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SYLLABIC DICTIONARY
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CHINESE LANGUAGE;
ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE WU-FANG YUEN YIN,
WITH THE
PEOMJNCIATION OF THE CHARACTERS AS HEARD IN PEKIN&, CANTON,
AMOY. AND SHANGHAI,
By S. wells WILLIAMS, LL.D.
" Very true it is, that a careful selection of expressions must precede their extensive use
rememierinff this, and in the hope of affordimj some aid to scholars, the purport
of many books has been here brought together into one."
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P E E F A C E
Fifty-two j^ears ago, Dr. Morrison ended his labors on his Chinese Dictionary with the
sentence, "Thanks to Heaven's gracious Providence, Canton, April 9, 1822," as the
expression of his thankfulness that he had lieen enabled to bring the seven years' toil to a
close ; and in his own copy, presented to me in 1834 by his son John, he had Avritteu
underneath it, "Glory be to God on high, Nov. 12, 1828 ; E.M."— as if the recollection of
the day on which the first sentence Avas printed, had only deepened the satisfaction he felt
after six years at having seen it through the press. That work will ever remain a monument
of his industry and scholarship ; and its publication in six quarto volumes by the East
India Company at an outlay of $60,000 was a just appreciation of its merits.
Since then, many similar -works have been published, dictionaries both of the general
language and its chief dialects ; but their editions were small, and during a course of years
they have either become exhausted, or are very scarce, while the number of students has
increased tenfold. Thus the works of Medhuest, Bpjdgman, Calleey, and Goncalves,
are now almost vmkuown ; and the only lexicons available for the use of Chinese students
have been the reprint of Morrison's Syllabic Dictionary, Maclay's Fuhchau, Douglas'
Amoy, and Lobscheid's Canton, Vernacular Dictionaries.
These considerations led mc to regard the preparation of a Dictionary on the syllabic
plan, as the way in Avhich I could best facilitate the study of the language. My fii'st plan
was to rearrange my Tonic Dictionary of the Canton Dialect, and fit it for general use ; but
I soon saw that its incompleteness required an entire revision. I accordingly commenced in
1863, and took the Wu-fang Yuen Yin as the basis for arranging the characters, instead
of following Morrison, to whom this ■s'ocabulary seems to have been unknown. It was
easier and safer to adopt a native arrangement of the syllables, than to undertake to make
a new one as he had d(jne, and this Dictionary, therefore, follows that work almost exactly.
Though its pronunciation differs probal^ly from that heard at any one place where the
huan hwa is spoken, it is probably nearer to the general average of the spoken language,
as heard north of the Yang-tsz' River, than it would have been to reduce it to the speech-
of a single city or prefectm'e, as Peking for instance. In a work intended for general use.
vi. pnEFACic.
this approximation is -better in one point, that it allows every student to mark the varia-
tions from this standard as heard in his own region ; moreover, it is what the natives them-
selves look for in theii- own dictionaries. We can hardly expect anything nearer than this
general approach to a uniform pronunciation of Chinese.
I have consulted all the works of my predecessors which I could get, and have ex-
amined each character in ]\Iokkison's Syllabic Part, in Gox9AL\t:s' Diccionario China-
Portuguez, in De Gvig^-e.^' Dictlonnaire Chinols, and in my Canton Dictionary. Dr. Med-
hurst's translation of the K^anyhi Tsz'tienhas, been much used, but the principal source for
definitions has been its original, which, imperfect as it is according to our ideas of a lexicon,
is stiU the most convenient work of the kind in the language. The etymological definitions
are drawn from the Selected Characters Carefully Examined ^ ^ 'ffl ^, a dictionary
published in 1787, and fiu-nishing good definitions of all the common characters, Avhose
ancient foirms are explained.
The end aimed at has been to give the meanings of a word, and to illustrate them with
phrases, adding the colloquial uses where they covild be ascertained. The limited extent to
which I have carried this part, has only served to show more strikingly how much there is
still to do, and how many collaborators are needed to do it efiectually. When local dic-
tionaries of the leading dialects have been published like those issued in the Canton,
Amoy, and Fidichau dialects, it will be possible to compare the local usages of characters,
and learn their difierences from the authorized definitions. Many expressions now regarded
as unwritten will probably then be foimd to have once had proper characters since
forgotten.
In such a comparison of dialects the natives have done nothing ; for few or none of the
colloquial meanings are given in the local dictionaries of those three cities, though one would
have supposed that then- principal object and benefit would be to illustrate the local usages of
words. The literati, however, despise all such inroads upon classical usage, and except in the
hivan Inva, the colloquial has never received their attention. This is not to be wondered at, and
probably it has been the only way to maintain the piuity, if not the sense, of the written
character and language ; for confusion woidd soon arise by using local characters instead of
authorized ones. When the knowledge of books increases, and men can rapidly pass and
repass across the countiy, the kvxin Inva will, perhaps, become more uniformly and widely
used, and the local dialects, like those once current in parts of England and France, gi'adually
give way to it ; or else, the wider difiusion of knowledge will compel the people speaking
one dialect to reduce it to an alphabetic form, discard the complex characters, and crystallize
their speech into a separate tongue.
Mr. Majrsh says the distinction between the -sratten and spoken languages in Europe
was once far greater than at present, and has diminished as etlucation has advanced : —
PREFACE. vii.
" It is difBcult for Englishmen and Anglo- Americans, ■who habitually speak much as they write, and write
much as they speak, to conceive of the co-existence of two dialects in a people, one almost uniformly employed in
conversation, the other almost as exclusively in writing. Yet such was the state of things in England, from the
Conquest at least till the middle of the XlVih century, and such is the case in .a large part of Europe at this day.
In Italy, for iHStance, there is almost everywhere a popular speech, commonly employed by all classes in familiar
oral intercourse, and so far cultivated that it can be, though it raidy is, written ; while, at the same time, the lingua
commnne cV Italia, or, as it is often called, the Tuscan dialect, is known to all as the language of books, of journals,
and of correspondence, and is also employed as the medium of religious and scholastic instruction. But this literary
tongue, at least in those parts of Italy where dialects widely different from it are habitually spoken, always remains
to the Italians themselves essentially a foreign language. This fact Biondelli states in stronger terms than a prudent
stranger would venture to do upon the testimony of his own observation, in his /'■'(ifjfjio sin Diuktti Gal/o-Ilalici, X.
" There is a similar discrepancy between the written and spoken language in many parts of Germany, though
the difl'usiou of literary culture in that country has made the dialect of books more universally familiar than in most
European nations. The oriental traveler Seetzen, whose journals have lately been published, sometimes makes entries
in them in the Platt-Deutsch of his native province, and states expressly that he uses that dialect, in order that
those passages may not be understood by strangers, into whose hands his papers might chance to fall.'' — G. P.
Maesu, Earli/ Literatuvc of the English Language, page 337.
If these differences still remain in those civilized countries, much more are they seen
among the half-educated people of Asia, where the literary classes have tried rather to encum-
ber the road to knowledge than to help the student over its difficulties ; who is compelled,
as it were, to waste most of his energy in sharpening his ax before he can cut down the tree.
The plan of a Chinese lexicon to satisfy all the needs of a foreigner, should comprise
the general and vernacular pronunciations, with the tones used in various places, and the
sounds given to each character as its meanings vary. The history and composition of the
character, its uses in various epochs, and its authorized and coUoqiiial meanings should be
explained and illustrated by suitable examples. All this knowledge should be methodically
arranged so as to be accessible Avith the least possible trouble. But even when arranged and
ready, the foreigner would find it to be incomplete for all his purposes by reason of the
local usages, as another extract from Mr. JNIarsh shows : —
" I may here notice a widely-diflFiised error, which it may be hoped the lexicographical criticism of the present
day may dispel. I refer to the opinion that words, individually and irrespectively of syntactical relations, and
combinations in phrases, have one or more inherent, fixed, and limited meanings, which are capable of logical
definition, and of expression in other descriptive terms of the same language. This may be true of artificial words —
that is, words invented for, or confined to the expression of arbitrary distinctions and technical notions in science or
its practical applications, and also of tho names of material objects and of the sensuous qualities of things ; but of
the vocabulary of the pa.ssions and the affections, which grows up and is informed with living meaning i^y the natural,
involuntary proceascs to which all language but that of art owes its being, it is wholly untrue. Such words live and
breathe only in mutual combination and interdependence with other words. They change their force with every new
relation into which they enter ; and conse(juently, their meanings arc as various and exhaustlcss as the permutations
and combinations of the ten digits. To tench, therefore, the meaning of a great proportion of the words which compose
the vocabulary of every living speech, by lormal definition, is as impossible as to convey by description a notion of
the shifting hues of the pigeon's neck." — Second Course, page 383.
If this be true of English or German, it is still more applicable to the Chmese language,
whose painstaking students have c[Uoted a vast nmnber of phrases in their two great
lexicons, viz., the I'remury of Good Sentences fH ^ ^ ll^ in 1 10 volumes, and the Classifi-
cation of Dissyllahlcs l^jt ^ ^ ^ i'l 1-0 volumes. In these their aim has been to show
viii. PREFACE.
the different uses of the same word, but the variety of material bewilders the student, and
he soon despairs of finding any connection between their meanings. But there are other
difficulties in the way of making a complete Anglo-Chinese lexicon. There is, as a prelimi-
naiy, the vast extent of the literature to become familiar Avitli, which demands much and
protracted study. Neither is it easy to find exact equivalents for single Chinese words
in English ; and to render their coml^inations into corresponding ])hra,ses requires long
practice in wi-iting and speaking. If concrete terms like ^, ^, or ^, are so imlike as to
require some explanation when rendering them by hooh, pen, or ink ; much more unlike
are abstract terms like those relating to mental or religious exercises. This every one knows
who has tried to teach our ideas of sin, righteousness, or salvation liy fp, ^, or ^, their
nearest equivalents. Then again, the native scholars Avho help us are trained in a different
school, and their ignorance, carelessness, and deceit have all to ]je guai'ded against. They
do not like to appear ignorant before a foreigner on any subject, and are usually ready with
an answer, whether to give the name of a flower, to render a distich, or to state the location
of a town ; trusting, perhaps, that theii- pupil will never inquire into the matter. In my
own case, hundreds of questions could not be revised by cross-questioning others, and errors
have probably crept in which will requii'e more time to correct than it did to make them.
The subjects to be explained comprise all branches of knowledge, too, some of which are not
very familiar, and on this account, accm'acy, which is the thing most wanted, is especially
difficult of attainment. Added to this, the efibrt to find the meaning of a sentence originally
written wrong, has not uufrequently perplexed both teacher and pupil. Chinese books are
very rich in misprints and misuse of characters, and having no stops or pimctuation, and
no capital letters to denote proper names, a phrase is easUy misread or misunderstood.
The early associations of the native with the language and its literatm-e are wanthig to
tlie foreio-ner, and he often fails to relish an aUusion because he is ignorant of the incident,
or appreciate a metaphor, because he cannot tell what object is referred to. I have tried to
ascertain as near as possible the names of natural objects, for which I have consulted the
Chinese Herhal 2jS ^ /^^ § , the Book of Nature ^ yj" |8, and the Names and Pictures of
Vegetables, til 4^ ^ W ® ^ ! ^^^* ^ religious, medical, legal, and mercantile terms,
much remaias to he done. The common uses of many words in all these departments
are unlike in different jiarts of China ; and this confusion can only be removed
by fm-ther comparison. The book word for a flower or a disease often differs from the com-
mon name, which itself changes in remote parts of the country. "We are not yet acquainted
with the botany, zoology, mineralogy, or nosology of China well enough to recognize in the
poor descri])tions of native authors the objects of om- inquuy. For instance, the jasmine is
called ^ ^-ij ^ in Canton, but this name denotes the four-o' -clock in Peking ; in one city
the 7J^ jj^ is the j:>oj:)a^«, while in the other it is the quince. Again, the panda of Nipal
(Ailurus refulgens) is probably intended by the ^; but one would need to know well
PREFACE.
this animal's habitat and appearance to recognize it under the description of "a sprightly
aaiimal like a small bear, with short hair, but yellowish."
The misuse of words in passing from one dialect to another can be illustrated by the
name given to the people of Swatow. This was hok-ld, j|i» i^ i.e. people from Fuhkieu ;
but when the Cantonese heard hok-ld, they Avi'ote it as they heard the sound, ^ \^ being now
the name given to the people of that prefecture, and the Cantonese of the present day puzzle
themselves to know why it was applied to them. No Chinese scholar has examined these
dialectical changes, which are an ample source of many coUocpiialisms in every dialect.
I have followed Eitel's Iland-hook of Buddhism, F. P. Smith's Materia Medica, and
Hobson's Mediccd Vocahidary, for terms in those branches. ]\Ii-. Wade's Category of Tien
and his Course of Colloquial Chinese, Edkixs' Grammar of the Shanghai Dialect and liis
Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language, Maclay and Baldwin's Dictionary of
the Foochoio Dialect, L^gge's Translation of the Chinese Classics, and Bridgman's Chresto-
mathy, have all furnished their cpotas. I have not, however, mentioned my authorities
in the body of the work, lest I should cumber it. The examples and phrases numljer al)Out
53,000, and are not repeated when it could be avoided ; nor is their pronunciation added,
for as the work is intended for students in all the dialects, each will read them in
the one he is learning. A space is left under each character, if one wishes to write the
local sound beside the Pekingese, which has been carefully revised by Rev. Chau>X'EY
Goodrich. The coUoc^uial use of a ckaracter is placed by itself Maclay's Dictionary is
the authority for the few given in the Fuhchau dialect, and my Canton Dictionary for that
dialect. For the Shanghai dialect, I am indebted to Miss Lydta M. Fay, of the American
Episcopal Mission ; and also for tlie Shanghai sounds given in the Index, and — what
involved far more work, — a careful oversight of the manuscript before it Avent into the
printer's hands. The Amoy sounds in the Index were furnished by Rev. W. S. Swaxson
and Rev. W. McGregor. The long list of sm-names owes most of its accm'acy and extent
to Rev. Dr. Blodget of Peking ; and the careful revision of the proof-sheets of the
Introduction and Index 1iy Mr. A. Wylie has contributed everything to their accuracy.
Other friends have aided in whatever way they could, by whom diuing the progress of the
work many points have been cleared up.
The number of characters in this work is 12,527, contained in 10,940 articles, and
placed under 522 syllal)les, which follow each other alphabetically, aspirated syllables com-
ing after the imaspirated. Those syllables Avhich begin with ts, on account of their number,
are placed by themselves after tio\in. AVlien a character is described as imauthorized, it
merely means that it does not occur in K'anghi, for several of those thus designated are in
good use. The edition of the Wu-fang YuenYin, which I have followed, has 10,48G characters,
including scores of duplicates ; but the full edition contains 41,247 words, or nearly as many
as are in K'anghi's Dictionary. I have brought together all the sounds and meanings of
PEEFACE.
a word under its most commou sound, in order to avoid repeating tlie character. TI13
characters in Morkison's Dictionary are arranged under 411 syllables, (not distinguishin<T
between aspirated and unaspirated sounds,) and their total number, including himdi-cds of
duplicates, is 12,674. In De Guignes' Dictionary there are 13,933, of which 1040 are
duplicated forms ; in the Canton Dictionary, 7850 ; in thn Fuhchau Dictionary, 9390 ;
and in Gox^altes, 7670.
The tables scattered through the book will serve to elucidate many points occurring in
the course of study, and save reference to other works. They arc placed as follows : —
PAGE PAGE
List of the Chinese Dynasties 33 , Insignia of Official Eank 698
Emperors of the Sung Dynasty 831
Emperors of the Mongol Dynasty 1134
Emperors of the Ming Dynasty 599
Emperors of the Manchu Dynasty , 995
Personal names of the Manchu Sovereigns 260
Kings of the Kingdom of Lii 556
List of the Twenty-eight Constellations 824
Twelve Horary Chaiacters or Branches 54
Ten Celestial Stems 309
Tlie Sexagenary Cycle 355
Twenty-four Sular Terms 974
Poetical Names of ibc Months 1 130
Names of the tombs of the Ming Sovereigns 544 Eighteen Provinces and Colonies 743
Capitals of China under difierent dynasties 404 ; List of early Feudal States 491
The Introduction is designed to furnish some explanations respecting the scope of the
work, the orthography employed, the construction of characters, and such hints and helps
in commencing the study of the langiiage as practice has proved to be useful. Those
paragraphs respecting the afiinities between the general spoken language and the south-
eastern dialects, are short and imperfect compared with the subject, but may lead to some-
thing fuller. The whole subject of comparison of dialects has not been worked out, because
there are not sufficient data on which to found either reasoning or deductions. The short
lists of dialectical sounds prefixed to each syllable, may furnish starting points to students
at various parts, to mark the local differences from the Wit-fang Yuen Yin.
In concluding these remarks, I have the satisfaction of feeling that the labor spent
upon this work during the past eleven years, in the intervals of official duties, wiU now be
available for students in acquiring the Chinese language. Its deficiencies will be hereafter
supplied by others who will buUd upon their predecessors as I have done ; for the field is
too vast to be explored or exhausted by even many laborers. The stimulus to past effort,
and the hope that it would not be in vain, both sprang from the desii'c to aid the labors
of those who are imparting truth in any branch to the sons of Han, especially those
religious and scientific truths whose acquisition and practice can alone Christianize
and elevate them. At the end of the forty years .spent in this country in these pursuits,
I humbly thank the good Lord for all the progress I have been permitted to see in
this direction, and implore His blessing upon tliis effort to aid their greater extension.
Cnited States Legation,
Peking, Jtcne, 1874. 'S". TT^ W.
INTRODUCTION
SECT. 1. — THE MANDARIN DIALECT AS EXHIBITED IX THE WU-FA\G YUEN YIN.
The speech of the great body of the educated classes
among the Chinese, called by them the Im-an hwa ^ fg-
01- Official Language, and known aa the Court or Man-
darin Dialect, is spoken tlu'oughout the regions north of
the Yangtsz' River, without much variation in its idiom
and gTamiuatical construction, and very extensively in
the provinces south of it, e.>ccept in Fuhkieu and Kwang-
tung, to such a degree as to make it the prevailing speech
in sixteen of the provinces. In most parts of the two
aho\e-named provinces, tho vernacular presents so many
variations from it in those two respects, that educated men
arc obliged to specially learn to speak the kwan hwa, in
addition to the general study of the characters, in order
to carry on oral intercourso with their educated country-
men at the north. This peculiarity of tho Chinese
language, — that of having many sounds for the same
symbol, like the different names of the Araljic numerals
amon^ European nations, probably at first attached also
to the Egyptian symbols; but the phonetic element there
triumphed at last ovei* tho symbolic, and the Egyptian
became finally an alphabetic language. Not so with tbe
Chinese written language ; this still maintains its id<to-
graphic character, and is now used as the written medium
for the intercourse of more human beings than any other.
The forms and significations of the symbols, too, have
altered so slightly that inscriptions a thotisand years old
are read without difficulty, and books written thirty cen-
turies ago are daily cpiuted as good autliority both for
style and for precept.
It is not surprising, perhaps, that such an ideographic
language as this was invented ; for the first thought of
one who tries to write an idea, is more likely to be to
picture it than to attempt to express the .sounds by wliicli
it is spoken. The greater wonder is that it sboukl lia\e
lasted so long, and exerted such an influence in per-
petuating and unifying the jxiople who ase it. Nations
who wrote in alphabetic languages were, it may be, not
near enough, or civilized enough, to hilluence the veiy
early Chinese, so as to fairly place the question before
them of adopting an alphabetic language in.stcad of their
own; but after the introduction nf Uudhisui, and the ex-
tension of the Imperial power of Han as far west as the
Caspian Sea, this point must have presented itself to many
minds. But no trace can be found of any serious eflbrt
on the part of native Chinese, to discard tha characters
and reduce their own speech to an alphabetic form in
Devanagari, Persian, or any other character. In the ages
succeeding the introduction of Budhism down to the
present, (his symbolic language has maintained itself
intact. This is owing, more than any other one cause,
to the difficulty that minds, long trained to associate
ideas with separate pictorial symbols, find in associating
them with combined .symbols or letters, expressing only
sounds. Educated Cbinese are ready to acknowledge
that other nations can write down their speech ]jy letters,
and understand it perfectly ; but they have been (rained
so thoroughly to trust chiefly to the eye, (o obtain the
full meaning of an expression, that nothing else will
serve. The laconism and energy of tiieir written language
o\er their spoken, tends too to confirm them in this Labii,
and prevent a fair trial of an easier mode of conveying
thought. To a true disciple of Confucius, the notion that
his teachings can be conveyed in any other form than the
very characters he wrote them in, is almost preposter-
ous ; — it is stronger than the feeling among Moham-
medans that Arabic is the only language fit for the
Koran, and haS more to support it. But in these days,
this question will come to the front with increased power;
and the difficulty of using such a cumborous medium to
introduce new ideas on every subject, among millions of
ignorant people, will force a solution. At present, Ibeir
language seems to be the greatest intellectual obstacle to
the advancement of the Cbinese; but naturally, they will
not reject it until they themselves see the need of another
and easier ; and vital Christianity alone can furnish the
stimulus, guide, and reward of such a change.
It is not designed here to enter into a disquisition on
the many interesting points connected with tbe origin,
construction, and modifications of these characters; or to
discuss the inception and growth of the great variety of
sounds now given to tbe same character in various parts
of the land. The present object is to furni>li the student
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IXTEODUCTIOX.
with such explanations as will facilitate his use of this
Dictionary, and ad his progress in acquiring the written
and spokcu language.
The Chinese have adopted three modes of arranging
the characters in their dittionuries, each of which has its
special advantages. These arc, the natural method, in
which words of a similar meaning are gi'onped under
leading heads ; — the cmabjtic mrt/iocl, by nhich words are
arranged under certain determinatives called keys or
radicals j — and the syllabic or rhyming method, by which
words fall into certain elates according to their ter-
minations.
Of the first kind, the ^ -J^ or i?!«(// Guide, is the
best known, and first in ago of philological works e.xtant
in any language. This ancient relic is usually SiScribed
to Cheu Kung, about i;.t. 1100, but it was completed
by Tsz'hia, a disciple of Confucius, nearly (seven Lnndred
years after ; and remodeled into its present shape by
Kwoh P'oh, about a.d. 280. It is BtiK in constant use,
and its quaint illustrations and archaic expressions illu.s-
trate both the ancient manners and language of the
Chinese. It is divided into nineteen sections, .some having
several subdivisions, containing for the most part a natural
arrangement of characters under the sixteen Leads of kin-
dred, houses, utensils, music, heaven, earth, mounds, bills,
waters, plants, tree^s insects, fishes, birds, and wild and '
domestic animals. These are preceded by a more strictly
philological part in three sections, explaining ancient
terms, words, and phrased. The fii^t section gi\es the first,
and almost the only attempt at a treatise on synonyms
hi the Chuiese language, but it is too meager to be uscl'ul
to the foreigner. For instance, the character .^ is de-
fined by the following group of words, ■^. /^. jji|, H^, §|f.
In- %%i %%■ •''"'1 fo' *^^'^'' '^^ tliem in certain cases liaving
the meaning of announcing, enjoining on, <fcc.; but there
are no examples of their use. The work is now recl&oned
as the last of the Thirteen Classics.
It has had many imitations, which, though. much modi-
fied, have generally assumed the i'orni of encyclopedias of
ga-ater or le.-s extent. One of the most useful of these
clas.sified dictionaries is the valuable H ^ ffl "fT *""
Pictorial Book of future, published in the Ming Dynasty
in lOG chapters ; wherein \arious olijects belonging to
Heaven, Earth and Man, are treated of luider sections
like those in the llcudy Giiidf, and every article has its
own picture and explanatory letterpres.s. Useful as this
class of books is to furnish materials for the lexicographer,
the cumbersome anangement forbids then general use as
detiners of characters.
The second, or analytic plan has grown out of the con-
struction of the characters. When a writer wishes to
express a new term, the genius of the language leads him
to unite a symbol denoting seme, with another expressing
sottiul rather than quality ,• though soujid and qualiti/ are
sometimes both attended to in the composition of the new
symbol, the )ihonetic part not beuig used simply or al-
together for its sound. It has also a signification of its
own, and is sometimes so chosen that that shall furnish
part of the idea to be conveyed by the new character;
though this remark Las many exceptions. For instance,
in Pekingese, ^. the iicse, joined to ^ a la;/, means the
nose stopped up by a cold ; it is read mviff', inyi difierent
tono from ^naiiy, its primitive, but evidently alluding to it.
As the number of characters increased, they were grouped
by their natural or most prominent feature ; thus the
names of stones, birds, or armor, were ranged under the •
symbols ^, or J^, or ;J^. these being common characters
for those things already in u.se.
The earliest work on this principle is the |^ 3!t *"^
Discourse on Meaniiiff of Words, published about a.d.
100, wherein the characters are arranged in 514 groups.
They^vore rearranged by Ku Ye'-wang of the >Sui dynasty
(a.d. mS), under .J42 radicals ; and again in the Sung
dynasty by another writer under 54t. In the Ming
dynasty, the compiler <jf the /^ «• /^ ^ "■' Origin of
of the Six Modes of Writing, reduced them to 3G0 ; and
about a century after, they were fi.xed at their present
number of 214 in the Sf^ ^ or Classification of Cha-
racters. This method of grouping characters, and arrang-
ing those placed under each radical by the number of their
strokes, has proved to be so convenient, that no altera-
tion has since been made in their order or number. It
was adopted in the JE ^ jiM- °'' Ex-planations of
Authorized Character.^ the )^ ,^ !j^ -ffi. or Emperor
K'anglii's Dictionary, and the ^ ;^ fit j|, or Selected
Cliaracters Carefully Examiueci, three of the most com-
mon dictionaries now in use.
The third, the syllabic or rhyming plan of arranging
characters by their finals and tones, was adopted later
than the analytic, but h;is been more extensively used.
The confusion and diversity found amidst the works in
each of these three classifications, prove the inherent
difficulty of the attempt; but the readiness with which
general and local rhyming vocabularies are made, proves
too, their adaptability to meet a want, and the tendency
of the language towards an alphabetic arrangement.
The number of finals, at first 20G in the T'ang dynasty,
was reduced to ICO in the Sung, and the initials were
thirty-six. Subsequently these were reiirranged and re-
duced by various authors, but all adhered to the mode
of combining initials and finals brought from India by the
Budhist priests Shan-yoh •['][; if,f( and ■ Shan-kung jpl|l Jjt,
during the Liang djiiasty, a.d. 510 The jji^ -^ §|| /jj,
probably the largest dictionary in any language of ibe
world, is airanged on this rhyming piincinle. .ind all the
loc.ll vocabularies.
INTRODUCTION.
xm.
It is very difficult for us, who are habituated to the use
of letters, and their combinations into syllables to express
the words in our Western languages, to appreciate the
perplexities and difficulties of a Chmesc scholar when he
tries to represent the sounds and tones of his own language.
In doing so, he can only employ other characters ; but
each oue of these, too, having no inherent sound, perhaps,
in its turn requires to be luoi'e accurately sounded, by com-
paring it with a third. To him the words JJl or _g(, are
indivisible simple sounds or names, as a or o are to us ;
but we describe them as // or /unr/ — words of two or
four letters If an Englishman linds himself at fault
in trying to read Spanish or Welsh correctly, because he
pronounces the words according (o his own letters ; — and
those people are still more perplexjd, perhaps, when they
try to read English according to their own letters, while all
use a common alphabet to express elementary sounds ; —
how much more awkward docs the Chinese philologist
find it to cxirt'ess unknown syllables by known syllables.
The plan now adopted is to express the sound by taking
parts of two other words and combining them. For in-
stance, the sound of j^ is expressed by uniting ;J^ and
\Sk to make ^^, i.f. ,/'-u and \y-dn to make /an, or as we
should exjjress it, dropping two out of the five letters, aitd
uniting the rest to form the new word. But as the
sounds of all three characters may be unlike in different
parts of the country, the next thing is to quote another
character of the same sound, as '[|^, to indicate this oue.
This difficulty of accurately exhibiting the sound is seen
in the \ariety of characters quoted in K*anghi's Diction-
ary, which have been used by lexicographers to combine
and express the sound of the characters they were defin-
ing ; and this new sound, in its turn, is sometimes used to
express the very sound of those characters used in writiiig
its own. The following directions for the nati\-e student to
find a character in the Wu-faii(/ Yuen Yin will illustrate
the dilemma both teacher and scholar feel in this respect,
and in order to show it more clearly, only the tones are
given, and not the pronunciation of the characters.
" Supiiose n man wishes to find the character i/J j he runs tlie
wi.Ttl thvoiigli the five toucs, ("Jj c^> '^ ]li ' '^^'lii-'li as it 1ms
the sair.e final with (;^, jqp) ^, f^ > enables him [to iierceivc
that it is to be looked for umler the jqp tiiial. Turning then to the
table of initials, ho sees that it belong.s to tho lif;lit-Iip soTinds
(fS )B 'a )' ""'1 "'"S 't 0™'' saying<:;^, '§^. j^\ ^$, ,^,
and ascertains that it comes utider the initial ( /it,- Now this char.aoter
(J^as an uiitiul, is known because it is derived itorrii^ ; by
coalescing them in spelling, as , Jgl, ^^ j we thus get ^^- ^^,
<Sj3" I'f}-' [''I'l luider tho saino initial, and tho last one] (^ s^
HA 3i ' ^^T) ''"2 "^ "'" ^'^'^ '""'^^ complett'. Tliis is the war()
(i|x) way, and it can also ho called tho lengthwise (ifllE) rule.
'■ Ihit if one wishes a shorter way to find this same character
L'aTj' let hiin run over the sounds ,^) ,il^j i^'li' <yS^ iKP'
and he wiU i;ninediately perceive that it comes under the sound
5^, the fourth of the finals ; looking there he will see it arranged
among the chai'acters under < JsL' the fu-st one in the shany p'iny
tone. This is the woof (f^) wa_v, or it can also be called the cross-
wise (f^) rule. This warp and woof way is certain, and there is no
nioie convenient and direct manner of ascertaining the soiuids oi'
characters than by thus following them along and across. All other
sounds can be ascertained in the same way."
It would be just as impossible for a Chinese, able only
to speah his own language, to learn how to find a cha-
racter from these directions if he desired to learn to read,
as it would bo for a foreigner who had just landed, and
could not sjicah a word. Both of them must learn the
sounds of the characters from a livuig \-oice ; both uiusl,
so to speak, be introduced viva voce to the acquaintance
and name of the character, as they would to the name of
a visitor, or a row of flowers. The impossibility of writ-
itig foreign sounds with Chinese characters, so that nali\'e
scholars can thereby road the words and study the boolis
of other languages, is thus .seen in its full difficulty ; no
doubt, it has had much to do with the isolation of this
race, and the formation of their national character. The
student in every other civilized nation can study foreign
languages through his own ; but liowe\'er well a Chinese
may read or speak the English language, for example,
ho cannot open its treasures to his countrymen by a
grammar or pra.xis, so that one of them could, otherwise
unaided, read or learn it. The Budhists tried to latroduoo
the prayers of their religion from India to their fellow-
disciples in China, using the Chinese characters ; the
result was only a rude transliteration of the (Sanscrit
sounds, to which the meanings were originally given ;
these sounds are still recited but their sense is mostly
lost. It is safe to say that their symbolic lajiguage has
shut out the peo[>'e of this land i'rom mental iniercotirso
with their fellow-men more than any olher one cause.
Foreigners have also arranged their dictionaries on
three diflerent plans. One is the amdijlic mode, luider
the 214 radicals, as Las been done by De Giiignes,
Morrison, Medhurst, and Lobscheid ; or according to an
abridged eeries of radicals, as elaborated by Gon(,'alves.
Another is the phonHic, adopted only by Gallery in the
Systema Phoneticum, in which he grouped characters by
their primitives. The third is the ,\i/l/i'bic, in which the
characters follow one anotiier tdphabetically, as has been
done by Morrison, Medhurst in his Ilokkcen Dictionary,
Maclay and Baldwin, Goddard, Douglas, and AVillianis.
It is the plan followed in the present work, and is on
the whole the most uscftd to the foreign student, for it
brings together homophonous characters, arranged in the
order of their tones. Such are most frccpiently inter-
changed and mistaken by tho peo[)le themselves and
those which a forciirner has most need of discriminating
XIV.
IXTRODUCTIOX.
He is certain in speaking, at first, to confound words of ; it gives no information about the reasons for the woris, or
different tones, but written with the same letters, as ^>/en to what part of the empire it is applicable. It is a fair
'ffl sjiwkc ; ^ycn "= tvonls; yen' ^ a swalloiv, which sample of the style of prefaces to Chinese books, wherein
are widely separated by their construction. A native also , one looks in vain for information or practical directions,
usually confuses cbaractci-s having the .same tone ; and if , i'ref.\ce to tiii; edition- of itio.
all such arc grouiMd together, their similarities and dis- i ti,o^ „,|,o heretofore cngngeil in the preparation of dictionaries
tinctions arc more readily seen. Another advantage is j j;.]^ nsthey slioul.l, cai-efully learn ami go tin-ougli tlie classics and
the facility thereby affoaled to the foreigner, who is all the miscellaneous witinps of noted scholars. The number of these
leaming-the language with the help of a native teacher,
to find the word he hears, which he knows not yet in its
written form, or may not Lave had correctly given to him.
work?, adv.'Uitageous to learners, is not easy to reckon ; some of tlieai
are t-till prcsorved, ami others have been quite lost ; the fomier are,
to this d.iy constantly in the lumds of learners, but the latter are, to
Further, the synonymous forms of the same character, thegieat re;;ret of nil, gone utterly, and cannot he described. Of
w hicb arc sometimes alike its to their primitive, as )I|^ and ' these tho -^ ^ or Stnily of Charactei-s is one. Books of this kind
ffif and ^llj ; or perhaps, more frequently occur under the j "re not ofeqnal worth, but among those which have of late years been
same radical, as ^, H{j], gg, ^% can, in the syll a- '» "sc- and are smi regarded by all scholars as precious as an ofiicer's
bio arrangement, all be seen at once. The addition of \ *^'S"e*. "'^ ^ ^ or Classillcation of Characters stands preeminent.
In this work the characters are an-anged in classes according to their
strokes, i*nd when one has asceitained the niunber, he can then find
the one he seeks. No one can do without it ; the venerable professor
and old student, as well as the tjTO and young leanier, each and all
need it.
But these persons still do not all know that th» book called TFu-
/'ling Yuen Yin, a work in wliich the combination of the [initiiil and
linal] sounds can be seen at a glance is even superior in some respects
to the ^ ^. Its compiler is Fan T.ing-fmig ^ IBi ]§, of Yao-
an index where every charaiUer is placed under its proper !
radical and stroke, furnishes all the aid required to find
it, when the spelling is not known. The Chinese have
never added a radical index to any of their syllabic dic-
tionaries, for such a help would be quite useless, unless
to indicate the page on which a character occurred. The
native who wishes to examine the local vocabulary in
another dialect must, therefore, first learn the system of
initials and finab on which it is planned, or trust to a
native of the locality where it is used.
The groundwork of the present Dictionary is the Wu-
fang Yuen Yin 5- ^ % "g or Original Sounds of the
Five Regions, i.e. North, South, East, West and Center,
shan ^ UJ in the distinct of T'ang-shan ^ jij l^in the south
of Chihli. This book not being often seen in the shoiis, 1 rather un-
expectedly met with it. On looking it over closely, and examiiiiug
its plan and execution, I was smprised at tlie carefulness displayed.
The plan of the ^ ^ depends on the number of strokes in a clia-
which denote all the land. It is a vocabulary of the j ,.^(.(5,., but this on their sounds.
Court Dialect much used in Central and Northern China, j There is besides the plan on which [this manual is an-.v,iged], that
It was fii-st published in 1700, about the same date that j j.,,i,„„.^j ;,, „,g -^ *, ^,,.,^ grouping together things belonging to
the literati employed by K'anghi had finished the The- 1 j^^^^.^,,^ ^„, ^i„„,^ „,,,, ;,, j,.,;,^ ,,„j ,,^4 ^^j^g ,^^y<,„j j,,^ d„„i
saurus and Lexicon which refiect so much credit on his ^ ^^^^.^^^ ^^ ^^^^ g^^ elements, so that the five elements .are under the
reign ; and, perhaps, was suggested by tho former of those . i,g„,i of heaven, the Bve regions under that of earth, and the five tones
works. The editions have been numerous and all exhibit j u,„]er ,i,at ^f sounds. Such a work only requires the redundancies
slight variations in the arrangement of certain characters. ; to bo removed and the four or five tones to be carefully indicated to
An eariier work of the same sort had, however, ai)peared ; ,„^(, ,( complete. But then this airangement [of the y?; #]
is really a natm-al one, and not one which man imvle out (or can
alter).
In this work the author ha.s selected the twelve finals §g B
with reference to tho twelve musical pitch-pipes, ami the five funda-
mental tones of voice ; and these with the twenty initials -J- Tf he
has chosen, make the war;) and the woof, the lengthwise and the
cross\visc ; by combuiing these acconliiig to his niles, one can find
the sound of any character. If one wishes to practice tho combination
of sounds, and coimts over the 3G finals on his fingers, he will find
the plan here adopted very much easier ; it is like an ess,ay in which
only the ideas are wanted, or an agreement which has only the bare
stipid-itions. In the Canon of Slum it is said, "Notes depend on
in the 13th century, — the 4* H "h" h1 or Original Sounds !
and Finals in Chinese, in which the characters are ar-
ranged imder nineteen finals; and it would have been
better if the compiler of the present work had followed it
ui this respect. A third book, the tf* '}\\ ^ g^ or Com-
plete Finals for Central China, presents the characters
arranged according to tho several organs of the voice, as
dental. Ungual, palatal, guttural, <tc; but, as this system
involves more attention to the initial than the others, it has
not obtained so wide a circulation.
The defuiitions given in the Wu-fniiff Yuen Yin seldom
consist of even a score of words ; but this brevity was iir
dispensable for the general usefulness of the manual, where | prolonging the utterance, and they are harmonized among themselves
only the principal meanings were needed. A translation I by the pitch-pipes." If one will cai-efuliy e.\.amine this work, they
of the preface of the edition of 1710 is here inserted ; but will find that this principle 1ms been observed. Original sounds may
INTRODUCTION.
XV.
without doubt properly be called those producetl by harmonizing the
pitch-pipes of nature with the sounds of natiU'C.
riiose who may daily use this work will at a glance so readily see
the mode of combining the initials and finals, that they can have no
need of rules. But how then is one to find out characters when only
the number of their strokes 13 knov.-n? I m^-self really regret the
number of those books which have been lost, leaving only the ^ ^
Classification of Characters preserved.
In the sp.are moments of my public business, I have got out a re-
vised edition of this work for the booksellers ; and perhaps it will
tluis get a wide circulation ; but those scholars who carefully use it
will most certainly find many things to add to it.
September, 1710. Written by Nien Ili-yao of Kvvang-nuig, a
district in Manchuria.
This same man, Nieii Hi-yao. afterwarila enlarged tlie
book until he had introduced nearly all the characters in
the language. He published it in 1728, hi four thin
A-ohimes, and several editions Lave since been printed ; its
extensive list of characters makes it a useful manual. In
the preface he says that, when compared with the first
edition, he Las '■ added five out of every lea chn'ncters,
and expunged one out of every ten."
In arranging tho initials and finals, the compilers of
till/ Wu-fiiiiff Yuen y/n sacrificed accuracy to brevity, and
hindered the ready search for a character, in order, a[>-
parently, to make a short list of finals for the memory.
Its twenty initials are actually tbirty-six, and the twelve
finals expand t3 twenty-nine in the table of sounds j or to
thirty-eight if those in the jiih-shin// be reckoned sepa-
rately. The characters in this tone, which in Cantonese all
come under the first four finals, are here transferred to the
last six finals; '-because,"' says the compiler, with truly
Chinese logic, '• the first six finals {ien, tin, wig, ung, iu,
and ao) are light and clear like heaven, and it is not
Buitable to mix with them the heavy and gross sounds of
the juh-ihing, which are therefore scattered among the
last six finals («, 0, c, a, ai, and i), these being gross and
thick like earth, and assimilated to the juli-slmg, which
therefore are distributed among them."
LIST 01' TWELVE FINALS.
The finals are represented by the I'ollowing twelve
characters, which include fourteen others, ami twelve in
the juh-shing. making thirty-eight, according to our mode
of writing.
1. T-ien J^ includes l-an f^- and li-iicn [f].
.!-''« A includes i^-ia ^.
lu-uiitj g| includes \-iiig ^ and ]-ung l^.
Y-aiig :^ includes k-iang jj^-
N-!'« ^ includes ch-eu j|j.
Ng-f/o^ includes n-kio j^.
11-1/ ^ includes \i-tilt j^^-
T-o !|^ includes l-oh ^. and h'oh BJ.
Sli-.' j^ includes h-ihJ lit, y-c/i |^, y-iic/i J^ , and
k-ich ^i.
10. M-^( J^ includes p-a/( /\.
11. Ch-ai fj- includes k-ial -g*.
12. T-! ii includes Uu! j|. is-it ^% sc' m, ',•/, jjg
and w-'V '1||, with i-ch ;^&. y-u/i ^g, l-i/t fj, and
k-iih ^.
LIST or TWENTV INITIALS.
The initials are represented by the following twenty
characters, which arc subdivided into thirty-six by separat-
ing those having a medial vowel.
1. P-ang 1%.
2. P'-ao §fJ.
3.
M-n\i
7N-
4.
P-ung
M-
5.
y-eu
^j- and fw-an ^.
c.
r«-u
J^ and <(i''-an ^.
7.
i\-iao
,1^ and H!y-an (1^.
8.
L-(^\
■^ and /;t'-an ^.
9.
Ch-nh
fj and c7iw-aug JJJ.
10.
Ch'-xm
gi}i^ and c^nv^ -ung ^ij
11.
S7i.\li
^ and sfiw-aug |J|.
12.
J-ih
andjif-an ^jj.
13.
Ts-[ei\
^ and ifw-au ^.
14.
W-ioh
J,^ and tsw^-an ^.
15.
,?-z'
^ and sw-an ^.
IG.
F-uu
m
17.
A'-in
^ and /.w-a JK.
2.
o.
4.
5.
C.
7.
8.
18. A"-iao ff^ and /.w'-a g§.
19. Hw-o 'X ^^'^ ''-ao ih
20. W-a. S «i»<l w/-M\ -^ and the suppressed initial,
as in ai ^ or uh J^.
If all tha possible combinations of these initials and
finals existed in the Iwun hwa, there would ba 13G8 syl-
lables, exclusive of tonal variations, to be written with
our letters ; liut the actual number of groups is 4G0, and
of these several are almost undistinguishable. There is
some difliculiy about dividing words having the termina-
tions wa, ivaii, and luaug, for the Chinese regai'd them as
finals ; and some other deviations from the native rules
are also required by the exigencies of an alphabetic
system when applied to their spelling. Some of them are
caused by tho medial \-owel i as shcn for shiea f^, —
(spelled p j^ s/i-'i \-icn) ; and others by the imperlbct
yovich, as tsz ior Ui ^^ to distinguish it from tsi ^,
but in this, the greater accuracy of alphabetic writing is .seen.
The following table includes the combinations of ini-
tials and finals in tho Wti-fang Yuen Yin, with a leading
character under each syllable, and also shows the Jvh
shing in separate eolumn.«, making 532 words in all. Tho
actual variations in speech from the given soimds in this
manual are almost endless ; but it is as needless as it is
impossible to ascertain and try to express them all. Each
student will learn them for himself.
''vL TABLE OF INITIALS AND FINALS, WITH
FINALS. CII CIl' CHW CHW' P H UW ,7 JW K K' K\V KW' L LW
JI
A
AH
■ AI
AN
IN
ANG
ANG
AO
E
EH
EI
EN
EU
I
lA
lAI
lANG
lAO
lEH
lEN
IH
IN
ING
lOH
III
itJN
itJNG
OH
1 SZ'
u
1 iJ
: tJE
1 iJEH
! UEN
UH
, tJH
UI
UN
it 1 ^
cU.x 1 fh'a
m
chwa
...
1
hwi\
—
jwa
1 ! kwii
kw'a
la
....
ma
....
chaU 1 chuh
....
rah 1
—
....
1 kwali
1... 1 li j....
1 1 lah 1
i It* i
1 man 1
ai
# i ^
cliai ' cliai
•••• «
cliw'ni
.... m
J mi
m
liwai
m \ m ^
kai 1 k ai k«ai
1 'K
' kw'ai
1 ^
lai
m
mai
Chan
ell an
cU-iin
• • • •
fan liaii
hwan
jan J wan
kan
1 ^
1 k-jin
k-an
kuan
kwan
m ! ^
Ian ] Iwiin
man
n
mfm
mane
nne
Chun
chanK
chain c
fan ' llfln
.... ! A
jin
kan
ch'anp
cliwnnff
chwane
1j 1 «L
fun -J 1 hang
InvTms Jang
1?^ i M
Kans 1 Kane
kwanc
kw'anff
lauK
(h'unK
m
Chao
1 lianc
fJ5
jiing
....
lailK
lili
mang ,
ch;lo
1)H0
jao
IP)
kao
k ao
lao
niao
-^ cW,$_ch't'
— -
Bi'^
^k.ic-
....
—
ij^mch
.... ifjf*^''^'\fBi'^^'*^*'
....
ifejeh
....)....
^J Ich
....
.... j....
m
kW(?i
....
ni'.'i
....
clien 1 tlitn | chwen
clnv'en
—
....
—
p
keu
m 1 m
cheii . chTn
flMl
m
hen
jeu
ken
m
len
m
men
~^-^
;^chi
jj^ch'ij ....
#1"
W'"'
....
....
Mk'
m^-'
....
S"
3^^
....
i||hiu
; ^H kia
gpJkMa
....
....
...
— —
m
hiai
....
kiai
k-lai
—
hianp
—
kiane
k'iang
lianc
1%
hiao
hieh
»
hien
—
kiao
m
k lao
m
liao
niiao
kieli
k-ieh
m
lich
mic-li
....
kien
m
k'ien
it
lien
mien
'ffch,b
^chib
#W'>
■gkih
gk'ih
....
ijm.
.... :^n,ih
....
E'""
....
ffjkin
'PfCHn
. • . • ^niio
clniic
ch'ing
m
hinz
—
kintr
m
king
lint;
m
min(j
....
h oh
joh
n
kioh
k-iiih
lioh
hm
kin
k'iii
hll
....
miu
#: ■■■•
hiiin
....
kiiin
m
k'iiin
PrI"
JlliiliDg ....
0k'iiiDg
foh
jSJ ho ij^ h-o
ii:j_
.... M^"'^ $4k'oi:J§kwo
#•"
Jg.no
• ••■ m
choh
n ••••
chvli
hoJi
m
h«uii
koh
k'oh
kwoh
m
kw'oh
Inh
moll
....
....
■^kn
...
.... , ....
....
^ohn
^Cll'B
.... i ^ ft.
•^Jhn ....
^K'n
■^ma
j^m ....
iujii
.... ^ki,
^k'u
....
....
....
KCH ....
....
m
ktich
....
....
....
....
HiL ....
htich
—
k'iich
liieh
....
....
hiicn
—
kiicn
ig
k'uen
...
m
men
tt
chuii
ch- nh
full
ffil ' *J
ImU 1 bwuh
A
juh
! kuh
5S
k'uh
hih
7^
mull
chni
. . 1
— ! —
^kilh
[gl k'iihj
.... #nih:.... 1
....
rhiii
Invnt
jui
.... '
....
• ••• m m
1 clum ch-un
.... 1 #
1 huun
jun
■■■'!
....
kwun 1
jij.
kWun
lun 1
UNG
.... s
1 funs
Imnc
jnng
....j
5V
kune
k'une 1
m
lung
minis
CHARACTERS TO ILLUSTRATE THE SYLLABLES. xvii.
1 N NG NW P r' S Sll SIIW SW T T TS IS TSVV TSw' T\V Tw' W Y
1 *^-|----
1 nn i
G W: ••■■1 'i'p ;■•■■;••■. n fill m |....|....
pa p'a I sha t.i ta tsa, ' |
■■■' 1
"a 1 )a
j....
Tifffli
A ■•■• #
pati siili
^ m ]■■■■ n Ji , HE n
sliah swall I tah fah ! Uuh ts'all
1 '
■■■■( I"'""
Wall v.ih
i :'5
ntii
1 pai
m
p'ai
! r
simi ! sliwai 1 1 till tai
tsai 1 ts'ai
—
1 ^ 1 m
\ wai 1 yai
J nmi
nt.Mn
ii;;iin
m
nwan
vail
p'an
p'iin
san
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PA M
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tao
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w.-ini*
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XVlll.
INTRODUCTION.
Ill the- Canton dialect, according to the local vocabu-
lary, there aro 3'd finals and 23 initials, producing only
707 diflerent words to be written in an .'(IpbabeUc list,
including those ending in iha Jith slmtj.
In tbe Fubcbau dialect, there are only 33 finals and
lo initials emuuerated. But the real number of finals is
increased by remarkable inflections of words falling
in the uiiper and lower juli shiny, so that Slaclay and
15akhviii's Dictionary enumerates 90 finals, and gives 028
syllables, of which scores we colloquial.
The dialect spoken in and about Chaugcbeu, near
Amoy, is exhibited in the -j' jf^ -^ or Fifteen [initial]
Sounds. It lias 15 initials and 50 finals, which produce
8-lG syllab.es, including the modifications of the,;((/i Mnjj ;
tbe i.umlicr of distinct enunciations in that dialect in-
cluding all tonal modifications, is not far from 2.500,
according to Mcdhurst ; and this is nearly tbe number
spoken in Fubcbau. According to Douglas' Amoy Dic-
tionary, the variations heard iu the two prefectures of
Changcbau and Tsiicnchau niucli exceed this number.
In the Swatow dialect, and that heard in tbe south-
eastern part of Kwangtung, which has much aflinity with
the Amoy, the number of separate syllables, as gi\en in
Mr. Goddard's Manual is C74, less than either of tbe
three preceding. The dialect known as the Hakka
dialect, spoken best iu Kia-ying cheu, has not been so
much studied as those, but it has marked peculiarities,
and approaches nearer to the lavan laca than either of them.
The speech beard at Shanghai and Ningpo, and
throug.hout Kiangsu and Chehkiang, assimilates still more
to tbe Jacaa hwa in its idiom and pronunciation, which is
probably tbe reason why no uati\e vocabulary Las been
published in it. The Elv. C. Keith, of the American
Episcopal Mission bad prepared a copious vocabulary of
the Shanghai dialect ready for printing, but it was lost.
A carefully jjrepared list of syllables iu the Shanghai
dialect, by the late Dr. Jenkins, contains 660 words ;
and he reckons 33 initials and 44 finals as competent to
combine all ihe sounds in it. The speech beard at Su-
cliau and llangcbau differs but litllo I'rom thai at Shang-
hai and Ningpo.
The lavaa hwa spoken at Peking, and indeed with
inconsiderable variations in the provinces of Chihii and
Shauiung, lias received niueh attentioir from Mr Wade.
In the Hsiii Chhuj Lv lie cuiunerates 25 initials and 43
finals, and places the number of distinct syllables at 397 ;
in the TzH-erh-chi, be has retained tbe initials and finals,
and increased t''e syllables to 420; which probably in-
cludes nearly all the distinct words used by the people.
It is much less than in any of the preceding dialects, and
not one half of the variety beard at Fuhchau, which is to
be ascribed chielly to the suppression of the juh ihing.
The number of initials given by Mi-. 'Wade is 25 instead
of 3G as hi the preceding table, as be follows more strictly
the Cliincse mode in the arrangement of words in the
initials clue, lac, hu; &c., putting them nnder the finals
beginning with u ; which thereby correspondingly in-
creases then' number. It is not easy to decide which is
the best way in an alphabetic arrangement.
» ■ tan 1 »
SECT. II. SYSTEM OF OETHOGEAPHY.
If the difiiciilties of illustrating and analyzing the ]
sounds ill their language are almost insurmountable to j
Chinese [ibilologists, the results of the various attempts
of foreigners to do so have not the less proved the in-
herent tliUieultics of the attempt ; and a comparison of
their various systems does not encourage tbe hope that !
anything like uniformity will ever be attained. In
adduion to the diflferent powers given to vowels and
consonants by English, French, and Portuguese .sinologues,
when Vised to express the same Chinese sound, each in
their own tongue, as tvu. oti, and ii for 55. ; or wuv. ouen,
and veil for ^, we Lave a iuo.-5t troublesome discrepancy
in the modes of writing tbe s<imc sound in the same
language, especially in English, -in which more has l)een
written than in all the othere. Not to quote many
instances of strange spelling, as tadge-in for ;/; A iaj'i' ;
see-iie for J^ em ; hiouu for jjj^ htu-; lua-nuia for -j-^ J^
ia ma ; ci^i cio for \^ ^ likh-laco ; tar-garn for ;/y;^ <«-
ngan, &c., the more elaborate systems devised for writ'jig
the sounds ui tbe mandarin and local dialects, present a
series of peq)lcxing anomalies and variations hard to
imderstand, and which renders it difiicult for a person who
has studied one dialect to learn tbe sounds in another.
Tbe Protestant missionaries at Amoy and Ningpo have
published thousands of volumes in those dialects in a
romanized colloquial, wliich iliey teach in their schools ;
but a native of Ningpo. able to read it with ease and
understanding, would find fiimsc^f completely nonplussed
if he tried to read the Amoy colloquial according to
the sounds be bad learned at home. The natives of tbe
two cities are unable to converse with each other in any
case, but previous consultation among tbe missionaries
would, perhaps, have led them to adopt a similar mode
of writing the towels, diphthongs, and consonants common
to both, before these beginnings of new alphabetic lan-
guages had been laid.
INTRODUCTIOX.
XIX.
The embarrassments of recognizing the Cliineso clia-
racters when written in alphabetic letters, were noticed
by De Giiignes in 1813, Lefoie they hail reached their
present diversity. Speaking in his Dictionary' of his
changes in P. Basilc'^ system of ortbograpliy, he remarks,
"I have jnst explained tlie reasons which )iave led me to
suppress certain letters and to simplify the ortLography,
and now add a tablo'.o show thcchanges, so that readers
can recognize the eame words in different authors. 1
refer only to works written by the missionaries, and not
to those issued by other Europeans ; the mode of proriOan-
cing our letters not being uniform, in Europo it is impos-
sib'o to givo a general rule. In the account of Lord
Macarlney'ii Voyage, for instance, what the missionaries
write Kieii-kmg-ta-ouo.ng-1j the English write Tchktukmg-
ta-wktng-tce. The letter I' is certainly aspirated, but it bii;<
not the sound of tch in English ; tlui \owel u of the word
lung is sometimes pronounced o in English, but it is then
short, and it is long in long, when it has the meaning it
has in this phrase now quoted ; the letter h is needlos,'!
in tvJiaiig, for the word ouemg is not aspirated. I will
say nothing about tee, for such an orthogi'aphy is fit only
for an Englishman."
In this Dictionary, an attempt has l)eon made to apply
one system of f-pelling to fivo different dialects, and
thuugli the rewilt has not been entirely satisfactory, it has
shown that their discrepancies can be reduced to some-
thing like a classification, and their vowels and diphthongs
assimilated much more than has hitherto l)een supposed
possible. To this end, it is necessary to permit soiuo
latitude to the valuo of the simple vowels according to tho
consonants which precede and follow theta; diiihibonrrs,
too, mu.-t Lave some freedom as influenced by various
con«onants. For instance, in liiii ff^ and sun Jf^, tho
Taluo of the final un is altered a little by tho initial ; and
when a medial \owel is inserted, as in /licn iUi. and stien
-B.'
it is desirable to indicate the change if possible, by a
difierently marked vowel. Such diversities as this
however, cannot all be noted by any system.
In words ending ia some diphthongs, a change in tho
initial will throw the syllable into a new class in one
dialect and not in another; thus, L'i ^ aud me'i. 1^^ in
mandarin keep tho older forms of liii and min in C.m-
tonesc; but atFuh chau, one is read tt/ and tho other vvii.
This final <-V, unknown in both those cities, in tho north
inclines to ei and vi according to the initial, but both
never have the same initial, as <<>'/ and O.ii, pdi and pui.
Tho diversities and analogies of this kind among the SLveral
dialects will no doubt in time receive more careful study
than has yet been given to tliem, but the materials an;
at present not si>fficient to lay down rules or adduce com-
parisons. But I think that this list is adequate to express
all their sounds with sufiicient precision.
The system of writing the sounds now employed is
nearly tho same as that formerly followed in the Tonic
Dictionary of the Canton Dialect, as far as that is appli-
cable to liWan hwa. In order to diminish the n?e of ac-
cented letters, the long « in jiil/ier is written a instead of
a; and this involved tJie change of the short a in
quota to ii ; ancKof du, as oio in howl, to ao; the diph-
thong ai, or the English /, is altered to ei, because tho ai
represented the broad sound as in aisle; tho terminations
id, idng, iai, and idli, have also all dropped their accents.
Other ways adopted by previous writers to express the
same sounds are added, so as to facilitate refeienco to
their modes of spelling
VOWELS.
1 — a a:i in father; written d by Bridgtnaa, Groddard,
Jenkins ; « by Yates.
2. — d as in quota, variable ; written a by Bridgmau , tJ
and u by Morrison ; u by Edkius, Bonney , e by
J.'acluy I u by Goddai-d ; c by De Guignes, Gallery ;
r by Wade ) a and e by Goutjalves.
3. — s as in men ; written e and o by Medhurst ; e by
JIaclay : e by Gallery.
4 — e as in greg, or <« in sag ; written e by Gontjalves,
Pc Guignes, Maclay, Douglas; ai/ by Morrison,
Medhurst ; ei by Wade.
5. — <-■ as in there, or a la fan, hat; written dby Maclay ; a
by Ooddard : <?, by Yates ; a by Edkins; t by Douglas.
6. — i as in -pin, and never occurs as a final; written e
and i by Morrison ; i by Miiclay ; i by Douglas ;
?' and c by Do Guignes, who writes g when it Ls tho
medial vowel.
7. — / as in meichinu, and left unmarked [/] when a
iiiial : written c by Morrison, Medhuist ; ^ by De
Guignes when final ; ; by Wade, Maclay, Douglas;
ve by Bonney.
■0 as iu lung, jr aw in Icao ; written 6 by Bridgman,
Maclay ; o by Gongalves ; d by Jenkins ; wo
by Ijonncy ; au by Edkins, Yates ; O' by Doty ;
(J by Douglas.
y as in no, crow; written ow iDy Monison ; o by
Bonney ; ou, by Gon(;aIvcs ; o by Maclay, Douglas,
Goddard ; o and by Yate.s.
10. — o as in idaig, a Gcrraau sound^ written o and 6 by
Gallery ; r by Wado.
11. — It as in^)«^, dull, and seldom Leaid as a final ; writ-
ten 00 and u by Morrison ; tie Ly Gallery •. <j by
Do Guigiu's, Gon(;alves.
12. — 'i as o> la fool, or o in move, and left unmarked [«]
when a final ; written oo by Monison, Medhiu-st ; ii
by Gon(;alvcs; ou and o by De Guignes; u by
Wade, Douglas.
13. — ii as in June, abuse; wri:tcn 61 by Gon9a'ves; eu by
8.
9.-
Jilorrison ;
It by Do Guignes.
XX.
IXTEODUCTION.
14. — ii as in turn or ea in learn ; written cu by Edkins,
Yates ; e by Maclay.
DiniTHOXGS.
1 . — at as in aisle ; written di by Bridgman ; ae by Mor-
rison, Medhurst ; oy by De Guignes.
*. — ao like ow in hoivl, prolonged ; written ami by Mor-
rison; «M by GonQalves; du by Bridgman; eu'by
Bonuey.
3. — au as ow in now / written o«o by Bonney.
4. — ei as in height, or i in sigh ; written ai by Douglas,
Bridgman; I and 2« by Bonney; ei and «i bj' Gon-
(jalves.
5. — fV as eyi in ffrei/ish ; written ei by Morrison, Wade ;
Of I and f i by Gon^alves.
G. — eu as «« in souse, thovter than Kc. 3 ; written oiv
by Morrison; eu by Gallery; oa by Goucalves, Wade.
7. — e'u as flit in Capernaum ; ev, by Maelay ; oy-w by
Bonney ; fa by Gonqalviss ; so and ao by Devan.
8. — ia as in piastre, or ^rt in j/aroT; written €« by Mor-
rison, Gon^alves.
9. — iai and iao. each letter sounded ; written eae and
eaou by Morrison ; iau by Gongalves.
10. — ie as in SiM/a ,■ written ee by Morrison, Medhurst.
11. — ie' as e« in fealty ; written le by Jenkins.
12. — (0 as yaiv in yflwn ; written eo and fo by Morrison.
13. — iu as ew in peif ; written m by Bridgman ; ew by
Morrison ; ieou by De Gii'gnes ; ien by Gonijalves,
Maclay ; ce-we by Bonney.
14. — in like ew in cheiving prolonged ; written io by De
Guignes.
15. — oi as in boil; written oy by Morrison; of by Douglas.
IG. — Oi as oivi in Inowing ; written o; by Maclay.
17. — ua as in Mantua, each vowel sounded ; written ca
by Douglas, Dc Gnignes.
18. — ik as in duet ; it rnns into we when a final.
19 — ui as eivy in dewy, or Oi«' in Louis; written ouy by
De Guignes ; vy by Morrison ; o*/ by Gon9alves.
20- — I'fi as ooi in cooing ; written iixi by Gon^alves ; iiy
by Morrison, Bonney.
ANOMALOUS VOWELS.*
21. — '(/(, a sound like hm with closed lips, as a suppressed
cough ; written m by Medlim'st. Douglas.
22. — ^ng, a nasal made by closing the nose, a whining
■ sound ; wp.tten ng by Douglas, Goddard.
I 23. — "' a nasal in the middle of a word as ki'"a, or ofteuer
at the end, as pi'* ; more distinct usually than in
I the French vin ; written n by Edkins.
* T1.8 !a!o T. T. Meuiiow.s ubjected to the tenn Imperfect Vowels
for the sounds beic brouglit together, suying that " an inqier/ect
vowel K reality an impossibilitj-." lu this he was strictly correct,
perhaps, but still tiiey resemble suppressed vowels, and by grouping
thoBi, may be better illustrated.
24.
■s£, ts^', a peculiar sibilant ; the first can be made by
changing di in discy to s, and speaking it quickly ;
written s:e by Morrison ; sii by Gon^alves ; s^l and
icfi by Wade ; si by Edkins ; w by De Guignes ; se
by Gallery.
25. — ch' and sh', like the preceding but softer ; they are
often uttered by a person who stutters, as if in
speaking chin or shin, he could not get out the n ;
or like the sound made when chiding a child for
making a noise; written chih and shih by Wade.
26. — V/;, like the word cir; written elr by Goncalves ; cih
by Wade ; wh by Morrison ; eul by De Guignes ;
el! by Gallery ; Hr by Jenkins; rh by Edkins.
CONSONANTS.
Of these, only /;, Ic, m, n, ng,p, and t, occur as final letters.
1.— 6 as in bar.
2. — ch as in church ; written tch by De Guignes.
3. — ch^ the same sound aspirated.
4. — d as in dan.
5. — r^i as in dje^.zar, ot j in Judge; written j by Yates,
Douglas, Goddard.
6. — d; as in ad^e.
7. — / as in farm.
8. — // as in gug-
9. — h as in hung; as a final it is nearly suppressed.
10. — h^ before i and m, a sibilant sound resembling an
afifected lisp, and easily confounded with sh ; written
hs by Wade, h' br Edkins, sh by Jenkins.
11.— j as in the French .yawiaw.
12. — k as in king, kick ; written c by Gon9alves.
13. — /-"' nearly the .same sound, but softened and aspirated.
14. — / as in lion.
15. — m as in man, ham.
16. — n as ui nun.
17- — }ig a" in singing; written g as an initial and m as a
final by Gon(ja!vcs ; ng initial and m final by Gal-
lery ; gn by Medhurst ; gh by Dc Guignes as initial.
16. — p as in pot, lop.
19.—^' the same sound aspirated.
'id. — s as in sand; before i, it closely resembles No. 10.
21. — s/iasin slmU; written ch by De Guignes: x by
Gon5aIves, Gallery.
22. — t as in top, lot.
23. — <' the same sound aspirated.
24. — 1$ as in wits ; written ch and q by Goncalves ; z by
Dc Guignes.
25. — fc' the same sou-'iil aspirated.
26. — V as ia vine.
27. — w as in ivant, uv ; when it follows another conso-
nant, as chw, liw, Iau, &c., it shortens as the two
coalesce ; for this position Wade and Goddard use
u, and Douglas ; written v by Gongalves ; v and oti
bv De Guignes.
INTRODUCTION.
XXI.
28.— y as in yard; written « by Gallery, Gon9alyeB.
29. — s as in zone.
30. — ~h as c in asure.
One object kept in view in tliis system Las been to
abridge tlio use of accented letters, to do without which
altogether has by all writers been found to be impracti-
cable, consistenuly with accuracy ; and another has been to
adajjt tlw spelling to the use of English readers. How
far Ihcbo objects ha\o been attained, practice alone will
show ; but it is not an unimportant thing to the student,
how a word is written, for the spelling insensibly aSects
his pronunciation. For example, the word ^ is sounded
likey«K^, or shung,OT rungov iuvg.hj difl'erent persons in
Peking; and constantly reading it in one of these modes
confirms liiui in that pronunciation, while anHher mode
will influence another person.
The present attempt to harmonize the sounds of the
five dialects by one system of spelling, has this clement
of error, that I ha\ e not been able to consult natives of
Fuhchau or Amoy, and hear their pronunciation. In the
brief list of corresponding sounds given at the head of
every syllable in tlie Dictionary, there are no doubt both
errors and dcficiencie.'^. owing to this disadvantage. Here-
tofore, each dialect has been spelled without reference to
the sounds in other dialects, and this has caused needless
discrepancies, which become apparent when a comparison
is instituted. For instance, the o hi note is not heard in
the north, whero the o in long prevails ; while in tho Bouth,
this last is rather unusual, and has been the one usually
marked with an accent, though taking the whole country
together it is by far the most common, and the o m note
ought to be marked. In the north, no word like
/i/w occurs, with/ (as m. machine) in tho middle; and
in the south, no guttural "•'' begins a word ; but the
short i in pin is a tliousand times tho commonest, and
should bo left unaccented These peculiarities render it
difficult to adapt one system to .all the dialects, and
not employ many accented letters in some of them ; but the
thing is not impossible, and with a good degree of accuracy
too. The greater difficulty is to get those who have become
accustomed to their own modes of writing to adopt an-
other more generally applicable. A few remarks on the
preceding lists of vowels and consonants will explain the
changes they midergo in \arious positions.
VOWELS.
1. a. — This occurs in all the dialects ; it is neve'- to
be sounded as in English ya», hat.
2. a. — The common use of tt in English as in sun. to
represent this sound has made it a perjilexing one to
write ; and tho phrase, " The mothfr b/rd flwttfrs o'er her
yoang," shows that in that language it is very diflerently
written. I prefer « to«, c, i; <". or v of other authors, chiefly
because it is less liable to be mispronounced by the
general reader, except the last. But that letter is neetled
to write another sound.
3. e. — Along tiio soutlTern coasts, this vowel is heard
alone before consonants, as meiig, Mi, veh, but northward
it is usually preceded by /, as in lien ; when followed by n
it constantly inclines to the sound of a In wan, and even
that of a in far. When used in ieh, seh, it often changes
its quality according to the succeeding word into o or e.
4. e- — This vowel occasionally occurs at Fuhchau in
the middle of a word, as in /ti'ng, tt'L, before a decided con-
sonant ; and at Shanghai and Swatow, in nasalized words,
as !c'h\ 2k'ii ; but it is almost always a final, <is che, me, or
succeed'ng ; or u, as tie, hiie.
5. t. — This is rarely heard in the north or at Canton,
but in Kiangsu and southward it is common alone, as in
len, seh, pe" ; or more commonly preceded by i as hi pik,
piin, sieic, Hmg ; in all these words its tendency is to
broaden out into Hang, sian, as at Amoy and Swatow.
G. i. — This vowel is always written in the middle of a
word, as »/i/"//. /.!/■, lih; in the latter class of words it
apparently ends them, but even then tho vowel approaches
the next [/], so that tih and pi/i become ft and pi. As
a medial vowel in diphthongs like ia, ie, it is one of the
commonest sounds in the language, and undergoes very
little altcriition.
7. /. — This vowel occurs only at the end of words in
the kivan hwa ; but is often heard in their middle in the
southern dialects, as pin, ling, kit, &o., where it will be
more likely to be pronounced aright if accented. I have,
therefore, written it like the last vowel ( i) when it is a
final, in order to reduce the number of accented letters,
as the final i in English is usually written >/ as in mighty,
and there is little danger of confusion. Mr. Wade uses
i for both the sounds in tree and trim, apparently to save
accents, and they do run into each other ; Maclay trans-
poses i and 'i, as I write them, to i and i, for the same
reason ; but in those southern dialects tho medial vowel
in the dlpthongs ia, iu, iaii, is always short, and thus two
somids are gi\en to one symbol, which is undesirable.
8. o. — This is the only sound of the vowel in mandarin,
and almost always as a final ; but after b, J and i), in
the southern dialects, it often runs into the next, where it
also occurs in the middle, as song, hi, kok.
0. CI. — This sound, as in nvtc, is not heard ininandarin,
but, from Sliangbai southward, it is so common that it
has usually been left unmarked ; at Fuhchau it is common
in ybng, sibng, Ibi, &c., occuning in many words which
have an a at the north. At Amoy and Canton it is less
frequent. To mark such words seems to bo more likely
to insure their proper pronunciation, than to expect tho
English reader to pronounce long and toi, as totvng and
towy ; though, on the other hand to and pok are more
like to be sounded like toe and poke, than like taiv and
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INTEODUCTION.
pciwk. It is a choice of ilifficulties, but the argument in
liivor of writing o and o as in lonff and /o, is not a little
strengtbencd by the vast preponderance of the first sound
tliroughout China.
10. d — This sound is not often heard in the soutbern
dialects, but is common in Kiangsu and northward,
chiefly as a final ; the v in clu, a in tsnii, o in toh, and u ui
tu, each and all run into it in one place or another ; in
Chihli, it characterizes words which ha\c a tendency to
become guttural.
11. u. — A difficult sound to express uniformly, as it is
so much modified by the letters before and after it, and
runs into the ntxt ; it is never beard as a final, but unites
with a as a medial, as is noticed under uu and lu (Nos. 17
and Consonants 27). Maclay writes the bounds u and u
alike, but they arc not the same, and especially in
Cantonese are kept clearly distinct as in sun, sut, shorter
sounds than scon, soot ; while Liin, bit are like coon, coot ;
in the word ««»</, the vowel is evidently a prolongation
of sun rather than of /.«'». Common readers will no
doubt often mispronounce such words, until they hear
the right sound.
12. li. — The frequent use of this vowel as a final makes
it desirable to reduce the number of accented words by
leaving it umnarked when in that position, or in the Jiih
shinff, as III, tuh, where alone it occms in mandarin, and
marking it in the middle as mvn, fut. In Canton and
places north of it, there is a tendency to sound this final
as CI before certain initials, as vib, pb, for mu, pu.
13. u. — This vowel sound occurs in all the dialects in
the middle and end of words, as chit, shiin, pilt, ngiing,
iih, &.C., or following the vowels i, a, e, and t', suffering
difi'erent modifications with each of them ; its tendency
is to run into « (No. 11), but the changes <ire slight.
It has been generally written in this way.
14. M. — This is not found in mandarin, and is not a
common sound. It runs into i) and c when preceding a
consonant ; it is a common final in Shanghai, and in
Swatow and that region ; in FiUichan it also precedes
other vowels as cfdiii, siiuh, nguun^ ; but these combina-
tions are limited to a small district. Some would per-
haps, write it u, which it nearly resembles, had it not
been prolonged as if followed by an r, as in the English
words turn, bird, her.
DIPUXnONGS.
1, 2, 3. ai, ao, au. — These three are almost everywhere
heard only as finals, and the two first form, when pre-
ceded by ;', the common triphthongs, ioi and iao. In
Fuhchau, they arc fuUowetl by h or /.-, as in ^xi/A, jmuk.
The third sound is written ou by Wade, but the risk of
mispronouncing words thus written as soo, hoo, and not
sou:, hoiv, owing to the common use of ou by the French
to express a final u, renders au or eu preferable ; the
English ow for au is also liable to confusion, as seen in
the .'sentence, '• The row of Jhwers now Jlowed to the
<o((;-line." Morrison used ow to express "both au and 6 {i.e.
now and no) in two of his works.
4.. ei. — This final sound, unknown \xi mandarin, is
common in Cantonese, whero it is carefully distinguished
from di, but the two seem to run into each other further
north, or ci is changed to /, and No. 5, ei.
G. f((.— It is doulitful whether the distinction between
this final and No. ,3 is suflBciently clear to authorizo two
forms of writing them ; at the North the pronunciation
of charactei-s like >)V^ cheu, ^ leu, ^ sheu, is usually
quicker tl'.an (ho pronunciation of the same words chau,
htu, s/uiii, in Caiitoncsc and other southern dialects.
They arc very much alike, however, and the chief reason
for separating theiu was to indicate this diversity, which
is not a fanciful one.
7. c'li. — This sound is rarely heard .is a final, and is
most common at Canton ; at Fuhchau the second vowel
is often prolonged in il, as s/iinff, while at Canton it is
also shortened into m, and forms one of the most char
racteristic sounds in that dialect.
10. ie. — This diphthong is unknown at Canton, where
the / t.akc its place, as in sm for sieti, but reappears as one
goes north. When followed by n or m, it turns into iem
or iam, iin or inn at Swatow and Amoy, and ienff at
Fuhchau ; at Ningpo and Shanghai it is again supersed-
ed by ill and «". In all words having this diphthong
before n, there is difficulty at the south in distinguishing il'
from i'' ; but at the north this difficiilty is mostly confined
to those words where tho ; is merged in tho other vowel.
11, 12. ic, io. — These two bavo some affinity, but they
do not run inti> each other ; both are oftenest found in the
juh shing, and their variations from the mandarin into
other dialects arc so capricious as to bo irreducible to
any rules which would bo useful.
10, 14. iu, Hi. — Tho first of these occurs mostly as a
final in all the dialects, but it is .also heard in mandarin
before n in a few words ; the second occurs only in the
middle of words', and then is rather a prolongation of
iu ; it is hardly ever heard in Fuhkien or Kwaugtung.
15, 10. oi, bi. — Both these diphthongs arc confined to
the extreme south, and the latter seems to be peculiar to
Fuhchau ; they are easily distinguished.
17. ua. — The distinct sounds of both vowels are often
heard at Swatow and Amoy, like too^n, loo-an ; but else-
where iva (see Consor.aitts No. 27), better represents this
diphthong to the English reader than oaor na, as they
arc liable to bo too much separated.
18. ite. He. — The first of these two is most easily
distinguished from tho other in those words which
are m the three first tones, but as most of the
words are in the juh shing, and followed by the
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XXUl.
h, they are in practice nearly alike in souikL
19, 20. «"', id- — The second oftbese is distinctly marked
in the Cantonese under initials like /.-, t, and ts, but they
everywhere glide into each other and into (7. In Fiih-
chau, they run into i and hi, and at Shangbai into c, both
of them being everyvrhcre heard as finals.
ANOJULOUS VOWF.LS.
21, 22. '«;, 'n</. — These two words are heard from
Shanghai southwards in the coduquial ; they are really
vowel sounds, and at Amoy they occur preceded by a
consofiant, as siig, /tin or /im.
23. ". — This nasal tound is unknown at Canton or
Fuhchau, but occurs at Swatow and Amoy, and more
frequently at Shanghai ; though hardly so marked, and
not found in tha lu.ddic of a word ; the raised " is pro-
bably its fittest mark, though in the romanized Kingpo
dialect it is undistinguished
24. si', 6i', ch\ cc'. — These foiu- are the on'y forms of
this sibilant ; tha tirst two aro common in mandarin and
at Canton, but all arc entirely unheiud between Swatow
and Fuhchau. The last two are heard mostly at Shang-
hai, and the regions of Kiangsu and Chehkiang.
25. c/i', sli'. — The characters spoken with these pecu-
har vowels gi-t their full sounds of chi, ch'i, and shi as
one goes south from the Yangtsz' Kiver. The apoco-
pated form is unknown at Canton or at Fuhchau. The
Wu-fait(f Yuen Yin indicates the full Eound of chi and shi
as the standard, and in this work they L:ive, therefore,
been all arranged under those syllables, while the con-
tracted form is placed under each character. It is pro-
bal^le, that of the two fonus chi, shi, and c/i', sK, the
latter is most generally heard.
2(3. ')•/(. — Tills sound is seldom heard sou Ii of tho Moi-
ling, and its pronunciation is uniform ; the many foreign
modes of writing it show the difficulty of expressing it
satisfactorily. In Peking, it is often beard as if preceded
by a con.?oiiant, as mrrh, w'rh, f rh, &c., which is caused
by tho elision of an interraciliate final, the full sound
being mwy j A BIJ ■^, v:wi "rh \^ '^J'Ung'rh^'^, &c.
CONSONANTS.
1. h. — A common initial at Swatow and Amoy, but
unknown at Canton or Fuhchau ; it reappeai's at Shang-
hai ia many of the words so spelled at Amoy.
2, 3. ch, ch*. — This initial and (s, ts\ are iutcrchauged
BO much and so irregularly all over the country, that it is
impossible to follow their variations. In Canton, they
are used as initials very nearly according to the spelling
of tho Khnujhi Tsztim and Wu-faii<j Yuen. Yin, but as
one goes north, thoy mingle in a greater or less degree,
and many natives cannot tell them apart. At Swatow
and Amoy, tn is heard doubtfully only before «, o, and tt;
but en reaching Fuhchau, it is altogether merged in c/i;
both reiipiHjar at Shanghai, but mostly applied to a dif-
ferent set of characters, and this interchange continues
more or less along the valley of the Yangtsz' River.
4, G, 11, 5. d, (L,j,dJ. — The first two of these initials
are \'ery common around Shanghai ; the last is also heard
there and at Swatow and Amoy, but none of them at
Canton or at Fuhchau, where such words begin with t
or f/. The digraph dj is preferable to the single j far
writing it, .since it is a harsh form of the soft / so common
in mandarin, and not so likely to be mispronounced as the
simploy is. A t Peking, d is often heard before « <ind ii,
and tho initial t often becomes d, and the/ runs in'.o r;
as da for ta, and ran for jan.
7. f. — This coiuraoii initial is unheard from Swatow
to Fuhchau, A almost everywhere taking ils place ; it
occurs in all other dialects.
8. (/. — This initial easily runs into 7i(/. and their dif-
ferences are sometimes imperceptible. At Swatow, Amoy
and Shanghai, bo'-h nff and ff are clearly heard as initials ;
at Cauion and Fuhchau, tho nff is just as plainly spoken
ill all words, and none begin wi'.h g. Mon'ison and Med-
hiust wrote // alone ibr tho juandarin, but vff is more
i>early coiTccl.
9. k — This, at the beginning of words, is the same
initial asph-ato as iu the English words hungi, Iioly ; but
to extend the use of tho le.Uer and m.ike it entirely silent in
words beginning with an aspirated d, par f as consonant, as
Medhurst and Douglas Lave done, is injudicious, owing to
the sounds which 2}h and ih have in English, and which will
always mislead when the miiniiiated read them But to
those who have been lonn; accustomed to the use of h
final, as the best sign for cxpres-iug the indistinct /«/< shint/,
Wade's application of it for a few of the Pekingese sounds
in other tones is still more perplexing and needless. The
characters to which he often apjjiies it as ^ shih, ^ chieh,
^ ych, &c., are never heard hi the juh shing, while ho
leaves it off in fl^ ii, ^ u, f.§ <<?, (fee. Such use, therefore,
tends to mislead those who are not acquainted with the
local patois, and even to I hem it is a peq)lexity.
10. /<'. — This sound is not heaid in the four coast
dialects, in which it drops the sibilant sound, or takes an
initial y, or more rarely an s; it is common at Shanghai.
The digraph hs adopted by Meadows and W.ido docs not
exactly express it, for there is no iiroper s in the sound, and
sh is too much ; if one puts the finger between tho teeth,
and tries to si»ak king or hu, he will probably nearly
express this sibilant initial. The Spanish x, as in Quixote,
comes near it, and would bo much the best symbol, if it
were not that it would be mispronounced by the com-
mon reader, as in xiang '^, xiii |Jf, &c.
12, 13. I; L'. — As a final, from Shanghai to Canton
this consonant always indicates the juh shing of those
words whoso other tones end in ng, as p'ng, jnk ; king,
1 ML In Kiangsu, it is often doubtful whether the word
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INTRODUCTION.
ends abruptly enough for an /', or should be written h.
The aspirated initial k- before i and m is one of the difficult
Bounds iti the mandarin, and is often heard like ht, ch or
ks, and still unlike all these.
14. /. — Along the southern coast fhis initial is often
pronounced as n before a and /; not so frequently before
i, o, or u ; but all over China there is a curious inter-
change of the two lettere, which perplexes the foreigner.
At Amoy, I often approximates the sound of d.
15. m. — This letter occurs as a final from Canton to
Amoy, in those words which end in n in the kimn hwa;
but there seems to be no general rule guiding the change,
as many retain the n. It is unheard at Fuhchan and
northward, but reappears in Kiangsi As an initml, m
often changes into b at Amoy and Swatow.
IG. 17. n, rxj. — These two liquids arc employed as
finals in every part of China : but in Amoy and Shanghai,
they often take a nasalized form. As initials, n often
interchanges with /; and ng in the mandarin is cUded
into a guttural a or o, as ''^'•'un, "^o, especially in Chihli ;
but this initial is the most capricious of all, and its
changes are irreducible to a general rule.
18. 19. 7), 7/. — As a final, this letter only occm's in
many parts of the coast provinces south of the Yang-tsa'
Eiver, in the.;«/» sh'.ng of those words whose other tones
end in m in Cantonese, as kim, lip. In mandarin such
words always end in n. As a final, ^> is unknown from
Fuhchau northward, but as an initial it generally follows
the mandarin, except in Kiangsu, where it alters into b
in some of the tones before certain vowels.
20. 21. s, sh. — These two initials play the same part
among the Chinese as they seem to have done among
the ancient Israelites, and fonn a true shibboleth by which
a man's native place can be detected. They are used at
Canton at the beginning of nearly the same words which
divide them in the Wii-fanff Yuen Yin; but from that
city going coastwise to Shanghai, the sh nearly every-
where turns into s or £, and reiippears generally when
further north ; there are, however, many exceptions over
this wide range. Between Canton and Macao, for instance,
the sh is changed in many words, as shui 7J1J becomes
««'/ and just the same difference exists between Peking and
Tientsin ; yet in Sz'hwui hien, a district west of Macao,
most of the words which at Canton begin with s take the sh.
22. 23. /, «'.— This letter occurs as a final in the
same re^ons with p; and as 2^ always follows words
ending with m, so the t shows the juh shing of words end-
ing in n in the other tones; (he modes of variation from
the fourth tone in mandarin into the abrupt consonants k,
p and i, in the three southern dialects, have not been traced
sufficiently to lay down any rules; at Fuhchan, the finals p
and i are not heard. As an initial, i becomes </ in certain
tones in those parts of Kiangsu near the Tangtsz' Eiver.
24. 25. is, ts\ — These are much interchanged every-
where in China with ch, ch*; and, in consequence, many
words in this Dictionary will be sought for under one of
them which have been placed under the other. In the
regions from Swatow to Fuhchan, it is entirely superseded
by i-h, and in 81ianghai is mostly used in those words
which at Canton and Peking begin with ch.
26. V. — This initial is heard chiefly in the Yangtsz'
valley, where it begins words elsewhere commencing
with / or !('. It is unknown at Canton or Peking, and
the regions around those cities.
27. tv, un, hiua. — This letter is employed as an initial
consonant in this work, as in i/xoiff, xa'm. The Chine.se
spell words beginning with kw, sw, &c., as kii^wang for
kicang, su-wan for stvan, <tc-, where the medial vowel ia
so closely joined with the initial, that it is more distinct
for us to make the initial out of both. Oihers, however,
treat them as separate. Wade and Goddard use u as in
shtio ^, guan ^, &c.: De Gruignes and Doiigla.s use o,
as homu/ ^. hoat f^, &c. ; but the general method has
been to use w, and regard the letters shiv or hw as the
initial. The medial \owel is itself modified by the preced-
ing consonant, and after t or p it is much more distinct
than after k or h ; but an Englishman is less likely to
misread a word written /iya« or^(fa?, than if it be written
luanov loan, gnat or goat. Besides which, as stated above,
the diphthong ua is more distinctly heard at Amoy and
Swatow in many words ending with a vovi'el as sua,i]i"ua.
In Fuhchau and Amoy. the initials cliP, h, k, I, in, n, iig,p
and s are followed by tu ; i.e. by this medial vowel, making
this class of initial more frequent there than elsewhere ; at
Canton, kw is the only initial of this kind, and gw, lav
and kio at Shanghai. Though tbo Chinese divide by the
initial consonant, as ^ "j^ to-kwan for ^ twan, their
ignorance of alphabetic writing makes theti' practice no
guide to our mode of expressing such sounds; and the use
of w is attended with the least risk of mispronunciation.
28. g. — This letter is used only as a consonant in this
work. De Guignes used g to express the final i and
?', as in kg |^ and fsag !^; and some others write the
short i in the diphthongs ie, ia, &c., with it. At Ningpo
it has been thus employed, and when the i is doubled, as
in niing, nvh, the \ise of g, as in nging, nyilt, is perhaps
preferable. In Peking, some words beginning with y
change it into r before u and «, as rung ^ for yung,
riieh for J^ yueh ; but it is an exceptional deviation.
29. 30. :, ih. — The initial z begins many words at
Shanghai and Ningpo which elsewhere begin with ts or
s, and forms a marked feature of the speech of that
region ; it is unknown in Fuhkicn, and is limited in other
directions as in Kiangsi and Nganhwui. The initial zhia
a change from j in Peking and its vicmity, but does not
extend very far, as it is unknown in Shantung.
INTRODUCTION.
XXV.
SECT. III.—
Those words which comiuencc with vh, chw, h; Ln\ p,
t, tw, ts, Uw, are, according to our spelliiig, divided into
aspirated and unaspirated characters, but tho Chinese
philologists see no connection between them. Indeed
I they ha\'e no well-understood came for a bard breathing
like an aspirate, and tho usual term P]'[ ^ is of tbreigu
origin, which no native scholar can uuderstaud without
explanation. In alphabetic writing, when tho aspirate
begins the word, as hang jy^, Im-uiig ^. it is plainly
marked by the letter h alone, which distinguishes ang
from king, and icang from hwaiig. But if this letter bo
written after other consonants, especially p or /, the word
is liable to be mispronounced as phing (jlug) 2Ji, or
thing J]^., at least by Englishmen. Dc Guignes used it
m words like khoueng |^, tchhouang ^Ij, th^ioitan ^ ■ but
a Frenchman would not err in thLs way. He was fol-
lowed by Medhurst, who in order to avoid the mispro-
nunciation of words hke thing ^ wrote it t^hing, placing
an aspirate before the // ,• Douglas omits the asfiirate, as in
t/i(ui. ]^, phi, ^ ; but there is such a risk of confusion,
that they Lave not been followed elsewhere.
The Greek fpiritus asper [ ' ] is now generally re-
garded as a sufficient and easily-written sig-n, to indicate
the aspirated words under the above nine initials ; but in
cases where a printiug-ofEce dues not afl'ord a proper
aspirate [ ' ], an inverted comma [ ' ] must take its place.
In this Dictionary, the aspirated characters immediately
ASPIRATES.
follow the unaspirated, and are not all placed in a new
series by themselves, as is done in Maclay's Fuhchau,
and Douglas' Amoy Dictionary. There are 136 aspirated
syllables in the Wit-fang Yuen Yin, not including those
under the initials h and hw, which number 41. In Can-
tonese, there are 157 of the former and 40 of the latter;
but Medhurst in his Hokkeen Dictionary enumerates
281 aspirated syllables in all, many of which are col-
loquial. There are fewer aspirated words in the Fuhchau
dialect, and their number appears to decrease as one goes
north.
Aspirated words have been classed as surds, to distin-
guish them from the unaspirated, or sonants, but this
distinction seems to be inapplicable in relation to Chmese.
Such wo!ids are continually changed from one class to the
other by the compilers of general and local native vocabu-
laries, even when tho initial consonant does not chanfje.
If we compare two or three dialects with each other, we
find that the aspuated and unaspirated words are not
fixed ; onedrops, and another takes an aspirate, especially
under the initials k and h. Learning the aspirate is an
important subject to the student, who will find it benefi-
cial to read over lists of characters of both kinds with a
teacher, so as to distinguish them.
In some respects they are harder to learn than the
tones, as the distmction is very delicate to our ears, and
is more a matter of memory than of imitation.
SECT. IV. — SHING OR TONES.
It. would be better, for many reasons, to introduce the
term shing into philological works upon Chinese, than to
try to explain the foreign word tone when it denotes the
curious feature of Chinese words by which their meaning
is changed according to the inflexion of voice used in
speaking them. In English we speak of a whining tone,
a guttural tone, a hoarse or harsh acceut, but tho shing
if the Chinese arc quite d'iferent from such modulations
of voice, which affect only the sound of a sentence or
important word, and not its meaning. There are cases
in all languages where accent and emphasis alter the
meaning of particular words, and some may choose to call
such moduliitions the tone, and compare them to the
shing of the Chinese, but the two are hardly comparable.
In the Burmese, Siamese, Shan and Assamese languages,
there are remains of the same system of shing which
prevails in Chinese ; but in those countries the shing are
not found in every word, nor do tbey involve their mean-
ings to an equal degree.
The shiiig in the Chinese language really partake of
the nature of vowels ; and as the vowels in western
languages are coastantly undergoing local changes which
give rise to particular patois, so have these delicate
modulations sufiered various changes in different parts of
China, till they are involved in a perfect maze of obscurity
and contrariety.
The mode of representing the shi^ii/ In an alphabetic
language, must of course be entirely arbitrary, but only
three methods have been adopted. The eailiest was
that of Fourmont, De Guignes, Morrison, Medhurst. Dou-
glas and others, of marking the vowels with dittereut
accents. De Guignes employed fi^c, as ^iin, yiin, yiin,
ym and yiih, to indicate the differences in the sounds of
S' ^' F^' JlB' i^' ■'*"*' '■'^'** s^'''^s '^^ tonal accents has
attained a wide use since his dictionary was pibHshed in
1813. Dr. Morrison employed only four marl«, as chang,
chang, didng, chdh, to represent ?j^, Jg. J5g, i()g, ;|;L, "here
the upper and lovi'er //ing th'iig are indicated by the same
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sign ; he left the aspirate uumarked. This mode was
adopted in form by Medliurst in bis Mandaiin Dictionary,
but altered in fact by dropping the accent for the upjMr
l^^ing sliiiiff and writing c/idnr; for the lower p'iiiff shing.
In his llokkecn Dictionary, he increased the four marljs
of Morrison to seven, but altered tlieii' application in order
to distinguish the seven tones in the Amoy dialect ; in
this Douglas follows him. These were written lavun,
kwm, kwim, hvuf, livi'm, Icioun, lumn, kwut, to show the
local differences between the sounds of the characters
S". m: #t> #' f^' iif' ?[)• Yif' 'li^s using only five
accents to show se\en shing, and these not in the same
way as Dc Guignes had employed them.
The strongest objection against using marks at aU over
vowels to denote the shwg, is that they materially inter-
fere with those marks which show the power of those
%owcls. In De Guignes' Dictionary, the aspirate, tone
and vowel marks are all put over the word ; and Med-
Lurst was obliged in the same way to write keen, ke&ouh,
lie, where one sign is for the prosody, and the other for
the gJung. At present, in Amoy, where the missionaries
have adojited his system of marks in their romanized
books, they have contrived to eliminate all prosodical
marks affecting the vowels, except that of o in no, and
o in long, the latter being written o. No tones are marked
in the romanized books published at Ningix), and of the
two, this is the best way.
A second mode, employed by Goncalves, is that of
marking the shng by a figure after the word, as 1, 2, 3,
4, to represent the same five shing which De Guignes
denoted by five accents ; but it is difiicult to understand
why he did not write them 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, at once, and not
use an inverted period for the I'^ing shing. The following
sentence. — we are his comrades., $6 fP? -^ "(^ ^^ ^ Ft is
written uo2 mcnl rce3 fa Hi h02 kiS by Goncalves
in bis orthography and tones, where the mark for the
2>^ing shing in the fourth word t'a would easily be over-
looked- He applied the same five signs to indicate the
eight shing in the Canton dialect, which necessarily mixed
them up so, that no reader could possibly decide what the
figures meant, and get the right tone. Meadows recommend-
ed four figures loo, to represent the two p^ing shing and the
two fsch shing, and he has been followed by Wade, because
it is the simplest So it would be, if there was only one
system ail over China. Wade applies the figures 1, 2,
3, 4, to the upper and lower p'ing shing, shang shing and
/j'ii shing, .so that each one represents a different tone
from that denoted by Goncalves. The sentence above
quotctl would be written in the Peking dialect, ivo^ me?i^
shih^ <'(«! /|i '/itio"' chi* hj him, and this comparison
shows the confusion which would ensue, if the use of
figiu-es was extended to the various dialects, and their
nnmbcr run up to seven or eight. In his Grammar of ilie
Shangh'd Dialect, Mr. Edkins has contrived to eliminate
all tonal marks except an apostrophe [ ' ] and a comma
[ ' ], as 'km ^ for the shang shing and tau,- J^ for the
k^i shing ; but they are entirely insufficient lor general
use, and rather confusing in his work. The capabilities
of the prinling-ofBce probably influenced his adoption of
such queer signs.
The third mode, which was begim in Bridgmau's
Chrcstomalhy, and has been adopted Ijy Yates, Lobschcid,
Goddard and Baklwin, is a modification of the native
mode of indicating the tones. Chinese authors do not
usually indicate the s/i/H^; but in certain cases where a
word has two tones, with two corresponding significations,
they mark the tone by a semicircle on the corner of the cha-
racters as oh ^, and m j^, or tu j^ and ioh ]g_; in
these cases, the second signification is the one marked.
This mode has this advantage over the other two, that
the marks are easily understood by the natives, and are
applicable alike to all dialects without risk of confusion.
Though all modes of denoting the shing must be alike
conventional to the foreign reader, only the native method
can be used for both Chinese and English with equal ease.
Thus the .sentence I wish to go and do it, — ^ngo ijao' 'tseu
,is'ien /^u' iso\ '^^ ^' '^ ^ff ^' ig\ is read h,go m>
'isau tfo'/n hu' tsij'- '^ g> 'j^ j-^ ^' f^' in the Can-
tonese, and the difierent tones of the first and last cha-
racters are as accurately and easily indicated in one lan-
guage as in the other, but could not easily be so by
means of figures or accents appended to the characters.
If figures are used, there ought to be a double series,
employing 1, 2, 3, 4, for the upper pHng, shang, k% and
juh, and 5, 6, 7, 8, for the lower J^^ing, shang, k^il and
Juh, so as to make them applicable alike to all dialects ;
otherwise, as in the example cited above from Gon^ah'cs
and Wade, they fail of being read correctly. Native
scholars always call the tones by their names, and do
not number them.
It is a great help to the learner to have the tones
marked on the word, and several years practice has
proved the ease Avith which the native marks are recog-
nized. In writing the names of persons and places for
foreigners, no one adds marks to designate the tones,
but in a work designed for the beginner, the tones can
easily be distinguished.
Every character in this Dictionary is marked with
its proper tone for the nan hwa, according to the Wu-
fang Yuen I'in. They follow each other in the order
of that work, shang f/ing, hia pHng, shang shing and
k'-il shing ; words in the juh shing bemg placed by them-
selves. Underneath each is given the Peking pronun-
ciation in its tone in that city, with a blank .space for
the student to insert the sound in any other dialect.
The five tones of the nan hwa and the four tones of the
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XXVU.
Pekingese, are marked according to the same system
adopted iu my Tonic Dictiouary of the Canton Dialect ;
in which tlie whole eight are given as in the following
series.
±
1
i:
[J C<]
3
±
4c
±
A
slianff shcinff slianff shcmc/
5
T
[J
hia
6
T
±
Ida
p^ing sliiiiff /i'ii
jiih
p i»ff slvang
7
T
8
T
A
[J
Ida
juh
'9- W #.
Tu Peking, the tones of these eight characters are
easily marked by the same set of signs ; —
Ml m m M m '9 w M
In all the southern dialects, the s/diiff are commonly
divided into Jl ^ and f )^, or an upper and lower
series. They are also more generally called 2p g^ and
]J^ ^; the first term denoting the two even tones, the
second all the others, grouped as tho deflected tones.
East of Canton to Fuhchan, the second and sixth or
upper and lower fking sldng, coalesce in exactly the
same sound. In the region around Shanghai, tho two
series are subjected to other modifications, according to
Edkins, who enumerates twelve modulations beard in
the Mii(j of words, and enters Very fully into the subject,
illustrating each one with examples.
Tho names which have been given to tho shmg by
foreigners. Lave u.ually bad jiioic or less reference to their
native namis. For instance, (he Jl 2ji and ~^ 2^'^
have been called the upper and lower monotone, primanj
and scconduri/ smooth tone, vpper acute and lower even
tone, and Idyh and low even. Other tones have also
received many names, but as soon as tho learner begins
to perceive their real nature by talking theui with the
natives, ho naturally uses their names as the ones which
most accurately describe them.
As this worlc is chiefly intended to .aid in learning the
written language, the Btudcnt is referred to other
treatises* for general and particular descriptions and
illustrations of the shing in the various dialects. After
* I'lefaces to Murrison's Dictionary, Vol. I, to Medliurst's
nokkc'Cii Victionary anJ Douglas' Ijictionary oj Amoy Ver-
nacular, Dyer's Vocabulary of the i'ulikien Dialect, Maclay'a
Dictionary of the Fuhchaxi, Dialect, Williams' Knylish and
Chinese Vvcahulary, aniWas Easy Lessons in (Jhtmse, pp. 48-55,
Callery's Sijsteinn Phoneticuin pp. 68-72, and Chinese Itepositorij,
Vol. Ill, pp. 26—28, Vol. IV, p. 172, "\'ol. VI, p. 579, Vol.
VII, p. 87 ; but the fullest descripUou auil critical cxamiiiatiou of
llie tones arc to be found ill Edkins' Shanghai Orummar, pp. 6-70,
and in Wade's Course, where e.xercises on tbcmnro given.
reading tho authoi-s referred to in the note, it is probable
that tho student will agree with Edkins, that the
Chineso terms 2ji J^ ■i- A '" '^^ "o*- '"^ ^^'^ majority of
c.ises, represent the actual effect of the sound on the ear.
When first adop;ed they must have represented the tones
of tho dialect s))oken by tho writer who selected them ;
but when applied according to universal practice, to the
sounds given to the same characters in other parts of the
empire, they convey no idea of tho actual pronunciation."
Yet the characteristics of tho sJdngare alike in all parts
of the country. Thty are not, strictly speaking, either
tones, accent.s, modulations, brogue or emphassis, as these
terms are used in European languages , but peihaps more
nearly resemble musical notes, and are best illustrated
by tho variations of pitch and time in an instrument.
Mr. Hartwell says, " the Mug have five elements, vie.,
pitch, quality of voice, inflection, stress, and time," and
he has neatly explained those heard at Fuhchau by
comparing them with musical intervals and their varia-
tions on the staff, taking the middle line of the .staff as
the key-note of the speaker's voice. The note G struck
successively on a violin, an organ, and a flute, for ex-
ample, strikes the ear very differently, just as the voices
of a child or a man do ; yet the threo sounds are the
same on the gamut, and the note chords on all the iu-
strumenls. But let G sharp be struck on one of them, and
we feci the discord ; it is not the nolo at all. So in respect
to Ch'mase shin 1/ ; if the right shing be not spoken, the
right word is not spoken, it is some other word. For
instance if a person says hi^ instead of /u ^ an
orplian, ho does not say the word for orphan at all, he
says that for -^^ old, or [§* firm, or ^' to hire, or
some other word, equally unlike it in meaning. The
shing constitutes an integral part of the word, and has
nothing to do with stress or emphasis ; they always retain
their peculiar force, whether at the beginning or end of a
sentence, whether asking or replying to a question,
whispering or sco'diug, soothing or menacing, — they re-
main ever the same. A native seldom or never thinks
whether lie has the right tone or not, but speaks <is he
learned it from his infancy ; just as an Englishman has
no difliculty in uttering the words that thing is t/mroughlg
thi-eiskxl, w.iich to a Frenchman or Dutchman is well
nigh impossible.
If one lias a quick and imitative car, ho will learn the
tones whilo learning characters and expressions, and by
mixing wiih the people his car will unconsciously catch
the right sound. Let Lim not be perplexed <is to their
nature, which has nothing mysterious, but imitate the
sounds as \m11 as the tcords of the sentences be hears, as
be would learn a tune, or when trying to mimic another,
and not try to find out certain rules by which he must
train his voice. The full exercises gi\en by Mr. Wade
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in his Course, or the sets of examples drawn out by
Edkins in Lis ShangMi Grammar, or simOar exercises
made by Uie student for the particular dialect he is learn-
ing, as is recDmrucudcd in the Canton Tonic Dictionmy,
and ia Wcdharst"s IlokLcen Dictionary, can profitably bo
read over and over until iho ear is trained to the (ones.
It is not difficult for a foreigner to bo understood in
Chinese, even if he does misapply the shing of many
words ; but one is almost sure to imitate and learn the
correct tone of the commonest words as he becomes
familiar with them, if he pays a little attention to (hem
at the outset, and feels that a vicious pronunciation will
be harder to correct, than it is to learn a good one at
first.
The unchangeable nature of the written character has
probably had a powerful influence, in forcing the people
of China to pay close attention to their sounds, in order
to avoid the confusion which would ensue in speaking
dozens and scores of homophonous words. It is abso-
lutely necessary that a language so very meager in
vocables, .should have some contrivance to supplement this
paucity, and natural that its speakers should endeavor
to qualify their sounds and vary the modulations of their
words, if thereby they could facilitate intercourse and
render speech less liable to confusion. Tho set phrases
in which the Chinese usually coiney their thoughts, tend
to enlarge this paucity of sound.-;, and it is easier to
learn the right tones of such dissyllabic compounds than
of single words.
Ono chief diflSculty which is met at the outset in this
study, is the strangeness of having a different modulation
for every word. It is as if one were made to talk up
and down the gamut, and apply do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, to
all bis words. Such delicate differences and modulations
would ne\er be retained in an alphabetic language, as is
shown by the Japanese ■ losing them in those words
adopted from the Chinese; and in tho Burmese, Shan
and Siamese languages, where they are heard more
distinctly in many words, they are not general, and
cause little trouble. Practice in speaking, with careful
attention at first to the right sking will soou make a
habit that will gradually become easy; if the student
does not karn them in this w.iy, no rules will materially
help him.
SECT. V. — OLD SOUNDS OF THE CHINESE CHARACTERS.
The Rev. Joseph Edlins has prepared this section, to explain the p)rinciples adopted by the early Chinese
philologists, in spelUnri and writing the sounds of their language ; and to give the sources from U'hich lie made
out the lists of old sounds placed at the beginning of each syllable.
1. K^unghi's Dictionary. — The first source of this
old pronunciation of the characters is the K'angM Tsz^-
tien, where it is registered in the most convenient way.
The system of spelling therein used, called yVo* is^ieh ^
•U, can be illustrated by the character sin )^, which is
spelled sili-lim ^ ^. and the reader is directed to
take the initial s of the first word, and tho vowel i and
final m of the second, and call the word sim in tho p^ing
shing. Fah ^ is spelled long-pap ^ \^, to be read lap
in the juh shing. CUcu |[{j is spelled dck-yu "^ Jeff, to be
read du in the p)Sng shing. Kih ^, is spelled tii-iip ^
j^, to be read f.iij) or k'lp. Ma J^ is spelled vioh-hia
^ ~^, to be read ma. Tick \j^ is spelled do-lcict ^
j^, to be read diet.
From these examples it is seen, how the two cha-
racters are combined in each case to indicate the sound;
the first giving the initial only, the other the medial
vowel; the final \owel or consonant, and the tone.
The books from which the spelliBg is quoted, are the
Kicang Yun ^ |^, Vang Yun ^ ^^, and other works
chiefly of the T'ang and Sung dynasties, in which the
spelling of a thousand years ago is registered. The
remaining specimens of the oldest mandarin literature
date from the later Sung of Hangchau. The pronun-
ciation of the Mongol dynasty of Yuen is known from
the Bashpa monuments. A comparison shows that the
modern mandarin pronunciation w-as then in a state of
formation, and fully preserved the letter nt among the finals.
Tho present Awan hwa cannot be taken, therefore, as
a guide in reading tlie phonetic signs of the Jan ish'eh,
but they must be derived from the values furnished by
the Sanscrit alphabet, as employed in the formation of
the &f g|j. or Sorted Fitials, a volume found among the
introductions to K'anghi's Dictionary.
The thirty-six initials there used are to be read with
their corresponding values in the Sanscrit alphatet, in
the following juanucc.
£k -^k' ;g5g
II Dg
ti^ ii t' ;£ '1
mr^
^ ch, t m ch', t' ^ dj, d
^Qi
«■ p m i>' m h
m m
^{^f,P tf-p' ¥^-.1^
^ V, b, m
^ ts vf t*^' "i& dz
*6 s f|5 a
BSch.ts ^ch',ts< fjdj,dz
^ sh II zh
;R yy 1^ hh 1^ y
B^ ^1 Hj
The emperor's preface and decree following it dated
1710. should be regarded as proof that the pronunciation
of Shan Yoh -{^ ^ is to be taken as the standard m his
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dictionary. Tliis involves tbreo things : — l.st. That the
pronunciation of the old middle dialect, as still spoken
in Hungcbau, Sucbau, and the adjoining region, furnishes
the initials, 'ind. The dialects of Canton and south-
western Fuhkien, and partially the old middle dialect,
furnish the medial vowels and finals. 3rd. The standard
of comparison for ascertaining and verifying the old
pronunciation as preserved in dialects, is i'ound in the
Sanscrit alphabets and in the old dictionaries.
It sbould be remembered too, that Shan Yob, who
framed the syllabic spelling with the assistance of
Hindoo Budhists, lived in Kianguan, when the court
was at Nanking, and when Budhism was in its most
flourishing condition. The transcription of names in
Juliou's ^' Methodc" proves plainly that the thirty-six
initials are to be read as in the old middle dialect,
checked and verified by the Sanscrit alphabet.
In reference to the second particular, the value of the
finals is known by comparing the local vocabularies of
the Ciinton and Amoy dialects with the tonic dic-
tionaries used by Scholars in all parts of the country.
For example, the %^ g^, or Poedrul lllnjiaes. gives the
finals much as they are pronounced in the south-eastern
dialect.^, though the latter must yield when at variance
with the tonic dictionaries, as being the older authority.
Thus, \^ is /('/) or pap. not hivat as at Amoy, or fat
as at Canton, or hwak as at Fuhchau.
In further elucidation of the above particulars, the
usage of Japan, Corea and Cochin-China may be
appealed to; for the transcription of Chinese sounds
anciently made in those countries, is an index to the
contemporary sounds as employed by the natives of
north and south China. It may be known at <mce
from these three transcriptions, that the true final of ^^
was p and not t. From all this it can be fairly inferred
that the present mandarin is as modern in its Bounds as
it is in its idioms and synta.K. The J^ 2Ji and "]> 2{i
consist of the old 2Ji ^ si)lit in two ; the simls and as-
pirates go to make up the J;_ ^i, and the sonants, liquids
and nasals, the f 2Ji. In regard to the other tones,
the surds and sonants Lave united in the J^. ^ and -^
^ ; and in the mandarin heard at Nanking, in the /^
aif ; in that siioken in the norlhcrn provinces, the ^ >^,
has become irregularly distributed among tho other tone
groups, but a critical car can still easily recognize it, al-
though its name is altered.
In the Canton and other dialects, the sonant in-
itials g, d, b, have hardened into k, p, f, and are
distinguished from the old surd series by tones and dif-
ference in pilch. For example, ti ^ (formerly tc) is
distinguished fiom ti j^jj (formerly clc) by tone at Canton
into ^' and J^-, as well as change of finals into tei''
and ti'; at Shanghai they are li and di, tho initials
being changed ; but in hcaii hwu, both are read tV
Method of findiivj the eld sound of a ivordiii ICatujIii. —
Look hi the tables of rhymes, for the \alue of tho pho-
netic signs used to spell it in tlie_/«(j ti'kh. For instance,
wmig ,§ is spelt with mo-poiuj j^j -fj. and is to be read
f,mon)/ ; for p^ is in the tables under tho initial jS in the
column UJl ami ^j_ fur '/(,• and under ihe final Ian// ^ in
the column ^ and ^^ hr j/.
The old sound oi i^'iiuj ;j]| is spelled with be'-panr/ ^
JJC, imd is to be called Jkuk/. That of Lu/i >^ is siielli'd
with ko-/iot "^ )^„ and is called /.o/,. In these two cases,
bo jfjj is found under b in the tables of rhymes, and <o
■J^ under L
The old sound of h'a Jg is spelled with ku-nga ^ j^,
and is to be called ka'. The surd initial k is found by
noticing tho place of j§ under H in page 12 of the
second series of tables of rhymes, and the final a is ob-
tained from the position of j^ in page 1 in the second
division.
In regard to these tables of rhymes, the second and
fuller series is tho most useful in helping a foreigner to
determine the ancient sound. The first and briefest is
intended as a guide in fixing the tones, and does not
give information on the final consonants, »«, /.', p, t- It
is useful for natives who speak the kwan hwa, and
require tables of sounds iir a transition state from the
old to the new, but foreigners should use the second
series.
The second series of tables of rhymes can be consulted
to determine the initial letters, whether 7) or b, I or d, k
or ff, &c. ; also to discover the ancient tone, which often
difl'ers from the modern, as in do' |^ which was at first
'de, but is now nearly everywhere heard //*; and lastly,
to learn whether ii(j, n, in, k, p or t \fi the final con-
sonant, although there are many irrcgiilarities in the last
three finals. But for the vowels, the information given
in K'anghi is not sufficient, for they have undergone
greater changes than would be readily imderstood from
tho tables.
The student must not expect to find in tho Tang Ynn
all the words employed in tho body of K'anghi in spell-
ing sounds. These words are quoted from older diction-
aries, and are too numerous to be all embraced in the
tables, though quite enough of them are registered.
On tlie initiah. — Tho reason that theio are two groups
beginning with (/(, is that in some varieties of tho old
middle diak'ct, words in the first group are distinctly
heard ch. cli, dj, while those of the second are heard /;?,
ts, dc. In certain cities, on the other hand, all are alike
pronounced '/(, c//', dj.
The reason that in the series under /, there Is an
aspirated /', is not that the old pronunciation had two
fs, but that / came from an older p and p*. The com-
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pilers of the tables, finding that in certain dialects, both
f and p existed as the initials of some characters, and
f and ;>' as the initials of others, separated them in the
tables. It may be that / was then the reading sound,
and y, i^ the colloquial. In modern times along the
southern coasts cast of Canton, the /' is usually changed
to A.
Initial h occurs in three places. In the p series, it is
the mandarin p as applied to words whose initial was
formerly h. lu the sonant division of they' series, it is
applied to wouls now having f in mandarin, but which
formerly had v, and before that h. In the nasal division
of the f series, it is attached to words now pronounced
with w, formerly with vi, and in certain dialects with h.
The existence of a double h series, is explained by the
fact of a former strong and weak aspirated initial, as is
still found in the old middle dialect.
The initial j or r should really be »»', as it is given in
the list of old sounds eubjoined.
On the fmals and medial vowch. — It will be conveni-
ent for the student to >vrite the final consonants and
vowels in the margin of his copy of K'anghi's, Dictionary
opjxjsito the tables. In the first page headed Im ^, the
first division reads 1m, hi, la, luik; the second, Ida, Ida,
kia, Idat; the thhd kie, Lkt ; the fourth Idct or kit. In the
fifteenth page, the first division is kiim, kam. kam, lup; the
second kiam, k'tain, kiain, k'ap. The .southern dialects
retain the old final letters, and their local vocabularies
may therefore be used, to get the needed letters thus to
be put in the margin.
The approximate values of the sixteen classes in the
second series ot rhyming tables are here given : —
1. — ka, kak, kia, kat, kict, kwa, kwak, kiikt.
2. — keiiff, k'i'h, king, kik, kung, kok, biting, kiok.
3. — kcng, kek, king, kik^ kiting, kivok.
4. — kung, kok, kiiing, kiok.
5. — pei, ]]<;k, ki, kit, kw^ei, kut.
6. — kai, hit, kiai, kiat, ki, kit, kwei, kwat-
7. — ku, kuk, kii, k^ok.
8. — kwi, hit, ticn. Met, kwan, kwat, linen, liuet.
9. — kam, kiam, kiap.
10. — tse7n, km, kip.
11. — hn, kit, km, kit, kwan, kilt, kiiin, kitiet.
12. — long, kok.
13. — kiang, kiok, kwong, kivok.
14. — hiu, kok, kiaii, kiok.
15. — keu, k-itu.
16. — ko, kok, kiok, kak.
2. — The KiL-ang Yun ^ ^. This dictionary has
been recently reprinted, and is readily to be obtained ;
it dates from the seventh century, and is one of those
most commonly quoted in K'anghi as authority for old
sonnds. In it, all words having the s.nme initial and
final are placed under one heading, so that it is in fact
a syllabic dictionary. The principle of arrangement is,
however, tonic, all words in tiio p'tng slang being first
registered, and then thoso in the ahang shiny, IJii shing
and Jiih shing, foDowing each other in this order;
those words falling ander tho p^ing shing are divided
into '".o parts, owing to their number. The Kining
Van, like other tonic dictionarie.s, is syllabic, though
its arrangement appears to be .according to the tones.
The words arc, of course, not placed in the order of
our alphabet, but begin with ^t'lng ^, ttin^ ^, an
order which has since been adopted with variations in
somo other tonic dictionaries. It seems to ha\e been
invented by th.e compilers of the Kwang Yun, as it is
there first found. The Wa-fang Yuen Yin and tiie
Canton Fein Yun begin with the final k'n.
The sounds given as Old sounds at the head of each
syllabic in this Dictionary were iiscertained by a skilled
native, who compared each character under that syllable,
one by one with the Kwang Yun- So far as the two
vocabularies wero found to be identical be wrote out the
words. After this list was prepared, the old pronun-
ciation was added, foUowuig chiefly the authority of the
Kwang Yun. The old prounciation thus ascertained
agrees in most essential points with that of K'aughis
Dictionary, but the variations caused by vowels are mut-h
more complex. During the formation of the present
kwan hwa, tbe vaiiatious of the syllables became much
fewer; but it is hopeless, probably, to try to restore
exactly the sounds as they were used by the compilers
of the Kwang Yun.
Wc can only draw an outline expressing the chief
features. The simple syllables used by the Budhists to
transcribe Sanscrit words can be correctly ascertained,
but more complex syllables cannot be restored. Vowels
are the most evanescent parts of words, easily become
modified, and an exact orthographic representation of
their nicer shades cannot be obtained. The following
changes Lave taken place in their value: — the modern o
is from a, eu from u, u from o, i from e, iau from au,
ku from u, ii from i, the imperfect vowel in si from
i or a, i from d or ui, ya from 0, a from e or 0, d
from i.
3. — Old Poetry. — Phonetics. The complete merging of
/ in an older p, and of h in au older k, takes us back
to an age contemporaneous with the old poetry. A
great narrowing of tho range of the hissing letters «, ^,
fc>', sh, itc, is a mark of the same period. At that time,
ch was [irobably lost entirely in t, and dj iu d. The
researches of native .scholars, and the existence of dia-
lects like the Amoy and Swatow, without an f, and with
a contracted ch and s, tend to this conclusion.
To that earlier era in the history of the Chinese
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language, belongs the dropping of final letters from a
host of words spelled in iho Kicaiiff Yun with vowel finals
only. The rhymes of the old poetry require that many
words now spoken in the /.'« shing and other tones,
should be read in iha juh thing; which implies that such
words once ended in a consonant.
In the list of old sound.-', the words are arranged
somewhat as {hey apply ^o the characters found under
that syllable in this Dictionary, but it w;is impossible,
without iL«k of confusion, to give the sound opposite each
character with the Pekingese. They represent only
partially the changes that have taken place in the old
Chinf'se pronunciation, through the elision of the final
consinants from words now ret'erred to other tones. The
sounds are therefore chiefly from tho Kiiang Yun, and
not more than 1200 years old. Perhaps when the
phonetic characters have been fully examined, and all
the lost coiTsonants restored, it may be possible to carry
this inquiry farther, and restoro the language to the form,
it had when the phonetic characters were made
SECT. VI. — RANGE OF DIALECTS.
The peculiar nature of the written language makes it
necessary to explain the use of the word dialect, which
has been objected to as not applicable to the various
forms of local speech heard over this wide land. Some
assert that they rise to the dignity of a language, like
the Spanish, Italian, and other otl'shoots from tho Latin;
while others regard them as more like the patois teard
in various parts of Spain itself, where each, amidst its
local expressions, retains the idioms and laws of tho
Castiliuu. Tho essential imlikeness between the variations
beard in speaking those alphabetical languages, and the
greater discrepiuicies between the sounds given to the
ideographic characters, will explain the wider use of the
term in Chinese, but certainly does not elevate them into
the rank of separate languages.
The differences fietween the speech heard at Canton
and that at Shanghai, are indeed far greater than those
between any of the local dialects beard in Spain, for they
afl'cct the idioms of the language) yet both are still so
iut'malely connected with each other and tho mandarin
in the meaning and tones of their words, and laws of
their f-ynta.x, that they cannot properly be called auy-
tliing but diulecU, although three persons speaking them
aro mutually nnintelligiljle. A dialed Ls defined by
Webster, — '• The form of si)eech of a limited region or
people, a.s distinguihhed from others nearly related to it ;'"
and this is applicable to the Chinese dialects. It is also
di fined a palois, but this term as well as brogue, is far
too contracted to describe tho diflerenccs between the
speech of Kwangtiing and Kiangsu provinces. The
word pafoi.i is more applicable to tho varieties of a
dialect, like those heard at Shanghai, Ningpo, Hang-
chan, ajid the interjacent cities, where cna can generally
be understood at each place, if he speaks the other \erna-
c:'Jar correctly.
Th- fundamental fact, that no character has an inherent
sound, has tended to make and perpetuate tlio.se dialects
throughout the country ; and the general ignorance of tho
written language by the people at large, has helped to
multiply and modify them still further. It, however*
entirely misleads to describe any one of these as " no
mere dialectic variety of some other language, but a
distinct language ;" for until a new sense be given to the
word, such a description conveys a misconception of the
relation between the spoken and written languages. So
varied are the sounds heard even in one province, as
Fuhkien or Nganhwui, that if it were not for the bond
of the same written medium, tho people would probably
long ago havo crystallized into separate nations through
their inability to uudej-stand each other. It is also an
error to term tho written language a dead language, and
say, as Dr. Douglas docs, that it " is not epol^en ia any
place whatever luider any form of pronunciation," and that
'•learned mea never employ it as a means of ordinary oral
communication even among themselves." The exercises
in Wade's Course and tho Iluiig Leu Mdivj or " Dreams
of the Ked Chambei'," are proof enough that the hwan
hu:a can be, and is written and spoken like any other
language. The conversation of the officials in Pefa'ng,
too, can all be written in proper characters without any
difficulty. No one will dispute the remark that no two
Chinese pronounce their words alike, even in any one
dialect ; but this does not weaken tho remarkable power
of their written language to maintain the solidarity of the
people.
The extent to which a dialect is spoken, is therefore a
point varying according to one's ideas of what is a
dialect ; but some general notion in regard to the matter
can be obtained. Native scholars give us no information
on this point, for they are unable to compare local
sounds by means of characters which their readers will
pronounce difl'crently ; for instance, how can a man in
Peking tell his readers that $f» is read ngoi- at Canton,
gica^ at Swatow, ngivoi- at Fuhchau, and 'nga at
Shanghai? The /avan hwa ought perhaps, not to be
called a dialect, but rather to bo regarded as tho Chinese
spoken language, of which the provincial speech in Can-
ton or Fuhkien Ls a dialect. The fact that it is uuintel-
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INTRODUCTION.
ligible in those cities, does not invalidate the statement,
that it is iinderstowl generally in fifteen of the eighteen
provinces, and is everywhere spoken by those who pre-
tend to a polite education. Mr. Edkius regards Peking,
Nanking and C'h'ingtn, as the ccnter.s of its three mark-
ed varieties, and the wide separation of these cities,
whoso inliabitants, as a whole, have no iutercommiini-
cation with each other, and yet can orally converse, all
the more proves its claim to be the Chinese spoken
language.
In this wide area, the Nanking, called ^ 1^ f§ and
j£_^ or true pronunciation, is probably the most used,
and described aa j^ ^ ^^ p^, or the speech everywhere
understood. The Peking, however, also known as ;j[^ 'jg^
Ig- or ^ jij is now most fashionable and courtly, and
like the Euglisih spoken in London, or the Fi-ench in
Paris, is regarded as the accredited court language of the
empire. The two most striking differences between
them, consist in the change of the initial I before i and
ii into ch or ts, and the distribution of words in the
Juh sliing among the other tones. In Peking itself, words
arc coustantly clipped in speaking, and the finals n and
rtg often coalesce with their next syllaljles, as Ukn 'rh
"^ [Id into tdrh ; but such variations and peculiarities
are endless, and do not constitute dialectical differences.
Ho far as is yet known, the range of mountains divi-
ding the basiris of the Miu river in Fuhkien, the Pearl
river in Kwangtung and others in soutlieru China from
the Yangtsz' kiang, forms the chief dividii/g line of a scries
of local dialects, in which the frequency of abrupt final
consonants and nasal sounds strike the ear. Neither of
the local vocabularies issued at Canton, Chaugchau or
Fuhchau, give one any idea of the extent of country
over which tho.se dialects pre\ail ; but prububly they are
not spoken in any considerable degree of purity by even
one half of the inhabitants of the two provinces south
of the Mei-ling. Their divergences from the general
language and from each other are almost cudle.ss, but
their peculiar syntax, and the limits of their use, have
only been partially investigated. It is this feature of a
different idiom which has attracted the attention of
native philologists, and they therefore speak of the
dialects of Kwangtung and Fuhkien as unlike the speech
of Honan and the north.
There are four well-marked dialects in the whole
province of Kwangtung, but that called the Canton
dialect is probably spoken by more people than any of
the others. Next to it is the Hak-ka § ^ dialect,
which has its center at Kia-ying cheu, prevails in the
northern and eastern part of Kwangtung, and is — owing
to the wandering habits of the emigrants from that
region, — said to be more widely understood. It is the
usual form of Chmese heard in Borneo. The Cantonese
called ^ pj or plain talk by the people, is marked by
the rarity of the medial /, from the kiuan hwa and the
Fuhkien dialects- Words like lien jj, liang'^, hia "K,
Idali ^, hioJt ^. hill \j^, Imiuj ^, /«// -^j Ac. become
Vol, li'un(j, hv, hip, /loL; yau, king. Lai, &c. ; the only
exception to this rule is in the final iao of the mandarin,
which uniformly ends in in, as /('( for liao f, Ma
for hiao 1^. Aiwther feature \s the frequent change of
aspirated words beginning with /; or k, into a breathirig
or labial consonant ; for instance, k'i ^, Invan 1^, k^o
jfj[, /'ctf P, k'oh, j^, I'wuj J^, <tc., change into hi,
fun, Jo, hail, hot, hong, (fee. A very few word.s, un-
aspirated in mandarin, take an aspirate in Cantonese,
as hi ^ becomes kwh(, and hoh |^ becomes k^o/c. No
such alteration takes place under other initials, but there
is a tendency to drop the aspuate. One feature in
which this dialect, particularly around the city of
Canton, corresponds to Pekingese, is the regularity with
which it retains the initials ch and t/, and their atKHated
sounds ss' and ts^' and the final ng, though in the inter-
vening region of nearly two thousand mi'es, these initials
and sounds are frequently changed, altered, and inter-
changed in a most perplexing manner.
In Cantonese, the initials c/nv, hiv, h\ y, hv, niv, sw,
shw, tsw, and tw of the kwan hwa, and the initials d, dz, v,
and e, heard along the Yangtsz', ai'e all unknown. No
word begins with dj as at Amoy, but south and east of
Canton there is a tendency to add ng before words begin-
ning with a vowel, asi ^ becomes ngi ; and to substitute
s for sh.
Compared with the dialects of Swatow and Amoy,
the Cantonese like the kwan hwa, has no nasal sounds, nor
does it ever change the initial m to b, or alter the finals
n and ng into contracted nasals, as ching j^ into ch"e' or
chicn ^ into chw\t. Unlike the dialects in Kiangsi,
Chehkiang and Fuhkien, it has only one sound for a
character in speaking or reading, and the number of
unwritten words in the colloquial is probably not one
tenth as many as at Amoy or Ningpo. This peculiarity
of a reading and colloquial sound for hundreds of com-
mon characters, the two running parallel to each other
something like the two sides of a railway, forms a great
addition to the labor of learning to speak and read those
dialects; but in Cantonese, as in Pekingese, there is
nothing of the kind.
The Cantonese dialect has only 17 among its 33
finals, which make the juh shing in k, j}, i. These are
grouped in the Wu-fang Yuen Yin under the first four
finals th'cn, jun, lung and yang, which there have no juh
shing. In the latter work, words ending in ii, a, o, e, ai,
and i form this tone, but in Cantonese none are heard
under these six finals. For instance, the series ,^ '^
^' ^ is read -^tdng, 'tang, t&ng'', t&k^ at Canton ; but
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XXXIU.
in the north, the series ,^ '^ :^' ^ , i.s read J<i. 'lu,
tu', tnh, , where the last word would, at Canton, be
found under the scries ^taii, Uan, tun', fctf,. The ter-
minations in the jiih shhig at Canton fol'ow one rule.
Words ending in ng, have it hi /.-, as Jcing. 'I^'ing, king' Mk^ ;
those ending in m Lave It in p, as /om, 'lam, lam', lap,;
and t-hoxe In n have it in t, as Jcon, 'Icon, l:on\ /cot,-
This holds good at Swalow, but at Amoy they are all
eoundt-'d gently, and p and t ofleii lapse into //, as if
dropping back into the mandaiin. At Fnhchau they
are softened to /(, which prevails further north, but the k
is retained, and the m vanishes.
Of all the dialects thus far examined, the Cantonese
is among the most regular. No words are clipped, no
character has two sounds, and the variants in the 33
finals are few in proportion to the regular sounds.
Many books have been written in it by Protestant
Missionaries which are easily understood by the common
people. It is .'^poken westerly and southerly from the
city even into Kwangsi, but its northerly limits are unde-
fined ; eastward the Swatow and Hakka dialects soon
supplant it, thoufrh the people of Hwuichau fu ^, >}^\ J^
use the Fun Wun as the Cantonese do.
The dialect spoken in Ch'aochau fu '{^J\ ''}}\ /j^ (locally
read Tk'cli'u hu), in the eastern part of Kwangtung,
and in the adjacent parts of Fuhkien, is less widely under-
stood than the Cantonese, and is closely affiliated to the
Amoy in its general character. The peo]3le of the two
regions can understand each other without much diffi-
culty. It is spoken along the coast of Hainan I., and
is almost the only dialect of Chinese lieard in Siam.
A Cantonese, on hearing it, notices that the medial ;'
reiippears, and that it is used perhaps rather more than
in mandarin, as in liap, ifit for Uh, , tiat, ^ for chili, &c.
It has many nasal sounds, and changes n and ng into
such, as Id'ii 1^ for king ; or tiv"a Jtg fur tan; and often
drops the final k where the Cantonese retain it. The
initials I, g, dni\ dj, inw, vgw, piv, are frequently heard,
and indicate its affinities with the Fuhchau dialect ; as the
absence of sli, is, sc', tsc' andy', show its separation from
that of Canton. Of these, sh usually becomes s, sc'
becomes sii, and ts becomes cli, aspirated ch' turns into
t, and y is divided between li and;). No sibilant li.J, v
or <l, occur in this dialect, as at Shanghai.
■"■ No native vocabulary has appeared in it, but a
small word-book has been published by Mr. Goddard,
and a beginner's Lessons by Dr. Dean. The former,
referring to the differences between the reading and
colloquial sounds of characters, says that the colloquial
sound accords largely with the reading, and that the two
are interchanged in a great immber of words ; while in
others, the reading sound is heard only when chanting
the classics. In reading aloud, all use the colloquial
sound, and hearers expect no other; and the explanations
made are rather of the thought than of the words.
Characters having .1 reading and a fpoken sound, how-
ever, seem to be much less in proportion to the whole
mass than in the Amoy verniicular. In the reading
sounds, the nasal disappears, and there is a tendency to
keep the ni instead of the b, g instead of ng, y and w
instead of y, and other forms of the mandarin. There
arc only seven tones, as is the case further east; but the
Uh siting is inflected into three modulations called ihang
Va Jl ^. /.'u shing ^ ^, and Ina k^d 1^ ^, of which
the middle one is confined chiefly to the spoken language,
as the characters thus pronounced are mostly j-ead iu
the shang p'iug.
The dialect spoken at Amoy is heard throughout the
two departments of Changchau j^ ^'I'l and I'suenchau
^ ^'|'|, and by the Chuiese settlers in the Island of
Formosa, who went from those regions. The general
features of its changes are given in the "t' ^ ^ or
Fifteen [Tailial'] Sounds, which formed the basis of
Medhurst's Dictionary, though strictly apphcable only
to Chaugpu hien j^ j^ J|^. lying south-west of
Amoy. Its spoken vocabulary is fully illustrated iu
Douglas' Dictionary of the Amoy Vernacular. He
estimates that it is spoken by eight or ten miUions of
people, including its cognate variations. In the Fifteen
Sounds, the reading and colloquial pronvmciation of cha-
racters with the tones are carefully distinguished. The
colloquial used by the people of this region diflters wide-
ly from the style in which books are written, — as much
perhaps as anywhere in China. They substitute other
words or dissyllabic phrases for the single terms used
in books, and vary the iuUeclion of even common words ;
giving them a nasal or contracted ending, or changing
their sound and tone altogether. The greatest part of
them are earlier forms of what is now accepted as the
authorized reading sound, which has gradually become
assimilated to the mandarin ; but some are manifestly
derived from characters which have dropped out of use,
and some perhaps from an older aboriginal speech. A
more thorough examination of the written characters,
and their gradual changes in sound, would probabjy
detect their originals in many cases, as I have ascertained
in the Canton dialect in several words.
Sledhufbt classifies the changes which words undergo
in their finals and initials, as they pass into the colloquial
of Changchau, and has given the reading sounds and
colloquial enlargement of every quotation in bis dic-
tionary. This diirerenec is so great, that a person only
acquainted with the reading sound, is not able to under-
stand a con\ersation in the vulgar tongue ; nor can a
person proficient in the latter make out the meaning of
any passage recited from a book not pre\iously
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INTRODUCTION.
familiar to him. This is iu striking contrast with the
more precise Cantonese, though the difti-renccs in that
dialect between a ])hrase in the colloquial and in the
terser book style are not small.
The Fuhchau dialect, which is fully illustrated iu
Baldwin and llaelay's Dictionary, is more circumscribed
m its range than either of the preceding; it is not easily
understood out of the prefecture, and is not spoken accu-
rately beyond a radius of forty miles from the city.
Comparing it with those already described, its most
marked features are, the absence of the abrupt finals p
and t, the universal change of the liquid finals ra and n
into tiff, the absence of all nasal sounds, and the prevalence
of initials with a medial ?< or w, as pivi, ngivoh, mivanr/,
Iwok, <tc. over those with a medial ?, as diiu, hicng, mibng,
&c., though the two are constantly interchanged. The
final k is heard plainly from this point northerly to
Shanghai ; and, as it is elsewhere in the south, is the com-
pletion of the series in thc./»/i Mng, of words ending in
vg. There are several curious and peculiar aiwmalies in
the tables of tonal finals ; as ^t&ng, 'tang, teun(j\ ti!uk\ ;
Jconc/, 'kbng, laung^, kmil^ &c. In comparison with the
Amoy dialect, the reading and spoken sounds of the
Fuhchau probably assimilate more closely. It is not
difficult to write the Fuhchau vernacular in the character,
so as to be read intelligibly by persons making no pre-
tension to classical learning. This is done, as it is at
Canton, by selecting characters without reference to their
meaning, to express the colloquial sound ; to indicate such
words, the Cantonese usually prefix P mouth to a
character, as p^/ for ^;/tfC(?; and Fuhchau people add
^ 7nan as ^f^to know. In the Amoy or T'iechiu
dialects, the colloquial cannot be so satisfactorily written
perhaps, but even with all drawbacks, such attempts to
simplify the dialect, seem to be preferable to the
romanized books made in Araoy and Ningpo colloquial.
These completely cut off the pupil from his native litera-
ture, and his labor is lost so far as helping him to
read that, while those written in the character do
much to introduce bim to the knowledge of his own
language, as has been proved at Canton. The total
failure in India of the attempt to supplant its thirteen
languages, by a uniform system of roraanizing them, does
net encourage one to try to supersede the Chinese cha-
racter in the same way.
The speech heard throughout Chehkiang and Kiang-
BU shows its afiitiity to the kivan lava in its gram-
matical idioms, absence of the finals m, p, t, and a general
softness of tone, in marked contrast to the abrupt finals
noticeable in Fuhkien and Kwangtung. But it is almost
as uninteUigible to a Peking or Sz'ch'uen man, owing to
the niunerous changes in the initials c/i and is, s and (h,
n and j, the prevalence of b, v, di, sz and z, and an
almost unlimited variation in final vowels and nasals.
Jlr. Edkins has carefully traced its variations and laws
over a large part of this area, in his Shanghai Grammar,
and tried to show that the ancient sounds of the Chinese
language are still retained in many places within the
three provinces- His remarks are directed toward the
search he was niakuig after traces of the old sounds gi\cu
in the Kwang Yitn J^ ^^ and the K^inghi J'sztien ; but
as they are applicable to the present subject, that of ex-
amining the range of dialects, I here quote them with
some abridgment of details.
" Nowlicrc do \vo find siirli lui ncciirate general correspondence
witli tlie tables given in K'angUi, as in the pronunciation of Itie
central provinces. Tlie tones are sueli, that the dictionary system is
seen at once to apiily to them accurately. Tlie alphabetical peculia-
rities of tlie native table* arc found with cne or two doubtftil ex-
ceptions, tu bo embraced throughout the following region. In the
north, tlie thick series ot consonants, j/, c, &c. marking the lower
scries of wo)ih in tones 5—8, makes its appearance in Nan T'nng-
chau 1^' jj I)t|> a prefecture cear the northern bank of the Yang-
Ui' Kiver where it enters the ocean. The transition from t!ie J,
&c. heard at Shanghai to tlie /, &c., where the region of the north-
ern mandarin is a])proached, is marked by the introduction of the
aspirate. Thus }^ changes to fp from di*, before it does to ti'. At
(Jliinkiang, the two pronunciations are mixed; and there the five
tones of the kivan liu-a cross the river and e.xtend to Nanking. All
round llangchau Bay, the two correlate series of consonants aud
the foiu'-toiie system, mark the colloquial; Chnsan, Ningpo and
llangcl.'au on the south, aie at cne with Sungkiang, Suchau and
€h'angchau on the north ; and probably the whole of Chehkiang
province has substantially the same .speech.
" Passing west from the point where the three provinces, Fuh-
kien, Kiang^i ftiid Chehkiang meet, we tind that tlie tliick con-
sonants partially prevail in Kwangsin fu and Kieiich'ang fu, near
the borders of FtUJden ; but at Fuhchau fn fft ^'I'l f^, a little fur-
ther west, they disappear and are replaced by aspirates. Instead
of di' J^ the people say ('i'; instead of ibiny ^> they say iji'ing,
&c., through all words beginning with /,-, ji, I, in the lower series.
The same peculiarity marks the speech of Kiaying chan in the heart
of Kwangtung. At the capital of Kiangsi, the aspirates are heard
only iu the liia p'ing, where they should properly be ; and in the other
lower tones the words aro distiugviished from the upper tones, only
by the tone, and not by a change in the initial. North of this city, ou
both sides of the P'oyang lake, the broad consonants occur again.
Throu"U Nganliwui, a connecting chain of dialects links the broad
proniinciatiou of this region with the similar system extending over
Chehkiang and most of Kiangsu. This line extends through N'ing-
kwoh ill ^ [^ /j^i but does not reach the Yangtsz' River on the
north, nor Ilwnicliau fu fU 'j'l] Jj^ on the south ; in this city two
patois are heard ; in one of them, two sets of tones are heard, those
iised iu talldng being distinct from those in reading, and independent
of the different pronunciation of the reading and spoken sounds,
which seems here to reach its niaxiinimi. In one district hereabouts,
tlu-ee dialects are heard, so rapidly does the speech vary. West of
the P'oyang lake, the initials jt, </, 6, are heard around the Tungl'ing
lake in lliuian, showing the same system of iiroininciation as at
Suchau in Kiangsu, -which goes to prove that the native tables of
sotmds given iiriCanghi are ibunded on what is now a pro\incial
system. Of the three abrupt consonants, k only is heard at Shang-
hai ; but at Fuchau -JA iJ'H ' "'"• 3' ^re heard with their correlates
m and n, but uo k final ; at Nank'ang fu ^ ^ /jj, west of the
P'oyaug lake, i> and m are represented, but no k or I, and the
finals 7i aud iig are confounded."
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XXXV.
The Japanese learned llieir first use of Chinese cha-
racters from this region, about a. n. 250 ; and that
language may still be (juoted for many original sounds
of that jjcriud ; they call them Go-on Jj^. fi '■<'■ jJt @
-■^ ". sounds of the Kingdom of Wu,'' and by means of
their hamt or syllables, have probably nearly rt'tained the
first pronunciation. l<'or instance, U^ P|^ is read sulcu-
han by them, while it is cJivL-hican in Ainoy, and Uok-
man at Canton; gf^ ^jij is scdu-Oii/o in one, and clh'-
peiiff and cha-piiig in the other two; -f^ T^C ''^ fatu-bim,
cliolc-hi'tn and tsoi-mfni respectively. The second phrase
lias altered most of these three, and the ^ appears now
to have lost hjuh shing and abrupt final in China. The
variations in Japanese are however often so anomalous,
that their pronunciation cannot now bo accepted as con-
clusive for ancient Chinese.
As distinguished from mandarin, the Shanghai verna-
cular has no sh, ch or j ; and changes s, sh, cli and ts,
with the sibilant /;, into (//', z or di, but not uniformly ; y
and j easily run into n or nl ; the k is retained in many j
words where the medial i follows it, ajid sometimes length-
ens it, as king j^ becomes kiCing ; y and w often Ijecome |
/', t becomes d, the final k is soft and easily confounded
with the jiih slang in A, and the final n often turns into
a slight nasal. These few peculiarities may serve to
mark the ujosl prominent dissimilarkies. The eight tones
in the Shanghai dialect are divided into two series of four
each as in Cantonese ; but unlike that dialect, characters
otherwise written with the same letters in tlie difl'erent
tones in Canton, change their initials in the Shanghai to
correspond to the tone. Thus the initials /.-, t, p, and
/.', ;)', «', J', s, s:, ts, tsz, and ts^, isz^ and // indicate the
word to lie in the upper series ; while g. b. d. b\ v, c, cc,
dj, dc, /, ^r/i, m, iii, tig and n show it to be in the lower
series. These distinctions are so marked, that in writing
the dialect in alphabetic letters, only the s/iang shing and
/.'« shing need to be denoted by signs. No such influence
on the initial is noticeable in the southern dialects nor in
mandarin, but it f,'\<.'ilitates then' distinction to a foreign
student.
Attempts have been made to write the Slianghai
dialect (called t^u hak j; ^ or local plain [talk] ) in the
character, and the success was such as to warrant the
publication of a variety of religious works in it. They
are not hard to learn, even by children, tlxiugh the
proportion of colloquial characters is greater than at Can-
ton. It has been romanizcd too, and on a difi'erent plan
of spelling i'rom that used at Araoy and Ningpo ; but the
trial which Mr. Keith began in 18G0, has not been pro-
secuted to any largo extent.
Hoy. Messrs. I'earey and Crawford published an in-
genious mode of writing this dialect, by devising a system
of symbols or letters for the initials, finals, tones and
aspirates, which could be neatly combined into a logo-
type, to denote the sound of the words. The writing
somewhat resembles Coreau in its general appearance,
and is not diflicult to learn. A few books have been
printed in it, but it has never been adopted by others,
and has fixr less to recommend it as a substitute for
Chinese than the romaii letters.
The Ningpo dialect has, it is said, a much greater
proportion of unwritten sounds than the Shanghai, and
no attempt has been made to write the colloquial in the
character. The dialect in that city differs less from
mandarin than the Shanghai, which is perhaps aseribablo
somewhat to the greater literary reputation of the region.
At Ningpo, the initials o, dz and t, for s, sh, c/i, h\ are
unknown, and no final k is heard ; the frequent use of the
initial ni and final u, and change of c' for «, also mark
the southern city. Its idioms are often unlike those
heard at Shanghai, and more nearly approach the pure
kwan hica.
The differences of speech among the people in various
parts of the central, western and north-western provinces
have not yet been studied miiiutel}', and cannot usefully
be analysed until more data have been obtained by those
living at places remote enough to form suitable stationn
for comparison.
The anomalies and variations in pronunciation and
tones found at the iioints now noticed, are very great and
perplexing ; but better knowledge of the intermediate re-
gions would probably enable us to classify them. For
instance, the tones called shang p^ing and hia jMng at
Hankow, are just the opposite in actual sound to those so
called at Tientsin; \\i<i jiih sliiiitj is retained in name at
the former place, but it is not perceptibly different there
from the hia p'ing, while at Nanking the two are unlike.
The comparisons now made are therefore imperfect, — per-
haps erroneous too in some points, — and are chiefly done
to point out what has been ascertained, and the nature of
the diversities.
In order the better to compare these dialects now noticed,
the reading sounds in eight of them, given to (he
characters of a portion of the Em[)eror Yungching's
discourse on Filial Duty in the ^ fjjf f^ g|| or Sacred
Commands of K'anghi, arc here arranged in parallel co-
lumns. The first colmnn contains the sounds of the Wu-
fiing Yuen Yin ; and the otheis have been kindly furnish-
ed by friends who are familiar with the ^ernacular of
each place, and probaijly fairly represent the main peculi-
arities of the reading sounds o\er the greater part of
seven provinces. It is plain from this table, that though
the diameters arc not primarily designed to express
sound, their early sounds have been wonderfully preserved
by means of the binary mode of spelling brought from
India twelve centuries ago.
xxxvi.
IXTRODUCTIOX.
PRONUNCIATION OF AN EXTEACT FROM THE SACRED COMMANDS IN EIGHT DIALECTS.
MANDAKIN.
TEKING.
HANKOW. ! SHANGHAI. NINOPO.
FrHCUAC.
1 AMOV.
SWATCW. 1 CANTON.
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INTKODUCTTON.
xxxvii.
1
MANDABIN.
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PEKINO.
HANnvONV.
SHANGHAI.
NIXGPO.
rCHCILVlI.
AJIOV.
SWATOW.
CANTON.
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xxxviii.
INTRODUCTION.
5IAND-UUX. 1
PEKLSG.
HANKOW.
SHANGHAI.
NIXGIH).
■FUUCHAf. 1
A5IOY.
SWATOW. 1
CANTON.
M
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INTRODUCTION
xxxix.
m
< MA^DARIN.
1 .
PEKING.
HANKOW.
SHANGHAI.
NINGPO.
1 FUHCHAX7.
AMOY.
! SWATOW.
CANTON.
1
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xl.
INTRODUCTION.
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1 MANDAWV.
1 PEKING.
HANKOW.
SUXSGHAl.
NrNGPO.
rUHCHAU.
AMOV.
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TRANSLATION OP THE ABOVE KNTRACT.
Now filial pitiy is a statute of lienven, a principle of earth, niid
ai) obligation of maukind. Do you, who are void of lilial piety, ever
reflect on tlie imtural aflection'of parents for their children? Even
before you left the niatenial bosom, if hujigry, you could not have
fed yourselves ; or if cold, you could not have put on your own
clothes. A father or a mother judge fcy the voice, or look at the
featui'es of their chililren, whoso smiles make them joyful, or whose
weeping excites their giief. Wheii trjing to walk, they leave not
their steps ; and when sick or in pain, they can neither sleep nor
eat in comfort, in onler that tl cy may nurture and teach them.
When [their chililren] reach mau'< estate, they see to tlieir marriage,
and scheme fur their livelihood by a huiuh-cd j.Ians, in whidi they
weai7 their minds nnil spend tb-'ir itrengtl.. Parcutal virtue is truly
us liniilless as high heaven !
A man who desires to recoronense one in a myriad of the loving
acts of his p.areiits, must reaUy devote to thorn his whole heart at
I home, and exert all liis strength abroad. Ho must care well for his
I body and be frugal in his expenses, in order tliat he may diligently
! labor for them. To enable him to fully and fdially nurture them",
he must neither gamble nor get drunk, he must neither love to
quarrel, nor desire to hoard wealth lor the use of his wife and
childi-en. Though his manners and accomplishments may be de-
fective, yet his heait must, at any rate, be thoroughly sincere.
Let us enlarge a little on this principle. 'J'sangtsz' speaks thus
respectiiig it :— "It is unlilial to move and act without dignity ; it
is unlilial to seiTe one's prince disloyally ; it is unfilial to fill
an oflice without reverential care ; it is unfilial to act insincerely
toward; a friend ; [and linally], to tm'n a coward in battle is
imfilial." .Ml these thini.'s <u-e involved in the duty of a
filial &0Q
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The same extract ftoni tbe Sacred Commands bas
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teachers at Amoy declared themselves unable to write
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student to perceive them, and mark the alterations good
written Chinese undergoes when it is spoken in the local
patois- Only in the first two columns, containing ex-
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used in their proper signification. The variety of words
exhibited in these examples, is not so great as a portion
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Millenary Classic for instance ; but this popular essay
on Filial Piety suits the spirit of the colloquial better,
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When a foreigner commences the study of ihe CLinese
wiilten language, tlio cbaracters ajjpear to bu sd intricate
and senseless, that he is liable to bo discouraged at the
aijparently endless, wearisome task of learning so many
unmeaning marks. A further examination, however, dis-
closes both order iind use; and although the study is a
slow and difficult one, there are methods of prosecuting
it so as greatly to reduco the labor. One of these me-
thods is to call to the student's aid as much as possible,
the principle of combinadon which regulates the forma-
tioa of the mass of characters, and by means of which Lo
can link together form, pound aud sigiiiiication. The
knowledge of all these is indispensable to every one who
wishes to become a Chinese scholar, and the fii^t point, —
form, is that on which lie mu^t bestow the juost pains.
Early associations invest the symbols of his language
with beauty as well as sense to a native, who Las never
learned any other mode of e.xpressing ideas ; and there are
xlviii.
INTRODUCTION.
no doubt a few points in which the Chinese characters
arc superior to the alphabetic letters of the West. A
fureigncr beguis by ckgrees to appreciate their picturesque
Bytnbolism, as ho becomes familiar with them ; and as
siglit is quicl;er than sound, ideas conveyed through the
eye often fl;ish on Lis mind with a force and distinctness
superior to the slower process of sound. As no gramma-
tical inflections are used, tho unaided characters serve as
pictures to imprint their meanings on the mind ; and
faucy helping the memory to store itself with these
changing ioruis, each idea gradually cornea to be clothed
m its own appropriate embroidery. Associations of this
kiud between the shape of a character and its meaning,
can be greatly developed by special attention, and in time
will become a series of links which will facilitate their
ready use. The short etymological paragraphs prefixed to
many characters in this Dictionary, furnish some material
in this respect, and will help the student to remember them.
An examination into the origin and changes in the
Chinese characters, an account of their construction,
classification, and analysis, with examples of the six
styles of writing, and the development or contraction of
difierent words, each and all offer attractive subjects for
illustration, and are interesting studies to the antiquarian
etymologist. Much has been written upon all these topics
by Chinese philologists ; and foreignere Lave elucidated
them to some extent. A reference to the works of the
latter* is all that is necessary here, and a recommendation
to read them carefully. The information there given
cannot be repeated here, but it will materially assist the
learner of the language.
Every character may be divided, for convenience, into
two parts, called the radical and the primitive. Though
native etymologists have not dissected them in this way,
the terms serve to distinguish the two portions ; and if we
except the two thousand radicals and primitives them-
selves, are applicable to far the largest part of the words
in the language. The people never learu their characters
by any dissection or classificatiou, but depend upon their
constant use to imprint them on tho memory, just as
we learn our numerals. Few, perhaps none, of their
scholars ever learn the radicals by rote, and they arc often
at a loss to find a word in tho dictionary. When the
radical is obscure, as in ^, ^ or ^, they depend on
the list of difiicult characters given in that work, to
point out its proper radical.
I The terms /oriuative, determinative and kei/, have all
also been used, because the radicals indicate the general
* Inh-oduction to Morrison's Quarto Dictionary ; Calleij's
Systcma P/iontticitm, one of tlie best works on the subject ;
Williams' J^asy Lestons in Chinese ; Chinese Hepository, vol. iii,
p. 14 ; vol. ix, pp. 518, 587 ; Eemusat's Grammaire Chinoise;
Edkins' China's Place in Philology.
meaning of a large portion of the characlere. These
names are in some respects more accurate than radical,
but have not come into general use. Their number has
been fixed at 214 for about four centuries ; and those who
selected them out of the previous collections of oi-t and
360, probably deemed it necessary to rcduco them to a
manageable number. In doing so, the natural order
yielded to the artificial, so that a few incongruous groups
like those under J-, -^^^ — ., ^L, &c., could not be
avoided.
The Rev. J. A. GonQalves, in his Diccionario China-
Portiiffuei, further reduced the number to 127, but this
diminution has proved to be only an additional labor to
all who ase that book. His plan also involved an al-
phidjelic arrangement, by which radicals having the same
number of strokes, were arranged in a regular sequence.
He made the letters, by taking the nine component parts
of the character ^, which tho Cliinese regard as com-
bining in itself all the strokes used in writing, and mak-
ing them into tho following series \ —^~J J Zj \ J
/ V»- Cliaracters having altogether the same number of
strokes, are arranged in this system, so that their first stroke
is one of these letters. Thus among characters having four
strokes, 5f, ^, 5|, tJ, pJ», would follow each other in
this order. The last three strokes never occurring at
the beginnmg of a character, reduces the whole prac-
tically to six letters.
In the Arte China, he has classified 1412 of the com-
monest characters in this manner, adding the radical to
each ; but the plan nearly breaks down even in this
small number, and if extended to the whole language,
would prove to be quite impracticable. This ingenious
mode of arrangement is perfectly artificial; and in this
respect inferior to that by radicals, as it bides the natm-al
grouping which re,sults from using them, and the student
loses that important aid to learning the characters.
The native name for radicals is i^pfjor Class characters ;
and a reference to the classified list on page 1153 will
show the general groups selected as classes. The student
is strongly recommended to commit them, so as to repeat
them in their proper order and writo them correctly, as
the first thing he does. It is not necessary to learn them
by their number, any more than it is the letters of an
alphabet ; but it is well to divide them into groups by
the number of then- strokes. Mr. Wado sorts them into 137
colloquial, 30 classical, and 47 obsolete radicals ; — rather
a fanciful division, which has reference chiefly to the very
useful exercises he gives to make them familiar ; the
obsolete ones are nearly the same as those marked with
a in the list on pages 1151 — 53. A reiirrangement of
some groups would improve them, no doubt ; and a few
new radicals, as ^ red, J^ a fagr/ot, ^ mulberry, or ^
hem2}, might be added ; but long usage, and their adop-
INTRODUCTION".
xlix.
tion in K'angbi, comiJels one to take tbetn as they now
stand.
It aippears from TBsearches into the cuneiform language,
that it also possessed something like the Chinese radicals.
" Certain classes of Avords," says Eawlinson, tpeakiug of
the language of the Assyrians, '■ have a sign prefi.xed or
suffi.xed to them, more commonly the former, l)y which
their general character is indicated. The names of gods,
of men, of cities, of tribes, of wild animals, of domestic
animals, of metals, of months, of the points of the compass,
and of dignities, arc thus accompanied. The sign prefixed
or sufE.xed may have originally represented a word, but
when used in the way here spoken of, it is believed that
it was not sounded, but served simply to indicate to the
reader the sort of word which was placed before him. Thus
a single perpendicular wedge y indicates that the next
word will be the name of a man ; and a wedge preceded
t>y two horizontal ones »y tells us to expect the appella-
tive of a god ; while other more complicated combinations
are used in the remaining instances. There are ten or
twelve characters of this description." — Eawlinson' s Five
Ancient Monarchies, Vol. I., page 270.
It may be surmised, that the use of such signs
arose at a time, when the written language of the
Assyrians was in a transition state between the symbolical
and the alphabetic ; and if tluy had been neighbors
of the Chinese, they might ha\e adopted the former.
Chinese philologists have locjked upon tho radicals
chiefly as exjiedicnts to facilitate the arrangement and
search for characters ; and ha\e ;ipplied their etibrts rather
to illustrate the composition and origin of the characters
themselves. In the gJJ ^, they are arranged in six
classes, and under each class, the supposed number of
characters belonging to it is stated, with much information
about their origin and changes.
1. Imitative symbols or ^^ J^ like J^ moon, COS.
2. Indicative symbols or ^g" :^ like ^ three, 107.
3. Symbols combining ideas or -^ ^; like ^ tears, 740.
'1. Inverted symbols or $§ ^jr like j£ standing, 372.
5. Syllabic symbols or ^ ^ like ,f|l|] a carp, 21,810.
0. Metaphoric symbols or f|^ f^ like )j^ mind, 598.
• It may be inferred, therefore, that the 2425 characters
comprised in five of ihcso classes, includo nearly or quite
all the ancient and original characters in the language ;
and that it is by tho combination of a radical and phonetic,
that tho \ast majority of the words in the language have
been formed. The introduction of printing and the
compilation of dictionaries, ha\o given more miiformity
and certauity to the characters, and there is now no
difEculty in ascerUiining the correct forms. la a few
cases, slight variations, as j^. and ^, con-stitiile difl'erent
words; in other cases, a change in the arrangement of
the parts, as l]i[]| and ^, makes two different words.
The radicals rarely indicate the sounds of the characters
placed under them, but usually refer to their meanings,
and arc generally quite conspicuous. Their position,
contractions and interchanges, are described in the fol-
lowing list, in which this analysis is confined to those
points which arc of the most .service to tho i-tudenl. The
interchango of radicals without altering the signification
of the character, as Jjt and j^. or g and jg &c., occurs
mostly when the two are a-nalogous. Thus, the radicals
>jj» heart and ^ stone would never be interchanged ; but
tho last might nalurally be altered to 3E !/<^'n or 7^ ti/c,
and the first lo J^ man. As a rule, the primitives inter-
change most frequently, Init the alterations in radicals
are most perplexing.
The different position of the two parts sometimes alters
the meaning and sound of the word ; this is seen in li
^^ to step on stones in crossing water ; t(Xn. ^ to thump,
as a vessel (a Canton word) ; t^oh \1^ to drip ; and tsak
^ an old form of ^ water dashing against stones.
In other cases, as in lah ^ and yih j[|| the sounils
of the characters alter by the transposition of their
component parts, while their meaning, to Jlij, to soar, does
not alter ; but yih ^ to-morrow, differs in both sound
and sense. These and other changes are among the
curiosities of the language.
As tho characters selected for radicals, comprise only
a small portion of the original characters of the language,
the rest must be distributed under these radicals. When
the radical constitutes an integral part of a character, as
in ^, -^, il]i, ^, i'c., it is said to be in combination ; for
if it be taken away, the remainder has no meaning. When
it is formed of a radical and a primitive, as in \^, fiji
or ^, tho two are described as in composition.
When the radicals have been learned, it is a good
practice to make them familiar by constructing sentences,
such as arc furnished in Wade's Course, or Williams'
Easy Lessons. In doing so, the benefit of writing them
repeatedly cannot be too much insisted on ; for our
habit, when learning western languages, to pay attention
chiefly to sounds as expressing ideas, makes us soon
weary in learning complex forms like the Chinese ideo-
graphs. Some persons gradually give up studying the
written language, and content themselves with speaking
only, and thus by degrees lose even their acquaintance
with books.
In tho following list, the contractions, and the C pre-
fixed to those radicals wiiich aro used only in combina-
tion, are not inserted, as they are given in tho Index list.
The word primitive is here used merely with reference
to tho list in the next section ; and tho application of the
remarks on each radical can be best seen, by referring to
the General Index.
IXTRODUCTIOX.
Showinn the 2>ositton, chaitycs and influence of each on its coinjioiinds, nnth an anaJi/sis of eavh group.
)
6
e
Kiiehy
7
A
;l
A
A
n
ONE STROKE.
1 Of this incoiiTiious j;ionp of characters, about a, dozen
' i'i7i> .,re primitives ; this and the next seven gi-oups contam
many original forms.
2 'riiis radical pass-es through the r.iiAUe of tlie other
'A'iCMJi ttrolves in most of the characters, -which have no simi.
larity of meaning.
3 'i'nis radical i< rather prominent ; hut of the chai'acters
< Chu only two are in common use.
4 This radical is the first stroke in nearly all its incon-
P'iehf in-uous compounds, most of the conunon ones being
primitives.
Tliis is usually foimd on the right side like a hook, as in
^ : hnt there is no relationship in meaning among
the comiK)unds.
This leads the most incongruous group in the language ;
it contains -f'- ^ and "jfj -which are common primi-
tives ; in others, their little use renders the dithcnlty
of finding them less inipcrtant.
TWO STROKES.
All the common char.acters are pi-imitives ; it some-
times incloses the other strokes as B,, or is put below
as in ^. or on the left as in ^•
Tins radical is placed on top, as ;*£ ^ it -was adopted
merely to gi'oup together several incongruous and early
forms,' as the lower half never forms another radical.
This group, -^vith the exception of a few piimitives, as
in '^ and fj^- See, is a natra-.al one ; the compounds
denote the actions, &c. of man ; the radical is uaiajly
contracted on the left side, as "fg ; in othere astride as
•<^ ; it is described as 4fe A jft nnd 3^ ji A-
or single-stand man, to distinguish it from No. 60 ^ ■
Tins is placed underneath, as 51' &c-. and is distin-
guished from No. 16 by a separation of the sti-okes ; its
compounds are not rea-Uly recognized, the upper part
l>ein<T another radical in a few, or else hi combination
as 1^ ; they have no likeness of meaning.
This and No. 9 are distinguished by this bemg placed
on top as ^. or m the middle as \^ j the meanings
ai-e incongnioiis, and all the common characters are
primitives.
This radical is placed above as in ^- or below as in A ;
some practice is required to recognize it in the com-
pounds, ->vhich have no common significance.
Tlie largest part of tliis gi-onp is really under its com-
^pound |H] a cop, which heuig similar to ""!/'
renders it difficult to distinguish ^ and jj^ ; in many
others, as ^ and 'JJ'j it is in combination.
Tliis radical called 5^ ^ ^i or bald-precious cover,
lies over the other stroke', and does not envelope them
like the last ; there is some relationship to its meaning in
a part of the characters.
s
iJan
11
12
Pah,
14
Mihy
u
c
u
p
r
16
'Al-
ls
t'Tao
19
*s Tliis is usually placed on the lelV, and all its compoonds
e^'"S/ rekv to cold, wintry, &:c., fonning a natural gi-oup ; it
is desci-ilied as p^ ff|5 JjC i.e. two-dot water, and
severjd chai acters are interchanged with No. 85.
'Fills is di-tiiif^iished from No. 10 j\j by its incloong
tlio other strokes in about half the comixiunds j in the
rest it is uiiderneath, or on the right.
^7 Here the ladical incloses and supports the other strokes,
A an tiig opposite of No. 13 ; the characters have no Ukeness
iif meaning, and their place is not at firtt easily
recognized.
The contracted form, called -HlJ JJ ^ Icnife at-side,
is always placed on the right side, as in JlJ ; but the
regular fonn is jdaced helow, as in y^ ? tliegroiip has
reference to cutting, severity, and uses of weapons, form-
ing a natural collection.
In a few cases, as ^, this radical is put below, but it
is easily distinguished from the last by not being con-
ti'acted ; the compoinids relate to strength, fatigue, vio-
lence, &c. ; several hybrid characters, as jj^ occur
among them.
2® In nearly every character, pao incloses all the right side
* of the other strokes as ^ ; thej" refer mostly to ideas
of enveloping, bending, &c.
21 An incongruous group, both m fonii and meaning ; the
*P» radical is usutJly on the right side, but sometimes on
top ; the most common cli.aracters are primitives.
** The upper stroke is detached and shorter than in the
(Fang next ; in both groups the primitive is inclosed within tlie
radical, which depicts a pl.ace in which things can be
concealed ; it is called ;f^ ffil Bi *"■ *''^ picket-
fence ; the compomids denote chests, coffei?, or drawers.
The upper stroke in this radical projects ; the compounds
mostly mean to store, and many of them ai'e in com-
mon use.
24 Nearly all the common characters under this radical are
Shih^ primitives, and it is placed in all parts ; the uieanings
are miUke, therefore, and some practice is needed to find
them.
p . This radical is mostly found on top as |5> or on the
' right side ; the gi'oup contains many ancient forms, and
all partake somewhat of its meaning.
26 This radical, when on the right side as in most cases,
23
'Bi
Tsieh)
resembles No. 1G3, as in
when at the bottom,
it is like No. 49 as ^ j most of its common compounds
are primitives.
2' Some likeness is seen among the characters here, which
" refer to protection, shelter, &c. ; it is known as ^ .fg
p^! or the bald side dodge, alluding to No. 53 J^j
-with which it is often interchanged.
In this group, the radical is in combination as in ■^j or
repeated as m ^j and not placed unifonnly ; the
compoimds arc unusual and heterogeneous.
28
INTEODUCTIOX.
li
n
ITjis occurs usually on tbo right Bide as ^i or under-
neath ; tbo common characters aro primitives, showing
traces of its meaning, and several have jtx. for their
radical, nndving many liyl'rid fomis now obsolete.
THREE STROKES.
This is usually found on the left side j when it is at the
bottom or in combination, as ■f^. ^ or ^, the character
is probably an original one j it is employed to intlicate
that the character is used phonetically, as PJjji V^f for
coffee, and many -words under it in Kanglu's I'ictionaiy
nre of this kliul ; vcice, names, actions of the moutli, &c.
ore the general meanings ; many are onomatapoetic.
P30
'A'ei
X
^
II ■iti ^" ''''^ Si^'^P) *''® radical incloses the primitive, as |g !
the coniixiunds mostly allude to suiTounding, shutting
iu, &c.
± 32 y"fjj jg jjlaceJ on the left or midenieath ; tlie group
-' " generally relates to things and kuids of earth ; several
characters are interchanged with Ko. 150 ^ and No.
mJ^, a few wiih No. 85 7jC and No. 112 ^ ; the
radical is called f^ i j^ kicking-earth at-side, in allu-
sion to its shape.
This has a long tipper stroke, and is placed at the top
as in ^, by -which it can be dislinguished from the
preceding ; the group is iucongruoiis, and the common
words aie all primitives.
Tliis also is found on the top, and its transverse stroke
begins within tlie left one, wbiih distinguishes it from
the next.
jt^ 36^ 'i*|ie triuisvei^e stroke projects, and it is placed under-
""^ ' neath as in ^ ; the characters are mostly obsolete.
More than half these characters are formed of another
radical ^j as P^ ! their meanhigs are incongruous,
though ideas of number appear in a large proportion.
■ I 37 This radical enters so much into combination that its
* " con)ix)nnds are rather puzzling, as y^, and^ ; they
Lave little affinity in meaning, ami a lai'ge part are
primitives ; it is mostly placed on the top.
-jfer* <7v— Usually found on the left, a» J^t or tmderneath, or in
combination us ^ ; the gi'oup relates to feinitles, beauty,
intrigue, lewdness, &c.
*?* 3* Tsz' is placed underneath and on the side ; it is tripled
in a few as J^j and combined as ^ ; the cor.ipomids
mostly refer to chilih'en, and to scholars, learning, <S:c.,
*-^ ,a?M.n "T''"^. '■'"''*■■"'' ''""'='1 *^ ^ BI »|"i 5.\' ^ BI-
alluding to the bead and shoulders of a man, unil luju
pung J'nu ill Canton, fovera the other strokes ; but when
they form another r.adical, it is not certain under which
half the character is to bo looked for ; about twenty of the
compounds aro f.-nncd of jj^ contracted, as 7(5, all of
which refer to sleeping ; with tlie^e exceptions, the mean-
ings relate to shelter, houses, &c.
— !■> ** In this j^'oup, which is a miscellaneous one, the radical
J Ys ujj is placed tuiderneatb <ir on the right ; most of tho cojn-
mon words are primitives.
yJ-\ f ^. Nearly half of this gi-onp is formed of the character y?
S13 the radical, as jj^", and show triiccs of its meaning;
the otliers form rather u natural iL-sembl;ige of ideas.
-X- *? This radical is tisnally on the left side, and its com-
y\ji Wang pounds are about equally divideil between two of its
forms, except fljt, wliicU is used more than all tho
otLei» put together.
&■>
34
C7»>
35
fSui
3a
Sill I
44
fShi
a
49
<A'i
Except in a few old words, this radical covers the other
strokes on the left ; its compounds relate cluelly to t!io
parts and se retions of the body, &c. ; it is interchanged
with "^ in a few ca'-cs ; about twenty characters relate
to shoes, all having ^ for their real radical.
[I| /-.,, I This, called ^i !^ or half the grass radical, is on top,
or in combuiation as in TQ i lew of them aro in use.
lit *® Tins group is remarkably uniform in its meanmgs, which
M-l (omin relate to the sbaiie, ]iarts, and names of mountains ;
shun is placed on three sides of charactei"S, and when
on top resembles No. 40 »^ a little ; it is mterchanged
with No. 32 i and No. 150 ^ in a few cases.
»iVt'/'«''««'^''''* radical occurs in combination as Jt| or -t^ . but
is mostly found on top ; many charactera refer to
strean-is ; one name for it is j::^ 5§ or tho three staves.
-f ** All the common compounds aro primitives, in which
' kung is found in combination, as ^! or _g[ or CC J
their meanings oear no resemblance to tho radical.
Ki usually occurs underneath, when it resembles No. 26,
as in ^ ; the tl.reo words li ^i' * l_i> ands:' tli)
are often confounded in writing.
J-| BO A natural group, relating to cloth, Bash, flag, itc; kin
I)-) (A'in ti usually fomid on the left or at the botto'n, or jn com-
bination, as 0|j ; in a few cases, it is intcd-chauged with
No. 120 n\ ; it is spoken of as ;^ fjj ^ or great-
napkin at-?ide.
-r-. «i All the cocimon char.ictevs in this group are primitives,
I fKun _^^^^ jj^g radical is in combination, as f[i or ^ or ^ >
their meanings are very unUke.
^ ?? Tliis collection contains really two radicals, ^ and XXk,
both alike in sense ; »7 "'"' ^ "'o examples ; the
meanuigs exhibit traces of their influence.
r63 Tho characters in this group refer to buildings, proteo-
' i en tion, iS;c. ; in several the radical is interchanged with No.
27 y^, and always found on the left ; it is called -fH pQ
or the side dodge.
jj 8* Tliis radical and N-J. 162 are Used BTOonrmously, but
^^ '" also sometimes wr.jngly , as 3i0. for JH, and jE for JE,
&c. ; it supports the other strokes, and most of the chiir.io-
ters relate to w;dking.
68 Kiiiir/ is plai'cd underneath ; iujuany cases it is altered
■' like No. y? >^) and a few words are found under
both, of whiib Z^ ami ^ is one.
^
-t
^■■f^ Tliis is easily confoimded with No. C2 ^, and is inter-
' changed iu a few cbai'acters ; the radical is on the right,
and its compounds usually refer to it.
The radical is on the left, or combined as f^ or Jpi
iKung
Vr underneath ; tiio rngidar compounds mostly refer
^
to its meanings, diiectly or figiu-atively.
This is placed on tho top ns ]^, or at tho bottom as
^^ 5 "'6 radical influences tho meanings but little ; it
is sometimes called T|i| ill p|5 overturned hill radical.
Most of these compounds refer to stripes, plimiago, &c. ;
the radical is usually on the right, or in combination,
OS ^.
. .°?.^^ Tliis ladical i< ou the left, and known as ^- j^ A
or^- j£, A> referring to tho apparent doubling of 'f
man in itj it resembles No. Ill -f j', umler which and
58
A'f
S9
fSiin
lii.
INTRODUCTION.
fr
M
61
fSin
No. 102 ^ are many synonjms ; the group coutains
ideas of walking, advaucemeut, &c.
FOUR STROKES.
Tliese cliaracters mostly rcl'er to the feelings, passions,
mind, &c ; it is called )J^ t\J >^. or H, )\^ }%, or
S >\^ 5^' upright-heart side ; the contracted form
is always on the left as '[^i and the other beneath, as
^ ; the regolar form is usually heneath.
I- .„ Kwo covers the other strokes as ^, or combines with
ft\. wcr ^jjj "^
them as ^^ and then it is not so easily detected ; it
resembles No. 5G 'Xi and is interchanged with No. 18
jI iu a few cases.
This radical is placed over the other strokes ; most of the
characters refer to the uses or parts of a door, and a
few are interchanged with No. 1G9 Pfj-
The contracted form, called ^ ^ i% and J§; ^
^, is placed on the left, as J| j and the fidl form
elsewhere, as .^ ; the gi'oup is a natural one, acts and
motions of the hand, ability, and jiower being the
prominent meauings.
This radical is never contracted, whicli cUftinguishes it
from the next ; there are some erroneous forms oi'the two
following iu the group, \vhich is a miscellaneous one.
P'uh The contracted form of the radical, called ^ ^ j^
and jK 3C 5^ to distinguish it from the next, is on
the right side, and is used in the common characters ;
the others {.about oue half of all ) have the regular
form, as ^^, but aie seldom met.
®'^_ The conti-acted form is seldom used, and the radical is
s ''"" placed variously ; the compounds generally refer to
sti-eaks, variegated, mixed, &c.
Ideas of measuring, &o., nin tlu-ough this jiroup, in
which the radical is usuallj' on the right or beneath ;
a few variants occiu'.
e'_ Ideas of division are promment in this natural group,
fKin in ■n-bich the radical is on the right side, er.cept a few
like ^ ; the primitive is seldom anotlier radical.
,. This gi'oup has two radicals, and Jj has only eighteen
compounds under it as Jj^ ; the other is JA a Jiay, as
written in ]^ ; these compounds refer to the shape or
color of banners, making a natural collection.
,y Tlie common character under lliis railical ^ lias no
63
64
'Sheu
es
GS
<7eu
likeness to it in nieauinp, and the rest seldom occur.
This natural group refers to the sun, time, luminous, &c.;
I the radical is xisually on the left, ami when cu top it
resembles the next, as -^ J some of these latter are
like others mider No. 13 |J, as ^ or ^ ; sometimes
the next radical and No. 134 p3 are WTOngly written
like it.
A miscellaneous group ; |i forms the real radical of
'several in it, and all the couauou cbaractei-s art; pri-
mitives, rendering their search difficult ; a few of them
properly would fall under tlie last radical.
Z* Some reference to the moon or time is seen in most com-
1 uehf pounds imder this radical, -Hhich is usually on the left ;
it is then like the contracted form of No. 130 I^,but
practice will distinguish them ; others having it on the
right or at the bottom, as fi(j or ^, are easily known.
72
73
Yueli
ik
77
73
79
ifUhu
^
It
^^ A natm'al group, referring to trees and fruits, wood
Mull, j,,|(i wooden things ; Iho radical is usuully en tlie left,
but also at the top or bottom, and in comtTination, as
7^ and ;^-
J.^. This is easily confounded with No. GG ;£' ^^s in p}%
A i€ll A^tj r-t ■
and Ha > if ""J Nos 30 14 smd 149 g have several
interchangeable forms ; in this group, the characters
refer to the tones, condition, and force of the voice, — on
the whole a natural collection.
When this radical is on the left as Jy^, there U an allu-
sion to its meaning ; bnt when in combination as j£ or
Sl))i or underneath as ^i^, no likeness is apparent ; it
is interchanged with No. CO ■^ and No. 157 ih , and
rarely with other radical.s.
The proper radical of tins group is f^ a rotten bone,
contracted to ^ in the compounds, all of wdiich refer
to whatever is dead, olJensive, &c. ; tai is also inter-
changed with No. 104 j/ , and is generally placed on
the left side, or underneath as 5l' which last is the
radical of ten other conipoiuids under it.
When shu is used as a radical, the primitive is never
another radical ; it is placed on the right ; characters
like ^j which appear to be imder tliis, have their
radical on the left side, the rest being fj^ an eiiipli/
skin ; a dozen characters are also formed of /=){ sound,
with a primiti\ e, so that there are really three radicals
instead of one iu the group.
s* Iu this small group the radical is underneath the other
' strokes, as iu ^ or ^j most of the characters being
primitives.
Two radicals are here combined, of -which /jj heads one
h.ilf as j^ ; and '^ a harethe others, as ^ ; none of
them are much used, but the Latter are most aliliC.
82 Most of these 'characters relate to uses and state of
iMau ijaii-, fur, or feathers ; the radical is found oi^enest ou
the left, also on the right or beneath.
The three primitives in this gi'oup J^^ ^ and ^.
are all found as radicals of some characters under it,
wliich consequently show no likeness iu their meanings.
These few char.actcrs all bear some relationship to their
radical, which covers the other strokes.
86 _ Some reference to the properties or the appearance of
'Shut water is found in nearly all these words, making it a
natural group; several are interchanged with No. 32
jt a"J No. 112 5 ; the radical is called .T. i|!i tK
or three-dot water, when placed on the left, as hi J§ ;
it is also found beneath as ^, and more rarely in
combination as ^ or ^•
•• This gi'oup indicates the appearance and effects of fire,
'^"'° &c.; the radical is called 111 S|!( Bill four-dot foot, and
m most of the compounds occurs on the side, or in
about one third of the whole, as flSj it is miderncath.
*' In about oue half of the charaetei's, cliao is contracted
on top, as ^ ; in the rest it is found on the left ; it is
easily distinguished from No. 97 JJx by the dot.
8« This small collection is very natural ; /« is placed on
Fi'' top, and its 'compounds refer to a father, and his dif-
ferent appellations.
I rr- Two primitives ^ and KiJ are the common characters
in this group, which all show slight alliuhy to the radical.
St
'Pi
83
Shi>
84
K'i'
INTEODUCTIOX.
liii.
"¥
it
92
S3
iNiu
94
4
I, This is a coiitrfictioii of tJ/^C « ice/, iiiid most of its co!ii-
■'pouiid.s refer to the piirts and forms of a coucli ; it is
placed on tlie left.
^^ Some allusion to ii plunk, Iward, or parts of a house, is
•P 'f ohscned in most of these eljariictcrs, wlio.~e radical is
abvays on the left.
An unimportant, though natural grouj) ; tlio rndical
imparts some of its nieanin,; to all under it.
The couipounds refer to the ages, colors, uses, and
nurture of bovine animals ; the radical, culled Jg ^
^ or the goring-ox, is placed on the left, and seldom
underneath.
'ITie contracted form is always placed on tlie left ; else-
' K'ueny,.here it is tlie fidl fonii, wliich tlien may be wrongly
written i^ ; the former is called ^ ')t^ turned-
rouud-dog; and in Canton /i;j /;«« /'in or dog-looking-
backward ; it refers to wild beasts, fierce, lying, crafty,
&c.; some words imder il, and Nos. 152 ^ and 153
^) are interchauged.
FIVE STROKES.
A sacied character, and therefore seldom written with
the final point ; it occure in combination in ^p, one of
its commou derivatives.
•• The complete form is only used tmderneath, and leads
Yuhf tlie meanings of all its compounds, whicli relate to gems
and music • the contraction is the character -F ,
described a> $'[ Hi ^ '"" 3E 31 5S ' '* '^ also
interchanged with No. 112 .^ and No. 167 4^ -
*7 This r.adical is placed on the sides, thus helfing to distiu-
•^'""' guish it from No. 87 J^ ; the compounds aU refer to
melens, gourds, &c.
Under this radical, whicli usually occiu'S on the right
or bottom, arc found the names of tiles, earthenware,
&c.; it is interchanged with No. 108 M' No. 32 ^,
and No. 112 ^•
There is one primitive t^i in this group ; the rest are
unusual, but resemble their radical in meaning.
One primitive ^ occurs under this ; in the others the
95
illiien
«8
09
^Kan
lOO
[.S/ianj'i-adical is easily recognized, and all the compouuda
partake of its meaning.
miOl fjo bond of connection pen-ades the meanings of these
""^ compounds ; the primitives "^ and f§ are the most
con.mon.
Ijj 102 'Words hereunder mostly refer to land, ctjtivation, &c.;
|l| s T'im it is usually on the left, and when placed above or
below as
is usually a primitive, of wlach
there are about twenty in the group ; several are inter-
cbanged with No. 32 jt ""<' o'lie's-
— rt 103 'Jlio common characters in this group are primitives, as
"^ '> ^ and ^T and all are very diverse in meaning.
^ji^ lOi 'niis is perhaps the most natural collection of characters
7 A'iA, JTi the language, as all refer to ailments ; the radical
is on top, and called ^ ^'ij B^ or disease head.
The radical is j'laced on top ; the llu'ee common cha-
racters under it have no uniformity of meaning.
In r.iost cases, poh is placed on the left, in others on top
or luidcruealh; the mcaninjji usiuilly intlicatu brightness,
li«ht ; No. 132 Q and No. 109 @ are botli lilie it,
and No. 72 Q is interchanged in a few ctu-c*.
yt
PoA,
►^ 106
H Pol',
Jk
B
107
^ < "i
TTf &%>
114
This radical is jihiced variously, but is easily seen ; the
uses and parts of skin are the conmiou ideas.
"••S Some reference to the radical, called ^ JH. pp, or
tiUn;j jjs], radical, is observed in nearly all the compounds ;
it is at the bottom, and in a few cases may be mis-
taken for No. 143 fni.
100 These relate to the eye and vision ; their radical is
Muh, usually found ou the left, and when underneath resem-
bles No. 132 g ; the contracted form, as in ^, is like
No. 122 l^J as in ^, but such are few; in the primi-
tives ^ or (|[, it is in combination.
J2, llO This and No. 115 ^ are somewhat alike ; it is placed
y* Si/e« on the left, and its compounds give the names and
describe u^es of lances.
A large proportion of tliis group indicates a connection
with 5^ short ; the otiiers chiefly refer to arrows, and
have the radical on the left.
-r" *^' This radical is on tlic left or underneath, and conveys
■'tl Shihf something of its meaning to all its compotmtls ; it is in-
terchanged with No. 32 31 or No. 98 ^^ ; also with
No. 90 3^ or No. 4G ^Ij ui many cases.
This is jilaced on the left or tmderneath ; the contracted
form -^ is not used in lK>oks, but resembles that of
No. 1 45 ^1 as in fjj and f£ ; it Is hence called f^
v^ 5^' '" "I'l'sion to this similarity ; the group con-
tains words of a religious nature.
These few characters are mostly prunitives, as "^ or
•j^ ; they slightly resemble the radical in meaning.
^^6 The appearance, uses, &o., of grain, especially rice, are
illwo leading ideas in these words ; the raiUcal is on the left,
or in combination as ^^ ; several are interchanged
with No. 113 ^, chiefly from the use made of grain in
sacrifices ; it is jlescribed as ^ /fj ^, from its re-
semblance to the 75th radical.
l-i-t lie This can only be mistaken for No. 40 *^t but it is not
/\ IlUeh, always easy "to tell whether the upper or lower radical
detennines the place in the dictionary, asin p or W »
lioUo.vness, boring, and darkness, are prominent ideas
in the group.
The radical is at top, or on the right, or below ; several
are primitives, and most of the characters allude to the
radical.
SIX STROKES.
This is on Ui', and called ft ^ W. •"" bamboo-
C/iiJi, (lower top ; its compounds denote tlie kinds and utensib
of bamboo, with a few referring to vmtmg.
This is placed on the left, and occasionally elsewhere ;
soir:e of the characters interchange with No. 115 ^j
and nearly all refer to rice in the grwn, or made into
cakes, spirit. Hour, &c.
This natm-al group relates to the kinds and modes of
raising B'.id making silk ; the radical is described as J|x
iW> J2 '" wi'i'l-si"' at-side, and is usually found ou the
left or Ixjncath, rarely on the right as ^^t or in com-
buiation as ^■
Kinils and uses of jars are the leading ideas ; the ra-
dical is interchanged with No. 93 3% °'" ^°- ^^ ^ >
in a few cases it is often wTitten like No. 167 ^.
unlike as the two are.
^
^
117
Lih,
lis
jj> 119
liv.
INTRODUCTION.
m
W)
U^j 132 Tiijg radical is on top, and culled PS J^ p|5 or the
|Wj ' Wanff letter-four radical, from tlie resemblain-e ; it is also
coiitiactc.l as in ^ ; a few lil<e [g siu:gest Nos. 13
[j and 14 ♦"* J tlic meanings refer to nets and traps.
j^ 133 Tliis is often contracted as in 3^, and ^j or written
' ' ' "^ in the old form as ^ ; it is usually on the right or
beneath, and several arc interchanged with No. 198 3bi
tlieagesor colors of sheep, &c., are common meanings.
This conveys something of its meaning to its com-
pounds ; it is found on all sides, and in combination as
^ ; several are primitives.
1^ J25 Terms for age are the common meanings in tliis small
I^" 'Lao g''''"Pi but in nearly all the words the radical is con-
tracted, as ^ or ^, so as to pu/zle the beginner.
Tliis group is increased by many characters as ^ and
^^ which should li.ave been properly placed under the
other radical, as this one gives their sound.
■z^, 137 Tin's resembles No. 115 ^; it is placed on the left,
-^V L^^ and the characters denote the uses and parts of ploughs,
harrows, &c.
-g- 128 This and No. 109 @ are often written so much alike as
-■-r 'Rh to be confounded ; its compounds mostly relate actually
or figuratively to the ear ; it is placed on the left, on
the top, or in combination as ^, and underneath.
^K Y 1 Placed on the right, or in combitiation, as hi ^,
' * the radical adds uotliing of its meaning to its corauiou
compounds.
Tlie contracted fon:i and No. 74 J^ are mnitteu alike,
as in JjK and l][\l, but this group is the largest ; and
many char.acters hko ;^> which would be searched for
here, come under the other radical ; those under juh
have it on three sides, aud the full foim is usually found
underneath.
131 This is placed on the loft, or in conibination as in ^; an
i CA an incongruous group.
132 This is easily confounded with No. 106 0, and occa-
■'^~ sionally wi'ongly used for it ; it is mostly found on top,
as in ^, which itself is again the radical of a dozen
compoimds referring to putrid smells.
This email group has no common idea ranuing through
it ; the radical is underneath as ^, or on the left.
This is easily mistaken for No. 106 ! it occurs in
combination as in ^ or ^, or i* placed underneath.
136 This radical is on the left, as pj", and the ideas of lick-
Shehj ing or sucking predominate, making it a natural
though bat little-used group.
*3* In these characters the radical is found underneath, but
CA'iucnjt does not influence their meaning.
'■^^ A natural group, referring to the parts, uses, and po-
fCheu sitious of boats ; the radical is ou the left ; it is inter-
changed with No. 75 /{C aud No. 8."> ?K in a few cha-
racters, but in some others c^■oneou^ly with No. 130
KI' 3S fljf for f^, in which J] is the radical.
}3* In tilts, the smallest group, its radical is in combination
as ^j or on the right.
The conditions of color are the leading ideas in this
small gi'oup ; seh is placed on the light, and must not
be confounded with No. 163 C, which resembles it.
124
■Yii
138
iRh
13«
Juki
fe
g
e
133
Chi*
13«
^
#
K
^
138
Sell ,
l*o This radical in its contracted form on top, as in ^^,
^t BM "'■ 1^ ^ BS ; it is the huKCSt
'^"•""is called
141
group ami one of the most natural, comprising the
names and condition of plants, vegetables, gi'asses, &c. ;
it is interchanged with No. 75 /fl or No. 115 y^,
and others.
This radical, or its commonest corapouud J|^, affects
the meaniug of its derivatives, which relate to ligcrs and
leopards, showing how common they must once ha\'e
been; it covers tlie other strokes, or is placed on the
side, as jj^.
This natural group includes snakes, insects, reptiles, &c.,
" having characters interchanged with No. 195 ^, aud
No. 208 ^ ; the radical is usually on the left, but
when doubled it is underneath, as ^fo, which makes
scores of svnonvms.
^■*3 This resembles No. 108
Bue/ii
, and is known as JflJ. *(£
■015 to distinguish it ; the radical is mostly on the left.
1** This radical incloses the primitive, as in •(jj ; the left
145
148
Uia'
m
half is the same as No. 60 ^ ', the characters relate
to going or to lanes, and metaphors derived therefrom.
This radical conveys a meaning to most of its com-
pounds ; its contracted form is only on the left, as -ji^,
and the full form at the bottom as ^, or divided as
^; ; the contracted fonii of No. 113 7J\ resembles that
of tliis radical.
This radical is on top, and does not intluence many of
its compounds ; it is ususally called W -J" pi5 i-e.
west radical, fi-om its common derivative.
SEVEN STROKES.
>■*' Uses of the eye, and emotions of the mind, are the
Kien* principal ideas of this group, some of whoso cha-
ractere interchange with No. 109 § ; the radical is
cliielly on the right side, and sometimes underneath.
!*• In this group, the uses, ages, and appearance of horns
Kiohy are the leading ideas ; the radical is usually on the left
or underneath.
149 Words in this natural group express emotions, and ideas
jVen pertaining to conversation, letters, iS:c. ; the radical is
usually on the left or underneath ; some characters
are interchanged with No. 30 Jj , and a few with No.
61 V^-
160 Words in this group interchange with No. 46 llj,
•^"*> No. 85 ?]< and No. 170 J^, all referring to vaUeys ; it
looks a httle like No. 135 p" when written badly.
161 This group contains two radicals, one of which leads
Tev? the meaning of those refening to pulse and sacrillcial
vessels, as Bl or ^; the other is a contraction of No.
207 ^J. and most of its compounds refer to drums.
162 This is interchanged with the next and No. 94 ^, all
*Shi relating to \rild beasts ; it is found mostly on the left
or underaeath, and in composition, as ^ J the group is
natm'al.
163^ Tliis group is like the last, both contauiiiig many synony-
' Chai luous forms ; r Ant occurs only on the left.
l-S* This occurs on the left or at the bottom, aud in com-
bination as ^ ; the prevailing ideas in the group are of
property, trade or honors, making a somewhat natural
collection ; the radical is sometimes called :Hr ^ 3§
from the similarity of these two characters.
INTRODUCTION.
Iv.
compouDi
intercliauge'l with tiie next iiiid with
; only a small proportion of the
.zdtl ^_** Must of tlie characters convey some idea of rednets, ap-
■>'" (■''''/'> |i|icd to earth or to the face ; the radical U found on
tlio left.
■~t 7'^' "^'"^ radical supports the other strokes as ^, and con-
AC •/■>■«« veys somewhat of its n.eaning to the compounds ; tliey
are IVequcnlly
No. 1G2 j^ and other;
whole arc now used.
rj ^^"^ This usually occurs on the loft; the group resembles the
>^t Isuhj ]^st, and many characters arc hiterchangcd with it and
No. 1G2 ^ ; the forms and uses of the foot are the
leading ideas.
.6' I?,"? Ihis radical is on the left ; it is interchanged witli No.
^ •■ ""' 130 ^, No. 128 S, No. 132 g, and No. 188 >§•;
a small and natural group.
This natural collection refers to vehicles; the radical
is on the left, but in a few, as ^, it is beneath, or as
in S^ inside.
In many of the compounds, the radical is doubled as
■9ff ; ui others, as 3^., it is beneath or on either side ;
their meanings have some similarity.
An a radical or in comlnnation, as in the common words
^ <"■ ^> 'Ins imports no meanhig to most of the
charactei'S under it ; No. IG8 ^ resembles it. |
102 Tlie contracted fonii on the left is by some called J^
T^tl 7^ poling-boat at-side, from a fancied regemiilauce;
this anil the groups under No. 170 ^^, No. GO '^ nnd
No. 157 ,S^ all have somo characters in common.
Except in a few cases, as -g,, the contracted form of
pE (Chut
: 173
■=fe 174
igs
tChi
^.
leo
Sin,
m
fpt/c
JSI Men'
^
177
181
i Clt'iin
. 178
. s Wei
Tliis stands on the right as ^% or beneath as ^,
but in a few as ^ or -^ it is obscure ; it is often
interchanged witli No. 190 ,%, and most of the words
denote kinds or acts of birds.
A natural gronp referring to rain, dew, mist, and their
times, forces, and appearances ; the radical is on top,
but there arc r.iany compounds as ^ in which S
is the real radical.
Tiiis is placed on either side as in ^ or ^ and im-
parts a sh.ade of its meaning to the compounds, and its
sound too to most of them.
The radical is really the primitive to a large portion of
this group, the other moiety of the character impart-
ing the mcanhig.
NINE STROKES.
The forjn, condition, and expression of the face are
described in this natural group ; the radical is on the
left or at bottom.
This is on the left or beneath, a« ^ ! it is often inter-
changed with the next ; the usea and articles of lea-
ther are described.
This is usually on the left, tliougl' ^ and a few others
are exceptions ; the group describes the uses, garments,
&c., of leather.
^
, 179
a
183
Vr ISO
& ,1m
M
m
M
IM
185
fieiil
186
<Ii
^
T ,Kin
this radical, descrilied as St If ^ two-lobed ear, is
placed on the right side, as in ^5, by which alone
its compounds arc distinguished from No. 170 ^ ;
they mostly refer to land, places, inclosures, &c.
This is placed usually on the left, but others occur lilce
•^ or 'JQ or ^ ; the characters mostly refer to
pickles or spirits. a:.d their cfl'ects.
This group is very heterogeneous and iiregular ; the
radical is often confounded with its compound 7^, the
only character much in use.
This is placed underneath, on the left, or in composition,
as ^ ; making a miscellaneous group.
This gi'oup refers to metals, their uses, shapes, &c. ; the
radical is usually placed on the left or underneath as
^) it is interchanged with No. 112 ^ and No. 75
/fC in a few cases.
*•■ The contracted form is ou the left side ; the derivatives
fC/t'any m-,. little u-ed; most of them refer to lengths, but others
to bail', showing that the radical is a contraction of No.
190 f^, and not originally this one.
This radical covers the primitive as in ft^? forming a
symmetrical group, most of which refer to doore, en-
trances, &c. ; it is sometimes used as u contraction of
No. 191 1™, because it is easier to write.
This is placed on the left, as pjj, in its contracted form,
which is sometimes called ^ p\- jg alluding to a
water bucket ; the characters mostly refer to places,
hills, mounds, &c.
These few characters are obsolete, though mostly refei--
ring to their radical, which is placed on the light side.
MlSl
Hiehi
^^, 184
I 189
I iJUan
171
Tills small and unused group is incongruous in its mean,
jngs ; the radical is usually beneath as sg- and looks
like No. 175 ^^•
This imparts a shade of its meaning to nearly all its
compounds ; it is found on the left or beneath, as ^,
and on the right.
The motions, parts, and appearances of the head and face
are hero given ; the radical is usually on the right, but
^ is an exception ; it originally was a form of No. 180
"is') and has nearly superseded it.
Motions and effects of the wind are described in this
f >m<j group : the radical is found on the right, but oftener it is
on the left.
The radical is the only word in common use ; its com-
pounds mostly refer to Hying.
This is usually on the left as f^. but other\^'ise in a
few cases as 5^ > in ^ome umisuAl characters it is
interchanged witli No. 130 j^, No. 119 ^, and No.
30 P ) the words mostly refer to soits of food, appe-
tite, eating, &c.
The compounds are unusual, and in several sheu is inter-
changed with No. 181 ^ and No. 190 ^j the
radical occurs on all sides of the primitive.
^C. 188 'llio radical affects the meaning of all its compounds
cT iTliamj vhich are seldom used ; it is usually placed on the left'.
TEN STROKES.
The characters all refer to the ages, colors, uses, &c. of
horses, ami metaphors taken from them.
This large and rather natural group describes the
uauies and condition of bones ; the radical is ou the
left, and is interchanged with No. 181 ^ and No. 130
[^ in a few cases.
The radical is the only word in common use ; nearly
half of the eonipoinids have kao for their iiidicid, wliilo
^. loads tlie rest, and its compounds describe the con-
tlitiou of walls, and are now mostly found tiuder No. 32
t<,
Sheu,
ff= 187
^, 183
Ivi.
INTRODUCTION.
.f<
191
Tcu*
192
Ch'ang*.
•\- ; ill combination it is contracted, as in <S
iiiiil iloci not servo as a radical.
E^ 100 'fliis group (lescril)es tlie condition and uses of the
'^^fPiao heard or hair ; it, has many interchangeable characters,
and the radical is always on top ; some of its real com-
poiindi. are contracted under No. 108 ^
This covers the primitive as in j^], and is frequently
written wi-ongly like No. 169 P^, which it resembles.
,,The only character i^ in common nse in this group
has no reference to its meaning ; and many of the com-
pounds are duphcate forms.
This is the radical of about half of its compounds,
which mostly lefer to boilers; the other radical is
^ a steaming vase, as in ^, whose derivatives refer
chiefly to steaming or boiling, and gruel.
M 104 ^ Tills is found mostly on the left, and is readily recog-
y™ Kwii uizeJ ; the nninber of compomids might be indefinitely
increased, for cabalistic sentences arc often made, to
all whoso chai'acters this is added ; the names of
spirits, demons, stars, &c., occnr in this gi-oup, which
contains much to illustrate the idolati'y of the Chinese.
ELEVEN STROKES.
■fiS -^.^ Tin's is usually on the left, though !^ and others are
'i»»S^" exceptions; it is also iutei-changed both with No. 205
3a and No. 142 ,2]^i butthe group is unusually natural.
lu this natural gi'oup a few characters are interchanged
with No. 1 72 ^^ ; the radical is mostly on the right ;
there are many duplicate fonns.
Theso characters pertain to the taste and uses of salt,
making a small, natural gi-onp.
Tliis is interchanged with No. 123 ^ in some cha-
racters ; it is usually placed on top, and conveys ideas
relating to cenine animals.
Characters in tliis group refer to cakes and other things
made from wheat ; few of them are in nse.
Some of the chai-acters found here ought to hiive been
placed elsewhere, as ^ an.l ^ ; very few of those
properly coming under this radical are used.
TWELVE STROKES.
Tliis is neai-ly an obsolete though a natur.al gi-oup ; the
,P^ i Hwangsb ades of yellow are the leading definitions, and in this,
as in a few other groups, one wonders how so many
characters were needed upon such a subject.
loe
i'Niao
19T
. lOS
', Luh^
TOgr 199
J^ SOi.
•<fiAu
Tins is usually on the left, except in ^ ; hi some it
is interchanged with No. 119 /^ ; the characters
mostly denote kinds of millet, paste, &c.
30B
1 <Mm
S
'Ting
. 207
m
mi^Shr^
200
■Plf
■ 210
•iTs'i
211
'Ch'i
■ 212
, iLung
213
^
314
Yoht
Ideas of shades and combinations of black, vileness, &c.,
Ijelong to this gi-oup ; the radical is on the left as in
HlJ. or underneath as in ^, in which cases the cha-
r.icter appears as if belonging to No. 8G ^'
This small, natural group has the rafUcal on the left
of the characters.
THIRTEEN STROKES.
Several characters in the group are interchanged with
No. 195 ,@,. No. 142 jli and No. 213 ^ ; they mostly
refer to reiJtilia.
Tlieee few unusual words refer to tripods and braziers ;
the radical is generally underneath.
This is usually found above, as ^, which will prevent
its compounds being looked for under No. C6 :£ ; a few
words as g^ really belonging to it, are found under
No. 151 Si because their right half is omitted ; they
denote sizes and sounds of drums.
The names of rodents form most of these characters ; it
is occasionally interchanged with No. 142 Si> «u<l No.
153 ^- though in the main a naturaKgroup.
FOURTEEN STROKES.
Words describing the uses, forms, and diseases of the
nose, &c., are comprised in this group.
Tliese words derive their sound fi-om the radical, which
is properly the phonetic, and the real radical is con-
tained within the lower part, as 1^ ; many suiiilarly
formed compounds .are distributed among other radicals,
the whole making a phonetic collection.
FIFTEEN STROKES.
The fonns, uses, and diseases of the teeth and gums are
described ; a fev/ unusual characters are intercbanged
with No. 92 ^ and No. 30 P.
SIXTEEN STROKES.
Like 210, many char,icters here shoidd have been
placed elsewhere, as only a few of those with iung refer
to a di'agon, which really acts as the phonetic.
A natural group referring to tortoises, &c. ; the radical
is also interchanged with No. 205 ^ and No. 142 SBti
in a few instances.
SEVENTEEN STROKES.
In this small gi'oup, several characters are uiterchanged
with No. 76 X and No. 118 ft j the word ^| is
more used than all the others.
SECT. VIII. — THE PRIMITIVES.
That part of a character which is not the radical, Las
no name among the Chinese, but foreigners Lave termed
it the primitive or phonetic. Neither of these names is
entirely suitable, for that part of a character which is not
the radical cannot always be said to have been formed
first, any more than that it always imparts its sound to
the united symbol For instance, in the character .^,
the combination of the radicals P mouth and ^ selfish,
to form the word for exalted, is etymologically speaking
only apparent, since the upper half is really a contraction
of j^ by, which having now lost its full form, has become
simply Jj^ to the learner. In this case, one half is just
as much a primitive as the other, and neither of them
imparts its sound to the character. Not so with the 35
INTRODUCTION.
Ivii.
derivatives in which this symbol l^ai -^ occurs, where it
unites with the radicals^ hand, ^^lieart, yf^ water, / Ke,
&c. to make common words like |^ to carry, i\^ concord,
^« to rule, \-^ to melt, &c. ; for in such it is properly a
primitive, in so far that in all of them it was a full char-
acter before combining with those radicals. Yet it is not
strictly their phonetic ; for these four aro now read t'ai, i,
chi and ye. Such combined words probably take their
present soimd from this part in rather more than one
half of the total number of characters in the language,
whatever they may have dune in earlier times. Still it
misleads the learner so often to call it the phonetic, if he
looks to it to get the sound, that Marshman's term primi-
tive is preferable. When the primitive does give its sound,
as under -fj and its 33 derivatives, and was evidently
taken to express it, tho term phonetic is proper ; and both
words are useful iu describing characters.
Dr. Marshman was the first who investigated the
composition of Chineso characters in this manner. He
made a complete classitication of all those iu Kanghi's
Dictionary, so that their construction could be seen ac-
cording to their primitives. Ho applied this term to
that portion of a character which is left after its radical is
removed ; and used the word derivatives to express the
compound formed by the union of a radical and a primi-
tive. He found thai, the language contains 3807 of such
primitives, that is, characters which combine at least once
with a radical to Ibrm a third. Ho added the 214
radicals themselves, most of which also combine as primi-
tives with other radicals, and thus estimated that about
4081 characters out of the 41,000 in the dictionary,
should bo classed as primitives. The greatest number
which spring from any one is 74, but the average is less
than ten.
Of this total number, ho ascertained that 1720 com-
bine only once with a radical to form a third character,
and as they are all derivatives themselves, they may for
all practical purposes be e-X-cludcJ from the list. Such a
character is the derivative formed of »^ and g| read
chu}i(f -g| which afterwards combines with A tu make
|f)2, and witli nothing else ; another example is an old or
erroneous form of ^ with tij underneath, a mere synony-
mous variety of itself
There arc also 452 others, formed, generally speaking,
in the same manner from other derivatives, each of which
produces only two philological shoots, and may be dis-
carded for the same reason, their great rarity. These
together make 2178 characters, which as they arc tho
parents of only 2G30 derivatives, and aro themselves
mostly included under simpler forms, can have little
influence on the great ma.-^s of character.-i, and may all
be dropped from the reckoning.
There aro then about 1C89 primitives in the language,
from which, by the addition of 214 of their own number,
are formed at least seven-eighths of all the characters in
the Chinese language. This for all practical purposes is
equivalent to the whole. This number of primitives can
be reduced still more without injury, by strildng oft" those
whose derivatives form only three unusual characters, and
those which are obsolete or synonymous, by referring
them as sub-groups under their more conspicuous primi-
tives. In describing them they may bo arranged for con-
venience into the following five classes, according to the
relation they bear to tho radicals.
I. — The 214 radicals themselves, tvlien used as prim-
lives. — There are only 127 of them included in Gallery's
list, but theso are of frequent occurrence. When two
combine side by side, as P,P|, Jjfj, |^, \%, &c., the ono
which imparts the sound is usually mado tho primitive
by its location in Kanghi's Dictionary, and the character
should be sotight for fir.st under the other radical. When
they are placed ono above the other, as ^. ^, ^, ^,
&c., tho signification of the word has mostly guided its
position in the dictionary, but no rules can be laid down ;
most of tho characters so formed are themselves primi-
tives. Under tho radical 7J< ivater there are 117 com-
pounds, which are made by combining it with another
radical, of which 59 follow its sound, and 58 do not, or
arc primitives. Out of 1 15 similar characters under /f;
ivood, as many as 72 aro sounded like their phonetic,
and about 20 of the remainder as ^, ^, ^, &c., are
primitives. Out of 101 such derivatives under ^
plants, as many as 78 retain the sound of the primi-
tive radical. Out of th« 333 derivatives of this sort under
these three common radicals, only one |,^ has the sound
of the radical lauh, and that is wrongly placed, seemg it
is a sort of bird, and muh is really the primitive. The
compilers of tho dictionary were occasionally careless in
this respect, and have distributed characters erroneously,
according to theu* own rules ; as for instance ^ fine
Lair, is found under ^{j, and not under ^ its pro^jer
radical. It is useful to know this arrangement, in order
the sooner to know where to look for a character in
Kanghi's Dictionary.
II. — Primitives formed of a radical, br/ an addition
which is of itself unmeanini/. — When the radicals were
reduced from 544 to their present number, tho compilers
of tho ^ ^ were likely to distribute such of them as
were not important enough to use as radicals, wherever
they coiJd most easily bo found, without regard to their
meaning. For instance, "^ and f^R, arc placed under
[g and )J^; but the remaining strokes possess no
meaning when it is removed, nor have those three char-
acters any reference to bow, mile or fre. All such are
among the most ancient and common characters in the
language, and number more than four hundred in all.
Iviii.
INTRODUCTION.
Most of them are contained in the hst of difficult cha-
racters given after the Index on page 1239.
III. — Primitives formed of two radicals, or which can
he separated into two complete radical: — Some which come
under this class, when analysed, have only a etroke or
two as one of its radicals, as >^», ~f. ^, -J-, ff^, &c. ;
but most of them as ^, ■§, ^D^ -fS^ ^^- are readily
divisible into two common ones, and are most easUy
leyirned by remembering their component prcrts. A few,
are composed of a radical repeated, as ^, ^, '^. ^J,
||. &c., which are readily noticed. The number of both
these kinds of primitives is over two hundred.
IV. — Primitii-es formed of three or four -radicals. —
They are fewer in number than the preceding, and when
their radical is removed, the rest is not usually a com-
plete- character, but is divisible into two radicals. Such
are t^, ^, ^, ^, ^, <tc., which are much easier
learned and remembered as integral primitives than by^
their component parts. About thirty characters in the
language are formed by the triplication of single radicals,
»s ^- (S- 0. M^'ai^ '^'^ °f yihkh only five are common
primitives. The last three classes together compose about
half of the 1G89 primitives, and. most of the elementary
Chinese characters.
V. — Primitives formed from a derivative by the addi-
tion of aiwther radical, or by the combination of two
derivatives. This class is, so to speak, of the third
generation, and one of its jjarts will therefore be found
in one of the preceding classes. Thus, f^„ ^ and ^
may all be regarded as flowing from ^, however little
connection they may have with it in meaning ; and each
of them is joined again to several radicals as primitives.
Such is also the case with ^. ^, and -^, whose progeny
as {^, B^ and j§, or %:„ "^ and ^, with % ^ and
5^, and others, all combine with radicals to form new
derivatives. A few of this class are composed of two
derivatives, as ^, ^. U- which form a small collection
easily recognized. The language contains many cha-
racters of this kind, which in classifying them by their
primitives as Gallery has done, must be left out ; but
when arranged by a radical, can be easily assorted.
They are not very common indeed, as ^, '^, ^_, <tc.,
but this dilemma of either rejecting them altogether, or
making the index table too cumbersome to vise, indicates
the imperfection of this plan for general arrangement.
What the student is most concerned with is to find a cha-
racter quickly, and he soon sees that the practical point
to be decided is whether to have 214 or 1C89 keys to
help him in his search. There can be no hesitation
about the relative facilities of the two sets of determina-
tives for this special purpose, and that the 214 radicals
demand the most careful study of the two.
This combination of a radical and primitive to form the
great mass of the Chinese characters, whether the latter
half is ubed as a mere phonetic as in }^, or to aid the
sense of the derivative, as in J^, is such an important
part of the language, that the student will derive advantage
from examining the primitives to this end. The essay of
Marshman, contaiued in his Clavis Sinica, shows the
fascination that such an analysis of the characters had
over him. An acquaintance with the general principles
which the Chinese have followed in combining them,
will doubtless assist in remembering the characters, and
whatever diminishes this labor is advantageous. No one
who means to read and talk Chinese can avoid the
drudgery of learning its characters. I have, therefore,
made an analysis of the gi'oups found under each of the
primitives given by Gallery, in the belief that a careful
study of it will repay the student, who wishes to become
familiar with the written language.
The number of primitives in his list is 1040, or about
two-thirds of the number collected by Marshman ; but
the derivatives from the remaining 649 are proportionately
very few. Gallery has defined only the most important
of the words under each primitive, and the total mumber
of characters contained in his Si/stema is 12,753. The
highest number of derivatives is 74 under No. 285 ^, of
which he gives only 33 ; under No. 1040 5| he gives
only 9 of the 30 which actually occur ; but his selection
comprises all that are in common use.
The prunitives of the same number of strokes are
arranged in the following list under the six letters con-
trived by Gon^alves, and described in the last section ;
and if their application be learned, it will not be difficult
to fiiid each character. I have followed his order and
list, because it will render reference to his work easy ;
but his mode of arrangement seems to have only one
advantage, vir., that it shows the possibility of such an
alphabetic 'levice. If they bad been arranged by their
radicals, it woul^^ bave rendered them more accessible.
It will be easy, however, for the student to mark the
number of each primitive in the general index, and that
will then serve as a guide to find them by their proper
r.idical. This list has been reprinted in Doohttle's
VocahuUiry, Part III., page 455-478, where the common
derivatives under each are given.
INTROBUCTION.
lix.
LIST OF 1040 I»m2!wa:iTI"VES-
Acoording toCallcnfs Systema.PJioneiicumj with the common sounds, and an analysis of the^resjiective
groups under each.
Zj. r..
h
~t" Shih,
7] ,Tao
^J Li/,,
7L 'Kill
b
11
'Pi
A S^/a-«
TWO STROKES.
liad. 5. — The sounds uudei- this primitive are ifih, chah,
wa/i, yah, and kiu ; the characters placed under it as a
radical miglit also be reckoned ; it is a contraction, as
in ^L f""^ Ijia' ""'J reappears iu No. 150 7f\j and No.
-■l^uJus.— This gi-oiip is read k'ao and /iiu; the pri-
nn'tive is found in No. 194 "^j and perhaps also in No.
241 ^ ; it is never used alone.
Had. 24. — This character has modified the meanings
of some of its compounds, which are read shih, ki, chin
and /iieh.
A Man. — This phonetic gives the sound to nearly all its
derivatives, the others being read chaiiff and ta; it is
used as a contraction for No. 841 3f . and No. 513 i^
ilows fi'oni it.
J{m/. 18. — The half-score of characters under this are
read ta», except one or two read r/i'u, and their meaa-
ings are not inlluenced by it perceptibly ; it is not the
same as No. 34 JJJ , though the two are often written
alike.
Had. 19.^TIie derivatives here are read l!h and
Iieh or iUeh ; au offshoot j^ hleh produces a sub-group
in No. C59 ^, having no atiinity with it.
Mad. 2C. — This resembles No. 32 2i> and reappears in
No. CG /g, and No. 2G7 j^ ; the compounds are read
Jan, pleu and i/ucn, and in some of them it is a con-
traction of No. 127 )[i-
Is. — This group is read na», JSiiff and yin; there
is no similarity in the meanings of the characters.
Had. Iti. — Tills occurs more frequently as a primitive
than a raiUcal, and is often used as a contraction for
No. 8jU ^; one or two arc reailyii and kiuh, all the
others ki.
I\'inc. — This and the last are easily confjunded, and
No. IG if is interchanged in a few cases ; the leading
sound is kiu, the otliers are ku;£i, kao and sii/t.
Pud. 21. — From this proceeds No. 108 J:t, with which
one of this group ^t '^ easily confounded ; the sounds
are;)f, pin, txiu and i/ii.
Kad. 9. — Two of the compounds, [X| and P^) give
nse to a few derivatives ; tlio sounds aro jaii, sin, shen
and ICO, and the significations are equall3- unlike.
Pad. 12. — This is readily distinguished from the last as
a primitive ; tlie compoundo are all read pa or pah
except f ^V pai.
To regulate. — Tlie contracted form of JpL fi^'8 is written
like this primitive, which is seldom met except in com-
bination one of its derivatives is read «jn»,the others »,
Pad. 29. — This occurs as a contraction for p3 in fsi'
for ^k in X'f' and ^^ iu /jE ! 'h* conpounds are
read i/iu, tfii, and nih.
^
h
la
flCiu
IT
Puh,
10
20
fSan
31
23
Wuh.
±
To involve. — Tin's is occasionally interchanged with
No. 10 yL> ^f"! several of its compounds exhibit some
aliinity in meaning; they are read kiu, kiao and s/ieu.
Pad. 25. — This is sometimes interchanged witli No. 869
^^ ; its derivatives are read puh poh. ./«. and ivai ; it
is not readily confused with itself when a radical.
THREE STROKES.
WartQ^" '^'*" — '^"'''^ reappears in No. 217 JjQ and No. 488
^, and a common derivative X^ is often interchanged
■with it, and regarded almost as a s^-nonym ; the soimds
aro xuang, mang, and mung.
In. — Tliis is now a synonym of No. 21 "f, but was
originally distinguished, and in those compounds read
wu, it is Tisually retained ; others aro read hwa.
Pad. 51 — Tlio largest part of this group is read kan ;
pthers are hun, ngan, hien, kien and kieh; No. 364 ^
flows from it, and it is sometimes confounded with No,
40 "7" and the next.
In. — It is mterchanjeJ with No. 19 ~^ ui several cha-
racters ; its somids are all i/ii and hit, but the significa-
tions vary greatly.
A plateau. — Tlie sounds here are like the primitive,
except !^ gueh ; their meanings are not influenced by it.
'^ Pad. 37. — This primitive is somethnes wrongly WTitteu
like No. 72 ^ as 1;^ for %\, and also :fc ; its deri-
vatives are read to, tui and ti.
Chaaq*^\ «/"#•— Tliis character is also written 5v' partly to
^ distinguish it from the last ; the compounds all read
(hang, and exhibit some reference to the meaning of
their phonetic.
Pad. 5G — This and No. 75 ^ are liable to be con-
founded ; its compounds are mostly read yih, others
being yucn and teh, the last ^ making a sub-group.
Below. — These few characters are read hia or sha and
leh; they show no trace of the primitive in their mean-
ing; No. 57 "JT might sometimes be taken for it.
Pad. 48. — 'I'his primitive has a large sub-group under No.
646 ]^, and smaller ones under kiiing JJJ, No.
250 ^ and No. 384 ^ ; its derivatives are mostly
read kang and hung, then kang, kiang and kiiing.
Pad. 32. — This gioup is read fu, mu and shii; its
characters uidicate no aliinity with its meaning, and one
of them ^ leads a few derivatives.
,29 Pad. 41. — This must not bo confounded with the next ;
it is used as a. contraction for ^ by rapid penmen ; its
derivatives aro read tsiin, theu, cheu and tao; i^T and
'q^ both lead off several others.
^^ , Tahnicd. — This group contains many couimou words ;
all but one ( pfj /'» ) are read like it, and their mean-
ings differ greally.
3S
Yih,
2C
27
tU-ung
Ix.
INTRODUCTION.
^
32
'ATt
33
34
Jan*
3S
<1V
36
37
38
Kihf
^
^
39
40
.rs'icn
jil
SI 7?a(/. 57. — This character imparts none of its mean-
(hung ings to its derivatives, which are read Icang, and
kiiiiig ; two of tliem fl5 '""^ ^' '^''^'^ sub-groups of five
orsix cliaracters, and Xo. 15G ^A "i^y come from it.
EaJ. 49. — This and the next niiglit, as primitives, be
joined iii one, for tliey are .seldom accurately written ;
this group is read Id mostly, .also ;)<, j'ci and kai ; one
sub-group under No. 331 j^ is large.
The tenth hour. — The characters in this group follow
the phonetic, but their meanings have no likeness to
it or each other.
Sword. — Tljis and No. 5 7J are similar in sense, hut
their gi-oups differ in sound, tliis being read^an through-
out ; No. 332 |2> comes from this, but the forr.i ji(J> is
a contraction of ^ij ichwang.
Aho.— This reiippears in No. 510 j5£' and No. 165 ^
and other sub-groups ; the derivatives are read i, ti, chi,
shi and to, none of theui like itself either in sound or
sense.
Riid. 39. The derivatives all follow their leading
sound in this group, and also show an unusual affinity
with its r.ie.aning.
Orphan. — This is easily confounded with the last, but
Kieh, it is seldom met ; the sounds of the derivatives are hlce
it, but their meanings differ.
To beg. — This primiti\-e appears like an offshoot from
No. 1 21<' ^"^ ''^ affinities are witli No. G64 ^ and
the 84th radical -%» witli which it is interchanged ; its
compounds are read hUi, yih, Icih, hoh, /,oh, kith
and kien.
A sprout.— The sub-group under No. 210-^ is tlie
only important one ; the compounds are read to/i, cha,
tsih and tu ; and are luilike in sense.
A thousand. — This and No. 20 "^ are often mistaken
for each other, but this is the least used ; its compounds
are all read ts'iai.
J-t *!■ A ladle. — This ])rin)itive affects the meaning of a few
*J Chohf characters under it ; their sounds are mostly choh and tih,
with/)o/i, yoh, «M0 and liao; H^ and %^ both lead
two or three compounds.
f-f *" Had. 3G. — Tliis character reiippears in a large sub-
^ ' group, No. 2G5 ^ J its few unimportant compounds
are read sik and to.
^ 43 Jiad. 59. — .\ homophonous gi"oup, ui wluV'!,i it is some-
■^ iShan times difficult to decide the office of the primitive as a
radical or a phonetic.
//I . r* Zona. — This gives its sound to all under it except BjX
liu ; their meamngs are various, and one \y^ iomis a
group of tluee.
nl -^'j 4/?.— Tliis and No. 49 Tli are much alike, and the
•' '^ " next group resembles both of them ; these derivatives
are read ya«, except one contraction jf^ pung.
48 A pill. — Its derivatives are .all re.ad hwan or ivan, and
iHwan some of them partake of its meaning ; this and the last
gi'oup are alike in fonn.
47 forked. — The sounds of the compounds in this group
'^''o* are cha and chai, and the primitive evidently affects
the meauhig of its derivatives.
*■ Rad. 47. — The characters in this group are read ch'wen,
iChw'en shun, hiiin, siiin and tsai, and their meanings have
verv little in common.
BO
SI
'K'eu
p
4
%
J\a» ,Sin
Sin' ^"l''^- — 'T'l's primitive is an altered form of No. 45 J^ ;
its compounds are like it in sound except ivii f /t,> but
differ in tlieii' meaning.
Rad. 38. — The derivatives of 5C as a primitive are read
jii, but they are seldom met with, and have diverse
meanings.
Rad. 30. — The few characters in which this is used as
a primitive are read k'cu ; the groups under No. 287
in, No. 2G8 fff and No. 1G9 ^ come from it, but
show no affinity in sense or sound.
*^ Rad. 4G. — The lew characters in this group are read
f>)han s/ja,, OT s,'e„ ■ most of them are in common use.
FOUR STROKES.
63 Rad. G8. — This group is homophonous except ^^ and
" *ir liao ; the compounds are diverse in their meanings.
6* Rad. 70. — A large and nearly homophonous group, a
(tang fe,v only being read;<rt»_7; the characters exliibit traces
of the phonetic in their meanings
rr The nape. — This character flows fi'oni No. 9 JL only
•^ in appearance ; its deri\atives are read han</, laing and
Icang, and some of them are like it in meaning.
86 _ Rad. C7. — Some of the characters in this group are
i Wan lead min and lin, but more than half are wan ; one of
them, No. 830 lie], leads a small sub-group.
Agile, — Tliis unimportant group is unifonii in its sound ;
the phonetic is derived from No. 17 p and not from
No. 26 'T' J which it resembles.
Walking. — This primitive is also written ^ or 5Tj>
though the two characlei-s are luilike ; the sounds are
chin, shan and Ian, and their meanings are very
dissimilar.
69 Rad. 8fi.— Tlie compounds are all i-ead hu-o, and one or
HIwo two partake of the meaning of their iihonctic.
60 Rad. 61. — The somid sin or tsin pertains to all in this
gi-oup, except %\i another form of Ifll; chi ; the mean-
ings have no noticeable resemblance ; No. 403 ^
shows the other form of the radical.
— -. 61 Origin. — This is easily written so as to resemble No.
7C Sijicn 55 -^^ j^,j fj.om it flows No. 294 ^; its derivatives
are read^MCH or ivan.
62 .1 !(•(.//. — .Some of the characters are somewhat Uke
' Tsing iheir phonetic in meaning ; they are read tsing and king.
63
57
Pieif
68
1 lV)j
A hushund. — This primitive resembles No. 1G3 y^ ;
its compounds are homophonous throughou., and care-
ful search might bring to light a little reier.iblance in
their meanings to the phonetic.
64 To speak. — Three or four derivatives are lead hwun,
iYun tiju others are t/un ; none of them alike in their
meanings.
OS Rad. yC— The characters under this phonetic are all
' ^'""^ read like it ; it reiippears in No. 223 g and No. 353^1,
besides groups under )2 ^"<1 "f i "f Ihree or_four words.
Sg t Unfortunate — This iiroperiy flows from No. 7 H ;
it occurs again in No. 267 J^ and is often written j^;
its deriv.atives are mostly read ngoh ami ngai or i^ai.
*7 Oblique. — This .■-mall gi'oup presents traces of the pri-
Tsiehy iDitive in its meanings, and is like it in sound.
®® Contrari/. — lliis primitive resembles the last in foi'm ;
-*'"« its compounds are read jtan and fan, and many of
them pai'take of its leadhig idea of opposition.
INTRODtrCTION.
Ixi.
it
it
S
W
:^
m
:^
^
G
•? fiiii/. 43. — Tlie Bounds of tliese compounds flillow ilieii-
i J '" prinutive, but it Iius liiid no perceptible influence on
thcii- ineauiiig.
'? The foreiirm. — Tlie derivatives are mostly read hunij,
iKiiny and tbia piirnitivo is ofteu interchanged with No. 156
5A i '''<* lUCiiniugs of many of them allude to a twang
or vibration.
'l Not. — T!io sounds in this group are puh, peu, /ci and
.f""> ii€i, and the meanings of the characters show no resem-
blance ; No. 138 ^ is often interchanged with it, and
No. 308 ■^ '* derived from it.
72
*K'iuen
73
74
7«
,1-0
77
Fdi*
7S
-.Chi
Bad. 04. — Tins and No. 23 y^ are often \vrongly in-
terchanged ; this group is read k'iien andjn ; and the
comiiound J/j is a good example of ideographic ^vi'iting.
Mutual. — The derivatives arc identical with tlie sounds
of their phonetic, but their meanings show slight resem-
blance ; No. 228 ^ is sometimes wrongly written like
this, and it is interchanged ivith Jg- in many cases.
To ctit i^(p.— Tlie sounds in this gi'oup are tsifJt and ts-i,
J*"*c''>both which the phonetic has; tlie meanings are vei'y
unlike.
T8 Rad. G3. — As a primitive, tliis gives none ef its mean -
(A'li'O ning to the conipomids, whicli are read htva, cfiao, hwan
and hwo; No. 437 ^ flows from it.
Pad. 92.— The compounds in this group mostly follow
their leading sound ; others are read hia, kia and
chven ; No. 424 iu! is iiiterclinnged v ith jt in
several chai'acters.
A s/io»7 (Zi-e.ss.— This and i/ij' Iff amarlcet, are nearly
alike hi form, bat this is the plionetic, and lialf the
compounds follow it ; others are read yJCj and tseh ; the
6ub-gi'oup of five under f|T is read sfii.
Rud. (JJ. — The group under this as a primitive is more
im[X)rtant Hian that niHler it as a rad;cal, and it is not
easy to draw the line ; the sounds are chi and l;i in
equal proportions, with threo I'ead hiciH.
7» Obscure, — This resembles "^ ; its coirpouuds foDo^v
its sound, and in several of them ^ takes its place
^•om meio identity of sound.
Rad. 75. — The few compounds under this primitive are
read viuh, hiu, hiao and sunij, of which No. 278 ^
and ^ form sub-groups.
Zbi^ii-c.— This group is read y«, sii, shu, chu andyt^;
in combination the primitive is often written hko No. 36
•f" j and one or two of tlie compounds have a few
derivatives.
To lead on. — The compounds under this character par-
take slightly of its meajuiigs ; tlieU- sounds are yin, shwi
and chin.
The second hour. — The derivatives are read ch'ru and
niu ; tiicir meanings show no similarity to it or each tither.
I . A chord. — This often occurs written^ in obsfiletefunns,
and re.'.embks No. 20O ^ ; the compounds are reml
kwai, kiidh, h'iieh, yiieh ami meV, a miscellaneous group.
•■ Not. — This character is easily confounded with No. 103
* jt' l^'t' '' seldom occurs in combination ; its sounds
are all lUiO the primitive.
■^ Would that. — Tliis group regularly follows its phonetic
<"" thrciughoul ; the conipoiuids shew :io r»somb!auco in
tignitication to it or eucli other.
•o
Muh
SI
S3
83
S4
Altai
their meanings
:.1.''»
se
' 1I'«
80
01
Yao
92
Puht
93
S4
S Vun
?^ Deficient. — Ilia sonnds under this primitive, which re-
'* i-embles ^, are Jah, fun and pien
arc still more diverse.
Rad. 82.— This group is read mao, with the exception
'" of three read, hao and muh ; the meanings of the cha-
racter are ludilvc,
A'ooH. — Tlie compounds are read «•«, ch'a and hii ;
die of them fir leads off three or four in a sul>group.
Rnd. 93 — The few words in tliis group are read niu,
Ino mid kien ; they have no similarity of nieanuig.
Fair. — This primitive resembles 5^ heaven, but that
firms no derivatives ; its sounds, are yao, nguo, hiao,
yn and xih ; one J? leads a small sub-group.
Rud. 66. — The fomis of the radical and primitive
differ a little, but this resembles No. 78 Jl in some
cases ; the dervatives are read muh, mci.
Cinnabar. — The primitive gives its sound to five com-
pounds, (he rest being read chcn, nan, and tung; it
might have itself lieen elevated to lie a ladical.
Uiti/orm —All unusual similarity runs through the
meanhigs of this group, winch is read j/un, kiun and
tsin ; one derivative jg has tlu'ee under it.
OS Rud. 74. — This gives its sound to all its derivatives,
I liehf ami traces ofits meanings can bedetected iu two or tliree.
98 £)o not. — The sounds in this group are imh, hwufi,
II ««> jiiuh and wan; from one of the characters proceeds
No. 466 ,^1 mid there are other einall sub-groups.
'7 I p to. — About half of this group is read H/i; the rest
Jm'I) are cliali, hill and suli, suggesting a contraction from
other forms to explain the sounds.
98 Rad. 76. — The Bounds of k'ien, hifn, kan, ijin and
K'ien cliui, occur ui tliis group ; in many of the characters,
it is not easy to decide whetlier yZ •■' "'o r.idical or
primitive.
08 Rad. 69. — No similarity in meaning is seen iu these
(t\in. derivative.!, which are read ki'n, liin, jm, k'i, tsianq
and s».
-tt 100 To uscen.i. — Tliese com[)Ounds resemble theii' primitive
/ I JO "ly ;„ founj and sense ; and one of them ^J is of^en sub-
stituted for it.
g 101 Rud. 63. — More than usual uniformity appears among
" Ilu* the derivatives, inoBt of them being read ku, with ku
and tu ; No. 769 ^ is derived fi-oni it, and ^ and
J^. both have a few followers.
r|T ^^* Rad. 87. — The compomids ai'o similar to the primitive
' '* '-'liao ;„ sound, and some of them partake of its sense.
■^ "m ^"''' '^^•— "T''" primitive is a little like No. 85 ^;
'''■ the derivatives are read .lAeA, shuv, teu, ku and yih.
and show a few Bub-groups ; some of the comiiounds
properly belong to the 1 adical.
To .-pront. — Half of the derivatives are read tun;
others are chwen, taiien aiul shun ; there are two or
three small sub-group«.
To tranyorm. — 1 lie compounds of this group are read
hwa and «o, and several of them are modified by
the meaning of the primitive.
Rud. 83. — The sounds vary much among these deriva-
tives, but their tncanings are even more dissimilar ; it is
nut the same as No. 174 Jg^-
To look up. — This is not the same as No. 175 ^ J the
sounds are ang, yinrf and ynng, and the senae of tlio
primitive appears in many if the connwuuds.
n
fr
Ha iT.
^IIUH
fK Sbi>
^
107
i,Aii(j
Ixii.
INTRODUCTIOX.
^
110
, Kin
111
illi
it
fp. Mad. 81. — This primitive comes fiom Xo. 11 {J,aiidgives
its .souiul to all under it, but no tr:ice of its meaning ;
\o. 354 ^ auJ Xo. C85 ^ are connected wth it.
^P^ tViie/. — Some likeness of soimU appears in this gi'oup ;
' '" it is sometimes written jSj and or ^}-
\oii\ — The compounds are read /.in and king, but
none of tliem follow the meaning of the phonetic.
Sign of admimtion. — This and the next are easily
distinguished ; the group is small, and nearly uniform
in sound.
^^3 Xo divide. — The idea of expansion or division mns
<^¥an through the words in this lai-ge group, two-tliirds of
■which follow the sound of the piimitive ; the rest are
pan, pan anipiii.
^}^ ConJine-1. — Much uniformity in sound, as kiai and hiai
Kiai* pervades tliia group, hut only a few of its words resemble
the primitive in sense.
^^* Ilud. 88. — Xo trace of the meaning of the primitive is
J^"' seen in the compounds, but all of them agree with it in
tomid ; ^ is an eiiample of a modified radical.
5J> *^' li'id. 89. — This gi-oup is nearly uniform ui sound ; the
.>v iHiao primitive .ilfects the meanings of only one or two.
jrt 118 Equal. — llie sounds of these compounds are imlike, and
' '-^ in mauy cases they follow Xo. 434 ^i with wMch
some ai'e interchanged.
11^ To permit Much dissimilarity in prommciation occurs
* J "n in this gi'oup, and tlie meanings have uo reference to
the primitive.
1^" Had. 90. — This rules the sounds of only a part of the
sC7(K''an^coaipounds, the rest being tsiang ; and imparts its
meaning to none.
llnd. 77. — This group agrees in souud with its phonetic,
and a trace of its meam'ng is seen in several of the
compounds.
Had. T2 An incongruous group in both sound and
signification ; qQ is regarded as a contractien of §|| by
many.
Within This imparts its o\ra souud to none of the
compoimds, which read noA, or y«i* or noh-,; nor ai'e
ilieu- meanings like it.
Middle. — This gives the souud to all its compounds,
and tr.ices of its meaning appear in all the common
ones.
Feio. — The soimds chao, miao and sha appear in tliis
group ; their significations show little influence from the
primitive; 12 characters occur under tlio radical >J^,
hanug this for their radical, and partaking of its
meaning.
FIVE STROKES.
A vestibule.— One sound runs through this group, but
its meanings are incongruous ; it is contracted to —
in some characters.
To carry on the back. — A group nearly uniform in
sound, but diverse ill its meanings ; some of them ai'e
interchanged with No. 35 J^ ■
ti^ 126 Jiad. IIG. — A trace of the meaning of the primitive
■^ ^ I/iiehf appeai-s in many of the compounds, most of which are
like it in sound.
Wales rising. — Tliis is derived from No. 7 Qj but
while the somids are alike, the meaiiings of the deri-
vatives show uo affinity with it.
Rad. 117. — An incongraous group in sound, as lih, lah,
sah ; and theu' meanings show even more diversity.
12a
It
119
Vhi
i2e
ft
121
^
122
Chung
^y
123
*iihao
*J-» 124
'T 'Cto
m
127
Faif
128
X.A,
-a- 130
.^ iHuen
.— - 131
7\^'Yung
^
*
%
iP'ing
134
Wi*
13S
Muhi
I 136
5. ' Tso
^
Pah,
-y- 130
/ ■ 139
-^ 140
-yl Shihf
H
Chinfj
141
>
— p 142
Ir. Chimi*
=^K^
143
>
144
Pj <Ko
-p- 148
lAj 'Ping
Tie
L Shuh,
^ <Pan
CVath,
H (hail
Lord. — A group uniform in somid, and one where the
senje of many characters shows the inlluence ot llie pri-
mitive ; f^ is another form of f J, which is found uuder
No. 65 J; froia which this flows.
Rad. 95. — Tliis affects the sounds of all its compounds ;
which are more numerous and common than those in
which it is a radical.
Always. — The soimds in this gi'Oup are nearly uni-
Ibrin, but their meanings show no trace of the primitive.
J^/«.«^ — This leads the sounds as ^i or pih ; and Xo.
708 Ij^ heads a suhgi-oup of one of its derivatives.
Peace. — Ihe sounds in this group are p'ing and pang;
the meanings are various ; T^ is nearly the same as ^
(.dicing.
Not yet. — This and the next need to be distinguished ;
its sounds are wi or in^i, and its meanings often indi-
cate incompleteuess.
Knd. — The sountls here are uniform, and there is a
trace of the primitive in the meanings of most of the
words.
2Vic left This gives its sound to tlie group ; No. 522
^ and No. 629 ^ flow from it.
Ta pull fiut. — The sounds of pah or poll, Jah or juh
are common in this group, whose characters have no
lefereuce to the primitive in their meanings.
Great. — This is a derivative from X'o. 71 /p J its sounds
follow the prhnitive, but not its meanings.
Right. — This has some afhnity to No. 231 W i" sound
;ind fonn ; its derii-atives are all sounded dike.
Rad. 112. — This group has uo reference in meaning to
the primitive, and the sounds are very unlike. _
Cloth These characters agree in sound, and 'fip is
modified in its fcrm, and may be of a diflferent origin.
Correct. — Uniform in sound ; only a few of the charac-
ters iiidicate aiihiity with the ineaniug of the priir.itive,
which seems to proceed from Xo. 119 Jt"
I'o depart. — These charactei'S are read k'ii, kieh and
fah ; the primitive mUuences the meaning of very few
of them.
Vast. — A gi'oap nearly uniform in sound, but various
in its meanings ; it resembles No. 248 E and the
radical ^ in form.
Able. — These characters derive their various sounds
oi ko, /lO and fl^o h-om the primitive, but their mean-
higs show little analogy to it ; Xo. 446 p^ and No.
650 -^ flow from it.
Cyclic term. — No similarity in meaning appears in this
groui>, but all follow it in their sounds.
I'o bind The sounds of this group are uniformly like
their phonetic ; it is often contracted to f^-
A medicine. — Tlie meaning of the primitive affects none
of the compounds, but their sounds chuh and shuh re-
semble it.
Origin. — These characters mostly denote rudeness ;
they are read pan aiidpoh, and Xo. 528 ^ is probably
derived from it.
.^1 <at/e/.— The sounds of this gi"Oup are uniform, but
their meaniugs have no similarity.
Rad. 99.^The pronunciation is kan, han and kien ;
and a trace of the meaning of the primitive is observable
in this group.
INTRODUCTION.
Ixiii.
i«:
152
.S7ii»
. 1»3
J*
1S4
^
^
^
yX? ai^f. — The sounds here arc sAi, • and sieh ; their {
eigiiifications vary much ; it is sonietiiucs interchanged
with No. 289 %, and Ko. 542 ^ is an offJioot.
Ancient. — This group is read ht and /in, but their
nieaninfis differ widely ; No. 497 @1 and No. 544 j59
are derived from it.
^In ox.— Tliis group is similar in its sounds, but not
' otlierwise ; the primitive must not be written like /J{
a cyclic character.
Nol .vo.^The sounds here are ./u/ij .'uid /c'l', but no
likeness to the primitive can be traced in their meanings.
To extend. — The primitive gives its sound to the com-
ii'ung poynijg. jt; is perhaps derived from No. 31 ^•
A nun. — The sounds here follow the primitive ; the
meanings are incongnious.
An official. — One sound pervades this gi'onp, which yet
exhibits no likeness in its me.anings ; ng^ is a hybrid.
The people. — Uniform in sound, with the exception of
Uk 7iiien; in some of the compounds •§• is improperly
interchanged with it.
ISO To call. — The compounds are read fine, clioo and xliao ;
their meanings are diverse ; it is contracted to ^ in
some cases.
To add. — The soimds in this gi-oup arc li'ia-, with a few
ho and ki€; the meanings however show few traces of
its meaning.
Ah! — The Eonnds follow the primitive, which itself
recurs in No. 784 J$ in a small group.
To lo-ie. — The words here are read rheli, tie.h and i ;
their meanings indicate Uttle affinity with each other.
Rad. 100. — More resemblance exists in this group to
fShan^ the sound thaji the sense of the primitive ; No. 595 is
one of them.
Mountaineer. — This is derived fi-om No. 35 ^gj ', the
characters are read t'o and », and few of tliem are
common.
Suddenly. — The primitive gives its sound to nearly
half the group, the rest being tsoh, tsieh and tsu; No.
611 ^ is one of its compounds.
1*T liiid. 115. — The characters, not like the primitive in
lHwo their soimds, are read su ; their meanings are uU un-
like it.
To embrace in. — Mucli uniformity cf sound appears in
this group; many characters resemble the primitive in
sense.
.4 phrase. — Tlic compounds are read kii, heu and heu
or hd; it is sometimes written SJ, but not correctly.
liad. 107.— Besides the regular sound p'i, a few are
read po, or p(i ; the meaning of skin appears in only
three or four.
To reprimand.— Tl\e sounds of this group are cheh, su
and toh ; several of them refer to breaking ; it has no
aftinity with No. 99 /f •
Had. 97.— Words in this group are read kwa, hu or
Ah, but none cf them relate to melons.
H'lnicr.— Tlio sounds in tliis group are tung, fang
(Tung and chung, and a few of the characters refer to cold.
1T4 Bottom. — .\bout half of these derivatives are read t!,
and the rest chi : in some of the latter ^ is inter-
changed with ^ the primitive, whicli is not the same
as No. 106. jSi
m
176
isi
fKi'i
162
,Hu
1«3
Shihf
ie«
las
Chat
IBS
fPllO
1S9
A'u>
170
ifi
171
Cheh,
^ 'T,
j^ T„i>
#
3
173
tu>
179
Poll,
^<^
#
ISl
Piuf
A. 183
o ^**
{3(1 uen
#
185
Pielf
tX <Tai
187
«il/K
4^ rel'
L 190
(5 tChen,
a "2
M. Tan*
M 104
■^ Uad>
^
^
Kiah,
fShan
P 187
Morning hour. — This group is read umu, liao and liu;
its significations are Incougruous ; y[i an egg is aber-
riuit, and No. G73 ^ leads a large group.
An age. — These scunils are unifoiT.i, and a trace of the
primitive is seen in several of the compounds.
A hill. — This group is mostly read like the primitive,
but few of them show its uilluence in their meaning.
To give. — This is uniformly sounded /h, and in many
of the compounds something of the primitive is apparent.
Rad. IOC— All except three read/w, follow the primi-
tive in their pronunciation ; only two or three resemble
its meaning.
To sto]> one'.i-self. — Tlie sounds are nearly uniform in
this group ; it is sometimes confounded with No. 301
^-
IIul/'.—'f\ic primitive imparts its sound to all the deri-
vatives, and its meaning to a large proportion.
To order. — A uniform group ; the primitive is some-
times used as a conti'action of No. 1040 ^•
Thick hair. — All the compounds but two follow its
sound, but only one or two of them its meaning ; No.
780 ^ comes from it.
A marsh. — These characters differ in sound and sense
from the primitive, which is also TOtten ■^ •
A casque. — HiUf of this group is pronoiuiced pien and
half is Jun ; the primitive is sometimes WTitten ^>
but not correctly.
A terrace. — A variety of sounds as i, tai, chi, si, ye
and sld (xcw in this gi-oup ; it is often a contraction of
No. 945 'jf ; in tlioso read iai.
Mother. — An incongnious gi'oup, for part of them are
compomided of the radic;\l jf not, ami part of "^ to
string on ; No. 340 ^- flows from it.
A slave. — The .sounds here vary fi'om nu into nao, na
and t'ang ; there is no similarity in sense among the
derivatives.
l'o««i^.^Tlie sounds here are nearly nnifomilyyeM or
yao, but their meanings do not resemble the phonetic.
To (/iVtHC— Among its compounds some are read
nieit, tien, tieh and shen ;'oii& of them is No. 387
■Jl^ making a sub-group ; it and No. 153 "iJ *re often
mispiinted for each other.
This. — A few arc read chai, but the other derivatives
are uniform in sound with it.
The dawn. — About Iialf a dozen of this gi-onp are read
tah ; in some the primitive is often contracted to No.
901 Jy, because of the sameness of sound.
rurthermore.—T]ns much resembles the last ; the
sounds tsii, cha, chii, tsu and tsie occnr under it ; No.
.170 |)[j flows from it.
^l signal. — Some derivatives are read hiao, but their
signiiications vary much ; it is deemed to be derived
from No. 2 j •
A scale. — The compounds are read hia/i, hiah, chah
or yah ; they show no trace of the primitive in their
meanings.
To report to. — The characters here are nearly uniform
in pronunciation, and have a slijiht reseniblance in
meaning ; this and the last must not be confounded.
To scrape off. — This small gioup is iucongi-ucus, and
the primitive is often written ^ erroneously.
Ixiv.
INTRODUCTION.
[J 19S Elder brother. — None of the compounds are read like
jf[j fllUmr; it^ mid none of them exhil.'it any traces of its meaning.
t-t 189 On/y.—Ml tlie compounds are read like it, but their
-* "» ' t/«' meanings var}- much.
jU 20a Middle.— Uo&t of these iollow the primitive in sound ;
7v ( i "A? f^^^ j^j.^ j.pjj^ t/ing, and one derivative No. 588 3^
leads a group.
ffl2•l }ia(l. 103.— AU but one of tlii* group are lead like it,
i 'Pien and they all refer more or less to its meaning.
T. 202 From^ hy- — This group is read s/jj, chu, tih, clieu and
m 1 1 w 1/iu, but in none does the.meaning of the pi-imitive aj)-
pear.
rti ao3 Gradually.— One sound runs through this group, but
aT ' ^'™ nothing of the primitive conies out in the mennings.
204 Catalogue. — S/ian is the most common sound in these
7^>"ieA>fg,y characters, which are iiicongraous in meaning.
206 four. — A similarity of sound pervades this gi-oup ; the
primitive is often printed to resemble t£ a piece.
*<•* A desert. — All these are read nearly alike, and in a
^.
W
</
I I ^Kaoiff j^gg p^j^ jjjgj.^ jj g^ju^g allusion to space ; No. 291 [bI
and No. 293 [pj are like it
207 To no out. — Besides ch'tili, the sounds lauh, tiiA and
Ch'uhy chonncQui ; the meanings are very diverse.
208 JTierefore.-'Tbe sounds are i and tsz ; the primitive
is changed to the old forei B in some cases.
226
SIX STROKES.
209 ^1 letter.— The soimds here are iinifonn, but the cha-
^«'' racters do not take after the primitive, itself derived
from No. 36 -p-
210 ^ Jiouse. — These compounds ai-e read ch'a, but they are
^
^
Chelit ^o( uniform, in meaning ; it is itself derivetl from No. 39
Peace. — Nearly miifonn in sound ; the primitive is part-
ed ill ^ to feast mth.
Also. — Usually read yili, but none of the compounds
resemble it iu meaning ; No. 1024 f^ is often con-
tracted to this, tspeoiajly in those chai'acters where it is
placed over the radical.
*>■' Had. 145. — Uniforaily read i. bnt nothing of its signi-
fy' ficaiion appears in the compounds. j
214 To join. — The sounds hiao and yao occur in a few |
fhiao cases, and a trace of the primitive is often seen.4n the |
213
Yik,
derivatives.
-Jt- 216 Tofll. — The sounds here are unifonn, with one ex-
y\Jt ' "ception ; it is often written _5J, in fonnal books.
_j_. 218 Tile tenth hour. — niis group is read Icai, hiai, kiai.
^fi Ha? I;qIi aiid hai, hut the primitive afiects none of the
meam'ngs.
— i-j 217 Ample. — Tliese follow one sound, and traces of the
JWl^Hwang pvimitive reappear in some of tlie compounds; it flov.'s
from No. 18 (j • and ^ makes another fonii of it.
- V- *!• Rod. 123. — Besides yang, many of these are read
I S i <"i<J siang, and three or four of them refer to the pi'imitive.
JU. 2l»
>H »2o
This group is uniformly read IcUen ; the primitive is not
in use, and reappears in No. 453 ^ and No. 666]^ ;
it was anciently a radical.
Had. 119 — Tlie founds are alike in this group, with one
exception ; the compounds show no meaning of the pho-
netic ; one of tbejn fbiins a sub-group. No. 631 ^j
of four.
p2i .4 tteries — These all follow the sotuids of the phonetic,
and No. 578 *§ is a compound which leads a few
others.
-n^. 222 Puids?u>ie»t. — This group is xmiform iu somid, but has
JVi iUIng jionc in signification; it is perhaps derived from No. 02
#•
l=P *2S To aid. — One sound runs through all these characters,
^^^Kw'angnnd some of them slightly indicate the meaning of the
primitive.
■Ttir *** Martini. — A few of these are read sung; one deriva-
"* " tive 1^ forms two further compounds itself ; No. 154
^. No. 2H3 ^, and No. 235 J^ are easily con-
founded with it.
A model. — These generally follow theb primitive in
soimd, but it does not influence their meanings.
A foreigner. — This group is read a and fi ; the pho-
netic is sometunes WTongly interchanged with ^ No.
301.
Ashes The soimds"here are hioui, kwei and tan; a
tvui few show something of the pvimitive in their meaning.
-jc 228 Constant. — Two of these m-e read Aa?i^; the primitive is
■^ "^ sometimes ^vritieu like No. 73^5 and No. 245 H.»
but there is a clear distinction between them.
239 To arrange. — The sounds are lieh and li, but none of
J^ich^ tlie conipomids show much trace of the primitive.
23* ,1 hundred. — Tliis gi-oup is read poh and moh, and in
Puh^ one or two some influence of the phonetic appears.
To have. — Besides yki, others are read hwui, wit and
y'u; a few show tiaces of the raeauing of the primitive.
Had. 126. — Most of the somids are '>•/;, nai or null,
being aben-ant ; from it flow No. 527 ^ and No. 936
^^5 two small groups.
To complete. — Two are read sliing, as exceptions to
Cllmg citing ; their meanings somttimes partake of its owti ; it
is not the same as No. 224 ^ or No. 235 J^-"
234 To preserve. — About half are read isien and ts'un ;
' iTs'uR none cxliibit any decided twxe of the piimitiye-in their
meanings.
t. 236 The eighth liour. — Thi» primitive is not to be -ivritten
/X 'S"/') j^ wliich nearly resembles it ; the sounds are incon-
graous.
_^ 338 To brag. — With kw'a, the sounds of k'u and Im also
*^ fKui'-a occur ; ui many compotmds some ideas of bragging or
gramleur are noticed.
__ 237 Rul. 133. — Haifa dozen worfs are read tieh; the others
^ Lid' are (.•/<', but their meauiugs are dissimilar.
238 Rad. 128.— The sounds in this group are 'rh or ni; few
*■ Mt of them relate to the ineaning of the phonetic.
A inion.— Much diversity of sound exists here, as hvn,
via, hrei, hiai and kiai ; No. 421 ^ is derived from it.
A temple.— hi this group all differ from the primitive,
the sounds shi, chi, fang and (ni being common ; No,
607 fl^ flows from it.
241 To examine.— X small uniformly -sounded group, but
"o with very dissimtUar meanings.
rj, 342 7), iTOiiiirf.— All but one are read (sai; the primitive is
"^ S Tsai not in use, but most of the compounds show traces of its
meaning.
-t- 243 /o)-(K;in(t'.— Modifications of the sound kih, as kieh,
fi Kih, /aeh, hiah and kiah, occur in this gioup, which is very
incongruous.
"^ Shell,
Tte- 328
231
« Yiu
232
ilih
.li. 233
^
ju 340
#24
«A-
IKTRODUCTIOy.
Ixv.
^
^
2** Rad. 125. — Most of these are uniform in sound, but
'J'OO liavc no common bond in their meaning.
-^ S46 Ti) publish. — The sounds /ra'nn and yiicn jirevail under
— ■■ '' tills iirimitivc, wliiob is much lilie No. 228 «j[ ""''
Hows into No. 603 ^•
'*• An official. — The conijiounds are read slii, and have ap-
parently got theii' sounds from j£ a liistory.
jJB ,,■ Jl'iil. H(i. — This is also used as a contraction of J^ in
'i^ and Bh and others ; the sounds are .si, .i/mi, /aim
ancl s/iin.
tTC' 248 T/ic iJiiii. — These are sounded i, with one exception,
•^ ' but their meanings vary much ; it differs from g. a
.■statesman.
■jjj 2*0 A thorn. — Besides Isz' the sounds fsieh ur sliih occur ;
^!4v < T.-iz' this is liable to be confounded with its derivative No.
323 ]^> and the two are often misiwitten.
tH« *'* Wilkin. — Two of tlij^ group are re.id h'iiing, but their
•vC''^'"".'; meanings indicate nothing of tlie primitive ; a sub-group
appeai-s in No. 836 ^,-
-^^• 251 Alioijcthcr. — Those not read /u«i'/, are read /»«(//, and
y \hi'n<i* ;t Hjvv exhibit traces of the sigiiilicatioii of the phonetic.
.=^^- 2»a Hiid, 12!). — Most of these are read liih; othe« are tsin.
T^^ i«/i| pl|^ ii„j y„ii^ and their meanings are equally diverse ;
No. CG9 ^ is a sub-group.
H 263 Itad. 138. — In this group knn runs into han, ijin, yen
and h'ien; one derivative No. 300 ^ pives nee to
others, as No. 62i ^■
■Ttjl 3B4 7?af/. 124. — The sounds in this small group change from
the primitive into hii and i; No. 948 -^ heads a large
sub-group.
^3* 2BS Xu aid. — A group \niifonn in sound, and from one of
•' the coin|)oimds comes No. (iCO ^ ; the character ^
is much like it.
^
2*8 To separate. — The sounds are mostly /I'/c/i, hiah and
A'c/i, j/e/i; the primitive alters n little in composition; two
sub-gioups, No. 5G7 ^ and No. 809 ^ a.o important.
2*T /J„(/. 127. —Uniform in sound, this group is diverse in
meaning ; No. 409 ^ is ofterr contracted like it.
2S8 Rid. 121. — All but one, s/c, read like the primitive,
(/• tu which also gives its meaning to one or two derivatives.
2'8 Red. — In a few words cAw runs into s/(M, but the group
(Cliu ij nearly homophonous, and several show traces of its
meaning.
280 yirsl. — Considerable diversity of sound exists in this
(Sit/i groui), as si and simriij are applied even to the same
cliaracter,
281 Equally. — The sound kien runs into ytn, hiny and ^i;
' ' it is often contracted to ^, and the conti-action of No.
435 ^ is yXi which is sometimes confounded with it.
^382 Ritd. 135. — The sounds lurah^ hiva, huh. hoh and tien r
Ahehf show the variations in this group ; the meanings are
very diverse.
28' .1 bouqnet. — Uniform in sound, this gi'oup shows no
similarity in its meanings ; ^ is another fonn of it.
284 A deeade.—rA few of theso read hliin for xiiin, and the
primitive is occasionally written as No. 359 ^ and
No. 565 J§ from lilieness of sound ; z^t leads a few
otlier derivatives.
;^» 285 ifaiiy, — Tlie sounds to, rhe and i me lieartj in these
:^ ( ''•' <--ompouads, ■which .nre luilike the primitive in meaning ;
it is also used as a radical under ^ the evening.
ytf *•* Name — This gi'oup is uniform in souml, while the
"M r '"'.'/ -ignitications indicate no affinity with the i)lionetic in
n.eaning.
_>j^ 267 iJiinfierous. — The sound tce'i alters into kw(i in most of
/C< s " '■' tbo characters, some of which resemble it in meaning.
t^ 268 h'nipres.i. — TIeii and keu aro the sounds in this group,
^'-' ■'''" but none of them show tiie sense of the primitive,
j^ 269 Rivulet. — Pui, mih and Jnoh are tlie sounds ; the
>i-V I'ai' n.eanings show little likeness to the prunitive, whicii is
altered to No. 131 yjji, in badly-written characters.
>-- 270 Had. 144.— The compounds are read liany, but few of
1 J '.llinij them show any traces of its ineanhig.
/b^ 271 To descend vpon. — The sound /whi; varies into liiany,
*F* hiaiH/' l,„,iy and pany ; the primitive is not used alone, and
.liffers from No. 348 4^ slightly.
^f^ 272 Each. — The most part of this gi-oup is read loli, then
' /»/(, koh, Huh and In ; from it Hows No. 504 ^ and
No. 8G5 1E§.
i|» 273 /J,,,/, 137. _ All tlie com|x)unds read like their phonetic,
/ J < then |„,( „„„g pC iiigijj \^as<i its meaning.
dk ^?7*, -/ •••■'.'/»•— The sounds yao, tiao, tao, chao and fu are
JKj that! Ibund here, but the iTieaning of the primitive does not
appear.
"a" f"^- '^'''''' — These are read i and chi, but tlieir meanings
H '-'" show no reference to it.
Y-J^ f^f 'io prostrate — These are uniform in somid, but not in
" '> sense ; it is easily distinguished from No. 278 ^ and
No. 72 ^, from which it Hows.
Aih JJ''. To fyht.— AW agree with their phonetic in sound at
" '» lea-t ; it must be distinguished from No. 170 ftj and
No. 345 ^
'^ ^llfu ^^ *'■'*'• ~1'''<' *°""^'^ •■"'c ""ifurm in this group ; one
of the compounds iM u sometimes used for itself.
YB- *''f ^^'^ — -'^ small gn.up, unifonn in sound, but diverse in
V" ,/ meaning; the right half is used also as a synonymous
form.
rSl .?"° . Towards. —Hianij runs info i7inno in some of these ;
l"J JliaiuP •.•.,,..•■ 1 , .. ». I— 1
-' it IS to be distniginshed from No. 206 P\ and No.
291 fgj
ftTT 7?*^ ^"'^' ^^^ — '""^ ^°""'' "*" '"'f'' glides into siiJi in many
im.JJ"'»t of these characters, and one is read .«.
/:£. ^^. ■^" official dtarye.~\\'\A\ one exception this group is
ready/«; the primitive is sometimes abbreviated to i
in composition, whicli is seen also in No. 373 ^•
tlvU ^^ -1 (/'■•-■'Wc/.— One sound nnis tliroujh all these, but their
/ 1 1 (< ii'u nicaiiiiigs show no simiJm-ity.
>6>. ,?.*,*. ••' /'oyether. —The sounds oCis'iien andshioan nm tlirouch
-i'. ijs'neii ,. ... A. .
thisgi-oup; No. 4i8 3g issomewhat like it iu form.
■^ fn ^"J^'"'-—^^'''^''^ Ml, the sounds ko/i, hiah, kiuh, shih
•^ "'* and ki'h occur; it reappears in Nos. 679 ^ and
837 © ; several words bear traces of the meaning of
the primitive.
j^ 288 To bellow. — The group is unilbrm in sound, but llie deri-
■*f" i.l/i« vaiives bear uo aHinity witli the meaning of their
phonetic.
Jff. 287 ,1..:, if. — Most of these follow their loader, shu .mi su
'^ ' " being e.xceptions ; it is somewhat like No. 188 JX"
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230
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tJL>. 288 i;|;r/l^ — A gi-oup nearly vwiform in sonnd, cne only
yL{A"K-a»»? being read fiiiri<;, but 4iowiDg little analog}- to it in
meaning"; No. G99 ^ is derived from it.
To drai.-.—The sonnd j prevails, hut i/ch and sieh are
:d-o lieanl ; Eome of the derivatires intercliansfe it with
N,. 152-lti:.
hixause.— Yin is altered to t/c« in four instances, but
the meanings of the words show no aflinity ; it is inter-
ihauged with No. 53G ^ in some of them.
tg. 261 Same. — A group uniform in sound ; many of the
^ S r*"".? derivatives contain an allusion to lubiJar things; it is
like No. 206 ^ and No. 293 HI in its shape.
ji, 333 C'l-ooka!. — This small group is unlike ui sound and
tul K'i'ili) sense, one being pronounced kiung.
f— I 293 Xo rerohc. — Tliese characters are uuifmn in sound,
IHl ilhie", (md many of them presen-e something of the primitive
in their meanings.
t^^ S94 Tofnhh. — Hivan, kwan, tt'on and j/wen are the sounds
7C (Tl'n/i of these derivatives, in wliicli no similarity of meaning
appears.
» I ass Saud.—.^lia and so divide these characters, and in a
*i!y i-S/'" few a meaning like a sandy color or roughness can be
traced ; No. 123 *J^ is the origin of this primitive.
Rnd. 160.— Tliese characters have no similarity in
sound or sense, and might be properly referred to the
radical ; the real gi'oup is under No. 933 f^
Hod. 149.— These words might have been properly
referred to the radical ijeii, as their meanings par-
take of it.
An expanse of aoKy-.—Tiiis resembles No. 217 JTL!
I'lu and slio are the sounds, and the derivative J|S
becomes a primitive in j^ pulse.
^ 299 Penad!iiij.~IIaiiij and pa/iff are the sounds, but in
^ flliiiiy none of tijc compounds is the influence of the primitive
to be seen.
^ 3«0 Consclent'ms. — Lianri, lanrj and 7imiy are the sounds ;
■^ <Lir'ng jj ^^^^^.,1 i-esenjUes No. 25.^ ^, and is sometimes inter-
changed with No. 624 ^f)- one of its derivatives.
Brother. — t'lMonn in sound with their primitive, seve-
ral of the characters show traces of its meanings ; it is
sometimes vTitten like No. 226 ^ making a few syn-
295
,.SIia
288
297
301
Ti*
onyms.
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302
iShaii
-dk' ^* To overco'iie. — Tliese are read kofi and Win;); two
yXj Kofi) common derivatives are synonyms.
1^ 310 A rivulft. — This group i- I'ead l.irig, liiiy and limirj ;
— •— C""'^' ;t is often contracted to ^ in rapid writing.
^^'^ JlUck. — All are read yt',- and the primitive is probably
' contracted from flP, willi which half of the derivatives
arc still written, as |5|) a cocoa-nut.
S'-a To turnpale. — Tliese are divided between /Wi. jndt and
Poll) pill. i)ut there is no similarity of meaning among
them.
3^3 Will.— AW are read like the primitive, but they liave
^/"* no likeness to it in meaning.
%]i Ch^l Pcnt^-'fo"* <-p'"'-— Tliis >e-cmUes No. 417 ]^, but is
*iU <-«t/i, jiotpropeilyiutercbiiugedwithi; ; nearly all are read
<-heh.
3e 316 '/;, Ju,nd^e,—1\\eiQ chai-acters all follow their phonetic,
J\ T.u'iy* i,„t not in its meoning.
^ H^cf ^^'"^ ''«'.'/— '^'1 «^<=«P* 0"^ ^ ^ ''"") """^ founded
•^ -"'""^ j^igg^ but 110 connection in their me.iiiings can be traced.
M
i^
Rad. IGl.— The sounds are all cldln and shun, and
the priciilive is liable to be mistaken for No. 402. ^■
303 A prcrejit. — Kiai and liia! are the only sounds;
A'i'ii* and several words exhibit some analogy to the primi-
tive ill their raeanmg.
304 Torompress.—lhe largest pai't are read /cieh, others
■^'"''i are klah, hiah, hkh and tsieh; f>{ is read shen; and,
unlike 1^4 hich, the primitive is interchanged witli No.
285'^ and No. 521 12 in a few.
305 Jiiamtation. — The chai-actere exhibit traces of the
^ " priiiiitive, from which they diflfer in sound ; one (. 2E )
becomes a primitive.
3ia /._ \\r„^ yii and ya arc the sounds ; the idea of forcibly
S " " stopping is found in half of the derivatives.
3*' A hound. — Uniffimi in sound, the gi-onp is diverse in
iilaiiff meaning, and contains no word in common use.
308 JS'ol. — These derivatives nreread/Je'iand/ji; it is derived
''" from No. 71 /fj and resembles that group in meaning.
317
Kioh)
-fi
319
Teu*
320
<r/ic
W
m
^
^
m
S\
To refiise. —TUh is often ^vritten ^ and W^ *"•'
not quite correctly ; the characters are read alike, but
are seldom used.
31* Had. 156. — The derivatives are unlike in sound and
*'^" sense ; and only one of them \ ^ tu) is much used.
End. 151.— TiiM is the common sound ; others are read
jii, shi and tivaii ; but no reference to the primitive
appears in it s derivatives.
Had. 159.— Besides those read cite', two ai-e read p$
chaii and JfJ H-'ii, which show a reference to the mean-
ing of the primitive ; it is tripled in one aberrant fonn
r,. To c//o«<;e— All but two. fjl and %J^ yhirj are read
""" kiiny, but no similarity of sense appeals in any of tbeiu;
No. 573 ^ is derived from this.
—In this group, Ju and jm are only sounds;
^ is formed from it.
323 To J(«</.— Three are read sung, the others are shiih,
^'"'^>sul, ar.-l shoh; it is often confounded with No. 249 "^
oven iu well-printed books.
324 JJaJ. 164. — Four are read ^iK ; two do not really be-
long to the group, though they (tsitt VS "'"• sS) cannot
well bei'laced clsewheio hi this .'■ystem.
326 To ask: — All these are alike in sound, but their senses
jA'm differ gieatly ; many are common characters.
p, J Tobreid: — Out of this group only two (jjj and ^
'^ '* shi) vary in sound, but there is no general connection
between iheiii in meaning.
3"7 To promenade ■ — Most aio read yung, and the others
* i ung aro tut.ij and smiy ; Bome of them are interchanged with
H or No. 720 j^-
338 'i'lii 1 gioiip is nearly uniform in its sound of to'/i, one
, Tsii? being read sien ; no iimilarity in signification appears.
3-9 A pi-lnce — These charactera are read hiun and hhm;
Kiuii „ui,e of thera show any allusion to the phonetic in their
meanings.
SEO ^1 storehouse. — All here are read l-Vh, but are rarely
A'«/i> used ; the primitive it.self more than they all.
331 To simn. — All here agree with tlie primitve in sound,
•A'' and some shghtly in nieaniiig ; none of them are much
in use.
322 To begin.-
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Ixvii.
-<\ 336
.^y 338
f\* iPllWJ
yfcj- 340
-0: <.i;ri
Patience. — This fub-group conies from Xn. 34 yj and
U read nien, no, jun uyjamj; tlie pvimilive i-; tonictimes
badly written lika No. iGd iS-
T^i'tt. — All are read tio and na, like tlic primitive, but
they resemble it only in sound,
.1 ;«'nc/i.— All :igree with its sound tieh, except two
read lai ; it is like tlie next.
Ti-usl/ul.—'i:ha lust and next, are liable to be cou-
Ibunded with tliis ; all under it are read fu or ftu, jd
ocpiao, Ijnt their meanings show no agreement.
Slable. — These clmractei's are read aui, no, )«'ianil t'o,
and theii' senses vai-y much ; it is not often coul'ounded
with No. 457 ^7 which it resembles.
To sit. — All these are read like the primitive, and four
of them show traces of its ineainng.
Bad. 150. — This croup is read /«//, hHi, ijuh and siih;
one character ,g^ reappears in f^ with the siune
sound and the sense in;en^ifie^l.
^1 kingdom, — These follow tlie primitive only in their
.sound ; it resembles No. 25G pjl a little.
EiuJt. — More than kalf are read like the phonetic, the
otliei-s arc liict'i, lini, ami one ( i^X ""«i ) reappeai*
&iTi
mill und ,
341
/(UU
a 'hao
343
•Siu
-Wi 348
346
KtO^ly
JW 347
349
It 340
12 n;i'
350
J l'e«
It^ i n«
A pavilion. — This is occasiuually written J^< but it is
often confounded with No, 350 5s i 'be group is uui-
Ibixily read I'in^, and the idea of elongation runs
through tlieir meanings.
To amiounce. — Ku/i, huIi, inn and liao are the somids
in this group ; the character ^p shows the integration
of two ancient characters.
Adorned. — This group is read .«('«, yia and tea, and a
common character is foimd under each sound ; the primi-
tive resembles ^ bald, which forms jf/^ tu/i ami J|5
liii, and this last again Jimns ^J, J but this small
group is not worth separating.
Advantnr/c, — The clmr.acters are uniform in sota id, but
exhibit no likeness in sense; it is altered to 4j|/> but not
iii good usage.
/• — Tbi^ collection is sounded wo and 7iffn, but no trace
ttf the piimitive ajipeurs in the signilications.
Jiid. 148. — These characters are all read hioh; one of
those put among them %£ properly Wongs to No. 27.
To refrain. — This group is read mien and wan, with
7nii and irun ; it closely resembles ^£ a rabbit,
which Ibmis .a few derivatives.
7b meet. — This group is read J'unr/ and puny; the
pruiiitive is derived from 3f. hixiuiant; it is not unUko
No. 271 ^ mid even No. 401 ^, hut cannot bo thus
written ; a largo sub-group occurs under No. 774 J^-
A diijnily. — The compounds are read li, a small group
nmch in use.
To dulaj. — Most are read yen, and others tan, sh^n
an'\«VH; this primitivo is eo nearly lil<o No. 341 Jf
tliat they are often ciMifoundcd, and this one is wrongly
numbered with eight strokes.
(^'uutenttd.—'ULno than half of these are read tiuo from
1^ ono of its dciivatives ; the otliers are read ylii,
iiu and sino; the radical is tisually placed in the right
comer, as in f^ ( the firm f^ reuppears in i(^, to
wash, and revcn o'her characters.
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352 Xuniads. — This gi'onp is pronounced like its primitive,
''''') but their signilications show littlo resemblance to it.
353 Insensate. — This is derived from No. 65 3£, and its
Aw '"'.'Aombinatious are read /-(o'aw/; the primitive is some-
times improperly altered to No. 223^-
.Toined. — This is a sub-group of No, 108 fti "i'' '**
soimds are aU;j(, bttt their ii;eanings are unlike ui all
respects.
/. — TIio sounds here are ijii, In, sii, chu and s/iC ,- tho
primitive is often written ^{^ wrongly, and a com-
pound 1^ reiippears in a sub-group of three or four.
•'S® To (Vfttain. — This group follows its leading sound, and
i't'in some have tried to liud traces of its meaning in them ;
it resembles No. 183 ■^ when written badly.
To Iiope. — A group read It!, c/t'i and /liu, but showing
no siinlUirity to the primitive in sense.
To barter. — Tlio sounds of tui and nJiui, with those of
Jiii, shuo/i, toll and yueh, are heard, most of thenj
common characters.
354
365
357
358
Tui'
^^ Siihi>
360
</
5lt
n.
m
m
m
Elated. — This group is sounded tsuii, tswnn, <si£ and
.so. showing the uncertainly of the pliouetic element ;
the fomis of this and the next are to Ce carefully noted.
Certainhj — This group is mostly readn^ai and ai, witli
i and si ; ilnce of the derivatives are Uke the prinii-
ti\ e, an interjection.
llobust. — These characters are read like their primitive,
■f which is itself derived fro)u No. 118 71 ; none of them
indicate any alhuity in ineaning,
Flowing water. — This small gi'oup is read tsah, or tsnii
in some ilialects ; the primitive is iometiines written
(^1 like No 483, and ollener ^ , neither of their, ac-
ciu'ately,
A step. — This group is read /)«, except two that are
pronounced c/teh or she/i.
Dry. — Foiu' characters are read kan, the rest are /utn;
they ai-e derived from No, 20 ^y and many deriva-
tives in the two groups are synonymous ; .^ is like it
in form.
To close. — This is also written ^^j but the brielcr
form is also coiTCct ; the compotmds are read like it,
and the two mean much thcEau:e.
Rad. 147. — Most of these arc read /lien, others Icien,
yen and tifn; it is a natural group and e.isily distin-
guished from those under the radical.
Rad. 154. — .iVll are read pci or pai; it is not always
easy to discriminate behveen this and No. 490 ^,
cspcciidly in baiU^'-jinatcd b(H)ks.
388 Quirl/i/.—Piiirf un I f/iiiii/ are the sounds in this suitill
iPiiig group;'three of them relate to rjaiTiage cona-atts.
Rad. IGC— All arc read /', except ffi inai and jE
kwei, buk none of them derive their meanings from it.
To /if//).— Tliis is derived from No. 193 Q,' and the
gi'Oup lollows i;s soiuid ; their meauings are did'crent,
but ono may lorco a couuectiou in ^}i and say it is tbo
iron which fwlps the fanner.
'^^ To diviile. — These wools are reaii /liih and pa/>, and a
P"/i> littlo ingenuity can discover tnices of the meaning of
jiich in most of them.
3^* /i<((/. Iti3. — All are ("oad ^lA or ycli i but the mcan-
i '/'» ings of the uerivafives differ entuely from the I'rimitivo.
<t( 362
363
P<f
3e«
r=| 36B
^a I^'i'./l,
366
Kien'
387
Pl'i>
360
370
Cha'
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PL ".' To report to.— This group is read c/.'iiirj, except all
±. sC/iin^ ^^^.^^^^^ ^i^j jjig ,„eaniiij;s vary acconiiiij; to the radical;
■^ reappears in the iub-group No. 8Sti.
.fj* . Jo twist— This is contracted to (g iu comr.iou books ;
its sunilarity to No. 703 ^ often leads to mistakes ;
most are read kiieii, others are »/«e;i and liiieii.
S375 4 vertebra. — This is often written witliout the counect-
'Lii ing line, with six strokes ; most of the charactere are |
read lii, two are read /,-», and ^ foniis a sub-gi-oup
of three.
fy 3T6 Jiad. 157. —The few compounds in which this sen-es as
,a£^ Tsuht a primitive arc mostly readcAo//, with tsoh or tstih, but
none refer to its meaning very clearly.
aSTT Wearied. — All tins gi'oup follows its leading sound,
A''a.'anbut none of them its signification ; it is easily confounded
with No. 499 ^) and care is required to distinguish
them.
|n 3TB To cry aloud. — All are read wu or yii, but their diver-
^i iWu sity of meanings shows that the primitive has had no
effect iipou them.
%±4 379 iJiVi.— This gi'oup is read tsin, cjiaii or chin ; its inean-
^'iC/i'an ings bear no affinity to the primitive.
M^ 380 TJke. — About half of these are read siao; others are
^^ Sin(^ g/,„o, tsiao and clmo; a sub-gi-oup is found under No.
658 M-
EIGHT STROKES.
<e±« 3S1 A niesiors.— Them are pronounced tsimf/ and chmiff;
TJi (Tsuiy there are several synonyms, and the phonetic is often ex-
cl I a aged with ,^ and with No. 682 ^•
,^ 382 77, _;fx._- Tin/;, c/inn .ind ficn are the common sounds,
At Tinr^ but the diveraty iu meanings Is greater.
tJL* 383 To environ. — About half of tliis group is read ^ne?;, and
y^ ' Yuen the others loan; the primitive is now and then contracted
to ^, as ^ .and ^ a plate.
t^ 384
Empty. — This primitive is derived from No. 27 Jl) as
that sound is he.ard in three-fourths of the characters,
others being read k'iunff; many of them, too, are like
it in meaning.
Rii/lit. — All of this group are read s, but most of the
characters are niih'ke the phonetic in meaning ; it is
written like ^ very often.
ij^ 388 An officer. — Some of this gi'oup vary their sounds from
B fKwan Icijan into wan and Hen, but show no indication that
tlie primitive has influenced tlieir meaning*.
:&
388
J
^
iCIien
To moisten. — This is derived from No. IttO pi and
393
folloAra it in soimd.
-Ar 388 A coiiaibine. — Tsich and snh are the only sounds under
3^' 7'^'f/i) this primitive, which has two or three ideographic deri-
v.atives.
:1c ^. Tosju''-— This can be mistaken for No. 508 ^, but it
^ ' ' is never used by itself , tiie sounds are pii, feu, pev, ten
and pu, and their mear.uigs are still more uulilie.
_juj S90 A -loldier. — Tlie compounds in ihejiih shinrj are sounded
Cp Tsnln fo„/, or suh; those iu the Ic'il shing are tsui and sui.
391 Age. — This group is unifonnly read kdng, but the
^hang primitive is used more thau all its compounds.
393 /„j at. — All in this group ai-e read yu, ercept two ; the
" primitive is changed to J^ but this fom is riirely seen
iu the compounds.
394
1V>
39S
iV/i,
-^ <A'w'^
tjpt 398
%.
399
401
A prefecture. — This is derived from No. 178 fj)
which has three sub-gi'oups, but they are seldom inter-
changed with this ; their pronunciation is like the
primitive.
A''V//i<.— Half the compoimds are read yih; theiest ji,
one of which P^ denotes tlio niglil voice of a bird.
To vouris/i. — These ai'e read like the primitive, and one
of the compounds is a synonym of it.
-^- 398 To enjoy.— Thh is to be distinguished from No. 299
-^ 'Uiang -^ . j^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^.^ sub-groups, Nos. 727 |I5 and 728
^l j cJiiin, tun and shin are the only sounds in it.
A metropolis. — Most of the compounds ai'e read Hang,
then liing, lioli and lda7ig ; No. 863 ^ and No. 803
/fj^ form two sub-gi'oups.
Only two of this group ore in common use, one of
which is read tan; the primitive is not used.
Strong. — These characters are all read hiang ; tlie
^ •' primitive is written TE '""1 5e '" '"ost cases.
n^ <co ^_/;owe.— Most of the deriv.atives are read <an, others
y^ilen are yen, shan, piao and Imh, and a few of them
refer to it in Iheir meanings.
To offer. — l''inig, piing aiulpang are the sounds iu this
grimp ; the primitive is often wrongly written like No.
318 :^j iu consequence of the similarity of sound.
403 Jlqj, 168. — These characters arc all read c/ia«(7 ; the
sC7i'n)!^(Jerivativcs are more used than those under the radical ;
it is sometimes miswTitteu like No. 302 ^
*" To defame. — Tliis is also wi-itten ^, and there seems
to be no difference between the two ; they both look
like ^§ kiing, wliich has uo denvatives ; the sounds
are uniformly t'ien.
Military. — This group is mostly read ifK, the derivative
SHI pin being the chief exception.
A irife. — All are read <s'(, but in none of them can
any trace of the piimitivc be seen.
.1 treddle.— This is often >vritten ^j apparently to
show the rarlical plainly ; the sounds of tete/f, tieli, sheh
and nha are heard.
The shoulder. — This group reads like its i)honetic, but
none of the characters are nuich used.
Surprising. — The sounds i and ki are the only ones in
tliis most numerous group under one primitive ; three
or four of its compounds as fl§ waving, ^ flourishing
and ^ to send, fonn sub-groups.
To come on, — This group follows the phonetic ; the
primitive is sometimes written ^^ when it resembles
No. 257 ^.
A c/jT"-— These characters are read yai and tigai, but
only one of them has any reference to its meaning.
Straight. — The sounds c/ii/i and shell are the cliiefones ;
No. 674 Mt is derived from it, and care is neces-
sary to distinguish the two.
3 412 A pig fettered. — The sounds in this group are chuh,
\ Chuh; .clntng, dioU tuid tuh ; it is derived from the radical
^ a pig, and is often carelessly written without the
crossed line.
t 413 Suddenly. — The sounds in tliis collection range between
!i ' 1 en ye« and iigan, yeh and ngoh.
^t'l'ien
—I. 404
IPC '"«
■=yy -fOS
■& 4C7
/^ ^Kirii
tor ,Ki
4oe
iLai
It
S 410
t. (iai
1^ 411
Chih,
INTRODUCTION.
Ixix.
3^
m
414
416
t
JIoiv. — The sounds Lere aro jit/A and no/i, as well as
n'li, but only one wonl is in common use.
To reach. — This 6ub-gi-oup is deriveil fioni No. 237
^ 1 ;in(l is uniformly read tao.
<,,. riuppily This primitive differs from No. 296 ^
and is sometimes written ^ in pedantic or ancient
style ; tlio derivatives aro mostly read hhiy, and half of
them mean to note ; it reappears m No. 927 ■^•
To /«i-c.— This resembles No. 314 [^L j about one-half
of the characters change into tseu audc/ieu;No 864
;^ forms a sub-group.
To show out. — From tho similarity in sound, this is
sometimes interchanged with No. 752 ^ ; the deriva-
tives are read piao.
Poisonous. — This group is read tiifi, except Jij: tai, but
lias no unity of meaning ; tlie incorrect form ^ is
occasionally seen.
*?•* Rad. 174.— Some confusion exists ui these derivatives,
{7'iirtj many of which properly como under the radical; all
are read tsini/, except J^ e!ia>, and many of them
, 417
418
<Piao
41»
^1^ 7v«v)>
^
424
M.
Tung
43e
Shi*
427
relate to color.
Anrjnrij. — A sub-group from No. 239 ^ ! its
characters mostly refer to suspension, and are read hwa
and hwo.
*** A road. — These aro mostly road liih, with vi'iih and
^-"''» hwii ; their meanings seldom have reference to the primi-
tive.
An eminence. — This resembles the preceding, but is
ne.-er interchanged with it ; the characters are read
liny or lanr/.
Second to. — 'Hie prevaih'ug sounds are vffsli and t/a ;
this primiti\e forms sub-groups under ^ and 5E and
No. 819 ^,.
East. — This resembles No. 532 ^ in pojrly-printed
books ; tho compounds are read tunr/ except ^ chan,
bnt their mcam'ngs have no likeness.
Affair. — Uniform in sound with the primitive, 'but
showing no affinity to its meaning.
Kxiretne. — The compounds of this piionetic follow its
Boiuid, and it is almost a synonym of /ji^, its most
oonuuoQ character.
To linm.~-'V\\a is regarded .is a contraction of ^g ,
and tho full form is also found in well-printed books ;
tho characters are mostly reail hwoh.
g7 *^'^, I}vb:i.sl.—This resembles M' and its fuU foi-m S
■^ ' seems to have been often intended in tho compounds ;
No. 946 ^ and No. 995 j^ form two sub-groups ;
kicn, hien, shii, kin, shun and kanr/ are the soiuids
imder it.
hn-fyh or yuh ;
and ^
elegant.
cG *'^ Tuo. — The sounds in this group aro all Hang, and a
™" 'l-i"n(j tingo of its moaning is seen in several of them.
ri 432 A forest. — The sounds Ian, lin, shun and p/ii occur
' ■'" under this primitive ; it is not Uie same as j|t)|[, w^th
which it is occasionally confounded.
To cleave. — This is derived from No. 99 /J^, and the
gi'onp is luiifonnly ."-ounded sih, bnt tho compomids show
iiotliing of its nicauit)g.
• 43S
430 Perhaps. — This group is read ku-oh,
there are sub-groups under No. 791
m
432
433
Sihi
434
la
:tfc
43S
436
■Sihf
■ 437
: J 'J^san
438
' 'Chea
439
iMan
, 440
<2ai
A pine. — Tliis is derived from No. 116 2^, of which
it is a snb-gioup ; all are read sung, but have no
likeness of moaning.
This — A large and liomophonons group ; three small
Rtib-gronps flow from it, as ^ a foundation, No. 284
^ that, and 3^ bluish.
AncientJij. — The sounds sih, tsih, tsoh and ts/oA, in the
juh shiny, and dm, tso and tsi€ in the shang shing
occur ; one derivative No. 950 % g lieads a small
sub-group.
T.if/ht. — Tlie sounds of te'e«, chan and ^son are common
in this gi'oup ; some sub-groups aro formed from it.
To sweep. — Sao and Ju are the sounds ; one derivative
J^ is another form of the primitive, which is not in use.
Had. 169 — Two arc read wan, and the others man;
some of them properly belong to "^ as a radical.
Rill. 171. — This group mostly belongs to ^^ as a
radical, and it is impossible to decide imder which class
to look for .1 character.
To ffee//.— Regular in its fomi and sound, and three
or four of the gioup show some analogy to the primi-
tive in their signitication.
To bend. — The sounds are kiiili, huh, kiieh and liuJit
the primitive comes from No. 207 {ij, with which it is
occasionally interchanged.
2* ■"' To connect. — Tlie sound of these characters is mostly
P5X C/io/(> clioh, then clmi, <oA and ti ; an idea of continuity {s
often seen in their meanings.
jSj *** A letter. — The sounds here are uniformly A«n, but the
|_!j lUnn significatious are unlike.
~^. *** , First. — A small collection, resid ming ; the derivative!
Xfil. Mung' are of triduig importance.
A particle. — Tlie compounds are ngo or o ; it is one of
several sub-groups derived from No. 145 Pj ■
To receive. — All but one [^ wSn of this collection are
read sheu, and that is raielv used.
m
M.
441
K'iif
Kiiihf
AS?. *^'
^* Sheu>
-<^
448
To approach. — Thisgi'oup is read jm; there are few
common characters except J^): and Jgg; the last of
wliicli reiippears in >^ a soaking rain.
**' Ornamental. — One of this gi-oup is read hwiii, an ex-
J f>'iu ception to tho usual sound of As' a* ; foiu" or five aro
c'ommoii characters.
^tf, *so Xo Jiaseni.—Tlas group is read cliung and tsing; some
"t* ^<.'hung yf the woivls nflect the meaning as well as tho soimd of
the primitive ; it is interchanged with No. 420 "pj".
llad. 175. — Most of this gi-oup read /el, the others
are read /w» and /j^i'; the distinction between it as a
phonctio and a raflical is dubious.
United. — The sounds of l>ing, pung and p'ien occur in
tliis gionp ; the primitive is often contracted to J^t
and may be sought for under six strokes.
A ro//.— These are all read liien, and a trace rf its
mejuiiiig is perceptillo in many of the derivatives ; where
tho radical is placcil underneath, ^ is sometimes con-
tracted to No. 219 ?*':, which thus becomes a synonym.
To linow. — Unifomily read c/ii, tl)is group lias no simi-
larity in meauiug.
.1 law. — This collection of choracters is read cltt, but
their meanings are very diverse.
^
463
Kiitti^
W (Chi
486
tVii>
^IJ
Ixx.
IXTEODUCTIOX.
> 467
• ' iiv.-
*
^
Kiilly
461
Full,
^
-^
^
«<
*t,
^. 466 Pendent. — Tho sounds cAih, to, shut and j/ue occur in
"^fr i '- ''"'» the group, in which no afiinity of meanuig is seen.
To depute. — Tho sound kA' varies into ivo, pii, j'wu,
7)€i and jiyai ; this primitive is like No. 336 ^, and
the two are often written wrongly. j
A pinch. — The sounds of tliis group follow the pricii-
tive, and in many of the characters some glimpses of
Its meaning are seen.
npo *** tut — AU are read J^i, and one or two show some
' * analogy to the primitive, as ^ ill from obesity ; it is
interchanged with C iu one instance.
BH *** -4. /"went/. — Tills group is read /)an^, with one or two
Jiii iPanj readpinff ; a sub-group of nine characters is formed from
^^) many of them synonymous forms of it.
To subdue. — ^Vll are sounded /«A or pu/i ; this group is
properly derived from ^ to govern, under which are
found ^^ to recompense, ^ to blush, and others.
-^* 462 Crime. — Tliese are sounded !i and le'i; their meanings
/^v J^i' diflFer widely from the primitive.
Alf *^^ To open. — One character ^ chao is peculiar in its
/>'> *■'" souuj, and the priinitive always covers the radical.
tt» 464 Around. — So many in tliis group are read tia». that the
/p] fC'heu more jisual sound cAea is made doubtfid ; their meanings
have no afiinity.
Art ■*66 ^ hilu. — This group is all read I'ao ; the primitive is
^^ ' " derived fixim Xo. 258 ^j and the two have many
•ynouyms.
/m 466 Suddenli). — Nearly alike in sovmd, as hrouh or uh, these
'C*' //«H/i>cliai-acters also present many analogies in their mean-
ings ; the primitive proceeds from No. 96 ^) and is not
the same as No. 663 ^v
A pit. — This charracter proceeds from pj a mortar, and
its compounds are read Ai'en, yen, Aon, kan, tan, dian
and kiali ; ideas alluding to cavities occur in several.
iji« *•' Joyful. — Many of this group are synouvms with those
* under No. 99 ff'^ and resemble their primitive in
soun 4 and sense.
A fault. — These differ wholly in sound and sense, aud
no analogy can be traced ; the pimitive ^^ tsan
resembles it ; ^ Vs and }§■ are all its derivatives.
t3 *'jf* A Jttld. — Tliis is often erroneously >vi-ittcu Xm '"ao;
yU s rn (jjg groyp is lead ',./,^ { or ni, a few varying, and many
show a trace of the primitive.
HH Yii -^^ 'xstant. — This is often contracted to 5IJ, and like
Ko. 467 ^ and No. 953 |^, is derived from £3 a
mortar ; its compounds are all read yu.
Rid. 172. — .\s a primitive, tliis is confounded with kia
■^j and must be regarded as tho same ; a sub-group is
formed frou ^ a sparrow, which then resembles No.
626 ^g ; the sounds sliui, sui, iui, liwei, we'i and cliun
occur imder it.
^3 *'^ Taffety. — This group is read poh, mien and kin, and g
' one of them ^ has two derivatives. ^
Pad. 170. — The derivatives are all read _/«« except ij-
p>i, but their meam'ngs are unlike ; in some char.icters I B
it is contracted to No. 208 ^ , when the radical is
under. I
476
,Pi
476
Hu-ua
478
thin
479 .
iHiao
De.'iincable. — This group is mostly read pi, then p^t
and/)n«; it is often incorrectly written like No. 498 -yy
Obscure. — This character is altered to -^ in those
vhicli are read niin, apparently to indicate their ilil-
ference from those read hwun, which more resemble
the primitive.
Tu think on. — Tlie sounds nien, nieh, yen,jSn, tien and
shun occur iu this gi-onp, bat none of the characters
assimilate to the meaning of the primitive.
Raj. 167. — As a phonetic, tiiis gives the sotmd of iin
to nine, the others being read yin and chao; SK forms
a sub-group of three.
Pood. — Tliis gioup is unifoniily read hiao, but no like-
ness is traceable in its meanings ; it is made of No. 115
3c placed above |^ flesh.
To join. — T^KH, the usual sound, rarely runs into liien;
481
Shit-*
*
HH 5 /.in the meanings do not correspond.
A cottaye. — Tliis is derived from No. 2G2 "jS"? with
wliich it has some s)-noni,Tn5 ; in ffl and pg it is
altered from the radicals ga and ^■
To carve. — The compounds are read hdt and poh;
No. 584- "^ is much like this in appearance.
Wild land. — These are often read chi; the primitive
is .ilso written pg , but is not interchanged with No.
362^.
A younger uncle, — Tlie sounds here me shuh, tsuh, iuh,
Shuli, tsi/i and isiao ; their meanings aie quite vmUke.
-ifc. ^s* Williny. — This group is read i-an(/ and s/ii7i ; the prim-
H 'K'wig jjj^.g ;, ^iit,]g ,i|,g xo. 479 i^-
483
Luhy
483
^
M, 'iiu
474
486 "Pg excel. — Tlie sound clioh varies into chao iu nearly
C/iW) half, others being read tao and tiao ; it must not oe
written J^) :i!. that is used only as part of No. 826 ^■
A tiyer. — This is regarded as another form of Rad. 141
/£, and all the compounds are so read ; No. 672 J^
aud 1^, each make a small s«b-2roup.
BJ *88 NoneoJ. — This group is scunded «;o;ij ; the primitive
""■^ is sometimes contracted to |9J) which more easily dis-
tinguishes it fixjiu the next.
133 ■*?* A peak. — riiese compounds arc all read kang, but have
* '-'no resemblance in meaning ; ^ is altered to jE; in
some of them ; this and tlie last are easily confomnled.
g 490 To prepare.— T\m gioup is readiti; the phonetic is
"^ • often wnitten like No. 367 _^j with which it has noth-
ing in common.
B. *8^ An obstacle. — Tlie half of these are read n^aj and the
"»1" ^yai yestteh; the primitive has eonie relation to No. 240
^f in some of the synonyms.
ffl 492 J-'riiit. — About two-tliiids of this gi-oup agree in the
TJZ A«-o Sound /,-K0, but the othei's, read /oco, lo, uo, liua and
kwaiL, are so much in use, that the primitive is no guide
to the sound.
BH ^^^ Rrii/ht. —One of this sni;\ll group is read mdng, the
y) cMiug others uiing; there is no resemblance in the meanings.
■*^* To alter. — M"st of tlie«e derivatives are read tih, others
^'''> I, yih, sih, tsz' and »'n^ ; the prunitive is similar to
No. 592 ^ light.
*9S £a[e. — llwun takes the place of Iwun in about one-
ftCwun third of this group ; in badly-printed books the primitive
resembles No. 065 S. clear.
IXTRODUCTIOX.
Ixxi.
m
m.
*8* UlstinffidsheJ. — All are reiid c.h'anr] in this group, and
(Ch'anj tiio primitive is shadoweil forth in tlie meanings of
many ; its fonn resembles No. 597 ^•
Stable. — This flows from No. 153 Qj and the group
is nearly uniformly sounded, i«, ho and holt beuig
variants.
To give. — Tills primitive differs from No. 47.'! ^i
though confounded with it ; the group is rcguUirly
sounded pi.
A i/ranary. — This and No. 3"7 IS ii™ easily oon-
foutidcd, and the similarity of their sounds kian and
k'wiin is a reason for particular care.
'aw. — This group follows the phonetic lien .- one
variant is read fun ; in some cases, No. 953 ^ is
badly written like this.
■ji> *•*• Still. — This group is read sliang, r/iniig nnii tntir/ ;
I J bhang similarity of sound m.ay lead beginnei^ to conlbund thi»
and No. 715 |^ j several sub-gi-oups flow from it, as
^
-197
498
409
iK'iun '
v5^,/^
No. 870 WL' No- 1032 J
No. 858 ^ and others.
No.
■86:^,
No. 914 '
#
5*2
T„h,
•^
Ueanj. — Tliisgi-oup is read lah ; in a few of the com-
pounds it is interchanged with No. 698 ^^ from iden-
tity of sound.
NINE STROKES.
To puhlisli. — This flows fi-om No. 245 _@,, hut it
lias little iu common except sound ; most of the
words r<e read liikn ; No. 655 g^ is interchanged with
it.
A guest. — This offshoot of Ko. 272 § differs from it
in sound, kiah being most common.
.^'iidilenl^. — One sound, tirh guides thi> group, but no
ingenuity can detect any imiformity in the significations.
•htt '"' CunHant. — This group somewhat resembles No. 5(13,
1_ illaiig ^^^^ .j^ ._, ^^ ^j,|,.„„,„p f,.,„„ j^'o. 228 ^. and all the cha-
ractere are read kang ; none are much used.
A sovereign.— ^ii combmation this is occasionally in-
terchanged with No. 755 tjfj and altered to Jflf j but
the group is nearly uniform in sound and form ; shi 'g
is UM anomaly.
Had. 180.— The use of this character as n phonetic or
a ratlical is often perplexing ; most arc read ngaii., the rest
yiii^ yen and /('*»; some cf them are good examples of
ideographic ■writing, as "^ sick iu sound for dnuik.
A pennon. — Tliis is also correctly written ^^ J the sounds
are all yin, but the meanings are unlike ; it resembles the
next iu its Ibrni.
Tu concede. — Tbis appears to be derived from No. 35
^fc and is often contracted to ^^ iu common books ;
tho compotmds are read i and shi,
A measure. — The sounds hero are tu, teh and tuh ; it ro-
sembles, but is not likely to be confoimded with *(A Jf^
u mat, us that foiins no compounds.
Wise. — A group nearly all read yrn and vgun ; the
correct form is contracted to ^ in well-printed books.
An arber. — This sub-group arises from No. 4 J i and
is sounded it'ing ; the primitive vories into igt at all
limes.
1^
^
503
(Siihi
604
Ko/if
SOS
Tuli,
607
Ti>
BOB
809
i )'iu
610
811
Tu*
612
Yen"
613
i T'iiig
la
618
610
■_ 620
' fCh'vn
621
Airily
^
^» 614 Xo revert to. — The primitive lias been superseded by
^^ ' one of its compounds. No. 819 f^, which leads a sub-
group ; the sounds mc fuh and/n/i, and many characters
show traces of the primitive in their meaning.
^S *^.* An army. — The sounds in this group are kiun, hiiin,
— F- ihiim y„ii^ hiuMi, kicun and /licc'i, but in only a few cases is
there any hint of the meaning of the primitive.
ts^® Tiial. 185. — Of this proup, only two uf the four come
bheu under it, which arc read ino.
617 Before. — A lioniophonous collection read t^ien., but
S Istcii onl3' one or two of them show traces of the primitive in
their siguification.
To report to. — This might properly have remaitied a
sub-group of No. 221 ^j with which it agrees in sound.
To nietr.oritilize. — Tl^c?o characters vary from tseu to
chat in a few cases ; the primitive is casili conDoimded
with No. 633 ^ uidess caro is taken.
The spring. — Tbis gi-oup is read rh'un nearly tlu-ough-
out ; No. 732 1^ is sometimes confoimded with it, by
being contracted to this form.
.1 coffer — This flows from No. 304 55' "'' wliich it is
* a derivative ; the groups resemble each other in sense
and sound.
To full. — Tlie compounds are read to ; the primitive is
otherwise written jf^ without altering its sense ; the
sub-group No. 833 flows from jg, but the others are
unused.
Majeuic. — This is sounded »•«'/, Init llie characters are
unnsual, nor liable to Le coalbunded with those under
No. 233 ^ if care be used.
Ad. — 'Xht: sound hi(u varies into kien, clien, han and
knn, and one derivative JgJ originates the few under
No 884.
■gr ^2^ liud. 181.— Many of the derivatives of this primitive
,5^ llielif when used as a radical, show the difficulty of decidiD"
where to put tlicui ; \^ reappears in No. 847 ; the
sounds are su and /oh.
W5^6 /Jarf_ 17C. — The similarity of sound has n.led tbis
ihen group, which in many cases decides whether to put it
liere or under the radical ; the meanings are incon-
gruous.
gg 627 Tender. — The soiuids in tbis group are jwan, no and
l/\ 'Jtiun moan ; the meanings in several cases exhibit traces of
the primitive.
-jj^ 628 To hasten. — One character is read fiin, and the others
7^ ^Pun pQ)i . tile form of this primitive suggests some affinity
to No. 149 ;$•
^g> , ,, Great. — Tliis flows from No. 2C5 ^ ; the sounds ai-e
^^ ' mostlj)' clta and a few na ; they bear no resemblance in
meaning.
-*• I. ^3" To seal. — The derivatives which have this primitive on
^*J il'nng the side are read fiing, those with it cm the top are
mostly rciul pang.
-^ 631 TVii.v.^Most of these characters are read cJiu, and
^3 (/(C others arc read ?«, t/;(f and sii; tliree small sub-groups
occtu' imder ^ chn, ^ shu and g§ chu, and a fourth
under No. 812 ^ still laiger.
■f^ 632 Xb select. — 'Ibis primitive is often carelessly WTitteu
' like No. 425 y^ > one compound reiippeai-s ir.No. 10
) most of the characters are read lien, and m &^•
en.
622
'To
623
(Wei.
£24
iHicn
Ixxii.
IXTRODUCTIOX.
S33
« Yen
M
634
636
Lahj
636
( Yin
637
# Yao
643
To concea/.— This is reaUy a siib-group of -^ yen, but
that has only one or two compounds ; nearly all are
read ^en ; yah ami nn being the exceptions.
JJappij. —'m.oit of this group are sounded fu or fuh,
the rest are pih ; "g fonns a sub-group of four charac-
ters.
Oue/.— This group is read IcJi ; the primitive resembles
a compound of No. 249 $l], but the two are easily
distinguished.
To !faW !(/).— The prevailing sound yin alters to yen
•ind lien in a few cases ; the phonetic often interchanges
with No. 290
To rfe.tiVe.— This resembles the character ^ shwa, but
that foi-ms no compounds ; the sounds are uniformly yao.
jM 638 il/!;(tfrt/.— A nearly homophonous graup read sia)>g a.ni
TO tSiang shwang; and the meanings are totally dissimilar ; imder
No. 1007 ^ is a small sub-group.
;Al "f To cxami'/ie.— This primitive resembles No. 785 'M.
■ * " in soimd, and both may be derived from No. 192 B. '
its sounds are all dm.
-M- 640 Excessive.— Shan, chan, tan, kan, aSr, and chan, are
■& Shi>i> the sounds in this gro«p : theur meanings are even
more diverse.
-M- 841 Certain. — Most of thio group are read mii ; only two
:^ 'Men follow the pruuitive in sound, and none m meaiung.
-JU- 642 A leaf. — The mmierous sounds here are read jjeA, sJe^,
2>i> Yeh) tieh, chek and theh, and in several its meaning can be
traced.
South.— X auiform group in somid, but unlike in
meanings.
^** flow.— Apparently derived from No. 153 "jjj but its
,//(( etymology shows a different source ; its sounds are all
hu, but its meanings divei-se.
So/I. — These are read jau and nao; a large number
e>iabit traces of the meaning of the primitive.
Strong. — The radical is usually placed under the pri-
mitive, as ui ^ wu; this group is read mew, mu and
mlih.
