing to ascend ; to
'^i pl^ce higher; to step up; to
advance ; to attain, to com-
mence, to start, to ripen, to
complete; to record, to note
24^
29
30
6t
40
66 1&&
«0J
as soon as ; specially ; see
151. 105.
pai"^ po^ foli^ white; clear,
obvious, inmiaculate, disin-
terested ; to manifest.
IKi^ 2)0^ poll, a hundred ;
many ; all, numerous, every-
body ; the whole,
same as }^ 106. 24.
cUao^ 'kiao the bright, white
face of the moon ; an im-
maculate, pure white; efifulg-
ent, splendid, as the sun.
mew*' manner, form, appear-
ance ; the face; like, similar
to ; to draw a likeness.
ti^ tih, sign of the possessive ;
clear, evident, bright ; real ;
an important circumstance ;
in Cantonese : a small quanti-
ty ; a diminutive.
tsao*" police runners; a black,
or very dark gray color ;
lictors, underlings; runners
who execute commands; grain
in the milk ; very early in
the morning ; a manger or
pen ; a stud of twelve horses.
kueV- Jiwei to conform to
law, to comply with ; used
by the Buddhists in the
sense of |^.
hao'' liglit, bright, white,
luminous.resplendent, glister-
ing ; Jnvui the hair turning
white and falling off.
Jcao" to stand on a high place
and praise or bless ; to an-
nounce, to harangue ; to
whine ; high, eminent ; a
marshy bank.
huan^ 'hwan bright, lumin-
ous, as a star.
chiao^ 'kiao white and brilli-
ant, like a fine gem, as the
opal.
W lih, the luster of a pearL
-m
hsV--^ sih, clear, bright, to
distinguish, to discriminate ;
a pale or white face.
chieh' Jiiai all, the whole of;
all at once ; manifold.
( 210 >
^^M 106.107.108.
87
9G
102
lOG
A-i^ chio^ isioh, a pure white;
Phm* clean, nice, f;ur.
1^^ h7ian(/- Jiivang impej-ial, au-
—^^ gust, majestic, supreme, a
severeign .;; to go and come ;
briglit; rapid ; grand, admir-
able.
^^iV'o"2w^ white, plain; gray,
Ppg like old men; abundant.
► same as fj^ 106. 8.
132
151
189
Aj^ /iflo^' l)ri;^ht; reflecting light,
r^ hsiao^ ^Jiiao tliree dishes,
^^ composed of turnips, rice
and sugar candy.
^ same as ^ lOG. 106.
* M-? av' t^ngai wliiteness, as of
^^ snow.
L
rt"^ '^-ao'clear, pure, white; hoary,
Pptl as hair.
198
the bird molts
107]^
1
Wi
to molt ; to ciiange
as feathers do when
to whifen.
iP't^ skin, hide, leather;
bark; a case; a cover, a
wrapper ; the tare ; reputa-
tion, character.
t<s'?t' the skin chapped and
cracked, as in winter.
chant^ ^chen to tear off, as a
placard; to peel off, a.s a
scab, the scurf skin, the
epidermis ; tmi' the skin
of the face chapped and sore.
20 ^lf\[ ^^'"'^*' ''^ P"stule on the face;
K[r^7 ca blister coming out sud-
denly.
Igj^ 'yen'^ the scar of a wound or
f^^ sore.
y^ig^ ta^ tah, the skin loosely
langing on the body.
~P^ .chao" the white skin which
yl\]% gi'ows over a scar.
dtj-^ chi^ Idh, black spots on the
RK skin ; the blackness of the
skin.
same as lii 207.
27
tsun^ ^ts'iu7i the skin wrinkl-
ed or hardened, as from
140
Ul
159
labor; chapped, shriveled^' a
mode of painting in raised
•figures or coarse outline.
^|j^ la:* lah^ chapped skin, very
^Jj^ common in northern China,
same as 151 119. 162.
hh* hih^ the skin shriveled.
ch'tti^ (s'eh^ ch'c^ the wrinkles
on the face.
pao* poh, to swell up sud-
denly, as a pustule; the skin
breaking, as from chilblains.
Jinf* ch'io'^ ts'ioh, the old bark of
108M
QJJ^tree:; a rough, corrugated
bark, like the hemlock or
fir; applied to wrinkled skin
of old men.
han*^ leather coverings put
over the sleeves v/hen practic-
ing archery,
same as 107. 141.
tzii* tsz^^ the skin siiriveled
and furrowed by age.
'p'i^ a craek in wood ; to
split, as wood d<>es in dry
weather.
choiC* tseu^ wrinkles, frowns,
wrinkled, as the skin fioni
age; furrowed, as the surface
of a country with valleys;
frowning ; creased.
^cha^ discoloration or cracks
of the skin ; pustules ; a
pimple.
chiiv} JciHn the skin chapped
and wrinkled, as from cold,
disease, or neglect.
^tnin^ crockery, earthenware ;
utensils and vessels used in
eating ; bowls, plates.
jyei^ ^pei a cup, a tumbler, a
glass; in Cantonese: to coax^
to flatter.
chung^ ^tlHimg a cup ; a bowl,
usually with a cover.
1^
jnL
^yfi? a cup, a basin.
( 211 )
108.
M
18
28
29
30
>^S- yl'' i^ yiK to pour in more ;
-^^ to benefit; advantage; to
add to; to increase, to ad-
vance, to piornote ; full,
superabundant ; i-es(oiative,
as a tonic ; more, in higher
de^jree.
2:)en^ ^X^dn a cup, bixsin, jar,
tub, a bowl, an ancient
measure for grain ; a jar on
which persons beat time.
hd^ hohj to unite in order to
attain one purpose; to cover ;
why not 1- used for kap i&.
2)0'^ j)oh, a large dish for
eating from.
(^yi)iff^ full, overflowing, ex-
cess, overplus; completed;
arrogant, audacious; to over-
pass.
hni^ an amphora.
jnl
31
H
JUL
32
rmr. .
ho- hoh, a small box ; to cover.
7ven^ ^irdn to feed a prisoner;
benevolent, kind, compas-
sionate.
(Pjpii^ salt, saltish, saline;
yen'' to snlt.
choii} f^cheu to sti-ike ; to
pluck out; the winding lines
of hills.
'■tcan^ a bowl, a deep dish ; a
bowl-full,
same as •# 108. 28.
aw^'" a basin, a dish, a water
jui;; overflowing, sleek.
/P incural)le; violent, as a
disease; extr.avagant ; trucu-
lent, perverse ; to oppose; a
green color; a t'lick skin.
lii^ InJi^ to let a thing diip;
to exliaust, ; to strain off; a
casket for holding a seal.
clieng^ slienff* shing' to put
into; t'O contain ; to deposit,
to be complete ; a cup ; a
vessel full ; plentiful, rich,
great, abundant; prosperous;
superlative, excellent, tine.
^^^ 'chan^ classifier of lamps ; a
IIYI^ w iue saucer ; a cup for oil.
58 ^k
rm.
62 J^
7-'> ftQ meng^ ondng ming^ an oath,
jjjl^ to vow, to swear; to ratify
the treaties; an alliance; a
contract; among the Mon-
gols, a clmlkan or tribe.
"C y^'^ ^^^^^^ ^^ '^''' ^^ pilfer, to
Ijl^ steal ; to covet and take by
fraud or force ; to plunder ;
a robber; a pirate.
„_ >/JS. fang^* tang'' tossing about,
'-•-' T^^ unsteady ; .a batli ; a tub for
bathing; large, great; moved,
disturbed ; to shove a boat;
over the mud ; to propel a
boat by oars.
same as 108. 76.
JUL
*^^ V'"^^ *''^ aftei'noon meal or
feed.
; sj-nonym of |^ to
Ic'iao a small boiler
^^^ cltiao'
^^f or kettle; to stir up water
and make it muddy ; to roil,
„ -fjjit Icuei^ Jav'^i a helmet; general
m^ term for vessels; a basin;
a block on which caps are
ironed ; a casque, a morion.
-— 1-|^ chin* tsin^ the extreme, the
<»»j> utmost; an empty vessel, as
a brazier from which every-
thing is burned out; to ex-
haust, to use all ; to indulge,
as excessive grief; ended; the
last; finished, empty; all;
fully, entirely.
'fu^ a basket, square outside
and round within, used to
hold boiled grain in goveru-
nient worship.
Imo* Inco'' to mix and season,
''m?" as a cook ; dishes for mixing
food.
_|-A^ 'ku^ a coarse, earthen utensil
121 pW made in Cliihli for boiling
-^^^^ meat and vegetal)les ; it is
the cheapest kind of pottery ;
in other places it is made
of copper.
-.-.o -Vr" same as ^ 108. UO.
123 - T~*y -
jnL
K^ 'kii^ a salt pond m Shansi ;
Krt temporary ; for tbe time.
101
JUL
115 :^
tm.
( 212 )
Ml
108.109.
134
137
iinL
164
200
109
)J
^f^ cJiien^ kien'' to inspect; a
^^t prison ; to iraprison ; to ex-
amine carefully; to revise
another's acts; an office, a
bureau ; to control by in-
spection ; Jcien to oversee ;
to visit subjects ; to superin-
tend, to compel; a jail, a
prison.
kuan^* kimn' to wash the
hands before worship; to
wasl) in a basin.
^^'p'o.n^ a tub, a dish, a plate ;
a basin; coiled up; curved;
a press, a frame or machine;
the pelvis ; a market, a game,
an affair.
-fe|-f hat''' a cover, to build; a
>G||^ roof; to include; to be, is;
to screen ; to conceal ; for,
since, now, then ; used for
•^ AoA, to cover.
a vessel for containing
a pan to hold fire; a
grog shop; black; a wild
tribe that occupied anciently
some parts of Hupeh ; a kind
of hound.
an} {ngan a cove' of a dish
or tripod ; to put on a cover.
mo^ a cup for water; a
drinking vessel, a basin.
imi?' mu\ the eye, to name,
an index ; a director, a prin-
cipal man, a leader, a list or
summary; squares on a cliess-
board ; the mind, the per-
ception.
tou^ ^e.u sunken or hollow
eyes ; deep-set eyes, arising
from high eyebrows; un-
washed eyes ; also read ^Zew.
'mieii^ to half shut the eye,
to look at askance, to ogle, to
cast glances.
tyio* meh^ to look around one,
to take a survey of; to look
at each other, to ogle.
cha' cliah, chan^ to wink, to
blink ; to move the eyes
about.
hsii^ Jiii to open the eyes
wide, as in doubting wonder;
to gaze at surprised ; to raise
m
if
m
ml
^
10
12
13
14
m
m
m
m.
li
the eyebrows, to hope for ;
doubtful ; vexed.
tnevg- j)i^ing blind from any
cause ; an eye without an
intelligent pupil; blinded in
heart, deceived, easily de-
luded,
same as 143. 9.
lai*'' to squint; the pupil of
the eye distorted ; to glance
at.
cheii^ 'chun to restrain anger
and not sliow it in the eye.
same as ^ 109. 64.
lion''^ Jieu half blind, as an
old man, or when a cataract
is forming.
i'iao*' to look aslant, to glance
or peep at.
hiiang'^ hivang"^ to look at.
'i^ to glance the eye, as
monkeys do; the slanting
rays of the sun ; in Fuchori :
to scrutinize, to examine.
hsi^ hP to look at in anger.
^man^ to blind, to deceive;
a flat eye ; to impose on ;
dull ; to conceal the truth.
jui*'' perspicacious, clever,
bright and quick of percep-
tion, shrewd, discreet, astute;-
able to detect subtle causes;
the divine sagacity of sages ;
profound.
^taii} to look at a thing and
yet be thinking of something
distant ; to obstruct, to pre-
vent.
min^ ^mivg to close the eyes,
as in death ; dull, indistinct
vision.
p'an'^^ to hope, to expect, to
glance at, to look towards ; a
clear, piercing eye; languish-
ing eye of a female.
la^ lah^ the eye distorted
from any cause ; a cast in
the eye.
(213 )
109.
n
20
24
39
mfi* ?n('i' tlie eyes growing
long sighted thi'ougli age ;
to see dimly, long in time,
vanishing; to eye askance.
hn^ huh, to see obscurely, as
on tirst awaking; eaily
morning, at dawn.
cheti^ ^clidn true, real, gen-
uine, pure ; divinitj', immor-
tality ; spiritual ; not second-
ary.
k^uang'^ hci'any'' the hollow
of the eye ; tlie corner or
canthus of the eye.
h'oii} Jceu a depp suidcen eye,
yjl such as the southern Chinese
often have ; ^^igeu deep sun-
ken eyes, as of one wasted
with illness.
Ill* iiih^ to blink the eyes;
to half shut the eyes.
chih,^ straigiit, upright, cor-
rect, proper; direct; exactly;
only, merely, purposely;
suitable; to proceed ; to look
ahead,
same as m. 109. 21.
cA'?/,^ ch\ih, upriglit; to raise;
eminent; luxuriant growth;
lofty as a peak.
tsui^ suP a clear, bright,
pure eye ; to look straight
at ; the angles or cantlii of
the eye.
&hv,n^ Hun'^ a shield, a buckl-
er, to scamper and hide
away ; to escape ; a rupee.
pi*^ to look askance; the
eyes glancing about; to spy
out a chance.
ch'an* ch'en^ to spy or peep ;
to look at sideways; to eye
another privil3^
chiimi* kilpu'' to turn the eyes
back upon fondly.
aV''' the outer corner of the
eye ; to raise tlie eye and
stare at.
iP'ati^ an eye which shows
much white, turned up or
awry.
Itii
w
30
31
32
IJt
m
34
35
36
1^^ tu^ tnh, to direct, to rule, to
^^ correct; to examine closely,
to lead, to encourage; to
command; to follow and see
how an order has been per-
formed ; to warn; to reprove;
an overseer, a superior.
rtl) hsia* Ilia' to look at carefully
h^ and leisun-ly; to watcii with
interest, as a vessel man-
oeuvring. .
sou"^ 'seu blind fi'om having
no pupil, as in amaurosis;
an old man whose sight is
poor and step feeble.
ss-ii^ f^sz' to peep, to steal a
glance at, to pry and see; to
get ready and wait for.
chia^ kiah, eyes dim and
tired ; eyes blinking and
dull ; sleepy.
1 _A. ^i'^ to look straight on, to
J O o''^^ ^^ fixedly.
liieh'^ lioh, to look aside at ;
to glance at ; to ogle.
Brr? k'nri} ktv'uii* in Pekingese :
Yv\ t;0 nod, as a watchman on
his post; to take a nap, to
sleep.
tjr-t-t. k'oio^ Jc'eii, a deep sunken eye,
}\-jf\ such as the southern Chinese
often have.
mu'^ muh, a benignant, loving
eye ; friendl}', cordial, kind ;
harmonious ; to agree ; aff-
able ; concord ; to make or
keep peace with.
shui^^ to sleep ; to nod or doze
in one's chair.
^ same as ^[^ 109. 105.
'1'^^ f'^^^il^ '.f^'''^^9 ^'^® eyelids drawn
4^^ together from disease or
otherwise, so tliat they open
slightly.
cliun^ tsun^ to look at care-
fully.
B:^^ leng^ Jang to stare at; to
^^ look ahead.
5^EL 2/^^''"*^ (Pjnen an eye without
^^ expression or brightness ;
empty ; vacant.
( 214 )
n
109.
37
40
m
m
42
if
44
\M
ch'ih^ ^ch'i blear eyed, sore
eyes. '
tiehj^ the eye ball very pro-
tuberant, like some varieties
of gold fish ; ckihj the eyes
unsteady resulting from im-
perfect vision or near siglit-
edness.
chuan* Icuen'' affection for ; to
love; a family ; relations ;
gracious.
chen^ 'chdn the pupil of the
eye.
2J0* p'oh, the eyesight some-
what indistinct, as from near-
sitjiitedness.
chieh* tsieh, the eyelashes ;
chah^ used for g^ to wink.
cAw*' to stare at.
hiLan^ 'hivan bright, as a
star ; arrived at maturity,
as a fruit ; smooth, even, as a
well-planed board ; a fine
rolling eye ; to look around ;
beautifully formed or molded,
same as fi^ 109. 13G.
hsia^ hiah^ blind; ignorance;
recklessly; heedless; in
Shanghai : like, resembling.
shetiff' '^shdng a province ; to
save, to avoid ; to spare,
frugal ; to abridge, hsing^ to
enquire; to look after; to
inspect ; watchful; to awaken;
a fault.
^miao^ one eye small or con-
tracted and deep sunk ; to
look at with one eye ; to
glance at ; to take aim ;
small, subtle; all, nothing
more or better.
"■Hao^ good eyesight ; a clear,
bright eye; farsiglited ; dis-
tinct vision.
inev iinei the eyebrows ; old,
aged ; edij;e of a well.
isoii,'^ iseu' to knit the eye-
brows, whether in anger or
to screen the eye.
chu^'^chuh, to look earnestly;
to fix. the eyes on.
.7 U
57
66
^Jr
69
70
72
m
'tnn^ to nap, to doze ; affected
sleep; dull, heavy eyes; half
asleep.
hsi^ Jii to long for, to look
afar to ; to remember kindly ;
to look askance.
yi* yih^ to spy, to be on tho
look-out for offenders; to
lead on ; nieh^ to stop and
see what one will do.
'y«o' a vacant look ; deep, as
a large house; any blemish
on the face.
Ci* tV to gaze at, to stare, to
look at boldly and disrespect-
fully; in Cantonese: 'tei to
keep watch of; to see.
jn*'' to look straight ahead ;
looking angrily; humbling
or feeling ashamed,
ai^ yigai^ dull, hidden.
cKou^ Hs^eu to look, to see ;
to gaze intently.
k'an'' to look, to see; to
observe; to examine; simil-
arly; likeness; equivalent;
Jean to watch.
c'Ai/i"^ chi^ fine bright eyes; to
pass before the eyes, to get
a sight of.
'p'ieh^'-'^ to look at slightly;
to glance at.
sa^ sah^ the eye, to light on ;
to glance at.
tnou^ mexi? to look at closely ;
to go with the head low, as
nearsighted people do ; to
look down ; dim, indistinct
vision; disheveled, as hair;
dull, ignorant.
Ican^^ to spy, to watch, to
try to find out; to look
down at.
hsin} Jiin to see indistinctly,
as nearsighted persons when
they look at anything fixed-
ly ; joyful.
if'any'* indistinct.
same as B^ 109. 136.
C
109.
n
83
han*^ protuberant eyes, such
as near-siglited people often
have.
7t?t?i^ Jtivun dull e3'es ; mind
set on one object and unable
to appreciate others.
same as ^fj 109. 57.
tseng^ ^tsdng dim eyes, small
or poor.
hsiang^ ^siang mutual, v/ith ;
to harmonize; to examine, to
inspect; looking among trees;
reciprocally; siang'' to assist,
to help, to select, to direct,
to encourage, to look at ; a
minister of state.
mei* meP indistinctness of
vision; color blind; unable
clearly to distinguish the
various colors.
chi* ^fsz' tzii}- the canthus or
corner of tlie eye; ^chai to
look at fixedly ; to regard
angrily.
i*' a film in the ej-e, a
cataract.
mao^'' a small pupil ; dim-
sit^hted, dull; old; bewild-
ered.
sliih'^ shp to see, to inspect, to
ol)serve, to compare and
regard ; to display.
^mien* to shut the eyes, to
sleep ; to hang down the
head ; bewildered.
ietuf ^t'dng fine eyes.
shayi? '^slien to glance at ; to
peep ; to dart, to flash.
ch'iao" ^ts'iao to look, to see ;
to look at hastily ; to glance
at.
cJiiao* tsiad' to close the eyes,
as in sleep ; an angry look.
cheng^ ^clidng to stare ; to
open the eyes.
moii'^ ^meic miu^ the pupil of
the eye ; the ej'e.
hsiian^ ^huen looking furtive-
ly ; confused vision, dizzy ;
in confusion ; mistaken, de-
ceived by, as one deluded by
100
109
113
114
m
108
fX
mirage, or tiling at a dis-
tance.
sheng^ 'shdtig to lessen, to
circumsciibe ; meagre, em-
aciated , a disease of the eye;
a crime, a fault, an inadvert-
ent offence.
chieh* ts'ieh, the eye-lashes ;
chah, to wink.
k'uei^ Jcw'ei a cast in the
eye; a dull, lifeless eye; tc
look at angrily; to stare;
placed outside of, unusual,
strange.
teng* tdng'' ^chdng to open
the eyes wide, to stare ; to
fix the eye on ; to look one
through.
Ico^ Tcoh^ ho^ sleepy from
fatigue.
cKeng^ ^cliing to stare at
sternly ; to look at in anger.
^lii?' the pupil of the eye ; to
see.
chit kiP to look to the right
and left ; to look, as if seek-
ing a trail.
ch'en^ ^cKdn to stare (with
anger or dislike) ; to glare at.
ch'-il^ Jcii the timid look of a
bird ; to examine hurriedly,
to glance at ; to stare at
wildly ; heedless ; sparing,
economical.
cliio* kwoh, to look i-ight and
left in alarm ; to glance the
eyes about in trepidation.
shih* ski' to see, to inspect,
to observe; to take knowl-
edge of ; to display.
'p'iao^ to look askance or
crosseyed ; one eye diseased
or gone ; small eyes.
ch'ih^ ^ch'i to examine things
in a series; to go from a
country to another to ex-
amine its customs.
ch'ou^ Hs'eu to look at stead-
ily ; to gaze intently.
hsiieli} hueh^ deep set eyes ;
to look or glance at, as a
falcon after his prey ; to spy
about.
( 216)
n^
mm.
%
138
I
soii'^ 'se7i blind from having
no pupil, as in amaurosis ;
an old man whose si^lit is
poor and step feeble.
chan(j^'^ cataract; a. screen \n
the aye.
^t'ung' pupil of the eye ; to
stare at; a vacant look; a
sill}'' stare.
'mi^ blinded ; closed ; to
dislike; sand or dust in the
eye, obscuring the vision ;
the nightmnre.
Hu^ to look, to see, to observe;
perceived, manifested.
chila')i} Jcilen to look at with
displea.sure ; to look at as-
kance; with dislike; reciprocal
dislike.
kua* kiuah, to look at angrily ;
dim eyesight.
shun*'' to wink ; to flash, to
glance at; sparkling eyes, as
a child's at seeing a dainty ;
Jiiien dizzy, brilliant.
^yen^ the eye; numerative of
wells; a hole, a limit; 'kan
protuberant, bulging, as a
cart hub.
tieh*^ the eyes squinting or
distorted ; also read miih,.
meng^ <mung dull, blind,
dim-sighted, week eyes; ign-
orant, unlearned, untaught.
cKov? ^ts'eu to look at stead-
ily ; to gaze intently,
wo* moh^ the eyesight obscur-
ed, as by a pterygium, or a
thickening of the cornea.
meng^ mung'' dream, vision,
a phantasm ; ^tnung dimness
of vision ; dark, obscure ; to
feel ashamed, mournful.
^ cKiung^ Jc'iung gazing at
in great fright, as Belshaz-
J-zar did at the writing ;
alone, without help or re-
source.
hsien^ %ien to look at with
fear ; protuberant eyes ; to
view slightly, to regard.
chan^ fChen to look up, to
reverence ; to regard very
respectfully.
- It
165 "
1G8
169
feii^ fclti^ to sleep; to feel
sleepy.
hni^ hwui'' eyes nearly gone,
dull sigiited; scarcely able
to see, as very old people.
l/<^ Hs\d^ to notice, to pay at-
JTiV tention ; to greet.
cKancf^ losing one's senses,
acting as if gidtly ; large
eyes.
k'au^'' to spy, to watch, to
try to find out; to look down
at.
hsien? 'Men to watch narrow-
ly ; to spy or watch one ;
the eyes turned so as to
show their whites, as in
convulsion ; the white of the
eye.
c^jun' the eye twitching from
a nervous or muscular affec-
tion, which physiognomists
carefully notice ; a palpita-
tion of the flesh ; shiin^ to
wink, to blink.
9 tt-^ t^^'^^ ^° ^^"^ upwards; to
pIE g^^ze at.
174. H^ ching^ ^tsing the pupil of
\ut the eye; the iris; a square
iris is regarded as a sign of
long life.
0A» fi/ii,^ a horse with white rings
,W^ around the eyes like a fish's
eye, at the edge of the cor-
__ nea.
li' to stare at, to look at
angrily.
17
195
198
200
m< s'
m
weary and
looking.
blurred
eyes
with
9QfT ~^^ 'ku^ an eye without a pupil,
^^ blind ; a musician ; a band
110^
13
master.
7)iou'^ oneu a spear ; a lance
with a narrow head.
ching^ Jiing to pity, to re-
gret ; regretful; careful,
sparing; boastful, conceited;
to respect, to value.
hsileh^ yuh^ to bore through
with an awl; over full; fly-
ing, fluttering, agitated;
hurrying about, as horses.
( 217 )
uo.m.ii2. ^ ^ ^
"» ft
111^
so' shoh, hai'ponn; a great
spenr.
sJiih'' 'shi an arrow; to vow,
to swear ; a javelin ; direct,
openly, to arrange to re^
solve ; in matheinatick, tne
v<Tsed sine.
'i^ final partick; affi.rmation.
57
^
"^t
U2:^
chih'' ^cJii to know, to per-
ceive ; to tf^U ; to appreciate,
to manage, as one who
knows ; to inform ; an in-
timate friend ; a fellow ; wis-
dom ; to reuieuiber ; liealed.
chiao^ 'Mao an arrow issuing
from the bow; straight; to
bend to ; to rectify ; to cor-
rect; to falsify ; to simulate,
to usurp; martial, strong,
obstinate; deceitful.
,ts'o^ a dwarf, dwarfish,
stunted; short, squat.
aP'' a dwarf; low, short,
diminutive, squat.
chueh" klieh, short, as _ a
dress; a garment reaching
only to the hips; curtailed.
chu" 'kit a square; a rule;
usage ; correct ; a law, a cus-
tom ; a pattern, exact, con-
stant; to adjust; an angle.
shea* 'shan a particle that
prolongs the tliought to an-
other point; still more; how
much more; still less; to
laugh in a boisterous way.
Iseuff"- ^tsdng a kind of dart
or .short javelin; an arrow
used in hunting birds, with
the cross-bow, having a mark
tied to it.
Imo* hwoh, a measure ; a
marking-line; to adjust Viy
a line, to get the dimensions
by a rod.
tuan^ Hivan short ; low ; to
shorten ; brief, contracted ;
shortcomings, failures, few ;
to curtail ; "to be iu fault.
sUh'', a stone ; rocks ; a
measure; hrm, decided;
barren.
IT
2y'enci* p'dng'' to run against,
to collide, to try, to see how
a thing is; to meet unexpect-
edly, a thump; experiment-
ally ; on trial.
ting'' ballast to steady a
boat; a stone which serves
to anchor a boat ; a grapnel.
chil^ ^tsii rocks thinly covered
with earth ; a road full of
small stones and rough for
travelling.
ho' hiooh, the ripping souiid
• heard when tearing the skm
off an animal.
tan*'' picul.
10
'chu^ a stone tablet dedicated
to ancestors in the family
temple.
J pieii^ a stone probe, used to
puncture sores.
k\t^ k'uh, fatigued ; to fag
at ; hard and strong.
^ya^ rough ground.
^mang^ a crude saltpeter.
Fa7ig*' the sound of stones
striking against each other.
Jm" sulphur, brimstone.
Jun" rocks standing in a
dangerous position.
chieh* kiaV bard, like stone ;
rocky ; firm, immovable.
wu* wuh, a stone that is
insecurely placed.
hsien^ fSien a fine pebble,
inferior to a gem, such as
red jasper or rose quartz,
same as ^ 75. 12.
J.ieii' a coarse kind of red
sand stone, not fine enough
for polishing; hypocritical,
spurious; reddish.
chui* ch'ui' to fall of itselt ;
^ to crash down.
' ch'ueh* k'ioh, a hill covered
' with large boulders; crash
( 218 )
^
112.
18
^n
19
20
22
24
m
25
27
of stones rushing against
each other, or of water
dashing over the rocks.
ch'i* ts'i' to raise in layers
(as a wall); to lay, as tiles or
bricks ; to pave ; to fib in ;
to lay regularly ; a stone
step ; ornamented tiles used
in steps.
lileh'*' lioh, to sharpen, to
^^ grind.
hslmf Jiing a whetstone ; a
square stone for sharpening
tools.
same as \t\l 32. 19.
jy'ao*'' a ballista u?ed to throw
great stones ; a cannon ; an
explosion ; firewoi'ks.
tsa' tsah, to strike; to rap
on, to hit ; to knock and
shiver.
sui^' fragments, broken, odd
bits; endings; petty, trouble-
some ; broken in spirit ; to
smash or pound fine.
2yei^ ij)ei a stone tablet
(large) ; a grave-stone ; a
pillar to which victims were
anciently tied.
che'n} fChdn a block on which
to beat clothes; an anvil ; a
stone with which atldetes
exercise their strength by
lifting it.
li*^ a coarse kind of sand-
stone ; gritstone ; large un-
trimmed stones good for
pavements ; whetstones.
ch'en^ '^clidii sand mixed
with thing's, as in grain or
dishes; gritty; offensive.
Ho^ stones piled up.
^ Ji'ung"-' to rub or smooth.
0* ngoh^ stones piled up in
a dangerous way.
i^yen^ hazardous, like rocks
in danger of falling; critical,
imminent; to fit; agreeing,
exact ; happily, lofty.
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^ti^ a mineral used in dyeing
silk black; a sort of iron-alum
or massive alum shale.
chieh^ k'loh, firm, solid;
abruptly ; heavy.
lo* loh^ ko* large boulders
on hills; an inferior stone.
(t'ang^ a stone on the bank ;
a strange, supernatural
stone.
same as ^ 112. 14.
^tiao^ a stone house, common
in the western and northern
provinces ; they are rude
structures.
slian'^ shell' white porcelain
clay.
yiln'^ ^yiun to roll down, to
fall with a crash ; to fall
from a height, or from the
sky.
(piao^ a mineral found in the
salt lakes in Tibet ; it is
impure salammoniac, with
traces of sulphur.
^ts'o^ broken stones ; the rub-
bish of rocks ; the best kind
of orpiment or hartall.
ch'iao^ ^k'iao stony or arid
soil ; poor, gravelly land ;
upland, dry fields.
chui*^ to press things down,
as with stones ; to add
weights on a thing ; to
pound ; to ram down ; sagged,
loaded ; hanging down.
k'eriff Ji'dng the tinkling
noise of stones ; stones dash-
ing against each other.
Jiatig^ a rammer ; to ram
ground ; to drive piles ; rum-
bling noise of stones, as
when tiiey are rolling down.
^fii} a redid.sh stone that looks
like a gem, but inferior in
beauty and value ; a second
class gem, like veined jasper
or red-white cornelian.
hsia* hiah, an ancient town
in Hiipeli.
ch'i'^ c^k'i a craggy shore ;
winding and stony banks;
a stone bridge or jetty.
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'nu^ a kind of flint whicli is
cliipped for arrow-lieads;
they are said to couie from
the Ainoor River.
^t'o* weights ; a stone roller ;
the weight on a steelyard;
a pilot's lead.
Jiung^ the sound of rocks
falling, applied to such as
are thrown down on people ;
or rolling from hills, as in a
land slide.
hvan^ a basin, bowl, or cup ;
a deep dish ; a bowl-full
(uniiuthorized).
t'lng^'' ballast to steady a
boat; a stone wliich serves
to anchor a boat; a grapnel.
ai' nyai^ to obstruct, to
interfere with ; to hinder, to
embarrass; to limit, to im-
pede, to restrain, to irritate;
an objection.
cliimn^ ^chcen bricks, tiles,
or flags; pressed cakes.
^shc(} sand ; pebbles, gravel ;
gritty.
'nieri^ a stone roller turned
on an axle by a lever to
clean husk from grain, or
the seed from cotton, or to
make flour ; to roll, to
triturate.
^ts'ui^ a high mountain.
same as ;j^ 96. 47.
k'eng^ Jcang the tinkling of
stones; stones dasliing ag-
ainst each other.
chiang^ Jciang a bridge of
stepping stones; a stone foot-
bridge; reliable.
j^sV to polish, to work on, as
bones or ivory ; bo rub and
polish ; to correct carefully ;
to work at.
han^^ a stony hill with clean,
bare rocks.
jyHng^ I'p'dng s.v\xn-\\)\m(ii\o\se ;
the crash of stones; the
crashing roar of a falling
rock.
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^yeti^ to rub, to grind or
triturate, to powder ; to
calender cloth ; to search in-
to carefully ; thoroughly ;
fully; earnestly; yen'' an
ink-stone; in Cantonese: to
draw a fiddle bow.
chi^ Jci steps; an impediment;
a pier or jetty to protect a
bank; shallows; an eddy, »n
obstacle'; to rub.
'kung^ a mine ; the ore of
iron, lead, gold or other
metals.
lu* lull, uneven, rocky; small ;
busy, toilsome, laborious ; a
green colored stone ; green
jasper; a chunk of wood,
same as ;j^ 112. 1.
o^ <,ngo a rocky cliff.
^pieyi^ to step on a horse-
block when getting into a
carriage.
shan"^ shen^ to polisl) a gem ;
to calender cloth ; to slip, as
when walking.
clte'^ cKeli^ to drive off an
ill-omened biid, which is
building its nest near.
ao^ (^ngno a stony surface,
covered with pebbles.
^min' a fine kind of stone,
clouded alabaster.
same as iiS. 46. 81.
^p'ang^ the noise of stones
crashing down; in Cantonese:
a pound.
fang'*'' a beautiful stone of
brilliant colors, with striae
or veins running through it;
to overrun, to exceed.
ch'iieh* ts'ioh, hsi^ stones of
many colo)s, a variegated
stone ; to respect.
^rnin^ a pebble ; a fine kind
of stone ; clouded alabaster.
tseng^ ^tsdng rocky, stony, as
the surface of the land ; a
dangerous stone, one threat-
ening to fall.
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chieh^ kieh, a stone tablet ; a
stone pillar ; a high isolated
pealc.
ying'^'' hard, stiff, fii-m, not
pliable; unbending; not soft
l)Ut solid ; obstinate, perverse;
sharp ; to harden ; powerful
and wilful.
jii'eng^-'^ ^p'ang a mineral ;
natural borax.
^chi(} vermilion, cinnabar;
imperial, l)ecau.se the empeior
uses red ink in offical writ-
ings.
tieh^^ plates, saucers ; a dish,
a platter, flat and broad ;
sheh, to cure or tan leather.
^sang^ the stone foundation
or plinth of a pillar.
li* lihj small stones, gravel,
shingle; coarse pebbly sand.
t^fan"^ alum ; to tan leather
in lime and copperas,
'c/i'w' the base of a pillar ;
the stone on which it rests;
a pedestal.
^k'aii^ to cut, to chop, to fell;
to stone ; a mortar or small
vase.
tz'ii' f^ts's' the native trisul-
phide of arsenic or orpiment.
same as 'M 40. 12.
'?«?/ a stone, which like
veined jasper, resembles a
gem, but is inferior in hard-
ness and lustre.
tuan* twan^ a rough coarse
stone for whetstones; a term
for emery or corundum ;
otherwise read ^hia.
ch'ing* k'ing^ musical stone
used as a bell; to hang up;
to give the reins to, to
gallop ; a dulcimer made of
glass or stone.
'yin^ the sound of thunder.
tu'^ iuh, chu* a stone roller,
used by farmers for rolling
down the fields when sown.
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2)'i^ arsenic ; it is applied
to ulcers.
chih^ 'chi a fine grinding
stone; even; smooth; to
obseive the rules of decorum;
to level ; to equalize,
same as -M 85. 27.
hi7i*'' to di-ool, to droop down;
to sound ; to hang down, as
a weight ; 'fan to pound, to
strike, to rap ; to lower ; to
let down; ^tdm to stamp, to
pavf ; to press on, to crush ;
(unauthorized).
^pHng^ the rushing sound of
the billows against a cliff.
ch'ii^^ ^k'u a veined stone;
resembling adularia, used for
the opaque white buttons of
officers of the sixth rank.
fa* t'ah^ a mortar for pound-
ing and hulling rice in ; to
beat; lai-ge brown, unglazed
jars to warm or hold things.
jP'o" stones like flint or
obsidian, which can be used
for spear or arrow-heads.
chiao^ itsiao half-tide rocks ;
rocky islets near the coast ;
rocks in a stream, or stones
placed for fording.
cliimng^ chw^ang^ to rub or
wash things by sand or brick-
dust, as by putting sand in
a bottle to clean it.
2/a'*' to grind ; to polish, as
by a calendering stone.
tz'u^ ^ts'z' chinaware, por-
celain ; loadstone ; crockery.
pi* pih, blue or green stones,
jade, jasper.
same as ijg^ 112. 25; read
Jian peaked, like an upright
stone ; hilly.
vjep- ^wei uneven, rouj>h
ground caused by stones.
chiang^ Jiiang gravel, small
stones.
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Ifii* lei* to roll stones down
liill; a rocky rough appear-
ance.
^p'(tu" a kind of flint fit for
arruwlicads.
ai* ngai* to obstruct, to in-
terfere with, to hinder, to
embarrass, to oppose, to
impede, to limit, to restrain,
to irritate ; an objection.
/(';/^Vrt/(^'st<ine steps, stairs;
l.ift}', projecting rocks lead-
ing up hills.
p'o*' to break, to tear, to
discover, to ruin, to defeat,
to detect ; to solve, to ex-
plain ; understood, as a plot;
to guess, as a riddle.
AV k'oh, to knock, to bump ;
the sound of stones striking
together ; to hit against, to
run against.
^t'ieri} the noise of stones
falling with a crash ; the
plinth or base of a pillar.
lei^ 'lei rocks or stones piled
up ; a heap of stones ; to
throw stones into a heap.
Jcung^ a mineral which seems
to be an ore of copper or
perhaps copperas; the sound
of stones falling.
li* lih^ a mineral used as an
antidote to poisons ; the
sound of ringing stones.
(lin^ water flowing over
stones ; to grind or abrade
stones ; thin ; shingle , ^ling
lofty ; eminent.
lu* luh, a stone roller, used
for smoothing gravel walks
and paths.
t'a* t'ahj large, brown, un-
glazed jars to warm or hold
tilings; (unauthorized).
la^ lah, the cracking sound
of things breaking ; a stony
appearance.
jnan^ 'jwan a variety of
; opaque, whitish quartz like
massive chalcedony, with
pieces of coinelian interspers
ed in it, which can be work-
ed into ornaments.
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lu* lull J gravel.
hsiao'- ^siao salpetre, nitre ;
niter; saline efflorescence;
to use salts ; to tan.
t'o^ a stone roller ; a weight
or ball on the end of coids ;
the weight on a steel-yard ;
a pilot's lead.
2/«." a white ore of arsenic,
which kills rats and fattens
silk worms.
ch'iieh* Tcioh^ a hill covered
with large boulders ; crash
of stones rushing against
each other, or of water 'dash-
ing over the rocks.
hsV' sih^ the stone on which
a pillar rests.
(^p'an'^.a, large rock, a fouu-
diition stone; a conspicuous
rock, like the Tai peian ;
fitm, stable; immovable.
k'en* /cdn^ a stone with a
crack, flaw, or seam in it ;
the rumbling noise of stones;
loud noise of bells.
J.ang'' the sound of stones or
waves.
(inang* wang* a mineral soil
or shale which furnishes,
when leeched, an impure
salpetre, sometimes mixed
with nitrate of soda and
alumina.
meng^ jnung a shaly bole,
or a kind of micaceous schisti
of a fine quality, prescribed
in cases of derangement or
fits.
po* foh^ opened out ; to re-
press; stuffed.
mieh* meh^ pebbly ; hai-d,
solid.
ts'a} ts'ah, a coarse stone ; to
rub, to grind.
hsia^ hia, a stone split
through ; clefts in rocks.
2/p/i*' a Cliinese ink-slab; to
rub; the smooth stone on
which the Chinese rub their
ink.
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162
Jiung the noise of stones
striking togetlief in the
water, as when a torrent
rushes down a Sf'i'o©.
'tan^d mineral from Sz'cli'uen,
described as having a liquid
or juice like gall.
wet^ 'k'ai au instrument for
breaking stories or other
things to pieces ; a mill ; to
triturate or break ; to accu-
mulate; solid.
chi" isiJi, rocks under water,
halftifle rocks ; stony places
that check the current.
hsien^ Jiien difficult, hard to
bring forth.
cliS^ fCKe a white veined
adularia of which the but-
tons for the sixth grade are
made.
^tu^ to collect stones to build
artificial rock work ; to cart
stones down from a hill top ;
^chui the sound of dashing
stones.
(yin^ high and dangerous
cliffs, running along one after
the other, a ridge.
cheng'' chdng* to burnish, to
rub metal bright ; to stop
up.
iwi" a pestle ; a foot-pestle,
commonly used to hull rice ;
to pound in a mortar ; one
beat of the pestle ; a heap.
kuan* kivan^ a jar, a gallipot,
a crock; a cruse; a pitcher.
ch'ueh* k^iohy certainly, really,
truly, resolute, fixed ; hard,
firm, solid ; a rock rising
prominently.
tsa^ tsah^ a high peak.
shuang^ ^sliwang an unau-
thorised character used in the
name iy(^ 1^ for arsenic shale,
same as ^ 112. 200.
shih* great, corpulent ; full,
ripe ; eminent, highmiuded ;
to fill.
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^ma^ the cornelian ; weights ;
a yard ; in Batavia : the farm
of taxes.
2)'ao*^ a cannon, a ball is ta
used to throw great stones;
an explosion, fireworks.
hua^ htvah, a mineral, talcose
slate or soapstone; lardstone,
potstone, steatite.
tvei* hvei dangerous ; rough
and stony, as a road.
Hii^ sand, pebbles, shingle;
gravel ; fine stones on a
beach.
md^ to grind, to rub; a
stone, a mill ; to polish, to
reduce to powder; to sharpen ;
distressed; trials; to
examine.
liuang"^ Jiivang sulphur; read
Jcivang the ore or gangue
of metal, especially iron in
copper- ; hard, obdurate,
J,ung^ earth built up on
which to grind grain ; a
wooden mill ; to sharpen, to
grind to flour,
shih'^ shp a proclamation, a
letter, an edict, to compare,
to show ; not same as 5t
145.
Hsu^ ancestors ; origin ; a
grand-father ; a progenitor ;
the founder, as of a family ;
to imitate an ancestor ; to
do like; to be accustomed to;
to honor or propitiate way-
side gods,
same as i^ 112. 3.
7w' the emperor's sacrifice
to heaven and the hills.
tsu'*'' the happiness derived
from wealth, emoluments or
office ; felicity ; a year of
one's life ; to confer, to bes-
tow.
ch'eng^ Jang happiness ; to
approach to.
same as |§ 113. 151.
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li
'piit' to state ; to re-
a petition ; to make
known one's case to a superior;
to announce, to ask of; a
report, endowment, disposi-
tion.
^ sliayi'* shen^ to sacrifice or to
worship Heaven ; to yield ;
to abdicate in favor of.
y?t*' to worship ancestors re-
cently buried, with those
more remote, all in tlie same
hall ; to inter in the family
tomb. ■
hou^ (hen to pi'ay for bless-
ini^ ; to offer sacrifices in
order to obtain blessings.
^t'iao^ to move or replace the
family tablets; the earliest
ancestral shrine, the found-
ers of the race.
chu* ehuh, praises, thanks-
givings; to pray; to beobliged
for; joined to, allied to; to
reiterate ; to cut off; the
origin ; to afflict, as by taking
away one's friends.
c/t'i' 5^•'^ fortunate, lucky ;
felicitous, composed, tran-
quil,
s?ti*' gambols, pranks (of
spirits); calamities sent from
i}eaven, which men cannot
prevent ; an evil spirit, a
ghost, a wraith.
yo* yoh^ a worship held by
the emperors of the Hia
dynasty near the vernal
equinox; the vernal sacrifice.
^t'ad'^ happiness; divine,
spiritual, pertaining to the
gods.
^yen? to pray for happiness ;
to implore the gods.
Mii} Jcil to dissipate or
expel noxious influences or
malaria ; to avert ; to dis-
perse.
/o* fiih, to remove evil, to
deprecate sickness; to cleanse
impurity, to wash away ; a
sort of Buddhist baptism
employed to obtain blessings.
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chin^ ^ts^n to influence, to
act on ; a malign halo around
the sun ; abundant, full.
tzir its'z temple of ancestors;
to sacrifice; the spring; to
obtain the request prayed
for.
yu* yin^ to protect, to shield ;
to defend, as the gods or
spirits; divine care and pro-
tection ; heavenly kindness.
hsia* hiah, a general woisliip
by relatives, of their remote
or near ancestors, made
triennially by the emperor
and princes; the sacrifices
mingling in the temple.
huo* hivo^ calamity, misfor-
tune, adversity, evil, misery,
suffering; to curse, to injure.
^hu* happiness, prosperity ;
protection; liberality.
cJian^ ishen meditation,
abstration, contemplation;
the Buddhists ; shen^ to level
an area for an altar, to sacri-
fice to the hills and fountains;
to resign the throne to an-
otlier family.
hsi^ Jii auspicious, felicitous,
blissful; happy; favored by
the gods ; to announce or
pray to them,
same as jjM 113. 33.
she* she'' a sacrifice ; an
altar ; a parish; the god who
rules over a particular spot;
a village, a hamlet ; society
or company of persons.
yin^ to worship with a pure
intention and clean sacrifices,
such as the Emperor alone
makes.
Hao^ to pray, to entreat, to
supplicate ; to request, in
the language of courtesy.
(ling* a sacrifice at the royal
tombs ; the blessing of the
gods or tlie ancestral manes.
hsien^ Jiien a term for heavea
or god among the Persians.
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^yao^ supei'iiiitural sights and
ominous prodigies sent by
the gods for crimes.
^yang^ a misfortune from
above j a punitive calamity,
a visitation, a judgment, a
retribution ; to punish ; un-
happily, unluckily.
hsi^ hi' a sacrifice or worship
observed in spring and
autumn ; it was designed to
avert bad harvests and other
evils.
ssit* 8~'' to sacrifice to the de-
parted ; sacrificial ; to set up
and worship a god ; in the
Shane/ dynasty, a year ; like,
as if.
ti*' the religious ceremcnies
observed by the soveieign
twice a year in honor of his
ancestors and predecessors,
both leraote and near.
chi'' Jci an auspicious pro-
gnostic ; also an omen of
evil; felicitous, opportune;
k? to bathe, and then drink
as a precaution.
ho* lihli, blessedness, happi-
ness; official emoluments,
salary, rations, pay ; pios-
perity ; dignity; a sacrificial
feast.
?/«" to oppose, to stop, to
hinder; to withstand, to re-
sist ; to stop by satisfying,
to bring to an end ; to cause
to desist ; to prevent ; to
worship.
jj'i^ pi^' secret, mysterious,
abstruse ; supernatuial, di-
vine ; private; reticent, re-
served, inspired, possessed ;
scientific.
^kaV' an ancient tune, played
as warning to guests in olden
time, lest they drank too
much ; it seems also to have
marked the time and step of
the guests.
huei^ 'kwei to worship the
five mountains by sacrificing
upon them ; synonym of ^
and fi§.
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t-t-
ch'p Jc!i to pray, to call upon,
to invoke; to recompense;
to request, to beg, to trouble,
to intreat; multitudes; to
offer sacrifice and supplicate
the gods for iiappiness.
yeng^ ipang the space within
at the side of the ancestral
temple gate, where in early
days the gods or lares were
worshiped ; a sacrifice.
Ojanr/ wayside gods ; spirits
which infest roads and high-
ways ; to drive out demons
or noxious influences from
the house at new year.
cha}^ the imperial thanksgiv-
ing made to earth at the end
of tlie year for crops,
j^'r rest, repose ; at peace, in
accord with; happiness; also
read (shi and used for ^chi
fig but.
Icuei* kive'i^ to pray that the
shades of a man may not
harass one, but be cut off
from the house ; to call on
the gods ; to pfay alone.
^chii} to curse.
kuan'^ kwmi' to pour out
libations before the dead; to
pour out and drink wine.
chiri^ kin'' to forbid, to pro-
hibit, to hinder, to warn
against, to regulate, to res-
train ; imperial, government-
al, a cup or tray for wine ;
au instrument of music ;
*km to bear ; to endure, to
withstand.
mei^ (inei a sacrifice or special
worship held by the emperor
in the spring to supplicate
heaven for a son.
chHIi? 'chi happiness, endur-
ing contentment.
(^ch'ai' to Ijurn faggots in
sacrifice.
tai^' a short spear or halberd ;
a defence or screen of sheep's
hide let down suddenly from
the walls to scare cattle or
horses coming into the town.
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ch'i" s^•'^ rest, repose ; great ;
tlie god or spirit which
.uiimates the earth.
'^\chi respect, awe, venera-
tion ; to invocate ; only, but,
yet.
i)i>k Vnn<i*' a sacrifice offered to
^ the gods of the hills and
'^'^^ fountains, and to the heaven-
ly bodies, in times of drought
and pestilence.
'ni'^ a father when enshrined
in the ancestral temple ; an
jincestral shrine.
sher^ ^shdn spirits, divine or
humane; spiritual; a god; the
gods; the human spirit;
supernatural, wonderful;
very.
nj.^ i^' the years of the emperor s
)jli^ life or reign.
r^ /h*>^«> happiness, blessings,
jjISl prosperity; favors; sacrificial
meats.
h\^ chi* Up to sacrifice, to offer
^^ up ; to bring an oblation, to
approach the gods ; a limit.
:^lg chen} ,chdn to be blessed
JjlJJa because of truth in worship
or prayer.
rt-^-* shih,'' a stone slirine placed
m/n in the family temple to keep
the ancestral tablet safe in
case of fire.
^Iv" favorable, lucky pro-
gnostics.
hsiang"^ ^siang an auspicious
omen ; good fortune ; happi-
ness, felicity.
chao^ choh, ancient name of
a city in Shantung.
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146
ss'u} ^sz' happiness.
llt|K the Taoists do in order to
avert calamity ; to deprecate
evil.
• ^i|> p'iao*'' a ticket, a certificate,
-7 J '' a bill, an evidence of authori-
ty; a money order; a warr-
ant ; a heacon ; to make a
signal with fire, scintillating;
light, wavirig.
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154
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't^an^ a sacrifice offered at
the end of the twenty-seven
months, or the three years'
mourning for a parent, when
the garments are put off.
■^ W j-ites; politeness; pres-
j^ euts, propriety ; etiquette,
ceremony, decorum, manners,
courtesy, offerings ; a step,
an act.
wa^ tsan'^" to implore, to pray.
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214
^j^^ lai*' remiss in sacrificing ; to
jflSB destroy ; to fall into, or
*^ involve in ruin,
chen^ ,ching a favourable
prognostic; lucky, felicitous.
ipf shen^ shun' flesh offered to
nj^ the gods of the land by the
* emperor, and afterwards
divided among his family;
raw flesh.
:^\P ch'P Jci full, abundant;
Tfiw very; large; numerous; at
ease; leisurely; gracefully;
constant ; multitudes.
=riL. c*' excellent; to admire a
Ig. thing for its beauty ; pre-
^^ cious, rare, like a pearl.
Mma^'' a sacrifice offered to the
god of War or Mars, when
reaching the borders of the
enemy's country, in order to
propitiate a victory ; it was
offered on horseback ; in
Cantonese : the day after the
full and new moons.
yo* yoh, the summer sacrifice ;
see i^.
jou^ 'jeth a step, the track of
an animal's paws ; to track,
to step.
Ji" a weird beast, a bogie;
bright ; elegant ; to scatter ;
to oppose.
cKin^ sJt'fH birds generally.
hji)^ loose, free ; the reputed
founder of the Hia dynasty ;
in epitaphs, one who receives
a kingdom and perfects his
work.
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I^tIc
U4.115.
102
134 m
UStIc
jT/w^ a monkey ; to start, as
ail aftaii.; tlie space of a li
ill the Cheu dynasty.
^ei* fei^ an animal like the
ape said to be twelve feet
high.
ho''' Jiico crops in general ;
growing grain; paddy ; wheat,
corn.
p'ei^ c^'Vt a kind of black
millet, the variety which has
two seeds witliin one gluuie
used in making spirits of-
fered in the ancestral worship
of princes.
^tsii} to rent, to hire, a tax;
income ; to lease.
^cKung^ tender and sprout-
ing, like the blade of grain.;
delicate,
same as ^j| 140. 32.
jc/i'a^ a mode of reckoning
grain when reaped, one jc/i'a
being equal to four hundred
"■inny ^ or handfuls ; ^ f £
name of a part of ancient
Bactria.
tzii? Hsz^ to number up, to
multiply greatly ; a bundle
of 200 handfuls of giain-; a
great weight, 3,800 tons ; the
ninth place in notation or a
liundred millions.
hsiu* sill? fine, elegant,
beautiful; shoots; to seed:;
to fill the ear; fair, adorned ;
grain in seed which then
bends in an easy, graceful
way; first, best; accomplished,
cultivated.
ya*^ a variety of rice; the
ear of grain,
same as %^ 127. 7.
"T. i ^ (Viang^ blasted grain ; grain
fv [ turned black as if with ergot
or rust,
i'-*-k hencj^ Jidng a kind of rice,
^n^ common rice.
"Xp^ chun*^ a bundle of straw;
4*~5^ grass or hay tied in faggots.
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m
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2*1
.28
|-^^ ling^ Hin to give grain to the
• Jf^ poor and to students; to
provide food or pay, to
nourish.
chan* chen^ a sheaf of grain ;
grain bound up in any way
after it has been cut.
^^bs^ ^xitv' to bind grain in sheaves;
* a sheaf ; to plough.
^ai"^ wheat.
same as J'^ 115. 39.
^ihi' an old name for a kind
of glutinous rice used for
making thick liquor.
t\i} fuh^ blunt, bald, bare;
striped, the hair entirely
gone; to injure; in Shanghai:
all, also.
shui*'' revenue, taxes, duties;
the rent for houses or land;
to bequeath ; to leave by
■will; to put up at; to halfc,
as at a post ; tuP to dress iu
mourning; read chiveip hlack,
as clothes.
same as ^ 74. 12.
(lien^ a term for white rice
and green grain; rice wiiich
is not glutinous and does
not stick.
tiad^'' the full, ripe ear of
grain hanging down ; to hang
up.
tsui^^ to collect, to bring
together ; tsuh^ grain in the
milk.
pai'^'' tares ; small ; minute ;
cockle, cheat, chess ; weeds
found among grain ; a kind
•of panic; dissemblers, hypo-
crites.
ssil} f^sz' private; selfish; illic-
it; clandestine; personal,
illiberal, treasonable; ple-
beian; members of the family;
a brother-in-law.
^shan^ a marshy grass re-
sembling a panictim, it has
large clasping leaves like
rice, and bears a reddish graia
like canary-seed.
1^
^
115.
^
30
31
32
33
35
m
in
m
36
37
M
se* seh, to reap, to gather;
saving; husbandry, culture;
■,'rajn ready for the sickle.
ch'eiuj' fch'ing to travel ; a
.stage ; a pattern ; a regula-
tion ; a liniit; a period; a
measure; to estimate; a touch
in a.ssaj'ing silver; an order,
a series; a road; a post; a
leopard.
chieh^ kiah, stalks ; to husk
grain ; clean, jusual, custom-
ary.
ho* hoh, a sort of grass or
grain smaller thai> millet.
ch'ott.^ (filieu thick, close, to-
gether ; dense; stiff; grain
crowing rank and .close.
k^nu^ 'kuhin to bind, as a
shpaf or bundle of sticks;
full, well provided with ; to
plait finely; to join securely;
to bind evenly ; as a whip
handle is corded.
In* luh, grain so\vn late,
which yet ripens eaily in the
season.
chia^ Jcia to plow.
J,sung^ to collect or assemble
together ; a cock of grain
containing forty ^ or liand-
fuls; a run of thread of
eighty |^ hanks; about 320
piculs.
leng^ J,cing g, corner, an
angle; a classifier of fields;
the awe or influence of a
god ; grain ; water-chestnuts.
(i^ to remove, to change, to
forward to ; to transplant,
to transmit, to dispatch, to
display; to praise; to convey,
as an infection ; great.
chill* orderly, regularly, in
a series ; a station, a post ;
usual, clear ; a decenniui?) or
increase of ten years jn one's
life.
clCin- ^ts'ln a fine kind of
rice ; name of a dynasty ;
the Roman empire.
38
39
i
CSS
40
42
44
46
47
48
m
50
51
53
^yang^ first shoots of grain ;
grain in the blade ; young
plants, especially of rice ;
country, rural,
same as t& 115. 57.
's?ti' 'jiva a name for four
handfuls of grain ; wrinkled.
jua? 'jiva 'siii^ four hand-
fuls of grain ; in Shensi, to
push, to crowd on one; in
Pekingese; rumpled, wtin-
kled, full of folds.
tzu^ ftsz" to hoe up earth
around the roots of plants.
i-fii} bran of rice; the cap-
sule or pericarp of a seed ;
tlxe calyx or glumes of
gramineous flowers.
chia^ kia' to sow, to plant ;
fanning; wild, self-sown ;
grain, cereals ; the spike of
grain ; a sheaf.
'iniao^ the beard of grain ;
minute; a second in degree;
a ten-thousandth,
jwi^ rice which was self-sown,
and this year has grown up.
same as |^ 115. 172.
hsien^ ^sien a kind of rice.
huang^ Jiwang grain not
ripening; it is immature and
therefore empty eared.
chil^ '■kix a variety of the
panicled millet, from which
was distilled a fragrant spirit
anciently used in sacrifice.
cKximc/ Ji^iung to reap grain
when ripe ; grain fully ripe
and ready to cut.
hsV' Jii open, apart ; few,
thin, watery; spon^'y, light;
careless; very, fully; scat-
tered.
^kati? the culm of grain ;
straw ; stubblp.
clie)uf' cICi ncf bal an ces, scales;
a weight of 15 catties; yao*^
to weigh.
Jcang^ chaff or skin of grain;
poor, chaffy, despicable;
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Tic
115.
54
57
58 S
>F
^9 tK^-*
61
63
68
^4
7ii^T
troublesome ; in epitaphs,
denotes being remiss in du-
ties.
'knng^ the awn on barley,
wheat, or other grains or
grasses; unripe rice or paddy.
ting'^'' grain, as rice or wheat,
standing upright and full
eared ; the cuhn of grain ;
in Cantonese : the stem of a
fruit.
ji?'?^ tares found among rice
or wheat ; it is a species of
panic grass; weeds, cocliles,
tares.