To taiW.— The derivatives are all read kien, hut almost
none of them exhibit its meanui^.
A dtoelliny.— The cluir.icters in this group are read
Wiihy wuh or i(/i, but none of the meanings of tlie primitive
enter into them.
ga 648 7W«soc^.— This resembles No. 572 ^5 and some care
St Kia> is necessary to distinguish the two; the sounds ai-e
f:ia and hia.
Had. 178.— It is sometimes doubtful in this group which
should lielong to the primitive and which to the radical ;
it'C'j is altered to hwe'i and i in a few cases.
Toccrry. — Those derivatives are sounded /«, but their
meanings are iucongraous ; it is allied to No. 367 ^•
662 Beauliful.—Uwan is the usual sound in this gi'oup,
Bivan' except one or two read iwan; the meanings are some-
times like the phonetic.
^4^/. These are all read sU or si; their meaumgs have
no relation to that of the primitive.
Eyebrows. — A group read m^i tliroughont ; the old
fonn of the phonetic ^ is often used.
l^p (0.— About half are read yiien, the rest are nwan,
Yuen* huian and hiien ; the primitive is mterchanged with No.
928 '^ and No. 527 5« '^ a few cases.
m
646
S Ten
648
.Veu>
648
640
Kia>
660
iWii
661
/■■«>
633
,.5'i
E34
iMci
666
^.
. 668
1 'Chung
688 'I'q elevate. — The so>;nds are diiiig or diang ; but their
■' meanings are incongruous ; it is often written ^^
imder eight strokes.
867 ^ To return. — Tljese compounds are read hvei, except
'Kivdi Iciieh ; tho gi'oup is very diverse in its meanings.
Heavy. — About tix are read t'uug or hiieh, the others
are all diuiig ; two (||lj and ^) reappear in sub-
gi'oups of three each.
,— r. 688 Xo hull- — A uniform group under c^oA, except a few
[a Chah) read sJiah or hiuh ; the comiiounds show no affinity in
meaning.
*J> "80 Autumn Tlie usual sound of tt.'iii varies into tsiao
Qy\ (Ts'iu ani dicu in half a dozen instances ; some find traces of
tho phonetic in several characters.
#*?* Bad. 186. — These compounds are alike in sound, but
illiang ]ria.ve not much similarity in meaning.
yfet "S^ A crash. — Tliis gi'oup is mostly read hung, one being
^J tHung sounded Iciih, in which it is evidently interchanged with
No. 458 3^) as some of the others are with 'hI-
■^ TJ „„fl'as<i/«.— This is written J^ and Ml or contracted to
iSj>(^'>ung J "-' "-*■ -^
^, but has no connection with No. 466 /(g, ! the
sound ts'uug varies into diw'ang in two cases.
^gt 664 Eul/. — Oneoftliis smaU group occasionally varies into
iliug chang, but it is read^ini; in oil common words.
5S6 A shield. — Tun, shun, siiin and diwen are fomid in this
* Tun group ; the nieam'ngs are veiy unlike.
jS 688 A s/i/>.— Nearly all of tliis gi-onp are read /Jjen, which
'TO 'Pien alters uito/Ji";! and /itin in two or three cases ; traces of
the primitive are seen in several words.
A deed. — This is derived from No. 256 */j) of wliich
No. 809 ^ forms another snb-group ; its sounds are
luUike, vai'ying into hi, kieh, liieh and sieh.
To tuundiite. — Out of this group o! yen, one character
Jg
m
667
K'i*
888
) distinguish them,
' Yen is pronoimced k'ien ; the primitive itself is ideogi'apliic.
'^i ,.., A kiw. — A derivative from No. 252 ^ ; the meanings
"^^ ""' in the group arc unlike, though their sounds are all //M.
feg 670 ^ ^11 — All of this irumber are read kiai or hiui ; some of
H iKiai them indicate an influence of the primitive in their
meanings.
a 871 Had. 182. — Most of this group are read fung, then
/S\ (Fung jan or Ian ; the significations are sometimes ideo-
grapliic, as ^[ a soughing.
^L T n>'^ fragment. — This is very sknilar to No. 649
but their dissiniilaiity in sound helps to distinguish t
as each group follows its leader.
IK p- , Convenient. — A sub-group derived from No. 321 J^j
uniformly soimded pien, but iucongnious in meaning.
^ 674 Emperor. — One somid htoang names these derivatives,
3S. S^«''"'i'but their meanmgs have little analogy to their phonetic.
676 Also. — These are all sounded isih; the primitive is
' -written like No. 624 ^ in poorlj--priuted books, and
No. 974 U5 flows from it.
A prince.— Tills and ■J5I ai-e evidently the same primi-
tive, but tliis form is mostly used in the compounds,
which are sounded heu or keu.
An old Emperor.— This ani No. 598 p^ are similar in
fonn, and many derivatives under both are sounded
alike ; half of these are read kii.
To protect. — A homopiiouous group read pao, into
whose n:eanings the primitive does not enter to any
perceptible degi'ee.
in
676
iHeu
6T7
'la
ra S78
1^ <Pao
IXTRODTTCTION.
Ixxiii.
m iTs'er^..
m:
ivi
S34
j^ BT» To conceal. — The sounds of ^en and njan occur in these
■j/f ^" iiiaracters ; this is a sub-group from No. 285 -Q"! but
the two have uo analogy.
Ay Sao Xa assent. — The sounds are t/ii, shu and ten, mostly
' " the former ; this and No. S17 W may hastily be con-
fused.
A leaiia; — Half are read ts'eu, the others ijin and sin ;
■ it proceeds from No. 324 ^> but the an;ilugy between
them is undiscoverable.
^^ r82 O'ti/. — ITiis gi-oup is entirely homophonous ; in many
J^ <. ■• '■''""5 af the compounds it is interchiuiged with -(<£ and ■^■
60S Jlad. 183. — This group is quite unnecessary, as the
characters under the radical contain all hut one.
To explain-, — Tliis is similar both to No. 482 ^ and
r.'o. 412 ^ ; ir.ost of the derivatives arc read c/iK-ff",
then twan, yuen and hwei.
t{t 688 Vrains. — Tliis gi-onp is all read nao ; its meanings
TSJ" '-V"0 occasionally allude to the primitive.
JK 6SC Virginiti). — All the compounds aro read rJimg, but
^\ J'l'ii'O their meanings hear no likeness to the primitive.
^1 5»7 //'. — This pi'oup is lead joh, j^, noli and rJi'oh ; it
5b Joli, .^ derived from No. 139 /§') but then- meanings are
ilivei-se.
-t*- S8S Flowery — Tliis group is read Hinrj.^ and its phonetic is
-'^ ' * ""J ilerived from No. 200 ^, but the compounds seMom
lalce after it in .signification.
Sj'rouls. — A few in this collection change iniuo into
iiiao and nao, but none indicate any alMnity with the
primitive.
a tuu fjylti. — This group is read yuli, and one derivative
TT"- ")'u/ij has supplanted the primitive.
Law. — Most of these words are read txr/t or ts! ; and
I'.sdij uoiic indicate that the primitive has percejitildy influenced
tlieir meanings.
The sky. — This resembles No. 494 ^i and in r.iany
cases is confused with it ; Nos. 767 ^ and No. 798
}^' fjrui sub-groups; the sounds are yang, fang, tang,
lilting and sli'ing.
To lie. — Tlic somids s/ii and ii abunt equally divide this
gi'oup, one of the easiest to recognize.
Mysterious. — Uniform in its soimd i/hVio, this is derived
IV <.l/itw j.^.^j^^ j^-^_ J23 fjy^ .J,.;,!, .j^,]j;^], ;,^ nieanings luive the
:'iost -iiftiuity.
Q 895 J siar. — This group is read^i/vy-Emd tdm/ ; tlio primi-
S^ ('>'"? ,;^.g i3 derived from No. 164, ^, aud one or two
derivatives arc like it.
a 6S6 IK/io.' — A large group sounded //oA, m/oA, koh,hieh,
^J JIu/i, ijeli, lieh.hlah and w ; -^fc is often nsed for its priini-
ti\e, and p^ leads a small sub-group.
JU licit.— Th': sound of mao changes iuto in^i, Jung and
suit in tonui characters; tliis primitive is often con-
tracted to ^ ill combination.
A/tne. — Yii, yiing, ngm a\v\ j/eu are the sounds; it
somewhat resembles No. 577 ^, and reappears in
No. 921 ^•
Tu _/i!«ei-.— rniformly founded t^ik ,• the derivative yfji,
has three luider it, but tliey are not common.
]'» r/iiflit.— This is like ^, favor, whose four coui-
povmds arc rarely n;et; tlusgioup is sfcundcd £;', si, sni
and «<(ii.
m
m
689
,.)/,<(0
C-jO
CSl
m
S93
t.i/ij
697
Mao>
^
S9S
:1"
-e.
BO*
VsiA,
eoo
i^-
n'^j /'" .rear. — A group read we I, and similar in form and
^^'^' sound to the next, but presenting no likeness in sense.
ra Wi'* ■^'o'""''''' — 'riiis primitive resembles ^ a helmet, but
tJKit forms no compounds ; these are read wii and Icwe'i.
3^ ?*'' r.-./)v//itoi.— This phonetic is like No. 994 ^, with
^ i^i/o«>„!iii;li it is often interchanged ; the words in this group
are all pronounced ngoli.
iM °'** • ^" ranv.— Tliis Hows from No. 293 [H, with which it
yi.3 illirei J5 often interciianged, and ayrces entirely in its sounds.
RL ®?* -1 wry mouth. — Tliese derivatives are sotmded iwff, ko,
|Rj (Aica Iciro, ho and ico ; the primitive is not in use, and one
compound j^ rc5]Jijears in No. 924.
'jK Z'®* I3i ginning. —Ihc sounds ttcan, cJiwen, jui, diui and
rfU (lieaa glu^an, occur in this group, whose primitive is a con-
tracted form of 4y ■'■'ngly.
TEN STROKES.
To rule This, a. sub-group of No. 298 ^j is read
Isti, tss' and hui ; the j rimitive exerts no influence on
the sense.
To fill a erad^ — The primitive is regarded as an old
form of ^, and covers the radical ; the sub-groups are
No. 1004 ^, with ^ ami ^; the sounds ai-e kieii,
liien, sell, dial and sat.
A house hold. — These derrriltives are all read kia ; it is
not a sub-group of No. 412 ^j nor should it be con-
founded with No. 623 ^.
To injure. — The sounds are hai, hlah, keh and hoh ;
several of the characters are not tinlike it in signification.
Narivio. — Tills is derived from No. 166 ^, witli
which it is sometimes interchanged ; the somids are
all dia.
tfc. 607
•^ Tsai'
^ Ilia'
1^ ess
eio
IhtL*
Gil
Cha*
»7tf 812
A hollow.— A sub-group from No. 172 JJi; the deri-
vatives are uniformly read wa.
^^ 613 Patient. — A group having little in" common in the
'w' s i ""9 maaniugs of its characters, which are miifoniily read
yung.
i)(,^ 614 This has now become an imperfect chiiracter, often
- '*i' contracted to i-*' in couimou boolvs; No. 806 ^ fonns
a sub-group ; the sounds are ying, yung, king, lao, lo/i,
tiao and kiiing.
^S ^^^ 7"/(c.vWe.— An offshoot fram No. 54 ^ ; the derivatives
X/ i^" 9 are like the primitive in souud, but show little likeness
intl.elr meauing ; a siiiall sub-group occurs under ^•
jjj-. 616 Urijmt. — Tliese compounds are read tsih, but their
tJvI. ?'s'7(, nieauiiigs are very iuccngruous.
1^ 617 (ireal. — These derivatives aro read t'ang, and most of
/g5 I 'Ttiiigt\ia\\ are iu common use ; it is not likely to be eon-
fouudoJ with No. 720 J^-
nrti 618 Roijal rohes. — AUke in their sound kwan, these com-
^i ' K rHii pounds sliow no alliuity with their phonetic.
ri. 619 T7iiV. —A group rend tsz or tsi, and lia\-iiig two small
■^^ ' sub-groups; the primitive is properly -writteH 22> but
contracted to
, and ,
-aV. ^^^ To r««r.— All the compounds are read cAuA, and a re-
tO C'/tiihf niarkablo similarity is to be seen in their nieiuiings.
JJ- ^_y , . Jluined. — This primitive resembles No. 647 ^ and
RtiU more jft. to compassionate ; the derivatives aie
sotuided 54/, tsui and slucaij and are iu common use.
Ixxiv.
DsTRODUCTIOX.
.^- 622 Hifj, 189.— In composrition this is often contractcH a
IPJ I A (10 ,,j|jg^ ^^ gg^ij j„ >^-(, 935 ^ .,,,,1 ^ ; ,i,e soun.ls are
/.«(), Vno, Woo, liiao, hoh auil s«HJ.
»=«. ez3 (V.^cwrc— This primitive ii more frequently writtou
^s.Vv»7^-^ to distingiiisU it more easily fiom No. 623 ^
and No. G09 ^ ; its compoimds are all read mung-
A man.— An offJioot from No. OCO ^5 and eatiiy con-
founded with No. Ttla ||) in badly-priuted books ; the
sounds ai'e nnifonnly lang.
f^> cas Grmt. — Tlie compounds all read cliunrj, are few and
^V'C'Aanj not much used, so that they aie less lUcely to be niis-
takeu for those under No. 623 ^•
in. «43
Mp;.=-^
e2a
IJoh,
Eminent. — A variety of this primitive, v.ritten
i?n
m
630
.So/t>
esi
S-l/i-
#
£. 632
^
ii
■with eleven strokes, is considered to be more correct ;
this and No. 796 -^ are unhke ; ho/t and kioh are the
common soiuids in this group.
827 Obscure. — JiV«r7 is changed to ihiVi and tnien in a few
iMing cases ; this group has many chai'acters exhibiting a
trace of their primitive.
•28 A lamb Kao and i/ao are the only sounds ; the primi-
i^"' -five is derived fi-om No. 218 ^ but its compounds
show no aflinity with cither.
*29 To difer.—The complicated form ^£ is sometimes met
iCha ^itii in the compounds ; their sounds are cha, so, tsii
aud tso, the last shovring the iufluence of No. 136 ^•
New moon. — Tliis primitive shows some affinity with fX
to hiccup, the source of No. 810 i^: but only in ap-
pearance ; the sounds are soh aud sti.
To beuiitdi.—Tins is a sub-group of No. 220 /fvj and
the compounds exhibit traces of the primitive in their
meanings.
Backbone. — This group is read tsih. and one or two of
Tsih, the derivatives show some analogy to the phonetic.
S33 A. hlngdom. — Tliis group is sounded tsin aud dun or
jTs in ^.^^ _ jjjg primitive resembles ^ fai. which makes no
compounds, and there is less likelihood therefore cf con-
foimdiug the two.
Simple. — .\ group read sh, v.liO£« phonetic is very
similar to No. 641 0^, both of them relating to silk.
To link. — A group whose origiu.il sound leu varist
into hiang in four characters ; — an \uiusual change.
Disgi-ace. — Most of the derivatives are read juli, others
Tiuh aud neii ; they often show a trace of the primitive.
637 Origin. — TTiese are generally read yuen ; one is tiilen,
' Yuen and the characters show httle reference to the primitive.
Summer. — Hia and slia are the sounds ; the primitive
looks a little like No. 971 ^ contracted, but they are
totally distinct.
To effect. — These characters foi-m a sub-group under
No. 237 ^, and many ai-e like those in meanicg ; they
all follow tlie leading soiuid c/ii".
increase. — Tliis is contracted to ^, wliich is
634
635
Keif
636
Juhy
638
Hia>
639
Chi>
m
^
640
Tsin^
To
.:^
its
<n9
6«i
Sv'i,
642
■■Ma
simitar to the aberrant character ^^ ever.\Tvhere
QSnal soimd Isin becomes tsien in some cases.
A ccrrf.^Nearly all are read soh, others are sheh or
sih J the primitive resembles No. 634 ^ in fonn and
meaning.
Bad. 187. — This group is mostly read ma, the others
are dian ; th» derivatives have no likeness in meaning
to their phonetic.
^
w
644
645
617
. Yuen
e«8
649
A'lVi,
660
A shell. — This pruniiive was origiuallvfj^i now altered
to accommodate the radical on the left, as in ^ji '•
then sounds are koli. keu, huh, huh, kioh and hioli.
A sexagenarian Tliis primitive flows fmin No. 244
^, but the meanings in tliis group are luilike either ;
most of tlieui are read shi, not k'i.
ITow .'—This primitive is also written ^ jmd ^> but
in the compounds the con'ect fonu is generally followed;
their sounds aie hoh, koh, ngoh, yeh, kui and ngai.
Tribute Tlie sound kung iu this group shows au
> J\u»g> .^jj^jfy .jj.;th Xo. 27 "JLi and the whole character reap-
pears in No. 1039 ^J j kung rans into lung and hung.
A robe. — This resembles No. 618 '^, aud is contract-
ed to 3^ in w-rituig and common books ; No. 928 ^
Hows fi'oni it ; the sounds are yuen.
To publish.— 7\is and No. 748 ^ are very easily
confounded ; )^ fonns a sub-gi'oup ; the sounds are/ii,
Jbti, pu nndpoli, the last being most common.
Had. 193.— This primitive has two sounds ; the com-
pounds read /,-//;, ^o// and hoh, show considerable uni-
fonnity of meaning with its less usual signification of
division.
Elder brotlur A derivative from No. 145 Pf ; the
characters are all read ko.
A cAes((i!/f.— Tliis [ihonetic i-ules the group under it ;
the character J^ is very similar, aud has seven deriva-
tives ; the two are easily mistaken imless care is taken.
To prepare. — This primitive is often written "i|fl]> and
iucon-eclly jjfg'j both of which lead one astray when
searching for it ; jii, pai andyi^t .ire the sound-.
Surmise The radical is placed on the right in these
characters as iu ^ ; one snb-gi'oup occurs under No.
895 ^ ; the somius are kan, han aud uah.
J« recede. — This is interchanged with No. 682 j^
in a few chaiacters ; one alone is read tun.
]y'eiik. — This gioup has the sounds nW, joh, nnu. 7,ih
aud uiao ; the primitive has little inlluence on the
meanings.
Late. — This is also written like J^ a rhinoceros, under
eleven strokes, and both fonns are correct ; the soimds
vary from .fi to ^s'c' and chi.
To expand. — These characters follow the sound cf their
primitive with two or three exceptions, some being read
both rJien and 7iien.
Frag'ucnts. — This appeal's like a sub-gi-oup under No.
380 "^1 with which it shows no com-ection in sense or
sound ; all its characters .are read sieh.
i?i64-.— Similar in souud, these characters are unlike
in fonn, a few being written jj^, which are regarded
as synonjTES.
To steam. — Tliis flows from No. 255 ^ and hi.3 in-
t'hmg fluenced many of its compounds, all of which are read
ching.
Grandson.— Tliis primitive resembles ff; to joiu, aud
each of them fonn sub-groups : these are all read sun,
but have no similarity of meaning.
To lade «ut.— In this group the compomids all diSfer in
sound from theu- ))rimitive, which resembles No. 467
@ in shape ; all being read t'ao.
^
651
Lih^
m
652
^K
663
it
664
'Jui>
m
C56
Johy
n
663
M
6^7
»C'/ien
1
668
Sil:l>>
#
669
Uieh,
rrX.
see
■fnT J
^^
661
tS'in
662
< Yao
INTROBUCTIOX.
Ixxv.
^g 6«3 UoiD ? — Tlifso characters nre read /«', k'i ami Idiii in
Zr^ j//( nearly equal jiroportious ; several sub-groups occur.
^t=- 684 yli>. —These diaructei'S are mostly read /», but show
:JR A''i' little uflinity \\ ith the meaning of their iirimitive ; which
is m> oSVhoot of No. 38 ^, varied in form.
.=^ 868 To mount. — These characters arc read ihim/., shinrj or
7l>t iC/iiiii/ s/iHiir;, but none show much afllnity in meaning with the
primitive, which resembles No. 450 ^ iu its old form.
H^ yS' A derivative of No. 219 ^, reseinUin:; fl)^ cmjicror ;
' ' ""■'' it is a contracted character, niul the radical is placed
on its right side, as ^ &o. ; the sounds lung, s/iinr;,
yhig and ch)nrj occur ; two or three sub-groups occui".
iSS •/■. Fodder. — Formed like jPIl' from two sprouts, tliis primi-
' " live iujparts its meaning to few or none of its com-
pounds, which are read tseu, tsi:i and r.lm.
sap Pottery.— TVii lirimitive, which is an offshoot of No. 258
■fc^' '* "'*" ■>vritten '^ \ the compounds are all read
j«o, like it.
5& L-^j A hravii — Thi^ primitive. No. 838 ^ and No.
81i ^5 all contain the same radical ; this gi'oup beare
no atlinily to it, and its sounds kick and tsieh are un-
like.
jfyj^ 67a j{ munner. — This group is read pan, but is not con-
"»^ (' "« nected in its meanings ; its comi)ounds are in common
use.
pp." 071 yl ^iin. — Uniformly sounded shen, the primitive in this
yi'i .Shcn' gi-oup imparts its meaning to none of its compounds.
73^ *'^_ .1 horned tir/er. — Tliis occurs interclianged with No.
' * 507 "if? ; the primitive is also read li, and tlie sounds
■■<!, i aud eJii are heard, but ti most of all.
^
m ii-'u
To detain — Oilier forms are
and gEJ' whicli jmzzle
tjio student, but this is most correct ; the derivatives are
all read liu.
SB- ^ciiSji True. — A derivative from No. 4U [5, for which it can
'^ "* Vq mistaken ; the common sound fliun becomes tien and
shan in many cases ; No. 1029 ^^ fonns a large sub-
group.
jgj *^* Ai/ed. — These characters are read sen, slieu, ■•lue and
^w ''^e" .5i</o ; tlie primitive has no perceptible influence on them.
C76 To pity. — This and the next two resemble each otlier ;
Silt) these characters are sounded sih.
677 l\tid. — Many of these compounds are like their prinii-
C/i'eu ti\e, which resembles the nest; they are read c/nu,
k'eii, and hcu or liiu,
•^' A target. — The compoimds differ from their phonetic in
.\ leh) rieaning ; part of tlieni are read yao.
gj 684 _ Jiud. 19-t. — KiLc'i is the common sound, with Imai,
•oi'AjrC! z-,,.,,/^ „.^;^ ('/('cK and s/ieu ; it is sometimes dillicult to
t fiao
An eniincnre. — Tliis is also written S^ and J^j with
11 and 12 strokes, which perplexes the search for its
compounds, which are read /wo and frao.
I|-^^ Black. — Tliis primitive and No. 775 ,^ are easily
' mistaken, Imt the greater use of tliis as a phonetic and
that IS a radical will licli) to distinguish the two.
661 To dart. — Tlio derivatives are in common use, and
•'''"' their sounds sW or <si<f are analogous.
■*6 *" ■ ^'' l"""^"^- — A few in this gioup nro pronounced tui,
' '" and interchanged with No. 654 Jgj but the greater
part are read cAiii.
fiifi °-*^ A preceptor — The sounds are »/» and thai; the pri-
PIP t^lii niitivo has no analogy with the perccdiug.
Wi
[^ 68S
^ iPi
decile whether a character belongs to the phonetic or
the radical.
To help. — Tnis group is rc.id pi; the phonetic is
soii'etimes incorrectly written j^ or ^) both of ivlilcli
mislead in searching for it.
1^ 686 A fica. — The compounds are read s«o, and show no
' Taao Idleness of meaning to their primitive.
e87 ^1 jri-rt«n)'^. — Most of these characters are re.id fai'j«y,
i'T'^'anr/^ytiiQY^ arc rhwang 01- ts'ang ; but their meanings arc
quite unlike.
-SB- ,■ 7oje(/ie)'.— This primitive is contr.icted to A* and ^ ;
' its usual sound kien is changed to hien, lien and d,un
in one third of the derivatives.
^g, 689 Adranlagc. — The sound yih or i changes to ai, ngai
jnt i '/') or ngoU in a few words ; no unifonnity of meaning a|i-
pears in the group.
y&f, C90 Alt elder. — Nearly nniform in their sound ivang or
^T^ < ""''".7 HNy, most of these words have no sympathy with the
nieaningcf the primitive.
^^ 691 Miilbcrnj. — These compounds all read sany, but theii'
^^ i^ting nieaniugs show no reference to a mulberry.
^jy 682 Able. — The sounds vang, nai, tai and /liiiiij are all
HE sA«»y f^^ijjj ;,^ ,i,jg g,,Q^,|, . j^g_ 98G H flows from it.
-^ "®?. ,S/«/"'</.— This is occasionally contracted to ^, but
^^ ' " ivitbont antliority ; the sounds of c/ao and cheu take
the [jlace of iJii in .some of the compounds.
:^ 694 JIartshorn.—7ha phonetic gives its name to all these
-^- i./iin'/ comixmnds, few of which are in use.
•%*■ ess 7'at. — This gi-onp is uniformly read c/i'n; the primitiva
^ ^'''''" resembles No. 355 ^ a little.
^ < 7^'^„ Pliints.—TiiU resembles No. 667 ^ in its meaning,
both being regarded similar to the radical fVf ; its com-
pounds are read ts'tio.
y,-„P._This is a derivative of No. 240 ^ ; its
compounds are all read ski, and most of theiii remotely
refer to its ineaninjj.
To fiij. — This is continually interchanged with No. 853
^, and the compounds all have the sound tah.
^^^^BriUiaht.—'TWs is derived from No. 288 3t;."'e
'"-'cliaracters are read hwang, but their meanings dilier
greatly.
»@» ""^ Uad. JS8.— This gi-oup can be e:u*ily di^tioguished
R A«/i, fioni that under the radical ; the sound kuh becomes
huh and hwuh in one half.
ea 701 7o ina-eaac. — These derivatives me read <si7i and suA ;
^X^ Tsihf (i,gy ji,.g incongrouous in their uieauings.
^] ,J*" , A s/y.— Tliis is easily discerned from No. 499 ISl J
133 ttnun ^^^ phonetic gives its sound hwun to the compounds.
S ''?^ ^H officer.— This is often coulracted to a, even in
y\ s luen •" ca
well-printed liooks ; it is like No. 374 pi in form ; the
sounds jjuen, yuu and .5iih nro found.
S ,,-- Warm. — This is .ilso written m. with nine strokes;
* the sounds ol the characters vary iiom wan to yun.
uuh and ngao ; and most of them are in common use.
TO* ^1 sight of. — Part of these comixiunds arc read tah and
* part kuian ; a sub-group is found under j4j j the primi-
tive bears resemblance to No. 852 ^.
Bt
697
^ 698
m Tah,
& 6S9
■Wj<n,ca
^
Tah
Ixxvi.
IXTROCUCTIOX.
■fiS'
707
7*3
.1///,,
i/o«' ? — The souud i'j changes iuto 7ij«i, fiai and Xrui
ill most of Ihe derivatives, whose inennings are more
incongnious than their sounds.
I'raymeiits. — This primitive resembles No. 782 ^,
and is often vnilten ^ : so is the common sound of
tlie derivatives whoto meaiiin<;'. refer to communication.
ELEVEN STSdK;^S.
Scrret. — lliis is a snb-groiip under Xo. ] 32 <J^ throngh
.^< one of its compounds. wlii!li also forais other
733
710
< 17«
711
712
-yy. 713
.^ Khif>
-tV; 714
7ie
717
f^
gr'jups, all of wliich are sounded mi or niiVi.
.1 roJifi'. — Tliis is often written like ^ a cap; the
compounds are all read l:eu.
To venerate. ^Tlie primitive gives its sound ^/n to most
of tliis group, the exceptions being read yen.
To IjJge at. — Shiih. siih, and .■;((( are the sounds ; a
glimpse of the primitive appears in some of them.
./Irfoi-Ked.— The primitive regularly gives its somid to
.^(('/ion^ all its compounds, but its uieauiug to ahnost none of
them.
A ton/er.— Most of this group are read king; an
errant sound kiang is heard hi a few, enough to render
all uncertain.
A toot. — This is easily confounded -with the ne.xt, but
their sounds are luilike, these being read ft'A, tsielt and
.^/ii:h ; }M. fom-s a small sub-gronp.
■fe 715 71, (ohsh/;.— Similar to the last, it is less frequently
r^ j5Aaw7 found in combuiation, and sdl the characters follow the
souiid of shang.
jjfe 7ie To retCiV to.— This and the nest resemble each other;
ARE fSlicH the sounds of the derivatives aie all suen, and their
meanings have considerable afSiiity with it.
yvi«rfiY(7.— Similar to the preceding m form, its sounds
are imliko it, following the priTnitive t-»h, except in one
or two cases.
tgr 71B Many. — The compounds are read cM and cheh ; one
•'^ (3^) forms a sub-group, but the primirive imparts
nothing to their meanings.
Rad. 200.— The Chmese found some diiEculty in as-
sorting the?e characters, whose sounds are nia, mo, mi
and man ; as many now under the radical, shoidd have
been placed under the primitive : Xo. 1025 ^ makes
a sub-group.
Co)«Hion.— Part of this group is read Jung and others
ijung ; the primitive is contracted to ff, aad often inter-
changed with No. 327^-
72X Tran^uiY.- These derivatives follow their leader k'ang
fK'ang i,i sound but not in sense ; tlds primitive and No. 391
^ resemble each other in form and sound.
•"2 Rad. 198.— This group and that under the radical are
' quite unlike ; these are all read Itth but one, ^ chin,
which forms two coapoimds.
723 Pro(/i;c/ions.— Unifonnly li'-.e the phonetic ch'an in
<C/i'an ^lujj^ this group shows no likeness of meaning in the
characters.
724 Xo separate.— Furt are read chi, but more are /i ; one
'■''' derivative [§1 leads a sub-group of 12 characters, most
of them synonymous forms.
T*s To drag. —These few characters are alike soimded k'ien,
(/Cien ami the meaning of the primitive appears in each.
'26^^ /e«rfer.— This primitive has four soonds itself; its
SAii-ai-compoun-ls are read ISli, soh and shwai, none of them
bearing much likeness to it in meaning.
719
; 730
{ Yung
m
• 727
• JCwoli,
A suburb. — 'ITiis is derived from No. 39G .
witli
^..b/ia//.
■^vhicli ."oniD of its compounds arc interchanged ; they
are read kwo/i ; its shano resembles No. 802 ^ and
the next.
n-'/o.'— This, like Ihe last, is derived from No. 396, and
resembles No. 744 ^ and No. 742 ^ ; its compounds
are read s/iufi.
^fe '?" Great. — Tins giwip is all read yang, but the number
>Jv ( i ang Jq not all retain a trace of their primitive.
Ashamed. — Tliis resembles No. 629 ^. but it occurs
less lici|uently: the sounds are all siu, and thejueanings
unhke tlie primitive.
730
11'
731
733
Sui*
734
wKa-ci
*iC
C&!
738
iLi
737
I'
Rainbow. — This heads a sub-_£xroup under No. 19 "^j
none of which bear much likeness to it in meaning, and
the sonuds are yii, sini and hu.
732 Xo triturate. — This and No. 520 ^ lock much alike,
(Shung but (his is the least common ; most of the compunds
me read chivang, ch'ung and shwinij.
A besom. — Tlie sounds here are hwui, sui aud such ;
those I'ead hiuid often jiinerchange ivith No. 820 ^.,
fi-om similarity of sound.
A rule. — Most of the characters in this group are read
kwe'i, others are hw^i ; their meanings sometimes show
traces of the primitive.
.^a T3S To b(amc.—T[ie Eomid tseU changes into tsih, ts^
^K ^se/if and c/irtj ill n large proportion of the derivatives, whose
meanings exhibit little auuiity with each other.
To split. — Tliis is an obsolete character, which gives its
sound li to most of the compounds, though its meaning
to none.
An echo. — A homophonous group read i; many of the
chai'acters exliibit the idea of b'.aakness.
R 733 Troubled. — Tliis group is read tsih and tea/i, and many
% J.-'I't words iu it are aUied to the primitive in sense as well as
sound.
g- 7C0 Lively. — These compounds are all icid chu^ang or
^' ■^^'"""ffshwaug, but uoue show the influence of tlieir primitive.
e 740 JJow? — Agroup wherothe phoueticycnle.idsthesouuds
of the compounds, but does not inlliience their meaning.
Proud. — Nearly imiform in its soimd ngao, the otheis
are read ao or ««o and ciiui ; a few resemble the
primitive iu seu=e^
To to/.c.— This is like No. 744 |fc and No. 728 ^,
but occurs more frequently ; most ot the words are read
chih or chi, and others ticn.
^fl. 743 Soundin;/ stones. — The soimds are king, hing and
r5v ^ing* siting ; this character is obsolete, and often contracted to
JM for its compound ^•
Apt. — These derivatives are read i, sieh, jeh aud shi ;
it closely resembles No. 742 ^j and the two are often
confounded even by natives.
Hidden. — This group is read nih, with the e.'iception of
^ teh : the compotmds show some traces of the pho-
netic in their meaning.
To connect. — A group -whoss compounds follow thek
phonetic lien, bnt none of them resemble it in meaniug.
To decapitate, — The sounds here vary from ch>n to
<'-""" tsan and tsien ; ^ leads a sub-group of three.
. J^ So/eA/.— This audXo. 648 jfl^ are frequently confoimded
' " in poorly-printed books; the group is read chwen
end twan.
^Sgai}
7:2
Chiht
m
m
74*
745
A'./,,
746
i if Jen
.Vlian
INTRODUCTION.
Ixxvii.
[^ 749 A pl((ce. — The sounda hero clinngo from k'U into t/ii,
iB^ </i''' kcii, ngno and clfu; their iiieauings are altogether
diverse.
) whicli
fl
7T^ (Piuo
763
754
TsU,,
^
7B5
Tul'
: 7se
. 757
, (Kin
758
T, , 71) resiiire. — This is ofteaiacoiTectly written ;,,•,, .iu.m.
bkuliy ' ^, ./ .^
13 another form of ^5J <^'''' ; '^le coiripounds are road smA,
sew and nwau.
751 Di(jnil!i. — All the compounds are read ts'ao, like their
4 Ts'aO plionetic, tlioiigh low are iulluenced hy it in their signi-
tioation.
To sir/naliza. — A large and regular group in ita uui-
fonn sound of jiiuo; a few compo'iuds, as ™J and j^j
lend small sub-groups.
'Jo mount. — About half tlio compounds are read sien
lilie their primitive, tlic others tit'ieu.
Varnish. — This primitive resembles the radicals ^
wheat and ^ millet, but tliose do not occiu- as pho-
netics ; this group is read Ixi/i and si/i.
A girdle. — TIio sounds he; o are thai, tni, ti and chi ;
some traces of tlie primitive appears, which is inter-
changed with No. 507 'Jjf in many cases.
Nearly all are read /i<in, others are nan and tan ; the
prunitive ia not used ; No. 1027 ^ is a sub-groun.
A J'tv). — The primitive gives its sound A-/« to most of
the compounds ; 5J leads a small sub-group.
|JS 1/ Equal. — Tliis somewhat resemble" M a couple, or
altered to p^ J the comnpomuls are read nmit and
mUii.
768 Violent. — The phonetic gives its souud k'iang to all
"under it ; the form Jgi is commonly used, but is still
reckoned as having only eleven strokes.
■ ^?.? ^'^ console. — 'ITiis gives its sound to most of its com-
nel* |ionnds; they are read itci or yaA.
761 To leak. — A small group, unlfoniily read leu., and many
1 I^eii* of its cliaracters analogous to the primitive, which is
contracted to ]^ in poor books.
Tojiracticc. — Tliis group is road sih andc/it'/i; the
meanings are unlike the primitive.
To Jli) high. — Tlie leading sound is liu, but Uao, lao,
luh, liiao, Iciu, iniii and clicu are also heard, rendering
them all doubtful to ft beginner.
g^ 76* Dark. — The riglit half of this character is an earlier
I ^< <!"' form of itself, traces of which arc to be delected in the
compounds ; the sounds arc uniformly yin.
To know. — Tlio few deriv.atives are read aih, but their
meanings arc totally diQ'erent.
'Jo make. — This snb-gronp comes from No. 3'42 •^ ;
its derivatives aic unifonnly sounded tsno.
An offshoot from No. 592 ^i and an idea of
injury runs tlirough the group ; tlio sounds are shang,
then Isiang and tang.
To sacrifice.— Abonl h.alf of this group is read tsl, and
the others cJii, chai, Isai, si and chah ; a sub-group of
seven comes under ^ cliah.
To/oUow. — These feu- characters are read hu, like their
phonetic ; but are unlike it in meaning, and not much.
in use.
jy>l 770 A bushel. — These characters are read /i«A, but their
™T Iluh, meanings aro dissimilar.
Mf, 771 To /ollow. — This ami the two next are similar ; half
'tti^-'''«";? of this group follow the sound Is'ung, others are re.ad
Hung and cliwang.
^
763
763
764
(Yin
765
Sihy
766
Tsao'
^ ''f
"k
772
773
774
it-'ung
77S
*Aao
776
Jii>
^
m
^
M:
768
769
^
Jniperial — A small gioup, re;id yii, whoso words show
souie aiiinity in (he meanings with fche primitive.
To transport. — The derivatives are read si and sien ;
the primitive i-- like No. 771 {)£■ '^"'- '' ''°*^ "^^ '""
fluence the meaning of the words.
To jiicet. — Tliis (lows from No. 348 ^j with which
its compounds agiee in soimd, and ol'tcn in sense ; nearly •
one half are read fmig, the rcst/wny.
Rad. 196. -The sounds vaiy to <!«o, 7«in(7 and niao;
this and No. 680 ,^ resemble each other.
Already. — The compounds in this group are read it,
kai and keu ; tlio primitive resembles No. 575 eP'
but is more iised.
7^7 A he/met — The few derivatives mider this primitive
(Jen iiave no alliiiily with its meaning, but are all sound-
ed ten.
7^8 To kill. — The compounds arc read sah a::d shah, and
Shah J the oripiiial meaning crops out in some of them.
779 Jo covet. — An unimportant group, unifomi in its sound
(T'an of i'nn , but showing no aflinity in meaning.
780 A counsellor. — This is occasionally interchanged Trith
f ■■ "" No. 813 ^, and altered to ^ and ^ ; the com-
pounds are rcacl tsan^ san, shaity shun and ehan, and
most of thein have some reference to confusion.
7^^ Accustomed. —The derivatives followthe phonetic kwan,
except ^ sldh, and some of thera partake of its mean-
ing.
iCl'-an ^ "'^*'" — '^^'■'^ resembles No. 707 ^ > the characters
mostly follow their leading sound c/i'ao, isiao and son
being the variant?.
783 A leader. — Tiie derivatives take the .sound of tsiang,
\T!--iang amj tlie primitive, in a few cases is interchanged with
No. C87 ^ from Iheir similarity of soimd.
.1 groan. — This is a sub-group from No. 162 ^i
ami the characters follow its soimd hu with a few ex-
ceptions which are read h'ia.
A tiger. — This primitive is sometimes written like No.
857 i^' but more often /g , which ifl allowable ; ths
comijouuds arc read cA«, /.s-'« and tso.
2> A hull. — One of the sub-groups under No. 601 'pf J
-' most of its mcmbei'S are rcail t'ang and a few clmng.
787 Rud. 197. — .Ml the derivatives with one exception, king,
are read tu, and the primitive conveys its meaning to
only one of thei;i.
Not. — The railical is usually \vritten beneath the primi-
tive, and ill a few cases as ^ and ^, ^ and ^p
its position varies the sense ; the derivatives aro read
moh, mu and ma.
Poor. — This group is mostly read leu; others are Hi,
and Olio ^ fhu, fonus a sab-group No. 984.
790 Long. — The phonetic gives its sound man to this group,
iJlan but no clue to the meanings, except in one or two cases.
/•iniV/icrf.— All these comiwunds me read/ii7i, but th«ir
primitive does not influence their meanings at nil.
Remarkable. — The sounds in this grou|i arc i, yih, Jan
and efiih ; ^ leads a sub-group of four ; in K'anghi's
Dictionary tins character is reckoned under twelve
strokes.
To involfi'. — About one half of this group is read le,
the rest are h'i and tah ; the primitive is akin to No.
881 ^ and No. 985 [qig, with which it is sometimes
interchanged.
784
fJlu
786
<.J'so
*- 788
^ Moh,
789
.Leu
791
P.7r>
782
793
iUi
Ixxviii.
INTEODUCTIOX.
[|E] J^j . 1 Ihigdoin.—DemeA froui No. 430 '^ ', the compounds
lE»a A!co/(, j^^ iiiis group are iiiosUy lead hvuh like the phonetic,
with whoio lueaiiing ihey have uo airmity.
m'9* Sorrow. — Uwan, wan and chart are the only sounds ;
-Uwan' ti,c primitive is sometimes wrongly written for No. 928
^1 peak. — 'Ihis is very suuilar to No. 626 /gi. and the
two are not careflilly sep.irated in book* ; it is like -^
a bird, which is made from No. 472 '^•
TWELVE STROKES.
A gutter. — The sound of this is given by No. 144 e!
with which it has no other alljnity.
To sea W.— This is derived from No. 692 ^, and all
m
796
( T-<ii
7»7
A''«
79S
n
(Tang ^^ compounds follow its sound tany but not its sense.
789 Xo ifiivi.— This has become obsolete and is sometimes
Chih)
pcdautii-ally written ^% with thirteen strokes ; the
toimds !U-e c/iiVi, cM and shih.
ic. 800. ^ youth. — The sounds are t'ung, dumg and c/mang ;
fi. S.* ""^its soiuid and form resemble No. 558 J> with which it
is never interchanged.
This is now obsolete, and its derivatives aie read cheh
and sah ; it resemble* No. 825 ^jj; and is still less
like No. 815 ^- .
Sincere. — This heads the Im-gest sub-group under No.
396 ^. of which No. 727 Ifl^ aud No. 728 ^ are
two others ; the sounds are tun and lui.
Then. — This is derived from No. 397 ,y,, but has no
likeness to it in sound or sense ; the words ai'e tsiu and
tsuh.
Good. — Tliis phonetic gives its sound 'i/ien, but has no
appreciable inlluenco on the tejise of the compounds ;
it differs from No. 818 $•
Will-o'-ivisp. — This guides to the sounds of all its com-
pounds except tlffce read lien ; and an idea of IVangibi-
lity runs through many of thera.
Fatigue. — Tliis is a derivative fi'oin No. C14 ^ ;
the compounds all follow its sound, but rarely its signi-
fication.
m
^
801
Chehj
802
iTun
803
TsiV
804
• ^Slien
806
S Lin
SOS
iLao
l\>^ 807
'lint ^Jui
•Blf
811
'iiao
«12
,iih£
813
, Tsan
jdb. 814
816
'Knn
^
Impious. — Tlli^ i-i often interchanged with No. 780 §
and No. 10J8 ^ > it is ;il*o incoiTectiy written ^;
wlncli itself leads a group of three ; the compounds are
read teo«, ttien, chan and ti.
One. — This group is sounded pili, i and tigai ; the
words c."vhibit no likeness in i:;eaning.
To dare. — The sounds here vary from kan to han and
nk and
801
.7U
hien ; its nearest resemblances are No.
No. 825 ti-
Virtuous. — This gives its sound to a few derivatives, the
others be'uig read Juo, kino, hiao, nao and shoo.
A tambourine. — These compounds are read p'ang like
816
c ^ (to
817
P'iiog their phonetic, but show uo trace of its raeamug.
,^J' .Tbv.— This resembles No. 804 ^ ; the soimds are all
819
Ngoh,
j^, Hirui'
.Toij. — This resembles No. 804 ^
hi, e.Kcept two or three read th'i.
£,ViY.— This, derived fror.i No. -124 HH- is read both ten
and ngth ; its compounds are found under both soimds,
and partake of its ineanmg.
Grace. — This gioup frequentlv mterchanges its pbonetio
PJ{ iFan
822
i'J'an
»f ^
M
with ^ a sub-gioup of No. 733 ^ ; the sounds are
AiccV au<l sui.
A hedge. — riiese are all read /an, as well as the larger
sub-group under ^; to which belong eight compounds.
Ample. — Tills differs from No. 867 ^i though they
are interchanged ; besides the soimd Can, a few are
read tien and sin.
This. — Apparently derived fi'om No. 435 .S, this primi-
tive exhibits no likeness in sound or sense to it ; a
few are re.id si, but most ol them .'se'.
824 fUal. 201. — The derivatives are inostly read hwang,
tiu-ang ^^j ytjiers hang ; No. 996 ^ is a sub-group.
1^", To scaler.— This is so much like No. 801 "^ that
'" some notice is desirable of their differences ; sah, siea
iuid san are the sounds.
iB ,Chao
837
. Hiang
To suspect. — This is also written jt£ in most of its
compounds, but the second form alone is a synonym of
IiW: sih ! jui is the common sound.
Two. — This conies secondaiily from No. 25 "%, under
which 3Jl is a simpler foria of this character ; this
group is read 'rh, ui and ch'i.
Pure. — This and No. 507 ^ are derived from No.
256 ij ; its compounds are inostly read kieh, and
some of them aie akin iu meaning.
Keh ■^"''' — '^^^ "^ derived from ^% which unites with
* three radicals, one of them forming this sub-group,
whith is read kiieh aud kwe'i.
To light— A group whose members are read liao and '
lao, but their meanings vary iudeliuitely. !
Prodigal. — This is derived fi-om No. 531 ^, which |
sends off four or live sub-gi"oiips, of which this is the I
hugest ; its conipoiuids arc lead ehd and cha, and are
written sometimes with No. 529 ge- \
^'
m
Si
..iyorHi«<7.— Most of the derivatives are read chao, ^
tiiiao being the oidy exception.
A sort. — Tliis group follows the sound of its primitive,
which resembles t^ h'iuig, a word that has four
derivatives, j^l ""<^ "*« being the most common.
828 Xo deceive. — Tlie soiml; here are yuh, kiieh, hiich and
J "''> hah, and modifications of these ; the meanings are in-
congiiious.
To sec/.. — These compounds are retid sin and t'an ;
none of them uidicate any influence of the primitive on
their meanings.
Pitg. — Tliis gioup is alike read inin ; the primitive is
derived from No. 56 ^ rather than No. 439 P^-
Intercalarg moon These characters arc read both Jun
and JK-an. the primitive has both sounds ; its form
resembles the last aud the next.
Leisure. — As a primitive, this is also written ^ and
1?^, though these three forms are not wholly synony-
mous ; the sounds are about equ.illy hien and kien.
833 Weak. — The compounds, which are inostly read ch'an,
(Jtw' ensiiovr no influence of the primitive, which is sometime*
interchanged with No. 437 ^•
To concede. — This group has many tounds, as sun,
siiin, chwcn, tsiien and tswan ; the meamngi have
nothing in common.
829
,.':iiii
'Min
831
Ju:i>
832
iHien
834
Sui^
INTRODUCTION.
Ixxix.
•3B
' (Limy
hfi- 838
#
837
R: 838
,S7,
Opulent. — III some of tlicse tlerivatives simply ^^ is
written, but tlie full foiin is better; tbo gvoui) is read
lung.
.1 ffuilar. — Tills derivative from No. 2')0 J)fj is incor-
rectly wTitteii without the dot ; most of tlie coi.ipouiids are
an-anged in KangUi's Dictionary under tlm fj" radical.
To reply. — This is often contracted to ■^ in tho com-
potuuls, which are read tah and c/iali; it is derived
from No. 285 'g', being one of its five sub-groups.
Tliis group funiislies one character read chwen,
' — 1 ti — *i — _j..., _ii .•. ...
'"" and the others are shun ; all are in common use
--*- 839
SiO
(Fan
To be. — The sonnd of icd is heard in nearly half of
this group, the others being read /iwcV, wo and kwiii ;
/^ forms a small sub-gi^ouj).
Foreign — Tliis is sometimes miproperly written ^ :
some of its compounds are niid shin, Jan, pun and p'o;
No. 963 ^ leads a sub-group.
■ T- ,,, To ascend. — Tliis resembles ^ tang a vase, which
' * -^ forms only one or two coinpouuds ; tliis group is mostly
read tang, others are chdng and ching.
. 8*2 To issue. — This gi'oup is readyii/i, J'tfi and /;•/( otpuh!
* /S" le.ids a sub-gi-oup of four read /ci like itself.
8*8 Down. — Half of these aie reail tsui or chui, and the
rest cJiwen and hiao ; no inHucnce of the primitive on
r>
their meanings is i)erceptible.
; 844 jVone. — This is occ.awoiially interch.inged with No. 404
jH, ; its compounds aro read wu, hu and J'u, and
some of them as ^ and j^ load others ; a character
like this ^ also heads a group of six, read wu.
• .f (JraniJ. — This character, derived from No. 622 |^,
iniluenccs many of its comimnnds, indicatuig lofty, noble,
&c ; the common sound /'/no is changed to hioh in a
few.
848
^./an
Cert'iinltj. — .\bout half of tliis group is readyc«, and the
others nien ; this and No. 95)7 i& are somewhat alike.
848
Necessary. — This is derived from No. 525
its compounds follow its sound sii.
Elephant.
and all
Only one of these, read shang, diBfers in
'^
tHaidj' sound from the primitive, which bears a resemblance
to No. 852 ^.
- 849 JRcjjealtng. — One of this group is reail //, and tlie others
with which
/•■(,/,,
/uh ; the primitive comes from No. 514 g^,
it is interchanged in ;i few cases.
/tfe *'? Scorclicil. — This may be regarded as derived from No.
* ' 472 'pT, imd its derivatives aro all read tshto ; their sig-
nifications liavc a little affinity with it.
■ji': •f'^^ ^" comrrrgute. — Tlieso are read tsah and tsih, ami one
:*iv; Jsihf of the three is a synonym of the primitive.
_^l *** A crowd. — Tracssof the meaning of tho phonetic, which
-/K Chuiig'i gives its sonnd cluing to all tho derivatives, occur in
several of them.
^Tj mil United. — Like No. 837 ^i this is derived from No.
285 'Q' ; it may easily bo confounded with No. 698
^ ) tlio compoimds aro read hih.
^g- 864 Illuilrious — This group follows the primitive in its sound
■ (Isun tsun, but not at all in nieaiiiiiK; it resembles No.
748 ^
m iiieainng ;
e't'Ts'dng-'^^''^"^!/ — '^'"^ ""'* ^°- ^'^ '& """^ ''"^'^.V mistaken,
and this is usually written ^ to diminish their like-
ness ; the derivatives are read tsung and sanr/.
Sei'era?.— This regularly follows its phonetic A« ,- in a.
few cases, like ^ tho primitive is abbreviated, but
oftener to JL) as |/L for 1^, &c.
This is soj:ictimes written like No. 785 <^-
ess
8S7
Emptij.
and seldomer like No. 784
; tlie derivatives are read
^-. 868
^(Ch'ang
-^t 8S1
Uch,
883
* King
Ml
iPa
Tsu?
886
k^ii and hit.
A ;)ro/).— This is one of the offshoots from No. 501 f^;
and is also written ^^ and ^ in some of the deriva-
tives ; their sounds vary from chSng to chang,
1^^ ^^* . A henk. — This group is pronounced ^sai like its phonetic,
rH ' •'■'•'''» which influences the meanings of tho compounds.
3^E //,,.„ Flower;/. — This is oflen contracted to ten strokes ^
as it is a sound character, l)ut the dictionaries place the
words under twelve ; they are read Inva, yeh or yih and
w^i.
Flourishing. — This word is troublesome to find, for it is
contracted to 5^ and 4^, but the dictionaries place
such under twelve strokes ; they are read mang.
Had. 203. — One of this class, ^j forms a sub-group
of eight, and another ^ of four derivatives ; tho com-
pounds are read heh, mdi and moh, chiefly the latter.
A ;)ro.<i/)c(7- This like No. 803 ^ is an offshoot of No.
397 }f, '. the sounds under it vary into ying, kiting,
hung and hao.
Important. — This is a derivative from No. 417 ]S '
the compounds aro read tsoh, cltwai and tsui.'
A road. — This is derived from No. 272 -^j and the
characters arc all read lu like the phonetic, of whose
meaning there is no trace in them.
Kwe* -"'"""''-'<'• — T^" derivatives uuder this, [^ and j^i
fonii sub-gi-onps, and the former is often interchanged
with it ; tiiey aro mostly read kwdi, others are tui, i
and wai.
A lone — This is not unlike No. 822 J^ in form and
sound ; tho coir.pouuds aro mostly read tan, then chen,
slien, toh and i.
To buy. — This jihonetic leads the sounds of all its deri-
vatives, and one of them No. 973 ^ heads a large
sub-group, though soino etymologists separate them.
TVij'c^c/. - This and No. 930 5§ resemble each other;
tho compounds here are idl read piih or po/i.
, ,, Spacious. — This offset from No. 501 faf has a few
* ' ""^ cliaractcrs under it which follow its sound di'ang ; it is
easily coufounded with the next.
Di'ohen. — Tliis is like the lust and more common ; mos^
of tho characters are road /'I'e/i, then pi, ami id'i^s of
injury pervade most of them.
THIRTk^EN STROECES.
Tnlcniion. — The group of characters which flow from
this primilivo are all read i' or yi'A, and many of tlicin
partake of its meaning.
A //n/u.i.— This reser.ibles No. 839 ^ a little, but
it and its derivatives aro seldom mot ; they are read
ckai and tsien.
A hoick. — Tliis is easily mistaken for ^ a wild goo<o,
but tho latter seldo'u occurs ; its derivatives are all read
y'ng, and ij^ leads a sub-gioup.
8B7
i'J'iin
868
Mai*
l{ *. 869
M P"h,
871
l'i>
S72
RK 873
l^'Ch.ti
M'y'»9
Ixxx.
KTRODTTCTION.
■7S
876
t yung
FrugaliHi.—A. derivative of No. 688 ^, with wliicli
it is rarely interchanged ; tliis primitive gives its eoimd
lien to all but two of its compounds read chan and tswan,
but its meaning to none.
Concord.— This is also w-ritteu -g, and
m
•77
<Lo
S7S
87*
'Tan
880
P
881
iLi'i
'7^
^
^
__ but these
forms ai-e not common ; their sounds are ymiy and tuani).
An obsolete character, where the radical is found
between the lower parts, as ^ ; the characters aie
read /#, lei and ying.
To state to. — This group derives its sound fi-ora lin M:
a granary, and the two are considred the same primi-
tive ; the" derivatives are read lin and Ian.
Graml. — This is often interchanged with No. 867 1^
from-the similai-ity of sound ; these are read tan, shen
and clien.
Bigld. — This gi-oup is read i throughout, and some of
the characters show affinity with the meaning of the
primitive.
Tlatnder. — Tliis and No. 985 jjgf resemble each other
in sound ; tliis group is read lei, and the derivatives
occasionally intimate the meaning of the primitive.
rr, , Sordid. — This is derived from Ead. 179 §£ ; its com-
' pouuds are read tsah and sah, and partake somewhat
of its meaning.
Tofollouj. — This sub-group imder No. 622 ^^ is
frequently interchanged with it, and its derivatives are i
read xui ; one of them |^ has six flowing from it.
To excite. — A derivative from No. 524 jgj ; the char-
acters in this gi-oup are read Ian and lian, and many of
them partake of the sense of their phonetic.
To perceive. — This is not an offshoot from No. 416 ^,
but from ^^ altered ; all its compounds are read tak.
Holy. — This is a sub-gi'oup under No. 373 3E1 and
is often contracted to ^B. \ its derivatives are read
clHng or ch'ang.
*''j Bold. — This is apparently denVed from f^ plants, hut
the sound indicates Xo. 528 ^ as its origin ; the sounds
pan and Jun are curiously confused in the group.
888 — ^
Tieh •^^'"'P- — TI"^ ^^■■''^ ^^ fii'*' "Tittcn ^, but this is now
the proper fonii, aud is also contracted as in ^ ; all are
re.ad tieh.
*^' To strike. — The compounds in this group are read kih
Kihj and hi; they have little likeness of meaning.
890 ^ border. — Occasionally interchanged with No. 759
•S3
iSui
<Ka.
sss
Tah,
888
Sliiiiy*
ea. fKiang
,) and most of the compounds are sounded Iciang ;
5g leads three or four derivatives.
Trader. — The compounds are also read A-Jo, and are in
common use.
To prohibit. — This group comes from No. 432 ipjC) with
which it has little affinity ; the compomids are read kin,
and look a little like the next.
Grievous. — Tliese characters sound like their phonetic,
* Ch'u which resembles the preceding ; they all contain the idea
of sufferuig.
M891
'Am
:^T\ Am'
883
"alq , ?** Avaricious. — This is contracted to ^, iiud its com-
ISJ o''"'! pounds are read s/icA, se/i and <s'iai«7 ; several of them
partake of its meaning.
Abilily — Tliis fonns one of three sub-groups under No.
653 ^ ; its dorivatives are read lean and hivatu
#
Kat?
896
Siih,
iift
^
897
Tier?
898
Pih^
Serious. — This properly has thirteen strokes, but tha
characters are placed under twelve in the dictionai'ies ;
they are read suh, sin aud siao; ^ forms a sub-group
of eight.
A palace. — This group is read tien and tun ; the charac-
ters are not much used.
u
903
S Wei
A model. — The meanmg of this phonetic appears in
several of its compounds, which are read pi, pih, poh
and iiilh; the group is easily distinguished froi.i No.
1014 H-
31^ 889 Rough. — 111 the dictionaries, this is counted with twelve
jfjh iS7ie/i> strokes, while it really has fom-teen, aud this discrepancy
causes some difficulty in tindiug it ; the compounds par-
t.ake of its meaning and are sounded seh and sail.
^& 960 Xo love. — Tills group is unifonuly read ngai or ai; most
«*- A'jdi of its characters have the idea of obsciu'ity.
.4S '•'• To direct. — f7icH is the common sound, and tan, yen
/S (Chen and shen are the others ; their meanings are quite un-
like.
,^ 902 To explain. — This group is about equally divided be-
fflp A'i'ai' tween kiai and liiai ; the primitive is merely a phonetic.
Minute. — This can be easily mistaken for No. 977 ■(^ i
its compounds are read viii or tvi, and a few of them
are like it in meaning.
y^ 901 Pat. — This group contains the sounds tswan, tsui, Isiien,
fj « Tsuen ^^^ ^^^^^ ^ j,^ JQQ3 ^ j.^^^^ ^ sub-group.
yiSl rj. J An imperfect character, to wliich No. 953 |^ bears
'" '' most likeness ; the compounds are read hioh, kioh, lioh
and hung ; it is often contracted, as ^ for !^ in poorly-
printed books.
&it *" . To break. — This leads the sounds of its compounds, and
35c 'HicH ti-aces of its meaiiing are seen in several of them.
6A" '*' '^° '■^V^'^'- — ''"'"' ''""' '"'iinds of this primitive reappear
?//V Kihi in its compounds, as t;ih, yao, liih, lioh, kioh and kiao,
the last the commonest ; this and No. 741 ^ look
alike.
gfa 908 Obscure. — The derivatives in this group aie read ?iyao
■^^ ^'' and yuh ; it resembles J^j which has only three deriva-
tives read yueh.
Birds. — This group is read k'in; its meanings have
no likeness ; this and No. 724 ^^ resemble each other.
To follow. — This is sometimes mistaken for j^ which
has itself seven derivatives read diuh like it ; these are all
read sui.
A U. — The sounds under this primitive are tsien, sien.
909
• 910
911
sTs'i'en yg,,, /ji'en, kien aud /ien,ofwhich the last preponderates.
912
Hwu?
To assemble. — This and No. 855 "^ are Uable to be
confounded ; half of the characters in tliis group are read
kwei; the others hwui, w€iand kwai.
^.. 913 A village. — A small group read /iian^, whose phonetic
m* (Biangy ^^y^ ^^ y^^ mistaken for ^01 k'ing, but that has no
derivatives.
'S* "J^* OunliL — This is a sub-group under No. 501 TH ; it is
fg , lang ■' y^
frequently coutiacted to 3; in cheap hooks ; all the
compounds are read tang, but their meanings follow
their radicals.
Fighting. — This primitive which resembles J^ a place,
gives its sound to most of iiscompounrls, of wliich others
are read kioh and kih ; two of them lead t\io or three
derivates each.
916
A'h>
INTRODUCTION.
Ixxxi.
016
(Hi
»ir
818
Ts'aif
019
920
A vase. — TUis pboiietie i* similur to No. 785 ^m, and !
No. 857 ^; tbo couipouuds .Ti'e all read /»', and tlie i
most commen one gj; leads thirteen derivatives also
read hi.
To capUrate. — Tliis primitive, No. 981 Jg and No. i
999 ^ resemble each otlier in sound and form ; the
group is read lu throughout. I
Fresh — This is r;Uher a sub-group of (.<a« ^i whicli
leads four otiier derivatives as ^ aud ^ ; not many
of either ^roup are in common w.e.
A year. — The sounds in tliis group are kivei., hwiii,
tvc'i and yut/i ; the priinitive is contracted to ^ and
other fonns.
To re.ipeet. — This group is read kinrj, and most of tlie
charractei's are in common use ; it looks a little like
No. 870 jjji.
021 [33
Ty„jf ^ myriad. — Tliis ofShoot from No. 598 pg, itself re-
appears iu a sub-group, No. 970 ^ ; its derivatives
are read «a«, tun and mat.
922 Rad. 203. — This gi-oup is read min, h/'ui, i/!iif/ and shint/
Min or sliaiif) ; it is easily to be distinguished from that
under the radical.
Birds Hinging. — In this group, the compounds are read
.'00, tiiao and tsao, r.:aitjy tlie latter ; the idea of dis-
cord ajipears in many of them.
Oierpassinff. — Tin's comes from No. 605 |^< and
imparts its 60und ^-ico to half of its derivatives, the
otiiers being read diua.
To /arm. — This gro\ip is mostly read nunr/, then nang
S'C SiVwi? and ?i«o; many of the characters relate to density or
tliicfcening.
A case. — This is used as a contracted form of No.
1021 ^> but as a phonetic has no likeness to it, all
the deri\ atives bemg read li or ft.
To direct. — Tliis is derived indirectly from No. il6
^) and one compound 5^ has tlirce or four under it;
the sounds are yi'A, », shih, tseh and tSh.
^^ V"; Delicafe. — This and No. 555^^ arc sometimes inter-
■*^ ' " changed ; its compounds aro read htran, hiien, pien,
'i/uen, .thwan and sUen; some of them have one or two
03S
i 11(10
^
Heroic. — The characters in this group are read hao;
the primitive Hows from Xo. C22 |^j , and is soiiiewbat
like it.
Necessary. — This primitive, also written jfp) is some-
times interchanged with No. 847 ^1 which it resembles
in sound and sense ; it flows from No. 527 ^i and the
compounds are read jii, 'rh, ticu and .<;«.
You. — This is contr.icted to ■^j* in composition ; the
derivatives aro read 'rh, lo, mi, vai, ni, ching, nieh,
si andsien; JIB I'ls six derivatives.
.Tiist. — One derivative under this ^ has foiu- under it,
which and the others are all read Isang.
*^ To dislike. — This is read both \/in and yeh, and its
( ^ f" comppuods ai-o read yen, yfh and yah, chiefly ''the
first ; their meanings show fcome traces of the priniitive.
■'*® An obstacle. — A small group whose compounds arc
f'''' read c/i'i and ti.
To congregate. — This is occasionally intei'changed with
No. 417 ^, and looks like No. 852 ^ ; the deriva-
tives aro read tsii, tsttng, cJteu an<l chuiig.
iUtains the sou
the primitive is wn'tten in
930
837
. S38
t ( 7 sang
941
Tsii>
•*' Longevity. — This gi'onp contains the sounds cheu, tarn
Sheu' and chti, but none sheu ;
923
lSad>
"j^ Ktvo>
926
Li>
927
Yih.
920
Shuhi
930
Yehf
t4v 031
-^ iS'ng
^> 032
■M fPin
$^ fPien
03«
tTsi
derivatives.
An in.<!ect. — The characters in this group are read chiih,
cltoh, liJi and shuh; No. 1037 h^ is an offset, and
one or two other sub-groups are found.
Patrimony. — This resembles No. 869 ^^> and is com-
paratively n small group, whose members are read both
yeh and nieh in some parts of the coimtry.
FOURTEEN STROKES.
Happy. — This being a socred character is contracted
to -^ with ton strokes ; its compounds are read ning
and nang in e(|ual proportions.
A guest. — Tliis is often changed to ^| as being more
easily written ; the words arc read pin or pien.
lir.crimination. — This is derived from No. 296 "^ by
duplication ; its comixmnds are read /)i'r« and pan, and
most of them are placed under the lUOth radical.
liad. 210. — Many of the charnclers which properlv
come under this phonetic are placed under the radical
in Kangbi's Dictionary ; the derivatives here aro read
tsi and rliai.
m.
H
944
noh.
046
i Tai
9«e
fKien
947
Tsii?
948
049
' Yin
9SO
Tsih^
961
iHiiin
8S2
S/
953
and is also
I its derivatives are all read tsieh.
many ways,
lit Tsieh I'^tercepted. — This resembles No.JlOlO
written ^ J its derivatives are all read
Glistening. — Formed by duplicating Rad. 155 'yp)
whose meaning it has partially kept ; the words are
read hoh and hia.
A terrace. — Tliis gi'oup follows the sound lai of its
phonetic, wl.'ich is often contracted to No. 186 "^j and
also to ^ with thirteen strokes.
To examine. — An offshoot from No. 429 pjJJ) this piimi-
tive has affinity with its derivative No. 995 ^ '• the
sounds are kien, yen, hien, but chiefly Ian.
Completed. — All but one |s «ai' of this group are read
tsin, and there is much affinity with the piimitive in
their meanings.
Plumagery. — Tliis primitive, an offshoot from No. 254
* ^> does not afl'ect the sense of its derivatives, which
are read tih, tiao, yoh, yao, cfiao and cJtoh.
Diligent. — This is often interchanged with ^ one of its
derivatives, tlie two beuig regarded as synonyms ; their
sounds ai-e yln and tcan.
To cultivate, — Tliis is derived from No. 436
its compounds are all read tsih.
Steam — The compounds under this character are read
hiiin and hUen; it has no afhnity witli No. 658 ]^" >'or
will No. 1032 % be taken for it.
Suspicion. — This conveys its own sound i to about half
its compounds, the rest being read 7igai, ying, chi and
hai, and some having two or three sounds.
To jiKc— This resembles No. 905 J^ but still more the
word JK hing, wliich has fom- derivatives read hke it ;
this gioup is read yu. Ail and siL
A prison. — The derivatives aro here read both yofi and
yuh in different places ; one is a sj-nonym of its primitive.
To conned.— V art of these characters are read ki, and
others tican; some of them are like the primitive,
which is contracted to 1^.
954
Yu/i,
ess
A'.>
Ixxxii.
INTRODUCTION.
- 957
-.ELiuk,
J-, Satjadoiis. — This is often contracted in writing to J^
"' under twelve strokes; the compounds are read j'ui and
siiin.
To measure — This flows from ^ chih, wliicli has
nbo Je shwang as one derivative, and No. 1033 ^g. as
another ; Jllljl is frequentlv wrongly written so as to cover
the whole characters as ^ > the sounds arc hcoh and
ito/i, hu and hua.
"itff 988 Drcatninq. — This pcrplexe> one by its varied forms, in
O' " ""9 ,vhioh i^ and "pf* predominate ; the group is read
tnuiiff and maug.
gH °^' A necklace This is fonned of Rad. 154 ^ repeated,
' "^ and has its derivative in No. 1015 U -• ^^J ^''^ ^^
read yi'ig-
ta 930 Manifest. — Tliis has been superseded by its common
Sm ^Iltcn j^rivative |§|, which itself has a few offshoots ; the
sounds under it are hien, sliih, silt and tiffaii.
^§- ,'" To sent/.— This primitive resembles No. 682 ja? but
'^— ■''■"''' is not an offset from it; the derivatives are all read
l-ieii, but show no likeness ia sense to the primitive.
To match. — This is coustantly contr.icted to X^I j all the
compounds are as r.iuch used as their leadei-, whose
sound tui they follow.
FIFTEEN STROKES.
840 "
m
9S2
Tui'
•63
'Shan .
Mi
m
9S4
<Si£
} and its deri-
ils characters are
iPiao
1
Tu jttdgf. — Tliis flows from No
Tatives m'e read sJtdn.
Totcrite. — Tins group is read sic
little in use.
988 A k-itc/ien.— This aud No. 817 flf both come from _g_
^ chu, a band of music ; Bq' has also three or four com-
mon derivatives, read cha and s/iu ; this primitive is
very often written @J under 14 strokes.
( r^f* B/wirf.— This comes fi-om No. 824 f^, and its com-
'""^ pounds are read kwang, kung and kwoh ; one or
two exhibit some analogy to-it.
■ °'' Iridescent.— Thh seems to flow from No. 722 ^;
in composition it interchanges with ^ aud ^ in a
few cases, aud all the derivatives are read piao.
^ 968 A shop. — Tliis is often -wTongly (vritten, as if the lower
- r^'' ^ part was ^ ink, but the two are unUke ; tlas group is
reail chan and chUn.
I 969 To nourish This group is read yang, but its members
7 i Yang indicate no likeness to their phonetic, which flows from
No. 218 ^.
Severe. — Tliis is derived from No. 921 ]^) but resem-
bles it neither m sense nor sonnd ; the characters are
read li.
Afflicted. — This is sometimes coutr.icted to ^i but
only in poorly-printed books ; the compounds are read yiu
and jao.
To mount. —This comes from No. 243 "^ ; its compounds
arc few aud infrequent, and all follow its soiuid hieh.
To seU.—Tlni comes from No. 868 ^. but its sounds
are not so unilbrm as that ; most of them are tuh, then
yuh, shu/i, teu, tih and mai; their meanings vary greatly.
J?7*, A joint. — Tliis derivative from No. 575 BD leads a few
common characters read tsieh ; it is contracted to P)J
by rapid penmen.
970
Li'
971
t 1 "I
072
Hie/,,
973
975
Clii/i,
976
'L„
. 977
' t,Ching
978
Loll)
079
C'liing*
9SO
IJcIl)
981
982
; Micii^
. 983
Pacf
984
ra
985
£88
Pa>
087
Hiuf
OSS
I iTs'in
080
i-i-ung
990
iHuai
991
iTang
902
Boh,
Essential. — This leads the sounds of ita derivarives, a
few changing from c/h7i to chi ; it is contracted to ^3
even in gixid printing.
Ttitstir. — Tlie derivatives here follow the sound /« ex-
cept one read Hi ; they have no likeness in meaning.
To prove. — Tliis is sometimes contracted to sj^ in com-
biuatioii, and resembles No. 903 ^ ; the deiivativei
ai'e read ching and c/ii.
Pleasure. — The characters in this group are read /o/i,
yoh aud shoh, but mostly lih; tlieir meanings often
refer to splendor ; |^ leads three derivatives.
Prwhnt. — This primitive does not t;ive its sound, as
the deriv.itives are read cA/A; No. 854 ^ suggests it
in part.
Bristles. — Tlie derivatives in this group are read lieh
and lah ; in common books it is contracted, as Eg for
Ip^ and one or two others.
To rejied. — This primitive resembles No. 917 ^ and
No. 999 ^ in its general forai, and shows some affini-
ty in sound with them both.
To extei-:r.v.iale. — Some of these derivatives show a
little aflinity witli their primitive; most of them are
read mieli aud icah.
Cruel. — Tliis gives its sound pao to half of its com-
pounds, and the others are read poh ; they frequently
show some trace of its many meanings.
Numher. — Tliis is an offshoot of No. 789 jj ; its com-
jKiuiids are read shu, sen and soh, and show no simila-
rity to the meauuig of either.
Fields. — Tlu- group and those under No. 793 ^ and
No. 881 ^ are alike read lei, and their compounds
are often interchanged ; 3S has 12 derivatives, and
^ has six, beside others ; Ya is contracted often to
3v as ^. even in %7ell-printed books.
To .sto/).- This flows from No. 692 f^, and is often
contracted to ^ in common books ; itssoimck are pa,
pi, p^i and pai.
SIXTEEN STROKES.
G-i-andecA. — This primitive somewhat resembles No. 872
j^, but tlie group is quite unlike ; one character is
read Idu, and the otliers hien.
AV(7C.— Iliilf of this character is sometimes -nTOngly
\vi-itteii ^1 wliich is a synonym of j^ the hazel ;
the derivatives arc read t'han throughout.
Rnd. 212. — The gcoup placed under this radical con-
tains many in wliich it is properly phonetic ; the
prevailing sound is lung, with a few read ctiung, pang,
sih aud cheh.
To emhosotn. — Tlus character is contracted to ^ in
composition ; its derivatives are read hwai, and ^
leads a group of three.
To ascoiJ.— This flows from No. 219 ^^t and in sound
is like Xo. 6C6 ^j and seems to be a contraction of
one of its compounds ; the group is read tang through-
out.
Sudden. — Tliis group resembles No. 626 ^ in sound,
and No. 948 ^ in appearance ; it is read hoh, but
the compomids lu-e not much used.
INTRODUCTION.
Ixxxiii.
m
•03 Ofui;rations.-~-'l'iih is often wTitteu
under 1 4
^
f^
l^i^
i-'/i) strokes, but the dictionaries follow this i'onn ; it is also
contracted to ^ as in ^, when the ra<b'cal is under-
neath ; all ui'G read ii/i.
•3* Simple: — This is constantly interchanged with No. 603
' -^ ' -^) both forms bebg regarded as correct ; the sounds
are all ni/oh.
To observe. — This primitive is derived from No. 94G
.®> but ill practice the latter is contracted to pc:,
nearly like No. 429 ^X» as in ^ olive ; the sounds
are all Ian.
To trust. — This is often contracted iu composition to
Nu. 535 j^ljj and the right -ide is also written lilie ^5
its deriv.atives are read lai, lii/i, itik and Ian.
A sioalloic. — Tliis and No. 84G f^ are often taken for
each other ; the words in tliis group ;ue read j/en like
the phonetic.
To resuscitate. — Tliis group is sounded su throughout ;
the characters are seidum njet.
lilack. — Many derivatives under this chai actor pai"take
of its meaning, and all but three read lit follow its
and No. 981
90S
sea
897
•9S
9S9
tLu
*k^ loeo
^ iPin
ill loes
1004
'Kien
m
and from one {>f them PJQ flow six derivatives ;
piii'iitivo is an offihoot from No. 632 ^•
the
1010
y-^- Minced. — This can Lo mistaken for No. 043 ^, from
* which it diOTers in sorjid ; the derivatives are read tsien,
cftaiif tsaii and sifii.
,,,, A liiverct. — This primitive is often contracted to ^^
' ' ill common books ; its derivatives are read dian and
Isan, anil one in conimoii u.<o is tsai.
1012 Presh A honiophonons gi-oup road it tn ; the primitiv*
' is not unlike No. 908 |s^ in fonn but cot in sonud.
1013 Jiiid. 214. — 'Hie characters with this in it as a radical
' ""J reseii.blo each other in sense, and those r.nder it as a
phonetic, are alike in sound, except yii ; -^ lias four
derivatives.
m
1014
Hi./,,
lOlS
A Jault.—TiKse characters are read sieh and ^e/i ,- the
primitive is not derived from No. 898 JBr wdiich resem-
bles it in construction.
An iufant. — This is one of the derivatives from Xo. 959
its compounds are all read i/i)y, but their
meanings have do connection.
EEGKTEEN STROKES.
I i^lS To conceal. — The characters in this group arc all read
^2.v'ic«h'<s,(,'„„ . they must not be confounded with those under
No. 080 '^^ read la/,.
■. 1017
: Tsa/i)
J/i'xei/. — Tliis is indirectly derived from No. 851 ^
sound; it resembles No. 917 ,^j — „m, ...
form and sound. !
CouraqcoHS. — This group conforms in its sound Mai to i
its phonetic; the characters seldom occur and are diverse
in meaning.
0/len. — Tlie derivatives from this phonetic are all read
pin ; few of them are much in use.
Suspend. — These ihar.acters are read hiien, one of the
sounds of the primitive, of which one of the three is a
synonym.
A law. — This is an offshoot from No. 904 'p^, but the
lower half of the primitive is often altered; the com-
pOTIBcb arc road hi and l,oh.
8EVLNTEEN STROKES.
Impediuitnt. — lliis jn-iniitive comes from No. 608 ^j
and its deriMitives are often iuteichanged with those ;
all are read kien.
3K i ■ ^^ encourayc. — This is contracted to ^| in ceBunon
"^^ < ' books ; the sounds under it ar» mostly jang or yang
with siang^ ttiang and naitg.
^© II- A ficdm. — This resembles No. 880 ^> but occurs less
* frequently ; its compounds are all read Iii.
S& x/it-ano^'""'"^""'' — A derivative from No. 538 'fS? the sounds
' ^aio uuifonnly shwanrj; it is frequently interchanged
with No. 739 |J(.
\aB. i: To connect. — This flows from J"p) which itself has a few
other derivatives as ^g and Qlj) \ this group is read
lien and lin.
1009 yi J(j;ricfic/e.— These characters are uniformly read Ian,
and is a little like No. 1027 ^j its compounds are aU
re»d tsali.
1013 fu whi-iprr. — This imparts a trace of its meaning to
i\ if li^ *oiiie of its derivatives, which are read nieA, cheli and
sUch.
1 1019 .1 nobleman. — The characters in this group are read
Tsiuli) ^/luo/i, Isiao and tsivli, but show no likeness in meaning
to their pniniti\e.
1020 'fo cc^iH-fi— This primitive leads its small ccttnpany with
^Kwci its own sound kwei, but gives none of them any of its
meiuiing.
.. Ahindanl. — This and No. 926 ;g; are constantly iu-
' ""^ terduniged with each other, hut not quite correctly ;
the sounds y'ung and i/en are the usual ones in this
group.
. 1022 _4,j !ris. — About one half of these characters have the
■ ■'^"""' sound /.wan, the rest are hwan ; it is contracted to ^
in rapid writuig.
• i«23 To (h-ead.—Thts and No. 1034 H. dieFer a little in
; A-'ti* form, and altogether in sound, this group being read kU
throughout.
NINETEEN STROKES. *'
1 1024 To bind. — 111 some of the common derivatiTes, this
' '•^"'^'' primitive is contr.acted to No. 212 as ^ for *^j ; the
sounds are cluelly liien or Iwan, tiien «•««, man, shwan
and pien ; two or three small sub-gi'oupa are formed
from it.
1035
<Jli
102S
Li>
Willioui. — This is an ofiVhoot from No. 719 H^i and
some of its derivatives are interchanged with those ; all
here are read mi.
£lujant.—T\\U is deri\ed from No. 722 ^ j in some
characters it is contracted to No. 247 U or No. 724
^ and even to flfl the upper half; the compounds
are read //, .vi, .*.; and s/tai.
1027 DiJjicuU. — This is in fonn an offshoot from No. 756
iNan ^ ., , . .. , . 1 .
^a> the derivatives are read nun, no, «» and tan, some
of them liaving two sounds.
^
1028
'Tsan'
1029
To hip — This is also written ^ and jf , which
per]ilo.xes the student as to the proper number of strokes ;
the lust contraction resembles No. 813 ^, with which
it is sometimes interchanged ; this group is read tsan,
tswan and tsah.
.Summit. — This is derived fi-om No. 674 ^, and agrees
wiih it ill sound ; tlie compounds are read lien, and
show a little likeness in sii'iiilication.
Lxxsiv.
INTRODUCTION.
p- .Si'eie. — Tliis is piopevlv .1 sui>-gi-oun of ^. wbich itself
' '" h;is sLx derivatives, soiuc under both beiiig iutea'liange-
able, and all ie:id /«'(«.
1031 ^ «ef.— Tiiis group is rerid lo, aud some of the charac-
ters partake of its meauiug.
I 1932 ^ Qlaii The souud t'tmff shows this group to be a
' '^""i' derivative of Xo. 501 t^> aud not of No. 862 M ;
its uie:iuin''s are unlike either.
M iLo
tt n^? Oftring.— This is contracted to ^ even ii
• * printed books ; the sounds of ihe compounds ar
i/en, /itcau and t^ftfi.
in well-
e Men,
1034
m
1036
ilen
To fear. — This comes froin No. 1023 .jg; aud soaie-
what rcseniules No. 957 ^ j the characters are read
kiolt or koh and hoh.
iSeierf.— This primitive may b« regarded as derived
from No. 815 ^[t with wliicli it has no likeness in
sound or sense ; a fe>v derivatives are read nijwu most
of them yen-
1036
103T
Hhuh;
TWENTY-ONE STROKES.
To oppress. — Tiie few derivatives iu this gi-oup are
read j'a; their meanings often indi;ate pressiu-e, and
the complicated primitive is sometimes contracted.
Appertaining. — This (lows from No. 929^) aud is
ofteu contracted to ^ » the derivatives are read clult
and shu/i.
TWENTY-TWO STROKES.
1038 ^1 lag. — This primitive appeals to be derived from No.
" 1005 ^g. and is often abbreviated in MTiting ; its com-
Iiounds are ali reailiirtng.
TW£?JTY-FOUR STROKES.
1038 To donate. — This primitive seems to come from No. 646
• ^. but its derivatives are read kung, tan and (Jiicung,
aud its parts contracted to Sfj^ iu some ciises.
'■"** iSTn'nV.— This is contracted to No. 182 ^ aud |^ or
'W> but not iadiscriBiiuatel/ ; the deriyaLives are read
ling.
^"3 %
Those who are ctirious to foUovc the manner ia which
these primitives unite to form groups and sub-gronps of
derivatives, will easily be able to do so by running one or
two through the radicals It will soon be perceived
how far they really serve as phonetics now, and how
cautious one must be in deducing the sound from the
primitive, especially of words in the jiih shmy. This
combination of radicals and primitives is easily paralleled
in other languages, especially in Greek and German,
whose facility of compounding and decompounding roots
and prefixes gives them such power and variety of ex-
pression. If there was a possibility or use iu a universal
language, in which mankind could convey their thoughts
irrespective of the sound of tho symbols, the Chinese
6eems to be the best fitted for it, inasmuch as the system
of combination here explained is susceptible of infinrte
development to express almost any name or idea.
Out of this whole number 106 characters are either
imperfect, contracted forms, not ui use, or such as are
rarely met with, leaving 934 common characters, most of
which occur as often as any of their compounds. One
advantage of learning this list, is the readiness it gives
the student in reckoning the number of strokes iu a
character. When it has only a few strokes ;is \% ^ or
Ig, there is no hesitation iu the search ; but when their
number is over twelve, as in pS, ^ or \% it saves much
time to know at sight, that they are to be found under
14, 13, or 21 strokes respectively. It is easy to ascertain
the strokes by inspection, after becoming familiar with
their construction, and Ls more rapid than to count them.
For instance, P§ is composed of P mouth joined to ij
the 256th primitive, and 1^ the 211tli radical, making
21 strokes, under which number it is placed. In other.?,
like j^, or ^ or ^Ij, where the component parts are not
so easily separable, to know by sight that the characters
occur under 12, 14, and 17 strokes respectively, is worth
all the previous labor spent upon learning the primitives,
in the time it saves.
Gallery has given a score of pages containing sentences
constructed out of the primitives, in order to assist in
learning them. It will be worth more to the student to
make and write sentences himself, out of the characters
contained in the two preceding lists, and thereby familia-
rize himself with their use. The practice of repeatedly
writing the characters, is the best way to imprint them
on the memory ; but it may be made more serviceable, by
trying to form them into sentencea The proper manner
of forming a character can best be learned by imitating
a native as he writes, and it is the only way to produce
well-shaped charactei'S. It is not worth while to spend
much tune in using the Chinese pencU, for we are more
famiUar with the pen ; and to make an accurate charactw
is more important tlun to write an elegant one.
SYLLABIC DICTIONAHY
OF
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.
See also under the syllahlcs yai nnil ngai. Old somuh, a, np, ak, avd at. In Canton, oi and ai ; — lu Amoy, ai ar,d e;
ill Fuhchau, a and ai ; — in Shanghai, a, c', ya, and y ill ; — in Chifa, ai.
From hand and rcdUi/ as tho
r/tl pliuiietio; it is interchanged witli
S!/<" jM '" (Icfur.
t"'
To rely on, lo trust to; lo
piisli away; lo carry on ll](! buck;
to jilace alungsiile ; to force, lo
crowil, as with tiie clliows ; (o
graft; to Ktrikc on llie liack ; to
be ibe object of, to siiftei', ami llius
it becomes tlie sigri of llic jassivc ;
next, near, conlignoiis.
;fp I to be ne.xt to each other ;
to lean on.
7fl :^^ \h ] M ''*^ '"^■'^ l>o\v( rful
(rieliils.
I {Jji a student's surety.
door, as a bcj;gar ; to gad about.
] ^bl.ack t)back.
the crowd.
1 fS "^ 1 'T tT '" '"' '"■'•'''•'-'II ;
I was tliru.--lied, or struck.
] Pit towards evening ; late in
the afternoon.
] M Wl ^ brothers nearly the
sauie age.
] "J* — ip Iha\e waited already
a year.
1 5J iS CI '" procrastinate day
by day, to delay till the time
Las passed.
In Citirloneso. To lounge, to i '/fertt From cZonds and to (fcj>u-e; like
■• - ' i^ tlio last.
'«(■ Cloudy, obscure; sky cover-
ed willi eloinls ; murky.
] Jl didl or cloudy; applied to
spectacles, as they can relic\o
sight ; said to liavc been brought
from Malacca in tho Yuen
dynasty.
lean against ; to lie down ; an
interjcciion of surprise, sorrow, or
pai:i ; to beg or ask.
1 T fl^ lie down a little.
1 IM )%. '•''"' i"^ '"-'''I-'! ''*•'* 'igalnst
a wall.
1 ^If ■i ■'' "i" answer.
1 >l< f'j> i iiilreal you.
] |!^b. oh dear! whew! an ex-
clamation al.-io written as be-
low, and in other ways.
H-JJ-* All inter jcctioii of surprise,
(\J-^ uii.\c(l with regret or self-
(((i ie|iiu;ieli.
] |ljj- h.ilya ! it indicates
mole distress lli;in odilieigh- |
ho; aias ! alack !
1 ^ -R fl\T '1' -i^'^'i-! I'v^
ni.iilr a mistake.
1 ^1^ r^i ^11 5a T 'I'l ! ' '^"'.v
just liow knew it.
C/jrr* ri'om rmn and (o viaii as tl;o
■^^rl plionetic.
PPJ \
\it The heavens covereil and
.'idorne<l with clouds; aclouily
but briglit sky; obscund.
p ^ 1 ] the beautiful clouds
aie sc-.ltercd abmit.
1 iii, ''dr clouds.
^\, ] cloudy liill-lo[is.
CrWj Fri)m idants and to vi'si7.
pf^ Beautiful and luxuriant ve-
'ai gelation; shady, tlourisbing;
line, graceful, stylish, pleas-
ing.
1 1 31 f^ ij jt llio m-wy
aeeomjilished officers in tho
king's employ.
4^11 ] diguitied and courteous.
1^ I a rich emerald color, as
of a lawn or gras.«y bank.
^ I shady groves.
_t.^l/j I''i-oni riti-th and to covei'.
•^jllL l*usl rising in the air; ob-
'cu scured, as in a du.st storm.
^ ] 7K 'dear, pellucid water.
j/£ it -12 1 l''« """-^ turned into
light dust.
^iii 1 ^^ m (0 get beyond
the (Ktilcuiehts of this dusty
woikl, — as when becoming a
priest.
AI.
AXG.
ANG.
¥ron\darl;oThndi/,nt\(\ to snnl.
Tlio second form is unusual,
aud couliucd to stature.
Low of stature; diminutive,
short, squat ; to lower.
1 •? or 1 A or 1 ff a
pigmy, a Utile wan, a dwarf.
1 ^^$^^o{Ta.lhechv/ suture-
)lt' 'iF ^ sliort fat man.
i/i ® 6^ too low ; squat, ilunipy.
1* ^ wake it lower, as a door.
ilf M. too l'^^^' J ^■'^0' diminutive.
) From eye and a hanli; very often
read ^ai.
lu' The outer corner of iLc eye ;
to raise the eye and stare at
^ g to look at fixedly.
1 ^ t-o glance at angrily, to look
at aside tlireateiiingly.
S^-> J From a place and iHh-ai>tti;;c ;
the primitive is regarded by smne
rather as .a contraction of ^^ a
"' great number; it is interchanged
■with iignh) |)/£ dangerous.
A pass, a defile ; iu diftieiillics,
straits; narrow, confined, straitened;
urgent, exacting, stern; distressed;
narrow-minded, low-lived, illikral;
impeded, as a patlr.
Jlj ] narrow, as a pass; met.
contracted, as one's views.
] ^ a narrow lane.
] P a defile; the approacli, as
to a fortress.
^ ) poor and distressed, as
from calamity.
^ ] a dangerous pass, as a
mountain path ; met. uninst.
B^_m 1 .^ rf' appalled or
excited, as if iu perilous straits.
>b>pt ' From to cat aud /loie.
piy Cooked lice which has turned
in' sour; woldiness on food; a
kind of cake.
^ 3j "P 1 when the food Las
becomi- sour.
^ 0^ M 1 tlic food was sour
and moldv.
^^k. ^l''"''"o' niggardly.
M»-^) From iiion(/i and a hiof ; it is
ly H/ also interchan<;cd with Pj^ llio
, crow of a cock,
tu
An uneven or unnatural tone
of voice ; to chirp, as birds ; to
cackle ; to hiccough.
] pg to belch, from wuid m the
stomach.
Apart of these characters are also pronounced kgaxg. Old sounds, ngung and yung.
in Amoij and Fuhchau, ngang and yang ; — in Shanghai, ngong; —
Shantung, the raccoon
was once called 1 ||^
^aiig by the jieople.
I^J From sun and lii'jh ; to bo dis-
^JtrJ tiuguished from j;ij ^mao.
^ang To rise higher and higher, as
the sun ; to issue; to elevate;
grand, stateh', as a house ; lofty,
impising; dear, as a price.
] -^ to carry the head high.
1 J; exorbitant ; the price isrishig.
Ju? SH! 1 1 self-|;<>sscssid ; not
afraid of wen; satisfied andelated.
]^ ] tall, inqiosing;pioud, haughty.
1 ^!^ Hn A. 1"^ entered in a digni-
fied manner.
I ] ^^ fjj a pompous wanner.
The original form is composed
of |j f veil aud |J vi, seal ; tho
> second form is most common,
aud must not bo confounded
with ^[I mao, or J|) Idunys
it is hko the last.
.1
Great, high, to raise the head, as
an altitude of expectation; used by
speakers for J;high priced;strer.;ioi'.3.
^ fSi iK 1 tl^° prices vaiy; they
are now cheap and now dear.
S'littM Q 1 public .spirited
and energetic, yet still self-pos-
se.'sed.
T> \ Q 'Ml I ^'O "''t 1 >*y myself.
3 The lurned-;ip eaves of a
XfJ Cliiuese root; cdled fjl fj
iiiij and m ] ; when the g.-ible or
ridge-pclu is turned up, it is
called ^ f}f^ |g or magpie's tail
at I'ekiiig; and ^ |f| g|} or golden
pheasant's head at Uantou.
m
m
iung startled aud prancing.
Also read y//',. A horse-post
is ,?| I • ''^Iso hard, strong.
An angry horse is ] |
one who throws ;ip his head ;
III Canton, ong and ngong; —
— Ill Chij'u, aug.
Eead 5?/r. A horse with a
white belly.
I I ^ M Ivi ^ ^"■''"'' '-•omser that
can go a thousand // iu one day.
The navel.
B % ] the navel.
)j^ 1 M f^ '"^ windy colic.
A bAsin, a dish ; a gurglet ;
a water jug; a sort of tin-een ;
iiiiy' an earthen ves.sel for healing
till! on; overllowing; t-lcek.
^ ] :- water ewer; broken
piittery ; potsherds. (C'kiiIoiilvc.J
] ii^ i^ '"^ g"™^ keeping is seen
on his back, as a fat man.
^ I a soup-tureen; water-coolers,
a vessel to cool things iu a well.
(Gaiitonese.)
\ j rich and abundant, like a
spring.
] ^ an ancient name for old
spirits, generous and rich Uavor.
cnA.
CILV-
CIIA.
Old sounds, la, ta(, tap, talc, da, dat, and dak. In Canton, clia ; — in Sioatoto, oha ; — in Amoy, clio aiicZ fa ;
in I'uhchan, cliaj — in Shanghai, ts5, su, zij — in Chifu, (sa.
To place tlio fiiigcT oil a
tiling, for tlic purpose of te-
Icdiiig it; to take, to jjrcss
down, to feci.
Tlie scab on a healing sore.
(')) E^- l^i) 1 a (.icatruv, a scar.
From v:ond and fierce ti'jer or
riifl; tlic second form is cnm-
nioncst for tlio fruit, and is
alst) usc<l foi j'/t',t ^^ a raft.
A sour red frnit of tlic fizc
of a clici'ry, a species of liaw-
i\wn\(Criita:ijHsciiiicataM\i\p'tinia-
tijlhi), coniraou throiiglioiit China;
the fruit is c:il!cd jfXlg-^aiul ^J
llifl -It Peking; and jlj ] clse-
vlicic; the acid i.s much esteemed.
llj 1 1.?; a sweetmeat or jam made
froui the haw.
I I the cry of m.agjiies ;
mFroni icood and to ohstrnct ;
used sometimes for tlic prcccd-
,.; , ing, and for, (si (J& sediment.
To put wood ill the way to
post the passage ; to lie near to ;
contcriiiiiious and opposing; name
of a place.
jtI^ a II unauthorized cliaractcr.
i\'M. Tl
he sound of indistinct ut-
,c/ai Icranccs ; a lisp.
rcws] arc twittering and calling to
each other.
PBUPIS ] 1 whispeiing together.
In Ciiiiloncsc- A final particle,
implying a short time.
CJ)! il"{» ] wait a moment !
W\ ^i^ 1 J'"''- ^'il^'" a t'lp of tea.
From u-<i/pr aud to examine as
I IT llio phonetic.
■/ill Sediment, refuse, lees, dregs,
grounds, settlings; the re-
sidiMim left after c.\|)ressinnf the
juice ; the garlics of an article.
1 j'l^ feculence, leaving-;, siftings.
/V ^ 1 broken star-aniseed.
^ m 1 «licll-lac.
^ I the refuse left after prepar-
ing drugs ; a second dec iction.
lii.'ad c/iii'. Name of a stream
in the south of Shcnsi.
,cliti,
^t\j Iicd upland rice called ^,
tT/Ji 1 ^y ^o"^" authors ; tlie
(C/irt term is local.
►1 The third form is properly used
only for pimples on tho nose.
-ji-ri> I D'scoloratioiis or cracks of
"Fiji/ ^ tho ikiu, supposed to arise
*r' from the obstructed pcrspi-
Ml^ I ration; a pimple, a blotch;
'TRSJ ]iustulcs.
<'■'"' |g 1 chapped ; a cracked
and rough skin.
jJ5 1 I;), wine blossoms on tho
no.'-c, sometimes called ')j-Jf i||l]
or flour thorns, from the pus in
them.
Irregular teeth ; uneven, dis-
torted teeth, sometimes call-
ed snaggle-teeth.
From jivaJ abovo manv, .and is
regarded by the etymologists as
a contracted form of ^ ; it is
Sfimctimca written |^ but not
quite correctly.
To open out, -to stretch open ; to
bluster ; to c.\tend or disjilay, as, a
cause.
) q" to boast.
I J 3 to open the door.
*C» 1 S2 ^ ^ ^'^'i" disposition
and unwieldy [lerson.
— i^ 1 E?] ''"-■ •■"■" original pow-
ers are vastly spread out, ai> at
the creation.
n^fc^ Not close grained, said of
(11 ^ sonic kinds of meat ; a sc.ir ;
,c/iii to adhere, to stick, as paste ;
cohering, close together.
Droad, spreading liorn.s, such
as arc largest at the base ; to
strike an ox across the horns.
?A 1 e.xpanded horns.
From iconZ.f and to boast; tho
second form is obsolete.
' To speak hesitatingly, not
straightforward ; afraid to
sjieak out, reticent ; angry,
disturbed in mind.
I l'^ iiicohcrout talk, like that of
one confused and afraid.
.rha
Ml
Also read (C/ura ; tlio second,
and most common form atCan-
ton, is unauthorized, and has no
doubt been altered from the
lirst.
rha
To take up, as by the fingers;
to seize or take, as animals;
to grasp, to clutch, to grab ;
take firmly, to hold fast; to work,
BS a lnUows; to squeeze; a handful.
1 ^If f,l ^""'^ SO*- it safe ; hold it
etcudy.
1 H ^a to uork a bellows.
] — ;/c I grab a big handful.
1 HI '» 1^"T •"* gambling-table.
1 7K iS' 1^ water-sogged pork; it
: is sometimes watered (^o increase
. the weight.
1 !K M '" ''''"^ 'I'C fire-pipe ; to
act as a scullion.
^1^1 have security for it.
1 3j I^P M ''° holds tho power,
j %l hold it tight; I've got it fast.
f^ 1 ^ there is nothing to hold
on by, no security for him ; also,
a nickname for a Budhist iiriest.
1 ^ M to double up the fist.
1 tf9 '" crush to pieces.
-| >;^ To open ; to widen out.
cT"^ I ^jj; to expand; to come
^cJu^ out, as flowers; to f.[ircad out,
as thsembroidered plaits of a
Ciiineso lady's skirt.
1 BnHiu to open out the fingers.
CHA.
CHA
CUA.
<^ t^ An exclamation of regret and
p/S. surprise ; to cliant or sing.
'c/ia Eead l.<u'. To curse or
scold at
^ifl'T* Sometimes written Sip, but not
fi! |-» {jiiitc correctly ; see also under
'cha itch'a\
A condiment offish, prepared
by finely hashing it with rice
and salt, and setting it aside till
fermented.
] ^^ a species of edible Acalepha,
or perhaps a Medusa ; it is de-
scribed as red like coagulated
blood, and draws crabs after it.
1 -^ •'* gener-'^l term for biliary
and otiier calculi ; bezoar stones
found in animals ; this term is
probably a foreign word imitated.
'^
A water plant, called ground
hemp ; the ancient name of
a district near the present
Kia-hing fu in the north of
Chehkiang.
fAfe Also read ,tsz'. Tones of a
y'r'- pi[^. A basket for charcoal
't7i(i is called \-ha, at Changsha in
Hunan ; a basket with a bale.
^ 1 bamboos growing irregular-
ly ; uneven ; also to play on a
tiageolct.
fr|T|i^ An unauthorized character;
jj-'P| also read fchd.
'cAci To tread on, to walk throngh;
to step on.
1 ~" lifl Jjt I g"t my feet covered
with mud.
] 1^ to walk through the rain
and mud'
M-f-^ J The original form is composed of
t* [A ?osf or forgotten^ and "^ one
j^^ inserted in it; as if on goinp
' out, a man should fc-et one and
then stop.
At first; for a moment; a
while; unexpectedly, inadvertently;
now, at this juncture; hastily,
quickly, on a sudden ; hesitating,
as if something was in the way.
1 J^f 1 Sfe now it is cold and
then it is warm ; very fitful, as
the weather.
1 ^ abruptly, at once.
1 ^ ^ lia[ipened to see it ;
it was suddenly seen.
] ^ by sudden stops.
A running sore ; a chronic,
severe disease.
I jj,^, scrofulous sores nndir
the ears, running sores on the
neck; in Canton, the mumps
is so called.
1 J^ severe sickness.
cha
clta'
A loud rude noise ; the r.oise
of crunching, as of hogs
w hen eating ; for a moment ;
a loud noise.
] § to run out the tongue, as
when surprised or alarmed.
In Cantonese. A particle, im-
plying doubt, it may be so ; alio
a final sound, denoting it is so;
I see it.
11^'
cha"
From words and suddenly as
the phonetic.
To deceive, to impose upoii;
to feign, to make believe ;
arlfid, cunning, false ; fraudu-
lent, underhand, pretending.
^D ^ 1 El '"^ '^"'-'^^ ^"^ pre-
tended to be foolish ; a wise
man acting as a fool,
fflj 1 ^'^ extort by false promises.
^f ] to delude, designing, treach-
erous.
1 i^ supposititious, false ; coun-
terfeit.
] ^ ^ to feign to be honest.
j j{5; to sham defeat ; to skulk
from the enemy.
J5 1 clever at imposing on one.
1 m^ '•'^ f'-''o" ^° ^^ asleep.
§g ] to cozen, to cheat out of.
] g to disguise ; to pretend to
be hid away,
jjyj ] to force out of, to exact,
as taxes; to falsely demand,
as a debt.
^ ] protean, changeable, fickle.
>\/J 1 From ti'ood OT spirits and nar.
roK; the verb is often written
p at Canton, but incorrectly;
the second form is usually
employed as the verb.
A press for extracting oil
or sugar ; a press for spirits ;
to press in order to extract the
juice, as from fruit or sugar-cane ;
to squeeze, to pre^s down hard.
I ^ a house or shed where oil
or bean-cake is pressed,
jjiff ] an oil-press.
j@ ] as[riiit vat; a press for pres-
sing the miish.
tdlt.' -^ ^'S^' i groaning ; a loud
13 loise, as when calling one.
cha' ] ] the cries of birds.
I D)£ to suck wounds.
cha'
From to worship or insect and
ancient; tho second form ia
used as a contraction of ES(
beeswax so of tcu, that it ia uob
niuch used iu this connection.
The imperial thanksgiving
made to earth at the end jf
the year fur the crops, was called
^ I in the Chen dynasty ; tho.
allusion was to the binding up or
hybernation of things at that
season.
1.,-^ i From _fire and Uaflet ; it is inter-
'I'T' changed with ft c/ia/ij.
cha' A crackling sound, as of a
clap of thunder or burning
thorns ; a discharge, as of a gun.
] 1^ a sharp clap of thunder.
^y^' One of the s
ch
small branches of
an near Sui chau
ni tho north ofllupeh; this
name is also given to four
other streams in the empire.
' > Careless about ; not arran "ed
o
in the middle, or nicely.
c7iu' f^ ^ ^ ] t" Jo work m a
slovenly, heedless manner, —
alluding to the disorder in a heap
of stones ; the phrase, however, is
variously written.
cn'A-
CH'A.
CH'A.
Old Boonds moetly i'a, t'ap, and t'ak, with one or two in dii and dot. In Canton, ch'a, with two or three in t'ao; —
in Aiii.ij-, c/i'ii cli'e, and (e; and nearly tlie samts in Swatow ; — in Fuhchau ch'a, and a few in ta ; —
^ Tho f iKcrs
^^if wliicli ilio c
^"^ ^ to rcpn-se;
ra crossing oacli utlier,
cliaracttr is auppost'd
ut ; it is also inter-
changed witli Ji'ji and ^ ch'uK
To cross tlie arms, to in-
terlace the fingers ; to fold the
bands, as in bowing; diverging; a
crotch; a jilacc wljere roads diverge;
a [irong, a fork ; cross-roads.
^ ] a iiiiciil'ork; ^ ] a silver
folk ; ^fll 'i lisli-grains.
^ ] a trident ; also, a triviiirn.
1 ^ to roast or toast on a fork.
1 ^SD^ to interlace the fingers
and make a bow.
fj5 ] the play of throwing up
tridents and catching them.
To fork np ; to nip ; to seize
with pincers or a fork; a fish-
prong or grains ; to take np
with the fingers ; to drive
out ; to pitch out.
1 ffi i- l"r" l''"i o"t-
] J2^ ^ fork it up ; — as when
putting a thing on a high nail.
m ''
From chithes and crotch; it is
so read ch'a*.
,ch^a The skirt of a robe ; the flaps
of the skirt.
^^ ] the oi)ening of a petticoat,
where it is not sewed to the
bottom.
] ^ the upper half or scat of
a pair of trowsers, worn by
' ditchers and workmen.
quiver, called usually ^
or arrow bag.
,f/l'c((
Fron) S, lIio I'^ft or wrong, and
j^ uneven branches contracted;
also r\plained aa thing's done in
two ways, i. e. thinf,'.s wron(;ly
done, wliich cannot bo straight-
ened.
in Shanghai, dsu ; — in Chifu, ts'a.
To err, to mistake, to miss the
mark ; error, fault, difference ; a
discrei'ancy ; an excess ; unassort-
ed, unlike.
] ^ ^ ""'■ iui"-'li unlike, nearly
the s.'inie.
1 ^ >a ^'^'^y tl'fft'rent, dissimilar ;
you are quite mistaken,
]'0|3^a mistake; ] ^)]J;fltoslcp
wrong; a blunder, a liiu.\-pas.
1 ~ Sfi E ''''^'^■'■s a little; they
are very inueh the same.
S ft J@ SS -i 1 respecting the
different sorts of wines.
] ^ §i '" i'c^^'tii'josc ; extraor-
dinary, unusual, as a lusus
naturre.
] ^ differing ; they are uulike.
Read jc/i'm'. To send, as an
envoy; to commission, to act for, to
manage vicariously ; a minister, a
legate, au envoy ; an official mes-
senger.
1 "GE ■''■ l'''^il'ff) '""i agent.
^ 1 official messengers, who
serve in turn.
1 -fV governmental business.
^ ] the escort or guard which
conducts a criminal.
1 fx a policeman, an official un-
derling,
ii ^ ^ ] t" send a chancellor
to bold an examination.
f Jl 3^ 1 "■■ "K 1 * government
courier ; the first is one who
goes to Peking.
^ ] an attendant, an official
servant.
Read ,/*';:'. Uneven, projecting
irregularly; discrepancies; to make
a distinction ; to go wrong, to act
differently.
^ 1 not uniform, unequal ; not
to do as ono was expected.
^ Y/ 1 ^ every one Liis Lis
own peculiarities.
I^ I ^ ff no difference being
shown to the excusable or the
less guilty-
A final sound used in chant-
ing, to prcjlong the line ; a
euphonic particle, Hke Oh I
From /,iii/i! and sent.
To take up a thing with a
fork or a bodkin ; a small
javelin.
JS .^ "f 1 I^ t° stick a fork
into a bit of meat and take it up.
/-^ A young girl, for which ji£
( j Ij ,ch\i is also used; an easy, re-
tired life of leisure and respect.
Read tuh, .Another; that one.
,ch\i
Ml
The character ^ jfu was once
used instead of this, showing
tliat tiio uso of tea dates from
earUest times; itwas afterwards
changed by dropping a hne, so
that it became, as one etynio-
legist analyzes it, a Jrlf yV /fv
or plant for man. the shrub itself
was once called jf^, and the last
gathering ^ ; it must not be
confounded with ^ to respect.
The tea plant ; the name also
includes the genus Ciunellia, and
forms part of the names of many
plants which are infused, or which
resemble tea ; the earliest gather-
ing of the leaves; a tea, an infusion
of any kind.
^ ]" green tea; M 1 black tea.
] ^ and I {^ tea jiressed into
cake?
many forms of each.
] ^ cured tea, the tea leaf; but
leaf tea is ^ ] intimating
that it looks unprepared.
^ 1 '"""S 1 """IS 1 to drink lea.
^j ] >^ bring in tea; used some-
times as a polite request to stop
and take a cup.
J5(f ] to hand tea to visitors.
and brick tea; there aro
Cll'A.
cn'A.
CH'A.
m 1 •-■^ m 1 or js 1 or nn i
to draw lea ; to prijiarc and
bring in lea.
] ff a tea-pot.
1 U "r 1 iil a tca-oip; ] ?|
or ] )i[JJ a saucer ; ibe latter
gets ils name from its boat-
shape.
] JL -1 small iiide-table or stand ;
a teapo)'.
] ^ or ] ^ a tea saloon ; a
restaurant.
1 M •"" I ^ ^ tca-sliop, a tea
dealer's store.
± Ja 1 ^^i"*^^ "*e tea.
1 $^ a bidvsbisb ; a fee, bonus, or
privilege.
>)ij} ] to fire tea, as in curing it.
] ^jj a tea-inspector.
1 ^ or ;^ ] broken tea, refuse
tea, stems and leaves mingled.
] '^ tbe flower of tea ; also, the
C.imellia plant, especially tue
C. jfqyonica ; tbe C. olcifcra
produces tbo ] j({| or tea oil.
J.-y-" From hand and tea as the
J^y^ phonetic ; it is an unauthorized
- * 'I"* character.
• ' ' ^ To rub on, to smear ; to daub,
to s[)rcad over ; to cross out,
as in a writing.
] ^ to paint with cosmetics.
] ^ to spread a plaster.
] !^ to nib ointment on sores.
1 ^t: P W to disguise one's face.
1 ^ M pi' ^° wLiten bis nose ;
i. c. to Hattef, to agree witb.
In rd-'inrjesc, read V//.(. To
mix togetbcr, as sand and lime, or
mud and mortar ; to get jammed,
as carts in a gateway.
A mode of reckoning grain
wben reaped, one ^"l^a beinrf
equal to four lumdred ^j^'lvj
^ or liandfuls.
i^ 1 name of a part of an-
cient Bactria.
Deep and retired, as tbe fur-
Iber rooms in a mansion.
ffi K 1 I'is two eyes
are very Bunkeii.
1
^ A bouse injured, and ready to
't=y tumble down.
1 M^T :?^ pT ^ 4
doii't sit inider a decayed,
rotten roof.
"^ The first is .ilso read <fs'o ;
occurs used with the next.
A skilf, a long shallop called
'I' IS "r small bottom, in
Iliman on the Kiver Siang.
1^' ] salt boat ; a scow to
tran.^port salt.
M ■-§ •''■ ^1^''' ilescribed as like
a skilf in shape ; it is probably
one of tbe carp family.
■\^h To fell trees, to hew, to chop ;
(flJS. drift wood for a float ; a raft,
j-A'tt in which it is interchanged
with the next.
Ill] ] the fairy raft, refers to a
story of Ilo-sien-Jcti, one of the
eight genii.
^ ] to rido a raft ; to sail on a
ship, to take a voyage.
] ^^ wood cut unevenly.
y^\^ From Tie wood and ^ morniny
C H~l uudcr it; it was originally the
-'•/t'lt Bumewith /filanobstruction;and
in combination is often changed to
fa without altering the meaning.
A raft, for which the last is now
used.
To examine officially; to inquire
into; to look up or over, as records ;
it afipears that, I have learned, hav-
ing ascertained, &c.,and much used
in dispatches, when commencing a
sfatemciit.
El "T^ "^ J] 1 the great
raft, which in the days of Yao
floated twelve years around the
globe ; it is thought by some,
without any evidence, to refer
to Noah's ark.
■fj 1 to ask about especially, as
"benthereis^ ] apolicesearch.
] ^ to examine, to scrutinize.
1 iff 'o patrol the streets, as the
1 ?S *& '"■ "ight guard does.
] i(j I find it has been received.
] ^ to audit accounts.
7;*
Also read chchy
'isagreeing, not fitting.
:LKi ] ]^ incongruous, not cor-
responding.
<J.-^ ^ Much the same as \'^ ,rj,^a.
A hand;,omc young lady, an
' elegant girl.
^'^ J ffl 51 1 2^ ■■' ''"^ ^^'J •■»'«^
''clAi a heauliful girl.
] ^ a Taoist name for vermi-
lion, or for the fairy which sprii.gs
out when oxidizing quicksilver.
nT_.' From mouth and to rehj on or
\' \^ diueZJ; it is like the next.
ri|i-»5 To vociferate, as when an-
^~\j J gry i to sputter, to talk
clAi' thick; to grind tbe teeth; to
grumble at ; to disdainfully
upbraid ; to pity.
The first is read ,cJia in JJJp )
•j^ ^ the name of a god fabled
to have been a son of ^ J^, bom
about B. c. 1200, in a ball of flesh.
He is the Chinese form of the In-
dian vaj~a or god of the thmidcr-
bolt ; and is pictured as riding on
two fire-wheels through tbe sky,
wielding tbe lighlning.
Head ^ta, in the Sanscrit word
|!jij ] I atata, the third frozen
hell, whose damned can only say
atata, because their lips are
stiffened.
Eead fu'. To set down a cup
at a sacrifice.
In Fuhchau. To trouble, U>
interfere with.
IQ ] to cause a failure.
'J Like the last. To talk extrav s
gantly, to vaunt, to talk big ;
cA'a' to deceive by brag and talk.
1^ ] to vaunt one's self.
1 1^ strange, incredible ; hard
to believe, amazing.
J,|i^j From insect and dicclllng ; it is
IH-^ a synonym of 1^ 'cft'o.
chW The large sea-blubber or jelly
fish (Medusa) that floats on
tbo ocean ; it is described as like
a sheep's stomach, but having no
CIl'A.
CHAH.
CHAH.
Li-lly, Inily of a dull wlilio culor,
cyrs rill ;is clots of blootl, and
dr.i»iiicf cralis wiili it; another
r^iiiie is 7jc -f^ water luotLur ; it
id soiattim(.'S oattn.
) An unautliorlzed cliaracter.
A shred, a fragiiicnt of pot-
c/,'u' ttry i.s ^ | I^J "i Pekiiig ;
when used as a verb, to split
olT, it is [iroiioiii\ced j'"/i'ii ; as ^
^2^ 1 51 lo break or snap off even.
) A stream dividing up into
streamlets.
clAi' H 1 ?pI •''• '''^''^'' "> Liaotiing,
and onu in Hanyang fu in
Iliipeh.
H 1 jJC t-lie union of three Streams.
>;1^> From hill and divided ; this ami
1 1 1 tlio next occur used for ,cVa ^
The place where roads meet ;
divergent jiatlis.
] T^ ^ r'"ce wliere the road forks
j. a town at the head of Nankow
Pass.
H 1 K& P '1 trivium, or meeting
of three roads.
In rclctnrjcsc. Wrong, as going
astray ; pained.
^ 1 f you are going wrong.
1 T ^ "J* '"* P''''" ^" '^"^ side,
as physicians saj-.
5/ 1 05 IS ^ iligrcs.sion, an cpi-
, sodc ; irrelevant talk.
Jaj^ J From free and fork; nscd with
jy/ iho last.
c/iV Divergent branches; crotch of
a tree ; a fish-prong ; a kind
of rake, a pitchfork.
S^^^SliS^ 1 the forests
on the hills send out their
branches ki spring.
1 ^ a pronged stick.
1 M •'' pit^^kpockct who slijis
an arm out of his sleeve
In TdcaigcM. An offense ; a
flaw in the conduct.
lU "J" 1 52. something unlucky
has happened.
Jg ] 51 to seek a fault in one ;
- to criticize others.
Old sounda, tat and tap, with a few in dap. In Canton, chat, chap, and ono or two in is5 ; — in Amoy, chap, chah, and
chwat ; — in Fuhchau, chal:, chxook, and cha ; — in Shanghai, tsah; — in Chifu, tsah. - J
From wood and a slip. - - | ||: to tie up, as in a roll.
^ L) A thin wooden tablet, ancient-
(O/iit ly used for writing; a thin
slip of wood ; a paddle ; a
letter ; often interchanged with
^Ij writings, documents ; a direction
from a superior to a subordinate a
little below him; plates or folds of
armor ; a severe ejiidemic.
1 i!C orders from a sui)erior officer.
•frtj I writing tablets ; blocks cut
fur books.
^ ] your letter, your esteemed
favor.
j|fj ] a letter, so called because
one was faliled to have been
taken by a wild goose.
] ^ an order received ; similar to
J)$ I the letter under reply.
^ ] an untimely death.
^I;|^ I'rom silk and a slip of wood,
51^ > To bind the arch of a bow ;
,'.7ut to tuck in ; to wind around
and bind up ; to tie in a bmi-
die; to make hccurc ; a bundle.
— j ;^^ a nosegay, a boucpet.
] '15 to set a camp, to intrench.
1 Ilfl to bind the feet of girls.
I iji^ to hook or tie open the bed
curtains.
] ^ tie it up tight ; as when one
T- 1 ?|? tightens his girdle.
-fcl From liand and a ulip ; it is iu-
^ ^j terchanged with ^Ij to stab; also
i-Jm used for the last.
To pull up, as weeds; to make
or cut out paper images; to prick,
to jiierce ; to bind or fasten, as the
slips in a wattled fence.
1 ^J "Si '-'"'■ ""'■ ^^ l^^ !''«•
] "iU to embroider a certain design.
yi I to stick with a knife.
I |§ '° stick a pig.
1 11^ ^ {i I cannot e.xert myself;
I am too weak to do it. ,, ,.
yh(j A small .^jxicies of cicada,
_g^, strii)ed and marked on its
|C/(a wings.wh icli leaps far; it is also
called ||f ] or wheat locusU
f\ ^ 1 a kind of Truxalis of
green grasshopper, which makes
a dull noise; the name is applied
to a chatterbox, a woman whose
clack never stops. _^_
^^fe]^ A water bird, with a long bill
^hi •'>uJ plumago of a lark, com-
iclui mon in Chehkiang ; it is pro-
bably a sort of sandpiper
(7V(V/rt) or duidin; tho 7j»; | as
described, include water birds like
plover, snipe, redshank, or lapwing.
lS 51 ] red-breasted plover of
Chihli.
^ ] .^ the eastern reed sparrow
(Calamo, dijta oricntuUs.)
J<. 7K 1 ^voodcock {scolo^ax.)
^hl^tl From to answernnHaknifo ; the
/glj composition of tlio word alludes
f-* -• ^ to thoold way of cutting writings
jC/«l on bamboos. The word chop,
BO much used by foreigners, is
derived from this through the
Camoneso pronunciation chap.
Occurs interchanged with /fL,
^ but ( his and §J^ tah,aie difterent
"^ words.
CHAH.
CHAH.
CHAH.
To prick, to puncture ; to stitch
ill, to eiiibroidtr; a docuiiient, <i
papLT; .1 particular kind of paper for
(lispatclics; a contract; a ili[ilonia:
an order from a superior oHieer ; a
warrant or patent ; to write out, as
a list of prices or items.
JJ5 1 <■* stationer's shop.
I ^ anciently a memorial to the
tl rone ; now an order from an
officer to one under him.
^ ] a di[)loma purchased by a
1 i^ pf) L'l'^''go it in account ; —
a Cantonese phrase.
] 1^ a contract for goods.
i J^l to settle for goods to arrive.
1 M ^ ''^ agree upon the price,
■ft ] to lodge at, as in traveling;
to be an officer at a place, the
one holding the post.
] "^ an order fioiu government.
From rirass and issuing as the
phouetic.
^cJla Sprouts and shoots appearing
above ground ; animals grow-
ing stronger and larger ; to sprout.
^ 1 jt ^ the orchid puts out its
sprouts.
Sc 1 1 i^ ¥ ^ first it sprouts,
then it grows up high, — and
lastly it decays ; said of plants.
^:^ 1 }[£ -^ the oxen and sheep
grow strong and large.
Read cVkJi^ A sort of herb ; a
dandelion is called ^ | ^ in
Chihli.
m
From rain and words.
^^ ■> Paltering of rain or flashes
jc/ai of lightning ; a multitude of
vtticcs; name of a place and
river in Chehkiang.
fj ] ] flashes of lightning.
^ ] ] the rain patters down.
^ j^ ] ] the hall was full of
loud talking.
Read saJi^ Suddenly.
1 13 S ?? ^1^6 ^'^^ poured sud-
denly down.
>&r^ To sew and hem ; to sew to-
?FpE|) gether, as Strips of cloth.
,(■// a
-'•."'l*'- From tvords and to huU grain.
P |l| ) Verbose ; to talk much ; to
^cha mutter unintelligibly.
] ^ to grumble at with mut-
tering; incoherent wtrds.
^-^ A double hem or border on a
^pq) robe; to bind the loins.
(C/ict ] ^ a sheath or a fan, worn
in ceremonial dresses.
®.
To shut a city gate ; the
board or gate which shuts
ch^i' off a sluice or flume ; to stop
a door by a board.
T 1 Wi I'"'' "P '■'^'-' front-boards ;
i. e. to close the shop at evening.
^\i I a kind of tester or frame-
work over a brick bed, on which
clothes are hung.
From a jafeand a scale; similar
to the last.
A flood-gate, a water-gate ; a
lock in a canal ; a dam ; any
thing placed to impede progress; a
barrier, a guarded gale; a tunistile;
a gate in a stockade ; a barricade
of ixjsts ; to shut a gate. In Fuh-
chau, applied to the front curtain
of a sedan.
1 4? ''"• guard-house at a barrier.
I§ 1 •''• P-'iss ; a barrier, like that
formerly at Macao ; to shut the
gate.
'•^ ] an aqueduct ; a sluice ; a
waste-weir with gales.
^ ] street gates, common in Chi-
nese cities ; they sene to prevent
the assemblage of mobs, to divide
off the wards, and aid the police
in arresting thieves.
] P^ a guard-gate ; to bar a gate.
^ Sf ] P^ to stand guard at the
passes.
^ ] open the barrier ; take up
the portcullis.
M \ °'" 1 ^ -1 g-ite-keeper.
] {pj the Grand Canal is so called
in some parts of its course.
B^^ To wink ; to move the eyes
^1 about.
\:ha ^ \ [n g^ ^J Ah, see Low
cliaii' he winks 1
] g to wink the eyes.
1 Bji 52. (i^X^"' 'I'''- 'winkling
of an eye. in a very short lime.
^ ^ P 1 DJi # S to intimate
one's w'shcs by a wink without
speaking.
it
From /re and ienf ; but the
uuautliorizcd forms aro the
most common ; tiie meanings
of this cliaracter vary in
\ different partsof the countiy.
To fry food ; to boil in fat
or oil ; to scald by pourii;g
ha on water.
] ^ to boil thoroughly ;
to fry.
1 1^ j^ 'o ^ry meat balls.
1 ^ ^e '" % crullers.
1 § ii§ to scald Ailantus leaves,
they are eaten when tender.
In FcJcingese. The second is
also read clta' ; coal broken up into
fragments; bits; to blow up, to burst.
■^ nut coal, or coal in bits.
\^. coal of any kind.
^ a bomb or uioitar.
] the gun burst in pieces.
m.
The crowing of a bird.
P^ ] the mournful crowing
i'-lia of a jungle fowl or pheasant.
From metal and to chop ; it; is
commonly hiit erroneously con.
traded to jS in Canton.
A heavy pair of shears work-
ing on a rivet as a fulcrum at the
end ; it is used to cut up fodder,
money, slips of sheet iron, and
such things ; to slice or cut open.
] ^ to cut grass fine.
I jTj a grass-ci ter.
Also read t -an or tsrvan, and
I J used with t ip preceding.
To cut up chop ; the noise
of cutting li.
CH'AH.
CII'AU.
CIl'AH.
Old Boanila, I'at ami t'(ip. In Canton, ch'at and c/i'nj>; — in Swatow, ch'at, sat,
c/i'nji, and ch'alc; — in Fuhchau, ch'ak and sal;; — in Shanghai, is
1 ^ 'F'] ^''^ hxlatr'ujas, one of
tile Indian castes.
From *^ ft enver and ^ to
_ sacrifice, intimating that when
■^^'*i lunnan efforts were unavailing
j'vi'ci to find out a cause, then sacri-
fico was the best thing.
To examine, to get at iLe truth,
to iuquire into judicially, to act as
a censor ; to criticise, to observe
closely, to scrutinize, to learn the
particulars; to sacrifice; toeurvoy.
^ I or ^ I to examine careful-
ly, especially as an ofllcer, like
the ^ ] ^ provincial judge,
does.
I f^ to ascertain the circum-
Btances.
I j^ to examine and decide, as
a case.
^ I a vexatious questioning.
i^ I to make a self-examination.
I I unsullied, as a reputation.
P j S ^ ''6 examined the
minutest points.
^}]\UISi'f-BT- to candidly
examine an aBair, so that the
people feel no sen.se of injustice.
] [fj to ferret out ; to search
and find, as a detective docs.
JKS^ Similar to tho last, and often
^—\ employed as a synonymous
^ ' form.
^'•ha
To inquire into every parti-
cular ; name of a statesman in the
Liang dynasty, a.d. olO.
From 7J I'li/t-and ^ to l;ill
contracted.
■/I'lt A pillar or spire on the top
of a <lag(>bah or shrine, from
ulnch to hang streamers ; a tope
covering the ashes of priests ; a
IJudhist monastery.
m ] your convent ; said to a
priest.
^ ] a temple of Budha.
J^ ] to visit a temple.
] *^ a staff for banners before
a temple.
I J[J in San.scrit kshana, the 90th
part of a thought, reckoned to
be the 4500th part of a minute-
. ~ ["- Form apcfUc ina mortar; occurs
I'l-J J used with 1^ and §$, to which
^7 . it gives part of its own meaning.
To hull wheat ; to deprive
grain of its husk.
^ 1 a beetle to pomid adobie
walls.
^ ] agricultural implements in
general.
From hand and wp to ; It is some-
times wrongly used for the next.
c/i'(t
To receive ; to take or gather ;
to raise up ; to help ; to lead ;
to bow with the hands nearly
touching the ground, — the saluta-
tion of a woman ; to tuck the
skirt under the girdle.
1 51 ^ K '° introduce good
people to the great.
Jj5[ ] to get or collect.
^ ^. ^ ] ^'^ ^^^°^ without
ade(iuate reward.
j Jjlj to bow very low, <is the
Japanese do.
From hand and to hnll wheat aa
honetic ; it is interchanged
ho last two and the ne.xt.
To insert ; to pierce, to drive
into or stick in, as a pole in
the ground, or Howcrs in the hair ;
to thrust into ; to set in a socket ;
to interfere, to meddle with ; to
insert, as stufllng in a fowl ; an
iron pointed pole i.r crow-bar.
] jfi^ to tran.sjilant lice-shoots.
1 J^ to stick in a label or mark.
1 ^ 5? i '" '"''I'l'e ofticiously,
to want a share in.
A }^ A 1 ^'^S^^ bearers and
eif,'ht out-riders.
] j^ to make an cflfort to get in.
■J.-fl From
JvK theph
■Jf**5 with t
cc/.',l ... .
I'ip, and ch'iih; — in Amoy, ch'at,
'ah ; — in Chifu, ts'ah.
\ 5 jS ^ lo stick flags in the
ear.s, when ^whipping a manj
through the camp.
] ^ to furtively secrete In
another's room, so as to im-
plicate him.
1 'if P J5)c 1^ ^'^^ o"'' ^villows, and
you will have a shade; — dili-
gence will get its reward.
1 P 0'' 1 !I^ I'J interrupt, to
put in a word.
1 ]^ -^ to put out a flag, ag
an auctioneer.
1 J^ H ^ t*^ P"*" S^'^ss in his
hair and sell him, as the jwor
are obliged to do with their chil-
dren in distress.
^ ] a narrow purse for keys.
■^ ] to find a place for one, to
get one a .situation.
1 S H fH '"^ cannot get away,
even if he gets a pair of wuigs.
1 'If^ '" P'^' ''^ slufling for roast-
ing ; in Canton, a concubine's
child is so called in sport.
Sometimes used for the last.
I ) A .spade or pick for turning
^|■ll.\l up the ground ; a large pin or
skewer for fastening the outer
garments; a flat hairpin, ornamen-
ted with feathers ; a carrying
beam ; a sort of crow-bar.
^X 1 to carry a i)ick ; met. a
farmer, a iield-hand.
§^ 1 a little spatula for incense.
djs^ The name of demons j^ |
W>^\ ■) which bring pestilence ; they
j-7,<a are tho nilcfhns of the Hindu
mytlmlogy, the agents of evil;
also written mjil by many persons.
Also used as the name of a foreigu
country.
't^ Irresolute ; to boast ; to bo
, diverted from one's purpose is
1 ^^, said of disappointed
aims.
^_jl
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CHAI.
CHAI.
c:ej:a.x.
CHAI.
Old Bounds tai, dai, dat, and clal-, with one or two in iak, tat and dan. In Canton, chai ; — in Swatow and Amoy, chai
and che ; in Fuhchau, che and chai ; — in Shanghai, tsa and sa ; — in Chifu, tsai.
From ^
even and JJ^ to
tho third form is
used in the classics, and the
contraction is common in
cheap books.
To respect, to reverence ; to
alistaiu from ; to guard
against, to purify, asby fast-
ing or penai ice; pure, serious,
reverential; a study, acloset;
a retiring room ; a fine sliop, as for
tlie sale of medicines ; lenten fare.
4-r 1 to perform services for
releasing a soul.
Jt* ] m paper storks on wLicli
the soul flits to Leaven; inct a
pander.
JH ] be bas only vegetable food.
I Jjg to fast and not kill animals.
/P A. 1 ?l2 [onions] are not re-
garded as proper food for fast days.
] j^ fasting days.
] g| to fast on the Budhisfc
festival of All-souls.
I & a pilgrim — to aTaoist shrine.
^ I to fast on vegetables.
^ I a study; a library-room.
^ ] a student's room.
0^ 1 elegant leisure.
1 ^ to live at ease.
1 S£ respectful, modest.
Read ^isi\ A mourning dress7or
parents.
In Cantonese. A particle, im-
plying that it is so, it was said.
il A pS^ 1 ^^''o dared to say so 1
J
.dial
Like the preceding, but res-
tricted toadwelliufr of thatch,
a but ; while the last is a
more substantial edifice.
From vood and to lury.
Suckers springing from the
roots of a decayed tree ; dead,
rotten wood in the roots.
} From man and to hlame.
To owe money ; to bear a
burden ; a debt, an obligation;
freight or passage-money, so
called by the ship-owners.
^ ] to owe a debt.
] ^ a creditor.
1 A (or 1 ■ff- hi Cantonese a
debtor.
5» ] to pay up, to settle a debt.
/•§• ] to honor one's endorsement.
%^ \ to collect a debt ; whence
ei I i& ^ term for the spirit
of a son who died before he
could recompense his parents ;
and of an unpaid creditor which
torments the debtor,
■fefr I to lend moncj', shave notes ;
it indicates usurious lending.
] ^ a miserable debtor, one
over bead and ears in debt.
J@ ] a tavern score.
7t 1 to spend riotously.
M JS 1 tf '"^ ioTc^ one to pay
up, as by intimidation.
$^ 1 ^ffl iSfc tlie debt is of little
consequence.
^ ^ 1 a revenge dne for an in-
jury received hi a former life.
/jA .» ) ■) From wood and to fill a crevice;
^^^ / both of these are regarded as
-^^^ y aberrant forms of ^ a faggot.
JI^Ij ( A Stockade for defense ; a
y^i) palisade ; a bold, a guarded
c/iut' retreat, like a hold,aguarded
retreat, like a Maori j;rt7t ,- a
cantonment or encampment,
a military station ; a pen for animals,
a corral ; a brothel.
^ ] barracks; a military post, a
/ cantonment.
ill ] a temporary defense hastily
thrown up; a hill fortress, like
the New Zealand pahs.
^ I to plunder a post.
{^ ] a bandit's hold ; and ] ^
is the wife of the bandit chief.
j^ ^ 1 a stockade guarded by
chevcaux-de-lrise.
fli ] a log-house fort.
^ ^ 1 hi Cantonese, a bagnio ;
and ^"J* ] is to frequent one.
^
chai'
,ch'
The original form is thought to
represent a crawling beast, and
resembles tlic second character;
the first is the 153d radical of
a group of characters referring
to feline boasts, of which tlio
second is tho obsolete, pedantic
form.
To discriminate ; a fabulous mon-
ster called ^H ] , having one horn ;
others picture it more like a deer;
it can discriminate right aud wrong,
and eats fire in its ravenous furv',
even to its own destruction ; it is
drawn like a tiger on the wall which
screens a yamun, as a warning t»
rulers against extortion ; provincial
judges and censors once wore it as
their insignia; and are designated
] ^, a term also applied now to
district magistrates in resiiect.
^fl 1 ^ '"^'i ancient name for an
executioner's cap.
Eead ,r///. A worm or grub ;
reptiles without feet.
i# 'fr 1 progressing like a cater-
pillar.
1^ ] a sloping hill-side; to descend
gradnallv-
carry out your purpose, Sir, do
you think it will be quiet '?
A press fi^r pressing the mash
in making spirits ; a kind of
strainer.
From disease and to v:orship.
A wasting disease; weakness,
like marasmus, distress, trouble,
care.
^ ] a debilitating disease, slow
consumption of the energies.
'& ] to bring disease on one's self.
] iJJ atrophy of the bodily powers.
CII'AI.
cirAi.
cirAi.
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Old sonnJa, Cni, i'ap, i'at, rnnnlnjj into d'ai d'at anti d'ali. In Canton, eh'ai ; — in Amoy, ch'ai, cli'a, t'l^, and han; with
slight changes in Swatow; — inFuhcliau, cliai, ch'ai, cha ch'a aud tio'ang ; — in Shanghai, dza; — inChifu, tsai.
$r
From metal and a, fork.
A liair-piu; liroad and curv-
.rh\.
ed, so that it will Ho across
tlic occiput ; vicf. females.
] to divine by a hair-pin.
] a bevy of women.
] a niaid-scrvant.
jflj I a thorn hair-pin ; md. mi-
serably poor, because sbo cannot
buy a metallic pin.
1 ^ Ifi! 13 ''^'' lialr-pins and
ear-rings dazzle one.
M. CR I a pin with a phwni.K.
4^ I ^ HI a kind of medicine, the
stemofan epiphytic orchid of the
genus Dendrobiuni, whose dried
j'ellow stalks are likened to hair-
pins, and look like li(pioricc roots.
-*^ Strips of meat dried in the
I^ north wind, called | HE were
,r7(((( anciently prepared for winter
provision.
Read ^/kV. Humbling in the bel-
ly ; flatulent.
||.|>^ From vnnd and thi< ; wlicn of-
_L^ fleers went into the wilds, they
, . Btockadcd their lodges; ^ c7iai'
jC/i lU jy „(,„, H8Q(i in (,i,js last sense.
Brushwood; faggots, firewood,
fnel ; to stop up ; to screen, to
protect ; like the next, to make a
bnrnt-oflering to Heaven, as Shun
did on the mountains.
— ^ 1 a faggot of firewood.
tT 1 fi^ "''■ woodcutter, a Inmbercr.
^"5 I firewood split up for use.
] D^ ^ kui'lty stick,
ifij j to split wood.
] ;^ kindling wood.
1 }G '"■ I |g a quantity of fire-
wood, or faggols.
] >J^ fuel, wood.
] P'j my cottage, my humble
abode.
7^ ^ 1 drifted timber, or that
which has been rafted.
% 1 ^ iK ^^ '^^y slicks are pnt
near the fire, — tliey will ignite ;
ii/e/.don'tgo too near temptation.
^5 ] '"i poor stick, a useless fellow.
^ 1 lean as a lath.
I 101 an empty pated fellow.
1 mfk'f-lhJn [Shunjsacri-
ficed burnt ofierings in order to
(,he mountains and streams.
jj:\^ Originally written like tbo last.
( > J > To burn faggot.? in sacrifice;
i^h^ai the firewood used in a sacrifice
to Heaven.
•M ! Xji ^ 5c SI to ^vorship the
gods by burning a heap of wood.
"jj^. A kind of sudorific medicine,
<^pf^ ] yljj, otherwise called niouse-
s another mode of
rlAii car
m
it.
wntni^
A dog whining for his food ;
py^ ] PJH dogs snarling over their
i'-h^<ii. food.
From leant and talent, but the
combination is said to allude to
its leanness, as liko a stick of
wood ; tho second form is not
80 correct as tho other.
A lean and tawny beast
akin to the dog ; it loves
rapine .and destruction; the wolf;
met. wicked, wolfish, truculent.
] 1^ a wolf (canis hijms) ; in
ancient times tsvo animals were
here designated, of which the first
was the common wolf, the other
a [smaller species, or a hyena or
lynx, to which the description
answers belter ; J^ •? it now
denotes the wolf alone, and | J^
includes the jackal; iiiof. evil
beings wdio tcmiit man.
1 IS 'a* jE "1 "olf stops tho road,
— said of bad rulers.
1 JhJ •"» .jackal, or a wild dog.
•J'Ji in 1 l^'-'"' •''S a wolf.
3t- >6 ill )}C Jt 111 ill 1 l>e has
a tiger's lieart and a wolfs face;
— the latter is said to smile on
seeing n man.
■'h'a
From vian and even together.
A class, a company, persons
of the same sort ; a sign of the
plural.
^ ] or -§^ ] we ; ourselves ; we
together.
■(H, ] wecomrades, all of ugchums;
persons of tho bame rank or age.
fpj ] tho same kind or class,
good fellows, comrades.
1.1
ch ai,
To
From foot and single ; it is
also read ^chw'en, bnt moro
commonly read chie'ai'; tho
second form is vnlgar, and of-
ten jirouounced 'ts'ai, while
both aro synonyms of JJt (ts'z'
wliich itself also occurs read
.ch'ai.
tread on, to put the heel
on ; to stamp, to trample on ; to
raze, to destroy.
I J^ step on it firmly.
JS£ ] the heel ; to tread on.
1 "" Jim i^ stepped into the mud
over my foot.
1 H jK J[fe Ifea'^ on the water-
melon skin ; i.e. to trip one up ;
to delude you.
1 i±. % tread on it.
1 Wl M to walk on stilts.
»?l 1 5/ ^ to take a ride over tho
fragrant grass, — a spring ramble.
] JE IS i^ to stamp angrily.
1 15; ^ to tread on a slack rope,
an acrobat; also a thief, who
uses rope ladders.
1 T'li S M ''0 ^'ns Jeslroyed the
camp ; to ninain victorious.
1 JSR I^ ijj trampled to a jelly,
as in a crowd.
"•) From insect and myriad; bnl;
tho ancient form resembles a
siiuirmiug scorpion.
A sting in tho tail, as in tho
hornet or scorpion.
ftj ] a bee's sting.
^ 51 ill 1 to wind the Lair like
a scorpion's tail.
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CHAN.
CHAN.
CHAN.
Okl sounds, tarn and dam. In Canton, chan and cham;—in Swatow, cham, chw"a, t"ia, cJiie'and chan ;
ch'an, chien and tarn;
-in Amoy, c/iam.
•in Fuhchan, chang and (aiij; — in Shanghai, Jse"; — in Chifu, tsan.
From u'ords and to ijicroocft ;
it is also read chehy
To talk and gabble ; to joke
with, as cliildren; guileful, art-
ful talk ; Jneobereut ; to convey
one's >Yor(]s; occurs used for tswaii'
1^ to be hoaxed.
1 IS ^'^ whisper in a friendly way.
piquant raillery; sarcastic.
1 I
if
M 1 K ^ "^ H 7X tbe brass ! |j^5
cups of the ice-venders are rat- (/^^
tling briskly to invite purchasers, chan'
From chariot and oar, alluding
to a battle field, or to an ancient
military execntionby destroying
a criminal between two chariots.
To sunder, to cut in two ; to
decapitate by public execution ; to
cut off, to root up ; to sever, as
intercourse ; temporary, shortly ;
furiously, bravely; faded, forg(5tten.
1 "M" '■° decollate, as is done in
cases of ] |p or capital crimes.
1 fi^ to subjugate [a refractory I
state]; to destroy; to prune trees.
] g^ to cleave or cut open.
^ ] to cut [a criminal] in twain.
^ ] to oversee an execution.
1 JpB ^is posterity is all cut off,
as of a great rebel.
1 ^ S§ to 'jreak off all inter-
course with.
1 ^ IS ©^ t'^ cut an iron nail ;
iiict. deciik'd, certain, fixed.
1 li SI ft to sever the influences
and aura, — as in gcomancy.
1 ^ ffil A [llic troops] forced
thedefeuscs and carried the place.
Used with the last. A wine
cup made of jade, deeper
that the lamjvcup.
3^ ] fiue. beautiful cups.
r i^^^ From di^-h aud sn>olJ.
JUL A shallow cup for oil ; a wine
'chaii, saucer; a classifier of lam[is
and glasses of wine.
— ] ^ one lamp.
^ 1 a cup for a water-lamp.
Formerly used for the last in
i@ ] ^ wine goblet; it is now
''chan appiied to spirits, which be-
ginning to clear itself is allow-
ed to remain over winter.
] jg turbid liquor not yet settled.
To fly swift and powerfully
like a falcon is | ] , refer-
ring to its darting here and
there for its prey.
Kead itsieit. Martial ; | ]
warlike.
From ti'oofi and small.
A covered loft ; a scaffold, a
terrace ; a way made along a
cliff, a pathway or bridge in
narrow, steep places ; a hearse ; a
bamboo tumbril, for w hich the next
is also used ; the body of a cart ; a
storehouse, a ware-room ; a work-
shop ; a pen or corral surrounded
with stakes or boards ; a small
bell ; a kind of fragrant wood.
1 M ^ warehouse, a go-down.
] IB. storage ; the price paid for
storing.
] U a path over and along a
steep cliff'.
,11 ] a horse-pen orstable; a corral.
^y ] to put into store.
1 jM. ^ plank road, a corduroy
way.
A carriage arranged for
sleeping in, used by army
officers.
) $^ a sort of ambulance ;
also, a kind of hearse.
] '^ a military chariot.
> A sheep-cote, or a pen staked
aroa:id to guard sheep.
clalii,'
A striped cat, perhaps a
species allied to the tiger cat.
1 IS ^ tiger shedding its
hair, or having lost most of
its hair.
From silk and to seaire.
A seam which has opened ;
chau' to rip, to rend, to come apart ;
cracked, split as bark; a
hint, an inkling.
^ ] a slight defect; a hint, a
slight idea of.
1 S ripped ; to rip open seams.
j^ ] the corol of a flower, or the
separate petals.
JfTf j to calk, to pay the seams
in a boat.
M^^MB 1 tl'e rice did not
look plump, but sbrivekd.
^i^^ Like the latt. An opened
T^t seam in a garment.
:1m ii' ^ ] to sew or patch a
seam ; to mend clothes.
m
tsaii:
From water and very.
Deep, clear, tranquil, as
water ; calm, serene, as placid
moonlight ; to sink, to im-
merse ; to soak in, to imbibe, as a
sponge ; to steep, to moisten ; to
recei\ e, as benefits ; excessive, as in
dissipation, addicted to dregs.
] j]^ an aflluent on the north of
the Yellow Kiver, in Hwai-king
fu in Honan.
] ,§, imbued with favor, said of
the Emperor's kindness.
1 ^ «"• 1 ] WM^ ^eavy dew.
) To dip, as a morsel in sauce;
this character has been used by
some Protestant missionaries
for baptising by immersion.
I 3^ to put the pencil in ink.
i jji '0 *°'''^ ; '" *^'P ^"'^ ^^^
through.
chan
CHAN.
OH'AH.
OH'AN.
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JLLi) From to stand and incroachinj
Jt^rt aa the phonetic.
c/mit' To stand up ; to stand still ;
stopping, standing; a stage, a
fixed govornmeutal post; a journey,
a day's travel.
^ I tlie di&tancG between post-
houses; at the end is the ] 5^
or stage-liouse.
— ] g§> one stage ; it is about
one league or ten U in length.
] {J^ stand still ; stop !
] i[^ on Lis feet ; standing.
1 gg stand ofT a little.
1 M 2f» sii^nd up ; get up.
■fij 1 to engage to make the stages,
as cartnien are often hired to do.
I^^JA From pearl and together with
'Tv or/i»3aI; the last character is
S^IV 1 sometimes read tcan^j and the
i-ju\ first also tswan' and (soti*.
To impede, to interfere with,
as by underselling; to sell
?Vlii* J ^^ ^ profit, to gain ; to palm
citwaii'' oft', as poor goods; to over-
charge, to ask an exorbitant
price; to mistake; to earn, to be in
the receipt of.
I ^ to make a profit.
1 ^ $ it has been very profitable.
iJV ia 1 *° double the cost.
profit ; i. c. I got nothing but
bother for my pains.
1 ^ 'o S^^ j"^'' ^ living.
1 W *'° V^^^ °^ '^^ °"^-
1 -5^ ^ to reap disappointment
and sorrow.
R^ \ or 1 ;?; ^ I
nothing ■ on it ; there
gain in it.
i-^S^ From earth and U'ily.
^j To border or dylse
c/tii>i.' defines the limit of a grave ;
the bounds of au altar.
made
is no
s'hich
CH:"=-A.3sr:
Old Bonnds, t'am, dam, fan, shan and is'im. In Canton, ch'am, ts'am and ch'an; — in Swatow, ch'am, cham, !n>"a,
chien, siatn, c/i'tam and cli'an; — in Amoy, ch'am, san, and sw"a; — in Fiihchau, chang, sang, ch'ang, and
in Shanghai, ts'an, and ta" ; — in Chifu, ti'an.
k
ch'iang
From hand and u-ilij.
To stab or prick ; to sustain,
,c/i'i((i to push, to support by the
hand ; to supply what is
wanted, to repair, to mako up ; to
divide with, to foist in ; to wedge
in ; to pull out; sharp; pointed.
1 ^ I" uphold, to support and
lead, as a cripple.
1 ^ "^ O" inako another sh.irc;
as when slock is to bo increased.
] ^ to fill a crack.
] \^Ji to interrupt another, to take
the word out of his luoutli.
1 IR Sff '"^ 'ocal name for plated-
ware.
feeble and tottering.
] J|| ;p |lg to put inferior sorts
in, lo dilute, to foist in, to nii.x.
] ft 3j P^; '"'■'' ^'"•'™ •'" properly
for eating.
^iX\\ To cut (ifT; to cut i
t^m\ ^^licn testing the pi
,cA'i(« sycce.
] jlj to cut apart.
nto, as
urily of
Used for the last. A chisel ;
aboro for cuttingor piercing ;
{C/i'tMi. to cut out, to engrave deeply.
^ I coulter of a plow-
^ I a boiler for seething and
decocting medicine.
1 ^ >^ IB liu carved on the cha-
racters for a memento.
A tree called ] ^^ which
grew near Confucius' tomb,
((•A'k/i. having hard whitish wood and
large flowers ; it was perhaps
a magiiolia ; sharp pointed ; a
watei'-gate.
1 ttt o'' 5c 1 terms for a comet,
referring to its tail ; the fir.st is
also a[)plied to a rebel leader.
Formed of hare and an animal
iloacribed to be like the munt jakj
several of the combinations
ck^Uti under this primitive, which
seldom occurs by itself, embody
its leading idea.
A crafty hare full of do<lges;
artful, wily, cunning.
] fg a crafty rabbit, which Las
several holes to its burrow.
From (uords and
phonetic.
wily as the
iUhin To Lumor, to flatter; to mis-
represent, to gloss over; to
traduce, to a.sperse, to detract ;
to insinuate bad motives, or conceal
good traits ; cozening, slandering,
fawning.
] <|^ name of an ancient tripod.
] f J to cajole and then malign.
1 pj^ 'o grumble at.
] pQ to intrigue against.
] J^ a traducer ; to asperse people.
] b" ^ )p^ calumny brings trouble
on one.
1 n ^ fjO ho is everywhere
vilified.
^ J" f$ \ our sovereign listens
to slanders.
The rippling sound of water
is ] -Jg ; applied also to the
icli^un sportive leaping of fish ; per-
spiration of the Lands and
feet ; water gurgling tLrough
H hole.
It
OH AH.
To gourmarnlize, to love
good eating; greeily, glut-
tonous. The second form
also means to sip or taste;
to peck at.
P ] \oracioas, gluttonous.
^Tf, ] notparticularabout
one's food, not fastidious ; not much
appetite.
A elilT; a Ligli peak, a sum-
mit tliat rises above the
clouds ; tlie first form is
commonest.
] ^ a craggy, steep ascent ;
rocl« piled up, high preci-
[lices.
Also read j/jyok A kind of
monkey, found in Yunnan,
j./i'iui the ] ^j^, whose description
allies it to the duoc ; its swift-
ness on the trees is said to be like
that of the iJight of a bird.
^ ~j^t From 3i to !)fni-, and 73. emi-
bJlm^ vc7it coutracted.
\h^au To produce, to breed, to bear;
the increase ()f anything; a
birth, a parturition ; productions or
resources of a country; the natives;
an estate, a patrimony ; an occupa-
tion, livelihood ; a sort of flageolet
or large reed with three holes.
] ^ real estate, a properly.
Wl 1 ^ '" found or buy an estate.
^ ^ ] to divide the estate.
ilji 'M ^ 1 *^<^ ^^^^^'^ 'S totally
lost or dissipated.
^ }h ^ 1 "•isted all his patri-
mony, as by gambling.
+ ^ or 2JS ] the productions
of a region.
'Jg ] constant occupation, means
of living, a regular income.
^ 1 to increase; to bear a child.
M ] difficult labor, as from mal-
formation or wrong presentation.
^ ] a midwife.
^ ] a tonic for pregnant wcmcn.
)J« ] an abortion.
r
CH'AN.
1 pij the vagina, a medical term ;
it also means .accoucheurs, .and
] ^^ is the art of midwifery.
"i/iE To breed domestic animals.
Windings among hills.
] a devious path among
\-/i'c(/t hills, a go.at-path.
c^y-ii Name of a small stream, a
"»/E league east of Si-ngan fu in
'chhin Shensi, a br.ineh of the R. Pa
^M M' '^^'liieh flows through
the ^ H Blue Field.
] ] waters bursting out.
To put a shoe or patten on
the bare foot.
From metal ami to produce;
the second is an old and un-
usual form; used with the nest.
A thin iron pl.ate; a shovel,
J a spade; a pLine or sh.aving
'fl^iDi too), like a sjwke-shave , to
cut and p.are ; to smooth, to
level off. In Fuhchau, to shell off
or sc.ile, as the plaster from a wall
with a chisel.
fM 1 *"' IH ] '"^ ^■'"^'^ shove], used
by cooks.
] jll to scarp hill-sides, to dig
into hills.
— gij I ^{j- a set of tongs and
sliovel.
1 J^ ^ ^ to root up plants ; to
extirpate root and branch.
Interchanged with the last.
To spade up; to level off ;
to trim, to pare down ; to
cut gr.ain; to cut with a
weapon or edge-tool.
1 jj to plane or sharpen a
razor by shaving the edge.
1 or ] § a dark fragrant
wood, or sandal-wood shavings,
burned for perfume.
] ^'jlj to .smootli off.
1 is '" wound, as with an ax
slipping.
'ch\xn
-ft;
CH'AN.
A sort of tree growing in
Nganhwui, which produces a
h\m fruit shaped like a peach,
nearly two inches long, of a
yellow color ; when cured by salt
it tastes like a plum.
Eead 'shan. A mattress.
C E^ Composed of three 5^ sheep and
JS^ ^ /louJiecontracted, torepresent
'c/i'cUi sheep huddling under a shelter.
Sheep crowding as e.ach one
tries to get out first ; to put in
confusion, as records or books
disarranged.
To ride a horse barebacked
'(.■/('«» a saddle.
,E^ to ride without
Intended to represent a spit
or gridiron for roasting flesh,
'c/iVoj and the me.at on it.
'clm\in ill i^ I^ K 1 ^'^^ -"^ J':''"'
of meat skewered on a spit.
1-i;> Complete virtue, as shown in
'^ one's life well spent in good
ch\m' actions ; a company, a group
of people.
\> To regret, to repent ; among
Budbists and Rationalists, a
chhin' class of ritualistic works,
which are intended to be
used as manuals.
1 t^'UM ^^ reform and do right,
as submissive insurgents.
A dog crunching his food ;
gn.awing, crushing between
chh^x,' the teeth.
In Cantonese. A word of indig-
nation ; to devour.
^ {;J; ] here then, eat it I
ft' 1 ii 5^ 65 ^ ^°""''® '■'*'•'*''
gobbled up all my dinner! —
B.aid to an iraportun.ite sorner.
f > An earthenpitcherfor boiling.
^ ] a sort ofjug for making
congee, common at Cantor.
CHlN.
CHAN.
CHIN.
15
01(1 sonnds, Hn, i(m, and dim. lu Canton, chiin, chum, and t$un ; — in Sivatow, chin, Mm, ti^n, tiam, chain, chi^n, and
tlm; — in]Amoy, tiin, chin, chim, and chim ; — in Fuhcliau, ching, ting, chdng, t'jng, and tilng ; —
in Shanghai, Isang, with a few in chiing ; — in Chifu, chin.
\ mJ pveclons and rare.
] ij'^ ail auspicious token, as a
jdst statesman in a reijjn.
)2, 1 A lit # tlio tilings wbicb
arc prizeil by mankind.
From |g[ vprightand J\man
umlcrueath, but its present
composition is explained to Itc
from tlie ci/c, {^ f'"' tu
to change, and Lfor Kg; /iiii-
den, referring to tlic power of
genii to cliango and ascend to
heaven.
To cbange tbocorporcal into
its pure essence, to become one of
the genii ; among Taoists, it means
divinity, innnoitality, no dross, es-
sence; true, real, sincere, unfeigned;
taact as tliesoul i>r<inipts; genuine,
nnadultcratcd ; autboritative, as a
classic; spiritual, pure, ctbereai; in
realit)', truly, no mistake, in fact; a
likeness or portrait; actual, not se-
condary.
] j£ Irul}', indeed, actually is so.
I ■f^; it is reiilly so.
Ijj I it is true; licsays tbo trntb.
yf^iW 1 il!* i 'loii't 1^'iiow wbctber
it be true or false.
j ^ tbe true image, as seen in
a glass.
] ^ JH utterly unwortby of trust.
I jj^> true liearted, ingenuous.
] J3I (rue, ortbodox [irinciples.
12 ] tbrougbly do a tbing; car-
nest to get at tbe trutb of it.
1 Sl^ I'is veritablu property, as a
stolen Ibingprox'en wlien claimed.
] ^ tbe true rider; Heaven; a
Moslem word for Uod.
5^ I beavciily endowments, refer-
ring to temper and beart.
I A 'I pbantoni of a man, is one
wbo-^ I possesses divini(y,and
Ibereforc can become invisible.
^ I or f(J I to draw portraits.
^ I original source or vocation;
first condition, said of persons
or tbiiigs; but ] ;4S 'S the
real cost of a tbing.
I arc tbe four great disciples of
Laotsz'; named Cliwang-l.'.z JfJT
•y, AVSn-tsz' 3SC ~P> Litb-lsz'
^ij -J-, and K 'ang-sang-tpz'_^ ^
J- ; tlioy arcworsbipedwitbbim.
~^t^i From worship and tfutli.
c))IJ^ To be blessed because of trutb
,i;/iuii
I- held
in worsbip or prayer.'
Dropsical .swelling, like ana-
sarca; a pufl'y swelling of tbe
From tile and a A'i7)i ; it is also
read ^l;ien.
clidii
To mold ; to model, as a pot-
ter does tbe clay; to act
on, to fasbion, to mold anotber's
mind, to make like ; influenced,
guided; to examine, to distinguisb ;
to act on reciprocally ; in epitapbs
nsed for alarm, or wbatevcr bor-
rifics; to avoid; plain; a potter,
a modeler in clay.
1 Ui7^i^^'^ f isbion and gnide
all tilings, as God does.
] 8'I A ;^ to discern men of
talents.
^fa A brigbt blue orchid, tbo
cB^^G 3^ll 1 ^^'l^''^^^ grows in tbe
(C/ia/i south of Cliina; other names
are jij, ^ ground fir, and
!|S iSt ^ ^•'^'^ oi'clii'^-
From 3£ JC'v and ^{ hushy
hair contracted ; the second
, is a vulgar form.
Wbatevcr is noble, precious,
or beautiful; rare, impor-
tant ; excellent ; a prize, a
rarity, a delicacy ; to prize,
lo esteem.
1 J'ji pearls; ] Jjj Sf.^ pearl sago,
named from ils pearly look ;
I $ji '-((^ the S[iira?a or meadow-
sweet, from its wbite corymb; and
1 I<fc >{^ ""0 of the names for
maize; — all refer to their resem-
blance to pearls,
precious things
.cJidii
1
1 IJJ^ a delicious, savory taste,
f^ a dainty.
^cli&ii
{!^ -jit I tbe first man of the age.
] jI*! t" PStceni very highly, to be
careful of; to treat with great
fortualty ; ceremonious.
ill ^ -fc 1 '''^° ^ iKurl in tbe
palm, said of a daughter.
A ] S£ ^ JS ^ \'"^^- f-''" I I^ope
to have all the delicacies ! — the
e)(jlit2'earh are kinds of game at
Peking, vi~., venison, wild boar,
pheasant, gazelle, bear's paw,<fec.
From metal and all or ten ; the
second is the common form.
A needle; a pin; a sharp
[irobe, a cauterizing needle;
a sting, any sharp, thorny
tbing ; to probe, to prick ;
pi 110 leaves.
^ 1 or IS 1 or 51 1 to thread
a needle.
1 i'(i X embroidery, fine needle-
work.
1 M f<6' '^° stitches are coaise.
^]f5 1 tobegforexcellentneedle-
w(irk; met. she is very skillful.
f,!!j 53 ] a hail-pin used in Canton.
^ liO I a drumstick needle — a
Cantonese name for a pin.
in ^ I Sili like sitting on a cn.sh-
ion of needles, — is a troublesome
or unsatisfactory affair.
] jjj rules for tbo acupuncture.
] ^ to cauterize ; to probe.
M, W 1 " barometer.
^ ^ I a thermometer.
] |i^- exactly opposite, like two
needles ; i- e. tlieir ideas are
just the same; exactly in point;
diamond cut diamond.
1 & WJ ^& '"^"''' Ftty, close, iit.
one who saves by sewing skins
and scraping iron.
16
chxn.
CHiN.
CHiN.
Interchanged with the last.
f^fiXi -A probe, a needle ; to pierce ;
^diiii. to warn, to exhort, to urge a
refoim, to expostulate ; ad-
monition, appeals to rel'orm; max-
ims warning people ; pointed, cau-
tionary.
^5^ 1 o"" 1 ?5 surgeon's juobes,
formerly made of stone.
1 a" '^'" 1 SI warning words,
admonitions.
] ^ restraining laws.
I Jjf^ to criticise defects, to probe
another's faults, to satirize.
] ^ an ancient officer, like a censor.
A^& The «eecf&_/Js/i,asthecharacter
cJj)S®i imports; it is described as a
(CAdf/j Blim,small fish like the Leucoso-
ma, orChinese white-bait, and
noted for the extension of the snout
like a bodk-in ; it is the Ilemiram-
phus infcrmcdm, called -^ ;§ ]
(or ^M) at Canton ; i-e. the long-
short bodkin ; in Kiangnan, it is
known as the ^ |^ ,@^ or scolding
old-wife.
From peck and very ; giving the
sound.
m
^cJidii To pour from or into, to
empty out, to ladle ; to add
to ; a ladle or cup ; to deliberate,
to adjust, to arrange.
1 K ^ fi it will be better to
consult about it.
I ^ to pour out tea.
j g "J" it is all well settled.
3ffl ] carefully talk it over.
1 IS ^° discuss, to settle by con-
eultation.
I'H* A kind of wood good for
tTn5 'I'Tows ; it is probably one of
c/i'iii' the conifers, like a larch or
juniper ; a target,
] "^ a mushroom or fungus found
on this tree.
I ^ a target ; to kill criminals
by making a target of them.
liead sMn', a synonym of
the mulberry fruit, also called
^ ] mulberry seeds.
^clidn
An old name for the bag tied
to a horse's bead when bait-
ing him, now called ,B| ^
^ or horse bucket-bag.
From s(f>)ic and to incrocch ;
used with the next.
3^
xhdii A block on which to beat
clothes ; a square stone or
block ; an anvil ; a stone with which
athletes exercise their strength by
lifting and pitching it.
] ^ a board used by butchers ; a
chopping-board.
^ I a horse-block; a stone to
which criminals are chained.
JlJj ] to lift the weight, as soldiers
do, to test their strength, like
throwing the discus.
^ ] a straw anvil, or stone to
beat plants on ; also, an old
term for my husband ; as if he
were a block for me to beat on.
m
Constantly used for the last,
with which it is nearly sy-
,cM« nonymous.
Kead Jian. Peaked, like an
upright stone ; hilly.
1 5f*^W# tte lofty peaks
pierced the sky.
&'^ ^ 1 {^ jt tljo stones were
piled up like pillars on both
sides [of the dyke. ]
Jl !® 1 a name in the Pan Tsao
for a meteoric stone from Lui-
cheu fu on the mainland north
of Hainan I.
•>^J^ From extreme and to enter.
ci^^ The utmost, the highest de"
if/uin gree ; extrimcly ; to reach ;
a multitude, many ; to col-
lect.
"S ^&Wf 1 '^'''y •''" blessings set-
tle here; a ])hrase put on doors.
^ 1 E3 ^ Ins bounty reached
everywhere.
Also read ^is^in. Abundant,
.^ exuberant herbage ; bushy
^chdn trees ; accumulated, a collec-
tion of ; to wear on the head.
c/tdii
M
di 5^ ] ] how abundant is the
foliage [of this peach 1]
1 BK I|J ^'"^ kerchiefs worn on the
head bytheboatwomeuatMacao.
The Chinese hazel or filbert
'^ 1 "? {Corijhis hetero-
p/ii/lla) shaped likethe pekan
nut ; it growsin the northern
provinces, is smaller than
the European nut and more
oily; a thorny tree, like those in
quickset hedges, whose spines were
once used for mourning hair-pins.
I I overgrown with thorns and
brushwood.
One of the small headwaters
ct^y^ of the li. Hwai in Honan ;
^c/idn also, a river in Hupeb ; to
reach.
I I abundant, as a crop; thick.
ly placed, as houses j loose,
easy, comfortable.
To hang the head, as when
we.ak or sleepy ; a peaked
head.
From wood and tcalking.
A pillow ; a rest for the back
iu a carriage ; a stake to
fasten cattle ; to use as a pil-
to lean on, to pillow on ; to
lie on the side ; contiguous, con-
terminous, adjacent.
1 SM ''' P'll^^^^' ; 5 ( ^ liind with
an ear hole.
] ^ a bedfellow.
I ^ in bed, asleep ; while asleep.
j »^ the occiput j the neck bone
in fishes.
^ 1 lH y"'"' occiput is thick, —
met your friends are strong.
P^ I the socket of the door-hinge.
] 'j& in bed; in private, secretly;
a wife.
^ )lt M 1 lie pillowed his head
on his bended arm.
^ 1 ^ 'M 'i*^" ^ '•''*" sleep with-
out anxitty.
I jp II ^ cares disturb his rest.
Is 1$ Ci 1 t"™ng and rolhng
on my pillow — restless.
vhdii
low ;
CHAN.
in ones bed.
TfC 1 i^ ''''^' ^^^'^^ leans against
tlie wall.
1 ''fr ^ ^ insnflicient bcd-
clullies; ?"t'<. a poor man.
i&j 1 IfiJ tJ? Ijg sleeps quietly, be
Las no cares.
As if composed of ;^ and jj^,
ineani]]g the «avj pillow, or
V/u(;t the decpimj hone; i.e. the
oceipiit, that bone of the bead
on wbich one rests in sleep-
ing ; or to droop the bead.
Kead Han. Filthy.
Read ^tan. Silly, in the phrase
] ^^ foolish looking.
%^ Bright, cle.-
ar as a
''c/id/i
transparent.
gem
'^W^ From m field and J^ j^earl
Hj^^ contracted, as tlio i)!ionotic.
"■c/ulii liaised paths between fields >
dykes over drains ; a border 5
to come before the gods; to an-
nounce to the Terminalia that the
Ein(ieror is coming to vi.sit the
border; the origin; to terminate,
as L'fe.
1 tX 'I frontier.
PJ 1 'te 1^ llic dykes were con-
tiguous.
m I paths for landmarks.
'jft/^ To twist a cord around, to
/|>^ bind ; to revolve, to turn ; a
'cvi'i.t revolution ; a single thin gar-
ment, for whieli the ne.\t is
most used ; crooked, obstinate.
I Jf^ crabbed, mulish.
1 |i|f to go around.
^-^/^ Plain, dark garments ; siini-
'J^^ mer clothes of one thickness ;
\/uhi border of a dress ; a figured
garment.
1 if'ifi ^ single grasselolh or linen.
51 ^6 1 S ^''" brothers all wore
black.
''ch'.iii,
'chchi
CHiN.
From disciise or flesh, and
2>earl contracted, referring to
tlieirform; c/t'aii* jy^ issomo-
tinies wrongly used for it.
Pustules of any kind, a
rash ; eruptions, pimples,
sore lips or fever .sores ; fever break-
ing out in sores; measles; — to
remove which, the ^ jjil^ J^ ^
is worshiped.
5^ ] small-po.^ pustules.
^ ] a sort of carbuncle.
y;J ] -^ to have the measles or
scarlet fever.
^ ] small pimples, as in measles.
c-^",^ To ascertain the state of ; to
JI35* verify, to examine, as when
'■chdii a disease shows itself.
] )J| to feel the pulse.
] ^ to interpret a dream.
From eye and a contraction
of fire yij and hands joined y f"
as in iff^i which is not tlie same
as this cliaracter, tliough some-
times miswritteu for it.
The pupil of the eye, the want
of whieli makes one blind.
jl^ I the subtle germs of
good and bad things ; — used
in this phrase wrongly for ^
incipient.
C-lj/^ From cnrt and itishy hair con-
Jw^^ traded for tlie phonetic.
Vw» To turn, to revolve ; to move;
to act in behalf of; a cross-
board to lean upon in a carriage ;
met. a carriage; distressed, sorrow-
ing ; cramped ; jjcgs for cords in a
lute ; llie last of the 28 constella-
tions, including the stars [Jdijv iu
Corvus.
M|t I wains and carriages.
1 fS -Jl- jS '''0 carriage went
rolling on its w.iy, or revolving
in its rut.
•J; 2{£ ^ ] military carriages
in inimbers.
I ^ compassionating; kind feel-
ings towards one.
] ^ kind thoughts of, to think
of and do something for.
CHIN.
17
^J ] curbed, discontented, as in
a treadmiS sort of life,wbere one
is kept down by power.
The spcond cliaracter is in.
tended to represent streaming
hair; as a ])rimitive, its mean-
ing in most cases is lost.
Bushy, thick hair; black
uiaii jimi abinidant hair.
1 S in S b's busby hair
was like a cloud.
mil^ Beautiful black and glossy hair,
''c/ifln shining like a mirror ; black.
Read j/in. To dye black.
To tie ; black and thick, as
hair ; close-woven, thick.
'chSn ] ^ fine and close, as cloth.
1^ 1 ^ 81 ^'liose black hair
will not change its color ?
] ^ black, a deep black.
''B A^ To restrain rising anger and
P^^ not show it in the eye ; to
*c/iun keep one's equanimity by a
strong effort.
M W tM # .# ^ few and
remarkable are those who can
be angry and not show it.
AI^> From metal and true as tho
>p|H phonetic.
chihi ^^ press down; to repress, to
keep in subjection ; to guard,
to keep in order, as a pass ; to
protect and oversee ; to restrain or
forestall evil inlluence, as pagodas
or peaked hills do ; a mart, called
;^ 1 "SJi •'' great manufacturing
place, of which there are four in
China ; in the days of the JJ f^
Wii Tai, it seems to have desig-
nated certain cities or palatinates,
whose rulers had superior privileges
from their jtower and subordinalo
territory.
] flg to maintain superior power
over things which | ^ repress
evil, as channs on a door linted
do noxious influences.
] ^ a name for the planet Saturn.
^ ] an idolatrous procession to
quiet demons.
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CHAN.
CHiN.
cnlN.
1
] ^ cliarmg, spells; magic.
] ^ to invite tbe gods to come
to a Louso to protect it.
1 M lo^iuiet the fears; to repress
breels.
] Tfj an Entrepot, a trading-mart.
] jj a fair ; a town more imiior-
tant tlian a village, Vol less
tbaii a district.
j^ 1 ^ ft I" ^^^ ^^'^ whole
land iuto peace.
] ^ to guard, to keep watch
and ward
j^ ] provincial rulers, both civil
and military, who ] ^, guard
and soothe the whole people.
a brigadier-general, a mili-
tary officer next under a gl] ^
j^ or major-general ; there is
at least one in each province.
► ■* Originally written with T^- boai
(altered to ^ m""'"' >J^ fire, and
c/iuil' JY hands joined, now contract-
ed ; the combined idea refers to
the virtue of light and limits of
man's power.
In early times a common word
for I, me ; but appropriated by Ts'in
Chi-hwangti, n.c. 221, for the royal
We, Ourself ; subtle, incipient.
1 S? "'"■ I'l^'y-'i^ self, our Imperial
Majesty.
] ^ our virtue.
1 ^ ^^^'^ ^^^ ^^''-■'1 ; — ^^"^ reply
written on the cards sent to court
by high provincial ofliccrs to ask
after the Emperor's health.
jj[j ] the inciiiient springs of the
germ not yet acted on ; tliu first
idea of; a protoplasm.
From hiid or spirits and wall;-
ing.
A bird like the secretary
falcon, also called jp] ^/j ,%,
with a long, black neck
and red bill : it eats snakes,
and is supposed to be so
noxious tiiat tish die where it
drinks, the grass around its nest
withers, and its feathers steeped in
Bpirits make a virulent poison ; in
this sense, the second from is used ;
c/um'
c/nlii'
some partsof ihisdescription accord
better with the bittern, as its voice
is noticed as remarkable; a poison ;
virulent, \eneiuous; mortal, deadly.
1 J® p'lisoncd wine.
] ^ destructive, poisonous.
^ ] 2}^ lie drank poisou and died.
^ ^ 1 ^ dissipation is like a
deadly poison.
The head of a beetle or mallet;
a plant, whose leaves when
burned, furnish a mordant for
fixing colors; it is probably a
kind of saltwort or Salsola.
>=|J> ^ Fromrnm and to s7in7te or excite;
trji occurs used with the next.
chun' To shake, as thimder does ;
to quiver, to tremble, to strike
w ith lightning ; to awe, to move ;
impressed by, startled ; to quicken,
as a fojtus; to alarm, to intimidate,
to arouse; thunder; thundering,
terrible; marvelous; surprisingly.
■^•^ ] an earthquake.
^ ] struck or killed by lightning.
1 ^ the rattling .sound oftlnuider.
— ■ ] one outcry, one shake.
1 ^ terrified ; to scare terribly.
] "^ incensed, irate.
] J^ to strike with awe.
1 i)k T shattered by the concus-
sion or noise.
] ^ to move, to disturb ; to act
on, as the vernal sun on nature.
] ^|\ the fourth of tlie eight dia-
grams; it refers to the quicken-
ing movements of nature.
^ ^ 1 '1 4t ^ all trembled
willi fear at his awful presence.
'j;^ ll^ 1 ^ brilliant arc the
thunder and ji'rhtnin'r.
M's ] i. M/f> 1 # "ot one
but i-egards his movements w^ith
tremulous awe.
I ^ a Budhist name for China,
the last word being intended for
the Sanscrit stan, a country.
i From /lantJ and to s/ia/ce; similar
to the last.
c/(cf/i' To ™o^'<^' '0 joggle; to st""
up the energies ; to excite, to
stimulate; to issue forth; to rescue,
to save; to reetore, to put in order,
to repair; to flap, as wings; to ter-
rify ; to uphold ; to rccei\ e, to con-
tain; to stop; to call back; from;
unsteady,trembling; ancient; many.
1 ^ to set about a work, to be
up and doing,
j ^ to save from danger.
1 f^ to encourage ; diligent.
1 ^ to pull up or out of, to raise
up or from.
] f^ /^ ^ to animate the mind
to obtain an object.
^1 ^ he is one who can
arouse the country.
] ^ to shake the dress.
1 "6" in 2^ i^^o"^ 0^ oi*^ 1' ^as
been so.
] '|j|j to alarm.
] ftt to go on prosperingly, to
flourish.
^ ] the hand unsteady, trembling.
^ 1 ^ ^ l^'s great eneryg has
made his family famous.
1 1 M P'!^*-'] egrets on the wing.
] i& In S'^ to stir one's self up
to exertion.
1 Jl "■ H cuddled up in a heap,
as a scared child. {CanioHese.")
Read ^chan. Numerous; plenti-
ful; honored, noble; ^ WJ ^ ?^
I ] ,^ it is right that your des-
cendants, should bo in [likcj flocks.
/■^i A lad of ten or twelve years ;
|aDC a pood boy.
chdn'' ] ■^ gentle lads, such as play
a part in idolatrous proces-
sions ; a horse-boy, a hostler.
ttt^' Liberal ; rich, affluent ; to
J^/J\ g'^'e, to relieve ; a largess, a
cMii^ charity; bounty, supplies.
] ^ to aid the distressed.
] 1^ to feed the hungry.
] '|]| to commisserate and assist.
-jifb offe
strike or stab ;
felling wood.
the noise
cltdii'
CH'IN.
CH'iN.
CH'AN.
19
Old Bounds, din and t'in, Tvith some in tHm, iim and dam. In Canton, Man, ch'Sm, and shun ; — in Swatow, tien, ngim,
Urn, tin, sin, and chien; — in Amoy, chin, tin, t'lm, sin, fan and tien ; — in Fiilicban, ching, ting, i'ing, t'ing,
sing and ch'aing ; — in Slianghai, ts'ang, dzung, tsi" and yang ; — in Chifu, ch^in.
rt[^ To get angry, lo
rl'IfT- passionate; scolding
.C/.'i
1
rail at ;
to get very
^ 1
angry.
3& ^ 1 ^ ^c never scolded him
at all.
^Z-'M 1 . fii"^ ^ ^'^ "^oes not
Bcck to irritate you.
Read
bully.
t'ien- To bluster, to
IISI anger filled bis breast.
Ht^ From eye and true.
< ni^ To glare at ; to stare angri-
cli cj/t ly at a person.
] ]toc 4E ^ incensed beyond
all bouTuls.
I ^^ &<i^ bis eye on bim in
anger.
From ge^n or jJcarJ, and ^
somhre abbreviated ; the se-
cond form is unusual.
A beautiful precious stone ;
a rarity, such as tribute
bearers bring.
^C 1 ?K '8 I'c-'in'^'ful gems and
natural curiositius.
c/i'dii
<#|5
From city and/n-esf.
A superior district in the
fhdn, south of llunan, on the head-
waters of the R. Siang ; it
extends along the northern slopes
of the Nan-ling.
To stop ; good, sot in order,
as tr;ipi)iiigs or atlirc.
fkhla ] m a sort of feather or
hair tlounce, which was ap-
parently sewn along the hem, some-
what like the fringe on the ancient
Persian dress.
y^» Uneven ; ] ^ irregular, as
(^3S»- the peaks of mountains or the
e/*'(i/t tops of trees.
.Man
w
The second of these is also
read ^t'icn.
To stretch a thing out ; to
pull out, as an clastic band.
1 ^ ^^ P^^l ^"^ work the
dough, as a baker does.
From JfL a i^lice, and /fC
wood, joined with V^ going ;
tlio etymology refers to the
virtue of tho clement wood in
tlio state of China; tho sur-
name ^ch'iin is only written in
tho first form, the two last are
mostly read ch'un^.
To arrange, to set in re-
gular order, to spread out ;
to dispense; to ditiuse; to stale, to
express carefully, to lay before, as
an officer ; to reply ; what has been
stored long; a long time, of old;
stale, not fresh ; turned, as eggs or
fruit; dried up, worn out ; many, all ;
path Icailing up to the hall ; a
feudal state of the Cheu dynasty,
lying southeast of the present capital
of Honan, comprising also Ch'un-
cheu f u ; it existed from about RC.
1100 to 477 ; thirteen princes are
enumerated.
fth 1 or ^ ] to state to a su-
perior oflicer; the phrase is em-
ployed by consuls when addres-
sing a governor.
;j^ ] or ] >SilJ to scat or rank in
due ord(T.
1 '^) spoiled, as grain ; obsolete,
out of date, inap[ilicablc.
1 A 5i '^"'" '""o '" '•''*' employ,
an old hand ; a veteran.
1 nSl 'o arrange in place.
I 'j^ ^ a statement or plaint to
tlic Emperor.
] ^ ihc old grain in the granary.
^ 1 t£ !fJ^ I" 'ack food in ^Ch^an;
iiiit. to bo short of supplies.
] ^^ dried orange peel, — lit.
'•old skin." ,
1 ^ ^ ^^^^ °^ ^'"'o standing.
M 1 t% 'K '° spread out the em-
broideretl tester ; met. the wed-
ding-day.
^1 H A ol'l ^^'^ antique, out
of date, as curiosities.
Read cKciii'. A rank or file of
soldiers ; a battalion ; an army,
troops, forces ; to place in rank, to
set in array, to marshal; a battle,
a fight ; as a classifier, used to
denote a gust, blast, burst, or time,
a shower, a short space; transitory,
a little while.
I J^ in the fight.
J^ ] to go into battle.
^^ I to deploy or post troops.
^T SM 1 ^^'^ ^'•'^"> t^'6 front troop ;
tho front of the battle.
^ ] defeated the army.
] ^ the force of the army ;
valiani, martial.
<l}j ^ [^ 1 he braved the enemy
and rushed on the foe.
JH ;^ A 1 get a woman to start
the quarrel.
j5^ ^ 1 besotted with, infatuated,
to act silly about.
^ ] sleepers for the floor.
"~ 1 1 ?^ it is growing colder
and colder.
^- ] ^ a p.TEsing shower.
— I jtH a putF of smoke.
— ] BJ _- I ;j; n/J one while
you know, and then you don't
know.
— ] >Aj i^ one explosion of fire-
works.
•rtit! A medicinal herb, regarded
c \*VI^ as good for rheimiatism ; the
^ch-dii -^1 or -g ) ^, a fra-
grant i)lant{ J rtcmi6-ia abrota-
num), from whose leaves a decoc-
tion is made for fever patients to
drink.
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CH'iN.
CH'aN
CH'lN
From earth and deer, ns thcso
animals raiso a dust when
lierding.
,c/( cot ^ „ . ,
' Dust, smnll particles; nio-
lociilos, aloms, exlialations;
traces, cxanipk-; to make one's self
dusty ; vicl. the Jiisty world, the
.igo; worl'.lly vice aivl pleasures;
confused ami irouLlons clays; in
Liidhism, flesbly perceptions of the
senses, as tlie 7^ ] six bai/a
ai/alana, or oiitward conceplioiis.
] ^ dust, dirt.
J^ ] to dust tbings.
1 ^ 45 ^ covered with dust.
] ^ grimed in; dirty, as a beg-
gar's face.
] J^ ^ a cloud of dust.
J5^ ] to wash down the dust, —
to feast a friend on his return.
^ ^ ] to follow another's e.\-
ami-lc, to walk in bis dust.
J6n 1 or 1 -{g; or /L 1 <lie toils
and ve.^alions of this world ; a
Budhist idea, designed to extol
asceticism.
)2» 1 passions, evil desires.
^, I it shows the dust, as black
cloib.
J^ ] the dust cleaner, — a poeti-
cal term for the wind.
JE — Sj!l ] it is perfectly clean.
El
The original character is sup-
posed to represent a man bend-
int; low; it forms the 131st
^cn cm radical of a few miscellaneous
characters.
An attendant, one who is
subject to another ; a vassal ; a
minister, a courtier who can speak
to his sovereign, a statesman ; to
sen'C in ofUce; to bend before; to
rule, lo act llie lord over; only
Chinese statesman use it for I in
their memorials.
;§■ ] prince and muiister, one of
the fire social relations.
Jg, ] a loyal officer.
$1 1 °'' S 1 l-^e officers at
court ; statesmen.
^ ] civilians.
5^ ] military officers.
M
.cJMii
"^ M \ Wi ^^1 nations submitted.
;^ ^ ] I, the high officer, used
only by the highest grades of
officials. •
^^^21 the king's power and
officers reached everywhere.
^ ^ /F 1 ^ »C» I'c never had
the feelings of an oflicer.
^ ] a rebellious or contumacious
officer.
1 ^ niy chamberlains .ind concu-
bines, ie. my imperial household;
it is also used by these people
when speaking to their master.
the body [of Keason] be small,
the universe cannot sway it.
Trom uater 3.nA u-alktng ; bnt
some derive it from 7jC water
and fit dreo-": ""^ first is read
<shan when used as a surname.
To sink, to immerse, to put
under the water ; to quash,
to suppress ; lost, destroyed,
depraved, ruined ; muddy ; deep,
dull, as colors ; a bass or subdued
note; confnserl ; a lake, a tarn.
I ^ lost, irretrievably rained, as
the lost in hell.
] ^ drowned ; doting on ;
victimized.
1 ^ to quash a case.
1 tx '° ^'''^'^ *^'' crush, as an affair.
+ I ^J:^ nine to ten it will sink;
the odds are rather against It.
^ ] ;g he is very sick.
] f& s"'ik to the bottom.
] -f^ lost, smik, gone down ; no
hope for it
] § the garu-wood, agila, or lign-
aloes {Aquilaira agallochnm),
prized for its fragrance ; the j^
I ^ is a sort of Agave, deemed
to resemble it.
] 5c ^^^ eighth heaven, or epi-
cycle of the Bndhists.
] ^ a small feudal state in the
Chen dynasty, now ] $^ l|^
on the River Sha in Ch'an-cbeu
fu in the east of Honan.
^ 3}; a river in Ch'ing-tu fu in
Sz'chw'en.
In Pekingese. Heavy, a synonym
of ^chung ^ weighty.
^ fjf ] excessively heavy.
&>!->. The roe of tish ; the parts of
(Rl/L this character are simietimcs
fli'-un wrongly transposed in Can-
ton ; and perhaps the character
^iJt^un ^ eggs, commonly
used there, is derived from it.
Long continued, rainy dark
w eather.
j ] dull, lowering ;
it looks like rain.
fh'dti 1^
The female of the ^ elk ; as
c f |-o> - the sexes of this animal have
sc/iV((i. separate names, it is to be
infeiTed that it was once
common.
*tPl ■^''^''ar to clidii' ^ to shake.
eg [Ic, To rub, to wipe clean ; to
^ch'da give ; to adjust, to contract ;
to shake and cleanse.
I ^ to brush clothes.
] ^ to arrange firmly.
I JJlJ shake and brush — the coat.
Hilarity exhibited in action,
as by children capering.
^c'h'a.i |:( 1:1 I ] hopping and
dancing about from joy.
The original form is supposed to
represent sprouting plants trans-
- ^J*!^ formed by heaven ; it forms the
^chdn IGlst radical of a small, incon-
gruous group of characters.
To excite to action, to move,
to influence; a day, a time; times,
hours, seasons ; a Chinese hour or
one twelfth of a day, but especially
the time from 7 to 9 a.m.; heaven-
ly bodies which mark the times,
and especially the sun and moon ;
applied as in ^ ] to the planet
Mercury; the fifth of the twelve
stems, over which the dragon rules ;
spots in the sky where no stars
arc seen ; the elements.
"" f@ Bf 1 ^^ ^^^^ °^ ^''®
Chinese day.
ch'an.
ch'jcn.
ch'an.
21
J^ ) the heavenly botlies ; the
lodiacul spaces where iho sun
and nioou meet in conjunction.
;J[; I the north star.
— . I sun, moon and stars.
I|5f j ^ long incense sticks, de-
signed to mark time as they
burn.
^5i Ife 7 1 I "-as born out of
time, my natal day was ill-
starred ; unlucky.
if H 1 "''■ biithday, a lucky day ;
as ^ ] is one's birllulay.
ficers will perform their duties
in lime, in accordance with the
seasons ; i. e. the five elements
will harmonize with the four
seasons.
*=j. Composed of p day, or an
<_,^^ dear contracted, and ]^ time,
^ch (ill fpi,g g,,^ benmingforlh ; morn-
ing, dawn ; clear.
^ rJ I the cock heralds the dawn.
;g 1 a lucky day.
njj I to-morrow morning.
1 "^ M flil '° '^"'"1 '^^1 '"*° night.
I .^ pj I came at daylight.
1 -^ "■ ifcfe § l^"™ •"* pastille
from morning till evening.
m ^- From a cover and time as tlio
^^i pliouetic.
^h^iin Retired rooms where the Em-
peror dwells.
^ ] the maple rooms ; met. the
]ia!ace, the Emperor.
] Ju the capital, the imperi;d cily;
the name indicates its seclusion
within the inclosing walls.
<■ Vi^ An isolated peak, like an
— I aiguellc, tapering and lofly ;
j<»'(T)i a steep bank.
'c/i'(Z« ^^i 1 a medicine, probably the
5^ ^ Scuttellaria or skull-
cap, but written wrongly.
i^ I tho sharp peaks ; the old
name of a small feudatory in
Ilonan.
f ,JUJ a river in Han-chung fu in
\^Y Shensi, a branch of the R.
'cA'a/t Han; also ca'Aed //(f«»y Shii
• or Yellow Water ; pure, lim-
ped; mountain rills; to soak; stag-
nant ; pnddles in ruts and tracks ;
to get fish out of a fish-pool.
pfij ] ] long drizzling rain.
1 1 Si T ^^^ falling tears came
fast.
^ I footsteps filled with water.
Sand mixed in things, as in
_ grain or dishes.
'c/Mn :5p I grittincss in the food
which hurts the teeth.
In Peldngese. OfTensive; -^ ]
vulgar, not in good taste ; sordid,
grimed.
^^^ Interchanged with the last.
l^\ Ugly, deformed.
'ch'uit j^ 1 to hang the head in
confusion <and shame.
Vinegar-like, sour.
1 0^ vinegar ; also very
*c7i'((rt druuk.
Dirty, dusty ; turbid water ;
obscikre, as when the sky is
filled with dust.
1 Ik ''■'■'yi begrimed, cover-
ed with filth.
"■ch'wi
%^\ V
From silk and to lead; also read
'ch^Aii A rope by which cattle are
led, drawn through the carti-
legc of the nose.
^ ] to bold tho ropes of a pall
or catafalque, as is done by the
bearers.
t>*^ I From ^M_r7n,and^ hushy
hair, or p|» 1/"" contracted,
for tlio primitive.
To follow, to come up be-
hind; to avail of, to em-
br.ice, to improve, as an
opportunity; to go to, as a fair; or
to frequent, for which the second
form is niost used ; as a preposi-
tion, at the time of; by, through.
^ ] ffj go and learn the state of
the market.
1 M '*^ S" '■'^ market.
] (fj to learn the secrets -of an-
otlier's art or trade.
1 M .)"''''' "s I wished.
1 II4-' IBI ^'^ improve the time or
occasion.
1 ^ '^ to take advantage of the
chance or opportunity.
1 M l^j iWi "■''6" there's a wind,
hoist sail.
1 $) ifD ^ you did it when yon
bad the power.
] f^ to go on a trading voyage.
] ^ jj ![>$. jijj avail yourself of
this shower.
g
From a door out of which a
horse is going.
''clm'-ang To thrust out the head, to
appear ; to bolt out or in ;
rudely, suddenly ; forcibly
to push ahead, and against
etiquette ; lawlessly.
I 1^ to slip by the pass, to dis-
regard the customs' regulations.
1 ffi B^ t-" P"t out the head ; to
distinguish one's .self.
St 1 J8 ^ '■° ^^'^^ "^' ^'^ rutlely
intrude.
I ^ P^ to force open the office
door ; to rush into a yamun.
] Jl) to rush across [an officer's]
pathway.
1 ^Ho tB I'c rushed out violently.
] ^ (1^ a thief, i. e. one who
rushes in at daybreak.
] |i[;J to induce calamities.
:*
I 2 an epithet for the rebel
Li Tsz'ch'iug, who overthrew
the Ming dynasty, a.d. 1643.
vVJU* ) From disease and fire ; it mnst
yy\ not be confounded with -/^ 'chun
<,;,,t,. witli which however it is often
interchanged.
A fever which breaks ont in
sores; a febrile feeling; a fastidious
appetite, longing for delicacies.
>C> -± S ^ Ha )^ "M" '1^0 6adne.<«
of my heart makes me feverish
like a throbbing head.
22
ch'xn.
CHANG.
CHANG.
m
ciMti.''
From dress or man and per-
sonal ; the Bccond form ia
obsolete.
Inner garraenU next the
Lody ; oniamental but not
neces.sary ; to give effect,
to bLow off; to make a
largess, to violate, to assist ; to
patronize, to befriend.
] f^ to belp the priests by alms.
] fjj a liaDdkercLlef carried in
the girdle.
1 ^ girdle fobs, as those for fan,
chopsticks, &c.
] ^ a fly-leaf in books.
] ^ to beautify the person ; to
allure by meretricious arts.
J5J5 j put oil for effect.
P^ I to bring forward in illustra-
tion, to explain by figures.
^j 1 '° S'^"^ custom to ; to assist
ill any way, as to a support; to
give strength to ; to toady.
To donate, especially to
Budhist priests for religious
purposes.
^ ] the recompense re-
ceived by donors for gifts,
in bemg led to heaven.
ch'dn'
I > The ivood next to the body ;
i.e. a coffin, especially the in-
ch'dii' ner one; to gather faggots.
f'g ] a coffin, ol'ten detained
in a ;f'g* | j^ or mortuary-shed
near the grave before interment.
] ,f§ one name for the Elceococca
conlifolia, the favorite tree of
the Chinese.
Kead kwari'. A water bucket.
J To shed milk teeth, usually
at the age of seven years, as
cA'dlTi' the composition of the cha-
racter indicates.
Old Boands tung and dung. In Canton, cMung ; — in Swatow, ("iV, cli"ii and chiing ; — in Amoy, chiong and tiong ; —
in Fohchau, tidng, t'idng, and chidng ; — in Shanghai, tsang ; — in Chifu, chang.
From low and to lengthen,
To draw a bow ; to extend,
iC/tattff' to stretch, to open ; to draw
up, as a list ; to increase ; to
state, to proclaim to, to publish
abroad; to grant to; to appoint or
set out, to display for sale ; to
make much of; displayed, adjust-
ed ; to string a lyre; to boast of ;
a classifier of things which show
much surface, as a table or bed,
paper, a proclamation, a chair, etc.
I ^ to hang up for display, as
festoons.
p^ ] to open out, as goods ; to
set up a business ; to sell ; to
re-open, as at new-year's.
to-day.
] ^ to open wide, as a door.
^ ] ^ ^ io have a brilliant
[shop] opening for three days.
fit 1 ^ S ^'^ make a parade, to
show otf, to put one's bouse in
the best of trim.
] ;^ to make much of
If ] self-laudatory, boastful.
-7- ?^ i52 13 1 I'^e sold nothing
^ ] cross-grained, unreasonable.
^ Mi'f} 1 impetuous, incroach-
ing, unscrupulous ; to burst out
angrily,
j jll] a demi-god who protects
children from harm, much wor-
shiped by the Manchus.
] ^ to make widely known.
^ ] to lord it over ; but ^ ^
] is rather not to agree witb,
to let alone ; no way to bring it
about.
^ :^ ^ ] I have no idea as to
bow it is; I cannot decide the
point.
— 1 ^ or li J-— ] one chair.
] H ^ Chang the third bro-
ther and Li the fourth ; soil, two
common surnaiuts used, as John
Doe and Richard Roe.
] ^ wildly, furiously.
1 i?i ^ PS ^° ^^^ ^ "'^'' ^° '""
veigle others.
;^ ^ 1 B- the surly dog pricked
up his ears.
1 'l!^ Mt ^ '" ^P°'^ ^^ affair by
sudden fri"ht.
1 ^ /\ 6i5 maintain fully your
six armies in good order.
chang
From ■^ sound and -f* ten, re-
ferring to the finishing of a
t strain in music ; as a primitive
it usually gives the idea of a bar-
rier ; it occurs used for f^ and
4^ and others of its compounds.
A piece of music ; a character or
section ; an essay written according
to strict syntax; a pattern ; a state-
ment ; statutes, institutes, rules,
items ; clear, beautiful, as the
Milky Way; variegated; to polish,
to decorate ; courteous, elegant,
as blazonry on a (lag, or a piece of
weaving ; a display ; a grove ; a
classifier of documents; name of a
small state in the Cheu dynasty,
an old name for a maternal uncle.
^ 1 a chapter ; an article or
paper.
] 'pj sections and paragraphs.
^ ] many documents ; several
papers or statements.
f^ 3it 1 ^o write essays, such as
are presented at examinations.
CIIAXG.
CHANG.
CHANG.
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1 •g' an ancient style of cap in
tho Sbang dynasty.
»S I a complete aliair, a finished
tiling, — referring to a finished
comi)osilion, as ;^ JjJ; ] means
an inelegant essay; nut. confus-
ed, in disorder.
^ ] adorned, variegated ; the
Jj^ 1 were eniblematio iigurcs
on aneient robes.
1 jg regulations, rules of action,
directions; Lye-laws.
S 1 guide lor selecting lucky
days.
^ ] a memorial to the Throne.
1^ ] orders issued by the magis-
trates.
] j^ the nnder-secretary of the
General Council, who receives
decrees from tho Throne and
transmits them to the Inner
Council.
^ ] or PI) 1 a seal, the instru-
ment to stamp orders.
I ;^ tho metonic cycle of nine-
teen years.
PO f^ ^ 1 every article is well
arranged or disposed.
] ;6^ or ] ^ the ponlpe or large
cuttle-fish ; large sized ones arc
caught along the coasts.
J; ^ Food, particularly fine white
<T J^C ''''^'' '"'' ^^° table.
^chaii</ jy (I|,^ it ] lie laid up the
rice, or supplies, like a bill.
P^ Cakes made of flour.
c Ej5^ I ^^ a general name fir
^^:/iUllf/ buns, sweet cakes, biscuit, <tc.
J.■^^/l A husband's father; while
(j(_ljL ^1^ j denotes both his ]ia-
^e/iuiif/ rents.
^ I a husband's brotiier.
~f/t. I'ltcrcliaiigcd with tho last aud
' ihi- lie.xl.
c/iaii^ Fear; in tho phrase ] -j^
terror-struck, alarmed, horri-
fied.
J»-wi Terrified ; | 'jg scared out
< I-tP" "^ one's wits.
To go fast ; ] ^^ to walk
( 1— |- in a great hurry, and as
fCluxni/ when alirmed ; to proceed
awkwardly.
iji.^ ¥ rota feathers omA eU'j ant.
( ^^ The \-aiiegated pelage of an-
^cliang iuials or phmiago of birds;
beaulii'ul, adorned ; lo ex-
hibit, to show ; to give distinction
to ; to make manifest ; plainly.
] B^ clearly exhibited.
B3 ] luminously displayed.
^ a" ?L 1 ^'^ excellent sayings
were very impressive.
] Jt- f* M e.xhibiting bis virtue
and dignity.
liberality and humanity,] the
peo])lo all trusted hi him.
X-jVt Tho camphor tree {Laurus
I'lSL campluyra,) said to be so nam-
^chaiig cd from yu.clmng ^ ^ the
ancient and classic name for
Kiangsi, because the tree
grew there.
] -^ camphor-timber,
1 BS gum-cauiphor.
§ ] camphorated ;acamphorodor.
^^3^ A large tributary of the E.
(■|-^» Wei in the northeast of Ho-
chang nan and south of Chihli, call-
ed the .g.f ] or Cross-flowing
Chang, from its course of west to
east; it lias two main branches, the
clear and ihe muddy Chang; part
of its waters join the I'ei-ho, and
part reach the ocean through other
channels.
1 \t\ '"^ ilislrict in Kung-cliang fu
in tho southeast of Kansuh.
1 iW M '" ^^'^ southwest of Fuh-
kien, about <35 milts west of
Anioy.
Ilt^rt A kind of ancient stone or-
( JJ|1 nanient like a flat ruler, used
fliang instate ceremonies; a jade
plaything.
2r ti ^ 1 '''° ntlendants pro-
sented the batons.
rill? An anci<
^^J^ part of]
"^ \ to bear a son, because this
thing was anciently given a boy
to play with.
ancient feudal state, now
c-^|- pun of Tai-ngan fu in central
(:havg Shantung ; also an ancient
city in ^,' Kli in Shantung ;
name of a large province in the
Ts'in dynasty comprising the south
of Nganbwui, where Hwui-chau
fu lies-
z6iT he housings of a saddle.
cf-?- 1 e/E ("r |5g m Bpalter-
chang dashes, an outer flap attach-
ed to a saddle to protect the
rider's dress.
tefi^ A hornless deer or muntjak
t J^pi llydrvpotcs iiurmis) akin to
^hang the musk, known as the river
deer, common in Ki.angsu,
with long tusks; it is a grace-
ful and elegant animal, as
the composition of the char-
acter intimates; other small
deer are popularly so called.
|g ] the sihxr or white chgvro-
tain, — which appears when a
good king reigns.
^ ffra'Tant asl the musk .and
roebuck ; the terms ^ -^ and
]^ ^ are epecially applied to
the roebuck.
pg []g 1 fi Formosan deer {Cervua
Swin/io'i), so called from two
spots near its eyes.
A bird belonging to the
■wadors ; another name is jrfj
^f) water-hen, .and it is per-
haps a bird akin to tho
^ I a book name for tho
heron, called ^ ^ in Chihli
jacana or rail.
t^*?^ I'rom hand and conatanlhj as
Jc^ tho phonetic.
\-king The palm of tho hand, the
Bolo ; a webbed foot; a hoof;
to grasp ; to slap with tbs hand ;
to rule, to control ; a jurisdiction,
what is under one's Laud.
^ I the palm.
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CHANG.
CHANG,
CHANG.
^Q ] to clap ibe bands.
fl 1 iSC '■'^ scrutinize the band ;
palmistry.
] ^^ tiiu book-keeper, a chief ma-
nagef, liio boss; an accountant.
fj — \^ 1 to slap once.
^ .Oj ] to shoe a horse.
-^ ] to join the hands, as Biid-
hisls do in prayer.
1 ^S ^ M '" cominand the
forces.
^ ] to administrate a post ; the
control of an otiicer.
] ^t lo direct a matter.
] ^' A ■'"1 overseer, a director.
1 ®; ''> 'i->aeh and direct, as a
class of graduates ; ex cal/icdrd
teaching.
] ^ a department in a yauiun.
MiM K 1 [lie I'liled the empire]
as easy as turning over the palm.
^ 1 bewildered, unmannerly, as
from fuming and bustling; from
be has lost his balance.
]^^ ] a bear's paw.
Ill] A I '''6 cactus, more cspecial-
, ly the flat leaved kinds.
<^/I> The piece of leather used for
•^|l!j Soles on Chinese shoes; a
'c/iLiiif/ i)art of a saddle ; a patch.
^T f@ 1 ■? '"^ P"' *"* ^ patch, —
cither cloth or leather, on shoes.
c / tt The family name of Mencius'
l/U mother, and still retained in
\/(Uiiff this form in boaor of her ;
his own private given name
was 1^1 fi'o-
Krom a cloth ami extended; it
is iuterclianged with tlie next
iu some senses.
A curtain, a canopy, a screen ;
a lent ; md. an abode, a
a dwelling ; a plan, a reason ; to
calculate, lo spread out; an ac-
count, for which the next is now
substituted ; to reckon, as an ac-
count; occurs used for |(^ to screen.
^ ] or I •^ an awning, a screen.
] ^ a banging screen, before a
door.
eh.aiiij
^? 1^ 1 an awning, as over a
court ; a great awning.
?i* 1 ^'^ pitch one's tent ; to open
a school, to turn teacher.
] J^ a tester, the top fringe of
a bed-curtain.
^ ] unreasonable, incoherent,
stupid, muddled.
•^ ] a soldier's tent.
^ I a scroll given to old people
on their birthdays.
%% ^ \ ^ ^t-roll in gold letters.
Sent to mourners.
^ 1 "■' ^ \ ^ screen ; a curtain
bung around a bed or hiwf for
protection or concealment.
1^ ^ 1 |g the white clouds
screen the view.
i% 1 ~ fi A '' beautiful bride.
J An unauthorized character in
,__ ^ general use for the last; it af-
y>i^^ forda a gooil example of the
cUaii(/ power of the radical in relation
to its iuflueuco ou the meaning.
An account ; a debt, a claim, a
charge ; to reckon, to sum up.
It I "' ^ 1 ^" Estimate gains ;
to reckon or settle with.
^ ^ 1 tlon't charge that in my
account ; it's none of my Lusi-
ness ; I'll not allow that item.
Ij^ ] to collect accounts.
] g accounts ; ] ^ a bill.
] J^ the counting room, where
the ] 1^ or I ^ account
books are kept ; also, the counter
in an inn.
Jb 1 *"' ^ 1 '"^ clear off, to pay
] j^ or balance of an account.
^ ] to owe debts.
] ^ ,^ ^ to be embarrassed
with debts.
^ ] to let out money, to shave
notes ; to give credit.
!j3 -^t 1 tocbarge articles not really
bought, to foist in fancy items.
■glj ] to transfer the accounts
and debts to another, to make
an assi''nmcnt : to fail.
'■t'aiuj
In Cuntonene. A synonym of
'^ a time, an occasion.
^ iS — ' 1 •"• camo here once.
I
J 1 From flesh or disease and to
increiisc; the first is also
read ^ch'anj, the intestines*
A swelled belly ; a tume-
faction, a swelling of any
<^''""!/' kind; pot-bellied; drop-
sical, putty, tense ; to swell
uy) ; to grow big, as a boil.
'^ j dropsy in the abdomen, as-
cites.
1^ I puffed, a sense of fullness, as
from indigestion or repletion.
® 1 or 1 ^ swollen.
'i^ 1 'o relieve the swelling.
] JJg the belly hard and puffed.
] ^ flatulency.
] ^ to charge interest on credit
sales. {Fulickm).
^rfpj Like the last. Dropsical swel-
)j^ lings, presenting puffy, hard
ckm'j'' places.
i> The extension of u-ata-; an
overflow, a freshet; lo inun-
chin</^ date, to swell and wash over,
as the bank; lo expand, as
iron by heat ; applied .also to prices
advancing, — a use common along
the coast.
aC, 1 or 1 ^ the flood js rising,
the water advances.
I j^J] or j|)] ] the tide is coming in.
j S or ] J^ an overflow, burst-
ing of the bank, a crevasse.
1 ?ii T ^^^^^ ^^ '^^ water ; up to
the banks.
] Wi T swelled and burst, as a
jug by the water in it freezing.
§ H 1 8 ^'^ tlic clouds in spring
cover the peaks-
M ^ ^ 1 l^*^ I""'^'^ ^^''1 ^^^
vancc.
^ M ] ^ the elasticity of a
fluid, — a term in mechanics.
1 f^ 'I name for the Gulf of
Tonquin.
,>^^J From disease and section as the
wi ^3 phonetic.
chancp M^'l'ii'''"'; iasma, pestilential
vapors; noxious exhalations
that cau.se general sickness.
CHANG.
CHANG.
CHANG,
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jtg 1 an unhealtby climate.
^ ] miasmatic, malarious.
1 ^ '"* P''''S"^> *"* epiJomic aris-
ing from malaria.
J^ ] noxious gases; vapors rising
o;i bills, which are deemcil to
be injurious.
iz^^ A dyke, an embankment ; to
Jp» separate, as by a bank, to
c/taiit/^ slop up.
►♦^^3 From y!(!fe"and section.
I -Sp- To separate so as to screen
cliang'' or protect; to divide off, to
shut up inside, to include ; to
embank; to raise a dyke; an inter-
vening distance that serves as a
Ijrotoctiou; a barricade, trench, or
dyke, that divides or protects; a
terminus; a screen, as of cloth,
serving as a nominal defense.
] ^j an intretcbed camp,
■p^ ] a defense; to defend the bar-
riers; met. a capable minister.
;j;^ ] a wooden partition.
] ^ whatever stops the onset or
path.
] ^ to close against ingress.
^ I to throw up defenses.
j^ ] to screen off, to rail off.
J^ I a i)rotection on the border
or frontier.
^ I a brocade screen.
ilijizli A steep cliff, a range of
jMi^ peaks. ^ \ a line of sleep
cfiaii^'' bilLs that serve as a limit.
^ I green bills.
lU 1 fa ^ ^ ^^^'^ ^*-'^P peaks
rise one above the other in the
distance.
M ] ^ M the green paths wind
up the intervening bills.
B ^ > A cataract forming, as the
y. composition of the character,
cliany^ a screen in the f^c, indicatea
1 §fll '"' 1 'S' ** cataract,
more usually called |^ y^. fjl |lj| \
meaning green water poured into
the pupil.
^J_*) Tlio original form ia a combina-
^)IL^ tiou of 3i hand grasping "T* '<?"■
cliany' A lino of ten cVih or feet,
reckoned in the tariff to bo
HI English inches; but it varies
according to the foot used, to even
less th.in 120 inclies in some parts
of China; to measure; an elder,
a senior; one worthy of respect.
I ^ to measure off, as land or
a room.
] jg to verify a measurement, as
by oflicials.
;^ ] ;g its measure has been
made or taken.
1 K -Tl ^ the measurement can
be ascertained.
— I ^ ten feet long.
■^ I a wife'sjather.
^ ] the Emperor's father-in-law.
1 :^ a (or my) husband; a man,
one who acts his part ; a son.
I \ a wife's father, often applied
also to other elderly people.
1 ^or ] -^ ^ a wife's mother.
^ ] ^ a man of ability, one fit
to manage; a capable man.
"ff ] the abbot of a Budhist
monastery; a monastery.
^ ] an old gentleman.
) From man and a measure; intor-
chauged with tho next.
chany'' Weapons of war, sharp wea-
pons ; to fight, to come to
blows ; to rely on, to look up to ;
to depend on, as a man on his
wealth or influence.
ft* ^ 1 ^ S<^' ^^^ victory.
^ ] <"- 4T ili I defeated, van-
q\iished,
^ ) to join battle, as armies do.
^T 1 '"■ 1^ 1 '0 fig^*) to go '"to
action.
1 §^j 3^ A to insult people be-
cause one has power (or friends).
^ ] to get an ally.
^ ] to confide a responsiblo
office to one.
■p^ ) to look to, to implore aid
irotn a superior.
& ] military arms.
rom /fl wood and ^4l'° ^^^V ""
coutractod ; need with tlio last.
\t
1 A J^ 3^ to trust on a human
arm.
^ 1 a palace guard.
{^ 1 o"" JS 1 to trust to, to
rely on.
■l-A^'> Fro
chang' A staff, a cane ; a ciulojel, a
club, a shillclah ; shaft of a
lance ; one who leans on a staff,
an old man, aged; to lean on ; to
beat, as a criminal in a court ; to
bamboo.
i^ ] an old man's staff, hence
tho term ] ^ an old man.
1 J? ^P '"* ^'ill''ige elder, one over
sixty years of age.
] 'fg to confidently rely on.
/Jd;^^^.^ 1 # ft mutual
confidence is the bond of friend-
ship.
^ ] " staff holders," denote the
chief mourners for a parent in
a fimeral.
J^ 1 JW 5r2 to drill in order to be
ready for war.
^ I or It^ I an abbot's staff or
crosier, usually made of tute-
nague ; it is supposed to have
power to open the gates of hell,
and let souls out of misery, and
is therefore carried when masses
for the dead arc made ; it stands
for the Sanscrit laiLLai'ina, the
staff of begging priests; aged
women wear a hair-pin having
a Budha's band, called by the
same n.amc.
I — ■§■ inrict a hundred blows
— on the prisoner.
1 i^ A+ g''*^° '''™ <?'S^'ty blows.
(§ ] to lieat, as with rattans or
green bamboos]; there is a difter-
enco in tho severity of these
two punishments, the second be-
ing the heaviest.
•f? 1 or ] ^7 a bambooing ; to
beat a criminal.
] ;^|i to beat and then expose in
tho canguo.
In Fuhchau. A classifier of
Bngar-cane.
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CH'ANG.
CH'ANQ.
CH'ANG.
Old Bonnda, f'unj, dung, dtung and xhung. la Canton, ch'^ung and a few sh^ung ; — in Swatow, cl'lang, Hang, s"
and fiV; — in Amoy, ch'iong, tiong, t'iong and siong ; — in Fahohau, ch'idng, fidng and a few sidng ; —
in Shanghai, ti'ang, dz'ang and a few ts'ong ; — inChifu, ch'ang.
p- 1 From the H sw» and to saij,
J t I referring to sunlight; as a primi-
/! tive.iteihibita someof itsmean-
^ * ' ing in many of the compounds.
The light of the sun ; eft'iil-
gent; flourishing, prosperous; fine-
looking, elegant, beauteous ; suit-
able, as just words ; increasing in
wealth or peace in which sense it
is used in shop names ; powerful,
affluent; to illuminate, crowded ;
prosperity.
] §^ abundantly; prosperous;
Laving many descendants.
^ ] well off, lucky.
^ ] splendid, brilliant.
IIB 5C ^ 1 ^^ prospers who
obeys Heaven.
^iJ^'iJ 1 '*• '^ '"'^'''lly ^ lucky sign.
] ^ j^, ^ ill luck follows after
good fortune is exhausted.
^ 1 IS ^ •'■ insures prosperity
to your descendant.
'g' ] plantsof all kinds; all things,
the world.
^ ] the six stars of the Dipper;
others give only the three stars
^ /a i9 in the Great Bear ; and
others only the star Dubbe.
•3i ?? 1 a" ^''' t"^"'etl ^^hen be
heard good instructions.
lIlFJ 1 '^"" '■^'™^^ '"* tloak or other
^iPjgl garment loosely over one,
:j g I and not to fasten it with
tTpI| ll^e girdle.
^cii'anff
XU A herd of animals fleeing.
,'3lEl ] 5f£ mad, ravenous, like
^ch\ing d<igs ; insubordinate, boiste-
rous, seditious.
1 ^ jpll' violent, acting like mad,
possessed.
Jftl Ytora woman &\i& elegant ; it is
, Ot^ constantly interchanged with fg
<:^~* to lead.
^ck Ullf/
A singing woman; her chil-
dren cannot enter the examinations.
1 ^ o"" 1 JSi^ * cotirtesan, a
prostitute, a strumpet.
'^ ] to keep a brothel; to keep
a bouse of assignation.
^ I to be a whore.
1 ff3 public women.
1^
The elegant plant ; the sweet
flag, much liked by Wan
^chhiiig Wang ; applied to other water
plants like it.
] ^[jj- the calamus {Acoriis tir-
restrls); its leaves are bung on
door lintels on the 5th of the
5th moon toward off evil influ-
ences; a water Iris is sometimes
wrongly so named.
From door and elegant.
The gate of heaven, called
^hhmg | j^, kept by Kwan-ti or
the Chinese Mars; it is also
applied to the emperor's palace
gales, and to tho west wind, which
is a cool wind.
I P^ one of the gates of Su-chau.
From man and long ; it is also
read chang.
^c/i'ang Groping about, not knowing
the road ; madly ; blindly ;
to fall down.
] ^ the lares of a person who
has been eaten by a tiger, and
leads the beast to seize others ;
met. a tempter, an evil adviser.
1 1 f^ bewildered, undecided.
1 ^ "• ^^^^ man, a blunderer.
1 1 -^ it ^ 4l go'ig liere and
there without any particular
rule, as one who has no home.
The long insect, as the cha-
racter indicates; it denotes a
^ch'ang worm of the centipede family.
] J^ an old name for (he
millepede {Ji'liv>), supposed to
get into people's ears.
From earth and laid out ; the
iirst form is correct, but the
second is most used.
An area of level groundsel
apart, an open waste jilat ;
a field, a lot; an arena for
any purpose, as drill, gam-
ing, theatricals, or executions; and
extended to study and examina-
tions ; a scaerificial ground ; a
thrashing-floor; a kitchen garden;
a company of, the society ; a
classifier of aflars, a fit, a sj^ll ; and
in some places of a job of work.
^ ] a parade-ground, a field for
reviews.
^ I a building lot.
] g^ a court-yard ; a lawn.
•^ ] p|» among the oflicers; the
official style of things.
jl^ ] all are alike, as a uniform
set or body.
'^ ] the field of battle.
^ ] an execntion-groinid.
^ ] the tripos, the hall; as j^ |
to enter the examination as a
candidate, eithercivil or military.
j^ III I to open a gambling-f.h(^p.
RS W 1 dice-houses, gambling
tables or bells.
^ 1 ^^ Wi 1 •'"■ l-ljrashlng-floor.
^y ■^ ] a commodious residence ;
a respectable neighborhood.
^ ] to oversee a literary exami-
nation.
:^ ^ "-" 1 D^'S life is like] one
great dream,
■gjj ] a Budhist festival.
yf> ^ 1 '^ he is unacquanited
with etiquette.
] pf» f^ ^ to raise a disturbance
during the performance; to make
a little exeitemetit at the fete.
^ j an altar in the open air;
the ground about it.
^^ ) a place where a man is
cirticised.
M
7B
CH'ANG.
CH'.US^G.
cii'a:n'G.
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H^ From jlesh and expanded.
SaJ^ The intestines, tlio bowels ;
^h^ang they are divided into the -j^
] tlie large or lower intes-
tines and color/, which the Chinese
BujipoBO connect with the lungs;
and Iho ij^ | the urinary intestines,
which join the heart and bladder;
Vict, feelings, afl'ections
|g 1 or 1 ^ the bowels, the
inwards, the viscera.
■j^ ] the rectum.
^ 1^' 1 to stuff pork sausages,
jq^ ] 5§ a serpentine,wimlingroad.
^ >J^> I kindly disposed ; tender
feeling for another.
fit 1 ^ gfipiog pains, as in cho-
lera ; spasms and gripes.
'© /§" f]l|i 1 he has his own lungs
and bowels j — opinionated, self-
poised.
From man and reward.
To restore, to indemnify; to
^:h\ing pay back ; to forfeit, to atone;
to retaliate; to make amends,
to replace ; an indemnity ; restitu-
tion.
PJ- ] to make compensation, as
for property destroyed.
] »JJ» 1^ my desires are gratified;
to p.iy a vow.
j|K A ] ^ a murderer forfeits
his lite.
^ I to pay up the indemnity.
1 ^S *° P*y l^'i'^k, to replace ; to
restore, as lost things.
^ ^ }£ 1 ''*^ wants me to in-
deiMnify for the loss — as of life.
M Ii31 li 1 't "''1 '^ li'""'^^ I"
fullill his old wish, as for an
(jld man to get a degree.
From fj the will aod fq to
manifest; and the second, with
(4* siDCc^, refera to tasting;
tlio first form is the best.
To taste, to test; to essay, to
prove; to deliberate; when
preceding another verl), it denotes
past time; usually, formerly, ever;
the autumnal otl'ering of lirst fruits
to ancestors.
■fifc 1 ^ >S r^ ^'*^ 0°°^ t^"^'^"^ '•°
hang himself.
] ~ j or ^ 1 j^ first try it;
taste it once.
] _- ^ taste a little of this.
] ^ hereditary property.
1 ^ I have tasted it; ^ ] to
try, to attempt.
^ 1 not yet occurred; I never
knew of it; I have had no ex-
perience in it.
] 03 I ^^'^'^ 6V'-''' lieard ; it is usual-
ly the case; and ,g[ ] is similar
— I have thought, it is common-
ly supposed ; these phrases are
opening expressions in an essay.
^ I entailed property, whose
proceeds are applied to ancestral
sacrifices.
•fir ] who has tested it? — nobody
knows of such a thing, it never
liappened ; ■fiif 1 /J» ^ l>ow can
it be otherwise'?
I really have not been the one
who detained this ship.
One original form indicates a
inan appearing above his dress;
as a primitive it serves chiefly as
{JC-awJ a phonetic; it forms tlio lUSth
radical of a few characters, most
of which relate to hair, as this radical
is regarded as a contraction of the
I'JOth radical ^ long locks.
Long in time or distance; ball;
constantly, regularly, always; used
to, skilled; grand, much used; di-
rect, straight ; to excel; to make pro-
fit; often occurs in names of places.
] ^ "long life" — a euphuism
for a coffin, in order to avoid
a direct allusion to death.
1 dfe ^ ^ ■'' S''"*^"' ^^"^ "g*^' '^^-
niites the jihy.sical immortality
of the Taoists.
1 ^ a long tiiue, from of old ;
enduring.
1 ^long-winded, as a great talker.
] Jiff tl'o long return or home, a
Budliist term for thcsoul's abode.
m 1 ifl ••** '"''"'^ ^ notification or
report, as by a neighborhood
at Canton.
^ ] spent more than the limit.
] ^ the length of a thing; traits
of character, the long and short
of, the pros and cons, meflits of;
often answers to expediency,
trimming to circumstances; also,
a turn in afiairs.
1^ A ^ I to speak of what men
excel in.
P^ 1 IJJi the door is constantly shut.
^'^^ 1 '"^'*'1'>'' each one excels.
I j^ durable, lasting.
■ — M ^ ] changeable, no per-
severance, vacillating.
pf I ^ ^- ^ the profit was
reckoned at 3000 taels.
^ I jli a common snake (EkipMs)
near Peking.
Eead 'chaiig. Old, senior; su-
perior, greater ; an elder ; one who
ranks ; able to lead ; to excel ; to
increase, to grow; to cause increase,
to prosper ; to think highly of, to
elevate; too heavy, as in weighing;
to swell, as wood, or a boil.
^ ] head of a family, the pater-
familias.
] -^ the eldest .son.
^ it {"l^ 1 I •'"" '^^'^^^ than you.
"M Bi ^ 1 ^o*v °'J ■'"■e you ■?
j^ I or ^ ] a senior, a vener-
able person.
] ^ family of the oldest brother,
esiiecially when he lives on the
estate.
^ I a constable, a headman.
^ j to grow larger, to swell, to
develop.
•p 1 j^ lie does not improve —
in his studios.
^ "P M, \ tlio good man's ways
pros[icr.
mm^zn. i « # >viii he
thou come to see the elders ?
I ^ it bred worms.
^ ] born and brought up ; train-
ed, reared.
1 fill A ^. iC he praised the
ollier's good qualities.
1 A ^ "ji it makes men wise.
Jjfc JSL ^ 'Pf 1 this custom (or
practice) cannot bo suffered.
W ^ 1 * centurion.
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CH'ANG.
CH'ANG.
CH'ANG.
A pleasant fruit called ] ^,
<J35^ the carambola or bilimbi
^ch^ang (Avarhoci), known as the
i§ ^ '^'^ willow peach at
Canton.
j^ ] ^ a country called Udyana,
which Budha visited, in North-
western India, along the Kiver
Subhavastu, noted for itsforests;
the Greeks called it Suaslene.
] 5/. I'lme of a musician -j^ ^
whom Confucius visited.
^piff From ^ a lloii; and_Tg usual
IPJ 1( 03 tho phonetic.
Wang High, level land; a plateau,
from which can be had a
wide view; open, spacious; to dis-
close or display; to rub bright, to
burnish.
^ ] a high spot, like a terrace.
^ ] or ^ 1 broad, ample, as a
mansion ; spacious.
~" )r 1 ife '"* broad, open space
of ground.
J^ ^ ^ ) a dangerous, con-
tracted spot.
^ si 1 ^ P 5£ BS tl^e business
still requires some further dis-
cussion; it is not yet finished.
From she2ter and spacious;
tho second and unauthorized
form is most common.
A shed, a covered place
not walled in; a temporary
erection ; a depot, a deposi-
tory; a storehouse; whole-
sale stores; an extensive work-
shop, a manufactory of government
stores; a pL-ice to receive taxes; a
street of workshops; occurs used
for a mine, as of silver.
JK J^ 1 ^ '^"'^^ depot ; a coal
shed.
^ ] a mat shed, erected for a
temporary use.
^ ^ ] a mint for casting cash.
^ ] an office for selling lottery
tickets.
]S ] a thatched shed.
^ ] a customs' or lidewaiter's
shed.
'ch^ang
m
Tl
\h'ang
Alarmed ; ] "[51 nervous
and discomposed ; appre-
hensive, disturbed.
C ;^ r| From day and ever; occurs inter-
7| ^ changed with cVanj' f^ joyous.
''cIMng A long day; remote; bright;
pervious, as when a ray sliines
through ; extended, filled ; clearly
perceived.
I a long day.
The downy fearthers of a
crane or other long legged
bird, used in trimming fine
dresses.
I ^ a kind of cloak or
gown without sleeves, worn
by women; a shroud.
'^ ] down of the crane, used in
adorning dresses; a robe with
wide sleeves and facings, worn
by actors.
.Jy|I>' Great billows, raging waves.
y^* , Read 'fang. To leak, as a
'"■^ roof; to run as water in a
gully ; to drip ; to perspke.
1 HR iM *'" ^^'^'^ many tears.
] 7^ the water runs down, as
from a roof.
1 HI 7lC ^ ^^^ water dri^K down.
] ff to drip with perspiration.
] ^ an eaves-gutter; a water
channel.
From mouth or pipe and
elegant; the second is obsolete.
' To lead, as in singing; to
go before ; to act as a cory-
VV/j ' pheus ; the leader or master
of ceremonies; to sing, to
carol; to give or pass the word;
to crow; anciently applied to a
division of a night watch, equal to
one fifth of it.
j^ 1 to sing and play quietly, as
amateurs who ] {{{j sing songs.
1 :2 to call out one's name, as
at a levee.
] 11 ^1^ to sing slowly ; and ]
;|^ ^ to sing rapidly; are terms
used by theatrical singers, dent-
ved from the wind instruments
used by them-
j ^ to follow in singing, to join
the chorus.
] ^ to sing pays, theatrical
perlormances.
§jp ] to thrum and sing, to ac-
company an instrument with
the voice.
16 11 1 j1 to beat the gong and
clear the road.
] W. '° S'^*^ orders at a ceremony.
I |g to call out rice [to the
corpse] ; — a usage in some parts
of China, accompanied with a
plaintive cry.
>n > From man. and elegantl as the
'1^4 phonetic.
cli^ang^ A fine looking person ; a
leader, an example, a guide ;
to introduce; to induce, to lead, to
seduce ; to start, as a tune.
] ^ to lead on, as a reconnoiter-
iiig party.
1 ^ '■o l"''""! a f'ot.
] ■= to speak first ; to lead, as a
precentor.
] ^ to lead and follow, as a
husband and wife.
•^ ] an inventor, one who ] -^
invents, or takes the lead in
starling.
1 — pi}i to lead a troop.
Read ^cIMng; and interchanged
with jl^, meaning a singing girl ;
to sing; also occurs used for J^
ravenous.
] ^ hired singers and actors,
both boys and girls.
,Q ) From field and increasing ; it is
tho original form of tho next, bat
the two are now distinguished.
c¥ang^ . , , , , „
A broad barren plot of ground
or country ; name of a pl.ice
in the old feudatory of Wei ^,
now the north of Honan.
1 bA ^ ?^ tl^e waste and neglecU
ed fields — have no inhabitants.
CHANG.
CHiNQ.
CHiNG.
29
|L^ ) Originally like tho last.
1^/ The inner qualities develop-
cJhuuj i„g . jdj-oiis, contenlod, ia
good spirits; exliilirating, as
liome music ; penetrating, tliorougb;
spreading, filling.
I )i^ bold, hardy; presumptuous.
1 'IS "'■•'^tificd, happy.
^ 1 delighted, as children.
1 §X pleasant conversation.
] ^ social feasting.
I J\ the eleventh moon.
] JH according to one's wishes.
% 1 01' 1 >i go'"g through ;
perspicuous, as a style ; clearly
expressed.
B^) Losing one's Eenses, acting
J3^ as if giddy ; large eyes,
c/i amf j_^ Pcldngcse. The eyes
blurred and swollen.
RB Rh 15 1 '■'"2 ^y^ I'^s swollen
greatly.
J Disappointed in one's hopes ;
ve.\cd ; dissatisfied.
chhmy'' ] ) ^ lamentable and pro-
voking too.
1 ii W :7 M I looked for it
longingly, but never sav^ it ; I
was utterly disappointed.
A case for a bow ; to put up
a bow in tho cover.
J^ ] a sheath for a bow.
ti
c/iVwy'
jl * Originally formed of U a vessel
_^ in which 7j5 grain is fermenting,
chaug and [j a s;3f)0» nnderneath ; it
forms the 192d radical of a few
obsolete characters.
Sacrificial spirits made by fer-
menting millet and fragrant herbs,
one of which was turmeric; to put
a bow in its case ; the case.
1 jQ mi.xcd wine.
Jg 1 odoriferous spirits made from
millet, which it was thought
caused the gods to draw near.
] ]^ aromatic herbs.
^ ] ^ ,§H he puts np his bow.
^ i one who prepares libations.
] 'jj^ luxuriant, as plants grow-
ing vigorously.
Old aonnds are tang, tang, ding and ting. In Canton, chSng, chang and t'ong ; — in Swatow, c/i"(f and Mng ; -
cMng, ting, and tong ; — in Pahohan, ch6ng, and chang; — in Shanghai, tsang ; — in Chifu, chivg.
- in Anioy,
^chditg
The original fonn ia composed
of J^ daii'S and two Jj^ hands
pulling; as a primitive, its in-
fluence is apparent in several
of its compounds ; tho Bceond
form is a common contraction.
To wrangle, to contest, tc
litigate ; to emulate, to strive foi
precedence; to debate; toditler;
used with f/ia/(^' |^ to reprove, tc
expostulate with.
^ I quarrelsome.
1 ^ petulant, unforgiving.
I ^ striving to excel, contentious.
1 Wi ''^ SO to law ; litigious.
I J(( to laud one's own deeds;
to emulate merit.
1 ifji to seize by force or process
dl' law.
1 ^ howbeit, still, ncverlheless.
] ^ obstinate, pig-headed.
] j^ to Equable and wrangle.
1 |£3 to come to blows, in conse-
quence of 1 P or 1 IJS], get-
ting into a dispute and angry.
] ^ self opinionated.
^ ^ 1 ^ it's not easy to mea-
sure lances with him.
1 ^ P.B '-1"^ difference is very little.
I 65 _t ' 1^ ' I came very near be-
ing gulled by him. {Cantonese.)
A fabulous griffon like a
leopard, having five tails and
fhung a horn; others describe it as
like a flying fox.
] J^ horrid, repulsive, hideous.
To open the eyes.
||§ ] to look at angrily,
^chCmg displeased at the sight of.
1 3t " fe B.S to open one
eye ; keep a watch over the
Ihuig.
From bamhoo and wrangling.
A sort of virginjil or h.irpsi-
^cMng chord, having twelve brass
strings, and played wiih a
plectrum.
Mi 1 jingling stones hung in
porches, or under the eaves ;
they are attached to kites, and
hence ]^ JK, | is to fly kites,
especially singing ones.
Jlp I to ihrnm a virginal.
] ] shrill piercing sounds.
A>^ The clanging jangle of me-
c^^*" tals struck together ; a small
^cMng cymbal or gong.
^' ] the din of drums.
\ \ -i±:tE'$^doyoa
imagine that such famous scho-
lars are easily to be got ?
t
^c/idiig
Broad, open ; the echo in a
wide house ; painted silk ;
] ^ ample, expansive.
M
The second form is not mnch
used, but is probably more
correct than tho first, which
is also read tang'.
To si! and doggedly look at;
to fix the eye on ; to gaze
at ill a supercilious way.
H^ I the vacant stare of one just
awitked from sleep, before his
thoughts are collected.
tang
80
CHlNG.
CH'ANG.
CH'ANG.
Wl
To pierce, to stab ; to file ;
to amass, as property ; to
c/ithif/^ collect; to nerve one's self.
1 ^ to block up tLe way.
] ^ to get something between
the teeth.
^ ] determined ; energetic.
] ^ to take care of a family.
] ^ to break away, as a horse
from his halter,
j^ I to embroider tambours.
I "J" ^ to make money, to got
rich.
] JJ to get rid of one.
In Cantonese. To wedge in ;
to culk.
1 # l§ to stuff a fowl with Ban d
(Cantonese).
^J I to calk seams.
^^t%) From words and wranyling ; it
rt3* occurs intercUanged with its
•^ "• primitive.
chdno „, . ,
lo remonstrate witl;; to try
to stop oppression by expostulat-
ing with the ruler.
1^ ] to reprove and warn ; to
oppose arbitrary power,
m ] to debate, to discuss faith-
fully with one ; to dispute.
5c ^ ± -t 1 f^ pT S is it
allowable to dispute one m the
imperial presence?
] ^ a race of pigmies, described
as being seven inches high.
To draw a bow; to press
open anything bo as to in-
chdng^ spect it.
To burnish, to rub metal
bright. The second charac-
ter also means to stop np.
^ I to furbish a sword so
as to see one's face in it.
] ^ minium or red lead_
To unroll a painting or
scroll, so as to display it.
chdny''
chdng^
Old soiinds, t'ang, djang, and dang. In Canton, cl/ang anil ch'Sng; — in Swatoio, ch'^ng, t°4 <""' t^ng; — in Amoy,
t'eng, chong, cbong, and cli'cng ; — in Fuhchau, cli'eng, clieng, and teng; — in Shanghai, ts'ang,
tsang, and dzang; — in Chifu, tsTing.
^cUung
The origiual form of the next
two, now used in combination
aa a primitive.
A prop, something to shore
up ; a post out of the per-
pendicular.
From hand and to jprop ; used
with the next.
To prop, to shore np ; to
distend ; to fasten open, as
with a stretcher ; to pole, to
push oft'; to buttress; to
open out; to adjoin, bordering on;
to run up, as a firth into the land;
to prop, a fulcrum, a stay, a lean-
ing p<ist.
] ^ to pole- a boat, — which a
generous man can do in his
belly ; a metaphor for his liberal
views.
] j^ to push across the ferry ;
met. to intrigue with ofticials.
^ ] to curry favor with one.
jt0 ^ 1 ^ the mist rises up-
ward.
] ^ ^ I can't help you much
— with the oflicers.
] ^ to curtail, as one's expenses.
^ IS j^ 1 # ft I am quite
able to stand up under it.
Like the preceding.
A branch stretching out ; a
^hunij fulcrum, a prop; a horizontal
strip to support tlie frame,
as the slats on a bedstead.
] 1^ a bracket or truss to sup-
port a beam.
1 1^ S PI stretch open the
window.
^ I a crooked brace.
In Cantonese. To expel, to
turn out.
1 is [ii i ^''^'^ '^'' ^^"'^ ^""°^ °'^'-
J. e. to praise one's self.
eat much.
1 %% to gormandize, to eat
excess.
Often read ttsang.
c cy The hair in disorder and
^ch'dng standing up.
I ^ untrimmed hair, short
and not combed smooth ; applied
often to the beard.
, >1\ From liill and wrangling.
To rise high ; overtopping, ex-
fC/idnt/ celling; conspicuous,as a peak.
^ts'dn</ ^ 1 Jj^ ^ [like] standing
1
alone on the airy peak.
I dignified, high; used by
physiognomists as S^ ^ | 1^
he has a noble brow ; eminent ;
lofty, as a character.
A thorn on a tree ; some-
times rendered a fagot, a
plidng bundle, from the similarity
or misprinting of J^ and ^,
in dictionaries.
^f^ft The tinkling sound of gems
iJ^~^ or sonorous glasses striking
^ch'dnff together.
Jj5 1 tinkling; a phrase in-
tended to imitate the sound.
CH'XNO.
CHAO.
CHAO.
31
( *y&^ From nmn and grananj as the
'|-:^Q^ pliouetic.
*t)S^unff A reckless fellow, a son of
Bel'al ; <a jirofligate; so the
people of Wu ^ or Kiangsii an-
ciently called those of CLung"Cbeu
r^ •)]] or Honan.
1 ''^ an old reprobate.
M J5g jg 1^ I he drove off the hun-
gry wrelehes without any cause.
From v:nod and Invg ; it is often
wrongly used for the next.
fli'ang A prop, a stay ; the two door-
posts ; a rule ; to follow or
comply with.
,^J
±
] |£ a side post or column ; also
to make one follow after.
j^ 1 a Btaff.
^ ] one of Confucius' minor
disciples, whom he said was
under the power of his lusts.
P^ ] standing in the door-
way on the sill.
In Cantonese. The threshold.
-W!C '^^^ common orange {Citrus
t'PQ. auruntium), or coolie orange,
fCh\u>(/ poetically termed ^ J^{ the
golden ball; the shaddock is
also called by this name in some
parts of Fuhkien.
^5 ] sweet oranges from Sin-hwui,
a district southwest of Canton.
] J^ dried orange skin.
1 $,l •'^"'^ 1 W oi'^nge sweet-
meats ; marmalade.
j]j I a wild fruit of the dogbane
family (.l/t^jc///(»s) like an orange
in shape and color, growing on
a vine, found in Kwangtuug ;
used for a deobstruent.
i ^ * A perch for fowls ; a prop ; to
t /Fl- straighten or pull out, to
^ch'dnr/ tread on ; to roost.
It f^l 1 i.*'^^ ends [of the
bow] shoiUd be straightened out.
Several of these characters are heard as if sounded cniAo. Old sounds, to, tok, do, and dok or dot. In Canton, oiin,
chau, and shiu; — in Swatou', chio, chic, jici, tii, eio, tan, chau aiicZ tie; — in Amoy, chiau, tian, chau, and tauj —
in Fuhchau, tiu, chau, chin, and ehwa; — in Shanghai, teao, dzao, and dao; — in Chifu, taao.
jC/wy
From day and to call.
The brightness of the sun ;
bright, luminous, refulgent,
splendid ; manifested; to show
forth, to display ; shrined on the
left in the hall.
] g" intelligible ; perspicuous.
1 Bfl bright; to fully understand.
] ^ '•■''-'''" I evident, plainly shown.
] ^ famous, renowned.
1 PS ^ ^^° empress' palace.
Jl U ] ^ "'^l' 1<"<'"'" to all
the world, universally heard.
& 1 Yf ^% '1"^ ""o^^ *^i tl"> right
and the row on the left, i. c. in
the order of age or nearness and
precedence ; used only for the
arrangement of iinperi.d ances-
tral tablets in the temple, by
which tile proper generation of
each person is designated.
5c IIR 1 1 '-!"' ''J'"^ "t^ Heaven
is clear ; heaven is clear-
nighted.
] ^ in Jg plain as when the
cover has been taken oil".
■II" s^
his reputation is
1 1
illustrious.
1 S ^ *e fillet of Queen Chao
of the Han dynasty, now worn
by the Chinese; it somewhat
resembles a small haveloek.
m
clmo
From hand and to call.
To beckon, to motion to, to
hail with the hand ; to let
people know; to invite, to
induce, as by proclamation or hand-
bills; to entangle, to provoke, to
.annoy, to excite; to raise, as troojis;
to confes.s, to assume; sulf-eriuiina-
tion ; a sign-board ; a placard ; a
signal, a wave of the hand.
] Pf to ciill and beckon to; to
wait on.
1 ^ '" proclaim an amnesty; to
in\ itc rebel.s to submit.
1 3fe engaged to serve, as a clerk.
I ljl|j|' a handbill, a poster for sale
of goods; a shojvcard.
X^ff- \ ^k '■ Sick no bills here.''
1 X o"" 1 It X A to engage
or advertise lor laborers.
1 ^I^ A -^ to bring a son-ui-!aw
into one's house.
1
■n
a sign-board.
1 E3 1^*^ owns to the charge j
he becomes responsible for it
1 ^P Ji^ or j ^ to enlist volun-
teers, to recruit ; to raise a troop.
g I to bring on one's self.
1 iS 3S •Is to excite or beguile
people, — and then rob them.
I J^ § to entertain guests.
1 I :^ ■? calling and beckon-
ing is that bo.itman.
] 51 to introduce, to bring in,
as a convert or attache,
1 fl5 ^ fi unequal to resist
him ; I can't fend oil".
/p 1 Hi> ftli 'lon't entangle your-
self with him; don't provoke
him.
1 fli" S "? the lad who causes
prolil; I. c. the God of Wealth.
] i^ to call homo the soul — of
a man who died abroad.
1 M poetical name for a crab,
which seems to call for the tide
to come up by moving its palpi
82 CH'iN.
] J^ P ■gt lio confessed Lis
crime by his evidence.
] 13. to ofiFer a house to let.
jtiO To ridicule another, to jest
c'nC'J "po") ^'^ laugh and joko
chao with; railing, sportive allu-
sions.
1^ 1 a pasquinade.
] ^ to jeer at; gibes and jokes.
1 ^ to rail at sarcastically, to
abuse and ridicule.
^iliKSliD 1 H g| I'e I'eld up
a moth and a dragon-fly, and
laughed at the tortoise and drag-
on, — for they could neither of
them fly, big as tUcy were.
Htet Interchanged with the last,
cIJ/rJ but some say not properly.
cliao To boast; to talk much.
ing and bickering of birds.
Bead ^tao, in the phrase ^ ]
talkative, verbose.
f.»#^ From hand and claws; it is
Till usually pronounced frhaw iu
Peking, and oftoa written jl^,
but wrongly.
^chao
.chiva „ , . , , ...
^ To scratch, to licklo, to titil-
late; to tear with the claws; to
please, to cajole.
J tt to clutch, as a hawk ; to
pounce upon, as lidewaiters do
on smugglers.
1 ■IO!t scratched his face so
that it bled.
1 M °'' 1 "M" '° scratch the
head, as when in perplexity.
.] p-^ to draw lots.
1 ^ ^ to pester another — till
he commits suicide, .is is believ-
ed to be done by the spirits of
suicides to their enemies.
Similar to ^chhio ^ a nest.
A raised lodge erected in a
ciiao marsh to watch the crop ; a
kind of grass creel for catch-
ing fish ; to drag a net.
Read tsiao, and used for ^|j to
execute.
CH'iN.
^ ] f^ M '^> -^ ^<i ordered
them to be exterminated, and
not suSered to live.
A large bill-hook or sicklcj
was' so called in the region
^chao of the Eiver Hwai during the
feudal times.
The white skin which grows
over a scar, called ^ (^ or
shadow cuticle.
From 5\s«>inse and Tfl-a loat
contracted to J^ moon ; the
second, meaning a s!<;ii of the
sun, is a pedantic form.
The dawn, the opposite oisiJi,
^ eve; morning; early.
] ^ or ] 5S morning and
evening; early and late.
— 1 in a morning, in a trice];
suddenly, quickly.
1 I * he comes every'morning.
% 1 (or .^) IS il ^ liave you
breakfasted '^ — a polite morn-
ing salutation.
0^ ] to-morrow morning ; some-
times used indefinitely.
2 1 "^ fi^ *& '^'^^ merrymaking
on the third day — after a birth.
•^ \ the 10th of the 2d moon,
when all the flowers arc supposed
to open in northern China.
Jl :^ ] ^ I never took a morn-
ing's [leisure].
] g^ name for Corea given by
Wu AVang when made a fief of
Ki-tsz' ^ ■y ; the rulers prefer
it to Ja K, and use it in official
papers ; its meaning refers to its
eastern position, where tbe/rcs/(
morning comes-
Read ^M'ao. A court, so called
because held in early morning ; the
imperial palace or court; to have
an audience, to go to court ; to
show fealty; to hold a levee; an
imperial audience; adjTiasty; a
reign ; the government ; courtly,
fashionable ; to visit a father or
elder; as a prepositim, towards,
facing ; fronting.
CH'iN.
1 ^ '"^ Jl 1 to go to court ; to
see bis tlajesty.
-*{*. I his Majesty holding court.
f tj ] to take the reins of govern-
ment.
^^ ] the high oflScers who sup-
])ort or stand near the sovereign
at such times.
J^ I Our dynasty ; also called
^ I the heavenly or celestial
dynasty; its present style ] |^
or dynastic name, is Ta'iny Chao
J^ ] the Pure dynasty.
^ I to change the dynasty.
] ^ to ride on horseback into
the Forbidden Cily ; — a mark
of high fa^•or conferred on
grandees.
1 i^ o"" ] ^ ""^^ antechamber
of the audience-room.
] ^jj a court-dress.
) ^ examination for conferring
the Hanlin degree.
^ H 1 H^ to reform and strength-
en the government.
— * 1 3^ -J* — 1 E ^''ich mon-
arch has his own set of minis-
ters.
H 1 7C ^ a high grandee of
three reigns.
~" DH 1^ 1 ^^'^ first rank sees
the emperor's face.
1 ± ill •^^ to go up the hill.
^ <6 1 H tlie devout heart
fixedly performs the ritual, —
said of priests when at worsliip.
1 "B? ■"■ Mi5 51 ™°^'^ forward a
little, as when sitting back in
a cart.
] ^% to invite one to court,
as was done in old times by
presents.
1 ^ if5 *'0 worship the Goddess
of the Dipper — for long life.
Tlie following list of the dynasties
wliich have swayed China, is made out
from the Lih.tai Ti-wang nie^i Piao
M "f ii "r^ 3E ^ M Digest of the
Heigns of Emperors and Kings; in this
work there is a historical synopsis of
the leading events of each year from
the Han dynasty to the beginning of the
Manchu sway.
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ABSTRACT OF THE CHINESE DYNASTIES.
WU TI KI j[t ^ -f^ KECORD OP THE FIVE RULERS.
T-ai Hao -j^ '^ commonly known as f^ ^ J5 Fiii-lii sh\.
Yen Ti j^ f^, commonly known as jjil^ jft ^ Sliin-nung shi.
Hwang Ti ^" ^, also called '^f f^ j^ llien-yuen slii.
BEGAN B.C. REIGVKD.
Cliiiicse liisturkum coimnouco tlicii- clirouology with tlie 01st year of this reign or B.C. 2637, \rhich is
518yeai8 after the JoUikp, and 82 yoarsiaftcr CJie death of Arphaiad, accordiugto Hales' chronology
Shao-bao tjf 6$. named ^ 5c 15 Kin-t'ieii slii.
Chweii-liiili ISH 3H' n>inied f^j |^ _^ Kao-yang slii.
Ti Kiih ^i !g(, named J^ $ J^ Kao-shi sbi.— Ti Clii ^
Ti Yao ^ ^, named f^ }§ J^ T'ao-l'ang sUi.
Ti Slum i^ ^, named :^ ^ J^ Yiii-yii slii.
• his son, included in tie next reign.
2852
2737
2697
2597
2513
2435
2357
2255
115
140
100
84
78
78
102
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NAME OF DYNASTY.
T. Ilia'g
2. Sliaiig ^
3. Clieu jg
4. Ts';
Ls'lU
5. Han ^
6. Tung Han ^
7. Heu Han ^ ^
8. Tsin ^
9. Tung Tsin ^
10. Sung ^
11. Ts'i ^
12. Liang ^
13. Ch'an tW
^
14. Sui P^-
15. T'ang ^
IC. Heu Liang ^ ^
17. Heu T'ang ^ ^
18. Heu Tsin ^ -^-
19. Heu Han ^ ^
20. Heu CLeu ^ ,1^
21. Sung 5^
22. Southern Sangj§^
23. Yuen x
24. ^li„g PJJ
25. Ts'iiig ^
NUMBER OP SOVEREIGNS.
BEGAN B.C. ENDED B.C. DURAraON.
Seventeen, averaging 26 years to each monarch's reign,
Twenty-eight, averaging 23 years.
Thirty-four, averaging 23| years.
Two, one reigned 37 years, and one 3 years.
The beginning of Ts'in Chi Hwang-ti'a reign is placed at B.C. 221,
and the end of tlio Chen dynasty at R.c 2-19; for 28 years —
^ "F M 5C ■? t-lie empire had no emperor. Some writers
divide this dyuasty, maliiug tlio After Ts'in endure 46 years.
Pourteen, averaging IG.t years.
Twelve, averaging 1*)^ years.
Two, one 2 years, the other 41 years.
The San Kwoh ^ gg which divided China during this period
were tho Han J||, Wei |!|) and Wu ^•
Four, averaging 141 years.
Eleven, averaging about 9| years.
Eight, averaging 7~ years-
Five, averaging 4f years.
Four, one 48 years, and three 7 years in all.
Five, averaging about Gh years.
The four last dynas':ics arc known by tho collective name of
Nan.peh ch'ao ^ ^t ^ Northern and Southern Dynasties
tho ^ Wei dynasty divided tho country with them from a.d.
420 to 550, under lifteen princes.
Three, one reigned 16, and another 12 years.
Twenty, averaging 141 years,
Two, one 8 years, and one 7 years.
Four, averaging 3| years.
Two, one 7 years, and one 3 years.
Two, one 3 years, and one 1 year.
Three, averaging 3 j'oars.
TliO Inst five sliort lived dynasties arc collectively known ns
tho Wu Tai 31 f (; I'ivo Dynasties; they had 13 mouarchs
ill 54 years.
Nine, averaging l8i years.
Nine, averaging 17 yeara.
Kine, averaging 9j years.
Si.xteen, averaging 17 years
Seven rulers up to 1861, 217 years, averaging 81 years.
2205
1760
1122
255
20G
A. p. 25
221
265
323
420
479
502
557
589
620
907
923
936
947
951
960
1127
1280
1368
1644
1766
1122
255
206
A.D. 25
221
264
322
419
478
502
556
589
619
907
923
936
946
951
960
1127
1280
1368
1644
439
644
867
40
231
196
43
57
106
58
23
54
32
30
287
16
13
10
4
9
167
153
88
276
From Ta Yu, b.c. 2205 to T'ung-chi, a.d. 1862, aro 4067 years, during which time 236 sovereigns reigned, each about 17 years.
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'mi
.cliao
The original form represents
threo talons; it forms the
, 87th radical of a small group
of characters relating to claw-
ing; sometimes written like
jjR as a verb ; the second and
antique foi-m represents the
nails growing ou the hand.
Claws of animals; the talons of
birds ; to scratch, to claw ; to hold
in the claws; to grasp with the
fingers ; »^<?^ an agent, a minion,
a runner for, an aid.
] j[^ or I ^ to tear in pieces,
to dissever.
^ ] to bind a girVs feet.
1 ^ or I ^ agents, emissaries
servants.
US 1 ife fox-claws' skin, a kind
of fur of inferior sort.
W ^j| 1 a comprador's claws, one
wlio buys for him : a purveyor's
assistant, a market-man.
]K 1 •j'c ^ name for the hawk's
claw, {Artabotrys odoratisiimus)
at Canton.
"— j ^ a bunch of plantains.
] iS l" scratch.
J^ ] a kind of shears.
Cj.fi From Jiand and spear ; it mast
^TXi be distinguished from 'mjo^JJ I.
'diao To supply what is deficient,
to make up; to pay a balance;
to seek, to look for ; to exchange,
as money ; to barter ; settled, as
an account.
I ^ ^ to pay off the balance
of the account.
I ^ to seek for, to search.
1 J^ to exchange, as silver into
cash or bills.
1 P^ 55 *" ^^'^^^ ^°^ employment.
] J^ it ^ make up the number;
return tlie full sum.
I ^ supply the deficiency.
] ^ ■^ to change a bank note.
1 ffl ^ lie has changed it, as
a bill.
] ^ ^ I cannot find it.
Read ^hica, and nsed for ^hwa.
J^lJ a boat, for which it seems to
have been miswritten.
ST
c/uio
A fish-pond ; an irregular
tank, a pool.
j^ ] a water-lily pond.
f^ ] pools and tanks in
parks.
[ I a celebrated, fine fish-pond
of Wan Wang.
m
To cover the head.
1 5^ fjl a turban or doth
^c/iao to wrap around the head, as
the Fuhkien sailors do.
'A>> From to go and resemhling.
To hastlh to, to visit a snze-
c/icw' rain, as very small fiefs did ;
a few ; acute ; a long time; to
pierce ; an ancient feudal state in
the south of Chihli and Shansi ;
its capital was the present Chao-
ch'ing hien ] ^ jj[,^ a town on
the E. Fan.
1 '}\\ a prefecture in the south-
west of Chihli; and also a dis-
trict in the west of Yunnan,
south of Ta-li Lake.
I ;5^ a good while.
^ I to hasten, quick traveling.
BU H J^ I I will return it to-
morrow, as a borrowed book.
From hainhoo and claw aa the
phonetic.
c/icio^ A bamboo skimmer ; a ladle ;
a nest in a cave or under a
shelter, as distinguished from one
on a tree.
1 M ^ ^^''■^ ladle.
w\
l.'^7|)1 The first is also read chuh,
i^/ttj branches growing np straight,
I l*^ L as in a cypress. The second is
also read choh^ a table. The
first is derived from /|C u'ood
cJiao^ ^^'^ ill 'o \oash contracted.
An oar, a scull ; a long,
steering oar projecting from the
bow; to row with an oar (ila only
use at Canton, where it is some-
times wrongly written ^ to denote
the verb) ; to shoot, as an arrow ;
to throw away ; — these uses are
confined to southern dialects.
c/iUo'
] ^ to row an oar.
[U ")] I row harder.
1 ttj $x throw it into the street
1 '& f§ rowed across the river —
at Canton.
] p{» ' to hit, as a target.
A basket fur snaring fish
by covering them in the
mud; to catch, to cover over,
to shade, to protect, as a
vail or cover does; a pro-
tection from dust or wind ;
to envelop, to surround, as by «
cloud.
1 jS^ to entrap fish in a basket
creel.
^ ] a basket for fowls.
^ 1 a cover to keep the dust off
a sedan.
j^ 1 a lamp-shade or globe.
i^ 1 a sort of catafalque over a
bier; a pall of any kind.
] "^ 7^ a vail, such as foreign
ladies wear.
1 ^ a sort of cloak or hood.
^ ^ 1 1 ^'°^^ ^^'^ '■^^ "^"^^ ^^^
— of barbel 1
; > Great, large ; rank, high, as
grass ; erroneously used for
cliao' \^, which is the correct cha-
racter ; and also for the last.
) To fry at a fire ; a blazing
fire; the crust left on a pan
cltad' after boiling or frying.
fj{l ] to fry in fat.
Tho original form represents
the lines on a tortoise-shell,
after roasting to prepare it for
divination; the second form is
not common.
m
cliao'
An omen, a prognostic; the
border of a grave or altar,
for which the next is used ; a
million, used chiefly in Budhistic
writings.
— ] a million ; as {^ ] is mil-
lions and millions, a vast inde-
finite number.
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I ^ tbe people, the mass of the
people, tbe million.
151 1 -i ?fe tl^e multitnde of Lis
men.
^ I a bad sign ; rather ominous.
] sk » s'gn of ; as g ;?g ^ /?;
Ul 5fe 1 M ^ it is a sign of a
good year ^\•l^en the snow flakes
haye six sides.
•dh
I a good prognostic.
M 3fc -^ 1 a foreshadowing omen.
^ ] tbe capital; a great city, a
vast mart ; its magistrate is ^
] ^ ; he is now only found
in Peking.
J-))L' The bank around a grave ; a
J^Q( border, limit, or bound,
c/iuu' ^ ] the boundary of a grave.
L ) From hanner and omen,
A flag inscribed with snakes
c/uai' and tortoises, one of four kinds
used of old in tbe army.
] jj^ banners and scrolls in
fmierals or other processions.
K jlfc 1 ^ raise on high this
battle flag.
~rt \) From to divine and to cite,
'pi I To prognosticate, to mquire
f/jao' by auguries, to divine.
The second form is very com-
mon, but not 80 correct.
To commence, to lay a
found.ition, to institute ; to
project, to devise; at first,
tbo beginning ; to rectify ;
to strike; to extend; capable, in-
telligent.
1 ^ JH t''" '^''■y °f Cbao-k'ing
fu, lying west of Canton ; it was
once tbe provincial capital.
] -f- ^ ~ ^H'l there were twelve
provinces at first.
1 j^ the clue or rationale of a
thing.
] ^ the origninal institution;
tbo first (ilans.
S 1 4t M ['''=* f«''efather's] vir-
tue laid the foundation of his
prosperity.
c/too^
jK||) From metal and knife.
^c/i((o an excrescence ; bright, clear;
a catch on a crossbow ; to en-
courage; to visit, to wait on.
I ^ to incite, to urge on.
wt i From mouth and hnife, alluding
^V— I to the incieiveness of tho cita-
' ' tion ; its meaning appears in
^chao several of its compounds.
To call by words; to sum-
mon, to cite ; to require a subordi-
nate to appear ; to invoke.
1 Ml o"" ^ 1 '■0 ^fi called to court.
^ ] your gracious summons ; —
a phrase in a note of thanks.
^ 1 ^ If <5o no' <ielay when
your father calls.
75 \ "yl M '■o convoke the six
presidents.
] 1^ to invite [the ghosts to their
feast,] — as priests do.
Wi 1 '® 2|» to send for an officer
to appear at court.
Read sfiad when used for ^[3, an
old city in Ju-ning fu in Honan;
the appanage of ] {^ lying iu
the present ^ jllj in Shansi.
~fTt) From word) and to summon; it
2|-» occurs interchanged with the
• • M last.
To proclaim, to announce, to
declare, as a king ; to instruct
by decree or order, as a sovereign
does, a usage that began with the
Han dynasty; to animate, to tn-
coiirnge; a royal proclamation, a
mandate; name of a small state of
tbo Laos people in tbe southwest
of China, a. d. 8o0, called ^ ) ,
now Tsun-i fu, situated in the
north of Kwei-cheu.
J@' 1 * gracious proclamation, as
a pardon.
] (nf or ^ I a royal mandate.
] ^ to proclaim ; and ^ ] is
to issue the proclamation.
^ 1 or Wi 1 or g. 1 an Im-
perial mandate.
] %\ to consult with the Emperor.
] p a rescript from the monarch
to his cabinet.
] /^ ^ f § mandates, orders,
and memorials ; i. e. official
records of every kind.
^ I 5c T 'o i'^'^® * decree from
the Throne; to make an imperial
announcement over the empire-
1 "? iil ^ ^ i^" taught his sons
the principles of justice.
^ ] a petty officer in the Han-
lin Academy who makes poetry.
jg I the Emperor's will, which is
afterwards ^ j proclaimed to
the fjeople.
] ^ to give orders about, to direct.
tt/f 5 From fire and hright, i. e. the
M PI light of fire illumining.
c/,ao' To enlighten, to shine on ; to
regard, to care for, to oversee;
to patronize; to front towards ; to
accord with, as a precedent; as,
like, accordding to, same as; light,
the reflection of light; as an initial
word, it often answers to whereas,
seeing that; something given or
referred to as evidence, in which
cases it is often used elliptlcally to
include much that has gone before;
a permit, a pass, a release.
] ^ to look in a glass ; but
1 ^ ^ means a pier-glass.
1 SB •■'> I'-'^y attention to ; to buy
of, to patronize.
ijij ] a blaze; fire, flame.
■J^ ] large candles or lanterns
used ill temples or processions,
probably named from tho phrase
'^ M i^ 1 '"■''y a lucky star
shine down on you ; a cmdle-
stick and candle are called a
^ ] or liand-light.
jp ] or ^ ] dencjte the direct
ray and the reflected ray.
1 '^ f^ 'lo it like the pattern.
] y? copy it so.
1 f4^ Wi •''8 you say.
] 5f according to the account or
number; the number talUes.
1 E» "F i shine over the world.
] 0}] to manifest, to consider.
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CH'AO.
^ I to keep as evidence ; a part
cut oir 10 bo retained as a tally
or i)roof.
»& BT 1 ^ I see into Lis designs.
1 ^ ffe •'o'l't' 1j'"i; gi^e 1'™ ^
liglit, as to one going home by
night.
] to understand thoroughly,
as a friend.
] ^ to oversee, or look after.
^ 1 to regard kindly, to look
down on.
] •^ a communication between
foreign and native oflScers of
equal rank ; to iuform officially.
.&
55fc ] evening, the evening sun-
light.
^ ] or ^ ] a passport, a safe
warrant, a paper that protects.
2C 1 a river-pass.
I ^ to look after, to be interest-
ed in; to intercede for; to over-
see, to regulate.
] ^ be it known ; whereas, refer-
ring to; — used in oflicial papers.
■^ ] for you, Sir, to look at ; — a
phrase on a bill of goods.
j^ 1 or |£ ] illumine it, light-
en it ; J. e. please cast your eye
on this etitiou or paper.
1 "^ o"" 1 H '^ '" ^^^^ photo-
graph likenesses.
1 15 ^ photograjih pictures-
Another form of the last.
Bright ; \ isible.
cAcio' ^ ^ 1 the Sampyris nocti-
luca or fire-fly.
] ] clearly seen and understood.
{fi^JL^ 1 ^'■''^ '^^'^ clearly seen.
■*775 To spade the ground to get
out bad soil ; to open up a
fallow field ; a bank, a boun-
dary.
] ^ a wall to divide or screen off.
Ed
chuo
The recoil of the bow after
the arrow leaves it ; a bow
^ch'iio unbent.
^ I a large bow.
^ ^ I ^ the red bows all un-
strung.
Xyj To be grieved; extravagant.
c I 'PI ] 'I'g grieved, as a child
jcAW mourningfor his mother; dis-
heartened.
Several of these characters are heard Miao. Old sounds, i^o, do, t'oh, dok, t'io, djio, t'iok and diop. In Canton, ch'ao and
ch'iu; — in Swatow, tie, ch'id, ch'aii, t'id, siutt, and ch'a; — in Amoy, ch'iau, tCau, ch'au, chau and ch'a; — in Fuhchau,
cli'ieu, iiett, ch'au, and chau; — in Shanghai, ts'ao dzao, and tsiao ; — in Chifu, ts'ao.
J.-J* From to go and to cite.
(AC& To step over, to leap over ; to
^c/i^ao vault; to go before; to excel,
to surpass ; to promote, to
raise; to bring up, or release from
purgatory, as Budhisls do.
I f^ above the average ; or ] ^
bi.'ttcr than the common run.
1 ^ very clever ; tine looking
and accomplished.
] ^ excelling, singular.
5^ ^ 1 '14 ^ heaven-born genius,
one of rare talents.
] 1^ or ) ^ to promote over
others, to overslaugh other ofiB-
cials.
1 dfe L^^ 'T restored to life ; to
save from death ; also to cause
one to bo reborn into another
life ; similar to 1 tS <"■ 1 ®
to leap the ford or abyss, i.e. to
release souls from suffering.
1 ^b ^ [like] leaping over the
northern sea; tnet. impossible-
] ^ one in the first rank of
siit-ti'ai or Liijiii graduates.
J' K Fr(
,c/z'ao
From hand »nd/eiD; it ia mnch
terchanged with ch'au' %ji)
bill.
To seize a little, to take
some ; to search, to hunt up ; to
lade out ; to transcribe, to engross;
to confiscate, to escheat, to seque-
strate.
5S[ ] to attack from behind, to
come on an enemy unaware.
1 ff <"■ I :^ or ] ^ to trans-
cribe, to copy ; as I ^ to
write off the records of a ease.
1 & <^opy it out fair, as from a
.^ ] or manuscript copy.
] Jt 5^ to copy an official decision
] "ft to beg, said only of mendi-
cant priests.
] ^ to search and seal up a
house, as when confiscated.
1 J^ JH to embezzle money in-
trusted to one.
^ ] the Peking Gazette; in the
provinces it is often copied out.
;§t I to take out with a spoon.
1 K 4^ 'o copy other's composi-
tions, as at the examinations.
In Pehingene. Near, as a cross-
cut ; to fold up.
5^ 1 jS go 'jy tl^e nearest road.
] ^ to put the hands in the
sleeves, and sit idle.
To harrow ground over after
ploughing; a harrow with
long teeth to break clods; to
scatter seed.
To speak for another, to
state a case in behalf of
another.
CH'AO.
The original form represents a
l-^M^^ y nest on a /^C tree uniler
" , r i«(l I'CS.
jC/( 1(0
A iR'St on a tree, distiiiguisb-
cil from /.'() ^oiic on the ground;
.1 liirkiug-ijlace, a baunt, a retreat,
a ilcn ; used to designate the holds
ur camps of an enemy or rebels ;
U) iieslle ; to make a nest ; a sort
of jiaudean jiipe ; a small ancient
Elate, now Cb'ao bien ] 0, in Lu-
cbeii fii in Ngan-bwui, uorlb of
AVuliu on tbe Yangtsz' River ; it
was bcre in Nan Cli'ao |§ ] that
T'ang imprisoned Kicb, tbe last
Bovcreign of tbe Hia dynasty, h. C.
17GC.
:^ j or 1 ^ a bird's nest.
"5 .% Iw 1 "-l^e birds have gone
to roost; met. a wooded, rural
region, tbe resort of birds.
] ^ to lodge, to sojourn at a
bouse.
j^ ] a resort of robbers; the
enemy's (who are always deem-
ed to be rebels) camp.
SJ 1 to rout out the robbers.
1 -J^ a sage in the days of Shun,
who when asked to take high
oflice, washed his ears to remove
tbe defilement.
M 1 ^ houseless, beggared, des-
titute.
] J^ to skulk in, as a brigand.
In Cantonese. Crumpled, wTink-
led ; rough, like a piece of coarse
paper ; shriveled, as dried fruit.
if faiSI^J^Ptf 1 as wrinkled
as a ^rauuy'i. lace.
1 ri Pi wrinkled, creased, rump-
led.
> m A lake in Hoh-fi hien>^ )]E|§
<-47(s^ in Nganbwui, which produces
^cf^\to gold fish ; its name, meauiug
nest u'utir, has probably a
reference to its position.
From chariot and nest, referring
to the form and use.
cfiyio ^ turret or lookout place on
a war-chariot, from which to
observe the foe.
CH'AO.
From water and morning; refer-
ring to the notion that the water
^VTz-J every morning roturua to the
jC/i'tw sea.
The early tide ; flood tide ; a
tide, called ilil;trrfl-^ "ll^e
breathing of the earth ;" moist,
damp.
^ I to avail one's self of tbe tide.
jlj^ ] a fair tide.
5^ ] a head tide.
] '^ and ] 5g the tide is ris-
ing, the tide is falling.
1 3K to become damp and heated,
as grain.
] '{^i, damp, as ground or a thing;
said too of ] (J] tidal grounds.
^ ] becoming damp agaui.
1 ^ damp, miasmatic exhala-
tions ; met. stupid.
1 jfC ^^ T ^^'^ ^'"^^ ^^ °°^^ ■''•''
high water ; same as ] 2{i
water is at its level.
1 m }^ ^ prefecture in southeast
of Kwangtung, whence ] 5§
means camphor in tbe north of
China, as it comes from there.
A marine animal, c.illed |g
1 , said to sing in the night
jC/i'aa and go into the sea by day ;
tbe animal here referred to is
perhaps tbe lamantin, found
in tbe Indian Archipelago.
c 1 1^ Tall, as a man ; small.
l:^ 1 1 stately, tall,
'c/j'ao i :g: :/c ill * fi'^6 looking
tall man.
HIS ] ^M )^M ^<^ rented a
small lodging and lived therein.
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to roast
#l:j
rom five and few ; the second
and tliird forms have gone out
use.
<$^
jr 53 \ To roast i n
a pan; to fry
in oil or butter till dry; to
pop, as is done with kernels
of rice or maize.
'c/t'ao ■" ^^ I to fry brown, to roast
to dryness.
] :Jj£ to roa.st or fire tea-leaves.
] Jj^ to roast or brown rice.
j H ^ or 1 H
chestnuts.
] ^ to fry and sell, as a trayel-
ing cook or huckster.
]|f^ I fry it in fat.
] ^ to roast thoroughly.
"■ch^uo
Dried provisions taken for a
journey, as wheaten cakes.
C »* .f> From moulh and /eic; it !s near-
Blf^ \y synonymous with the next.
'ch'ao A clamor, an uproar, a bub-
bub ; to wrangle, to quarrel ;
to disturb, to annoy, to interrupt.
1 IQ a violent altercation ; loud
scolding; a brawl.
ifg I quarreling together,
pii I to make a noise and a row.
1 A !5 ''' make a din in one's
ears, as the claug of cymbals.
^ ] ~ j^ a great hubbub.
-^•^ ] to raise a rumpus, as evil
fellows do.
Read mmo'. The cry of phea-
sants or other fowls.
f^ .t-^ Used for the last. To annoy;
P_^ graceful, light, nimble; rapid;
'c/i'oo sh'ODg; cunning, deceitful.
I ^ to disturb ; to trouble
another.
] 1^ troublesome and flippant.
1 if graceful; ] J$ high.
At.) From raefdJ and a few ; or ,^
^fi 1^ contracted, with which it ii
"■^^ constantly interchanged.
ch ao
A document, a voucher, a
government paper; a receipt; a
passport, warrant, or similar official
paper ; paper-money ; to take up,
as with pincers, or a pinch in the
fingers; to copy, for which ^ch'ao
J^ is most correct ; a little.
\ §S, piipc money, of which
those under 1000 cash were
called ij> ] small bills ; and larger
ones ^ \ great bills.
] j^. ^ a Government bank, a
bank of issue.
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CH'AO.
ch:^.'
CHE.
\ ^ an ofiSce for Btamping duty
reciipts on goods; a douaue.
^ I tonuage-dues ; perl charges
on ships-
^JJ ] to bum paper money to
Neptune.
Jfc I to force people to pay taxes.
^ 1 to waste money, lavish.
^ ] historical readings ; studies
in history.
^ ] transit dues ; duties.
|]j4'\5 To plough or barrow the
Vfy, ground.
cA'ao' I gj to cultivate the land.
^ 7|C 3 1 when the water
is on rake it thrice.
jferf'^' A vessel rolling and tossing
/JX 0" tbe water; uneasy and
chad' pitching.
Jil ^ -fr 1 '1^6 vessel rolls
when the wind is high.
M5 Occurs tised with ch'oh^ {^ to
stride.
cAW To limp, to walk lamely.
CUE.
Old sound, ta, tak, and tat. In Canton, cho ; — in Swatom, chia, che, and su; — in Amoyy chia and gan ; — in FuJichau,
chie Old chie; — in Shanghai, tsd and tsi> ; — in Chifu, che.
From j^ to go and y^ people.
To cover, to screen, to shade,
to veil ; to cut short, to in-
tercept ; to shut off, as light ;
to protect from ; and hence the
thing that protects, as an umbrella,
a parasol ; to care for.
I ^ to hide from view ; to hush
up, to conceal.
] ^ to veil what modesty re-
quires; to parry, to evade, as
an accusation.
1 fife t" disguise, to excuse, to
throw dust in one's eyes.
1 ^ to screen from the dust
1 ^ to fence oflf; to protect by
an inclosure.
— ^ ] a sun-shade or parasol.
II ] an umbrella. {Cantonese.)
I ^ 1^ to shade from the sun.
1 ^ ^ it will not cover it ; it
can't be concealed.
1 a^ cover it over; to cloak.
I ^ to hide, to conceal.
1 1^ to stand between, to take
the part of; to impede.
I g^ to hide one's shame; tho-
rougiily mortified.
JU I loquacious; great, discursive,
as talk.
Itfjl Firm.
[ l/iSi 1 iS ^'■'''> ^"t ^'^^ virtuous ;
fi/id one says, artful, clever at
schemes ; and another defines
it, unauthenticated, unproven.
i
C/UJ
,c/io
To screen ; loquacious, bab-
bling.
P^ 1 garrulous ; to vociferate,
as an excited crowd.
Used with the preceding.
To reprimand, to abase ; to
hope for ; to deceive.
^ j^ ] to talk much and
not to convince.
^--4j^ Said to be formed of § self
'|zj contracted to |^ white, and JS^
'c/w ^ stranger contracted to resem-
ble /^oli; others|make it from
^ many and Q whita; q, d.
one distinguished among ma«j/,
one having ^clat.
K prcnuun-, this, that, it,"which,
what ; when it is the subject of the
proposition, it comes at the end of
the entire sentence, and thus differs
from ^, which comes before the
verb; as ^^ ^ M fg S ] ^
j^ /^ 4^ of those who succeed
without laboring, there are none ;
as a relative pronoun, Jg is now
colloquially used instead.
When following verbs, it forms
sometimes the concrete, and some-
times marks the person after a
verbel phrase; as ^7 ] a w.-ilker ;
^ ] he who has been capped ;
ffl ] the observer; he who looks.
As a disjunctive particle it is
preceded by ^^ ; as pf» ^{j, ) 5^
'^ ^ '}\.'j^^ ^ J'^t medium —
that is the real basis of a country.
After nouns it indicates a class
as jg ] the foolish ; ^ | the
dead ; ^ ] worthies ; ^ "ff j
people without affection ; 5fc 5E 1
^ 5E 1 ^'® ^^^^ &\isM die first,
you who will die last
It also puts the noun it follows
in the abstract, as 1^ ] perfection ;
1^ ;^ j he who is perfect; "^ ]
nature; ^ 1 ^l^e origin; HJU ^
] whatever is for riding in; f}» ^
1 this midst of which we speak.
It is often used in this way be-
tween single words or phrases, and
puts them in apposition ; 5c 1 S
^ Leaven — a principle; ^ |
^ ^ humanity [consists inj love;
^ 1 /Jsi ^ virtue, that is the
basis; ^ 1 ^' Ul benevolent
people delight in hills ; ,^ ] ^
^ the word l^i ^ means to dwell
at (or in) a place.
As an adverbial particle, or to
arrest attention ; j^ ] to com-
mence; — though at the beginning
of a letter, this should be rendered,
I who commence ; ^ ] formerly;
^ ] perhaps;^ ] recently; —
) once, this time only -^1 —
^ ] now — then, hereafter.
T> :^ 1 ^ T> fg 1 i ?^ ttH
jy ^ what is the difference
between those who do not, and
those who cannot act 1
t 1 -$ t^ 1 fiJt human-
ity makes man happv, wisdom
profits him.
CHE.
CH'E.
CH'E.
39
ft
From reddish and that which.
An ochre color ; a reddish
'c/io brown or carnation, like nan-
keen.
] ^ ochrey stone, nsed as a
coarse paint; it is hematite
iron ore, and one sort, called
ft 1 ^ 'ii brought from Tai-
chcn fu in Shansi.
I ^ a feli/n's dress, which is
often made of nankeen.
] dt \[\ made the hill brown —
by clearing it of trees-
^.r^K)') From to go and words ; it was
-| ^j originally read lyeji*; tlio con-
^"^" tracted fnrms are oommou iu
.^-i-' I cheap books.
^X^, I To meet, to receive ; a de-
.*-Ja5 I monstrative pronoun or par-
'ilJ , - J tide; this, the nearest; here;
c/iti' now ; this thing.
] ^ here; | f@ this.
] f^ .so, thus, this way.
] &f such, this sort.
I 5i 6^ A people of this place.
1 J|Jf •JH now, at this time.
1 JS T M '7 Jh ^^^'^^ '''" '°'^^^"
saut raiu'
1 # ^ in' this affair, this matter.
1 JI T # ^^^^ ^'^^^'s all '
In Caninnese. An adverb of
time, placed at the end of a sen-
tence; just now; shortly; momenta-
rily ; a form of the subjunctive.
^T j'^ 1 l*^' ^^ ^'"P J'°"'
^ [Tp ] stop a moment.
■)') The first is the form given in
the dictionary, but the second
is most common; the third
occurs very seldom.
Aiiitf I The sugar cane (Saccliarum
•> I ojlciiiwum) grown in south-
'ii\'\ J ^''" provinces, called *Jf ]
c/iw' sweet cane, or ff ] bam-
boo cane, and ^ ] reed
cane; f;)^ | dark or reddish cane;
1 ^ sugaring sheds.
M 1 °'' fil 1 ''' extract the
juice.
1^ ] boiled cane, hawked about
for sucking.
] Jg and I ^ the refuse after
grinding, cane shreds.
I ^ the cane slips for planting.
1 ■^ tuft of top leaves.
IB-.
c/to^ c
Sometimes used for the last.
Also a small tree, having
oval, acuminate leaves, on
which wild silkworms feed;
the Quercus or silkworm oak of
China ; the trunk is straight,
bows are made from the wood,
and the root famishes a dye, once
used for making the imperial
yellow.
^ ] a small, thorny sort, on
which silkworms also feed ; re-
sembling a scrub oak.
i The common partridge or
'j»>»">5 1 Wj ) l'"^ grouse and fran-
c/ici' coliu are probably included
under this term in some
parts of the coimtry.
C§1 ' A sort of grasshopper ; also
J^^ an insect found in rat holes,
cAo' flat like a turtle and scaly;
it is probably a sort of land
Isopoch, or wood-louse ; or perhaps
a large species of Porcellio ;
another name is j^ ^ ground
turtle.
] ^ a sort of serpent.
Old Bounds, t'a, t'ap, and i'at. In Canton, ch'd ; — in Swatow, c/i'i'a, chi, and c/i"»;
iu Fuhchau, ch'ie, hii, and ch'ie ; — in Shanghai, ts'd aud ts'a ; —
The original form is intended to
depict the body, wheels, and
axle of a carriage; it forms the
^ch O l&9th radical of a largo natural
group of characters relating to
vehiclcB.
A wheeled caningo ; a cart,
barrow, coach ; a frame with wheels
iu it, as an irrigating trough or
lathe; to turn a wheel, to turn over ;
a frame-work.
1 l&or ] i|i|;i|)| a cart-wheel.
— ^I'l]} ] one t:irt.
1 ik°^ iH 1 ri'j ••* cartman ; a
charioteer, a cart-boy.
3^ IK 1 fP,^ presume to arrest
your cp.rriagc, — to invite a
guest.
^§1 T 1^ ^ ] a one horse cart.
j the covering on a cart-top.
na or ] M or 1 i^ cart-hire.
\ lUJ an awning over the horse;
the calash of a carriage.
J^ ] a windmill; a whirligig.
M 1 yt t" polish on a ] j^C or
] ^ a turner's lathe.
\^ 1 a pulley ; and if \ ^ a
pulley-block.
;^ 1 or J^ 1 '1 haggage cart,
^u j^' 1 •'*" old name for the
mariner's compass.
)]■, \ a wheelbarrow.
] j'^ turn it over
] ^ to exact usury (Fuhcliau.)
— in Amoy, ch'ia, ch'6 and Tiu ; —
in Chifu, c/iV.
5^ I an elevator.
T. 1 fP J& * Jl )SI -^ l>o has
just reached his jurisdiction, and
is not yet conversant with
everything.
] %\ j^ Ihe cart-way grass, the
plantain, {Plantugo mqjoi') used
as a diuretic.
1 3£ ^0 ^^ork gems, to cut
^jade.
— , ] the three carriages, a Bndhist
term for three modes of crossing
suiisara to idrvana, as if drawn
by sheep, oxen, or deer, which
shadow forth the three degrees
of saintship; this term (trii/ana)
is also written H 1 .^ ^ *'"!
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CH'E.
CHEH.
CHEH.
^ ^ tliree vehicles, and is
fiirllier used for tiiree develop-
lueiits of BiiUliist doctrine.
Rt'ad JJi, and used for large
veliicks; Liit bolli this fo iiid and
,c/<V are given it in sentaices with-
out any real distinction in sense.
The chariot in Chinese chess*
its flowers resciublo those of the
queen ; the bhick piece is distin-
guislied from tlie wliite hy being
written ^J, with \ at the side;
a wheel in mechanics.
-E I war chariots.
^ ] a public office.
1 W} fc^ PI carriage and horses
at the door; met. a rich man.
— ' 1 M 1^5 '"" liorses to a chariot.
:9^ 1 Of ] iiffl "i-tlie jaw-bone.
T^lj An ahiminons mineral, ] 1^
t fliji with pearly luster, and veined;
jC/i'o the opaque white official but-
t<ins for the s'Ath grade are
made of it ; it is brought from
Yunnan ; the name seems to have
been given from the veining resem-
bling that in the i^ ij^ or molher-
o'-pearl shell ; it is a kind of
lyrophyllite.
From hand and to spread open;
the second ia a common but
, vulgar form.
^TtlP To tear open, to rive, to
J-"-* J pull apart; to tear away;
to drag; to track.
] J2 haul it up on top; hoist!
i P^ to pull apart.
1 j^ |i 1'^ ^° ^'°'^'' ^*'l *°^
haul the tow-line.
^ ] haul it fast, as from sliding.
1 fi 1^ IS lo ?"*• a" obstinate
donkey.
^ I to gather up the thread of.
1 ?i^ or I ;^ to tear in pieces.
1 3!^ '^t' '*^ ''"I'l on by the laj)pcl,
as a child.
In Cantonese. To abscond ; to
clear out ; to scud, to skedaddle ;
to send off; to go.
flj I rg I'm off I
] -f-^ to dfitalij, to keep back.
] J§ pull it close np.
To open the mouth wide, to
gape ; to loll the lip, a droop-
c/j'o ing lip.
] ^ with one consent, the
popular wish.
,slio
Old sounds, tit and tijy. In Canton, chip, chit, and sh(p\; — in Swatow, chi, chiet,
lek, liap, siap and chih; — in Fulichau, chiek, niek, and tick; — in Shanghai,
1 tiJ "F S '0 condescend to all
classes.
From hand and ax ; explained
by a reference to frozen plants
soapping in two ; it must be
distinguished from U'eh, j)^
to tear.
To sunder, to snap in two,
to break off in the middle ; to
annul ; to fold ; to oppress, to
repress ; to decide or discriminate
between ; to deduct ; to stop ; to
reprehend ; to injure ; to lose one's
heir ; to e.\change or lose in trade ;
to make amends for, to set over
against^ to break and then rejoin ;
to abate, to lower ; part of a coffin,
a matted frame laid above it to re-
ceive the dirt ; act of a play ; to
be deprived of one's future peace
by dying unmarried, the succes-
sion b«ing lost.
1 $^ ''^ i'lj'ire, to break.
1 ^nii 'o decide causes, clear the
docket ; to make a jail delivery.
ff ] ~X broken or snapped off.
# 7E 1 M I^ S each piece
was reckoned at two stone of
corn.
W ^ I IP '0 atone for error by
future merit, as officials do.
^ I to twine and bend ; to
allude to.
|g ] to reprimand personally'; to
take to task, as an elder brother
has the right to do.
I ^ to abate the price.
1 ^ or ^ ] a discount.
] )]g to induce rebels to yield, as
by a defeat.
] ;;^ ^ it won't break.
M ^ 1 tI '^^'^ dividend will
you pay ?
1 JpS to lose one's mercies; to
waste things.
X A 1 ^ SS @ to mortgage
one's labor to pay a debt.
tiet, nxap and tip; — In Amoy, chiat,
tseh and seh; — in Chifu, cheh.
1 ^j" ^ to decide as umpire or
referee.
] ^ to sell cheaper ; to retail.
] p|i to decide equitably ; broken
in the middle.
iM "^ 1 -S 'o obtain the honor
of a Ic'ijin from the emperor; the
phrase refer.5 to a legend con-
nected with the moon.
BI M 1 "" ""tini'^ly '"^'ii^ disas-
trous shortening — as of life.
1 fl^ o'' 1 ^ " money equiva-
lent for rations.
] ^greatly afflicted, as if broken
and ground to powder.
] ^ reduced to extremities.
In Cantonese. To tickle ; to
spatter at ; to spurt, as from a hose.
clio'
To join a seam ; to cut or
engrave.
1 ^ to join or rabbet planks
together ; to sew a seam.
CHEH.
CHEH.
CHEH.
41
did'
To sting ; a sting, or what-
ever insects use to wound
tlieir enemies.
] P^J to Bting the lips.
^ 1 or ] J[fc the dried
skins of various sorts of
ji-lly-fisli or sea-blubber, known as
TfC # ^^l^en alive. The last form
is most commonly used for this
meaning ; it also denotes a kind of
swimming crab, which is edible.
jt*^ 1 From mouth and to snap; tlio
yf last two forms are Boldoui
U8Bd.
Wise, sage, perspicacious !
to know intuitively ; dis-
fully
shrewd,
ceniing; versed in,
aware of.
Df] ] sagacious
knowing.
*S I judicial clearness; said of
the emperor Shim.
ro 1 intuitive wisdom, as of the
sages ; said of the emperor.
chip fee
rom water and to hrealc.
stream in Chehkiang, a
feeder of the Ts'icii-t'ang
]li ver, from which the province
I ^ derives its name; it is said
to mean the bore or eagre, which
often breaks at the embouchure;
also a river iu the west of Honan;
the province of Chehkiang ; to
scour rice ; to rain.
P'J f j" 1 U. 'M 'I'c door [of the
temple] looked out on the tidal
bore in the Chehkiang.
I,^J From heart and Ustcnimj to
|-JTT# wliisjicra.
g/,y) Afraid, agitated ; to subdue,
to influence, to bring under ;
[MisiUanimous, disheartened.
1 M. A <6 ^"^ "'" people's
inarls.
1 IS cowardly, afraid.
The branches of a tree sway-
) ing in the wind ; a sort of
pho vine that climbs trees, like
the Glycine.
1 j the waving of trees, as
j^], I ] the waving, fiutter-
ing maple.
] j^ ^ a trailing plant that
runs over trees.
Tills is sometimcH made synony-
P, moiis with i'le/ij^g) but the two
are different.
A fold in garments made
when ironhig; a tuck; gathers,
plaits, or flounces, like those in
a Chinese lady's skirt ; plaited,
puckered.
over, as when tightening the
dress.
■§■ ] ^g an embroidered and
plaited skirt.
] llX to fold up bed-clothes.
From hand and to practise as
the phonetic,
g/jy To injure, to destroy; to fold,
to double together; to rumple;
to pile up ; a fold, a doubling ; a
paper properly folded, as an official
document ; the paper itself.
j ifiK '" f"^*^ paper.
1 ^ a document for goTern-
ment.
^ j a memorial to the Throne.
] ^ to bend the body.
1 JE. t}l ftf *'° thank one with a
graceful curtesy.
1 ^ t'^ P'l° ^'^ '°^'^ "P' ■'^ S'"""'
mcnls.
SR 1 "J* '"^ ^'^^^ courier.
] jfj to turn down the corner, to
make dog's ears.
] Jg. a written digest, a pre'cis.
^ ] a paper for memoranda.
L
c/.o'
1 A ^ to induce one to give
in or come in.
jg jg I the last will— of a
statesman ; it is sent up for the
Emperor's inspection after the
testator's death.
An old name for a bog in
■j Hona)i and southwards; a
clio' term given to fat ones.
From cart and long ears, or
to take; both forms are osed.
Tho sides of a chariot,
where the arms are carried;
unceremoniously, abruptly ;
directly, without permis-
sion ; a disease of the feet.
] ^ I must forthwith presume ;
— an apologetic phrase.
] ^ hastily, suddenly, forthwith.
'^ I to reduce to one.
1 JE, :^ ^ to sit all day- with
benumbed feel.
"Ttf Supposed to represent long
■t^ Lj ears, which are considered
cho' to be a sign of wisdom ; it is
now used only as a primitive,
seldom conveying any meaning to
the compounds.
^J\^ To take up other's words ;
^^jj to quote or mimic what
cho' others say ; verbose, talk-
ative.
From flesh and a sJijp.
;) To slice off meat; to mince,
c'/w' to hash meat ; a hash
mutton, beef and fish.
of
A scabbard, a case for a
) knife ; one author defines it
cAy soft leather.
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CH'EH.
CH'EH.
CH'EH.
Old sonnds, t'd and t'aJc, In Canton, ch'it and ch'ak ; — in Swatow, t'iet, cli'i, and cheT< ; — in Amoy, fiat and ch'ik ; —
in Fuhchau, i'iei, ch'ah, ch'aik a.nd. chalc ; — in Shanghai, ts'eh, <s'afc and «nfc ; — in Chifu, ch'eh.
A-
c/i'O
ch'o
From ^ to step and ^ to <ap,
Tvith to irar between them; it
is often interchanged with the
next two-
Pervious; discerning, perspi-
cacious; to penetrate, to go tlirough;
to remove ; to peel off, to skin; to
cultivate during tbe Cbeu dynasty,
a titbe; on a share system of
rental ; mutual division of crop ;
a road, a bye-way ; to destroy.
'IS 1 °'" JS 1 '■'^ penetrate, to
fully understand.
1 J& ^^M '■o ^^^^ ^"'1 investi-
gate to tbe bottom.
1 ffl ^ fl ''e alloted the re-
veinie on tbe land.
/J^ j^ ] superficial, not taking
pains with, careless.
1 Hi 1 'f'? *■" understand tho-
roughly, I'rom first to last.
] fS to remove tbe dishes — when
the band played at sacrifices.
] •j^ an order of merit instituted
by Kao-ti, c. c 201.
1 a '''"^ ™^^ ^°^ tithing.
Similar to the preceding and
easily confounded with it.
To remove from or to one ;
to recall ; to send oft', to
reject, to set aside ; to flay.
U M 1 -^ l-^e wind whisked it
away.
] 1^ to remove; to peel; to take
off, as a wrapping.
] IhJ to withdraw or cancel, as a
license ; to recall, as an officer
from his ix)st; to do away with.
1 ft 1 S '^° supersede an officer
by sending another.
is 1 ■? ^ syphon, tised to decant
liquor.
^ ] tt ^ [Confucius] never
omitted to eat ginger at meals.
] !j^ to remove calamity.
1 /^" ai: ifn to clear off and
leave the table.
I ^ to carry off the [table]
things ; to remove, as a shed.
Occnra wrongly used for •!§(
thoroughly.
c/i'o' Pellucid clear water, through
which the bottom can be
seen ; water exhausted, run out, as
in a channel ; to search out.
^ ] clear, pure; met. sincere in
heart.
1 I& ifi ^i'° thoroughly search
a matter to the bottom.
From!^ carriage and ■jgjC'or-
ough contracted. •
cA'o' A rut, the track of a ^hecl ;
precedent, example ; to follow
a precedent.
f5 59 liif 1 to '■"Uo"' '» tlic old
track ; he acts as badly as ever.
}Q ] a dried-up rut ; i. e. at the
last gasp, used by borrowers.
1 Pj ■J© this precedent can be
followed.
fi^ 1 W fr follow on in the old
paths.
The original form represents
a plant sprouting; below is
tbe root, with the culm shoot-
ing up and two plumules on
its sides; it is only used as the
45th radical of a few miscellaneous
characters, some of which refer to
springing plants.
The form of the character is
intended to represent a number
of slips containing decrees tied
together.
A slip, a memorandum with
writing on it; to record on tablets;
a register, a list, an inventory ; a
volume, especially one with a bard
or board cover; records; a census;
a patent or commission ; to plan ;
to choose, to appoint.
^ ] to enrol one's name in a
list ; to write in a list.
jta ^ 1 or -]- 1 or ;5 p I a
list of the population, a census.
F^ it? 1 a door register, giving
a list of the family.
m.
ts'o
ts'6'
c/w'
] to make a list of people or
things.
] ^1[ a book scaled in an envelope.
^ ] an imperial register of
population.
] ^ I '"5 ^^ promoted to be
a king; to make a man a king,
and give him the patent or
invest him.
»— ;$ I one register.
^ ] and ] ^ books, documents,
archivts, law-papers, &c.
A 7^ 1 fl^ H the historiogra-
pber then recorded the prayer,
saying.
From wood and slips; also read
shaii''; nearly synonymous with
^ ch'ah,.
A palisade; posts of a stock,
ade ; a railing of posts; win-
dow-bars ; moveable nprigbt slats
that serve for a door.
P^ I a sort of turnstile, a door-
way railing.
1 ^^ or 1 # or ] ^^ a street
sto(.'kade, or gateway of posts,
used to divide the wards in
a city.
3^ ^ ^ ] the whole force raised
a stockade.
^ ] the guard at a stockade.
^ ] a fence, a line of posts.
] Jj^ an inclosurc of posts, as in
a corral.
having plenty to eat and a wide
park to sleep in, [the deer]
might feel a-shamed at its keeji-
cr"s kindness.
From stone and to hreak off as
the phonetic.
To drive off an ill-omened
bird, which is building its
nest near.
J^ ^ to destroy the nest of
such a bird with a pole, or by
stoning.
1
CHEN.
CHEN.
CHEN.
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Old aoanda, (mJit, Han, and tan. In CJanton, chim and chin; — in Swatow, chiamy ch''i, chian, and tian ; — in Amoy,
chiam, tiam, chian, and tian ; — in Puhchau, chieng ; — in Shanghai, ts4", sif' and ch<!'^ ; — in Chifu, chen.
c/ian
From f» to (Zii'iiie and IJ mouth ;
ij.d. asking by BortileRO; also read
chen '.and used with 1(5 to usurp.
To divine by casting lots ; to
observe signs, to wait for a verifica-
tion ; to look towards, as an an-
giny ; divination, sortilege ; a lot.
] ■Jl'. or ] |> to cast lots ; the
first is usually restricted to divin-
ing by the diagrams, or by the
dried carapace of tortoises.
1 /p ^ ^ f''lse prediction or
sorliluge ; — the reveree of a
1 St- "■' 1 M ^ verified lot.
1 ^T- consult the falt«.
1 P Jh ^'^ predict by what one
first hears ; to tell fortunes mere-
ly by word of mouth ; it is also
written P | to guess events,
and have the words recorded.
"k] M^^ g''' guessing for-
tunes by the lampwick.
] ^ to decide a thing by sorti-
lege, as in bibliomancy.
] ^ to foretell the weather, as
farmers wish to do.
I ^[£ to see a sign of; to discern
the omens.
jg ] a posthumous command, an
order left behind one.
1 i)& W ('ambodia or Chiampa;
the second name is an imitation.
Ik
M
From water and to divine.
To moisten, to tinge ; to re-
^c/mn ceive benefits, to enjoy; to
participate in, to be a reci-
pient ; obliged, benefited ; infected
will] ; allected by, imbued with.
] ,Q. to receive favors; I have
enjoyed kindness.
] 7t g"*- ''• ''"^^"'g'' your favor ;
also, to make some profit on,
as a shopman does through a
customer.
1 ^ i!t 1W corrupted by bad
company.
I iJjij 10 catch a disease.
fp 1 ^ the perspiration wet Lis
back.
^ 1^ i& 1 sorrow and joy arc
equally divided.
] ^soiled; influenced; infected;
it usually means ] \^ defiled ;
made turbid, dirtied, — literally
and metaphorically.
1 1 & § ^'*^^y ^^^^ satisfied,
conceited.
^f[ 1 ^ the willow drops have
soaked his clothes [blue]; met.
he has become a siulJcai.
^ 1 ^. ?? I am deeply sensible
of your great favor.
Read iieii'. The old name of
Loh-ping hien |^ Zji |^ in Ping-
ting cheu in the east of tihansi.
Eead ^t^ien. A small stream in
S li Jl?, ''1 '■1^6 south-east of Shau-
si, a branch of the Kiver Chang.
chaii
Interchanged with the last.
A drizzling, soaking rain;
to wet, to soak ; pattering ;
soaked ; to moisten ; to be-
stow favors.
] "^ dead drunk.
] j'^ wet through, — by the rain.
1 JK *"■ 1 ?Pi soaked through ;
m(jistened — by your kindness.
] ff wet to the skin.
^ L^ 1 ti clothes are so wet as
to cleave to the skin.
t jS> 1 fu '"ibued with your
fa\ors and goodne.«s.
3$ 1 it JE. "hen [the ground] is
thoroughly soaked.
From hair Rud faithful ; the
contracted form is common.
Felt of any kind ; coarse
fabrics, rough and nappy,
as rugs, carpets blankets,
felled hats.
) ifg a felt hat.
] '^ a carpet bag.
] ^ a rug ; if large, it is ^i^ \
a carpet.
M^^fM 1 '•° li'i'l'lle together
on the rug in winter.
'j^ ] a blanket ; a carpet.
35, ^ 1 ■? ''' flowered rug ; a
Turkish carpet.
in :^ ^t ] [uneasy] as if you was
silting on needles.
The second form is nnusnal,
and also means to hide away.
To turn around ; to remove ;
to follow ; to run ; — unable
to advance is jte ], usually
referring to want of success
in life, mifortuuate in one's plans.
^ ] lame, hailing in one's walk.
fcj|& A kestrel or sparrow-hawk,
c^*^ with light grayish plumage,
Chan and swift and strong of flight
in pursuit of its prey.
1 1^ ancient name of a place in
Kansuh.
SD ib in 1 ^"^^ hawks and kites.
From fsh and faithful as the
l^houetie.
ch».
chun
A large sea-monster, the
sturgeon, described as 20 or
30 feet long, and weighing a thou-
sand catties ; the mouth opens be-
low the muzzle, and a row of
spines run along the back and
belly ; the body is scaleless, and
the flesh yellow ; it is also called
i^ ffi wax fish ; g ffi imi)erial
fish ; and ^ ] yellow fish.
] fti.V sturgeons and whales ; — to
which unscrupulous men are
likened.
"* Congee or gruel that Las
been thoroughly boiled, thick
and rich,
] ij^i} watery congee and
thick porridge.
,cImh
44
CHEN.
CHEN.
CHEN.
Much tho same as the next.
A silken banner of a reddish
^ckm color, plain and triangular,
used in the olden time to an-
nounce the prince's order or ap-
proach, because he had no em-
blazonry.
S^ ffil 1 M to set out and ar-
range an altar for worship ; it is
especially done by the Tao-
isls when honoring Yuh-Lwang
Shangti.
From ff\ B.flag and yj crimson,
used with the last.
^c/utii A silken banner ; a staff bent
at the top to allow the banner
to hang well ; it was used to call
or to signalize a high officer; used
for j^ as a final particle ; attentive.
1 M a signal dag.
J^ ] to respect or keep aloof
from.
] ^ a term for the five years in
tho cycle having 2< 'i them.
Jl "S 1 ^ may he be careful.
■^ ] take it away ; reject it, as a
story.
c^
A red, hard, close-grained
wood found in western China,
^c/ian called ] ^ in imitation of
the Sanskrit c/iandana or san-
dal wood, but including too the
Pterocarpus and Styrax trees ; the
■wood is used for carvings, fine fur-
niture, and boxes.
^it Composed of 7- '"'j'' TV for
C/|zj yr to divide and g words; q.d.
Chun '° '*"' '"gli ^°'l unreasonably; as
' a primitive, its meaning seldom
appears in the compounds.
Verbose, tattling ; for which the
next is preferable ; at such a time ;
to oversee, to direct ; excellent ;
a government augur in old times ;
to reach ; sufficient, more than
enough.
1 ^ Jj^ tbo bureau which mana-
ges the households of the em-
press and heir-apparent; its of-
ficers are chiefly Mauchus.
) g§ delirious talk of a sick
*I» a" 1 1 the sound of low, un-
meaning talk ; gabbling; loqua-
cious.
^ ] to carefully provide.
g^b Talkative; nonsensical, wild
cjy^ or prattling talk
^chan
man : heady, incoherent talk.
S 1 fSoi-^T 1 gg to talk like
a fool or crazy person.
|t^^ From eye and to oversee as the
IJl^ phonetic.
^c/wra To look up, to reverence, to
regard very respectfully; to
revere.
] IS to regard, look up to.
■j))J 1 JJ^ f these children look
up to you.
] p^ to look up adoringly, as to
a sovereign ; to have an audience.
^ H ] to make mistakes in pub-
lic ceremonies.
.K ^ ^ 1 '"^'^ people have their
eyes fi.xcd on you.
] §g to long for, to anticipate, as
if with batal breath.
1 Si n ^ I look at that Bun
and moon ; i. e. upon my troth,
I am as true ; a kind of as-
severation.
ig 1 to look at thoughtfully.
1 JSl ceremonies of an audience,
ritual forms; the term ] jj^
has been used to denote the
Sabbath, and ] jji§ — • then
means Monday, and so on.
] |51 n.ime of a portion of Annam
in the Tang dynasty.
Ift3 ^ heavily laden horse ; a
ci^USL ^'hite horse with a black
^chutc back ; a unicorn.
From ivind and to diiineas the
phonetic.
'chan Anything moved off by the
wind, especially the water
v\hen raised ia waves.
J^ ^ ] the blast raises the waves.
^3 ] to bhake, as things in a
temjiest.
The original form is composed of
r* body and i Korhnan re-
^clian P®'*t'"^ ^°^^ times, showing unit-
ed action.
To open otit, to unroll and in-
spect ; to expand ; to exhibit ; to
stretch out at one's ease ; to judge
of, to look into; to prolong; some-
thing great attained ; true, sincere;
cheerful, pleasant.
) ^ to laugh.
1 ,/§ to raise the eye-brows, to
look cheerful.
1 ]IS to blossom out ; to open.