^ping^ to grasp, to maintain ;
natural, to seize, to uphold j
decided; a handful of grain.
mu'^ muh^ grain ; respect ;
pleasant, majestic, beautiful;
to revere, to gratify ; the
waving, graceful appearance
of grain.
'p'i^'' divine, supernatural ;
secret, private, reticent, re.
served; inspired, possessed;
abstruse, scientific.
jeiL^ '^jdn corn ears, ripe grain,
matured, practised in; famil-
iar with; a harvest or sea-
son ; a year ; laid up, accu-
mulated.
Hsung^ a bundle or sheaf of
strain.
ive7i^ 'wan firm, safe ; rest,
repose ; constant, secure, im-
movable; to rest; confidence;
implicit; to heap up grain
on the thrashing floor ; a
sheaf or faggot ; yin^ to
follow ; to rely on another.
s?a^' ears of corn or spike of
wheat; the head of a grass;
elegatit, graceful.
'jnen^ a trailing bean, con-
sidered as one of the best
kinds.
Jio^ class, series, examina-
tion; practise," as in medicine;
to estimate, a rule, a line.
clti* kp to plough deep for
sowing; plants set out close;
rice or grain thick set.
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73
75
w
77
79
81
82
83
86
87
'kan^ the culm of grain;
straw; stubble; used as a
classifier of spears, guns, etc.
i^' an old name for very
white rice.
keng^ Jcdng a kind of rice.
md^ moh^ to feed a horse
with straw ; fodder, rations,
provender.
sltu^ shuh, a sort of millet
whose glutinous seeds serve
to make spirits.
to^' a heap or stack of grain.
^•'o^' wheat; grain deprived
of its husk.
hup tveV dirt, filth ; unclean ;
wickedness ; obscene, inde-
cent, noisome, vile, rank,
detestable ; to defile, to de-
bauch ; weeds growing dis-
orderly among grain.
ku^'^ kiJi, grain, cereals ;
real, solid; good, virtuous,
lucky; to connect; emolu-
ments, income, salary, living;
while alive; to nourish; in
medicine fecal matter.
pep 'pi empty grain, blasted,
withered or unformed grain ;
grain that has not grown
to its full size.
same as |^ 127. 82.
chih^ ^chi grain beginning to
ripe ; to transplant rice.
cKiii} ^ts'iu autumn ; harvest
time ; the return of the year;
a season ; a period ; unhappy;
sorrowful.
chiu* tsiit? to shrink up
small, to divide or sort,
swi*' grain in its fullness and
beauty, when it hangs down
in its ripeness.
cKeng^ ^chHng to weigh ; to
designate; to style ; to call ;
to say ; to remark, or report,
to compliment, to commend;
to plead an excuse ; to feign ;
name, appellation ; compared
with ; suitable.
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115.
tR
89
93
94
107
109
113
ch{o*(sioh, to sow wheat be-
y-,1* iween the rice, as is done on
uplands ; small ; early ripe,
ime as %M 115- 87.
134
m
1
■^
133
I:
same as ff§ 115. 172.
cJii^ Jci to examine, to com-
pare, to bow ; to study out,
to investigate; to agree with;
to detail), to embarrass; to
reach to ; to cultivate ; Vi;'i
to bow down on the ground.
chi"^-^ tsih, pnnicled millet;
quick.
cJdel} kiah^ chia} cliiaP the
straw or stalks of corn or
heiup ; grain still in the
straw, but with the outer
sheaths removed; cleat),
usual, customar3\
^p'i^ the rent on land paid
in kind by dividing the crops
with the landlord; an income
from fields ; the culms of
grain.
chill}, the grain first sown ;
the first grain that comes
up ; the wife first married.
eld* tsi'' a variety of panicled
millet ; a small coarse grain
resembling sorglmm, with a
hard or solid stem.
U* U\ rare, seldom met
with.
^fung^ grain which though
sown the first, is gathered
last ; late, autumnal grain.
710^' the grain of the glutinous
rice ; it is used chiefly in
pastry, and for distilling ;
sticky ; persistent in.
chiian^ Jiiien the stalks of
rice or wheat; wheat straw.
^shao^ tip of a branch ; grad-
ually, slowly, slightly, part-
ially; for the most part;
even, small ; grain gradually
expanding.
chiu* tsiib' the rice fully ripe,
and ready to cut.
same as J^ 64. 133.
m
138
m
141
145
154
%
ft
:p^
166
yu^' the waving, fine appear-
ance of a thick field of grain,
the crop of grain.
cli\iang'' (cJi^wung grain that
is half grown or withered ;
to cut the stalks of grain.
tad^^ rice, paddy ; rice when
growing in the field.
Jang"^ a useless grass grow-
ing in rice fields, much re-
sembling the grain ; a com-
mon soit of panic grass.
cch'u" the stalk of the small
spiked millet; the straw of
the panicled millet,
same as j^^i 115. 47.
(,jung^ fragrant, the aroma
of rice ; the tops of grain.
huo^ hivohj to cut grain in
the autumn ; to reap the
crops ; to gather the roots
and stubble for fuel ; a reap-
ing; harvest; to treat harsh-
^cha} red upland rice called
f^jang'^ the culm or stalk of
grain; grain in fruit; luxuri-
ant, abundant, fruitful; ten
billions.
chi^ tsih, to accumulate, to
collect, to gather, as to store
up grain ; to pile upon, to
hoard ; to add, to increase ;
Hsz' stores of grain ; to pile
it in stacks on the floor.
ts\i,an} Hsw^an to gather grain
and stack it, or make it into
cocks as is done with sor-
ghum.
chi^ tsih, grain piled up on
the floor for thrashing.
cnnng^ thick, close set, like
grain.
s?ii^' the fine appearance of
flowering and ripening grain.
tad^'' to choose ; to remove
the husk from grain and
make it ready for food; rice
witli six spikelets.
^chung^ seed ; kind, sort ;
to select or use, as seed ; a
I
( 230 )
tSc^
U5.U6.
172
189
195
m
210
kernel ; chung^ to sow or
plant; to cultivate; to rise;
to propagate, to spread
abroad ; to beget.
chilh* chi' young grain ; grain
sown late or self-sowed ;
small, tender, young, deli-
cate; self-conceited, haugl)ty.
)'A;ao^ straw, a draft, original
copy, minute; a proof, as
of a printer ; the culm of
grain.
^sii} to collect, as a sheaf of
grain; to rest; tranquil; to
cease from; joy; to resuscit-
ate ; to revive ; to rise from
the dead.
j?«^ grain growing in rows, as
when it is in the blade.
^piao^ to hoe fields ; to clear
them of weeds ; ^pao empty
grain, unfilled seeds.
men^ ^nidn a variety of millet
with reddish culms ; congee.
mei* meP grain injured and
mildewed by the rain ; smut-
ty grain, covered with black
spots.
chi^ tst* to cut grain, and lay
it in a swath by the hand,
afterwards to be bound and
stacked.
(lihug^ to reap grain and
scatter the handfuls to dry ;
smut in grain,
same as ^ 115. 86.
hsuek" htieh, a hole, a den, a
cave, a grot, a pit; an open
grave ; to dig a hole ; empty.
c/iaz' ^se/i,narrow, compressed;
contracted; straitened;
insufficient; mean, illiberal;
unusual, limited ; less than
the full import or quantity.
pie7i*^ to put a coffin into the
grave.
tva* tvah^ a deep, cavernous
hollow, a large hole, as in a
hill ; to explore with the
hand in a dark hole.
chhf} kin'' to investigate, at
jast, after all, to scheme; to
17
18
31
®
^
>7>^
hate, deep ; to lay bare : to
search out.
ching^-* tsing'' a pit-fall, a
hole ; a pit to catch beasts
in ; to fall into a hole.
jC^V deep and retired, as
tlie further rooms in a man-
sion.
tiad^'' secluded, reserved, ele-
gant, refined.
(l/u^ a small door or hole cut
in a wainscot, a lattice parti-
tion or side wall; a small
door for daily use, witliin a
large gateway, the latter
being opened on great occa-
sions ; to bore a hole in a
wall, as burglars do.
k\i* k'nli^ something just ap-
pearing in a hole, as a mouse
peeping out; a hole.
cli'ieh'^ tsHeh^ to steal, to
pilfer; clandestine, under-
hand, privately ; I, my, I did
so, I was there ; unfit for,
usurped, tinged witli light.
2/i«" a cave in a hill ; a hole
or den.
sih* s^ik, to rush out of a den.
chiao* kiao^ a pit, a cavern, a
cellar, a vault.
Jiting^ a large mansion ; a
vast hall.
cho^ choh, looking out from a
hole ; coming out of a cave.
^wo^ a nest, den, cave, hole
or lair ; a depression on the
body; a warm nest-like thing;
a lonely house ; to shelter
thieves ; iu Pekingese : a
class of workmen.
chmng^ 'kiiln straitened, em-
bari'assed, afflicted, pressed,
enfeebled; to persecute; still,
as before.
chiao* kiao'' a pit, a cavern, a
cellar ; a vault,
same as jj;® 91. 61.
>^^ hsi'* sih, the long dark night;
^" ^^ the gloomy tomb.
( 231 )
U6.
X
same as ^ 40. 38.
92
k'li} /ctih, a hole, a cave, a
cavern, a cellar; a hut.
^(•hu7t^ to inter with respect.
k'ii7u/ a hole, a tunnel, void,
vacant, empty, great; the
firmament; time, leisure, poor,
broken; uuprejiidiced, ab-
straction, ecstasy; shadows,
dreams, dew,k'ung' to separ-
ate, to exhaust, a deHciency.
'yao^ deep, profound, retired,
still ; obscure, tranquil, easy ;
composed, said of high-bred
ladies.
cKiuny^ Jciilng \\vj^\^\ lofty;
heaven ; to stop up a hole ;
empty, spacious ; eminent,
same as ijf. 91. 61.
cKiao* Iciao' a hole, an open-
ing, an orifice ; a pore, an
interstice, a cavity, hollow,
the mind ; the accent or
rhythm of a language.
■ {iao*" deep, profound as a
■ cave ; distant.
Jio^ a hole ; a nest made in
a cliff or underground ; a
burrow ; the roost of a pheas-
ant ; hollow.
k'nan^ '■Jcivan hollow ; dried
up; inexperienced, ignorant.
ts'ui* cliuP to dig and search
for ore ; to dig a hole in
which to secrete things ;
noise of a mouse,
j^'i'' to break wind.
cliiu* tsiii' to soak, to
\^t moisten.
^:As^ it'ttiO- spread out thin, like
\yC »^^*^ ^^'^^ ^^ ^ large sheet of
paper ; flat and thin ; in
Fuhchatc : large rocks; bould-
ers.
^ij\2 ch'ttan^ ^cliid'en to dress ; to
-^p" bore, to insert ; to perforate ;
to chisel a liole ; to break,
as a boil ; to leak out, as a
Becret; to stretch, as the hand.
94
97
m
105
open ;
louse ;
i^t^
110
134
147
>7^
154
t'u^ tuh, to beat, to knock;
to bolt, sudden, precipitate,
abrupt, audacious, insolent,
offensive; to despise; inter-
changed with ^ bald,
jzm^ the bottom of a cavity;
a depression in a level place,
a spot where the ground is
low ; a puddle ; a hoof print.
'yil^ a vase with a crack or
hole ; filthy, dirty ; listless,
inefficient, useless ; weak ;
sickly.
cheiig^ ^dicing broad
the echo in a wide
painted silk.
J.an^ thin, a mere surface ;
boulders, rocks.
Sjao^ deep, sunken eyes ; ex-
tensive ; deep, as a house,
same as ^ 32. 109.
cliu'' hileJi, hsueh'' empty,
vacant, as the mind of an
anchorite should be of wordly
cares and desires.
,j/ao^ a kiln, a pottery ; a
pit for burning bricks ; a
furnace for porcelain ; a
brothel ; a den of a place.
cJiih,'^ to impede, to hamper;
to stop up ; to close, to fill ;
to oljstruct ; solid ; to pare
off.
H'ayi^ a small pit or recess in
the bottom or the end of a
large cave, entered from the
side.
k'toer' Jcw'ei to peep, to spy,
to look furtively at ; to
observe on the sly ; to put
the left foot forward ; to
peep through a crack or
hole.
cKeng^ ^ch'ing to look at ;
a carnation color ; dyed the
second time.
tou* teu^ a hole, a burrow ; an
aqueduct, a drain; an error
by which some one is dis-
appointed; loss, waste,
damage ; to dig a hole or
channel through a bank or
wall.
( 232 )
116.117.
xcliiuiig" ^k'iuiiff to exhaust;
poor; poverty ; abandoned:
^'S^ I to search out; to investi-
gate ; teniiiiiatioii, end.
-♦^S ^'''i" a (lepp a[iartiiieiit far in
^ X^\ the rear : quite in the rear,
as the banner of a rear guard.
^^g citieli* ts'ieh^ clandestine,
?r^ piivato, to steal; to pilfer;
piivatel}-; I, uiy ; I did so;
I was there ; unfit for, u-
aiirped ; tint,'ed with light.
^1™^ Jtin(/' a hole; the expanse
)f lu-aven ; the vault of
l)pa\eii ; a cavity, an orifice.
Y/i/i^' a cellaj*; a store-rooin
or tieasury entered from tlie
cellar, and often extending
heyond the house.
^^^ tiau*'' a bird's nest; deep;
^^^ ver\' ; to go far into a recess;
in Shanghai: a bird.
9A- ^-rpr^ tsao*'' a furnace, a fireplace,
a stove; a place for cooking;
a kitchen-range; a bunch
of grass or kindlings for
fuel ; to lii;lib the fire.
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162
165
170
180
196
i5^
208
21
Ishtau^ tsivaa^ to burrow ; to
sneak off; weak ; to hide; to
seduce; to kill; to change;
to correct ; furtively ; petty ;
pusillanimous.
^ ^5^ 7»7?</^ a hole, an aperture ;
13B a cave; empty, hollow,
JLk. li* lih, erect ; to arrange ;
\/^ speedily; established, fixed,
upright; to succeed to; to
appoint; reached, arrived;
just, now, soon.
X-J-k hai*'' to raise up.
m
n7iL
10
ching^ king'' then, at last,
^^j finally, after all; to exhaust,
to finish ; end ; only.
Jut* chan'*'' to stand up, to stop;
^Pl fi stage ; a day's travel.
Jiung^ to measure, to judge
of, to estimate.
same^ as -^ 37. 30.
chiin* ^ts'iun to stop work
from having finished the
task ; to finish ; completed ;
to stand still, to wait aside ;
to retire after ending the
affair; done.
40 jA ^=^^^'' ""^ ff 9. 40.
61
79
73
It
70
87
102
111
117
126
H'ien^ to stand in a respect-
ful attitude, waiting for one.
(Chanrj^ rules, laws; a section,
a chapter ; a piece of music ;
clear; variegated ; courteous;
elegant.
tseng^ ^tsdng a hut in the
woods, made of branches and
sticks, used by the ancient
kings, before they built
palaces; a pig-sty; a watch
tower for the one who
watches fields.
chieh'^ kieh, the highest de-
gree; exti-eme; to exhaust;
wanting; gone, finished.
'sung^ to shudder ; horror,
awe, fear ; moved, hon-ified ;
to stand as if bound, stiff
and precise; to bring for-
ward, as good people for
office ; respect, fear.
ching* ising^ to stand at
ease ; still, quiet.
Jimg'^ a contracted form of
II ; also to rise, to issue
foith.
ssii* sz'^ to wait upon ; to
expect, to look ; to await; to
prepare for; until.
same as ^-|: 51. 51.
ching'^ king'' to strive, to
wrangle ; to contend, to
force, to rival in zeal for, to
emulate ; strong, violent ;
envious, testy; great; abun-
dant.
tuan^ ftwan upright, dfcettt;
a beginning; strait, direct,
correct, i:rave ; to sxandne
into the cause ; commencing,
the origin, the head, elemen-
tary priiiciples ; a classifier
of sulijects, a mystery, aud
a piece of silk.
( 233 )
U7.118.
ifcH-
131 ^
ICC
^
M
n4j^f
s/m*' upright;, to establish;
!v pa^e, a low officer^ an
;itteiidant ; a eunuch; to
erect; well-prineiplei], chaste;-
perpendicular; lengthwise.
/nng^ a slave boy; a
Itachelor; a boy, a lad, a
girl, a virgin ; a student, un-
defiled, pure, young.
ching* tsing? to regulate;
order, peace, concord; to
plan, to think on; to keep
in order; gentle influence ;:
to clear, as the sea from
pirates.
dm'* chuh^ the bamboo.
c/i?4^' the nut to which the
stiings of a lute are fastened,
and by which they are tuned.
tse^ tseh, a quiver made of
plaited bamboos ; a hawser
to assist boats to cross a
river; the short rafters or
ceiling under the tiling of a
roof; to brand or tattoo as
a punishment ; narrow ; to
squeeze; to go out hastily;
to strain and clarify spirit.
tz^1,^ Hsz' a bed-mat ; applied
to the boards also, and to the
bed-stead.
chu^ cJiu\ a sort of bamboo ;
the name of India in Bud-
dhist books.
hu*^ a windle or reel on
which to wind silk ; a bam-
boo hook or skewer on which
to hang ra eat.
yt)V c2/m' an ancient reed organ
I "^ iiaving 36 tubes, meeting in
a bulb, and blown through
a mouth piece ; it leads other
instruments, and a chief of
banditti is also metaphor-
ically called by the same
terra,
same as i^ 118. 75.
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chiaoi^ 'kiao a rope made of
bamboo splints; a rude
musical instrument with
sixteen tubes, made on the
principle of the pandaean
pipes.
.^^ ch'ierk^ Jis'ien slips of wood ;
K^ a warrant; bamboo slips for
drawing lots; a sort of cage ;
the written response of an
©racle ; to subscribe ; to write
one's n;ime ; to sign.
A-V- iling^ a kind of bamboo tray
'<-rt^ carried in carts.
/ i^^ Jai- a variety of bamboo ; in
^«V Fuchaic : a kind of hamper
or open basket without a
bale, having cords, and used
by coolies.
/^Xi eJiin^ ts'in'' an implement
-4^» used in making ink; a mark-
"^^ er or pen made of bamboo
to draw lines.
/tA*- ifio^ spells, charms; a tally,
A^ or check ; to agree with, to
compare, to verify; a seal in
two pieces, which when join-
ed proves its genuineness by
matching.
A"/^ /a" fah, a raft for crossing a
A^^ river; a pontoon.
A^ ^pien^ a bamboo sledge or
T^^ car for conveying earth.
hou' Jieu a musical instru-
ment with 25 strings.
V^^ ^yao^ the laths or scantling
■^^ "''^ laid on the top of rafters to
retain the mud in which the
tiles are laid ; in Cantonese :
divining block made from
bamboo roots.
lisxen^ 'sien a small bamboo
broom used by cooks to clean
the rice boiler.
tou^ J,eu a horse-trough or
bucket to give the animal
drink ; a basket to muzzle
it ; a classifier of trees.
ch'iian'^ ^tsiien a bamboo trap
or creel for catching fish or
crabs ; the entrance is guard-
ed by points converging in-
wards.
chV- Jii "winnowing basket;
Ifc. a sieve ; name of a star j
rain.
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tieh,* a fine sieve or fan which
f;u-niei'S use to winnow grain.
ko^l^ Jieu a bamboo frame or
hamper for drying clothes
over a fire; a chavffe-lit.; a
basket.
cha- chah^ a despatch from a
superior; a papei-; a diploma;
Lo write out, as a list of
prices ; to puncture^ to em-
broider.
rhieu* tsieii? an arrow.; an
aicher; a bow-shot; to dart
ouc quickly; swift as an
arrow ; a slender bamboo fit
for arrows; the peduncle of
certain orchids.
hsiao^ ^siao an instrument of
music like the pandaeau pipes
with 23 or 16 short, unequal
tubes inseited in a frame-;
the ends of a bow.
same as 18. 118.
tse^ tseh, the crashing split-
ting sound of breaking things
to pieces.
li* li\ a scrubby variety of
bamboo full of spines, good
for hedges; bamboo roots;
spines or thorns on plants,
same as ^ 118. 125.
I
-J^ chia} Jtia a small whistle
rt made of reed, without holes
for the fingers, used among
the nomads; a flaj^eolet.
cr^- same as ^ 118. 19.
90 / V^ ^''''^ liwuh, a tablet nearly
" ^y/J three feet long, made of
ivory, gem, wood, or bamboo,
held befoie the breast by
courtiers at audiences, even
down to the Ming dynast}';
it was first designed for
taking notes onj in Fuchau:
a cake of ink.
cyc) ^^ ch'ieh^ k'ieh^ a trunk to con-
""*" E^^ iiun books and writings ; a
portefeuille ; a chest ; a car-
pet bag, a reticule; a pan-
nier.
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A*/»^ k'uany^ Jcioang a basket
l!^^ vsithuut a cover; the bottom
of a bed; to put into baskets.
kuei* kv/eV a basket, a wicker
^ hod for carrying earth; bam-
boo airows.
^^ fei^ y'di bamboo baskets,
round or oval, and having a
cover and short legs.
2)0* poli^ a simple ancient
game plaj'ed witli six sticks
in twelve squares,
same us ^ 122. 24.
pei^ ipe'i a basket or cieel
for fishing; a baujboo float;
a basket to inclose fisli to
drag astern ; thin.
chieh" tsieh^ a joint ; a period ;
a feast day ; a knot; a verse,
a section ; the capital of a
pillar ; a term, a patent,
credentials; continence in
not remarrying; to mark;
to regulate ; lofty ; pure.
^ts'an^ bamboos varying in
length; the tubes in a
pand aean pipe; an open ba.'^ket
or tray.
chv ki/i^ a box or satchel.
m.
1=1
PI.
ssu* sz"* a hamper ; a square
basket or trunk.
'ko* the shaft of an arrow;
the name of a place.
ta^ tah, to reply, to answer ;
to recompense ; to echo ; to
feel obligation; suitable,
congenial ; thick, coarse ; a
bamboo hawser for dragging
boats.
ffung'^ a tube, a case ; a pipe
open at both ends ; a hollow-
bamboo ; a musical instru-
ment made from a long and
knotless bamboo.
kua} 'ktva a shallow splint
tray ; a spool for winding
silk.
f^fiao' a broom made of reeds;
to sweep ; divining-blocks
made of bamboo roots.
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:/r» Aow' 'kr.u a conical or cylin-
(Iriciil trap, made of bamboo
for caldiiiig shrimps and
minnows; it is tlragg-'d along
tlie boltom.
'p'o"" a basket tray, about
four inches deep used to
carry grain in a cart.
/,'/t^' a variety of bamboo ; a
basket or net for catching
fish.
rJiih^ jo/i'i a bamboo-stick ;
to rtog Hie hand, or beat the
mouth with a rattan, or a
ferule ; to correct, to scourge,
to bastiiifido.
'■/(«' 'ki'i, a round osier basket
holding aljdut half a peck ;
to put tilings into a basket,
j^yeu" a teuiporary breast
work designed to protect
archers or speai men ; a fence
to prevent trespassers.
J.an^ a small round open
basket of different sizes, for
holding rice wiien steamed,
or after it is cooked; a round
hat-box; fine bamboo splints.
/^»^ cheti^ ^chdn a probe; custom,
rule; a needle; to pierce; to
warn, to exhort.
ymi^ iPjun a variety of bam-
boo, cultivated for its large,
long-jointed culms.
/^At »ift* na\ a rope or hawser
made of bamboo withes to
tow boats; to mend a hedge,
ho*'' the culm of the haipboo;
a classifier for thing, piece,
panicle, article.
/^j^ cJbijn^ Jciiln a fine sort of
P» | black bamboo used for ar-
rows; bamboo shoots; in
chess, to cry Check !
32 -^^ 2/'^'^^ c2/ww ihe hard siliceous
"^X^ skin of the bamboo.
\f^ kuei* kwe'i'' a fine kind of
bamboo; its sprouts are not
eaten ; and a wound from it
is dangerous ; the joints are
two feet long, which makes
them much in demand for
opium pipes.
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'chui^ joints of the bamboo ;
to flog ; to punish ; a riding
switch ; drooping bamboos.
stM^' to heat in the large
game of chess of 360 pieces
liy confining an opponent
within four squares ; a fish-
weir made of interlaced bam-
boos ; used for seh, ^ to
confine in bounds.
chitt^ Jcln a fine variety of
)amboo with a white skin,
having the joints near each
other.
ch'ou^ (^clieu to reckon, to
plan; a tally; to calculate;
to arrange; a time ; a lot ; a
ticket; fifteen minutes.
Itslao* siao^ to laugh, to
ridicule ; to be pleased ; to
smile ; glad ; jolly.
ch'ieh* tseh) to divine by
slips or straws; kiah^ to take
under tiie arm.
lou^ Heu a bamboo basket, a
hamper, an oil -basket woven
of withes, and covered with
layeis of paper pasted inside
and out.
jiC^ ijii the tender epidermis
or scurf skin of the iiamboo,
it is used as oakum, and
occasionally exhil>ited as a
sudorific.
^ying'^ a basket or hamper
hung up in a kitchen to hold
the chopsticks,
same as ^ 118. 64.
kuan^ 'lavan the rope by
which bells and drums are
suspended; to direct; a pipe;
a key; a shuttle; yueti' ji(,an?
a bamboo basket or utensil ;
the case, the tare.
k'ou^ k'ev? the reed or slaieof
a loom, made of bamboo.
xoai}? 'yuen a bamboo basket.
kuavi? ^kwan a tube ; a reed, j
a flageolet; to rule, to con-
trol, to dominate ; classifier
of flutes, guns, quills, aud
other tubular things,
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teng^ 'tdng to wait; class,
grade, quality, sort ; equal ;
a comparisoi), an order, like;
a sign of plural; others; to
wait., to permit, to let ; to
graduate.
ch'iang* ts'iang^ to split bam-
boos witiiout paring away
the joints or nodes ; a mat.
f^liao^ a bamboo trencher on
which the beef was placed
by the sacrificial officer, and
the blood in another dish,
during the state worship in
the Clieu dynasty.
siin^ 'siun bamboo shoots
(edible) ; a sprout, as of
asparagus; a dove tail, con-
ical, pointed; projecting;
^yun a variety of fine bamboo
whose flexible splints make
fine mats.
'ping^ a bamboo mat or cover-
ing behind a carriage to
keep off the dust.
hin'^^ a kind of round bin
like a great hamper, made
of coarse matting with an
osier bottom to contain grain;
it is prepared in the liarn.
shih^ ^shi to divine with
stems of the mil If oil or may-
weed.
chu- chtih, a crooked dulci-
mer, shaped like a rude
harp,
jcAa' ^tsz^ tones of a pipe ; a
basket for charcoal.
fpa^ a fence ; a species of bam-
boo with spines or abortive
brandies, used for hedges.
hsiin^ ^siun the cross-beam of
the fratne on which bells or
drums are hung in temples.
'shai^ a. sieve, a strainer; to
sift; an imiuense reed, a
hundred feet long and 25
feet in diameter, used for
skiffs,
same as ;^ 50. 14.
nieh^^ a short, coarse bamboo
wisp, used to scrub saucepans
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61
62
and boilers of the food stick-
ing on them.
j/i;a?t^ a bamboo stick ; cane,
rod, pole, handle, shaft, staff.
7:rMi^ a slender variety of
bamboo, lit for arrows.
chi^ Jii a broad hair-pin laid
across Hie bick of the head
so as to l>in(| on ;uid support
the coiffure; marriagealile ;
a girl at the age of fifteen or
sixteen ; to do up the hair.
Jien^ a curtain, a door screen
of cloth, matting, or bamboo
splints; window screens.
iyen"^ a mat, an entertain-
ment; a banquet ; a bamboo
or grass niat spread out; a
mat nicely prepared for a
feast, used before tables and
ciiairs were introduced,
j/a/t* an osier basket, with a
small mouth and covered
with silk; in olden time
brides placed millet and dates
in one, and carried it on
meeting tlieir husbands,
same as W, 118. lO'J.
Jttj^ t'i'*^ order, series ; a literary
^JA degree; a class; a num.sion,
a house ; but, yet ; merely,
however; this; that.
/ii^ full, the bamboo screen
or curtain at the back-door
of a carriage ; to trim an
arrow or dart.
suV^ a bamboo besom, one
with which to sweep fields
' of tlieir stubble.
^^* chumt^ chzcen^ the seal char-
-^^C acfer; a seal ; any complicat-
ed form of characters resem-
bling birds, fishes, or other
things; to call or name;
bands or bells.
A"/f^ .i^haV' to sift; a sieve of wire,
/IAE bamboo, or thread; to strain.
^'^ k'liai'* kw'ap chop-sticks.
chien^ J,sien note paper with
pictures or water-lines mark-
ed on it ; a note, a billet ; a
document or writing, a tablet
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or slip on which to make
ineniDiancia.
t^±^ ^p'ieii^ a page, a leaf, a
J^a fcecLiou; a slip of bamboo
used to catve writing ou ;
books, publications; a bam-
boo for punishing; bamboo
slmots.
/(»*' fishing weirs made of
bamboo, on which cords are
strung so as to entrap the
fisli at turn of tide.
^ku' a hoop ; to hoop ; a
circlet, a fillet.; to draw tight,
as a belt; to surrouud, as by
a wall.
/t^** j^'a* a bamboo rake with
dtW five teeth or more, used to
get grass out of the mire.
^A^ tsu* tsoh^ to spear or Iwok
i^S up terrapins in the mud with
fisligiains.
ch'ien'^ Jcien tweezers, nip-
pers ; to gag ; to lock, to
fasten or clasp ; to forbid, to
put on the screws.
A^ chu\i}cheii? the seal character;
'jhB ii'i"^'' ^^ ^^^^ inventor of this
form of the characters ; to
study.
t'u^ foh^ the sheath which
envelopes tlie joints of the
bamboo; the first leaves of
bamboo shoots; a shoot
growing from the roots, like
a sucker.
SOI? ^seu a basket or bamboo
'■^ vessel to wash rice; a flat
basket; an old measure of
sixteen ^ pecks.
J^^ su^ suh^ a fine sieve; to sift
?jL close, thickset, as leaves on
a tree.
hu^ huh, a bamboo bushel ; a
large box adapted for hold-
ing rice.
^shai^ a sieve of wire, bamboo,
or thread ; to sift, to strain.
tuan* tzoan^ an involved weir
of bamboo stakes, arranged
across a stream or canal to
catch crabs or jish.
^ Aj^ shih^ ^shi a kind of bamboo;
' jJ^ ^ clothes-rack ; tih^ a spittoon.
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tsu* 'ts'uh small bamboos ; a
frame work or whisk, on
which silkworms spin their
cocoons; an arrow-head barb;
a crowd of people, a group;
te'ew' thick, vigorous growth.
ta^ tah, a coarse mat, used
on beds ; a coarse basket ; a
stroke ; a star seen in the
daytime; in Cantonese: a
patch ; a daub ; spots, areas.
suii^ 'sitin bamboo shoots
(edible) ; a sprout, as of
asparagus ; a tenon, a
dovetail ; conical, pointed ;
projecting ; ^yun a variety of
fine bamboo whose flexible
splints make fine mats.
hsiin^ 'siun the cross-beam of
the frame on which bells or
drums are hung in temples;
a species of tree.
hsing^ ^sing the curtain of a
cart ; to screen from the
stars.
diu* k'ilh, a bamboo frame
having its surface made of
thin splints doubled in bows,
to furnish silkworms more
suiface on which to spin
their cocoons.
ts'ui*^ a bamboo brush or
scrub; a whisk used by cooks
to clean pans.
^tsan^ flat hair pins ; a
branch ; to put on the head;
quick, brisk; to collect; a
clasp or pin to confine the
hair.
fu^ fuh, a quiver made of
shagreen or hide to hold bow
and arrows.
pen* pdn'' stupid ; clumsy,
unyiekiy ; a ship's deck ;
doltish, dull of apprehension,
slow but honest ; sluggish,
as a ship; dull, not sharp;
the inner scurf of the
bamboo.
hang^^ bamboo poles on which
clothes are hung ; a row of
bamboos ; a rude fiddle, made
by raising the skin of the
bamboo in strips ; a small
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tree whose seeds like peas
are used as food.
tse'^ tse\ a plan ; to sclieme J
a book ; a proposition ; writ-
ings ; a means ; an expedient ;'
a whip ; to switch ; a dix-ining
slip,
same as ^ 118. 64.
chu"^ chuh, to build mud
walls, or houses ;■ to ram
down the earth ; to make
chunam pavements ; to raise ;
to erecfc ; to gatlier ; to build
dykes or intrenehments ; to
flap the wings.
hsiao^ 'siao a dwarf variety
of the bamboo, useful for
arrows and organ tubes ; a
pipe.
^lin^ a variety of slender
bamboo, whose young shoots
are verj' sweet.
/?■* lih, bamboos used for
spears or to pole boats ; a
long flageolet used to call
horses together.
po*'' a wicker dust-pan.
same as S^ 118.66.
pi" a fine-toothed comb; to
corah ; a net or crawl for
catching crabs; to lead.
2n^ pihj a pen, a pencil, to
write, to compose; style;
penmanship.
'7nin^ the outer skin of bam-
boo ; a brush for smoothing
the hair.
(^p'aP a raft of wood or bam-
boo.
^9?<.'" a memorandum book, a
register, a tablet, an account
book ; to record ; poh, a door-
curtain, a tray for silk worms
to lay their cocoons; to urge.
tanff*'' a large species of reed
or bamboo whose joints are
six or ten feet apart.
' m,
^^ t'eng^ fifing cane, rattans ;'■
vines,- creepers, and trailing
plants.
(^fayi^ a dust basket or fan
to separate chaff; to cover,
to screen from view ; a refuse
basket.
^^!^ pd^ pol\^ a door-screen, made
^Q of splints.
^^^ cliad^'' a bamboo skimmer; a
irT Indie ; a nest in a cave or
Hiider a shelter.
^^^ cheng^ ^chchig a kite; a
"3^ musical instrument ; having
twelve brass strings, and
played with a plectrum.
nieh* a small basket ; nip-
pers.
jA-M^ an ancient trumpet, or
a kind of musical instrument
blown at the end ; a whistle
in a whip ; a bamboo good
for switches.
Ai^ sheng^ ^slidng a musical in-
^-|-^ struuient, pipes; small ; slend-
er.
jtung^ a measure made of
hiimlioo; a cup, a pipe; a
creel.
ti^ iih^ a flute.
pi* jnh, a wicker edge ; an
inclosure hedged in by bam-
boo.
^ang^ breeches, trowsers;
coverings for the legs; the
crutch of a pair of trowsers.
pi^'' a round withe or ring
on which to place a boiler to
keep it uptight.
slia* shah^ an old and formal
terra for a fan, which Wu
Wang is said to have invent-
ed.
..^_ A'^ fo'>'* fii^ ^ ™^t made of rushes
-^^ for spreading on beds or
floors.
teng^ ^tdng a long handled
bamboo umbrella; a bamboo
mat shade or screen, like
those used by hucksters to
shade their stalls.
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Mf huant/* Jiwang bamboo
-^^ sprouts which are too old
for eating ; a clump of bam-
boo.
^ft/ft ;'"" '^ winnowing fsm ; to
^vJc ^^ '""^^^ ^^' shake grain.
108 ^ .same as 1:108.101.
y^y.r' ,/rtn" a basket.
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113^
/cwtei" '/te^'f'i a round shaped
i)asket or vessel, woven of
fint^ splints, used for lidding
grain 'at sacrifices, made
S(juare witiiiii, and reckoned
to hold twelve ^ pints.
lu'^ a small rush from which
baskets can be made ; a large
basket with a handle or
bale; sluifb of a spe ir.
chiny^ ^fsinff fishing baskets 5
also read ^sing.
snail* swan'' the Chinese
abacus or counting-board ;
to reckon ; to j^uess; scheme:
to cyphei- ; to estimate, to
ref^ard ; a plan, a calculation ;
slip of wood like counters
to reckon with ; a myriad.
ts uau* chw'en' to rebel
against a sovereign and usurp
his throne; to abolish a
dynasty ; to seize a criminal.
suua* chiven^ to provide and
make read)' a meal ; to
narrate, to detail, to particu-
larize ; a sort of bamboo
platter used in worship,
ha\ ing carvings on it.
mi^ inieh, bamboo skin;
sn)all ; splints for l)askets.
vii'^ luih, a covering for the
front of a carriage.
hsiang^ ^sianrj a box, trunk,
chest, coffer, or casket ; met,
a cart ; a closet or storeroom ;
a granary; a room, a side
apartment.
huo'^ ivoh, a four-sided reel
for winding silk.
2/w*' to stretch a bamboo rope
along the street where the
emperor goes, to restrain the
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crowd ; weiis to inclose a
place to rear fish.
(^IP a skimmer used by cooks,
it is shaped like a scoop.
^shao^ a small basket used in
cooking, which liolds ilu;
rice to steam it; a rudder,
a tiller.
Jcung^ a lute used in ancient
times when worshipping.
li* lih^ araii) hat of bamboo
leaves or splints ; a conical
hat of straw ; a hamper, an
open basket ; a cover.
J,o^ a bamboo basket, a sie\e.
t^a} tah^ a window ; one sa^-.h
or window frame.
ti* tih, long tapering bamboos
suitable for fishing-poles.
'lao^ a basket or hamjier
made of osier or bamboo
splints which turns up ami
forms a kind of box with
trays.
cA?(*' chopsticks ; to take up
food with them.
chi^ tsih, a list, a book for
records; one's native place;
a register of the people; the
place for registration ; to
enrol.
^ts'ung^ a wicker basket or
creel shaped like a pot, with
a small mouth.
2)1^ pihj a pen, a pencil ; to
write, to compose; style;
drawing, penmanship.
hsiao^ ^siiio a kind of flageo-
let ; the ends of a bow.
chiu^ Jcin tendons, muscles;
inclination ; sinews, veins,
nerves; strong; related to
by blood.
Jiu^ a quiver made of hide.
^shao^ a bucket ; a basket, or
hamper larger than a peck,
and used to hold cooked rice.
kua^ kwa\ the butt or notcli
of the arrow where it is
placed on the string.
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Jang* young liainboos ; a
basket; a screen for carriages.
ts^oit} ^ts^e^i a vat or straiufir
like a basket, made to hold
the njasli wlieu straining off
the liquor.
j(j* johj tlie cuticle of tlie
baiubuo ; a slender \ariety of
the bamboo ; in Fuchaa ;
many, liow many.
ch'ii^ ^k'u posts carved with
dragons, forming part of a
bell-fraii,e in uUleu time, so
called Ijecause the}' supported
the bell, drum or cymbal.
1 r/t'iVt* icJti a sort of bamboo
I flute with seven holes,
j whose sound res em 1)1 es
J children's crying.
Juxng^ a coarse mat, made
of bamboo splints, to spread
on the ground.
tien'^'' (0 71* a fine bamboo mat,
woven from small slips' or
threads, and often worked
with figures; a tall beautiful
bamboo; the reed mouth-
piece of a pipe.
chieii* 'kieii a bamboo spo«t
or flume to bring water on
fields.
jyeu* a kind of clarinet
eighteen inches long, having
23 holes.
lyen* the eaves of a house ;
the boards or beams which
uphold the eaves; tan* to
carry.
toil* ieu^ a sacrificial vessel,
that which holds the meat.
same as ^ 118. 22,
Ise^ tseh, mat of a bed ;
splints or slips ; a mat used
as a seat where an oflBcer
was placed in his rank ;
luxuriant; slender reeds for
binding.
lai*^ a musical pipe with
three reeds; the tubes of an
instrument; an ingenious
aiTangement u£ iuusica>l lube^
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169
like an organ ; a whizzing,
crealciug, or looauing sound.
- ^^ iy'"5'* a strong box or safe,
HW^ rnade of bamboo.
:^^ /itn** a mould ; a pattern ;
.toM, rule, custom, a law ; stand-
ard ; to imitate.
f^ lu*^ a slender, lithe sort of
^ bamboo, fit for darts or
arrows.
/^^c* cknic* ^chica a switch made
j Llfij of a twig, used when riding.
,^^^ cliou* ts'eii? an attendant, a
j tl^* maid servant ; a concubine;
e({ual to.
f'eiuj^ (^p&ng any kind of
sail, or awning ; mats to
serve as roof or coveriu;,' for
boats, stagings, etc. ; inter-
changed with )^.
jnen^ a flat basket of fine
splints made like a dish with
a rim, to contain fruits
offered in worship.
^^^ ti^ tih, chu' a fife or flute.
ch'u' ^k'ii a kind of coarse
strong bamboo matting, used
for fish weirs and palings.
cKiu7irj* Ji'iung a \arietyof
bamboo with many large
knots, fit for n>aking a staff
for an old man to lean on.
lu*' luh^ a map, chart ; a
notabene, as of events, re-
cipes, etc.
chien^ Jsien a man who is
said to have lived in the
Shang and Cheu dynasties
to the age of 767 years, and
then vanished.
chten^ 'kien to abridge, to
survey ; a noi;e ; documents ;
to examine, to ciioose, to
mark; discriminating, lacon-
ic, terse ; great, sincere ;
impetuous ; a cla.^sifior of
folios or sheets of papers ;
sound of drums.
Jaii^ a wooden quiver for
carrying a cross-bow on the
back-
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118.U9.
1t;^
,cA m' a mat rolled up.
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214 ^
119^
hu*^ a sort of creel shaped
like a crow! used for catch-
ing fish, woven of bamboo.
Ji* a hedge, a fence; to
inclose; a small basket; a
.skimmer ; a tray.
chiiig'^ ^tsing fishing baskets;
tti'ien'' a sort of basket or
ojige; a crossbow of bamboo;
fine, delicate bamboos.
ch'ien^ Js'ien a slip, a lot on
which names or characters
are written ; a warrant, a
ticket having an officer's
name on it, and answering
to a license to sell a thing ;
sharp ; to pass through a
hole, as a thread ; inter-
changed with ^.
tu^ tuh, true, real, genuine,
pure, unmixed; sincere, hon-
est, firm, to augment, to
establish, to consolidate, to
give importance to; generous.
^kao^ a tall bamboo, or pole
with which to push boats
along.
lu* luh, a box for cosmetics,
a dressing box.
huang' Jiwanff a kind of
flute, or pipes; the metallic
tongue in tubes of the sang
or reed organ ; a spring, a
catch in a lock ; anything
very delicate in a machine.
Jnriff a cage ; a basket ; a
quiver, to monopolize; to
cover, to rest on.
7/0* yoh^ yiXeh* a satchel or
basket ; a fife or flute,
same as || 214. 181.
'mi^ rice ; seeds ; millet,
maize, grass ; kernel ; food ;
small things ; in Cantonese :
do not ; not.
^ts'u^ large, open, coarse,
vulgar ; rough ; uncleaned ;
dirty, as rice just thrashed ;
rude, boisterous ; indecent,
gross, vile ; harsh ; partially.
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28
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30
31
shell} ^shdn tlie oil made from
the hemp seed; the refuse of
flour ; the settling of gruel.
hoic^ Jieu dry provisions.
clii^ (^k'i a thin and sweet
kind of cake.
men* man'' gruel or congee
stiff"(!ned and cold.
fsii^ '/(i)i. flour, powder ; to
whitewash, or color ; pus ;
in fragments ; fine ; meal ; to
adorn, as with pigment.
sui*'' unmixed, pure; com-
plete ; alike, mere, all of the
same sort.
par' good white rice, or
millet, well washed and
hullt-d, which is usually
reckoned to be tliree-fourtlis
of tlie paddy, l)ut of millet
equal only to three-fifths.
^nieii^ chan^ paste ; adhesi\ e ;
to paste ; glutinous, viscid ;
in Pekingese : to fade, to
witiher, as flowers.
W coarse food, refuse rice ;
husks and grain mixed ; un-
huUed or uncleaned rice.
'sa7i^ rice mixed in meat
soup, and boiled to a por-
ridge; applied also to buck-
wheat flour ; a hash of minc-
ed meat and rice fried in
balls ; mixed, blended.
same as |:g 184. 33.
^i'ang* sugar, candy, honey ;
sweet.
yiieh^ yneh, initial particle ;
in ; to say ; veril}'^, really ; to
examine ; the region south
of the Mei-ling ; Canton.
same as |^ 119. 41.
same as |^^ 119. 40.
ju^ 'jii cakes baked of rice
flour and honey, used for
dessert, and made in many
forma.
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46
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clii^ ts'i'' in Fnhchan : .flour
made from rice; '(unauthor-
izer)).
tzu} H^z' tliB seeds of rice,
wheal-, and other grains.
po* inih^ tlif grits and lH"an
of ricn after it has 'been
hulled.
f:^}in(/'*^ tlirpe-coriipied millet
(himph'ngs, with meat, fruit,
or sweetmeats insdde.
cJfiang* ts'iany^ paste made
of flour-.
t'liaiir' (f.id'an dumplings or
douglinuts made of flour -ar
glutinous lice; a round cake,
^sha^ the first and cearse
kind of sugar.
hfiueli^ sick., hsio* t.he grits of
rice or corn which remain
afier hulling or pounding.
listen} ^sien common rioe
when growing.
chu* Icii.'' cakes or krullers of
rice flour, made in the siiape
of ling'^, and steanaed.
chua)i(/^ ^chn-aug a lady's
toilet ; to prefend ; to adorn
the head and paint the eyes;;
to rouge ; to feign, to appear
in a disguise ; ornamen-ted,
dressed up.
^k'avy^ the husk of grain,
chafl^, poor, despicafcle.
Ja^ the spikes of grain.
cJiO'u} chuh^ chu^ riee water,
congee ; i;ruel, porridge,
same as f^ 119. 117.
lieAt* liien^ to cook eon gee
very thick iiito a kind of
porridge.
'jjien^ to parch paddy in
order to get out tlie kernel.
'jui' to soothe, to pacify, to
like ; to settle, to establisli.
'saii^ flour cakes fried crisp.
shih^ iShi in Fuhchau : cakes
of the glutinous rice eaten
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79
80
101
I
at ithe winter solstice (un-
authorised).
chilly^ ^kduff keng^ rice pro-
duced on dry soil; rice which
is not glutinous; the kernel
is white and long.
j^sao^ rotten ; dregs; grains;
tne sediment.; lemains of
malt; the grain left after
distilling spirits.
kuo^ ^kivo to cleanse rice ;
rice diet^ rice cakes boiled
in oil, or steamed, and then
laid upon each oiher; '^kiva
the best of grain, which has
been hulled.
jou^ '*jeu mi.xed, as grain
of different kind, or as
feathers ; to eat.
tzu^ ^tsz' a term for clean
millet, but includes also
glutinous rice, as saciificial
cakes are made of both, by
{itea-ming the grain.
ts^an'^'' half a peck iHj- of
grain ; a m^al, a feast; many,
uiiieh, a multitude; bright,
cleai-, fine white rice; ex-
cellent ;; to laugh 5 smiling;
pure:; three women together.
same as ^ 115. 79.
sc^ sah, to send off prisoners
or criminals as one scatters
rice, to their exile.
me-? ^mei the cakes of leaven,
used in fei'menting the grain
before distilling.
pieh^ 'pi blasted, withered or
unformed grain; grain that
has not grown to its full size.
,^iang^ millet.
'sa«^ rice mixed in meat soup,
and l>oiled to a porridge;
applied also to buckwheat
flour ; a hash of minced meat
.and rice fried in balls ; mixed,
blended.
;-Hl pi" dried rations such as are
taken on a march ; dried
food.
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ren*/dn' ordure, filth, dung;
manure; to remove dirt, to
tleuii up ; to hoe earth
luound plants; vile, bad.
p'o* poh, the grains or dregs
of liquor.
c/i'{h^ ^ch'i glutinous, pasty,
sticky; to slick on; to at-
tach, or glue on.
a* li/i, n grain of rice, food,
specirtlly rice; a kerne]; a
classifier of small things
like beads, buttons, pearls,
etc.
chiang* kiang^ flour and
water, pa.ste, starch ; to
starch.
Jiao*' a kind of pudding; a
bait ; cake, pastry.
ti^ tt/i, to buy lice, or grain ;
to lay in riee ; hurrying.
t'iao*^ to sell grain, to dis-
pose of bread stufFs.
Jiu* paste J to stick together;
to .seek a living; foolish;
incoherent; careless, untrust-
wortiiy,
cliiu* tsiii? the rice fully
ripe, and ready to out.
hsi)^ ^sii rations ; fine riee
used in offerings to the gods;
income, official salary.
cltiu^ 'k'iu Ijurnt, parched ;
rice grits, or grain broken
coarsely.
same as J;^ 86. 119.
Jin- pure water, such as
flow.s from hills.
J,mng'' grain, corn, food
generally, rations, provisions,
taxes in grain or kind,
same as |[f 119. 53.
iino^ dimness, indistinct,
nieh- yeh^ grain which has
sprouted ; leaven or barm
used in making spirits.
tiiang^'' mixefl, blended.
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su^ suh^ maize, Indian corn ;
small sand ; rice in the husk,
padd}'; millet ; panic; small
sand ; rent in kind, tithes.
ssfi^ fSi the broken rice left
in the moriar after hulling.
jc/j2/i* flour cakes or dump-
lings ; soffc and sticky;
adhesive; to stick; to Hdhere.
ts'ao*'' paddy which has oidy
been hulled, and not cleaned ;
rudely, unworkmanlike; un-
bleaclied, daikish, as brown
paper or sugar.
j^j«»(/* grain ; taxes; pay of
troops ; rations, food, pro-
visions.
^chang^ food, particularly
fine white rice.
Ian*'' rice gruel made thick
and glutinous.
HO*' the grain of the glutin-
ous rice (Oryza glutinosa),
also called old man's rice ;
sticky ; persistent in.
ching^ ^tsing pure, clear,
tine, semen; selected, mature;
unmixed, delicate, subtle;
accustomed to, expert at,
devoted to; smart, quick;
ready; essential, ethereal;
an apparition, a form taken
by spirits.
(ini* rice gruel, thin congee;
macerated, dissolved by the
action of fire or water; scum;
entirely.
mi* mih^ fine floss ; anything
gmall, delicate ; connected ;
the threads from five worms
are reckoned to make half
fou^ ^feu new and lustrous
silk clothes; white garments.
'tsii} fringe; tassels; a stamp;
a band, fillet, tape, or braid,
with which to tie the dress
or hair.
'niii} the knot ; to tie ; a
fastening ; a point of junc-
tion.
hsieh* sieh^ a halter to secure
an animal ; to fasten with
cords; a bow-rack ; to remove.
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SM*' white; plain; heietf)fore;
u n or n auie 1) ted ; simple,
coarse ; contented in ; fi)r-
merly, usually ; at first ; soh
to search into; to seek.
chiit^ 'Jkm a threefold cord ;
to twist or wind up; to
collect, to cabal, to combine
for unlawful purposes; to
head a sedition; to station,
to examine, to inform, to
prohibit.
huan^ Jiwan white; unsullied
and lusbious, as white silk ;
plain; tine, close, as a fabric,
hsi* hi* to connect, relation
to the cluf, link or passaije
which join thing's ; succeed-
ing.
hsien* hien^ a district; a
magistrate; to bind, to sus-
pend, to show to
iu^ tuh, tao* a banner or
streamer carrying a feather,
used to show the way at a
funeral; a large triangular
standard, carried before thft
general-incliief to mark his
presence,
same as ^,l|- 120. 2.
shih^ ^shi coarse thread for
weaving; a sort of sleazy
sarsnet made of poor silk.
ho* hoh, tlie ends of a fringe;
tassels ; koli^ a knot.
js/i?i' slow, remiss; insensibly,
little by little, to relax ; to
free from.
heiiff^ (Jiang a large rope ; a
long string; hasty, quick.
lyi'i} to wind or twist ; to
distort; to pervert justice;
foolish, inexpert; a cord;
crooked, bent ; weak in the
middle, said of an arrow
whose shaft is too small.
yiin* ^ytm confused, ravelled,
tangled ; perturbed, perplex-
ing ; mixed up, embroiled
with.
J,iang* tlie strings of an
official cap ; the throat-
clasp.
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ffian* a rattan cord or string
for binding ; a bandage or
inner ginile; jcA'en a single
garment ; to bind, to wrap.
chiao* Vctao twist, to strangle,
to bind around ; to wr;tp ;
to turn, as a crank or wind-
lass ; unceremonious; l)lunt;
^hiao silk of blui.--h yellow
color ; a sash, a bandage.
ch{)i^ Jcin a sash ; a tape or
string to fasten the dress ;
a kind of silk.
liin''' Jim* to wind silk, to
classify; to cc)mpare, to
adjust; to know; to bind a
cord, to twist silk.
je)i*jdn^ to lay the warp of
a piece ; to wind off the
threads for it ; to weave, to
make a pattern with threads.
cheii^ 'chdn to twist, to bind;
to revolve ; a revolution ; a
single thin garment ; crook-
ed, obstinate.
'pien' to sew clothes, to
make a seam ; to lift up the
dress.
'pao* a swaddling cloth, a
froth ; it is made so as to
strap the child on the l)ack,
and is chiefly used in the
southern provinces.
pi*^ to harness a horse, to
make him ready to carry
his load 'ifnh^ a rest in front
of the carriage placed ,so as
to allow the rider to lean
forward.
koii^ Jceu cord used to wrap
the liilt of a sword in order
to grasp it better.
k'uang* kivang'' the fine floss
which has not been sorted ;
fine silky cotton not spun;
in Cantonese : a loop ; to
latch ; to fasten . two doors
witli a string ; to brush
against, to run over one in
the street.
H'u7i(/^ a head, a leader ;
general ; first of a subject ; a
hint; entire, the whole; to
rule, to control ; followers ;
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a classifier of tablets; the
end of a clue or beginning
of a til read.
wen* 7vdu^ mourning clothes;
the I opes held by mourners,
wliicli hang from the bier or
catafalque; mien' a crown.
7iVi?// a pair of shoss ; a
strin^i for tying shoes
na* nah, wiihin ; to give ; to
receive; to enter; to take:
to collect, to insert, to be
appointed, to pay to the
g<ivernraent.
clCi^ Jci a dark gray color,
tlie natural hue of some
silks, worn only by women;
variegated ; slioe latcliets or
ties; htrict; very, the higliest,
the utmost of.
chien'- Jdeu a kind of thick
ustring, woven with double
threads and close so as to
shed rain.
cltiutiy^ 'k'iiivff a _ single
garment, one of a plain color
witliDUt lininj^; a cloak, a
mantle ; to drag one along
quickly ; a jerk.
^taoi^ tiie sound or roll of a
dium ; a silken fringe worn
on the sides of a crown, or
on a coronet in ancient times.,
to cover the ears,
so' soh, to drag, to extort ;
to bind ; stalks or leaves of
plants wliose fibres furnish
strings ; a cord twine ; reins;
to tie up ; to get ; to obtain,
to demand; to inquire,
scattered ; sih, to seek, to
ask.
^chung^ the end ; to die ; the
whole ; the utmost ; a cycle
of 12 years.
cliii} c/i'iJt, crimson silk ; to
baste ; to sew badly ; with-
drawn, as notes from circu-
lation; something in the way.
chieh^-* kieh, hsieh^ a marking-
line ; the end of a hempen
thread; to rule, to measure;
to repress ; to reduce to
order.
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27
jen^-* jdn' to thread, as a
needle; to join fibres to-
gether, and make a thread ;
to sew ; to stitch ; ^nin a cord ;
to twist a thread.
.rtfen} ^fdn confused; bustle;
~" numerous; huri-y ; to mix
up ; a variegated ribbon.
H'an^ a marsh grass useful
for making brooms; the
tender sprouts of a plant,
used to dye a brown salmon
color or grayish yellow.
yo^ yileh* yoh,^ yao* to bind ;
a bond, an agreement ; to
moderate, to spare; to
economize; to restrict; to
bend down ; a treaty ; a con-
tract ; a confederation; to
divide ; brief, condensed ;
nearly.
^t'ao* to bind up; to braid
cord, to twist; a strand.
i//Xi pan*' a loop, to trip up; a
lasso to catch horses; to
stumble; to restrict, to
hamper, to entangle ; an
obligation.
c/t'o* cKo\ clCao^ slow, lei-
surely; wide, roomy; indef-
inite, vague; many; liberal,
generous ; large ; spacious.
ch'uan* k'uen' bound with
silken cords; confederate;
connected, as by friendship,
or as men in a ring, or
parasites.
yuan* (yuen silk of a reddish
*IS yellow or orange; a light red
color,
same as 120. 53.
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Jinng^ the cord or band
which passes under the chin
to keep the cap on the head ;
a string on whicli musical
stones are hung in the wind ;
to connect ; to fasten ; the
rope which springs the net
upon birds.
lei^ Hei to add to; a weight
equal to ten millet seeds, or
one-tenth of a <_shu §^.
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120.
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cAi' H/i., steps, decrees; a
grade ; classed, sorted ; series,
story in a pagoda ; classifier
of decapitated heads ; in
7nusic a scale of the notes.
fxi? fuh^ a ribbon or tttpe to
hold a seal ; a sash.
cK'it}} fs\n red fringe of silk
worn on a helmet crest as a
kind of uniform ; it hung
down on the neck.
s/ton^ shexi? tlie cord or ribbon
on a seal to carry it; a tent
or curtain cord ; ties for a
knee-pad.
cAo* clmip to baste or sew
together; to connect; to car-
ry on; to put a stop to;
mixed ; variegated.
tsoii} ^tseu silk first dyed
thrice, and then twice dipped
in black, making a dark puce
color; a purplish tint.
k'ou"* k'eu^ a button made of
thread. or cord wound like a
ball; to fasten; to loop, to
tie up and fasten.
kei^ kih^ to give; to; for; to
receive, to allow one the op-
portunity ; to afford ; chi^ to
issue, to supply, to provide,
to affix, as a seal ; for, in-
stead, towards ; k'ieh, loqua-
cious, earnest words.
^iung"^ a sort of cloth.
shao^ to connect, to join ; to
lead ; to tie together ; to
hand down, as a trade ; in
co-relation with ; to imitate
a predecessor.
ch'ii' (leu thread or cord used
to ornament shoes ; a band
once used to fasten on shoes ;
the blunt figured toes of
shoes, which are likened to
a head and robe.
H'ai^ silk thread raveled;
tangled ; dilatory : to doubt,
to jeer at.
sad^ 'tsao silk of a reddish
color like crimson.
n'pi
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chieh^ kieh, to tie ; a knot ;
fixed, formed ; an engaj^e-
nient or contract; united,
fixed, curved; to stifTen; to
decide; to set, as a fruit.
lao* loh, lo* a net; silk or
hemp thread; blood vessels
which diverge fioni the great
veins ; joined, continuous ; to
bind, to tie up; to encom-
pass.