] ^ to open, as a book; to
spread out, as a map.
1 ^ to display for a sight ; to
inspect.
] p_g to extend, as the time.
] ^ to exhibit.
1 ff gratified, at ease.
2E 1 luay you open this — a
phrase put on the address of a
letter.
^ \ ^ "^ to develop rare
abilities.
] ^ to display a bridal trousseau-
To bind up ; one says, to
wipe away, as tears. This
''clian character Is wrongly read 'men
by many, in the sense of to
twist, to curl, to twine ; as | ^
^ to twist thread ; ) ^ to take
or pay a quota ; but ^ is more
correct.
I }^ stretched as wide as possible.
] ^ a duster to wipe a table.
From carriage and to open out ;
it is also read 'c/i'uiv ; and inter
changed with 'nien ^ a roller.
To turn half over, to roll over
on the side.
1 ^ to revolve ; back and forth ;
over and over; to and fro.
I U m ,§ continually thinking
on, unable to forget.
bJC 1 a water mill.
Eead 'men. To roll on.
$ 1 — jiE ^ the barrow has
rolled (or made) one rut.
CHEN.
CHEN.
CHEN.
45
I Aptf From body and faithful as the
JQlgf pliouclic.
'c7((((j Naked, nude ; wiibout any
covt) iiig ; to strip.
I J^ 7^, fl stark naked and cx-
}K«L-(1.
] Hn "^ M. stripped off bis
dulhes.
placard ; to
the scnrf
'c/ain skin, the epidermis ; .i scab ;
skin peeHng off.
>& B9 1^ 1 [l-seaten till] bis skin
broke and tile tlesb flayed off.
Read tan\ The skin of tbe
face cLapped and sore.
1^^^ Tbe bead awry ; sbivering,
^^ cliill(;d tbrougb; trembling,
chati' sbaking ; unsteady, as tbe
band.
Jli 1 i^ tbe bmbs sbaking
«'itb cold.
^ I sbivering; and § ] tremb-
ling, eitber from weakness or
Colli
'5 IS [^ ] SO teriified tbat tbe
flesh creeps, as when in view of
danner.
1 ^ ^ » child blubbering or
sbi\ering, as when afraid.
Read ^s/iCH. To smell.
^'^jw'i From rjrain ami faithful as tlie
ApJ pliouetic.
cluiii' -^ sheaf of grain ; grain bound
up in any way after it has
been cut.
s
) From horse and to roll.
•'IH/JJC -A. horse rolling himself in
t7«(;i' tbe dust, commonly called
JT ta 5i "■■ iS # making
a wbiil or boilinc; tbe dust.
Qlim' ^'^°°' property ard a shop.
MJ^ To scheme how to get tbe
e/i'.(/»' property of others by fraud
or robbery.
PW) A kind of white veined wood,
well fitted for making combs
c/«(/i' and spoons.
) "^ From man and to divine ; this
form is rather modern, and
^ some etymologists call it erro-
neous; it is commonly em-
ployed to distinguish the two
tones and meanings of tho
'lull second form, which is also read
fchen. It is used for ich'en ^
to see.
To usurp, to seize by force j
to arrogate, to take a liberty, to as-
sume; to possess; to trespass uponj
to take improper precedence of.
^ ] to invade and fjossess, as
fM El fi'-"^^'^ fo'" sowing.
1 $fc to [)resume ; to rudely take
or go first; to push forward.
] ■^ ^ to take what one likes;
to peculate, to take some profit
or advantage ; not considerate
of others.
] J^ to forcibly occupy,
j ^ to demand or covet more
than one's share.
1 ik iP t" incroacb a little, to
make a grievance.
^ ] to trespass on ; to appropriate.
1 A ^ ^ t" wheedle and get
other people's wises.
Read Jioi. Careless, superficial;
low; trilling; to skim.
1 II light, trifling; as ^J ^
\ ^jj don't slight your lessons.
] ^ PS to luuu, to read in
a low tone, as one turns over a
book.
In Pekingese. To pay close
Leed to ; to do faithfully.
1 ^ ^' *-" attend diligently to
one's biisiuess.
Jljf* J From weapon and single; others
derive it ivom'^weapon andg\
chaii'
wild least contracted.
Alarmed, terrified ; fearful ;
to join battle, to fight with num-
bers ; a battle ; war, hostilities ;
military, pertaining to war ; anx-
ious dread caused by rumors of
war.
f J j or ^ j or ;fg ] to join
battle, to fight.
1 piji drawn up in battle array,
on the 1 ig battle-field.
1 5E "'' 1 i2 '^^'^'^ '"^ battle, as
a I ^ soldier.
^ I or @1|' 1 a long and severe
battle ; a bloody fight, as in a
prize-ring.
1 M- victorious.
] ^ drums sounding.
Jr J^ ] terrified, scared, as one
going into the melee; to shiver,
as with cold.
1 'l|j "■' 1 "fS paralyzed, tremb-
ling with fright.
\ ] MM f'igjitened, quaking
with consternation.
"^T I ^ to send a challenge, to
dedaie war.
Jj' 1 ^ pugnacious, given to
quarreling.
^^;p 1 M ii#^ who
e\er yet got a victory without
having to fight for it?
|j| ] to play tbe game of morra
at a feast.
1 ^ ■'• war- junk ; a man-of-war.
^ I a veteran, one used to war;
a long war.
U ] )i^ a flag of truce, made of
board with these three charac-
ters ou it.
4G
CU'EN.
CH'EN.
CHEN.
OKI soiincU, t'iam, t'ian, dian and t'am. In Canton, c/i'i'm, ch'in and shin; — in Swatow, chiam, ch'ien, and t'icn ; —
ill Amoy, ch'iam, ch'ian, timi and t'ian ; — in Fulichau, chieng, iieirg, and ch'icng ; — in Shangliai, is'i",
ts<!" and dxc" ; — in Chifu, clt'en.
Fioni to see and to divine.
To spy, to peep; to glance at.
] ■^ to wait in hope for ;
^ ] to Lave a sly look at.
^i|^ A bortlercil curtain on a
ity^ lady's cart, in which sense
^di'tiii it is like the next two ; a
covcrkt.
j^ $ ^1 ) a lady's chariot has
curtains.
ii ^n ^ 1 "'c liearsc had a
fringe or curtain.
Kcad Jan. Felt clothes.
From cloHief and to oversee;
the second form is least used.
An apron or flap; the skirt
of a robe, which shakes
when walking ; a covering
for the knees; to adjust the
dress ; flapping.
I f^ or "^j I an apron.
] 5^ a screen, a covering.
] ] nice and trim, as a robe ; a
skirt flapping.
7 S ~~ 1 ""t enough to fill
one apron.
1 in 4L "catly dressed.
Similar to llio last; the second
form is commonly used fur
valance.
The curtain of a carriage
slrctclied .along its sides; a
screen on an t-ntrance ; the
lap|)el that hides a seam ;
to break or snap oft"
^ ] a bed-cnrtaui fringe or
valance.
i@ iS HO 1 ^''>^ •■ears bedewed
Lis apron.
yJb Also written 'j'|5 in this sense.
(>Lli> Discord; a jarring noise.
^c/i'an ] }^^ the discord of notes,
harsh Bounds that grate on
the car.
when iLo five notes do not
confuse each olLer, there is no
discord.
M
,ch nil
cWaii
Long, slender, as a stick of
timber ; tLe pivot on which
^ch'an a rice beater works.
fe 't^ W 1 '•^<5 cedar rafters
phould be slender.
Composed of 7^ dioelling, J^
a village, /V eight, and j^
<;?"o«ii<i, to represent the li
meu which was allotted to each
yeoman in a village; the second
form is unusual.
A dweiring-lot assigned to
a retainer ; a shop, a stall; a square
for a market ; a town residence.
] Tlf a bazaar ; a market-place.
•JJ^ ;fj ] ^ to inspect the shops
and markets.
' Froni silk
phonetic.
and shop as the
jc/i'(c)i To bind up, to wrap, to ban-
dage; to entwine, to cling
to ; to implicate ; to molest, to
bother; intricate, involved; twin-
ing about; swathed.
1 lip to bind up the feet.
I ^ to lace the waist.
^ ] hindered; to impede one's
acts or movements.
] B^ to i)nt on a turban ; but
1 BM ^ is the hire of a
harlot.
] ^ a waist-bag for carrying
money or things.
] ^ to implicate, to get around
one.
] ^ to trip, as by a rope ; involv-
ed, obscure, as a meaning.
] ^1^ bound by many ties, in-
volved with ; to entwine; 7net.
interminable ; protracted, as
illness.
1 J^ wound round and round ; to
bind about ; to cord; implicate.
I /p j^ he never stops, or gels
done troubling me.
1 ^ to importune, to botber.
m j it is hard to get rid of Lis
importunity.
^ I delayed, Lampered, as from
circumstances ; slow, as in re-
covery.
A small branch of the E. Loh,
mentioned in the Shu King;
jC/j"«rt it rises in Mang-tsin Lien,
and flows soutL by »he city
of Honan fu, near the entrance of
the 11. I into the R. Loh ; and is
about twenty-nine miles long; also,
an affluent of the K. Han in Kuh-
ch'ing hien ^ ^ 0, in the north
of Hupeb.
From foot and market as the
phonetic.
fh'aii To tread in, to follow in or-
der; to revolve; the motion
of the sun in Lis fi.xed orbit; a
course; a trodden path, a rut.
H jS >^ 1 '^^^ ^"" moves in his
orbit.
^ ] or I ^ the courses of the
stars.
] J^ the path of a star; the
zodiac
] i^ or ] 5^ to follow a prece-
dent, to tread in the old paths.
From door and single.
To open ; to spread out, to
enlarge from the original
condition; to expand, ashy
instruction; manifest, plain.
I B^ to state clearly.
I ,T_jr to illustrate, to comment on.
] j^ to make one to know.
] ^f 5'C ~F '° enlarge the empire.
] ^ to explain what is obscure.
CII'EN.
CIl'EN.
CHEU.
47
j g^ a city of Tsi, now Ning-
y.ingbicii ^ p^ !SS"' south of
SLanliiiig.
An old carriage altogether
worn out ; the canopy of a
''c/t'an carringp.
^ ^ ] 1 the ebony car-
riage is quite ruined.
'3^3 Incoherent tiilk, as of one in
fj-^f» a fever ; irregular and incor-
^c/i'an rect expressions.
C^y^ 1 From icoi-Js, am] pitfall, or
ptt;^ an inner <jate ; the Bccond
Hl-I t form has become antiquated.
To flatttr, to cajole; to
lie to one by flattering, to
worship a god, or praise a
man, beyond what is due to
tliem ; to pander, to fawn, to court ;
adulation, sycophancy; gratifying
to one's feelings.
^ ITD ^ I poor iind yet no flat-
terer.
1 li sycophantic; to cajole, to
play the lickspittle.
] R^ 3S § '° l>raise one, in order
to get his favor.
] ^ to laugh and joke with, in
order to please.
1 A pj Il5 the flatterer is des-
picable.
/i cm
?^ S 1 H- "'■'"'ton music tickles
the ear.
1 f$ specious flattery.
Jl S ^ 1 ™<'^'' your superiors
without sycophancy.
cgfir« To lauc
m 1 m
li loudly.
(Ijj ^ to laugh and
\'/i'«/i smile with one.
Etymologista deriTe thia char-
acter from -gj to leave and ^
or _f^ property clianged and
combined.
To command, to order ; to
prepare ; to release.
1 IeC iU is i^ to l^eep ready mili-
tary means so as to meet the foe.
I & to muster troops out of
service.
1 ■ffl t** prepare, to get ready for.
] ^ to end an aflfair.
Also read ^ch^an. To pull or
extend anything, to attempt
''ch'an steadily and persistently.
1 :^ T 'ftil stretch it out
longer, as cloth.
1 ^ flit '^''y 't on if he won't give
any more ; make the attempt to
get it.
H-^i To Strike, to beat.
II
cican
The foolish look of a sim-
pleton is 1 P^ ; — a gaping,
h^an gawky look, as of a bumpkin.
From hi (Ze and to oversee; the
second form is rarely used.
A flap to protect the dress
or the horse from the mud
when riding; spatterdashes;
a skirt to cover the dress.
^ ] saddle-cloths, housings; they
are made of thin leather.
^ IS t% 1 t'^"^ piebald coursers
gay housings.
|1^^J Small sticks resting on the
f\J^ plate, on which to support
cii^an'' and extend the eaves beyond
the wall.
tt^^J A horse traveling very fast ;
|r'^ a rapid canter.
p To open a door a little in
|itj order to peep ; to obtain.
ch^mi' 1^ 1 to s])y through a
crevice.
J Like the last ; it is also read
tien.
ch'aii' To spy or peep ; to look at
sideways ; to eye another
privily.
^ I to furtively spy at.
M
.chcu
Ohl lounJs, tu, t'ut, du, diU, dju, tuk, and dok. In Canton, chau ; — in Swatow, chiu and tin; — iii Amoy, chiu, t
and liu ; — in Fuhchau, cliiu, ch'iu, tiu, tdu, and ch6a ; — tii Shanghai, tseti and zeh; — in Chifu, cliiu.
secret, deep; subtle; a curve, a
bend ; open, honest, the opposite
of J:[2 ^jii ; to the end, extreme;
entirely ; close, fine.
1 fW everything is ready.
I ^ secret ; crowded, close togC'
Composed of P mrntth and Jj)
to HSf ; the three next derivatives
are interchanged with it; as A
primitive it iisu.ally conveys an
idea of everywhere, if it inllii-
ences the sense of tlio compound
at all.
To provide fv)r, to sup[ily ; to
extend everywhere, to make a cir-
cuit ; to]|environ ; plenty, enough ;
ther ; well arranged, satisfac-
tory ; definite and particular ;
no defect.
I 5^ the famous feudal dynasty
of Chcu whicii lasted from b. c.
1022 to 255, under thirty-four
sovereigns; it was so called
because the emperor's power
reached everywhere.
I t>i 'o treat friends cordially ; to
make a circuit ; circulating, as
the winds do.
48 CHEU.
] ^ to bring about a tbiug>
to remove ill feeling, to cany
through; everyway complete.
] 5^ a broad roail ; but j^ ]
iiR'ans the windings of tlie road.
1 P Of 1 0J nniversal, every-
where, all around.
] ^ let all know ; universal
knowledge.
1 Ho /?> J:b puhlic and oi^en, with-
out sildbh ends ; nothing left
undone or sligiited.
1 Mi 8"'e him the whole duty
or tax.
^ 5i 1 5V -I- "'''^ dreaming that
I saw Duke Chen, i. c. I was
asleep ; said by Confucius, who
admired him.
ftJc 1 ^ place in the south-west
of Shansi, now K'i-.shaii |I(J [jj,
where ^ J planned the over-
throw of tlie Shang dynasty.
f $ § 7 1 fiJ t" *'''>'^ ^o 'rcat a
guest properly ; ^ ] also de-
notes a deficiency, "not euougli
to go round."
Frequently used for the last.
]2i To revolve, to circulate ; to
^chat inform the people ; a year.
] ^ (tE 40 "^•''y 11^6 whole year
be prosperous.
] ^ ^ ii> flo^s unceasingly, as
the blood.
— ] one turn or revolution ; as
— . ] j^ all the way around it.
1 ^"5 S '"'■ li'i'i'lrcd li around it-
1 fit ' — W^ ^^^^ '^^^^ '■^^ same.
Ifj- ] return of the year.
/J M Hurried ; | ^ J to walk in
<1/^J ail irregular manner; fluttered
^chai and impatient; bustling.
M pet From wealth and everyxL'hcre.
C.R/HI To bestow, as alms ; to give ;
^c/ieu and usually intimates a free
gift.
] >]^ beneficent, liberal.
] ^ to relieve the poor ; help the
distressed people.
1 I& to g"'e to-
CIIEU.
S* ^ /J» 1 the offering or present
is inadequate.
fpt A heavily laden cart ; a wain
/MJ overloaded in front ; heavy ;
^cheu low.
Interclianged with ffao fg in
m this sense.
fheu An evergreen found in Hu-
nan, furuishing a hard, tongh
wood, good for presses, thills, carts
or poles ; the bark of one sort fur-
nishes a coarse paper ; a tree like
the Styrax ; a pole for poling
boats ; name of a river.
In Fulichau. A closet, -cupboard,
or cabinet.
(-^ -* tu
The original form depictecl a
canoe, tlirce cross boada and a
turned-up bow ; it is the 137th
^C/ieu radical, and tho characters
under it form a natural group.
A vessel, a boat of any sort, a
" dug-out ; " to go in a boat ; to
transport ; if the people are likened
to a water, the prince is the boat ;
a stand for a cup ; to carry in the
girdle.
] i|5; the captain of a boat, or a
flotilla ', ] 'p ^ ferryman.
i^ JbX \ ^ what did he carry
at his girdle ■?
] ^ cargo of a vessel ; to trans-
port.
] P^ on board a vessel ; a land-
ing-place; ] ^ ;^ fS the boats
are lying at Taku.
— ^^ ] one punt, one dingey;
a wherry.
] iji 3& 3^ tlie water- and land
routes are parallel.
1 J^ t" '^O''^'- it ; to take a thing
with one.
j llj or Chusan I., so called from
its shaiJe being thought to re-
semble a boat.
/j^ To cover close ; to shade and
c \JW conceal ; a veil, a shade.
^cJieu m 1 -J" H «ho has deluded
my beautful one?
] 5g false ; to deceive.
CHEU.
fj^ A square frame or dasu-hoarj
7*r '" front of a carriage, suiv
f/teu porting and protecting the
driver's seat, and covering
the thills.
^ ] bended poles at the
cud of the thills.
From lird and boat.
, JtW A sort of crested lark or bob-
[chcu o'-link, called f,| ] or f | J^^
whose song i.s beard in the
morning ; native writers liken it to
the magpie.
1 ~f a narrow, long boat.
>>
^cheu
Tho original form represents
three moiiiijs, around which tho
water flows ; as a primitive, it is
used chiefly to impart its sound.
An islet, a place in the water
where men dwelt, for which the
next is now used ; a political dis-
trict, ranking next to a,fu or pre-
fecture ; anciently comprised 2500
families ; of old a grand division
of the empire; a continent; a
dwelling ; a horse's rump ; a region,
a spot, a place ; a time.
) ^ a neighborhood, a hamlet.
^. I a district magistrate of the
highest grade, having a | (p)
for his deputy, and a ] ^ij for
Lis assistant judge or syndic.
■f\j I the nine divisions of China
in the days of Yii ; met. the world.
] S gor 1 g the city jailer;
an inspector of roads,
jjiljl ] a poetical name for China.
From region and water; occurs
written ^cheu, jfj, in old books.
An islet, one small enough
to be seen at once ; a place
where men and birds collect and
dwell ; the term is chiefly used on
thesouthern coasts, ^ is morecom-
mon on the northern ; in Bwlhi<im,
a dwijM or continent ; ^ jpl^ ] is
the continent of '' those who con-
quer thespirit"(/-'«''ya-FK/<;^a),- or
II H I " those who leave the
body," the great continent on the
east, whose inhabitants have semi-
,cJiea
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CHEU
CHEU
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circular faces ; and ^ | " the
■uperior continent," is the northern
continent o( kurn-dwipa or xittara-
kuru -(E ^ I wbero the inhabi-
tants liave square faces.
^ I a low ishmil • a bank awash
in a river or sea.
\ [U alluvial fields; made lands.
■jlj I the Nine Islands near Macao.
To strike; to pluck out; the
winding lines of hills ; a
place called Cheu-chih ] JJ
in Si-iigan fu in Shensi,
south of the R. King, is so
termed from its winding val-
leys.
From words aud lunrj life as the
pliouetic.
Hurried, bustling; to impose
npon, to hoodwink.
1 ''Ml^ii I" deceive ; to delude
by luisslatements; to make a
lying representation.
,clieii
'ch'eu
Tlio origiual form repveseuts a
X hand holding a t\l cloth
' ill tlio I J house; the second
form with bainioo is most used.
To sweep np dirt ; a besom
of twigs; a broom, — written
only with the second form.
^ i% ] the sieve and broom
holder, — a term for a concu-
bine.
^ I ^ a species of goose-foot
{Chcnopo(lmin^Koclm'\scopuri(i)j
wJiose lender leaves are eaten ;
it is cultivated in Cliihli for be-
soms and coarse brushes, which
arc prepared by siiuply drying
and trinnniiig the whole jilant ;
the book name of \^ J.Sj is per-
haps identical with it.
A kind of gibbon or niacacus
yPj found in Szch'uen, and said
'ch'eu to be as hirgc as .in ass; it is
the femalo of the Loh ^%
and periiaps denotes a species
which has not yet been described ;
or it ni.iy be the dusky gibbon
{Ilylobutes /uiiereiis).
'ch'eu
'ch'eii
To grasp, as a fan.
1 M 'o ^''■'' '^•^ ^old a fan.
From flesh and inch, referring
to tlie pulse at the elbow.
The elbow, the joint of the
the wrist or fore-arm sometimes; a
fore quarter of meat ; to conceal,
to hold in the elbow ; to take by
the wrist ; an old measure of 2 or
H chih, — probably a cubit, or
the length from the elbow to the
finger-ti() ; the Budhists say it is
tlie 10,000th part of a yoiljuna, or
the 1000th part of a mile.
1 M 'fP ^ '■^s '^'-'•■'i' ^*^ ^l^G elbow
to the side ; — a dear friend, a
near relative.
|§- ] a fore shoulder of pork.
^ ] the elbow ; the wrist.
J£ I to hold one by the wrist.
Wi. ^^jL \ ^^^en he starts it
sticks to him.
^ ^ ] to fold the arms.
M. \ i.l$:^^'^ dangers of a bare
arm, — i.e. of want or exposure,
referring to a sleeve that reaches
only to the elbow.
-nl_|.J From spirits and an inch,
f3 J New, ripe liquor; pure, strong
c/iV(t' spirits, thrice distilled, and
enjoined to be drunk by the
sovereign in summer; it was pre-
pared for the libations and feasts
in the ancestral temple, and was
made in the first moon so as to
become mellow by the eighth
moon, when it was wanted.
I ^ or wine money, was a vail
paid to chamberlains at a ban-
quet by feudal princes.
^ 1 punibhed for having vile
spirits.
i|^_I»' A trace in a harness; the
?|>\J crupjtcr of a saddle, which is
ch'eii' ni.ulo of wood and passes
across the haunches; it is now
superseded by the next.
ch'eu''
] ^ or I ^ the infamous mo-
narch, whose crimes caused the
ruin of the Shang dynasty, b. c.
1122.
Used with the last. The
crupper of a harness, called
c/('t'«' ] ;j;^ on pack-animals ; it is
now usually merely a stick
across the rump, fastened to the
saddle by the ends.
, > From^ flesh and to {g proceed;
not the same as the next.
ch'eu^ Descendants, posterity ; said
only of the families of gran-
dees.
] ^ the oldest son.
1 W posterity.
;^- I the sons of high statesmen.
•JU; j generations.
' I From ^ cap and ji^ to proceed;
it is often confounded with
the last, and with wei' ^
stom.ich ; the second form
occurs in the classics as a
synonym, but is usually read
yixt\
A helmet, formerly made of
rhinoceros' skin ; it seems occasion-
ally to denote a visor.
^ I morions and cuirasses ; de-
fensive armor worn by warriors.
i-j-^j From a slielter and to proceed.
|l| To hold, as the earth does ;
ch'eu'' all ages, past, present, and
future ; from remote anti-
quity till now.
^ ] :t tL,\\iJ^'iik yet the
hills and rivers in the world do
not change.
P 14 > 1 From two P moutlis over JL
man; the first mouth was
' altered to words, in order to
denote tho verb ; it was at
first tho same as JJpt to bless,
bui, was Bubscquenlly employ-
ed by the Budhists fur tho
dharaui, a, charm or maRic
formulas, which arc defined
St a true words.
To curse, to imprecate ; to recite
over spells; an incantation, an
imprecation, a charm to hurt an-
other ; a litany, such as priests
cu'cu'
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CHEU.
CH'EU.
CH'EU.
recite, and for which scnso Ihey
employ mostly tho form 5E ^ a
Icchiiic, using it only as a noilii.
J& 1 or p ] to recite prayers
or incantations.
^f^^ tho charms addressed to
Kwanyin.
] ^ to curse, to blackguard.
1^ ] to invoke imprecations on one.
I gjj[ lo rail and curse one.
1 ft!! 5E "''V ^'® ^'^'^ ' curse him
dead 1
^|4-|) To ask blessings on ; to
B|Xl bless, to pray for ; a man's
c/i'eu' name, a statesman during
the T'aug dynasty.
Tho seal character, called
1 fl' o"" 1 iSC '"""^ Ch'eu I
c/ieu^ rJC A' "^ ^'s'' officer of Siien-
wang of the Chen dynasty
B. c. 800, who invented this form
of the character ; to study.
V-|J-* > From p day and 2 '" divide
f=| contracted.
c/ieti^ Daytime, daylight ; half of
the twenty-four hours.
1 ^ ^ -i' or ;f; -g- 1 :jg going
on day and night; unceasingly.
1 ?3 'Ji ^ '"^ '■^'^ '^^y' collect
your rushes [and reeds for the
thatch].
^ ] broad daylight ; openly.
1 ^ a siesta.
i^ ] ii^ ^ to t^"™ ^'■*y •°'«
uight, iui rakes do.
rt/li' To peck, as a bird ; biida
r^^C twittering ; a star in Ilydra.
c/ica' J^ 1 the bill of a bird.
^ Ji S ] [t'lo pelican]
never even wets his bill.
Also read ^cha. Talkative.
I loquacious, garrulous.
be
rtlOT) Considered by some to
f33| the same as the hist
cheu^ To peck; the bill of a bird ;
a largo bird with .i crooked
beak which eats its young.
OK^EXJ.
7&J
Old sounds, t'u, t'ut, du, diit, ddk and
and I'iu; — in Fuhchau, t'iu,
Composed of -^ havd and H
from, wliicli is a contraction of
^ to detain, as the plionetic ;
the second form is not com-
mon.
"^"^ To take out with the hand;
to lift; to take out, as a
dividend ; to levy or assess, as
duty ; to select, to draw, as a lot ;
to expand, as the plants in spring;
to uUcr aloud ; to raise water ; to
pluck up; to receive one's portion;
to whip ; a tenth, a fee.
] J(^ to levy duty on.
] |i^ or ] y^ to take a fee or
pcTCi-'iitnge ; a commission.
1 M ^i i'''' '•• "P-
1 [li leject it ; take it out
^ ] mW^ ?1 'm M "l^e" ti«
plants throw out green shoots,
we know spring is coming.
1 ^ spasms or cramp ; but ] JJI
^ is an old punishment of
pulling out the tendon .ichilles.
] — P-$ la convulsed by spasms;
quivering from a fit.
t'6k. In Canton, cli'au ; — in Swatoiv, ch'ia and t'iaj — in. Amoy, tia, siu, hiu,
cli'eu, and siu; — in Shanghai, -dzeii, ts'eti and zeu ; — tii. Chi/u, cli'ia.
In Peh'ngese. To smoke ; it is
also wrongly used for ^ to shrujk,
to contract.
1 ^Ij to extort; to exact illegal fees.
^ 1^ ] ■fijj, drive him off with a
whip ; ^ 1 f;); I'll whip you 1 _
M — 1 '■o ^^^ ^ tenth.
1 ^ to go out, as on a visit.
] ^ /p P^ I've no spare time.
7 lib 1 M ^ cannot take the
time; also, I cannot release or
free myself, as from a visit.
1 zft* Sfi lie took himself off ; he
ran away.
leisure or vacation.
] {3" 'o lay by a percentage, as
for expenses.
] ^ lift it carefully.
] jiJ^ to weight or heft the stone
— a martial test.
I ^ lift it by the bottom.
] ^ to levy taxes, but not to in-
clude ^J, I illegal rates or fees.
] ^ ^ to abstract the papers
of a case from court.
In Fuhclmu. To miss ; ] |4
to drop a thread in weaving.
1
1
^ a drawer in a table,
g to smoke a pipe.
Vexed, annoyed.
] i]'g dissatisfied, disappoint-
ed in one's wishes.
^f From disease and to jly kijh.
c/i£^ To be healed, to cure ; con-
^ch^eu valescent; to reform, as by
teaching; remedy ; an injury.
^ M^ ] '^°^ ^^ s^y '"^ 's not
yet well?
^ I incurable.
^ ] healed ; well ; cured.
From man and long life ; occurs
sed with the next.
/^ F
ch'eu -^ company of four, a party;
a class, a sort ; a comrade, a
mate ; fellows, friends ; who t to
cover, to screen.
1 ^ a circle of friends*
CII'EU.
cii'eu.
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pC ] a partner, a match.
j jQ a baiul of fellows.
1 ^ "■ clique, a ring, a camarilla-
\ h^ 1(^ ^ ^^I'o ^viU do this
fur him "?
1^ \ a young briilo ; the phrase
alludes to the oriole's voice.
Ffomfiehl nnd lon<] life; used
1^3: witli tlio hist.
'ji;/ig,i A cultivated field, piirticularly
a fiold of hemp ; to till ; to
continue successively; to classify;
a mate, a class ; who ; formerly ;
to aid.
^ I or ] ^ heretofore ; time
[last, [ireviously.
^7 4t fg ) to cultivate the ar-
able fields.
1 Pfil W M ll'e diked fields are
rich and fertile.
^ ] tiie nine fields, denote the
divisions of Yii's Great Plan in
the Book of Records.
] ^ who asked about it?
A^T? From hamhoo and long life a3
^i^5 tlio phouetic.
' chka '^^ calculate, to compute ; to
devise, to arrange, to plan ;
a time; a lot, a tally ; a ticket, a
tillot ; an ancient division of a night
watch, about fifteen minutes.
1st ^.S 1 fi" ''"^^ many times have
you read it '?
JS 1 or ^ ] to draw a lot or
tally.
«1E 1 ^'^ strike the hours, as a
watchman ; a clepsydras.
JJ^ ) to give out tickets, as to a
soup kitchen.
1 ■^ '" I'iieli reeds into a jar;
name of .in old game.
j3J 1 '1'*^ 'fi ^" !''■'" strategy in
his tent; met. a high general.
] ^ or ] ||t to devise, to scheme;
to set a trap for, to plan.
1 Si ^" settle and arrange, as a
w.iy of action.
\ Wi ^ counter in play,
jj ^ 1 $j: to calculate the whole
tiling at once.
Yi 1 a tally or bamboo billet.
^h'eu
— ] ^ ^ he never proposed
one plan ; he has no cleverness.
tt^^ Embarrassed.
(jt^^ ] ^ irresolute, undecided ;
^li'eu unable to get on, wavering.
") From spirits and region as the
phonetic ; tho oiher forma are
unusual.
t To pledge a guest ; to urge
him to drink, or toast him
in return for his bumper;
4 to recompense, to make a
return; to repay, to requite.
j -jg to pay, as a vow.
1 @^ pledging, as a host and
guest.
- 1 - @^ IP # © <=^e" tl^e
interchange ot wine-cups is not
a fortuitous thing.
1 !§} to return thanks, especially
by a return present.
1 M to m.ike a thank-offering.
1 Tf^oT ]^JiM- to "'■i"b the
gods ; to acknowledge heaven's
favor, as in being saved from
fire or death.
^, 1 ;:^ '"^t a great expense, as
for entertaining.
1 ^ ^ gratuity for services, as
when one | ^ requites for
trouble.
1 ^ to return an invitation.
"lit Occurs used with the last, and
(■Of 'l ^'"" <^''^"' bTL to revile.
^c/i'cu To answer, to respond.
] §i|- to reply to.
^W A single coverlet; a bed-cur-
c'^lfjj lain; to cover, as with bed-
,c/j'ea clothes; an under-shirt.
^ ] coverlets and sheets.
1 f|i§ a curtain.
Read tao. The sleeve of a coat-
i>
Prom lieart and from; also read
y i u '.
jji'cu Cirieving, sorrowful; cast down
and anxious.
^ 'tj* IL 1 "' sorrowing and an-
xious heart.
1 ] careworn ; weary and sad
looking.
•+I* A medicinal plant with a
r^p\ bitterish root, called ] ^
jC/('cu and ijj[ ||t tho ground elm ; it
is a species of Iledi/sarum.
;;Ytet From grain and everywhere.
c'X'ftJ Grain growing rank and
jC/j'eit close ; thickbet, crowded ; a
crowd; dense, close together;
viscid, stiff; thick, as paste.
Al® 1 ^ people closely crowded.
1 A ^ ^ * '^'^'■y great crowd.
Si 1 A 4* i2& ^ l*^st they should
lose each other in the crush.
1 6^ 5^ 6vl tliere is both thick
£soupi and thia.
YttTl From silk and everywhere as
rnlftl tho phonetic ; used with the
C'I/»*J ne.'ct and last.
Thin silk; wash silks, like
pongee, senshaw, or levan-
tine; to bind; to wrap around, to
twine ; to hang with ornaments ;
thick; stift".
A^ ] stili' or raw pongee.
^K 1 soft or boiled silk.
1 IS '^''^^^ ^^^ satins; a general
teiiu for silk goods.
U ] reeled pongee.
^f ] silk and cotton mixture.
^^" ] coarse serge of wild silk ;
raw crape or pun jam.
1 |§ to wrap around, to inter-
twine, to wreath ; to hold con-
sultation with.
|fe ] a kind of silk or thread
camlet-
1 (-fr '"'' quilling needle.
] fli fine, close woven, beautiful.
"^ !•» ^^"""'^ ^"^ "'* ^"^^ '"^^'^ denot-
cheu '^" '^^^''' ""^ ^'^'■^''''^ ^'"'
' weaving; a clue, a thread ;
to arrange the details of; to search,
as a cause ; to try the tone of a
string.
1 J^ to investigate the causes of.
j^jj: I to wind off threads, as for
weaving.
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CH'EU.
CH'EU.
CH'EU.
^ch^eu,
^ei
From words and two hirds; the
first is also used for ^ch'ev, [JH
to pledge, aud both aro con-
tracted to the next.
To contradict, to oppose in
argument; to recriminate;
to abLor, to hate; to compare
and verify, to collate; to revenge,
to pay off, to requite; an enemy,
a competitor ; dislike, enmity ; to
class; a sort, a niatcb for or pair.
1 E "'' 1 If'j' or ] ^ the same
kind; to class; to pair; an op-
]ionent, a rival.
%, ] a wrong, a cause for revenge.
j to cherish a grudge, for
which one must ^g | get re-
venge ; it usually means blood
revenge.
] ^ an enemy, an opponent.
P j to asjjerse, to blackguard.
% 1 ^ t*^ 'i''*te, to detest; I
cannot endure him.
BUM 1 li[ to get the real market
price.
<® )ff I fS^o return evil for good.
An abbreviated form of the
last. An enemy; to draw
spirits aud pledge a guest ;
proud ; to unite ; a pair ; a
companion.
1 A ™y opponent.
^ I two men urged on by their
unappeased dead ancestors to
destroy each other.
1^ -^ [^ ] I will be your com-
rade.
^ ] to hand up or draw spirits.
j^ ] an appeased blood feud.
I ] mortal enemies; very proud,
haughty.
Read ^kiu. A great portrait
painter, named Kiu Ying | ^, of
the Mng dynasty, also known as
Shih Cbcu )q ^ Stone Island.
A brace of birds; the alter-
cations of birds ; to wran-
gle, to bicker ; a silkworm
,- ■, found on the Ailantus
.cheu. tree.
cC/i'eu
3:
'ch'eu
The panting or grunting of an
( ^T~ * '^-^j to go out, to issue from;
^cJi'eu an old district in Honan.
] ^ an old name for the yak.
The original form resembles a
hand holding things; others say
it is like "t" '"'"■ inside of _
two, because the twelftli moon
is called I /3 'ch'exi yuehf
The second of the twelve horary
characters or branches ; the second
hour of the day from 1 to 3 o'clock
A.M. or the fourth watch; it is
denoted by the ox, and astrologers
say that persons born in this hour
are likely to be dull.
>J, ] 5J the merry-andrews in a
play, the jesters ; also called
j ^ i tb^y paint their faces.
1^ j seeds of the morning glory
{Pharbitcs ml), used as a pur-
gative.
^iHtl^ From spirit and demon.
f3/^ Abominable, ugly, deformed,
'ch'eu vile; disagreeable, disgraceful,
shameful, ashamed ; to dislike;
shamefaced; ashamed of; to act
violently; to compare, to bear a
likeness to ; a sort, a group.
■^ I an unhappy fate or lot.
1^ 1 or 1 ^ ill-looking, as an
ugly face.
^ ^ 1 brazen-faced, hardeued.
^ I ashamed for — or of.
pj ] shamefid.
"fg ] bashful, timifl, maidenish.
] ^ scamps, vagabonds, hood-
lums.
J'b ^ 1 iM compare one sort with
the other.
^ I a disgrace to the family.
1 M^ MM ^ ^''e disposition ;
ungrateful ; impertinent aud im-
practicable.
>]> ] a miscreant ; a mean wretch,
j :^ or ] ^ disgraceful conduct
J5 1 to presume and act rudely.
S ^ 1 ^ the reality is its re-
proach.
f[f I and jl ] are opposites, good
and evil ; handsome and ugly.
) From se?/anddii(7, alluding to the
scent ; several characters under
c/iVii' tl"^!'^''''"'! 9 have this primitive
in combination, to which it gives
a hue of its meaning.
The scent of a track followed
by a dog; to scent out; an odor,
a smell, now confined to bad ones;
effluvia, stench, putridity; disrepu-
table, unsavory ; to stiuk, to rot :
heretieal doctrines.
] ^ a bad reputation.
1 ^ bed-bugs; met. foul-mouth-
ed fellows.
1 M, ^ ^'"^"^ breath; a stink; — not
so noisome as ^ ] putridity.
•fBl ff! -^ «t 1 T tliey will soon
eoiue to a quarrel,
jg ] ^ ip to lea\e a perpetual
reproach — upon one's name.
JJ ] a foul breath ; high priced,
exorbitant; — a Peking phrase.
I ^ "stinking copper," denotes a
hardfisted raiser, and an officer
who bought his post
noisome, rank; putrid, as
fish.
In H IS ^'1^' talk ought not
to be li-itened to.
■g worthless, as a corrupt
thing; or a scamp.
Read hia\ Fragrance; to smell;
to injure.
1 ;^ smell it.
^ ] a pleasant smell.
^ 1 H flif '^ow fragrant and in
good season.
) To discard, to reject; bad,
disagreeable, in which sense
ch'eu'' it is like the last.
M flj 1 -^ I don't wish
you to cast me off.
:^ J To go as if weary ; to walk.
lu Cantonese. To sprain, as
<-•''■«"' the ankle.
1 ^ lij I sprained my foot.
A ^ > Name of a stream which joins
■i;^^ the Yellow River in JiLlng
ch'eu'' hien 3£; 1^5 '" the north of
Honan ; it is about fifty milts
long; the effluvia of water.
CHI.
CHI.
CHI.
63
cm.
Old sounds, te!, tai, dai, ti, tat, dat, zhat, tit, dik and dit. In Canton, cUi and chei; — m Swatoto, ti, chi, cliei, and si; —
in Amoy, chi, si, ti, chu, and cliu; — in fuhchau, chi, ti, te, chie, cUai, and che : —
in Shanghai, tsz,' sz' and dsz' ; — in Chi/ti, clii.
Igf a private or confiaeiitial ^] ] A ^l>e person wbo bears it.
clerk ; also, a sub-abbot or sub- 5$ ] ^ ^ lieaveu's plain decree.
wl
<^1
From -lart and mouth, indicating
llio rapidity witii wliicli kuovv-
Ic'dgo is couiuuuiicated ; it occurs
ciiy.
I'o know, to percev\e ; sensi-
ble of, to a[>i)reeiate ; to manage, as
one who knows; lo be acquainted
witli ; to tell, to inform ; an inti-
mate friend, a felluw ; knowledge,
wisdom ; to remember ; healed.
Ua I 1 he:ud so.
1 ^ to notice, to advert to.
'ft' 1 ^ self-conscious, having
emotions, intelligent.
J§^ ] contented, satisfied.
1 1^' '"■ 1 ?S knowledge, infor-
malioii ; to comprehend, to fully
know.
I i^ <iJ Ei you should reform
wlien you see your faults.
1(1 I wlio knew it ? ;'. e. nobody
knows it ; une.\i)ectcd.
1 (6 "■■ 1 S -OJ] /£ 'iQ intimate
friend, onu who knows you.
1 j1[ T Ourself knows it ; the
thing is known to Us; used by
tlie Emperor <is a reply lo reports
End memorials.
1 J®, it?- 'iware of it ; I have heard
of it already.
■^ I an old friend.
I J^ I am sure of it ; I know it
certainly.
/?> 1 !lj& ^ffl I il" "ot know it
lliorougidy, or tlie reason for it.
njj 1 jjjj; 31i .1 niisiirision of trea-
son ; accessory before the fact.
^ ] j5^ ^ the dollish ; ignorant
feliuws ; uneducated rascals.
1 M '' l"'efect ; ('. c. one who
knows tlie prefecture.
""* ] -i- ^ •' moderate scholar,
nol Will informed.
f^ ] "7^ a fortune-teller, a sigbU
seer.
/p 1 ignorant of, unaware ; un-
consciously ; unacquainted with.
prior, a Icarmadana one wiio
looks after the food, guests, build-
ings, &c., in a monastery.
] i|5; to manage public affairs.
3t 1 tlic old-time sages ; ^ ]
^ a foreign" term for a proph(tt.
] j^ .1 patron, one who recom-
mends another to office.
1 "^ or 1 M ^" ^'^" '"' '° *^°'""
munieate ; to inform in a semi-
oflicial or private manner.
-ir^ A plant called | ^ which
(■57^14 a[ipears to belong to Verbcn-
^cA' acesc; its seeds are u.sed as
a coolinrr medicine and ex-
pectorant.
An insect, the ] ^ or a
spider, applied to all the
^cli Aranete or spider family ; the
ctymolgy of the name is
^0 6^ '■ '^' ^^^ insect that knoivn
how to Lill.
1 S^ ^ ^ '''"S ^vorm.
^.J^ Tho original form represented
^r a plant; issuing from the ground,
f f^"^ afterwards grad ually altered to
^C'*' its present shape.
To gb to, to progress ; to-
wards ; for, in regard to ; to pass
from one state lo another ; tho sign
o^\\\Q genitive, when placed between
two nouns ; after the subject of a
verb, it becomes an expletive par-
ticle or like a partitive ; as a pro-
noun in the accusative, — it, him,
them ; which, what ; and in these
cases shows the action of tho pre-
ceding active verb; occurs used
like ''die ^ after a noun to m.-ike
tho abstract ; or a,s a relative this,
that ; or lo denote nouns in opjwsi-
tion ; in most cases it must bo con-
strued with Ihe preceding we>rj ; to
leave behind.
iQ 1 "(bI l-^cn how will it be ?
ia 1 ^ fiil if SO' how then ?
7^ \ ■^ -ii '-'^'^''^ '^ ^'^ ^""^^ thing.
^ 1 Hn -(fe* I ^'''^'^ ""'' I'eard of it.
»& 1 /!^ 1 ^^^^ ^" which the
mind inclines.
I ■?■ "^ Iff '■'"^ ^""^ ^^^^ ('• *•
bride) went to her home.
31^ ^ ] heaven orders it.
^> .^n 1 1 5& ^^ ^^^ "°' know
the road there.
^M^-^MM 1 to go and
not arrive at their destination,
is not uncommon.
/&■ ^ ip j those who were three
years old.
;!? iiiJ 1 ^^iics ^^'^ yf>" going 1
M. ] nothing of it ; impossible.
^ ] was killed or died ; here it
is a sign of the past tense.
'^ f * 1 A '"^ virtuous man.
^M^ \ \ mm ["^tue]
which is great and intiuenlial is
called holy or sage.
% 1 }{? ?E ^ HI 4 ^ ;vhen
the bird is dying, its note is sad
indeed.
^ ^ ] jpljl T'ieiiheu that goddess,
I. e. the goddess T'icnheu.
1 5E^^ 'fill I swear to be faith-
ful till death.
,,, A jilant, often drawn in the
f ^^- moutii of deers, and regarded
cli as felicitous from its durabili-
ty ; six varieties of diflerent
colors are noticed ; the preserved
B])eeimens, or wooden gilded models
of it are common in temples ; it is
a sort of branching boletus, called
§1 1 ^ ""■ ^ 1 '" «ll»sion to its
Bui)posed power to prolong life ; the
Polyporus {</niarus,OT similar sorts
of fungus; bringing good luck}
54
CHI.
CHI.
CHI.
vivifying; a flower like an orchid.
] ^ tlic sesamura, which pro-
iliices an oil, called ^ Jj}} from
its Aagranco, it is the til or jin-
giti oil of the Hindus; the white
seeds arc used in cooking, and
are sprinkled on cakes, whence
S|x;ckltd things are likened to
them, as the | ^ |2 or Corean
sable, from the white hairs in it.
\ ^ ^"M '^•'e house of the Epi-
dendrum, — a beautiful mansion ;
met. to be intimate with the good.
1 Wi. y*^""^ li-'ippy face, ] i^ your
Louse.
^ I the ornamental orchid, refers
to a state umbrella.
1 liffi '"* species of agaricus. ^
] p3 fields of sesamum — in
fairy land, i. e. Mt. Meru.
The original form represents a
hajid breaking a bamboo sprig ;
it is the 65th radical of a small
group of incongruous characters.
A branch, for which the next
is used ; those that branch off, as
posterity ; to diverge ; to hold, to
withstand ; to pay out, — and po-
litely, that the one who asks may
receive or draw out ; to advance,
as on goods ; to succor, to prop ;
posterity, descendants ; a sept, a
tribe ; subordinate, secondary ; di-
vergent, parting; to attend to; to
bear up, to stand firm ; to mea-
sure.
] U a watchman.
1 fflor 1 3^ to give out, as ]
X ^ to pay wages ; and Q
pf» ] ^ the daily outlay.
] ^ descendants; a tribe of.
^ ] of the same clan or surname
j£ I nearly allied to, blood rela-
tives.
^ I a collateral branch of a
family.
] •^ a child of.
] ^ descendants.
1 ^ irrelavent, vague, evasive,
lying-
/L -^ 1 a* 1^6 delays in every-
thing he undertakes; be i3 un-
willing to do anything.
1 ft to lend.
] ^1^ to expend ; expenses, outlay ;
receipts and disbursements, as
given in by a steward.
^ I root and branches ; father
and sons ; the original stock
and collateral branches.
^' fa ^ 1 * weakened, ailing
body is not equal to such work.
M. 1 ^ IK to waste the public
money.
^ 1 BM '"*" agreement or contract.
1 5}|5 occurs in Biidhist books for
China ; and ] J^ for the San-
scrit word cliaitija, a tope or
building that contains no relic.
^ I to refuse advances ; to sus-
pend payment.
•^ I to gradually redeem [its
paper] ; to pay instalments,
ii 1 o"" "f" — 1 ^^^ twelve horary
characters, given in the follow-
ing table.
trSES OF THE TWELVE HORARY CHARACTERS.
The application of the Twelve Branches to the hours of the day dates from before the time of the construction of the
Sexagenary Cycle (b.c. 2637), and is ascribed to the Celestial Sovereign. They are also called Ti Chi j!^ Jt Earthly
Branches, and the animal which represents each branch is supposed to have great influence upon the destiny of the person
born during the hour it rules ; the Mongols, Coreans, Japanese, Siamese and Annamese apply these animals to the same
signs; and the combination of the animal with the hours, and then with the zodiacal constellations, on through the points of
compass, and the elements, all furnish the groundwork for the astrologer's skill and influence. To express European hours
it is enough to prefix Idao -f^ and chinff j£ to the characters; thus, chiivj-tsz' jH -^ is midnight, J^ i '^ ■'■ o'clock a.m.
and so tl:roughout. Each Chinese hour is divided into eight U'uh ^Ij of fifteen minutes each.
TWELVE
BYMBOLICAL
ZODIACAL
POETICAL
POINTS OP
CORRESPONDING HOURS.
niiANCUliS.
ANIMALS.
SIGNS.
NAMES.
COMPASS.
I'sz'
i=^
Shu II a rat.
Aries.
Sit
11 to 1 A. M.
is — |g 3d watch.
NoiriH.
ChV'U
s
Niu ^ 1 an ox.
Taurus.
#t^
1—3
'3 M '*''' "'at'^'^-
N.N.E. fE.
Yin
M
jHu ^ a tiger.
Gemini.
m ti ^
3 — 5
is -p, W 5lh watch.
E.N.E. 1 N.
Mao
^IJ
T'u 5^ a hare.
Cancer.
w.m
5 — 7
East.
Sh'un
m
Lung H a dragon.
Leo.
ftf^
7—9
E.SE. f E.
Sz'
tL
She jd'^ a serpent.
Virgo.
:J^^m
9-11
is f- •^ forenoon.
S.S.E. f E.
Wu
^
Ma ^ a horse.
Libra.
$kU
11 —1 P.M.
is Jp ^ noon.
SoUTlL
Wei
*
Yang ^ a sheep.
Scorpio.
^j^
1—3
is 1^ ■^ afternoon.
S.S.W. f w.
Sh:-m
^
Heu ^^ a monkey.
S;igittarius
m ill
3 — 5
w.s.w.fa
Yiu
•&
Ki ^(1 a cock.
Capricornus.
i^m.
5 — 7
West.
Suh
§
K'Uen ^ a dog.
Aquarius.
mn
7—9
's %J M '**■ *atch.
W.N.W.fN.
Uai
^
Chu 5g- a boar.
Pisces.
^mwi
9—11
is ~ M 2d watch.
N.N.W.^W.
CHI.
CHI.
CHI.
55
t _i» From wood and to diverge ; it is
/K^ iaterchanged with the last.
^c/t A br.incb, a twig ; a slender
iiprigiit post, while a leaning
post is cullt-d jf§ ; to branch, to
Bcalter; a tributary, as of a rivtr;
a ijassiticr of slender things, as
pencils, pens, flowers, arrows,
spears, coral, &c.
— I :(^ a flower, met. a pretty girl.
— 1 '4i "'' detachment of troops.
] IJj trunk and branches.
1 jM to roost on a branoh ; met.
to get a post or literary position ;
a sinecure.
] ^ leaves and branches.
Jt gf j to leave the subject, to
branch oft' to another topic.
] f^ an extra finger or toe.
Jjlj ^ ] liJ other shoots will
B|)rout ; disorders will si)read ;
other contingencies may arise.
^ S!C 1 ta '"^ ^'^ "°'' '^^enture to
become a pillar ; met. to take the
management.
.AM
From Jlesh and to diverge;
tlie second form ia vulgar.
The limbs.
pg ] the four limbs.
] |« the body.
© 1 ig ili 1^1™, small
waisled, said of young girls.
] j^ to cut into fourqu.ir-
lers; to quarter.
r*|^ From worship and reaching to;
lIlLC ""' '" ^'^ confounded with sfi
yi jflRsacrifice, though the two are
'*" Buid to bo mere variants.
A disjunctive conjunction,
only, but, not only, yet ; to invo-
cale ; k) respect, as when seeing the
giiila ; awe, regard ; reverently ; to
att-end k) reverently.
I ^ to venerate.
1 SR <"' 1 ^ '" reverently re-
cc'rve, a.s from the Emperor.
ra M ^ 5C M J5 1 1^« did not
regaid liio bright principles of
Ueaven, or the awfulness of the
people.
] pj however ; still it can be.
] |g to expect.
1 ;& — /^ there is only one sort.
] I to revere what is reverend.
1 jib °°'y •^•^i^-
Fvomflesli and reaching as the
phonetic.
jc/i' A thick, indurated skin on
the hands or feet ; a wart or
callosity on the knuckles, said to
proceed from eating too much
pickled food.
^ Jg, ^f I horny and callous
bands iind feet.
Grain when first ripe, or be-
ginning lo ripen ; to trans-
plant rice.
From flesh, and excellent as the
phonetic.
Horned animals of all kinds,
whose fat is firm ; fat, lard,
suet, grease ; viscid juices or dried
gums of plants ; applied to mineral
bole and soapstone ; to grease, to
daub ; wealth ; glory.
^g] 1 cosmetics, rouge; though ]
1^ is the white cosmetic, and
by met. the fair sex, the girls.
J^ j the fat of the people,_their
money.
tij ^ A 1 to get out of disgrace
or poverty into honors or wealth.
] ^ greasy matter ; unctuous ;
nut. wealth.
1 fife 'o paint — the face.
jjifc 1 juice of flowers.
^' •S I a red bole, used in mak-
ing certain ointments ; alumi-
nous or unctuous earth.
] '^ ^^ ^j lie greased the cart
and fed the horses.
Sl'S'/'f^ I a gum obtained from
a species of Euphorbiaceae.
The ch.iracter is supposed to
represent J\ a man with \i
;. a seal underneath.
A cup to measure meat and
drink ; a goblet holding four gills ;
a syphon.
^ ] a syphon to decant liquor ;
met. to waste, to run out at the
spiggot.
3g 1 a jade or precious goblet.
_Lpi From tree and gollet.
'l'\\ A plant whose seeds are used
^ch' to dye yellow, the Gardenia
Jloribunda and radlcas, called
I ^ or ^ ] , the becho nut ;
when roasted it is the S ] , and
is exhibited in fevers.
jlj I a small kind {Crdrdenia
Jlaridii)., of which the blossoms
of some varieties are used to
icent tea.
jfj^ 1 ^ the Gardenia rubra.
1 'fS ^ ^3f ^^^ jasmine and po-
megranate contend as to their
goodness.
From lird and to diverge as the
phonetic.
A lucky bird, referred to as
the harbinger of joy.
t% supposed to bo a bird akin
to the magpie, whence the 1 *;^
^, a fine monastery in Shansi,
built about A. D. 40 by Wu-ti,
of the Han, derived its name.
f jrrtp In Cantonese. A particle in-
jj^yjl dicating certainty; also that
^cli the act was immaterial.
1 1 i^ certainly it is so.
] ] ^ the buzzing of bees.
Light down, like that grow-
ing under the feathers ; a soft
^clt kind of felt or [lush.
■X'^^ A stone plinth which sup-
("J 1^ ports a tablet, called | \^,
^cli the socket ; to prop, to shore
up.
\ i^'M'^ prop up (or open) the
window, referring to such as have
hinges at the top.
f ^i The base or plinth of a pillar
c* ^ when made of wood ; the
,cA' use of stone for bases and
pedestals has now become
general.
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CHI.
CHI.
CHI.
< JP-^ The original form rudely de-
■y^^ liaeates a person coming be-
c/i bind another; its only nso is
as the Sltb radical of a dozen
omisual characters ; most of which
are themselves primitives, and re-
late to progressing.
{ t The origiunl form representa
Ir*^ plants gi-uwing on a border,
«J * ^ which they defiuo; it forms the
^c/i' 77lh radical of characters,
chiefly relating to stopping,
modes of progress, &c.
To halt, to be stopped, as by the
edge of a lot of land ; to cease froin,
to desist ; to be still ; to remain, to
wait ; right deportment ; to dwell,
to lodge at ; an object, that wbicli
the mind rests satisfied in ; stopped,
as a cough ; hindered, detained ;
as a prisoner ; a final expletive ; as
an ailvcrh, but, only, however, not
to stop at ; but after a negative, it
often makes a neat climax ; — as
^^ia#^ 1 in^iiuioved
Lim not as a son merely, but as
himself; used by the Budhists for
ten trillions.
I ^ oidy is.
j ^ merely can.
/?> 1 H f[i "'^'' merely three, i. e.
there are more than that.
1 jfil to stanch blood.
^ ] he knows when to stop;
sagacious.
] ,^, to desist from ; it came to a
stop.
] ^ •^ will not, or cannot be
slopped.
^ ] deportment, air; — but P
^ I means not to talk at im-
proper times, to keep the door
of the lips.
1 io^ pacified; to calm down;
appeased.
^ I to forbid; prohibitions,
pj jy ] gl] ] stop when you like
(or must) ; i. e. there is no help
for it.
te ] ^ ^ ''>■ rascal who stops at
nothing, a reckless fellow.
Si f^ 1 "■''■''i^-''' t'16 jjeople tend,
the national center or capital.
^ j£ 1 "o fc^^<!i purpose.
^ 1 "■" fr 1 deportment, bear-
ing; acts, conduct, doings
] i^ 'o quench thirst.
J^ ] to raise the foot — met. to
go a plowing.
M
Interchanged with the last two,
and used for the last.
,C/l
The toes; the foot; a hoof;
to stop; a found;ition.
tily and look pompons.
^ j the left leg.
HE 1 3*. ^ let your feet conde-
scend to come here; — used in
invitations or notes to superiors.
Ira ^ 1^1 1 please say which way
you wish to turn your mat —
for sleeping on '
]^ 1 M JPP tli° unicorn's hoof is
given as a prognostic.
'ill:
From earth and to stoji ; it is
also written like the next.
jCV A foundation ; the limits of
a lot; fundamental; one's
country.
^ ] a basis, as of a wall ; a de-
pendence.
"U ] a dwelling-place ; a lodging.
■^ I a lot, a plot of land.
] the area of a lot.
■j^ ] old ruins, substructions.
Like the last, and nearly syno-
nymous with it.
'fik
^cfi The base of a wall.
1^ S 1 *^® foundation of
a city wall.
^ ] Cochin-china; the first
half of this name is a transcript
of this old Chinese name, and said
to have been given because in that
land men and women bathed toge-
ther ; the other part was added by
foreigners, apparently because the
people used the Chinese language.
c^jl To accuse to one's face; to
pill reprove boldly; to impeach.
c. | | « From plant and to stop as the
|l-« phonetic.
^c/i' A fragrant plant but bitter,
usL'd for a carminative; it
resembles orris root and is the root
of a fleur-de-lis {b-is florentina), of
which the tincture is employed;
& ] a"'' ^ ^ »nJ 5» # ■■""«
couniioii names, but some of tiia
roots so called may be derived
from umbelliferous plants like the
Opopoitax.
] p^ name in the Tsin dynasty
of Si-ngan fu, now in Shensi.
C %L« Irom water and to ttop as the
yir phonetic.
^c/t A small islet or bank in a
stream ; to stop at, as at a
watering-place or islitnd in
the sea.
rf i3 "T! 1 among the pools
and islets.
From worship andto stop as the
phonetic.
^cA' Happiness ; enduring 'con-
tentment ; the satisfaction
which comes from attaining one's
end ; to take pleasure in.
1 JPS i"7' blessedness.
'M Q 1 "'fll.l or ^.1 may
you have this day's joy, or
daily joy, or abundant content-
ment; — forms of s.alutations in
closi ng letters, denoting a desire
for the reader's happiness.
^ I to be blessed.
if^ lH iE 1 particularly anxious
for ju'cseut felicity.
^ ■? iO 1 '* '^i"" prince would
be happy-
■ in the good.
^J!i
From silk or kerchief and a
sum awe; the second form is
unusual; silkor cloth was used
forwritingbcfore paper, which
was invented by ^^ Qi^ ^T
Ts'ai King-chung, alias Ta'ai
Lun, about \. D. 100, of the
bark of tho Broussonetia, old
rags, and fishing-nets, all cut
and rasped together.
Paper, stationery; a document;
classifier of writings.
'ch'
cni.
CHI.
cm.
£7
^1* I ^ to play cards.
^•£ ifii 1 ^" I'-iper walls of rooms.
— ] ^ Olio document, one letter.
1 5^ Of 1 Mfi stationery; scroll
paper; &c.
— 5^ I a sheet of paper.
] 1^ stamped and scolloped pieces
ri'[)resenting money, scattered
along the way at funerals to buy
the quiet of malicious spirits.
€t tn ^ I resjiect written paper,
— which is carelully gathered by
scavengers, who aro paid for
their work as a meritorious deed,
lest holy names become defiled.
M Ku 1 ''■ '^"^^ '^'"'l "^ cottony
paper; it is found at Canton.
tT fel 1 t" "IJ"''^ t^e paper," a
Canton phrase for torturing in
prison.
oiicn that paper; i. e. don't di-
vulge the secrets of the trade,
j^ ] to hand in a petition.
^ ^ 1 P<''pcr burnt in worship
to rcj)resent gold and silver.
^ § I a sort mentioned as
brought from Europe in a. d.
280, which seems to have been
manufactured from the liber of
aloes.
fji ] a brass rim to flatten paper
when writing on it.
1 fii "f 1 JL P''>pcr hou.ses,
animals, <kc., burned at funerals
to the dead.
I il'f!; "-''o paper match ; it retauis
the (ire by thrusting it inside of
a bamboo.
^ 1 the fly-leaf of a book.
( | *[f From stone and doxniu-ard ; it is
4)j|X also writteu J^ aud read '(i.
'f/i' A whetstone; a tine grind-
stone; even; smoolb, as a
hone; to attend to one's conduct,
to observe tlio rules of decorum ;
to level, to equalize.
\ ^ ^ ft ['"'^ '"' ff'cnd] who
warns and polishes one.
i^ ^ 1 "f ''^ swing stone
weights, — a military practice.
'c-A
•t" j5fe 1 tt [like] a peak in the
current, i.e. a patriot statesman
an inflexible man; one uamoTed
at danger; the allusion is to the
TI-c/m bill in Shen cheu ^^ >)]\
in the west of Ilonan, which
interferes with tbo channel of
the ydlow river.
From tree and only; also read
c/ii7i,,. it was a contraction of
Icilih, ^jg an orange, but tho two
aro now distinguished.
A hedge-thorn or spinous
shrub; a variety of orange like the
pumelo, with a thick rind; hurtful,
injurious, like thorns; a peccadillo,
a trivial oll'ense; an old name for
'^ Jl| jl^ in tho southeast of
Szch'ucn on tho borders of Kwei-
cheu.
] ^ skin of the Citrus fusca;
and 1 ^ denotes its dried
seeds and skin.
j j^^\.\vi Iloveniadukis ; the en-
larged stems are used to flavor
spirits.
I j^ thorns, prickles.
In Cantonese. A plug, a stopper,
a cork, a spiggot; to cork. Also
used for _5^ as a classifier of flowers,
banks of thread, or what is tied up
in parcels.
^tj: ] a cork for a bottle.
1 ^ cork it tight.
C WW From onhj and a cxiliit.
/>^ Tho foot measure of the Cheu
'f// dynasty, which was as long
as a woman's fore-arm, or
nearly the same as an English
foot, divided into eight tJ- inches.
j ^ ^ (ii] between a foot and a
cubit, J. e. a very little; very
near, clo.sc by.
I X ^ 1^ a "e-T adviser of a
monarch, denoting one who is
a foot or two from his face.
C-|j|-| From carriage aud onhj.
^^\ The end of tho axle which
'tv'i' projects from the hub like a
linger; tho hole in tho navo
that keeps it in; forked, bifurcate;
aji old name for Tsi-yueu Lien ^
W- %% "' '■be north of Honau near
to 8hansi.
llljj I a cross-roads.
1 "M* ^ •'' monster of a double-
headed snake, described by the
Chinese.
''^frt ^ bruise; a swelling caused
y^X by a blow or knock, which
'di does not breal the skin.
1 ^ a black and blue swell-
C \--^J This character is composed of
|~| pT ngreeahle contracted, below
VZi' |j a spoon; as a primitive it is
used phonetically.
Excellent, pleasant tasted,
delicate; meaning, intention; pur-
pose, design; scope, sense; the
Emperor's will; an order; a de-
cree, a ukase, a rescript.
^ I to receive orders; always de-
notes the ^ I or sacred will,
fur which officers |g ] request
bis Majesty's orders.
^ I or I "U* fine flavored; de-
licious, as a dish.
I ^ how luscious!
\ ;^ the import, the drift of; as
!^ 1 ^ is! '■•^is argument is
very recondite, or far reaching.
~" ^ ^ I^ 1 '"^ important re-
mark; a synopsis.
i^ ^ ' 1 J@ Yu abhorred pleasant
liquor.
C J.tii From hand and excellent as tlio
T'FI pl'0"Clic.
'f/t' A finger; its thickness is a
conuuon measure; a toe; ^,
the third of the eight diagrams,
refers to the finger; to point out, to
refer to; to teach, to command;
to denote ; a mode, a particular.
;f^ 1 or E 1 or ^ I ^ tho
thumb.
j{^ ] or eft I the middle finger.
M ^ I the nameless finger, J. e.
the ring finger
58
ciir.
^ ] the forefinger.
3 1 0. ll'c tliickncss of tlirce
fingers' lia'adlh.
1 ^ ^- JE. ^*^ make gestures, to
gi-sliouliUe.
1 ^)5 to sbow one Low; to re-
veal to.
1 Tji J&^^^ P**'"* °"'' ^^^*^ "^^'^
results of such a path.
1 m ^ W or 1 m 1 W to
make a feint, as in battle; to
point bere and tbere, befool-
ing one.
] ^ to employ; to direct as .i
servant.
1 ^ certain; surely.
1 /J^ S '•- '^ doubtful,' I can't
say certainly.
1 vM. M, Jl to talk about the
weather.
] ^ig to signalize with the hand;
title of a military officer of the
rank of a captain.
^ ] Ptj] in a trice, quick as a
fillip; instantly.
1 M ^ •'^" informer.
0^ in 1 ^ P^'""" '"^^ y°"'' '>''^"'^-
1 5c *5'- H to point to heaven
and swear by the sun.
1 .FS or ] Jj| rebuke ; to cri-
ticise sharply.
1 ¥ 7S t*^*-' lienna flower {Law-
S0H!«2«e)'»iis); but the ] ^ "^
denotes the Impatiens or bal-
sam, both being used to dye the
finger nails; the llj ] ^ is a
species of SympltKos resembling
tiie Lawsonia, and therefore
coufoundcd with it.
To provide in store; to have
ready, as implements of hus-
bandry.
1 7} Ifi If- tbe bills, hoes,
and other tools were all pro-
vided.
From hill and o^ceas aphonetic.
A high and isolated peak; to
pile, as in a hillock ; to lay up ;
provided with, as supplies.
flh ] to prepare stores, esi«cially
for public use.
'(.A'
CHI.
] 1^ to collect provisions.
1 jlf. ^ iS fi''"^ ^^^ unmoved
A terrace or tumulus on
["SJ" which the ancient emperors
'c'/i' worshiped the five Shangti.
■g ] a place near Lohyang
in Honan.
f iiS>^ Tlio original form is intended to
^ti? represent tlio delicate lines in
J" J needlework, it is tlio 201tli ra-
'c/'' dical of a group of characters
relating to embroidery.
To embroider; to adorn with
braid or lace; braided; an embroi-
dered cap used in sacrificing.
§^ ] to sew, to do needlework.
) Tlio original form was composed
^n
c/i"
of ^ clear, T^ seriatim con-
tracted, and ^0 knowledge, now
reduced to the present form; it
i, occurs interchanged with ^chi
, ,,, ^B to know.
"\Vi.5dom, understanding;
knowledge of all kinds; prudence;
wise; sagacious, discreet; shrewd,
sharp.
1 S brave and capable.
1 %^ ^ goo'^' '^^°^'^ judgment;
intelligent wit.
] ^ wise and discerning; in
Budhist ca;ions, the last and
highest of the six virtues called
jvadjna, or intuitive wisdom ;
he who attains it passes on to
nirvana.
•pT Pj[ ^ 1 "i ^^ '^^^ become a
prudent man.
3ffi ] indiscreet ; no apprehen-
sion of
— -tj 1 universal knowledge, the
highest degree of intelligence
(sarvajna) attainable, and is ap-
plied to every Budha.
J^--^ Composed of /j. a pig's head,
(.;,» > to represent the cloven feet.
A BOW that wallows ; swine ;
they are enumerated by Mencius
in addition to pigs.
Pji ] a wild boar.
CHI.
~ -{Jj: ] two brood so\^•s — were
given to each cultivator in Iho
days of Wan Wang.
J\^ ] a corpse cut in pieces ; — it
refers to a speech of a princess
of the llan dynasty.
' From ^ to reach and yj to
come np beliind.
V To go or cause to go, to
convey to; to accompany; to
visit; to intimate; to resign, to
give over to; to induce, to bring
on; to liazard; to regulate, to
order; tending to; a sort; an aim,
an end; when an auxiliary to a
verb, it is a causative, that, in order
to; as a superlative, the extreme,
the highest degree ; secret, minute.
] ;^ ^ to tell a man; to send
to one.
I "OJi ft!! 2}S ^0 came on that ac-
count; make him come.
J^ 1 ^ jtb 't '■'^ ''one for this end.
^ 1 in ilfc i" order that it may
be so.
J3 I to induce one — to come.
^ ] to act for another.
1 T^i. to inform, to intimate one's
wishes ; to bow slightly, to nod
assent.
] fj; to resign office.
I ^ to send a dispatch ; — used
only for equals.
1 tlS the utmost sincerity.
^ 31 I the two are not unlike.
Jg, ] the air, bearing, carnage of
a man.
] ^ to send with, as a list.
|§ ] to send compliments (or a
present) to one.
1 ^ or I iuf to risk one's life
f Ih ^ 1 JU '^o pro\ ide whatever is
needed.
I gig to inspirit men — in the
fight.
1 ^p to api'ly knowledge to final
causes.
— ] M "^ B- '^^'^^ 'ook a
ditierent method to reach the
same end.
^ ] a resume ; in general.
cni.
ciir.
cm.
59
m
) From xilk and to cause; occurs
lUcicliiiiii'ed \vitl> llio last.
c/i' To mend garments; to patch;
Soft, ilclicatc ; close, fine in
texture ; torn, tattered.
J^ I beaulit'iil, c.\quisilc, fine,
delicate.
5}^ ] soft, elegant.
I'!'; j liaudsonie, suitable to.
J® j fi'iCi uiiniile and beautiful.
'iM ] JMM^ "■'-■'1 l''a»iicd, cun-
ning lalscLuod.
Jl'-tl ' Composed of 7J Aw/e and ^
IJjIJ i)ic(iiii],lr(o allered; it is iuler-
;.) eliaiif'ed M-iili tlic iiLxt.
C/i °
To cut and paiu ; to form ;
to govern, lo rogidalc ; to limit, to
binder, to [irevent ; to invent, to
make ; a rule ; a practice, a law ;
mourning nsjige.s.
I f^ to m.die, to do.
■fj til 1 ^ *^'"' ""'j' ''^^ ^° much ;
I am restrained by tbc rules.
j"^- I laws, rules, restrictions.
[iU I to bring wilbiii rules.
I ^ fixed rate, as of land rent.
] Ig to form rules; management,
plans ; to restrain and subdue.
*S ] proliibilioiis ; to forbid.
^ j to restrain ; to set a limit.
] ^' an Imperial order.
] j4 the Court, tbc seat of Go-
vernment.
^ ] tbc rule of a state; tbe Go-
vernment or Ailministration.
,5J ] tbc etiquette of Court.
^^10 bis Majesty is pleas-
ed to say.
Ki ^ ?i? 1 t"" cmiircs.s] ascend-
ing llie tbrono is termed c/ii'.
1 ^ a governor-general; be is
addressed as ] j]^ [your exeel-
leney] commanding tbe army.
Q ] sell-reslrainl ; f\ \ J^ik^
dont eare, I'll n(jt be liam[ierud.
t^- 1 attending to mourning; tbis
pbrase is written on a sou's visit-
ing cards for nearly two years.
xb 1 ill deep mourning; tbe plirasc
is put on doors to announce it
to friends.
^ ] government prestige or pro-
perty ; what is issued by public
ofiicers, or for public i)ur[io.ses.
•j; ^ ] au ollicer dying for bis
loyalty.
'iJ) From clothea and to furm ; it is
' - similar lo tlio last.
cW To cut out, as garments ; to
invent, to make, to manufac-
ture; to comi)Ound, as medicines;
a mode, a pattern; a rain-cloak, a
fur robe.
^ ] well contrived, well done;
band.-^omely dressed.
1 j^ to make, to manufacture.
out) clothes after the fashion.
'k!' 1 ji; a good prescription, either
to 1 |J§ eouijiound medicines;
or to ] ^^ decoct by boibng
or using fii-e.
jJI -j^' JJ^ ] put up according to
the old prescription.
.f^P ] done by the Emperor, or
for him.
331 ] a fo.vskin garment.
.iHj J ) From fi.fli and to 2>^'!pare as tlie
CS,J plionetic.
c/}* A fish whose Lead is esteem-
ed a delicacy, and prepared
by pickling.
I jfit J- the roe of a sort of
perch eaten at Canton.
) From iTO^T and venerahle ; also
|— I read ^t and J'ai^
c/i' N;une of a small stream in
South of Shantung promon-
tory; and one in tbe southwest of
ruhkien in T'siien-cheu fu, called
] TJlcT'ai-shui; to govern, to rule
well ; to heal, to remedy ; to over-
see ; to form ; to try, as a legal
cause; to compare ; demanded or
required by the nature of tiie case;
]ir;ictieed, e.\[)ericnced ; fitted for
ruling, talented ; a prosperous or
goiKl govcrinnent ; the ruler's rc-
sidencc, or seat of his government ;
a retired room or tbc cloister of a
Tao priest.
1 "]r ^ subjects; those under h's
rule, the guveined; those within
the ] J^ oilicial juiisdiction of
a magib.'. ale.
I *!| to attend to funeral rites.
1 '^I'i '•'^ practice medicine.
1 ^ to manage the family.
I )^\ to regulate one's desires.
M. JJ;. pj ] there's no way of
managing him ; it cannot be
brouglit about.
^- I — ^ »t times the country is
peaceful, and then it is disturbed.
'^ I or ) IP to try and punish
crimes; to sentence or condemn
prisoners.
■ir pjf \ ^ it was your doing.
1 Jig ^ "]?■ to govern the empire.
proves.
ZH 1 general tranquillity.
lit ii ^ fitted to rule the world.
)|.j \ the prefect city.
] Ji'k A ruled by men, or by a
man.
If
11
c/i'
Tlic difference between llicse
two probably aroso from eou-
foimding their radicals.
To wait on ; to store up
and provide for.
ftli 1 l"^ gather in readi-
ness for a contingency, as
food or stores.
Jf-i^'i From mail, and itraijhf.
) |R. To meet, to happen, to oc-
c/i' cur; lo hold, as in the hand ;
to manage, to attend to;
baiipened, chanced ; a turn
in course.
151 1 ""' i® 1 •i"^'- ''"■■" i J"^'' "^
this lime ; it so iiappened.
1 i^^a. ^ j^i; it happened
in the uuiltitudc of his all'airs.
] PI tbe day on which the '^ |
fjfj or certain officer is in charge.
;ffl ] to meet rather nnexix'ckxlly.
] Jji the class which comes on
duty, or in turn.
60 CHI.
Roftd chilly when used for cMh
"^ tbo price of a thing; value,
wortli of
] ^ ] is it cheap or not ?
■^ 1 — M ^ '' 'S ""t worth a
cash.
fit 1 ^ ^ what is the price of it?
'?> 1 1^ 1i!l T^ fi it is not worth
while to iiri'ue il with liiui.
M
)i
>^?'
From net and straijht, but tlie
inimitire is however regarded
as an equivalent of 'pa' ■^
to cease; the second, from
coi'erand /i-kc, is less used, and
not always exactly identical
with it.
To dismiss ; lo let go, to
put aside and take another ; to es-
tablisii, to make firm, to place; to
constitute, as a new district; to
arrange, to employ; to determine,
to judge, to decide ; to buy, to lay
in goods ; when used before another
verb, it often implies merely present
action, as :t^ % ] ^ neither [of
the cases] need be made the sub-
ject of inquiry.
^ ] to build; to establish.
]^ 1 to decide ; to sentence, as
a criminal,
jg 1 to remove, as from office; to
supersede.
1 U (or 1 m.) ff >\k to buy (or
settle for) all things necessary.
-^ § S 1 "e (in this shop) at-
tend to buying or perparing
our goods ourselves.
1 # ^ ^h I'll Ijave nothing to
do wkh it.
1 # lis Jik "0 "'ly of escape, no
placo to hide myself.
1 ^ to take a wife.
I H to buy an estate.
1 "f" 'S IS cljerish me in your
heart.
,-§: ,-§: /P 1 unceasingly thinking
of him.
1 W^ to speak properly or accu.
ratcly.
1 §15 a post-station.
1 E ^ ;S to settle on what
course one will follow.
f^
CHI.
From leater and hell, perhaps
with an allusion to a girdle cross-
ing water.
Water congealed or impeded
in any way ; to obstruct, to stop ;
left behind, niit(}uched;iiidigeslible,
disagreeing with one; discordant;
to sprinkle; pilc;d up; a hindrance,
a stoppage; stagnated.
1 ^ indigestion ; a stagnant
market, overstocked.
I {jt i'upeded ; to restrain.
1 jg unprospcrous ; bad luck;
he don't get on.
i^ 1 ^^"ih 1 an old fogy, who can-
not adapt himself to new ways.
|1§, ] hindered, as a case in court;
stopped.
1 RS obstructed ; prevented from
doing or going.
^ ] a stoppage in the fluids;
the nervous system deranged ;
bilious ; out of sorts.
^ I constipation, bowels bound
up; stiffened or congealed.
1 indigestible ; as Jj^ | fat,
gross food.
\^ I to relieve repletion ; to aid
digestion.
^ 1 •fill M to tarry long in other
places.
2^ ^ I the " five serious hind-
rances;" a Budhist term for the
2XMicha tksa, or the 5. iife "S^
five dull messengers which op-
pose perfection, vi: ^ avarice.
P^ anger, jjj foolishness, ^
irreverence, and ^ doubt.
) From fowl and dart as the
phonetic.
c/i ' A pheasant or a francolin, of
which fourteen sorts are de-
scribed; to hunt pheasants; an
embrasure on a wall; a sort of
curtain-wall ; to rule, or arranjre ;
it pertains to ^U g| the si.xth dia-
gram, because of its plumage and
cleverness.
I i% the Tartar or longtailed
Jieeves' pheasant {Synnntic ur) ;
also the common ringed pheasant
{Plimianus torquatus).
^
I
cnr.
M ] the eared pheasant {Croe-
soptilim).
^ ] a book term for partridge.
] JEg the long tail feathers of the
Argus, which are used by actors.
I iJic '^ parapet wall.
] fj the Southern gate of the
palace.
)") From jram and a phonetic;
the third and fourth forms aro
unusual.
I=»)
(oung gram; gram sown
r } late or self-sowed ; small ;
tender, young, delicate ;
self-conceited, hauglily.
I^J I young and tender.
) -^ or ;J I a child ; a
' youngster, a lad.
1 M. gentle, immature; good
natured as the young; child-like.
I the old and the young.
■■J From disease and ojfice as the
phonetic.
The piles ; ulcers in the rec-
tum, which gnaw it Uke in-
sects.
^ 1 and ^1> ] internal and ex-
ternal piles; bleeding and blind
piles.
^ /]§ 1 a fistula in ano.
I ^ sores in the rectum.
, > The original form is designed to
— J-» represent a bird flying down, the
""/'"T '''"■<^'' ''IS indicating the earth
<^'i which it has reached ; it forma the
133d radical of a small group of
miscellaneous characters.
To go or come to ; to arrive,
to wach ; the end or summit, as in
place, time or desire ; as an adcerh
the greatest degree of, much, gi-eat-
ly ; and forms the superlative, very,
most highly; good; as a, pre position,
to, at, even till, up to ; respecting
as to, in order to ; the solstices ; a
pulsation at the wrist.
S "6" 1 4* from of old till now.
] ;^ the very extreme.
^ I to reach it first.
1 is Hlc of the highest impor-
tance.
I |)^ wholly sincere.
cm.
ro.icliL'd it.
] if llic licst.
] jJi^ with )\.si)fcl to, as to.
I jl[j oil this account
Pg I all around, tlio four sides.
J![) I ho u ill 1)0 here soon.
1 ^ -f^ inliiiuian, malcvolcut ;
niobl truculent.
^ ] not good, ordinary.
] J^ one who excels others.
1 ^ fi? '" ''egard to what is said.
1 ^ ilT 5[S '^■^''^'i ••" oW •''ge lie
was a vile intriguer.
I ^ Jj^ conic hero at that time,
or on that d.ay.
^ fUf /(t ] I'G goes evcrywliere,
he is very wild; also omnipre-
sent, universal.
] tl Lhat day ; in the Yih King,
it seems to refer to a Sabbath.
■m
A carriage so built that the
front is lower than the back,
f/i' or turns down.
1 if^ to go forward and to
retreat ; to raise and depress ; to
di.s|)tsc and esteem; to regard one
highly and slight another.
) To walk hastily, to come in
abruptly.
c7('' ] f^ to run in and out; to
appe.ir and disappear, as a
servant docs.
£J^| From hnnil and to hold ; it is
?n p " aiuillar to tho ucxt.
c/i' To seize with the hand, to
grasp ; to liold in the hand
when seeing a person; to present
to a superior; to enter, to advance;
to reach tiio edge; to break down,
as trees from snow ; to loosen, as
ground.
I JiJ to lutublo down.
^^^ ] a superabundance, as of
MIOW.
5^ ] to hold firmly, as a bridle.
] Jj^ to hold up and present.
CHI.
,> From pearl arcl to Iwld; used
witli the last.
A present 'of homage given
when visiting a superior, or
requesting a favor of one, as
alluded to in Proverbs xviii. 10; a
fee when entering school ; — gems,
silks, birds, and fruit were given
in ancient time.
1 ■^ presents of ceremony and
obeisance.
] U^ to visit with a present;
bridal gifts.
Uj ^ 'i^' IS 1 presents must
be taken when you cross the
frontier.
1 ^j^ wedding presents by the
female guests; gift to a teacher,
es[)ccially the present annually
sent by a tsiii^si' as long as he
lives to tbe officers who passed
Lira at the highest examuia-
tion.
^j^) From lird and holding.
J^^ Birds of prey, accipi trine
c/<" birds; lawless, violent, hawk-
like ; to seize by violence.
j J^ a sort of harrier, which
alights on cattle.
1 1^ '^ ^ hawks do not go in
flocks ; Jiict. peerless, uuequaled.
^ ] valiant ; ruthless,
^ ^ 1 .^ 6iB soldiers who are
contented.
Kead c/tii'i^ To doubt; to strike
at with the talons.
^ ] imeven places in a road.
1^ A heavy laden horse; a horse
with crooked legs, caused by
f/t'' overloading^.
B} 1 ^ tb f? ^^^ li0''sc
was overladen and coulil
not go.
■ I t ^ From »\j\ heart and Z to H"
^\^X\ coiiU-acluil.
c/i' That on which the mind de-
termines; the will, the incli-
nation ; a resolve, a good determi-
nation ; a fi.xed purpose ; earnest
thought ; a sense of right : to re-
cord, to collect and digest data ;
CHI.
CI
statistical works; collected memoirs
on various subjects, annals ; — in
which it is used with the next ; an
arrow-head.
] ^ a purpose ; tbc will ; a mind
for, eletermination.
■g' ] all one's aims.
] I^J inclination ; wish, object.
^C 1 ^'o'' purposes, great thoughts.
>C* 1 S°*^^ resolutions, hearty
will.
JiJ ^ I not to be turned from ;
conscious of power.
I ^ ^ Ig don't lose your cou-
rage, don't bo disheartened.
M ] ;^ A ^ ne'er-do-well ; a
reckless, shiftless waif
i® 1 W ^ to follow one's whim;
unsettled.
1 Jii jIb ™y mind is fixed on this.
'^ ] Jt, )^^ have a settled pur-
pose to finish the work.
^ g ] Annals of the Three
States; they succeeded the Han
dynasty, a. d. 221 to 265.
From u'ord and purpose; the
second form is usually read
s/ii/i,tliis use being confiucd to
the classics. Used for the last.
P0Jv J To remember ; to record
c/P for the purpose of remem-
js/i' bering ; to write in ; a re-
cord ; annals.
] ^ archives, records.
] ;^ to keep in mind ; to jour-
nalize.
^ J^ M 1 ;^ to study much
and remenilier it too
m 1 W /P 45 •"*" unfading me-
morial of, as a work of genius.
^ ] an epitaph, a eulogy.
■) From (h'sraso and purpoae as
tho phonetic.
t/t'' Black or red spots on the
body ; a mole ; a hair-mole.
■ffj ] spots on the face ; freckles.
1 f^f the hairs growing on a
mole.
] fil mark by which one Js
known.
G2
cm.
CHI.
CH'I.
-T|ft* A raccliciiial [ilanl from Slian-
iUj> si, caUed ij 1 or jg -g, tbe
c7/' roots of tlie Poli/^aLi lenui-
fuUa ami P. sibirica used in
fovcrs ; anoibiT sort from Yminan
is swet't, and is tliu root of a
diflcreiil plant.
AJ;^' To record ; to remember.
P^ll* fS 1 '■'^ ^^"'•® °'' engrave,
c/*"' so as to be jicrpetual ; to
indelibly record ; to cut, as
in tbc rock.
] -^ £. ^ it is written on my
inwards.
t% To
C/l
cW
c/r
om to see and record.
judge by inspection ; to
bold a survey on.
A g(jblet of born bolding
tbreUjS/iiny ^ gills, .inciently
used by ciders; a tankard ;
to fine one so many cups.
^ ] to present tbe wine cup.
Sa'tl to be derived from ^ot
^ to bind and lead, and Jf^
to t:lop ; as a horse led oi* stop-
ped by liis nose.
Prevented from acting or ad-
vancing, as a wolf stepping on bis
own (ail wbcn retreating; binder-
ed, embarrassed ; to stumble over.
^ 1 it ^ [see bow tbe wolf]
tripped on bis own tail 1 •
Read <i' Tbe stem or pedun-
cle of a fruit, especially of tbe
date and pear ; tbe place or scar
of tbe stem.
Enraged, angry at ; to be
resentful ; tbe second also
means to stop, to desist
from; to bate ; cruel.
^ ] incensed, enraged at,
iiTitated.
Q ^l be daily bonored tbe
covetous and irascible.
From foot ajd proof.
To Stumble at sometbing trip-
ping tbe feet ; to put tbe
foot on.
] ^ to stumble and fall.
Many ; tbis cbaracter is in
common use in tbe soutb and
west of Fubkien.
] ^ numerous.
^ Q 4ffi ] wanting a few
days.
-f 2v4«' To stab, to pierce ; to plun-
"JJ^Jk der, to seize; to point witb
c/j'' tbe finger; to reach to.
c//>
To compare tbings togetber
in order to see wherein they
c/j'^ are alike; to try, to ascer-
tain.
^T 1 "F *" '"^"'■'G tl'2 price.
1 1 a ii 65 li ^ find out
tbc mexsure of that wall.
1 7N f^ l^ ascertain tbe depth
of tlio water.
4^' The seeds of a plant resem-
bling the gall-nut.
cA" j^ I a tree, otherwise called
M ^ prickly elm.
j^ ] another name for the '^HJ
Acbyrantbes.
> Fine bright eyes; to pass
before tbe eyes, to get a
sight of.
From sun and to snap.
Tbc light of the stars.
BfJ M 1 1 ^°"' ^^'^ ^"S^t
stars twinkle and glow.
Kead cJte/i^ To illumine a
little; perspicuous.
Bg 1 a little bright; it is light-
ing up.
/^ ji^ 1 1 the torch in the
court is going out.
^1 M ^ *^" make out and
present a minute statement.
l^ like, mj
c/r -x, 1 ;
ibborn, froward ; to dis-
iirious to others.
/jp ] ^ 5j{ neither froward
nor fawning.
1 tM I'erversely obstinate.
OM sounds, t'ai, t'i, fit, t'et, t'ap, do, da, dap, di, di't and dik. In Canton, cli'i ; — in Swatow, cli'i, t'i, clii, and li ; —
in. Amoy, ch'i, ti, t'i, li, hi, and cbi ; — in Fahchau, cb'i, ti, t'i, ch'ie, and lie ; —
in Shanghai, ts'z', dz', and ts'eh; — 171. Chifii, cb'i.
From disease and doult or
knoivledije ; the second form
. is least used.
Silly, foolish ; inapt, simple,
luckless ; doting after, han-
kering, Ir.stful ; wandering,
idiotic; out of one's bead, daft after.
1 ^ doting on, an uncontrollable
longing for.
1 «^ <^i' 1 ^ heedless, stupid.
] 3(^ mad after ; besotted with.
1 ^ '■"•^'^ ^""i stupid, as a blun-
dering lout.
1 ® bound up in, very fond of ;
set on.
^ ] afraid of, as timid cbildern are.
I ^ childish, imbecile.
§ ] doting on books,- unpracti-
cal, pedantic.
] <^ salacious, lusting after.
1 *C» :^ i© ^^'^ unfounded hopes
of a foul ; a silly notion.
1 ^j W'}§. ^ ^'^ simple man
is far better than a crafty
woman.
CH'I.
CH I.
ciri.
63
am nut loolisli or dtat, Imw can
I manage the family 1 — I must
overlook some things.
J. Tiff From insect and clfm; also
(.■/^' A dragon whose horns have
not grown ; a term applied
to criK'l men.
1 iiS ">" I DH stone slabs with a
driigon carved on them, placed
between, or on the sides of steps
leading iip to palaces or temples.
1 ifjt 'hagou handles on cups.
A mountain elf, a brownie ;
an evil monster, with a man's
^c*!i face and a beast's body.
1 tt .1 hob-oblin.
BAt From eye and eJ/in as the
»7-t pliouetic.
^ J n • „■
,.r/j' 10 c.xamme things ni a se-
ries ; to go from one country
to another to examine its
customs.
From millet ov rice and elfin.
Glutinous, pasty, sticky ; to
stick on ; to attach or glue
on.
1 1" fl ''■ sfifks tight.
1 A '■" •^■ntrap birds with
the 1 g^ birdlime.
Jill sticking feet; i. e. to sorn,
to Epouge on others for meals.
■Jt^lf* From si'Zi and /lie.
c/pJll The fine fibres of the DoU-
^c '/i chos bti ll/osiis, or of hemp ; fine
gra.ssclcilh used for napkins.
1 ?\i ^1 fi'"^ linen.
Ill Sf'^ 1 H fi'"-''/ embroidered
lijien.
] 1^ tine and coarse linen.
An ancient canhen jar or
amphora for holding spirits;
o'A' some of them held a stone or
12 gallons, others half that
quantity; presents of wino were
sent in them, especially when bor-
rowing or returning books.
1
/ii^^ Fromlamhoo and table; q.d.
V ^ bamboocd before tho bench.
( I I
g7,' To flog the hand, or beat the
month with a rattan or a
ferule ; to bamboo, to bastinado, to
scourge ; to correct, so as to reform
and make one ashamed of his bad
conduct.
] |»t the bamboos and sticks used
in a yamun for beating.
1 J'f to bamboo, to whip ; to
punish in the courts.
^^ to beat the buttocks.
1
1 "f* give li'ui forty blows.
I ^^ to flog with rattans.
1 f^ laws directing the degrees
of bam booing.
J^ ] to beat with sticks.
If'K Composed of .2^ I'nsecf under —
,^4-^ tho earth, and a yi sprout;
c'lC as a primitivo it sometimes
' gives tlio senso of rude.
A worm ; ignorant, unpolished,
rustic ; to imptise upon ; to despise
on accoimt of ignorance.
1 ^ tlio uneducated masses, the
ignohile vulffus; plain people.
] ] stupid, unpolished, countri-
fied.
] p^ to contemn and use harshly.
^J{ I Q jl clever and dull people
each liiiiik well of themselves.
1 :fc f^ SI <^''''' Yiu first raised
rebellion n. c. 2G37 ; a comet is
sometimes called | ^ "^ after
him, because it foretells war.
ttlLL Laughter; to laugh heartily,
^HiS to laugh at.
c'h- ^ 1 j to laugh aloud.
•g- ] laughing and smiling.
fl-lf A 1 ^ ''"^ peoi)lo there laugh-
ed at him for — bis odd dress.
Q ] to laugh at one's self, for
one's blunders.
';ilii. A kind of dog, apparently
c^m from tho Desert, called ^g \
^c'h' Laving long shaggy hair; it
probably denotes the fero-
cious shepherd dogs of the
Mongols.
From woman, and ruslie.
fjjtjff A worthless, or ill-looking
^cV<' woman, one who acts ridicu-
lously ; a foolish woman ;
wanton.
1 ijj a harridan, a crone.
handsome or plain.
V^|fi| From hinl and to revert,
*W^ An owl, of which there are
jf'/i' several kinds which prey on
young birds ; when used
alone, the goshawk, or some of tho
smaller harriers, is denoted.
1 ftl '"■ ^ 1 ^''" white horned
or eagle-owl {Bubo mciximusy
'S 1 '"'sfe 1 •"* ham-owl; though
the night-hawkseems to be some-
times meant.
1 5^ ^^ '"let violently and oppres-
sively; deceived, imposed upon;
artful, said of people's customs.
] 1^ a leathern bag.
^ 1 M W^ it P be;held his
sway by his reputation for stern
justice.
-fifitC The mackerel, at Canton is
cj^na^ so called ; two or three species
^c'/i of Caranp and Auxis are
common there in the spring.
Eyes diseased and dim ; puru-
lent or smegmatic eyes, sore
^c'/i' at tho corners.
FB @ 1 # FI § & liis
eyes were blurred and running, and
his head snowy white; — old and
decrepid.
Tho crop of a fowl ; the cn-
tr.iils of a bird is 5$ | > -ip-
plied also to the stomach of
a bullock or sheep ; tripe ;
the manyplus.
From if^ H-ater and Jffi earth
contracted; q. d. where the earth
is bored water collects.
,ft
A pool, a pond, a tank; a
fosse, A ditch or stagnant water ; a
receptacle for liquids ; the part of a
lute where the nuts are; an ancient
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CH'I.
CHI.
CH'I.
ornamental cover or pall of woven
bamboo ; a prefecture east of
Ngankiug in Nganbwui.
■^ ] a tank, a reservoir.
fSi^ ] a fisb-poncl.
jjfjg ] Ibc city moat.
^ 1 a great moat or canal.
I })§ pools and ponds.
m
batb-r
tbe wasbing
1 ^
lank.
pf» I tbe beart ; and ^ ] tbe
kidnev.s ; are Taoist teixas.
is 1 I^ ^ "■ '■•■'u!' <jf "i'le and a
forest of meat ; {. e. plenty.
^ I tbe pool around tbe exami-
nation-ball in tbe Confucian
temple.
yj^ ] four small stars near ^i^ f^
or Arcturus.
1 ^ 'f^ [I ^"1 "ol like aj tbing
iu a pool.
5^ ] tlio place fur water on an
iukstone.
f$. I uneven, not of tbe same
beigbtorlenglb^ | it ^ bow
tbe [swallow's] wings tlitterej !
^ I an ancient piece of sacrificial
music ; a star nortb of tbe stars
t K A in Virgo.
A borse galloping; to go
quickly, as a courser ; far,
spread abroad ; fast, fleet ; a
courier.
1^ ffi ■'' ''apid courier, a post-
man ; liy quick post.
J^ tbe imperial bigbway.
,B^ to race or gallop borses.
1 P ^ ni^ running bere and tbere
witb wild stories and talk.
] ^ j^ $ to earnestly strive, as
fur bonors.
] |g to drive fast ; met. to act
for another.
] !^ to ride post.
JS 1 ^ 'Rename has traveled
everywhere; widespread, famous.
1 3^ '"^ great gatbcring of people.
^ ^# ] ia B "len's toils
pass away like a sbadow; — we
are soon forgotten.
1
I
1
'jftt^ To go « and fro.
il&i 1 -f0 fl-resolute;
jcV*' bitber and tbilber.
Eggs or larv£e of ants.
1 @^ condimerit or pickle,
in wbicb tbey form a part.
From earth and reaching to; also
read 'ti.
.cVi'
jcVi' -An islet;
a ledge of rocks in
a stream ; to bank in, to
stop; an embankment; a place in
a ri-,er dyked up, as a platform.
^ ] a slope down to tbe water ;
a levee.
in 1 in ^ [ibere will be grain
enouglij to make an islet or
beap a mound.
From earth and rhinoceros.
A porch, a court in front of
tc'A' a hall ; a kind of open piazza
or vestibule, and tbe steps
leading up to it ; tbe raised path
leading from tbe gate to tbe palace.
■J'jf ] the vermilion avenue, i. e.
the emperor's palace, tbe court ;
it is also called 3E 1 or perfect
avenue ; and other names.
t§ I tbe courtyard of tbe palace.
From to jo and rhinoceros.
Slow, dilatory ; late, behind
time, tbe opposite of ^tsao ^
early; not urgent; to delay,
to walk leisurely ; to procrastinate ;
to wait for, not to hurry ; tardy ;
slowly and surely, by degrees ;
used for 'nai J^, iu tbe phrase ]
^ then he ordered him.
53$ ^ ] be came too late, or after
time.
1 JjS /J» 7^ you'll be too late —
to reach tbe boat.
^, ^h H 1 1 the sun is going
down slowly out of doors.
:§• JW 1 1 it "as therefore
delayed from time to time.
I — wait one day.
^ j to put off continually, to
defer ; to cause delay.
^ ] irresolute ; in doubt.
^S I late, dilatory.
•?• 1 ^ S sooner or later I will
settle all tbe account
j^ ] too late, too slow altogether.
5iE I to dawdle, to put off pur-
posely ; dilatory, slack.
^ ] far off, remote.
3^ W 1 Bfl the sky is waiting fur
tbe dawn.
1 — # ^(or 1 — Hi; in (Ca«-
ioitese,) wait a little, rest a space.
;^ I to sojourn ; to rest a while ;
to wait for.
Also rcad"<si'; interclianged with
the last.
scVi' To cut open the skin ; to dis-
member; to cut and cleanse
a fish.
^ ] tbe ignominious slow punish-
ment of cutting to pieces,
JJ-» From hand and office.
c^lj" To grasp, to seize hold of; to
jc'/i' observe, to maintain, to direct
with a firm hand ; firm, reso-
lute, decided ; a classifi(;r of fans.
JE I to manage, to take tbe direc-
tion of
^ ] to uphold, to assist.
1 & to vindicate the laws.
I 15 to demean one's self with
dignity.
I ^^ to band a cup of wine.
] ^, obstinate, unconvinced.
^ 1 S :/C ^ery capable ; ba\ ing
good administrative ability.
^ 1 -ffl ^ to direct military
afiairs.
^ I to bold iu tbe hand ; — as
^ — I one fan.
IS 1 or W 1 *3^ a firm resolve,
— as not to drink.
] ^ to restrain the passions, to
keep tbe body under.
pT W j^ 1 I "ill try hard to at-
tend to tbe matter.
di\'^ A coi
ijzZ, "••''■1^
contracted form of ^, to
briskly ; to approach or
jc'A' recede witb a quick step.
I M lengthened in time.
cn'i.
en I.
ch'i.
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"* A sort of bamboo flute witli
seven holes, wbose sound
' rcscmbl(?a cbiklren's crying.
^ ] the earthen boll and
flute, were two sacrifical in-
struments that were employ-
ed to regulate the ceremonies ; met,
fraternal bve ; brothers.
Uj/rt Undecided ; to slop over.
(Jt/Jll I g[|[ embarrassed, and not
^c'/t knowing what course to take.
From clothes and a horned i'ujer
as Ibo pUouotic.
To take o(T clothes, to dis-
robe, to undress; to take
away official insignia ; to put an
end to; a fringe.
i 1^ thick felt for sleeping ; plush.
1 ^ M i^ ^° (deprive one of his
button and feather.
jBS ii M 1 ''" '^''^ ^^^'^ ^'^
honors and insignia.
From ear and heart, bccanso
._ ear reddens when a peisou
iisliamcd ; tlie second form
is coinuion.
C-rf^ T Fro
uAy ti.o
•*»" Lisa
/JIL J Disgraced, bumbled, asliam-
jC'A' cd ; to feel shame, to blush,
to redden ; shame, ch.-igrin.
H l£ 1 ^" ^'^ ashamed ; chagrin-
ed, mortified.
(<)» ^ £1 ^ 1 '^^^ y°^' "°'' <J''<^^<^
being ash.amed ?
Uj ] covered with disgrace.
^- ^ ] ^ to get laughed at.
1 K afiaid of a scolding.
to 1 ;i !fc^ a brazen faced rascal.
M S& I Bhamtles.s, devoid of honor.
■pi j confused, mortified; crest-
fallen; — used in polite language
vvlieii complimented.
1 ^; ^ ^ ashamed of poor
clotiies and food.
J§ & 1 "P i the master is sham-
ed by beating his servant.
1 J^ i '"^ ""^ ^'"^" disgraced ;
— ;S" -f 1 j21 ^'"'^"1'^''"'°''™^"
abominates a Bhamefid act.
Also read shi'
To cling to, to depend on, as
^cV^' a child on its mother.
liJ ] to entirely rely on.
many.
rofusc ; large.
C #>t^ From man and m
\^ E.xtravagant, pi
jc'/j' tending to expand ; superflu-
ous.
^ ] profuse, wasteful ; as ^ ]
^ ^ making a great show,
living high.
] j]U extravagances of all kinds.
1 Jfl ** profuse outlay.
1 M '^'' 1 "s exaggeration ; wild
talk.
fi^ ^ 1 ■^ divergent and small,
like the stars of the sieve.
'•^A^ lutercliangcd with 'ch'i |^ gap-
3^5^ ing, opened out.
jcV*' To separate, to part ; diffused,
spread out.
I glj sundered; separated,
as friends.
^il^ A pretty woman, but worth-
^p^ less and wanton; airy, trifling.
i^Vi' ^ I a playful, seductive
girl.
Read shP or fii. A local term
in the State of Tsu for deceased
parents.
^ 1 or ;J^ ] a deceased father.
'•XtJk ^ slide on a hill-side; a
pu2i breaking away, the earth
'f'A' tumbling down; to loosen,
to destroy; a slope or bank;
a cliir.
S I5i 1 to go up the hillside.
3fi ffi tfl 1 llie bonds of govern-
ment and society were destroyed,
as when anarchy prevailed.
jf^ I to fall, as a hill-slide ; to
break away.
Also rond 'ch'ai.
A fragrant flower, called '^
] cultivated for its scent, and
which serves as a term for
fragrant flowers in general.
Tlio original form reprcsouted
tlio teeth appearing in the open
mouth; it forms tho 211th
radieal of a natural group of
characters relating to teotli.
The front teeth, especially the
upper; tlic mouth; words; age,
years ; a sort, a class ; associates,
equals ; serratures ; to toothed, as a
serrated leaf; to commence; to
classify, as by years; to be reckon-
ed among ; to record, to write in.
df. ] ' j^ old, elderly, advanced.
■$C .i 1 '"^ father's equals and
frien.ds — are to be respected.
^ ] how old are you ? what is
your age 1 to which therejily is,
0, 1 b^m 1 ] # it •"/
days have vainly pas.sed, &c.
^ 1 young; undistinguished.
^ ] ^ fine elocution.
^ ] don't speak of him.
•tj ] to gnasli the teeth, in anger.
^ I to begin to talk.
1 "o" specious, wordy.
■A PJi ^ ] unendurable, like
gravel in the teeth.
^ 1 open-mouthed; protruding
teeth.
^ 1 milk teeth.
1 fM people of the same class.
^ 1 U ^ tlio population daily
increases.
it IS ^ 1 cuttii.g talk; impu-
dent ; rude and sharp.
without teeth ; i. e. dead,
passed away ; but the phrase
i^ 1 ^ ^ "b means, to tho
day of his tleath he will have
no angry words.
] ^ the jaw ; also, to seat people
by seniorty, as at a feast.
^P jK '155 1 '" t''" village meetings
place peo[ile according to age.
1 fj? t'lc genealogical register of
the tiin-m' graduates of one
cxaD'ination; ;][; 7^ A ] $ft''o
gives no handle for people's talk.
•^ I gold teeth, the name of a tribo
of aborigines in Yung-chang fu
in Yunnan, whom Marco Polo
calls Zai-iUindan ; they covered
the teeth with thin plates of gold.
Isc
CO
CH'I.
CHI.
CHI.
if ] ^ fy liis teclli clwttci-.
fu ^ fill ) <-l"qi>y'it i wor.ly.
Fioui ilant aiWl lectli.
A \\CC<\, llic n^ ] Ji '^''
jiiirsl.me {I'urli(tac(i); it is
;ilsi> known as IH -^ '^ or
iiK-loii-socd giceiis; ainl J|
^ ^ or loiig-lifo greens.
j.'Jfli* rioti >/^ /ire niul |fj|^ to iDicJcr-
AjiK stand couiracicil.
c''i ' Tlic binzc or flame of fuc;
rjl.'iiP, cll'iilgence, splendor ; ;•.
d.-.:.l'.' of iiglits ; to linrn, to c.'it> '
fofprcntl; raging, as Inst jniiniorc!- ,
1 jjjl blaziiig up; met. imperioUb,
aidenl, as Kists.
'^ ] llieir power was fierce.
i}| I liring up.
] .^ 't) bnrn charcoal.
'^Wi^M 1 tl">t you may l.e
prosperous and glorious ] /^
nmnerous, as descendants.
mHi&'XMmM 1 ^'S if one
try lo put out a blaze witji oil,
ilie more you put on the fiercer
it burns.
Tho sceoiul form is uimsual :
occurs writtea Jf(|{ chih.
A pennon or streamer with
a fringe, containing a motto
or inscription; a banner, or
flag, long and narrow, used
as a marker; lo fasten, as
V iUi cords ; to tie on fringes ; to
make a minute of; to signalize.
j5|E ] Hags and pennons.
^ ] to seize the flag, — to win
the prize.
^ I to pull down the flag, — to
conquer.
^i?i 1 '"^ pennon woven in silk.
> To leap; (o jtmip about or
over; lame, a signification
c'/('', preserved in Kiangsn in the
phrase ] ^ a maimed baud.
±pj.) From to eat and hreak off.
^^U A noisome sraell, such as is
£-■'/('' made by burnt hair, putrid
meat, or iio.\ious gas.
^ > From earth aud correct.
Adhesive clay, suitable for
c /*' ' the potter's use.
^^ I to mold in clay
JH 1 ^^ grope one's way
wiih a pole, as a Ijliud man
docs.
' '-"fi To stop, to detain; once in
I I >t-» use among the people of Tsu
fVi" or Hunan.
\'^ I disappointed ; irreso-
lute or vexed, as when one
is met by a sudden obstruc-
tion or delay.
-Uijl ) From hand and to limit; it is
H|-i* also read c/iV'A,
c'/i"* To obstruct, to embarrass, to
c/«>' hinder; to raise, to take up;
to select; to draw, as lots; to
pull ; to grasp, to hold, as the
baud.-.
1 ^ ^'^ '^■'^^v lots ; to pull out, as
a ticket.
Jjfc ] to restrain, to hamper ; to
extort by -intimidation.
5J§ ] lo call back, as a falcon.
1 fJi to grasp the elbow ; to im-
pede, to bother; rigid ; cramped
aud disabled.
] '^flashing; sparkling, as an
electrical machine acts; scintil-
lating.
^ j to compel, to drag with
one ; to clutch and haul.
1 ^ to fl'"aw lots, as officers do
who are appjoinled to the same
rank, and thus decide where
each is to go.
] 1^ to discourage, to throw cold
water on. {Cuntoncse)
i^iiii 1 (or |i) lo make up
a prescription in llie old w.;y.
•^ I ''p J^ now liglil, now loo.se;
twitching, as one in convulsions.
From to eat or rice and joj
, Food, victuals ; meal and
drkik: wine and bread; to
1 'oil or c'.:i. food ; sacri flcial
millet.
] f'^'; meat and drink; food, living.
Ji ] '^ ^ the large dishes of
millet are tiius borne in.
] A -I cook.
] ^ a kettle or pan, used by
cooks.
From !)raiic7i andphime; tlie
first is nsod for @ in tho clas-
' sics, also sometimes wrongly
written Jjl, which moans a
flock of birds tlyiug.
A wing ; a fin ;• in com-
merce, jS^ ] denotes the
^' 1 Ckr shark's fins.
1 H wings.
M I or ^ 1 to flap the wings.
I f^ a wing, wings ; hence /J^
I f ^- is to be merry, to becomo
hilarious.
^ ] fowl's giblets are sometimes
so called.
^ I a brown colored finch, com-
mon at Peking.
] ^^ ranged along ; bristling, like
the teeth of a comb, alluding to
spinous dorsal fins.
] ] flying about; winging its
way.
1^ ^ I the dragon-fly's wings, —
a .sort of tine gauze.
^ I ^ ^ why .stop at regarding
eating as the most important?
1^> The primary feathers of the
• >!--'' wing ; a pinion, a quill ;
c 7*' ' strong, rapacious, as a hawk.
CIIIII.
ciiin.
CH[H.
G7
Old soiDids, tip, tit, ti'k, dip anil ilit. 7". Canton, clittt, chap, cliak, cliik, and shik; — in Swatoiv, tiet, chip, .chap,
chck, chi, tok, Bip, sit, sek and tit; — in Atnoy, chip, ohiap, chi, chuk, tit, clut, ik, sek, and tiat ; —
»)i I'uhchau, chuk,'chaik, chi, k'ljk, t'l'k, cliiih, cliiii, and ch6 ; — in Shanghai, tsch,
tsilk, dzeh, zoh, zuk, tsuk, and dzck ; — ill. Chifu, chib.
TIio original form is composed of
two ohl characters, mcauing a
hand seizing ond?p to terrify,
licro written liko ^ happn, and
aUcrod in conibiuution.
To appiL'lioinl, lo seize ; to
look after, to take in liand ; to
pick lip, to lay hold of ; to perse-
cute ; to bring and show ; to retain,
to keep; to hold as, to look upon;
to maintain ; to slop up ; what is
relaiiieil, as evidence ; what is
ill the hand ; obstinate, set j engaged
in, attending to.
) ^ to take by the hand.
^ I to keep, as evidence.
1 ^ to draw lots.
] r\t to lu.nintain the just medium;
candid.
■(g ] biassed, jirejudiccd.
i'i} 1 or 13 1 or ] ^^ perlina-
cioiis, set ill his way ; obstinrUc,
not ojicn to conviction.
1 ;i Hi) EL '^eep (or take) it, nr ■•
make the bc^t oi'if., — as m p
coin.
ini 1 a rcci' . :■' . the reception
of v. ofTiti. ". (.'lociiuient.
] ■^ to take bids among stock-
holders.
] ^^ to maintain the law. to .ibide
by the rule.
^ 1 — ^ each follows his own
liade or prolessiim.
] 3|f a manager, (o manage; tho
retinue of an oflicer, a jiroees-
sion ; as 41 ^; 1 ^'^ A ^ tl>»sc
who have nothing lo do with the
cortogo ; oflloers who have no
relinne.
1 l]i 1^ Kchcdulcof a procession ; a
list of duties of odieial retainers.
1 -s'- f^'' 1 ft5 ^ ^° ^*''' lyi'^'s-
] ij"; to hold the pen, as an aman-
uensis.
1 Si vigorous, brawnv. forcible.
^jjj ] to arre-st. ms a criminal.
From /lorse and middle ; hke tlie
last, aud also road s/iii/i,
] ;^ a father's friend; and ^ ]
a father's equal in age.
In Cantonese A heap, pile ;
a handful ; a group.
ft S — ' 1 living together in
one community.
— ] tJ^ a handful of rice.
^fejff From silk and to J:eep.
ify^ ) To tie up or tether an ani-
chiW mal ; to connect, to secure ;
a cord ; a fetter, a shackle.
1 f^ to shackle ; hampered or con-
fined, as bv duties or promises.
■^i§.i.\'n\-^W, g'vc him
the ropes to bind his horses.
dull To fetter a borso; a foot-rope;
a restraint ; a bond.
HMM ] licavenhasiy.r '
our bonds.
t^jl* From insect and to Veep.
iht\ ) To bybernate; stored, hid in
chlu' quiet ; insects or animals
fCliii burrowing ov- becoming tor-
pid ; gone into darkness.
fg ] the fifth of the 24 terms,
from March 5lh to 20th, when
the " torpid are excited," and
spring begins.
"jF ^^> 1 1 ^ '■1'° pi"''want ga-
thering of children and grand-
chililren.
^ animals that become toryid.
'J'o lose one's courage or
)|> firmness ; to show the white
chilt^ feather ; to give up, to sub-
mit.
5c 5^. 1 M '-''O l>ravc man
has succumbed and vielded.
n.
From ViXter and ten ; fcil. ten
. drop? make a Btillicidium.
,c/<i/i Juice, gravy, drippings ; slush;
the expressed juice, tbo li-
quor or best part strained off; sleet)
rain, and snow all falling togetiier;
delicate, pleasing to the taste.
1 'i& ji'ices ; sap, exudation.
';/JC ] essence, juice.
^ j thepot liquor, left after boil-
ing vegetables.
^ ] to suck the juice.
gj; I melting snow.
1 7% gravy ; met. pleasing to tho
taste.
^ ?ij 1 grape-juice or wuic.
•f? is. 1 betel-nut juice and saliv.i.
^ M- 1 'p ^ cake or crust of
mortar liardend like itunt; a
Peking term.
Represents (he moiif/i with tho
Itreaf/iisauincrfrom it ; nnichnacd
P
- i;i as .a contraction of c/n'/i, ^ as a,
classifier, but not quitecorrcctly.
A final particle or tone ; a
disjunctive conjuncli. i, \<nt, Low-
ever, yet; as an adccrl, merely,
only; but just, just then.
1 ^ f>' 1 nf ^'''s ^\ill "lily be
tho rigiit; this alonn is lU'oper.
] ^ luerely for tliu pr&scnt ; on
tho spur of the moment, incon-
siderately.
ft 1 7*^ ^ ^ l'"t I <lou't v.aiit
it ; 1 just don't need it.
'i i^' merely have.
I '^ — 'f'f: there is (t>nly one
thing or affair.
] jlfc M G. .i'"'*' ''''^ '"""l '"^ niore.
] jrl ju^'t observed, only saw ; it
came to pass.
] ^.j: obliged to, no alternative ;
only can.
# ■& 5^!; 1 O'l) Juotlier: Oh,
heaven I
^i 1 :g ^p they rejoiced in that j
he was an honorable iunii.
Ill Fuhchm. Use<'. for jj(; this;
here.
C8
cmii.
CHin.
CHIH.
chili'
n
From ^ prrtpcrly aud ff/f two
tud.< pledged for it ; tlio abln'C-
' viateil form is inucli like tan*
Iq a Bliiold.
The substance, matter, or
grosser nature of, as tlis-
tiuguibbed from the aura ^
or subtle parts ; to substantiate by
cviik'uce, to establish ; to appear,
as in court; to cross-examine, to
confront, to set owr against ; to fix
or settle; to perfect ; opposite to,
a]ipcaring in presence of; essential;
plain, not figured ; honest, sincere,
true ; firm, as a texture ; a ilihposi-
tion, a habit.
^ 1 "'' ilk 1 '■'"^ natural dis-
position or parts; the mind; the
constituents of a vapor.
^ 1 substance, elements of.
%% Yf' 1 morphine.
] disposition, capabilities.
1 to confront the parties, as
for proof.
] ^ to cross-examine or confront,
as in court.
^ ] a bitter principle,
if ^ 1 l'prs[)icacious, very clever.
1 1^ a firm tint, said by dyers ;
a good disposition.
tt 1 ifi "**" I'O'K^st disposition.
] \^ evidence of, something to
gi) by, an earnest.
1 ^^ plain, unostentatious, not
extravagant.
^ ] elegant, delicate.
1 i JS^ A I '1 ""^^^'^ people about
it, — so as to be fure.
^ and ] arc oppositcs; plain and
flowery ; showy and real ; ele-
gant, polished and solid learning.
1 !?? A Jj5 comiilete what con-
cerns your ofliccis and people.
^ ] a good mind; brilliant, gifted.
Re.id c'/ii' A witness; a pledge;
an introductory present ; a hostage ;
a large market-idnce.
] to exchange hostages or
pledges.
1 /ilc "1' 1 fill '1 pn^n shop; it is
less exlensive and chea])er than
the ^ JiU or security shops.
S
] JgJ ^ I pawned it there to
save the tax.
Used -witli the last.
A ticket ; a token, passed as
a pledge or security, when
pawning.
I ^J a check cut from a register,
as a ticket or share.
T^ An ax or hatchet ; an iron
) block or anvil used by smi'hs
cldh or artisans.
From /io»-«cand to ascend or to
step ; tho first ia the common
, form.
A stallion ; to go up, as a
hill ; to cause to progress ;
' ' to promote, to raise ; to fix,
to determine.
^ [^ ] that was a good deed, —
meaning done from real love, a
secret act, unostentatious bene-
volence.
I^ 1 1*^ .K P'eaven] orders the
melioration of mankind.
I 35c exhortations to benevo-
lent acts.
,chih
fhih
Often wrongly used for tlic next.
Firm, unbending ; foolisJi.
y \^ not advancing, hinder-
ed by something.
From woman and to reach as tbo
phonetic.
The child of a brother; also
called ^ ] , while | -^ is
his son ; a nephew.
] ^ a niece, his daughter.
^ ] a sister's child.
{Jf* ] a wife's nephew.
•^ ] my nephew.
] ^ a niece's husband
^ I young relatives, nephews
and cousins.
^ ] the sons of Mljin or tsinsz^
alumni of the same year.
•Jit ] a term used by one's self to-
wards a father's chum or fellow
graduate.
^{ I yoiir "ignorant nephew," is
the subscription of one writing
to his friend's father.
,chih
;m.
> J
chih
Luminous, splendid ; great.
'^ The turnings »id windings
of a mountain brook ; deriv-
ed from Cheu-chih hicn ^
] 11; a district in the
south of Shensi near Si-
ngan fu, where the streams
are much impeded in their
courses among the liills.
The second form ia uausual.
The rustling noisi; made
when reaping grain is liken-
ed to | ] , — in imitation
of the sound.
g I to trill the fingers
across the strings of a lute.
From wood, and ixlrcinc as the
phonetic.
^cUh Fetters, handcnffs ; stocks of
wood or iron ; to manacle, to
shackle ; to stab, to pierce ; to
stop ; a thing to clog wheels ;
a spike.
] ^ manacles arid gyves.
1 ^ ro /f» P3 filter him but do
not ask him questions.
] ^§ a llnch-piu ; a wheel-chock ;
wict a censor of manners, one
who influences the tone of mo-
rals.
chill
t
i
' A leech.
i) ?fC 1 ^ bloodsucker, for
.chih which there are several local
names.
chih'
From a jilace and extreme as tlio
phonetic.
To go up„.as a hill ; flourish-
ing, as an age ; a super-
lative, very.
] in very prosperous,
^[i I an ancient name of Ngan-
hwa hien ^ it ^ '" King-
yang fu on the Eiver King, in
the east of Kansuh.
I fp ■"* yo'i government, one
proved by the general prosperity.
CHIH.
cum.
CHIH.
60
To stop lip ; to close, to fill;
i,j to obstruct; solid; tbo moon
c/ii/i' in J^ or nearly in opposi-
tion ; to pare off.
] to hiccup.
^ ] Jid (lifRcult to manage ;
impelled in every way-
^ a bedroom door; an old term
ibr the entrance to a grave.
to stop, to choke or fill the
entrance of.
3t ^ 7 ^ 1 l%:tm ti'Cfc
are no doubt some difficulties
(or objections) in the way.
JLt^ Krom insect and to stoxi up.
ilj^g) An insect that burrows, the
c/ii/i' 1 jj'g' a sort of field-spider
that weaves a tubular web
on the ground ; probably a sort of
Mygale or A typhus; it is also
called i !^I ^ or ground spider.
From viclal auil extreme aa tho
plionoLic.
chW -^ small sickle or toothed
bill-hook; Jiict. the grain
which it reaps, which was the head
cnt off short; an old name of Suh
clieu !j§ i}\\ near the Kiver Hwai,
in the nortli ofNgan-hwui, during
the Ilan dynasty.
] X'J t" reap grain near the ear,
leaving the straw.
5j^ ] a sickle.
!!ft 1 to pay in the grain due on
the governraont land tax.
"^ff* I'rom grain and to lose.
•X>\) Orderly, regularly, in a se-
c/ii/i^ ries ; to dispose in order; a
station, a |)ost, an oflice ;
usual, acquainted with; i)ermancnt;
cle.ar, ex[ilicit, as te.iching; a
decenniuin, or increase often years
in one's life.
] or ][JE ] official rank or
precedence.
^ ] or I ?Jj a scries, a rank.
(S ij 1 1 'uutl'o^l'cal, lucid in-
struction ; an unsullied name.
1 1 35 ~f* ''' gT'itJ^"'^"! sloping
bank.
n
PU
jj^ ] official salary or pcrquisilcs.
&^ \ 1 t''° attendants were
all in their [ilaces.
§§ ■\a 1 entered his seventh de-
cennary, as at CI years.
5C 1 j'C $X heaven's ordcrings
and scheme, as the human rela-
tions, five virtues, &c.
'§5' 1 :/C E '"g^^ ministers in tho
Household Guards; they are all
noblemen and palace dignitaries.
From napkin or clothes and
to lose; tho second character
I also means to sow; a period
V ^ -. ^ of ton years.
^^)J A cloth cr paper case to
clii/i cover Chinese books ; a
book-wrapper ; a satchel or
bag used like an envelope; to
arrange, as books; a classifier of
letters.
M ] ^^ ^] ^ ^°°^ cover or
wrapper ; a large envelope.
^ ^ — • I ono public dispatch
iftl ^"3 stitch, to seam; to sew.
/y/\i ] ^ to mend or sew
^chi/i clothes.
J^^ From hird and hand; it"is often
J-y ' erroneously contracted to chih
''Vw R' from tho similarity of tono
A bird, one of a sort, not a
pair ; single, by itself; a classifier
ap[)lied to shi[)s, boats,, gems, ani-
mals, birds, insects, (fee; also things
in pairs or sets, when one is in-
dividu.ilized, as legs, eyes, shoes,
cups, saucers, spoons, (fee; and to
thin ITS rcsthie: on a base or le"s,
as a table; following a noun, it
denotes several of the kind ; as
/Ji ] sewral oxen.
1 1 -f J M '^^'^^ ""*^ ^'^ ""* t'"*'!-
— 1 'i^ ^ one foreign ship.
j^ 1 JiJ many ships have .arrived.
1 ^- /f^ ifiu ji ?C """ Ii-i"'l C't"
not screen tlie sky; — ono per-
son is in.idcquate to do it.
JU Sfi ?^ 1 one body makes only
ono shadow; — -I am quite
alone, solitary.
I ^ I myself alone ; only ono
in it.
-1 i^- IS 1 ^"'y ^ f"^^^ of them.
^ ! ...iplicated or by twos ; in
pairs.
)r IS 1 ^ [do n't despise this]
slip of paper and one character ;
I. e. my brief ivito.
■yl^ From ^ yies/i contracted over
IK^ 9<.fire.
^chu'i To roast ficsh ; to broil ; to
dry or toast beforo a fire ; to
cauterize; to be intimate with, to
approach, to approximate; near;
to simmer in honey, as dates are
cured ; warm, hot.
] '^ dried liquorice.
] 1^ to dry thoroughly; as ] ^
^g to dry clothes.
Jit 1 A n I'ashed and fried for
people's eating ; pleasing all
tastes.
^ ] very friendly with.
^ ] injured, as by bad company.
i{^ ] to parch in a boiler, as in
preparing drugs.
^ ] to cook or ro.ast ; to burn.
] ^ to warm the hands.
iiu* iK -h 1 rising anger; also tho
internal heat cominix out, — and
parching the lips.
4.|£k '^'"^ ^^"^ *"" foundation of a
ch'uen, noted for a battle.
►^j» "I From /^n)l<Zaudllc■>Jl/«or^'^'^lr.•
"tr the secotid is also rend t'ul,, a
'*"' > synonym of f£ to hold.
* yfj J To take up, to gather, to
dii/t colleet; to adopt; to im-
prove, to brighten.
1 ^(^ 13 rJC-o collate (or gather)
old books or phrases.
1 3R to quote or plagiarize
others' words ; to ap[iropriate.
1)3 ] to nourish, like a city ; to
enlarge, as a place.
3>C ^X 1)3 1 '''^ '^'y'''' iniproves.
] f^ not to gL't advancement; to
fail of promotion.
70
CHIH.
rhlh
From/oot and jJeopZe; it is liko
. ._ tho next.
c/„/, To tread, on, to follow after ;
to sUnip, to leap; the sole
of tlio foot.
S |l^ 1 W ^0 pass or leap out of
chaos or non-existence into be-
inp; ; now here and then gone.
^ ] a leader of thieves, a sort
of Kobin Hood in early Chinese
history ; hence ^ ] ;^ ^ as
nniise as Shun and Chih, i. e.
as Peter and Judas.
Like the preceding.
The sole of tho foot; the
foot of birds.
1 JE. IT to tread under foot.
i^ ] a fowl's foot.
From a dart and a sn%inj.
0>JC 3 -^ sword ; others say, to
i gather, or a synonym of n/iih^
ig or potter's clay; it is
only used as a primitive,
without conveying any mean-
ing to its compounds.
From ^ silk and ^f to ooi-ern
^) contracted ; used for if^ a flag.
<■ To weave ; woven ; weaving.
1 ^ a loom.
I YjJ t<J weave cloth.
1 %'^W<. "oven very beautifully.
1 f^, w<,a\er's thrums, ends of
the tlireads.
] "^ ^'M t-lie blazonry of birds
oil I lie flags.
1 ^X to weave figured fabrics.
IE 1 a name for the cricket.
I }S: an officer in Ki.ingn.in who
allciids to procuring slllc and
porcelain for the Couit.
From ear or hodij and a sword;
tlic second j"orm is pedantic
. and unusual.
To record evenly ; to act
ollicially; to gove:-;i, to over-
See, having the direction of;
to make a thing important
or leading; oflici.il duty, title,
office ; used for I, when an officer
speaks of himself, as ] j;^ I, the
) J
.i-hi/t
CHIH.
Intendant; presents from other
states; single; really, certainly;
numerous, as duties.
1 '^ to govern, to manage.
1 f£ in office; ito duties; the
post itself.
W }^ ] to confer an honorary
title or nominal office.
^ I I, the officer; those who are
in the service, down to low offi-
cials, even when only titul.ir,
call themselves cki/i^ and ^ 1
vhen addressing a superior.
1 ^ an official title; an officer,
either actual or titular, a func-
tionary of any grade under a
red button.
^ ] to deprive one of office or
title.
^ ] to receive an office.
] ^'i title; official duties, of
whicli once the -f; ) comprised
the various departmenla.
\ \ numerous, said of an officer's
duties.
^(Jj 1 to pay tribute; i.e. the )
K presents or customary ofler-
ings to the Crown.
■\^ \ hereditary office or title.
'1 ^ official duty ; to specially
manage an allair.
B* B" 3]" 1 to insHlute a post
and define its duties.
^1 ^ a retired officer who
is allowed to retain his titles.
These two characters are nsed
in ancient rituals with tlie
, same meaning, tlioagh not al-
together identical.
Pieces of jerked meat, a
foot or more in length,
formerly reckoned among
betrothal presents ; high, of not
putrid meat ; sticky, adhesive.
^ ] pomatum.
CHITI.
c/ii/t
tWfci. From jiZace a
I^J*^ > To ascend ;
and a step,
, to enter on a
cIM higher office; to mount, to go
np to ; advanced, promoted ;
to proceed.
I ^ to go up a ladder or stairs.
1 Ea 'o beliold from on high, as
God docs.
Sj5 I to degrode and to adv.ince;
official changes.
I |I^ to advance and retire, as to
and from tho altar.
\ i4' f§ fJ9 ascend that high pcu,..
i^ 1 ^ ■fct Ju you ascend tbc
throne.
1 jS H JiJ to be admitted into
the holy regions.
Composed of g eye, -f* '«>.
i> and 1^ hidden contracted, for
Cidii' ten eyes can see a thing straight;
it is used for ^ and (ho next ;
and is easily mistaken for f(u>i.
^j true.
To look ahe.id; straight, dircci;
upright, blunt, outspokoji, true ;
just, exactly; to be straight, in
iiriting, a perpendicular stroke; to
straighten, to proceed, to go direct ;
that which le.ids or directs; as
an (vherh, only, but, merely; stiff
and straight ; purposely; suitable ;
the price of.
jE 1 just ; the upright.
1 s" ^ f^ to speak without re-
servation; to tell all.
^ and I , and also ^ and ] are
opposites ; crooked — straight ;
devious — n[)riglit.
] ^ seli'-eviJeiit doctrines.
] ^ he left immediately.
1 ^ ■i go directly on, follow
the straight road.
— 1 A g') straight in ; — |
^ go straight on.
■"" 1 :^ go straight ahead.
\ l^Js.^^ came directly here.
^■J* I pound it straight.
IjI j true, fearless, blunt ; always
si)eaking his opinions.
i^ 1 im stretch out your leg;
met. slretched-out legs, i.e. dead;
for which ] . — is also nsed.
] T> "S ip (hey only fled a
hundred paces.
f|5 ] or >^ I sturdy, stifl'-neck-
ed, willful ; honest, tiusty.
:^ 1 ^a -fJE promote the men of
integrity, remove the double-
dealing.
CIIIH.
CIIIII.
cii'm
71
-JE 1 in ^ siraigbt as an arrow-
-Hi! 1 >vaj;fs.
ti /"i liO 1 ?¥ ''' crooked fool lie
wihlicil to make a straiglit
falliora ; !. «. give liiiu an iucli,
and lic'Il take an ell.
] ^ '1/ $$. liow much is it wortii ?
1 *M. -&' ^li'l''' province, e.i. the
province wliii-ii .-.I'.pcrinlcuds tlio
others ; as a | ^ ;Itl is an in-
ferior department, or a district
whose magistrate is not niuier a
prefect.
^ ] i^ all the provinces, the
governing and all others.
^fn 14* 1 don't believe every-
thing called trne, or every strong
asseveration.
-S--f^ From tree aud slraijht rv3 the
M IH phonetic.
c/ti/i ■'^ ph%nt, to set out; to set
' lip ; erect, standing upriglit ;
to lean on, as a staff; to jilace, to
lay down ; a beater or mallet.
^ ] or j|yj ] to set out trees.
1 i? ti ''" ^'"^ ^^''^'^ ^'^ ^^'''■^''
jl ] door-posts.
i^ ] to produce phmts.
1 'M ''^ '*"^'" ^ P''"'ty Of C'llal.
^ Ik ii4 1 I •iw very thankful for
you aid in setting me up — in life.
To fatten, to enrich ; to pro-
[y duce, to prosper, to grow ; to
f^chi/i be largely produced; to get
rich, to amass ; price, value ;
to raise the price of; to appoint, as
to an ofliee ; to set upriglit, like
the last, to plant, to cultivate.
^ I to appoint to ofliee ; to
hoard or store money.
] ] even, level ; regular.
^ 1 abundant, prosperous.
^ 1 K <lo ""'■ ^'^ speedy of
money, do not set your heart
on riches ; do not rai.se prices.
^ ^ ^ 1 ^^^ nature lloarishes.
1 ^ M appoint upright men to
office.
of the same sm'nanie must not
intermarry, lest the;' do not in.-
crease.
^^mm^'B] :5:wehave
fields which Tsz'eh'an got for
us ; — who will do so, when he
is dead ?
m>
The grain first sown ; the
first grain that comes up ;
jC/h'/i sometimes applied to the wife
first married.
1 IJl i^ ^ first sow the pulse and
then the wheat [for the next crop]
From Jmnd and a plain ; ic oo-
?■»!*> '''"^^ written J^. bat this latt is
chili' ™o''<* commonly read f'l/i,
To throw do«.i or at; to
lling away, to reject ; to waste, as
time ; to pitch, as quoits.
] p{a to hit the mark.
1 "IS ■? '"■ 1 £i to throw dice
1 "F *^"" ttS 1 '•° tl^row down.
] 3j^ to discard ; to throw away.
1 13 or ] jg to return, as a
uiemorial to the writer.
1 7t 1^ or ^ ] to tbrow away
liiue; to idly spend it.
fl^ 1 'S ^ to throw stones and
brickbats to and fro.
I \%P:M [I'l^^'] ^''C sound of
ringing brass striking on the
ground, — so is this rhythmi-
cal composition.
] ^ f f to gamble {Cantonese.)
3j||^ A largo green caterpillar, llie
^Pj 1 ^^ which feeds on the
bean; it is perhaps the larva
of a sphinx moth.
E ml larrassed, bewildered.
] J^ irresolute, unquiet ;
advancing and retreating, .as
dancei'S do, or as when ven-
tm'ing into a palace ; also the name
of the Rliododcndron indicum.
.chill
cidh-
Old soundTs, I'ak, tik and t'lk. In Canlon, cli'ik and sliik j — iii. Swatore, cli'iiS, cli'ck, cli'ia, and t'ek ; — in Amoy,
ch'c'k, t'ck, Bck, and hwa; — in Fuhchau, ch'ck, oh'idh, cU'iih, t'ek and sek; — in Shanghai,
ts'ck, ts'ak, and eik ; — in Chifu, cli'ih.
K
\liHh
From " a lodij and ^j 'o ""■
dersland combined; il refers to
tho fingers, for when tlio lianda
were laid Bido by sido and opened
to their widest o.-ttontjllio length
seems to have boon a popular
inensuro for a foot j used for tho
next.
A cubit, or the Chinese foot of
ton ts'uii'; it has in dilTerent dy-
nasties been divided into 8, 9 and
lOf j»K;j' -vj-, and the present varia-
tions in its length in dilTerent parts
of China are equal to H ts'iin^ ;
by treaty the length is fi.\ed at
14.1 inches English, orO.ooSl me-
tre French ; the fifth note in the
diatonic scale.
J)^ [5 I or S 1 is the tailor's foot
at Canton of 1 1.8 inches ; and
Uio "j!^ j^ ] is tho m.-tson's
foot measure of 1-1.1 inclies.
H ] a five foot measure.
|}j ] a carpenter's square.
1 TJ* Tj :^ >J» (here are difTerent
sorls and siz.s of tho article.
>]f \ -ij- what are its dimen-
sions .'
•is S 1 -^ \t1j tli^t's a place
where etiquette is to be ob-
served, where you must mind
your ps and qs.
3'
72
CII'III.
CH III.
CHin.
/T Sx 1 "^ not of full stature or
diiucnsioiis.
/^ 1 ^M.'^ """"'■ ri'igning very
soon ;ifUr liis father's dcatb.
■^ ^ ] ^ sextant.
ft M 1 measure its length.
^- I ^ ^ a brief epistle, a
sharp note; the — ] was a
name given in the Han dy-
nasty to the tablets on whieh
the Emperor wrote bis orders-
^ 1 J[2 "measurable; what is done
by rule ; one who works me-
thodically.
H 1 M the three foot blade — of
the tiist emperor of the Han.
H 1 ^ ^ '"^ ^^^ °^ ^^^'^° cubits,
a sifipling.
tr I ^ imperial laws ; so called
in reference to the size of the
paper used.
^ I ^ ||^ a three foot scarf,
alludes to a bowstring or halter.
1 j:)^ a circumscribed narrow spot ;
insufficient.
M ] a two foot rule, struck at a
funeral by the undertaker to call
in the spirit.
m>
From insect and a foot;
with the last.
used
c/i'«//'
ch'i/i
Caterpillars of the family of
the loopers, or Geoinetridw,
called I j^ or foot measu-
rers ; hampered, repressed.
Composed of y^ great over ^
fire, as shown in the second
> and antique form ; others f ly
of 5^ and ± .-. '■. " tec;-.:,,
both referring t( i icdarktliu
of southern people, i,l!0 sou h
pertains to/)'e and carna.'ioji ;
it forms tho 155th radical of a
few characters, all rclatinir to
red.
The third of the five primary
colors, a reddish carnation or cin-
iiabi'.r color ; a p.irplish light red;
color of a newborn infant ; naked ;
poor, iTestitute, barren ; to redden ;
to strip, to denude ; any highly
polished metal.
] Q suUry; a very hot day.
1 i^f the god of Fire.
] ^ au infant; tho emperor so
calls his subjects, indicatuig his
love.
] ^ the equator, the south road.
1 # or 1 tl or ] -;ii naked ;
stark, nude.
1 )& giileless, sincere ; it is an
appellation of Kwanti.
1 88 ''■ V"-^'^ heart.
5?^ I to throw aces and quatres,
or the red faces of the dice.
1 P H red mouthed days, are
those on which the Cantonese
avoid bargains.
I ^ empty banded.
] ^^ unoccupied wastes ; pampas ;
a steppe.
1 i ^ the red earth country;
an old name for Siam.
I I|^ an old name for China ; ]
pj^ is another name used by the
Moslems.
•fj^ ] flushed from drink ; red in
the face; as It J: -Jfl~ ]
^^ his face turned red and then
crimson, — on being detected.
^>.
|-^ T The second is the earliest form,
i 1% . composed of ) a shelter and
jQf perverse, contracted to tho
Urst ; tho second also means to
put a top to.
c/j'i/i' To expel, to drive far from,
to turn out of the house ;
to scold ; to strike or cuff, as with
the fist; to pry into; to point out ;
reaching far, extending to ; exten-
sive, broad ; salt or nitrous land.
1 3^ or ^ 1 '■0 expel, to thrust
out.
■^ ] to reprimand, to speak se-
verely to.
1 < ' point out faults.
] to blame, plainly.
^ to blame, to reprimand.
J'^ to juggle ; legerrlem
J^ to dismiss from office and
banish.
^ ] wandering, reckless; to
motion one off.
m
1
1
1
ChW
M il 5E 1 t^e filchers and ban-
dilli are numerous.
] !^ to degrade, or take away a
titular rank by a higher func-
tionary.
^ 1 Bi^ii^ ^ '^\ '\<>es not
point out the peculiarities of
things.
] ■j^ to spy another's conduct in
order to find fault ; to keep a
watch on.
From mouth and seven.
To cry out at, to scold, to
hoot at; to blurt out; to an-
grily order another ; to make
mention of
] JSj to drive out a dog.
j .^orP? ] Jg.'g to scold and
abuse; to blackguard, to rail at
fpj' ] to breathe hard, to spoak
loud.
MM ] ^W(. ^I'lease mention
my name, and present my re-
spects — to yiiur father.
"1 From s(re?i.r;ffi and to 6»i (J or or-
der ; tho third form is also read
ilai.
> To try, to attempt ; an or-
dinance ; an order, what is
done by special command of
' ) J the Emperor, — for which tho
c/jVA' next character is the ver-
bal form ; a charter, a special
permit or precept from him ; to care-
fully look after ; to have charge ;
to give in charge, as to punish ; to
receive warning ; the execution of
a charge ; steady ; urgent.
] § credentials, letters-patent.
] ^ by Imperial appointment,
a special title,
m ] royal orders, laws, precepts,
prohibitions, &c.
1 B^ to bestow honors on an
officer's dead parents.
] fj tho Emperor's mandate pro-
mulgate! 1.
] g^ or I .^ animperial order;
his Majesty's will.
1 '^ <?? charms containing the
" special orders" of a god ; they
are hung on the lapel.
CH'in.
cn'in.
cniNG.
73
chHh'
From to caf, man, and strength;
it is often used for the last, and
must not bo confounded with
)iih ■{!i|j to adorn.
To make a thing firm ; reve-
rent, careful, respectfiJ ; to enjoin
on or instruct, as a superior does a
subordinate ; to direct, to command;
to adjust, to malco ready, to pre-
pare to do; diligent; prepared.
I ^ to <lispaleb on public service.
t}j ] to issue orders.
m I to use care in doing,
jgj j to strictly charge.
■p[|J ] I hope you will do it.
W: ] iiL'fi ^^ preserve order in
a region.
] 15 5^ ^ ho fasted and kept
under bis body.
S ?i^ 1 ^n I ''•''^° respectfully
copied the orders for your in-
formation.
3iS $ fit 1 the war-chariols were
all ready.
1 IjJ^'^i^ nt "s° ^'I'Seneo
to increase the productions of
the soil.
] -^n to make orders known to an
officer, that he m.iy do them.
From hird and method, he-
caiiso tho cock and lion always
walk in proper order.
A beautiful water bird, the
j| ) which has a broad
and upright fan tail, descri-
bed to bo like a rudder ; it
is perhaps allied to tho mandarin
duck, though tho rauscovy duck or
the pie<l duck, is rather more
likely to be intended.
ch'ih'
From tree and pattern; it; is
also read shih.
Name of a tree ; a thing
used in divination, in con-
nection with maple seeds and the
heart wood of tho Ehamnus date.
|_tv. To fear with respect and
jjt\) veneration.
c/j'i/*' ] ] to regard with awe.
.^^ Tho original form is intended
^'T^ to represent a short stop, or tho
' J* motionof tho leg in walking; it
Chhh forms tho 60th radical of a na-
tural group of characters rclat.
* ing to walking and regulations.
] ^ the motion of walking;
when jdined tliey make tho
character Jiin</ fj to walk.
iQ Hard ground, dried by the
i^^^j sun and caked ; to enter the
ch'i/t' ground ; one says, water a[y-
pearing, tho ground becom-
ing damp, which is suggested by
tho parts of the character.
To chastise, to flog; tho
sound of a thrashing or
beating.
Old lounds, ting, and! ding in on« instance. In Canton, ching, and one or two oh'ing ; — in Sicaioir, ohong,
teng, chin, cli"ia, and t°o ; — in Anioy, cheng, and one or tivo chin and tong ; — in Fuhchau, ching,
ting, and chong; — in Shanghai, tsiing, and one or two zang; — in Chifu, ching.
M
.ckln
Composed ot ^ pearl and f»
to diri'iic; or, as in an ancient
form, of ^ a tripod and f*
to divine.
To inquire by divination,
either by cowrie sheiks coins, or
other things; chaste, pure, virtuous,
undefiled, uncornipted; moral, high
principled ; a term for tho inner
row of tho Gt diagrams, tho outer
row is named '^ liwiti'
] ^1^ chaste, even to death.
] J£ firm in the right.
] =^ reliable, trustworthy, faithful.
] fj^ honest, chaste ; undefiled,
as a virgin.
JJC I 32 iJK ptiro and unsullied,
virgin purity.
] ^ ^ immovable, energetic
in maintaining tho right.
] ^ the elementary parts.
1 fS a chaste widow, ono who
will not marry again ; many
1 fii ill honorary gateways
arc found in China to their
memories.
t^f' I a betrothed girl, whoso affi-
anced died beforo the nuptials,
and she refuses to marry.
The chaste tree, a common
evergreen growing in northern
^chua China; it is tho T^f ] or wax
tree {Ligustnim lucidum
and L. ohIusifoUum) ; it is also
called ^ ^, because it maintains
its pure green color through all
seasons; its seeds, called ^ ^
^, are mach useil as a tonic.
^ i I a high statesman, a stay
of the realm.
1 ^ planks used in making
adobie walls.
Prom worship and pure.
Lucky, felicitous ; a good
omen.
] ^ auspicious; a sign
indicative of heaven's aj.*-
probation.
Tho name of an upper
branch of the North Kiver in
Kwang-tung, whence | |^
was an old name for Wfin"-
yueii hien ^ jl^i ^J(. iu Shao-
cheu fu.
MM.
,chdii
^hung
74
CHING.
CHINQ.
CIIIXG.
_^-j^ From to go and con-ect ; it is
^ 4 11^ interchanged with ^ in Bomo
,, . „ senses.
Chang
To proceed, to get on ; to
pass; as time; to reduce, to
cbnslisc refractory states ; to sub-
jugate ; to k•^■y taxes, to take
duty ; to be in the army ; to spy.
) -fij to reduce [a feudat state]
by force.
1 1|^ 10 collect taxes by force.
1 is "' ] 1^ to exterminate, as
seditious rebels.
ffi 1 ^ JE '•o SO t-o ^"'*'" ■''gainst
barbarians-
■jfp J^ fllj ] and your months are
al.vo going.
7^ til 1 ^'^ y"" S^ """^ coerce
tliem ; — a punctive expedition.
] gij- to demand with authority.
1 J; to collect taxes on the land.
1 ^ iuipcrial troops; an envoy
and Li.s suite.
1 J:b ^ clerk of the taxes in a
district magistrate's yamiui.
^ jlj. ^ ] the travelers pro-
ceeded on their long journey.
I -T* Eestlcss ; afraid.
(Tic 1 -ra or \ '\if agitated,
c/i<!/'y nervous; unable to sleep.
Jf If 'i^ 1 to l^^etly pass
the night.
To fry fish or flesh in a
pan.
From metal and correct.
Cymbals or small gongs set
Chang in a frame, used to soimd a
halt to troops ; a brass tam-
bourine used by priests ; the place
outside of a bell where it is struck.
^1^ 1 the divine cymbal, a stone
drum spoken of in ancient books.
i^BM^Si 1 the brazen cymbal
bangs in the tree ; i- e. the sun
is shining through its branches.
Name of a woman ; a cor-
rect deportment, as the two
parts intimate; reserved and
modest, such demeanor as is
proper for a woman.
yChdng
.~r^. The character is intended to re-
/6S>" present_/ire under I'ajiorascend-
f ^ ^** ing; it is used with the next.
* ■' Vapor made by fire, steam ;
mist, watery exhalations; to
steam; to cook by steaming; to
Btew, to distil, to decoct ; a multi-
tude; to act as a prince; a winter
sacrifice in the ancestral temple; to
enter, to make progress ; to bring
forward ; to set forth offerings ; all ;
clouds of dust rising like vapor;
to lie with or debauch superiors ;
liberal ; generous ; to lay down ;
an initial expletive.
I ^|j to steam thoroughly.
1 is to steam rice; the usual
mode of cooking it is in a 1 ^
or steaming-basket.
1 .R 75 1*1 ^^^ the people then
had grain.
] j@ to distil spirits.
1 1 S s energetic and splendid.
] 1 jS^ to gradually lead to self
government.
1 i?JC !^ the boiler in a steamer.
] j^ to introduce into.
3S» i 1 ^ bow Wan Wang rose
to be a true prince I
■ 1 1 , ^ From plants and steam ns the
yj^ phonetic; it is interchanged with
''*** the last in some of its sensea.
'^ "" " The twigs of hemp (Sida)
used for fuel; small faggots; hemp
torches ; to rise, as steam ; vapor ;
all, numerous.
5^ ^ 1 J£ heaven produced all
men.
1 1 H -t 'h'lily rising better
and higher, as a state, or when
doin" business.
iSC ] the winter sacrifice.
Eead chliig' The reflection of
the sun ; the sun striking on one ;
vapor rising through the sun's heat.
From disease and sfeam ; it is
sometimes written like the last.
A disease of the bones, with
rheumatic pains ; the >^ |
a sort of syphilitic cachexy.
^chiing
^ ;|£ I to eat b'lt never grow fat.
^ ] is applied to withered fruit,
dried up while on the tree.
-:y|<. The cooked meat that fills a
( I^J sacrificial basin, at an offer-
^chdiig ing ; swollen ; doltish ; to
ascend.
■^^ft From ^ fine and 2 good
which is explained, that by act-
ing right in small matters, the
moving principle will appear.
To set in motion, to induce
action ; to act, and thus show the
proof or power of; to testify, to
witness, to make clear by proof;
to be called, to summon, to cite ;
to complete ; to seek, to hunt up,
to inquire after; proof; verifica-
tions ; fulfillment, as of a prayer
or hope ; to levy, as taxes ; to raise
or enlist, as troops ; an old nam©
for Ch'ing-cb'ing hien ^ ^ %%
in Shensi, near the elbow of the
Yellow River.
1 fk to gather, as the tribute.
^ 1 verified ; proof exists.
BJJ ] plain evidence.
1 l!^ verified ; we see its eSects,
as of a good medicine.
^ I ;^ =■ unfounded assertions.
j JS^ to enlist soldiers.
^ ] ^ to establish proof.
1 % ^ ^ to collect taxes and
duties.
] ^ an invitation by Govern-
ment for good men to serve it.
1 ^% to induce by a present, as
Balak did Balaam.
] 5^ to visit often, to seek con-
tinually; to hang around, as an
idler; to weary by coming.
3^ ] to send the betrothal presents.
^ ] or I ;fgf a noble bearing,
a lucky look, alluding to the
7\ I eight evidences of good
fortune which the physiogno-
mists look for in one's face.
Read 'cA«. One of the five
musical notes, regarded as corres-
ponding to fire.
CHING.
CHIXQ.
CIIIXG.
75
filuiiuj
From disease and jn'on/ as the
phouetic.
A swelling or hardness of llio
al)domcn,supposc(Uo[jr()ceei.l
from calculi or derangement
of the pulse and viscera.
1 Wi biliary calculus-
I j^ijj spasms from biliary calculi,
or from obstrnctions in the colon.
''clidiiy
Composed of X to ''"i^ ^ i^
6V«.'(i/, and JE to ulrai'jhten; the
allusion seems to bo to the farm-
er's work.
To place evenly, to adjust ;
to do with, to work on; to repair,
to put in order, to mend ; to marsbal
to arrange, to make new, to trim
U[); tlie entire amount, the whole of.
] ^ to put tbings to rights, to
settle ; to organize.
1 13 to set in order, to repaii'.
1 1 ?^ ^ regular ; in trim, like
a dress ; in due order, like a
procession.
I ffj to oversee, to repair.
1 ^f fil il^ 't is warm all the year
1 Iw ^ SS '■'^ mend bridges and
re|iair roads.
] ^ to lead on detachments in
Older.
1 M '^^ grave, serious, precise
deportment.
1 f^ to make right.
1 Jl M '"■ 1 % fi'j tlie whole
day, tiic livelong day.
1 iVj |i&f& g'^ebim Ibewholebill.
1 Sll iji 'i^X ''^' "-'fbrm a usage.
1 yii'^< 'M ''^ arrange one's dress
caielully, as for worship.
1 d'} i& fi-J ^^'' "'"^1" '""^l '^'"''
broken, those which arc of firet
quality and tiic inferior.
I ^ to mend a watch.
] jjj^ to spoil, ii3 wiien trying to
mend u thing.
] if'"' 1 SH to "laliu as before;
to put in order.
1 ji/ji iRj ''^ '''-''' ^ "-'ateh for one.
From mm and rcijiiUir.
Tiie .sun rising, just appear-
ing above the horizon.
w M ^ m 5JJJ n 1 j"st as
the night shower stopped, the
sun rose on the earth.
From hand and an ui'cJ or
2nnt measure.
To lift up, to raise ; to
pull out, as from a slough ;
to rescue, to deliver.
I -^jj to save from danger;
to rciicue, as from hell.
I J5*^ ?K ^ i ■+; I" 'l^l'^tr tlie
people, as from lire and water.
'I* ' From it to stop and — o:ie;
[T q. d. to hold on to one thiiifr, to
;_ , maintain uniformity; others
derive it from •— one and JE
ewiwjh used in tlie sense of to
stop.
Correct, proper, legal, straight,
rifht ; not awry, erect ; not in-
cline nor deflected ; exact, as a
full-formed character ; regular, con-
stant, usual, proper; really, truly ;
orthodox, the opposite of ^ de-
praved ; genuine, as goods ; the
first, the principal, oftwocolleagues;
to govern, to adjust ; to rectify ;
what makesright ; rule, government ;
to execute the laws, to punish
capitally ; to assume or enter on,
as an office ; just, while, at the time ;
a fair copy, not the first draft ; in
mal/ieiuatics, plus, and fa^ -g
minus ; an old term for a trillion.
] 1^ put in the mitldle ; the exact
centre.
1 ^ 1 nJii 's it straight or not ?
] H "5 ill exactly three hundred
taels.
1 '^ 11$ j"'st in good time.
1 S" 4? I'"] J"st as I was asking
him again
iU I to i)ut a thing straight; to
set upright
1 xii j'ls'- 's*; is so; yes; that's it.
^1* I to sit properly.
1 IS *•" speak literally or exactly.
] tif genuine goods.
TF-' 1 a correct death, one for which
all preparation has been made,
also called |!S ^ a fo.x's deati-.
] "^ all right ; as it ought to be.
\ ta JUi^ •'•■'' '*- ^ »s you say.
] £jj the true rule ; the true laws
of a science.
/P 1 IS iunuoral, disregarding
law ; the opposite of j j|^ ^
a respectable, honest man.
I ^ the main ball; the chief
otlicer.
^PP I village elders.
jfQ ] upright men of olden time-
Jfei I JS PS to propose a primary
and secondary ; a candidate and
his alternate.
I ^ '^ to sit facing the south;
i. e. to be emperor.
^ I to have an audience.
1 t3§' principal and secondary, as
amongtho nine ranks; TF and -^
sometimes filso denote classes, as
chief and subordinate ; the tariff
and transit duties are so distin-
guished in the customs rules.
I ^1^ ^ heads of departments.
5^ ] are si.x official virtues.
1 i^ '° P^'' '^ death, as a criminal.
1 A ^ -J* an upright man.
^ ] your wife.
^ I ^ write the characters out
in full.
1 'M,^ ^ ^ degree earned by
talent, not bought.
1 ^ t^l'c Mohammedan faith orsect
St 1 JSi A ask some person
about it
A 1 nor TV I jt arc the eight
true entrance gates, or correct
paths (marffd) of the Budhists
into nirvana, meaning thereby
the niles of correct conduct in
life, as ] U correct \'iews, ]
^ pure life, itc. ; that which
will infallibly lead to beatitude.
Read ^citing. The center of a tar-
get ; the frontage of a room to the
sunlight; ] J^ tir.st month of sum-
mer in the Chen dyn.i.sty ; now the
firet of the year, so applied by Duko
Yin ^ ^ of Lu, .tnd confirmed
by Ts'in Chi llwangti, u-C. 221.
CHING.
ClIIXG.
ch'ing.
P3 ] to resume business after new
year.
^ ] in January next.
I 5,^ a target ; it is mado of
cloth with a movable bull's eye
called tih fi^, which falls out if
it bo hit.
"^^tfrf ' From -^ to strilce and jE cor-
jSjL rect as tho phonetic.
cMng'' To rule ; to render service to
the government ; a standard,
that which regulates ; government,
administration ; laws, regulations ;
the measures of a government, or
its departments; a treatise, a guide
to the knowledge of a subject.
] "^ politics, governmental affairs.
1 A those who carry them on.
^ ] family regulations.
t 1 orjg 1 ,andt 1 "^ =t 1 '
are opposites ; — a good rule?
an oppressive rule ; a merciful
or a harsh government.
^ ] in official employ ; under
orders.
^ ] the seven regulators, i'. e. the
sun, moon, and five planets.
] %■ official orders.
1 15; official admonitions, exhort-
ing the people to keep order.
J ] a councillor of state.
f ] to criticize government ; to
discuss politics.
\ ] a farmer's cyclopaedia ; also
a suj^crvisor of agriculture.
5 From disease and correct ; it is
unauthorized by Kanghi, but is
in general use.
chang
The causes of disease ; a cbro-
nic malady, originating in organic
disturbance.
fy\i ] external or unusual diseases.
^ I functional or internal ailment.
^ ^ j scarlet-fever.
^ ] or I ^ a malady; as §; ]
J'r'd ^ ] a dangerous or sud-
den attack.
M 1 '"^"f^ JK 1 '''■ curable and in-
curable dise:ise ; an attack in
the season, or out of season.
chang
From V)Ord, and correct, or to
ascend ; the first form is most
used.
To inform truly ; to prove,
to testify, to substantiate;
evidence, proof; legal testi-
mony ; to remonstrate with,
a meaning which is confined to the
first form, as in |^ ] to take to
task for, as a superior.
1 A or ^ ] a witness.
] ^ to bear witness to what one
has seen.
•f^ ^ 1 ^" eye-witness.
] H to verify, as by ] ^ testi-
mony, evidence.
] ^ full, adequate proof.
I ^ to prove, as by quoting
authorities.
^ I to take testimony, to get
proof.
Eice which has become black
by damp, and thereby spoiled.
An important feudal state
in the Chen dynasty (nc.
cmng'' 774 — 500). now the prefec-
ture of 1^ ^ ^ in Honan,
of which province it occupied
about a half; its capital was the
present situated ] tj]\ lying south-
west of K'ai-fung ; the names of
eighteen princes are recorded ; a
plain, a prairie.
I ^ earnest, prudent.
JH 1 S K C^'^'' emperor of] Chen
and [the duke of] Ching ex-
changed pledges ; — one res-
loriuff the laud for the other's
son.
/
ci3:'=i3src3-.
Old sounds, t'ing, ding, and zhing. In Canton, ch'ing, ch'eng and shing; — in Swatow, ch'ing, seng, s°ia, t'eng'and
t"ia; — «■» Amoy, ch'eng, t'eng, teng, eeng and cheng ; — in Fuhchau, ch'eng, t'eng, ting, and t'ing ; —
tn. Shanghai, ts'Sng and dzang; — in Chifu, ch'ing.
M
cUan
'\ From grain and to Vfl up, al-
hidingto the gradual lengthen.
, ing of tho blado when growing;
the second form is obsolete.
To style, to designate, to
call ; to say, to talk about ;
to remark, or report, — in
which sense it often indicates a
quotation; to compliment, to com-
mend ; to plead an excuse, to fuign ;
to take up ; to weigh, to hefl ; an
excuse; a name, an appellation.
1 1^ to praise, to laud ; to eulo-
gize.
] ^ to speak in praise of to
others ; to commend.
] P^ or I If termed, called ; to
designate, to style.
jj 1 ''' general term for.
] ^ to feign sickness ; to ma-
linger.
] 1^ to state ; to .say with care-
1 t?5 ^ t" take up arms, to fight.
U \ ^<^B%1^ one styles
his own father Liu-fa.
^ j to report to, to inform about.
1 A to praise people.
] /p to find out the number of
pounds.
Eead ch'ing''. To weigh ; to
adjust ; for which ^ is mostly used ;
to compare things; a steelyard or
dotchin (word corrupted through
CII'INO.
CH'ING.
CIIIXG.
77
Cimtoncsc from ^ f^); suitable,
agreeable to one's wishes; corres-
ponding to, satisfied witb ; coui-
jiarcd willi ; a suit, as of clothes.
j ^ to weigh goods.
] ([^ 2{i IS to give good and fair
weight.
] 1^ a fair price.
IE 1 "r Jm- 1 M '•'' ^'^^^ ''o- ^aste
or tare, as in weighing goods.
I A ^ ''' S'l't'S one's notions; it
agrees with men's ideas.
•^f, \ unfitting ; as ^ ;p ] jg*
his dress does not fit Lim.
^ 1 it ^ it dishonors his rank
and station ; I cau't judge of
Lis qualifications.
— ] ^ ^ to divide with regard
to equity.
pf jy 4Q 1 symmetrical ; they
will couuterbalauce each other.
/F* Fr(
From man and honest.
7o spy out, to explore ; a
c/t lin spy, a scout, one sent to
reconnoitre.
1 -R] -I spy ; one who ] ^ ex-
plores and searches.
j|i 1 '•o g'^ *s ^ scout.
From red and pure; tho Bc-
coud form is unusual; liko tho
next.
A deep red color, made by
twice dyeing; to dye red ;
"" met. wicked doings which
flush one, or cause a blush.
1 in fi ^ K"''^y *'"'<=<= '■^'*'-
doses one's faults.
1 Si ^'^^ '-''''^' '■^■'^''S '" '"^ "Ot'on
that the bream's tail 'turns red
when it is frightened.
From yZ a, cave and UK to see;
i. c. to look Btraifjlit ahead, ns
ono must whou looking through
a hole.
To look at; a carnation color,
like the tall of a bream; dyed the
second time.
To stare at sternly ; to look
,t/i'tlfi^
fWM From tree and sa^je.
('l 35 The tamarix {Twnarix sineii-
''di^un'j sis) described as a willow
with reddish bark, \cry grace-
ful and delicate in shape ; it fcare
neither sij^w nor boar-frost, but
is very sensitive, and indicates
rain by its brancbes moving ; it is
called 1 ^, and H $ ^ or
third spring willow, from its
flowering late.
AWrt From imect and soij/e.
(■J^^iS A bivalve shell, the razor-
''cii^dii(/ sheath or Solen ; the namo
also includes some narrow
kinds of clams and mussels; it is
reared on the southern coasts ;
I ^^ and ^ ] are terms for
dried clams and fresh cockles, and
common shell-fish in various forms
for sale.
] ^ the muscle which holds
the solen to its sbcU.
kJ^ Composed of J[Jc * stem, denoting
C/-fAQ JtJ< fiourishinrj and J hranch or
filling man; q.d. a J^ J or complete
vian, ono arrived at fall age.
To finisb, to effect, to com-
plete ; to do one's duty, to become,
to fulfill one's part; to bring about,
to make, to rise to; to accomplish,
to terminate; to be completed; to
assist; to pacify; entire, perfect,
completed ; determined on ; whole,
filled, overwhelming, full; comple-
tion ; duties to be done ; the results
of; the quality of a thing, as of
timber, metals, ikc; doubled; a
compact or covenant ; a rest in
music ; a tract of ten square U; a
tenth; name of a district on the
R. Wei in tho south of Kan-suh.
1 ^ '^ impracticable ; unable
to do.
1 ii^i, to bring about ; successful.
y^y, ] 'frj it makes no sense.
1 H Ijf tJ what thing do you
ever finisli '\
Jjl 1 or ^f ] or ] 7* done,
succeeded ; it is carried out, or
into effect ; all finished.
1 iff 1 if? "■^■'' ^'onc from first
to last.
^ ] 5? i'lcomplete, uneducated,
unfilled for actual life.
] "j* § to act the visitor, reser\'-
ed, formal.
] ^ married ; consummated the
nuptials.
] ^|ij be will (or has) get sick,
as from giief.
] A thoroughly accomplished, a
complete man ; ^ ] A to act
like a brute; incapable, careless.
1 A .1^ il to assist people in
their good objects.
jg ] trustworthy, a sincere man.
J[5[ I a good harvest, to get in
crops.
^ ^ 1 tlie last day of tbc year ;
the year's harvest
I ■g' a full hundred.
^- I ^ one tenth of the number.
2j, ] five tenths; one half.
]^ ] what percentage is taken ?
] /E a whole piece of cloth.
] tbc entire day.
T? 1 ^ ^ to preserve one's
patrimony.
5^ 1 ;^ ^ to congratulate one
on getting into bis new house.
jJJ ] to sue for peace or pardon.
i jE Cjt fijt 7 1 Jo I wish to
clicat you 1 — here "y^ \ forms
tho question.
] ^ void, vanished ; to become
noliiing; to disappear, as paper
when ] ;^ burned to ashes.
;^y; ] tho Great Perfection ; a
title of Confucius.
;i From earth and eom-pleled ; q.d.
a finished work of earth.
A citadel ; a place walled in
fur the defense of the people;
wall of a city; a city that lias
a wall ; a provincial capital ; in
Peking, a municipality ; a sepul-
chre ; to wail in or fortify for
protection ; to mend, to repair ; an
cncarapracnt or lodge, as among
free-masons ; completed, done.
^ClCung
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CH ING.
|g ] to build a wall.
] ^ base of tbo wall; above it is
the ] ;j^ or foot of the wall.
1 ^ tower over a cily gate.
] P^ P at the cily gate.
— ^ 1 one citadel ; one city or
its wall; one fort.
J; 1 or ^ 1 or A. 1 to tJiitw
the city; to go to town.
PU ] to bar the gates as on an
enemy's approach.
^ ] to guard a fort or city.
^ 1 or ^ I to beleaguer a
city, to .surround a fort.
^ ^ I the Forbidden City, in
which are the Imperial palaces
in Peking.
^ ] the Emperor's dwelling.
71 1 five municipalities of the
city of Peking, under special
officers, subordinate to the Cen-
Borate ; their courts are called
citing; and to bold court is
^ ] , to sit in ihe municipality.
^ H ;g I theGreat Wa'-l; i.e. the
long rampart of ten thousand li
•^ ] the Lappy city ; i.e. a tomb
or cemetery.
i)|J ] a great array of torches, as
in a procession.
^ 1 ?lf ^ '-'le golden city Las
majestic moats; i.e. the imperial
citadel is well guarded.
^ 1 a great general.
$1 ^ ^ 1 't '3 bard to open
the castle of your grief.
f liZ ^I'O'" ^ coverini] and completed
\^nfj as the phouctic.
ch'ang ■^ house for storing records ;
an office where archives,
books, and papers, are stored.
5f4'' rrotn words axiA perfect; it much
-\Vi)si resembles lini' ^|| precept.
Kh^uiig Guilehss, sincere, honest,
truthful, real; perfect in vir-
tue, without falsity; unalloyed;
to judge candidly ; a.s an adva'b,
really, verily, certainly, in fact.
CH'ING.
] ^ sincere regard, pure-minded
reverence.
^ ] to return to allegiance.
] ^ sincere ; earnest about a
thing.
^ ] capable of sincerity ; disci-
plining one's self.
1 *& -3: ^ A sincerity of heart
depends on a man himself.
^" 1 ife fS employ the upright
and dismiss the treacherous.
] ^ ^[I I really am ignorant
of it."
35 I J^ ipl^ entire sincerity will
move the gods.
4» Jj ;p $[> — ] the inculca-
tion of hitcgrity is the whole
object of the Due Medium.
^ ] W f? de\outly repeat the
worsliip.
@ ] to be earnest in a work, to
do it heartily.
fc^j? The name of a small feudal
i'i'vll state lying in the west of
^cfMiig Shantung, included in the
present ^ 2Ji >)i\ near the
Grand Canal.
^ ] an ancient town in the
present Hwai-k "ing fu '^ ^ ^
in the north of Honan.
Clear, limpid ; still, pure.
1 tn P" ""••'> transparent.
^chd/l j^ 1 ^ bright, as the clear
moon.
] ^ a limpid stream.
] ^'I'j an ancient region in the
north of Kwangsi, in the present
^ W jj^ near the Willow River.
1 ^ Jg a district in |^ '}\] J^
in the east of Shensi, along the
Yellow Kiver.
] ^, 1^^^ the district in Kwang-
tung in which Swatow lies.
A^t« Like the preceding.
ti^ Still, limpid.
^c/Mng 1 ^ flj '"^ prefecture in the
east of Ynnnan; its chief
town lies on tin: north side of
Sien IIu lllj j^ L Tairy Lake.
c ch'ixq.
^1^ Composed of J* a seal over llj
t. ^4 Y £^ 7„7;^ and TT two /lands rever-
fh^&ng enciug, altered in combining
them ; g. d. small hills assist
a higher peak ; it is like tho
next.
To aid, to second ; a deputy,
a coadjutor, an assistant ; used
chiefly in official titles.
1 49 ^ prune minister ; — an an-
cient term.
j^ ] a deputy to a citi-hien, or
district magistrate.
^ ] 5^ ^ the civilian premier
and llje military guardian, —
are the names of door guar-
dians written over doors as a
charm.
The original form is composed of
(y-T"> " a seal over ^^ a hand, and
tCUdng TT two hands reverencing, as
when receiving a seal of office ;
used with the last.
To receive, to accept ; to
succeed to a post, to exercise a
function ; to take a charge, to
carry out a plan ; to be honored ;
to take in hand ; to catch, as water
from a spout; to receive orders, as
a shopman; to anticipate; to with-
stand ; to go with, as an escort ;
to contest, to compete with ; to
assist, as a deputy ; to support, to
carry on ; to uphold ; hi rhetoric,
the opening up of a proposition ;
next, second to ; to stop.
] 1^ to adopt, to take an heir.
] ^ to take in, as a job; to
contract for.
1 fO^ iR 5" I ^^•'"' y°tir represen-
tations, or advice.
^ ] adulation, flattery.
I ^ to take a business oflF an-
other's hands.
X> %^ 1 ^W. ""skilled in
dealing with the multitude.
accept the guidance of the an-
cients.
1 ^ 7 ^ he is inadequate to
, do the job J bo cannot accom-
plish it
CirJCNG.
CH'aNQ.
ch'Ing.
1 42 ^'^ contain, as <i ship's liold.
1 /P i5 ^ '•' cannot support, or
bear lip so niucb.
^v ^]^ ^ 1 ^^^y "'!• "Ot ''»'■<'
to resist us.
m ^ -^ 1 f^ 45 ^ I ^vi^
answer tor that matter; I will
bear tbo brunt.
^ ] a stone base or plinth.
■? M ^ 1 ^"-"'''^ disputing about
the division of an estate.
] 15 to receive [a dispatch] and
forward it ; the officer in a Board
who does Ibis.
\ I From 13 mouth and i to flat-
J i ■^ ler; na a primitive, it Bometimea
" .,. impartatheidoaof presumingon.
To State to a superior, to
compbiin to a pka, a statement ;
to band in a petition ; to offer, to
present to ; to show, to discover.
] _t to lay before a superior, as
in a 1 -y plea, petition, or ac-
cusation.
] 1^ it Las come to light.
jg 1 to present a plea to a high
ofGcial ; to memorialize.
||J ] I now send this statement.
] U or ] ^ this paper is tor
your inspection.
I ^ to put in a re jo: jder or demur-
rer ; to accuse a party in court.
1 iS ^'S"S of general prosi^rity.
] j^ to send a letter or report to
an equal.
] i^ to send [an essay] for revi-
sion, as to a teacher.
] ^ the days on which papers
are received by a court, at the
most si.x in a month.
^pl From r/rain and a statement.
(^j& An order, a series; a minute
^ch^dng measure, tbo hundredth part
of an ij* inch, now known as
a Jf^ ; a rule, a pattern ; a regula-
tion ; a limit, a period ; a task ; an
allowance; a measure, a jxircen-
tago, a part ; a touch in assaying
silver ; to measure, to estimate ; to
use as a pattern ; a road, a po.st, a
journey ; to travel ; a Taoist word
f<ir a leopard, which was its local
name in the Tsin state, it. c. 300 ;
an earldom in feudal times.
jg I ^ to give one fur bis travel-
ing expenses.
^ ] to start on a journey.
PU ] a day's travel, a stage.
1 or 1 ^ a road, a journey;
the way gone; met. one's career
or course in life.
^ ] 4$ ^ I wrongly estimated
bis strength.
EI ^ .Kte: 1 they do not pat-
tern after the ancients.
^ ] to travel fast.
^ If ] I am thinking of the
quickest road to get home.
^ I -^ to travel an extra dis-
tance ; a forced journey.
>— ] a tenth.
;ft< 1 ^ pT iU ninety-nine to a
hundred it will do ; — t. e. it is
most probably so.
] J^ a form, a pattern to work by.
^! "~ 1 ■? i? 1^ ^'^^'^ you been
well these few days (or lately) ?
fl ] JE what touch is it ?
1 ^ * percentage on one's ac-
counts ; also the quality or melt-
age of silver.
X 1 ^ jolj of work, as in building.
# -Bin ij^ ] each looks forward to
. bis future preferment ; whence
^ ^ luf 1 "'1^"* rank do you
now bold ?
JXi A brilliant stone worn at the
3E girdle ; it will shine if it be
fC/i'dntj buried six inches, and seems
to denote a carbuncle or
diamond.
1 ^ ^ Ifu ?u 't cannot com-
pare with the beauty of the
diamond.
^
^^ To disrobe so as to leave part
(T^K of the body naked ; spreading
iCiMiiy garments ; to carry iu the
girdle.
|;g I half-naked.
] ^ undcr-clothes, garments next
to the skin.
To drink till fuddled; half
cf-IJ^ sobered, and ashamed of being
iCh'diiiff tipsy; stupid from drink; a
sickness arising from drink.
^ ] to get over a debauch.
^ iiu* iti 1 sorrowing so as to
look like one stupid from drink.
ip^ From earth and a statement ; an
— r? authorized cliaracter used iu tlio
iCli^dnj
soulliern provincea.
An amphora or earthen j.-ir
of a pear shape, having no cars or
handles, and with a small month ;
used to hold oil, spirits, or water.
jJC ] a water jar.
— ■ 1 i5 •"* J'"" of spirits.
^ ] an oil biggen ; it holds 30
catties.
In Fic/ic/iau, used for ^cl^ang ^
A floor or arena for drying grain ;
an area befoic a house.
^ #J \ ^ pliice for refuse, a com-
post-heap.
A dike or ridge between
^ fields, made high and broad,
on which the laborers can
passfrom one field toanother.
^ch'ang ^ M. 1 S ^ 8 ia
midsummer the diked lields
look like clouds of waving
green.
From heart and proof; the se-
cond contracted form is most
i*\U\ I used.
/fiE To repress, to correct, to
-'*T^* curb, as officials do mis-
i^"* ""£' creants ; to correct one's sel f ;
to punish ; to reprimand, to
reprove ; a warning, a caution ;
punishment, as a corrective.
^ ] to govern strictly, just as the
law requires.
I ;§; to restrain one's wrath.
)J, ] an admonitory hint.
^ I to exhort and warn.
I ^Ij to keep in order; to train
by good laws, as a teacher does.
(Jg ^ I J}? to strictly carry a
sentence into execution.
£ 1 ^ "K I certainly shall
punish and not pardon tbcui.
80
cn'iNG.
cn'iNG.
CHOH.
t ^H From progress and a pJea.
3v2^ To act on an impulse, to act
jc/i «Hy with cfFronlcry; presuming,
froward ; relj'ing on one's
pretensions or power ; to permeate ;
irascible, precipitate, hasty ; to free
from ; to go to an extreme, to ex-
haust ; pleased with.
^ pj" ■j^ ] utterly inexhaustible.
J'j rj m ] tliis can be removed,
as a misfortune.
/fi I careless, desultory; displeased.
^ I ji -^ •I' reclilcss fellow.
] 4t is 4sS acting simply for his
own selfish ends.
1 Jd lib confident in one's abili-
ties, overweening.
fj ] boastful, vaporing; to brag
of one's self.
1 ^ to murder one in a passion.
1 M W relying on his power and
intimidation.
I -p ^ c.iger for battle.
1 iS fiS ^P ^ to browbeat the
villagers.
1 ^ ff ifel to rob and pillage
without restraint.
^-^ pi A bye-path ; to go in a path ;
"j-f^ a guUey or way worn by the
fUdng rain.
To gallop a horse ; to hasten
on, to press forward, as when
'cli^ung defeated ; animated, excited.
Jl^ I to ride on fast, to drive
rapidly.
] "jg elated ; hilarious, as one on
a fleet horse.
] |pj an animated style; lively,
forcible writing.
cljlt Obscure, or half brought out,
I -f^ as a meaning or idea.
''ch^ang Jt •= "fS | his words (or
expressions) are difficult to be
vmderstood.
1.^. From grain nnj even; it is used
for fch'ing fj?, but only in this
c'h'ctng-' '°°°-
To weigh ; to adjust by
weighing; a steelyard; a
weight of 13 catties.
^* JG 1 ^ steelyard.
1 pj i^ it is weighed accurately.
I iff the beam of a steelyard.
] |g the poise or weight.
1 p.] the hook.
^ ?,1 1 to weigh full weight, or
10 t.iels to a catty ; the weights
themselves.
] ^ to weigh teas.
»!*♦ in 1 the heart is like a ba-
lance — to discern right and
wrong.
I Zp 5|- }^ even balances and
full measures; — a just, honest
dealer.
CHEOIEI.
Many of these characters are heard, pronounced lika chioh. Old sounds, diok, dok, djak, dak, tak, tok, tet, and tot.
In Canton, cheak,*,t'eak, chiit, clmk, and ohok; — in Swatow, tie, chiet, chiak, chwat, chwak, to, and t6k; —
in Amoy, chiok, ti6k, t6k, cli6k, and chwat ; — in Fuhchau, obiok, tiiih, ch'i6k, ohwok, cli6k, and
tauk; — in Shanghai, tsek, ts'eb, tsuk, and zcik; — in Chifu, tsoh.
60, truly, right, exactly so; a way, is all over with him; I can't find
a manner ; to add; a move in chess. anything of him.
Originally the same as ^ chu\
it has gradually been altered
from that to denote the differ,
ences in their meanings.
To cover over; to put on,
as clothes ; to cause, to order,
to send ; to stick to ; to place ; at,
in, present ; must, ought ; after a
verb, it gives force to the meaning,
and indicates a transition or com-
pleted action, as j^ | I met one,
I came across him ; ^ ] having
been washed ; between two verbs
it makes the present participle,
as'fS 1 ^ gliding and going, !.«.
gliding on ; before a verb, it is an
auxiliarv. let. make, permit, as ]
T -t S; 5^ V$ ^ * let Ting
proceed to Tientsin to attend to the
afiair ; when used in a reply, yes.
^ I "J* I have found it.
] ^ certainly ; entirely right.
I ^ to give attention to.
^ ^ ] I could not sleep.
] HL 3^ bring him here, tell him
to come.
^ I "^ he turned away his face.
] ^ impatient, an.xious.
yj\^ 1 ft don't be discomposed.
H + y^ 1 ^ ;^ ± 1 among
all the moves [in playing chess],
move forward your men is the
one.
Ji^jiix 1^5g this matter
is not yet finished.
^ ^ ] Jg there's no remedy ; it
58 JS 1 that's the way ; this is
the sort
1 -t S •'"iJ a little, as salt.
In Cantonese. Correct ; suit-
able, useful.
I pS I isitrightorno?willitdo?
] ^ cheap, good for the price.
] KJ useful ; it will serve.
j^ I it sets well, as a coat.
1^ ig ^ 1 l^ow shall I get it to
him?
In FuJtchau. Seized, taken with,
as a fit ; to hit a mark.
I Jf I hit his pulse; — I shamed
him completely.
cnoH.
CHOII.
CHOH.
81
To set fire to, to flare up,
J ) to lilaze out.
ic'hcto — ^M \ '•' ^'^'^l '^^^'^^
firo pix'seutly.
Ih 1 'J''M'^'^''g^^'''^'^"Ptl'c lamps.
>^ ] "J" the fire lias kiuJleJ.
A—f Fi'om ■'^to ii'i-nj) nitli a dot to
ml denote Bomething soiiii inside;
Sliao occurs in Slii king for '—J tlio
pjcony.
To dip or lade out with a
spoon ; a little, a spoonful ; Ibe
tenth of a /«//, ^ or gill ; a hymn
of Duke Chen's liturgy ; to atlopt,
to follow.
, ] ^ ^ ^s much as a spoonful.
^ ] a colander; a skimmer.
7K 1 ^ ^"*^^'^ ^'^^ dashing on water.
5|b ^ itl 1 '^° Northern Peck
resembles a ladle.
^ ] at the age when a lad plays;
I. e. ten years to si.Kteen; a place
in Lu where Chw'ang kung
gained a victory.
^ j an ancient place in Lu
where a great battle was fought
in the Cbeu dynasty.
_rjC.k From wood and ladle ; used for
A* J tlio last and j>Ji also read ^piao.
skwo' A handle, as of a cup; a
ladle, a spoon ; to lead ; to
tie, to bind to.
pj- ^ ] the handle of the Dipper.
ehwo'
ckuxi'
s/iico''
To bum ; to cauterize with
moxa; to singe; to over-
roast; clear, distinct.
BJJ ] dazzling, glorious,
lustrous ; .'•[ilendid.
1 ^ to burn the mo.\a.
1 1 Jt S ^^'^ tlowcrs are so
exuberant.
I ^P 1 S to perceive clearly
at a glance.
1 iii& t" scorch a terrapin's (or
Kiiii/f) shell to use in divination;
tliis siiell is selected because it
has 38 segments, answering to
the Cliinese zodiacal signs.
] tfg raised a blister.
Also read 'pao, and inter-
changed witli tlio next.
A shooting star.
] jj^ a meteor that rushes
across the sky.
Used witli the last.
A board or plank laid down
to bridge a stream.
lies across the rushing creek.
From n'oman and ladle.
\J) A go-between ; to consult
s/iivo^ concerning surnames, as a
match-maker.
i^^ ] an intermediary for
marriages.
From xoine and ladle; used
, with choh^ ^ to ladle.
c/io To pour out liquor, to fill a
cup ; a glass; wine, liquor; a
feast, a party ; to deliberate upon ;
to choose the right and act on it ;
to adopt, to imitate; to avail of.
^ ] my slight repast, — said
by the host.
^ ] a marriage feast.
|fi|- ] to drink healths.
^ ] a newyear's entertainment.
i!jt- 1 (or laf 1 '" Cantonese,) the
return feast given by the bride-
groom.
^ I a feast given on a birth ;
the J^' ) , the ifi | and the
"Y 1 , are the main fea.st, the
servants' course, and what is
left for muleteers, &c.
1 JM ^'^ ro'"" out wine; to enter-
tain guests.
-m- 1 .^ i^ fi^ ••'fter this
glass, we will be well acquainted.
^ ] or I m to consult about.
1 S ?C ea ^" ''' satisfactorily
settled.
^•j, I ]iij ff they consulted about
it and then acted.
1 lihR ^^^'^ """le according
to public sentiment; to hear the
people's voice.
'M 1 i& H" i^ *^''<^ water from
the distant pool.
|t». From rat and a spoon; it ia
|'>l also read yao'
p/^y An animal described like a
large marmot, the | ^^
found in Sz'ch'uen, also called J^
H and 15 1^ the great rat; it is
most probably, the North China
squirrel {Sciunis Davidianus)
which lives in rocky hills and
boles, and its hair is used for
pencils ; also an animal that can
fly like the flying squirrel, or the
Aiiomalures of Africa.
From hatchet and stone ; used
with tho next.
c/jo lo cut with a sword; to
chop, to cut up fine ; to am-
putate, to hew oflf.
To cut in twain.
I ^ to scale fish.
] Wlp :tn [Cheu-sin]
cut off the shins of those
who crossed the ford in early
morniujr.
cho
From carriage and connected.
To rest, to hold np, to stop;
ch'o/t' a carriage which has been
repaired; to reunite, as a cart
I X to suspend work, to rest.
^ f^ ^ 1 now working and
then resting.
W."^ ^ 1 ^° not remit or in-
terrupt your studies.
] H M Jf to cease work and
take a holiday.
c/w/i'
c/io/j>
m
Ancient name of a city in
the state Tsi, now in Tsi-
nan fu in Shantung.
Mournful, grieved ; unsettled ;
out of breath.
35 (C* 1 1 undecided; sorry.
Fiom |t^ head contracted and
llj to issue.
The cheek-bones ; the aspect
of the face, as a physiogno-
mist looks at it.
I the cheek-bones.
I high chcek-bonea.
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CHOH.
CHOH.
cnoH.
tE^
o
.c/40
cho''
From ^ to step out and Jt
to s(>j); it is tiscd in the
' contracted form aa the 162d
radical of a large and homo-
geneous group of characters
relatiug to travel.
Going on, and slopping; to
riiii fast and stop.
Composed of ^ earhj and (j
a spoon above.
To estaLlisb, to make firm ;
stable and lofty; to surpass ;
tall or raised above others in person
or talents; eminent in; distant,
profound ; reached, as a time.
^ ] fine-looking, excelling all ;
supereminent in ability.
1^ ¥{■ ^ \ A [like] the state-
liness of a flag-stati".
1 ^ meritoriotis, as oSlcials who
are mentioned at the quinquen-
nial examination.
\ f^M^^ [this doctrine] ex-
cels in profundity and difficulty.
1 jy A ?^ sui)erior to others in
any way ; tall, stately.
i^ From
1-?-. Tall,]
,cho fest, ti
man and to surpass.
lofty ; bright ; to mani-
fest, to exhibit ; extensive.
03 1 clear, luminous.
^ ] ^ 3i^ there is a plain road.
1 Si S ^ how brilliant is yon
Milky Way !
From u-ood and surpassing ;
the second form is least used;
tho first is also used for chao'
^ an oar.
A table, a stand ; name of
a tree.
I -^ a table,
chairs and tables,
a low writing-stand.
1^ ^ 1 to eat by one's self.
j^ BH 1 ^ side table; a sofa table,
on which are placed flowers, &c.
^ ] ■^ to carry a table-lop ; —
a euphemism in Peking for
wearing the cangue.
7V Jllj 1 the Eight Genii table,
is one for eight sitters.
^ 1
^ 1
,c/w
J.|~t From hand and leg, perhaps re-
/fjnp ferring to the act of a policeman.
f./,iy To seize, to arrest; to gripe,
to lay bold of; to grasp ; to
catch.
] ^ *"■ tit 1 '■0 ^ffest a cruni-
nal ; to catch, as a thief.
] ^ to catch rats, as a terrier
docs.
] ^ to gripe firmly ; to seize.
^ ] the subordinate troops who
guard the frontier; — an old term.
In Cantonese. To guess ac-
curately ; to apprehend, to see
through.
thoughts.
^ra 1 1^ jS '^ guess the intention;
to hit one's fancy, as in a gift.
To soak ; to steep in water a
little, to dami)en.
^ ] a man of the Shang
dynasty, famed for his power
of slandering otliers.
In Fuhchau. Scurf on the
hands ; dirty crust on dishes.
\'r-f From metal and leg.
fc/t? To bind the feet with gyves;
^cho fetters; a hoe.
From n mouth and ^ a pig
tied by two legs.
^ciio To peck, as a fowl ; to preen
or plume the feathers; a bird
picking up food; in penmanship,
a quick stroke to the left.
] ^ to dress the plumage, as a
duck does.
1 /f» ^ ^^'^ woodpecker ; the
IJ4 1 7^ or black woodpecker
{Drt/ocopus viartius) also called
^M ^ great crow.
I ^ to eat, as birds do.
I ^ to break its shell, as the
inclosed chick does.
^J ] to rap, as on a door, when
coming in.
In Cantonese pronounced tcunff.
To thump one's self with a brick,
as begg.irs do.
I S^ ^ to pound one's skull.
H A± Sometimes used for the last.
p-^j A multitude of people dis-
^c/to pitting.
] I the notes of a bird,
probably of the magpie.
In Cantonese. To coax, to
beguile one to do a thing.
Used with the neit.
J To push ; to beat ; to peck
cV(o or pierce wood ; the sound
of rap[>ing; a reverberation.
] P^ to knock at the gate.
Interchanged with the last.
_ ^ V) To strike ; to ram ; to afflict ;
flio to castrate, for fornication in
the palace ; an old term for
eunuchs.
1 ;i T T r-ippi'ig o'> it again
and again ; knock after knock.
From water and a pig tied by
two legs for the sound.
clio To drop, to trickle, to fall
drop by drop, a stillicidum ;
to strike on the water ; name of a
stream southwest of Peking, whicli
gives its name to ] j\\ in Shun-
t<icn fu ; but Choh-luh ] |g, the
capital of Hwangii (n. c. •^680),
was the present^ ^ ^\ m Siien-
hwa fu, north\vest of Peking.
M 1 fl T ^ M tl^e rain has
wet my dress.
'Ill 1 '"^ dropping, as a spring
trickling down the rocks ; spat-
tering and dripping.
To work in gems ; to cut, to
J carve, to dress up jewels ; to
^|•J^o work on; to choose, as good
expressions.
^ I to cut and jiolish gems.
I 31 ^ lapidary.
in \ in ^ ^''^'^ cutting and
polishing ; met. the labor of
making a fine composition.
3E 7 1 7 JE^ §S «n unwrought
gem is a useless thmg, or cannot
be put to any use.
CIIOH.
CHOH.
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83
^ 1 f$ 3it '"^ improve and polibh
tbc stylo and rliytlini.
WC ] it ]SS ^"^ carefully selected
Lis assiiitants.
To accuse, to report against,
k) to vilify.
^c/lo I 1^ to slander, to insinuate
errors against one.
i-
From ^ a vessel and Jp the
hich is to cut it out from
wood.
Ml V ax, w
t^ r f '''°^
BBJI To cut to pieces, to back,
."* to chop, to hew; to liasb,
' to minco ; to rive ; to carve
out.
] ^"ij to liew and trim, as a log.
I ^ to dig out a coffin — from
a log.
^ 1 ^ ^ ^® carefully hewed
them .s({uare.
] jJI to chop in pieces.
1 ^ BI to make mince meat balls.
m.
From water and worm aa the
phouotic.
,c/io
Muddy, drumly, turbid ;
unstrained ; thick, impure ;
vicious; dull, stupid; degenerate;
name of one river in the east of
Sz'ch'ucn, and of other streams ;
another name for the Ilyadcs.
] and ^ are opposJtes ; foul and
limpid ; corrupt and pure.
■Jjt 1 a corrupt, wicked age.
1 ^ dull of apprehension; a foul
Biuell, odorous.
1 % "■ tiTljiJ stream ; the rabble,
tlio canaine, the unwashed.
I jg unstrained liquor.
I glj 52. '^"'1 '^"t muscular ; a
rude, vigorous man, as a peasant.
Jl ] what settles in turbid water
A sort of cymbals, or small
bell plates, anciently used
for stopping llic dniius in an
army ; a small brazier, a
band-stove ; bracelets, wristlets.
I ■^ or ^. ] ornaments for the
wrist : armlets.
.C/lO
fho
From hand and a fiahellum.
To pull up ; to select, to lead
on, to raise ; to promote, to
employ in office; to e.\.cite;
to remove ; to reject, as good reso-
lutions.
1 ^ H IK [I'ke"] hairs that can-
nut be counted if one pull them
out, — these cannot be numbered.
1 M"'' 1 5j( to select and use —
for governmental employ ; to re-
conimend one for such use.
1^ 1 A ^ to select men of real
worth.
1 f* to quench one's scruples, to
vitiate or restrain virtuous feel-
ings.
To rinse, to dip ; to wash ;
great, bright, as a fame ; sleek,
jCAio glossy; to drink; to ramble
about ; fat, as a deer.
] }i^ a small lake in Sin-ch'ang
^i*^" ?>f ^ JSli ii the northwest
of Kiaugsi.
Sfc I or fg ] to cleanse ; to re-
form, as the heart.
1 ] bare as a sandy hill ; sleek,
as a deer ; bright, as trappings.
MM \ 1 graceful and clean,
lithe and sleek, as a youth.
1 S '^ M Sk* I've washed my
feet [in the Yangtsz',] and the
water has run a myriad li.
A heavy rain.
i.> ^ 1^ 1 ) the rain came
^cho down most violently and co-
piously.
m Grass starting ; the budding
) forth of plants,
tf^'u 1 Jit growing lusty, fatten-
ing, as cattle.
"^ \ Jt ^ the grass is
sprouting.
A||j A. garden spider, the | iffc
i%\j^ which makes its web on the
^cho grass, and bos a door to go
in and out of it
Read k^uh, and used for Jg. A
grub in timber.
J.|f| From hand and to uiue as Ibe
h'iIi phonetic.
^cho Stupid, unhandy, unskillful,
the opposite of 3^ clever ; a
depreciatory term used by people
of themselves; clumsy, unwork-
manlike ; bad, unsuccessful, as a
speculation ; gradually becoming
worse.
] ■y my stupid son.
1 S^ my poor penmanship.
1 f^ loy '■"<1« composition.
j 1^ an unskilled lip, i. e. a bad
speaker, a slow or stupid fellow.
] 'f;^ slow of apprehension.
'^T 1 Of ^ 1 to keep mum, to
pretend to be stupid or ignorant ;
to act the ninny.
1 ^ ^ '1^ stupid in the extreme.
] ft an unwise plan, a silly
scheme.
] ^ a bad ^speculation, a losing
adventure.
tlGt "1 From moulh or to Uo\i\ and to
tt
conned; the last form is aaM.
) 1 qiiated.
S^ 'i-To drink with a noise; to
/Vv/\} taste ; to sip, to suck ; to
'^k* kiss; to prate incessantly
^/V)J and praise people; to sob.
^cho 1 ^ to kiss one's cheek
^ I to detain one to lake
a cup.
1 ^ '° ''^'0 on meager faro and
simples.
^ ) to slobber in drinking, to
swill down.
'B* 1 fii^^ I'e hastily sucked
the juice, thinking it was gin
1 W. W\ tIC lie ale puUe auJ
drank water.
1 jt fi ^ crying and weeping
bitterly.
J|5^ Noise of strife and scolding ;
J^.S^C) a'lgry, irate.
jC/w ig ] gt)od-looking, accord
ing to some auihoriiics.
Looking out from a bole;
,) coming out of a cave.
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CH'OH.
CHOH.
■5»
.cho
From icoo<J and to connect or
weigh out.
A small king-post above the
girder wliich connects with
the upper tie-beam; a club,
a cane.
I ^ a shillelab, a cudgel.
J? 1 liO Pf ^uj swing the club
and then call the dog — of course
he ^vilI not come.
Ul iU ^ 1 ^^ ^^^ painted his
rafters and carved his jjists ; re-
ferring to a foolish parvenu.
Read toh, Used for JJ to leave.
menco [your writing] ns a draft,
finish it by careful polish, and
end it with pleasure.
t5(>t From field and to connect.
i^^i Eaised dykes, six feet wide,
cho to go from one field to an-
other, as is the case over
southern China.
0^ I pathways through the field
and country.
,c/io
The wine or spirits used in
libations ; to worship by
' pouring out libations to the
lares, or the gods, several
limes in succession.
^ 1 to offer libations.
A needle or awl ; sharp, like
a needle ; the sharp end of a
staff ; to offer, as a present.
The mouth stuffed with food
when chewing ; to eat fast or
vulgarly.
Several of these characters are heard pronounced ch'ioh. Old sounds, t'ok. In Canton, cVeuk and cVuk; —
in Swatow, ch'iak antZ ch'uk; — in Amoy, cli'iok, tuk, ch'uk, and chak; — in Fuhchau, cli'idk, tank, and
cWk; — in Shanghai, ts'ik and tsuk; — in Chifu,, ts'oli.
f¥ao
From silk and axcelling as tlie
phonetic.
Slow, leisurely ; large, spa-
cious; liberal, generous; in-
definite, vague ; many.
[ ] not hurried, taking it easy;
ample, wide, as a house ; well
versed in ; to render liberal and
generous.
f^ ample room for ; not used
as it might be; — said of one
capable of higher things ; also,
shadowy.
1 ■^ ?fr ™°''^ ^^^^ enough ; —
applied also to brotherly kind-
ness.
I 5J^ a nickname ; a pet or
fancy name ; to nickname.
Sf f^ 1 ^^ beautiful, delicate, as
flowers or young girls.
1 )^ gu/leless, pureminded, lovirjg.
1 1
1
ch'o'
A woman who excels ; beau-
tiful ; used with tlie last.
j ffij delicate, shrinking, like
a girl unacquainted with the
world.
Eead tih A sick woman.
ch'o'
From fire and e-ccelling; it is
interchanged with choh, y,^ to
roast.
Light, bright ; heat, caloric ;
one defines it, hot, boiling, as
water.
I j^ sparkling, glittering,
as melted iron.
Distant ; going to a distance ;
to hasten, to walk fast ; used
c/i^o with the next.
^ j JH a spanking breeze-
after a ten days' rain ; — name of
an ode of Su Tung-p'o.
Eead tiao"
step over.
To overpass ; to
also
^cho
From foot and excelling
read chao'
To stamp on with the foot ;
to jump over ; to get ahead
n running ; to stride ; to excel.
1 M to «'alk lamely.
] jg; distant, as in walking far.
] M .i tb unusual ability.
1 5^ 4^ to writhe when trodden
on ; to stretch out, as ^\hen run-
nins.
m.
,ch^o
Disobedient, disobliging; the
name of a statesman in the
kinjrdom of Lu.
Eead Irh.
^ch^u
A country.
1 ^ '^^^'^ °"*' ^'^ thirty-six Turfan
states, or tribes west of China.
pi To pierce, as with a dart ; to
harpoon, to spear fish or tur-
tles ; used sometimes for tsoh^
^ to take a pinch, to take up
in the fingers ; and also fur ch'uh.^
gg to gore, to run against ; to
puneli ; a harpoon.
I >JJ> a fishing-prong.
1 ^J to spear.
] — • ] take a pmch, as of
snuff.
Hj ^ 1 ^ I'e struck the turtle
with the iron fork.
gljffl^ 1 51,^^ don't burst
the windows in with your hands.
From spear s.n<\flabellnni ; nsed
with the next.
ch'wo To stab ; to punch, to stick
into ; to aflix a stamp, to
seal ; a die, a stamp.
CH'OH.
] fjl an official seal, siicli as is
used by petty ofBcers, or con-
stables ; the i-eal of a company
or corporation.
^ 1 to affix a stamp.
] ^ a stamp in comnjon charac-
ters, not an official seal ; as
iS 1 •? a name for cards.
1 5^ ^ to deceive one.
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^ tit ■? 1 give it a punch with
your cane.
fS ® 1 ?H tlie anchors flukes ran
[into the bow], and stove it in.
th To pierce ; to dart through
X) one, as [a shooting pain ; to
^c/ihvo build and beat an abobie wall ;
a fish-prong with a cross piece.
m.
From tooth iini\ foot; an allusion
perhaps to the harsh noise made.
c/iwo To grate the teeth ; an augur
or tool to make a bole.
I 1 or 1^ ] pettish, ill-temper-
ed, the latter also means dirty,
vHe, mean.
I 5^ iM 1 cross-grained, nar-
row-minded, discontented.
Old sounds, to, tu, tot, de da, djot, t'
in Anvoij, chu, oho, tn, and
tso,
•tj^ Formed of /fv wood and —
{.^jV- <"'^' *• ^- t'lo one tree, referring
cIm *° *''° •"^art-wood of the cedar,
' which is reddish or fiery.
Red, especially a vermilion
color; it is considered a lucky color.
] It scarlet.
1 % silver, so called from the
name of the mine.
3^ ^a 1 KJ 'o make a contract
of marriage.
1 ^ tlie scarlet bird, a fancy
name of a position in geomancy.
1 l"J the gentry, literary gradu-
ates; so called from an ancient
custom of painting their doors
rod.
1 ^ ii5 DJ! to dot the forehead
[of an idolj red ; this is sup-
posed to vivify it with the god.
*£ 1 'S' 'jlS^ 1'" who comes near
Tcrmiliou will get red; — like
Trov. xiii. 20, He who walkelh
with \vi.se men will be wise.
1 ■$(, the "red dressed,"— denotes
the attendant of tho God of
Literature, or his star.
A3^ A ])igmy is J ^, applied
< l'^ to m-in who are undersized.
^cIm I i^ a sort of king-post, or
siiort pillar in a roof-truss.
f^ ) name of an ancient
musician.
CKCTJ:
0, and t'ot. In, Canton, chii, and a few cho ; — in Swatow, chu, lu, and ta ;
fa; — in Fuhchau, chi6, chwi), chu, tn, t'u, and thii-. — in Shanghai,
tsii, tsz', dzO, tsu, and dzu ; — in Chifu, chu.
•jt^ The trunk or bole of trees ;
c J/^JV a classifier of trees, posts, pil-
^c/i« lars, stumps, stalks of shnilis,
&c.; low, degraded, kept
down ; in the lowest place.
^ © 't 1 there were seven
mulberry plants.
] ^]il a tree broken off.
1 P!f> ^ trunk of a tree.
1 *^ ' — Wi confined to 6ne corner,
as a clerk who cannot leave his
home; 7ncf. kept in obscurity.
I ;f(^ a hard wood, good for naves.
1 ^ '"^ grove, a forest of large
trees.
A small stream in Shantung
flowing north from Tai-shan
^c/ia into the lliver Sz'.
1 ?S -i n3 the region of
the rivers Chu and Sz' where
Confucius taught.
From gem and red.
A pearl; a bead; a string of
^cfitt beads ; small and round like
a pearl or bead ; pearly, fine,
excellent ; rouud and bead-
like; beaded.
— 3^ 1 or — Jj|0 I one pearl.
1 ^ the Pearl Kiver, which flows
by Canton; the application to
the entire stream is not known
to the people.
^ I a name for amber.
jg I or ^ ) false pearls; while
M; 1 are real pearls; and the
Budbists say ^, M. ] iho red-
true pearl, for the ruby or spi-
nelle, the Sunscnt jxid/naraffa.
RS 1 P"P'l of the eye; but others
say it denotes the crystalline
lens.
'^ B.5 ^ 1 youT eyes have no
pearls ; i. e. you're half blind ;
you can't distinguish things.
1^ 1 or ;g: ] a Budhist rosary
of 108 beads, referring probably
to the 108 compartments in
the j^f^rahat or sacred foot of
Budha, wherein are pictured
his attributes and attendant^.
^ 1 a necklace worn by ofliciais.
] ^ pearls, gems ; jewelry, bi-
jouterie.
— $ I a necklace, a string of
beads.
£5i ik I beads shaped like a flat
squash, made from a sort of
smooth, gray grass-seed, rcscm-
bUng those of Job's tears.
1 EI S 'M P«''"'.V, fat-cheeked ;
baiidsouie, elegant; polished, as
a fine composition.
.^. @ iS I mi.\ing up fish-eyes
and peails; i. c. iudiscriminat-
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CHU.
CHU.
,cIm
j^ I ^j^ a continued firing, a
cannonade.
^ 1 or :}g P^ ] the niglit-sliin-
ing pearl, spoken of by Taoists ;
it may mean the pyrope or car-
buncle ; a brilliant gem, which
the Emperor is said to possess,
and shines like a lamp.
^ I seed pearls, used in making,
the ] JQ ^ or pearl powder
sprinkled on ulcers.
i^ ] a sun-glass to ignite moxa;
it is made of crystal, and was
early brought from India.
1 S H ^ § three thousand
rich men, who had pearls on
their shoes.
From stone and red ; this is
often incorrectly written shu
^ a small weight.
Vermilion ; made of vermi-
lion ; imperial, because the emperor
nses red ink for his autograph in
official writings.
^ ] vermilion, — either the pow-
dered preparation, the color, or
the paint.
^ ] U a cake of red ink.
] @ cinnabar.
1 ?i' In the mandarin orange
{Citrus nobilis), named from its
vermilion colored skin.
] ^ the Emperor's pencil, an
imperial autograph.
1 lit the Emperor's approval ;
an official endorsement.
] ^ the essays of graduates who
are successful ; so called because
they are copied in red.
] Hi the vermilion or autograph
order.
An unauthorized character,
probably altered from one of
^chu the last two, used in Canton
for the checks.
® 1 Wi ^^^ '■"sy cheeks.
To hop, as a wren ; to get
on by hops ; used for g^ in
^c/la g^ ] embarrassed, unable to
get on, uncertain what to do.
I 1 hopping about.
m
From insect or frori, and the
next character contracted.
' The spider; called in Pe-
king I ] ; whence a lazy,
good for nothing fellow is
called J^ ^ ) the name
of the burrowing spider or
A typhus.
] -fj^ a spider's web.
^ filaments of the web.
! lill 1 ground spiders, like the
Epcira.
I 1 ^ WW V S everything
prospers where there are plenty
of spider's webs.
From «'orcJs and red as the
phonetic.
To seek for in order to
punish, to make judicial in-
quiry ; to punish capitally, to put
to death, to kill ; to reprove ; to
involve for another's crime ; to
eradicate, to clear away.
1 ^ to involve in punishment.
1 1^ 01' 1 M to utterly exter-
minate, as a family or rebels.
] ^ to cut off, to execute.
{^ ] to be decapitated ; executed.
1 1^ to reduce to subjection, to
punish.
] ^ i^ to expose and reprove
his crime.
] ^ to dig up and clear off
plants or grass.
1 ^ ^ jjj to desire inordinately;
insatiable, as a conqueror.
iiX^- 1 ^ to overcome hatred
with kindness, or evil with good.
^ ] a divine judgment, as to
be killed by lightning, or some
i remarkable casualty.
Jlfel^ Name of a feudal state which
c4*H existed n. c. 700 to 469,
fihu under ten rulers; now the
district of Tseu hien ^[J ||^
in Yen-eheu fu in the south of
Shantung; >J^ | was a small
principality southwest of it, near
the present Tang hien ^ J|§ in
the samie prefecture.
1 M ^"*s •■* city to which the
people of Cbu ^l were removed;
it is near Hwang-cheu fu j^
•]\\ ^ in Hupeh, on the Yang-
tsz' Kiver.
To curse.
% I to imprecate evils on
,CIM
Red garments; to dress; ele-
c l^jv gant.
c'^''"' 1 li short dresses, nnder-
jacktets.
I ^ a red coronet, is a
term given by one author.
From plant and red.
A small tree, the ^ ] ^
Boymia rutcecarpa, allied to
the Xanthoxylon, growin"
in the eastern provinces ; its
bitter seeds are used by the Chinese
in coughs and tonic medicines; the
ripe capsules are deep red, and the
seeds black; which hei'ijalists say
should be gathered on the 9th
day of the 9th moon to bo most
efficacious.
1 tij 1^ is the fruit of the jlj j
"t^ a sort of dogwood, {Comus
officinalis) used as a vermifuge
and in fevers.
From words and this.
To discriminate, to distin-
guish; an (/f/)erf!!e of num-
ber placed before its noun,
not one only but many; all, every,
several ; as a j^'^position, it marks
origin or place, to, in, respecting,
irj regard to ; at, upon, from, —
modified by the preceding verb; it
stands for the pronoun at the end
of a sentence; a final particle im-
plying doubt or asking a question;
it is sometimes introduced only for
the rhythm ; frequently occurs in
names of places.
^' 1 |l^ wrote it on his girdle.
i§ ] ^ I met him on the road.
A S ^ 1 ""'^ ^^^ reject him ?
CHU.
1 V ^ if§ I g"'e you much
trouble.
1 in Jffc i^ all are like this.
I /L ''11 of, the wLole.
1 ^ or I ;§• all you gentlemen ;
you, Sirs.
IS ] Jt)f look at it here.
'If^ ^ 1 £( I'G only depends on>
or thinks of himself.
j ^ feudal princes; a prince;
ihe dignity or post of a prince.
31 in ejc ] HiJ >iJ K f' if ti^c
king alters his mind, then ho
must recall me.
^ ] denotes a doubt whether it
is so or not ; t^ T^ t^ ^{ \ ;
H ■§ 4l I <^'^ "ot know whe-
ther there was a way ; he said,
there was.
was not Wiiu Wang's park 70
li square ?
1 ] MM "^ '^ ready wit ; able
to argue; quick and fluent.
^ 1 before ^yii j^ denotes per-
haps, or, probably ; as Jt | j^
:t M M ^I'is was 'probably
what he wished to say.
U IS M ] ^^y^ and months.
1 jjx all sorts ; every variety.
tf; ] in this, going to this.
I 3t a certain robe worn by em-
presses in the Han dynasty.
I ^ siatshii graduates ; i'. e. the
whole body of them.
] ■? H ^ a" classes of authors.
1 M or tt" M are two old names
in Annam for sugar-cane.
¥S j or Iji^ I peaches or plums
preserved either in sugar or salt ;
an ancient mode of preparation.
A kind of oak furnishing a
durable timber, found in
:/ia Ilonan ; the acorns are
sharp pointed, and acrid to
the taste, whence they arc called
^ ) -^ bitter acorns ; silkworms
feed on the leaves ; it is not impro-
bable that a kind of oak is referred
to by the same name in other parts.
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m
,chu
From dofi or least and that ;
it is interchanged with tho
, neit when uaed aa a verb.
A hog ; any animal of the
genus Siis ; to dig a trench
or pool.
1 -T or 1 tt a P'?- .
] -f^ OT ] tf{| a sow ; it is used
for coarse in Fuhchau, as ] !{^
^f coarse needles.
I ^ a boar.
\l\ I a w ild hog, differing perhaps
from the ^- | , Sus kucomystax,
common in China.
^ I a hedgehog.
^ ) the porcupine, found in
Shensi.
1 riff or 1 "^ pork-fat, lard.
1 ^ or I |g hog's bristles.
1 ^^i'g* pork-chops.
1 im JJ or ] JU 7X pig's foot
jelly.
1 ft ^ '1'*^ pig-basket plant, or
pitcher plant, the Neiienllics clis-
tilLitoria.
1 ^ a kind of China-root; or
perhaps a Lycopcnlon or puff-
ball.
1 Cji zi ^ a I'oar's head, with a
carp and a cock, — to worship
Plutus.
m
From water and hog as the
phonetic.
chu A place where water stag-
nates ; a j)ool or small lake,
a puddle ; to dig out, as when
making a pool, or confinuig its
limits.
1 JJl j}C an"affluent of the Grand
Canal in Tsi-ning cheu J^^ jW
in Shantung.
::^C 2f ^ 1 til'" pools|and marshes
in the wilderness.
ff it g ifo ] ^ to raze the
palace, and dig a pool there —
so as to obliterate it.
^ ] a marsh in Kwoi-teh fu, near
yii-ch'iug hien ^^%, once
drained or restrained by the
Great Yu.
One says an edible worm or
larva like a silkworm,
j^ 1 a term for a toad.
A dead tree still standin".
tiS 1 dead, rotten trees.
^/filit 1 all the trees arc
dead.
<■ ^ The original form of thia dm-
• racter, wliich isnowusedasllio
, 3d radical of a small group of
cnu miscellaneous char.nclcra, ori-
ginally represented a (lame, aa
of a candle.
As fire appertains to the
heart, this character has come to
mean the ruling power of the will,
or the clear intelligenceof Ihe heart,
for which the next is now used.
A point, a dot, such as is put
on the top of the character wang
2 to vivify the ancestral tablet ;
in j)e?imans/cij), read Uien, for |,5
a dot.
C . I ^ The character originally ropre-
chic
aented a lamp-stand wiih the
flame rising.
That which gives light; a
ruler, a lord, a master ; a host ; the
chief; the head; to rule, to make
one the chief; to indicate, to show
what is to be ; certainly, with au-
thority, as a lord's will.
] A tlic host ; the head of the
house ; a master.
^ ] a pater-familias ; used by
children and domestics.
^ ] a landlord, tho owner of
real estate.
I ^ the master of a wedding.
5^ or ) J;; or ] ^ our sove-
1 .
reign ; used in speaking of him.
;§■ ) or IP I the emperor ; a
sovereign ; the chief ruler of a
country.
J; J^ I the emiieror's sisters.
:fe Jl ^ 1 the emperor's aunt.
li f^ 1 " lio is lord here ? who
manages thist
1 •& f!^ ^ I'" ™ako you my
lord iti your house ; i. e. I am
going to visit you.
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CHU.
1 IR ^ patron, one who buys
much.
/&■ |i^ 1 ehe lias a bead ; she is
married ; also used by traders,
[tlie goods] are spoken for.
T ] the Lord of Heaven ; God
is Fo called by the Eoman Ca-
tholics, and ^'c ] ^ is the name
for their sect and the Greek
church ; but j£ and j|^ ] ,
are both used for God by the
Mohammedans.
3'C ^ )^' 1 '^''*^ heavenly Father
and merciful Lord.
] ^ the controler, the superin-
tending power; — a term often
applied to God.
] a term for the Sabbath or
Lord's day.
jji^ ] the ancestral tablet ; inti-
mating that the deified lord
resides in it.
can't venture to take the con-
trol; I dare not assume the
direction.
1 "M ^^'^ ^'^^' ^^^ ^^^ resolu-
tion.
] M ^^ '&^ ^^^ decision is
not with me.
I ^ to give directions, to ma-
nage ; an overseer.
^1 to be or take the head, re-
garded as chief; it is of the
greatest moment.
H^ ] a district magistrate.
IE 1 M •-'"'1 filJ 1 M tl^e chief
and deputy literary examiners
at the li'Jin tripos.
1 ^ to guard, to protect.
tjif 1 # Is i*^ "''1 certainly bring
you good luck.
1 "F M "■ indicates rain.
I ^ to govern ; to rule as an
autocrat ; a Budhist term for
an abbot.
lit 1 °'' Ht 1 ^ ^ '"''^'^ ™*"-
'g ] free, voluntary; as I like.
j^ I a donor, as to a temple or a
charity.
CHU.
Cj,_ik From hand and to r>de ; it oc-
T'~T' curs used for chu* fi a pillar.
■'c7h4 a prop or post ; to shore up;
to pierce, to stick ; to point
I sideways ; to oppose.
1 l§ ^ W^V or stretcher, as to an
awning.
] |g or ] ;j;g a crutch,. a stick;
to lean on a staff.
'c/iM
A sort of overalls or leathern
gaiters for the knees.
From deer and to rule as the
phonetic.
A large beast like a deer,
found in Tung-ch'wen fu in
the north of Sz'ch'uen ; he guides
the herd, indicates their course
by shaking bis long tail, which
brushes away the dust ; if other
deer see it, they follow his track.
This animal has been identified by
some with the Chinese elk or tailed
deer {Elaphurus Davkkimus);
but a comparison of native books
shows that it is more probably a
general term for a large stag, the
ritkr oideer, and not any species ;
it is drawn with spots and having
one stumpy horn ; the large red
deerofMongolia(c<?;uv(s maralj may
be the one; a fly-whip or switch.
] ^ a chowry, used by fairies ;
some authors suppose that the
chowry from Tibet is furnished
by a deer, instead of the yak.
M ] M pM. '0 converse while
whisking away the flies.
^1^1^^ unceasingly twir-
ling the chowry — to drive ofl"
the musquitos.
MR In 1 1^ I respectfully listen
to your guiding remarks.
■ | * t ' 1 From utoAe or u-orxhip and
/|-l^ j ZorJ; the third form is unusaal.
I A stone tablet dedicated to
y ancestors in the family temple.
I I 15 '"'• stone shrine or niche,
in which the tablet is placed.
jjil^ ) the ancestral tablet.
<±j;
^chu
CHU.
An islet ; a low place,
a wash in a river, a deposit
appearing above the wa-
ters ; an affluent of the E.
Hwai in Houau near Hii
cheu,
® ] the precious land, an ancient
name for Ceylon {Ratna-dioipa,
probably derived from its pearls
and gems.
M'^ i. 1 iS ?# ^he isles of
fairies are far away in the sea.
fll W 1 ^" ^'^ rivers are islets, —
which were slowly formed ; and
so must you persevere.
To cook, to dress food; to
boil in water ; to steep, to
decoct ; boiled, cooked.
] ^ boiled through ; to
cook thoroughly.
] Wi '^^ 1 ^ to dress a dinner,
to prepare food.
I ^ to make tea ; to prepare an
entertainment.
1 f^ >^ IM *^o ^^ sea-water to
get salt.
c/m
C^VJ From ivords a,ndi further.
PxL To curse,, to announce to the
''tsu gods and implore calamities
upon others ; curses and
oaths before the gods to bring
punishment on others, or for evils
suffered.
1 ^ oaths and curses.
] ^ an imprecation sealed by
blood.
n $ 1 A to curse and rail at
others bitterly.
1 S cursing and railing.
1 ^ !^ to take a dreadful oath ;
lips filled with curses.
Crtrt FronijiJace and further.
ru_L A defile or torrent among
^tsu lulls which binders progress ;
separated by obstacles ; to
hinder, to impede, to oppo.se, to
discommode; to cause delay ; dan-
gerous from some impediment ; to
suspect, to doubt ; to grieve.
CIIU.
1 j[2 to stop, prevent progress.
^ ] a liiiuliance, stumbling-
bloclc ; somelliiiig in tlie roaJ.
1^ ] an iiiipwliineiit, as a hill ;
far soparaied and thus hindered.
j ^'" lo prevent from accomplish-
ing, to retard, to try to defeat.
] H hardships, straits ; every-
thing working against one.
1 M "'■ im 1 ^° stand in the
way of, to block, to oppose.
1 -^ tit ''^ hinder business, as
an untimely visitor does.
UJ )ll fif 1 ll'c '"'Is and rivers
sunder us widely ; — as friends.
1 M "^P /K ^ «• '^c-'^^^ wind de-
tained me (Su Tung-p'o) at
Kwapu.
In Cantonese. A sign of the
past tense, used after other verbs.
^ ] he has gone ; left.
a 1 ^ ^° ^^^ brought it.
From fire aud to rule as tlio
])liouetic.
That which guiiles the flame;
a wick ; a slick of incense ;
to light.
ff to burn incense sticks, to
worship the gods ; but ■ — ] §
is one incense stick.
] a lampwick.
] § three incense-sticks ;
this number is usually lighted
at once by worshipers in refer-
ence to the trinity of powers.
Insects like the Flinus, which
eat books or clothes; moths
'c7/u in furs; in.sccts like the car-
penter beetle, especially re-
ferring to the lly ; lo eat, as such
inst^cts do ; eaten, bored.
1 iSi sp"''td by insects.
] ^ all eaten through,
jll, ] "J* it i.s all worm-eaten.
C > ri^ From mill anH flowing water ;
Aij lilio Hio next:. '
'c/w -A seasonable rain, | ^ one
which fills the chaniieLs, and
starts the vegetation.
i:/iu
m.
CIIU.
cAJtL Like the last. Water run-
•I5.J '^'"o oft' in streamlets ; mois-
'c/iM tened, well watered ; to fer-
tilize by rain.
1 ^7^ ¥4 timely showers cause
things to grow.
1 ^ saturated with water ; en-
riched by favors.
From horse and to rulaaa the
pUouetic.
To rest one's horse ; to stop,
to sojourn, to live at for a
while ; a stopping-place, a
hostelry.
_J^ to lodge, to tarry over, to
put up at with one's carriage.
1^ or ] f !l or 1 JL t-^ IJO
stationed at, temporarily filling
an oflicc at a place ; appointed
to live at.
JJjl i)laces where the Empeior
halts in a progress.
[5/j to live on guard — in the
provinces ; applied to the Ban-
nermcn stationed out of the
capital.
Jfjl^') From man and to rule; it is
i ~|"^ easily mistaken for 'wang •Q^
, ) to go.
To halt, to stop ; to cease ;
to detain ; to dwell ; to live in ; to
endure, to erect ; when following
another verb, it usu.ally forms the
present tense, or shows that the
action has just stopped, as J^ ]
hold it; ^ ] rested a little ; but
it also forms tiio imperative, as
^ 1 stop it up; ^* I JIJl slop
walking, hold up your going, —
according to the context ; a classi-
fier of birds.
^ ] J§ P keep guard over the
passes.
] ^ stay yofir steps'; stand there.
I .^ hold up; stay your hand,
S' ^ 1^1 can't help being
angry.
JS> ^ 1 I 'im not equal to that,
I can't endure it.
i^^^£MM 1 "hercdoyoulive?
J^ I living at.
CHU.
89
] p ho ceased talking.
1 "jT 5^ '"^ stopped crying.
^ ;^ ] unreliable ; an unsafe
de[x;ndance.
I ^ a custodian of a temple ;
the resident or head-priest.
H-I^ > The noise of calling fowls ; a
t* 11 , distorted mouth ; occurs used
cAu' for c/teu^p^ the bill of a bird.
j ] to chuck for fowls
when calling them.
J* !.«) From wood and to rule aa the
^-4^ phonetic
c/m^ a pillar, a post, a stanchion,
a joist ; a main dependance,
a support ; a statesman ; a chief
agent or manager in; to uphold;
to rely on ; a row or line, as in
writing ; clusters of stars in Auriga
and in Centaur.
1 !^ the leading ideas in a paper;
the heads, as of a sermon.
] i^ji the base or plinth of a pillar.
3i 1 at the South, denotes a
house of five pillars.
^ ] or ^[5 I a high statesman.
^ 5S ] one who bears up the
state, the Atlas of his country.
] ^ a hall supported on pillars,
a pillared porch,
j^ ] ;^ ;f^ the ability or servico
of beams and pillars; i.e. useful
olllcers or statesmen.
] m the nuts of a lute.
J|c ] the red iiillars ; a poetical
name for a ^5 lute.
] ^ a kind of oflicial cap.
•_§.*> From H'ater and to rule: it is
usod with the next, and occa-
. > sionally for c/ii(*^ (0 manifest.
Water (lowing off in stream-
lets, or shooting over a ledge ; to
lead water in channels, to riow out;
to soak, to saturate ; to fis. the
mind on, lo direct the thoughts to;
to collect ; to comment on, to re-
cord ; to strike ; belonging to.
I ,-2; to remember, to ponder.
1 iu!> attentive ; to think on taiich.
^ 1 -T: f^ '& I liad that idea
already
90
CHU.
CHU.
CHU.
J2 I to fix tbo tboiigbts oil
heaven.
] g to set tbe eyes on ; to gaze.
] ^1 to hit tbe nail on the head,
to describe exactly.
"S.^ M 1 I ^™ extremely ob-
liged for your tbougbtful regard
— for me.
^C M U^ 1 '^^ ^^"^ P°"'^ violently.
and direct it that ; to have
one's hope realized, or design
appreciated.
1 ^ i^ iP- ^'^ ^^^ ^^^ arrow on
tbe siting.
■pS jS fi^ 1 ^°°^ ""'' ^^°^'^ '"^"'^
mind what's below ; pay heed
to what goes before and comes
after, as tbe arrangment of your
sentences ; regard tbe orders of
tbe sovereign, and listen to tbe
people.
) From luords and to rule as tho
phonetic.
' 7 ) To define, to explain ; to
open out the sense ; to write
about, to record ; an emendation
or gloss; used in some cases for
tinff' ^ to determine; destined.
] 0J5 a clear explanation ; written
clearly and fuily,
1 ^ to illustrate tbo meaning
of; notes.
] ^ an explanation.
j 1^ to note particulars, to keep
a record.
1 "f^ ^i" 1 }M^° ^''"'''® ^" ^^^^y
on.
^ I to add to tbe commentary.
] JJc an open, full explanation,
as of tbe classics.
] ^ ] ^ lie fi.xes the day of
birth and of death.
JyC^) From sl!p antl yes ; it is also
T Dll ^^^'^ S*'^" f'Dd ji/ii.
^/^y Short boards used in beat-
ing adobie walis ; a wall to
screen off a privy or a bath; a
cess-pool ; tbe receptacle of dirty
water from a bath.
■dd^J From plants and this; it is (he
•pl original form of choh., ^ to
c//«' cansp, and is intcrclianged with
c'iu'mx and c/iu'}5 to narrate.
Bright, clear; conspicuous;
to set forth, to manifest ; to write
an account, to narrate; to fix, to
settle ; to publish, as a book ; tbe
space between the gate and the
screen wall inside ; tbe revolution
of a year.
^ ^ ^ I his name is increas-
ingly known.
1 jIE or tM 1 to narrate in a re-
cord ; to write occurrences, as
in a journal; to write a history.
1 it ^ to pretend to bis'goodncss.
^ ] or p^ ] to manifest, as
Christ did the will of God.
^ From bamboo and this or help-
ful; the first also means a deli-
, cate sort of bamboo, and the
second is defined the hermit-
crab or its temporary abode.
Chopsticks; to take up food
with them.
^ ] ivory or bone chopsticks ;
the j;l; I are usually made of
bamboo.
^— ^ ] a pair of chopsticks.
^ — i j put down your chop-
sticks, — in pledge of a glass.
WiMflr yj. \ cooked millet
cannot be taken up with tbo
chopsticks.
^ ^ TF 1 '"'' '^ ""t worth put-
ting the chopsticks into it; i.e.
imeatable.
^ 1 M ^ *"'*'^^ "P 7°'"' chop-
sticks and begin — to eat.
^ ^ ^ 1 ^c has jade cups and
ivory chopsticks; i. e. be is very
extravagant and lavish.
1:|J|) From strength and furthermore.
Jjv To assist, to help'; to succor;
ckii'' beneficial, strengthening.
tsu'' ^ ] to succor, to aid.
I ^ it ^ helped him to
firwsh the aftair.
1 ft*^ — W_ ;i :^ I ^vill lend
you a helping hand.
c/m'
^ 1 or 1^ ] to cheerfully aid
— by a donation.
1 J^ ^ guard of honor, an escort.
ft # l!!^ 1 I can't do it by my-
self; I am not able to effect it
alone.
1 i^+ ;^ ^ whoever helps Clieu-
sin (the Nero of China) will be-
come truculent ; i.e. a companion
of tbe cruel becomes cruel.
From feathers or to fly and
tliis; the second form is rather
, pedantic.
To fly upward; to soar into
the sky, as a pba?nix.
^ ] tbe pbcenix .soars on
high; — denotes a bride go-
ing to her husband's bouse.
, ] *liM --i "ying I'lJcenix and
soaring argus; — a newly mar-
ried pair.
A^%> From metal and lotigevlty as
W^^ "'^ phonetic; occurs read chuh,
c/iu' '^o cast, to fuse metal for
running into molds, ancient
name of a small feudal state in
the present Shantung, north of
the Elver Tsi; used for cte/i^ |^
to wish happiness, to bless.
1 SM 'o cast cash or coins.
^ X 1 §S <-^e founders cast
vessels.
|§ 1 to found ; to melt and cast,
as a Loiler.
^ fi 1 fa i? all tbe iron you
could get would not suflice to
cast your faults.
1 ^ V •^ such virtues should
be cast in gold — to preserve
them.
pK^ A horse with the near hind
•^)^ leg white, or one having
white knees ; to case one leg,
as a horse does, by standing
on three.
iH 5iS i^ 1 harness up my dap-
pled h'ghtfoot.
] JgJ a name for cmn^ ^ the
fourth diagram, referring to tbe
mode of shackling a horse's two
legs to teach him to amble
c/m'
CHU.
1 » ^ 1 From a, shelter ani a man ; but
— f^ tlio original form represent a a
~9 Btroug room to contain stores or
c'iu prescrvo them, for ^vliicli tlio
next is no\y used ; some of the
compounds show traces of its
moaning.
The spacu between the throne
and the retiiing door bi;hind it, is
called /^j ] , where the attendants
Btand within call.
yt^i>> From precinus and to store up as
IJ-r*' the phonetic.
^/^^^■> To store up; to board; to
lay by for safety ; to ptit in
ita place ; a store of, a hoard ; an
acetnutilation, a treastire.
^ ] to keep iu store, as the
governnient does.
jUJ I or 1 li^ to warehouse;
kept in the warehouse.
'Cf 1 ^ ^11 tliere'si lot much left.
1 M it is put in the treasury.
] Jg to store up grain.
In Fuhchau. Containing ; to
hdUl ; holding ; contained in.
) 7jC it holds the water.
] ^ ^ so full as to touch the
uose, as a bowl of rice.
CIIU.
y ^*-» > A coarse kind of hempen
/p^J cloth ; suitable only for bags
c/iu^ and wrappers or poor clothes.
^ I fine and coarse hemp.
0/l-») From eye and to store; it is
J similar to chii' '^ to Ci.
c/iti'> To stare at
I g to fix the eyes on, as
when stupidly amazed.
cn'u.
91
n
A Iamb five months old.
^ ^ AG, 1 ^^" '"''"'^^1 lau^i^s
c/iu^ arc ready.
^i-*^J That which is known ; know-
n J ledge. This character is con-
f/((i' tracted to ^^ unless it is used
for the personal name of the
late Emperor llienftuig.
To inter valuables with the
dead ; to temporarily place a
thing; metals iu their ores,
which arc to be known by the
aspect of the surface soil,
whether ] f:R or ] ^ or
1 ^ ores are beueath.
t31' From /fC wood and "^ to give.
'1 J A shuttle; thin, as the
c/dii wheels of a cart, which cut
into the mire ; long, s.aid of
the head ; a low, scrubby oak, for
which ^^ is another name, and ^
another form; a water trough or
flume.
^ A 1 "M" long-lived people
have long heads.
^ 1 j^ It I'o is full of learning
as a filled shuttle.
1 III 4t !§ ••''" shuttle and reed
are cuipty ; a time of want;
these two parts of a loom seem
to have been once dillerently
named, as the c/m/i^ ^^ is said
to be the shuttle, and the other
the reed, and made of earthen.
^ -0]: ^ ] Mencius' mother cut
the web in the loom, — in token
of her grief and disappoint-
ment.
A^^ ' The nut to which the strings
—f^ of a lute arc fastened, and
c/i«' by which they arc tuned.
Old sounds, fe, t'a, t'ot, fop, do, da, and dot. In Canton, ch'u, ch'o and shii ; — in Swatoxo, ch'o, k'u, tii,
ch'u, and tlu; — in Amoy, ch'u, ch'o, U'u, tu, and t'u; — in Fuhchau, ch'5, ch'u, kii, yii, and tii; —
in Shanijhai, ts'u, ts'u, taii, ts'ii dzii, dzu, and tsz' ; — in Chifu, ch'u.
— '_-* From knife and garment, allud-
/Kf I ing to tho tailor's craft.
ch'a To cut out clothes, i.e. to
begin the makiug of gar-
ments, which is the fir.st step in
civilization; to begin; the first;
at first, the early part ; incipient.
1 1 o'" ?a 1 when it began ; at
lli(! first
] ^ fll to make a great show at
o|icniiig the shop.
1 ^ a newcomer; the Grat visit.
■j^ I at the beginning.
1 B9 ^ ii!l ■'*' ^1'" C'-'-ition.
] — the first day of tho moon.
] -gj or ] [h] the fust decade of
a moon.
1 M ?j5 ^vhich day of the [first]
decado did yoii come 1
1 ^ to commence study.
jU ] tho first part of next moon.
A .i 1 14 ^ ^ man'a nature
originally was good.
I ^ tho first-time^
1 BfJ i& '^'^ oiKMi a new port for
trtide; to fotind a mart, ;is IJaf-
fles did Singapore.
'IS J^ I 1^*^ careful Low you begin
a work.
I ^ the firstborn.
la Cantonese. A final particle ;
to stop or wait
ft^ ^'Ir Pl» 1 Jo you slop a while.
iJJI I Jj a novice, a raw hand.
The character is intended to
represent }^Vf grass bound iu
' two ^ .theaves oT inggota; tho
second form is unused.
To cut grass; bay, dried
grass for anim.tls, fodder.
^ ] — }ff a bundle of
green grass.
l!^ I fodtler for cattle ; to fodder
them.
92
CH'U.
CH'U.
CH'U.
] ^ a scarecrow, a straw man ;
cHigics burned at a funeral.
1 ^u ^ g'"<'»fs •'"I'l reed cutters ;
7nct. iho jjeoplc.
1 ^ four domesticated animals
wbicL arc reared, I'ic. tlie Lorse,
sLeep, ox, with the dog.
1 J^ a name for tlie magpie.
f|:fi^ To scold jjeople ; a colloquial
{"/£ word, imitating the sound
jC/d'ii of scolding or reproving.
■^ From tcood and a crner ; q.d.
Pjl the stick that keeps the coruer.
s/<u The wooden pivots on which
a door turns; an axis, a
center, that on which a thing hin-
ges ; what is indisjjensable, fun-
damental, cardinal ; the source of
power ; a spinous tree like a buck-
tliron, or hornbeam, caOed ^Ij ||f
or thorny elm.
1 ^ llie controllng power, as the
boiler in a steamer; the moving
spirit, the guiding mind.
1 li ;^ -fe tlie station of chief
authority.
1 Ifiof 1 Ic tl^e central part on
which a machine worl^; the
gist of an afl'air.
^ ] a term for the moon.
^ 1 or heaven's pivot, is the
star Dubhe a in Ur.sa Major.
] ^ the secret pivot; an old
term for a general ; in the Sung
dynasty, ] Ig g^ denoted the
privy council.
] Jg the pivot's wall ; — a name
for the Censorate.
4* 1 the ixjwers or machine of
government in the capital and
provinces.
fte* A feline animal called | J^,
JBW marked like a fo.\ ; it is big
^s/tu as a dog, and was once used
in sacrifice; it is probably the
cheetah or ounce, but may also
denote the lynx.
TT^ A kind of stone, the ] J^
< J'^^ whose description allies it to
^Biiu the jas^KT.
.1
^3> From wood and prayer for rain.
'^^ A tree with glossy bark and
,shu fetid leaves, whoso timber is
fit only to burn ; it is another
name for the ch'cu^ ^clihm ^ ^
or fetid Ai/aiittts ghndulosa, com-
mon in northern China ; it is also
applied to the Euscaphjs, or blad-
dernut of Japan.
1 ^ -i i^ useless material, as
the ailantus and scrub oak, nei-
ther of which furnish very good
timber; — a depreciatory phrase
used by officers when speaking
of themselves.
1 t^ the ailantus hen, is a
beetle with gray elytra and red
wings, common on this tree; it
makes a humming noise, and is
called the jfj ^ ■y or red
damsel ; it seems to be a sort of
Cerambyx.
Pleased, gratified ; for which
the next is also used.
] jlf to make antics and
perform like miuomers, for
which slaves were once employed;
it now means to play cards.
From hand and anxiety it is used
■with the last, and much resem-
bles 'Jit ^ to capture.
At ease, pleased ; to scatter,
to spread; to ascend, to
mount as a carriage ; to discuss and
settle.
] ^ ^ to set forth one's views,
to express one's ideas.
ni^M 1 ^-^^ dragon (i. e. fleet)
courser distanced all the others.
1 &M'^M.^^ f"'ly understood
and made known the six clas-
'v
From woman and cartuition as
1^ the phonetic.
"j/;„ A pretty woman ; a beautiful,
accomplished female; timid;
to adorn, to dress up, as a woman
does.
I ffi beautiful ; a bright face.
tS 1 ^* -p itat elegant, hand-
some man.
I ■£, a pretty face, a handsome
lady.
|*A^ From jjface and a person.
(I^J^ The steps going into a pa-
^ch'u lace ; the vcstibiilu or porch;
the si)ace between the door
and an inner screen ; to luke ofT,
as a dress; to exclude, to root out,
to remove; to divide or subtract ;
to do away with; to pass, as time;
to take away; to be kept out; to
exchange ; to open; to vacate ; as
a preposition, besides, excepting,
exclusive of; and is used in re-
gimen with 2cai> 5j> outside.
I /)g to lay aside mourning.
If 1 or I jje to divide by one
or more figures, as in division.
1 ^ to eject, to push away.
1 '^ to remove disease or its
causes.
1 ^p. if, when, premising, thence-
after.
1 jffc ;i: ^b besides thb; not
including this.
I 1^ take it down.
1 T & taking away the tare ;
not reckoning the case.
^ ] the outer porch.
] 5^ to cleanse or prepare a road.
] "^ to remove from office, to
degrade.
1^1^^ besides what is now
received, some is still owing.
H ^ it ] the days and months
glide by us.
1 § ^ H to suppress the evil
and quiet the good.
A small branch of the Yang-
tsz' Kiver that flows into it
between Nanking and Iching,
which gives its name to Ch'u
cheu I '}l\ a city and prefcc-
tiu-e in the east of Nganhwui.
A mat rolled up.
^ 1 a coarse mat ; a disease
that makes one repulsive; a de-
formed person, a hunchback.
jc/i'a
cS/m
i^
c/l'it
CHLT.
CHU.
CH'U.
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■J*^ A small meilicinal plant, ^
i y-^i^ 1 ! otherwise called -^^ |aJ or
jc/i'« groiiiiil elm ; it bears wLito
flowers with a yellow center;
it is perhaps allied to the
Hcdijsurum.
"\ From insect and person or all;
tlio second form ia little used,
, and also moans a liugo cater-
pillar.
A toad is called i^ ) ;
parts of it are used medi-
cinally ; it is seldom eaten,
and sometimes grows to a
Luge size ; it has many
local names.
Name of a small stream flow-
ing from the Il3ng slian '|§
jf/i'tt ill in Ta-tinig fii in the north
of Shansi, into the Sang-kan
and Yung-ting Kivers, and
thenco into the Pei-ho at
T'ientsin.
From man and all as tlio
phonetic.
j/,t,j To collect, to lay up for need ;
furnished with ; to assist ; to
be second to.
1 ^ stored, bonded, warehoused.
I ^ accumulated, in store.
]^ I or ] ;g the heir-apparent.
] ^ an imperial pleasure-ground.
From shelter and to stand itiat(-
iiKj; the second is a common,
but unauthorized form.
A place for killing and cook-
ing animals ; a kitchen ;
a case for liolding books,
clothes, crockery, &c. ; a
quiver.
1 A "f 1 -f or ] 1|^ a cook.
] ^ a kitchen.
^l 1 a scullion, a cook's mate.
] /§ a public cooking-ihop, a
restaurant.
j^ ] a large kitchen ; with an
^-battoir attached.
§j. Ij; I a gauze safe. {Pekingese.)
— P ^ 1 a clothes-press; ono
wardrobe.
jCA'«
A screen which is put up to
make a temporary kitchen.
Undecided, as if one's feet
(J^^Q were fettered.
fCHu JE^ I at a loss how to pro-
ceed; sometimes used to in-
timate a desire for advice, or for
help to relieve one from perple.vity.
HVfj Similar to the last.
(tfyBi Puzzled, in a fi.K ; uncertain
jC/i'tt what to do.
If -g-g^ 1 ^c scratched his
head, uncertain what to do.
From fmvl and dried ijrass.
A chick which can pick its
own food ; a fledgeling ; the
callow young of birds ; to
rear a brood.
The second character also
denotes the name of a bird, the
^§ I , a variety of the peacock.
1 fit jt 4* '■'^'"'S ''^ brood inside
of its hole, as the kingfisher.
] |§ a little cliick.
1 15 IS '^" h'vtds are very callow.
::/; ^ tu 111 — E It is strength
was nut equal to lift one fledge-
ling, as of a duck.
From metal and to help or
furthermore ; the second form
is not much used.
A hoe, a mattock; to culti-
vate the fields, to hoe and
delve, and thus assist the
growth.
] SJl a hoe.
^ 1 or ] Jj^ |to hoe up, as
weeds; to hoc the ground.
55 ] a stout farmer.
2jl 1 ;i It the business of agri-
culture, as of those who JE I
^ -? (\^ shoulder the hoe.
^f 12 M 1 I'c took his classic
and went, off to his hoeing.
1 JS'^I Ai'iifitt^ed for each other,
unsuitable, like putting a round
handle into a square hole.
From womayi and dried grasS'
A pregnant woman ; a widow.
M' ^ 1 M^'^ l^'"*^* to the
widows.
The stalk of the small spiked
millet ; the straw of the pa-
nicled millet.
d:ltJ| From plough and to assist; q.d.
.AWj "'O plowman aids the land.
jc/('ii A kind of corve or socage of
the Shang dynasty, consist-
ing of a certain number of day's
work on the king's land as a way
of paying rent, and thus assisting
governmwit ; to assist in working
land to pay taxes.
A species of mullberry, | ^
the J3roussonetia papyfcva,
"■ch^u from whose bark the Coreans
and Japanese make paper;
a coarse kind of cloth is also made
of it by them, but the paper itself
is much used for garments.
] ^ paper money ; such as is used
in worship and then burned.
1 Ml l'''^P'-r from the mulberry.
] }y ^ ^''P of paper, as that for
notes.
I ■^ money given by friends for
funerals.
^$ f^ "sj* 1 I specially send you
this short note.
] 'H* bank-notes, paper bills ; this
term was common in the Yuen
dynasty.
f^:^ A bag or satchel for holding
T pi elothes ; a valise, a portmaii-
'c/iUi teau; to cut out clothes; to
pack away clothes.
1 ^ -"^ ^'S^ l>^^h or catafalque,
over a bier.
From wood and noon ; 5. d. the
Bound of the peatlo heard at
noontide.
A pestle; a beetle or beater
with which to ram down
earth ; to beat with a peslle.
Ji!l ] a board or block, and the
beater; — used by washermen.
94 CH'U.
it ill ^ 1 I'car tlic washing
boards resounding among tbo
hills in .lutunin.
^ 1 to pound with a pestle.
I 5^ to beat very fine.
£3 1 a mortar and pestle; »ised
as a metaphor for brothers, dear
friends, married people.
^ ^i 1 the " diamond club," a
Biidhist term for the vadjra or
scepter of Indra ; name for a
kind of mace used by priests
■when exorcising or praying, and
as a symbol of the all conquer-
ing power of Budha, who over-
comes sin by prudjna or wis-
dom.
'2^5 ^'''S'°='"y composed ot ^ a,
.Ai^ coppice, and J£ to walk in its
'c//u center ; q. d. it ia hard to walk
in a thicket.
A cluster or clump of trees,
a bramble-bush ; spinous, sharp ;
nsed with the next for painful, dis-
tressing; orderly, well-done, pro-
perly-finished; a large feudal state
in the Cheu dynasty, existing from
B. c. 740 to 330, under the rule of
twenty princes ; it occupied Hu-
kwang and parts of Honan and
Kiangsu, having K'ing-cheu fu on
the K. Yangtsz' for its capital; the
name is still applied to the two
Lake Provinces.
1 ] new and dean, as garments.
^ j sufl'ering; distress, anguish.
^ I grievous, hard as work ; toil
and drudgery.
Jfl 1 perspicuous, as style ; well-
done, clear, fresh; spruced up,
liJy.
J[ ] a ferule for punishing tru-
ants.
^ ] was the region about the
Mei-ling, in the south of Hunan
and Kiangsi.
In Cantonese. A form of the
past tense, like 'yuen ^ done.
^ 1 IS I Ijave done eating.
^ ] the job is done; it's all
made right.
CH'LJ.
CH'U.
Interchanged with the last
in the sense of grieved, mi-
''ch'ii serable, pained.
The base or plinth of a
_ . pillar; the stone on which it
't'/i'it rests; a pedestal.
1 fP3 M M [a halo round
the moon] and a moist plinth,
arc signs of rain.
cW
From mail or to stand, and to
sti>re; the first is rather the
, commoueab.
To stand and wait a long
time ; to hope and wait for.
] j][^ to stand near.
|g I to hopefully expect,
longing and waiting.
] .fcj) I wait on tiptoe ; I eagerly
look — for a reply.
■f i^ ffl 1 HJ^ leaning on the railing
and looking afar at it.
'c/.'ii
The teeth set on edge, as by
a very sour thing.
^\j^A), Small streams which flow off
»/£ aside, when a large river
Vi'tt overflows its banks.
<^.^l*2 Clear, limpid, as water ; or
"f JT spirits settled on its lees.
C 1,1 * Vrova plant and to stor» up.
4 " A plant like a nettle, the
'c/j'm Boehmerianivea,Qa\\iiCi7-amie,
chuiiHi,caloi, andChina grass;
it is one of the hemps of China,
of which ropes, grasscloth, coarse
linen, and sackchjth {^!y) are made.
] j^ hemp roots; they are ground
with rice-flour to be used for
food.
1 ^ the nettle-hemp fibers, or
plants, grown chiefly in the cen-
tral provinces.
1 jj a grasscloth shop.
M 1 ^UU^^, their hem-
pen ganuents were worn to rags
and their hair unkempt; — a
time of misery.
.^ 1 The second or abbreviated form
/ 4rW is composed of JJq to stop and
C »^— I /U a seat; q.d. one stops on
■Qc^U } rcacliing his seat; /^ is added
in the full form as the phonetic;
it much resembles iVieii J^
devout.
Vi'« To be at, to rest, to dwell ;
to repress, or stop one's self;
to be appeased, to rest from ; to act,
to occufiy the place of; while in ;
to occupy as a country ; to distin-
guish, to decide, to ju dge ; to attend
to, to do what is proper, to place;
when preceding a verb, it sometimes
denotes the past tense, or increases
its force, as j ^ executed; or
] y§ to govern.
1 (■^ to .l"clg° one's abilities; to
decide an officer's demerits.
] -^ an unemployed graduate.
] ^ or I ^ a yonng lady, a
maiden.
1 ^ M ^^^" I ""^s married;
during my married life.
) J^ to be poor.
fif> J® 1 ^°"' • ^^'Ijat could I do t.
I pI5 H either course is hard.
I § limit of hot weather ; name
of the 14th term, from August
23d to September 8th.
^ pli ii 1 l^and him over to the
Board to decide his sentence.
^ I not easy to judge.
4@ ] friends living together.
1 S :^ to be an oflicer near the
emperor.
I }^ to sentence after trial.
] -g placed, put safely.
1 -S: -fill to manage, to do for
one, to settle him; — implies a
great difiiculty in the case.
] -jU; to enter on life.
1 ^ ^ I can't bear him ; I
can't live, or get along, with
him.
] 5£ to visit with death ; I mean
to be the death of you ; to com-
pass one's death.
g=: fli ] I here we had ample
room to dwell in.
cn'u.
Head ch^u' A place, a spot ; a
circumstance, a condition, a point
of a matter; used as a relative
pronoun, as plf 1 -i ^^ '•''^
money of tlicse two persons; when
added to a noun, it sometimes
makes tbo plural, as ^^ ,^ ] the
high aulhoritics ; and at other times
denotes the concrete, as JE JJ ftij
f^ I wo now see its spirituality.
J)|J I elsewhere.
] ^ a location, a place; the
B'jot referred to.
CHUH.
I or ^ ] or I ] every-
where ; in all regions.
@ I a failing, a shortcoming ;
an idiosyncrasy.
iSL I /j[^ JiJ ho went everywhere ;
he goes all about.
if 1 '"^ 8°"'' ) ''^ good circum-
stances; a benefit; an advantage.
^ Wi ^ 1 '"^ ^'^^ •"* pl'ice where
he hails from; he is nut alto-
gether a loafer.
;^ ] I the officer, — said by
those of low grade ; I who
write ; the writer.
CHUH.
95
ifl* W nl 3S 1 lie has still some
good points.
jg; ] and llj; | are terms in letters
for You or Sirs, and We, when
the names are not mentioned.
Rough, hispid ; not smooth.
c/j'u'
fjT* ) From sickness and to remove.
A scar ; scarred ; stupid,
c/i'd' not comprehending things.
1^ 1 7 ^ thick-skulled; not
quickly taking the meaning of.
Old sounds, tok, dok, and t'ok. In Canton, ch6k; — in Swatoto, tek, to, sok, cliek, and t6k ; — in Anion, tiok, chick,
cliwat, and tek; — in Fuhchau, tuuk, cliiiik, and tuk ; — in Shanghai, tsuk and dzok ; — in Chifu, cliiih.
1
it.
Tbo original form repreBented
leaves tirortpint^ on two stalks,
in whicli way the Chiuose draw
tlio bamboo; it is tlio 118i,h
radical, called sometimes | ^
5^ i. e. b.aniboo flower top, and
the cliaracters under it mostly
refer to kinds or articles of
bamboo.
Tiie bamboo, of which the
Chinese reckon sixty varieties; mu-
sical instruments made of bamboo.
I ^jj tabasheer.
] 5^ bamboo seeds, said to ripen
nicistly in years of famine.
I 2jE bamboo sticks or poles.
] ^p the siliceous skin of the
bamboo.
] 1^ bamboo roots ; whangces,
or bamboo walking-sticks; um-
brella-handles.
1 j|^, bamboo splints or threads.
] JVJJ shavings for cushions.
1 £iJ ^i ril'l'efU ridged, corru-
gated, like bamboo joints.
(^ 5c 1 ''"^ Adiidina domestica,
much cultivated for its red seeds.
1 M W '"■ 1 |§^^ a clear spirit
in which bamboo leaves have
been steeped ; hence the 13th
day of the 5tii moon is called
I g^ p because this liquor
was drunk on that day.
I ;j^ a foreign name for Iiish
linen.
I ;^ A •"* lo'ig bamboo pillow.
^ ] the spider-wort. {Conimchj.
na medica.)
>)^ ] large tubular fireworks ;
fire-crackers.
1 B? "^ SS bamboo arrows have
a hard skin ; met. a person of
clear mind and fixed purpose.
^'6 1 '^^WM the lowly bam-
boo always bows its leafy head.
] =f^ the '• bamboo reporter," a
poetical name for family letters,
derived from a scholar in the
Han dynasty, who always in-
quired about his bamboo grove.
/»^
^cIlu
A sort of bamboo ; the com-
mon name of India in Bud-
liist books, 5c 1 '"' W ]
^ or I g, from the word
India ; this character was first
altered from the last to designate
a surname, and when adopted for
India was read In/i^ as a contrac-
tion of Jlj^ in tiie word ^ ^ Shin-
tuh or Scinde ; it has also been
written J^ ^ or fg ^ or 3'c ^
or fpj<^ and ^ ^^, n.U dilfer-
ent forms of the same sound or
name.
.c/iU
Grieved ; pain and distress
manifested in the face.
^ )JJ» 1 1 sick at heart
and cast down.
,c/m
c/iu'
From wood and the next cha.
racter contracted.
An ancient musical instru-
ment of wood used to start
the band ; it was made like a tub
with a handle in the middle, or a
chapper bung on the side that hit
it when turned.
From to worship joined to «iot{(?i
of man; i.e. to implore by words.
To help the master of cere-
monies; to ask the gods for
blessing, to pray for mercies; to
sniiplicate the gods; to recite pray-
ers; to bo obliged for; to tie or
bind ; joined to, allied to, akin; to
afflict, as by taking away one's
friends; to cut off; to reiterate, to
repeat as prayers; the origin; au
ancient name of ^ ^^J (Jg in Tsi-
nan fu in Shantung.
pI I "^ an officer who recites
the ritual.
^ S i: 1 may your [Majesty]
live for ever.
9G
CHUH.
CHUH.
CHUH.
^ I ^ ^U to felicitate one every
liap[iincss, as wlicii Beventy.
I a* or I 13 to say prayers, to
inii)lore, to ask tiie gods ; to re-
peat I ^ or forms of prayer.
I ^g to pray for blessings.
I ^ to congratulate anotber on
Ills birthday.
)^ I an acolyte in a temple.
1 ^ 3!t ^ t'^ ''"*' off the hair
and tattoo the body.
J^ P Jfl^ ] he both cursed and
prayed.
of you not to wander or ramble
about there.
] ^ a god of fire worshiped in
summer ; be is the deified son
of jj|5 J^ an early monarch.
Eead ^ch'eu. To curse.
^ f^ ^ 1 they go on cursing
still.
Sisters-in-law call each other
5 1 M' ^^^ °°t ■'1 direct
^c/iu address.
Head fih^eu. The mind not
at case ; disquieted.
S '& .0. 1 ^^^ ^"'i moved is
my heart.
7n||| From !^ carriage and }^ to
iprH J support contracted ; it is inter-
iClieu changed with ^•J in the last
meaning.
That which supports the cart,
the end of the axle ; a pivot, that
which turns as a center of power ;
the a.\is of motion ; a catch, a
bolt, a spring, whatever causes a
thing to work ; weak or cripiiled
in walkitig ; a roller, as of a map';
a classifier of maps or pictures
rolled up, — and often denotes the
chart, map, or drawing itself, the
reed of a loom.
$ 1 or I .^ an axle-tree.
] 5i ^ catch, a bolt.
^' ] one who manages — the
country, or an affair.
2L A 1 •■* water-wheel turned
by five men.
^ ] a eulogistic scroll suspended
near a coffin before its burial.
^1 ] the axis of suspension.
^ 1 or il|l 1 the heaven and
the earth ; their revolutions
and movements as the axes of
the universe.
^ 1 a roller, as for a map; rolls.
Jj* I the rivet of shears.
^ H 1 three mounted pictures,
or on rollers.
^ 1 ^ ia — ^ '"i thousand
drawings are not equal to one
book — well studied.
,■) The after part of a vessel,
the stern quarters where the
^chu steersman stands ; the tiller
or scull.
Read yia. The bow of a vessel.
I j# a sort of scow for trans-
port ; the stem and stern of a
vessel.
Ai^r* From a dulcimer with wood
*^^ nnder; occurs used for chuhy
chu ^^ ^ sister-in-law.
c/,,, To beat down hard as a
thrashing-floor; to ram down
the earth ; to make chunam pave-
ments or adobie walls ; to raise, to
erect ; to build dykes or intrench-
ments ; to gather ; to flap the
wings.
1 |jt ^M t-o '^uil'^ mud walls.
1 >^ 5S 'o make a jetty or land-
ing-place.
1 ^ '^ to build stone piers,
bmids, or sea-walls.
i& 1 ?& 4 to raise a fort.
] |g to raise the banks.
^ IS® 'o strengthen and
repair, the dykes or foundations-
^^t* From bamboo and to grasp.
•^Trf) -A- kind of crooked dulcimer,
jC/i(i shaped like a rude harp,
having five strings ; it was
afterwards made with thirteen
strings that were struck with ham-
mers.
I p^ the old name of Kuh-ch'ing
lii«» iJ %l % on the K. Han
in the northwest of Ilupeh.
:ft I P is the capital district in
Kweicheu province.
Fron: moii(7i and belonged to;
shuh, ^ also occurs :ised for
this ; the second abbreviated
form is common.
To bid, to order; to engage
or ask another to do;- to
commit to another's charge
by request or injunction ; to enjoin
upon.
1 Uf^ to charge one to do; to
instruct.
1 fg to commission, to give in
charge.
J§ I to bribe, to fee in a case.
^ ] to suborn.
] ^ a will; a written injunction-
PT 1 or PJ pf ] pff to repeat
an order, to reiterate it, to din
it in the ears.
^^ The obedient and respectful
deportment of a wife ; a wait-
^c/iu ing attitude, as of one reoiv-
To cut up the ground.
I ) t}Ji \ to hoe and dig.
To look earnestly"; to fix the
eyes on.
^ ipll' jfi 1 to gaze at from
afar with earnest attention.
] ^ to look at from afar.
From foot and worm.
To walk sedately; to limp
^chu or halt ; a trace.
J^ I to hesitate in walking;
to pace off, to step haltingly.
J||i I to amble, as a horse ; to
walk with a halting step.
JJg I the rut of a wheel.
^ S 1 ^ si^ecies of Ilyoscyaiuus;
the name probably alludes to its
rejection by sbeep.
CHUH.
CHUH.
CHUH.
97
^
^
In Cantonese. To knead with
tlie feet, as in working or mixing
things; to press on.
1 tii il§ to crush ont the bowels,
as when trampled to death.
rfj^ A kind of medicinal plant,
i^, called also ^ i^ %% or yel-
^chu, low Azalea, and ^ j^^ or
tiger's flower ; it is regarded
as poisonous ; it may belong to the
Aijocijncx or oleander family.
From fire and it'oini ; the
contracted form is also read
, icWuny, to dry by tlio fire.
The illinnination of torches ;
a candle; a torch ; to light
a candle ; a light ; to give
or shed light ujKin, to il-
lumine.
1 "'' Bh 1 ^ "'"^ candle,
a bougie ; a tallow candle in-
closed in wax.
^ fill ] hard candles, like those
made from the tallow tree ;
harder than •^ ^ | tallow
candles.
VK ^ 1 °^ water candle, the
Ti/p/ia or cat-tail rush.
:jfg I painted candles, such as are
placed before shrines or used in
worship ; they are also made of
wood, and called ^ ] or show
candles.
] ;f^ a wick, when it is partly
burned ; its form is sometimes
taken as an omen of luck.
I =1- or 1 ^ or I ifli a can-
dlestick.
I 1)j' snuffers.
^ Y-ti 1 ""cftTs to the part of a
marriage ceremony when the
jiair arc seated at the nuptial
table before the candles.
jl'-l M'^a ] Tic '■'"i I'gi't'-'ii '•"i'-
tial ehiiinber.
>J' »t^ iK 1 take care leet you ^
tile house on fire.
^; ^ ^ 1 't shines every where ;
met. he sees the case clearly ;
he assists his relatives.
cIm
1 ^, 1^ ?Z [tliG emperor's good-
ness is like the sun] which shines
upon all without partiality.
M Wi i, 1 D'''* "fc 's as preca-
rious as] a caudle in the wind ;
said of old folks.
] ]l\ an iron frame for candles.
P^ ] a clear understanding of
M 1 tK i^ the splendor of lamps
and candies, an illumination.
] ^ an auspicious comet or
bright star like a candle; one
appeared b. c. 7G in the constel-
lations ^ and ^ or Pisces
and Aries, bright as Venus.
^ A name for a short legged
spider tho | i_§f, so called
from its looking like a pigmy ;
a flea; the caterpillar of the
sphuix moth.
Composed of 7)5 rice between
what looks liko two hoio!:, but
is intended to represent the
steam of offerings ; it is often
described as ^ ^ tJ^ double,
bowed rice. It furms n, kind of
Bub-radical of many characters
under lih |^ a boiler, with
wliich this ouce was written.
Gruel, congee, mush, porridge;
a thickened, decoction made of rico
or millet boiled very soft.
^ 1 <"• ^ 1 "r M 1 to boil
congee.
?S' 1^ 1 a '^'D^ of rice porridge
with bits of jtork.
.i;". 1 bean and rico porridge.
1 ^k f'c gruel of congee.
1 I humble, diffident.
^' I a preparation liko tho thick-
ened fried tea of the Tibetans.
] H ?)u (5i "iSt H ^ 'I'rcc bowls
of congee and three of rice too ;
— the same rule for all.
^chu
.c/icu
V-j^ From x£ to walk and J^ a pig
coutr.acted.
El
From np to call and j/'If re
',ii"n ; the second and unusual
' fiirm is also read (O/ieit.
To call fowls ; tho somid
made when chucking fowls.
ichu To drive or push out ; to ex-
pel ; to order away ; to fray
away; to exorcise; to take up in
order, as the heads of a discourse;
to press, to urge, on, to hurry np;
in earnest, sincere ; successively.
1 Hi or 1 .^ to turn out, to
drive away, to expel.
1 M '•° order off with abuse.
1 daily, day after day.
1 - 1 r or 1 fig I fg to
take up one by one ; to arrange
orderly.
H ft H.\^ 1 I'c litld office
thrice and was thrice dismis-
sed.
Wi^Wi 1 to gad here and there,
as companions urge or coax
one.
I ^ minutely and carefully.
1 ^ ifO j^ to advance step by
step, to gradually become fami-
liar with or learned in.
j^- j to eject, to deport, to turn
out by force, to evict.
^ ^ 1 I he was really sincere
in that ; in this phrase it is also
read till tih.
Sores arising from cold.
k> J$ 1 chilblahis on the hands
or feet.
^ A weed, called also ^ ]|$
3 J goat's lioof; it is difficult
i^clia to extirpate, and seems to
bo a sort of liiimcx or dock.
fifr-ltief^^dt I I went
about the country gathering
the docks.
From ^ a pig, with a eross-
, mark to denote that two of lis
c/tii ^^''^ nro tied ; it is used only
' as a primitive, but conveys no
meaning to most of iho com-
pounds.
I I the appearance of a
shackled pig tryii. • to get
on.
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CH'UH.
CH'UH.
CHUH.
Old lounds, t'ot and t'ak. In Canton, ch6k, chut, and ch'at ; — in Sicatow, cU'ut,
t'iok, ch'o, and chiok; — in Fuhcha^t, ch'ok, t'^k, hiiuk, and ch'6u;-
and t8'6k; — in Chifii, cIi'qIi.
The original form represents
Btalka thrusting themselves out
of tho ground.
To go fortb, to go out; tbe
opposite of ju/i^ \ out— in;
abroad — at borne ; to issue or ma-
nifest, to proceed from; to surpass;
to eject; to leave finally; to spring
from, to beget ; its force is often
modified by the next verb, and it
frequently serves as an auxiliary
verb to denote completion or pro-
gress of an act ; as ] ^ for sale;
or I ■^ to let ; when joined to ^
after a verb, implies its negation.
1 ^ to come out, as from the
room; this phrase succeeds other
. verbs to denote tbe present tense,
^^ M 1 ^ I atn writing it.
f4*» # ^ ^ 1 ^ <^o you examine
it for me.
tl ^ 1 ^ they cannot be distin-
guished.
1^ ^ 1 ^ I can't express it
well ; I don't understand it
clearly.
O ^ 1 — ^ 2^ lie will then
have gone only half-way.
^ 1 5JJ to carry into practice ;
to bring forth fruit, as of a belief.
I^J 1 V ^ to create a disturb-
ance.
I B^' to act for others.
1 A Fl M to take the lead of
others.
1 "^ A '""i informer.
1 i ^ to give directions about.
] ft to enter on public ofiace.
] ^ to enter on life, to begin the
world.
nil ^ S J® 1 M "I^at did he
spring from ?
1 It or I [^ to marry a husband.
1 M to become a priest.
1 \&X to retire from a post, having
filled the term.
A ^ 1 Ife surpassing others in
talent, preeminent.
\ iS.^ "^ appears in a surpris-
ing degree; very imiisual, in-
constant.
j§, ^ ] I cannot recall it to
mind ; it is inconceivable.
^ <& ^ 1 it was at first [my
own] idea.
j ^\\ to travel abroad ; to go out.
1 P^ or ] ^j to go out of the
house.
■^ flt 1 IS ^^l^^n were you born?
1 5c ?2 'Jf 1 ?a to have the
small-pox.
1 ^ to retire respectfully, — to
ease nature; ] ^ >> ^ 5^
how often did the medicine
operate ?
] }|f and \ ;fg doors for entering
and leaving the stage.
1 ^ famous; 7f\ ] ^ do not
let my name appear; incogni-
to ; sub rosa.
I ,% perquisites, extras'; to fee
for services ; douceurs.
' — ■fit 1 ^ — 'fit I J^* one finds
the capital, the other the service.
4 A ^ I reckon your income
before you spend your money ;
estimate your expenses carefully.
"S Wr ^ ] one cannot reckon np
the defects ; too many bad qua-
lities to estimate.
"s 1 in llj t>'s words are stable
as the hills.
M fO^ 1 *& do as you like about
it.
] ;R' he brings honor — to the
family.
] ^ or I •= to speak out loud;
to say something.
1 ilt A 5h to get out of the mire
into the fat ; i. e. to rise from
poverty to affluence.
5 1 .^ liB to let the horse-hoof
tut, and ti6k; — in Amoy, ch'ut, I'ut
• in Shanghai, tseh, hiik,
appear, to let the cat out of the
bag.
1 ^ to fume, to fret ; to avenge
another's cause.
] 151 to be despised; to draw
odium on one.
gill
From blaclc and to issue as the
phonetic.
,c/i u
To degrade ; to dismiss from
office ; to blame ; to expel
or drive away.
^ ) thrice dismissed from office
— as I5P y ^. of Lu in the
Cheu dynasty was, and then
recalled.
1 W M ^>3 ^° degrade the inef-
ficient and promote the intelli-
gent.
I ;^ or ] jK to cashier, to
degrade, to dismiss officers.
] J^. to expel dishonorably.
In Cantonese. To wrench or
sprain.
1
,ch'u
f ^ to sprain the wrist.
Used for the last.
Crimson silk ; to baste ; to
fiew badly; to stitch coarsely;
•withdrawn, as notes from
circulation ; something in the
way.
^ j to bend and to straighten ;
elevated, joyous, and then de-
pressed, dull ; uncertain.
!^ 1 or @ ] short up for money.
ly- ^ ;^ I impediments in tbe
way of trade, as a want of capi-
tal, cr banditti.
ch'W
From field and llach, referring
to loamy soil good for pastur-
age ; others say from {Q field
and Xi increase contracted; it
is interchanged with tho next.
To rear, to feed, to raise ; to
domesticate ; to herd together ; to
entertain, as a guest; to bear with ;
CHUH.
CH'UH.
CH'UH.
99
to restrain ; to detain ; to obey, as
a cbild ; cattle, domestic animals ;
to board ; to store up.
I S' ■(lU ife to restrain the prince
from comiuittiug wrong.
I ^ you brute !
;^ 1 ibe 26tb diagram, relating
to wind.
] ^ to rear, as slaves, cbildren,
or animals; but ] ifjf is to pas-
ture or rear only tbc ^ | si.x
domestic animals, wbicb men
use in sacrifice or food.
1 ffi l" assist tbe people.
] ^ E f-o gatlier persons in a
palace, as catamites.
1 f^ ^ cultivate virtue.
^ ] bard to stand ; not easy to
serve, as an unjust prince.
'*>** Used with the last.
|rtl ) To collect ; to lay up in
c/i'U' store ; to bring up ; to rear,
as vegetables.
1 ^ or ] fpj to accumulate, to
board, to lay by.
] 3J[j to Imsband one's strengtb.
j 1^ to breed borses.
1 ^ |tg to bring up slave girls.
I ^ to strengthen suspicions.
^ ^ g* ] I bave a good supply
of vegetables — for winter.
1 ^ ^ '^ my anxious thoughts
are not yet removed.
^J^ ] selfishly to lay up things —
unknown to one's parents.
Bent down.
. . I> 1 tSl I'uahle to e.\tricato
^c/^'u one's self, compelled to stoop.
l-Jr* From heart and to rear as the
»p^3 phonetic.
c/t'u To nourish ; to foster ; to
bate; to excite.
1 ^ to encourage or develop
pride.
) f^ to stir up wrath; angry,
wrathful.
^ -K ^'6 1 li" L'annot (or does
not) like me.
.ch'u
J-4r* From hand and to rear.
"J "p^J To drag along by force ; to
c/('i(' shako rudely; a spasm or
cramp of tbe tendons.
^[}J ] to be taken with a
cramp or numbness ; con-
vulsed.
Water flowing into a reser-
voir or pool ; to flush from
^cA'tt excitement.
] -J^ waters running to-
gether.
Afraid, timorous ; to entice ;
to commisserate.
1 ^ apprcbensiva
I ^ ^ -i^ * wretch who
is tempted on by avarice.
From horn and worm aa the
phonotic.
(.;„t> To butt, to gore, to push with
c/iu the horns; to run against; to
oppose, to excite, to oflend ;
Stirred, moved, excited ; to render
one's self obnoxious ; among the
Budhists, denotes sensation, touch,
perception.
1 ]** to irritate, to exasperate.
1 ^ startling ; to recollect sud-
denly.
]|[ ] to butt, to run at each
other, as rams.
) 311 to insult; to sin wilfully.
] ih ^ ifj vast, herculean
strength.
^ 1 ^ tbe oxen aro butting ;
also applied to fellows fighting.
1 1^ "& to suddenly meet a
chance, — as for solving a
doubt.
1 S H <& interesting and start-
ling, as a stylo or a narrative.
Ml ^ ] M the ram rushed
against tbo fence, — and was
caught by bis horns.
1 ^ 01 •f'l' to single out one
idea, and bring out — its bear-
ings and results.
1 ;^ ^ M the circumstances
excited his feelings, — as of
joy or sorrow.
I ^ }I5 ^ when bo attacked
[a subject,] be mastered it.
] |g to take cold.
I 5K a waistband used by ancient
princesses.
|Wi» Choked with anger ; violent
^Qj/V) from raging passion ; a man's
^c/i'it name.
1 ]to filled with wrath.
<^ ] a region beyond sea, to
which Chwen-hiuh's son was
appointed.
Read ^ts'an. A dish or platter on
which square pieces of sweet flag
were anciently served as a relish.
^ I a dish of sweet flag.
From straight tlirice repeated.
Rising above others like an
,c/t^u
overtopping tree ; lofty as
a peak ; luxuriant growth ;
straight and upright ; to stand or
set upright, its a pole.
1 ^ /f> M upright, without any
deception.
^ llj 1 1 the lofty hills rising
liku galleries.
W. ] 1 fi^ very straight like a
flag-statl".
From door and three men inside;
it ig considered to be a Budhistio
form of chung''-^ a multitude.
A crowd standing in tbe
doorway.
1 1$ or PqJ 1 , or piij 1 ^
a fabulous I3udha, called 4 /.c/io-
b/i;/a or ilE JJ .^ the motion-
less, or impassive Budlia ; it is
also defined as tbo kingdom of
joy (ab/iiruti), where this Budlia
dwelt; and a numerical term
equal to one followed by seven-
teen cyphers.
~^. The step with the right foot;
J 3 ;f ] first the left, then the
ch'u^ right foot ; this makes ^/lui^
^ to walk; in theso three
characters there is an en-
deavor to depict the appear-
ance of walking.
100
CHUI.
CHUI.
CHUI.
out,
Old sounds, ti, tni, tut, tnp, di and
chui, tui, choe, sui and
in
From to go and a»iio«iicI of earth.
To follow after, to pursue;
to expel ; to escort ; to come
up with, to overtake; to trace
to follow to its source ; to
advert, to ; to sue for ; to reflect
on, to look back on; retrospective;
a wild ancient tribe.
] ^ to chase, to try to overtake.
] ^ij or ] ]5^ to catch up with.
1 'fiil 2f^ hurry him back;
run and call him back.
] ;^ pj I could not catch him.
1 'j§ t-o fsel remorse.
^ ] a close chase.
S if? 1 )i! carefully attend to
those gone, and follow departed
— ancestors.
] ^^ to obtain posthumous honors
for one's parents.
1 ,"§ *-" reflect on.
] ^^ to lay the blame on others.
1 ^ or I f J to dun for debt.
iR /p 1 jni the money cannot be
recovered.
jS 1 ^ ^ lie thus evidenced
his inherited filial duty.
] ^ to sift to the bottom.
^ I 1^ let it drop; it need not
be again spoken of.
^ ^ 59 nl 1 f"*'"'"'^ [evils] may
perhaps be averted.
1 iS fi H to recall past days.
) & soldiers in pursuit.
Eead jtut. To engrave; a graver.
1 ^^'M^° engrave and carve
the ornaments. ~
dut. Ill Canton, cliui and cli'ui; — in Sviatotu, tui, chui and cliue; — in. Amoy,
twat ; — in Fulicliau, twi, tui, chw6k, toi, cbwoi, chw'i, and ch'oi ; —
Shanghai, tso, dziio, and tso° ; — in Chifu, taei.
\ ^J^^^U ^^ stick a
clH
Also read ,(i(i'.
y^Qff Flour cakes or dumplings;
^chui soft and sticky; adhesive;
to adhere ; in which sense it
is used in Kiangsu. ^^ ] -tt
it will not stick, as glue.
.chui
The original form rudely ropre-
Benta tlio short tail feathers of
some birds; but must not be con-
founded -with flda 'j^ excel-
lent ; it now only serves as the
172d radical of characters re-
lating mostly to birds.
Short tailed birds, as pigeons,
fowls, sparrows, &c.
MM^ 1 tlie doves fly
round and round.
Eead ^tsui The wind waving
the groves.
llJ # .;i ^ 1 the wild woods
dread the tempest.
fihui
.chu
Used for the last.
A 'pigeon or turtle, noted for
its filial, gentle temper ; also
called m \ or'^)^, and
many other names.
^ \ the snipe.
The character 5fip is sometimes
used for this as another form.
An awl, a borer, a sharp
pointed tool ; the apex or
tip ; to bore, to pierce ; a trifle ;
unimportant.
Hg ] a Chmese pencil.
^ ] •^ a mere penman ; a
copyist, a hair-awl, one useful
only to wield a pencil.
^ JU ^ ] why longer use the
pencil '? — the sword is better ;
a saying of Pau Ch'ao, who
became a great general.
1 7J .^ 5|? '""^ ^^^'l"s tip, a small
matter, a trifle.
^ Jife J4 1 "ot even a spot to
stick an awl in ; no land, not
a foot of real estate ; miserably
poor.
] ^ the point of a weapon.
1 ?L o"" 1 0.S 51 '^° '^"'''^ '"* ^°'^'
1 ^ ^ SIl ^^'^ ^"^ wont go in.
1 i^ <® '"J stitch shoe-soles.
fihui
bullock is not equal to giving a
cock or a pig; — referring to the
one being oftcred to deceased,
the other to living parents.
1 'M Wt lie pierced his thigh
with an awl ; said of Su Tsin,
a diligent student of old.
1 j^'^ tile awl placed la the
bag — cannot be kept down,
but will work itself out; — a
genius cannot be repressed.
From rat and awl contracted,
referring to its habit of boring
and gnawing.
The common rat or mouse
was formerly called ^chui
in Honan, and the name is
retained in books.
A black horse with while
and dark gray spots.
^chui iif \ ^ a dark gray spotted
horse, the charger of lliang
Yu :5 J3^ of Tsin, li.c. 220.
"^ \ "^ !|3; there were gray and
white spotted, with while and
yellow spotted horses.
^ ] @^ a yellowish kind of carp.
From hand and to hang down;
sometimes used for sc/t'iii $e
to beat, and for the next.
To beat with a stafl"; to cud-
gel ; to torture by beating.
1 ^1% to beat a criminal.
] %i^ the bit of a bridle.
'c/i'ui
%
From wood and to hang down ;
similar to ich'ui f^ a mallet.
ch^ui A cudgel, a club, a stick ; to
beat ; to extort a confession
by beating.
1 S -^ T '" '•'^^ agonies of
torture.
Eead Vo. Trees and shrubs
growing exuberantly.
CIIUI.
CHUI.
CHUI.
101
I
From bamboo and hanging down, ,
Drooping bamboos ; joints of
thu bamboo ; a riding switch ;
to punish with the bamboo, as
in a yammi ; to flog.
I to bamboo.
] to w hip and beat.
' To press things down, as w'ith
stones ; to add weights on
c/mi ' a tiling ; to pound ; to ram
down ; to make a thing sag ;
sagged, loaded ; hanging down.
\ ^ ]iX^ ^^^l> it down with a
stone.
^=f ] a steelyard weight — is
s(jmetimes so written.
^ Jj- ] a stone weight to press
things down. '
From silk and to connect ; it is
also read choh,.
To baste or sew together ; to
connect ; to carry on ; to put
a stop to ; mi.xed ; variegated.
] ^ to meud or sew clothes ; also,
to oversee the robes of state ; a
kind of audience marquee of the
ancient emperors.
^ ] to sew a rip, to mend and
patch.
1 JiKl small flags or pendants bang-
ing on a large flag.
IS Jm 1 '5^ propriety leads one to
stop irrcguliirities.
1 1 ^ "" o'wl terms with ; no
fstrangcmcut.
I ^ ^ %\l to connect them by
sacrifices.
S^ I to add surroundings, as
when taking a photograph.
\JL 5 From silk and to pursue.
A cord ; to let down, as by
C'Mi a jQpQ ii^i^o a well ; to sus-
pend by a rope.
1 "T yli^ ^^^ '^^ down mto the water.
^ 1 US Hi ^<5 ^^'^s ^'^^ down by
night and got away.
] i^jJJ to let down over the wall, as
a letter. ,
A swelling of the foot, as from
rheumatism, or having been
cramped, or from wet.
Mournful, sorrowing ; the
moan of grief ; in great straits.
] ^ embarrassed, anxious.
] ] ^ 'III lie looked so ter-
rified and sad to behold.
m
chup
c/iui '
From farlh and /ailing ; the
second form is ofteuer read tui'.
\
Grand, extravagant, waste-
ful ; to settle down, to fall
chm'' °^ itself; to slide, as earth ;
to sink, as into hell ; to tum-
ble into ruins; to criuuble,
to topple ; pendents, as from a fan
or a ehatelain. i
1 '/^ or 1 T '•• ^'^^^ '^""'" ; '^^ ^^'i
otf.
] J[g to sink to the bottom. .
f^ ] troublesome, unmanageable ;
diJBicult to arrange.
] 5^ a falling of the womb ; a
miscarriage.
# ^ ^- 'iJ 1 it is the skillful
riders who get the falls ; met.
presumptuous confidence.
] gjj it all fell down, as from too
great a strain.
^ ] j[f^ -J ^, [their designs] have
not yet collapsed.
In FuJichaii. To mark a price
on ; at, after.
M From a /)car/ and to place.
To pledge, to pawn ; hanging
™"' on, connected with ; a wen,
an excrescence ; a useless
appendage ; a parasite ; tautology,
repetition ; unsuitable, irrelevant ;
to obtain.
HJ 1 to go from a father's to a
father-in-law's hou.se to live be-
fore marrying his daughter.
1 ^^ a son-in-law who li\cs with
his wife's parents.
the house of a wife's father.
fj ] to act improperly.
1^ ] reiterated, verbose.
^ ] tiresome talk.
1 jW I am mortified with your
importunity.
] |g or ] =■ reiteration, verbiage.
II 1 or 1 1^ or I ;S a post-
script ; to add a postscript.
L
xli ui
Old sounds, t'i, t'ui, t'lit, di, diii, dup. Jn Canton, cli'iii and sluii ; — in Sujatow, t'ul, cli'ul, ch'u6, and sui ; —
•11 Amoy, cli'ul, t'ui, nnt/sui ; — in Fuhchau, t'ui, sui, t'oi, am/ cliw'i j tn Shanghai, ts'z', dzQe,
/- and tsu ; — in CItiJ'u, ts'iji.
breathe, as fishes do ; to speak in
praise of, to pufl" up ; a puff, a
bla.st, a gust.
] ^ to flatter, to magnify unduly.
1 f[i) "■ sunipitan'; a pitchpipe.
^ ] a blow-pipe.
From mouth or key aiul to
g'tpc; the second form is anti-
i|unted ; iutercliungcd with tlio
next.
To blow, as by the breath
or wind ; to play on wind
instruments; to putV; to
] ;jj to extinguish, to blow out; as
] i?fC to IjIow water into meat, as
butchers sometimes do ; to brag,
f(i draw a long bow.
1 ^H "F ^o whistle ; whistling.
102
CH UI.
>
] M ^ ij [•''^ ^"^y ■''*] ^° ^^"^^
away tljc Jiist.
1 ^ i^ Jt'B ["■•'}'] Wow aside the
fur to find the scar '? — nobody
is perfect.
] -j^ injured ; — as by ] Jit llie
wuid blowing on one.
] ^ blown to tatters, as a flag
by the wind.
M 1 M ?S the wind raises the
■waves higli.
1 1 tT ff ^^^ clangor of in-
struments ; great huzzas and re-
joieuigs.
I P^ •f^ to recommend another.
Eead chUiP. The wind ; the
noise of drums.
1 ''^ plaj'J'ig ^^'^ singing.
^ ] practicmg on the drums.
^ ] the drvuns somiding, a band.
Used for the last.
To dress food ; to cook, espe-
cially by steaming.
] ^ to cook or steam rice.
^ ] a very early meal.
] H a boiler, a shallow kettle.
^1 or -^ ] the manes of a
mother.
I ^ at Peking, to bake cakes.
.chilli
M
Two streams running from one
fountain. . _ ^ _
cKui Tills character is now obso-
lete, but at Amoy its sound
is retauied in the colloquial
word for tvater, for which
TJC is writteu._^^
From earlh. below pendent
leaves, which the second form
represents.
To suspend, to hang down ;
to drop, to let fall, as the
hands; to Land do^vn, as
from olden time; to reach
to the future ; to make known ; to
regard, to condescend to inferiors ;
to bow ; nearly, presently, almost,
near to in place; approacliing in
time; suspended; reaching to; a
boundary, for which the next is
CHUI.
properest ; a lodge or station for a
guard near the hall ; an ancient
place in Tsi (now northern Shan-
tung.) and one in Honan.
1 T ^ l'-''^ i' ^^°o '''^ ^ tassel.
] :^ 'ifp ;f|. drop the hands and
get it ; — to acquire a thing
easily.
^ 1 ^ Ift ^is name will reach
to futiu-e ages.
] Ig or ] ^ to regard kindly ;
a condescending interest in.
I ^ becoming old.
1 }i 15- ^ ^° make one's ex-
ample felt long after.
3^ ] M ^ heaven sends down
rain and dew.
] ^ in great danger; immi-
nent.
1 5^ to hang down the head.
1 ^ y^^^ ^"^'^ compassion.
] "If to pity, to feel for. ^ —
1 M' J°^^ Si'cat favor ; the Em-
peror's bounty.
1 ^ W 5C T f& they let fall
their robes and folded their
hands, and the empire was go-
verned ; said of Yao and Shim's
wise sw^ay.
A frontier, a boundary, fhe
line between two countries;
a dangerous place, like the
edge of a chfF.
j|^ ] the frontier, the border. '
5^ ] the remote marches.
I •^ dispatches from the frontier.
/y^ff This is often used with the next,
^5B but not rightly.
.ch'ui A hammer ; a mallet, a club
or thing beat with ; to ham-
mer ; to pound.
^J ^ ] a sledge-hammer.
^ us; ] " melon hammers," gilded
balls carried in processions.
_ H 11^ ] a pair of brass maces.
;;}; ] ^ don't beat me.
i§, ] ^ Ml^ ^^^ ^°^ hammer
meets the iron anvil ; met. two
fierce bullies fighting.
CHUI.
Eead ^tui. To work gems.
From metal and to hang down ;
interchanged with the last ; some
'-■^-^ regard them as identical.
An ancient weight of twelve
luinff, or about a pound avoir-
dupois ; the weight on a steelyard
or in a clock; heavy; a forging
hammer.
Tfif ] or ifg ] the poise or weight
on a steelyard.
gl ] the weight on a money
yard.
1 '^ '° ^'°'"^ °^t wrought iron, as
on an anvil .
Interchanged with the last and
next ; the first also means to
reject.
> itfe I -^ wooden mallet, a beetle ;
a blugdeon, a beater, a
club; to beat, to pommel,
I J to knock ; a frame for sUk-
' worms to wind their cocoons on.
, ] ^ to ckura with a ^ ] or
j> drumstick.
^ ] a muller.
^J ;^ ] a pile-hammer.
J# ] a triturating pestle, such as
apothecaries use ; a term for
large fingers. >
Mm
,c/i'w Tn
Used for the last ; and for ichui
to strike.
To beat, as a bell ; to strike
with the fist, to pommel ; to
throw at or away.
1 ^ i^M^° discard kindness
and right. ,
1 ;gi to cast stones at.
j ^ to shampoo ; to knead the
back.
— 1 ^T ^i knocked him down
with a blow of his fist.
] ^-j- _^ lH give him a thump,
hit him a settler. {Pehnc/ese.)
] ig. blockhead like, stupid.
^ tfc 1 J5K to Pou^^'i the pillow
and beat the bed; met. so an-
xious as to be unable to sleep.
1 1^ ^ JE. to pomid the breast
and stamp — ui anger.
CHUI.
CHUN.
CHUN.
103
M ] ^^M g'^'c a good beat-
ing to the disobedient — boy.
I ^ ^ Y& to boat out gold-leaf.
^ch'ui
I
Heavy.
Eead shui', and also written
^. The name of a man,
otherwise known as dt _]£' a
clever maker of arrows iu the
tiiue of Shun, who appouUed
him to be minister of works.
The large warts or splints on
a horse's leg; a thick iudura-
'/I'lii ted scar ; the buttocks ; the
Rpur or hallux on a cock.
1 %% ancient name of Fuh-shan
hicu 11 [Ij ^^. ill Taug-cheu fu
on Shantung promontory, estab-
lished by Ts'in Chi Hwang-ti.
The front tresses of a maiden
which are parted on the fore-
,c/hii bead, and fall down the tem-
ples, called ^IJ ^ ^ or
the cold-brushed hair.
'M M9 W J-^ 1 g "lien
the ringed and lofty coiffure has
once been arranged, she cannot
again let her tresses fall ; i. e. a
girl once married is fixed for life.
The wind blowing things
over nearly to the gromul.
M m-^B. ] the pliable
willow bends to the blast.
cfiuP
From bone and to pursue.
. A projecting forehead.
35J I the vertebra; on the
neck ; others say, those on
the back.
Also read (cfiwen.
To dig and search for ore ;
to dig a hole m which to
secrete things ; noise of a
mouse.
From ^ stone and ^ to ya/l
coiitr.auted ; also read s/iu/i).
To fall of itself, to come to
the earth; to crash down.
^ I J{^ a star, or meteoric
stoue, fell to the earth.
Old sounds, tan, ton, dan and don. In Canton, cliun ; — in Swntou; chun and hin ; — in Amoi/, tun and chun ;
i7i Fuhcliau, tung ; — in S/ian(/hai, tsiing ; — in Cliijit, tsan.
^"l^t To inculcate, to teach care- for the long night, i. e. to
( P^ fully, to hnpress on one ; to bury.
,chun reiterate and enjoin ; care- 1 ^ .^ ^ ** douceur sent
to help in a funeral.
fully, earnestly, really.
1 1 f,'^ ^ :t ^ *1"1 Heaven
thus impress its commands —
on Shun '?
PJ P|J ] 563 to repeat and reiterate
one's orders.
] jl^ mutual hatred.
1 1 fl-J ?}« M to pray for raij)
with earnest supplications.
I§ Wll 1 1 I taught you with un-
wearied care.
Incoherent babljle, never end-
ing nonsensical talk.
] ] mamidering, dri\eling.
Kead <'«»'. Discontented,
grumbling; the feelings re-
Btraincd by fear.
From cave and to sprout.
To inter witli respect.
I ^' to lay a collin away
c/iun
M
.chun
The cheek-bones ; flesh dried
for winter's use; the flesh
under the chin; a meat
dumpling; occurs used for
tiiii' 'fj^ honest, earnest.
] 1 ^ tl Ills benevolence was
undouljted.
1 1^ trustworthy, earnest in do-
ing.
,^j i M '!"• oftals of a bird.
[iB
Also road t''"«, and used with
(I'lin TE diiiicult.
chun Unable to progress ; hard to
get on.
^Mf j1 I j!£ always baftlcd iu life,
never reachhig one's aims.
'chun
From 7 ice and ^ excellent ;
originally the same as the next,
but now usually distiiifjuislied,
though often iuterchanircd.
.chun
True; unmixed, simple or
uniform ; right.
To permit; to approve; to
allow, to grant one ; to decide ; to
answer, as a petition ; iii oflicial
papers, to acknowledge, to receive,
as a dispatch ; on or upon, as a day.
1 ^ to grant the plea or de-
murrer.
Tft ] the petition is granted.
1 On to prepare for.
I fx to permit to be done ; to con-
firm a decision.
1 m + to get permission for
ten days.
1 J^ to'set a day.
^ ] the case has been decided.
1 jlfc •■"id /{i ] received — rejected ;
allowed — dismissed ; come to
hand — not received.
titf 1 ':k A M ^ "hen I pre-
viously received your Excel-
lency's dispatch.
101
CHUN.
^ ] pass by, wink at; coudonc,
as siiis.
ix W 1 5i fi^ ^°^ ^'' ^' certain ;
not sure ; uiulccidcd.
p" ] We grant the request.
1 M his memorial is granted,
j f= to rely upon; a certain or
definite promise.
From water and a harrier hawk ;
used with tlie last.
'c/iim To equalize, to adjust; to
level, to measure ; that by
wliich things are made even ; a rule,
a guage, a plumb-line, a water-level ;
a thing to mark time ; exact, true,
as a watch ; even, just.
CU UN.
] gl] a rule, a mode ; a right way.
1 l^ a marking line.
1 ^ a regulator, as a dial ; a fixed
mode.
1 H^ M '^c proper tijne has come.
^} f ij ] he hit the target.
] Vt ^ 'P '"^^^ ^'"^'^ "^^ ^°"
take off ? — i.e. make an offset
and settle the account.
the running of a watch.
— 1 6^ perfectly so ; true every
way, as a plan or machine.
& 1 ^ ^ to compare (or equa-
hze) the items, and settle the
account.
CHUN.
^ ] to exactly learn — his haunts
gfl ] to look carefully.
j^ ^ ] "^ it will then be fi.xed.
^ ] to follow the measure or rule.
^ ] or ] |i§ end of the nose.
1^ ] a big or Eoman nose, which
Eiu'opeans are said to always
have.
'c/lUH
A target, a mark ; a mound,
a pile of earth ; a park or
place for archery.
A bundle of straw ; grass or
hay tied in faggots.
t/wrt'
kIi-iiii
vcar.
Old sounds, fan, fon, dan.' In Canton, cli'un ; - in Swatow, ch'un ; - in Amoy, cVun andt\m ; -
in Fuhchau, cli'ung ; — in Shanghai, ts'ang
Jpl P 1 ®. mouth filled with the
vernal breeze ; i.e. persuasive in
speech.
H 1 'f^P i^ the bright green wil-
low in spring.
] 2 ^ the first moon.
>], 1^ ] the tenth moon.
Tlie original form represents P
the sun under ^ plants contract-
ed, denoting the quickening ef-
fects of the sun.
Spruig, the beginning of the
when all nature is excited;
vernal; wanton, lustful; obscene:
j.)yous, glad; prosperity ; return to
"health ; to rejuvenate ; met. times,
periods; budding, startuig; wine,
liquor.
gf ] new spring ; ie. a new year.
1 ^ the vernal equinox, — the
4th of the 24 terms.
an ] going out to meet the spring
by officials, accompanied by a ]
& clay ox, borne by men who
afterwards break it in pieces.
1 -g, cheering, delightsome, as a
view or a gay procession.
1 $t ra springs and autumns
eminent ; i.e. advanced in years,
about sixty.
^ 1 the spring-time — of life, is
ap])licd to youths under twenty.
iff ^ IhI 1 1^^ can reprieve one
from all diseases.
!K Chi/u, ts'an.
m
lewd thoughts,
^W ] ^ how old are you ?
1 ^ '^ %^ ^^^^^ expect you to
be at my spring feast.
] >6 or 1 ^
lustful desires.
From wood and spring ; not the
same as ^chwang /^ a post.
^c/hin A long-lived tree, and hence
a s)^nbol of a father; in
northern China, the § ] denotes
the Ccdrela odomta, and ^ ] the
Aihntus glanddosa ; silkworms feed
on them, and the fragrant leaf-buds
of the former are cooked for greens.
J^ 1 or 1 ^ your father.
1 ^ 3fe ^ '"'^y y°^ parents
both be \igorous.
S 1 ^ ^ your respected father
keeps his \'igor well.
.vlhai
Both these are regarded as sy-
nonymous with the last by some
authors; the second form is least
used,
A kind of tree like the su-
mac {RIiiis) or A tiff id, pro-
ducing a varnish or gimi ;
the wood is used for musical in-
struments ; the seeds are black and
grow in a cjnne ; leaves tm-n red
after frost ; its conmion name is |f
j* ;j^ wild varnish tree, to which
class of plants (the Ancwardiaca)
it probably belongs.
A salt water fish, with cirri,
called 1 ^ and ^ ^ at
Amoy, probably a species of
mullet; at Canton, tlie ]
■ffi is a sort of roach or Leu-
cisctis.
i
,cUun
Also written f b m some books.
A hearse used by great men
in old times ; the || ] had
dragons painted on it ; a kind
of mud shoe on which to slide
over the ooze.
CHUX.
CHUNG.
CHUXG.
105
^ ^ ] a niiul sledge or scow to
got jicross niud flats.
M
An unauthorized, ideorrrapliic
rliaiaoter coniposed of ^J jles/i,
7JC not, and J)^ /ler/'ideil ; it is
written ^5 as a
sometimes
s^'nunym.
In CdnUrnrae. The eggs of
crabs, tlic roc offish, or bird's
eggs.
WiS" 1 ■' t'"iiider-lord's eggs," are
aerolites; others say, truffles.
^.'j \ hen's eggs.
From inserts and spring.
•^31 To crawl, to wriggle like
c/tiin ,v„„,js; ti, move, to rise up
agaiu.st just rule; stupid, fool-
i.sh ; luicouipliaut, doltish, lump-
ish ; rude, contrary.
] ;:J" inapt, fo(jlish.
1 fil '^ M-> t" f^t'r "P evil, to act
insubciriUnately.
^ ] .'iilly-looking.
1 §1 doltish, dull, hiapt.
."Si 1 '^"' 1 ^ heedless, unwise,
headstroiijr.
'cit (in
Corpulent, fat.
f U:*^ From /bo/ and .yiring.
*^^ Blended, mixed, as c
colors,
obstinate, .self-willed ;
mi.staken and perverse.
C Jt'^f^ Froiu
W Rich;
*'/j' ij}} ......
matt and spring.
one in the enjoyment
of life.
] J^ substantial, well-ufl'.
clixjnsro
(VA/ satiiids, tong, donjj, titu/ t't
fn Cnntoti, eliun^ and cli'un^
ti.png unit I'liioug ; — iit /■'tt/ii;lictii, toung, tiing, t'ung, chung, cli(Hiug
itt Shatii/hai, tsung tittd dzung ; — i;i C/ti/v, ts'nug.
.Sivrtfoiv, tiing, cliong, teng, nnrfclieng ; — in Atiiot/,
Composed of M ttioitth to repre-
sent a s(jnare, with a ])assage
througli it to connect the sides.
Tlie middle, tlic cooler; (he
liearl nr core of, in the middle of;
li.ilf; within, in; inner; medium
in size or quality ; to accomi)lish,
to fill ; to estimate a cpuuitity ;
compiole, exact, undeviating.
^ ] 13 'weless, ineflicient, eflete,
iniservicoable; often remarked
by people of themselves.
ft I Yj '''ere are such; more are
to be had.
I if, middle aged.
1 j^ ii.tifway, incomplete; as ]
'Jli ifli Yi 'lied before he had
ciiniplft(Ml il.
1 [11] hot ween, inside, among.
] J]2 in liic center; indifferent to.
I ®^: \ j^ common, mediocre,
he has only ordinary abilities.
^ I in the midst ; while going
on.
] jJl the center or heart of;
y^ ] in my mind.
1 5^ ;§; 5S '''*' noon tide of pros-
[lerity had then come.
14
5Ei. ] the viscera, the vital organs.
1 A "I' 1 fiji A -'in arbitrator
orinnpire; an agent; a days-
man ; an intercessor.
Jl ] and ~^ ] terms for goods ;
.superior-middling and inferior-
middling; better than ordinary,
and worse than ordinary.
1 1 ^ rt-J rather onlinary, not
the best.
] ^j" Z2 -j' .5^ I guess that there
are twenty peculs.
] j'I'l ancient name for Ilonan.
] [Ij an old name for Lewchew.
] }^i a name of IVking, used by
file Mongols.
] [s3 or 1 life, or ] i, or ]
J[^ China, llu' Middle Kingdom ;
the first is also used by ttttt. for
the ftovernment, (lie [)ower or
the |ioople of Cliina.
] 5lt» nalivc and foreign; China
and other countries; at home
and abroad.
1 Jili '''e exact medium or Doc-
trine of the Mean ; name of the
Cla-ssic by Tsz'-sz' ^' ,m, who
was the grandson of Confucius.
(tnd cli'iing ; —
Read chung'' To hit the center ;
struck by, as a fit ; to attain, to
accotnjilish ; fit, suitable.
1 i@ to get tbunk; affected or
giddy from li(]Uor.
] ^ to catch cold.
] ^- a sun-stroke.
] -g- is fitly done; all right;
it meets the exigency.
1 '^i^ "M- '*• s"'^^ ™e ; it is what I
wanted; it is my wi.sh.
1^ ] to reach the high degrees,
•IS 1 1i^ 1^ 'o become a Han-
lin.
1 ^ f^ un.-ittainable.
1 M ^ pn struck « ith a paraly-
sis.
Ji'j 1 "'■ (6 1 *" giiess aright.
g; I guessed [the weight or size]
corrcclly.
1 W, I'it W «i l«>llct.
M 1 T approved (or guessed) at
a glance.
] l^l" to make a lucky hit ; to
succeed in a plan ; to be taken
in or deceivtxl.
1 fill fl^ IS 5i I ''••i«' ^'een de-
hided, he has fooled me.
lOG
CHUNG.
CHUNG.
CHUNG
ill From heart and ctnter.
fil^^ Loyal, patriotic, faithful ; de-
fhun(j voted, .'iiuccrc ; attached to ;
sedate ; to niaiiitain one's in-
tegrity ; unscltisb, honest,
earnest; upright
] 15 ^ loyal, devoted minister.
] |?lj_ faithful to the last.
] IP to be depended on.
] ^ faithful and upright.
I ■=" j5i 15 sincere reproofs grate
on the car.
I ill'' ?/( Sit "'Oi't' faitliful and
true ; an unchanging regard.
i^ j£* 1 ^ -^ iccall his entire
devotion.
"^^ Inner garments, which the
(.^^^ character indicates ; under-
^chung clothes ; the center ; the heart
or mind ; rectitude, a right
moral nature ; goodnes.s, sincerity :
equity, a fair, just judgment, a
full knowledge of, conversant with.
^ ] insincere.
4f; /G /f^ 1 inflexibly upright ;
just.
■= /fi I^ 1 yo"r ^orJs are de-
ceptive.
] '|§ the mind ; to bear in mind ;
to cherish.
Jjf ] to distinguish justly ; to
weigh opinions.
a J: ^ r# 1 ef i£ the High
Sbangti has conferred a discri-
minating heart on manlsind.
1 Si ^ ?5 thoughts which arise ;
the train of thought.
^ ] accommodating, friendly ;
amicable.
] 01 or 1 If the feelings.
5fJ^ ] a desire or intention of bene-
fiting one.
From ."!i7t and xcxnttr as the
phonetic.
The end of a cocoon or ball
of silk ; the end, the termina-
a finis ; a euphemism for
death ; to the last, all of; the utmost,
extreme ; to end one's days ; niet.
dead, the deceased ; a cycle of
tion :
twelve years ; a space of a thousand
square li ; before a negative, it is
equivalent to never ; as ^' ] J^
1^' g it never snowed at all.
1 ^ ''*''' ^'^ "^1 "one of, not the
least.
1 ^h'^-'Wi ^'0 P'''''! "ot tl'o least
heed to it.
I or 1 j^ the whole day.
1 ^ <^ Fn] timing the time of a
meal, an hour's time.
i^ ] the end of the year.
■^ I the beginning and end,
first and last.
] j]^ to Biop hall'way, not to
complete an undertaking.
I J^ ^(^ ^. the great atfair of
life, — usually lefers to marriage.
] "^ through all ages; forever.
|}§ ] near bis end.
^ ] the end of one's days.
] ^ it is absolutely necessary ;
I must have it.
1 tt il Bi; 't is hard to change
one's nafairc.
^ ' — Ifff 1 faithful to one [hus-
band] to the last.
^ ] a happy death — is one of
the five happinesses.
]|b 1 5'^ ^ to fuUfil one's natural
life.
iDC ^ 7 1 'l^ey have disagreed
at last; again have fallen out.
'M 1 ''O render the last dues to
the dead, refers to a filial pre-
paration for a parent's funeral.
^^ A long-headed green grass-
C^^ hopper, the ] ^f or Tru.calis,
^chvnff called ^ ^J j);g at Canton,
and tI^ i^l ^L ^^ Nanking.
1 ^ tif M "^^y you children
be numerous as the grasshoj)-
pers.
To scrape things ; to oppose.
/fg 1 to fight and quarrel,
to injure each other.
In Fuhchau. To kill ; to be-
head, to execute.
^ to kill a thief
I to decapitate.
} — ^
^chimg
The second form is unused.
An agitated, quick manner,
resulting from awo or fear.
flE ] restless, nervous,
fidgetty ; explained as not
knowing what to do with
the hands and feet
kh/\. Like the last The mind
( 1^:^ agitated with alarm.
fChuiuj ^ ^ '||l ) you should b;
impressed and startled.
An ancient measure, equal
>l ?jp. to foiu' ^ or pecks ; othei-3
fhun</ say o4 5|-, and others again
to ten 'fa ^ or G40 gills; a
small cup; to bring together; hf
bestow, lo confer ; gifted, endowed
with, as a taljnt ; heavy ; weepiiii,' ;
to repeat ; name of a small anciei.t
state iu the present Sii-chcu fa \\\
the northwest of Kiangsu.
j|5 1 a whic goblet.
] j]|- ardent feeling, warra aD'oc-
tions.
^1 I imbecile, childish.
"T' 1 'i8 6^ ^^'^ drained a thonsand
cups iu a flash.
5ji| ] a kind of ancient bite.
Jjjf I ^ whom I love bist ; a
dearly beloved.
1 ^ Hi ^ a genius ; one giftr.l
with varied talents, like a pro-
phet or sago; ] ^ ]a alsj ths
luck of a grave, the distinguish-
ing favor of heaven to a country
or spot.
K-fA From metal and lad.
'i^£ -^ ^ell with a flaring mouth,
^chuny generally without a tonguv',
and struck with a mallet ; a
clock ; things hollow or sonorous
are often so called.
^J I or *J ] to strike or ring
a bell.
1 S SS "''' watchmaker's shop.
] ^7 — ff|!| the clock has struck
one.
flif ^ I a dock ; usually denotes
one that strikes the hours.
] ^ a belfry.
CHUNG.
CHUNG.
CHUNG.
107
J^ I -^ to rinj,' a liand-Iii-ll.
3b Tfl I to knock a wooden bell;
— to intrust business to a fool;
to be disappointed ; to demand
extortionate prices or gratuity.
^ "K 1 the bell that sounds
through hades; it is struck tlirice
hourly I'or a year to ilri\ e away
demons.
^A/ A sort of rodent found in
j^(^ western China, marked with
^cliiiiif/ spots like a leopard, and
large as one's tist; it may be
an animal allied to the Jupaia or
banxring of Ja\ a.
IJ "iV^ ¥rQu\ fhht and cliild ; it is jilso
fliiiii;/ To walk in a staggering
way, head downwards, as if
faint or tipsy ; a sliaml)ling, un-
certain gait ; a toddling walk ; to
faint and halt as one goes, like a
jiaralytic.
] ~^ 7j< to fall into the water.
1 T ?j$ t" fi'll liead first.
U}^^ 1 III go along stagger-
ing and nodding.
' ' '^^^^ •' |")sed of '"J to inclose and
:i jiii/ Hi, I, as llie primitive ;
this clianii-ter is very often writ-
ten like onuiiii ^ dull, Init tlie
dictionaries distinguisli tlieni.
A tumulus or barrow, made
high, as if it inclosed some-
thing, for which the next is now
used; the peak of a hill; eminent,
great; honorable; first.
I ^ a high statesman ; the
premier, the president of the
Board of Civil Otlice.
I J^ a mound or earth-allar on
which to worship the powers of
earth, or ('eres.
] ^ the eldest son; originally
confined to a prince's heir.
I ;§• an old term for a sovereign.
llj 1 ^ )\fi the crags on the hill-
to|is came crashing down.
I {JiJ a stone erected to mark the
limits of a grave or land.
Interchanged with tlie last, and
made to restrict its meaning.
'cfiiinf/ A sepulcher, a tomI>; a bar-
row or mound, such as cover
graves.
^ ] an abandoned grave, at
■which no one worships.
^ ] to ritle graves.
^ j to dig a gra\e and prepare
the tomb.
^ ] a public cemetery, which is
open to all applicants.
B^ ] a vaulted tomb, one that
can be entered ; it is made by
some families to retain their
coffins till lucky times.
ilt 1 '"'IS '''■ sepidcher ; a
burying-ground.
^ ] to ram down the earth solid
in the bottom of a grave.
^ 1 S'flf ^ '^"^ "''' barrows are
just like a row of hills.
^dlUIKJ
A small hill shaped like a tu-
nudus over a grave ; the last
is sometimes wrongly writ-
ten in this way.
<^.l>^^r Fire flaming up brightlv ; to
7>ip. kindle.
'chuiKj >/^ ] a coal to start the
tire.
rom fliscase an<l heart/ ; it is
ke the next.
n
dtinKj A swelled leg ; a dropsical
disease of the legs.
] From /?cs7i and heavy ; the se-
I cond is like the last ; and also
I denotes a swelling of the legs
j arising from damp.
/I^i I To swell, to tumefy; a
'chiiiij boil, ;i swelling ; inflated,
swollen; boa.stful ; the galls
or j)rotuberances on trees.
^- ] puffy, dropsical.
j^ ] a dropsical swelling.
] f^ a bruise, a contusion.
1 )t£ "Kf M swollen up and turned
black and blue.
I ^^ swollen and painful.
'cIllOKJ
'I
't
Also read chuny'.
Careless, reckless.
Ill 1 never finishing any-
thing, without foresight, heed-
less ; — this phrase is written
in many ways.
From/'oot or to stop and hinvy;
the second form is unusnal.
cIlHIl
'U
The heel ; to follow at one's
heels ; to imitate, to do after
another ; to act in the same
way ; to rule as a prece-
dent ; to reach ; to visit.
I ^ Pl reached your country.
1 P5 ^'^ &> to liis door — on a
visit.
] f-lj; to follow one's steps or in-
structions.
tic 1 ffil 3i '^'^y came on unin-
tcrru[itedly ; arriving succes-
sively.
1 ^ if' 1^ in doing it he excel-
led the other in pomp (or brag).
y\
From (jrnin and heavy.
"i A seed, a germ, a kernel;
11 „
(■/'""y that which produces its se-
cond or double ; a sort, a
class, a kind ; to select or use, as
seed ; ancient name of a small state
near Tibet.
] ^ a kind, a description ; a
class.
^ I to sow seed ; such as ^ ]
grain, seed corn, rice or wheat.
^J ] to beget, to sire, as animals.
jg ] to leave heirs or issue.
^ I^ ^ 1 ^^ S''*^'s t'"^ people
the best grains.
1 1 ^ 'u' everything went
wrong ; but ] ] also means
short hail' and careful.
f^ 1 to propagate a kind, as
fruit ; to introduce a sort else-
where; to transmit by descent.
^ I mixed kinds ; illegitimate,
in which sense it is used in re-
proach ; a bastard.
|j^^ I the source of misfortune and
st)rrow.
108
CHUNG.
CHUNG.
CHUNG.
Read chum/^ To sow or jjlant
seeds ; to cultivate, to raise ; lu
propagate ; to spread abroad ; lo
beget.
1 ^ to raise vegetables.
1 Is lo bequeath happiness, i. c.
to be a source of prosperity to
one's descendants.
] J^ to set out trees.
^ 1 to disseminate, as doctrines.
5[g ' ] vaccine virus, which is used
to ] ^ vaccinate with ; also
called 1 :?{; 5i "^ Pekuig.
'' Some say it is composed of 'i
iuclosinr; ^^ ra!!t as a ])lionetic,
chump "'"^ explain it tliat 'nan is the
most important thing in the earth.
Heavy, weighty; the opposite
of 1^ light ; trifling; momentous;
severe, heinous ; decorous, grave ;
secluded, or peculiarly appropriated
to government or imperial use ; to
regard as difficult, to consider as
important; to honor, to give weight
to ; very ; a sign of the compara-
tive ; crowded, near togetlier.
1 ^ fj^ to elevate the social rela-
tions.
1 il an aggravated oft'ence.
g ] to think much of one's self,
self-respect.
1 ^ grave, important.
] j^ still better ; |5 ] heavier.
1 JfJ to beat se\erely.
1 ^ an important post, a respon-
sible office held by | §£ a high
minister.
•^ 1 a chaste w'oman.
J^ ] it 1^ he therefore honored
that state.
^ 1 are three important things
HI government,
settle
tlie rites, ^\ j* make laws, and
■^ 35[ exauune the literati.
1 S ^ '-^'"y sorry.
1 ^ a name for the planet Jupiter.
^ ^ pj' 1 ffi the sword must
not always be appealed to.
] J3 ''5 repose confidence in, to
regard.
^ ] J^ f pj don't mind the mi-
important expressions.
] :^ fre(piently ; liut ^c ] is a
series ; several layers.
^ {^ ] not to rely on the basis,
disregard the fundamental law;
to discard trustworthy men.
1 -4' Fp it weighs ten catties.
H 45 1 lip tl^ree crowded fleets
of ^'essels.
)§. 1 ita lil '''*^ favors have been
great as the hills.
] J^ reserved, secluded, or impor-
tant spol.s. like palace-grounds
not open to all ; also dangerous
places, as a gunpowder room.
JiX 1 I& to be understood in the
.strictest sense, to be rigidly in-
terpreted, as a law.
'T* JS. 1 $S the atl'airis of no im-
portance ; he is not much.
Read ^clhing. To double, to re-
peat, to do over ; to add ; a time ;
again ; a thickness ; a classifier of
thicknesses or layers.
— ] thrice ; three thicknesses.
% \ or ;?L, ] Jg the nine-en-
trance palace — the Emperor's.
— ] — ] laid one upon tlie
other regularly.
^T A 1 IS to ^'■'-■"k through the
besieging army.
I f\\ a second set of blocks, anew
edition.
1 ^ duplicated; two at once.
] ft or ] 1^4 reiterated;
piling one on another, as momi-
tain peaks ; often, duplicated.
1 Wj 'B tilt-' 'l'>uble-odd festival
on the 0th day of the 9th moon.
] ^ a second husband ; i. c. she
will marry again.
:Jj? ] to write out a copy.
Eead ^t'mii/. A variety of rice.
From hodi/ and heavy.
A woman with child.
To oft'end by har.sh words ;
careful in speakhig.
/J^) The second of three, the man
YY in the iiriddtc ; the second
(:liuii(f born of brothers ; used for
PJ3 in the .second mouth in a
season; inferior; a sort of
musical instrument.
1 ^ the eighth moon, middle of
autumn.
1 ^ a father's jxiunger brother ;
an old title, like chief adviser.
■f^ ] the two oldest brothers ; as
f & 1 ilX $ ^^^ terms for the
four eldest brothers.
] J^ the style of Confucius ; he
was regarded as the second
brother, the hill Ki J^ [jj being
held as the elder, though IMang-
p'i ^ J^ was really his brother.
_ tql ^^ I From g eye and y^ tiinn
'^Y^ I thrice re['eated ; the lirst is a
cornipted form, and the tliird a
' I verv common contraction.
J
^1
dtunif
A company of at least
three ; a concourse, a ma-
jority, a quorum ; a sign of
the plural of persons ; an
adjective of number, much,
many, all, and precedes the notm;
a classifier of Budhist priests; the
people, as apart from their rulers.
1^ \ to get popular fa^■or.
] {i 'ill yo't gentlemen ; the com-
pany here.
5V 1 or ] A the public ; the
crowd ; mankind.
1 @ Jj/f £ *^'*'''J' ^-^'^ ^^"' ''•
] ^ all living things ; a Budhist
term.
_- 1 ff a priest ; ^ ] ff how
many bonzes are there ?
1 11^ or 1 W public opuiion.
1 nS copious showers.
1 ^ a great crowd and an abun-
dance, said of a mart.
] ^ -7 M^ the few cannot with-
stand the many; we (the mi-
nority) are no match for them.
{JJ I extra, not ordinary, no com-
mon thuig or man.
1 ^ at Canton, all the wards or
neighborhoods.
I ^ a great many, a multitude.
CH UX(i.
CH UXG.
CHUNG.
109
Old .wui„/.t, t'ong, (long, ,„„l dzoiig. /« CWn^,«, cli'uiig ,:,„l sluing : — i„ Sivarow, t'ong, cli'ong, cli'eng, cliaii, t';mg, «?«/
ehOng ; — in Awoii, cli'ioiig, ti.ing, aiiJ timg ; — ;« Fu/,c/iau, cli'iiiig, tiing, uiid clunig ; —
ill ShniH/liid, ts'ung ciiid dzung ; — in (.'Idf'u, ts'ung.
From /V "inn ami ^ to mm-
rish contracted ; tlie second
form is not common nor regard-
ed as correct.
To (ill; to iiilltil, ii.s a duly
or station ; to satiate ; to
Katisl'y, as lnniger; to carry
out, to coutimic; to stop up, to
stuir i'lill ; to act ill place of, or in
tlie ca])aciiy of; liig'li, lons^ ; suffi-
cient, line ; extrciue ; to fatten.
y^ j to till an office.
1 iSI '" '^'" "1'' '" K''''''iO'- ^-i''' "f
tilings anil desires, literally ami
figuratively.
■J^l ^ ] ^ to lie imbued with
principles of humanity and jus-
tice.
] 5L '"' 1 S "'''11 s'lpplied, as
soldiers willi rations; in vigo-
rous healtli; enough of
] '^ to fill a station ; to act for
another.
] ^ o\'erflo\ving ; abundant, as
resources ; stuffed full.
1 ^ W I'h *'^ "'^'^^ ^'"^ name and
residence of another — to de-
ceive, as at the examination.
P 91> 1 '41 banished to the fron-
tiers or beyond the v all ; such
persons are often employed for
camp-followers.
1 If ii H'cj 'I "11^ '!"• '■•"• ^^!t''
melody.
] ^ 'o foist in, as poor goods in
a lot.
] ^ to become public property,
to revert to the state.
] J^ one who fattens animals.
^^ ] eaten to excess, injured by
repletion.
i^ ill 1 IT- ""liit'tl liiiii -IS if
their ears were stopped ; — said
of the coldness shown to the un-
fortunate.
fix 1 "& Ji '•> •issunie the style
of an oflicial.
] if^ lo be a policeman.
fh Miij
t:
I'll iiiiij
The murnuiring of water is
I '{^, spoken of a bubbling
spring at the foot of a hill.
The mind e.\eited ; moved,
lierturbed.
Sorrowful, mourning.
'M >^ 1 1 giii^'ved to the
rliwuj utmost, heart-broken.
'■/( WIIJ
A wide sruooth expanse of
water.
1 '^ 'iH \% '''^^ '"^'"J ^^eep,
as the great lakes of China.
From ire or water and iniddlf- ;
the first is most used.
To shake, to agitate; to
collide; til strike against, as
^cUuiiy things do in the water; to
dash" against ; to rush at ;
j'oung, immature, delicate;
peaccfid ; deep, hollow ; tised for
the next, to ri.se in the air ; to send,
as a letter ; to infuse or steep, by
pouring on hot water.
1 ?C "'■ 1 ^ '" "y <"■ gl'ince
towards heaven.
^ i^ 1 ?C '"■ m 1 51- ^ Lis
wrath waxed furious, — as if
it filled the sky ; the .second
phrase refers to the Dipper.
1 1^ Wi l'$ ^'^ ''"^L "" ^" enemy
and lireak his ranks.
§§ /Jc ] I like the noi.se of cut-
ting ice.
] ] is also the tuikling noise
of ornaments hitting each other;
and the loo.se look of reins hanar-
ing down.
13 4^ ;fq ] the day will be un-
pro[iitious or untoward.
] III "" good term.s, harmonious.
] :Ji^ to disagree with, to beg to
dili'cr from, to offend in word ; —
a polite phra.se.
Hi "b Mm to talk rather im-
pudently.
1 ^ '"■ 1 ^ young in years.
] A a. so\-ereign who is a minor.
1 ^j£ to defeat ; ruined, collapsed,
as an atfair.
I j^ a rhetorical term for a wide
digression in a discourse.
I ;1?S o\erpowering or malign, as
in geomaucy; to provoke the
bad influences.
I ^U to precipitate over, as a fall
or cascade.
^ rj 1 si'Ul [the letter off] on
such a day.
1 55? fo infuse tea.
^dimi,j
I'Vom irhii/x and iniddte ; used
with the last.
To fly up, to mount to the
skies, as an eagle.
iS "i"! 1 "I? L'*' iiii'"^ t'fl" reach
the clouds; i.e. he has aspiring
talents.
A labiate plant {Leon urns
yil/irira '>.) whicli has several
names, as ] -^i and ^ ^
•{Ij: ; it is used in female
complaintSj and is common in
Kiangsu and further south; more
than one plant is probably desig-
nated by this name.
;li
From //(///(/ and /<ul.
Unsettled, irresolute, dis-
<'•/''"".'/ turbed.
1 1 t-ll ^ hesitating, waver-
ing ; many pa.s.sing to and fro.
Read c/iir nii/'. Stupid looking.
Ati^.
From to 70 and heavy or lad;
the second form is unusual.
■^xt;^ A common ]ialli, a (horough-
tlSj J fare; a place of great con-
^cl^iiiiy course ; to move towards, to
rise on or ruyh against : to
110
CH UNO.
CH UNd.
CH UNG.
sustain ; to move ; to excite ; tow-
ards ; abrupt ; a machine employed
ill seiges to jirotect the sappers,
probably a j)ortablo shed or mant-
let.
yk 1 a canal, a shiice ; an open
drain.
;jg ] to meet, to collide, to rush
against.
1 ■^J to overthrow, to upset.
pti ] the pulse in the middle
tinger.
Ht t)? 1 ^' *^''"' ^^ resisted ; not
impregnable.
J^ I an old name for a general.
] ^ to rush against.
] ^ to butt against, to meet
suddenly.
J- ^ — • ] the characters ?«'
and 1VU are opposed — the people
whose horoscope has them had
better not marry.
1 ^ ^ H frecpiented, trouble-
some, wearisome, .ind diflicult —
are four terms applied to pro-
vincial posts to indicate the re-
lative importance of the office.
1 ^ a post much traveled, is
applied to the first of the.se four.
1 W Mj W. ^" "'■' "*- ^''^ hor.se's
head, — to impede the way, as a
beggar might ; to come in con-
flict, as with a bully.
tTM^ From net and /(iii ; also read
^c/i'iiiii/ A spring-net to catch birds ;
others say a rabbit hutch, or
a frame to entrap them. '
^t li -f- 1 tlie pheasant:
shuns the snare. 1
Tlie orii^in.il form represents a
snake roiled nji witli its head
projeL-tin<; from the center ; it is
repeated thrice to intimate the
gi"eat nnniber of insects, and in
many of the characters gronpcd
under it, as the l-t2d radical,
it is duplicated without change
of meanin".
An ancient term for all animals
with legs, whether ^JJ feathery, ^
liairy, ^ shelly, S^ scaly, or \^
naked; there are supposed to be
360 species of each class ; it now
usually denotes the .smaller sorts of
animals, as snails, frogs, worms,
insects, &c.; a person, a comrade,
one of a craft ; a demeaning term
for a son.
] ffi or ] -^5 comprises the order
of entomology in Chinese zo-
ology.
'g' 1 insects generally; all small
animals.
^ ] a snake.
1 ^ worms in the bowels.
— • f@ j]» 1 one small bug; — an
affected phrase for one's son.
M^ 1 >]> "^ to carve worms with
little skill ; — to get one's living
by light literature.
^ ] a pheasant ; a poetical name.
^vlt ] the peach bug, a name for a
wren or the tailor-bird.
I ] the irritation of great lieat,
perhaps referring to prickly heat.
Eead cluin(/ To eat, as insects
like moths and white auts do into
thing's.
iJj Tender and sprouting, like
(Y I the blade of grain ; delicate.
^MtiiHj i,j] I small and delicate.
|-E^ From - Vi and middle.
cjnl, A covered cup, such as tea is
^chuiiff made in; a bcwl, usually
with a co\er.
j^ 1 a soup Ijowl.
■^ ith 1 '" C'anton, a butter-dish.
^ I a covered tea-euji, in which
the tea is infused.
5Q 1 a whie goblet.
From a shelter and a draf]on ;
the second form is common but
unauthorized.
To think much of, whether
of one's self or others; to
jjlace high ; kiiuhiess, grace,
regard for ; favor of supe-
riors ; to esteem, to jircfer ; to con-
fer favors ; to indulge unrea.son-
ablv : doting on, as a wife or girl.
] f^ a special favor, as of the
king.
M' 1 I'W'tig-kiiiJness, tender af-
fection ; the emperor's regard.
] ^ to delight in ; ardent love,
f jr a concubine.
p^ ] or ] ^ a favorite concu-
bine, V ho rules her husband ;
and hence ^^ ] is to take a
concubine.
^^ I to find grace in one's eyes ;
to win a husband's love.
5^ 5c 1 '" receive fa\()i-s from
heaven or the emperor.
1^ '\% 1 Sa '^0 me the honor of
coming to see me.
# # j i^l^ f$ ^l''"'t give place
to fa\'orites and thus get con-
tempt.
yt-9 From /iiV/ and honorahle.
c^"* High, emuient, lofty ; estim-
jC/i iiiKj ai,iy and honorable in the
highest degree ; greatly ; no-
ble, exalted ; worthy of worship ;
to honor ; to extol, to adore, to
reverence, to approach with respect ;
to be made honorable or exalted ;
to collect ; to go to ; entire ; a small
ancient state, and since used in
many proper names.
1 j^ to regard as preeminent.
] f^ to worship.
^^ I to reverence.
1 ^ early in the day, the entire
morning, as before breakfast.
ipS iPl^ ^ 1 may yo"r prosperity
be the very highest.
1 ■$ I wish you great peace, — a
phrase in letters ; it is also a
district in Kien-ning fu in Fuh-
; kien, famed for good tea.
I ^ ] to regard w ith great resi)ect,
I as if from the Throne ; to revere.
] ill a noted peak in Yung-ting
liien in Hunan, west of Tung-
; ting Lake near the Li-shui, to
which Hwan-teu was banished
by Shun.
I 0^ l|3^^ Ch'ung-ming district, the
island in the mouth of the Yaiig-
tsz' Ei\er.
en UNG.
CM UNG.
CHWA.
I
HI i
>^|7 Xaine of a small t'ciidal Rt.ite,
(]/t^|J aucicnlly written like tlic last,
,c/t iirii/ which lay in iho pifst'iit Hn
hicMi ^[5 ]|f, ill till' iHoviiicial
pix'i'eL-tmo of ShiMisi.
A>JJ^' Hdllowed out by an ax;
^J^ borcil ; a sort of slu'll for
cA'iiiii/'' tiriiiy balls, tired in the iiiiiz-
zle; a liliuiilerlinss, aj^in^al;
a niortar-gun, a petard; a jjistol ;
small arms.
I jj^eainion ; fire-arms generally.
I ^ or ] "^ eanuoniers ; those
who fire salutes fiom the ^ ]
•^ or petards in a yamun.
J^ I short f^iins, like a mortar ;
a kind of 1 aid petard used in
salutes.
] "J* -sJv <!' |it^'^-'l<- to ''liip off, iis
with a chisel.
.H 1 Hi jiSa ^^''^'" ihree petards
are fired, he goes on his circuit ;
• — said of the municipal god.
tit' ab,'
) To leap, to skip, to hop
)Ut.
' ""^ In Cdntniufe. At once,
altogether; to push, to hit.
] f|J|l to run upiiu, (o liiump
.igaiust.
■ — 1 j:i 5f 'f j' at a clip he has
three pecks ; /. c. ] don't know
why he is all at once .so angry.
In Sli<iiii/litii. To grail, to lifi.
] ^ a pilferer, a shojilifter.
— ^ -\ ^ From hriirt niul lo jhhi/kI in ji
^t?* niurtiir.
^(■li uiiij simple, foolish ; one natural-
ly unteachalile and obtuse;
one not amenable to law.
] 3K ^'"P'd, uneduealed.
'SVI-'^ Frdlil U) viijt un :iihI rodrrhsil.
^Vv To come in upon one ab-
ili^""'f riiptly; to invite one's self
to a meal ; to nod. '
0jj I lo come w itliout an iin ita
lii<ii.
iS 1 A. '" '"'1' '" "" '""'■
] ■j^ to drop in at a meal, tosorn
(111 line.
^ I to intruile on rudely.
'$)'i Efe I 1 I'eeling, when tipsy.
] y^ "jf nodding, sleepy.
^|fa|^ From to i/o and ininty.
*^--« Leisure, or at ease, without
pressing occupation ; in re-
tirement.
From Iiaitd and ht'uvi/.
To pu.sh, as a stick into a
clt'niH/'' lat-hole ; to poke at.
1 5M. ^K ^ L-lear out the drain, as
by running a pole into it.
1 vS 5}^ poke it down.
^L \ ^'^ don't stir up a wasji's
nest; — don't medtUe with dan-
KcroiLS thino's.
'7/ ttlKf
Olil soiiixls, ta, tap anil fat. /« Canton, clia ; — in Sn'uloii-, kua and cli.i ; — in .1 uini/, kwn ; — in Fnlirfinii, k\v6 ; —
in Sli'inijliiti, tso ; — in VltiJ'n, tswa.
From wood and <
( I^LJ A switch, a horsewhip.
'"'"'" ^1 ] H lasli, a whip.
Like the last.
A switch made of a twig,
used when ridin'r.
.chin
|.Vhl To beat a drum with a jiair
cjj1|U of drumsticks ; lo knock on
,c/iuti a 111
m ■
orphaned girl
] ^ ^ an old name for an
j fj jW P|j 1 %[ he struck the Yii-
yaiig drum — thrice; alludes to
a story of 'JVao Tsao.
W a*! 52. irf^ 1 [<"' 'ii'".vi'-"''i< eve]
the night-watclimaii dreads to
add another tap, — because it
makes another year.
E ^ From Imir and to .•,//.
c ^^^t To dress the hair, as women
^r/itra do ; an ancient funeral coif-
fure, which originated in the
state of lai, when the women
their countrvmen killed in iial-
tle.
I f'J in old times, a womans
mourning coirtiire ; now applied
to the hair coiled hastily on the
liead, and not made into a
bow.
1 ifll 40 fjv ''"'.'*■ disheveled their
hair and mourned with eacli
other.
went out to receive tlu' bodies of ' i/uot ^"'"i''"'
IniJl ^''*' ihigh; the ham of an
112
CHW A I.
CHW Al.
CHWANG.
O^d scuml.'i, tiii. In Canton^ cl/:u, nnt/ch'ui ; — in Sit'utoii^ ch'ni (uul cliui ; ■ — in Auiay^ clmi ; — {71 Fuhrhau^ cli'iu ; -
hand and /or.
iimip, to pommel ^vIth
1. Vt^ From 1
,e/(/fW the list; to jiocket, to put into
the ]ireust pocket.
1 j^ ^ 1'"^ ''• '" ''^"^ bosom.
Jl S tt I& ^ pT tli 1 ^^l^en
you liiive euteu your till, there's
110 need of pocketing anything.
] ^ to knead dough, in nuddng
bread.
I ^ — • /$» s' *^° carry away a
book.
1 — tt ^ 6^ i^ '"> ^'''■■'"ffe'^e,
to cherish evil schemes, as a
hypocrite does.
Read ^ch'i. To split ; to knock
to pieces.
m
To lie distingiiished from hull)
)]f^ mince meat.
^c/twui Ugly, repulsive; obese, gi'oss,
and therefore unable to stir
about.
in Sliauyliai, tso" ; — in C'liiju, tswai.
] 1^- an overfat hog.
I 1^ o\'erfat pork.
^- — ^ ] he is only a piece of
fat, he is very gross and obese.
lis A m j!^'-^ mm 1 ti'>it
man is too pursy, he is only a
huup of fat.
|Xj From /I'nul nnd hffjinn'ing ; it is
^ also read ^i-h^ui.
'c/iir^di To estuuate, to mca.sure ; to
'c/i'iii try to find the origin or
cause of, to essay ; to feel,
to a.scertain ; to push away, to c.k-
chide ; to detect, to ascertain.
1 i^> "•■ 1 M t^" ^'-'^^ "^'<^''' to
guess, to conjecture after much
inquiry; to examine thoroughly.
^ 1 unable to detect.
1 |S to study and imitate, as a
good author.
M to penetrate the meaning ;
i
1
to measure, as a hill.
Ohl sovnih, tting and dung. In Canton, chong, and one ngong ; -in Siratoi", clieiig, fong, cfinng, cliwang ch;auj.',
and duiug ;— i)i Amoy, clumg, goug, and t.5ng ;— in Fuhchau, uliur.g, yh'ung, mauug, koiig,
and tuiuig; — in Shawjhai, tsong and dzong; — in Chi/a, tswaug.
From graiif! and rolmat ;
contracted like tlie next.
often
^chining Suckers sprouting vngorous-
ly ; sedate, serious, stern ;
correct in conduct; used for
5fjJ highly dressed out ; a fann-
stead, for which the next is also
used ; a thoroughfare, a high road.
1 J^ grave, stern, as an officer is
deemed to be.
^ ] a strict propriety, said of
females ; a close observance of
etiquette.
1 ^ dressed in the tip of fashion.
]^ Wc S& .1 level highway.
1 ^ "'' 1 U'x serious and res-
pectful.
■^ I h}-]30critical ; put on.
IJP ] a prosperous appearance.
fjj ] .y a large restaurant. {Pe-
kingese.)
1 -^ or ] JBJ a famous philoso-
pher of the Rationalists in the
Cheu djniasty; he has the re-
putation of being a great sor-
cerer or magician.
J±
|g one affair' or en-
Much used for the last ; it is
properly read i/iting, meaning
even, level.
^cliwaiig
- A cottage, a grange, a farm-
house ; a work-shed, a place
where rural labors are carried on ;
a place of business ; a store, a de-
pot ; a firm or bouse ; a dead-
house or public lararium ; a divi-
sion of a township like a parish ;
a hamlet, a village; "in Kiangsu,
occurs used as a classifier of affairs,
as — • ]
terprise.
J=| y From iiiouf/i and cxtriniiefy.
To lap with the tongue; to
'"2' taste, to sip; to suck, as tlics
do ; to eat, to gniaw at ; to
swallow fast, \vithout chew-
ing.
1 IDL t"^* suck the blood, as gnats
do.
^ M)i [pj 1 ''''''li^ <Ti'l lieasts eat-
ing together, as on a carcase of
carrion.
I 4?J tt 1 i. tl'e flies, gnats,
and mole-crickets ate it up.
T^ ) -Also read chu', and much lil^e i
iff fli Kross. i
chw'ui Fat that is Habby and soft
like a hog's ; flesh that is
soft like marrow or suet.
1^ I^ T 1 ^^^'^ f"' along a hog's
bellv.
% ?^-" 1 Wi \^ f'e sow's belly ',
swee^js the groimd.
CHAVANG.
CHWAXG.
CHAVANG.
113
A a farmer, a
the I
I ^ or 1
pe.Tsaiit.
I "T men on a farm, not
^ or liu'ed laborers.
■ ] a tea dejjot in the hills,
where the leaf is gathered.
^ I to store a coffin, as in a
dead-house. (Cantonese.)
fg ] a farmstead.
^ ] a cotton warehouse.
] ~P <J'' ii 1 '■'' grange ; a vil-
lage.
I P a mercantile house, a firm.
f^ I a resident partner, one who
manages the store or packs off
the goods.
From woman or rice and a
lilionetio ; tlie second form is
the most common.
^chwaiKj
To adorn the head and
paint the eyes; to rouge;
W.Tf* to feign, to appear in a
disguise ; to gloss ; orna-
mented, dressed up.
-fjiC 1 ^o arrange the hair ;
to dress up ; the ^^ j ^ is a paper
toilet burned on the 7th evening of
the 7th moon to the Weaver.
] ^^ the style of tbess ; a cos-
tume ; the fashion.
] lijj dressed out, adorned ; viet. \
glossed over, falsified. ' '
^ ] plainly dressed, not rouged. "
1 ^ "■" i^ 1 '"^ bride's trousseau ; j
a marri;ige jiortion.
] ^ or 1 ^ the place of dres-
sing; met. your ladyship; used
in letters.
J^ ] over-dressed, flaunting in
colors, l)cdizoned.
1 ff=t '"■ 1 Hi ^ ri5 dressed in
a oliarai'tcr, as an actor.
^ M 1 if- -fi fU i\''i 'Pressed up
to look like a sheep.
1 Ij'/j; pedantic, put on, as an ac-
tor'; like ] 45J f^ 1,1 he is
pretending; ho iy playing a
part.
1^ ] a dowdy looking coiffure.
^ ] the gift dre8sing-ca.se, was
a name for a palace built for a \
concubuie by an emperor. l'.
t|-^ Used with tlie precedhir;, but that
\jP^ ' is confined chietly to dressing the
Ci*-"^ body.
^chwany To dress ; to bind on, to tie ;
to busk, to pruik ; to put m-
lo, to pack, to load or store in ;
to catch, as rain in a tub; to
receive, to contain ; to Imitate, to
adopt ; to pretend, to affect ; to
send or forward; style, costume,
fashion.
fj ] Iraveluig dress; equipage
and baggage.
1^"] ] in deshabille, common attire.
1 Jti i? ^ well-dressed, in good
ta.ste.
1 ^ "•■ ] ^ to enshroud a
corpse.
] Ijg to pack, as a cart ; to stow,
as cargo in a ship.
^•|] 1 to unload, as a boat.
] 1^ to load a gun.
I ^ a store-room.
1 EI H W (oi" ^ W) to put the
best goods on top to sell by ; as
I |l^ is a style ; a sort ; a pat-
tern of a thing.
t^ f-^ ^^ I to dress like a Chi-
nese. (Cantonese.')
] ij)^ -^ to counterfeit a trade-
mark or sign ; to carry the
mark of the shop or calling, as a
blacksmith his apron, or a groom
the smell of the stable.
] f^ to pretend not to know or
hear.
1 ^ E'S .5, '^e pretended not to
notice, or hear the man.
|jlt ^ j there's no place for you to
hide in.
1 ^ '"■ 1 iii t" P'lt- hi order, to
furnish up; the latter refers to
the Milky Way, to which new
things are likened.
1 %'^ \%. '•' make and dross up
idiils or unages.
• ] ^S 'o mount scrolls, to hang
pictures.
I ^ t^" V^^^ •'', box ; to arrange
Q)aper] trunks — to burn to the j
s|)iri(a. j
^ t^, 1 ffijj [''lose spring flowers
are] Heaven's dressing up. I
^(■/uvaii//
From ivood and to pound ; it is
not the same as ^cUun ^ tlie
Ailautus.
A post to tie a horse to ; a
stake driven in the ground ;
a log.
a stick ; a did), a bludgeon ; to
Strike ; used with £}r for Jden jt^,
a classifier of affairs.
^7 1 to drive piles, as the ^ |
fir j<jists or piles.
1 it iij* ^'^ ^^^ 1"S breast
\Tf. I a buoy.
•^ 1 -^ half a post, is a name
for a boy of fifteen.
\^ i?a 1 -I post to hitch a horse to.
— ' 1 ^C $ an important affair.
IK -H 1 ■? a frame to strap a
horse to shoe him.
^ 1 to pull up stakes ; to have
done with, to return home with
one's things, to leave a service.
ft. ^^ %l^^ 1 youbi-ingthe
o\ and I'll pull up the stake ; —
I'll do the hardest part.
^% ^ 1 an abattis outside of the
moat.
^ /f 1 an upright windla.ss for
hoisting boats up a lock.
■^jfe A .short mean-lookuig dress ;
t KF^ clothes unfit to apijear m
^chicang company.
U^fe To tread on ; to step on, ns
(Ifc^h ^ stiwl.
^chwang
ft=fe A bird allied to the cuckoo
(lW^ "^ 'ts habits, called ^ \
^davang or the Sz'ch'uen cuckoo ;
others describe it as more like
a thrush; in Kiangnan the people
say it apjiears hi April, and suigs
^ H 't^ fJ t''^' y^'""^^' ^^lieat wm
soon be cut,
C M-l' Fr"'" rf^it and robust, as tlio
.7lj~t phonetic.
'chwang Large ; powerful, as a robust
horse ; short and stout, as
people ; to make great.
1 fivl IB TKj some [of the sticks]
are big and some are slender.
114
CHWANG.
CHWANG.
CHWAXG.
chwany
> From scholar and splint ns the
]plionetic ; one old form is jj.ig re-
> ferring especially to animals.
Stout, strong, robust, bold,
hardy, healthy ; full-grown, manly ;
manhood, at tlie age of tliiity ; fer-
tile ; full and tlourishhig ; abun-
dant ; and hence a classical term
for the eighth moon or har\-est ; to
cauterize; to wound; to inspirit,
to animate.
] ^ lusty, strong ; like ] ^,
which is also ajiplied to exu-
berant health.
1 [i£ fat, vigorous ; in its prime.
1 "J* an able-bodied man, one fit
to serve for a soldier.
1 H \'oluntcer troops ; same as
] i5 the militia.
] i^ manhood ; in strong health.
>J? 1 young and hearty.
1 J^ a healthy, sound frame.
^ H 1 cauterized it three times.
J]g ] fat, as animals ; in prime
condition.
] ^ firm, set, wiUful, resolved ;
used in a good sense.
1 flfei 18 hicite his courage, ani-
mate his heart.
^^ 1 name of the 34th diagi'am,
which refers to thunder.
^ ] or ] -j^ one accomplished
in manly sports.
Il|^) From do(j and a splint as tlie
■JTir phonetic.
diicdii^' Form, appearance ; to appear,
to make plain ; to declare in
■wi'iting, to state, to accuse ; a re-
monstrance, an accusation, a com-
plaint ; a certificate.
] 0(]j an attorney, a lawyer, a
notary.
jg- ] to indict, to accuse ; to go
to law ; to bring a ] |^ or in-
dictment, or lay a plauit.
m
a
'' ] 1^ ''^ pettifoger, one who M. ]
prepares the complaint.
^ 3^ ] or 'J^ I form, style, man-
ner, arrangement.
1 1^ # rt "niisiially engaging,
a cajitivaling manner.
4l£ ] pj :^ it can be spoken of
though it lias no form ; though
it be so unsubstantial it can be
described.
I 3,j appearing like, as if.
] the fiishion of; an embodi-
ment of
] ji^ the highest graduate of the
HanHn, the senior wrangler of
the empii'e.
|if|l I to carry a case to the
Throne through the Censorate.
S Is ^ 1 nothing goes right
with me ; I am utterly discon-
tented.
SJl^^J From Iieart and rustic.
i\^ Simple, stupid; doltish, un-
c/twuiiff' polislied ; half crazy, half-
witted.
1^ ] dull, obstinate, arising from
a coarse, uneducated life.
] ^' crazy like, acting wildly,
g'^ ] to feign to be silly.
^ ] half-idiotic, actuig very
stupidly.
^ ] hasty, unmethodical, quick
but heetUess.
] j^ a rattle-brain, a mad-cap.
{Cantonese.)
) From hand and lad.
To grasp in the hand and
«'/"''""i'' beat ; topomul; to thump;
to knock or run against, to
dart upon ; to tap on, as a hoop ;
to strilce accidentally ; to intrude;
to cheat.
] ^ to meet unexpectedly.
'fS 1 or ] ^ to meet ; to rmi
against each other.
] ^ to thump foreheads, as two
persons hitting each other in the
dark ; f:ice to face, hob-a-nob ;
- an Ultimate confab.
^ ] 5M to collide, to run ijito.
1 P Jl» to hear an ominous word.
Ij ] to go in on a pretense, as a
thief into a yard to look about.
^ ] jj a sun-shower.
] f^ to strike the boards, ;". e. to
made a discord; disappointed;
bhuidering ; vexatious. (Can-
tonese.)
'itj \ ~T ^ ^^S pardon for my
rudeness ; a polite phrase.
1 il 'o swindle, to embezzle ; to
peculate.
1 P^ *-o P"sh at the door, to beat
on it.
] 1^ to break against each other.
1 ^ ^U t^ *-•' meet a priest, a
bad omen ; as ] ^ to meet a
ghost, — is worse ; this last in
Canton, means to meet a foreign-
er.
I ■^J knocked or pushed him over ;
he hit and upset it.
1^ ] reckless, desperate, as a bird
struggling to get out, or a blind
man in a strange place.
From dog and lad.
Savage people classed with
ckwany jj^g ^^^^ ^ qj, g^tvTs, said to
live near Hainan ; they dress
with leaves and feathers, and make
huts; some of the Miao-tsz' or
Laos tribes are probably intend-
ed by this contemptuous epithet.
;S} A war chariot that rushes on
the ranks of the enemy; it is
chicany'' used with the chiaiij fjj, be-
cause it attacks the flanks.
CHWANG.
CIIW ANG.
CHW ANG.
115
Old sounds, t'luig, dung, tong and shong. In Canton, ch'ong, chV-ung and shong ; — in Swatow, cliong, t'eng, ch'^'ng,
cliang, clnvang, t'oiig, and swang ; — in Amoy, cli'oug and song ; — in Fulichau, ch'ong, ch'uung, tung,
and song ; — in Shanijhai, ts'ong, zong, and song ; — in C'lu/it, tsw'ang.
Tlie original forms depict tlie
lattices used for windows, of
which there are several shapes ;
the first form is composed of xV
hole and Jj,^, bri'jht, contracted.
All aperture to give light
iu a room ; a wiuJow ; a
saslt ; a blind, a shutter ; a
scliool ; a student.
] J3 lattieed paper windows ;
glass sashes.
] p^ a window that opens on
hinges.
1 '1'^ "? window curtains.
"^ ] a sky-light ; a dormar win-
dow.
-^ ip ] "]« he was ten years at
hi.s studies.
Ip] 1 or ] ;£ or 1 51 ^ chums,
fellow-students, classmates.
^ I a poor student.
^ ] ^ an outer or double porch
door to protect from cold ; com-
mon at Peking.
M
The original form of the preced-
ing ; it is also read ^ts'ung.
^(■Iiw'aiit/ The vent or flue of a furnace
or fireplace.
/Jt^ From /(a«rf and following.
To beat, as a drum or gong;
'■''"'■'""y to motion to.
1 ^^k^*^ sound the gong
and drum.
m
Composed of [iq a mortar, with
"If tirii hands grasping a JrT
'.'/jit''«H« /"'■'''* between them ; it is also
rend ich'unr/ and (S/iuni/, and is
to bo distinguished from (ch'un
S spruig.
To pound paddy or millet
with a pestle in a mortar to re-
move the husk or skin ; to beat
or ram down firmly.
] ^ to hull rice.
1 if* to make mud or adobie
walls; and ] ^ @ is to poimd
chunam walks, as in Canton.
1 ^^ ;^C^ what an inordi-
nate length this paper (ar docu-
ment) has !
1 US tt) pound and hoe, — a poetic
name of the white egret heron,
from its habit of bobbing its
head when seeking its food.
From sickness and granary,
A sore, a boil, an ulcer, an
i'''"''' ««y abscess ; an eruption ; used
for the next, a cut, a woimd.
] ^ the boil has broken ; as a
iK '$S ] "• '''"'^ ^^^^ comes to
a head,
'^ ] or ^ jjE ] to have a boil.
i^ 1 or i^ 1 to give away a
sore, by means of a charm,
t^ ¥^ 1 •''■ b"t)o ; venereal ulcers.
1 iK J® @ *-'^® starved and
wounded everywhere meet my
eyes ; used by an emperor when
speaking of the sufferings of the
pco[(le.
1 ^ or ] ^ a scab, a scar.
S'l I^ Jj5t 1 'o scrape the flesh to
make a sore ; — to medtUe and
cause a serious business.
From jj a sioord and —^ one
cut ; the third form is usually
read chw'ang', except in this
sense.
A wound made by a knife
or sword ; Ix) wound ; cut,
gashed ; a prop or uiclined
support, for which the se-
cond form is only used.
^ ] he received many
gashes.
1 Ml "■ s''^^ o'' baflling wuid.
Jif ] ;^ to tack in sailing.
^ ] a wound with a sharp wea-
pon.
clhiity
'^m^-
Supposed to be intended to repre-
sent the left half of a stick just
split in two, but this and /t* are
both regarded as derived from the
lower half of ^ a tripod ; its
phonetic power is taken from Ja
and tI^) and it forms the 90th
radical of a few cliaracters chiefly
relating to walls and beds, or their
connections.
In Shanghai read Ja", as if
another form of j^ a side. A pre-
position of place ; also used for jxin
jEE as a classifier of shops, firms, &c.
^ :*|; ] on the eastern side.
— ] i@ /5 ^ grog-shop.
From covering or splinter and
wood; I. e. something to re-
cline on ; the first is the common
form.
A bed, a couch ; a lounge,
^chw^aiiff a sofa, a settee ; boards for
a bed ; a well-curb ; a sled ;
a framework ; a measure of
eight cubits, q.d. as long as a bed ;
a classifier of bed-clothes.
— ^ ] a bedstead.
] f jj) the bed and bedding.
0l| ] to make up a bed.
] ^ a couch, a divan, a settle.
h I to go to bed.
b^ 1 ^ double bedstead.
^ \ the jaw-bone; also bedsteads
inlaid with ivory.
"^ ] a son-in-law. ^
IpJ ] bedfellows.
[^ ] a couch or divan for guests
in the hall.
^ ~f 1 "J* he is fixed on the
lied ; he will surely die, they
have given up hope for him.
th. '/K 1 to draw an ice-sledge.
Wi — • 1 or ^ — • ] one coverlet.
\ ffi ^ in married life, conjugal
aflectiou.
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CHW ANG.
CHWANG.
CHWEN.
I ^ ] a kind of dais or large
di\an in the hall, to receive
guests in.
I $B 1 to sleep in the twist-bed,
a kind of punishment in prisons,
done by squeezing numbers into
a small place.
^^i To eat 'mmoderatcly, to
JjS. stuf}'.
^diw\w.</ I 0^ to eat rudely, to gorge
one's self regardless of deco-
rum.
lU
I^J^ From rain and strong ; it is also
c ^^V svnoimiious ■with ^ts'ung ^^
A great rain, sudden and
liea\y.
3C j^ ^ f^ 1 the sky sud-
denly darkened, and there
was a great shower.
A curtaLn for a carriage,
placed to screen the side win-
^c/iw'anr/ dows ; a sort of distinguish-
ing pennant; streamers hung
from the roof.
] jji^ pendant scrolls of silk before
a slirinc.
J§ I •^ the Honam temple op- '
posite Canton.
Read f^t^wiff. Screening.
■{■^ 3^ 1 1 Jie set up the shading
curtains.
i:^ To sow seed ; to plant seed
tTifi ill the ground.
^^ Grain that is half grown or
HTr ^^'thcred ; one says, to cut
jf/((r'aHy the stallis of gi'ain.
Evil, wicked ; to obstinately
/^ oppose with a wicked temper.
'c/tw'a)i</ '|g I to harbor evil agamst
I one.
> To wound slightly.
] p] to break the skin, as
chw\inc/'' with a knife or a contusion.
1 T* I^ "T to hurt or cut
the skin.
f^ ^ M ] I run a splinter
into me by accident,
m I the arrow-head hit
him.
^ To rub or wash things by
sand or brick-dust, as by put-
chuhing^ ting sand in a bottle to clean
it.
^B' To see indislmctly ; to look
j^/Xi straight ahead.
' chw'ang''
From hnife and granary ; one
of tlie original forms represents
a board cut in \>y u knife ; the
seoond nnusual form is composed
ofyj* a c(i< and ^ a/)a/(C!-n.
an<j rp^j ijpgijj^ tQ i^^y ^jjg founda-
tion of^ to create, to trans-
form ; to invent ; to take measures
for; to reprove; the lirst, com-
mencement.
3^ I to invent, to make first.
1 ^ to bcgm, to do first ; at the
beginning.
] ^ 1^ to found a family, to get
an estate.
1 ® 'fn ^ ^ very clever in\en-
tinu, a beautiful contrivance.
] ■?# IS i? to get on well, as in
business.
^ ] to found, as a state ; to ori-
ginate; to commence, as a set-
tlement.
1 Itt: iy ^ from the first ages
and afterwards.
^ ] to reprove, to reprimand ; to
punish, as a teacher does.
J>A.' Sad and wounded in heart.
■pj '[gj I to sorrow ; to pity ; sick
chio^anif at heart.
j ] '{|i) a distressed heart.
" ] {3J disappointed.
H»»^
Old sounds, tan, dan anrfzhan. In Canton, cLiin, clian, sun, and shan ; — in Swatow, chwan ; — in Amoy, chwan and
tw'an ; — in Fuhchav, cliiong, tioug, and clnvang ; — in Shanyhul, tsu"^ and dz6° ; — in Cliifu, tswen.
M
M-».
,c/iwan
The original form was ^,
composed of ^ and yJ lender
care of, to which "SJ" an iiirl,
has been added ; the second
form is common, but not weU
authorized, and was originally a
form of Jjg ^tican.
One, single, only, particular;
devoted to, atlenti^■e ; bent on, to
attend to one object ; to take upon
one, to engross, to assume, to pre-
sume ; self-willed.
1
I specially address this .
] ] ^^ he has only one occupa-
tion : he does that cqjccially ;
I came purposely for that.
] — . devoted to one thing, parti-
cularly.
] P^ Uf Wk tlie speciality of an
oculist.
\ "^ under the rule of one wife
or concubme.
1 tS °r § ] to take upon one's
self, in disregard of rule or place.
] j^ having the sole power ; to
, act without reference to others.
] ^ sent specially, as on a mis-
sion.
] ^if wise in council, ingenious,
ready wit ; one designated to a
sjiecial agency, a referee.
^ A 1 M e'lg'iged (or hired)
for a single purpose.
] ^ ^ I came for that very
purpose.
/ip gl ] I would not dare to taKe
the ilii'ection.
1 >i!i" i5[ * ^ *''^6'i resolve; a
settled inflexible will.
CHWEN.
CHWEN.
CHWEN.
117
From tile or slone and onlij.
A brick ; a square lile, iisc-d
' for puvc'iiieiits or floora ; a
,• --. , block or piece shaped like
' ill tlie tea trade denotes brick
tea, of Avliicli there are several
sorts; pressed cakes; to cover with
brick.
] ^ a brick-kiln.
Jjg' ] a stone tile or flag.
pj.t ] square red tiles ; or ;;^ ]
large tiles for flagging.
iK y|i 1 hricks, burnt red.
^'i ilt 1 y*'" great brick or dolt !
(Cantonese.)
5;JJ 1 at Peking, the very large
bricks with which the city wall
is bnilt.
■f^ -jH^ I cakes of the dried lung-
yen fruit.
ijfl 1 51 '""H l^TO"' 1''™ ^ brick to
get back a gem ; — said in com-
Ijliment to literary persons who
correct compositions, and of per-
sons making a little [ircsent in
hopes of a largo reward.
Fi" 1 "^ iP ^X \ CO"!™"" or
blue bricks.
^
^ ] ^ a brick pear, — a local
H
term for a niggard.
] jjji a brick pavement.
i^l M 1 ^^ P'"^^'*^ ^^'^ ground.
^ I golden tiles, a poetic term
for a rich man.
^ J[Jg I to make adobie bricks
in a mold.
■//llf Uniform ; to be attached to
i/t^^ only one ; lovely, amiable.
^cltwan \ \'j^ to accord with; to
blind ; mild, unresisting.
tain.s] are so delicate and
beautiful ill their tints.
■jtj'l? An ancient |ilace situated in
<^'l '•''0 present Wei-hwui fu in
iCfiwaii the e^sl of llonaii.
] ("j an ancient city lying
west of K'ai-fun^ fu in llo-
/Jj"jt|* A sort of large fish found in
cH^^ Tungting Lake, and sent as
filauin presents; the soup is excel-
lent; a salmon-trout 1
] |§ name of a brave man who
tried to kill the king of Wu,
IS. c. 510, and put a poisoned
dagger into the belly of this fish
to do it with.
Kead itw\in. A kind of grunt-
iug-fish found in tlie southern seas,
wliich betokens a drought; it m.ay
denote the drumming fish found
about Hainan I.
From liead and only.
^ To carry the head high; res-
^c/iavn poctful, sedate; obscure, dull;
only, alone.
] ^ rude but respectful.
] J^ an early sovereign of China,
a grandson of Hwangti, b. c.
2513-2435, so called to denote
his ability and rectitude.
] ^ and ancient town, now called
Mung-yin hien ^ |^ %% lying
in the southeast of Shantung-
From foot and whole.
To kick, to trample down; to
^c/iican bend the body, to cuddle up;
to lie along; to crawl.
^ ■? 1 ^ to curl up the legs,
as when lying on a short bed.
1 H£ '^^ crawl, as a baby.
f'jfe'll To cut flesh in pieces; to
^^■''J mutilate ; to cut wood in two,
c/ucun Also read ^chicen,in the seu.se
of Ij^ to assume; and ilivan,
to cut out, as a tailor.
From carriage and sinijle.
To turn, as a wheel ; to re-
volve, to transmit, to shift,
to turn over to ; to forward ;
to transport, toc.irrv; to circulate;
to comprehend; to alter the condi-
tion of; to go back; to interpret.
j Jf| turned his Hag, he Las left
his p;irly.
) T i 'U ^^ inleriiret the local
dialect.
c/twan
] itil serpentine, winding, as a
road.
1 ?i 1^ t'^*^ '■"''' "^ '•^^ metem-
psychosis.
jg ^ 1 #, I ^^'ll try to bring
him round.
] 5^' to be in better luck ; bet-
tered ; to transport, as goods.
1 r^ o'- 1 m Inl or 1 4 f^ in
a twinkling, instantly.
^4 i6 Bi ^ ^ tJ 1 ■!£» '"7
heart is not as a stone that can
be rolled about.
1 iJf ^ ^C too much changing
and eonfusion, very troublesome.
1 '^ ^ A to sub-let to another.
] ^ to convey a hint; to send a
message.
] 1^ »^ a ball-and-socket joint.
] ^ to petition by proxy.
1 ^ ^ :fc they will then all act
still more badly.
1 |p to turn the subject.
1 it| 51 to turn a corner.
1 JS, the wind is veering.
] jf|£ the crisis or turn of the
disease.
Kead chw'eiC. A revolution, a
turn; to move away; becoming
more, still more; a disjunctive jjre-
position having the force of — on
the other hand, on the contrary;
the middle term in a syllogism,
the minor premise; the carjiet of
a carriage.
P H — 1 one revolution of
ihe sun.
^ I to turn over, as a bo.x.
1 HI ^S ^ to look behind one.
1 .^ -^ A ti'f" it over to some-
biidy else lo do.
'M llll 51 1 the a.xle tunis too
with the wheel; i'. e. I have no
leisure, I am driven day and
night.
1\\ Pekingese. To benumb; to
finish a thing.
1 ' "S ('"' 1 ll'i! ^'J i'l Cantonese.
t) deprive the tongue of taste,
as by eating hot things.
118
CHWEN.
CHWEN.
CHWEN.
^ Jp ] ■' I cannot bring it about ;
it can't be clone.
') From mouth and turning.
' Warbling; voice, like a bird :
cntvun Jelicate modulations ; a tone,
a note.
W^ i^ ] '1 sweet voice.
^ ] a nightingale's song.
^ f I 1 the warbling of the
mango bird.
'i From bamboo and jiiif.
The square and involuted
chwan fyj-m of Chinese characters
invented in the Cheu dy-
nasty, called 1 ^ or ] ^ or
seal characters, from their use ; any
complicated form of characters, re-
sembling bii'ds, fishes, or other
things ; to engrave this kmd of
letters ; to call or name ; bands
on bells.
^ ] to receive the seals.
] ^ a seal.
fP I name on the seal.
M-kh ] ^M bisExceUency
Yeh, named Ming-shan.
;§■ ] at present styled.
I !lS Wi curling like rising smoke,
ji^ ■^ ] the slimy marks of a snail.
1^^' An ornament on the top of
^\ the tablets or badges held by
chwan' courtiers in ancient times at
an audience ; it resembled a
seal character ; to engrave such
ornaments.
^ HE -7 1 fine gems ought not
to be engraved.
il
chwan
.' To turn over the soil in
ploughing ; to plough to-
gether.
)n ) From hajid and vii/d ; inter-
" changed with the next.
c/iiciiii'' To regulate, to correct ; to
dispose in order ; to compose,
to record ; to collect, as literary
materials ; to edit, to revise and
publish ; to grasp ; a pattern, a law,
a statute ; a maxim ; an act.
I 3j|t to narrate, as annals.
■ji^ ] to indite the state records ;
— the duty of the Hanlin gra-
duates.
^ ] to write a book.
] -IIjIJ to compose and prepare a
^^ork for the press.
Read swan\ and used for simii'
^. To reckon ; to count ; also
used for siicn' ^ to select.
^Hgji Used witli tlie preceding.
R>> To exhort by precept ; to dis-
chwaiL coiu'se in praise of
1 ^ ''■"' write an accoimt of,
as an obituary notice,
pj^ ] eulogy of a deceased man.
^ I hLs own work or writing.
my
From eat and mild ; the
cond form is nearly obsolete.
> To provide and make ready
a meal ; to narrate, to detail,
swan' to particidarize.
1 ^ ^ t-ho dining-hall.
M ?L ■? 1 iS l*e detailed all the
points down to the days of
Confucius.
Read sioan\ A sort of bamboo
platter used in worshiji, having
carvings on it.
i
> From Jitan and viild; also read
( tsun*
cliwaii' The governor or master at a
\illage feast, in which sense
it is analogous to ^tsun ^ or jg,
the one who is honored or obeyed ;
to number, to arrange in place;
tools ; articles, gear.
1 flf to S'^e a banquet.
] ;^ a feast.
JBg> Valuable.
^^ ^ ] precious ;
chwan' like a pearl.
desirable,
To feed persons; to pro-
vide for; dressed animal
c/iican'' food ; a meal ; a relish, a j
delicacy-
1^ 1 to set out a dinner.
^ ] a banquet, a simiptuous
feast.
^5 ] a delicacy; a well-dressed
dish.
^ ] vegetable and animal food.
W Ji :fc' ^ ^ 1 gi^e ^vme to
yoiur elders to sustain them.
Read siien''. An ancient weight
or piece of silver of six taeb.
j^-r^> Also read it-wen' and sometimes
JK^« 'jian';, for |^P to bind • it closely
chwan' resembles fvh, jf- to tie.
A bright white color ; to spin
thrown sOk or the floss silk sorted ;
to bind ; a name given to a pack
of ten bundles of a hundred feathers
each ; to roll, as paper ; fine cotton
cloth which is doubled when put
up.
1 — . -^ 1^- to bind a pig, as by
the feet.
] -fr S t° strap one's bags and
baixgage.
1 ^ knee-pads, worn by women.
^ ^ 1 11^:^7 """y li'i^e not
strength enough to tie a hen ;
— said of the cowardly gentry
by the people.
CHWEN.
CHWEN.
chw'en.
119
Old sounds, t'an, dan, and zhan. In Canton, cli'uii, shun, slian, ami shun ; — in Swalow, chw'an, chun, hun, and
ch'un ; — in Amoy, chw'an, cli'an, swan, and ch'un ; — in Fuhcliau, sung, ch'iong, chw'a, chw'aug, tioug, and
chw'ong ; — in Sltumjliai, ts'ii", ze" and ilzu" ; — in Chi/u, tsw'an.
M
.r/iw'au
Tlio second is the origuial form,
and is intended to represent the
course of rivulets blending to
make a creelc; it ibrnis tlic 47tli
radical of a few incongruous
cliaracters.
A mountain runlet, a ri\ei's
fountains; a stream; to run
through the ground; to flow out;
the province of Sz'chu'eii, and
often prefixed to goods, medicines,
ifcc, from that region.
1 "Sfc ^ M iH'i'i'errupled flow ;
■ Iff
lli
contiiuialiy going on.
I hills and streams; the cham-
pagne, the country.
] the pro^■ince of Sz'chu'en,
so called from the jji^ ^ Min
lli\'er, the f-g ^ To Kiver, the
M y\^ Black Itiver, and the
^ 7\K. White Ki\er, foiu' ri\ers
in that region near each other.
H 1 or Three Rivers, a prefecture
ill Ilonan, during, the T'ang
djniastv, now yiing-tsih hien ^
M K" ill K'ai-fmiff fu.
.chw'uii
From fto/e and ((
the gnawing of
through walls.
r.s'/', alluding to
rats in boring
To perforate, to dig or bore
through ; to run on or througli, as
cash on a straw ; to chisel a hole ;
worn through ; to break, as a boil ;
to leak out, as a secret ; to put
garments on the body only, not on
the head.
1 ^ ^ fR she dresses in gold
and tires in silver; — elegantly
dressed.
^i IW 1 T ^'"^ matter has be-
come known.
1 5^ '^' siring beads. '
1 M lili "S^ '"^ '^'^'^^ °^ "'' " °'''^ !
an errand-boy.
] ^ to bore uito, as a wall, in
order to steal.
] jij went through, as a shot.
B^Sg I my eyes are bored through
with looking — so long for him,
as a wife for her husband.
I ^ J)K to dress ; to put on a
garment.
1 ffi IpJ P^ to be well acquainted
in the public oflices.
R 1 ^LE f^tlioi'oi'glily conversant
with the classics.
W ''}/ 1 ^U "t " hundred paces,
[Hwang Chung] pierced the as-
pen leaf
"0 I a poetical name for a bee-
hive, from the cells.
1 lil ^ t''o p-ingolui or scaly
ant-eater, {Manis ie/i-achcti/la)
regarded as a type of a crafty
fellow.
1 M 'M^^o pervert the origi-
nal princi[iles of a doctrhie, to
corrupt the truth.
In Fuhc/iuii.
hand.
To stretch, as the
From three children or orphans
and body, here defined to mean a
house.
^chw Ml
Embarrassed ; timid, weak,
like a petty prince ; sighhig, groan-
ing ; imapt, unfit for.
] §1 enervated, enfeebled.
] |J^ an old name for Hwa-yung
hien ^ g |,f. just north of
Tung-t'ing Lake.
1 #5 ^ m ff ^ inadequate to
the management of aftairs, su-
pcrannualed.
1 M '"^'y> ^''^*^ ''' mountain peak.
,\IJ Water munmning ; the sound
("i/^f of water; flowing tears; a
^chw'an ri\-er in the west of Sz'chu'en.
] \'j^ a current ; met. drop-
ping tears.
In Cantonese. Saliva; phlegm.
,P ] phlegm.
nJ: I to expectorate.
] ^ to slaver, to drool.
— J^ I the whole body is slimy,
said of eels.
To scold, to rail at ; to see,
to manifest.
] 1*5 to vOify, to scold.
From wood and a pir/ ; it is some-
times wrongly used for <,ijuen ^
a citron.
.chiv^an
cchw'an
A round beam or the plate
which sustaijts the eaves ; in
the north, it denotes the small and
short rafters which sustain the wide
eaves ; and the lathing which con-
nects the large purlines, and sup-
ports the tOing; a classifier of
houses.
^ 1 several buiklings or houses.
$jj ] painted rafters.
] fi|- lumber for rafters,
^p ] short rafters laid close.
J^ I at Canton, the round plate.
I'"roin man and sinyle,
_ _ To transmit, as doctrines ; to
^cliw an deliver, as orders ; (o trans-
fer; to hand down, to per-
petuate; to pronnilgate, to projjji-
gate ; to interpret or explain ; to
cany forward, as a balance ; to
narrate, to record ; to send, as by
an express; to send for, to sub-
pwna.
1 fyi ^^ c^tli\er to one.
] M, ^° propagate doctrines, to
mi.'isionate.
1 p,i] to tell the news ; to dechire
ill one's hearing.
I ^l a rumor ; a legend, tradition.
] -^ to issue a summons, to pro-
nuilge orders.
1 ■fill ?J5 order liim to come, as to
a coui't.
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CHW EN.
CHW EN.
CHW EN.
] •=■ to send a verbal message.
1 ^ to transmit au order or in-
fonnation.
1 in to give a hint, to intimate.
JJL 1 ^ PJ ^'^ refused to come
wlien summoned.
1 ■tih a sort of court crier, one
who assists the magistrate in his
examuiations.
1 M to pass from one to another,
iffl 1 received from one's an-
cestors or predecessors.
JK 1 secretly transmitted, as a
recipe is ] ^ handed down hi
a family.
1 {i to transmit the throne.
1 -UP to make kuomi to mankind,
gg I a sort of custom-house cer-
tificate.
1 J[^ the fourth on the list of
Hanlin graduates.
H S 1 or ii ,^ 1 to send a
a telegram.
I H to arouse or spread alarm
by beating gongs.
Eead chwtti'. A record of;
precepts handed down ; chronicles,
traditions.
^ I a family history; genea-
logical annals of a family.
jS^ I a story of.
^Ij ] biographies, narratives of
people.
In Ftihchau. To hand things ;
to move.
j?p^'] From ^ hoat and §& lend
."ttlrt contracted for the phonetic; the
-' "•" L abbreviated form is common.
^tJjJL A ship, boat, bark, junk, or
chw^an, whatever carries people on
the water ; a sort of apothe-
cary's mortar; a long tea-saucer;
to follow the stream ; to drift, as
a boat.
— ^ ] one vessel, one boat.
] ■^ sliips, vessels.
— j|E 1 or — . -^i ] a squadron,
a tleet.
T 1 or fiJ 1 to embark.
[- 1 to go ashore ; it also means
to go on board, when used at
the spot.
^ ®. iji 1 look at the wmd be-
fore you hoist sail.
1 ^ the whole crew.
] ^ the captain.
I ^ one sailor ; sailors ; a crew.
] 1^ tonnage dues or taxes on
native boats.
^ ] or P{ ] a man-of-war.
jg ] a I'erry-boat, a passenger-
boat.
}S 1 or $lj ] to pole a boat up
stream.
•j^ ] a flag-ship ; a ship with an
otficer in it.
j^ ] a revenue-cutter, a cruizer.
^rp ] custom-house guard-boats.
^ 1^ |j§; ] a three-masted ship.
tX^ \ a steamer; either BJJ 1^
] a side-wheel vessel, or P^
1^ ] a propeller.
^ ] or fj ] to weigh anchor ;
the second phrase also means,
like ^ \ ^, to be a sailor.
1 SI ^ {i M '1^"3 ^^P *^ould not
stand the wind.
^ ^ 1 or jl 1 or ll);[ ] a sail-
ing vessel ; the first term is the
Malay word hipal, and has come
into use tlu'ough the Fuhkien
traders.
5^ 1 the stars y ?/ m Perseus.
1 BK 1^ ^ harbor-master
^ ] to go with cargo, as a super-
^
a light frame made like
cargo.
H 1
■^ '
a boat, m. which a man is
hidden, who plies it round and
roimd to entertam people.
yiU^ From to go and head of.
^AiiSr To hurry ; to go to and fro ;
tfhiv an ^Q hasten, to walk rapidly.
1 fi to go quickly.
^1 '" !^^ to cause (or see that)
he so. .1 i jtums.
3X11 1 fiE ^ troop of cavalry
going out on an expedition.
CM(f/ To pant, to breathe quick
H|fiJ and short, as ui asthma ; the
'c/iw'an breath, the life.
1 1 ^ 5i 'o rest and take
breath, as ^^ hen tued ; but ^ ]
is panting from shortness of breath.
] ^ "f the panting fit was over.
^ ] ray failing breath ; my jwor
life ; old, ready to depart.
1 VJl to wheeze and cough.
] ^ hiccup, shortness of breath.
;^ ^ ] ^ the buftaloes in Kiang-
nan [fearing the heat], pant
when they sec the moon ; —
met. imaginary fears.
C /*-l». The original fonn represents two
^Jl^ men slee[»ing hack to back ; it is
^ I the 136tii radical of an insigiii-
chw an ficant gioup of characters.
Opposed to, contradictory; ]ier-
verse, incongruous, incompatible.
] -^ or ^ j opposing ; to be
disobedient.
] ^g erroneous, in disorder.
] 'K or 0^ 1 talkative and mis-
taken ; either from heedlessness
or many cares.
] ^ to deceive purposely.
^ ji $ 1 I''*e liail a great
many untoward haps m my life.
The late and old leaves of
the tea-plant, which require
'chiv'an a strong drawing.
n^ 1 .W It iS send him
some old tea instead of wuie.
^^y^ From ^ to calculate and J^
;^^ jiervei-sety.
tsw ail' To rebel against a sovereign
and usurp his throne ; to abo-
lish a dynasty ; to seize a crimuial.
1 ^ to seize the tlirone.
1 ^j5 to nuu-der the ruler.
1 jB 'o plot and rebel,
fi ifiL ^ ] ^ the drops of blood
[from his tongue] formed the
character rebel; said of ;;^ ^ ^Q
a muiister of Kien-wan, whose
tongue Yung-loh cut otf (a. d.
1404), and this was his way of
asserting his loyalty.
CHW EN.
CHW EN.
FAH.
121
c/iii-'i
m
Properly read _/"««>.
A small mortar to hull grain.
In Pekingese. To husk rice
in a iiiorlar with a wooden
pestle is ] -tJ^ ; it removes
the cliaft" witliout lireakinsr
the grain, as u stone pestle
does.
From metal and rivulet.
An armlet, a liracelet; an
old name is •([^ J^ or warder
off.
%% ] p'ns and bangles ; ('. e.
female ornaments.
T^lll' A rmg made of jade; this is
now superseded by the last.
elm: uti'
^|JLj) To number, to reckon; to
Onn niutiially yield, as politeness
c/iw'an* requires.
From two mouths connected; it is
contracted from an older form of
two mortars witli a line drawn
tliroiigh tliem ; interchanged with
(r/uv'cii -^ to string.
To string together, as cash ;
to connect ; leagued or banded for
some evil end ; a string of.
— • 1 ^ a string of cash.
I j'^ it is strung on.
j ;^ a string of tire-crackers.
1 [^ f^ ^ to band together to
make disturbance.
1 ^t or ] =^ to join in swind-
ling or entrapping one ; a black-
leg's crafty plan ; to cabal.
] !|Q to lay a scheme to swiutlle
one.
3!C SH M 1 *^'^ argument is well
supported throughout.
^ ] irrelevant, incoherent.
] ^ to league together; to join,
as forces.
In Pckimjese. To miss a Hue \i\
reading or copying.
^ ^ 1 ~r yo'^i ^SiV^ skipped a
column ui reading.
1 P^ •? '° g^'l about, not to stay
at home.
Ui-ed for 9<'f in some cases.
To flow in opposite direc-
tions; to turn the feet in-
wards from the door, a usage
among the Laos w hen dying ;
batons of office laid across
each other.
t||9^ A bird, more commonly called
tfV ^ 1% '''® stupid bird, w hich
chiv'ini' seems to be allied to the
wood-pecker; one says, a bird
in a cage.
A hare running away through
c/nv\'^
the grass ;
a rabbit.
to scamper, like
Old sounds, pat, pap, bat, ntid bap. In Canton, fat ; — i'« .Sivatotv, Invat and '""■■an : — in Amoy hwat ;
in l-'uluhau, Invak ; — ;« Sluwi/hai, fell and vOli ; — in C/ii/ii, foil.
From liair and to eradicate.
The huir on top of the hmnan
head ; also a])plied to the
hair-like feathers of some
birds ; numerous, as hairs ; met.
grass, reeds, moss, vegetalien.
g|j I human hair.
— ift 1 '"-^li^ 1 a single hair
of the head.
^J 1 to shave the wiiole head.
I ■^ red hair, /. e. a small child.
•^ ] to let tlie hair grow, said of
girls or priests.
i{[ Dl! "iti 1 disheveled hair.
] •J'jj to liecomc bald.
yQ I and ^ I frog's spittle
{Conferva) ; applied to some
kinds of mosses.
1 ^ a kind of algaj used for
fcjod.
M 1 # & the hair and beard
were all white.
Jfe 1 ^ iif '■'" oW couple, a long
married paii\
1 Iff] a silk cap or net used by
bald women.
^ A 1 ^0 [his crimes are like]
his hairs for number.
^j ] :k. '^t tl>e desolate and bare
northern regions.
^ 1 'T* 1^ completely miserable,
feeling very wretched.
y^ ] to bind up the hair in a
knot called | ^. such as is
worn by a Taoist priest.
§1 ] JS the temples are becom-
ing grisly.
It
Composed of 7^ to straddle, with
*7 how and yZ *" arrow ; others
ujuke it to consist of ^^ to tread
ffrvKs and ^ a how.
To shoot an arrow ; to send
forth, to tlu-ow out; to issue, to
start ; to have, to show, as a dis-
ease, persijiratJon, <Src. ; to cause to
go out, to dispatch ; to expand, to
prosper ; to go to ; to advance ; to
ferment, to rise; to leak out; to
show forth ; to manifest, to ele-
vate ; to pay out, as money; to
attack and suppress; sometimes
has a passive sense, as | jpg to
be blest, )'. e. he shows the effect of
the blessing, meaning fat, in good
liking; the spring, because then all
tilings bud out ; a shot, as of a bow.
IC
122
FAH.
FAH.
FAH.
] ^ to increase, as plants.
I j|E ^ to succeed, to get on ;
to rise, as dough.
I ly* to make money, to prosper;
nsed as a wish, may you have
good hick.
] '^ for customers ; ;'. e. to sell
I ^ by retail, or | ^ by
wholesale.
] 7|j to have a customer.
] ^ to take an oath.
1 'M '•° S®* moldy, to become
damp.
] )& '^ S^^'^ ^ charity, to show
pity.
] 1^ lo give a bill of goods ; to
issue a permit ; to advertise for.
] "J" to have many descendants.
I [pj to return ; to send back.
^ ] to send, as a messenger or
a letter.
] {f{ to send oft", to dismiss.
1 iL? '° S^^ f'lgi'y ; irritated.
1 J^ to display ; to appear.
] BJJ breaking of the dawni ; to
explain, to make clear.
j ^ to march out troops.
1 ^4 ^ y°^^ ^^ ''^ '-'^ ^ ^Mj'i'n or
tsiiisz'; a form of a wish.
•Ki nt 1 M ^'^ ^"y one's way to
ottice or promotion.
I 1 or ^ ] blustering, raw,
as the wind.
I
^ gjj ] §J I want a present or
baksheesh.
^ M ^ 1 ^iJ you'll get "o
wine-money out of me.
^, ^ 1 V^ ^^'liat will be the end
of it '. what will come of if?
] ^^ to make a way for one's
self, to become well-known.
Head jwhy The motion of fishes
struggling.
1 1 ^ quick, perpetually mo-
vuig, as a fish's tail.
A large sea-going vessel, like
a raft for size ; an ark.
'•^" Eead ^fe'i. A fruit resembling
a pumelo ; the end of the
plate in a roof.
f^
Interclianged with the preced-
ing ; the second form is not
commou.
A bamboo raft, or some-
tliing similar, for crossing a
river ; a pontoon.
>f^ ] fire rafts.
^ I -^ to tie together a
raft.
^^ ] bamboo rafts with a bent
stem.
J
]%
/<''
From 7van ami lartce ; to be dis-
tinguished from tai^ ji^ a gene-
^
To reduce a dependency to
order, to chastise rebels ; to destroy,
to desolate ; to cut down ; to brag,
to bring one's merit to notice;
meritorious deeds ; fine ; to beat a
drum ; a midsman ; the stars t ui
Capricorn, and i v in Orion.
1 /1^ '"' 1 ^ *" ^ell trees.
I § to boast of one's goodness.
1 iP to punish an ofiense.
] hS *" drum, in order to call one.
TflJ ^ to kill recklessly;
famous for prowess.
^ i 1 "(K ^ J(l l'« "'^s meri-
torious, because he did not brag
of himself.
SlIvS.'^ 1 to set forth our
prince's deeds.
^ A f^ 1 to act as a go-be-
tween.
From door and to reduce as the
phonetic.
The left-side door in a great
palace gateway, or the left
side of a gate.
1^ the lea\'es of a double door ;
degrees of merit ; meritorious
services, such as entitle one to
pass through tlie gate.
IjQ ^ ^ a thstinguished fami-
ly, one of the gentry ; in the
Mongol dynasty there was an
order of nobility called ^ g^
1 I^ from certain insignia
which the members were al-
lowed to show at their gateways.
y''
/t^& To suhdne the ep-ound, which
■ I • ) the composition of the cha-
yii' racter indicates.
^ ] to plough, to turn
o^•er the clods and prepare
the soil for seed.
^ 1 "F I'eople who build mud
walls.
From mortar and markeU
To pound rice for the ptirpose
of hulling it.
Composed of "g" to rotV at .nnd J}
a !:ivord, with which to stab; qd.
actions that deserve punishment.
fa'
fa
A fault, a peccadillo, a petty
offense ; a crime ; a slight punish-
ment, a penalty commutable by
money ; a fine ; to forfeit, to fine,
to flog.
■# 1 to reprimand, to find fault
with, to punish corporeally, as a
pupil or subaltern.
1 -Jg to forfeit a glass of wine —
by being made to ch'ink it.
1 ^ to forfeit or be mulcted one's
salary.
1 J^ a fine; moneys accnung
from fines.
^ and 1 are opposites ; — to con-
fer ; to mulct.
Jflj ] punishments of every grade.
1 ;^ or 1 vit to cut one's pay
or rations, as a soldier.
S ^ 5c 1 I 0^'" ^^'^"g) ^',"
reverently execute Heaven's
punishment.
^ ] cursed, punished ; under
disgrace.
^ ]" flj; I'll punish you ; i. e.
you've offended me, you've not
done it right.
The original form is from j£
corrert turned to the left, to de-
note its opposite.
To be in want of, defective
empty, poor; exhausted, weary
needing rest, and thus like the
next ; a temporary deficiency, em-
barrassed; to fail of; to injure;
w ithout, wantuig ; a leather screen
to protect archers ; a sort of shield.
FAH.
[g ] wearied, tired out.
1 A ^, ^i few ministered to his
wants.
^ 1 or ^ ] absolutely desti-
tute, impoverished.
j^ I iiisufticient, unstipplied, out of.
^ Si 1 ■$• T may not venture to
impede tliis atfair.
^ 1 KM ^'^ "ant of clever men.
^ f^ ] "jf I've walked till I am
tired out.
Weary, without energy; las-
, ) situde, arising from heat ;
JW lean, lank.
L --|^ From ivojitan i
5^/C«5 Handsome,
and destitute.
bea\ilifiJ, femi-
iJ"- nine; whatever is matronly
and lady-like.
_*/J^ "I From water iind to put awny,
i. e. to reduce to a level, as
water is ; tlie second form has
ATO a fabulous benign animal
that puuislies the guilty, added
to it, and occurs only in liudliist
s/" books.
A law, a statute, a rule, some-
thing that restrains one ; a set of
regulations, precepts ; in scientific
usage, the rules for, or science of;
a Ii'gal inriictiou ; a sect, a religion ;
an art ; skill ; the code of the
FAH.
Budhists, so called from the first
syllable of dliarmii or law ; the sect
of Budhists ; to follow a rule, to
imitate an exam])le ; and hence,
excellent, natural, like, accurate ;
a working factor in a sum.
^ ] or 1^ I the statutes of a
country.
1 ilPi '''6 net or power of the laws.
5f)J ] penal laws.
jji§ ] a code of politeness.
^ I a means, a way, a style.
^ 1 ^S jS ''"^'''' (I'lctii'ies and
law arc uuliniited — in their aj)-
jilication.
1 @ w 1 B W P France;
the Frencli.
^ 1 in ill f'^ rigidly maintain
the laws ; ^ ] also denotes
an executor of the laws, a ma-
gistrate.
1 J^ '"' 1 H'J ^ ^^^ °f rnlos; a
plan ; regulations, patterns.
J^ \ to lay a spell, to exorcise.
^ ] -^ or 4tt ] no help, no re-
medy ; it can't be helped.
1 7jC to spurt water by the mouth
or asperge it ; applied to the act
of priests when they sprinkle a
charm.
J^ I -^ think whether there's no
Other way, or no plan.
FAN.
123
tJC ] hydraulics.
^ ] to unravel ; to relieve from
danger, to plan a rescue ; to
sohe a mystery.
] P^ the Budhists.
1 ^ ^ priestly or clerical dress.
] |g accurate, life-like drawings.
1 ^ ^ spiritual, ethereal body that
can pass through thmgs ; also an
image of I'udlia.
1 fft '■' prayinginachhie, used by
the Mongols to repeat prayers
as it revolves by the wind; but
$5 1 $ft "^^ means to preach
or hand down Budliist doctrines.
1 ^ rules or \\ay of legerdemaui,
the black art.
?1 # Ift 1 ^ ^^''^ ^''o^^' )'"" ^10^^
to do it, as a flugelman does ;
it is used too by priests when
they explain the tenets of their
faith, which they e.\hibit in
themselves.
An unauthoi-ized character.
>) The enameled ware of the
/" Chinese.
1 J.E JfK " cloisonnee or en-
ameled jar
Chilly ; to open sluices to
.J let water upon fieliLs.
fa' ] JH to irrigate,
(/"»
Old sounds, pan, pon, pam nnd bam.
and one bwan ; — in Fu/ic/iau,
Composed of ffl ,/ie/<l and ^ the
ctfiirs of a beast, as it seems to be
designed to represent their foot-
8te[is.
The tracks of a wild beast ; a
time, a turn ; to reiieat, to dupli-
cate ; to send, to dispatch to ; to
ch.inge ; to reckon ; an ancient tribe
of Mongols or Huns near Kokonor
beyond the frontier of China ; abo-
In Canton, fan ; — in Swatow, hwan and liw
hwang, and a few pang ; — in Shanghai, f&"
rigines of the country in the south, I
now applied to any uncivilized pi!0- i
pie, and in contempt along the
southern co.asts, to Europeans and
other foreigTiers ; in some jiorts,
it means a dolkr, alluiling to tlie
elKgy.
] jj'J' foreign talk.
1 A cr jg ] at Canton, a fo-
am ; — in Amoy, liun, Invan, hong,
and ve" ; — in Chifu, fan.
^ I a counterfeit or copper dollar.
-|- 1 the native sav.iges or people ;
the name Turj'an, on foreign
nuips apjilied to the regions west
of China as a proper name, is
derived from this.
/V ] eight tribes of Miauls/." '\\\
Ting-fan cheu J^ 1 jl'l'j ii
Kwei-ehau province.
^ ] several times.
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times aiid times,
t/''"
rupe.aleJly.
5g ] iucessautly, continuously.
1^ ] to alter.
S 1 ^ la t*' S° abroad to trade.
Bead j)0. Warlike.
1 I ^ i an old and courageous
wan-ior, like John Hunyades.
Kead pan. Name of a district.
1 rS i?.^. Pan-yu liicn, which in-
cUkIcs ' Whanipoa and part of
Canton city.
] j]\ an old name of Kao-cheu fu
ifi J'H M "' '•^'^ southwest of
Kwangtung.
From ifinys nnd to 7-epeat as the
lihonetic; occurs used for (fan J%.
to turn back.
To fly to and fro, to flutter
about : to return ; to change,
to turn over ; to revise, as a ease ;
wrongly used for the next, to trans-
late; fickle, vacillating.
1 ^ to resuscitate, to come to ;
to come back to life.
1 ^ to rejudge a case ; an appeal.
1 W' 1 1 mM^^'so^omKi
fro, changeable, uncertain, un-
settled, vacillating. '
1 JU, ;^i; a boisterous wind,
n^ ] to soar and sail, as a hawk.
] 5j| to flutter and flit.
] ^ to change color, to get
angry or blush.
1 ^] 5l- to turn somersaults, to
perform gjTunastics, as an acro-
bat.
1 ll'M ^ H *" ^"''" tl''"g's over
and over, to throw into disor-
der.
^ ^ — - I rinniing about on
your bushiess ; to attend to an
affair.
] ^ overturned ; wrong side up.
^ ] ~i* turned it o\cr ; upset it,
as by accident.
— 1 M j'^ — 1 M. ''''■ ^'""^^ ^^^^
of rain there's a gust of wind.
FAN.
In Pekiiit/esc, often wrongly writ-
ten ^ to show that it is colloquial,
but this last is properly read j)o\
To tm-n over, to toss about.
] ^ to turn over the leaves of a
book, to count them, or sec their
contents.
m
From si/h and to repeat as the
lihonetic. U-'od with the last ; it
is also erroneously written fi^
from the (lower of the radical. ,
The wind fluttering a flag ;
to agitate, to display, to open out ;
to translate ; to open out the mean-
ing in the colloquial, to interpret ;
loose, easy ; fluttering.
1 n^ "^ an official translator or
interpreter.
JT 1 MB ^" speak foreign lan-
guages.
From na/tkin and to repeat; used
witli the next.
A duster or cloth to wipe
goblets ; a marker or distin-
guishing pennant to signal-
ize the presence of an ollicer ;
tripartite streamers hung in temples
before the shrine, generally bear-
ino' legends, and beautifully em-
broidered ; to return.
HE 1 . Ifil" a pair of ornamental
banners-
1 ^ i^ fdrthwith (or suddenly)
changed it.
] If waving, fluttering; flying
abroad.
+T 1 ^ to carry the white _:::. ]
or three-tier banner, on wliich
the name of the defunct is writ-
ten, to show its spuit the way
to the grave, where it is burned.
From Jla(j and to repeat. Used
witli "the last, and more fre-
quently.
A streamer ; a funeral flag
or banner.
] flags and pennons ; banners
of all sorts.
fS S^ ] the banner used to call
i-plr.ts to their tombs or tablets,
especially of those who died
abroad.
FAN.
JL W 1 ^'^ ^^'^'^'^ ^^'"' green ban-
ner, refers to the same usage;
this is simply a full leaved bam-
boo, which is waved over the
family grave.
4j3I^ A screen or hood for a cart,
c? H called ] ^, which keeps oft'
^fan the dust and nmd; it appears
to have been a sort of mat
dashboard thrown over the
front.
I, r^ From hand and cap , it is inter-
^f-TT* rliangcd with pie it^ ^ p to pat.
c /'(in Soaring; flving.
was then only a wren, but when
it flew away it became a [big] bird.
'ReaApu'it'. To brandish or clap
the hands ; to sweep clean, to brush
off; to reject, to lightly regard.
] ^^ to clear away ; to reject, to
ignore.
I ^ to risk life, as in rescuing one.
From ^fire
phonetic.
and to repeat as tlie
Jan
To roast meat for sacrifices.
when the roasted flesh was
not brought in, [Confucius]
went away without takuig off'
his cap.
^ I ^ ^ either roasted or gril-
" led."
] ^ an ancient kmd of burnt of-
fering on the great altar when
worshiping Heaven.
rt^lS Meats used in sacrifices, and
cjg B9 distributed by the emperors
^fan of Chen to their kinsmen.
] [^ sacrificial meats.
A tomb or grave.
1 Wi ^ ^-^ t'^*-' worship at
the tombs ; rehgious cere-
monies at graves.
■1*^5 A sort of ]ircci<ius stone found
c Vffl i" Lu, called jM ] , which
.fan Confucius achuired ; it was
probably a veiiied agate.
.fan
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Qd^ A plantigrade foot, like that
cJtnQ of a bailger ; the paw of a
^fan bear, calleil ]^fe | , which is
regarded as one of the /\ J^
or eight delicacies.
P'rom plants and a turn ; occurs
used for the next.
Plants growing luxuriantly ;
flourishing ; plenty ; numer-
ous ; the increase of; to inclose,
to fence hi, to shield.
] (fjf. abundant, full.
] f^y numerous, as progeny.
] S^ '"■ 1 ^ flourishing, as a
gai-deu or field ; to increase.
] )^^ THimerous, increasing p<ipu-
laliiin.
j^ j^ I ^ his descendants are
niany and prospering.
E9 H ^ 1 [Fu and Shun] are
screens to the other states.
From grass and sprinii of water;
it is also used for (f ^ a cart-
cover.
Jim
A fence or hedge ; a bound-
ary, a frontier ; to protect, to fend
off ; to inclose ; in the Peh Sung
^t 7^ dynastie.s, applied to certain
feiidutorioo near the frontiers, which
only rendered homage, but were
regarded as Chinese subjects
1 IE '"'' tlif^'i'se, an outlying jiu'is-
diclion or fief.
] ^ a wattle ; a bamboo or liur-
dl'- fence,
j i^ the frontier.
] Jg an inclosiiig wall.
] ^ a neighbtiruig, allied, or
feudatory state ; Corea so calls
herself
1 'pj ""■ 1 ^ *■''" fenduig-off
commissioner ; i. e. the treasurer
of a province, so called to show
tlic iiii|u)rtaMce of the revenue,
f J^ A K^ 1 serviceable men are
iis a fence — to the state.
] S ollicers near the throne ;
this, and | jp. a screen, .-ire
also applied to a higii oflicer
who protects the throne, or de-
fends the frontier.
-^^^ A dust basket oi' fan to se-
iX^Ef parato chaff; a refuse basket
^J'dii called ] ^, made some-
what like a sieve ; to cover,
to screen from view.
^>3S ^ ^^^^ small sized deer, oc-
CJ gj curring among the mountains
^J'liii of Koko-nor, having a yellow
lielly, and called kkn-rh on
the spot ; the Pun Ts*.ao regards
it as a variety of the dzerou {AiUi-
lopr' guttiirosa), but it is most pro-
bably anotlier siieoies.
\^JEt I'^rotn Jire and hf-nd.
cJyH Heat and pain in the bead ;
^J'liii trouble, annoyance ; perple.v-
ed, heated ; important, not
indifferent; to intrude on, to trou-
ble, to ask ; impertinent, urgent ;
grieved, sorry.
^- I to trouble one, as with an
errand.
S^ 1 or ] ^ or ^ 1 f^i-. I
give you much trouble, or I will
be obliged to you ; ;'. e. please
do this ; I'll thank you to do
this : — polite forms of recpicst.
] p^ perplexed, ve.\ed, grieved,
annoyed.
] l§ '" '■"i"'^y> t-o interrupt.
1 "if Jlfc ff Please take tliLs I.t-
ter ; — written on the euvelo|).
1 S^ "■■ 1 ^ troublesome, im-
pertinent ; vexed with trifles.
i§ 1 Rl] ^ ;ui excess of ceremony
is confusing.
^ (|||- ] I can't bear to be trou-
l.led so.
ig 1 i\^ \'wy annoying ; unusual-
ly troublesome.
.p t^ An aipiatic grass, on which
cA^ wild geese feed, the ^ | ,
5 _/((?» probably a triquetrous sedge,
like a Carex or Ci/perus.
One form is composed of tj^ sUh
and ^q: each, and defnied to lio
an ciruiiment placed on a lioise's
neck or mane.
Much, numerous ; the opposite
of 'Lien •jjjj limited; troublesome;
thick, as grass; a variety of affairs;
manifold, multitudinous.
I ^ g'liety, pomp ; extravagant
show.
I yC troublesome from excess.
1 $ "■' ill? 1 ON-erburdened ; con-
fused ; perplexed with cares.
I ^ harassed by many cares.
1 1^ expensive, costly, usmg more
than is needed.
] H and ] ^ troublesomely
bard and trmblesomely weary-
ing, are terms ajilied to certain
district and prefectural posts.
Read 5//««. A saddle-girtli.
From /limits and troublesome as
the phonetic.
An edible kind of celery or
borage, anciently called |^
'^, whose leaves are eaten when
green, and pickled for winter ; the
leaves are fed to young silkworms,
and a decoction spriidilcd on their
eggs hastens their hatchuig; some
consider this plant to be a species
of woolly Artemisia, but the uses
.and description seem to point out
a more edilile plant.
^.yj,"^] ''•'e collects the celery.
>y@)^ "Water thrown upon plants to
(^^^ cover their roots when first
^ /((rt set out ; to water plants.
] f^ to drip or run over.
I'rom two trees hound and inter-
laced by bi-anclies, to form a
liedge ; it is now superseded by
^yurt tlie next, and occurs only in com-
binafeion.
A screen ; a hedge ; a fence.
-l;><-^ Composed of /ied</e and i/real,
^jlE but the original form is like the
«>^ last.
if""-
A railing; an inclosed place,
a spot hedged around ; a cage ; ob-
structed, hedged up ; mixed.
•^ ■:^ W *! Ih Ifk 1 the flitting
green bottle-fly has stopp^-d in
the hedge.
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FAN.
Jan
From slone and a hed'jal plat as
tlie phonetic.
Styptic mineral or luctallic
salts fit for dvfiiig or paiut-
' ing ; alum ; to dyo with
alum; to tan leather in lime and
copperas.
^ ] alum ; ] "^ alum sbale.
_^ ] or ^ 1 copperas, green
vitriol, or sulphate of iron.
M 1 "'■ ifl 1 ^^""^ vitriol, or
sulphate of copper.
H^ ] acetate of copper.
l[[ 1 a tree in Honan, whose
leaves furnish a dyeing salt.
1 t& paper sized with alum.
1 Ji /S * tanning-shop.
•^^i^ A small grasshopper, called
-g 1 , the common Gryllus.
1 the cockroach, or per-
haps a sort of C{mei\ whieh
stmks when it is struck ; it is said
to have been eateu.
./LI
./L
The original form had . two
inside to denote a pair, and was
' derived from an old form of /X
denoting to bring all logetber ;
others derive it from 75 ''""" ""'I
one ; others from still different
forms ; the second is nnaiitho-
rized, and mostly used by the
Budhiits.
All, everybody; common, vulgar,
usual ; generally, for the most
part ; among the Budhists, the
world ; laic ; mortal, eartuly, hu-
man.
1 A men. people, mankind ; used
by Budhists as a demeaning term
for the laity, the world, secular
persons, who cannot attain to
immortality like l|lj A ethereal
men, or to high luippiness like
1 p^ the world ; in secular hfe.
1 ^ everything ; all aflairs.
j^i^ ] whoever ; in general.
^1 •"■ ] '-ik ""' everything,
everybody ; altogether.
^ ] ^ ^ I give you much
trouble about these things.
FAX.
many there are altogether.
^|i 1 cle\er, not common, above
the average.
1 ^ or 1 ^ ^ ^ or ] ^
common sort of people, the
vulgar.
"Y ] to come into the world, as
a divine being,
p^ ] to descend from heaven to
this world.
,© 1 to think of leaving the
priesthood and marrying ; —
said by priests.
:k ] 1^ 'ff l"^°P^® generally
have it.
i^C 1 A ^ ij whoever performs
good deeds.
^ ] j|g ^ij do the whole in the
same way as the pattern.
1^ ] /3 to shufHe ofl'this mortal
coil, to turn into a spirit, or go
among the genii.
] g^ of human origin, — i. e. not
a ijod.
■om kerchief and all as the
phonetic.
.fan A sail for vessels; canvas;
to sail : sailing.
] ;j|j canvas, sail-cloth.
] ^ sailing vessels, not steamers.
}^ 1 to spread sail, to set out on
a voyage.
i% \'M^ ^'°^^^ '^'s^ ^^"^ say
sails.
jg — I J|[ to get another's help,
to raise the wind ; refers to a
fair wind tilling the sad.
;g I a sort of lamhiated sea-
weed.
tt j^ From u-iml and horse ; one form
Klmr of the last when used as a verb.
J fan A horse racing ; a boat sail-
uig swifth .
ii5 1 ] m tx or j^ ] n ^
vessel sailing ; the sliips are
sailing away.
«c ] a liorse I'lightened and run-
ning-
FAN.
y^V An osier basket shaped like
i- J | -* a fish-basket, with a small
ifan mouth and covered with silk ;
in olden times, brides placed
millet and dates in one, and
carried it on meeting their
husbands.
mA large tree, whose bark is
called 7jiC ^f. 7f: because it
.fan floats; one defines it to be
the bark of firewood ; it may
be a kind of cork tree.
f tZ^ Composed of ) a re/feat and
/y^ ^X^ !>■ hand ; the hand is the agent
'fan ^ turning; interchanged with the
next, and with ^ to revert.
To turn back voluntarily ; to
return, to recur to ; to turn, as
the leaves of a book ; to send back,
to send for ; to resume ; to take
back; in revenge for; perversity;
a repetition ; to be or act contrary,
to rebel, to plot against ; to revise ;
the reverse of; to turn around ;
again ; as a conjunction, but, on the
contrary, opposed to ; used in
dictionaries to denote the union of
an initial and final when expressing
a third sound.
;jg ] discordant, unmatched.
3^ ] to reflect light ; refraction.
1 or 1 jij to turn back to,
to revert to.
] >^ to slander, to backbite.
-ffe 1 to rebel, to excite sedition.
ai I to reduce insurgents.
1 p to retract, to disown, to
deny one's words.
1 ^ rebels to government ; the
s.ditious.
1 P (Ig ^ the stomach rejects
food.
] |§ to turn over ; turn it around.
1 M ^ J^ to change counte-
nance.
] ■gij to turn a cold shoulder ; the
contrary idea.
] ^\ on the contrary ; upset,
jg ] to drive the people to revolt.
] ^ a renegade, a turncoat.
FAN.
FAN.
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127
I 'li' © ^ carefully ask your
own lu-art.
^ 2j5 li^ 1 ^interrupted bless-
ings.
] 'jfij a relajjse of an illness.
] ^ iu ^j} ^^'^^ ^'^^ '*■ ■* '^'^-
feicrit fi'diu then.
1 ^ ^ ^ on tl's contrary it
was (lis.pfreeable.
] and J£ are used in opjiOisition,
as a (Urect and indirect argu-
ment in logic ; ] jjj^ is negative,
adverse, ironical ; J£ |^ is posi-
tive, ta\-orable, serious, direct.
] ■^ to spell or coniliine the
sounds of characters, as 'j^ j^
/-u yn-en, whicli gives ^ fun.
] ^ back and forth ; to retract;
tautological; over again.
1 tn §?■ ^ disjinictive particle.
1 SL ^ Rl) ^ iig ''yt eontrary
wind tlie grain all ro.se up.
C *|^ From to go and contrary ; used
with tlia last.
'fan To return, to go or come
back ; to revert to ; but, on
the other hand.
■S 1 ^ liow many days will
you be gone ?
1 .i IS^ 5c '''*''^''' '*' '" Heaven.
1 '^ ['"' ''■■'''■] "" '"** return.
"jlO I '^ ^ "" ''"' contrary, hs
suffcrecl by it, or was involved.
1 ^ ti) return, as home, or from
a \isit ; to revert to.
] )^ to sail or row back ; to back
water in rowing.
Krom earth and contrary as the
plioiietic.
'■fun A decUvity, a hill-side ; a
batilv ; a dike.
]^ I a terr.aced bank or slope.
viil 1 '■''^' P'''^''' "bere Slum built
liis capital, now Pu-cheu fu }]f|
;I'H Jl^ '" the southwest oonicr
of Shansi.
I'sed with the precodinp;, and oc-
curs used for its priniitivo.
'fm A bank, a dike : the steep
rocky descent of hills.
] hill-side terraces ; fields bank-
ed up to retain the water.
PH ] a plateau or level parterre
ui a valley.
From to eat and return as the
jjlionetic.
fan' A meal ; cooked rice, because
it is the chief dish at every
meal ; fo<jd in general ; the bottom
of the thumb ; to eat a meal.
P£ 1 <"• :fe 1 '"■ IfJ 1 <« eat, to
take a meal ; ] i^ after eating.
^ I ^ l*""") beggared ; I have
no food.
f ^ 1 g^ a beggar, a needy per-
son.
— ip, 1 '»' -^ fi 1 one meal.
p£ -^ ] p,[| have you had your
rice '? — i.e. Are you well ? How
do you do ? — to w'hich the re-
ply is. W li '"• li i^ T I'^'-'
no need to inconvenience you ;
I've already eaten.
-^ ^ ] do not grab the rice.
'^' ] cooked millet.
\ M-M ^k 7K [Confucius said,]
with my meal of coarse rice and
with water to drink, I am hap])y.
^ I or 1^ ] rice ready to eat.
6 1 .^. '''" southern name for
the white-bait (Leucosoma), from
its dia|>hanous body.
1 ^ BM '''e cobra de capello, so
called from its spoon shaped
head.
^> # ~ ^ 1 P''^'''J tl'^' teaching
woman's meal — given to Han
Sin, wliich was nobly rewarde<l.
^ jli 1 'o cook beans and glu-
tinous rice for mourners ; — a
Cantonese custom.
1 §^ ricc^ shears ; — a tenu for
the molar teeth.
35 ] in ancient times, tho cook
of the second meal of noblemen.
From pearl or to buy and to re-
turn.
' To tuni a penny, to buy
cheaj) and sell dear, to traf-
fic, to deal in, to carry about
for sale.
fan*
1 ^ or ] ff a peddler, a chaj)-
man, one who buys at night to
sell in the morning.
1 ^ to peddle, to retail ; a ped-
<ller.
1 i|£ ■' "arehoiLse, a large shop.
1 R A P t" <k'al m human
beings, especially clii]<lren.
J^ \ -^ »■ broker in cluldren.
^^ ] to kidnap people for .sale.
1 ^ »^ '" '™'J6 u) cattle, as a
,^ I -^ jockey does.
1 ^ house of a })r()ker in women ;
a sort of marriage-broker ; it is
not a disreputable business.
fan-
fan'
To regret ; penitent ; hasty,
precipitate ; wicked.
] ']§ t" regret an act.
From disease and to turn.
To vomit food ; to faint and
relieve the stomach ; in T.so,
bad people were so called.
A plain, a field ; hi Honan,
used in the sense of a farm-
stead, a hamlet.
j B^ fields and plats.
) "1 From spirits and an ojffioer.
Licpior kept over night ;
newly distilled spirits ; that
i5p- which is made of refuse
grain.
In Cantonese. Ill-luck, as upon
children ; ill .starred ; things or
agencies that injure children.
^ 1 to exorcise the demon which
makes sickness.
] ^ to meet with misadventures
that artect (he foetus.
1 ijiffe elfins or oTKinics which bring
evil on a lujusehold.
^{jj^) From forest and a// as the pho-
J^ netic."
yVwi' A Hindu word denoting still-
ness or retirement, now used
for the Sanscrit or Pali langnat'cs.
as a contraction of ] ^Jl_ f^
Brahma ; the country of Magadha
whence Budha came.
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FAX.
FAN.
FAN.
1 5E Bn^llwst prayers and charms.
1 ^ Bralima's chapter, is the
syllabary iii twelve parts, ascrib-
ed to hiiii.
] ^ the sound of chanting ;
Sanscrit sounds.
1 i^ or ] #■ or 1 -g- Pali or
Sanscrit (i. c. Brahma's) cha-
racters or writing ; while | i§
is Sanscrit word or speech.
] ^ij a Budliist mona.stery, in
which tlie j i^ is the great
hall of idols.
] J^ a Brahmin.
] 5^ I o"" :^ 1 I Brahma is
so called by some Chinese Bud-
hists ; and ] J^ is Brahma-
loka, the eighteen mansions in
heaven.
Read ifung- The soughing of
wind through trees ; to spread
abroad widelv.
m%
From tenter aud i\ joint,
laier overflowing ; to hiun-
faii' date ; agitated, in motion, like
a flood ; weak in mind, antl
unable to compose the thoughts ;
name of a river in Shantung and
in Honan-
] jg an inundation, overflowuig
evervthino;.
iR'
Sometimes used for tlie preced-
ing ; it is also read c./"".'/ ." ^lie
second form is most used.
fan
To float ; dii\en to and fro
by the wind; floating; to
transport ; unguided, reck- j
less, careless, objectless ; '
extensive, iniiver.sal ; to overflow ; j
name of a river in Shensi.
j!^ ] floating about ; superficial. I
1 Wi ^'g^*; buoyant, as a cork or '
spume.
1 1 ^% \ii 'li'iftii'o wi'li tlie cur- '
rent.
] "^ customary ; unacquainted
with.
1 W vague talk, untrustworthy.
] -^ sailing or riding in a boat.
] ^ excessive, as a flood.
j }0 to sprinkle abundantly.
1 \^ 'l^e plmigiiig '""id dashing
of waves on a shore.
I j§ to wander at will, purpose-
le.ss.
1 1 O'j ^ 'In ^ superficial ac-
quaintance with ; I only recently
knew him.
Read 'fung. To tlirow, as a
horse his rider.
] ^ i. M) ^ horse that spills his
rider ; met. a stubborn boy.
fan
> From dog and a joint.
To rush against ; to oflfend,
to transgress ; to resist, to
oppose, to violate ; to invade,
to attack a territory ; to attack
impudently, to assault unjirovoked-
ly ; to encounter that wluch injures
one ; possessed by, as a spirit ; to
be exposed to ; a criminal ; a pri-
soner at the bar, a culprit, whether
2)roven guQty or not ; adverse ; op-
posing.
] 1*^ to transgress, to commit a
crime; guilty.
1 ?i '" Iri^'ik the laws.
] ^ a criminal, one under arrest ;
a [^ ] is one in custody.
■^ I to invade, to incroach on.
W 1 ^'W.^ ^^^'^ offended j-ou ;
— a polite phrase.
^ ] to be exposed to ; infected
with, as luischief
'['JJj. ] an unintentional violation.
^ ] to offend, to resist law.
^ ] an intentional oflfense, deli-
berate resist.iuce.
] J2 impertinent to superiors.
f^ fS 11 ] if- "ill b" l''"""'! to
stand their united wrath.
1 i?3 '/H to encounter malaria.
5C ^ 1 ~T 'MT tlie air is very
damp.
] 1^ to improperly use the Em-
peror's personal name or that of
Confucius.
] ^ _t it won't pay ; I can't af-
ford to do it.
1 BM -t '1^^ whole thing is spoiled.
I ,§[ ^ to estunate the risks.
1 ffij ^ ^ [^'«^n Hwui] never
retaliated when assaulted.
?Pr 7K ^ 1 ^ 7K river water
does not run willi well-water; —
I want notliing to do with you,
I have no quarrel with you.
. , J From herb and to Jloat.
• Li Plants, grass, herbage; a
Jim kind of wasp, ha\ing a sort
of crown on its head, for
which the next is also used.
] 7^ a sort of ancient cap.
j», ^jj •* From iH, inaect and ^ a rii/e
%^^ contracted, referring to the eco-
) nomy of a hive.
jan ■'
A bee or wasp.
1 m 7i ffi) *¥ ,w m 'he
bee has the cup of honor, the
cicada has the fringe.
From !ip. carriage and ja a rule
contracted ; this last is also an-
. , other form of this character.
jun'
A law, a rule, a pattern ; a
custom, standard, or usage;
a mold ; to imitate.
;j;^ ] a founder's mold ; a pattern,
an exemplar.
^ I the great gmde ; — a chap-
ter in the Book of Records.
] '^ a constant rule.
|5J5 ] a rule for guarding or pro-
tecting.
^ ] a graceful, winnuig air.
] ® ^ M "^lo 'lot overpass the
restraining law.
■J^ 1 or ■^. ] your good self,
your person ; — used ui letters.
I
Jan'
fan'
) From /ew/rt/c, hare and horn, —
an instance of ideographic com-
bination.
The young of rabbits, which
the Chinese afbrm are born
at the mouth ; to litter, as
rabbits.
Plants floating on the water.
^ ^ 1 "^ the kmna and
cJiwa float on the stream.
Fan.
Fan.
FJ^J<T.
Fan.
1-2'J
U/il sounds, pun, bun, ««</ p'un. In Ciiii'oii, fm ; — in .iwiiloiv, imn, pun, n;»/ p'un ; — in Aniot/, him ;
Fu/ir/iau, Inini;, hong, n«(/ pwonj; ; — in S/innij/iai, fang and vang ; — in C/iiJa, fan.
7\ Fioni JJ /,■/,;>;■ mill y^ to («/ri-
rjfj because tlie eili;e nuist K" '" '^^
J'"'
divide a thing ; it is abso read /a
and used witli ^^ a part.
To st'p.ivnti.' ; to divitle or
sort out for ilistriliutioii ; lo jippor- !
tiou, to p.-ivl ; lo sliaic, to parti. Ice
willi; ol'icn u.swl for "^ loonUr;
to distil i;.;'uish lictuwii ; tin' Ktcoud
place for tfiitlis in (U'cimal nota-
tion ; a nominal money, the tenth
of a mace called a candareen ; the
tenth of a Chinese inch.
2{i ] to divide alike.
] liSJ to distinf^iii.sli between; to
separate, to open.
] )J|J to discriminate apart or be-
tween ; to divide.
1 iM '" '^"''' ""'■ '''"' (lislribii-
tion.
1 ui 'ilterly routed; scattered,
tiis|)ersed.
1 \^ + W nl 1 ^K: <iivi>io it
into ten parts and it will then
all be distributed.
] ^ to bid g-ood-liye ; lo waNe
adieu.
1 *li< litii'poseles.s, undetermined.
I i£ to station troops.
1 vfl "•' 1 %. ^" 'divide an estate.
f/l
— • \ ISj ^^ divided it will make
two.
1 til' V^ %. ''"-' i-'arpels of an or-
ange all taste alike ; met. friends
of one min<l.
] '^ to condole with, to sym-
palhize.
'\ ] ^J exceediiiijly good ; best.
f^T M 1 -^ ^ '^ ">^' '■■'i» f«ll
luure or less everywhere.
o^Tt I'Voni xilk and diridid as tlie
%]J pb..ue.i.-.
J /(?/( A horsehair sheath ; a varie-
gated ribbon ; mottled, as a
cloud; confused, perplexed ; many
things at once; ill-assorted; hurry,
bustle, excitement; to mix uj).
1 1 ^ -(f ilistracted by many
cares.
1 %i\ eoiifused niultiiilieity.
1 ^L •'" '" eonfusion ; a hubbub,
a erowil.
]i|5 ] I a slow, drizzling rain.
1 1 ^!^ ilisordcrly, confusedly.
1 -Jll mixed, unassorted.
1 i^ giiiety, bustle; a gay time.
jn 7(5? •?» 1 1"-' is never confused,
or diverted from his ])urpose ; —
said of a just or decided num.
] ] harmonious, joyous; frag-
rant.
}J^ ] in confusion, as a state.
] ¥}l rising like impalpable dust.
] ^ odoriferous.
last, <leuotin"
hope left. I ||i^ I'sed wilh llie h
1 DC. to give a gratuity ; to pay a (l|l,^ a large towel or napkin,
honus. jVui called ] ||l|{, and hung in the
^ llll 1 PE("'' 1 tit) '" **Wt-tly I ' left side of the girdle.
receive ill gotten gains; lo par- 1
take with a thief. , f^ * Misty, foggy; snowy.
] I1J) to clearly distinguish ; plain, cy^^ Wi 'S- ] 1 the .sleety snow
lucid. j ^/'<iii falls slow ly and abundantly.
] 55 ^'-'f'- "^\ -^^ •' petty olliecr to '
his post. I "Ji^ Kn>ni /»/'(i/mn<l to (/I'riV/c, because
1 }(i a magistrate deput..-d by a c"^ " "''"'^'" '''■"1"='*'=' fragrance.
prefect; a sub-prefecl in districts
where there is a chi-hii n.
1 tpf tL # '" •'*'o"<= * l'"'"t-
IT
,./'(/! I'erfumc of ojiening flowers;
fragrance ; numerous ; ami-
cable ; used with ^ confused.
A^ Va]ior, misty exh.alations,
<,yj\ niiasma; atrial omens, shad-
j'Ciii owy signs, will-o'-the wi.sp ;
applied to rebels, ^vliich j)or-
tend decay in the state.
1 S iurial, smoky, or misty va-
pors
I f^ dark portents, iid'elieitous
omens; an a[iiiarition.
PI ] demagogues ; seditious ris-
ings.
J^ 1 '■ sea-mist," /. e. pirates.
^JC 1 portents, dreadful omiMis.
M. 1 IE ;f|5 tl'si't'W miasma then I
burned must furiously.
y^\». From wini/s and to dicidi:.
c^J?I To fly; ] ] rtyhig and
(./"" soaring.
f}j 1 flying ; the act or ap-
pearance of flying.
rt/V 'i''"' liglit of the sun issuing
ST) iorth.
Tlie Iniiv and to jmrt.
The hair falling off is ] 1 ,
said of aniuiaks, or of the
molting of bird.s.
Jan.
tiJ\ To clirect, to order.
c'!^ 1 !'(']■ '" K'i^u orders to in-
^ftiii feriors, to charge straitly ; a
command, a direction.
^T\ Long flowing robes.
if 7) 11 UP m ^ full, wide !
,y(!« skirt spreading gracefully.
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FIN.
Jan
From forest niid r/ii-i</«- ns tlie
phonetic ; it is similar to ^ to
mix.
Double beams on the liilge !
of a roof; lUc rulge-pole ;
a lienii)eii co\eriiig for a cart;
coufusea, aisoidcred ; tangled, ra- ;
vclcd. I
'ifi ifi 1 1 all >" t:""''"*""' >•'"■" I
Indent, riotous, as a country.
Vq ^>M ] ^ ^" liatchel the silk
ami tangle it ; met. to manage
badly, as state affairs.
Birds fl>-ing in flocks ; a kind
of pie of a dark color, vhose
long tail feathers aie used in
soldiers' heluiets.
Bead jxiit. The wild pigeon
is 1 iljl ; its "cc'k is irides-
cent.
To cook or steam rice, and
throw water on it when
half done, so tliat the grains
will separate; then steam
it again.
] |a to half-cook the rice,
leaving ihe grains hard,
i^ > ] ] \va.sh and then steam
it once and again.
>^ The chief river of Shansi,
<v7/ '^"^ 1 ^K- '*^'l''cl» j<''"s t''*'
\/(hi Yellow liiver at Lung-man
in the southwest ; it is about
250 miles long, and gives its name
to several places in the pro\ince.
1 Jg spirits distilled in Fancheu
from sorghum ; it hfis a wide re-
putation.
1 P^ i was a iietly ruler dm-ing
the T'ang dynasty, named ^\).
whose name is now synony.nous
with earthly happiness, as he
lived to a great age and had nu-
merous descendants; the phrase
1 Pi Mfi 3fl "'<-' 1^'"S "f F'*"-
yangiu llonannoddmg his head
— because he did not know all
his posterity, — is a biitlvday
■ttisU.
■../<'"'
FAN.
A hiil of earth, rising steep
;ni<l high.
up tins stt-ei;
hill.
I yi I'lom iriiocl ;iiiil lih-iilf ; Occurs
(1^ „se.lf..r^al,eMm. j
s./"" A lofty tree, a kind of elm, j
with small seeds and white
bark; it is probably allied to the
white elm.
^ PI ;^ 1 '''^' '■'^'" "' ^^'^ ^^^^
gate.
1 fix ifi ''' f"Tii""s temple erected
by the founder of the Han
dyna.sty.
jfvfC From >K ./'>'<' mi'l ^ » /"''^7«
C,XV contracted; used foi 1^ to lose,
cy>'« in the rlirase \ ft # [ele-
pliants] lose their lives— lor their
tusks.
To burn a thing ; to make pre-
parations for consuuiing it ; to set
it on fire ; to destroy \itterly.
I ^ to light incense sticks.
] ^ cremation, now employed
only in burning priests' corpses.
I ^ to burn u]). as written paper.
1 « it M [T--^"'] i'"""^'^ ">«'
books and inhumid the scholars.
fijj # # 1 \U W '!""'' ^'^'^ *''^
woods (lu fire iu spring.
1 IR M '" 1J">'" paper-money to
the dead.
JjZ TV A ram ; though some define
(j/) it to mean a ewe.
(fitn
-j(-^ From wood and j'rinjrant.
<;Z^V^ A kind of wood burned for its
</''" perfume.
From carllt and strenuous ;
the contracted form is in con-
stant use ; occius used for tlie
next.
A grave ; a tumulus or
tomb ; a heap ; an embank-
ment or water-dyke ; a
sprite; rich soil; loam;
great.
1 -J^ a plot of ground for burials.
Fan.
] ^ the grave or mound.
i^ 1 "'" ^- 1 '" worship at the
tond), to sweep the grave.
] 15^ a cemetery, the yard around
the tomb
^ ] a neglected grave, no longer
woisliiiie<i.
] j|Hl the momid is growing, — as
a lieap of refu.se.
M ] black loamy soil.
I tp ^ custodian of graves, who
lives near them. (Pdvii/e.-e)
3 ] the three powers, — heaven
earth and man, — w Inch ^ di-
vide e\erything among them ;
also the monuments or records
of the three first rulers, Fuh-hi,
Sliin-nung. and Hwangti.
j^qte. This is regarded as another
^^, form of the last in its mean-
j'lDi ing of a sprite, shaped like a
hall-formed ram ; a sheep
with a big head.
jji^ ^ ] "g" a lean sheep with a
big head.
■ f\\t From iihinis and sirenuous.
cj^^ Trees or plants producing
s^"" abundance of fruits ; flowers
gi-owing together.
1 ^' seeds of the hemp.
] -^ \ery fruitful.
A branch of the Elver Jii
in Honan; small streamlets
. fiiii caused by the overflow of a
ri\er ; the blink of a ri\-er.
"I From drum contracted and
strenuous, because such drums
inspirit troops.
dL^ I A ba.ss drum, five or six
5iiX- J feel h)ng ; one like it is now
s/ "" used at funerals.
m
Aromatic; a perfume from
opening flowers.
it 1 ^ flowers emitting
their sweetness.
^ I ] deliciously frag-
rant.
Fan.
Fan.
Fan.
131
The seeds of fla.\ or hemp.
j/r(;» thoiif^h llie sei'ds dl' lla.K do
not look at all like cloth, still
cloth is made from them ;
— the roiii;lii'st and most
unlikfly inalcrial may [irove
to be useful.
l!l"^ The; ornament on a bridle,
<; I >% '''^"^ ^ pompon of hair, near
jyVi/i the horse' .s mouth ; also call-
ed /5a f^ a per.sjjiration fui.
^ ] the red tasseled bit,
coMmionly called ]()), J]t<J or
kick-bre;ist.
Read Jan' A bag full of
grain.
<>""
«)
A gelded pig or barrow ; the
Chinese generally geld hogs;
to draw out or deprive.
1 M:k.^^ it is hicky
to break the tusks of hogs.
I'imple.s or boils caused by
fever ; fever sores.
1 Bifi ''*'^er boils, which cause
great itching and iritatiun.
l'"roin 7'icc and to dh'tde as the
I'lioiietic.
Itice broken to pieces ; meal,
llour. powder, of any kind ;
a pigment in powder; to adorn, as
with pigment ; to whitewash or
color ; sometimes applied to pus ;
in fragments, tine, conuuiiuited.
;'ji ] rice-tlour; ^ ] a cosmetic.
1 n- '"• 1 % "■• 1 ff. "'■ I
jj^, \erniicrlli.
] ^ a tailor's chalk-bag.
'M yfi' Vs^ 1 t" ''"'' "" ''"' '""">''<'
and daub the paint; .said of a
Blatl<'rnly belle who dresses for
an occasion ; also of bad goods
spruced U| .
1 Yj(c l^'"' 1""^ '^ .sloughing off.
]\^^ ] .^- a khid of jelly made from
agar-agar.
] ^ smashed to pieces ; ground
small.
1 ^lE rouge ; rosy, as cheeks.
1 fS "■■ 1 )|^ ^ painted board
on which boys learn to write.
1 1^ adorned, beautified ; painted,
as a well-ilressed lady.
W ^SSq 1 rub it to a [lowder, as
p^iiut-stuHs.
I \}^\ a bad woman, iujplying a
reference to her character.
1 iS'T 1 Jjt )IS t" "liilewash
a wall.
1 ^iIj '" paint and furbish up;
met. specious, lor nppeiirance
sake, as | ^i^j ^ Z[i a pretend-
ed peace.
Wi 1 p^l' ^ ^''•''I' '" catch one with
a pretty or lewd woman.
/Jt"? 1 ^ ^ to^'y rake, a dandified
fellow.
'^•Il^Tl Court robes embroidered in
iff/J colors, as if spotted with
'jiiii grains.
^ I adorned with gay
colors.
fM/V A kind of mole or gopher,
^[J) also calle.l fi |?(, the plough
'j'dii rat; and [3 |;g|_ Jield rat ; it
is suppo.sed to be transformed
from the shrike ; it is also called
IS. M '"• U hi 1'"-' i'iiii"s- >••'*. --"Ki
■Ji, ^ M ^■•■"'''i f"'' fi"'" its "■'■•11-
kuown habits.
yF"V ) Fnmi /iciii'l ami to diciile as tlio
fan'' Anger, resentment; irritated
at ; indignation.
1 I^.H auyrv, wratliful.
— I'ijj ^ ] hasty wrath, sudden
fury.
1 1 ^ i^i implacable anger.
] '1'^ deep malice, bitter hate.
] ^ cross, displeased.
y(> 1 or 5j^ '^ I one cannot
overlook it ; cannot but l>e angry. :
1 ^ ff, 0ifi '0 collect the officers
at the capital.
I J^ to dig the groinid loose.
>rt J ^ The see-onil form is tlie authentic
■--* one, and is sometimes iiiarked
> to distinj^nish it from ty^j but
the tiist is much used ; it is a
J synonym of ^/liii ifJff neat, but
has become obsolete in that
Jan'
A part, a portion, a share, a
dividend ; tlie duties of a post ; its
rank ; the position of one in society,
the part he acts, his lot ; a sort, a
kind.
^ I the duties of one's station.
;^ ] my duty, my ottice ; my
interest in.
^ I ,^ — • one third of a thing.
1 PII ;/c '■I ?■'■'■''>•■ portion; e.xtra
large, too many; it is very big.
(^ ] to divide the shares.
^ ] contented with his lot.
K3I 1 a share in a .shop.
] ^Ji more than it should be ;
miusiial.
] ^ to divide pro-rata, to pay
propoi'tion;dlv.
— 1 fj- K - 1 fi each sort of
goods h;is its own price.
1 -p "•' ^ 1 " proper part ; the
lot coming to one.
1^ I attached to, liking for.
— ' 1 jjiH !['j one lot of presents;
one share of them.
^ ] to oveislep one's place, to
go bcvond his functions.
Jan'
Jan'
I.
Kroju efirth ami to tHrli/f; some
writers make a ilistinclion be-
tween tlieso.
- r
I l>iist ; dust raised by the
J wind ; others say, a bank
of earth ; to mix up ; to
bring together ; to dig.
m
Prostrate, fallen, as on one's
back; to overturn, to ruin, to
subvert; to move or e.xeite.
— ' "a 1 ^ o'l*^ "ord can
spoil an affair.
From Inart and stretiuous.
/an
Impatient zeal ; ardor ; strong
felling; urgent impulses.
?A I e.xciled, aroused ; to
stinmlate one's ardor.
1 "Jj '"' 1 M 'o exert one's
strength.
1 i^ pertmbed, deep feeling.
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Fan.
FIN.
FAN(J.
A species ot llioniljjick or '
skate, with siimes m its long
tail to defend itsell'; it is a
kind of RIdna or M i)li<)biite.<
found on the soiitlieni coasts,
and supposed to be trans-
formed from the osj)rey.
^-^ From rice and difftrcnt ; but
one out of the many different
forms depicts carrying olf refuse
fan' with both hands.
Ordure, filth, muck, dung;
to manure ; to remove dirt, to clean
up; to hoe earth around plants;
vile, bad, the oti'scourhig.
1 ij|ij a necessary ; a dung-bole.
1 p^ the rectum or anus. j
] j^ a manure yard, a jakes.
^ ] or J2, ] to manure. j
1 ^4 poudictte prepared and ch'ied
for sale.
] 1^ a dust-pan, a dust-hod. j
1 ;^ refuse, sweepings. '
M nt ill 1 ± <" ^i'*-'"'i "1""'^')' j
as if it was dung. |
] j{^ a manure ^lit, as in fields ; '
a cess-pool.
»^^' 'I'hc old name of a stream in
{^^ ru-cheii fu }|jj- j'I'l Iff in tlie ;
Jul)'' soutlnvest of Slian^i. whose
headwaters spoul up as a
fountain. |
jp|h ] the vapors which rise, like a
fountain, from \iilleys after rain.
- *^ ) From ,/i<'W .ind iofly vjiinird.
'^^ Impetuous action, prompt,
fan'' urgent, lively, spirited; to
e.xcite, to arouse, as thunder
moves the earth ; to press on to, to
spread abroad ; to remo\-e or brush,
as dust.
] ^ undaunted, courageous to
rashness.
] "fj energetic, putting forth all
his strength. 1
] jj^ martial, warlike.
] ^ to sliake and lift up the
dress, in order to walk up.
I ^ to fly rapidly; met. to put
forth grc:;t i ffnlt.
I ^ i^- ,':! pij to diffuse the lustre
(or knowledge) of grcit \irtiie.
1 iS -T^ M iletcrmined, active
and unwearied.
] 111. or ] ^ to rouse one's feel-
ings, to e.xert one's energies.
To fill a bag with grain till
it bursts ; the cord of a bow.
An unauthorized word in Can-
tonese, written under the radical
and not P ! it seems to be
derived from, cr is another form
of tlie .Shanghai word hie"iii; H^j
to sleep.
To sleep ; to feel .sleejiy.
-^ Oj^ ] to nod and doze.
fij; 1 ^ you are half asleep.
OM smiiitls^ puni; niul bung. In Canton^
iiwong aijcl iiong :
fong ; — in Siratiiic, hwang ; — in Amoy, hong, and one pong
— in Shanghai, fong, bong and vong ; — in Clii/ti, fang.
Fnhchan.
•■Jung
The original form is thought to
resemble Xwo boats lashed toge-
ther ; it is the "Otii radical of
characters mostly relating to
flags, as iti s superseded in most
of tliem liy one of its compounds
ye«' WV " banner.
Square or angular, not round ;
a region, a place ; manner, art; a
rule ; a means ; a way, a road ; re-
gular, correct, what pertains to a
position ; to compare, to lay to-
gether ; to possess ; to disregard,
to disobey ; as a preposilinii, to-
wards, to ; then, thereupon, iu con-
sequence of, in that case ; to issue
sideways ; a prescription ; occurs
used for ^ to oppose, to avoid
doing ; a list of vassals or
retainers ; a thin board ; unfilled
gTain ; great, correct ; a classifier
of cakes of ink, slices of meat, ite. ;
a center ; used for fj"^ to cross a
stream.
|7g ] scpiare, rectangular; the
four points of compa.ss; every-
Avhere, for which '^ ] is also
used; the vicinity.
21 ] the four (]uarters and the
center.
1 •fji a location ; the aspect of, as
a house ; the bearings of.
1 [p] chrection of; towards.
1 IE correct, as <leportment.
'^ ] personal appearance ; proper
cariiage, correct bearing.
lUj- J^ 1 call the local — officers,
■ i. e. the police or constable.
] PJg a plan, a mode of action.
] p]' suitaljle ; it wUl do.
^ 5ja — . ] each dislikes the
other, hohhng to his own view.
/T ] J^ there is a way; .some
jilau or remedy can be found.
1 J^ a description of a house or
land ; it usually accompanies
the deed.
1 f|g convenient ; all ready ; used
to denote alms, as fj ] M ^^
to bestow charity; to consider
others ; to oblige; to do good to.
'^ ] to examine the places.
^ ] a good prescription ; the
best remedy.
^ ) liberal, on a large scale ;
g.^iierous minded.
^$. ^^% 1 ^ 'l''' pigeon occupies
it, i. e. the other's nest.
FANt;.
1 in tlic'ii. just at that inomciit ;
now
1 Ji •'»l"'»t to (li) ; just then.
1 ^ the present tiiiio, now-a-
davs.
] fj' the heart, from its siip[)Osed
size.
/f, 'fj^ ^[I I he does not know or
ajiprcc-iale what belongs to hia
post.
] ^ n poHte phrase for d^chn-
ing. I must oppose your ordeis,
I must excuse myself; as _0 |'J-.
] iifi" "'' eannot but disregard
the orders.
] \ to compare or raea-^ure n\e'.;'s
ability.
^\> ] A foreigners; [e pi' from
other provinces,
fiij ] A "here's the man from ?
ik -Hi ^ 1 ^^^ '""'^"s ^'f ''^1 ''"■
stales.
iU llii JW 1 ^''''' to the gods of
the land, and tiiis to those of th,_'
foiu' points,
] ^1> out of llu^ bounds, in th;'
streets, or in Ibreign parts, ac-
cording (0 the scope.
fi^ ] to change the aspect, as of
a grave.
^f] ] to begin a course of life ; to
turn (i\( r a new leaf
Ef] '|- 1 lo become as aii ox, i. e.
reduced to miserable sliifts.
jE •— ] one cake of ink.
— ] {idf. in Peking, a solid mass of
broken bricks, 'Ji chih S(piare by
2i chili high, measuring ^25:^
cubic chih.
_h 1 5j£ fivF tli's came from the
imperial room or quarter.
% 1 in tifi U- •'"" o'jl'ged to you]
for many acts of kindness
^J ^ I ''*'"-' '•''■'' '"''' ''p.''' portion,
— as a mother like Mencius'
bad in his fame.
r^ ] ^ a great teacher.
^ 1 ^ 'i^ how old are you now ?
1 flc equations ; j]f^ ] cubic in-
volution ; and ] 51 i ''■""' ""-'""
Sliration ; — are all mathematical
terms.
m
jaiuj
1"A\(;.
l"i-o;ii t*nth .iiiil place \ iiiter-
ch:ui:;ed \\\i\\ [*jj to guard.
A lane, an alley or short
street, a wynd ; a handet ; a
neigh borh.ood ; in Peking, a
ward or siiblivision of each of the
live jijjl^ <ir municipalities; a burgh,
a country-house ; an hoiKU'ary [)or-
tal: a small sliop, wiicre the tilings
Sold are made ; a grocery ; to guard ;
to im|)ede ; an obstruction.
] )|j; the street altar to the gods
of the land.
^\ \ an honorary monumental
gateway.
I JI a street; a iieigldiorhood ;
villages, hamlets.
^ I a UKxlel, a person or thing
worlhy of imitation.
\^'1L 1 " restaurant, mi eating-
siiop.
Jf£ ] a store-room, a go-down.
^•' I a bookstore, a book-stall.
f^ ] a workshop, an atelier.
^ ] the heir-a[)parent's palace,
name of two honorary offices in
the Chen-sz'-fu, conferred on
members of the Hanlin Academy.
^ ] your monastery ; said to a
jiriest.
fO' ] a Budhist term for a convent.
_|_^ From iruiiian and j I :cc as the
plionetic.
./iii/i/ An impediment ; to hinder,
to oppo.se; to injure, to dislike.
I 51- ■''■ dilliculty, an obstacle ;
something to be afraid of, or
which stops one.
']» '6 1 ^- lookout for yourself,
don't get any damage.
^ 1 '"" -J?.^ I '''ii'iidess ; no matter
about that; it is all the same
whether it be there or not.
] ^- to envy worthy people; to
malign ths good.
"Il A wood used bv cartwriirhts
FAN'O.
l:;;3
.■nid in lujals ; the white board
J'i'ij used to entice lish to leap
into a lx)at ; a frame for dry-
ing tish ; a boat-builder.
1 -^ a support ; a strip of wood
used to underpin and strengthen
the girders in a roof
] /fc scantling stulf. thin pieces ;
a general term for hitbi ig .-iihI
f.'icings.
ll^ 1 TK '' '•'' '^ of .sapan-wood cv
logwood.
n I-' Fat, especially the grease or
c/J /,/ lilt of a g(jose.
i/""i/ JJit 1 the fat of mca(.
M
Tlie ancient name for Wa-
kang hi(-n f^ Jj^ ||, in the
j_/W/iy nortliwe^t of (Midiki.-iig. is
|sonielinies written | J^ J,^:,
but |t]J ]^ J.^; is moie correct.
f'i 1 M a district in Hz-
ch'uen, north of the capital.
~8yi'^ Fragrant, oilorifcrous ; beau-
c ^'^ tiful, as flowers; agreeable,
<..'""y pleasant ; virtuous, excel-
lent.
I jjt fragrant plants, used in
]>erfumery.
I J,'[ sweet smelling [ilants ; fresi'..
1 ^ •I good name, a virtuou.'3
r.pnlalioii.
f5Jt 1 TJ iS 'o hand down a fair
name to after years.
j5; ] to perpetuate the memory of
I S,^ the fragrant records, as of
good men of old.
1 (* '"''agrant or great virtue.
X^^ A square bell, like a cow-bell,
(iJf/J worn by camels; a sort of
^j'liilJ lioileror shallow kettle : name
for a. fandiii, an old Madras
coin, worth about one-tenth of a
rupee, used in imitation of that
word.
\ — * An open basket with a bale
( I J. or handle, holding about a
(./""y Jieck, which the original form
rudely represents ; it is now
written J.tt'un;/ ^|
I this is only
used for the l'-_M radical of a small
group of characters, mostly relating
to vessels and receptacles.
134
FANG.
FANG.
FANG.
From house and ji/ave as the
ijlionetif.
(,J'i»l/ A room, a cliaiiiber ; a dwell-
ing; an ollice or bureau in
a public court ; the room >vliere
a particular department is carried
on ; a di\ision of a go^•ernment, as
the Upper lIou.se, the Senate ; one
living in the same room, a wife or
concubine ; what is done in it, i. e.
se.\ual inlcrcourse; a branch of a
family ; in plants, a spathe, calyx,
or receptacle ; the nest or comb of
a bee ; the 1 1 th of the zodiacal con-
stellations, the stars ji y 6 a in
Scorpio; it always marks a Sunday
in the calendar.
— - [ii] 1 one division in a room,
made by the framework ; at the
south it denotes a room.
1 pi] '"■ ] M rooms, buildings, as
in a single yard.
I -^ a house, of which J£ ] is
the building facing the south or
north in the court : and ilB 1
the rear building or row of rooms.
^ I ^ to build a hou.se.
31- 1 '"' Pi3 1 suiall rooms at the
ends of the main buihling.
[^ I the female apartments of a
large building, where the ~^ 1
or women live ; it is styled J^
] in a yamun.
1 T ti ^ 'P /# ^ liow many
vN'.iuien lune vou in vour house-
iKlld >
I ^ (he owner of a house.
["i 1 '"■ 5il 1 I'll-- ante-room for
\isitors in a yamun; a porter's
loilge or room.
>\ ) six under-bureaus in a ya-
num; as the ^ ] , or ^ '] .
the tieasurv.
!''i 1 "'' iiijC 1 "'.V wife, also term-
ediE l;_as fi ],or ] 7
IS a concubine.
\u\ 1 to lie with a woman.
^^ ] to take a .sccon<l wife.
^ 1 -i hI llie lo\ ed one of the
room, the concubine who has
won her husband's favor, the
odalicpie.
:^ 1 or Zl ] the eldest and
seeou<l brollitrs in a housejiold,
used after they have grown up
or are married : also applied to
very lucky or less lucky aspects
of a grave.
Xti" From a sjiul and
ii^J Abank.advkt
id square.
. ke, a le\ce ; a dc-
<y""y fense, a screen, a protection;
to keep oti; to wartl off, to
protect from, to defend, to guard
against ; to repress, to forbid ; to
provide against ; a nuitch for.
] \f\ i^'' i% 1 '" 'Jt-' ready foi', to
prepare for; guarding; [irepar-
ed; as '^•, | is unaware, not
expecting.
1 ^ '"■ 1 11 '" provide against
dearth, or a bad year, by laying
in stores.
[|g ] an embankment, or other
obstruction.
] #E to watch against, to guard,
as the captain of a picket.
1 JH. remedy against colds or
flatulency.
I M j5; tl»' name of an ancient
state in (Jhehkiang, lying in the
northwest part of the present
"VVu-kang hien.
^ ] and -/^ ] are civil olHcers
like a suljprefcct, in some of the
provinces.
'<^ ^ 1 t'"l'l cannot be avoided ;
'. c who could have guarded
against it? suddenly, unfore-
seen.
"S" ^ -^ 1 equal to (or a match
for) a hun<lred braves.
tSxJ I'loni ra lis], and /«/ ^ con-
'iirt/J ''■■"■'"'•. :illnding to its delicate
'" * l!edi.
A freshwater fish, also called
|g ,^, a kind of bream com-
mon in central China, about a
foot long ; some sorts ha\e a red
tail, or it is said to timi red froui
fear ; another kind has long red
dorsal rays, and the dorsal fin is
like a bat's wing.
^ the village proverb says,
The carp and bream out of the
Eiver I-loli taste as sweet as beef
or nuitton.
CE^-f;* From iioril.^ m\il/>/iice.
"/■J To search out, to go and see
7""^ about ; to inquire into, to in-
form one's .selfi as an officer
does; to ask advice, to consult; to
learn the character of.
] Pri] to inquire of to ask.
] fi|] to liear of, to have or .seek
information of
I ^ to hunt up and seize, as a
rascal.
1 "T' fil ik o" coming to the
tin-one I take counsel.
I '^ to examine a matter otli-
ci,;lly.
^ 1 flli •■' special conuni.^sioner
sent to learn the facts.
1 ^jl to learn the connect ion.s, etc., !
as of a girl for a wife ; to in([uiie
about one's relatives.
I ]i% to visit and a^k, as a
friend.
^Z fj- '^ ] to go in disguise to
search and learn the facts, as a
detective.
I'rom sun and ^i/ui-f as the jditr
iietif.
The first light of the morn-
ing ; bright ; lucid, .as a
style ; to appear, to begiii ; to
occur ; happening, jusWhen.
1 '3i: J'i"i'i"g', bright.
1 K ')& tl"^ early morning
gun.
1 1il fi^ W^ ^^''cii ^vas [this in-
vent iuii] Ibund out t
1 Frnni niffu and to /ihrnrfr or
j jil'tif': they are similar to the
! next.
'^-ff I To imitate ; like, rcsem-
Ia/ J bling ; a model ; to copy
'famj after.
43 1 much alike.
I lis to like and then unitate ;
to make like.
J''"'J
I'Axa
i''AN(;.
FANG.
135
1 ^ ^° fi)llow the patteiu ; licnce
Si 1 ^' '** '" ''"^ '' ''"py-sli)), I
l)v wliicli boys Icaru to write.
1 tl S^- M' '" ileliiR'ate the '
sui'iit'S oi' the ancients. I
1 <|M| '"^ '-"'<'>ss circle or frame foi' '
laying on the paper to write
within it.
From ji ste/i and pluve ; the se-
cond form is ohsnlcte, nnd l)olli |
aie iiitcrclianjjed witli tlie last. I
I
Like, resembling; seen but \
v.-igiiely; indistinct; ccjiii-
vocal. seeming.
I ||} somewhat like, not
unlike ; lioubthil and slill possi-
ble ; — eight forms of writing
tliis [ihrase are given in I he na-
tive dictionary.
] ^^ timid, undecided ; agitated,
as insects are.
I !{^L roving, un.settled, doubtful.
J<"'!/
m
iuili'>tinct.
] |]ijjj ::pparently similar, but
'/,iii../ v.iiich cannot be seen dis-
tinctly ; looking alike.
FH "T ifl 1 tl"-' '^"•^ l^'o'^ exactly
alike, as twins.
c^^_I^ To spin ; to reel ; lo coil or
}j^/J twist into thread or ropi-s ;
'ftiiir/ the threads of a net ; lines,
cords ; to tie up,
1 ^•'j' '" **1''" llii'<-'atl for weaving.
1 JJTyt to twist hempen tlnvad.
j|[ ] fine Sz'ch'nen pongee.
I 1^^, to loiiice silk or sew ing thread.
] P) reeled pongee, well-woven
and firm.
Krom vessel nnd fijuiire ; /J
occiivs n?ed for this.
'/'"'.'/ Two boats or rafts la.slied
alongside like a doidile
cauocj a pilot or stccr.smau, who
knows the channel ; a galley to
carry fifty men, sqinne and clumsy.
^ ] a handsomely furnished boat,
a tlower-boat.
lightly as a leaf.
1^ }iii 1 lii"'ly adorned pleasure
lioats.
] "t" PifJ fi^ drinking and convers-
in"' in a boat.
To mold and work clay into
shape ready for the oven;
sticky clay fit for the potter'.s
use.
1 A ^i M. '-i '1"^ po"'"''
makes the coiu[)ote dishes.
1 fM ■' I'""'-'''' a ^^oi'kcr in
day.
.l""U
y From to p'lvt and plnce.
■i^ To let go, to loosen, to libe-
,/"".'/' rate; to reject, to cast off;
to banish, to send away ; to
stretch, to extend ; to indulge, to
relax ; to lay down ; to open out,
to scatter; to emit, as light; to
fire, as a gun ; lo lly, as a kite; to
start ; to let, as blood ; to issue,
as a ])ermit.
1 ^(1^ '" S'^'' li'"se rein ; to let
others do as they list ; heedless
of rules.
] JJ to loosen somewhat, to slack
off.
] (jj. be easy alxiut, unsolicitous ;
it is also used for a lost heart,
one not able to resist evil.
] 3^ hands off ! let go ! to ha^•e
nothing to do with.
/P ] -^ don't i)art with it, keep
tight hohl ; don't loosen it.
1 ^ ^ f# I ^'■'"* l^'tg" ofit-
] ^^, impudent, audacious ; to cast
off restraint.
1 s)5- "illful, wild, extravagant.
^ I to dischage, as a prisoner
at the end of his term.
1 %k ^" pardon and release.
I £^ to let living things go, a
Jjudhist good work, for doing
which there are ] ^ -^ " h t
live societies."
^C 1 31 i^l^ ''^ disregard the ro-
yal commaiuLs.
] '\ lay it down ; to let it down.
1 -fi: pIH K 1'"' '^ down there.
1 ~^ 'o i^peak one's mind.
-] ^ '" ''■' a culjjrit escape.
] Wi '" S^''^ "" t^i'i^dit; and reckon
the interest.
] ^Ij to shave notes.
"flj- 1 Wl ''"lit make a rude noise
in eating.
1 ^' 151 ■/§ feaches ipiite to the
ocean.
1 "^i n '" S'-"'- souls out of tor-
ment.
1 '^^ to let off fireworks.
1 i]^ courageous, in good heart.
I )[!?|'. lo close or end an examina-
tion — as for shiis^at.
1 US' 'W *" ^""'" incense lamps
in the road — on the full moon
of the 7th month ; in some
]ilaces, the priests | 7jC i^ burn
floating lanterns instead.
1 ^ ^''"' as si)ccial commissioner
from the capital, — usmdly lo
superintend the examinations.
1 Uj ?|5 T "^ ''as '<■''■ '' ""'? as
a caged bird ; liberated, as a
prisoner.
Read (./'"'//■ 'f " lay boats along-
side; to imitate, to accord with.
^ fS 1^- * it IS f) i""k"'s
into ancient records, the Em-
peror Vao was named Faiig-
liiini.
In Fuhckai. A last, a Lat-block.
13G
Fii:r.
Ft'L
Fii[.
Old swtiirh; pel, i>'i, bi, [lit, auU bit
lioo ; — in Fuhdiau,
TI:e original rudely represents a I
bi:il soaring ; it is tlie ISiid ra- I
dical of a few cliaracters all re-
lating to llj'ing.
To spread the wings and fly
away ; to flit, to go swiftly ; to let
fly ; flying, swift ; to act with dis-
patch ; sudden, quick, overtaking
one in a moment ; airy, bigh up.
] ^ flown ; to ily away.
1 'K I'^^ck as possible.
] HM il ^yit ^ ^''S'^ '^^ ^''^ rapid
advancement.
] f^ to soar and sail, as a hawk.
] ^|{ hasten to announce ; a fleet
messenger.
^ 1 B to send a fleet courier. '
1 SI S 3^ t'^e 'b'i".^' Jragoii ill
the sky ; i. c. the present emperor.
] ^ to be taken oa high ; an
apotheosis.
1 !S *" ''■''■ ^o^^*^ '"^ falcon.
] W ^ ^- ^^y °^ '■'^' '^'''^ eaves and
run ou tlie walls ; — an expert
thief.
i& M m 1 I could not fly, even
with a ])air of wings,
iji "5ili; "f" 1 'l^e pheasant has
flovni.
] S}^ sudden calamity, an unex-
pected trouljle.
] ,!|||j to lu-ge a nscer to his utmost
spee<l
] ^ a fabulous bird, changed
from a warrior who helped
Chcu-sin, u. c. 1120, and is now
regarded as the god of the Wind ;
also, a kind of water plant or
rush.
] ^ ^- I write ill gi-eat haste.
1 ^4 to let fly a sword — out of
the mouth, which sorcerers are
said to do.
] ^ to run as fast as possible ;
fleet as an Asahel.
In Cantones2. Clever, shrewd.
In Canloi), fi and fei ; — i;i Siriitou; liui, piie, and hut ; — in Amy, hui and
p'i, lii, liie, pc, and lie ; — in Shivighai, fi and vi ; — in Cliifu, fi.
cA'
;J^ From insect and not ; occurs used
-Mij for the next.
ifJ An oflensive insect produced
in moist places, which de-
voura grain and clothes ; tho coek-
roach and .some sorts of Cimcx are
probably both included ; a I'abiiloiis
monster indicative of pestilence.
] ^ an old name lor the mason
or ground bee.
The originnl form is intended
to repiesent tlie wings of a birtl
oppoi-ite eacli other, as it Iblds
them: it is llio 175th radical of.-,
i'ew incongnious characters, most
of wliioh sliould have heoii ar-
ranged under tlieir olher radicals.
An adrerb of negation, not so,
not right; when in regimcu with
another negative, it answers lo
without — not, and makes a strong
assertion ; to turn tho back on,
op[)Osed to good ; unreal ; shame-
less, vicious, low ; false, bad ; to
blame, to reproach.
^ ] right and wrong ; yes and
no ; pro and eon.
~~'^Pi tL 1 "Otliing worse than
a little gossip.
^^ ^U /I!: \ ^ ^M-ii say whether
it is so or not.
1 ^ it is not SD.
Wi A 7^ 1 t" '••\l'^ °f P'^^e's
failings, ti) backbite.
] jji§ indecent, improper.
1 ipt ^y a" 1 W. ^ fj "Cither
speak nor act without observing j
p.opriety.
■^ ] is it not so ? — i.e. it is true.
<i^ 1 ^ [9 't certainly must Lave
a cause.
4fj 1 <'!' ^ 1 really.
] ^ not so easy, rather difiicult.
$ff. 1 ^'^. ■jSf; neither doins: wrona:
y»»» I ^ii» rax o o
Dor yet gond ; said of a woman.
1 "t^ '^'' 1 fJh ''"'y 't i^ ""t so.
] Pi tH I'S i'' 1'^' is not eating he
] ^' .i ^ it does not appertain
to his functions.
;^ 1 IS it is rather a difticult
matter.
7^ ] unintentional.
]^'^;^»; ^^ n it i^
not tliat I don't wish t j write,
but my hand pains me.
1 jJfc fl'J il'J, if it is not this, then
it is that.
rl-l}* A train trailing on the ground ;
m
long robes dragging
Dark red or purplish colored
silk, of which otHcors of tho
lifth rank make their robjs.
1 ^ a deep lilac cclor.
From leaf of a door and not.
A door with one leaf; iiwt. a
rustic house.
iH 1 ffiJ fi)= waiting as she
leans on tlie door.
a kind of movable bars in a
fence.
or ^ ] fragrant and
is drinkini
a useless lout.
Aromatic.
1 .1
odoriferous.
% fjfi 1 1 cxc:cdingly
Lweet and fragrant.
From rain and ntt ; another old
form is from [fl rain and 5t§ to
Jtn-
Rain and snow driving along,
lilling the air.
J' ^ ] ] the snow is falling
in clouds.
From hone and not.
The outer horses of a team of
four ; an extra horse I'astened
to tho axl,; -with long traces ;
a colt three years old.
E3 Jjj; 1 1 the four horses went
ou (juietly, without stopping.
FEI.
FEI.
l'f:i.
137
_r— I From woman and selj\ q. d. a
"77M woman made equal to one's self-
^/li A partner ; the secondary
wives or eouciibine.s of a ninn-
arcli; royal women next the queen,
called j^ 1 , and i|. ft ] , and
other names ; the heir-apparent's
wile was also called 3i ] . in old-
en limes.
^ 1 the goddess of sailors, the
Ampliitrite of Chinese luytho-
^ I imperial concubines.
^ I a class of women like ladies
in waiting.
^ ] a crafty concul)inc; — a
term of reiiroach.
] -^ ^ Fei-lsz' langhed — to see
the liehis come f — a legend of
the Tang dynasty, whence this
name is given to the fruit.
]^ (^ tS 1 ^^^ cart.s are hght
and our horses are hearty; —
a liostler's card.
] ^ a sort of coarse native soap
made from tlio ] J^ -Jr or soap
berries, seeds of the (rlidit^cliia.
1 [13 a small feudatory lying in
tlic present Yung-ping fu ^< ^
f{f in the extreme east of Chihli.
Name of an affluent oi the
(■'%}l\u I'oyang Lake.
iA' 1 7jC ii small stream running
into Lake Ch'ao by Lu-cheu
fu in Xgaiihwui ; also the old name
of Mung-cliing hien ^ ^ '0^ in
the northwest of that province.
1 ^ streams diverging from one
fountain.
.IE'
.A'
rom I^ //fs/( and [J a /liiiil ;
(■ llesliiness sliouM not become
obesity-
Fat, fie.shy, plump; the oppo-
site of s/icn' :ry|; oily, rich, unctuous ;
ferlile ; abundant, rich, as crops ;
manure, tiltli ; io fatten ; to benefit
(iiie ; fattened.
1 iji robust ; f;it and stout.
Ijlj ] a fat person, a pauuch-belly.
(Ciiiitoiir.^c )
1 ^C corpulent
1 =j'i phiuii>. in good liking. i
^ I to whip up the fat — horses;
iiirt. a rich man, one who keeps
his carriage.
{[■^ 1 fertile, rich as land.
] 05 fat and rich, as meal.
1 ■|1" fat and sweet, as [lork.
;g- :I'ii Jl 1 [lei] I he ruler be
lean, so that the people be
iai,
K Mil LL 1 •'*' ""'y i""'^"* I" J"s
own benclil.
-I- 1 '"' 'i% 1 '" "iJini'i'c land.
?-A 1 cL '" eniich one's self, to
iiiii' one's nest.
lUVitatasapig; ofwhieli ] D|i
life is another form.
A .slinking grub, like the
( 'in;ex : a sort of snake.
(,/i' ] !E;K the large grubs of
some kinds of beetles, found
in compost heaps, also called j|j(^ ^
(U' ground silkworms.
^ ] a cockroach.
The sea-(pialm or Medusa,
found ill the northern sea ; but
others detine it the Scarabeus
or tunil:)le-duiig.
Read ( pan. A clam or large
muscle found on the southern coast.
^^ From troiiiun and not.
^ .-'■^ To pace to and fro, as one in
$./"-' uncertainly.
\ 1 is ii Iic'sitating and
lingering.
■JI 1 ^ water goddess or naiad ;
DIM- who roams along the ri^er
banks.
JJt Tlie c.nlf of tlie leg ; to avoi<l,
7p" to skulk ; to co\er or hide
j/tf each other, as animals do in
a herd ; diseased ; to change ;
altered.
1 W'i (lie calf of the leg.
']■> A iVf ] that which protects
the men — or troops.
] ?^ jj to suckle, as a cow her
calf.
"5 5*F J?: 1 "11 'I'c plants are
changed, or diseased — from the
frost.
prp 'I'lie south corner of a mora,
(/,^p uliere a table was spread
j_/. with otf'ering.s, when it was
not knowir where the god of
the land was abiding; hence it
means hidden, concealed; low,
base.
From viarks and not as the
]>lionetic ; occurs interchanged
with the ne.Kt.
Streaks, or veins ; graceful,
elegant, adorned, polished,
applied to the deportment, or
to a composilion.
W 1 S ^ 4* T^ pT ^. ^ one
elegant aceomplisiied prince can
never be forgotten.
1 5| elegant, graceful, polished ;
said <jf tilings or persons.
\ ^ jH^ truly it is a finished
coiupositioii.
From a square basl-et and not ;
occurs interchanged with 3p not,
and the last.
A bamboo square covered
basket, for which the next is now
used ; the stately march of horses ;
a graceful gait ; illegal ; banditti, va-
gabonds, seditious, disorderly peo-
ple, by which term oflicials stigma-
tize whoever opposes their rule;
banded robbers, brigands, or op-
pressed people ; no, not so, is not ;
without ; v.irieg.-ited.
1 M '"' 1 -Sli \:igalMiuds, xm-
derlng people, vagrants.
^J- ] insurgents, ojien relxls.
] 5^!! a band of villains; a sedi-
ti<ius chib or cabal.
J^ ] local robbers, a nest of
thieves.
"Q" 1 a party or association of
seditious sulijects.
^5 I or ]{^ j filehers, marauders,
highway robbers.
l.s
138
FEI.
FEI.
FEI.
^ ] a brotherhood or elan of
seditions, a sworn sect.
1 ^ M M i'' '** ""t I ^^^" !"■"-
tract (he time.
] ■(& particolored, inharmonious
colors.
1 "^ Sif "^ '•■ '** ""*■ '^''^^'i ^^'^
yet it is as if it were now.
it ^ 1 A l>y intimacy with bad
men is disastrous.
Read ,faii. The emperor mak-
ing gifts to his otlicers.
] |r^ imperial fa\ors.
f<^^ Bamboo baskets, round or
p^ oval, and havuig a cover and
'yV short less.
B
] baskets of all sorts.
To cut oft' the feet, an an-
cient punishment ; others
yi' say, to cut oft' the knee-pan.
Til?, liti^vhen the penal-
tj' is to cut otr the feet, set the
fine for it.
A red marshy plant, the stem
and roots are good for food
ye if gathered at the right time ;
the plant belongs to the
Cfucifera, and has a large root like
a turnip, which is acrid at certain
times ; the description geems to
apply rather to a plant like the
Cnimhe taturka, or Hungarian
bread, than to a sort of turnip or
wild radish ; pot-herb.s, gi'eens ;
sparing, frugal; trifling, unworthy,
mean; fragrant; beautiful; san-
dals, hi which sense it is used for
the next.
1 ^ ^ formal offering, a trifling
present, said by one of his gift,
which is also termed | i]^ [only]
a thing like a turnip.
1 fife ^ coarse food and drink.
p^ J ] exuberant, fragrant.
] ] odoriferous ; mixed, blended.
] ^ sad, in deep depression.
j 'I'-g mournful.
1 vi| poor, shabby, of no worth ;
— as one's present.
] %k. ™y Poo"" respects ; — written
on a jiresent of money.
m i^ -7v 1 ^S ^ T ^1 ^vhen
gathering the turuips do not
throw them away because of
their roots ; i.e. do not reject the
good because of the bad.
Interchanged with the last.
Coarse hempen or grass san-
.t^ dais or cheap shoes; they
are poetically termed ^ f^
i. e. not worth borrowins:.
These characters are inter-
clianged, but the fir.st is
properly applied to the tree
and its thuber, which is fit
for furniture; and the se-
cond to the ] -^ or long,
hazel shaped nuts of the
Torreya niicifera, a species
of Taxinea? or yew, found in
Northern China, and used by the
people to cure the worms ; the first
also means a e pice of w^ood fa.s-
tened to a bow to strengthen the
center ; to assist ; to lean on ; used
for gl a basket.
^ I to zealously assist.
4^ 1 i^ S •" order to assist the
people in their virtuous works.
] JL benches or stands made of
the yew.
1^ I the Cephdotaxus drupaceu,
an evergreen tree like a yew.
'1#
Desirous of speaking, but
unable to do so from trepida-
fe tion, ignorance, or otherwise.
^ ] ^ ^^ he could not
speak out, and the other therefore
did not learn it.
\^ I the heart's anger repressed,
indignant but silent.
CriJlk From words and nol as the pho-
^t H uelic.
'fe To backbite, to slander ; un-
just, wicked aspersions; a
slanderer.
^, I to hate and slander another ;
angry defamation.
] ^ slander and flattery.
1^ I heart-burnings ; malice in
the heart.
1 pil 'o slander, to defame.
Cri III From vioon and to jo out.
aJI-M The moon in a crescent form,
y« fi\e days old, and not yet
\ery bright.
] PJ] the moon waxes brighter.
From coverbig and to issue.
^ A house fallen in ruins ; to
■''' tlnow aside, to abandon ; to
set aside, to depose ; to de-
stroy ; to annul ; to disinherit ; to
stop, to fail ; void, null ; spoiled,
useless, corrupt ; discarded, de-
graded ; degenerated ; come to
nought ; large.
1 ■^T thrown aside.
^ 1 or I Jfli useless, worn out ;
a good for nothing fellow.
I H^ to waste one's time.
^ 5*^ M ] to t'"''i back, to back
out, to give up when half done.
] -^ ^i)) to set aside the eldest,
and place the younger on the
throne.
•^ j'^ PJJ 1 things spoil if care
be not taken with them.
13 iS 1 ^ the state is all going
to ruin.
] '^ lost his labor ; he has missed
bis aim.
] ^ lazy, unthrifty.
I ^ to abandon, to discard.
I A cripples, infirm people ; su-
perannuated.
^J^cTJ From (lismisc and to issue, ; in-
^^^ terchanged with the last in this
■^^ sense.
/«'
An incurable disease.
] -^ a dis.ability that luifits one
for all labor ; maimed or imper-
fect in body.
/4"'^' A mai made of rushes for
'^^^ spreading on beds or floors.
/"•'' MW. '^ ] to weave rush
grass into mats.
FEI.
Ft I.
F±l.
139
) From wealth aud without.
To scatter wealth ; to use, to
spend ; to lavish ; to hurt, to
injure ; expense, cost, outlay ;
wasteful, scjuandering ; trouble, an-
xiety for, kinihiess to others; vast.
iPi 1 or 1 ffl'-"'®: 1 to lay out
money, to spend on ; what is
needed.
•ffl 1 [" you go to] over much ex-
pense ;" — politely said to a
host; another phrase, T^^ ]
" you have lost your outlay," is
used when recei\ing a present.
] ^ vexatious, fussy, trouble-
some; needless labor.
?ii 1 'o waste foolishly, unneces-
sary outlay.
] "jj to use eftbrt.
:Jt I ^ very difficult to bring
about.
1 t^ or 1 ^ occupied your
mind; r\o put you lo trouble ;
;'. e. I thank you for your trouble.
jj> ] a douceur, a fee, a vail given
to waiters.
^ ] tra\eling expenses.
Ig ] extra expense ; wastefid.
S -T AS M ^ 1 the princely
man is kind but not wasteful.
1 M El?, [doctrines are] wide and
suljtle too.
ftji 1 JPI' 't •''^'l>''res great care, as
a \ve;irvi:ij^ job.
1 liifniftT flits if you pass the
right time, tlien you will be
hungry ; like Proverbs xx. 4.
1 ^ ^- you'\o wasted your
breath — in trying to convince
him.
Read ;/('. An ancient town, now
r'i hien ] 0; a district ui the
soudieast of Sliautung.
■^Hl^' Small iiimples, eruptions on
7J^j| th(^ skin.
/V 1 -jT- or *fe I pricklv heat.
^.t 1 or""^ T 1 ".^ to
have prickly heat.
1 iR? ^ pricklv heat emulates
bV.ils.
rroin waiter and not ; it is very
IVeciuently read Juh,
> ( To bubble up, as gushing
J or boiling water ; to rush
over the rocks, as waves do ;
bubbling, perturbed ; e.x-
cited, angry ; to sprinkle.
in ] in 1^ like boiling water and
gruel ; said of a distm'bed king-
dom.
•§ HI 01) ^ if it bubbles more
than thrice, [the tea] is bitter.
M Ji4 1 Hf tlif raging waves were ,
blown o\er the rocks ; — applied
to quanelsome, noisy brawls.
?K 1 lU 4^ the Walter is bubbling,
the hills are falling, — general
anarchy.
W: 1 greatly raging, as waves.
] 7JC a stream in Shantung, whose
waters are thought to lengthen
hfe. I
■g' ] j^ liiiiling, bubbling water;
— a liiedical term. j
^ ] the caldron is boiling ; met.
a country in rebellion.
Eead
jn'.
The name of Duke
Tao of Ching, who ruled B. c.
58G ; and of a ruler of Lu. The
second form alone is used in this
sense.
^ A kind of ape, the | ] ,
found in Chin-India and the
fii' southwest of China, of which
strange stories arc told ; it is
probably a hairy variety of (ha nikt
or orang, of a black color, with
very large lips ; it is described as
carniverous, and four or five feet
high.
<U ' From tAl 1 /«"" 11"! four 34
/iinitls clasiiing the Ij>J At-c/^/.
J^ An old character, denoting an
aniuuil like the la.sl, which
was brought from India, li.c. 1100,
said to be t\vel\ e feet hi^h.
- 'Hi ' 'i'o speak rajiidly ; to talk i
PTP very fast and thick. I
From wood and a sort of nettle.
K |L A chip or shaving ; to plane
y*^ or shave wood ; a wooden
case.
f J «} From r/rnss and a market wliich
"jzfc^ gives the sound.
je ' To overshadow, as by luxu-
riant foliage.
^ 1 ii" ^ the umbrageous
flowering crab or service tree ;
— used as a simile for grateful
remembrances.
] ] exuberant, full of leaves.
Read /»/*, A knee-pad worn
when sacrificing.
;^ ] jt)f ^ how royal-looking
were the red knee-covers !
W'
rom |^./?c'.s7i uiirl TfT ^ market^
though others suy the primitive
IS
in
an apron.
One of the live tsang or or-
gans, the lungs, " called ^ |j^ the
metallic viscera, which rules the
breath ; they have altogether eight
lobes, and are attached to the ver-
tebra ; their office is to dii'ect the
motions of the body ;" to plane or
cut wood.
^ I to sacrifice the lungs, as was
done in the Cheu dynasty at
autunm.
1 ^ the lungs, the lights.
] ^Ijf an abscess in the hnigs.
^ it ] J]^ I can see through his
lungs and liver, I can look into
his designs.
13 Pl 1 IS ^^e nuist give me-
dicine for the lungs.
1 Wi ^ secret thoughts, private
opinion on a subject.
] /^ a reddish kind of jasper, an-
ciently used in courts as a sort of
ordeal slone to test plaintifl's.
Q ^f ] D§ he keeps his own
counsel.
Read p'i'i ' Luxuriant,
jt ^ 1 1 the leaves were very
abundant.
140
I'El.
FEU.
FEU.
^.^f ) From Jen I lier and 7wt.
^^ A beautiful bird, the cock i
J'^' bird of tilt" 1 1^ ,^ or blue-
greeii kiiigfi.sla'r {//ulci/on
siiv/rneiisis and H. piknta,) whose
pliiinage is used in feather work.
1 M Hi is applied to cliry.soprase,
greeu pyroxene or Sausserite,
and even to malachite ; but the
precious ] ^ is a silicate of
aluniiiuiui, c:ilicdy'"AVe, and re-
Kurded us \ery \aluablc.
'. > A rheumatic sickness ; a
fiery swelling, an ulcer like a
fc' carbuncle; a dropsical swel-
ling or fattiness in the feet.
H*) From grass mu\ to punisfi re-
"" fractory states ; also i-eud ./'«/;>
^^
fe' Luxuriant, as ^ | a plant
covered with leaves.
Bead piii. Regular, and in fine
order, as banners.
pX
From mouth and dof^ ; alluding
to tlie crv of a Jo".
yi;' The bark of a dog ; to bark,
to yelp, to howl, as canine
animals do.
^L 1 1^ " ''°o which barks at
everybody.
iffi ± k I ^ Gl'fli'^ J»o'. Ij^'ri-
ed at Yao ; a simile I'or dissatis-
fied grumblers, who cainiot dis-
criminate between good and bad
people.
Old sounds, pu, bii, ]iut, and tut.
lio'* ; — in FuhchaUy
From net and not, Init the primi-
tive is proi'erly a contraction of
•^ wlietlier.
A net to catch rabbits ; a
screen or intervening frame-
work.
1 Mt " "ooden screen within the
outer gate.
-^ 1 or^ 1 g| the port of Chi-
fu in Shantung, the headland
of this name is famous for a -visit
of Ghi Hwangti, about b c. 220.
In Canton^ fau ; — in Swatoic, p*u, h«, li"o, and hui ; — in Amoy^ ho, and one
p'ou, p'i and p*aiu ; — in Shanghai^ vu and fii ; — in Ciufu^ fn.
From water and trnstivorthy*
To float, to drift ; to float or
cross a stream with gourds ;
to overflow, to exceed ; to
run over; light, luisteady,
giddy, volatile ; unsubstantial, fleet-
ing ; time gone by, clouds scudding
by ; a forfeit ; excessive.
] I abundant, like a rushing
torrent ; rising, like ^•apo^ ; vain.
^ fg ] "=■ don't trust reckless talk.
1 ^ S ^ [!'''•'] P-'isses away
like a dream.
] IB Rfi acccounts put in the
blotter
] H^ floating property, not fixed
or certain, uncertain gains.
] ^ light-minded, no stability or
dignity.
W ® 1 1 ^^^'^ "'^'^ snow in
€\binulanee.
1 1 iKi yd floating and un-
steady ; w eak and giddy.
1 iSf -9: "lit *o roam about the
world.
^ ] lenity, no steadiness ; mi-
trustworthy.
^ ] jj^ A ['li<5 business or
duties] are more than the men
to do them. |
1 ij^ or ] "^ a bridge of boats,
or raft ; a pontoon bridge. '
1 igli an excess over the set num-
b.-r, more than the limit. ,
1 ?5l floating and sinking, unset- '
iled ; met. alternately this and |
then that. I
1 M JlS §i "'^ insincere court-
eous manner ; a heartless but j
decorous way.
•{^ ^ ] ^ having no settled re- i
sidence.
1 9M 5J 6^ ^^^^ o"*^ "" 'op, that
one floating.
@ -t ] <^ 'I'i" ^^'^ on the
snow.
1 IH o'' 1 M "araes for a ;
dagoba, and a pagoda or tower,
imitating the word Biidlm.
' — 1 ^fe & *o take ofli" a foaming
bumper.
fii 'I* EL
5C 'Ih :^ 1 fi^ t''*^''' relations
(or friendship) are not very
cordial.
I HI ;g •? a child of the billow,
an itUe, thriftless unreiiable
man.
^
<_4?
A kind of large ant.
1 ^ gnats or ephemera
^/cu produced from water; but
the Pan Tsao describes them
like a Scarabeus, with yellow-
black elytra, slender and lia\ing
a horn.
tit 1 M #} RT ^ T> H 4 tl'e
ant pushed against the tree, and
it was laughable to see its es-
timate of its streneth.
l/tp Steal
c/i'J" with
Steam or ^•apor ascending
ith a noise.
■fi" 1 ^ steam,
] A one who steams food.
An
ifeu
1
A ri\cr in Sz'clruen, about
800 miles long, the ] |J^ or
1 fl or M ^ p: which
joins the Yangtsz' Eiver at
Fu-cheu I ^'I'l as it is called
on the sjjot.
^g the bubbles on water ; foam,
spume.
FEU.
FEU.
FOH.
Ul
i/'"'
- -^ The greater i)lantain, rib-
(,^> f^'i-ass, rib-wort, or ripple-
grass, a comuioii roadside
herb.
] ^ '''c plaiitago, better known
as Ip fl^ ^ rut grass, and ^
^ !^ eow's tongue, as it is
said to spring up in cows'
tracks ; it is eaten as greens,
and tlie mucilaginous seeds are
used as a diuretic.
1 fj^ ill '' I"^'^'^ '" -^'''i 1"^" "'^■"'
K ai-lung fu Ul Hunan.
n
./►T' New and lustrous silk clothes ;
(/R'l^ white garments.
iJ*-'" liS^ ^ -it 1 '''*^ silken robes
are clean and bright; such
are now worn by the ]"]ni-
l)rcss when she worships the
goddess of silk.
Tlio onjtinnl form delineiites an
earthen vessel to contain spirits ;
it is tlie llilst radical of a na-
tni'al group of cliaracters re-
ferring to vases
E.'irthenwarc vessels in ge-
neral ; a wine-jar ; a mea-
sure holding four Ituli ^
or eight l)Msliels > a vase on which
the ancicn(s marked time.
^ ] or ^j^ I to beat tune on the
vase.
^ ] earthenware in general.
fl^t I the hanging jar, a name for
a uoor maji.
V'"
C~2r" From mouth and not, because
1*1 "tlie tliuii{,'lits are not discerned
I — I in the mouth."
i.0 deny, to retuse; not, not
so, ought not ; at the end
of a sentence, construes it into an
alU'rnati\e interrogative, whether
or not? else, otherwise.
^ 1 is it so?
31 13 1 the king said, It is not.
luidecided, as men ; hidefinite
nu'asuri'S.
"nj 1 '"' -ill; 1 ^ U ^^ill 't do
or not '.
Read 'y/i'. Closed, obstructed,
which is the meaning of the 12th
diagram ; to bar the way ; wicked,
as mankind.
flftliY 1 ^ disturbed and gloomy,
like the world.
1 -[It this evil world.
{^ ] a hard lot, unsuccessful in life.
1 PJl }^ i. if it l.ic bad, then
i'niwn it away.
i^ "^ fJh 1 }'°^' must decide
whether it be yes or no.
•^ 1 has it happened or not '?
J[|/( pj f ^ 1 ^^'ill i"- *^'' f*^!' yo" I"
oiler it in my stead?
^J^ -M # 1|£ 1 I "^on't know
whether they have been received
or not.
Wi 1 A #J to praise and blame
jjeojjle.
15'
The original form represents a
mound of earth ; it is the 170th
radical of a group of words rela-
ting to conditions or forms of
places, and is iu the contracted
form aluays i)ut on the left of
the priuiitive ; occuis used for
the ue.\t.
A mound or tumulus of earth
only; fertile, abundant; fat; to
make rich, to increase in size ;
great.
>jfj\ \ plenty of things.
1 .file c)^ J^ '" t'i"'i<-'li and develop
the condition of the minuui-
bered multitudes.
^ ] abundant, as a harvest.
jui
Pg Pg- ^ S
The ] ^ is properly a
gryllus, the small grasshop-
per of the fields, rather
smaller than a locust.
r!K ■'r- !i!a
locusts sing in iiie grass, and
the grasshoppers leap and skip ;
the first of these is described as
of a grass green color, which
however is also applicable to
the Tni.ritlis.
] j^ full and comjjlete.
^ I a Budhist monastery, refer-
ring to the incense burned there.
•IH 1^ ?L 1 ''"-' '"'^ spans were
very fat and large.
1 lit M IS ['!'*-■ lH-oi)le] increas-
ed in wealth, and this removed
their complauits.
m
Old sound, bok. In Canton, fok ; — i« Sjfiitoiv, pak ; — in Ainoy, pok ;— in Fulicfiau, pwoli ;
in S/iinii/liiii, vok ; — in Clii/u, foil.
From silk and to scatter ; it i
closely resembles chwen' ^ 'pin-
To bind, as a sheaf; to tie
up, to tie fast ; to strap and
secure ; to roll up securely ; a strap
under the axle to drag another
cart ; a roll.
$(2 I to bind securely, as a
prisoner.
1 l5: lU l* '^■'*".? '^ under the
cart, as a basket.
] g? tic it tight, as when ] ^
lightening the girdle.
li 1 :J| it is tied too light.
j|(J ] to tie to a whipjiing post.
^il ] ropes to bind things.
1 X — JM: ffi bind it with a
hoop above.
] "^ a restricted rule, a fixed
limit ; impeded, as the circula-
tion.
142
FU.
FU.
FU.
Old sounds, pii, bu, put, but raid pok. In Canton, fu and p6 ; — in Siralou; liu, p6, po, and pu ; — in Amvy \m bu
uitil ]i;iii ; — In Fuhchttu, hu, X), ani/ ho ; — in S/auit//mi, fu nnrf vu ; — in C/i!;'ii, fu.
,^
From 7C .'7'v'(i' nnd —" one, q. d.
n man ^itji :i pin in ]us linir to
show thut he is of iige ; — the
^^ — ■ being a conti-aotion of ^ a
pole of tea feet, intinjating his
full stature, or of yjl to lean on.
One who can help ; to assist ;
a husband ; a man, a Sfholar, a
distinguished man ; a pronoun,
denoting men ; added to other
noun, denotes a workman, a strong
man, a fellow ; as y]^ | a water-
man ; an artist ; an exalted lady,
an officer's wife.
] iff "1" 1 ^ husband and
wife.
^ I an old term for officials, now
mostly used for a physician.
I ^ a sage, a rabbi, a gTeat
teacher.; a hero.
I ;g my husband.
I ^ my deceased husband.
] A the wife of an otlicer of verv
high rank ; Shakya's mother is
so styled by the Uudhisls, and
it is politely used when .speaking
of the wife of a gentleman.
5D 1 A your concubine.
J\. ^ 1 ^ great and good man,
an eminent leader.
^ 1 ^ '-^ tl^e head of all men,
the chief of all braves, — the
sovereign.
^ I a porter, a coolie.
1,^ ] a chair-bejirer.
^ ] chapmen, peddlers.
"^ ] a cartman.
,^ ] attendants, servitors of all
kinds ; a groom.
*|$ ] a mean fellow, a base man.
^ ] a desperate man,
[7C ] a beast of a man, a low
wretch.
"g' 1 ^ an old term for a cen-
turion.
^ ] I the old worker ; — used
by common people.
^ 1 i :^ o"e able to cope with
ten thousand.
m 1 A<i;^'Ii]ii; ifl^^ifi
am not mo\cd on account of
this man, what can move me'?
I M "? i§. hus))ands and chil-
dren. — a fortune-teller's term.
^ ] ^ this lonely isolated fel-
low Sheu.
Kead t./V. An adverbial initial
particle ; — now, therefore, foras-
nuich ; however ; an interjection.
3. I nioreovcr.
^^ 1 if then.
■^ 1 so, ah ! now, then!
] A ^ -f- now, that man's sou.
^jj 1 that thing, therefore.
@| 1 ;ihis!
1 iz ^ '»>""j as to the humane
man ; now, concerning virtue.
From c/vthrx and hclji.
The lapel which folds over
the side; overalls or outer
drawers.
I f^ a case to protect a
scabbard, made of coarse
cloth.
c/«
m
c/«
.1^
\ reddi.sh stone that looks
like a gem, but uifcrior in
beauty and value ; a second
class gem, like veined jas-
per or rt'd-while cornelian.
{S^ 1 k'j Zt tl'6 pebbles are
muigled iu with gems, —
the vile and t'ne good are
confounded
An ax used to decapitate
high officers and princes.
] Ijg a headsman's ax.
To spread out ; name of a tree.
] j^ to lay down or spread
out in every part, as a mat
on a floor.
I j^% a sort of wild apple ; the
Aivnia.
k
,./'«
Bran of wheat; at Canton,
[2 I is the refuse cake of
the ground-nut or hemp-seed,
u.sed for mannre.
] -^ bran from grain.
I $j|. liorsc-feed, as bran, beans,
straw.
1^ I ^ fruit of the Rhus semi-
ahihi, which produces the JJ
f§ ^- or gall-nuts.
From rltics over a ihild, repre-
senting a bin! brooding, as she sits
on tlie nest.
To hatch, to brood on eggs;
to trust to, depended on ; trust-
worthy, because the time of hatch-
ing can be known ; sincerely, tndy ;
trust, confidence, belief; accordant;
what is fully proved ; fully estab-
lished in.
^ ] mutual trust, as in trad-
hig.
f^ i^I 1 7^; 'le an example of
loyalty (or trust) to the future
statesmen of Cheu.
1 ff to rely on.
K ^ ^ 1 every one reposed en-
lire confidence in them.
1 ^ (also written :j^ ^) the
calyx, which bursts at flower-
ing.
f|j ] the Gist diagram, referring
to confidence.
From wood and trust.
A float or raft ; the ridge-pole
in a roof; a drumstick ; a jjar-
row or hurdle to carry dirt.
^ 1 V^ -f \% to float over the
seas on a rait.
] ^ floating charcoal ; anything
light.
] ,@, a door-screen, or a door to
screen from the street.
FU.
FU.
FU.
143
<#
*t^\ From man and trust.
A prisoner of war ; to capture
s/" alive, to take prisoner; spoil
taken in war.
] L'aptives.
R§ 1 I '■* P""^ prisoner.
1 ^% ^" ^''^''^ ca}>ti\e.
] ^" to carry off spoil.
;^ /fU jS 1 ['!'<' pi'i'ices] left no
jjrisouers behind them.
' IL * I'luni Itcvlt and trnat ; it occurs
- JT* used for /-J-' starved.
i./"- The white pellicle lining the
culms of a water plant called
] 'j^ ; a r\ish ; wet. related ; friend-
ly; tlic female hemp.
II 1 i Ui distantly related ; not
intimate.
J^rf The outer purlieus of a city,
^'jp'P especially the ])lace where pa-
j/it radcs or trials of horseman-
ship are held ; a border, a
suburb.
■' H ^ ^ BJt 1 ='" i'""i« "'■'^
like the suburbs of the five Ca-
nonical Books.
J] ] to sit crosslegf^ed in a devo-
tional attitude with the hands
rai.sed, when performing {utlatu
f.-iis<i>iii) the great meditation.
M
J"-
Froni tree and to wrap,
A drumstick.
^ I to take the drum-
stick
stick and drum.
('(
Ih-.in iif rice ; the capsule or
pericarp of a seed; the caly.K
or glumes of gramineous
flowers.
Read jiao. Bushy ; plants
growing thickly like a clump of
canes.
] ^ the ancient name of jpj ^'['l
Ilo-cheu in Kunsuii.
J. /_L. FruiTi lr<_e and to;/ive.
c M -* The lower part of a railing ;
(./"■ a caly.v or receptacle of a
flower; a raft to cross streams;
handle of a knife; a sort of mat
liran-l):ig used to drum with; to
w.-isli in lye and bleach.
I ;j:(]^ a raft ; a scow, a ferry-boat.
1^
A spring-net, now called
155 ip, shaiied like the
hood of a carriage, for trap-
'SX l''"S pheasants.
'^ T!"^ ^ -'lit M ^ 1 '''^ pheasants
have got caught in the net.
J'"
J"
The top or instep of the foot;
lop of the toes; occurs used j
fcir the next.
1 ji 'I •'^'"■'- "f gaiters or
stockings joining the trow-
sers.
ID; JJil \'j ] to fall into the nmd
and dirty one's feet.
p-t. Fscd for the last.
clC/> To set in state, with the
I./" legs midcr one; to bow or
curtsey.
1 1 ^Jc the deep obeisance of a
bride to her husband.
^ ] ^[\ the women bowing low
sat down.
To thiidc on with jileasure;
c^Ui> gratified, pleased with, as a
,y« friend.
tffLtf From tuivn and tlirr.
c/itti' A small department in the
(./" west of Shensi, bordering on
Kansuh, anciently called ]
lilt ; it lies on the headwatersof the
Uiver Loll j§ jjij' in the moun-
tains.
[ I'l Original form of tlie next.
cj^ The fourth of the eight dia-
(./« grams is ^ to trcnd)le ; and
this character exhibits it ;
whence it means to display, to show
(he energy of spring in the budding
or starting of plants.
From to spread and dis/trrsc ;
the second composed of iiir/i and
Jirst, is seldom used, and is also
read jiu^wiih the same meaning.
To state to the sovereign or
(./ " a superior ; to lay, as a nwt ;
to spread out, to ilifi'use ;
to disclose, as the feelings ; to an-
nounce, to send out orders, to pro-
mulge ; to show forth ; to di\ide and
arrange ; to apply, as a plaster ;
extensively.
I "jf/j( or I ^j to distriUite, to
make known ; to w iilely cii'culate,
as news.
1 'Si. fS ^ to make knowit or
dirt'use moral books, or exhorta-
tions to good habits.
^ ] "'' ^ 1 Jfl insuflicient, not
enough for the purpose.
1 ^ '" spread abroad doctrines,
to difluse a religion.
I ^ to memorialize the throne.
] -^j- to proclaim, as the Emperor
does.
1 ^" '^" P'^*- °") •''^ '''' pbister or
ointment.
1 Jli I'J extend one's researches.
Heaven's angry afllictions ex-
tend through this lower world.
From ^fti^sh^ ^'.7'''*, *ind Jit'ld ;
tlie etvmolo<^ists regard it as a
contraction of j/m )]];£ the skin.
The eiiidermis, the skin ; the
soft flesh, muscle ; minced meat ;
pork ; skin-deei), superficial ; to
skin, to flay; to receive; beautiful,
admirable; large; the breadth of
four fingers, or two -ij* tsiiii.
^ ] hair and skin ; i. c. the
whole body.
f.'[ 1 muscle, flesh.
I Tjj^ superficial writing,
jr^ I the skin.
.W ^f 1 Jijf to accomplish liis great
merit.
1 in 'ii JJh 'lie flesh was like
solid fat.
] >j^ he personally received —
the woimd.
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FU.
FU.
FU.
M
An herb, the f^ ] , used to
(lj^3 iDcike besoms ; it is also c;il-
J'u led duck's tongue, and broom
weed; tbe Kochia scopaiia.
Hasty, urgent ; occurs used
lor ^+ griititicd. |
jjjfe 1 irascible, a basty dis-
position.
From hnmhoo and to ijive as the
plionetic.
Bamboo slips in pairs, made
to give one half to each
party ; a seal in two pieces, which
when joined proves its genuineness
by matching; tbe impression of
such a seal ; to correspond with, to
agree with ; to testify, to verify, to
compare ; a spell or charm to pre-
vent evil, such as are often hung
in 1 ^ or charm-bags on the
lai)el as amulets.
1 5^ written charms to exorcise
spu'lts, to convey sores to others,
to ward otf infection, Ac; uican-
tations, spells, amulets.
& 1 a seal conferring unlin)ited
military powers, which & \ ^
^ should always be at hand,
— and the officer ready for his
duty.
1 ^ a warrant or conmiission,
half of which is given the officer ;
credentials, a tally.
% ;fg I the parts do not match ;
the circumstances disagree ;
there is a discrepancy between
the statements.
J^ J,)}; ^ I the writing does not
- tally ; )'. €. it is like a forgery.
^ ] or :^ ] to write or draw-
spells or incantations.
1 J^ favorable iiiHueuces, as
genial dews, springs, itc.
^ I an effectual charm.
:{■'n^^m mnm i they
cannot make a plea ot traveUng
about, to screen themselves —
from their wrong acts.
^ ] the demon of siclcness ; sick- '
- ness, as detined by geomancers, I
including ill-luck, misfortune. i
M
From herh and to give ; occurs
useil for ^ bursting.
f^fii A herbaceous plant with
round and downy leaves, and
red seeds shaped like ear-rings ; —
a Medicago? — it is also called
jl g a dexil's eye.
Read ^j'li. A scale ; buds burst-
ing, as in the spruig.
] ^ the outer scale of a leaf or
bud ; a glume.
Eead ,p», and used for y|{j
sweet flag. The name of a place.
a ^ ri 1 ± w ^ >""'•'-' to
be tb'eaded than [the robbers of]
Hwan-p'u in Lti ; this place be-
ing a fenny spot where bandits
skulked.
V /L. From irrilfr and to r/ire ; it is
J J 1*1 used for f-J. a raft and tlie next.
t/'(t A float nuide of boards for
crossuig streams by pushing
it across, a thing smaller than a
raft. I
] \^ bubbles on the water.
;^, A "^ 1 the common people
got across on floats.
V>*/^ Similar to the preceding.
^M J To cross a stream on small
.<.' " floats fastened to each other.
t'^-f t From bird and a chain
':JT^ A .sheldrake, widgeon, or msil-
c,/" lard, including some sorts
w ith a crest ; a small species
near the Yangtsz' is called ^ ]
(he capped duck ; and another Ls
named the ^ ] the deei) duck,
from its habit of diving.
^ ] a poetical name for the com-
mon duck.
'M ] a pair of shoes, in allusion
to a man who stole a pair which
had been oftered to the goddess
of the Little Orphan I. in the
Yangtsz'.
1 1p "Q: }S '''*-' ducks and widg-
eons are on the Ri\er King.
] ^ to walk slow, like a duck.
^ the pojipy, .so called in
\^ ^ 7lC 1 drifting along like a
duck, as an idle useless lout ;
applied also to men of ability
who prefer retirement to their
duty to the state.
T^'^ From /lerh aud mullurd, as the
,„ An edible tuber, described as
a variety of tbe water-chest-
nut or E/cor/iarif, called | j^,
which people eat in times of scarcity.
-j||^ A flower, the ] '^ :{^ or
c"/^ IIi/ji.'Ciis niiitiibi/ie, common in
^jii southern China.
\~'BU.^ branch of the Wu
(Black) Kiang in the north of
Yunnan.
1 ^ M " *'"" ^^y ('■ *• pretty) face
of a girl ; — a fancy name for
a looking-Klass.
1^.1...
imitation ot the Arabic iiji/iin
for opimn, introilnced into China
aliiuit A. D. 800 by Arab traders.
] ^ the lotus flower.
J-y-t^ From insect and ma?) ; in Canton
UItP it is sometimes wrongly used lor
,01 lis "^ '^"""•'b--
A species of water beetle
like the Pytiscus, called ^ | and
] \^ ; the poi)ular notion is that
it can recover its stolen young, and
the mother and young always
somehow rejoin each other ; coins
rubbed with their blood will also
one day come together again ;
hence cojiper cash are often called
^ ] , from their resemblance to
tlie .shape of the insect ; and 1^ |
by an extension of the idea, is
sometimes used as a name for
dollars, rupees, and other coins.
]^ 1 E3 iVj two tiuu or bills of
Peking money.
From hand and man as the pho-
netic.
To lend a hand, to help one
along ; to aid, to assist ; to
uphold, to protect : to defend,
to shield, as in days of
calauiitv.
FU.
FU.
FU.
145
] gjfj to aid, to succor, to help.
I ^ij^ to sustain, as one who is
weak.
I ^ to upliokl, to steady.
I ^ a support for the hand, as a
cane ; the ] :^ ^^ is a board
in a sedan to lean on.
j j^ to lean on a stafT; hence a
poetieal name for the adjutant is
] ^ the old man on a stat?',
Ix'catise the bird has such an old
bald head and looks so dennue.
] :j|JJ to return home with a
Collin.
j j/^ to bear up under calamity.
1^ Ifi) -7 1 though he had fallen,
he would not help him up ; —
refused all a.ssistance.
:^ -^ I ] the young and help-
less children.
1 ^ @ ''escribed as the coun-
try where the sun rises, refers
probably to Japan, and is re-
garded by the Japanese as an
old Chinese name of their
country.
Ui ■I'j 1 i^ the hills produce
nndberries ; this ancient name is
. probably the same as the last, as
applied to Japan.
m
t A sort of divine tree, .said to
grow where the sun rises,
fa called ] ^ a name indi-
cating its aflinity to the
nudberry ; the wood is excellent ;
the name is probably derive<l or
altered from ^ -^ ^ or Japan.
A storm.
^ ] JU, a gi'cat tempest.
i/'^ 1 Q ^'"'' "'"'l blowing
down from the sky in a sud-
den gust ; the Budhists liken the
ascent of the departing soul to it.
From tifutn niul to f/ive,
Tlie noi.sy clanuir and joy of
iJ" an army; joyful cries and
drunnning of soldier.s.
■jj^ 5F. 1 nS; '^'"^ troops in front
cheered and rejoiced.
C . » ^ From a shvller and to rjive as tlie
J/rl* phonetic.
"■fa A library , a record-office ; to
collect, to store ; a storehouse
a treasury ; met. a thesaurus
or eneycl()|)a'dia ; a palace, the hall
of a regains or prince ; and thus in
polite phrase, a gentleman's house ;
department or otlice in government ;
the officer over such a department
or bureau ; a prefecture or subdi\i-
sion of a province, first instituted
in the T'ang dynasty ; the oflicer
placed o\er it, a prefect.
1 _L <"' !r 1 "■■ ^ 1 are polite
terms for your resilience, your
mansion.
■j^ 1 "'■ 1 ^ liis Honor the ^p
] or prefect ; ap[)lied too to a
^ ] or sub-prefect.
T ] a prince's palace in Peking.
^ A 1 'I'e Board of the Impe-
rial (^lan.
] /4i 'lie treasury ; a depot.
^ f^ \ W. '"^ '*^ **''^^ "^ govern-
ment employ.
^ I the si.v treasuries are the five
elements, grain, and all plants.
m
From hand and to give ; occiu's
used for tlie next.
7« To pat, to slap, as in good
humor ; to quiet, to lay the
hand on ; to permit ; the han-
dle of things ; a .sort of drum.
1 iij" ^"y your hand on your heart,
— and ask your.self.
] ^ lo l:i|) the .stone — hi keep-
ing tiuir.
1 /^Si ^ ■•J'c [y"". '"y parents,]
indidged ami reared me.
^5 ] to pat and stroke, as a cat ;
to soothe.
M 1 ^ 4^ '" tl»'""i <i'"l tap 'l^e
lute and guitar.
From hiiml and without or a
trt'fistiri/ ; the second form is not
common ; interchanged with the
last.
To keep down with the hand,
7" to hold ; to quiet, to tranquil-
ize, to soothe ; lo stroke, to
pat, as a dog ; to cherish, to provide
for; to console, to cheer up; to
manage, to control gently but lirm-
ly, as a good magistrate ; to thrum,
as a lute.
1 1$ 13 :^ to f"iiy ps'^ify ^^^
eountiy
^ 1 or )^ ] to gently manage.
] ^ to rear, as a child; to
nmture, to educate.
1 ^ A 'M' t" bring out men of
ability.
1 m ""r ^ I '•'•. 1 m tl^e go-
vernor ot a province.
] ^l) to draw the sword.
1 tiill t" manage and drive, as a
span; — applied to a firm and
gentle sway over the people.
] ^ and ] ;Q the Go^■ernor's
left and right — troop or escort.
From Jh'nh and treasury as the
III plionetic.
The meiubranous or inferior
7"
viscera,
L'alled
^. 1>
are
reckoned by the Chinese to be
the stomach, gall-bladder, large
and small intestines, bladder, and
three functional passages.
J]jjj 1 the lungs; met. the inten-
tions, the real opinions.
'M
7«
This must be distinguished from
the last.
Eotten, corrupt, spoiled ;
crushed to powder ; carious,
unsound ; inert, inapt, slow.
1 I^ sloughing flesh ; gangren-
ous ; proud flesh.
] ^3^ foolish, obstinate .and doltish.
1 i)Jj^ putrid, as a sore; spoiled, as
meat.
1 ?ft]'''e punishment of castration.
1 {{5; an utter defeat.
' 1 fiHi' ■'' learned fool, a vicious
pedant.
^ j bean-curd ; low policemen
ami underlings arc nicknamed
M. 1 "B* l>eeause they live on
and arc no better than this curd ;
and also the teachers in low go-
^■erllment schools.
19
14G
FU.
11
'/«
■^ 1 ^ flil remove tbe jjroud
flfsb, ;iiid lluis produce healthy.
] ^ soured bean-curd.
^75 it ] '1 Mongol name for cheese.
1^ ] an old saw, an ancient, woru-
DUt. proverb, not applicable to
tlie present day.
From man and slorehouse. ; the
second is also read t'iao'; it is
rather obsolete.
To stoop, to bend down, to
bow ; to look down from a
height, to condescend to, to
regard the lowly, — said of
superiors, and much used m prayers
and petitions ; to consider ; un-
equal.
I (^ to fall on the face ; to bow
aii<l kneel.
] (^ to look graciously on.
] and ^ are correlatives, to look
down — to look up; a term for"
. all ranks, as | f |J "i* ^ he
treats everybody wilh kindness.
1 It M o" ^"^'"-l ^^'>"'" 1^''^ ^^^^'-^
and kept .silent.
1 '4l llil M ''^ examine the lay
of the land or its capabilities, as
a strategist or c:eoinancer.
^2/-f" The middle of a bow, where
jIJ it is grasped; better known
'fii as ^ ^g, the hold of the bow.
* Ajft Stars in Ursa Major, es-
i V'^'i pccially one near 6 Megrez
'J'u in the square of the Dipper.
l" Composed of ^ to vse and ^
J'uther contracted.
X" To begin, the first ; an ap-
pellation or style taken by
men, by which their friends call
them ; it is also called their ;/^ ^
great designation, or JJl] ijt the
other name ; large, fine, good ;
eminent, great ; numerous ; I, my-
self; a small lordship mentioned
in the Shi King.
j 1 all, every kind, all sizes.
In f^l "a 1 "'''^^^ is yoiir style.
Sir?
FU.
^ 1 If ^ ''*^ '''"i** J"*''' l^cn caj>
ped, lie is still a very young
man ; 4^ | is also a polite term
for asking another's age.
j S Jl just a mouth from the
tiuie.
] ^ to begin; a beginning.
fljl /g ] the appellation of Con-
fucius.
] a large, wide field.
•^ I a grandee's coronet.
Read 'ini, and used for ^ a
garden.
j ;^ field plants.
In Cantonese. A ward in the
provincial city, of which there are
eighteen ; a league, as -p ^ j^ ■ — •
] ten li make one station or post,
which are a league apart ; some
write ^' for this last sense.
From dish and great ; the se-
cond form with bamboo added
is commonly used.
A sort of basket or hamper,
square outside and round
■within, used to hold boiled
grain m government wor-
ship.
1 !M! dishes of different shapes,
used when adoring Confucius
and ancestors.
C -fc-I^ From Qart and great.
■Spf^ Poles attached to a cart to
^fti help it out of the mud, or to
shore it up on a side-liill
from oversetting; a cart; a rack
on a cart, which extends over the
sides; the jaw-bone; to help, to
flank, to second ; to succor and
guide.
] j^j to protect, as a guardian.
] f£ "r 1 4ft *o '''i^ in carrying
out ; to succor, to assist.
I ;fg to join and helj), to co-
operate, in government.
1 ^ the jawbone.
^ ] a caliinct-nunister.
] ■^ high state.sraen; m geo-
maiicy, hills or knolls which
support or flank a spot.
FU.
ax "& 1 t to be helped by one's
friends in virtuous ways.
H ^ i?? 1 '^^ "ot throw aside
your props.
pg I four ofticers anciently placed
near the throne as supporters ;
applied to four stars in Camelo-
pardalis near the pole.
'«
From to eiiihroidtr and great.
Embroidered garments used
7" anciently to indicate high
rank, ha^•ing axes drawn on
them in black and white ; di\'er-
sified.
] |;^ ancient sacrificial dresses
embroidered with white lines or
axes.
] 1^ ^ ^ elegant composition.
] Hf finely embroidered.
■^ /)K 1 ^ constantly appearing
in their hatchet robes and state
coronets.
Vvomjlesh and great as the plio-
netic.
'fa Dried meat, like jerked meat ;
flesli or fruit dried for food.
1 1^ pp preserved meats or
other preparations of food and
fish.
|r^ ] .slices of dried meat formerly
sent to teachers ; hence it, or
^ ] a bundle of meat, now
means the wages of a teacher
taken to him by a pupil.
;^^ ] dried peaches.
■jp ] ^ ^ [Confucius] did not
eat the dried meat sold in shops.
C Q"rC From a boiler and great ; nearly
k^Bj tl'6 same as the iie.vt.
m\n
'■fa A large ancient measure,
holding alxiut a kilderkin, or
6| 51" or pecks ; a boiler for dres-
sing food ; a meal.
Zl 1 ^ 'S' '"'^ ha\Tng two meals
— a day.
M ] rude huts like inverted ket-
tles, in which people li\ed in
niar.shy places after YU's de-
luge.
FU.
FU.
FU.
147
' '^^ f>oni ^ metal anil ;JC ./"'/"■'•
tIT^ contracted.
7" A caldron or heinisplicTicil
boiler; a pot without i'eet ;
an old measure, nearly the same
as the /(«/(, f^ or liah'-jieeul, hold- |
ing (J 5|- and 4 ^, or rather more
than liL busliel.
1 M ■* boiler and vat.
1 '^ i. ^K ['i'^c'] '1 'i''^'' '■' ""^
kettle ; — in imminent danger.
] _J& M iM D'k'-'] '"^ waiKler-
ing ghost in the caldron ; —
alludes to hell torments.
^ ^ ] J gii\u liiiu halt" a bushel
of millet.
C -^^^ From hntrhi t ■.\iu]y<it/icr,
J I An a.K, a hatchet, a cleaver,
y all having short handles ; to
fell trees, to hack.
1 ^ *^"" 1 M *'^ prune ; to cor-
rect, as composition.
I Bjl or ] jf '"' 1 •? ^ li''it<-'li-
et ; clea\ers and a.\es for chop-
phig.
^T 1 SM '" I'^^y '' l>ereentage, to
cheat in price. {CuDtoiict^c.)
] |j|{ halberds and bills, like those
used in battle.
SC 1 ^7 S^ there is not enough
for his expenses.
^ rt^Il^ To bite and chew fine ; to try
"yv 'he taste by eliewing.
1/" I nji to nnninate, to think
over a matter, — referring to
chewing herbs.
>►">> The oriiiiiial form re|ircsents ii
ri;rlit A"/*f/ riii>iii;j a nul: it forms
3C
the 8Stli railiriil of a small group
J tt' of natural clmractcrs.
A rule ; one who is the rule
of a family, and directs its instruc-
tion; a father ; an ancestor; a se-
nior; to act as a father; loving,
patenud ; fatherly.
1 Ilia father; '/tfe ) my father,
the one who begat me.
55^ 1 our father.
^ ] a deceased father.
f6 iK 1 "'y paternal uncles.
] "W-' Ij '''e local ollicers are oc-
casionally so called; especially
the rlii-liicii, who is spoken of as
^ 1 -^ old father.
1 i '"y imperial father.
2i ] a grandfather in the an-
cestral hall.
1 51 W- ^^'ip'riors generally.
1 ^ village el.lers.
^ ] an old polite term for a
leudal prince.
1 ^l my father's friends.
] 1 -f -f treating a father as a
lather, and soil as a son.
Kead '/■«. A term for old people
and peasants ; when used after
elan names it corresi)onds to our
Mr. ; and after a title to his
Honor,
jffi^ ] a fisherman.
^J From tiinn autl to ilhptay ; it is
often mistal-icu for ucltiv^cn 1^
(-,(' to transmit ; occurs used for fn
to join.
To arrange; to superintend;
once designated a high otticcv about
the comt, now a tutor, a teacher,
a superintendent ; a skilled work-
man, an artist; to teach, as a tu-
tor; a function; to annex, to reach
to; to receive; near; to lay on,
as colors.
■j^ 1 the highest tutor ; now an
hcniorary title.
M ill 1 ^^ .y"""' ''"'^'^ '** white as
if painted.
(jj]i 1 a master workman.
Dili 1 'H* •' pedant ie sim[iletoii, a
conceited ass. {Ccdiliiiicsc.)
1 Wl (!1 ^" paint, to put on
coll as.
I p||| a teaeiicr's instruction.
] -^ to accord with the crowd;
to yield one's \ lews, to become
mia]iimous.
] )jl] a sort of warrant or com-
mission, of which the ofiicer
took only oni' half.
#
y«
' From J\ a >nrin and "ij* an inr/i,
*l wliicli in one form is altered into
J(^ n hand holding something to
be (nesented.
To give to, to deliver over
to another, to hand over ; to send ;
to transfer; to let go; to engage
or put into one s hands ; to enjoin
oil, for which the next is now used.
^ I to transfer, as to a successor.
] ^ sent to or back; received
from.
jIfS. ] J^ o)]ti who introduces par-
ties to each other, a.s a common
aciiuaintanee.
^j- ] to sen<l by one, as a parcel.
1 p^ ]li 'Sfc '^'t it- g" <"> tlie east-
ern streams ; i. e. to be careless
of a matter.
] 'f^ the account is all eleare<l off.
1 it *" i-'harge one with, to com-
mission.
rtZ-L ^ Conmionly used for the last
I J in i[5)' ] to order, to instruct,
_/'((' to enjoin on.
!!S 1 '° S'^'^ strict orders to.
Read ( /V. To breathe on ; to
blow gently with the breath.
:— l^i ) From icorsli!/) and 7ic<tr ; also
Ijjnl written ijjlfj by some.
/'»' To worship ancestors recent-
ly buried, with these more
remote, all in the same hall ; to
inter in the family tomb.
] ^. to bury together.
] ^ to sacrifice to all, as when
a new ancestor enters the hall.
-7|- 1 -k IWI S"thered to his im-
perial ancestors in the great
temple.
|//L.> From motiitd and to ^if'e.
I I J To l)e next to, to lean on, to
J" follow, as a .satellite; near,
about, approaching; to join;
to attach one's .self to; annexed,
Iributary, but not dependent ; a
supplement, an inclosure, an ap-
pendix ; to inclose, as one letter in
another.
148
FU.
FU.
FU.
1 ^[] to agree with another; to
follow blindly.
^ ] insubiuissive, incongruous;
do not accord or accept.
1 ■^ to echo or adopt another's
views.
nous.
1 '^. to bend the car — and
listen ; also, a satellite.
1 ^ to inclose an account.
W 1 dependent.
] ^ to uicrease one's advantages,
to better one's position.
W. % \ ^ possessed by a devil,
crazed, out of his nhid.
1 jl^ it 5^ to ]iut one's self after
others, to be the last.
1 ^ to send one's aiicestra.'
tablets to a mass ; to hire priests
to pray for one's dead.
Hi ] to return to one's allegiance,
to lay down anus.
1 ^ ^ young siiits'ai graduate.
] J^ in the Chen dynasty, a
title of nobility, a landed squire,
whose possessor had a fief of
fifty // or less, and no right of
audience.
'icM. ] ^ the cyi)re.ss-vine clings
to the pine, — as a wife to her
husband.
L
■ ' A medicinal herb, like wolf's
bane {Acom'ium variegatum),
/ii? whose seeds called | -^ or
P(i "T" '"'' pungent, poison-
ous, and bitterish, and taken for
their tonic properties ; the tubers
are called ji^ ^1 or ] }^, and are
also used in medicine.
Jj^ ] -^ the seeds of the Kachia,
one of the C/ieiiojitidiir or goose-
toot family.
6 1 "F " plant of the Arum fami-
ly, brought as a medicine from
Manchuria.
ffAL' A subsidiary horse, harnessed
'•»! J ^y ''i<^ wheel horse, to make
fu' the cart go quicker; to ap-
proach ; near ; rapid.
] B| a son-in-law of the emperor ;
he is called ^ ] by the
Miuichus; the name is derived
from an ofhce in the Han dy-
nasty which the emperor's son-
in-law held ; in the Tsin dynasty,
a princess was also- called by
this term.
Iff t
A freshwater fish resembling
irt I 4 a perch, common in Tung-
_/'(«' ting L., and by some consi-
dered to be the same as the
1^ ®^ ; it is so called because it
goes in pairs and schools, each pair
being faithful to each other ; also a
sort of goby, which can crawl on
land.
1 }^ to so in shoals.
i i. fi ft [T »ni li^e^ a goby
thir.sting in the rut — which will
soon die if not watered ; said by
needy persons.
■pj|t} From i-itije ani/ulL
pJ J To aid, to second ; to an-
y« nounce ; tf) investigate, to
examine ; the correlative of
J£ a pruicipal, an assistant, a sub-
stitute, a vice, a deputy, or lieuten-
ant, a secundus ; an alternate; an
ornament of braided hair worn by
(pieens at worship ; a classifier of
suits or sets of tilings, as beads,
tools, plates, button.s, ear-rings, <fcc.
1 ■^ the assistant or second com-
niissioner.
] ;[^ a brigadier general ; A\hence
1 Sf '** '^ conipellatiou for low
military officers.
] t^ "^ 1 $ '""^ under-graduate
(k(i-Ji)i), one who just missed
getting his degree.
] ^ a second wife.
— 1 tlj ^ the disposition, tem-
perament ; the habits and cha-
racter of a person.
^ 1 ^L ^ a procession whollj'
filled up ; the whole set-out.
RJ^ — ] B,^ lie has quite a
difl^erent countenance for such
folks.
iE fivl 1 6^ principal and vice ;
a chief and his deputy.
Eead fiih^ To rend, as in par-
turition.
^ JJ? ^ 1 there was neither
bursting nor rending.
f ' ^ ) From a s/ic/ter and fu//.
fT| Provided with in every res-
j'u' pect ; affluent, rich ; abun-
dant ; supplied ; learned ; to
enrich ; to provide ; to regard
riches; the rich; wealth, riches.
] -^ rich and noble ; met. abun-
dant and good.
^ ] in the prime of life, lusty.
1 K" or 1 U, or 1 J£ wealthy,
well otf ; affluent.
] f^ an overplus, more thaii is
needed.
] ^ a rich man, a man of means.
] ^ or ] ^ a wealthy family.
1 ^ to enrich one; to benefit.
1^- ] ^ universally learned.
^^ 1 5^ T^ he did not esteem the
wealth of the empire.
] ITO ^-^ Is "hen he is rich he is
fond of ceremony.
:t IP) Iff 1 le-iine*! ; every way
accon]plished and talented.
^ ^ M \ gre'it learning is
riches.
^*;t ' This seems to be the same as
^3 Z''"^, a" "' the n.-ime ^' ^ a
_/'((' wild vegetable, whose roots
when white are sometimes
eaten, and which seems to be
allied to the pokeweed, {Ph>iloliic-
ca) a species of which is found in
Chihli.
■= 5}^ .;^ ] we went gathering
i\
pokeweed.
3 From man and to divine.
To fall over, to fall to the
fii' earth ; overthrown.
] j^J fallen do^vn ; a eu-
phemism for deceased.
j^ ] feil down from fright,
[g ] fell do\m from vertigo, or
in a fit.
FiJ.
•^1^' From s worth ami ^ lo rcarh
*^ contracted ; it was once written
like tlie next, and is often con-
founded with ]io/() /fr '0 ''P"'-
FU.
— ll) rrom wealth and i/iurtial.
FU.
149
A son aiiiiouiidng the death
of a [larent or grandparent to his
relatives anil f'rieuds; to go to.
1 B^'T 1 r»a'"' 1 ^Iitli« letter
or card or !?.es.scnger announcing
a death ; there is some ditference
in the usages ; a small sum,
called § j^, is retmned to aid
in buying incense .and candles.
E3 1 T 'S hearing of a |)arent's
decease and resigning otKce.
-J^» i To go to a place ; to arrive at,
/Fl , to reach ; to repair to speed-
J'u' ily, to reach quickly, to
hasten, and thus used in re-
ports or visits to superior officers ;
to present ; to attend.
1 f£ l"^ enter on the duties of a
post.
I ^ to obey an order or a call.
] ^.^ to cng.'ige to meet one.
1 }^i to go to a feast.
1 "u" '•' present a petition.
■K) 1 a" till I t'arncslly oU'er [this
petition] lo your Honor.
5^ I to hurry, lo go there speedily.
1 jS ^ to go to fairy land; /. c.
to die.
^ -^ to attend a meeting.
] ■j^ lo leap into the sea — or
water ; i. e. to drown one's
self.
1 flj Ki 'X J wf'iild go into liot
water and tread on lire — in
your service.
In Ciiiitiiitc'fi'. A league or
ten //.
— • ] ^ a military post.
tt7*Y> I'roni wpnlth and to tlis/i/'it/,
!\-\y To assist a friend to bury his
y«' dead by conliibiuing towards
tlie funeral expen.ses.
1 fj$ llie money given for
this piu'i)ose.
To exact, to demand, lo
7"' levy, to require taxes ; a tax
of money or arms, but es-
pecially of service or \illanage ;
tribute from fiefs ; to receive from
Heaven and bestow on men ; to
spread out, to arrange ; to give ; a
kind of poetical composition having
a metre of four or six feet in
alternate lines, regarded as irregular
compared with tlie .^7/'' 1|f or ode ;
a madrigal, an idyl ; lo spread
abroad, as decrees.
] 'W to apportion or levy taxes.
] ^ to collect land tax ; the
impost.
] ^y^ to make a conscription ; to
draft troops.
1 ^fi '" send up taxes.
1 ^J^ ^ ^:)j tlie moment of birth.
] '['4 one's mind ; the natm'al
abilities.
] ^ one's native powers and
tirients.
M 1 $1 tS I'gl't t"^es and easy
rates.
] ^ -^ [5 "'"^ exactor and op-
pressive collector of the revenue,
one who ;g ] jj^ J^ exacts
unjustly from tlie people.
=4 1 ])oems and liallads.
1 ^ f$. rip) '" take a theme and
write out one's ideas in poe-
try.
From iroinan and /«'so;«, in-
dicating:: her Iiouseliold duties ;
tlio second form is unusual.
A wife ; a married woman
^^ho follows and is subject
to a -^ man, and includes
both wife and concubine ; a
lady ; a female ; and is often an
equivalent of Jlrs. or Mistress ;
beautiful ; female, pertaining to
woman.
1 ]fc women ; the sex.
] A ''i woman ; in speaking,
it is often used rather like gran-
ny, goodwife, a dejireciatory
term.
m
7«
We ?;f 1 '" o^t married, to take a
a wife with all the legal formali-
ties.
] ^"^ female virtues.
] JE ;^ ^ a well-bred woman ;
feuude propriety.
^ ] a virtuous woman.
"(5* 1 ^ pettish, captious woman, a
termagant.
f^ ] a hag, a beldame, a harridan.
JjK I a beautiful woman, a stylish,
well-dressed lady.
■^ ] a titled lady.
■^ ] a eunuch ; an old term.
jj, ] a concubine.
J A ^ -5- m m ± m ^ ^o-
man's long tongue is the step
by which misfortune enters the
house.
m^^ 1 -7 ti a- ita with
our women and children we
carry food to those working in
the southern fields.
A;^ ) Composed of wealth and nmn.
Jf^^ To carry on the linek, to
J" bear; to assume; to take a
duty ; to rely on, to depend
on ; to take refuge in ; to disregard,
to turn the back on ; lo requite
evil ; to slight ; to refuse ; to owe ;
to fail, to be defeated ; a burden ;
a duty ; inigrateful ; in iiiutliemat-
ics, a term for miiuis.
1 ^ to involve, as an indorser by
non-payment.
1 $% to cany on the head.
] JS '" suft'cr a wrong; lo be
deeply injured.
] f!^ to bear a bm-den — of care ;
a responsibility.
] )]^ ungrateful, heartless.
1 'ij' PjX ^'^" lieartless thief; you
jilt!'
] ,^, to forget favors.
^ ] traitorous, ungrateful ; to
carry on the back.
1 "g to endure hardness ; lo work
for a li\ iiig, as a laborer.
IS 1 '^ A. "'f'e learned and able
than counnon men.
150
FU.
^ 1 to win or lose ; to succeed
or fail.
properly ; I was unfair towards
biui.
] ^ or 1 ^ in debt.
:]£5^ 1 ^ -^ strapped her child on
her back.
a 5C ^ 1 ^>bA bigb Hea-
veil never turn.s away from the
sorrowful in heart.
I :^ to lose a game of chess.
FUH.
] ^ to turn against one's mas-
ter.
^ I unmindful of kindness ; to
render benefits conferred nu-
gatory.
RH 1 ^"' 1 B- ■'"' °^^^ tQTin for
mother — I'roni the manner of
carrying children.
fi Also read /"(>«'.
^^ Like, resemblmg ; to depend
J'li' on.
1
FUH.
II ISI 1 3iiiLi, in propriety j
and music are like the feelings
of heaven and earth.
S 1 ji iS ^''' ti'usts to his own
determination.
> The scales on the belly of
huge serpents by which they
/a' progress.
^ ] a snake's scales along
the bellv.
1
a garden snaiL
Old sounds, pok, p'ok, bok, puk, p'uk, buk, put, but, and p'ut. In Canton, fuk and (it ; — in Swaloic, liok, p.ik,
J"'
hut, and pwat ;
Composed of [^ hitjh and Jf.
fffntrous both contracted and
placed one above the other ; it is
an ancient ibrni of the next, and
used only as a primitive.
To be full ; to fill ; a roll of
cloth.
From worship and full; this
character is symbolized by the
next.
Happiness, the felicity which
attends divine protection ;
good fortune, blessing, prosperity,
well pro\ided for ; favors ; a bless-
ing; to bless, to render happy;
sacrificial meats; occurs meaning
witli ; often stands for the provuico
of Fuhkien.
i£ ^ $ft 1 l''''^'^ .^'f*" hettn quite
well lately /
1 ^ to bless the good.
] [3 a blessed field ; ;'. <?. your an-
cestor's fortune.
;j^ ] [2 a liudhist phrase for
doing good works, giving alms,
or worshiping often.
I ^^ a lucky grave s^t.
115 ] to grow fat.
] ^ a Manchu word meaning the
wife of a Manchu prince ; she
is addressed bv this term.
in Atnoy, liok '.(nf/luit; — in Fvltchau, huk «//(/ buk
and fell ; — in Vlii/u, fuh.
W 1 WL "•■ 1 ^' a good-looking
man ; well off^ successi'id in life.
and live long.
^ ] to distribute offerings among
one's friends, after a sacrifice;
they then ^ ] IS )]f^ drink i
their happiness and get their
flesh. I
1 ^ may you be happy ; — written
at the end of a letter. [
J\_ ] the five blessings (repre- 1
sented by five bats) are long life, |
riches, somid body and serene '
mind, (others say honors,) love j
of virtue, and a peaceful end. ;
-^ K5 1 M '""y ^ li«l'l'y star i
Qighl] your way.
] jjil^ the happy gods, are the lares
ru6ti(i and street gods.
W 1 ±AX>^]t i"^'ky peo-
pie never need be in a hurry.
J? fi ^ 1 great virtue carries
happiness with it.
■ in Shanrjhai, fok, vok.
blem of happiness from the simi-
lar soiuids of this and the preced-
ing-
1 i'£ •'' scorpion ; met. a malignant
heart.
$^ ] [^ a kind of bean found in
Yimnan.
te.
<./«
From cloth and full.
A w ide strip of cloth ; a roll,
as of paper; a selvedge or
hem ; a frontier, a border ; a
classifier of maps, rolls, pictiues,
scrolls, flags, leggings, strijjs of
land, walls, &c.
G3 i^ 1 f**^^ scrolls, — like those
for hanging on walls.
] ^ the area of a country, its
extent.
^ ] a hem, an edging; applied
to the border or frontier, as the
pro\inces on the south and west.
Read /«' To store up, to lay up.
J"
l^pf The bat is called
iKB3> others think the
m
ij't
1 1 • iji't
flj'ing squirrel; the bat is
frequently drawn as the eni-
An edible wild vegetable, the
1 IK having large veined
leaves and roots like a finger ;
it is f>mnd in Shantung, and
is a Portiilarca or joke^eed ;
the same as the ^ ^ ; it
is regarded as a poor vege-
table ; a sort of rush.
FUH.
FL'H.
FUH.
151
I'lom carriage and /«//.
'Vi-} The spoke of a wbcel.
i/u
JIJl J;ll ] 1^ that place is one
where they collcet, — as the
capital to whicb people resort.
This is only used as a primitive.
To go Lack the old way, to
retrace ; now written like the
next.
^ ] ^ not to dij
— a rule.
according (,o
From to step and to retrace, ii
path ; it is used for the next.
Again, reiterated ; lo go and
come ; to do the second time ;
lo return ; to reply, to rejiort to, as
that an order is performed ; to re-
cover ; to restore, to rep.'iy ; to re-
compense ; to observe, as a promise ;
to recall the spirit of one who died
from home ; a lint like a kraal ; (ho
24(li diag:am, meaning to repeat.
K \ ^'^ W.K \ 1 rq L-atedly ;
troublesome i'rom repetition.
] % an answer ; but ] f|f is
rather the reply to a letter.
] 2j5 returned ; repeated.
] 5^ 'o do over again, to recur,
to repeat ; again.
1 5p to renew the battle.
] ^1 to n cover; to start again
and prosper ; to revive, as busi-
ness after depression.
I ■^ to report on, as a commission.
1 Ui >Rt «1 "" '^l'*' contrary ho
waxes worse.
] }2 to repay, to requite, to re-
venge, to recompense.
1 \}L "■ 5fU 1 'p it-^'^'iige an
enemy ; to jiay him ofl"
1 ^ IS 51 I «•'" go l'''ck to ray
ItoII;' rs.
n.
and promote
I ^ lo revive, as from a swoon;
a resurrection, to come lo life.
iFj 1 ill Jl or 1 ^ ii, fj to
replace as it was at first ; to
restore, as at the beginning.
1 F'f K(: ^i\ '"^ descended again
to the I laiiis.
1 >Kl or 1 ^ restored lo healtk
/2; Wfi /i 1 il"^y "'o prolected
■fcM-? IVom to cover and again ; often
^•fj iiiieiv:lianf;eJ with tho last, and
t^^^ must not be conlbunded with hoht^
' ^X '° investigate.
Back and forth ; on the con-
trary ; to and fro ; unstable ; to
overthrow, to subvert ; to defeat ; to
throw down, to upset, to prostrate ;
to reply to, to report on ; to inquire
into and judge ; to do a second
time ; an ambush.
f^ I overthrown, as a state ;
fallen, as a wall,
i^ ] tumbled down ; ruined, re-
duced to poverty.
Wi 1 'dt '^ reprobate (r)r unfor-
tunate) and pursued everywhere ;
(ILspersed and scattered, as a
troop : utterly helpless.
Ji ti 1 7K ['''^e] g-itliering the
water poured before a horse, —
so impossible will it be.
] iji ;^ 5]!^ the warning of the
overturned cart [;Jiead] ; i. e. to
learn caution from others' trou-
bles
] ^ to report on clearly ; to ex-
plain in a persyieuous manner.
M 1 'o guess at things under a
screen or cover.
■^ 1^ "^ 1 the whole host was
destroyed.
] Uj^ discomfited, as an army.
] jijt the ar(/uvicntuia ad homincm
in rhetoric.
1 ix ^ost and sunk, as a ] -fy or
sunken vessel.
^ ] to inquu'e and report on.
] ^ to reply in a memorial.
Ecad fev? To cover, to over-
shadow ; to brood, as a bird.
.^ ] -Kji '1^0 bird spread her
wings over it.
% il!l ^-.X" ] M 'l^f^re is no-
thing which is not covered by
heaven or su[iported by earth.
1 ^ to cover, as a disk
tt^J From Jlcsh and to retrace a patb.
/J^> That which envelopes tho
j/it viscera ; the belly or abdo-
men ; lo carry in the arms ;
the Beat of the mind ; the middle
of, as a hill ; thick, substantial ; in-
timate, dear : the earth, bccau.so
it embraces all things.
1 Ut the belly.
t]t ] below the navel.
1 Hi constipated.
fli •] ^CSl"'tonous; a big paunch.
^ P ] merely for a li\iiig, —
not for favor or to do good.
iQ ] »i {i^ t'"^ assistance of a
son-in-law.
iVfJ 1 ^ ^'^ "■ g'tat scholar, a
walking encyclopaedia.
-^ A fip ] to make one laugh
till his sides shake.
] ifj, beloved ; dear, as a child.
1 i\S' i M- t" depend on en-
tirely.
I§ 1 i a" '"'^''t I'tliable words.
yK ?•? 1 S? the watery marsli is
thick and hard — in winter.
P -^ I 3)[£ specious, false; disin-
genuous.
iS 1 ■? '"'' posthumous child.
ia ] MM 'o betroth children
before birth.
M 1 ^ 'I? yon may search my
inmost heart
W) 1^ M 1 I composed tlie draft
i]i my mind.
tij A ] ^'i D'O"- ray mothci]
ne\er forgot me in all my wavs.
p'J 1 f^ ^ 1"-' ™ts open his bel-
ly to hiile jjearls, — as one who
Kicrifices life for gain.
^^^ A fragrant smell ; odors dif-
P^i^) fused around ; (he whirr of
^J'u an arrow.
^ ] odoriferous.
1 t& beautifid and fragrant.
From inarct and rc/tcateJ, refer-
ring to the viper's reputed habit
of striking back.
A vencmous serpent, ] J'^
including the adder, \iper,
and cobra ; poisonous, deadly.
' ]@5 a huge serpent like a boa,
found in the west of China
\i 1 t^ the wingless young of
locusts.
152
FUH.
FUH.
FUH.
Double ganucnts ; wadded
) or lined garments ; to double ;
^J'u the second.
1 ^ •' <loi'We or parallel
road leading around a hill, one
above and one below.
^ ] again, repeated
I '^ a double lapel.
gi5[ ] ^ JJ to strap the dress
tight and seize the sword — to
fight.
The cord or band which is
tied around the projecting
sticks that clasp tlie body of
a cart on the axle to prevent
its slipping.
•^ Ift 1 ^^'^ chariot has lost its
axle band.
m,
s/"
To excavate a cave or hole
in a bank lor a residence, as
is frequently the case in
Shausi and elsewhere ; a
den where people can live
in troublous times.
K 1 7^ ^li jnstthosekmd
of hill-side dwellings.
From man and rloff ; the com-
bin.'ition perhaps intimates the
subjection of the dog to man.
To lie or fall prostrate, to fall
on the face ; to humble, to
subject ; to hide, to conceal ; to lie
or place in ambush ; to suppress, to
keep hidden ; subjected ; hidden ;
silently, closely, secretly ; villains
who hide away ; to acknowledge,
to confess ; received ; — a sign of
the passive ; to brood, as a bird ;
■when addressmg a superior, used
adverbial/)/ for humbly, earnestly,
in my opinion, as ] ,g, I humbly
think ; a sign of the ablative, as ^[J
1 ^ .!^ iP fi Shao having
been destroyed, Tsun then reigned.
] 1^ to own one's guilt.
] ^ I earnestly hope.
] ^ or ] Hlf to earnestly beg or
ask.
j^ ] to hide perdue ; to keep out
of sight.
18 IS 1 tfc 'oiling and tossing
as I luig my jiillow.
] ^ he sutf'eretl decapitation.
^ ^ ^iS 1 'o make known the
traitors and seize rascals,
j SL soldiers in ambush ; to dis-
pose troops in an ambush.
^ It ] don't lie on your face
when sleeping.
IH 1 "a i^ ^ would crawl up
your Htinor's steps.
1 "■■ 1 'M lo stt o'l eggs ;
she is hatching.
lit 1 ^ ^ ''"^y li'''^'6 suffered for
their misdeeds,
j^ ] to quietly get away,
1 BS i^ ',S '^^'^ sununer there is
hoi, and the winter very cold.
'— . ] are three decades in the
summer; the -^/j ] commences
July 19th; the cf» ] on July
29th; and the 7^ | on August
8th ; — a month of hot weather,
dog-davs, when the [?^ ^ is in
the ascendant.
J"
A strap or girder placed on
a beam to strengthen it.
A return flow, as in water ;
k.) name of an anchorage.
i/'i 1 W. ail eddy.
In Pelingese. Used sometimes
for swimming, said of fishes.
From grass and to hiih;.
»} The medicine ] ^, known
(/" as China root; it is the
Pachjma cocos, a fungus-like
substance found in the western pro-
vinces on the roots of fir-trees ; some
regard it as more like a puff'-ball
(Lycopeidon) ; the Chuiese say it is
the sap of the fir tree, which turns
into fuli-liiKj hi a thousand years,
and then uito amber in another
millcnium.
I ;^ ^afe a kind of cake made of
this f\uigus.
j^ ] '^ the root of the Smilax
cliinenm, a medicine used in
syphihs.
iX,
docs
[> From clothes and to hide.
>j A square cloth.
iJu- "el 1 ^ square strong cloth
used for wrapping bedchng
and ch)lhes.
^ ] a small wrapper or satchel,
with one string.
The first is the usual form, but
it was originally formed of ^
.1 hoat and |x to manage^ cou-
tracted to |x its present form.
To use, as one does a boat ;
to wait on, as an attache
attached to, as thuigs are to
a girdle ; hence clothes, dress, ap-
parel ; a saddle-cloth ; to dress ; to
fold ; to yield to, to serve ; to un-
dergo ; to go into mourning ; to con-
\ince, to cause to submit ; to sub-
ject, as animals ; to eflect or carry
out ; to accord w ith from fear ; to
think ; to fold up ; accustomed to,
habituated, acclimated ; to fullfil
the duties of an ottice ; a title ; of-
fice ; hi old times, a tenure or do-
main ; a quiver ; an aflair ; the wheel
horses, which bear up the car-
riage.
;^ I or ^ ] court dresses.
1 '^ to take the garb of an
officer ; i. e. to hold office.
^ 1 or ^ I in mournuig.
J\_ ] five tenures of early times ;
the divisions of China in Yii's
day ; also five grades of ^ | or
mourning apparel, called the '^
m 1 ; ti"^ ^ m \ or fig 1 ;
tlie ic J!I I ; ll'e i\. Jji ],
and ^.Pl ii^ I , worn respectively
for 12, 9, 7, 5, and 2 months
after the death of relatives of
the same simiame ; the |EJ ^
] is nearly the same as the
first.
^ I clothes, garments ; a ward-
robe ; but ] ^ is to put on a
dress.
] ^ to take medicine.
Pel ■^ ] it does not agree with
me, I cannot take it.
_ j ^ a dose of physic.
FUH.
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FUH.
153
■j^ I to hang on the dress; met.
to accord witli, to reverence, to
follow with docility.
/p 1 ^ unwilling to be regarded
as old or infirm.
I ^ to .serve, to wait on, to obey
oidcrs. as an attendant.
^ I ^ iieadstrong, intractable.
7K i -^ 1 ""'' acclimated; I
am umised to the place.
§'j{ ] comiilete submissiou ; hearty
accord.
1 -^ 01' B^ 1 *" follow obcdicnt-
Iv, Id arconl with,
iii fjc< 1 ^ ^^ ^^'" ""■'" ^^y virtue.
^ I in good spirits, well, in
health; contented.
41 ^ ]^ \ do not (uselessly or)
perl'iiiictorily do the duties — of
the ])ost.
1 f'N 1 vfc 'hose who .serve at ease,
and lliose who serve actively; —
cabinet and executive ofKcers.
8^ 1 "'■ j|!5 1 to hay ott' mourning;
to fulltil the period, and be able
to resume otlice.
^ ] ^ [''"-' """"'■'•'I'J ^^^ go'"^ '"-
to mouiniiig.
^ I ;^ ^ pcoijle from the out-
skirts of the laud, balPsavage
or uncouth people.
Used for tlio last.
A q^li^■er made of shagreen
or hide to hold both bow
and arrows.
jffi^ ] a quiver made of shag-
reen or fish-skin.
The Jftdiods or ear-shell,
called 1 ■© and included
among fishes ; its anomalous
form and manner of clinging
to the rocks, leads iKople to gather
both animal and shell for medi-
cine ; the name is applied to n sort
of shark.
fi
Tlie c;igiiml form reseiiiljics a
squiire with a i>yi'uiiiid iibovo.
/■,( A devil's head ; litis cha-
racter is used in Budhist
lir.iyers instead of hii\'i ^, as |§
1 -^ ^ all you demons.
The seeds of a plant akin to
J the turnip, used as a medi-
^fu cine; also read pah, when ap-
plied to the turnip ; the raw
roots of the ^ ] , or white turnip,
.are eaten to remo\e the i tfects of
sour bread and ol' coal-gas or char-
coal smoke.
$7"
I'roni hird and to stihniit^ because
the liird does not leave its habitat.
A sort of owl or goshawk
called 5,fj ] , the size of a
dove ; it has a screeching cry
and a short flight, and is re-
garded an ill-omened bird.
■ Jt| Oiiginally composed of i
^/Jf 3 contracted to ^ a lioit;
JjL /liJe
_ _ . havinn
fn withes bound each side.
An adverb of prohibition, not ;
now rather u.sed as a de()recalory
word, not so, it should not be, not
permissablc ; do not, will not, can
not ; distorted ; to grasp ; to leave.
1 ^ he will not come.
] .^ I -^ no, by no means.
§ 1 ill Wl ''"^ snow cannot be
coip.pared with the rain ; )'. e. it
is not so beautiful.
] ] gusty, like the wind.
j^ i ^h ■? tl''"l^''ig how to be
no h)nger childless.
J^ ] exceedingly, abundant.
Troni man and not ; the second
ideograpiiic form meaning the
limn of the u-pst countri/j is used
only by priests.
To see uidistinclly when
examining, and thus like
the next ; to bend down ;
great ; opposed, unreasonable ; to
turn aside ; l)righl ; Biidha, which
is ] )^ or ] |i'|^ when written
in full, ill imilalion of the Indian
word ; it is explained by ^ pre-
science and intelligence ; a Biulha
is considered by the Chinese to be
radically distinct from s/i(1)i jpijl a
god or s|)irit.
] a Biidliisin, the sect of Bud-
] jj; the laws or doctrines of
Biidha; Budhist charms and
spells ; the power of Budha.
] g India ; also employed for
the sjihere of each Biidha's in-
flllClKT.
] 'jj tlic energy of limllia.
1 iiill "'' 1 2r '"y ''"'^ Budha or
old Biiiiha; a term for Gauda-
ma himself as a god.
1 '\'i phicid, undisturbed, like
Budha.
3 if 1 the three jierfect Budhas;
they are f_^: jlj 4^ /g Shakya-
muni ; |!nj ^ \f{^ | Amida
Budha or Amitabha, and ex-
]ilaincd by j!?; J' ^ 'he bound-
less age ;'aiiir Jilfj ^ 1 the
honorable Jlelili I'udha ; there
are others ; the phrase also de-
notes Biid/iii, D/ianiia and Sang-
(lya, i. e. Intelligence, Law, and
Union, applied to Budha, the
assembly of the faithful, and the
Budha's .sake, don't implicate
him, — ui which the second
;iaiuc is used as an invocation.
1 P At )(^ '1 villainous hypo-
crite.
Wi Wi 1 [y" "'""'^ enough] to
make even Budha angry.
] yfi Budha's head is often ap-
jilied to prominent hills ; the
large lieads in a rosary which
lie on the neck.
^ \ Mfi> our Budha's kind-
nes.s.
j ^ !1^ the houseleek. {Semper-
r(V(•».^•.)
1 nj^- 'fP ^ ho has treated him
as the apple of his eye.
Kead jM, and synonymous with
ijfji] to guide. Great ; to help, to
support.
1 H^ ff ¥f ^" ''^'P ''"^' *'>''^"6 "'
bearing its great duties.
y^Mt I^ikc, •■>» if; indistinct.
4/r> tS 1 *"'■ example; as it
^ /'ii were ; resembling.
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154
FUH.
*-:^ Used for the last ; also read/<ri.
'> Disheveled hair; ornaments
iJ"- on .1 head-dress ; hive, nearly.
The countenance changing
^j tln'ougli aniror.
fo' \ ^ 'T' Ift l'<^ turned pale
and sliowed his di.spleasure.
Read /)»//, Full, flushed.
■ffi 1 ^11 ^ his face flushed and
changed color — as from rage.
K Jlj Like the last.
\Jv'> Sorry; anxious ; excited and
s/" disappointed.
1 ^ (^ fe he changed
color iVoiu vexation.
1 ^> di^tpiieted and gi'ieving.
1 ffi) ^ ?^ unable to remove
one's anxietv.
To choji, to hcv.' ; to cut in
two ; to beat.
1 H' ^ M- 'i«flavc the bell
without making it sound ;
i.e. great talents make little
parade in doing their work.
The bamboo screen or cur-
tain at the back door of a
carriagi
or dart
^ ] an ornamented car-
riage screen, w:orked out in
checkers.
A light breeze.
IS S. 1 1 tlie gentle
zephyrs now and then come.
'M-M, \ %% >■"'"■ kindness
[lias been like] a gentle
breeze to me.
i/"
J"
To oppose, to refuse ; to ob-
ject to ; contrary to.
H \ nic Oil "0 ! l<^t it no*
be so.
S3 1 W ^ <lo not opiX)se the
people's wi.shes.
!^1* % ] I's-"*"" g"od advice and
doMt act perversely.
1 -it ^ ;S *" oppose the old
men and elders.
FUH.
From hnml and do not as the '
Itlioiietic.
^ja To shake ofl', to wave to and
fro ; to brush or j)iisli aw ay ;
to expel ; used with the last, to
oppose, to contradict ; to wiiie, to |
dust ; perverse ; proud ; used for
^ like ; a biush, a duster ; a sort
of nnmnuer or pantomime, accom-
panying recitative plays.
I M shook his slee\e — and left. '
] ^ to brush ott' the dust. |
1 tl^ ^'^ clean and w ipe ; to make
tidy.
1 A 'ft '" thwart people's wishes.
^ ] 3£. -^ don't opi)ose my
plans.
1 ft a fly whip.
1 ;^ a small duster.
S "tS ^ 1 mutual aid and coun-
tenanec ; log-rolling.
\ Wi ^^ \ W l«-'i'^'erse, mu-
lish.
1 ^ a name for the Eoman Em-
pire, supposed to be a transcript
of the word - 6Xiv,or city, ap-
plied to Constantinople ; the
word seems to have been used
also for other cities, as jjjj ^ ]
^ in one author denotes Persc-
poUs.
Fi'om silk and to o/i/tose ; it
nearly resembles the next.
The lines which are used to
lift or carry the coffins of a
grr.ndee, or to drag the bier; a
rope ; weighty, pow erful, applied to
the emperor's words.
I g,in Ife it UJ in 1 the
king's words arc 1!ki silk thread,
but they grow [to be strong] as
ropes.
^■Jh Tangled or ra\xled silk ; the
rJyPj tape or cord which sustains
j/'« a sei.l ; a trace for dragging
a bie; ; to bind on.
\ J4- " t'ord, a ro]ie.
^ ] to lay hold of the hearse
ropes ; i. e. to attend a fime-
ral.
I s^"
\-t5. Cold, wintry wind; icy.
Jr/Xj — *i E il 1 '!"-' icy winds
:./«
of the eleventh moon.
FUH. ,
Occurs used for the last and for
f/Tf-) 'I'w happiness.
c.'" Luxuriant, tangled vegefa- ,
lion that conceals tlie path; to
screen ; a \n\] ; a carriage screen ;
ornaments for the hair; to open,
to clear away, as weeds.
] jjij^ official income.
(fjU fij ] ] he went into battle,
lusty and nerved for the strife.
] ^ to reiiio\e grass, to pull up
llie wteds.
iijf '^ M. ] the woman lost her
head coverings.
^J^* Used for the two last.
^Vi\.) A ribbon or tajie to hold a
iJ" .seal; a sash.
^ ] "fj '^i the red sashes
( /. c. the gentry) then came.
■'1~' 1 From 7^ floi; and ^ to rearh,
ySf J I "5 '' ''"o "to is draj.'ged along ;
■^^ I the two forms are now only
1^- used in combination as a plio-
ri netic or primitive, and the se-
■^/^^ J cond is the most conunou.
s/u To prick a dog to make
him go.
A wand called ] ^, oriia-
^) mented or covered with varie-
s/" gated silk, and held by mum-
mers ; a handkerchief.
] 1^ fringes on these wands.
From tvorshiji and a phonetic ;
J occurs used for ^ liap|iiness.
J'^ To remove evil, to deprecate
sickness ; to disperse or drive
off; to cleanse impurity, to wash
away ; a sort of Budhist l)aplism
employed to obtain blessings.
1 Rfe 'E ^ *° "■'1'"'^ °*^ '■^■'1 ^y
washing away all suis.
WL 1 *" ^^o ^'"' cleansing.
1 f ifi M ^ remove all ornaments
and begin anew ; — said in a
moral sense.
FUH.
FUXG.
FUNG.
loo
ilfell Colored in Uat-k ami IiIiil' | ] "^ ^ '^ his eiulmiickTcil robe
pNM, strijic'S, wliieh was one of tlio i linre llie .sviiiljul.
,j'ii symbols aiicieiilly iiiibroid- j
cTcd on (lie lower of tlie em- ; -^ll '-''^'' ''"^ "'^~''-
peror's sacrifieial robes; elegant ; j -^/X) A kneu-pad of leather; a cap
an embroidered knee-pa<l or ajiron. I ;./'( ,„• ,-ro\\n nsed in worshiji.
1 i,% an ornamenled skirt. j s S-C ] the strap to secure a
j,- ] embroidered ligiires. I signet or seal.
A knee-pad, or covering for
^) the shin, used by men ; bus-
5 /'« kins or breeches, anciently
worn liy the southern tribes.
;^ ] red knee-pads.
1 |-i"l- 1 /I^uarlrrpads;
they are usually ui' embroi-
dered silk.
M
.j'>>"j
OM sounds, pong, Jt'ong nnd bong. In Caiilon, fiiiig ; — in ,S'«Y(/ok', hong anil pong ; — in AmoiJ, hong ; —
in Fttltfhmi^ I'"ag) li''"oi '^'"^ P*""o » — '" ^Itnn<j1iat^ fung and vung ; — in Chijv, fnng and f;uig.
Coniposed (if At 'dl i""l il'.
in.-ii'rtA or living tilings, liei-nuse
wlien the iiiiiiil niove^ nil things
live ; it fiirnis the lh2il rinliciil iif
a groii]! (il* clmracters rchiting to
stonif*, \\ inils, !kc.] occiu's used
for pM to liilicMiIe.
The wind ; a gust, gale, or
breeze; air, or as the Chinese deline
il, "the eructations or gu.sts of the
dual prinei|iles, the envoy of hea-
ven and earth ;" breath, spirit, in
which sense the term ^ ] has
sometimes been use<l tor the Holy
Ghost; the voice of; manner, de-
portment, style ; the hiimore or
operations of tlie body, as influ-
enced by the weather ; fashion,
example; ndniiuistr.ition, usage,
policy; inrtiicnce, reformation, in-
struction; fame, reputation; tem-
per ; to etfecl by example ; to enjoy
the breeze ; function or habit ; fleet,
swift, as the wind ; lust ; heal in
animals ; to scatter, as wind does.
Jl^ I a fair wind.
M 1 "•" 'M 1 '"• W\ W\ 1 -I
head wind.
ill -I. 1 51^ 3! '•<>'"ii'ff »i> f;'**!-
willi a fair wind.
^ yfj ] a strong gu.st of hot
wind.
•^ \ a gale, a high w ind ; a
tyfoon, — a word deri\ed from
the Cantonese sound of this
1)1) rase.
f^ ill 1 -^ p""'- f'"'" tlie hills;
a w ind scjuall.
^ ] a eold wind.
a sKle wiiKl.
Wi 1 ■' nT''''-'f>il breeze.
J^ijf ] to take the air ; it is also
a poetical name iov the North
winil; as ;jj ] is for the East
wind ; 0[ 1 for the South win 1 ;
and ^ ] "jr the West wind,
^lli, ] a northeast wind.
] i^ the noise of a blast ; a
rumor; influence; fame.
1 'iii K'''''t>'7 f'jllyi \'Ke, dissipa-
tion.
1 ftp usages, manners of a place.
] -ft etiicls of the wind; met.
influence or example.
'&: 1 "anton, lascivious, as a
courtesan.
^ ] character or usage of a
people ; national character.
25^ ] a literary sjiirit or fame.
if 1 Jl '" l"^'c dissipation.
^ ] /] to attract attention, to
play srdiirtive wiles.
1 ^1'. f'i (Jc irascible, <piick tem- •
pered. fault-flnding.
Dfl 1 flii :i* ''"'.v '"■■■"■'I ["'■ ^'^' '
Ngan's ^1 ^5] fame and ran ;
said of a hundred thousand op-
posing troop.s.
] ^;( the temper or general feel-
ing, as of a eoiiinimiilv.
^" 1 tIC t" study the aspect of a
place, as for geomancy.
1 7K vb ^ '""' ^^lio professes
to kn<iw the luck of a [ilace or
grave.
P^ tli 1 -i,- t" make one declara-
tion, til say it once.
en 1 ViL fi '" listen to idle ru-
mors and guesses, a newsmonger,
a taleljearer ; to gossip.
5 f^ 1 ''■ ^^''''® ^ sidc-ear w ind ;
i. c. I did not hear.
well-cooked.
"H" ??• "F ] ^ willingly acknow-
ledge your influence.
•t* 1 ^ 15 struck down speech-
less, as by apoplexy.
f^ ] I have caught a cold ;
iheumatic [lain.s.
] fift daiuii ami chilly, as a room ;
nuilarious ; rheumatic.
PI ] the ballads of a cotnilry.
^j i^ I the cattle have gone to
roam.
"b)c HJ A 1 ' si some go about
ridiculing and satirizing others.
1 .''j 1,",^ ImJ '''^y l'"**-' 'lolldnglo
do with each other; i'. p. tlie two
persons arc no more connected
than the wind and a horse.
^ ] to expose to the air ; met.
to divulge.
3 W 1 5i ^ n f^-^ ti T
what luekv wind blew volt here !
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FUX(;.
FUNG.
FUNG.
I -^ ^ fl^ to enjoy tlie breeze
aiiKiu;^ the rustic altars.
^ 1 i® to give a feast to greet a
frii-iid.
1 e" 1 pn Tlvl t" spread idle
nniKirs; a lunvsinoiiger.
5JC 1 or nil 1 llie wind blows.
] ipl|t tlie god ol" llic wind, yEohis ;
also, the style, bearing, or de-
meanor of a man.
j^ I a name for the falcon, al-
luding to its tlight against the
^vind.
Trrt rrom u-ooil and in'nj.
< Wv The maple {Airr), of which
tJ""!/ two or three species are com-
mon in northern (Jliina ; in
the southern pro\iiKcs, it includes
the liquid.-iMibar ; in some places,
as in Ngaulnvui, the jjlane tree is
intended, and also a sort of syco-
more ; wiiile the tallow tree is
sometimes wrongly so called, pro-
bably from the likeness of its leaf
to the maple ; and one Chinese
author says the people of Kiangnan
thus call any tree with deejjly tritid
lea\('s and a balsamic odor.
] § the gnm of the liquidambar,
said lo turn into amber in ages.
] ^ the palace, because an em-
peror of the Han dynasty plant-
ed many nuiples in his grounds.
^ ] the maple, alluding to its I
autumnal lea\'es. i
S ife ^ 1 J5$ the plane tree I
turns red wjien the hoarl'rost
dyes the river's banks.
^ I -^ lucrabau or chaulmugra
seeds of the Gynocai-dia ocloratii,
brought from Siam as a remedy
for leprosy and itch.
O ^-^ Krom disease .niiil wind.
t//Av lu the south of China, Ic-
(J""</ prosy, scrofula, and their
kindred diseases ; in the
north, where leprosy is uncommon,
it signifies insane, deranged ; also
jialsied, paralyzed.
If 1 to exhibit signs of leprosy ;
leprous.
M 1 the leprosy.
|!^ ] a snapping headache.
1 J^ P5C T ftil 'i "''T^ dog has
billen jiim.
] 15^ " lazar-liouse ; a lazaretto.
1 ^. '"' 1 fe niad, deluded, sil-
ly ; acting strangely; such a
person is called ] ^ a jiossess-
ed imp, or | -^ a maniac.
— 1*^ Tlie original form \v!is iulendetl
■ I • to I'epresent a vigorous plant ris- |
^ _ ' ing above the groinul; contracted '
, /aiii/ „ /J- . 1 !ife
I.' ./ ii'oMi 2il TO f/ruiv and y^ ruuts
striking down.
Luxiniaut ; plump, gooil-lniik-
iiig, easy; gracelul, tine ; mellow,
as sound.
] y^ graceful, as a dress ; plump,
fresh.
1 1^ an easy carriage, said of
men.
1 'It il ill ^■eiy pleasing and ,
animated. j
I ^ or ] f i|l fitir, handsome ;
sylph-like, fairy.
-^ ^ ] ^ yoiu' fine bearing, Sir.
] ^^ mellow, sweet, as music.
] ]^ luxuriant grass.
] ^^ accomplished, elegant and
learned.
■J^+ f 'iglit and trifling, as the way
Mutual opposition ; to butt,
t ~r- to pu.sh, as cattle do ; to pull
J /'r!/(y and drag; to meet and clash.
From hrh' and opposinij ; occurs
use J for fun<j j^ the zebu.
!.J<''»tJ The peak or (op of a hill ; a
suntmit, an apex ; the hump
(111 a camel or zebu.
I ^ ridges and peaks.
^ 1 a lofty summit ; as ;g ^ ]
a noted hill .south of the Yangtsz'
Eiver, between Nanking and
Chinkiaug.
^ I a fine gi'een, grassy peak.
JlJ ] a solitary lofty height.
j^. ] a high bridge of the nose.
M M ^ ^ ] "I'^t beautiful
peaks are seen in the summer
clouds I
,./<'"y
From ./(Vc and oppoiing as the
phonetic.
A fire-place of brick of a
conical shape to light beacon
fires on, so as to notify an
enemy's approach.
) f[3 a beacon fire.
fel 1 iK I'fe'lit the fire in the
beacon.
From 13 eye and i^ eraeh con-
tracted, to describe tlie aialadv.
The eyelids drawn together
from disease or otherwise, so
that they open slightly.
0^ a sleepy eye.
0J< ^P "o* IT ^ ""'^ ®y^® ^*^ bliidv-
ing and nodiUng.
From insee.l and the next cha-
racter contracted; the first i'orni
is tlie common one.
In.sects of the family of I't.^-
j)khi\ as bees, hornets, wasps,
iJ''"'!/ spliex, etc.; also large tlies
similar to them ; to swarm,
to multiply ; to fill the land, said
of rebels, who thus, so to spealc,
sting the state.
^ ] a honey bee.
1 31 tl"^ queen bee.
<^ 1 a ga'1-fl.^'i " horse-fly.
1 ^ o>- 1 M "'■ 1 IpT a 'J'^^''*
nest.
^ ] a wasp, a hornet.
-f' I a ground or humble-bee.
J^ ] a large blue-bottle fly.
1 ft "!■ 1 M f"' 1 is a ""'-n'^
stiug.
^ !M 1 jlti t^'^' ''(j'j^ers arose in
swarms.
1 ^1 Hi ffi a go-between, a
match-maker; the reference is
to the bee and butterfly suckmg
flowers.
1 #1 ifD -t «■» great crowd gath-
ered ; a rabble ran togetlier.
FUNG.
FUNG.
FUNG.
157
Tlie sharp point of a weapon
or tool ; a K[)car. a lance; the
^I'diiij tip; bristling, like a line of
bayonets ; to rise up, as
spears ; turbulent ; the van of a
troop.
^ 1 to jiiiu l)attlp ; to attack.
1 Ji^ the ti[> of a si)ear.
1 JJJ ^ //[I in the crossing of
swords and spears, /. c. in actual
b.illlr.
vanguard.
1 'life ftvl J] ^ "li>'"'T> 1^'^en knife
oi- liladc.
li. 1 iflJ ^ ''.V ^^hcn the knife is
shaip ; (//(A use your powers at
tln-ir prime.
^ 'u' fill $iifi 1 ^l '^ ""'■ I"-'***' '"
hit against the spears; i.e. do
not run into temptation.
^ ] bitter strife and rivalry, as
for a woman,
Ifilflil^^Mi 1 <" >'7 !«■'•
] lowers of repartee and conversa-
tion.
■^,+ A lumijicd animal of the o.\
( ^\^ * kind, whicli is jierliaps iii-
^fCmg tended for the brahininee
bull (Urn iivliciis) or zebu of
India.
Ol■i^ill:llly comiioscil of ^\f to
r/tniril, mill Z to .'/", with j;
/find nuiler it, denoting the
tenures granted to nohles ; other.?
derive it fioni fjj !V haloji nml
*Tp to ijutinl, referring to the
duties of n vnssul jiiincc.
Tli(^ appanage of a lord ; a
domain, a teniu'e ; to grant a fief
to on<' ; to invest a noble with rule
over it; to ajipoint to oHice; to
give a patent of nobility; to seal,
to stamp; to press, (o taboo, to
a])propriate for goverinuent use ; to
close, as a letter; lo cover or fill,
as a crack : boundaries ; great ; af-
fluent; to inrich ; lo be avaricious
for gain ; mercenary ; to heaj) up
earlh; to raise a lunndus: to get
dusty ; an envelope ; a classifier of
letters or things sealed up; the
contents of such parcels, a present ;
occurs used for the last.
- 1 f= o..e letter j^jJC-'f^
] an env'elope containing sever-
al inclosurc.s.
— 1 ^Ji "T" 'I parcel of money,
say 20 or 25 taels.
] j^Jlj- to ennoble an officer's pa-
rents; the patents of such a
dignity.
1 "SI to confer a rank of nobi-
lity.
•^ 1 to give a largess ; to make
a present of money.
1 *% '" piohibit and seal up, as
a mine.
1 ^ ^" impress a boat.
pn 1 a doueem' to a porter.
1 fijilj It) seal up a shop, as on a
failure ; which is called ] |^^,
when affixed lo a criminal's
bouse ; the strips pasted across
the door are called ] j^, and
bear the title of the ollicers ; a
government seal.
] Tf\\\ to deify a person, as is done
by I lie emperor.
1 iiS ;A; El tl"-' high provincial
otlieers.
1 iy '"' 1 ^ •'" envelope.
^' ] a "nailed-up dispatch," is
a .secret or important order from
government ; it is nailed between
boards.
] [^ to confer a right to rule over
a slate, as is now done to Lew-
cllew.
] ?(J^ til establish a fief for one.
1 n|J I'll PP •" close and open
]mlilie offices, as at new-year.
] 5f^ seal it close ; glue it light.
~M \ ^'l "M.^ ^ cry rich family.
^ j ^i old and dirty from dust.
^\ A hill with a territie gorge.
c^»J (thought lo be in Shansi,) on
I J '"'9 «hich the great carp ascend-
ed, and became a dragon ;
it is also called fjj^ p^ dragon gate,
and frequent allusions to it occur
in literary etlbrts and contests.
qC»T An old name for a sort of
c^*J cultivated Crurifcnt, alliwl to
(./"".'/ '''c nnistard, and having va-
rious names in different
places, of which the most common
now is ^ ^i" ; its sprouts, stalk.s,
and roots were successively eaten in
the four seasons.
] ^|; chea]) vegetables ; met. poor
ami unavailable; trifling, un-
wnrtliy.
^^1^1 '""" ^'"'"S' lo gather
(he musL;-.rd salad.
|U(| Tlie cliai.ncter is intended to re-
|— I ])ieseiit :i }^^ i/oh/ct lilled or lienp-
f/tii,, ^'' "!' "'''' 'hings; it is often con-
( J ""y pUi , , ,
triuteil to lg_ vvlien used alone,
but not conectly.
A large goblet, a full cup ;
abundant, plenteous, as a crop ; co-
pious, affluent ; exuberant, fertile,
jjrolific; jilenty, the opposite olk'ieip
^ scarcity ; rich in talents, pro-
perty, or friends.
] :fp a jilcnteous year, when 55,
ix 1 S tl>c grain fills the gra-
n.'iiies, and is copiously piled up.
1 SSoi' 1 ^ prosperous, increas-
ing in everylliing.
1 y£ '""I'lc, growing rich, well
supplied.
] 'ifK ripe, full grown, as grain.
1 !W '' 'crm for the ancient capi-
tal (if Wan Wang, situated near
the ] y]<C. and southerly from
the present Si-ngan fu in Shensi.
] Tji a name for garlic.
] M sumjiluous, as a fe.ist.
] A 'i f^'t- po'lly nian.
1 Jffi ■'' plenteous (able.
W I5i 1 '.''i^ •' ''■'cc ^^ ''1' '"yl' cheek
bones, like Han Kao-tsu the
founder of the Han dynasty.
] |5^ is also (he god of Thunder.
^ ] to give of the fullness ; i. e.
to make a jircsent, to fork out,
to jiay the bill.
JT i\\\ 1 t" scheme how to get a
higii (irice or a good reliun ; as
lo iireseiit a peach and gel a
doll.u-.
158
FUXG.
From j'orest and wind as the
lilionetic.
The wind swaying the tops of
the trees ; the maple or phine
tree ; the noise made by
priests when chautuig.
F.airies, genii, called ^Ig 1 ;
a term used liy the Taoists
for imniortals.
X.
\ stream in the south of
Shensi in Hii hien ^j |^ in
Si-ngan fii ; it joins the R.
Wei on the north, west of
the River King.
i
C-g,
(./«"y
From city and abundant,
A modern way of writing ^
^ the old capital of Wan
Wang in the present Hii hien
in Shensi.
] ^ a district on the Yangtsz' R.
in Chung cheu ui the east of
Sz'ch'uen, where the fire- wells
occur ; it is used as a term for
hell or Tophet, whose entrance
is luider the f^ |l :Q placed
there ; in it is a ] ^ jJSt the
city of Yen-lo wang or Pluto,
who is styled ] ^ ;/y: ^ the
great Ruler of Hades.
* U£ From ,V^ horse and (^ ice con-
( k\^ triicted ; occurs used for ip'inff
^fang ^ evidence.
A horse running swiftly.
Read iP'ing. To mount, to
ascend ; to boast ; to rely on, to
trust ; dissatisfied ; to get over a
stream without a boat; evidence,
proof
% ik. \ JSI 'o attack a tiger or
cross a ri\er ; — a brave reckless
fellow would do it.
] ^ a marine deity, the son
of the Yellow Emperor, who
drowned himself.
1 1 the sound of beating walls.
1 ^ boastful, trusting m, as in
riches.
FUNG.
From water and loind as tlie plio-
netic.
j'un(/ The dashuig, rippling sound
of waves along the beach.
Read j/((H, in the phrase ]
I an easy, gentle sound.
if""!/
From ^ to ijo and ^
»Hi/, but some suy t'rum
peak contracted.
nppos-
To meet with one, to come
across; to meet unexpectedly; to
anticipate, to countenance, to run
against ; to occur ; wide, fiowuig,
as a robe.
] y^ I have just met him.
] "^ to have good fortune; a
tiu-n of good luck.
/fg I the two met ; to visit or
see one; but Jg! ^g | means
mutual congratidations on a si-
milar good furtune or promotion.
3^ i^ 1 jfll to be very attentive
(or sycophantic) to people you
meet.
H 1 hard to find ; a difficulty in
seeing, as a friend.
^ lE§ 'fS 1 ^^e liave met in a nar-
row path, — and which shall
yield ■'.
A @ Ht «ben you meet a
man speak to him ; he tells it
to everybody he meets, as a tat-
tler does.
^ ] w henever ; every time ; as
^ 1 H whenever a third [tlay]
occurs ; i. e. on the 3d, 13th, and
23d of the moon.
fl^ ] just now met him (or oc-
curs) ; it is the time of ; season-
able.
1 i^ ^"M 'lie flowing robes of
literati, such as Confucius wore.
1 ^ i ^ to 'feet or counte-
nance a prince in his evil deeds.
Read ^pSnff. The roll of drums.
S ai 1 1 '■I'e lizard skin drums
rattled their tattoo.
1
FUNG.
From silk and to meet; used with
the last.
To sew, to baste, to stitch ;
to unite, as by a seam.
^ 1 a tailor ; to cut or sew
clothes.
] ^ to make clothes.
1 ^ flvl poor seamstresses who
sit in the streets.
] iff 'o make new garments.
1 ^ cfr 'o <l"'lt (or hem) fine-
h-
5^ 1 to mend or sew as one; 7))f/.
to make up or rectify, as an
error or blunder.
] P to sew a rent; to join or '
cover a seam.
1 -1^ ^ ^t sewed it over several
times.
Read J'i'ii;/' A seam, a crack,
a chink, a cleft ; a chance, an op-
portunity.
IfJ] I J- to paste up cracks.
^ I to seam or point, as bricks ;
to paste or join on another piece ;
to lengthen the .sheet.
fp I -9^ a mistake in doing
things; a defect in character.
I^h Jik 1 Kf ^ not a place (or
crack) where he can hide himself
or escape.
,|£ ~r 1 'lie seam is ripped
open.
i^ ] to lose ; to let slip, as through
the fingers.
J (in (J
The name of river; a pool, a
niar.sh.
] J^ harassed, anxious, dis
tmbed.
Read 5 1'iing.
eddies in a stream.
The swirling
Interchanged with the next.
To sew ; to baste ; to mend,
as a rip.
1 ^ ^K 'o make clothes.
To recite prayers.
I j^!g to chant the litany, as
Budhists do the Pali text.
1 ] ^"ery productive, as
melons.
Read 'pSng.
a loud voice.
To laugh aloud ;
I
t
FUNG.
FUNG.
FUNG.
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f t-LL J ! loni ]B] to corer and ^ «■««/-
Z.'^- ii",l ; it is iiearlv synoiiyinous
\l""'J "''1' ^5 '0 feject ; iiiid is used
also for 1$ to receive.
To return, to go back against
one's wislies; to throw a rider; to
be tlirown from one's horse.
1 W ^ 1^ "" unmanageable
reslixe liorse; disobeJieiil, lilie
iVaelious children.
c [.->-? I'loiii /iiniil and to receive; similar
^^jlV tu ^-\- and frequently read ^jt'aiiif.
'jViiii/ To hold up or receive in both
hands ; to scooj) up ; to offer,
as to asu]ierior; to present a hand-
ful ; to hold in both hands.
1 pH '" '"'^'^ ['' ^'"'^i '""itl read
it ciirfully.
^- I )ji "j5 '1 double handful.
^ 1 p clouds embosom the sun.
3L ] ^ wooden gyves, used like
stocks on the feet.
1 ^i ij ''<'•'! '"^ firmly.
1 "(j^ grasp it carefully; hold it
by the rim.
1 yK ^X ^"^ '^'ink out of the hands.
fc»^ Composed of ^ hand and "fr
//ivi.i/iiil to;;etlier, with ^- jluu-
/ano' rUhinij as a phonetic; occurs used
•^ "^ for the last.
To ^ecei^■e resi>ect fully, as
in both hands ; to recei\e from a
superior ; to deliver or offer to
him ; to reverence ; to serve, to
escort ; to praise ; respectfully, obe-
diently ; to obey, to follow.
1 ^}f to attend to orders, to carry
out conuiiands.
1 ^ to take care of one's parents.
1 ^i '•' receive instruction ; to be-
cduie a convert ; to enter a .sect.
] 7J\; to receive kindly ; to thitter.
] ^J to congi'atulate and send
presents to one.
] ^^p to serve ; to wait on.
1 ^ *'^ K'"' orders.
1 3?^ ^ "JSi i'll'i'sted by Heaven
with the care of the empire ;
Mukten is called ] ^ in allu-
sion to this idea.
^ 1 1& I t** cheerfidly receive
the piini'i-'s orders.
f^ 1 M "^ to wait on and help
[one's parents] morning and
e\ening.
I ^^ to ies[)ect fully undertake.
1 f r i^ ^ t" follow the old cus-
tiun, to imitate predecessors.
1 ■m^ Pii I ^^0-'^'^ received the dis-
jiiiieh ordering me.
1 1^ 7c ^ '" reverently respond
to ]Iea\eu's behest.
1 f^ '" o" '""^1 offer congratula-
tiiiiis ; to wait to receive a visit.
1 iffl 1 ^ hand a cup of tea and
a pipe.
] y" received the w ill — of the
Emperor.
1 Jl '" i)resent a gift to a su-
pi'rior.
^ s" 1 "S" I '•'^11 yo" '^^■i'-h the
utmost sincerity.
^ ■^ I I receive just that sum
and no more; that is only the
wages or salary, no perquisites.
was not that 1 the sovereign
deemed it to be my prerogative
to make you uneasy.
' From ,^ hird and /U "!/ ; q. d.
the chief of all hirds.
A fabulous and felicitous
bird ; the nude of which is
so termed, and the lemale )5[,
usually called a phttnix ; the type
of this bird seems to have been the
argus pheasant, which has been
gradually embellished and exag-
gerated ; it is poetically a])plied to
the empress as incomparable and
happy ; the g| and |^ are referred
to in marriage observances as the
groom and bride ; it often occurs in
names of i]laces, flowers, and of-
ficers ; ornamented « ilh phunixes ;
imperial.
] ^ a bride's coronet with jien-
deuls.
1^ 't' i 1 '"*** ^'^'' plio?ii'^ among
birds ; q. d. the chief, the
cynosin'c, as an emperor.
tIjJT 1 ffiu [like] a dragon's
liver and a phcenix's marrow ;
i.e. a great delicacy ; a rare dish-
g| ] j^ ^ an emperor's children.
] nji [like] the emperor's eye, a
sign (if good luck; it has certain
stria; on the outer canthus.
> From man and to receive.
~V^ Emoluments, salary, stipend;
"/"".y allowance, «ages, or income,
— usutdly from the state.
1 III'"" 1 tI^ ^^ahiry paid an offi-
cer; some of it is paid in rice to
military men.
pf ] an othcial stipend.
!^ ] a fixed salary.
1 fl^ government allowance,
g^] ] to forfeit the salary.
;l[f[j ] to increase the pay.
^ 1 B'ij) IB to retire from office
on its income.
^FcT* From tcord and wind; q. d. re-
F"j)|fli. partees are spread ahroad by the
/"^'' wind ; occurs interchanged with
fui'<f its primitive.
To rehearse or recite in a
musical tone, or as when
learning a lesson ; to speak meta-
phorically ; to satirize ; to ridicule ;
to reprove liy parables or inuendo ;
metapluir. allusion, irony, satire ;
pas(piiuade.
I y^ to chant ; to hum over, as a
lesson.
1*^ ] to ridicule, to quiz, to reflect
on. to joke.
1 lli l*^' reprove, to remonstrate
with, as by allusion or satire.
1 vu satire, irony; jokingly.
1 ^l) '1 pointed gibe, a cuttiny
^ <1"'P-
gpj ] satirical ballads.
B^ ) From I'ro/ierli/ and to cover, ro-
pt ferring to covering a corpse.
y'rt/iy' To give aid to a fiiend in
preparing for a funeral, es-
])ecially a liorse and carriage.
1 ^ to give things, as money and
clothes, to be interred.
ICO
HAL
HAL
HAL
Old souiiilx, hn, li.ni, ka, gal<, gat, nnd kai. In Canton, hoi ; — in Sicatow, hai ; — tn Amotj, hai ; — in Fuhchau,
h:\\ ; — in Shanghai, liu and'i ; — i« Cfiij'u, hai.
JlKl
Vrom niouf/t ami fthaard ;
iil<o read s', /"'' ainl /"i.
A noise of laiijjhiiig and j<ik-
iiig; one says, I lie .speechless
terror of friylit ; to Muile at ; used
also as an e.vclaniatiou of astonisli-
nietit.
m
From snn and a horary character,
or more likelv the next contracted.
A child beginiiiii.Ef to smile,
children thai need to be car-
ried ; a child ; a youth, espe-
cially a boy ; tender, jusl born,
|g \ n. male infant, a baby lately
born.
1 -f or >]» ] -^ children, bairns.
1 51 H 6h'< 1"^ ''•■'^ "" ^°''^ ^^'*"
doMi than a child.
1 IS ii m y"""o children ; ba-
bies in arms.
1 en ^ a nroup of chOdren play-
iiii;- boisterou.sly.
1 !)i W '1 child's face, — a fancy
iiaiiie (or the mowtan flower.
^ ?X 1 ^ don't kill newly
hatched insects.
M
Like tlie last, bnt it is now usual-
ly read tc'oh-, a synonym of ^ to
cough.
A smile or prattle of a child.
1 ^ a laughing- infant, when
it begins to return a parent's
caress.
From head and a horary cbarac- ■
ter ; also read k*oh.
Jiai The bones of the chin; to
j//o hold by the chin or neck, as
an infant is dandled ; under
the chin.
•^ ^ 1 resting the chin on the
hand.
] J[Jj a furrier's name for pelage
on the neck.
] ^^ or ] jj^ the chin, also called
ii^Ii EL 1 "? '" colloquial.
Tall and thin.
i|[i 1 a "aunt, lank man.
From to go and a mile.
Ecaily to start, and yet in-
''"" clined to remain ; uncertain
about starting.
)^^ From jy^ water and R^ obscure
/>I1 contracted.
hai rpjjp j.p,j^ J- ^ nature's pool,
which is the receptacle of all
streams with their silt, — referring
chiefly to the Yellow Sea ; an arm
of the ocean j a large river ; ma-
rine, capacious ; vast, as an en-
cyclopa'dia ; great, oceanic ; that
which conies i'rom the sea ; mari-
time ; an expanse, as a desert ;
in anatoimj, some spaces in the
body.
|jg ] the four seas, or ] ^
within the seas, old phrases for
China, — now vaguely used for
it alone, and for all the world
loo ; no specific bodies of water
•were intended, for the outer
borders of China were thought
to reach the utmost seas on all
sides ; the phrase [jg ] often
means free, at large, uncon-
fined ; gi'eat, big, vast ; e\ cry-
where. '
ttJ^iS jjiEia 1 T if ^ve;
take a ramble, we shall be re-
freshed greatly. I
A ^ |Zg 1 fi^ «i clever, pleasant ]
and good-looking man. i
tij 1 ™' Jt 1 ^^ voyage by sea ;
to travel. .
1 j^ the sea-side. j
1 ^V ^ tk ^l^"*' sto"ge story is
from beyond the seas; a great!
exaggeration.
\ [1^ marine delicacies. I
1 fl I 'I'e Dragon Sea King.
the Chinese Neptune.
I ^ he is able to drink a sea of
wine.
j§ ] over the seas ; at Canton, it
means to cross the river.
Wi ^il 3^ 1 '""y y"""" liapp'ncss
be like the eastern sea.
] ^ to watch against smugglers ;
to patrol the coasts.
1 ft ?C in f'"' off' remote re-
gions ; to the ends of the
earth.
] =J^ a long yarn, a sea-story.
1 i'E sea-serpents ; a sea-blubber
like the Medusa is sometimes so
called.
p§ ] P to talk grandly, to vapor
and brag.
] {^ a very big platter.
{jj ^\> ] gone over the seas.
"g ] .sometunes refers to Koko-
nor, at others to the Aral or
Caspian seas, and even to Lake
Baikal.
1 'ffl a mirage ; any strange un-
real sight ; imaginative.
^ ] the bitter sea — of life ; — a
Budbist term for the world ; as
^ 9E ;^C I *^"^ great sea of
life and death {Sanjsura), means
mortal life subject to change.
1 i^ 5^ 'Ii® Duke ^^bo cleared
the seas; — the title of Ko-
xinga's Imeal descendant.
^ ] the arable rich regions ; i. e.
Chma.
In Pekingese. Fully, altogether ;
wildly, at random, all at sea.
^ 1 it ]&l ^^'^ '•■""'■' ^'"^ ^'^
paved.
^ ] ^ a cart that goes anywhere
for custom, or has no regidar
stand.
] ^ to .seize loosely ; having
no clue or order to arrest any-
body.
mt.
'Inn
HAL
A wine jar, jQ ] sha[)ed
like a gallipot, made of earl li-
en or jiewter ; and containing
50 to 100 catties ; an am-
phora.
Correct form of tlie last.
A wooden tub for holding
spirits.
\^ \ (also wrongly written
iS \%) containing a hundred
catties or more.
C-TT^-/^ From s/iiri/s and njai:
pM. Minced and pickled meat,
/"" of crabs, fowls, tisli, insects ;
&c. ; to cut fine and put into
brine with .seasoning; the brine or
pickle of these sauces or con-
diments ; to simmer.
] ^ pickled sauce or hash.
hashed meat I
1 ifeTi piL'kled crabs or shrimps.
^ g^ ] don't suck u[) the
brine.
^ I or ■^ ] to fry hashed
meat.
t 1 ' 1 Also written like the next.
•^^^ To raise up.
'""' S 1 'ia"'c of the god whom
the Great Yti ordered to plan
what land was to appear from
the deluge.
— i »J This ancient character is said to
^ be made of man J\ above and
^
/uii' "iK tvoiiian below, or of . two
]>hiccd above . . tiro below.
The last of the twelve branches,
answering to the ^ff boar; it per-
tains to water, and denotes North
on the compa.ss-card.
] J] the tenth moon.
[T^ ] _. Jtji sz' and /m counter-
vail each other ; — people born
in those years may not wed.
HAL
] if are five years in the cycle
(the I2th, 24th, SOth, 48th, and
COth, all referred to tiie boar,)
which contain this branch.
1 I|,5f the hour from 9 to 11
o'clock P. M.; Jg I is 10 o'clock,
and ^ ] is 9 o'clock.
I ffi a fair held late in the even-
in i;-.
mistakes characters, confound-
ing] lit for ?/!(, and hen for s/n,
and hardly knows who he is
himself.
^^e^-* Coinposod of r^ a shr/ler and P
X^ iiiDiith, with 3^ between ; an-
"'11 other old foi-in is romposcd of r'-'
a rovfriii;/ and ^ to Imrn.
To injtn-e, to hurl, to prejudice;
to receive injin-y ; to offend; to
damage ; injuriou.s, hurtful, calami-
tous; fearful of, anxious about, a
sense or fear of, — for wliich the
next is more correct ; a dread pro-
duced by calamity ; envious of ;
before a verb, becomes an adverb
of intensity.
] '|'|5 much scared, terrified.
1 'I'd ''r^ excessively cold.
1 IM 'S M ^ 'F'J ll't'se calami-
ties have come on him because
of his greed for gain.
B U ^5 iti ft m 1 tliosc rob-
bers have burned a great deal.
] ^|i,j taken very sick ; he is dan-
gerously sick.
fS 1 '" hijure and wound.
^ 1 i
faced.
1 A HP 1 G you will only
injm'e yourself by wronging
others.
] ^ entirely disgraced ; sensitive
to shame.
it 1 or ^% 1 ^" '"J'TC ilccply,
■ to destroy property or woiuid.
^ I to injure recklessly.
HAL
161
cares for nothing, brazen-
ih
■^1^1'*''- dangerous or
not '! — a.s opium smoking.
7JC 1 injury from water.
1^ 1 'o remove danger or evil.
>^ 1 ^ I^ "■ lias sustained no
.slight damage.
\ M m M [tl'e god.s] bring
down the arrogant and bless the
humble.
>iS' 1 -it ft envious of his power.
I -ji fg ] the king will not be
injured.
f Ij EL ] A to benefit one's self
at another's expense or uijury.
^ 1 .i Jtfe important places,
.spots that need to be guarded ;
it is also read /lo/i^ in this sense.
Read /((//;, Who ? why ?
1 ^ 1 S sli"ll it be washed or
not.
> Sorrowful ; depressed by fear
^/^ of a worse illness.
/mi' I ^ I am afraid I am
gouig to be sick.
1 BJv I think my eyes will
be ailing.
^' Envy ; injurious jealousies,
I Avhich it is said did not exist
/top h) primitive times; to sup-
press, to conceal, as envy.
Eoncs.
J^ •§" 1 an ingrate, one
who has no sense of grati-
tude or right.
rt>tt*J An exclamation of regret or
r pit startling surprise.
/lai'- ] nX '1^ 7" what a pity I
Oh ! how sad.
] pj Alack I oh I haiya I an
exclamation which is written in
many ways.
Read /«■«/(, To gape, to open
the mouth.
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1G2
HAN.
HAN.
HAN.
Old sounds, linn, ham, kam, kan.
lian, k«"a, and w"a ; —
li6
From s/>irils and sweet.
,l_i|4 E.xliiliratt'il, merry, as from
Jian rlriuk ; jolly, lipsy ; jocimd,
riant, as a landscape ; deep, I
as sleep ; fearless, detennined, as i
a soldier.
] ^ cheerful, excited ; delight-
ful, as a view ; lively, as a I
style.
^g ^ I elevated, happy from a
little drink.
] W^ tb-iuking and sii\ging.
] [^ a deep, sweet sleep.
gau, and gam. In Ctinlon, lion, horn, and liam ; — t« Sicatow, liam, k'am,
in Ainoij, ham and Iian ; — in Fvhrhau, liang, ; — in Shamjhai,
", ye», hu", hr." and '■>" ; — in CAi/m, ban.
1 BM ^I) ^ crazy loon, a ludf-
cracked fellow.
^\\ -^ a half-witted chap.
A larLre face.
1 '^ bald-headed ; a smooth
pate.
m
hiin
I
,luni
m
From insert or ./fsA, and
sweet, alluding to its t:iste ;
the first form is commonest.
Bivalve shells with scol-
loped surfaces, crenulated
'"" or ribbed like the Arm or j
Pcctcn, are called J^j ] ; !
the spacies are numerous on this '
coast, the great Cliama is one : one
name for the common Area is ^ \
^ ^ from its resemblance to
Chinese tiling.
,1115
The district city of ] f^ in
Kwang-ping fu in the south
Jutii of Chihli, so called because it
is said that the hilly country
of Shantung ends there ; it was
the capital of the feudal state of
Chao ^ in the Chen dynasty;
abundant ; the name of a river.
From to siijh and the irhole ; it
differs from /ten K« to enshroud.
Juin fo desire ; to ask for a thing
playfully ; to pretend to beg.
^hitll
From heart and to presume ; cue
also reads it /iicn> meaning ob-
stinate.
Foolish, silly ; Laving the
look and manner of an im-
becile person.
J^ half idiotic ; harebrained.
From nose and shield.
To snore.
^. 1 or ] fij| to snore.
J^, am I going to quietly let an-
other man snore under my bed 1
— said by Tao-kwang in refer-
ence to foreigners' demands.
/^JL* To smile under restraint ; a
( pyV suppressed laugh or smile ; to
Jain desire.
I ^ a forced laugh.
/fiTT -^ water jar with ears by
(2JL '^^''''-'1' to caiTy it.
Ji:m 1 ^ a drain, a spout.
^ I -^ drain-pipes which
tit into each other.
7k 1 «i water sluice, a flume, an
aciueduct.
.JJ A^ A wide opening; an adit.
cpHi 1 ^ tl'*" month, as of a
j/i«M valley or cave ; a wide and
deep ca\ ity.
j^^^ From mouth and now above it.
i F^ To hold something in the
s'"'" mouth the mouth ; full ; to
contain, to embody ; to cherish ; to
sutler, to tolerate, to put up with ;
to restrain ; to put a gem or coin
in a corjisc's mouth.
1 ^ '"■ 1 S' '" '* raticnt to-
wards ; to bear with, as a way-
ward scholar.
] ^ to smile ; whence the frag-
rant .l/m/Hoto/Va-afo, the ] ^
IZk gets its name.
1 ^ fl! H IE 'o suck or lick
a jiencil to a sharp point.
] ^ to blush, to be ashame<l.
■Q ] to contain in; inclosed in;
to be lenient, to endure wrong ;
magnanimotis ; to quell, as one's
temi)er.
1 ^ to restrain the anger.
1 pd to bear in mhid.
1 1 or 1 f{j) muttering, indis-
tuict, reticent,
f^ 1 *o bear with, to forgive.
1 ^ S> ^ to patiently bear in-
sidt and obloquy.
] (^ to maintain one's principles.
I "]/> tE ;^v t'"^ ^ ■''*'*■ '"'"'' glorious
canopy that embraces all.
Rnt ] or ] alone, a Budhist term
for w/aiiia, or four kinds of
writings on muior subjects of
philosophy.
!J^ & 1 ^ to hold in the mouth,
as a siigar-phmi.
] f^ to restrain the te.trs.
] iH or ] |/jl] half asleep about a
thing; careless as to how it is
(lone j slovenly ; immaterial, any-
how.
] ^ to smother one's resentments.
In FdiiKjcse. Disgraceful.
] {§ (or ] ^) bad looking, in-
congruous, reproachful ; to mor-
tify, to cause disgrace.
In Fuhchau. Incomplete, con-
fused ; shabbily ; to close, to .shut to
m\\\ partially ; to cover, as a fire
with ashes.
A press or closet ; armor.
] ^ mail armor, for mak-
ing which the ] ^, armor-
ers or artisans of Yen 3?K
or Chihli were celebrated of
old.
HAN.
HAN.
HAN.
1C3
.hail
Saiil to be composed of J\ man
and jlil a morltw ; it occurs used
for tlie lust ; the first aiul un-
usual form is supposed to re-
f present tlie space under the
tongue, or the tongue lolling or
thrust out ; the third form nnich
resembles kih ^ extreme.
To infold, to contain, to en-
velop ; to comprehend ; what
is contained in an envelope or a
cover, such as enwraps Chinese
books ; a letter ; a press ; armor ;
liberal, capacious,
-f* ] or ft- I letters ; a letter
Jg 1 or :^ j or ^ 1 your va-
lued favor.
^ ] an epistle.
] A "I'l armorer, one who makes
I ffl the mail plates ; the pre-
ceding is also used for this sense.
I § jiatiently; generou.s, for-
liriiring.
] ifjlj declared in the letter; (he
disiiateh says ....
j ^ ;^ "p" I "ho am your inipil,
i.e. your obedient servant ; de-
rived from ] ^ llie name given
lo a teacher's table.
'^l 1 a letter written for a special
jiurpose.
] ^^ '" I'CMjuest a favor by letter.
fi 1 M f5 'I'C seeds held their
vitality ill lliem.
1 '^ 'ill 'i^ CDXered it like the sea.
1 ^f Ii3 ■' '''tired spot near the
present Ling-pao hieu g» ^ 0.
iu the northwest of Ilonan,
where Laotsz' wrote his Tao-
teli King.
The later form of the pre-
ceding, denoting the ciiiu,
or the s])ace directly under
t|SHM J "'c '"'"I'll-
liaii
['"rom wnivr and contain
useil for its priinitive.
Jtan AV ater coming into a boat ;
to submerge; lo steep, to
soak ; to contain ; vast,"capacious ;
to leak ; nnirshy.
] ^ to keep one's temper ; to
cherish, as \-irtue ; kindly, pa-
tient.
VS M 1 5^ ''"^ boisterous waves
go as high as the sky.
1 ?% J^idinierged, sunk.
] }|iij a sluice, a waste-weir, a
drahiing channel.
l^: \ indulgent, very ready to
forgive.
A. wooden bowl or trencher
' I r^ to hold liquids; a casket; a
Jiiiu case; one defines it to plant
trees.
A slee\'e ; a cloth to stuff
llie ear.
I 1^ a long sleeve.
,/iiin
..I
Name of an ancient place,
] j^ in the state of Wit
JJI-, now Kao-yi\t cheu ^ ^[J
^'I'l near Yang-cheu fu on the
(Jraud Canal in Kiangsu, where
was a canal ; another name for
the state of Yueli ^, lying south
towards Hangcheii.
1 JiQ is a ri\'er near it, which is
now applietl to Chiiikiang fu on
the Yangtsz' R.
From t^"* a shtltir and J\ man
_ under it among J)"!' plants.
s '"" Cold, wintry; shivering;
chilled ; simple, plain ; poor,
unsupplied, necessitous ; a depre-
ciating term for my, mine ; dis-
couraged.
J {^ shivering with cold.
^ ] excessively cold.
— - ] — ■ l^' now cold and then
warm.
1 ^i I'I'i'"' uniiretending, not
showy.
^T 1 ^^ •'itriick through with the
colli.
sick witii a cold.
1 ',^ ^ cooling medicuies.
1 '^ '"" 1 PI '".''' li"nw', my
i'amilv. '
1 ^-i m m 'o stu'lv hard in
seliool.
] -^ our clan, our sept.
^ I very cold and starved ; des-
titute, poor.
fl^- 1 periodic colds or cattarhs.
1 ^ A ^ 6^ a miserable
wretch, a poor i'ellow.
If I or ] ;j^, disheartened; to
strike with fear.
1 ffi'li '"'1 i ""^ poor scholar.
JU 1 alone, no relatives, without
friends.
I jji cold and warm; adversity
ami success.
1 :^ Sli ^'"^ fij's' t"o or three
days before Tsing-ming term,
when cold provisions, called ]
M;, are eaten while worshiping
ancestors ; an old custom.
■jfc^ A fence or wall around a lot ;
c-^-*p the star f in Ophiucus ; a
JuiH small ancient feudal state
which e.xisted from li. c. 403
to 273, occupying the north of Ho-
nan and south of Shensi ; Ping- |
yang fu was the capital at the first,
and was finally moved to Yangteh
near K'ai-fung fu ; only nine prin-
ces are named, the first of whom,
King Heu j^ ■§!, had been really
the ruler of Tsin -^ for years ; the
last three were styled mm(/.
] ^ ^ H") the valorous fame of
Han Sin and Fan T.saiig, — two
generals of the Han dviuisty.
m
c/ld/t
/I'ln
A particle implying doubt,
used by jieople in Honan ;
a cun/iiiictiim, if, perhaps ;
mu'crtain.
1 U)] X> & I'orhaps it is
so; this phrase is more
correctly written ^ |Jj] ^fj
j£ at present.
Krciui IJ sun and J^ tl'.e ijalaxji
contracted; interchanged with )l05
to roast.
Dry, heated air ; to dry ;
to plow dry fidds;
drought ; crisp.
parched, as by
164 HAN.
1 Jt ti ^ parched (or heated)
it to dryness.
.S :fe it" 1 M 1& \l'e f^mer
must still weed even if it be hot.
C<^p From 1^ 11 >i(t and ^ a s/ii-e/</.
^ A net for birds ; a snare for
rabbits; rare, few, scarce,
seldom, infrequent.
1 ^ °^ M ^ 1 rarely seen ;
seldom observed.
] ^ it is rare, as a fruit.
1 ^ ■'' strange peculiar custom.
<J3i II 1 jg; few could rival Shuli
in archery.
^ ] a kind of ornamental flag.
1 i^ eight stars ui Hydra.
# W .1 M H ^ whatever is
rare is regartled as precious, or
like a pearl.
( /$^T From head and to contain.
H>»'* To hold in the mouth, as a
'"*" plum ; the jaws, the chops, —
likened, when sharp, to a pSt
] swallow's chin ; to contain ;
to bold down or shake the head ;
sallow, as from hunger.
^ 1 "■■ SI. 1 tl'e chill or chojjs,
the mider jaw ; the last phrase
also means to hold in the mouth.
1 T ^ C'"^"' I'^^'l to S^^ as] the
pearl under [a dragon's] chin.
f I ^ a sharp or peaked jowl.
f fit4^ From moulli and alL
y>y\ To call after, to vociferate,
'km to halloo or bawl after ; an
angry scream, the noise of
angry or loud calhng ; a call, a cry.
] Pf- to loudly cry to or call after
one.
] ^ to implore redress; to ex-
claim against wrongs.
1 Mi to call on to rescue, to cry
for help.
] ^ bitter wailing.
1 ?Jt jS ^ the din and clamor
reached to heaven.
] P^ the noi.se of pain or anger ;
crjTiig out.
HAN.
Tills is most frequently written
like tlie second, but the first
form is more consonant to the
meaning.
An angry growl of a bea.st,
such as an irritated tiger
makes ; loud, angry voices.
1 ill III fPu looking as savage
as a mad tiger.
'km
C ' ^^L * From p/nfit, ^fire and drought, as
ijr^i if to iudic.ite its pungency.
'km A wild flower, fomid in
Kiangsi, the ] % or %% ^ \
■^, so called from its pmigeut
taste ; it is a Crucifera. resemblinir
the cress, and is sometimes pickled
as a condiment; this character is
also applied to the nasturtium {Trn-
paoliim).
From plant and to contain.
A flower not opened ; the
buds of the lotus, Hibiscus, 1
and sweet flag, arc all called ,
1 ^ as a poetical name.
i^^ 1 ^ it swam by the open-
ing lotuses.
■' From TfC irnlrr and ^ hard-
shi/j contracted.
kni' The milky way ; the large j
branch of the Yanglsz' River
which joins it at ] p Hankow ;
a Chniese; relating to China; a
fine fellow, a man in a good sense, !
and rather in commendation ; and
by synecdoche, used for form,
stature, ])er.sonal appearance.
ii 1 •? oi-iT- 1 ^ a gentle-
maidy man, a fine fellow ; lusty,
stout.
•j,^ ] a very tall man.
^ \ I, an old man; this old
man.
^J ] a brave fellow, a chieftain ;
superior to ] -^ a rustic ; a
brave toaster, a bully.
] A a native of China ; this use
is most general north of the
Yangtsz' River, and indicates
that the person is not a Banner-
mao.
HAN.
] ^ the Han djmasty, which
existed from b. c. 200 to A. d.
220, so called from its foimder
] ^ Duke of Han; it was
termed ^ ] the Eastern Han.
after a. d. 25, when the capital
was remo\ed to Loh-yang;
there were twelve so^■ert-igns in
each division, and two usurpers.
^ I |g the After Han dynasty
existed from a. d. 221 to 20-1,
under two rulers ; another of
this name existed four years, a.d.
947 to 951, under two rulers.
I j^ Chinese and Manchus.
] ^ the naturalized Banner
Force, i.e. Chinese incorporated
under the eight Banners.
I ^ the Chinese language or
characters.
Jji 1 brave, robust, strong, lusty.
5C 1 or a 1 or ^ 1 the Milky
^^'ay.
^ f^ ] a farmer, a peasant, a
farm-hand.
^) Also readjcn, and interchanged
vith BH heated.
km'' To roast, to dry over a fire ;
drying ; to respect ; exhausted,
dried up.
% \ ^ 'JC "othing is more dry-
ing than fire.
^ ?L 1 :^ I a™ exceedingly
wearied out.
* Ploughed fields where wheat
is sown.
1=1 J From sun and shield; not the
■ I " * same as kan^ ffp sunset.
'"'"' Dry weather, drought : rain-
less ; a sunny sky ; to travel
by land.
^ ] dry weather
1 5c ^ M ^ '" drought it often
kwks like rain.
^ ] a year of drought.
ft^ 1 K& 2}S *!''! you come by land ?
] ^ thunder without rain.
HAN.
HAN.
HAN.
1C5
^ ] to take to the road, as aftiT
a voyage.
1 f,!^ 7 lie neither in very dry
or \ery vet seasons, \\ill there
be K""'! erops.
1 fC >it in ?ic ill <h-oughts, rice
is coiiutei-l as pearls.
there, intimating that there is
no way by water.
1 IM ir ^^l'-''' helongs to land
ta.\, in distinction from the
water-borne, as the imposts
levied at the road douanes.
] j^ native tobacco, such as is
smoked in pipes, and not in
hookahs.
ipl > A small bank raised to pro-
-^ tect a Held ; it is also rcgard-
/«(«' ed as a wrong form of nt/an'
^ a shore.
t.trt ) Kroiii hciti-t and dri/ as tlie plio-
-B iietic.
/»/«' Ardent ; an energetic temper-
ament; cruel, ruthless, vio-
lent; fearless; hasty, cho-
leric.
1 ^^ fierce and rash ; testv.
55. ] overbearing, imi)erions.
1J5J, 1 irascible, passionate and \io-
leul.
] J§ a \ irago, a Xanthippe.
H S ' Protuberant eyes, such as
P^^ near-sighted people often
/«/«' have.
1 :Jt his large goggle
eyes.
rrom metnl anil shivlil or dry ns
tlio plinnc*!'" ; the secoud furm
U selduui been.
Greaves; something to pro-
tect tlic arms of archers ; to
'«"«' .solder metals; hasty, loo
(piick.
] P oi' ^7 1 '"■ 1 {i '" solder.
1 iFih"- 1 ^'"- 1 P JUj solder,
tlie alloy used in soldering.
1 .1. fill solder it on — or to-
gclher.
01ft*' Leather coverings juit ov
-^))^ the sleeves when practicii
archery.
lian
er
icticing
tt El ' ^ vicious horse that bolts
*'5"~F^ and shies; a horse six feet
Iiaib' high ; to rule a hasty tem-
pered people with lax govern-
ment, is like M. ^ ^ ||B j .B| |
driving and vviiipping a vicious-
horse without .iny bridle — to cmb
huu.
■V^ ' To grasp, to lift ; to ward off,
T^^ to defend; to move; to stop;
haii' to forbid.
I MH Io w;itch against.
tt, 1 ^i ^&- ni] ¥L £ I'e ^vho
can prevent seiious calamity
should be sacrificed to — at the
spring and autumn worship.
tf
} From himd and shield ; it is in-
terchanged with tlie last.
'tan' To fend off with the hand;
to guard, to escort; to de-
fend, to desist ; to environ ;
an obstacle, a hindrance, a
shield.
] ^j to set a guard around, to
protect.
] ^ strongly guarded.
1 M lo guard a pass ; to keep a
])OSt.
] ^ an obstacle; impeded; to
obstruct.
1 f^ 'T^ A contlictiug, irrecon-
cileable, as ideas.
^ ] to defend with the hand.
] *^ to prohibit.
*-p*) From water and shirld ; to bo
j[ I distingnisiied from ,irti \j^ a pool;
. , occurs used for the next.
Sweat, per.spiralion ; long, as
an expan.se of water ; bright ;
trouble, labor, which causes one to
perspire.
jJi' 1 "183 '■' puilcful lu'art ; ///. one
whose heart's sweat is dirty.
1 (?fi '" ^^'^'^ ashamed.
{ij ] to persi)ire.
•^ I ^il^ to take a sweat bath —
over a hot fire.
M, 1 yK '-■ondensed steam.
?* 1 I'roduces sweat ; as a f * ]
^ or sudorific.
1 ^f an undershirt ; a shirt ;
a chemise.
I -JiG ^^l''t« streaks in the skin,
tlioiight to be caused by ob-
structed perspiration.
1 <^ J& ^ toil and hardship in
I lie wars.
4lt ] (\'.j obtained without any
tr(juble. i
/^ M ^ ] the orders cannot be
resciniled, — as the sweat can-
not reenter the skin.
§ 1 in J$ '''*^ fragrant sweat
stdoil like pearls u[ion her.
1 1 "'' \M 1 '1 ^"''' expanse of
ocean.
jj^ ] the dazzling effect of colors ;
blight, dazzling.
■^ 1 night sweats ; much the
same as g ] or hivoliiiitary
sweating.
pj" ] denotes a /Jian, or Tartar
lord, in imitation of the Persian
woi'd.
] ifij: the Desert of Shamo, for
wiiicli the next charactcj' is more
cori'cct.
,) 1'lie northern sea, but now
applied to that part of G<ibi,
//im' the most arid and barren,
which lies northwest of Kan-
suh, the 1 ^^, from its resembling
a sea.
1 J^ ^ petrified or silicificd
wiMid biought fit)m tlie J'esert.
jjji ^^-^ fjl;- ] the vast and boundless
raging ocean. |
pa > The gate of a village ; a w aid
]~fj '^'" **l''t'i't gate; a neigh-
/«(«' borhood ; a w all, or w hat it
incloses; to shut.
[g] ] of the same village.
H ] a village, hamlel, or town.
which has a gate.
1^ -It- 1 W] ''^' raised his gate
verv high.
IGG
HAN.
HAN.
HAN.
n f^> From icorJs and affected.
n<li» An^y words.
km' 1^ j uidistiiict words.
\fi^ Similar to i_j to coiitaint
liuii'
A grunt, a mere sound ; to
jmt .sometliing in the mouth.
|lj|j ] to feed liy hand, as <a
babe.
^ ^ 1 f^ to make a soup of
weeds and eat broken rice.
V A hog running away.
^ 1 fll] II H "I'en the
luin hogs run otl, they are not
easily caught.
7*T^5 A stonv hill with clean, bare
%\ rocks. '
/(((/i' 1 ^ ^ white marble.
^ I cinnabar, as in pills
Eead htn. To strike.
^f
.}
From dog and slilc/il^ because it
guarcis from evil and foes.
f^ A sort of black feline beast
found on the confines of the
/k((i' Desert ; it is described as
a monstrous, terriKc beast,
scaly, and producing one horn in
its old age. Some accoui\ts ally it
to the Tibetan mastiff, but the Pan
Tsao makes it a synonym of the
l'^ or Malacca tapir, to wliich, or
the rhinoceros, it shoidd proljably
be referred.
Eead n(/an^ A village jail in
UBcient times.
1 M ^ I'r'son.
lij ^ ¥ JW JL ^ .1 ^lic'i people
are discontented, it is necessary
to open the jails.
•rrj-j*' Black or dark spots on the
[flj I face or head, thought to be
/«(»' caused by bad blood.
From /'catficrs and the dawning
/,(„(' A fabulous bird like a pheas-
ant, with red jiluniage, which
was brought to C'h'ing wang of
Cheu, B.C. 1110 ; to tly high ; tnnik
or stem of a plant; a prop ; a pen-
cil; a ■plume or quill to write or
draw with ; writings ; white ; pro-
tracted.
] A' written with j'oin- hand.
^ ] your esteemed letter.
1 ^ a pencil ; Chinese pencils.
I ^ ^ literary reputation ; one
who has become an Academician.
tf] 1 'o write out a fine distich
for hanging up.
ffi|!i ] to be chosen an Academi-
cian
] ^ a cock ; i. e. the bird which
sounds among the stems.
^ I a good style ; a learned
classical expression.
safeguard of the Cheu family.
1 W ^ '''c Pencil Forest ollice, or
National Academy ; the mem-
bers are allowed to put up a
tablet over their doors with
>fC ife lllr '^'" ^' ; ^^'liei' brothers
reach tliis honor, they write ^
1^ ] 1^ ; the first wrangler
writes ^[j^ -jQ the first, the cory-
phKUS ; the second ^^ BjJ eye
<jf the list ; the third J^ ^^^ lie
who has picked the [a[)ricot]
flower ; and the fourth ^. Q
the one who n)akes known the
series, as this man is designat-
ed to call off the names of the
graduates.
A pheasant called ^ ] or
[=} ^, which seems to be
only another name for tho
gj f^jl or silver pheasant
(Xi/cti>j>(c>oH ;) it is also called
^ ^ or white pheasant.
if>rf^^ From heart aud emotion.
u\!i\ To feel hatred or remorse ;
^"'" mortified with one's self;
Hioved to sorrow or vexation ;
to be dissatisfied at, to murmur at.;
vexed, as at a di.sappointment ; re-
sentful, regretful.
1 'IK deep remorse.
M I placid, forgiving.
^ 1 i^ # l'« regretted it all
throuf^h life.
5E M ^; 1 i'" I 'li"-"; I "oiiW llil^•e
nothing to regret.
A M '^ PJ{ 1 "ll lia^e some-
thine to be vexed at.
jTi To move, as w.aves do the
Jititf stones; to brandish a thing
//«;*' at another ; to surge against ;
shaking, trembling.
^ I to be driven agauist ; shak-
en by.
] JU, the wind moves it.
1 tS A Jli' it startles jieople
greatly.
I Jjj to shake, to make to quiver.
] m^' 1 -£^^:?i|t>"n->ve
a mountain is easier than to repel
the armies of Yoh Fe'i — of the
Sung dynasty.