Hiih* a strand, a lock, a tress ;
a skein of silk containing
ten or twenty threads.
chieti}- Jcien hsien' cords used
to bind a coffin or hamper ; to
tie up, to sew np, to bind ;
to close, to seal ; to fill up
cracks ; a letter sealed.
ch'oii^ ich'eio thin silk;
pongee; to bind, to twine;
to hang with ornaments;
thick ; stiflf.
shall* shcu^ to mend ; to pub
in order; to brighten up; to
prepare; to copy; to write
out; to state correctly; a
scrivener.
chi* ts'ih, to pursue, to seize;
to bind; to twist a cord; to
join, to continue ; to succeed ;
to come after; continuous;
in Pekingese : to hem ; to sew;
a seam.
^1/in^ a warm, genial aura;
hempen cloth.
k'uii* 'kiv'un to bind, to cord
up, to tie on, to plait; a
bundle, as of straw, rattan,
etc; to weave, to put on a
band; a coil, a roll.
'jao* to wind silk; same as
162. 32.
kua* kwcC the coarse silk
obtained from refuse cocoons;
a knotted cord to fasten a
horse; to stop, to impede, as
by a net.
chih* to tie up or fetter an
animal; to connect, to secure;
a cord, a shackle.
mo* moh, a coid of two or
three strands ; a string of
hemp.
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120.
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m
chiniig* kiaiig^ deep red,
crimson ; rosy.
jZtn^* damasU silk; thin silU
with one glossy surface, like
vsatin.
cAiVi/ to stitch, to seam ; to
sew.
same as ^ 145. ."J?.
ch'i* 'k'i an open worked,
varii^gated kind of silic, with
crisscross figures, used for
summer dresses ; its wear
was once regulated by sump-
tuary laws.
7u' hempen or silken threads
nob yet spun; a knot; a
forfciit of cloth; to arrange
facts in a statement.
hsii* sW gossamer; talkative,
pros}'; coarse; refuse silk or
cotton, left after the best is
reeled; woolly; silky; com-
pounded ; to reiterate, to
repeat ; to pad a quilt.
ch'i' ^ts'i the stripes or .sliades
in silken fabrics; eleganf,
blended colors; ornamented.
^s^l^^ traces of a carriage ;
steady; to tranquilize ; to
give repose to; quiet; to
retreat or decline battle ;
settled ; peaceful, firm ; a
fringe ; ^jtii feathery orna-
ments on a flagstaff top.
sui^ ^jni a fringe which
han;;s from a cap ; to bind ;
a throat-band of a cap ; a
part of ancient bridal apparel
which was a Ijand covering
the face to denote the wife's
dependence on her husband.
chieh}* tsieh, to join; to braid
in or splice, as a string.
^ying^ a throat-baud to hold
the hat ; the dyed hair or
silk which covers otiicial
hats; tassels, tuft or fringes.
/%!,*■ fnh^ the lines which are
used to lift or cai-ry tlie cof-
fin of a grandee, or to drag
the bier; a rope; weighty,
powerful, applied to the em-
peror'a words.
41
m'^
40 ^'^ cAit^' a coarse kind of bemp-
a^J en cloth, suitable only for
bags and wrappers.
**j^ so* shuh^ shu* to collapse, to
pucker, to shrink ; to shorten,
to condense; fearful, straigJrt,
upright; to confuse, to dis-
order, to retract; to bind
fast, to coil up.
^/^ same as Ig 120. 40.
stt^ 'ym^ to lead on ; long, drawn
/|>^3 out; to sew and stitch; to
stitch ; to quilt.
^t^ s^o' 'i skein or hank of silk
/p 1^ or floss ; braiding to orna-
ment furs.
ivaii^ to liate ; to dislike ; a
crimson color; lustring, a
cheap sort of silk; to run
tlirougii, as ill stringing cash;
to perforate ; to tie up ; a
weather-cock.
chait*^ a hole, a slit, a rent ;
to open ; a seam ; cracked.
tsung^'' tseng* the harness of
a loom ; to work the slaie,
and arrange the patterns ia
weaving; to hold the threads;
to keep the reins of antliority;
to collect.
Hsai^ an affair, a business ;
what is contained.
chou* cheu^ a trace in a
harness; the crupper of a
saddle.
Kr /it' ^foh to tie, to bind fast ;
»Xf^ ^^ ^^^^ ^P securely ; a strap
under the axle to drag
another cart.
chuan* chweti^ a bright white
color; to spin thrown silk;
to bind; a pack of ten bund-
les of a hundred feathers
eacli ; to roll, as paper ; tiue
cotton cloth whiclj is doubled
when put up.
>&"S4* ^tsun^ drawers for women
/J^^i. reaching to the knees.
•^j\^ ^sha^ crape, gauze; thin silk;
^^^ reticulated, lace like, trans-
parent; a fiber, an untwisted
thread.
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46
48
49
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Hia(? to bmd or wind firound;
to wrap; fetters; to manage;
tlie leech lines of a sail ;
anciently, a sacrifice to the
emperor's ancestors.
ch'nn" ^shun^ silk thread ;
pure, unspotted'-; fine, best ;
simple, ;hoiiest ; great ; ripe ;
whole, sincere ; to be decid-
ed *, determinedly.
j}eng*- cpdng to tie, to bind,
to fasten, to tighten ; a cloth
to carry an infant on the
back.
^kang^ to regulate, to control,
the large rope wliich binds
the meshes of a net.
sui*'' a spinning-wheel on
which spools of thread are
reeled of a certain size.
hsun^ ^siun fine silken cords
for bindings; tassels, orna-
ments ; a pattern or law.
huang^ Jiwang silk tangled,
which is to be drawn out to
find the clue.
ching^ Jc'mg past ; to super-
intend ; the menses ; the
meridian of longitude; lines;
to pass, to cross ; already ; to
manage, to regulate ; laws.
^sad^ to reel off silk from
the cocoons:; a piece of
worked silk for placing a
gem on.
Jmny'^ red; to hope; good,
auspicious; rosy, gentle,
pretty, lucky; the blood;
tl)e menses; Jcung female
employments.
chi^ 'ki to record , to
number ; age ; a year ; a
score of twelve or more
years; a decimal series of
number; to arrange; to
narrate ; chronicle,
c/i'i/t' cc/t'i the fine fibres of
the hemp ; fine grass-cloth
used for napkins,
^z" a)i indissoluble knot ;
bound so as not to be loosed ;
closely joined,
same as M 50. 14.
•57
niierf^ cotton.; silk ; last-
ing ; weak ; prolonged, ex-
tended; uninterrupted,
enduring; soft, ripening;
as a fruit; weak.; thick;
close.
'kari^ to unfold or spread
t garments ; to smooth
clothes by the liand.
^_A1. peng^ tPanff plain, cheap
wAy fahric like sarcenet or cotton;
to unite, to join, to follow
after; to pull the how string;
to snap a marking line.
cht* kV successively, heredi-
tary ; to connect; to continue
on.; to follow after.
ch'ttn^ fcKeTi, to wrap up,
to bind, to tie; to entwine ;
to molest; to intricate; in-
volved,
same as i* 120. 1«.
^yen" the strings or tassels
which in ancient times held
the pendent gems before and
behind a crown ; they cov-
ered the beard which formed
•its top.
ch'S'ti? 'ch'dn a rope by which
cattle are led, drawn through
the cartilege of the nose
tiao*^ to hang up or suspend ;
to tie up any one with cords.
AJL«^ ,«'i2 greenisli, thiek plain
n^yh pongee, suitable for rubes
or skirts, and given as pre-
sents.
fn^ fiih, tangled or raveled
silk ; the tape or cord which
sustains a seal-; a trace for
dragging a bier; to bind on.
san-^ as ^ 120. 28.
chiang^ '■kiang a sv/athing
cloth to carry infants pick-
' a pack, or which serves as a
cradle for them.
7m' lu^ luh, a green color;
the hue of leaves ; things
which produce green, a kind
of pretty grass.
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yuan^ f;yuen a binding on the
li.>m ; fi collar; origin, clue,
cause ; a border ; a recondite,
subtle sympatliy ; an inex-
plicable attraction 5 a con-
nection ; an affinity, a rela-
tionship; to climb; because,
since, therefore, on this
account.
^Uung^ to loosen ; allowing
it; disorderly ; perpendicular,
downward; a meridian line;
a vestige ; a stop ; tsn7ii^*
remiss, careless, to allow,
to indulge, to overlook ; per-
liaps, admitting.
hsi^ 'si a fillet to confine the
hair under the cap, when
the hair is worn like the
Lewchewans.
same as |5 120. 7,
nien*' the painter of a boa^,
a tow-line or tracking-rope ;
to calk seams.
^fsnnff^ a dark green color,
like dried up leaves ; said
only of silk ; a classifier of
threads of silk.
'tsung^ collectively ; all, the
whole; general; to unite
under one rule or under
one; still, )'etj a tuft of
hair, a sheaf.
^ijin^ to lead on ; long, drawn
out ; to sew and stitch, to
quilt.
ssij} ^sz' a coarse kind of
cotton chith, reckoned to
have 1,200 threads in a
piece; silken; fine threaded.
sui^'' tassels, fringes; muslin,
worn by mourners or for
coolness,
yV yih^ red or yellow bind-
ing inserted around the upper
leather above the sole,
ijung"' feU, clotli ; floss
silk cai-ded nut ; a
down, fine silken hair or
fi-athers.
fine
nap;
— t^. ?/«■' yuh) a seam.
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hsien* sien^ thread, a clue;
a spy ; a f uze ; fine cord or
lines ; a trace; needle woik ;
a way for, a hope.
cAi/i/ to weave ; woven.
j/n(?7i.^ to plait 5 to compose;
to connect; a lij;ature, to
arran-^e, to twist ; books,
records.
li'^^ a dark dull green ; during
tlie Han dynasty, seal ribbons
were made of this color.
same as ^ 120. 75.
j/'rto^ a plaited sash; a band
or cord ; a fringe of threads;
silk gimp or edging.
oJii^ 'k'i a scolloped or em-
broidered banner borne by
an aid or escort ; cover of
a lance head ; to fold silk.
cltiao^ 'kiao to I'eturn, to
pay, to hand in; to surrender,
as to an officer; to pay a
mulct; to act violently; leg
wrappers ; to bind.
'suQi^ a shelter; a cover fiom
the sun or rain ; a parasol.
^yaM* numerous, multifarious;
much ; troublesome ; tiiick,
as grass.
•fcen'' iUrin streaks ; fine silk;
the pattern, figures or marks
in weaving ; a mai'k, line, or
trace.
iceti* wdn^ raveled, as tangled
thread ; confused, involved ;
to embroil.
t\i' H'eu yellow ear-covers ;
to inform.
Ifavg^ to spin, to twist; the
thi'eads of a net; lines,
cords ; to tie up.
'pan(f to bind shoes; shoe
binding.
hsilan* sileii^ a long rope
with which horses and cattle
are t(;thered.
chin'^ tsin^ a sort of light red
or carnation silk ; to wrap
or gird, as with a sash.
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75
m
73 «
^^
li
hsuan* hiieii'^ silken pouches
or fobs a foot long, hung at
the girdle for ornament;
stylish, adorned ; colored,
variegated ; fleet, quick.
hsi^ sih, tine cloth of hemp,
fib for under-clothing.
kun' 'kwun an embroidered
or woven sash ; to sew ; to
stitch ; a cord ; a ribbon.
(^■min^ a tish-line ; a cord ;■
to string cash on a eord ; to
bind on; to use garments
as bedding; abundant.
hsieh* sieh, to tie up, to
secure ; to fetter ; bonds.
hiii* htvuf to sketch or paint;
to adorn in colors; to draw;
to make a plan; in conjunc-
tion, as the sun and moon.
tseng^ ^tsdng a <jeneral name
for common silken fabrics,
like pongee, sat cenet ; dart,
arrow.
keiig^ 'kdng a well-rope,
(inan^ thin, plain sarcenet ;
unadorned, simple.
tso^''^ tdoh, the end of a
thread left in after sewing
or mending without being
tied.
feng" ^f/dng to bind ; to
fasten, as with ropes ; to
cord, to secure; bands for
confining a thing to prevent
it warping ; cords.
feng^ iptmg to tie, to fasten,
to bind, to tighten ; a cloth
to carry an infant on the
back.
hsieh* sieh, a halter to secure
an animal ; to fasten with
cords; a bow-rack; to remove.
nieh* to overstitch a seam.
tsci} cha\ to wind around
and bind up ; to tie in a
bundle ; to make secure ; a
bundle.
^shii} a coarse kind of grass
cloth or linen formerly made,
mixed with hempen threads;
a variety of sack-cloth.
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81
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m
lien*' to loarn by experience ;
to diill in; to select; a
blight white color ; a piece
of silk; to boil raw silk to
soften it.
kno' 'kwo to bandage the
foot.
ch'eti^ ^ch'dn to stop ; good,
set in order, as trapping or
attire.
^sh.ao^ a painter for fastening
a boat.
tzu^ Hsz' purple, dark brown,
imperial; a fictitious, un-
decided color, a fugacious
tint, which Confucius dis-
liked.
tuan* twan'' satin, which
word is probably itself de-
rived from sz' twan j|
glossy silken or other fabiics
^i^ an interjection ; a reddish
black color; a case for a
spear's head.
hu* liivuh^ fine silk gauze or
openworked silk.
hsi* chi* hi' to connect, to
tie, to bind, to fasten on;
to continue ; to retain ; to
recall ; to keep in mind ;
attaciied to, related,
(^j'i' silk tassels or fringes
put on flags; silk that is
spoiled or rotted.
t;!i''flr just now, then, it will
then; near, at hand, scarcely,
presently ; ^san a dark gray
color, like the top of a
sparrow's liead.
chih^ 'chi paper, stationery
a document; a classifier of
writings.
finin" a net to catch pheas-
ants or hares ; to angle.
cKiib^ ik'iu urgent, pressing
one; testy, petulant.
hsien* sieii^ thread ; a clue ; a
trace; a spy ; a fuze; fine
cord or lines ; needle work ;
a way for, a chance for, a
hope; a remnant or I'elic.
(yung^ to wind, to tie
around; to reel; to entwine,
to coil around ; to go around.
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99
102
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Jan' red silk; that which
has been dyed a bright
crimson or scarlet ; silk
threads all tangled together.
hsnn^' Jiiun a bright red
produced by dipping the
cloth thrice into the dye.
chiao^ Juiao raw fibers of the
nettle hemp (Boehmeria) nob
yet rotted.
hiiait* 'htvan slow, dilatory;
to postpone; tardy; leisurely;
easily, gradually, gently; to
neglect; to retard ; indifferent
to ; to tie things loosely.
shuang^ *shtvang the strap
which ties the shoe on across
the instep fastened from the
lieel.
cKien^ Jc^ien to unravel silk ;
a tow rope; to pull; one
who connects an affair.
hsien* Jiien strings of musical
instruments; to play on such;
a female, as she is taught to
play on them.
lil* liih^ a bamboo rope or
hawser for tracking boats ;
lines for pulling up ores
from a mine.
ka7i** a violet or purple color,
which it is said the good
man does not wear, as it is
appropriate to woman's ap-
parel.
Asi^ St* fine, small; distinct;
trifling, pretty, carefully,
thoroughly; delicate, soft.
lei^ 'lei to trouble ; to em-
barrass, to tie, to bind, to tie
together; to repeat, to accum-
ulate ; to heap on ; often,
repeatedly ; lei^ to involve, to
compromise, to implicate ;
dependent on.
ch'ou* (cKpai woven silk ; a
clue, a thread, to search ; to
try the tone of a string ; to
arrange the detail of; used
for 1^.
s/ie/i^ ^shan a sash, a girdle,
to girt; those who are priv-
ileged to wear sashes ; the
gentry, the literati, grad-
uates, the officials.
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pi^ pieh, the seams or fringe
on a man's cap ; a pad for
the knees ; to stop ; a badge
or ribbon tied to the jade
batons of office carried by
princes.
tzii} ^tsz' very black silk dj'ed
many times used anciently
by high officers ; dark, as a
sediment.
chiang^ Jciang a bridle; the
reins of a bridle, made of
silk or leather.
«^ Jei to join in a series, to
concentrate ; to place on, to
add to ; to die or to be con-
demned when innocent ; to
involve ; to creep, to wind
about, to bind, to arrest ; a
drachm.
hua} hivah, obstinate, per-
verse ; to mismatch ; a cord
or rope.
^fan'- to translate ; to turn
over; to agitate; to open
out ; loose, easy ; fluttering.
i*' to strangle, to hang one's
self ; to restrain or halter an
animal ; the wasp.
yiln* yun' raveled silk ; a
dark red or orange color ;
confused, disordered ; flaxen,
hempen ; genial vapor.
J,u' hempen threads; to
hatchel and dress flax or
hemp, and prepare them for
wearing.
same as 120. 4.
chen^ 'chdn to tie ; close-
woven; thick; black and
thick, as hair.
'miao' minute, indistinct ;
dissipating ; vanishing.
I* yi* yih, to arrange, to
state; utmost; unceasingly;
to unravel silk ; to get the
clue ; to unfold ; to explain ;
uninterruptedly; long, great.
hsiang^ ^siang a light yellow
color.
huati^ Jiwan anything to
bind with ; to cord up ; to
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110 ^^
113
114
120
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121
122
124
tie ; the rope of a fiag to tie
it to the staff.
yiX^ yuh, a well rope,
tsai*^ new garments ; the
noise ujade ia spinning
thread j yarn made from
hemp.
'p'iao' blue or greenish silk ;
an azure or cerulean color ;
a limpid tint j a semi-trans-
parent hue.
Ji^ an ornamented girdle
which was put on a bride by
her mother ; a perfume or
scent bag ; to sew shoes,
same as |§ 120. 129.
tsuan^ Hswan women's back
hair; to collect; a kind
of carnation band or cord
to tie on a coronet; to com-
pile a work; a resume; a
collection of writings; to
hand them down.
ssii} ^sz' silk, small, minute;
a weight; silky, flossy; a
cord, a line, wire, fiber,
veins in wood ; a hundred
thousandth ; stringed in-
strument of music,
same as ^ 120. 14.
lei^ ^lei to bind with ropes ;
to secure, as a criminal ; a
black rope.
3/r*' ^2/j w to follow ; to re-
semble or try to be like;
cheu'' the enigmatical inter-
pretation of the fourteen
diagrams; ^yao to tell wild
stories ; luxuriant ; a re-
tainer.
hoang^ a net, a web; to
catch, to entrap; a law that
catches one ; to implicate
people.
c/ii* ki'' a coarse carpet or
felt rug made of camel's
hair.
miu*^ ten hempen strings
with which things can be
corded; wrong; to mislead;
in error; to oppose; Jchh
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129
130
131
133
134
139
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mourning worn loosely, to
wind around, to tighten;
Had' going around ; in league
with; m?/Ji, the order of
precedence in the ancestral
hall.
lisiX^ sii^ the commencement ;
usage; a clue; a thread;
a guide, a rule; course of
events ; calling, patrimony ;
to succeed, as to an office ;
to search out.
hsiu* siu^ to embroider ;
ornamented, embellished ;
figured; variegated, beauti-
fied ; to illustrate.
pei^ peV fine silk of many
colors ; to paste paper hang-
ings.
chuan* kueri' lustering; a
handkerchief; a tliin cheap
silk taffeta used for fans,
lanterns, pictures, etc.; a
bird-net ; a target.
hsiao^ fSiao raw silk ; plain
stuff like lustring ; ^shao to
comb the hair; a spar; a
yard to support a sail or Hag.
chin^ ^kin tight, pressing,
strait, urgent, strict, prompt;
diligent ; to bind fast.
tieh,^ badges of coarse hempen
cloth, worn by the nearest
mourners on the head and
waist at funerals.
chill* chi^ fine, soft, effemin-
ate ; to mend garments ; to
patch ; torn, tattered.
cha^ cliah, to sew and hem ;
to sew together, as strips of
cloth.
ji'ao-^ a plaited sash; a band
or cord ; a fringe of threads.
chiieh^ tsueh, cut off, broken
off, interrupted ; to exter-
minate ; to renounce ; to
abjure, terminated ; to over-
pass ; very, entirely, most,
really ; decidedly ; stanzas of
four lines.
meng^ ^mung silk thread all
in confusion, raveled and
tangled.
120.
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147
148
chou* tseu* a Innd of crape;
rumpled; fiue Gbres of hemp;
wrinkled; crisp; drawn in;
to corrugate; to shrink, to
contract.
^ jniao^ to wind off silk ; the
fringe attached to a flag.
cliieii? ^kien cocoon of a
silk worm, which is like a
canopy to the larvae; the
silky pupae of other moths.
j<6-'?a' a strip of sack cloth,
ancient)}' worn on the breast
as a badge of mourning;
the unhemmed frayed edges
of mourning apparel.
■IrAt hsiang^ ^siang a cord to hold
T*& up the sleeves ; to pull by
^^ the arm ; to carry in tlie
girdle ; a surcingle or belly-
band.
jU lan^'' a rope, a cable ; to tie ;
to drag; a painter.
hsielv^ 'kiai old garments.
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IH
-A ^^*^ ^^ "^ ^ > ^ ^ coars
n»a lienipen fabric made of th
154
m
160
Dolichos bean, formerly used
for towels and handkerchiefs.
^ k\iei* kweP thrums left from
W* weaving; red threads used
^ in adorning hats ; to color,
to Sketch ; to embroider.
chi^ tsih^ to wind silk j
business, affairs? to spin
thread, especially of hemp ;
duties, services ; to complete
an undertaking ; finished.
tstian^ 'tswan to tie things
together ; to carry on, to
take up where others left
off; to imitate, as to copy
one's virtues.
V^w^ p'i«^ ipin^ colored silk mixed,
tIb a confused blending of
^ colors ; mixed, crowded.
^^^ hsii^ suh, to connect ; a sup-
«>B plement; to succeed to; to
"* continue; to join on, to
keep up, to carry on what
another began.
JrUA^ p'i^ p'ih, to dress hemp ; to
^WT ^^^''^ fibres of hemp into
thread for weaving.
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162
174
f3& pi* pihy a net for catcliing
^ >^^ fish, having a frame, which
shuts down and incloses
them.
pien*^ the pigtail; to plait;
to intertwine a queue.
ju* juh, adorned, beautifird
with colors ; gay, pretty ;
lustrous, as a gem; elegant,
ornate ; to reckon with ; to
collect together.
chui*^ a cord ; to let down,
as by a rope in a well ; to
suspend by a rope.
SMI*' a string to hang things
to the girdle; a fringe, a
tassel, an edge of loose
threads.
^>^ ch'ien* k'ien'' joined insepar-
My'fB^ ably ; attached to, as warm
friends, or as bad men in a
ring or cabal.
/erig' ^fung to sew ; to unite,
to baste ; a seam, a crack ;
an opportunity ; a chance.
■A^Jfc, fa^'* tah, a knot; (unautho.r-
'lieri^ connected fast together.
'pang^ to tie, to bind, to
bandage, a bandage.
hstic^ 'siu ^ts'iu to put on a
crupper; to put a crupper on
a horse; a crupper; to shakle
a horse's fore legs.
Hs'ai^ coloured silk ; par-
^ ticolored, variegated.
wei- fWei the curtain of a
carriage ; but, only ; a net, a
corner or angle ; to tie, to
connect ; to help.
ki^ same as *i 120. 46.
'\
^'i§g» hsiX^ jSM close-woven variegat-
'Piln ^^ ^^^^ ^'^^ balzarine ; the
edge ; loose fringed or raveled
edges, frayed out, which wlien
brought together would afford
proof of the identity of the
piece.
>^ 3|^ ch^ien* ts'ien' a dark reddish
JIIm color dyed by the Chinese
madder (Rubia) on silk; a
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177
178
181
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188
189
198
200
201
205
light azure color; to tighten
a string that it will not
loosen.
fei^ ^fei dark red or purplish
colored silk, of which officers
of tlie first rank make their
robes.
'oiien^ fine silk thread ; to
think of the absent ; to
reflect ; to imagine ; light.
hM^ A-'o^ k'oh^ to seam ; to form
]^^. the woof for a piece in the
loom ; in Cantonese : a loop ;
to stroll, to go about.
,ill* rvei*%vep to weave; the woof;
tassels; parallels of latitude;
transverse lines, those wliich
cross the breadth of a thing;
to weave, to twine in,
lisieii^ ^sien small, fine, like
.silken fibers; silk woven with
black woof and white warp ;
delicate, mean, niggardly; to
prick ; atom like; a millionth
part.
chieh' hieh, to bind silk, as
when dyeing it; tied up in
skeins; to tie together; a
knot; a joint, a knuckle ; a
quarrel, an altercation ; a
lawsuit.
lei* UP knots in silk thread;
a defect, a flaw ; incomplete;
as the inoon in its various
phases; perverse, harsh ; out
of sorts.
fcfl Tcu^ kuh, a sort of silk like
*^ sarcenet; tied up, raveled,
knotted.
'kao^ plain, white, unadorn-
ed, simple; to boil silk; a
kind of lustrous silk.
^gfif Ji^ a rope to fasten a boat,
W^i a painter; 'si a well-woven
'^ gauze with square checks,
used for kerchiefs ; 'shi long.
c??zr a halter for" an ox ; to
tie up ; to ally, to bind to
one.
^-H^ huang"^ hivang'' a cord ; to tie
%^a with a string.
Msheng^ i^shing string, rope; to
warn; to restrict; cord, line;
to adjust; to praise.
5H
'fil
121f5
146
foii'^ fen crockery ; earthen-
ware vessels; a wine jar; a
measure holding four ^ huh;
a vase on which the ancient
marked time.
tiao*' black-glazed earthen
jars, without ears.
5<'rt?4^ a wine bottle.
cKueh^ k'ueh^ a want; to
vacate ; vacancy ; short ; a
broken or defective vessel.
^tsun^ a pan, a vat, a bottle,
phial, flask ; a decanter, an
amphora; to drink from a
bottle.
Jcang^ an earthenware ves-
sel, a vat, a jar,
(,p'ing'^ a water pitcher, a
vase, a bottle.
cA'a*' a fragment of pottery ;
to split ofi".
ch'iiig* Icing'' an empty jar;
a kind of L)ell ; exhausted ;
to drain ; entirely, stable,
strict.
ch'i* k'P a vessel entirely
emptied of its contents,
same as Sg 121. 154.
same as ^ 121.
same as |^ 75. 102.
^lu- a wine jar, short and wide
moutiied, made of bronze or
porcelain.
jT/ao* a jar or vase ; a crockery
or earthenware vessel or
pitcher.
hsici^ hia' rent, cracked; a
crevice, an opening; a fissure,
a chance, an occasion, a
pretext, foppish; dirty.
^fan^ earthenware jars or
jugs for spirits, oil, or other
liquids, holding four gallons
or less ; they are inclosed in
netting with handles.
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122|)P5
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S^ jym^* e;irtlien ware jars witli
-g^ small moullis, and two or
four ears, ihrougli wliich a
cord is run to carry tlieni
by ; a vase, a jar ; a gallipot,
a pitcher.
line as W 98. 172.
knan* kivan'' a jar, jug, or
ruug ; a pitclit>r.
same as |^ 122. 8.
foil' ^feu a net to catch
rabbits; a screen or interven-
ing frame work.
chueh'' ^t)iie a net for catching
hares or rabbits.
'want/ confounded; not;
without; a net; stopped,
hii.dered, deceived, entan-
gled; nothing; to weave or
twist; to do wrong, to im-
pose upon.
chi' kP a kind of fishing net
or seine made of hair.
t'l} till, to string a fish.
same as ^ 122. 39.
Han^ a two leaved claspinf
net, which springs together
as it incloses the fish, and
holds them from escaping.
chao*'' a cover ; to sliade ; a
basket for snaring fish by
covering them in the mud ;
to protect; to catch; to
envelop.
'kii? a net for birds ; a drag-
net; involved, as in a neti'a
net full.
kua* kwct? to hook on to ; an
impediment, an obstacle ; to
fall into a snare, to hinder;
not at ease, as a bird in a
net; to think of.
c./w' a spring „et, for trapp-
ing pheasants.
loei'' iveP a small net, which
was directed to be set in the
autumn.
49
30^
32
39
41
VDO.
57
61
I i iji
|g
75
hsiian* siietP a snare used l>y
hunters for entangling the
feet tif birds or beasts.
--. ^>i ^ 'hcat^ rare, scarce, few, un-
• l" * frequent, seldom ; a net for
birds.
j^'i" a net for entrapping
I'abbits, which was made by
a bow that sprung and caught
tliein by the leg.
ssii^ ^sz' a movable screen
^^\ placed in the passages and
gateways of a house.
pJJ Jt* sorrow, giief ; to encoun-
Jo& ter, to happen to; to incur.
i/ii* ynh, a fine drag-net,
having nine satchels or bags
woven inside it; in Cdn-
tonese : to twirl; to lift tiie
dress in walking.
^^ bxf^ tsihiff^ ^tsdng a square lifting
"^^ net, suspended to a frame
and let down by a long rope.
shett* shdii^ a trap for fishes,
made at Canton by digging
a hole in a tidal creek cover-
ing it with sticks, and
collecting the fish at low
water.
tlrt Jcang^ a large Star ; the god
l ip* who lives in it.
i^inin^ to entrap, to hook ; a
net to catch the hares, and
wild hogs, and dogs.
ES< si^'^' V^^ ^ species of bear
j^fc^ spotted white and black.
Jill} a large fishing-net, such
as is dragged between the
smacks off the southern
coasts.
102 ^^ '^"<'' ^ ^^"^^ °^ stakes across a
•pFl stream to entrap fish ; a
weir ; an oval coop trap for
taking crabs.
109 - ^Z c/i/A'' chV to buy, to place, to
IB , appoint; to dismiss; to leb
go; to establish; to arrange;
to employ; to judge; to
decide.
110 ^^^^ meng* (Tnung a large lasso
xX* ^^' ^^^ ^or catching deer by
throwing it; over their horna.
77
83
86
97
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130
177
1^^
122.123.
117
120
125
rr ^
^ch\ing^ a spring-net tocatcli
birds ; a frame to entrap
rabbits.
122. 130.
tH?
ft
187
198
210
l?a same as
fjo^ a net ; a sort of silk ; to
Mrraiige; openworked, lace-
like ; to spread out ; a sieve.
shu" a puhlic office; acting
temporarily, in the place of ;
a tribunal ; to place, to ap-
point to an office.
pa*'' to stop ; say no more
about it; to suffice, to cease
from ; to tinish ; to strike
woi'k ; enougli ; ^p'i wearied.
chilajL* kmn'' to suspend ; to
hang up, to bind with a
cord ; to entrap by a noose ;
to entangle in a gin ; to
catch in a net ; a bird-net.
fa^ fali^ to punisi), to fine ;
punishment, to flog; a crime,
a fault ; a petty offence.
hiaiir Jican a net for catch-
ing pigs and otiier small
ground animals.
JP a kind of white straw
hat, which was adorned with
egret's plumes and feathers.
«s?ti*' crime; punishment; re-
tribution ; to criminate; sin,
fault; to regard one as guilt-
y; injury, damage; a bam-
boo net for fish : to become
involved, as a law-breaker,
chi^ Jci an inn, a hospice, a
caravansai'y, a tavern; to
lodge.
chi^ J\.i a halter; to restrain,
to pull the bit; to bridle or
hold in ; to detain in durance;
to arrest; to economize; a
coiffure; a girl's taft of hair.
wa*' to scold, to revile, to
rail at; to abuse with vile
language.
lu* luh, a small lifting net
made fine to inclose minnows
and young fish.
pg» chP 'tsi to squeeze out juice
to
or water with the hand
press and strain out.
123:^
(,yang^ the sheep, or goat;
the antilope or gazelle; to
roam, to saunter.
-t-f r - 'mi' the bleating of a slieep.
^*
hsin^ ^sil(, shame; to blush;
confused; chagrin; to nour-
ish; to employ; viands, del-
icacies, savoiy food ; to
present.
yio'^ 'i/m to lead on the right
way; right, reason; to entice.
shan^ ^sfien smell of animals;
rank, frowzy; the rank odor
of sheep or goats.
chien^ 'lien a ram or deer
with three curls in its horns,
same as 198. M. 173.
^ch'iajig^ Jdiang contrary,
[strong, obstinate; educat-
j ed ; elegant ; to return ;
] Jiiang in want.
jV/H" in the Hia dynasty, a
black ram; credit, reputa-
tion ; the name of a god of
the hills.
feii^ f^fdn a ram ; a ewe.
30
ft
37
yuan' (pjuen a species of sheep
with large horns, of which
things can be made; it is
fond of fighting and resembles
an ass in size.
'ku^ an old name for a ram
or ewe; a sheep of black and
white color.
^ ch'iln^ f^k^iiln a flock, a herd,
a crowd ; a concourse, a
company ; friends, equals,
companions; plural; the
whole of, entire; to agree;
to sort with.
hsien^ Jiien an animal of the
cervine family ; an elk.
mei^ 'met handsome, beauti-
ful ; fine ; good ; excellent ;
well; happy; to delight in,
to esteem ; to .commend.
ia'' ta\ a lambkin recently
born ; to have an ea.sy par-
turition like Shinnung's
mother.
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123.124.
^m
40
jil^X-p. chu*^ a lamb five months old.
f
77
:^
86
116
f:
§
jif'o' a fabulous animal like a
ram; luning nine tails and
four ears.
^])a^ a sow ; a two year old or
lari^e hog ; dried or jerked
meat.
chau*^ a pen staked around
to guard sheep,
i'" righteous, righteousness,
equity: common, free by pub-
ic contribution or govern-
ment appropriation.
hsi^ Jii the founder of the
Chinese monarchy; breath,
vapor.
chieP kte\ hsieh* to castrate
a ram ; a deer's skin,
hsien* sien^ to covet, to ad-
mire; overplus; to desire; to
laud; a remainder; j^yeji the
path leading under ground
to a tomb.
W lih, a black goat ; its skin
is used for garments,
same as 5f|^ 123. 30.
^ti^ a ram or buck; a he-goat;
a ram three years old.
1/ang*^ a rising of water.
same as ^ 123. 76.
fkao^ a lamb, a kid.
keng^ Jcdng broth, soup ; a
spoon.
j/an' a very small-sized deer.
chao^ cho^ choh^ che^ to cover
over, to put on, as clothes;
to cause, to order, to send,
to place ; at, in, present ;
must, ought; yes, so, truly,
right ; a way, a manner ; to
add ; correct, suitable ; same
as^.
ch'iang^ JiHang the ribs or
skeleton of a sheep ; a classi-
fier of sheep after they have
been butchered k\ing^ dried
mutton.
130
154
124^^
ii
m
18 ^
m
24
^'ung^ a lamb whose horns
have not grown.
sIuiit} ^shen the rank odor of
sheep or goats ; frowzy ; same
as II 123. 8.
'diaii? sheep crowding as
each one tries to get out first;
to put in confusion, as records
or books disarranged.
lex^ Jei lean, meagre, emaci-
ated, f;(llen away; feeble, in-
firm, debilitated; entangled;
turned over.
feii^ ^/dn a sprite, shaped like
a half-formed ram; a sheep
with a big head.
'g'l^ feathers, wings, plumes ;
a banner or signal of feath-
ers ; the fifth of tiie five kinds
of musical sounds; cloth hav-
ing a rout;h feel, as bunting;
quick, flying.
^cJiung^ to fly up, to mount .
to the skies, as an eagle.
hsien^ Jiien to fly.
JAng^ wings, feathers, a plume
or pendent tail feather.
Jiao^ tlie continuous blast of
a gale ; a steady breeze ; liu*
the darting of a lark, as it
soars on high.
han*'' a pencil, a letter; liter-
ature ; protracted ; white; a
prop ; to fly high ; a fabulous
bird like a pheasant.
loeng^ ^wdng an old man, a
title of respect; venerable; a
graybeard ; a husband ; the
feathers on the neck.
/e?4^ ifan to fly; soaring.
cliiev? Hsien to cut off smooth,
to clip even; to intercept, as
an army stops the way; to
shear; even, regular, as feath-
ers grow ; to reduce ; to kill,
to extirpate; shears, scissors;
same as ^.
ts'ui*'' blue; the kingfisher;
the feathers of the turquoise
kincfisher.
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J
M
124.
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30
m
32
m
35 1
65
Jiunif- to fly about.
^si' /u7(, to collect, to reas-
semble, to unite; to raise ; to
haimonize; abounding, full.
chii^ '■kil plumes which have
become crooked; a horse
whose hind feet are white;
the feather on an arrow.
ch'iao^ Jiiao to fly down-
wards.
cliiao^ Jciao the long tail-
featliers, which turn up; to
elevate; to raise the head, to
look up; high, elevated; a
sort of alai'm flag; dangerous,
suspended; distant.
it'ao" a sort of flabellum used
by mummers; a banner or-
namented with feathers, used
by actors ; a feather insignia.
jjJsMiiyHhe short uneven flight
of a magpie, up and down,
but not far or swift in its
course.
se* sell, to fly swiftly ; to
chisp; s/iflA, feathers used to
adorn a cottin.
sha'^ shah, featheis used t,o
adorn coffins; a great flabcl-
uni of thin wood, ornamented
with clouds and figures, car-
ried with the cofiins of dig-
nitaries.
ku7i(/*^ to fly to a place ; to
reacli, to ariive at.
i*' name of a famous rebel in
the Hia dynasty.
'chau^ to fly swift and power-
fully; ^tsien martial; warlike.
jj'ien^ to fly about; to run to
and fro; fluttering; bustle,
running here and there.
ch'ih* ch'p wings, fins ;
shark's fins.
hsiao^ ^siao tlie rapid flight
l'3^ of birds; injury to a bird's
plumage; quick, flighty.
^r| ch'ih* ch'P the primary fej;ith-
'" "^^ ers of the wing; a pinion, a
m
79
102
il06
^i^
12'3
«
W
m
quill; strong; rapacious, as
a hawk.
t'a'- t'ah, the rushing sound
of wings ; as of a flock of
scared wild fowl suddenly
rising.
hni* hioui' the sound of a
phoenix; the noise of a flock
of birds.
^i- to cover, to hide, to screen ;
a fan; to repress; to seclude
from observation; todestioy;
a dimness in the eyes; trees
withering awa}' ; a gay col-
ored bird like a phoenix.
i* yi* yihy wings ; to assist ;
sails ; flanks or wings of an
army; to shelter or defend;
to be reverent; leisure, cor-
dial; vigorous; daring; well-
■ordered, exuberant, flourish-
vng; next.
^fctiv'- to fly about; to turn
over; to upset; to return; to
i^vise; to translate; vacillat-
ing ; to change.
hsP sih^ to practise; custom,
habit; skilled; used to, ready
at; use; repeatedly, familiar-
ized with; mellow; a con-
>tinued fliiiht; to repeat the
same act.
wan*^ to study till weary of
a thing ; to get tired of doing
a thing or being with a
pei'son.
^p'i'- to spread out, to expand,
as wings; outspread winj;s.
hucoi^ Jiwan hasty, quick ; a
short flight, like a sparrows.
i^ yih^ bright, as it will be
on the morrow.
i* yih^ to assist ; standing
ready to fly.
hsiarig^ (^siang to soar, to
hover over; to .look back on ;
to roam.
chu^^ to fly upwai'd ; to soar
into the sky, as a p.hoenix.
su* suhj the sound of many
birds 'flying.
ao^ ^ngao to fly like a hawk,
to skim.
( 259 )
124.125.126.127. M^M^
159
172
175
189
1^
82
htti' ^hl:ui to 6y swiftly and
with noise, as a pheasant
dues; a powerful rapid flight;
colored, variegated.
chai' tih, the Tartar pheasant,
whose plumage furnishes
feathers for llabellmns aiuj
other articles; its feathers?
dresses ornamented with
fe.ithers.
yao*^ bright, glorious; to
dazzle; to illuminp, to shine
on ; lustrous, sliining.
fec^ fep variegated ; a kind
of kingfisher; malachite;
jadite.
hsio- hioh, the glistering
white plumage of cranes and
othfr birds, as they are seen
flying ; the reflection of the
sunlight on water.
Ao^ hoh, ho^ the barrel or
root of a feather; a quill ; a
pinion.
Vao' old, aged, venerable, a
terra of respect resembling
Sire, Signor; an officer; skil-
ful; inert; not zealous; really,
veiy.
'k'ao' aged ; longevity, an-
cestors; to examine, to com-
pare; to question, as candi-
dates at a competetive ex-
amination ; to strike on.
'tien^ the grimy spots on tjie
face of an o'd person.
kou^ 'Jceu a face looking as if
grimed with dirt from very
old age ; senile, very old,
decrepit.
ch'P _k'i a man of sixty; old ;
aged, superior; stiong; to
direct, to adjust; to proniote;
a scar.
mao*'' an old man over seven-
ty up to eighty or ninety ;
senile; decrepit, in second
childhood.
che^ 'che this, he, it, they,
who; that; wliich; wliat.
^ie/i,* age of seventy or eight-
y, an octagenarian; aged,
infirm; dun featured and
colored like iron.
I26rfn
37 ^m
38 ^S
41
45
127^
12 ::
19
30
38
39
42
erh^ (,'rh the whiskers; the
bones of the jaws; and, as,
but, on the contrary; to-
gether, also, if.
juav^ fjwan to increase from
small beginning, as growing
Jiair ; soft, weak ; to with-
draw and then increase.
sAj/ri' sJia'' to play ; to fence ;
to gamble; to sport; to trifle
with, as tire-arras; games.
nai*'' patient; to bear; to
forbeiir, to endure; in Can-
tonese: a time, a while, a
period of endurance.
tuan^ ^twan the spring or
cause of anything; same as
^ 41. 159.
same as K 126. 41.
lei^ ItP a plough ; the handle
atid beam of a plow.
keng^ Jidng to plough, to
cultivate; to be diligent ; to
labor at.
yiin" ^yun to weed, to hoe,
to remove grass and other
plants fronj fields; to take
liarraful things away,
jjo'a^ a rake, or harrow.
cliiang^ 'kiang to plow, to
cultivate the soil.
(Ch\t* to cultivate, agricult-
ure ; to assist in working
land to pay taxes.
cliia^ Jcia a flail ; a cangue.
:F3 same as J^ 127. 7.
^tsuriff^ to sow seed without
first ploughing the ground.
loii'' Jen a small dibbling
cart, which makes a furrow
and drops tlie seed as it is
dragged over the fields.
tzu^ ftsz' to hoe up earth
around the roots of plants.
^ch'ao^ to harrow ground over
after ploughing ; a harrow ;
to scatter seed.
iA
'fp
( 260 )
^:?
127.128.
ssii* sz'' a kind of ancient
ditching spade with a foot-
rest, shaped like a plowshare,
or Irish fac.
p'«^ pa'*^ a rake or harrow, a
drag ; a clamp used in mend-
ing crockery.
1/u^ ^yiu a harrow or roller
to cover in the grain when
sown ; a beetle for breaking
clods ; to cover in seed,
chi^ tsih^ the emperor's field
of a thousand meu was
anciently that on whicli he
began the plowing himself
in order to encourage the
people ; used for tsie''' ^ to
borrow.
hao*'' to lessen, to waste, to
spoil ; a rat ; to consume ; to
spend, to injure; vicious; bad.
tsv} ^tsz to plow; fields which
have been cultivated a year.
oit^ ^ngeu a pair, an even
number; two persons plow-
ing together; a fellow, a
mate ; to match ; to pervade
all nature, thorough.
cliuang^ ^chtv'ang to sow
seed ; to plant seed in the
gi'ound,
nou* neii} to hoe, to weed, a
hoe ; to study.
erh^ "rh the ear ; handles (of
a box); a side; a final
particle.
Hing^ the secretion in the
ear.
^tan^ ears without a rim on
the lobe; an ancient terra
for a teacher.
che* cheh, long ears, a sign
of wisdom.
it'iiig'^ a fluid and fetid
secretion from the ear.
Jiiiy^ to hear, to try sounds,
to pay attention to ; to listen :
to obey.
Han^ to loiter, to delay ;
excessive; lustful, addicted
to pleasure; pendent ears,
reaching to the shoulders,
26
28
29
30
it
a?
61
%-
a:^
considered to be a sign of
longevity.
(liao^ a ringing in the ears,
carelessly, anyhow; to depend
on; to wish; to guess, to
consider; perhaps; then.
Jiurig^ a noise or drumming
in the ear; to speak into
another's ear because of his
deafness.
cAii* tsij? to assemble ; an as-
semblage; to gather, to call
or invite an assembly ; to
collect; to converge, as to a
focus ; popular, to tend to,
to concur, meeting; a dwell-
ing place.
sheng* shing'' sacred, holy,
canonized ; wise ; perfect,
sage ; a tree of knowledge.
it'ing^ to hear; to wait; to
listen ; to understand, quiet,
still ; to obey ; t'ing'' to re-
ceive, to comply with ; to
accord, to be listened to ; to
acknowledge, to v/ait for ;
as, let.
t((} tall., pendent; to hang
down; great ears, those which
hang over like a hog's or
spaniel's.
^ning^ ear-wax.
Jieii'' to join, to connect,
joined, associated ; to make
alliance with, to assemble;
in Cantonese : to baste.
kuo* ktvoh^ the rim of the
ear, the outer part of the
lobe.
tsung* 'sung quick ; to stimu-
late; to hear; deaf; high,
elevated, ambitious; to rise;
to ur^e, to incite, to respect;
to alarm,
same as 'S^ 128. 77.
^ts\ing^ ready, astute; sharp-
witted ; to perceive clearly,
to discriminate intellii^ent-
ly ; quickness of peicep-
tion.
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128.129.130.
85
86
102
l^i
Iff
I
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fe
m
105
115
IIG
128
135
1^
kito* ktvoh, to cut off the
hands of tho slain and of
stubborn piisoners taken in
h.ittle; aiul then lo take
their h^ft ears as evidence of
victory.
clit'h,^ to i-ontrdl ; oiKco ; an
.■nicer; used for I, when an
uliicor .sp<^dcs of iiiin.'^elf;
title; to oversee; presents
from other states; single;
really, cei'tainly ; numerous,
duties.
ao' ^iigao refusing to hear
another.
clhili? 'ch'i shame ; to blusli,
U) n;tldcn ; diSLjiacrd, hum-
bh'd, ash.imi-d.
sIicik/ ^xlilii'j sound, noi^e,
tone, voice, music, haimnny ;
a ci-y ; hmguage ; verbally;
reputation, cclebrit}- ; to
praise.
same as W 194. 85.
keny^ 'kdiig bright; resolute,
constant, sincere, straight
for\var(i ; melanchol3\
p' in'' ])'{ iifj^ to ask ; to betroth,
toimjuire; to invite with a
present, as an otlicer by a
priiice; to espouse, tlie
lictrotlial presents ; a gift, a
portion.
(tn)i(j^ an ear wliose lobe
reaches tlm neck, sucli as
are seen on images of gods
and regarded as a mark of
intelligence.
khiel^ Juo'ei very deaf, unable
to hear when the ear is close
to one.
chill} J,siu a ringing in the
ears.
Hi^ hard of hearing from
disease; a disease in the ear;
also read chih^ and toh^.
nieh,* to wliisper, as wlien
putting the mouth to an-
otlier's ear ; to nn'x ; to lisp ;
to take up, as one's garments.
kua^-* kivah^ a clamor, a din ;
very importunate; bothering.
313 Wi
129lp:
111
168
130 1^:
1 My|^
distiacting; to stun one; to
injuie an affair by talking.
ivai*'' deaf, aiising from de-
fect in the ear or age; bora
deaf,
yiih^ iije father ; interrogative
particle, an appellation of a
father.
weu'^ ^n-cin to hear, to smell ;
to learn \)y repoi t ; fame,
news; small; ascent; u'dn^
to state to ; where the voice
reaches ; character ; noise.
Jung^ deaf, hard of hearing;
unperceived or hidden, like
a thing covered up.
yil^ yuk^ a thing to write
with, as a style, pen, or
pencil ; to narrate, to de-
claie; to ol)ey, to follow;
then ; suddenly.
chao'^' to commence, to lay
a foundation, to institute ;
'to project; at first; the
beginning; to rectify; to
strike, capable, intelligent.
ssu* sz'^ to dig a grave in
a void place, a grave opened
to receive the coffin.
su* sail, dread, fear, awe,
respect; reverential; cold;
to advance, to get on; a
resolute will; to write a let-
ter.
i*' practised in, versed in ;
to accustom one's self ; to
.ser\e assiduously ; toil, dis-
tress; pain; tender sprouts
that shoot up from a stump.
ssii* (Sz^ foui-, pi'ofligate, ex-
cess ; to arrange ; to set
forth ; ruinous, reckless ; a
market place; to expose; to
exhibit ; now ; abruptly, to
refuse.
ijou'^ juh, meat, flesh ; the
-rim of a cash ; fat, fleshy ;
corporeal.
p'ei ' jj'i^ ^p'ei embryo ;
clouds; vaporous; unburnt
bricks; to stop; misty, un-
condensed vapor; an un-
formed, unfinished thing ;
a foetus one month old.
( 2G2 )
130.
art p'ang''-'
JU=p fat, Ob
I*
-: »l< . chetig^ fChing the cooked
r^^t meat that fills a sacrificial
basin, at an offer'ng; swol-
len; doltish; to ascend.
2)ang'' stout, fleshy, ^
obese, lai-ge limbed;
slices of meat.
-^^"^^ t y<^o^ (Jiiao hsiao^ savor}'^
>^3 viands; meats dressed for
the table with the bones in ;
sacrificed meats; delicacies
for a feast.
tt-^r, i^^*^ a paunch; a beetle or
f '^ heavy mallet.
t Arl isu'^^ roast flesh offered to
K t gods and ancestors; blessing,
rank, happiness; a seat, a
place.
tzii^ Hsz' the fragments left
after eating; meat with
bones in it.
mo* meh, mai* the pulse,
veins, arteries; water cours-
es in the ground; a line of
succession; descent, percent-
age.
/-^ ko^ hill, hsi* huei* tlie elbow;
i J tl)e breast-bone; the body
shaking from fear.
Jcai''' the great toe; the hair
^^ on it; the articulation of the
jaw; the jowl; an enlisting
contract.
mang"^ Jiwang severe illness;
the thorax; the space be-
tween the heart and diaph-
ragm.
heng^ Jiang puffed up; fat,
obese.
H'mT? the membrane that
divides the lungs; the exter-
nal region or centre of the
thorax, used for |g ^shen
frowzy, rank.
hsiao^ (liiao a sound, arising
from cracking the joints; the
shinbone ; in Fuhchau : the
leg or foot; a classifier of
one of a pair.
'lien^ the face, the counte-
nance, the cheek; reputation,
honor, character ; ds^ien a
n
f
m
I
dish made of fish and vege-
tables spiced, given to tlie
poor.
chi^-^ tsih, the spine, a ridge;
a sierra; tlm fur on the back
of an animal; convergent,
as the ribs; a bone; a prin-
ciple; the back bone.
K^ same as J^ 104. 9.
10
ib
11
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m
16
m
m
kuang^ Jciuang the bladder.
^tAao^ to offer flesh at a
sacrifice; tiie flesh thus of-
fered ; jgao good .
t^o^ i'oh, to take off, to avoid;
to escape ; the flesh leaving
the bones; emaciated; spoiled
and dissolving; to undress;
to get out of; to evade;
to leave, to allude to; if;
perliaps; tup leisurely.
tsa^ Jcia the nipple; a teat;
a pap,
»o* uoh^ the new moon seen
in the east; to be taken as
an equivoque denoting great
haste.
pH^ pHh^ to \)\o\y Avater into
meat to increase its weight;
gross, fat, as blubber.
H'ien^ thick; large, good;
much, abundance, plenty ;
enough of ; rich, as food ; to
be prosperous ; to forget ; a
long time ; skilled at.
hsi' hihj sounds spreading
and prolonging, as that of
bells; buzz of gnats; reports
going abroad.
Jien^ the calf of the leg; the
spleen in animals.
olii^ Jci the human flesh, the
body ; the meat on the
bones.
Ho^ naked-like animals hav-
ing very short hair, like the
elephant, tiger, or leopard ;
a fabulous monster like the
tapir.
7o' unclothed; fruits with
hard shells.
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130.
01
same as ^ 181. 17.
same as BR! 130. 44.
W
IS
20
26
jen*jdn^ tough, not brittle;
strong, but flexible, lil<e
tendons; tenacious, like
wire ; serliment.
^pan' to confer; many ; /an
bigheaded.
lei* lieh* leh, the ribs, the
sides ; ^kin a tendon, a
sinew.
' hsie¥ hieh, cliieh^ the ribs,
the sides; the space under
■ the arms; to intimidate, to
reprimand, to take advan-
tage of ; to bring together.
same as [I^ 30. 20.
hsinng^ Jiiung the breast,
the thorax, tlie bosom ; the
feelings, the heart; the
affections; clamor; brawl-
ing.
^pao the womb; the pla-
centa; brotherly, uterine; a
fish's bladder ; a vesicle, a
blister; to swell up.
pel* pe? the back ; behind,
rear ; to oppose, to prevari-
cate ; to turn the back on;
to feign; to be proved false.
fi'ang*'' stout, fleshy, fat;
hearty ; jolly, as if one had
nothing to disturb him; the
half of a carcase ; a slice.
^naib^ to boil meat; dried
meat ; in Cantonese : the
flesli on the belly of an
animal ; a fat abdomen.
5/?'i' the .spleen ; the diges-
tion, the temper, the whim-
sies of a character; to stop.
tshii*'' gristle; brittle; carti-
lage; delicate; easily broken;
crackling; short; light, as
pastry; trifling;
in character.
chiao^ kioh, chio''
the leg; stable,
profession, a calling; clever-
ness, skill ; workmen, la-
borers.
unsteadj'-
the foot,
firm
28
m
Si
29
30
yiX* yuli) to bear, to bring
up, to nourish; to rear, to
support ; to educate in
virtue, to bring forward and
increase; to have the means
of living.
Jiung^ the upper part of the
arm; the humerus; an
officer, a support to the
ruler.
neng^ ^ndvg able to, cnn ;
ability, talent, skill; com-
petent ; may ; in Cantonese :
unlucky ; to tie up.
cKii} JcU the side over the
ribs; the flank, as of an
animal ; an opening in the
side; to open as a caipet
bag; to throw down; to
di.scard, to reject,
pa" ^;fl/i,, hair on the thiuii;
the short hair on the flesh.
yiian^ ^yuen a small worm ;
to twist or wrench; to sur-
round ; empty,
same as |fe 130. 65.
tung^'' the 2nd large in-
testine or colon ; form, ap-
pearance ; honest.
J.0^ the tine marks and lines
in the palm, by which one's
fortune is determined ; in
Cantonese : to waste or
misapply a thing ; or apply
it uselessly.
cK'u^ Jcii strips of meat cut
from the flanks and dried in
the wind ; to offer dried
meat in sacrifice.
icen^hcdn to join, to match, to
blend as one; mingling and
blending, as the sky and sea.
(liii} blindly, recklessly ; a
lane; the dewlap of an ox;
why? what? how? long,
lasting; distant; foreign;
Mongols, Huns.
same as ^ 130. 79.
5^'ai* the womb; pregnancy,
conception; to commence,
a receptacle; a condition of;
to run away.
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130.
m
32
iPfe
31 ^
n
it
35 p
J^
o* ngoh^ tlie roof of the
moutl).
^sao* a«li(inied; bashful;
mortified; fat; lard; raw
meat; rank, laiicid; strong,
as gnats; fetid.
kd^ koh^ the armpit; tlie side ;
in Pekiitcjese: a stain, a Haw,
a blemish.
ck'uai' chivaP fat that is
flabby and soft liko a hog's;
flesh that is soft like marrow
or suet.
shan' shell' good cuisine; the
richest fare; savory food;
viands; a meal.
same as p 130. 20.
^yen^ the thioat; rouge.; a
cosmetic.
kno^ kwoh^ the popliteal space
I under ihe knee; the calf of
the leg.
'■tu^ the belly ; tlie heart, the
mind , tlie stomach ; a belly-
full, a good deal; the tenapei"
or mind.
^tso'^ rhinced meat ; hashed ;
broken to bits, ruined,
spoiled ; to atieml to trifles ;
ciisp, brittle.
hniao^ (Jiiao soup made fr^m
pork cut up and boiled
th'M'oughly ; savory, fragrant.
^rltni^ a thick indurated scMr;
the buttocks; the spur or
hallux on a cock.
J.^av(/" the centre of the
breast ; the swell or bellying
of a jar ; the capacity of a
vessel ; fat, plump, corpulent.
jen^ ^jdn to season and cook
meats very thoroughly.
i*' lean, pooi', cadaverous.
(^pany^ to swell, as with (he
dropsy or a tumor; in Fn-
chan : dull, stupid ; fatty, to
cover close.
lisuan^ ^siien shriveled, di-
minished; to take from; ^tsui
the privates of an infant ; to
move the mouth.
39
40
II
3G
37
41
fu-'^ fuh^ the bowels; trusted
friends ; to cai ry in the
arms; the seat of the mind ;
thick, substantial, dear; the
earth becauses it embraces all
things.
yeh* yih^ the armpit ; the
side of the body ; the part
under the fore legs of an-
imals,
same as ^^ 130. 40.
l&oxh'^ ts€\C flesh next the
skin ; the mu.scle.
k'ua^ kw'a? legs ; or thighs ;
the crotch or space lietwecu
the If'gs; a fat a[)[>earance.
any ' the navel.
ya^ yuh, the crop of birds ;
the lower ribs of an animal.
^cho^ a scar; to adhere, to
stick, as paste; cohering,
close together.
jt' soap; the fat over th(i
stomach or spleen ; the caul
or omentuH); the flesh on
the loin.
a^ yf'.h^ ang^ to salt down
hsh ; to sak flesh.
^Hii? granulation, as in the
eyelids, the healthy granula-
tions on a sore ; pustules,
roughened skin.
po^ puh, the neck, especially
the back of it ; the navel.
^p'ao^ a bladder.
watt'* ^kwan stomach ; flesh,
marrow.
wait^^ the wiist; the ankle;
a flexible, easy moving, uni-
versal Joint; to gi'asp, to
twist.
o' ngoh^ putt id meat; flesh
that has corrupted by hang-
ing too long.
kuan^ ^kwan stomach ; the
core of a boil ; the larynx,
the ureter.
ckov? ^cheu the elbow ; the
wrist or fore arm ; to conceal;
au old measure.
( 265 )
130.
^'i^
45
7J0* ^o//, the arm; dried
meat; tlie liumerus; the
shoul.Ier; to sHce, to mangle.
lisiao* siao^ to imitate, to
t'olloA- in the ways of; to ;is-
siniilate ; to be likf ; a like-
ness oi- relationship bet\yeen
parent and cliiki said to be
proveal)le by niixini,' theii-
blood ; small, deteriorated,
scattered and lost.
•^ ^fiao^ the fat or tallow cover-
p* ing the intestiijes.
u a swelling or gather-
wen or big wart ;
^angliouic swellings in the
neck.
|r^ b'it} k'lih, the seat, the but-
j,JJJ tocks.
5:3 chii^ Jcil the dried flesh of
Ig" birds and poultry; long
duration.
chen^ ^chun the cheek-bones ;
flesh dried for winter's use ;
ihe flesh under the chin ; a
meat ; dumpling ; used for
fj^ 61. 45.
,/. ttl^ t7(,''£mi*5c7iio'«iugl3', repulsive;
MTg obese, gross, and therefore
unable to stir about.
HW 'urto' brains ; glossy, soft,
IvMl smooth, like marrow ; gum
camphor.
Tti hslng* king'' keng^ cliing^ the
^ shank or shin bone; the
bone of the leg l)elow the
knee in animals and birds.
la* lali^ to bind; the winter
montii ; to dry flesh in the
north wind; dried meats; to
sacrifice to gods three days
after the winter solstice.
EJcaiig^ the rectum, the anus;
the large intestine or colon.
't ^ch'ai^ strips of meat dried
in the north wind, for winter
provision; ^ts'o rumbling in
the belly ; flatulent.
ttm •^'^^^ s '^^'*" ^'^^' fi'^^'iy '> 'i^^'i,
n|^ plentiful; to bentjlit one;
unctuous; fertile.
llHH '*''"'-' to cut up cooked meat
IJdJb witli the bloody sravy ; to
make a juish of cold meat for
47
^
48
49
50
51
m
IIL
53
54
57
m
recooking ; to mix rice with
meat.
fei* JeP the lungs; secret,
mysterious ; to plane or cut
wood; jie'P luxuriant.
Imn' hi)i! the flesh of an
ulcer e^ser.ted and becoming
priiud flesh ; to sweU.
^kan^ the liver; intimate;
passionate, irritable.
^pie7i} the hard skin on a
laboring man's hands or feet;
loo.^e skin over a callosity;
har.d ; callous.
2/iii'^^ the succession in a
family of one generation
after anothf^r ; a line of
po>terityj heirs, generations;
to imitate; to inherit; to
succeed in.
^//,^ jl'ot ten, eorr up ted, spoiled;
carious, unsound; inert, inapt,
slow.
y\i^ viscera, bowels; stomach;
bladder.
Jien^ '^k'ien cliien^ the sides
of the leg} tiie flank or
hollow part of the rump or
loins of an animal ; the meat
in a dumpling.
H'ing^ meat which has been
diifd in the sun and cut in
strips ; straight, stiff.
Mien" (Icien the insertion of
a muscle or the tendon; a
large muscle | to twang a
dried tendon.
^ri'- a bent |Done; a wry nose.
59
61
-jVj chiang^ 'kiavg skin that lias
become hard on the hand
and foot; callous skin; a
corn.
^ ^yipig'^ fp sacrifice tsvo days
1^^ in succession; a continual
sacrifice, t]ie one offjered on
the second day ; ^ch'an a
vessel sailing quickly.
i^^ ^/f?»_(/' ijycing puffed, swollen;
R> \eiy fat; bloated, like a sow.
A^jeit* 'jiin to gourmandize;
►iL'i o^^'-^ tasted; thoroughly
cooked ; mellow, ripe.
( 2GG )
130.
62
63
65
66
69
70
71
72
ra
m
jhi? 'jdn ancient name of a
district in SzcJiiien.
^saV' the j:ivvs, the side of
the face ; the jowls, the
chops, that whicii moves
when eating; the gill of fisli.
i* yih,- the breast, the pit of
the stoniacli ;■ the lieai t or
bosom; full; tlie thoughts,
the feelings.
tzfi^ tsz^ to cut meat into
steaks or cutlets; slices;'
moi'.«els or bits of meats'.
chih,^ pieces of meat a foot
in length" reckoned among
betrothal presents; high, if
not putrid meat ; sticky,
adhesivp.
chieu^ Jiien the shoulders; to
sustain ; competent to ; fitm,
solid ; a Iteast when three
years old.
pien*'* the muscle or flesh
attached to a tendon.
cldh^ ^chi the limbs; members.
hsiu^\siu dried meat ; salary
of teachers; meat prepared
with spices ; to enlarge ; to
play on ; to prepare,
c/i'i^ ^k'i the wooden platter
on which tii6 tongue and
heart of the sacrified ox or
sheep was placed ; to rever-
ence.
<^fang^ fat, especially the
grease or fat of a goose.
7m' the spine ; strength ; the
back bone ; the basis of one's
strength.
i,2)'any^ the bladder; the re-
gion of the groin and false
ribs.
Miei^ hwe'P a sudden pain in
the loins, a stitch in' the
back ; a shooting pain across
the back.
'tan' the gall ; courage,
bravery ; fortitude ; endur-
ance.
jun*'' a kind of wingless
insect or grub which once
was found in such quantities
in Sz'cli'iien as to give its
name to the region' in the
Han dynasty.
^ ^ch'any^ the intestines, the
^ bowels ; the feelings ; affec-
tions,
\^ chih^ ^chi fat, lard, cosmetic,
grease ; gums ; so^ip-stone ;
wealth ; glory.
rrt same as 130. 73.
70
76
XtJi^ hsi^ sih, dried meat, or slices
H Q prepared for a journey ; a
long time f extreme, very, to
lay aside, to put down; same
as 91 130. 47.
'ch'ioL^ corpulent, fat.
hsing^ ^sing raw meat ; stink ;
rank, noisome, strong ; small
ganglionic protuberances
growing in the flesh; poslules
like rice.
same as |g 195. 73.
yueh^ y%ie\ a disease like a;
stiff joint or blighted limb,
which prevents its free use.
(^fs'ao^ short, crisp, as crust;
a rumbling in the stomach j
to grease and dirty the dress;
in Fuchau: the part above
the thigh in a quartei* of
pork.
^chtc^ the cheeks.
clie^ che\ to slice off meat ;
to mince; a hash of mutton,
beef and fish.
^cKun^ the eggs of crabs, the
roe of fish, or bird's eggs.
hsi^ sihy the knee ; to gather
around the knee, as children
do.
mei^ tTiiei the first movement
of the foetus.
jo^i^ (jeu good meat, fat and
juicy ; excellent, abundant;
an affable, pleasing coun-
tenance.
same as ^ 130. 53. also
read hiuh^ beef.
m
( 2&7 )
130.
m
m
9 OA^
;)i
wt
81
ch'ien^ Jiin hsin} an ulcer
heitinnins: to slougli or show
proud flesh; gangrene com-
mencing in a wound.
k'e'ii^ 'k\lv(/ to wish, to
permit, to assent, voluntary ;
the flesh joined to the bone.
chen(/^ ^ching to fry fish or
flesh in a pan.
same as \^ 188. 77'.
'kii" the thighs; a gang or
b;ind ; the rump ; a strand in
a i-ope ; a slice ; a share ;• a
division, a detachment, a
portion, a hay, a peninsula;
the long side of a right-an-
gled triangle; a cliapter;-sta-
ble, firm.
tuo,n* ttvaii' meat boilded
with ginger and cinnamon
put in the pot.
ku" kuh, the top of the foot ;'
hind feet of cattle ; plain,
not particolored.
f^thm' the seat, buttocks, or
nates ; the lower side ; the
bottom.
meV ^mci the meat on the
breast, between the mouth
and heart.
j^r the stomach of a rumi-
nant animal ; the navel in
man ; substantial, important.
ts'ui^^ tender ; crisp and
sweetish, yet firm, as well
cooked meat.
chih^ ^chi a thick, indurated
skiu on the hand or feet.
same as ^^ 130. 30; also
same as ^ 1.30. 71.
same as ^ 130. 1.
8G
mai^ meh^ mo^ the pulse, the
blood running in the veins ;
water courses in the ground ;
argument of thought,
j/m^ meat dried in slices
without bones ; jerked meat;
'wii a law or guide; fertile;
generous ; large ; many,
numerous.
103
108
W^s^^-^easpiSO. 31.
tJCtK Jiao^ the fat or tallow cover-
ing the intestines.
chao^ ^tsiao the parts of the
body between the heart and
groin ; tsiao'^ a want of flesh;
out of season, as a fish.
cheng^ ^tsang the tendon
Achilles; the heel; to kick
back ; to elbow.
hsien" Jtien the stomach or
manyplus of an ox.
lu"' lilh, bloody flesh offered
to the gods.
Jiii^ corpulent, large bellied.
[fii? dried moat; flesh or
fruit dried for food.
wei* weP the intestines; the
stomach, the appetite; the
digestion.
chou* cheii? a helmet ; de-
scendants; posterity; also
same as ^ 13. 7. 102.
chia^ kiah^ the part under
and between the shoulder-
blades.
tt^ ^i' Hei to swell ; to bulge
/jfflffi °*' pi"<^J6ct as a barrel; a
bulge, a boss.
tt3i^ (/an"^ meat used in sacrifices,
H trt and distributed by the em-
perors of Cheu to their
kinsmen.
j l\^\ hsii^ ^sii inferior clerks, rnn-
j—l ners; employes; salted,
mince crabs; to wait or
expect; to help; ojutually;
all; altogether; to store up,
to have ready on hand.
H'an^ salted mutton or pork
deviled ; the meat is fried
and then minced and mixed
with salted soy.
tvu* wuh^ fat, fleshy.
i
IM.
Jii'^ the skin ; arranged ; to
report ; the belly ; to ar-
range in order ; to spread
out, to state, to transmit.
( 268 )
130.
109
113 H®
116
126
•^ chen} ^chdn dropsical swell-
y^ ing ; a puffy swelliug of the
legs.
same as ^|i 130. 62.
hm*'' fat, obese ; shielded
by fat; full, in good liking.
cJi'u^ ik'u thin, emaciated,
cadaverous ; ghost - like ;
ghastly, lean.
'p'iar/ the flanks of a bullock
or other quadruped.
(,1/ii^ the clavicle or collar
bone.
cJiiang^ Jciang puffed up,
vain, empty, conceited; hol-
low, vacant ; the breast or
throat; a tune, the air of a
ballad; pretentious,
s?**' the crop or gizzard
of a bird ; a fat full crop ;
in furs, the sidn on the
throat of an animal.
^ai* obese, gross ; excessive-
ly fat ; Hui a pimple, a
small blister.
hsiv} fSiu to present savory
food to another ; to feed or
nourish ; delicacies.
chiao^ Jciao glue; adherence
to; gum, glutinous, viscid;
sticky, obstinate, pertina-
cious, stupid, intimate; to
cohere.
weng* uidng'* smelling ; fetid,
rank, stinking.
ts'ui*^ the tail of a bird ; the
bones of the pelvis.
la'n? ^rh boiled too much,
over-done.
juan^ 'jivan a palsied leg, a
diseased foot ; upper bone
of the arm or the humerus ;
^'n^m meat pickled with the
bones.
sou^ ^sheu to slice up, to
make mince meat, and mix
it with rice flour and steam
It.
130
hstu^ ^s^u to present savory
food to another; to feed or
nourish; delicacies.
131
133
134
141
142
145
146
m
149 um
same as g^ 130. 37.
shen^ shd?P the kidneys ; the
testicles; a gizzard; to lead ;
to hai'den.
ch'ih^ ^ch'i the crop of a fowl ;
the entrails of a bird; the
stomach of a bullock or
sheep ; tripe.
ij/ii^ the fat on the belly;
big bellied, like some tislies;
corpulent, obese; soft and
flabby, fat; rich, as a pro-
ductive soil; entrails of dog
and swine.
hsing^ king'' a painful swell-
ing coming out on the body;
to swell, as a boil,
same as ^| 130. 26.
meng^ (inung corpulent,
large; fab; see 74. 140.
mo^' moh, to soothe ; the
inner skin, or peel ; to
submit ; to accord with ; the
thin peel inside of eggs; fmo
to raise the hands to the
head in making obeisance,
same as |^ 130. 47. also
read koh^
tsang*'' the bowels; the
kidneys; to cherish; the
pai-onchyniatous viscera.
^Ju* the skin, the soft flesh,
muscle; minced meat; pork;
superficial ; to flay ; to re-
ceive; beautiful; large; the
breath of four fingers, or
two tJ* tsun.
^sao^-* rank, rancid ; strong,
as goats; fetid; in Pekingese:
bashful, mortified.
hsiang^ ^siang the fat of hogs
when taken from the animal;
also read '^jang.
fyao^ the loins, the waist ;
the region above the hips;
the middle of a thing or
act; an isthmus or strip of
land.
Han? the gall; courage,
bravery ; fortitude, endur-
ance.
( 269 )
130.
151
152
m
ijii
154
159
IGO
161
m
162
I
i
Ifian^ Hiien flesh cut in slices
or minced ; to jerk meat;
tott* teu* (he n^ck ; the
tiiroat.
chii* kii? the part of tlie face'
of ati ah i mill above the
mouth, the upp-'-r lip; Boh,
the raphe or line on the
upper lip* the meat on the
cheeks and lips, as of hogs ;
sausagps marie of kicfneys
and tripe ; dried or frozen
birds.
tsnncf^ ^tsdn dirty ; to boil ;
a defect in the lip J a hare-
lip.
pin'^^ the knee-pan ; to cut
off the knee.
?ii^' fat, glossy, oily, sm6'oth,
greasy, unctuous ; a mixture
of oil and brick dust used as
priming i)y paiut6fs.
tu'' tuk, an abortion 5 dead
before birth ; still-born.
Awii^ ^h^vun meat which
must not be eaten on fast
days 5 strong flesh.
j)ei* ^;i' the fore- arm, the
arm, tite cubit; the shoulder
or leg of an animal when
butchered ; to stretch out
the arm with power.
cKwn? (Shun the lips.
shun*'' raw flesh; flesh offered
to the gods of the land by
the emperor, and afterwards"
divided among his family.
neng^ ^nung corruption, pus,
matter ; to rot,
chui*^ H swelling of the foot,
as from rheumatism, or
having been cramped, or
from wet.
chua^ ^chrca the thigh ; the
ham of an animal.
'i'uP the legs, the thighs,-
the ham ; in architecture, the
jambs or ends of a piazza or
porch, which are formed by
the extension of the side
walls.
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166
168
172
I
hsiang^ Jiiang soup or por-
ridge made of beef hashed
Bne and boiled thoroughly ;
small ganglion.s found in the
fle.bh of oxen or sheep,
same as Jjg 130. 26.
'chung^ to swell ; inflated ; to
tumefy ; a boil ; swollen ;
boastful ; the galls or pro-
tuberances on trees.
chang" swelling of the
stomach ; dropsical ; to grow
big, as a boil ; ^ch'ang the
intestines.
^shui^ the buttocks, or their
bin'e OS sacrit,m.
'yung^ to swell, as a boil ;
.'I'W'elling.
lyiny^ the breast ; a breast
plate ; personally, self ; to
stiike; to bear; to sustain;
to receive, as a duty; to
fasten ; to stand up against;.
ho* hoh, soup or broth made
from meat, without any
vegetables ; meat tea.
tsiimr 'tswaii a chowder or
porridge with little fluid in
it, made of fish and crabs;
fat, rich.
j7n' meat pickled with the
bones.
««o^' the ulna or outer bone
of the arm ; the humerus ;
^rh hot and broken, as over-
done meat.
ho* hoh, soup or broth made
from meat; meat tea: to
smoke with horse dung ; the
smarting eye and obscure
vision resulting.
ching^ ^tsing lean meat,
having no fat ; pieces of lean
pork or mutton.
J'ei^ s/eV the calf of the leg ;
to avoid ; diseased ; to change;
altered.
mi^ ^gan to boil flesh ; to
make soup; in Pekingese :
dirty.
Jc:}0^ fat, lard ; greasy ; a
plaster, ointment, blubber j
rich food; genial.
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193
194
198
207
210
fl
1^ Imi^ 'hioui
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131
2
9
30
62
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132
94
•^ ko^ koh, the breast, the chest;
■ffij the diaphragm; the mind;
iiialnlity to eat, want of
appetite; a bell-frame.
to swell, to en-
ge out.
jjtfe" c?^^«o^ s^^'^k' -^tou.t, fat, gross,
/ pu very corpulent.
rtit 'ku^ dropsical, swollen,
jjJX tumid, pudgy, pufiy, bloated.
ch'i'^ ^tsi the navel ; to cut
even, to adjust, the stem or
peduncle of a seed or grain.
tTT cKeiL^ t^ch'dn a statesman; a
l-xl. public servant; to rule; to
serve in office.
^i^ the chin; the neck under
the chin.
rtjil wo*'' to recline, to sleep, to
W\ rest; to desist from toil; to
cease, to repose ; to doze ;
the place one sleeps on.
Jirt^ to descendto ; about to;
great; to bless or curse by
coming to; whilst, commen-
cing, during; like, to imitate.
^tsany^ good, virtuous, faitli-
ful ; generous, dexterous,
apt, to approve ; to think ;
to scold.
|iL| izu'^ tsz''' self, one's self; I;
Fj from ; commencing at ; per-
^"^ sonally; my own; to use, to
serve, to lead.
^kao^ to stand on a high
place and praise or bless ;
to announce, to harangue ;
to whine, to drawl out ; liigh,
eminent; a marshy bank.
iiieh* yell, a target ; a mark ;
a law ; a judge; a rule, a
precedent; a po.st which an-
ciently served for the giiomon
of a dial; a threshold, to hit
the target.
?iieA'* yell, unsteady, not well
fjj based.
cJi'du!^ cKpaC scent, smell,
stink; putridity; rot; dis-
reputable, unsavory; heret-
ical doctrines.
133^
14 ;
m:
39
66
115
•;2::^ chili^ chP to, till, as to, the
extreme; to arrive; tlie end
or summit ; much, greatly ;
very; good; the solstices; a
pulsation at the wrist.
^t'ai'^ a terrace, a stage, a
gallery ; a square and high
open terrace built up for a
look out; a turret; a stag-
ing; an observatory; a stand,
a frame ; a title of respect
to officers ; an underling, a
servant, a kind of marsh
grass.
chien* tsien'' to double ; to
come again, to repeat.
chili^ chP to go to ; to come
to; to exert; to induce; to
hazard; to regulate; a sort;
an aim, an end ; the extreme;
secret ; minute.
chen^ ^chdn utmost ; extreme-
ly ; to reach ; to collect ; a
multitude, many.
cJmi^ kin'' a mortar ; bowls ;
dishes; to work in a mortar.
^yii^ a moment, an instant;
a little while; kivct' a liamp-
er or basket to carry grass ;
^yuvg to aiousH, to excite.
^fc| 'yii^ with, to, from, by, and;
^^ JtUl to use;
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24
to give, to commit
to, to transfer ; to consort or
associate with ; a band, a
company ; to accept, to agree,
to allow, to submit, to wait;
yW to take part in; to assist
at, to be concerned in.
chil^ 'ka to introduce, to rec-
^^ Dinmend; to rise; to elevate,
to praise, to promote ; to
confiscate; all, the whole;
an ancient weight of three
taels.
!^:t hsii></^ Jiiiig to arise; to
^^ allow; flourishing; to elevate,
to originate; fashionable;
liivg'' joyful ; excited ; an
appetite, a passion.
hsien* hiett' to insnare; a
hole; a pitfall in which to
catch beasts.
ch'a^ ch'ah^ to hull wheat;
to deprive grain of its husk.
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135^
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ch'wig^ ^chw'ang to pound
paddy or millet with a pestle
in a mortal' to remove the
liu.sk or skin ; to beat or ram
down firmly.
/a* /alt, to pound rice for
the purpose of hulling it.
^T/ii' to raise a thing; to lift
it for presentation.
hsi^ sih, a wooden shoe open
behind, to keep one out of
the miie, or an over-shoe
into which the other could
be slipped ; hirge, said of
beams ; great reputation.
ivai^ 'l/ao^ to bale out, as
water; a ladle; to lade from
one vessel into another* _; to
clean a rice mortar.
chill'* kin'' a maternal uncle.
chitv^ h'ti-' old (anything); a
long time; formerlyj defunct,
venerable ; soured, as paste.
sJie^ shell, the tongue; a
vahe in 9, pumpj hook of a
clasp ; to speak ; talkative.
^tan^ to loll the tongue, as a
dog when heated.
shih^ '^shi to lick, as a cow 3
to lap ; to take up with the
proboscis.
she^ shP lodging,?, a hospice,
a shed, a cottage j myj
junior relations; to neglect;
to let go, as a bird ; a stall
in a market^ to halt, to stop,
to dwell.
chin* kin^ a disease in a
cow's tongue ; to be silent.
^shu^ open, to unrojlj to
expand, to exhilarate^ tran-
quil, at ease ; lax, easy,
leisurely; comfortable; to be
remiss.
huaii^ 'laoan a tea or eating
house, an inn, a restaurant;
a hall,
pV' a shop ; to spread, to
arrange ; a league of ten or
seven U ; a ward in a town 5
a small town or market-place.
61
^(iet? to lick, as animals do ;
to taste ; to hook, to catch,
as by tripping one's speech ;
to try with the tongue.
shili^ 'shi to lick, as a cow, to
lap ; to take up with the
proboscis.
shilt^ 'ski to lick, as a cow ;
to lap ; to take up with the
proboscis.
same as 99. 135.
t'o} tah, to eat fast, as a hog ;
to slobber when eating ; to
gulp with a noise.
t'ien^^ to put out the tongue.
chhiari^ 'ckw^en error ; to
contradict ; opposed to, in-
con<rruous ; incompatible.
'wu^ to posture, to dance ; to
fence; to gesture; to act
tableaux vivants; pantomine;
sleight of hand; masker's
play; to flourish, to brandish.
shitn*^ thick, tangled brush-
wood ; name of a celebrated
emperor ; benevolent, wise,
ephemeral.
same as M 159. 40.
chou^ ^cheu a boat, a vessel,
a dugout; to go in a boat;
to transport ; a stand for a
cup.
tse* tseh, a boat to paddle
about in.
^hang^ a square bpat or two
lashed together; a scow used
at ferries and in floating
bridges; to sail, to navigate.
^ling^ a boat with windows ;
a boat fitted up to receive
visitors.
Jtuii^ the bow of a vessel, or
the tiijibers forming the bow.
^ts'ang^ the hold of a vessel ;
the compartments of a ship
or jur)k.
^tao^ a long narrow canoe
or barge; a load of 300 ^
bushels,
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30
If
34
35
39
48
49
jcA'a^ a skiff, a long shallop,
a scow to transport salt,
same as /]g 74. 29.
^sao^ sou^ a general name for
boats and junks.
'ko^ a large galley or trans-
port; a barge; a lighter.
chhian^ (clitd&n a boat, or
vessel of any kind-; a sort of
apothecary mortal' ; a lon^
tea saucer; to follow the
stream ; to drift, as a boat.
^t'ltriff^ a long and swift boat
like a galley now disused ;
they were made to board
and run down the enemy.
^tiac^ a botit.
cKiang^ (ts'iang a mast-; a
spar or mast that sustains
the sail.
^tiao^ a passage-boat, used ©n
small rivers.
(^p'ang^ a kind of scow;, two
of which could be lashed
together stern to stern, and
sailed very slowly; hence
applied to duU, stupid things.
^tsuvg^ to run aground in a
boat ; to get upon the sand ',
to airive at; a limit of time.
lou^ J,eu a vessel with high
poop galleries; iiigh tops
where marks-men were placed.
meng^ 'tndng a small boat; a
pinnace, a long boat.
to*^ a helm, a rudder.
chiang^ 'tsiang an oar ; a
keel-board, in which sense it
is also read ts'iang^.
cKao'^'' a vessel rolling and
tossing on the water; uneasy
and pitching.
same as j|g 137. 30. also
read Ji'iang.
^ch'a'-' a skiff, a long shallop 5
^ts'o a raft.
cp'a^ a floating bridge, usually
made of boats, but some-
times of spars.
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66
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95
102
106
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t'ai^^ a long narrow vessel
having two masls ; some of
them can be MciiKd; they
resemble the rev ipie cutters
at Canton; in Cantonese : a
rudder.
H^ing'^ a boat, a l>a' i,'o, a punt,
a canoe, a dug-ouL; inland
boat ;; small craft.
nien^'' the paint'M- of a boat,
the tow line (r tracking
rope; to calk seams.
chi* ts'idh^ chieh* an oar, a
paddle or whatever is used
to propel a boat; to row; to
avail of something to sei've
one's purpose.
^p'ie7t'- a flat bottonifd large
boat-; a lighter; a shallop.
ao^ lUgao the stem or cut-
water of a vessel ; also the
keel and false keel.
'■faiig^ two boats or rafts
lashed alonqside like a double
canoe; a pilot or steersman,
w\\Q icnows tlie channel; a
galley to carry fifty men.
pang^'' to board a vessel ; a
double boat made by laying
two alongside and fastening
•them together; this is done
when drifting with the cur-
rent; to swim or float.
(ts'ctd^ a junk, a smack.
tieh* a punt, a shallop ; a
canoe, a ding-ey.
^pan^ class, way, kind ; to
■divide; to drive back water,
as a boat in turning; to
transport; a sort, manner of,
an affair.
hsieii^ Jiien the side or gun-
wale of a vessel ; tlie bul-
warks; the gangway; the
water-line of a ship.
chu^ chuh, the after part of
a vessel, the stern quarters
where the steerman stands;
the tiller or scull.
po* poh^ a great junk fit to
cross the ocean; a sta-going
vessel.
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huany^ ^hwang a kind of
(lispaich boat; a ferry boat.
i* 1/ih, the open bow of a
junk cfilled §4 j|(f fi"om it-s
l)eing thought to resemble a
monstrous sea hiid, and
tlieiel)y to terrify the spirits.
/isieii* hien'' chien* a war-
junk; ;i protected turret or
top for archers or marksmen.
Ja^ a stout, square built
boat, fit for transport; stem
of a boat where the trackers
work, but others say, the
stern.
rliunif ^t\i)iy^ a long and
swift boat liUe a galley, now
disused ; tliey were made to
board and lun down the
enemy.
7/rto'*' large scow-like boats
on the Yaiigtsz' river which
are used for freighting; t^iao^
a boaid used to pass from a
boat to the shore.
p'eng^ ili'dng mats to serve
as covering or loof for boats,
stagings, etc. ; the sail of a
vessel; an awning; a ceiling.
'i^ to moor or turn a boat's
head to the bank; to run the
bow on shore ; to set up a
pole as a signal.
^sliao^ stem of a vessel ; a
swift and small boat used in
coast guard duty ; a rudder ;
a sailor.
meng^ onung a fast sailing
war-junk, long and narrow,
used in the revenue service.
shuavg^ ^sluvang a kind of
river boat which is used in
the central provinces.
shoii? ^sheu the bow of a
vessel, on which a huge bird
was sometimes carved,
same as iS 75. 195.
clti^ 'ts'i the peg or pivot for
resting the scull on, so called
because it makes a hole in
the scull like a navel.
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keti'^ haii' perverse, hard,
obstinate; to stop; a limit
or bound.
(liang^ good, virtuous ; able
to do, skilful, very ; a high
degree; gentle, valuable,
natural, free-born, loyal,
obedient.
chien^ ^kien difficult; distress-
ing ; dangerous, toilsome;
sorrowful ; origin of.
shai^ se* sek^ colour; quality;
lust; venerjf; air, manner;
form, color, hue; complexion;
mode, sort, kind, glory ; in
Biiddhism, one of the six
outward perceptions, that of
foi m.
fu* Jnh^ the countenance
chan^^ing through anger; ^^itA,
full, flushed,
same as ^ 151. 2.
same as [^ 140. 72.
p'ieh^ ^jfe'i the luxuriant gay
look of plants in flower.
fou'^^feu the greater plantain,
libgrass, rib-wort, or ripple-
grass, a common road-side
herb.
chil^ ^tsa the female plant of
the nettle hemp ; sack-cloth ;
a rush ; a sedge used in
making sandals ; a kind of
mat; coarse, rustic, unpol-
ished ; 'cha drift grass, the
washings that float on rivers;
weeds and rotten heaps fit
for manure.
hu*'' a medicinal plant ; it is
gathered for its roots,
same as ^ 140. 5.
huan} ^luvan a sedgy plant
of whose leaves mats can be
made; an orchid.
ai* ngai' mugwort, artemisia,
or any plant from which
nioxa, or rather the punk is
obtained; old, fifty; to quiet,
to finish ; to stop, to nour-
ish ; prospered.
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*c/ia' a water plant, called
ground herap.
chih^ ^chi sesamum, herap ;
bringing good luck; vivify-
ing; a felicitous plant often
drawn in tiie mouth of dears.
fan'' plants floating on the
water.
jenff^ ijdnff old roots, stumps;
plants cut down ; shoots.
'nap the small tubers wliich
grow around the taro ; they
are not unlike teats in
shape.
hua}-^ (Jiwa flowers; brilliant;
China ; splendor, glory, vir-
tuous, blooming ; to divide
a melon ; the flowers or
efflorescence of lead.
chiao^ ^kiao a medicinal plant;
it is one of the Acanthaceae;
thread can be made from the
root, which is also used in
rheumatism and jaundice ;
(Jcui a remote wild ; the lair
or form of a wild beast.
hsii* sU^ a species of sedge ;
the coarse nettle hemp, good
for cordage.
hu" a sort of febrifuf,'e ; it is
obtained from the roots which
are sliced, and exhibited in
fever as a tincture.
yii*'' a species of potato, taro;
flourishing.
yiin^ i^ynn a kind of bean ;
budding of plants; a fragrant
plant, a species of rue ; the
leaves are put under mats
and in books to drive away
fleas or insects.
hiian"^ fjnvan a vegetable
allied to the celery, whose
root or leaves are used in
preparing a detergent to
clean the face or hands.
Jcai^ roots of plants.
^mang^ the awn or beard of
grain ; a sharp point ; a ray
of lif;ht ; tail of a comet.
ftUng^ a peduncle springing
from the axil, and bearing
many flowers.
9 ^»v
f7«rto\/<;«rto dried grass, fodrler
i-eady for sto> ing ; a kind of
jointed maish grass cultivat-
ed for its celery like stems.
civ hi? ijcin a salt marsh plant
with lanceolate leaves like a,
bamboo, and creeping roots,
whose seeds are eaten by
deer and cattle.
Hierx? a S3'ngenesious plant
of a milky nature ; also a
species of scallions or Allium.
^ling^ China root ; a tuber
or under-ground fungus.
Js'anff'- azure ; dark ; old; the
green tint of plants ; the
azure of the sky ; hasty ;
hoary, old in one service ;
flourishing, prospering,
'i' the plantago; the pearl
barley.
chieh* kiai^ mustard plant ;
unimportant, tiifling, petty ;
an atom.
JmI' name of an edible plant;
a thistle; waste unfilled land;
to clear up jungle.
shen^ ^shcin a straw mat to
sleep on when mourning for
parents; the ginseng plant.
Jio^ the small leaved variety
of the water lily; the lotus;
ho^ to bear, to sustain ; com-
petent; to be obliged for;
obtained of.
p'ei^ 'p'e'i a flower bud ; the
opening blossom.
jen* 'jdn a large oily bean ;
gentle, kind-hearted ; flexible.
(^fu^ a herbaceous plant with
round and downy leaves,
and reeds shaped like ear-
rings; Ju buds bursting, ag
in the spring.
fei^fei" luxuriant, as a plant
covered with leaves ; pai
regular, and in fine order, as
banners.
^cKo? the tea plant, the name
includes the genus Camellia ;
an infusion of any kind.
same as ^U. HO. 38.
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'jtjrto' luxuriant ; thick herb-
aj^e that makes a cover;
sprouts of a pollarded mul-
berry ; even ; to store up ;
to cover.
fn'^fuh, China root.
f^f'n^ weeds; marsh flower 5: to
incruach on prerogative,
same as ^ 85. 9.
ch'ien* tsHen'' ch'ing^ the name
of a tree; luxuriant and
vigorous herbage; tine grain.
yuaii^ (^yuen a plant, whose
flower, when boiled and
thrown into water, stupefies
and kills fish.
^cKung^ a labiate plant; it
is used in female complaints.
i'o^ t'uli], a plant allied to the
sarsaparilla ; the Aralia
edulis.
^fu^ a medicinal plant, the
Cuscuta or dodder.
jui^'' small plants budding;
springing; a bank or brink ;
the thongs of a shield.
cKiiav} ^ts'uen a fragrant
plant ; spicery, seasoning ;
fine grass-cloth ; used for
you, in polite address among
friends ; your information.
j2/a^ a wild plant resembling
the skunk-cabbage, but the
flowers are malvaceous.
chi^ Jci the stalks of pulse y
the tendrils of vines.
chieri} ^icien a marshy plant ;
a tall kind of sedge, on
which cattle thrive when it
is in seed.
same as J^ 140. 181.
mtng^ ^raun(/ a liliaceous
plant.
'jaro^ luxuriant, tender herb-
age; by turns; successively,
gradually.
fan* Han thg drawing resem-
bles an Iris; tiie plant lias
many names; the root is
m
15
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m
-f*^
whitish and slightly mucilag-
inous.
(ini-ng'^ a lucky plant, which
grew in Yao's palace, a leaf
grew every day till full moon
and then one fell off daily.
meiig^ ^mimg' dark, dull ;
blind; rash, rude, ignorant;
to deceive,, to conceal, to
cover; obliged to, grateful
for favors ; to gammon.
ftung^ a kind of sow-thistle
used for greens, which stands
in winter.
p'eng'^ ^f'dng grassy, luxuri-
ant;- bushy, like a fox's tail;
nnme of a plant; see also
140. 3.
'han^ a flower not opened ;
the buds of tiie lotus. Hib-
iscus, and sweet flag.
cha^ chah, chu^ sprouts and
shoots appearing above
giound.; animals growing
stronger and larger ; ch'uh,
a sort of herb ; choh^ the
budding forth of plants,
same as ^ 140. 30.
/en^ f^/dn fragrance of flowers,
and herbs; perfume; numer-
ous ; amicable.
ching^ Jiing a kind of thorny
bush ; spinous ;■ prickly ;
brambles.
khiai^ 'kw'ai a kind of rush
of which door mats can be
woven; sandals and wisps
are also made of it.
fzu* tsz* thorns, prickles ; to
be sarcastic.
lieh* sed^'e ; rushes, useful
to make brooms.
f^li* ch'ih* name of a plknt and
flower; the white jasmine.
le^ leh, spines on plants ;
prickly ; very hispid ; a
species of spinous ti'ee good
for palisades.
Zt'" a kind of rush ; a
fragrant plant, a fruit found
in Southern China, the lichi
or laichi; a species of celery.
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20
21
24
cli'ieh' Jt'ie chia^ the brinjal,
the egu'-phmt; tho" tomato;
the steni of the lotus.
slieng*' shing'' a plant; a
wall creeper; an evergreen ;
sesamum.
lao*'' to weed the ground.
shao^ shoh^ a medicine; a kind
of peony.
tou* ivuh^ a tuber ;■ a variety
of the Chinese yau).
^ch^u^ hsi* youDg of birds;-
grass, liay, fodder, to cut
grass.
^])ao^ the husk of grain ; a
sort of rush fit for making
sandals or mats ; rank, lux-
uriant; food wrapped in
niullierry leaves for presents.
iP'n" grapes ; the vine.
po^ p'ohj turnip; beets; a
fi'agiaut white flower.
c/m" kiih, the chrysanthemum;
the marigold.
^t'ao^ the grape ; the cultivat-
ed vine.
hua^ ^hwa flowers; a blossom,
Hf-I^ a corolla, pleasure; indistinct
vision ; variegated, orna-
mented ; to exaggerate.
- fl^ * - ch'ien^ ^ts'ien exuberant and
- I ■*■ vigorous foliage ; a tint, like
the color of topaz.
tsui^'' a kind of reed ; to
collect ; grassy ; a selection ;
to be with, to congregate,
as people into towns,
same as ife 140. 4.
pi* ipe'i a medicinal plant ;
the castor-oil plant; used in
making vermilion ink for
seals; pih^ a rain cloak,
-IjJ;^ chan^ ^shen to cover with
r*--| grass, to thatch ; a mat of
straw.
cJiiung^ JiHiing the seeds of
-> irn .^ bulbous plant, considered
in ancient times to be highly
felicitous. .
27
28
29
30
■"^-S-' ^mao^ an aquatic vegetable
resembling the pond lily ;
the raw leaves are edible.
chuan^ ^kiXen a common way-
side plant ; the burweed ; its
leave.s and .^eeds are sticky.
ehiieh^ kueh, a fern whose
tender sprouts can be used
for food.
-_|2** shhi^ ^shdn branches wide
^^r apart; a medicinal plant;
""^ pendent branches.
-V^ c'^^* f^^i-K ^" orchideous plant,
"7^ its mots are employed to rub
on the ink-stone with ver-
milion to fit it for writing.
• I K -* j^Jo* 7>oA, the roots of grass j
/<^ stubble; a thatched cottage.
shu^ shtch, general terra for
pulse.
chia^ Jcia reeds, rushes ; ^hia
wrongly used for ?K the
nelumbium leaf; see also
140. 79.
tsou^ f^tseu a tussock, such as
grows in a bog ; grass and
jungle; hemp leady for
weaving; a well-made arrow
of aspen wood ; a mattress ;
a nest; an overplus; 'tsvmn
to put wood or poles around
a coffin as it lies on the
ground before covering it in
the tumulus.
~\-\^ k'o^ Jio^ small plants or grass;
plj petty, troublesome, vexa-
tious; small, trifling, minute;
to criticize; to annoy, as by
interfering.
—fcf^ jd^ joh^ if, as; to accord with,
~^^Z\ perhaps ; ^je dried plants ;
hay.
M
^^ ta^ tah^ a species of pulse ;
>^^^ small grain ; to sustain, to
^"^ take upon one ; often used
for ^.
-Hf;^ (^t'u7ig^ a small, wild syn-
IpJ g<'nesious planthavingyellow
flowers, and the smell like
the artemisia.
^shany^ a kind of medical
^1 plant, whose root is a remedy
for the a"ue.
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j?ro' a term for plants used
as salads, either raw or
cooked, as lettuce, endive,
succory ; to sow thistle, and
other similar plants,
same as |f 187. liO.
j^'mo* clover, or small legu-
minous plant like a pea; a
marshy plant whose leaves
furnish a black dye, and
when boiled will blacken the
hair.
/fcow' "keu precipitate ; to
catch fish; if so, but; plants,
herbage; adulterous; incon-
siderate, improperly, illicit.
'k'li^ bitter; hard, distress-
ing, unpleasant, painful,-
troublesome; urgent ; to dis-
like.
ko%t^ heu^ a medicinal phint ;
its seeds are reputed to cure
inflamed eyes, and its tender
leaves aie edible.
^t'ai^ moss, lichens; small
plants growing on rocks;
mossy.
chu^ 'kii an old name for the
arum or something like it,
of which cordage could be
made.
0* ngoh, the receptacle of a
flower, including also its
persistent calyx.
cJiiang^ fts'iang a red rose ;
sp\ a species of water poly-
gonum or smart weed.
ko- koh^ a species of wild
onion having a small stem
and large ligulate leaf; Bud-
dhist priests are forbidden
to eat it.
'ming^ tea of any sort ; the
tender leaves of tea.
cKiad^ Jciao a kind of rice ;
buckwheat.
chii n^ Jiiiin a lacustrine
pl.mt, growing in the deep
waters of canals ; it is used
to nourish gold-tish.
wei* fWei a trailing medicinal
plant; the seeds are used as
tonic, lenitive, and stimulant.
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^p'u" a sacred tree of tlie
Buddhist, brought from
Ma^adiia (Ficus religiosa).
ch'i* ts'ihj to repair, to pub
in order; to thatch, to cover;
a sort of spinous herb.
ch'iu^ f^siu a of kind gynan-
drous plant, which is regard-
ed as felicitous because it
flowers three times in a year.
huv' Jiivui fennel or caraway.
^yiii^ the padded mats an-
ciently laid on floors, and
still used in Japan ; a com-
modious seat ; cushion or
mats.
chiiu^-* kiitn? the mushroom;
mold on bread or paste.
t'n*^ a sedge grass, used in
making mats.
shih^ js/ti a grassy appear-
ance, like a lawn ; (^ch'a to
cut down tre^^s : the sprouts
growing on i slump; suckers.
ts'o*^ to chop htraw fine for
animals ; to cut fine.
Jao^ grass, rushes; stubble
or thorns cut for fuel ; to
gather stubble.
^ i^' profession, trade; ability,
aptitude, skill in doing a
thing, cunning; expert; a
• craft, an art, a calling ; an
accomplishment ; to dis-
criminate ; to cultivate
plants, to set out trees.
chin^ kin^ a plant that is
extremely poisonous, which
seems to be the field violet.
chuang^ fChivang sedate,
serious, correct in conduct ;
a farmstead ; thoroughfare,
a high road ; used for J^
and for fj.
^tsunq^ small twigs at the
end of branches; a plant
used for dyeing.
(ling^ the water chestnut;
the water caltrops (Tiapa
bicornis) whose fruit is eaten.
<sV to slip or stumble when
making an obeisance, and
not perform it, either tjy
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catching -the dress, or from
stiff knee; to deceive.
yiian^ 'yuen grass, pasture ;
soft, luxuriant; a field for
horses; a park or menagerie;
a book of extracts, a collect-
anea; 3'ouiig, soft, fine; yi>^h^
grieved.
cJtiieh'^ kiieh^ a medicinal
plant like senna, wliose seeds
are used iu diseases of the
e3;e.
^fu^ a kind of marigold; tlie
Hibiscus mutabilis; beauti-
ful.
fyao^ a species of thistle; the
stalk is tubular, and the
flower flat on top ; the young
plants are eaten as a pre-
ventive of flatulence.
peay* ^pdng luxuriant, full
of leaves or fruit.
cliici^ kiah, pods of legumin-
ous plants; legumes general-
ly, seeds ; the sheath on the
eaf stalk of grasses.
^ying^ brave; excellent;
luxuriant; flourishing; su-
perior, Ijeautiful ; eminent,
lii^h, noble; a tassel; orna-
ment on a spear; a flower
whose fruit is not yet
formed.
yil* yuh^ a species of wild
vine, smaller tiiau the culti-
vated,
same as ^ 140. 97.
5^'i° sprouts or suckers; tares;
leaves opening out; plants
starting; a whitish grass re-
sembling panicled millet; (i
to cut down grass; to root
up weeds.
an^ ^ngan a round hut or
thatched cottage ; a shelter
for a guard; a religious
house ; a reception hall, or
small temple.
^lii^ a plant used to flavor
cooked fish ; it resembles
parsely ; also read Jezi.
ij>2 ju^ intertwisted as roots;
to receive^ to take, to eat
much ; to gormandize ; to
covet, to feed; putrid; to
die, to conjecture, to deliber-
ate.
^hi^ a gourd, a pumpkin ; a
mushroom, a kind of tuber,
^ ch'i^ ftsH luxuriant foliage;
p^ courtly in one's manner.
tveV' ^wei flourishing, luxuri-
ant.
vlA^ sor- abundant vegetation,
^j'o" luxuriant vegetation.
sui* cara way ; coriander ;
parsley.
wei^ .wei plants drooping;
rotten ; blasted, drying up ;
dying.
sfto'" a small plant like the
chickweed (Stellaria).
chiang^ Jdang ginger ; also
other plants in which the
aromatic taste is perceptible.
^ying^ a vine like the grape,
which produces berries or
grapes.
Jiao^ to pull up weeds ; to
weed out grass from the
fields ; to extirpate.
liov} Jeeu a species of onion;
its hollow culm.
chien* tsien^ to introduce; to
i"ecommend ; to continue; to
keep or do as before ; to re-
peat, to recur often ; again,
repeatedly.
2)P p'oh^ p'o^ an edible tuber;
the water-chestnut.
<.fti} the white pellicle lining
the culms of a water-plant;
a rush; related; friendly;
the female hemp ; p'iao^ to
die of hunger.
Jcu} the core or tender stalks
of a water grass, uncultivated
in ponds ; they are eaten
like celery,
^sun^ a fragrant and very
pretty purple orchid, the
fresh roots are steeped in
spirits as a tonic.
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'cliit? a plant of which ropes,
grass cloth, and coarse linen
are made.
hsiian^ Jmen a species of
day-lily; a mothei', because
it is said that it' a woman
carries it she will bear a
son.
su* suh, a clover grown in
the central provinces for
fodder, manure and green.
kuan^ ^kivan name of a dis-
trict in Kwangtvuig,; huan^
marshy plants like the cat-
tail reed or sed,i;e ; a coarse
grass mat ; to smile.
k'ou* k'eu^ nutmeg; the seeds
of caidanioms and similar
spicy fruits.
yiian^ 'ynen luxuriant, ten-
der ; soft, fresh,
cliieti} Jiien the stalks of a
course grass whose fibres,
after rotting, become white,
9,nd are tit for making coarse
clotii.
i± mi* mill, small rootlets of
^ the Nelumbium, which grow
from tlie joints of the
riiizome.
^ s"^"i/* pl'i'its growing thick
3^ and like jungle.
K same as "a ^40. 102.
Ef
tan(/*^ an hei b that is reput-
ed to stop the flow of milkj
and produce hysteria and
delirium.
hsieJi} '■sie a medicinal plant.
4l3t>»^
jung^ <.yung Afiican mari-
gold; the Hibiscus mutabilis.
tui*'' abundant vegetation.
feng^ ifung an old name for
a sort of culti vated Crucifera,
allied to the mustard; its
sprouts, stalks, and roots
were eaten successively in
tlie four seasons.
xvei^ wei* an odorous plant
having purplish blossoms ;
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luxuiiant, rank, as foliaL;e;
elegant, classic, fine; numer-
ous.; yuh^ a city near Shansi.
,/an^ a wild plant whose
leaves resemble an onion or
chives; a kind of marine
algae or delicate sea-weed
likened to hair.
chian.(f Hsiang a species of
aquatic grass cultivated for
its sweet stalks in most
parts of Cliina.
^mun^ a water vegetable of
the gentian family.
iiieh^^ worn out, debilitated
from age; weary, as after
woik.
'iii^ a wild medicinal plant,
a species of Primulaceae;
interchanged with ^ 85.
44.
hui* ^kwiii plants, herbs.
ch'i^ 'k'i a plant with a
bitter taste, good to cure
gunshot wounds and cuts.
Jcang^ a trailing plant, the
Vitis Jicifolia, which bears
white flowers and small
grapes that are said to re-
move stupiditj'-.
huang^ Jimang wild ; a
wilderness; drought ; desert-
ed, barren, neglected, reck-
less, very, empty, unripe, a
moor, a jungle ; a famine ; to
magnify, to nullify.
keng^ Jiang the culm or
stalk of grasses and herbs;
rising straight up; a stem;
hilt of a sword.
chu* kW a small rush ; a
vegetable; succulent plants
allied to the chicory, lettuce,
endive, sow thistle, and sim-
ilar species.
ch'i^ 'k'i a variety of succory
whose leaves are milky and
can be eaten; millet or panic
seed; grass, a prickly tree.
-±l^ same as "jVf 140. 9
e.
plant.
fence, a fragrant
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y'ei'* yVi' to overshadow, as
by luxiuifint foliage; j'nh^
a knee-pad worn when sacii-
ticing.
shih^ ^shi a floating marine
plant which furnishes small
seeds tasting like barley.
/?■" the peduncle or footstalk
of a flower or fruit; the
persistent calyx, as of per-
simmon ; stem of a melon;
a root, a stem ; l)aseless,
unfoundt^d ; interchanged
with ^.
tai*^ the rootlets of herbs or
grasses; unimportant; in-
terchanged with z^/ and \^.
/i6'i* sih, a mat of any kiiul;
ample, flowing, wide, as
garments ; laid up for use ;
overgrown with jungle.
iP'inc/^ succulent cress, of
whose sprouts deer are very
fond.
ch'ien^ Jc'ien a medicinal
plant allied to the Scultell-
aria.
p'eng^ ^pang a coarse plant
of which brooms can be
made ; to cause, to make ;
to have oversight,
same as 95. 95.
chieii^ tsUn"^ pasture grounds ;
to lead animals to pastur-
age; to introduce, to re-
commend ; to I'epeat ; to set
forth; to present, to lay
out oblations ; also same as
che^ che^ the sugar cane.
^fing"^ the culm of grasses ;
peduncle of flowers ; small
beams in a roof.
^yen"^ trailing and climbing
as plants.
hsiung^ Jcung a medicinal
plant whose decoction is
used to purify the blood.
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(^Ci* name of a grassy plant;
a con tract i')a of ^tl ^ a
series.
fu^ full, luxuriant, vegeta-
tion that conceals the patli ;
to .screen ; ornament for the
hair I to open, to clear away,
as weeds.
jo* j nil, a SOI t of water plant,
the cat tail rush (Typlia) ;
mats are woven from the
mature plants.
■ same as ^ UO. 38.
chiaiu/^ 'kiaug small roots;
the branches of roots.
lu* Inh^ a kind of 'entiles or
pottage.
^ts'uvg^ ^v^^&y ; 'simg chok-
ing, filling up.
ivei^ iwe'i a kind of pot herb,
growing in damp places,
producing a small pea,
sometimes used for food ; a
kind of fern.
hsi^ 'si name of a plant ; to
increase flve^^old.
lu* ItiJi^ the wild hop ; a
bitter plant.
;n* pih, fragrant] a sort of
pf)tlierb.
ftsung^ onions; garlics; a
leek green ; bus}', hurried.
cliih* chi'' a medicine used n
fevers.
ai* nyai' plants growing
very luxuriantly ; hidden,
as by the thick growth.
^fien* an herb with leaves
like a cabbage used as a
remedy in fevers ; flourish^
ing; luxuriant.
same as ^ 140. 40.
'jui^ petals, centre of a
flower ; a leaf-bud ; a virgin ;
sap, juice,
hsi^ 'si afraid, shrinking,
looking terrified ; bashful,
exce.5sively timid ; thrown
oft" one's guard, showiug the
white fcatiioi-.
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^lu' a plant like the madder
in that its roots rlj'o a red
color ; it is a species of
Rubia and is now mostly
superseded by sapan-wood.
hiiai^ ^hicai an umbelliferous
plr , of whicli the leaves
are fragrant.
hni* hwnp a species of epiden-
drum ; a fragrant species of
marshy orchid,
t*"' the seeds of a water lily,,
smaller than the common
lotus.
mao* men'' umbrageous ;.
flourishing; Iienlthy, highly
developed, a high rank or
quality of;: elegant, fine, to
exerfe,. to endeavor after;
vigorous f strong.
ijung* a malvaceous plant,-
resembling the Hibiscus ;
also a sort of pulse.
slnh* s^hnh^ the name of a'
plant which produces pen-
dulous tubers.
Hieit^ the name of a grass.
clii^ kill, a common medicinal
plant, aspeeies of Euphorbia;
the root-stocks are taken as
a purgative.
ch'i^- ts'ih, a kind of Iridae
growing in damp places ; it
preserves fish, and has a
sharpish taste.
0* ^nffo a small species of
artemisia, or mugwort,
whose tender stalks are
edible when boiled,
*pien*' an herb having leaves
like the oleander with small
white flowers ; it runs over
the ground and the young
leaves are boiled as greens.
li*^ a stiff grass ; the leaves
are suitable for weaving
into sandals, and are also-
u^sed to dye a dull green
color,
same as ^ 140. 168.
fao*^ to incubate, to sit on
egiis, as a bird ; to hatch.
;;«" pah, the Smilax, the
trailing stem of which is
hard and stiff, and the root
edii)l<i ; the unexpanded
leaves of brake.
iP'u'^ sedge grass ; rush.
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h- ch^ou' (cKeu a medicinal
plant with a bitterish root.
i'o* (oh, fallen, as leaves in
autumn ; cracked, as the
bark of some plants, which
peels off.
^ui" a labiate plant like
horehound, in appearance
(marrubium)
wo^a sweet mushroom.
chi* kP the water-caltrops
(Trapa incisa) having three
or four prongs on the fruit.
ch'iao^ Jc'iao a thorny kind
of sunflower; it has gi'eenish
red flowers, which are edible
and slightly bitter.
same as IS- 140. 9.
t\ao*^ a bamboo basket in
which laborers carry muck
or produce ; ^yin oats, a
name mostly confined to the
Korth of China.
son^ ^sen loti^ a marshy pre-
serve in which game is kept
and fish are reared ; fat ;
gainful, rich ;. a place where
people gather.
pi** small plants, brushwood;
delicate; to keep out of
view, to repress ; to decide
firmly; to shade, to screen;
to include; to cut off, to
present advance; obscured,
dull.
su* stih, a general name for
vegetables, legumes, and
kitchen herbs.
mou~^meii small bushy plants.
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hsieh* jSte a plant whiuli is
allitnl to tlie Vitex ; ^ye to
iiccutnulate ; £<'?<■ an ear of
■J rain.
hu* huh, a small orchidaceous
plant, with exapetalous and
white flowers; the leaves are
used in cookinji; fisli, and
the culms diied as a tonic
for weak children.
ch'i)i^ ^k'in celery; parsley;
cress, honiewort.
c/t'i* ^k'i to seek for, to beg,
to try ; a bridle.
hsin^ f^sin fuel, firewood ;
brambles; wood cut for the
fire.
^fang^ fragrant ; pleasing ;
excellent, virtuous; beauti-
ful ; agreeable.
^yen^ tobacco ; (^yiX sick ;
faded ; rotting, as leaves or
CO Ml post.
^^i'ciiiy" a medicine whose
seeds resemble sunflower
seeds in shape.
ts'u* ts'uh, a nest ; to collect,
to call together; a crowd; a
silkworm whisk.
chi* kV gi-ass growing thick-
ly ; to reach, to arrive at.
hsiin^ ^siiln a heibaceous
plant liaving a yellow flower
and red fruit, which fattens
those who eat it.
7s'ao' grass ; running hand;
iieedless ; hastily, carelessly,
a rough copy or original
draft; to mow ; to cut grass;
an acorn used in dyeing
black; plants with her-
baceous stems ; vegetation.
7no* vioh^ no, not, do not ;
a cessation of; no need of,
if, unless; to plan; ample,
great; mti' quiet; dull, shady,
evening.
shih'^ js/« to plant; to set
out shrubs or trees as a
memorial of an event or
victory ; to set up a pole.
^ch'ang^ a kind of rush, or
flag.
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vieny"^ ^indng to bud, to
germinate : sprouting of
seeds ; to shoot fortli ; fixed ;
incipient; the reviving of
evil habits; to plow.
cWii^ k'uh, a coarse tray
niade of rushes on which
silkworms feed and wind
their cocoons.
ivei^ wei^ to screen, to in-
tei cept ; a species of leek ;
(Allium porrum)
ko" kohj creeping plants ;
edible beans; relatives, pos-
terity,
7van^^ to shoot forth, to
ramify, to creep; a vine;
intricate; obscure, verbose;
^7nan a root, a kind of round
turnip.
tsui^'' small, insignificant, as
a country; vile, contempti-
ble; to collect.
fxlj^ fuh, seeds of the turnip,
used as a medicine ; also
read poA,.
mo* vioh, the jessamine; the
jasmine.
^c]nt^ shti^ a small tree ; its
bitter seeds are used in
coughs and tonic medicines ;
the ripe capsules are deep
red and tlie seeds black.
?/eA/ leaf of a tree, book,
etc.; a thin .plate of gold or
metal;; a lobe of the lung or
Hver ; a clamp, a hinge;
posterity, ages;; to collect, to
assemble.
^suiig^ a geireial term for
cabbage, which keeps green
all winter.
ts'e* tseh, a prickle, a thorn;
to prick,
same as ^ 140. 144.
1^ yao^ yoh, medicine ; physic.
itl^*" V^ti' petals, centre of a
yJ^KsT ^"^^^^'j plfiuts growing thick
and pendaiit.
•-y^ t'iao'^^ a bamboo basket in
ql^- which laborers carry muck
or produce.
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-4-fi Ji.'^i'- .s-//(, the slippherd's purse,
/T^yC f lien as greens.
/■//o' 'kico fruit; also used for
J|l I fruiis with a nut or
l^ci iieh
same as *& 140. 115,
^
Jln"^ a jilaut feseinbliiig the
artemittia in fragrance and
habit, but which is probably
a species of YiteX.
ich'ai^ a kind of sudoiific
luediciue.
^nnu: as || HO. 102.
j.<.7/a/7' the small rootlets of
tli(^ oSelunibiuni.
iiieh* yf'h,* the stock or stump
of a tree 5 the bole, remain-
ing ill the ground after tlie
tree is cut down.
po* j)ohj a small tree ; the
bark is reddish and dyes
ye! low.
'/cao'^ k'ao^ straw good for
thatching; decayed wood; a
draft, a first, copj'.
cJiien' Jcieyi' a water plant
allied to the water lily, the
Euryale fpTox, it is cultivat-
ed for its .^ W seeds, stems,
and roots, wliich contain
much starch.
'~'?'?^ ^s'z' duckweed; to
thatch ; to collect; a prickly-
plant growing on citv walls
and roofs, said to be the
Trihulus.
chih^ 'chi a fragrant plant
but bitter, used for a car-
minative.
I'p'u^ fodder for horses and
Cows ; dry grass chopped up.
tz'il^ j^6'V a plant yielding a
red dye, perhaps allied to
thn liiihia.
li* Jih, a plant like the cress,
said to intoxicate or kill fish.
ivei* ivcP overgrown with
weeds; jungly.
'jui' petals, centre of a flow-
er ; a virgin ; juice,
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1^ isa/iff*^ to inter; to bury
wiiJi decorum; to lay a body
into the tomb; in Pekiiigese:
to spoil ; to rip ; to break
accidentally.
^shaii^ to mow ; to cut grass
or lieibs 5 to root out ; a large
billliook, a sort of scj'the.
tiian'' twan'' the flower of the
Hibiscus rosa-^ioieiisis ; see
also 140. 29 ■^.
^Tll ^^' '^ species of pepper tree,
^V^ the seeds of which are u.sed
in cooking mutton or beef,
and to give soup a lelisli.
~Jtt^ mei^ finei a general name for
- /Tj * berries, as blackberry, rasp-
berry, or otliei" edible kinds.
- II ^ ^p'i^ a thorny kind of malva-
xJ^ ceous plant ; to shade, to
protect.
mao*^ ;0 pull out, as the
roots of tangled plants;
overgrown with grass; vege-
tables; to cook or prepare
foi" eating.