. J Gems or other things put in-
to the mouth of a corpse in
/lan'' former times ; the usage is
still continued, and is called
^ P nailing the mouth —
by a bit of silver.
rJ Intended to represent an over-
lian^'in^ clilf ; it is now used only
as the 27th radical of niaiiv cha-
han^ racters referring to shelter, and
is interchanged with ) in some
of them.
A cliff which projects ; a stone
on a hill-side, under which men
can dig out a residence.
HaN HaN.
O'd sounds^ a^n and ^s^\n. In Canton, hnn ; — in Sirntoif\ hun, kuii, and him
liauiig, Ik'Iij^, and Imiig ; — hi Shan;/ftaly 'iig ((//(/ lifiiig ; —
pasxiny' by strelcbiiig a rope
across the way.
Ha\.
1G7
II 13 ^'''"^ noise of people quarrcl-
,;(■(«, words.
From ilixcrisc nnd perverse.
A scar, a cicatrix ; a mark,
j/(«)t ..1 stain, a trace left ; a flaw,
as in glass ; a crack, as in
crockery,
g^ ] traces of tears.
7j^ ] slaiiis from liqui<ls as on
clothes ; traces of the action of
water ; marks or water lines, as
in paper.
M S* \^ MUti \ t''c t^«ces
of last night's rain are seen
[upon lhe.se tlowers] in their
st.'iins.
] ^^ a trace of, as a footstep ; a
seam, as in gla,ss.
^ 1 SI" '''*-' secret is oirt, the evi-
dence is seen.
i)jt 1 Seutlc ripples.
^ ] and \% 1 a scar, as of a
wound ; a pit, as from sniall-pox.
^ 1 ± i^ ISc ">« '""^« grows
green ii|]iin my steps; i.e. I
prefer to retain my privacy.
In Cimtonesc. To ileli ; an
itcliing.
^ ] it itches much ; very irri-
table, as a sore.
To pull along quickly, to
to forcibly place in
Jiaii order, to jerk into position;
to sto[) aiiollier.
] IJf to tun] out, to eject, to drag
out.
1 ^ftl '"keep down, as a lot of j
feathers from blowing away.
4Q To pi
c^tf From !i ■./(/< anrl perverse ; this
^ri anil the next are nearly synony-
i^^ DIOIUS.
'Iinii
Disobedient, sulky, refrac-
toiy ; stern, har.sh ; indis-
po.sed to listen to reason ; quar-
relsome ; intractable, like a goat
dragged by the horns ; revengefid ;
a sign of the superlative ; grievous,
painful.
ij' ^» H 1 '"'"1 "f qiian-elhig
and tigliting
1 ^jji harsh ; quarrelsome.
^ ] to get angry ; to became
very wrathy.
1 •flj- 1 dreadfully overbearing.
It? i^ 1 exceedingly good.
I 1^ fK fine, new, splendid ;
elated, veiy happy.
In Fuhchau. To scow], to look j
at angrily. j
C>f tl From tlorj and perverse ; it is '
'/idn
Dogs (luarreling and snarl- [
ing; turning on one when j
struck ; desperate, out of all rea-
son ; to gnaw ; a sign of the su-
perlative ; still more.
^ fl}. ] very many ; a uuiltitude.
nS 1 c'lpty threats.
1 3^ ^'''T crooked.
/P 'I'Q 1 I am not iifraid of him.
] ^ too large.
— in AiiKujy Inin ; — in hxihchau,
in Cliif'iiy han,
W\. i^ '^ I his luiiid became
frenzietl.
Xtl ) F'roin heart nnd/zccrerje.
U^ Hatred, spite; indignation,
liCui dislike, resentment; regret,
sorrow ; vexed, sorry ; to
hate, to feel resentment ; to bear
iu;lic' against; to feel annoyed
or repioached at one's conduct.
'Jg ] deep remorse ; to bitterly
regret.
1 'T' "f* '•' Jesu-e greatly ; would
that! for!
"pj" ] detestable, odious ; like
] |i5< very odious ; it also
means to hale greatlv.
m 1 '»• m f^ ill- m ± i /'^
wreak one's spite, to gratify
one's revenge.
1 i^ to hate, to be angry at.
^, f^T A 1 '•'' S'"'' lieo[)le's ill- ;
will ; generally shunned.
jg ] or ] ^ "j* lie could not
finish or forget liis hatred; un-
ap|)eased ; I regret my ill-luck.
I jjijj to look at angrily.
^, ] to bear a grudge against.
'IK 1 '" '^'li^''"''^li malice towards.
1 -iit A^ -tIsigM[J<"--"'.v"0
hates men if lliey ih) not re-
form their wavs.
^k 1 0: >li<' "''""g of [Ming--
liwaiig'.sj lasting resentment —
at the death of Yang Kwei-fei,
in the T'ang dynasty. ;
t& ] ^■? ti elierished his hatred
all his life. i
4tt A 1 "<• one regrets him {Can- i
tviK..-*) ; elsewjiere it means no '
one cares uiiieh for him any way.
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HANG.
HANG.
:E3:j^i^c3r.
HANG.
Old
nils, liung, kung, ant/ gung. In Canton, liorig ; — in Sa-ulow, lisuig ; — in Amoi/, hong and k'oiig
in Fuhchau, bong ; — in Slmnyhai, hong ; — in Chifu, liaiig.
Jiaiit/
Tbe nimbliiig noise of stones
is ] $^, as when they are
rolling dnwn ; another says,
to pa\e with stones; often
used for ^ as the verb, to ram
down the earth ; to drive piles.
1 ^ the cry of workmen driving
piles.
AM
An old name ]
cians ; it has
obsolete.
^ lor musi-
uow Ijeeume
Jiuiiy
sullen dog.
] a midish dog which
Its down and refuses to be led.
lmn(j
1
A sqnan'e boat or scow, for
which the next is now used ;
to cross a stream.
']\\ ^ the capital of Chehkiang,
and the metropolis of China
during all the Southern Sung
dynasty from a.d. 1127 to 12C0 ;
apiilied to goods brought from
the province.
1 ^^ Chehkiang silks.
^ ] the Milky Way.
• i» 1 i crossed the river on a
— bumlle of reeds.
A square boat or two lashed
together ; a scow used at
ferries and in floating bridges;
to sail, to navigate.
^ jg ] to pluck lilies in the
hoats ; — to love dissipation.
^B ?S i^ 1 "'^ V^^^ ^"''^'" '" '^'*^
merciful barge [to heaven,] —
refers to the vessel in which
Kwan}"!!! carries souls to rest ;
it may allude originally to the
Ark. '
^ ] to sail in a large boat, as
the hong-boats at Canton.
crf)ss seas ; — to travel.
H 1 IS '"■ W 1 ^ to go in a
passenger-boat.
i'"">!/
To open a door ; fragrance.
W 1 ^ fi ^ & ^ ]
fragrant Howers iietpiently
have no beauty, and the
finest flowers are scentless.
From lieatl and a verlehra of the
nerk; .ilso ie:iil hanf/' and written
witli the i-;idical ^^ icini/s.
Hiiilij
To fly down.
if^ ] birds flying about,
now down and then up.
Read J:inuj. A man's name ;
the neck of a bird or of a man.
The foot-tracks of a hare or
other animal ; the rut of a
wheel ; the path made by
animals.
]fi ] a rut ; wheel-tracks.
A coarse mat, called ] J^. '
made of bamboo siilints, to
spread on the ground.
. -» Fat ; .stift', straight
)\u 1 ^ ''o''') sincere,
'"y ] {{fj; noi.some, dirty,
as tlie sight of old
decaying.
filthy,
bones
As
Jmnij
P)L
UUJ
5 Interchanged with (ifl, the neck.
The gullet of a bird ; the
throat ; to gulp down ; an
important pass in a country.
3^ ] a sweet melody, a bird's
song.
1^ 3£ 1 the bird is trying its
throat ; — i.e. suiging.
v_L»3 Mist or fog rising from the
■\)\^ sea; a vast expanse of wa-
haiKf ter ; to cross the waters.
^ ] runnhig water ; like a
vast stagnant pool.
] ^g deep and vast, as a great
lake.
] j^ a marshy waste, where
the plants hide the w'ater.
1 Mf '* iby smoky mist which
is seen at night.
M^''\
ml
Juiny
From firenl and xtirnr/ili; the
second form is hut little used.
The noise made in carry-
ing burdens ; to strain in
lifliug a weight ; to pound
earth, as when settluig a
foundation ; a beater. ■
1 ^ a beetle used to drive piles.
] i]'^ an obstinate temper.
^J ] to ram the groimd firm for
laying a wall.
] 1^ to poinid gunpowder ; also
a name for a certain kmd of
powder.
^Jh J
liang''
Bamboo poles on which
clothes are hung ; a row of
bamboos ; a rude fiddle,
made by raising the skin
of the bamboo in strips,
like those made in America
from cornstalks. The second cha-
racter also denotes a small tree
found in Honan, having the leaves
in threes, and yellow seeds like
small peas, which are used as
food.
peas.
Violent.
] ^ to look at angrily, to
appear stem and angry; to
show gTcat wrath.
HaXG.
HANG.
HANG.
ica
11^-
Old .lontiili, lipnij, l<en!j, and genp;.
ajui keng ; — in A moy^
■ " « It is reg:inie(l as having t'.ie same '
~ 1^ origin as 'hiiinij ^ to enjoy, fioni
,"r wliich it is now distingnislieil.
Jtany
To pervade, to intluence
throughout ; going through
with a thing; successful.
tU A. 1 5^ tiuite successful in the
enterprise ; havhig all things to
your liking.
^ ] 5c "i??! ■'^ grand avenue and ■
a fine prospect.
1 ^" "•" ^ 1 prosperous, excel-
lenl, successful.
Read ;'''?"y. An ancient form of
"^ to cook.
'b' n 1 '^i 7i M in tl'« seventh
luontii they cook okras and
pulse.
fj-p^ Frightened ; having an an-
(J'~jf tipaliiy to; looking foolish.
^/ldlly P^ ] looking aghast.
\ ^ Zl)^ ll'" two fero-
cious gigantic guardians at tem-
ple doors.
In rdiiii/c^e. An interjection
of pain or displeasure.
1 T^ T^f^ " I'^'l- ' 'S ""t that
he?
] PpiJ 1 |!|5J a groan, a.s when
carrying a load; or as a sick
man ci ics out,
1 1 I'OO l'f!D groaning aiid moan-
ing,
fii Cantonese. Excessive.
jJi ] I \ery horrid or loathsome ;
stinking.
In Fuhchait. To vociferate, to
Loot, to Bcrcaiu at.
■^ I'udVd up ; fat, obe.se.
~X 3)^ 1 a swollen belly ; bloat-
Jk'uiij ed, like a swollen corpse.
~~^ 22 ~ ^ "--
<ll
In Canton, Iiang, xuijk limes praliinged to
lieng ; — in Fu/ic/inn, licng and liOng ; —
an(/yang ; — in C/ii/'u, ling.
f^t The combined sound of bells
pj and drums mingled is |§ ] ,
Jiuiuj as when a great mass is per-
formed.
c.fif
fT to ^0, having y^ i
with y\, tjrtnt above
From
liorn,
jilaced inside ; tlie second form
^vitli }*\ji'ilt lietween is a com-
mon but unauthorized altera-
tion ; occurs used for ihunij f^
crosswise.
A Stick across an ox's horn
to prevent his goring; a yoke;
the frontal sinus or .space between
the eyebrows ; a balance, that
which adjusts weights; to weigh;
to adjust, to get at the right of a
thing ; compared, balanced ; a ba-
lustrade ; the string of a cap ; a fo-
rester; a weight of 1§ catty; trans-
verse.
] J; to measure ; to estimate, as
one's ability.
] Z[i a pair of scales.
clear perception of what is just ;
equitable.
1 til t" j""lgc of the circumstances.
1 P'3 .i T' beneath my cross-laid
diKir; ('.('. in a scliolar's cottage.
] ^^ Jt ][(/, the acres are to be
plowed across and along.
^^ ] to dispute about precedence
and resist rule.
|5jiJ ] the name of I Yin -gt ^
the great minister in the Shang
dynasty, tiiougii others regard
it as a title, like Preceptor.
I ll^ to discuss the rea.sons of.
2^ ] the gennneous transverse, was
a part of an astronomical in-
strument of Slum ; it is ajijilied
to the star Aliolh e Ursa Major,
which is thought to be the regu-
lator of the .stars. , .
hang ; — in Sirnloir, heng, hwaiig,
in •ihnni/hai, hang, ang,
1 ^ the Stars v/itS in Ctntmir.
] [il the southern of the JJ. ^
five mountains, which lies in
1 ;J'I'I M "" t'"-' ^^■'^'s'' side of
the Kiver Siang in Hiuian ; it is
about 3000 feet high, and ap-
pears to be part of an ancient
mountain range, whose suumiits
only are \isible at present, and
formed the northern rim of a
basin, in which coal measures
and soft red sandstone prei lom-
inate.
W. 1 ia ^ '" 'I'lve the entire
control of; q.d. the poise and
scale are in his hands.
^ A fragrant syngenesious
C\^fi\ flower, . the Lifudm-ia, called
Jiiiiig i^}(_ ] , a marshy plant with
large cordate h^-nes, and
smelling like a rose ; it is thought
that horses fed on ihem tra^•el fast.
^ii 1 ^ sweet vernal grass ( ? )
Finm )[j< hidvl and ;j|J- a Imtt
IjcHseen tiro banks ; the se-
cond form is most common.
Constant, regular, perpe-
tual; always according to
rule ; constancy ; to make
constant, to continue of the
same mind ; persevering ; every-
where, exten.sively ; the 32d of the
diagram.s, denoting continuance or
perseverance; the moon nearly
fiiU.
] "/fj accustomed to ; permanent.
I )Jji constant in puri>osc.
in J? ^ 1 'ike the waxing
moon.
W 1 *"" 'fr 1 tt persevernig in
acts, laborious, assiduous.
] ^ a regular income ; enduring
possessions.
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170
HaNG.
Hang.
HAO.
ficic'iit.
1 j^ J5 f 3j every "lic'ie were the
two kinds of millet sown.
I jflj old name of one tlie sources
of the Yung-ting 11., w liieli rises
in K'uh-yang hien {flj ^ 0, m
the southwosi of Cliihli ; it is
•ilso applied to the Giinj,'-<'s, as
in the comparison ] •jij' \j/ ^
numerous as tlie sands of the
Ganges ; and written ] ^ for
Gunga, which is explained to
mean jjig 7J1J or lucky water.
1 ]}] the norlhern of the ^ ig-
or Fivt Mountains, now con-
sidered to be a ])eak in Hwtiu-
yuen cheu j|^ {'(§ ^'I-j in Ta-
t'ung fu in the iiorlli of Shansi :
but others with more probability
place it near the source of the
Kiver Hans' in Chihli.
Also re.iit i'ri;i//' ; tlie second
form is seldom met witli.
A large rope ; a long string ;
hasty, quick.
] '^ a. rope ladder.
m
■— ^ This is often re.id ic/taur/^
A woman's name.
s'"'".'/ 1 ^!c o"e of the genii, the
daughter of I, the prince of
K'iiing, who once ffj ^ M 1^
# ill J^ M ^'"^'-' ^'"^ *-'''^''' "^
inuuoitality, and lied to the
moon palace ; she is now called
ifft" ^Ic' '""^'^ regarded as the
goddess of the moon.
yj— ^ From irofui and a row; also read
litmij^ and *^ert.
Ju'inij The purlines of a roof which
support the rafters ; a row of
tiles ; large boards for stocks ; a
plank to cross a stream ; boards to
support a coliin o\er the grave ; a
_ clothes-horse.
g I at Canton, a row of tiles on
a roof; as ^ ^J| ] how many
rows of tiles wide is the house ?
— the width of houses being
measured by them in that city.
I j^ purlines and rafters.
' ] ^^ a cangue — at Peking.
I'M 1 ' "F ''""'s "f trees, like look-
ing through a long grove.
-|V^ From <jem aud a row as the
(JiT 1'1'onetic.
JicXng Gems hung at the lapel, or
used in thegirtUe clasp, which
have a play of colors, like the cat's
eye ; ancient ornaments or gems
on a crown.
W ^ ^ ] his girdle-pendents
tinkled.
] l:fc ^ f5l 'lie gems, fringes,
and bands of a coronet.
..f^^ The culm or stalk of grasses
c -^T~: and herbs, especially such as
Jmny have no branches ; rising
straight up, like a stalk ; a
stem ; hilt of a sword.
jj 1 a lotus stalk.
— * ift 1 o"e c'lliii or stalk.
2^ 1 a medical term for the
penis.
hany'
To speak angrily, to look at
sternly ; to berate ; refractory
words.
I^i] "fiil I* 1 scolded him
rouiiilly.
crpj
Jiao
Old sounds^ lio, ko, kok, gok and gM. In Canton^ ho ; — in Stvatou
and koli ; • — in J-'u/ic/tait^ ho aiul ko ; — in Shanf/hai^ ho,
kail, liau,
and hok ;
From plant and liiy/i.
Tall herbs; it is applied to
several fragrant or aromatic
plants, like the Artemifn'a,
Vitex, Pedkularin, or Aiiiiiranthds,
whose stalks or lca\es are prized
for their scent ; tansy; to close the
tyes ; to reduce.
^ I the wormwood or southern
wood, of which the sort called
§ 1 or 1 -^ {Aitemisia) is
dried and coiled into ropes to
burn, and drive off musketoes by
its smoke.
j^ ^ ] a species of Ambrosia or
aniaranthus.
[^ I ^ a sort of insipid celery
cultivated at Peking.
^ ] celery.
] g to screw up the eyes, as
w hen filled with dust ; because
in time of affliction one has no
desire to cleanse them.
||i I steam rising from thuigs ;
the subtle odor or vapors arisuig
from sacrifices offered.
^ ] a fragant edible plant fotmd
among rushes along theYangtsz'.
■p;
nndho ; — in Amoy^ 6, h6,
— in C/n/'il, lijio.
■W* Also read ,hiao.
hao
Jiao
A whizzing sound like that
of an arrow.
] ^ the whirring dart .
\\\ -^ ] the wild birds sing.
"1 From ^p rowan fjraxs and Jly
I </ood contracted ; the other forms
are unusual, and seem to have
I been constructed from f/]C not,
with a reference to the seii»e.
To pull up weeds ; to weed
out grass from the field ; to
extirpate.
IIAO.
IIAO.
HAO.
171
] ^ to weed.
1 gg ^ ^ to pull out tlio liair,
as iij a raf^e.
1 llL lif. W ^'^ 'iiiloosen the sticky
snarls of raw silk.
±*=*o From ^ n lio'ii- and (fq /iiy/j ;
,^»j^ it occurs iiseil foi' the noxt.
s'""' A kind of porcupine, ] ^£
armed with long skewer-like
quills; eminent, excellent, superior;
excelling, dominating other minds;
martial, brave; a leader, a martial,
overbearing man ; imperial, as the
emperor's flocks.
1 ^ robust, martial people.
^ ill 1 131 '1 ''*■'" '>'"! leader in
niililary act.s.
j^ jg :^ I to select a capable,
energetic ruler.
i 1 "'■ 1 til ■' ''"^'"^ ty-i"t, a
village bully, a rntlian.
1 ^ a rich, intluenlial man.
1 fJJ generou.s uiindeil, open-spo-
ken, ha\ ing moral courage.
] 3^ lo act violently and oiipres-
sively.
1 E a fine, powerful horse, a
Bucephalus, one fit fur a king to
ride.
] ^ a sudden tlasli, a dazzling
glory like that at the traiis-
liguration.
From linii- luul li!<i!i, n"d regarded
as altered from tlio last ; when
used for (liinc it is often contrac-
ed to ^ ; it nni-t lie distin-
guislied from /m/i, ^ a (dace.
The down or pubescence on
plants; long soft hair; a pencil's
point; atoms, motes, anything very
min\ite ; a suijerlalive; in regimen
with a negative, it denotes the very
least ; lavish ; in weights, the tenth
of a mill, or the place next to a
cash, the thousandth part of a
tael ; a dime, or fen cents
1 ^ ^f petty, trifling affairs.
i f^ a \ery little, a mere fraction.
1 ^ Ih IQ ^'^'^ ""'' "^erpassed
my place ; I have not offended in
the least.
U 1 ^ fflor^ I 7f, ^ there
is no error in it ; it is perfectly
exact ; no difference at all.
-^ ] to wet the pencil on the
tongue, as when thinking what
to write.
•jiE 1 '" flourish the hair, i.e. to
write.
^ 1 very minute, an autumn's
down ; the least bit, like the pap-
pus of a thistle.
I ^ ;5^ ^ [of no more impor-
tance] than a bit of hair.
1 ^ § In I ^^'1^ ""*■ 1'^^'^ ^^^
least temper shown ; he has no
patience at all.
6 1 ^ii I't't'eo tea, so called from
the downy white leaves hi it.
— ] ^/, )[j. a little selfish feeling;
some regard for his own hiterest.
From enrlh and excelltnij ; used
witli tlie ne.Ht.
j/«w The fosse or ditch around a
city wall ; this ditch, the
^ ] is not seldom qinte dry.
I M ^ ffi W, l^-L 'lo"n the
drawbridge over the moat.
^ 1 Wk '"' "''^ lilace near the
Yellow lii\er in Shen cheu [fj/j ;J'I'[
in the west of Ilonan.
M
Intevclianged with tlie hist.
A moat with water in it ; the
/'«" city ditch.
] 'J'l'l old name of Fung-yang
f'l E Pi M '■" Nganhwtii, deri\--
ed from the l{i\er Hao 1 jjjT
running near it.
•J ] lo clear out a moat.
^ ] drains aiul :icwers leading
into the iLU)at.
An oysler.
1 t&. •■"' oyster-shell.
] [Ij oyster-spat.
1 %% dried oysters.
1 ij^, "" oyster-bed.
1 fllf oysler sauce — a native
preparation.
1 ^ Second liar near Wham-
poa, called from the oysters there.
To compare quantities a.n<l
ascertain which is the great-
j/(((o est or fewest.
I ^ to estimate and compare.
In PeMiiffcse. To pull out.
I ^ to p>d! out the beard.
Sm Nearly svnonTmoiis with jj^ to
f 3Sc '•'''" loudly, and written like the
-t'^> ne.xt.
To cry out ; to spe.ak loud
and gruffly.
The second of these characters,
thoiifjh in common use, is re-
garded as erroneous.
The roaring of a tiger or a
bear ; ]U)ise of wild beasts ;
grunt of a wild boar ; to
howl as a dog ; to bawl, to
vail.
I ] ^ ii bawling noise.
^ •? if;'* B ] the child wailed
and luoaned the \\hole day.
15 1 '1'5 '-'I- ^'x-' li'iri'id, startling
howl of wolves. . _
M
From icomnn and rlii/d or man,
expressing the admiration or de-
.sire of women for men.
'/lao
liao'' Ciood, right, excellent ; the
good; goodness, good deeds ; peace;
fit, arranged, proper for the purpose
needed; fine, gracefid ; as -.in wl-
vcrh, well, very ; the highest degree
of, extra, exceeding, superlative ;
recovc'red, in health ; friendly.
1 "f^ 3Ii *"'■'''' ■"•''*-"' exceeding
good; exactly the thing.
1 1 51 fi'J ^'"^^'y earefully; the
best of thought, upon it,
] ^ ] will it do Y arc vou quite
well ?
] ^ ^ =gf extremely distress-
ing.
1 ^M !^Jl -^ eainiot stand it any
longer, as an annoyance.
] ^ \ cry laughable.
1 ^ i\'i ^ ^'e'T lo"g time.
I Jjij successful, lucky, opportune,
fori ini ate.
1 \%. f-J^ 't is very much like you.
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HAO.
fij*> 2j5 05 iu 1 you've come in
the nick of time.
1 Ie] pS I^o enable me to return
an answer.
1 T ix W '^ '•• ready yet ?
j ^ ] it will do, but . . .
1 fi a little better, improving;
also, very many, a good many,
a good deal.
] — ^ getting on, rather better.
3)1S /|| ] ^ ^'"^^ "^ large nmuber.
fM 1 '^'' fr 1 ^^ g'^'^ '" cliarity ;
i. e. cultivate or exercise your
goodness or good deeds to please
Budha ; the act is called ] ^
a meritorious deed.
^ A 1 1 ^ A :f :t the
proud are delighted, and the
\veary are in sorrow.
^< JSii f^ 1 we always were good
friends.
1 1^ "'' 1 tS w*^'^ ^^''^ ! I thank
you ; I am obliged ; — used in
reply to another's compliment-
ary remark.
1 !^ ^ very bad luck at dice.
Eead kio'. To love, to be fond
of, to like, the opposite of ^' ; to
esteem good, to take pleasure in ;
addicted to ; to wish for ; the ob-
ject of regard ; a hole iu a w all ;
beauty, grace.
1 "iS 6vf * wine-bibber.
] 01^ studious ; a lover of books.
] -f^to love one's friends.
^ ^ -5l ] tlie friendly meeting
of two princes.
^ ^ ^ \ " I'st every man likes ;
generally prized.
W ^:t '6 1 ^ the people at
heart love justice.
I to love with partiality.
From o sun and ^jl luminous
contracted, alluding to tlje clear
summer sky; used with the uext.
A luminous, clear summer
sky ; vast, grand ; the powers
which rule in the sky.
] ^ the emi)jTean, the bright
sky ; whence ] 5^ jl ^ the
Shangti of the glorious Hea\ en.
hao'
HAO.
1 ^ :^ 1^ the gulden palace of
the heavens, where he dwells.
1 i^ Heaven's kind conipas.sion.
W ^t ^> '^ 1^ ^ W ] if tte
northern regions would not take
them, then I would leave them
with the Powers above.
From while and to announce;
tlie second cliaracter is one of
four \musiuil forms, and is only
used for hoary.
^^ J The light of heaven, especial
hao' ly at tlie horizon ; luminous,
like the clear sky ; bright,
as the rising moon ; resplendent,
glistering; hoary, white.
] "gf a hoary head.
O 1 were four gray-beards in
the Han dynasty, and probably
albinos.
] ] shining, brilliant, as stones
washed white ; glittering, as the
stars.
%:t7]<p^ \ 1 the white
rocks glisten thruugli the fretted
waters.
^ ] the firmament
^ ^ I ^ ^ 1E& to travel by
moonlight.
?1j S" 1 tS brilliant and lustrous,
like Venus or 8irius.
5^ I a star in Sagittarius.
Eead ^klL•ui. The hair turning
white and falling oft'.
A ^ ) U.sed with the two last.
P^^l^ Bright ; reflectuig light, bril-
kno' liant.
] 1 in -tfii so numerous,
happy and prosperous ; said
of a contented people.
•jl^ ] and t]^ \ are old terms for
the first and ninth moons ; and
of their ti ^' or rulers ; the first
is also a designation of Fuh-hi,
and the second of Shao-hao,
the son and successor of Hwang-
ti, li. c. 2597 ; they are supposed
to patronize these months,
j^. ,'^. 1 1 i: M excellent and
courteous manners, as one self-
possessed at all times.
HAO.
) Fiom water and to //roclaim.
A vast expense, as of a de-
luge ; great, swelling waters ;
immense, vast ; affluent ; an
over[)lus ; wide views, noble-
minded.
j S^ how grand ! how \ast.
^ i. M, magnanimous ; liber-
al-)uinded, of large conceptions.
^ M -i to leave quickly, as
agciod man departs from a com-
pany of scornei-s.
I ^ ^ exceeding great, like
God's glory.
g very peiplexing, as duties
or engagements ; almost number-
less, as people.
Sead /i(w\ To dilute spirits.
'J The vast stretch of the ocean,
boundless and magjiificent ;
vast, unfathomable ; the li-
(pior in which pulse has been
boiled, once used for washing the
hair, and by the priests to wash
Budha ; traces of the custom still
remain.
] ] deep, inscrutable, said of
writings.
I "l^ a bomidless waste, as of
waters.
1 m
Ancient name of a ri\er in
|]j] Shensi, a branch of the K.
/&(o' Wei near the capital ; and
also of a pool ; a long dreary
rain.
] J^ i'retted waters ; rippling.
1 ] the lirigbt look of water
when agitated :
water.
the bubbling of
A warming stove ; a hand-
brazier ; liright ; the northern
regions in the days of Hia.
I -ff^ the capital of Wu
Wang of Clieu ; it lay west of the
present capital of Shensi, and the
site W.1S turned into a lake by
Han Wu-ti ; the city is often
wrongly known as ^ ] , but the
two places were about eight miles
apart on two sides of the R. Fung
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l€
-±•17^ t'seil ns niiotlier, but not veiy
1^^ I) iisiiul form of the last.
lino'' Tlie name of a ) place lieloiig-
iiig to Cliao ^ and seized
by Tsi ; now known as Kao-vili
li'*'" f»j S< S/?. '" ^'"'o cbeii in
the southwest of Cliilili.
^^ The large crawfish or P«-
t^n^ Iwiirm, common in (Uiinese
'/a((/ and Japanese waters 5 also
known as the fj| i|l['j{ dragon
shrimp and Ciiinese lobsler.
|tf^) Perturbation, fear; the mind
I Fl greatly disturbed.
From a plow qv ijfn'm :ind hair ;
the secoml is rather an iiniisnal
fiinii, anil applieil diielly to a
kind of fine grain.
A kind of fine rice ; to di-
/uw' niinisli, to consume, to de-
stroy through lime or use;
to lay out, to spend, to sijuander; to
injure; to nudic void; vicious, bad.
i§ ] destroyed or spoiled, as
grain by mice.
|i 1 loss from rats, a grain-dealer's
charge ; whence ] -^ has be-
come a term for a rat.
w 1 -f a sort of marmot found
in the north of (Uiilili.
1 5A Qj ''"-' ^'l^'t'i' l""ks alloyed.
'M^K 1 •i — TJ- the water in
the pond has gone down an
inch.
Jp 1 to add .something for loss,
Id supply the extra expense,
jg 1 g '*rf a useless outlay or
waste "if I lie country's resources.
1 ^^ ^ yt '"^ ^I'^'"' ''" ''''1 ^^'"**
gone, he wa.sted everything.
SJc 1 injurious, .said of the evil
doings of spirits, elves, or ma-
laria.
1 ® H ■? ''<' waste and idle the
time away.
1 lie spent beyond the estimate ;
useless waste. |
f^ 1 to gambol, to play tricks,
mischievous sport. I
^ li lii I '•"-' >'^''"'« S"l'i'ly,
more or less.
if. 1 '"' «■■ 1 »•-'"« "f) tiJ'iigs,
rrporls.
1 "Iti lie M *" "■<''f''e one's ener-
gies or stamina, as by drink.
I'roni tlf/i r and In n-j/ out ; the
coutrafteil form is coniniun in
cheap books.
A mark, a designation, a
denomination ; a descrip-
tion or class of; a label, a
name, a c/mj), as that word
is used in China ; sign of a shop ;
a style or honorable appellation ;
an order or verbal command; a
summons ; a countersign, a signal ;
to put a mark on, to label or direct,
as a box ; to name, to style.
1 ^ a mandate, a word of com-
mand, an order.
^ ] a mark ; the sign or firm
name of a shop.
i'T' ^ 1 "li''t is your sliop's
name.
^ 1 K g""'-!'^ which are labeled ;
genuine wares.
M I '}& '^' ^'''^ ^ salute or signal.
jlJi ] 1(1 blow the horn or bugle;
to make the signal.
Iljff ] a private signal or cry.
^ 1 PS" wliat is your style.
taken after marriage, or when
entering otiice.
] J^ the room in a yamun where
visitors enter their names ; a
store-room, a depositoiy.
Ill
^ ] a nickname, an epithet indi-
cating a man's bad character.
^ jll5 M 1 ''"^ trumpeters who
call troo|is to engage.
I 5^ what ninuber is it'?
which mark ?
] .f^ to summon.
] ^ a soldier's uniform, because
his regiment is painted on the
lireast.
his name.
^ I to put on a stami), as at a
custom-house.
] Jl fpl l£ 1 "I'l'k a name on
it, a.s on a box.
] nf to signal one by a cry, as a
boatswain by his whistle.
— ■ 1 M ^ '""^ '•'''"^'^ '^^ traders,
i.e. those who deal in the same
article.
Ira F"'] ?i 1 I'lease tell me your
priestly name.
^ I the name of a dynasty.
^ ] the style of a reign, the
name by which its years are
called, — as ;fc fS ;E % t^'^
reign Tao-kwang of the (ireat
Ts'ing dynasty ; in the Han
and later dynasties, the em-
perors often changed the style
during theii' reigns, but the
usage was dropped by the Ming
dynasty.
Eead ^Jiao. To scream, as a ti-
ger ; to bay, as a dog ; to bawl, to
cry after one, to yell ; to crow.
] nf to scream ; to cry after.
1 llj^f a cock-crowing.
5i 5S PI' 1 P'lie] demons wailing
and spirits crying, — a dreadful
clamor, as at a tight or a fire.
H Mi -^ ^ 5^ I'e daily cried
and wc2il belbre high Heaven.
1T4
HF.U,
HKU.
HEU.
Old soiaah, Iin, kii, trn, kup nnd Icut.
««(/ liail ; — l« Fuhchnn, lio
To snore, to Iji-ealhe lianl :
one says, ilisease in tlio
hcu throat ; in colloquial,- a super- ;
lative often a[iplie(l to tastes j
anil smells. {
1 I A, to breathe hard through the
nose, as one who has an obstruc-
tion ; to test by the smell.
] ^ it stinks here.
] g^ excessively sour.
In C'irifon, luiii; — in Sirntoir, hi'i, liau, an, andVan ; — !n Amoy, ho,
I, liiiiii, iind liau : — in S/iant/hai-, Iiu and ho; • — in (.liif'it, li.'i.
From month and nohlemnn as the
plioiietic.
From yV ntiin and ) a shelter,
whitli denoted a sjireading out, |
witli ^ an ttrroir nnderneatli ; I
it ninst bo distingnished from "j^
to Avait.
A target ten feet square;
beautiful, j)re:ty ; to be happy ; as
n coiijiiiir/iuii, but, unless; how, in
what it con.;istc(l ; the second of
(be five orders of nobility, answer-
ing nov/ to a marquis; anciently,
a noble, a j>riuce.
1 It -S; ^ ^'"'- "'*" ^^'*'" '*'
there .'
1 "f Jr] DR Jiowever, he was [a
prince] in the lime of Cheu.
^J ] to shoot at the target.
^ ] to raise one to the rank of
manpiis ; he is called | ^,
but when written to he is styled
— ^ ] premier marquis.
|§ I a jirince or feudal baron,
when occupying bis own realm ;
a nobleman.
] j]g the domain or tenure of a
prince; an appanage; the prhi-
cipalitii's.
^ M ] IK '1"^ priests invoked
the good, and averted evil luck.
JP
.\n ancient place, called ]
PQ. belonging to the state of
^/leu ^ Tsin, lying in the present
AVei-hwui fu f^j "0. f^ in
Honan ; it was a frontier
town, and caused a quarrel.
The throat, the trachea ; the
gullet ; guttural, as a sound.
110 ] the windpipe.
] Pfil denot s either of the pas-
sages, but properly the a-sopha-
gus; l^ 1 and |^ P are
other terms for them.
1 W. "'■ ^'n 1 ^A-Ams apple.
^ I the throat stopped up.
] P^ the voice, the intonation-
^ 5^,1 1 t" ha.\e the quin.sy or
di[ihtlicria ; he has a sore throat.
PS 1 ± JA ('"• U.) ^^ important
pass, a throat-gates, a Ther-
mopyla.
}p| ] to quench thirst, to wet the
whistle.
3i ;^ I ^ a minister of state,
(J. d. the king's throat and
tongue.
^ J\. 1 ^ to make people talk
aliout Ydu.
ifs P^ ^t 1 delicate modulations
of the v., iHiling throat, — as of
a fine singer.
From
man*
■ice or /ood and a 7ioli/i-
JtCK
Dry provisions.
] fg food cooked for
journey.
Jieii
The monkey ; it is common
in the central pro^•i^ces ; the
ninth branch ^ is denoted
by it, and the hour from 3 to
5 p. -M.
1 ■? or }j^' ] a monkey ; the last
is large and intractable ; it is
applied to people in contempt.
] ^ ^ a droll name for the
monkey,
ij^ ] a small species of marmo-
set, said to rub ink, reared as
a pet ; it is found in Yunnan.
1 "? Jiit g'^i'ies "itli nionkeys.
Ift 1 to play nionkeys ; jHff. ras-
cally, untrustworthy.
1 ^1 i§i 'T' y^" ^''lliiii I similar
to the epithet, you puppy !
^ 1 ffij M [)"0" "I's "o better
than] a washed monkey with a
cap on.
] Jl^ the skins of monkeys'
limbs.
m 1 a o' M A B an elf,
a bogie, transformed from a
monkey, first into a djin, and
then into a sort of Budha.
M
Jieii
m
AVarts, pimples, or such like
excrescences of a small .size,
are called ] -^ ; in Canton
they are known as |g ^
rice stamens, and elsewhere
^s '^ H ^ thousand-day
sores.
Half blind, as an old man, or
when a cataract is forming.
^ 1 H or Rahula, the eld-
est son of Sakya-muni, whose
bii'th was impeded for six years by
an ai<iira or demon ; hence the dog
or demon wlio eats the moon in an
eclipse has been called Rahula ;
it is the same as Eahu ui Brah-
minical mythology, the god of the
ascending node, represented as
headless, and riduig on a tor-
toise.
JtClt 1,,
-\n unantliorized cliarncter.
constellation called j^ ]
by the horoscopists ; it is re-
garded as very tmhicky, and is
probably somehow connected with
the preceduig.
A musical instrnment, with
25 strings, the |^ ] , which
resembles a wide lute or
harjiischord.
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J. /^ A name of a woniaii.
,'^ In Fuhrhiii. ^\^•Ult(lll, adul-
terous, gaailiiig, wluinsli.
yt^ To Jiray for Ijlcssinj^s ; Id
of n^ otfV'r sacritie'i's in orik-r tu ob-
m
. licu
Till! ii'oii liarli or lioad of an
arrow or dart ; a feathcrcil
shaft «illi a liarb.
[S 1 &i f=i '''^' '""■' ^l'"ft><
liavc liit the target.
It
,heu
A sort of 'I'ctraodon, oallcd
1 ^% '"' 1 $,^ "'"^ regarded
as poisonous ; it is said to
make a noise, and one name
is P^ JJi ffi belly-intlatiiif? fish,
from its power of distension ;
.several sorts are said to exist ;
some of tlie synonyms refer to a
kind of river porpoise, whieh the
name | ^ im doubt designates.
f^Yl A tierce wolf found in Mon-
^ J L golia that devours men ; an
'heu astrological term liir the lOtli
constellation in Aries.
In Pckiiit/ffe. The dragon's
heads put on the ends of roofs
on the ridge-pole ; workmen who
put np awnings are called p-j-
5^ I " people who call on the
heavenly wolf," lest they get a
fall.
Kroni mouth and hole ; used with
le next.
Jieu The cries of animals, espe-
cially of cattle and feline
beasts ; the voice of anger.
Pfe 1 ill W "''"'• '' thundering
noise he makes.
jpj jji Ijj^ 1 ''"' 1'"" ''^ '"'aring on
the east side of the river, — i.e.
the old woman is scolding like a
Xanthijipe ; a[i[)lied to shrews.
'•l/-| The lowing of an ox ; in
•J MJ Shantung, an old name for
7/fa a calf.
^ I the ox is bellowing.
'lini.
From mouth and tntfircss.
The tone or voice of anger
to scold, to abuse.
*r^) From to yo nnd empre
«^sj^ To meet : a lileasai
,) From to yo nnd empress.
easaiit and un-
/,eii'
Name of an ancient place in
Lu, now in the southeast of '
hcu' Tung-ping cheu -^ Z|l •}]] in
Tai-ngan fu in the center (jf
Shantung. I
t_* -* l'"r(iin — " Q one mottlh niuler
/PJ j~" :i sitrlli'i; to ^ive o;dei-s ;
'/"'// ocems used for {§ afterwards.
A ruler ; the sovereign ; an
em)iress (jr (lueeii, the equal of the
sovereign, one who succeeds to him,
— but it can not properly be appli-
ed to a (pieen regnant; an ances- ,
tor of the sovereign ; all the later 1
rider.s of the Ilia dynasty are so
styled, as ] jjB; King Sieh ; a feu-
dal or dependant prince, so called
when he went to court to serve the
ruler, but at home he was a -^
haronial prince.
TT 1 '"' -S 1 '''"^ sovereign ruler,
a: 1 '"' S 1 ^'"^ empBcss, the
(pieen.
1 i: 1 or :iC 1 tl'e ^-rapr^sb
dowager.
^ % "m 1 ± ^- ti"- t"ii^"f
my [)redecessors, those di\iiie
so\'ereigns.
■J^: 1 our Imperial mother, said
by the Emperor.
1 j^ a god of the land ; in Kwang-
tiing, worshii)ed behind graves,
because the dead have, as it were,
trespassed on his domain.
^ ^ I -J^ imperial heaven and
earth, — are the deified powers
of nature.
5c 1 '"■ 5c 1 ^ # '''6 Q"i*"
of Heaven is the goddess of sea-
men, the Chinese Ampiiitrite ; a
girl of Fuhkien named Lin ^ ;
she is also Maritchi or CImmli of
the Brahmins, the personification
of light ; the Taoistssay that she
dwells in one of the stars of the
]>i|il)er, and call her ^ J^ or
Dipper Mother.
e.\|)ected meeting.
iS 1 'to j'lfe '" tueai unex-
pecte<lly and agreeably.
5 A medicinal plant, the ^j? ] ,
t |— 1 which appears to be allied to
/.('»' a ////(/.•'(■i/dmiif, or one of that
order ; its seeds are reputed
to cure inflamed eyes, and its ten-
der leaves are edible.
^^^t^ Composed of -^ a sir/i. ^
heu'
i/riil/i/ lUl.l ^ to
runit vp
bcldiid.
After in time, late, .subse-
quent ; unavailing, too late ;
a future; behind in place; then,
next, future; often a form of past
time ; an heir, successors, posterity,
descendants ; to regard as second-
ary, to put one's self after ; to jxjst-
pone ; to be remiss in ; to remain ;
the second; an attendant.
J^ 1 •»' 1 ^ afterwards, then,
subsequently.
j Hij <»' 1 5M behind, in the rear.
1 ^ a yomig man.
j ^ I, .vour puiiil ; I myself
] •^i^ after ages, futurity ; posterity.
^ j on the back, as a pajioose ;
the tail, the rear.
'^^4 ^ .i 1 '" '">' ^'^^^'^^ '^"y-^-
me.
after tomorrow.
^ 1 therefore, then, hi conse-
(juence ; next.
Ea iS; 1 'o l*"*"'' •'^'^''' ^''l'''"'-
g 1 « A ^ ± ^ 4 k«^q'
yotirself back and put others
foremost ; this is right.
;fj ] ^ ] has he any sons or
descendants'?
jjj ] Jg the very last, the hind-
*'fr ^ riff 1 S^^^no
oflicer of integrity (or patriotism)
ever neglects his prince.
I
ITC
HEU.
IlEU.
HI.
heu'
■ ' The original fo-m was ^y^ n
7iO/jfen,itN, troin wliioli it is now i
distinguislieJ by tlio central |
stroke I
To wait ; to expect ; to inquire ;
to visit, to w.-iit on ; to look after ;
■1 time or period ; ;i period oi' five
davs ; to pay a rcoLoning.
|[n ] to visit an equal, to inquire
after one's Lealtli, to send re-
spects.
on invitation cards.
] III an expectant for an office ;
a brevet rank.
^ ] wait ! to wait for one ; stop
awhile.
I $jl ^ shall await [your coming]
to arrange [the guests] ; — a
phrase on an invitation card.
^ ] or 111 ] the full time for,
tlie period of
}§l ■^ ^ ] I ^^'^1' nc'' "'•''''■ for
you beyond noon.
^ 1 Ml, it knows well when there
will be wind, as a gull.
^ ] to wait on and serve.
^ 1 to come and salute one ; a
respectful visit.
) fit '^'^P'- f'"^ ^"S Ina], awaiting
examination.
^ Jlfc 1 ^ ^^••''it here; I am
waiting.
?^ 1 i^> fl"] P^ I i"^i'e yo" all to
a diniK-i'.
?M 1 ifi ^^'^ ^"^ settle the score
for us all, — as at a cafe.
/_^) Trom earth and prince as the
phonetic.
^ I
/ieii'> A terrace or flat mound by
w liich distances were marked, '
and fire-signals placed in the Ming ^
dynasty ; every ten li a double
mound was raised, and a single one
every five /; ; they are now dis-
used.
^ j^ ] rigorously examine the
mounds for tire-signals.
r^J ^ Coniiioseil of ) a shelter,
f—jf^ to xaij, and -y a son ; q. cl. n
hcu^ large number of sons ; but others
s.iy it is derived from |^ hir;h,
written as if laid on its side.
Thick, large; substantia],
liberal, kind, generous; intimate,
faithful; good; well, very; well-fla-
\()red, mellow ; rich, as loam ; to
secure or cause plenty ; to esteem.
] ^, a liberal donation.
1 flp to treat kindly; gracious
demeanor towards.
1 'M- l^i"<l) considerate, placable,
generous.
] 'l^ kind feelings ; friendly.
] g generous ; dignified ; fat and
heavy, as a person.
] ^ rich, well off.
] |!^ liberality, generosity.
1 l5^ ^ good salary.
,\5, ] honest-hearted, sincere.
I and jH are opposites — thick
and thin, liberal and stingy ;
applied to degrees of civility or
favor, to the relations of things,
"s 15 & 1 ri K A I jiKlge
myself closely and blame others
moderately.
■Jfl ^ ] shameless, brazenfaced.
] ^ an intimate friend.
# nt 1 B i. you will not be
able to conquer him.
j1S??, J The king-crab or ] •S,the
■^^^ horse-hoof (£i»i«/(« lonyiqimii^
lini' one of the Xiphosura;, com-
mon on the southern coasts ;
its roe is used as food, and forms
part of the offerings to ancestors.
] llH the horse-hoof; the name
intimates that it knows when
a storm is comhig, and to take
in sail.
] ^ its dried shell, used for dip-
pers and latlles.
OM sounds, hi, l<i, gi, I.nit, g..!t, g!t, h\ ii, go, and git. In Ccnton, hi, h- ', of, auH kw'ai ; - in Swatov:,
hi, i", wa, and k'i ; — t,; Amoy, hi, he, k'6, and k'?.i ; — in J'uhchau, hi, lii^, and hi ;
in Shuuijhai, hi, i, and ji ; — in Chifa, ' i.
^^- Originally composed of ^. as if
C'1 |J thin and far apart, and pf;J t<it-
]{l tered ijarments contracted ; it oc-
curs used for the next two.
Few, rare, seldom, infre-
quent ; to hope, to wait ui expec-
tation of, to anticipate; desirous,
■wishing ; striving to be like, emu-
lating ; loose, not close or near ; to
thin out, as a bird's feathers hi tin
moltmg season ; to suspend, as
music ; to disbur.se, to scatter ;
deprived of sound, as Laotsz' says
reason is ; to molt, to shed.
1 ^ or ] tlf rare, curious,
unusual.
] ^ to look for, hoping ; it often
implies an order.
I ^ seldom, not common,
I n^U^ •^''='" 1'ope-to-ge.fc
a reply.
I 3i to shed hair.
I -{It j^ ^ theie are fewsnc'i
men in tlie world.
^^ I ^ ''ost in pl.aying the lute.
^1 I humbly earnestly look for
yuui^aid.
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^ 1 $C ft I honor those who
are known to few.
5^ From eye mti] few.
To long for, to look afar to ;
<■'' ' to renic'inbtT kiiiilly ; tu look
askance.
■gg 1 to sec a thing indistinctly
from its distance.
-fy^ From grain nnd./ew / occurs in-
/[lifi terclinnged with its primitive.
JH Open, loose, apart ; the op-
posite of ^i-h'eu ifft] close ; not
near or thick ; scattered here and
there ; sleazy, as cloth ; thin, as
gruel ; spongy, light, as cake or
bread; not joining; careless, re-
miss ; very, fully ; to become scat-
tered or distant.
1 J$ sleazy ; thin, unsubstan-
tial.
1 Etc "''^" ''"'^ "1"^'" ' sparse, as
tlie large stars ; bare, as leafless
trees.
] t]^ not many such ; very few.
^ 1 tpd] cooked very thoroughly.
1 ] fl'j watery, as a porridge ;
coar.sc or thin, as cloth.
^1] f# 1 i/£ M yoi'^'e ^'^shed it
much too fine.
^ S^ M 1 ^^'^''" *^'"^ moon is
bright the stars seem few.
1 is iifc S^ he separated himself
from the ways of the world.
ty^ From vian and few as tlie pho-
j/i'i Tlie heart and face disagree-
ing ; pretending, simulating,
like to ; to counterfeit.
^ ] appearing as if
\^ ] obscure ; dimly.
tjPj^ To dry ; dried by the stm ;
< MT|I break of day ; a local word
Ji'i for boisterous.
^ ^ tJc ] the dawn does
not yet show.
6 '^ ^li 1 ^^^^ '^^'^ ^^ '^o'
dried up
il 3^ To consider, to reflect
( I 'Vfi '"^'^ remember ; to compas-
Jii sionate; to wish.
■4/^^ Name of a small tributary of
(■i^fjj the Yang-tsz' River in Lo-
Jii lien hien |jj PO 0, in tlie
northwest part of ilupeh.
yfijif To sob, to catch the breath
cTPA in weeping ; whimpering and
Jii timid.
1 M'S^Jtosighandery:
blubbering and weeping, as a
child.
y/Mt Ancient name of a city in the
(■ftJI Chen dynasty, now near or
JU at the present Hwai-king fu,
north of the Yellow Kiver, in
Honan.
An old name for a hog, used
in Kiangsu and westward ; to
call swine ; the grunting of
pigs.
the noise of scampering pigs.
1 M the swinish herd sud-
denly ran off' as bra\TS ; said of
the banditti who helped Wang
Mang in the Han dynasty
^>} ] a divine animal supposed to
protect against snakes ; also,
the name of a star.
." — ^« Composed of ^ riyht and ^ a
breath or tone.
I The light of day.
Wi 1 '^''° color or cfliilgence
of the sun.
JiH Breath, vapor ; the family
name of one of the chief as-
tronomers of Yao and his successors.
{fj ] the reputed founder of the
Chinese monarchy, n.c. 2952 to
2837; also called ] ^ the
Emperor Hi.
it-y^ Victims of a uniform color fit
'T^O ^° ^° ortered in sacrifice, as
JiH oxen, sheep, goats, or pigs ; a
sacrificial victim ; spotless.
] !}/^ animals ofi'ered in sacrifice,
] ^ a bidlock for an oiferiug.
JW-?5d^'yi^?!Jl ^i"'y vessels
arc full of clean millet, and 1
have a pure ram — to sacrifice.
m
m
Jii
From Jire and joyful ; the se-
cond form is not correct, and
secnij to Itave come into use
from a desire to thus mark tlie
reijcn Kanghi, hy putting tlie
inner stroke outside.
Light, bright, splendid, in-
telligent; glorious, prosper-
ing ; harmonious ; extensive, ample ;
to enlarge, to consolidate ; to fully
discharge ; lasting ; to dry.
1 ?U <i 14 '^ prosperous and
peaceful time.
J^ ] everything flourishing, ge-
neral prosperity.
] I how many people there are I
1 l3 A J^ a prosperous dynasty
and fortunate people.
7^ ] a play of rope-dancing.
Read J. Large and strong.
Composed of '§' sjiirils, M
dis/ics, and ^ i/ruel contracted.
Sour, acid, vinegar-like ; con-
diments, pickles.
1 W' P'ckled mhiced condiments.
1 ^% tl'e animalcidae in vinegar.
] |£ minced meat pickled and
seasoned.
fS
From tiger and a vase ; it is now
■j— I only used in combination as a
^"1 r * primitive.
'''''■
A description of ancient
earthenware vase used in
sacrifices.
j.j{?f» A gorge with beetling cliffs
c|hIE\ opposite, a caiion ; a danger-
lii ous pass along a precipice ; a
crack ; an occasion, a chance,
as for quarreling.
A whistluig sound; a shrill
cry.
] ] noise, uproar.
5j| \ Alas, Alas! — a cry
of wailing or regret.
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tP^
HI.
An interjV'ction of abhor- ;
rcnce; to laugh violeiUlj'; to
citrirle, hke a silly person.
D DO ' 1
I I fie ! tush ! pshaw 1
1 ^ to laugh boisterously.
Contemptuous.
'|g ] insulting, reproachful
words.
Used witli the next.
A depreciatuig epithet for a
woman.
] ^ a slave girl, a hand-
maid.
M ] to dally, to play with, to en-
tertain with sports ; childrens'
games.
HI.
Used with ^ joyful, espe-
cially a sudden delight or
extasy.
Bead 'i, m ] ^'f, the braying
of an ass.
i
^ -t-f From womnn andjoy ; used with
5i tlie last and next.
PI
Jti Pretty, handsome ; pleasant
sports ; an excursion, a pic-
nic ; to ramble, to play, to enjoy
one's self; to laugh, for which the
next is correct.
}J| ] a pleasure e.vcursion.
7jC ] a boating trip.
] 5C o'" 1 ® games and
plays, jolly sports ; tricks and
pastimes.
|g ^ .^ ] [to attend to] busi-
ness as if it were play — will
soon end in ruin.
^ ^ \ 1 -fv^ ^ a family which
only seeks anuiseuaent will at
last come to grief.
^-±^ The cry of one iii pain ; the
(p-Q* scream of fear, or grief, or
Iii indignation.
1 1 nm HjlS the wail of ghosts cr
demons, wliijh are suftering for ,
failure of worship and oblations. ,
I ' From fira and joj as the phone-
^lii To heat ni any way ; to roast,
to toast ; hot, bright, burn-
ing ; light and heat together per-
vading; abundant, diversified; in
epitaphs, denotes one who has
merit and peace.
^%^ \ fttl'e warmth and
freshness of the morning light.
HI.
— or so long coming? i. e. I've
been hoping to see you.
-^ liX ^ ] what do you think of
it. Sir /
Jpjjj ^ ] ^Q wh:it could be more
agreeable '.
\ ^ ^ ^^'& liow can he
become my friend"?
>]» I ^ a servant, a young at-
tendant.
jtrTs Used wiih the last.
1^^ A waiter, one who stands at
Jii the right hand ; a page (jr
boy; to serve; name of an
ancient tribe on the north-
east of China.
I i|[j[ a servant-boy.
X^ A wai
("^ StI ill 1
.h'i
:i^ti
c/l'ct
m
I
An interjection expressmg
joy, and sometimes indigna-
of merri- 1
; pleased.
tion ; the sound
ment ; to laugh
delighted,
f 1 Alas! Oh! dreadful! — an
interjection of surprise or grief.
1 PpI PpI or 1 1
titteri;is, laughing aloud.
Used for ^ to feel joy ; also
to take particular care ; cau-
tious and fearful, as of dan-
ger ; very strict about. I
* delighted, pleased. >
Used for the last.
Lucky stars shining on their
worshipers in old times; to
worship a star; the glitter of
a star ; to roast.
Joy arising from divine blcGS-
ings ; happy, favored by the
gods ; to announce or pray
to them.
] [may you have] great joy; I
or ^ I meet with good hick ; |
t liese phrases are often written
on the wall opposite front doors,
and are regarded as invocations.
^ M ifif 1 ^ respectfully con-
gratulate you on this new joy,
— written on newyear's cards.
/^* Originally combined if TiJ great,
(,^y^^ and an old form of ^ a nerve, i
l{{ meaniiij; a big bellv ; used with
' the next. I
An interrogative particle ira- ;
aiting-maid ; a slave
lie ser\'ice of an otfi-
plying doubt ; why ? how ? what 1
which ? a page, a waiter ; a maid-
servant ; a domestic.
1 ^ ^ iEt '^^^'y '^'^ y"^ ^°' ^°"
ter on office ?
Fruin to icalh and a parje ; occurs
Used with the next.
To wait for or on ; to expect
and attend on ; a narrow
path, a goat-i)ath.
1 ^^4 /u waiting for (or on) my
prince.
1 ^i- to wait for one.
4- ^l ii lib 1 m # ^. •''1-
though we have met this difficul-
ty, I hope there will be no trou-
ble in futm'e.
EA footiiath ; a road or track
up a hill; a bridle-path, a
/('(' narrow Avay ; to go across, to
penetrate where no path is
made.
1 M a narrow path on a hill-side.
[Jj ] a mountain path,
j [Jft -jf,- .g very extraordinary;
unusual, strange.
tft ^ ^i:^ § K s ^ 1 '^""g^
the peach and plum cannot talk,
yet jialhs form under tlum, —
because people are attracted by
their goodness ; so with real vir-
ture.
Jl
HI.
III.
HI.
179
5^ to follow the winding
paths and cross the jjretty bridg-
es — in the country.
A noisy kuid of green cicada,
or a grasshopper with a note
like its name, the ] |ji|p,
heard in hot weather.
Read ^i'l'. A sort of bee which
burrows its nest ; the ground-bee.
?^^ Shoes made of raw hide, or
y^ with hide soles; the sole.
JiU ^ ] or Jljl ] a Chinese
l;uly's shoe.
ifl Wi 1 ^''*^ ^^^ embroidered
shoe, is a fancy name for the red
bean.
!^^ A sort of minute tnouse
?8v^ which bites so gently as to
j//i' give its victim no pain, but
the bite is veneinous ; it is
also called -[J- P |[;{_ sweet mouth-
ed rat, and may denote a kind of
insect, but more j)robal)ly refers to
an annual like the tiny harvest
mouse (^fus messortuf:.)
J^J^ From /V <iV//i^ ordiviJe, and -^v.
( rj# brinl/i, q, il. tlie bre:itli divuliiig
"if or issuing forth.
Jit °
An interjection of admiration,
used in poetry alone, placed at the
end of a luie or c»s\iral jjause, as if
to take breath, and emphasize the
expression, like Scluli ; but also of
incpn'ry or doubt, if in the first part
of it ; it is a final expletive in
many cases, to show that the sen-
tence is |ioetical.
^ Sua ] fi'ti'ig ■iwl ta.steful,
eh ■? — said of dress.
7j in ^ A\ j'l^t tl'--'t very
man.
E 1 E 1 ImJ, a ^ ^ f^i'
Fungi Oh hung! how your
virtues has degenerated.
^ H A 1 5c - * I '-''ve a
dear one, besure, but she is
far off under her own sky.
ppE ^ va 1 ''O^^ '*VG di'l laugh
and talk at the feast !
M
Mi
From field and sccplo:
A field containing fifty meu,
or between eight and nine
acres; a parcel of ground;
the labors of the fields.
3^ ] a kitcjien garden.
i'lM i- ^ 1 distressed by the sum-
mer's toil.
~~' 1 Wi '^ ™^v of growing vege-
tables.
Re<id Jcwei. A low wall around
a field.
,1
.h'i
From 111 III /I and ^ to (xuin-
iiie contracted for the sound.
Name of a mountain in Poll
cheu ^ '}[\ in Ying-cheu fu
in thenorthof Nganhwtii ; ] ]^ Hi
K'ang lived here, and gave it his
name, which he had changed from
^ to escape trouble.
J^S Conil lined of JE a pheasant,
C J-yJ witli y^ a sjirout on top to re-
5« I ])reseut tlie crest, and |pij spleri'
did for tiie plionetio.
A sort of bird classed among
the swallows ; a revolution.
■^ 1 ) <i bird like a hoopoe, which
the people of Sz'ch'uen say was
transformed from a gentle-
Avonian, the wife of his minister,
wliom the king having forced,
died of grief; perhaps the crow-
pheasant is the bird here refer-
red to.
1 is one revolution of a wheel.
Read ^Kin. An old name of
Li-kiaiig fu 5S Ji ^ '" Yunnan,
for which -ij'^ is uuw the common
form, and (o which this character
as a primitive is continually con-
tracted.
fXf An old (own in the state Ki
y ffi '" ''"-' southeast of Shan-
Jii tinig, but afterwards taken by
the ruler of Tsi.
I "f a place in the state Tsi
north of the River Tsi, in the
northwest of Shantmig.
,hH
I
To lead by the hand, as a
child or blind man ; to go
with, to conduct, to take
along; to lock arm.s, as in
walkuig ; to carry oft' or take
up in the hand.s ; to leave ;
to lead ajKirt.
^ j to lead, to carry in the hand ;
to recommend.
] ^ my family is with me.
] ^ to take along uith one; to
sustain from fallinsr.
I :^ to take another by the hand.
I ^ to carry a basket on the arm.
] ^ carried off and lost.
&^ \ ^ personal attendants.
1 :}^or ] j|S '" lift up and carry
away.
in 3S in I if you take it up and
carry it away.
^ ^ 1 ^ij support the aged and
lead away the Young, as .iEueas
did when escaping danger.
A sort of horn stiletto, or
ivory bodkin hung at the
girtlle ; it was used to untie
knots.
^ ■? M 1 ti'^' l''"! ^vears a bod-
kin.
^ I a star A in Orion ; a large
tortoise, for which the next is
probably the correct form.
A species of land tortoise,
whose shell is rather fine; it
Ji'i is marbled and used ni divina-
tion ; name of a star.
1 IS. or ^ ] the great tortoise
found about the mouth of the
Yellow River ; it is said to make
some kind of noise.
A kind of tripod or boiler ;
a large basin ; a large bell ;
the rays proceeding from the
sun like darts, as it shines
through the clouds ; they are in-
dicative of good luck, and describe
the watery rays at sunset.
Read ,ku'e>- An awl.
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A mineral described as a
beautiful black stone, and
'/^ explained to be a mineral
amber of a clear black color
like lacker ; a piece is mentioned
that ^vas large as a cart-wheel; it
is said to come from Tibet or Tar-
tan, and may denote a kind of jet,
of which large fine specimens are
found in that region.
C ^ t . * From n mouth and ^ a Imyid
SA. of music : it must not be con-
•//;■ founded with shcn =^ goodness.
Joy, delight; glad, joyful;
to be pleased with; that which
gives joy ; to give joy to ; to rejoice ;
ti) like.
I ^ or ] •£, a joyful face ; a
happy look.
^ 1 ^ gratified ; it gives plea-
sure ; I am greatly pleased.
1 'IS pleased with.
I ^ festival fees.
j g your portrait ; pleasant look-
ing.
rjt ] greatly pleased with.
1 ^ joyful, delighted.
1 V or ] ^ a joyful occasion,
a festa.
^ ] :^ to prepare for a merry
time.
X> B ^ ] exceeding great joy.
] ?S P^ ^ '1^® whole house is
alive with merriment.
jWf 1 a happy newyear to you !
^ ] is more commonly used
in the southern provinces.
child ■■, ^ ~X 1 T '^ another
form of the same congratulation.
j^ ] to congratulate one upon
anything.
] ^ to delight in, to joy in.
1 151 joy and delight ; it is also a
Budhist terra {tusJdta) for the
fourth beaten (dci'a-hici^ where
bodhi-mtwus are reborn before
they become Budhas on earth ;
it is often appUed to monas-
teries.
HI.
^ ] doubled joys, as when two
happy events come together;
this is also written ^, and
placed on walls as a wisli that
all joys may be doubled.
:$b S" ^ 1 "l^®" things are very
bad, then they must surely mend.
jA I a courtesan who aided Kwei
or Kieh in his orgies, and
brought on the ruin of the Hia
dynasty, B. c. 17(55.
^^ ] it foretokens good luck, as
when the lampwick opens.
heart.
] ffi ae 9h ■'' pleasure exceeding
all my hopes, a most unexpected
joy-
] ^ the magpie, from its merry-
sounding chatter.
1 S J^ magpie's tails, the perk-
ed-up things put at the ends of
the ridge-pole on fine bouses.
^_ F=y ^ To get the /icart's joy; gra-
T^?l tified, exultant at success ;
V/i jileased, fond of doing.
1 65c 33 'ond of altering
and making.
jjj; 1 delighted at.
C|L■^^ A small, long-legged red
•|{-H* spider, called | -^ or ^ -^
V/i the happy child, which sus-
pends itself by the web from
trees ; the jieople who meet it
carefully let it go, as it is supposed
to denote good luck.
^ 1 a small flat-bodied spider.
Cj|^>^ Fioui vtonth and hopeful; used
ll/ttj fur ^ to sob, and the ne.xt.
" ' To grieve and mourn with-
out weeping ; to be alarmed
and whimper; to breathe hard in
sleep ; one defhies it to laugh, to
chuckle.
] P^ surprising I dreadful 1
c ^^^ To snore in a loud manner ;
Wt|) ^o l^lo"' *'l'e nose, to clean the
Vi'i nose.
HI.
Occurs used for ^ a sprite ;
the noise used in calling
Jl-i pigs.
m
:-^ — * Intended to represent a recep-
I Utcle, with a lid over it to hide
^■^ things ; it is tlie 23d radical, and
*/i i is used only as such in a few cha-
racters relating to cotTers ; it near-
ly resembles ifang L. "• "''I'l-
A case or coffer for storing
thuigs.
\y From weapon and a sort of f/i*/*,
referring to the wings of an army.
To fence with weapons ; to
play, to divert one's self;
to joke ; in jest ; a play, a comedy,
a mime, a theatrical performance ;
to make fun of; to dally with.
I ^ to laugh at.
1 1^ to make sport or game of
one, to play prp-ctical jokes.
=)g ] to take liberties with, to
dally with.
^ Hi or g 1 fi to play
tricks ; juggling ; to do sleight-
of-hand tricks.
] ^ to disturb one, to annoy, to
make a fool of.
^ 1 or Pifi 1 to go to the theater.
1% 1 or fjjj^ 1 to act plays.
^- jf£ 1 -fa company of actors.
\ )^0Y ] j^ the boards ; also
called ] % or ] ID, a theater,
a play-house or stand.
] ^ tlie green-room.
—■MH \ or — i Ift ] one act of a
play.
] M- 'o ?!■''>'' ^^ children or mum-
mers.
II 1 7K tlie gambols of ducks,
fil ] 5^ the dragon playing with
the jienrl.
;®. 1 -^ ?2 ^"^^^ fi»^ °-'^^ nibbling
at the fallen blossoms.
Pig ] to ridicule, to make gibes
at, to joke.
Read ^liu. An exclamation of
regret.
.JSM mi^ SAhlthe an-
cient kings are not forgotten.
HI.
HI.
HI.
181
From sillc and to connect.
f-i To tie, to bind, to fasten on ;
^' '' to continue ; lo bold on, to
retain ; to keep in niiiid ;
attached to ; to reeall, as some-
thing by association ; as a title in
some liistorics, denotes private or
appended biographies.
] -(^ to fasten a boat.
Vk ] 52. "* ^'''•'1' '"' '^'^"^ '" fasten
by, as that wliich holds a button
on a cap.
1 ^ to implicate.
] Ifj§ results following; the con-
se(piencts of an act.
I li^ '"' 1 1^ *" remember with
affection ; ardent love.
^ /iff 1 I^ don't be so anxious
aliout him, as an absent friend.
] Jl -^ tie it on so that I can
diaw it up, as a hod of mortar.
) il^ explanation of the prog-
nostics.
1 $ 'Ih nnxious thoughts come
u[i — about my absent husband.
"Vy? ■" From ^ xi/L- am) X a strok-e
or stem ; it is used with the pre-
ceding, and some regard it as a
contracted form.
7fX
The clue, connection, link, or
passage, which joins things ; a
Kticcession, as in a family ; related
lo, succeeding ; in (inatomi/, a
nerve or connecting tube.
■jU; 1 a genealogy ; successive
generations.
I* ] a family record.
4lJ 1 continuous, nnitually joined.
^ ] the icsophagus.
j\^ ] a tube or duct wliich native
physicians think connects the
heart and liver; there are two
others from the heart to the
spleen and kidneys.
1 ^ -/!?; 'M """' hilerminable suc-
cession, an infinite series.
T' B m 1 ;> S tl>e deepest
anxiety and concern, as for an-
other's safety.
1 111 fr/i: [^ '">' ancestors came
from Nganhwui.
/^^ ) From man and to connect ; used
-n— A with the last two.
/('i' To connect with what is be-
fore ; belonging to; attach-
ed to ; to bind ; the substan-
tive verb, to be, is, are.
^ I or ^ ] or TJS ] it is thus,
it is truly .'^o ; the reply is | ti§
or fl^ 1 that is the ease.
1 ^ W .^""" ^"^^'^ '"*" '''^'"^ ; there
are all kinds.
I ^ connected with ; belongs to
that.
1 /J^ is it not so ?
IS 1 "M. ^^ '''^ responsibilities
are great ; the consequences
are very serious,
fill ] S> A ^"2 is .1 bad man.
In Ciiiitnnese. A ^(reyjo^V/oji,
from, at, i]i ; to remain, to stay at;
a particle .showing that all is done,
no more, well so.
fj-, fi 1 f@ ;^ do you still live
here '?
I j^ ;^ ^5 where do you come
from "'.
ffijlf I % how will it be l how is it ?
rfj)!^ > The pivot in a well-sweep on
^f^ which it works ; the name of
h'i' a fruit like a plum.
From irorshtp and to Join.
A sacrifice or worship known
'' ' in the Tsin ■^ dynasty, call-
ed jjj^ ] , obser\'ed in spring
and autuum ; it was designed to
avert bad harvests and other
-i^^ A f;''''lle; a sleeve; a slit;
^y^ the opening or slit in a gown
^ch'i or dress robe at the bottom
'** nn 1 ; itenables the wear-
er to walk easily.
A?»,fe) From cluiiil and vapor ; iutor-
;^^ changed witli >flft like.
h'i' Cloudy.
■J'J I indistinct ; sun some-
what obscured, but the sky
bri.dit.
Ui
.l,^> A long sigh, q. d. the heart's
17^ hrath ; to groan, to sigh.
/''«' 1 ff!i isZ. iS "'"* needs to
sigh over it.
1 f« fg Sfc gioaning aloud as I
lie on my bed.
Eead i-'d!' Angry, enraged at;
to reach to.
W. \ 'M ^- hreak their raging
onset, and drive them back.
I ^A—^y From to eat and breath.
Living cattle .anciently offer-
ed to the gods or presented
to princes, to give a ban-
quet ; provisions, food, grain,
fruit.
1 i^ a living sheep, presented at
the new moon.
J^ ] fodder for horses.
^ ] allowances of rice given to
suits'- (li ; it has become reduced
till now it is about one half the
original amount of a pecul per
month.
In Cantonese. To feed animals.
I 1^- feed the pigs.
I ^ ^ -^ have you fed the
bird?
m
i From mouth and reaching to.
To laugh out ; sneering
UV laughter.
1 j fk jolly, loud laughing.
52. m ^In 1-lt ^ ^ my
brothers will not know it, and
will only laugh at me.
Read tich^ To bile, to gnaw.
m. )k. >i T> 1 A 1^ it is lucky
if you step on a tiger's tail that
he don't bite you ; — a fortune-
teller's saw.
m
fX) From ciie and an interjection; it is
not the .same as )>an^ B^ to see.
'''' To look .tt in .inger.
1 1 ^ wearied out, cease-
less toiling and moiling.
Hut P ] ^ looked at hun sternly.
?^ {% W.' 1 '" '""'^■'i anxious
doubt.
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From rorsfi and precious ; the
abbreviated form is not com-
mon.
The exertion of titanic
strength; herculean, robus-
tious ; extraordinary, Sain-
son-like strength ; to lie
down to rest.
HIA.
•^ 1 a ])(nverful beiuL;' in llie il.'iys
of Yii, who is I'ableil to have
openeil a passage tlu'ough a hill
for a ri\er to run ; he is now re-
presented by a tortoise, which is
sculptured as a basis for stone
tablets in temples and jmncely
mausolea.
HIA.
' An old word used in the cast
of Shiinfung for breathing,
ill Hi 1 ^ sa\agis breathe
hard ihrougli the nose.
il-^=^5 An ox dying from want of
n^V food; cattle starving; pro-
//
vender, fodder.
:e3:xj^.
Old sounds^ lin, ka, ga, and hat.
in Ainoy^ ha ; — in
Hunchbacketl, the body bent
over ; to stoop.
I |g to bow, to bend low.
] ^ "f 1^ unwilling (or
unable) to bow.
ha,
and one la and hak ; — in Sieatoio, he, hia, and hu ; —
and haik ; — in Shanyhui, 'a, ya, 'o, ho",
M
,/iVn
From valhy and tooth.
The opening of a valley.
^ 1 the adit of a gorge, a
desolate mouth of a raAune,
or wady between hills. This phrase
i.? \\Titten in many Avays.
QQ From door and tooth; inter-
|xp| changed with the last.
JHa To close a door, and yet
leave a crack.
] '^f\J->^ [JS±5l"se the
door without shutting it.
To open the mouth and
Ijreathe slowly, as when eat-
ing peppermint or ginger ; to
pant.
.It'ia
^_[^» From rain and to borrow.
^ rXt Clouds tinged red, as at the
s" "' coming dawn ; vajior ■which
looks lurid and lowering ;
a smoky red haze ; flushed, bright.
^ I cloudy red vapors.
Wii^lk'i. 1_ [the All hca] opens
its flowers hi ennilution of a
beauty's cheeks.
In Cantonese.
Fuhchau^ ha, hia
and h.ik ; — in Chiju, hia.
gj^ I or ^ I a bright ruddy
sunset.
1 ^ a gentlewoman's mantle or
robe.
^ I "to dine on redness," — i. e.
to eat a watermelon.
^ 1 ^ '^^""''' '^'''"^ ^^ confused;
don't get flustered.
I? TM 1 riusjied with drink.
\ ^ ^ 'M' ''^"^ bright rays shhie
in all directions, as the aureole
over a god.
Ml
m
Like the last, and mostly nsed for
it.
A shrimp, a prawn.
] lli^ a sort of shell-tish.
1 ^ the people of Yeso, so called
because they were said to bur-
row like crabs or crayfish.
Read Jii<i or Jia. A frog.
] ^ a sort of speckled frog with
warts.
Crustaceans allied to the lob-
ster and shrimp ; a prawn, a
crawflsh, a crangon ; it is | rcUr*
also ajjijlied to the black fish ^'"■'rA
from its leaps. | ' '
In Cantonese.
ping like a shrimp.
Playful, skip-
great crawfish or Pali-
1 -^ or ^ -{§: 1 a shrimp.
B^ ] large yellow prawns.
fl 1 tl^e
minis.
^ I small shriuips {Pahvmoni-
da), which when dried are called
1 TJt or shrimp rice.
I J|f] oil from prawns.
1 shrimp sauce.
^ ] dry salted prawns.
1 ^ a shrimp's feelers ; also a
fancy name for finely woven
diior-screens of bamboo.
1 li§ i^i- ■'' skin-flint, lit. one who
will cut a slirimp's egg in two.
(Cantonese.)
Ji ia
A horse of a light rust color,
likened to a topaze, or the
hue of prawns.
W 113 W 1 *l»ere were
both bay and grisly horses.
Distant, remote, afar off;
advanced in years ; occurs
used for Jio -jpj why.
1 M -i* ^P everybody
knows it.
1 jS ~^ tu '^°'^' ''^^^^ "'^''*'' ^"'-^
those far olf; those here and far
away are alike.
fe tl 1 i^ the fir and stork are
long-li\ed ; — they are both used
as emblems of longevity.
] ,f;^ to remove away, to make an
end of.
] ^ unknown, desert regions.
HIA.
HIA.
HIA.
183
,yLj The leaves of tlie \vater-li]y
tt lKX. iir Neluuibiinn.
s'''''"' Read '/./« Water rushes
not yet in flower.
A reddish stone ; a bleiuisli,
flaw, or eraek in a gem ; a
Jc'iu fault, a bad liabit ; distant,
separated ; how ; severe.
^J fK ^ 1 his great merits were
without stain.
^ I 'fr tf woidd not this act
bring trouble '?
] ^ a defect in a gem.
1 ^ pf] ^ wliy have you not
told me?
] 5i£ a fault, a defect in character ;
a mistake, an oversight.
I ^ an old name of Tsz'-yang
hien l^ \>^j 0. the chief dis-
trict of Yen-cheu fu in the south
of Shantung.
^ I fl'J i'l' a ^ery sprite in
taking advantage of another's
nu'stake ; cle\er at seizing on a
fault.
6 3E M 1 ^*hite jade has no
flaw; iiifl. S]iotless purity.
1 The tliroat, the gullet.
In C'.intnne.te. To vex, to
treat harshly, to intimidate.
1 ^ A t" insult, to brow-
beat another.
To lie distiiignisbed from twan''
fjt nil nfl'nir, and used cliiefly as
a priiiiiti\c.
A surname.
T
.Ilia
Ji'ia
Read 'hia, and used for fp^
to borrow, to transfer to another.
' Q£| To throw wide open as a
|PjJ door, and see a vacancy
'Ilia within; empty, vast; a large
cup.
] ^ijij to overthrow, as an enemy.
npH Same as Pjif to laugh aloud.
• |njj ] I a phrase in imitalion
'/('((( of the sound of noisy laugh-
ter.
^- ] to bhisler; l<i bully one.
) The character originally repre-
sented something nmler ihseartli.
Ii'lii'' Below, underneath ; bottom,
lowsr .side, down ; mean, hnv,
vulgar; poor hi quality, inferior;
belonguig to, as a banner; near:
at tiie close of, as the year ; ne.\t ;
a time, once ; to lower, to descend ;
to fall as rain ; to go down; to go
from tile capital ; to lay, as an
egg; lo curb, to keep under ; the
person who is under or inferior;
to imprison ; the people, the lower
classes ; to sprinkle uiion, as a
jiowder; to place, as the hand;
in _i/;v//»//)(yr, what follows ; as j^ ]
the iiurport of the following ; j|ll ]
a transition of the subject in hand ;
turn now to the next.
] r^ the next time.
] J^ the following moon.
— • ] ^ one rap, as on a drum.
^5: t£ 1 if i** below ; luiderneath.
1 i5 ''"' people, the multitude,
the lower classes; but ] yjJQ
denotes the baser sort, vicious
jieople.
] ^ to ship off goods.
] jl^^ lo embark.
1 ^ !)'''! in "''<^ yo" S*""S to
Suchau ?
1 ^7 "ic discontented with, offend-
ed at; it will not do, it can't
pass ; I cainiot stand it.
Ia"J.^ 1 A 'le tries to think him-
self to be less than others.
^ I dependants, aids ; liut ] ^
is to begin to act, to lay down
the hand.
] A servants, attendants.
] )jj a low tone, a low pitch.
] f|£ the right hand or Liferior
side.
1 ] ^ '* does rain.
[51 ] ^ everywhere, all around,
as in a house.
^ K I f'!] ''" "Ot hesitate to
a.sk your inferiors.
'T' 1 ^ ^■' ""' less than many
thousands.
>ji^ ^ \ ^ yo" must go to him
first .
^ ] we who are under your con-
trol, said by the gentry or others
to a local magistrate.
1 pp 'i poor sort, inferior.
1 M, ^^ repress, to curb anger.
1 ^3c ^ 'J? l"'w much did you
exchange it for '?
1 M\ f^ I'e invaded Corea ; i. e.
he descended on it.
1 Pc s" '" ^'^nil a challenge to
battle.
1 llji bottom lands, plains ; also
used for this lower world.
S Bb 1 1 ''■ pi'hice can condes-
cend lo his inferiors ; it can also
mean, your abilities. Sir, are
very ordinar}'.
In Pch'iii/ese. An hour, the
hour or stroke of the clock.
:^ I ^ half jiast six.
HI JJS -^ 1 ^ IJ eome back in
about an horn-.
In Cantuiicse. A little while.
^ — ] stop a minute.
— ■ 1 f^ ^tv 1" i^" "''1' yo'i pi'c-
sentlv.
h'ia'
^ Formed of ^C t" follow and ^
a /en/' coniracted ; occiu-s nsed
for tlie next.
Sununer, the time when na-
ture borrows largely and becomes
great ; mixed colors, variegated,
large, expanding.
I 5K summer dresses.
] ^ a summer retreat, a Budhist
term for a season of retireuient
and meditation in sunmier.
^1^ ] an old mime for musical
instruments.
] ^ a feruK'. a rod.
1 HI '"■ ;/c 1 "II "I'l name for
Daitria or part of it.
fr 1 :t fl.^- pl'i'it tlie (iekls at
the right lime.
1 j'c '"' 1 ^ 'I'e sununer season.
] 3! 'I'e summer solstice.
'M 1 wi'ather like the dog-days.
I Tj) Cliinese linen, gra.ss-clotli.
184
HIA.
HIA.
IIIA.
J& •f^ "iffi 1 ^'s merits are known
throughout the country
M^BiM ] U :S the dense
shadows of tbo luxuriant trees
lengthen out the summer's d.ay.
I ^ !^ a labiate plant, resem-
bling the Lopbanthus in its habit,
with a capitate inflorescence,
which dries up in the summer.
1 n "fir "JK dog-days aro really
to he dreaded.
] j|)3 tho first great Chinese dy-
nasty of Hia from d. c. 2205 to
17''6; a list of seventeen sove-
reigns is given, who reigned
during this period.
^ I or cultivated Hia, is still
used for China, denoting the
country not its government ;
while 1^ 1 for tho same has
bocome obsolete.
J "^ From shelter and summer ; the
first form is most usual.
A great house, a mansion.
•(g I a side-room; tho
ItHa' fiinaUer rooms on the sides
of a court.
■^ /t» H !i ;^C 1 you cau't make
a palace out of one stick.
J^C 1 ^ ^ ^i ^ S'-'^'^^ house
demands a great variety of ma-
terials ; — a great ruler needs
many talents in his officers.
] pf] Amoy.
CT j |,J the village of Mongha
near IRIacao, where the fiist
American treaty was signed.
I') Eegarded tho same as the
> last in its meaning of rooms
/i'/rt' built against a wall ; in Pe-
king it is mostly used for the
back of a house, where there is no
verandah or porch.
Bt J^ M 1 '"'' ^i^randah before,
and a flush waU behind.
■^ 1 fi^ /ffl )7f ^ ''"^^ °^ ^^^^'
rooms built against ihe wall.
) From Jat/ and to horroic.
Leisure, relaxation : unoc-
h kC cup'.cd ; self-indulgence ; to
wait,
f^ I to take a rest, to have a
vacation,
f§ ] when I have a littlo leisure.
^ ] very busy, no time for it.
] j^ easy going, slow, moclerate.
^ ] not much to do.
15; ] over-time, after the day's
work is done.
^ S( Q ] I <3an't think of in-
dulging myself.
^ ] to wait patiently for, as an
ciTing i:ou to reform.
'7> 1 tl5 ^ he did not take time
to inquire into it fully,
] Q a day of leLsuro ; a period of
repose.
JB ^ 1 ^ when we have a
leisure day.
From a dish and to rry out,
because eartheaware often cracks
iu baking ; it is occasionally
written v.'ith ■^ as a radical
instead of the riglit one, and
more frequeiitly with j^ earth.
Runt, cracked ; a crevice,
an opening; a fissure; a chance,
an occasion, a pretext ; yawning,
gaping ; to crack, as the earth iu
drought ; met. foppish.
^ ] a split, a crack.
JL ] a cleft, a hole.
^ ] a leak, a crack where the
water runs through.
the cracks in the lattice go on
singing that way-
t& Jt^?.' 1 f^"°' ^^'^ least
grudge between them.
^ ] a hole in a wall.
^ ] a narrow alley.
] I^ a fissure, a crack ; met. a
cause of offen e, an occasion for
strife.
Eead Jiu, and used as another
form of Pj- to summon.
In Cantonese. Dirty ; a final
particle mdicating that a thing is
done, or will do as it is.
^ -ii 1^ 1 ^^liat ^'^i'^ you fcecn
doing.
] ]|[ foul, dhty, as luicn.
J. )) To look at carefully and
X leisurely ; to watch with in-
lixi' terest, as a vessel mancaver-
uig.
51:^) A stone .split thiwugh ; clefts
/^ ill rocks.
h'M' I ;5" j^ .-S. ^ the fish go
in and out through the rocky
fissures.
»T_*_;> From disease and to dace-nd as
fffrZ the phonetic.
li'iei' A diarrhe.i.'
^>;^J This is often incorrectly V7rittea
n':^T» like liiah) pg blind.
h'ia' Wild, reckless talk.
Wi 1 IS ^'^ deceive, to toll
luitruths.
Composed of |j a cover, wiih
r. and P iutcrivoven into it,
to show its enveloping character ;
it is the 146ih radic.il of a few
common cliaractcrs, and the Chi-
nese dictionaries caution the rea-
der not to confound it with si
W west.
A cover, anything which over-
shadows.
h ici'
HIAH.
HI AH.
HIAH.
185
Old souticlSj liat, kat, gat, hap, and gap. In Omton^ bat, hap, and ap ; — in Swntoia^ hat, ap, kiap, and cliiap ; —
in Amoify hat, gut, ah, aj), gap, hiap, k'iat, «/»(/ kinp ; — in J-^uhc/idu, liak, ak, hiek, and k'uk ; —
in kShanijhiit^ hOh, hu, 'lIi, ki-k, ki-h, and yi.'h ; — In Clt'i/ii^ hiah..
IS,
From 11 case nnd a scale.
A chest, a trunk of a small ,
size ; a culier, a casket ; a ;
press or escrutoire ; a case
for books ; to inclose. |
^ ljl|^ ] a caril-case.
^ ] a box, a nicely made case. '
Yti ^^ 1 '"^ liidy's tliread-casc. |
^ $f 1 '^ jewel-case, a casket.
1 ^'1 HI 'IS. 1'" incloses a sword
anil .surrounds a lamp; — said
of a clever but plain-looking
man.
J*ll| A pen for tigers or wild
'II) beasts; a lock-up or pen for
j/('/(t prisoners ; to cage ; a scab-
bard.
1^ ] name of a fragrant tree,
perhaps the sassafras.
;Jfe 511 m M 1 "'^' tigers and the
rhinocero.ses have got out of
their cages ; met. the rulers are
cruel or remiss, and the people
rebel.
riRI '^" swallow, to gulp down ;
i 3 *" taste; to inhale, as fishes j
Jt^ia do water.
1^ ] lo sip, to drink.
1 — . |1^'^ ^ take a drink of tea.
1 — - P ilH •'^'P =^ l'"!*^ wine.
P^ ] the cry or hum of a crowd.
In Ciiiitvni'sc. To tuck up the
slce\'es or dress ; to turn up the
skirts.
1 f'jji S|i to tuck up the trowsers.
] 15)1 to strap the tiller, as when
steering in a high wind.
Pleased ; joy, delight.
05
hHa
m.
well tniineil (l<ig ; to a}>-
Krom dog anil a scale.
A
i''"' proachnear; familiar with,
accustomed ; irreverent, dis-
respectful ; to desecrate, to con-
temn, to slight ; to change ; to
caress.
] ^ mutual attachment.
5c I to [)lay with, to toy with, as
ji woman.
^ ] to desecrate, to profane, to
<lo indignity to.
15 1 to disrcg;n-d and slight.
fjj^ ] to annoy, to disturb, to treat
irreverently.
^ 1 S ii^ ^ ■'"'* ""t "sed to
government affairs.
] j^ to entertain or see jugglers
or actors.
] ^ intimate with ; expert at.
From et/e and injnry.
Blind of one or both eyes ;
blindly, ignorantly ; benight-
ed ; lieedlofes, recklessly ; to
do things blindly, to act as if
blind.
1 ^ a blind person ; used as an
epithet, you blind lout !
] ^ I /\ all in confu.sion.
I — . g lost one eye ; such a
person is called ] jJ& a blind
tiger, a cyclops.
] fiy to run against, like a blind
man; to be disa|i[)ointed.
it is time to light the lamps.
'^ m i'i- -m '1 1 !K_ (\'.} before
the dark lamps and blind fires are
Hsed ; — before lamp-lighting.
1 'f' "fi? ffh '''^® '^ blind man
seeking a fish ; — i'. e. I cainiot
find him ; also a name for the
blindman's buff.
I ^ III lo answer like a blind
man ; to mislead by one's re-
plies ; to talk with wayfarers.
1 ^ to meddle with in a disor-
drrlv maiuicr.
] ^ -$ til to heedlessly advance
money, lo venture it blindly on
a scheme.
mm 1. ■? ff: is [.vou are like]
twd blind people Ijowing to each
other; — neither of you know
anything about it.
it J pfi' (l""P^il.v "litten i%t^
1^5) to tell a falsehood ; to lie.
"6" A It 1 ,f^ a blind man rid-
ing a blind liorse ; i. e. rumiing
into danger heedlessly.
In S/i<ni(//iiii. Like, resem-
bling.
] -^i or ] ^ like ; looks the same.
From carriiirjR or jiiefal and
iifj'irii ; the tiiird form is aa-
tii|iie.
The linch-pin, or iron ring
on the nave, which keeps
the wheel in its place; the
creaking or rumbling of a
cart ; to govern, to rule ;
to regulate or guide public
morals, as a censor does; to turn.
M 1 to direct generally, to over-
see.
^ ] to control, to rule over.
?^" ift ;> tS 1 llie- controller of
all ages — is filial piety.
^ ] to Ix- under another's orders.
^ 1 m'i ^ to take out the linch-
pin and keep a friend ; — to
urge a guest to stay.
^ ] an<l ^ j names of stiirs
a l3r7j Algorab in Corvus.
Hills each side of a chasm
or gorge, with a stream be-
low ; the watershed of hills ;
a rapid formed by an island
in a stream, or by hills contracting
it; a narrow reaA or gut; a strait.
] P a pa.ss in the hills.
7J1C ] a rapid, .applied oidy where
steep banks contract the stream.
,/( ia
I!
24
18G
HI AH.
HIAH.
HIAH.
] '}\\ an old name for I-chaug fu
oil the Yaiigtsz' Hi\er.
?}s 11 i^ ] ^^^ cliriJing ridge of
liiUs.
/g ] and ^ ] are noted gorges
and peaks in the east of Sz-
ch'uen.
fij.
h-ac''
MS
Like the last.
► ) The name of an ancient
/' !"' town, ] ^ in the province
of Hupeh, near I-chaiig fu,
where a battle took place n. c. 230 ;
subsequently the place was known
as I j'l'j, derived from the rapids
in the Yangtsz' Kiver.
From tln^ and to squeeze ; this
and the next are constantly inter-
changed.
Mia
Karrow, strait, the opposite
of ^ ; mean, contracted,
narrow-minded ; to regard as petty ;
to treat as mean.
1 ^ narrow, as a boat ; uisuffi-
cient, crami)ed for room.
E >& 1 ^ niggardly ; mean,
stingj-.
fo ] or ] ^ contracted views,
prejudiced ; mean ; low-live,
j^ J; ] sordid, petty ; illiberal.
1 S^ 'is i4 tli^^y ""-''' ill a narrow-
path ; i.e. these enemies could
not avoid each other.
M Q J^ jy I A do not condemn
other's straits by your freedom.
\^ Used witli the last ; it mnst not
* he confonnded witli Shcii fj'j
... * the pro\ince of Shensi,
A narrow defile.
] 155 a narrow pass ; a
gorge, a defile ; a confined
place in a river; in straits.
I P^ a narrow door; met. the
From atnii'jth and hajipy.
Finn, determined, energetic ;
diligent, careful.
1 ^\ vigorous and earnest.
h'ia'
From litaci; and luihij,
A deep, imiform black ;
crafty, wily, artful ; or in a
good sense, cle\er, intelli-
gent.
^ ] full of dodges, guUeful.
Jl^ ] slippery, untrustworthy.
^ -la Ift. 1 ^^'I'i^'li is the dolt,
and which is the smiirt one ?
rgfl The plaintive cry of the
[Pyj ) camel.
IS £ IS ".I 1 ^^lie» l"'i^^-
ed too heavily, the camel
cries out.
A saddle-cloth.
ifl ifll 1 |-^ a horse's hous-
ings embroidered with red
flowers.
'liia
Ji ia
yf^ From icaler and to join ; it
yC^ occurs used for its primitive.
■iri>
Hia
To soak, as water into the
gTOund ; to instil, to imbue ;
to assemble ; to permeate, to
pervade ; to blend, to harmonize
with ; to aflect well ; to supply,
provided for; just, exactly; old
name of a ri\er, now called the
^ jpj, on whicli Hoh-yang hien
lies in the east of Sli usi.
1 1 d^ .^ 5!t T lie has just
this moment gone.
1 -J* J^ >jj> tlie people are well
satisfied ; it pleases the people
greatly.
40 1 f"' ft 1 iiilimate. as frieiids ;
mutual liking; agreeable to, as
two dispositions.
Jit 1 "0" 1i* '" furnish e\erything
for the ceremonies.
1 in 'P' Si he has good sense
and great ability.
J^, ] fa\ors granted, as by govern-
ment.
1 la proper, agreeable, in order.
] pj" very well done, all right.
JS 1 ?q P& '" disseminate high,
correct doctrine ; true and ex-
alted principles.
'& ] i. \'k o" ^i'*^ "orth of the
River Hi:ih.
^VCi'^h 1 ■ i'is doctrines pervade
and reform, as the soul or world.
In Cantonese. To cover ; to
keep from the air, as a sore by a
poultice; poor, neglected, dirty.
] ife sfioiled, as by moldiness.
1 ^ ''^ jioultice a sore.
1 1 Bia crackhng, crisp, light,
lilve pastry.
^ A^ The vnital saa-ijice, a general
/|' PI ) worship by relatives of their
//iu' remote and near ancestoi-s,
made trieimially by the em-
peror and princes ; the smell of the
sacrifices mingling in the temple.
^C 1 ''"-■ y'liid family sacrifice.
j> A^ Fiery, blazing ; at the south
/* F-l J i' iiipans to provoke, to scold ;
/i'l'u' to boil in water, (o cook by
boiling.
] ?^ t'^ hoil soup.
] ^ to irritate.
Stout, vigorous, brawny.
3 1 ^ ^B Ji lie is perfectly
fearless.
t /^ Otfal or rubbisli heape<l u]i.
A'ja' and lefuse..
JIIAI.
HIAI.
HIAI.
187
Old sounds^ hn, ka, kap, gap, anif ,
in Aiiii'i/^ liiii ; — in Ftihclitnt^
From hiile. and si haton ; the j
second furm, tlionjjh nnautlioriz-
ed, is common ; the third i^ [
nntirjue, and is more frequently
read <,lti.
SIiocs ; ix pump ; a slipper;
a<^^;iiU'r; a band <ir .string.
— m 1 '"• — '^ 1 ""«
pair of shoes.
JJC 1 skates.
H 1 a woman's shoe, worn by
women with small feet.
■jk. 1 wooden soled shoes for wet
weather.
] ;[g the sole of a shoe.
I [;^ a shoemaker.
] ^[{} a shoe-horn.
1 ^ '"'■'-''^ P'"''^ *-" brokers.
5iJ i'i- 1 Bi f^l'Pl'^'fi^ without heels.
1 ^ a solo ; a strip of hide used
to beat the monlh.
^^m \i:h 1- M o"e lifts
his feet hi^di when he has
just put on a pair of new shoes;
— the man is not yet used to
his new honors.
In C'witom\ic. Eouf,di, hispid,
harsh; stinjjy, erabbed ; an in-
terjection of disappointment, ah!
;(![]_ 1 eoarse and ronf;h. j
rak. In (^<nttOTH'si\ hai ftmi ho'i ; — in Sirntow, hai, oi, hin, hoi anrl kiu ;
hai, a, (ind ha ; — in SlKnitfliai^ yc, 'a, ya, and W\(-. ; — in Chiju^ hiai.
JilC
I'rom irorita or rrnl antl nil ; '
tho second form i.-* verv unusual. '
1 >^ harmonious tone or chords ;
a fjrammatical term for charac-
ters whose priuiitive is a real
])honelic, and rules the sound,
as ^ is sounded like -^ ; or
kfi like ij, Ac.
/\ ^' ~^ \ I" make the notes to
accord ; to harnjonize the tones.
^ M J^ ] all is well arranged ;
notliinu; is descordant.
1 ^"'"n^ 1 lo jt'**' and laugh
with ; to gibe, to sport with.
f -fii^ From insect and to loosen as tbe
[•lionetic.
'!tie A crab.
1 ^ or ] i^ i^'rab soup.
^ 1 a large red species, fat and
rich.
ij^ ] swimming sea crabs like tlui
Portimiis ; called ^ !jg S' "f
the young gentleman without
l)Owels, from a popular notiim.
^ fflj ] a large swimming crab
at ( !anton.
witliout legs ; i. e. the affair can-
not be done, you can't get on.
Vi 1 ffii ''*'' t'""''^". <i rapi'^l ""ow-
boat, so called from its oars,
often as many as fifty or si.\ty.
jj^ ] to tie a crab to take out its
meat ; ai)plied to a mode of tric-
ing a man up by the hands and
feet to make him confess.
To harmtmize, as music.d
instruments do; to pair, to
accord wilii ; consenthig,
accordant ; to agree, as
upon a price ; to laugh at,
to joke.
agreeing, of one mind.
& ^ I ^ a honr-headed, mar-
ried pair ; a Darby aiul Joan.
^ ^ 1 r 'be matter will brook
no delay ; imminctit, instant.
^ 1
C tid^^ From /torse and a horary cliarac-
IV>4 ter.
'li'ie Suddenly .ilarmed. startled,
terrified ; to change color
from fear ; to disperse ; to beat the
tattoo and arouse the army.
] "fQ to be scared, frightened.
35^ ] astoni.shed, amazed.
] f^ suddenly alarmed, startling.
] ^ abashed, ashjimcd.
] ^ strange, frightful, horrid-
looking.
] ^ he looks much scared.
^ ^ 1 tft excessively alarmed
and angry at.
\fy7l^ From henri and to loosen as t!ic
I mo: iiljonelic.
/('/(.■' Idle, remiss, negligent, inat-
tentive ; slow.
] ||'^ slow and idle, .shiftless.
fi> 1 '"' 1 j"S» '''^v'' hiefficient
ill olliee.
M 1^ @i 1 busy morning and
night.
^ ] not to weaken, not allowed to
diminish in vigor.
%.
i From irafer and to loosen.
A creek or canal ; a cove or
'''''<-'' small inlet is ?U| ] ; it is
applicable also to a large
estuary.
•^H I a rivulet.
In Pckiiic/cK. Thin, as congee or
paste.
111? "F 1 ~r '^'<^ paste has turned
to be watery, as from the
weather.
lll^^' ^ valley ; a low hill separat-
PI/IJt ^'^ from a higher one ; name
li ie" of a valley in the Kwaidun
Mis.
A fabulous animal, the ] ^,
half deer, half unicorn, also
called jpl|l f^\ it dwells in
the desert, and gores wicked
men when it sees ihem ; the figure
is \iscd as the oflicial embroidery of
censors and inlend.nits ; stern,
firm, as this animal is thought to
be.
] 5S an ancient cap worn Iiy
jinlgcs.
m
188
HIAI.
HIAI.
HIANG.
y&Tj) To meet one unexpectedly ;
a pleasant accidental meet-
ing.
] j§ to come acR)ss unex-
pectedly, as a friend.
KroTn planl and to looseii ns the
jjhoiietic.
h'ie' A woody climbing plant, the
y ] which has hooked
spines and axillary tendrils,
with large oval ribbed leaves, fur-
nishing a tonic like sarsaparilla, of
which the decoction is draidc ; Kon%5
say it is the plant, while i -fj!; ^ is
the root of the Smilax Cliiiui, Ijut
this is unlikely, though the plant
is most probably one of that
genus, and in Kiangsi its root is
used for food.
jfl ^ 1 ''''*' reddish flowers, and
is probably a species of Ascle-
piadie (a, SympbjoglossiLm ? )
Eead Jciai. A medicinal plant
having yellow lance shaped leaves.
reddish flowers, and romul pepper
like seeds : the ] j^ seems to
denote two plants, of which one
is a sort of Trapa, the other
resembles the Ifijosq/anius.
I ^ ^ a plant growing near
Macao {Fallopia nervosa, Lour.)
whose leaves ai'e dried for a tea.
1 !^ a water plant (Butanucs iim-
li:/latiis) resembling a lily, whose
rhizomes are eaten.
m ti"'^'
h'w
take hold, to take up in
h;ind ; lo pass, as a disii
/I'ie' atl.-ililc; to bring to one.
1 ^Ci JJ ft" '"'"o '' peiAnife lo
me. [Cantonese.)
) From wood and implement.
Gyves, shackles, or manacles,
whale\'er is used to fetter
prisoners ; military weapons,
arms of all sorts ; things carried by
a grandee in his traveling equi-
page ; a craft, an art.
^ I or ■& 1 weapons or spears,
guns, artillery, swords, &c.
1^ I a curious contrivance, de-
licate machinery.
^ 1 ^ S^ ^ craftj', malicious
sclieme.
1 R fights with weapons, usually
refers to clan and village fights.
) From teeth and scn/i^ plates.
I/I To gnash the teeth, as when
h'ie' angxy ; plates of mail ar-
riinged like teeth,
fli 1 to exhibit a venomous
hatred.
ubenevL-r you dre.ss in mail, it
is uuportant that the jjlates be
e\en.
i Composed of jilniits, leeks and
t,,,,/.
m
/iie' A species of onion, the shallot
or scallions (Allliiin a^caloiii-
nim), with listular leaves, common
in Hu-kwang ; it is forbidden to
those who fa.sl ; name of a mat.
] ^ or ] g the bidbs of scal-
lions.
j]j I a wild species of Allium
without bulbs.
y^tg>) Kiom leeh and broken; it is used
■^jg cliielty as a primitive, and is also
~7r7 written with tlie radical yV added.
Courageous, bold, energetic ;
mean ; hasty, urgent.
1 'I'^ daring, full of fight.
> !Mist or dewy vapor on the
sea is -^Jl 1 j ■'^1^0 denotes
h ic' night damps in northern re-
gion.s. which are conducive
to health , - — an allusion, it may
be, to the aurora.
M ^ "iX 1 — ^ the teacher
and Ills [lupils are all in a
happy and pleasing accord.
Old sounds, hiung, kiung, and giimg. In Cajdon, hcung ami hong ; — in Swatow, hiang, li"ie, and hang; ■
in A inoy, hi jng, kimg, hang, luid k'iimg; — in Fu/ic/inu, liiong and hong ; — in Shariijhai,
y^^ Composed of ^ nnlht and ']^
^ |— A sirtet. both contracted ; it forms
,t ■ tlie 186tli radical of a small and
c ^ natural group of characters.
Fragrant, odoriferous, sweet ;
a fragrant or renowned name ; re-
putable ; the memory cherished for
cue's \-irtues; perfume, aroma,
effluvia ; incense ; this word is much
used ui names of places.
hiang and 'ong ; — in Cliifu, hiang.
1 ^ fragrance ; sweet smell.
) J§ s«cet to the ta.ste.
1 f^" spicery, aromatics.
j@ ] tlie aroma of wine.
5^ 1 name for several fragrant
orchids, lilie a Malaxis.
^ 1 or ^ g ] a very literary
reputation.
— >]^ \ oue stick of uicense. •
g| 1 or ^^ ] or f7 ] to wor-
.ship, to burn incense ; the last
also means going lo the temples.
] j^ an incense jar or basin.
I jllj aromatic oils, as pomatum
or bergamot ; out ui the north,
it usually means sesamum oil.
] ^ an incense-table in a temple.
1 iuj H ^'^*^"' ^'""gS' small aro-
matic fobs for perfumes.
HIAN(t.
HIANG.
HIANG.
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']fi P^ 1 to burn stupefying drugs.
I '^ worshipers, or visitors to
temples.
1 J^ friigrnut l)e.-uls, ni;ide of
ligu-aliies ;inil other wmiils.
1 'Wi ''{^ 'M ''"■' '''""'^''' "'^ incense
h;is ceased, as in a ruined lemiilc.
^ id- 1 gum benjnniiu or benzoin.
/fC ] jtulchuck, burned as au in-
cense.
lAf. The friiijnoire of I he ilrn;
( J-p^ i. c. the navel of the musk
Jt^iuni/ deer.
1
sk.
^ Ujl I to frequent grog-shops
and taverns.
ij 1 M ^^ speak a village brogue.
•W- T'll 1 ^" ^Ict'l' soundly.
W 1 W- '■'' ''''^ se\eral neighbors
near him.
Read hinni/', and used for [5],
directed towards ; time past, for-
merly.
] ' ^ to show the way, to guide,
to [lilot.
'j^ ] j^ the night di'aws on to
the dawu.
f,
Jiidny
rroin Lli "!■ 1) ;'/"■" repeateil '•
back to back, with g a. hfriiil
between tbcin ; it i^ nut the same
ns I'^ing j/|:|l n minister.
A village, the home whither
people tend ; a n'gioii ; llu; eountry ;
in olden lime li\e j'l'j made one ^(!|i
of 12,500 families; a ueighborhood,
a ward or pait of a eily; a great
.sound, as of rain ; an entiesol or
l)laec between flights of stairs ; win-
dows oi)posile; rude, rustic, couu-
Iry-likc.
fj?] ] fellow townsmen.
i[i 1 o'" faf 1 •" ii"' ^■'"•■'se-
^ 1 one's native country or place.
I ;].;]■ a village, a country town
im walled.
1 "^ the country ; at the village.
'^- A |!j 'S 1 1'^' dreamed that
he went to the cloudy lialls.
^ ] J^ an elderly gentleman,
all old man of sixty.
] ^- I he village elder.
] ,f;l|l a coinitry gentleuian.
1 ^' "^ village company, cabal, or
society.
iS" tSI 'rfj 1 'l'<7 <l"'''l '» '''o
southern parts of the laud.
1 %\ '"■ 1 ti^ '''*' •'■iw'ui'"^ ex-
amination for l.iijiiu
1 M ^ liypocrite, a double-faced
man.
^1 ] a strange country, a distant
region.
,-,-^ The fragrant smell of grain,
(•^e|j as newly reaped millet; the
Ji'iaiKj odor of beef's tallow ; used
for the last.
fsi Pi3 1 if- t" l'ei'cei\-c a slight
i'ragrance.
] /^ smell of a stack of millet.
Soup or porridge made of beef
hashed line an'd boiled tlio-
jiiwi(j roughly ; small ganglions
found in the flesh of oxen or
sheep.
From hont and work ; it is now
cliiclly ii.seJ ns a contraction
for iciiw'iu J|{j vessel.
A sort of boat.
H^ 1 a vessel or boat in the
Wu coimtry, an old name for
the canal boats in Kiangsu.
Jiiaii(/
ion ; 1
lices i
Voni
^"^^ From fn^ hi'ih an J to sj>fnl.\
|*L botli altered in combinati
!,,■'* </.(l. as wlien hrin;;ing in sacrii
" '""y to tlie gods ; it dilTers now (
"*}■ snccessfnl, tliongli originally
like it.
To otTcr up with thanks, to pre-
sent in sacrifice ; to accept, as the
gods do ; to enjoy ; to receive
grr.tefidly ; to gi\c enjoyment, to
confer dignities; a diginty.
^, 1 filial ofterings — to ances-
tors.
I J]J to enjoy the use of.
i iHf.% >\f^ li'Jw long did he
live ?
Ss '^ W 1 ^ ''^ 's "*''■ "'■11 'o
run llirougii all your pleasures.
1 if \% WS •■" ^•'U"y t'tem^'l li:'l>-
pine.ss.
^ ] a long enjoy uient.
1 [3 ijif^ '" i'^''o"> to sit on the
thicn,-.
W 1 mating or eipializing the fe-
licity, refers to the deification
of the sjiirils of emperors, mak-
ing them ctjual to Heaven and
Earth.
C^lllU From to cat and villnfie ; occnrs
^^w used for both tlie last and ne.st.
' liiiUKj To entertain a guest, to fea.sl
people ; to otter in s;icritice ;
a bauciuet ; a s.acrifice; otfcrings.
. Ajl 1 ;^ all the morning I
will feast liim.
5 1 'ft ^ to feast friends and
guests, as at a ;^ ] a slate
banquet or formal entertain-
ment. '
jpl|] ] offerings for the gods.
jjjQi 1 to present offerings of any
kind.
•{j^ ] " still [come to] the sacrifice,"
— the usual end of a prayer to
the gods.
J2. ] a dinner to graduates.
1 fS sugar figures carried at wed-
dings.
c^^ff From sound and vilhige as the
y-^y l.l-.onetic.
1=1
'liuin(j Au echo, described as the
'■ noise outside of the sound ;"
a noise, clamor, fracas ; echoing,
soimding, reverberating; jingling;
used for an intensitive before ad-
jectives.
1 ;•'■; a louil, a distinct sound.
— j£? I one word, one clap; a
single sound.
yV 1 the ripiiling of water, as by
the side of a boat.
1 )S^, an echo, a reverberation ; a
response or general consent,
pojiidar cooperation.
] n?f % --^ very clear sky, a
cloudless day.
190
HIANG.
HIANG.
HIANG.
Pjij ^ I you can't make it sound,
as a tnimjJC't.
^ ] silence ! ilon't be so noisy.
■^ ] shadow and echo, whicli like
retribution, follow their cause.
^^ ] i. pA '"'-''''^ '^'^'^ rumor, gos-
sip.
] JJ 5J a noise of some sort, as
a rustling or cry at night, that
draws notice.
1 i^ J"'o1'"d horses ; ;'. e. a thief
or highway robber, a bandit ; a
rebel leader.
5m 1 M importunate ; I beseech
you earnestly ; i. e. you can hear
my head as it knocks.
An ini.iiitliorized and very com-
Inl "^^'* contniclioii for the last.
'/i'kii)(/ ^ M- ] M t^''" valley re-
peats the echo.
In Cantonese. Used for [^ at
or in a ])lace.
ft^ 1 .^J M f± f?b ^^ti you live at
the landing-place 1
r ys^ I From 1o cit and towards as tlie
|3jnl phonetic.
'h'iuiii/ The provisions given to hus-
bandmen as part of their
wages ; rations for troops ; taxes
paid to government in kin<l; duties,
excise; to give or send food; to
provide an eutertaiiuiient for one.
^ I pay and allowances of sol-
diers.
1 ^;|i reveinie; moneys received
for the land tax ; commissari.it
funds.
j^jJ] ] to pay duties.
'^ ] maritime duties, imports.
] ^ an otKcial receipt for duties.
iff ] •^ B3 ^''■'' '^'''^^^ t°"'^ 1"S food
out to the field.
■^ ] he murdered those who sup-
plied him with provisions ; said
of l^j f^ in the last days of the
Hia dynasty.
1^ ] a boiled mess of greens and
rice, — taken to the field-hands.
iffl M SIJ 1 excise is collected
here in aid of ths reveime.
(Jtrjit Like tlie last.
P-**^ To jirepare food and take it
/I'ui/it/ out to the laborers in the
fields.
^ 1 ^ ^ they fed them with
millet while at work.
C^l^^ From iiispct and ii/f(i'/i , but ex-
ItH^^ plained to he tiie in>ert ihat
^ ^ » knows sound.
hitdii/
Larva which proceed from
other caterpillars are | J-,
apjilied too, to the ichneumon flies
which lay their eggs in tlieni ;
grubs.
JK: 1 niay-ilies or musketoes rising
in swarms from damp grounds.
1^ t ^ From P mouth and t^ a cover ;
IM I q.d. an opening for "ventilation ;
... ^ it is nearly svnonvnious witli the
/"«"y next.
A window, an a[iertiiro ; to-
wards, facing, opposite to ; from
or to ; to face ; an object, an in-
tention, a subject of study ; former-
ly, hitherto, time past, heretofore;
points of the compass; name of a
small ancient feudatory in the
]M-esent Ho-cheu ^[] j'|'| in east of
Ngan-hwui, near the Yanglsz' K.
1 on a former day, pre\ iously ;
towards the smi.
] ^ hitherto a while past.
— • ] for a while, formerly.
')j 1 5?i '''° bearing, the aspect
of. as a location.
I l'^ northerly, facing the north.
J^ I the object of desire.
;ig; 1 the intention ; the scope of
the idea.
1 fiil f §■ is y"" can try to bor-
row money of him.
1 lif -i l'^' go ahead.
1 "Y-' Wi ^ ^^''^'^ *" speak to you.
1 ?^ p5t attend to what I say.
fO*> 1 55 5 ^ '*''*•■■■''' are you
going ?
>£ fi 1 'w- *^o settle the direc-
tion of, as a grave.
H M 'te 1 looking at each
otlier, nonplussed.
^ "i" 13 I the twenty-four points
of comjiass ; );»/. mieasy, as
f^» i^ in + P3 1 your mind
is quite bewildered.
>jji ^ j your mind is not on your
woi-k.
^ 1 Jl J3 close the [north]
windows and stop up the doors.
j^jftrj) Used for the last.
|F*J Opposite ; to incline lo ; to
II xaiKj f.i^i_\^ to attain ; to ajiproach ;
to show one's mind to ; to
guide ; attracti^ ely, encoura-
gingly.
3'C "F 1 IS the country relies on
him, the empire turns to him.
] ^ backwards.
1 JH iEL IS the settled or coni-
nnm use of every happiness.
] -f flf ^ indicating the signs
of tlie times to [the sovereigns
of] Hia.
I^f ) From sun anil vilhttja.
y^X* A little while ; f .rraerlv ;
/'''■""y' lucid, plain, as evidence.
] ^ recently, a short time
ago.
1 ^x i. 3 M I I-''tt'ly employ-
eil him for three months.
IS 1 "^ "6" t'''** '•'^ good proof
for present and former times.
— j' A kind of gem; some de-
MJ scrilie it as an ornament of
h'iatii/'' .stone worn liy women as a
girdle clasp.
> Tlie old form is composed of two
J (^ /liace.t hack to hack, and -}x
jf'. , pnhlit\ denoting the public tho-
'""y roughfare in a place.
A side street, a crooked lane
among the houses ; an alley in a
village ; a bye-street ; a wynd ; a
a narrow path or street of dwell-
ings ; a passage in a hareem.
;A Pjg ] in a wretched neighbor-
hood.
HIANG.
Mp 1 brothels, called the willow
lane, from their being found
f)n watersides where those trees
shade the paths.
>J^ I a narrow lane between a<l-
jaecnl biiildinf,^.
y\<^ ] a sluice to let in water.
•^\; ] a row of side rooms behind
Uie chief court of the palace,
where female criminals were
anciently conlined.
] P entrance of a side street, or
a |j]| I or bye-lane.
^1 1 '""Ml '"'• street, a neigh-
borhood ; a close or place.
1 ^ street brawls, a row.
1 lis ^ij f<A street rumor, village
gossip; a canard.
] f^ a chief emiuch in a harcem ;
an old name.
HIAO.
I> A raised path between fields ;
to prepare, to make ready.
HIAO.
191
ll'idlllj''
St
2 > I'rom head and wor^.
>> The nape, the part which
h laiii/ ],j.y,j. f„| the pillow ; a sort,
item, class, thing, or species
of anything, but usually relates to
money affairs ; the effects from a
cause; a source of income ; funds,
deposits ; great ; name of a small
feudatory, now Hiang-cliMng hien
] M ill^ "^ Gh:ln-cheu fu in the
east biirdcr of Honan.
1 ^ "-'''P strings ; a neck-ribbon.
'iH 1 '''*^ back of the neck, near-
ly the same as 3$ ] , a com-
mon term for the throat.-
^ ] a deposit on interest.
0/'/ soumls, liio, kio, gio, kat, kak, fitul gat. In Omloii, liiu, liao, (iiu! iigao ; — in Sirntow, iigao, liio, nml
liau ; — lit Aiitiii/^ liiiiu, kau, iigaii^, arttl Iiau ; — in Fuhflmn^ bin, ngo, liaii, and
ngau ; — in Shantjitai^ h'io and \o ; — in C/ilJ'Uj hiao.
From /iOi'se and eminent.
Jiiao
From four woutfis around one
/tr'fd : '/.(/. tlie voice jioinj^ above
tbc liead ; it is also reatl ^nijuo.
nife '^'"^ '1'"-'''
c'Ua I'lmnl;
To vociferate; to cry out as
when calling off ; to scold,
to rail at ; clamor, hum, as in a
market ; u complaining or whining
tone; contentious noise; name of
a long-armeil ape, a bird ullli a
dogs tail ; and a river.
VJi P 1 1 1" vilily NNilh fml
words, as llie pojiulare do.
JIS ?^ 1 1 .^"" '"'•'"' ""^' "'''' '""
ditference and CDiitempl.
Jic ji 1 I 'he jieople were dis-
satisfied with him.
Xi tl'l "i7- 1 ^'"^ disposition of the
populace is giddy and conceited.
1 I'it A to treat mifairly.
] JUJ impo\erished, no resources,
diminishing.
.h'i>
The querulous tone of com-
the chattering of
birds; to grieve, to mourn ;
fear dread.
] 1 Inf %k wearismne arguing
and tlisputalion.
PjSJ 1 1 garrulou.s, complaining.
scream from dread.
In Cantonese. A corruption of
linn ~T, and used as a sign of the
|iast tense.
|j5ij ] it is done.
J'J ] written.
lu S/uiDi/fiiii, ]iron. ^nao. though
it is also written P}f and JjJJ in
that dialect. See ; to look at.
1 — ^ ^ look 1 there is one
star.
M
oi^JtC a gentle, good hor.se ; strong,
Ji MO brave, courageous ; skillfid
at pitching, as in ipioils ; to
] lit eh at.
jjj I Insty, warlike, valorous.
] W4 V'i '"' aid-de-oamp to a
general.
] ;t^ a brave general.
I t^"" to hit the tag, as in pilch-
fartiiing ; lo throw the rods into
the jar, an old game.
<*
Ji'iuo
i'roni ^/iri' ami itit/fi ; also read
/«/;, (/mo, and (l:ii>, in the same
''eiieral senile of bla/.ing
To scorch, to bmii or char ;
to roast, to toast ; great heat.
] if'^ to dry before the tire.
^ )[^ I I he has a raging fever.
^ ] public funds ; the general
stock.
1 T tJ^ in ^^^'^^'^ 'ire items (or
cliarges) which are not yet
cleared off.
^ ] debts; one's liabilities.
— • 1 Ml '""^ '^^''ss of revenue or
paynu-nts.
E tt 1 I'M f*""" steeds with long
arched necks.
^ 1 K '^•''^'^ ^"^^ "^f goods.
^ij ] another kind.
] [f] a neck ring of silver, a sort
of toripie worn liy children.
2j$ 1 ^ an income, the means of
sup[iort.
^9 1 ^2. ''^" ""eertain income ; a
doubtful asset, as a ba<l debt.
JU — ] ^ 'In this sort of thing,
this kind of aliair.
302
liLVO.
^- \*'^ ] f,^ wiipfy, vast, boundless.
Read /loh^ Blazing.
] ] bigli Haraes.
ijrt Vast, large.
<'''"" Read Juio. The noise of
a blast ; an angry sound ; the
voice of anger.
J. |FJ[ a hollow root or stump of a
c J ^ tree ; hollow, cinpty ; fam-
,/j'/«o Lshed ; unfilled.
] ^ an empty belly, hun-
gry ; met. ignorant.
] ^ all has been wastefully spent.
I ^ a ttar in or near Aquarius.
1 BM I'J; 5V t^" '^'^ public duties
without any salary.
From Lh'ils aai to cri/ out.
A bird with a mournful voice,
,/;'wo called if^ ] the white owl,
or a similar species of the owl
family ; a fabulous animal.
^ ] a delicious tasted bird, good
for soups or to roast.
1 ^^ [like] owls and tigers — for
fierceness ; said of banditti.
tf^ Composed of ii slide, on wliidi is
ty ? tlie liead of a tint.
,/i',ao A species of owl, called j^ ]
which some s.iy is the same
as the preceding; it is used as an
emblem of filial ingi'atitude, because
it is said to eat its dam ; Han Wu-
ti served up a soup made of it on
Ihe 5lh of the 5th moon ; to expose
the heads of criminals in cages in
terrorem ; brave, wicked, unscrupu-
lous • a bandit.
1 tj" JS ^ o"" 1 ^ ^° ^^V"^^
heads in cages.
5|;/, ] a smuggler ; a lawless fellow.
] !5^- brave cavahy ; hardy, moss-
trodpcrs.
1 2,11 •' wicked cliicffain.
] ^ an onl soup; — a figure
for one who would kill even his
^iindrcd.
Uj'l I one who ri.sks his head by
smuggling or selling salt ille-
gally.
IIIAO.
The lofty imposing eflect of
(p^"- grand buildings.
Ji'iao I 1^^ or jl^ ] grand and
high, as a palace.
Like the next and moi'e conect ;
i-.sed in medical boolcs.
Ji^iao A diflSculty in breatliing ;
asthmatic ; coughing.
1 ^ ''■ I'^'cking cough ; irritation
in the throat.
1 ^ or ] ^ the asthma.
From mouth and Jiiiai ; it is often
used for the last, and is inter-
changed witli tlie next.
Ji'iao
To howl, to bellow ; to
scream, as a tiger; to roar,
as beasts when angiy or afraid ; to
griuit, as a boar ; to pant, to gasp ;
to cough, to breathe hard.
PS, 1 i^^ M t° angrily bluster
and rail at.
I ^ short of breath.
I P^ the asthma ; to breathe with
difficulty.
I |lj^ to frighten and scream at ;
to threaten, to browbeat.
From woiith and tUfcv ; also
lead hia^ and occnrs used for
n,^ to iniimidaie; the third form
also means the snarl of a dog ;
and Hie second is a synonym
for a lioi:.
.liiao
The scream or snarl of a
tiger when about to siiiiug;
a growl, a roar ; to alarm.
1 '^ ^'t'ry angry ; irritated
beyond bounds.
S ^n 1 ife savage as a scream-
ing tiger.
I "J* — ^fe ho scared me dread-
fully.
Mk
From to breathe and hir/h.
Vapor ris:
JtMO asccndins;.
JjjJ/^ Vapor risijig high ; hot air
] 25 hot mists, vapor like
steam.
] }-j5 ^ the mist rises and floats
off into clouds.
] ] hot air, like the summer-colt
in dog days.
a classifier
IIIAO.
-^-^^ To call one from a ilistai-.ce,
cfJ^X. to hail.
(/i'«(0 1 )\, to halloo at, to call
alter.
n;/l2 A sound, arising from crack-
c/Jy^ u)g the joints; the shin-bone.
^h lao ji, Fuhchau used for
The leg or loot
of one of a pair.
I •ff a lackey, an attendant, a
fddtman.
] ^ @ 'lie ankles.
] j\) a stej), a pace.
~^^ The original form is intended to
A/ represent the blendinp; of tilings,
-^''^^ referring,' to tlio diai^rams ; it
<y«'' forms tlie 8'Jih radical of a few
incongruous cliaracters.
To mi.\, to intertwi.st ; to lay
crosswise; to imitate or change,
referring to the nuitations of thin'Ts.
•y^ 1 the six lines of a diagram as
^; each line is called a h'ao,
and their meaning ] 0^ or the
tiiagram's eidolon or imagery.
J|« ] the eight, origirial, or the
si.\ty-ibur derived diagrams of
Fuh-hi; the ^ \ refer to
one's self, and the |^! ] to
another, when casting a divina-
tion or charm.
] jl^ the cX[)lanation or occult
end of each line in the diagram.
^^^^. From Jksh pnd to blii) I ; lil;e
\^z=» tlic next.
^yao Savory viands ; meats dressed
for the table with the bones
in ; sacrificed meats ; delicacies
for a feast.
fife 1 h" Ji'i delicate viands and
sweet liquor ; i. c. every liixurj'.
J^>^ From to eat and savory meats ;
used witli the last.
^yao Moats ; rich food ; n feast ;
to tasta
^ ] to roast meats.
] fat dressed meats, delicacies.
] ^ meats and fruits, as arrang-
ed for an oftcring.
HIAO.
HIAO.
HIAO.
193
^rL Used for the last and tlie next.
IO^JC Mixiil, lilcnded; to iiii.x, as
li/'"* metals; to confuse, to put
into disorder; meat with the
bones in it; pulse food or diet; to
use as food ; viands, sauces.
] JlJ to set out in order, arrang-
ed properly-
ifj; ] all mi.\ed up.
X W ^ 1 "■'"1 '■^•^y ^^'^ their nice
ilislies too.
] ^ miscellaneous ; not perspi-
cuous ; muddy.
Mixed, inuddj-, roiled ; name
of an affluent of the Yellow
river in south of Sliansi i;i
Yangching hien ^ ^^ 0.,
which runs across Honan,
1 IJL all in confusion.
M i^ 3^ 1 ''"^ !'"'''■' '"""^ turhiil
(i. e. the bad and the good) are
all mixed up.
Name of several hills in the
western part of Honan pro-
vince ; a stream near them.
1 iS Is3 ^ famous pass in
Honan, not far from Wan
Wang's capital Fung-ching.
"~ 1 [1| two noted peaks in
Min-chi hien in Honan fu.
i.'/""
M
IJTL
Ji'iao
Soup made from pork cut \\\>
and boiled thoroughly; sa-
vory, fragrant.
1 §i 1""'^ soup.
From datj and eminent'
Light, clear, as in the morn-
ing ; early, the dawn ; ma-
tins ; luminous, perspicuous,
plainly stated ; intelligent, ea.sy to
perceive ; to make to understand,
to comprehend ; to meet ; grati-
fie.l.
-^ ] ^ I understand ; I perceive
it.
1 ^ inform him ; I see it clearly.
meaning.
njj 1 clearly understood ; a full
perception of.
5^ )[^ ] it is getting to be light.
1 ullj' '^ plain proclamation; to
]ihiiidy conuuand.
5^ I 1 fully understaml ii ; it is
\ery plain ; — the ojiposite of
^ ^ (^ I lie does not under-
stand it at all.
1 fr -fS ^ start early and stop
late,
i^ fK 1 the cock announces the
dawn.
1 ^ the matin bell — in a mon-
astery.
oniposed o( white thrice repeated
'J'lireo dishes, composed of
/( iwt Un'ni[)s, rice, and sugar-
candy, all of them white
things, to which the character al-
ludes, and called | j^t^ ; they were
prepared by a man named Ts'ien,
for his friend the poet SuTung-p'o,
but he answered it by a ^ §5 or
downy meal, i. e. one out of empty
dishes or ^ ^ ; hence these two
phrases denote a Barniacide feast
■■' From ^ old contracted, with
~j child underneath ; q.d. the
IHilo^ child supporting the parent.
Duty, respect and obedience
to parents and seniors; filial piety,
V hich "g' fj- 1 ^ ^ is regarded
as the chief of \irtues, and is made
to incluile h)yalty, official dignity,
confidence in fiiend.s, self-respect,
and bravery in battle ; the jf^ line
or warp of heaven, the ^ right of
earth, and the fj duty of man ;
time of mourning for parents ;
filial ; mourning apparel ; funeral.
] -^ a filial son.
^ ] to put on the ] ^ or
mourning dress for a [larent ;
which is worn 27 months in
different styles, till ] j^ the
mourning is ended, when ^ ]
it is laid a.side.
1 Jlp dutiful and submissive to
p.irenis ; to act filially.
'1'^ jB 7 1 liu is a» obstinate
undutiful — son.
] j^ filial requirements ; the logic
of filial piety.
fj ] to obey a parent.
I ;j3 a filial heart.
^J ] to visit and thank friends
after a parent's funeral.
1 ^ !& JP'^ ^'^ worship the ances-
tral sji'rits.
] H the Uanon of Filial Duty, a
work written about is. c. 475, by
Tsangtsz' "^ -J a disciple of
Confucius.
] ]|| a term for a k-Hjin graduate,
intimating his loyalty and fru-
gality.
i* fJS ^ Si 1 ^ W M >!'«
deified [ancestors] enjoy the
offerings, and their filial des-
cendants are blessed.
-^J»^ From slrcnf//li and to ;otn ; it is
V 71 much ii.sed where the next would
-^^ be correctlv employed.
To toil, to labor earnestly at,
especially in the army ; exer-
tion in obedience to orders, or to
reach an aim ; to imitate ; merit,
exertions ; meritorious results.
] "jj earnest efibrts in a calling ;
in s[ieaking of ofiieer.s' punish-
ments, as I 3^ !U 1^ to exert
themselves to atone for their
crimes, it denotes often that
they are to remain in prison till
the commutation money is paid,
or the time of exile is up.
1 ^ ^ i^ '" valorously defend
the imperial domains.
1^ ] ^ to nu)il for another with-
out reward.
^g 1 to recompense, as for a
favor.
JUIt^) Interchanged with the last and
/I'iiio' To imitate, to learn, to copy ;
to fulfill, to verify ; to require,
as a charge ; to give to ; exertions,
merits; effects, results; action, as
of a medicine ; cfl!icacious ; like,
similar.
] ^ to follow, as a rule ; to em-
ulate, as a good man's life.
194
HIAO.
^ I or ] ]5S[ to imitate, to strive
after, to try to copy.
1 ^ the consequences of effort ;
efl'eclual, prevailing; results of
earnestness ; verified.
3^ 1 in fill (livinely efficacious,
as a pill.
3* ] merit earneil by service;
useful labors.
1 ;^ to e.\cel tie pattern, as in
doing evil.
"H^ a" B 1 ^'^^ prediction has
been verified.
Ug 1^ M ] the medicine has
priuluced no effect,
B 1 it has benefited me.
"M. 1 "(& don't do as he does.
ecjual ?
HIEH.
tJug^y From )««n and to imitate; used
for tlie last.
/i'Im' To follow, to pattern after;
to labor ; effect.
^ ] to do after, to copy.
:§• ^ ^ Hi) ^ 1 tl'e princely
man regards it as his rule and
pattern.
f_jL») From /icart and to hhnd.
yC Cheerful, as when in pleasaTit
liiii(/ company ; elated ; hilarity,
joy ; jovial,
jj', ] heartfelt pleasure.
j!ft A ;6 ® ^ 1 ^ '^° >■""
thuik that others are not also
much delighted t
Eead ^kiao. Wise, sagacious.
HIEH.
•> Used as an old form of its primi-
tive.
Itiao' To imitate; to awaken, to
arouse, to excite to effort ; to
learn.
1 ^ p_^ to imitate a cock's crow-
ing.
1 ■\% to startle one, as out of his
indifl'erence.
ijjg ] ^ ij; to teach liim was only
one hall' of his labor.
Kead 'Idao. Cle\er, intelligent,
subtle wit ; to percei\i; before-
hand.
}J
IHao->
fj From hand and to learn.
To Stir about ; to mix up, to
put in confusion.
CM sends, lilt, kit, gip, and gi't. Tn Canton, hit, hip, ip, and one ht ; — in Swatotv, hiap, hi6, hia, hiat, and hat ; —
in Amu(j, hiap, li'iat, iat, and giat ; — in Ftihchau, hielt, lihik, am/ fi'ik , — in Shanf/lnn,
cC/de
From head and lucl-y ; occurs
used for hicli, i^ to e.xhaust.
To fly or soar up ; a stiff
or straight neck ; to force to
take less; rut of a wheel; to rob
by violence ; to diminish, to e.\-
clude.
1 \^ a double entendre, artful
talk ; difficult or uivohed ; de-
ceptive.
m m "^ m \ ii tr\ iL ibc
swallows are flying about, up
they go and down they come.
^ 1 ^ fM *•" ^'-'^ '"""^ ^^^'^
people's gouds.
U 1 it m W T> ^ if y°^^
shc^ulJ grai) my jieck with
a threat to kill me, I would not
be afraid.
^ ] the name of the reputed in-
ventor of Chinese characters in
the reign of Hwangti.
.cltxe
yih, yi,'h, and liih ; — in Chi/u, liieli.
The skut of a dress ; a lapel ;
to tuck the skirt in the gir-
dle in order to put things
into it ; to carry in the lap
or bosom.
^^ "= \ ^ now tuck up your
skirt.
Si 1 JEil ''iU '''^^ opened the bosom
to suckle — her son.
-[^ To bind silk, as when dye-
X^i ing it ; tied up in skeins ; to
chie tie together ; a knot ; a joint,
a knuckle ; a quarrel, an alterca-
tion ; a lawsuit.
^ 1^ ] a slip-noose.
2g ] a hard knot.
^ f'Ife 1 -f a knob on caps made
of cord.
fl* W ffS 1 ^'^ embroil parties, to
incite to quarrel.
cine
From hand and to soar ; used
with tlie next.
To take up with the fingers
and put in the lap or bosom,
as when gleaning ; to select.
ye
The original fonn is derived from
a hiHul over ^L ^ '""" >'
it fcjrnis flie 181st larlical of a
natural gronpof cliaracters relat-
ing to the liead, neck, &c.
The head ; a classifier of the
leaves of a book, a sheet, a door, a
bundle of paper, a folio, a lobe
of the li\er, the layers in a cow's
manvplus, and the slats in blind.s.
— 1 ^ f§ "f '^"^ \i\M\\ or fly
leaf of a document.
flj} ] books bound with hard
covers.
] ^ the number of sheets.
H IS # \ ^^ wind blows open
the leaves of the book.
HIEII.
IIIKII.
HIEH.
195
^l
From to breathe and ivliy ; oc-
curs used for the next.
./(■/(.' To rest, 10 desist ; to Iialt, to
stop awhile; to diseoutiiiuc;
to keep silence, to hold up ; to ap-
pease ; to exhaust or let out ; in
some places used colloquially alUT
verbs to show that they are coui-
pleted.
1 {i -^ '° ^'^^^ ^Toiw work ; to
let alone.
1 fi P '" ^"''^ one's tongue ;
to stop eatuig.
] 1^ stop talking ; hold your
tongue.
] ^ hold up ! slop ! belay I
] ^ an inn ; a rest-liouse ; to
stay at a hotel.
— • ] a moment ; a,s — j ^^ — j
it seems gre.iter e\eiv minute.
— 1 1 Xi^ «t^S Thexvill
be here in a breath, — in a nio-
ment.
] — • ^ t" i^tay over night.
I J2 to stop work, to take a
holiday.
I ^ to put down the load.
1 ,%. to cease work, to wait, to
suspend operations.
1 ^ *° !'■'**** '^''° sunnner — in
the country.
] ^ a guest at an inn.
/^ ] uninterrupted, continuous.
] — ] 51 ''''^0 a rest, wait a
spell ; ] ] is often used as a
question. Wont you rest a
little 1. while at other tunes it
means time after time, constant-
BS 1 S ''"^ pulse is irregular.
] ^ t*^' o'^" "1' business.
^ ] A to afttict others.
Jitii
From insect and to rest; it is
(.ften written S^, but not cor-
rectly. I
,' the bulU
miizzlc: to
)/ Fl A dog reseuiblinj:
\)l^> dog ill its short
JtUe fear, to leiTify.
Wi ^st 1 ■5riS '"' took in long nosed
and suuli-noscd dogs (grey-
liciunds and mastiffs) with him.
JS 1 H .R I f'^'"'"' ''^ ^^''1 harass
the peaceable people.
A scorpion, the ] -^ ; its
sting is ] ^ -^ ; a sort of
grub in wood, I'nr wiiieh ji^
is the eonect foini.
1 jXi[ -^ a liiriise lizard is often
thus written, i)ut i^'^ jt ^
is the proper form.
From /irinil and united sireiujth ;
unlike tlie next.
To fold, to double up ; to
drag or pull.
From ten denoting .i multitude,
and stn-infllt tlu'icc repeiUed ;
tlie seconil unusual form alludes
to the ten stems.
m^
United in, to bring into
accord ; the united action of
several ; agreement, concord,
unison; mut' d lielp, both to-
gether ; harmoniously ; joint, assist-
ant ; to aid; to yield to cordially;
to <ng;ie with ; to help the right ;
to be lirouglit into havuionv.
n "K 1 M ft % pli" if tlH-y
accord in res|)eet for [these prin-
ciples], do tiiey not harujonizc
the moral n.ature of man ?
] -jj combined strength.
fr 1 Ir0 '" i"'" ™ "'t'^ another
ollicer; to cooperate, as in. seiz-
ing a crimuial, or executing a
process.
1 ^11 to unite discordant parties ;
to bring aboiu pea.^e.
lit' m S f; - A [^lonot
you] form jiarties to defame me
the One man.
] I|Jf a fortunate or favorable
period.
]!/ ^ ] the hearts of all con-
scnl to union.
1 ?il?- :^V !§i i •■"1 •issislant ca-
binet ininister.
] {ifj a biigadier-general among
Baunermen.
I tJP or ] -^^ or ] ^ a colonel,
usually in cliai'ge of a garri.son.
] ^. the second bridesmaid, — a
term known in Fiilikien.
. 3>
From ten and mouth ; an old
rcnniof, and used with the lust.
To harmonize, to rhyme ; to
unite or coalesce, as an initial
and final to denote the sound
of^achai;,cler;.-.s 1 :JL H -61 H
-^ join the sounds of k' umj and
u'u lo form /■'(/.
1 ^ Ji t^"-' •^•0' ''f the moon was
exact.
j ^^ a forced rhyme of characters,
when an unusual tone is given
to one
] g^ in harmony ; [to sing] in
tune or in parts ; u.sed for the
last phrase as in ] ^ -ft] it
can be made to rhyme with c/ii'
_ 1 ■§ may the three for-
tunate things (t«>. bappiness,
long life, and sons) come to
you.
From flesh and united effort ;
tlie second form is not used in
the figurative senses.
The part or space under the
arms ; the flanks, the sides ;
the ribs; to shrug; to in-
timidate, to reprimand ; to
take advantage of; to bring to-
g('ther.
^ ] the false ribs.
1 "h* '^'' M 1 ''"* ''^^'^ ' '*- '^ ^'""''^
that -g iV -F :i; IP '" tl>e Chen
dynasty had ^ ] a solid bone
instead of ribs.
•^ ] to overawe ; to force to do
or lo join, as a cabal.
1 in '" "^'''l ""*^'*' ^'''f "f po" '•''■•
^ 1 lo browbeat, to intimidate.
j ^ born between the ribs, as
Laotsz' is fabled to have been.
Inssed the suflering people.
] §po a chock for a wheel
^ Wfk ^ 1 ^ "''^ carried otl" by
the rebels — when they took
the town.
like a tiger who has got wmgs.
1 Ti ^^ ^ to shrug the shoulders
and laugh with one, — as a
sycophant.
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HIEH.
HIEN.
HIEN.
|]
'>L*j
Jlie
From united slrenoHi and to
Ihiiik or hiiirl ; t!ie second
form is re;;arded as anotlier
form of '^ united.
Hanuoiiy of sentiment,
union of pm-pose.
1 t^c *" consult upon joint-
ly.
\'iL Vapor or heated air ri.sing ;
)\ ^j fire licatiny or drying things
Jiie fiercely.
f^L To intimidate by a di.splay
^ J of force or power ; to overawe
h'iii info subnn'ssiiin.
Txl&ljiD.^ 1 /« pre-
tend to awful power in order
to terrify.
To inhale, to draw in, as a
sip ; one says, bones covered
Ji'ie by the skin ; i. e. notbhigbut
skin and bone, lean.
Short garments.
i jl^ 1 to wash the lapels of
/('«.'■ the coat on the 3d of the od
nioou to ward off misfortune ;
tills refers to a custom in the ^
Tsiu dynasty, at the Lan-ting Pond
^ 't' ftll ^" '^'^e northern part of
Chehkiang.
] l|l|ii a peculiar style of character
used by one Wang in writing
about this custom.
:E3:IEl^T.
Old sounds, hien, liin, kin, lian, kan, lion, kon, h.am, kam, and gam. In Canton, in, im, hin, han, nnrfham ; — in Swatow, liiin,
hien liani, k"iii, "oi, kan, li"i, and kiani ; — in Ainui/, hian, ham, Iiiam, kian rind lam ; — in Fizhchan,
liieng, hioug, liang, kang, k'ang and liu ; — in Shanghai, Ii'i", chin, ^i", yi;", hu", ViP,
m
Miien
From carriafje and shield,
A sort of hood before a cha-
riot ; high officials in olden
time had the roof of their
carriage arched and the front high ;
a nobleman's carriage; a porcb
projecting beyond the eaves ; a
balcony or railed terrace; a fine
or fancy shop ; a side room, a
boudoir, a lounging room ; a saloon,
a refectory.
A 1 a study, a library.
^ I a tea-shop, a restaurant.
^ ] an out-house, a side lodge ;
a pavilion used for study or
other purposes.
^ ^ ] he harnessed cranes to
his coach.
1 1 ^ "ell satisfied ; gambol-
ing, sporting.
] ] g f^ much delighted, mak-
ing merry.
^ ^ lofty, dignified m manner ;
grand, as a palace.
] ^ a railed off room or recess.
^ I a carriage with a rIunocero.s'
skin for a hood ; it was ridden
in by ladies, hence this and ®
] are also used as terms for
a lady.
I Ig a fine, spacious room.
side-room and see the moon.
In SlmidiiiH/. A covered mule-
litter made like a sedan, the
sliaii t--: I -^ ; it is also other-
wise written.
.^
,/; II' u
I-'rom iroysliip and heaven.
A term for lieaxen or god
among the IV-vsians ; in Sii's
Geograpiiy, ^ ] is explain-
ed as their fire worsliip ; j^ | or j
fyvii;;n worship, is used to denote
the : itual of the Jews or Xe.storian.s,
but tiie author rather confuses the
two ; the character was probably
formed to denote the Jewish xvor-
sliip.
] J£ an officer in the T'aiig dy-
nasty.
From hand and joyful.
To lift a little ; to raise any-
thing up, as a lid from a
dish ; to jerk up or aside ;
to jwll out, as a wheel in the mud ;
to lay hold of; to whisk, as the
wind does a leaf ; high, proudly ;
to lead.
"^ I to caiTy the head high.
1 |!>i ^^ P"ll ^^ coverlet over
one.
I l]l| lo lift the cap.
1 lift "f ''"'^ aside the door-cur-
tain — and enter.
] 51 to direct one.
1 ^ ^5 to raise ; to turn oxer,
as a leaf w hen reading.
TJv ] a wooden shovel used on
thrashimr-floors.
:i.l^
Jtkii
Frniii wufid and to iyeathe ; in-
terchanged with tlie next.
A wooden pole used by
niunmiers; a trough or fiume
for 1
eadmi;
off water.
,h'i&i
Ji'ien
have
An object of desire ; Jilea^
aiil, ionged for, rehshed by
llie mind.
i'ik m W m M T> I I
now no delight in .--prcuding
out my sheets and flourishing my
pencil , !■ ('. literary pursuits afford
me no more pleasure.
id soar high.
Ipj
as the stork.
] to fly on
in EN.
HIEX.
HIEN.
19'
rroin disease aiul toijctlicr.
(■v A disease rcsi'iiibling bron-
,likn
Ji'kn
cliitis, culled ^ \ , which
prevents breathing' with case,
and is caused by tubercles.
A Hat bivalve shell, the ] \\^,
found off Shantung ; it has a,
byssus growing on it, and is
probably a kind of Pinna.
From to Jlif nnd abundance.
To fly.
1 ^ to wheel and soar in
the air, as a hawk.
From ivoninn and lorjethcr viil/t.
cp^/j^ To suspect; to dislike, to
j/i';c7i loath ; to depreciate, to hold
in slight regard, to have an
r.version to ; fastidious, prejudiced ;
jealous of ; to consider.
>J, ] petty dishk«s ; querulcxis ;
antipathies.
] >]•« ho disdains it, thinks it is
too littla
1 ^ ] >|? he disfavors much
and little ; he's hard to please.
j ^ to reject with contempt.
] ^ a dislike to ; repugnant ;
jealous of.
1 fi^: 1 ij- ^^'^ depreciates good
and bad too ; talks at random
about everything.
^ 5@ 1 si <''• ^'^'■y suspicious
alf.iir.
Iji)^ I to take offense at ; to keep
u[) a grudge ; to remember a
wrong.
enmity.
Ji'icn
I'r-om preciovs ndded to its own
old foim, composed of minister
. and riglic hand ; the second and
unusunl form, with pJS a, loi/al
ijjiccr above J.^ jfrrrlons^ fur-
tlier shows the uanio idea.
Moral, worthy, virtuous ;
)no whose /virtue, talents, power,
and actions exceed others, but do
not cqu.il the ^ A? '""1 1"-' 's
still of the second grade ; superior
in moral excellence : to treat as
worthy ; a laudatory epithet, used
often by a man to his wife ; to
snrp: ss ; to excel, as in archery.
1 :^' '"■ 1 flbgoo'l "n'l elevei-;
superior abilities.
^f|[! ] a village worthy.
1 j^ i"y g°°<l brother. — si)oken
to him.
1 ^ my worthy, faithful wife.
] A a trustworthy man.
Q ] self-righteous.
■{& 1 "fr'i jlt '''•^*' °"*^ excels this
in character.
^C 1 jJI .'ui 3> '^® S^'^"'^ worth-
ies arc second only to Mencius.
?i; ^ ^- f J 1 i ^^•■''s tl^e only
one who excelled in the business.
m 1 ^' m to pant after virtue
;',s for water when thirsty.
] :]J: ] to regard as worthy
what he deemed wonhy.
] .(ig ex.ilted virtue, high moral
character.
Difficult, hard ; hard to bring
forth.
mMUW}W)M _] wlien
the spring excites things but
little, they seem to be hard
(or .slow) t(5 come forth.
From bow and sonwer.
c j_^_» The string of a bow or fid-
Ji^icn die; met stringed instruments
gener.illy ; the chord of an
arc ; the moon in her quarters on
the 8th and 23d days ; a crescent ;
the action of the pulse, from the
idea that it i.s on a tendon.
5i 1 aVhord; Jj: ] a sine.
f;i^ ] .a co-sinc.
tense.
_[^ ] and ']•'■ ] the first and third
qnaitcis — cf the moon.
% Jji 1 \$i tl'cy beat the drums
and siuig to tho sound of their
Elriiiged uistruraents.
] [^ was .-i small feudal s*:-.t;>
(;ccn|)Ying the present Kwang
cheu 'J(^ ']\\ \:\ the soulheajt coi-
ner of llonan.
hHcn
From silk and somber
the last.
resembles
The string of a lute, fid<lle, or
other stringed instrument of
music ; to play on such; m<l.
a female, as she is taught to
play on them.
— 'IS 1 ""'^ string — of a lute.
^ ] a three stringed guitar, a
sort of virginal.
*"! ] a rebeck with two strings.
[3 ] a foreign fiddle ; a guitar.
|fiO 1 "rQ^ ] to time the strings,
[ffi ] y^i skilled in playing on
stringed instruments.
Pifl 1 SK ;i ^. I l^e^r tlie sound
of playing and shiging.
5^ I to thrum and play the lute.
^ ] the guitar cord is broken ;
2'. e. my wife is dead,
iffl 1 pT I^ y^" '^^^^ better put
on another string; — ?'. e. take
another wife.
|fy-|* The side or gmiwale of a
( mj^ vessel ; the bulwarks ; the
j/j'/t'« gangway ; the water-line of a
ship.
WMyiXin 1 when picldng iho
caltrops knock them on tho
boat's side.
wL-Lk. The gally-worra or millepede
fH{ y. (Juliis) of a dark purple color,
Ji'tcii common in dampish places
and rotten wood ; ,f^ 1 and
73 M iL'., «s also ?ij[> *J i'i the
hard-shell worm, and JT £?! '''"
lunidretl jointed, are other names
fif it ; tho second one refers to its
habit of coiling itself up whc.i dis-
turbed.
Aj^ Indigestion, dyspepsia accom-
c^ jyl panied with heart-burn.
j/.'iV/i ] .'lii^: a sinking or f.iintnass
in the stomach, rcsuUuig from
indigestion, or jjcrhaps from a scir-
rhu3 stomach, for which garlic is
reeonr.L'cndcd.
^l I blind piles, a large extrusion
of the intestines.
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HIEN.
HIEN.
HIEN.
&
From I^ Jlesh and 5£ » chord
contracted.
The sloniach or niaiiyplus
of an ox.
^ I tripe.
From iloo)' and ^noon ; q.d. the
^1 inooiilii^ht streaniiiiir in tlirongli a
.■'■• closed door ; used with the next,
5 but luililve ih'ifn |b] hetween, for
wliicli it is often written.
Eepose, leisure ; jirivate, of no
importance ; at ea.se, sauntering, un-
occupied ; idle, indolent ; empty,
vacant ; unoccupied, as a place ; a
low tone of voice.
;j^j I or f^ ] at leisure.
1 T> ft or ;?; 1 or ;p ?| 1
busy, no spare lime, not at leis-
ure, nmch occupied.
I A or j A 5i ^ loafer or in-
truder, an out.sider, an iutermed-
dler.
#T 1 5E 65 ^ beggar, {rcldnr/csc.)
] Ug unoccupied ; no duty press-
ing.
] .^ an idler, a lazy fellow.
] |§ trifling cbitcbat, gossip;
pleasant talk.
M ^ M' 1 ■■'" ''^1"" lo^es to
loaf about.
1 j£ proximate, adjoining.
J^ I to waste the time.
1 iik void, roomy ; a spare .spot ;
vac;nit land,
•fdl ] to take time for.
Vh 1 "otliiiig to do, indifferent to.
M ^ \ ^ [Heaven] made bim
ruler in bis stead.
] J^ living alone.
1 ,^ ^ j^ ^vl'ile I was quite
alone.
] ^ unsettled, as tbe tbougbts
uneasy ; playing tniaut.
] P"] a .side or Ijack door.
1 ^ pri\ate affair.s, trifling mat-
ters.
1 Hi sligbt cause of disagreement.
^ I f )■ I turned llie tables on
lliem ; it was a ruse.
^ 1 in privacy, ?". e. not in office
or l)nsv life.
1 :§ 1 ^H '*■ '^ "O ImsinesK of
niine; I'll lake no responsibibly
for it.
tt M f^ 1 seized a little leis-
ure in the midst of bis burry.
FJtJ From i/wir and icoixl ; q.il. some-
p^ tiling; ill tlie doorway obstructing
-' -• entrance i not seldom used for
Ji leil tlie last, and often wrongly.
A bar, a barrier, a fence ; an
inelosure ; a fold or corral ; to
guard, to regulate by law ; to close,
to obstruct ; to restrain, to forbid ;
to move about ; to be trained, to
display expertness; practiced, ac-
customed to; large.
] |)£ to embarrass, to binder,
] ^ trained, as a horse; used to,
broken in.
1^ 6S 1 1"** four horses show
tlieir training.
] f^ obstructed; headed off.
1 f|5 -^f- M to restrain vicious,
and foster truthful or sincere
— liabits.
[jjj 1 to guard again.st.
1 1 ^ what crowds of people
— are moving about !
j^ 1 •' 1"^" or paddock or corral
for horses.
Jhen
ton
From (ilsease and interval.
Con\iilsions in children, like
those arising from worms;
ej)ileptic fits, called in Can-
S* ^ ^ '• ^- I'avi'ig sheep's
leaps; of this disease, known as
^ ] , five sorts are enumerated,
classified according to the animals
whose voices are imitated.
^ ] spasms in children arising
from terror.
] convulsions caused by
phlegm or worms.
1 fits, convulsions.
Elegant, accomplished ; ac-
customed to ; tasteful, refined ;
indolent, loving leisure.
I ^(f polished, apt ; of cul-
tivated taste.
] ^ skilled hi, as music.
^k
I ^ understanding the proprieties
of life, as an educated lady,
f ^ :X 1 lie has long' been
skilled in all kinds of strategy.
1 1i'k M. ■icquainted with eti-
quette ; Versed in the rites, as a
comtier.
nt)^ From hlril and leisure ; q. d. the
.IJPlR '^'''<i *l'-'t moves about leisurelv.
'Arm
Jtkn The silver pheasant, the ^
] (h'liplucanms [Pbasiaims]
ii>icthcmefu!<) ; black pheasants of
tin's sort are mentioned.
& 1 ^ J]R tl'c silver pheasant in
tbe otlieial embroidery — of civi-
lians of the fiftli rank, as a dii-
c/ieit ^ j||, or those who wear
crystal buttons.
From M vmulli and J3$ a horary
character denoting «//, and re-
/ : • ferred to the dog.
Together, all, jointly ; to-
tally, completely; always; reach-
ing everywhere, around in ; con-
cord, suitable ; hasty; tbe 31st dia-
gram, referring to the whole of
I JS name of a northern star.
^ @ 1 ^ all countries are at
peace.
/fi ] disagreeing ; a discrepancy.
JU |^[5 1 ^ all the states of
C'lieu rejoiced at it.
1 ^'D 1 Wi everybody has heard
and knows it.
A if;^ ] ^ men and things all
prosperous ; general good order.
1 ^ general tbriftiness or plen-
ty ; name of the reign Hien-
fung, A. D. 18ol-18G2 ; al.?o a
district in the southwest corner
of Hupeh.
Jh Jl From saltish and wholly.
c W( One of the five tastes ; saltish,
(J' '<'>i like sea - water ; preserved,
salted, put in brine; bitter,
said of the taste of the northern
regions, which may refer to tbe
nitrous land ni Gobi de.scrt, and tbe
bad or brackish water of northern
China.
IIIEN.
HIEN.
HIEN.
1'j9
1 ^ pickled cabbage, salted vege-
lables.
] ^ sour saltish land''
] 7j< sea-water.
1 tn pickled or salt fish.
] fj^ saltish-sour, a snvory, decid-
ed flavor.-
In Cantonese. Bitter, distress-
ing, hard to bear.
•^ fl't 1 fi he has been long
familiar with suflering.
iVpP- All animal of the cerxino
V 'vKi t'^iiiiily, described as six fuct
j/('iV« I'igli, small horns, and tail
like the horse ; its fat makes
good candles ; the animal intend-
ed is perha[)S the nili/nie or injl-ijlinn
of northern India (Pvitnj- jiiclu.^.)
to whicii the de.serijjtion is similar ;
or else an elk.
tyjrp Some regard this as a sy-
^iii)u\ i>onym of the last, bitt the
Ji'icii, I'mi Tsao makes it the same
as the ^•fi' Aittilopc eviqxi ;
also the finest cubs of a tiger, or
the strongest \vliel()S of a bear.
^ I several oflicers joined in a
report or docimicnt.
] ilif to act upon orders received ;
I will attend to your request,
said to a friend.
1 ^X '"^ '^*^'''l' ®^''' ' '•'' ''^^'^ from
talking; to
gag, to make one
keep cpiiet.
P^ ] to cry out one's rank, as at
a levee.
] 'lli to restrain one's anger.
A 1 '>'"; of tlic names of gin.seng.
a horse s hit :
.-o tl:(
i>l' a sea god.
] JB yX "Wi I cliaiiip tiie ring
in order to re)iay yniir kindness ;
referring to a legend.
"] Tlicse forms are tmauthonzed
I li\" I\:ui^iii's Dictionary ; l)nt
I are in use witli tlie last cliarac-
ri|-p- From worth and wh
c\il>'Ai hjiueere, cordia'
j/i !<■« union.
holhj.
al, hearty ;
h.irniony, sincerity ;
to accord with, iniiled.
3i 1 fM: f't* '■■arnest sincerity will
move the gods.
at ^E fiM "f >J' Jji l^'t J""'
ttliolly adapt himself (or har-
monize) with the people.
^JS-^ Kroin mi In I anii to yo ; q. </. tlio
A\itX metal that guides tlio liorse in
i\f\ going
A bit, a bridoon ; to champ,
to hold in the mouth, for
which tlie ne.xl is used ; to contain ;
to control or guide one's self; rank,
official power or position ; acting
•xs, a Ijrevet rankj atlectcd by,
moved, indignant.
m\ "\f: 1 ">• m i ■■'" "i'-
eial title; the address of an
ofllcer.
fnj ^ill ] •' nre\et sidj-iircfccl.
.ill
m j ;■
hold in the mouth, to
Ji irii clas() ; to receive, as an
order.
P fJj ] to hold in the mouth.
1 I'S fM. '" '^'"■''^ '"^ sugared olive ;
tiicl. ijleased and silent ; to shut
ll^s niiMilJi.
I |xl( jjlj! [may you be condemned
to] hold a hot iron l)all — in
hell, you liar 1
jK ^ ] \]^ the niarlin takes mud
— to make its nest.
IjS 1 Wi ''"^ ^'''"^^ holds a rose in
its bilk
|t^ I ^' the phu-nix has a scroll.
1 3^ ^. J4 ^" carry grass to
Imilil a nesl.
the moon.
Ill Si 1 ^ ©■ \^ "«^ titmouse
took up stones to fill the sea;
— said of one who attempts
iniiiossible things, or u.selessly
vents his spite.
» — -A From hill and to contain \ the
Illn^I >''><'>''^' '"'^ ^°<>" H'lded, nnd tlie
M'M-* sound changc<l ill recent times,
JHcn
Tiic name of a mountain in
the northwest of llonan very
itv^ar the Yellow Kiver, where is the
1 tf lirJ- " celebrated defile.
'h'tcn
From W sun and 1^ Jloss siil\
explaiiieil to be tlie motes and
lil)res seen iloating in tlie sun-
liglit, wi.ere alone tlie.v are visi-
ble ; an old form of tlie ne.\t,
and now used as a primitive.
Anything fine, volatile, mi-
nute, impalpable; having many
orifices, reticulate; full of stri;c or
threads, fibrous ; bright.
n
From /irnil and rnfini/estfj ;
tliere is a reference in it to
tlie nimbus or aureole of celes-
tial beings ; the second is a com-
mon form.
Light, manifest, apparent ;
conspietiou.s, clear; illus-
trious, glorious, etl'iilgent ; supernal ;
to be enlightened ; to be held in
regard ; to make plain, to exhibit ;
to ren<ler illustriotts ; as if, appears
to be, like as.
1 j^ distinguished ; famous.
] ^[ those who are distinguished ;
higli ofticers.
] ^|,^- generally known; notable,
famous from one's father being
an oflicer.
] :^ the illustrious completer of
probation ; i. f. a deceased father.
1 ^l to shed honor on one's kin-
dred.
"^ ^\ 1 'M, '!"' >le;ilings of I'ro-
\i(lenee are plain.
^C 1 -'t 7^ ''^ disseminate his
doctrines widely.
^ 1 a divine or spiritual glory.
1 ^-manifest, as to the world;
jilainly seen, as objects in a
mieroseope.
1 £ {}^ lifi) ^ 5a '''^ evidence
appeared to be initruslworthy.
I llj) it seems to be clear or e\ i-
deiil ; to make iihiin.
I :Hf. ^'^ (o show oil' one's skill ;
to brag of il.
1 W how iilain I it is even so.
1 <••» i
jjiljl nj] ] H^ the god h.TS shown
liis holiness or ]iower.
^ 1 jfl* liiii'o ^^1"'" ""'■ i>f sigl't ''C
acted as if seen by all.
1 1 ^ ifi ''"^^ illustrious is Lis
virtue !
•200
HIEN.
HIEN.
HIEN.
C I Q From hill and to see.
1"/U A steep isulaUil bill with :i
7//('« plealeau on lop; a small
butte.
-ff^ ] a steep elitl' in Tan-yang
' 'hicn f^ \>^j If; in Kiangsu.
1 [Jj a nutnl nminitain in Siang-
yang f'li ^ \>'^ J(f in the nuilli
of Hupeb.
From rye and to see ; q. d. the
eves stai'tini; o\it.
'liicii To look at with fear ; protu-
berant eyes ; to view slightly,
to regard.
I 1 a frightened look.
MAi 1 1 '^ow^;y\, terrified.
] H'j^ charming ; a pleasant, musi-
cal voice, as of an oriole.
fjU^^ A curtain which protects the
7i'ii74 sun, or conceals the rider ;
the screen of a sedan.
From ili insect iiml fi>t '-"'''-
limit contracted, referring to the
iridescent nacre hi shells.
A term for small, smooth
bivalves, especially the thin shelled
or lacustrine kinds, as Telliiia; Mij-
tili, Umomlir, etc.; as a class they
are smaller than the ili.jt or ij;^ ;
a small black insi'(-t N\ith a red
bead, the ^ ^ wl: \ su.spends
itself when weaving its chrysalis.
I 1^ shelled mussels or clams.
1 ^^ raw clams seasoned.
^ ip 1 '1 kii>'^ <'f mussel com-
mon at Canton.
] j^ a pond ibr rearing mussels.
1 ^ ^ '• ''■ clam-shell phrases,
a Canton term for dissyllabic
phrases which cannot be disjoin-
ed ; they should properly belong
to the same radical, as ^ ^
or ,f^ |jjj;, but the term is not
restricted to such.
C rtft^ From a nionml and all.
m
From doy and darinfj.
The yelp of a puppy or lap-
dog; the bark of a little dog.
C^i An obstruction very difficult
'It leii Jo surmount ; a precipice, a
clilf; an abyss; dangerous,
insecure ; in jeopardy ; what brings
one into danger, as corrupt or
wicked ways; the point of danger,
the key <if the position.
I ^ S^ ■j' I just escaped death ;
it was \ery hazardous.
1 -ft- f^ or 1 4* "^ ^'^"^ niidst of
danger ; imminently dangerous. :
jg; ] a steep place ; perilous ;
prejudicial.
p: JiJJ; ;f,g | you will finally get
over the dangerous places.
] |5£ in straits ; I can't get on ;
safely defended, as a city.
fr 1 'M,^"^ SP '" liazardoiis paths,
to follow evil ways.
jl^ 1 malignant feelings, a heart
bent on evil plots.
] fg a dangerous wound.
1 J^ a se^■ere illness.
] ^ perilous, as a pass that can't
be a^■oided.
"fT 1 \% W reckless of danger ; a
dare-de\ ii, a swashbuckler.
■gj ] an officer whose duties re-
semble a hydrographer.
'ttl 1 :® ^ '•' change a danger
into a comfort.
1^ 1 fl^ A '1 malicious, scheming
fellow.
Like the hist.
Brave, valiant ; angry, in-
" 'Crt censed ; to sujipress.
■?■ & 1 j|!5 3l£ ^''i' f^'"-'" l>'ic^ sup-
Jiressed her feelings.
ft» 1 ^tt:^^^l'^h'l>ecen-
tm'ion in a sudden burst of
anger gave him some troops to
scale the wall.
i^
11
From dog and strict or all ; the
second is also read ^lien.
(. » J. r A dog with a long nose like
/I nil a pointer or greyhound.
n<-, 1 ^/C *^1"^ name of a fierce
horde of Huns, savage as
dogs, who were notorious in
the days of Confucius.
M 1 f''^; Mi ^'"' pointer was very
agile and sagacious.
Interchanged with the next.
Courageous, martial ; depend-
hien ;„g g,, ^ne's self, self-pos-
sessed ; formidable, stem,
liberal and candid.
W- % \ ^ dignified and stem.
Conipo.sed, contented ; liberal ;
eager to help others ; afi'ected,
'iHeii aroused, as by remorse or
medilati(}n.
1 ^k plea.^ied, tranipiil.
1 ;tJA'!.^ # '" Ije affected by
reflecting on the vices of others.
From eye and an inlercul.
To watch narrowly, to spy
liKii oj. watch one; the sclerotica
or white of the eye; the eyes
turned so as to show their whites,
as in convulsions ; a wall-eyed
horse.
1^ 1 iiM. 0H ''>'' scleiotica (cornea)
covers the iris.
^ 1 if :^ f" t''l^« ^ v^^v ^^ ti'e
women.
® A 1 ^ T' [tl'c king] set a
man to w atch the sage (Mencius).
*R^f A stony path at the foot of
VW- " ^'^cep hill.
'h'ien TJC 1 a steep, difficult riser
bank.
5^ From ctirr!nf/e and to oversee ,
occurs used for the next.
11
'/I'lcii The creaking of wagons; a
carriage or van in which pri-
soners or wild beasts are carried.
:/C $ 1 I ^^^^ grC'it wains go
hindjering along.
tC^) From troinl and to oversee; 00-
'mf cnrs used for lai,'> jS e.xcessive.
iHeii" A baluster, a railing; a trel-
lis ; bars outside of a win-
dow ; a parapet ; a cage or pen for
wild beasts ; to cage.
|fj ] a railed inclosure or mena-
gerie.
HIEN.
7U 1 a garden railing; a fciicu
around flowers.
1 jS ff^ fiili ^'•'S'-' '"'" •■""' ^'-'"'■1
him to Peking, — as a criminal.
1 ^ a cart with a cage on it.
] ^ a fountahi or jcl-d'eau.
Head 'hut. A door-sill, which
can be removed ; a threshold.
] :f* ^ a low wall, like the part
umler a window.
m
JA' A war-junk, a vessel villi
strong bnhvarks to defend its
/i'lVn' crew ; used for large vessels,
as a frigate ; a iirotocted
turret or top for archers or
marksmen.
^J( ] a war vessel; national ships.
ll]^' P'roin ^ si//: and {\ /icrii/ iip-
/P>mN *^'^*^ iluwn ; aUo re:ul ^/liicii.
liKii' 'j'o hind, to suspend, to hang
before one, to show to, — in
which sen.ses Jiiieii J[^. is now oftener
used; a jiolitical division answer-
ing to a district, tlie subdivi.sion of
a '}]\ or J^, the fifth in order ot
territorial divisions, and sometimes
called a county.
1 itill '''0 chief town of a district.
^P ] a district magistrate ; he is
addressed as -j^ ^, and spoken
of as ] -^ or ] -^•, his dej)!!-
ty is ] ^ or .^y 1 but more
usually called ^ ^ or left
hall.
j|l[) ] departments and districts.
1 ^ li n^ the ollkial tutor of
d 1 P.fi n m iS !■£. ^ ^i'-->i-%^^-'i
her 1(1 1 he ma^islralr's ollice, and
by bribery had lier imnished so
that she died.
M I •'"'^' fill 1 •'""'' '^T'l"' to '1'S-
tinguisli important and unim-
portant district jiosts.
lU j'I'l 2,'i 1 " l'"i*r region.
/fi [u] ] not of the same di.strict.
J ] '^ suspended in vacancy, as a
balloon.
IIIEN.
"K 1 name of the peach and phnn
fliAver, alluding to one Pan Yoli
of tiie Tsin dynasty who dechncd
presents, and told the people to
plant peach trees ; when he left
his jiost, the trees all flowered
in his honor.
^^t' Composed of <5> liearl, P eye,
Jp^^\ iiiul ^^ injuriouH contracteil.
To exhibit or uphold the laws
so as to impress men with
the dread of crime ; to impose or \
publish laws, to govern ; govern-
mental; an examjilc, law, or pre-
cept; to take as a pattern ; a ruler,
but strictly only oflicials above the
fourth rank ; the Censorato Board
is also so termed ; to follow ; well-
informed, intelligent; abundant.
4j I the higli authorities; this
term applies to all above an in-
tendant ; but ^ ;fi; ] denotes
the three highest pro\incial
oftieers.
1 ^ your Honors, used in ad-
dressing them; and "fn ] is a
complimentary term.
1 -^g a governmental prohibition.
J|:^ ] ■& the Imperial Calendar.
^ I to receive orders from the
provincial rulers.
J^ I the perfect rules ; i. c. tlie
1 ill or statutes of the govern-
nii'iit.
5C 5li /£: 1 ^'"■''' examples as
W-Mi Wang and Wu WaTig.
1 1 ^-^gratified, elated, pleased;
taking tilings complacently, in-
dift'crent to.
HIEN.
201
-f-»J.) "I Frum a dorf and n Imi/er \v.
1^1 ft in sncrilicin^; ; llio cuntrac
|TJ/' 1 foiin is oomuion in ulieaii boo
liieii'
From a dorf and n Imi/er used
ractcd
ii[i bool\S.
A fat dog tit for an offering;
to offer ill worship, to pre-
sent to a suiierior; in polite
language, to give, to hand
up to; an offering; intelligent.
] 0, a district in Ho-kien fii in
the east of Cliihli.
5§ ] or 4^ 1 or 1 J: to pre-
sent, to ort'er to.
35c 1 ^ -S. intelligent officers are
not to be liad.
1 \j^ If; jP^^ they surrendered tlie
city, and returned to their alle-
giance.
1 ^ ^^'^ trays for sending pre-
sents to the bride's father-in-
law and mother.
■^ 1 to send a present, as to a
ruler.
1 %i t° proffer advice or a plan
— to go\crnmeut.
1 ^ seduloii.sly offer respects or
presents ; — ;'. c. to curry favor.
] Jfj to exhibit meritorious acts ;
to sliow tlio evidences of skill
or merit.
An earthen vessel without a
bottom used in steaming; it
was of various shapes, and
.some kinds had legs ; a hole
resembling this kind of vessel : old
name of a place in north of the
kingdom of Tsi, which is probably
the same originally as the last.
> From ficm and to sec ; occnrs
nsed for /it'/i' J2. seeing.
Iiuii 'p'lie brilliancy of a jewel ; to
manifest, to disiilay, to aji-
pear; to divulge, to show; to be
seen now. at present, de fucto;
current ; at once ; i)lain, apparent ;
conspicuous.
1 -Q: e-^'sting, now, here.
] ^ at present, just now.
j ^Ij this instant.
1 fji '"■ 1 $Jq ready money, cash
in liand.
1 $^ ^ P-t; "" '-■'■<?'l''' given.
njj ] it comes out bright, as a j
color ; a sjieedy rccompence or
retriliution.
g ] ^ to buy things ready made.
1 Hj '" .ippear ; to come out, as
rasli on the body.
1 J^ it shows its form ; it becomes
manifest.
Ml A '' ■''•''■^ often been seen.
— ^ " f® 1 ^. ''•'^•'' "!•''>' ''"''
its own want or dutv.
20
202
HIEN.
HIEN.
HIEN.
1 IS ^li ^'"s retribution appears,
his piuiisliiuent is apparent.
1 T J!^ 5^ 51 ''*^ ^''"^ sliown liis
real feelings.
5c I Ht I "'""'• '^•'^^'''' *''"^ money
in hand.
1 )ii '^A ''"^ thins; is on hand, as
an ai'tiele in a shop.
1 T^ I5t ji '"-* "'"^ ™^'^^ mani-
fest and explained the law, —
as Budha.
t| Q ^ To throw up, as infants do
]^y\j their milk; to vomit easily.
li'ieii.''
rtH ^ The sun opjxariiiff OT com'mg
P^Jl out; the winter sun melting
/('k'k' the snow ; clear, warm siui-
light.
^ 1 ?t5' "l"^'" tlic sun appears
[the snow] straightway melts.
# Q[ 5 From 7iian .iiid to sec ; ?
1 3^ </.'/««, and used for B£
; also read
craven.
ItHcn
Like ; to liken, to compare ;
to spy out, to explore ; a dug-
vane, a \veatlier-cock.
I 5C i :^ ^''^^ ■'' '^t'l'^stial wo-
man or fairy.
^ ] a spy, a sxicret observer.
1't M \ 1 craven, fearful ; look-
ing around affrighted.
\ ^p ^ like the clouds.
1 5iQ} SL M 7 ;£ ti'« '*='"'^ ♦^"^^es
the wmd, and so it cannot be
quiet.
AH* A small chisel to cut holes,
^y\U called J5t 1 5 * ^"""^ ^^^°
h'ieti' applied to a sort of javelin
or suear.
-p-j|' ^ Edible sorts of coarse greens;
lyi^ the southern-wood {Arttmi-
IHeri' sia), the goosefoot or pigweed
{C henopodium), spinach {Spi-
nacia), and even Setliim, are all
called ] 3^, and distinguished by
various adjectives ; spuiach is usu-
ally hitended by the single name.
iS 1 3^ ^"'^se spuiach or pigweed ;
goosefoot {CltenopcKlium).
"f^ ] prickly spinach, a sort of
goosefoot.
,E| -g j purslane {Portulacca) ;
applied also to a sort of Seduin,
and a long leaved spinach.
J.H ■> Mud, mire; a gr
JXj ment.
eat embank-
/,'/(■/,>
Pi
' The bright sun or light.
iS il B^ JW 1 H" ^ !'"«■
///c;t' the glorious sim illuminates
this dark world 1 — applied
also to sages.
/I'iCIt
This cliaracter originalh' repre-
sented A. »""i over y a mor-
iiir ; it is now superseded by tlie
next, and used i-hiefly as a pri-
mitive ; also read J^'an, and to
be distinguislied from '■ijao (£3
to bale.
A pitfall in which to catch beasts ;
to insnare ; a hole in the ground
made to serve as a pestle.
^ I a pit, a trap for beasts.
h 1 a tiger pit-
tf/^ > From place and pit/all as tlie
Ijpit phonetic.
likii' To fall, as a wall ; to sink ;
to drop into or descend; to
throw into or pitch down ; to cap-
ture, to pillage, to sack, as a besieg-
ed phice ; to take a city from the
emperor; overwhelmed, betrayed,
ruuied ; to involve, to beguUe, to
lead into sin.
1 ^ unplicated unjustly ; led
into a scrape.
1 \^\ "r 1 iX ^ trap or pit.
1 Pf .i ^ i" ti'*^ pit ; ""''• sunk
into the lowest ^ice.
iX ] to entrap.
] III w helmed, drowned ; to ])itch
down and drown ; reprobate,
given over, lost.
^ ] fell down, as a cliff.
] A ^ ^ to seduce men to do
wrong.
] ^ jpj to sink hi the quicksands ;
they are \ery dangerous in Ki
cheu ^ ')]\ in Hupeh.
] IP to lead others into crime.
1 M ^ it submitted to Li.
Jfjj I llie city has fallen — to the
rebels.
1 iik ^ftfi ''<" '*^ ili g" to hell ; may
you be punished in hell !
^ ] tlie liiention is low.
$ 1 ffi iJu "r 1 ¥ to n'ire a
cart ; to get into the mud.
P3lJ j^ ^ ] fi''") unai)proachable
by craft.
From to ent and a pit/all.
The core of cakes or dum-
jilings ; the fruit, meat, or
sugar put in pastry ; met. a
secret, a hidden thing.
®f 1 "1' U^ ilJ 1 pastry cakes
with fruit, etc.
^\] ] to hash up and make these
dumplings.
i':^l ] ^ to mix up dumplings.
K ^ 1 «"" 1^ 1 ■? '""'it pies-
1^ ] §^ f^ meat patties.
^ ^ 7S ff t .1 5i I 'i""'t
know w hat his intentions are ;
I can't tell what he is drivhig at.
^ "j* ] ^ the fruit has come
out — of the dough ; the secret is
out. {I'cLiiiffcse.)
From ji/dcc and perverse ; occurs
used for tlie next.
//iVn' A limit, a boundary ; a restric-
tiim ; an impediment, literal
or metaphorical ; a threshold ;
a few of; a short time ; to limit, to
impede ; to set a time, to assign ; to
moderate, to restrain ; to appoint,
to contract for, to adjust.
/^ ] a few, a limit ; not very good'
or strong, as cloth ; it is modified
by what follows.
^ 1 6>I '"Jt very dear ; not
enough, not manj' of them.
W 1 65 -^ there are not many
items, as in an account.
W 1 A* H or W 1 ^ Tfc there
is yet a little time.
^ ] it is hard to restram him.
1 M ^'"^^' niany days do you
set?
IIIEN.
niri.
mil.
203
^?; 1 W\ f^ •'' "DiKlcrful run of
luck, no ciid of liis good fortuiio.
^ I to extend the time,
jj^ 1 overpast the time.
] !£ •'* "t'l't ; an .lUowance.
] {^ lo limit one's eating ; to diet,
] )^ a restricted, fixed measure.
] Jig to set a, time ; to place limits ;
to restrain.
;/C 1 ^f? J'J '^'^ S''^^''*' '''"'' '^
near at hand ; i. c. yon arc not
likely to live long ; — .i fortune-
teller's phrase. '
] -^fl a legal re3tr!ctior, ; a re-
straint.
to ] illimitable; abui.dant, un-
limited, cxhaustless, i;ifinit('.
^ ] 7k Bi '!■ vast variely of
wonders and siglils.
From (/oor and jKVfcrsc; tlic
frst and common fiirni is usiial-
, ly ie;id /inn' and resembles '/a«y
liil empty ; both aie interchang-
ed with iho last.
A threshold ; it i:3 often
made lialf a foot or so lii"h.
hem'
P'J I the door-board, the sill.
:g -T j£ ^ M 1 tl'« w.ll-lnvd
man does not Rtand or step on
the dot)r-\vay.
P'] 1 ^ "^ iiouse tax once levied ac-
cording to the number of doors.
Lrom a shcltct' or wood and
perverse; tl:o second form is
> unusual.
A threshold ; the high board
forming the tlu'eshold of a
door, which i.-- movable ie
large gateways
Ji'ien
0:d soiiiiil.i, kit, hip, hik, kip, arM kik. In Ctnton, hut, k'rij., ngap, ngat, yap, an-.l sheiig ; — iu Swataw, kio, hip, li'ip,
ngCit, ti'ul bu ; — hi Amoy, h6Ij, gek, hip, k'ip, and gut ; — in Fulichuu, hck, k'ik. k'ok,
and ngekj — in Shanghai^ hill and yak ; — in Chifii^ hill.
From wood and to respect*
A summons to war, anciently
written on boards two feet
long ; it alluded to the so-
vereign's call to his vassals for aid
against rebels ; a proclamation call-
ing to arms ; to gi\o orders to the
people ; haste, urgency ; a repri-
mand to lower officials ; a branch-
less tree.
] ^ a wiiming proclamation ; an
opicial summons ; an exciting
placard ; irritating talk.
^^ ] an urgent call, as to arms.
j|^ ] a Hying dispatch, a press-
ing order,
j^ ] a sort of safe-warrant or
[■asspori.
"j'j.j- ] a declaration of war.
W 1 M /E when the dispatches
aiTived, tiie thing was decided.
}([\ ] Vf tS '"' *"-''"' ""'■ "■ I'ft'ss-
ing call, — as for troops.
A tiger skulking from fear of
man : alarmed, i'rightened ; a
sort of s|)ider. called also
ft )>j ti"-" "y tig'--'--
Se ^^ 1 1 •■'"c-strnck at
the thunder.
II. ^
rom to see and a wizard,
A witch, a sorceress, one wh<i
^chi lasts and worships the gods
to get their aid ; a necro-
mancer.
] ^ usually denotes .i wizard.
\f\ 35 1 to believe in witches and
seers.
Hh jt» The sound of laughing ; like
t^k'ih \ 1 ^ the sound of mer-
riment.
J^/ I'rom to hrealhe tnd /if/'/'j.
Pl/Vi To rejoice, to look pleased,
j/'"'' 1 ] to laugh and be jolly.
1 "S "~ ^ many persons laugh-
ing at once.
From JUL /i/ooil, repeated for
200, and %:. mh\ referring to the
popular mind under a sense of
wrong ; but tlio primitive i-eenis
to bo lietter explained as denoting
a sound, as of people dialing at
oppressiou.
Grief of heart at wrong, as of
the people ehafmg at the tyraiuiy
of their rulers.
11^ Z- MS >l> tl'o people
were all sorely grieved at heart.
t .jljt > From to wrangle and a child.
l-^rj i Domestic quarrels, litiga-
A'l' tions ; mutual contentions,
animosities, resentiuents, in-
cessant reeruuinations.
1 '^ causes of strife.
] j^ mutual hatred.
^ ] sigliing and grieving, imder
undeserved wrong.
1 ^ iaiuily litigations.
5J, 1^ 1 "^ i'B hrothers quarrel-
ing in tlie house.
rt-
From month
collect ; the
rare.
and up to or to
second form is
To draw in the l.ireath, to
inhale, to make an inspira-
tion ; to imbibe, to suck in ;
the second also means to
attract, as a loadstone.
1 ~^ n ^ draw in a long breath.
i??, 1 ^l*^ ''"^ tishes breathe water.
] -sfe 3^ ^ ti> attract and lead
one's heart — into vice.
1 '^ t" suck the dew, as a cicada
or gryllus is thought to do.
t^J P'j 1 ?S ['"'"^J' y°" '^oon]
meet the waves from Neptune's
Hall ; — !. ('. be a hiijin.
20 1
niH.
HIH.
lilX.
drink Jew, — so poor am I.
1 :^ ta or .1 is ''^ suiokc t:v
bacco or (ipliim.
p^ ] ;Jp -S tbcir views all accord ;
i. e. tlie expiiations and iiispLra-
tions iiitercbangG ; applied too
to a telegraph.
In Cantonese. To talk at ran-
dom ; to rave, to v ander, as wlicn
half deUrious ; worthless.
] H 1 to talk -without aim.
1 0a 'p] pj mist'iken the sen-
tence, as in reading.
m 1 616 i® * second rate work-
man, a poor artisar.
From breath and united ; occurs
used for the next.
fii'
To snuff at ; to turn up the
nose, as in disgust.
^ ] the sound of waving trees.
] |g the brilliant crimson of eve-
ning clouds.
1 5^ to collect and scatter ; to
gather and disperse ; to shut and
open.
Read sfiek, The prefect city or
head district of Hwui-cheu fu f|5[
>j\\ ^ in the southwest of Ngan-
hwui ; the name has existed from
the Cheu dynasty.
^ ^f ^ From icings and united.
^^ J To collect, to reassemble, to
hH' unite ; to raise ; to har-
monize ; abounding, full
1 5^ to shut ar.d t,) oii^n.
fj ] at peace, raailj U[).
R> ^f &i 1 tlie brothers are nil
ill acL'ord
5^5 1 -it- S" only lolling out its
tongua
1 'B' j'iiicd; reuuiled, as diver-
gent streams.
/ii'
The noise of flowing water ;
running, murmuring, gur-
gling, as a brook ; used with
the last in ] ] ^ #=
now they agree, and now
they dsfame one another.
To heat, to burn ; to roast.
] 5E t*^ smother to dw-th.
1 |^!i.ii I^'llC'''-ttl'0''OUL;hly
ro;!Stcd.
In Fuhchnu To steam ; to cause
warmth by coveruig, as wbcr.
taking a sweat.
Strong breathing through the
nose ; snoring or stertorous
breathing.
From ^' to agitate and "i" ten
or many.
Sounds spreading and pro-
longing, as that of bells, or
a soughing among trees ; buzz of
gnats ; reports going abroad.
•^ ] stalwart; the name of a
man, Pih Hih, the commandant
of Chung-meu in T.sin, in Con-
fucius' time.
V /-» From water and niV altered ; used
■J I j -^ for tlie next .ind for c'-i ^ nearly.
/'■''' "Water dried up; to shed
teai-s : dangerous.
>>^* From 3^ to travel aud ^ air
JMC^ al(ere 1 ; occurs intercbunged with
/I'l i' '^"''> Pii '° extend.
To reach in time ; finally,
even, till, up to, at hist ; to extend.
1 -^ after all, to the last.
] -^ or ] ■jj'S -^ even till now,
up to this day.
1 ^ JiiJi 5!) to the last he did
not accomplish it
t* i—^ This U sometimes incorrectly used
Ij f i -^ for koh., y^ the arm-pit.
^' ' The sternum or breast-bono ;
one says, the body shaking
from fear.
From door and to assemble.
) The speare or scythes, which
ill ancient times were fas-
toned to war chariots ; to
contain ; to stand in a menacing
attitude ; to shut a door.
1 ^jl:B:^^l!i to stand firmly
aud l;);jk at attentively.
1 ] M ^ ffi the gargoyles
spurt their drippings fast.
Eead <'«/ij Soft hair or down
near the skin.
1 IJ; a v;dley in Shensi, where
the river Han has its soiu'ce.
lid i^uu.idx, lur., k:u, hi-a, iml Kim. /'i Canton, yan ; — in Swatoif. hien and hiia ; — in Amoy, him <md hJu ;
ii. lulic/iuu. Lung, heung, and hing ; — in Shanghai, hiang ; — in Chi/u, hin.
,tff
Ji in
From to breathe or heart aud
an ax ; the first is most ased ;
the second is the district.
Laughing from joy; do-
light, happiness; pleased at
doing or getting something ;
merry, elated, jolly.
^ 1 joyful, glad.
] ^ to readily comply with.
] \}'pj elated, jocund, happy.
1 M' ^l^oUy satisfied ; solaced,
anxiety removed.
1 1 f^ ^^'t^ pleasure, readily.
] ^'I'l a department in the noith
of Shansi.
1 1 fn] ^ springing up vigor-
ously, as lloweiB alter a drought ;
or revived, as peojjle from star-
vation.
1 ii f^ e '-^ My festival
4ft ^ ] '[|> with the utmost alac-
ritv.
JUN.
IIIX.
him;
205
m
The effulgent, burning sun ;
the garish heat of midday.
Fiom Sfin and an ax.
Tlie morn, the dawn ; early
Jt'iii- (layliglit.
-j^ 1 loo early to see plain-
ly, yet dark.
■j^ 1 iii \ii tlie Jrum calls them
at early dawn, as scholars.
1 ^ '(/& 2t morning and night
he was diligent at his post.
MAn ulcer beginning to slough
or show proud flesh ; gan-
Jriii grene connnencing in a
wound; among y'";v7rT.', used
with JJI^ to denote the fur on tjie
neck.
^ f Ji ] a kind of fox-skiii used
for c illars an<l jackets.
Also i-eiul (l.'iii.
To dress up and j)repare
chariots for going out; to
liegin, as a tune by the
.banil; a sort of nuisical in-
strument ; to stop up, as a
sewer.
— ' t^ From to breathe and sound.
c H/V The gods gratified witli in-
Jhn c'ense ; to accejjt the fmnes
of sacrifice ; to taste, to en-
joy ; to conceive, to quicken; to
extol.
I ^ the grateful odors.
Jl ^ /S" 1 '^''" ^^'S'^ ■^"'^''' ^''■"
cepted the sacrifice.
] 1^ to long for, to desire earnest-
ly-
I ^ to be pleased with, as an of-
fering.
B'^ t^ ^ 1 slie stepped on
the liuler's foot-print and was
quickened.
m
To see indistinctly, as near-
sighted persons when they
Ji'in look at anything fixedly ;
joyfid.
tt&»^ From B§ .'/"'•!■'■.• under M to
fesJ arise, heie defined a sacrificial
IHil' vessel, anil yj* to divide ; con-
tracted like tlie next.
To offer lilood in sacrifice; to
smear the vessels with blood ; to
consecrate with blood ; a flaw, a
crevice ; a cause of quarrel, an of-
fense, a grievance; a wrong between
• nations, a pretext, a handle for a
quarrel ; a i)resage, an omen ; to
excite ; to fumigate ; to oil one's
self for the ancestral worship.
j|ll ] lo give cau.se for offense, to
irritate.
1 Rl ■' li''t''<-'Xt, a slight, a miff.
Jll ] to stir up strife, to excite
acrimony, to embroil, to foster
trouble.
1 j§ '" ]ierfumc and wash, as
eneijantcrs do.
1 iti or Hi 1 a defect ; ai> of-
fensc, a cliarge agaiiiSt.
y ] to seek occasion against.
If'
h'in'
From hlood and linlf': much used
lor the preceding from its having
fewer stroiies.
To smear vessels used in
sacrificing with blood; to
cover rj'ins with skin so as to
protect them.
d >C.^ The flesh of an ulcer cxserted
U^fjJ and becoming proud flesh ;
h'lii' to swell, as an tdcer, thought
to arise fiom cold in it.
Old sounds, liinp;, hilng, king, kSng, and g.'ing. /« Cdnlnn, liing, ying, and hang
in Anivy^ lieng and keng ; — in l''uhchau, iiing, iicng, liaing, and keng ; —
and ang ; — in C/ii/'n, liing.
in which sen.sc it often forms part
()<' names of places, peoples, and
firms.
] -^ to arise, loget on, to flourish.
Composed of :j-f to li/'t up in
i)otli hands, ancl lljj united in-
side ; y.f/. to do with united
strengtli ; it is easily confounded
with ,'/" i/il to give.
To raise, lo elevate ; to rise, to get
up; riiiing, growing; flourishing,
prospering, llie ojiposite Oi'' [^ when
applied to a state ; to make to
prosper; to be in demand, fashion-
able; to move, to put in motion;
to originate, to give rise to, to
start; to maintain, as in oflice;
promoted, expanding, abundant,
] /^- busy or resting ; in active vr
private life; in motion or quiet.
1 IS T(\H Ss ' '^"1"^^ yo" '^'•''^■P '"
good heakli and are prospering-
I ^ to commence work.
I J£ to raise or move troopa
J|^ I in the fasliion.
7f\ -^z \ rather out of date, not
now in vogue.
— in Su-tttow, licng and k"c ; —
i Shanrjhai, yang, li'iung,
n-/xi'}k^Ms^ 1 if 'uy
friends were reverent, would
these slanders arise?
^jf ] a new slyle, just come in
fasliion.
^\. ] i. /^ ^ gi'eat bustle of
masons and carpenters, — as
when building.
1 Iff. "•■ 1 liS I'l'ospering, success-
ful, flourishing.
1 ff^ to begin a thing or job.
3'J'j fiH 1 ^'"^^ quickly it has
started ! — as the grass.
20G
HING.
HI^"(J.
HI]S'G.
fft I to repair, to renew, to fit np.
1 5§ flourishing, abmulaut, as a
connnerce.
] ^ to multiply, to issue forth.
JtU 1 if] ^ '" order to begin the
coming year.
'fc]^ij ?■"" employ them,
which gives them jxiwer • — to
do wrong.
^ 1 iU ^ since the army has
been called o\it or employed.
@ ^ tUF 1 ^''c comitry i.s pros-
perous.
I Jl^^ a district in Tai-yuen fu in
the center of Sliansi.
Read hint/' Joyful, elated ; to
take delight in ; a reseudjlance ; to
desire ; an appetite, a passion ; ex-
cited, as a gambler by his evil
habit; a furor or inspiration.
■^ ] highly pleased with, in good
spirits.
1 $5[ 63 a passion for, mad on,
addicted to.
/^' ] 5|5; in fine spirits; eager,
•f^ ] conijilaisant in, pleased with.
K Si fp^ )t ii> 1 1''** ancestors'
goodness has caused this pros-
perity.
1 M '"• 1 1 BH 3l Ti^ ^ joy-
ful time, a merry-making; a
great bustle.
^ ] pleasurable, as an inter-
view or party
Jtt ] risings of desire, sexual ap-
petency.
j^ ] disappointed in, no joy
with : disheartened.
Ji iiiff
From '^ yraf/vance and
suuitd contracted.
Odors perceived a long dis-
tance ; tlie sweet incense of
sacrifice.
] § sweet savor, incense ; fumes
of otierings ; a good reputation ;
virtue.
5^- ] the perfume of flowers.
"ifJ fi '\tk 1 [tl>e gods regard]
eminent virtue as the best in-
cense.
t» it B } ^ Sa I'c "ever
thought of presenting any vir-
ture as a sacrifice of sweet savor.
^'J Wi ^ 1 )'""'" viands are fra-
grant ; !. c. good enough for a
sacrifice.
linuj
From siinrd and even
used with tlie next.
Punishment by officers, legal
punishment ; torture ; to pu-
nish, to castigate; penal,
criminal, as laws ; inimical to, des-
tructive of, as one's destiny; a law,
an invariable rule; jurisprudence;
behavior ; a mold, a pattern ; to
imitate ; to saoifice victims.
1 I'l!) or ] |({, to exaniine by tor-
ture.
"^ I a light punishment.
ffi 1 P|i 1& threaten him with
the question.
it 1 or ]5','i 1 illegal punishment ;
to torture cruelly.
^ ] to whip one through the
streets.
■fr 1 or ^O ] to carry a sen-
tence into ett'ect, to j>uuish.
1 p|J t'^o Board of Punishments.
1 & the ciiminal bureau in the
lower courts.
1 ^ 7^ ^ ■* ^ort of legal coun-
sel in the local courts, who is
applied to in criminal cases.
1 ^ capital punLshment.
35. 1 the five legal punishments ;
vk. bambooing under fifty blows
an<l under a hundred, trans]ior-
tation under 500 //, exile for life,
and death.
/V ? 1 M '^^*^ horoscope is in-
imical.
I Jtg M 1 would that there
were no puni.shraents ! — as in
the halcyon days of Yao.
] !|/^ to kill the victims.
S ■? 'IS ] ^'^^ Sood man res-
pects the laws.
fli 1 J£ 5^ his conduct and
habits all conform to the rules ;
— are such as one likes.
] "f ^ ^ it ^^ill lie imitated
by my wife ; — said by a prince.
^')
From earth and l&w ; occurs used
-with the last.
Jt^inr) A mold of earth or sand ; to
nuild ; to ser\-e as an exam-
ple ; a statute, a fornudary.
M. ] a precedent, a law.
] 1^ a mold used in casting metals.
M 1 •^ ^ his manners were a
model to his descendants.
CH/|I|
A whetstone; a square stone
for sharpening tools.
It 1 if K to get o"t ■'•
whetstone and make a new
trial.
] ^ a valley wherein Tsin Chi
Hwangti ordered melons to be
grown in whiter.
nrtj> Xame of an ancient princi-
c/lji pality. now Hing-tai hien ]
Jiiiiij ^ %%, in the southwest of
Chihli, near Shansi ; it was
givc.n to Duke Cheu's son as a
fief
JL if§ 1 ^ all the grass or rushes
in Tsiang and Hhig.
ATtil A sort of jar resembling a
c J/l 'J skillet or tripod, in which to
Jiiii(j cook the ] ^ or fragrant
broth offered in sacrifice.
1^ ] set out the dis])£S.
1 tBt ^ eiipper tripod used for the
same pm-pose.
4i '"
rom man and law ; occurs used
for the next.
Jiiiij A thing finall}- formed ; a
law which ought not to be
changed ; a figure, a form, a
body.
3
From pelnrje and even ; occurs
used for tlie last.
j/i'iViy Form, figure, shajie, con-
tour ; the body, as distinct
from the life or soul ; material,
bodily ; manner, visage, air, style ;
site, aspect ; a landscape ; an ap-
parition ; to give form to, to
imitate, to appear ; to make mani-
fest, to show, as the bones in a
lean rnan.
RING.
1 Ift «•■ 1 S
I ^f ;^ to give shape to it.
1 S tU ?J^ [''"^ actor] expresses
tli.it cliaracler well.
I ^ tlie outline, as of hills ; the
aspect, as of gi'aves ; a display,
as of troops.
1 il* "f 1 ^ t'le sulistaiicn of,
the rcseiiiblance, the person of;
a likeness, an image.
1 ^ geoniancers.
^ I and M I are opposites,
natural ami supernatural ; real
and spiritual ; evident and un-
founded.
'fj ■'rJ yffi 1 ^''*'* ■'"■ ^'"'"' "''Iw't
substance, as smoke.
] f^ 'f Q 'fi [""'y '">"] '""Iv and
shadow to encourage each other;
met. I aui alone ; friendless.
1 B:!' ^ :^ I '"" '" ^l""'-''- about
his face and manner; I don't
quite like his looks.
1 |g Wi ^ i's image is on the
pa|)cr ; /. r. it is written out.
>Rl 1 [il Si '^"-' original form then
ap|ieared.
] ^ alone, one ; solitary, by
myself.
^ I'll 1 J$ }■"" "ccd not grasj)
its shadow ; — the thing is of
no great importance.
^- 1S^ T> I 'T fi '.'^''"'" .i"y
nor anger apj)eared in liis face ;
im|)assive, imperturbable.
gftlj tf 1 ^h sincerity will surely
manifest itself.
^ I tile exhibition of a form;
their shapes are completed, as
the hills.
1 ^i SlI" ;> -S 'I'c body is the
tenement (if the animal spirits
or the ,soul.
»S 1 'i 'i^ one who is intimate,
as a friend with whom ceremony
can be waived.
oiuan ;
AttT a tall, per.sonablo w
cAZll stylish and luuukjuie.
Jl'iii(j ] 4}!{ was the name of an
otlice held by women in the
Han dynasty, A. D. oO, in
reign of Wu-ti.
KING.
AiTfT -A synonym of |^ the dragon
(lillll fly, called !|rj" 1 ; it is known
Ji in(j also as the JJ^J i^ or gauze
sheej), from its wings; and
•^ ^ toil-bearer, from its un-
tiriji"- lii"ht.
HIN(
207
IS
From ]iliu:e and jiath ; it is nlso
renil l-iny' and used with \^ a
jiatli.
A declivity in hills, an
abrupt descent ; a defile, a
gorge, a pass ; names of several
hills, one of which is in Pinir-
yang fu 2|i p^ /jj in Sliansi.
^^ I a niclie near the fire-iilace, a
place where the kitchen god rests.
^ ] a noted hill and pass in
Chehkiang.
^ 1 Jfy^ ^ di.strict in C'hing-ting
^^ IE It M '" '■'« ■'^o'lt''-
west of Chihli south of the
K. Hu-to.
Coiiiijosed of -^ one sir/i with
tlie left foot, joined to "X" one
s/i/i with tlie liglit ; it forms tlie
U4th ladical of a groii|) of clia-
ractors mostly relating to motion.
To step, to go, to walk ; to act,
to do, to direct, in which senses it
can often be rendered liy let, for
it serves as an auxiliary to the
next verb, — -as ] ^ to teach.
] ^ to do good ; to transmit, to
send ort'; denotes inipo-inl when
l>receding a noun, showing that the
thing is going or being carried on
a journey by his M ijesly ; to ap-
peal a legal ease ; a iiiad, a way ;
a .step, a manner; motion; in
Budhism, a half year (<ii/(iuti) or a
march ; also one of the nidtina or
causes of things denoting idea («?//(-
di'i-ii) or illusion.
7f I the five elements which give
motion are melal, wood, water,
fire, and earth.
1 S& or \ii 1 to go in the road,
to travel, to go abroad.
1 /{"> 1 will you do it or not?
can it be done or not '?
1 ^ Vj/ to walk a mile, to walk
to and fro.
ip ] to walk, to travel afoot.
] J\. a traveler ; an envoy or spe-
cial agent of government.
I p§ to tell to.
] iJ' i^ '" practice good works.
] -^ the rumiing hand.
] jpft to visit ; to observe the eti-
(luelte ; to salute.
] y^ to worship at the tombs in
the spring.
^ ] to travel, to journey.
] ^ the Emperor's traveling
lodges.
^C 1 a; ^ *''^ Eiu])eror who has
just gone the great journey ; i. e.
the recently deceased sovereign.
^'i ] a ^ ''^''' doctrine is
w idely speadiug ; his great acts
are known.
] 1'^ to fdllow illegal or danger-
ous courses.
] ^ or ] ■||jj to trasmit orders
to inferior officers.
1 ^ 'o act in another function
in addition to one's own official
duties.
fl^ 1 l!!^ ill] a "-'easeless practice
of asceticism, as the Bndhists
teach.
] ^U to inform [an equal] offi-
cially, by ] "^ sending him an
official document.
f^ i Ml 1 ^ '•"'g y"" ^^'11 ^"^'OJ"
me liy acting in the matter; —
said at the end of a petition.
1 1 LL jL interrupted, irregular.
] ami jt; are opposites, as moving
and resting; but when joined
are synonymous with ] ^
actions, conduct.
] III to do unwillingly; to sub-
mit to circumstances.
Read j/«/Hy. A row, a line ; a
series or order ; a clas.s, a guild, a
trade ; a sort ; a company of a hun-
dred, or a squad of 25 ; in Canton,
a store or warehouse of several di-
visions ; a mercantile establish-
ment, often called a hnixj by foreign-
ers, from the Canton pronuncia-
tion.
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HING.
HIXG.
HING.
tn yt '^'^pert iu markets, sharp
1 ^ a guild ; a corporation ; it
Las a ] ';^ or head manager, a
chairman.
] ^ the subscription to tlie guild ;
tlio funds of a corporation.
\ ] to enter a company by pay-
ing the fee.
1 W. goods made for general
market ; ordinary.
[pj ] or ] ^ of the same craft
or firm.
] ^ or 1 '[^ the custom of the
cral't, the rate of exchange, the
current )irice.
I.'lf
in dealing.
1 ^ "^'"^ commission for selling.
^* ] to sell by wholesale.
■^ ] 1^ the hong-mtrchants, for-
merly at Canton.
] "[1^ a trader in a guild.
flil^S \_^% "I'^t calling
or occupation has he?
'J2 I to connnission goods to a
firm for sale.
^ Id :E ^ S ^ S 1 ••'« I'e
grows okler he w ill doubtless be-
come better versed in the rules
of the guild.
^ ] skillful, versed in, accustom-
ed to.
^\\ ] a bungler, a raw hand, a
lubber. J
] ■(£ a soldier ; the army; a band. [
1 {£ tii tS" rose or was promoted
from the ranks.
— ■ 1 tl} one row of trees.
— ■ 1 )S ■"* '""^^ °'' ^''"•■k of wild
geese ; but J|i ] wild-geese
rows, also denotes a series, a suc-
cession.
© 1 i£ M or 1 m ^^I'ich num.
ber [of your family of brothers]
are you i
Eead /i(my' A firm manner ;
strong.
•? && 1 1 ^D 4 Tsz'-lu had a
decided and energetic way.
Eead Jiin^''. Actions, conduct ;
the motives of men.
•g" I the words and acts of a mr.n..
fr^ 1 tfJ*^'^ works, virt\ies.
pp ] disposition, character, wheth-
er good or bad ; a man's ^ ] is
his usual habit, his temper and
ways.
M. 1 ^ .skilled in Taoist tricks ;
clever, experienced.
^ ] to destroy the character.
^ ] snappish, crusty, curt.
f=' ] honest, reliable, trustworthy.
I ^ >& -i ?x actions proceed
from the heart.
^ I to act perversely, dissipated ;
to act as if possessed.
In Cantonese read Jtnnrj. To
support on, to rest on ; to baste.
Also read liniu;' Tense, taut,
drawn tight, as an umbrella or a
drum.
I rft fi^ raise it a little higher,
as a box on a trestle.
1 ^ JlE to Ijaste clotlies.
m
Defined to be the backbone
of an ox near the rump ; but
tlie Pan Ts'ao makes it to be
the femur of a bird, speaking
of it in the pelican as good
for pipes or horns.
To blow the nose with the
fingers.
1 ^ ^ clean the nose.
Very, exceedingly.
] jg excessively precise
and unbending ; gTOuty, par-
ticular on trifles.
c »HK A watery expanse.
.^Zli j® ] a vivifyhig effluence, a
'Uiiin vapor or aura which produces
things.
] g, to draw on one's self.
C »v-S^ From heart and luctt/.
J~B^ Anger, vexation ; nuich dis-
'/lUKj pleased ; captious, qnan-el-
some.
1 1^ stiff, punctilious.
1 1 fJ^ enraged, looking very
cross ; nrcud.
iginallv composed of y^ oj>-
ii'J and ^
with the next.
ominous ,
used
^' Origi
— y-* posi/,
'Uing
Fortunate, lucky, prospered
beyond one's deserts ; blessed ; as
an initial advcih, luckily, happi-
ly ; to rejoice at ; to love tenderly ;
to wait or hope for; an emperor
doing something or visiting a place,
which his acts or presence are suj)-
posed necessarily to bless ; pleased.
I ^^ hajipily succeeded in.
^ ] is well, I will be pleased ; — a
phrase used by shopmen in a bill.
^ P^ /fj I domestic affliction ;
family trouble, as the death of
an eldest son.
Mi%M 1 I ileemed myself to
be very fortunate.
^ I inordinate liking, as for a
concubine or female.
ipj 1 in ^ what could be more
liR-ky than this !
1 Ifn "■■ 1 Ws ^""ry lucky; a sud-
den good fortune.
^ ] ^ ^ 1 cheerful amid sor-
row and misfortune.
1 t)^ ^ ■^ luckily it did not in-
volve life ; — I was not quite
killed.
■^ 1 gl"'y> prosjierity.
j^ ] an emperor's progress.
;^ ] the women in the Imperial
hareem, of \\h(mi there are four
ranks.
^1 @ ^_5E ^ how .sad that
he (Yen-lsz') died so early !
I 15 an imperial minion, — usu-
ally intimates that the person
is a etmuch.
From mnti and Ivrhy ; it 5s a
niodeiu alteration from tho last.
'//iH(7 Unusually fortunate, lucky ;
to get without any effort or
riglit.
f^^l ] to get accidentally ; a good
chance, a windfall : a fortmiate
coincidence.
^ ] fawning, sycophantic.
] -^ I fortunately eecajcd oi
a\oided it.
HING.
HIOH.
HIGH.
An aquatic plant, called
I ^ witli peltate floating
leaves, red beneath, and
having slender stems, which
<ire used to steej) in sjjirits
to improve the tlaxor ; tlic
roots are sometimes pow-
dered and eaten ; another name is
^ iS 5i g"l*lt'" lotus; it is pro-
bably a Lc'innaut/icinum or marsh
flower.
■yS^-' From 7fC (ree and Pj cioi
rX contracted.
/'''"y' The apricot fruit is ] ^,
but the name includes the
sorts of Primus generally, almonds
and plmiis ; the flower is also call-
ed S. 16 ift '■ '• '^""'^''' °' '^'^
llanlin, from its beauty.
I 'tl almonds ; also apricot pits
from which the ] 'JZI ^ an
emulgent, milk-like lea is made.
^ ] "silver apricots," the nuts
of the gingko or Salisltiria ; it is
a]))>lie(l also to the tree.
1 i^ or '• apricot altar," was
the name of the place where
Confucius had his school.
] )()^ a variety of plum like green
gage, couunon at Tientsin.
1 yfp} a sort of dark plum.
] J^ a poetical name for the second
moon, when the apricots flower.
blossuuis redden tlie comitry for
miles.
1 RR f* US [«lio li-i«] apncol eyes
and iieach cheeks; — a pretty
girl.
^J From J^ Jles/i and ^ culm
'^t^ contracted, alluding to its thinness.
( i;;//' The shank or shin bone ;
the bone of the leg below the
knee in animals and birds ;
the tarsus.
] »§• the shin bone.
1 1 h'l ^ '''''^ i '"^ commandhig
presence.
J^ tit P|J Jt 1 [Confucius] rapped
him on tlie shins with his staff
— to teach him manners.
From _/?(s/i and to rise.
A painful swelluig coming
/''%' out on the body; to swell,
as a boil.
•^ 1 1^ 5JX t-l'e boil ^"11
soou discharge.
HllOIi.
Pl^
0/(1 sounds, liak, l;ak, gak, mid lii[ik. //; f'ai
ill Vithchau, hok, oi, kauk, k'iul-
The orighial fonn was eom-
posed of giC to liiwli under | J
a tvustf, jilace where ignorance
reigns, and Jj a morlar as the
phonetic, ciinibiiied ; at present
the jC '■* omitted ; tlie con-
tracted form is common in
cheap books, hut not given in
the diclionarioa.
^j
,/i'hio
Ti) learn, to receive instruction ;
to practice, to imitate; instruction,
learning; a .science, a study ; the
science of; the school of; doctrines,
tenets ; a school, a place of learn-
ing; as an (nljiTtirr, like, similar.
I ["] to learn, to examine into,
t(i ascertain ; ac([uiremenls.
] ^ to practice an art, to carry
out what has been learned.
jffi ] or ^ ] to become a siiil^ai.
Jl j to enter school, at al)out
seven years old, when the lad
takes a ] ^ or ^j: ^ by which
ho is known throuy-h life.
lion, hnk </n// vcuk ; — in Sicalow, hal
:, anil ngiulc ; — //; S/i(ini//tui, ok, yck,
1 5^ to learn tactics or military
science.
:^ ] the science of numbers,
mathematics.
1 JEj([ the tenets or school of a
teacher ; but ] J or ] i|5; or
] 1^ is the title of the pro\in-
cial literary chancellor.
1 ^ a pupil, a scholar, an un-
dergradu.-ite.
] ^ tile school-room.
5^ ] to play truant.
\'\'i\ 1 *" 1''''.^' 'licks m school.
$(!15 1 <"■ ifil: 1 a pri\-ate village
school.
I?. 1 S* a govcninieiital school
ill a district.
j5£: ] to tra\el for information,
jjj! ] versatile acciuirements ; very
learned.
^ ] learning ; he is at his studies.
■fix IE 1 a charlatan, not a tho-
rough scluJar.
: and ngiak ; — fn Amo;/, liak and luok ; —
and k6k ; — in Cliifu, liioa.
;/C 1 i cabinet ministers, mem-
bers of the ^ 1^ limer Coun-
cil, of whom there are four prui-
cipal and two "^^ |jf ;?C \ ±
secondary ; the term is derived
from the -j^ \ or Great Learn-
ing, whose princii)les they are
supposed to follow.
^ 5^ ] a guide, a teacher who
can instruct pupils ; an old pro-
fessor.
I 0jji the teacher or guide of the
undergraduates ; he is under
the ] *& or superintendant of
district schools.
^ 1 f:Jt ff^ I'll '1" 't ••'s yo»
do ; I'll follow your way.
1 ^ at Canton, denotes a man
from Swatau or Ch'ao-cLeu fu.
^ ] a free school ; they are mostly
supporled by the gentry.
] ]fij ;p Ijjl U) study without dis-
liking it ; to love books.
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HIOH.
Stiff hard clay or rocky stra-
ta ; a hanl-pan lying under
the surface, which prevents
the water percolating ; bowl-
ders on hills ; a crack in a
jar.
From water and to learn con-
tracted.
A rivulet, dry in winter and
running in the summer ; the
noise of a torrent ; rivulets
led off from the E. Wei.
^^ disturbance, confusion ;
angry, provoked.
From hiril and to /earn contract-
ed ; it is also read !//(>
A small bird of the jay fam-
ily, resembling the niag|)ie
in its contour ; it h;us red legs and
bill, a long tail and variegated
plumage ; it is reared for fighting,
and can imitate the cry of hawks ;
if its song is heard early, the wea-
HIOH.
thcr will be fair ; if at eventide, rain
will come ; it may be the Pica va/ju-
buiifhi, but is more probably a sort
of G-diTidax or thrusli.
1 ^% a small species of pigeon.
dy^ To vomit ; the sound of vo-
^Jijj miting, which this word
j///o seems to imitate.
Pg ] vomiting.
Ji'io
From ifords and cruet.
To lausrh at, to ridicule;
to
play and jest with, to make
sport of, to mock, to tritle
with.
ffej^ 1 to play tricks on ; to haze.
^ 1 to jest and frolic with.
1 ?S ^ f5[ ^^'ith scornful words
and jeering smiles,
^j 1 sportive tricks.
1 1 ^ trifling, jolly, mockingly.
^ M, ] ^ how clever he is at
a repartee and raillery.
HIU.
Jljl I profane or obscene talk.
^ ] name of an imjiortant post
on the R. Han in Nan-yang fu
in the southwest of Houan.
:^U^ Yromfialhcrs and h'ujh.
tPtjJ The glistening white phi-
s'' !w mage of cranes and other
birds, as they are seen fly-
ing; the reflection of the sunlight
on water.
6 ift 1 1 *^"^ bright sheen of
the white [egrets, or other]
birds.
l^B Dreading, as when suddei
I ^^) brought face to face w
suddenly
itii
Mio danger.
,k'iu
From jtian and free ; q. d. a man
leanins; against a tree and restinj;.
To rest, to cease for a while ;
to spare, to deal gently ; to
disist ; to repudiate, as a wife ;
tc> resign ; to enjoy ; to congratu-
late, to commend, to praise ; to
release, to let off; excellent; pros-
perous ; blessmg, or a sign of pros-
perity ; as a negative, stop, let that
alone, don't, quit that.
1 ill '^'^ desist from.
1 j& ^° cease labor on, to rest.
1 /^- -li jJb I ^^'^ ^'^^'^ 'lO"'-
^ "# S^ f t 1 if yoii '*vill not
consei>t, alien that finishes it.
] ^ removed from ofiice, but
allowed to retaui the rank.
.tfc.
] ^ asked lea^■e to resign on
account of health.
^ 't!? P.'l 1 °'^'" li<^arts are now
at rest.
] '{^ to stop and wash, refers to
an old usage of officials vacat-
ing their seats once in ten days
to bathe, A-c.
1 Wi f'^'^'^Table verifications, such
as show a good government.
] "^ to leave off work.
] f^ or ] ^ fortunate, excel-
lent, ]iropitious.
Pp"] ] ^ to ask what the luck
will be.
jeet.
^ 1 unbounded, unend-
ing, as happiness ; may y<ui
have unlimited joy.
ff ^ 1 ^ don't rake up old
sores.
] 1 frugal ; to restrict outlay.
^ i 1 1 ''"-' qi'he and serene
scholar ; a good officer.
1 ^ 7^ T don't let him get
away.
1(1 ] ^ j although he wished
to rest, he would not.
1 'I'fi ■(& y*"' i^'?'-''^ 'lot fear him.
^ ] startled, terrified.
Eead lavoh^ Hastily, sud-
S'f 1 mUtim m Yen-
tsz' hurriedly gathered up his '
dress and made an obeisance.
Old sounds, Ini and ku. In Canton, j'au and liiu ; — in Swatoiv, hin and h°iu ; — in Amoy, liiii ; —
in Ftihchau, bin ; — !« Shawjhui, li'ii ; — in Cliijit, lii\i,
] ^ to repudiate or divorce a S ^ ^ ~F" 1 I swear that I
wife, and give her a ] ^ bill will not cease — till I get the
of separation. case.
1 SM i!5 'lon't mention the sub-
HIU.
1 ^ ^ ^ JtU {?. nj] Ji # i.e
favorable, Iinixrial ancestor,
and preserve and enlighten my
luMuble self.
^ -^ 1 unceasing enmity.
S 5E 3^ 1 ""'y ''ll <leatli comes
uiUlHtop;l>ut3lIf. ';^ — JljTiJ
^ ] when Wu-ehang (death)
conies, e\'ery affair then stops.
refuse, you will risk your life.
In Ciintoucse. To move off, as
a talile ; to hitch up, as a waistband.
] 151] to mo\o away.
1 '|/j^! £[3 P"^l "P 3''^""' trowsers.
om .1 shr/fcr and to rrase ; oc-
curs used with tlie last.
Jt'iu Shade, .shelter, which invites
to rest ; protection, kindness
from sui)eriors ; to sustain, to
protect.
^ 1 y'"' great- fa.yoT.
jpljl ] di\ine care and aid.
J{;1 ] your holy favor, is said both
of the gods an<lof the Emperor.
^ ^ ^ 1 I am deeply indebted
for your protection.
Jfl jS ^ ] ^y lli<^sc means to
await the blessing of heaven [iu
sending snow] ; /. e. by thanks
and prayers.
M- JPit M 1 "I'ly your daily joys
long continue; — a phrase used
in closing a letter.
rt IL To call out clamorously, as a
<i^H» crowd of ])eoplc talking and
,//'/'( crying confusedly when jeer-
ing at one ; a shriek, a groan.
niSPiS 1 ] the cry of agony.
f^ M A 1 ^ ^ crowd of Ts'u
people laughed at him.
,/f*
HIU.
TTsed with the two last, to praise
and to chimor.
C »'» ♦»
j//m Excellent, beautiful ; felici-
tous, happy ; ami.ible ; good ;
minute, fine ; exhalations or
ste.'im.
Read ^/liao. To decoct, to boil ;
to fumigate.
■fiL ] to swagger ; to take on airs.
"^fj^ A ferocious beast, the |^ ] ,
c^(|* fabled to devour tigers; it
Ji'iit is drawn like a leopard, of
which it seems to be a varie-
ty ; the term is api)lied to a valiant
general or bra\e troops.
A sort (if owl, whose hoot re-
sembles laughter ; the ^ ]
or horned owl, which is re-
garded as a bird of evil omen,
as it frequents ruins.
A fine war-steed, a charger ;
name of a famous horse.
HIU.
211 i
Jt'm
From lt(i!r and imod ; this ch.i-
racter was once wrongly written
Jfj from a similarity in the pro-
nunciation.
A varnish of a red or mauve
color, approaching purple ; to var-
nish a red color ; to put on two coats
of lacker.
1 tM ■§)! l<>L'kered-ware of a dark
red color.
«
^-*^ * I From /T? iiood or -y linil and
"Pi sl.illiil contracted ; tlit
cond old form is uncommon
^ shiUnl contracted ; tlie se-
cond old form is uncommon.
Rotten wood ; decayed, pu-
'/('/(« ' '''''' "oisome, putrescent ;
failing, forgotten ; out of
mind ; worn out, superan-
nuated.
Also read ch'cu'
last.
it is like the
//('((' The mournful note of birds ;
to smell, to scent, as dog's do.
H 1 M f^ [ConfHciusJ smelt of
it thrice and then rose.
] ] ^ to smell of anything
[Shiiiii/hiii.')
'^S ' Composed of [J motil/i, with a
■ \ y rude representation of the ears,
j(- , head and legs, and tracks of a
heast ; it is now superseded hy
B domestic animals-
Animals which put the mouth
to the ground when feeding ; do-
mestic animals pastiuing on the
hUls.
1 :® or I ^ spoiled, decayed ;
rotten, as timber.
^ ] putrid, decomposed.
^ ] I, a poor useless old man.
] ;f>J unserviceable, as an old or i
inert official; superannuated;
emeritus.
] '^ ^ Pi M decayed wood
cannot be carved; — met. he is
a worthless fellow.
^ f^ /f> 1 his name wUl endure.
f^ W -?» 1 '''s virtuous fame wiU
never l)e forgotten.
^ "6" ^ 1 ['■e''*! merit] is not
forgotten in myriads of 3'ears.
% flij ^ 1 [their words] die,
but do not perish ; — said of the
ancients.
i^ ) From vose and stink ; nearly sy-
3S. nonymous with tlie ne.\t.
!»(> To smell- anything with par-
ticular care ; to snuff up.
^^ ] M 'S ::t % ^'^6" wear
a proud man do not snuff at
things.
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HIUN.
HIUN.
z-iixjusr.
HIUN.
Old sounils, liun nncl kun. In Canton, filn ; — in Swalou; liiin and lu'in — in Amoy, hun ; -
in Fuhchau, hiilig anil bong ; — !« Shnnr/hai, liiung ; — in Cliifii, liilin.
.h'iin
Coniiiosed of ^ lilaclc and ^
to sprout ; the second and un-
usual form is also read tiinr)^
meaning a great smoUe ar.d
binzo ; tbis and the next are in-
tercbanged.
The smoke issuing from
five ; the fog ascending from bills;
steam, smoke ; exbalations, vapor,
miasma ; to scent, as tea with flow-
ers ; to fumigate ; to smoke, as
hams ; to giill or broil ; to heat, to
parch ; to offend, to becloud ; even-
ing time, dusk ; balmy ; agreeable.
1 Si "''■ ^^'•Tin soulheast wiiid.
] ] uneasy, fidgetty; pleased,
harmonious.
] 1^ to dry at the fire.
5 >(^ in 1 '"y heart is raoarnful,
or mistcudy as smoke.
] M smoked black, as by lamp
smoke.
] ^ to cauterize.
] M. ^'^ smoke out rats.
ijm 1 soot ; the smoky blackens it.
^ ] to steam.
] ^ steam, hot vapor rising up.
] [^ to smoke pork previously
boiled ; a ] IE or smoking
frame is sometimes used.
perfume ; to perfume things ; fra-
grant ; to cauterize ; to embalm ;
to becloud.
1 ^ iragrance of plants.
] ^ 0, general name for plants
like lavendar, which arc burned
to expel miasma or insects.
1 ^ g§ *■" 1'"'' <--amphor or per-
i'umed plants among clothes.
] ^ fragrant or stinking ; — op-
posite terms used in speaking of
plants.
5flJ J2s 1 *C'' avarice and lust be-
cloud the heart.
Ji'iiii
■M
Ecad hiiiii' To suftbcate ; to
injure by coal gas.
^ "I* he has been stifled
(or made senseless) by coal
ga-.
] 5E suffocated, as by carbonic
acid gas.
Kroni plant and vapor ; often in-
tercbanged ■\vitb tbe last.
.h'ilii
A fragrant laliiate plant
which opens a new flower
every morning, and its .savory
smell is thought to expel noxious
influences ; fragrant plants ; odor.
From sun and vapor.
Twilight ; the reflected light
at sunset.
] ^ the evening gloaming.
J-'t ] retiected rays at sunset.
UJ ii 1 R^ t-lie hills are tinged
by the setting sun.
•i"^' A tribe of Scvthians in the
<5M Hi'-^'IJ
lynasly, the ] ^ who
Ji'iin invaded llic dominions of
T'ai Wang, and drove him
south near the Ri\-cr King ;
they were afterwards known as
Ulunfj-nu.
A bright red produced by
dipping the cloth thrice into
the dye ; a light scarlet lint,
compared to the monthly
rose.
1 ^ !•£ ^ [op.e with a] red robe
and an elegant pelisse ; — mU.
.1 gambler.
Intoxicated, drunl; ; smelling
of liquor.
Bl 1 1 fill fiJolithly tipsy.
1 1 ^J'-'"y *rom drmk;
fuddled, boozy.
PSjS ^ ] I ho came to the ban-
quet and got drunk.
f^/i
iq
,Kun
Yrom strong and vapor :
contracted form is ccmmon.
tie
Lleritorious eft'ort put fortu
for one's king ; loyal merit ;
to acquire such fame.
1 E '1 patriotic states-
man.
^} ] f^M everybody knosv his
great services.
] ^ or ] ^^ honors conl'erre;!
for loyal and distinguished ser-
vices.
^ ] imparalleled services.
Jj^ ] an epithet of Yao from his
great acts.
1 ^ ii ^ ^"^ honorable record
is long and glorious.
^ 113 !7C 1 ^""^ ^^^'0 aided in
founding the dynasty, and there-
fore has ] ^ long establiiOicl
merit ; the last phrase also meai:s
tiii'.t such services were formerly
rewarded.
do you all go on witli one pur-
pose of heart, and the work will
surely be accomplished.
Jt'iiu
m
li tin'
I'rom /re and prince ; it occurs
used with (^ vapor.
A blaze ; odors from cooking
flesh, -whether fragrant or im-
savory ; finnes from sacrifices.
%'l i^ 'f^ '''o savory odors and
bad smells arc \ery rank.
From words and a stream ; q. d.
wlien teacbing, words should How
like :i stream.
To lead in the right v. ay ; to
instruct, especially women ;
to teach and [)ersuadc; to caution ;
doctrine, instruction, precepts ; de-
flnition ; instructed in ; cxi^lana-
tions ; to follow, as mstruction ; to
a])prove; according.
^ ] to teach, to indoctrinate.
HlUN
HIUNG.
HIUNG.
213
1 >M I" 'It'I' '" ^^^ mauihal or
any military tart
^ ^ m \ m m I'"I"-nal
Jleawii approved tliuir ways.
1 P§ M? M^ I""^ "P"" ^'"^' l"'*^-
ct'[it upon i)recepl ; roilcralcd
warnings.
in 'yt i'll 1 '■" g" f'"'^"^ home to
^cl all I'diicatioii
■^ ] llio lussoiis of antiquity;
trailitiou
1 If} t" instruct, to bring up.
1^ ] jj; 1 ri'(iMest direction, as
an olliccr aslcs liis su[>crior.
1 j^ liic second odicial superin-
lendanl of education in a [irc-
feeture
^ 1 female education
1 "ji]^ to exiilain ; to comment on ;
a coiiniientary.
I Jfi. moral maxims, old and wise
sayin-s.
In Pe/tiiif/cse. Au adjective of
coni[)arison, an intensive adverb.
1 ?tt '^'^U sweet.
In C'ttnloncse it is also written
3|JI] lo disliiignish it as a colhxpiial
NMiiil, but it may also be an altera-
tion from Ull dull eyes To sleep;
lo rest.
PP, 1 sleepy.
f*)^ 1 ^ y^^ ^^'^ sleepy.
KCIXJlSrGS-.
Old sounds, Iiiong, kion?, nnd giong. In Canton, hung, liiiig. nnil k'ing ; — in Sivii(oio, hiong, him, (inil h"ia , —
in Antuij, hong ami hinng ; — in Fnlnhan, hiuiij;, hing, an<l hiaug ; —
(H ii/ian;//iiu. hiiing iinil yuiig , — in C/i!fn, hiiing.
|7I From JL """' ^'"l n ninnlh
. J\j :il)o\c it . If. d. !\-, \\ tt,e senior
.f. has the riglit to instruct; occtn-s
Ji tuny .J
used Ibi* t^liaun'/ '|)u sorrow.
An elder bi'ollier; a senior ; a
superior; used after names as a term
of res|iect, like Don, Senor, or Mr.;
to act as an elder brother.
d^ 1 or ^ 1 or 1 ^ your
honor ; .Sir ; venerable Sir ; —
terms of direct and respectful
adilress.
/^ I yonr elder brother.
1 -^ '".''■ t'hh'rs, is like \2. \ "ly
kind or respected friemls; —
l)otli used in addressing any re-
s[iectable per.son.
^ ] my elder brother, — used
when s|)eaking of him
1 'A "'.^' yo'i'io'-''" brother
^ 1 ^ kinib'ed of (he same
surname ; ^ 1 ^ cousins of
a dilleient surname, whether on
(he father or moliier's side
l"J OR 1 t^ '•'■ 'i'>-'''hie brother.
p^ ] a wife's elder brother.
^\> ] a sister's husband
.^'l 1 ^' yi'ur senior — tell you
s;iid by an old man.
fii]i 1 a fellow workman or [iriest
who is older.
%\i ^^ ] I who coulil better
treat him its a brother ?
Ill 1 '"' '^11 1 ■'" '^'hipled bro-
ther, a sworn brother; the usage
of the two terms is however
unlike
I ^' M 1 rt'ij Mr. AVang Chi-
siang; but when speaking to him,
'^ 1 '"y brother Chi is proper.
^ ] great Sir, — is used chietly
in writing.
?L if 1 ''"-' hrother with a square
hole ; i. e. a cash.
Intendci! to ilopict \_\ a jiit with
something fallen ii.to it; it, is
C'onstaiUlv HTitlen like the next.
.1^
,// iiiitt;
Unforlun;ile, nulueky, the op-
posite of "pi ; lugidirions, funeral ;
adverse, uiihaiipy ; calamitous, like
a judgment on one ; s;id, un|)ri)mis-
ing ; malignant, cruel, injurious,
in \\li;eh it is like the next.
Jfi al[J 1 the crow croaks bad luck
"o 1 tJ^ -^D ^ '^""^ kwm whether
it is lucky or not.
] ^ a bad year, as one of
drought
) ^ :i baleful star.
] Ijfe ;iii evil or \infavoral)le con-
dition lU' aspect.
] fg bad news, as of a death.
[J3 1 were four brigamls in the
days of Yao.
] ^ an unlucky alfair ; also
uiouriiing and funereal uuitters.
'^14 ^^. 1 1^ ^^'^ sickness is very
dangerous
1^1 Krom )[j tnnn ainl JAJ nnhivhy ;
J \)\\i '/• '/■ one who has lallen into
.f . ruin ; nsed with the last.
Jt tatty
M;ilcvoleiit, inhuman, cruel ;
iiKilignant, desperate, truculent;
harsh ;ind uiunercifid in treatment
of olliers ; to excite fear ; fearful ;
a cry of terror.
1 ^; wickedly cruel, .is a ] ^
ffi Vi. ■'" "useniiiulous villain
1 |K \ieious, cross-grained, in-
tractable.
1 -^ fierce, iniBcrupuIous and
cruel.
1'^ ^ll f J- ] em|iloyed his power
lo act s;ivagely ; lo .-ict like a
brigand.
1 lifj a cruel disiiosilion.
] 7^ a imn-derer, one who has
compassed the death of a man, a
homicide; one wl>o f^ ] Jj'}
5^ .acts cruelly and kills will-
fully in delianee of right
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HIUNG.
HIUNG.
HIUNG.
*m
Timorous, nervous ; to start
c I > V "1' frigliteiied, as from a
Ji^iiiny dream.
From ^ Jlcsh nnj li) the
breast ; the first and now ob-
solete form w.ns intended to re-
preiient the tliorax enveloping
j the lieart ; occurs used for tlie
next.
( y-j j Tlie thorax ; the l)reast, the
Jiiidiij bosom ; the feelings, the
heart ; the affections ; clam-
or; brawling.
1 ']S the feelings, the affections.
1 p^ or ] Pj; near or in the
breast ; on the mind.
1 1^ ^ t* ^ stricture or weight
in the diaphragm, indigestion,
heart-burn.
1 ^ the breast, the bosom, the
frimt.
1^ I to beat the breast, as a beg-
gar does.
1 M. IS If *^'ll^s and embroidery
stored in tlie breast ; met. learned
and aceouiplished.
]^ ^ iM 1 he is quite suffocated
with rage.
1 4l£ SS ^l- not a mote in his
breast ; i. c. light of heart, in-
considerate, no anxiety.
'1' A 1 1 ^'ttle minded men
arc disputatious and clamorous.
^ ] a protruding breast, caused
by disease in the breast-bone.
1 ^ iH liberal-minded, magnani-
mous, considerate.
■ -^IJ ] ^^ f^ to clasp the bosom
in one's deep anguish.
1 i^ fft 1$ lie carries an arsenal
in his breast, — so brave is he.
1^ ] be easy in your mind ; a
tranquil or liberal mind.
] j^ the Huns, ;'. e. the clamor-
ous slaves ; the name dates
from about the Han djiiasty.
From words and breast ; tho
second form is least used ; oc-
curs vritteu like the last.
c p\P4 J To speak all at once ; to
JiHuni/ brawl, to scold ; to cont-
plaiu against ; to litigate ;
Ji^hii,y
1 ?;
full, as of trouble ; a great cla-
mor ; threalenings.
3'C T" ] 1 e^■erybody is railing.
I^ jtb ft 1 tl"^se disorders and
miseries were sent on them —
for their sins.
From u-ntcr and breast,
Tlie forcible rush of water,
as along a beach ; the bub-
bling of a spring ; tumultu-
ous, clamorous, as a crowd.
i the lashing of waves; the
gurgling of a fountam.
1 the rcneille of drums ; the
din of men and histriuuents,
as at an audience ; met. excited,
as # 1 MJI ^ pT Ji
their anger became so ^■ery out-
rageous it could haixUy be
surpassed.
From bird and the upper arm.
(■w^n.. A cock bird, the "father
JtHiinf/ bird;" the male of insects
and small animals ; the best ;
masculine, martial ; Ijrave, heroic.
1 ili l^"ii'ly and strong,
'P\ jt!5 1 'C"" arouse yourself,
screw youi' courage up.
1 ?ff| a tine cock.
I ;^ ;/\C i§ a master hand at
strategy and schemes, a good
contriver.
I £ ■g' ]^ legions of brave
soldiers.
] — '~)j ^^ seize a region by
force.
] j^ the purest part of ] w or
hartall.
<^ |)t|g ] to test the leadersliip.
'Sfe' Fioiii i/2 flame and Ht able,
,M~ hut tlie etymolosists "i^enoex-
,, • . iihmatiou.
JiUiiiJ '
The bear, called %. M)i the
hybernating animal ; it is eoimuend-
ed for its clean lair, notwithstand-
ing its ugliness ; clear white suet
called ] ^, en\- elopes the heart,
a good medicine.
] ^ a bear's paw, considered to
be a delicacy.
1 IS bear's gall, which it is said
by the Chinese mo\'es into the
head, belly, and legs according
to tho .season.
iO 1 ■ftn 5^ [bra\e] as brown and
white bears.
1 A "r ^ ] the brown bear,
much larger and fiercer than the
-^ ^fij ] or small, white-neck-
ed bear trained to perform feats.
] If ill a higli peak near Lu-
shi hien_ a: ^ 1%, in Honan,
where Yii began his survey ;
there are two higii green pointed
summits resembling bear's ears,
whence the name, which is now
extended to the range making
the watershed between the Yel-
low Eiver and the River Han.
^ iMj 1 1 '^'le glare and bright-
ness are \ery great.
W ^ IE 1 '^'■'^ lucky dream was
all about a bear.
fri
Ji tilng
From words and a desert space.
To give information about
places ; to spy about, to pry
into and make intelligent
obsenations upon ; shrewd,
clever.
1 'f§. sharp, quicksightcd.
pfa ] a cle\'er talebearer or gos-
sip ; a spy, one w ho ] ^ seeks
out and hiuits up information.
^ 1 Iltf ^ to watch current
events, to keep the run of
t) Also read liiiiff' and /liiciiK
Preeminent, superior in abili-
hHmg' ties . to aim at high success ;
to scheme to reach ; to go far
awav.
stood alone and peerless ! high
and exalted he stood above all.
^^ ] ] to struggle and labor
the whole day.
1 ^ ^ ,'^ there's no place com-
piuable to the capital.
In Cautomse. A bunch, a clus-
ter, a handful of flowers.
— 1 ^ a bunch of iilantains.
HO.
HO.
HO.
215
Old sounds^ lia. Icn, and ga. fjt Canton^ lio ; — in Sivatutv^ ho and o ; — tn Amot/^ b and \\b ; — in FuhckaUj ho ; —
in Shnnfjhai^ hu and ii ; — in Chij'ii^ hwoa.
iiij
From iitunlh ami rv/n ; it is inter- t
cliangeil willi <« ('jy and the next.
To expel (lie brcatli ; to
scold, to get angry .-it ; to
jiloasc ; to interrogate ; alinaLsoiiml
in assent.
4T 1 U. to Kape.
^T 1 *"' 1 ^ '''" "O'so of yawn-
ing; to yawn.
1 <$ f^ -^ "arm [yom' fingers]
willi llie lireatli to write easier.
^ 1 4^ ftlL '^" ""'• '^*^ '^'^o ""'"
cious.
Head Jul. To laugh, in imita-
tion of the sound.
] ] tlie sound of langliter.
j 1 :/v ^- •I tit^ "'' '""^1 laughing.
52, it was onlv a foreed
lamb.
>EfPl 1
I'l-om wonls atul crt/i ; 5. (/. to
tell what one on^lit to do.
To Llamo, to speak harshly
and rejirove; to iqiliraid, In
talk IoikI to one ; to ridieiile.
^ ] to traduce by ridicule.
1 Ii ^" I'l'"""") lo find fault witln
as a .servant.
ftO; I "^ A '" disparage and de-
cry the ancients.
] ^ ft fftl to find fault for trifles.
1 3ii f^ 2^ t-P ■ browbeat and
order about one's underlings.
1 •? "'■ 1 ^ ^ -I" astringent
nut of foreign origin (a.s the name
rather indicates), u.sed for the
toothache ; the fruit of the Tit-
jiiiiKitui clidndti or myrobalanus.
iJirlf ^ **'"'■ "'" sea-bhdibcr. In
cRjUJ Canton, the j^ ^^ | is .a
Jul large fish resembling a .sci;e-
na, and shaped like a shuttle ;
at Fuliehau, the name is apjilied
to tinee or four l;inds, one a small
yellow sort, the p'( ^H 1 or yellow
tough perch. . ,
^ , ^ From /'iiiiits and can as the jiho-
("Pj "'"'"'■
Jii) Small plants or grass ; petty,
troublesome, vexatious ; small,
Iritling, minute; unini]iortant, as
an ailing; to repro\'e. to critiei/e ; to
ve.x, to aiMioy, as by iuterferLiig ;
to molest uselessly.
] Jil] needlessly severe.
1 ;ji t" •''■'^ o'-"^ Ijy asking.
] -^ a dangerous disease, one
which is critical.
1 i^ !£ ^ Jji •''" iiiq'iisitivc
goverinnent is more savage than
a tiger.
1 ^ 4n M '■'^'t'li liis trifling itch-
ing att'eels me; ?'. c. I feel a
.symp.'itliy I'or his small troubles.
^ f'f MM 1 f(5t i eainiotniake
a partial decision, being harsh
to one and lenient to the other.
A river, defined as " that into
which rivulets flow ;" when
used alone, it denotes the
^ ] or Yellow liiver; it
also occurs in many geographical
names; in the northern provinces
fixers are generally called Jm,
and J.-iiim/ ^ in the southern ;
a canal; a sort of winc-\'essel ; in
physiognomy, the mouth.
I ig tlie great liend of the Yel-
luw lii\er in the (.)rtons country.
p]^ I denotes north unA south of
the Yellow liiver.
P in M' 1 '•''^ mouth is like a
t.inid)ling river ; ;'. c. he talks like
a mill-race.
[I'l'iJ ] and fj|j ] are names for
piJilions of the Imperial Canal.
— !^^ ill 1 l^''*^ '"''s and rivers
— of (^hina ; met. the whole of
a count r\-.
^ ] the stars p <5 in Bootes.
] 111] and I fJj the stars y and
ji in Hercules.
I t& _L alo"g tl'c river's bank.
J'
JL-~rr -A'so read s/i'o.
cJi "U A sort of lizard, the ] "^
J'^ whieli frefpients damp places.
1 t'k % -1 trailing plant
resembling tlie honeysuckle, found
near K'ai-fung fu, ha\ing yellow-
flowers; the young plants are used
for food.
From vKtn and tililp ; aUo read
'/:ii, and used for the ne.\t.
m
Jiii An interrogative 7()rjH(V(^», who
which, what ; as an advcih, how,
wherefore ; to bear, to endure.
^tl 1 in w hat way i
I "l55[ wherefore ': why ?
] :^ what l)usiness ha\'e yon ?
]S] ] why, what is the reason ?
^ I for what reason '?
M. ^Jl ] in no long time; sudden-
ly ; few of tliat sort.
*!^ "y# i^ ?^ 1 lie can do (or it
is) nothing to me.
] ^ ip. ^ wliy did you not
come earlier?
] |5!f wliat is the meaning or rea-
soi 1 '.
1 >}^ in jIt "''''^' "'-''^'■^ '*' there of
tliis ? ('. c. it need not be so.
] &, '"'" '-'ail it ^"-' ? — implying
a negati\e.
1 pJc ^^l'}'- pray !
iO ii 1 njl pT 't can be, if that
be so.
^ Jjji; ^11 1 no one will dare to
tlo i1ki( ; let him do as he likes.
W^% \ )^ "Si "cll, what are
your real ideas?
to ] well then; it is oul.y for a
momi'ut.
to "iij ^ ) there is no help for it.
^ nj jiffe 1 >vhat help is there
for it ?
1 7 i •(&. ^^''y 'lo'i't y" go'
i^ iS 1 /5 ^^''at i-s your opinion
of it ?
^ ' ] to l)ear, as an evil or a load.
21G
HO.
HO.
HUH.
1 W 1 ^j till the same ; wlietlier
vv no; rather iiniuaterial.
^ ?i ^ 1 tlierc's no resource
no" ! what hope is tliere?
J S-^ Kroiti jihintB niitl what :is the
^rt| i>hoi]etic.
Jiij The small leaved variety of
the water-lily ( Xelirnihi 11111) ;
the name is also applied to some
kinds of asters and mallows, from
their resend)lance to its flowers.
1 '^ a purse, from its likeness
to the shape of a lily leaf.
Pis W 1 2^ in the marshes the
lilies are in full hlossom.
1 ^ the hroad lotus leaf.
1 ^ t'le water on a lotus leaf.
^ ,|j^, ] ^ the marsh tluwer {Liin-
iiaiitheiiiiim.')
a door butt in Peking; and
this leaf is often used as a name
of things.
1
] M ■■' pleasant breeze, especially
a mild, .'^outh wind.
] ^ a poetical name for the
sixth moon.
1 (l^'l S ^ name for Holland.
1 ^ =i^' I'''^li potatoes {Cantonese.)
Kead 7/0. To bear, to sustain;
to carry on the back, or hanging |
around the neck ; competent ; to
be obliged for; hulebted to, ob-
tained of.
-^ ] to carry ; competent for.
j{^ ] I am pleased to get.
I ^ to wear a rain-hat.
^ 1 to lift on the back.
] ^ ic 1- I ''^'" thankful for
your great kindness.
W» 1 W- 'ItI '^"'.^ sensil)le of your
great consideration.
^ ] for which I will thank you ;
— a closing phrase in letters.
1,0'
From prtcious and to udil.
To coiigratidate, to felicitate
at festivals or other occasions ;
to send presents when wish-
ing one joy ; the presents
thus sent ; to carry.
^ ] with my respectfid congra-
tulations ; — often written on
presents.
J^ 1 to congratulate ; .as ] :^
denotes the new -year salutations.
^ ] to send presents ; as ] jji^ is
a term for tiie articles sent.
] ^ or 'pj' ."y- pj" I joy be with
you, as when a friend meets
with success.
^ ] a general levee, as at a co-
ronation.
1 jjijc to eairy a spear, to escort.
P9 3^ 2}^ 1 fi-'liL'ilations will
come from all quarters.
1 \M ll-I *'"" A.ra-shan j\Its., lying
north of Kansuh.
old srminls, liat, ffat, liak, kak, gak, liap, gap, liek, gek, licit, gnt, liiap, piap, ngap, and wap. In Caiitoi). liot, link, lifM;, hat,
liop, and hvk; — in Sicalou; li.at, Iiek, hiat, lio, k'ap, iip, Imp, and ha ; — in A mni/, Imp, ap, hat, k'ap, hek, link,
kek, giat, and gi'ct ; — in Fulirluiu, Imk, haik, kak, ak, link, and k'auk ; — in S/iaiii/Ziui, lioh, yi.li, lieli,
li;'ik, huk, nguk, liili, niak, and Im ; — in Chi/'u, liwoii, lio, ajid ka.
From E3 to s/ieah and Uy to
/"'/ .• as ii ]iriinitive it seldom im-
jiarts any of its meaning to the
compound ; occurs used for the
next.
An interrogative particle, why,
wherefore' why not V to stop, ashy
a question ; to intimid.ite; to hoot
at.
] ;^ ^ why not use it'?
1 fA ^^hat is the reason'?
] lif it will not bo proper.
] jj J^ ^ why does he harass
our pe<jple '?
1 i^ {f. M % tfi "iiy tlocs he
not treat him respect full v'?
1 M-W)W.^ ^'"'11 certainly carry
with me [the remembrance] of
vour kindness.
From mouth and wUn ; inter-
cliaiii;ed with the hist.
./»'
To call out aloud, to shout
out, to grunt at; a reprimaiul,
an exclamation of reproof ; a gur-
gling, guttural, sobhing, or choking
sound ; to sip, to drink, in wliich
sense it is synonymous with l^oh,
1^, and is not spoken of animals
drinking.
1 j^ to clear the road, as lictors
do ; to haw 1.
Pf ] to order iibout, to find fault.
1 Wl T *° S""*^ (li'iiuk.
] [^fj to separate people w ho are
(putrreling.
] ^ to set on, to egg on ; to shout
an order, as an \uiderling does.
|i3 1 — ^ I heard a scream.
] Ij^ be quiet, stop your fighting!
— ;is fellows in the street.
^ 1 a ^obliiiig w, ail of infants.
] I^ or I $jJJ to applaud ; en-
e iif ! fine !
1 W -\t m OiI«' "] ^ip "f the
northwest wind — are my wages.
?£ ] il !ffi t^J 8"""L' "">i^''« «elf
over to whoring and gambling.
ll^ ] ^\ the cicada chirps on the
willow.
I'rom linir Ulnl u-hij ; ii;fed witll
tiie next.
A felted woolen fabric like
pilot cloth or coarse baize,
called tliirma by the Mongols,
and made in the northern provinces ;
embroidered or stitched leather ; a
light grayish color.
IIOH.
IIOH.
HOH.
217
m ] .1 sort of pilot clotli, coarse
Wdolfll sliid.
^1 1 workeil or oriiauientccl Ica-
tlicr.
iT 1 j^ liu has singed the baize ;
i c. lie is disappoiiiteil in at-
taining a degree.
f'ldlhcs made of pilot eloth ;
coarse woolen, such as the
poor wear ; hempen socks ;
poor, miserable ; a gray color,
like that of camel's hair or
unbleached hemp.
^' I to wear coarse cloth ; as a
I ^ poor man does.
|jf ] to throw off country gar-
ments ; I. ''. to become an oHieer.
|)!i 1 \^ ^]\ he (Hit on his wrap-
per and threw his arms about.
i|I ] -^ a cartman in Peking,
where this coarse serge is worn.
i!F; -^ ^ 1 1fiy^^1k "i'l'-
out dollies ami wra[)[iers, how
are we (o get through the winter?
% IK ^ M 1 "l"-!' traveling
have pieii( y of wraiipcrs.
A slocking or shoe.
I |[7 a kind of turban.
^X 1 ''•■'^ buskins.
!Ji|C ] name of a tribe of
nomads, whose country is
[jaiil to produce gems as
large as chcslimts.
Ob Coiliposeil lit' ,^ tnrd mid f°j
^f|S2j .'/<•<(>/ coiitiaotoil, fioiii tlie inc-
*" I valiiij; colors.
A variety of Reeves' pheasant
< I'/uitiiciiiits giiperbiis), considered to
be a. very pugnacious bird, and
used as an emblem of courage ; its
long tail feathers are worn by act-
ors ; the jilmnage is black, ycUow,
and gray ; it has a crest.
] 7c!:''"l''""»''l«'''l'»'t''itf.5jEg
in lliem, as these [iheasant's fea-
thers arc called ; lietors in thea-
ters, called I 52 'f" '"^^^ "ear
Ihem.
1 I!5 "'' IB."''' ^^ °f thrush or
nightingale, wliich snign at night
ao if c.-.Hing for the dav.n.
Jj^^ From htsfrt niul ir/n/ ; tliis is
iUwl "t's" erroneously user! for /liili)
; J!^ the scorpion.
A grub found in trees which
bores them through ; to eat
like a grub ; iiicl. lusts which
destroy one.
^ I the nutlberry grub.
1 '^ grubs and larvie of all kinds.
1 ■Sl^ PJ) /1C Pj ^vhen grubs mul-
tiply the tree decays.
>^^ Froiii M inonlh ami <!* the
I I J contracted form of ^ to iisstiii-
To shut the mouth ; to join,
to unite; to shut, to close; to fold
up, as a pocket foot-rule does ; to
coalesce ; to pair ; to collect or
convene ; to deduce from, as an
antecedent in higic ; accordant,
agreeable to, suitable ; harmonious,
in unison ; joint ; to preserve in
harmony; the first note of the
octave ; to reply ; to correspond,
to match ; to meet, as shear-
blades ; the whole ; together,. with ;
a pair ; a classifier of diverging
streams, of doorways, and other
things made up of parts ; a kind of
millet.
1 JIIE. is it best ; ought I to do so ?
if it lie right.
1 ?^ ffl 't '** j"*''' ^^1^'^t I needed.
1 -g; it suits me ; agreeable.
] ["] to close the door.
1 fk ^ 'M '" P-'ilncrship.
Mi ] i'gi'eeing, fitting, correspond-
ing.
Iffi 1 '" lietroth, to pair.
1 f|^ /]; to compare the horoscope
jf two children.
1 ^i *"' 1 5^ '''^*' ''^"^ pattern ;
suit al lie.
1 p to match the openings or
lines.
/p ] often intimates disapproval
of a (iro|iosition or principle; as
/f, 1 j^ ^ luireasonable, un-
jllEt.
^ 1 ri^ilsg-l-
Yr. I |pI to settle an agreement ;
to make a contract.
] ^ to join a stock in trade as
1 S^ joint partners do.
] /jj the whole prefecture.
1 "M ''"^ entire family.
branch of the ri\er flows north,
the other flows south.
1 ^ W ^'^ agree and make out a
contract.
J^ 'i'^ ^ \ ^ match made in
heaven.
i^ 1 ± fU "i-\V [Heaven]
bring great peace to all peojde.
^ J" if 1 loving union with
wife and children.
1 tffi 'I^ ^^ bring them together;
to join, as a mortice and tenon,
or persons in partnership.
1 ^f' side by side, as things.
] — ^J ^ to calculate, to see
if there be money enough.
^" [11 ] two windows.
^ ] are the foiu' points of com-
pass, with zenith and nadir, and
thus denotes *he em[iire, the
whole land; which is also ex-
pressed by 1 5C its T '^'^
covering sky o\ei' all below.
] it or dh j all, the sum total,
the aggregate.
I ^5? in Ccnit(iii(:<e, to close up, to
bring all together ; like ] -j^^
— ifg 52. "'1 ■■>' o'"^'^'-
1 nj< Ijl) to shut the eyes and
doze.
In Fuh-hai. Cheap ; to break or
snap.
Ecad Liili^ A dry measin-e like
a gill, the tenth of a i>/"'"y ■^" or
phit; it luilds ten clifli^ ^ or
spoons; in coumion use. the cpiau-
tity one hand \\ill scoop u;).
■ijf\^ A ivnman who is ciip-ecable ;
VS^j fair, handsome.
^fio ^ ] beautiful.
J)3 1 the concubine of Duke
Siang, B.C. 510, in the state of Wei.
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218
HOH.
110 II.
HOH.
„ A. A school of fishes ; a fish's
Mpl J mouth ; usfil with llic next,
,hu a sip ; to taste, to take a swal-
low.
] gjj to drink by sipping.
^T 1 <i. to gape.
Eeail Jm or Jiiro ; a.s ] 1 ^
the sound of hearty laughter; a
horse laugh.
Read /.w' in ] Tjil] for bim, i. e.
black, and now used at the nortli
to denote Russian woolen cloth.
I ^ Haniil or Khaniil, a town
near Barkoul in the west of
Kansuh ; it was once the ea[iital
of a kinirdoni of the Tiirks.
Jto
To sip, to drink ; to suck in,
as (ish; (o taki' a inouthful
or draught ; to bring together.
P 1 (li- 7jC to take a sip
of broth.
A — \ Ki'om to envetun anA united.
F-IV> To environ ; everywhere,
s ^1 1 stones piled upon each
other.
g^ ] a dull smoky atmosphere :
a warm mist.
^15,
J"
/«-'
I hit
Name of | [j]J jj,^ .i district
in Tung-cheu fu adjohiing
the Yelhiw River in the east
of Shensi; the name dales
from the Han dynasty.
Kiom hi'fttl jxiid to join ; it is used
willi '/lan l,^ tlie cliin.
The bone under the ear; the
end of the jaw, the jowl.
I'roni w/ieat and to fug as a
l>Iionetic.
AVhcat in the kernel, not
yet gi'omid ; broken kernels
found in chaff.
f;j{ ] bran or grits.
From ilish and to unite, .ilUiding
to tlie mode of eonstniction.
A name for such boxes or
dishes as have covers fitting
on, as gallipots, hat or pill-
boxes, caskets; they are often
nearly spherical in shape ; a co-
vered platter; a case for articles,
especially for sending presents.
^- f0 1 <"' 1 -p ""*i Ij"-''^-
f^i ljl|j,' ] a card-case.
}\\ ijg 1 a snuff-box.
^ ] a partition box for sweet-
meats.
}j^ ] a covered box to send fruit
in ; the bearers expect to recci\e
] ^ a box gratuity.
~— ] ijiS| !(j|/ one box of cereujonial
presents ; it is fitted with trays.
j ^-^ "I From lUsh and to t/o ; it was
-|.^_j? I ancienlly written like the se-
"" ^^ (^ c'ond fui'in to indicate a dish
__|r I eoieieil ; it is not seldom er-
>J^V roneon.'^Iy used for hd' ^ a
-UJJaJ J Ciiveiin"-.
To unite in order to attain
one purpose ; to cover; an interro-
gation like /»;/;, ^ why not? inti-
mating an alternative.
I ^ s" ^J ^ "hy doesn't each
of you speak his mind .'
1 Bf ^ ^i; "ill it "ut be best to
go honie ?
1 ^ let lis go-
] fjl a depreciating term for one's
self; scil. am I not a callow
youth ?
ij)] ] H to collect one's friends
and a.sk them, as Hanian did.
li^ Fioni fliinr and .1 coccr ; used
1^1 with the last.
Jlllt.5 }
Jul A leaf of a folding or double
door ; a two leaved door; all
w ithin the doors, a family ; to shut ;
used for /lo/i^ ■^ all, the whole ; to
unite all ; oectirs u.sed as an inter-
rogative why not? a thatch.
] ^ ;A; >]■> the entire establish-
ment.
1 P^ Of 1 P 'o clo.se the door;
also, the \\hole household, all
within the door.
Jl ] to trim a thatch.
1 ?r> S' J^ tlie whole depart-
ment unites in this ptiblic notice,
— as to repair a temple.
] }i^ to close one's cottage ; — to
retire fimn ]niblic life.
1 if J^J «■ I hope your excellent
family is well.
Rj] 1 M '1 poetical term for a wes-
terly wiiul, an evening breeze,
stipposed to blow from the gate
of paradise.
1'roni iiiovtii and to rov(r.
JUL J Ijotpiacious; often used for
J"' li^Ji t.i sip, to drink.
] fji laugliing, talking.
I ^- |/f, ^> take a cup of tea.
] ] the noise of many persons
conversing.
Rg 1 the 21st diagram, which
represents something crunched
in the mouth as it is closeil. and
llurefore the lot denotes eating
or consuming. .
JW Originally composed of altered
j>\S'> fornisof JjJ //«i«c andan old form
(''t'/ of (^ a irimloir; q. d. flame and
/;<;' Miiuke blacken tlie openings; it
foi-ms the 2l)3d radical of a natnral
group of words relating to black.
Black, a hue which was the
Iticky color in the Ilia dynasty ; it
belongs to wtiter aiul tJie north ;
sooty; dark, obscure, cloudy, dull;
evening, dusk, night ; wicked,
malicious ; dark designs.
m 1 or 1 fi W"ek-
] % l^.V (<"■ -tt) night.
] B Itt ^ good and bad are
not easily distinguished ; he has
no fixed principles.
'Wj I it will soon be dark.
1 "^ it is dark now ; while dark.
:j^ ] in the night^tune; a dark
night.
] P^ dark, not well lighted ; dim,
dusky.
H^y^ \ 5i feeling for it in the
dtirk ; hard to find.
] -^ a black spot, a tnole ; a lit-
tle bit.
1 1^' an outline, a pencil sketch.
I ^ ^ very black, as hair ;
quite dark, as the hour.
HOH.
HOH.
HOH.
219
k
(lawn, still daik ; ilark as a pock-
et. (I'ddiKji^M'.)
1 ii ^^ "" i"il"ii"-''lili^^l fflli)"'.
1 ,[j. villainous, black-hearted.
] iJ opimn ; it is also cnllcil
] -J; black earth.
1 il!l fl' ^^ ^''*^ unregistered
binds are entered to pay ta.xes.
1 7J1C a river forming one of the
headwaters of the Kiver Yang-
tsz', I he Murus-usu.
1 fil 'iX. '''6 Aiiioor river up to
its jiuiction with the Songari
River ; also the comniandery of
Tsi-tsi-har in Manchuria.
In rt'h-inyriv. To dote on, to
long for, to desire.
n^ ^ 1 ± 5S flil T i'i« ^yy«
arc lixed on lliis thing to have it.
Formed of '5j» nirnnlion <lo\i-
l)leil ; occurs usefl foi- the ue.'it.
'' liright, luniinous, gleamhig
like a red hot fire, as the
composition of the character hiti-
niates ; a red color ; glorious, bril-
liiuit ; elegant, clever ; majestic ;
to gli.sten, to scorch ; to frighten,
to terrify.
1 '^•. fearful anger.
1 W- '■''■'.'?'''• '■'"'^ glorious.
] I liright, glorious, awful, as a
manifestation of the gods; fiery,
as the sky in a cbouglit ; great,
as .1 fame.
1 ^ glorious, grand, as a general
in his skill.
3^ T- Ks T ^ 1 "-i'^'" ti"^
eni|)eror conies among the peo-
ple it is with majesty.
1 in l^i Wi C'l'.V ''"^^''' i«] '■'-''^ ('"'
lUished) as if I had k'cn rouged. '
Pli 1 '• ■'* brightly uianifcsted, as
dignity or power.
1 MR ['''p K'"'] brilliantly mani- I
fested — his power; in Kiangsu, \
this phra.se is also applied to
lightning, in allusion to sujicr- |
natural power.
Read w'/', (Iniek, ra|iid. I
H
#,
///<(
/«.'
From mouth and illustrious as
tlio jihonetic ; it is also read hia^
mid Ubed for the lust.
Anger ; angry tones ; to
threaten, to scare, to intimi-
date, to alarm ; that which
alarms ; a superlative.
1 |j^ ~j* ij^ to scare the demon
out of one.
1 5E A t" scare people to death,
j^ I to brun beat ; frightened.
p^ j to hoot at ; to threaten.
1 #)t one who pretends to power,
one who refers to authority
to bulfy another.
1 f^ to alarm others deceitfully.
J2J! ] to idly arouse one's fears.
] ^ well scared ; terrified.
1 "y — 19^ it gave me a great
fi'ight ; it seared him dreadfully.
] ^% is a superlati\e, as f)^ H| ^
] ^J^ to be intimidated or
browbeaten by a rich man.
M'-B'^ \ ^ extremely poor ;
(Slauiijhui-)
From j^ enrlh jind ^^ vaUf'>i
with pj?C 'o /'"' <"'•
A bed of a torrent, a deep
gully or wady ; a ^•a]ley ; a
pit, a fosse ; a conduit ; a
pool.
^1^ ] the ocean.
Jjf'l) rji Jjj) ] he has hills and ra-
vines in his breast; i. c. he is
obstinate in his notions.
^ \ a diteh, a moat ; a puddle.
^j fiS ill i: III) 1 '" arrange a
hill and pool in fancy rock-
work, as is done in fine gaidens.
^ ] a gully, a ravine, a valley.
m. 1^ M 1 "" abrupt precipice ;
a road impassible from gulches.
From Ir. ft l»rd petting out in-
to the I J irilds ; its use ns 11
iiriiuilive is mostly plioiietic.
A bud flying high, as the
crane does.
Read b'nh^ An aspiring, ambi-
tious niii.d.
^ ft 1 ^ now, the first diagram
Jcicii |l^ denotes exaltation.
From hinl niid hltf/i, because it
-1!-^ carries its head so erect.
/mo The crane, regarded as an
//(/ emblem of lungevily, from the
notion that after 2000 years it
turns blaek, whence ^ | means
thousands of years ; the name is
apjilied to several species of waders,
and often used in proper names.
^ j the white egret (Ilerodias
modcHa), eaten at Canton ; the
district of Hoh-shan ] \\\ in
Shao-k'ing fu to the GoutLwcst
of (Canton gets its natue from
this bird.
^ JW ] the red crowned crane.
■|[}j ] the Maneh\n'ian crane {Grua
riwDtii/iiemt) called the fairy't
crane, because paper images of
it are carried at funerals, on
which the departed spirit rides
to heaven ; it is the official hi-
signia on the coint robes of civil-
ians of the finst grade.
SS; jj^ ] a sort of gray crane
found about Canton.
1 ^ fp| ii ^^y )'"'"' ^'^'^ ^'^ °-^
long as the crane's.
I S m M '"-' ''■''^ '^°''"' ^■''^'^ '^'"'
a vouthfiil face.
1 ± ^^ U [!"•' ^'^^cels them all]
as a crane standing among
chickens.
1 J\M Jift 'he crane's knee scrofula,
is a swollen knee-joint.
Pd^ ic ] ^ij troops drawn out i.i
regular tile, — as cranes fly.
1 'h* fe^ ^- ['i'^t'] a crane's bone
and a pine's figure; — very lean.
] jjiijl the god of cranes — is an
inducky god.
'Ife Sc 1 'F '"^ poetical term fui
wife and son.'i, derived fruui a
jioet who chose the flowers and.
birds for his family.
1 ''Xj 'f' iL Sfc- ^''*^ CTftiic screams
in the middle marsh.
] Jj^ a long crane-shaped but-
ton worn by gi'iils'iti and bijin
graduates.
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220
IIOH.
HOH.
IIOH.
at
Soup or biolli made fioii;
iiR-at, without any vegc-
" tables ; meat tea.
The second character also
means to smoke with horse-
dung ; the smarting eye and
obscure vision resulting.
"I Tlie first, from irater and firm,
I .Mlliule' to tlie b.ird cakeil e.arth
^ ' loft « lien tlic water li:is chieil otl';
the seeoiiil form is peilaiitic and
. obsolete.
«/ Dried up, run out, exhausted;
in need, nt extremity.
^ j tliirsty ; parched by the sun,
as land ; mcf. needy, out of funds,
j^ I to help one in distress.
yK ill 1 tl'^-' ^vatcr is drying up.
1^ 1 loss of virility.
*!l /tS ± 7jC 1 "PT JL f# ^vhen a
stream has no lasting fountain,
one can wait for it to th'y up ; —
fame without merit is soon for-
gotten.
li 1 . M i. ffi like giving life to
a lish in a dry rut ; helj) at the
last gasp ; alluiling to I lie goby,
which somethues jumjjs on land.
•JT 1 11^ lethargic, sleepy.
— ;5l [H -^ 1 i" the tirst days
[of the moon] the badger — is
hunted,
M 1 i,J9-y^J& "''"' tl'c fox
and badger are intimate they can
burrow together ; — as thieves
can associate.
Read iiuJr^ and coiifomided with
1^5 the tajjir. The name of a wild
tribe in the north, who.se speech
Confucius said was rude ; hence
] ^ means the principles of
sa\-ages ; still ; a ra\eled thread.
iy 1^. An animal resembling the
^/4 i fox, prone to sleep, which
JiO some authors say is the same
as the last, but it is probably
nearer allied to the ratel ; others
confound it with the tapir.
^ ] a sort of mantis.
±A/ As
m> sem
sort of grass or grain re-
sembling sjiiked millet, but
smaller; it is ])robably a
kind of })auic grass.
/>o'
^
^
From woi-tl.^ and liiyh ; it i^;
nearly synonymous with j^^
(/liao.
To slander, to vilifv.
Jl^f 1 ] he is always back-
biting and railing
Read /lino' To bawf, to roar.
Name of a small lake, called
I'll -^ I 'M i"
Jio I-hing Lien in Chang-cheu fu
lyhig in the ea.st of Kiancsu.
J^. i^
Water diving off and show-
ig the tirm land.
/lo'
■JyjW Nam.
i^, Hob-
From a beasf and cac/i, because
it is common.
An animal akin to the bad-
ger, but the description makes j
it also like the ratel; it burrows
and sleeps much, gets its food by
night, has a .sharp nose and thick '
re<ldish fur; it occurs in Tibet.
1 IS badger's skin robes, thotigh
wolf skins are also included.
Name of an ancient place,
'/J>|^j called 1 ^^'ji in T'ai-yuen fu
/«/' in Shensi ; and of another in
7i(io Fu-fung hien ^ J|[ 0^ north
of the River Wei in the west
of Shensi; now used as a siirnaiue.
Read s/ii/i^ I'o jilough.
] ] to turn up and loosen the soil.
From tvtiif/ and a sun-ifirhil ves-
sel ; occurs n.«ed for ^S, tlie bol-
, Ion- leirs of a tripod.
Lu ° '
The barrel or root of a fea-
ther ; a quill; a iiinion.
^ ] rapid pinions; i. c. high and
firm resolution.
^^ ] a quill-feather of the wing.
^ 1 ]g |:|3 [tiie locj shook its
pinions and went on high; —
Mct. rapid promotion in office.
From slremjth and a honiri/ cha-
racter.
Ji" To judge, to examine into ;
to search out the merit or
otherwise of ^^fficials ; to impeach,
to prosecute or accuse one ; to res-
train ; diligent in discharge of duty.
] ^fi to impeach an official.
^Ij- ] and JEp ] an impeachment
and the rejily to it.
^ 1 ji ^ t" hiquire (as a judge)
into the real facts.
] .^ to accuse in a memorial.
Q ^5! 1 -ilk '" ■"-■'-■I'se one's self
of incapacity; this is sometuncs
done to sta\e off a trial.
] ^ and ] |j!] to examine of-
ficially into cases; the second
denotes a preliminary hiquiry.
Also re;iil ///«/)
The ends of a fringe; tassels.
] [^ a tribe of the Ouigors,
mentioned a.d. 757.
In Pc/.-int/mc read krJi^ A knot.
To bite ; to gnaw, as a rat ;
Xui applied to the peculations
/to' of public liioperty.
f From to loccr and to bial ; its
■Hj^ form somewlnit resembles /j/A .fg
; 1 to replv ; and it i^ iiearh s\ nint\-
/to ' 1+.
nious with /.w//, /f^ to searcli into.
To put aside all co\crings
and glosses, to learn the real con-
dition of things; to examine
thoroughly; to pare; to cut or en-
grave; the reality; truly, verily. .
1 ^ '" rerify, to search and see
^ 1 01 ^ I to inquire into an
aflair.
^1] I to question by torture.
^^ ] wheat still covered, ;'. c. wa-
thrashed.
to ferret out the
icts.
The sting of an insect or its
;j {)oison ; the pain of a sting ;
to iwison by stinging.
names and fact.s.
RU.
HU.
HU.
221
Cld sounds^ liii, kti, gii, v/ii, mo, n{!;o, Ic.'it, and gut. Jn Ouilan, u and fu ; — in Su-ntow, I'm, ln'i, Ii"i;i, o, awrf u ; —
in Antoi/y lio antf o ; — i/t l'\dicli(in^ liii, u, r//iJ lio ; — in SltunijluUf ii, Im, and vu ; — in Cliif'ii^ liu.
[it '" '
( 4 next
rrom iiiivith mid the hn iit]i l'"-
ntli ; occurs used Tor the
Jilt
All cxijlratioii (if the lircalli ;
to LR'allio oiil ; to call out to, to ad-
dress, to speak to; to liliirt, to cry
out loud ; to invoke, to call upon.
] V)X brealliiiig.
— . 1 — . |JJJ one expiration and
one inspiratiiiii.
?s 1 ^ A T -'i-'^' •''•'•'^! 1"'"
sad it is.
] 11^^ to call out, as to a pcr.son
sonic wiiy ofl.
] )E 1^- M '" '^''" '^^"' ^^'"'^ '"*'"'
rain, as jujij^lcrs.
] jji to call lor, to order.
I }['|']' ] fnj [you think people
will come and g'o, as when] call-
iiiL;' a <log or a cat.
] 1 pa llgj eallin- and scolding,
not pleased witli anything.
] IJjJj to bawl at, to call rudely.
1 ^^ llJc -iv calling here and
ordering there ; iiiconsiderale,
undecided.
1 |"j to call out, at a door.
2£ ] Q, IJl the three salutes [to
the emperor] being finished.
\fi Vf' -^ 1 ''^' "Jived his hand
and cried out.
m 1 ;^ A I"-' "< styled or ad-
dressed as tii-jiii.
\ 1 or 1 llf^.'lhe innrth lid hell (f^f-
(riiiiriini) ol the liudhisls, where 1 ;/"(
life la.sls .)()(I0 years, cicl day [
being 11)0 mundane years. I
I 1^ Fioni tif/ry ,ind a sii//i ; it re-
f^*T^' J^einliles tiic two lust iiiid ^^ and
* is occnbionallv' used for tliem.
(
The scream of a tiger; an
inteijeclion of regret; a sigh or
exclamation.
\0j I alas ! alack ! well now.
uf ^ '.TJ 1 *^"'^'' ""' ^^^'^ Book
of Reeoi-d.s say so Y
rt»-tt .\]-n vQnd /iii> :ind iinproperlv
/in
ftJ/'f "'^'^'' "* .iiiotlier ((irni ol fifiu to
intiinidnle ; read (///(/o \vlieu used
for 11^ to call.
To designate, to call out to;
to sigh and lament one's sad fate.
% -jZ ^ 1 '^"^ demons wept as
if calling on some one.
ffll 7c :^^ 1 lof'kifig upward he
cried a bitter cry.
I I line, lie;ir1y; elegant; sub-
stantial, fat.
JSi W, ] 1 ■il '!'« lieginning of
the Chcu dynasty the country
was fertile.
R m B 1 "'""si' "'^' i'^"n'i«
had no gui<le.
Ji'j Jft' m iiii m m 1 f± i'i«
petty relati\es could not be put
in fat otiices.
]'"roni iiiipkin nnd wilhont .'is tlie
plionetic ; occurs used witli <«u
IM uncivil.
V4iV%
Jin
To cover over, as with p.
winding sheet ; great ; arrog.tnt,
rude to ; large.
^Itfj ] M. f/ji do not be cross or
arrogant — when playing.
■»yr^ The bank of a stream ; name
cV^ of a long river, the ] vf JpT.
,/"'
Troni iiKitit/i and to rniir ; it is
nonrlv synonymous witli tlio last,
and idso used for tlie next.
which rises in the northeast
of Sliansi, flows southeast into
Cliihli and thence into North Lake,
whence it runs northeast into the
Pei-lio just above Tientsin ; it re- |
ceives the Eivcv AVei ^j jjij' from '
the south of the jirox ince, and is I
itself sometimes called by that
name.
'J'o blow with the breath, as
when wainiing the hands;
to breathe out strongly.
] .^ to breathe on and
l-"i'oiii //f.s7( and wilhout ns the
JilliiUCtic.
Jiii
m
Jill
jiii
T'l nienaee. to howl at; to
tlOlM.
P 1 to ii.^ult by ;y rude call, to
bawl ai.
) |1_ to c<i:l out tJi!! dawn, as
Clianiicicct dot;:.
Me.it dried in slices without
bones ; jerked meat.
I 10 offer a .slice of meat ; or
IS .some say, a dried fish.
Head 'irii. A rule, a law or
guide; fertile; generous; large;
many, nunierous.
The orii^inal form rudely re|)ie-
sents the stripes on a tiyer ; it is
the 1-llst radical of a <rroup of
characters referring to the tiger
and its attributes.
A tiger standing over its
jirey ; the stripes on its liody.
Yvom Jlcsh and old ns the phonet-
ic ; as a primitive it is chielly a
jihoiictic, anil is not selilnni
wroiiiily used for foine ol" its com-
]ioiinds.
The dewlap of an ox, and as
the C'liincse add, of an old wcilf
too; an t/i/c/vw/irf/cc jiartide. why,
what, bow; long, lasting; u.sed in
epitaphs for aged ; distant ; a term
for the Mongols, Huns, or other
tribes of Central Asia; foreign,
Tiirkish ; often used erroiuously
for jfliJ) confusedly, — whence it has
in some parts come to mean care-
less, reckless, lying.
j iJ^ a loafer, a ne'er-do-well, and
vet not altogether a worthless
fellow.
it, how can anything be accoiii-
plished ?
j -Iti HU.
[ \ ^^S\i jJb lio«- is tliis so ?
■0^" 1 'X% -^ "Iiois that person?
I '^ a c'DsiiK'tic of white lead.
] A I'le Tartars, the people of
ihc West, as far as tlie Caspian
Sea. whose writing is deseribed
as heiiig' iiorizontal.
] 5§ the Tartar and Mongolian
languages; barliaroiis tongues;
uinneaning words.
^^ I Eastern Mongols nr Ton-
gusian tribes ; ] A •">'! ] Jt!i
Jliingols and Jlimgolia.
] @f eakcs w ith llax seeds in Iheni.
fl'j ] a tonic niedieine, a shrub
whose root tastes like ginseng.
^ ] a liitterish sudorific resem-
bling gentian.
1 fS eternal liappiness.
] "^ a sort of three pronged spear.
] |n] is often wrongly written for
fJ8l f9f '"^ ^'il'-' street or lane in
IViiiiig.
1 ^i %i 7^ '" Vf^ "" ■•' "".V rislc,
irrespective of the liazard or
bad road.
^'T\ \ y& "''6" "il' 'I'is long
delay eouie to an end V
Ttltl A vessel to hold grain in ini-
c4f|/J perial sacriKces.
Jill IfU ] tine pink coral, the
precious kind, used for oIKcial
biUtons of the highest rank ; a jioe-
lieal name for sunjiner.
•fill J[J3 ] false or imitation coral,
used for beads.
■M. J^Wk 1 *! se\en-fo()t piece of
coral ; i e. a man's body ; your
worthy self.
)|?-|43 An animal found in Yunnan
<V v'j ""'^ Annani, tlie ^\ ] w hieh
Jia resendiles the du(jc monkey,
but snndler; it is deseribed
as having a black body and belly
with a band resembling a girdle;
it probably belongs to the genus
Si III iicipiilieciis. I
^f 1 a ^■ariety of it w hose des- |
cription a.ssimilates it to the '
proboscis monkey. I
M
HU.
From iiliiiils .inj ilisUml ,
with tlie next.
tisod
Jm The bottle-gourd, tlie ] )*
/£., called also tlie calabash
(Liif/eiHiiiii), and everywhere
cultivated; tlie lai'ge garlic.
1 -fv^ g.'irlic and leeks.
i^^ ffl; ] !l£ imil.ile the gourd
in its shape anil marks ; /. c. make
it just like the pattern.
1 if flax, tdso called Uj W
i^ lijijfl,, as it grows only in
northern Cliiiia ; the luiseed oil is
tised by house painters.
] 4^ coriander seed.
f'i'^^I^.l 'rRuifj&m "hat
nietlicines have ynu in your
gourd for sale ! unit, w luit lia\e
you come here for '?
Jill
c VaM^ calabash when dried is ] ;^;
Jill there are several sorts ; the
dried shell is used for dippers,
spoons, and ladles.
1 ,fJ]JJ a IVamc for growing gourds.
row of seeds in a slice of melon.
A lake; a large pool; waters
eollreteil withhi an embaidc-
nient.
^ JX 1 '" travel much.
] ]||| llie old province of Hu-
kwang, niiw divided into 1 1^
Hunan anil ] ;}[; Ilupeh, i.e.
north and south of the Tung-t'ing
Lake.
Jf. ] tlie five lakes, are the Po-
yang ^[j pj,]^ in Kiangsi ; the
Tung-t'ing 5||j] ^ and Ts'ing-
tsao ^rj- !^ in Hunan; and the
Tai ± and Tan-yang f]- p^ in
Kiangsii ; the Yuen toijograpliers
enumer;ite<I K\e ditl'erent ones.
?1 1_ ^ 1^ :i great tra\eler;
applied too te .strolling moun-
tebanks.
fX 1 ^ ■■* brigand; a fortune-
teller; a .sailiir ; a jack of all
trades.
W I :■?; West Lake scenery, «'. e.
beautiful as aroiuid Hantrcheu. .
HU.
] ,|^; Nanking raw silk ; from
llu-elieii fu in Chehkiang.
35. 1 13 iS- ■■•11 the empire.
j II 1 151 'i% ji ]^l a .small dinner
I with li\e lidwls and four platters
on (he table.
] ]^l a .'■ort of playing cards, per-
ba|is first brought from Hu-
kuang.
i^ffir ^ ^^'^^ street at right angles
clvjj "ill' >■"' avenue is called
Jill I '^ in Peking; the word
is of Manehii origin, and its
use is nearly confined to the
<M|iil al.
^ 1 ^ a closed street, a blind
alley, no thoroughfare,
X^ Paste; sticky, glutinous pre-
vvW* parations; to paste, to slick
Jilt together; to seek a living,
for which the next is also
used; fooli.sh, nonsensical, incoher-
ent ; careless. tiiitrustWDrthv.
1 'ij4 '"' Wi 1 P''**'*^ wm\h of tiour.
IS 1 '" l''iste or moimt, .as pictures ;
til ]iaper, as walls.
! pji Mi >^ I'li'lish, ridiculous talk.
1 '-& ifi' Wi careles.s, coiifu-sed,
foolish, addle-paled.
1 ?i "r 1 1 !i ?i or 1 gr
1 'M. fl'j nmddle-headed, dolt-
ish, reckless.
'Bi Jy 1 P notliiiig to live on,
no regular eni)iIoyment.
] y^ confused ; not per.spiciious.
^% 1 ^-' W. 'Iii^' l'"gc (or printing) j
is obscure or blurred.
yMjt Inteidiangod with the lust.
^ p|7j Congee, thick gruel, poi'ridgc; !
Jill (i, jjy^.Jj .[ living, 1
1 n pg :^ to go about
looking for a support.
] fra rich congee, rice gruel.
The scconj form is unusual.
1- A (Quiver made of hide is
I 1 j^' ; archers usually carry |
Jill
it under their left arm.
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223
'J'lie oily Kciini wliicli flo;i(.s
(jijivj nil builing butlor calU-d ]
ha Sj£ ; it li;w a i-icli taste like
that of buttor; itis thuqiiint-
csst'iicc of milk, or essential oil of
biiltcr.
5& (* S^ 1 C'® emperor's] holy
virtue is like the elaine of milk.
Jill
tl
A biittertly; the rapilioiiidu;
llidsf wiiieli fly by day.
1 t% 'I biittertly ; the name
is aiiplied to many flowers, ns
tleur - de - lis, the Bauhiuia,
lieart's-easc, &c.; also to things re-
sembling it.
1 K J^ I'road butts or hinges.
1 iK /£" '^I'ops on each side, as of
an aivade.
fi^ ff: 1^ 1 4J|i it li»« flown up
like while biilterllies ; — said of
burning paper money.
fi^ 1 t% tlown like a butterfly ; i. c.
siild olf quickly. {ShamjJiai.)
4|j/j A web footed bird, the f,&, ]
c^yJiiJ or pcliean, which is expert at
/((( diving in deep water ; it has
a crest, and a long red bill
>vith a j)Oiich.
^' ] a fabulous sort of bird allied
to the widgeon.
m
Jill
I'roni Ii'tir n\u\ forrUjn ; tlie dio-
tioiiaries do not sanction it, and
its use i.s cliielly at tlie nortli.
The beard, especially that on
the cheeks.
1 fh ''"^ whole beard.
?^^ I to shave the face.
^ ] -f a man with a beard;
wliiskered.
I ■|>^ the whiskers.
] jj^ 'j^ a continuous, flowing
full beard, not commoa among
the Chinese.
Jl ^'n 1 -T" ''^'' I'''''-"''*-'-'' "'"tS'ird
and mustache.
i^ W( hi 1 T" I wo' whiskers on
the face.
&~f' ]'P •'"' -tetnr'.s beard; to
deceive people or dress up.
t Lrt "I Both of these are unautliorized
^mSH eliaraeters, and used in the
^ '. nortli ; tliey resemble (tsiiio ^
IM I singed.
?/^i»>V J To burn food in cooking ; the
s^'" .skin which stick.s to the pan ;
burned, singed ; blackened,
because the fat or water is gone.
m -T ^ 1 T If Tt the cake
has burned iu toasting and is
bad lasted.
m 1 fi'j ?^ ti> 5a '■"" ^"^ •■^11"-
mette and singe the end.
I Jj5^ J9^ "J" 't i*i quite burned to
a coal.
#; iti 1 I& ''"^ congee is burned
to the biittom of the pan.
jik I ~j* boiled dry, so that it has
been blackened.
-Z-"t^ The ori;;in.il foi-m rudely depicts
'^Tj* a vase with a cover; it nnich re-
- , seinbles 'Jew' tin ^ a corridor.
A pot, a jug, a tankard ; a
vase with or without a co\'er ; one
ancient kind was made with tubes
each side of the mouth, and a com-
mon game called ^^ ] was to pitch
reeds into the three orifices ; a cup
made of a gourd ; the calabash
gourd.
■}fS 1 a wine-jug; a tankard.
|I|E 1 a spittoon, a cuspidor.
|g5 ] a hot-water tankard.
:^ ] a wine-iiot with a bale ; a
cup- bearer.
Vb 1 tfl "itS ^""o tlie pot and
pour out a cup of wine.
y-^ I a tea-pot.
— • 1 ^$ " P"t of tea.
flE 1 "!• ^ii 1 a urinal, a cham-
ber-[)ol.
3i 1 ^K Vhi elear as ice in a gem
cu[) ; iiicl. pure in heart ; chaste ;
ingenuous.
yffi jg "jj ] a hundred jars of
clear spirits.
X^'i 'v- vS- ^K 1 yo"!" retired de-
votees are like people fallen into
a jar of ice.
] P name of a gorge in I'iiig-
yang fu through which the Yel-
low lii\er rushes.
Jiu
Jill
A,pJ 1 A trowel, a tool to plaster
c^^C I '*^'"1'*' j to daub, to plaster.
/'~r^. I Head hint'' A double edged
(^ \J J hoe ; two swords .so made as
j//(j to go into one .scabbard.
I'rom 1)010 and melon as the
1-honetio.
A wooden bow ; a stretcher
on which a crescent shaped
flag can be displayed ; iu mnihe-
'imilirs, an arc ; curved, arched.
^ ] a semicircular shaped flag.
Jl!,?: 1 a natal day ; .so called from
a custom of hanging a bow at
the docu' when a son was boin.
1 ^v .;^ m yx r^%y f'e
empire can be kejit in awe only
by the bow and dart.
] ^ ^ a spheric triangle. -
] ^ the stars 6 i] k. in Canis
Major with some in Argo.
From ilotf and inejoii^ but etymo-
logists say the iirimitive is a con-
traction of j/J\ an orphan, hecau-.e
this beast is always seen alone.
A canny animal that can
change its own form, or be po.s-
sessed by spirits, especially of wo-
men ; the fo.x, which the Chinese
believe to be rather a brownie or
urchin than a wild beast; suspi-
cious, mistrusting.
1 JIJ} the fox.
I gj ibx skin rol.ie.s.
1 W \» oi' iJC 1 "" elfin or ur-
cliin like a fox ; he is addressed
as ] j[[| j(|J my lord fox, and
wmshiped a.s a keeper of .seals.
] llll as desciibed, suggests the
repentant peri or culprit fay, of
western books.
] jiily an enchantress ; a bewilcU-
iug woman.
^- 'ii^ BK 1 nothing about here
but reil foxes.
1 \lx )iu /^l tlie fox borrows the
( iger's terror ; — said of oppress-
i\e lictius and underlings.
I& 5E 1 n^ the fox mourns when
llie hare is dead ; met. hyiHicrisy,
crocodile's tears.
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^ ] & '^ sort of gray fur -.ery
thick and firm, from Kansuli.
1 felj '"' I M '^"siiicio'is. ilistrust-
fiil ; to (loiilit, to mistrust.
Jill
The Sliwoli AVrii (loscril)es ttiis
■vvor<i HS an ;il:e:ntion of v^i
wliicli is an emlenvor to ile|iict a
BiLi:li or rpieriilnns tone of \oice,
tlie breiitii ii>iMi^ or exrcntluii^ ;
it is often printed so ns to be
t;\keii for </''(»'/ ^ peace ; as a
primitive it imparts no special
ineimin>;.
A particle of \arie(l uses ;
an interrogative adverb or inter-
jection of doubt, admiration, or in-
(juiry, placed at tlie end of a sen-
tence ; it is often a mere expletive;
after noiuis it denotes the voca-
tive ; after negatives and adjectives
it forms the comparative degree ;
when it Ibllows r, verb, it ])ecomes
a preposition meaning to leave or
reach a point, at, in, towards,
to, from ; in conse(]uence of, or in
quality of, and thus becomes a sign
of the a1)lative.
^ I ife filp dutifidly regard an-
cestral spirits and tiie gods ; —
or (in some coiuicctions) demons
and gods.
pj" ] can it be done 1 how then ?
;;a ^ ?§ 1 can we possibly get it ?
t 'JS 1 pJd can benevolenc;i be
so far oS ? — i. e. so dilKcult.
^ <^ i?l 1 is it not \i'iy plea-
sant .'
^ ^!S fi 1 W5 I li'ive concealed
nothing from you.
iit 1 ■?? 1 '* 't riglit to do so
or not ?
"fT 1 "a ft to -ict as becomes a
rich and honorable person.
^, 1 -j$ Pj ^ fli«'» it pfxhaps
can be allowed ; here I& 1 an-
swers to / think.
^ ] about, nearly, probably.
'^ I j![; that agrees with this.
^ 1 jjf; it difTcrs from this.
j^ 1 ^ to preserve the people.
^ ift 1 5C there's nothing higher
(or greater) than heaven.
T> fij;5.:/c. ] M there is no |
greater imlignily or disrespect
th;in this.
^ ] -^i Jil ch I all ! so ■? it is '
used sometimes as a phra.se, — j
it is all moonshine; bosh! it is
useless to try ; an idle cHort ; —
these four jjarticles having no
meaning of llunisclvcs.
^ ] consists, is; that is its func-
tion.
^^T£ I lib ffi 1 f/Ji it iloes not
con.sist in lliis but in that.
■fjL 1 Jl -^ I'is place is on high :
or, lie who is on the high place.
^ -ffi 1 Jlfc 'l'"'"s neither here
nor there ; regardless of ex-
pense ; I don't mind.
iit 1 >]■•-?■ '■''•'•Si you poor boy!
■ftl 1 '"'' instance ; fancy !
m\''^-^i'f cM 1 -giveuttne
to ask you, (Sir, in what excel-
lence consists ?
^ t- M ^S 1 J£ looJ and rai-
meiit thereupon became plenty.
•^ p^ ] Iiow vast I immense
indeed !
^0 1 ^ ^P "^lo you understand
or not ■.'
tp^^ Jroni /f^ a lirjer's slri/ix and )\j
/ffij a intiirs tfi/s ; it 15 tiiouglit tc) le-
f r present tlie animal about to leap-
The tiger, called the \}i S)j
^ ;g: king of wild beasts; the
■wind accords with him; brave:
fierce, awful ; cruel, truculent ;
dreadfid , it occurs in names of
places and plants, and often ii.sed
as a term of comparison for sol-
diers, and painted on their shields
and accoutrements ; it holds a
high place in geomancy, and the
bones and other parts are taken for
medicine ; a urinal ; made of tiger
skin; a|iplied to some kinds of
insects.
^ I or -jj^ ] .-i tiger: the fierce
tiger. I
1 l^ >'• cruel government. j
\ S '"■ 1 'M damitless officers,
brave soldiers. .
] 5^ ferocious looking, stern.
Il^ ^ 1 an epithet for a meddle-
some vir.'igo.
I M "arlike ; stern, dreadfid.
1 iiiSi III Hi to glare at fiercely.
t^ M W. ^ 1 ■■' paper faced
tiger ; 1. e. a braggart.
I ^.^ tt a savage, wolfish dis-
]josition.
1^ I ^i to seize a tiger's whisk-
ers : or ] SH JE M. to catch
a louse on a tiger's head ; —
tour;igu)iis, daring, dangerous.
g| ] |».ll .1 savage quarrel, a furi-
ous fight between two jiersons.
] SM W- tioops with tiger-faced
bilu-cts.
^ M i^ \ one "I'o looks after
a i.oiiseor workman with careful
scrutiny.
'^ 'M ] % 'o a^s^ll.e the res-
]onsibilili(.s of the house.
1 "ft "§" A a hmidred of the life-
guards — in olden times ; — their
captain was called | g a tiger
officer.
] ^ a tiger's shoidder, denotes
the right side of a grave.
^ \ 3i to giic-s riddles; to pro-
pound coniuidriim.s.
] P'J the Hocca Tigris at the en-
trance of the Canton Kiver; so
c;dled fiom a hill, called ] B|J
the Tiger's Hc;:d. which bears a
r( markable rc-ciublance to an
ilephanl.
^ I tl:e while (igcr — on the
light is vny uuliick}-; a gco-
niancer's rule.
1 ^ iy a faint lis pass mentioned
in the San Kwoh Chi, which was
in Sz'.shui hien ^ y^ 0. in
K'aifungfu, south of the Yellow
River.
From yem and tir/i'v.
y/u A signet shaped like a tiger,
'"' and made of veined stone;
the ] jj;'j: wjiieh gave its
bearer po« er to k \ y troops ; a kind
of goblet.
] Jfl amber, said by the Chinese
to be transformed from resin.
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225
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W)L
From vorih or jitotith aiui th/tr
as a jthuiietir.
' To iiitiniidate by boistoroiis
talkiiif;'; ii]Cuhi.'lviit talk.
Illf ] to cry at in a loud
^ iok'ut tone, .so as to alarm.
(—\ f. From ii'orahij) and ancient.
)m\ Tlw Urn
'/til
\()r or protection of
licavcu ; prosperity ; liberal-
ity ; it was the personal
name of the emperor ^ ^ of Ilan,
A. n. 107.
iS 5$ 'i 1 hlcssedliy licaNeii.
as iS ^ 1 '"•iliy -ire his Majes-
ty's blessings.
( ^IlA* From tratey nnd to /'romise as
/r;"!"* tlio [ilionetic.
7«( The sloping liank of a river ;
a slope or easy descent to the
water-side ; an old name for the
Iv. TTwai in Xganlnvni, or for some
iif iis he;id\vaters.
I ^ [J[.,j .-i station near Siichau
wln're is an excise otlice on silks.
) 1 Fioiii !i (l<inr ;inil :l /'er/j mrci-
sure ; the verb is properly writ-
I ten in tlie secoml lorm.
'jE? ' I To bale out vater ; to
f *^ J raise water by working a
''"' bucket in slings ; a baling
liHlle.
1 lY- -I- in 1" li'ili' water u|ion
liii- liclds, a mode of irrigation.
1 z:\ a liucket for lifting water ;
it is su.spendcd between long
nipes jield by two men.
1 j[il to bale out and lloat —
a vessel.
;3
liiC
'I'lic nncient form represents one
loaf ol' a door, liidl' of tlie i-Iia-
rai'tcr ntan | I j it Is (lie r(2d rii-
(licid of a small ;;roup of cliuruc-
tcrs most of wliiili relate to doors
and spaces.
An inner door, a cluunbcr door ;
a door ha\ing oiily one leaf ; a
hole, an (ipening ; to screen, to
protect ; to stop progress ; the
master of a house, ves.sel, or shoj) ;
a person, an individual, who is in
a certain calling ; a household ;
the niilus of a jarv a.
')\. P'j 1 " distinguished family,
a powerful house.
P'j I a faihily or household.
jil!i ] peoi'le who live afloat;
lioal-pcople.
tfe 1 or §j]j ] a shopnuui ; also,
the shop.
1 P the population, the house-
h..lders.
I -Jl' means the Board of Poljula-
tion and llcvenue ; and ] |»f is
the record of the census, the lists
kept by the government.
■^ -h ^ 1 to inquire into the
l)eople of ten hou.seholds, as is
done by the cid-liini ,- they are
tnidcr the care of a ^ y|i w ho
is responsible.
I S the revenue department in
a prefect's i/uiiiun.
fK ^'i 1 I'epoi't i*- *t) the rich fam-
ilies.
'M'M ] ] in M: evciy family
and household iloes that way.
■ii^ fiS- 1 ■'' '^le<-"!i.V'^'^> beggared fam-
ily ; a miserable spendthrift.
I"j 1 'fB f'l' ^^^ '•^^■*' fi'iii'lies arc
of equal rank, — and can in-
termarry.
%fc j^ J^ 1 the dormant insects
ha\e come out of their chrysal-
ides.
^^ ] the poor, the couniion peo-
ple ; also called {jt ^ ] f|«J the
families with one door.
"i^^ I custodians of granaries, the
underlings who deliver the grain.
{l'cUii(/f6C.)
1 J Fiom hii-il Hiid iJrinr ; tlie next is
rt'3 another form of it.
A bird regardeil liy the
Chinese as akin to the quail,
and of which there are several va-
rieties named accor<ling to the color
of the bill ; it feeds on insects, the
^ ] is most common, and seems
to lie allied to the hawfinch or
Java sparrow, but the others may
all be varieties of the snipe or quail.
> F/om dour and a c\ty.
To follow in a suite ; a retinue,
a eorte-ge ; to act way w ardly
or irregularly, as hunters do ;
a broad but not high hill ; to cover
over ; name of 'a small state in the
Ilia dynasty hi the present Hu hien
*3 )?f; '" Slit-nsi on the K. Wei
near the Yellow Iviver.
Sit 1 to act violently, to behave
improperly or rudely.
] ] broad, vast, extensive.
liii 1 ^L 3|? followers in a proces-
sion or ] ;^ retinue, such as
accompany officers.
\^ ] were nine farmers in ancient
times,
^ ] an insectiverous bird, ap-
parently allied to a kind of haw-
finch, that lives hi mulberry
groves ; it is also called ^if P^
green-beak and ^ ])[J grease
thief, but its affinities arc not ex-
actly known ; its name is a term
for a retired scholar.
ja> ^ A fine napkin.
n\l 1 ^ " li^'l}'"s neckerchief.
Tj From hand and to follow as llie
IS3 plionetic.
'^ , . .
/ii(' To distribute ; to imiiart to
others liberally.
Jifi ] to act perversely or recklessly ;
unreasonable.
Wi Wi 'f'l' 1 >'"" '""'*'■ o'^''^ ""^'"
otit methodically.
) From Wilier and to follow, or
perhaps from the ne.Kt contracted.
/in'' To fish by stakes, or placing
weirs in the tideway, which
detain the fish as the tide runs out.
I JJ^ or ] a name for Shanghai,
derived from the ^ ] one of
the branches of the Ilwang-pu.
] 'iii !u ^k l*^'t "'^ Jiraise the
cipiity of the river magistrate at
Siianghai.
I J^ town and stream of Iln-wx-i
at Tamsui in Formosa.
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226 HU.
; 5 Fishing weirs inade of bam-
boo, ou wliich cords are
strung so as to eutrap the
fish at turn of tide ; they are
conuiion on tlie canalo in
Kiangsu.
Tlie ] ^^ or pelican, so call-
ed because it scra[)es around
the marshes, and gets fishes
into its bill ; another name is
"iS iflT ^^"^ searcher of ri\'ers.
if-|*' A red colored wood fit for
fffS arrow's and darls, obtained
/lu' from a thorny plant, probably
one of the gemis Crataegus;
fragile and iiifei'ior articles.
] ^ ;uTows made of buck-
thorn.
i A medicinal [ilant, the 7ie7i-
■> iiuiimia C/iiiiiii-is or foxglove,
hu' called J||J ^ earth-yellow,
or j,^ 'ijjji earlli-marrow, and
other names ; it is common
about Peking, and is gather-
ed for its roots.
ha'
/lit'
From licrti'l and o/J.
To look to for help; to rely
or lean on, as a father; to
have a support ; to presume
on; a father, a parent, a lielp-
er.
^ ] to lose a father.
1 'f;? 7 & i^'^'-" t" the last he
did not amend.
J !^?- ^ M tl"«e who offend
purposely and repeatedly, punish
them as brigands ; i.e. capitally.
W ± 'fi Ii$ 1 i through a'll
the western I'egions they con-
stantly relied on him.
^ # fyf 1 what will our parents
have to rely on?
I ^' ^ A to oppress people by
arbitrary acts of power.
A hill covered witli trees and
vegetation ; sonje define it to
mean a barren, naked hill.
P$ dk 1 ^ let me ascend
that wooded hill.
HU.
i^j7> Name of a district in Si-
^fep ngau fu hi Shensi, lying
/((j' soiilh of the K. King, form-
erly the small state of Hu
J^ in the Ilia dynasty.
' '] rTraeeful, beautiful.
I ] J/\ handsome, good.
j,^)i'g 'ap ] i. m m ^
tf-^jS^ how hanl it is for jealous
/^,,) and beautiful women to live
together !
^-fg) From icords and to tneasnrc:
P^. To protect, to guard ; to aid,
/at' to deliver, to nave ; to succor,
as a god ; to patronize ; to
convoy, to escort ; and hence, the
flank of an army, a di\ision that
sujiports a corps, a reser^■e ; to act
officially for, or attend to duties
for another, ;uid used chiefly for
officers of a high grade.
i^i 1 tu give protection, to guard;
whence ] JIB the iirotecting
e\-idence, i. c. a passport, a
safe-warrant.
danger, a« a garrison or protect-
ing spirit.
1 SI/ '"' M. 1 '" rescue and help ;
to succor and save; to assist.
\ $( ^ -^ cliarm, an amulet,
what will screen the body from
harm.
1 $l[ iti '"^ l»"',-erful protector.
1 HL to shelter, to screen.
] ^ij- safely sealed, — as a letter.
] -^ to erjcort, as with a guard;
to accompany, as a j ^jg cha-
riot guard does the emperor.
] ^ a covering or supporting
detachment or corps, out[iosts.
^fl M 1 M t" .screen defaulters,
to cover oyer olliers' shoi-tcoiu-
ings, to connive at wrong doing.