- |tf chH- ^k'i a medicinal plant,
J^^ a kind of lungwort, of which
three or four sorts are spok-
en of.
■ yL * t^nin^ the skin of bamboo ;
^^ a multitude, the people.
Z^^ clii* k'ih, a fragrant plant
^"^ resembling the valerian or
mint.
7^1^ cfiiu* Jt'tit the seeds of a
wild pepper-tree which grow
in clusters.
chii^ J,sU fruits pickled whole
or in pieces, not mashed ;
greens, as melons or calibage;
sour-krout; pickles; to put
in salt or brine; to impede,
to interrupt.
finany^ vagueness, doubt;
vastne.ss ; dazzling and im-
mense, like the expanse of
the ocean ; J,sie a morass full
of sedge.
same as yiftr 85. 9.
/a?i** grass, herbage; plants;
a kind of wasp.
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140.
m
tr fihj arid ; hot air, a scorch-
ing air; ^tstao hills on which
tliB grass is dried up.
Hftao^ several aquaiic grasses
whicli clucks delight in ; to
joy in, to take delight in ;
elegant, graceful, polished J
fine composition.
la* Icto* lo* loh^ to leave be-
hind ; to sink; to fall; to
set; to drop, to .scatter, to
descend; fixed, arranged.
jjo"^ pao" 2)oh^ thin, light; few,
rare; stingy; to slight; to
browbeat; poor, unfortunate;
to diuiiai.sli, suspicious of;
trifling.
jSO^ a triquetrous grass; a
species of Cyperus ; to rub
in the hand.
^np heavy dew ; phuits ex-
truding their roots above
the ground.
chiang^ Jcicuig a leguminous
plant whose seeds are used
in e3'e disease.
div/" Ji'ij, the water-lily.
^p'iuff* water lichen ; moss ;
duckweed, such as covers
pools and fish ponds; wander-
ing, floating about ; travel-
ling.
tariff" unsettled, agitated ;
spoded ; to suhveit, to over-
turn; 'lissipated ; large, vast,
niMiinificenl.
i'eny" J^dng cane, vines,
creepers; rattan.
j^>'?6" rushes ; the cat-tail
rush or Typha," of whose
leaves mats are woven ; the
calamus or sweet-flag; huts
made of grass.
^fan^ a boundar}', a frontier;
a fence or iierlge; to protect;
to fend off; to inclose;
feudatories near the fron-
tiers.
^po^ cabbage; a fruit;
spinach.
yiln'* yuv? an aquatic plant,
wdiose leaves grow from the
joints ; to .gather, to heap
^T»\
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up, to accumulate; to
practise.
^]/iao^ small water-jilants,
like the Lemma or Fiatia,
floating on fish ponds.
cJicny^ ^ching steam, vapour ;
to steam, to boil ; to rise,
all, numerous; small faggots;
hemp torches.
(Wii^ a vigorous growth of
weeds and jungle; neglected;
feitile.
'■liav? a wild flower, resem-
bling the cress, which is pick-
led for condiment.
^yen^ plants drooping; de-
cayed vegetables; not fresh,
corru[)t, changed, stinking;
faded, old.
't'atv' a species of marsh
grass or rush useful for
making brooms.
hsiln^ fhiuii fragrance of
flowers; odor, perfume; to
cauterize; to embalm.
chiao^ Jsiao the plantain or
banana; the palm; fuel,
firing ; a mere straw.
(^/an^ an aquatic grass, on
wdiich wild geese feed.
tvei^ 'ive'i plants, grass.
cKiaiig^ fts'iang a red rose ;
■se/i, a species of water poly-
gonum or sniart weed.
j7/a^ shoots, buds; Lo Ijegin ;
a geim ; a plumule ; to bud.
5«iM" a medicinal plant; it
is three feet high, with
spoon shaped, obovate leaves
in pairs opposite ; the nodes
resemble a cow's knee.
ti^ tih, water grasses with
solid or hard stems, like the
sugar-cane or sorghum.
'many^ brushwood, jungle;
tangled ; thick grass ; con-
fused, indistinct; rude,
rustic ; regardless of etiquet-
te ; heedless
yii^ i^yiu a trailing plant
growing in the water, hav-
ing a fetid smell; noisome,
dank, like rotten wood.
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lu* luh, seeds beyinniug to
i,eniiiiiate, the plumule sliow-
inu above giouuil.
Jca^ the aiicieut name of au
aquatic grain whose seeds
resemble rice ; a spirit was
distilled fium them.
t-AVa' k'tah, a felicitous plant,
which appears to denote a
fern resembling the comniou
brake.
A-uo' Ho' fruit wliich ripens
on the ground, as melons,
tomatoes, ground-nuts, pine-
apples, etc.; those having no
kernel,
same as ^ 140. 135.
chen"- ,chdu a bright blue
oroliid.
^kan^ liquorice; it cures all
complaints of the breast and
bladder, and corrects the
bad influence of other plants.
shea^ ishdyi jen* the berries
of the mulberry, which
Chinese fables say will im-
prove the harsh voice of
owls ami kestrels.
sni^ JnP* pendant twigs of
trees, drooping leaves of
flowers, as of air- pi ants ;
ends of a fringe or band
hanging down; soft, delicate.
jP'u* a" lucky plant known
in ancient time ; same as jjjf
140. 85.
f^mino^ sprout';, shoots, buds,
suckers ; descendants, pro-
geny; the issue of; an index,
as the tongue of the health;
the emperor's summer hunt;
flame, blaze.
2)1* 2^ih, a variety of pulse.
•zitt fii} fuhj an edible wild vege-
l^a table, having large veined
leaves and roots like a
finger; a sort of rush.
- J I * tzi(} ^tsz' an uncultivated
^^ field; waste, untilled laud;
overgrown, as a jungle; to
cut ; a dead tree still stand-
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JUL
Asm* ch'nh, to collect ; to lay
up in store; to bring up; to
rear, as vei^etables.
same as 3^ 140. 38.
same «,s 1£ 140. 38.
UP 'lei a creeper like a
melon or a pea.
j/«?i' flourishing; plenty;
numerous; the increase of;
to inclose, to fence in, to
shield.
su^ csA?7. vegetable food ; a
<nain ; a general term for
edible greens, including
pulse.
'V flourishing, vigorous
plants.
chi- taih^ gorse, furze; the
Tribulus terrestris or cal-
trops, it is fed to camels,
and the seeds are employed
in diseases of the eye, and
coughs.
k'iU'i^ <kwei the mallow ;
the sunflower; to measure,
to estimate.
teii</- ftduff a plant, allied
to a IJypericum.
ti^ tih, the white seeds of
the water lily, after the
spongy testi have been re-
moved ; also read 'hiao.
j/a' the corolla or inflores-
cence of a plant.
2)eu^ t,2)dn a species of wild
mspberry ; Jdn fragrant, as
flowers.
kai*'' a cover; to build; a
roof; to overshadow; to
include, to be, is; to conceal;
for, since, for that, now,
then.
chin* tsiti* a plant whose
roots afford a yellow dye ; a
residue ; to promote to a
higii post, as a faithful
minister or an officer placed
near his sovereign; sincere,
attached to.
J,aii} blue, indigo; a plant
used to dye blue.
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m
hi^ reed ; water rushes ;
applied to various sorts of
hollow stemmed grasses, used
for mats and awnings, or to
repair dikes.
WMt* m^^h^ a cultivated plant,
the trefoil; (medicago
sativa).
~^^f^ (pna-)}g* to exert one's self;
to encourage, to stimulate.
meny^ tmmff^ just awaked
from sleep.
Jiuvg^ tlie death of a prince
or feudatory ; to die ; like
a swarm, many, numerous,
as descendants ; quickly, sud-
denl}'.
teng* tang'* to wake from
^^^ sleep ; just opening one'^s
eyes, or half awake.
mieh* not, without ; minute,
worthless; to throw away,
to discard ; to pare, to
scrape thin.
__£.»=-t ^^^^^^ff^ i-stmig a medicinal
^U plant, the Celosia argentea,
whose black smooth seeds
resemble those of the cocks-
comb.
jwao' high rank grass, good
for thatching houses ; reeds,
rushes ; a water closet; poor,
lowly ; -a species of low palm ;
a kind of scrub pine.
,,, y\ •* chi^ chili} a plant; its seed
^14 is used as a cooling medicine.
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cha*'' careless about ; not
arranged in the middle, or
nicely.
T^l 'la^ uneven, rocky, — alluding
^^ to the way stones are piled
up.
" r^^i i^nci' musliroom.
^Ali ts'ai*^ weeds, herbs, esculent
^j*" plants; a species of tortoise;
the border of a parterre or
grass plat; saA, to let go, to
loose ; criminals undergoing
a banishment of 500 li.
" J,!^ suayi* swan' garlic.
n.^
Vw' gra.ss; a kind of tree;
iku a kind of dividers, used
to mark off the spokes in a
wheel when inakin<> it.
wau*^ a myriad ; superlative
particle; a number, ten
thousand; many, every one,
all.
yu* *yin hsiu* a kind of use-
less grass resembling the
panicled millet growing
among grain ; weeds, tares ;
the riffraff of society, vicious;
mischievous.
-+d^ feug* Jd7ig the old name for
T^^C ^P'^^^ch.
c/ie7i^ ^chdn abundant, ex-
uberant herbage; bushy
trees; accumulated; to wear
on the head.
'pien' a trailing bean, con-
ya sidered as one of the best
kinds.
-^ chielt} kieli^ a very fragrant
plant which grows in Kiang-
su.
ch'iw^ ^ts'iu a syngenesious
plant like the may-weed,
having fragrant leaves, and
burned to dispel noxious
vapors,
same as |p 115. 172.
^su^ plentiful; happy; to re-
vive ; to cheer up, to take ;
a species of thyme, whose
fragrant, cinnamon smell
refreshes and revives the
weary spirits.
1 1 r. "A^ chUxing^ fk'iiing a reddish
j^rt I'oot which is furnished by
an umbelliferous plant allied
to the Angelica; it is used
for liver complants and head-
aches.
« • ^^^ ^^K ^ pen, a yard for pigs,
il/ an open basket forcarr}ing
pigs or game.
chif *ku the betel pepper,
for which Jil ^ is the cor-
rect form.
^t'ung"^ the roots of the nelum-
bium ; a kind of sedge or
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Scirpus, from whose stalks
fiiiiidals are made.
na* nah^ name of a fragrant
pi Milt.
clti^ (kH a variety of edible
fcin; the drawing resembles
tliat of an Osiiiunda, where
the seeds are arranL;cd in a
spike.
jjao* yoh^ medicine, physic.
(^s]nin^ a water vegetable of
the gentian family.
Jiu7it/^ a marshy plant hav-
ing reddislr leaves and How-
ers.
'JNp hanging down like tlie
ends of a girdle, or the
things attached to a fan.
t^ fan.' a.n edil)le kind of celery.
5/0- a Iiasket, ©.specially one
like a hod for carrying dirt,
lei^ ^le'i a trailing raspberry.
zr(?}i*7/?,t?i'" to collect, abstruse,
mysteriou.s; to pile up; a
sort of water vegetable.
s-s-M* ^s:i' a medicinal plant;
tiie dodder (Cuscuta) whose
seeds are used as a mild
tonic ; that found on pines
is deemed to be the best.
yu' t,yiu luxuriant vegeta-
tion.
chueh^ tsUe'h, a bundle or
sheaf of coarse grass, used
to strain spirits througli,
which retains the coarse
dreg.s.
Jo^ turnip; moss; to entwine;
parasitic plants like the
Epidendrum, or those which
twine around trees,
js/wt' a sort of yam ; a tuber,
a bulbous root.
'Hno^ an acrid herb, the
seeds of which fly about ;
"^"^ 7Het. troubles, griefs ; luh^
luxuriant growth.
"^ ^ wenff* ^wihiff the footstalk
^^ of a bower; a plant that
dye.s yellow.
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^i^ name of a plant,
t'iao''' a weed resembling tlie
hellebore; a kind of violet;
t'i^i, a kind of amaranth.
'lao^ the siri leaf used with
betel nut; a tei'm cnmraon in
Ful-ien instead of ^.
shih^ ^slti a plant resembling
mayweed which grows
around Confucius' grave and
is sold for divination ; the
stems were used for hair-
pins.
chao" cho* chiv* to become ;
o shew ; to order; it, is, so,
yes ; bright, clear, conspicu-
ous; an account; to- narrate;
to fix ; to publish, as a book ;
the revolution of a year ;
also s;uno as ^ clwh^.
erlt^ ^rh a species of agaric
or Boletus.
chieh* txiP a kind of mat to
hold offerings ; to make a
means of; to avail of; to
help; to botrow; to lean on
for aid ; to call in aid ; tsih^
in confusion, disordered, to
le;id by a cord ; to offer.
o?t' ^ngtu the lotus root; the
large rootstock of the
Nehmibinm, used for food.
Juni/ tinder ; horn ; con-
fused ; soft ; to push ; the
luxuriant growth of plants J
collected thick together.
keuff^ 'kdvff stalks of the
taro; culm of grain,
hsiar? ^siito reduced, impov^
erislied, indigent ; a very
fragrant and common species
of artemisia, about four feet
high,
(^?t^ a pumpkin, or gourd ;
the large garlic.
^shao^ coarse jungle grass ia
which wild aninitnls burrow,
and form a den ; the roots of
grass.
ksih^ sih, an amaranthaceous
plant; a cooling medicine
used in dropsy.
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^;c?^ j;e'i a medicinal plant,
the crtstof-oil plant (Ricinus)
used ill making vermilion ink
for seals; pih^ a rain cloak,
j/j'w" the breast, espocially
of a fowl or game bird.
^f\\} an herb used to make
besoms, bioom weed.
clhili? 'ch'i a fragrant flower,
cultivated for its scent; also
read 'cliai.
(ts'ang^ to hide ; to store up j
a receptacle ; to conceal ;
stores, property; the viscera;
to accumulate; to gather, to
fix, as a mordant; to store,
as a student his knowledge;
tsang^ a store house, a re-
treat ; a strung box.
chih'^ chP tiie seed of a plant
resembling the gall-nut,
(fai^ a triqufcitrous grass
(Scirpus niaritiiniis) growing
in boguy spots, of which
hats and cloaks are made ;
the flower stalk of a vege-
table, as of cabbage or
turnip.
cv/w' a miidiciiial plant of
several varieties.
hsii* sU^ agreeable; pleasant,
as good liquor, which has
been well strained; (fyii a
fragrant plant; a tuber like
the potato; tangled, weedy
growth.
Han^ an' opening flower, es-
pecially tliose of the lotus
and Hibiscus mutahilis.
lisi^ sih, a plant ; the purs-
lane.
h7ia^ kwah^ a bitter plant
whose fruit is used in coughs.
^cliuan^ ^chu'i'en the late and
old leaves of the tea-plant,
wliich require a strong draw-
ing.
sliuii^'' the Hibiscus si/riacus,
a type of transitory things.
ken^ kdn'' a wild plant, the
liaiiuiiculus, atiricorni s ,
Avhich is regarded as poison-
ous.
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ht Jang^ a species of reed or
marsh grass, a kind of dye-
stuff,
same as ^ 140. 20.
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hsing'^ king'' an aquatic plant
with floating leaves ; the
golden lotus.
lieitg" (lidug a fragrant flower;
a marshy plant with large
cordate leaves, and smelling
like rose; it is thought that
horses fed on them travel
fast.
^so^ a cloak made of bamboo
or palm leaves or of grass,
woven in strips and laid on
like thatch; to cover, to
screen from the rain ; hang-
ing loose, like a ruft' or goat's
long hair ; ^sui pendent, as
flowers.
kiin^ ^kzvim to heap eartli
around the roots of plants
when set out; to mulch
plants; to blanch by earth-
ing the stalks.
^jang"^ a plant resembling
ginger; its root is aromatic
and removes worms.
ch'ien* ts'ien^ a plant used
for d3'eing red ; tlie madder ;
in Cantonese : ^sai a kind of
floating grass grown in gold-
fish ponds,
^gao'* tlie fresh and vigorous
vegetation of summer ; a
medicinal plant, its roots
aie used in coughs.
hsin^ si'w' a mushroom or
agaric, with a slender stalk.
hsieio* hien'' spinach.
lisieh* hiaC a woody climbing
plant which has hooked spines
and large oval ribiied leaves
furnishing a tonic like sarsa-
parilla ; Jciai a sort of
Trapa.
Han^ a white and very fra-
t^^ grant flower from India; the
jlliohelia chanipaca.
^^ V«'' flourishing, shady ; fine,
P'^ graceful, pleasing.
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^^ Jie* shell, a fragrant plant,
=:^ from which tea or an in-
'^ fusion is made.
r*^ isha' a teim for plants with
'S'g tubers; a tuber, a bulbous
root ; also read ^chu.
-f-f^ tou* tei<? pulse; the nutmeg,
1^ legumes of every l<ind; peas;
beans.
•-*^ cA u' M'ii the sweet basil ; a
1^^ plantakin to the chicory.
'/Hmo^ small, petty, trifling,
insignificant, contemptible ;
far off; to slight, to treat
haughtily, to look down on ;
supercilious.
Onai^ to bury ; to store away;
fli to stop up; ^^vei filthy; to
make dirty, to defile.
pei* peP a bitterish expector-
ant medicine, a kind of
mealy bulb, used in fevers
and ointments.
■ Kl *^ k'uei* kiv'eP a basket or straw
P^" hamper to carry earth in ; a
""^^ vegetal)le like the blite or
strawberry spinach.
z iXS ^"^^' * species of fragrant
tyH labiate plant allied to the
■'^ hoar liouhd, which is burned
in worship; to shade, to
cover.
fen^ (^fdn trees or plants
producing abundance of
fruits ; flowers growing
together.
-H-V* ch'an* 'ch'en to command, to
\[4 J oidei-; to prepare; to release.
'mav a name for several
milk}' jijants; the chicory;
the dandelion, and also a
species of sow thistle.
su* suh, a marsh plant, whose
leaves lesemble purshme.
plant;
poisonous ;
oleander
^j* ^ Jniii^ Jiwun meat diet, strong
^^. savoured food ; strong smell-
ing vegetables, as onions,
garlic, etc., which, with five
kinds of meat, viz., that of
the horse, dog, cow, goose,
^Jj^ ch%i^ chuh, a medicina
JfcffiT it is regai ded as pois
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162
and pigeon, are all forbidden
to those w ho fast.
-jA*^ sJieit^ ^shdn an ancient place
_ I ^ in Sheiisi ; ^sin a mai shy
plant \vliose toot is used in
rheumatism.
hsileh^ sieh, a large marsh
grass.
■ JX^ pi*'' celery ; the Ficns pumila
M:Y? in Formosa ; p'oA, cracked,
as a jar.
nenif f^moig^ to cultivate
the ground, to break up the
soil; to carry on farnjing ;
agriculture; cultivated; ear-
ne.stly, widely.
"l^g ju* juJi, suckers, shoots ;
^fe^ sprouts springing from an
old root ; rushes for making
mats; a silkworm frame.
\\}j hsia^ Jiia the leases of the
^p^ water-lily or Nelumbium ;
^kia water rushes not yet in
flower.
Jio^ plants, herbage; a hun-
giy look ; large.
jjeiicj- i^pang a flag ; con-
fused ; luxuriant, &, species
of raspberry growing among
hemp ; overgrown, as jungle;
waving as grass; disheveled,
as hair,
same as jjt^ 140. 53.
ft'unq^ an herbaceous plant,
the s^ ^ Aralia papyrifera
whose jiith sliced into sheets
and ironed out furnishes the
substance wrongly called
rice paper; pith of any kind.
^m%^ a plant whose leaves
resemble elm seeds; the bark
can he made into cordage.
ta^ la\ a root like beet or
mangel wurzel.
-^5^ wev^ hve'i grass, herbage ;
-t^^V 'yiien a bud.
\^ chio" chnh, a weed; it is
difficult to extirpate.
ch'ij} (^k'ii a species of Triticum
which resembles wheat, but
has no eatable kernel.
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(//tj/i^ tlie lotus, or water
lily (Neiumbium speciosum).
'p'u^ a luxuriant growing
plant eaten by fish ; an
awning, a screen ; a small
mat ; a cycle of 72 years.
cJiiuntf Jc'io.nc/ the seeds of
a bulbous plant, considered
in ancient times to be highly
felicitous.
lisiang^ Jiiang the fragrant
smell of giain, as newly
reaped millet ; the odor of
beef's tallow.
^hi^ name of a plant.
yii} c^yiu a trailing plant
growing in sliallow water;
.sAhA, a grass formerly used
in making filters, through
whicli wine used in sacrifices
was strained ; to defecate, to
sti-ain.
k'it'^^ the stalk and flower of
the onion or garlic as it rises
and blossoms in the spring.
chiu^ ^tsiu tlie oily scum
which is found on rich spirits
and adheres to the cup ; the
rice cake or refuse left after
making spirits.
chan^'' to dip, as a; morsel in
sauce; baptism by immer-
sion.
ts'ai^'' vegetables, victuals in
general; greens, edible herbs;
food, viands.
Hnn(/^ to manage, to correct;
to rule or lead people on the
right way; to influence for
good ; firm ; to store up ; to
hide away; to vvithdraw.
^cKang- the earambola ; a
fruit.
Ining*'' flourishing ;■ budding
and sprouting; a vegetable
that keeps green in the
winter, which may be a sort
of moss.
Jii^ a plant whose stalks,
when old, are used to thatch
temples.
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•^*t| chierr Jiien a climbing plant
f^J bearing a fruit of a pear
shape, red as a cock's comb,
witli a scaly pit, and fit to
be eaten raw.
• A^ J,an^ the epidendruin ; a
1^01 general name for orohideous
plants; adopted, sworn,
pleasant, joyous, delightful;
excellent.
lin*'' a rush, the lea\es of
which can be used for mak-
ing mats.
?/i?i^' shade, shady ; umbra-
geous ; a shadow; to hidcj
to shelter ; to protect; hered-
itary honors in the state,
intimating that they protect
the realm.
fu^'' a medicinal herb whose
seeds are pungent, poisonous,
and bitterish, and taken for
their tonic properties.
^ch'u" a small medicinal
,k^ plant; it bears white flowers
with a yellow centre.
ch'en^ ich'dn a medical herb,
good for rheumatism.
, sa* sah^ to assist, to help ; a
B^g Sanscrit syllable introducted
by the Buddliists.
-»"»-* same as ii 140. 181.
huan^ Jnvan a sedgy grass
fit for weaving into mats in
the month of October; a sort
of juncus; fCKui luxuriant
foliage.
- f.l f ii/ung' a trailing plant, the
i4A^ Convolvulus rejotans, whose
^^ stem and leaves are muci-
laginous and eaten as a vege-
table.
htio* hivoh, to measure, to
calculate, especially the weal
or woe of men ; a measure.
-.5-5;^ tsa? tsah, a grass from which
AAft doorblinds can be woven ; a
^ small floating grass cultivated
in goldfish ponds.
^'i^' to clear ground of grass,
etc.; to weed out completely;
to shave a child's head.
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j/i« a kind of darnel prass,
or pel haps a Cai-ex, which
injuit's tlie yrowinj,' rice.
T/iin^ ^ytin a vegetable which
LMMwsup i-apidly and becomes
very bushy; its seeds furnish
oil, and stalks are eaten ;
tlie c)il cabbage.
lip 'lei a flower bud ; floweis
partly opened.
ju' ^jil a sort of Boletus, or
similar kind of fungus; the
decoction is used in dog-days
as a cooling drink and a
remedy in cholera,
hno* htvoh, leaves r.f a legume
used for foddar ; bean stalks
which are fed to camels;
greens; clover; a fragrant
plant of the mint family.
c.hing^ ^tsirig the flower of
the leek, applied also to
chives and shallots.
fei^ *fei deficient, scanty;
fasting; frugal, mean; fra-
grant, beautiful; fandals; a
turnip; greens; potherbs,
(mi* a kind of rose resembling
the cinnamon rose.
loei'^ 'wei reeds ; grass which
grows in the bottom of
rivers; a iiollow rusli or reed ;
tall grass, woven into ropes,
or dried for fuel.
hsieh* hiai^ a species of
onion; tiie scallions; it is
forbidden to those who fast ;
name of a mat.
yu*^ an edible tuber.
ch'iny' 'Jciilng a plant from
whose fibers cloth is made.
p^iny^ ^j)in the apple ; a
water plant, the leaves are
fed to animals,
j^'jii' a labiate plant a foot
high, with square culms and
long pointed leaves, purplish-
yellowish flowers in an im-
bricated head, which furnish
a drink when pressed.
Jiao^ asparagus; worthless;
tall iierl)S ; to close the eyes ;
to reduce.
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sow^ ^she7i a plant whose
root is allied to madder and
used in dyeing red; (perhaps
the Ruliia); to assemble, as
for a hunt ; to provision
cavalry for war, to order
troops; to search, to screen.
v-ei* toep the sprouts grow-
ing on plants that have been
plucked ; to sprout again, as
a willow stump.
eld* ki^ a general name for
thistles, as the .Carduus.
Imen^ 'sieji mosses on damp
walls and ground ; low,
mossy vegetation growing in
patches.
'uiao^ a climbing plant, the
cypress vine.
j/u^ an edible tuber ; a
variety of the water-chestnut
wliich people eat in time of
scarcity.
yi^ yih, a small grassy plant
having stripes and colors on
it like a iibl)on.
'pia(/ a kind of sedge grass,
of which mats for awnings
and sandals can be made.
,7ua* hemp ; sesamum ; the
iiemp plant.
Ji* a stem, branch, fork, or
prong; a kind of herb, whose
young leaves are edible, and
the mature stalks tit for
canes.
chieh^ Ji'iai the stalks of the
northern hemp, which are
dressed for ropes and cord-
age ; straw stiipped of its
leaf sheaths.
Hiny^ a lacustrine plant like
a bulrush whose leaves can
be woven into sandals or
withes.
chl'^ Up clip the shepherd's
purse (capsella bursa-pastoris)
gatheied for greens; the
cress.
clip ^tsi a species of leek ; to
prepare and mix, as condi-
ments; to compound; spoil-
ed, pounded ; to compare.
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211
212
141)^
-ffci^ cJi'ih^ 'ch'i a weed ; the puis-
Hhti J.niKj'^ :i, species of water |
^g. \\c'e(I, Polygonum ainpliib-
iiiin ; '/»»^ to collect.
Jiu^ ii tiget- .stnmii.ig over
l\^ Its {irey;'the stripes on its
1 lod V .
W Jiii empty, vacancy,
vain; untrue, unsatisfactory,
suspicious, deficient, humble,
abstracted ; space, firmamen t.
same as fi^ 141. 172.
yau^' a very i-ough way,
making it hard to get along.
'Jtn^ the scream of a liger;
an inteijection of i egret; a
sigh or exclamation.
ch'ii^ 'k'ii a mythical celestial
animal, which has a deer's
liead on a dragon bf)dy ; it
was cai-ved on the supports
of hells.
7w^ tiger; brave, fierce,
awful ; cruel ; a urinal,
same as p^ 30. 141,
t'lc" a tiger.
ssiV- ^sz' a wild beast resem-
bling a tiger, having one
hoi'n and able to go in the
water; perhaps an animal
akin to ihe sea-lion.
A«o ' a sign, signal; a name
or term; a mark, a desig-
nation ; a label ; Jino to
scream; to bawl, to yell, to
crow.
'cJin^ to stop; to manage;
to be at, to rest-, to dwell;
j p ac t ; while in; to distin-
guish, to jud;;e; cAV a place,
a spot; a circumstance;
plural.
kuu^ kwoh, the marks made
by a tiger when seizing his
pi-ey.
ch'i^ Jcih, to terrify, to scare ;
a species of leaping spider
which catches flies; hsi* Iiih,
a tiger skulking from fear
20
30
of man; alarmed, frightened;
a sort I'f spidei-.
cJian^^ a striped cat ; the
tiger cat.
pno'*'' a Nery diy or scorching
heat; stoiiny, tempestuous;
cruel, violent, oppressive,
fierce ; to strike, to l)ring to
light, to discover; a plat six
li square ; jj?<A, to dry in the
sun, to proclaim,
same as /^ 141. 16.
jjii^ a fal)ulous beast f>f mild
disposition; anxious for, and
therefore pi'epaied ; to sym-
pathize with, to think upon,
to expect; to estimate; an
impediment, mishap, acci-
dent; vigilant, ready, piovid-
ed against ; to understand,
to help ; to select, to possess;
a period of seven days'
mouining.
same as |^ 141. 87.
same as ^ 141. 67.
cliien^ Jx'ien firm, sincere,
respectful, devout; attentive,
correct, pious; to seize, as a
prey ; to kill ; trifling, of no
moment.
r^ ^""^* "^^'^''^ ^'^""^^ cruel, tyran-
^' /^ nical ; to oppress; unfeeling,
^^^ harsh; barbarities; outrages;
to malireai; troublesome,
rude; oppressors; natural
calamities.
58
66
67
151
same HS i^ 64. 141.
w=^ 1m^ Jii a description of an-
1^' cient earthenware vase used
in saciihces.
»^-il k'uei^ Jiivei to fail ; to Jose;
failure; a defect, deficience,
diminution; to injure, a
grievance, an affront ; want-
ing, not enough; to trouble
one; owing to; in conse-
quence of.
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142.
r42^
^
m
it
!I5^
^ch'iDii/^ insects or ivptiles ;
a p'-rson, a coiiir.ide ; a df'-
nieaiiiiig term for a son ;
chiai{/^ to eat, as white ants
do into tilings.
ch'in^ k'in. the coiiiiiinn
e.utli worm, the Lmnl)ricus.
Hiny^ tlie diagou-fly ; ^chHny
the razor sheath or Solen ;
^ch'diK/ a kind of ant.
'jfiny^ the Lejn^'ina or clothes
moth.
cKii^ fts'u worms; maggots
in putrid flesh ; ^tsil the cen-
tipede.
jmug'^^ peny^ oyster; mussels;
mollusks.
same as ([|[_, 142. 5.
'chio^ a kind of bookworm ;
moths in furs ; to eat, as
such insects do; eaten,
bored.
cha^ tseh^ a fish, an insect;
Hy-l)lown; a species of locust
which is regarded as edible.
shil(^ sell, louse; lice, fleas;
Cimex, acarus.
ch'iti" (^k'iu a young dragon
without a horn, or with one;
to squirm; a quick, wrig-
gling motion.
ko^ koh, a flea.
vieng^ ^maiig a sfin^iii«g fly
that infests animals; a pret-
ty plant.
slian* slien'' an earth-worm ;
the eel.
chiao^ Jc'iao crocodile.
Jun^ to squirm; a large
snake tliat can bring rain
and clouds; applied to the
crawling of worms or snakes.
^liny^ an insect witii two
wings; a kind of mosquito.
^ts'any^ the house fly ; flies
in general.
chieh* kiai' a red spotted
lizard ; it is considered to
be transfoi'Uied from a swal-
W
10
^
m
!|7C
low, and is employed as
a tonic or aphrodisiac; a
species of chameleon.
/?{*' the scales on the belly
of large serpents b}' which
they pi'ogress.
ji' the sow-bug (oniscus)
found under stones and in
damp places.
(^p'ien^ the led sand tick; its
venomous bite makes it
much dreaded.
^cJi'u' a toad. .
venomous
I as a bior
11
12
13
'i\
14
htti"-^ 'htviii a
serpent, which
head and a small neck ; to
dream of it foretokens the
birth of a daughter.
yiiaiL^ ^yuen a small venom-
ous snake a foot long.
i'ui* i'o'' the exuvipe or cast
off skins of cicadas, snakes,
or crabs ; to slough off the
skin.
ji* iii^ an insect like the
cicada, s,mall and of a
gretmish-black color ; the in-
ner and secondar}' bow of
the rainbow.
j%ii^'' a mosquito, a gnat; a
kind of venomous snake.
^yu? a garden slug; a large
garden spider.
cliiiing^ (liiiing cricket,
which keeps in its hole by
night; it is very testy; and
when it sees another, attacks
it.
cK'i} ik'i a small land crab
found in rice fields.
Jcuny^ centipede; an insect;
^aiuKj a grass-iiopper.
lieit* an insect thought to
smell like ginger, found in
grass in summer, and prob-
ably belongs to the Cimex
family ; the cockroach.
5ja?t^ a large serpent fifty
feet long, which can seize
deer for food.
(^vihiy^ an insect which eats
young grain.
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^
142.
17
18
19
cho"- choh, a garden spider,
which makes its wel) on the
grass ; used for ^g.
tz'u* ts'z'^ a kind of grub.
J.i^ a kind of clam ; the shell
is smooth and white, with
reddish edges,
same as ih^ 142. 28.
JUkkk 5^«'5^ ^ ^^'^^ *^^ univalve sliell-
W^ fish, perhaps the hermit
■^^^ crab, as it is said to occupy
many sorts of shells.
same as i!g 142. 101.
23
28
Iisil^ Jiu a moth ; tlie silk-
worm just hatched.
'i/en^ a species of livid lizard
common about walls, wliicli
changes its color; the
chameleon ; a cicada with a
horn or crest.
ni^ vi'h, the disease of worms
ill the intestines.
,nau'^ an^ tlie immature
locusts, whose wings have
not fully grown.
^jan^ a caterpillar, like that
of the tiger-moth.
ch'uan^ Jciien the squirming
of a snake when trodden on
or not progressing ; the con-
vulsions of a snake coiled on
itself.
chi' tsih^ the centipede which
is fabled to eat snakes.
chileh^ kiieh, the Siberian
jerboa or helamis, likened to
tlie rabbit for size; it has
short fore legs.
yuaiv' ^yuen a silkworm,
which "produces silk very
ate and only once in the
season.
W rock oysters.
^ lai ' insects with stings like
the wasp, sphex, bee, or
scorpion.
jj,_l- chieh^ kieJi, the sea-anemone,
W-^ which is described as pro-
ducing flowers, and spread- i
-^
m
ing itself out like a crab's
claws ; ^k'u a toad.
'tsao^ fleas; (also used for
i^,) ; a sand flea or fly, such
as ate produced in sandy
places ; to scratch ; the mor-
tices in tlie hub for the
spokes of a wheel.
ti*' tlie rainbow, supposed to
be formed of small ephemerae
aenerated in the ether;
choh^ a spider.
ha^ hsia^ Jiia frog; crabs,
shrimps, lobsters ; playful,
skipping like a shrimp.
Jio'^ a sort of lizard ; a trail-
ing plant resembling tiie
honeysuckle.
ko- koh, hci} cockles, clams,
oysters, mussels; a frog, a
lizard.
kna^ Java a garden slug; a
snail; low and poor huts;
hovels.
Jnc^ the mole cricket ; a
grass hopper or cicada.
ch'ca^^ ^shen tlie cicada or
broad locust.
ch'i^ k'ih, beetles of the
family of tlie Scarabei.
hsp 'In a small, long-legged
red spider.
ko^ koh, a species of beetle.
^ivu^ the centipede.
chiao^ 'kiao a species of ant;
to wriggle; to stretch out.
/aiif/^ a kind of cicada, the
i:M I'g which is common in
the North.
hsien^ Jden a flat bivalve
shell ; a kind of Pinna.
jMcw^ a cicada or katydid ;
that chirps in July.
shau* sheit' an earthworm ;
the eel.
same as ^ 104. 31.
kuv^ kwoh, a sort of locust ;
a small frog, of a green
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142.
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32
I
70
&
t
Jt
li
3i
35
37
H
color; a toad; the mole
cricket.
Jao'^ sliort worms found in
Llie intestine; a squirming
motion.
In* hth, a small marine
bivalve, with smooth shells,
marked witli reddish lines.
^rva^ ivai^ a green and striped
flog; wanton, exciting tones.
it'ang^ a kind of locust; a
mantis.
chih,^ che^ to hybernate ;
stored ; insects or animals
becoming torpid; gone into
darkness and silence.
pi,*' a nariow shell-fish
(S lien); a mussel dried and
eaten.
/eii(/\fung a bee or wasp;
to swarm, to multiply ; to
fill the laud, said of lebels.
chiauf/* kiang'' the rainbow.
fii}fith^ a venomous serpent;
the adder, viper, and cobra ;
poisonous, deadly.
c/u° the butterfly; copper
money ; paper money.
t^fsau^ the silkworm.
t'ieli^" a kind of burrowing
spider.
pang* the oyster.
chich^ kieh, a butterfly.
ch'i^ Jh'i an insect, tlie long
legged spider which runs
over tin; house; a kind of
loisy kind of green
a grasshopper Jci
lee.
the mole-cricket
which is thought to help
devils and spirit^s in some
way, and i^ killed by those
who meet it by night.
wei\7vei the sow-bug; an
insect that is found under
stones and in damp places.
:di^ wei^ heel the sow-bug or
ood-louse. (Oniscus).
\x^^ fou^ ifeii' a liind of large ant.
40
41
42
45
47
48
l^
I
tr
meiKj^ 'mang a small grass-
hopper or locust often cau;;ht
by children tu hear it chirp.
cJia*^ tile lai'ge sea-blubber
or Medusa that floats on the
ocean,
same as ^"^] 142. 57.
she'' j.'^A/serpeiitine, crooked;
malicious, treacherous,
subtle; a snake, a serpent.
yilari} ^yiien the squirming
motion of a snake, a stealthy
gliding step of a car.; tor-
tuous.
vii^ vii/i, honey; s«eet; flat-
tering ; nectar, sugary.
Jimii 5'*i« a maiiiie swim-
ming ciab; a greenish crab.
chiang^ Jbicmg a small species
of locust> or cicada having
green elytra (cicnda viridis.)
oniao^ siUcworms just emerg-
ing from their eggs.
tjiao" the cicada.
same as ^ 104. 31.
ch'ih^' caterpillars of the fam-
ily of the loopers, or Geome-
tridae ; hampered, repressed.
cliv} k'uh, giub of the car-
penter bee; worms wliich eat
plants.
chn^ chuh, a shoi-t legged
spider; a flea; the caterpillar
of I lie sphinx moth.
ch'ih^ ^rh'i a worm; ignorant,
unpolisheii, rustic; to impose
upon; to despise on account
of ignorance.
lining'^ Jiing the dragon fly.
la* laJij wax, beeswax ;
waxed ; glazed, varnished ;
a candle.
kang* Jtung' chiang* the
rainbow ; halo, vapour.
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^
142.
49
50
IB
m
59
-j^tt c/i'i?mf/* saiioe as ^ 142. 163.
(pa^ a species of Cyproea
cowry used for money by
islanders.
shih'- ssii^ ^shi cockles, whilks;
a screw ; spiral shells.
<i^' the rainbow, supposed to
be formed of small ephemerae
generated in the ether; t'ap
a snake.
ch'ien^ Jcien a fire fly, which
is thought to be transformed
from rotten grass.
chi^ 'ki a nit, a louse ; an
infinitesimal distance ; ^k'i a
leech.
che* dtp a grasshopper; a
sort of wood-louse.
ft' in g" a. dragon fly; H^ien o.
kind of livid striped lizard
found about damp walls.
^yen"^ the spider millipede,
which is supposed to get
into the ear ; the garden
slug.
tan^"* a tribe of aborigines
who once lived south of the
Mei-ling in Fuh-kien; an
animal's testicles ; eggs.
'yin^ a worm ; the earthworm,
(Lumbricus) ; it is used as a
remedy in urinary complaints.
yiian^ fyiien the young of
locusts, before their wings
have grown.
p'eng^ i,p'ang a land crab,
common in the rice field, or
on seaside beaches.
^ts'img^ a species of gadfly
or breeze, which deposits its
eggs in the skin of cattle.
hut* h?vuP a kind of cricket,
or locust ; cicada.
hsi* sih, the fighting cricket;
the cricket.
tz'il* ts'z' caterpillars which
have stiff or spiny hairs that
are regarded as poisonous,
such as the tiger moth
(Euprepia).
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m
G3
64
65
66
m
^
^
68
69
yii"^ ynh, a marine animal; it
is fabled to spurt sand at
people or to bite their shadow
to injure them; it is drawn
like a turtle ; met. masked
enemy, underhand dealings,
o" iiiyo the silkworm moth ;
moths, millers, and sphinges;
in Pekingese : a disease of
the throat, like diphtheria.
^pieii'' a species of bat.
Zi*' a black dragon-snake,
pj*- wiiich can bring rain ,or
clouds ; probably alludes to
the water-spouts.
che* cheh, to sting ; a sting
or whatever insects use to
wound their enemies.
ch'i^ Jci to crawl along,
spoken of rows of insects,
ants, or caterpillars ; a small
crab.
^tn'n} a water insect ; a dy-
sticus or water beetle whose
larvae resemble shrimps,
p'ie/t/ a species of large ant
of a reddish black hue.
ao" ^nyao the nippers or large
claws of the crab ; an im-
mense bivalve under which
fishermen are fabled to build
a fire to open the shell and
obtain its flesh.
j?u«o' a grub which attacks
the root of grain ; any insect
which eats grain.
ivetv'' (ivan mosquitoes, gnats.
tou^ Heu a tad-pole, a por-
wiggle.
cJii^ (k'i a fierce fly which is
constantly rubbing its head;
a Tahnmis.
U* lih^ a species of green
winged locust, which has a
long flight.
(j)0'ng a crab ; inet. a liarpy.
m
yu" ^yiu a grub
scarabeus.
rnat ; a
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142.
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72
%M
73
74
75
hsiiaii' f^siien n species of land
snail or perhaps a kind of
Bulimus.
i* yih, a small eft or chame-
leon ; it is fed to Lirks.
^t'ang^A species of field spider
which resembles the burrow-
ing spider in the form of its
nest.
same as |^ 113. 72; also a
contiaction of ^ 142. 47.
k\in^ Jcwun insects; crabs,
lizards.
^t'i^ an insect ; ^shi a bird.
yueh^ yueh, a small crab,
which is found on sandy
beaches.
ch'ijt} k'uh^ worms, crickets.
ho^ hoh, a grub found in
trees ; to eab lilce a grub ;
lusts which destroy one;
used for J(||j hsieh^ a scorpion.
^ts'ao^ grubs in plums.
same as ^104. 31; also
same as |ii|jjj 142. 31.
t'eng^ ^t'dny a serpent or
dragon, which though wing-
less, is fabled to fly above
the clouds and fogs ; it is
regarded as a demon who
interferes in good luck; teh,
an insect which eats young
grain ; a kind of locust.
^chu^ spider; a lazy good-for-
nothini,' fellow.
tieh^^ butter fl}'.
^\^ cha^ chali, a small species of
5^^ cicada, striped and marked
on its wings, which leaps
far.
hsi^ sih, the lizard ; the easy
changing fi-om the various
hues it takes.
kuo^ '■kioo the solitary wasp
or Sj)hex including the genus
Pelupocus or dirtdaubers.
JUHff^ the rainbow.
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83
85
86
m-
•^
76
81
!ll:h
87
93
95
■^^ i/'in^ a small grasshopper ;
"^ the gryllus, the cock-roach;
a Cimex, which stinks when
it is struck.
^yuuff^ a lizard found in
damp places.
hsieh^ hieh, a scorpion ; a sort
of yrub in wood,
cp'i" the moth in furs.
cp'i' a thick louse which in-
fects cattle ; the seed of the
castor oil plant is likened
to it.
same as ^ 142. 62.
wen^ tivdn a mosquito, a
gnat.
ch'ih^ ich'i eggs or larvpe of
ants.
chHii/^ Jciih a sore; an old
name for the spider millipede.
moii^ ^meu the grass spider,
which weaves its nest on
plants; its web is regarded
as noxious.
ying^ ^yttng a fire-fly ; a glow-
worm ; luminous insect of
any kind,
sanje as ^ 142. 29.
yiian' ^yuen the gibbons; the
apes; the baboons; the mon-
keys; the hooluck.
r)wu^ ^meti an enormous crab,
.'•O big that it can nip a
ti^er ; perhaps a gigantic
cuttle-fish is alluded to.
hsieii" (Jiien the galjy-worra
or millipede of a dark purple
color, common in dampish
places and rotten wood.
shuai^ shoh^ the house-cricket;
the cricket.
44^ same as ^ 142. 62.
it
A->^
97
99
It
Jcv} the mole cricket ; the
grasshopper or cicada.
Jian^ bivalve shells with scol-
lopt-d surfaces, crenulated
or ribbed like the Area or
Pecten,
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^
142.
101
102
i
103
106
107
'yung^ the pupa or chrysalis
of the «ilk-woi m, also applied
to those of the bee, wasp,
and other insects,
yw" i^yiu the millipedes.
tien*'' inlaid shell-work, made
by laj'ing scales or powder
of thin nacie in wood and
filling it up with lacker
paste ; also written |[}] (t'len.
3" fi''^ f'"'^>) ^ flying squirrel ;
ffl| a bat.
fjj chiang^ Jdang silk-worms
Hi turning white and (^yii'g
from weather or bad food ;
they are used medicinally.
cp'aoi^ to curl up, to coil
around; squinninji;; wreath-
ing; to comnjit to; (fan
sow-bugs and similar insects
which are found under vessels
left long in damp places.
y:^^ tan*^ eggs of any kind ; an
t^l^ animal's testicles; a tril)e of
aborigines, who once lived
south of the Mei-ling in
Fuh-kien.
chieh^ t'ieh^ tieh,^ a butterfly.
hioaiiff^ Jiwang locust.
108 OT
IIIL
109
inf
111
^2)0^ fi-n unusual name for the
toad.
yiln^ ^yim the motion of
snakes; to squirm and writhe;
'ngao a sti'ange giioul like
an ape, that eats men's brains
in the ground.
shu^ shuh., a worm ; a sacri-
ficial utensil or tripod.
chiiati} ^kilen to lay b}', to
remit, to let oif, to excuse,
to exclude; haste; lustrous,
pure, clean, bright; a phos-
phorescent grub.
hsitan^ Jiilen the reddish
larvae of mosquitoes found
in wells and pools; an insect
crawling.
chilt^ ^chi the spider.
ii;
114
%^1
115
116
123
124
a chrysalis.
;ri|7 ch'v^ Ji'i an old term for the
1^)111^ scorpion.
Jj^ cliih^ ^ch'i a dragon whose
Hl^ horns have not giown ; a
term applied to cruel men.
jL,^^ cliin^ Jcin a spider having
jjj ^ very long legs.
JL trj (fyil^ a water beetle.
£ ch'in' J^s'in a small cicada,
^ which has a square head
marked witii stripes.
[itJ^ 2/h^ 'yui a shortlived fly pro-
~^ duced from eggs laid in rot-
ten wood.
Jco^ the tadpole.
shou^ ^sheu the spider-milli-
pede.
chih*, a field spider that
weaves a tubular web on the
ground.
Iht^^ a fire-fly.
Jo^ a kind of periwinkle, or
whilk ; a term for spiral
univalves; spiral, screwlike;
conch.
^yang^ another name for the
mantis ; '■'mi the black wee-
vil found in rice.
cliiang^ Jc iang a beetle, a
cockroach; a scarabeus; liao*
a cicada,
'i^ ant.
^itj} the tortuous curling
motion of a snake.
loeng^ ^wdng the slender
\\ aisted wasp or sphex.
j.^ the solitary wasp ; the
sphex ; the Chinese have the
'idea that it rears its young
from worms.
^dut} an edible worm or
larva like a silk- worm.
'^jun^ to move, to wriggle as
a worm ; to squirm.
die II g^ ^ch'ing a bivalve
shell ; clams; mussels.
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142.
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egged
mi
m
m
jJsi
hsino^ ^siao a Ion
spidtn-; long legged insects;
ihe crane-fly.
7o' the solitary wasp.
i/ii* 1/nh, the larvae of the
cicada before the wings are
grown or the pupa skin is
cast ofif; the skin itself.
chiian^ ^kilen little red worms
like mosquitoes' larvae, found
in puddles ; to disturb ; to
agitate, to stirabout; spright-
ly-
Jni} the butterfly.
/!> hsiao^ ^siao the chrysalis or
egg-cocoon of the mantis ;
^shao a long-legged spider;
the shepherd spider.
OW y^*^ 5/^'* ^ stinking grub
y^S^ like a ciniex; a sort of snake.
wei* trep porcupine, hedge-
hog.
chih^ a leech.
kua} kivah, the spawn of
frogs.
j;ja?i' a striped, poisonous
fly.
Hang" ^ang an insect ; tlie
common mantis.
jui?'' a mosquito, a gnai;; a
kind of venomous snake.
sl^ ''I'tt-eng^ *iming a gnat ; tad-
)^t poles; sand flies; small flies
over ordure or water.
same as j^ 142. 123; also
read jne.
-&■ (ina^ the frog; vioh^ a species
of jinnt.
>^»^ fan*'' a bee or w?sp.
'mang^ bna-constrictor ; a
python with yellow scales,
twenty or more feet long.
mleh* sand flies or ephemera,
generated in damp places
and seen flying about stag-
nant pools; the sun destroys
them.
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142
ch'ai^'' a sting in the tail, as
in the scorpion.
huo'* ivoh geometrical worms
or loo[)ers ; turbid, restrain-
ed ; to span with the fingers,
ji* an insect ; a leptile re-
sembling the iguana, which
lives in marshes,
same as jjig^ 142. 1.
k'un' Jcioihn insects; crabs,
lizai'ds.
vieitg^ onung a stinging fly
that infests animals; a pret-
ty plant.
^chwig^ a kind of locust.
skill} seh, a louse ; a parnsitic
insect; small bugs or insects,
like fleas, aphides, Cimex,
Acarus, and other wingless
sorts.
same as S 142. 29.
ivei* ice'V the perfect ant,
when it has its wings; they
are supposed to proceed from
rotten wood.
2yeng* jidng^ a kind of bivalve,
which furnishes a long nar-
row shell used as a ladle.
'Zf' a wood-borer like the
carpenter-beetle ; a variety
of the ring-worm ; a cala-
bash ; ^lo a volute shell ; IV
to partition.
^ch'un^ simple, foolish, stu-
pid ; rude, contrary ; to
crawl, to wriggle like woims;
to move; to rise up against
good rule.
5j^^ ^fs'au^ the silk worm ; ap-
^g\ plied to all naked caterpil-
lars which weave cocoons.
->3^ tn*'' grubs in wood ; worms
mnt in books or clothes.
tven" ^udn a mosquito, a
gnat.
shu- shtih, the caterpillar of
the sphynx moth, green, and
large as the fin-jfer.
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{mao"^ a grub which attacks
tlie roots of grain ; any in-
sect which eats grain.
hi}'' book worms; worms in
clothes; grubs in wood.
ho^ hoh, the sting of an in-
sect or its poison ; the pain
of a sting.
^cliung^- insects or reptiles.
'kii? worms in the belly,
which are tliouglit to be the
cause of dropsy ; a venomous
woim used to poison people ;
a slow poison ; to disquiet,
to stir up, to harass one
with doubts; to pervert the
mind; au unquiet ghost,
same as ^ 14:2. 34.
foxh^ fell? a gryllus, the small
grasshopper of the fields,
rather smaller than a locust,
'yen' a centipede ; the Cre-
matia or Scutigera.
Slin^ the book moth (Lepis-
lua), two species are com-
mon, which injure books and
clothing, by eating the paste
and sizing; ^sin wri-^gling.
lisien^ 'hien a term for small,
, smooth bivalves.
Hsui^ a species of tortoise;
its shell is tine enough for
ornaments, but much inferior
to tortoise shell.
hsieh* 'hiai crabs.
Hff3i ch'an^ ^shen a sttiped toad
which is thought to be long
lived ; this reptile is fabled
to be in the moon, and to
swallow it in eclipses; met.
the moon.
^ma)i^-^ rude, barbarous;
'^^ barbarians; the southern re-
gions; fierce, brutish, un-
reasonable; a large snake
found in the south of China,
same as iii|^ 142. 9.
151
^'^ a large winged black ant;
Ijeetle.
sl.S. ^^^^ ^^^^
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154
Jiao" an oyster.
! jJ^ t'e* feh, insects which eat
H^N leaves; plant-lice or aphides.
,fep ifei the sea qualm or
Medusa ; the Scarabeus or
tumble-dung ; j)d'n a clam
or large muscle.
j.)^ ^piji} the oyster from which
jpla pearls are taken.
XJ*- '■Jcung^ to squirm as a worm
^^ or maggot; to wrig>;le in or
^ out ; to bend, as when
squeezing into a hole.
7a* nih^ plant lice; small
insects on leaves.
07& ilse' tseh, the larva of a kind
^^^ of Hessian fly which eats
the joints of rice.
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-ffO^ che^ shih, to sting, to poison ;
^w venomous; troublesome, ma-
lignant.
ch'eu^ shcin^ a large clam,
said to be transformed from
a fowl ; a marine monster
which can change its shape,
or appears in tlie rain.
» >4^ Jien"^ a snake or red lizard,
WhiIM. which is attracted by a
light.
» >ft£. chill* tsin'' an old name for a
El^ ^*^^^"' ^'' similar shell which
produces a byssus.
chih,"- a large green cater-
pillar.
~prt cKiun(f fk'iang one name
Y^ for the cricket which sings
in walls; a species of locust;
the exuviae of a cicada.
hsiang^ 'hiang grubs ; larvae
which proceed from other
caterpillars.
^lang" beetle ; an insect ; the
common mantis.
hsiu^ ^tsiu tlie long white
larvae of a beetle, to which
a lady's neck is likened.
(Ch'any^ a worm of the centi-
pede family.
wei' (icti a long tailed mon-
key.
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hsi' Jii a species of land
tortoise, whose shell is ratliei-
One; it is marbled and used
in divination.
5?t«9i'* name of an insect; in
Cantonese : tlie bites of gnats
or ileas ; a sore, a pimple ;
to stitch together.
lei'^ Jei an edible, salt water
clam.
juan^ 'jivan the crawling or
wriggling of worms; 'jun to
squirm.
ching^ Jsiuff hsing^ a
dr;i:;on-fly, which strips the
water ; a style of writing
that contains delicate allu-
sions.
fei^ ifei an offensive insect
produced in moist places,
wldch devours grain and
clothes ; cockroach ; Cimex.
icei* weP a generic name for
small apterous iii.sects.
shih,'^ to injure, to corrode,
to diminish ; to eat away, as
a worm does ; to incroach
on.
'ma^ leech ; ant ; a locust.
jung"^ ^yung"^ vapor blending
as it raises in the air, and
cannot be repressed ; melt-
ing, thawing; harmonizing,
combining, interpenetrating;
clear, bright, intelligent.
Inf" Inh^ a species of cicada
that has many appellations.
hsi} ^si a wingless insect
allied to the centipede; also
read IP.
hiiang'^ Jiioang a green bee-
tle \\hich makes a noise
with its wings.
shu^ the sow bug or slater,
i.ying^ the common house-
fly; specious flatterers who
confound yood and evil, as
flies dirty things both black
and white.
ch\^ (tsi a large maggot; a
grub in the ground or in
trees.
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^S ^''^^'^0^ ^"^ insect found on
^^* the olive; a species of walk-
ing leaf , mantis.
Jt^ hsieh^ hsueh'-* hiieh, blood ;
jjjj^ nearly related; money, prop-
erty.
fu^ ^p'ei coagulated blood, of
■^ a dark red color.
niu^ noh^ to bleed at the
nose, to wound ; a defeat, a
rout; to be discomfited,
same as |3c 14^3. 85.
humig^ Jiivang blood.
chung^'^^ all, every; many;
a company of at least three;
a concourse; a niajuiity;
much; tiie people; a classi-
fier of Buddhist priests.
hsln* hin^ to smear vessels
used in sacrificing with blood;
to cover arms with skin so
as to protect them.
k'o' k'oh^ excessive exertion
which is like a blood}' sweat;
to vomit blood.
via* meh^ the pulse, veins,
arteries; water courses in
the ground ; a line of succes-
sion ; descent; percentage.
crh*'rh'' the blood of a fowl
offered in sacrifice; to smear.
chi^ hih, grief of heart at
wrong, as of the people chaf-
ing at tiie tyranny of their
rulers.
mieh* Idood or gore; the
nose-l)leed; to defile, as by
smearing ; polluted, desecra-
ted.
hsing^ Jihig to walk; to do;
conduct; actions; to act; to
go. to direct; a road, a way,
a manner.
(liang- kind, sort ; a mercan-
tile house ; a guild ; a row,
a line, a series.
^hang^ an old name for
musicians.
■yuan"^ yuen} an old term for
musicians '^ ^j^ denoting
tliose who play oa instru-
ments.
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^ti-
hung*' a road through a
vilhige; a narrow street in
a city.
ch'io* k'ioh^ weary, tired, as
from walking.
5?/a' a bureau, a public office ;
;i court; a tribunal or depart-
ment ; to exercise official
functions.
thm/ tuiuf a street, a lane;
an alley or- cross-street.
cliieli^ Jciai a street, an
avenue.
heng- Jiang a yoke; a
balance; to weigh; to adjust;
compared; a balustrade;
crosswise; transverse,
same as ^ 1-14. 1 (8.
k'an*'' pleased ; contented ; to
go joyfully; to be happy;
sincere, truthful.
shu* shuh, path, way ; scheme,
tiick, plan, art, de\ice, craft,
occupation; to narrate: stn'
an old name for a circuit
of villages, containing 12,500
families.
*yeii^ to overflow, to inundate;
to enlaige; to spread out,
to amplify; superfluous,
abundant, mucli ; prolix ;
beautiful, elegant, fertile,
rich, as a level field.
hsilaii* hiien'' to sell one's self;
to brag of one's qualities; to
display for sale; vainglorious,
vaunting.
'yung^ a lane or street; a
paved road; a liighway ; a
narrow raised or paved walk
in a yard leading up to the
main entrance.
^chun^ true; unmixed, simple
or uniform ; right.
cliij}-^ Ji'u a road where
many ways meet; a highway,
a main street ; an avenue.
same as ;(|j 144. 166.
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Jiu^ a lane, or street.
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>{;-^ ^ch'nng^ a thoroughfare ; to
rush against; a place of
gieat concourse; to excite,
abrupt; towards; to move;
a machine employed in siege
to protect the sappers.
tvei* weP to escort; to pro-
tect; a station ; to guard, to
defend, to restrain; a frontier
town and garrisoti ; a name
for Tientsin.
/iK-^ tao*^ a street ; a highway.
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Ph-^ same as ^^
i^ clotlies for the upper part
144. 37.
145^
of the l>ody; garments; a
cover, a case, a shell, a husk;
%' to dress; to wear; not
same as :^ 113.
>_J|-^ jc/i?w^\iustice, equity, just,
^^r_ ri^'ht; the center; the heart
""^"^ 01- mind; undeiclothes, inner
garments
Co^ t'oh, to open the dress
for air and freedom.
::t—^ Hiao^ short leggings, such
^ J as are worn by fisiiemien.
:^|ij H'an^ to bare tlie arm to do
/ri^ work; to take off the upper
* garments; to disclose; bared,
naked.
Ti-h^ cMao^ 'kiao long leathern
T'X^ drawers, worn by fishermen
"^^ when wading through the
fens and rivers to protect
thtr-m fiom wounds and cold.
chin^ Jciri a garment of a
single thickne.ss; a collar;
to tie ; the bosom ; the feel-
ings.
y^or cKin" (Icin a coverlet, bed-
~^Si£_ ding ; a shroud.
-:/\ ch'an^ Hien^ to withdraw the
/jlPri hands into the sleeves; an
* apron; also same as ^ 145.
149.
'liny^ inner garment.
chieh* kiaP facing on clothes,
or the .stripes on a uniform;
long robes ; hiai^ coverings
for the knees.
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same as ^ 145. 33.
tdi*'' a l)ag; a sash ; a cover
for books; a pocket, a purse,
a cuse ; a covering to inclose
and protect things ; iii Can-
tonese : a pipe.
che}t^ 'chdn plain, dark
•^'urmeiits; summer clothes;
border of a dress; a figured
thin garment.
^pao^ large garments such
as the sovereign gives; to
set off the beauties of, to
admii-e; to laud; to praise;
commendable, illustrious,
'pao^ a swaddling-cloth, a
froth ; it is made so as to
strap the child on the back.
f}i} fuh^ a wrapper; a square
clotl).
na^ nah^ a robe of tiie Bud-
dhist priests; to patch; to
line; to overlay; padded or
quilted ; met. a Buddhist
priest.
cT/zi" sleeves of a woman's
robes adorned with feathers;
elegant, as a costly dress,
same ns ^ 145. 30.
■i^' descendants, posterity ;
an extreme point; a front-
ier, a border; the train or
skirt of a robe; its lower
hem.
jJfMi' a hem or broad band
on a woman's dress especially
at the bottom ; a knee-pad
or stuffed wrapper to protect
the knee.
kott} Jieu single garments
with narrow straight sleeves;
plaits in a dress,
j/m?*" a sleeve ; a cloth to
stuff the ear.
fen'^ ^f&n long flowing robes.
chill* chi' to make, to form ;
to out out, as garments ; to
compound, as medicines; a
mode ; a pattern ; a rain-
cloak ; a fur robe.
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lieh,* to tear, to split, to
crack; cuttings, leavings,
remnants, cabbage; a flaw, as
in a glass ; seamed.
chia^-* J(ia a coarse descrip-
tion of sleasy camlet.
cliiln^ Jciun a soldiei^'s dress
or uniform ; plain as a dress,
common soldiers.
(^jjao^ a long outer garment;
a quilted or plaited gown;
the front skirts.
(t'ad^ the sleeve of a robe ; a
term used in olden time.
^yen^ a collar or band on the
neck of a coat, which was
embroideied in the times of
the T'ang and Sung dynas-
ties,
same as ^ 24. 8.
pi'an'^'' clothes suitable for
summer wear; ^fan plain,
undyed cloth, suital)le for
underclothes in sumujer, like
coarse grass cloth.
p''ei^ c/p'i to assist, to supply ;
to benefit; to i-einfoice, to
give over to; to permit, to
enable; small; inferior.
kna* kwa? an outer coat;
when it has no lapel, it
opens in the middle,
same as ^ 145. 30.
c/t'w^ Jcii the sleeve, the cuff;
a wiist-band, an ornamented
cuff or edij;ing, such as ladies
wear on sleeves.
^cKa* the skirt of a robe;
the flaps of the skirt,
c/ii^ kih^ the hinder skirt of
a robe, a train ; a coat-tail ;
tlie part which lies under
the collar ; a lapel.
fu^ fnh^ a knee pad, or cover-
ing for the skin, used by
men ; buskins or breeches,
anciently worn by the south-
ern tribes.
to* toll, ch'o* chui* to mend
clothes.
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t'lo"^ t'uh, the lustling of new
gaimeiits; the seaai down
the back of a ganuent.
shuai^ ^shwai to wear out ;
decay ; weak ; diminished,
cut off; small, fading, ad-
versity, misfortune; declin-
ing, unprosperous ; to lessen,
to deterioi ate ; in Cantonese:
^sui to ravel, to fray an edge.
yuan" ^yuen a. robe; dressed
ii) long garments.
rJtia^ kiah, a lined dress with-
out wadding; lined, doubled.
kun? ^kwnn^ robes used by
the emperor when honoring
his ancestors, and by high
princes; the}'' were embroid-
ered with diagons and in
different styles; royal; court
robes; coiled, convoluted, as
a serpent.
H'nwf a coat with short
sleeves, a kind of waistcoat;
Jung overalls worn in winter.
shao*'' the crotch of a pair of
trowsers; a lapel of a coat.
hsiang^ ^siang to remove, to
put away ; to overtop ; to
overflow, as a flood; to effect,
to do; to praise, to complete,
to assist, meritorious valor ;
to saddle a horse.
J,an^ a garment without lin-
inLr; single, as a thickness.
cKeug"^ icWing to disrobe so
as to leave part of the body
naked; spreading garments;
to carry in the girdle.
chieh^ kieh^ to pull out or
hold up the skirt, as if carry-
ing something in it.
ko'^ koh^ short sleeves cover-
ing the armpit used in warm
weather ; loh^ a bib for
children.
ch'utt'' Jtiiln a skirt, or pet-
ticoat ; rim of a terrapin or
tortoise's shell ; part of a
priest's attire.
ch'on," ^ch'eu a single cover-
let; a bed curtain; to cover;
an undershirt; ^tao the sleeve
of a coat. ■
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^yin^ a mat or mattress ; the
lining of a garment; a plait;
the under garments next the
skin.
k'^ln^ 'kwhina border or band
on the edge of a dress; to
finish up quickly.
tso*^ a bag to carry clothes
in ; a haversack ; a clothes-
bag.
(_/«o" the covering on a scab-
hard ; it is made of cloth or
strips wrapped around.
i*' tlie sleeves of a robe.
hsieh'* sieh, rags ; to defile ;
disrespectful ; undress, dis-
habille; common, tattered; to
treat irreverently ; dirty gar-
ments ; to dishonor ; impure.
ktiei^ Jcwei the upper gown
or robe of women, which
was thought to have some
resemblance to a baton ; a
sleeve; a lapel.
^piao^ a watch ; to shew ; a
statement; the upper gar-
ments, exterior, outer, the
borders; to make known ; a
signal; permit or manifest.
jen* jdn' the lapel or flap in
front of a coat, which is
buttoned under the right
aim; the skirt; a single mat;
fastenings on a coffin.
M-{-^ chuang^ ^chtvang to pack ; to
^^U * dress smartly; to tie, to bind
on; to put into, to load or
store in ; to catch, as rain in
a tub; to receive, to imitate,
to adopt, to contain ; to pre-
tend; style, costume, fashion.
fiif'fuh^ lined clothes; double;
to repeat; the second; double
garments.
i'* yih., the part of the dress
under the arms; chih^ a
sleeve.
mei^ ineP tni* a sleeve, along
whose edges ladies display
embroider}' ; to draw back
the sleeve ; to open out.
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^fti^ the lapel which folds
over the side; overalls or
outer drawers.
chih,* a book-wrapper; an
envelope; to arrange, as
books; a classifier of letters;
to sew ; a period of teu years.
po* jmh, a kind of cowl or
hood worn by soldiers; a
kerchief for the head ; the
skirt trimmed or braided.
k'u*^ trousers, drawers, pan-
taloons; breeches.
ao^ 'nffcto a quilted coat, an
over coat ; a robe ; a jacket.
chieh* hieh, short garments.
cA'i^ hV hsi^ a girdle; a
.sleeve; a slit; the opening
or slit in a gown or dress
robe at the bottom ; it en-
ables the wearer to walk
easily.
'yen^ the selvage or border
of a dress.
ch'ih* shih^ a rain cloak made
of leaves.
7w* folds, pleats ; ragged,
scattered ; the lapel of a
coat; spoiled, sordid clothes.
jii* jW poor, worn-out gar-
ments, fit only for padding.
5?ia* tattered clothes ; gar-
ments which have been torn
in some way.
ch'ien^ Ji'ien inner garments,
as petticoats, trowsers, or
drawers; to plait; to tuck
up.
chan'^^ an opened seam in a
garment.
^shang^ clothes, a petticoat ;
the skirt, the lower garments
which conceal the person ;
curtains of a carriage.
chil^ Jcii the tail of a coat,
the skirt ; a robe ; a lapel.
/«^ lah, mean apparel; that
whicli is put on awry, or
does not fit.
chieh' tsie"' children's clothes;
mats in which their clothes
are wrapped.
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pen(/^ 'j)clng urgent, impetu-
ous ; tlie noise of striking
boards.
yno'*'' the upper leather or
vaiup of a shoe.
Icu'^'' trowsers, drawers, pan-
taloons, breeches.
chiang^ 'kiang a swathing
cloth to carry infants pick-a-
pack, or which serves as a
cradle for them.
t'uan* tidan'' robes anciently
worn by the empress, black,
with a plain gauze lining ;
afterward they were of a
yellow color.
^shaii} a shirt, or shift, a coat
or jacket.
^ts^ai^ to cut out; to diminish;
to trim ; to tear, to moderate,
to reduce, to deny ; to reg-
ulate; to calculate; to plan.
<ai*' unskilled, inexperienced.
^pien^ cramped, contracted,
narrow ; small, petty ; strait-
ened, as a territory.
p'an*'' a loop, a catch, a sash,
a band, a belt.
^tun^ a satchel or bag to put
clothes in ; a haversack.
toii,^ Heu the sleeve of a
dress.
jih^ jeh, the clothes which
are worn every day ; common
garments ; nih, a woman's
under garment ; a chemise.
't'an^ to embrace ; a fold, a
pleat; bared, naked; to bare
the arm to do work or other-
wise ; to strip, to take off the
upper garments; to disclose.
po'* 2Joh, an embroidered collar
or cape, anciently worn over
the dress at court, or state
sacrifices.
hsi* silly to expose the breast
through a single garment;
t'i^ a night gown; a swad-
dling cloth or wrapper,
same as ijig 50. 72.
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shih* slip fully and hansome-
ly drtr-.ssed ; also read ^ti.
?■*' the train of a dtess which
drags after one,
Jcitai^ ktv'ap the place where
the oirdle is joined, or the
collar fastened; a loose sash,
or the giidle put on loosely.
tsena* tsang' a napkin or
cloth to wipe the perspira-
tion.
lio^ lioh^ coarse woollen cloth ;
plush; poor, miserable; a
gray color.
(^ynan^ large coarse garments
sucli as the nomads wear.
^tsao^ a skirt or petticoat;
dirty clothes; a kuee-pad;
to strip up the sleeves; well
fitting garments.
mo* tnah^ low socks or other
covering for the feet made
of cloth; mei' a napkin; a
handkerchief; a girdle; to
bind.
^cJm^ led garments; to dress;
elegant.
^to^ a long sleeve such as
were worn in olden times.
chi^ kih^ the collar of a coat;
the part which envelops the
neck,
same as ^ 145. 9.
Jciho^ 'kzvo to bandage, to
bind; a bundle, to wrap, to
envelop; see also 145. 1 GG.
'/o^ naked, barebacked ; to
unclothe, to strip.
tzu* tsz"^ the garments crum-
pled or doubled in, as the
Chinese long sleeves are
often worn ; tsP to double
the lapels one over the other
on the breast.
sha} shah^ the edges of a
seam left over which are to
be felled ; to sew up the
seam ; clothes folded up.
clh'iu" Jch(> fur clothing ; to
maintain a family reputa-
ation alluding to the hand-
ing down of fur robes.
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^sha^ a surplice, or outer
robe of a Buddhist priest.
ch'an^ fCh'en a bordered
curtain on a lady's cart; a
coverlet.
yuan" lyuen a second girdle
to which ornaments are
lung, worn with the other.
hsieh"^ ^sie a garment like a
buskin that wraps around
the leg; awry; out of fashion
or not becoming ; vicious,
lewd.
hsiiau* hilen'' good and ele-
gant clothing.
'pu^ to patch, to repair; to
make up ; to mend ; to sup-
ply ; to substitute ; to aid,
to assist ; a supplement.
hsiit^ sin'' a sleeve, a cuff;
to draw up the hand ; to put
a thing into the sleeve; to
receive in hand ; to pocket.
>^ ^tany^ breeches, trowsers;
S covering for the legs; the
crotch of a pair of trowsers.
po* poh, a rain garment,
made of leaves ; a short
jacK-et.
pV a turban to cover the
head, which the Fuh-kiea
sailors still use; a napkin.
2)ei* ^^ep to bear, to suffer ;
a coverlet; to put on or
dress one with ; to reach to;
to protect; to provide or
prepare ; by, from.
^lan^ ragged, tattered ; a
single coveilet; mean gar-
ments, without a lining; a
collar ; trimmings.
J hicai^ Jiwai to carry in the
or hide in one's
JDl
110
^^ sleeve,
bosom; to hold under the
arm ; to wrap, to conceal ; a
sack, a fob.
tt<e^ tseh^ under-garments;
breeches which have become
dirty; sleeping clothes; a
night gown.
mou* meii' the part of a
dress above the girdle; a
waist ; long ; a stretch from
North to South.
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145.
M
112
113
lU
115
11
118
120
124
125
126
---r^ t'u' t'oh to loosen the neck-
'kh cloth oi- collar ; to free the
• ^ n.'ck; a sort of knee-pad.
^*»: c/'i"' c^"^ the overlap of a
f^ coat; a garment of a sinyle
*^*^ thickness; a collar; to tie
with strings; the bosom, the
feelings.
;-gf sameasf.1 120. lU.
y,u^ yiii? elegantly dressed,
with embroidery; a cuff of
a sleeve; the blade -of grain;
easy, quiet enjoyment and
plenty ; to promote.
64. 47.
m
r^JU same as
::!+:
If
128
130
ai
li
^ta" a bag, a wallet, or purse.
chien^ 'kien silk wadded
cotton clothes, especially
those lined witii fresh cotton.
tieJt,^ a double garment, but
not wadded; used to protect
from the dust ; also read sih/,
another form of cheh, fg to
plait.
'ch'u^ a valise, a bag for
clothes, a portmanteau; to
cut out clothes; to pack
away clothes.
juan^ Jivan the seam of a
garment; the selvedge or
binding on the border of a
skirt; coarse cloth; toplaitor
braid ; ^mvan short drawers
or shirts.
sameas|[p] 120. 13.
chii^ cheh, a fold in garments
made when ironing; plaited;
puckered.
pei* peP fine silk of many
colors ; to paste paper hang-
ings.
nai*'^ stupid, raw.
M
m
^shao^ the lapel of a coat;
the waist-band of a pair of
trowsers.
to*' a jacket without sleeves;
a kind of long gown like a
cassock.
141
142
7H
145
146
147
149
2) oil} ip'exi, to collect, to bring
together; to diminish; many.
clia^ chah, a dnuble hem or
border on a robe; to bind
the loins.
chuang^ ^chivang a short
mean-looking dress; clothes
unfit to appear in company.
k'eii^ Kdri' a seam like a
garment.
choiL* tseii' clothes creased
and wrir.kled, not laid out
or smootiied.
to} tall, a wrapper to wrap
one's self.
kai*^ outer garments like
dusteis, which may be used
to protect the dress.
tea* wall, stockings, hose,
. socks; whatever co\ers the
feet.
c/i'zVi' cc/i'i to take off clothes,
to disrobe, to undress; to
to take away official insignia;
to put an end to; a fringe.
s//H* shuh, a tunic ; also,
short clothes; also read ^teu]
lull, to put up a bow in a
case.
*p«o' to paste on ; a kerchief;
a neck-cloth, a kind of com-
forter or wrapper; to mount
maps or scrolls; to line, as a
picture.
lisien^ ^sien dressed.
^yao^ the part of a garment
which folds or laps over; a
plait.
H'an^ a sacrifice offered at
the end of the twenty-seven
months, or the three 3'ear's
mourning for a parent:, when
the garments are put off.
tsen} ch'&yi' to assist; to
give, clien^ inner garments
next to the body ; ornamental
but not necessary; to
patronize.
clian^ ^ch'en an apron or flap;
the skirt of a robe ; a cover-
ing for tlie knees ; to adjust
the dress.
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M
145.
150
151
151
•A-
It
-:-jb^
162
163
166
169
l/ii* lilienil, generous, plenty;
sufieiubundaiit ; to enrich ; to
leive U) ; overmuch ; ricli in
clothes and chattels.
sA?t'" garments made of c.-imel
nr yak's hair, coarse and
thin ; worn by peasants.
k'uei* kiv'eP the loop with
whiuh yarments are fastened;
loop and button ; colored,
embroidered.
chi^ tsih, the plait or fold of
a woman's skirt; the plait
in a frill.
shu^ slmh, a tunic; also short
clothes ; also read ^ten ; read
iiih^ to put up a bow in its
case.
kun^ Jcwun drawers or loose
trowsers.
pi* pill, clothes folded and
laid in a pile; a seam in
leather; a lont; garment.
ju* juh^ a matti ess, a mat ;
a felt or thick cover; a
cushion, a wadded seat; a
palliasse; 7zo' a child's dress.
ijung" thick, wadded clothes;
well clothed.
sui'^^ a shroud ; to present
grave clothes to a family
where one has died ; money
is now sent instead.
t'uii*'' to undress ; to draw
the hands into the sleeves;
to disrobe, to put off clothes ;
flowers falling off; retractile;
to take bones out of a fowl ;
to push along.
(^lien^ a pouch, a waist-bag,
2/1^ yih, a bag or satchel to
liold hooks; a wrapper in
which to preserve them ;
perfumed ; to wind around.
Hi^ the inside, in, within,
inner ; a lining ; the inner
[face of a garment ; to the
left, as in passing a cart ;
see also 145. 75.
chieri} Icien the embroidered
plaits in front of a lady's
skirt, a plait; a furbelow
on a officer's robe, attached
179
181
to the back; it was common
in the Ming dynasty.
J,an^ an ancient kind of liter-
ary diess, a sort of doctor's
rolie; a suit of inner and
outer garments,
same as ^ 172. 75.
jti^ ^jii a short coat; a soft,
close fitting spencer ; a jerkin.
/ei^ ^fei a train trailing on
the ground; long robes drag-
ging.
piei^ iP'ei dressed in long and
beautiful robes.
wei^ (Wei a queen's garment
embroidered with pheasants,
worn wiien sacrificing to an-
cestors; a scent bag carried
by ladies; pads to cover the
knees, sjarter fronts; admira-
ble, said of virtue; mourning
garments.
sa^ sah, tattered, as raiment.
chieh* ^sien small under-
clothes ; a girdle ; clothes of
hair or feathers; waving, as
a flag.
chieh^ hieli, the skirt of a
dress; a lapel; to carry in
the lap or bosom; to tuck
the skirtin thegirdlein order
to put things into it.
'niao^ to tie a horse with a
silken halter,
same as ^ 145. 109.
'niaff^ to tie a horse with a
silken halter.
tiao*^ short clothes.
tzu} ^tsz' the hem or border
of a garment.
Ju7ig^ the leggings or over-
alls worn by Chinese in
winter.
hsi^ sih, to inherit; heredi-
tary, to receive, the lining of
garments; collected; to in-
vade; repeated; inherent;
attached.
( 309 )
146.147.
ME
146M
aiiist one's wishes;
Llirown from one's
37
38
60
Iisia* hia' ;i cover, anything
whicli oveishaclows.
~-\rt ^''''■^ c"^2 tlie west; in divina-
l/Lj lion, the rei,'ion belonging to
metal ; foreign, European.
•g^ fe'yir/' 'fniig to return, to go
^ ^. "back 1
*^*^^ to be
liorso.
"H^ Jisi'ii,^ ^sien to rise high, as a
bird; to climb a height.
yao*^ to want; requisite;
about to; if; to need; the
things required; necessary,
important; an abstract, a
digest, the essentials, the
best part of, to intend, to
design; ^yao to make an
agreement; to restrict; to
seek for; to importune, care-
fully, diligent; to assemble,
to try.
y^\ fii}fuh^ to and fro ; tosubvert ;
>^^ unstable; to defeat; to reply
to; to inquire into and
judge; to do a second time;
an ambush; feu^ to cover;
to overshadow ; to brood.
rr> I M I ho^lioh^ cliiao* to iuvestij^ate;
^^yt to verify ; to cut or engrave ;
the leality ; truly.
70 ri4~j ifan"^ hsiit^ an enduring
_^pL taste; reaching to; extend-
ing to ; great ; vast, spread-
ing out wide ; h)ng, pro-
longed.
cliieii* kien^ to see, to
perceive, to notice, to
observe ; to visit ; feeling ;
impressed l.iy ; an opinion ;
hsieii* to manifest, to appear,
to introduce to.
-ini* mih^ to seek, to enquire
after; to go about .searching
for; to hunt up, as a quota-
tion.
-jKtt fiao^'' to see; to have an
yXuKi ^"d'*^"ce once in three years,
as feudal piinces, who sent
presents by their ministers ;
to see afar.
147^
10
11
^H sZ/"' to desire, to long earnest
ly for; to covet and spy how
to obtain ; to cut through.
14
^1
37
48 AK
87
H'ien^ to show one's face ; to
feel asliaraed ; mortified be-
cause of one's plain features.
ko7(,' keu'' to see or meet one
suddenly; to occur; to
(inish ; accidentally, unfore-
seen.
cpnhiy"^ to take a look at, as
.something in a dark place;
to examine what is minute ;
vfiih, plants growing in bushy
chimps,
same as 147. 134.
ch'an^ fCKen to spy, to peep ;
to f>lance at.
same as || 147. 172.
snii} ^sz^ to peep, to steal a
glance at, to pry and see;
to get ready and wait for.
chhi^ kin'' to have an audi-
ence with the Emperor,
especially in autumn; to look
towards the North, or his
throne; to see a superior j
to grant an audience.
kuei^ Jcn-ei compasses ; rule,
usai^e ; to plan ; a law, a reg-
ulation; custom; a fee, a
douceur ; to draw a line, to
reguhite ; the disk of the
sun or moon.
ehi^ hih^ a witch, a sorceress,
one who fasts and worships
the gods to get their aid ; a
necromancer.
chih'* chp to judge by inspec-
tion ; to hold a survey on.
ch'in^ ^ts'in nearly related ;
affection ; one's self; to love,
to be attached to; as to one's
kindred ; liking, pleased with ;
to approach ; to place one's
self near to; near, intimate;
personal, myself; a relative,
a wife, kindred; ts'iti' rela-
tionship, aflSnity.
mi* mih, to seek, to go about
searching for ; to hunt up,
as a quotation.
5^0* to look about.
1
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^n
147.148.
89 d^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^ ^^''^ -^^^^
113
134 i&^
141
151
m
154
169
172
148;^
?o' to look about.
shih* shP to look, to view, to
I'egaid ; to see and imitate ;
to take knowledge of; to
display; to inspect, to ob-
serve.
'piece/ to see carefully, to
examine.
'tu^ to look, to see, to ob-
serve; perceived, manifested.
Halt' to observe, to inspect;
to take a view of, to beliold
from a distance ; to under-
stand, to perceive.
chiao* chileh^ kioh, to awaken,
to perceive ; to understand,
to feel ; to notice ; correct,
grand, intelligent; to awaken
from a dream.
cKiumg* cliiiSang^ to see in-
distinctly; to look straight
ahead.
cliit^ ts'iP to spy, to peep,
to look slily ; to descry ;
to reconnoitre ; to watch
for.
chi* kP to covet; to long for
inordinately; lucky.
ti^ tih^ to see a person face
to face ; to be admitted to
an audience.
chien* kieii^ to spy, to look
carefully into; to mix up, as
millet and other grains in
spirits at offerings.
Icuaii^ Jiwan? to look, to ob-
serve; to shew; to contem-
plate, to display ; proof, evi-
dence, the appearances of ; a
spectacle, sights; many;
Icwav? a temple of the ra-
tionalists; hermitage, retreat,
gallery.
chueli^ chiaoi^ kioh^ a horn ; a
quarter, a corner, a point ; a
wing or skirmishing party ;
hard ; a quarter, a dime ; to
gore, to butt; to dispute; a
wine-cup ; third note of the
ancient gamut.
19
48
49
61
77
iUtt
37
3^
ll
IB
onti
kuayig^ Jcicang a cup made
of rhinoceros horns holding
five .i^ills; anythim; crooked
resembling such a cup.
chin^ ^kin ken^ muscles ; in-
cliiiation, a catty.
cldh^ clip a goblet holding
three ^l- yills ; a tankard; to
fine one so many cups.
ko" koh, a liorn with branches,
and no flesh inside.
chiad^ 'kiao uneven or dis-
torted horns ; to raise one
liorn liigher than the other;
crooked.
2)P pih^ a musical horn ; a
whistle; in Cantonese: ten-
der, as a shoot.
same as |i| 167. 110.
chueh^ kueh^ grievously dis-
appointed in one's expecta-
tions, and therefore angry ;
to expect impatiently ; dis-
satisfied ; deficient, wanting ;
to criticize and tell another's
faults.
chP Jc'i horns, antlers ; single,
without a match ; to obtain.
chiang^ Jiiang to lift up.
^p'a^ the horns of an ox
spreading wide; horns
stretching out.
^saP the fleshy column or
marrow in some liorns ; the
bur at the base of an antler,
or its velvetj' covering.
^shcmg^ a cup, a goblet ; a
bumper, a bouquet, to give
to drink.
siP suh, to start; to tremble,
as an ox at the sight of a
lion.
tzu^ ^tsz* the 21st zodiacal
constellation, consisting of
stars in Orion's head ; inter-
changed with I^ Hsui a
beak, a bill.
hiP huh, a kind of goblet
with ears; a sort of quiver;
the top of the foot ; a hoof ;
unkind ; trembling ; insuffi-
(311 )
148.149
n
83
93
m
97
U2
160
172
tu
201 'llj^
149
t=t
li^
IT
cient, meagre, poor, exhaust-
ed; AioA, to compare, to match,
to contend with.
'(P to uore, to butt; to push
with the horns ; to strive
!ig;iinst; to push, as off a
slioie.
ch'iit'^ Ji'iu crooked, like a
buffalo's liorn; strong and
crooked, like a bow of horn,
same as }f^ 119. 1.
cJiieli} 'kiai to unloose, to
open, to explain, to extricate ;
to disjoint, to release, a
commentary; a trace of;
kiaP to transmit, to forward ;
to conduct; to exclude.
^ku^ a wine-glass, or goblet
used iu village feasts ; angu-
lar, cornered ; a law, a rule;
a plan ; a kind of writing-
board,
same as ^ 148. 93.
^cha^ broad, spreading horns,
such as are largest at the
base ; to strike an ox across
the horns.
ch'uo* ch'uh^ to gore, to
thrust; to (.ffend ; to run
against ; to oppose, to excite ;
moved; obnoxious; touch,
sensation, perception.
hsing^ ^sing lithe and strong,
like a liorn bow.
hsi" Jii a sort of horn
stiletto, or ivory bodkin
hung at the girdle; it was
used to untie knots,
same as ^ 148. 10.
jT/en^ words, talk ; to speak,
to say; a sentence; a remark ;
an assertion; a phrase; to
mean; to deliberate; I, my-
self ; to ask : a designation ;
a sort of flageolet,
same as =f 149. 72.
ti7ig*'' to criticise; to
examine ; to arrange satis-
factorily; to settle terms;
1=^
t
m
w
5 ^
t
7 ^
tf
to compare; to edit, to
collatt-; to adjust; to
equalize, as taxes ; to fix on;
to loiter; a meeting, a con-
sultation.
'chii^ to curse; oaths before
the gods to bring punishment
on others, or for evils suffer-
ed.
t'^' loquacious, garrulous;
unceasing talk.
same as }^ 30. 68.
cA?4'" to make notes ; to
explain ; to write about; to
define; to determine; also
seefl 149. 32.
t'o^ t'oh, to commission, to
entrust, to chai-ge witli, to
engage one to do ; to ask ;
to rely on ; to make an
excuse of ; to use as a
pretext.
cha^^ false, deceitful, fraudu-
lent ; to feign; cunning,
pretending.
^i" an arrogant self sufficien-
cy, like that of one who
knows it all; shallow
minded ; to look on, to brag
over, to insult ; verbose.
ch'iu^ 'k'iu to laugh at, to
ui'ge on by raillery ; to play
or chaff with.
ch'i^ kih^ to finish; ended,
done ; to close or desist ; to
stop, to extinguish ; entirely,
all.
hsii} Jiii to brag, to boast,
to exaggerate ; deceitful,
vain, boasting; large, big;
^hu to cry and sing, as a
bird.
Jcai^ to owe ; ought, should ;
fit, just ; necessary, deserv-
ing ; all ; abundant ; what
was spoken of; the aforesaid.
fChun} to explain, to inculcate,
to teach carefully ; to reiter-
ate and enjoiu ; earnestly ;
really.
liang^^ to believe; to examine;
to know, to suppose, to guess,
(312 )
1=1
149.
9 ^^
10
m
pT^
11 s
1^
m
M
12 P
to aid; to oversee; faithful ;
sincere words.
hsiao^ Jiiao to call one from
a distance, to hail.
luii^ hiti*'' to discuss, to con-
sult; to discourse upon, to
consider ; to criticize, to find
fault with; lo reason; coun-
sel ; by ; accoi ding to; unison,
as of inst riunents.
ch'iariff^-^ ^tfi'iang to contra-
dict ; to up[/use ; to .speak
har-.^lily to one.
cheii^ 'chdn to examine; to
feel the pul-e ; to ascertain
the state of; Lo \erify.
tiao*'' to speak alluringly; to
excite by dallying words, to
tamper with in sport; to
woo, to court; to seduce;
suddenly ; interchanged
with p.
same as ^^ 30. 30.
shuo^ sJuvoh, to speak, to
say, to explain ; to talk, to
narrate ; a promise, word.':,
doctrines ; to excuse ; shiiP
to urge one, to influi-nce ;
and persuade; yuelt^ pleased;
t'oh^ to take oft'.
shen^ ^shdn to begin a con-
versation, to inqinre of ;
public opinion; many talking
about a thing; numerou.s, as
a swarm.
no* noh, to speak cautiously ;
not to promise or speak
hastily ; slow of speech,
sparing of words; to stam-
mer.
ch'ucoi^ ftsilen to explain, to
comment on ; to illustrate or
expound ; to make a resume;
to discourse upon and en-
force ; allusion.s, comparisons.
yii*'' edicts, order ; to pro-
claim ; to siirnify, a compari-
.son ; politely used for an-
other's wishes and requests.
'hnng^ to ciieat, to deceive,
to persuade.
13 giP
18 ^
m
m
SW
sttuff*^ to tell, to report; liti-
gation ; to demand justice;
disagreement; to contend be-
foie ; lules about property.
ch'ieii^ Jcien yielding, lium-
lile, rt^spectful, retiring, un-
obtrusive, unassuming; mod-
est, complaisant; to revere.
hsizirif/^ 'hiiaif/ to give infor-
mation about places ; to spy
about, to pry into and make
intelliijent observations up-
on; shrewd, clever.
chianij'^ 'kiang to speak, to
explain; explanation; to con-
verge; to unfold.
slieii^ ^shdn sincere, faithful;
true; to speak honestly.
chi^ Jci to ridicule (unauthor-
ized); see also -^ 149, 24.
hshing^ ^hiung to speak all
at once; to scold ; to litigate;
threatening ; a great clamor.
ch'u^ k'uh, forced to act
against one's will ; to con-
ceal ; to stammer ; a fold ;
to stop, as music ; to ex-
iiaust; to remove from
ottice.
liieh^ lioh^ to commend ; to
exclaim in admiration of a
thing.
jen* jail' slow of speech,
unready ; to hesitate, lest
one speak unadvisedly ; cau-
tious, well-considered re-
marks, not glib of tongue ;
benevolent.
chien^ Hsien superficial ; un-
.skilled ; not expert or deep.
piehj^ to discriminate cause
ai»d efifect ; to analyze a
thing to seek its origin ; to
search out the hidden.
Jiung^ a crashing, stunning
noise as of drums or bells ;
the I'oar of a cataract ; the
stammering cry of fright,
same as |[ij 149. 17.
chit"- kuh, to investigate a
case judicially; to question
a crimincil ; reduced to ex-
( 313 )
149.
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21 g
25
tiemity; tlie further bank of
a liver.
d'- ^ngo mistaken, false ;
erroneous; to move; to excite;
to lie, to decf'ive, to change
speech; to transform, to
rouse; an i<rnis fatuus.
Iciiang^ kwnny^ to lie, to
deceive, to cheat; wild, lying
talk intended to mislead,
ow' ^nyeu to sinj,' local ballads ;
patois.
cld^ k? to reckon ; a strat-
agem, to plan, to compute;
to inclose, to append, to
annex ; a comrade.
/tSM* %il to allow; to promise;
many; very, few, more than;
an excess ; to betroth ; to
permit; to enter; to advance,
to flourish, to emulate.
hsiin* siri' to interrogate, to
examine; to inquire into
judicially; to investigate;
to scold ; to announce to ; to
admonish ; squabbles.
sui*'' to vilify, to scold, to
rail at; to impeach, to
accuse; angry.
(^iian^ the noise of general
conversation ; to sing out,
to call over; to mutter, to
perform incantations.
^t /it*' a death-letter ; a son
tj I announcing the death of a
parent to his relatives; to
go to.
^ L* ^chan^ incoherent ; artful
DLI ^*'^ ' ^^ i*^^^ with, as chil-
dren.
%
26 rt
i^T^II V^'^^y^^ ^^ ^^-op talking; words
28 1^
ceasing to flow.
kuei^ ^kwei to blame; to
vilify ; strange ; to deceive,
to cheat, to defraud, odd,
perverse ; unusual ; repri-
mand.
chari} fihen verbose ; excel-
lent ; to oversee ; to direct ;
to reach; sufficient; more
than enough.
ts'an*'' mutual anger; to
5^^ watch ; to rail at, and make
29 "5
30
pR
people angry or f<'ar one ; to
provoke ; to saliiize ; to spy.
tsov} ^tseu to consult with
others, to inquire into, to
take advice in governmental
affairs ; to choose.
sou'^ seu^ angry or reproving
words ; ^siao to allure, to
induce to act right.
izii^ ^ts'z' tales; language;
to accuse; an expression, a
word or phrase ; a poetical
composition in rhyme,; a
writing; Style; to ask, to
request.
^ho* to blame, to speak
harshly and reprove ; to
upbraid, to talk loud to one;
to ridicule.
same as il' 76. 30.
PFI
^^' 'l/ii^ language, words, expres-
~^ sions; to talk with, to con-
verse; to tell, to inform ; to
warn ; to speak with ; con-
versation; discourse; phrases;
a sentence.
^t'ung" all at once; hasty,
hurried, so as to violate
etiquette.
^shang^ to consult, to deliber-
ate.
^Jt chao*'' to proclaim; a proc-
pr|lamation; to announce; to
instruct by decree, as a
sovereign does; to encourage;
to animate.
kou* keu'' a sense of shame ;
to reproach, to rail at, to
shame one; to taunt; out-
rageous, unprincipled.
'ku* to explain the words of
the ancients, to comment.
chai^-^ tseh, to blame ; to
scold, to remove or suspend
officers; to find fault with;
an error ; a change in the
weather.
^C same as f|j 149. 30.
Pirt
1^
1,^
m
^X% s*^ like ^^ ; also to deceive ;
p|l| to ridicule; to act as to be
despised; 't'at to defraud;
^iat weary of ; negligent.
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149.
Ik
prm
pi
H/«^
0* ngoh^ hotipst, blunt words;
.sincere sentiments of the
mine].
tsao* sao^ the noise of a crowd ;
a clamor, a disturbance.
same as || 149. 30.
ch'an^ 'clien incoherent talk,
as of one in fever; irregular
and iiicoirect expressions.
dii^ liili^ to demand, to ask
with auilioiity, to investi-
gate; to judge, to blame, to
inquire about faults, to set
to rights, to keep in order,
to restrain, to prohibit, to
punish.
hsV Jii the ci'y of one in
pain; the scream of fear, or
grief, or indignation.
o* wjoli^ harsh, scolding
words ; severe orders, stern
injunctions.-
■ining'^'' to distinguish things
by their names; to name, to
discuss the names of things.
icu*'' to leave undone, to
neglect; to mistake; to ham-
per; an unintentional wrong;
faulty, unauthorized; to be
in error; to hinder by mis-
taking.
chiao^ 'kiao wordy, verbose;
to make known.
hsien' Jiien sincere, cordial,
heaity; union, harmony, sin-
cerity; to accord with.
tzy} ^tsz' to plan, to deliberate,
to consult about ; to inquire
and find ; to report.
kao*'' to command, to pro-
claim, to enjoin upon ; to
signify one's wishes; a patent
or seal ; a decoration.
^t'iao* to mix, to stir; a tune;
to tune; to harmonize; to
restore the peace, to adjust ;
to tame, to temper, to reg-
ulate; to moderate, to in-
trigue, to induce ; to spell ;
tiao^ a song ; to move, to
transfer, to station, to select.
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32
mi
pX
38 ^'
(piao noisy wrangling, con-
tentious disputations, as
among sectaries.
kna^ ktra' to impose upon, to
deceive; to make another
miscarry; to fail in one's
promise" ; to disturb,
same as |^ 149. 51.
che* cheh, to quote or mimic
what others say; verbose,
talkative.
5^^'*' wrong, mistaken; erro-
neous.
^yin^ to respect, to reverence.
chilli 'kin careful ; respect,
veneration, awe ; diligent,
vigilant; to prohibit.
clioii^ ^chen hurried, bustling,
to impose upon.
cKilv 'cKi to separate, to part ;
diffused, spread out; inter-
changed with pf 30. 36.
chileli^ kueh, a keep sake ;
parting or dying words ; a
farewell ; to take leave ; an
art, a rule ; a mystery, as of
the pulse ; a trick ; hidden,
occult ; alistruse.
tieh^, to forget ; to be mis-
taken.
k'ua^ Jciv'a to exaggerate,
laudatory; to boast, boast-
ing ; conceited ; arrogant ;
wide, fine, ample.
lyang^ knowledge; to know;
to tell.
^cha^ afraid to speak out,
I'eticent ; angry, disturbed
in mind,
same as C^ 30. 38,
m
wa7i^^' incoherent words, wild
statements; to talk without
regard to facts.
^H'>c unintellijjible gibberish,
as of a drunkard ; a wran-
gling, a pother.
ivei^ jup to implicate others,
to lay blame on one ; to shirk
one's work; to give over one's
149.
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=if
''fr
rE
1%
- r>
43
duty to anotlier; to jipologize
and decline ; also read ?ta'.
j)o* pnh^ to mislead l)y fair
sp^eclies, to stir up rebellion
by seducing talk; ()l)St.inale,
disoi-derly ; perverse.
(•/<?/'" knowledge; this char-
acter is conti'acted to ^ —
uidess it is used for the per-
sonal name of the Emperor
Hieii fuiig.
r' a fiii-nd ; disinterested,
virtue; right, proper, or fit ;
fiieudly, acquainted ; adopt-
ed ; goodness ; order.
c7/'a'" to talk big ; to deceive
1)}^ iirag and talk.
//.s'«r«i'jA/;t^?iclan]oious, noisy;
false; to praise; fallacious,
deceitful.
chien^ 'kif-n to stutter, to
speak with difficulty: to talk
out boldly ; straightforward,
correct words ; to beg, to
entre.-it.
jf'c^ to deceive ; to lie to, to
impo.=:e on ; ji self-posse.ssed.
hsia* Ilia? wild, reckless talk.
H''ao'^ to manage, to govern ;
to make war on ; to punish
the refractory ; to demand,
to exact ; to cause ; to kill ;
to put to death: to investi-
gate, to search ; mixed.
shih^ ^shi poetry, verse, an
ode, liymns, a poem ; to re-
ceive or take in tlie arms.
hsielt* sW to thank, to be
t liankful ; to decline, to re-
fuse; to confess; to acknowl-
edge; to diminish, to resign.
'^tsnit^ many persons convers-
ing amicably without real
friendship; to talk agreeably;
unitedly, as a chorus.
'■cli'ac? to annoy ; graceful,
light, nimble; rapid; strong;
cunning, dec^'itfld.
jmo" artful words.
yn" {j/iu a fault or error ; a
crime ; used with ^.
4-t
4G
Ft
47 =i
il
same as |^ 149. 37.
shall" to backbite, to slander,
to libel; to vilify, to murmur
at.
hmW* Itiuii* to instruct; to
exhort; instruction, precepts;
explanation; to approve, ac-
cordint'.
/i'o?
^cKeii to answer, to
48 -
respond ; occurs used with
nd for 13^.
niA. same as f^ 149. 140.
^cJiar? to speak for another,
to state a case in behalf of
anotlier.
huriy*'' to denounce or impli-
cate officials; to insinuate
against persons to their dam-
age ; to litigate, to make
confusion, as rebels do;
domestic squabbles ; discord,
revolution.
chii* At^' how, in what man-
ner ; but then, to my sur-
prise; startling, unexpected-
ly ; to reach to ; ignorant
of.
^7V7(} to lie; calumny, slan-
der; false; to inculpate falsely;
to affirm what does not exist
with malicious intentions; to
invent and add to statements;
visionary : superstitious.
I
II
49
50
51 S
m
same as ^ 149. 79
chueli} Jsie to sigh, to regret;
also, strange words.
chi* kV to recollect; to know ;
to record ; to register ; to
remember; history; memo-
rial ; a mark, a sign ; a classi-
fier of strokes laid on a
culprit.
chnan'^ clncen^ to exhort by
precept; to discourse in praise
of ; used with g| 64. 49.
ti*^ to judge, to examine
into ; to fix the mind on ; to
decide between.
chieh' kiek, to charge one
with faults; to reveal; to
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discover secret'^, to tell tales;
to diviiluH.
:^^ henff* Iiduff' to spp;>k aii2;i-ily,
p^ to look iit sternly; lofmciory
worfls.
^/f\ iP^"'/ ^'^ discuss, to criti-
rtpp cise; to fix; to ai ian<];e ; to
revisit and (^dit ; to deliberate
and weigh.
yao''' opposing, contradictory
talk.
chi^ ,ki to ridicule, to .satirize;
to slander; to mock, to joke;
to blame, to reprove ; to
examine into, to test; con-
tumely ; macliinalions.
tsuait* Uwati' deception;
swindle, a sell ; to be taken
in ; Men vile talk, impudence.
5rft^ to* toll, to delude by false
d!^ representations.
^Xtu ^^^^ '■'^^'-^ *^° reprimand, to
SIW abuse; to hope for; to de-
ceivft.
'tan*'' to boast, to talk wild-
ly, to V)rag ; to be disorder-
ly ; foolish or unfounded,
incoherent; great, wide; to
try, to endeavour; to em-
ploy ; to enlarge; to l)ear
children; to bring up; to be
widely sepai-ated ; a birth-
da}'.
--. i>. shlh* shV to try, to experi-
56 gjT uient; to use, to serve of;
"^ to compare and find out; to
tempt, to examine ; dis-
ciplined.
s^eV 'shun a particle that
prolong-s the thought to
another point; still more,
how much more, still less ;
to lau-h in a boisterous way.
- J. fei* fei' to speak i-apidly ; to
^liE 'talk very fast and thick.
c /r. yen*'' a proverb, a common
g^ saying; traditionary or leg-
R^ endary talk, boastful; village
stories; ngan'' a blunt and
menacing talk; boastful;
brusque in manner.
- K shen* 'shdn to consult care-
g^^ fully with; to make known
°'*^^ one's views to a superior;
149.
57
1^1
59
61
to reprove, to expostulate ;
to Idde away, as fish in a
covert.
■^>7l ./('M* jdn'' to recognize, to
^^^'know w<dl ; to discriminate
between; to acknowledge;
to confess ; a mask, a rec-
ognition.
^j^n- /ax;t" angry words.
p!s , , .
:^-|^ chih* chi' to record ; his-
rt)P,> torical record ; to remember;
to write in ; annals.
^zj^ t'ien*' to hesitate; to put ia
a>ht a word, to interfere in
another's talk,
-c^ iH'*' deceitful ; to deceive.
m> , . ,
n-jtf hni' hwup a clever mind,
djfe ^"'^ "^ schemes and shifts ;
to examine closely ; able to
discriminate ; sagacious; obe-
dient, accommodating.
^-^ c?^ to dislike; a cry of pain,
cJieng^ ^cliing true, sincere,
truth; real, honest; really,
certainly, in fact.
chieh* kiaP orders, to enjoin;
to command ; to prohibit, to
deter ; warning ; a precept.
chien^ Hsien skilful talk, such
as will win over people; to
adulate, to flatter ; sly, art-
ful insinuation.
o" ^ngo to chant, to rehearse
in recitative ; to hum over to
one's self.
s7u/'/ to recognize, to know;
to rpmeml)er, to write in; a
record; annals; to know by
learning, to distinguish; to
be aware of; versed in; an
acquaintance.
'pien^ to boast; plausible,
imposing ; artful and deceit-
ful words.
shan'^ shen^ to instigate; to
impose upon; to seduce peo-
ple by fair speeches ; to
wheedle otiiers into following
ong's plans.
62 ^.
63 =^1
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149.
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m
66 ^J
^^
shih* shi' an oath ; to swear,
to vow ; to caution, to order;
to contract with; solemnly;
private espousals, regarded
as improper.
chni* till' to dislike, to avoid ;
to abhor; displeased; angry
with ; tocause dissatisfaction ;
ail adversary; inimical,
rto' ^ngao a degenerate un-
worthy fellow; needless,
harsh words used by an offi-
cer; to dislilce advice; high.
chiny'^ 'king to command ; to
excite, to rouse ; to caution ;
to urge to reform ; to threat-
en with a penalty; to warn
against.
t'oih* fell" to deceive; also
same as |l^.
hsin^ ,yin an affable respect-
ful manner ; pleasant and
gracious; Jii tiie vapor which
rises from the ground.
SH*' to tell ; to expose ; to
inform ; to accuse, to make
known ; to reply in one's
defence; to state; calumny,
detraction.
y'anff^ to enquire, to search ;
to deliberate; to ask advice;
to consult ; to learn the
character of.
pang*' to backbite; to vilify;
to detract, to slander ; to
injure another's good name,
p'w' 'pu a register, a list, a
tune; to arrange; a i-ecord ;
belonging to, as a clan or
rank.
jp'rto" to cry out when in
pain ; to bawl.
pao*' passionate.
hsiin* (Siiin to enquire ; to
contrive, to scheme ; to in-
form one's self thoroughly ;
to deliberate or consult.
^1^ i" to go to; to arrive at; to;
rttt at; to meet at a place; to
wait for; to reach a place;
to repair to.
Sjfc, ^s'o ' to reply ; to mistake ;
d ^ to crow, to cry.
73 ^^
pa
74
75 ^^
.s'/ii/i' 'shi right principles;
right, proper; to examine
whether a thing is proper,
to discern.
an^ ^ngan devoid of intel-
ligence ; not at ease; foolish
gil)es, jokes, raillery,
same as |^ 1 19. 135.
chen*' M'an to slander, to
vilify; to exaggerate an-
other's error; calumny, de-
famation, to discredit.
tsewj^ ^tsdng to add to one's
words; to increase, to add.
yeh* to state to, to declare;
to visit a superior or a
gentleman ; to have an audi-
ence ; to signify to; to in-
timate ; a guest ; a card.
^mau* to deceive or insult a
superior; unfaithful to a
trust.
fts'ao'^ noise, clamor, as of
birds; a confused din; to
make a huljbub.
i'eiig'^ it' ling to copy, a copy-
book; to transcribe; to trace
a copy by superposition.
^chn^ to kill, to destroy, to
exterminate; to reprove ; to
seek for in order to punish ;
to inv(d\e for another's crime;
to make judicial inquiry.
tieh^* to tamper with .soldiers;
to sound the minds of others ;
to inform the enemy, to spy;
a minute, a paper.
hsii^ siih, to induce; to allure,
to beguile by false rumors.
tz'ti* ts'z'^ to criticize, to re-
prove shaiply ; to satirize or
ridicule, in order to an
amendment.
shan'^ ^shen to falsify, to dis-
tort the truth of a thing.
chien* kien' to remonstrate,
to censure; to urge to reform,
to advise, to reprove, to
awaken to duty; to testify
against ; an exhortation.
k'o*' to try, to counsel, a
tax, a task, an exercise; a
I
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149.
ft
series, an order ; to essay, to
reckon ; literary pursuit; to
levy taxes on salt.
inou'^ I'men to plan, to plot, a
plan, a device, an artifice ;
to deliberate ; to consult
with.
chih^ 'chi to accuse to one's
face; to impeach; to reprove
boldly.
chetig* cldng* to prove, to
verify; to inform truly; evi-
dence; to remonstrate with;
legal testimony.
tzii)- J,sz' to speak sharply and
unadvisedly; to detract, to
slander; to consult; to think
upon; to restrict; to limit;
faulty, loose, dissipated, evil,
defective.
hui^ hu-uP a prolonged sound,
as of an approaching car-
riage ; the hum of many
people ; spacious and light,
as a mansion ; the beard or
the jaw.
she* shelly to arrange ; to
institute; to establish; to
spread, as a net ; to set up ;
to suppose ; if, for instance ;
large, said of a sword ; a
squad of men or their guard
house.
cKing* King'' to cough, to
hawk in the throat; to speak
pleasantly ; the sound of a
swinging bell ; a man's name.
hui^ 'htvui to slander, to
vilify, to defame; to upbraid.
^^^=^ hui* hwui' to advise, to in-
struct ; to induce ; to teach,
to admonish ; to urge upon;
inviting ; counsel.
ts^an^ ^cKaii to backbite, to
slander; to criticise; to hu-
mor, flatter ; to detract.
'ti^ to vilify, to slander, to
defame, to accuse wrongfully,
to blame.
yung^'' to sing or hum in a
drawling tone; to chant or
intone the words; a chanfc.
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87
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^f
92 ^}
94
99 ^'
101 "^1
i
k\iei^ Jcuj'ei to play with, to
laugh at, to ridicule ; to jest,
to dally.
yen*'' a feast, a banquet, such
as given to graduates; rest,
repose ; merriment.
^t^an^ to chat, to gossip, chit-
chat ; to converse familiarly,
to discuss, to talk about, to
cavil ; a patois, a local speech.
ch'iao* its'iao to lilame, to
ridicule, to satirize; to rep-
rehend, to scold ; injured,
worn ; a lookout tower or
loft where drums are beaten
on watch; interchanged with
If and ;j?g.
hsuan^ Jiuen deceitful, false;
to impose upon ; to forget.
clienif- chdng'' to remonstrate
with; to try to stop oppres-
sion by expostulating with
the ruler.
wo^ 0*' ^ngo to lie, to deceive,
to change speech ; to trans-
form ; to rouse, to move ; to
promulge error ; to move
about ; unauthorized, as a
character ; false, erroneous ;
an ignis fatuus.
2/a*' to be startled, to express
surprise; to meet and receive,
as a guest ; to exclaim.
Icuaiig^ kwang^ lies, false-
hood ; incoherence ; to de-
ceive, to delude, to mislead.
yen*'' to decide on judicial
cases, and gi\e a sentence;
yeh* nien^ to pronounce judg-
ment.
kan*' to shut one's mouth ;
to bridle one's speech, to
restrain one's anger.
shen^ ^shdn sincere, faithful ;
true, trustworthy ; to speak
honestly.
sung*'' to recite, to chant, to
sing, to dispute, to hum, to
read in a murmuring tone \
to I'elate or repeat to.
^p'li^ gieat ; to reprove; to
consult ; people helping one
another; to boast, to talk big.
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105
106
110
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107 ^
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108 :?
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PJOL
109 ^
111 H;
choit* cheu'' to ask blessing
oil ; 10 bless, to pray for.
shcn^ ^ahdn to make known.
pin* 'pincf to speak ; speech ;
to invite.
s?(* suh., to arise, to get up ;
to draw up; as the garuients.
pit*'' to spread or proclaim
jibruad, to tell foolisii rumors,
reports, stories; wrongly
used for |g| to translate.
'i^ to consult, to deliberate;
to impose on, to consider
doulitful; to delude one by
pretending to consult; fool-
ish, stupid.
clia^ ch'ah, to inquire into
ever)' particular; to examine.
cheng* ching' to witness, to
substantiate; same as gj
U9. 77.
l^ai^ ^hiai lisieh^ to speak ; to
agree ; harmony ; to pair, to
accord with ; to laugh at,
to juke.
^n'" to adulate, to flatter ; to
dispute ; to beguile with
telling only half the truth.
shih* shV an epitaph ;
posthumous titles; a me-
moir or eulogy , peace, as
of the grave; the result of
virtuous conduct seen after
j death.
7ni* mi\ to speak quietly in
a low tone, to whisper ; quiet,
still, caieful, attentive,
same as p^ 149. 115.
i* yi* yih^ to translate, a
translator; to explain, to
make clear; to interpret and
make parties understand
each other.
chileli} kiieh^ ^vily; feigning
in word, or agreeing with,
in order to gain an end ; to
impose on ; hypocritical,
false; counterfeiting,
/wi' Jii an interjection of
abhorrence; to laugh violent-
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115
116 ^
120
p1
122 -^
123 ^.
1st
b; to giggle, lilie a silly
pei.son.
J.i'^ sportive talk; jokes; to
banter, to chaif; deceitful
talk.
■}/7i* \i/ia to induce, to entice,
to advise, to tempt; to
mislead ; to speak to affably ;
to advise kindly; attracted;
to encourage.
fu^ i'uh, cunning, deceitful,
to cheat.
;?'* a side door by which
people conveniently went in
and out of a large court or
palace; it had a covered
porch.
ch'iung* k'iung^ to questioti,
to ask ; prolix, wordy ; in
Fuhchau : to drawl in sing-
ing ; voice, tone; utterance.
su'' to understand, to thor-
oughly comprehend ; a man's
name.
luan^ Juen to tie or bind
together; to manage; con-
fused ; to put in disorder ;
interminable, as talk.
pi 671*'' a chanue, to change,
to transform, to metanior-
pliosf; ; a revolution; a
calanjiiy or judgment.
j2/«o*lies, slander, rumour; a
report circulated to stir up
people; to sing when un-
occupied ; a ballad or rustic
ditty, made impromptu by
peasants.
li*' to scold about, to grumble
at ; to blame one, to rail at.
*ivang^ to scoff at, to accuse
falsely ; accusations.
hsiang^ ^siang explicitness,
clearness; to report upon, to
learn fully, to discourse or
reason upon ; to minutely
narrate; the detail ; skillful ;
to feign.
?*' to consult, to delibn'rate;
to select, to di^^cuss, to
arrange ; to blame, tocriticise;
laws, rules.
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pp
125
126
127
128
130
m
^M
134
t=8
i^.
hm^ 'ha high flying; l)Ocasting
talk ; to talk of evei^thing ;
wide-spread,<>enei'ally known,
as virtuous acts ; to display ;
energetic, bold, full of
activity.
mV miu" In* perverse, con
trary, mistaken; falsity,
error; to deceive; fallacious.
^chu^ many; all, the wliole
of, e\eiy; several; at, upon,
from ; to discriminate, to
distinguish.
ch'uan* chwen'' to number,
to reckon, to mutually yield,
as politeness requires.
hi^ 'lei to eulogize tlie dead ;
to write epitaph.^, or confer
the temple title; an obitu-
ary ; praises of the dead,
prayers.
nieh,* to vilify another ; the
iinlnidled j^iumbling of a
discontented, lawle.ss person.
t^yao^ to hum or cliant,
uuMCcompanied by any m-
stiuuient, and speaking no
words.
ch'iao* ts'iao^ to blame, to
scold and upbraid ; to speak
harshly at; sometimes written
ni-
7'rr,i^ iceP to speak of; to
style, or call; to address;
to say ; to inform ; to sup-
pose, to instance; to denom-
inate ; termed; meaning;
diligent, careful; idso, witli ;
to; how 1
hsij? 'sil knowledge, discrim-
in^ition; possessing learning
and aUility ; sage, prudent.
^Tjil^ to flatter, flattery,
adulation; a sycophant; to
praise to one's face.
^yu* to praise, to the utmost;
to flatter; reputation; to
eulogize, to extol ; to over-
praise ; fame, credit, praise.
cliaii^ 'ch'en to flatter, flat-
tery, adulation ; to cajole,
to worship a god or praise a
man beyond what is due to
then).
5rC» cite} chah, to put in one's
ofH woi'd, to interfere; to talk
much; to mutter unintelligi-
bly.
^/1% ji'rto' to doubt, to suspect.
m
135 ri
138 ^
K
140
141 -
hua* Java'' language, speech,
conver.satioii, words, dis-
course; to talk, to tell, to
narrate; to put to shame; to
reguhite.
ken^ 'kdn to speak with
difficulty; to wrangle, to act
perversely; 'hdn disobedient;
unwilling to listen
laitg*'' to speak distinctly;
oJ^ idle, ridiculous talk; a double
entendre.
3-H± same as |^ 30. 140.
Isoii} ftseu sportive or irrita-
ting words which annoy;
jesting, raillery; to cry out;
to halloo; to rail at; to
exaggerate ; fts'exi to whisper ;
'diao to disturb.
^-W'- nci* noh, to answer ; to prom-
^fi ise ; approval, a nod.
^-^Ih i*' to talk in one's sleep; to
nM-'H talk behind a covert, or in a
retired place.
^i^ hnau<f 'hicang falsehood,
phj^lies; lying; to mislead by
wild statements; exaggera-
tion; raving, incoherent -
to talk in one's sleep.
:^-»^ mo^ cinu well organized
rt& plans; consultaticm; a well
"^^ settled course of action, to
imitate; false, unreal.
n-^j thotosmid things; to speak
anirrily.
^-f^ ftu'^ to assist, to protect, to
Sife save, to aid, to deliver; to
* ^^ act oflicially for, or attend
the duties for another.
^t^ 'cha^ an exclamation of regret
rtip and surprise; to chant or
sing; Uii' to curse or scold
at.
^T^ <A?4^ to designate, to call out
nW' to; to sigh and lament one's
sad fate.
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149.
I=t
'/<»' to iiitinii'Jate I>y boister-
t III kill
iiicoliereiib
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ri_t» hfiii* hiuh, iiio* vino* to ];iuf>h
n/E. ''^^> ^^ riflitule; to pl.iy and
jest with, to ni;ike sport of,
to mock, to tiiflp witli.