] j^ to countenance Budhism.
Sr iS 'i^ 1 f'llher and mother
are the greatest screens — of
what is done by their children.
] ^ to be responsible for, as a
head-servant for the rest.
HU.
1 M M a <■■''}' '"oat, the fosse.
1 pA ;> brigadier-general, among
tlie Manchus.
] ^ an envelop for papers; a
portfolio.
'ni \ W^ the oflicer recently
in charge, (he one who acted for
the proper incumbent.
© tT 1 Hfi temporarily acting
for another.
s
) Tlie original form represents tlie
ha
tive it imparts sonieuliat of its
meaning to several coniiiounde.
Dovetailing or hiterlocking,
as serrated edges or cog-w heels ;
fitting into each other ; uiter-
changeable, reciprocal, mutual,
blended ; responsive ; with, to-
gether ; a butcher's skev\ er or
meat-hook.
^ ] blended, united; in rhttwic,
a continued antithesis.
1 4 B ^ "• mutual lo\e} to cot-
ton to each othei:
] !j^J interlocking animals, said
of shells like the Area with
crenulated edges.
[sI ] mutual regard, a commoi
care for.
HJ M 1 ^ the former and latter
do not tally.
{jfe jlt 1 fS lit ll'-it and this de-
pend on each other.
] ^^ to confront, as witnesses or
tlie parties.
j ^% a legion of bad repute, a
bail neighborhood.
1 'j^fl <iC '^ to dovetail together.
1 'to pj5 f4 coming and going,
constant intercourse.
1 ^ (IS {!?, tl't'y screen each
other ; mutual collusion, as in
a ring:. "
/i*^ t From fidmfioo and mutual; ori-
A-y giually used with the last.
ha' X windle or reel on which to
wuitt silk ; a bamboo hook
or skewer on which to hang
meat.
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HU.
HU.
227
] ^ a sort of haiiiboo sprouts
found in Nganliwui, wliicli arc
prepared with fire and suited as
a delieaey.
A sort of febrifuge, llio ] ^
more comnioiily known as
"^ IJJ, the name by whieh
ail sueli remedies are called ;
kind is obtained from the
woody roots whieh arc sliced, and
is exhibited ill chills and fever as a
tincture.
•^^ ) Covetous.
-5JJ" ] [.Q avaricious, greedy for
/'"' bribes.
tliis
1 .,'~rT) ] From ice or water and mutual ;
\ J hi '''^ '•''*' '* uoinnioiil.v used.
' . r Fro7,cn, rongealcd, ice-
s' U bound ; chilly, cloudy, con-
. , -' cealiiig the sun ; a glassy,
icy apjiearance.
1 13 [^ 1 ^ clouily, freezing
weather.
Ji[ irti '^ 1 *■''*' '■"■'^■'"^ ''"'^ P"*'^-'*
I suddenly froze.
±"1^' Balustrades or a kind of tour-
f^ ". nicpict [ilaced across the im-
Pir> Tokr
/,/(' perial roads, or near eticamp-
ments, to prevent people intruding,
called \!^_ 1 ; a
circus, or corr;d.
kind of railed in
kneel on both knees.
jj^ to kneel down to the
/(((' ground.
-fr 1 H* '" p^Tform the ce-
remony of kneeling.
) Al^o re.id tsuh^,
A sort of creel, shaped like a
cowl, used in Hunan for
catching fish, woven of bam-
■) ; when made of twigs, it is
lei I ^ ] or brier creel.
K 1 ;t ffi :^ fi& fH OS
like a fish once in the basket,
which then cannot make its es-
cape from it.
C 111 sounds, bill, l;iu, h^., nmlli
in Ir'tihc
yJ^^ Composed of mJ Ih'''"'^ slripcs
( yjll^ and Jj. .1 tiiiiiu/us or Ijarrow.
' A ncighborhooil of 111 peo-
ple ; empty, vacant; untiuc,
not authentic ; sinudated ; unsub-
stantial, hiaiie, \insatisfactory ; sus-
picious, sensitive ; deficient, scant,
as a measure ; titular ; humble,
pure; emptied of passion and able
to receive (piiet ; a vacant, abstract-
ed, contemplative condilion of the
mind, such as Budhists aim to
reach ; space, the firmament.
^ 1 empty, like the vault of
heaven ; deserted, unoccupied ;
in f/ietorii; a hy|)othesis.
-Jr I tha great space, the heav-
ens, also called ] !^ eniptincs.s.
i ^f. nonsensical, vague.
] ^ visionary.
] p'^" unfounded, idle prating.
■ ^ I humbh-mindc<l, unambi-
tious.
1 )ij< unprejudiced, graciou'5 to;;
but ;[j« ] means apiirchen.sive,
doubtful about.
:iip. In Ciintnii, liu ; — in Stcntou; hu nt:d Iiu ;
liiiu, lui ; —in i}li(iiii//tixi, liii ; — in Clii/n, liii.
■ in Anioi/^ Im and w ; —
iW 1 :§; 11^ ''^ "■''■'' conscious
that he merited punishment. I
1 "^ 7t 1^ to wa.ste one's time;
otherwise called | /j^ a vain
passing.
1 ^ in f/rammw, particles, ad-
verbs, ic, reekoneil to be chielly ]
these seven, ^ ^ -^ 4 ^ ii ]
pj^ though there are numy more.
1 ^ yj, \^ '' ^ »"-'•'"' seat awaits
you.
^ ^k -^ ] there is really noth-
ing true in il.
] fi^ a false account; a legend,
a ni.ide-u[> story.
\lk M. A tb 1 "''i-^ ^'"i't.v con-
ever fears danger
in 1 R ^ '^ w hat I say be false,
let the penalty come on m<?.
^ ] the si.x quarters or spaces;
— everywhere.
1 g the eleventh of the 28 con-
stellations, answering nearly to
Aquarius ; it always marks a
Sunday in the calendar.
in 1 -— Jl^ 'li*^ I""''-' "'""^ empty
palace ; — • the moon.
r^f A moth; others describe it
iJHIJ as the silkworm just hatched.
</' " 1 T' iC M '''c young of the
moth are tender silkworms.
noiliing, to enter nirvana.
] ^ ] iflj vain is fame. em|)ty
are riches; a Biidhist proverb.
1 S^ weak, decrepid.
] ■|}3 a delicate constitution.
^ I ijiy- f5 he does not exact his
subjects' l;dior for nothing.
1 G T' A huud)ly to abase
one's Lieif below others.
lion ; to speak well of, to re-
cnuiniend ; to puff.
Jt ti
scunce ever tears tianger. lIll/ 1 '^'^ ^'*'^^' ^^'''' '^'^ breath ; to
1 ^i 'M 'il& ^" ^^ ab.sorbed into flyiJIl^ breathe softly; a respira-
' "^^ -' 1 y]<. 10 suck up water.
P^ ] to breathe on ; to
say a good word for.
] ^ to expel the breath, to
beich.
Pi5f ] il§ hiccuping and eructat-
ing.
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IIU.
nu.
/_,JU This is so
T|J1l Willi the la
sonr.etiines interclianged
list and next.
.h'a To blow willi tliu breath ;
to warm a thing uith the
brer.lh; to look smilijigly or v.\>-
provingl}'.
1 file JfX '° *-"''S''>oJ '■■' '^ ll""S «'itli
satisfaction.
liil.-m^f^-it^'i&SilsSWsbcam-
ing i'ac3 showed his pleasure,
and he began to dance about in
Lis overflowing jov.
k^£> To blow hard through the
cJlIfe/v nose; to snuffle ; to blow and
Jiij, snort, as animals do when
afraid ; alarmed.
1 ^ sighing and breath-
ing hard ; to sob and sniffle.
.Pf
From M tlie iiioulh mid T^ the
breath going out.
,/('« An interjection like ngh !
expressive of diflike and dis-
approbation ; and also of grief, alas ;
wee worth the day 1
1 l'^ o"" 1 !1^ ^ '''" exclamation
of wonder and sorrow.
1 ^ fi>I"5 4 fudge I ^^•h.y did
you speak of it ?
1 if Ui pj "''''S 1 it is very
strange.
ira 1 ?J5W^W±t!'ek"'S
said, Ah I come all you princes
and fiefs.
^ ] jgi J^ groans and sighs ; a
querulous man, a hypochondriac.
r} "f^ Trora eye and in;'also wrilteu
( n J {(5 but not corainonly.
Vj'ti To open the eyes wide, as in
doubting wonder ; to gze at
surprised ; to raisj the eyebrows ;
to hope for; doubtful; vexed; name
of a river ui Kiangsi.
'1'^ 1 j"y'"l> pleased.
P^ 1 a twinkle of joy in a fool's
eyes ; to open the eyes wide ; a
stupid appearance.
1 Cn !?,f; ^ district in the northeast
of Nganhwui near Hung-tsih
Lake in Sz' clieu.
] ] staring about, as if uudeter-
ruiuod what to do.
I l^j '^ -||b to have an inquuing
and sagacious knowledge of the
world.
Jf
Occurs used for tlie last ; aUo
read Itii^ Ji"'l to be uistiiiguisbed
7- ; from /.It//) pf to icpiovc.
To bra',,', to boast, to ex-
aggerate; deceitful, vain boasting ;
large big.
I 1^' to glorify one's self.
] ^ J<£ iiB' ^'^ important laws
and fixed orders.
_J|[ f^ 1 ] g>''-''it streams and
lakes.
Eead Jm. To cry and sing with
outstretched mouth, as a bird.
:^fc*- From words and the meridian
g"T* Lour.
'hUi To grant, to allow, to let ;
to acquiesce m, to permit ;
to accede to, to accord, to bs con-
tent with ; to promise ; to betroth
in marriage ; to enter, to advance ;
to flourish, to revive, to emulate ;
more than, an excess; as an ad-
verb, very ; an ancient feudatory of
Chen, now ] 'j\\ in the center of
Honan.
® 'w 1 ^ y"" promised it to me.
^ j^i 1 ] ''"'y ^ promise ; it is
all t:dk-.
] ^ v.ry many.
] ^ a long time, unusually long.
1 \u ^^ V^^ faith in.
T ] ;^ ^= I'id yenr Highness
believe it"?
pj" Y^ I 5ji can you hope to
equal him ?
] f^ to accede, t" yield, to make
terms,
is ''fT> ] Jf* ^^ arrange a betrothal
over one's cups.
>lf ] a very little, as iu giving
n'.cdieiuc.
7 1 fill ?]^ don't let him come
here.
^ I to dLsallow, 1 1 forbid, to re-
fuse ; '• thou shalt not"
•& 1 'fj' fl^ perhaps it can also
bo allowed or assented to.
] ^;fj to ii)a!:e an agreement with.
I ^2; iJi '"'• 1 'omisc never intend-
J.l to be falillled.
] IJJi to rjake a vov,-.
] rll H ^& •• ' ■ssent to a felici-
tous or promi.Mng oflcr of be-
trothal; o.ie whose horoscope is
lucky.
Ifil [3 i!ll 1 'i"-'"''" features are
similar.
^ ^- ] more than three thou-
sand.
1 p^ '^'" 1^1 1 to promise certain-
ly ; to assent entirely.
1 %^ 1 i% to make vows to the
gods or Budha ; used ironically,
don't break your promises to
me, as you do your vows.
Head 'hu. The noise of fal-
ling trees.
f-^ /jv 1 1 liks tlio cheeiing
cries of woodcboppers.
In Fuhcltau. That ; so, thus.
From words and Xo/lij.
Yi High-flying, boastuig talk ;
'h'ii to talk of everything ; wide-
spread, generally known, as
virtuous acts ; to display ; ener-
getic, bold, full of activity.
^ ffi P§ 1 foppish and boasting ;
a vainglorious exaggeration.
f*?5Jli 1 ;:i i|:^ '!=c king's vir-
tUQ will, reach over his whole
realiu and inlluence ill things.
■f[J ] moderate, mild.
jg ] everywhere.
^ ] br.ive and gentle ; one who
can rule and be moderate.
cXydpH A sort of oak that bears a
Xg^ blackish, soft acorn called
'//« J^ 5j- or black cup ; it grows
ill Kiangnan ; soft, j'liable ;
liexible wood, easily bent,
leathers of tlie wild geese rustle
as they settle on the oaks.
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1 1 1^ f-5- pleased ; happy in at-
t.iiiiiurj one's wishes.
SSi ^ I 1 Ii'>|'I''"g and cai)erini>r
ali(Jiil ; liillini^ here and there
hke a biilterHv.
A sort of precious stone ;
name of two or three noted
jierson.s in history.
l-'roiii ynonth and irnvjii steam.
•//■«
^Pi^
To report to superiors ; to
Mow or breathe ; to smile
npim, to soothe; to laugli ;
warm, j;enial.
PfJ ] to port" aiid blow.
1 1 13; i!i S'l'i'l'iS' and chuek-
linn-.
1 ^ Y"i' -J' I'P parified iheui as if
they were children ; said of an
emperor of the T'ang dynasty.
m z
Also ICuil hit'
The sun risiiig and diffusing-
^' " liis genial warmlii and glow;
warm, pleasant ; an ancient
name of a district in the present llai
cheu ^'jij: j'I'l north of the mouth of
the Yellow Iiiver in the norlheast
of Kiangsu.
C rj/r* Kifim /ire and the sun's heat ;
j\\\ ""' '''" "'""^ "^ clutu' flB to
. .- illuniliiate.
h 'I
The gcMi;d. brooding, stimu-
lating warmth of llie sun ; to boil,
to heat; to matmv; hot, vivifying,
nutridve; kind, gracious; a red,
carnation color.
'?U 1 gc'iial, warm, as tae wea-
ther ; Jilacid, kind.
j^ ] to make warm.
] a genial warm day; the
warm sun.
1 '4« ;% '\H '" ^"'ly and stimu-
late ii.iiuri,'.
1 1 i^" t '' '^ chirlly a pretense
or ussuuiption of benevolence ;
] I also means gracious.
From ^ a. cnji contracted and [ly
a liri'it/t.
A sort of cap or literary bon-
net worn in the Yin dynasty ;
it was flat top[)ed like a
Cantab's caji ; to cover, as a
cap.
fj^' DR illi 1 'lit'.^' constantly wore
the hatchet-pictured robe and
sacrilicial cap.
Handsome ; also used as a
^PJ synonym of//"' ^ a mother,
/ill liut uitlioiit good authoiity.
1 Ut 'I'-gant, graceful.
] 1 Ifli -% f^reatly delighted and
laughing aloud, as two or three
crouii's ineetin"-.
Yrcim s/iirits and unlvvl'ij ; it is
fVei|nently ]u*ononnoed Jtitnitj^
iVoui Iblluwing tlie primitive.
Mad with think ; raving
drmdc.
iJt 1 '^ "iffl ''t'ad drunk ; he has
the delirium tremens.
1 'J® 1&. ^ druidvards make
great trouble, or produce conl'u-
sion.
|) From month and a sentence ;
'01 ■'''■''° '^'"^ ''"'■
ItiV To breathe upon ; to warm
with the breath ; to gas|) for
breath ; to sputter and gasp, as fish
do in shallow water ; to call out.
j ] getitl;-, khid words; in some
places it also denotes a rattling,
whet"/ing sound, as I'rom phlegm
in the throat.
1 1)4 'i3s ^ '" '^''" ''"^ mirror and
obscm'e the real sitrht.
tixj:^-
Oil sounds^ hwn or h\v'\
In Cnntnn^ hfl ; — in Sii'ntoa\ ]ii;i ; — in Ainoy\
in Shniif/haij hu6 ; — in Chi/'a^ Iiiie.
Frniri h'uh' nii'l to iharnfp or
Jioirery ; tlie two iivo syiiony-
HKHi.'i, lint :it fir.'^t the secoml
iiiiil luicieiit form \V!is descrilied
to he II sort nf h'itit-leg{.;ing3 or
biiskiu now disused.
A boot, in.sde of silk oir
leather ; it is inailo to serve
as a convenient poekct.
ti' 1 *^'^^*^'>'*^ boots ; they are also
ealled ^ ijf! ] square toed
UiolS, and sliould always bo ^^
I or satin boots.
m
I -^ a pair
- f\ 1 or -
ol IxjOtS.
y^ I wet weJither boots ; the soles
are often guarded by big nails.
fS 1 Ijoots to put on a corpse ;
the .soles are made of paper.
!!l'i I fl'j an aid or accomplice in
swindling or forging.
1 -T ^ liJ- I5l ^ tlie boots can
always ii-et the sock ; — .a master
can aUvaya prove tlie senant to
be in error.
Ilia ; — in F>ihrhrta, Itw'h ; —
/J|j I mourning boots.
1 ^ <"' 1 ff?c -J" a pocket berk
for papers, because it is usually
carried in the ] ||]j boot-barrel
or loose top.
PS 1 % fCk ['' "''1 ^^ •'*' iiitflec-
tual as] scratching your sock
through your boot.
5!j 1 ^ he spoils [other people's]
boots ; — a cunning pettifogger ;
also used to dissuade I'rom going
to law.
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HL'EIL
HUEH.
HUEH.
Old sounds, liiet, kiet, and g!et. In Canton, hut ami ut ; — in Sa-nton; hue, hiap, anrfhwat ; — tn Amoy, Uat ; ■
in Fulichmi, haik and liiek ; — in Shiin'jliai, hiiili and j'oh ; — in CIdfu, liiich ««(/ hich.
From jm a (/i.</i ami y or — • a
stroki', repi'eienting soinetiiin^
flowing into it, as tlie spurting
blood of a victim IjeUl over it, to
vvhicli tl.e his^-iiig sonnil of tlie
cliaracter iiiav furtlier allude ; it
forms the 148d.rMdii,al of a few
characters relating to bloody
things and uses of blood.
Blood, defined as |^ iff f^
Or. tlie essence of tbt; ;/;'/( priiieiple
by which life is kept ; bloody ; near-
ly related, tics of blood ; met. money,
proijerty.
1 ^ tlit^ stamr;ia, the constitu-
tion ; the flesh, the animal feel-
ings and desires.
1 M .^ H '"'•''■'^ linite force, in-
sensible to reason <ir deceucv.
AW ! %'^i ''11 ^^''o linveVeel-
ing.s, — i. e. reasonable beings.
WL 1 '° reduce the system ; deple-
tion.
[ij ] bleeding-, as by vomiting.
'j^ ] to bleed one.
] f^ the hair of the head.
Ijfj ] to strengthen the system ;
to take tonics.
JjjD ) blotxl left in butcher's meat ;
coiigidated blood.
^% ] extravasated blodd in a bruise.
] '['4 carefidly, altenti\-ely ; ear-
nestly.
1 'ft \% tF ^ warm-hearted, en-
thusiastic person ; one in earnest.
1 }f fl^ H "■"S^^'-'^ earned by the
liardest toil.
1 '^ a bhxjd letter, — an applica-
fioii for rehef at the last extremity.
1 Hi l'"'^'; «hite-livered.
'it. 1 pi'igiiant distress ; to weep
blnod, as at a parent's death;
it is written on fmieral cards.
1 IM related by bliwd ; race, stock.
J^jj 1 a sort of Iwrage that furnishes
a red root like alkanet, called
also ^ -JJ; it is used in small-
pox, and Ls probably a species of
ToKrnefuvtia.
tw [rI "3" 1 afTectionate as own
brothers.
>2> 1 3!^ j^ the heart's bkxKl came
to com-t ; ;■. e. the thing came to
mind suddenly.
] i§ dragon's bl<xxl, a sort of dry
red resin iLsed as a [ligment, ob-
tained from the fruit of the Dic-
monorojis [Calaiiuis] draco, a sort
of palm found in Simiatra.
) 7jS capital in trade.
] Wil^m "fter ^ bloody fight
he got off.
^ I the hole where the coflSn is
laid ; a vault.
I Ifl ^f ^ Incky gTave-spot.
S^ ] to point out a good burial spot.
— 1 ill '1 single grave. (Cwitonese.)
] J^ the underground channels
and influences which alfect the
health aiul luck of a region ; the
spots for the acupiuicture ; a vital
part of the body.
Ux ^ Ml 1 to tlfstroy (or burn)
tlieir dens and nests, as robbers.
I {fj winds its way out, said of
water nnming into springs.
- — . - Composed of <-^ a s/id/cr and
X Vi A. to enter; it forms the llGlh
/(W radical of a large group of cha-
racters mostly referring to pits and
holes.
A cave ; a hole in the earth or
side of a hill, — they are used for
dwellings ; a den, a grotto, a cav-
ern, a pit ; an open grave ; under-
ground holes, a lurking place ; in
(incitoiii)/, a sinus in the body; to dig a
hole, to dig through ; emjity; among
geomancers, the location of a grave.
] ^ to live in the ground ; trog-
lodytes.
] /fC fllj j§ [this bee] bores into
llie tree and lives in the hole.
Ill ] to bore a hole.
^ ] to dig a hole.
JL 1 a cavity, a recess, a hole.
^ [n] ] they are biuied in the
same gTa\e.
.c.hdh
To sip, to make a noise when
driidving ; to whi.stle ; to
make a wheezing noise.
Empty, vacant, as the mind
of an anchorite should be of
worldly cares and desires.
1 1 in <(1J. pine-iuinded,
weaned i'rom all jiassion.
From tratcr and /lo/e ; it may be
easily confounded with ^rh'dn 'iPi^
deep.
A stream flowing rapidly
from a hole.
] ^ vast and void, like the em-
pyrean.
[pj ] dissipated, depraved and reck-
less.
>J-» Deep set eyes; to look or
/V) glance at, as a falcon after
k'dt'h his prev ; to spy about.
^m ] T "- 1 t«ke a
sharp lo jk at it ; u.se vour eves.
M * 01 la 1 ^ W" l;e "as
glancing aroimd at the things, —
as a pilferer or shoplifter.
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HUEN.
231
TTiese c/tarncters are offcn hrftvd pronounced Iiiucn. O/d soundsi^ liion, kiun, pion, In'n, ond Ivin.
In Cu/itou^ liiin and iin ; — in ,'Swatow^ liieii, li'Mii, and suTiw ; — in Ainoy^ liun, liiau,
«/»/ swan ; — in FnhchaUy liiung, ^'""i5) «»'/ liieiig ; — in Sltttnjhfii^
Iiiieii, liini, y<i", fl/;f/ linen ; — /// t'lrijv^ liiien.
liiini
From vmiilli mid to /iroundi/n ;
it is intcrclianjied with tlie next ;
also reaJ /iwan^.
Tlic iiR'cssaiit cryiiij; ami
wailiiif^ of infants ; ,a glorious
majc'stif ch.-iractcr, as one of stem
^il■tlle; a lioly man, whose appear-
ance IihsIk'S men; to fear,
tt '^ '^ 1 '"*" niajeslic, how
(ligniKed 1
I''roin ttiouth and to jiroiiiuhji= ;
it is nearly svniiiiynious witli tlie
next.
Clamor, noise ; the huliliuliof
niany jaojile taikin<^ ; to voci-
frrale; in Chorea, the incessant crying
of chiMren.
] C^ brawling, confiiscil noises,
which are Ibrbiiklen in pulilic offi-
ces.
] |'j5] altercation ; boisterous mer-
riment or wrangling.
1 5c i^ itjl 'I"^y 'uiiigled lieaven
and earllL with their din.
^Ji.* Used for the last in ] ^- to
c PIEL bawl out to one ; faUacious, de-
Jt'iiiii eeilful, — in whieli sense it
is the same as the ne.xt, and
not much u.serl.
1 15^ '" frighten jne with noise.
.^/t^ Occurs nscd for the next two.
fR^^ T)eecilful. false ; to impose oil;
Ji t/t n to io:g(t.
p[t 1 lying iinposilions, cun-
ning stratagems, siiarp prac-
tice.
if;'f /fl nf 1 -^ "0 sliall never
forget hiui ; — our prince.
intcrchnn''ed >vith the
j/('w/( To furget ; to dislike.
1 ^.'I'> "'^'^ '""' iutelligent.
^fal^ ] From Jtl'tnt aii>l pnimnh/e or 1
1^^ I rnlt r ; ilie second i'orni is unu-
<-^^ I sual.
* ^^SV 1 A species of day-lily, the llc-
({^S> J iiK-TfraUi-i f/r<iiiiii«'(i, called
// luii. ti S "© because it causes
»ii.» ^5<, —1^
one to forget their sorrows;
an<l J5^ ^^ '^^ or (leer's onions;
a mother, because it is said that if
a wouian carries it she will bear a
sou, whence another name for it is
^ S I ; there are several va-
rieties.
1 ^ your mother ; a polite digni-
fied term.
*# 1 afe ;J|
good health.
jth parents are
J
>*» fienial, pleasant, as the warm
tj[ sunshine on a spruig da_v.
/I'lidi P ] warm sunshine ; the
sun warms.
^^ J^ 1 *^'e cold glens (or
valleys) became warm.
1 liesendiles tlie last ; the first
character is the most common.
- » (The bright .shini
mg heat of
the sun or a fire ; to parch,
to drv bv either of them ;
clear, bnUuuit.
] |j;] to suuike or jerk meat
] ffi to smoke tish to cm'e them.
] 'ilJ M S splendor that all can
see.
sun ; the sun jiarches it.
'0
It ill It
Another name for tlie liiran
^f£ or badger, wiiicli occurs
tlu'oughoul the northern jiro-
vinees.
M mm mail 1 ^ !'■>"■ is
it then that we sec the badger's
skin hanging in vour hall '.' I
it
pi ] An ancient wind instru-
ment of music, shaped like
an egg, made of jKtrcelain ;
, t*^ j it had si.x or eight ImIcs, and
*,,'"* ^ was blown throU"]i the aix-.x,
Icut'ii . .
' making a whistling sound.
tJIU ] ^11 ^ like a pipe and tlute ;
/.cloving lirofhers, which these
two instruments symbolized.
fit! i^ P^ 1 '''G seniors jilayed
on the porcelain conch.
I5t. The reddish larva' of muske-
toesfoinid in wells and pools
Ji'iua called l|j^ ] , wliieh doubtless
includes several species of
larva^ and probably some of
the smaller leeches ; an uisect
crawling.
Wt A woman who is rather caj'c-
.^. less of her ajiiiearance, and
li'iicii yet careful of proijriety ; so-
litary,.
1 1 -Q: "j^ "' ''^ ^ ^"''^^' '"y ^'""^
distress.
i,
JtWIl
1 Tl' , fir.'t form, heing the per-
I • ,nal name of the Kni|)cror
I Kan*ihi, has n(»w jietierally »\y-
f en i»iace to the second, wliicli
I h.is been substituted out of res-
J pect, even in com) (muds wlieie
it is a primitive ; ^Jjj in the sense
of lilack, is also occasionally
written for it ; it forms the Dlilli
radical of a few incongnious
Jiaracteis.
l)alk, somber, like the deep
ether in the sky; a lilackish, daik
color; dun ; dee]), still, silent ; pio-
found, abstruse, subtle • lieavcn ;
applied to names of gods lo inti-
mate that they deserve prai.se and
worship ; to manage, to din el.
I", ] heaven, the empyrean ; a
name for the heart.
■23-2
HLK-V.
I fi blackish.
] ^ lilauk drosses.
1 r^ an ulil term for the swallow.
] kj/ '"■' ] jJl abstruse, mysteri-
ous.
] 'f^ incorporeal.
] ^j5 somber spirits, a quaint
n.iMie for water.
] J] the ninth moon.
] f OT ] Ji ± ff^ tU god
of the somber heavens, the god
of the North Pole.
] 0|J the still garden, a Taiiist
name for paradise ; as | -^ is
for fairy land, a region in the
north.
"] {^ '"* Taoist term for a level,
LTood road.
] ^ •' skillful contrivance.
] and ^(^ are terms used by
Lao-tsz' for innnaterial spirits,
and for heaven and earth.
1 'W f^ glauber's salts, sulphate
of soda.
I ^k silent and sedate, like an
anchoret.
rt-l-* From ri/e and ilnrk ; the vert) is
ny also read /i«rH>; it is often wroiig-
(lonfused vision, dizzy; eyes
\\ andering here and there ; out of
order, in confusion ; mistaken, de-
cei\ed by, as one deluded by a
mirage, or things at a distance ;
defectix'e or distorted vision.
\ -^ ^ M ''<^ confused the real
and mu-eal, the nominal and
the earnest.
] -^ nervous from the effects of
wind ; made dizzy or distressed,
as by medicine.
1 ^[^ fell down from \ertigo.
[i% ] ' to confuse, to make dizzy.
HH 1 ''.ves swollen and sight blurred.
1 ' ^ suffocated to death.
■y-l^ rrom trult-r and sumlxr ; also
J'y^ read '/likn. '
^h'tieii GlLstenijig dewdrops, or the
sparkle of dewdrops in the
HI' EN.
sun ; falling tears ; deep flowing
water ; name of a river in the south-
east of Shansi, a branch of the
River Tan in Kao-p'ing liien ^
2}i 0^ which Hows into the Yellow
] liver.
[^ I a vasty deep, a wide waste.
■y^ ' ] glittering dewdrops.
W- 1 ft Jl '''<^ '1'''^*' sparkles on
the flowers.
] S a spirit of the water, an
Undine ; a iniiad or nvx.
1 ^-Jj M ij the tears' 11-11 like
dewdrops.
HUEN.
] ^ to bear in mind.
I S ['*■ '** ^® '*"] suspended in
nothing ; unfomided, no evi-
dence.
] 1 ^ ?!; 4 '"^' very careful
of me.
1 J-', '"i placard, a broadsheet.
«i i * fe le 1 m t>'« cost
of pongee, comjiared with that
of satin, is very ditiorent.
jA-l^> Ears or rings on the side of
lEX "■ tiipod by w Inch it can be
'/I'lii'ii carried.
1^^ From hi'urt and
• ttdrheil to ;
, ,, occurs interclianged witli its |tri-
->fcii> native.
To tie to
and suspend ; to
hang in view, as a prize ; to
promise to ; to be anxious ; in sus-
pense, nndecided, precarious, inse-
cure ; anxiously ; unlike.
1 Is '^'^''^y 'iiilik*-'-
5$ ilk 1 IM '"^ "■'^1'^ ■''P''i''t as hea-
ven and earth.
] ^ to suumiarily decide a case.
] ^ to anxiously hope for.
1 'J^ S K If offered a great re-
ward — for his capture.
n
From vonij and to prounijfje
the .second form is unusual.
A last for making shoes or
bo(jls called ] yH ; to iorui
on a last orniolil; iiii:t. that
which su])ports the external
figure ; to turn in a lathe.
] i?^ to fit a .shoe to the last.
1 El tf tiii'u or cut out round in
•^1 /'>K "■' hithc, as a pipe
mouth-piece.
mi:
KiuiC
Irike.
1 Jill II y. To wave off
with the hand.
1
^ fipj double entendrcs,
amliiguons expression.s.
] !][• to hang up, as charms to a
hntel.
■jji) ] to hang upside down ; to be
in siuspensc; an imfinishod af-
fair; a Budhist term fortlie sus-
pended state of souls in hell who
are waiting to be relieved by
priestly ]irayers, as at the ^ '^
■^ or .\11 .Souls' Festival.
JU M fll 1 like relieving one lunig
uj) by the heels ; i. c. very joyful,
gTeatlv rclie\ed of his anxiety.
M 1 il^ '-•'•'^l 1"*' liead to a beam
— as an ancient student did,
lest he should fall asleep o\er
his book.
1 f^ fic exceedingly doubtful, no
certainty in it.
^ 1 -7« ^ij ''"^ case is still in
doubt or not vet settled.
.A^-|) From silk and a (lerailr as the
TkHI I'h'inetic ; occurs used with (Si/i/i
Silken pouches or fobs a foot
long, hung at the girdle for orna-
ment, and worn at levees; stylish,
adorned ; colored, variegated ; fleet,
quick.
1 ^ eleg.'nit and adorned; gar-
nished.
^ ] ;iff|J flowered and colored.
] 1^ to hasten, to hurry on.
T^i i^ M 1 ^ '"'"' fi""^b' llie
w hite sets ott' the coloring.
^,8.-'} From to r/o and soiiilnr ; but the
•l^tT orij;inal form had g wnrcls in
7( .. ) the middle : aUo read ihiiin.
To .sell one's self; to brag of
one's qualities; to display for sale ;
bragging, vain-glorious, vauntuig.
HlJEN.
1 iX. "^ "Oman who seeks praise,
a coquette.
^ 1 to recomiiiend or boast of
one's self.
1?^ ] .self laudation.
sale ; mH. seeking a market for
one's talents.
self off a.s a tru.'itwortLy person.
HUrz.
J The brightness of fire ; lu-
f. minous, refulgent, shiuuig ;
//(((■«' to dazzle, to lighten.
] p"^ brilliant, splcMdid.
1 'l-R^ jM- '1"* liglits illuminated
the road.
1 A 3f @ *o confuse people's
senses ; to make ob.seure.
I II Mi, A to throw a light on
a man, as in the niglit.
ifOH.
233
lima'
Good and elegant clothing.
] j]U fine raiment, either
of a black or yellow color.
A horse with a dark or iron
gray mane.
lif- ® % 1 get on that
strong horse with the iron
gi'ay mane.
m.
jiii
See n/so HWCH /or other simUnr words. Old sounds, hok, gok, lu'it, gut, and mut. In Canton, hok, liiit, and kwSt ; —
in HuHituw, liek, liuk and ki'it ; — in Amoij, liak, hi'it, and ki'it ; — in I'u/icfiav, luik, hok, and puk ; —
in Shnngliai, hok, weh, ««</ hweh ; — in Cliifn, liu anit hiii.
y. A small orchidaceous plant, I '^Jli ^'°'" '""'" "'"^ "^ ''""""' ■" "^^'^
'^j with hexapetalous and white ' "m^ . for fft a bushel.
Fi'om n |>e<;t measure and horn ,
occurs usetl for the next.
To measure ; a dry mea.sure
sha|)ed like the frustrum uf
a pyramid, the Chinese bushel,
holding ten Sf pecks or a picul,
according to some authorities ; but
the connuon table makes it to mea-
sure o pecks or half a picul ; at Pe-
king it holds 25 large ^t pints,
or o 51" pecks, and two of them
make a "^ or picul ; between
Tientsin and the capital it varies
more than a quart; its capacity is
Slit litres according to the regular
table, and this makes it equal to
90.(14 pintii or 2^ bushels, which
is rather larger than any ; at Shang-
hai, the ]iiih for rice holds oidy
2.05 pints, and that for peas 1.8()
pint ; the I'udhists use it for a fidl
picul of 133^ lbs. av.; but the Hindu
dri'ma, which the huh represents,
weighs only 7 lbs. 1 1 o:. av.
|>J I to test the accuracy of the
bushel measures.
] ^ a clever hand at giving bad
measure.
5|- I pecks and bushels; |)arasitic
orchids are so callid tVoui a fan-
cied resemblance in the shape of
the flowers.
lut' flowers of the habitofaUen-
drobium, growing in Kiangsu
and south thereof, for which the last
is most used ; the leaves are used in
cooking fi.sli, and the culms di'ied
as a tonic for weak children.
.^ 1 a tonic medicine {Dendro-
biumcerani) growing on the rocks
in southern China; the name is
applied to se\eral similar or-
chids as the ^ ] and ^ ] ,
which turn yellow when dried;
the culms of other plants resem-
bling this epiphyte are probably
included under this term.
A bdinhno hitshcl, as the cha-
racter indicates ; a large box
adapted for holding rice, call-
ed |g ] or bushel box.
From wooil and bushel, referring
to the shape and cup of the fruit.
m>
,Im
Jill
A small timber tree, a spe-
cies of oak whose acorns have
roughish cupules, and are used
to dye black ; the leaves are
long, rather obovate, and dee])-
ly serrated ; the wood is used for
posts.-
Jiu
foot
A kind of goblet with ears ; a
sort of quiver ; the top of the
a hoof ; mddnd ; trembling;
insufficient, meager, poor,exhausted.
^ ^ J^ I the dress reached to
his foot.
1 ^ii poor, emaciated from illness.
I j^ thin, meager, lean.
Read Icivh^ To compare, to match,
to contend with.
?S 1^ ^ 1 ^J l^*^ strong and the
weak should not measure their
strength.
)J5*#^ From to bloio and aflame.
J^/V 3 Suddenly, abruptly; moving,
/'" flitting, like a will-o'-wisp ;
to blow on, to snufl^up.
^ ] going to and fro, undecided.
1 1 'if. a roaring noise, as of the
blast in a furnace.
1 1 Ifli Ml shaking, quivering.
] ^ to breathe quickly, panting.
In Pcb'iiffrse, pronounced 'chw^a.
A gust of wind ; an exclamation of
dissatisfaction, as if one throws
down a thing as useless ; a sudden
noise, as of bursting.
SO
234
nun.
HUH.
IIUXG.
I
,hu
From fn
phonetic.
and rnlley ns tlia
Flame ; the blaze of fire.
] ] a flame crackling as
it first catches.
flames shot upward.
f rom wood and a hor.try cliarac-
ter ; as a verb, hoh., ^ is nearly
sj^nonymous.
The kernel or pit of fruits,
the inner nut or .seed ; the
seed as distinguished from its pod or
pulp; hard lumps in a soft body,
a.s ganglions in flesh, or iiodiJes in
clay ; the nucleus ; the facts, the
rc.il circumstances, the gist of, the
pith ; to inquire into the facts ; to
severely scrutinize a matter, as a
judge; truly, thoroughly, earnestly,
Binccrcl}-.
^ -li 1 ^''^^' stones ; and also of
ail ^ I fruit-stones, as the
peach, walnut, &c.
^ 1 to have a hard lump grow
up, as on the neck.
^J 1 >fc ® ^^ excessive scru-
tiny ; to oppress by examining
into details.
^ 1 to thoroughly examine.
W: 1 ^ W '"^cstigate ihorouglj-
ly, to ascertain the nominal and
the real of a question.
] !&. _^ ^p it was examined last
ycir.
] ^ to examine and decide, as a
case in court
IS
M
Like thelaft, and superseded by it.
J The stone, pit, or kernel of
fruit ; a nodule, a lump, a
ganglion.
■pT 1 5i apricot stones.
SLA From li'ird and bone, as tlio
-| ^^ phonetic.
,/(u A migratory bird, the j f]^
larger than, but resembling
the crested lark ; it lias a short
tail, black plumage, and a fine
song ; it appears in the spring ; an-
ciently designated an ofiBce ; also
a sort of glede or pigeon hawk,
which is trained to seize birds.
[i| |g 1 let (ho hawk out of its
cage-
^ 5^ ] a poetical name for the
bamboo partridges {Bamhusicoki).
J^ IM 1 AS '"'• '^''e's licad and
hawk's eye ; — «'. e. a violent
tempered man.
^ I asort of war-canoe ancieutly
used in Kiangsu, which could
not sink.
1 -^ M ^S pounced down u[)on ;
he cauie here without knowing
the reason why.
1 ^ i'§ going from one thing to
another ; desultory, careless.
In Cantonese. Dirty, filthy,
grmied with tlirt ; — for which per-
haps the next character is better.
I
jfrl^ To dig for ; to muddy, to
1^ } roil, to confuse, to mix ; to
hn exert one's strength.
1 1 f^ ^^'''' great force.
] v^ to make turbiel.
Trom water av.d to iliij.
} Dirty, mud<ly water ; con-
hu fused, disordered ; exhausted.
] ] to open a channel for
water.
To see obscurely, as on first
awaking ; early morning, at
dawn.
] ] to behold.
^ ] the secretion from tho
B>
eye, smegmatic pus.
Old sounds, hong, kcng, gong, hang, am/ pang. Jn Canton, hung, kwiing, wang, anj wing ; — «»i Swalow, hong,
wang, and h"u6 ; — in Amoi/, hong, heng, eng, hian, and hang ; — in Fithcliau, hcng, 6ng, hang, hung,
hwang, and haing ; — in Shanghai, hung, hwang, Avang, lung, and ynng ; — in Chi/u, hung.
From three chariots racing, I
which tlien mal^e much noise. j
ihunff The rumbling of carriages, ,
muttering of thunder, or j
roaring of cannon ; to blast, to de- 1
str )y with guns ; to blurt out, to
hoot at ; any stunning noise.
1^ 1 tho crash of thunder.
] ^ to blast rocks.
^'k ?'}, 1 1 a^ ^'^'^7 boisterous ; a
din, an uproar ; irascible, apt to
scold.
] ] roaring, deafening.
1 ^n JdJ drive away the dog.
] fj ^ 1^ his fame echoed
tlirough the land.
"^ ')& 1 ^ to open upon it with
artillery.
] |>^ blown to ruins, as by an
explosion.
ii^ S ] fi5 — S he blurted
out his rage in loud tones.
] i^ ~y j)^ the wall came down
with a crash.
In Pekingese. To whip up, to
beat.
fit t^ &■' 1 Itt me wl^iP [tl'e
donkey] for you.
From 5E '0 die
contracted.
and 'ii' a dream
^hunff The death of a princo or feu-
datory ; to die ; like a swarm,
many, numerous, as descend-
ants ; quickly, suddenly.
] ^ demise of, departed this life.
HUxNU.
HUNG.
HUNG.
2oo
J^ j^ I I many people laboring
at a work.
1 ] the hum or buzz of a swarm
of insects, applied to descend-
ants.
^ S)f "Vi ] ] ^ ["'■'•y y""i" ^^^-s-
ccndantsj be as numerous as
the flying locusts ; — a wish like
that of Laban, Gen. xxiv. 00.
kiiiKj
Jmiiy
From fire and all or work ; the
Hrst is most common.
Jutii
' A flash or flame ; fire rising
high ; to bake, to roast ; to
dry at a fire, to kiln-dry.
J^n 1 ^^%^ warmed my-
self at the brazier.
\ ^ -f" warm up the room.
1 'Mi. " poi't'i^c furnace, a stove.
] i>v to dry thoroughly.
] ^: warped by the fire.
In Cantonese. To scorch, to
burn or dry up in cooking ; browned,
burned.
')M 5'j 1 ^^^no brown, done to a
crisp.
1 j|S W '^'^ '"°^^ cross, to scowl.
From vmulh and work ; tlie se-
cond form, composed of sound
and all, lias become obsolete.
-jj^ The bawling and din of a
IA> J market-place.
M":/ I ] )^ the clamor of a
multitude.
From g words and 5j even
J tJJ contracted ; used with the next
■ y two ; as a firhnitive, it ini|i:irts
^fiunj eometliing of its nicariing to most
of the compounds.
A crashing, stunning noise as of
drums or bells ; the roar of a cata-
ract; the slammoriiig cry of fright.
] ^i ^ Wl ti'embling from the
thuuderiug sound.
Like tbe last. The noise of
CliftJ stones striking together in
Jiiinff the water is ] J'l^i "s when a
torrent rushe.': down a gorge.
The roaring sound of rushing
waters.
] I roar of a cataract ;
dashing of waters.
The sound of rocks falling is
] ^' •'pplied to such as
are tlirow n down on people ;
or rolling from hills, as hi a
land slide.
A ringing in the head is
1 I , regarded as a sign of
/iiiii)/ a cold or slight fever ; a
hea\iness in the head.
A___A From silk and work as the jjho-
wM I netic.
Jiiiiit/ A red color ; reddish, fiery ;
lucky, ])leasant, because red
or vermilion is now the fortunate
e()h)r, and used for marriage sedans,
highest otHcial buttons, or oflicial
seals, and other things connected
with rank ; rosy, ruddy ; gentle,
pretty ; the Idood ; the menses.
] £i red; vermilion is the standard
tint.
1 M >''"hly, fair, as a girl.
^ ] rising, prosperous.
^ ] a public notice from the
people, because all such papers
are written on red paper.
tt! -i^ 1 '" '^'^'^^ '''' ■^ot'C'-') ^s of
a lost child ; when it is found,
'M. 7-ti 1 '''° reward is paid.
jfi 1 heated to redness, red-hot.
a fortunate thing'?
'jlJ'i 7L" 1 '''° ^'-'^^ ^^^ w'ine.
1 j^ a visiting card, because it is
on red paper.
1 ^ n ^ a pleasant and a me-
lanclioly affair, usually denote
a wedding and a fmieral.
1 jyi:^"'' 1 ^'fi A^'-.voung
lady, so called from the rouge ;
one who c.diibits hcrseif to slww
her dress.
1 nP^ or 1 ymi W"-ck and
blue eyes; mel. flsticuffs.
7^ ] fe 2c;irlet.
^; I rose red, a I'ght vermilion.
^ ] a deep red like sealing-wax.
1 H ira 3c "'^ emperor is heal-
thy ; when the emperor w as
strong.
^ I ?B '''^ great red flower is
the shoe-flower {IliLi-viis rosa-
sinensis) at Canton, where it is
also known as j :i^, a name
elsewhere applied to the satfnjn
{Crocus satira), and to the saf-
flower {Cmihiinnis tinctoi-i<i). both
used as dyes ; the latter is also
known as ] ^^^ or red-blue
flower; and tiie former as ]^
I ^ or Tibetan red flower.
] ^ or red goods ; the term is
sometimes given to red dye-
stuft's.
■J^fc 1 "•' ^ ] f" lia^'e a men-
strual discharge.
1 IM ^C A '"^ grandee of the first
rank.
S 1 ~r BS he is quite entranced
with it — or Iter.
j5]_ S|5 I to add red to blood ;
useless labor, unnecessary.
,# 1 fivl fresh, ruddy, uew.
Read ^kiinff. Female employ-
ments.
^ I women's skill, women's work.
M -
'rom insect and woi-k ; it is in-
ferchanped witli ^I to litii;ate ;
, ill Peking, it is pronounced
^Itiiiu/ ^ ^ _ i >.
kiirnf/' and for it many write %^
an luiuutliorized cliai'acler.
The rainbow, which Hf R^ Q IflJ
^ is seen when the rain reflects
the sun; it is su|(posed to be the
result of the impiu'e eflhience of
the \apors, and to be composed of
minute insects ; any colored halo
or parhelion, or vajwr on a hill-lop ;
coiniected together; old name of a
district in Fimg-yang fu ]{j, f^j Jff
in Nganhwui.
Ji\ or \ %or \^^ or ] |^
the rainbow ; the last refers to
its bridge-like shape.
— Jg J^ ] one full formed rain-
bow.
jjfe ] a re\crted rainbow, — is the
rellecti'd shadow of an arch.
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(t 1 TJS ^ •'' '""" °^ great abi-
litics ami merit.
1 ^lii] ilio vault of heaven.
Vi ii!l 1 il^l licaven and earth join.
^1i 1 a dr;igon.
»,|r From water and all ; occurs used
Ylll for the next.
Jiidiy An inundation, a flood ; the
water rising; water rushing
over rocks; a torrent overflowing
its banks; great, vast, immense;
but some authors deKne it not as
an adjective, but as an exclama-
tion of wonder when beginning a
sentence ; used by the Triad Society
in a cabalistic way, referring to
the Ming dynasty.
I y\^ liie deluge of YU, li. C. 2200,
regarded by most scholars as dif-
ferent from the Noaehic deluge.
1 fM ^•'■'''- haii[)ine.ss.
1 '1 ^^)} 4 A amazmg! I
only a mere child !
IJJ^ ] an irregular pulse.
!^ 1 y'C M liberal-mioded and
very kind.
1 ^ ^ ■"''' ''"^'^ waste, as the world.
'MW 1 M Jit '"" }""" ^^'^'■e ex-
ceedingly lawless.
] fjij' an iuiiiortant branch of the
Kiver Hwai, which joins it at
Sin-tsai hien JJ f^ J|^^, in the
ea.stern part of Honan.
] ^ or the family of ] 5^ the
first emperor of the ^ling dy-
nasty, is a name for the ^ jjjj
•^ or Triad Society, still exist-
ing in the Southern provinces.
1 \H Mi ^ town on the lvi\ er Fan
north of Fing-yang f u ZJi p^ Jjsf
in Shansi.
V^jfj From bird and river ; q. d. the
/■'•ti river binhas it freiiuents marshes.
^huug A swan or large sort of wild
goose, considered to be of the
same species as the J{1'^ yew, but
larger, and is i)erlia])S reiilly
another bird; the j], | is smaller,
has white plumage, and is more
like a widgeon ; mel. a letter-car-
rier ; as Jiu adjective, imme.isurable,
large, vast ; le;irned, profound ; al-
together.
1 15 ''"^ ^^"'^ goose, also called
^" ] the guest goose ; from its
migrations.
I ^ strong, greedy for the whole.
Q [ii ] rji 'I'c sini rises through
the vajxirs, — and dispels the
darkness ; the phrase denotes
the confused mists of chaos.
1 T^ an expression on an enve-
lop; fcll. open thLs [in peace]
from the [wstrnan ; whence ]
•^ means to send a letter by a
I'riend.
] Ja vast felicity, — two words
placed opposite doors as a wish
or prayer lor all who pass
throus'h them.
M
The name of the mountain
Tsung-hung ^ ] in Yun-
Jaimj nan which furnishes copper ;
it lies in the prefecture of
Yunnan.
■■ t y * From ;)/uh(s and retf.
<;/r_L. A marshy plant, the y^ ] ,
s'""'y a sort of smart weed {Pohj-
yonuin iimphibiinn'), or a kind-
red species of that genus,
having reddish leaves and
flowers.
J^^^ From ^ yelloiv and !^ to learn
( ~pl^ contracted.
c'""'.'/ The 1 J^ was a college or
g}imia.siinn in the Han
dynasty, A.D. 128, built by Shun-
ti; it "had 240 rooms and 1850
dormitories, and was designed to
accommodate 30,000 students.
] ^ students' rooms in ancient
times near the temples to Con-
fucius, now a])plied rather to
the latter buildings, as the
colleges are disused,
j^ ] ^ to enter college as a
siut-^ai.
1 P^ f^ i ■'' ■'^"f-^^<"\ one who
has really earned his degree,
and not boug-ht it.
.-JJ* From uood and i/et/ow ; it is
aUo read liuntj'* in some ptirases.
^/iiiii(/ A cross-bar, anything placed
trans\ersely or at a riglit
angle to the main part ; trans-
verse, crosswise, athwart, the op-
posite of .«/(«' ^ upright ; per-
verse, unreasonable, midish ; dis-
agreeable, grim ; unexpected, im-
looked for ; unhicky, untimely ;
disresjjectftd ; to go athwart, to
cross ; to lie on, as clouds on the
hills ; the narrow width of a thing.
] p^ a side door ; a back door.
] ^ a cross presentation at
birth.
;J,^ 1 agreeing and disagreeing ;
by fair or ibiil means.
i|(]^ and ] along and across ; down
and cro.sswise.
] ^ ^ to buy underhand
through another.
] jjj^ an unexpected calamity.
^T ] (SI -^ to perversely ruin an
affair, to act mulishly.
] ff Wi ^ ^° ^^^ obstinately
and oppress others, lo force out of.
^ ] A "" e^'il) truculent fel-
low.
] g; to measure across.
1 ^K iS ferry-boats.
1 §1 ■^- i^ pi I rriust wider any
circumstances cross the river.
^ I to arrange things across —
as a room.
] 'f± "y to bar, to w ithstand ; to
arrest ; to stop, as a thief.
1 T H ^ passed over three
bouses.
I ^\ criss-cross.
] ||[ exactly at right angles.
j iii to levy blackmail, to take
by violence.
] ly* sudden good luck, a wind-
fall ; underhand gains.
] ^^ ^ a diagonal line across a
square or rectangle. {Shanf/hai.)
SI ^ H ^ fnr ^ the clouds
indeed rest on the Ts'in Mts.,
but where is my family ? — I
have none.
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HUNG.
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ff ] lay il. ciDSSwise.
] ' j^ or ^"5 1 ' iiiibendirg, obsti-
nate ; imperious, arrogant, tur-
bulent.
Z^ I ' violent and disobedient.
^ ] ' cross ; to show a sudden
di.slil;c or i)er\'erseness.
1 >\!t' 1 Ws '-TOSS, perverse, one
with whom nobody can got
along.
] Sl'pJ S' ''''y '^^ fiosswise.
^ ] eight stars in Cassiopeia or
near it.
jj^^ Toflyaboul.
il*^4 1 ] 'ly'i^a ^iiJ^ buzziug
Jiuiii/ mLouI, as a swarm of flies;
bumming, liittuig, as bees.
Kt lit 1 Ir^ ^^'^ niiisquitocs come
in buzzing swarms.
i-l-* T(j measure, to judge of, to
cS'/Jit, estimate.
i'/'"ny Ik ] :jt Is sii S: ii fJ
Sx ^ i^ you must make
your felloes so thick that when the
call bears a heavy load the wheel
will not break.
I'roin car nnd fore-arm as tlio
"TCj^ I'roin ca
A\1/^ I'lionetic.
.hung A noise or drumming in the
car ; to speak into another .s
ear because of his deafness.
IB E§ 1 1 •"■ prolonged increas-
ing sound, as of distant thunder.
pn The gale across the entrance
( yAi of a lane or its bar ; applied
JtuiKj to tho gates of hsaven ; wide,
vast ; \aeant, as a garden,
jja 1 ^'"^'i infinite, as the firma-
ment.
1 J[J|j waste and limitless, as a
Btcppo or prairie.
^ ] the great gate, as of the
palace.
K '/L 1 '^° ascend to the Leavens.
1 4* £^ ^b ^" '"f'^ly employ
one's stoics of learning for
anotbei-'s use and (ileasiirc.
] ] beautifid and f-pacious, as a
mur.sion and grounds.
Jill II r/
Tlio first character is common-
est.
It,-,
'J"he cord or band which
passes under the ehiu to
keep the cap on the head ;
a string on which musical
stones are hung in the
wiiid ; to connect, to fasten ; the
ro|ic which springs the net upon
birds.
/\ ] the cigbt ties, which reach
to all sides; everywhere.
] 153 *^'" haiid and tassels of a
cap.
) A » ."^iinilnr to the last.
c72^ A 1.1 rgc mansion ; a vast ball.
Jiuiiff I ^ a wide house in which
there h an echo, a large ball.
J g ^ From li s/ii/lcr nnd diQfurc-ariii ;
~/J^ iiiterclianged witli the next.
JiwKj An echoing noise in a spa-
cious hall ; vast, large ; am-
ple ; wide, as a prospect ; to
enlarge.
\f\ UE 1 ^ik "^'"^y "'"^ \''^'<(i great
profits in our business ; — a
shopman's wish.
1 j^. an extended business.
■^ ] youaro well able to drink ; —
a ))olitc plirnse.
I 5^ long standhig, r.s a custom ;
very prosperous, as a firm.
;/c ^" 1 :}' <'t for a high post.
] -^ title of an officer in the
Clieu dynasty, the Minister of
Worka who guaided the mar-
ches.
?il
I'roin how nnd pr'iouic ; iilso i cad
i/twitiii/ ; tills cliarr.cfcr is often
used for tlio last, becaiifo it was
Jiuiiij tlio pel soiial name of llie cmpeior
Ymigcliing.
Tile twanging of a bow-
etrlng; Happing of eurlauis ; huge,
vast, expanded ; liberal, largely ;
to make gi'eat, to give full devcloi)-
raent to; to act generously and
with large views.
■& 1 >t ^V ^■•'^'- "'"1 gloriuu:;, as
the heave) LS.
A fiM it # it 1 A "lan
can act according to the great-
ness of truth, but the truth will
not enlarge for h im : — i. e. truth
is greater than its disciples.
^' llL 1 ^ death and disorder
everywhere increase.
I J^ Jt '^ be magnifies bis of-
fice.
75 JIG # 1 I it is yours to
trt-f- The sound of a bell.
cH^ l^'l 1 '1^° >'higing of bells ;
Jiiiiig the clamor of a market-place.
rt-|» The lowing of an o.x is pg |
f I 3A intended probably to imitate
Jiiiiig the moaning of the animal.
ml'rom w<ilcr and vast.
Still and deej), hke a clear
Jiiiii(/ pool ; a stream near the site
of a famous battle during
the reign of Ching-kung of Sung,
D. c. C38.
M if ^& 1 if ti'° flyi"3 '^■''S-
cade eomes down into the deep
pool,
m 1 is applied to two streams in
Shcnsi.
mB iB- ] ^ ?IC her b.au-
t-il'ul tycs were hmpid as a clear
jKHil in autumn.
mA movable board jilaced in
front cf a carritige lor the
Jiiiiiff rider to lean on as be stoo;l.
n u n ] a,\^'jp}m
cover IIk^ tlasii-board with leather,
and make a cover of tiger's skin.
\\\'i'X ■'^ yforioiis, lofty /////, as the
(rl/jv character indicates ; high,
Jiiiiii/ prominent; miijeslio, digni-
iid i 1 bearing.
llj ^5" Pl'i^ 1 '^'° '"'^'y V'^^^ seems
to aspire to tlio sky ; applied to
i:iipcsing .sights.
IS fS) 1 1 "" g''"'i'l palatial cdi-
fii'O.
"^i 0i ^$ 1 "'' ^hgnified and im-
[losing manner.
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From water aiid work as the
/iniii/ The ore from which quicksil-
ver is ol)tai;ioil; quicksilver.
1 # or 7jC fR # calomel.
h'i jn- p^ 1 to smelt cinnabar
and extract the quicksilver.
'linii(j
Oris'i'i'il foi'i" "'f '''^ '^*''
Also, a vast \apory appear-
ance; whirling about; gvra-
tmg, as water in an eddy.
] -j^ limitless, as an ocean.
j^ 1 chaos, the confusion before
the \-apors were divided.
] ^laj at the dawn of things, before
created things were arranged.
t n/f* '^^^ lowing of an ox ; but it
Hi"" is mosvly used for the last
'hung syllable in the Chinese form
of the Budhistic exorcising
canticle Om inani pajint hoiii.
C|^rE: A song ; to sing ballads ;
|J0 occurs used with the next.
'hiiiKj 11^ ] to sing and beat on
cymbals in unison.
# 1 tS ■'' 'I't-atrical hall,
a musical hall.
( ^_L|a From ynouth and alL
H^"* The hum or din of a crowd ;
'lutug the indistinct noise of sing-
ing ; to hilimidate ; to cozen,
to deceive ; to falsify, to be-
guile, to tempt.
] ] a din, a clamor.
:/C ^ 1 '^ ^''^ bmditer resomid-
cd througii the \\:\\\.
1 fli ^ induce him to come.
EH 1 to scare by loud tones.
] P^ to browbeat ; to badger ; to
hoot at and turn one out.
1 1^ or 1 lis "I" 1 # to cheat,
to swindle one out of; to
deceive, as in the price ; to lake
one in.
1 lilij p'"'.^''"o '*'"-l screaming,
making a jolly uproar.
] -^ -p io soothe a child ; to
play tricks on a simple, verdant
man.
1 Mi'^f^^M^ to trick Lim
out of his things.
In Cantonese. To smell of; to
test by the smeU.
i 1 From door or to fjo and nf/ ; the
tir.'t is comnioiilv lused ns .i co?i
tioiir.ries regard it as niiother
'f/vf I f"!'"' of'""".'/' M " '""«•
/luny'' A road through a village ; a
narrow street in a city.
1 j Y_f •+ ^ A ^ ten families
li^•e in every lane.
1 ^ S # :i # ^®"^ *° '^'''
mother-in-law in every lane and
hall ; i c. officiously polite, obse-
quious.
From to ,/f'//./ and all ; often con-
tracted like the last.
The noise of fighting ; the
yells of men entering battle ;
cries of a mob ; to light ;
wrangling.
1 ^ the clamor of a quarrel or
battle.
I ^ a battle cry ; a roaring figlit.
i :^ .1^ H the day of the battle.
In I'eL-inyese read Jmu<j. I'o
brush flies from a horse with a
chowry or lly switch ; to push
aside ; a cry of ordering ; a shout.
— ( 1 Uij ^ they scattered at
one command.
I 1 ^n to oi)en out, as a crowd
parts by ordering and pushing,
^i 1 ( 1 f'\I ■'* confused noise; the
din of many clamorous appli-
cants.
I 1 tU -i make them all go out.
— '•■ y** P'rom n-orfh and work; occurs
«J^ written Si but wronglv.
Iiiimj iJq cltuounce or im]ilicate
officials ; to insuiuate against
persons to their damage ; to litigate ;
to niake confusion, as rebels do ;
domestic S(pial)bles; internal dis-
cord, re\olulion.
I ^ rebellious, seditious.
] f|5; a ruinous defeat.
S R'li ^ 1 ['''^.^ "''^ ^'''^ ^o
many] devouring gTubs which
destroy men's minds.
5j> [)[[ ^ ] (i])posilion i'rom with-
out and feuds within.
_4-|-»} '\ The .second form is applied
E-fh I rather to the shrub and sprout.
I' Flourishing ; a vegetable
•j piT that keeps green in the win-
V "*. -^ ter. called k S 1 , "liicli
may be a sort ot moss ; an
old term in Chelikiang for
budding and sprouting.
ft ] a small .shrub found in Ho-
iian like a honeysuckle in fo-
liage, with the leaves in lives,
and bearing white flowers.
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HWA.
239
OM sounds, Inva, k«n, kap, kat, pat.
in Aiiitij, li\s'a, k\\;t,
ft * l-'rom jilunt and to Irittisj'orin ;
^\^ the next ^^■as the originiil fbriii.
y(»'a A flower, a blossom, ii
corolLa ; to make flowers, to
carve ; to spend, to lay out ; varie-
gated, flowered, ornamented ; to
exagi^erate, to talk flowery ; vice,
pleasure ; in trade, raw cotton ;
motes in the eyes, mttsca: i-nlitun-
Ics:
— ^ 1 or -^ ii 1 =1 «i"glc
flower.
— * SI 1 ''■ 'i"s<?g='.^'; ■' boiifiuct of
flowers.
1 i'iS '"" 1 M '•'"^ pistils and
stamens of a blossom.
^ I flue, ornamental flowers.
] jijl flowers, plants, the vegetable
wiiiM.
] ^ a nickname, an alias, a
soubriquet ; but ] ^ flfl' is a
rollster of clerks ami eujployes
in a yaiinm, and the word
here means miscellaneous.
1^ I 1^ needless expenditure ;
[lin money.
1 ^'i '"' 1 ^ t" squander, to
spend recklessly.
] J^ an actor who personates
women.
4X 1 M '" paint for acting.
^f ] to love flowers; addicted
to dissipation.
1 nS* exaggeration ; figures of
S[ieech.
I 1 i^ "P ""^ spendthrift, a rake.
] ^ flowers and trees ; met. a
brothel.
tion, a brothel and smoking
room.
1 $S ^" spend money ; expensive ;
to lay out i'lnids.
1 1 lit .^ ■•' thoughtless age.
1 fJy an ilhmiinaled street; one
dressed with fl;igs and festoons.
nnil 'j^\\\t. In Cuiilon^ fa, wa, iind wak ; — in Su'afoii\ hue, ho, ue, ant/ hwa ;
niifl k*o ; — in I''nlichnu, hwa, wa, liek, wah, kw'a, and hwuk ; —
Shanijhiii, hwo, wo, and wall ; — in CliiJ'u, hwa.
1 T' <"■ ^' 1 •? -I I'l-'gg'ir.
1 1 ^H \a chequered, irregular ;
higgledy-piggledy.
] '^ ornamented lanterns.
1 W"- ^ district lying north of
Canton city.
1 1^ "1' 1 ^ f^ii"' Pi'ctt.v, as a
girl.
?C 1 ill !S [I'c ™'' t-ilk till]
the flowers come down from
the sky.
3f^ ] the small pox ; whence
in some places | ^^ ^ denotes
the goddess of the small-po.x.
{fj I 5J to have the small-pox.
] ^\l colored cottons.
— Q, ] a bale of raw cotton.
RB 1 W- itL obscurity of vision,
arising from disease, or multi-
plicity of objects.
1 y^ "f the money is all spent.
Pfl y^ ^ 1 the moon bides her-
self and the flowers blush — at
her presence.
^ I to stick in the flowers de-
notes one who succeeds in his
degree, or has married Lis be-
trothed, from a custom of putting
flowers in his cap.
] l^ florist's grounds, public gar-
dens.
1 5i E or 1 I -I fio'ist-
y ] the jien of a good scholar ;
accoui]ilished.
j^ 1 .'"■ '^ ^L 1 pilli-p-iper or
artificial flowers.
I dfe or f4 ] ^ the ground-
nut. {Anic/iis.)
'* "I Tlio original form is designed to
J^ represent a phuit covered witli
~^ flowers ; it is mucli interchanged
witli liie last.
The beauty or abundance of
flowers ; flower}', elegant, as
a garden ; splendor, glory ;
./iiva
blooming, charming, beautiful; ac-
complished, virtuous ; a term for
China, intendeil to describe its
civilization and literature ; ornate ;
to di\iile a melon ; the flowers or
efflorescence of lead ; often occurs
in proper names.
^ ] glory, grandeur, eflulgence.
] g| beautiful, showy.
^ 1 Un ^ his years are waxing
old.
1 "K" hoar-headed, white hair.
^ ] brilliant, fine, bright, as a
show.
] p(^ the god of Fire ; at Can-
ton, he is called ] jl^ ;/y; '^
the Efl'ulgent Great Emperor,
and worshiped with much pomp.
] J^ finely colored, variegated.
fiS fiX 1 it '"'** sales' rooms are
beautifully arranged.
1 JK. to quarter a melon.
^ ^ a terra for a state umbrella ;
also four small stars between
Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis,
which are supposed to exercise an
influence o\er people's fates ;
whence the phra,se ^ 3E | ^
his fate has ofl'ended the flowery
canopy, denotes becoming a
jiriest. because unlucky people
often turn priests, or devote
their sons to the priesthood.
1 ^ fi ornamented pillars bo-
fore a grave ; some of the finest
resemble the triumphal pillars of
the Unmans.
f|i I ga or 1 gChhia; it de-
notes rather the territory than
the people or the government.
] 2l', ■'" "Id poetical name of the
pheasant, from its variegated
plum.ige.
§ I ^ ^ flowers in the spring
and fruit in the autumn ; i'. e.
gradual progress.
2i0
HWA.
] •)]] a district south of the
liiver Kiiitj iu the southeast
of Sliensi.
^ I lljj bright moonlight. :
co.-iisc, ill good t:i.stt'. j
1 ' \\\ one of the Fi\ u Mountains ;
it lii'S ui Si-ngan fu in the south-
east of Shensi.
I )^ a baik from wliich withes
can be made, probably a sort
of birch.
A spade used in making
ditches ; to open the ground,
j/iifu as a ploughshare does; a
ploughshare.
1 ^ a hoe or shovel.
From liorsp nnti j!nc ; tlie se-
cond fonn is unusual.
A fine, shapely chestnut
colored steed.
] §25 or Beauty, was the
name of one of Muh-wang's
eight famo\is horses, (n. c.
980.) which was harnessed on the
right side.
Jill From ^•ni/e and s;>ear.
c^J To pole a boat; a pinnace;
j/iifa a scow, such as soldiers use
to cross .streams ; a bill-lnmU.
1 ^ a scow, a punt, an open boat.
1 )5g a lorcha, such as are used
at Macao.
^ 1 ■? 1 ± j^ get '1 pu"t t"
go ashore on.
Clamor, noise, hubbub; the
confused noise of a crowd
talking and bickering; din-
some, iioi.sy.
^ Jh la 1 -''^ ^""'^ '•■^''^"
uig is strictly forbidden
— in this yamiin ; <a notice
suspended at the door.
] don't make such a noise.
^ a general hurrah.
] or 1 '1^ a disturbance, a
squabble of voices.
,/iwa
I
I
'/iica
From Ij the olil form and J\
jnnii I'vetixed, intimating tliat
wliicli intlueuces man's actions.
HWA.
Bead ,!<•«. To change.
1 ?^ ''So^ "o'' y^^ hatched.
From fijot and vea/.
The ankle, the external mal-
leolus, called I -^ 'j^, while
I JJI denotes the heel.
1 1 it f X l*^ hurry on alone.
In Fuhchun. An irregular gait ;
to shufHe, to limp, a gait caused by
a tight shoe, a boil, or similar cause.
hiai'
To alter, to influence ; to act
upon mind, manners, or nature so
as to change them; to transform;
the operation of nature ; to convert,
to influence for good ; to repein, to
reform ; to digest ; to transnnite, to
n\elt ; to pass into metempsychosis;
to barter ; to resolve doubts ; trans-
formed by ; an alteration; muta-
tion ; uitlamorphosis.
^ I changes caused by the sea-
sons or air.
jjl)- I digestion of food.
;;f; ] indigestible, disagreeing
with one.
S^ 1 to instruct and improve ; the
good effects of example; a
change of heart, for w hich ]SJ^ ]
is also used.
JJ^ 1 good manners, improvement
in morals and habits, by ex-
am] ile or warning.
1 S '•' leform the people.
1 ^ produced by its own change,
as the metamorphoses of insects ;
used by Biidhists for birth witli-
out parents {auupapudabi), as
Bodhisatwas are when they ap-
pear on earth.
5S 1 the changes of nature, crea-
tion, production, and destruc-
tion ; fate, nature.
T ] royal civilization, the best
of priu<;iples.
1 ^'ll a district in the southwest of
Kwangtung near the sea.
HWA.
1 f^ 'iif P^ ^^ t"uk the form of
a Siiaman.
\i. 1 n m 1''^ virtue daily in-
creases.
■J^ ] a visible change in the ap-
pearance.
Jf§" ] to melt metals ; to dissolve,
as by acids.
7|<. ] "J" the ice has thawed.
1 32. ''"^ operations of nature in
the seasons.
1 1^ •"' ^ 1 ^° ^^'S for Budhist
temples or prit'sts.
1 M or 1 ^^ "r 1 ^ gf to
burn paper and mock niunuy at
the tombs in spring.
J ^ a fate that cannot be resisted.
t!j 1 >^ T tiausformed and
gone ; dead.
] $^ to burn a jrtiest's corpse ; it
also expresses the power of trans-
formation (nirmaiui/iaya), which
every Budha possesses, a sense
v hich is also expressed by ^, ]
J^ a body capable of trans-
Jormation.
B, f4 II ] it is hard to go
ag.iinst nature.
1 B yt Ji'^^ ''"^ ^"" I'gl'tens
up the heavens, said of peaceful
times.
,ri.^^J "1 From n-ords and tonytie ; an-
So I o'lier foi-m lias § tlie tongue
"•^ I. thrice re]>eated ; the second form,
i^y^^J I composed of irorJs Joined^ i. e.
H Py r to unite good words, is obsolete.
PH J
/((/•a' Words, discourse, speech,
conversation ; a language ;
to talk, to tell ; to narrate, to speak
well; to talk loud; to put to
shame ; to regulate.
^ ] now it is said, now let us
say ; — an initial phrase used in
novels.
% *g 1 I don't understand the
words, I am unacqmtinted with
that language.
%]l 1 ■^ it's a long story.
/P ?'l" 1 T •'■ ^'^^ ""'' ^P^"^ °^ '^^'
1 ^ 5'j Jifc '^l''"'t '^Peak of that
now, don't bring that up.
HWA.
^ot^J^ 1 "l^at 'l"*-'« ^"-' say*;
1 ^ -Ix li yo" '='1'^ "'■''' y""
diiii't talk to the point.
] ^ij ,1 fiiruwtll ; parting words.
^ ] a lie, a brag, a, big story.
^ ] talkative, inipertiuent.
^ jjj^ ] it makes no sense.
/{■< \%. 1 improper talk, blarney,
billiijnsgate, balderdash.
1 4' W 1 ''^ ^'"'^^ '"^^ y^^ ^"-'^
it all out.
?.A ] '-^ gninible, to mutter at.
I ^ to talk over old times.
^ M ] ventriloiiuism.
— 'p] I one expression, a phra.se.
i 1 "■" ftf 1 '"^"'' <"" vulgar
talk; a |jatois ; colloquial.
^: ] A t" l-'ingh at one.
|(| ] innuendoes, whisperings.
1 IS W prosy talk, re[)elilions.
] |j5 "r ] \^ a topic for con-
versation.
[ii ] /p ^c the words you speak
are not to the point.
^ ill j/jC ] I do not know the
English language.
In Cantonese. A rumor, an
on (lit ; "a final iiartiele, expressing
doubt.
fj' % %\ 1 ''- '^ ^'■'■^'^ there are
many robbers.
pa
liwa'
Frnm p3 n field incloscil niiJ
ijL peiiril ; y. r/. n fieM timt li;is
I' been traced arouml ; tiie cun-
I trncteJ form is common in clieap
J buoki.
A picture, a drawing ; a
painting ; a mark, a line ; a
division ; painted ; lo map,
to mark out a plan of.
— . ^{l] ] one picture or drawing.
[ij i\^ \ landscape drawings.
1 HI Of 1 ICr. painters, such as
color walls ; the first also means
drawings, elaborate painting.
,•^1
IIWA.
^ Ijr 1 to love to bedeck one's
self; fond of fine clothes.
•j^ ] foreign pictures, engravings.
"?:i 1 photographs, daguerre-
otypes.
ill ■£ ill 1 t''e view is like a
picture.
1 4't riS JSL '" draw a snake with
lej;s, /. ('. exaggeration.
^ xk \ .^"'' niust now restrain
yourself; or limit your desires.
] 13 the gray thrush {Lenrodinji-
teivii ,fiin;ii!^e) a common song-bird
in southern China ; as is the
^ ] ^ or white eye-brow
thrush, a species of Garriiliu:
1 Dili a good painter, an artist.
^ ] a master schemer.
1 ^ 'i^t 3fe §1^ picture cakes don't
satisfy hunger; — promises are
not enough.
1 ^'i' '"' I ^'iu '" ^'^S^ one's private
mark or cvplier.
1 )k 1 ;i 1 1 # a tig«'s
bones are not so easily painted
as his skin ; — it is easier to
learu a nuui's face than his
heart,
Eead hu-ati^ To draw a horizon-
tal line ; to mark, to limn; to line
otti lo divide by lines; to paint,
to sketch ; to ch'aw a plan ; to
limit, to dc^vise.
— ] a line ; in writing, a hori-
zontal stroke of the pencil ;
also, to act by one rule.
yp ] — incongruous, not u[i to
the mark.
1 Jtll n Pii 'o ""■'ke a rule or
limit fur one's self
] jjg to contrive, to lay a plan.
] y{^ lo draw Howers.
^fj" ] to designate, to pouit olf ;
to trace with the finger.
] jl^, to draw a line, to stop short,
to go no further.
^ ^ ] how many strokes are
there — ui this character I
HWA.
241
J-A-<!^J Frei|ueiilly wiitten without tha
radical uu tup.
/(«•(«' The western of the iive cele-
brated mountains in China,
to and on which sacrifices were
anciently made, lying in Hwa-yin
Lien, 4- W. %%. «'i«lheast of the
capital of yhensi ; on its highest
pi-ak, called ^ ^ 'White Tiger
Mt., there is a pond or tarn where
the longevity water-lily grows.
I-H*J Fiom vDOil and Jlowiry as the
T'lSi; [jbonetiu.
liva' A tree found in Slanchuria
ami Mongolia, a foot or more
through, of who.se thick, resinous
bark links and bands for bows and
caps are made ; the wood is curled
and takes a polish, and is em-
ployed in cabinet-ware ; it ai)pears
lo be akin lo the birch; in Honan,
another tree of this name fur-
nishes a bark of which sheds and
houses are rudely constructed.
] }]i.l$] ^ birch bark shop.
■"i From li'iitd and to mcasurp. ; it
. imust iMit be confounded witli
liwuh) 3^ to seize.
A trap or ]iit in which to ]
take animals; a gin; a
noose laid over a pit to catch
\Vol\ c-s.
1 l''ti }}\ ^ 4" I'e fell into the
pii.
^ ] a siiriiig-uet for birds.
'jit 75 1 shut up your gins.
Ivead liirtih^ To seize or hold
by the hand, to secure.
liwu
Read /;«' To divide, to spread
out.
i1
it
Sameas the ,!C('Y^ or nmd-
'irtlst' fi^'' j a large kind of silure
hu-'t' or cat fish having cirri on the
moulli, and a white pro-
tuberant belly.
24-2
HWAII.
KWAir.
HWAII.
Oil somid, liwat awl .irwnt. In
Invalc and
> |-| I'l-ojn !i'n/i-c anil bune ; occurs
y l3* written liUe the next.
/imih Smooth, slippery ; polislied ;
* wet and sludgcy ; soapy,
glassy, glairy; oily and sbiiiiiig ;
cunning, knavish, flattwing; con-
fused, as turbid water; to slipup.
J§. ] a slippery (or wet) path.
] 1S§ ji. A P'l^*-'] ^'li'ising a man
on a slippery walk ; — you will
not get your debt out of me.
] ~T — ^ slipped down once.
5^ •] bright, shining, lustrous, like
a polished surface.
] /^ steatite, soapstoue.
1 M> S^o^y' "^ '** rouged face.
] l|J, a district in the north of
Honan on the River Wei.
■^ \ artful, cuiuiing, tricky.
] P flattering, cajoling; delusive,
as talk ; to gloss o\'er.
1^ ] deceptive, to take one m.
\3 1 6^ slippery, as ice; oily,
soapy, glairy.
] jflj keen, sharp, deceitful.
1 ;);^ a knave, an unscrupulous
fellow.
1 iiit "^' 1 'M slnshy, muddy.
1 4 Ji or I it ii. slippery,
muddy, as the walking.
smooth-tongued lellow.
] 1 the appearance of flowmg
water.
^ Jlj I grind (or rub) it smooth.
RM Ph 1 '"'" observant eye.
JE ^ tG 1 ''"^ ^'^'^^ '^° ""'■ ''■'^'®
firm footing
Canton, wat and v.:\k ; — i'l Sn-utti\ kiit ; — in Am'fi, kiit ;
Uok ; — i:i Slianijimi, will and wall ; — in Chl/u, liua.
in J-'nltcJiau^
-^J 1 i -St •'"'' unscrupulous ras-
cal.
?fil Sli 1 m bedizened and dress-
ed up very gaily.
1 |S fawning and sycophantic.
as a flattert-r.
] J^ to rub smooth, to scrape
clean.
In Pekingese. A pully, such as
Ls used in drawing water ; to
wrench, to turn, as a door-knob.
1 _L flil *^""' '-'"^ handle.
] !^ a bolt, a thing that acts by
turning in a socket.
In Fnhc/iau. Free .and easy ;
to cook in boiling water like a
roly-poly.
From dor; and bone ; it ii often
written like the last, to wLicli
it is similar.
hwa
Disorderly ; uncivilized, as
barbarians ; artful, cunning, trea-
cherous, unreliable ; clever, smart,
lying, as children ; to disturb, to
cause trouble, especially internal
commotions; the alliLsion is to the
] .^ a boneless anunal which
is fabled to get into timers, and
devour them.
^iC 1 impudent and tricky ; a
sharjier.
] A^ tPc ^'° '^ ^'^^y uncertain ; ;".s
a slipi*ry knave.
^ I traitorous, disloyal.
I rij^ a scamp, a glib rascal.
® '^1 1 M. '■^° southern savages
disturb £the kingdom of] Hia.
Tjjll, I'roin ^ stone- ami \^ slippen/
li Ft contracteil ; soiuetimes used lor
7 its primitive.
Jiwa ' , , ,
A muieral, talcose slate or
soapstoue ; lard-sloue, potstone,
steatite.
] .^ .^ a kind of feldspathic
mineral containing magnesia,
used in the porcelain manufac-
ture.
.4.Iso read liwoli,
Obsliuate, perverse, in which
sense it is the .same as 'fj ;
stupid and nudish ; to mis-
match; a cord or mpe.
■^ ] disobedient, opposed to.
] ^* to tic together (or ally) what
cannot agree, as a cow and a
camel drawing a plow.
] %MM 7K It Ihe tile,5 are
broken and the ico is melted ; —
all is over.
Jiwa
Jtwa
The nolso of teaiing silk.
1 fl5 — M ^ rip[.iiig sound.
] Pj5j cut open his lip, as hv
a fall.
51 ^ tr ii 1 1'° '■•^" »p"5
a nail and ripped a hole in his
skirt.
Jma
fish
A reptile with four feet, de-
sci'ibed as found in marshe.'^,
resembling .a snake arid hav-
ing wings, which feeds on
this brief description may
obscurely indicate .an animal akin
to the Pkrodartijl, but the basilisk
lizard is more probably intended ;
it makes a noise like clt-yil.
IIWAI.
IIWAI.
HWAI.
213
old sounds^ Ijwii und gwut. Ju (■
From heart and to /tide in ; tlie
contractecl t'unii is common in
cheap boolis and writing.
To cherisli kindly in tlio
heart, to dwell on, to think
^fiiviii Qf. to embrace; to come to,
as ill returning to a parent;
to cling to, as one's homo; to ]i'.it
in the bosom; to carry in I'lc
womb ; t(j comfort, to ftnor ; to l.iy
by, to boartl, to store up ; to harbor,
to bring on one's self; to remem-
ber against one ; to bj tranquil ;
tranquillity ; the afieetion-, the
heart, the bosom, the lap ; wounded
feelings ; Belfish, priv;ite ; occurs Lx
tlio names of many places.
] is* '" think of, to long for.
] ^jfe to think upon virtue ; to
esteem virtue.
] A to remember one.
1 U/j' "■■ I ^^ pregnant; to be
with child.
f)\\ ] l[^ ^X •■" throw oft" care and
take a jolly cup.
j|5; 1 to relax the mind, to forget
care.
1 ^^ iT a letting us hear their
fine notes ; — an ironical phrase.
] ^ to carry or hug, as a nurse
does a babe.
IS -ffi 1 ^ '" esteem, to cherish
kindly.
] y^J^ to seek selfish ends.
years it can leave ils parents'
arms.
^ -^ -^ I you placed nio in
your breast.
can ho l)e c'dli'd huiuano who
keeps his i)earl in his bosom, and
L'ts the couiilvy go to ruin?
1 nii 1 pid peri'ect rest, sorrow-
all relieved.
am grieved.
'antoit^ wai ; — in ■^watoir, liwai ; — in .^l;/(0^, hwai j
in S/uiiir/hai, u"a and \v6 ; — in Chi/'n^ liwai.
1 in t" cherish resentment, to
bear ilhvill towards.
^ 1 ^'J iU '"^ carried (or con-
cealed) a sharp knife.
tij" 1 ^ |/L ''" clierishes evil de-
signs.
W 1 'l- I'n ■'■ '^'■■^''^ nobody to
unbosom myself to.
1 ?Js t'* reach, as home ; to get
back, as to a family.
fin SL # 1 what's the use of
thinking of him ?
^IF; ^ ^ 1 there Ls nothing it
docs iKjt embrace or contain.
iM ^^' T" 1 '*■ measurably meets
my vieu's.
'ja* 1 *"' ]\H 1 '■^^ bosora, the
feelings, the affections.
1 W, lu ''" eonceal a dreadful
secret ; to scheme evil.
ie M 1 its -^ watch eveiy wind,
an.xiously thinking — of your
return.
in Fnhchau, Iiwai
From iPC clothes and >f,c all or
5(1, demon ; they are botli ori-
rjinal Ibniis and syiionyuu of the
hist ; in (l.oir only use as prinii-
ti\c^. tliev impart soinewliat of
their sea-o to .several of the coin-
pountl cliaracters.
To carry in the sleeve, or hide
in one's bosom ; to hold under the
arm ; to wrap, to conceal ; a sack,
a fob.
Jtirai
An iMubelliferous plant, ] ^
of which the leaves are fla-
grant; it is a species of dill
or Ancthiim, and also c.illtd
^r K^\ ^ t^''" sweet thread vege-
table; it is also written (jj ^, and
in the Pitn T.s'ao is deseribcil more
like fennel {lufn'miluin) -^ [ivob.ably
both dill and fennel arc included.
l''roni n'oijd and dcvii, bat the
phoiic:ic is explaine 1 as denoting
/,,.,■ 12« to chorisli becanse this tree is
i renieinheieil liy people
A leguminous tree, common in
the lairthern provinces, a sort of
locust {Sliq^hnolobiwii [or Sophora]
Juponicum) grown for its wood and
shade ; an ancient ruler heard com-
plaints under it ; the blossoms are
used to dye im[ierial ycllo'.v, and
mixed with other things to make a
green ; the .seeds are enveloped in a
juice, which preser\es them from
freezing, and tlie pods remain on the
ixc' till the new leaves sprout ; at
Canton, this name is given to the
Cas.lia alata. which resembles it in
general ai)pearance.
-•. ] three ofHccrs in the Chen
dynasty.
1 Is '^ ''''^° whose wood is do-
scribed as able to produce fire by
friction, and thereforo calkd the;
\ )J^ the fire locust ; perhaps a
kind of ebony.
•]jj^ ] the Bobin'a amoru, whoso
. roots arc used in dysentery.
1 /J ''^ poetical name f ir the fourth
moo;i.
1 •fti ^^ fhied Lops, so called in
commerce.
1 -ft: ft ^ -7 'It ^vh.n the
locust flowers, students arc very
busy — with their examination
at the autumn tripoo.
\t[- From water luul ijvod.
(.\ [E A largo stream which drains
Jia-ai the provinces of Ilonan and
Nganhwui, flowing into Hung
tsih lake ; its waters now reach the
Yangtsz' River through the Gr;'.nd
Canal; an even, cquaWe flow, like
this river.
1 ^)i 5l^ '}% "'^ came seeking the
trib s on the Hwai.
flj ( the region between the Yel-
low and the Yangtsz Rivers in
Kian^su and N'T.U'hwai.
244
HWAT.
HWAN.
HWAN.
*) J'rom cnrtlt imtl Jtidinrj.
Going or gone to ruin ; to
hwai'' spoil, to injinv, to iieiisli, to
dcstrov ; dilaiiidiiteil, broken
down of itsdf, fallen into ruins ;
iiijurctl, spoiled, rotten, useless ;
hence in Canton, sometimes heard
as a slang \vord for dead.
^l I dissipated, vicions, gone to
the bad.
;j||J \ broken, useless, unusable,
1 K 1^ •''• '^'l'""'*'''^'"^! sestQ'l con-
scicnee.
harness.
] -^ or I 1^ an ill-raaniicred
child.
if^ I rotten, carlons ; dead-rot.
^M f'i 1 ^^ ' '"''y ^° likened to
this decayed tree,
fli ] '■■ t'lironlo dianhea, an iticm-
5^ ] mildewed ; broki n down, \V.-
terly ruined.
•fij^ 1 >m ^ yo" l'''^'« Bpoiled niy
aflairs; you arc a marplot.
^ ] to injure by meddling, to
put out of order.
1 ili ™" 1 ^ coniipt action:-,
evil tboughtn ; depraved.
able bowd complaint.
^ 1 worn out, Inokcil down ; in I 'JA,^ Also reail ma'
inins. ! J 3 -A. wide ream-
^1 and I are cpposites, good, hwai' ] ] high and light, a.-- a
bad ; useful, nseless. ! palace b.'.li.
Old sviiml/:, InviiT), kiviii), giv;iii, koii, and gon. In Canton, wan, {an, un, ami tin ; — In Su-atoir, Ir.vaii, wan, hwam, iii;in,
tind i" ; — in Amoi/, Ijwaii, wr.n, Iiian, and kw'an ; — in Fuhc/inu, Invan^, kwaiig, kw'aiig, wang, woiig, antl
liang ; — in Shanghai, Iiwc", kwc", we", and wi;" ; — in Chifn, liwan and wan.
Jiwan
From a hi^eathing and Jloiirish-
inij ; it is nearly synonymous with
kw'an^ 'III iileasotl.
^
Joy expressed by the voice ;
jolly, merry, glad, frolicksome,
jocund ; pleased, gratilied ; to re-
joice, to gladden ; pleased with.
1 to entertain, to make merry
with friends.
f4*» -a- \ -fill ^ '^'J y"'^ I'l^" !>'">■■
how do you like it?
] ,jj, a nx'rry, gleeful heart.
1 ^ ^ life extravagant joy and
rejoicing.
] ^''IWPP.V face.
] m, '"• 1 ^a '"■ 1 ^ I'igWy
delighted, merry.
] f^ the Earl Joy ; — a poetical
nani'i for wine,
i^ Sfi ] "T ^^'^ horse runs very
fast.
1 # ilL 3^1; fi^ hopping and
scampering about for joy.
;^ 1 jljj ^ they are now not
on speaking terms.
■^"i^ To bawl, to vociferate ; to
<n^S rouse, to stimulate by the
Jii'.an voice or cheering words ;
pleasing, joyful tidings, in
which it is hke the hist.
Jiwan
1 [^] the clamor of the niarket-
placo.
] '[|i a cry of joy, a cheering cry.
1 f"? JE -4 '■o cheer and cry out
to the passengers.
acclamations and greetings,
A badger, the ^fi] ] , which
is found in Sliansi. S/.'ch'uen,
' Chihli, and elsewhere ; it
has dun colored, coarse, long
hair, find the skin:i are used
ibr cushions.
5^- I a blackish colored, and
perhaps another \'ariety of tbe
badger.
j^ 1 a name applied to beaver
skins, but the animal is not cer-
tain.
A 1 an animal able to rise and
fight on its haunches, which,
when forced to do by its foes, the
Indian badger (Af.'lcs collaris)
will do.
A gentle, tractable horse ; a
horse fri.sking.
1 M ''^ R ''"PP.v, peace-
able people, — as they were
in the days of Slum.
] tflJ a noted criminal, Ilnxm Tcti,
who hved in the days ot ShTin.
Jncaii
A wild beast with claws,
which has a row of bristles
along the back like quilb,
the 1 1^, a sort of jior-
cupinc found in Shcnsi, wbicli
the Chinese assert to be hcrni.v
phrodite.
1 i^ ^" ^^''l 'I'l'ii'^ of * district in
Ibo eastern part of Kansuli. a-
mons the nomads.
c2
Jiwan
Jiai
From to rjO and to slarc al ; tlio
contracted form is not sanctioned
by tlie dictionaries ; also read
j,an and Jiai, wlien used as an
adverb or conjimctioa,
To return, to revert to, to
come back ; to recompense ;
to repay, to cancel, as a
debt; to regard, to look at, to gi\c
attention to ; to look back ; to sur-
round, to revolve , a return ; agile,
light; as an adverb, s!il!, furtlier-
more, even to this; now, forthwith ;
as a conjunction, and, also ; when
repeated, answers to either — or.
1 ^ or I ^^ji to return home.
1 :S^ to repay a blow, to strike
back.
] p|l to thank the gods.
jjg I or {% ] to indemnify, to
make good a loss.
IIWAN.
II WAN.
HWAN.
245
lia'l come into my hontm on your
return, uiy heart uo;ild have
been relieved.
J[^ ] I liave received them back.
% il ] M. I'-1'- »8'«in another
shower !
] ^- 3 f[tl tlirec more are wanted.
] /^j" they are still here.
1 ^ pjv 111 ^vhy did yoii not
coMie sooner ? why has he not
yet come '!
I 1 £^ '■''c king said. Let u.s
go home.
] ;j5^ it is yet e.xtant ; li<' is sliU
here.
^mm,] ^Bti'-ittobe
done this w ay or that w.-iy ?
Isl ] to return whence lie came.
-p ^ ] '^ what a nimlile fellow
you are .'
1 M '" o'^*^ ^ price, to 'make an
otter for.
] ^.y. to return a visit.
IF ?F n % I £-51^ ill-
which do you [irefer, the elder
or younger brother "!
^ I to answer, as a letter.
ti M i^ 1 ^ I sl'all l':ivc better
luck next time.
] i}I g" p^ the return chariot
will go on.
1 ^ or I [jg to pay up a debt.
1 )JA '" ^•^'•''y -i *'"'" "I' account.
1 /?» 3}S I'c is very lardy, he
still has not returned (or .arisen).
ailments you nmst a|pply (or
turn to) heart remedies.
] fS ■^ HR doulile-dycd clothes.
lis y'H 1 >\h- noliody will ever
regnl liim.
;/s; 1 and >J, | refer (o the
solstices.
1 Pi-lr <"• 1 M JS ^ restored to
health ; couiu back to life, as it
were.
In Fithrliaii. To lii<l. to offer a
lower price for ; to yield.
Read ,1-iiifii. To revohc.
their apjKiinted rules; the first
two characters referring to a
I iicle.
T^l^ I'rom ycm and to slarr ; it is often
(JL^^ inteichaii;;e(l with i'raii jfe]' ;i
, l)e;ic-li, and occui's ii.seil I'ur the
t lii.st aim iie.Kt.
Originally a stone ring cut
out for an arndet ; a ring of any
sort, a circlet, a bracelet ; an open
punctuation mark; a sandy beach ;
to encircle, to stuTound ; to go
around.
JP ] an ear-ring ; as ^ j^ ]
may be applied to an e.ir-ring of
three links.
I ^ to encircle, to environ.
El 1^ iU 1 iwiiiil and well turned
as a ring ; — said of polished,
courteous speech.
J^ ] to run into the noose, to
hang one's .'J.elf.
ill 7K 1 1^ Ihe hills and streams
encircle the spot.
1 Wi '^^ '""'^ around.
1 J|!/^ "^ district a..iong the moun-
tains in the east of Kansuh on
a branch of the Ki\er King.
1 J.H PT ^fi '1"^' i"'giiig giltlle
or chatelaine ornaments ; jingles.
iL }^ 1 the chain and bar puzzle.
(or heart) is like a ring, and
will not aller.
^W.'ilB] I'caven's law works
itself around in lime ; — r-ri/. ihe j
mills of the gods grind .slowly.
Al'if^ ] hike the iireceiliii^.
til->-'v An iron or gold rm
^W , linger ring ; a link.
^ili^i I s<'con<l form also means an
UicienI weight of Cjj laels, a
or ten ^J, used in the
/iicaii ^'"" <ly""-'<'y ; " hundred
Jnriin were at another time
reckoned to weigh oidy tliree catties
or 48 tacls, which shows its varia-
bleness.
The
P^ ] a ring to close a door.
^ ] bracelet.s, bangles.
^'\a 1 « goltl finger-ring.
it Rlj W 1 fi"^''l l^i'ii 'i himdred
Jtivoii, — about a rupee in w eight.
j inj I f if»ni a cim/it and to tfdZf^ as
1^1 il reCeniiig to the tano|n- or hody
- ' of the lieaveiis ; it is like llie
Jiiran last two, and often read cj/He«, and
used for [2] a hall.
To revolve : lo encircle, to
en\iron, lo go around; to start, to
look al.irmed; a circle; a ball;
loiUid. cDMjplele.
I )i[] j"j he inclo.sed the bridge
gate.
I j- a prison wall.
] ^ to circidate around a center,
said of the stars.
1 ^i ■' '^'"" '"'" ^ copper cash.
3^ T 1. Ml iTlJ ^ >l^^' ^vhole
mass of people w ill rise and look
around in dread.
^t^]. A w all around the palace ; a
( ,S^ circuit ; the emperor's domain
Jnrun or park.
] i^ the woild.
I ^] in theemperor'sjurisdiction.
^ I the jialace or its inclosing
wall.
1 >]\\ an old name of Jl.i-yiii hien
,f?j li .'Iv^ '" ''"-' liortheiii jiait of
yhaiisi in Ta-linig fu.
Pi3 -^ " •''" "li'iii'd a m.-iiket place ;
cjij^J Ihe g;ile to i(.
Jnr.,n "J ] ]^\ llnougl.out all
tlie entrances and ihorougb-
fares of the market.
pl^ When read ^hm h. the name of a
s-tale.
JiiniH Ingenious, eX]iert, nimble ;
clever a( contrivances ; in
Very early limes, name of a fief
or suudl state.
1 '\'\: >'xpt'i't, ready at.
] illj alerl. li\ely, nervous.
is ^ 1.5 -U 1 ^ -Vii, y». "ish
to honor nie as a smart fellow !
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m
pffl-rl Like tlie J.ist in the sense of
c^/^ hiisty, quick ; a .sliorl Higlit,
/iir.iii like a sparrow's.
] M ^ ^ ^ ^'^■*^ '*'' 1"''"'^
jt-rks ; liow the kiugtisher then
rtie.s off!
Anytliiiig to bind with ; to
bind around, to cord up, to
/iican tie ; to environ or gird ; the
rope of a flag to tie it to the
staff,
i* 1 g ^ he got into a noose
and tinisiied (hinig) himself.
S'.T. t^ ^ 1 ''"^ rainbow encircles
die heavens.
tn* A w all in front of one ; an
inclosing \v:ill.
Jnran ] i^ If* the four ^v alls
are quietness itself; met. utter
poverty, destitution.
^^ To dress the hair in a knot
i^^ on the to)) of the head, as the
' /man ancient Chinese did, secur-
ing it with rings to the pin ; a
tuft, a knob, a knot, like a Tao
priest ; met. hill-tops.
'M 1 '^'^ distant misty hills.
^ j the bright green hills.
|g ] falling tresses.
^ ] a coiffure done up in style,
as a lady's.
HJi I a maid-servant who has
been bought ; a slave girl.
xp ] a flowery, ornamented coif-
fure.
>rf2 Also rend i>/ucn.
<d>^ The murmuring noise of a
^htran j-npid current.
jg ] the flow of a stream ;
water flowuig, as in a sluice.
From jcood ami to /// ; occurs
Vfi used for ;f,f, the soap-hevry.
i"""" A tree liaving leaves like the
w illow and a white bark ; the
Sapindus, or its hard black seeds,
used for beads ; sign-boards tipheld
by stone posts before a hong ; pil-
lars or stone tablets before a grave ;
planks and posts put inside of a
M
grave to prevent it caving in;
])osts to steady the coffin when
lowering it ; a title applied to de-
funct warriors ai.d statesmen of
renown, who had great po\Mr;
mournful; name of a king of T.si,
B.C. G8J, who reigned 13 years, and
swayed the empire under the eni-
peiiir Hwui wang ^, '^ of the
Chen.
1 ^ tablet pillars erected at
the graves of great men.
] j martial valor ; sorrow ful.
^ 1 to get on with difficulty;
but ^ ] '^K "f means conver-
sant with, at home in.
1 M 5c lemain a few days
— and liiok about you; a Pe-
king phrase, where it denotes
resting, tarrying, to \isit.
1 tm supports for a prince's cof-
fin when interring it ; — an old
custom.
-p^ A high hill, when compared
t-*. with a .small one near it, or
• 'mi.
I
Jia-aii as seen beyond it.
> t * A ^■cgetable allied to the ce-
{ luf _ lery, whoso root or lea\es
Jiiran are used in prepai'ing a de-
tergent to clean the face or
hands.
From gan aud to offer,
A sort of tablet or scepter
anciently held by dukes as a
badge of rank ; trappings of
a horse.
From a covcy'inrj and orirjinnl ;
as a primitive it is mostly used as
a plioiietic.
Iran
To finish, to conclude; com-
pleted, finished, done well,
and thus often bLComes merely a
sign of the past tense, though it
occasionally precedes the verb;
paid up, settled; finally, wholly,
entirely ; used up, all gone.
] gl well-made, strong.
1 ^ an estimable, perfect man,
a finished man.
\ f^ all is made ready.
at^
1 X '^'6 ^^"rk is done, the job is
finished.
I Mi clo'^ed, settled, as a law
case ; .similar to ] f^ com-
pleted, not to be reopened.
y^ I they are all used up.
] ^ all is brought to a conclu-
sion.
] $5; the account is balanced.
] "j* done, ended, got through.
m ] spoken ; I've no more to
say, I've done speaking.
^ l§J ^ 1 luy clothes are short
and worn out, I am in great dis-
tress.
In S/iaiit/Iiiii. Used as an ad-
verb of intensity when following an
adjective.
^ 1^ ^ 1 ^"^ f^'^*' '^ ^^^y P"'^-
^ ] disagreeable, as a person ;
unpleasant, as an atlair.
1 i^ Lime and varnish mixed and
7u ground up for lacker or paint ;
^iraii the name of an ancient im-
plement for weighing.
Jiwan
Fiom horse and tfirt^ a conibinn-
tion wliicli tlie etymoloirists sny
sliDulH me.TTi a liorse ten years olii,
aTid tliey tlierefore derive it from
)^ liursc and ^f to J\lli:r con-
tracteil.
A colt one year old, or in its
first vear.
■ f I To be c;
(. /*li « itli wli
distinguished from J\. nil,
vliich it was at lirst synony-
mous ; the form refers to the
""" ease with which romid things
ai'e lolled about.
Anything spherical or that cin
be rolled ; a pill, a jiellet, a small
ball ; forced-meat balls ; a bullet ;
a nodule.
^ 1 a medicinal pill.
;£: 1 to swallow a pill.
^ ] pills inclosed in wax, as is
done with those containing fra-
grance.
51 I a ball ; whence Jf ] ± life
a little region, a small spot, a
mere dot.
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^ 1 ^ or tS ^ 1 5i t" '■(,11
pills.
^[| ] to concoct pills.
^a 1 '""'Pyi L'oucrcted ; to folia
lumps.
^ ;f^ ] I the ])iuo.s and firs
grow syniinetrically, alluding to
their boles as seen in a row.
^-f-f To shell tears almiidaullv.
i/rL m ] M m ^ s^i'e
^wuii tears eour.sed ilouu like
ri\'ulets of rain.
^1. Fiom xllk ami a /'/'// ns tlie
j(('i(/i While; unsullied and lustrous,
as white silk ; plain, not
figured ; tine, close, as a
fabric.
1 Wi **'l'^ f'l'is or screens.
1 ^ -? >^ '"i ''^""w "'111 "I'ite
silk breeches, a rich fool.
JX 1 fine, evenly wove ; — a weav-
er's term, alluding to the uni-
form texture of ice.
■JIJ' A sedgy plant, called ] ■^,
y*L "'' "liose leaves mats can be
j?tY(H made ; it seems to be allied
to the Iris or Orchis, but is
doubtless different from the
next.
l/j A tough kind of .seilgy grass,
ci^g fit for weaving into mats in
j?C((rt the mouth of October; this
and '^'^ may denote the same
plant, but this is probably rather
a sort of Jiiiu:i/s or Cyjirnis, as it
has no blo.ssonis.
Read ^r/i'iii. laixuriant foliage;
apl)lied also to a labiate plant.
fl ^-L.* AiKJllioi- I'orm of V'ii :i iiKit-i^riiss,
[J /I^ but it is imt iiiufli used.
""'""■ To smile; looking pleased.
<_l.y** l*'roin /I'inil nml to Jinhh as tlie
TTT, i''"""''''^-
'hwan To rub or polish as gems ;
to work in stones ; to strike,
to beat.
f *»:^ 1 To wash and cleanse ; to
tf-^C I Ij'^tl'c ; to purify one's self;
fAi-A
decade, because in tin
J
,, - took iilace thrice a month:
the feel ; the first is specially
the name of a stieam where
the beautiful Si-shi "[If jj^ lived, the
1 Ij; \^ in Clielikiaiig; also of the
smaller ] :j'^ jS, and of another
river in Sz'ch'uen.
] ^ to wash clothes.
] ^ to bathe.
I ffl^ *" l>i"'ify, to cleanse the
heart.
^ ] ^i asbestos cloth, which
cm be cleaned by fire.
f\* ] the middle decade of the
month.
' W*^ Bright, as a star; arrived at
fJTL ■"•ifi"''f.^') <is fruit ; smooth,
'wwi even, as a well-planed board ;
a fine rolling eye ; to look
around ; beautifully formed
or molded.
BM 1 M .^ the clear, melodious
warble, as of the oriole or mainah.
] 1 to li)(jk at carefully.
1 &■ Sp: '\- hiilliant that Herd-
boy shines !
W 1 4t M [''*•-' ''"ssft pear]
with its fruit so bright.
'1^7
<.Myt-f Like tlie precediug.
/iu iJright, hiniinous, as a star;
trail jiig ancient name of Ngan-
king, the capital of Ngaii-
liwui ; there was a .small fief
of this name during the Chen
dynasty, so called from a Mt.
Hwaii ] [1] mar it; sometimes
applied to the ]iro\ince, in the
terms | [^ and | ;j[^, which
denote the region i-duth and north
the Yangtsz' Hiver.
C|-j^A» Nearly svnouyinous with the
H-jf* preeediug.
' Willi l''.i;'''> luminous; clear. ]iure,
as w ater ; also erroneously
used with the l.ast, as the designation
of Nganhwui province.
C^lJ^ From silk and connecthuj as
"^ the phonetic.
'■Iiwwi Slow, tardy; leisurely, lax;
easily, gradually, gently; in
a safe or easy condition ; to delay,
to dawdle, to neglect, to let things
take their own ivay ; indifi'erent
to; to retard; to tie things loo.sely.
1 and ^ are opposites, slow —
fa.st ; adverse — jirosiierous ;
the good and the evil of
1 ^ 'to ;2i heljiiiig one another
in slrait.s, as shopmen lending
to each other.
JfJ fi]" ] it admits of no delay ;
vou must not jiut it ofi'.
$£ 1 "cedless delay ; jirocrasti-
natiiig.
jg I lemiss, late, behindhand.
n'j." 1^ ] the crops are safe enougli,
/. (. will not be injured.
1 iS 3J5 T it is recovering slowly,
it is reviving again.
,"© ] lazy, negligent.
^ \ to feel easy, self-indulgent,
not strict.
1 <^ '^ Jpl to walk slowly, and
not the yourself more than if
you rode.
^ I not pressing, easy with; to
act kindly toward.s. as a debtor.
1 1 TfiT fr li^i'^ii't'ly and care-
fully, as ill walking.
] :f^ -^ tt" (Contrive to delay the
a]ipro;icli of the troops ; wf^ to
gain 1)V delay, as in paving a
debt.
f/J»Jr£» ] Vrom fisli ntM\ frisi/-i/oiiii/, alluJ-
n|-jr- I iuic to it.s .-hig^i.-lniess ; tlie tirst
iin/u ' ■■
l^ lonii IS comniuiiest.
S^ I A species of tench, with
iiitAi J dark green tins, and sloiit
''■'"■"" ventral and dorsal fins,
the Lfiiciyciis khtUi.
M 1 another species (Leurkrus
pirciis), has no cirri, and the la-
teral lino is white.
a ;jj I the red fin tench (/,(•«-
chcii.-iciiiTirii/iiiiy has jagged fins,
a tapering head, and a green
body ; all these species are com-
mon at Canton.
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iiii\
From lirart and to sli-imi on, ns
c:i*li ; but the ctvniolojjists give
, Pd- wliicli i^ iini.tljer lonn of Rh.
""'"" cliiinur, IIS the pninitive, lelei-
rin;; to ilistiess peiietniting; the
heart ; oixmus iiseU for the next.
Evil, Iribuliition; distrt'ss, niisfor-
tiiuc, giii't', iiHliclion; sad; vexed;
feavtid ; to sorrow for or with ; to
be afflicted, gI•ie^■ed lor.
jfjij I a calamity, an afflielion.
i^ I subsequent misfortune.
Ki ^ 1 '" escape future evil cou-
se<iuence.s.
] ^ a distres.sing malady ; to be
taken siek.
1 'Mi '^I'i fll' "1"^'" '''^' '"'"^ '^'' ^^'""^^
on liiui.
jRI I to escape impending evil,
to avoid calamity.
] H -t 4* '"> "'^ "'"'^^t "f 'I'f^-
cidlies.
1 'fi' 1 ^ liard to obtain it and
hard to lose it, — as money.
jjj, 1 ^ my heart sorrows I'or llicra.
i^ ] ^ ■fi "''.^ '^" }"'^ laiueut
it ?
-^ )fe M ] C''^'^'] "'•'"■ii'g a t'g'^i"
to make yourself troul)li'.
T> 1 *Mi 1 rfi n {t 'lon't
sorrow because you have no
rank, but because you have no
fitness for it.
I'lom wood and sorrow as the
lonetio.
hiraii' Name of a tree, a species of
soap-berry or ^■'iijiiiHlii.-', w hose
black seeds are used for rosaries by
jiriests to drive otl' demons, which
are believed to fear its odor ; their
])ulpy skill is used as a detergent.
^ 1 "T" 5?^ soa[)-berry beads.
) 1 From :i s/it llfr nnd i\n utjiffr ;
I the second t'urm is obsolete.
[■ 0"e who serves; a servant
/jjri I of the crown ; a dignitary,
\v^ J either real or titular.
/(«•««' ^ I ollieials ; statesmen.
^[5 I one of the gentry, a
vill.ige ruler. j
] ^ -f ^ :i scion or cadet of an ]
honorable fauiilv.
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li 1 "I- 1 #or ] "g- eunuchs,
who are palace courtiers, cham-
berlains, or domestics.
1 fi ^ 1^ his oflicial i)erquisiles
are iusnlHeient.
ft 1 "fT :4 the temporary resi-
dence of a government function-
ary.
] JH an ofiiecr who goes from
home to his post.
From tiisffise nnd crrf/Znif as
the iihoneti*^; the dietionarv reads
it liriin', but the usage has
chaiiiied
Sick, ailing, looking ill.
1 partially palsied ; luimbncss,
as in tor[)id circidation ; incipient
paralysis, especially in the legs.
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] 0^ ch.mges, as of nature ;
signs, tokens, as of a storm.
] -^ visionary things, like dis-
solving views.
I ^1^ magical changes, nietamor-
])hoses.
1 the world is as a
ehauging show.
1ft 1^i
h wwi'
From a p'nj and a /Jwtn-lic.
To feed jiigs and dogs with
prepared grain ; to Ijait ; to
befriend, to make j)resents in
order to get friendly linor ;
to bribe.
1 ^ to rear ; to supiiort by
charity, as foundlings ; to help.
H TJilJ ] ;> allured him with the
hope of .some advantage.
gifts and lood to oiu' mighbors is
simply to support them — against
oursehes.
^ ] grass and grain, i.e. domestic
animals ; the first word refers to
horses and cattle which eat hay,
the latter to pigs and dogs.
±1
) It was ori^-inallv snppo^od to re-
present two triangles in'crluckcJ.
/at-art' Mutual deception ; what im-
poses on one, sleiglit of hand ; ma-
gic ; a trick, a dream or apparition,
whatever deludes the sight ; deceit ;
deceptive, mireal : to transform so
as to deceive ; changeable.
I^ ] euiply .-iijpearances.
1 ;fijtT magical arts, like table-
turning.
7^: ] visions, dreams ; unrealities.
fi iJI f^ 1 to lie and brag is the
part of a trickster ; to imixjse
on by tricks.
\-^\ ) From inr/oxurp and a y/y in it,
I ^>| referring to its use.
iwaii^ A sty; a privy, a retiring
place.
ii^^i From to i/o and officer as the
-| ^i jtftonctic.
Iiirau'' To flee, to escape from ; to
avoid.
1 ^ to run away.
J^ int pj ] you cannot elude the
'laus.
ffe Ss ^ pj 1 you cannot es-
cape [the just rewai'd of] your
misdeeds.
Read kiraii' To go, to reach ; to
revolve, to change and tin-n aroimd.
^XA ^ Composed originall.v of -fj* to
1^^^ 7-nise. the /lawh placed nniler ^
Inruil' pre^iiiiiiriil contracted ; its u^e
ns a piiniilive is mostly as a
phone lie.
Gradually growing larger ;
excellent ; at ease, leisurely ; co-
lored, gay ; to take one's pleasure.
B|J ] bright, lustrous.
M iijl ] ^ how beautiful and
'accomplisiied, as a lady ; how de-
lightful 1 — as a garden.
W 1 M M % '■•'""^'1'^ "^'^"^
when you are at lei.sure.
li^ 1 ic "S ■'' beautiful, spacious
room, much ornamented.
■ ; From month and errrlhnt ; the
last was once used for it.
Iiiviiti' To call out, to hail one, to
call lor ; to invite ; to bid, lo
order, iulimatiiig a certain. degree
of authority ; to name, to designate.
Pf 1 or IU|- ] to call, to order.
•^ ] to send at a call, '.o employ.
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f.^ ] M ^^^ Jjigeon cries for the
rain, as its cooing is greater
before a shower.
] |i^ a barber's clang ; it is a long
steel fork made like pincers,
and trilled with a nail.
-^ ] 1^ A •■'- head-servant, a
butler.
1 i|) iS '''*^ heanty's call, is a
hand-druMi with rattles, which
flower-peddlers twirl.
^ 1 H tjlfe l^^'^ name is called
Sau-t'ao.
1 fl& Jh {i '-'-'^1 '^^'" to st(jp.
1 @S ^ 5'^ '" awaken men from
their delusions and errors, as a
preacher should.
-^^) Elegnnl, colored.
AAC 1 ^ variegated, ornanient-
hv:an ed with colors, as an embroid-
'ered robe.
.IaZ^ * rvesi)lendent, brilliant ; the
fir^ lirigiiiness of fire.
/«(•(/«' PJ] ] brilliant, lustrous.
] § agreeable to the eye,
\iew.
1 ^ ;]t W 3!t M lio^v elegant
it is ! in fine style.
] ^ — - ^If liow new and fine it
is ! — as a new suit of clothes.
JT.^^ 5 Fiiiin hand and excillcnt as tlie
itf^. iilioiietic.
iiwan '.(.'o reino\'e, to chenge about
t. ith the Land ; to exchange,
to interchange ; to barter ; to com-
nuitc ; to move and alter, as in
arranging the things hi a room.
] ^ to transpose ; to exchange.
] ^ altering for the .season ; i. e.
changuig the official uniform
twice a year, about the first of 1
May and No\-ember.
O ] to .send back, as bad silver.
^j' ] to swap ; to exchange even.
"Q I I agree to change it — if
bad, as a dollar.
■^ ] changed as wanted ; a mo-
ney-changer's sign.
M. jf}: ] I'll not take it back.
ffi P'J T> 1 or ;^ t 1 't will
not be exchanged after you have
taken it away.
^ -f' ^ ] gold is exchanged
at fifteen — for silver.
^ §^ ^ ] '" exchange gold
and silver by weight.
] f_^ change [this dollar] into
copper cash.
1 '^H to exchange cards — and
become sworn friends.
] "g" a thorough change in one,
as at conversion.
ij^ ] to make in another style.
] ^ to make a betrothal, by ex-
changing horoscopes.
1 P*! 'M, '" change one's profes-
sion or ealjiiig.
fikl- MM^T> 1 go^'^ can-
not seduce the repentant prodi-
gal to retiU'U to vice.
R^^^ The knee-joint.
fl/^ 1 "H* '■^^ bones under the
hwiiit' knee-pan, the jomt.
*/j^ i A small upper branch of the
\^ R. Hwai in the east of Ho-
laatn' nan, south from K'ai-fung fu,
which flows first mto the I
Eiver Wo; to spread abroad, to
expand, to dissipate ; dispersed ; i
swelling waters ; the 59lh diagram I
denoting dispersion, as of wind and
water.
jpj y\Z. \ 1 the rivers are full.
"fj ] \ % tlicir waters are broad
and swelling.
1 'Jfll elegant, variegated.
il Wi ^'J 1 t^'® connection seems
as if severed, referring to the
prosperous omens of the dy-
nasty.
;gSL' To put on armor; to brace
on, as a helmet.
hwaii' ^U £ ] ^ to prepare
one's arras and put on mail.
Eead t^iiiiti. To strip.
1 ^ HI ii # H I'e rolled up
his clothes and exposed his legs
and arms.
I
ring
.5?tJ From '^ carriage and ^
contr.iotod.
hu-aii' If ]^3 ;o;:r-ishment rf pulling a
criminrj '.n pieces by chariots
drawing him r.suader; it was once
used in China.
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Olil .tow//'/.", tmnpr. kr.njr, nntl prnis. Jn
luiw' mill k'ling ; — ('/( Ivhclimi,
I ^ I'lom yrt si rem
fjy it is now merge
, anil used cliicllv
Jiwaiiff
'cnins ftlld \_2 hst ;
eil ill tlie next,
ly as a i>riiiiiti\ c ;
it occurs intercliauged uitU 'D^
luniieil.
A watery waste ; to rcacli,
to get to.
% i^ if^ III :/c I 1 ^ Hen-
veil created a high luountaiu
for Tai-wang to go an<l oeeujiy,
referring to his fief of Piu 'Jf)
in .Shensi.
,^,^ From phjit.t and a watery waste
t,t * US the iilionetic.
Mvuiuj Wild, barren, waste; impro-
diictive, deserted ; neglected ;
withowt restraint, reckless, with
neglect; very; empty, void; un-
ripe, blasted; a jungle, a moor,
wilds, heath; a famine, dearth of;
to overshadow, to magnify ; to
inillify, to frnstrale.
1 !Ej* ("' ] ^ a wilderness, a
desi-rt.
] !§■ aborigines, wild tribes.
] ^ biisliy, o\ergrowu with
brushwood; weedy.
1 /® *" ^^ '"'•^ disuse ; to dis-
regard ; old, in desuetude ; iu-
termillcd, as a bushies.s.
^ ] out of practice, forgotten it.
I ^ incoherent, incredible, un-
trustworlliy, decepti\'e.
] j^ obsolete ; to neglect one's
diUy.
1 rfjt a year of scarcity, dearth.
-7 "It ii^ 1 J'°" need not be
anxious about the means of
living.
I Ij: "Iterly empty, as a deserted,
ruined house.
1 5S ^iS J[S to totally neglect
public duties, as by limiting
and following women.
3^ 1 II in general, the purport
of. a .synopsis.
Canton, wong iinil fong ; — in Sinilmr, Iiwanf
!nvung tnitl wong ; — in i'^Itunyhniy uoii^' tt,tu 1
1 ^ to set aside, to friislrate. \
^ 1 1k Wt '"-" iK'glected his
duties for his i)lcasures. j
1 ;^ tn make important. ,
•^ 1 .^ ilt 'I'P li"»'s ''i'"-' D'^' '
peaceable] as the wastes were .
after the flood.
?5fc J^ 1 t y*-''*'" "''t^'' y^"'" I "'" ;
so miforlunate and ruined. j
i^ 1 Similar to tlir la>t.
I. (irain not ripening; it is
711
,"AJ* I inunature and llierefore emp- !
L( J ty-eariil.
Jtivanif "g" li^c "S* 1 .-'ll the fruit is
blasted ; none lias ripened —
this season.
■^lA From .•;///.; and a waste as tlie
Jtictiiiij Silk tangled, wliieh is to be
drawn out to find the ch.c.
Froniy?fs/i and to (/iV.
c I 4 Tlie space lietween the heart
Jiirant/ ^nd diaphragm ; the vitals ;
it probably refers to the re-
gion of the aorta.
?1M A> 1M 1 ''"" 'I'^case lias en-
tered the vitals ; this exjiression
usually indicates an incurable
consumption.
' 1*^ Blood ; it is used in connec-
fJJlJL t'"" ^^''1' animals, an omen
Jiwung is mentioned of a sheep butch-
ered that had no lilood.
] ^ the blood-pool ; — il may
denote the aorta and vena cava.
I I Originally composed of ^ self
C — B-^ and 3l to /■«/<', meaning the
JiWitiiy self-ruler oi- first rulers, referring
to the ^ 1 three rulers, (Fuh-
hi, .^hiii-uung and Hwangti) who
ruled by tlieir own virtue ; it is
now composed of Q white and
-T^ ruler, and is defined by J^
;, kw'ang, f///// kvvnnjr : — if- Antoy,
\i'Olig ; — in (.Jit/tt, Inxaug.
respleu-leut. as ^ f^; i^ ig
pcifcft vi.tr.c i.> ^l^ium.tly rc--
plcMilent ; it occurs used Ibr jM
mill the two ne.\t.
High, great, exalled ; supreme,
heaven-like, honorable ; imperial,
augu.st ; an autocrat, a sovereign,
an emperor, who owes allegiance
only to Heaven, as tlie Chinese
tliink only their own ruler docs ;
Jk alone eoniliines in himself all
power in civil, mililary, religious,
and judicial matters, and tliere
can ill tiie nature of tilings be only
one such ^•icegerent acknowledged
on eartli ; it was assumed first
by Tsin Chi Hwangti, u. ci. 227 ;
heaven ; applied to deceased
parents and to Budha ; excellent,
superior ; to put to rights, to act
right ; to go and come ; bright ;
rapid ; grand, admirable.
1 ^rtf "«• 1 ± "■■ ^ 1 "■• 5c 1
His Majesty, not used in dinct
address.
1 ^ '''©'' Hea\cn, the azure
empyrean ; often u.sed as a
]H"liti(>n, Good Heavens!
] 5c X 'rif ''"^^ imperial Shangli,
"1" 5. 1 J: ^ Yuh-hwang
Shangti, the highest of the gnds.
1& 1 imperial Earth, — worshiped
by the Emperor; also, the jia-
lace, the Forljidden Cilv, inside
of 1 n i'^-i<i"g-
i'lk ] ''■'" imjierial !
] ^j this (or our) imperial dy-
nasty.
1 ^ and I ^[; a deceased father
and mother.
>k Jl 1 tl'e emperor's father,
said when he is alive, as in
Kienhmg's case.
5c 1 ^ "^ "■ name for the north
star, which is worshiped by the
Taoists.
H\VAX(i.
HWANG.
HV/ANG.
251
^ ] a genial spring breeze.
¥i -f^- 1 1 1'""' ^■■■'■'*'' ''""^ beautiful !
7b jl'ill 7^ 1 '■i.-ijestic are our au-
cfhtor.s.
] i^' iuipfii''! ia\or.
have sueh uii.seeuiiy talk ; i.e. is
this the rijjht talk lor coroueted
men and courtiers '.
gg P JT. ] tlie lour states all
dread you — ^\'au Wang and
AVu Wang.
mTlic feniali' of llie nho'ui'c or
|£|_ I , a i'aljuloiis bii'd whose
Jni-iiiij appearanei.' iriilicati'S great
pros[)erit v to the land.
E 1 ^h ii ^ -Jg pli'enixes
alight only «iiere jewels are
found ; /. f. he oldy eouies where
money is to be nuule.
*|i ,,s if one was .lurti;,! ulie./hc itj^ A kuid of dispatch bo;it ; a
^^fc. s;uv tlie iiioiKircli. , '7*1^ ferry boat.
,/"'•"",'/ §,'); 1 '^ eutter or fast-sailing
l)oat.
^ I ^ /^ I have no time to
take my ease.
5'i iK s!4 1 '■ '^''"'*^ "'^'' ''■^^''' "'-
tiuie.
;a- ^ 1 Pfi :^ ti>° J"y is
elosiug and i am too busy even
■U\ "n^ 1 1 '4l fSI ;> ^vhy
arc you so much pressed i where
do you wish to go '/
.Lt^l A great blaze ; splendid,
if/kj^ briglil ; luminous, as stars.
,/iicaiii
I
^ The locust ; the god who is
^:f^ invoked to drive them awav is
/„r:n,^ called ||J ^l )\% ;.r ] igi^^%
"ip' in the criilral provinces.
^ ] drought and locusts.
\ ^^ jjk the locusts have be-
come a plague.
^'f. ] tiie migratory locust, which
appears at times in the southern
provinces.
'"y
exceedingly resplend-
ent, said of the emperor's vir-
tue, or of tlie glittering St ar.s.
'iiji ] y^ 5^ the street is shining
brilliantly, as at an illumination.
t^ 1 )iied pastry, cakes made of
^ wheat tlour and sugar, but
^iiirtuhj ha\ iiig no meat or fruit.
""y
Feaf, hesitation ; respectful
dread, tremor, ap[ireheusio;i.
.scared, terrilied.
jWJj 1 al.niiied ; llullering.
] ] fearing, liemliling.
] Sg dreadful doulit, afraid to .-icI.
I \f^ pertiirbeil, excileil with great
fear.
p t* Fiom man :inil rnipifor ; inter-
'i M. cliange.l witli the iie\t two.
I'lirtii/i/ Agitated ; in a state of un-
certainty or con.sternaliou.
m -Jj^ j^j ] tin,' whole eounlry
was ciMifused and doubtful.
/p I no leisure ; not at ease.
Afy Doubtful.
cini ffg- 1 Jit %i in doubt where
Jiiniii;/ logo; no llxcil place.
^\^] ] viicillatiiig, going back
and forth ; iiresoiute.
■»£l Fiiim tn 7r) i\ui\ riii/ii rvr, ns (lie
-|-jS^ I'lioiietic.
Jiiruiiff Leisure, vacant time; dis-
engaged, indifferent to ; to
waste time in trilling.
§
jA I I'^roni f's/i iiii'l ifiijH'riitl ov vcl
.3 I /-»'*• ; the sceoi)d
il i'oriii is not
' ilt^IS^ I cumiiiun.
WAf '^'''" ■''■'''' ^°'' *^'^ i-iiipefor,
^»»>>>, J (|i(. sturgeon, wliieh is found
Jii'-^'iiJ ill iiie Vangtsz' of great size;
it is brought fi'ozen to Peking
from the Aiiioor Kiver, as a
tribute or tax from those re-
gions.
§.| I ffi the sturgeon.
1 ?'ti ^ '' '^'"'' "1 g"i"«''i''^ found
about ('.iiilou.
.^f** Ijamboo sprouts which are
( — ~f^ too old f<ir eating; a sort of
ItifttiKj bamboo, very hard, with a
wl'itisli skin ; the largest ones
are used in building boats, and
the smaller culms for fifes; a
elum|) of b.uuboos.
Jiil;! 1 '' thick grove of bamboos.
4t^ Xaiiie of a concubine of Yao
(tC^ in ancient ttmcs ; an old
^tiwuiiy term for mother in Kunan.
From place or r/rovitd nnd int-
//i W«// the second form is un-
usual.
A dry moat or fosse under
a city wall; a dry ditch,
■"ij^ 1 J$i ''"' """ '""^ moat
II
tiiuple is the municipal lem-
jile in every widled city, where
oilicials worship the tutel.ir or ]i;d-
ladial god, who is called the ^
JjJj 1 and in the Cliinese ll.-ides,
answers somewhat to Ivhadaman-
tlius of tlieCireeks.
jhjU \^ ^ 1 the walls were close
to the moat.
w^ A river in Kan.suli, a tribu-
(|^g tary of the Ta-t'ung and
Jta-aiiij Yellow Rivers, that runs near
Si-ning fu ; whence a jiorlion
of the departnient was fornieily
called 1 >]\\ and ] pfj i "l*"' •'
branch of tlie ^"orlh l;i\er in li.e
northwest of Kwangtung, wl.icb
joins at Fu-kang ting; cold wati i.
V^ 1 a turbulent torrent.
.P"^-
'J'he cry of children weejiing;
r|^ chimor; the ringing of b( lis.
^Ini-tiiiij Jl; fi ] 1 their sobbing
and w celling were distres.sing.
'i M 1 1 ''"'' ^'•'^''' '"^'^ drun:s
runji- out in concert.
Ji ivaiii/
Interclinngcd witli llie last.
Also a sort of triipielrous
blade fastened at the end of
a lance, and covered with
tiger's skin when sheathed.
^'l fjif ^ ] the lances were borne
before the chariot.
1 ] ii\ ^il elanging and ring-
ing, like bells aud drums.
252
HWANG.
IIWAXG.
HWANG.
Jiivaiiy
Originally composed of pq f
./!(■/(/, and an old form of j^
bri<;ht, to denote that tlie eartli
is yellow, which in fact is tlie
hue of the loess that forms tlie
soil of half of the country north
of the Yellow liicer ; it forms
the liOlst radical of a small
natural group of characters relat-
ing to tluit color; as a primi-
tive used jihouetically. and inter-
changed with some of its com-
pounds.
The color of earth, ochreous ;
it belongs to earth ; yellow ; the
imperial color, nearly a lemon yel-
low ; it is used by his Majesty, be-
cause it is the central color of the
five, and sometimes when alone de-
signates him; it doubtless has been
derived from ] ^ the Yellow Em-
jieror, who is said to ha\e ruled
B. c. 2597, and was so called be-
cause he had affinity to, and ruled
by the power of the element j^
earth ; imi)erial ; hinried ; the har-
vest ; aiiiilied also to lama.s, one of
the Maiichu banner coqis, and to
those who are ] ^ -^ yellow-
girdle sons, or connected with the
imperial family ; in medicine, used
for biliary and other calculi from
the color of cow-bezoar, the must
common sort.
] -(S yellow ; the Standard color
is ^ ] apricot yellow.
^ ] a light i\ory yellow.
] P ifll "P '1 suckling child, an
infant under four years, to
which age women often nurse
their young.
;/s: ] rhubarb; also a kind of
cross-bow.
jljl, 1 a medicinal root grown in
Houan, i)erhaps allied to cum-
frey {Siiinpldtum), and used as a
febrifuge.
\ ^ a Canton name for the
earllnvorm ; the mole-cncket is |
elsewhere so called. |
] 5^ the ecliptic ; but ] •£ g
-J- is a lucky day.
] yolk of an egg.
] :Jg cadaverous, jaundiced.
7S
fJi ] the emperor's private trea-
sury or privy purse.
1 tH^'^^M. .^L'llow silk boards
in wliicii imperial orders are
forwarded.
JJll] 1 to co\er a dispatch with a
yellow envelop ; it is also ap-
plied to the notices pasted at
doors, showing that the person
has obtained his degree.
I P'J "^ jialace .servants or eu- |
nnchsiii the Han dynasty.
1 ^ fit' ^ yellow tabard or
jacket, — given to high officials
as a mark of sjiecial honor.
I ^ a \ery old man, his hair
being often tinted yellow.
] JfJ the whampee or yoliow .skin
(Cof/b'a puiictatii), a fruit of Can-
ton province.
] |S a kindof herring (C/(0/0(?.ssus
viKcii/atiii') at Canton,
ji'^ ] a medicinal name for no-
dular iron }>yrites, thought to be
vomited by snakes.
W 1 ^ ^^ the green and the
yellow have not yet joined, the
new crop is not yet come in.
V 1* 1 T ^'"^ "ffair has en-
tirely miscarried; referring to the
yellow color of the dying leaves.
M 1 ^ it ^" ii'i-'^uii'tL' that he
can undertake nothing.
1 ^1i ^ ''"'^ yellow cotton jacket
— a poor man's name for the
winter sun.
] .^ the eventide, twilight.
I jjrf lliu Yellow Eiver, so called
from the ochery culor of its
waters.
] §^ three lucky papers hung on
door lintels.
^-fl^ From wntfi' and ycUow.
^ »-^ A lake without an outlet ; a
Jiirdiiff jiQo] . 3^ clyke, a dam ; water
that s|)arkles, deep and pure.
|g ] I lie milky way.
^ \ the cushi( 111 on vhich jewelry
is exhibited.
~\' >^ ^ 1 ""^'''^ outside show,
li\ing bevoud one's means.
1^ ] a rivulet How ing down slopes.
] jpf the Sira-muren Kiver, or
Kiver Liao, a large .stream that
drains the eastern slope of the
mountains north of Chihli, and
flows into the (Julf at Xiuchwang.
3'C I ~^ i^ '^^ ''"^ .same imperial
generation, in which ^ |
denotes e-\clusi\ely the emperor's
family ; the term is probably
derived from ^C 1 M ''"" ''^''"'■''
H i a near ^ in Auriga
Read Jiwaiiif To dye paper,
mostly of a straw or light brow n
color.
] ' ^ the vast expanse of water.
^{-^i The j/dloir disease, thejaun-
c^/E& dice or icieru.s, also known as
Jiicwir/ ^^ ^ ^I'lj from (he hue ; forms
of drojisy seem also to be
included in this term.
}^')\t The yolk of an egg, wliich
f^ff^ the component parts of the
Jiita ij character, i/e//oic and husl;
somewhat indicate.
Tflfe A jade gem fif a semicircular
cj-jf^ sliape, hung up as an orna-
Jnvuiiij meiit. called ^ ^ or half
signet; it liad two stones
hung from it which tinkled when
struck, and it was sujiposed to re-
present winter.
m
l„r,
uij
To exert one's self, to bustle
about.
] I a brave, warlike ap-
pearance ; to spread out
things, to make a line display,
as ill a shop.
The metallic longxte in tubes
c Nff of the siiiKj or reed-organ ;
Jarawj the reed of a clarinet, trom-
bone, or melodeon ; a .sjiring,
a catch iii a lock ; anything
very delicate in a machine.
f|{ ] I he wards of a lock.
i T' F^ r# 4 ft . 1 iiy lord
is happy indeed, his left l::ind
grasps his reed organ.
HWANG.
HWANG.
HWANG.
^ I a recd-organ and its mouth-
piece.
^ ] drumming and Hfing ; to
flaUer with fair spfccviics ; to
exeilo by canards.
^^ 1 the hair-spring of a watch.
arll'ul words, dulcet as a reed's
notes, show how unbhishing are
their faces.
] P "b MH mumbling gibberish,
like a witch's iuoantatioiis.
"ij Ml Its composition of sfone and
c rj^^ ll<-llow evidently has had an
Jmang influence in limiting this wonl
to 1^ ] or sulphur, for which
alone it is now used.
^ 1 ?L brimstone pits iu For-
mosa, where the crude article is
obtaijicd.
^ 14? ■(ifi" 1 t-f select and .superin-
tend the saltpetre for powder
works.
Eead ^hw^ang. The ore or
ganguc of metal, especially iron Li
copper, for which ^Icw'aiig ^^ is
now commonly used ; hard, obdu-
rate.
wl.:^ A green beetle which makes
(]^_^ a noise with its wings.
Jiwang [JE ] the leech.
liji 1 tr li E f] m t^c
leech lasteus itselt to the
egret's legs; md. a lick.spittle,
a spiritless sycophant.
C L ^^ L'roni iinjtL-tn antl l>ri';l.t.
ip^Tu -^ curtain ; a sl:o;:-sign of
^hining wood or other things, which
particularly indicates the na-
ture of I h.' good :s;)M crrecupalion,
and not a. mere ])ainteil board ; a
sort of ornamented ca[).
] IjS i' flab<.l!uin or Hcrcen to
(shield from the sun.
"^ ] a screen in a school-room.
] ijljl curtains, screen:!.
§^ ] a money-clianger's sign, a
carved wooden string of casii.
^JK 1 '7* '•''^''' '" '-by Si'S-'-
"^ ^^ 1 "F diamond shape, so
called from the form of plasters
drawn on a sign.
tK: i'T^ f'-J 1 ■T^ yo'"^ ^'S'^ 'S mere
show ; i. c. you are not fit to
trade, you are a sharper.
In Cunloivse. A gust ; a whirl
of wind.
Siinilav to the last.
A sign denoting a tavern,
'/iinaig which in former times was a
flag or banner.
From sun and h'f/ht fl3 the pho-
netic.
'/iwaiig The full brightness of the
sun ; to dazzle, to come out
bright; a flash, a ray of; quivering,
as a sunbeam.
1 M. bright sunshine; brilliant.
S'S 1 1 glittering, as a sau-beam.
i£ 1 ^i" 5S bright and fragrant,
like a llower garden.
~ 1 51 Tl^ I :fe "^ •"* moment,
very quickly.
Q j^ I njl tbe light dazzles my
eyes.
'ffi ^ ~" 1 "• ^'^^^^ of dazzling
ligh.tning.
?C ^ 1 Hil '^''" '^"" ''^^ '^O'^^^
out bright again.
M }S 1 1 fi'j quivering, shim-
mering; glittering, like sunlight
ulaneinjr on the water.
m
w
'/iwang
The first is commonest ; the se-
cond occurs written 7[,' in the
y Uook of Odes.
Wild, mail ; disturbed, llut-
leved, unable to collect one's
thoughts; EOiTOwful.
I ^£ delirious; out of one's head.
] fji irresolute, unready, as when
one has mislaid or lost soine-
tliing.
lit^'"- 1 MiMiUialf right, not
certain; conl'used. as a witness,
under cro.s-examination.
M_ 1 i% T I 'li'l 'Wt get the
i !e.i ckarly. I did not get the
right sense.
C I Jjf' From iieart and a wuste ; iutcr-
I llT* clianged with the last.
'hwang Apprehensive, nervous ; ob-
scure, indeterminate; to scare,
to alarm ; as a superlative, very,
frightfully.
^P ] '"' I 'It agitated, lost his
presence of mind.
^^ ] frightened, as at a sudden
Btart.
'tj* 1 '"" 1 UM trepidation.
/^t ^ ] (-lon't be iu a limiy.
y^ ] yoa frighten me ; I'm quite
alarmed.
S& ^ 1 ''° I'uiis very fast.
In Pekingese. To shake, to toss
the head, as a fop when he struts ;
to roll or waddle, as a heavily
laden mule.
*'B]5^ Dry and hot, as in the midst
pJlL <jf summer.
C^-jH* ■> From wonh aiid a wusU. ; tlie
EtlTl' lirst is commonest.
m.
'■hwang
To talk in one's sleep ; in-
coherent, raving ; exaggera-
tion, fibbing; to lie, to mis-
ul by wild statements.
^ J^ I it is all a lie.
^j^ 1 to scatter fibs ; to deceive,
to lie to.
] ■=■ nonsense, falsehoods, raving
talk ; legendary tales.
p^ I to deCL'ivc by falsehoods.
m 1 ra tS t\ M. ^ li^T only
fears a tiuthful witness.
] jij! untrue, mendacious, fabu-
lous.
^ih 1 iVj El tbo whole is a made-
up s:ory.
^c )<. Tlj 1 J'"" ^""•^.? much ; the
pricj is cxorbiUnit, you charge
too dfar.
C \ rt Fron heart and bright ns tiie
Jh_^K> I'honetic.
'hwang Ck'arness of mind ; perspic.i-
cious.
] '[^ I he mind unsettled.
] I 1^^ suddenly ; at times.
2.'. 4
HWAXO.
HWAX(i.
HWO.
»i |-| ) From water and rlilir lirolhrr ;
V if now mostly supersedcJ by tho
■t/U next two.
'/iiriiiii/
coin|).'iic ; to (iMiflmv ; llicii ;
to confer on. to bestow.
■(i^ ] a .sort of K\e-.stiingeil lute
or lyre, placed in the temples
of Confueiu.s.
2JS 1 to come to .T pbiee to niiike
a jntlicial cxanihuitiou ; to pay
a visit.
.^ j-J ) FiOin two (or /rv ) ninl elder hro-
jhf l/irr ; useJ for tlie l;ist.
'liiniiKj An adjective of comparison ;
iM^aiuf more, moreo^•er ; now ; fur-
thermore ; to <j;ome to ; to
bestow ; to grow, as plants ;
a time, a period.
•jjij ] how much more !
] ^ still more, in addition to.
1 f>^ siiprisingly and wrongly.
i Ji '"• 1 U ^''" further, ad-
dilionally.
;^ 1 'fl'I i" '"'"' ^^° linies go
witli yon ! how do you like your
v/ork ?
fk i ^- r)ii'^« <-^'"^" ''»' '">''
fully exhibit tlie virtues of hu-
manity and wisdom, how nmch
more then our present ruler.
] Ijji relish, taste, character of,
savor, quality.
In Ciiiitum.-'c. To thrum.
] ^ to play the lute.
wr-t J Useil wilh the last.
I >»»/li To give, to bestow ; lo con-
hu-aiKj j-^,j,_ .^j. .^ l;n-gess or bounty.
kufutuf I |g t„ gi^.y (Veely.
1 P.S '" gi'ii'it to, to confer
on.
TC 1 ^i' \% virtue is the gil't of
heaven.
' 'fli ^ pi'C'Sent ; the reci[iient re-
plies f'uj' ft If. 1 I heartily
thank you for your generous
gift.
5c 1 13?) ''"^ airing clothes' festival,
on the (itli of tile (ith moon.
~> To look at ; it is used frc-
*^ " ipiently in proper names.
lM\ui(f I lijiji to examine carel'ully.
>&-if;-' A cord ; to coi'd, to lie with a
%% siring.
itwuiKj' \ |i|^ halliards, witli which
to hoist a flag, a sign-board,
or a sail.
A window screened with thin
silk ; a book-rack or lectern to
support a book when reading.
Similar to the List ; it is nlso read
hirun;/ .tiid used for \^y^ si screen.
Something that will screen
otl'orkeep out the wind; a
term for a passage, as a porch, a
verandah, or door; a strip ; lo join
things ; to reel silk from the cocoon.
I J The bla/.c of Hre.
;);|: ] etl'nlgent, blazing ; a
/iicmii/'' bright, dazzling light.
] 'njl ll,!r (l.'z/ling to the
e\'es ; it blinds my eyes.
.VM^ A blight expanse of water
"»^U illuminated by the sun.
The sound of bells.
C/il sounds^ Im, T<a, ga, Inva, and kwa
Ilu", (Hid iie ; — in Fn/tc/tau^
<7lC
I'he original furin is coiiiiiosed of
TjC Irre and ^\ /innli nt oon-
tracted, alludinj; lo llie lient ap-
l)eHranee otri|ie srain ; it forms
tlie llotli ra'lieal of a natural
group of characters relating to
grains and tlieir uses.
Growing grain, especially pad-
dy in the soalhern provinces, and
wheal in the northern ; grain, corn ;
cro[is; occurs used for the ncxL
I -g growing rice.
^'ij ] to reap tlie grfun.
^ ] a fine crop of grain
. In Canton, fo and wo ; — in Sitmtow,
lnvo and Iiwi ; — in Sfmnrj/ini, liwo, Im,
] ^^ \ndiulled rice, paddy. I
^ 1 to watch the fields. {Can- ,
toiicsc.)
] W J^ h51 the grain grows well
over the acres.
—^ 1 '^ IS "'"'^ heads on one
stalk — in a good year.
1 If^ the .straw of grain.
^ ] the early or first crop at
Canton ; also, a grain that ripcn.s
early.
1 jji^ a grul) or worm like a
Nereid, used lor food at (Canton.
Inv.i, liw', and ho ; — :n Awoij, lio,
and n ; — in Chi/n, Invoa.
1 From month or mvsiral }npe
' ■ *'ie third is an
but
not unusual form.
^__» I }< rom inon/li or vmsicnt jii/it
"^n and fjriiin ; the third is an an-
^ I ^ tique. and ratlier erroneous, bul
/In f- I not in;usu:
'- mr j lT:u-mony
t\-^ I agreement; conciliation ;dter
irv^Vj ;i strife; to become mild;
[ Jid kiiully, agreeing with, as a
j medicine : bells put on the
I cross-bar of a carriage ; inclined to ;
to be at peace, to nnike friends; to
fit, fitting; lowork in'and mix uji ;
to unite, to harmonize; to eoni-
pomul, to hush up; to go with, to
HWO.
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join, to conform to ; as a prepnsi-
tiun, wilb, togi'tlier, to, — and thus
becomes a sign of tlic actiisative ;
a small reed; gak' of a camp.
SS. I (.'VX'ii, as a pulse; mild, as
food.
)\^ 'I'5 M, I cordial and gratified
feelings.
— [1^ ] ^i( cordial hariiiDiiy be-
tween lliem.
1 'i^ well-tla\ (ired, delicately sea-
soned.
] ^1 -^ ^ tlio bells on tlio
cli:iriots tinkled merrily.
jf$ 1 B. ^ l''"''Li""y ^'"I peace
will be lasting.
Ul 0^ 1 ^ ='1" '!"-' instruments
perform in harmony.
^ 1 iieace generally prevails.
M M M 1 ^''"^ """^ ""^"^^ '"''''"
come in llieir time.
1 ||^ amiealJe relations.
ilA 1 Sn I" 1'" ■''' peacemaker.
1 yfl 1"""1"''' ingivdients, as for a
soup. (S!iuii(/liiii.)
1 )l[ri ''oniiilaisaiil, accordant.
ffc_fl"J^ 411 1 they don't agree;
incompatible.
] W\ 'K G -^ pleasant, benign
countenance.
/\ 'u 1 i5f? ^''" instruments all
keep in tune.
1 ^'j a conipact giving peace ; a
treaty of amity.
Ill ] to treat of peace.
^ ] to make np a cpiarrel, to
become reconciled, like two op-
])osing armies which yet do not
ligbl.
% f|j 1 'ii do not destroy (lie
present harmony, do not wouml
good feelings.
J^ I £ji an even lempereil man.
1 Jp CI to \Mirk over the mud,
as a l)rieklayer does.
1 1% vHt M'^''''< '" •''"'•
1 fi'( the transcription of the
Mmclm title lnr<i-sliinii. mean-
ing llio ollicer who stands at the
corner ; used only by the
liighcst princes.
^ 1 ft< i "■« "'11 Ijoll' S"-
%L 1 A ()&■ '" I'l'ssl' "P 'I homi-
cide, to secretly compensate for
killing a num.
1 ^ ifij Uii '" sleep in one's
clothes.
1 t''] '"' 1 ft! '' lJii'llii-">l- priest,
Ijecause lie should be a [)eaee-
nuiker, as souio natives assert ;
Ijut the priests explain it by ^
fsl Dili ■'^ self-taught teacher; it
it is probably derived from the
Sanscrit upa-dliiiuiiii. of which the
sound hica/i-f/tic is the equiva-
lent in Kaslig.'ir.
is S 1 # called a princess to
pacify the tribe, — by marry-
ing her to its Hunnish chief;
done by an emperor of the Han.
Eead /in'. To accord, to make
rhymes with ; to sing a second; to
keep in tune and lime ; to mix, as
txstes; to conciliate ; assenting.
] u5 I'lvl W ^'^'"ses which have
[iroper rhymes,
what one says.
] ^ to mix i)roperly, as a cook ;
well blended.
pg I* 'jfj- I mix in four equal
p;n-ts.
■ — ■ I'pj "^ 1 one sings, all follow ;
a leader of a band of music.
^ ] few assented to it ; i. e. only
a I'liw agreed.
^ '"St m 1 he alw ays agrees to
I
'huv
From ?iiant/ and real ns tlie
pliunetic ; q. cl. many men come
toiielher ; interchanged with tlie
next.
Numerous ; a band, a com-
pany, a party ; a conn'adc, a part-
ner; colleague, accomplice, crony,
or messmate ; a classifier of bands
of men.
1 ^l" a companion, a fellow ; this
phrase in Cantonese is the
word y<//y or Johc by which
foreigners often call all natives.
1 ii '" ^ 1 ■* "'I'uc for the
chief unite of a ves.sel ; but ^\^
1 M usually means one set,
this company, all the fellows.
) j^- a partner in basiuess.
^ I how many ? — as coolies e-r
sailors.
>J» ] -^ a young mail, a yontii,
lip to about 25 years.
■^ I a [larlncr in, ;in .is.-oeialc.
a p.d.
] ^ bandits, fellow-thieves.
— • 1 'j^ A •' <^ompany of friends.
i§ 1 '" J"'" '' company or part-
nerslii|i.
i^ Kvl [n] 1 '^ '"'" ev ideiic:'. to
tell of one's aeeonipliees.
Sfi 1 "!• ] 'M M '" ■'*'■'"'' ■■'
comp.any. to fiirm a partnership.
^ f't^ -Jt I the [criminal] cases
are very numerous.
^ M ] % "11 <■"■«'- together;
the whole posse.
1 %}^ '"" '"' 'lii'ec coneerliiig (o
cheat one.
M 'J* 1 '" trade, or act for
one's self, when agent for an-
other ; to make somethhig pri-
\ately.
C > f From 7ifnn niul _firf ; an nnan-
•^•llT tliorized wonl, interclianged vvilli
'■^ ^ tlie last and next, wldcli seems
Jtwo to have l)een ricrived IVom the
I.li'a.^e -f K/^~ *K ten
men make one tire or me>s.
Goods ; furniture, household
property, gear ; a eonu'ade.
^|J ] tools, iirticles, furniture; a
set of things, a comiilete .set out.
jjfe ] to move into a house.
] ^ stores, supiilies ; daily food
for the table.
■j^ 1 and ^ ] denote the chief
and second mates in foreign
slii|)S ; ] .j^ mates.
iT' \^ 1 '" ^'""''""^~''') Well-pleas-
ing ; but /;ciH(t«//y, mean, badly
done.
'k\l
The character is intended to re-
'cscnt ail nsccnding llamc, and
cuiiibinatiou is contracted to
{ .' four dots ; it forms tlic SCtli ra-
Jl|k ' dicnl ot' a harge and natin-al
J S'onp of characters relating to
'hiro lioat ; names of hoys are (ifleii
selected from it.
256
HWO.
HWO.
UWO.
Fire, flame ; to burn, to consiinie,
to annihilatf by tire ; among' l)iiy-
sicians, exciting humors, full habit,
fever ; one of the five elements
Wonging to the south ; one of
the six magazines oi' nature ; ur-
gent full sjiced ; lustful.
I ^ a flame ; ] ^^ a spark.
^ ] to put out a conflagration.
^ ] caught fire accidentally.
^ ] to co\er or bank a fire, as
with wet coal-dust.
1 ^l^ or "^ ] fire-arms and am-
munition.
— • ^g ] a fire, a blaze, a tongue
of flame.
1 ^ '^'"''" ''•
1 ^ itS" *"l';ilk powdered.
1 'ft burned, as a priest's corpse ;
cremation.
1 ^ those who burn corpses.
.f . 1 "f M 1 /I'e fire is out ; to
put out the fire, as in a stove,
in 1 ^'X ^X '"^'^ ^ blazing fire.
to make or liglit a fire.
1 TE an urgent dispatch.
J^ ] feverish ; febrile.
^ ] bad humors.
] ^ heat, caloric ; temper, anger.
^ ^- ff 1 ^ tlon't get angiy.
1 ^ ^C tci^t.v, irascible, furious.
ix Hi"! 1 'tt S£ J'"" ^"^e no ani-
mation, as an (niium smoker.
1 PIj a scullion. {Caiiloriese.\
7{\ ^ 1 they light no cooking
fires, — 'but get their meals out-
side.
] '^ ^ 'P \\hat are your table
expenses '.
\ ^ ^ -^ order the troops to
advance (piickly.
] 'fj- a connade ; — • | was for-
merly the term for a mess of
ten soldiers, whose cook was call-
ed 1 SM W- soltlifis' fire-boy.
>5
-^ or ,5 ^ g 1 his
temper is up, he is fired with
rage.
] ti; '1 poker ; ) ^{f tongs.
] 51 a match, a sun-glass, or
other thing to ^J ] strike a
fire.
Q ^ ] a lucifer-match.
»t' \ Wl ^i"'"i"g "'til lust.
1 ^ the i)lanet ilars; but the
^ \ in the Shu King denoted
a star then near the heart of
Scorpio, the culminating star at
dusk on the summer solstice,
but now the star a Hvdra.
UTtJ
From to worshi/) nnj
llfn) moulh as the plionetie.
/»'(i' Evil, misery, the opposite of
JS ; calamity, suffering, ad-
versity ; woes, judgments, espe-
cially those beyond one's control ;
unhappy; to send down woes; to
bring calamity on others ; to curse,
to injure.
j6J I to avoid calamity, to escape
impending wrath.
^, ] to bring on, or invite suffer-
ing.
1 iS-- "•" 1 ji^ cabuuities, ad\cr-
sities.
] •?« S^ f 7 misfortunes never
come singly.
e(t ^ jIt 1 "I'lcli brought this
calamity on me ?
^ 1 icX 'l^ "11 •1™ destroyed by
this linn ling.
1 m ft tt fk -it ^ disgrace
or promotion (.sorrow or joy)
will follow one of the two
courses,
jjig ^ ] \^ [heaven] blesses with
goodness and chastises with evil.
'^ 1 "f A to implicate others
in one's crimes.
] ^ A to injure people deeply.
] ^ ^ j/^ the horrors of ci\il
war.
] ^ )S! ^ trouble is not far off.
1 % W H I'e lias been long
laying up for these troubles.
^Ij ] to meet an unlucky thing.
HD ^ ] to run into mischief to
meddle to one's hurt.
In Fuhcfiau. Dropping, as of rain.
«
'4^3 From pearls or property «nd to
change ; q. d. tilings for cliangiug.
Invu' Goods, wares, merchandize,
whatever can be changed or
bartered ; to deal in goods ;
to bribe or fee.
1 ^ goods, stock in trade ; an
article of merchandise.
1 lit pi'oduce, goods.
^^ I to go with, or escort goods.
1 [|§ briljes to officials ; ] J£
^ 1^ he bribed the attendants.
^ l-R 1 ■& ^U descriptions of
goods.
[i5| I to monopolize an article, by
buying it up.
— TI'C 1 goods brought in the
same trip ; and 5^ y]^ ] denotes
their best quality.
jiE iik fi^ 1 gi'iiii'iie goods from
that place.
Si ^ mJ 1 P| 'lo you fancy
that these are first-rate goods l
^ ] and _tl ] to ship off' and
to land goods.
yj ] to take delivery of goods.
^ 1 pT j§ it is a rare article ;
met. a remarkable man, a sort of
wonder, an eccentric man.
UP ] poorest kind of goods ; the
garblings.
jlj I poor goods, cheaply made ;
md. an adiJleress.
.. ^ 1 % ) From dish nni grain or liarmony
'fitf^ ns tlie phonetic ; it is used witli
Mvo' *'""'">=•
To mix and season, as a
cook ; cUshes for mbdng food.
llWOli.
HWOH.
HWOH.
257
Old stmiiih. link, k:ik, hinli, hwat, (jvvnt, k\v;ik, (niU [S,w:\k. Jn Canhni, fok,
k'ak, wak, Ini, w:i, '<«'/ lu'ik ; — I'/i Awui/, link, lin, liwat, liek. i/;/^/ lint ;
lick, rf/i(/ lit'k ; — in Shiiiiijlnii^ lutk <tii'l kw'uk ; — :'
■■0.1-, T; U, I'lt, ^7/rT wak ; — in Su-nfojv^
— in I'tiltrhmi, Inviik, v.r.!-, kwak,
L'lii/11, liwoa.
From rain and hnnili/'ii/, often I J.£f5
iiiterdiaiiged for tlie next.
'hwo Speed, celerity ; fleet, agile ;
tlie cholera.
^ \ to fly swiftly.
1 ^ smlileiily, as wlieii the cIoikIh
ilis[i<T.se.
lU; 1 extravagnuf, wasteful ; also
frolicsome, ganibuliiig, likeliirds
or animals.
] ^Ij a lofty peak in llinian,
same as the ^(Sj [Ij, also called
^ ti llj '"' Atlas of China.
1 llj J|,?. '^ district in the west of
Ngaulnvni on tlie Kivor Pi.
] j'I'l an inferior prefecture in the
south of iShensi on the Ei\er
Fan ; anciently the appanage of
Ch'u, the brother of Wu "Wang.
^ I a contemptuoits look, a
disdauifiil glance. {Cfintunet^c.)
'J'o recall one witli the hand;
) to move a thing back, or as
hifd'' when using a fan : to strike.
rtjj ] to make a fool of.
*j^ I to whip, as when driving off'
a crowd ; to flog.
] ;^ to motion ofi"; to gesticulate.
Mostly written like tlie last.
The nijiid di,<eiifo, the Asiatic
cholera or ] ||L ^' ''''■'^'''■''''
ed as attended with vomit-
ing, .spasms of the tendons,
gripes, and depression of
spirits.
Leaves of .'i legume used for
fodder; bean stalks which
are fed to camels ; greens ;
clover; a fragrant plant of
■ the mint family.
I § betony or bishn[)W(]rl (Ln-
plniiitlins riii/n.-ma), used in head-
ache and colic; others apply the
name to the Jldrmira iif/iiimili.i.
i^ ^'i iU 1 Ctl'« colt] i-'-"' eat j j
tile bean stalks on my fields.
}^ -^ 1 the spinous leaved aspen
(l'(ij>iiliis .ynitn^o), found in Shan-
g I wild legumes, i>ea vines.
^ 1 ^ ^ ^ soup of siinpli'S.
From -f;lr a seih/c ernss ami JJ
the hnnd^ nieaniiitj to measure with
a reeil; also read yiilt ,• as a primi-
tive it merely imjiarts its sound
to the combined character.
To measure ; to calculate, es-
pecially the weal or woe of men ; a
measure.
^ :^- ] ^ a fool-rule is fur
measuring.
A measure ; a marking-line ;
to adjust by a line, to get
ii-ti' the dimensions by a rod.
iijl |i[| I a marking-line.
^g I a s(|uare like a carpenter's.
From firiiiii and to incasnrn as
the phonetic ; lliis and tlie last
look much alike.
To cut grain in the autumn;
to reaji the crops; a rea])ing;
harvest ; to treat harshly; to
gather the roots avid stublile
for fuel.
T> Wi ifii I ["'^' '''f™''] '''^ "^'''
plougii, and yet they reap.
XlJ 1 to reap, as jiulse or grain.
'^k ^j' ^> 1 M »''^'"' '^l':'!! ^"^
young gi'.-iin unreajied.
tl; 1 /S ill/. C'e '•'■"1'^] "p''" >'<''''r-
cd and stacked on the fields.
] ^ ^^ '1" i'- "t ''"ly ''isk, fear
nothing, go on.
I UJ; -^ to rip open woman with
child.
] J^jj to dig up the ground, as
when [ilanting a tree.
I'rom l-niff and to mai-l- ; it i3
nearly synonymous witli the last.
j/»c(( To rive, to split open ; to
dig ; to carve open flower
work ; to engrave ; to cut glass; to
mark oft'; to deface, as a writing;
a catcli or mark in writing ; a
binin, a stylu.s, a graving-tool.
1 fS '" "■'•'"'I'^l' lo deface.
j Pj]] cut it o]icn ; mark it with a
line or cut ; to carve out ; met.
to digest one's ideas and set
them f jrth.
I jfjc to sharpen a reed — l!<jwTile
with.
1 "[iSi lt!l J!^ i"^*- scratched open
the skin.
1 \i^ l^j !^ to mark the spot for
a prison.
1 ^ to cut out and insert, as a
patcli in a garment, or a correc-
tion in a docmnent.
ta f 1 T — ' T ™ade a crease
with the finger-nail.
1 . — ■ /f> rH r^e said it once,
I'nc not two — (grices for the
thing.
Sic 1^ 1 3* '" consider a matter;
to see if the ends will meet.
hiro'
Similar lo the preceding and the
next.
\r^yt From wntrr and a wrtisurf.
'i^Cy To rain profusely ; water
/'"■"' nouriii!?' dowii after a r;iin :
To split with a knife; to
rend, lo separate ; to ]n\ up.
1 j[j -J- "T it is all known; piili-
lishcd generally ; to divide as-
sets, as of an insolvent.
From wntrr and a wrtisurf.
iater
pouring down after a r;un ;
the dashing of water; to
cook, to boil.
f^ ] dashing and rolling, as a
1 orient.
1 ^ an old name of Yang-ch'ing
hien in the southwest of Shansi.
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HWOIl
HWOII.
HWOH.
Read /(«* To diffuse, as rain
spu-ads itself over the land.
)jj ^ 'i)i 1 I'is instnietioiis ^vele
ujiiviisally diffused.
^ I a great joy to the empire,
said of a sort of general festival
of T'ang the Successful.
Kti^ The irimi/ioii measure, a kind
Tjf^j of vermilion or red ochre ; it
/iico^ was a kind of mineral paint,
probably prepared from cin-
nabar ore.
■l-^ A tree, the ] ^, whose
^^^} leaves are shaped like the
fitro' elm ;" withes can be made
from the bark, and dishes of
the tiudier ; it is a sort of
birch.
M ^ ] ^ do not soak the fag-
gots of the birch.
If^ Ti> bawl out, as when in a
/itvo' 1 Pp lociuacious, boisterous,
talkative.
rt-^* To bawl after, to cry aloud
|J tn.) when calling for one.
From metnl and a measure as the
the jilioiietic.
A tlat bdiler shajied like the
.'iigiiienl of a sphere, and
generally witiiout feet; a caldron ;
an iron pan ; a graver; to bore or
cut in.
1 S 'i JPJ ''"■' liiuiishment of
boiling to <.leath.
^ ] a large caldron or boiler.
^J^ \ an iron pan or boiler.
i'r> "^ M 1 J'"" '"''^ "'^''^ ^° ''"°P
a boiler ; i. e. very smart ; an iron-
ical plir.ase.
1 !a :^i ^ [I>lack] as a boiler's
bottdui.
^ ^ 1 IR '"^ ^""^ •'' gTcat din-
ner ; in Canton, it sometimes
means to have a cl;m fight.
iiJ TK 1 "' steamer's boiler.
(^ :/c 1 *" wheel a great pan, a
tumbler's feat.
A kind of « ild beast ; to take
in hunting; to catch, as a
/lira'' thief; to gel, to obtain; to
//«' find opportunity ; to ret-eive;
to hit, as the mark; an epithet
for a slave. .
] ^ to conuuit a crime; to sin.
^C W Jjf 1 1"^ ''•''S Ix^e'i ^ery
successful ; gotten much.
^ I arrested, apprehended.
I fjll he has seized the chief
criminal.
) ^ij to make money.
j2i ::t 1 ;^ il 'S caught by the
hound.
] ,@, to obtain favor.
wishes.
^ I'ii 1 ^ ^ M ^'^ "'^' op[)ress
and di.shearten the jioor and
low ly.
7^ ilt f^ 1 ihe attainment comes
only after the toil; similar to
2)er attjieva ad mtra.
^ftl
The noise of waters roarhig
jpjj) and dashing.
'"'■"' Read hv'oli^ A small stream '
which formed the liorder of |
the state Cli'u ^'J in oldin time ; '
it is a small branch of the River I :
in Tang hien Ijijf j^^f. in the soutii- ]
east of Shantung. '
From ral/ei/ and to injure.
A wide, ojien \alley ; to ;
understand thoroughly ; to
penetrate the meaning ; to
open as a \\indow; lilieral,
magnanimous, generous. ,
] ^ intelligent, good tact, far- }
seeing.
1 f^ n. 'M^ thoriinghly uuder-
stancl it.
1 >li" RS '" expand the mind, as
by travel.
^ I vast, empty, as a ))alatial
hall or deep canon.
1 ^ to play at morra.
] % SI tt '" remit the land taxes,
a A !S r^ll 1 r?^ this is a re-
markablv intelligent man.
I'lom iriilcr and tomjue ; but the
luitiptit furin, instead of tongue,
; h;i> •&• to slon the mo'illi.
Xauie of one of the head-
waters of the River Chang in the
southeast of Siiansi in Hu-kvvan
hien -^ \l^ ;i',,f, ; rumiing, bubbling,
like water; living, lively, active;
bright, chceifiil ; to live ; to vivify ;
life, motion ; the germ of life ;
open, as a thoroughfare ; movable,
not fastened ; work, livelihood, oc-
cupation, a living; api]lied to some
drugs to indicate their i-fticicy.
I "y reviving; resuscitated.
fj ] to revive, to come to ; a
resurrection.
Of-_ \ alive; to be busy, emj.loy-
ed ; getting a living.
] jp||l the living God ; a foreign
term.
M ?C 1 ■^j a western living Biidha;
iiul. a merciful, generous man.
1 tj^ a verb; it is also ajijilied
to njovable types, and | ^^ is
being jirinted with them.
1 Hll I 51 •''^'^ J""^' """ ^''''"
a live dragon; — as an in\eutor
of sloi ies says.
|Jj I joyful, pleased, merry.
] lil' ;;n employment; lit. an ev er-
changing plan ; a calling.
W. '^^ M. 1 ^"•' ^^ea^'es f'"' 'I lin-
ing.
$\ J^ I '^"'•'*' licedlevvork for a
living.
] Jji handy, l.ijse, mcva.Me;
spry, agile ; good, ;.s cjcdit •,
active, as trade.
^ 1 a kind of angelica root.
•^ ] d;iily expense's; bright, as
prospects ; constant outlay ;
one's living.
1 S£ !ii •■' ''^'I'g' striking rescm- |
bl.inee ; life-like.
1 ^ 'ift ^r belter to adapt your-
self to circumstances; it will lie
lx;.st to do as exigencies demand.
1 ^ ni& ambiguous jiromises,
slippeiy talk ; double-tongued.
BI 1 jJfc -ff ''■'- "^ accommodate
this matter; be tractable.
11 won.
nwoH.
HWOH.
259
P ] that will easily turn.
jMj ^K ifp i-f^ 41: r* 1 ] H'^
occaii-likc walLT.s of tiiu Ho flow
uortliwarils ia their majestic
course.
7 ^'H 5E ] lii'eillcss of coiise-
quciiecs ; TL-cklcss of life ; he
lia.s nil iilea of things.
] pi^ lively, as a fish ; bustling,
gcnerous-lieartetl, kind to.
1 ift S'^''"S I''<^ lo people ; said of
pliysieiaus.
S ] T '"' 1 T "■^l'-''"*-'*' ""-
serviceable ; saiil of jieoplr.
I J{J .apparent, as if ali\e ; to
manifest, as a ghost.
pjt f# 1 5E "'"I'l pjiiiiliiig; (les-
erilieil to the life.
M y]<. }^ 1 ^ g'^L' ii'« some
water to revive me.
I 7JIC living or spring water ; run-
ning streams,
jj^ ] to work at a job.
■^ 1 irregular work, odd jobs.
1 ^ result.s consequences, effects
of bad courses.
] P an antagonist in a law-
ease ; a defendant.
54
^/iiru up reluse, to scrape up
To lade water wilb a bucket
, and pour it on fields ; to take
>j^ To\ui!le; to act with united
I l| ) strength ; to tug at; to as-
/iwo semljle, to collect ; to in-
clude the w hole ; to reach.
1 ] tugging at altogether, as
sailors at a hawser.
T' U ^ n l-i it ti 1 «'""«
day or month perluqis, but when
then will it be done ? I. e. it must
bo attended to now.
The ripi'ing sound bc-ird
^^j) when tearing the skin off an
Jiicu animal.
^^ Dashing waves are 1^ ] ,
l/R'j referring to the roaru}g of
^/iiro breaking billows.
•M 1 name of a slieam issu-
ing from a western valley.
| >^ CoiniKiscil of tlart^ motit/i, nnd
r|l> Olid phice, denoting n spot wliich
^^^i'i ueetls to be guarded, or whose
""'" safety is in doubt ; yiVi, %% licis
since been used for it, and tbis
occurs interchanged with the
ne.\t.
Doubtful, uncertain ; a pre-
position of doubt ; moreover, per-
hai)S, if, may, perchance ; a certain
person ; often occurs in classic
writers for ;f f having, there is ;
when repeated, it forms contrasts,
as either - or ; now - then ; here
- there ; some - others ; this - that ;
when it follows negative adverbs
it intinuites a reservation in the
assertion.
^ ] ^ -^fl never hesitate to
admit the difliculty.
■^ ^^n 1 ^ ^ P^ c^o yo" go or
stay >.
1 [EI some one has said.
1 fi 1 2jS comes and goes ; to
and fro; luisteady.
Fo] 1 W ^ ^"^^ whctlier tliere
are any '!
I /^j" J^ perhaps there is some
one.
1 iii, S' "50 'f" "'^ serve them with
wine.
llvl' 'f' 75 1 "a* ^vhatsoever I have
said.
1 %'^ 1 /S '"-'rf in groups, there
in pairs.
in 1 in jih *1"^"' perhaps it is so.
] fli] some one made the inquiry.
I f/fj or ] -^ perhaps, probalily.
] 4^Ji ] ^ ^ it nniy be so or
not.
^i^ ^ I*!j 1 ^ '""y ll"-'^' never
fail to vou some to succeed.
— 1>*. From heart and li^juhtiuy as tlie
^■jCi iibonetic.
luro'' To lead into errors, to delude,
to blind the mind ; to excite
doubt, to unsettle other's opinions;
suspicion, doubt, inibelief; blinded,
led astray.
^ ] suspicious, in doubt of.
^ ] A ;ii> to dishearten by sus-
picions, to beguile out of the
right way.
J|^ ] imposed upon, fooled.
] ^^ to deceive mankind.
^ I befooled; to inveigle into;
to lead into evil.
^ ] instigated or pitfsessed liy
the devil.
Sit I 5Ji can you still doubt?
there is no suspicion.
iS "a" 1 ^ ^^'I'l rumors lead
astray the nuiltitude.
I. iv like the hist.
l'^:> Deluded.
'"''" ] ] a deception; guiles,
tricks ; the noise or act of
splitting.
This is described like a
.- J^Jr, species of lizard, which fre-
Jiwo (pienis the bandioo.
1 .^, or 1 SH a common
sort of i)erch at Canton {Cor-
viiia (/ri/pota), which is dried like
stocklish.
j^^ The ghost of an infant.
^^) ^ ] -i g"St of wind pro-
j//H'o pellcd by demons, called ^
j^ M,- ^^li'cli is supposed to
wrench people's lips awry.
A curtain to screen from the
J wind.
,/iiru
^f^. slapping and flap-
piug, as a flag in the breeze.
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Sowe of /;-. .--e characters nre hear,! Hw£l. OiU soumh, InvO, gw6, two, k6t, get, and kek. 7« Ca«r.n, f.'ii, ui,
ami wei ; — /« iitvaluw, hue ««</ liui ; — in Aihoi/, Ime, liwi, 6e, and k'lli ; — i"« Fulichuv, hwi, li«i,
liiii, Invoi, ami lioi ; — i'h Sltaiii/lmi, hwv, kwO, ««J \vu ; — in C/ii/'u, Invi'i.
fci,
Composed of iAC/'-P and X the
/"Kit/ ; '/. (/. tiie which i:iu be
ImiuUed.
Aslics, embers ; ashy, ash
color, gray; soot; lime; dust; to
jihistcr ; to turn pale, to faint ; to
^ink from terror; disheartened.
^ I wood ashes ; ashes of any
kind.
t^ 1 charcoal dust or ashes.
^ ] slouc lime.
1 )1h '" plaster a wall.
^ & ] red betel-nut lime, eaten
witli the siri leaf ; it is biu-ned
from shells.
^ ] quieklime.
M ]^ \ 'B or ^ 1 reduced
finite to ashes, burned to a coal.
/f> 1 'M ^ firc-'^biy furnace.
M ] a sort of bitumen.
i^ "S* IS 1 '"'"^y ^^^ bones be
ground and their ashes scat-
tered ! — ' io appease n\y hate.
fe I kaolin or quartz powder
usiju in porcelain or glass-mak-
ii'g- ,
1 -j^ or ] ^ dust,
5£ ] useless for making ashes.
f ra 7i^ ?E 1 "tt^'rly 'luad to ; no
ineiinaticm for, like a decayed
tree w hich will produce no ashes.
^ ] ■^ an i\ory or sepia color.
BS 4* it JfiL >C- ^ ^. 1 '''«
eyes r:in blood and his heart
turned to ashes ; in utter despair.
1 T ifj °r jj^> ] di.sheartened ;
no desire for.
jjji /f, ] my heart's wish is not
yet fulfilled.
^ 1 utter desolation, as after a
rebellion.
^ \ a white powder made by
calcining paddy chaff ; it is
used for sharpening knives and
ae a dentritice.
.■- An ashy color; a light black
cw>'/> •-"lor
htriii
mt
From fire and nrmi/ ; interchanged
n itii the next, which is nioie com-
mou.
The efl'ulgence of nre or the
s\ni ; bright, glorious ; light, as an
illumination.
1 -j^ brilliant, lustrous, illuminated.
1 its bright, luminous, splendid.
1 (*■ distinguished virtue.
.1 .
Jnviii
From an artni/ and hrifjht ; "but
one etymologist tliinks tlie sound
was derived from ho $ft '" '""'
tion ; nsed with the last, and has
rather superseded it.
Glorious, like the sun ; reful-
gent, glistering.
1 ^ ^■'^'■y happy ; spruced up.
j jg exceedingly glorious, very
bright.
^ ] l.)rilliant, refnlgent.
'llji'^'i 1 [if yoii come,] my mean
abode will be made brilliiint.
,P
Used with the lust two.
Bright, splendid ; a ray of
Jand the sun.
g ] sinilight.
^\ ] slanting beams.
^ ] a ray or stream of sunshine.
jS Wl ^'J 1 yo^r pl*=asant face is
far away.
From hand and aniii/.
To move, to shake ; to rouse,
''" to animate ; to move the hand
briskly as in drawing; to wield
with skill ; to sprinkle, to scat-
ter : to throw away, as dregs.
1 is ^o brush away the tears.
1 :^ in i '" sjiend money like
dirt.
1 ^ to wield the siting [pencd],
to write newyear's inscriptions.
1 ^ to flourish the bru.sh ; same
as 1 ^ to write.
1 jM '" ^P'-'"'' liljerally ; to sprink-
le ; not constant at a thing.
J,- ^ ^- I one dasb of your
tine pencil.
^g 1 ••'■> point or direct with the
hand; title of an officer like a
major in Peking.
1 Hi to disperse ; to dismiss, as an
assembly.
y^ It ?^ 1 ^^^^ ^'^ lines [of this
diagram] animate things.
\ "M- "Htf M 1"^ motioned the
troops to go forward.
Read Jiii-un. AVhole.
1 1^ iMitire, unbroken.
From hand and to do ; it is inter-
changed with the last.
To .split, to rend ; to point
out; tnias.suming.
] to order about roughly.
if|J to show quietly ; an unas-
suming, humble maimer.
Also read Jncun.
A jieg to bang clothes on a
wall ; an upright clothes-
hor.se or shelf ; the crooked
handle of a plow.
hwiii
1
Jitciti
Fiom ^g winy:
contracted.
and ^%
Jiwui To fly swiftly and with noise,
as a pheasant does ; a jiow er-
ful rapid flight ; colored, va-
riegated.
1 j,j| a name for the Tartar jihea-
sant, on account of its beauty.
Si Ji 1 1 ''"^"y claiiiicd their
wings and flew away swiftly.
in 1 M fi^ Ijcautiful as the flyina:
pheasant.
,r
iiwur.
|Jl 4 I'rom hi'injt and liaii\
fA^j A sigiiiil fl:ig, ii marker, a
Juciii slniulard ; to signalize, to
beckon, to make motions with
the hand, to wave oft'; quick.
liasly.
ijit ] a signal Mag, that intinjatcs
orders; it often liad a hdpard's
tail on the stall'. j
1 -i ^ i ''^' iii"li"ii<-'d to him i
to leave.
^H 1 ^'^ direct witii a flag. |
\ i, HI }]k motioned to him with
his arm.
1 Jf ^ '££ ''^ waved otf the
messenger ; — refused to recei\'e j
the order. j
1 T jf* ^ ^ ''^'''"' y'""" excellen-
cy's orders ; — spoken to a high
general or conrmander.
/JflL From ^>p and ^ silk.
( IJlv\ A cord of three strands ; a
Jural , ■ , ,
' .string ; garment.s worn by
<iueens ; honorable, excellent ;
beaulifid, adorned; to beautify, to
K'l forth the goodness of; the stops
on a lute ; the tone of an instru-
ment ; a sort of pennaul.
1 -^ sweet, plaintive music, as of
a lute.
] ^ ink from Hwui-ehen fu ]
•]\\ ^ in the siiulh of Xgan-
hwui -^ I province.
] ^ excellent, as one's thoughts.'
1 K good services, high reputa-
tion.
1 5m£ '1"'^''^> urgent, as a horse
lidden post.
J: I i& '»' ('!•> I ^ ^^i'»t i«
your l!on<iraliIe style? said to
ohl men ; the | 5|g was a sort
of lla-.
K^^ Kruin |lfj in:l:_fr"-int to, )£>
Oj^T hinrt niitl J\ man ; it is like ^
hivai ^" .some of its .'■erises.
To break or tear in pieces ;
to destroy, to overthrow, to throw
down, as the defenses of a city ; to
dismantle ; to raze.
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1 J5I "■' 1 Hi e'ome to nought ;
disused, obsolete ; destroyed.
& ^"1 1 EI I lie safeguards of law
anil iiiurality are cast down.
~ f J- 1 M I' f T TiT 111 "ue faux-
pas will make peo[)le suspect
every act ; like Ee. x : 1 .
^ (^ 1 *ij> 'lo nothii}g that can
wound your honor.
•J^ 1 T 'U" ^ "'" I'-'tlier mortified
ctt my attempt.
/ U» From man and bird.
<■ I r*-- Uglv, as an old hag.
Jnrni ^j, "j ij„„„.iy^ ill-favored.
"jTj7 The grunting sound of pigs
r ) \'*\ rooting; the sound of quar-
Jiwui reling.
Pg ] high words ; alterca-
tion, bickering.
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3, ^ how much [of the
M
M
M
Tlie cliaracter is intended to re-
present a thing revolving on an
axis ; the two last forms are
fancifnl.
To revert to, to revolve ; to
recoil, to go to its source; to
turn back; to turn aside, as
^liii-id to error ; to rebel, to disobey ;
repenting, returning, chang-
ing one's mind ; a time, a turn, an
efl'ort, a revolution ; a brochure, a
livraison, a chapter in a novel ; the
Moslems ; and hence in some
jilaces at the north, foreign.
1 fn "■" ] fl? '"'• ^^ritten answer.
jl{; ] this occasion.
['. — ■ ] the previous time.
H 1 31 '^ ^'o'li'l ni"l again.
rc|ic>ate(lly.
] 1^ Id turn around or back; to
re\ol\e.
J^ I seu<l it back, as a present.
1 >V' II -tS ^" relent; to change
om''s opinions.
^ ] f^ the wind is veering to
the .south.
Jt {'Jj ^ I his virtue wa.s unim-
pcai'halile.
1 M hist its savor, said of o\er-
ripe fruit. {Cantonese.)
present] « ill you decline to take?
1 5c (E- ^ A ^J endeavor to
make Heaven favorable, and
put forth all your own eBbrt.s.
1 ^ "■' 1 ^ « reply, an an-
swer, either verbal or written.
I ^^-. to return a visit.
] P'J the first visit of a bride to
her parents.
1 ^' P'l n •■' framed gateway,
one willi carved border.
1 % iS fl 'I'e 'loctrine (or ad-
\iec) seemed better on reflection.
1 iji,^ a fire, as of a house; the
god of Fire.
5^ ] eoniing and going ; come
and gone; there and back.
] 2l5 to return ; in colloquial it
also has the force of ^ii ^ in
many phrases; as ] ^5 ||5jJ;
we will discuss that aftcrwaiils ;
I ^ -i |?| settle that ;rfter
going there ; — at other times it
is equi\alent to presently, in a
little while, a.s ] 2j$ % '^ Til
move it away shortly.
jS I to send for ; to come or
bring back,
ffi 1 '"' 1 i^« *" K'flect on, to
turn <i\ er in one's mind.
1 W, /ic f^ *""' '""^'^ there is the
shore ; — there's yet room for
repentance.
Jr] 1 ^ ^ M ''"'*^' "I'Ti.^" miles
is it romul there and back?
1 M\ '" 1'^"''^ behind ; also met.
to regret an action.
1 'if* Ut y" cannot retract from
the engagement now.
lift tt 1 !§ the ves.sels have all
gone away enqity.
^ I transmigration {saiisiiray or
human life as subject to it.
] ] ^ the Ouigours or'Wigurs ;
ap]ilied al.so to all Moslem coun-
tries.
] 1 Ii w- I ^ Mohamme-
danism, Islamism.
I J- the Moslems.
] ^75 'T' '" foreign style ; — a
northern phrase.
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Interrlianged with tlie last.
To curve, to beiul around
and return, as a slrcani ; to
double, as a fox ; ruvol-
Inriii^ ^'I'S; intricate involved, as
n ]),illern or fiy:ure.
1 tii y\<- ■''" eddy.
1 M S'''- ""'■ °^ '•l'" "'■''}' ' retire
aside ! — a notice given to the
crowd ; to skulk, to avoid one's
siglit.
] ^ surnmnding, inclosing, as
hills del a valley.
^ I ■§■ 1^ continually revolving.
1 Hg a corridor or verandah on
the outside of a range of rooms.
1 3X1$'"^ k\i\({ of ode that re-
(piires the line to be read over
and over, each time beginning
with a new character, to get the
full sense.
M I
From n sleji ami .i l%irn.
I'o pace to and fro, as if un
/'"'"' decided ; to hover about. '
^jp ] irroRolute ; back and
forth, not advancing.
.hu
Water flowing round and
round; a back current; an
■ui cd<ly, a whirlpool ; name of
a lake in the southeast of
Honan ; indistinct, as an
eddying stream.
] -JP^ [the tide is] turning; the
recoil of waves; an eddy in a
stream, also called 1 Jj; a re-
volving pool.
iU 1 ^ ± I "'IS cogitating
how best to reach you., he deli-
berated much huw he cc/uld get
at it.
11 An minntliorizcil clinnctcr,
l[ll tlif)ur;h it is ftniiul in the I'an
-"**' ' \ Ts'uo, and wns pertmps clianged
5 from i//i( gfj tlie nnid sturgeon,
to denote tliis variety.
A fish belonging to the
salmon tribe, common in the Yang-
tsz' about three feet long, resem-
blhig a small sturgeon in its snout,
transverse mouth, and four short
barbels below it ; the ailipose tin [
is very large, and three large ser-
rated spines protect the pectomls
and tirst dorsal, wliicli has six rays ;
the skin is smooth, slate colored j
on the back, anil wliite under-
neath ; the eyes are placed behind
the mouth, and are the size of peas.
^ ft -/F.ii 1 ® «i'i'» <i>e
bamboo is just sprouting, then
cook the sturgeon with it.
1 From disease or insert and fnrn j
I the third form is tiie connnonest.
A long, intestinal worm, the
tape-wonn, common in north-
r cm China, and named ij"
^ ili and f ^ Ji« by the
jieople ; common intestinal
worms seem to be also fre-
quently referred to under
this name, as they speak of
Iji 1 vomiting worms.
The second form is also used
S)r 3^ in the proper name of -^
] Chi-yiu, an ancient rebel in
the days of Hwang-ti, probably
a mvthical being.
m^- ft> at ^ 5 fi^j 1 i^^i'"
is the tape-worm in your belly '!
why lia\e you not told me of
this affair?
,1 |~r| From /inirt and tnrninn.
T PI
^ 1 1 — ' Disordered ; indistinct.
,'nrui I ] ^ ^1^ A 4 l>e i« !" \
doubt which side to take.
^liivni
- - . Fennel or caraway.
c |P*| >]> ] ^ <i fragrant seed
Jnciii like dill {Feniada (Jiilcis).
^C 1 ^ ll'e star-aniseed.
An iniautliorized character.
A large tree fomid in Yunnan
jnvui _,,,^j lliinan, wlio.se hard, |
heavy wood is used by boat- I
builders for rudders ; the fruit ;
grows in clusters at the end of the '
branches .ind is red ; the pod is tri-
quetrous and jiointed, containing
many seeds shaped like orange
seeds.
pj/li I'rom ■J^eiirlh and ^ riceUrok-
3-3k '" '" " "lorliir contiauteJ ; used
, , ■■ with tho next.
To break down ; to level, as
a house ; to shed, as teeth ; ruined,
broken, dilapidated, fallen ; abolish-
ed ; c.".c*.do\vn ; to slander, to vilify,
to defame, — for which the next is
better ; to put - way, to dip.iini .h ; to
deprecate calann'lics, as by prayer.
] -^ to shed thcteeth.
"^ 1 sick and thin, as from grief.
iJy ] or ] 1^ to pull down iind
clear away, as a building ; toc™t
away.
1 M "-lestroyed tlerly.
1 iS ii'j"r'-''^5 defaced, worn out.
:a St 1 fi I'ow can 1 injure
and wound — this body, which
came from my j)arenir. ?
1 T Ht tlestroy them ;.I1 :
^ ] failing in strength, as at the
age of sixty.
^ "=■ ^ ] true doctrines are
never lost.
i.rl|^ 1 From vorils and hroken ; inter-
^P-j clianged with the la^t.
'ifiW. j To .slander, to vilify, to de-
Pv'C J fame ; to upbraid.
'Invui J t^ to backbite, to blacken.
] -^ to vituperate <ind to
praise ; to curse and (o bless.
ways scolding and )-ailing
s
From^fC and to ihslroy.
A fire, a Iilaze ; flaming,
'Inrid blazing ; bright, splendid.
3fiJ 1 a furious fire.
i ^ in 1 ^I'e r-il'ice was splen-
did as a blaze.
j^l 1 or ] ^ btiracd -ip ; quits
consumed.
'/iivei
Also reaci 'tut.
To swell, to enlarge or t'Oge
out.
^ ] a boss ; protuberances
like those on the plates of a
tortoise.
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c r^^ Disease in trees which caiists
yy^ luotubcrauces to grow on the
/iiciii' Iriuik; woody knobs out of
which uo liraiiclics grow.
^- ji-J ^ I an old tree jiroduces
knobs.
*Tfrft T'''5 "'"5 tyw" 4lC seem to be
/Ms, fdiilbunileil witli ciicli otlier b.v
t, some aiitlioi's.
/llVlli
A vonoiiious serpent, whieli
lias a big head and small neck ; to
dream of it ibretokeiis the birth of
a daiigliter ; jaded, ailing.
t^ 1 a viper.
T^ 1 a sort of.boa found in Yun-
i
nan. I
B. 1 Tt it ["'.^' 'ir'"'""^ '''"''' "''^
cobra.s and of snakes.
tI^ ] a sea-serpent.
] Pk ^•'So'^'^'j i^l'iivined, said of a
horse.
1 1 ;]t '3j the rumbhng of distant
tlninder.
i 1 ill's '■* venomous snake in
Kiaiigsu, which is said to have
no eyes, and eject a w( b from
the mouth to feel its way.
f -jt-,'* 1 From -^j jilinils \mi[ yJ sprotil-
f"\ I '".'/ Ill" t;i'o"-iii;5 iiljoiit ; it is
' I. iisimlly contracted to tlie lir^t ^
C \±i I form. I
TT^ J A general term for pl.iids, |
hind'' herbs, i^'C, especially small j
ones.
'^'^ ] flowers and plants. |
~Q 1 all sorts of ]ilants, the vege-
table world.
1 "A^'U jh''"-' l'''i"'s and trers
griiw well.
St 1 ^ S "11 1'1""'« >*"■"■« '"
come out in spring, — except the
aster.
I'rom rirlira nilil lulfiin/.
Ivirlics, wcallh; ekilhs, silks,
(ir whatever eonslilules pro-
perty; to gi\e properly, and
thus bind [leople to ilo ei'r-
lain things; to bribe; hush-
money.
^ 1 tot
ike bribes.
I H'jf to bribe with
>■» I
IllVIlt'
or
money.
jl^ I presents or douceurs; ailvan-
tages ali'orded, insteati of direct
brilies.
Wi 1 '"" 1 fE '^" luilie in order
to get a thing through ; to dic-
tate or buv a favorable decision.
y:x ms^i^n^'i i ji ^ome
witii your can iages, and I will
remove with niy stutf.
r^ ~j I'"roin hox and ahly or icnter
^ j :\Ui{ Inn- ; tlio dictionaries favor
I tlie first, lint tlic second unan-
- r tliuri/.ed ibnu is now most nscd.
^[pE J A sort of vase or box; wa-
hwtii' ters gurgling and eddying,
numing to one spot, — and
referred especially to the swirling-
waters of the Ki\er Han where it
joins the Yangtsz' at Hankow ;
a place to which people converge;
to stagnate, as a Jiool ; to deposit,
as money ; to advance money ; a
check, a draft, a letter of credit ;
to (Ir.aw on, a-s for funds.
1 }!?, •' fountain.
ii' 1 (fuicksands, like those near
llangchau 15av.
tl 1 ff n tl M. °" 11'^= '■••'■■'t
the .streams unite to make the
r'angli, — a part of I'oyang
L.'die.
pi) g: ] j^ti an editicm of the
Four Bonks with all the com-
ments.
1 ill] or 1 'i^ or 1 ^. an or-
diT tor mnney ; a bank check;
.■I letter of credit.
^!i. 1 J'J ^^'"-■" ''''■'' *li'''ft is jire-
Yf n ] ^./^ '-is if y-"> i'"ve
;iny way nf drawing an order on
tlie provincial city.
1 ,C!' ili'^eount for cashing an
Wlf'j'ft^ 1 -^T- MfJl tFi
will draw you a dratl for a
thousand taels.
1 Si. U ">• I a ^ a ban'; ;
a discoiinl olliee.
f Iv*-^ rrom /irnrt and cncli.
J"Jit To repent, to change; to be
'liuiti dissatisfied with one's con-
duct ; indignant, repentant ;*
grieved with.
] '|']4 remorse, contrition ; vexed
at one's ill luck.
] ^ to repent of sin.
^ I to recall one's promise.
I jj|j» compunctimi, regret.
-t f* 1^- 1 1''^ virtue was not to
lie 1-ejicnled of
] ;|1 to acknowledge one's error.
] Zk. '" leform, to amend.
^ ] ^i!^ 7X repentance will then
be beyond your reach.
^ ] iiiiignanl sorrow for.
1 IS iS!- )'"'"' 'epentance is now
too late ; — a phra.se sometimes
jilaced oxer prisons.
itP- \ t^. llit-'V ought not to be
thus an"'rv.
jfe^ t i ]'"roin to tliriiic and cnrli ; usiuil-
"fjj^j^ ]v re^ardetl as anotlicr ibrni of
w" I tlic last.
/iiciu' „, ^ ,
lo rejient ; a name lor the
^l'' ih '"' I'l'i"'"' lluee lines
in any one of the diagrams ;
the under three or [Xj ^l^.
are called ^ nr lucky.
The last day of the moon ;
[if 'u'ght, ob.scure, dark ; nn'sly,
/iiriii' as fiom fog; unpropitious ;
unusual.
1 ll|J night and morning.
J^ ] dark nights, no moonlig/it.
•f^ ] obscure, dark ; not ele;ir,
as a writing.
JH, j^ 1 ^ obscured by the
lemiiest.
J|^ I daric days ; unprosperous
times.
jijl 1 mibieky ; fortnne is going
against me.
\ ' ', an ill-omened fellow.
1 3§L UM I'*'"' ill-stni'i'e<l I'l-it is I
you are a bird of ill-luck.
{('iiiitiiinfe.)
1 alt M M ^ ^^-^ under an
nnliickv star
mi
HWLl.
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flt 1 ^ ■? leaWy I was im-
liicky ! 1 could gt-t no wdii'ss.
1 ^* yi ['''''* chiiiiicter] is very
unusual.
^ ] not to use, to avoid ; to keep
d;iik about.
^ ^ not to speak of one's
paieiit.s" — art'airs or name.s.
^Jt^) From ifords and amxtnnllij.
PHt To teach, to adnionisb ; to
'"'■"' reiterate words of instruction ;
to >irge upon, to induce to ;
inviting, urging ; instrnctive ;
counsel, instruction.
f^ ] to instruct diligently.
1 A '^^ lis I •'"" "ot weary of
exhorliiig men.
1 m ^- n or ni iif 1 ± I
would instruct you constantly ;
give tlieni line upon line.
g|I| ] to inculcate upon.
^ ] to receive instruction.
to uanttmness.
I'lom ((ji heart and ^ siiir//<'
coiitr.nctetl ; 7.*/. the Iieart having
one ohject.
Kind, gracious, forbearing ;
compliant, complaisant, ac-
cordant; benevolent, liberal; to
give IP charity; to give, to bestow ;
to sympathize, to be kind to ; to
adorn ; to obey, to accord \\ ilh ;
benefit, grace; presents, charities;
in epitaphs denotes one who was
gracious to the'people; a triangu-
lar-headed halberd formerly carried
l)ef(>re officer.s.
^ 1 I am obliged for vour kind-
ness.
t& ff= 1 'T a J^ l'*^' could kind-
ly protect tiie people.
iB' 1 grace, favor, mercy.
^ ^ J¥ 1 ll">'ilvs for your
many great favors.
ig I or^ I I am thankful
for your compassion.
] ^ lienevolent, kind to all.
\ "^^ % 1'*^ I'^'s often been
kind to me.
1 M ^ 1^ kindness need not be
expensive.
5Jh 1 1 '"" filled with yoiu' favor;
many thanks, as for a letter re-
cei\ed.
] ^ "^ ^5 .^'"'" l^hully agreed
lo come to me.
i% K 1 '" S*^' some real aid ; sub-
stantial help.
will kindly grant this, 1 shall be
for ever obliged, — said by a
■ borrower, or a shopkeeper when
dunning.
1^ ] a mere show of kindness,
em])ty promises.
f-^^J A svnonym of the pre
.l^> Especially used fc
eceding.
for compli-
liwni'' ant; obedient, as tea ruler;
loving.
^ flE ^ 1 they would not obey a
just government when enforced.
5"^f ' A clever niind, full of schemes
PiUi> and shil'ls; to examine close-
/(((•»!' ly ; able to discriminate ; sa-
gacious ; obedient, accommo-
dating, in which it is like
the last.
An insect, the | ^, which
lives but six montlis, and
therefore only knows but one
season ; it appears to be a
sort of cicada.
A fragrant species of marshy
orchid, called ] '^. ha\ ing
' many Howers on one stalk ;
the name probably includes
several sorts, as Angr;ecimi,
Cymbicliuni, etc.
] ^ zf/ tl'f flowers are alike
fragrant ; said of two brothers
reaching degrees.
] the snow orchid of Yunnan;
it flowers late.
^^' Cuinposcd of a" to ailil and -i^j
a cnntraitud form of ^ to as-
Tiicui' sunhle over it ; as a primitive its
use is chiefly a phonetic, and it !
is c.isily cuiifonnded with ^Isiint/ ,
-&
iddin^
To collect, to convene, to as-
semble, to bring or meet together as
equals; to visit; to make an agree-
ment ; to associate those of the
same rank, views, or powers; to
conmuniicate with, to let all know;
to miderstand after being informed,
to know how, — and in this sense
it Ijecomcs a sign of the future
when preceding another verb; ex-
pert, .skilled in ; apt. likely to cause ;
joint, united; a blending; a junc-
tion, as of rivers or roads; an as-
sociation for any purpose, a club,
a iniion, a society, a fraternity,
a cabal, — and hence discomaged
by the Government ; a church or
congregation ; a joint-slock com-
pany ; an occasion, an aruHial reck-
oning; a meeting, a time; a seam
in a cap.
^ I to visit and make up a
quarrel ; also used for ^ ] (o
become a ] ^ or member ; to
enter a society or organization.
] § to receive and .sec a guest ;
to visit.
] j^ lo assend>le, to bold a meet-
ing; the collective body.
!§• ] a meeting of Budhist priests.
1 ® — ■ M ^ hiwv seen him once.
3it I '1 literary club.
^ 3X 1 x£ friends luiiting in
.«omc literary scheme.
] ^ lo a.s.seml)lc Iroojis ; lo nuis-
ter tlie forces.
^pC ] ^ ^ to give an entertain-
ment.
yj ] to get up a procession, nsu-
allv idolatrous.
3i ]^ If 1 ("■• ,i ^ 1 f'«'"
Sanscrit iildiiiba) a kind of All
Soids' day, a Budhist festival
held on the lolh of the Tlh moon
for appeasing hungry ghosts; it
was introduced into China about
A.i>. 7o3 by Amogha from Cey-
lon.
~ -^ ] llie Triad Society exist-
ing in .sonlhern Cliina.
^ ] and 1|^ I lo form a com-
pany and lo wind it up.
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1 "M" "'■ 1 5H '"■ 1 i ^''*^ '"^'
iiJigor of a club; a chairman.
1 H liauditli; a jiiuto ; a clu^ue
of conspirators.
II 1^ f^ 1 ^ festival Iicld three
(lays at full of the 3d moon in
Shanghai, al which women pray
for sons, or to 1)e changed into
men in the next life.
1 :§; •'' S'"')' procession. -
•((J 1^ ] a good opportuiuty ; a
fine chance.
^ |*j^ 1 'I sort of associated tlica-
tvicals.
1 J^ the ftmds or subscriptions
to a company, for which ] ^
share tickets are given.
^ il|] jfg ] to meet unexpectedly.
".Pj M 1 ^ l-'e«t the gong and
call them together.
1 ;ra; to understand ; a combined
idea, as when the radical and
primitive indicate the sense of
a character.
^^ ] to combine an initial and
final to make a third sound.
J!j! ] to comprehend ; to man-
age.
] ^ and ] Jtt. are compilations
of state regulations and records,
made by Govermnent for its
ofHcers.
presently.
. — . 1 ^ — 1 52i f''""i ''""^ 'o
lime ; now and then.
^B ] or -^ I to report to a su-
per-ordinate oflicer.
M 1 ill ib I ''•""'".''■ "'"ugiit it
would come to this |i;iss.
] 7j^ to dive ; also the junction of
streains.
1 ^ •' J"'"'- examination, as of
two oflicials.
t^ I a provincial capital.
1 f^ /fJ 1 ffi do you know how
to do it '.
f^ I then leani how.
*t 1 T M 't "'" ''"■" ■'■''"•
1 ^ 'M 't "'" I'robably make
you sick.
In Cantonese. To simmer, to stew.
1 i?k 'iS\ s^t^'"*-''' birdsnests.
Also read 'liirui, and sometimes
written P(^ to distingiii.sh it. Ex-
pert, skilled in ; a sign of the
future.
i
J From silk and to asscin/jlc ; oc-
P curs usetl for tlie last.
hwiii'' To embroider or adorn in co-
loi'S ; to draw, to paint, to
sketch ; to make a plan ; colon-d,
painted ; in conjunction, as the sun
and moon.
1 ^ to draw and paint.
1 Ji!i ^ t" 'lr;i«' =^ i"'ip-
1 i^i '" paint portraits.
] ^ ^ ^ the limning comes
after the outluie ground has
been [H'cpared.
)]■> ] dextrou.s, skillful, handy.
§1 -M 1 beautiful and witty.
] ;|^ in Budhism, the organ of wis-
diim in the soul {pradj-nendrya).
] "jj denotes its power (jn-adjmt-
hala).
j ~"|^ * ^ Kage, anger; to hate, to dis-
' iUt^ like; to be angry at; irri-
f Itwui tati'il, indignant, angr)'.
I I 'Iji angry and hating one.
1 i^ '" '1 towering passion.
fS /^ M 1 li« ^eat the bed
in his anger.
A hill bare of trees and gra.ss ;
a barren, rocky hill.
/iiriii'
besom ; occurs
H|4^' From mm and a
H **^ used with tlie ue.'cl
/iictii' Small stars which cannot be
distinguished clearly ; star-
dust ; fine, minute, but distinct.
M-fc4j-> A shrill, striduliius sound, as
".3* of a cicada; a soft, low melo-
hwKi' dious voice ; a quick sound ;
in harmony or tune, as se-
veral voices or instruments ; fine ;
delicate but distinct, as the stars.
1 1 fU iGj 'Iw t"o birds sing in
concert.
1 &■ >!' M '•'•''•t pretty little
star ; saiil of a girl.
1 1 ^-Jj ■'' sweet melody, as se-
veral flutes or small bells.
W 1 -11- M hrilliant arc its
sparkling stars.
^t|+^) From /ic:irl and a comet as the
--^ 1 phonetic.
/iiciii'' Perspicacious, intelligent ; in-
genious, clever, quickwitted ;
adroit, sharp; wi.sdom, sagacity;
in c[)ita[)hs, denotes one who re-
ceives reproofs mildly.
i^ 1 discerning, sagacious.
JM! 1 or 'lij^ ] hicid ; an instant
pcri:eption of.
W 1 'tt '"^ '"'■'' ^ bright mind.
hr'ei'
From voter and hoitorali/e as tlie
)iIionetic ; occurs i;sed for the
ne.\t.
A stream overflowing its
banks, or rushing through a
crevasse or waste-weir ; to separate ;
I dispersed, broken ; a flight, a rout ;
defeated; driving .surges; enraged,
hasty.
] \^ dashing waves.
I fjii; ihe river banks are burst ;
miscari-ied. unlucky ; defeated.
1 Hi <Jt ^ tl"" disagreement is
irreconcileable.
1^ ,# 1 ui completely routed.
i'{^ ] soaked, so as lo be spoiled.
>S ffl T> 1 ^ ^ it ^vill not
meet your expectations if you
use it.
1 ^ not in order ; seditious ;
raging, as a mob.
^'^ ] To w ash the face ; one adds,
J I when dying.
rtt) r 3: 75 ??IE 1 7K the prince
then washed Lis face.
«
flWtll
HMEt } From </(ite and honorntde.
|t4j The outer gate of a market ;
hii-id' the street leading to a ba-
zaar.
ji li'il W 1 '''^' thoroughfares
through the market.
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L ^.J A woman, ^ ] of aucient
M^C times who bore six sons by the
/uvui' parts being ijj: ^J rent and
cut ojifU, by tho Ca'sarian
operation ; (>.) she is saiil to have
been the younger sislur of ^
;;§■ J^ of the Tsu country.
Tj tt* > To open a sore ; broken, as
^^ an ulcer.
/iwiii' ^ 1 the boil has broken.
E# 1 ii the whole body is
covered with running sores.
rtrft^J Eyes nearly gone, dull sight-
P^[ ed; scarcely able to see, as
hicui' very old people.
"J ] sightless.
J^ 1 dim vision, sight blur-
red and weak.
Kiom mouth and pig.
A beak, a bill ; a snout ; to
pant, to breathe hurriedly.
1 ^ j, to rest and breathe.
ng ] wearied, as a dog from run-
ning ; panting, as from heat.
Jli S 1 :^ startled and panting,
— they tied.
4£ :?,¥ ■fl' 1 there's no need of
putting ni your word ; i. c. wliat
can you say that will equal him 1
ri.Jt») From tcortls aud refraclorij as
jl^i tlie phonetic.
hwui' ^^ shun; to deny; to avoid
using from a sense of res-
pect for, as the Jews did from
mentioning the ineffable Name ;
to honor by concealing their faults ;
Vo hide from ; to keep a respectful
silence upon ; name of the manes
in the ancestral hall, given it by
Inv
the eldest son, and used when the
family sacrifices to their ancestors ;
forbidden, tabooed.
^•> 1 pwhibit or slum the use of
sacred names.
Jg, I to heedlessly use sacred
names.
1 ^ ^ 1 ^:4 respect another's
given name, but use his sur-
name.
J[^ 1 ^ jjil|l worship their manes
by their posthumcnis titles.
j^ ift ^ 1 1'''^^'^ '-'"' errors of
your relatives.
W. 1 to cover a fault by not bruil-
ing it.
^ ] not dead, still living.
] J^ rules for applying names to
deceased persons ; sometimes
made in great families.
Ira ^ *& 1 I ^'•■S to ask your
official or lionored name ?
lit M- ^ 1 '^°"''' 'leny, confess
it all ; make a full disclosure.
•fij*^ 5b '^ # 1 ^^i^"'' '** >'""■■
father's temple style ?
1 g" forbidden talk ; not to be
mentioned,
jg ] a\oid sacred names, as the
emperor's ^. ] personal name ;
this is strictly observed, and
often extends even to characters
where it occurs as the primitive;
this practice during the course
of Chinese history has modified
only a few characters, and most
of them unusual, but it has al-
tered the meanings of many
which Were substituted for the
sacred name ; when the dynasty
is changed, this respect is no
louffer obser\ed.
The followuiji are the i)ersonal names
of the eight Manchu sovereigns, with
their clianged forms, or tlie words wliich
liave been substituted ; tlie iirst was
formed of cliaracteis so nmcli in use
tliat tliey were left unaltered.
Shnnchi, fg |J° was left unaltered.
Kanglii, 3^ j[^ was altered to
£ '11 "'• it i^
Yungcliing, Jfi[ Jjji^ was altered to
Kienhuig, ^ J^ was altered to
^ m
Kiak'ing, ^\ J:jj was altered to
Taokwang, -g; ^ was altered to
g J was altered to
•^ was altered to
.». ?
Hientii
Tungchi,
mm
^U^} 1 From mouth or tronls and j/cnr;
nf^ll I the iii'st is usually reail ynch^
/^<5\ I but is regarded as a synonym of
— jjL» J j the second when read liwul'.
P'^H J A prolonged sound, as of an
/avui approaching carriage ; the
bum of many people ; spa-
cious and light, as a mansion ;
one says the beard or the jaw.
] I cries of pheasants, tinkling
of hor.ses' bells, rumbling of car-
riages, &c.
1 ] S. ^ the farthest corners
of the hou.se were light.
> The soinid of a phcenix ;
the noise of n flock of birds.
/ucut' ] ] ii ig;j [the phneiiix]
clapped its wings.
nwuii.
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See also ircil ,/lr other simt/ar rounds. Old sotimls, mot aiiJ mat. In Canton, fiU ; — in SwatO'c, hut ; •
lu'it or Invut ; — in Fuhchau, hivuk ; — in Shanghai, liweli, well, ami fell ; — in Chi/t., L.i.
,/ni
Krom heart and /lennon; q. d. the
mind liko a IliitterinK streamei'.
To forget, to clisregarcl, to
slight ; to exhaust, to ter-
minate; as an adverb, suddenly,
unexpectedly, abruptly ; instantly,
all at once ; in notation, the fifth
place in fractions, the hundred
thousandth, likened to the tenth
l)art of a lloss of silk.
] ^ A ^ just then a man came.
f2 1 to make little of; to treat
cavalierly, to slight.
^ IS ^ 1 ['^^ sacriticcs werej
abolished and its existence end-
cil ; said of a state.
] Pg firgetful of; careless.
1 f^, or 1 ^ f„T suddenly, in a
moment.
] ] — ip how quickly the year
has come and gone.
1 ^ 1 M it^ appeared and dis-
aii[)eared quickly.
1 >X^ S ti '"'-''"">' t-arcless and
forgetful ; absent-miudeil.
ipif^ ] -i Trj] ''"^ minutest space;
an instant of time, a twinlding.
,hu
From hand and ahnipilij as tlio
phonetic.
To slap, to tap ; to bale out,
to clean up ; to push.
I 7j< to bale water, to dip it up.
] 51- a dust-pan, a dirt-board,
Mfrt Abstruse, inexplicable ; nii-
liUi^' nute, preventing tI;o mind
Jm from deciding, aa a subtle
pojut in metapliysics.
'l5t 1 ^ It P anything fine and
'^bscure, so that it cannot be
uiscriminated ; the mind so
fttartled that it cannot clearly
discern and decide.
Round, entire ; whole, said
of fruits.
I (^ or f^ ■{^ complete in
all its parts ; in synta.x, the
summation of an argument.
1 ^ fi^ ^ HE '1 "^'"'^ complete
suit, such as a child first puts
on.
1 1^ ^ T ''° swallowed it whole,
— as a date ; a careless, rough
way of doing things.
I'roni hamho*- l.wi n square witli
lines, nfterwaidiil'scred to pennon.
A taolct iiearly three feet
Jong, made of ivory, gem,
wood, or bamboo, held before the
breas'u by courtiers at audiences, even
down to the Ming dynasty ; it was
f^rst designed for takingnotcs on.
it 1 '"■ iE 1 to hold the tablet ;
i. c. to be a statesman.
M^h^ 1 there Ls no ivory t.-.b!.:,
in tliis family ; — we have never
held office ; plebeian.
^ ] ivory tablets iwed by T;'.oiK;.--.
In FnlicJuni. A cake or Mock
of ink ; ^ — • ] one cake of ink.
Fine silk gauze or open-work-
ed silk.
I ^ a sort of woven gau7.i;
of corded thread, cro.ssod and
knotted, so as to resomljle milh.'t
seeds on the .surfaci'.
M ?K 1 ^9. & ^^'^ 1'^'''^'-^ '"'^■■^^
ripples into silken lines,
^j; ] heavy gau/o.
^ ] thin, coarse law.
O/il sounds, luvun, kwnn, niu/ gwun. In
hwong anil hung ;
O^ From H sun and ^ descend-
C p^ iiir/ contracted to ^ a namo ;
^/ticttii Olio old form is compo.tcd of
sun placed below ^^peojilr, ns
if inlimating cessation of a d.\v's
work.
Dusk, twilight, which is called
fii njj or substituted brightness ;
the sun below the horizon; to bo
dark ; Ijenighted ; evening ; obscure,
Canton, wan and f;'in ; — in Swatou; hv'm ; — in Amoij, hi'in ; ~ in Fnhchan,
— in Shnn'jhai, liwung and wang ; — in ChfJ'u, Iiwun.
confused, dull ; in disorder ; to ob-
lige one to do ; to marry a wife, for
which the next is used ; a wife ;
affinity ; relatives ; to die before
being married.
^ I the gloaming ; dusk.
finite talk is liko a misty mir-
ror.
] [in ^^'""''^ 5 ''^''^' J '-'loudy. dull.
1 ^ in confusion, as from a mul-
tiplicity of alfairs ; dim, as the
vision ; disordered.
£ 1 ^T 1 ^ night ; \ery dark.
] :^ motes in the eyes ; muscw
I'Olitaiit.'i
1 ^ •"■ ilesi)ot, a tyrant ; n nig-
gardly husband.
I addle-pated, dull ; disliking,
ve.xed at, but saying nothing.
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1 BH ft? ^& muddled, forgetful.
1 ^ growing dark ; unintelligible,
as talk.
1 jg very old, said of one who
leans on a staff.
/p 1 i^ ^J' <^^n't exert yourself
liivond your strength.
^Ij /^ ^ 1 g'^'" ^^"s blinded his
l.iellcr judgment.
jflj J^ ] ^jji avarice and passion
blind the heart.
^ ]?j iM 1 I "'=^11 yo" J'^y °"
your marriage.
1 1 liiS f!i sleeping soundly.
S 1 l£ -^ morning and evening
inquire after — your parents"
health.
1^ ] ] drunk all day long.
M
,/twun
l-'rom iceman and dus!^ ; because
arciently the wedding took jil.ice
in tlie evening, whea the bride
came to tbe bouse.
A hridcgroom, a husband ;
to marry a wife, the opposite of
tJS ; a wife's connections ; relatives.
] J3 marriage ; matrimonial af-
fairs.
'& 1 - and ^ 1 , and ^ ] , de-
note successively to compare the
horoscopes, to exchange the pre-
sents, and to consiuumate the
nuptials.
5£ 1 to marry relatives.
^ J^ j^ ] an emperors marriage.
] ^ the marriage contract, saM of
n girl whose first betrothed died.
^ ] or ^ ] 31 *'' Becond wife,
who is herself a widow.
g ] to purchase a marriage al-
liance ; it is often merely to
advance funds for the bride's
tro\issea\i.
] or ] ^ii or [5] ] to con-
tract a marriage.
1 Ji :/c E. '^^ officer who
arranges the Emperor's mar-
riage and those of his immediate
relatives.
ietTi^^ 1 to betroth children
before birth; the practice is
known in southern China.
IS
i^
From fuart and ohsrnre ; the
second form is preferred.
' The perceptions confused ;
stupid, forgetful, dull.
J^ 1 forgi'tful.
1 ^ 'us' l^is memory, old.
rtj grieved and vexed at, but
unable to express one's self
1 j3s -7 ® duU-hcaded ; incoher-
ent.
Dull eyes ; muid set ou one
fjj'g"' object and unable to appre-
Jiwun ci.ate otll'r.s.
on power and gain.
l-'rom gate and dush as tbe pbo-
netic.
Jiwaii To shut the door at eventide ;
a porter of the palace.
PP ] to knock at the gate ; ). c.
to present an urgent petition.
] A ^ gate-keeper to a pruKe or
gi'andee.
] fM or I ^ eunuchs who keep
the palace hareeru.
^ 1 j^ RJ to open the gate at
morning and shut it at even.
The dimness of death com-
(^^ g^ ing on ; dim-sighted ; to kill
m
Jiwun by talung gold ; to die with-
out fame.
Unsettled.
y ] ] mistable ; also applied
Jiwun to muddy water.
l''rora ])hnt and ai tiiy ;
next.
tlie
^hwun Strong smelling vegetables, as
onions, leeks, rue, g.ulic, &c.,
which, with five kinds (f meat, vie.,
that of the hor.se, dog, cow, goose,
and pigeon, are all forbidilen to
those who fast ; all meat or vegeta-
ble food not included in the list of
fast-day dislies is so called, and 5^
is the term for other kinds.
^ ^K 1 ["'hen fasting.] do not
eat meat.
1 BS strong odors, ;« of cooked
meat.
~ ] ^^ small eating shops, little
stalls for selhng food.
I^C 1 ^ '"' restaurant for selling
s[)iiits, meats, etc.
M % ffi' 5£ T>,P£ 1 ^vhere's
the cat that don't eat meat? —
everybody seeks bis own in-
terest.
Used nitb tbe preceding.
Meat which must not be
Jtwuii Q[\in\ 0:1 fast days; strong
flesh.
•^ 31 1 the five kinds of meats,
that of the horse, ox, dog, pigeon,
and wild goo.se, which are re-
garded as strong.
*t^ From water and arv(t/ as tbe
y^^ plionetio ; also iutercbanged witb
" , '■Juvtm Oft in some senses.
Jacun
A roaring torrent ; the noise
of many waters ; vast ; turbid, pol-
luted ; sordid, dirty, and used as a
term of reproach ; chaotic, confa.s-
ed, blended ; the whole, the mass,
ciitirk'; even, imiform.
1 Ji^M'^ celestial globe.
1 \|j turbid, foul ; whence the
Yung-ting E. near Peking gets
its common name of | jjij ov
Muddy River.
1 ^ '»y wife; — a depreciating
term.
1 j^ A 0"G who feels his incom-
petency.
] \ a stupid lout, an owl of a
fellow.
1 tft* ''fr S "^y whole body is
cliilled tUiough.
J;j^ ] lu-.distinguishabl?, as a
fa'tUi a month old; formless,
undeveloped.
] ^(£ confused, disordered.
] t}% simple and unlearned, as
the peasantry.
1 7C 'i ^ confused vapors, as
at tlie creation.
5^ "^^ — I tho empke was un-
der one sway.
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] }|j- confused, mixed up, muddy.
1 ^;i ?C Si ^"^ ''^ '1"''^° muddled,
Ills iniud is imbocilc.
1 j(% "^ ^-^i "" '^ '"'^^ "■^ 'f '"^"' )
tiuK :< will now prosper.
I /f^ careless, not paying much
uUenlion to.
] ]}% ill the gross; lumping ; no
order or completeness.
Read liv'un. To circulate, as
goods ; to roll Oil contiauouslv.
JH" M ] ] iq .% m. 'i^i^c-s
flowed in on him like .a running
fountain.
An ap[)elIation of a woman.
] ^ uiy wile, my good wo-
jliwun man.
t*J^ A sort of marmot (Arrtomys
-tjL murinorta), also called jf l^
JtwiDi the yellow rat I'rom its color,
■which sits before its burrow
in warm weather ; it rubs its neck
on seeing people, and reenters its
hole, from whieh liabit it is called
^Jt l^ the bowuig rat, and jjH ^
the polite rat.
A fine stone, a pretty gem ;
this character is oi'ten used
for given names.
^ I a green serpentine.
From irnod and mixed or arjiiT/
as tlie iilionetic.
Flat or round ball;5 of pork
called ] ^^, which are
fried in a giavy of fat, soy,
<and onions, then rolled in
flour and steamed ; a sort of
fritter cakes ; the second also means
provisions for s;.l;'.lcr,; cii a march ;
to iiresent a sheep (o one.
P.-'S 1 ffe P^ i§, -}i -I- -ji
JS ^ IKh !S iii e ^ [like, a
man whoj eats all but one in a
bundled fritters, and ihen asks
wliat they are made of ; — so is
lie who does a job, and then asks
how ; an incompetent, conceited
man.
,hwun
K*^ Completed, brought to an end.
i \7C E "M '^: m U 1 iu '^
Jiuuii Wo certainly do not .see why
OiU' uncle was so finished.
M
From (h'liion and vapor ; tlioTiii-
riini,' 1 cljols cliaiit'eil this cliaracter
; " into 12 1" order to piird'y its
i "''"" meaning and elevate tl.e idea ol'
Eoul.
The shade, the manes, the
spiritual part of the ghost -vvhich
ascends, and is supposed to proceed
from the i/any principle; the
Taoists say that ibercs are three
ghosts ^ 1 , [iroceeding from the
I'celings, the breath, and tiio spirits ;
tliemiiid, the wits, the faculties.
] dSlj, 'li'^ manes, the d':'['arted
Soul, which then becomes a jj^
daijior.
^ ] he has lost his wits.
51 1 *"' tB 1 ^" invite the spirit
to come ; this is done when one
dies abroad.
$fi ^ 1 to liook live ghosts, is to
invoke demons ; it also refers to
a custom of placing a corked
vase in a liridge when building
to prevent it crer falling.
] ^ I dreamed of sechig a ghost.
^ ] the spiritual soul ; — a
foreign term.
1 J> '-'r- ^. -'!• 1 T- ffi # i>"
is out of his mind ; he is terrified
out of his wits.
Iljl ] [il J^l 1''^ S''"*' li'»s ap-
peared.
1 a^ J.1^ ^ S '■'"^ '''^"^ "^ "ot
confined to any place.
'^ 1 ^"' 2li 1 <iii "rbatc spirit, one
which has no one LR to worship
it.
revenged ghost will not be quiet ;
uuirdcr cries for vengeance.
|ul I the soul returns to the tab-
let — before the 49th day.
PJI JjIi "]' ] 51 y*^"' ''^^'*^ scared
me out of my senses ; a bogie to
frighten chiklren.
iS ^^ -i 1 1 '1»J vast variety of
created things
» -I
'A
)
>m|
c
-V^J
i
r
'iWUU
The mind full of son-ow ;
melancholy, vaporish, out of
si.irits.
1 \'S\ d^ t;t .1 thick-headed
d<ik who has no feeling.
C LM Finni/)v
nn<X con/used ; it is also
'hwuii Firo, the flame of fire ; bright.
] 'j,l blaKing.
iK \ ] ^ -^ f^> ^^'^ lambent
flame curled upwards.
C \^^ From tvatcr .ind confused ; it is
'•IT' often synonymous with ^htcun jijl
hwan' "'"' "'« ""■^'■
Turbid, roiled, as a torrent ;
a chaos of waters and sky ;
foul, mixed, ill-assorted ; dis'>rderly;
heedlessly, promiscuously, dark, un-
derhand.
1 |r)'3 confused clamor.
1 ilk -^ * troublesome world ;
this and ] -[II; ^ also mean a
fello\v who does nothing for his
living, a ne'er-do-well.
^ 'Ik. 1 -^it n^cn and women
mi.\:ed together.
] ^ a nickname, an alias.
1 i'lti ^'^' 1 1 iitL fitL "11 confu-
sion ; unintelligible, irretriev-
alily mixed up.
] ^^ J- or 1 g -y roughs,
rowdies, loafers, street Arabs.
^■J* ] to confuse ; to do sliglumg-
ly, to slur over.
] 2jS '" ^I'J <"■'• of order, to intrude
into another's duty or post.
1 AS Jli W yo'i foolish thing I
you [lieeu of .stupidity 1
I WL ''" ''g'"'"'"'"; foolish talk.
•S M 1 ^3 '" '■•onfess anything
i'rom fear of torture.
] J^ to implicate others by false
Ktatcments.
fiS 1 '"■ 1 ^ ^0 deceive, to
throw dust in one's eyes; to
simulate.
■^ ] inconsiderate, careless.
I 'j^ a bath-house where the
great unwashed bathe.
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HWUN.
HWUN.
1 ^ -^ lie went without an in-
vitation.
] ^ — ^ the three original
powers unitedly acting.
Ill Cdntonc/e. To make game
of, to o\erreach, to diddle ; to
iinportuno, to trouble.
^ I ^ don't play off your fun
on me.
In PMiiffe.se. To resist, to
throw off, not to yield to ; to
worlc ; to do.
I 0[|| ^ to strive against drowsi-
ness.
Pg ff9 - ^ a 1 * "° •'"•'=
engaged in work at the .same
place.
A^|) Frnm 'rater nn(\ usty ; it is siini-
/m^I Uir tu tlie precedini;.
/iicit/i' Confused, dirty, turbid ; un-
clean, as animals ; filthy,
foul, as a sewer ; a pri\ y, a
\it I 5|§ the times are in confusion.
] ^. unclean animals, as dogs
anil hogs which eat garbage.
j^ ] to roil ; muddied.
t|i 1 disordered, confounded;
obscure, as one's perceptions.
K'J 1 ffi a" don't rudely interrupt
people.
j^ 1 a retu-ing-place, a spot fenced
off.
To push with the hand ; to
lake up with tongs or
pincers.
_i^qp»3 From words and ariiii/ ; q.d. low
~* array talk.
Vulgar mirth, low jests,
broad allusions, sportive tri-
fling.
ft" ] I" .ic'l^<^! '" dally with.
1 ^ a harlequin dress, a robe
with obscene drawhigs.
1 ■=" scurrilous jests.
© ] a jester, a buffon, a court fool.
(fcti 1 From mind and a sli) as tlie
' M« I plionetic.
r^^ ) I To incommode, to excite, to
lAU disturb; to dishonor, to dis-
, , grace, to distress, to mortify,
to bring reproach on one ;
grieved, asiiamed, mortified.
jn ] to hicoiumode.
^ flii! 1 ^ I '■^'■""'^ "o*- disobey
his orders.
i ^ 1 % the host must not
mortify his guest.
iG" 1 ^ # niv grief is unbear-
able.
] ;g to dishonor one's ruler.
common custom makes it to
be retrarded as not disgraceful.
hu-un''
The same a.s, similar ; to
make alike ; to inlay, as with
ivory; to combine ; to root up.
] j^ connected through-
out, as a suite of buildings.
I.
Old sofiiidx, i, it, ik, ngi, ngit, ip, a!, at, and ap. /« Cnnl'i
gi, goi, ngai, Iii.i, nnd clii ; — in ^Iwroy, i, i",
i, ngei, wei, vei, yui, and ai ; — in Simtoir, i, i", ui, ngi,
iti Fuhchau.
ic, ngi, ngie, iige,
yo and li6 ; — in ShaiKjhai^ i and ni ; — in Chi/a^
M
"] Tlio original form is designed to
I repi'esent two ///*>« under a forcr ,•
1 it forms the Holli radical of a
g } lar;;e and natural group of clia-
I^^ 1 racters relating to garments ;
c J"^ J wlicu written at tlie left side as
I in the second form, it resembles
^ tlie contracted form of the
I li«tli radical.
Clothes for the upper part of the
body; garments; a cover, a husk,
as on nuts ; a case of any kind.
1 DP.'"' 1 ^garments; a dress.
— ^ ("r —M) \ J]R 0"e suit
of clothes.
'J' 1 '"' f^ 1 inner garments.
;^ ] or $1> ] outer garments-
P ] or ^ ] to dress ; to put
on clothes.
IS iS ff '" ^'s embroidered
robes he goes by night ; — said
of an over modest but thorough
schol.ir.
or
clothes.
[H ] or ^ ] slrepin,
^ ] black jackets ; a term for
lictors and otlicial runners.
^ ] commouer.s, .scholars who
have not yet graduated.
^ 1 'M beggared, suffering;
wasteful, heedless.
I ^ in full dress, cap and all ;
i. e. well-dressed.
^ ] jj a tailor's shop. ;
] iri M W [>■"" ^^'^ "o ^^''i'
better tiian] a dressed up beast,
— so cruel are von.
\ j^ m m ^±}}i^ s^'-
ments which do not befit one
are the body's misfortune; —
clothes cannot adorn a villain.
1^ ] auniliirni; Chinese soldiers
have characters on the breast
and back to show their corps.
j& 1 fl5 festival of Burning
Clothes, the ^ ] , for wander-
ing ghosts, is lield three days on
the middle of the 7th moon, when
they are supposed to be thus
rescued from suffering.
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Kead i' To dress ; to wear ; to
cover another with garmeuls.
^ ] 1 ' ^ take oti' your coat
and |)iit it on him.
I ' Jfi! fij |[ri| to dress in Ijrocade
anil over it a plain dress.
/_JLjfc I'rom man nml rlnthra ; q. d,
H'T)^ iluthes lean on the man.
^i To rely on, to trust to; to
eouforiH to, the opposite of
j^ ; to accede to ; as a prcjwsituni,
according to, as ; like ; iTuagery,
illustration.
•^ ] compliant, willing.
•fl 1 lfy^ i caiuiot agree with you.
] "a '^^ J'"'^ ^•''■y i according lo
llie ex|ires.sion.
] ^ — ■ j\i '" ll'C same way, as
usual, as Ijcibre.
1 ji^ lA ?lc I am just in the same
pl.iL'c ; J am the same old fellow.
] fjjj- xiiiiilar ; very nearly the
same.
] U ± Fo] sl'01-tly, in a little
while ; neaiiy exact.
1 'fiS' IS 1^ ^^'^ resemblance is
considerable.
^ Jilt 1 "'■ ^^ 1 ^!S M ^wth'mg
to depend on ; no resource, as
an orphan.
] 1^ according to the consulta-
tion ; let it be as it wag dis-
cussed.
1 1 ^ '^ unable to part from ;
I cannot let you go.
BS 1 (1^ T f'""^l'y looking up
to, as a child does to its mother.
^ 1 S S I'C did not care about
complaining to the rulers.
1 dli /t* T" '''^ habitat is under
trees, as a plant.
jij]! ] illustrations, nieta[ihors.
'Iffi ('S 5: 1 1"^ '-^a-^'-^'^ """''"«
but his virtue.
IS- ii* 1 A '" fondly regard one.
ti •I'^P 1 1 '^'"' swaying willows
are young and green.
^ ;'S 1 "" evidence to go by,
nothing to depend on.
I ^ =5^ inidonbled ; the report
can be relied on.
In Cuntoneae. An adccib, well,
ju.st.
] i(|l] well therj ; supposijig, if he
likes.
f^
Kioui iniiit i\ui\ /''ilt/t/'u/ ; occurs
u^e^l i'nr tlie next two
,i A personal pnmoun, lie, she,
it, that one, — mostly used
along the \-alley of the Yangtsz';
occasionally used impersonally for
I, the party speaking ; an initial
particle, because, that, only.
rf{
f'H
I J^ that very man of
whom I sp;ike
1 pfl S fSJ ^^hat was it that
man said '
1 ^^ they, those.
hai.)
] 4fl that year.
^ i ^0 i? [I tell you] I am
quite intimate with him.
] jg presently, soon.
] ^ I Yin, a famous minister of
T'ang the Successful, b. c. 17G0.
] 3^ the province of Hi or Chi-
nese Turkestan.
^iJUt A stream, the | jjij' or ]
ci 1/ 7K ;i branch of the Eiver
J Loh, spoken of in the Shu
King, which rises in Shen
cheu, and flows northeast about a
hundred miles, joining the main
stream at Yen-shi hien |g 0j|i jfj^
in Honan fu in the west of that
province.
Xttl The sow-bug {Onisciis) found
(ll{ 1/ under stones and in damp
J [ilaccs.
1 i^tl-.'M '!"■ sow-bugs
have got into the house.
■Pf
The soinid of giddy laughter
is ] 115 ; the first when
■ read //!, means to moan.
PI 1 PS-Ha forced laugh-
ter ; dalliance, trifling with
I PJy ^ ^ his hum never stops ;
— he studies all the time.
1 P5Pj?l!f "'a^k' al"s! dread-
ful!
ri5r; The tone of regretful indig-
HiB> nation, surprise, or pain;
j( groaning, moaning ; for
shame, alas! to belch.
] n^ to eructate.
] Pg admirable ! used as a word
of earnest exhortation, and also
ironically.
^C ^ 1 ^ 'l^e breathing of
nature — is termed wind.
— -i^ Similar to tlie last.
*t^'% To dislike ; a cry of pain,
(' grief, or anger.
I %a. the name of a bird
found in Hupeh, for which many
synonyms are given, and whose
brief description seems to denote a
sort of goatsucker or night-hawk.
^ -ff- Excellent ; to admire a thing
jp: for its beauty ; precious, rare,
! like a pearl.
,1
women.
tTpjrO Kiom varth and a screen as the
P^*y plionetic.
J Dirt, dust ; particles of earth. I
tfpfV 7mm feathers and a screen, de-
^^^ noting the purpose and material ;
f^^ it occurs interchanged with the
,' ne.Kt.
A fan or screen made of
peacock's or pheasant's feathers,
a flabellum ; to overshadow, to
screen or intercept; a thing that
intercepts, as an arbor; to seclude
from oli.servat ion ; to keep dose, lo
rel)ress ; to destroy ; a dinuicss in\
the eyes, like that caused by ptery- j
gium ; trees withering away ; a gay
colored bird like a pha;ni.\.
■jl^ ] a dense shade,
f^ ] to hide away.
|(^ ] lo screen ofl'.
— ^ 1 "F •'' fi'"' "^er the eyes
^ I a target for archery practice.
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I.
I.
In Ciintonefe. Feverish, hot ;
sultry ; hurried or asthmatic breath-
ing; iv stricture across the kings.
I ^ hard of breathing.
^"71^ the body is hot aiid
feverish.
From snn and one ; it is also
reiiil i/i/i) a«d intercliaiigad with
the last.
The sun hidden by clouds ;
windy and cloudy ; to obscure
by clouds.
1^ ] obscure, gloomy.
;jg 1 a gusty night.
if:'i- S fl. 1 ^^'® wintry winds
are blowing and the sky is dark. |
)E 3? 1 IH 3t '1'"' "hidy clouds
intercept the .sunlight. |
] ] it r# cloudy and dark is ,
the sky.
From spirits and screen ; it is
verv often wronirly contracted to
the second form in cheap books.
To heal, to cure ; a physi-
J cian ; healing ; medical ; to
dritdv.
1 dii '"' 1 i ^ doctor,
jplh ] a skillful physician.
Jlfe ] a fashionable doctor.
Q ] to promise or assure a cure.
] i^ liealing medicines
/jjj 1 T^Jt A charlatans kill people.
i,<. 1 ^ '^'" Medical Board; its
head is the court physician, who
is 1 6^ ^ medical grandee.
1 'ifi ^ yX '^'^® treatment pro-
duces no good results.
5E ] I^ 55; '" invite many doc-
ters will effect no cure.
1 ^ o'' 1 P^ ^^^ medical pro-
fession.
fj- ] to practice medicine.
IS 1 ^ or 1 It a hospital.
fy ] to practice medicine.
■^It I a family of physicians.
^ ] a veterinary doctor,
to ^ 1 there's no medicine to
heal — such a runagate.
1 ^ ?J^ incurable.
From «ift and screen.
In classsical use, an interjic-
tion ; aredilish black or blue-
black color ; a case for a
sfiear's head.
] |g^ a child's bib or apron.
Wi ^nm 1 ?ic ® ^iK y""
have still a niotiier lo iKJurish ;
alas 1 I have none left.
to^iy From bird and screen.
t i^'ftf A bird resembling the tern,
i} with blue and white plum-
age, that frequents tlie shore,
and foretokens a storm by flying
inland ; a sort of duck, wliich flies
in flocks ; used with ^. denoting a
faliulous bird of great size and
Ivauty.
•M 1 "Q: !_';■■ ^'"' "lucks and widgeons
are on the Kiver King.
^ The solitary wasp, the ] tg
or sphex, probably so nametl
J from the hum of its wings ;
the Chinese have the idea
that it rears its young from
worms.
#?iJ Name of a plant.
^§[ 1 W luxuriant herbage, as
i plants growuig in a jungle.
The hesitating sound made
by many speakers before say-
ing the next word, half a
stutter; a sigh, or short
breath interrupting the word.
"1 From do;/ or to brmlhe and re-
iii:n-kablc ; it is a svnonvm of
. ^1 and the second form is un-
I usual.
J A fierce, robust dog ; to de-
i pend ^on, or be near each
other, as two horses draw-
ing together ; to pull aside ; an in-
terjection of pleasure, bravo ! good !
well ! extended, continuous.
1 'W.W.^ behold the high
banked chariot 1
] laUR^or 1 J&S;f:|cStAl'!
how fine that is 1 how complete
and elegant I
I ^ an interjection, like alas
for! ahl
I J3ii 1,^ a district in ru-cheu
fu in the southwest of Shansi on
the Kiver Fan.
Read ^vn. Pliant, ;is the mul-
berrv ; lindier, lithe.
1 i^ :]i ifi lie folded ani bent
tile twig-s.
i|^ tt 1 1 '""^' heautiful and
fresh are the green bamboos !
il-t' Also read ,k'i. and used for the
i A large ox with divergent,
awkward horns ; to rely on,
to help ; long, extended ; to
bestow, to give.
1 ft •i ^ one side helps the
other; lliey keep each other in
ctuinteu.ince.
^ 'ffi ] ^ i^'t iu the corner.
i?jt)t Tiie ripples or curling lines
cijRj made on water by a breeze,
{ which are compared to bro-
cading it.
1 "ii it 1$. iippli"g and curling
as it flows on.
-Ij^ The tremnlous waving of a !
(/Jyj banner is ] )5e. ; "1**" applied
( to the easy motion of a girl,
or the sailing of clouds.
1 t^ 'i/t S ''i*-* pti'uons flutter
lo tlie breeze.
P^^ Projecting, as a headland.
cPW 1 i)i rugged, steep, like a
i cape.
1 .K I5S tlie dyke of the I
family, a \ illnge in Yoh-yang
hien Jg- PIJ 0. in Ping-yang
fu in bhansi.
From b/acl- and niani/.
Black and shining ; a black
'* sort of wood, probably a kind
of ebony.
1 0, a district north of Hwui-
cheu fu in the routh part of !
Xjranhwni, famed for its ink.
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This cliaracter was originally
composed of '"'* a covert over
■ —" one, with ^ mnni/ hetween
them ; the second is a coininoii
form, and retains most of tlie ori-
ginal sliape.
That which is of itself reason-
able ; fit and riglit ; liarmonioiis,
accordant, compatible ; proper, it
meets the conditions, just suits ;
ought, should, and is often merely
a form of the imfierative mood ; to
order aright ; to make fit ; harmony,
accord ; name of a sacrifice to
earth ; occ\irs used for i' fji fit ;
frequent in jjroper names.
] It ^ ^ ordering well her
liouse and home.
^f- 1 ii 1 g tJc -5® I "ill
dress them for you, and when
well done, we will drink.
^ 1 '^ ?cJ l«t not angry pas-
sions rise.
M'
i' tS-
convenient, ser-
viceable ; according to circum-
stances ; at will, as in '(^ ]
^y "^ to do as one pleases.
sflE 1 ' eheap, low price.
'^ >]■> i^ I ' t" '^"^'-'t little ad-
vantages, to want more than
one's part.
I .^ ^ ] is it right or not ''.
will this do '?
] jIb pro[ier ; fit for this use.
Wi 1 ^ i^ y"" ought to rever-
ence liim.
^ f* ft 1 ^'""^l" ^'"^ l"^ 1"^ place.
^ ;ffl ] unsuitable, imfitting;
not his place.
-^ ] well done ; just ; suitable,
as a dish for an invalid.
^ "^ 11^ 1 "I'l fashioned ; a fogy ;
behind the age.
1 Jt 51^ -liL ['1''^' 'I'^y] '« -I l'"^'I\V
one fur tiiat afi'air.
"^ W ] A tlie [green] willows
and fiowers delight |)eople.
] ■§ may it always be spring
weather, or genial times with
you ; — a phrase before doors.
^ ^J- 1 X I'is ^^'le' has Iwen
made a lady of the fifth r.mk.
.1^ -
nm r.urHtige and child as the
lonetic.
The center of a yoke ; a
cross-bar to which the ani-
mals iire fastened when drawing
the carriage ; this and the lji)[ were
similar in use, but the latter was
the suudlest ; they served for the
whipple-trec.
^yj j^ M ] if a wain be without
its cross-bar, — how can it be
drawn '?
From flog and chUd ; in Fuli-
ehan, this is used metaphorically
for 'ijt precise, excessively strict.
i-
,in A fabulous beast like a lion,
the :5^ ] , which can devom-
even tigers, and go swiftly, 500 li
at a jump ; it has red eyes.
A fawn ; the last is also writ-
ten like this.
s' #t ^ 1 ti Pl<'i'n garments
jH(' and deer-ski] 1 robes.
An insect like the cicada,
small, and of a gTcenish-black
2 color ; used for the next, be-
ni cause the rainbow is though I
to be composed of insects, but
strictly applied to the inner and
secondary bow.
jg ] an insect that lodges iu the
ears of deer.
^ r|^» From
and cJiitd as the
^^ phonetic ; interchanged with the
'■->^^ last.
.ni Colored clouds shaped like a
dragon ; ;'. c. the rainbow, —
specially the secondary one, called
the female ; variegated, colored.
j^ ] the rainbow. _
W ® ] ± M [i long for your
face,] as we hope for rain clouds
— in times of drought.
jJ5j ] variegated, as the clouds.
1 SI M Jt tbe rain slops when
the rainbow is seen.
^^^-iL m m 1 .-fecit is
as hopeless] as looking for a
rainbow in drv weather.
^ ] a clap of thunder.
1^3^^ ornamented dresses
worn by ancient court musicians
in the T'ang dynasty ; now ap-
plied to certain songs.
j^J/ A tributary state
(yL|» emperor.s, also
,'/■/« I •t-I5: it was si
tary state of the Chen
known as
,Jvi) ) it ^*'as situated in the
present T'ang hien in jj^ 0,
the south of Shantung near
the Grand Canal ; an envoy from its
ruler came to comt in the days of
Confucius.
From /f.s/i and child, because it
is said to crv like a cldld.
()»>
i A hairy marine animal, a
j)»' species of dugong or laraan-
tin, which the Chinese say can
climb trees, and in times of drought
hide itself in a nest near the bank
to catch birds that come to drink ;
it is also called A ]S the man-
fish, from its likeness to human
beings.
I |tt minnows, small fish,
te 1 a whale ; met. an oppressor,
a Verres, a big fish which swal-
lows little ones.
t^-t From man and child; it occurs
s' . Little, feeble like chilcben ;
*■'" the young and delicate ; a
limit, a verge, the edge ; to
benefit ; to distmguish ; to
glance at.
^ I to look askance.
Jjj ] embryonic, the beginning
of; the least point, strict to a
hair, exacting ; decorous, grave.
R ft fi^ 1 1'^ ''*^"' l^ick the
young and the decrepit.
^ 1 the \cige of heaven.
^ ] ;g' 1 he glanced to the
right and left.
To cut teeth in old age.
§s ] -^ the hoary head-
ed man h;U) cut his second
teeth.
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I.
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Xtlt Arrack ; sweet siiirits, clear
iRlIL •''"'^ P'"''-' ' ''^ ilriiik ; a sort
,1 of broth strained from congee.
-U' ] sweet wine.
^ ] cakes made from bean
flour ;uid fried.
Fioin ffrain or to ffo, and many.
. Shoots leaning on each
i-^^ other ; to transplant ; to
f ^y^ move, to shift, to transpose ;
t to change the place or direc-
tion of ; to transmit, to
dispatch ; to convey, as an infection;
to migrate, to remove ; to graft ; to
praise; to display; great.
1 153 move it off ; n)0\e aside.
1 i£ *''' 1 S i"'"'e it nearer.
] '^ to forward a dispatch.
1 !^ jS'>'l i£ '^'^ move nearer for
convenience ; to accommodate
one with a timely loan.
iSji 1 to move elsewhere ; also to
borrow a thing.
] ^ to invite a friend to an
entertainment.
1 fa '° S^^ *-^^ '"'"'•^ ''^' ^^ borrow
money,
•ij- ^ 11 I I caimot get away a
step, — lam so busy.
^ ft l£ 1 i'' cannot be altered.
1 fe t^ /t» *° Sr-'^f'- flowers on a
tree.
] IS ftil A I'l ■'^liift -1 charge to
another, to secretly lay a crime
elsewhere.
1 E Hr fff ^.# M m to
improve the public morals, there
is nothing better than music.
] ^ to lay a corp.se at another's
door, — in order to invohe him.
^ JE ] not a great while.
"^ M ] M ^l°"'t "cglect that
affair.
•— ^ ] In] to pay [a debt] over
to a third through a second
person.
jg ^1 i^ 4^ it will take ten thou-
sand years to wipe away the
disgrace.
^ ] "^ I will not alter a word,
I adhere to what I said.
i'
From door and many ;
written like the last.
The bar of a gate, which is
sometimes a great beam in-
serted into the walls.
do you forget wlien I boiled
my last hen with the door-bar
for firewood, — to give you a
meaU said of Feb Li-hi's ■§■ ^
^ wife, after he bad risen to
ofHce ; it is now used as a me-
taphor for extreme poverty.
A side door by which people
conveniently went in and
out of a large court or palace ;
it had a co\ered porch.
1 PI fl +li ^ side gate and a
winding passage.
A fruit tree with whitish bark,
the ;|;^ 1 or ^ 1 (.■^roim
a^iatica) • it is allied to the
apple or crab, and grows in
Nganhwui.
] ;);g a variety of the aspen or
poplar ; as ^ I is the name
of another kind, the I-'opiihistre-
iiiiita ; both are found in Hupeh.
From a rcc^'/ttacle and a disli ;
it was tirst tlie primitive alone,
but that having come into use as
/{ a particle, the radical was added.
A wash-basin with a tubular
handle to let the water nm off; a
dish with a partition into which the
dirty water runs.
^ 1 a vessel contrived for heating
spirits ; it is a sort of portable urn
w itli fire beneath ; a wine heater.
^ :^ ] he presented the wash-
basin.
1^ ] a large wash-bowl.
An arrgoant self-sufficiency,
like that of one who knows
i it all ; shallow-minded ; to
look down on, to brag over,
to insult ; verbose.
I § ^ overbearing, assuming,
s 1 proud and mean.
] ] i^MaM'^''' tone and
air of jierfect satisfaction.
M
c;^
A gradation or series rising
one al)ove another, as of
ji weights, bills, storeys, ge-
nerations, &c.; to advance, to
promote, to reward the worthy ; to
superimpose ; to move ; ad\<mtage.
1 Hp 'o present ; gifts, as from the
emperor.
^ 1 ^ ^ distribute the things
according to rank.
^ ] to increase by steps or seria-
tim.
— ] one grade ; one strata.
I ^ ^ f^ ennobled his ances-
tors for three generations.
An obsolete word, used only as a
primitive in combination.
It was originalh' applied to
some of the wild aborigines
of Kwangtung.
^ ] name of a king of Wei ^
about A. D. 530, who reigned in
Shensi.
To go at the side ; to walk
awkwardly; extending, reach-
ing, as a road.
j^ ] self-sufficient swagger,
g ^ t^ to t-raiel on, going
along for thousands of acres.
(§ going south ; towards the
south.
A long and low ridge is ^
c|ij/7jjj ] , applied to it as one sees
j2 it from a distance.
MlA.. From sun and to change.
cp/vili The course of the sun in the
s' heavens, as it begins to go
down.
Q ^7 ] ] the sun is now
declining.
.Ij. From wood and to chnnr/c as the
phonetii'.
A clothes-horse or frame.
^■k^- M 1 ^thesexes
must not use the same clothes-
rack.
^ I to put the night-lamp on
the stand.
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*itl^ Naino of a ri\'er in the soiitli-
i\/\ east of Sangtuiig, which rises
j(' in 1 ill a part of the T'ai-
shan range near the center
of the province, and runs south in-
to Ijalie Lnu-ina in Kiangsu, and
tlieuce into tlie sea.
] M JlJ '' prefecture in its val-
ley, which was the scene of
many historical events.
>,— *^ A small tributary of the
I'fin liiver Han ui I-ching liien
s' lit M M'^ '" ^^*^ northwest
of Hupeh.
Read shi'' or fi'P A town, ]
^^|i foiinerly in Yun-yang fu in
Hupc'b, now called Fang hien ^
J}-^ lying on the River Fiin, a
branch of the River Han.
Read ^dii. A bank or dyke.
Compo.'ietl of ^ ft r/iild placed
above jt to slo/>, ami iin olJ form
,' of yZ ''"'■' '°'' '''^ plionetie ; '/.(/.
children are often nndecided.
To doubt, to suspect, to
guess ; to surmise ; to fear ; to dis-
like ; doubtful of, hesitating ; cor-
rupt, perverse, tricky.
] '(y similar, perhaps the same ;
doubtful, unsettled.
^ I a fox's doublings, fearful;
uncertain.
J§, ] to suspect ; suspicious, doubt.
iS ^ 1 «i^'"'^' suspicious acts.
1 Wi '° suspect ; in doubt of.
M ] plain, undoubted.
1 ^ irresolute, hesitating.
^ I Jl ^ to inform the authori-
ties of one's suspicions about
others.
S jffc i!(i 1 '^ ^^ '" 'I'l^refore pro-
duce surmises.
1 II TKj ^3- ■''' ^'f'.v mysterious
and suspicious atl'air.
^ \ 7^ M ^"^ ^'^'^^^ "■^^ '^^^ y^'*'
cleared up.
ground for hesitation.
,^ ] to decide doubts, as by
throwing the divining-blocks.
1 '\'4 i5: % # ± my suspicions
rest on him.
1 iS ^ t^ my hesitancy is not
rmioved.
(^' A ^ 1 southerners are rather
suspicious.
From ///// and doubtj'ul.
A name said to have been
given to the ^ ] iLl, on the
west of Shansi, whose nine
sunnnits were so much alike as to
be doubtful ; they form part of the
range between the Yellow River
and Fan River, and are noted as
the burial place of Shun. •
^ ;fj^ ] ] his eminent virtue is
loily as mountain peaks.
^ llji !S 1 aljUity ""f^ ^^it like
a mountain top ; said of a smart
child.
rt^w From I'vt'.ctov^ and jjou ; it is
Rpf nearly synonymous witli the next.
ji To hand down, to bequeath;
to leave, to communicate to
posterity ; to give to ; to induce,
to bring on one's self; caused by.
I Jl^ to leave to, as a legacy;
to make a parting present.
1 M M tJlc to plan what will
bcnclit one's posterity.
] ^ to involve others.
] 'V>i ^ A 'o mislead after ages,
to propagate error.
1 "j^i ^0 LL to give to an inti-
mate friend.
1 ^ '^'JS 't "ould make even
an expert laugh — to see such
bad work.
1 jii 'f transfer to those who fol-
low.
gods come; Ihcy confer many
blessings on vou.
iPP
Lil;a the last, and used with it.
Also to decei\e ; to ridicule ;
to ait so as to be despised.
] fi^ to hand down, as one's
good name or properly.
^ M 1 Iw to send remembrances
[t(j friends] from afar.
g| ] to send a delicacy, to pre-
sent food.
S 1 '6* i^ lie brought that evil
on hiiiiself.
S ■? W ^ 1 W-^ may our
prince maintain his goodnc,s.s,
and transmit it to his posterity.
Read 't\i{. To defraud.
^ ] to insult.
*§" I^ '19 1 relatives cheating
each other.
Read ^tai. Weary of ; remiss,
negligent.
B^ To look straight on, to gaze
P at fi.xedly.
<} @ I '^^ ^ to stare at with-
out stopping.
\J>^ From hetirt and you as the phonet-
C I CZl '"^ i °°' 't'e same as tai'> ^ idle.
i' Harmonious concord ; mutual
pleasure in each other, as
among brolhcrs or friends;
joyful, satisfied.
] '[^ taking delight in, pleased at.
] fo delightful harmony, true
accord.
T" ^ 1 €, to repress the feelings
and appear haj)py, — as when a
parent errs.
1 ^ S !^ I'appy nnd satisfied.
1 \ 'to ^^^ delighted and cor-
dial, as brothers.
1
1
Sweet cakes made of rice and
fried ; clarified sugar, comfits
like barley sugar ; a delicacy,
a tidbit ; to feed.
i rock or mineral salt.
M "'" 11' 1 sugar-plums, sweet-
meals.
?il "o 1 f I smooth words and
pleasant counsel.
'^ ] wild honey.
=g= ] sorrows and joys.
"& 1 I? 9^. feeding sugar-plums
and playing with one's grand-
child ; — the pleasures of old age.
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This cliaractcr originnlly rudely
represented tlie face ami jiroject-
iiig cliiii ; it is now su|)erseded by
ji the next, and occurs only as a
primitive ; it nearly resembles
ScA'iH S an oiKcer.
The chin ; the neck under the chui.
m
'A
g>«
The preceding was the original
foiTD, and the radical was added
afterwards.
The chill, the jowl, the
chops; name of the 27th
diagram, denoting to feed ;
deep ; an initial particle.
] red cheeks.
ffl I verj' old ; a centenarian, who
needs to be fed.
1 ^ in # to order one by
shaking the chin at him.
^ A 1 t'^ ^v^^ the head, as when
assenting to a thing, oriutimal-
ing that it is understood.
^ y^ ] to roll the head from
side to side, as the Chinese often
do when interested in talking, or
in thhiking what they shall
write.
The fat over the stomach or
spleen ; the caul or omen-
tum ; the flesh on the loins.
] -^ soap ; the coarse kind
used in northern China,
made from the hog's caul.
1 ^ f §' a soap-chandler's
shop.
The fresh . water or white
porpoise, the |^ ] ; it is also
jt known as the j^ JHc or river
pig, and by other names ; at
Canton it is called ||j ] , and
avoided by the fishermen ; its back
is less white than the belly ; "when
angry it nins against things ; its
li\ er is deleterious ;" it seems to be
confounded with the trunk-fish
{Tetraodon^ by some native authors.
Hoarfrost and snow cover-
ing the ground.
?H ^ '§• *{i 1 li'>«- ahun-
danl is the frost and snow 1
I £^ snow white. ,.
jE
The northeast corner of a
house, w here the food n.sed to
be stored ; met. to nourish.
] BJJ a hole in the lattice,
where the sun shines in.
^ the genial stimulus of spring.
From earth and se/f ; it is not
the same as 'y/i Jq to destroy.
s' A bridge ; some say it is
rather the bank that supports
tne bridge.
1 ^M H ji ® lie thrice offered
liim the shoes luider the bridge.
-^fe=** Composed of 71? c/.rf and ;f\
.t///.: placed above yy two hands
raised, as if making oflerings in
th^, ;.iicestral temple, with ^ a
/lOf/^s head above all for the plio-
netic.
Cups or vases of a cyathiform
shape, used for libations ; a con-
stant rule, an invariable ]irinci[)le.
assented to by all ; regular, con-
stant, usual, common ; addicted to.
] \^ the social relations.
J5 ^ ^ ] the moral sense of
mankind, that which the con-
science approves.
^ ] sacrificial vessels, such as
are used in the imperial temples.
yourself by this rule, and you
will go on in the path of virtue
to perfection.
Xjj^ An insect.
^3^iI/U ] Wli ^ garden snail or slug.
' Eead ^s^\ A reptile, the
] 4^. resembling the iguana,
which lives ui marshes.
From man and ri'jht as the pho-
netic.
^« The usages of mankind; a
rule, a rite ; etiquette, decorum,
of which nine classes are recorded ;
presents or fees reqnhcd by custom ;
form, figure ; the external appear-
ance or deportment ; correct, pro-
per, just, what ought to be ; regidar,
decorous ; to imitate, to study how-
to effect ; to reckon, to judge ; a
principle, a power, as in nature ;
good, or to do good ; a pair, a
match ; a machitie that exhibits or
measures a thing, as a globe, a
sphere.
ifi 1 '' present sent to one com-
mencing a journey.
5c If 1 an arniillary sphere ; an
orrery, or whatever shows the
iuovenients of the heavens.
^ ] deportment, air ; visage.
] ^ style, particular etiquette
suitable to an office.
~ ] heaven, earth, and man, the
three powers of nature.
HI ] hea\en and earth ; also
ajiplied to the sun and moon.
^ ] a dignified carriage ; an
uuposing escort.
fii 1 3 present of money.
], -{jjlj ^1 the master of ceremonies
or the Biueau of Ceremonies,
where usages and forms ] -^itj
are attended to.
35, 1 the five ranks of nobility.
^ 1 ® .i when I try to under-
stand it.
1
m
a present ; an
ackiiowledguient of some ser\ice.
] ^ the style of one's house, fiir-
nilure, or things.
1 l£ ru'es of propriety.
2]i ] etiquette among equals.
I ] fjj; imperial attendants ; the
out-riders ; those who manage a
cortege or procession.
I P^ the side-doors of the second
entrance in a yamun.
M 1 ' ''I" # 1 . or ^ 1 money
or offerings sent to mourners, to
assist them in the expenses ; the
l.'^tkind consists of incense, &c.
4£ ^^ M ] neither doing wrong
nor good ; — said of a daughter.
From y^ i/rtat and ^ how com-
bined, referring to the weapon of
the eastern tribes.
i'
To squat ; even, level ; or-
dinary ; to equalize, to arrange ; to
feel at ease ; to wound ; to kill, to
destroy, to exterminate ; to push
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out, as a shoot comes up ; to cut,
as grass ; to class, to sort ; good
living; ample, contentetl, pacified;
colorless, as the Taoists say reason
is ; enters into the appellatives
of many gods; distant, remote,
and therefore unacquainted with
Cliinese literature and decorum ; a
tribe on the east ; name of a branch
of the Ilivor Han in Ilupeh.
"SS 1 an old name for Corea.
1 ^ a foreigner or barbarian, ?'. e.
one who is ignorant of Chinese
literature and civilization, just as
the Greeks used (idp02pot to
denote all who spoke other
tongues ; it is ai)plied to tribes
in Sz'ch'uen .and towards Tibet,
and has been extended to all
foreigners.
] ^ foreign ships.
1^ ] gradually decaying, as an
imjiei'ial tomb ; and by jiict. the
power of the state.
1 "hj "^ ^"^ destroyed Lis whole
race.
tt !!l ^f 1 ""'jles and plebeians
of all grades.
S ^J3 ^ 1 l^*' asked, Who would
not be ))leased f
] f^ to sit cross-legged ; otherwise
75 ] ^ be squats at ease, i. c.
he si lows no reverence. '
u r\ m M n- m m \ i^="i"g
such great dignity, these great
blessings would naturally come
to him.
DjJ ] the 30th diagram ; it belongs
to earth and fire.
:/c J^ ® 1 l''« g'''""'' road [of
truth] is plain.
\fi 1 "'"I'l 1 ic '■"'^ names of
di\ inities ; the latter is a goddess
worehiped by sailors.
A tall tindier tree found in
Shansi ; the wood is gnarled,
^i tough, and reddish, and suit-
able for cart-wheels ; the
bark thick and whitish, the leaf oval
and small ; it is probably akin to
the beach.
To sit on the heels, a com-
mon posture for all Asiatics ;
ji to crouch.
] K^ ••" squat down ; it indi-
cates contempt for one, if
it be retained while another is
speaking.
I i^ to sit and wait for one.
lllfji' ^ ""''^'' '"^'' '^^^^^^ ^ 1 '
([Ij^^ lying towards sunrise, to
i which the Great Yli sent his
astronomers ; also written
llljjj KJJ, and said to be a peak
in Tang-cbeu fu in Shantung,
though others think it may be a
mountain in Japan.
A wife's sister, distinguished
^ as -ji^ ] and >]■, ] for the
./ elder and younger ; maternal
aunts are distinguished as
1 #or 1 A|or ] ^for
the elder, and i[l! 1 foi' 'l^e
younger ; a maid-servant.
^ ffl ^ 1 a Suchau girl, a
bandsouie woman or maid-ser-
vant,
^ 1 a mother's female cousins.
] ^ or 1 ;^ or 1 jt an aunt's
husband ; ] ^ bis daughters.
i5 1 ;?^ ± i!|i ^P!asi.ster-in
law should not live at her sisters
bouse.
A wound or bruise made by
a stick ; an ulcer, a sore ; to
,1 hurt, to wound.
^ 1 ^^ '■!% '"'^ bruises and
sores are not healed.
I J^ Pleased, well satisfied.
c Tx ?^ >l^ R'l 1 .">y i^*-'-''^-^ '^
,i now fullv gratified.
V_|_» From trnler antl tjrntified as the
J n& v''""^''" i " '^ "''° '"•"' ''''i "'"^
- \^ intercliangeil with ^ tears.
Snivel, mucus from the nose.
] jiij} tears and snot.
7 54 HE 1 don't blow your nose
in company.
^ ] name of a marshy lake in
Shansi.
A class ; sign of the plural ;
a corpse.
■^ ] the class of philoso-
phers ; the literary cla.ss.
I ^ the pjall or shroud which is
placeil over a corpse before it is
' cofiined.
<)^
From to //o and that wliirli gives
vnhie ; occins used for tlie next,
and much resembles </j'(C« jM. to
i* send.
To leave, as at death ; to
will, to entail; to leave behind,
to forget, to lose ; to neglect ;
to emit, to lose unconsciously ;
plucked, as at an examination ;
escaped ; to throw a largess to ; a
will ; a residue, a surplus, leavings ;
supererogation ; posthumous ; a
form of the passive.
1 5E "-'.vhig commands.
I I' bequeathed ; left to me.
1 )'^ forgotten ; long out of mind.
] ^ or ] =• his dying words,
final order.s.
] -^ it was left behind ; lo.st or
dropped, as when walking.
I ^ lost, gone, no trace of it.
] :^- a testament, a will.
] f^ the bo<ly given or banded
down — by my parents.
] ^ of infamous memory ; de-
tested, as a Nero.
1 ^ 5i '"^ sou\enir, a memento,
a remembrance.
Jl "6" 1 JE "'*' memory of its
goodness has come down.
~^ \ inferiors, attendants.
^ I ;^ to examine the scholars
who ei itercd once but did not pass.
T& 1 tS ^"' ''•''""^ "P * father's
dying or last memorial.
] gj; the oveiplus, what is left.
I ] ti.rtuous, as a road.
] jll to urinate when asleep.
i]\ ] a medical term for urine.
1 "^ — ^' \\Q left one son behind
him, a I im .^ iwsthumous son.
Read ?(■<(' and used for J§ to
give a present. To send a present.
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J^Jfe To send presents to a friend ;
■Hj^ ^" t'>'i^'l''''"S*-' tokens of regard.
among friends.
L'ifts
A small species of pheasant,
the |§ ] ; the bird is not
clearly dcliued, and may
perhaps denote a kind of
jungle-fowl or grouse.
3^:
Yes ; it will do ; let it go.
Cantonese. Poor, inferior,
'' ungarblcd, deteriorated; not
to speak out, timid ; dumpy.
1 ^ a poor quality of goods ; an
inferior article.
( |\* "j Altered from the second foiir
l^F 1 wliicli is conijMJsed of t.
"^^ L itlvvuihi twice joined, to iiidiciit
Altered from the second foiiti,
.a
i(/</ twice joined, to indicate
C I — I I the thoiiglit iiiid action already '
'i To serve ones self with, to
use ; to aid ; to place ; occurs
for ^ to have, to possess ; as a
pivjMsilion, by, with, because, for,
in ; being, acting as ; although ; for
that, to the end that ; by means of,
in order to; using, taking; and,
next, at ; according to, thus ; when
it precedes a verb, it marks the
manner or instnmicnt ; and the re-
sult or intention, when it follows a
verb ; a reason, a cause ; to do ; to
resemble ; when preceded by ^,
wherein, therefore, that by which,
thereby; wheii followed by ^,
deeming, considermg. by it make ;
to .judge ; preceded by pj, could,
can be so, how ; it is a sjnionyin
of 2< "' ^ 1 '^^ ^^'^^' '^ "*''^ ^"' —
but this phrase also sometimes
means a negative ; a common sign
of the accusative, from, to, in ; as
] t ^ jL^-> he cherishes human-
ity in his heart ; or of the infini-
tive, as 1 f^ "gr Jii to supply all
the ceremonies ; preceded by §
from, ] ^ becomes a form of the
pluperfect or denotes time past, as
S ■fill 5E 1 ^ '>'°'^® '•^^ *™^ °f
his death.
^ Si 1 ■cf A i will not presume
to tell any one.
jJb -S" 1 ^b '•• '^ none of my
bu.siness.
^ ] therefore, since.
i^' ll ] -tfei tlif'c "'Mst be a reason.
:^ 1 j]3 ^ 5V ^ i If f; be
employed in the business of the
prince.
■jiif ] how, by what? wherefore,
whereby.
p]" ] "^ ^ it can be used, it
will do.
through a tidie.
^ fi 1 "M before he mounted
the throne,
ipfi 3$ iif 1 mark what he does.
^ ] for this reason, wherefyre.
44 1 ffl. J/* I have nothing to
give him ; — implying, I decline
to give hiiu anything.
H^ 1 l§ fill "S6 plain words in
counseling him.
1 ^ ^} ^'J S*^*' S''^'" honestly.
1 M jR:^^i ^^^J reckoned that
they had done a great exploit.
^ ] :^ It lie did liot thiidi it
was shameful.
^ A ] _t rather above the com-
moii run of men.
1 lit >^ fl to bend the crooked
straight.
M'UM 1 ^ ^ # .vou jeo-
pard your parents by j'our pas-
sion for quarreling and scrapes.
W ^ § M 1 H 1 1 g< "tiy
blows the east wind with clouds
and rain.
/fi ^ 1 M be did not take us
I can do nothing great because
you hinder me.
Name of a plant.
^ ] the plantago.
1 tIv or ] ^ t pearl bar-
ley, which the Chinese make
from the seeds of the Job's
t«ars (Cou), and other kinds
of grasses.
E
c-+t
TIlis character like 'it ^, is
siipposeii to represent that the
breath or energy has all been ex-
pended ; they were originally the
same, and are now distinguished
bv the back of this being closed.
A verbal particle ; used before a
word implies when an act is past
or finished, and thus .serves as a
sign of the perfect tense ; it is also
placed after the verb ; yes ; truly ;
as an adverb, now, already, just ; to
termhiate ; to decline, to have done
with ; to reject, to lay aside ; when
used as a Jiiial particle, it denotes
an excess of, no more, enough.
H 1 (or 1 IS) ^ T it is writ-
ten ; the writing is finished.
] -^ he has gone off.
^ ^^ ] I can't help it ; inevit-
able ; obliged to do.
j ^^ hereafter, subsequent to.
] ^ an extreme, too much ; as
^ "^ 1 ® all that is far too
overdone.
'^ ^ 1 S l^e badly maltreated
] ifij that's all, it's all said ; much
the same as ] ^ :^ that's the
end of it; alack! is that all?
— . ] ;5^ he thrice rejected him.
] W ;TJ ^n it ^ tliis is it, but
I don't know its nature.
W 7> Hu g 1 ^- 4 I am not
at liberty to deny him — or to
yield the post.
1 3^ ^ ''■'^ ■'<11 over ; gone by; you
are luo late, as to see the show.
nt 1 in jtfc m M Bi at it has
come about just as you said it
would.
roni the /muds raised and al-
em/t/ as the phonetic.
To retire, to stop ; to raise ;
an interjection expressi^•e of
doubt and wonder, how can it be 1
implying that the thing should be
tried again.
-jpj j^ ] ^ is it possible? is it
so ; w ell, but how can it be ?
I pit sS pT 75 B "ell then, try
him, and that will be enough.
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Combined of '0C to relij on ami
)\J heart contracted to viout/i.
^ The sobbing wliiili follows .1
fit of weeping ; the wail of
condolence with mourners.
5S ^ 1 ^veep but wail not.
ic J?f ^ 5J H ill! W I ^^l"n
weeping for a parent, tho three
kneelings and wailings should
be done, — as a mourner enters.
Fi'oin ■^ a (lirt ivilli 2i <l<"'<i
iiltercil for tlie ))lioiietic ; i/. d.
the thought lias hit tlio mark.
A final particle denoting that
the tense has been lully c.Npres.s-
ed, OF Jiiat the intention is very
strong.
jfli P.'l fJ.\ 1 *'"' ™"'''2 'S just that.
•JJ ] certainly not.
S 1 Sf 1 '"^ superlative, meaning
the very best or woist ; iiolhhig
can exceed that.
fiij 2, 1 certainly so ; and tbat'ti
enough ; nothing more.
^ S ^' 1 '^^■I'at a joi'y- ij'ippy
thine; be is I
'i^
To walk awkwardly ; awry,
crooked ; adjoining, connect-
'i ed; conterminous.
nt'.xt to each other.
Wi it ^}k 1 1"-' "i«litJ tlit'm not
to march obliquely.
To bide iir tbo dross ; to con-
ceal, to screen, as woods do
a bouse.
tS 1 ^" shelter from view.
C#-X^ From ?/ia« iitu\ unustait ; it is a
I rjj synonvm of ,fiK <o lean.
'i To rely on, to lean against
or on ; trusting in, to depend
on; to engage one to do; in-
clined, leaning ; a support, a ful-
cnmi.
1 M\ ^*'' I ^'|S ^^ depend on, as
on a husband.
K|i ^ ifin 1 <l"''^c iniiiartial, not
the Icayt unfairness.
] ^ to engage one to do ; to
ask a favor of.
1 ^ W IJIi: to sing' in time with
a lute.
pf» j^ 'jfij ^ 1 he stands perfectly
erect ; met. candid, mipR-jiidicid.
1 »^ W f'lf iiiniediately ; i. c.
\vhilo waiting oir horseback.
1 ii. T I'c liL-ld it fast : I held
on iirmly.
1 Jit) to carefully estimate.
] ^ »i ^' ^ ^o'^y *^f troops ill
reserve.
1 M ^"" 1 "lit to rely on ; to show
as evidence; lo take advantage
<jf, as an officers servant to
extort in his niastir's name.
^ 1 i\u 4f 11^- Wi m i'« "°''J«i
.■issent as he smilingly leaned on
the balustrade; met. pretended
knowledge.
C_f.-Jc» From /laiul and unusual; it is
also read '■lei.
'i To drag an animal off by
0110 leg, or lead it when tied
u}) ; to issue ; to draw forth.
■f'c /\^ 1 -^ drag away the timber
when it is cut
'^^^ fm. \ ^"^'t the gin so that
you will not draw it empty.
CJU-^ A sort of wood suitable for
'|jlj cabinet-waro and furniture;
'/ tho confusion in the synonyms
of this tree is great, the
conclusion beuig that the four
names given denote the same tree,
uhich is probably cither a Calalpa
or Jlotthra; a chair, a seat, a
couch, a liiuleuil.
•~" 'jl< 1 *^'' — ■ (0 1 T' "'"^ chair.
1 'i)k. *"' 1 Hi ■'' chair-cover ; it
is usually made of red cloth.
^ ;^ ] a chair without arms.
)Z &W ^^± ] '^ tiger's
skin should cover a .scholar's
scat ; — a metaphor for oflicc.
>fc Dili 1 •"* g>''i"<^l state chair, one
fit for a Ktatesmaii.
0J i^ I a camp-ehair, a folding
chair.
] ;|li^ pli.ml, lithe, as a switch.
ij^~^^ From metnl and unusual ; it is
rC"gT also read i' and (,k'i.
'i A Spider or iron frying-pan
having three legs ; a boiler
or pan ; a .stand for bows in an
armory; a chisel ; a pick to dig out
boles.
|Ii^ ] unquiet, unsteady, not
standing firm.
■^ I stands for epears and bows.
M. ] 1^ W. tlicre were both ket-
tles and pans.
^k ?i; 1 wo splintered our chisels.
'■^'Af FragTant, odoriferous.
mRJ 1 ^ ''1 agreeable pleasant
'i .smell.
cj; 3^ The sides of a war chariot
Pj ■where the soldiers plant then-
i spears in the sockets; the
sides of a carriage.
From inner door and garment as
the phonetic.
'/ A silken screen anciently
placed in the audience cham-
ber between the door and window,
called ^ 1 , because it was or-
namented with hatchets or a.\-
bead.s.
To moor or tiun a boat's
head to the bank ; ti) run
the bow on shore ; to set up
a pole as a signal.
tiyK'^ 1 il:Jli- the .sailors
tried lo run their empty
vessel ashore.
'iJl^fe A high peak, irregular and
steep.
ill I'l,^- 1 Hi) 1: a the wa-
ters arc ruiihing down from
the high steep hillsides.
From tnserl and right, "ants,"
as tl;o Chinese .'iiy, "hnvinj; tlio
distinction of priuco and niinis-
''' ter."
The ant ; it includes all tho
genus Formica, and a few other
insects resembling tbo ant ; a de-
meaning term used by the ix;oplo
when addressing their rulers, tbo
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I.
same as, " we, tbe petitioners ;'" or
'• I, tbe siippliaut ;" the coiumoii-
altV; tbe m:;>ses.
^ I tbe white ant {Termites.)
i^ ] an ant, a general term.
^ ,^, 1 a t-iijall red ant.
I i^ or ] ^ we, the people.
] ^ collected like ants, as ban-
ditti.
j^ I the scrnn of liquor, tbe
sjrame on water.
iSfc :M 1 ^^ hempen cap and a
somber garment ; — in mourn-
ing dress.
1 Bl'Or ] J^,or 1 £, cr 1
^ an ant-b.U.
1 M ^^^'^ ""''' ^■'°^*' ^^^'^ ^'^'^
— as when tbe rain threatens.
^ ] flying or winged ants.
] 1^ the lines of ants.
t
V-i Like tbe last, but specifically
!, ^, used for a large winged kind
'/ of black ant ; ilioiigh the ac-
count of its habits indicates
that the name includes some kind
of dung-bettle, if indeed it refere
to an ant at all.
t tJL> 7| A still and respectful miui-
,^.tj ner ; decorous, joyous ; pleas-
't ed and quietly happy.
From /mnd and to doull m the
phonetic.
To compare, to consider ; to
guess ; to decide as a judge on
a trial, after full examination
and sifting ; to estimate ; to intend,
to purjxise ; figiu-e, form ; similar
to, bke.
^ I resemblu;g each other.
1 >^) ^° thuik over, to form an
opinion.
J-t 1 to compare in order to a
decision.
] ^ fp to sentence to transpor-
tation.
] ^ to sentence and report —
tbe case to tbe tliione.
] f^ to sentence, to, fix the
punishment.
1 S '"^ determine ; to decide, as
a suit.
1 :^ fpf A whom bad we better
promote to the place?
^ ] tbe former trial, the original
purpese.
Interchanged with tlie last and
with c^ to doubt.
'i To compare ; to assort
\-^ 1 an obstinate, stupid
manner.
Bead //«/' Foolish, in tbe
phrase ^§ ] a siUy look.
Flourishing, vigorous plants.
^ ] growing luxuriantly.
;0 >f^ ] ] tbe millet and
sorghum are growing finely.
f;5B^ To consult, to deliberate; to
P^C i™posc on, to consider doubt>-
'/ ful : to delude one by pre-
tenduig to consult ; foolish,
stupid.
From eye and cki/d as the pho-
netic.
The glancing of the eye ; to
look askance, to glance the
eye, as monkeys do; tho slanting
rays of the sun.
I j^ :|]C the Sim's beams are
streamiiig through the grove.
"k^ 1 an ait<;iy look.
# fi 1 l£ l^e held tho baton to
glance at the pillar — through
the hole.
In Fu/ickiu. To examine close-
ly ; to scrutiuLze.
' ' From ^ sheep, which one says is
a contrnctiou of ^^goocl. above ^
/ ; q. d. I am a good man ; it
is often synonymons with < *H.
correct.
The rule of self-dignify and
respect, "that wliich enables the
heart to rule itself, and things to
be in their places ; " riglfl, equity,
that which is proper and just prr
ae ; it is reckoned as tbe second
greatest virtue ; righteousness, iijv
rigbtness, high moral feeluig, con-
forming to what the heart aj)-
2)roves; common, free by public
contribution or govennnent appro-
priation, as I ^ a public well ;
patriotism in defense of one's
rights; pid)lic spirited, a.'' ] ^
or ] ^ p;rtriot volunteers ; su-
perior, surpassing, excellent, as
] -^ an eminent scholar; | ^
a faithful dog; ^— in place of, pu-
tative, as ] ■^ an adopted fitther ;
made up, compounded of, as | ^
a composition ink ; meaning,
inten'ion, as |pj ] of the same
meaning or synonymous ; a
cause which engages tho aid of tho
people.
] %% a fight for the right.
] ^ a public granary.
I ^ a faithful servant.
] ^ honorable, right-minded ;
ever the same.
1 i^ or I [Jj a pul'lio or free
burial-ground.
] S iO ill '^'S integrity is firm
as tbe hills.
•IS m ^Mifi ;B .t 1 a love of
lucre is incompatible with a
master's rectitude.
1 ^ § ^ justice admits of no
excuses.
tt 1 i^ St '"^ distributed (or
used) his property in a good
cause — • or for worthy ends.
^ 1 'll^ ^ 31 I'e deemed it un-
i)atriotio to be kiiiT.
1 T& in fiij what can he mean
by that ?
] ^ a false head-dress, a chignon.
I ^ an adopted daughter ; tue
term Is applied to female slaves.
From words and riyhl ; it is
often synon^TDous wilh Hf to
decice.
To deliberate, to discuss in
council ; to consult in order to de-
cide on the best course ; to blame,
to crilicise, to find fault with ; to
arrange ; to select ; deliberation,
consultation ; laws, rules.
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^ 1 .1 public debate, a fres
discussion.
/5m XS -^ 1 ''^'■' people must not
discuss — politics.
'iiij I ;i personal consultation.
1 pi^ to deliberate on.
P& ffij /f> 1 to speak about and
yet not criticise.
^^ ] to call in question, to discuss
a decision.
■^ ] to meet for discussion.
] !^ ^1 a council chamber; like
tbc Senate House ii; Macao.
1 ^ R <5 to wek to select t lie
best men.
] i|j; 3E a prince-regent — of the
empire; it was applied to Prince
Kung in 1802.
/\ I eight honorary ranks or
privileges conferred on distin-
guished men, answering to the
medals and cross:_'s in the West ;
members of these ranlis, called
)^. ] ^ have special privileges.
f^ ] to confirm a decLsion or
ojunion.
red to the proper Board to con-
sult u[)on and decide.
^ 1 ^*J M street gossip, public
riunor and notions.
^>;^) From words :ind correct ; ii'.ter-
cli:nj;ej with tlio I^st two nnd
<'K lisl't-
That which is suitable ; right,
proper or fit, for the time or person ;
the relatioi-.s of things ; IViendly,
acquainted ; putative, in place of;
adopted, as by the excliangc of
cards ; goodness ; order.
;fj' ] to act justly and righ'.
i^ ] the years acquaintance, as
oflicers or friends ; to exchange
cards of amity, as by persons
who graduated the same year.
•jl^ I sons of those persons who
have thus adojjted eacii oilier.
] friends adopted as
brothers ; a fraternal regard.
1 "'' M 1 I'clatives ; kind re-
gards paid to relatives.
2)C mI' 1 /^ '*■■'' *'"^ '^^'^ '"^ refer-
:t^^
Vnm\ n cisr anil il:'.rt ; this eln-
ractcr U mucli used us a coutiac-
tioii ol J i5|- medicine.
A case for arrows ; a sort of
quiver.
A species of pepper tree
(Xantlioxijlcn), the seeds of
whicli arc used in cooking
unitton or bjcf, and to give
fionp a reli;ili.
H t4 )!3 1 ''^ cooking the three
meals ([lork, beef, or mutton),
usj wild pepper ; the peo[)L' of
Sz'clriicu flavored spirits with
the seeds.
^ Vto.w \\ atin .nnd ^ peinwi:, le-
I'eiriiig to ili6 qiiick ciluiigcs of the
sun and the moon ; others say it
' is formed of sn.i above ;//oo//,slio\v-
ing that as one goes the other
comes ; the origin-.il form is lii<en-
ed to a house li/.avd ; it some
wliat resemhles Iioh, -^ wlio.
To dre-ss a field, to clear waste
land ; easy, th'3 ojiposite of ^ ;
not diflieult, done without care or
nicety ; remiss, indifl'orcnt to, negli-
gent ; disrespectful, inattentive ; to
deal lightly with ; easy, at case ;
p)lease>l ; minute attention to.
n^ ] rather easier.
Zji 1 easy and plain, as wisdom
is to sages.
^ ] not hard to do, easy, facile.
(|^ 1 '"' W: 1 careless, disregard-
fiil, Irlflmg witii.
1 jj^ ^ easy to rid out of hand,
as saleable goods.
] M ij '"^ ^^''^ ^^" 't with help ;
it is not \ery hard.
S T' la \ y:xi^^ lis p>-i»ce-
ly n:an is quiet and calm as he
tiwaits his lot.
^ 1 Jl- uU '1»^ g'''^i" '^^ ^^'<'ll t'-''iJ-
cd over all the acres.
1 ii^ %| ^'7 changeable in scnti-
menf. lickle-minded.
I ;jl; HJ Iil„|j, to clear up the fields
and lols.
] fg credulous, truslful.
^ ^ ] f$, [Heaven's] orders
are not easily — preserved.
IJead^i7(^ Tlie mutations or al-
ternations ui nature, as of the sun
and moon; the theory of permuta-
tions and combinations shown by
the sixty-four diagrams ; to change ;
to barter, to exchange ; a market.
f» I to cast lots.
^ ] immutable.
■W ilt I il!C thange this for that:
m ] to change and alter.
Si- -¥ fi 1 'I f^'ii- trade.
JM ] ^ fK I'o* easily the sea-
sous slip by I
;5C I to e.Kcbango commodities.
>f; # 1 H I ^^-ill "ot let them
perpotuat- their seed.
] -j,l^ the symbols of the changes
in nature, which constitute the
) -^ or the science of these
combinations, which are given in
the 1 |g or Book of Changes.
1 JlJl fil] -i" f,li it will be just
the same even if you change
your location.
^^ JSL ] i^ to modify and better
their maimers.
^k'
i
To change, to spiak lightly
of; to treat irreverently.
f^ ] to act rudely to one.
i7 1 fl D^ changeable,
vacillating, rapicViy altering.
) Comnosed of BO to confer on
contracted, in combination with
J\ two /latifls ; q.tl. presents are
a-sorted accovdinp; to the reci-
jdcnls, and .snpeiiors get theirs on
a dilTereiit d.ay from ii:feriors.
To divide, to s^'parate ; ditferent,
diverse ; not home-made, foreign ;
sundered ; admirable, unusual, rare,
extraordinary ; perverse, bizarre,
heterodox ; to marvel at, to regard
as foreign or strange ; to oppose ; a
dillerenee, the odtls.
'^iJi ] A liow can they be
s'rang.Ts .'
] ^ a different surname.
1 no •■^P'^citi! or unusual news.
] U anoth.r day.
^^ :^ [ I will not be forced to
chiinufo ; I dare not dilfer.
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I.
}.
alike.
J^ I rarities, curiosities.
ijH j monstrous, as a lusus natura?.
1 ^ I'oreigu states.
unlike what the Lord of the
Roads shoulil be.
^ i^ ] ^^ what ditTerence is
there between theui °?
] 5^ sectarianism, heresy.
^ ] ^ ^ to esteem what is
strange as being superior on
that account.
'IS 1 'tJ" ^° cherish hard feelings ;
to bear a grudge.
I'rom liaJanionrr ; anotlier form
"^^ is competed of 5E "'"' ^' '^"'
"la.
it is iiuusual.
To kill by a single shot, to
shoot dead at once ; to exterminate ;
to prostrate, to overthrow ; to
overshadow, to overhang.
fk. -^ ^ ] ^^^^ enemy Avas
entirely cut off.
^ 1 "& f^ M t^^^'y '■''^" ™'"'®
than a hundred li.
1 lib :^c 5£ 1'" ^''"'^ ^^"^ S'"^''*'
rhinoceros.
fy-H) From to eat .incl one ; it is inter-
BS. clu-inged with i/ili, Ijg to clioke.
i' Cooked rice or other food
which has become damp and moldy;
a sour, harsh taste, such as spoiled
food has ; to gag with food ; a sob-
bing ; to catch the breath.
^ j it is altogether spoiled.
^ 1 moldy food, a sour dish.
Lean, poor, cadaverous.
An old name for the fishing
cormorant {P/ialdcrocoru.r) ;
it is also known as the ^ 7jC
5]^ or old water crow.
> The air full of dust ; a diJl
murky atmospliere, arising
r from clouds.
^> From earlh and intermission of
disease-
r A retired place ; to throw on
the gromid, as in worshiping 1
the dead ; the gods of the streams j
or the moon ; to gather up the ,
sacrifices ; fine. I
® ] to pour out libations to the
gods.
rp/li ) From eye and a quirer.
^ A film in the eve, a cataract.
press had a cataract in one
eye.
] gg a cataract ; a film o\er the
sight.
iU-» ) From strength axiA. to forgive.
^/J Labor, toil ; affliction, dis-
'' tress ; to be w eary, to endure,
to labor hi.
^ ^D ^ 1 y°" *^°"''' '^"°" ^^^^■'^'^
1 have endured.
» ttt 3 From water and age ; it is also
XW- '^ synonym of .tiV/i, ii^ toleak.
i^ A small tributary of the River
Hwai in Xganhwui ; to di.s-
perse, to spread abroad ; to scatter ;
easy, gracefid.
I 1 ;jt ^^ how graceful and
slow 'is its flight! as a flying
pheasant.
a ^ ] 1 ^ see the crowd."!
picking the nmlberricsl
4lt ^ 1 1 do not be so leisurely
in your movements.
rtjll)'] Occurs iiiterclian-cd wiili tlie
lltn* last ; the first is tlie most coni-
" \m^ I mon form-
LiHjuacious, garrulous: un-
ceasing l.-dlc.
4£ ^ ] 1 there is no
need for so nuich talking.
Iff
I.
> To give a paper saddle for |
biu-nuig at a funeral.
'' Kead »•</(, The saddle flaps
made of leather ; a saddle-
cloth ; a strip of leather near the bit
to lead the horse.
ff
A long oar.
Eead nch, An utensil or
gauge for adjusting a bow
called fg ] , a sort of frame
for bending it.
Tlie first is derived and altered
from (s/iiiii fp to issue, and is
. le.ast used ; I lie second speciiiUy
refers to tiiKin;; in the hand ;
they are nl>o lead yeh^; in cul-
loi|nial, a dilVereiice is made in
the second character, which when
written fX 'S r^*"! ehicai' and
means to drag.
To trail, to drag after one ;
to pidl ; to leave a trace ; to saiuiter
along leisurely ; to lead oft', to take
up liv the hand ; to raise up.
1 M, t" ""S tl'e tail.
Ijj 1 easy, flexible.
^ ] to flirt, as a fan ; shaking,
as branches in the wind.
gg f 1 :^ Ifi) ^ I'C tlirew off
his armor, and led away his
troops.
J4 ] to drag along, as a vessel.
] ] an easy, slo\iching gait.
] J§ to go on tiptoe ; to drag the
heels in walking.
^^ ] to trail after one, as a lady's
train.
fi iiif 1 ''^ drags along the
whole; said of a man who sup-
ports the whole family.
1 ^ ^ to put in a blank page
by mistake in the essay sent to
the examiner ; to turn o\er two
leaves instead of one.
-f rfl ^ An old name for very white
y^ rice was p 1 ; it '« "ow
i' disused.
~-^r\) From lit-arl and soiiiiil ; q. rl. if
f=| you examine the words, you will
iU** know the tlioiiglit.
i'
A thought, intention, idea ; the
inclination, will ; a .sentiment, an
oiiinion ; the motive or purpose ; the
meaning, as of a word.
] ,g. the feelings, the intention.
I.
^ f^ ] )@- clisi'eputnblc ; disa-
greeable, as to rel'ii.'-o a I'avur ;
asliamcil at.
fh ^ 1 iS "l>"t 'Ices it incau 1
wliat does lie «'ish about it?
fU ] what is the meaning of it?
^ i 1 "iidetermined ; no dcei-
sion.
fp ] and Jy^ ] ractaplior and
irony ; comparison and double
meaning.
(•^ -^ /f> ] but tills yoti Lave
not thought of.
] ^ a sentiment, a view.
Ml il!. ] to tell rumors about, to
convvy hints upon.
J|[] 1 I am thinking about it ;
you must liear it in mind.
] 51^ unexpected, not reckoned
upon.
^ ] ~j* carcles.s, inconsiderate.
^ 1 ^f*' unintentional.
^ ] got his wish, gratified.
ij' ^% ] curious, cunning, odd,
extraordinary ; also used as an
exclamation of admiration.
^ ] a rough sketch.
[SI ] obstinate, willful, opiiiion-
ated.
M 1 IE <& •''■ fi-'^'cil purpose and
a guileless heart.
■^ ^ ] to follow a business.
1%, 1 ^ -i -^ '^"" li^irdly take so
much ; I am vastly obliged to
you.
■$ ] '"' ^ 1 '''' fi-^<^'l intention,
a strong desire, singleness of
pui-pose.
]^ ] exceeding my wishes.
rather unwilling to do it.
j]\\ ] thoughtfully ; special care
about.
"§■ 1 o'' 3R 1 combined or taken
meaning's, a term given to cha-
racters whoso cianponent parts
somewhat indicate their mean-
ing.
^ Pj .y ] {filj liis design is in-
scrutable.
P 1 purport of one's remarks.
' 1 B} t(i' JS l"'s will is like a
horse s, and his heart like an
ape's ; met. incons-tant and strong.
^X 1 specious, pretending.
^ nt Jl!j 1 ^^'^ "''"'^« oi" stealing
on feeing the goods.
V -I"- ill 1 luay everything be
as you wish.
^j-- ^ The seeds of a water lily,
»^u« snialler than the common
i' lot us.
S 1 ^ pearl-barley from
the Co 'x ; sago is sometimes so
called.
The train of a dj-ess which
drags after one.
V |g, ] streaming, like a
pennon.
Tlie second is tlie original form,
ciimpo.-eil of :i v.lod and lo grasf)^
rei'eninjj to agricultural pur-
suits ; the additions in the first
and common form were subse-
\ (juent, and the other forms are
seldom met.
Aptitude, skill in doing a
thing; skilled, cunning ; cx-
SHi j pert ; ability in working ; a
P craft, an art, a calluig ; an
accomplishment ; to cultivate
the aits; to discriminate, as in
articles; the last character parti-
cidarly means lo cultivate plants, to
set out trees; a limit or extreme
point.
^ ] the six liberal arts — arc
propriety |i§, music if|, archery
^.J-, chaiio^eering ^1, wilting ^•,
and aiithniiiic ^A;.
"^ ] liteiaiy pmrsuits.
] j3^ an indenture to teach a craft.
^ ] a handicraft.
if -^ 1 good workmanship ; he
US skillful.
:^ ] A •'^ clever artisan, a skill-
ed w'orkman.
J^' ] skilled in a fine art, as
painting or carving.
] ^' to distinguish the sorts of
presents.
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J^ ] to learn a trade.
^ \ tactics ; all military accom-
l)lishmcnts, as lifting weights,
archery, itc.
is-I 1 5. ii to plant and till
crops ; agriculture.
"S" 1 ^ ^D — 1 >^n ^«="er to
be skilled in one art than to be
a jack-at-all-trade.s.
^ I varied arts and accomplish-
ments.
1 :^ ■(^M plant it with horse-
beans.
% W\ ^^ \ 1''-'^ ambition is
boundless.
IBi t^ 1 awfuainted with raachi-
neiy ; an engineer.
P"
stJi
To talk in one's sleep ; to
talk behind a covert, or in a
retired place.
^ ) :^ to murmur or tallc
in one's sleep.
Like t!ie preceding.
Talking and laughing ; snor-
ing and muttering in one's
sleep.
P^ ] I'll' Pf snoring and calling
out.
5 The rubbing of branches
against each other by the
z' wind.
5:jt|.* The sleeves of a robe ; those
of a lady's dress are wide and j
the cultcrabroi<lered.
^ ] the sleeves tif a gar-
ment.
Composed of a covrr, a litd
and a titw.
To talk in one's sleep.
] ^§ to speak when asleepk
Name of I, the prince of
Kiiing Yj jfc' icf 1 a fiimous
P rebel in the Hia dynr.sty, a
mighty archer, who drove
T'ai-k'ang beyond the Yellow Ei-
ver to T'ai-k'ang hien -}j^ J^ |,^.
ill Honan, .-ibout b. t. '2109, and
kept the power till his death.
iS-t
I.
> 1 ^rom )/iirmentsa<u\to stutter;
or, as one savs, from i/ariiient
I ami a ['art to represent a skirt ;
I tlie second furni is oljsolcte.
f^ The train or skiit vi' a robe;
'•, its lower la-in; a border, a
frontier ; an exlrtme point ;
(lescenilants, iiosterity.
ng 1 ;^ Jl!i the remote borders,
4000 /( Iroiu the capital.
^ 1 or pa 1 descendants ; one's
race or remote jiosterity-
M ] a direct descendant.
|g ] the family is extinct.
M 1 ^ ^ his race is widely
extended.
35 1 rude, wild bands or races.
1 I tlying or walking about.
•g ] ] like the fry of fishes,
as a ei'owd nnming together.
i^l S Si 1 " P'olracted sound.
jS ] a Bndhist term for the
Brahmin.s ; it is a translation ot j
Bnthimtchwi. i
The surface of water rough-
ened by the wind. |
'iir 1 ^^■'''ter raised higli by 1
the wind, surging billows ; a |
mob is likened to it. I
from rrcnpon ami an angry hoaf,
tliat ruslies at everjtliing.
Undeterred, firm, resolute, |
intrepid ; patient, enduring ; ;
forgetfsd of one's self; stern, wrath- j
fnl; fortitude, resolution. |
jm 1 S'^'"'^^' ^"'l brave. !
1 ^ resolute, intrepid. j
H'J 1 unajipaled, not afraid of
danger.
± ^ pT JW ^ iji 1 ^ stliolar
cannot succeed without great |
resolution.
] -jj enduring effort ; unwearied.
|[1 ] inflexible, fixed in purpose
1 S endiu'ing and brave.
•^ 1 at [leace, as a country.
\^ ] ^ % he had .ible and vir-
tuous men to till othce.
J^ ] fidly satisfied, as a people.
1 Ti' %% ^^^^y [""eserved and
regidated the empire of Yin.
to
To cut gr.iss, to mow
reap ; to kill, to cut ofi'.
■= j ^ ^ he then said,
cut the stalk down.
2 to reap and get in crops.
From naphin and a mortur.
A law, a wav.
X fi^ m i^ ^ T li ^
iL lij M ""^^' "''■''• "'"'^^•^
have you to govern the cotm-
Iry and intiuence my heart ?
To ctit oft' the nose, as the
component [larts of the cha-
, ^ racter indicate ; it was done
[|| in ancient times, but is now
.*■* J disused ; to torture.
1 'M >!S jS '"^ maimed or
destroyed all, leaving none.
1 ^ij ^ e. '"^ tortured and har-
ried the people of Hia.
.r^l^) From icord anj tlie cmiieror's
i' To reach a place, to repair
to ; to go, as to a tryst ; to
meet at a place ; to wait for.
^ ] I went (here in person.
^ ] or ^ ] I shall wait for
you.
] g§ to make a \isit, to repair to.
^ 1 a name for the niole-cricket.
] to make great proficiency in
learning.
rfc>/tr») From willj'ul and one as tlie plio-
f>& "«""•
I ' Bent on one thing ; mild, be-
nign, virtuous ; admirable,
admired, esteemed, as an accoin-
plislied woman, and applied es-
pecially to an empress.
1 I* eminently virtuous; excel-
lence that is a part of the nature,
as a good mother.
I )g the virtuous will ; i. e. her
Majesty's conunands.
] ^ worthy of confidence and
admiration.
1 ^ y'l'" -iccomplished relative.
] 0^ an example worthy of esteem
:^ 5^t 1 tt t''e g''l« take llieir
pretty baskets.
Obedient, compliant, as a
woman ought to be.
kindly is a woman's virtue.
From a sti/lux niul a final )irirlir/e
as the ]i!ionetli; ; tlds nmst be dis-
tinguislied from s;' ^ to spread.
To j)raetice and become skill-
ed in a profession ; to accustom
one's self ; to ser\e as.siduou.sly ;
toil, distress ; pain ; tender .sprouts
that shoot up from a stump.
1 ^ to le;irn a profession or
trade ; resident graduates who
live in the district college ; now
merely a nominal pri^•ilege.
] ^ to practice, to get skillfid.
•jj^^ I tender .shoots or twigs.
^ -^0 ^^ 1 yo" '^""'t kiiow what
pains I have taken to learn it.
X
Tlic character is intended to re-
present the blades of shears ; it is
interchanged with the next.
To cut grass ; to govern, to
regulate ; to bring into order ;
to aid ; clever, able ; orderly.
».^_>) From si//: and mlrniitar/e.
fvJSL To strangle one's .self; to die
' by hanging; to restrain or
halter an animal ; the wasp.
1 M ^° l'"' *■" tl«'''''-li ^'y stran-
gling ; to bowstring ; to hang.
§ ] suicide by hanging.
1 IM -tt ^ he triced up the ox.
] ^ to kill by a halter. '
f
I
From to vvrs/iip and to //o/"" ;
some regard it as an altered form
cjI'^S, which is itself a synonym
of sc'> liGi to sacritice ; bnt others
consider it to be unauthori/.ed.
The years of the cmperort>
life or reign.
P ] the emperor's reign.
»{J2 I great jirosperity and dura-
tion, as of a dynasty.
M :ft 74 1 I "'•'^'' J"""' ^^•^"
je.sty a long reign.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
•28j
0/tl scwii/, iiieu. lu Ciiuloii, in nntl im ; — «« SiC(itoii\ jl:in ai.d jiam ; — in Ajitoy, jian. jiam, (iml lain ; ^
Fn/ichau, yoiig, yong, n«(/ iiieng ; — .
if//iai, xu ftf.d ni" ; — in Vhif'ti^ yiMi.
'ihe original form was composed
of y^ (lor; ami |>;3 //(.s7( to wliicli
y^ Jirr ivas afterwards added ; it
is interchanged with (ijcii ^ in
forming adverbs.
To siiuiucr, to burn, for \vl;ir!i
the next i.s now used ; an .tdveibial
particle, implying yes, cci'tainly,
ti'uly, it is so ; when it coiiici) after
verbs or nouns, it turns them into
nn adverbial phrase ; as a dijiinc-
tWo covjimct'on, but, if so, l)tit then ;
thus, ill this way ; then ; however ;
often used lo add force to the sense
by niaki'.ig a pause at a word.
^ ^ 1 I'l'^hably not so, \i, ry iin-
teitain.
il 1 ffij 1 ^t tciut'S (>'i' is so)
of itself; easily, readily, natu-
ral! v; underivcd, self-exi; tent, as
God.
2j£ ] or 7^ I suddenly, miprc-
lueditiitetlly.
^ I truly, certainly ; the name of
the proboscis monkey, for which
the next but one is better.
jf^ ] thus, in like manner.
] J]_ or ] 'jlij however, mcan-
wliile.
1 ,^B,justso•, well then.
/f, ] on the contrary.
p5^ I plaintive ; mournfnlly.
1 (^ ^n Jt wo shall afterwartls
know that it is so.
J'Ji i^ 1 fi'j pS *i» '•'-'^p'""'-^'"" o'"
a tiiini,' ; f^lvinn; the reason.
it 1 ii 4i 1 4= ''' '1'=^' ^^ i-o;
how I ben can it be?
in f3 ^ ] if he say it is not .so.
M' ] ft" ?J^ '"^ kuidly conseiited
to come.
'^a 1 .;;^ iOJl its natural properties;
such a coiuso is what ought to
be by all moans.
J>1 ^ 1 S "'" y°" rt'gftril it so i
or not ?
] .^ .^ 5ji is it sii or not ?
1 MR J- E lit therefore thi.s
is the reason why the |;toplo do
not Av;ni>. for resources.
*h W IK iS' 1 a ^ [tbe
princely man] has neither love
nor bale, and that is t!io whole
of it.
Wi 1 T ® '^ "'" presently
snow.
^ M 1 iffi 1 •'■ '■•'>'*-° ^1"''"^
unexpectedly ; I luid not hoped
ibr it.
ft H 1 ['''« teacherj replied,
saying, Yc:i ; ho answered it was
so.
Interchanged with the hist.
To burn, to light, to tire ; to
boil, to ;;immer.
I 'J^ it has caught, it is on
tire.
] Ju 'C 5§; urgent ; in my utmost
need, as if my eyebrows had
caught fire ; — fsaid by a needy
l)orrower.
A soil of monkey, ^l| | the
'ii^ ]>roboseis or long-nosed mou-
^zixm key {Nasalis Iwmtus), which
constantly strokes its black
beard, — or a variety of it with a
recurved nose; ills gregarious, and
inhabits the forests of Siaiu and
Yunnan ; the name i.s said to imi-
tate the cry.