■Sttrf i'"'i'^' polite, yielding, to
f^ive place to; to cede; to
esteem others j to recede from
Olio's riv;hts; to reprove, to
che;ipen, complaisant, cour-
teous.
^t'ayi' to talk hig, to l)oast;
c-oii tented ; 3xtei)ded ; extrav-
a^ani ; a small feudal appa-
nage lyiiin in Siiaiitung.
same as ^ 117. 117.
c/ian^ ^chen talkative; non-
sensical.
tu ' tuli^ discontented,
npa^ -
pHrt st'ditious; people slandering
one; murmurs against rulers;
deep l)atied expressed in
bitter words.
152 ^2^ '^^'^' ^^'^^'j ^^ accuse, to report
p^V against, to vilify.
^J1p|^ fjiao^ to ciy out; to .speak
P^^ loud and gruffly.
154 ^^^ tsaii*'' to counsel; to assist;
|:|^ to praise, to commend; to
explain, to aid; to sing
}>rai>es tu.
5Pf^ kun* kwun'' to take in onf,
PJ^ to run a rig on; to sport, to
play a trick nn one.
^p^ '"* ^"^*j to read, to study; to
^^ recite; to chant; a .stop ; to
divulge; Ipai^ a clause or short
sentence in \^llicll the sense
is incomplete.
hun* hicnii' vulgar mirth,
o\v jests, broad allusions,
sportive trifling.
;/?■■" to illustrate, to make a
t lung undeistood, to compare,
for instance, suppose, a par-
able ; if.
^v^ ch'ieu* k'ieii'' to I'eptimand,
to find fault with ; displeased
at, to scold, to blame angrilv;
to sternly question.
159 ^
160
162
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166
169
^J^ chai^ tsehj to blame, to re-
plljy move or suspend officers ; to
scold, to find fault with;
aiii^ry at, a flaw, an error;
a change in the weather.
^■vi^ "i?'' a riddle, a puzzle; to
P^^ puzzle; an enigma; a conun-
drum.
■^^ clmng*'' to offend by harsh
rt -:^ words; careful in speaking.
0H (^yin^ to speak gently, as
IwJ People who ask at the door-
way ; to speak mildly, as
when reproving; an agreeable,
respectful manner.
^ft3 i^*^'*^ to defame, to calumniate;
pI^J t'> charge a thing falsely on
another,
same as |g 149. 134.
f^shut^ who? whose? what?
whom? an initial particle.
il/ing^ to answer, to reply to
=5=^ a call veibally.
litian^ Jiwati to bawl, to
vociferate; to rouse, to
stimulate by voice or cheer-
ing words; pleasing, joyful
tidiuL'S.
clioii} (^ch'e^i hatied ; an
enemy; retribution; to
contradict; to abhor; to
compate and verify ; to
pay ; a lival; a pair ; a sort;
to class.
JIT* ^^K ch'int/^ '(ft'ing to ask cour-
p|^ teousi}', to beg of ; to ask
libei-ty to do; to request
orders; to bag leave; to
request, to invite, to solicit;
to propose, to promise; to
liire, to call, to confess; to
acknowledge; tsiny'' autumn.
fei^ y'ei to l)ackbite, to
slander, to libel ; unjust,
wicked aspersions.
_>-pi "n liivuP to shun, to dread,
pi^ to deny ; to avoid using
from a sense of respect for,
as the Jews did from men-
tionin<,' the ineffable name;
to hide from ; to keep a
respectful silence upon; for-
bidden ; tabooed.
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178 ^^ ^'"
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180
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189 ^H,
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34 P^
clicm* tsav? cJiieii^ ts'en* to
verify; to fulfill ; a prognos-
tic; a sybilline hint; an
omen; to confess; incanta-
tions, masses.
an^^nymi skilled in, thorough;
accustomed to ; knowledge
of; to lecite or chant.
feng* fung' to recite, to
cliant ; recitative; irony,
satire; to ridicule; metaphor.
ho*' hoh^ to slander, to vilify;
]dao^ to bawl, to roar.
Hany^ right words, proper
advice, persuasive speecli.
kii^ kuh, a valhy; to nourish;
the east wind ; a ravine ; a
gulf; an empty space; ditE-
culty, emharrassnient ; a
bamboo sprout.
ch'ien^ ^ts'ien a lond ; green,
verdant.
,han* a wide opening; an
adit.
clii^ Jci a valley with a
stream in it ; a gorge and
the rivulet that runs through
it.
huo^ hivoh, enlarged, liberal ;
to expand, magnanimous,
iienerous; to open as a win-
dow ; to penetrate the mean-
ing; to understand; a wide
open valley.
hsia^ Jiia the opening of a
valley.
tou* teit? beans, pulse, leg-
umes; a peck; to measure;
a wooden trencher; a sacri-
ficial dish.
feng^ Jung ricli, abundant,
flourisliing, fertile.
ye?i^' fresh, brii;ht ; dis-
sipated ; wanton ; l)eautiful,
capti\ating, handsome,
plump; voluptuous and win-
some, as a fine face ; tall,
well-shaped.
c/tV^ Ji'i the stalks of beans ;
the stems of pulse ; camels
aie fed on them.
chiatig^ Jciang a beautiful
variety of small kidney
bean.
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46
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48
II
ttfcr
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105^
109
131 g3t
140 ^^
152^
(?<;«?i' a species of pea, com-
•non at Peking.
clb'i^ Jci how? what? can it
be? Iiow can? ^k'ai delight-
ed ; joyous ; to advance, to
ascend.
cliiang^ Jcang beans, pulse ;
also same as g^.
shih* .shP salted oysters,
beans, olives, or other fruits,
dried and used as condiments;
the taste of salt fish.
Hi^ a vessel used iu sacri-
Hcing.
te)ig^ Jang coarse sacrificial
platters which hold the soup
or gravj' of offerings ; see
105. 151.
Cieu*'' the sound of drums;
imitatini; the sharp rapid
sound of the reveille.
shu*'' upright; to establish;
a page, an attendant, a low
othcer; an eunuch; to set
up; well principled, chaste;
a vessel on its base.
chiifi 'kin the nuptial wine
cup, in which the pair pledge
each other.
shih^ 'shi the hog ; bristles ;
a pig ; the 12bh stem ; 11 to
1 at night; it app rtains to
the second diagram and
relates to water.
chn^ chuh, the appearance of
a shackled pig trying to get
on.
Jiao" brave, heroic, martial,
eminent, excellent, a leader;
imperial ; a porcupine.
hui^ JiW7ii the grunting sound
of pigs rooting ; the sound of
quarreling.
(yi'i} an animal whose voice
is like a child's ; the great
porcupine.
same as ||| 153. 27.
chiieh- kieeh, a hog rooting
the ground ; a pig turning
over the sod, and seeking
his food.
chia^ ^kia a boar.
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hsiang* siany'^ the elephant ;
ivory; a figure, a form, image;
tu resemble, to delineate,
pictured, a likeness.
T/ii*'' undecided, irresolute; a
iai'ge and docile elephant ;
ea.sy, contented, indulgent ;
dissipation ; to pre-ari ange,
to get ready for ; ready ;
provided ; befoieliand, al-
ready ; the 16th diagram,
referring to thunder.
ip till, the hoof of a pig or
horse ; to travel ; to have
recourse to, to join ; chih^
another form of ^ to stop
walking.
oY •^^^^ huan* hrvayi'' to feed pigs and
^^% dojjs with prepared grain ;
to bait; to befriend, to make
presents in order to get
fi iendl}' favor ; to bribe.
rjq ^J"^* ^^''^' 4^^** ^ sow in heat.
^tsung^ a shote six months
old, a pig ; the last of a
litter, a litter f met. a large
family.
(t'wn} a sucking pig, a porker ;
a sow; to draggle along, and
not lift the heels in walking.
^2^^ a sow ; a two year old or
large hog ; dried or jerked
meat.
hsi^ Jii a hog ; to call swine ;
I he grunting of pigs.
/t07i" a hog running away.
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125 ^j^
chien^ Jcicn a pig three years
old, a full grown, strong
iiog.
^Isung^ a pig a year old ; to
luive only three at a litter.
t<'?/.n^a sucking pig, a porker,
a shote; a sow; to drarriile
along, and not lift the heels
in walking.
same as ^^ 94. 125.
che* che\ an ohl tuame for
ones.
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154
153^
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10
30
chii^ kil' a wild boar ; name
of a douljtful animal tesem-
bling a yellow and black
baboon ; fighting, tussling,
wrestling.
^pin^ name of a small prin-
cipality in Shensi.
fen^ I fan a gelded pig or hog.
same as j^ 53. 86.
ji'ei^ fip'ei a cub, especially
the fox's cubs.
hsuai}} Jmen the badger.
hsiiL^ Jiiii, a ferocious beast,
fabled to devour tigers; the
term is applied to a valiant
general or brave troops.
mao*'' air, manner; personal
appearance ; style, form,
habit; the visage; like,
similar to ; to draw a like-
ness.
na'^ na\ a kind of striped
seal.
2)ao*'' the leopard, the pan-
ther; spotted, marbled; as
big or like a leopard's .spots.
shu^ ^ch'u a feline animal
like a fox, it was once used
in sacrifice ; the lynx.
'pi^ a shelving bank with a
marshy place at the bottom ;
a sloping bank or liill-side.
huan^ Jiivan a wild beast
witli claws, which has a row
of bristles along the back
like quills ; a sort of por-
cupine which the Chinese
assert to be hermaphrodite.
^tiao^ the marten, oi" sable.
(Mustela zibelina.)
shih^ 'shi an animal akin to
the badger or ratel.
/io'' hoJi, mai* the badger ;
also same as |^ 153. 140.
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cJiott^ 'chen the dusky gibbon,
or maciiciis.
suan^ swan^ a young lion ;
it comes from Tibet, and it
is said to eat tigeis ; a fleet
wild horse.
^ang^ the badger (ursus
meles).
Jiao^ lao* to hunt at night
by torches, as in deer- stalk-
ing.
same as ^^ 94. 51.
^ch'ai^ the wolf; wicked,
truculent.
j^'z' a savage feline beast; a
leopard.
inai* meh, quiet, settled like
a fii-m and just government;
silently.
yu* yiti^ a black monkey.
t}ia7i^ Jwan a species of
small badger ; fur of a sandy
color, slow in its motions
and very fleshy ; eats ants
and grubs.
ho^ hoh^ the fox ; the ratel ;
the tapir.
k'en^ 'k'dn to root up ground,
as hogs do ; to bite at, to
guaw.
via* meh, the Malacca tapir.
5?uao^ the cat; the mewing
of cats.
Ji^-' the fox; the wild cat;
the racoon.
huan^ Jiwan the badger; it
lias dun colored, coaise, long
hair, and the skins are used
for cushions.
2)ei^ jye'P pearls ; precious ; a
duke; valuable, riches, prop-
erty ; a cowrie shell used
for money in China in early
feudal times.
shih* shP to get credit for, to
buy on credit; to borrow; to
show lenity ; also read she.
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kioei^ ktce'P dear, valuable,
honourable, illustrious, good;
you, your; precious; to es-
teem, to desire.
'jii-en^ to cast off; to censure ;
to detract, to disparage; to
diminisij, to abate ; to dis-
miss ; to cashit^r.
(%' to transfer rank to one's
father ; a gradation or series
rising one above another, as
of weights, hills, storeys,
generations ; to advance, to
promote; to move; advan-
tage.
tse^ tseh^ responsible for ; to
reprimand; to aslc, to de-
mand, to reprove; to fine, to
punish, to sustain ; to lay a
weight on, to press or crush;
charged with ; a charge, a
duty ; a fault ; chai'' a debt ;
to owe.
tae^ tseh, deep, abstruse, hid-
den ; occult, recondite; the
secret spring of action.
^kai^ to gi\e, to present; un-
usual, i-are, uncommon.
^fa)i} to covet, to desire;
covetous; aml>itii)us, bent
on ; avaricious of ; a scaly
unicorn which is painted on
the' screen or wall opposite
yamuns to warn officers
against covetousuess.
/«i^' to give, to confer, to
bestow ; a lar:;ess ; to prom-
ise, as for a service received.
ni7i*^ lin* to rent, to hire; to
lease; to charter, as a vessel.
tai*^ to borrow ; to lend ; to
give; to lend on interest; a
loan; to intrust to another;
to confer, to give, to release;
read t'eh^ to borrow.
she^ ^she to give credit, to
trust ; to owe ; to buy or sell
on credit ; to borrow ; slow,
remiss ; distant, to defer, to
shirk.
huang* lixoaiuf to give, to
bestow ; to confer, as a
largess or bounty.
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20
tsan*'' to counsel; to assist;
to praise; to second, to in-
troduce; to clear up, to bring
to liuht; to give evidence;
to come before a superior
bringing a present.
chuan* chan^ to earn ; to
iinderseil, to hinder; to ask
;in exot bitant price.
/en</*/un(f to give aid to a
friend in preparing for a
funeral, especially a horse
and carriai,'e.
koii* keit' to seek ; to buy, to
hire; to procure for one's
self, to induce ; to bring on
one.
inau* niPAi' to deal, to trade,
to barter, to exchan<;e, to do
business, to carry on com-
merce.
^2)in^ poor, poverty ; des-
titute, impoveiished.
ho*'' to congratulate ; to sus-
tain ; to carry ; to send pres-
ents when wishing one joy.
yw*' ingratitude ; to fail; to
owe ; to refuse ; to slight ; to
disregard ; to take refuge
in, to rely on; to assume; to
bear i to lake a duty ; to
carry on the back ; a term
for minus. ■
lai*'' to lean on ; to trust to ;
to assume ; to depend on, to
rely, to confide in ; to calum-
niate; to deny, to ignore,
not to recognize ; in Can-
tonese : to forget, to omit,
tired of.
huo^ htvo^ goods ; to sell ; to
brihe or fee; to deal in
goods ; wares, merchandize,
sanie as ^ 210. 151.
same as & 154. 69.
pe»'^ pi^ rage, anger ; ardent,
impetuous; to adorn; va-
riegated, as a parterre of
flowers ; elegant; brilliantly;
energetic, strenuous efforts,
as when serving the state at
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the liead of troops; ^/dn
great ; a three-footed tortoi.se.
cJieii^ ^ching virtuous, chaste,
pure, unconupted ; moral,
hi^h principled; to inquire
by di\inati()n.
{{eh^ to leave in pledge; to
throw over one, as a cloak ;
to supply; to make up; to
lean on; adjacent; to stick
to ; to paste up : to attach to.
same as f|^ 154. 5-3.
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30
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/rt»^' to trattic, to deal in; a
dealer; a peddler, a hawker.
rf^ ct* to l)equeath, to hand
>ltS <^1**^^'"5 *'0 leave; to give to ;
to induce; to bring on one's
self; caused by.
r^j ^sliang^ to consult, to devise,
1^^ to deliberate ; to trade, a
"^ merchant, a traveling deal-
er ; the second of the ancient
five musical notes; an hour
or so before sunrise or sunset.
In* hh* to l)ril>e ; to coriupt;
to give a present; to aid the
stale; a vessel used in an-
cestral woisliip.
choii ^chen to bestow, as
alms ; to gi^e ; a free gift.
p'et*' ip e'i to make up a loss ;
|-| to restore, to intlemnify; to
supply a deficit ; to confess ;
to cover, as in gambling.
cldh* chi* a present given
when visiting a superior ; a
fee when entering schools ;
gems, silUs, bird.s, and fruit
were given in ancient times.
tsan*^ to counsel ; to assist ;
to praise; to introduce, to
second ; to give evidence.
lou^ leu'' avaricious; covetous.
mieh^ ^me to carry a cliild
pickapack, like a papoose;
to back or shoulder anything;
an interrogative word.
|i». c/t?i*' to accumulate, to hoard,
to store up ; a treasure ; to
put in its place ; containing;
to hold.
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41
42
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53
sai*^ to announce a tliauk
offering', or leport .-ifter (ire-
sentiii^ it ; to lival, to com-
pel e, to con fend, to eniul.ite,
to contt-nd for j to thank, to
recompense; contesting; to
try who can make the liest
sliow.
^j)i7t^ .1 guest, a visitor ; to
submit ; a stranger; to en-
tertain ; t'l act the host;
to ackncwledge ; to come
under civilizing iiifluenc<!S.
^taiiny^ certain presents of
cloth, offered by tribes on
the south and west in the
Han dynast}'.
itsiiiiff^ a tribute of cloth
anciently brought to court
by tlie people of Yunnan
and south of Szch'uen.
y*?t^' to assist a friend to bury
his dead by contributing
towai-ds the funeral expenses.
'shmiy^ to confer, to grant ;
to commend ; to give to an
inferior; rewards; to cele-
brate, as a day; to con-
gratulate ; to rejoice ; to
exhort.
chii^ Jen to store property ;
to l;iy by property in a guard-
ed lottm.
kunif'' tiiliute; merit; (o
offer up to; taxes in kind;
the best sort, superior; to
announce; to go forward;
worthy actions.
^-rtu^'a prefecture in Kiangsi;
kuny* to present, to offer
tribute ;/i?fHy'' foolish, stupid,
same as [|| 154. 12.
^tsang^ to receive bribes, to
suborn, to bril)e : to secrete,
as plund(M-; booty, spoil,
prizes, loot; stolen goods.
keny^ Jcdny to carry on a
soim ; to encore; to connect
in parts, to join the harmony.
chart* chen' to scheme liow to
get the propei ty of others by
fraud or robbery.
56
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57
61
62
64
66
69
73 BS'
74
If
te* teh^ to ask a loan, partic-
ularly of crop for future
needs.
erli* 'rh'' t wo, both, the second ;
to di\i(le in t^ain; to dup-
licate ; a substitute ; to reit-
erate, to suspect: to oppose;
to divide or share.
fei* feV expense; waste of;
profuse; squandering, cost,
outlay ; to use ; \ ast ; trouble,
anxiety for, kindness to
oihers.
same as ^ 154. 12.
tsei^ tseli^ rebels ; thieves ; to
plunder; to rob; to put to
deaili; to oppress; cruelly;
insurgents; the enemy; dep-
redations; rats; to escape,
as thieves do.
cliien* ts{f")i^ mean, low ;
cheap, of little value; ig-
noble, worthless, poor in
quality; to depreciate, to
undervalue, (o disesteem.
^ts'di^ riches, Mealth, good.g,
property, substance, posses-
sioii.s; presents, bribes ; pro-
fits-.
cliJiV repetition, tautology;
to connect; an excrescence;
to {>awn ; a parasite; to
obtain ; unsuitable.
cliih^ original, to substanti-
ate; to establish; to cross-
examine ; to confront ; to fix
or settle; essential, plain;
true ; firm, a.s a texture ; a
disposition, a halnt; e/n'' a
witness; a pledge; an intro
ductory pre.sent ; a hostage ;
a hiri.e market place.
tz'u* as'' to confer, to bestow
on ail inferior; imperial
grants or favors ; a benefit.
tseiig'^ tsdny'' to conf< r a
title, to bestow; to give to
another, who is an equal; to
make a souvenir; to present,
to help; to increase.
hiii* '/nviti a bribe; to bribe;
riches; wealth; cloths, silks;
hush money.
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s]i'iny*shing^ remainder, over-
plus; to increase; a residue;
ftaiiiiuMits, to retain ; to
lengthen ; not only ; ying'' to
yive an escort of maid ser-
vants to a bride or a piincess,
when going to her hu.sl)and ;
to exchange presents ; to give
douceurs,
same as Jjj^ 96. 75.
tzv} ^ti^z' goods, commodities ;
to help ; prnperty, riches,
valuable things; necessaries;
articles wantf^d ; a fee, a
douceur; to take or employ;
to avail of, to trust to; to
lament.
tzii^ ^t.'^z' a fine paid to redeem
one's self from punishment;
mulct money; riches; prop-
erly.
fa*'' to exact ; taxes ; to
diffuse; a poem ha\ing a
metre of four or six feet in
alternate lines, regarded as
irre,i;ular compared with the
=4 or ode; to give; to de-
mand, to levy.
kuarb^ kivaot' to sti'ing, to
connect; to involve, to
strengthen, to penetrate,
Unked to, associated with.
cliiiiP' Jciu to pervert the
li-ht; to seek in an under-
hand way; to solicit; to
bribe; a consideration; cor-
rupted.
t'an'^^ to ransom criminals
fiom punishment by paying
tines, as is dune in barbarous
countries.
same as nf. 154. 108.
fiJieiig'* slicing'' wealth; rich,
opulent.
to give thanks for a
<;ift; to give douceurs to
people for services.
2)1*^ to transfer; to pass on
to another.
chin* tsiti'' presents given to
^ilf friends when going on a
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125
130
131
journey, or exchanged as
tokens of remembrance.
^ |-l-^ ^nmi^ to l)uy', to purchase ;
E^ to obtain.
^P^rl same as ^ 154. 29.
^^^ mai*'' to sell, to vend ; to
^1 betray; to make game of, to
mock, to show oflF.
U:^ Hu^ to play, to gamble, to
^I'H risk, to bet; to wager, to
stake.
». " « • tying^ to win, to conquer ;
HHO full; gain, profit, abundance,
superfluit}'; to excel; slow;
very full, as a vessel; to
carry on a beam; three days'
rations for a prisoner; an
overplus left after selling a
thing.
p3^ \ hsien? Jiien viituous, wor-
^\ |tby, moral; a laudatory
>■>§ [epithet; to surpass, to excel,
J as in archer}^
same as 154. 140.
135
140
>>
xlie^ sheh^ to lose in trade; to
i)e imposed on; quick, soon
(unauthorized).
j?sflr?i.y^ bribes; booty, spoils;
prizes, to suborn; to secrete,
as plunder; booty, loot;
stolen goods.
Jisii* sili^ to distribute larges-
ses to destitute people.
'A?<' to buy; to sell; a dealer;
a shop; ^kia chia^ price.
ts'cii* didn'' to donate,
especially to Buddhist priests
for religious purposes.
shan* shell' lo give, to supply;
to aid; abundant; liberal.
^ying^ t«o pearh strung to-
gether; an oinament for the
neck, as a necklace of shells
or beads.
J^ shti} shuh; to ransom, to
>«. '"sdeem; to reclaim; to com-
mute punishment for a fine;
to give security, a pledge;
to atone for delinquency or
failure by subsequent merit.
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154
pel* pp strong, robust, like a
toiLo'se wliiuli can bear great
weiglits.
cheri,* chdn'^ to relieve, to
bestow ill chaiifcy; liberal;
rich; bounty, supplies.
ji" to send presents to a
f I ientl ; to exchange tokens
of regards.
cliang'^'' an account, a bill; a
debt ; to reckon, to sum up;
a claim, a cliai ge.
yen*'' false, c lunterfeit, as
goods; spurious, adidterated;
diceitful ; harsh and selfish.
ts'ing^ ^tsHng to receive, as
a present; to come into
possession of.
same as ® 154. 172.
ch'ih^* flesh colour; naked;
poor, destitute, barren; to
redden; to denude; any
highly polished metal.
'nari^ to blush, to turn red,
but not with any desire to
reform.
same as |j| 155. 154.
she^ she'' to forgive, to pardon,
to excuse, to remit punish-
ment ; to pass over; amnesty.
hsP hih, the sound of laugh-
ing.
'che a reddish brown,
or caination color, like
nankeen.
ch'en^ fCh'ing a deep red
color made by twice dyeing;
wicked doings which flush
one, or cause a l)lush.
ho* hoh, bright, fiery ; a great
reputation ; a red color,
clever, to frighten ; shih,
quick, rapid.
^yii^ the flames of fire ; color
faded out ; tiery.
tsou^ 'tseu to walk, to go, to
run, to get on ; to sail, to
travel ; to hasten, to gallop ;
to get away; to depart, to
clear out.
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42
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ch'ieh^ ^fsii slanting, sloping;
weak, unable to get on fast
from ilhiess or l.imeness ; to
bo impeded in going.
c7a?<.' Vent to carry the head
liigh ; to act with martial
\ igor.
same as ^156. 42.
same as |j[c 157. 10.
lieh,* to slip, to stumble; not
progi'e.ssing.
ch'o^ cKoh, distant, going
to a distance; to hasten, to
walk fast; tiao'' to overpass;
to step over.
fu*'' to go to; to hasten to;
to arrive at, to reach quickly,
to present, to attend ; a
league or ten li.
chileh' kue\ to skip, to jump;
a horse stumbling in his
paces.
^ts^an^ to run after or to see
a sight ; said of a crowd of
people ; to collect, to gather,
as at an assembly.
ch'tl* ts'v} pleasure, relish,
enjoyment; to advance
quick!}'- ; to run, to show
alacrity in doing an3thing;
jolly; graceful, amusing.
^ch'ao^ to step over, to sur-
pass, to precede ; to excel ;
to promote ; to bring up ; or
release from purgatory, as
Buddhists do.
tsao*'' hasty, heedless ; to
move about, to hurry ; dried
up Ijy the heat and become
liiiht; fierce, harsh.
ch'iao' (^k'iao agile and climb-
ing; robust, vigoi'ous ; to lift
the feet.
ch'ih' ich'i a contracted form
of ^; to walk briskly; to
approach or lecede with a
quick step.
cli'en* didn? to take advan-
tage of; to follow; to avail
of; to improve; to frequent,
as a fair.
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51
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124
130
132
140
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m
shan*'' to jump; to skip; to
^'O slowly.
ch'i^ 'lei to get up ; to begin,
I lie beginning; to rise up; to
produce, to build, to aid, to
originate.
'kari? to chasf, to pursue; to
hasten to a place; to hurry;
to drive, as slieep; to expel,
to emulate ; I'usy, punctual.
same as ^ 15G. 140.
*?iis«3 to pursue, to run after
in order to overtake or seize;
to stoop tlie head and run.
yiieh* ytieh, to exceed, to
overstep ; more ; to pass
over; to transgress, to assault;
far, remote ; to frustrate, to
waste; then, and, moreover.
ch'ieh* tsie^ to stand awry,
as when one leg is longer
than the other ; angry ; to
drag.
^t'aiby^ to step in the mire;
to get wet or mired ; to go
aliead.
Jian^ to pui'sue ; to run after,
to hurry ; to expel ; punctual ;
busy.
tzii} ftsz unable to get on
easily or quickly, either from
the crowd, or fatigue, or
other causes.
2/ao^' to flee 'y to bolt and run.
j//c97i^ to go unequally ; to
trot, as a horse or donkey ;
to jolt in trotting.
yueh^ yoh^ to leap for joy ; to
sport; the hooked perpendic-
ular stroke of a character.
chao*'' to hasten to, to visit a
suzerain, as small fiefs did ;
a few; acute; to pierce; a
long time.
cliou* clCev? to go as if
weary; to walk; to sprain,
as the ankle.
diij} ^ts'ii to walk, to go ; to
aspire to ; to run ; to follow
hastily ; to stride off, as
when iu the presence of a
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10 Uy
superior to obey his orders ;
ts'uh^ to urge, to constrHiu.
^t'an^ to liuriy and run, as
people do to see a show.
Haari? anxious to go ; to
urge, to press ; to hasten, to
quicken, to get on; to scatter
each his own way, to hurry
away ; to put to flight.
Jiai^ ready to start, and yet
inclined to remain ; uncer-
tain about starting.
Inia'riy* Jiwany to exert one's
self, to bustle about.
tsu^ tsuh^ the leg ; the foot ;
sufficient, full, enough ; to
satisfy; entirely; pure, as
unalloyed silver; actions,
conduct; to move, to connect;
Hsil to treat others with re-
spect for the furtherance of
one's end; to increase; to
benefit.
ch'ieh^^* ^tsit weak, unable to
get on fiist from illness or
lameness ; to be impeded in
going.
ko^ koli^ to jolt; to come
down with a thud ; au im-
pediment, a hindrance,
same as ^ 157. 92.
same as ^. 162, 8.
chiao^ Jciao the bones of tlie
leg.
ch'iany^ J,s'iang quick ; to
fence ; fencing ; to walk
rapidly; to skip about; to
approach a superior quickly.
^fu} the top or instep of the
foot ; top of the toes ; used
for ^^.
'nien^ to tread to powder,
to stamp on ; to cast out; to
connect ; to grasp ; tight ;
urgent; to tread in another's
steps.
t'iao*'' to jump, to skip; to
oveipass, to leap, to dance,
to palpitate, to beat; to
shoot, as sprouts; to intrude
on ; a board to pass over ; a
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^
157.
plank to reach a boat ; t^t'iao
to raise both tlie feet, or
leap up on them.
hsien^ 'sien barefooted ; to
walk without shoes; to put
the naked feet on the t^round
nKch'uan"- Jsiien to kick; to
ti^ tread on, as if to try the
weight; to sit on the heels;
decrepit, bowed; to meander;
cJmari} ^chwen to kick, to
trample down ; to bend the
body ; to lie along; to crawl,
same as j^ 162. 11.
rt-t 5;>V to climb; to creep, to
it/\ c'-awl ; to fall on, to fall
along, as on the ground; to
burrow.
.same as g^ 157. 20.
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13
19
20
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25
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dtp Jci the tracks of a
horse ; a footstep ; to cross
the legs.
^man^ to jump, as over a
wall ; jMn to limp.
^siiav} to hobble or limp ; to
walk lamely.
chia} Jcia to sit with the
feet under one; to sit cross-
lei;gpd ; Awii' to meet acci-
dentally.
2)0* 2)oh, the tramping noise
made in walking over stones.
^p'ac^ to lun, to race, to run
away ; to gallop ; to pranci^ ;
to hasten, to travel, to go or
walk.
c/m' huh, a stuffed foot hall
made of leather, or a bladder.
ts\i* tsuh, to butt, to run
against, to kick the skin ;
tsuP to flock toi^ether; tiead-
ing on one another.
ch'o^ ch'oh, to stamp on with
the foot; to jump over; to
get ahead in running; to
excel.
tieh,* to fall, as a bird from
the sky; to dart down into
tlie water ; t'ieh, to keep time
with the f"Ot in singing nnd
phiying; 'lien lame, to stand
on tiptoe.
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m
30
kit.ri* kine'P to kneel ; to bow
down when reverencing an-
other ; a crab's legs, because
tliey Jire bent.
ch'unn* Jc'iien the legs con-
tractfd or doul)led up; to
pull the le<;s under one.
same as gg 157. 53.
chiieh* kneh, to jump, to
stumble; a hoof; to move,
to incite; to slip, to leap.
so} sah, slip-shod, trailing,
down at heel; to step for-
ward and take a thing; to
tread en.
po* poh, to walk thi'OUgh the
grass; to travel off; to stum-
ble, to slip ; the end of a
candle; to presume to do of
one's self.
ts7i* tsuh, to walk with great
care, as when carrying a
precious thing, or in the
presence of a ruler; ti' tih,
to travel along a smooth
road.
ch'ia^ Tta to walk, to step.
c//'?Vt* k'iah, to stumble ; to
fall or jump back; to stam-
mer in speaking; k'ieh^ for,
instead of.
chit^ kii the feet useless or
benumbed by cold; stiffened,
ciiilled.
^J::ii} to crouch down, to
cuddle up ; said by the peo-
ple of Hunan of living at
large, or roaming about as a
tramp.
fi" tih, the hoof of a pig or
horse; to travel; to have
recourse to, to join.
terto*' fierce; harsh; precipit-
ate, to disturb; hasty, heed-
l<ess; to move about, to
hurry ; dried up by the heat
and become liglit.
In'" a road, path, passage or
way; a space, an extension;
an opportunity; grand, loud;
fallen, to travel, to journey.
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cKiao^ Jc'iao to i aise the feet,
as when sitting; to lift them
high, as when climbing ; to
march; prancing; pleased;
to collude with ; to speak in
irony.
tso*'' to mistake in making
an oheisance ; to deceive.
cli'iao^ Jc'iao to raise the feet;
to march; prancing; to nurse
tiie lei:; pleased; in Fuhchau:
to take advantage of an-
otlier's ignorance or necessity.
k'uei^ 'kiv'ei to advance the
foot, to step out the left
foot; a stride; half one pace;
sieh^ weary.
tieh,'^ a short step ; a small
pace.
clt'oti' fcKeu irresolute, un-
decided, wavering; embar-
rassed.
feiig*' fang' in Pekingese: to
jump ; to rebound, as a ball ;
to fly back.
chiXn^ J.s'iun to retire, to fall
back, to retreat ; to kick
back or run against back-
wards ; to perch, as birds ;
to crouch ; to squat.
to*'' the unsteady -walk of a
young child ; to lead a child ;
tai' to overthrow ; upside
down ; ^chi used f(jr |{|n
unsteady; undecided,
cliiieh^ liueli^ tiie quick pace
of a horse; swift, speed}' ; to
gallop; to paw, as if anxious
to go.
Jxi} to sit in state, wifh the
legs under one; to bow or
courtes}-; used for !^(^.
tieh^ tsai^ to stumble, to fall
over or down ; to tumble, to
stamp; to make a false step;
to walk quickl}- ; to stride
uncerenioniou.sl}' ; to pass or
jump ovei'.
po* puh, the web feet of
water fowl ; web-footed ; in
Cantonese: to lie down, like
a beast ; to turn upside
down.
n
^«^
^^:t
Icna* kin'o? to sit with one
leg hanging; to straddle,
to bestride ; to step across,
to pass over, to surpass, to
excel ; to border on two
countries, as a chain of
mountains; the thighs.
clii^ Jci having only one
good leg; crippled, iialt ; au
incomplete thing, a detect ;
single, alone, as the thread
on which a spider lets itself
down.
ji^ to sit on the heels, a
conimon po.sture for all Asi-
atics ; to crouch.
hsi^ hi a foot-path; a road
or track up a hill; to go
across, to penetrate where
no path is made; a narrow
way.
<'a^ tali^ to walk proudly ; to
step off, as when one stiad-
dles.
^wo^ to sprain one's leg or
arm, to double it under when
falling; curly; to slip and
fall.
so^ slm* shiih, to shuffle
along, to walk with siiort
steps ; to walk carefully, as
in a narrow way.
chieii? 'kien cltien^ lame,
lalt, weak in the legs;
feeble, inadequate to ; hes-
itating; difficult, unfor-
tunate; afflicted; crooked;
lofty, proud ; to pull up.
J.'o'^ to slip; to miss; to
stumble, to misstep, as a
horse.
Jsung' a footstep, a trace, a
vestige; to follow in another's
track ; to imitate.
cJtiaDg^ tsiatig^ to walk
quickly ; to go across.
tnn^ Jsuti^ couchant; to
squat; to sit on the iieels;
to place close to each other,
as men in line.
clieng" cch'dng a perch for
fowls; a prop ; to straighten
or pull out; to tread on; to
roost.
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44
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46
47
48
49
53
1^:
ts'ti* is'tih, isu* to Lread on ;
to press on wiih the foot ; to
kick.
chii^-* kilh^ to 1)0W the head,
to bend down, to humble
one's self; crooked, bent;
contracted for wjint of room.
chii* kiP to crouch, lo squat;
to sit impolitely, with the
fet-t out.
yd^ woh, tiie teeth crowding
each otlier in the mouth;
small, little-minded.
^lan^ to go quickly ; to stride
over, to step across; to omit,
as in readinji.
liehj* to stride over ; to leap
over; to overstep ; go out of
the way ; to ti ead.
chil* kiP a spur, the dew-claw
or hallux oa liirds; the warts
on a horse's legs ; to go to,
to reach ; to border on,
opposite, conterminous; dis-
tance lietween ; to oppose ;
to st;tb from behind.
ch'iun(/^ Vciiing tlie noise of
men maiching along; the
sound of many tramping.
fts'o^ to slip, to slide in
walking ; to miss, to err; to
pass ; to go by ; to cross.
'2>a' to climb; to creep, to
crawl, to walk without
advancing, to squat, to crouch
down ; dwarfish.
^t'l^ a hoof ; a horse ; a trap
to catch hares; to kick; a
leg of pork or mutton.
clderi? 'kien caHous hard
skin on the foot or hand, a
bh)od-bli.ster ; a sore on the
foot ; yeii* the cloven hoof of
an animal, which is well
adapted for going up hill.
to* toll, to tread or step on ;
to walk to and fro.
^ch\i^ undecided, irresolute ;
puzzled, in a fix ; uncertain
what to do.
clith,^ to tread on, to follow
after ; to stamp, to leap ;
the sole o£ the foot.
61
62
63
m
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m
m
M
64
65
66
69
ch'an- ifih^en to tread in, to
follow in order; to revolve;
a course; a trodden path.
chien* kieri' to walk, walk-
ing ; to kick, as when chil-
dren play shuttlecock.
hP luh, to mo\e, walking
about; to go up or down, as
stairs ; respectful.
^tsuny^ a footstep, a trace, a
vestige; to follow in another's
track ; to imitate.
hfii^ 'tsi straw sandals or slip-
pers worn by mummers and
singers ; shoes that have no
heel-backs, like a patten or
slip-shoe.
pi* ^jieAj to kick at as in
playing football, or in the
game of kicking iron balls.
chi* kP to kneel a long time;
to feel dread ; awe-struck,
trembling in knees, discom-
posed.
tsu* tsuh, to press, to urge
forward, to hasten ; impelled;
urgent, cramped, embar-
rassed; wrinkled, contracted;
to trouble; anxious, careworn;
to retract; to draw in.
chieu* tsienP to trample upon;
to trample on or over; to
step, to walk mincingly ; to
arrange in place ; a row, a
rani;e,
jp'ten^ to walk lamely, as
from weak ankles; to drag
the feet, as a lame horse ;
the knee-pan ; to walk about.
lu^ luh, impeded, as when
carrying a burden.
ch'ih* ch'i'' to leap ; to jump
about or over ; lame.
ch'i" ik'i a foot with six
toes ; the crawling of insects,
the progress of an animal ;
read k'i'' lo stand on tiptoe;
to sit with the legs hanging
down.
iHeh^^ lame, halt, hobbling;
to lean or walk on one foot;
clubfooted.
t'o^ foh, negligent ; to dis-
regard rules.
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74
75
'n
it
iP'anff^ to go on hastily and
wildly.
/■/■' t'iJi, to kick; shoh, ex-
cited, greatly moved and
fearful.
't'a»!/^-* to slip down; to fall
oil the face; to fall along;
to lie down.
chi^ isih^ to stride ; to step
over a thiny ; to walk rev-
erentl}'', to stej) formally,
with a me;isiired pace.
h'liun^ blended, mixed, as
colors.
c^'i' to tread on ; to step ; to
dck.
chnni' 'chwai to limp, to
waddle.
ts'eiic/^ tsdiig'^ embarrassed,
confused; dilatory; to labor
on in a mad ; not to reach
the aim ; to miss one's foot-
ing; to rub by one, or bit
him when pa^-sing.
same as }M 1G2. 73.
yueh* yiieh^ to cut off the
feet at the ankles, an ancient
puni.'^hment.
^chu^ to hop, as a wren ; to
get on liy hops ; unable to
get on.
V7/rt' to tread on ; to walk
I luough ; to step on.
Hell,--* to step, to put the
foot down.
7c/ to stamp the foot; to
walk.
W lih, a step, a pace ; to
move, to go ; to step on.
hunt- 'hiva the ankle ; alone,
single; in Fuhchan: an
irregular gait, caused by a
tight slioe, a boil, or sinnlar
cause.
jo7i} Jeu to tread ; misfor-
tune, calamity; to trample
over; to dampen grain, in
order to free it from chaff,
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85
86
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102
105
107
109
m
chih^ *chi the toes , tlie foot ;
a hoof; to stop; a founda-
tion.
iz'a^ Hs'z' ch'ai^ to put the
fo<jt upon ; to tread on ; to
trample ; to step.
mou'-^ 'men mu' the thumb ;
the great toe.
la* tah, to put the foot on
the ground, to tread ; to
walk and beat time when
sinijing.
hsieh'* sieh, to walk.
'uie7t' to ti-ead to powder, to
stamp on; to cast out; to
connect; to grasp; tight;
urgent; to tread in another's
steps.
//?i" to kneel on both knees.
\-h'an^ to put a shoe or
patten on the l)are foot,
'y?/?/^' to exult, to leap ; to
stamp ; to excite by liopping
about.
(P'n^ the print of a horse's
foot ; (he mark of a hoof.
jn* pthy to warn persons off
the road, and tlius make way
for the sovereign ; an im-
perial journeying.
j/a/t^ the paw of a bear ', one
of the eight delicacies.
tenff* tdng'^ to hurry but not
get on, to lose one's strengtli;
doubtful ; to step, to tread ;
in Cantonese: to pity.
'po^ to walk awry, as when
one foot is lame, or weak, or
longer than the other ;
favoritism, unfair leaning to;
partial; 'pi halt, lame; to
stand on one foot, considered
to be rather indecorous.
^tien^ to stumble, to trip.
chio^ kivoh, a short quick
step, deemed to be a respect-
fid gait in the presence of
superiors; to leap; to bend
as if ready to kneel.
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111
112
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117
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m
m
chii* killi^ lame in the feet;
to run aljuui wildly.
ch'ih' ^ch'i undecided ; to
step over.
chih* the sole of the foot,
the foot of birds.
chi
'kii, to walk alone, un-
sociable; a stately, undaunt-
ed uait;; morose, sulk)'.
Hva? to tread on the ground.
^chung^ to walk in a stajjuer-
ing \^ay, head downwards,
as if faint or tipsy ; a sham-
blintr, uncertain gait ; a
toddling walk ; to faint and
halt as one goes, like a
paralytic.
c7/ao^ to leap, to jump.
/a"' embarrassed ; to miss
one's footing.
tjiao^ to run, to get away, to
escape dani;fr; to cross the
legs ; in Cantouese: jiiau to
sit on the heels; to perch, to
roost ; to thump.
*v^t I t'a^ tah, ta* to tread heavily ;
If-.^Rl I to stamp ; to make a noise
'^ I in walking:.
yo* yohj to leap for joy ; to
sport, to frisk and gambol.
ch'tiai* ts'ap 'ch'ai to stamp
with the foot; the heel; to
tread on ; to stamp ; to
destroy.
?ae/i/ to tread or step on ;
to ascend ; urgent, hasty.
chi* tsih^ a shf»rt and careful
pace ; a mincing walk ; to
step here and there.
chih* chi^ to walk hastily ;
to come in abruptly.
chuang^ ^chjvang to tread
on ; to step on, as a stool,
iao*^ to tread on, to put
down the foot ; to violate,
to disregard ; to tread la
another's §teps.
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141
^2>ciu''' to sit cioss-legged, to
scjuat ; to jump; to bend
the feet under one.
keit'- Jean the heel ; to follow,
to accompany; a bervaut; to
imitate, according to.
p-g Jiang''' king'-'' to jump;
ihJ^ ready for slait.
O-H* '^^^ nuJi^ to step firmly, to
ifc^a ^^'^'^'^^ down ; 'je to step.
tj-tf* ta^ tah, to jump or stride in
ij^^^ walking, as when crossing a
muddy or wet place; to lay
hold of anj'tliini,', to jump
by.
'tun^ a whole number;
^ wholesale; an overplus; a
depot or store house ; to
store, to house ; in Can-
tonese : to sto|) when it
ought to go ; to lie down.
^ch'u^ to skip ; irregular, un-
decided, as if one's feet were
fettered.
Jcsilch^ sieh, to walk awry, as
a clul)footed man, or one
who is lame.
/i/i"' the rut of a wheel ; to
run o\er one with a cart, to
drive against one.
same as Mi 157. 50.
143 g5
149 gH
chu* chuJi^ to walk sedately ;
to limp or halt ; a trace ; to
press on,
loei* iveV too much ; to
exaggerate.
same as Bis? 157. 126.
hsiett^ ^sien to walk round
and round ; to amble or pace,
as in a pantomime.
ch'an* ch'en^ a hoi'se travel-
ling very fast; a rapid canter.
chi'^ tsihj to bequeath ; old ;
a trace, a foot-mark ; vestiges,
efi'ects; examples or words of
former great men.
'^tsuai/} Js-ican to jump with
the feet together; to tread
on.
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157.158.159. ^^^
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160 ^§
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chih' ckP to stumble at. soine-
tliing tripping the feet ; to
{Hit the foot on.
^t'li^ barefoot; to stand on
one foot.
pi* 2)ih, lame ; p'ih, upset,
overturned.
t'a* fnh, the feet slipping;
to stamp on.
hsien^ iSien to walk round
and round ; to amble or
pace, as in a pantomime.
^no" to slip down, as on ice.
chi'h,^ embarrassed, bewil-
dered.
'chunc/^ the heel ; to imitate,
to do after another; to rule
as a precedent ; to reach ; to
visit.
Jan'' to overpass, to step
over; to creep, to twine
around.
tn^ tuhj impeded ; to make no
progress; not advancing; to
kneel.
hsi^ 'si stravv sandals or slip-
pers, worn by mummers and
singers ; shoes that have no
heel-backs, like a patten or
slip-shoe.
chi^ ftsi to ascend, to rise, to
climb; to go up, as stairs; a
vapor or rosy clouds ; to be
ruined, to fall.
luny*'' walking.
shell} ^shdn the body ; one's
self ; the trunk, the hull ;
one's character or duty ;
pregnant ; the conduct.
chan^ 'chen naked, nude;
without any covering ; to
strip.
't'iao^ a tall man.
itan^ to loiter, to delay ;
excessive : to look at a thing
and yet be thinking of
something distant ; to ob-
struct, to prevent.
Sft'ii^ Jcu the human body ;
the person ; a body or sub-
stance.
29
30
32
42
70
159:^
hsia^ Jiia hunchbacked, the
body bent ovt-r ; to stoop,
same as |5 158, 57.
't'o^ full and ample, as a
dress where tiie skirts spread
out
jj'i^ pliant, limber, having
no vigor; in Cantotiese : to
lean aj^ainst ; to crowd, to
press upon.
same as ^^ 111. 38.
yii* yuh, the pearl of the
body, the collected purity of
the soul and virility.
'fang^- to lie down, to re-
cline; to lie stretched out;
unable to get up.
Jcang^ tall, above the usual
stature.
Jiung^ the body ; one's self ;
peisonally.
same as ^ 128. 62.
Ho^ the body; to avoid ; to
liide; to withdraw ; to con-
ceal one's self; to secrete;
to slip away ; to escape
Ho^ naked, unclothed, bare-
backed ; to unclothe ; to
strip.
j^j'i'' pliant, limber, having
no vigor ; in Cantonese : to
lean against, to press upon,
to crowd.
(laitg^ tall.
Jiap tall and thin.
chung^'' a woman with child.
(7ii^ to hide away; in Can-
tonese: to keep quiet in a
place, to keep secret ; perdue ;
to secrete.
die'' ^clie a carriage, cart or
wheelbarrow; to turnover;
a frame work ; chu^ the
chariot in Chinese chess; a
wheel in mechanics.
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1
159.
IL
1^
10
ft
11
ya* yah, a punishment
(pillory); the creaking roll
of a wheel ; a creaking,
crushing sound.
kuei' 'kwei a rut, a trace ;
an orhit, a path ; a vestige ;
a law ; a rule ; to imitate ;
to hatcli treason ; the hub
of a wheel.
Jiany^ a kind of sleeping-car.
chiao' kiao^ to compare, to
wrangle, to argue ; to meas-
ure strength ; dissimihir ;
rather, somewhat more ; in
general ; kioh, to butt, to
contend.
liin^-^ J,un^ a wheel with
spokes ; a disk ; a round
face; a revolution; a circuit,
a turn, to rotate, to roll
around ; great.
fii? 'jujig^ to push a cart
back and tip up the body, so
as to occupy less room ; to
push, to thrust, to crowd.
chen' 'chdn to turn, to re-
volve; to move; to act in
behalf of ; a carriage ; dis-
tressed, sorrowing ; tlie last
of the 28 constellations.
yiieJi' yueh, the bar on the
tonguf^ of a can iage to which
the horses are fastened.
'wan' to pull a wheeled
barrow or an easy-chair
carnage ; to draw a hearse ;
ropes for it.
ji^ the centre of a yoke ; a
cross bar to which the ani-
mals are fastened when
drawing tlie carriaiie.
liaru/'' a cart, a chariot ; a
wheel-ljarrow ; a classifier of
carrieiges.
na^ niah, the inner ornamen-
tal reins of a team of four
horses, used in oUlen times.
cKiiari} ^ts'ueu a wagon with
a mat or screen, and low
solid wheels,
js/jw^ to lose; to ruin; taxes;
to rotate; to send in, as
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14
18
21
26
27
29
30
revenue; on offering; to be
beaten ; overturn ; decayed.
rttt c/tM= kuJi, a great cart for
carrying dirt, offal, or
manuie.
cJiun^ Jciiln an army ; 12,500
men; the head-quarters; an
inclosure; warlike; niilitary;
awe-inspiring.
hui^ Jiwui brightness, splen-
dour, dazzling; lefulgent,
glistering; glorious like the
sun.
f-r\ jen* jdn'' to block a wheel,
yj to chock a cairiage; a catch,
an impediment ; a length of
eight cubits f.to embarrass.
:zf\^. pei^ ;?ei' a hundred chariots
'^feg^ made a squadron; a company;
a class, a so it, a generation,
things, kinds; a sign of the
plural.
rfrt Hh(? a hearse ; a large car
JJll used to carry the coffin.
0* ')igoh, a yoke ; a collar on
a hoise ; a restraint, a con-
scientious principle.
p- im^ pah, a sacrifice offered to
iy^ the i:ods of the road at
starting on a journey, where
the roads cross.
cho^ dioh, tse* to rest, to
yi^ hold up, to stop ; a carriage
^^ whicli has been repaired ; to
mend or reunite, as a cart.
same as % 159. 128.
. k'o^ wheels on their axles ;
il'l wheels connected with each
other.
chth^ 'chi the end of the
i/^ axle ; forked ; bifurcate.
-rt ^yao" an open cart of light
|>-| construction, from which a
sight can be had all amund.
chv} kexO kou^ the ends of a
yoke which press on the
sides of the animal's neck ;
^keu the projecting end of an
axle.
^ku^ a carriage ; a wheel.
m
( 337 )
159.
37
t%
^X
In*' a chariot, a state car-
riage ; the tiiices of a cart.
chiao"^ kiao' a sedan chair ; a
pulauquiu.
choii} ,cheu a heavily laden
ciirt; a wain overloaded in
front; heavy; low.
p'ei* p'eV the reins of a
bridle.
chi* tsih, to unite, to join ;
to compose ; concord ; to
speak gently and cordially;
to look pleasantly; to collect,
to assemble, to compile.
^ling'' a trace of ; to run
over ; to accompany.
fu^ fuh, the cord or band
which is tied around the
projecting sticks that clasp
the body of a cart on the
axle to prevent its slipping.
ti^^ the linch-pin in an axle ;
to put in the pin ; a wheel ;
tap a district in Hupeh.
yi* yih, a number of carriages
rushing out together ; to
rush on, as in battle ; tieh^ a
succession.
7iien^ Hien imperial chariot;
the sovereign ; near the
court; to tran.sport ; to take
up ; a barrow or hand
carriage pushed by men.
isou* ts'eu' near ; to collect,
to assemble, the centre of a
wheel; a focus, where things
centre; to bring together;
concentrated.
pn* puh, p'o* the sticks under
a cart that clasp the axle to
prevent it moving; they are
likened to a crouching rab-
bit.
same as |j^ 159. 37.
S^ the sides of a war chariot
where the soldiers plant their
speais in the sockets ; the
sides of a carriage.
same as |^ 159. 62.
41
42
45
47
51
56
61
hsia'' hiah^ to regulatp, to
g govern ; to turn ; the linch-
pin or iron ring on the nave,
which keeps the wheel iii its
place.
kuan^ 'kwan the iron band
placed on the hub of a wheel
to prevent it from splitting.
chuan^ 'chweri to turn round;
to transport; to revolve; to
transmit; to carry; to com-
prehend ; to go back; to
interpret; to alter the con-
dition of; chw'en^ a revolu-
tion, a turn; becoming more,
still more; on the other hand,
on the contrary; the carpet
of a caii'iage.
t'ang^^ a time, a turn ; an
axle ; a ruled line ; a row, a
classifier of a journey or trip;
the iron covering an axle.
ch'en^ 'chen to turn half
rou!id; to roll over on one
side; nien^ to roll on.
^t'^m^^ a war chariot, used in
the Tsin dynasty.
^T^ cAV/i/ ik'i7ig light; levity;
re^ to treat liglitly; to disregard;
dissipated, frivolous; gently.
(Cliao^ a turret or look out
place on a war chariot, from
which to observe the foe.
hsiian^ Jiien hsieri} a pleasant
comfortable room ; a saloon ;
a side room ; a balcony or
railed terrace ; a nobleman's
carriage.
jp'iew' a light carriage with
screens for women to ride in.
shih* a stretcher before a
carriage or in a sedan, to
lean on when bowing to
others.
Tj , hd7i^ ^sin the axle of a
P\} wheel.
'^•'rtn' impeded; hard to get
on ; no luck ; always losing.
±^5 'yin^ the rattling of carts.
my
Hsai' to till ; to effect ; to
load ; laden ; a year ; it was
so called in early times, be-
m
m
( 338 )
159.
66
72
73
II
75
76
77
102
cause nature haviiii^ made a
revolution, began again; tsai''
to contain ; to lade ; to fill
in; to convey; to adorn, to
begin, acts, doings ; to bear,
to do ; then, thereupon.
chan*'* a carriage airanged
for sleeping in, used by army
officers.
chS'^ ch'ehy a track, a foot
print, a wheelrut; precedent,
example ; to follow a prece-
dent.
kuii* ^kivun to roll, as a
cylinder ; the rapid turning
of the spokes of a wheel ;
rolling ; rotatory motion.
chuai^ 'chioei to bump or jolt
(as a cart on an uneven road).
kd^ koh, the appearance of
spears and chariots drawn
up in martial airay.
li* lih, the trace or rut of a
wheel ; the crealdng of a
cart; to crush under wheels.
k^w^ ^kivo a pot hung at the
axle to grease the wheels;
the spot which is greased.
jou^ ^jeu the felly of a wheel ;
to tread out grain ; to bend
wood by fire.
juan^ 'jivan soft, flexible,
delicate, weak, ductile, ten-
der, limber, lithe ; muffled
wheels, such as are hung to
go easily.
li* lih, the path worn by car-
riages ; to crush under a
wheel.
ku^ kuhi an axle tree ; a
wheel, a carriage.
ch!i^ f^k'i the long axle end
which projects from the hub.
'ti' rear of a cart.
^_J>. same as |j^ 159. 37.
[fu^ to help, to assist; a cart ;
a ruck on a cart; the jaw
bone ; to succor and guide.
chou' chuh, an axle tree ; a
roller; a pivot; a bolt, a
spring ; classifier of maps or
108
m
■m.
109
:SE9.
J:35ci
M^
122
124
126
pictures rolled up; the reed
of a loom.
/u*/uk, the spoke of a wheel.
^tang^ the tail of a cart.
tzij}' ^sz' chih} the end of the
axle within the nave; bag-
gage wagons with a boot to
carry arms and spoils ; large
travelling wains.
I fan} a screen or liood for a
cart, which keeps oflF the
dust and mud.
hsieiT? ^hien the creaking of
wagons ; a carriage or van
in which prisoners or wild
beasts are carried.
J,u' a windlasp, a block, a
pulley.
^cKun}- a hearse used by great
meti in old time; a kind of
mud shoe on whicli to slide
o\ er the ooze ; also written
\t 75. 109.
hnan* hwaii' the punishment
of pulling a criminal in pieces
by chariots drawing him
asunder.
cliiv} ^ts'iu the spokes of a
wheel.
chuang^ chwang^ a war chariot
that rushes on the ranks of
the enemy.
shuan* shivari* to repair the
axles and hubs of carriages.
J{7i^ the rumbling of wheels ;
a threshold ; abundant.
^yao^ an open cart of light
constuction, from which a
sight can be had all around.
'wang* the tire of a wiieel ;
the emperor's chariot had
double tires.
chiao^ Jciao something indis-
tinctly seen in the distance ;
confused.
erh^ ^rh a car for carrying
a coffin, a hearse or funeral
carriage.
same as M 159. 76.
( 339 )
159.160.161. $ ^ ;^
128
che* cheh, the sides of
133
134
137
140
145
y^ in frc
L chariot, where the arms are
carried; unceremoniously,
abruptly; directly; without
permission ; a disease of the
feet.
chih* chi^ a carriage so built
that the front is lower than
the back, or turns down.
j2/?i* the box or body of a
cart or chariot ; a carriage J
to hold, to sustain, as the
earth does its inhabitants ;
the earth ; a foundation ; a
basis ; many.
^chf'U a square frame
rant of a carriage sup-
porting the driver's seat.
rg" same as {f| 159. 73.
'^
j^ yuaii^ ^1/71671 the thills of a
carriage; ; the tongue or shaft;
a whipple-tree; the side-gates
to the court of a yamun or
general's marquee ; the head
quarters, office, or post of a
general.
^fien^ to caper or hop about
from joy expressing both
hilarity and liealth.
Jiiing^ roar, rattle ; the rum-
bling of carriages, muttering
of thunder or roaring of
cannon ; to blast; any stun-
ning noise; in Pekingese: to
whip up, to beat.
yu^ (yiu a light carriage,
like a curricle or chaise ;
light, trifling.
cKien* ts'ien^ a pall to cover
a hearse ; the adornments
of a hearse.
175 ^^ pei* jyei'^ a generation; a sort,
I^p. a series; a hundred chariots
made asquadron; a company,
a class, things, kinds, a sign
of the plural.
hi* luh, the rut of a wheel ;
a roller, a pulley, a wheel.
1 RQli^ ^^^"^ c^^" acrid, bitter ;
XUw':Zpr grievous ; sliarp, pungent ;
toilsome, suffering, sad ; the
eiglith of the ten stems,
which corresponds to met-al.
158
159
164
174
198
44
re-
to
an
132
161;^
41 M
same as ^ 160. 87.
^ku^ fault, crime, guilt ; to
oppose; to hinder others so
as to monopolize; to dissect
or examine a sacrificial vic-
tim ; necessary, must.
j)'{* J)'iht pi* a prince or
sovereign ; a term for heaven
and for a deceased husband ;
to rend or split open ; quiet,
secluded; law, example; to
punish ; clear ; as ; to open.
la'^ lah, sharp, hot, pungent,
acrid, biting, as pepper ;
severe, grievous, as punish-
ment; injurious; ungrateful.
tzu? ^ts'z' to refuse; to leave;
an expression, word, or par-
ticle ; evidence, orders, in-
structions ; to decline
spectfuUy ; to resign ;
leave ; to go, to depart ;
apology,
same as SB 122. 175.
same as ^ 160. 87.
pien*'' two criminals accusing
each other ; the passionate re-
crimination of angered men.
pie7i*'' to distinguish ; to dis-
pute, to cut asunder; to
inquire into ; supporting
frame work of bedstead.
pan*^ to manage, to transact,
to do ; to exert one's self ; to
attend to ; to prepare ; to
provide, in Contonese : a
sample, a muster,
same as 120. 160.
pan* pien^ to dispute, to
quarrel about, to argue opin-
ions, to criticise ; to insinu-
ate ; artful, specious, sophis-
ticated.
clien^ ^cKan the Chinese
hour ; 7 to 9 a.m. ; to excite
to action, to move ; a day, a
time ; the elements.
ju* juh, to insult, to shame,
to disgrace, to dishonor, to
debauch, to defile ; used in
( 340 )
161.162.
the polite phrase : You have
done me the honor, — but in
so doing you have disgraced
yourself.
(_nung^ a countryman ; to
plant, to sow ; to cultivate
the ground ; to break up the
soil ; agriculture ; earnestly ;
widely.
ch(? choh, going on, and
stopping ; to run fast and
stop.
in
Vh
9
10
same as jj^ 162. 109.
^chui^ to escort, to follow, to
pursue; to expel, to over-
take, to trace out; to reflect
on ; to look back on ; ^tui to
engrave ; a graver.
'■i' to walk awkwardly; awry,
crooked ; adjoining, connect-
ed ; conterminous,
5?^ the side, the border ; to go
at tlie side; to walk awk-
wardly; extending, reaching,
as a road.
ch'i^ hsi^ hih, finally, at last ;
to; till; to reach in time; to
extend.
^yii^ vague, vast, distant; not
exact or clear ; to misinter-
pret; to pervert; to distort;
very; to avoid; to escape
from ; wide, spacious.
cki^ tsih, afoot-print, a track,
a trace ; vestiges, effects,
consequences; the result of
previous conduct; examples
or words of previous great
men.
Jiang^ the foot-tracks of a
hare or other animal; the
rut of a wheel ; the path
made by animals.
chan^ ^chen to turn around,
to remove, to follow; to run;
unahle to advance.
j<'?i' a road, way, or path ; a
pursuit, a way of doing
tilings.
^t'ao" to run away, to abscond,
to desert, to escape, to flee,
19
to hide ; a vagabond ; fui^i-
tives.
i^ yih^ ease, leisure, idle ; to
set free ; to get away ; to get
off; to let loose; to retire;
unambitious; kind; careless
about.
1 1 ^^? ^y^'''* ^^ P'Xceed, to overpass ;
^j^RU distant; to pass over, to
cross ; to get over, as a wall ;
or beyond, as a time ; to
omit.
1 ■%'5^ sui^'' to accompany, to follow,
^X^* to accoid with; not to oppose
or hinder ; tlien, next, pres-
ently, finally; to speak of;
to complete ; a moor.
^>>^ same as j^ 116. 162.
,„ >»*|Mt hsiung^ ^k'iung remote;
^r ^ waste, desert; void, as B,^^!^
wild; bright, lustrous, splen-
did ; a supeilati\ e.
kou* kexC to meet with, to
happen ; to come upon one
suddenly; accidentally, un-
expectedly.
'M
26JrP
same as -A 162. 132.
cilia)- Jcia a word used for
Sanscrit ka.
cliie'n} fts'ien to move, to
remove ; to put elsewhere ;
to ascend, to be promoted ;
to go up, to change, to im-
prove ; to deport, to dismiss.
zuu*'' to meet in opposition,
to run counter to; a ren-
contre; to resist; disobedient;
disordered ; contrary ; con-
fused.
hsim* sin^ speedy, sudden,
quick, hasty; swift; to hurry
like a wolf to its prey.
l/u" iy{u bn-athing fast, as
when laughing ; used for fj^
and for ^.
^yinff^ to meet, welcome ; to
occur; to go out and receive,
as a guest ; to calculate, as a
lucky day ; to acknowledge ;
a meeting, a reception, an
interview ; ying'' to meet a
bride.
C 341 )
162.
m
^^jaa
29
>r44
4^^ar
M
same as jig 1G2. 141.
/a?t^ to return, to revert to;
to go or come back ; but, on
the otlier hand.
hsia^ Jiia distant, remote,
afar off ; advanced in years ;
used for jpj why.
cJiien^ 'k'ien to send, to com-
mission; to depute, as a
government agent; to let
go ; to chase,
same as -{^ 8-5. 30.
kuo* kwo' to pass, past ; fault,
crime, to exceed ; to trans-
gress; beyond, further, more,
too ; excessive ; to approach ;
to send; an imprudence; a
sin of ignorance,
j^'iao" far off, remote; cut off
from constant intercourse.
skill* to go to, to reach ; just
now ; suddenly ; to arrive at,
to marry out, to follow, to
occui', to happen, to accord,
to suit; pleased ; ti* used for
M the legitimate heir ; supe-
rior ; enemy; used for |^.
hou* liPAi? to meet; a pleasant
and unexpected meeting.
tai*^ till, to, even until; when,
to reach, to come up with.
0* ngoh, to encounter, to
meet another when it is
undesirable; an unwelcome
meeting.
cliemf ^cKing presumptuous,
forward ; presuming ; to per-
meate ; pleased with ; irasci-
ble, hasty, to free from ; to
exhaust.
tsao*' to make; to do; to act;
to construct, to receive; to
l)uild ; to create, to form ; to
begin ; to seek for ; to pros-
per, established ; a party in
a cause ; ts^ad* to reach, to
arrive, to go to, to advance ;
to contain.
chov} ^cheu to revolve, to
circulate ; to inform the peo-
ple ; a year.
31
M
32 lii
35 >^
m
36 3^
38 I
40
i%
H:
"«,
km- Jiwui to turn round ; to
return, to curve, revolving;
intricate, involved, as a pat-
tern or figure,
same as ^ 60. 156.
(^jao* to go about, to sur-
ruund, to wind around ; to
environ ; to be entangled in.
k'uei^ Jao'e'i a place where
four roads and oth^'r bye-ways
meet ; a thoroughfare.
few/ ifuvff p'ang"^ to meet,
to occur ; to oppose; to come
across ; to anticipate ; to run
against; wide, flowing, as a
robe.
chiin^ itsiiXn to retire, to
recede; to act as if returning;
to feel abashed, self-humilia-
ted ; a I evolution of the moon.
5^'rto' to abscond, to elude
search ; to desert, to flee, to
escape, to hide; a vagabond;
fugitives,
same as ^ 115. 36.
tieh,"^ satisfactorily ; change;
ease, lazy ; for, instead of ;
rotation, alternate, recipro-
cal, suddenly.
suny*'' to send ; to present ;
to accompany ; to wait on,
especially a bride ; to see a
guest out; to give, a gift ; in
Cantonese : all on a table
besides the rice.
jjen* pdii* to walk or run
quick.
lou^ Jeu continuous.
tvei^ ^lvei to walk deviously ;
to reel, to roll in walking ;
long and tortuous.
hsiin* sun''* humble, respect-
ful, yielding ; complaisant,
conciliatory ; modest, docile,
retiring ; to deteriorate.
huan* hwan'' to flee, to escape
from ; to avoid ; kuan* to go,
to reach ; to revolve.
same as jB 162. 30.
( 342 )
^
162.
;ja
42
7^
?s
iom
7^^
^tS2in^ to obey, to yield, to
submit; to conform to; to
act as required, as an officer
carryiii<^ out instructions; to
induce to follow ; accord-
ingly, consequently; to com-
ply with.
Jiao' remote, distant, far off.
t\ni^ ^chun unable to pro-
gress ; iiard to get on ; used
for Tg 45. 1.
ni* 7iih, i* disobedient, con-
trary to, rebellious, illegal,
contumacious ; to oppose ; to
receive, as an order ; to
reckon ou ; fatal.
hsiin^ ^siiin to cruise, to
patrol ; to go about from
place to place in order to
examine what is doing ; to
go ou a circuit : a course at
a feast, to fill up the glasses
all around.
chine/* king'' to pass by, to
approach ; to flow Wy ; to go
up to; directly; also same
as f^ 60. 47.
/a^-^ lah^ slovenly, untidy,
dirty, to exceed, to pass by ;
to go ahead.
hfiilaii} 'siieii to choose, to
select ; fine ; to appoint good
men to office ; to dance in a
ring ; an instant, a moment ;
a myriad; apprehensive;
timorous ; siien^ to number,
to reckon.
M^
53 >
68 #
same as ffi] 22. 50.
ii^' to go off, to migrate ; to
leave ; a knife-case.
jjeng* 2'^(^^^^9' ^'^ .J'^"''P> to
saunter; to be scattered ; to
expel, to drive off; to idle,
to wander about ; to open,
crack ; to issue.
che^ ^che to cover over ; to
screen; to stop; to shade;
to intercept ; to care for ;
an umbrella.
hh^ luhf to go carefully.
64 5
M4*
66
Wl
;J^
T^ iBllT
70 >1
m
7&
pie'ii^'' ever y w here; all
aj-ound ; a time; a turn;
entire ; to make a circuit; to
pervade ; a visit or walk,
same as jg 162. 149.
sliili^ shP to depart, to return
to ; to die, to pass away, to
<i0 to, approaching; lost to
life, gone.
ao'^ ^nffao to ramble, to divert
one's self; to travel for
pleiisure.
I'l/ao^ to invite, to request,
to want; to interrupt when
in the way ; to intercept ;
to send for, to en^-age ; to
go with or in one service;
to salute ; to seek, to look for.
same as ^ 162. 149.
chin'^ kin'' near (in time or
place), recently; lately, soon,
to approach ; to touch,
to like ; to be familiar,
according to; adjoining;
next to; assisting, as a priest.
yu' ^yiu to roam, to stroll ;
to flow ; to ramble ; to float ;
to saunter idly ; to travel
for amusement or informa-
tion ; scattering, as tioops on
a march ; friendly.
hsiiii^ siiin'' to go ahead, to
begin a quarrel ; a railing
expression.
tH* t'ihy to remove far away,
to send off; far, remote.
t'ang^'' to pass by or miss ;
to fall, to miss a step and
fall ; a classifier of times,
rows of characters, acts ; a
heat on a course; the narrow
road in which horses race at
the military tiials.
0* ngoh, to stop or bring to
a stand still ; to reach, to
cut off, to terminate ; an
unforeseen ol)Stacle.
^tsao^ to encounter, to occur ;
to spoil ; to meet, to endure,
to happen ; to cruise, to go
about, to make a revolution,
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101 I
one complete perfornifince ;
an occasion, a time.
sm" to go ai,'aiiist the stream,
or \^ith it; to go from ; to
meet one ; to push up, ms to
a source, to revert to ; to
carry one's thoughts back ;
long ago.
su* shu* shnh, to narrate, to
relate ; to tell particulars ;
to put into another idiom oi-
pulilisli ; to compile a book;
a memoir, an essay.
Sii} suh, quick, haste, prompt-
ly, instantly; huriied ; fleet;
to call, to invite ; to urge to
do a tiling; lowlive.
su* suh, to step quickly into
one's place, on seeing a
superior; attentive; alert;
to hurry.
ch'ui^ Jciu to join, to unite ;
to collect; to pair; to seek
an alliance; pressing, urgent.
erh^ ''rh near to, close to, at
hand ; proximate, as a re-
lationship.
3/«^' to go out to receive one ;
to descend and greet ; to see
with respect; used with ^
in the classics.
cJiih^ ich'i to delay, slow,
dilatory, late; not utgeut;
to wait for; to walk leisurely.
t'i* t'ih, to remove far away,
to send oflf; far, remote.
kuang* ktd'ang'' to walk, to
stroll; to lamble, to visit
and see a place ; to go to and
fro.
vjang*'' to go, to travel ; to
deceive, to treat liadly ; to
be terrified ; to he afraid of.
ft^uny^ to understand; to
succeed; to perceive; cur-
rent; to interchange, as two
characters of the same mean-
ing ; to permeate, to go
through ; to see clearly ;
prosperous; current, uniform,
general, complete; illicit,
adulterous.
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106 ^M
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109
110 i
114
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119 >:
i^
^pu^ to flee, to abscond ; to
hold in suspense ; to owe
government ; a defaulter, a
peculator,
same as 54. 102.
Jiu* to linger, to saunter;
dela3'ing; to lead.
jn^ 2nh, to press, to compel,
to oppress, to crowd, to
approach too near, to con-
strain; to ill-use; to arbitrarily
urge; imperious; to distend
or fill.
2)0* poh^ extreme, urgent,
piessiug ; to vex, to provoke
to extremity.
hiumg^ Jiivang at leisure ;
pressed, urged ; disengaged ;
indifferent to; to waste time
in trifling.
ta* tvh, repeated ; abundant.
tun*^ to sculk oS"; to conceal;
to hide away ; to vanish, to
abscond, liidden.
hai- (hivan htiait^ still, even,
now, yet, more ; and also,
or ; to return ; to repay ; to
revert to, to recompense, to
revolve, to regard, to look
at, to give attention to;
agile, light ; siilen to revolve.
yu* yuh, to follow in another's
work ; to take up and carry
on ; to transmit ; that, this
very one.
yti*^ to meet; to happen, to
occur; to come unexpectedly
upon one; to intreat; to
agree together.
foil* feu'' to pass through, as
light does through glass ; to
penetrate thoroughly; to pass
or leap over ; to go from
this to that; to comprehend;
to discern ; an alarmed or
doubtful look.
jHz' to puzzle; perturbed;
to lose; to deceive, to delude;
to bewitch, to fascinate;
confused, perturbed, stupe-
fied; blinded, as by \ice;
infatuated.
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162.
122
123
>:^ Un^" to covet; to select care-
1^ fully, to go or do with
^"^ difficulty, to clioose, to desig-
lu'.te; grasping, covetous.
>^ cvao^ remote, distant, far. ^
»K^ ^o" to cruise, to patrol ; a
^^ patrol; to make a circuit;
'^■^ to spy ; to inspect, as a guard
does; to screen, as hills do
a glen.
to} tah, to know ; to inform ;
successful; to make known;
all ; open, permeable, all
around ; to pervade ; to pro
mote; suitable; every; in-
telligible ; a small sheep.
^^ t'a} t\iK to spoil, to injure;
t^ hurried ; careless ; to walk
carefully.
^\M^ cJitiaii" ^chw'en to hurry ; to
go to and fro ; to hasten, to
walk rapidly.
>>{M[> hsiao^ ^siao to saunter, to
JH, stroll, to ramble; applied to
"^"^ the easy diversions of im-
mortals.
>^ .pien"- side, border, frontier
J^£^ edge, mar<;in, place ; a bank
*^^^ between fields; in Cantonese:
where, which.
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126
130
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135
138
140
141
145
146
>jitk yiian^ 'i/iien remote, distant,
^"^ either in time or place ; far
off; to consider as distant;
yiceu' to keep ab a distance ;
to remove, to send away.
-tCj same as J^ 4. 6.
?e
ch'ieyi^ ,ts'ien to ascend; to
148
143
>:^ kua* kwah, fleet, hasty ; to
1 .^. hurry one.
^*rt t'ui*' to withdraw ; to decline;
1^ to return; to retract, to
'^^ retire, to recede; to refuse,
to excuse, to give up to ; to
yield.
mai" to walk, to pass; to
disregard ; senile, old ; aged ;
to surpass ; to exceed, to go
beyond ; energetically, to
travel far.
ti*' to hand to, to alter ; for,
instead ; to transmit, to send
on, to convey from hand to
hand ; to exchange, to alter-
nate; «fu' to encompass
around.
>jta| ch'ung*' leisure, or at ease,
-J^ without pressing occupation;
in retirement.
>jTrf ch'ieyi' ,ts'ien to ascena , tu
\^ remove; to change; to alter;
'^■^ to be removed ; to dismiss ;
to be promoted, to change;
used for ^sien \^ a fairy.
hsieh' hiaV to meet one un-
expectedly ; a pleasant acci-
dental meeting.
,_^ che* chei' che' this person,
149 Xg or thing, this, this one; tho
*^"^ nearest; now; here; to meet;
to receive.
»-^ tou* teu' to stop, to delay,
151 ^H, to remain without permission,
*^-" to loiter ; to detain ; to
avoid, as an enemy ; to peer
and peep, to skulk around
in order to escape detection.
v_^ cliu:" chuh, to expel ; to attend
1^'^ H^ to each in turn; to exorcise;
■ '^^^'^ earnest; sincere ;successn.ely.
^^^ t\in*' to hide; to go into
Hffl^ obscurity, invisible.
' c/Mi* kiX^ hurried ; rapid ;
agitated, trembling ; sudden-
ly ; to dispatch ; to forward ;
a courier.
..vci mo' moh, to look from afar
153 \^^ off;, to disregard; remote,
high ; 'miao to slight.
- „ rpai"' to subvert, to destroy ;
154 ^^ to nullify ; to ruin, to violate,
defeated, broken ; a rout.
,i» to bequeath ; a will, a
nS bequest; to leave; to will,
'^^^ to for«et, to lose, to neglect,
plucked, as at an examina-
tion ; escaped ; a residue, a
surplus ; postumous ; u-eV to
senda present.
>_!-». Uen^ to connect; and; even;
^Ml also ; to continue, to join, to
unite ; to stick to ; con-
tiguous ; annexed, following;
together.
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185
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7/Mn*ywi' to convey; to move;
to circulate; to revolve;
to transport : a circuit ; a
period of five 5'efvrs ; turn,
chance ; luck, lob ; a run,
times ; calculations or a con-
junction, as in a horoscope.
pi*'' to avoid, to shun, to
withdraw, to flee from, to
escape, to shirk, to retire, to
stand aside, to abscond.
ch'iu^ ^tsiu hsny to urge, to
constrain ; to carry to the
uttermost; a crowd, a throng;
to exhaust, to end ; firm, as
a well governed state ; to
collect, to consolidate ; to
call in; concentrated;
strong, unyielding; sudden.
ti* tai' till, to, even until ;
when ; to reacli, to come up
with.
chin* tsin'' to enter; to
ascend ; to make progress ;
to go in, up, or on ; to exert
one's self; to adopt, as a
religion; to come near; a
promotion ; an advance.
wep (Wei to oppose, to dis-
obey'; perverse ; to go against ;
to disregard, to vacate, to
leave, to be distant, sedi-
tious, intractable.
tao*'' a road, a path, a way,
to speak; to converse; rea-
son; doctrine, principle; a
circuit, a zone, a region ; to
lead, to direct, to follow out.
*W to walk on the side, as
of a road.
i* yih^ a town, a city ; a
fortified place of great con-
course ; a capital ; the royal
domain ; the principality ; a
camp, a shortness of breath-
ing.
p'ei^ ,2i>^ei a place in the state
of Lu (Kiangsu).
ch'iu^ Jciu a place ; a
tumulus ; to affect, to appear
to have.
'piriff^ a city in Kiangsu.
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11
13
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29
^jyang^ a country, state, or
nation ; a region, beyond
the frontier, to confer the
rule of a region.
5?/M° a small fief in the
present Hwai-ngan-fu, just
south of the Yellow River.
(pnang''^ name of a hill in
Hunan where a great battle
occurred A. D. 761.
kuo^ kivoh, suburbs ; a waste,
a common ; the second wall
inclosing the gate of a large
city to defend it and make
an enceinte that is often
protected by the temple to
Kwanti.
chiao^ Jciao the country,
rural ; waste or forest land
near the frontier.
flai^ an ancient city south of
the Yellow River.
Jwti} JiPAi an ancient place
in Honan.
er/t^ ji a tributary state of
the Cheu emperors, in
Shantung.
^shv} an old name of a place
in Shantung.
''no?* what? how? where?
that, which, then ; see, here
it is ! oh ! jwo to point,
to transfer ; to rest, to ter-
minate; peaceful, much.
, imi} a principality in
Shensi.
pei* 'pei'' a feudal city in
Chihli.
^yetv^ a region in Honan.
shih^ a small fief, \^ JJJ in
the present Sz'ch'uen, con-
ferred on a general in the
Han dynasty.
jpV an old town in Shansi.
same as 'j^ 163. 150.
tsoii} ^tsexi the birth place
of Confucius in Shantung.
soil? 'sheu a tribe of northern
people dwelling towards
Liaotunc.
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163.
30
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p
'PI
vu
zr^l? 5?<ur an ancient place in
"rt'P Shantung.
j^\f 'pi* vulgar, low, bad; rustic;
to despise ; to disesteem ; a
frontier or county town; a
border ; a place of five
hundred houses, and five
such were reckoned to he a
district.
ho* hoh, name of a district
in Shensi.
shao*^ a city in the state of
Tsin, now Sliansi.
hou* 'heu name of a place in
Shantung.
^t'ai' a small ancient feudal
state in Shensi.
ao* ngoh, o* a boundaiy.
ts'tto^' the name of a town
in Honan, where Duke^ Hi
was murdered, B. C. 56o.
^tan^ an old region in the
south of Chilili and Shan-
tung; ,to a region in the
valley of the River Han.
Si'm(f the ancient capital of
Tsu, in Hupeh.
chun* kiun' a district; a
populous place; a princedom,
too" an appanage conferred
on Wa7i Wan(/'s son in Shan- i
tung.
2m''' tribe, class, list, cate-
gory; the sum, the totality^
the radicals or keys in the
Chinese language; a tribunal,
a department; a public
court ; the officer in a board;
a classifier of books.
yun^ (ynn a small feudatory
in the Cheu dynasty in
Hupeh.
kuei^ Jiivei an ancient dis-
33 zeI\ t^j.jct ill Kansuh.
yw" ^yiu a post-house, an
establishment for changing
hoises and sending on letteis;
a lodge for watching fields ;
very, much more ; an error,
mistake.
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38
39
40
41
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45
47
48
49
50
51
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53
54
61
cliuan'^ kii.en an ancient place
in Nganliwui.
^y'ln- the district in which
Niiigpii lies.
rhia^ kiah, a disdict iu
Honan.
rlceiKj* chiny'' a plain, a
prairie.
cJiV- ^tsi an old town in
Honan.
J'li} the outer purlieus (jf a
city, especially the place
wiiere parades or trials of
liorsemanship are held ; a
bolder, a suburb.
^ch'ung' a small feudal state
in Sliensi.
shiJi^ cs/ii a small fief in
Shantung.
hsiln^ t^sin a town iu Honan.
clman^ ^chwen an ancient
place in Honan.
'Is'u7i^ -ci village, or hamlet;
the beginning of a town,
same as ^ 172. 8.
chiny'- Jdng a village in
Siiantung.
chiuny^ Jciuv.g infirm, ailing,
poorly, weaiy; troulilesome ;
in distiess; a mound.
cJii^ 'k'i an old name of a
district in Hupeh.
hsi^ Jii a eity in Honan.
Jiaii'^ name of an ancient
place in Kiangsu.
hsiu,/ Jiing an ancient
principality near Shansi.
^piny^ an ancient place in
Shantung.
iyun(/ a place among the
southern tribes.
^yen^ a place in Hupeh.
jji* 2nh, a place in Sliansi;
2ji^ good.
tju'^ ^yiii au ancient place in
Honan.
( 347 )
163.
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74
75
83
hsi' siK ^ P'*<^^ ^" *^''® south
of Tsi state.
ch'eiiff* ^cKing a ft.-udal state
in the west of Shantung.
Jang^ name of a district in
Sz'cli'uen.
chin* tsiii' an old town in
Chihli.
hsiin^ (Siiln a small and
shortlived feudal state in
Shanbi.
liuai* kioeV name of a city
in Honan.
tsenff^ ^tsdng a small state
.•incieiitly situated in Shan-
tung,
tuan*^ a town in Sz'cli'uen.
yii* yuh, elegant, adorned ;
variegated, as silks; in Can-
tonese : to move, to shake, to
vibrate.
^chu^ a state which existed
B. C. 700. to 469 in Shan-
tung.
yeh,^ an unimportant prin-
cipality in Honan.
ch'ev} ^ch'd7i a district in
Hun.in.
'ti* a hotel where feudatories
lodged at the capital ; a
royal residence, where court-
iers repair; a lodging liouse ;
the basis, the support of a
thini:; a screen, to arrive at;
fundamental; going to the
bottom of; a stand for a
tablet.
hvn* a district in Chehkiang.
'yen^ a district in Honan.
ta7i^ a small ancient prin-
:-ipality in Shantung B. C.
2560.
hsieh^ ^sie deflected, bad,
depraved ; inclined ; illegal,
heretical, corrupting, radical;
specious; ^ye a, final particle;
^yii an excess, as of days; ^sil
to delay.
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102
105
106
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109
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128
133
^i^
150
151
Jian^-' abiindant ; a district
city in Chihli.
5 ;j'o* a district in Kiangsi.
h'ny* tchif/^ a small feudal
stale in Honan
hsiang^ Jiiany a, village; the
country ; a province ; a
region; a great sound, as of
rain; window opfiosite; rude;
rustic, country -like ; foimer-
ly, time past ; towards.
mei^ ^mei a district town in
Sliensi.
'yii^ a small ancient state in
Sliantung, whence the de-
scendaiits of Shin-nung,
named jj; came.
^chang^ ancient feudal state
in Shantung.
Jin* near to ; neighbours ;
assistant, contiguous, con
nected witii, supporting, a
croup of five families.
'^liao* the name of a small
state ill Honan.
J.u^ all; altogether; in
general ; the capital ; to
dwell ; abundant, fine, full ;
also, still, possibly, probably;
in Pekingese: to grumble, to
mutter, to be unreasonable
and gruff.
tsoii} ^tse%i the birth place of
Confucius in Shantung.
chih* to go up, as a hill;
flourishing, as an age; very;
superlative.
Jang^ complimentary term;
a son ; a man, a gentleman.
tsou^ ^tseu the old name of
a small state in Shantung
in which Meiicius was born
B. C. 371.
jo* joJi, a small feudal state
in Hupeh.
ch'i* k'ih^ to look up to; the
intimacies of relatives, il-
lustrated by^the junction of
bones and flesh.
feng^ ^fung the old capital
of Wan Wang in Shensi.
( 348 )
g-M
163.164.
15J
'iian" 'tsw'an a hamlet, a
;^P place where people assemble
to reside ; a few housrs in a
spot; ^tso the ancient name
of a distiict in Kiangsu.
m
m
155
159
17
173
189
198
205
mou* raev? name of a city
and region in the Han
dynasty, now occupied hy
Ningpo prefecture.
lio^ lioh^ name of an ancient
place in Shensi ; shi\ to
plough.
y yiiit* yiin'^ an ancient city in
) Shantung.
iSAtf ^^^^* i^i ^^ old town in
^ 'E£ V Shantung.
^>|7 hu'^^ name of a district in
=f^) Shensi.
^fE^I? J'i'^^g^ '<• district in Hunan.
_H-»rt /<«o'" name of a place in
■^1 ) Chil.li.
^fii} a small department in
i!.p J Shensi.
■jfr? J l^ a place in Shantung
iT J where a battle was fought
B. 0. 659.
jrj |7 meny^ ^7nuny an old name
HH^P in the Han dynasty for a
place in Honan.
yu^ 'yiu wine; 5 to 7 p.m.;
nia-
the
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t'vening ; finished ; I'lpe,
tured ; the tenth of
twelve branches.
"-|* 'ting'- drunk ; stupefied with
IJ drink.
A^ ^.so'' tsoh) to pledge a host,
K and return his health ; to
recompense; a pickle ; a sour
t;iste.
ji** arrack ; sweet spirits,
clear and pure ; to drink ; a
sort of broth strained from
congee.
c/i'iin} (Shun* respectful ;
wine ; semen ; cordials ; sub-
tle, essential, clear, healthy,
unmixed, generous, thick.
t^t\i^ rum or arrack that has
not been strained; the
mother in spirits.
20
chiu^ ^tsiu hshi" liquor after
the fermenlation is over;
spirits that have settled ; to
finisli, to come to perfection ;
well-boiled; a chief butler;
lieadmrui, a brave or chief
of tribe of people; tlie season
for gathering wlien tilings
are ripe.
cM)i* ^tan given to drink ;
fnud of wine ; also same
^■^ t%-
hsii* hii'' mad with drink ;
raving drunk.
hsiit* hhi? to ofifer blood in
sacrifice; a fl.iw, a crevice;
an offence, a grievance, a
pretex^, a presage, an omen:
to excite ; to fumigate.
e/to^ choh^ to pour out wine ;
to delilierate; to adopt, to
imitate; to^avail of; a glass;
liquor ; a feast', a party.
j^'rto" drunken, tipsy.
tsui"' drunk, intoxicated ;
happy ; a debauch ; fascina-
ted with, stupefifd with,
devoted to; unconscious, as
a man of his danger;
enirrossed with.
ch'eit* '^ch'dii vinegar-like,
sour ; very drunk,
same as ^ 184. 29.
Jcu* to deal in spirits; liquor
just made and kept over
night : a wine shop.
yen*'' vinegar or spirits of a
.strong, sharp taste.
ch'eoiy^ ^citing half sobered,
and ashamed of being tipsy;
stupid fiom drink; a sick-
ness arising from drink.
/oo* lohj h* cream ; a liquor
made from milk ; dried
milk ; fat, unctuous.
'vihiy' a strong kind of
\\ hislv}' made of rice and
barley.
7e'n^ k'uh, superior, mellow
spirits ; ripe, as giaiu ; hard
hearted, inliuman, tyran-
( 349 )
164.
M
nioal, said of officials ; the
hitter feeling aiising ffom
h.iving sutFered wrong.
]}'ei^ ^p'e'i liquor not yet
[^stiiiined; must; eaten and
drunken to satiety, surfeited.
33 ss '^"'^"'" =^^ ii ^^^- ^^•
suau^ ^sivan suur ; grieved,
afflicted; acid: priclding,
hnrsli to the skin, irrit;iting,
distressing; debilitated.
pu" imh, the mother on
viue"ar; a mold or efHores-
cence, as on leather or walls;
scum on spirits,
see g^ 164. 55.
^yeii^ brine ; to preserve in
brine; to pickle; to lay in
salt, to salt down.
chiao* kiao' leaven, the re-
i^iduura left after distilling
arrack.
c<V face flushed with drink;
41
rubicund,
same as |
164. 47.
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49
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ch'ou* cheu' new, ripe liquor;
pure; strong spirits thrice
distilled, and enjoined to be
drunk by the sovereign in
summer.
Zet^ lai^ to pour out wine in
sacrifice ; to sprinkle ; to pour
out a lil)ation on tlie earth.
chiang* tsiany'' pickle, sauce,
soy; relisht^s, condiments;
.salted preparations.
ch'un^ i^shuri} generous, rich,
as wine ; thick, unmixed ;
liberal, healtliy ; subtle, es-
sential, seminal.
dioii'' .cJieiL to return the
compliment; to repay; to
pledge a guest ; to urge him
to drink, or toast him in
return.
2^^ei* p'e'P to mate, to pair ; a
mate; an equal; a companion,
as a wife ; to accompany ; to
compare to; to copulate;
conjointly ; the color of
liquor.
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80
82
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87
99
yjzrt^' newly distilled spirits;
ill-luck, as upon children.
lu* luh, a pleasant kind of
spiiit, made witli water from
lake Ling in Hunan.
'chan^ a wine goblet; |g Jg
turbid liquor not yet settled.
ts'u*'' vinegar; pickle; pickled.
hshig^ 'sing to awake from
intoxication; to be roused;
to become sober ; to rouse
up; to incite, to- startle.
^'ti'^ hsu' reddish, but pure
clear liquor ; the essential
oil of milk or elaine, a liquid
refined from butter.
^tsao^ the sediment, the
dregs; remains of malt ; the
grains left after distilling
spirits.
(ou* tea'' to distil again.
jt' to cure, to treat, a'doctor;
a pliysician ; to heal ; medic-
al, to drink.
V2ei' (inei the cakes of leaven,
used in fermenting the grain
before distilling.
t^niao^ drunk.
chiu^ Hsm any kind of fer-
mented liquor; wine, beer,
spirits ; given to drink.
yung"^^ to lose one's head by
drinking, which foolish peo-
ple soon do.
hsuii^ Jdun intoxicated,
drunk ; smelling of liquor.
chiao* tsiao^ to burn incense.
to pray at an altar by a
prie.-t; a requiem, a sacrifice;
to yive a cup to a son at his
marriage; completed; emp-
tied, all used up, terminated.
chiao* tsiao^ to drain a gob-
let ; to finish the glass.
Jian^ half intoxicated, elevat-
ed, jolly ; tipsj', merry ; riant,
as a land.scape ; deep, as
sleep ; fearless, determined,
as a soldier.
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164.165.
108
i
s
p\C^ to drink largely ; j"lly,
in lii^h spirits, as from di'iulc.
po^ 2ji'oh'' grape juice, not
yet settled or sti-ained ; must,
newly rande spirits.
hsV' Jii sour, acid, vinegar-
like; coiidinjeiits, pickles.
^i'an^ salted mutton or pork
de\iled; the meat is fried
and then minced and mixed
with salted soy; the condi-
ment is used with biead and
soy.
'liap minced and pickled
meat, of cral)s, fowls, fish,
insects; to cut fine and put
into brine with seasoning;
to simmer.
yiin* yuri* fermented liquor ;
spirit made from fruit, or by
alhnving the must to ferment
a hundred days.
'p'iao^ clear, limpid spirits.
Ji^ thin, poor spirits ; weak
liquor or the dregs of the
still.
^sii} preparation of butter;
no energy; flaky, crisp; short.
same as 75. 116.
(pni* a liquor made from grain
by distillation, and drank
without straining.
Jao^ spirits mixed with sedi-
ment.
(hu^ the oily scum which
floats on boiling butter; it is
the quintessence of milk, or
essential oil of butter.
yin*'' to rinse the mouth with
spirits, as the king anciently
did after eating, or as a
bridal pair when pledging
each other in the marriage-
cup.
hsii^ 'sii to strain spirits; fine,
pure liquor.
same as JS 140. 134.
niang*'' to excite, to ferment ;
to stuff, as a sausage ; to mix
condiments; to foment, as
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154
161
173 BS
194
198
9k
sedition ; to breed disturb-
ance ; to make liquor from
boiled glutinous rice with
yeast cakes.
^fau^ sour spirits wliicli have
lost their flavor; a rich taste,
sweet; generous, like good
wine ; fine, as music.
Hv" sweet or newly distilled
spirits ; must, new wine ;
sweet, as a fountain,
c/i'w" k'ioh^ to contribute to
a feast; to club tojiether for
a picnic or great dinner.
chai*'' a press for pressing the
mash ill n^aking spirits ; a
strainer.
^nu7i(/^ thick, generous, rich,
as spirits; liberal,
(ling^ a rich kind of liquor.
i"^ iju generous, rich .spirit,
^yin^ drunk ; the noise of
diunken fellows; a coarse,
sour ragout or hash made by
some Miao-tsz'; to cover a
vessel so closely that no
smell shall escape,
ch'ozc^ 'ch'eu ugly, offensive;
to abhor; abominable; a-
shamed ; to dislike; to com-
pare; a sort; a group.
shai^ ^shi to warm, as wine ;
to purify; to decant and
strain liquors, to pour out a
libation; to divide, as
streams.
pien*'' to discriminate, to
part, to sort out.
7sW bright colours, elegant,
brilliant; to pluck, to choose,
to gather; variegated, adorn-
ed ; a business, occupation ;
cities allotted for revenue to
princes.
yu* yiu* glossy, glazed.
shih* to release; to dissipate;
to explain ; Buddiiism ; to
unloose, to free, to open out
the meaning ; to leave.
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166.167.
166M
167^
Vi' Chinese mile; a village;
a lane, an alley; a place of
residence ; mournful.
c/tuu(/*^ heavy; secluded, or
peculiarly appropriated to
j^overnraeiit, or imperial use;
triflini,'; severe; decorous;
grave ; to honor ; very ;
crowded; ^ch'ung to double,
to repeat, to do over; to add,
a time ; again ; a classifier of
thickness or layers.
yeh^ ^yi the country, wilder-
ness, lustic ; a waste, a
moor; a neglected place out-
side of the city ; a common,
a wild, a desert; savage,
uncultivated, rude,
i^i* to regulate; copper coin
(cash); to subject, to cause
to submit; the thousandth
part of a tael; a pair; twins;
to give, to bestow.
Hang"' & mf-asure; to measure;
to estimate, to judge; feel-
ings; appetite, calibre, capac-
ity, to deliberate; to think
over.
chitTi} Jcin gold, an}'^ metal.
^tincf- a nail, a pin, a bolt;
to nail; a spike, a bolt; to
work metals into bolts; ting''
to nail together ; to bind, as
books.
same as gj 167. 19.
^niii? a button ; a knob on
the top of a Chinese seal ; a
hilt or handle.
clui?'' to inter valuables with
dead ; to teuiporarily place a
thing; metals in their ores,
same as ^ 167. 30.
im^' the brass or gilt butt of
a spear; read tun'' and ^shun
a spheiic metallic bell in-
tended to accompany a drum ;
to^ a catafalque over a coffin,
chiao^ kiao* a spade, a hoe, a
hinge, scissors ; to clip, to
shear; to cut, as hair; to
inlay metals; pivots on which
'^
10
i
a door turns; a jnint, a clamp,
a hasp; chiao^ a sh-nder
knife.
cJiien?-^ Jc'ien a large wooden
plough ; a kind of door-lock ;
axle of a wIu^pI ; to use a
seal, an official stamp; a
spear handle.
Jing^ a small bell, empty
words; a round hollow ball,
hung on liorses or flags to
announce approach.
cliiang^ ^ts'iang a musket;
firearms; a spear; a gun;
an opium pipe; a sort of
wine boiler or still; the
tinkling of bells; a jingling
sound.
hou"- ^heu the iron barb or
head of an arrow or datt ; a
feathered shaft with a barb.
^i'iao^ to burn, as in a kiln;
a pan with a handle and
spout; a warming ladle; a
scythe; a spear; also read
^yao and ^ts'iao.
ch'itng*^ a suiall cannon, a
gingal; a pistol; small arms;
hollowed out by an ax;
bored.
jut*'' ice'i* tni* pointed, sharp,
keen, piercing; zealous,
valiant, i-esoluie ; small, in-
significant, as a spear's point
or a peccadillo.
hsieu^ 'sien a shovel ; to
burnish; a small chisel;
bright, as metal ; ends of the
rim of a rhomboidal bell; a
metal ornament at the end
of a bow ; chilly, raw, as
weather.
na* nah^ to sharpen wood, as
for a helve; to haunner iron
to a point; in Cantonese : to
iron out ; as clothes ; to
smooth, to press on.
cliilati} ^ts'iien to estimate
the quajitity or quality; to
weigh, to measure; to assort;
to select, according to merit
and capacity; to value
aright ; a carpenter's plane.
( 352 )
167.
12
/-/^v t^oii} ^t'eu an ore resembling
^hIJ pure copper ; ifc attracts and
forms an amalgam of quick-
silver.
§44- chi^ Jci an iron implement
J^ of husbandry, which resem-
l)les a laige hoe, with a long
blade.
/jrV same as |^ 167. 30.
sickle ;
Jien^ a
bid hool
Jian' a
reaping
closet ;
a press
armor.
chao^'' to pare ; to trim an
excrescence; Ijright, clear;
a catch on a cross bow ; to
encourage; to visit, to wait
on.
hsiuff' Jiing ajar reseiubling
a tri|>(id in which to cook
the fragrant broth offered
in sacrifice,
same as ^f 167. 100.
clui} chah^ a heavy pair of
shears working on a rivet
as a fulcrum at the end ; to
slice or cut open.
tse^ ts'ch, a knife for chop-
ping up straw.
^cKii} a lioe ; to cultivate
fields.
tiao*' a hook ; to hook ; to
fish ; to take; to bait, to set
a trap for ; to use something
as a means; to fish for, as
praise ; to seek.
chfin} Jciiln 30 cutties ; \ of
a picul ; large; to equalize;
to classify; to methodize;
important, just; a potter's
lathe.
A;ou' Jceih a hook; a sickle;
to hook ; to induce, to
influence, to tempt, to con-
sider, to search into.
ht^ P'cto" ^^ao'" a plane; to plane
wr*v ^ff, <''<5 smooth; to level off;
to deduct from ; to grub up.
t^-r^ (fiao^ dnll, as a knife; in
Itil Cantonese : a saw, with a
dull edge to cut metal.
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24
y^_L chen^ ^chdii a
^vV to prick ; pii
\jr\p o" ^tigo to pare away the
'Vyj^ corners of a thing and make
it round ; a ring.
a needle; a pin ;
ne leaves ; any
siiarp, thorny thint,'.
i^% chitaii} 'kuen to bend iron ;
i^ pliable.
o* ugoli_^ a bracelet or bangle.
chilah? kueh^ a hop; a pickax;
to turn up the ground.
chicJi'^ kteh, an iron hook or
strap fastened to the girdle.
^ch'ai^ a large pin, a bodkin ;
liair pin ; met. females.
so} sah, a spear or javelin ;
to engrave ; to inlay, to
enchaseon metal ; to spiinkle,
to scatter.
pci^ poh, 1)0^-^ cymbal ; a small
bell, used by Buddhists in
chanting or in music to re-
spond.
cKin^ Hsin an awl ; a graver;
LJ^^* a puint ; ^tsHen to engrave,
to cut, to carve blocks.
As^ cho^ choh, a needle or awl ;
^>0C "^^'^''P 5 to offer, as a present.
/x3fl chien^ ^kieii to gild, to plate ;
■jfivT to inlay silver in other metals.
30
:^54
or in leather, as is done on
housinjir or saddles.
sou ^seu to engrave on
metal; ornamejits on a horse's
ears.
Pk'ou* IceiC a button ; a gold
or silver rim on a cup,
enchased on the edge; to
engrave.
(lou" fine iron from the hill
fib In j V" ^ ''0^ '^^ it^
handle.
A»l cliieii} ^yuen yiimt^ yen^ lead,
^r-t black lend ; to countenance
to protect.
I::t J.'ung'^ copper, brass; brazen,
|lj coppery.
/jvrt kuo^ ^kwo a cooking-pan; a
^Irtl vessel to liold fat; the iron
ring inside of the nave to
protect it from the axle.
( 353 )
167.
Jk»
^chao^ a sickle, a hook,
same as f^ 1G7. 20.
Jill' a short javelin, made
light to use as a spear.
tei^ tih, a point; tweezers;
the burb of an arrow; the
head of a javelin.
Sfiu* ss'' the handle of a bill-
liook or sickle; a sort of
spi^ar.
0* nffoh, the sharp point of
a spear, edge of a sword.
sao ' hardened iron or good
steel ; the scoria of iron or
other ores ; a spade ; broken
steel.
same as i^_g 112. 168.
^miiiff- to pn2;rave, to write,
to publish; to carve; a book
of precepts.
jA?i' a trowel ; a tool to
plaster walls; to daub; hva^
a double edged hoe ; two
swords so made as to go into
one scabbard,
same as §\^ 167. 24.
/i;u" to run metal into cracks;
to close or stop securely ; to
interfere and prevent.
isV a file, a rasp ; an iron
pan or l)oiler ; to file, to
trim ; to make small.
j7mo^ cymbals ; small hand
bells, which were used in
the army to stop the music
of drums.
yun^ (,yun gold ; it is used in
■ proper names.
f^ch'ni^ heavy ; a hammer ;
the weight on a steelyard or
in a clock.
^'ang^ noise of gon'js and
drums; to bore through.
Keng^ JccXng the ringing of
metals ; a hacking sound, as
in coughinii;; to knock on.
chib^^ to cast metals; used for
E 113. 10.
35
38
40
fcnxj^ f^fung point of a weep-
on ; a lance ; the van of an
ami}' ; turbulent.
hVM Jsiiny' a bridle or head-stall
^'^^ ornamented with metal and
set off with a plume of
feathers between the horse's
ears,
same as fffi 167. 172.
ti^'' fetters of iron ; to fetter.
^fi(} an ax usedto decapitate
officers and princes.
fieh^* fieh, iron ; firm, decid-
ed ; without doubt ; reall}',
po* pull, a kind of liglitdart.
f-t^ chia^-* chieh^-* kiah, hsieh^ a
ArC pj^ii' f^f pincers or prongs to
hold a crucible over the fiie;
to take up with tongs ; a
doulile ed^ed sword.
/i^ ch'ieh^ k'ieh, a sickle, a bill-
Wy^ hook ; to cut off, to amputate,
to carve, to exterminate.
/s-^ ■]<^>i^ ijidn an adze ; the helve
*4Sl. is in the middle like a pick.
§-^ i^ a spider or iron frying-
rtj pan having three legs; a
boiler or pan ; a pick to dig
out holes ; a chisel ; a stand
for bows in an armory.
t'ieh,^-* iron ; firm, decided,
really.
lon^ leu' lu^ hard, pure iron ;
a graver to cut iron with ;
to engrave, (o cut characters;
to inlay ; a frying-pan, a
boiler.
t^j-» hsiu* siu'' the rust of iron,
Yf^ steel, tin, or other metals ;
""^ an oxide.
ApL^ (fo^ tbe weight on a steel-
^U yard ; a pilot's lead ; a stone
roller; a weiglit or ball on
tlie end of cords; ^she a. short
spear.
/»/i*' same as M' 159. 40.
A^JL^ ting^^ a silver ingot (about
y&Tp 10 taels); a platter or trench-
"^'^^ er with feet, used in sacri-
( 354 )
±
fices ;
spelter
44
45
Hi alloy of tin or
an anchor ; the
e of a sfiinning wheel.
>fe^ j'inc/^ 42/""/ a '°*^^^ ^'^ !^'''^''
to poui' castings; a die for
coins; to smelt, to fuse
metals ; to forge; to influence,
as doctrine.
le* liieh, an ancient weight
now differently estimated ;
20 taels.
cKiang"- .ts'icmg the ringing
of bells; jingling of stones ;
a tinkling noise; harmony
musical.
po* 2>oh, a bell.
'tsnn^ tsuan^ the copper fer-
rule or place to grasp, on
the handle of a spear.
cKao*'' government money-
orders ; notes ; a document ;
a receipt; a passport, war-
rant; to copy ; a little.
jZiao' fetters, irons; silver of
the purest kind ; a furnace
with a flue to it; to fetter,
to secure.
chit^ kiXK to bind or hoop a
thing with iron.
chii* hii' a saw; to saw; to
divide; to mend crockery by
joining the edges of the pieces
with copper clamps ; to re-
duce; serrated, toothed.
t\jU tun*' blunt, dull, stupid;
^^ obtuse, superannuated ; rude
because uneducated; half-
witted.
^kan(/ steel ; hard, as steel ;
strong, able; to sharpen.
ch'uait* chioen'' an armlet, a
bracelet.
la* lah, tin ; pewter.
^^•«»</^ the iron band on the
nave of a wheel, through
wliich the spokes pass ; or-
naments on the beam which
ran aiound the hall, and
resembled golden hub-rings ;
the barb of an arrow ; a
lau)p-jar, a. sconce.
167.
j^r-^ chu* kii' great; liard, as iron;
g^P fierce, implacable ; obdurate.
Mu ch'iuny^' ^k'iung the eye .of
^^^ an ax or hammer ; the lower
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59
blade of a halberd.
pVr^xt' a drag, a harrow ; a
war chariot, or the guard in
front of it ; a clamp used in
mending crockery.
chitv' 'kin figured, or flowered
silk, embroidered ; elegant,
diversitied.
Imn'^'' greaves ; something to
protect the arm of archers;
to solder metals ; hasty, too
quick.
^plng^ thin plates of gold or
silver einployed in offerings
to the Five Emperors; a
badge of office; an iron
boiler.
cld^ Jii a barb on a hook, a
fluke.
^Hen^ a hook, a sickle; a
reaping bill-hook.
tn*' to gild, to adorn with
gold ; to plate.
(yung"^ a large bell.
Vcany^ the ore of iron, lead,
<i-old, or other metals ; the
lode of metals ; a mine ; the
bed or vein in it.
H'iiuf a bolt or rod of iron
or copper; the hollow barb
or bolt of an arrow ; finished,
exhausted ; to hasten.
chien* kien'' the bolt of a
Chinese lock ; a door-bolt.
yi* yih, the ears or side
ornaments of a tripod.
cldany^ '■kiang money, coin ;
the cord which runs through
a number of cash; a string
of a 1,000 cash.
lu* lull, to copy ; a record ;
an index ; to transciibe ;
annals; lectures; summary
of a doctrine ; a series, an
order ; a metallic lustre or
color, veins in stone.
shan*" a large bill-hook or
' sickle.
( 355 )
167.
69
m
m
^E^
^ts'img^ a small spear or
javelin ; to stab with a
spear, as an assassin.
same as ft 167. 109.
nieii*'' a small liair pin ^ a
nail with a small head.
chih* chp to record ; to
remember.
iu ' a file, a rasp ; a polishing
tool ; to burnish, to give
lustre to; to refrain, to
restrain one's self.
ch'i^ tsihj a kind of pole axe,
used witli spears in war;
an ornamental sort of hal-
berd carried in procession.
yiieh^ ytieh, a hatchet, an
axe whose blade is crescent
shape.
t'ieh^ iron ; firm, decided ;
without douljt, really.
dCieii} ^ts'ien copper coin ;
cash ; money ; a mace ; the
tenth part of a tael ; wealth,
property ; Hs'ien a mattock.
tui*'' a spear with a brass
ferrule which guards the
butt; this end must be put
forward when presenting the
weapon ; a beater ; a mallet.
ao* ngao' a round, iron cook-
ing utensil, flat and shallow ;
a griddle.
chiao^ Vciao a metal handle
or ear of a vessel ; to cut
cloth with shears.
hsieu* sieti* to castrate a
fowl; sari' the trigger of a
cross-bow ; a cross-bow,
moit? ^meii an iron pan or
boiler ; a plating inside of a
cap to protect the liead.
chiik^ ^kin to smooth ; to
chip ; to caiefully remove
the marks of an axe, as with
a shave or drawknife ; the
point of a tool.
tsan*^ a chisel ; to carve ; to
chisel ; to pierce, as a thorn ;
to cut out ; as ciiaracters on
stone ; to cut in.
^fany^ a square bell, worn
by camels ; a sort of boiler
or shallow kettle.
J) am/ to scrape off, to level ;
a water-level.
hsiian* sileii' a metallic heater
for keeping spirits warm ; a
copper or pewter tray; a
pulley or windlass ; to cut
things round in a lathe.
Uii} tsuli, the head or barb
of an arrow or javelin ; the
point of a dart.
huaiKj* hwang'' the sound of
bells.
same as |tj 167. 20.
hsi^ sih, tin; to confer; a
gift ; to grant ; to receive ; a
tine kind of asbestos cloth ;
pewter.
fang* lycing' ornaments on
a bridle near the forehead
which jinyle as the horse
moves ; bells.
feV to mi.stake; wrong, mis-
taken; in disorder, confused,
to err; mixed, perverse, of-
fensive ; excepting ; then ; to
polish ; ts'oh, to wash or plate
with gold; veins, strife; to
tattoo ; a lapidary stone, to
file or polish,
same as ^J- 167. 51.
kun^ Jcwun a kind of red
steel ; the swords made of it
could cleave gems ; a ring
on a wheel.
hsing^ ^sing the rut<t of iron ;
verdigris.
shih* ^shi the hook or catch
on the end of a Chinese
key ; ffi point of a spear ;
a vessel u^-ed in smearing
blood when taking an oath.
tseng^ ^tsdvg the noise or
ring of metal or gems.
viaii*'' a tiowel.
su* shoh, a great spear,
eighteen feet.
i
( 356 )
167.
75
-^f
76
77
a branding
of eridiroM,
79
jyo^ 2)oh^ a sacrificial vessel :
;in open eartlienware basin
to cook in; a "globular,
narrow-mouthed disk used
by priests for their
alms-bowl.
^shii^ a small ancient silver
coin ; an old weight; blunt,
dull ; farthings; trifles. ^
i/eA/ a thin plate of iron,
such as are used in the
scales of armor; hieh^ the
plate of metal on the shaft
of an arrow ; a ring.
Jieii"^ to melt, to refine ;
matured, experienced, prac-
tised ; a chain ; to forge ;
wrought, as iron ; to disci-
pline, to mortify one's
desires.
shno* shohj to melt a metal ;
to fuse it for founding; to
urge ; impelled, as by
another's influence; lustrous,
sliining, burnished.
k'u* 'ktco small silver ingots ;
bullion; paper-money; a
grease-pot for carts ; an
ornamental appendage to a
girdle.
/x^l* Lfe'itan* kw'an
ilTv'V yiron ; a kind
^h to solder.
mA J
^Y" c.heng''- ^ching small gongs,
Ir used to sound a halt to
troops ; a brass tambourine
used by priests; the place
outside of a bell where it is
struck.
tuan* hvan^ to forge metal ;
to heat and hammer it ; to
work upon, to practise, to
make perfect ; mature, prac-
ticed.
^Xlt sha' shah, a spear with a
WA^ guard ; to clip the wings of
birds.
tso' tsoh, tsao^ a chisel ; to
dig ; to cut ; a punch ; a
cold chisel for cutting stones;
to bore .into, as f well ; to
commence ; to do ; to open
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88
out, as a road ; to brand, to
murk, to tattoo ; solid,
secure ; to cleanse rice.
mep 5??(a a door-ring having
two locks bolting the door
in it ; a (Ioi;-chain.
same as ^^ 167. 81.
^cjian^-^ a chisel ; to cut out,
to engrave deeply.
§}h\ ^pp the colter of a plow ;
^r. ha lb of an arrow ; a probe
used by surgeons; a skewer
used in a head dress ; a
lever ; a comb.
ch'iu'^ ^k'no a single headed
pick or axe ; a description
of stone chisel.
■^^ Jiu'--^ pure gold; pendent
-f'^ fy ' gems on a crown.
•^^^ tvii* wvh, to wash or plate
<^^ inferior metal with silver
or gold ; to overlay with
finer metal, as the ornaments
of a harness.
h^Vi t'cuuf a carpenter's- plane ;
^^ to smooth.
h-t\ ta* tah, to cover a thing
^^ with iron to protect it; to
shield the heel with an iion
plate.
chiao^ ^tsiao a soldier's brass
kettle or skillet, holding
about a peck.
A^ same as If 167. 109.
y^rS^ ch'iavf/ ^chavg cheny^ the
-^^ clanging jangle of metals
struck together; a small
cynib:il or gong.
>^^ y'u^ a cooking-pan ; a caldron
"^^ or heniispliei ical boiler ; a
pot without feet ; an old
measure liolding 6 =]• and 4
^ or half pecul.
yeli^ ^ye a celebrated two-
edged claymore.
hsiian^ huen^ ears or rings
on the side of a tripod by
which it can he carried.
A+t- tzu^ ,tsz' a hoe for openi.ig
wkk the soil; a mattock with a
lone narrow blade.
S7 t
3£
167.
99 &
100
101
102
105 4:
106
107
2/u* yu/i, pure hard gold;
precious, valuable.
cK'wn^ Jcien pincers, tongs ;
e.-u-rings ; a ling on children's
necks ; collar "put on pris-
oners ; to clasp, to pinch ;
to pin; to injure; to hate;
to rail at; a term of abuse.
hsiny lising the rust of iron;
veidigris.
^ch\iu^ a thin iron plate ; a
shovel, a spade; a plane or
shaviiifj tool; to smooth.
^pu* a shop ; to spread, to
arrange; a door-knocker; to
la}' in order; to make known,
to pervade ; to marshal, as
forces ; univeisal ; tired,
worn out ; to sleep with ;
used for ^ a shop.
tien* (t'ien ornaments for a
headdress ; metallic flowered
or inlaid work made into
head-dresses ; tien'' used for
jpaj inlaid shell-work.
^tang^ sound of a drum or
gong ; a lock or clasp ; a
tripod for warming wine ;
a small gong struck by
peddlers ; the twang of the
instrument.
tzu^ ^tsz' c/ii/i' an ancient
weight about the fourth part
of a tael ; trifling, petty.
po^ 2)'oh, a sickle or scythe
to cut grass.
ten(/* tang'' stirrup irons ; a
stirrup ; a candlestick.
po^-* ^9o/«, a thin sheet of
metal ; mock metal.
ch'ieh^ 'k'iai a local name in
Kiangsi for pure white iron;
strong, tirm.
huang^ Jtwang clamor ; a
sort of triquetrous blade
fastened at the end of a
lance, and covered with
tiger's skin when sheathed,
j/i^ a large needle or
bodkin ; a knife like a
poniard or bowie-knife.
chieti^ Jiien a shuttlecock.
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109
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113
114
115
117
yi^ yih, a piece of gold of 20
taels weight in the Cheu
dynasty ; it was sometimes
used to weigh rice,
same as ^ 167. 131.
jZ?t* a vessel to warm spirits ;
a censer ; a copper brazier ;
a furnace.
che)i* chdn^ to repress, to
rule ; a mart ; to keep in.
subjection ; to guard, as a
pass ; to protect..
to' toll, a .square-mouthed
oblong bell, like a cow-bell,
with a long clapper ; a
priest ; a kind of jingle or
rattle u.sed in tlie army to
convey orders ; a limit.
kiio* hcoh^ a large hoe or
pick used by farmers ; a
sort of l>ill-hook or partisan
used by soldiers to clear
away abattis or thickets;
to cut down.
huaii^ ^hwan an iron or gold
ring ; a fingei'-ring ; a link;
an ancient weight of 6|
taels.
chii^ kiiek^ the tongue of a
ring or a buckle ; the clasp
or latch wiiich fastens a
trunk ; a ring with a tongue
to secure a strap,
jj'ioo*'* point of a weapon ;
the ornamented mouth of a
scabbard, covered with cop-
per ; the point of a sword.
'lai'- to tie a cord to a liook
to fish with ; to angle for.
(_yu^ a saw ; a fine awl, with
whicli tiie ears of women
are bored.
hsiu* siu^ rust ; the rust of
iron, steel, tin, or other
metal ; an oxide.
ch'ioo^ J.s'iao a shovel, spade,
or hoe ; to dig up ; used
with ^ sao^ iron.
ching^ Icing'' a looking glass,
a mirror; any reflecting
surface, as the sea or moon ;
books which reflect know-
ledge ; bright ; to illustrate.
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167.
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126
128
fjA. ichmiij^ a bell ; a clock.
so^ shoh, iron thread ; iron
wiie ; small chains.
Jo^ a gong; a brass drum
used to announce approach
or -^ive alarm ; soldiers use
them for wash-basins.
Jin^ pure gold; the bridge
W'^ of a cross-bow.
.4 „%„««' soft,
ductih
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135
138
140
^vht 7"'^"'' J'^^'<^'>^
jl)!i silver.
§-g2 •Jw'eA/ tweezers, tongs, snuf-
^ fers, forcpps, pincers ; to
■^■^ pull o 