Red silk ; that which has
been dyed a biinht ciimson
or scarlet ; silk threads :dl
tiingkd together.
From ?ia'ir ana to tidcanc: a3 tlie
phonetic ; it is used with the next.
The hair on the face near
the ears ; the whiskers ; the \
Detird. 1
Ildll
.chaii,
II ] ^ the Liird with the Hand-
1 ome Wliihlcers ; — a name fur
Kwanii, Ihe god of War.
^ I a long beard.
^^ I a beard rather short and
lliiii.
% 1 fjl SI '1 giisly beard and
hair.
Like the last. The whiskers.
.® -(5, Hn I a dark com-
plexion and black whisker.s.
I'l'oni itiarc/ ^nd stea/t /it/ ; others
deiive it from insect and tlic hist,
faying that it has hairs between
llie scales.
A large serpent found in
southern China, described as fifty
ieet long, which can seize doer for
food ; it has long teeth, .ind a
bright variegated skin, which is
cured for covering guitars ; it car-
ries its head do.se to the ground,
whenc-j it is caMcd JJ| US 4'^ ; the
gall is reputed to be nsel'id in
curuig consimi[)tioii ; this descrip-
tion doubtless refers to a sort of
boa like tha- reported to be found
in Htiinan Island.
1 JJ; a iribo of southern .savages.
A hem or broad band on a
woman's dress, especially at
jC/rtCi the bottom ; :i kiice-[iad or
stuffed wrapjjcr to protect the
knee ; an okl term for padd Lng the
knee.
iif A ,1i$; 1 black knee-pads for
womeit
j J. L» A caterpillar, like that of
|(!Ji|_| the tiger-moth, called | jJOf,
,:han
whose hairs inflamo the skin
when it crawls over it ; its
chrysalis, called '^ ^ or the spar-
row's jar, Ls found on the pome-
granate and mowtan.
280
JAN.
Tlio cliai acter is iiitemleil to re-
present tlio Ii:iir just giowiiij; on
ll.e body: tlio lirsc is llio iisnnl
form niiJ a liitle leseinblcs tsai'
4IJ. agiiiii ; n» a priiiiitivo it im-
parts only ils souuil to tlio com-
pounds.
Tendei', weak.
I I a gradual, but imperceptible
advance,
-j^ [^ ] I your sans are gradual-
ly going down, your years are
passing away.
] ^ also called ] J- a favorite
disciple of Confucius, who died
before him.
Yi-om i>/anls and tender; occurs
used witli tlie last.
Luxuriant, tender herbage ;
by turns ; successively, gra-
dually.
:^fi
.TAX.
t'.i-' fresh.
-ycmi'^ 1 11 J^ ^11^ %''t
and ihn-i;nes.i tuko turns, and
the suii and mcou follow each
other like the swift fihultlcs.
^ V/ £i Fioui 1^ a twij; or /jftit/ and 7jC
• ^y^ v:at(r ; o'. Iier.s say it U formed of
';lutn "A^ niailder wood and 7L iiine,
be?au»3 ilie dipping must be re-
peated nine times.
To dye , to tinge ; to steep
or dip in dye-stutlii ; to taint, to
iuleet ; to catch, as a disease ; to
soil, to spot ; to imbue ; to viti.tte,
to render vile ; soft, pliant ; dirtied.
the dye.
JIf ] to infect ; iiifectious ; to
give a disease.
Jan.
^ ] to learn vicious ways.
] ^ to catch the small-pox.
I ;^',"r 1 iJj. «'■ 1. urn a
dyer's sho[) ; the third phrase
means one who dyes blue.
§!p ] to dye by brushing, as fur
dresses arc served
1 IS soft, yielding.
] ^^ to stain the linger rod ; to
taste by the Ibigers, as a cook ;
mt. to stick to the fingers, as
a perquisite.
1 J^ to get a bad name; soiled,
dirtied, as a dress.
Mfi ] t'' finish up and adorn, as
ti picture ; to revise, as a coni-
liosition ; said of a present by
its giver, that it is tritling.
^ ftil W 1 lli'-TC is some impro-
per dalliance between them.
Old soundii, nhi lUirl nini. In Canton
jin, jim, «/k/ jinm ;
yau, yam, iigan, nam, niu/ying ; — in Sivatoir, jin, jim, ami nun^;— til AinoJj,
— in Fultcliau, ing, ning, sing, iSng, and uong ; — in ^hanyliai,
<.A
A
.zliun
Tlio character represents tbe lec/s
when opened ; the second is the
form it takes in combination on
the left side of a character ; and
the third, representing the lower
limbs of the body, is placed under
tlie priinilive; they form the ninth
and te:.th radicals of two groups
of characters, the lirst of which
relates to man, his names, con-
ditions, and functions.
A man ; human beings, the
human race ; the third of the three
powers in the universe, defined liy
the phrase % Jiji ,•> 'I;^ the s[iirit uf
heaven and earth ; human, belong-
ing to mankind ; to make a man
of; to ascribe perKonal existence
to a thing; following other nouns,
olten deiMtcs a laborer, an arlist. in
that occupation, as 31 ] a labor-
er ; ^ ] a liinner.
— ■ f(3 1 "'■'*-' person, whether a
35 1 male, or 2K 1 '"^ female.
ug, niang, and sang ; — in Chi/u, yin.
J1. ] 01' 1 1 everybody ; all j
uiankiud ; the world.
^ ] my wife.
or ~ ^^ 1 ' 01' — ^ ] <-acli
denotes a crowd, a group, a par-
ty : a knot of people.
>J» ] or f ] a boy, a waiting
lad : official menials.
>]' 1 ^ -M\ M ^''^ ™can man
does not under.-itand the prui-
ciples of human actions.
^ 1 '^ 1"' is "ow of age, i. e.
over sixteen years.
Ji|j ] a prince who cnme to his
sovereignty while yet a minor.
5^ 4 1 ^ ^ 1 heaven produces
people and finds food for them.
] jf}^ men of ability, the talent in
the country.
] JJ, a man s disposition.
be a man.
] the great thing is to
^ Oi M ] C <1o'>'t l^L' partial
to yourself o\cr others ; treat all
fairly.
) !f^/ men. people ; men of mark.
I^C ^ 1 ^ '''■ f'ltuily of cultiva-
tion and position.
1 ^ ^11 ^ man's life is like a
dream.
^ 1 ^ venerable Sir ; yon, Sir.
itr- Tl^ ^ 1 M y^ui' resiiccted
father or mother.
^ fiTJ ] M "I'-i'' can he do?
why mind that man?
allcr anotlier man ?
1 pfi the upper lip or rather its
rapbis ; the Chinese say, if it
curl up, the person is likely to
be shortlived.
^ ] ;g^ to be an emperor.
JAN.
Jan.
Jan.
287
1 ^ [iw)i)lo, folks, men, uiankind,
tlie world.
I Jt I make men of these fel-
lows ; i. e. of i)i'icsls who avoid
their duties in society.
IE ^r i?).» 1 '^ adapted to strike
terror.
'14 ^ ^ 1 '^"^ '^"'^^ ""' ^'^'"' ™'^" '
it is without fear, as a docile
liird.
] .^ ^ man's favoralile presence
or intluenee ; the cause of his
fate : his luck.
,S B 15^ 1 I •ii^^'-'^ys i^^'ir tii»t
man pleasantly in mind.
1 P to traffic in human
beings, as girls.
^ ] the i)eaceful person, — the
address of ihe wile of ime who
wears a red button.
"f" 1 ■? '"y sons, referring to
those grown up.
h ] my father, my mother.
^ \ g| an excellent deed, a
worthy action.
/f ^ ] to scold a man as a poor
stick, a ne'er-do-well.
j -jp the Son of Man, Christ ; —
a foreign term.
InFiihcIiiiii, ^ is added toother
characters to show that they aie
used phonetically, as W '"'".'A i^
siah, or ^^ '»y, in which the radical
indicates a change in the .sound ;
this usage is known as far south of
that city as Ch'ao-cheu fu in
KHanfftun<!:.
1 i^ compassionating, tender-
hearted.
] ^ jfc ^ the fullness (or vast
reaeli) (jf humanity and justice.
Ig 1 t'"-' l"ip'l "^' tl'« I'ye-
] i\^ kindness out of a pure heart.
^ 1 -iS ^ nialevolent ; no con-
siileratiou for.
^ I also denotes unkind, short-
coming ; rude conduct ; in me-
dical use, palsied, slit!', no use of
an organ, as -^ ^S, ^ 1 *e
limbs are insensible; stiff, para-
lyzed.
1^ ] the pit of a fruit ; the seed
inside the nut.
1(^ 1 the seedsof a tlower. {Cmi-
tiiiic.li'.)
\ 51 " I' 1 -{^i \w\A Sir! used in
I addressing others.
I 13, ii ffij 1 i5 1 i^ ilij ^ !|iil
if devoted to yom- parents, you
I will then regard the people
I kindly, and from that come to
be considerate to animals and
all things.
J»B The rafters or laths on which
I'^/Y the tiles are laid ; one say.s,
.ziKJii, the spaces between them.
.zlll) II
I'loin limn and two, bci'.iiise one
uii^lit to love anotlicr. <ir two
persons nnitcd as one iVoni t)0tli
loviiii^.
llmnanity ; regard for otlier.s,
the first of the constant virtues;
fulfilling one's social duties ; -the
foundation of right and the embo-
diment of regard for;" un.selfisli,
having regard to the [lulilic weal ;
Innnane, benevolent, kind, merci-
ful ; a kernel, a pit ; a small seed ;
paralyzed, nund).
I j'^, charily, kindness ; humane.
1 f'ii; :i ji'sl- jiHlgc.
f|-|^ 1 From iroiiinii and i/ci'in ; the se-
Tj~r" I coiid fciini is most in use.
tr^ '. I'regnant ; used (jnly of x:c-
'uiT' men.
,:hdn
^r
to conceive.
,:/ii'in
The cliaracter i-^ ilefined ns a J\
iinirt standiiii; on tlie JJl ' f""'^',
tlie eaitli denoting tlie Inifiness
of life ; others sav it represents
the geini in tlie womb ; it rc-
semhles lini/^ 31 '" form, and
as a primiti\e is ol'ten inter-
changed with fx sincere.
The ninth of the ten stems; it is
eomiecled with the north and
running water ; great ; full ; to flat-
ter, to adidate.
y.^ ] a liook of magic respecting
lucky days. j
tJl /' > 1 '"lay a plot. {Ciiiitiiiiesc.) I
Ti m &i s a 1 w w «i'^'" i
all the riles have been perliirnied '
giandlv and fidlv.
^ -S ¥ ^ B> fi ?L 1
why should lie te.ir one of fair !
words, smooth face, and great
artfulness'? i
A sort of nian-i'it:h or mer-
man ; it is described as leseni-
bling a human being in its
head, with the addition of
soft fur and long hair or mane;
and probably refers to the dugong
(llalkvrc dm/on//) of the Indian
Archipelago.
C . * ~| Krom /(«iW and a catling irrn-
f/J I poll : the first foiin is coin-
iu^^ I monest.
fjj»"|1' I Fortitude; patience, endur
I /J J ■'^"^'-' ) 111'""' hardihood, as-
'c/i('iii s\n-ance in a bad .sense; able
to sustain; to liear or suffer
]iatleiitly; to repress ; to allow, t(
give way to, as anger ; harsh, hard
hearted, severe, inflexible.
1 ffijf patience, eipianimity.
^Pi]jiL <ndurable.
] '|'4 patient ; long endurance.
] m, ^ ^ restrain one's anger
by not speaking.
1 Tfil ~- T^ "idt awhile, don't fret.
] ^ to keep one's countenance.
•^ ] tt) cinb one's feelings.
Pjji ] to bear in silence.
1 -7 fi ^ caimot bear it.
yf, 1 (\^ unendurable.
1 *ij« li? Sli I" barshly violate
))ropnety.
1 ^f- fu ft '^""'G tl't' disgrace in
Older to revenge the insult, a^
;i vioiateil woman.
'JH- ^ 1 7^ W jjif >■"" "I'l^t <-'<■
ercise patience before you can
acc<uuplish Ihe objeel.
'If i% 1 1 l''*' feelings will not
sutli'r it.
1 1l^ l3 '" forbear speaking.
fi] *^'^ 1 "?' ''<>"■ <^''"' ll'cy <^'i"liii'i-'
to have me thus?
P^ ] resolute endurance, uu-
flinehing fortitude.
28S
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
ijij The ancioiit iinme of a ilis-
|i\»4> trict callf.1 gS] 1 |,,f, in tlie
':li('iii present Km-i-elicii In in lljc-
eastern Imnk-r of 8z\-li'ncii,
now Ynn-yang- liien ^ Pli I?,- «'
named from certain insects.
To season an(3 cook meats
\exy iliovou2;hly.
tl-l- (■ ffe 1 ^- 'k I'e ^"'"IJ "*•'
U-J-' eat ovenlone meat.
,_~ , 1 Vh. ^oo\ie^\ tlirongli, we
HiE.^
11
roasted.
^ ] rich sonj) ami meats ;
i}ict. a sumptuous entertain
ment.
I.iUo the Inst.
thrill
To gormandize ; good tasted ;
thoroughly cooked ; luellow,
ripe.
1 ^ft well-cooked.
In Cantonese. Soft ; muggy,
dampish, a.j weather ; kind, good-
natured, amiable.
1 '^ very good-natured, placable,
easy to be intreated.
] ] |'|f[ a kind afl'alile person.
3^ Jj,^- J humid, dau-.p.
PS yift ] not soaked through.
<-?Jtf A kind of largo oily bean,
■^ I * as big as Windsor beans ;
'ilian kindhearted, gentle ; flexible ;
name of a place in the king-
dom of Chao, probably tin. present
Jan-p'i'.'.g hien ] ZjS lj!^^_ iu the
west of Siiantung.
1 j'j)j large beans.
j^ ] an oily seed of which ducks
are fond, and gather in tloeks
to eat it w hen ripe.
1 -1? 31 "^ ^^'^ l""^'*^ gradually
cnni'' lo this day.
fi )S W P^ 1 lie was stern-
Innkiug, but h.ad a kind heart.
I ] ^ lougli and elastic.
] tPl ' '^ name for the Klnncorrd
i-ciruri,<(i^ wliose .seeds furnish a
painter's ii;l.
1 %^:^n "^ Wi :> ^vise
men plant trees of soft wood,
easily worked.
c.1/^ A kind of jujulx' or date
T'iL* {lilitimnn^), called ] ^
'cliaiL whose taste is insipid and
slightly acid.
In Gintoncfe. The caram-
bola, called H 1 ■'""1 # 1 is
sometimes thus written.
Piead 'sMii. A kind of tree,
]Mcibably the Tride of India (.l/( //if)-
C*-^ Vvom /iirn-l :\\\:\ to siisliiiii ; it is
9'^~^ :iKo leuil !,('('*.
':liaa To dwell upon with satisfac-
tion ; to consider, to think ;
delightful; as an adverb, thus, so,
in this way.
] ;f* in this way.
OJt f^, 1 fl^ ■'''"^■'•' 't 's ^^■
C-^/V From f/ffiin ami to l/iiiiL' on as !
A-&t the iihoiietic.
':/ii'in. Grain which is fully ripe ; a
'diaii harvest or season; a year;
laid uj). aceumulateil ; matur-
ed, practiced in; familiar with.
f^ ] or ] d]l a good year.
Jf ] five harvests.
^ ] hoarded up; great store, as
of grain or provision.
1 ^ \ cry bad. aiit in wickedness.
1 l^K ri[ic and almndant har\est.
fltl i 1 ^ much sjioken of.
lit i '"* '''■''" '"'"' ^^''■" ^'"^
secret hoanls.
1 D^ a northern term for sorghum
wliich has liie mihlew or ergot.
— .|ij ] ^ I know the whole
atl'air thoroughly.
& I warlike weapons.
] -^ to slaughter and skin beeves.
JJ ] 5i l'"-' *■*'«*-' ^f ^ sword.
on a sword is at (or for) its edge ;
■/net. use yom- money chietly lor
necessary things.
1 f fi $ i woimded the chief
man or leader.
i/iihi'
From vinii .niid u-cuj)oii as tho
lihoiiciic.
A measure of eight cubits or
about ten Englisli feet ; to
fatliom ; fid! ; to fill.
:Jt rfi tilled (piite full.
^ ] high, tall, as a tree.
^ j^ ^- I the precipice is of
Vast hein-ht.
W
i From rarrintfc nnd weapon ; it is
interelmu^ed witli tlie hist.
P!^
) 1 The ch:u arterropresenls a sH-OJv?
witli a sliiiit on tlie bhide ; the
secoml fonn is not usual.
¥1
yjt ^ I A strong and well-tempered
/^T* J weapon ; edged weapons;
-■''"'"' the edge; a knife or sword
at the end of a sjiear ; .sharp
pointed; to kill, toslaughter.
75 ^ ] ;Ji ^ killed her\wn
child with lu-r hand.
52J 1 ffij M ['' " '^' 'j" ■'*•'' '^'^'^y '■'^^
to open (or killj it with a blade.'
c/ii'iii'' To block a wheel, to choi.'k
a carriage ; a catch, an im-
pediment ; a length of eight cubits ;
to eiul)arrass.
^^ I to remove the stop, as to a
wheel; lo unlatch, to start, to
b ■:;in a thing.
J^ ^1"- jl, 1 he dug the well more
than nine fathoms deep.
^;t m 1 m m m '"•, ''i^^ked
the w heel ^li' his Majesty's chariot
with his head.
•> To stuff, to fill up ; cranmied
yj full; the yellowish color of an
:/iihi' old sword.
@ 1 solid ; stuffed hard.
lii 1 ^. M "1' ' '»'"■ ^"'^ "^
fishes juui[iing about.
tJ-rt^ Tough, not brittle; strong
J^jj but tlexible, like tendons;
cZ/'i/i' tenacious, like wire.
ipj; ] fiexilile and tough.
^^ ] iron is tenacious.
1 jfj^ a [liece of lough skin or hide.
ftM 1 # 5£ ^*^"o'li sinews and
hard bones.
I )^ ]\"j an obdtirate unfeeling
dis[iosiliun.
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Jan.
289
M'
111 Ctnitaneff. A sediment ; silt.
Vpi' ?K 1 ''■'• ''"-' sediment settle.
-'^Tt' 1 ■'^'""''"' totlie last, but especially
Sill I refening to hide ; the second
' // I t'orni is commonest.
+t-rtJ j S'lft but loii^-li, like c.itgut.
WvJ J IS 1 l'li:intlMit strong; soft
ztHXii" and lii'm, lil;e fine imrcliMient.
"'V #.-^^'1^ 1 'ttlicisnlwavs
just .so crabbed and scH-
willed.
To thre.ad, as a needle; to
join fibi'es together, and make
chuii,'' a tln-ead ; to sew ; to .stiteli.
] _ J|- take a stitch.
on tlie autumn orciiids as a
memenlo.
1 |j^. to make lloss or silk fibres
into thread.
•^ 1 ^^ mend or .sew a rip ; to sew
on or together.
-^.-y|3 From words anil a sliar/i swonl
— »fl ;is the idioiietic.
'Iimi' '^''"^' "'" **l"-''-'^''> mil't'-lily ; to
hesitate, lest one speak tin- ',
advisedly; cautious, well-consider- |
ed remarks; not glib of tongue;]
licncvolent. |
1 llH disjointed speech. '
t '^i \K- a 4 1 '''^' "'^''''^ "f
the humane man arc carcfidly
considered.
I 1(1 it cannot be readily ex-
pressed.
] jiih slow of speech ; stammering.
^•rmrt) From u-ords and f/illruf ; tlie
'^A'^ la>t is soinctiuies used tor it.
i//<(/i' '■'■'" 1^1'""' "'■'!) to discriminate
between ; to recognize, to
know again ; to acknowledge, to
::onfess ; a mark, a criterion; a
recognition.
1 H^ to confess one's fault ; to
ajiologize ; to own tip to a crime.
I V\k % I recognize him.
7^ 5ji^ I it has a mark to know
it by.
Jig ] a surety; to enter into re-
cognizances.
fi^ 1 f5- tS f0 ^ ^'" }'"" '^""»'
that character ?
] ^ I know this very well.
^ ] to iiretend to know or
cl.ilm.
] !ii. scrupulous care in one's
conduct ; !<} act in reference to
the truth.
] ^ 7" to take one man for
another.
] ^ tU 5j$ I •"» ""'■ f^i'ie "'"'-
tiler 1 know it or not.
1 /f^ Jm '"' 1 /P ^ I 'li'l ""l^
recognize it (or him) certainly.
^B I P fi^ '" toide.ss to a
charge, to [dead guilty.
0p 1 ^K '^ poetical name for
spirits.
1 \±. fill ''a\e an eye on him.
1 I" "fill ' '''"""' ''■'" ^*'^'" ' T
kiiiiw tiiat it is he.
] Wl) /(•> I t'> gi^c the cut direct,
to see anil not acknowledge.
'^tXJ To lay the warp of a jiiece ;
/p |_L to wind off' the threads for it ;
:lidn' to weave ; to make .1 pat-
tern with threads.
H 1 to wea\e.
igj ] tlie warp.
J "1 From (jfirinent and to hvav as
I tlie plionetic; the second form
I is not iniicli used.
J j
The \:\\\\i(\ f)r flap in front
-' "fa coal, which is buttoned
eluiii'
ot a coa
under the right arm ; the
skirt ; a single mat ; fasten-
ings on a cofiin.
\ 1^ i, 'St ''•« ple.-isiircs and
conlenlment of peace,
pg ] ^< the four points of the
skirt are even ; met. to indulge
in four kinds of excess.
SS J;l;i M .1 T respectfully salute
voii ; said liv a woman.
^"itjf li-yk'] M ^ J-. raise
this |)coi)le to llie enjoyments
of plenty and contentment.
t3 '^^ ^ 1 '''^' '^""r tribes whose
j.acicets buttoned iiiider their left
ami.
In C'ii>i/<ii>e.--e. To dip; to rinse.
I P"j> .souse it in, as a garment.
A-^ > From mnii and a liorartj cliarac-
^ — p* ter, winch last gives its sound to
'~"^ all hut one of tlie compounds, in
zliaii whicli tliis primitive occurs.
Sincere, sure, trustworthy ;
trusted, relied on ; a trust, an
office; a ditty; a liurden ; that
which is imposed on one ; frien<lly
confidence ; to bear, to sustain, to
execute ; to undertake, to be re-
sponsible for ; the incumbent, the
acting official.
1 ffl t" engage, to employ.
1 m # 5i n I bopealluiil
turn out as you wish.
] "M' 'ifcording to one's wisii ;
may your desires be attained.
I 2l •' responsible trust.
& 1 or '_L 1 to enter on an
office ; to reach the post.
^ ^i m 1 to degrade and yet
retain in a post; — sometimes
done in order that the incum-
bent may repair his misdeeds.
i^ ] to lake the seals of an of-
fice.
•^ ] to confide in one ; cIo.se
friendsiiip.
-f^ ] (o be sectirity for.
JJi ] the person now in office.
jjff ] the former incumbent.
1 sC 5t ^ '•° S'^'*^ \»ox to one's
passion, to act recklessly.
•^ ] to take upon one's self.
t Jlil :P; EL 1 t'lraanity is to
fiillill one's duties.
] A '^ 3ji" to become the lie.id
of a f.imily.
^ 1 -ilE ;^C there arc very ini-
pmlaut duties.
1 •"'?} to allow to be done, either
from conlidhig in or impotence.
don't care it it is you, the thing
cannot be done (or allowed).
1 ft -S ^ '" "^'*' recklessly in
gralilying one's revenge.
^ ^ IKf 1 lie is not fit for the j
poM,
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p^ 1 to ilismiss from office.
Head s.;«rt. To be able to bear ;
equal to a duty ; to endure ; artful ;
name of a distriet in Slum-teh fu
in tlie south of Childi ; occurs used
for j^ pregnant.
^ iS IS 1 "° ""^ could stand
their wrath.
] ^ a uaaie for Corea.
JANG.
^ St 1^ t^ 1 •^ I cann.)t equal
invsdt' to tlial man.
fijl j^ ] _D enduringly faithful
was the Lady Chung.
^i; 1 ^ic S I ^■•''^'« i^^ireofmy
own folks (or jwojile). I
] <\^ kind; symiialhi/.ing and
cliaritable. . I
'I'? fi :fc 7C M 1 1 A l>onor I
the \irtuous, trust tiie good, :
aiid discountenance tlie artful. I
JANG.
An ancient feathered or or-
namented iiead-dress made
from the crest (jr jilmues of a
bird of the same name, which
by its description seems to
refer to the hoopoe.
] to wear feathers on the
head ; these head-dresses, called
W- W "^'''*' "^ several \arielics,
and seem to have been made
in imitation of a hoopoe's crest.
.zhang
Old f!0V7iffj n*..Tn_ir. J:i Cantnn^ yivn-ifx f^ffl sciiiig ; — in Siratutt-^ .ii="iS ""'^ i^ij'uti;
/■ n/tr/ifiii^ yi*iii* find iioiig ; — in Sliimtjlini^ 2nn^^, siang, nndmnn'.
g ]"rom iiraiii and to iffcrt as tlie |
E f'lioiietic.
The culm or stalk of grain ; I
grain in fruit ; luxuriant, I
abundant, fruitful ; in mathe-
matics, a term for ten billions.
)jig ] the blessings of plenty.
p^ jjiS 1 I Heaven gave them
uiiiiumliered blessings.
.•SS 1 abundance ; [irosperous.
] ^ the ancient name of Tang
cheu g|J j'I'l, a small prefecture
in the southwest of Honan.
I
From hand and to effict ; it is
al^o read j'titi/^ and used for ^|
, to cede.
Iianj
To push to or from one with
the hand ; to approj)riate, to seize
without a clear right, to retain
Eead 'jun;/. To stop ; to embroil,
to cause confusion.
^ ~F tS ' 1 "^^"^ country was
thrown into disorder.
V q'p' From wiili'r ami to rffril ; it is
yjt. also reidl Jiaiiy'.
^:huii<j The name of a river in tlie
eastern corner of iSz'chu'en ;
•al.so the old nana- of a district in
Nan-ning fu in the south of Kwang-
si ; an abundant, heavy dew ; mud-
dy water flowing, or water stopped
in its flow because of silt.
V^ S 'i^ 1 ''"^ ^^ater flowed in
a constant stream.
^'" S 1 1 ^'"^ hea\y dew stood
in drojjs.
; — in Anioji, jionp; nnd ^innii ; —
;; — in Cli'fn, vanir.
J^glj Urgent; walking fast.
[t)j ] in haste. Jiuriieil ; to
^c/iiiiii/ a.ssist one in need.
]-'rom inf'lun
read ^nrin;/.
and to I'ffict ; aUo
..n"i<j
^^fa^ To fast and pray as the
(;|^^ Taoists do in order to avert
possession of ; to reject, to expel; ^:hiiny calamity; to deiirecate evil.
to bare, as the arms. | j|[^ or ] j/^ to seek to
1 f^ to seize and hold on to. averl ealamilies.
i ^ to bare the arms. ] W.M^'^ *" ''"'^'^ prayers for
1 ^ to seize a stray sheep. avernngj.estilence.
n 1 «fi n IT 11 I -^ Sa ^ intercede with one's
H 1 — SS [ne onlv] poached ' , . i ,i
• ■» I ^T u .-11 natal star and reverence the
one lien m a month. „. . , , ,
, ,„ , 1 . cc ■\ 1 • I'lpper, — for better luck.
I })^ to drive oft evil, as by m- 1 1 >
cautalions. ' /^g An old form of ^yiit [§ be-
^h 1 ^V^^'^ expel the barba- : c j^^ cause, for ; — now become
rians from the country. I ^zluuuj obsolete.
The pulp of a squasli or me-
lon ; the Jiith or whitish piilli
of jilaiits, as of the elder or pilh-
pn[ier plant; the second film or
coating; a corn-cob; the tlesliy
kernel or pit of nuts; the nasal
cartilage.
i^ t^fe 1 ^valnut meats.
■^ 1 iK. the melon's jmlp is iiouivd
out ; — emptied ; exhausted, as
one's energy.
^ /Ji ] [like] the pulp of a
squash ; said of a flaw in a gem.
J ^ a letter or dispatch, as distin-
guished from tiie ^ or envelop,
fj" ] the pellicle inside of the
bamboo.
A [ilaiit found in Kvveichau,
c ^^^ grow iiig in the shade of trees,
jc/«(»y called ] lij. «iiose stem
and lea\es resemble ginger
{Ziiidlui- miiii/ii); its root is aro-
matic and crisp and reino\es worms ;
the drawings and description assi-
milate it to the coiniiiou ginger.
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291
The hair disheveled and un-
combed.
i:'^ 1 tile hair in disorder
from neglect; unkempt.
Tlie cliaraoter i< not. ar.tliorized
li\- tlie (lictiouarics.
M
'ihiiiaj To make .a clamor, or cry
out ; to scold and bluster.
^ij I don't bawl so, do not
nake such a noise.
ill 1 t5 ''-4 ^ great clamor and
li.iw liiiH'.
^i!' 1 •!£ JS what are you scold-
ing about ?
c
Jgg A bow bent and make ready
y^^ for use.
'c/l((lll/
"■-flut ^"^'' 'uamy, rich earth with-
out clods ; mold, lunuus, soil ;
';/iiiii(/ earth thrown up by moles ; a
place, a region ; land ; a
country, a plat; productions; a
mound, a hillock ; good, lovable,
as a fine child; an ancient game;
disan'anged; sometimes used by
the Bndliists, for ^ ten billions.
^ I the cover and ground ; —
heaven and earth.
'— . ] are the ihrce (pialilies of
soil wliich regulate the amount
of tax laid cm lanil.
^ji ] .iiid (^ ] the iiuter and
inner limit of the sun in an
eclipse.
^ ] an ant-hill.
^ ] manr.re, poudrette.
}^ ] a rich soil.
] -^ a healthy, fat chikl ; one
doted on.
[n] ] of the same place.
t^ 1 '"' F*'! 1 'idjaeeut boundaries.
3^ 1 M hIJC ^'^ thump the clods
and sing; mi't. a time of general
peace ; a sort of game is here re-
ferred to by thumping clods.
5^ "]» ] ] the crowds of people
in tlie empire.
ffi! ^i't 1 ^ "'' presume here to
otfer tlie [)roduction of our lands.
^ ^f- •^'i, ] a good har\est in
three years.
gJ|J j K]-om wuriis aiicl to rfferi .■ it
rt^fe occurs intercbaiigcil witli ijg to
zliaiii/ '
To cede, to yield, to gi\e way
to ; to esteem others ; to recede
from one's rights, to waive them in
fa\ or of others ; to reprove, to re-
criminate ; to cheajjen ; complai-
sant, retiring, courteous; polite.
f^ j humble, impresuming.
4B 1 each one yielding.
1 ii. It) give up;one's seat.
fr^ 1 5ft tlic tra\e!ers yielded
the road.
^ ] to blame one, to reprehend.
5g ] retiring, refusing an lie nor.
J§ 1 W ^ lie bowed and yielded
tlie way, and then went in.
•Si'- ] id^ S iK'iuility is the
basis of virtue.
1 ^ U? 1"'^^' "luch will you take
off the price "?
^ f|: ;p ] don't decline to drmk
alter receiving the cup.
some people are never satisfied,
but the yielding have an overplus.
Otil sound, niiig. In Canton, ying ; — in Swatoiv, jeng and jioiip: ; — in A moy, jciig
in Slimif/hal, sang ; — in Chifn, tsang an\ ];ing.
■ in FuhchaK, ing ; —
M
I''rom mnn ana then*
An adrrrhiiil particle, as, ac-
cording to, as before; how-
ever, still, again ; usual, or-
dinary ; just so, in like manner,
Kius ; in imitation of; a. conjunction,
and, and also.
I •f^. still is so.
] ^ as of old ; usual, customary.
1 "^ ji 1"^ ''^ '"^ better in
his ways than before.
] ]• undecided ; very bashful or
hesitating.
there and n<it hasten his return
to the provincial capital.
m
To drag or lead along ; to
urge along ; to toss, as a I)all ;
1 f^k y^^ '•'' ^''11' the same A5^^~Mni/ to push, as a cart up-hill,
before.
1 tnj fJ: {& '"• si'll "ill go there.
1 f£ iu Tt; it '** y^t "g^i" so.
^ ] the son of a great grandson.
1 SQ 1h ftli '•". continues at his
old practices.
Eead (/"»//. To throw away,
as a useless thing.
] /5f to throw stones down.
1 ^^ T '"' I'tcw it away ; iic
<lisearded the man.
1 T Ttt throw it aside.
r|j?rt The pattering sound made
( 5">r5C '\V pestles and beaters when
jC/«(»y rearing an adobie wall.
1 ] many, a crowd.
Itiltt ITa])iiincss ; to approach to.
iMyJ Jii/f X ^ 1 to implore exeiy
^c/idiiff blessing from heaven.
- -f Fioin TT /'/I'nts and yj as con-
( ~/J traded.
s-'"'"y Old nx)ls, ■ stumps ; plants
cut down ; shoots.
1 3^: Sr S fg ± 'i><^*' "1^1
stumps uill sprout again in the
summer.
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JAO.
JAO.
a".A^o-
Oiil .icunds, uio, nic.;:, iio, iiok, not. In Ctinton, iu and nao ; — tn Swatou; jio ; —
liieii, ngieu, and nao ; — in S/ianr/liai, zo ni.d iiio ; — in
From woman anil auinciit. '
,<hao
From to cr;/ and eminent as tbo
phonetic.
Plenty to eat : abuutlant,
satisfied ; affluent, an over-
plus, ^Yhat is left ; exceeding ;
liberal, indulgent ; to tbiow in,
as ill a bargain ; to fiivor in a sale ;
to excuse, to forbi'ar, to spare ; a
region east of Poyaiig Lake wbere
jiorceluin is made.
J^ ] abounding in. ample.
^ ] richly supplied.
"^ ] to act leniently to criminals
or prisoners.
-^ # i^-' M 1 I "'■'" "itercede
fur yi ur forgiveness.
1 fft "jF ''"° °i" '•"''' cliesismen
given to an opponent.
] ^ bold up, no more fighting ;
to let au adversary get ihe
game.
] ^ to spare life.
ri jl ^ -f tJ 1 til" sun and moon
]ie\er yield (or delay) for each
other.
J^' ] to own one's offenses, to beg
pardon.
1 ;j^ superabundant.
] ^- liberal-tongued, wrangluig.
disputatious.
1 .0, ^ fr ■'■ **urely am unable j
to assent, — bow much less an-
other one.
1 T ft!l l^'t '^'"1 °'^ ^^^ time ; to
forgivo an otl'ense.
13 1 ^ tt the man throws in
what is worth nothing, as pitch-
iuLf a bucket of water into the
(JS^fZ. Pleasing, fascinating, witty, j
^:/i(io graceful ; said of females.
^g ] slender, ;iiry. lady-like.
Pead 'niao. To niake a distur-
bance ; to play tricks with.
^ ] the shade ( f a mwrdered
man; imps who haunt a plac;.'.
I.;^ F
om wood and eminent ; it is as
commonly rciul 7i«ci'.
A short oar or paddle ; to
row ; crooked, distorted :
bigoted, prejudiced, luijust ; to
wrench, to pervert ; weak, lithe,
tie.\ible, slim ; to disperse, to dis-
turb ; to break.
] ^ to paddle a bo."J.
] "M ''if} f"'" scattering things —
there's nothing like the wind.
^ 1 "R" ijf '''' slander person, a
graceiul figure.
] nj[ broken, ruined.
ii 1 perverted, unjust, as a judg-
ment.
[^ I your fine oar ; ;'. c. a pleas-
ant row.
U ] A ^ PL 1 A "hen you
let a man oil, then do it fully
and frankly.
^!ll ^ 1 '"* i^ost producti\-e year.
1 ic?- T Hb please do forgive me !
1 — • IhJ to give an extra act in
a play.
^ Grass, rushes ; stubble or
c;?rj^ thorns cut for fuel; to gather
^:/i;fO stubble.
if^ ] kindrmgs.
^ ] j{^ those who collect stub-
ble for fuel.
Wi 1 faggots and gras-s, brash-
v.ood.
1 ^\i ■''' 1'1'^i't resembling the heath
in habit, pn bably a Passcrina
or .sparrow-wort.
^^p. The covering on a scabbard :
c'p37[j it is made of cloth or strips
ji/itfO wrapped around.
1^ ] the cover'uigof asword
more commonly called ; it is
^l] ^ the .sword's glove.
JAO.
in A mot/, jiao and giao ; — in Fii/ichau,
Chiyit^ yao.
> i | 3JI: Short worms found ii. the in-
<3|^lj testines ; a squirming motion.
:hao \ $1^ worms like the tape-
worm, which infest the bowels.
To wind around, to go
about ; to environ, to make
' the circuit of, to compass ;
to be entangled in.
[g ] to surround, as hills
'environ a town.
^ ] to cord up ; to bind,
as a \ inc docs a tree.
llj 'M "M 1 '1^^ ^^^ '"^'•l l''!!''' ^"■'"
round the place.
] 5§ ^'" 1 ^ ^ to make a
detour, to go romid about.
1 W^ ^ to play hide and seek,
to have many wiles and tricks.
CX"j^ From hand ami jtiti/til.
4^^ To give or bring trouble to ;
'c/«(o to incommode, to embarrass ;
to confuse ; to infest, as
banditti do a region ; to rear ; to
train to obedience, tr pacify ; mild,
courteous, agreeable to.
•^ ] to trouble needlesslv, to
bother.
SI 1 or 1 f^ Jik ii to disturlj
the peace of a coiuitrv, as rebels
do.
1 itL to make a region unsate ,
to unsettle people's minds.
y^j ] the six domestic animals.
'^ ] to disttub, to annoy.
1 rflJ M. '"I'l '■""! y^^ brave.
1 ')K R 1"-' P^'^ifi'-'d the people.
W 1 'fr 1 Of I 0t ^'\'^ g'^en
you much trouble for this meal ;
— a polite phra.se to a host.
1^ A IJ 1 tormented by a elevil-
seer ; or imeigled by a wench.
A docile, tractable, well-train-
ed ox ; yielding, obliging,
accommodating.
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JE3.
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OUl si^aiids, niii mtd uiak. In Cuiituu^ \i n?.rf yiii ; — in Swutow,}\a &?'jo ; — In Ainoy, jia and jmV
in J-\th(:hatij nio ; ■
Cjl^lji From /u<ifl and dried ii/unls.
jiU^\ Ti) provoke, to irritate ; to
'~/iV excite without an adequate
cause ; to produce, to elicit ;
to induce, to jittract, to bring
on one.
1 jpfi ^'^ bring evil on one's stlf.
1 ^X'M i^ ['•- '** '''^"^J taking tire
and burning myself.
1 ^ ^U iS '' si^'s '"^ pondering
seriiiusly.
;^ 1 J^ ^(i do not excite needless
trouble.
in Shan^/taij za ; — in Chi/u, vcl
T6 1 '-^ '^^'^ flowers draw tlie
Ijutterllies.
is 1 t'-" pi'ovoke one another.
] ^f ;ipgravating, irritating.
1 ft!l -7 jtli I '""li unwiliing to
provoke Lini.
] 4Jil to make trouble gratuitously.
^1 I lo k'm[)t, to incite to evil.
] A ^ '" Hiock at, to deride.
■ rt-M^ Kespectful language; a word
H/pl used in replying to superiors.
'^/tO for which >ioh, I? is now
commonly substituted as more cor-
rect.
Pg 1 (i'sed for ^ ig) to make
a prolbnnd re\erence with the
folileil bands, iu the CLiucse
mann'.r.
) An exclamation used in liglit
composition.
] ^^ an expression of sur-
prise, intimating a great size,
a large, monstrous thing ; the phrasj
is merely a plionetic one.
1 J\. fivl -^ i^^i^i a big carriage !
CTEi^:.
Old sounds, niet an.i nit. In Cu,
in Fuhchau,
From fire, niul skilled, ox to
ijritsp ; tlie lirst is tlje ni.ist
, common ; it is liable to be con-
founded ivitb sliult., ^{^ lipe.
Hot ; heat., caloric ; feverish,
restless ; fever ; ardent, en-
ergetic, warm-lieai'ted ; heat-
ed ; to warm.
wann.
-S' 1 '^'" iJt 1 '*°*' fervid, as the
sun.
^ ] feverish ; having a dry skin.
as when ] ^^ a fever Ls coming
on.
1 ill ^ flH [I •"" •''**] ''"'' ^^ ''" I
was bitting on a still.
1 'Vi, ^^, A the weather ahm'St
rousts one.
1 IM! bustle of a fair or a fea.st ;
c 1 uljbulj; great excitement and
t'llOW.
W- fit ^i 1 "^'" can take up a
Lot thins?
— in Swatoic, j«'a or jiet ««(/ j
ill Shttn'jhai, nih ; — in Cldj'it,
toil. It nna ynt
yeli 'xnd nilc ; -
' 3. >^ 'M. \ ^ '""" ^■'^ry very an-
xious ;;nd nervous.
^ ^ ''{^ 1 't is quite indifferent
to me; also, he caves neither for
cold nor beat, — iu bis zeal.
1 Jlj* "•' 1 11? W/i w-arm-hearted ;
zealous ; affectionate.
3v JIV 1 lift weather.
RiJ 1 "■' '^ 1 sultry and humid
weather ; hot and close.
1 jjIC or Zhehol, the summer re-
treat of the Emperor northeast
< r Peking.
1 Jjt t'5 ha\e a sunstroke.
m m A 4T » X 1 tbe two
men JU'e mad at tacli other, —
hii\e quarreled till the fire came.
0'rbo oiigiiial furm represent.^ a
circle, or wlint suiTotmds, wilii
' our insiilo of it, to denotetliat the
(ZliUl sun U inconipaiiibly llio fiientcst
ciri'lo : it forms tijo 72d riuiic.nl of
n natm-:il ;^ioiipof c!inrac!ei"s re-
la'in;' to (lie sun and time.
it ; — in .-Iwoj, jiat nni/ jit ; —
i and yeli.
The sun, described as -jj^ pU
^ j^, the energy of the male
power; worshiped in India a; a
god under the name sui-ija, and as
1 ^ regarded by the ]3udliists
as the d va in the sun; a day;
daily ; days, times ; daytime ; in
the time of; the day for a thing,
as an anniversary ; in casting lots,
means the emi)eror. bis palace, day,
or reign, as in th • i)luase | "f»
uniler the sun, — i'. c. near bis
throne, as if ho was light.
""■ fl'^ ] ■? ''"*' '''"'y* ^^'^^'^ morn
till cxeniug.
I y^ the sun's light or heat ; in :
the sunshine.
1^ ] dawn, very early ; by day-
light ; daytime.
jij£ ] or I ] diiily, every day ;
constantlv.
7i\ 1 ' "'■ "it?' I • ">■ fta 1 "•»
another day ; in futme ; after
this ; by and by.
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J EH.
JEH.
JEU.
-f ] to-day.
^
B^ ] or ] R^ yesterday, two or
tliR't' days ago; rccoutly.
M ] or ;^ ] erclcijig, in a few
days; in less than a day;
(luickly.
1 lit '^'"' sun's disk.
f^ 1 '^*y "''ft'^'" to-morrow.
PiJ ] .o--jiorrow, I'.e. the bright d.ay.
fi 1 or ^ I a v.liilu ago.
1 ^i per.sons wlio divine for days.
1 ffl '^^"^ 1 ^ daily needs or ex-
penses.
1 ■? M '^''*' ^^'''y"' '^^'^ short now.
] j*^ or 1 2ji If sunset; sun
going to the west ; it is getting
late in the day.
1 ';^ — I he is daily becoming
worse.
•H 1 .© J^ ^^'"^■'> c»" I f'^rget
tlicm ? — I. c. never can I i'or-
get.
1 Wi ^ ^ ^ <l''y 'J^ worth a
thousand pieces of gold ; — time
is priceless.
7 1 '^ Bji hefore the day is
over it clouds up again.
1 HI i tI'C 'I ''-'lo round the sua
uidicales rain.
] |i£ a solar eclipse.
4^ ] ^* M ""' for days nor for
months ; indefinitely, no time
fixed.
1 1^ a daily exercise or lesson.
J$ 1 'U* ''^ cherish loyal feelings,
referring to the clouds which
appear to bear up the sun.
I 3||f daily renovated or im-
proved.
ili S' jy>£ 1 t-o '""k >ip to tlie
clouds and approach the sun ;
— to draw near to the i)alaee.
jR j[^ Jl^ 1 I have idled away
my days; life has been vainly
spent.
•^ '^ W 1 ^'6 shall again meet
another day.
] ^ the high protuberance seen
on the crowns of some Budhist
saints. I
1 ^ 19 Japan or Xippon. !
I PI is sometimes used for |i)f '
Et /^ iul Ilispaui'i or Spain.
^ j^ ] a fortunate, lucky day ; '
/it- an celii^ic day.
1 M M !ltf ["•"'■"k as] the sun |
and moon gradually rise ; /. e. |
be diligent at your calling. j
tlL * From fire and dead trees ns the
U^JXi phonetic.
,/,„ To burn ; to heat ; to set
over a blaze ; to sear, as with
an iron.
V i^J, ^^ >K \ ^^. bun, it (the
tortoise-shell) belbre a bright
fire to divine bv it.
1 III #iU iift H bun, the
underbrush to drive out the
Wolves.
1 B^ '•-''' heated a second time.
rf V~\ From tlutlipa imrl thtily.
r M J Xhe clothes which are worn
o'" ' every day ; common gar-
ments.
Eead iiih^ A woman's lUider gar-
ment, a chemise.
wore only her chemise to show
her contempt for the court.
m.i
To soak or dip in sauce or
iquor ; to sop, as in soy or
jC/«/ vinegar.
1 "J" Sm 'bp it in the sauce
or pickle.
Head (./('•"". To push ; a syno-
nym oi ^jwuii IPI to move things.
.slicit
From trnod anil s/ieitr ; it occurs
used for tiie iicxt, niid ns a
primitive exerci.ses someinlhieuce
on tlie conipoimds.
L
Flexible, elastic ; pliant, like
twigs ; the ojjpositc of pjlj stiff;
tender, as budding plants; solt,
yielding, as wool ; fawning ; mild,
kind ; soft, meek : limp ; in music,
a fiat note ; complaisant, conde-
scending, bland to ; to show kind-
ness, to sididue by kindness, to act
gently towards ; to gi\e rest to.
j 1^ mild, as speech ; soft, as a
f 'athcr-lK'(l.
ti Ji§ 1 Ira ^ simpering, mincing
gait and manner, as wanton
women have.
OM sounds, iiio and not. In Crniton, yau ; — in Simiuir, jiu niit? nui ; — in Amoy, jni ; — in Fnh'haa,
In iinil niii ; — in Slntiitjhtii, zu ; — in Chifu, yiu.
1 ii gentle and weak.
^c 'T* 1 :^ never fail to act
mildly and correctly.
F?'j 1 iife XH temper firmness with
gentleness.
1 "JS A be gracious to strangers,
— and thus cause them to live
quietly under you ; — was the
advice of Tsung-tsz'.
<m 1 Si )¥ courteous and sincere.
Is 1 "@" PP remember the duties j
owing to tlie gods. I
c|a g I subdued (or [
brou^^bt over) China by virtue, j
M
,:/icii
fi n
From linnd and pliant ; it is also
nead ^//f/o, and interdianijcd with
tlie preceding .and tlie next.
To bend, to twist, to work
about, to contort ; to make pliable ;
to make wood supple by heat ; to
bring under one's sway.
I J^ to runijile in the hand ; to
bully ; to scold and lord it over
roughly.
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J
] '^ to twist to pieces.
I J^i; to roll <a ball in the hand to
kce[) the fingers supple ; a. coiu-
uiou [iraetico with elderly
people.
1 jffc TjS ^ '" 'Suhdiie all these
countries.
1 i^ '" y'*'l'l '" "".v usage ; cra-
ven, fawning, helpless.
-^ Like tlie liist.
To bend wood by fire or
i'"t'« Nieaniinf;'.
1 /tC i^j >ti '" '"'"'l ••' >^l't'k
to niaiie a plow-handle.
M
Vvinnjuot aiul pli'tiit as the \A\o-
^:lnn To tread out grain ; to tram-
ple over, to tread down; to
dampen grain in order to tree
it ll-om ciiuti;
1 M trodden under foot, as in
a ru.«h.
1 Jli'j 'he crowded trampling of
animals ; iiiH. oppressive and
harassing exactions; the devas-
tations of troops.
1 "ii ffi '\%. ''^ "hmow away the
chart:
I
3*^ Occurs used for the last two.
^T/tC The felly of a wheel was
jC/«'« ym.y Iciiown in Shansi by this >
term.
O lii fi -R 1 [i>' making carls]
fur traveling in tlie hills, put
jiard wood into the fellies.
i% 'i^i ^ 1 '" ''"^ f-wond diagram
//('/(. tlie straight and the crook-
ed alternate.
-If 3?; Siifl, wdl dressed Icilher,
c^^;*^ like chamois or wash-leather.
I
^^ ii<juA meat, fat and juicy ;
7f^ excellent, abundant ; an afia-
lii:H ble, plea.sing countenance.
Occurs interchanged witli cf^
to lend.
':li(ii To bend wood by the appli-
cation of fire or steam.
Mixed, as grain of different
1^ kiiuls, or as feathers ; to eat.
';/«« In] 1 31 ^ ''"^' gt'wis and
stones ale all together.
Cjjt_^ The oi-i;iiii:il cliarncter is intend-
IX^I e<l to ^c)l^c^ent tlie iinpresi'ion of
^ -f a rounded foot litce a fox's, tlie
j/«'« upper part denoting the hind toe ;
in explanation it is said that
uolvc-s, hadjrei's, and Ibxes nre
aslnnned ui' their j'aws, and steji
liilhtl.v ; it is used as the 114tii
radical of a lew unusual ciia-
[ vaoters.
! A >li|i. the tr.ick of an animal's
I (.'aus ; to track, to ste^k
0:J .?ownr/, ncr:. /« G<inlnn^ yeulc ;
Jpt The charnctcr is thonpiht to re- I
J^jT scnible tlie shape of ifi'ooked pe-
»'^* hige. like the long curled hair |
'liO of some lamhs, lejire&ented by
^ doiihled on a liody ; others |
say tliat tlie chaiaclcr dej'icts |
two §i rli iihiinls contracted. ;
I'liable, slender, fragile ; weak,
feeble, languishing; infirm of jiur- ;
pose ; Weakness ; ruined, decayed ; :
frail, f.iding, dead; to despise. i
1 53! '^ young man of twenty. 1
^ ] decrepid, no stamin.a.
J^ -^ ] infirm of p\npose.
^ij( ] having no strength.
151 1 'uuch wasted away.
] Yi ""-'ak, thin in substance; a
gentle dispiisiticin ; imt. a young
ladv delicalelv re.ind.
— in Su'atou\ jiak ; — iii A itto}^ .liok ;
iit S/iaN(//i(u, zak ; — i/i t'liijn^ voa. i
Wk i'ti ftp 1 li''"N graceful and
sprightly, as a girl.
^ ] iiliable, like a twig.
^] without energy; gross and
weak, nuirose ; imbecile minded.
I -jY. •■' 'lii'"l between air and water,
Inui'.d ill faiiy l;ind.
^t^ I help the weak.
i§ ^ Vt 1 ^*'"^'" '''^' fP't'i." is
cold, the fiowers .-ire stunU'd.
1 /P VJS^ ^ '"" ^^cak to wear a
colli.
^; ^ © 1 "''''t '^ ti'<" >!«« I'f
(piarreliiig y let us lia\o done.
A sort of water |ilanl. the
], cat-tail rush (Tiijilm). who.se
c/c' lender shoots, ealKd -Jji ]
are good for food : mats
- ill yiihfhan^ ynk nuil nioli ; —
are W(i\en fjnm the mature
]ilaiits.
ti} 1 •■' vegetable whose roots ai'e
eaten.
5^ Formed of thrre fiiimls, lefer-
'SfTf ling to the ancient cnstoin of
"^ ) joining hands to show their unity
^'lO of heart, and princijde, and mu-
tual confidence.
Obedient, accommodating ;
united.
] Tfc a di\inc, self-existing tree,
which grows in Fii-sang ^ ^
the land where the sun ri.scs.
-H^l? A small feudal stale, situated
/QP) within llie present <!islriet of
:/,o> I.ch'ing hien ^ i,^ in
Siang-yang fii in the north
of Hujieh.
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JOH.
JOH.
JOH.
M
From plunls a»ii llie rii/lil hand
/ ^ with wliich to select them.
;//!<' To select plants, to pluck
plants ; to accord witli, to
fillow ; to arrive at ; a cuujtiHction,
as, same as, like ; iolIowcJ by a
r.oiin or i)rouoiin, tlicn, as to ; a
coiulilioiial particle, if, perhaps,
sboiiKl it be, supposing ; ami ;
occurs used for -^^ you, the second
))ers(m or the person spoken of ;
this, the one; as that; when du-
plicated, it answers to either — or ;
a euphonic particle ; name of a '
marine deity. i
^[j ] if, as, since, it seems ; —
nseil as an initial jihrasc.
1 f& 5)5 snp[)osing he comes.
'i-T^ l-'-rJa 1,H «ill
u' best; the better way is; no-
tliiug better tlian.
JlJ|- ^ I a seasonable cold ; it is
the cold usual at the season.
W 1 ^ toiiDssessasifnothaviug.
flpj 1 if so, if it be.
1 j^ of such (or the same) sort.
^fl ] similar to, [irobably.
^^ ] is like ^ j^, still, it seems
proper ; lie ought
Rm \ T> J^r tl e people still
hii\ e not enough.
I R, P.') ^ ■''^ 'o ^1"-' people, they
\vi re jileased.
1 aU- ^ S if you delay, you will
Uiit be there in lime.
] ffij how then ? then what?
] 13 it was reported ; some one
said.
1 ^ 1 £J[( of the oM and young —
scores died.
1 jJt IrI ^ where then did you
come from ?
^ M ^ 1 y"" •'>'■' til'-'" "ly
granilson.
in pS 1 ^ the character ,./«"^
is read like ^f'luy-
%{ \ ^ ^ reverently comply
with Heaven's orders.
^ a 1 rr \^,\\i ff nfl ;^
whether the piihces "ere obe-
dient or not, Chung-lShan fu
imder.stood them.
] -^ such a innnber, .so many ;
indeterminate and yet large.
^P ^ 1 A 'be finger is not worth
the whole man ; but ] A ■>1*'"
means a certain man, this fellow,
such a one.
§ ] truly, just .so; self-collected.
:g 1 f# 1k Eft $$ P'-'i'ce, wait in
Kiiih-kih.
1^ I ] the ends of the di.spatch
napkin hang down ; it is wrap-
ped in yellow silk and carried
across the neck.
'i\H ^Ji 1 3<E although sick, he is
not yet dead.
i(^ I nauicof a plant like turnu'ric.
[ W. \ i]: ^^ ^ n ^ 'iti'"
this way or that will dn.
1 75 ®"n;] Jji »"»• 'I'^'i. if
the clouds clear otf, we shall see
the sun.
1 m! if "■'-' speak of this. kc.
1 7*^^ nm^ H if.it i'^'
not a gocxl one, then don't buy
it.
E 1 .i A '^ 'ill ! f*'''-'!' -1 ^^ "-
man as tliis !
1 fe 1 ;i 1 i® ^ Jg. S If
enjoying the fragrant flowers in
the moonlight, and a cup of
wine, surely ought to satisfy
one's feelings.
Head 'je. Dried plants ; hay ;
a Budhist word meaning clever.
•^^ I nP; the eye of Budha, which
can see tlie heart <ind motives.
^ ] adroit ; wise ; imitation of
the Sanscrit pradjitit or wisdom,
the highest virtue, which is the
means of jittaining to iiimiitd.
J'liriiiiiild, a classical work of
the M.diayana school of Budhist
philosopher.
1^ ] a retired still place, tit for
meditation ; a hermit's cell.
From tidnibvo and //' as the pho-
netic.
An old name for the cuticle
of the bamboo; a s-knder
variety of the bandjoo about lour
feet high {Biiiiibusa Uittfolin), nnich
cidtivated for its I)road leaves ; they
are used to wea\e into boat-sails,
and hats called ^ 1 ^; I o wrap
rice-balls in when boiled, or to line
and cover tea chests ; women put
them in the soles of shoes; and in
old lime, people prepared them for
writing on ; the culms furnish
pencil handles.
1 'Q ^ " ^'"'t of gypsy-boat in
Kiangsu, whose inmates have a
bad reputation for kidnapping
and tl]ie\ iiig.
] 'Pi ci' $J [' '"" """' wearing]
a leafh.it and rush sandals; —
I am retired from office.
] -,'^ mat sails of bamlxjo lei;\es,
woven between splints.
In Fiilii-liiiit. Many, how many ;
au interrogative of quantity.
A kind of fruit called ] fg,
5^j which resembles a plum or
hu' bullace; the unusual efficacy
of all gigantic tree.s, which
causes them tol>e worshiped.
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Old sounils, no, not, imd iiiui;.
JXJ.
In Cnnton, yu; — in iSicatow, ja ; — in Aiitoi/,
in Sltanijhai, so, su, and na ; — in C/iij'a, yii.
From voman and month, to de-
note that a daiigliter or wife at-
tends to tlio orders of a father
or husband ; as a primitive its use
is chiefly to give sound ; occurs
used for J^ you.
A conjunction of comparison, as,
like, as if, accortliiig to ; if, per-
haps, — and thereby has somewhat
the force of a future iu it ; and,
also ; an initial word, regarding,
but as to, then ; seeming ; to allow
or permit ; to become as, to equal ;
to go to ; after adjectives, it often
has only an intensive force, as an in-
terjection ; a [jcrsunal pronoun, you.
1 jlb thus ; like this ; also ^ |
|J[; and this is its purport ; —
expressions closing an extract.
^ now.
at this time,
two into three make
sL\.
] y\ an old tenu for the second
moon.
^ I nothing like ; 'tis the best
way, it rail be better ; and cases
occur where the negative being
involved, ^Q alone is used ; —
as ^ ;it - ^ nij 1 mm
if you hkc graybeards you had
better follow them.
#f t^ 1 M '"••'>' your heart's
wish be accomplished; — in this
phrase there is a reference to
a common ornament, the ] j^
{lit. as you wish,) which is often
given at marriages and to friends
lor good luck ; it is of Budhistic
origin, and is usually called a
scepter from its probable early
use as a mark of royalty in In-
dia ; it is one of the mpia nUim,
or seven precious things.
] filj how ; then how?
] ^y if there be, if any one has.
^ ] ;> "(lij could nothing be
done with him ? — then there's
no help for it.
I ^ really nothing at .all.
/i/f ] just where my
thoughts go.
1 :^jt|i if it be so.
S I ^ •fnj well what are you
going to do to me about it ?
W ^ 1 S ''"2 girls were nu-
merous as clouds.
^ I Jt J|$ ho suddenly came in.
M "fi ^ 1 ^ 'f you have it,
that's better than being without.
# 1 ^ ^ Tp"] 4 -il' ! "hat a
fine question you've asked.
1 ^ M •-''" Thus-come Budha,
is the translation of the Sanscrit
tatu-yuta, one who exhibits per-
fect human nature, one whose
coming and going accords with
that of his predecessor ; it is the
highest appellation given to
every Budha,
From plants and like as the pho-
netic.
FT
Intertwisted as roots; inter-
laced or entangled, as roots
are with the stem ; to receive, to
take ; to eat much, to gormandize ;
to cinet ; to feed, as cattle ; pliant,
ilexiUe ; putrid, as fish ; dried, as
\fgelablcs for keeping ; to die, to
wither away ; to conjeetiu-e, to de-
liberate.
^ ] a great appetite.
i{^ ^ jS 1 ^^ piJl tlie roots np
with the grass.
] to quaff greedily.
;^ pj JL^l ] 1 cannot guess what
it is.
1 ^ fv^ jfil '^" ^'"^^ '■'"^ ''•'*'"" •''"'^
think the blood, as savages do.
^ ] a fragrant plant (jf?se/(6'c/iofci((
crista/a). .■dlied to the vervaui.
1 tn Ip IJliI stinking fish brings
IIk's.
I JgJ a sort of madiler {Rubiay
grown for its dye.
^
JU ; — in l''ulichnu, ii and su ; —
/f> I ^ don't eat gross food.
1 ^i'^M. fasting and praying,
as a goud BudliLst.
^ '5 ^k 1 consult about [the
rules] and consider.
A buxl resembling a quail,
which is thought to be pro-
duced by transformation from
a mole ; it is also defined a
pigeon, but it is probably allied to
the quail, godwit, or stone-curlew.
A*/^ The tender epidenuis or
^>>M scurf sli'ii of the bamboo ; it
jc/(« is sometimes gathered to use
as oakiun in calking, and oc-
casionally exhibited as a sudorific,
fj- I bamboo oakum, used also
to scour vessels.
JtF^ Fro
,zlm Pel
■ora man and necessary as the
phonetic.
Persons who understand the
principles of things, [jhi-
losophcrs, literati, the learned ;
scholars, more especially those who
l)retend to follow the teachings of
Confucius, hi distinction from Bud-
Iiists and Taoists ; mild, accom-
ILshi
pu.s.
d, as a scholar should be.
\ Confucianists ; the literary
class.
1 ^' '"' 1 i *"" 1 ^ a scholar,
a man of letters.
^ ] an indigent scholar.
^ ] or ^ 1 or ^ 1 a cele-
brated .scholar.
] ^ an officer, analogous to a
ilirector oi' graduates ; there are
two in each district over the
siiUshii.
]^ \ a made-u[) scholar, a pre-
tentious pedant, a .scholasticijs.
] ^ a learned physician.
t]\ \ I a hypocritical man, one
who stickles at trifles in doctrine.
I fH elegant, stylish ; lady-like.
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y-;:iX From water and necessnri/ ; it is
nlso read s'r/i, jV", ""'i «"-•««',
and '■jivan, in its various uses and
^Im names.
To immerse ; to moisten ;
thick, viscid, soilimeiil-like ; damp,
wet ; glossy, tVcsli ; mild, I'orbear-
ing, patient, enduring ; to urinate ;
to soak in-
] H to scald a fowl to remove
the feathers.
^, SS ifl 1 ^^^^ "^ ^ lamb's wool
coat.
-g- ] patience; enduring.
I have no
Mi 1 S' i- >5
patience with hiui.
.'t ] soaked ; to macerate, to
immerse.
] '^^ obstructed, flowing slowly ;
embarra.ssed, undecided.
] jll immersed m ; to dip, to
souse in.
^ ^ ^ 1 I'L tlie ford though
high will not wet the axle.
"Hll gi^bebas soaked ears
and tinted eyes ; he is an expert,
he knows all about it ; a mel-
low scholar.
] jjij old name of a river in Yih-
cheu ^ ^•I'j in Chihli, and
another in the east of Kwangsi.
ttt^ Chattering ; the indistmct
cHffjj hum of conversation.
^:hu 1^ 1 much talking ; queru-
lous, a hesitating speech, as
when one is afraid to tell
out his sentiments.
^^ft From garment and necessary as
'Tl^ f'e plionetic.
.:1m a short coat ; a soft, close
fitting spencer ; a jerkin.
1^ ] an unquilted jacket, one
without wadding.
ff ] an under-shirt, an absorbing
garment.
^ ] a sort of round-about.
\ ^ jacket and trowsers.
Generous, rich spirit.
iS @1 IE 1 "^^^ '^me (or
must) is rich and well tasted.
JU.
_ A sort of Buletus, or similar
iffff kind of fungus, known as
.chic § ] (or sometimes written
^ ^B ;^); the decoction
is used in dog-days as a cooling
drink, and a remedy in cholera ;
this medicine has been identified in
northern China as the Eschscfwltcia
C7ii*(^«, but probably two dissimilar
plants are referred to by confound-
ing two homophonous characters.
':hu
Composed of -^ to incubate and
^ a period ; the explanation
given is that tlie S i^ black-
bird or swallow, as soon as it
comes to its nesting ground in
spring, prays to tbe plum llower
for young.
Milk ; milky ; the breasts ;
the nipple, — Wan Wang is said
to have bad four ; to suck ; to
nurse ; to brood upon eggs ; to
grind fine as paints ; suckhng;
shaped like nipples.
] ^ the mOk.
] .^ a wet-nurse.
] 1^ to triturate in a mortar.
] ^ liquid gold, used in painting.
^ afe ^ ] the lamb kneels to
suck ; quoted as a proof that
nature herself teaches filial piety.
fj- ] tabasheer.
^ ^ ] stone-bell teats ; i. e.
stalactites, from their shape.
^ ] to wean a babe.
^ I ■gl a cake of curd, a cheese-
cake.
1 ^ or 1 l"^ lo suckle ; the first
is an infant at the breast.
,|| 1 ^ ^ mare's teat grape,
the long white Isabella grape.
mnm^ ] ^ ^^!^ «.>- ^^y^
her eggs in the caterpillar's body.
5c 1 M '■^'^ ^^^^^ a oi in Serpens.
1 ^ olibaniim or incense; the gum
resin obtained from the Boswellia
papi/ri/cni, and gum sandarach ;
the name alludes to the ilrops re-
sembling nipples; boththese gmus
arehicluded under it, and both are
often contained in the same mass.
JU.
C >, f From water and woman ; it is
J^t interclianged with nu ]$f you.
'c/iH The personal pronoun, your,
you ; name of two tributaries
of tbe R. Hwai ; one joins it above
Ch'an-cheu fu ; the small feudal
state of this name is retained in the
inferior department of Ju cheu
1 >]\\ situated on the river near
the center of Honan ; the other and
larger stream, whose basin includes
the department of Jti niug fu
] "^ JjJ flows southeast of it,
and joins the Eiver Hwai below
Sin-tsai bien 5|)f ?^ |!,^, near the
border of the jirovince.
:§: # 1 ijf ^D 4 you do not un-
derstand this thing.
] ;|t ^ ^ v^ do you try to
govern them ibr me.
^M- 1 i A tlo }'ou tell what
I say to your master.
'»fe/ Cakes baked of rice flour and
fX'A^ honey, used for desserts, and
"■zlm made in many forms.
Shoes
V^gt^ From child and necessary as the
J"^^ phonetic.
'shu A child still at the breast,
a suckling ; a lender or
weaned child ; attached to or de-
pendant, as a child; intimate with.
W P 1 "? •"* '■^"''^^ ^''^^ nurs-
ing; used in reference to King
Ching in the Book of Eecords.
\ -P ^ M my young son, can
yon be partial '?
%] l§l S. 1 ^ pleasant friendship
and attachment, — as the in-
fant with its mother's lireast.
I A '^^i'^es of officials of the 7th
rank ; when a commoner's wife
dies, her son worships her as
if this rank had been conferred
on her.
\ '^ ^ ^L these are my humble
opinions ; — used in letters.
JU.
JUH.
JUH.
299
»> To stain, to dye; to dip, as
into sauce ; to put in brine ;
clui' to liold up a tiling in the
hands as wlien worshiping;
to raise ; to rub the hands.
1 P@ i^ ift "lit'n the heart i,;
imbued wilii a subject the
speech is sincere.
Read iicn' in ^
derstaiid an all'aii-.
] not to un-
) From water and like as the pho-
netic.
,/,,(' To become moist, to soak
in ; to dampen.
I JpJ old name of .1 river in King-
chcu I'u ^fij i}\\ f^ in Hupeh,
joining ihe Yangtsz'.
fii" fi5> ?J1 1 ill tlJose low, oozy
banks of the River Fan.
^ ^ ^ ^ 1 '■'''^ '^''t'Sf^ soon
becomes soaked in a heavy mist.
c/iu'
' Poor, worn-out garments, fit
oidy for padding.
f ^ W ^ 1 '■'^*^y used the
silk selvege — to stop the
leaks in the boat.
pj> The wrapping which is
wound on the ends of a
/m' bow to strengthen it ; a largo
napkin ; an ornamented
streamer hung in houses.
Old soinuh, nip miff nok. /« Cnnlon, y.lp,
ill FuhrJifiit^ ik, uk, awl nuk
A The origiii.nl form is intenJeJ to
J represent the junction of _ll and
zim' I ^"'"0 '" ""'1 out ; it forms
tlie lltli rudiciil of a smiill and
incongruous group of char.ncters ;
it resembles /)«/(, /\ eight and
ijfin J\ man, but tlieir similarity
causes more care in writing eacli.
To enter, to go into ; to enter
upon ; to penetrate ; to bcconie a
member of, as a sect ; to enter a
family ; to incroach on, to usurp; to
recede IVom view ; to take in, to
receive, as fees ; to jjrogress, as in a
course of action ; to put into ; in-
come, receipts ; according to, in
which sense it becomes an adjec-
tive; an entrance.
1 P il iraiJorts, goods arri\ing
from sea.
n.S 1 fii ^1^0 ^y^ takes in objecis.
J[5[ ] to have in hand, to receive.
3ilf; ) ,^, not making anything;
no revenue or interest from it.
1 ?fi i-r^ 'i*^' ^^'slics to make your
acquainlani'e.
{fj ] outlay and cxpcnditnro ; out
and in; here and there; going
and coming.
^ ] the six organs of sensation
{■■'/uidd-t/dtana), the eye, ear, nose,
tongue, body and mind ; a l]ud-
hist term.
] ^ to try for the /lii-jin degree.
y})k, anil ya ; — in Sirutoic, jip, j,jk, and nok ; — in Anioy, jip, jih, rt«f/ jiiik ;
— in Shanr/liai, zeh, zok, niuk, oh(/ niu"
I A Bl lie is affable at first.
{C'ttnloiiesc.)
] ^ at night ; night is approach-
ing.
^ ;fg ] incongruous ; they do not
match.
] ^ put it in the account; reckon
it in the number.
WC ] A IP lo charge a crime
on one.
1 ]'k ''^ become an affiliated
mt'iid)er, as of a club.
^ A 1 fn] the men of Kii came
submiiting themselves.
1 Jjj! reasonable, proper.
] "^ to confiscate.
,-^ ] a term given to courtiers
who daily see the emperor.
] fpj" credible, worthy of trust.
] l£ ■^ ~r •"* Budhist priest en-
gaged in his devotions.
?S 1 S ^h when I came homo
from abroail.
Ml JW ;© ffi estimate your
income in order to see what you
can spend.
'?> njji tfli' 1 '"^ "ent on improv-
ing even without admonition.
] ]5 ^ "g excellent sayings,
words of wisdom.
1 '55 "'^^' enough; done well, as
a piece of work ; capable, ade-
quate for.
■ in Cldfn^ yu and tsu.
dm'
^
From ^ time and 7j nn inch
or rule, because the farmer wlio
passed tlie proper time for sow-
ing, was executed on tlie border.
To insult, to put to shame ; to
dishonor, to bring reproach on ; to
mortify ; to rail at, to pour contempt
on ; to defile, to debauch ; shamed,
degraded, disgraced, defiled; used
in polite phrase for. You ha\c done
me the iionor, — but in so doing
you have disgraced yourself.
\ ^ViM bedaubed with filth-
jg, ] patient under obloquy.
I fitJ ^ to sa\e one's life
disgracefully, as in battle.
^~ § M 1 ^'^ berated him
.shaiiiefnlly.
1 ix T fill y°" reproached him ;
you rather scolded him.
^ I you have submitted to dis-
honor, — as a host says when
another comes to visit him.
] Sft iliiC ^ yo" l'''»^'e demeaned
yourself to honor my hovel with
your presence.
I 5^ ^ you lia\e honored me by
ail answer.
^ 1 ^ fiiJ" "ot to reproach his
prince's ordei-s, — by doing aught
dishonorable.
S H /W 1 (lif "le l"i'ice did not
IrcHilile himself to give ma any
orders.
300
JUH.
Jill ] to di-file a gem ; i. e. to vio-
late a girl.
] ^ to exjx)se the person ; dis-
graced liimsclf; to do menjal
offices ; sold to infoiny.
^ iiS 1 'liP array was demo-
ralized and tlie country disgraced.
Damp, muggy ; vaporish ;
steaming, close; hot and
reeking ; rich, savory ; name
of a river where Muh wang
g 3E drank (b. c. 1000).
^ ] poor fare, meager living.
Wi '^ ^ 1 don't cat or drink
■what is very rich.
1 ^ humid, hut weather, as near
the summer solstice.
] ^ ^ HM the muggy vapor
steams upward.
^ ^- ^ 1 the woods arealways
damp.
chu'
To pity ; name of a tribe of
') Scythians in the Han dynasty.
5Q ] a kind, compassionat-
ing look.
Adorned, beautified with co-
lors ; gay, pretty ; lustrous,
as a gem ; elegant, ornate ; to
reckon with, to collect to-
gether.
^ 5£ J^ 1 thickly studded with
precious tilings.
^ ] S'^i'y variegated, as a robe.
In Cantonese. Sleek, smooth.
] soft and fine, as fur.
From clothes and to d'csrjracc ;
tho next is sometimes used for
this.
A thick, stuffed mat ; a felt
or thick cover ; a mattress, a
cushion, a wadded seat ; a
palliasse.
] -^ a mattress.
^ ] chair covers falling over the
back.
;f^ 1 a cotton mattre.ss.
JUH.
^ ] a coverlet and ted.
,|| ] a saddle-cloth to protect the
horse's back.
IQ ] a carriage-cushion.
J^ 1 a bid mattress.
Kead no' A child's di^ess.
~hew
shu'
l' -.^ Occurs used for the last.
ATJr> Suckers, ghoots ; sprouts
c/i(t' springing from an old root ;
rushes for making mats ; a
silkworm frame ; name of an ancient
petty state somewhere in the present
Shantung.
f^ ] a fungus growing on the
bamboo.
] ^ to eat while lying in bed.
^!ihM ] M pT Jl^ •& rushes
mature in autumn when thev
can be gathered ; hence ] 1|^
has become a term for harvest.
■^ 1 a thick gree7>sward, a cushion
of grass, a green lawn.
Tlie original shape of this cha-
racter is tliouglit to represent a
slice of meat ; in combination it
is usually contracted like ^tie/i^
_fi the moon, and resembles 'cheu
■^- a boat ; it forms the ICOtli
radical of a large natural group
of characters relating to meat
and food.
Flesh ; meat ; in the southern
provinces it usully denotes pork
when used alone ; the pulp or eat-
able part of fruits ; the rim of a
cash ; fat, fleshy ; corporeal, fleshly.
] ;?{, or ] id pork or meat balls.
^- ] beef; ^ ] mutton.
Jj^ ] poultry, birds, game.
I j^ slices of meat.
] ^ -p a butcher's stall.
:^ 1 "'' ^ 1 fleshy ; in season,
as fruit or fish.
Mt Ay 1 t^'*^ wind chills me
through.
'S* ^ ] il? the strokes are vigor-
ous and their lines broad, — said
of well-formed characters.
jL-n.
M 1 ^ § [I would] cut off my
flesh to burn as incense, — to
show my gratitude.
7 A. 1 [tlii'^ wind] does not chill
one ; met. you don't spend any-
thing ; it's not a serious matter
to you.
1 "^ ^ ft) 3. glutton is a despic-
able fellow ; tlie epithet is often
applied to officials in reproach
because tliey eat meat.
»^ ] bones and flesh ; — met. bro-
thers ; children ; sisters ; blood
relatives ; ^ >g* 1 refers only
to parents and childrei^
~ ^ ] obese, fat, corpulent.
) ^ this mortal body.
I ^ at tT y^""^ ^"^^^ itches for
me to thrash you, — as an irate
teacher exclaims.
-f-^ I a marine animal like the
Medusa or sea-anemone.
1^M^ ] treated him like a piece
of cooked meat to get his money.
5c 7jC 1 pw'li not water-blown.
1 n^ ^ i^ a fleshy eye has no
pupil; — used when one does
not appreciate another.
^ ] lean and fleshy.
1 RS Z> t^ % M Ills fleshly
(sordid) eyes caimot appreciate
a real hero.
J^ ] sloughing flesh ; proud flesh.
g ] and |5p ] tender-loin ; the
last is used at Canton, because it
is tender like new willow leaves.
#,
Also read iilcn^; the second form
is used in books.
y 1^ [ Two tens combined making
U twenty ; a score.
;hu' iJ 1 ^U, "^fi^t him twenty
strokes.
I ^ A more than a score of
people.
^ ■<§• H -tl ] — he does not
know that 3 times 7 make 21 ;
^ — the silly fellow.
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JUL
JUL
301
JXJI-
Old sounds, nui, nai, ni'it, and iifip. In Canton, yui ; — in Siratow, lui, juo, a7i(/ Jul ; — in Awo;/, jui, sui, liii, oiirfjoe ; —
in Fuhvhau, \l>, wi, and Iwi ; — in Shanghai, djiic and siie ; — in Chiju, yuh and tsui.
] ] soft, small leaves, like those
1' some rocky plants, as the
From allk nnil to df/mie ; some
regard it as a sjuoiiyni of sni
m a friuse.
.Sin
A fringe wliicli hangs from
a cap on the back ; ihroat-band of
;i cap ; to bind ; a part of ancient
bridal apparel, which was a band
covering the sides of the face, to
clenoto the \\ife's dependence on
bcrlmsband ; anciently, a military
standard made of yak's tails.
5S 1 ^ Jh •''■ P''"r of throat-
bands.
A low, thoniy bush, called
1^ I and j/iih^ /jji!^ whcsfc
Iruit is edible, and likened in
shape to an ear-pendent; it
seems to be a kind of scrubby date
like the Jl/iamnus utilis.
I'rom ^ to he
contracted.
aud i
a hoij
Prolific like swine ; luxuriant,
as flowers bearing nuich fruit.
Vrom plants and prolific ; occurs
iuterciianged with tlie uext.
Pendent twigs of trees, droop-
\u!X leaves or flowers, as of
air-plants; ends of a fringe or
band hiinging down ; »jft, delicate.
^ ] )}lt a red flag or scroll hung
among flowers on the 3d day of
tho 3d moon to encourage them
to open.
}fli 5t2 /f^ 1 a cloth cap has wi
fringe.
1 5s[ a metaphorical name fiT
the fifth moon, meaning prolific
guests, in allusion to its flowers.
5^- ] the fragrant S[ilkes of llowcrs.
'^. \ also called 3T ft, an cnuil-
gent sweetish root, used in
throat disea.se ; it looks like orris
root ; tho first term is applied
also to a Pobifjunuia or juiot-
grass.
From plants and licurt or to
sloj) reiieated tbiice ; the sccoml
form is unusual, and derived
througli the seal Ibnn.
The stamens or pistils of a
^cliiti flower, the pointals ; flow-
ers in spikes or bushy heads,
opening ui succession ; a leaf-bud ;
nut. a \ii-gin ; sap, juice.
^J^ j the buds are starting.
yj." ] the stamens of a flower.
Yti 1 KJ ■''" tmopened bud.
y^ I the common lichens on
.stone, as Parnvda and Lccidea.
^% )t 1 '^^'° J"''^^ ^^ ^'"^ poppy-
] '{\ glutinous or viscid juices of
plants, as of spurge. {Euphorbia.')
^ ] the lighted wick of a candle.
m \ am m n m psj ^^hen
the tender bud is opening, then
the wasp of a go-between comes
asking for it.
'Jan
'Jiiti
Like the preceding.
The inner organs of a flow-
er ; pli'.nts growing thick and
pendent.
^ 1 -?C '""'' n'"*"^® for the pas-
sion-tlower.
From .*!illc and stamens as the
phonetic.
Hanging down like the ends
of tho girdle, or the things
attached to a fan.
— |-f-») i'rum pi :nts and tnitliin.
['Nj Small plants budding ; S[iiing-
;liiii' iiig ; a bank or brink ; the
thongs of a shield.
1 j!i]s M\ ^ I'-isfi'ct in the
department ol' Kiai chcu in the
sonlliwcst of Shansi, the ancient
feudal state of Jui; there was a
IBaron of Jui ] f[;| in the Chen
dynasty, whose fitf is referred to
Cihao-yibhien jJ\J] Ji %, near the
capital of Shensi.
stream
saxifrage.
] 1^ ;> §P in the region beyond
the Piiver Jui, — a branch of
the PIvcr King in Shensi.
1 J^ ' 1' ifet 1 ^ species of knot-
weed. {I'oliigonum multiJlorum.\
VrjLj.) From icatcr anH ivil/iin, aliudi
J lAj to the junction of a small strea
•' "♦ with a larger one.
Name of a branch of the
Eiver King in the southeast of
Kansuh, near the town of Hwa-
tuig hien ^ ^ l}^,; a bay, bight,
or shallow part near the shore ;
junction of two rivers ; north side
of a stream ; winding of a stream.
\p I beach of a bay.
ilE JM ill 1 junction of the rivers
Wei and King.
m
The handle of a chisel; the
baft of an ax or cutting tool.
1 S ^ A tlio li'^ft and
tho chisel, if separated, — are
both unserviceable.
A musquito, a gnat ; a kind
of \enemoiis snake.
' i£^ ] musquitoos or sting-
ing flies; water flies.
ijiJUJ I flies that swann upon
corpses or sour things.
Composed of @ the f.v:, t^
a hollow in a bone, and '^ val-
' l<;i contr.acted placcil between ;
denoting that as tho c\o receives
light aud n valley echoes sound,
so dues the mind wisdom ; the
second is most used, as the th'st
is .1 sacred character.
Perspicacious, elever, bright and
quick of perception; shrewd, dis-
creet, astute ; able to delect subtle
causes ; the divine sagacity of sages ;
profound.
iliid''
m
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302
JUL
JUN.
JUN.
I ^ intuitive wisdom.
^ I divine perception of things.
,§, B 1 I f^ H reflection can
be called wisdouj, and tins wis-
dom leads lo an intuitive l;now-
ledgo of tl ings.
t ^ 1 ^ ^ «»■ Humane An-
cestor, the Emperor Discreet ;
Lis reign was called Kiak'ing ;
A.D. 179G-1820.
AT^J From metal and to chanrje.
J^Jq iSharivpointed, acute; peaked,
zlniP jiercing, lance-like ; zealous,
ardent ; valiant ; quickwitted,
subtle, keen, shrewd ; resolute, ear-
nest in ; small, insignificant, as
a spear's point or a peccadillo.
] ^ or ] 0jp well drilled troops-
] ^ij .sharp and pointed, as a
blade.
^ ] crestfallen; dull.
— A ^ ft Wt 1 ""e ™an with
a conspicuous helmet took the
front in the fight : — as Henry
IV. at Ivry.
) ^ ardent, fired up, ready for
a fight.
j^ ] skilled in, as a workman ;
ready at, as in repartee.
P ] talkative, glib-longued, pert.
ijSj ] sbari>pointed ; met. sar-
castic, biting.
^ ] keen, as in argument.
] J^ ■^j ^ A 0. zealous man
rushes forward to save another.
I ^- ^ pT M '''^^ determined
spirit never yields or fails.
From u-orils and to henj ; it is
also read nii' and wi!?.
:/iui* To implicate others, to lay
blame on one ; to shirk one's
work ; to give over one's duty
to another ; to apologize and de-
cline.
^ ] to evade and shove off; to
retract, to draw back.
] llj to ceremoniously declina
] f^ to implicate others.
•(pf ] j^ |pj why do you demiu:
at it so 1.
I f£ to intrust a thing to one ;
to devolve on another.
From ei/e and ieap-mooii as tlie
phonetic.
Old sounds, non and nien. /<i Canton, yun ; — in Sicatou-, jun ; — in Amoy, jwan, Imi, ancf jflu ; — in Fuhchau,
nong and eung ; — in Shanghai, z.ing ; — in Chiju, yuen.
] ^ a birthday coming in a
leap moon.
J^ ) add a little extra.
] ^ an intercalary moon.
^ ] ^ — :^ .se\'en intercalations
make one Metonic cycle of 19
years, the saros of the Chaldeans.
^zhun The eyes tvvitcliing from a
nervous or muscular affection,
which physiognomists carefully no-
tice ; a palpitation of the flesh.
Eead shun^ To wink ; to blink
frequently.
'§:
TOggle
To move; to
worm ; to squirm.
:hun ] Jd the tortuous motion
of insects.
] ^ a red snake found in
southern regions.
From door and Icinrj, bec.TOse in
olden time the king sat in the
door of the ancestral temjile in
chufl the intercalary moon.
The mtercalary moon ; some-
thing extra, as a sixth finger ;
to intercalate.
] the intercalary day in leap
year ; — a foreign term.
35. ^ ?}■ 1 '" ^""^ years there
are two intercalations.
m
To moisten, to bedew ; to
enrich, to fatten ; to benefit,
to increase ; the mcrease, the
fat of, as the profits of a
business ; moist, rich, shining, sleek,
in good liking ; to imitate, to
follow ; name of two rivers,
j^ ) ^ ^ to benefit or do good
to the people.
1 '^^ smooth, shining ; slippery.
© 1 M f * 1 :^ wealth benefits
the house, virtue the person.
1 'i"" ^ nS *^° comfort and fatten
one, — as with good cheer.
1 ^ a douceur for writing ; a cup
or feast given to wish a candi-
date success at the examination.
^ ] to share good things.
f^ ] [the weather has] tunied to
be m<jist.
3^ [H 31 1 round as a pearl and
polished as a gem ; — a finished
composition, a perfect article,
jg ] soak it through.
tJC 1 T* ' water Ls that which
soaks or flows off.
?^ fix ^ 1 divided the profits
according to the shares.
] '}\\ an old name for Chin-kiang
fii in Kiangsu.
1 M '^ %'^i fo'l°"' "^e a little
behind ; also, to pattern after.
§ IS J^ 1 his comijlexion is
fresh a; id florid.
i. \ J^ ^ when the earth is
soaJied, hot weather is on us
It
ihun'
A kind of wingless insect or
grub, called ] ^3- '"'l^'ohonce
was found in such quantities
in the present district of
Yun-yang ^ pg 0, in the east
of Sz'ch'uen, as to give its name
to the region in the Han dynasty.
JUiNG.
JUNTx.
JUNG.
3C3
Old sctinih, nung nnrl ninng. In Canton, jTing ami iiung ; — in Siralou; j.'mg ; — in Anioi/, jioiig, yong, and luug ;
in Fu/ic/iau, ting and iiung ; — in Shancjhai, znng, yung, and niiiiig ; — <« t'hifii, yuiig.
From ,<iffi and weapon as the
lilioiietic.
,:iiuiiij
From ^ a s/nar and pp armor
cuiitrju'ted ; as a jiriniitive, it is
mostly merged in its next com-
puund.
A weapon, arms ; soldiers ;
military, warliku ; brutal, violent,
like those who use weapons ; great,
respectable, — and used as an ap-
pellation of military officials; a
war chariot ; a personal proiiomi,
you or thou ; to assist or pull out ;
ancient name of a region in the
northwest of Yuiman and farther
west.
1 ^^ the troops drawn out in line.
— I S [it is as easy as putting
on] a military dress or arming
one's self.
^ 1 '^ ^ y^ •^^'<-'" 'f ^"^ could
not prevent sonic great di.sasters.
1 f£ '"' ^ 1 the army, the ranks.
j^ ] all kinds of weapons.
# W K 1 ?1 4 1^ 1 ti'^'
friends thoiigli good will not
attiird tlie least hel[(.
] J;f| distinguished for martial
bra\'ery.
1^. 1 his excellency the major-
general.
■jh ] a great or the leading cha-
riot ; nirt. a general.
1 I|i f!5£ i?iS ''"^ war-chariot is
iKiw yoked for going.
)j^ ] or JMl 1 to begin hostilities.
I ^ -^ 5^ ^^'■'"' ''•''** ''''"" ''** ^vork,
Vet lie stuvs not — his hand from
evil.
('(/& 1 '-'^ J"'" ^^^^ army, to vohin-
let'r.
1 tl'< ij •)S' '''^"' trooiis drawn out
fiir li.itlle; martial array.
1 m >l T' W j^ i]A :/c 'i'o->gi>
you are as small children, your
work is exceeding by great.
it I f' W 1 '''^^ "''"^^ tribes in
Turfan and west of China gene-
rally.
Floss, fine silk carded out ; a
nap, as on plush or velvet;
punk ; down, line silken hair or
feathers ; egret or pubescence on
plants ; woolen cloth.
1 -^ M ^ '^'^^* •'^'"■1 l-Iircad .shop.
(g] ^ ] velvet, velveteen.
J't ] twilled cloth, kerseymere.
] ip; a silk reel.
tj^ ] tinder, punk.
I ^ characters of vehet put on
scrolls.
^ ] to make artificial flowers of
velvet.
>]> ] flannel; Spanish stripes;
habit-cloth.
:^<. 1 "r \% 1 broadcloth.
f^ ] foreign velvet.
^T 1 IB ^*' work chain embroi-
dery or the mandarin stitch.
^m I narrow native flannel.
fl^ V^ 1 heavy woolen cloth.
I ^h ^ ^""^ '■'^ ^^^ names of the
Aaii/ii ju/iliii'^sin, or silk tree.
§ 1 -fti ''*' species of C'eiitaurea.
/-J\ One of the six tribes of the
^iliuii/j west of China, which are de-
scribed as ha\ing three horns,
— a feature probably derived
from their head-dress.
Fion dot) and n-eapon ; but others
say from doij and Jloss contract-
cil, from its soft fur ; occurs used
for 7X warlike.
A species of large and very
ape, al.so called ^jiiit ^^, found
in 8i;'ch'uen and towards Annani ;
it has long yellowish- red hair, suit-
able for making cushions and other
uses; it is jnobably the enlellus
gibbon {I fylohaks entclluidcs), or an
allied species; the fur was worn
in the Sung dynasty as one of the
insignia of high rank ; iiKt. violent,
fierce.
Mi <
,_:/iiiiii/
'ilc
■^zliaiuj
A horse described as eight
■hih in height ; martial like a
war-horse ; valiant.
^ ^ i] \ truly he had
great prowess
Read ^sunr/. Fine fur.
~+.*»t A nialvaceous plant resem-
c "f^Ct bling the Hibiscus ; al.so a
^zhtait/ sort of pulse, called j 'J^,
that tastes like millet.
1 1 thick, abundant.
From hand and weapon ; like its
primitive, and interchanged with
ij"".'' Vj 'IS.
To aid ; to help and coun-
tenance ; to oppose ; to push.
away.
Similar to the next.
Fine, soft fur ; the downy or
^:htin(j short hair next to the skin;
felt, felted; things woven of
camel's hair.
1 ^ felt shoes.
] ^ felt lugs ; hair rugs.
^*f The fine down on birds, or
cfnJX tl"i clo.se hair on animjils ;
,c/iuii(/ downy ; full of feathers.
iEj 1 '''c down of storks,
used to stanch blood.
1 ^tj a chicken just hatched.
1 ^ down ; pin feathers.
■? 1 or I ^ the fine, soft hair
below the coarse.
my own feathers don"i keej) me
warm ; but though I clap my
wings, wh.it good will it do?
met- your skill or knowledge
cannot serve me.
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JUNG.
JUNG.
JWA.
From iPl'/i/nn^s ami fl^f. intelli-
^ J I yent contracted.
zhung The luxuriant growth of
plants; collected thick to-
gether ; to push ; a deer's horns ;
soft, plushy, downy, like young
aullei's.
"1^ ] I thick rank graLS.
^ ] degenerate, base : not fit to
Lokl an oflice.
M vlil "^ ^ 1 'lie new sweet-
flag shows its rosy shoots.
^ 1 ^ a rocky herb, like the
TJtricidai ia, with qnadrifoliale
petioles.
^ ] crowded thickly, as plants.
MMW \ 'I'e fox-skin robe is
disordered or rumpled.
^ ] ^ a purplish fur robe.
)^ ] the young antlers of deer.
] j^ hartshorn jelly or glue.
] j^ horn shavings ; — are more
valuable than the ] ^ base
of the horn.
^ ] a roe's Lorns.
DL-heveled, unkempt hair ;
in Canton, the people apply
it to the lank, slovenly hair
of Manila men.
ir+fc Fragrant, the aroma of rice ;
c'I*-Ej^ othci's say, the tops of grain.
fthung \ ^ ;jtj a tree resembling
the locust, {Scpltora, ) found
hvng
in north of Honan, Laving leaves
like the L'ffKStnim ; it bears small
white flowers, and a green fruit ;
people scald and eat the leaves.
From lieart and ordinary ; it is
often reatl iyiinrj.
^zJmng Indolent, cas3"-gcing, care-
less.
j^ ] heedless and lazy.
] fl^ lazy, good for nothing, self-
indulgent.
] ffij PiS <i sordid, slovenly coun-
try-woman.
1 f^ S ^ seeking one's ease ;
idle, and without energy.
] {^ -^ a disheveled and frowzy
head-dress; slatternly hair.
From clothes and to cul/lvaln ;
also read oiunr/.
t^zliwig Thick, wadded clothes ; well
clothed.
] Jp wiil-tlressed, lichly clad,
fuf ^ ] ^ how comes that fel-
low to bo so finely dressed ? I
From cover or residence and
mitii underneath ; q. d. as when
, a farmer has nothing to do in his
(ielcis ; Hie first is commonly
nsecl.
JL
JL
zhuiiy Scattered ; gone home, rs
officers off duty ; furlough
allowances ; a calling and its du-
ties ; afiairs, duties, occupation ;
mbced up; hurried, perplexed by
calls; without fixed abode, gypsy-
like, squat ter.5.
] ;^ a suiecure.
^ ] yom- official duties.
1 ^ a great retinue.
^ I public matters.
] "g^ or ] ^ officers who are
off duty, those who are shelved
or retired ; the first term also
denotes a supernumerary.
I am hampered by my business ;
my pri\ate affairs arc trouble-
Bomo, — and take all my time.
j5^ 1 jI; !?§• houseless wanderers ;
tramps, vagabonds.
^ 1 lit 2ji 1 1'''*-' aside my work,
and have come to .see you.
] ^ ^ Pj -7 ^§ I ™tist reduce
these extra expenses.
To push ; to beat, to pound,
as in a mortar ; to stufli", to
''zlmng till ; to receive.
\t\- Also read '/« ; and sometimes
: j J written |l|: witli tlio same sen=e.
^zliuwj To push a cart back and
'fu tip up the body, so as to
occupy le.=s room ; to push, to
thrust. Id crowd.
] ip $, II to take a tumhril
and carry refre.shments to a
friend before he alights.
Old sound, na.
From ^rain ni'd dipnted ; it is '
like the next, and is also read I
zMva
Four handfuls of grain ; in
Shensi, to push, to crowd on one.
Ill Canton, ya. ; — in Anicy, jn ; — in Shanrjhai, sue.
In Pcldngesc. Eumpled, wrinkled, | f^C/^ ^''^^ "'« preceding ; it is also in
full of folds.
S 51 tii IT 'i''s I'^p^'' 's
evcrjTvhcro crecsed ar.d nim-
pled.
terchanged ivilh Jo f^ which
last also means grain henped up.
In Hunan, a name for four
handfuls of grain.
J WAN.
JWAX.
JWAN.
305
Old sounds^ nwau utid iiioan. la Cmiton, un antl ; — in Sioatow^ nang ; — in Amoy^ ji'^i^j j''iin, an(/ jeng
!;/ Fuhcliuu^ niong ; — i« Shanghai, iiiu" ; — tn Chifti, yung.
To rumple a thing ; to rub
(jl J between the hands, as in
^chwan washing; to push back.
Eead ^110, and used with ^^■
T.) rub.
] lij; to rub tlio palms.
if])^ selved
seam of a garment; the
vedgo or binding oi^ iho
.efnvan border of a skii't ; coarse
cloth ; to plait or Ijraid.
Read ^nivan. Short drawers
or xklrts.
From earth or afield and incrcns-
inij ; the lirst is most common.
Land near a river's bank ;
" tho vacant space inside the
wall of a city ; an inter\'al
between a high inclosing
"" wall, and next to an inner
fence or lower wall ; the space
between a temple and its
inclosing wall.
] Jg tho spare ground between
walls at the side entrance of a
temple.
"jxjpi From whtsl;er mid larrie ; its
* f\. meanings apiiear in several of its
^^•^^ compounds.
To increa-so from small begin-
nings, as growing liair ; soft, weak;
to withdraw and then increase.
i^ 1 B'£ 't iiS 't is owing to my
weak deere[)id body ; said by
,z/twaii
Sz'ma Ts'ien.
'M
A jialsied leg, a diseased
foot ; upper bono of the arm
'zhwan or tho humerus.
Eead ^nun.
with the bones.
Meat pickled
'%
1
'c/nmtii
Timidly ; fearful, cowardly.
-^ ] timorous, apprehensive.
';/iwan ] ^ disheartened and weak.
I '1'^ hesitating; nervously
timid ; having no energy.
I'rom cart and to owe or sq/l ;
tho first is mostly used.
' Muffled wheels, such as are
hung to go easily ; soft, de-
licate, weak, tender; ductile,
the opposite of f||| stiff;
pliable, yielding ; limber,
lithe ; no fixed principles, infirm of
purpose ; to limber, to stretch.
I jjiQ a .soft leg ; i. e. a nuiny, a
rich simpleton.
] ^ teeth .set on edge.
^ ] flexible, pliant; kind-heart-
ed ; no grit, no energy.
] 1^ infirm, debilitated, feeble.
^ 1 '•"' VS 1 ^°'^'^ ''• ^°^^-
1^ ] tfl f^ '"-' iniposes on the
weak-, Ijut fears tho strong or
violent.
fU ] conciliatory, ready to ac-
commodate.
Im ] delicate and soft.
1 1 ^ '^"^ without much in-
lluencc ; gentle in manner.
1 Fiii ''o''' refreshment, as congee;
Sijup, gruel.
] j-ji -^ a silk robe.
H- 1 'iS ?5 '"''^'^ perple.xed at
the dillerent stories ono has
heard.
] ^ lissome, supple, as an acro-
bat ; having a jointed body, hke
a pupi)et or doll.
M ^ ] liehly dressed.
f^ 1 )M % S ''" stretch one's
self, and get out the cramps,
as after a ride.
A species of the date plum
or Zizipltus, called S ^
:lni\in or black date ; it is small and
dried for use.
%
Read s'r/i.
A synonym of ;j;jl5
the boletus or fungus on trees.
A synonym of '■jun J^ to squirm.
The crawling or wriggling of
worms.
I JJ just able to move, as
a worm ; squirming, wrig-
gling
name of a horde of Huns,
zhwan
1 1
given them in contempt
m
A variety of opaque, whitish
quartz like massive chalce-
dony, with pieces of cornelian
■ uiters|>ersed in it, which can
be worked into ornaments ;
for which the second form is
used.
± « 1 JR ffij W U m
the literati wore crystal at
their girdles on silken cords.
^ )K <^''"'^'C the quartz into
a cup.
m
§1
zhwati'
Soft, ductile silver.
1 fi ^ ^ bullion with ten
percentage of alloy in it-
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K\\.
KAI.
KAI.
Ohl sounds, l;iii, knU, l-ap, vnd l:at. In Canton, koi, lioi and k'ol ; — in Sicatow, kai, k'ai,
and k'ai ; — tVi i'lilic/iau, kai and k'ai ; — in Shanghai, ko one? yo ; — in
From uonis ami a liorari/ cha-
racter ;. it is iiiterclianned witli
^5^ and tl;e next.
Kiiles established in the army,
a military code; an engagement
made at enlistment ; to connect, to
belong to, — and thus is used as a
cnijhuism for to owe money; to
prepare; fit, just; what ought to
be, or is right; deserving; necessary,
peruiissable, or convenient ; proper,
that which it has to do ; what was
spoken of, the aforesaid, the before-
that tliino
deserving ;
the
all
one ;
the
mentioned
behooving
whole ; abundant
1 f^ prepared, ready.
] is ^ ~r ^'°^'^' i""cli should he
pay ?
] ^ it belongs to his ftmctlous :
he has the control of it.
■;^ ] it belongs to me ; it is in-
cumbent ou me (or him.)
^ ] it ought to 1« ; it is proper,
it behooves.
I®, ] it must be ; doubtless ; really
should be.
I ^ he ought to die ; he is to die;
an exclamation, alas ! dreatU'iil !
1 5E fi^ ""^ epithet, like You
scape-gallows I
1 ^ o'' 1 RS ^ ^^^^ j ''° ''^®-
'!§ ^ 1 ^ ^^ sorry for what I did.
y(^ I "^ it is not proper ; like pS
I at Canton used fcr I beg par-
don; I ought not to have done so.
A the said man, that person,
— use I of inferiors ; ] ;^ ^
the said magnate, would be used
by the Emperor.
"M '}^M ] (^verytlmig was ready.
•p 1 iU jlt '*' should not be so.
1 S unlucky, bUr.idering.
] f,\) the proper Board, the one
to take cognizance of this case.
] ^ 9E y°" ''^'^ * narrow
chance ; what a r.orc death you
would have bad !
1
/Mi
Trcin sun arA a liovarij term ; it
is alsi) rcgnrded as an unusual
form of the last.
1
The bright li;
ing the world
prepared.
to thoroughly
on.
: I all
pared.
It ovcrspread-
all, the whole.
meditate
is well done; all pre-
c)
Mu
Like the next, when denoting
the name of an ancient tunc,
played as a warning to guests
in olden times, lest they drank
too much ; it seems also to have
marked the time and step of the
guests.
m
Mi
A step, a terrace ; a grada-
tion or succession, as in steps ;
a kind of music used in the
Hia dynasty, to denote that
the feast was over.
— . j[g ^ ] an altar of three
terraces.
^ 1 ;^ J^ above the nme ascents;
i. c. in the highest heaven, c\'eu
above the ^ ] cr imperial
palace grounds or domain.
1^ • 1 name of an ancient ode,
setting forth the duties of filial
obedience.
Am
Also I'ead Jdni;
ed with the last.
it is interchan"
A boundary, a circuit ; a
step, a terrace ; to strengthen
the limits or frontier ; a cardinal
number denoting a hundred mil-
lions.
] 1^ a degree ; a step or ledge.
^ ] all the limits ; ;'. c. the wide
world.
] |Ig a limit, a frontier.
[ "^ a place in the present Pei-
hien ji^ 0,, just north of the
TcUow River in Kiangsu, where
Liu Pang obtained the victory-
m
*:
,ImI
n
and koi ; — in Amoy, kai
CIdJu, liai,
A hill without grass or trees.
RT ?•§• 1 ■Ticiwit name of a
place among the Huns in
ancient times.
Eools of plants.
;j^ ] the roots of grass.
^[5 1 perveree roots ; ;'. e. e^ il
principles or doctrines.
I floathig plants, like the Hip-
km
m
puns.
The great toe; the hair on it;
the articulation of the jaw ;
the jowl ; occurs used for J^
to prepare ; an enlistbg con-
tract.
] the cheeks.
] a book of tactics ; a military
code.
n Jjjc
From horn and a horary term ; it
is .ilso wiitteu Sizi '*'''' T:eai. hiek).
The shin-bone or tibia ; the
bones of the body.
^ "0" ] the four limbs and
•all parts of the body.
] the head, trunk, and four
limbs.
^ I a corpse.
■^ ] »g' to beg the bodies, as of
the victors after a battle; but
alone, ] >^ means a skeleton.
,S ^ 1 forgetful of .self, devoted
friendship, self-abnegation.
M]
From jfcarl or man ana a liovury
term; the first is most used.
To give, to present; unusual,
rare, imcommon.
^ I extraordinary.
] J^ a rarity, a curiosity,
an unusual afi'air.
it is also written in.
] ^ it involves several meanings
or references.
%W:i. \ ^'^ J'''<1 the basis of
this great prosperity.
Am
1 t
1 i
KAI.
KAI.
KAI.
307
HJ
tlj ,| From Icpife and how.
Vc'ai
To nib or sliaipeu a kiiifo
carefully ; a biU-Iiook ; assi-
duously, diligently, fully ;
to influence, to move.
1 -t)] l!i Ic let «•! yon people
clearly understand this ; — a
pbrase common in edicts.
1 li! .K 'U* '•0 wove the people.
'EJC l
rom LL self i\.\-\(i A *o f^t7'ike
d, to knock o(V one's errors.
'kai
To change, to alter; to re-
form, to amend ; to correct, as
a composition ; to cxxhango ; to
make as new ; it sometimes lias the
force of a disjuctivo cuiijuuction, as
^^ ] but then, on the other band.
1 rj M 1^ I ^^'''1 call on you
another day
I -^ to mend one's en'ors.
] ^^ to change, to put another
in place of ; to exchange.
1 i^ I"] fa] l-o change the door ;
— i. e. to i)rospL'r, to j-iso in rank.
] -Jlr to nbuild ; to make over
new, as old garments by dyeing ;
to amend and add to.
1 ia ^pX P'j ^o carry a case up to
another court.
Sir ^ ^ 1 '■l^eir deportment
always propi'r.
] ^ to do better ; to alter.
Jtii ^J 1 ^ the locality has been
cnlir, ly eliangod.
1 Wi ?K '•'-' i-Uiprovc one's luck,
as liy changing the family
S'.'pulchcr, or the front door.
'^ 1 fj'l" ilH y°^^ must reform from
your old errors.
] ■;^ next year.
] ^jj to marry another husband)
or a second betrothed.
1 IE 1 jE ^^''l yo" I'lcase
revise my composition.
JM'J
hm'
The first form is now most used ;
iukI I'.iust iW't Ic confounded
with ^t/iicn ^^ a witll ; tiio se-
cond l^ coinpoicd of ^J to jrr;ip
nnd Lj lost, intimating tliat the
innu i;) utterly dostiiuto : :ind i^
very eimilar to fhiiinj jSj] the
breast.
To ask alms, to b?g ; to request ;
to give ; a mendicant.
1 T" o"" 1 ^ '■>■ l^eggar, a sup-
pliant.
C^ 'B 1 :^tc)play the flute and
beg for food ; as was done by
Wu Tsz'-su fg; .y ^ of the
Cheu, alter whom one of the
gates of Su-chau is named.
1 i£ ®^ J^ distributed some to
the poor people.
^ ] a mendicant.
] nil the chief of the beggars, one
who is held somewhat responsi-
ble for them ; each ward of a
town has one.
From wood and^/inishcil ; occurs
used for /.•'«;' flJ generous ; the
■ two forms are the same.
A sUilier to level ofi' grain ;
to c\en, to adjust ; affected
by ; a summing up, a re-
sume ; a sacrilicial wine-cup,
for which the first alone is used.
^ ] a striker, usually called
i;{- ]5lJ •''• bushel-scraper.
— • ] c\-ery sort, the whole, alto-
gether.
1 f r t'^ ■% "1' ''^'■e forgiven and
set free, — as by the emperor.
^^ ] on the whole, generally
speakuig, most probably.
] |rV] all are alike.
1 -t\^ tk or- 1 inj s^all
arc included in it ; we speak of
the whole.
jg ] profound, dark, as a place.
I ^l all is s:'ttled.
"S" ^Jr 7 ;i: 1 lio will not
reform (or change) for any alter-
native.
JjJ, I a courteous manner, an easy
way of doing things.
1 y!F; & iS thoroughly ingenuous.
^X 1 poiii[)ous ; resolute : for whieh
J^^ I ii nearly synonymous.
1 -^ <ik <T ■'■ ^^''' "o longer be
;illo\ved, iW the Sale of poor salt
wiiiiout paying the excise.
i|/li 1 TJ A ll'e' whole were about
a hundred men.
m:\
I
/.ai'
JUL
jnL
From tenter or /lanil and Jane ;
it occurs used for its primitive.
Name of a river in Liao-
tung ; to lead on water for
irrigation ; to roll on like a
torrent ; swashing, inundat-
ing, flooding ; to rub clean ;
to scour utensils, to wash bright.
'{% 1 gently flowing.
f^ ] to lead on water ; to irrigate,
to water.
1^ 1 to scour and scruij.
From plants and to cover; the
second and third forms are com-
mon ; it must he distinguished
from /lolii 1^ to cover, for which
it is sometimes used.
A kind of coarse grass used
for thatching ; a covering ; a
Ixii' roof, a canopy, a vaulted
covering ; a cover ; to roof, to
overtop, to overshadow ; to build,
to put a roof on ; to include, to
embrace ; to be, is ; to screen ; to
conceal, both literally and figura-
ti\'ely ; an hntkd pcn'ticle, for, since,
for that, now then.
J;^ ] a house, or whatever is erec-
ted on the land.
] _L ] -^ put the cover over it.
M 1 W l^ to build houses.
^ ] the roof of a house.
ifijj'j ] a dish-cover.
1 ^% or I j^ a covered-tea-cup.
1 fX IS l'"'l the coverlet over.
] il. W *■' ^''■■'1 tlic f'lce ; to hide
one's i'eeluigs.
] ^ to lay tiles.
^ iU EI 1 the sky is like a
round canopy,
jj^ ] to shade, to screen.
1 ^t ^u IH [please] co\er this
pagoLla [with a] top ; — ('. e. help
mo out with a last subscription.
lii it W^ 1 !■'>* '"'"'I'a cannot be
screened or hushed up.
] •?» "j* ^ Jj,5 the shame can no
lon;;er be concealed.
$1 n {% ik 1 ^ m t^ our
c.\pedition being accomplished,
we then said, we go home !
308
KAI.
"g ] .1 thatch of grass.
] @ because that.
1 JjS since you are here ; having
come.
1 now it is said.
pi ^ 1 iS if you speak of bea-
veu, it is loigh.
K'AI.
^^ ] to screen, to hide from.
I Hlf at tliat time, then it was.
J^ I edible toadstools, agarics.
Jjf| ^ I -{It iiis merit overtops
tliat of ail others.
Bf fit 1 5i ^'"^ knee-pan, from
its movable nature.
K'AL
I 1^ now I have heard.
^ ] the emerald cover, — a name
for the lotus leaf.
I ^ j^ ^ it is on this account.
tt' Outer garments like dusters,
>j]j£ which may be used to protect
kill ' the dress.
I
Old sounds^ k'ai, k'aV, and k'at. In
in Fuhchau. k'
From P^ door aiitl Jf level.
To open, to unfold; to ex-
plain ; to reveal, to disclose ;
to enact, as rites ; to insti-
tute ; to begin, to start, to initiate ;
to clear, as land ; to dig out ; to
write out, to particularize, as items ;
to sepai-ate, to unloose, to liberate ;
to favor ; in rhctonc, to <ligress ; a
digression ; to heat up ; boiling, hot.
] 5M to open a shop.
1 U the asking price ; to state
a price.
1 J|5 or ] ^ to weigh anchor.
1 fjf ^ {(§ to compound old
debts.
1 7^ or ] 3^ to vivify an idol
by marking the black pupils, the
last act before it is worshiped.
1 ^ or ] "^ new)-ear's day.
] {!^ to amuse one's self, to divert
ones grief.
1 JlJ E M perfect
am slrictlv honest.
sincerity ; I
to
^ to make a new road
clear the way for the ghost.
^ to open out the meaning ; to
console one.
'^ to open intercourse with ;
clearly explained.
!^ to enlarge upon ; to resolve
the difficulties, as in a text ; to
free.
I lii 5c lik ^o spread out the
heavens and earth; creation.
Canton, hoi and k'oi ; —in Sioatow, k'ai nnf?k'iu ; — in Aino)/, k'a! ; •
ai and kw'i ; — in Shanghai, k'6 ; — in Chifu, k'ai.
cannot '
7 ^Q 1 ^ that matter
well he bcought about.
■^ ] get out of the way 1 — as to a I
crowd stoiipiug the road. !
■^ ^ ] I have no time to get
away.
1 ffij ^ jS explained indeed, but
not fully comprehended.
1 -j; an appellation for a priest ;
who ] jj; explains and enforces
the tenets of Budha.
1 P ;?^ iin M P If. it is safer
to keep silence than to speak.
] ^ to state the items ; and ] ^
to pay theui ; — said of accounts.
] yY. bubbling, boiling hot water.
fiS 1 ~r t^*' P'"*" "^ ready heated,
as for the rice.
] [^ to ojHjn out, to free from ;
name of the star f Mizar in the
Great Bear.
] ^Jj. to open the tripos for Tciijin
degrees ; to begin to assess taxes.
^ ] to digress and explain a
point, to adduce an illustration.
iJI* ] to assort, to place each kind \
by it.self.
] a^ /v one who instructs others
in morality.
^T 1 ^ °Pe" a'^^l ^et me see it.
] ^ to instruct.
1 ^ JiJ Ibe capital of Honan
pro\iuce ; it was the metropolis
of China in A.n. 007; and again
in the Sung dynasty, a. u. 1000
to about 1120.
^^5 Many ; uumerciis. •
7/ai
Armor ; mailed armor, as n
cuirass, a hatiberk ; a defense.
"B" 1 '''^ ^ 1 ^ belmet.
] ^ armor, plaited mail.
Wi ^ iS- B 1 the priest's
surplice is a defense against in-
sult and wrong.
^m
'k'ul
gentle.
From heart nnd how ; it is iuter-
cli:uii'ed with tlie ue."ct.
Joyful, contented ;
balmy ; good, kind.
1 -^ benevolent, kind towards
one ; ha|ipy.
1 'I^ ;& ■? a ^^^^ ''"if^ urbane
othcial.
/^ ^ /\ 1 the eight muiisters
and eight secretaries of Shun.
From stand nnd how ; it is inter-
chanr'ed with tlie Inst nnd next.
A victory ; the triumphant
return of an army ; the j<iy
of peace ; gentle, soothing; excel-
lent ; balmy, as the wind.
^ ] to celebrate a victory.
1 j^ '" return in triumph.
inij^sg^APi 1 mm
the rapping of the whips on the
golden stirrups was heard with
the people's jjieans of \-ictory, as
they returned.
k'at.
KAN.
KAN.
300
JUj Used for tbe last in the pbraso
S 1 Mt ^^^ genial balmy
'/.'(«■ south wind.
< ^^ To opt-n ; to set open, to un-
\Stj loose; to desire ; ail archer's
'/c^ai thumb-ring.
1 U ii- V)fc. lio benefits
others greatly ; — said of a god
or a man.
^ ] -^ <ij» I now fully luider-
stand the matter.
Ct^ 1^1 Trom stone and hoto ; uho re.id
Jt\ ta wei' and ^liwui.
'k\d An instrument for breaking
stones or other things to
pieces ; a mill ; to triturate or
break ; to accumulate ; solid.
JJ ^ij I I a sliai-p sword breaks
them easily.
c ! MJ a high and cheerful spot ; a
X ^^ knoll good for a residence.
'k'ai |J| ] a pleasant location.
W yA ^M 1 ^ residence
near a spring of good water.
mi
rom heart and done.
Generous, noble-minded ; ho-
^k'ai norable ; loniig integrity ;
loyal, hearty in a cause.
']'l^ I disinterested, above all mean-
ness ; generous ; magnanimous.
'I'JL 1 loyally supporting a just but
failing cause.
3^ M. 1 'W ^ ™^" of talents who
is kept in private life.
] H^ how sad 1 what a pity I
J^ I fervent, as in a good cause ;
devoted to.
1 fJ\ impulsi\'e, warm-hearted.
5^ I pained at a wrong act.
P6np> To sigh after; unavailing
§t regret.
k^H- ] ^ mournfidly.
^; ^ 1 ^ everybody re-
grets it.
1 4t ''H ^ sighed out bis una-
vailing regrets.
In Cantonese. Tho sign of the
possessive c;ise, equivalent to ^ or
fi^ ; ■''' personal pronoun, mine,
yours, its; for, instead, tj use for ;
at the end of a sentence has the
force of a possessive adjective.
^ 1 :§' ray book.
^- IE 1 ^ M 1 fio you ^^'sii
the fat or the lean ?
Jj[5 tiC 1 foi' killing musquitoes.
m
k'ai'
The top of the skull.
%m
\ the fontauelle.
V/J sounds, kau and kam. Ja Canton, I
I;an, kani, bun, k'am, and
k6°, ki", ku°, U", and li6"
on, kin, lion, and kom ; — in Swatow, kan, kam, k"a, andhsm ;^»« A mot/,
la I'ulichau, kang, kung, and hang ; — in Shanghai,
' kons;
.kan
The original form is composed of
/\, to enter reversed, and *-"
otic drawn across it ; it is tlie 51st
radical of a few unassorted charac-
ters, many of tliein primitives ;
it is interciian^^ed witli tho next
tivo, and must he distniguished
from ~f' in, and i a thousand.
To oppose, to offend against ;
in C/iiJu, lean.
to provoke, to draw on one ; to try
to obtain ; to seek ; exposed to ; a
shield, a buckler ; met. those who
carry them, soldiers ; arras, defcn-
si\o armor ; whatever fends olf or
protects, as the bank of a stream ;
a boundary ; a rivulet ; offense,
crime ; occurs used as a, preposition,
for, concerning ; the consequences
of; resulting ; stems of small trees ;
few, one or two persons.
31^ ] or -f- ] the ten celestial
cyclic characters, with their dual
combinations, and the elements
and planets they are supposed
to act on, are given in this table.
NAMES AND
AFFINITIES OF THE
TEN CELESTIAI. STEMS.
ASTROLOGICAL
DUAL
COIiRESl'ONDINCi
TEN STEMS.
B I N A K Y E X II I 1! I T I N.
PLANETS.
NAMES.
COMBINATION'.
ELEMENTS.
Kiah
Tiieh
^
z.
¥ Z.
% Wood.
Fir, as the yantj.
Bamboo, as the yin.
/fC ^ Jupiter.
I'ing
Ting
i^T
>X Fire.
Burning wood, as the yang.
Lamp llame, as the y'n.
>X M M«^-
Wu
Ki
Kang
Sin
mm
± Earth.
■^ Metal.
Hill, as the yaiig,
Plain, as the y'lK
AVeapons, as the yitng,
Kettle, as the yin.
i j^ Saturn.
■^ ^ Venus.
Jan
Kwei
£e^
tJC Water.
Waves, as the yang.
Brooks, as the yin.
7JC M Mercury.
:
KAS-
Tte ten sterms are used in geo-
metry to denote angles, sides, and
figures ; and enter into many geo-
nianlic and astrological calculations.
1 ^ arms, munitions ; troops.
Jll ] ;3^ to take up arms, lo go to
war ; strife, hostilities.
1 3E to break tbe laws inten-
tionally, to sin boldly.
1 f S A » witness.
% ;jg ] of no serious moment,
no matter to either of us.
1 "f^ '^^ consequence.
1 ^ ^"' 1 3^ involved in ; com-
prumiscd by bad results.
^^/f, I f$ I have no concern in
that afl'air.
^ pS I f^jj, talk to and dissuade
hiui ; to convince one it must
not be.
^ 1 how many ? so mucli.
^ i iPj «i 1 '^ lie puts it on
tbe ri\cr's bank.
IpJ Sfc S 1 l:M.lww canyon
attribute such a crime to me'?
Z- I a V '> 'S' 5l, if you
would only look alter your own
business, you would have less
trouble.
] Msif^ in seeking dignity
how self-iwssessed 1
I M S ft ^-"^ wheedle rich
grandees.
] jji|^ to seek for emolument.
^ 1 a fencer's staff, an acrobat's
pole.
# 1 ?5c ^ it '^^-'^^ not- ™y <loi"g 5
it does not affect me.
j g, ^ it is a serious matter lo
me.
^IS 1 A those few persons ; or
— . I ^^ a crowd, a group of
people, a party.
■fiiL ffl X >£: — 1 A they are
quite another sort of folks.
fl*] 1 t^ "F ^ narrow strip of
flowered e<lging sewed on a hem.
^ hI 1 f/{c to be able to arrange
(or quiet) a dispute.
^ In Shatiyhui. A child j a thing.
^ ] how many children ?
KAN.
>]•. I , i'.Lle child.
^ 4a I a play-thing.
I ^ more than one.
A^j* ~1 From bamboo and stem ; the S3
cond form is xmusnal.
cflf :
KAN.
From Jlesh and stem, because
li\'er is tlie viscera of wood.
»JL ( The culm of the bamboo ; a
>j>:ii slender stick, as a staff, cane,
]. rod, shaft, or pole ; a handle;
* a clothes-horse.
— 1 f j" one bamboo cane.
45 ] shaft of an arrow.
7f^ ] beam of a steelyards,
^fj ] a fishing-rod.
J(g ] to stick in or set up a [)oIe.
^ ] handle of a pencil.
Ef H 1 tbe sun is three rods
high ; — ue- it is nine o'clock.
l^-r* From iiaof/ and .■!/««! ; intercliang- i
^^nn e.l with the last, and '■hau ^ a. j
hm stem ; it resembles iyii iff * '"b. i
A valuable tree, good for making |
the shafts of spears, or to ward off
attack ; a club, a staff ; a high
post ; a classifier of gnns, pencils,
pipes, <fcc. ; to drive together, as
sheep into a flock.
;ffg I a ship's mast
j5|t 1 aflag-statr.
— ] i^ one spear ; one match-
lock.'
■^ I a walking-stick.
— I ^ one man alone, by him-
self. (S/iaii(/kii.)
n^T^ An inferior gem, which re-
c^ I scmbles a pearl.
Jmii J^ ] a sort of corol, or the
ornaments made of a branch-
ing corol like the genus Jsis.
i% 1 fM '"i fi"*^ tree in the Kwan-
lun !Mts. or fairy land.
if;
Jmii
From heart and. stem ; itissome-
imes wrongly used for /iroi> '|ip
anient.
Much disturbed by ; concern-
ed with ; good, worthy.
Si ^ M ] it gives me no anxiety.
M ] Ij^ :^ I cannot well venture
to interfere in this present affair.
d therefore rules the system.
The liver, which is described as
having three lobes on the left and
four on the right, and to ^ ^
contain the feelings ; an umber or
liver color ; intimate ; met. pas-
sionate, irritable.
1 M, ^ ^ P''i'i i" the liver.
1 ^'C ifJ^ plenty of li\er-fire ; i. e.
apt to get angry.
ih Mi ' >& 1 ^*^ i^ ^^ ™y Jieart
and liver ; — as myself.
1 Sjf tJ" 101 '"y i'^'^'' '"i'"! bowels
are cut into inches; — I am
greatly afflicted.
■fill ^ll"* 1 ^ if ^^ 1>'^^ ^ ^^'^ ^^'
position.
1 Bta ?? S his entire energies
were exhausted — in the service
of his country
1 m. W
liver produces anger.
?^ 1 ■& '1 '''^'■'^ brown color, like
pig's liver.
f^ ^ ^ 1 3S '"-' is very auda-
cious and brave.
1 y^ M D^ ± tbe woody li>er
neutralizes the earthy stomach,
— therefore I have no appetite.
From biril and stem ; it is some-
times used for yen' !}% the wild
A name for the magjjie is
1 ^§j ; it is reputed to know
what is coming, and its cry indi-
cates that a stranger has come.
^ '^ ^ fullness of
<1f-
From PI mouth and —^ one in-
side ; q. d- tlie niontli has one
taste ; it forms the 99th radic.il
Jam pf ^ f^jy ciiiiijicters relating to
sweetness.
Sweet ; sweetness, one of the
five tastes; grateful, relishing;
pleasant ; agreeable to the taste or
feelings; to esteem to be sweet;
happy, delightsome ; winsome ;
voluntary; refreshing, as sleep;
name of a place in Hu hien ^g ,|^
in Si-ngan fu in Shensi, where the
KAN.
guat baitlo of K'i with the priuce
of Eu took place B. c. 2194.
1 g^ hiscioiis, sweet.
I 1 fiJj lather sweet,
j ^ a timely rain.
1 ^ iS ^ like a sweet pear
was therc'ineiiibratK-c<if Ills lovo ;
— said of a kind nikr.
I ^ sweet and bitter, prosperity
and adversity.
] g" a kind answer, soft words.
^ ^ 1 !J^ 1"^ *1<5CS not relish
his food.
I |.Jj a willing bond, a voluntary
agreement.
1 <& pleased, contented, resign-
ed ; also used ironically.
1 q" savory food, such as is gi\'cn
to aged parents.
1 !^ rKpioriee ; also written like
the next.
] ^ a suiooth-tongxicd fellow.
^ J^ ] i\j now deatli will be
sweet, — for I have obtained luy
desire.
] ^ to .stamp, as when delighted
or half drunk.
S I ^ jij I am contented with
poverty and reproach.
1 j]|' the pro\ince of Kansuh,
BO named from Kan-cliau fu
1 i'H J(f '" ■'*' northern part ;
and Suli eheu jjlJ j'\\ ; in A. I).
510, this prefeetme and a large
region south of it was named
Kan ehau ] j\], and afler\\ards
used for part of the name of tlie
pnniuee.
1 Sii + :: ;r5 ^ *i K'-^" i^" !
[of Ts'in, I!, c. 220,] was made '
premier at 1 2 years of age, —
an<l died at lo.
In Cantonese, read b''in\ and
nsually written Plj-, which is pro-
perly read ^/n'n, meaning to carry
food in the mouth, as a monkey
does. An adverb of quantity, so;
Buch; an exclamation.
I ^ such a quantity I
1 jp. so early I
4n ^i 1 Jit such an ugly face 1
KAM.
-)-^ Liquorice ; called ] [^ or
J y tile sweet plant ; Chinese her-
/,(iii balists say "it cures all com-
plaints of the breast and
bladder, and corrects the bad in-
fluence of other plants;" the Pan
Ts'ao puts it at the head of all
plants.
_L.II From free and sweet ; it is also
,/T^H interclianijed witlist'"''" itr '<-Vit.
Jmil The loose jacket {Ciinis mar-
ital iti(), called also the coolie-
njandarin orange, is ] ^ or
^ ] ; at the Xorth, this name
denotes the bilter orange, and in
some places is e\eu applied to the
Ijudha's hand
I )^ orange peel.
iii 1 ^ lo bet on orange seeds,
by guessing their number.
5h 1 [n] 'i^ I" ^''■'^'° °"® t^^t^s
after dividing an orange, — i. e.
to share a pleasure or delicacy
with another.
^i-l-U Water in which rice has been
ci P scoured, called jjt ] 7J1C,
^hiii and used fur washing sores ;
to boil thick, as gruel.
I 1% watery ; full.
,jlti A disease of children, arising
t / M from bad treatment or iu-
/.■((/! digested food ; atrophy.
I ^ venereal ulcers.
^ I a gum-boil ; canker-sores ;
infants have the ^ ,1^ :Jf' ]
galloping canker, or cancrum
] ^ an infantile marasmus ; pot-
brllied ; it is applied to several
forms of disease.
i^ll, .\ bait ; others saj-, a, sweet
( ^p cake or dumpling.
if^if* Hoar-frost, or as the charac-
("Q* ter indicates, s»rt/ n"'«; it is
Jmh also used for dew in the peti-
tion j^ jtfj I -/^ may we
be fa\orcd with copious
showers and dews.
KAN.
311
"jHC' I' 10m ^ the power of nature
t— f-Ui< aiul ^ snuli;;lil ; tlie form ^
f^i^in is iiiu.-th' used for these senses.
Dry, exhausted ; to dry;
clean; all gone; entirely; dried,
cined by drying ; adopted by a
.sworn contract, as is often done by
persons having children to get com-
pany for them.
I j^ clean, limpid.
^ 1 W ''^^ ^^'^ ''"'^^ ' '^^■-^ned
out.
"^ ] dried apricots.
] ^ clean, airy, dry.
IIS j — . ^ to drain the glass,
to sec the bottom of it.
1 31 a sinecure.
1^; ] to dry at a fire.
1 ^ a defalcation, use of ano-
ther's goods ; peculation, under-
hand gain.
1 HI tli to report falsely, to
make up a story-
^ T «t 1 1 54 fi^ I g"t "o
refieshment at all \\ hen I reached
his house.
jtI 1 if I sent him a present of
dried fruits, cakes, <fec.
i^ it I ^ the heat has dried
it up.
] ^ feverish, heated, dry, parched.
1 Wl .51 persons who have boimd
themselves fraternally, as Jona-
than and David.
1 H. "f "'^ adopted child, but
one who cannot succeed to the
inheritance, and does not change
his name.
] J^ so the child calls its adopted
mother.
I\ead ^ISien. Heaven, the power
or agency of heaven ; the first of
the eight diagrams, meaning that
which goes witliout ceasing; a
sovereign ; a father ; firm, stable,
enduring; untiring, diligent ; su-
perior; on the compass-card, de-
notes northwest.
1 ;jjj heaven.
I Jljl heaven and earth ; the cos-
mos; met. male and female.
812
KAN.
Ha.
1^ 1 1 diligent all day bug.
^1^1^ continually showing
prudence and care, — kst lie
went wrong.
I to embody heavenly prin-
ciples, as a good prince docs.
1 mnmm i^- i'ti * ^^■i"='i
the boy's butrotha] card and pre-
sents Lave gone, the girl's card
is immediately rctnrneJ.
1 P'b fi S Gaadhara, an old
kingdom in India.
In Cantonese. To lift off, as a
cover ; to take off, to turn over, as
a leaf ; to pull up, as a coverlet.
C -t.J?. The oiij>iiial character is compos-
H)L eJ of i^ to hold on from above
'/Mil """l l>elow, and "^ old altered in
combination.
To walk up to boldly, to dare'
to venture on ; presuming, bold>
intrepid, rash : saucy, offensive to
good manners; how can, ought
I, — in polite language, I cannot,
I may not.
sume ; I ought not — to receive
such a compliment
how can I do it I i. e. I am
unworthy — of your regards.
3i 1 or Bl f^ bold, daring, im-
pudent ; how brave !
W-fc ] ^ afraid of no difBculties.
1 P.') :§; decidedly so, no doubt.
^ ] valiant, decided.
Ift ^ 1 18 ^^^'1 ^"y ^^^ '^^^^ '°
resist ?
1 g or ] ;g really, certainly it is.
1 5E i ^ fearless, daring soldier.
jg ill ^ ] I venture to ask you,
Sir, to come.
;]R3 1 IS f^ I I'^^'s used boldness
in plainly stating my case ; — a
phrase in complaints to a ruler.
In Cantonese. An adverb of
manner, so, thus ; in this manner ;
an interjection of surprise.
^ 1 stop, well 1
1 IS if yo^ say so ; if so.
1 Wl ^ ''^'^ ^"^^ ^° > <2nongh.
s.
h
KAN.
The Chinese olive or ] ;j.^
the fruit of a species of Cana-
'/mii riuDi, a line tree of tlie Tere-
binth family, which is com-
mon in the southern provinces ;
there is a white and a black sort ;
it is also called ^ ^ from its
green color ; and /£, % the loyal
fruit, or j^^ % the remonstrant
fruit, because like expostulation, its
taste at first is harsh; another
name is Ij^ returning flavor,
referring to the after relish.
1 ■Hi i^ '^ condiment made from
salted olives.
Insipid, no llavor; to wash,
to clean.
'htn i§ 1 ^ J£ to wash the
hands and feet.
] 'Jifj Kanpu. the old Canfu, the
port of Hangchau in Chch-
kiang, durhig the Sang dynasty
and earlier.
If
'Lull
To unfold or spread out gar-
ments ; to smooth clothes by
the hand.
'/am
From heart and all.
To move the feelings, to ex-
cite ; affected by, acted on ;
influenced either physically
or mentally ; indignant, moved ; to
touch.
] ,§. grateful, filled with a sense
of kindness.
] jli ^ 3? exceedingly gi-ateful.
] I^ soriy, mournful.
^. 1 ^ lit ^ '^o "ot take my
kercliief
] /f^ moved by another's earnest-
ness ; the response of the gods to
a prayer of faitk
1 it A JU< tu laove the heart;
to reform ; to convert ; regene-
rated.
] JJ to move, to influence; the
emotions acted on.
] g JK, ^ affected by the wea-
ther.
reciprocal influences, as of
KAN.
] 2^.1fD^ supernatural conception.
] iJ' f^> obliged for ; I thank
you ; the word oumsJiaiD Ls de-
rived from the Amoy pronun-
ciation of this phrase.
iS 1 5. i*l it is graven on my
heart ; lasting thanks for.
1 Jjjf. an appropriate recompense.
j (* ^ I am deeply thanlcful for
your goodness.
From Jfs/i and darinrj, alluding
to its ferocity and gluttony.
A fish three feet long found
in the Yangtsz' Eiver, ha\-
ing a large mouth and yellowish
gills, greenish on the back ; no
other fish can live peaceably in the
same stream with it, whence it is
called fijg @, or bachelor fish ; it
seems to be a sort of pike or pickerel.
T vara fsh and all; said to be a
contracted form of the last.
A kind of mud-fish.
1 i^iO'^TE 1 S'SilureofadiLS-
ky green color, with serrated
spines, the Pimdodits yuttatus. com-
mon at Canton in the spring months.
'/am
'Ian
If
'/am
'lam
2C
the dual powers ; concepUon.
From (jraiii and dry or s'uff ;
the lirst form is commonest ; it
> is interchanged with fkan /iy a
staff, ;uul the next.
The culm of grain ; straw ;
stubble ; used as a classifier of
spears, guns, &c., but not
properly.
] J\^ an clBgy, a figure made of
b.raw.
] .'f^ a rice broom.
^ ] paddy straw.
] pM roots of grain, stubble.
— ' ^ 1 a shcfif of straw.
In the dictionary read /ian>, but
usually used as a synonym o( Jean
4l" a pole ; and sometimes of
tlie last.
A stafl', a handle, as of a
spear ; a lever ; a classifier of
spears, guns, steelyards.
— 1 1^ one spear ; one musket.
— ] jfif one steelyard or dotchin.
KA>7.
KAN.
KAN.
313
•/a/j
rrom to (JO and a sticl; as tlie
plioiietic.
' To cock the tall and run ; to
cliaso ; to pursue ; to hasten
to a J, lace; to hurry, to do
quickly ; to drive, as sheep ;
to expel ; to strive for. to
emulate ; urged by, in ahm-ry, busy,
ixmetual ; liastened, stimulated.
] JtJ^ to hurry on ; to go faster.
] 'i;Ji in a hurry.
1 [JJ to drive out; to expel; to
dii^iuiss, to turn away.
1 g? f/jjj do it as quick as you can.
] J5| to expel, to eject
1 Ijiil i\'\ a donkey-boy, ono who
runs alter the carriage or hoz'se;
11 belto, .1 pyce.
%%. 1 JJ f!!r> I'll catch up with
you.
] W\ 7K 'ivail one's self of the
tide.
1 X dfe ?i5 ^'^ hurry through a
jib, — and slight it.
I J^ to hui'ry on to tbo post-
house, as when traveling.
] ijf 10 display goods at a fair.
1 ill ?if; I'b driven to a corner ;
no shitt, lio resource.
I .^ _L I cauiiof catch up to him.
1 j|b ^'^ repair to a post imme-
diately.
1 -^^ ?ll5 ^ y "' \Mmi get up early,
ll ] ^ j^ ± "0 shall gi't there in
time.
1 >E' ^5 tLi % l^t-' spry and take
theiii <jat, — to dry in the .sun.
1 3''J %\\'i fi fy tu I'c there
at the time ; bo punctual.
<^-Wr\ To stretch out anything with
\^^ the hand ; to open out, as a
'/a;;j scroll.
t/^^ A slender variety of bamboo,
^j\- iit for arrows.
^kan ^ I the shaft of an arrow.
] 3K}; a kind of pearl-barley.
^t 1 iL' ■'' niountain in Tsing-pu
hien, about oC miles from Shang-
hai.
kun'
' |S^ A cheap box or trunk woven
l^M. of Ijamboo splints, calLd ]
'/Mil ^, and much used in Iravel-
ing; a lid; to cover with a
lid.
Read Jciniff. A cup.
M ] i^M *''»'!' 'l^'"'" "-he lid,
and keep it seeiu'ely.
Tiom -f* a xhiclil ami ^ aun-
li'jht ; tliis is sometimes incorrect-
ly used P)r </,-f(« '^ dry, and is
intercliangcj with the next.
The trunk of a tree ; the mate-
rial of, the original substance of;
skillful, capable ; to give money
for, to intrigue for a post ; to attend
to business ; atfaurs, business ; to
follow a calling; a well-curb.
7^ ] public aliairs.
1 ^ >i ^ '■'J fallow a father's
occupation.
I ^ or ] ^ j^ to do busiiii'ss ;
to manage affairs.
pT n 1 ff ^<. V capable of
doing great things.
lib 1 "'■ ^ 1 'ibility, talent.
^J ] to bespeak aid in order to
obtain a situation.
1 5|I A to seek to be made a
headman.
'fi H tt ] "'!''''■ '^ yo"^' business
with me ?
1 ^ an able ofBcer.
^ ^L 1 nothing can be done;
no resuurecs ; no one helps me.
] J^ a clever player ; a man (,f
ability.
] the stylo of a man, his size
or strength.
f-}*' ^ 1 ^^ 1 if you cannot (or
will not) do it, I can.
Si 1 'M \^<- collect together in
pursuit of trade.
5)i .jt ] j^\ must select the best
timber — or talent.
I Jf; 3'C .^'v -^ wicked deeds
dono without a thought of llea-
\ en ; reclde&s villainy.
fnTT* Black spots or streaks on the
|^"| face, as from ago and lialf-
/.«;»' starved faro with exix)sure.
tAj> The root of a tree ; a handle ;
%k
%
a well-curb ; an old name for
Imii? the sugar-cane; boards used
in making adobio walls.
en [me against those] pruices
^vho absent themselves, and thus
assist yoin- sovereign.
^ 1 ;?: ± o'l llie well-eiu'Ix
^ I branches and trunk ; also a
ridge cf hills and its spurs.
tJfc ^ t'f y<: 1i\ 1 the branches
cannot grow largerthan the stem.
??l 1 13 ^ •■'' f^tirt'trunk and weak
branches ; a wise father and
foolish suns.
K B From 'l)\ a lunner contracted and
rVV zL a lirud ; it is used only as a
Laa' iiriMiitvc.
The dawn, the red blush of
morning.
n :)ii I 1 the sun illumines the
day.
MTf^) From sun and shield as the plio-
|J I netic ; not the same as haii' ^
/can ■'
Sunset, dusk.
PI ] /p JI3 the evening sua
does not shine.
nS' i\'k I 1 'ilin'iiktut, luxurious.
13 1 3^ 5F ,^« ^ the emperor
forgot his lueal at evening.
;> ^- daily labors, the toil
from dawn to eve.
W
f
n
/.an
•AIL) A \ iolet or iiurjile color, call-
?nri ed 1 ^, which it is said the
bill good man does not wear, as
it is ap[)ropriato to women's
apparel.
To shut one's mouth ; to
bridle one's speech, to restrain
one's anger.
Water leaking into a boat ;
nmd ; to sink ; a sujicrlative,
/.aii' very ; nami! of a small stream
in Sin-kan hien jjjf ] ]}f. a
district in the central part of Kiauf-
si on the River Ilan, just south of
Lin-kiang fu ; also used as another
form of tho next.
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KAN.
K^AN.
K'AN.
Intercliniiged witli the next, and
sometimes contracteii like the
last ; tlie second form is also a
common contraction.
The name of the central
river of Kiangsi, the Iviver
Kan ] fX. whieli flows from
the Mei-ling range north into tlie
Poyang Lake, and \N'ith its branches
drains the province ; it is navigable
for boats to Nan-ngan fii, about
300 miks from llie liike.
rg^fc' Fovined of ^ and ^ combined,
Mf=i tlie liist being nart of Yii-cliang
^f(/i' Tii -^ tlie old name for Kiang-
si, and tlie other denoting iiini/'
'{^ a name for the river Kan ;
it is used with the last.
A region south of Poyang
Lake, called Cliang-kung ^ W
in the Han dynasty, and altered
to Kan chen ] '}]] in the Simg
dynasty.
I i'l'l ilvf ^ I'ligo prefecture iu the
soiKh of Kiangsi, and sometimes
used to denote the whole pro-
vmce.
Eead hiitff^.
offer tribute.
To present, to
Kead /iinir/''. Foolish ; stupid.
The tibia or shin bone ; the
sides of the body on the ribs ;
any bone iu the body.
J j^ boils ou the leg.
is:°.A.:ixr_
OM sotnirls, Van nnt! k'ar.i. 7« Canton, hon nnd liom ; — in Sifnloio, k'an, Ic'am, ban, t"'oi, and k'ang ; — in Amoy, k'am and
Van ; — in Fuhchuu, k'ang and hang ; — in Shnnijhai, k'u", kc", h6'i, tsic", and ko" ; — in Clii/u, k'an.
.fills
■om S!/'0)v/ and ohslinnie ; the
second form is now* sjnoii}"nions,
iiough it, was once read isien'.
^jj I To cut, to carve ; to cngra\e
(y J } blocks for printing ; to erase
j/c an Qj. g,,j f^^■^^^ fp^,-,^ blocks ; used
with the next, to hew, to
chop.
1 ^S ^" cut blocks.
1 ^') ^ ? to prepare blocks
and carve characters.
^ 1 i s" ^" original unmu-
tilated (or unaltered) edition.
] ^ aL ^ ^o carve and set up
slune tablets.
^ 1 .^ Bi^ Ills talk is insipid
and senseless ; — i. e. it is -not
worth carving.
TirC, Used with the prei:eding.
(ViV Tolilazo the trees in order
('•^ «« to know the road in a forest ;
to notch trees.
ISi lU 1 /fC to go over the hills
marking or blazing the trees.
From earlli and very; occurs
V;J^ used with the ne.-it.
^L'aii To sustain, to bear ; able, ade-
quate to ; worthy of, fit for ; a
projection o\er a hollow ; a covering
let down to protect or overshadow ;
the canopy of heaven.
^ ] unfit for ; intolerable, can-
not be borne.
I J^ useful, serviceable.
1 ii 'it- 1''"" -^ post ; al)le to sustain.
] £M iieaven and earth, one cover-
ing the other ; «//. the chariot
which bears man and his fates-
] ^''i 7^ ^ ■''' geomancer, one
■who chooses graves.
1 pH satisfactory, suitable.
lit fill iii, 1 ''""' '^•■i" I ever re-
pay your kindness ?
S ij P 1 1'"^^ '^^an I bear this
su tiering'?
1 W li'. a I'e is fit for any re-
sjionsibility or station.
T M ^1 a \ ile wretch ; I
can't l)ear hiui !
^ 1 ^ ^ H I ■■1'" unequal to
the many troubles in the slate.
To pierce, to stab ; to con-
(picr ; to kill ; fully to sus-
tain ; equal to, iu which it is
like the last, and seldom used,
to suppress a riot, to put
down an insurrection.
] nj; to win and lose; victory
and defeat.
] 2* self-mortification.
1 S 1^ J?) f"ll.V estimated (or
setllcd) their achievements.
J'aa
An earthen vessel ; a sort of
crucible which holds five
^shiiii/ ^j- or pints.
A rocky bank, precipitous
ledges ; irregular.
iLl ] a elifl^, a steep ledge.
] |Il^- mountain ridges.
1 i^ une\en, as a moun-
tain defile ; a rugged sum-
mit.
From a drnijon and io join.
To receixe or contain ; to in-
close ; to take ; a niche, a
shrine to hold images or
ancestral tablets, sometimes mo-
vable ; it is made in imitation of
the room under pagodas Avhere
the god sits ; a receptacle or jar
for the ashes of priests; it has a
high cover, and in Kiangsu, a dy-
ing jiriest is placed in it, and the
cover clo.sed on him ; in this con-
dition he is called ^ | f U f^ a
priest waiting for death, and is
buried in it ; to overcome ; a sound.
I ^ to contain, as a shrine does.
^ ] an ineeusc-bo.x.
fl^ 1 -I priest's tomb.
^ A 1 -I binnacle in a junk ;
it usually holds an idol.
K'i^N.
k'an.
K'AJT.
P
'/c'cm
Mi
'k'an
Tlie original was inteiuled lo ]-e-
jn-esciit ft recejitafle, tlie bottom
line denoting tho level eartli ; it
is tho ITtli radical ot' a few clia-
lacters, some of tlicrn analogous
to it, but it is never used by itself.
A vessel to put thiugs in,
and still unfilled.
To tuke tilings liy the liand;
to Iji'ing or take.
lu Fuhchau. To carry by a
bale, or .-.s a bundle liy its
string ; the bale {;f a bucket. |
III Cantonesi'. A cla.ssifier of the
trunks of trees, or clumps of stunted
trees.
— 1 -^ HI one bead of taro.
In Pckiiifjesn. An innuendo, an
enigma, a double-entcndie ; often
used for 'hkni ^ a threshold.
M \ 5i '"-' "'''s iiiakiug a pun.
To eat and not be satisfied ;
to eat ; dissa-
iiot enough
Vt'rtw tisfied.
'L'wi, T
rom stone and to out ; occur;
lerchanged with the last.
Composed of fg or \^ truth and
Mw jl| (lowing .'i^j'CrtiH.s'.
Plain, unvarnished speech ;
faithfid, upright, plain-spoken, as
Confucius is s;iid to have been.
•? IE§ 1 HU 4 I'^-^^-'li' ('^ famous
disciple of the sage) was ^■ery
brusque and stern.
] 1 W pj)c converse with sincerity
and directness.
'ig
From earth and to otre or a pit.
A pit, a hole ; a cavity ; a
dangerous place, a precipice;
to dig a jiit ; to fall into a
'L'aii snare or danger ; a hazard ;
a critical time, as of life;
noise made in striking, a rap, a
smack, a crack ; a wrench ; the
bridge on a lute to supiiort the
strings ; a siiiall vase ; the second
of the eight diagTauis, and refers
to water.
1 i^oriS 1 t- dig a pit.
^l^ ] ilii> pit (f the stoniacli.
1 1 '(''4 te S^^"V ' '-''"'I' ' '^'° '"^^
.sounds, as the teak comes down.
] 1 %\ '^5i rub-a-dub go my
druuiH.
1 -jt i'^ "li? rapping so on your
earthen jar.
] m uneven ; irksome to do ; I
diflieukies in life.
] |if^ to set a pit, as for beasts ;
to involve a person maliciously.
5E: f!3 1 5u '■'"'-'■'^ '8 " difficulty
in getling on that road ; it is a
crilical time — with the diseas;'.
To cut, to chop, to fell ; to
cut ofl'; to stone, to throw
stones at ; a mortar or small vase.
77 ] cut it in two.
1 f^ to wounl by a stone.
I 133 to split open.
^ ] a mortar fir mi.xing lime.
1 M ^ '■"'■ ""' •''« l"-'-'tb
j fjlj t.i fell trcct:.
1 "F 2J5 't is cut down.
1 ^ 5i a wai.stcoat, a ve.st.
1 ^ Hd I can cut it.
^ ] a largo mortar, like those
used fir liuUing rice.
From l.iiiid and to oa-e ; the
second .iiid nnaiithoriied form is
used at ('anton.
To strike, to knock ; to run
against, to throw down ; lo
.stone one.
] 54 *'> make a notch in.
i^. ^^ ] %, porcelain may not
ijatter pottery ; — I'll not eon-
tend willi him.-
1 'M '"' 1 ^'i '" smash ; to throw
down ami break.
^^ M 1 ^^ ^^irow a stone at
the dog.
m\
From carriage or earth and
moiled by; the second is unusual.
Impeded ; hard to get on ;
no luck ; always losing.
I fiij going slowly, cx-
periencuig difliculties, no op-
piortunity ; unfortunate, un-
successful in life.
Like the next, and not so much
used.
'L'aa
Rjad 7iC
the hair.
To comb, to dress
n
f
/.■ nil
Froh. .0 oire and a jiit, it is also
read W((«, to covet.
Discontented with one"s self;
dLssatisfied because of imper-
fection ; humljle, but energetic ; a
suur looic, sorrowful ; to strive for.
n ili 1 fS> I'C felt that he was
imperfect.
To spy, to watch, to try to
find out ; to look down at.
ffi I open-eyed, like n fish.
1 Pa M f¥ l^ thousand
carts] came into the city.
1 ?L -7 .i: t 4 lio watched
when Confucius was away from
home.
[EH ) From door and to presume, refer-
/.'(in' To peep thro.igh ; to look
down or towards with ex-
pectation ; to come lo ; name of an
ancient city in Lu ; ,1 pavilion.
9i, -il- 1 "M ^ 'I'-'^'ii i''' ^pyi"5 i'i*i
house ; — said when one thinks
he can do an ill deed unknown
lo any body.
Eead '/i-m Angry, irate ; a
tiger's scream.
1 ia i^ }Ji growling like a
savage tiger.
) I'rom strength and very.
To compare evidence ; to in-
k'an' vestigate a case; to poreonal-
ly examine, as an officer the
place where a crime was done ; lo
collate ; diligent, able, adequate.
i5i' 1 '*' g" •''"^^ investigate, as on
an inquest.
^ I or ] fJ!J to oxatuino, lo
cross-question.
1 P ''^ take evidcnco and decide.
?S ^c ] ^ '"^ revision of the case
showed no error.
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k'an.
K'AN.
K'AN.
^ \ to criticise closely ; to ferret
out tlie facts.
examine the boundaries of fields,
as in a litigation.
1 M' 0' ^ 1 ''° compare, as
papers or texts.
In Cantonese. To straighten
out ; to replace.
I /^ to put up a bedstead.
] ^ put it back properly.
Lt ) 1 From earth or stone and ade-
C|| quate ; it is often ivi'ongly
•1^ I written like '■chS.n $g a block, or
^kan i§ worthy.
A dangerous bank ; a pre-
cipitous ledge on a river's
shore ; a cliff; the shelter
under a high bank ; a diked liank.
$t)| 5 1 to build a stone bund or
sea-wall.
I j^ the edge of the cliff.
UJ 1 tII 4i9 t^''^'' ^'^'ff ""'^'^ ^"°"
fall.
^ ] edge or brink of a well.
P^ j the door-sill, of which some
are movable and others fixed ;
the .S^ 1 -T" is the upper
stone step near it.
Ill Cantonese. A short break-
water running out into the stream
or sea, as a ledge of roclis.
k^an
^■j^-«j From to ^0 mii obstinate.
1 1 J Pleased ; contented ; to go
k an' joyfully, to be bajipy •, sincere,
trutliful.
] ^ settled, at ease.
^ dlK ^ 1 '"^ ^^^^ happy after a
feast.
1 ^ M ^ ^i^ sat down content-
edly.
Pgj Name of a bird, the ] B|
-fi>^ which is probably akin to
fan' the robin ; it is said to re-
semble a fowl, and to sing
night and day.
A small covered tub for
holdmg ice, in order to pre-
serve sacrificial meats irom
becoming tainted during the
hot weather.
From @ eye under ^ a hand ;
the second antique form has
n-one out of use ; this character
somewhat resembles c/ioA, ^g
to cause.
To look at, to see ; to desire
to see ; to examine, to regard
carefully ; to practice ; a grammati-
cal term, having the sense of taken
for, similarly; likeness ; equivalent ;
aspect, manner ; what is for show,
a dummy; after some verbs of
sensation, it denotes present time.
i? 1 or |g 1 it is good looking ;
attractive
1 ^ 51 I don"t see it ; I cannot
sec it — clearly.
1 /f^ Jl n^ I ^I'^'i't ^^'i"*^ to see
it ; the sight is repulsive.
1 'JB' to practice physiognomy.
j -^ to read silently; to skim
over a book.
] T^ seen through it; the trick
Las been found out.
1 ^^ to watch for a good
opportunity.
1 ;^ ifj I cannot perceive it,
illegible; not recognizable.
fi^Rli 1 smell it; |^ g? ] try
to do it. (fihan(jha\.)
\ ^51 ;£ A W ± I sec my
friend in your face, — .and will
say nothing.
] ^ look at it.
m ] ugly looking, repulsive.
1 3^ ilt -^ acquainted witli life ;
worldly wise.
] :}^ ^] I saw it ; I knew it.
] 1^ to regard with contempt.
^ j|l5 /S^ 1 ^'^^'^ it '"^"^^ ^^^ "■"^
hear.
1 -^ 'Iff ;9; consider all the cir-
cumstances.
\^ — Pg ftil p]" 1 ask him once,
and see (or find out).
ffe A ^ 1 it has the meaning of
the character A ™'™-
— ;!# 1 \^ have the same look ;
identical in object.
doing that business.
1 ^V ^' \m\\z in the tea.
1^ ] to make a visit.
1 -Ift'fi^^t^li- 1 Ma doctor
must first fetl the jjulse.
%A %% V% ^ ^'^'"f'^i
gToom ought to know how to
tell a horse.
Bead ,/oV(«. To watch, to look
after, to see to ; to examine ; to take
a careful view of; to keep an eye on,
as a guard over a suspicious fellow.
;^ ] a mutual look or watch.
\ iji to watch cattle.
] \i^ to behave to one ; manner
towards a person.
1 PI A a doorkeeper, a porter.
havi! a look at it.
1 ^ a night watch.
^ 1 to look at alone, as an em-
peror does from his seclusion.
1 f'.t & '''" avaricious fellow ;
an old niggard.
f!S 1 A # 01 1 see that every-
body is ch'unk.
KaN.
Kan.
KaN.
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KI^f^lsT.
OM sounfij ken- In Canton^ kiia ; — in Sivatow, kun ; ■
in Shanghai^ kaiig ; -
in Amoi/j kun j — in Fizhchnit^ kong f7«f/kuiig; —
IS
I'Vom (coot/ and obstinate as the
jilionetic.
jAr(/t The roots of plants ; ori-
gin, root, beginning, cause,
foundation ; a base, as tlie lower
j)art or substruction of a wall ;
thoroughly, fundamental; <a classi-
licr of trees, sticks, and pieces of
wood, such things as are long and
f<titl', and even of ropes and haw-
sers ; among the Budhists, an
organ or faculty of the mind,
and al.so of tlic body.
— - ^^^ ] one root, often denotes
that a man lias only one son.
] Tji evidence ; cause ; radical ;
parentage.
4fi I /Ji baseless ; no pi-iiol o'', or
power to do ; singular, unaason-
able.
] Wi Ijottoni of a thrng ; the
cause ; origin of a thing.
J^ ] begimiing ; first intUienccs.
^ \ ]& '^^ ^ '■^'J^^'^ faudly or
stock.
BJu (ill ^ 1 '"^ baseless i imior.
] 5lc t-liB ''"ot and s[)ray ; altoge-
ther, throughout.
gl5 1 ;'t last, finally ; lo rctilrn
to its first condition.
I [i] mode of origin, circumstan-
ces of its beginning, <letails of
the aft'air from the first
^ 1 ^ J& ^" make a tluirougli
investigation and sil'l it to the
bottom
Hi 1 ^ J?i'- [!"■ i-^ nol)lttcrthanl
grass witi^out a rout; — unreli-
able.
] 1:3? 'rt? HI ^^^^ ''""t '^ •^'^"''l' -'""l
tlie brancli tough ; — it is a diffi-
cult att'air.
1^ ] to eradicate ; to do away
with utterly.
W 1 ® '"^ ''"S nuieli vigor,
said of a child.
IS T 1 5£ T pull it "P entire-
lis familv is e.xtinct.
md "j^ JJ^ ] are poetical
i.v;
■as; I • ^ J-><;
names for the bamboo.
7f. 1 among Budhists, the five
ori'ans (>ii(/ii/(i) or powers of the
/mind, which produce ^^ ^
- .sound moral life, as fg ] the
faculty of faith, ttc.
/^ I 'in ^^ ^''" faculties are all
in perfect quiet (or comatose) ;
— I. e. he is near his absorption.
From y'liot and obstinate as the
phonetic;
JliIii The heel ; to folhjw at one's
heels ; a servant, an attend-
ant ; to follow up. as an inquiry ;
to imitate ; according to, following.
m ifi \ or m 1 'ti^^' I'^'ci-
1 JljE ''i lackey, a footman, a ser-
vant, a valet.
1 A \tk '^^ 't •'"* '"^ '^O'^s-
1 'iW 5i before you ; one in the
presence ; to be with, as a friend.
1 i& m to follow bad e.vanqiles.
1 Pia "'■ 1 iji; 2j$ lie came with
me ; come on.
1 >S^ X ^S W following this.
there was also some rain.
1 "S-^ to follow the clue: lo trace
it up.
^ij ] JJS don't tag after me.
1 pfi M "" ■■isseiiting word.
fill >"- ?54 ] HJ 'A^ lie is my own
child.
^ 1 5|- to slip and fall down.
1 pfl % fi^ under what tcachei
did you study ?
^ I ^ very near, familiar with ;
lo be next to one.
] iffj a nniner to a sedan.
'=Q To speak with difllculty; to
pj^ wrangle, to act perverselr.
Read 'Jiaii. Disobedient ;
unwilling to listen.
Tliis chai'acter was originally
formed of ^ eye and (j to
toiiijii.ti'e ; y. (/. disobedient ones
w ill not meet yonr eye ; it is the
138th radical of oidytive charac-
ters ; it resembles Jiinnj _^
good, and is mucli used as a
contraction of i^i/in sR silver.
The third of the eight diagrams,
corresponds to motmtains ; a limit
or bound ; to stop; hard, perverse,
obstinate.
[ ^'^ a kind of hard stone ; stony,
hard like stone.
I M {^ the diagram f^ resem-
bles an inverted cup.
-^•fr^ ) I'rom jilaiit and perverse, alliid-
! — 3 in'' to its virnlence.
/.an' A wild lilant, the ^ ] a
sort of butter-cup or crow-
foot, the I2(iiniiii:iilii.<< aiiiifofiiis^
which is regarded as poisonous.
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K'aN.
K'JvN.
KANG.
Old sound, k'en In Canton, haa ani/ugan ; — in Swatoic, k'un; — in A/not/, ki'in
and kauiig ; — in Slumghai, k'ilng ; — in C/tifu,
^ ] to ijlough new land.
] ^ to plough and sow.
] Jik ^ duties on newlv cleared
land.
^ij \ \% iM'ol^e it with all his
strength.
6t| From Jieart and to root ; the pri-
mitive is interclianged witli it.
'/i'ciii To beg, to ask earnestly ; im-
portunate, truly, earnestly.
] ij} very urgent
j ^aj to feel for deeply.
1 ?J^ ^o supplicate, to intreat of.
] j^, to beg a favor.
1 ® jS fi" I beg you to believe
me.
you — to help me.
From earth and to roof.
^ To open new land ; to plough
'k'dn new soil ; to commence til-
lage ; to work energetically
so as to injure ; to break \\^, as a
plough does.
^ 1 P3 Jik to clear land, to pre-
pare virgin soil
] fllj §§ ^ he encroached on the
[limits of the] grave by tillage.
From JiCast and obstinate ; inter-
cliangcd witli tlie last two.
To root up ground, as hogs
do ; to bite at, to gnaw.
From 1^ teeth and -j^ root con-
tracted.
'Ichln To g;iaw, to bite on ; to bark,
as a tree ; the crmiching noise
made in eating.
I ^ a gnashing sound.
1 "p? 'fS t^o clean an apricot -seed-
1 'b' 'o pick a bone clean.
Eead yiii' The gums.
and giin ; — in Fuhchati, k'ong, ngung,
k'an.
) From stone and obstinate; tbis
cliaracter i; often wrongly used
kklil ^""' ^-^ '" ^ ^ vermilion.
A Stone with a crack, flaw,
or seam in it ; the rumbling noise
of stones ; loud noise of bells.
1 ^ ro^''^ crystal. Cantonese.
1 W .^ S *-be rumbling of roll-
ing stones or grinding.
i
m,i'
■Q > A stone or gem marked with
J5^ veins.
] -jitj- the stone has a flaw.
Eead ^yin. A stone much
like jade, probably resembling ser-
pentine.
—'I— I } An imautkorized character.
k'uu
A seam like a garment.
W. I or ^Sc ] to sew a
soam.
1 t\^ s- small seam.
TSiJ^l^TCSr.
Old sonnds, kong and kung. In Canton, kong
in Fnhchaii, kong and kaung ; — in S/ianpkui, kon;
in Siralon; kang, kang, ani kung ; — in Antoy, kong ; •
in Cliifu, kang.
,1^
From ill a liill within P9>I a net ;
it is easily confonnded with 'a'uny
[^ a net.
The backbone of hills ; a
water-shed ; a peak, a stony hill ; a
range; a summit, the culminating
point; a hillock, a heap.
^\i} ] a dirt heap.
^ ] the bloody wales L-ft after
a whipping.
ill ] -^ peaks and summits among
the hills.
ia 1 iin \>^ [liis goothiess Ls en-
during] as the hills and ridges.
1^ ] 5jj, a steep pass or road over
the mountaiiLs.
1^ nl 1 "Wo-hnig Mountian in
S.!"eh'ucn where gfj '^j ^ was
born.
a side wind.
From knife and hill.
Hard, solid, unyeikling; ri-
^lanj gorous, firm ; in inus'c, a sharp
tone; constant, enduring, in-
trepid ; an adcerh of time, recently,
now, just, momently.
1 $1 -ir be has jnst gone.
] ^'J or 1 \ % ^ij they Lave
ju.st arrived.
] — ■ 2}$ be has just been here.
1 M coura£;eons, valiant.
] i^ resolute, firm in purpose.
1 ^'0 irascible ; overbearing and
wi'iiVul.
1 ^ hard and soft ; energetic
and easy ; positive and negative
in electricity.
1 and ^ [3 the odd and even
days in the moon.
] il" or 1 ^ vicious, pig-
headed ; stiti-set.
] J£ upright, firm in principle.
1 ^ resolute iu a purpose ; noble.
1 M "i* JE constant in rectitude
^C :^ 1 'be four guardians of
the gate in Budhist temples, for
which the next is more correct.
KANLi.
KANG.
KANG.
319
t-iJ-f A large star ; tlic gixl wlio
, li~^ lives in il, ; the Biulliisls
Jmhij reckon Uiirty-six ^C 1 '"
the largo slar.s, but the four
stare which form the Ijowl of (he
Dipper are specially called the ^'^
] , and the four guardians put in
the gateways of I'lulhist temples,
called 13 ;/iC :^ I > ^'^^ '-''c gods
who reside in them; they have red,
green, while, and black faces.
Jmu<j
From earth or jar and a. jieak ;
the third form is most common.
A jar ; a glazed earthen \'cs-
(■ sel to contain water, lotus
tlower.s, fisli, or nianin'e ;
(hey are large and coarse,
have bulgmg sides and wide
months.
1 ^ earthen-ware vessels.
S ] "■■ yK 1 water jars; tjio
squat .shaped ones are called ^
W\ M 1 > referring to the thighs
of the (emple guardians.
— P ;^ |§5 ] one gold-fish jar.
^ I or IJJ; I a public retiring
shed.
^ ^ ] a seven picid jar, a very
. large sized one, big enough for
a cistern.
A (railing plant, tlie ] 3^
c n^lj or Vitis Jidfolia, which beai's
Jcani/ white flowers and small
grapes that are said to re-
nio\c stupidily.
I :rp said to be a variety of
squash.
4131 A red bull.
clP'U fJ 1 <i '^""'"--k whicl, w.as
jMiig used by a king of Lu in sac-
rifice.
^A cross piece, as on the logs
of a bed; the (iiills of a
J>niiij sedan ; poles of a bier ; yards
on a mast; beaiu of a tlag as
the Chinese fly it; a ridge or line
in cloth ; a foot-bridge ; a cross-bar.
7% 1 a bedstead.
^ 1 .(^'''^' foot-bridge is finished.
IE
_L-»* "] From liinul and ivork or hard ;
♦f I I tlic second and third are unusual
< J-L" furms.
> To carry a burden between
two on a pole; this is tiio
meaning in Canton, but in
Peking, it means for one to
carry a burden on the l)ack
or shoulders ; to lift ; to hold
U|) ; to manage ; several men lifting
a lliing.
] !|ij§ to carry a sedan. '
] ^^ to carry with or on poles.
^ ')} Wi \ ••*' vigorou.sly throw
off an essay or sketch.
3® ^ ^ic 1 >ii 2j5 I can manage
or bring about that afl'air.
fi tb 1 ® ''c i« able to lift a
tripod in his hands.
Jl
""y
The large intestine or colon.
I pij the rectum.
§1 1 fat, bloated.
^ ] a protruded intestine ;
blind piles.
From metal mid work; also read
fkunij in some of its meanings.
The iron band on the nave
of a wheel, through wiiich
the spokes pass ; ornaments on tlie
beam whicii ran around the hall,
and resembled golden hulj-rings ;
the barb of an arrow ; a lamp-jar,
a sconce.
Jj[; ] to trim the lamp.
^ ] an ornamental ring carried on
the girdle, which jingled.
W^ 1 "f jk ;®. I ^ globular jar
in which lamps are susijcnded ;
used also for gold fish ; the
Cantonese make large ones.
Jmikj
From ^ metal and [IJiJ
contracted.
/(./;•(/
Iron hardened by the fii'e,
i. e. steel ; hard, as steel ;
strong, able ; to sharpen.
;jj{ 1 steel ; and ^jg | pure steel.
] ]7J t^" strop a razor ; also, a well
tempered sword, which can \^
Hi. in ■© i/£ •;►§ cut a gem just
as it can cut clay.
an innocent per.son has no cause
to fear (lie .sharpest knife.
1 g)) vigorou.s, lu.sty.
^ a M :^> llli SB H!^ 1 a spi-
ritless boy is like dull iron that
has no steel in it.
^■T' A large kind of bean, the ]
fld-L Q, shaped like a kidney, and
Jmuj used in renal complaints; it
has red and while fiowers,
and tlie pod is two feet long, roinnl,
and contains many secd.s, w ith a rod
hihun or eye.
■^te| The large rope which binds
(^lUj the mesljcs of a net; a re-
J.aiKj Straining bond or institution
of society, a great principle,
to which human affairs are resjiou-
sible; control; a controlcr.
i^ \ the chief bond.
3 [ the "three net-ropes," are
the personal and relative duties
of a [irince, father, and husband ;
the bands of human society.
] "^ constant obligations of mo-
rality.
IS 1 ^o <l'-''l'i''c a principle ; to
sum up the matter.
] 13 a general outline; the sub-
ject and predicate of a sentence.
1 IE fX % to Ii<'ive the entire
control.
:t % m'f- izg :^ :^ 1
happy prince, whom tlie four
quarters [of the realm] take for
their regulator.
1 lii '>■ clironological view of his-
toiy, a narrative; annal.s.
] ^fi [irinciplcn, as of government;
fundamental; (o control; to
spread.
1 \h\ — W 1^'' open (he net [of
the law] a little.
] j)^ the leading points, the scope,
the ai'ginnent.
Yj ' A hard, well tempered blade ;
I'll to harden iron by passing it
I /.dm/' through the fire.
320
K'ANG.
K'ANG.
U'ANG.
Old sounds, k'angtJKf/ k'ung. Jn Canton, k'ong and bong j — in Sicatou; k'ang-and kang ; — in Amoy, k'ong ; —
in Fuhchav, k'ong and k'aiing ; — in Shnnghai, k'ong ; — in Chifii, k'ang.
Jc'ang
This character-seems to be deriv-
ed from J% the yeur and y^ rice
combined, in allusion to the liar-
Test.
Joy, peace, ease, repose ; the
feeling of vigor, a healthy body and
quiet mind ; delightful, excellent ;
broad, as an avenue ; to quiet, to
Becure the repose of ; stabihty,
repose ; a name for Sogdiana.
] !^ health and peace, the third
of the five happinesses.
) ^ or 1 5S robust, hale, strong.
] ^-k^^f^ great highway.
] ^ living quietly.
M ^ \ ^ your person will be in
perfect tranquiUity.
] WS, the reign K'anghi (a. d.
1C62 — 1723 ; the copper cash
then coined are now selected as
gifts for children.
From grain or rice and peace as
the phonetic ; occurs used for the
last.
Chaff or skin of grain ; blast-
ed grain ; poor, chaffy, de-
i^'cng spicable ; troublesome ; in
epitaphs, denotes being re-
miss in duties.
Itt) 1 Pf^tty) insignificant ; what
is hardly worth doing.
Wi 1 "'^ /t* 1 saw-dust.
^ ] wheat bran.
wife cannot come into the parlor ;
— alluding to a man who rose
to office from great poverty.
] S ^ IS lie has not even bran
to give ; — famishing.
] "^ ^ a northern name for the
heads of fungous millet (Setaria),
used as a diuretic.
In Peldnjesc. To become soft and
spongy, as pears and turnips do in
the spring, after the wintera Btorage.
^ ] "X >& ^^"^ pes'!" is unsound.
Empty, unoccupied, vacant.
] "^ a vacant liouse.
TaU, aljove the usual stature.
jj^ ] tall in person ; it is
al.so applied to garments
which are too long, or which
do not fit the person.
From heart and peace.
Firm, decided in a good
'//any cause ; generous, magnani-
mous, public-spirited.
m A I m U ^ '-'^^ a ""tie-
hearted man he is 1
i%
From heart and a
similar to the last.
necic ; it is
Uany^
Excited by disappointment,
grieved at ; roused, disquiet-
ed.
1 3)5 in high spirits.
1 ^ ^% M," l^igWy annoyed as he
sighs out his regrets.
. I_Aj The original form is composed of
f\ J ^Jijrraf contracted, and two lines
^ , denoting the largo veins in the
/J an(/ ^^^^j. . jj jj interclianged wiih
some of its coujpounds, to which
it gives a portion of its meaning.
Overbearing, unbending ; strong ;
to shelter ; to oppose, to attack ;
an error, mistake ; very, exaessivo,
applied to dry weather ; the second
of the 28 constellations nearly
answering to the stars i k. X p. p in
Virgo, also called | -^ f| from
an idea that they cause drought.
] ^ domineering, violent hi tem-
per.
7(^ S}. yft I he is neither obse-
quious nor arrogant ; well done ;
discreet.
] fil four small stars near Arc-
turus.
Read Jc^ang The neck or throat
of a man.
Ymmfre and necJ;, as the pho'
netic : used with the next.
To dry ; to toast ; to bake ;
to roast on a spit ; dry ; a
drought ; to spread out to dry be-
fore a fire ; a Ijrick bed or divan.
tj^ \ to dry at the fire ; a fire •f
coals; embers.
1 P^ or j .^ very dry weailier ;
a hot sun.
— $^' I the brick bed used in
Northern China to wann rooms.
1 M -P the flue of the k^ang ;
al^o tlie baking furnaces of
traveling cake-peddlers.
^ I a wann Vang ; to light the
fire under a k'-ang.
•M the fine for the smoke under
•U the ti
tlie tiles.
Tn Cantonese. To run a boat
ashore.
1 llif to ground on the sand.
I I 1 ? Like the last; but properly
)''~ denoting the divan or wide
k'ang' couch, placed at the head of
the parlor, and wide enough
for a low table in the middle, on
each side of which the host and
guest are seated; tea and cakes
are served on the | JL o^ ] :^
■^ the divan table.
1 ill '° lii'le away, to conceal an
article. (Shanghai.)
kSxng'
From man and ncd; ; interchang-
ed with the next two.
To compare : to match, to
pair ; a married pair ; to com-
pete with, to oppose; to dislike; to
store; straight, blunt, sincere,
ft li^ I iS '^I'e paire are well
matched and harmonious, — as
a nusbancl ami wife.
] J5§ the courtesies of equals.
] gjjc to pit against, to compete.
K'ANG.
KaXG.
KING.
321
- T. ' '■> To raise witli tlie Laixl ; to
J/U oppose, to resist, to rebel
k'ang' against ; to screen, to pro-
tect ; to rescue ; to set up ;
steep cli/Fs on the east and
west of a hill.
I p to disobey the Emperor.
] "g^ to oppose the government.
I '[^ stiff-necked ; seditious.
;'C ■^ &E 1 ^^^ S^eat target was
set up.
I ^ to stand in opposition.
] ^ to enliven one's spirits, as by
music.
I ® .^ A an obstinate, stift-
necked follow.
j %% to refuse to pay the land
tax.
1 ill ^ f^ to resist strongly.
jg I to rebel, to resist lawful rule.
^ ^ 1 f!§ to settle precedence
— without strife.
1 P ^ 'I' barrow-man, a coolie.
{P,'Liu(jcse.)
] f^ to keep up the market-
price.
From gate mid net ; oci;urs used
with yt, to match.
A high gate is 1 f^, like
that at the entrance of a
palace.
Icamf
^"ri''* ^'^° sound of stones striking
H/U against each other
h'aacf ^ f* U ^ ] ^f the thun-
dering sound which struck a
chill of terror.
yfJLk^ A fierce strong dog ; a
V/ iw hedgehog ; iii Siam is found
hktiuf the ] 1^, a short and small
animal living on trees, re-
sembUng a gibljon, of a fierce dis-
position, with round yellow eyes ; it
is said that people there train it to
catch the hornbiil, get elephants'
tusks and rhinoceros' horns for
them, and reward its success by
giving it fish and arrack.
JcAng
Old sounds, kaiig
The original form represents two
hands rcfeivinjt a tiling, as nt
autumn ivlieri all tilings are full.
The .seventh of the ten stems,
answers to metal in the form of
swords, and to north-east on the
compass ; to change, to alter ; the
reason or cause of; age, years; to
restore ; to bestow or reward ; a
path or course, as of the stars.
[pj ] of the same age.
I ;^ or ] l|i[|| a card containuig
the horoscope of two persons
betrothed.
^ I /\ Jji the eight cyclic
characters of a horoscope, two
each for the year, month, day,
and hour.
] % >}? ov ^ i^ ^\
what is yoiu' respected age 1 —
said to persons in the vigor of
life or under fifty.
^ ] Venus or Hesperus, the eve-
ning star ; old, aged.
n^- ] ^1 to beg for aid, as in ex-
tremity ; lit. to bawl north and
west.
Ill Canton, kang and kang ; — in Swatoic, k"6 and kivang
keng, kaing, and kang ; — hi Shanghai, kang and kang ; —
One name for the mango-
bird or oriole, is ;;|| | ; it
refers probably to its yellow
plumage and black stripes ;
it is also known as jf f^ and
^ HI ^y southern people ; it Ls
also written without the radical.
; — in Amoy, keng; -
iii-Chifu, kang.
Fuhchau,
JtL.
Jcang
Jcung
fhinfj
kumf
To carry on a song ; to en-
core ; to connect in parts, to
joiii the harmony.
75 1 ftS 3^ lie then took
up the song.
1 % ^Jj m fH '^ m m [ti^^
emperor] proclaimed his merits
to the land, and inscribed his
naiue in the Hall of Worthies.
Composed of p^ a horary cha-
racter and ^ a hcnl, in alhi-
sion to tho watch ; the second is
not au uncommon form.
To chai'igc, to alter, to re-
new ; £0 substitute, to re-
pair ; to act for ; emenda-
tion ; a night watch, of which
there are five from 7 o'clock
P.M. to 5 o'clock A.M., or twilight
to dawn, each of them two hours in
duration, and divided into five
chhinif n^ or beats.
] ;^ or ] 1^ a watclmian.
1 SI" '"^ watchman's drum or
ijamboo.
■^ I or j|R ] to set the watch.
^ ] or i^ I to keep watch.
1 jfiff one-fifth of a watch, or 24
minutes.
^ ] to relieve the watch.
1 ^ to ciiangc the dress.
] ^ to alternate.
] ^. entirely difi'erent ; ail are
changed.
I $ many times, repeatedly.
f 2 ri'S ^ 1 fl '"y ^^■"'''^'^ 'lo not
cliango.
31 1 {^ I'li '''' t'ourtier, one who
stands in waiting at dawn.
] iJJ; to change, to make proper.
1 \% to replace by a better one.
>!?' ^ ] ^ this youth cannot act
in the affau-, — or attend to it.
41
322
KaNG.
KING.
KaNG.
Eead kdng' An adjective of
comparison ; more, better, still ;
moreover, again.
I JiJ better ; that is preferatle.
] ^ still more proper.
1 ® 1 iif ^''^^ more so and
more remarkable.
1 W — ' W there remains one
more thing or point.
"] From rice or grain and to alter
the first is the common form.
Rice -wbicli is not glutinous ;
the kernel is white and long ;
it is known as ] jjt and
I fill ; one variety called
^- ] TJt is somewhat fra-
giant when boiled.
■^ ffi 1 tR npland rice,
thus distinguished from the 7JIJ |Q
1 ?lt or water grown rice.
^cJiiny
m
Jcdng
^ching
Composed of 3E a lamb and pg
Aeaw/iyw/conti-acted ; anotlier ori- 1
gin is from j^ a lamb and ^
yruel altered.
A thick broth, soup ; a sa-
vory porridge with flesh ; a spoon ;
a small ladle.
j£ 1 is dainties offered to hung-
ry ghosts.
■@ 1 fish-chowder.
^ ] a dehcious soup; met. har-
mony between states.
<^ ff fU 1 WiT^U^ tliere
are also well-seasoned soups,
already mixed in due propor-
tion.
;f ^ I broth made of plums boiled
with sugar.
— 5^ 1 -^ a bowl of good soup.
^ I a tea-spoon.
m 1 . or ^JM ' <"■ 1 ^ SP00"S ;
often made of porcelain.
& \ iiWi [nothing better than]
dust-soup and mud-rations ; —
said of a pretentious appearance ;
a plagiarist.
^ f^ fU 1 If li II ^ as if
I was making a well-seasoned
soup, be you to me as the salt
and prunea.
From plow or field and a well.
To cultivate, to till; to
plow ; a plowing, the time for
J plowing; to be diligent, to
follow up fully ; to labor at.
] ^ or 1 ' A a far-
mer, a plowman.
^ I a teacher ; to teach for a
living,
i^ BE W 1 attend too to your
plowing.
g I to read much.
^ 1 to write or copy for a living.
^ I the green grain just sprout-
ing after plowing.
^ 1 to begin plowing.
1 H agi-ieuUural pursuits.
1 3iE 1^ jE 'f J"" ^'^'^^ "f'^'' ^irtwei
you will be virtuous ; a Budhist
phrase.
cj_"p^ A sluice or channel to lead
J^^ water on the fields ; a shallow
'kdng tank for irrigating.
C r—r^ From icord and to alter.
^^^ A spinous tree likened to an
kdng elju^ and fit only for fuel ;
some say it is a species of
Erythrina; thorny; to prick as a
thorn ; straight, strong, willful ; sick-
ness, distress ; to ward off sickness ;
to obstruct ; a resume ; a stem, a
petiole ; the midrib of a leaf.
] ^ on the whole, generally
speaking,
f li P^ 1 llE 't- is a succint view
of the mailer.
1 ||[ upright, honest, unsophis-
ticated.
^ ] obstinate, perverse.
gg ] fierce, violent, imperious.
-J2 1 apparent, counterfeit.
B? 1 ■? *^h*' wc\ ; i. e. the stem
of the shoulder.
I '[>^ ^ of an obstinate, cruel
nature.
m^mm^ ^ n ] and
who reared these evil stair-steps
which have led to the present
distress!
In Cantonese. Fixed, finished ;
certahily so; made of one piece,
the whole of.
J ^^ it is too late now ; it cannot
be changed.
5^ ] ] a stiff neck.
^ .^ 1 ^ i' ■"'as so made ;
irremediable.
Disease ; a sickness.
'kdn(/ In Cantonese. To stick out,
to press into or on ; to em-
boss, to inchase.
^ ^ ] to get a stone bruise.
'^ to emboss, as silver-ware.
)jj» disturbed, as by bad news.
'kdng
I
A stoppage in the throat ; a
rising gorge ; rage or grief
causing an impediment in
t<ilking.
1 ^ unable to talk.
3 or 1 1 pg |ig sobbing and
stammering, us from weejjiug.
f'&TIj A well-rope.
/T;5^ ] m:r>n m m Jf the
'kdng rope be short, it cannot draw
the deep water.
i5 "6" ^5 1^ 1 to understand the
ancients you must have a well
trimmed rope, — ;'. e. a critical
mind.
To stir up by a stick when
feeling for something in the
water.
^ ft 1 J^ bring a bamboo
and feel for it.
kdng
In Cantonese. To reel, to wind
oft' thread ; to wade.
] ^ to reel cocoons.
1 ^K j'S i'pJ to wade the streams
and cross the rivers.
w
Mi
'kdng
Fish-bones ; bones or other
things sticking in the throat ;
' unyieldirig as a bone ; stiff',
brusque, blunt, plain sjKiken.
'h' 1 ;:^ £ officers who
speak then- mind ; incorrupti-
ble.
KING.
1 ^ "^ Sli ^'"^ ^°*' won't go
down ; — {. c. yon can't impose
on nic.
il[ I finical, critical, blunt, mi-
santhropic, querulons.
I"
'■kaiKj
From 5 en;' and ^Jpj hriijht
contracted ; another says it is
composed ofyfceand iAj /'o/y ^S-
contr;icted.
Tue cars reaching to the jaw,
which is thonght to be indicative
of nobility or long life ; bright ;
constant, sincere, ingenuous ; some-
thing that saddens the mind,
restless, melancholy.
1 ^ upright, high-minded.
1 1 ^ ^^ *^" disquieted tiiat I
coidd not sleep.
I ^ dazzling bright ; to illumine.
K-aNG.
am^^i: 1 ^ and there-
liy di.splay tiie bright glory of
Wan AVang.
*> ili« I 1 nn npright ciiaracter;
a loyal and incorruptible man.
1 lit in 'I go"'^ sense, firm, correct ;
also, nn'sanlhropic, — for which
the last character i.s most proper.
The stalks of the taro or
Cdliidiiiiii and Em-ifile ; one
defines it the culm of grain.
^ I the yonng stalks of
the Ewijale ferox.
From . two with ^ a boat
or f* tiinon inside, referring to
the crescent shape of tlie moon at
her (juarterings ; it ninst not he
confounded either with /lu' 2 <"'
fS-iVcH _H. revolving.
K'aNG.
S23
'kuiig
2
hill//'
A border, a
point j to fill,
universally ; -
is also used ;
moon.
1 iS-- A
antiquity, -
1 -frM"^
limit ; the extreme
to reach everywhere,
- for which JiCmcj 'Ig
relics ; the crescent
the man who fills
— Confucius,
from of old till now.
S many thousand
miles away from here.
M
ung'
The path leading up to a
sepulcher ; it is often lined
with stone statues and tablets
in honor and to guard the
dead.
[cj '> To thrum the threads of a lyre
|H rapidly, so as to endanger
kCtny' breaking them.
i2:'=.A.i>Ta-.
Old soii/h/s, k'ang, k'eng, ami k'ung. In Canlon, hang anil kang ; — in Sivatow, k"'e and kcng ; — in Amoy, keiig and
k'eiig ; — in Fuhchau, k'ciig and k'ang ; — in Shanghai, k'ang ; — in Chif'u, k'iin and k'ang.
From cu,^h and a neck} ' ] [^ ?ff he killed the soldiers
A ditch, trench, pit, 'excava- '^^'io l^-'d submitted.
tion, or hollow, either natural 1 'li '» overreach, to defraud.
Ji'aiiff
or artificial ; a gorge, a gulch ;
a quarry ; a pit to entrap animals ;
to throw into a pit ; to involve, as
in a snare ; to injure, to wrong.
1 i^ a pit, a hole, a trench.
j j^ a sewer, a drain.
^ [ a coal-pit.
i^ 1 "F " pi'tltUc, into which one
steps in the road.
ill ] a deep ravine.
I ^ to endanger, to injure gric-
\ously, so as to hazard life.
jEjb tK 1 to fall into a fire-pit, —
to meet great calamity, to be in
very sad case,
ipj/ ] manure cakes.
1 A to damage another.
1 ^ [Tsin Chi Hwangti] buried
the literati in a pit.
dirt will do to fill a pit, — i.e. do
not be finical in your diet.
In Cantonese. A row of tiles on
a roof
1^ -H* ~ I [the house] is twenty-
two rows broad.
|7 J-» A synonym of the preceding.
c| /L A valley, a pool ; a tinnulus ;
^k^dnff an opening ; to beguile in
order to destroy.
] ^ a ^■alley.
1 -Jt .5 ruined his people.
^ ] a name for the eastern sea.
The shank bone of an ox's
leg.
^ I a certain scholar, Sung
K'ang, in the days'of Mencius.
J!
Jc^clng
From stone and paili or firm.
The tinkling of stones ;
stones dashing against each
other.
1 1 ^>J' A^l"h.ata
mean, tinkle-tinkle.worthless
sort of a fellow he is 1
'k^uni/
J
From hand and yfrm .■ also read
(k'icn, and used for ^£ to drag.
^k^duff To thump the head ; to
knock on, to rap; to butt
against.
From nielal anHfirm,
The ringing of metals ; a
^k ant/ metallic sound ; a hacking
sound, as in coughing ; to
knock on.
1 ifi II 1^ the jingle of bangles
and gongs, thumping and filing ;
— all kinds of noises, a din.
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K'aNG,
KAO.
KAO.
sk M^ "^ 1 M pausing while his
huipsichord was a twanging.
] I /^ theding-dor.gsj--indof a
bell.
1 0J to strike a bell.
^- J g * The original form is inade of p?J
I^J J!es/i surrouudad by | J a cooer-
'Lhui i"9-
The flesh joined to the bone ;
the attachment of the muscle to the
bone ; to assent : to permit ; will-
ing, acqniescing ; voluntary.
^ ?i4 1 ic ["'ese people] refuse
to treat me civilly.
"f^ I to allow, 10 consent.
"^ ] :^ 1^ he bowed the head
twice ; — entire assent.
f^ 1 '^ ] ^^^ you willing or
not ?
B. f}h 1 ^ yo" 'ire very kind to
coiisehL to come.
Ha ^ H "^ ,i:, he voluntarily
pointed to the heavens and swore.
pf« ' ] all is agreeable to my niiud.
] ^ willing to exert oiic'.s self or
spend money.
I ■!§ 1 ^ "1 son following out
bis father's plans; — a reference
to«T^75* I ^^^1 1 m
it the son be nnwillijig to raise
the hall, how much less will be
willing to rool it I
C- Llg- From hand and willing.
4 R To oppress, to extort from ;
"•■"" to vex; to detain or take by
force ; to obstruct ; over-
bearing, arbitrary, with a sense of
illegality.
1 1^)\ to le\'y blacfe mail ; to extort.
1 ^ to catch the band, as when
rubbing a thing.
55, I to fiirce from.
I n flit n5' vile, abusive talk,
j 1]^ to inleifere and pre\ent the
redemption, as of a property
mortgaged.
ffi © I ^ t" take all the shares to
cue's self, as in dividing an estate.
frtjti Read filii'h-, in tlie dictionaries,
l| jEl IJiit "ow generally read '■k'umj.
'<i'/t To bite one, as a dog ; to
gnaw ; to wear away.
•T I W J- tlif boot can wear
out llie sock, but the sock can
never gnaw the boot ; — I cannot
contend with him at all
OM sounds, ko and kok. In Canton, ko ; — in Sicatow, kao and ko ;
in Fuhchav, ko ; — in Slmnijliai, ko ; — t/i Cliifu, ka
in Amoy, k6 ; —
Jmo
The original form is tlioiiglit to
repieseut one looking from a
liigli terrace ; it forms tlie 189th
radical of a few miscellaneous
characters.
High, lofty ; elevated, as a
place or condition ; height, eleva-
tion ; loud ; eminent, exalted ; ex-
cellent, noble, a high degree of;
old, advanced ; high priced, good
quality ; answers to the personal
j)ronoun ?/onr in direct address.
I a Pj- ^vhat is your surname ?
1 ^ yo'"' opinion.
I :/c lofty, high, as a house ; in
good proportion.
'7 ^ 1 "OS cannot nicely dis-
tinguish between them ; there is
not much diflerence.
1 Jft' pleased, elated ; a show, a
festival.
m. 1 aspiiing, ambitious ;
has lofty views.
[ 1 high-priced
•=fc
0^ 1 J^ pU its taste is the most
delicious of viands.
1 5i,^# 5i the big and little
don't sort well together.
^ \ ^ M learned and talented,
n^ ;^ 1 supercilious, disdainful.
S 1 <^' if -^ yon must begin
at the bottom when rising.
1 ^ forgiving ; skilled ; able.
J^ I ambitious ; setting one's
self a high aim.
^ 1 aged ; and | ^ what is
your ageV are said of and to
people over fifty years old.
1 ^ a great name; also, your
name.
G 1 ^ 5!. try'"g for the high
branch, ambitious.
1 iiill a great-great-grandfather.
/Jl it 1 I'o^v many poles high is
itV
1 JH. a great reputation and in-
fluence.
] ^ to be promoted.
1 ^ H a stateof the Ouigurs,
perhaps Khoten.
1 S M t'orea ; this name first
denoted the northern part of the
peninsula.
^^ A ta/l lamloo, or pole with
c 1 1=1 J which to push boats along.
Jmu j^ ] to push off a boat;
to [lole boats.
^ I poles for poling a boat.
From fles/i and /dt/h as the
I)honetic.
Fat, grease ; ointment ; pre-
parations which look like
grease, as gambier; fat expressed
from meat ; blubber ; rich food ;
greasy ; fertilizing, rich ; genial ;
anouited; to anoint ; to enrich, to
lubricate, to grease.
1^ M 1 -^ '^I'e genial rains have
fattened it.
KAO.
KAO.
KAO.
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% 1 "'' 1 ?[{T clarified fat or lard,
1 1^ •'^ plaster ; but |^ ] is
I)rc[iared opium.
] |g rich fare, sumptuous living.
^ 1 green dye wafers prepared in
Chehkiang.
] ij^ fat and fire, a term for a
scholar's stipend.
] M- fertilizing dew.
i -^ sleek, fat.
] rich favors.
1 J]E fat ; fatty, greasy.
1 i-^ Uh grease it with fat.
1 "^ ^ fh "■ '"'-''' '"■'Hi's son, a
useless spendthrift.
PI
From tj "•/lile nw\ ^^ ten men ;
tlic scct>iiil UyY\\\ is now more
common tlian the originnl.
To stand on a liigh place
Jmo and praise or bless; to an-
nounce, to harangue ; to
whine, to drawl out; high, emi-
nent; a marshy bank.
•(X. 1 a river's bank.
I P'] a palace gate.
] Jl a term for the fifth moon.
] ] disorderly, stupid ; inso-
lent ; ])lain diet.
] J^b ^ tiger's skin.
X^^ "I I'loni '''ff anrlcmincn/ otfanll .■
rt^Si tlie second fonn is nnnsnal, anri
* '"I"* [ :il^o used as a synonym of /./«'
Xljt r tf-l t'le tallow-tree, in both
%y^ o;i«cs apparently, from a confu-
C I PI J sion of tiie plionetics.
MllO XT r i
< Name ot a tree.
Ij^i ] a well-sweep ; they i
are ir/ich used in irrigating lands
near rivers in tlie northern pro-
vinces ; also a water-wheel worked
by the feet.
*i^* From /itir/ and ^ n-ror as tlie
f;;^^ plionetic ; it resembles t^u/ij ^
/(((> in form and meaning.
A case or sack for arrows, or
for armor, attaciied to a chariot,
similar to the drawings found at
Nine\eli ; a wrapper for a bow ;
to jiut up a bow.
] ^ cases for bow and arrows
^ ] W A lie put down his
quiver and came in.
^ ] Pj ^ lie has returned the
bow.s and arrows to their cases.
' I i^ From ^ a shccj) and «?, to s!>oiv
Ci>*\> contracted.
Mo A lamb.
\ ^ ot:^ ] a kid.
flu 1 & "iiycaned lambskins.
^ J^ 1 curly-baired lambskin
or astrakhan.
S I ;Ji black lambskin.
■^ 1 Sl "5@ ^ stewed lamb and
delicate wine ; — a feast.
jJ;-X^ From rice and l<iiiif) as tlie plio-
/K"!^ netic ; often written like the next.
Jam Cakes, pastry; a dimipling
made of rice or wheat Hour
and raised very light ; it is cooked
by steaming or baking, according
to the kind of tlour.
"g ^ I fruit dumplings,
f^ I lea\eued cakes of rice flour.
;fp ] dumplings of glutinous rice
made for new-year.
^ ] sponge cake.
I S|!j cakes ; a dessert.
] fjf a calce, a bolo.
jfil|l ] large cakes oflered in wor-
.ship by the emperor on the .sun's
festival on the 2d day of the
2d moon, and presented to
officers whom he honors.
^-^^ Interclianged and nearly synonj'-
tf ' ". nioub witli the last.
J.iiv Steamed cakes ; a bit, a bait,
a nice unmsel.
] 1^ rice tlour.
Fl'om tlrmn nilA Jaii/f*
A large drum, twebe feet
III long ; it was in oldcu (imes
put on a cart, and struck to
arouse workmen to resinue
their lalior.
1 M fi B "'^' '••'ll "f ll'e great
drum did not drown — the
bum of their labors.
'/mo
From (/Tain and ///_'//( ; the se-
cond form is connnonest.
The culm of grain, straw ; a
first draft of a paper, a
sketch, a miimte; the ori-
ginal copy ; a proof, as of a
printer,
rice straw.
to i)repare a statement, to
make a draft.
^ ] to have the whole .subject
in one's mind.
"^ ] a first draft ; the rough copy.
^■J" ] to take a proof, as fiom a
block.
I 5V '"' ! ^ ''le 'lead clerk, who
keeps the record of cases.
.^ 1 '' tlienie, as for a composition.
Tjjr ] a draft of a paper.
] M^S/& ] M let the docu-
ments in the case remain in the
record office.
•w 1 [rI IE l^ecp both the draft
and tlic fair copy.
] ^ a mattress or bed made of
rice straw rolled in wisps.
B. )k'Mt[ 1 •? to think over
a composition before writing it
out.
"■^ Dry, rotten, as wood ; wither-
iFlj ed, as grain ; a tree resem-
'/mo bling the -chestnut, though
othcr.s describe it like tlie
tallow tree ; desire gone ; no re-
source ; to accumulate.
1 ■© dried fish ; stockfish.
^ ^ tA 1 attenuated, thin;
forlorn-liiokiug.
] 7^ '^ j^ a dry and useless
stick ; met. a shiftless lellow.
] TJS a plant like water-heudock
or cowbane (Cinitd), whose seeds
are used as medicine.
C i P'V From jthtut and di'mycd ; it is
*» — n* interclKin"cd witli tlje last two.
'hiio Straw good for thatching;
decayed wood ; a draft, a first copy.
1 ]^; a straw mat ; a bed of straw.
] ^ the origiuiil documents.
^ ] blasted straw.
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KAO.
KAO.
KAO.
m
'/mo
A scabby itcliing disease.
] ^ tlie itch.
P f 1 « 1 ^ li I'e selLs
itch ointment with closed
doors ; met. he (the clerk)
trades in a piivate way.
From trffi nnil .f7ni over it, a.s
tlie suu ajipeiiis in sight.
'Juio The rising sun shining over
the trees ; clear, high as the
sun.
1 1 tij H the rising sun shines
brightly.
1 -^ ^a S ^ 3^ it rises glo-
rious in the heavens.
kX~^ ) From month ahd au or.
C.EL
t
m
'hao
1 f<
From sun or irh'tte mid hifjii ;
the second form is most common,
. and 13 synonymous witli Ikio'' !]§
luminous ; tliere are otlier fonns.
Clear ; pure, white ; hoary,
as hair.
1 # # JE, ii-iked and
bareiodted.
^ "^ truly a venerable
white heail.
c>&-^ A kind <
Jpl^ plain wl
I of thin' lustrous silk;
vhite or nndyed silk;
'Lao simiile, tniornamented ; to
boil silk.
1 ^ ^ rtl ^^li'te tli'i silk gar-
ments and gTay kerchiefs.
1 ^ white caps, worn in old times.
] ^ plain white sOks.
'^
Lao'
To gore, to butt with the
From y\, great and ]\ cirjlit I
altered in combination.
'Lao r^Q jgt g„. to part.. ti,p
skv.
m 1 A^Jia ""-'Skyey
N apors enter the abyss.
horns ; to .uniounce to a su-
perior, to inform by petition
or prayer ; to impeach, to indict ;
to tell of, to advise of; to ask, to
request, as in courtesy ; to proclaim,
to order, Ui decree.
1 IS' t" accuse before a court ; to
bring charges ag.ainst.
] ^ an indictment.
] {Ig to sue for a debt.
^, ] the plaintifl-; |)J^ ] the
defendant; ]^ | the parties in
the case.
] |Jf, to tell another, to inform,
to speak to ; also, the accusa-
tion and defense.
1 7J» *o proclaim to all ; an official
proclamation.
] ^ a notitication, a placard, an
authoritative declaration.
I' ] or }^ ] to appeal to the
higher court.
] ~^ f;J; ^£ I liave entered an
accusation against you.
1^ ] a deputy or pleader who
appears as proxy in a case ;
women and old people are re-
quired to have one.
^ ] to inform a superior or any
official.
1 '^ |!?; P^ ^ have no resource
to help myself
H 1 l^ the sun and moon
forebode evil.
4lE ] no one to appeal to ; — the
helpless and weak.
1 jpl. t" inform one's ancestors —
by prayer.
1 t-k '^'' I ^ '^" announce that
a thing is finished.
s ■? f^ nut W 1 . ^ I. •■«»
olKcer have made this song to
let my complaint be known.
] fj^ to get leave of absence.
] ^ I am about to take my
leave, said by a visitor.
I ^ to gi\e au officer his seals.
1 fife to renounce office.
1 t-'k ^ ''^ resign and go home
to wait on one's parents.
Kead htli^ To tell one's pa-
rents.
Ifcf' 1 ^ "19^ l^G mast inform his
parents.
zitii ) From words and to announce.
ppl To enjoin upon, to order
Lxio' those under one, and thus it
is the opposite of the pre-
ceding ; to signify one's
wishes ; a patent or seals ; a.
decoration.
1 ^ credentials, a commission.
1 ^ :^ A a patent ennobling
an officer's motlier.
] ^ ^ f-^ he ennobled three
generations of his ancestors
^ -fS 1 tlj6 patent given to an
officer's wife.
] ^ a scroU from the Emperor.
] ^ orders given to combatants
M. Vr 1 HI 1"« Majesty of the
Ts'ing dynasty confeiTcd these
honors ; — a phrase in epitaphs.
tt^l?' An appanage conferred on
PI \* Wan Wang's son, now cora-
Luo'' prising most of the depart-
ment of T'tmg-ch'ang fu [pj
S /^ in the western part
of Shantung.
i ■ ^ I <
K'AO.
k'ao.
k'ao.
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M
OIJ sounds, k'o, k'ok, and k'ot. In Canton, hao, k'ao, and ko ; — in Sicatow, Iv'ao auu ko ; in A moy k'6 •
in I'uhchau, k'o ; — in Shanrjhai, k'o; — in Chifn, k'ao.
.k'ao
'#1
From ?<of^/ and nine, or with
6o?;e added.
' The end bone of the spLie,
the OS coxcndicis ; the Baera!
extremity ; the rump of an
animal.
^ ] the Llack rump, — a
term for the heron.
From ^^ old and <] inf/enious
contracted ; tlie second ancient
form is pedantic.
Aged ; longevity ; ancestors,
'i'cio especially a deceased father;
completed, as his life : to
complete ; to ha\"e long life :
finished; toexamuie, with reference
to office or enlisting ; to question,
as candidates at a competitive
examination ; to strike on.
] i^ a triennial examination of
officials.
] S$ *" examine I'or degrees.
1 i^'J '"' 1^ 1 triennial examina-
tion i'or siuts^ai, to see if they
maintain their scholarship.
i]\ ] (v J{f ] the annual pre-
fcctural examination for siuls'ai.
y^ ] the triennial cKaiuinalioii
for /.vjiii.
Stuishii.
] f^ y passed his examination.
1 ^ '^'' 1 9^ t'^ search into
oiiicially ; to feiTct onta matter.
] j)^ to llnish a work.
•J® ] jjjc I "'1' ^co that the mat-
ter is i'.ccomplishcd.
^; ^ W 1 '''^■'■" '■'^ '^'^ go"^l
evidence for it.
lU ] w ^^ S'^" '"' "pi"ion as to
one's iitness f<ir a place.
] ^ to beat a (hinn.
I |> lo search out liy divination.
;5fe ] my deceased father.
^ ] very aged : a with that one
may reach old age.
From hand and to question, re-
ferrinj; to the tortuie ; occurs
used with the last.
lo put to the question; to
extort a confession; to snatch,
to grab.
] tJL 'o examine by torture.
] M nji to beat one's ankles.
^/, ^J ] fy to bamboo or torture
one without a warrant.
] ^y to bamboo and force a con-
fesi-ion ; to tortiue for robbery.
1 M # to rob like a footpad.
{Ctm/omse.)
^ I ft ffi ^-ter the third con-
fession, endorso the evidence.
'*
A tree producing a kind of
varnish sap ; it seems to refer
V/ao to the AHantiis (jkindulosa
by the synonyms, but may
al, o denote a kind of Rhus, {lihus
cotinvs ';) whose sap is u.seful in
making wood piaints, for which the
Ailanttis is not employed.
I ^ mangio\e bark (7?/t('.-o/)/,orrt),
used to dye canvas and cotton
a brown color ; it comes from
Siam.
1 llll pongee dyed umber, — with
this bark.
] jj^ a w (.■U-bncket made of osier,
lattan, or other twigs.
Fi'om Jim and to lest ; it is an
unautliorized character.
To toast, to dry at the fire ;
to fry, lo grill ; to char, as a
beam.
] ® 5^ make some least,
I /jc to bend a slick by beat.
] ^ to warm the hands.
1 jii burned in roasting.
] fjf to bake a cake.
I — ■ ] warm it a little.
{ii ?; 1 n Ws in dog-day.q we
are all roasted bv the sun.
1
Fiom ^/f>'e and dried or !uff!i ;
apparently the origin.al forms of
tlie l.ast, which has supplanted
them ; the first is also read lino'
and thiao, iiery ; and holi, hot.
L'ao To dry at the fire ; to giill •
to toast; hot, stifling; radia-
tion of heat ; burning.
^ ;ftf ] ] the heat is oppressive,
— and there is no way of relief
] l^J to roast meat.
W.*X% 1 ^ dry (or warm) it
over a gentle fire.
I,tt»^5 Interclianged witi,
/> (zj Hot air ; a dry
L'co mo.sphere.
tlie last.
y, burning at-
I'ao
From ox and high, perhaps re-
ferring to the entertainment.
I m.
To feast victorious soldiers on
their return ; bounty money ;
to reward workmen with a
treat,
to confer bounties ; batta
money.
I X t'^ entertain the workmen,
as on a building.
] ^ official largesses to farmers.
;/v 1 H !^ '"i gi'C'it largess to the
army.
V'c, ] 'ji- to gi\-e a feast to laljorers.
From 7101 and to reform t i. e.
staling that we will not n^rce.
LhtO
To mutually oppo.se ; tn lean
.ngainst; to rely on ; to dejiend
on for support, connected with ;
occms wrongly used I'ur Lti/i^ i^
fetters.
f^ 1 '" ] M to lean against,
literally and figuratively ; to
depend on, to trust to.
] -^ Id rest on a pillow.
I iX "'I'lucd ; looking to the
iiie.
1 rV tf "• liigli-liiickcd arm-
cliau-.
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K'AO.
KEU.
KEU.
1 ill Pc; ili ] yK I'c yK ■'^ "";"»-
tainetr must clepeiid on the hills
for his living, and a waterman
on liis fish ; — i. e. every man
must look to his own calling for
a livinc;.
1 jlb 4 ift dqiendent on this
for a living.
■^ ^ ;^ ] a contiinial reliance,
as a widow on her son, a wife
on her husband.
1 $I\ '" confide in, to rely on.
1 7 fi unreliable ; not to be
defiended on.
] [Jj abutting on a hill, as a
grave or a fort ; vict. a dernier
resort, a, resource.
^ I trustworthy ; reliable.
OM soimdsj kii, Jcot, miil kop. In Ciintnn, kan ; — in Swatow, kau and ko ;
in Fiihi-hmi^ k.-iu, ken, untl kaiii ; — in Shantjhai^ ku ; —
Another form of ^hii J5J to seize,
but tlii.? is usually read (/.cm, and
useil with the next and last.
Originally a contracted form of
/■"' 'p] a sentence ; and some-
times used for the next two.
To mark off and reject, as
items in a list ; to divide off a com-
position into sentences, to entice,
to invite ; to enveigle ; to hook on,
to connect ; a hook ; in (jcoMdi-y,
the .short sides of a triangle.
] ;^ to mark off the names of
criminals to be executed.
— 3^ 1 li^' to cancel an account.
j [<|^ to reject, to mark out.
] (jl to entice, to lead astray.
1 "^^ a scheme; a job ; underhand
doings; illicit connection.
II ^D f-l; 11^ # 1 ■t' ^vho cntr
tell what job you are hatching
now °?
1 Bh ^ toying w ith women ; lewd
dalliance.
1 ^ i©i fishing for custom.
1 5S to join in a plot; privy to;
drawn into a scheme, in league
with ; secretly connected.
] 35 a hook to indicate a para-
graph ; the two short legs of a
triangle ; mtt. trigonometry.
1 ± Jfit.ntf *ij<^3}S you" have
anticipated my idea.
M A ] J|: r_t Ttlietwoare
engaged in an illicit intrigue.
1 E 'P'l' to invite the Blade God,
i.e. to worship an agrictiUural
deity, whose image is broken
to pieces about new-yeai''s day
v/ith the clay o.x.
Jxu
To collect, to get ; to join
together, to clasp ; to grasp ; to
restrain.
] j^ to unite, like a chain :
ral)bet togetlier.
1 P^ to check an account
balanced.
nab ; to seize ; to
to
^ to
alons
lug'
In P<liii[;i'.<e. To point bricks.
1 ft Hi II i^ PO"'t the bricks
in the wall.
From mrtal nwAliooh' or sentence;
used with the hist.
A hook, a barb, a claw, a
fluke ; a sickle, a bill-hook ;
a crooked sword ; a hasp, a
clasp ; a catch on a sword
hilt ; in penmanship, a hook to the
right ; to hook ; to make crooked
or hooked ; to detain, to influence ;
to tempt, to entice ; to search into ;
to consider.
|fj @ ] a fish-hook.
1 Uj ?}s liook it up or out.
Ip^ ] a bed-curtain hook.
] /f§ a hook for banging things
on.
1 -H: ■"]* booked or linked together;
detained, as if by force.
come here by some means.
in Amoij^ ko, ho, and kau ; —
Chifv, ko.
1 jh f"' I -^ to detain, to keep ;
unable to get on, as for want
of money.
1 ^ j^ S ^° search out the
principles of a thing.
1 i:^ ii jS to consider the
abstruse and search the remote
results, as in philosophy.
■^l) I ^ I was caught on the
barb, I've been taken in.
^ ] to hook up by feeling for.
ft ] $h j£ to have coadjutors
inside ; to be leagued with people
outside.
I ^ to fasten the girdle.
A sickle or bill-hook.
^ ] a crooked blade used
by grass and faggot-cutters.
Jxu
The bank of a field raised
(pj{--i above the level, on which
heu vegetables are grown.
From sllh and prince.
Cord used to wrap the hilt
of a sword in order to grasp
it butter.
||Ij ] a hilt wrapped with grass.
itjff From u-iiltr and connected as
'flSu the phonetic.
keu A water-course in a field ; a
drain, a ditch ; an aqueduct;
to surround, as with a moat; a
cuiTent in the ocean ; used by
Budhists for ten billions, for which
the primitive alone is also written.
m
^^ .
the hollow
KEU.
gg ] field drains.
^ ] !§• a filthy sewer.
H 1 M 11^ ■? [li'^e] a duck in
• a "'Utter, — the cook eats a little
,' of everything'.
er, a gutter.
the dry ditch, a name for
in a horse's back.
§^ ] i^ lo open sewers and
drains.
^ "^ 1 S [tlie people] died in
the ditches.
^ I gutters between the tiles.
M 7jC 1 or S I the black
current or sewer, a name for the
Ittro-siu-o, or gulf-stream along
the Chinese and Japanese coasts.
A bamboo fraiue or hamper
for drying clothes over a fire ;
a chauffc-Ut ; a sort of basket.
J^ I a lamp shade or
screen.
II a bamboo drying frame, used
by washermen.
Single garments with narrow
stiaight sleeves ; plaits in a
dress.
^ 1 a sort of gauntlet
or cuff drawn over the sleeve.
A kind of le.ithern v.-un-
brace or vantbrace, called
^i ] , used by archers to
strengthen the arm.
1
From plant and a fiook.
I'lants, herbage ; wayward,
'/■'" to the right or left; im-
promptu, inconsiderate, ofl^-
Land ; illicit, adulterous ; as an
adtxrb, carelessly, improperly ; as a
Cfiijitnctioii, if, if so ; but, neverthe-
less.
] ^ illicit intercourse, fornica-
tion.
1 ■?§ '° S'-'*' unfairly.
] ^ ~i* ^ careless in doing; lo
finish otl a matter anyhow ; to
huddle up.
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f^ ^ /p I to manage a busi-
ness properly.
1 /?» ^ if it be not so.
1 lib ifl jJfc y°t if it ^'-'^ be 'lo"e
in this way.
1 IE to otfend inconsiderately.
f ft li ^ I ^ "io not desert a
cause when it is danger.
I ^ a ledge of rocks in a stream;
a stumbling-block.
# ?f 1 1 f@ A a hireling, a
baseborn mercenary, who will
commit crimes for money.
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'/cell
A bill known as ] |1|J llj,
situated in Hang-yang hien
^I P^ f<^ i'^ Hunan, where
the tablet in honor of Yii
was placed.
^Aif From baiiiloo and hook:
A conical or cylindrical trap
'ken made of bamboo for catching
shrimps and mhu lows; it is
dragged along the bottom.
M ^ itlPx 1 a weel without barbs ;
Vict, a heedles.s, inattentive man.
iU 1 ii "■ kind of boat at Canton
used by travelers and fishermen.
# ?1 VS 1 '^ou't tlisturb my
fish-traps.
<-'.iA| A high tree found in Sz'-
'YrJ eh'uen, resembling an aspen ;
'Lea the long sweetish seeds are
prepared for preserves ; the
Japanese apply the name to the
Ifovcnia dukis; crooked.
1 %%. a spinous species of barber-
ry {Bcrlciis c/iineusis).
\ ;^{i seeds of the Bei-hci-is lycium,
and of the last, used as a febri-
fuge and colly rimn.
1 ik ("'' 1 M »'• Canttm) a
sni.'ill orange (Citrus bii/arddiuV
full of small seeds ? its spinous
branches make the shrub suit-
able for hedges.
"■/Ttl From 7^ (loi/ and vi hooh, a
JH/ contraction of ■tij loose; b\it
ueu otliers say it is vised for k'en'' P|J
to call, as a dog guards by his
banc.
A dog ; petty, contemptible ;
a term applied in contempt to in-
fants and children, a puppy, a brat ;
it is used in the names of many
living things, insects, fish, &c.
I -^ or ~- ^ ] one dog.
1 ffiJ '''■ petty theft, done by a J
M pilferer.
) lUj- or ] P;Jj the dog barks.
1 S "^ 1 IL '"'■ '^ea.
^ ] a term for gentlemen's ser-
vants or waiters in offices.
m=^ \ o"- G a 1 Peking
lap-dogs, the pug-nosed sort.
i|j ] rustics who cut grass or
watch graves. (Cantonese.)
1 M ■? dog's legs, a nickname
for police-runners, from their
greediness for money.
^^ ] another name for a species
of seal ; used for the fur.
^ P^ 1 or ^ ffj 1 a door-
keeper, a porter.
^ ] [you are like a] mad dog ;
— an abusive term.
TJsj ] a climbing animal resem-
bling the racoon ; its fur is used
for garments ; also a term for
manacles.
] ^ the stars xp and % in Sagit-
tai'ius ; and ] g are the stars
w ah c in that sign.
5^ ] a star ui Argo.
From ^ old Olid ^ a hool\
wliicli is regarded as really used
for the next.
A face looking as if grimed
with dirt from very age; senile,
very old, decrepid.
] ^ infirm, superannuated, in
second childhood.
i^ ] or ^ ] very infirm; ex-
treme age.
1 JS. liGi benefits of age and ex-
perience.
fiJ'^ 1 :^ it %\ yo" are older
than I am.
prays for the very aged, those
with hoary heads and bended
backs.
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{ 1 1--^ Krom earth and queen.
»^/p Dirty, filtby ; scnrf, dandruff.
kcu' the (lilt grimed in ; sordid,
disgraceful ; immorality ; a
stain, a reproach.
^ ] or ] ^ dirt on the Ijody
or clothes ; lilthy, imwaslied.
glj ] scrape off the diit.
Jl ] slovenly, dirty ; met. infam-
ous or disgi-acefal conduct.
•^ I to wash away filth; to re-
form.
^ ] to get ilirtied, covered with
dust; dLsgraced, lost his good
name.
^ 1 stainless, a Bndhist term
{mani) applied to one of the
sapta ratna, a fabulous brilliant
pearl, used as a symbol of Bud-
La and his doctruies.
> The crowing of a pheasant.
1 W ]??> ^^^^ name of a dis-
kcu' trict in the present Siienhwa
fu in tlie north of Chihli.
^% 1 t^ 5'L ^^^ pheasant crows
and the hen Ijroods.
crowing pheasant
■> The ends of the yoke which
press on the -sides of the ani-
mal's neck.
Read ^km. The projectmg
end of an axle ; the hulj.
^ a small ox.
'^ the chariot used by the
empress in the Hia dynasty,
lia\hig bent axle-ends.
1
1
Leu'
r^r^j"] A sense of shame; to re-
j^/j^ I preach, to rail at, to shame
-^. , I one; to taunt; outrageous,
HTjj unprincipled.
1 -S M- 1 M to vilify, to
cnrse.
;fg ] to abuse each other.
] ^' ashamed, a feeling of mor-
titieation.
1 i^ l" spe.'dc angrily at one.
1 1^ ^ 'In sentiments of shame
and thankfulness.
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^^J^^-'^ ] I "'U iTDt bear i
his mortifying me.
f^ P'] fj 1 ;i lie barred the
door and railed at him.
:> To pair, to copulate ; to meet,
J^ to encounter; name of the
keu' 44th diagram, referring to i
union.
^ ] union of the dual powers;
coition, sexual intercourse.
] if in ^ i^'^l^® ^' ''^ Sood as
at first.
^J Viomicoman and to connect; it
resembles tbe last.
keu'' A second marriage, as of a
widow ; to wed a kinswoman ;
fondness, affection, love; conjugal
embraces.
^ ] a second marriage.
^ iE -it 1 ^^^ '^^^ "°'' recipro-
cate his love.
^ ] a go-between.
rtJIf ) Occurs used with tbe next.
^HfsF '^0 ^^y ; t° l"*"*-' ' '-'^ procure
kca' for one's self, to induce, to
bring on one.
1 H 'o purchase.
] Idf to manage purchases.
] i^ to start one on the trail of
another.
S 1 ^ ft. t° lirmg down deep
hatred on one's self.
From hand .ind to connect ; oc-
curs used with the next.
km' To pull, to drag ; to plot, to
stir up, to implicate ; to reach
up to ; to put a thing high up.
i-Jb ] ^ jjjf they formed a very
close connection, as an undying
enmity or friendship.
1 ^.C to contract a dislike.
1 & at war ; movuig troops.
1 jW t,) thuik upon.
] jji^ to bring evil on one's self.
1 ;^ ^ I can't reach up to it.
.see if you can get that basket
down from the tree.
k:u'
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) I'roni ii-ood and to connect, as iu-
terlaciiij; beams ; used with tbe
preceding.
To roof over with beams ; the
truss of a roof; to construct; to
unite ; to copulate ; to buret forth,
as fire; completed, finished.
] iD^ to take fire.
"^ g, ] the matter is now done
^mBAM 1 ^ W there
is no need of in\-idious remarks
from by-standers.
1 ^ the procreative principle ;
sexual intercourse.
] Jj^ to mi.x glue, as in a paint.
]j(P it ^' \ it is like "\vhat I once
did.
,J^^> To met with, to happen ; to
^■f9^ corae upon one suddenly ; ac-
kiii' cidentally, unexpectedly.
1 j^ a chance affair.
] ^^ to fall in with.
^ W 1 S ^ "^^ sickness has
Ijel'allen me.
[> Interchanged with the last.
To see or meet one suddenly ;
keu' to occur; to finish; accident-
ally, unforeseen.
] ^ to encounter one, as in the
street.
fi^ ■:J5J ] ^ seldi^m do I see one
who matches you.
3* ^ .il ^ -T* 5: 1 iio not
say, Xo one sees me here, it is
not an open place.
] ^ it :^ finished this business.
^ I rarely met with.
^, ] readily infected with, as
malaria ; occure easily.
The original fonu is thought to
represent the timbers in the
franie-«'ork of a house, as tliey
interlock and cross each otlicr ;
many of the compounds show
traces of this meaning.
A high number, ten billions, for
which ^ is also used ; a room.
4* 1 -i b" ^^'"rds spoken in the
closet or Iiareem.
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■iirt,} From how and a slis!!! or husk;
^?4* used with next.
/j.^,,^) To ilraw a bow to its full
stretch ; bowmen, arcbers ;
full ; enough, adequate, for which
the next is more common.
M ^ tb ] •ircher.s cau draw the
arrow to its head.
^ ] not enough, inadequate, un-
able.
^ ^ 'if' i^ M 1 scholars should
e.xert their faculties to the utmost.
K'EU.
y^ f the string is on the thumb ;
i. c. the thing is all right ; it suits,
it matches.
VY- tu 1 1 Ri are you able to
do that'^
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From iimch and a Iiooh ; it lias
almost snperseded tJie last.
Enough, sufficient ; adequate ;
satisfied ; filled up, to the
brim ; thoroughly.
1 'f^ •({< 'oo much by far.
^ I ;$; not the original cost ; i.e.
I shall lose on it.
E ^ It 1 it is my wish ; I shall
be sorry if I don't get it.
X\\ .^ or {x 1 not enough,
insufficient.
1 ^ that will do ; we'll stop now.
1 ^ singular, unusual.
I ^ 1 |3|b is there enough?
1 ffi fl^ impracticaUe ; one caa
make nothing of Lim.
is:"=et:t.
Old sovnrl^j k'n, k'i'ip, nrnl U'i'it. In Canton, k'an and liau ; — in Simroic, k'ao, k'
ko ; — in Fnhchitu, k^an, k'cn, and k'aiu ; — in S/ian(j/iai, k'u and
From hand and a storc-roon
m
c 4 V^^ To raise, as the skirt ; to
c''' ''" feel for with the hand ; to
lay away, to store.
1 ^ ^P ^ lifted up his dress
and ascended to the hall.
1 ^ tU ^ you can't get it back
— or out again ; as money that
has been spent.
] f^ the return, as of harvest.
Kead ^ngeu. To strike.
In Cantonese. To dilute ; to
mix; to adulterate.
1 ^ mixed thoroughly or evenly.
I ^j; adulterated with sand.
f^ ] mixed in equal parts.
1 ^L 'ui^utl without order, or not
in proper proportions.
To pick out with a knife.
I ^51] to cut out or dig out
thrijugh a hole, as a fruit
v/Ithout cutting it up.
A deep sunken eye, such as
the southern Chinese often
have.
■^ ] sunken e3'cs.
keys' eyes are very deep set.
ritil
JJeu
X'eu
The notch or catch at the end
of a bow, to which the bow-
string is fastcaied.
] 3^ the thumb-ring used
by archers,
i 1 •^ M '"*" °i'^ game common
in Hupeli, of hiding the ring
about newyear's time.
<lt
'Ueu
¥vom jilanl and hoHow.
A Species of onion ; its hollow
culm.
] Ul^ a medical term for an
irregular pulse, which is
thought to be hollow like an
onion stalk.
Tlie character is designed to
represent the mouth ; it forms
the 30tli radical of a natural
group of characters relating to
speaking ; and is often added to a
character to sliow that it is to be
read phonetically.
The mouth, defined to be " that
from which words proceed, and at
v/hich food enters ;" an entrance,
an opening ; a hole ; a rip or tear ;
a gorge, a pass, a gap or notch in
mountains ; end of a street ; a port
for trade ; a gate in the Great Wall;
to mouth, to reiterate ; speech,
utterance 5 a classifier of sxxirds,
u, k'a, ki'i and k'n ; — ia Anioij, k'o and
liio ; — in Chi/n, k'o.
persons, cannon balls, bags, hatches,
screws, boxes, a fill of a pipe or a
draught of water, ttc. ; verbally ;
by word ; pronunciation.
^Ij ] talkative ; specious.
J\^ ] persons, individuals.
i(T' 1 ^ ^ Sood utterance, fluent,
jy ^j[ I ^ when he was able to
feed himself.
j3 ] the population ; a family.
W. ] -^ untrustworthy.
■^ ] the rim on a box which
recei\'es the cover.
P^I PH 1 flu smoke two pipes.
— I ^ a dose of physic.
1 jfj sheep-skins or lamb-skins
from Mongolia.
PS 1 "f denote husband and wife.
?S I "'' %\i 1 opP" your mouth.
\ $f. outside of the Great Wall,
meaning Mongolia and beyond ;
extra-jnovincial China, and even
in foreign regions.
\^ 1 an estuary, a firth.
g^ j§ ] a great brag ; to vapor
and boast greatly.
f|S ] or ] ^ a port for trade.
A \ ^M ^ ^''•'i^iiy of eig'it
persons.
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^ ] a vicious appetite, a preg-
nant woman's longing.
1 ^ >\J' 1^ ^'^ ^'^'^^^ '^ wrong
thougb lie speaks well.
M AiiX 1 i^ to confute another
for his loquacity.
jMr "]' ] 5^ "j* the sore has healed
up.
] [5 to dictate to a writer.
] pj^ a mimic, a ventriloquist.
1 5^ ^ vocal signal ; a cry as a
siijnal.
®f f® 1 "? ripped open a hole.
^ ] several persons.
I -^ that which fills the raouth,
matter for remark.
1 ^ a phraseology ; a dispute.
I ifg rations, allowances.
1 M -i ^ living to gratify his
palate and belly.
^ ^ I an old horse or mule,
alluding to the difference in the
teeth.
Cil |-| 1 Tlie first form is most common.
I A domesticated pnimal, es-
pecially equine ones ; an ox
with its head awry, for
which the second is used,
if^ ) an animal fit for
workc" 'v'.ciifice, as the camel, mule,
ass, horse, dog, &c.; they are also
called y^ ^ or the six animals
which are reared.
/Jeu'
~| From hand and mouth ; the
I second form is rarely used.
■ To Gtrike, to knock against,
to rap on, — in which senses
,, , only the second form is
used ; to deduct, to dis-
count ; to hook on, to link
in ; to buckle ; to rein up a horse ;
a skein ; a deduction, a discount.
J p^ to rap on a door.
] ^ff to take otf, to deduct,
j ^ to reduce an account
1 ^ to button.
I ^ to buckle the girdle.
^ ^ I to reduce to ninety-five,
to take off five per cent.
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il % 'S. \ '^'^ i-a'^s off one-fifth
per cent.
I 1^ to subtract ; to strike ofij as
a name from a list.
] [sl to deduct from wages till
the advance is all paid up.
I 5^ or ] 7JIC the discount.
1 -^ to hinder,
^g ] §£ a slip-knot.
1^ — ] one skein of sjik.
— " 1 J^ ■? '^^^^ opening or two
folds of a document.
1 J^ W lli lie stopped his horse
to expostulate with him.
] II to knock on the gate ; vust.
to enter a country.
1 ^ a narrow kind of cotton ;
it is eight tiun wide.
in
From metal and
with the last.
ncmth ; used
A gold or silver rim on a
cup, enchased on the edge ;
to engrave ; to enchase ; chased or
filagree-work ; a round or chased
button ; a button, a clasp ; to but=
ton ; to make a din.
1 P a button hole.
§Ji ] roand biittoc:.
^ ] brass clasps or links.
5S 1 a ereat clamor or noise, as
when beating gongs, &c.
An nnauthorized character, pro-
bably formed to indicate the dif-
,r . ferent ni.aterial.
A button, differing from the
last in that it is made of thread or
cord, wound like a ball ; to fasten,
as the hasp on a door by a nail ;
to loop, to tie up and fasten.
1 Jl i2 ^ '""P on the button.
■* From 7C to f.nish and ^ to
beat,
k'en' Tyrannical, cruel ; riotous;
to rob, to plunder ; to act as
a robber; to do mischief; banditti,
thieves, highwaymen ; an enemy ;
a local term for a flock.
1 iS or I 1^ insurgents, out-
laws in armed bands.
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^ j§ 1 )S t° ?"*• ^°'''''^ robbers
and oppressors.
^ j pirates, dacoits.
4ji 1 an enemy, a mortal fee.
^ ± ^ mm-i^^ \ ^^^,
people are unsettled because of
the robbers who plunder tliem.
^ I an open robber, a Kobin
Hood.
.p\ ] in ancient days, the Minister
of Crimes, a criminal judge.
] ^ an abundance, said of birds.
k^ea'
7t2i
The reed or slaie of a loom,
made of bamboo.
^ ] the slaie through which
the warp runs.
^ ] to make a slaie of
bamboo splints.
A term for the seeds of
cardamoms and similar spicy
fruits.
^ the mace or flower
■it:
of nutmeg.
] and [^ ^ ] the nul.„eg.
'^ M. 1 t-lie whole cardamoms
( Amoinwn cwdamoiniuii ). or the
cluster cardamoms, growing in
Kwangtung.
;^ ^ 1 the round c.irdamoms
(Aiiiomiti/i ijluhosiiia), found in
Kwangtung.
Ji 1 "^ itll the cardamom bud ;
met. a blooming girl.
From lird and xhell, referring
to the recent exit of the cbick.
Fledgelings which nnist be
fed by the parent bird, like
the young of sparrows or
swallows.
-"g chirp of a newly hatched
bird.
1 flu M I tliey are wombed
among the winds and fed under
the showers ; vit. the birds of
the air.
5 Silly and inefficient, but
good-natured.
A'eu' ] ^ dull, doltish, stupid-
looking.
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KI.
KI.
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From 111011 til and srnl ; it is said
to li.ive been originally written
pO from words and mouthy and
this last is explained by a refer-
once to a man wljo distinctly
states his object wlien he asks
for a wife.
To ask ; to tap, to strike
'\iglitly; to knock the head on the
ground, as in worship ; to raise the
liaiul to tlie forehead and bow low;
prostrate, hinnl)ly, respectfully; to
exhibit ; a kotow or prostration.
] \^ to earnestly ask for.
] "^ the ceremony of kneeling
and i)utting the forehead on the
ground.
^ ^ iU ] t-lirico kneeling and
nine times knocking tlie head ;
the highest act of reverence ; it
is paid to the Emperor, to Con-
fucius, and to ancestors.
m ^ I -ji 9S [Confucii-.s] liit
liiiu on the shins with his staS^
I ^ to humbly petition.
+ 1 mBilJ>m ["»t of]
ten raps on a country gate,
nine of them did not open it ;
— persevere if you wish to at-
tain an object.
] ^ to visit a superior.
m 1 jt M JS ffi) Jil I made
known the cause and effect of
this in the fullest manner.
*J' 1 W\ >h "'ffj a slight rap pro-
duces only a slight ring; — be
earnest iii asking.
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Old soiimh, ki, kit, gi, git, k-.iij and kei. fn danton, ki, kei, k6, and kwei ;
ill Aiiioij, ki, kc,k'i, k'ai, kui'., and ki'ii ; — in Fuhc/mu, ki, kie, k
in Shanghai^ ki and dji ; — in Chlfu^ ki.
Eead 'Id. An interrogation, im-
plying quantity ; how much '? little ;
nearly, a part, several.
<f.
Composed of X2 niinnte and ^
a fjnard of soldiers on the fron-
tier ; q. (/. provided apjainst the
first approaches ; it is interchang-
ed witli tho next, and others of its
compounds ,
Subtle, hidden, like the unseen
springs of motion ; the interior or
recondite parts of a thing or sub-
ject ; moderately ; a few ; as an
adrcfb, nearly, about, rather, some-
what ; the time for, the chance ;
having stated periods; to approxi-
mate to; a sign of; to examine
into ; to expect.
)& ] if, yet, for all that ; probably,
it is likely.
3^^ B. ] ^^'e ^vill try the
viands, and see if they satisfy.
h I>; ■& jps in I 5^ 1 they
<illut you all blessings, each one
as expected, and sure as law.
I ^ or ] 1 ^ at tlie point
of, not far from.
^ ■JC "fiJ- 1 pj^ °"'2 should mildly
remonstrate with his parents.
^ ] ^ the moon is nearly full.
D Sn rlj 1 P'le emperor] daily
at tends to every kind of affair.
^ W 1 S. "° """^ '^•'*" equal
him; be is unsurpaseible.
] WL subtle, mcipient, atomic.
] ^ how many '?
1 fl^ 2}5 ~r ^^'lisn did he come ?
f^ ] which number '! which one ?
I ^ almost ; only a portion ;
not many.
jS ^ 1 1^ how much farther
is it ?
A ^ 1 'JpI tow long is a man's
life ?
^ H M 1 the days to come are
not many ; — 1 am old.
1 ^ several myriads.
ji|f <^ M ] almost the same.
W /^ ^ 1 ■fpf loit who and
what are your followers"?
4^ ] 40 li you \vill not see
each other long. ■
From ifcod and subtle ; it is in-
terclianged witli the last ; the
contracted form is very common.
Changes, motions ; the origin
or spring of, the moving
power, as in a machine; a
principle, a natural cause of;
a catch, a contrivance ; a loom ;
a machine with complicated parts ;
a secret, a .-itratagcm ; secret, occult.
— in Sieatow, ki, koi, a!ui k6i ; —
woi, k'ai, hi, andhi; —
] ^ an occasion, an opportunity,
a chance.
] HI designs; the intentions of;
the power or spring in a machine.
~ ^ 1 or It ^ ] a loom.
1 M '''' ^'^•''^■5''"* shop ; a cloth
manufactory.
M 1 ffij f^ do it at the right
moment ; mind and improve
your chance.
jiljl ] Gkilled in judging.
^ ] lost the right moment ; de-
feated, thrown off.
5^ ] the natural bent of a mind ;
fate, destiny, decrees.
] =^^ an artifice, a clever dodge.
] ^ undivulged, secret ; occult
causes.
] 1)1 an ingenious contrivance or
machine.
1 W H f ^ crafty and full of
dodges ; a slippery device.
1 ^ ti^ ffll ■'"' "'iscrupulous, cle-
ver fellow ; shrewd at guessing ;
a neat machine.
1 ^ councils of state.
H^ I 1^ the General Council of
Slate.
] ^ a name for the star Vega.
.R? ^ >& 1 using e\ery power of
the mind to accomplish it.
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KI.
KI.
1
Occurs used for tlie last.
A barb on a hook, a fluke.
] ?x "'' J^ 1 ''' '^■''tch, a
epriug, as in machinery ; the
motive power.
§■ jjfj a machine sliop.
1 ^ %h ^ \mdk ■nithont a
barb — catches no fish.
•^3& An auspicious pixigrtostic ;
i)\>j5(^ also an omen of evil ; felici-
^chi tous, opportune.
Eeacl Id ' To bathe, and then
drink as a precaution.
j^ ] to take the bath cup.
"tSi^ Stones or ledges in a stream
c vWQ producing a ripple ; a pier
^chi or jetty to protect a bank,
which is a good place for
fishing ; shallows ; an eddy ; an
obstacle, an obstruction ; to rub ;
to impede, to grate.
^ ^ ■pf 1 it win not do to op-
pose them.
1 liH * breakwater, a jetty, a
mole; a headland jutting into
the ocean.
A pearl not quite globular ;
a large mirror.
?® M 3i 1 liis heUy is full
of pearls ; — his knowledge
is extensive and useful.
5^ ] the star y Phad in Ursa
Major.
^fe The demesne which in an-
c HX cient times pertained to the
chi Emperor; it measured a
thousand U on each side, the
court being in the center ; the
court ; a Umit or border ; a high
threshold, shielding the inside of
the door.
^ ] the imperial domains ; the
court.
■j[^ \ the nine tenm-cs of appana-
ges lying bevond the demesnes.
1 $i !S! life '^'^ capital, the re-
gion near the palace.
:^ it ^ iS j$ ii ^ 1 ™iy ^
little way did he go with me
from the doorway.
^ A sound.
>- ^^ 1 PS 'I? ^ ^'"^ obscure dis-
^chi ease, which b;iiHes the doc-
tor's skill.
To slander, to speak of, to
ridicule, to mock, to joke ; to
blame, to reprove ; to exam-
ine into, to test ; satire, con-
ttimely ; machination-s.
IE ^C E *o satirize otBcials.
^ to ridicule, to laugh at one.
^l) pasquinades, gibes ; to in-
sinuate, to jeer at, to caricature.
1^" to scoff at, to deride.
^ to inspect ; an inspector,
whose duty is to mark traitors
and spies going into court.
Among the southern tribes a
ghost or demon which bewil-
ders men ; devilish ; in Can-
ton, }g iS 1 '^'^ ™'^'2t a
brownie, means to see a foreigner,
because they have usually shrill
voices as these elves are supposed
to have.
'^l
m
From to cat and morkratrly ; a
distinction is often made be-
tween these forms, the latter be-
ing confined to bodily hunger.
Dearth, scarcity ; failure of
c''''"' the harvest; famine ; hungry,
famished ; necessitous ; to
Blarve.
] ^ a time of dearth.
^T 1 ^ in distre^; wanting
siT[)plies ; borrowing money ; also
to pretend to be in want ; to act
as if starving.
] -g; a starved, cadaverous look.
1 ^ ^ 5^ famine has done its
work, but he goes on — to no-
thing good.
] 5E i^far^ ''"-^ to death.
1 W) ^ \^- ^° ^^^ ™'''^'' °^ ^^°
need, at the last extremitj'.
ttt 1 or 1 ^ hungry, famishing.
1 ■^^ a dearth of crops, a bad
Lar\"est.
S^ tE S& -i IS ^^'^ ^^'^ naked
and starving along the roads.
M rt From flesh and seat.
c/l/L The flesh or firm muscles
^chi under the sldn ; the meat on
the bones.
] f^ jii robust, muscular, firm-
fleshed, brawny.
] fl the body.
] 2» *-'^° ^ irile member.
^ ] the tender loin.
plexion and fine limbs ; said of
a gu-1.
^ ] a viscid preparation among
the Miao-tsz', made by chewing
rice and spitting it uito a vessel,
where it ferments before it is
drank.
The bit on a bridle ; to re-
strain or check a hor;?.
^mu. 1 w §p I? ^
it was like a man trying to
rein in a horse which shied
and run.
From bird and why ; both forms
are authorized, but the first is
most used.
Tlip bird which knows place
and time ; the cock ; galli-
naceous birds generally ; a
symbol of the hour '§", from
6 to 7 o'clock r. m.
1 5^ or ^ ] a cock, a rooster-
# 1 or 1 ^ahen.
I -^ or — ■^ I a fowl.
[i| ] a pheasant. {Phasianus.)
5^] ] a capon.
1^ ] or ] ff chickens, pullets.
] Pjft or ] jl^ cock - crowing ;
early dawn.
Wi 1 o'- 1 IKl cock-fighting.
Jg, ] dead fowls preserved in
winter with their feathers.
^ ] the golden pheasant {Tmu-
maka [^Phaskmus] pictus) ; it is
embroidered on civilian's robes of
the second rank.
tK 1 or H 1 the frog,
fj- ] a species of partridge. (Bam-
busicola.)
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^ I Pallas' earetl pheasant, the
Callipogon rekincnse ; also the
Canton name of the turkey ; anil
ghcn too to the moor-hen (Galli-
nnht chlornpua).
ijj? J the sand-grouse of Chihli
(Tc/rao [_S>/n-/(apti(i\ puracloxus),
a bird like the dotterel.
Pi 1^ I *^>® medallion pheasant.
{Loji/nip/ioi'tis Iiitpc)ian.iis.)
^ ^ ] the peacock pheasant or
PImsianus tm'quatus.
^ ] a francolin pheasant in
Chihli.
,^ >§• ] or Ijf; ^ ] the silken
cock with black bones.
^ ] Formosan silver pheasant
{Euplocoimis [^P/Kisianus] Swin-
Itoii.)
\^ I -fj the albatross (Dinmcdia
ni(/ripcs), found near Formosa.
^ M 1 ^''^ goura or crowned
pigeon {Loj)/ii/rus) of Amboyna
or Papua, as the name tries to
indicate.
^ ^ I the Nicobar ground
pigeon. (Cohmihc Niruharica.)
^Jl I a boatswain's whistle.
^JU I mushrooms.
^ I D^ to have corns on the feet.
^ ] the whimbrel or curlew (^Xu-
7iieiniify common in Chihli.
\ y^ lh the cockscomb flower or
C(-'/o.^M.
1 ^ fill •''' cook's name for the
omentum of a sheep.
^ ] ^ a northern name for a
.skin-Hint, a stingy fellow, from
whom nothing is to be got.
4t I rJ j^ the ben governs the
hour ; — i e. the wife bears rule.
51 I^ 1 the cock which leads the
manes ; — a white cock which i.s
-^ carried on a coffin to its distant
tomb, under the belief that this
bird alone can guide the ghost
to its destination.
"Jf^C 1 KfS^-'JSnfr^theraea-
dow lark has nodiing but its
long bill, and no meat on its
body ; so is a talkative fool who
can do nothing.
^ I Kroni a lot and movlli ; analogous
<.^L
^clii "jy jij,]. f}jg spij.jd to decide
doubts by some token ; to
divine by lots.
From Cj prinml and [5 to '""*'
lots ; similar to the preceding.
^cld To divine ; to seek counsel or
aid of spirits by a stylus ; a
w illow twig or peach stick, nsed
to write charms in the dust ; there
are several modes of placing it.
1^ ] to ask the spirits.
1^ I the spirits have come to the
table.
^ ] to write a charm on a table
co\'ered with dust or ashes by
allowing the hand to move itself.
] |[J] to consult the fairy, which
is done on the ] j* or divining
altar ; the one consulted is usual-
ly Lii Shun-yang g f i| J^ one
of the eight c-enii.
cPT'J cal
A crooked burin or chisel,
called ] l^lj , Tised to gouge
jC/(( out the deeper parts of the
block.
I ^i) JJ; the guild or calling of
bluck-cutters.
3*-4?^ From ^ grn'in and TC '"ore,
C>J 1^ combined with Q the will.
< To examine into by compar-
ing documents, facts, or cir-
cumstances ; to hunt u[), as a
quotation ; to study out ; to in-
vestigate, to deliberate and ar-
range ; to agree with ; to detain,
to embarrass ; to reach to ; to
c\dlivate.
] jJI to hinder greatly ; to defer.
] ^ to search, as custom-house
officers do ; to investigate.
^ ] :t M ui'fomi'lcd talk ; idle
assertions.
JK § 't0 ] iii'itiial bickerings and
envies.
'«'[]■ 1 crafty, si^ecious; one who
can gloss or lie.
W 1 llvf H ^^ procrastinate.
] ■^ to detain ; to make one
wait.
ISI 1 i.'s ^M '1" "ot receive
doctrines for which there is no
proof.
Eeacl 7^2. To bow down on the
ground.
1 "W °^ 1 IH l^o prostrate one's
self, as in worship.
my hands and bowing my head,
I present tliese before the King
and your Grace.
•X-f^ From wc
cl/T A tie-l
wood iind level.
-beam coiniecting two
c'''" posts or supporting thereof;
it is a short piece of wood
morticed on the post, and into the
beam or ridge-pole to strengthen
the truss ; the ends usually project
beyond the post.
M
From batnhoo and level; often
contracted to the second form.
^i:ln
' A broad hair-pin laid across
the back of the head, so as
to bind on and support the
coift'ure ; marriageable ; a
girl at the age of fifteen or
sixteen ; to do up the hair.
] fig the ceremony of putting up
the hair ; the presents sent by
relatives on the occasion
^ ^ 1 she is now marriageable.
w'J 1 /\ flu •'* coiiiplete head-dress
and oi'uament — for an emprcs.s.
+ 2l M 1 [g'lls] can be married
at fifteen.
Composed of yv\ a iirl over ^
']ti)J to t'lr contracted, and ^ liide
,•/„' showing the material ; uted for
the next.
A halter ; to restrain, to pull the
bit ; to bridle or h(dd in ; to detain
in durance; to arrest; to econo-
mize ; tufts of hair or floss on the
heads of horses ; a coiffure, a girl's
tuft of hair.
I Jj/f or ^ I a lockup attached
to a yamun.
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j •^ to stop, to seize, to take in
custody ; detained, as at an inn.
jg ^ 1 ^ I was detained by
my business.
^ ^ ] unoccupied, leisurely.
] f^ to restrain ; to keep quiet,
as a garrison does the frontier.
I ^ to tie a borse ; banipered,
fettered, as by business.
^ ^ ^ ] [in ancient times,]
the men's Lair was done up like
a horn, and women's like a halter.
An inn, a hospice, a caravan-
sary, a tavern ; to lodge.
1 1& ^ wayfarer, a sojourner,
one who is not a native.
^ a guest at an inn.
1 5^ the discommodities of travel-
1
From ^fehl and odd; ussd with
its primitive.
^cld Land left after marking out
a square ; poor land ; odds
and ends, an overplus.
^ ] a picket or advance guard
of an army.
I ^ bits, refuse, fragments.
J If a list of wandering people,
such as the tanka people at
Canton.
1 jlft A one who depends on cul-
tivatuig the corners for his living.
From to tap and odd, and wood
or hand and to send; iill the
forms are rather unusual, but
the last is commonest, and also
'" read hwci ; it also means to
cany on the head.
To take up anythuig with
chopsticks or pincers ; in-
clined, uneven, not upright,
a sense confined to the first.
^1 ] irregular and distorted.
M§ ^ Pi tal^e up some of it
and eat it.
From woman and the necJc.
The name of Hwangti's fa-
^cIu niily, derived from the ] y^Z.
or Eiver Ki where he lived ;
it was the surname of the em-
perors of the Cheu dynasty.
Eead ^i. A handsome girl or
woman, a Hebe, a houri ; a queen ;
an imperial concubine.
] ^ "*■ beautiful concubine.
Si * rlit 1 pT |a ag m tbat
beautiful and cliaste lady can
respond to you in a song.
r^^
From earth and it as the pho-
netic.
jC/«' The foundation of a wall ; a
dyke or bank ; a basis ; a
point-d'appui ; a beginning, a start-
ing-point, that on which a thing
depends ; fundamental ; a patri-
mony, a possession ; founding ; to
found, to establish ; farming uten-
sils ; a waiting-place inside the
door, an ante-room.
JlJ ] to lay the foundation, as of
a family.
-{f_ ] to fix the rules for, or basis
of action.
§^ ] or 51 1 to commence an
undertaking.
3§= ] to ascend the throne, some-
times termed 3i 1 o'' ^^'^
great patrimony.
1 J^ foundation of a wall.
] ^ a dyke, an embankment.
] ^ a family possession ; inherit-
ed honors.
3|f ) new land, as that gained
from a river.
^ I a burial-place, which one
prepares for himself
1 i^ <i basis, material of; the
quality of a thing. (Cantonese.)
^ 1 to prepare a little house
over the cofiin, in which it is
raised from the ground, and
filled in solid up to the roof.
character is to be distin-
shed from cl-^i
and
the
and unusual form in-
l used in mourning papers
I sec(
I dicates its etymology, meaning
J the return of harvest,
A full year of twelve or
thirteen moons ; an anni\ er-
sary.
] j^ ^ a year of mourning.
£hi
\ ^g one year's mourning.
] ^ a return of the same month.
fi m s T^ -ii w I I «i^a"
not see him again at the return
of the year.
From bamboo, a basket, and a
stand underneath ; it is regarded
as the original form of its primi-
tive.
A corn-fan or winnowing
basket ; a sieve ; a refuse-basket ;
to spread out like a fan ; a tough
wood used for quivers ; the seventh
zodiacal constellation of the stars
y and 6 in Sagittarius ; met. rain,
because it forebodes rain ; the strias
on the fingers' ends, which are fan-
cied to resemble a corn-fan ; an old
name of Liao cheu J^ j'l'J in the
east of Shansi.
SJ ] a corn-fan ; a winnower.
^ ] ^ I who have received the
basket and broom ; — i. c. the
wife or concubine.
1 ^ iS ^ to continue the
family calling or profession.
'^ ^ 1 ^ 1"*^!^ carefully at the
lines on his fingers, — whether
round or square, to gUess his luck.
^ ^ ] when seated don't spread
out your legs like a fan.
1 fS Eolus, the god of Wind.
] ^ the Viscount of Ki, who
was made prince of the region
east of Yen towards Corea by
Wu Wang, after his conquest of
the Shaiig dynasty.
J^ ^ ^ I [t^ose twinkling
points] may be made out to be
the Sieve.
The stalks of pulse ; the ten-
drils of vines.
I '^ a kind of aquatic
grass, which is woven into
quivers and other things.
^ a species of edible fern;
perhaps a variety of Fteris.
brV^ -A-n iron implement ofhus-
m"^^ bandry, called |^ ] , which
jC/(! resembles a large hoe, with
a Ions blade.
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This cliaractei- is connected ■\vitli
tlie center of a tiling, :is it is
ccnsi'lered to be filtered from Pp)
and because it is the bixtli of the
ten stems, and ivitli )J^ belongs
to eartb, and to central, and to
tlio belly ; it forms tlie 49tli ra-
dical of a few incongruous cha-
racters, and is tobedistingiiislied
from sc'-" 2t """J '' C 1 l^y i*s
open mouth.
A personal pronoiin, one's sdf;
r, my myself; it is placed before
the verb when it is tlic subject,
and after when it is tlio comple-
ment ; self, added to pronoii;;s ;
selfish, pri\'atc, personal ; special ;
used for the ne.xt, to record.
%IU 1 (or 1 '« «;£ in Peking)
I myself; in FtiLkien, ^ ] is
used in the same sense.
i^-' ^Ji ^n 1 yow and I know each
otiicr.
^ ] or A 1 Iio and I; that
Inan or thing and I.
^/, ] selfish ; to approprialo to
one's self.
i^ I self-respect : personal welfare
^ ^ *^ 1 *^^^ mind one's own
special duties.
t^ j ^j^ A f-o yield one's wishes
for another's good, or to liis
judgment.
% A ffij f^ 1 to prefer others
to one's self.
^ 1 f^ ^'J ^"^ deny or conquer
self and retiu'n to rcetitude.
A ± W *i ^M ^T -i if
others liave talents, they can
serve hitu as if he had them
himself.
^ 1^ ] I am not the one to
decide ; I am not my own
master.
'chi
From silk and self "^ '^'^ pho-
netic.
To sort threads ; to arrange,
to separate ; to narrate ; to
ascertain, to write down ;
to rule ; to exhaust a subject ; a
history, annals, chronicle ; a year ;
a period or score of twelve years,
and a longer one of 1440 years, or
twenty 'j)'(« ^]$ of 72 years ; a
skein of forty threads ; a decimal
series of numbers ; space between
the peaks of mountains ; name of
a small feudal state, in the present
I-sluii hien }/{• 7J1C j}^^, in the south
of Shantung.
df. ] a person's age ; as ^ ] is
to ask how old ho is.
^ ] the five divisions of time, vie,
hours, days, months, years, and
a}ons or aijes.
] (f.^ honorably recorded — by
the Board of Civil Office.
] Jd recorded for merit.
] ^ to make a note of.
(^" P ;^ 1 regulators of the
southern states ; — said of rivers
which define their limits.
0JE fijf H 1 I I'''^'G idready beeu
in tins i)ost three years.
ig' ^^ ' — ' 1 added twelve more
ytars to his life.
] ^1^ Tf; 5]c to write a narrative
jrom first to last.
IS 1 ^ m t" 'Je well acquainted
with 1,rade and its afiairs ; also i
a broker's calling.
'{) 1 Hi 'M there are adits and
pkiteaux — among the hills.
1 S ii: jjc outlines and argu-
ments, as of an essav.
C J. |"| Used for the preceding, but more
■T / L/ fi'<21i'^"*'y '^s a. contracted form
'c/d
of Jd
I a loom.
%
The chnracler represents a stand
to lean on ; it forms the llltli
radical of a few characters rehit-
c/u ing to stands.
A bench or low table, which
could be placed oir a divan to lean
on, or when siltuig on the iloor, as
tl-M Japanese do ; a side-table.
^> ] a tea-poy, a stand ; a small
' 'table.
^ ] a study table ; met. a stu-
dent.
I ] tranquil and self-composed.
] ^ a largo long table with the
legs framed in.
Pc ] ft low tablo on a divan.
^ ] quietness ; composed.
lit; 1 M f5\ lie leaned on the
table and slept.
S5c tx »i 1 ^'^^' some of them
stools are provided.
A tree likened to an elm ; its
ashes make a good manure.
From Jec7- and a stani!, refer-
ring to its cry of /ii-/ci ; the se-
cond frrm refers to its fclii jfj^
or delicious fat.
A largo species of deer found
'■'" in Kweicheu and westerly,
having long tusks and fond
of fighting ; its feet are said to re-
semUe the dog's ; this animal is
probably a kind of musk-deer, and
luider the name of §^ ] or silver
deer, perhaps describes the Moschus
leucoijaster, or white belHed musk-
deer ; in Kiangnan, the name is
a[)plied to a small deer resembling
a fallow-deer, with a white belly
and large spots, the antlers having
four prongs.
] 1^ a term for venison in Fub-
kicn.
From \ a shelter ,nnd ^ cle-
ver, the contr.acted form being
> most used ; it is also read ckw'ei^
and then regarded as a synonym
of ijix to worship the live moun-
c/ti t-nns.
A pantry ; a cupboard or
repository for keeping valuables; to
put aside carefidly ; the seeonel also
means to bury things on mountauis
when wor.shipiiig the gods.
1 ^ ^|j I'^y away the eatables.
] [^ a press or safe for storing
pjreeious things ; a depository
for records, applied to the im-
perial Ijooks and writings.
A nit, a louse ; a small in-
sect, such as an Apl/is or
hi J'tiniis ; the Budhisls use it
for likslict, an infinitesmal
distance, the hundred-millionth part
of a 1/OilJami.
] ^ lice, nits.
Eead ^Ifi. A synonym of JA
a leech.
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To treat well, and wait for,
as two friends at a meeting.
chi '
From worth and ten, espkined
as showin;; tliat ten jiei-sons make
a complete number or party, and
gives opportunity for full deli-
beration.
To plan, to consider and devise;
to reckon, to calculate, to compute ;
in formal doomnents means to
inclose, to append or annex, refer-
ring to accompanying schedules ;
a scheme, a stratagem, a plot ; an
assembly whereat merit can be
discussed ; a comrade, one who is
joined in the same plans.
1 ^ to count the number,
jj^i ] to reckon mentally.
j J2 )^ ^S to think about a
plan, to conceive a scheme.
yt 1 — ■§■ R9 IE 't^ "11 amounts
to just a hundred taels.
^ ] to get a living.
^ I fertile in expedients, slu-ewd
and rather unscrupulous.
I {Ig or 1 gg a book of estimates
or accounts ; a balance-book ; an
■, account opens with ] |jf] the
reckoning begins thirs : —
■ 1 ^^ to scheme, to contrive.
^ ] means of livelihood, domestic
outlay.
1 |g a plan, a stratagem, as in
military movements.
1 J'J jS ''° forecast contingencies.
to propose to meet this 1
] fM 'T' ffi i*- cannot be effected ;
you can't raise the loan,
t^' ] to fall into a snare.
^ ] ;^ j^ the fine or cute
scheme did not succeed.
P^ I a dark plot, an underhand
practice.
] P 'jfjj ^ he cultivated as much
land as he had mouths to pro-
vide for.
W 1 fi^ § Ih! ^ hundred ways to
get a living ; many schemes to
press a business.
W, ] ^ ^Ib l^c '^ f'^J' f''" under-
hand scheuics.
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1^. a fi ^ 7> 1 let the past
go, let bygones be bygones.
] ;fg an ancient officer like a lord
of the treasury.
JB ;/v ] noted at the great reckon-
ing, which is made triennially of
the Btandinar of all officials.
) From plants and to cut open.
A general name for thistles,
chi' as the Cniciis, Carduiis, and
other large kinds.
M ] a high great thistle.
] 'j\\ a small department in the
northeast of Chihli, the ancient
capital of the state of Yen.
iA) From silk and conlinums.
>.«: To connect, as with threads ;
a Hue of succession in kin-
dred ; to contiiuie on, as 0)ie
taking the duties or place of an-
other ; to adopt an heir ; to fulluw
after ; succeeding to, successively ;
hereditary.
] -^ a step-mother or adopted
mother, one who is ] ^ brought
afterwards into the house.
] 1^ hen.'ditary rank.
;^ ] -^ to adopt a son.
1 ^ to carry out a fatherVp)lanis.
■^ I to pass over a son to a
brother or clansman.
•fg ^ /p ] inadequate supplies.
] f.^ to continue ; following on.
'I'H 1 Tfij ?J5 tl^cy came one after
the other.
^H M 1 ffil fi'OM the first and ever
after ; at the becrinning and so
^ a benevolent association.
A tree or slirub fxind in
Klangsi, which produces white
flowers like the honey-suckle
in form and growth ; the leaf
is ovate and hispid, and
when chewed serves as a
styptic.
Violent, crafty, overbearing.
1 'K proud, like a truculent,
villainous officer.
KI.
From hair and luclcy ; the se-
cond and unauthorized form is
connuon at the south.
The tuft or coiffure of a
Chinese woman's hair ; it
has many names and fashions
among females of different
places and ranks in the country ;
that at Tientsin, for instance, is
called II A 1 the beauty's head-
dress ; but it is often named from
the town.
i^ ] to do up the bail".
Y ^ ] a term for children un-
der five years old, when their
Lair is trimmed like two horns.
I'l in ^Mi 1 ^li'^^*' 1"11^ 1°^!^ 1'!^°
a spiral head of hair.
tl" -^ 1 '-I'" bamboo-sprout tuft ;
— a nickname in Canton for a
procuress.
1 ^f i^i' 1 ffi ^ \)Sf^s. hair-pin.
p^ I the first time of shaving a
boy's bead when a month old.
^ ] the fleshy tuft, — a protu-
berance on the cranium (ushn:-
sha), a distinguishing mark of a
Budha.
^\£i^
From ^[^ nortli and
oilier.
chi'
."^ To hope, to dtsirc ; eager
for, desirous ; to expect ; one
of the nine divisions of Yii
in ancient China, comprising the
present Shansi and the part of Chihli
north of the Eiver Wei, reaching
east to the Eiver Yaloh near Niu-
chwang ; the capital of Yao and
Shun was in it, at or near Ta-yuen
fu the present capital of ShansL
] ^'I'l a town and inferior depart-
ment in the southeast of Chihli.
] ^ to wish one good luck, to
hope that he will Rucceed.
t^li,) Fiom horse and to hope.
lEra
''V^ A steed of noble blood, great
c/'i' speed and good points, per-
fect in all respects.
^ ] the bay Bucephalus, one of
Muh-wang's eight famous steeds.
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j^ ] the \\hit(j steed, a name for
tlie carp in Shantung'.
41 Ffj 1 M '" follow like a fly at
a steed's tail ; i. e. to tag to a
great man's train to get on ; to
beg to accompany one.
1 ^ fJ? yj <''■ fins steed is not
reckoned by his strength alone.
»|i^ ) From water and sel/'; it resembles
■4H ft'P 'i'g teru-s.
c/ii' The brotli of boiled meats ;
thick soup of meats ; fertile ;
to reach to ; name of a riv^r.
J lJU.* ^ From R covering nnd odd.
pTj To lodge, to remain awhilo
t7(2' in a house ; to confide lo, to
hand over or to deliver in
charge ; to put under another head-
^ ing or list, to transfer ; a responsi-
bility ; a message ; the east.
I ^ to visit, to lodge at ; a name
for the hermit crab.
I Iq to send a letter. , ^
1 ^ to receive from.
I ^ an epiphyte, a parasitic
growth.
] ^ to send for sale, to put on
commission.
1 5§ or ] P f^ to send a ver-
bal message.
I ^ a rented or temporary re-
si<lence.
1 '[^ to convey one's feelings, as
by a metaphor or present.
] § a \isitor, a sojourner.
j p^ to confide a thing to another.
•ffi; 1 a great charge, as an office.
] f£ to lay on one, as a duty or
obligation.
I Jjj to leave with another.
?^ ^ ill 1 I •'"" 1''^*^ ^ wanderer.
I 5fu to send on [paper] trunks
— to the dead, by burning them.
a) Supposcil to represent a hog's
snout turned iipward as lie snuffs
or looks ; it is tlio u8tli radical of
C'li a few cliaraeters, mostly relating
to swine.
A hog turning up his snout.
11^ ' Hard soil, or the clay which
pi is ui
used in making pottery.
Jljtji From to see and /(Oic.
^/j^ To covet ; to long for inor-
c/ii'' dinately ; lucky.
1 IS ''^ w'^l" fo'' -ii'tlently.
] ^ to hope for a stroke of luck.
^ Composed of ^ to j'ei'c?'^ and ^
hn-dt/i, thus alierecl and con-
tracted in combination ; it is not
c/iP
the same as um yQ
A rising in the stomach, re-
sulting frout indigestion ; a hiccup ;
eructation, belching.
,' From yC i'digeslion and ^ to
ent contracted ; as a primitive, it
f •> imparts an idea of completeness
'' to many of its compounds.
To finish a meal ; to exhaust,
to finish ; to lose ; an adverb of
time, when, since, already ; a sign
of the past tense, and nearly sy-
nonymous with P 2,! 1^"t is placed
before the verb; all, entirely.
1 1^ I saw it ; seen.
1 fi passed away ; gone, ended.
I :^ if # '^r I ^ in Jfb l^eing
so, since it is so, whereas.
] ^ the end of the month.
1 M 1 'J^ seeing that the rain
then had i)ast.
■?* 1 ^^ ffiJ ^ ^ I li'"!'! cooked
and eaten it.
3X1 1 1 Jh ^Vau Wang has
labored earnestly.
H I ^ 'jjilf the state is even now
api)rnaehing destruction.
31^ 1 H ih efl^ 1 ii Jh let me
ha\e seen hiiu aud have met
hiui.
H '1^ li ^ 1 ^ ^o""''! cclip.se of
the sun.
Vfi 'i- ^K I I ^I'^ll !«-' iiifii'itfly
obliged to you.
'' To plough deep for sow ing ;
plants set out close ; rice or
clip grain thickset ; ancient name
of a place near Nanking.
g^Q^ From _R. luoruini/ aud g5£ al-
^^ reacli/.
clii' The sun peeping out ; the end
of; to reach ; an extreme
degree of; to give ; as a conjunction,
and, also, further ; together with,
and often followed by ^ all ; exact-
ly; just.
J -^ up to this time, just now.
) ■JH to send respects to one.
i^ /f> ^ I the whole (or rest)
cannot be told ; — this phrase
and the last occur in letters.
1 1 strenuously ; daring.
Jl I without end.
in ^ 1 fn do you Hi and Hwo.
1 R. together with, and.
i^ '^ ] W. ilo you consult one
with another.
1 .ft m ® f&^m birds,
beast-s, fishes and turtles, all and
each where so happy.
m
chi'
From earth and already ns the
plionetic.
To plaster and color a wall ;
to stop cracks in a wall; to
gather, to collect ; a rest, a
breathing spell ; displeased.
— ] ;^ ^ a short resting time.
tp" ^ 1 -i i" lliis shallow basket
gather them.
J^p'W ^i? ^, ^M\ yo>>
forget the olden times, and are
now angry with me.
■^ 1 to plaster, as a wall ; to
fill in the holes with mud.
.R ^ flic 1 the people foinid
their rest — in him.
Grass growing thickly', to
reach, to arrive at ; nam*, of
an ancient place in Shantung,
where a compact was made.
■ 'Ifg ;j^ ] it is to be feared
that he will not come at all.
- 'yC^ Composed of -J* chihl and ^ft a
~|*'. yoHiuj tiling contracted.
''^" Tender, little, the young and
immature ; the least or last
of a series ; the young-
840
KI.
est of brothers ; inferiors, subor-
dinate ; a season or quarter of the
year ; the end of a time or close of
a period ; in the southern provinces
it is used for a crop, or half of the
year, when speaking of rents.
[ig I the four seasons.
TT I or B^ ] the second crop ;
the last half of the year,
j ^ J^ the third moon of spring.
;5; |lh 1 a series of three, applied
to the three months of a season,
three brothers, three qualities of
goods, tfec.
1 -jit the last generation ; a wan-
ing age or dynasty.
] Jg the little finger.
^ ^ 1 ^"'"' luany brothers are
there of you '?
1 IB small, junior.
1 ^ an elder-boru uncle.
1 :^ i|lf IL tl'is yo""g lady is
suti'ering from hunger.
# H ^ 1 fr f.x my "10-
ther says, Alas! my child is
now away on puijlic duty.
~ 1 ^ fi'I ^ H <i ll""g "sed
during only a part of the year,
as a fur pelisse or a straw bat.
.) From heart and young.
Uneasy, perturbed ; a sudden
cZ/i' start; shaking, like the loose
ends of the girdle.
^<= ] a great fright.
■M 1 ^^^'-
iis girdle ends hang
ing so jaimtily 1
, J Lil.e the [ireceding.
Frightened, nervous, uneasy ;
<•//(' starting, as in sleep.
A»:^j^> Regarded by some as tlie same
<•''" A delicate fish, common in
the Yangtsz' K., about a foot
long, with a pointed nose and small
scales, beautifully marbled like the
garoupa ; it is called ] |^ |^ at
Nanking, and 1^ ] ^^ at Shang-
hai ; it resembles a perch, and is
probably allied to a Sciaiia.
KI.
^ ] a small kind of .silure about
a foot long with formidable jag-
ged dorsal and pectoral spines,
with which it is believed to
make a noise ; the back is dark
marbled, and the belly yellow.
From net and a slight wonml ;
occurs used for the iie.^t.
A kind of fishing-net or seine
made of hair,
a small felt rug made of
hair, probably from the yak
^^3) Similar to the l.ast.
tvJm ^ coarse carpet or felt rug
dd ' made of camel's hair ; it is
like shag, and comes from the
Si Hu !§■ ]^ or 'Western Tartars,
probably the Turfan tribes.
* I J From 7ror(h and xelj'; it is also
SL/ -used with $£ a record.
cM ' To remember, to recollect ;
to record, to register, to note
down ; a record, a history, a me-
morial of; a style or name; a
mark, sign, or signal, which is to be
borne in mind, and thus becomes
a classifier of strokes laid on a
culprit ; it is used after names or
signs, intimating that they are to
be remembered ; the Budhists em-
ploy it in the sense of prophecy, or
an account of the future fate of
saints.
W 1 '14 ^ remembrance of.
if 1 '14 ^ S^o*^^ memory.
i^> ]UT>,\ n % ^o yo"
remember it ?
)^ ] forgetful ; to forget.
] £^ ^ don't forget it. {Shang-
hai.)
1 S^ a mark, a sign ; the name
or style of a shop.
^ 1 vS ni<''ke a note or memo-
randum of it.
tT PP 1 'o stamp a mark on ;
but ^7 "T H + 1 means he
got tliirty blows.
1 Wi I'l''"^'^'^ o" ^^'^ record.
] |g charge it in account.
1 Is ^° remember fondly.
KI.
1 .'a* "" '^'-'•^P '" mind ; to recall
lu mind.
I ;^ -J^ @ I do not distinctly
remember it.
1 "S^ remendjer it carefully ; keep
it in mind.
g|l^ ] to rack one's memory, as
in trying to recall a thing.
] ^ a record office.
& 1 annals of a state, archives
of a go\'ernment.
~ Il# 1 'f ^ I cannot recall it
at this time.
I — t * From heart and self.
ilii> To fear, to shim, to avoid;
f^" to be cautious of, to keep at
a distance ; to dislike ; jeal-
ous, for which the ne.xt is used ; a
superstitious dread of ; to keep
aloof from ; to dislike trouble, to
shirk ; distasteful ; antipathy, a
dislike or shruiking from ; a final
particle.
I H •^r ] ^ the dreaded day
when a friend died or an em-
peror ; the days when each of
the Manchu emperors and their
empresses died, in all 29 days,
are still observed at court.
^ I or f^- ] to keep the anni-
versary of a death.
U % it 1 dX II ^ 1 Shuh's
horses are slow, and he shoots
seldom.
^ ] or ^ ] respectfully avoid
the u.se of, — as the emperor's
personal name.
■§■ jil ^ I nobody forbids you ;
just as you please.
] it ;:^ ft ^o dread another's
ability.
] jH to evade, to keep shy of
^ ] If: he has many dislikes, he
is very unlucky or crotchety.
Jj^ ] to avoid doing what will
mar joy or impede luek.
] iJi to hale with a ] jjj. or
loathing feeling.
M ^Itt I '|jj^ he has no respect
for anybody ; reckless and irre-
verent.
KI.
K'l.
K'L
3il
i
chi '
m
chi
m
From teaman nn ] to Arold ; ;;s£d
with *!io last.
To envy ; angry \vitli ; the
rage of a woman, becanse of
tiiu conduct, of her husband.
I M J'^'''^°"'^y j t'livious of.
To kneel a long time, to bow
on all f(jurs, a more re\'c-
rential act than lu-ci' j{j| ; to
feel dread ; awe-.struck, trt'ni-
bling in the kaees, discom-
posed.
] a respectful dread of.
- I ^ fli A E ;^ It to
kneel and brace the aruis on
the floor is the obeisan.ce of
ministers.
chi'
From man and a brnnck ; it
siuiil.ir to '/.'i 7^ clovsr.
Talent, ability ; cleverness
1 J5
a mechanic.
ingenious, skilled, as
I ]^ a.stute, cunning.
^ fill 1 tu ''" l'-"^ "o other capa-
cilv. he i.s titt for nothing else.
m m ^ ^ m s. ] 1 ti>e
buck is tlecing, but his steps are
steady and quick, — as if wait-
ing for his fellows.
Bead Jc'i. Agile ; also an extra
finger or toe.
:i^> A variety of the water-cal-
__;^^ trops (Trapa mcisa), ba\-ing
clii ' three or four prongs on the
fruit ; it is not so much cul-
tivated as the Jiiif/ 1^ or couunon
sort, but the t»o characters are ap-
plied to both plants.
] fMjf caltrops and lotuse.s.
is said to have begun the practice
by getting women into his camps
to beguile the .'^oldicrs «hile away
from their families.
I f^ a brothel, a bagnio.
] tV a prostitute ; also another
name lor the day-lily.
@ ^^ ^r 1 >6 4* IK 1 the
wlKjris were indeed in my sight
but not in my heart ; said by a
virtuous sage.
^' Injurious, fatal, poisonous ;
to teach, to instruct ; to in-
rfii ' .stitute.
chi ' oi
roin woman and a branch.
A courtesan, a singing girl,
one who earns her living by
singing and vice % Han Wu-ti
M
) From disease, and contracted ; it
is also read c/i'i'.
c/tP ^Vild, incoherent ; agitated,
nervous; mad, as a dog.
] f&J a rabid dog, or one which
has fits.
I ^ convulsions; fits of young
cLildrea.
M
tlie
'^
Iiilerclianged with the last.
A valley with a stream in it ;
a gorge and the rivulet that
runs through it.
il? 1 '^ '^'^''•'1' canon or gulf.
1 "F [^ '""^ ancient region
in Yunnan.
lU I -i 1^ the risks of traveling
among moimtain passes.
sTfi
Old sounds, k-i, gi, k'ui, gii, gei, k'it, git, and knit. /;; Canton, k'i, k'ei, andhX; — in Swaiow, k'i, ki, k'a, Li,
and\^o\; — in Amot/, k'i. Id, k'i, and kia ; — in Fu/ic/ian, k'i, ki, k'a, k'ie, ami k'<i ; —
in Slianr/liai, ch'i and dji ; — in Clii/'u, k'i.
f^ j the Stream in Tai-jiing
hiou in the east of Nganhwni,
where Twaiikay tea grows.
1 i^jS '-"'''ts niade to run on shal-
low rivulets.
] 7J1C freshet waters, the rising of
the hill-streams.
From boater and ivhy
phonetic.
A rivulet running into a
river, the headwaters of a
stream; a mountain streamlet ; it
is much used in Fuhkien and
Chehkiang ; a creek, a side runlet ;
■iiivt. what has been handed down.
Vn 1 '"■ clear brook.
ijfj ] to fish in rivulets.
rt 1 S?. ■''■ 'li'^trict in Yenping fu
in the north of Fuhkien.
1 %. iU ^ I'T'gc beetle found in
rivulets ; it resembles the stag-
beetle, and is probably a Dytiscns-
# 1 ^; t§ the clear stream
[of triitli] will not bo roiled.
xlii
Fi'om hlvd and rivnht ; i.e. the
hird whicli frecjiients streams.
high
A bird \\ith variegated plum-
age, found in marshes, whose
tail is likened to a rud-
der ; it is called ] j^j ^ because
it goes in regular tile, and I® t|l
^ ^Jl order in the stream ; other
names are, the red m.-uidarin duck
it is common in eastern China, and
its description assimilates it closely
to the [lied dnck ; it is embroidered
on the official robes of ladies of the
7th rank ; this bird has sometimes
been referred to the leaf-walker or
jacana, but probably not correctly.
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K'l.
K'r.
From to oice and t/ds.
c?>yV To cheat, to impose upon ; to
,c/i'j deceive one's self or others
intentionally; to insult, to
upbraid, to abuse, when in power ;
to ridicule, to befool ; to fail in
one's duty, to disappoint another ;
deceived; hardened from self-
deception,
] -g to oppress, to insult.
] ^ to rail at, to blackguard.
] l^ to ridicule, to moclr.
^ g j allow no self-deception.
] ^ to make fun of, to jeer.
] ^ to laugh at, to l)anter.
] J\^ an impudent rascal.
1 A :tc i^ ''^ cheat others with-
out the lea«t scruple.
1 S to deceive a ruler, to fail in
duty to him.
] i±. to overpower, as the sun
docs a taper.
] ;(^i to harden one's heart
1 IE to grind the weak ; to over-
power and put down, as the
poor.
From brunch and odd ; not tlie
same as Ja Kx to nip up.
Not standmg even on its base,
tipped up, inclined.
1 ^ W W I'-'anirg vessels
easily upset.
/J^v A stone bridge ; stones laid to
(■j pj step across the water ; to step
ch'i out and stride, as when cross-
ing water ; to stand up-
tj,^ From Ull and odd as the phonetic.
c Imp/ a steep rough path along and
ch'-i over mountains ; precipitous,
abrupt, sheer ; a cape, a pro-
jecting headland.
] jliji a dangerous hill-path ; a rise
and fall ; knolls and holes, such
as are left after an iniuidation ;
irregular, as a stony road ; met.
disquieted and anxious.
In Fuhchau, Steep, ineliued,
sloping.
rj-JS^ From /bof and odd as the phonetic.
cjC Pj Having only one good leg ;
fCh'i crippled, halt ; an incomplete
thing, a defect ; single, alone,
as the thread on which a spider lots
itself down ; the shin-bone.
] J^ lame,- haltuig.
] fSi a g'lte ajar, and a person
within talking with one outside.
>tl"^ An insect, ^ ] the long
( »'. PJ legged spider which runs over
^cIi^•i the house, a Myrniecia 1 a
kind of cicada.
] ^'^ a variety of the leech.
k.~^^ From horn and odd; it occurs
jnTjl*' used with its primitive.
(C/( / One horn, as of an ox, ele-
vated, and the other depressed ;
single, without a match ; to
obtain.
] ^ an inner or reentering corner.
] ^ a dream which comes to
pass.
1 ffi single and paked ; unequal
and equal.
1 Ife ^ K ^ no' a 6i"Sle car
rotiuned; — an utter defeat.
A stiff bow, too stiff to bend
eaisily.
I % g^ ^ a stiff bow and
springy arrow.
^.^V Uneven, like the leaves of
f^^^ the bamboo, which the cha-
rUi ractor is intended to reprtsent.
ee and '\a. phased
•j{->-M From 7fl tr
(f\^^ contracted.
iChH A tree whose habitat is near
the streams, and flourishes in
damp grounds ; it grows up in three
years, and people find it a useful
tree .iroimd then- villages ; it may
be a species of the willow.
From m'-iK and to cheat.
To act as when tipsy and
(C7('2 boisterous ; to walk unsteadi-
ly, to reel like a sot.
^% \ 1 reeling and gambol-
uig without stopping.
A demon of an ugly shape,
the ] 5^, which has two
heads and four eyes ; in olden
time it was personated by
men to dn've oft" pestilence.
This is considered to he a contrac-
tion of iki St a fan, its original
form.
,_ELk
A relative and personal pro-
noun referring to the person, place
or thing spoken of; he, she, it ; his
they, their's ; the, that, the one,
the thing ; wherever, whoe\'er ; an
adverb of place, there, the spot ; a
final or auxiliary expleti\"e ; it is
sometimes put between a noun and
a verb to emphasize the former, as
^ I -g Sp: the heavens, do they
revolve ? also a sign of the vo-
cative and imperative, as ^ ] |5^
'^ Prince I never forget ; as a
conjunction, if,
therefore ; stands for ^ch
premismg ;
then,
as a
relative or sign of the genitive, —
a tise common in Fuhchau and
northerly towards Ningpo ; it some-
times has a future sense, as -J* |
^ ^ 't^ ■'^ will thus greatly re-
ward vou ; — or a hortatory sense,
as'?if"0 il 1 ^pJi th^empe.
ror said, I will then try him ; lot
me try liim.
1 A 1 =■ i^ ^ J£ fS tw-^
man and these words arc alike
unworthy of credence.
] -f^ the rest, what is over ; fur-
thermore.
n. I :g;i«ithe? ^ 1 4 it is.
:S 1 f@S is this thing liis?^
1 fil -& yes, it is.
] zji the next.
1 U nsif-
] ^c if it be so ; supposing tbat
to be the case.
] pf* in the center ; the center ;
therein ; among them.
J^ Ify ] ^- how exuberant are
these Uower.i !
SK^ 1 " :iP ^ 1 - 1 only
know one of them, but not the
other.
1^ iD |pI 1 ^M^^ 's it by nigbt ?
^ ] W ^ -^ ij- -^ Jlj. nobody
has a heart at all like yoiir's,
Fung I
^ I f# i Prince ! wait for that.
^ ] WC JI< it II how dare I
demand the tlirunc f
K'l.
K'l.
343
cy^-^ A napkin ; a bandage.
From icooil or xlone, nnd ////.■.•
as the jilicmetio ; occurs used
for (/.-(' ^ a base.
The game of chess, called
^ I , played with thirty-
two ii)en, of which Wu
Wang is said to have been
the inventor, n. c. 1120;
anothtrg ame, called g ] ,
played with 3C0 black an<l while
piece?, to represent a year of day
and nights, on a board of 3G1
squares, is ascribed to Yao ; iox-
and-geese, checkers or draughts,
and other similar foreign games ;
checker-wise, in squares, starred.
— ^ ] a mo^■e in the gan;e.
1 ^ or ] |.-"p_a chess-board.
— ^ I "7* •I' ^'^^ of chess-men.
^ 1 , or ^ 1 , or |£ 1 , or f
I , to play chess.
i£ |f P .# - Fj 1 the affairs
of life are as changing as a game
of chess, — bringing mankind
into many relations.
^ I to take a man.
— # I or ~ ^j 1 a game of
chess or draughts.
1 "T is triangular pieces, as of
\V(jod, meat, itc. ,
^T 1 Wi^^ 'I'y l-o solve a chess
prolilem.
— yj; 1 a move on a Iioard.
jfR 1 ^ good foundation.
1 ^tJ very thick together, as vil-
lages ; a kind of wafer cakes.
1 'i'fJ M H the scjuads are scat-
tered over (he plain.
1 5^ a book cf chess problems.
v-U* A tributar
A tributary of the rvi\er ^\'ei
in the north- east of
,rUH Ilonan ; near their junction
lies (he old town of K'i hien
1 j|!,f; in the department of Wei-
hwui fu ; name of an affluent of
the River Han in Siang-yang fu in
Hnpeh.
j i!^ the island of Kee-ow off
Kmnsing-moon, north of Macao.
ISifi 1 M look at those httle
coves along the K'i.
'-J--5-' From silk and Ihls ; occurs iiiter-
..-^VJ* clianged witli its ijrimitive.
- yi>
^rlii A dark gray color, the na-
tural hue of some silks,
worn only by women ; \-ariegated ;
shoe lateliets or ties; strict; an
adverb of comparison, very, the
highest, the utmost of.
1 Wl ^'^'^y f^ti'ct.
1 :/c ffil I' 1 ihW\ C: so the
great reigned and the small
died, — in the contest.
Gems set in the leathern caps
or coronets of rulers and no-
ch'i bles as ornaments, so as to
resemble stars by their luster
and color.
# 1 cap gems ; (hey were pro-
bably made of jade.
^ I .star-like ornaments.
mi
ften used for the next, and both
seem to be correct ; tliis is the
connnouest.
A small land crab, the ^ ]
found in rice fields.
7J1C ] a white slimy grub dug out
of the ooze for food ; it is perhaps
the larva of a Dylisciis.
^ 1 or ^ ] the blood-sucker.
^ ] a worm like the gally-worm
(Jiilii.i), or perhaps a Nei'cis.
'M 1 an edible worm of a greenish
color found in fresh water.
dth
A variety of edible fern, the
fM I or ^ ] \yhich grows
inKiangsi; the drawing re-
sembles that of an Chianmla,
where the seeds are arranged
in a spike.
Fortunate, lucky ; felicitous,
c/JI?^ composed, tranquil.
tj:]ii j£ 1 /f» — • uiay your pros-
perity soon be more than
usual.
^ 1 bappy contentment.
jljit ] increasing pro.sperity and
peace ; may you soon be pro-
moled.
% ^ M. 1 '"")' yoiii' old age bo
kX "
\ ery lia[ipy.
-|^-l|» t'seil with the iie.st,
'■-^-^\ A valuable stone
s''^'''' color.
ic of a wliile
I jy- an inferior gem ; it is
also ajiplied to a kind of coralhne
tree in fairy land.
i^'i$. \ '^ perennial grass and
unfading dowers — in fairy land.
Considered to be another and
unusual form tlie last.
^dii To crawl along is [ J ,
spoken of rows of insects,
ants or caterpillars.
^ ! or -^^"^ the long legged
spider common in Louses.
^D I fir Pffij J- they stop to take
breath, like a row of (ravelins-
insects ; said of women.
BEtf A dappled horse, marked
f»ii>Kil; I'l^e a chess-board ; a fine
filii looking horse, of a deep
black color; spotted like the
skin of the axis.
"^^4 .^ tE 1 'ny horses are piebald.
Vi:^ & \ his cap is of that
spotted skin.
^ :Jt [51 1 in his chariot drawn
liy four da[)pled horse;:.
^■tt* The stalks of beans ; the
<M>\ stems of pulse ; camels are
jc//( fed on them.
tt-H* The tracks of a horse; a
?lt;;^ footstep ; to cross the legs,
s'/'' 1 il^ to sit cross-legged.
344 K'l.
4l»tJ From moon nnd tliix ; it is not I
(■AJ-n exactly the sr.me as (is ^ a year
,c/ii A set time, a fixed period, a
day agreed 0)i ; then, at that
time ; times, seasons ; to meet ; to
expect, to wait for ; hoping that ;
to engage to do ; to aim at ; a
hundred years old ; reached his
time, full of years ; used for Ji as
a final particle.
g ] the set day.
j^ ] the time is np. the set pe-
riod has come.
5'J 1 "' S 1 ^^^ ^^y ^^^ coma
J^ ] in advance of the date.
3^ ] heyond the time.
4lt ^ ] uncertain, no fixed time.
/{> ] M "h" f"! unexpected in-
terview, to meet without pre-
vious arrangement.
^ li ■^ 1 really, who are those
people ?
1 W ' l^'gl^b' prol'''^We ; I may
venture to promise.
•|fi 1 durintr tlie whole period,
till tlie completion.
f[^ ] to make an engagement.
jj\ ] at the time.
pJJ ] to limit the time.
] "^ to aim at what is suitable.
^ ] fiourishing times.
i^ ^p|S ;^ pj 1 I '^''"■'^ "o' 1^°^^
lip to the Court.
^j ] ^ Sit JpJ to punish in or-
der that there may Ije no [need
of] punishments.
^[] ] W a promissory note, pay-
able at sight.
j& ] iR "f '"^ "°t'^ °f ^''^"^^' 1''''^'
able in two or three days.
xh'
ca
thin and sweet kind of
ake.
A kind of small wild goose ;
,.^ or more probably a bird like
^ch'i a sheldrake; the name is also
applied, strange to say, to
the horned owl.
K'l.
From banner end this a.s the
plioneiic; tlie second form is a
, couinion contraction, and is also
delined as a pennon with hells or
jingles hnug to it.
A flag, a standard ; a banner
with devices or tiles on it, a
tribe or corps under one banner.
J\ ] the Eight Banners, raider
which the Manchns arc mar-
shaled ; they arc distingnished by
four plain banners, j£ ] , the
yellow, red, white, and blue ; and
by the |g ] or bordered banners,
which are the same colors with
a margin of another color.
1 "]» or ] A Bannermen, i
either Manchus, Mongols, or j
registered Chinese. ;
K'r.
Jj-lU Ugly, ill-looking ; to criticise
S>^:i sarcastically ; to chaff one.
^ch'i rffi 1 ^ 1^ '^^ richculed
the composition or exiffession.
,ch'i
1 i
If. a si:
rnal-fiag, a marker, a ;
telegraphing flag.
1'^' 1^ I if^to casiiieramanfrom
his tlag — for misconduct.
] Jj;f a flagstaff; the ] |f Sj-
is the frame near t'lie top.
] |jl|ij a flag bearii-.g an inscription.
^ ^ ] 1 each of them led his \
company or division. j
"V ] furl the colors ; lower the flag.
Yra jE 1 •** I''''""'''' carried to clear
tlie way in processions.
Ap \ 13 a common name for the :
United States along the coast,
derival from the spangled ap-
pearance of the flag.
JT ^ A m en S! t° fis^^t
under a man's flag ; to take
another's banners, to light under
false colors.
A fabulous, auspicious ani-
mal, which apiiears when
sages are born ; the male of
the Chinese unicorn ; it is
drawn hke a piebald, scaly horse,
■with one horn and a cow's tail, and
may have had a living original in
some extinct equine animal.
] LH ii 111 SI r.g 7K the uni-
corn passes over the hills [scat-
tering fire], and the dragon
churns the water. — to put it out
.ch'i
From rjrent and able ; the second
form is common, but somewhat
^ pedantic.
Extraordinary, rare ; surpris-
ing, monstrous, remarkable,
out of the common way,
unnatural; new, strange, uu- j
expected. |
] '^ wonderful, startling. i
{1} ] imusual ; it excites surprise. |
] jj' remarkably clever. I
] j^ an unusual good chance. I
I M perverse, crotchety, mulish.
~ ] or three essentials, are the j
^ semen, ^ vital energy, and
the ijiljl animal spirits.
] >\^ uneiptakd, unique.
1 l^i ^ pleasant meeting ; unusual
fortune.
I Jjj distingui.shcd merit.
I f^ a strange or unpromising
countenance.
1 S: rare books, or fine editions.
] £ a reserve ; Uei3 in ^vait.
] ^i extraordinary, as a liisas
natiu;e; amazing, bizarre.
] ^ ^ a siiiart lad, a clever
Loy.
] pij rare skill or arl, a- cf a
geomanccr.
Bead/./. Odd, a single o;se;
a surplus, a reraauider.
^ -j- ;^ ] there are over thuty
of them.
1 ^ or ^ ] odd numbers.
1 ^ ^ •''" °'^'^' ^^^^ tenths.
] the odd days in a month.
From r/em and remarlcuUe as the
phonetic.
jC/i'i A valuable stone ; a curiosity,
a rarity, a plaything ; large.
1 3S valuable, as a stone.
1 US o'' 1 ^ ^ valuable or un-
usual article.
JS 1 a toy. an article of vertu.
K'l.
K'l.
Kl.
345
To stride ;i liorse ; to ride
(.(^Pjj on; to sit astride ; cavalry,
.(.■/(';■ liorsemeii; a rider; an aiii-
uial to ride.
I ,6| to ride a horse.
Jl§ ] liglit-hor.se ; horsemen for
sfoiitiug, or a body-guard.
] 3i *"' 1 ■^ eavalry ; horse-
men ; lancers.
] ^Sf mounted archens.
^ I a good horseman.
I JJu H T" .^ $t ^"^ ^^^^^ rides
a tiger has need of great skill
to dismount.
"" 1 -t :S ^ "■''■'' this beast
I shall get to Chang-ngan (;. e.
Peking, or the metropolis), re-
ferring to the capital hi the
T'aug dynasty.
|I|J-* From ///// aiifl brunch; inter-
njxf changed witli the next.
jc//e' The state or ap[ianage where
the ancestors of the Cheu
dynasty lived, in the present Fuiig-
tsiang fu jf'Jl, 'fl\ Jj^f in the soiUh-
west of Shensi, not far from the
River Wei, and so called after
1 llj <"■ Ji ti Heaven's Pillar in
K'i-shan hieii ] |Jj ^^\, an in-
dependent .state existed here b. c.
904-924 ; a hill with two peaks; a
fork in a road ; a headland ; high,
as apeak; to diverge; ambiguous,
double dealing.
p§ ] two modes of action, two
views of; whence Ml pn '^
double entendre.
^ 1 !S ^1" '''*^' ''■" 'S both pro-
minent and rich in foUage.
3iE 1 W '"-^ '** * &"'"1 jihysiciaii ;
i. e. he understand.s the | ^
^ a vade-mecum of repute.
From to alo/t luul bnnivh ; simi-
last,
|_L. From to sUiji
U^W hu- to the last.
jc/i'i Forked, bicuspidato ; a spike
with two heads, as wheat some-
times has ; diverging ; schismatic,
different; unlike; a discrepancy.
] I rapid running, of a man.
] J{J a fork in a road ; a diverging
path ; erroneous condvtct.
*& lis 1fe 1 t'^'' i»'"'l '^^^'^ o»
one object.
M-- ^ 1 'I'Pre should be no diver-
gence, — as of opuiion.
Jl jiiS" M 1 T ^^^^ differing
views are both exaggerated ;
that expressiou has two mean-
higs.
^ #. I f!\ a I 'lave been de-
ceived by his vacillation.
|-|-|-». From ybo^ and branch.
^il-/^^ A foot with six toes ; the
s'-'« 2 crawling of insects, the pro-
gress of an animal.
Read k'P and tised for ^.
To stand on tiptoe ; to sit with the
legs hanging down.
] M M ^ I stand on tiptoe
waiting for you.
I f-j- to crawl; to walk.
I rfij ^ ;^ to follow and over-
take.
I »-|r Also read '■ti and ss/(i".
c I i»Ai To resjiect ; to esteem,
s''" ' ] ] to love one; to meet
one in a cordial, friendly
manner.
From tforsht/t and name ; it was
originally the same as ^rhi jji^,
l)nt is now written without the
c//i
dot.
Rest, repose ; great ; the god
or spirit which animates the earth.
i'k 1 T'-'i''''''i the earth as a divi-
nity ; the productive energy,
in which it is used like Cybele
or Hecate among the Greeks.
'1 -^ ;i ^i^^^ 1 4 if you
would come here once, it would
make me at rest.
|ilt I j'fij. no great regret.
JH Jiil|l jiil fg ] heaven is God,
earth is Goddess.
^l^ ] a term for the gods of the
land.
1 ■tii [si '^r 1 IE ^ monastery;
any place where Budha stop-
ped ; the term is derived from
Jeta-vana, his residence at
Sewet.
Hjfij:
.c/i I
From to ivorahip and citij^ refer-
Jl|\ ring to the old city of jK'! liien
!•/// ^ '^^" '" '''® ™""' °'" S''^"5'-
Full, abundant ; very ; large ;
numerous; at ease ; leisurely, grace-
fully ; in the language of epitaphs,
constant ; multitudes.
Vk m m :> ]. I ia S the
crowd of virgins followed her
like a [beautiful] cloud.
^ ^ ] 1 the crowds collect
the celery.
1 '}[] a district south of Pao-tirig
fu in C'hihli.
^ 1 S the coldest time iu
winter.
^i M 1 1 the rain falls very
gently.
The name J(]ff ] is an old
term for the scorpion ; also
called ^ j^l jji, the clerk's
bug, from an old story about
its having been brought to Kiang-
nan from the north by an enthusi-
astic man.
T'li From u-omhip and hntchct, but
luty some regard the primitive as a
I./I contraction of tlie next.
To offer a sacrifice and sup-
plicate the gods for happiness ; to
state one's case to a god ; to pray,
to invoke aid ; to recompense ; in
polite language, to request, to beg,
to trouble, to intreat ; multitudes.
1 Hf to pray for rain.
^ M 1 1 they come in crowds.
J^ I ® ■^ I pray you di'ink that
cup.
1 ^ I beg [the god.s, and] hope
— for your happiness.
^ ] I urgently beg of you.
1 ?}< to beseech.
] ?C :^< &■ to ask for eternal life.
1 TX '"^ pi'iiited form of prayer ; the
suppliant writes his name, date,
and object of desire, &c., and
kneeling burns the form before
the shrine.
1 Jjiw ^ i to pray to the Lord
of Heaven.
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K'l.
K'l.
K'r.
1
To seek for, to beg, to try ; a
bridle.
] ^ ^ A to endeavor to
come up to another, to try to
equal him.
'}^ a district in the north-cast
of Hupeli on the Yangtsz' Eiver.
below Hankow : it jiroduces a
yellow venomous snake, called
the ] 4^, which Las short
horns.
] ^ a species of Artemisia found
in K'i cheu, from which the
Chuiese moxa, used in cautery,
is obtained ; it is also applied to
cure ulcers, and used as a tonic.
] ^^ a low succulent weed in
Kiangsi, whose thick, fleshy
leaves are covered with white
hairs like flour, which tlie people
apply to boils.
This cli.iracter seems to be con-
foundeJ with fC/ii ^;2 and(S/it ^
111 some names.
m
,cUi
A fierce fly which is con-
stantly rubbing its head ; per-
haps a Tahunus, though one
name given is ap]jlied to the
rice-weevil.
] ^ ''•' species of mantis.
^ ] a green grasshopper or Tnix-
iilis.
,cUi
From head and hntchet.
Tall ; personable, elegant ;
erect.
] -g tall, as a tall man.
I 1 ^ 1^"^^' tall and graceful !
Eead bill'. Extreme ; to feel
kind to another ; hard ; a few of ;
small.
] J| enduring ; hardened and set
to bear suffering.
chH
A medicinal plant, a kmd of
hmgwort, of which three or four
sorts are spoken of
^ I a yellowish root, with a
thick rind and pith inside, used
in asthma, supposed to be deriv.
ed from the Ptarmlca Sihirica ;
the flexible roots of the Sojjhora
(omentosa are referred to imder
the same name ; they resemble
liquorice.
I'roin luiif and old wan.
A horse's foretop or mane~;
the dorsal fin cf a fish.
Like the last.
The spines in the dorsal fiu
of a fish ; a sphious doreal
fish ; a species of sea-blubber
which furnishes a condiment.
I 1 W Si>^ "t bristled its dorsal
and fled with glancing scales ;
said of a passionate man.
Q divine will
,c/,'i
,chH
From earth and ha/chet ; it was
regarded as anotlier form of c yin
J^ " ''^''■''i "lid is now inter-
changed with <it ^ a domain.
A border, a limit ; confines ;
the frontier ; imperial lands.
St ] illimitable, boundless.
I ;5C a teim in the Cheu dynasty
for a master of the household
troops, the muiister of war.
I'rum i^ old and
contracted.
A man of sixty, one who
shoukl advise others ; old,
aged, superior ; strong, to bring
about, to direct, to adjust ; to pro-
mote ; a scar.
,|l(l I the gentry and elders.
I ig old people; the elders, the
: cniors.
] ^ an instructor or professor.
1 S M J^ ^^'li'^u yt>u become
old in the service, your merit
will be rewarded.
^ ] scar on a horse's back
,chH
The wooden platter on which
the tongue and heart of the
sacrificed o.x or sheep was
placed ; to reverence.
^^.5t 1 'M. to present the
sacrificial tray Avith all the ac-
companiments for the feast.
\ _^M'^kiL tbe sense of j/.V
is to reverence.
m
A craggy shore ; winding
and stony banks ; a stone
bridge or jetty.
] -^ an uneven ridge or
precipice.
I'rom chariot and name ; it is not
the same as 'ti fS rear of a cart.
if:h'i The long axle end which
projects from the hub ; in Pe-
king it is eight inches long, and
called if ji Cf 52^ hulj head.
$§ 1 fa% the lenther-bomid a.N;-
Ics and ornamented yokes.
J^^ From _y. a dish and ^ fae
( ^fY^ contracted.
fCh't An interrogative particle,
how ? what ? — implying a
mere negative, but usually with a
.stronger meaning than ^ or ^fe ;
can it be '? how can 1
] S( ^'°^^ '■^'"''^ I ' — '"'' polite ex-
pression fur - 1 cannot, I beg
you not to say so.
] ^ it is better, it is preferable.
1 R 1k T- ^ l^ow can he be
mure woitliy than you ?
-^ j fa rv ^ $}i ^'m I only a
bitter gourd ?
] ^^ it is sli, it is nothing else.
] ^^ ^ is it not ? i. c. it surely is.
I pT iP jJt ^'°^^ <^="' "t l^e this
«ay ?
] Ji ^ ^ will it be so ? — No.
\ ^ ^ ^ how can it be so?
1 /f» 'fS [nj «hy are they not the
same ? i. c. they are identical.
] tb ^ ^ Iww can he alone
rejoice
1 W jtb Si whence such a rule ?
z. c. there's no such ])rinciple.
1 ^ 15: II M J. a t [tbe
rulers] not only taught [the
people] courtesy, but further
they promoted humanity.
Read 'k\ti, and used for ^ and
^ to rejoice. Delighted ; joyous ;
to sing song's of victory ; to ad-
■i'ance. to ascend.
5L is^ 1 ^ easy and joyful we
ha\e our srrand feast.
K'l.
K'l.
K'l.
;i7
From to ivaU: nnd SfJf ns tlie
phonetic.
w/
up
To rise, to stand up ; to be-
gin, to originate ; to raise
to take (lie first step ; to un-
dertake ; to build ; to produce; to
givo occasion to ; to open the
meaning of; to aid; the begin-
ning, origin ; iu r/icioric, an ex-
ordium, a proposition ; in collo-
quial, it shows the beginniug of an
action or the present (cnse ; after
a verb, it is an auxiliary, like go-
ing or being, denoting that the
action is going on ; a classifier of
cases in cotut, a number of people,
vessels, carts, animals, &c.
] ^ to rise, as from bed ; to
start, as on a jouraey.
] J^ let us start ; to get up the
horses.
] jjr stand up ; standing.
I ^ to put hand to a work.
start '!
] >f(_ to catch fire ; this in Hang-
chau denotes a rocket, which in
Peking is termed | ;)■'[{ to raise
a fliiwer.
I 2jS to rise ; it expresses an action
going on, as "ig | ^ ho be-
came angry.
^ ] ^ be burst out laughing.
{^ ] p}5 I just remembered it.
IM; 1 M ?!k ^o suddenly raise the
wind and waves ; — to make an
excitement by false rumors.
1 W '"' 1 SM ''''' commence-
ment, first ; to begin.
] jjj. to long for ; covetous.
] jj; the Idea of, the notion.
] J^ rising and sitting, i. c. un-
der all circumstances'.
— 1 fi5 A ^ company, a crowd ;
a party of not less than three.
•^ 1 5i ^ ^' ^°"° i" ^^^ '■'•'
oiico and seo it.
] ^ thus set agoin"', begun on
this account ; a motive, the men-
tal view of.
] '^ cause of strife.
] "?■ ^ ]^ <lfc lie ^^ho can bring
out my meaning is Shang.
] ^ from beginning ti end ; the
rise and fall or finish of
] i^ prospering, starting well.
yU ^ 1 pit ^'^^ ^^^^ prince be
zealous iu his duties.
I J£ to laise trocjis.
y^ 1 fi'j I ^^ quite
^^' ^ t
unfit or univorthy of it ; inade-
quate to.
^ ] to remember.
] Ix ^^ pnj.^per, to get rich ; to
send off, as goods.
1 ^ /f> :?f l-o behave strangely
or uneasily.
1 K .^ ■"* permit to clear cargo.
In Ccmfonesc. A sign of the past
tense, equivalent to "J" ended.
^ I written; fj^ ] done.
'm
An old name for I-ch'ing
hien ^ jfjl jjlj, on the Eiver
'c/i^i Han in the northern part of
Hupeli near K'i hien | J|^^,
over whieii there was a prince of
K<i.
ffi
An acid iruit, the :j^J ] or
seeds of the barberry {Oerbcris
hjcium), used in diseases of
the eyes ; atree whieh the
Chinese liken to the willow, but is
more probably an alder.
] i^^ a tree out of whose wood
bowls can bo cut ; it is perhaps
a largo alder or birch.
] g a small feudal state, now
K'i hien ] ^^.^ in Honan, lying
southeast of K'aifung, of whose
people it was said ] A S 5c
the men of K'i grie\ed lest the
sky should fall on them,
in ij\ '^^ \*A 1 'lo 'wt break and
trample ilown my osiers.
■JE
A stone ornament, intended
to be hung at the girdle, as
chati
elanie.
•^CL good to cure gunshot wounds
*chH and cuts.
f ill l| -^ ^''1 without trees or grass ;
JMLj a bare, bleak mountain, such
'ch'i as a hermit chooses.
S I tt ffiJ.if fj to as-
cended the hills K'i and Hu (iu
Shantung), increasing his regrets ;
;'. c. his sorrow at not seeing bis
parents was added to the toil of
travel.
'S
ch'i
From hand .ind branch ; also read
ki' and used with fjt ngile.
Skilled ; ingenious at making
or contriving ; art, dexterity ;
talent, ability.
] ^ mechanical arts.
I ^ very clever ; wonderful.
] 3^ ingenious, quick ; having a
gift for mechanics.
P I apt at imitating sounds, a
good singer or mimic.
] ^ military talent.
^ I sleight of hand ; dexterous.
. - -^ A variety of succory (Cie/io-
\^^ rium), the | ^ w^hoso lea\es
'ch'i are milky and can be eaten ;
also a kind of white millet or
panic seed ; grass ; a kind of prickly
tree.
^ QA^ 1 From /^ to open and ^ to
jRjt strike; tlie first is correct, bnt
c »*" ' f ''"''' '°''™^ "''^ common.
/^> I To explain, to make clear ;
'dii to open, as a door ; to tell
another, to report to, to make
known ; to state, to inform ;
to reveal ; to instruct ; to publish.
as a book ; to divide, to separate
or distinguLsh ; to uncover ; the
van or left, wing of an army ; a
clear sky after a rain ; to begin, as
the spring.
®^ 1 ^- or il I ^- I beg to
»;tate ; — > x\ OfMung phrase in a
letter; the first is most respectful.
] ^ to teach tho ignorant or
young.
] J)g a horse with a white fore-
foot.
/p iS. 1 (j^ TVe not time even
t.u Luiie a fest.
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K'l.
K'r.
^ ^? 1 P (or 1 'S[) it is not
easy to speak of it, I am em-
barrassed about mentioning it.
3^ 1 ^7^ A Heaven revealed it
to men.
^ ^ li ^ 1 C"n''""us
said, I do not explain to one
who is not eager for knowledge.
^ ] may you open it in peace ; —
a su-perscriptiou on letters.
I ^ to look pleasantly, to smile.
] PJ^ to open and to shut.
1 P -^ A 11 it is hard to
awaken the sympathy of people.
PfJ I an inolosure in a letter.
1 5il f^ A to undeceive or to
point out to others the true way,
to dissemsiiate truth.
] n|| ^ the morning star, Luci-
fer, the harl)inger of Ijrightness.
] ^ to memorialize the Throne.
] ^.J to remove the seals.
W 1 ^ ^ "• centurion's clerk,
who writes Ms letter, &c.
A signal flag or board like a
semaphore or marine signals.
] ^ an embroidered stream-
er on a lance, sent by way of
credence or borne in .state.
c/i'i
^K'SC -^ scolloped or embroidered
5^ banner borne by an aid or
'cA'j escort ; cover of a lance-head ;
to fold silk.
1 ll^ iS fft ^'^^ '^"^ banners com-
ing in the distance.
Eead 'i^iiiff. The articulation
of the tendons and bones.
"^ I the jilace where flesh and
bones unite.
: -iff^ From silk and odd as the phonetic.
)|j»{fj An open worked, variegated
'clii kind of silk, with criss-cross
figm-es, called | ^, used for
siunmer dresses ; its wear was once
regulated by sumptuary laws.
|§| ] a lute, from its silk cover.
] ^ fine silk garments; met.
eligant apparel.
/ » ) The original form of the no.st,
1 i supposed to represent curlin-^j va-
^ pors rising ; it is used for the 84th
C" ' radical of a dozen characters,
mostly rchiting to v.apors, and
^ to heg, because prayers as-
cend to the gods.
Cloudy vapor, aura, effluence.
P > •) From V(rjJor and rice,
yf\ Fume or vapor ascending
ch'i' from heat acting on moisture ;
steam, exlialatiou ; ether, the
rerjal fluid; breath, air; a halo or
cloudy vapor ; the vital force or fluid,
the primordial aura, nervous mat-
ter or the stamina of a being ; spirit,
courage, temper, or feelijigs of men
or animals; aspect, air. influence,
attraction ; a convenient and mobile
term in Chinese philosophy for ex-
plaiimig and denoting whatever is
supposed to be the source or primary
agent in ixoducing and modifying
motion, as if it was animated air ;
it is more material than ^/i gg and
iuo' ^, more external than sin
)jji, and is restrained by the ^/n'n(/
^ which confines it, so that it is
said ] ^j" |»^ the vital fluid has
limits ; chi/i, ^ is opposed to it, <is
S" <x> 1] or spirit is to the Ijody it
animates ; to smell ; to irritate; an
apparition ; a semi-lunar period ;
after some nouns it has the force of
like, or makes the noini adverbial.
^ ^ 1 don't get angry.
fi 1 ISL plump, healthy, fresh.
i/' 1 ^ ^ pleasant countenance.
] ^ air, bearing, carriage.
31^ ] weather, temperatm'e.
""- ] the dual power,s, or yin and
^ ] the five agencies or vapor
a ,yu ■pl rain, ^yanff \]^ sunshine,
2/u/i^ J;^ heat, Jian ^ cold, and
(./'""y JE ^^i'i<' ; these proceed
from the five elements.
^ ] the dual powers, wind and
rain, light and darkness.
Ml or i ] chmate, miasma, air.
1 IK (spirited ; high toned ; sen-
sit i\'e.
^j ] )^ veracious, honest,
jil. ] a damp, musty .smeU.
^% I energy, nerve, vigor.
^ ] ^ a fortune-teller.
I ^ A to vex one, to exas-
perate.
iS I or ] ^ y to be scolded ;
I have been blamed.
^J- ] to ease off one's bad feelings.
{fj ] to vent one's spite.
] |g exhausted, no recuperative
power left ; dead.
"F f@ 1 Si •'''-•''^te your anger,
don't you get excited.
] i^ or f|i ] times, seasons;
the twenty-four terms.
I ^ ar.niliilation ; total absorp
tioii into another form.
M W 1 W< t''e vitalizing fluids
in the earth, which the Chine.?e
say produce minerals and waters,
cause vegetation, and act on
health-
^ I to hold the breath.
§^ ] to imbibe energy, as by
gulping morning air according
to the Taoists.
[]J ^ ] to divine by the clouds.
^ ] don't smell things rudely ;
don't snuft'at it, don't get cross.
J^- ] ele\ ation of mind.
fij^ fj- 'M I you are in good luck.
jE 1 ji it i'tl I'is (Kwanti's)
rectituile filled the universe.
^ ] a revengeful spirit, as a
sense of injustice seeking redress.
M Wl 112 1 ^0' impede the re-
•spiration.
Wl, ^ 3¥ S I Ifi present him
with a soft purplish curtain, light
as a cloud.
~ A ?L Hi I [the brothers] are
all of the same .sentiment.
•j\^ I original or inherited con-
stitution.
— fix 1 5i f^ T let us make
one vigorous cff'ort and finish it.
^|f j to vapor about, to dress
fine, to put on airs.
^ I to imitate another, to ape
his dress or gait.
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■■ *J \ \ Anotlier form of tlie Inst ; used b_v
<^ JT the Tuoists in writing clinrnis, ti)
>t • J denote tlie powers of nature.
fk ] and "^ ] noxious
,iuil fortunate iuHuenocs.
— ] -^ ^ j^- at one afflatus
he traiLsformcd llie Three Pure
Ones ; — done by the Taoist
creator.
K"^^ To unloosen the collar of a
clt^i ' ^^ ] to mareh or stride
with rei;ular .steps.
1 W' iS^ M '"' "P'-'" ^<JS""i
- and rollinLr collar.
c/i'i'
i Tlie original form is connioseJ of
jj'ljt /t/'inls and i^Jloirerx modi-
lied in combiuatioii, meaning to
plutdv and liu'ow away ilowers.
To push aside, to reject ; to
break or throw off; to lelinqnish,
to renounce ; to forget, to abandon,
to discard.
] -JIF to lea\e the world, to die.
]M 1 to disdain, to dislike much.
] ^ to ^^■aste a patrimony.
1 ^ '■■<ist it aside.
Q [ to abandon good, to throw
one's self away.
j^ ] to fjrsake, as a fi'iend.
.^ 1 JS^ A to feel despised l.%'
men.
Jlfi 1 '"■ 3v 1 *o throw a thing
auiiy; to tling ofi', as a good
ii.inie.
^ -^ 5|1 ] do not discard me
because I am far away.
] M M M 1" Ip'i^'o ••' lilcr.-ii-y
course and become a trader.
1 fI5 lit IE '" Ic"^'' '!"■ lii^reti-
cal and embrace the orthodo.v ;
to reform, to mend one's wa\s.
] TJj to aliandon business, to
retire to one's home.
c/i'i'
Formed of fo
njiilis of vessels
and a f/w/ guarding them ; the
second lonu is common hut
" unsanctioned.
A vessel, a (bsii : a li«i], an
implement, a utensil ; a
thing formed by nidlding or
cutting for use; a finished thing ;
an oflicer ; to use a man where hi.^
talents are a[iplicable ; al)ility ; use-
ful, merit(jrious ; body or substance
ai3 opposed to ^/iiii(/ j^ form or qua-
lity ; in which sense bi' ^ is also
put in contrast.
I jm a dish or utensil of stone,
earthen, glass, or metal ; those
of wood are called 1 M. in
common usage.
1 Wi '"' :^ 1 'military weapons.
3^ ] a man of talent.
t]\ ] an hnpatient, little minded
man.
^ J&. 1 fl'j in W •'"1 inefficient
man, one unlit for a place.
1 ^ ^ .^C >^ 1"^ '** ""' ^^'"U
versed in public matters, or fit-
ted to manage them.
^ -f ^ 1 ''"^' capable man is
not confined to one thing.
1 S fil i'''g'i''(l liii'i ^^'itb great
respect.
1 jf5 utensils, implements ; also
useful, capable, available.
:k ] BE ;j!c 'I «■''*■>♦■ ^'^'^sei is
slowly made, — a talented man
slowly matures.
M. ^ I liii t''y '**'"' see what he
is lit for.
/'v ) From man and to sfop.
I T- To rise on the heels and look
ch'i ' for ; to stand erect, to stand
and look at; erect, per|)endi-
cular ; steep, precipitous.
1 ^ f.B "' '1'"-'^ ""t stand firm.
1 "^^ to stand higher.
j§J I high and stee[i, as a hill.
I 5^ to expect eagerly, to look
for anxiously.
-fT 1 '^ Pli iiucertain in all his
wavs.
1 f^ la 'U i^l'''ll l'"'k for a re-
ply.
1 S. ^- J(i 1 '"'^■^' l"-"'"" *•" >■">!'"
house. — but did not sec your
face.
I fjJK tired from stamling.
] f(\] to look up to.
mi
1 Jl. t" Kt;uid erect ; stand
up I
■om Icni/i' and c/cf/fiiit, refor-
ig to the fine work of the car-
^.^ er when making records on
C" ' bamboo or wood ; it is now used
only as a primitive, the ue.\t two
iiaving superseded it.
To cut a notch in a stick.
-ij* ) From rjreat and a notched stick.
~y^ A covenant, an agreement
t:Ui ' or bond intended to be en-
during; quiposwerc ancient-
ly used until suiierseded by writ-
ings ; to compare the parts of a
contract or check; to join; mourn-
ful, distressed ; scared ; adopted,
de\oted to a god or person ; a spit
used in scorching land tortoise-
shells for divination.
] if.fl a written contract, of which
t'"^' ^I I I"!^ an ofticial seal,
and the ^ ] has only the
signatures; the former jiay the
^ 1 official fee, and are more
binding and legal.
^' I documents, deetls, contracts.
hinise ; a bill of sale ; a register.
] -^ bound together, iniited,
s\\orn.
] jjil^ dev'.'tcd to a particular god.
^^ ] to exchange cards and be-
come sworn friends.
] ■^ one who is served as a
father ; he answers somewhat to
a godfather.
'>V. ] ^J^ lo draw up a bond
ill e\ idence.
1 1 tI'^ %k I "''itch mournfully.
] yj coins of the Han dynasty,
n. c. liJO, shaped like a sword.
^ ] a pui)il or adherent of ,i
great .scholar ; also my worlliy
friend, used in direct address.
] -^ an ado[)ted daughter.
] J- an adopted or devoted
I'hiid, especially .so consecrated
by parents when sick; the IJud-
liist priesthood is chietiy re-
cruited by such children.
] \li\ to ask the ju-otection of the
[..'/"".'/ t}? banian] tree, a com-
mon custom in Canton, from its
long life.
K'l.
KIA.
KIA.
^ 1 ?? ffi. '^'^'■'^ ^'^ began to
singe our tiu'toise-sbclls.
1 ^M Kitaiis wbo ruk-cl nortliern
China, a. d. 1118 to 1205, un-
der the name of the Kin CUao
^ j^ or Golden Dynasty ; the
name is supposed to have been
given them from their tattooing;
it is the original of the Persian
word Calhmj applied to China.
Eead Ikh^ To sunder ; sepa-
rated : unlike ; uneven.
^ 5E 1 f^ as far apart as life
and death.
Eead skJij One of the fi\'e
celel^rated st.atesmen of Shun, the
progenitor of Ch'iiig T'ang ^ j&,
the founderof theShangdynasty; he
was the minister of instruction, and
ruler of Shang ■fpj as his own state.
ch'i'
ch'i '
To carve ; to cut, especially
characters.
Bead Vkh, To cut off.
] ) grieved, alBicted ; cut
up.
A vessel entirely emptied of
its contents.
M 4* 'i® 1 '^"^ ^^'"6 is all
gone from the bottle.
M
clua
Old sounds^ ka, kap. ana kat.
in FnhchaUy
From strcni^th and monili ; ex-
plained by tlie continual addi-
tion of words when conversing.
To add to, to place upon, to
superadd ; to confer upon ;
to atlvance, to promote ; to in-
crease; to hiflict ; to charge, as
interest ; accelerated ; that which
hastens motion ; unpulse ; addition ;
o^'er and above, extra.
] i§' to add to ; to superijupose.
1 JPJ *■" punish, to inflict punish-
ment.
] ^ to put on the cap. >'. c. to
come of age, — like ^voaring the
iof/a i;'rilis- marriageable.
I ^1 to doubly envelop a letter.
I ;i^ beyond expectation.
] "^ to rise in office.
] ,^, to confer favor ; increased
kindness.
""V^ "a" 1 ^ when your .nrrows
and line get — the birds.
.■rhoukl I have to do with hun?
the increase.
1 """ ^itl to take out a tenth ;
to charge ten per cent, a month.
1 .i' /^ HE f-'-"^ per '-■'^"t- interest
per mensem.
] jjpg to add and sulitraet ; to
increase and diminish.
Jn Canton, ka ; — in Sivatoic, ke and kia ;
ka and ki:\ ; — in Shanrjhai^ ka and kia ; —
I I }i the rules of addition.
^ jy f M ] there will be no such
[good luck] again.
I fij a nominal rank, a titular
dii>iiitv.
ie.^ ^mm\ f§ the price
is double what it was last year.
X-I>^ From xcood and to add; it is not
-'ly/ll tlie same as /.ia' ^ a stand.
^chia One stick added to another,
as a flail ; a cangue or a
wooden collar, in which minor cri-
minals are pilloried, called in irony
/t^ m M t^*-* ■"'ooden neck-tie ;
there are se\"cral shapes and sizes ;
to wear the cangue.
] 5^ the sentence written on the
cangue; to wear it, called J©
1 and ^X ] "^ some places.
i^ 1 ^ i^ii '^ carry the cangue
and be manacled.
1 ^ to sentence to the plUory.
what puni'^hments the devils put
on the dead?
^ ] small board stocks for fas-
tening both hands.
/}C l£ f^ 1 ll 1 g the carpen-
ter made a cangue and wore
it ; met. bis violent dealing came
down on his own pate.
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— in Ainoi/, ka, ko, and kak ; —
in C/iiJ'ii, kia.
A flail, in which it is used
with the last.
(Ch'a jg I a flail; the fly is
asually a bamboo stick.
TpJjII Ornaments attached anciently
CyvW to the Lair-pin, or hanging
jC/i.w loosely on the head ; a kind
of fillet or head-band, worn
by women.
] ^||; a marriage head-dress.
X^^* A small whistle made of reed,
c/Jl^ without holes for the fingers,
,(,'/(/(/ used among the nomads ;
some descriptions make it
more like a flageolet.
Bl 1 -^ '^j blow the whistle to
aid in singing the stanzas.
in 1 + A ^Cl the Mongol whistle
has eighteen sounds.
■^X^ A coarse description of sleasy
C^J^ camlet.
^(■hia ] ^ (in Sanscrit hisltcaja,
i. e. a colored garment), the
clerical dress, a gray, black, or
leaden colored stole or surplice
worn by Budhist priests when offi-
ciating, called ^ ^^ or poor jacket
by themselves, and :^ •^ ^ or
spoiled color garment by others; it
is made of thin co'.ton.
] ^ 'tli muslins.
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,chia
The scab or skin wliicli grows
over a sore.
ijf^ j to Ibnii a scab ; to
Ileal over.
.in
.cilia
To plow.
M ^ W A 1 Wiff tAVO
well turned 141 tlio green tiekl
after the A[iril rain, — the
term from A[iril 20 to May 5.
] tci plow fields.
To Kit witli tlie feet under
one; to sit eross-Ieggcd.
la 1 W iK to double the
legs under one and sit down,
— the proper posture when medi-
tating on Builiia.
1 !^ *" '^'t '" state; now used by
the liudhists for a solemn sitting.
Head IdaP. A synonym of jH
in the phrase | j§ to meet acci-
dentally.
diia
/X'i'*- or Ida, as laivi
d for Sanscrit ha
■itnda I ^ p^
clda the cuckoo.
m \ fV- Jt m S;^kl'.va-
Muni, the founder of Budhism ; it
is defined a* meaning the solitary
one {le moine jiiov ;" the lone) of
Sakya. the family name of Sud-dho-
daua his father, the kingof/uf^JiA/-
tasta ] H, j^, his l)irth-plaee near
the iireseiit.Gorukpodr in Northern
India; this name is defined by
Mf fS- M '-'''•^ '^^ wonderful virtue.
\ ^ 0. ^ the name of Ka^ya-
matanga, who brought Budhism
into China, a. n. G4.
Fi'oiii Jjjj to add and a hand of
music stautliiig ; a character
uiucli uscil ill names.
Good, excellent ; fine, deli-
cious ; what is happy, especially a
marriage; to connneiid, to eulogize,
to praise ; pleased: to jilease ; to
rejoice iw ; to bring about what
is admirable, to take a wife.
1 1^ ■'"' excellent idea, a good
object or suggestion ; your pro-
per remark.
"fX ] commendable, praiseworthy.
1 W 8°*^'l manners; fine pre-
sents ; a term for a wedding.
^ ] to commend, as a historian
does.
] j^ a happy union.
] 111 S T' ^" gi'''l''"y '"i'^''^ so-
vereign.
I 3^ to encourage and praise.
] 75 35 Ift admirable are your
great achievements.
■^ iS 11^ worthy of all praise,
very estimable.
1 |ll5? M ""' P''*i^s at the extreme
west of the Great Wall, leading
to Barkoul.
] ^^ a species of barbel {Barbiis
deaiirutas), which makes nests
in tlie banks ; it is namal from
its use as i)resents.
I H^ lies in Wu-chang fu !
above Hankow, on tlie Yaiig-
ts'z Ei\'er.
I ^'I'l an old name for the present
] M. f^ in the north of Cheh-
kiang.
] ZJS ^ the twelfth moon, so
called from the term given to
the winter sacrifice in the Shang
dvnasfv.
King Wan would take a wife,
in the large kingdom was found
the lady.
tl r^ From flcsli, and child.
(AJ/U The nipple ; a teat ; a pap ;
Jsa an old name for it in Hu- t
kwang.
^ ^ ] ^ [tile infant] sucks
the breast.
,c/iia
,i
From J\ man and ^ a com-t
hiilon ; it is often ciiiifouuded
c/tia ■witli (f/iKi' ^, wliicli it much
' rosomljlrs botli alouo and in
eoiiibinution.
Beautiful and good of its
kin<l ; superior, nice, excellent ;
beauty; goodness, excellence.
I A •■' pretty woman.
1 •■y good news, as by letter.
] f^ a fine composition; elegant,
as a sonnet or essay.
^ ] first rate, exceeding good.
^ T^ 1 ^ not very elegant,
comnion, not in good taste ;
dowdy.
] S^ elegant penmanship.
^ ^ I I don't like it: it is not
very attractive.
if A. 1 i^ I gradually see the
beauties of this remon ; met. to
learn the delights of a study
or art.
] Itjj a good time; met. a wed-
ding day; an assignation, as "^
] Jijj the time for the meeting.
hl^ From plant and to horrow ; oc-
curs used for ^k'ie -jjW hrinjal.
^c/tiu A bulrush or reed like a
Fhragmites ovArunclo, before
it has flowered ; a musical pipe can
be made of it; old name of a
stream in the south of Chihli.
j '^J' a simple reed or pipe, used
by herdmen in leading flocks.
] ^ water grasses, rushes.
] ^ the seventh moon, when
this plant is in seed.
Ill ] the shrill pipe.
] MM^y 1 >!• m 7k tlie ashy
reed down is tiying about; tiid.
winter has come.
] ^'I'l a district on the Yellow
River ill the extreme north of
Shensi.
Read Jaa. Wrongly used for
^ the nelumbium leaf
^tW A boar.
c^X^ ^ 1 to debauch another's
filda wife.
^ ] a black young boar,
an old term used in Corea
and Chihli.
^^yr»* At first tliia was formed of **•
C^rJj^ a .ihelter and threo J\ per.-^ons
gjiid under it ; now the primitivo is
changed to ?^ a pirj, which
one says is a contraonoii of
tlie preceding, and imparts tlio
sound.
What is within the doors, a
household, a family, a dwelling;
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KIA.
KIA.
Lome ; a house, a building, and in
some parts involves the idea of a
village ; domestic ; domesticated ;
title of a liusband and of some
dignitaries ; the country or govern-
ment ; to <lwcll ; to live in ; one of
the viscera or regions of the body;
a sect, a profession or class ; a
suffix to nouns to denote persons,
as 5J ] cliidren ; or sometimes
as an expletive.
■ — I \ ;ill are connected, only
one family.
] A -I domestic; retainers, hang-
ers-on; the 37th diagram.
] ^ -^ a slave, one bought with
money.
g ] I myself.
^ I an opponent, an enemy.
|](i) 1 the hnigs.
55. I ^ J/^ I am all out of sorts;
feverish and sick.
2. ;/c 1 *-^^ ^^'^ great families
denote five animals, the fox, the
rat, the ^ M, ^ or pole-cat,
the snake and the l^l] ^^ or
hedge hog, which are impish.
^ ] oueof the same clan or s/;i^'.
] ^ our clan elder or chief; the
master of the house.
^ I rich people.
] ^ husband and wife.
^ 1 an allotment or advance to
support the family.
1 ■^C ™)' i'ltlic ; paterfamilias.
^ I or ^ j the entire family.
] J^ for family use, usually de-
notes a better quality of goods.
7V PM 1 eight persons having no
home; — nothing toeat, destitute.
^ 1 g'^'li'-'red to his fathers ;
to return to the old homestead i
when old, to cmie l.i.-u/k from
a long sojourn.
^ ] to take a wife.
^ I J!l I have a family.
] J5 courtiers ; persons who follow
the fortunes of an officer ; clan
aids.
;/^ ] the whole, all of us (or you)
together; j/i; ] .fj j J may ycni
all lie prosperous.
;^ 1 >]» J5 "'^''j •'^'"1 ]>oor toge-
ther, as the houses in a village.
~ -p ^ ] more than twenty
dwellings.
/^ I at home, in the house.
5c 1 '"' S 1 '■1"^ emperor ; our
sovereign.
jjl; ] an ancient and honorable
fauiily.
M ® lij 1 'o become a priest.
^ 1 Bi '^"' ^ 1 y°"i' I'l^'t'iinei's,
your household ; the clerks.
%^%y M~ 1 T^'-'gB.rik all man-
kind as one family.
H 1 ■^ because I wish (or am)
dwelling here.
^ A S# -? "5" 1 tl'is ma" ""-
derstauds everything ; he is a
universal genii.:s.
'ti^ Au unauthorized ciiaractcr,
i'urmcfl from the last ; q. d.
what the -inan supports his
fitmihj with.
Tools, fm-niture, family things.
— M'J 1 ^ •'•' complete set
of tools. (S/iunff/i(ii.)
] ^i)^ or ] -B. household gear,
fixtures, furniture ; all things
belonghig to a craft.
A buck, a male deer, which
sheds his horns in summer.
" # 1 -g-g^ [ill winter] ibe
Stan's hair becomes bushv
cilia
,viua
%
=1
''chia
From old and to horrow ; it is
also read'/;«.
Great felicity or prosperity ;
propitious ; distant ; large
and strong; stable, to bless;
he who blesses.
jj)J I to implore blessings.
1^ I the blessing-s of heaven.
|j| ] uualloyc'd hap[iiness.
From disease and to horrow as
the phonetic
'^cliia ^ disease of the bowels, aris-
ing from cancer, worms, or
concretions ; a disease of the lungs,
difficulty of breathing ; croupy ; a
flaw, a defect.
I P|g to breathe hard ; asthmatic,
jl^ ] short worms in the bowels.
1 Wi '" cough distressingly.
Read fjiia A female complaint.
c/pjlj From man and to horrow ;
I tj? occurs used for ,?.io ^ fine.
'c/((rt False, fictitious; illusory;
feigned, hypocritical ; unreal ;
a pretext; to [iretend; to avail of,
to borrow, to get an accommoda-
tion ; to dress in costume; as a
conjunction, supposing, if, because;
for instance, to suppose; great;
equitable.
^ ^n ^ 1 I ^l""''. know if it
be true or not.
I ^- o>- 1 id- or 1 •gi. or ] jJt
Ph] granting that; if; supjwsing.
] j^i for instance.
I ^ J5^ A to put into another's
hand ; to transfer to.
'^ ] simulated, not genuine.
] ^ an alias, a feigned name.
] "^ "^ •'! counterfeit officer.
] Jj^ it's all humbug.
^# ] to falsify, as goods; to mix
inferior sorts.
] f ^ to bori'ow, to.aslc of ; to use
as a substitute ; a metaphor.
1 Jii" 'B' M to dress up like police-
men.
3^ I ^ IS lie-iven gave him the
chance ; he ran a great rislc, he
l)ad a narrow escape.
1 i^ ''■' ^'^^^^ ^ole. a name for an
unlucky grave.
US 1 J^B- ^ the fox borrowed the
tiger's roar.
] ^ ^ imI" liow sublime are the
decrees of Heaven !
] i^'&%% I'ow does he (or by
what (show his kindness to us '?
1 M spurious, liypocritical.
g ] .self-elated.
] 'Ifl au aftected regard for; pre-
tended love.
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Read /.!«'. Leave of absence,
usually for .1 brief periDil ; a fur-
lough.
^ I to apply for leave.
JJ ] to give a vacation.
^ ] to exteml a leave.
J^ ] Lis furlough has expired.
fk ] a leisure time, a vacation
cptt.
chia
From ^ a, iiicnsio'eplaced un-
der Hm to rail out as when iu-
voUinij, witli I J ''njY?.''r between
to represent the object.
A small gem or metallic <-iip
or tri|)oil with cars, of a
graceful shape, useil in the
Yin dynasty to receive libations
before tlie grids, and drink out of;
it contained six ^ or gills, and
was ornamented with carved stalks
of grain.
'&t ^ Wi 1 '^"^ washed his cup,
and [the guests] put theirs
down.
IS 1 IM Si ■'■ ''■"'*^ washed the
goblet and await your coming;
— a phrase on an invitation
card.
A tree of price; a small
evergreen shrub like a Gar-
denia in size and appearance,
whose leaves furnished a
lll^^ bitter infusion, and without
much doubt denoted the tea
shrub ; the second character, is by
some taken to be another name
for the ^ts'iii \^ or Catalpa Buiir/ci
of the nortli, but the trees are
doubtless dill'erent, and the second
is the proper form for it ; the
second gathering of the tea leaves.
# it- 1 m m n u u 1'-
di.seards the tea and oil trees,
and cultivates the thistle and
thorn ; — /. c- he consorts with
the vile and neglects the good.
\i From mitn and price as iho
plionetie.
c/im- 'i'he value of a thing; the
price.
ffl I '"' 11$ 1 'lie current rate,
the ni.arket price.
1 SI tr< M (or in) the price is
exorbitant.
^ 1 '^"' ii.l .or?? 1 'Or gg
] the asking rate, the nominal
price.
^S 1 Ip. ''' prices-current.
4[f. ] no .sale; no price.
M 1 ^ priceless, inestimable.
f ^ 1 Ifij fS sell when you can
get a good price; — i. e. wait till
your merits are appreciated.
m: 1 '■'• f§: 1 "■• £«;■ 1 ^ f'-'iii'ig
market, a lower rate.
1 J^"r 1 M, fl^ S =' reasonable,
moderate jiriee.
M 1 "■' ;^ fijj 1 "the'real price,
not a false or (put on) value.
of spring is worth a thousand
taels.
^ ] 'j^ a high responsible office ;
also an honorable spirit.
■g ^ m ] we mention no two
prices ; — a shop sign.
M
chui?
) To biiild a house ; to rear a
dwelling ; a house.
J^ft)' _From hnrsc iiud to add as tin
pliouetic.
*TV
^./„(j' A horse in the harness ; to
prepare the carriage ; to liai-
ness a horse; to yoke; to drive or
sit in a carriage ; a chariot ; ho who
sits in it; to ride; to niount; to
ascend, as on ix cloud ; to go in, as
a ship; to embrace, to avail of; a
title of respect, yon, Sir.
] -^ ;/\^ pom[)ous, lofty, arrogant,
assuming.
1 _L "r "^i* 1 '"' I?"- 1 "re terms
of addiess, as Sir, Your Honor,
Itespected Sir, — as if speaking
to one in a chariot.
^ ] (he em [leror's chariot ; his
MajesI y.
^ ] his Majesty, his nolines.s,
his Godship, applied to the em-
peror and to gods when speaking
of them.
5^ ^ f 5£ 1 the general's carriage
is liariie.^std.
] "=■ fj f'f we yoked u[) and
went to the hunt.
^^ ] theemperor'scar; now used
as a polite term for priest.
0jj^ 1 ^ '" mount the clouds
and ride the mist, — to become
one of the genii.
1 ^ '" '^e or sail in a ship.
j^ ] to return home, to get back.
1 /li) fi^J ^''" l''''i"ls or sailors, the
crew of a sliip.
JU I you have done me great
honor ^lit. bent to honor me.
Jj\\ ] an aid or deputy loan officer.
^ |l!| EL 1 ^ g't- iidi) the car-
riage, it is ready.
-fx 1 "r Wi 1 to start on a
journey.
^ ] followers in an idol jiroces-
sion ; the household guards.
^ ) to stop the car — i. c. to
excuse one's self to a visitor.
] li^ to [n-esent a joir.t complaint
to a magistrate.
In Fii/icmdi. Divining blocks.
-- ^ ] three lucky throws.
:7K
chia'
Not tbe same as ^kia ^Jj ibo
caiii>:ue; tlie second form m
' unusual, and coutiued 10 tho
noun.
An open frame on which
to place things; a stand, a.
waiter, a rack, an etagicre,
a case ; a frame-work, staging, or
seatlblding; to lay on a frame, to
put up; to support, to uphold ; to
ward, to fend off; to avail of; a
classifier of .screens, pictures, clocks,
ladders, pier-glasses, and other
framed articles, bedsteads, balus-
trades, &c.
iT ] to fisticulf; to come to
blows, as with sticks.
^2 1 to resist, to head oil', to
oppose an attack.
] !||| to support a thing.
-[- tj". ] a letter -p ten frame, a
cross, a crucifix.
1 ^ to ingraft.
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KIA.
KlA.
K'lA.
^ ] a book-rack, a book-case
without doors.
" — 1 ^ one framed picture,
f^ 1 ■? '"^ foppish follow, one
who puts on airs; proud.
] ^fiL'M l^y •'* '^'■''^^Se for him
to pass, help hioi out of his
trouble.
1 ^ lii Iffl P^^^*^ '*■ ^" ^^^ ^'S^
loft.
^ iii 1 o'' ^ 1 ^^^ '''■"ss which
supports the roof.
1 M IM J^ '0 ^^*^''^P "P '^''^'u'^-
uious cliarges.
ii ^ 1 "? * cleaned-out case, a
family with more show than sub-
stance ; a pretentious, unreal
man.
]^ ] -^ he has nothing but a
frame, said of a miserable, paltry
shop-keeper.
] ^ ■fifei t^^ make a cat's paw of
another.
^ ] •^ a frame-wearer — a swag-
gering ignoramus, one on his
high horse.
A ^ 1 "^ a row involving life.
] j|B '■'^ PJ'op "P) ^s * ^0-"' oi*
trestles ; or a beam on forks.
^»-») From woman aucl Jwusehnld ; q.d.
the woman goes to lier family.
'^c/tia'' '^'^ marry a husband, to send
a bride to her husband's
bouse; to impute to, to im-
plicate.
^ I to escort the bride.
1 ^ "'' tii 1 ^'^ ^^'s'i ^ husband.
1 ^ ^^ &^'^ °"6's daughter in
marriage.
I lM '■"■' 1 tI^ •''■ *^""'er> '''' 'lot-
^ :k.m ] "'^^'-"'^ ^ g"'^ '^ °^ ^s^'
she should be wedded.
Et 1 ">• KM \ to
second husl)an(l.
1 n^t'k A to bring
another maliciously.
1 ?J; to feel a grudge.
Kh 1 T SK "''• waiting-maid given
at marriage ; also called |^' |
bride's follower.
1 t| Si t^ it" you marry a cock
f(jllow a cock ; — a woman must
follow her husband's lot and
position.
fi 2j5 \ ^. M Ji'> '^■'^'"'^ t-o Ije
married to the prince of Cheu.
^ A f^ 1 to prepare a bridal
outfit ; to do others' work.
take a
evil on
i From grain ani household ; q.d.
sowing is the business of a,
J household; it is like marrying a
Cma daughter, something will come
of it.
To sow grain; farming; wild,
self-sown ; grain, cereals ; the spike
of grain ; a sheaf.
^ ] the full grown grain.
1 ^ to sow corii or wheat ; done
by dibbling.
<^ ] to learn husbandry.
^ *n 1 fg li H you don't
know the hardsliips of sowing
and reaping, — i. e. of getting a
living; said to a spendthrift son.
^ ] growing grain ; the crops,
harvested l^y ^ ] J^ stalwart
harvest-men.
^ ] IJ (pj our harvest is all in.
'i' M ^h ^ 1 '■' November the
sheaves are all gathered.
.^dlf) A tree, whose fruit
f[f^ a shaddock, with
ruit resembles
ith a very
c/ii'«' thick skill, and furnishes a
wood useful in cabinet-work ;
a lever ; manacles or gyves.
^ 1 :^ ^ll to raise a thing with
a pry.
Old souiidx, k'a and k'ap. In Canton, fa and ya; — ill Su-atow, ge; — in .4iiioy, k'ia ; —
.p*;:
rem mouth and to go. |
To gape ; to open the mouth
^ch^ia as if in stupid wonder.
■^^J Pretty.
l^f^ '^ ] the mincing motions
^c/i'/rt of a girl who thinks herself
to be beautiful.
^ 1 ^ or (^ M m i" Can-
tonese) simuhited, prelei;ding.
111. Shanijhai, k'a; — in Chifu, k'ia.
prostrate one's self ; to
m -'
^ch'ia J^ ] hiding one's face from
view, as a bashful child.
crl"rrf To walk, to step.
if HJ 22-1 '^''*-' '"oiion of walking,
'c'/('cu but ujaking no progress, as
when drilling soldiers; it is
also used to intimate reluc-
tance to act.
From heart and guest.
Covertly hiding.
c/('!«' ] '['^ hiding away, as child-
ren ill playing liide-and-go
seek; bashful and keeping
out of sight.
The pelvis bone; the haunch
bone.
KIAH.
KIAH.
KIAH.
35 5
Old sound, knp, g!ip, and kat. In Canto
ka, kiap, k'iat, k'ai and siat
The original character is des-
cribed as composed of TfC ivood
with a cap over it, representing
the first motions of tlie sprout
in spring; others say it is a
man's head wliich ought to have
a cover on it.
The plumnle or scaly covering
of a growing seed just bnrstiftg ;
cover of a sprout, a bud ; the first of
the ten stems, belonging to wood,
— hence, the first, the head, the
best ; ninnber one, from its common
use in ordinal numbers; to begin,
to excel, to get the start of; armor,
a cuirass, a corselet ; a soldier ;
military, and hence at Peking, in
the main city, it denotes a ward or
beat, which the troops guard and
keep watch in ; hard coverings, as
the carapace of turtles, elytra of
beetles, scaly plates on crocodiles,
gurnards, &c.; the finger nails.
^ ] a tithing, a hamlet ; its elder.
n, kap, Ivip, kit, and at ; — in Swafo\!),
— -in Falichan, kak, kel^, liielc kick, an
kiih and ySih ; — in C'hi/u, kia.
] f^ the chief of a ward or
street.
1 2» •''•''-^ "sed hypothetically for
persons, as tlie one, the other ;
as John Doe, Eichard Koe ; as
A. B. in geometry ; 1st, 2d, ifec.
^^ ] literary men; graduates who
have passed, and not bought
their step.
] '^ he.ad-constable of a ward,
a village elder.
T^ ] jiiiglingscalos, such as actors
wear or peddlers use.
^ 1 *^'' ia 1 claws, the finger-
nails.
JE H ]|S M H 1 'li° third ward
of the plain white Bannermen.
^ ] ^ ~f the richest man in
the world, a Crcesus.
~ l^ ] the highest three on the
list of liiinlin or tiinss' graduates.
I ^ veteran soldiers.
1
tlie general's markee.
hiap, ka, k'iat, and k'ak ; — in Amoy,
d UL^ak ; — in ShanriJiai,
] Jj -in armory, a depot of mili-
tary stores.
] Jjj; a sprout, a bud.
£^ ] military equipments ; ] S.
met, armor and weapons.
I ^ or ] bJ a medical name
for the operculum of snails.
I ^ the class of scaly animals, as
snakes, reptiles, turtles.
] ^^ tortoises (Triouyv), also
called ^ a name for marsh
tortoises.
tu :?i ?^ 1 does his ability
exceed mine? — he is not my
superior.
^ ^ ^ 1 he has attained to
high literary rank ; — the names
of kiijiii and isi}isc' graduates
are written on yellow paper.
M" ■? 1 ■'"' '^'"d °f chain armor.
•^ ] the gravid uterus.
>A + ^S 1 ^^^ sexagenary cycle.
TABLE
OF THE SEXAGENARY <
3YCLE
•
¥ ^
e. G.
¥^
e. ^u
¥ ttJi e. s
¥ ^
a T<
¥ M
cl W
1804
1800
1814
1819
1824
1829
1834
1839
1844
1849
1864
1869
1874
1879
1884
1889
1894
1899
1904
1909
Z;i
m^
Z.^
M ^
Z.W
M m
z: *
m ^
2. e.
m ^\
1805
1810
1815
1820
1825
1830
1835
1840
1845
1850
1865
1870
1875
1880
1885
1890
1895
1900
1905
1910
n%
ap'*
n^
^ G.
n )^\
^ n
|?g ^
^ a
t^ ^
^ ^
1806
1811
1816
1821
1826
1831
1836
1841
1846
1851
1866
1871
1876
1881
1886
1891
1896
1901
1906
1911
T^n
i ^
Ti
i^
T^
i m
T W
Sm
T *
£ ^
1807
1812
1817
1822
1827
1832
1837
1842
1847
1852
1867
1872
1878
18S2
1887
1892
1897
1902
1907
1912
rJc^
^ w
)^'M
^ *
}^ ^
^ B
ric ^
^ m
ri« ^
?l s
1808
1813
1818
1823
1828
1833
1838
1843
1848
1853
1868
1873
1878
1883
1888
1893
1898
1903
1908
1913
¥ n
a *
1854 ;
1859
1914 1
1919
L^W
m ^
1855
1860
1915
1920
f^ M
# W
1856
1861
1916
1921
TB
i ^
1857
1862
1917
1922
rJ« ^
^ ^
1858
1863
1918
1923
.1
This is the only mode of reckoning years employed by the Chinese. Their records state that Nao the Great yi^ ^ was
commanded by his sovereign Hwangti, in the 61st year of his reign, to examine tlio relations of the five elements, and form
a cycle to name the years; he did so by taking kiali, tho first of the ten stems, and joining it to ti'z', the first of the twelve
branches, to denote the first year of tho cycle ; the second characters of each series were then joined to form yueh-cheii, and
so on, going through tho ten stems six times, and the twelve branches five times, as shown in this table. This is supposed to have
been in the year B. c. 2637, which according to Hales was 518 years after the deluge. Tho Chinese have never kept u^) a serial
numbering of the cycles, but the 75th ended in 1863 with tho 4500th year of their annals ; thei-e were 4-t before the birth of
Christ, ending A. D. 3; and there have been 31 cycles since that date, up to A. D. 1864. This mode of naming the years is
followed by tho Coreans, Japanese, and Lewchewaus, and has douo much to simplify and preserve their chronology.
356
KIAH.
KIAH.
KIAH.
m.
The side of a bill ; a steep
jilace botween bills.
^chia ^ ^ 1 li^i carriages and
horses following on in a line.
clua
¥ron\ flesh and scale.
Tbe part under and between
the shoulder-blades.
m
.chia
Fromyi^fireaf supported by two
/\. men ; otliers consider it to
be formed of two fiicii holding
lip ono by the elbou's ; it much
reseml)le3 'shni y^, and is
interchanged with il s next tliree
compounds, as also with kiahy
•Jtp lined, and chali^ sljl] shears.
To take or pre.5s inider the
arras ; to carry secretly ; to succor ;
to squeeze ; to take up, as with
pincers ; to press between two ; to
aid ; to take to one's l)osoin ; to
insert between ; to keep near to ;
doubled, lined, as a dress ; as-
sistants ; near, connected, as a side-
chamber or recess ; boards for
pressing; shears with the binge at
the end of the blade.
I it ^ \f^ [the people] occupied
the Hwang Valley.
] ^ to carry or secrete in the
girdle.
1 ^fZ;K! to smuggle with one's
baggage.
] >t!X. "boards for pressing or sup-
jwrting the sides of a thing, as
the chocks of a mast.
1 Wi ^ foreign rigged sailing
vessels ; the term seems to be
derived from the word captain.
1 ^ nii.\ed in, ill assorted ;
foisted in.
■^ W- ^ ] is 't a single or
double — jacket 'i
^^ ] nip it np ; to delude by false
statements.
] U councilors ; aides-de-camp.
) ^ to attack on both sides.
1 M or 1 ft press it tightly.
iff ^ ] <i needle-case, a house-
wife or hussy.
* I boards to retain Chinese
books ill order.
^ ] a portmanteau, a carpet-bag.
M 1 M" 1 li "S« the sycee
shears to cut it open.
1 ^ l™t ''' inside ; take it under
your arm.
m
From liand and to jices.? ; it is
J also a synonym of liiehy ^ to
c/iia assist, and tlio last.
Ji^ie To clasp under the arm, or
between the legs ; to pinch ;
to hide away, to put in tbe bosom ;
to appropriate ; to help, to support ;
to cherish, to protect; to assume,
to presume upon ; to exiort, to
squeeze ; to bring together ; to
store np.
] j^ to assist, to protect.
1 jk *'" presume on one's rank.
1 ^ -^ ^C great ability to man-
age affairs.
] an interval often days or so.
1 ^"r 1 'i'&^r 1 f/j^ to cherish
hatred, to hold a grmlge against.
Is 1 ?^ ^ our arrows are on
tbe string.
1 'ijilj to oppress, as by preventing
an appeal ; to shut out from ; to
force to a course by threats of
consequences.
] >k ill [.yo'i might as well try]
to tuck Mt. T'ai (in Santung)
— under your arm.
^.
chia
Ji'ie
From man and to i^ress ; it is
also read /iu'//jand sometimes
used for the last two.
Generous, iioble-niindad, pub-
lic-s[>irited ; bold, zealous for
the right ; ready to maintain
another's cause-
1 ^disinterested, magnanimous.
] ^'\ ardent and brave; resolute
to maintain her chastity.
1 ^ or ^i] I a friend in need;
a supernatural aid or advocate.
a \ ^ ^ ^"^ i'''"^ " name for
equity and energy in a cause.
^ ] a man of moral courage
and power, a hero.
j^ I to roam and wander, as a
fairy does over the world.
-hs^t -^ 1''"*^! "f nippers or chop-
'iy\) sticks ; the irregular veins
^chia of wood.
] |g a machine to torture
the ankles.
From plants and to squeeze.
} Pods of leguminous plants;
^iJiia legumes generally ; seeds ;
the sheath on the leaf stalk
of grasses ; a clasping petiole.
iffj ] elm seeds.
1 -'i^ small light coins used in the
Han dynasty.
^ ] a felicitous plant found in
Yao's courtyard; also called
Jg I from its curious growth.
aIXR ''^ district in Jii cheu ^^ j^
XV| ) ill tile center of Honan on a
^c/iia branch of the River Hwai.
1 Mi5 '111 ancient jilace in
the north of Hupeh, where Ch'ing
Wang j^ 2 established the Cheu
dynasty, about n. c. 1100.
1 ^ a lodge over the city gate.
From head and to press; q.d,
tlio ,iaws receive and press the
food.
The jaws, the sides of the
face ; the cheeks ; utterance,
articulation ; a side.
Jjn I the chops, the jowl.
^^ ] peach-bloom or rosy cheeks.
1 $ or I ig- the jaw-bone.
i ^tf ^ '' P-^kii'S term for
the chin.
^ ] to guard, to bo at tbe side
of.
f^ 1 fi Ift to use metaphors, to
bring far-fetched insiimations.
•^ 1 the red jowl, — a poetical
name for the stork.
A pair of pincers or prongs
to hold a crucible over the
f/iia fire ; to take up with tono-.s ■
a double-edged sword.
il^ I a pair of tono-s.
5f ] WlWi [I"'""? Hwang] went
about thrumming on his sword
and singing.
.clda
KIAH.
KIAH.
k'iah.
357
^
■/V From clothes and joined; occurs
iuterchauged with Idah-, y^ to
, . assist.
A lined dress without wad-
ding; lined, doubled.
] ^^ a lined dress.
J^ 1 ^ JIK single and double
garments.
Read kick A kind of collar ;
a lappel.
iiiS ^ ± ^: 1 ^ T -^
not look at peopl
collar, nor below the girdle
] ^ the second chariot.
Ifldo
;ibove the
chia
From eye and united.
Eyes dim and tired; eyes
blinking and didl ; sleepy.
] njj fl 'wddiug, sleepy.
{CHiiiotiese.)
A close cuirass or breast-plate
of hide; an under-shirt made
firm and hard so as to ward
off blows, and often plated
with metal.
\ '^ a leather cuirass or
jerkin ; it was doubled over
the breast-
,c/tia
A knee-pad of leather : a
white iiariow .sasli or girdle,
worn by mourners.
C^ A kind of cake or bait.
From rirarii and cttix^^fhcr ov
linpiuj ; ifc is also read ^Ic'ici,
and occurs iuterolianyed witli
tlie next.
To J J The straw or stalks of corn
^chie or hemp; grain still in the
straw, but with the outer
sheaths removed ; clean ; to weave
into hassocks to worship heaven ;
usual, customary.
H W S ^ft 1 }U '."' P'-^i^l the
usual taxes on ottO //.
¥^ -ifc 1 '^''tl"" f^t'ill^s used fur
fuel.
Said to bo composed of Q luni-
dred and ^ fpears.
A lance, a long spear; to
spear; uneven, jagged; usual,
as rules or ceremonies.
] SI '''^ ^M '''^ si)ear struck the
soundinn- ball.
cClda
II
! rites, accepted usages.
^ ^ ;;/l^ ] the intractable must
come luider (or be judged by)
(he great laws.
] ] ^ how he hesitates in say-
ing it 1
From iiimnji and Jaiire; it oc-
curs in many proper n.anics of
foi'eign origin for the sound ^hci.
The chirping or singing of
birds is ] ] , apjiarently
an attempt to imitate the
chatter of a magjiie.
In Pe/Jiit/ese. Loud laughing.
1 1 fi^ 4^ •■' J"l'y. ringing laugh.
To sera [10 off the rust and
dirt; to brush and clean.
^77
villi!
%
.cltic
From liiife aTid hjrJ:u.
To brand or tattoo tlie face
as a punishment ; to flay the
skin from the face.
Also read 7.iai*
An indifferent heartless man-
ner, shown when others are
sad ; want of sympathy.
1 f,li light-hearted, flip[)ant,
thoughtless, careless.
Old sounds, k'ap and gip. In, Canton, Iiap and, k'ap ; — in Swatow, k'ap and kip; — ill Amoy, U'ap and kip ; —
lit Fahchait, k'ak ; — in Shanjliai, luili and kah ; — in Chifv, kia.
.I»A From /iCi-ni and >in«'. , ] pj very suitable.
" ' " " ' ' Mj 1 3^ '*■ '*' .!"s'' i'l tl'G "i^'l^ of
time, not too early or too late
1 1 f^ I'fi? ''"^ parrots ai'c cry-
ing /j'i'a/i IcHah.
|p:|j Seasonably, in good time,
cliki' luckily, opportunely, fitly; to
(he pwrjiose ; just, exactly;
to apply the mind to.
] j^ ha|i[iily met.
1 U "!■ 1 'fa J"'«t the thing,
fitting, all right, fortunately.
1 I),') or ] ^(] just so, nuich alike, c//ut' To pierce, to stab ; to cut.
nearly.
!Ef- )')A 1 'S 1^ H A llie rude ' ^JL F™1" t° hrcathe aud .jnest.
boat would just hold two or ^/Vj To emit vapor ; to send forth
three persons. I ^chHa breath.
iIj A^ A scholar's cap, used about
T PJ 3 '^i'- 300, like a milil.nry cap
ch'iii'
hou t corners, todistingiiish
the literati of AVei.
yv |l A synonymous form of fc'u/i;
^IJ, fll'tocul.
i'ut' T<
1^/" From to hrcatho aud </
fy^j To emit vaiior ; to sei
P A. 'i'o sitnuble; to fall or jump
It pj ) back ; to stammer inspeaking.
c/(V'(«' ] |§ to stumble or si'ip down
ba'.;kwards.
W "iiJ /E PJJ ^ 1 consider well
what yon are to say, and you
wil! not hesitate.
Read l^ie/i^ For, instead of.
358
K'lAH.
JL'Tf From hand and pitfall.
!J[3|> To dig the nails into; to la-
^ch^M cerate, to claw; to grab, to
pinch, to twist; to tear up.
1 M- ^ M ^^ clawed bis nose
and burned bis eyebrows and
head.
1 ia ^ ^ reclion tbem up on
the fingers.
1 ^ 'I'i ^'^ twist braid for straw
hats.
IE 1 .^ 1^ ^ mischievous dis-
pos'tion, liking to play jokes.
KIAI.
] ffi jfil ^" force the blood out.
1 f^ JSi ''^ pinch the skin to re-
move spasms, — in children.
^P 1 A 1^ to bite [the lips]
till the blood conie.s ; — irritat-
ed, indignant, mad at.
1 /f> ^ unequal, uneven.
^ ] ^ to twist the fingers, so
that the middle one stands up-
right : the Budhists do it when
praying.
1 Pi •? lis Bi lo grab one by
the throat.
KIAI.
Ttti Occurs used for the last.
Itjijj To dig the nails into; to
^ch'ia pinch; to enter, to go into.
] ^ 5^ to pluck a flower;
to tear into strips, as the
edges of paper; to pull to
bits.
A felicitous plant, the ^ ] ,
which appears to denote a
fern resembling the common
brake, but not y-H fully ex-
panded.
Ohl snuvdg, ka, Iia, g<'\, kak, and kap. In Canton, k;d : — in Stvatow, kai ajifZ koi ; — in Anwy, kai and ke ; •
in FnlichaUf kai and ka; — iii Sitanithai, ka and kia ; — -in Chifit, kiai.
f^|>, From white ai
fY=l All alike, thi
chie sort; an adje
aud to co7njiare.
things of the same
sort; an adjective of number
denoting people ; used after
two nouns or a series of items, for
the whole all, altogether; but often
simply a sign of the plural ; all at
once ; manifold.
1 ^n everybody knows it.
1 /f< S. "o 0'"^ came up to him ;
unequaled-
^ "P 1 ^£ old and young are
all here.
^Jj i^ ] f^ all he does is in the
same style,
j |g _ ^* we are all of the
same rank.
1 ^ "'^ ''"^ *°' "^^ correct.
-H. 1 — ;^ all are alike.
1 :/c Ifj -& •''" ^"^^ ''*'''^'' happy
— when in presence of Budha.
■g" ^ ] ^ the couple have grown
old together.
@, 7^ fU 1 ['''s amicable as] the
fish and the water.
1 1 i ■? ''^" '^^^° vigorous
officer.
M ■^ <t^ 1 rooming and night
ho must consort with them.
•Jn m yf, 1 purity and impurity
cannot coe.\ist.
Ai^ To act badly is f^p | ; — the
c^ 13 manner and reason for it to
^chie bo determined by the con-
text.
'^1
m
,c/de
Jiie
From man and all ; it is similar
to tlio preceding.
To accompany, to take along
with one, as a parent his son ;
johitly; all at once, together, with;
a joint, vigorous effort ; robust.
] M with my son; — a phrase
used on cards and tablets.
From !i!o!/(;i. and all.
The harmony of birds; dis-
tant music or melody, as the
sound of bells or drums ; the
soughing of the wind.
1% Ift 1 1 t''^''' sweet concert
was heai'd afar.
^t M 4t 1 the whistling of the
northern wind.
Aj4i The rippling sound of water;
cH 3 incessant rain and wind.
chie ■j'^ 7]< I I the murmuring
waters of the Eiver Hwai.
From 2)lace or earth and all;
tlicre is a trifling distinction
, between these two characters,
the second being restricted to
literal steps.
,c/iie
Steps, especially those lead-
ing up to the gate; the
ascent to a hall ; a grade, a degree,
a rank; to emulate, to rise; a
source, as of an evil ; that which
lieli)s to rise, as an elementary
treatise, a gradus, an easy lesson.
1 15 •S^ t'^° outer stone steps.
1 ^ fo"'' ^^ ^'^'^ steps, which
lead up a landing.
1 'iM •'* P''''''''PGt or balustrade on
the sides of steps, to put flowers.
I 1^ an ofliciai grade.
•|| ^ I to walk the golden steps
— or palace, the privilege of the
three highest Ilaiilin graduates;
also called 3i 1 ^"^^ ^ 1
the gemmed or heavenly steps.
•^ 1 your bouse or mansion.
] J2 at the top of the steps, high
in office.
^ ] literary office or degree.
jiiPi^^iPamn i con.
fiicius reached tlie summit of
excellence only step by step.
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progressive steps in a discourse.
^ ] steps of disorder, bail govern-
lueiil, corru|)tioii.
^V ] to rise ill office.
] ^'I'l an inferior department in
Kansuii on tlie River Kia-ting.
M j^ ^ I tlie successive pro-
gress of advancement or decay.
"rrilil From plant autl darl-.
<^»Pt 'i'^'s Sialics of the northern
^c/iie or Abutilon hemp (Sicld t'dUv-
Jblia), wliicb are dressed for
ropes and cordage ; straw strij)ped
of its leaf sheaths.
»t5i An intermittent or tertian
(./j^^ agu<-N the | f^, which comes
^Idi on every other day.
J;j^6 A code quail that proves to
(J&iW '"^ cowardly, is ] '%%, and
fildi is soon sent to the coolc.
•^t^ From •fT' to go auil ^ a hatnn.
r \j^\ A thoroughfare, a broad
^liie street, an avenue ; .a place
which leads to tiiu four
points; a place where markets are
held ; out of door.s, abroad, in the
street.
JiJ ] to walk abroad ; gone out.
] ^ a street gate.
— iE 1 o"" ~^ ii^ 1 "^"^ street.
^] nf 1 '"i noisy thoroughfare, a
bustling street.
I ^ the street, a neighboriiood ;
the neighbors ; also used .soiuo-
tiraes as a eonipellatioii. as |
iJj M Neighbor! — in Canton,
the householders of three or four
streets, forming a kind of ward.
"iU 1 an ornaMRMited or ilhuni-
nated stretit; a street of play-
bouses or courtesans.
^ I to patrol the streets, as the
>|j I fl'j watchmen or [lolie:--
inen do.
1 ffi ^1"1 ^ "'Ciit through all the
streets, as a [irocessiou.
^ ] the pulse of the femoral
artery ; a medical term.
^ 1% ] vM. street rumor, gossip. |
1:
I^J
^ ] the stars ii v in Taurus ;
the phrr.se is also used for the
Milky Way in% ] ^^;^^
iU yK [''^ "^''^ seventh moon]
the Galaxy at night is clear as
water, — so that the Herdboy
and Weaver can be seen.
In Cantonese. The town; a row
of houses.
•^ 1 to go into town, as from the
country ; to go abroad.
[• ] or J|? ] to go ashore.
Old garments.
i^ itf fa 1 s'l^'pe" the
/('if needle to mend the old
clothes.
?^ 1 '■'^ cl(;anse old soiled clothes.
"I From horn, knife, and ox ; q. d.
cuttiuc^openaliorn; thesecontl
^ form is common ; it i3 iuter-
changctl with some of its com-
poimds.
''chili To open, to take oft" or
apart; to extricate; to dis-
joint, to sever; to dissipate,
to scatter ; to dispel, as sorrow ; to
explain, t(J understand, to make
clear; to stop ; to do away with
the effects of; to release, as from
bonds; an explanation, a commen-
tary ; a trace of
1 ^ to unloosen the girdle.
I ^ to neutralize, as the clTects
of a poison ; to i)roiiitiato or
exorcise noxious inlhiences.
1 pjt ^'^ iii'ike clear.
itt 1 ■'■" explanation, a comment.
I^ I to preach on, to expound.
4ft I ^J there's no way of escape
from it.
] 0{j the explanation is wrong.
] fiij to allex iate sorrow, to dis-
[)el grief.
] ^ to lu-inate.
I [§ to raise a seige ; to settle a
quarrel.
I ^|£ let me ex[ilain my error; I
beg your pardon.
ing drinks.
] f^ to quench thirst.
I (J to retire fiom office.
ng 1 »t» to sing .1 cheerful ballad.
] H' to succor, as in extremity;
to relieve one in straits.
] ;j^- to set at variance ; annoying
interference.
1 ^ to explain away, as a diffi-
culty ; scattered, .is a crowd.
^ ] to discriminate.
5^ /f^ li]" 1 I really can't under-
stand what it means.
1 1. or 1 #, or i)^ ^ 1 ^
to make up a quarrel, to settle
amicably ; to exiilain the diffi-
culty and become friends.
] J^ to take olf the shoes.
P ] magic arts of (he Taoists,
who pretend to vivify a corpse.
] 151; to let go ; to free, as a
grasp; to let olf; to escape, as
i\o\n pnuisbment.
1 E 'M: "■• 1 JK .1 Budhist
term for sell'-liberation, or the
state of liberation (i-imoLslia), of
which J\ \ ^ eight enfran-
chisements {ui/itnu vimoLs lias)
are enumerated, being as many
intellectual states througlnvhicli
their writers say every ar/uiii
pas.ses on his road to iiirciimt.
lic.id //(((' To tr.insmit, to for-
ward, to hand over or up to; to
conduct ; to transfer an officer to
another post; to exclude.
] ^[i to deliver over a jjrisoner.
I j^ to forward, as a culprit.
] ^^ to forward on, as boxes.
] %] to send on the duties — to
Peking.
jf 1 '"■ 1 M '-'^<^ "^sccrt or guard
of ;i prisoner.
1 Sii to renjit a case to a higher
court.
] ^^ to forward with a report.
] ■^ the Krst of the /ci't/in gra-
duates at a tripos.
Read /liai' in the sense of 'f§.
Idle, remiss.
/f> I ' -^ •& not carelessly oc-
cupying his post.
SCO
IS-
chie'
I
KIAI.
) From shelter and to forward as
>fc the pUonetic.
c/iie' An apartment ailjoiuiiig or
in a yamun where persons can
stay, or visitors be rooeiveil ; a sort
of Lospice ; a lodging for subordi-
nate officers.
^ 1 or 5^ 1 iiii :^ --^ .pwUio
office, away from tlie chief ya-
mun ; a magistrate's lodging, or
where he temporarily holds his
court.
L-»' From "^ a !:pcar ami 7| to hold
lip ■n'ith both hands, as if to
ahirm au iutrudor j occurs used
for J^a!)OM»(Za)'i;,andtlieue.tt.
To warn, to caution ; to guard,
to watch against ; to beware of, to
refrain from, as wine ; to observe
a regimen ; to inhibit ; to wean
fi'om the use of; to inform; to
prepare for ; cautions, injunctions,
precepts, inhibitions; a limit; a re-
gion.
I P to bo careful of one's diet ;
to fast, to live sparingly.
"IJJ ] most carefully guard against.
] jt0 ;;j^ a prescription for curing
opium smokers.
1 fe fi l'"*^"^ cured of the habit.
1 ^ avoid kilHng animals
1 ^^ rules to be observed.
l5f ffl It 1 1^''^^ i'^o l^s seed and
also seen after the utensils.
^ /jf^ [3 1 ouglit we not to warn
each other daily 'I
Wi 1 or -^ 1 to urge to break
otf, as a vice.
1 jg to abstain from wine or
spirits.
.U 1 ;1? ^ in order to deter
others after them.
JpJ 1 the river's limit.
^ 1 ^ .^ sedulously guard
against all hazards.
^ ] to take orders, as a priest
or nun ; it is done by burning
nioxa on the head in many
places.
1 'til Si il carefully observant
of and fearing to oJfend, as a
disciple.
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] i, \ ^ guard against it !
beware of it! — similar to \ 'pjl
take care !
^ 1 "^ ^ did not guard against
the fire ; — an accidental con-
flagration.
] J^ a ferule ; a foot ruler.
] ^^ a finger-ring, explained by
some as worn liy or presented
to people, to hint the necessity
of restraining anger.
::i. Tl) From u-ords and ifarniiig; it is
^-ny often used with the last, and is
"^'y^ sometimes mistaken for ;,cli'in'j
«s
I
chie
>'
pj truly.
A rule t)f conduct ; a precept,
an injimctiou; a warning: to deter,
as by a penalty ; to dehort ; to
prohibit.
^ ] to forbid ; prohibitions.
-f- ] the Ten Commandments
40 1 rules of conduct, things to
be avoided.
^ 1 to teach and warn.
/^ 1 to lie under a prohibition.
•4c 1 an injunction of importance.
iSk ■ — ' 1 "5 to rebuke one w.arns a ] //\^^
hundred — from transgressing, j \)\
chili
i> To enjoin on, to urge one
to obey ; to charge.
Bead /.://(, Ilastv, urgent.
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- 1 ;?> iuis It A ii>^ would
not lake a straw from anybody.
] A J^ ^^ because of human
affection.
^ — 1 5^ ^ ^ '^™ only a sol-
dier.
1 W :?: WS '"'■'>' ^^'^ enlarge your
high hap[)iness.
jf@ the sc.ily and shelly
tribes, — in zoology,
'ffi 1 l"-"'^}'' unimportant.
i], ] a valet, a waiting-boy.
■|p ] well principied ; iiiin.
1 ^'^ Rl RT '"- '-'^" '''PI"-''''-'"" to
(or bonier on) either side.
/t* 1 or ;|^ ] ti'ees covered w ith
ice, — like mail.
^ \ an agricultural assistant.
Jil 1 ,'§ S to comfort and cherish
your great ago.
"^ I or ] 1 earnest, upright.
/P 1 ^ fill I ^'^ "o*- ''^■'"' ''"^y
grudge against him.
^ 1 it ;i^ it is of no consequence,
it is immaterial.
C/liO'
EeaJ Leh^ Headstrong
ahiruied, fearful of.
clue'
From man and ye»>/ ; used with
tlie last.
One who assists, a waiter ;
good ; great.
'jg ) avant-couriers.
■^ 1 or /^ ] your servant.
1 A 'I'ff: W o"ly '"* good man can
be a protector or fence.
The old form resembles J^ ^. .
sculei, bat is composed of yV ! y j^
cidC
an over /\ eiijlit, for every
man has his limit; interchang-
ed with the next two.
An assistant, an attendant, one
who annoinices visitors ; to .issist,
to wait on ; to border on, to enlarge;
a limit, conterminous; firm, immov-
able ; armor of mail, a cuirass ;
the carapace of tortoises, crabs, &c.;
a privy ; because, for ; small, petty,
trifling; alone, one single person
or animal, and used as a classifier
for a person ; icicles on trees ; good ;
great ; to be or make great ; re-
solute ; to act or represent.
From plant and petty.
The mustard plant, including
also other pungent criicifcra;
unimportant, trifling, petty;
a mote, an atcmi.
] H nuistard greens. (Sinapi-:)
] ^i ^ •"• '■'O'Tse \egetable com-
mon at Canton, like a cabbage
or Brassica.
Jr- 1 ^ a long white turnip,
"rown in the northern provinces.
1 "t^ 0'- 1 it: Pi pulverized or
ground nnistard
^\\ ] a hirsute species of sago
preparations.
used in medical
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tK 1 ^ kinds of cress, like the
Sisymbrium iria, Ei'uca, and
similar plants.
^ ffi ^ Si \^ ?M tl'e tnniip
Las a son while the mustard has
a grandson ; — it grows so fast.
I "^ a bit of grass, a isliver, a
mote ; a contemptible person.
] ^ unimportant, like a fish-bone
in one's throat; of no note, a
matter that need cause no alarm ;
hence | -^ a nuistard seed, is
used by the Budhists for a mea-
sure {mrshapu) the ten-milliontb
part of a yodjana.
-I*A^ To walk irregularly ; to walk
/|2£ awry.
chip ^ I ^ fl to go on doing
things at hap-hazard and
making little progress.
tV^i a small tablet, the ] ^,
Ay\ made of jade; it was over a
c/iiV' foot long, and held by offi-
cials in olden times when in
court as an index of their
rank.
■^i From disease and petty.
)\ A scratch, a little sore; an
cliie ' itching place ; the itch ; to
scratch.
^ ] an itch sore.
^ ] a \ariety of lepra or scab
\ M ^'& "■ "'"■^ scratch, a
trifling sore.
'-g ] flj to have the itch.
S 1 .ii .S ["o "lore serious]
than a riiigwonu or an itch.
I O^ !'"''> "latttr in a sore.
j i Froin/e/iZancljif^//i/; the radical
f j^. is sometimes written at the side;
', occurs used witli its priuiitivo.
A division between fialds to
mark different owners ; a limit ; a
boundary, a border, a terminus, a
frontier ; to limit, to draw a line ;
to sunder ; to sow strife ; in Bud-
hism, a world, a sphere, a division,
a condition.
[Ij ] confines of a grave {Can-
tom-se.).
] ^ a boinidary stone.
] a frontier ; to border on ;
^
adjoining.
i^ ] the boundary, the frontier.
1 Pfi '''■ 1 S restricted ; a limit
in time or place.
I j;^ the edge, as of a lot.
^ la ^ 1 decorum must dark
the limit.
^ ] the world of thought ; a
Budhist term {manoilf/atu) for
the mental faculties.
•J^ ] this world, the age, the limes;
society, people, men, hence,
f ] tlie lower regions ; and
J^ ffj I' 3 1 '•'"3 three worlds
Leaven, earth and hcII.
] f^ a rule with wliicli to measure.
^ j the upper, middle, and low-
er worlds, — Leaven, man, and
earth, over which gods are
placed ; the Budhists call them
the world of desire, form, and
void or formless {tri-lobja).
|J|/^J A red spotted lizard, the l|>^
iiyi ] six inches long, with
c /(!(.'' small scales ai a long tail, j
common in damp places; it i
is considered to be transformed
from a swallow, and is employed
as a tonic or aphrodisiac; this
name is usually applied to the gecko,
but the description answers rather
better to a species of chameleon or
A nolis ■
^' Facings on clothes, or the
'I stripes on a uniform; long
chie'' robes.
Read hiai^. Co\Trings for the
knees.
f ^ 1 broad knee-bands, made like
wide garters.
' The sole fish or plaice ; the
clue '
ftvl flounder; it is called 5^ fjf
c/iiP ^i and ^ p in Canton;
^ Is. ,% in Amoy ; f| ggg
^. or II § ) in Peking; and
Mj @ ^. '" otlier places.
^> Hard, like stone ; rocky ;
1 firm, immovable.
c/ile ' 1 in ^ ^ firm as iron and
stone, — as an obstinate man.
From /-• cnrpse and an old form
of Juv'ai'' ff^ clod contracted ;
rj.d. tite body returned to a clod
of earth, or placed on clods,
and got to its cud ; tlie second
form is most used.
To reach to, to arrive at in
time or place; a limit; the set
time; termination, summit.
I llg punctual ; at the time.
^ ] tlie horizon.
M 1 ,^ jfu "■'''"'"'■ lini't o'" *=n<3;
— said of curses.
in 1 !M S '^ 's "'^"' lli*^ summer
solstice.
^ j£ ^ 1 '^'^''^ ^'^^ ^'^ Tplncti
[the virtue of Yii,] did not
reach to.
[^ IBI ^ 1 nobody knows where
they reach to ; — said of moun-
tain wilds
>L^») From o,T and to injure.
*[ Il-t A gelded bull ; a strong ani-
c/iiV ' mal, as castrated ones usually
are.
1 JflJ the punishment of cas-
tration.
Jj ' Plants growing up in a con-
-^^ fused manner, which the
chip character is supposed to de-
lineate ; it is not the same as
J'uny:3f. easy.
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KIAI.
KIANG.
KIANG.
Old sounds, ka. Iii, Canton, h'ai <indha.i; — in Swatow, k'ai; — in Anioy,k'ai; — in Fahchau,]s.'ai ; —
Ml Slianghai, k'a; — in Chi/u, k'iai.
I '0 to wipe the face.
] ^ ''" ''^^^ against one, as in
tbe streets ; to elbow one's way.
JJ;l» From hand and altogether.
i^^ To nib, to wipe with the
^cJi'ie lianil ; to brush, to clean ;
a IjIihI of long drum or
sounding-board.
1 4i i^ "'1* ['''"^ shoes] clean.
] J^ to deface by rubbing; to
rub and chafe ; to scour off.
] Jl tIU •■"'-> 't against the wall ;
(C'diitonese.')
fr i§ 1 M A to brush by one.
f XHj Name of a straight, graceful,
^y and durable tree which grows
'c/i't'e on the grave of Confucius ;
a model, a pattern, an e.v-
ample.
i^ j a mold ; a precedent ; a
rule; an exemplar.
] S: the square, elegant style of
Chinese characters, mostly used
in printing line books.
^ ® i^ 1 yo"r penmanship is
very regular.
5^ ] a precise and firm disposi-
tion.
cAj^ A local name in Kiangsi for
^ ^ pure white iron ; strong firm.
Old somuh, kong and kiung.
kiong, and kung;
In Canton kong and keung ; — in Sn-aton.', kaug, kiang, and kian ; — in Amoy, kaug
— in Fuhchau, kiong, kong, kaung, hong, kiiug, and hung ; — in Shanghai,
kong, kieng, k'ieug, and kong; — in Chifu, kiang.
fhiang
From water and worh; it is
etyniologically explained by 35
and TH , a river being tlie place
wliere all waters flow, aud on
which revenue goes.
A river ; par excellence, the
Chang kiang ^ j orLongEiver,
also known as Ta kiang ^ ] or
Great River, and in Kiangsu as the
Yang-tsz' kiang J^ 'J* ] > the river
in the province of Yang, one of
the nine provinces of Yu; 7net. a
country ; a province.
Ha ] formerly denoted Kiangnan
and Kiangsi, and now includes
the three provinces of Kiangsu,
Nganhwui, and Kiangsi.
1 lU or ] Jpf the empire, the
country, the land.
^ 1 M 'l^ goods from every
province.
l^ I 51 ^ brothers in affliction.
] Jjt a name for glutinous rice.
:^ J 7 II 10 iM tl'e Great
River does not reject the little
streaui ; — liberal-minded.
fj 1 J^ peddlens, sellers, of
nostrums, jugglers, tramps.
■jlj ] nine afBuents of the Tangtsz'.
1 jS9 ^ itinerant traders or pro-
fessional men ; hence :^ ] }j|8 ;
is a man who kno«s a ruse, a |
tricky fellow, one who has seen j
a thing or two ; a traveler, a i
well-informed man. i
1 ^ o'' 1 Bl^ a porpoise found
in the Yanglsz'. j
] 7^ and I ^ the south and j ^
jpl^ jft. derived from ] 7]^ the
river of this name.
1 >fc 5» or ] J- ^ n famous
general, c. c. 112i ; — when his
name is nsed as a charm, the
phrase ^jJf^He is here, is added.
/p ] a river, supposed to be one
of the headwaters of the River
Yang-tsz'.
I
To lift up, in which sense it
is a synonym of /mii(/ ^X '"
From 7)10)1 and boundary ; it is
nearly the same as the next.
,, ■ T ' -^ . , ^ J 1 A. i .chiaiio carry on a ijole,
north sides, or right and left ' ' *■
banks of the Yangtsz' River.
$h 1 A a northerner, one from
beyond the river. {Cantonese.)
1 ^ ^ 7JC ^ -i the water came
and went by the river; — i.e.
be wastes money as fast as he
gets it.
] ^ a star near the Milky Way,
which helps people across the
water.
^ From woman and sheep ; q. d. a
eliepherdcss ; it must be distin-
] \\iin^ the prospect is like a ^ohiano g"'^'^^'' ^^"^ cfm^;, ^a tribe,
picture. ' The surname of Shin-nung
M
chkinff To lie down ; stretched out ;
stiffened, prostrate ; to push
over.
] j\\ to fall ; fallen, prostrate.
IJS ] to get vexed with, to oppose;
to be willful.
■^ i^ 1 T I'ands stiff and be-
muubed with cold.
] ^ to recline, as if asleep;
stretched at full length.
jJB| ^ ] willful, immovable, set in
his wav.
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-v"mp From death and a lioundary ;
ft trf used with the last and the next.
^c/iiaiiff Withered, stiff; tlcad, l)Ut
not CDiTUpted; lying as if
dead, senseless ; no feeling, as the
face in n freezing ^Yind ; stolid,
nninoved ; rigid ; scirrluis, as the
skin or a gland.
] p a. eorpse ; a body in a traiiee.
] '[';J innuovable, no feeling.
jj ] I stretched out- stiff, as
when in a fit; also actually
dead.
I J^ ^ one who never changes
countenance, impassive, imper-
turbable.
1 M silkworms stiffened, which
they do just before weaving the
co'oons.
jJll^? Silkworms turning white and
rlU tB dvinsf from weather or bad
^chuiny food are called ] ^ ; they
are used niedicinalh*.
From j^ pnf/i and jS ■'''■"":';
the second form is ttie priuii-
Vtivc, and intended to show the
t-t-'i^ partitions which divide two
f B^ J fiekls.
fhiany A limit, a boundary, a
border; to draw a limit; to
bound or define a frontier.
1 ^ a limit, a border ; the
frontier.
] JiJJ the inarches of a country ;
the limits of a prefecture.
M ] ilimitable, boundless.
[ij I to go to another province ;
lo emigrate.
ifif 1 "'' 1 i *''" '^'^" frontier,
denotes Tiiriicstan, conquered
bv K'anghi and Kienlung.
^J{ 1 Ji ll'c field of battle.
^ 1 :/v Bl "'C liig'i "ffiecr ii'
cliarge of the frontier.
I
.1
From .«i7.',- or Jentlur and to
/iii!i7 ; till' hridlo keeps a Ijorse
in hoiind.s.
A bridle; Imt [Mrticularly,
til. J tbo reins of a bridle, made
^cUanr/ yf gj)!- ,„. Jeathei'.
1 iSt bridle and reins.
M 1 o'' U 1 -I'l'i J|^ 1 to
loosen and draw in the reins ;
to slack off' and restr/iin.
^ ^^, ] ■■' «'1'1, unbridled
horse : a runagate, a demirep.
Bj ] ^ bridle, a headstall.
XfflM 1 ['I'e Em[ieror] allow-
ed him lo use a yellow bridle.
gyf The handle or helve of a
Bf^ hoe ; another term for the
^c/iianr/ "i^ ilf. TJi; i. e- the everlasting
wood, used for bars and parts
of carriages, especially pins
and wedges.
] ] vigorous, brawny.
^^ From plant and a limit; tlie
second and full form is now
mostly disnseil, but the third
is conmiou, thoush not correct.
Gravel, small stones.
Ii'i
,1
^hkuKj the .shall
(jjt the pebbles in
ijrooks.
^"^h ^ leguminous plant, (Cassia
(V-Ek fora,) whose seeds called ]
^cManf/ g ^ BJ are used in eye
<li.seases; tbey are small,
bean-like seeds, black and
shining.
'^I
<»£■
taa.
Ginger ; applied also to
other plants of the same
family as the Alpinia, Amo-
^cliiaiy mum. Curcuma, and those
in which the aromatic taste
is perceptible.
^ 1 fresh ginger.
>U I preserved ginger.
] ^ a yellow d3'e, turmeric.
1 1 # -•■ j? 1 # m ^'"n-y-
powder.
PB ^% 1 i® *o invite one to drink
ginger wine — after a birth ;
hence in Canton, wdiero the cus-
tom prevails, ||^ ] denotes
having a child.
^ 1 or ^- I or 1 1^ 5i tender
ginger ; the small ginger roots ;
their color is reddish.
K 1 <"• 1^ K 1 gi'lniigal root
{Alpinid //iihiiiffa) -^ it comes
from Kao-cheu fu in the south-
west of Kwangtuiig; its fruit,
known as galanga cardaiuoms,
is used in medicine.
1 3^. S'l' Bng'i'g'''''-'^I''''''atesaiid
clears the system.
^ I salted ginger rehsh, a con-
diment.
to toast ginger by throwing
it on tlic tire wrapped in wet
[lapcT.
From pnU(j and u-ork ; the
second and unnsnul form is
also defined a Mona-ol bean.
Al-C
A beautiful variety of small
. kiiluey bean, common in
,cmaiir/ .1 ,., .
' -^ northern Clnna, a species of
i'o//c//os with very longpods ;
the beans are called j^ | j^ and
^ 1 ^.^ ''"fli green and white,
representing two species ; the pods
are e.-iten a.s ^ ] or string beans.
1 Jd.M -p ^ '^iw-' I'ku a bean-
pot..
-jr-f From s/ioieand work; it is used
rji I. with ,7,(1)1;; PfX a spar,
^chtaiif/ A bridge of stepping stones ;
a stone foot-bridge ; reliable.
^ 1 a way-side or foot-bridge.
lis J¥- fS" 1 l"s virtue was great
and his words sincere.
J^ ^ ] to stride across the stones.
I'rom iitnrdx and crossing beams;
i. e. speccli blended harmoni.
onsly. -.
<'?y iji„ converse, to spealc, to
narrate, to explain ; to un-
fold; to discourse, to preach upon;
to investigate ; to plan, to discuss ;
to confer together; discourse, ex-
planation ; s[ieecli, conversation.
1 9^ clisagreeable ; not well
tasted ; inelegant.
] ^^ "'' I 5l l" iiiqiiire into the
tiuth of; lo analyze, to search
out, for the puriiose tf teaching.
] ^t'^Tf fr< fxeeedingly fine, as
;i dress ; splendid, fine, first
rate; delicious ; a term of praise.
] -jl£ lo tell the old stories, lo
talk of old times; lo preacii Mie
Gospel is sometimes so termed.
3C4
KIANG.
KIANG.
KIANG.
1 ft '0 propose peace, to talk
about a settlement.
1 ^ t'J practice, to get accus-
tomed to.
1 ^ ]>C ® ^*^ lecture on literature.
^ ^ ] 110 need of speaking
more, I know all about it.
1 i^^ bonest talk, a real opinion.
1 M •? on good terms with ; to
say pleasant tbings.
1 ^ ] W t'J carp at tbis and tbat.
] ^ "j* all is agreed upon j
finally arranged.
1 i^ •'' smooth -tongued salesman.
) ^ to attend to business ; to
speak or request about a matter.
] |§ to speak ; set discourse ;
talk, speech.
5j _Q_ /fl I we will not speak of
tbat now.
] ^ 31 * great talker, a chatter-
bo.x.
To plow, to cultivate the
soil.
^chiavff HT^T^ j Jl!l"'ljen
the rain has moistened the
ground, then plow it up.
m t:
imautliorized character,
that has become hard
'chianff on the hand and foot ;
call<ins skin ; a corn,
f^ ^ 1 ■? t'^' remove bunions.
From p la nt and to force.
Small roots ; the branches of
*chianff roots.
^ I roots of trees, those
which are near the surface.
^'^k 1 -i A an untrustworthy
man.
fj" ] bamboo canes ; whangees.
1 yfi; <i white day lily, a species of
Heiiierocallis.
'^fcjW 1 A swathing-cloth to carry
TViK I infants pick-a-pack, or which
t^rJtt I serves as a cradle for them.
'chiang ^"''^ '"'' c'lil'l ; it is sometimes
a wadded sack, others make
it square with corner cords.
1 ft ^° strap infants on the back,
to carry pick-a-pack, like a
papoose.
f^plj Money, coin ; the cord which
J3^ runs through a number of
''cidang cash ; a siring of a thousand
cash ; to thread cash on a
cord.
'0. 1 paper ingots burned to the
dead.
^ ] silver in bullion.
^ 1 E 1^ 'be bad myriads of
money in store.
C^-t^i From n-ater and a lunc as the
y^jV phonetic.
''chiang Streams diverging as one
ascends a river; a rivulet
entering the sea; the entrance of a
river; a port; a reach, the channel
in a stream ; a firth, an estuary, a
ford, an arm of the sea.
Jj^ I to run in for shelter, as boats.
] P a port, a mart.
M 1 iSS P''"'' ^'^^^^ ; tug-boats.
7J^ ] jl^ native junks, those
which ply only on the river.
^ 1 i^ products of every clime.
^ ] an anchorage.
^jc 1 fM 'M the reedy creeks where
the fishermen's lamps — sparkle
as they fish.
] ])ij! the e:jibouchure ; a port.
1 M Mi -'"^ ol'l "■'""6 at Canton
for ships from India,
'^i ^ A. 1 lie talks very rea-
sonably.
Read Imng^ Vacant.
) }1p| empty caves; those which
open into each other.
Unsubmissive.
f\^ unsubdued, as leucls ;
chiuiig^ cnntumacioiis.
tion; name of a tributary of tbo
old Yellow River, flowing easterly
from Shansi across through Kwaiig-
ping fii to the River Wei.
1 7K ffji ^ the inundation fright-
ened mo.
1 }IbI .i "IS ^ reckless, dissolute
age, — sc'd. like a shoreless sea.
1^^^ A deep, red color like the
?pip petals of the EJioe-flower or
chiang Hibiscus rosa-sincnsis ; rosy,
crimson.
] JQ the dyer's art.
] ^ a purplish or deep rose color.
] ^'I'l a small inferior deiiartment,
and I ^ a district, both in
the Southwest of Shansi on the
Yellow River.
n 1 m a ^ '^ to 'I'si'i'-^y ■■*
red curtain and get scholars, —
refers to a noted scholar in this
Ta'iig dynasty, and has becoiiio
a term for startiiii; a school.
A'^L' •^'^ nnauthoriz
m^ used in the Nt
w
chiang
From xratcr imd to descend; used
for fhung gt ^ flood, and also
^•} read ^Jiian^i.
Water ovcrfiowing ; a stream
not keeping to its banks, and run-
ning over the country; an inunda-
ized character
ortli for j/iHM/^
chiang'' jt[ the rainbow; it has been
I composed to rejiresent its
! common sound, and oilers an in-
I stance of the use of a phonetic In
the formation of new characters.
From a -place and to Aeacend ;
the .second ancient form is now
L only used as a inimitive.
^^& To descend from a higher
j ■" ■' level; to come from the sky ;
chiang' i^ f,,)]^ ,,g j.jj;|, , ^^^ ^^^^^^, ■^^^^^
the world, as Christ did ; to
send down, as from the gods or
the sovereign ; to confer, to inflict
on ; to come to, said to another In
politeness ; to degrade, to reduce
in rank, as an officer, or as a
prefecture to a district ; to subject,
to reduce to submission; to spare,
to deal leniently.
1 -^ to descend, as a bird or snow.
I ^ to be born into, to become
incarnate.
] -jit to come in the world, as a,
su^iernatural being.
KIANG.
KIANG.
KIANG.
365
j ^ 'o bless, to send hap[>iness.
j 1^ <f9 52} to go down the steps
to meet .1 guest.
] 15 ■^ ft to degrade in rank
but retain in office, — in order
to give the officer a chance to
do better.
ifr- P JIIf Tii 1 "I'en >vill you
give tue the light of your pres-
ence ■? — a fulsome phrase.
■jllf ^ "]? ] how much trouble
you have taken to visit me.
^ ^ Pr 1 "Ppai'tTit promotion
but a real descent — from power,
as w'hen one is shelved to a high
nominal post.
] Ijg to reduce and transfer to
another post.
^ 1 ^ ^ Heaven Las sent us
a great genius.
1 § or )j§ ] a resinous wood
like cedar, burned by the Taoists
at worship.
iM M. 1 T ^ '^ n^'^'^cor fell.
] tj^ to reduce a fever.
Read Jdang. To submit; to
return to loyaky and .allegiance, to
throw down arms and give in ; to
reduce to terms.
^ I to give up rebellion.
1^ I to return to lawful rule.
1 & troops coming in to their
d utj-.
I ^ to exorcise or bind the de-
mons or efreets ; one furious-
looking temple guardian bran-
dishes a ] ^ ^ or restrain-
iug-demon club.
I §1 {ic J5u '"^ reduces the dragon
and humbles the tiger; — said
of Yoh Wang or the Chinese
Esculapius.
] W a star in Aries, which brings
fair weather, when it is on the
meridian in the iiflh moon.
1 M. '" surrender to rightful
authority.
In Cantonese. A perpendicular
line.
^J I to erase or mark out a pas-
sage ; also to fire at a picture
of Shwang-kiang shSii JB 1
jfif in October.
Jjatl^l Starch ; to starch.
TMi I 1 i' ">■ 1 1^ or ^ 1
starch ; congee used fo.
1 J starching.
c//!((»y' .^J ] J- to starch.
1 M lili'-f ^ f''°*2 marked
with the sniall-pox.
f& fi^ 1 (if[ starch it slightly.
IMj* To bate, to di.slike.
It" tft 1 "illfid, unaccommo-
cliiang'' dating.
^k 1 disobedient ; to resist
parental authority.
Old sounds, k'ong aiul k'iuug. In
in Amoy, k'iong and kCing
From ^ a sheep and A a
jiKiM ; q. d. a slieplierd, the dis-
tinctive features of tlje savage
western tribes t)eii>g to rear
slieep; tliolirst is llio common
form, and sometimes wrongly-
used for il<ia tfj §^ a surname ;
tlic second is used for ^kian^j
3& ■
fg gi'iger.
An ancient tribe in Tangut,
shepherd nomads living from early
timeswestof Sz'ch'uenand Kansuh;
they are connnouly k'-iwu .^s ^ ]
and 1 ^, but the name CiUiuot
yet be ident?lied with Indian a'
Scythian tirbes ; some think it
denotes the Kurns of Hindu
legends; contrary, strong, obsti-
nate ; educated, elegant; an inter-
jection ; to return.
Canton, k'eung, keung, and liong ; — • in Swatoxt, k"ie, kiang, and k'ong ; —
; — ill Fulichau, k'iong and kiong ; — in Shanjliai, ts'ieng, k'ieng,
mil! jicng ; — in Chifti, k'iaug.
I ^ or 1 /^ tribes on the west
of Cliina.
iiiiJfi 1 ^-B5;^2j5:¥even
from those 'li-k iang tribes they
dared not but come with their
ift'erings. . >, „„ , , . c ■ e i ,i
of infants, the
■M Jit ^''6 pill-roller, a word
Wku J li hi /aria in its application.
1 !lli:i.>iSi3-.^||>Lt^eskil[
of the tumble-dung is seen best
ill rolling its ball-
1 il^iie, Ah! he excused him-' \{^ The sobbing
,,. . 1 , , M <r /lu unceasing wall ot children.
seU, — 111 oixler to emiilov others. ,;. °
Read Jtiang. In want.
1 -g- famislied and helpless, •
said of fiedgelings.
M
J.-V^ A term for sucb coleopterous
cluyl^ insects as the Ateuchiis or
"■h'iuni/ Scurabeus, whicli lay their
egirs in dung.
Jlf j a small sjieeiesof Scarabeus,
to «hich an apolheeary is some-
times likened : it is also called
From /es/i and empty ; the se.
coiid form is unusual, and con.
, lined to tunes, but is inter-
2^>-|« changed with the other in
^-|-^r certain senses.
^ch^iany Hollow, vaciint, puffed; a
hollow bone; a horse's flank;
the breast or throat, when the
head is gone ; a tune, the air of a
ballad ; the patois or brogue of a
place ; vain, pretentious, putted up.
366
K'lANG.
K'iANG.
K'lANG.
I J- ^^ preteiiiliiig, ostentatious.
] |)J5 a tune, a singing tone ; clear
enunciation, di>tinctly spoken.
^ ] unreal, .specious, assuming ;
affecting to speak in falsetto.
■^ ] a northern style of speaking-
f!^ Si; ill ] 2js y^^^ ""'**'' ^"^^^^
your tune — or conduct,
i^ W 1 ^° '•^'^ eye-service, to
slight things.
— H ] andl^-y 1 terras for
a drawlinar and for a liio-U key in
singing ou the boards.
J^ ] ^ ^ her breast was filled
with bitter griefs.
y^ ] •^ a headless neck.
is 1 "^ ^fl fi^ J°'' ^"^^ iii''''''^
the tune and instrument harmon-
ize; — met. to work in accord,
to get along well.
■j^ ) treble notes, high but not
fal.se t to.
^ 1 M, play-actors from Sucbau
J$ 1 Bi 3"^^ '"'^'^ fooling me; I
think you are a humbug.
1 P ij 'If excellent tone or
diction, in singing or reading.
^ ] to rise in one's demands, to
strike for higher wages.
Jrf/JV* Interchanged with the last.
(7^3^ The ribs or skeleton of a
^Viang sheep ; a sheep's tendons ; a
classifier of sheep, after they
have been butchered.
— ] ^ one butchered sheep's
carcase. {Pekingese.)
Read k'ung''. Dried mutton.
rt^^ An impediment in the throat,
(1*3^ as ])hlegm or a swelling; the
^cU'iang sound of coughing.
\XA^ A disease of ib.e throat like
i. y.'^i't quinsy, or as if something
^ch'ia»g was sticking in it; empty, as
a valley.
^/\u '^^^^ ^'^'"^ ^^'^^ '^ empt^ or use-
^^ j^ less, ^■i^ the end bone of the
^diiang spir.e,tlie Jg ] or c^s coccj/gis.
.1
./ft-> From
~r^ A kind of hollow
.3
■nd and empty.
wooden
chHaiig'' image, or sounding-board,
smaller and similar to the
chuh^ ;j;jj, and used to mark music
by running a stick across the ridged
back.
From ^ a hovi and ^^ a hor-
der ; tlie first form is tlie most
, common, and considered by
^5" some to bo not altogether
"j^j Synonymous with the other.
chHung^ A black bug or weevil in
rice ; a stro)ig bow ; violent,
headstrong, determined, firm ; the
violent; violence; boisterous, surly,
overbearing; relying on force, or
regardless of right; sturdy, brawny,
full grown; met. laborers; in
aritlitnctic, a remainder, an excess;
a term of comparison, better for.
] ;;]C acids, as f^ ] i\<. nitric
<ncid ; — a foreign term.
] ■^ '-o l^t'g with threats.
1 Jli ''•' 1 it ^'gorous. hale, in
the prime of life, forty years old ;
met. sturdy troops,
"ffc it ?^ 1 he is cleverer than I.
1 II strong and weak, robust and
puny.
^ 1 II '"^ wrangle ; try who is
the strongest.
1 ^'^"' 1 t$ '•'"'-'"'''"'•' I'^'^^'i*^'-
1 ^ a rubber, a highwayman,
a bandit.
belter, brighter.
JL '^ ^ \ '•'"' fi^'-' tlivisions of
an army.
j W to compel one to sell ; a
forcible sale.
^ ] double-tongued.
Q 1 enduring, persevering, firm.
^ ] violent ; boaslftil.
f,^ ii 1 1 ''""^' decided and
valorous are the mng[iies !
»7^ 1 T'^^yixn 1 itbink
th.-it will be better ; that will be
more agreeable.
_ "Q" -^f- I he gave him
more than a hundred thonsand.
1 B^i ?© how firm in his energy !
M
<C» 1 ^ ^ 1 1"S will is strong,
but his fate is against him.
S!t ^ 4^ ] tliough weak, he will
get stronger.
PJl] ] strong and willful.
*P ^ 1 ^D !?f 'o drink little is
better than to be drunk.
In Shanghd, a synonym oitsieiC
|l^ for which only the first form is
employed. Cheap, low-priced, to
think clieap.
fM f J :iC 1 *lie price is too cheap,
I? 5!, ^ i 1 -I yonng man
ought to control himself.
M. 1 ^ery tlieap.
Read '■k'uing, but confined to
the first form. To comi)el, to
force ; to invigorate, to strengthen ;
to try; to prevail ou against the
inclination.
^ ] constrained to do ; to force
- one's self to do.
1 ^ ^ ^ }'"" can't obtain it ;
you can't get it out of him, as
wisdom fron a fool.
1 pit ^ forced confession.
1 ffil f^ Pj 'it first he was un-
willing, but afterwards he did it.
}^ I forced to bear; springing
back ; resilient ; elasticity.
] jg" 'lerved hiuiself to bear it.
I 'i'^ set in his wav ; answering
back.
'g ^ ^ ] ^^ rich and honor-
able men should not seek it by
underhand ways.
1 iM ^ '" ^^-'t ""P t'"" do a thing
for which he is unfitted.
I ^y forced to do.
7{C ] stiff as a stick, mulish; can't
be forced.
5It 1 la 5t 7 yft ti'o"gii I try.
I do not recall it cleaily to mind.
c 3_^ To urge on, to exert one's
ly/^ strength ; to pursue after, to
ch'iuHg^ resist forcibly.
r|-i*'^ A trap or gin set in the path
QAt^ 'o catch animals ; a net for
chHaiig^ birds.
KIOA.
KIAO.
KIAO.
SC7
Old souad,, kio, kok, kofc, gio, and gok. In Canton, kno aiuJ kiiij — ui Swatow, kno, kio, kie, k-a, and kni; — in Amn,,, kao,
kiao. a„d hiao ; — .n, Fahclum, kau, kieii, lilen, k.lu, ka, kao, and k!i : — v.i Shanghai, kio, ko, a,i,! jio ; — in Chi/a, ki'a...
Said to be cliangecl f rom^
'ivcat
(^f^ '" represent the appearance __
I'l,;,,^ ^ man's legs when crossed, or
< the crossing ot lines in writing.
To blend, to unite, to join ;
to deliver up or hand over to, to
communicate with ; to pay to, to
exchange ; to copulate ; trade,
barter, dealings with; contiguous,
conterminous; intercourse of socie-
ty, friendship ; intimately ; the part
of a garment that lolds over the
breast ; placed before a horary
character shows that the hour has
just begun ; prefixed to other verbs
denotes a present action, as 1 ^
transmiting it ; ] f^ requesting
In'ni to do it.
] ^ lo deliver over, — as a shop
to another.
] '('^ Vh S f"^ l''"""^ everything
over, to get free of the job.
I ^ to hand to one ; a trading
constituent; also hand to hand
fighting.
] -^ to dovetail ; to interlock.
] 0'^ interlocking, like the crook-
ed frontier of two countries ; to
pass around, as a wine ciip.
] '^ sexual commerce.
^> ] a cordial friend.ship.
] ?^ M 1 ^ intimate with,
connected, on good terms.
it 1 4 XjI ,\E ''is fiiendships
were likewise reasonable.
) 0. lo join battle.
] J]),|l to cross tlie legs.
] j^ to receive and entertain —
a visitcir.
1 illi; -It Jsfi ''''"^ friends arc scat-
tered far and wide.
iW 'M 1 ^}V '■li" •i'"l snow ming-
led.
j,^ ] a slight, aeqii.aiiitance.
1 IjSI !'> liile on each other.
'Ifi 1 ^^ dissolve friendship.
n
m
] yf 'i^ ifjl^l cannot coiue up to
your standard.
1 in pleasant intercourse.
] ^ trade between two : to bar-
ter ; to swap.
an arm chair.
i^ to drink tlic wedding
cup.
II ^T 1 M 0"« wlii> is linrd to
get along with, a dangerous
comrade.
1 ffl JI^" j'lst three o'clock v.m.
1 H H f^ after the term White
I-'i'W liegins.
B IJ.fi ^ ] last of the fourth
and lirst of the fifth moon.
1 1 K i% 'I'e yellow orioles flit
about.
M
«^
The dragoi; of thickets and
mora.sses, which has scales,
^c/iiao but no horn ; the descrijjtion,
size, and figure are intended
to denote the crocodile, which has
been nearly driven into Siam from
southern China, and is now re-
garded as mythical, the gavial
family ; the popidar idea contained
in the name ^\^ i^ | or ant-dragon,
that it is gradually produced in
the earth by myriads of ants, is
curiously like the snakes that are
foinid in ants' nests near Bahia
in Brazil.
if 1 M E [!"■ "ill become] a
rising dragon and soaring pha-
ni.\, — {. e. a great scholar.
1 1 ^ >S -M 4* !||/ I'ow can
a eroeodile l)e reared in a fish-
tank ? — mit. how can a Caesar
be kept in a village ?
.ClllltO
Di'icd grass, fodder ready for
storing; a kind of jointed
marsh grass cultivated fiir its
celery-like stems called |
at Canton, ] ^ at Shanghai,
and ] J^ at Peking ; the roots or
rhizomes remain in the soft ground,
and the young shoots when boiled
arc white and tender like the early
bamboo shoots; the leaves are
broad like Job's tears (Coix), and
the seeds blackish.
] I^ IK a water greens obtained
from the stalks of a small wild
grass similar to this.
] 45; '" ^^''t g'''iss for fodder.
il^ Tj M 1 I'i'epare the forage.
1 ij!i ^ •■'"' township ill which
V\'liam|ioa lies.
l''roin rcjinn and adj-iinin;i.
Waste or forest land near the
^cliitio frontier; an open common
beyond the city, <i suburb; a
place proper to have a sacrifice; a
suburb; an altar ; the worship of
heaven and earth at the solstices,
anciently offered to tin; 21 'f^ I'^'^c
lluler.s, but since the Ming dynasty
(a.d. 13G9), confined to Shangli.
] ^\s remote wilds, savage lands,
not yet reached by civilization.
] )^ temple lo heaven.
1 5^ imperial sacrifice to Heaven.
^ ] farmsteads, villages.
1 t±^mpJrmm±'^iJiL
the cereiijonies at the solstices
to the heavens and land weie
in worship of Sbaugti.
^^ A lopg legged bird, the ]
%^ Bii^' described as having a
^c/iiao mallard's body, long legs, and
a reddish feathery crest; tbe
color is dun yellowish ; it nestles on
high trees, and makes its nest in
their hollows ; the young bite bold
of its wings, and are thus carried
down to get their food of fish ;
another name is ;® | fish ibis; it
is probably the egret, or a bird
akin to the ibis.
3G8
KIAO.
KIAO.
KIAO.
] ^ also called jgl, ] and g^
] is anothei' ses-bird, more
like the cormorant or smew.
&-J^ A largL' shark, so caUcd from
(|^^^ the Mending of its stripes, (a
chiuo Scrjllhuii ?) whose skin affords
good shagreen ; the descrip-
tion resembles that of the vi-
viparous shark.
1 &f^ a skate or sting-ray of im-
mense sisie ; a kraken.
1 ^ a mermaid, said to weep
pearls.
^ 1 ^|) ^^'^ mango fish {Poli/-
nemus xanthoiieiiiux'j common at
Macao, from wiiich some have
erroneously derived the foreign
name of the town.
I-^^^ From ii-^nnan iiwtX curved ; it is
Jt|S| mucli tised for famale names.
^ckiao Beautiful, delicate, comely,
graceful ; dear, lovely ; an
elegant, affected manner ; a stylisli
figure ; to pet, to bring up deli-
cately; indulged, petted ; to cry for.
I ^ dainty, delicate ; a high-
born lady.
] ^ to spoil by over fondness, as
to wink at a child's vices.
] ^ the distinguished guest, i.e.
one newly married into a family,
a son-in-law.
f^ j teasing, crying for, as spoil-
ed children do.
1 ^a kind, winning voice; a
high, querulous tone, like a wo-
man's voice.
] ^ my dear wife, my dear.
1 5i ™y l*'- ^^^ darling daughter.
^ ] the yellow beauty, i.e. wine,
Kiiirits.
] t& lady-like, genteel.
] j|| fresh, beautiful, a Hebe.
] ^ bashful, retiring, modest.
it I can get Akiao for my wite,
I'll keep Ler in a golden bouse;
met. doting love.
I ^ sprightly, winsome.
^ ] delicate, as a tint.
] ^^eductive,fascinating,sirenlike.
] f^ vivid, lustrous, bright ; gay,
as flowers.
P^ 1 S^ '-''■^l'^ t-lio handsome girls,
the name of the racket used by
artificial flower peddlers.
ffi^J A horse six cubits liigh ; a
I (>WIPj ^^'1'^. restive horse ; proud,
^chiuo haughty, presuming on ; un-
governable ; disdainful, self-
confident ; to glory in, to be
proud of.
] ^ overbearing, haughty, proud.
1 f^ '^^"' 1 f§ presumptuous.
1 ^ 5^ ■£fe piide, extravagance,
lewdness, and idleness.
] IfS willfully conceited.
^J ] impetuous, testy.
1 ^ great self-assurance.
4S
.chtao
From lieart and curved ; I'csem-
blcs tlie la.st.
A low-minded man flushed
with success; bragging; self-
indulgent ; kind, compassion-
ate towards the sad.
From bird and curved.
A species of long tailed
^c/iiao pheasant, probably allied to
the barred tailed or Keeves'
[iheasant (Si/rma(icus), named |
] from its cluck.
] ^ the long tailed or Tartar
pheasant.
/Ar» To do, to act; intent on.
c )/t)v 1 (^ lucky ; beyond one's
c/iido deserts or expectations ; ] iros-
pcrous ; this phrase is written
|# 1^ in some books
16Tt From lieart and i/lidiny ; like
>W tlie last.
^c/iian Lucky ; prosperous.
] '|]^ to honestly.
Read /j//;, Hasty ; a quick
temper.
J^ti^ Name of a river; a vast
tW^ prospect.
^hiao 1 }^ f§ ^ illimitable ; vast
and dreary, as the ocean or
a barren pampas.
Aj^ From water and eminent.
C\J^ To sprinkle, as by hand ; to
^chiao irrigate, to moisten ; to dip ;
illiberal ; perfidious.
j ^ to water flowers.
1 j^ to dip candles.
1 iH -^ J& diligent in dressing
a garden.
I J^ an infamous custom, bad
reputation of a country.
] ^ unfaithful, ungrateful con-
trary lo.
Eead fiao. An eddy, a place
where the water whirls.
chiao
The tsreaming of a cock, as
when he ia caught; boasting,
bragging, bombast ; alarmed.
^ q| 1 1 tlie fowls are
crowing and cackling.
Read j/c«(). Talkative, garrulous.
1 IJJ^ verbose.
] 1 ^ ^ JS 4 he boasted
and talked about all his plans.
From flesh and flying high ;
occars used with the next.
chiao Glue ; gmn, such as exudes
from peach trees; glutinous
jelly ; to glue, to cohere ; to deceive
by sticking to one in apparent
friendship ; viscid, cohering, as
potter's clay ; sticky, joined or
sticking together; obstinate, per-
tinacious, stupid, set ; intimate,
coB^pacted, bound by a pledge.
^ J^ I t'ow's glue.
^ BJ I clarified glue.
^'S ] i,singlas.s, fish-glue.
#5 Wi 1 "lieat-flour aiid lime
mixed for joiner's work.
1 f§. well-boiled glue.
j ]^ to glue.
^ ] an old name for a kind of
prefectural college.
1 1 ® S ^ "'h'''- "*''''•'''' '^O"-
fusion and turmoil !
H £ S ^ .a ^ ?L 1 ^'l>en
I see the princely man, his vir-
tuous fame draws him close to
me.
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) Wi "fj '■'i''' P'^"'<-'r "f colicsioii.
I j^ b.imk'd lV)r one purpose,
eitluT gi« 1(1 or bad.
1 f^ -f B iSl iiiiited as glue ami
varnisli, very ijiliiuate.
in ] ^ ^ unalterable love.
^ A 1 bandoline used by wo-
men in dressing tbe liair.
^ 1lll 1 ^ luedieine of tortoise-
sbell, deer's antlers, and tigers
bones boiled together.
|)jjj I a medical glue named from
Tnng-o Lien ^ |!jij |.^ in Slian-
tung, where the Gliie'w'ell ] -j{-
furnishes water possessing pceu-
liar pro|)erties in which ass-skiu
is boiled seven days; it is taken
as a tonic.
] ''}\\ a maritime district on the
southwest side of Shantung pro-
montory.
] "^j unsteady, irregular ; to oflF-
set and confuse, as in rendering
accounts ; used with the ne.\t.
i5^ Something indistinctly seen
tT'^> in the distance ; confused.
^chiao 1 |§ /p JH tlie accounts
are confused ; the mode of
managing the affair is perplex-
ing; the reference is to a row of
spears on a chariot glancing in
the eye; it is applied to oft'set-
ing debts, or transferring from
one account to the other, so as
to juggle and confuse them.
chiao
Tho second form is disused,
Diough deemed to be most pro-
, per for tlio name of the plaut.
A medicinal jilant, the ^
I found in Shansi ; it is
one of the Acaiithacere, and
supposed to be allied to the
Indian Geiukintssa ; it has leaves
like lettuce, which grow as a tuft
from the top of tlio short stem ;
thread can be made from the root,
which is also used in rheumatism
and jaundice.
Head ^Ciii. A ■ remote wild;
the lair or form of a wild Ijcast.
] 3!f •■'■ "■•iste wilderness, a barren.
^ burrows of marmots, said to
be arranged in regular rows;
these canncjt well be wild hog,s,as
the native dictionary describes
them, but maybe like the Syrian
coney, the llynix or daman.
^X
'c/nao
From irhitc and cr^.ss^J^;7; tho
second and ancient form is
similar to the next.
The bright, white face of
the moon; an immaculate,
pure white ; effulgent, splen-
did, as tho sun.
1 ^ clean and pure.
] fj clear daylight, sunshine.
] j spotless, unsullied white, as
a thing, a reputation, or a colt.
moonlight lilleil the gay hall.
C IT Afc^ Similar to the last.
P,5)v White and brilliant, like a
^Ci'diio line gem, as the opal.
] I the sparkling stars.
[it you doubt me.] tliere is
[one] above like the bright sun
watching me.
C^J^ From silk and to cross as the
•A^ phouetic.
'■chiao "^^ '''"'^ around, to wrap ; to
strangle ; to twist ; to turn,
as a crank or windlass ; un-
ceremonious, blunt.
] 1^ to i\\ ist ropes.
1 M l§ '-"'"^^ '^^ rather tighter.
I E^ ^j a turban, such as the
Fuhkien sail.irs we;..r.
] ^!\} to s[iin thread.
£ 1 jfll a threefold cord.
] ig to strangle one's self.
] ^'U the windlass u.sed to hoist
boats up the sluices in the
Grand Canal ; the stake at which
criminals are strangled.
fi!] I to eondenni to be strangled.
1 9Ii '"' 1 ^E lo strangle a cri-
minal.
[ij ] Ijlunt and severe, as a Cato.
1 $'J A ^^ l'> pitk at and expose
peopki's faults.
Read ^lliao. Silk of a blueish
yellow color ; a sash, a bandage.
^yt-^^ From doij and to cross.
0.^^ Crafty, black poodles with
'cliiao large mouths, such as are
reared in the northern pro-
vinces, though other descriptions
assi[iiilate the animal designated
nearer to the genet; wily, crafty,
as tile doublings of a fox ; wild,
maddened ; cruel ; specious, cun-
ning.
] ^ a wily chap, a sharper.
] ^fj- or ] 1^ tricky, fraudulent.
I ff a wily plan.
] 1^ cunning, deceitful.
1 i^ '''isi'io' ungovernable, per-
verse.
) ;g; a young rascal, a street
Arab ; a clever lad.
] Ij'i to force a creditor to take
less than his due.
] |;g a fraudulent villain.
] ^ a black Peking dog.
1 I& H M [''° '^ '■'"'^J ''"^ clover
rabbit with his three burrows j
met. don't trust him.
Frequently used for llie last,
l)ut referring rather tofomales;
, tho second form is Uiiusiial,
and also read i^hiao.
Handsome, pretty ; clever,
'■cliiao intriguing. Haltering ; art-
ful.
] ^ iw ^ ^ V'^^tc'\, indulged
youth wilii an overbearing, will-
ful disposition.
] ^ beautiful, winsome ; capti-
vating.
1 »& attractive, desirous to please,
coquet >!bii.
1 "m. ^ I'l'ct'y "in'l petted I.id.
^ M SS 1 '"^ \o\cs [his concu-
biue,] who makes a tool of him.
Readj/(MO. Lewd, dissolute;
amorous, in love.
I 'fj a youth in love.
^ ] in love, passionately attached
to {Cantonese).
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I t-iw^ Like the last.
1^^ Handsome, beautiful
'chiao
1 A ''r
] jtj fair, as a
beauty.
1 A 1^ -^ liow fair ami grace-
ful — is that lady 1
C^A^i A rope made of bamboo
"^J^ spliuths ; a rude musical in-
''chiao strument, called ] ] , with
tiixteen tubes, made on the
princi pleof the pandsean pipes.
1 5fi ^t''*P o"" coarse matting
woven of bamboo splinths and
lined with leaves, used in the
South for awnings and roofs-
cr^^^ Long leathern drawers, ]
^^^ U worn by fishermen when
''chiao wading through the fens and
rivers in their calling, to pro-
tect them from wounds and cold ;
tl)ey are often made to reach to the
arms.
"Wrappers to strengthen the
legs, and prevent varicose
''chiao veins ; used by porters, sedan-
bearers, and travelers.
A metal handle or ear of a
vessel; to cut cloth with
''chiao shears.
] P^ cut it in two.
1 M r^-M- ^"^ '-^'^ ^'"^ ''^
two witli scissors.
From ^iVii, aud jlicUnrj as the
phonetic.
'chiao Leg wrappers ; to reel ; to
wind around, to bind ; to de-
liver up, to hand over ; to sur-
render, as 111 an officer ; to pay a
inulct ; to act violently.
1 Wi '" wind thread.
] ^ tc) hand in an es.say.
] M ^'^' l'''"^'-^ °^''^'' ''"' t" ti'aosfer.
] ^ to deliver up stolen goods.
^ ] everything has been handed
over ; paid, settled.
1 j3 *" l'''^y back.
^ ] ^S to wrangle and
browbeat another.
Eead choh^ A ihre.id tied to
an aiTOW to draw it bacli after
shooting.
Read te/i, Tape bound on the
hem of a garment.
c5?2 Wordy, \'erbose ; to make
P ffij known.
'chiao ^,1 1 A p to divulge the
faults of others ; to tell on ;
to complain against.
,■^5 Uneven or distorted horns ;
fjjt to raise one horn higher than
''chicio the otlier ; crooked.
^ ] a horny covering on a
seal iliard .
113 j^ @ 1 Jt :^ lie glared at
him and raised his horn.s, as a
bull.
^ifl^S '^ species of ant ; to wriggle ;
Zl{f5f to stretch out; the writhing
^clciao of a snake is ^ | , applied
also to its stretching the neck
out and drawing it into the
hole.
From cinrf and curved; it occurs
interchaucred witli tlie next.
V/j((W An arrow issuing from the
bow; straight; to bend to;
to straighten, to rectify, to correct
what is wrong; to falsify, to .sim-
ulate ; to usurp, to exercise undue
authority ; martial, strong, obsti-
nate ; a dissembler ; deceitful.
] §^ to feign orders.
1 5S to force the unwilling; ex-
orbitant, uru'easunable, uncon-
scionable.
1 M vigorous, brave.
] M _h 3'C f"l*i'''ly assuming the
Sanction of high Heaven.
!])*:£ his bold, ri^arlial
Ie;iders.
] ■||- to lift up the head.
1 f^ j3 f^ to do hard and soft.
i. e. to act for one's interest, to
put on as exigencies suggest.
I '[j^ one who pretends what he
does not feel.
] 1^ to make pretinse to, as
knowledge or acquaintances.
Cj~7^ From liand and curved; it ia
J-'jt£? interchanged with the last.
''chiao '^'^ '''"t "P the hand ; to
grasp; firm, unyielding;
feigning, false ; to straighten ; to
twist ; to bend, as by fire.
1 f^, P3'l fJf ''*^ ^^''1 '-"■'^^'^ before
he will bend.
Read kiao' To take a little, to
select ; to pry open, to raise with
a lever; to stick iu ; to obstruct.
] ^\ to pin together.
1 B3 tt '"^ spendthrift ; one who
can eai'ry otf (or spend) a field.
I []^ P^ an eyesore, one who
sticks in my eye.
1 ft .?! W 'o prevent the horse's
legs, to hinder, to interfere; to
argue again.st.
I ||f to bleak in prying.
) )]^ ^5 pry it up.
^ 1 ^S TTlJ /f^ T '"^ tongue was
stift' and immovable.
In Cantonese. To rub ; to wipe.
I P^ lo wipe the mouth.
] ^ the arms akimbo.
cfe '/O From /is/i and curved, referring
pJ'JtC (o its head and tail, which both
fWlnJ tm-„iip.
A fish Culler and Pseiido-
culter found in fresh, clear
w;iter, and perhaps allied to the
pike, otherwise called j^ ^ffi and
M H .^. "'''to fish ; one, it is said,
leafied into Wu Wang's boat when
he was on his way to destroy Shang;
its belly is thin and white, the
back blackish ; the lower jaw pro-
jects and turns ujiwards ; it is
sometimes four feet long.
C^^^ A small boiler or kettle ; to
iffF stir u[i wafer and make it
''chiao niuddv ; to roil.
?E I'i 1. " 1 sth- up the
sugar a little.
1 ^ ^ to leach ground sesamum
seeds with hot water to separate
the oil.
I ft £j T 't 'S mixed very
equally
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''t'Si From Iinnd and to rouse.
j^Pg^ To Stir lip or iiboiit ; to eon-
^chiao fuse, to disordtr* to beguile
into doing evil ; to annoy, to
incommode ; to excite, to luako dis-
contented.
1 ^L '" raake a disturbance, to
raise a row ; to throw into dis-
order, as banditti.
is \ f")^ I \^a.\'e incommoded you,
said by a visitor.
1 :§; 1 ^1^ '° dispute warmly.
SR 1 I'M '6 designing only to
perturb my mind.
H 1 -JS 1 i^onslantly doing evil,
as tbieves and gamblers.
jl^ ] impudent interference.
j ^ mixed evenly.
] P^ to annoy and provoke.
I ^ a blackleg, a l>;\lefiil star.
1 iU 'o embroil, to stir up, as
sed-ition ; to stand out against
olbers, as the single juryman.
<^^J» To roll np many things, or
{a\\ tie them fast ; to tie round
''ctikiu and round.
] "pj ^ tie the spears fast,
jg I or ^ ] tied up tightly, as
with cords.
W
A colic with gripes.
1 Wi l'''® Asiatic cholera.
\hi<io 1 fli griping pains in the
bowels.
-fe^^) From carriage and curved.
-^fpjj A small covered chair, such
chiiiu as can cross a mountain ; a
palanquin.
I ^, or ^ TI 1 . "•• - i^ 1 •
or — ^ 1 °"'^ sedan, one
chair.
fj- I a bamboo sedan, the cheap-
est kind.
I j^ sedan poles or thills.
-ft; 1 ^^ ^ 1 •' hridal sedan.
^ ] to ride in a sedan.
^ ] J- one who is plucked at
cards by his fellows.
] JH the short pole used to sup-
port the chair.
1 ^ "'■ a. 1 6^ chair-bearers.
^ ] or iiji ] or 1^ 1 tip the
chair, so as to receive the sitter.
/\ ^ j a sedan with eight
bearers, as a governor's, but the
governor- general's A ] A ^
has eight bearers and eight out-
riders.
II 1;^ ] a mule litter.
M 1 a light chair, otherwi.se call-
ed ',§1 Jj I a mountani chair.
'IS 1 E burn his sedan and horse
— !. e. he is de.ad, these paper
things being fired the instant
the breath has gone.
.^P5 The ridge or watershed of a
InS ^''Sl' P'^-'^k' where the water
chkw'' cannot slay ; a hill-path.
p ] a lofty hill in Punglai
iirSantinig, one of five where
the genii dwell.
^X. ) Uneven ; rough, as a path ;
J^lH, uneasy, mind not quiet.
c/dao' 5!J 5j^ ff Jf 1 i* I ^'«°
went along the level road,
stumbling and toddling as I
stepped.
n)^ From mouth or words and tiinn-
I imi or a peck; the second form
I is now the most in use, and the
1^ v| > I third is obsolete.
"^^ I To call to or upon ; to cry
p*^ J animals and birds; to send
c/tMO^ for ; to name ; to command,
to tell to do, to persuade ; to
sing, as an insect ; to induce, to
cause, in which sense it is often
only a sign of the passive voice ;
by, with ; named, called, termed.
1 ^ to invoke the spirits of per-
sons who have fainted, or are
in a fit.
1 M Pic T '■^'^ ^^''"'^ ^'^^^ ^^"^^
about.
^)] M 1 A ff '■'"^ hright moon
leads people to go abroad.
^ 4Q 1 ""t on speaking terms.
— 1 i^t PJ ^^ comes when be is
called.
1 MIM '" '^•T Thieves !
I =J;^ ^ to cry out for help, to
cry Murder !
1 4 ^ ('"• 1 ^ ^ ■'" ^^""'s-
hai, or 1 ^g I^ in Canton,)
call him here.
c.'dl loud.
^ 1 only the name of ; nominal,
like a sinecure.
1 iii P P^ t^o '^''^"'^ °"®'^ ^®^^
hoarse.
1 ® ® ^ tj: what is it called?
what's the name of this ?
ss
talkins;.
] ] the hum of much
Similar to the preceding.
I kf/j/^ To wail ; to call after ; to
' cImo' roar; a classifier of horses
from their neighing.
\ 5^ crying and sobbing.
^ ] |g, don't bawl out in reply.
1 ] a deep tone.
j Pj| to call out.
ffi ;^ :^ I two thousand horses.
mj From a step and rjUding.
To go around, to take a turn,
c//i«('' either to ward off or to ob-
tain ; to assume ; a sort of
defensive palisades across streams
to prevfjnt savages lauding ; a
! narrow road ; frontiers ; end of.
] filj mysterious, bard to under-
stand.
] 51^ beyond the limits.
1 ill' ** 'i& '" 8" "" ^■'■'C"it •''""^
put down or prevent robberies.
■Read ^h'((o, and interchanged
with YA- T*) desire ; to pry into;
to seek; lucky, fortunate; to
i follow, to imitate.
m 1 jy ^ *if ^.i '1'^'''=''
those who make their wisdom
to consist in iirying.
] jjjg to seek for happiness.
1 ■^ succeeding; hau >ilv. as in
answer to prayer
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Eeatl ^yao. To conceal or sup-
press, as when one is quite exhaus-
ted, and will not own it.
^ A long white crook-necked
squash, having green stripes
'claao running lengthwise, the ]
JJJ^, which is hashed raw with
mutton, and made into a dumpling,
called 1^ -J |g at Peking.
>|a HHt ) 1 From cave and to announce or
' I J - a horary character; the se-
t I I cond form is unusual.
^SS ' A bin or room in the ground
for storing grain and other
things; a pit; a vault
Jfc ] an ice house.
I Jj^ to cut out store ice.
Ji^ ] a cellar, a souterrain, an un-
derground store-room.
1 ^ stored up, laid in the cellar.
1 ^ profound, deep, as in the
heart. j
g 3^ J^ ] pnt the winter cab- i
bages into the pit.
S 1 in fi^ M ■? liandsome as j
a new tiled bouse.
ES -J^ I salt pits, like those near '
Cliapu in Cliehkiang. i
(It 7jC ^ 1 pour on water and
[see if we can] dig up the trea-
sure
5 In Cantonese. An unautho-
|-|' rized character, side creeks
chiao' which cross the country ;
canals orsmal! water channels
.serviceable at high tides; the
mouth of creeks ; it occurs in the
names of many places.
^ -^ ] the boat can go up the
creek.
:^iM ] "■ '^''•"'^''' ^^ ''"^ $ '^f ^^
^ or Tee-totuiu Fort near
Canton.
^i Originally described as com-
posed of ^ to beat, -f^ a child,
^hiao' ^^'^ J*" '" '""tate ; but the
eommou form is now made of
To instruct, to teach ; to show
how ; to order, to command ; pre-
cept, doctrine; opinions, tenets ; the
people who hold them, a religious
or political sect, for the Govern-
ment prescribes the opinions and
ritnal of its subjects ; a school,
those who hold similar opinions ; a
party, a class.
^"J* ] to be strict in teaching.
j^- ] ^^ good method of instruc-
tion.
) |§ a school-house.
] J^ to teach a school.
Jf5 ] to e.Kcommunicate ; to turn
one out of the priesthood ; to
leave it.
] ^^ the superintendent of educa-
tion in a department.
] 1^ the overseer of schools in a
district.
Jl ] tlie five constant virtues.
ii ffl ^ ] y'^"' would not regard
me as ynur teacher.
] ^rCt '^" hiflueiice by teaching ; to
civilize ; to change the heart.
^ p^ ] I have come to receive
instruction, i. e. to make a call,
to visit you.
^ 1^- ] I have not yet asked
your name.
] |§ to instruct, to indoctrinate.
1 015 "r 1 ^ '■'■ professor, a
teacher, one who im[iarts his
knowledge, as in .archery, me-
dicine, pugilism, ifec.
" 1 the three seels in China,
^ ] Confucianists (who call
themselves the :^ ] ). f^ ]
or ^ 1 Budhists, and j^ ]
Tac lists.
] ["5 disciples, adherents; but it
nsuallydenotes [ni | t)r Moslems.
1 M. ■'' Ciiristian disciple, a con-
vert, one who ^ ] has received
the doctrine.
-(^ I to teach leligion, to propa-
gate tenets, as a ] gjj mis-
sionary does.
2^ j a bishop in the lloman
Catholic church.
5^ -^ ] the Koman and Greek
churches.
W> &• 1 t''e Protestant church.
Read Jdao. To cause, to in-
duce, to make, to enable.
1 fii^ ij this [medicine"] will
make you well.
% 1 ^ ?§: if A ^ f>void all
excuse for the varrabonds stay-
ing in the country.
) From spirit^: and filial duty.
Leaven, the residuum left
c/dao^ after distilling arrack.
■|h 1 y-'^^st cakes.
^ ] to raise, as dough ; to ferment.
^ ] levened barm, or yeast,
which is us\ia!ly the 'jg ] or
cakes made from the mash of
spirits.
AJjj) From to rat and actjoining as
B'A^ the phonetic.
''chiao A meat dumpling.
] f5 or I -^ kneaded
tliiur paste boiled in water,
and made in a triangular
shjipe, containing a bit of
meat ; they are also called
,^ ^ from their shape.
Pivots on which a door turns ;
a hinge, a johit ; a clamp, a
hasp ; to inlay metals ; in
some places, used as a verb, to
clip, to shear ; to cut, as hair.
""■ ftl 1 M '""■ 1''*''' °'^ shears.
I ^ ibe pin of a hinge.
^" ] bolt of a Chinese lock.
1 irfi fe '•'^ '^'"- o'u' artificial
fiowers.
Eead '/mo. A slender knife,
the ] JJ ^, witii which barbers
1 cut the hair in the ear and nose.
' I * A*) From c<irriai;e and adjoiniwj ;
§B/\f used with the next.
I c/dao' To compare ; to measure
strength ; to try the accuracy
or worth of; dissimilar; rather,
; somewhat more ; in general.
[ I ^' to see which can drink the
most ; but ] ^^ is to com-
pare measures.
J:|^ ] to compare ; to argae.
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] g compare their weights ; also,
the heavier.
] J|J trials of archery.
I i^ liicu to measure or guage.
] Jp. sooner, earlier, quicker.
j ^ compare them.
;/c 1 gt!"erally, on the average.
1
^ glittering, bright.
^ periilexing discussions ; en-
tanglements.
Read kwh^ A sort of curved
iron brace <in a carriage, like a
horn or ear; the boot of a carriage;
to butt with the horns ; to contend.
''clnao
/Mao'
Used with tlie preceding ami
next.
To compare ; to collate, to
revise book.s; to recompense;
to examine, to judge, of; a
pen for beasts ; stocks for the feet ;
a lockup ; to op[)osc', as wlien spar-
ring ; to join battle.
] f ij- M Ifj; I have compared
tljcm and found no error.
^11 ffii z]^ 1 though wronged he
did not seek revenge.
I p3" to revi.se, as for publication.
] j]£ to correct, as a proof; to
make accurate.
^ ] to adjust, to carefully com-
pare, to scrutinize.
ff ] to compare accounts, to audit.
Bead /rtW A building for a
school in tlie Hia dynasty ; a high-
school or gymnasium in the small
towns; an inclosiu'c for horses, a
corral.
] ^^f an oflicor over city gates.
^ ] a school-bouse, a seminary.
] A '1 '"'"' "'"J keeps a pond,
but the term seems to liave been
apjilied too to purveyors and
bailili's of the nwMi.ige.
] ^ ^ 4L ^^"^ ''""'' indicate
(or are f )r) teaching.
^'
Like tlie last two, but less used.
To compare ; to criticise, to
clduu discuss; to measure with; to
choose ; to oppose a superior;
confused ; disturbed by ; irritated
against.
1 m tS 1^ '^'^ criticise others'
doings.
'^K ^ ^^> 1 ^° '"^t oppose
the will of prince or father.
'' A pair of stones of a hemi-
spherical shape, which are
chiau'' thrown on the ground by
worshipers to divine the an-
swer to their prayers; they are
called 1 "1^ and ] ^Y, and are
now made of wood, scollop shells,
or bamboo roots ; if both convex
sides turn up when thrown, it is
])^ I negative; if both plane faces
it is 1^ ] indifferent; if one of
each, it is flf ] or ^ J[», and
the most propitious.
k:'=i.a.o.
Old soitnds, k'io, k'ok, gio, and gok. In Canton, k'iii, liao, liiu, and koiik ; — til
ill Amuij, kiao, k'iao and k'ao ; — in Fuhchau, k'iou and iigieu ; — in Shanph
Swatow, k',a, kio, k"a, k'i6, and kie ; —
ai, ts'o niicZdjo ; — ill Chifn, k'iao.
Fi'om/o"( and ciim'J or eiiu-
neiit ; it is iilso read A-io/ij
To laise the feet, as when
silting; to lift theui liigh, as
when climbing ; to march;
prancing, caracoling; tickled,
pleased; to collude with,
tt 1 to play into another's hands,
as shar|iers <lo.
^ 1 straw sandals or spiked
shoes in which to ascend hills.
1 .SL f>^ -lli '" 1'"*^ "1' *■''" '"'•'°''
(as on asto(il) and wait [latient-
ly ; — i. e. I am in no hurry.
] ] mart-al, noble, as a charger ;
putfed u}), as with pride.
riding my footsteps, you have
been playing me false-
1 ^ ^ HI llO'itiiig. unsettled.
1 Bill to cross the legs ; the stroke
to the riglii in writing, like
that in -^ or ;^ ; the surname
Jk is tlnis called | jji^l ^ or
cross-legged Ch'ing.
In J-\iliih(oi. To take a<lvan-
tage of another's ignorance or ne-
cessity ; to speak in irony, saying
one thing and meaning another.
^1
,11
.cHxao
Frnni iconi! and (loici! ; the se-
cond f'lrui is luuisual.
' A sledge or sr.ppovt for the
feet, slia[)ed simiewhat like a
winnowing-fan. on which to
be dniwn or .sli[) over the
mud ; a mud shoe.
From sione or carlh and emi-
nent ; llio iirsi; is erroneously,
> lint commonly used for jiuio
\^ soda.
Stony or arid soil; poor,
gravellv land; upland; dry
fields. "
I f/f thin .soil.
liii 'k HE 1 'l'*^''" "'■e l^olli
feitile and barren lands.
From to heat and tii^ihj it rescui.
liles </,iiin ifji to roll.
c/i^kio A short club, a baton, a
beater; to pound hard; to
strike sideways; to tap, to rap
on ; to rattle on ; to take, as aman
in chess; to mark time.
) U to mark or lone the rhythm
of poetry.
1
r4 KIAO.
rattle ymir choi>stk-ks on your
basin, you'll starve for aye.
] p^ to knock on the gate.
1 M- ^ M '*' chant prayers to
Budha, while ) J^ ,@, rapping
on the wooden fish.
] ^ to smash, to break in pieces.
i^n fliL 1 5E I would like to see
him struck dead.
MM 1 S ^'"^ driving rain
palters on the window.
i^ ¥C 1 MiM'^ M tlie racket
oftlie pestles and waKhingboards
obscures the moon in the alley;
— a conceit of Li Tai-peh.
yC:^ Composed of ^ weird and |^
rgl h i(ih contracted ; it is iutercliang-
cd witli some of its coiupounds.
High, stately, lofty ; curving
and open, like the highest
bratiches of a tree ; rising, as spears
in serried aiTay ; crooked, curved ;
idle; discontented; proud.
1 /fC ^^ stately trees, a class in
Cliinese botany.
] ;^ a hook on a spear.
1 'jJij ^ proud and very rude.
1 ^ insolent.
1 ^ ^ •& congratulations on
moving into a stately (i.e. new)
residence.
:;j^ your father and his family.
From icnod and mrved ; occurs
used with tlie last.
.cliHao
1
Planks laid across a stream ;
a bridge ; a cross-beam to sup-
port a frame ; a stand with
arms, anciently used at weddings
to hold the bride's basket of dates
and millet ; the cross-piece of a
well-sweep ; a saddle-tree ; a via-
duct ; perverse, disrespectful ; a
stately tree, whose branches all
point up, as a cypress or poplar ; to
warp ; to bend up, to curl.
~~ J* 1 °'' ""■ 7^ 1 "'^*'' Iji'i^^S'^'-
1 '^ ''I* iM ~T *''" hridgo has
been swefit away.
P^ 1 the lintel of a door.
K'lAO.
5.i|5l 1 or 5.0^ 1 a five arched I
bridge.
JV[ ] the rainbow.
WL 1 "'' I^ 1 '1 footbridge.
S 1 "^ suspension bridge ; a rope
by which to pull a ferry-boat
across a stream.
1 $^ '^"' 1 S huttresses or piers
of a l)ridge.
in the plank (or split it) alter
crossing over; — i.e. to leave
one in the lurch.
^ ] to bend a bridge ; vict.
gigantic strength.
3^ m ] to pass the iron bridge —
into |)aradise.
t^^^nm 1 ^ Hi are you
going to get me to cross on a
bridge with a hole in it? — are
you hoaxing me "?
"Is ^ "7* ''"^ i"f'y P'"^ looks
up, but the Kottlera bows its
bead, and thus they are likened
to father and son.
warped in the sun and weatiier.
/-^j An inn, a lodging-place ; to
c jfpij lodge, to sojourn: temporary,
jc/i'wy transitory ; stat(.'!y.
1 ^ -in M: M ti'« i""
will serve him for his home.
] /fC IS. 31^ ^ this lofty tree
interlaces with the sky.
4^^ Agile at climbing; robust,
(l ft33L vigorous ; to lift the feet.
^cliim |g? 1 nimble; light and
skilllul in clambering.
] 1 walking fast and step-
ping firmly.
K'lAO.
Mucli used as a contracted form
of tlie last.
chHao ■^ thacny kind of mallows ;
it has greenish red llowers,
which are edible and slightly bitter;
one drawing resembles the hol-
lyhock.
U 1^ ^D 1 I i^m-ik yon arc as
[handsome as] an Altlinea.
1 ^1 Ir] CI ^''^ sunflower turns
toward the sun.
^K-jh* From win^js and eminent.
cTtii Long tail-feathers, which
fCltHao turn up; to elevate ; to raise
the head, to look n[) ; higli,
elevated; a kind of alarm Hag;
excelling ; dangerous, suspended ;
distant.
] "^ to raise the head
] ^ to look for hopefully.
] ] stately, as trees ; hazardous)
as a falling ledge.
§ 1 spring bursting forth.
1 ?* j^ ^< ele\ated his thoughts.
J^ ] to cock up the tail.
^ 1 a feather coitl'nre.
j^ ] a medicine, the oval carpels
of a species of Anchusa.
^ ] stilts; often written ]^ Jifl
high legs; the % | -^ or stilt
holiday lasts in the North for
three days in ll)e third moon.
9$*l To fly downwards.
' wvl 1 '3l '" soar and sail roimd
^ckHao and round, as a falcon.
From /7iiicei- and cnrvcd ; often
interchangc<l with the next.
Huckwheat is ] ^, called
.H ^ /ft "f three-cornered
rice in Canton ; it is pro-
bably indigenous in China.
^ '|P} buckwheat flour.
1 ^ IS "7" huckwheat grits or
coarse meal.
1
'5
From ^^ one rcpresen t in j^ an ob-
stacle, and nir as it, undulates;
tlio original form of the next.
Air striving to free itself.
I'Vom n'orl; and «i)' stopped ; the
last ^va3 the old form.
^ch^itio Handy, skillful, dexterous ;
ingenious, clever at; adroit,
talented; wily, crafty, intriguing;
subtle, shrewd, witty, acute, apt;
opportune, equal for an emergency ;
pleasing ; ingenuity, mechanical
aptness, genius.
1 M; fine work, well done.
] ^fl an ingenious mode or pattern
K'lAO.
K iAO.
K'lE.
375
I [£ or I ;^ a skilled work-
man, a ciiuniiig band.
1 g^£,',1^^t fine words
and a smooth bearing seldom
indicate virtue.
] ^artful smiles; ogling; affable.
1 -^ 111 '^ ^^'^■'^*' '^'tap^'-'S) !*s slie
arlfnlly smiled !
^ I a fortunate opportunity.
J^: 1 speeious. tricky ; assiRiied.
] iM. S*^"'^ ^^ repartee, witty.
1 a" in S his speech is alluring
as a fiute.
^C 1 3fa ^{II 'Ids great genius acts
like a simpleton.
IJf ] ingenious, complex, as a
machine.
1 m '^ ff :fili * tlK a clever
wile is usually mated to a dunce.
] p'j' a fine plan, a shrewd device.
] _^ the .seventh moon. — when
women ^ ] [iray for skill in
needlework.
happened at the time.
1 S ^J iU Hl ?E specious words
are not equal to correct prin-
cifiles.
<5
The clerer bird, as the parts
^, of the character indicate; the
'ch^iao tailor-bir<l, (Sylvia siUoria,)
known as the | ^ijf ^ or
clever housewife.
) Of the three modes of writing
this character, this is the com-
ch'-iao'
mou oue.
A turned-up nose, a nose
retrousse.
I BM ® '"'"^ retrousse shoe, hav-
ing the end much turned up.
<b(^lB*.> From cave and (/lidinri.
;^5n a. hole, an orifice; a pore or
c/i^iao^ aperture ; an interstice ; a
cavity, a hollow ; the mind ;
the heart as the physical oi'gan
of thought ; the accent or rhythm
of a language.
jlj ] tlie nine passages of the body.
— 1 /f^ 5^ he is thoroughly
stupid, not a liole is open.
-^ ] of the same mind.
,\^ I the seveii openings — in a
sages heart.
'K 1 ■''• ^'^''' '"^" '' '^'
^ I clever ; si)rigiitly, acute.
"g" ] all tho pores, as in the skin.
ii!l ^ 1 '^ ill Jl[ the springs in
the hills are the adits or pores
of the earth.
5^ ^ FJa' 1 you are very wide
of tlie mark.
55. 1 ^ sudorifies and sternuta-
tory medicines.
^ ^ ^ 1 ''" ''•''^ ""'' ■''■ good
accent ; he does not .see it.
ij^> ] the intellect, power of com-
prehension.
-fflL> To whip, as a horse; to
ch^iao'
screen ; to lay hold of
t — f*? ) From liand and (Infii ; it ia
nS^ interchanged witli J^ in some
cliHao'' senses.
To pry up or open ; to raise
Ijy a le\'er or crow-bar.
^C tr •? 1 ij£ ^ pry out tlie
nail.
1 P^ to pry up a door ; met. a
thief.
I ^^ a crow-bar ; a handspike.
] ^ ||fj it will not move ; it
can't be raised or pried open.
] JL to make an opening with a
siiike, to pry open a hole.
I ^^ "p broke it in raising it up.
Tn Gantamse wrongly used for
lli- '^'o eoil around, to wind.
] ^-^ to coil the cue on the head.
i Composed of eminent repeated.
High, elevated, tiirued up at
ch^imi' the ends ; raised or curled
al)Ove the level.
^ M SM ] iili ^ both ends of
the bow curl up.
SS 1 tipped it up by stepping on it.
1 BM El '■* fi-'''' of tile dace family,
with a recurved mouth.
1 Iff "? ''"^ '^'"^ i** turned up ;
he is dead. {Nanking.)
ch'iie
Old Hound, V:\. In Canton, k'e ; — in Sn-alun', kie; — I'li Awoy, ka ;
111 Shanghai, ka; — in Chij'u, k'it'.
- ni Fiihclian. kin; —
Frnni jlf^li atid a ticah ;
■with tlio next.
used
A disease of the hands and
feet, which curls and crip-
ples them, preven'Mig their
full use ; to limp, to halt.
I "J" a lame leg.
■^ a lame man.
^ I Congenital lameness.
also
fit yJLj Ana1o,u;ous to tlie last and inti
«'l* cliaiif^cil wiih it ; bolli are a
^ rJ Li pumuuliced 5<:/ik/.
^ch'iie
A nialfoi'm.alion nf the joints
causing a contraction or stifihes-s
of the limb; a congenital halt, a
limping leg.
^§ ] a deficiency of the limb, or
a stiftened muscle, that prevents
its free i;se.
opted by the Budliists
/ Jir* -^ work adopto
( I//JJ for the somid
^c/iiij whieli J.iit 523 is also used.
1 f^ '"■ ft 1 ^ "-^ monastery
or nunnery, from the Sanscrit
stinghuraina.
I ^ i% ^ t'hincse name for Bud-
lia, and sometimes also applied
to Kwanli.
376
KIE.
hill where Kwanyin
^ 1 lli .-^
dwells.
1 JJI5 Gavah, an ancient city in
India, wheru Budha lived seven
years ; it lias a famous monas-
tery, which is still visited.
1 IR an elephant, perhaps derived
from the Sanscrit word Larnoth,
a tnsk.
] ^ ■? Si it ^ P^-'^'n ^'':acls
ma<le of I'ragant wood like lign-
aloes.
KIEH.
. j 1 ^ From plant and to add.
(.//M The stem of the lotus, as dis-
jCA iii tinguished from the stalk and
leaves ; a general term for
the tomato, egg-plant, mandrake,
nightshade, and some kinds of
squashes.
1 ^ or ^ ({^> ] the egg-plant or
briiijal {Solunum me/o»(/emt),
also called in Shanghai -^ g^,
an older term.
^ ] okra or gumbo {Cantonese).
KIEH.
^ ] mad-apple, dwale, or bella-
donna, the Solanum innaiium,
and similar species.
] ^ Si 'I'li'ip*-* egg-plants, used
to make sweetmeats.
^ ] the tomato, a southern term.
^ Q ) the bottle squash.
jj I a medicine, probably made
from the ^ ] bittersweet or
Solanum dulcamara.
■^l] ] to grow upside down,
{C'a7itonese).
Old sounds, kit, kip, and gi't. In Canton, kit, ki'p, kit, and k'l't ; — In Smatow, kat, kiat, k'lat, and kiap ; —
til Amoy, kiat, kiap, k'iat, kiat, and keli ; — in Fnhchau, kiek and kak ; ■ — in Shanghai,
kill, cljih, and tsi ; — in Chifn, kie.
1^ From s ! ; '; and Ji app y.
/j>p| ) A knot ; a skein, a hauk, a
^chie knob ; a knotted button ; to
tie, to fasten ; to work or
weave in knots ; to crochet ; to
braid, to knit ; to make a contract,
to bind by an agreement ; an
ene-asrement, contract, or bond :
united, banded together ; fixed,
engaged; hampered ; curved; im-
portant; to induce, as ill-will; to
stiften, as cooling lava ; to decide,
as a case ; to set, as fruit ; to form,
as a friendship or partnership ;
sometimes a suffix to a verb to
show that the action is finished.
1 ifilE '"' a 1 ^" ''^ ^ '^""'■
— ] |^_ ||J a skein of silk thread.
I Ip^ to knit or crochet a net.
ta; I "jj* the fruit has set.
^ ] to coagulate, to congeal, to
freeze, to stiften.
I ^ tong\ie-tied, nnable to speak.
1 }!§ *o V^y "P °'' '*''' •"*" -iccount.
j ^ settled, made up, as a quar-
rel ; paid all.
1 ^l t'5 contract a marriage.
Q M Ef 1 I will ray 'I t'^ yo"
by and by ; he will receive re-
tribution some day.
j ^ to pledge or form a connec-
tion, like sworn friends.
] ^j the ati'air is finished; ended;
results, event, out-turn.
"^^ ~f 1 to finish up a case
anyhow, to decide needlessly.
jy ] to give .security, to endorse
for one, to give bonds.
1 Wi ^'^ enter a plea, to present
the evidence on both sides.
] ^ to decide a cause.
^ I finished, as a case at law, a
contract or afiair.
fpj ^^P •§■ PP 1 ^ --i fellow-towns-
man who certifies to an oHicer's
standing.
^ ] friendly intimacy ; to hold
communication with.
] ^ firm, durable ; lasting, fast.
1 fjj? to tie together; a close union.
] =■ the last words.
1 yZ ^ S"'^'^ s[)Ot for a grave.
i ^ the twelfth or finishing moon.
JI^ 1 to wind up, as a discourse.
1 1^ 'tt ^ I'd finish your life at
a stroke ; — used in angry talk.
E C 1 1 ft^ troublesome,
hard to do ; grievous, a labor.
heart in its sorrow is as if ham-
pered and bound.
.viae
_L-Ij From i
, • ' cd loru
Ei 1 ^ ft lie is diligent in his
business,
1 I3i ffi] Vo ^^ made quipos and
ruled the state, as in early
Chinese history ; to strike a
line and plan work, as a car-
penter.
From hand and happy, but the
etvmologists explain it by ^
P -^^<M Br \^ 4 hand
and moutli boili bnsy.
Occupied, laboring hard ; to
seize a plant firmly to pull it up ;
to jjress after, to pursue
I ^ embarrassed, as a trader
for funds ; hampered, perplexed.
ii'ood and happy ; it is
in the south as a contract-
m of /.'i'l) J|5 uu orange.
A water-wheel or bi;cket
worked by a puUy ; a small orange.
y^ 1 1^ tiJ ^vork the water-wheel,
either by a winch or by the feet
on treddles.
1 ^i^ a common medicine for
coughs, the root of the Plutyco-
don ffrandifnlium.
] U the small orange called loose
jacket at Canton.
,chie
KIEH.
From strength or sword and to
tal;o nwaii.
To take by viulence, to
plnmk-r ; to rob openly ; to
snatch ; hurried pestered ;
a Hindoo kalpa, an seon or
cycKs an era ; suftV-riug-
1 ^'"'■JT 1 to plunder, as high-
waymen ; to rob.
] ^ robbers, guerillas, banditti.
I ^^ — § made a clean sweep,
plundered everytiiing.
] -^ to ravisli Women.
] Jc long gone to oblivion, un-
know, turned to ashes.
f§ ] tile palace steps.
ig ] to avoid hell ; to flee una-
voidable ruin.
^ a fatal calamity, one not to
be escaped ; ordained fate.
I importunate, eager.
^ "W to intercept revenue.
"M 1 ?^ W "■ 'iiyi'i'id ages [of
sutiering] cannot atone for it.
^ ] the unavoidable ills of life.
1 J^ 'I te//j« or Budhist age of
millions of year's, of which there
are ^\^ \ and >J» ] great and
small kalpas, having periods of
increase and decrease, or per-
fection, continuance, and de-
struction ; the ma/ia kalpa lasts
1344 millions of years.
] _^ cotton in the boll, (from
Sanscrit tcirjxisd,) when it is
ripe for picking.
In Caiitcntese. Astringent; to
pucker the mouth, like alum ;
bitter; sleepy-
-^ "f* ^ 1 '''*^ tea is very bitter.
Ilg 1 sleepy, dozing.
The first is also read (/;'ii, mcan-
iuf,' a to.acl.
A sea animal, called ^ |
and ^ ] , likened to a
tortoise's foot ; or, as one
says, a tortoise-shaped thing;
it is the sea-anemone, wdiich
is described as producing fiowcrs,
and spreading itself out like a crab's
claws.
t-4r\ An i
^j ed ti
KIEH.
iron hook or strap fasten-
to llie trirdle.
KIEH.
377
cC/ue
xhte
,ck
TLe character is supposed to
represent a man who has lost
his right arm, being reduced
from tsz'^ ~y a .s'oii.
Alone, one only, orphan-like;
a remnant; short ; one who comes
behind or last.
'fjj ] a halberd.
1 Y^ JK 1^ left alone, no one to
help, friendless <and solitary.
I ^ — ' $i ''^I't quite alone.
%%^ \ '& '^ot' '''' solitary man
(not half a man) will be left ;
said of the effects of a drought.
] ] the larvae of musquitoes ;
preeminent, as a flagstaff.
1 From irater and a mnrkinri-
line; occurs used witli the
f next ; tlie second and less used
form is also the old name of a
river in the south of Shensi.
Clear, limpid, i:>urc ; free
from sin or defilement, cere-
monially clean ; neat, trim, tidy ;
untainted, above bribes, pure-hand-
ed ; to purify, to correct.
J^ 1 pure-minded; clean, limpid.
1 jf% ingenuous, pure in heart,
single-minded, unsullied.
1 £< ^ S" "pright in attending
to public duties.
7K Jh 3E 1 D'l^^ 'l^^] icy crystal
and piu'e gem ; irreproachable,
undefaccd.
^ ^ ^ I to preserve one's in-
tegrity and purity.
1 5j •§! S^ ^ 1^'"^^® cleaned my
cups and await your coming [to
dinner] to have a chat.
P'ormerly used w ith tlic prcced-
.fhie
A marking-line ; the end of
a hempen thread; pure, as a
sacrifice; to rule, to measure;
to test Ijy law; to repress, to reduce
to order; to bring within bounds,
as waters.
] pj^ to adjust, to limit.
1 I'M "^ ^ our oxen and sheep
are .all pure.
] ijp tranquil.
] ^|J ^ J^ the rules of just re-
straint.
I ^ to regulate exactly,
1 ^ to prepare a plentiful repast.
A hen-roost; a stick or perch
"^/^j for fowls to rest on.
chic
From wriod ^ni. perverse ; see
the last and next.
c/j,,/ A hen-roost ; cruel, savage ;
harsh, truculent; high-spirit-
ed, courageous, one of a thousand,
— for which the next is now nsed ;
to lift, to carry on the shoulder ;
name of the last monarch of the
Ilia dynasty, b. c. 1818, detested
for his cruelty.
] ] luxuriant, as growing weeds,
f,^ ] a hen-roost.
|;5 1 '1 form, aspect of.
1 ^1 proud and domineering.
'It 1^ IP I? -^ 1 but tlie crimes
of Shcu exceed those of Kieh.
ib^ A hero, one eminent for
JTjV ) virtue and prowess ; heroic ;
^aliio proud, self-willed ; a tender
blade of gi'ain ; to raise up.
^ ] a hero or heroine ; a valiant
man, a Chevalier Bayard.
^ M ^ 1 the thrifW blades are
growing long.
^ I a famous leader, as Csesar.
] -f|; like a hero, well done ; finely
written, as a composition.
■^ ] a superior, leading man ;
said of scholars.
Tic
.chie
From wood ovorjire; sometimes
used with the last.
^ I a famous statesman
•and general of the After Cheu
dynasty, a. d. 956.
From hand and roost or per-
%'erse; the first is also used as a
, synonym of the next.
To measure with the thumb
and forefinger, to span ; to
measure an ell ; to uncover.
378
KIEH.
KIEH.
KIEH.
S
[ Trom hand and why.
'y To lift up or oQ] as a cover ;
fCliie to erect; to raise, as the
skirt ; to lift up, to bear, to
carry off; to bring to mind ; to
borrow ; to make known, to state
to Buperiors; to drive rapidly;
uprooted, as a tree by force.
] I rank growing, as sedges.
Ml$.^ I whenatreefallsutterly.
1 fa ^'^ borrow money.
] 1^ or I !^ a promissory note,
a certificate of indebtedness.
I ;^ or ] ^ borrowed capital ;
the debts of a firm,
i^ 1 ® ^ when tbe lips are
opened tbe teeth get cold ; — if
you go away, I shall be lonely.
j ljl|^ a pasquinade, an anony-
mous charge, a placard.
1 a *^ take tbe seals from a
door; met. to drink, because jars
of spirits are always sealed.
] ^ to publish abroad, as an ac-
cusation ; to post one.
1 W "^ ] ^^° publish the list
of successful graduates.
f^ ^Ij I in shallow water raise
— your skirt to the knees.
1 ^ °'' @ 1 *•*' make known
others' defects, to find fault.
1 ^ jflltl 'o lift tl^e red veil, —
a wedding ceremony.
A board put up where a
3 person has died, and been
buried on the highway, stat-
ing his name and other
particular ; a wooden instrument
to mark time.
1 ^ a sacrificial platter.
^ 1 baldheaded.
] ^ a ticket or slip nailed on a
door of a house which has been
sealed up or confiscated.
it Q From sheep and why.
yi^i To castrate a ram ; a deer's
ichie skin.
1 ^ ancient name of a
place near Wu-hiang hien |^ ^
iS in the southeast of Shansi,
^chie
which derived its name of Weth-
er House from the Huns who
settled there about the fourth
century.
1 ^ a gelded goat ; a wether ;
there is a discrepancy in this use,
however, for in Chi hii 1 ^ ■^.
is a ram, and |^ ^ is a welher.
;|?5 j a Scythian word for warrior.
M 1 li .y 1i fg to beat the
deer-skin drum to hasten the
blossoming of the flowers.
A round or flat stone pillar
jy or tablet; a high, isolated
^chie peak ; an aiguelle or sharp
high rock like the Skillig
Kock near Ireland ; the ] ^ in
Lin-yii hien on the coast of Chihli
is a noted one ; the fluttering of
birds.
^ I the square and rotuid monu-
mental pillars.
^ 5^ 1 a stone guide post.
From vian and why ; it is some-
times used for the next.
f.j^l^ Martial, brave ; to exert one's
g/^j> strength ; vehement, hasty,
as chariots racing.
1 1 >i^ ^ diligent in the prac-
tice of right.
H $ 1 -^ not for the swift
chariot.
Read kP An enigma or
apothegm of the Budhists; motions
which the priests make with their
bauds; sign language, like a token
or grip ; a conundrum ; a charade;
to rest; to idle away the time.
^ ] to recognize the allusion;
to take the cue ; to understand
the sign.
^1 M If 1 to tell riddles ajid
talk gossip.
m 1 n^^nm l to explain
the Bu Jhi.st stanzas, ;'. e. the San-
scrit gatha ^ fjfc or | ^ a
verse or stanzas.
In Cantonese. A hinge ; a
catch in a door ; a spring ; a joint
of the finger.
From to stand and why; it is
sometimes interchanged with
. '* the last, and is not the same as
iChie the next.
To exhaust, to carry to the
utmost; to sink away; wanting,
exhausted ; used up ; gone, finish-
ed, as the power of one of the ele-
ments, to be succeeded by another,
— or as a revolution, that then
recommences; defeated, weakened.
^ i. 1 ^ T> S g + a
spring drying up is only because
[no water] rises in it
•)] ] exhausted ; to give out, as
a laborer,
I "jj to do one's best, to exert all
the strength.
|5£ 1 ■§ :i' I bave put forth all
my abilities.
H ^ Ad 1 at the third drum-
roll they will be quite disheart-
ened.
I ^ energy quite gone ; with
full purpose of heart.
] J^ wearied out.
1 H ^ ^ exerted his utmost
strength to reach.
1 M 2fJ .S I l^^^^'c come to see
you in full sincerity.
^-Q From (0 go and u-hy.
J*^^) To go and then return, as a
^c/tie carriage; to turn about; a
brave martial appearance.
^ j^ ^ ] all the escort oflacers
bore themselves finely.
>
'c/iic
From hrai-t and u-}iy ; it is also
read /a'
To re.st a while, to stop; to
hold up ; urgent, in a hurry.
'^ I to lodge, to sojourn a while_
*1? ] ■^ BIbI stop an hour or so
and rest.
?'£ pT >J» 1 perli'T^l's they can get
a brief rejwse.
Read ho/i^ To desire, to long for,
I ^ to love life.
^ ^ ] M ^''^° would not like
to get — under it?
Read loh^ A mutual fear of
one another.
:SN|
KIEH.
KIEH.
KIEH.
379
-fit This form is more antique than
FfXi the last ; it is also read Jn'.
chie ^'^ ^^^^'^ '^ ^^^^ breath ; to
repose, to lay a thing down.
] ,^, to rest ; a stop.
^ ] to hold up a little; to breathe
and rest.
j^ I to take a rest and walk ; to
ramble or take a walk.
The first form is regarded as
the most correct.
A very fragrant plant found
in Sii-chen fu in the north-
west of Kiangsu, the | ^
or 1 5 §• ■' '^ cultivated,
and grows among the young
rice.
From word and shield ; occurs
used with JQ to lift off, and
much resembles (hil ^f to boast.
To charge one with a fault ;
to bring another's misdoings
c/tie
,che
to light; to reveal, to discover
secrets, to tell tales; to di-
vulge.
■g ] to accuse one to his face,
or before his master.
I W: A m ".; 1 A jffi a to
bliizon people's faults.
^ ] or ^ ] to bring charges ;
to denounce, as the people do
bad rulers to the higher officers
or the sovereign.
W 1 J;^^a#Il>ate tlio.se
who denounce others to raise
their own reputation.
From insect nnd to coinx>ress ;
referring to their wings ; others
say that the allusion is to the
way some species sun their
wings.
A butterfly; the ] i^ a small
species, like the cabbage or sulphur
butterfly ; the name, however,
seems to be of general application.
.chie
From fish and Tcnife referring
to the fishwife's art.
To split and prepare fish for
drying; to open; to cut apart;
to dissect, as the faults of
people.
m..i
A pack-saddle frame-work or
lings, on which loads are
f/tie bound when prepared for
mules or camels to carry.
In Cantonese. A camp-stool is
,1^ ] ; a folding chair.
~J_1_» From dress and fortunate.
J* p:| ) To pull out or hold up the
xltie skirt, as if carrying some-
thing in it.
1 ^ Jl Ift '"■'0™ ^^'^ ^^i'''' "P t<^
the breast or lapel.
^ ■= 1 ^ now we will put [the
seeds] in our skirts.
k:'=ie:e3:.
Old sounds, k'it, k'ip, k'iep, and k'am. In Canton, hip and hap; — in Sviatow, k'iak, and kiap ; — .n Amoy, kiap,
kiap, and k'iat ; — ill Fahchaii, kiek and k'iek; — in Shanrjhai, ch'ih and chiah; — in Chifu, kie.
fe
From heart and to jo.
Timorous, fearful, cowardly,
ch^ie"' dreading, careful against.
] 5jj bashful, blushing;
trepidation.
^ I or t^^ I fluttering, weak-
hearted, timid.
) |)^ afraid to go into battle.
1 Wk careful of the draught, as
an invalid.
I jg weak of |)uriiose; vacillating.
H j/^ ^ ] do not be abashed
when you see great men.
^ ] ] lean and strengthless,
one of no account for anything.
Weakness, strength all gone :
) lassitude, languor, debility ;
c/iVe'
in
firm.
From mouth and to mh.
' ) A sound, like ] ] one re-
c/iie ' aembling creaking ; a rustling
or whispering noise.
^
From hand and to carve;
sometimes occurs used for :
a bond.
ch*ie >
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.
^ j to raise and carry ; to re-
commend.
1 [il /L ^ raised him above the
vulgar world.
Read VP Exhausted, failing;
wanting ; to record on a board the
offenses of crimuials.
A .'iickle, a bill-hook ; used
with c/to/i^ ^f to cut oflF, to
ch^ie ' amputate ; to carve ; to ex-
terminate?.
1 ^f$ ^m [Cheu-sin] cut
off the leg-bones of those who
were crossing the ford.
I ^ to oppress, to maltreat.
^ij ] to engrave, to carve.
^ fi" 1 ^ all letters and news
have ceased to come.
Harsh, malevolent is | ^Jj],
*) referring to a vicious dog.
Read hai/i^ A mongrel dog,
] ^^, a nondescript beast
resembling a tiger, which
leaps suddenly on its prey.
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.chhe
K'lEH.
To lean or loll the bead, as
one does vLen wearied out.
From heart and togethe':.
Happy, contented, as when
^c^hie one's wisbes are gratified.
g ] I am mucb pleased.
I ^ f'ullv satisfied.
1 '^ great alacrity.
lit I ][f^ ^ nothing pleasant to bis
nostrils ; be is always snufiing
at tbings, always dissatisfied.
Eead View. Enraged, angry ;
to gnash the teeth with ve.xation ;
to dislike, to cherish ill-will against.
fihHe
KIEN.
From a receptacle ami to jiruss;
the secoud form is uiost com-
, mon, showing the material
A trunk to contain books
and writings ; a porte-feuille;
a chest, a dresser or pannier ;
a carpet-bag, a satchel, a
reticule ; to put away in a box.
^ I to strike on tlie chest when
entering school ; — an old cus-
tom.
] ^ a scholar's satchel.
fj I a traveling-trunk or box.
1 -^ a case for holding papers
or sewing materials.
^ I a case for books.
KIEN.
^a ] a bamboo hamper ; a clasp-
ing clothes-bo.x.
S 1 llf ^ ^'"^ money-bag is
all cleared out.
JttnRr The mind pleased; cheerful,
||l!x) satisfied; ready, prompt.
^c/»'«« ^^ I joyful, in good spiiits.
:i& 1 or ] >& a contented
mind.
p§ ^ I ?^ everything was ar-
ranged satisfactorily.
'7^ 1 S ^ the principles are not
the same ; I do not agree with
this notion.
] ^ convinced, satisfied.
K:iEnsr_
Old sound., kin, gin, k,m, kfen, gien, klem, glem, and kau. In Canton, kin, kan, kam, nam, and k.m ; - in Sivatow
kian, k'.an, k"o., kan, kam, and kiam j - in Anioy, klan, kiam, k'iam, giam, han, kan, and kam ; - i.i Pnhchau '
kieng, k'ieng, kang, hang, keng, ki6ng, and kiek ; - in Shanghai, ki», ken, and dji" ; - in Chifn kien '
,c/iien
From j^ earth and ^ virtuous
contracted.
Stable, immovable, firm, hard,
strong ; durable, wears well,
lasting; stout, hale, in good lilung;
well-made, sound ; constant, deter-
mined ; resolute, unwavering ; to
establish, to strengthen ; to confirm;
to harden, to concrete ; in epitaphs
denotes one who screens his faults.
] @ immovable, firm ; durable ;
substantial, as a family or a
mercantile bonse.
1 ^ solid, strong.
*& 1 '"■ 1 iS resolute, a fixed
purpose ; persevering.
] ^ obstinate, pig-headed.
] Ig, firm endurance.
] fg to establish in faith ; the
rite of Confirmation.
) ^ congealed ; hardened, as
lava ; solidified, as metal ; curt,
as a style.
^ 1 ^ ^ ^* it confirmed his
belief.
1 is ^ 1^ t-l^e rite of confirma-
tion ; — a foreign term.
] Jli hale, robust, said of old men.
4* ] the main or center of an
army.
1 /[> Pi A really his confession
was not true.
Mi,M ] the more [Confucius']
doctrines are tried the more
convincing are they found to be.
iT 1 M 6^ 14 having fi.-ccd prin-
ci[iles.
] ^ ^ M firm and unyielding ;
unbending in a good sense.
^ IS J^ ] lie grasped bis spear
with the firmest resolve.
fflKt ^ ''^'' 'l<-'scribed as like the
cm3£. J-' liny fijg but larger, and be-
^claen longing to the same family ;
it is perhaps the bonito,
which is common in Chinese waters,
and much consumed by the Ja-
panese fresh and preserved ; but
the Chinese description assimilates
it rather to one of the mullet family.
'From, flesh and inner door ; but
.,__ the original form is thought to
' "* resemble the slioulder.
' 1 he top ot the shoulder; the
scapula; to take upon, to
sustain ; competent to ; firm, solid;
a beast when three years old.
1 51 or ] §1 the shoulder ; |
Bf^ broad shouldered; in-
tliieniial from having friends.
] )]^ the fieshy part of the arm.
J:[^ I compared shoulders, ;. e.
equal in merit or rank.
3& 1 ffiJ fj to walk abreast, to
be an equal or friend.
J^ 1 an oflicial cape laid over
the robe and made of silk ; worn
by gr.aduates.
Jt^ I a \cst or waistcoat.
^ ] a kind of mantilla or vic-
torine worti by brides.
M- 1 to withdraw from, to desist.
n 7j< I a bib for a child.
1 #E ^ M liard, toilsome labor,
peeling the shoulders; hard-
worked.
KIEN.
KIEN.
KIEN.
381
ft I to take charge of; adequate
to, as a duty; its burden.
— 1 JiJ ;^ to take the whole
charge of; to carry a bushiess
through.
1 •§ ^ f3E to carry on important
anil re'ftpoiisible duties.
f^Z> y-ki'M We ^vill not
eniiihiy those who h)ve bribes.
tt ] 5i fi'5 "''• bearer of burdens,
a coolie.
1 i^K ^ 5|S '''• huckster's occupa-
tion.
i^'^M \ B 6^11'avegota
capable man fur the business.
* X^ From woman thrice I'epeated ; it
•• JjTf ' is iuterclianged with the next.
chien Amours and intrigues .among
and with women ; illicit in-
tercourse, as adultery, ince.'^t, rape,
fornication, for the word does not
distinguish ; to debauch, to ravish ;
wild, horrid, brutal, ogre-like ; ap-
plied to genii and spirits, villainous,
wicked.
1 j^or ] JEtodefile; fornication.
^ ] to foico a woman ; a rape.
1^ I "*" fU 1 consenting to
adultery.
j[S ] criminal conversation.
] ^ an adulterer.
1 ^ villains and traitors; to act
like a traitor.
1 ^ to Seduce and carry off, to
kidnap.
] ^ an illegitimate birth.
|^-|^ From wotnan and to o^ttuX ;
fj I used with and for tlic hist.
c/iien Iniirdinate, unregulated de-
' sire ; to violate decorum ; to
offend against propriety ; crafty,
plotting, unprincipled ; traitorous ;
malicious ; selfish ; clandestine ;
corrupt, adulterous.
1 f^ false, fraudulent; to clieat.
] g a traitorous official or vassal.
1 ill '^ sanctimonious traitor.
jII I a di-saffected Chinese ; one
who has intercourse with foreign-
ers is often .so stigmatized
1 fy( '"i villain ; you traitor!
1 fS '"' 1 ^ double-faced, de-
signing, .specious.
] ^ <J'' 1 i'^ artful, deceptive ;
said of cunning children, who
love to make mischief.
1 ilifl •T' ^Vy^ ''" eaves-dropper.
I ^ a traitorous cabal.
^ 1 ils '^ lookout for the smug-
glers ami seize thieves; — a
notice on custom-houses.
1 J2 o!c it' )'""^ craftily deprive
nic; of what I love.
] fj a slippei-y (iAhw .{Canloiiese.)
tjPt From tZoor and tho .•-■lui shining
Irjj t iiriMigU ; the authorized form is
If^y l^ut usage now confines that
^C/lieil ,^^ ^|j|, oijiique tune klen>
A crevice ; a space, an inter-
val ; between, during, while, in the
midst of, a\nong ; to make room
for; to set apart; a classifier of
houses, buildings, rooms, gardens,
&c.; at the North, a division of a
large room made by the framework
of the bouse ; but in the South,
where a different mode of construc-
tion prevails, it denotes the room
or apartment.
^- ip I a whole yea:, within the
twelve months.
IE 'ffi IS 1 \vhile I was examin-
ing him.
(^» j^ 1 suddenly, just riow.
[i|i ] in this world : during life.
if:?::fr-i 1 '"» I'lt'o while; during
the time of a meal.
Jt I tliat affair ; this time, this
business.
i^ I heaven and earth.
— ^ ^ I three rooms in one
house.
fj* j!^ ] which house is it?
^ I a house ; houses, buildings.
•^ 1 A '1 midsman.
Xl'k't 1 ^h jJt ?i ll'erc is no
such law in tlie world.
Read /a'c'/j' To sunder, to pnt a
space between ; to divide, to inter-
ru|)t ; to intrigue, to part friends,
to slander; to interfere iii; to
alternate, to intermit ; vacant, un-
occupied, as a road ; far removed ;
to bear with ; a tale-bearer ;
mixed, as colors.
1 B§ ^" ^^^ apart ; a partition ;
to intermit.
Jijf ] ^ one who separates people,
as a busybody.
] ^ ^ ^ supjwsing it to be so ;
what if there be ?
^ I to make counter stratagems;
to deceive an enemy.
1 M W ^ separated for a long
tnac.
1 W. I*''/ l'"' ^^'^^ rather wider
apart.
i{^ ^ ] W *''*^ '"^"' "'^1 "'*'■
supersede (or estrange) the old.
il^ 1 "M* 1^ to sow discord among
relatives.
i^. W 'f B 1 the sounds alternated
with each other.
] jj far removed.
] f^l a crack ; an offense, a
grudge ; to Set at variance.
1 mf^^ov 1 ^f,^ next
door neighbors ; those in the
same yard.
^ 1. iS a fi^ ^ ^ it is in the
adJDining yard or garden.
M 3'^ 1 Bi '" t'le space between
the two.
JS 1 ffi) ^f- H to try to reconcile
differences between people.
.\n unantliorizod character used
for tlin preceding iu the south-
crn jiroviuces.
A room, an apartment ; a
classifier of houses, and used mostly
in deeds lu' leases.
JB /tJ M Pi 1 ^livitle off the
apartment by a board partition.
A climbing plant bearing a
fruit (if a pear shape, red as
II a cock's comb, with a scaly
\)\t, and fit to be eaten raw.
'^ a well-known fragrant plant,
reckoned among the orchids in
consetpieiice of its perfume ; it
grows iu jE^ (^ ')]\ in Honan,
where it is found in marshy
places and called ^ |^' or
marsh orchid, and ^ ^ § or
xliicii
.cilie
382
KIEN.
KIEN.
KIEN
the perfume from Tu-liang dis-
trict; tlie plant, from tUe Cliinese
drawing and description, is
probably the Valeriana dioica
or an allied species; the roots are
called J-j^ ^ earth shoots ; the
leaves were gathered in spring
to ward off miasma, and preserve
clothes from insects.
±11^:^^ 1 % t^ie gentle-
men and ladies then carried
bouquets of valerian.
From ^^ pervei'se and ^j stichj
earth altered, referring to tlie
7 ■ difficulties of turning over the
' ground.
Land that is hard to till ;
whatever is difficult or toilsome;
to inflict hardships; distressing,
sorrowful ; origin of
] ^ miserable, wretched.
] ^ difficult and dangerous.
j >^ thanks for your trouble.
[ ^^ in unhappy circumstances ;
hardships ; to realize the hard-
ships of.
5C y^jT 1 ^ Heaven is now in-
flicting calamities.
^ ^ 1 H '■''1'^° '* dull, busi-
ness goes hard.
] ^ the food of toil, — as from
agriculture.
€ 1 *? ■$!! ''^ '^ ^^ home ob-
serving the mourning — for his
father.
I J53, seriously obstructed.
^ ^ ^ 1 *^" """' undervalue
the difficulties.
I "BM '^ ^ ^'^^''^ ^<=^" through
all kinds of griefs ; I've tasted
sorrow.
S *& ?L 1 '^'s tuind is full of
dangerous devices.
tn^ Also read (".'an.
5{ To plate, to overlay with
^chie7i silver; to inlay silver in other
metals, or in leather, as is
done on housings or saddles.
1 is f+ "fr '^^ V^^^'^ "■''^'^ silver.
^ ] ^M. plated with gold and
inlaid ^rith gems-
■ ■«» . From plant and officer.
c I — T The stalks of a coarse grass
^cltien resembling an Imjieruta.
whose fibres, after rotting,
become white, ar.d are fit for mak-
ing coarse cloth ; they serve too
for thatch or mats ; name of a
place in the state of Snug.
'^ \ 'M JM '^'^'^ ^'^'^ made of the
white flowered rush.
From or and to establish as the
phonetic.
^c/aen A gelded bull, an ox; a strong
o.\. ; a fabulous monster, half
leopard, half man.
I ^ 1^ a district in Kia-ting fu
in the center of Sz'ch'uen on the
River Min; during the Han
dynasty, it was a prefecture
near Chingtu.
A case for bows used by
cavalry.
^c/iien 1 ^ a horseman's quiver
to hold his bow and arrows.
From 3c •'•' ''f «(J grasping __ ^
I sM;/i.s of grain, ns'p'ing ^
cMen represents it holding one.
To comprehend in, to em-
brace with ; to absorb ; as a con-
junction,moTeoveT, and, along with,
and also ; together with, in addi-
tion to; additional; equally; to
join several together ; to attend to
many things; connected.
Ig ] or ] ^"slill there are more;
there is another matter.
1 ^ to unite various ingredients.
^ & 4l3 1 'i^any colors con-
trasted.
I ^f to coalesce, to bring into one.
] ^ both (or all) complete ; full
efficiency.
1 A .^i S;' ^ trencher-man, one
who can drink double what an-
other can.
] 3^ or I ^ to manage several
duties, as a plurali.st.
/$► 5^ 1 1^ applies to both cause
and effect.
] ^ to lo\e all equally.
1 S.nJ^/l^m moreover, I
have no leisure.
] $1 to adiUterate or mi.x in, as
goods.
] -g] both or two decades.
— ^ ^ RT ^ 1 )'0" cannot,
however, have them both.
In Cantonese. To squeeze
through, as a crevice ; to force one's
way through, as a crowd.
1 \ -^ push through and get in.
A marshy plant, v\'hich ap-
pears to be a tall kind of
sedge, the | '^, perhaps
the Phragmites, on which
cattle thrive when it is in seed;
people in the north of Kiangsu
make door-screens of it.
1 ■§ ^ ^ the reedy grasses
are now a dark green.
I E -^ 3E J^ [like] the rush
leaning against the precious tree,
— 80 I have confidence in your
power or friendship.
From silk and imited as the
phonetic.
chien ^ ^i^o.A of thick levantine,
woven with double threads
and close so as to shed rain ; it is
like the kikii' ^| or taffeta.
] J^ a variegated silk ; met. fine
writing.
3?B M yk 1 fi"e and beautiful
colored silks.
1 ^ iS 7K '''^ lutestring bags
transported the water, alludbg
to a story of Ts'ao Ts'ao, who
filled bags of it with water,
which when frozen enabled him
to defend his camp.
Described in Chinese books
as a strange bird Kke a duck,
rJden the J:^.^ ,^ or paired-wings
bird, with one eye and one
wing, affiliated to the plaice in its
structure, and so made that two
must unite for either of them to
fly; tbe spoonbill (F/ataka major)
found on the coasts of Formosa,,
and regarded by the natives aa an
anomaly among birds.
c^K
KIEN.
KIEN.
KIEN.
383
t»*^l^ '^'^^ plaice or sole fish, also
^chien called J:t @ S or paired-
i-yes lisb, said Ly tbe Chinese
to swim in pairs, clasped to each
utLer, as each has only one eye.
-ff^ 1 T'o ^^'^^'^ 1'"^" °'' ''1 ■''■ stum-
/ |liS ■) bling manner.
1 tdi "■''l'^'"g i" •'"> irregu-
lar limping manner, like a
chien staggering horse; at a loss
' what to do when atl'airs go
wrong ; nonplussed.
J-dfr To grasp <% morsel with the
.claen
chopsticks.
Head lien'' To strike a drum-
4^0? From lioart aud solid aa tho
I "Y^ phuuetic.
t l~rl
^chien Sparing, parsimonious, stingy
niggardly, avaricious; saving,
to use very carefully ; to reduce,
to economize ; to spare.
] ^ close-fisted, grudging.
I ;^ unwilling to spend.
1 M '*^ diminish expenses, to re-
duce the outlay.
1 ^ ^^ ^''^''' "P *-''* purse strings.
] ^ saving of strength.
I >^ saved the trouble, spared
tbe outlay.
] t^ closefistcd, sparing, frugal.
Read hiert. The exijerience of
an old man.
From silk and all; sometimes
j^ljw wougly written aa the next.
^cluen Cords used to bind a coffin
or hamper; to tie up, to sew
up, to bind; to close, to seal; to
fill up cracks; a letter sealed.
] ^ to seal, as a letter.
1 P ^ a" **^ ''^^P °"^'^ mouth
.sluit.
I ^ firmly sealed.
^ ] a letter envelope.
■^ ] a letter, as from a son.
I ^ to keep silence.
^ Jlj '.^ ] your esteemed favor
hii.s been received.
;|^ ] a confidential letter inclosed.
From jcoofZ and all ; it is some-
tiuiea erroneously used for tlic
last.
A casket, a box ; a cup, a
wooden bowl ; to allow.
1 !f|4-' a dressing-box. •■
''allien
m
c/iien
,c/iicn
A. pig three years old, a full
grown, strong hog.
f{ 1 ^& [the farmers]
ofl'ered a bog to their ances-
tors — at the ingathering.
Also read )i;;e/i.
Another name for the ^% ^|
oregrct, a s[)eeies lound along
the coast of Chehkiang; also
called the ^ f^ or grass hen.
From linife and /cm as the
phonetic.
,c/iien To cut otl'; to castrate an ox.
From xuatef or ico and altoge-
ther ; the second form is the
most common.
To d i mini sh, to decrea.se ; the
opposite of ^tsd/iff f^ and
Jcia jj[[ ; to take away a part ;
to contract, to abbreviate ;
to lighten ; to retrench ; to make
less do; name of a river in Chihli.
] S^ to takeoff half.
] ^ or ] ^ to cheapen, to
■lower the price; cheaper.
1 S^ ^ to abbreviate a character,
to write sh()rt-hand, or with
many contractions.
?H 1 wearied out, overworked,
poorly.
] 1^ laconic, plain ; nothing su-
perfluous, as ] i^ ^^ l§. lebS
w ill do, it does not need so nuich.
^ ^ ] you can sell it cheaper.
] tj/ too few, deficient.
I ^1] to keep back, as rations or
wages.
1 M *•" pfej'id'ce or disallow the
li;,dits of others.
\ ^ t^ ^ to abate somewhat
from the legal punishment.
^ ] I thank you for the abate-
ment.
f^ I to alleviate, to make easier,
to lighten.
M ^ ^ 1 l^^fe •? 't-s t'ist-e does
nut yield to that of the peach.
From ^ silk iE, icoriii, and (Ijic
to over contracted, to denote
« > • ' its purpose.
The cocoon of .the silkworm,
which is like a canopy to the larvte;
the silky pup» of other moths.
^ ] a silkworm's aurelia.
] |)^ an undyed, coarse, durable
pongee.
Jg iM ] pongee from Kia-ying
cheii in the east of Kwangtung.
I ] a low mournful tone.
^a 1 '^^ "'C'l'^'e the cocoon.
1 i', the cocoon worm ; a fur
motii.
^ ] cocoons which are buried to
delay their hatching.
From cluthes and cocoon.
Silk wadded cotton clothes,
c/iieii especially those lined with
freth cotton.
S 1 ^ ^ [l'"'' *'"] <^<^'"^^6 wad-
deil garments and then a fur
robe, — to protect you.
From hand and to abrid<jc.
To Select, to chose; to dis-
'c'/iicn criminate ; selected, chosen ;
elected, picked out.
1 ^ to Select, Jis from a lot of
good ; to choose, as a day.
1 jll to choose, as proper persons
for a duly.
) JJ to garble goods.
] ^tl] what is 'eft after garbling.
1 }|j! sorted clean, as tea or fruit.
1 1^ ^^ fl^ ^'^ select and practice
upuii: so as to imitate and relish,
as compositions or models.
I jjjC ^ picked it out; he hag
selected it.
] ^ ^ lU ^^ select and pur-
chase [teas] from the best loca-
lities-
1
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KIEN.
KIEN.
KIEN.
* 'Jj^ Composed of ^ to 6 in (J and /V
_/'J^ to divide; it. is nn old form of,
'chien ^^^ '^ often interchanged with
the next ; it resembles ftang ^
east, when written badly.
To select, to condense, to
abridge ; a visiting-card ; a classi-
fier of .s]i[)S of paper.
1 'fili o'' i&I 1 '*' t'^^ii'ii"" red card.
^ 1 a five-leaved card, used at
weddings.
SS I a note and card sent with
presents.
^ ] a horoscope card exclianged
witb the proposals for marriage.
] ^ ^ M^ '° husband one's
strength.
MW ^ 1 '° ^'^"'^ letters, as by
a postman.
m
From bamboo and an interval;
used with the last.
*chien A slip of bamboo used for
making notes on ; an official
writing ; documents; to abri<lge, to
condense; to choose; to examine,
to mark ; to treat negligently or
rudely; unrufBed, not e.xciied ;
lacoD'j, terse ; discriminating ;
great ; sincere ; hasty, curt, im-
petuous; a classifier of folios or
sheets of paper ; sound of drums.
] \S^ to abridge ; a synopsis, a
resume.
1 '1^ or ] ^ to treat impolitely ;
I fear you will deem me rude ;
— a polite phrase.
^ 1 an ivory tablet.
\^ 1 JflJ iS '° ^^°^^ ^°™® leniency
in punishments.
^ 1 wild and rude, not yet
tutored ; said of a lad.
S S^ 1 ] ^^^ lo"'^ resounding
drums.
^ lib 1 s" ^''•^ feared those
wooden rai.ssives.
S ifi 1 ^fE rE ^ "^ the days
of Hia, [officers] were chosen
and promoted to the royal court.
1 lit 65 concisely, in short;
direct, the nearest road ; plain
spokep.
] ^ of less importance, said of
certain districts or offices.
I M^ *''■ 1 ^ ^^^ official docu-
ment.
jf^ 1 specially selected — for this
pi -St.
1 1 tfe tfc gl'Uy, readily.
] ] an easy manner; abundant,
as blessings; loud and sweet,
as music.
I ^ shortly, e.xped '.tiously ; la-
conic.
M^ Tj ik. ] ^ are you not quite
too brief?
1 ^ to examine, as essays ; to
review, as troops.
] g" specially commissioned —
by his Majesty.
] j^ a slip, a memorandum, a
billet.
35. JflJ /f> 1 tlie five punishments
do not meet the case.
1 IfM "'' register, a record-book,
f ra h" 1 1A ^'^ request orders to
select a man to send to the post.
I ^ ^. f^ a brevet major-
general.
<^Htt The embroidered plaits in
Tl^ front of a lady's skirt, a plait ;
'chien a furbelow on an officer's robe,
attached to the back ; it was
common in thcMingdynasly.
^ I flounces on the skirt.
^ ] a plait on a robe.
JU ] toplaitatrimming or flounce.
Front J£ a foot and ^ <-"M
contracted; occurs interchanged
CI . with the next two.
Lame, halt, weak iti the legs ;
feeble, inadequate to ; hesitating ;
difficult, uufortuii.ate ; afflicted ;
crooked ; lofty, proud ; to pull up ;
name of the 6 1st diagram, denot-
ing ill-luck or danger alietid.
-^ ] I]^ ^ the times and fates
are afjainsl me.
•t* /^ M 1 f""'^'1 himself thrown
out or stranded, in the middle
of his days ; a dead-beat.
1 ^ twining and curling around.
I ^ crippled, unfittedf or work.
^ f^ ] fl^ that he may become
a Kien-siu, the upright minister
of Fuli-hi ; — a good wish.
IE] 1 the prince and his
officers anticipate great trouble.
From man and lame,
U.sed for the last in jg 1
'f/fi'en proud, haughty.
C^fl^ From ii'ortZsandcoW contracted.
^^ To stutter, to speak with
''c/iieti difficulty; to talk cut boldly ;
straightforward,correct words;
to beg. to in treat.
1 1^ faithful ; truth-telling, as a
statesman.
M if-fj 1 1 to hear many honest
truths, as from subjects.
1 1 S. a" pl-'in, honest words ;
warning words.
1 1) ^ ft to intreat one with
much embarrassment.
The men whose duty is to
strike the cymbals or stones •
'c/tieii name of a woman.
Ctf>jb^ From hitr.-ie and Uime.
ii^J^ A lame mule or ass.
'chien -^ lig ] ,^ Jf [he wished]
to find a lame mule to strad-
dle, — as it would not throw
him.
From to iticlose and child ; the
character dates from the T'ang
dynasty.
A child of one's own ; in
Amoy. used mostly for a boy ;
but at Shanghai :^ | »s a girl,
and J5 1 ** W or son.
j ^ a varlet, a menial, a boy in
waiting
jj, ] the children in a family.
c r « A bamboo tube or flume to
^/U oarry water ; to run through
"■chien a sluice; a wooden peg or
pin ; a covermg for a coffin.
''chien
KIEN.
KIEN.
KIEN.
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''chten
cAy^- From damboo and to see; used
^^ with the last.
''chien ^ bamboo spout or flume to
bring water on fields.
crtY-r Callous lianl skin on the foot
]u I or hand, a blood-blister ; a
'c/tiert sore on the foot.
•g" ] thick hard skin.
^^ ] a corn ; hard skin on the
foot caused by work.
Eead ycu' The cloven hoof of
an animal, which is well adapted
for going up hill.
5^ ] the horn or nail of the hoof.
From saltisJi. and altogether ;
the first is most used.
' The impure carbonate of
soda or natron, which is col-
lected from the saline lakes
in Mongolia by lixiviation,
and extensively used for
soap ; a nitrous efflorescence on
the earth, such as is common in
Chili and Bengal, and that called
tequesquite inMexico; barilla made
from scaplants; saltish incrustation.
] '^ soda in powder.
^ ] soda made from the natron
lands.
] J^ shops where salt provisions
are sold.
^ ] hard soda ; or crude soap.
1 tI^ b'<^ lixiviated from soil.
The first is an unantliorized
ch.aracter used at Canton, for
, which apparently the second is
tie correct form, tlioiigh it is
defined saltish in the lexicon.
Soap ; barilla ; soft soap.
^ ] scented soap.
^ ] foreign soap.
] fj} the sediment in lye.
1 7JC b'" ; '"^"y 'iqui'l from ashes,
nitrous soil, or sea-sand.
FroTn irnnd and nil ; it is inter-
changed witli tho next.
'chien -^^ envelope ; a case; a title
or label on a book ; a rule,
a model, a pattern ; to sort, to
arrange, to collate ; to compose, as
111;
'c/(f'e«
a book ; to examine ; to pick up, to
come across as a purse in the street.
I ^ •'"^ example.
^ j the magistrate of a si' or
township, who is subordinate to
a cJd-Jiien.
] ^ to label, to mark on a name
or contents.
I 1^ '0 examine, as a corner ; to
hold an inquest.
^ 1 S|!j to keep all things in
order, to lake an account of; to
dispose orderly.
^ i/£ 31 1 "-^^ gilded precious
note, the name of the billet of
a Hanlin informing his family
of his succei^s.
^ I J ;;^ S a prince-examiner
of the candidates coming to the
imperial and last examination.
1 T 2J^ '"^ ^^^^ taken up.
1 Mh 1 Ml!i ''^°'^ °^''^'" '"'"'■^ count
tiiem carefully.
-t lU 1 ^ t^^ gather faggots on
the hills.
^ 1 W. f>^ to carelessly disre-
gard rules and limits.
C_1^>C^ From hand and all; used witli
J Pn the last.
'■cliien '1^° coerce, to repress; to
gather; to revise, to collate
and sort ; to hold up in both
hands ; to examine.
1 "M. ^^^ restrain, to keep in check.
] ^ an officer who arranges and
collates the books; also, the
secretary of a prelect.
1 t" '" criticise or revise a book.
^ -f ] Sjlj I was very bungling;
to be disorderly or careless.
^ Composed of § eye above )\j
a man ; it forms tho 147th
radical of a natural group of
characters relating to siglit.
To see; to notice and know what
it is, which ^ does not always
involve; to observe, to percei\o by
the senses; to visit; to feel, as snow
the sun's heat; feeling seeing,
observing, impressed by ; appear
ance of; an opinion, a mental view;
before another verb, it sometimes
forms the passive voice, and in
other cases the past tense.
) 5^ I saw it ; I have seen it.
1 ^ ^ ■"■ '^''' "°'' s"^® ''■
1^, ] I heard and understood it.
4B ] an interview ; to see one.
;^ 1 M [^ I wished to call on
you, but had no way.
1 '05 If ib 53 ^ a personal in-
terview is more agreeable than
to hear his fame.
1 6'5l J^ I've looked it through ;
I know him well ; I've seen all.
1 5^ 3?'J ^^^ comes every day.
tra 1 W^ please let me know it.
1 if^ ■''s goo'l as new, looks as if
it were new.
] ^ it is laughable, you will
smile at it; — a polite phrase.
1 ft^^-T^seeingthat howas sick.
i?i a'M-^m 1 ?5 tow do
you know that he will be killed ?
1 fit ?^ I feel very full in my
stomach.
/^ ■fif j^ ] what is your opinion ?
•fpj J^ ) [^ how can it be ascer-
tained ?
] 1^ ^ extensive experience or
knowledge.
iS 1 40 -f?* '•t^''' views entirely
agree.
pS pT 1 ^T ^ its quality then
can be seen.
] ^ij profitable ; beneficial.
1 MM M ^'^ improve a good
openi}ig; sagacious to see his
interest.
1^ ] or 51 1 to be admitted to
an audience.
] 1§ rulcsof politeness, etiquette;
the ceremonies of a bridal pair
before ancestors and relah'ves.
^ 1 fi I ''" "ot tbink it is first
rate.
1 ^ suspicious ; doubtful.
S ^® 1 he seeks his own des-
truction ; shortsighted policy.
1 M '"^ ^^'tncss, a surety.
1 1^ rejected, as a present ; dis-
satisfied.
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KIEN.
KIEN.
KIEN.
Ki&m
Kuad hien, but fur which J£' is
now mostly used. To uiaiiiiest, to
come out; to see one, to appear
before, as a prince to his people ; to
introduce to ; the morning sun.
] his conscience ])ricks
him, his better mind is return-
ing.
I f I ii IB the dragon has a[)-
peared iu the fields ; — /. e. the
harvest is ripe-
^ ^ ] i, [Confucius'] disciples
introduced him.
m 1 s^mMm^w^^'^i^
nothing clearer than what is
hidden (('. c. the conscience); and
nothing more manifest than
what is intangible (/. e. its
promptings).
In Catitcmese. To temper.
] yjC to harden iron ; to temper,
as tools.
1^ ] >/l^it must be ternpered again.
>kt_^5 From mail and ox, because au ox
"^Zl* is big aud caa be shared.
chieii' '^'^ divide, to ])arlake ; to dis-
tinguish ; a classifier of very
wide application, used to denote
a particular article, subject, or
afi"air, and applied to dress, food,
occurrences, law cases, &c., like
item or thing; often corresponds to
an, one.
— ] "^ one afi'air.
A ^ ^ 1 ^ '^"■^^ involving life.
I ] 'fll ^ we have everything ;
all things are ready.
^ ^ — 1 1 arrange each one
by itself.
— I ^ y^ one rrarment.
ji^^ ] an index, a list, a schedule.
%^ ^^h 1 ^ great many things.
1 ] f 15 tb expert at all sorts of
trades, adequate to anything.
?^ ^ 1 1 H ^ every article
is here, all are complete.
:/c A 1 Si l/i iC> a complete
collation, a fine tiffin.
^ ^ ] two inclosures are in —
this dispatch.
From ^ to journey aud -f^
a standard contracted.
chieii' To establish ; to set up, to
erect, to constitute; to con-
firm, as laws or institutions; to
build ; occurs in names of many
places; the length of a moon as
fixed by the imperial calender.
] ji_ to establish.
] Jf| t" 'let bra\'ely, to deserve
well of one's country.
I ^ to fo\ind a capital.
1 ja M '^ ''^ build houses.
M 1 ^ pJl^ '"^ frequently formed
admirable plans.
] ^ the stars vionp in Sagit-
tarius' head.
] >I>|'| a name of Fubchau fu and
its vicinity in the T'ang dy-
nasty.
MM :k ] >h ] ^ 's tl'is moon
a long or a short one '!
From !)ia?i, or atep and to
establish ; the second is an
» unauthorized, but not uucom.
mou forui.
Strong, robust, \igorous,
chie?i^ hearty; persistent, indefa-
tigable ; unweaylcd, as the
heavenly bodies in their courses;
diflicult ; to raise, to strengthen,
to invigorate.
^ ;/j ] a bold handwriting.
BB I strong, firm, .is a musculai
arm.
g^ ] in the prime of life ; sturdy,
able-bodied.
^ ] feeling well.
5c fr 1 the stars are regular in
their courses, — so should the
princely man be in his practice
of virtue.
•^ ^ ] jljij have you been in
good health'? — a polite iuqm'r}-.
I 2^ able-bodied soldieis, who
should be 5(£ | hale and brave.
1 fi^ j'^ strong to endure, as a
hardship.
MM 1 eS ;^ It lie is one who
thinks persistency in litigation
to be a mark of talent.
chicii'
From/joi aud to estahlish.
To walk; w.alking; one says
1 is to kick, as when
children phiy shuttlecock.
A thing to kick, as a shuttle-
cock or foot-ball.
ti m M %n\ ^ "hen
the aspen and willow are
dead (or leafless), then kick
the shuttlecock.
.) From metiil and to establish.
iS^^ The bolt of a Chinese lock,
chiai' called Jfi ^ or beard of the
lock ; a door-bolt ; a nave
or hub.
1 P3 tl'e two parts of a Chinese
lock.
^ ] the spring or catch of the
bolt.
"^tf.fiWcBI 1 tkelead-
ing or important doctrines of
the work ; also applied to a
case in law.
5^ I ^ the star v in Scorpio.
_L"j^lt- ) Like tlie last.
'[y^ The bolt or bar to fasten a
chicH gate, usuaSy the outer and
gieater gate.
Wi 1 to push in the bar ; to stop
a water-course or sluice with
mud.
Head kiien^ A horse going
slowly.
'•■) From ii-oiy/ aud a slip.
To point out the right of a
cJiioi' thing, to remonstrate, to plead
^vilh a sovereign ; — it shows
his superiority if he listen to it;
to urge to rcl'orm, to advise, to re-
prove, to awaken to duty; to testify
against; a remonstrance, advice, an
exliortation.
] "B* or I g advisers, counsel-
ors; a censor, a historiographer,
gg I satirical reproof, as by an
innuendo.
^ ] good counsel, fortified by
sound arguments.
^ ] unpalatable reproof.
KIEN.
^ ffl ^C 1 "'^ *'■'''' ''iccouiit I
use sti'diiy; reiuonsti-aiice.
1 ih ^'^ ilylioi't, to urge u cliange
iu one's conduct.
1 ^ ^^'^ olive, so called because
its first bitter tasto afterwards
becomes pleasant.
I lid to urge one to mend liis
evil coiir.ses.
^ ■^C "^ H 1 '■'"-■ remonstrate
thrice with one's parents, — and
weep if they still persi.st.
[J ] plain, personal remonstranee,
— the fifth and final reproof;
if it is ineffectual, an offiecr
should resign
\) From water and interval.
A rivulet or torrent at the
chieii' bottom of a gorge ; met. a
valley ; naraoof a small stream
mentioned in the Shu King, which
rises hi -^^f -^ j|^ and runs south
and east, joining the River Loh,
west of Ilonan fu ; a Budhist term
for a hundred billions.
jlj I mountain streams.
■^ 1 brooks, runlets, rivulets.
) From to see and interval as the
phouetic.
c/iicji' To spy, to look carefidly
into; to mix up, as millet
and other grains in spirits
at offerings.
From metiil and interral.
The iron inside the hub to
prevent the axlo fretting it ;
a kind of triangular Irun-
chcon or heavy ra|]ier.
"Oli M ^E SJ! 1 to "brandish a pair
of truncheons, as actors do.
K'?^^ Composed of ^ to xlecp or f^
JUL to coma to contracted, and £0.
c/iicii^ hlnnd, or ^ a tlish (o liold tlio
^i'/iint lilood, e^pluinod as lofcrr'ing to
t.lie ancient nuide of takinj^ au
oath liy mini;! ini,'t.liol)l(uHl of the
parties when I ho god-s witnessed
it; interciiauj^od with tlio ne.vt;
the present distinction of tone
in this cliaractcr is mndcrii.
KIEN.
To examine carefully ; to revise
another's acts ; and ofiice, a bureau ;
to control by inspection.
KIEN.
387
1*0-^
: purloined what he
was set to guard.
] ^ to oversee, to take an over-
sight, as a collector of customs ;
in foreign use, a bishop.
] ^ to examine, to investigate,
to inspect, as an official.
j 1^ to lie awake; to pretend to
sleep.
1 ^ "f '^ 1 '"* literary degree
between the first and second
grades, usually purchased.
\ I to enter the Academy.
1 T^ ^"' ^ 1 •''" ei'nnch.
1 SS ^ [Shangti] looked
down over the kingdom.
§j^ ^ 1 'he Board of Astronomy.
S ■? 1 ^ VS •■''« a"g'Ji' of the
National Academy, the one who
pours the libalinns to Confucius;
be is the first Hanlin graduate.
Bead Jdeii. To look dowii upon
or into, as a god or sovereign; to
look upon and study; to visit sub-
jects ; to over.see ; to take charge
of, to superintend ; to compel, to
force ; a jail, a prison ; a halo ; to
imprison.
■gj fjf ] a turnkey.
] JU or 1 .^ a prison, a place
for condemned criminals.
] ^ or ^ I in prison.
Jjjt I to put in prison.
] X -I" overseer of workmen ; a
boss, a head-contractor.
1 Eft t" suiierintend examinations.
■^ 1 3(1 an escaped prisoner.
] ^ip to keep in custody.
/fj pj ?^. 1 }'"" cannot force him
to do i(.
1 i^" i!A ^ "'" '"''1^'° yoti flo it'
j § a resident in a subdued
state, apiiointed to watch it.
I 5^ (o oversee work.
1 8i fr JPJ '" superintend an
execution.
From metal and to look doion
l/Cj. on ; interchanged with the hist.
&^ ) I A large dish in which the
-^^ J moon is reflected ; a still,
c/»e«' glussy surface which reflects
the light ; a mirror, a spe-
culum ; an example, a pre-
cedent; historic events; whatever
can serve as a warning or rule ; a
precept, au admonition ; k) revise,
to audit, to examine for approval ;
to survey widely ; to reflect light
^ I the sacred glance, — Lig
Majesty's approval or revision.
B|J ] prespicacious, to examine
clearly ; a clear apprehension.
■^ 1 or ^ 1 for you. Sir, to
sec ; — an ejiistolary phrase.
1 "fltSF. to I'eed previous examples.
'^ ^n 7JC 1 to examine a matter
with the greatest clearness.
yt^ii^ ] 't ^''•s so bright that
you could see yourself in it.
^ 1 ^ A lis 1 3" 7K why
can't you see into men as'clearly
as into the water 1
S :5ij RT 1 ^6'" '^^'"^ ^^^ so lus-
trous you could see your face in
it ; — said of a beautiful woman
in the Tsin dynasty.
"^ ^ ^ 1 there is the example
of the head carriage ; met. you
can see what you will come to.
j^ 1 f-r 11^ I a general mirror,
historical annals.
^ ^ Zji [Heaven] oversees
with
[lower
ant
the universe
equity.
constant thought of my people's
sufferings I even forget to sleep.
^Cv' From man and all.
i/t/^ Modcr;ite, temperate, frugal ;
'c'lieii econouiical, the opposite of
^c/it' ^ lavish ; close, saving
stingy, thrifty.
•jj^ I overfrugal parismonlous.
1 '^ to treat one meanly ; to
grudge another.
1 ffl «• B 1 "'■ ^ 1 careful
and tLrifty.
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KIEN.
^ 1 ^ ^^^ decorous and plain
Btyle is g'lod taste — oi' manners.
7 I ^ § the evils of a want of
carefulness.
$5 I pareimonious.
[)$] :^ ;p ] do not be stingy in
years of dearth.
1 ^ ^ it ^ jiist enough is all
we want.
] .f* self-restraint.
^ S ^ •& W 1 economy is
better than such waste as that.
>^|l > A two-edged sword, a rapier,
yy5 1| ^ straight sword, a claymore ;
chieii* a blade, a trusty weapon.
— ^ ] a straight sword,
a poniard.
] ^ or ] ^^ a scabbard.
^ I to fence, to brandish a sword.
K'lEN.
I :^ the art of fencing, the sword
exercise.
ffl t a f^ 1 m [l^-^t a,i offi-
cer's] sword-point be humanity
and equity.
^ 1 J§ it' ^ tongue like a sword
and lips like spears ; biting, sar-
castic.
^ I a student's rapier.
S 1 ^ IS 1^6 grasped his sword
and glared at him.
^ ^ ] the seven starred sword.
was Kung Ming's blade ; the
Taoists exorcise with one like it.
] j[Ij a fairy stiletto, — which
would kill when ordered to.
^^ I a mandarin-duck sword ;
— it has twoblades in onesheath.
\a "^ 1 '''" assassin's dagger ; the
handle and blade are at an angle.
K'lEN.
1 From to oiue aud all; it is oticn
read fieri.
(.hieti' Toeat without being satiated;
scanty, deficient; to covet,
to desire ; dissatisfied with or at ;
discontented, bashful.
I ^ a year of dearth.
] H^ a bad harvest.
§ I much displeased, very grouty.
^ ] I feel my deficiencies.
I 135 a deficiency and an overplus.
] ^ timid, irresolute, afraid of
not succeeding.
1 m regretting, as when unable
to keep an engagement.
M ^ i 1 ^ ^ '" plenteous
years gems [are dear], but grain
in years of dearth ; — a meta-
phor for able men.
Old sounds, k'ln, k'ie*, gien, k'iem, ajid giem. hi Canton, k'in, k'fm, hin and him ;
in Amoy, k'ian, gian, kiam, k'iani, k'am and ham; — in Fuhchau, k'eng,
171, Shanghai, chi°, dji°, and k'e" ; — in Chi/u, k'
] ^ dragged into an affair ;
criminated, implicated.
Supposed to represent an ox
and a halter attached to it.
^hHen To pull, to haul along, as an
animal by a rope ; to pull, as
a cart ; to guide, to induce ; to
connect with, to deduce ; to influ-
ence ; dragged into ; in suspense.
1 IS ^^ track a boat.
] j^ to implicate, to compromise ;
connected with, as one subject
with another.
# ^< in 1 their feelings only
provoke them wider apart.
] ^ held in suspense, undecided.
1 M ^'^ pull one along by the
hand,
t^ ] lugged in, as an irrelevant
topic ; incongruous, as a meta-
phor.
1 ff^ to stretch the silk — when
twisting thread ; to pull the
floss, as a spider its web.
f^ !^ 1 Itt confused and illogi-
cal arguments.
S # 1 ^ ^ E^ scholars should
attend to all they hear.
\ ^ to lead an ox ; ] ^^
:^ ^ 4B M '■I'e Herdboy and
Weaver see each other from
afar — across the milky Way.
Nearly the same as the last but
not much ubed, and also inter-
changed withji'aiiyj^to thump.
To ravel up, lo wind around ;
to strike, to grasp ; thick, firm.
From silk and to drag ; also,
read k'ien'
^chHeii To unravel silk; silk which
has been spoiled ; a towrope;
the cord which works puppets; one
who connects an affair, or brings
parties together in a bargain, is a
^chhen
— in Swatow, k'ien, k'an, and k'iam j —
k'ieng, kieng, and kang j —
ien.
] ^, but his position differs
from a broker.
^ ] to act as interlocutor
] ^ the tracking-yoke.
^ ] boat-trackers.
] 1^ a tow-rope, a tracking-line.
^ f^ I the string in a show-bos.
Name of branch of the
Eiver Wei in the west of
Shensi in Lung cheii near
K<ien-yang hien | p^ jgg ;
water forming a pool, a lake
having no outlet.
iIlCX ^ noted hill in the norlhwcsl
cWJT °^ Shansi in Fung-tsiang
^ch'ien hien H, ^ || also caHed
^ ^ where the preceding
river rises, and which is also used
for this mountain, on which there
are two or three summits.
c
KIEN.
k'ien.
K'lEN.
389
-Ht A medicinal plant, the ^ ] ;
(^-p it may be allied to the
o/i'iVre Scutellaria.
J^>r^ From heart and much.
{}\>i\ A fault, an error ; a mistake,
^ckHen a peccadillo ; failure ; a nox-
ious disease; to go beyond,
to be in error, to overpass; to
chastise.
I tig passed the appointed time.
] ;;^ a crime.
1 3);f a venial offense.
^ ] a transgression,
m 1 to draw a line so as to show
shortcomings ; to repress one's
errors.
uor have I forgotten it.
^^^ A. belly-band, a surcingle, a
t^^ girth ; a horse diseased in
^h^ien the belly; to fail, as in busi-
ness ; to be disgraced ; nim-
ble ; failing; injured.
^ ] ^ ^^ neither failure nor
ruin ; never waning or falling,
said of the moon and hills.
5^ I "j* you've risen quickly.
] j^ disgraced, as in reputation.
^ ^ 1 1 ''"''^ ^""^ supercilious,
as when entering a room.
From hand and cold contracted.
To pluck up, to snatch or
^hHen take out ; to extirpate ; to
take hold of.
] ]^ to capture a flag —
in battle.
From rtarment and rnhl cou-
tracted; i lie second form
^ seldoui occurs.
Inner garments, as petti-
coats, trowsers, or drawers;
to plait ; to tuck up.
1 ^ fi^ \% '""'^'^ '''^^ **'''■''-
^vhen crossing the brook.
A fire-tly, the ^ 1 , which
is thon-rht to be transformed
x/t^iai
m
c/i'((7t from rotten grass-
Composed of two T^ shields of
tlie same height placed side
' by side ; tlie second form is a
common contraction for it
when used as a primitive.
ch^fen Even, level; to raise in both
hands.
gp ] were two families or clans of
the Kiang ^ tribes in Sz'-
ch'ueii.
To peck at a thing, as a
bird does when getting its
food.
1 fJ^ T [^^® sparrows]
have pecked it through, —
as the paper-window.
^ ii 1 6Mmy foot feels as if]
a fowl was pecking at it ; —
said by women.
1 1$ /it r^lin fo^^'ls] pick up
the broken rice.
chhen
Generally regarded as a sy-
nonym of the last ; also to
suit ; to desire ; things that
match.
From «!Out/i and all; like the
last two, and used with the next
and for ihien ^ to cherish.
The pouch of a monkey or
marmot ; to peck as a bird ; not
filled, as a measure ; deficient ; to
hold in the pouch or chops.
1 ^Mi^§ H T>5 so disturb-
ed that he said not a word the
whole day.
1 1 ^ f * deficient in virtue.
i% 1 ^ the birds peck the grass.
From «!oi'iis and altojether ; oc-
n- curs used for the last, and allien
Respectful, retiring, unobtru-
sive, unassuming; yielding; mo-
dest, lowly. com|)laisant ; to think
little of one's self; to revere, to be
respectful to others ; name of the
loth diagram, referring to low-
liness.
] 1^ to cede, to yield kindly,
to give way.
] ^ humble, lowly.
1 ^ '"■ 1 J9- modest and sincere.
] jS retiring, keeping in the
back-grcjund.
1 ^^ respectful, reserved.
•^ ffi :J: 1 "^y ^''^ yo" ^^ ^ '''y
retiring and niudeet ?
] £, "f PJ] [Confucius] coude-
sccnded to ask advice of
common people.
ik 1 °'' M 1 l^'tc loo bashful
or unassuming.
] I ;g'^ an luiassutpingscholar.
] p polite, courteous language.
I 1 I From hill and per/iaps.
c J1/C A deep vale among hills; a
chHeti grotto in the side of a hill ;
to fall into.
1 M dangerous clifls.
Read k^ien To inchase, to
inlay; to infix.
I ^ to set, as a jewel.
1 ^.S HE ^ jeweler, a silver-
smith.
:'om /ia)!cJ and sweet ; nsed
ith the next two.
^cVien To pnich, to nip; to grasp,
as with forceps.
] {^ to seize firmly.
] p to hold one's tongue, to
keep silence.
] ^ an agent for selling things.
/jj/i^ From hamhoo and to nip; simi-
Hbtf* lar to the last and next.
[cmcn Tweezers, nippers ; to gag ;
to lock, to fasten or clasp; tu
forbid, to put on the screws.
I |§ to interdict free opinion,
to stop people's mouths.
,^ ] the bit of a bri<lle.
Alt From melul and sn-eel ; iiucr-
rjfcI4 changed with the last two.
cWien ■^ pail' of tweezers; pinchers,
nippers, tongs ; a barber's
twirl ; a ring on children's necks ;
a sort of collar put on prisoners;
to clasp, to pinch, to gripe; to
injure, to hate; in Hunan, to rail
ill, a term of abuse.
390
K'lEN.
k'ien.
K lEN.
"j^ ] carpenter's circular pinchers.
1 P *'° o^D ^y ^ cross-stick.
^ ] iron forceps.
t:$ S 1 "^ crab's claws.
*f^ ] fire-tongs.
^ I manacles, gyves.
^ I a \'ariety of neck-ring or
torque woin by cliildren.
^ P 1 •'' good euunciation.
{Ccmt07iese.)
1 M g''pi»S' grasping, like a
Siiylock.
I ^ convicts, prisoners.
J^K^ From metal and now]; occurs
^K^ used for the last.
^ch^ien ^. ''■"Sf wooden plough; a
kind of door-lock or latch ;
axle of a wheel; to use a seal ; an
official stamp ; a spear handle or
haft.
1 g^ a wooden seal, used by in-
ferior magistrates, as an inspec-
tor of boats.
I §^^ a door-lock.
] ^ a large plough, or more
properly the share.
^h 1 two stars &) in Scor[iio, used
by astrologers ; the are con-
nected with obedience, filial
duty, and brotherly lo\e.
From black and now ; occurs
used with the last.
.cIMen
Black, as the hair ; the i)ro-
vince of Kwei-cheu ; to hold
fast, as a bird its prey by
the beak.
1 ^ blackhaired people.
] "^ black heads ; a name given
to the Chinese in Ts'iu Chi
Hwangti's time, because they
wore black caps or kercliiefs.
1 i:^ an ancient name for the
region west and northwest of the
River Siangin Hunan, because
of the black tribes who li\'ed
there.
Taoists, one who is said to create
or transform all things.
•^ ^ 1 ^ '^"'' stones have
grown mossy.
t^* From ti'jei- and letters; it is
f^^ often written so as to resemble
The firm step of a tiger ;
attentive, correct ; piou.s, devout ;
inflexible, determined ; ingenuous,
sincere; to respect, to venerate;
to seize, as prey ; to take bj' force,
to kill ; to cleave, to hew; trifling,
of no moment.
] ^J clean, pure, guileless, si»t-
less ; unsullied integrity.
] t^t attentive!}' devout.
1 ■& or ] 1"^ to respectfully in-
form by prayer.
"jj Wi ^ I we reverently hewed
tliem square.
1 ^ truly sincere, unaffectedly
devout.
1 fiJ %l }§. H l'« I'^s forcibly
^a^•aged our frontiers.
^.^ To remove a criminal's hair
c-JfJ^ and make a wig of it ; a dull
^ch'k'ii purplish or dun color, which
may have been given to ar-
tificially dressed hair.
Une.'ipy.
1 tf or
cUHeii anxious.
] ] discontented,
I
I'"rom hand and/*'Ji?.
To lift up, to carry, as on the
>fihHcn shoulder ; to raise ; firm,
stable ; to settle or mark otf
a border by stoiies ; to run a
boundary ; to bar, to close, as the
course of a sluice.
I SS to raise the fins; to frisk,
as a 'isli-
liX-t -Vn unan
JOj' from earth
- I,** perhaps to
thorized character
and heaven, alluding
the horizon.
In .Fukjhati. An edge, a
border, a shore; a bank, a margin;
ea\ es.
P I the verge, the border.
7j»C 1 the water's edge.
J
The insertion of a muscle or
the tendon ; a large muscle ;
riYicn t<i twnuir a dried tendon.
C , *t^^ From to jo and a fragment ; it
J [^i resembles ;i' Jg to leave, in its
"■chHeii eeueral form.
To commission, to depute, as
a government agent ; to send ; to
let go, to send off, as iuto exile ; to
send away ; to chase.
^ ] to dispatch, as an envoy on
state affairs.
] 3^ fo drive of}', to expel, as
disorderly people.
] -^ a messenger, an envoy, an
emissary.
1 A Pol "it ^''' ^'^"'' '"^ "^''"' ^o
salute him.
] ^ to send one's carriage to
accompany a funeral ; this
custom has now given place to
sending a servant with a card
and a small douceur to defray
expenses.
I fp to exile for crime.
I ^* to send on a suessage.
?^ 1 ift ;^ *^o throw off the cares
and toils of life, as at a watering
place.
#t 7c -3^-. 1 It xM. % do'^'t '<^t
the ficiwing waters carry away
the peach blossoms, — lest people
find out that we are here.
From door and wood; it is also
regardedasoneformof ^adoor.
'^cliien A little door inside of the
house ; one says, llie high
board laid across the thres-
hold in gateways.
Tvom flesh and all ; it is often
contracted to the second form
, fi'om the similarity of t!io
phonetics, but that is correctly
read hiUh^ and is an obsolete
I , . word for beef, thougli usage has
Cli 1C71 made it a synonym of tlio first.
The flank or hollow part of
the rnm[) or loins of an animal ;
the meat in a dumpling.
] ^ the flanks, or the hollow of
the thigh in an animal.
] )^ a term used by furriers for
the fur on the breast and flanks.
)J, ] the part above the hip bone.
^ $^ ] the yellowish and whitish
fur of the fox.
m
k'ien.
K lEN.
KIH.
391
C/f>d£r To eat insufficiently; uusatis-
jl^ ficJ,
V'/i'r'/j
Kead 'lien, k dessert, a
luneh ; soiiietbing brought on al'Ler
the weal ; tlie meat in a dumpling.
A hamster, or pouched lem-
ming with large check ijouchcs,
'chHcii in which it retains its food.
] 3|i a person who stulis his
mouth in a rude manner when eat-
irjg, like the hamster.
*J^J From man and nji.
\^^ To wait on, to ac
ch'kii' \
conipar.y.
\ an aid, an alLeudant.
w
chHen^
From ji'fl/t autl iXertyni as tlic
plionetic.
To follow on, as going Iiy
the track on an Indian trail.
>A 1 a ci'owd or row of
people going along,
A hoard which lies cross-
wi.so ; name of a tree.
^>Jfe' Joined inseparably ; attached
i*AE ^"' '"'^ warm friends, or as
ch^icii' bad men in a ling or cabal
1 V% parasites, unscrupulous
retainers; a camarilla.
1 |.i II .© I '^••^'^ »«^"" foi'g^=t
our close friendship ; the allusion
is to a case securely corded and
scaled.
EJ? > A stubborn ox which cannot
- ^ {* be led ; ob.stinate, pig-headed.
— 'iill^ Fi'nm icoivli- aud to send.
Hjg To relirimand, to find fault
ciyieii' with ; displeased at, to scold,
to blamo angrily ; to sternly
question.
1 4^ a get angry at.
1 IP to charge with a fault.
1 ^Wi ^'^ <liiict down, as one out of
breath.
/p Jll j^ I I will not condemn
him too .severely.
] ■^ to re[irimand, to blame, as
for dereliction.
-p ^ ] be had provoked the
dis|ileasure of Heaven — by his
crimes.
l^g A leathern girdle, a belt.
/ f_ J Tlio origiual form is iutemleil to
yV^ represent -^ the hreath abovo
cJMeil' JL '"«". denoting gaping,
breatliing; it forms tlie T'Jtli
radical of cliaracters mostly
relating to motions of tlie mouth.
To yawn and stretch when
weary; deticient in strenglh or
spirits; iusuflicient, wanting; to
we money ; to be short of.
1 3)^°'" 1 :^ O'lt of sorts, ailing,
indis[)osed ; — always said of or
to others.
] ^ or j j'ljj to .stretch.
1 1r '"^ '^^'^*' "^^■*-'^^ I'y •' ] i^
delitor.
1 ^ a li;,t of debts.
1 M '"' ^fe 1 '* ^'^'^ 'l^'^'-
Jffi 1 '"' S'^'6 pludgi; for •''• debt, to
give collateral security.
1 ^ ^C 31 '1 ^'6''y p'iiice at owing
money ; i- e. one deeply in debt.
] '^^ the sums owing, liabilities.
1 i& mli iunnethodical, no care of
1 ^£ ^ slovenly, unli >Iy in dress.
1 ^i deticient in.
] ^ unintelligible lot perspic-
uous.
I 31 l^li ""'' ''cliablo, untrust-
worthy.
H±J-> A water plant allied to the
yS^ water lily, t lie En ryalefevox
Gh'kii' called also f^ j}^ or cock's
head; it has round spotted
leaves, and is cultivated for its ]
^ Seeds, stems, and roots, which
contain much starch : there is a red
and white sort wLicli must be
boiled before eating; a decoction
of the leaves is given wben tlie
after-birth is retarded, and the
meal of tlie seeds is made into a
coarse biscuit ; as a verb, to stir
in, as flour in porridge.
^•J 1 ^ ^^'•' ''^ ^'"ifi (lour to
stitl'eri hem, a,s meat cakes.
Ohl aov.nih, kit. ki'k, ki'p, gik, gip, and gak. In Canton, kut, kSp, kik, and kek; — !)i Sirn/iic, ki't, kok. k'eU, kfp, k'l'p,
oiicJ kia ; — iti Amoy, kiat, kck, kip, k'l'p, and kiok ; — in. Fiihclutu, kek, ki'k, ngek, and k'iuk ; —
in, Sliantjliaif kill, chili, kiTik, yili, aie? kick ; — in C/ii'/i/,, ki.
From mouth and si-holaf; q. d. a
I I scholar shonld speak what is
I » ^ suitable.
,c/ii
Fortunate, lucky, felicitous ;
gainful, advantageous, prosperous ;
happy, auspicious; good, as pro-
moting or indicating success ; fine,
elegant
] [( a lucky day, auspicious to
begin an undertaking on.
ilE J^ Ui 1 I l'"l"- y"i''v>^ been
well lately.
] j||^ fortunate, a happy omen.
[> ] to divine for a lucky day.
1 \ a prosperous man.
^C 1 ^'] T|f ■"> g'X'd chance for a
speculation.
1 f3l ■''- yi'i" convenience, when
opiiorlunity otfer."!.
7^ ^P 1 Jlil ^''c imperial tombs.
1 fi? "•• 1 iD ^ fiO'iily letter; a
[irivale and not an oflicial letter.
392
KIH.
KIH.
KIH.
5E ^ 1 i many admirable
courtiers you bave, King.
^ ^ :k 1 ^^^ gf^"' prosperity
attend tbe opening — of tbe
sbop at new-year ; a pbrase seen
on sbop-doors.
I g ^ ^ may prosperous stars
sbine on you.
^ ] tbe first day of a moon.
] ^ tbe beavy tramping of
leatber soled sboes on a floor.
1 fii ^ |# "itb bappy auguries
and purifications tbe oflferiugs
T^'tre presented.
I ^ or ^ ^ an Indian name for
cotton or some of its tissues ;
in Sanscrit kca-pasa or htjKts.
yMf- Eobnst, strong ; exact, cor-
JFI:. rect.
tbe four war-steeds seem
strong, strong and trained
for tbe fray,
A wife or cbief concubine of
[fji Hwangti. ■
iC/ii7i 3^ ] a woman of tbe state
Cbing (B.C. <370), wbo dream-
ed tbat a spirit gave ber an orcbid
flower, telling ber be was Pob-yiu,
ber ancestor; an officer explained
tbe dream to foresbow tbat sbe
would rise like ber ancient name-
sake to bigb uosition.
;/-J-^ An animal described as a
V P-l } monkey witb a sbort tail, a
jC/iiVi black stripe down tbe back,
and yellowisb witb a black
face ; it is very lively by nigbt,
and sleeps in tbe day ; it is tbe |
3l5 or Jg, Jg wind fox, an animal
like a lemur, and allied to tbe Loris
tardii/radus of India.
^■t% Earnestly, with determined
PA/j purpose.
if^^" In Shamjhai. Tcj get tbe
seeds out of a pod.
1 1^1 f£ '° gi" cotton.
Black spots on tbe .skin ; the
blackness ot tbe skin.
From g word and — ^ air cou-
tractert ; it is iuterchauged with
9!;7e/ij 31^ to reach.
To close or desist ; to stop,
because tbe end has been reacbed ;
to finisb, as a speecb ; to extin-
guisb ; to clear ofl', as an account ;
up to tbe time, till ; entirely, .all ;
ended, finished, wound np, termi-
nated.
^ ] tbe examination or inquest
is finished.
^ ] [tbe accounts] are all settled.
] -^ till now, even to the present-
] ^ -^ to the last be did not
tell bill).
■(pj 1 S lib ^°"' ^^^ '' come at
last to this?
^ S -^ 1 ^^^'^^ tbe letter in
reply bad gone.
2, 1 already done.
^ ] tbe account is cleared oflf.
fif I stamped, settled, as a bill,
jfe I^P I it having been stamped.
M ] 12 do not engross all tbe
sale of grain, — or binder tbe
traffic in it.
Tbe mustache, called | g:^
because it is divided into two
parts like a halberd's bead.
From ^ spear .and ^^ a staff
coutracted.
A lance witb two points, a
kind of halberd or partisan,
with a crescent-shaped blade on the
side ; wooden ones are now carried
in processions.
^ij I swords and sfsears.
^ I to grasp the spear, to take
np arms.
^l 1 isl) ^ halberdier of the im-
perial guard, — in old times.
^ I a lante ; lances and spears.
$^ 1 ^n^mnn n if i
bit tbe halberd's point, then
Yuen and Liu must makepeace;
sc said Lii Pu.
s/«'
f^ ■ Interchanged with the last, and
BT/ used to distinguish the plant.
^^' * V • , , , , .
<(./„■ A meaicmal plant, tbe ^ ]
a species of Euphorbia ; an
infusion of tbe tender leaves is said
to be drunk, at first the taste is
bitter, then pleasant ; the rioot-
stocks are a purgative.
From y^ a thorn repeated; it is
not the same as 'tsao ^^ a date.
Small species of tbe genera
lihuinnus and Zi:>iplius,
useful for hedges ; tbe jujube tree ;
thorny bushes, brambles, spinous
thickets; troublesome, like thorns;
•earnest, prompt; to be urgent;
perilous, thorny; swift.
^ to roast dates witb a rbam-
iius bush, what an extremity of
enmity ! — like a brother de-
stroying his brother.
g| ] ^ ;^ not that he wished to
liave his desire.
jn ^ fijf I like the rapid whirr
of an arrow.
^ j j^ tfi among tbe brambles ;
met. in prison.
■j[j \ tbe outer halls of a pal.ace.
] [^ spoons of jujube wood.
SI i^ "^_ 1_ "^vberever [my eye]
strikes, it is all thorny; — i.e.
I know few of the cb.-iracters.
^^ 1 :^S^Pi'^e]lliepbcenix rest-
ing on a bramble ; — a great
mind in obscurity.
The collar of a coat ; tbe part
J which envelops the neck.
M .^ 1 .."^ sliG makes a
waist band and fits tbe collar.
From j^ a sftoccontracted and
JC to give.
A patten; a wooden shoe or
sabot, used in rainy weather.
■fX ife 1 red-top pattens.
/^ ] a wooden shoe.
^ I an open-heeled galoche.
] © fP ^ ^ the patten's
points leave their dents on tbe
yellow moss.
.chi
KIH.
Composed originally of , . two
lines representing heaven and
earth, and yV man in the mid-
dle, with P mouth and X
hand, denoting that the farmer
should promptly act withmouth
and hand toavailhimself of the
times which heaven gives, and
of the good things which the
earth yields ; it is sometimes
wrongly used for the nest, and
■wrongly written like ^han ^
a letter.
Haste, speed ; prompt, ready ;
irascible ; to hurry on, to urge, to
hasten; troublesome, hurried; often.
1 |(| :^ 1^ ''° °'^'^^" ^^"'' '''™
many delicacies.
niueli haste.
I |fe it is now necessary — to do it.
1 iS '"'gt^"^ ) quick as possible.
^ ] Py. S. ^''" "''^''^ ■'^ urgent.
■^ I i^. ^D it is very important
to inform you.
From icee and prompJ; occurs
PK written like the last.
The ridge-pole of a house ;
the utmost point ; an apex,
a verge ; a degree or place ; an
intensive "(focrS, very, extremely;
the utmost of; to search to the end
of; to serve as a model or law ; to
urge to it ; the end ; to reach the
end, to exhaust; weary, languid ; to
let go, as a bow; to take; a[)plied to
the moon when in ^ or the north.
1 ^ plenty ; rather too many,
^j; I admirable ; how excellent.
I!H. ?^ -i 1 ^ ''*^'''' annoyance, a
great obstacle.
^ I truly; it i.s SO; just right.
tt ^§- 1 overwiielmed with work.
pg ] the four quarters; of which
the f^ 1 is tile south pole or
axis of the earth, and the ;|[^ 1
the north pole and north star.
^ ] the four quarters, with the
zenith and nadir; al.'^o six
calamities that happen to man,
vi^., early death, incurable dis-
ease or crip|iling, grief, poverty,
hatred, and utter weakness.
,c/ii
KIH.
3 I heaven, earth and man, the
Chinese trinity.
II M tfi^ 1 "11 tlie stars bend
towards the Pole; — applied to
officers at court.
7t. I the five virtues.
7\ ] the four points of compass
and their halves.
^ ] the principles of the sages,
moral axioms, real perfection.
1 ii!l or 1 ^ completely ; done
his best.
•^ it ;^ ] when will it come to
an end'?
I Jt ^ he completed his de-
signs.
] ^ the best sort, the highest post.
^ ^|i ji^ I you went everywhere.
] ^ ^ 3^ extremely polite,
obsequious. {Shanghai.)
^ ^i" fi^ 1 tl'« acme of misery.
i i! iS W- ^''6 abode of perfect
bliss, — in the Budhist heaven.
Jli' ^(^ 1 •'^" illimitable vista, as
on the ocean ; unknown, as the
future.
^ 3il >i 1 '1'° highest rationale
of rectitude and reason.
^ I the primiun mobile, the ulti-
mate immaterial principle of
Chn Hi and other Chinese phi-
losophers; it issometimes describ-
ed as synonymous with Sliangti,
an animated Heaven from which
emanates the pj| ^ or dual
powers, that produce all things;
it is the J5} or fate that acts by
laws, but dirters from the M. 1
which pervades the imiverse,
and appioaclies to the idea of
a universal mind or spirit.
From evil and jyyowpf.
'"J^ i To ])ut to death or ]OTnish
^chi 'by perpetual iiu[)risonmcnt ;
to leave to perish ; to kill,
to deslro^■,
^^ 75 :Jt ±'m ] :tl ^vill s-
further in severe punishment,
and kill you.
Hf. B'J 1 5E Kwun was kept
a prisoner for life.
KIH.
393
^l '^ Fromilj> heart and 'preaching
>l!i>) "■'^o™ i' ; '/■ ''■ the point where
chi opposing causes meet.
Hasty, impatient, anxious;
hurried, uneasy, solicitous, urgent,
hard up, needy, wretched, at ex-
tremity ; to urge, to straiten ; to be
zealous for; to hurry.
fiJ^ ^ *& , ]\ <lon't be in such a
hurrry.
^ ] out of breath, breathing
hard ; choking from anger.
:^ I the matter is urgent; no
time to lose.
^ I to relieve one's necessities.
^ tt tS 1 liasty, quick-tempered,
irascible.
^ I anxious about, pressed by.
] ) impatient, in a hurry : —
the word chop-chop for be quick,
is derived fiwm tq^-Utp, the
Cantonese sound of this phrase.
1 5Eor 1 l;^ nonplussed, at his
wit's ends; hurried to deatli.
I \f^ quick-witted, of ready inven-
tion, fertile in expedients.
] ^ zealous for the public welfare,
fl 1 ^ be prompt, do it now.
?5lC ^ I it don't flow oft fast
enough.
I ?& urged, forced, inipellcd.
-^ I to report to a superior the
danger or necessity one is in
fill 1^ V Jlh ^> 1 fj? »hy are
you so anxiousabiuit this matter,
which can easily wait?
] j(j£ a virulent disease.
t% 1 t" request [leave on account
olj tn'gent affaiis.
1 M '"' 1 W I "ant it very
much.
^ft\^ From silk and to join.
?ppl •> To receive, to be the recipient
'f/ii of; to allow one the oppor-
'Le tunity ; to afford ; to give out.
I :^ pf« a class of under-
secretaries in the Censornto,
divided into six Bureaus %^,
one for each Board.
IP) ] to confer upon, as a rank or
a present.
394
KIH.
KIH.
KIH.
] daily needs.
P I eloquent, ready at talking,
but not at doing; of a ready
wit, prompt to reply.
Read V. To give, to supply,
to provide what is necessary ; to
issue, to put forth, as an edict ; to
affix, as a seal; as n^Jrejiosition, for,
instead of; towards, to; a sign
of the passive.
^ ] i^-' M 1*^* ^^ ^'''''■*^ ''■ f°''
you.
1 ?ic ^ f& speak to him for me.
^ 1 ft. ik M I'l' l^Q"ck bead
to you.
1 ^ tfe: g'^'e it to me.
1 JS. g'^'*^ '""1 enough.
] Z> ] iP — J^ it is all the
same whether you give it or not.
■^ j to supply, to furnish food.
I li ^ "f^ Iff 5'E '"^t whose house
do you work ?
M Eg .^ 1 I'^e no time to attend
to it for him.
Read k^ieh, Loquacious ; earnest
words.
^ ] a ready, glib tongue.
A,
Derived from ^ hand or hav-
ing, and J\ a man ; q. d. to
,C hi
ehP
follow a man till he is taken.
To eflfect, to reach to ; to ex-
tend towards or stretch on to,
to influence at a distance ; to com-
municate ; to connect ; to impli-
cate; effected, done, and thus be-
comes a sign of the past tense; as
a. copulative., and, with, also; at,
to ; about, concerning ; used with
a negative, denotes unavailing, im-
practicable, unequal to, deficient,
not up to.
1^ ] we have spoken of that.
5^^ ]^ I can do it; or ^ ^ ]
I can't do it. {Shanghai.)
] I]|p seasonable, suitable.
^ ] in\olving other persons.
j^ ] also reached that, as one
house caught fire from another.
j^ ^ ] I could not catch him.
1 jtt concerning this.
~if_ ] ready at ; tact ; repartee.
.W Jib 1 C^ to get to this by
that, one step leading to another.
1 ^ "•' 1 ^ come of age ; a
boy at 18, a girl at 16 years.
f^ ] •j[ij ^ what are you discuss-
ing?
^ '!§ ^ 1 there will then be no
place for repentance.
/A ^ifi 1 J^ tlie si.x hosts follow-
ed close on.
] ^ the highest steps, denotes
the three first scholai-ships in the
empire.
] -^ ^P ■fpf how is it getting on ?
*M 1 J'i 1'° i'* nearly here, or he
will soon come.
i'b -^ 1 it is "^ot so good.
IS jfh 7 'te 1 tliis does not equal
the oilier.
] P^ at the door ; a disciple.
ill ^ 1 ''■ borse could'nt catch
him.
tttf Empty, unsatisfying.
|/>^) ] ] unreal, unsatisfactory.
flii JL 1 the grandson of Con-
fucius, whose style was T.sz'-
sz' ^ ,g ; he wrote the
Due Medium.
A sharp, lofty peak, which
,, soars far above the rest of
jC/«' the range : hazardous, im-
minent ; iniste.idy.
1 \ ^Ja^ ''"^v" dreadfully
hazardous it is !
>T^ From ]vatcr and reaching to.
^/)4 J To draw water from a well ;
^chi to draw forth, to lead ; to
drag; to imbibe, as doctrine
or example.
] ?|fC or ] ^ to draw water i[i
a bucket.
^1 1 -T: ■© :i: c^on't be too
eager for riches and honors.
1 51 1^ M to imitate or emulate
his high example.
1 SI the prefect district of Wei-
hwui fu in Honan north of the
Yellow River.
Z^y A box or satchel.
/J^J M 1 1^ ei to take the
^chi satchel and follow one's teach-
er, as Su Tsin did, who
afterwards became a minister.
^"rt Threads arranged in order 5
?Kj\j a series, a gradation, a de-
jC/iJ gree or gradns in office, or
honor, or merit ; a ste]i in
a ladder or stairs ; a storey
in a pagoda ; classed, sorted ; a
classifier of decapitated heads; in
music, a scale of the notes.
;^ ] a step in a stairway.
Sj ] a grade in official rank.
^ 1 a sort, a class, as of officials.
^ — . ] advancedonesteporgrade.
— ff 1 •? "^"^ octave in musia
""I 1 _h l^e rose gradually to
high office.
>&n "f^ 1 promoted ten steps, refers
to honorary mention recorded in
the Board of Civil Office.
■^ ] one head — of a criminal.
iu 1 ^ JS. i^s rested as be went
up stairs.
't 1 ^ ^ a dagoba of seven
storeys.
^ f^ ] 'iM l^ow many steps are
there to the top ?
Used with the last to denote
) steps or stages.
,^''"' ^ 1 ^1 ^ go up tbe lad-
der slowly.
The binder skirt of a robe, a
J train; a coat-tail; the part
fChi which lies under the collar ; a
lapel.
^fH^ The name of a pilant, the g
' 3^3 1 or 1^ J^, which is an
chi orchideous plant like tbe
Ct/mbidiuin, with pink flow-
ers; its roots are mucilaginous, and
are employed to rub on tbe ink-
stone with vermilion to fit it for
writing.
t^ 1 * P'''*nt growing in Yesso,
from whose bark paper can be
made.
KIH.
KIH.
K'lH.
393
Fromg white anil ]3X '" loosen;
it is used as a primitive, and
7 • imparts its meauiug to a few
* compounds.
To respect ; to beat.
Read yoh^ A bright, pleasing
sight, as a fine landscape.
>AIj From water and to beat.
^oJk) Water impeded in its course
^chi by rocks ; a breakwater ; a
dike to turn the current ; to
impede, to lead aside ; to set back,
as water ; to rouse the feelings, to
excite, to vex; to beat on ; stirred
up ; excited, either to gratitude or
anger.
Wi 1 ^ iS> ^ <='''" never forget
your kindness.
] ^'\ vehement, exasperated, rous-
ed, as on hearing of injustice.
1 BL *■*' excite to rebellion.
1 '^H ^wried to illness.
1 if^ angered irritated.
] -^ a noisy, fretted current.
^ -{tt § j misused and per-
secuted by the world.
1 ^ exasperated, boiling over.
] •^ a hose pipe ; also the fire
engine itself.
.Chi
Fromtoa(tac7iaudmou(7!;othera
say from spear and chariot.
To jostle and bit, as carts do
when rushing by each other;
to rub or brush.
}jg to clean by beating, as a
cushion ; to rub.
& a spear, twelve or more feet
long.
An old form of the last, denoting
jostling c7iario(s and Sjiea)-s now;
nsed only in combination.
To attack.
Read kP and used for ^. To
belong to, to connect ; to nourish
or rear animals or stock.
■ftj From earth, and to attack.
■"^j Unburnt bricks.
f^ ] a small hand-stovo or
brazier.
jC/(i
\y\l From hand and to IcaocTc againat.
"S»> To tap, to beat on, to knock;
,c]ii to rouse to action, to attack,
to rush on ; to run against
or contray to ; to impinge,
as parts of a machine.
H ] killed by lightning.
i 1 ^ to kill ; to attack furiously.
1 ^ ^ ^ '•o arouse stupid
scholars, as by punishment.
I ^ to drum.
^ ] to rush against, to make an
onset.
g I to see myself.
^ ] to charge on a foe.
1 ?ii t*^ break by striking; to
defeat, to break the ranks.
I ^^ to strike, to beat.
t^il To increase, to add to ; un-
J^y > happy, and ; an adverb of
clii' comparison, more; very, a
great degree of; troublesome,
annoying; to trifle, to sport;
a comedy, a play ; a trifle.
355 1 to skip and play ; to divert
one's self.
Wi 1 P''^ys °" '1^6 stage.
llJl 1 tft 1^1 » 1"'^*' agreeable
place.
— ^ ^ 1 miserable all his life
long.
•^ ] a distressing malady.
Xk 5^ 1 ?M y°" ^^^re more fool-
ish than I.
i^
difficult and trouble-
some to manage, as affairs in
a yamun.
OlA sounds, k'it, k'ip, and k'iak. In Canton, hat, yilp, kwik, and k'euk; — in Swatoio, k'it, k'ip, ktit, k'ia, and k'iak ; —
»7i Amoy, k'it, giit, giat, k'iat, k'ip, k'iok, and k'ek ; — ■ in Fuhchau, k'ek, k'eiik, and k'ik ; —
in Shanghai, cliih, chTdv, chiek, hih, and kill ; — 171 Chifu, k'i.
chi'
This is said to be a contraction
of -^ air.
To beg, to ask alms ; to in-
treat ; to pray to humbly.
^ ] to humbly beg.
j J^, to ask for mercy, to implore
1 vor.
] ^ to earnestly expect.
] 1^ to beg food, as a priestly
mendicant ; it is a sign of an
arhat, that he chooses a monas-
tic life and renounces the world.
] -^ a mendicant priest, of which
the ^ ] and ^^h 1 'ire two
classi-s.
1 •? "'■ 1 5i °'' 1 ^ '"^ l^eggar.
^ ] to sup[)licate.
1 >^ JK 4n please inform me.
1 :^ '"■ 1 fEI to -isk for leave.
] "pj to beg [the Weaver Goddess]
for skill in needlework.
Read kH' To give.
1 ^ g'^'O it to me.
|-j /_. From mouth and to herj ; occurs
til J J u.scd for /i-i/i, J^ to give, and for
, , • , tlie last, but of teuer for the next.
To stutter, slow of speech ; a
difficulty in talking ; a sign of the
passive ; to let, to allow, to permit.
p I to stammer.
j ^ to hurry, making haste, as
on a journey; in straits, as
when one cannot meet expenses.
] § an impediment in speech.
1 ^ i£ I cannot afford it
396 KIH.
I I the sound of giggling and
meiiiment.
I 1 Oli BtJ '"' suppressed girlish
P 1 ^ a* ""'' fluent, hesitating
in speech.
H ] ^ i^ this is not very fresh
or savory; I can't eat it — as
a nauseous dose ; I can't pay
that price.
] "fj very arduous ; laborious.
From 7)1011 f/i auAndeed; itisin-
tercliauged with tlie last.
^ch'i/t To eat, to drink, to swallow ;
to suffer, to bear, and thus
forms the passive voice.
I Jg to drink wine.
1 Wi *■" '■'''''' ^^ '^^^"^ ^ meal.
1 ^ ^ uneatable; can't take it,
as a chessman.
j ^ eatables, fare, victuals.
1 3^ V ''^" urgent matter ; in-
stantly.
I ^ suffering ; lost money on it.
I ;^ or ] f^ injurious if eaten ;
injured by im[)roper food.
] ^ suftered the loss ; injured ;
losing.
1 ~T — H ^ >J< I "'^s alarmed
in no small deoree.
Jjfyfc' AtribeofMiaotsz', the ] ^,
\) Cui "hich name seems to be a
^c/iH foreign word; they still exist
in Kweichau, and have many
strange customs ; one is to knock
out the two front teeth of brides
on their marriage day, under the
belief that this will prolong their
husband's lives; another tribe cut
their hair short like the Siamese. I
1 IM Si '"• ground squirrel found .
in northern China. |
* » > ' A fragrant plant or grass, i
''^) the ] ^, also called |g :5, i
ch'P which is said to be common -
in Yunnan under the name ,'
of ^ ]^ § wild sweet grass, and
much used fi)r offerings in autum-
nal festivals ; the drawing resem-
bles \alerian or mint.
K'lH.
From loater and to stand.
,J|L.) To weep silently, as for a pa-
cA'i' rent's death; grieved, heart-
broken; lamenting.
] ,g, to think of with grief.
1 J&. ?i IS to weep bitterly
and prostrate one's self to the
ground ; — a phrase written on
funeral cards.
1 ^ ^T T^ teal's coursed down
her cheeks.
I 1^ to narrate with tears.
f t' .i M 1 long I stood weeping.
] ^ ^ a poetical name for a
large s|jecies of Gryllus.
Read ///j, Impetuous.
^ ] rapid, swift.
Alfc. Damp; juicy, as meat; dark.
• B ) "Je. 1 ^^'■1' ^"<1 dank.
chH'
h\ Cantonese. Sticky or oily;
muddy, slushy ; to stick things
together; slow; tough, sinewy; in-
disposed, ailing.
] ^H dilatory; stuck in the mud.-
"M 1 1 ^'^''.^ muddy.
1 1 6^ <i'l'"g) out of sorts.
1 M H iudisposed forafewdays.
From >J» small repeated, and
the o sun coming througli a
crevice ; the second form with
place is the one in use.
A fissure in a wall, a crack,
a chink, a cleft; a gap; an
interval, leisure time ; a pretext, an
occasion or cause of dislike ; dis-
cord, suspicion ; a quarrel, a grudge.
^ ] cracked; at variance, lesent-
ful ; he has a bone to pick.
^ ] to commence strife, the
begiiming of a quarrel.
^ "fill ■§ ^ 1 ^ ^'''^e a quarrel
with him.
A^in&i^M j man's life is
like a white cult passing a crack.
^ I to seek occasion against, to
raise points of difference.
^ 1 W A he seizrd that pretext
and entered — or began the row.
«P,
chh'
1
K'lH.
From £( (oii'ii and <q" valley ;
both forms are used for the
> last, and the first is a surname.
Name of a city belonging to
Tsin; to look up to; the
intimacies of relatives, illus-
trated by the junction of
bones and flesh.
■j^ iuteijacent countries.
From tiger and crevice; it is
,^, — also read ts'ih,
g/j-j ' To terrify, to scare ; fright-
ened, as when treading on
a tiger's tail; a species of leaping
spider which catches flies.
^ ^ 1 ] to be terrified at
thunder claps.
Laughter ; to laugh bois-
) terously and incessantly.
cAH'
/J>p Labor, toil; exertion in a
JpP] meritorious cause.
<•■'''''' fli 1 to be ill-used; wrong-
ed; languor, weariness.
^^/I^ From silk and valley.
fpf^i A coarse fabric made of
chH' threads of the Dolic/ws
formerly used for towels and
handkerchiefs.
U I fine and coarse hempen
cloth.
Ij J^ From word and/orfu7ia(e as the
"■ plionetic.
To demand, to ask with
authority, to investigate ; to
judge, to blame, to inquire about
faults, to set to rights, to keep in
order; to restrain, to [irohibit; to
reduce the seditious to order, to
punish.
1 ^ ® to reduce refractory
states or vassals.
] p ■gt to take depositions.
] ^ intractable: cacophonous
or harsh, as sounds.
1 W. ^ 'W to judge and punish
the rebellious and intractable.
] fp to examine culprits.
KIH.
KIN.
KIN.
397
^ ] to judge .a thing, as an
official ; a severe trial.
•lit 1 13 3^ ill order lo restrain
[tlie people of] all regions.
1 -^ '^'' 1 -B. '•"-morrow morn-
ing ; — q- d. I will a.slc in the
morning.
4:
, "4* Beetles of the families of C()-
plj pridce and Scaruhei, "iielud-
c/i'j ing some dorr-beetles.
] Wt t-''*^ dung-beetle or
Geotrupes, including also
other allied genera.
lil^ I a tree grub.
^ ] parasites found on crabs,
an inch or more long, which
eat the crab's eggs.
S M ^ 1 ^''*'' summer rains
bring the paddy-ivorra, — a
caterjiillar which eats the ker-
riel of the grain.
Old sounds, kin, kim, and gim. In Canton, kau and kam ; — in 8v-'atou\ kiiu, kiin, and ki'u; — in Amoy, ki'm, kim, k'im, and
gim ; — in Fnhcitau, king, k'ing, kiiug, keiiog and Iceiig; — in Shnnrihai, kiSng, djaug, and niaiig; — in Chifa, kin.
.Cntn
Said to be composed of |j a
harder a,u& \ dc'pendi»ijivon\,m
imitation of a clotli hanging
from the girdle; it forms tlie
50(h radical of a largo group
of characters giving tlie sorts
and uses of cloth.
A napkin, a kerchief, a neck-
cloth ; a bonnet which tlie common
people anciently put on when of
age, as a token of carefulness ; a
cap or turban folded square; a
cover of cloth ; a curtain.
^ 1 or yip 1 a kerchief, a hand-
kerchief; a towel.
M 1 a turban ; a cloth coiled on
the Lead.
^ ] a girdle napkin,
j^ \ the literati.
^ ^ ] a cap formerly worn by
young noblemen.
1 ^ an ornamented carriage; a
kind of royal equerry.
1 'Ij^ an ornamented tiara or cap.
.g ] a scarf.
to protect the shouhlers, as a
sliawl, a mantilla, a cape.
The original form is designed
to represent an ax with a splin-
, ternndev; it forms the 69th
radical of characters mostly
relating to cutting; the second,
composed of hnrn and strength,
refers to a vigorous horse, and
is now common in acconnts
for the weight.
,)r
.chill
To chop, to fell timber ; an
ax, .1 hatchet; a test or ma-
chine for weighing ; the Chinese
pound or catty, which was at first,
perhaps, confined to dealing out
medicines; it should properly con-
tain sixteen taels, but differs in
various localities according to the
nature of the article, from 3 to 21
taels, the highest being the weight
by which coal is sold in Honan,
the lowest the catty of tea in Peking,
— discrepancies whrch arise from
an eflfort to equalize an apparent
price at the expense of the quaniity
given ; by treaty a catty is fixed
at I5 lb. av. or 604.53 grammes.
Kead faV To examine into.
M ^ 1 M "'^1''^'' is ''s weight?
^ 1 a short catty ; and ^ ]
a full catty.
^ I SJ- measure its weight by
pecks.
^ ] axes and hatchets.
I§ 1 ^ "S ''^'^ number of bags
of salt was one thousand.
^T 1 ■^ ^" ''"''^ somersaults, an
acrobat's performances.
■^ 1 S ?fi he can Eaise a thou-
sand catties; — a man of ability.
1 '1 ' Jf ^ critical and clear was
their intelligence; the phrase
] ] also means humane.
From metal and av ; also read
'ijin, and occurs as a syuonym
of the last.
To smooth ; to chip, as with
an ac"* ; to carefully remove
the marks of the ax, .is with a
shave or draw-knife ; the point of
a tool.
1 iS' ■'Ij'J M smooth and saw the
wood to fit it for use.
] ;fC to hew timber.
Head jtt'. An adz.
^ 1 axes, adzes, and such like
tools.
/^^-^ From hamboo ,f,es'h?c<iS,strength,
HtI because of the strength of bam-
^'"^'^l^ boo splints and cuticle.
fihiii ,,,, , ,
"■ 1 he tendons, the sinews; ap-
plied also to the veins and nerves ;
sinewy, stong; related to by blood.
jiy ] "jl brawny, muscular.
H \% 1 ^ ^*'''y ''^'''" person.
^ 1 "^ sagacious, prudent ; can
be de[iended on ; be is of my
bone and flesh.
jr^ '^ \ cobbler's ends of threads.
j5l I the veins, blood-vessels.
] tongli or rolled out dough.
^ a fine toothed bamboo
comb.
I£ IS iA [•■>« flose and grip-
ing] as if his tendons were
pulled out.
A fine largo variety of bam-
boo with a white skin, from
fhhi Kweicheu, having the joints
near each other ; the culms
are used lo pole boats, the twigs
furnish pipes, and tJie tabashcer
and roots supply medicine.
1 ft£H,
398
KIN.
KIN.
KIN.
Jr^^ Formed of ■^ a trianrtle, or yV
C ~| »7m)iand^^o!ieindicatingunion,
^C/iin and an old form of >% up to, in-
timating that all past durations
hare centred in the present.
An adverb of time, now, at
this time, presently.
iO 1 or @ 1 no*^ ; rigbt off.
1 H <"■ 1 ^ to-day.
^ ] till this time.
) !^ tbis morning.
] .^ or g ] ilD ^ henceforth,
from this time.
jg ] up to this time, hitherto.
] ^ this workl, the present exis-
tence.
h" 1 .^ -h '■^^ reigning emperor.
I ^ /p [p| times are not now
what they were then.
] y. B the next day; lit. the
day winged on to-day.
a ^ ^ BiJ il 1& « 1 "l^ile
"watching the night h.mp in this
moonlit hall, we think of old
times and sorrow at the present.
1 ^ ^ 111 why should we not
make merry now *?
From silk and now as the pho-
netic.
A sash ; a tape or string to
fasten the dress; a kind of silk.
] ^ old men and gentry.
From dress and to forbid or
nnw ; the seaond form is most
used, and is not the same as
t'"'"! :S ^ coverlet; both are
like the last.
A garment of a single thick-
ness; the lapel or fold of
a coat, which used to distinguish
the gentry as the gowned class ; a
collar; to tie with strhigs ; the
liosom, the feeling.s.
'MW 1 acoatopeninginthemiddle.
f^ ] an ancient court dress of
fine and coarse cloth.
1 5£ ^ * brother-in-law; the bus-
bands of two sisters call each
other ^ ] or connected lapels.
^(j I a large lapfl.
1 BJI ^ a lady's watch.
.chin
1 'lil ^^^- ft^elings.
1^ 1 H '^■asy, forgiving, liberal.
^ ] a single covering.
f^ ] [tears] i^ede wed his garment.
^ ] a term fur sin ts 'ai graduates,
who wore a blue-black gown.
^ I relying on their lapeled
gowns, — they oppress others ;
said of the literati.
1 llj 1^ J^ 'be winding hills and
ginlliug streams.
In Cantonese. Firm, lasting;
able to endure ; well placed, settled
in a stable manner.
] -j^ durable; it will last long.
] ^ fi irritable, testy.
1 % Wl good-tempered, patient.
^^^ The original form is said to be
J ^1/^ composed of j; earth under -^
r/ in '"f'"'> as metal comes from the
<■ ' ground; it is the 167th radical
of a natural group of characters
describing metals and their uses.
Gold, the metal par excellence;
metal, one of the five elements and
belongs to the West; mounted or
ornamented with metal; gilded;
a weapon, arms ; yellow, golden ;
metallic ; firui, bard; a coin or piece
of gold; money; during the Han
dynasty, a catty of gold; musical
instruments of percussion; to make
as precious as gold ; precious, true;
imperial, royal; perfect, njilile,
honorable, as ai)plied by the Bud-
bists to their gods.
1^ 1 silver; :^ | copper.
■g" ] a hundred pieces of coin ;
anciently they weighed as many
catties.
^ ] gold ; whence ^ ] J^ is
applied to a temple as the abode
of the gods; also to a good
stand for shop, a desirable
spot which is worth gold.
■^f- ] your daughter.
^ ] !^ to make clothes of sword
and shield, i.e. to lie under arms.
3£ ^ 1 .^ [reach the] gemmed
hall and gold horse ; — high
literary rank.
] ^ arms, warlike instruments.
3i I all metals; the five are gold,
siher, copper, iron, and tin.
1 ^ gold-sheets, thicker than
tbe ] I'g gold-leaf, and used as
bullion.
J§^ ] pure gold.
^ 1 spangled gold, a poetical
name for the stars.
f^ ] bits of gold-leaf on cakes.
1 0f ^ yellow needle greens,
the dried blossoms of a Liliuiit
and Hemerocallis, used to give
a relish to fish and flesh.
^l ] to take up and re'inter the
ashes of the dead. (Ccaitonese )
I g or p ] the planet Venus-
1 M -S ''''"' '"'"'' cupper pyrites.
I -fC brass-leaf ornaments made
like flowers, used in ofterings.
I ^^ ^ ^ a goddess answering
somewhat to Juno Lucina, wor-
shiped at Canton.
I ^ your good health, said to
superiors.
1 3E .^ a" yo'"" precious words,
— are honest as jade is real.
I 1^ 'be golden crow ; — the sun.
] ||!|thegolden pivot; — themoon-
JJ" 1 ^W ^ ^^ '^0* taake news
[ironi you as rare as] gold and
gems.
1 ^ tbe golden burial-ground,
a name for Nanking, derived
from King Wei of Tsu, who,
it is said, buried gold there.
;/c SIS ^ I great revenues of
the southern metals, — of gold,
silver, and copper.
j f^ a sure promise.
I ■^ a yellow color ; golden.
] ^ the golden terrace, a name
for Peking.
<)[^ I ^ a pill of great virtue
conferring immortality.
1 Pi'J "^J i '^"^ diamond warrior,
or ^ ^ ] M W l^e who
grasps tlie diamond club (vadj-
ru), a Budhistic name for Indra
{vadjra-2')ani), as the defender of
the faith.
I 13 5£ the goldning (C/iloro-
epi^a sivica)so called at Peking.
KIN.
KIN.
KIN.
399
I IS P5 * ^'-'^'"^ ^'"' ^^'^ Haul in
College, from a bronze horse
placed there by Han Wu-ti.
^ ] the gold dressed, a term for
an idol.
j ^ the Golden dynasty of the
Jii-chi, which ruled the north of
China, chiefly at K'ai-fung fu,
from A. D. 1115 to 1235; it
was established by Agatha jSjif
"B* -^J, and endured 120 years
under nine princes; the people
were the ancestors of the Man-
chus.
From gold and si7/i goods, in-
timating that much Uihor has
been bestowed on it.
1
A kind of thin brocade pecu-
liar to Cliina, like tapestry, and
used in ornamental work ; embroi-
dered, workid in colors ; elegant,
figurative writing ; flowery, di\'er-
si fied.
^ ] dressing in enjbroidercd
robes ;;'.(■. noble ladies or gentry.
I iP) figured pongee.
1 Wi elegantly colored, 'adorned;
figurative, as style.
^ I beautiful embroidery,
ff* 1 % liSII painted chinaware.
] '^ fine writing, a flowery style.
:^ ^n I these flowers are like
ta[)estry.
^ ] roseate clouds.
^ 1 -jS f? ^^ wt}a.r brocade by
night; — i.e. tobeinhigh renown
away from one's native place.
^ M 1 ^ don't feel so anxious
about me.
1 ^ 'M ^ ^'■'^^^ ^ si'lendid em-
broidered coverlet !
certainly get the tapestry flag
and como back here ; — i. c. I
shall rise to be chwang-yuen.
"•chin
From 2» self under ^ to
receive; or from ^ a jiid^o-
^ .it*
under ^Ji. steaming ; tlic first is
commonest.
The nuptjal wine cup, in
which the pair pledge each
other ; it was made of half a
cocoanut or gourd, and even of
siher or pewter, but a porcelain
cup is now used.
^ 1 or -^ ] to pledge the wed-
ding goblet.
C^44* From words and tenacious clay,
P^S Diligent, careful, vigilant ;
'cliin serious, attentive, respectful;
to venerate ; to sedulously
watch against, to heed ; to make
otliers take care ; to give the whole
mind to ; to prohibit.
] '^ circumspect, watchful.
1 fS careful to remember.
^.mnmyix i mm g'-^e
no licence to the wily and obse-
quious, that the evil crowd may
learn to take heed.
I ^ to send presents to one.
:it 9c ^ ^ M 1 J'^ "^'t be too
fiuieal when you have a great
object before you.
] iS Wd carefully look out against
thieves.
^^ ] to respect carefully.
Ilf 1 ^C ^ carefully observe the
warnings or will of Providence.
] j^ to carefully obey.
W 1 I M H '^<^ '''■•^^■vh against
wicked men.
From 7f^ siVc and ^ worthy
contracted, explained as refer-
'/./;.. ""o to winding sillc close.
To bind fast, to press tight;
a cord ; urgent, prompt, pressing,
on the point of, instant, diligent;
confined, strait; swift, as the flow
of water; tight, as a pair of shoes.
] ^ urgent, necessary, will not
bear delay.
^ II 1 ^ not so very important.
^f j waiting for, needed now.
1 ^ trouble, hardships, in extre-
mity.
S 1 Wi '^'^ 't carefully.
^ I in present need, hard up.
f^ 1 tie it tightly.
7jC ] the water runs swiftly.
1 1 KJ ^ 't is very securely
shut.
I^ ira iS 1 military affairs are
very imperious and urgent.
Wi 1 ''' QOi-A memory of persons
one has seen.
f-JUAfc A treelike the rose mallows,
'l;^ which blossoms and fades in
'c/(/« one d.ay ; met. human glory,
transient beauty, fleeting
prosperity ; it has several names,
and is cultivated for hedges ; a
handle.
^ ] the Hibiscus hainabo
the Hibiscus syriacus.
/fc
Composed of j^ earth , J\ 1
man,
and J^ yelloiv combined and
^c/iin altered; others derive it from
I* earth and .^ hide; it is now
superseded by its derivatives.
Tenacious, adhesive clay such
as is deposited by streams ; yellow
loam or loess, which covers large
portions of Northern China, said to
be sometimes eaten; to daub; a
time, a season ; few.
•^ ] [Ij a bill inFung-hwahien,
uearNingpo, which once produc-
ed tin.
From earth and clay ; used for
tlio last.
'f/iw '^^ daub, to plaster ; to stop
up, to lute with mud, as the
solitary wasp does its nidus; a
path over a drain ; to cover up a
corpse, to bury.
^ IpJ 1 .^ stop the holes of the
windows — towards the north.
fr W 5E A t^' ^ 1 ^on the
path lies a dead corpse, some-
body will bury it.
■/-U*) Interchanged with the last.
y*^S To die of starvation on the
c/an roadside ; to cover a corpse
by the road.
') From mail and clay as the pho.
netic.
chin'' Exactly, nothingover, hardly
enough ; scarcely, almost, a
little short; just missed, as a fall ;
only, nothing more.
400
KIN.
] p]' uotliing to spare.
1 1 ® JB barely sufficient for
wL.it is wanted.
1 1 .M ■{§•■ I t'a" ™ake it do ;
a little scrimped.
] JlJ he lias just come.
^ ^ ] ^ hardly enough for
the outlay.
1 J£ H 1^ .just able to meet
expenses.
] JiX ^ ©. barely examined it,
only just looked into it.
] ^ just had a little.
] ^ -flf ;% I luckily just e.scaped
unharmed, — as from robbers.
1 tx /S. ^ I l'!ive had enough
of his trouble ; I am quite
supplied.
'f/ii'rt
KIN.
A dearth of vegetables; three
years without a crop.
|IL I famine and dearth, no
crops.
From shelter and riaij ; the
two are regarded as different
by some, Init tlieir dofiintioii3
are too similar; used with the
last.
^c/tn
A small house, a hut, a
hovel ; a lodge of one or
two rooms, just big enough
for a shelter; just enough ; diligent,
careful ; a sur[)lus.
^ ] a rustic cabin.
] ^ "'■ 1 M thoughtful of;
an.viously.
1 Ht ^ ^ ^^'tli care you will
be able to avoid error.
] ^ rather narrow, cabined.
^rjll^ From jilant and earth; it is
»::|3 easily coufonuded with its
- ^~ * T priuutive, aud some say it is
C/tiJl aaother form.
A plant like monk's bane,
also callal j^ g^ or crow's head,
and is poisonous, it seems to be the
field violet {Violu) common in nor-
thern China, though the water-
hemlock may be meant.
1 ] ^ '"^ "'''■^ flower in Kiangsi,
whose seeds fructify like the
nightshade.
1^ I a Japanese name for the
Cori/dulis iutisa, and a Dicli/lra.
1 i5? ^G In "'S violets and sow-
thistles [were sweet] as dump-
lings.
The brilliancy of gems,
. which is intended to set forth
'c//;i'/i their luster, hardness, and
fine texture ; it is much used
in names of men.
1 1; i: il ^ IS IS M even in
the most brilliant gem.s, defects
are still found.
I ^^^ -Jt the gem will emit its
rays; — genius will show itself.
'^ 1 ^S iil 1"^ 'S a man of great
clearness aud sagacity.
t ) From to see aud clay as the
phonetic.
chin To have an audience with
the Emperor, esjiecially in
autumn ; to look towards the
Islorth, or his throne; to see a su-
perior; to grant an audience.
M I f r A. 1 ff i to see his
Majestv.
7} Vi ] -S- 5" ifJC he ,laily
gave audience to [the rulers] of
the Four Mountains and the
crowd of ofliecrs.
■-Hy^) From hide and an ox as the pho-
JEjf' ncric.
chin A sort of martingale ; a kind
of ornamental plume under a
horse's neck; firm, strong; par-
simonious ; to restrain ; to take ; to
ridicuJe. to put to shame.
I •$!) it fr the martingale im-
pedes his progress.
■-jfoJ^J From to proclaim a,ni\ a forest.
y^J-* To prohibit, to warn against,
chili' to forbid ; to .stop the comple-
tion of, to regulate ; to re-
strain, to keep oft'; to irajwse
restrictions ; forbidden ; imperial,
governmental; a cup or tray for
wine; an instrument of music.
1 W °^ 1 5tl piohibitions, laws,
restrictions.
1 ^ contraband goods.
KIN.
^ ] to annul or remove restric-
tions; to abrogate laws.
1 M "!■ 1 4" Ij's Majesty's re-
sidence, usually called ^ ] M
the Yerinilion Closed citadel.
] j|!l secluded, forbidden places,
such as belong to the emperor.
] ^ or ] -^ a turnkey, the
lowest grade of jailer.
i£ ] to disregard theprohibitions.
^ ^ 1 irrepre.ssible joy.
/p fjb 1 j§ he was powerless to
prevent it.
1 ll'i Ji. ^ to keep oft" the wind
and cokl.
"S" fJ!^ 1 i§i there is nothing at
ail to be afraid of, there are no
unlucky tilings.
1 j§i ^ 311 '""'« >i care, don't in-
trude — into an infected room.
Eead "-kill. To bear, to endure,
to withstand.
"^^ S II I '"y sufierings are
intolerable.
7 \ M ^ ''c "'o»'t stand any
fun, he can't bear joking with.
vA»^ Considered to be another form
-r^ of the ue.^t.
chili' A disease in a cow's tongne •
to be silent.
one honest direct introduction
for him will put to silence a
thousand crafty words.
g
chin'
From mnnth and to forbid aa
the phonetic.
Unable to speak from lock-
jaw, mumps, or other disease;
to refrain from speaking; .si-
lent, as from utter grief
1 P ^ dysentery and difficulty
of swallowing.
In Cantonese, read thtm^ To
deceive, to play a trick on ; an im-
position ; to try.
I ] [I'p try it once.
^ m i^'-' 1 I'll >'0t be imposed
on by you.
=J
KIN.
From /ifart and to forbid; also
read ^kin.
c/iiii'' Determiiietl, resolute.
ii^ — I my decision is made.
m
v^C* Cold, chilled; .-iftected by
<^ cold.
c//i/i' ff //^ ] to have a cold
sbiver.
/•^J' A kind of musical instrn-
Jtj^ ment ; to look np and follow
cMn^ another up-hill.
^1 ] Wi -fjM It'e rest
came following after with
their head.s up.
;}r;fcZ> To gnash the teeth in rage;
TjT^ debilitated, e.\.hausled, all
c/((;i' energy gone.
1 IK ^^ gnash the teeth in
rage at one.
it
A. 1 From v:oman and now as the
' - plioiietio.
c/iiii^ A wife's sisters; a sister-in
law on the wife's side.
I Jg a sister-inl.iw.
^^ ] women who help and direct
the bride during tlie three days
of wedding.
j£ 1 "'' 1 51 I& ^^^ husband
of a wife's sister.
KIN.
] -^ a maternal annt.
Read ^c/dn. Laughing ; the
joyous merriment of girls.
■*tv' ^ From to ivalk and ux aa the
.4/1 phonetic.
c/iw' Near in time or place ; re-
cently, lately, soon ; to bring
near, to approach, to close upon,
to draw clo.se to; to touch ; to like;
familiar; according to, like, con-
sonant; adjoining, conterminous,
ne.xt to ; in official papers, denotes
that an officer is stationed as near
his parents as the law permits ; in
Budhism, those who are near or in
attendance ; assisting, as a priest.
1 or ] g^ these few days,
lately, these times.
]^ ] about to be, presently.
] "^-^ maritime, coastwise.
] ^ ^p -^ how have you been
recently *? how do you get on ?
J§. ] the distance is not very far.
1 iiE °'' ] S reasonable, not far
from right.
1 its 0.S near-sighted.
Jbl 1 ^ f* ^^ as.sociate with the
virtuous.
pll} ] near one ; neighboring.
B§ 1 g'J "ear to him, j<jin him.
pj" I it can be approached.
KIN.
401
'T' St 1 "B^ ''e did not venture
to come close to him.
ip P^ 1 [I have failed] in visit-
ing you so seldom,
^i 1 intimate, to be familiar,
ne.-a- one.
1 ® If :§* [reason] should be
taken to one's self, or assimilated
by the mind.
■© ] made familiar to the mind.
I if ^ — [I hope you are]
every way happy these days.
'ti^ PJi 1 the natural bent will
soon mauife.-jt itsell'.
female attendant devotees {upa-
saka, upasilai), denote the lay
members of the Budhists.
f± 1 ^%m±^i^ go, my
royal Uncle, and protect the
south country.
^ ] atQoining, as a bouse.
m
Great strength brawny.
/?< P^i 1 nothing to rest on,
e/iiti* no leverage.
■^ 1 Jfl P5 I pounded the
door with all luy might.
his whole body re'rnvigorated
and refreshed for action.
1 ^M — Ix ^ 1 I liave spent
all my strength for you.
m
Old sounds, gi'in, gin, and k'l'm. In
k'lin, niufgini; — in Fuhchau
f From bfeathing and r/old as the
phonetic.
^c/i'iii. One stretching and yawn-
ing; to respect; that which
commands respect or ought (o be
revered; specially that which comes
from the emperor; to regard as by
or from the emperor; imperial,
governmeiitai ; majestic.
1 f.^ ■"* g'ftfi'om the Throne; by
royal grant.
Canton, k'am, k'iin, and ySm; — in Sioatow, k'l'm and k'li'i; — in Amo]/, k'l'm,
I k'iug and k'ung ; — in SJianyhai, chung and djiang ; — in Chifu, k'iu.
I ^ one sent to represent the
emperor ; an imperial commis-
sioner.
1 -S jH M t'allcd to the capital
by the Emperor.
] ^ respectfully received, as a
mandate.
] J^ when pvefi.Ked to names
of books, shows that they are
printed by or with the order of
government.
1 jlt '"" 1 M respect tills, im-
perialize this ; — ;'. e. let this be
reverently regarded as from the
Emperor.
] ] longed for sadly ; the mea-
sured tone of bells .and drums.
I j^ every one joins in reveren-
cing him, as a loyal statesman.
1 li^ ^ # to mark off the se-
lected academicians.
] ^ by imperial command.
.'•.I
402
K'IN.
K'IN.
K'IN.
From liill aud to
phonetic.
■cspact aa the
^ch'in High peaks shooting up aloft.
jE ] steep peaks.
1 ] g31*"a> ya^'i'iiigj open-
ing the mouth wide.
A severe cliill or ague ; a
great shivering.
From clothes and lir-tc; inter-
,>JJ^ changed with k'iii^ ^§ as the
_ , f • verb.
^c/vm
A coverlet, a large quilt ; to
cover a thing, as a ilish ; to pull
the coverlet o\er one ; two cover-
ings of white and red cloth laid
over the corpse in its coffin.
||Ji ] a bed-quilt.
IS 1 14 IJol "''■■ipped ill the quilt
and clothes; — ;'. e. married.
1 ^ ^ W "" ^^^^^^ under the
quilt's shadow ; — conscious in-
nocence
i^ ^ 1 l''<^ emperor's bed-quilt.
^ ^■^ 1 M "■ ^"1^1 pillow and
chily coverlet ; — no bedfellow.
From ■fSj apaw's trace joined
witli "^ iiow as the phonetic;
Ch^iii nsed fcr the ne.xt.
Birds; the entire class Avcs ;
flying and I'tMthered creatures; un-
inipregnated birds.
^ ] chanticleer, a cock.
^ ] to make and Bend the be-
trothal presents.
ipj5> ] an egret, also called ^ ^
snow guest in Chihli.
lllj 1 "'' flu 1 •''■ poetical name
for the crane, whicli is regarded
^^ 1 ^ ^ ''"i chief of birds.
] ^ birds and beasts ; animals.
1 ^ civilians, because their in-
signia are mostly birds.
T From lia-nd and bird or gold ;
occurs written as the last.
To seize, as a hawk does; to
clutch ; to grasp, as by the
collar ; in rhetoric, to hold
by the literal sense ; a rigor-
ous adhesion ti^ terms.
^ ] to take alive.
.cliHn
\ ^ or ] ^ or ] |£ to seize;
to arrest, as a thief.
down rebels, their leaders must
be caught.
1 }^ '-'^ grasp a tiger, as a filial
buy did to save his father.
^I ?1 Ht M 1 i: tl'e orang-
outang weeps and tlien seizes —
its prey when near.
I 3E ^i" 3E ^ti'^*^ ■''' i^'"g '""ifi g6t
him to make ycni king — 'twill
condone the violence,
-t 1 :£ ^ Mang Hwoh, a chief
who was arrested seven times.
A species oi Pyrus, called ^
1 connnon in northern Chi-
fC/i'-iii na, which bears a small red
apple, rather insipid, known
as ^ ^ or sand fruit, and :j!g jf>£
tlowet-ied ; the blossom is white,
tha tuu'ipe fruit is boiled in green
tea as a cooling drink.
A spider, the ] jj^, havuig
verj' long legs, probably a
species of Phalangium ; the
name is usually applied to
s[iiders without webs.
An unauLhurized char.icter.
To hold in the mouth, as a
bird does a twig.
fl 1 — M 3^ tlie '•'•ag^"
holds a pearl in its mouth.
Brave, intrepid ; deep com-
passion for ; careful for.
iCii'in 1 ^ ^ # % with caxe
you can avoid trouble in fu-
ture.
I S' From strength and tenacious
clay as the phonetic.
Laborious, diligent in one's
post ; to toil in or for ; sedu-
lous, attentive to, kind; to stir up,
to assist, or excite to exeition ;
laboriously.
\ ^ J^'M ^ diligent and frugal
man.
if. ?Jf 1 M lovingly, toilingly.
] '1^ diligent and careful in at-
tending to business.
] JQ diligent workmen ; to work
well.
] ;;^ or 1 ^ laborious, faithful
in work, industrious.
] ^ jL ^ exerting one's self
to look after the household.
] ^ zealous in serving one's
prince.
;^ ^ ^ 1 J'''^'' 'people have
need to bo careful.
^X I ^'"T attentive to.
JrJ 5V J^ 1 IJ'ike Chen exhorted
all to bo diligent.
^_ 1 11 ^ i. i6 ^ sympathiz-
ing, earnest, unwearied he.irt
— such as a ruler should have
^ch'in
From heart and diligoit.
Zealous, earnest.
p% I anxious about one's
duties, persevering mider op-
position; no rest; bowed down.
Formed of two jietn-Z.? and iioif,
but tliC original form wa.s in-
tended to represent the shape.
The Chinese Jute, or harpsi-
chord, having seven strings, which
are drawn tense by nuts ; lute
strings ; to control one's feelings;
to restrain, because its notes quell
the passions; foreign musical instru-
ments ; a singer on a kite.
met. disconcerted, luiexpected.
] i^^ a motive, an intention.
1 ^"y^^i'' '^•'^''i y"'"" coart — said
of a district magistrate.
^ 1 or 5f ] or ^ I to thrum
the lute.
JUi ] an organ (also called ^
I ); a melixlion ; a seraphine,
an accordion ; also applied to
the jingling stones hung iu the
wind.
^ ] a theorbo or virginal.
^ I a four-stringed guitar with
a round belly.
•J^ I a lute, consisting of thirty
copper strings riuming across two
bridges, struck with hammers.
] M- ^ ^^ lyre and lute strings,
7net. matrimony.
f _ -^
K['N.
KING.
KING.
403
s •? if ' -^ ia m m \ io^i"g
union willi wife .lud children is
like the harmony of lutes.
•a buflalo; — to cast pearls before
swine.
Fi'oni ^ia?ii*' and ax.
t/p*' Cflery or parsley ; applied
jC/iVrt also tosimilar plants, as cress,
pimpernel, houewort, and
water-hemlock.
yK 1 ^ water-cress.
^ I to pluck cress, to become a
siuts'cii; alluding to the lines ^
m n- 7]c ^ ^ it 1 pi«a-
sant is the college pool where
we plucked the green cress.
^ 1 H celery.
.ch^in
1 t£ °'' 1 Wi ^ festival cup
given to graduated bachelors.
If- AM 1 [it will be polite, if]
the villagers offer sonm parsley.
\yj A general of cavalry in Lu,
(J—j^ named ^ ] -^ about b. c.
720, spoken of in the Tso
Chw'en.
■ - ^ From ]plant and now.
c —\ A salt marsh plant with lan-
^ch'-iii ceolatc lea\'es like a bamboo,
and creeping roots, whose
seeds are eaten by deer and cattle ;
it is probably a panic grass or a
Cyperus.
^ ] a yellowish colored medi-
cinal root, common in western
China, the Scutellaria viscidula
or skull-cap, used as a tonic.
'i^
A [lit.
'§] A ^ 1 ifc the foresters
'chSn dug and built up a well.
-Iv^^ To press down, to settle or
^^ adjust with the band; to put
cliHn' tlie hand ou ; to lean on.
] ^ press it down.
] ^ to le.an on the table.
1 M M a^ ^°^^ '^" to the ground
when you swim; — met. have
something to depend on.
^ [gj ] j^ roll it and flatten it;
met. an ea,sy disposition.
In Caivtonese. To cover; to pull
over one.
I ^ draw the quilt over you.
1 tt cover it, as a dish.
I 7jC ^. to woik a fire-engine.
^ching
Old sounAa, king, kiing, and ging. In
and geng; — in Fuhchau, king,
From horse and to reverence as
the phonetic.
A shy horse ; to terrify, to
scare ; to fear ; to make
confusion ; afraid, apprehensive,
alarmed, perturbed, astonished ; to
apprehend.
] jj to e.xcite, to arouse ; tised as
a polite phrase for troubling one.
1 IK afraid, much startled.
I IQ to fear ; much alarmed.
Jig ] to suppress as alarm ; to re-
move sudden frights.
^ ) frightened, as by thunder.
I ^ A frightened to death.
'^ ■^ ^ 1 neither footmen nor
drivers created any alarm.
J^ afraid of the wind or a
draught; convulsed; fits, such
as children have.
S irH 1 M ^'^^ waist was small, as
if a breath of wind would snap it.
@ IS tZ'* 1 fl«ivering and shaking
with fright.
] ^ marvelous; strange, frightful.
Canton, king' and keug ; — - iiv Swatow, keng, k"ia, k°e, and am ; — - in Amoy, keng
k'lng, keng,ancZ keng ; — ■ in Shanghai, kiang and djiang ; — in Chifii, king.
1
1 ^ c ] j^ afraid of the
public gaze ; bashful.
^ I "/* the horse shied or bolted.
1 •^T^ ~r friglitened out of his
senses.
] A strange words that
astonish people.
^m
From plant and to punish, be-
cause this thorn was once used
to beat people.
^chinff
A bush found in Hunan,
slender, lithe, and thorny ; spinous,
prickly ; brambles, furze.
^ijj ] or 1 ^ the dull thorn ; t. e.
my wife.
^ iS 1^ 1 •'■ ^^^^ only just made
your acquaintance; — i.e. just
learned that you are like a jade-
stone from I [1| where a pure
piece was found.
^ ^ ] j^ this affair proves to
be very vexations.
^ ^ JK 1 I have not before
seen vou.
1 K -ft '^^'^ Vitex ttietsa; its
stems ] j!^ are woven into
baskets like those of the osier.
^ 1 -fS •'^I'lther species of Vitex.
1 "H'] one of the nine divisions of
Yii ; it comprised all Hunan and
most of Hupeh, with part of
Kweicheu ; it constituted the
kingdom of Tsu, sometimes call-
ed ] ^ during feudal times ;
1 M M Ki'ig-clieu fu on the
Yangtsz' River was its capital.
^ I the Cercis siliquastrum and
Chinensis, two varieties of the
Judas tree.
] ^i^ -^ IS she has a boxwood
hair-pin and cotton skirt; i. e.
poor and well-behaved.
] J^ thorny ; useless, annoying.
-— *-^ TIio original form is composed of
. yj> 1^ /iijr/iand ( a line indicating
^ching '*''''''*■
Great, exalted ; the highest
point which men can re.ich ; a
high peak ; a mound ; a capital
or metropolis, where the sovereign
404
KING.
resides; tine, excellent, from the
capital ; in arithmetic, tlie eighth
place in aecimals, denoting ten
millions.
^ ;^ 1^ ] he has no equal.
^Pifi^n 1 likeislets and mounds;
said of descendants.
ThM^f. 1 1 iiliilfl'etheu
beheld the grand elevation, a
plateau with room fur many.
S )C» 1 1 the grief of my heart
is intense.
J: I to go to Peking.
j fg the Peiving Gazette.
^ 1 Nanking-, the soialiern capi-
tal, the metropolis of all China
during two reigns (.\. d. 1368-
1403).
4t 1 "1' ] ^.P^'khig, the north-
ern capital.
The following listexliibits theprinci-
pal capitals of the Chinese rulers from
early times, with the approximate dates of
occupation; some of the shorter dynasties
are not given.
DY.VASTY.
KING.
1 6i5 ^ capital, the metropolis
1 ^ Peking fashions.
1 iK ^ 8°*"1 l^ind of pencil.
1 ^ 'M, the capital of Corea;
also a metropolitan board of
magistrates.
Eead Jciang. Sorrowful.
S 'C^ 1 1 luy sorrow grows in-
tense.
Ig Prom deer and great; rarely oc.
curs with ^ as the primitive.
^ching A large deer, described as
having one horn and a cow'g
tail, perhaps referring to the nyl-
ghau of India ; in Canton, the ^ ]
denotes a small deer, a specues of
muntjac(C(?rc«fos)andthe delicate
chevrotain(J/oS(;/w«)or mouse-deer.
] & ^ ^ leather fob.
ytfi? From silk and a parft as the
tftzji phonetic.
^ching
CAPITAL. PRESENT NAME.
B.C. 2180 [5^
iS
1706 ^
■\ in Honan.
r "O'v If ^f ;j^
( in Honan.
near tlie capital
of Shensi.
in Honan fu.
M 249 jtFif near H^JiJ
M 200 ^ ^ \ in Shensi.
mm 22i^ip{-::,s
^11 mm
904 -^ p^
960 vt-^ I
^" ^tinClK-hkiang.
.... ii-. ^ ,1, cijiiii,
1368^-^|"°\^aWi/5F
™ '^'X ni Kiangsu.
#
m
^
%
(
tal of
in Honan.
now Nanking,
in Shensi.
in Honan.
in Honan.
BJ
1403
*s{;j
to the present
me.
The warp of a web in the
loom ; w hat runs lengthwise,
as the great or straight veins or
arteries ;the meridians of longitude;
lines; to pass through or by, to
cross ; what has passed, and thus
often become.^ merely a sign of the
past tense; as an adverb, already,
then, at that time; to manage, to
plan, to regulate ; the person who
manages a business; what is regu-
lar, orderly, or standard ; laws,
canons, religious manuals, classical
works; the sutras of the Budhists,
and 1^ denotes \heii- shastras ; in
!-ill trade denotes oi-ganzine or
thrown silk.
1 ^ warp and woof; lengthwise
and crosswise.
1 I? ^ ^ to attend to every-
thing metliodicaily.
1 ^ to si)eculate, to trade, to
pLm f(ir a livelihood; to map out.
I ^ a broker, an agent.
] ^ the head clerk iu a custom
house.
1 M. chief secretary in a prefect's
office.
] M <'' clerk who ascertains the
statistics of a prefecture; to
examine tlioroughly.
KING.
~ 1 •(& ^ St IhI ^ as soon as
he is washed he will return.
^ ] .^ it did not go through
my hands.
-i^-hiSm 1 ^0 55r^vhilemy
back retains its strength, I must
everywhere plan and labor.
Wr ^ \ ^ they never fail in
their regular courses, as the stars.
1 .^ f^ I did it with my own
hand.
^ 1 .S j"i^ I liave already seen it.
I @ it passed before his eyes.
1 i^ passed, over, gone through.
;^ 1 or |g ] to repeat prayers,
to read the liturgy ; to con the
Classics.
1 i^ blood vessels of all kinds,
divided into main or straight,
and lateral or small.
^ 1 V ..^ A an inexperienced
hand ; ^ | .also means unclas-
sical, heretical, orn(;n-conformist,
in the minds of Confucianists.
1 7\<. or ^ I the menses.
^ ] canonical books, the classics
or Budhistic; also a])plied to
the Bible and Koran.
I ^ current outlay.
;^ I ^ it is out of my jurisdic-
tion.
I ^ what is regular and necessa-
ry in morals, the basis of society.
MJ* 1 I'^e tried it several times;
I have often been there.
V IM M T> ^m m yo'i don't
know its difficulties till you've
tried it.
W'^k ^ 'uen of deep learning
can sa\e the people.
^ tlie highest principles of
nature, the rules of morals.
^^ I the Budiiist canons; Bud-
ha's own words are termed M
] or documents.
JE ?i $ 1 a sutra, (he Lotus
of the true Law {Saddharma-
pundiirihc sutra). the standard
classic of the Lotus .school.
Eead king'' To kill one's self.
S I -^^ ^il t"C'i'""iit suicide
in a ditch; — a disgraceful end.
KING.
KING.
KING.
405
^iWt Name of a large river which
t-l ~f\ rises iu Kansuh, and drains
^ching its eastern part, joining the
River Wei in Shensi, near
Sz'-ngan fii ; it h:is very dear
water, and gives its name to several
j)laces near it; also a river near
Wii-hu, and one in Annain; to run
thri)Ugh or slraiglit across ; a creek
which joins places; a foiii.tain,
] ^ to flow straight tlirongh.
i'i? ^ 1 :/& qiiickly go those
hoals on the King.
i-l-^ From \\S xtrcamn under ^^one,
c I - represcuting tlie earth, and 'j^
^ching contracted to JH «io)7;.
Streams running under the
ground ; a quiet How of water
without waves ; nuuie of a stream
and of a place, for which the next
in now used.
TJ*!? A village in Kao-mih hien
cHlr ^ i^ I?. lyi"g '" the east
^ching of Sliantung in Lai-cheu fu.
Formed of tJ, hrother and 3p.
vigorous, both repeated, refer-
ring to the pleasant sight of
bretlu'en agreeing ; it is similar
to gX, in appearance and sound.
To fear, to forhear from, to re-
frain ; cautious, solicitous lest a
tiling miscury.
] I wary, respectful; strong, as
sheep.
fS 1 or 'ii ^ ] 1 tremhlingly
alive to; wary, very anxious for.
] 'III dreading, apprehensive of
consequences.
1 1 li ISI fi^«ling the peril and
afraid.
'rom a f;pcar and noiv.
The handle of a spear; a rod;
^c/iiiig to compassionate, to pity, to
feel for; the pitiahle ; con-
cerned for, regretting; to attend to
earnestly; careful, sparing ; boast-
ful, elated, conceited; to rule one's
Self; to respect, to value.
I "li^ to coinmisscrate. I
pj" I worthy of compassion.
^c/niig
cTl Th
^ J[y l)y 1 I then should be in
piliable misery.
I p^ bragging; to vapor, to talk.
^ pj{ ] jt^ to respect, as a model.
I Hn ^ ■$• '"'"1 '^"t not qu.-UTcl-
some.
il 1 £i ^ ** S'^o*^' "pi'iiun of
one's self
1 JfK ill ^ to feel for and help
widows and orphans.
/f, ] -fS ff to disregard small
ati'airs.
.f . 1 ^Mff'^ the fish close
their scales and huddle under
the ice.
] ] \igorous looking, said of a
flock of sheep.
•fiJf A /f» 1 which of them was
not wifeless, — and to be pitied '1
C f^ From sun and emiticnt ; occurs
_^j-* used for ^ying t/^ a shadow.
"^ching Bright sunlight ; brilliant,
illuminated ; illumined by
the sun; a fine view, a good situa-
(ion or prospect; figure, aspect;
circumstances of a place or thing ;
a rarity, a lion, a curiosity, a sight;
a resemblance, fancy, imagining,
form ; a stylo, as of dress ; to re-
gard kindly, longing for; large;
a shadow.
] JU a vista, a prospect ; a view.
^ ] circumstances, pros[)ects ;
character of; peculiarities; a
landscape, appearances of nature.
^nl 1 to display rare things.
i& ] disreputable, it has a bad
""look.
•^ \ neat and well arranged.
D, 'ff \ M '*y this wo try to
increase our great ha[i[iine.ss.
"fi 1 '"" i^ 1 t^"" scenery, a
good site ; easy circumstances.
if HJg, 1 a good sky at sunset;
it all ended well, as tlie honor-
able end of a toilsome life.
Jl^ 1 pleasantly situated.
^ 1 ^ IW cautious and discreet,
aide to judge men and tlungs.
j j^ a statue ; a portrait.
^ ] the [irospects of the year.
1 fr' fr ih to set a mark and
strive to reach it, to act up to
l)rinciple.
1 •gi, the look of the country, a
land.scape.
J|^ 1 signs of the times.
1 ill Piospect Hill in Peking.
I ^ the luminous doctrine ; —
so Christianity is called on the
Nestorian tablet.
/\ I tlie eiglit sijjhts, the lions,
the remark able objects of a place.
U '^ ] stei'(!oscopic views.
1 M-'^ cloisonne, enameled ware.
^ ] an old person, an old
resident, but yet able to work.
Vi, iJL -it 1 their shadows went
dancing on the stream.
C^Spt^ l''roni man or ^aords, and to re.
. > fpect as the phonetic.
' To warn against, to caution,
to threaten with a ])enaUy ;
'cMna '" arouse, to urge to reform ;
to set judgment before the
mind, to alarm the heedless.
] -JU; to arouse or warn the age.
1 3l!c "1* ^ to caution against
doing it again.
] '[§• to stitrtle and put one on his
guard.
1 ^ to caution the people.
^ — ] ■g' executing one man
deters a hundred.
fS 1 Juade a warning example of.
1 ^ to stiundate to exertion.
CjL^f^ From earth and end as the
I.E3 phouetic.
'ching A limit, a boundary ; the
marches; a place where one
lives, abode ; a region, place, neigh-
borhood, district ; state, condition
of life, position.
I 1^ frontier, boundary, limit.
1^ 1 J'""!' place of residence.
^ ^ lllj 1 'i'»oist f-'iry land.
^ ] on the border.
A. 1 |i3 ^ when you cross tlie
border, inquire what are the
prohibitions.
406
KING.
KING.
KING.
^ 1 vicinity ; the neighborhood.
M 'M 1 ^ 'I- is hard to be in
stMiter.ed circumstances.
I j^ condition in life.
1 ft the neigliborhood temple.
] fjj '"'^'-'s '"■ '-'^^ Ii-'viL'd for this
temple.
^Ul I allc'vi.iti;ig circumstances,
some compensatory tilings.
J^ 1 to go around (not through)
a lot or country ; to get beyond.
To cut one's throat ; to cut
oil" the neck.
From ^ licad and S a stem
contracted.
The neck, especially the
front part of it ; the throat;
a narrow part of a thing ; an
isthmus; met. the temper.
if^ 1 irascible, testy.
1 ^ Of 1 •? the neck.
1 ^ "f 1 ttl fi neck-ribbon, a
neck cloth, a neck-tie.
M 1 ^ 'In intimate friendship.
^ I ^ lumps growing in the
neck, ganglionic swellings.
A gem, a fine stone used in
jewelry.
'c/lltlff
ching''
From ^ to fap and ^ careftd,
diligent, but tin's ig regarded as
different from '^J careless ■
theiroriginal forms are tinlike'
and this is derived from sheep
to wrap, and mouth, ivitli to tap'.
Reverent, sedate, attentive,
respectful; that feeling of the heart
which springs from self-respect and
a due regard to all positions; to
honor, to show respect to; to
worship, to venerate, to stand in
awe of; to watch one'.s self; self-
poised ; reverently; that which
honors one, as a present; a douceur.
1 jjil^ to venerate the gods.
] J|'seIf.training;tobestudiousIy
careful of one's conduct.
1 is to present a glass of wine.
^ 1 I have offended, I beg your }
pardon.
Rj" 1 P]" ] admirable I surprising!
1 '^^M respect written paper;
when added to handbills, means
'•Do not deface or tear this
down."
I ^ ^ '"• 1 ^ # I who re-
speeltiiily inform you ; the first
sentence in a letter.
& J^^ ] ^ fitted to secure
respect.
^ ^ ] M this is an incomplete
respect to you;— said by a
host to excuse his feasU
MJ^I^ 1 take it as a mark of
respect.
] f= devout faith ; reverence and
belief
1 ff". ^ attentive to business.
Jili i iS^ 1 '''11 decorum consists
chiefly in respect.
I a present to a teacher, or to
the examiner at the three great
trii)os ; it is also termed ^ ]
the charcoal supply, and g;j |
a parting present, and other
names.
I i£' to hold in esteem.
^ I a generous present.
M 1 gia\-e and reverently.
f^ £. ^ ] respect tends to
make one virtuous.
*i 1 ' — ^ 'et me give you one
glass.
f=* ^''°"i "b sound and Jl^ n man ;
^\li 2- d. a tune or song carried
chinf tl^-ougli.
To exhaust, to finish, to go
through a matter to the end ; at
the close, the end, the utmost, the
termination ; end less ; as an adverb,
and usually succeeded by a nega-
tive, at last, finally, then ; only,
nothing but
1 ^ — b" ^6 never said a word.
1 ^ ^ M ^ won't he come
at all then '?
1 © -^ T s'ilJ yo" went.
1 ^ ^ ^ -ifter all he did not
comprehend it.
I ^ endless repose.
^ ] to the last, after all.
M I illimitable, vast expanse.
1 ^ ill lib ail I is it so ?
~ 1 j1 ~- fi S ® only sent one
empty box after all.
^ ) thoroughly examined, sifted
to the bottom.
Ei ^ 1 the name of the last of
the eighteen heavens of the
Budhists(«i-an!s/;i«), that which
is Ihe limit of the world of desire.
.yrn-* A feline animal which is
Q}^ charged with eating its dam
ehin(/ ' as soon .is born, and is hence
called ^ ] owl-cat.
^^ 1 o'' 1 1m1 '•''*^ muntjak tiger
(Fe/i's J;'ac/;^MrMs)ofManchuria.
M) From metal and the end as the
phonetic.
chiny^ A metallic mirror; a look-
ing-glass : any reflecting sur-
face, as the sea or moon ; often
api)lied to books which reflv,ct
knowledge; to brighten ; to illus-
trate ; bright ; lustrous.
If 1 orgj^ I a looking-glass.
^ ^ ] a telescope, a Spy-glass,
j^ ^glj; ] a microscope.
M f}^ \ ^ suu-glass.
) |[£ a toilet, a dressing-case.
{{?.# 1 or^^ 1 a pier-glass,
a large mirror.
1 ^ picture frames.
"0 72 1 a sconce, a reflector ; a
kaleidoscope.
SJJ. 1 'MM i"- is clearly reflected
in your view ; said of an astute
officer.
^^ 1 ^ fi Ijc clearly illustrated
the holy law.
^ ȣ> 1 a sort of cuirass or
breastplate.
jSlM' BS 1 near-sighted or con-
cave spectacles.
;j^ ] convex glas.ses or lenses.
*C» 1 M # ■^ tlie mind's glass
must be rubbed np with books,
— to be intelligent.
1 72 7jC .^ [vain and empty] as
the reflection of a flower in a
mirror, or the moon in a pool.
KING.
K'lNQ.
K'ING.
407
m
ion
From man or step and streamlet
as the phonetic.
A bye- way, a, foot-path; a
short cut ; a iiairow track,
a diameter; a radius; a
bridle track or goat-path ;
direct, straight ; prompt,
quick ; to pass by.
] ]E^ a nearer way, the shortest
[tath ; [jlj ] is a circuitous way.
^\ I smart, tricky ; tlie opposite
of I '[^ slraightfonvard.
ff ^ dj ] *1"""'^ go '" ^'^^
bye-ways.
1 pj to go directly to it.
^ Ifi -N^ 1 '" I'Kclianics, (be
radius of gyration.
^ ] a quick way, an easy mode.
*7Tf ) Interchanged witli tlie last.
^-^ To pass by, to approach ; to
cMng^ flow by, as a river near a
town ; to go u|) to ; a short
path ; direetlj' ; across.
^C ifl 1 j^ they are very uulike,
or far apart.
1 ■^ ^ -'- would at once mention,
I beg to inform you now ; — an
opening phrase in a letter ; in
.some cases this phrase is cm-
[iloyed where ^ ^ -^ would
be more polite.
"M-h^ Strong, robust; stiff, bard;
^t^ uiiyicldiug, overbearing, pre-
chiui/^ ji id iced; muscular, as a
c/.i'/;' pugilist.
1 A^ a stiff bow.
^ ] a stiff breeze, a chilly gust.
I ijji; well matched foes.
2\ 1 fl'j M '& ■"» congenial friend,
one witli whom you can easily
get on.
J-TTf^ A kind of timber resembling
'f 'Tt pine, liut harder, perhaps a
cliiiig^ s<jrt of larch or spruce ; a
roller used by silk dyers to
straichten the silk.
WW
>V- » V- ^ Originally formed of g xoords
/f^/\i above )\^ a man repeated, to
•J ' denote the bickering of people;
it is sometimes reduced to the
second form, and bears a
Ching'' resemblance to ^^ ivarij.
Strong, violent ; emulous,
envious, pragmatic, bickering, tes-
ty, diotrephian ; great ; abundant ;
to emulate ; to do vigorously ; to
struggle for, to contend, to force ;
to be quarrelsome; to rival in zeal
for.
|i^ ] to begin a fray.
^ I to wrangle, to contest; ex-
citable, captious.
ffi A 13 1 to excel, a head
above others ; distingui.slied.
.^ *C* ^ 1 bianimate, unambi-
tious.
/J^ ] ^ 1^ neither quarrelsome
nor remiss ; fertiiva tunte.
1 in plain-spoken ; honest and
earnest.
^s; ] great strength ; herculean.
M
Old sounds, k'ing and k'iang. Tii Canton, hing, k'ing, ami heng; — in Swatow,
in Amoy, k'eng and keng ; — in Fulicltau, k'ing and k'eng;
chuiig and djiiiug ; — in Cliifn, k'ing.
] -J^ noble officials, high civi- I
From a'edentials ^\J given to an
officer and S an object vphich
all look towards ; it is very
easily mistaken for fhiang Jpl'
a villa(je.
A noble, a lord, a high officer, !
one to whom men look ; a term !
of respect api)lied to courtiers by '
the prince, and by gentlemen to
each other; intelligent.
I 40 a grandee; a cabinet mi-
nister.
^ 1 ^ :^ noblemen, courtiers,
officers.
] ^ our ministry.
1 -f" a young loril, an officer's son.
1 S C"'' M ^)pri>pitious clouds.
lians.
^ I my deceased wife.
^ ] my loving concubine, my
dear girl.
y^ ] the six Officers in the Cheu
dynasty were timilar to the ^Fr
■^[5 si.x Boards of the present
day, and were named after
heaven, earth, and the four sea-
sons ; before this time, they do-
noted six imperial generals.
J£ ] and ijf I are the presi-
dents and vice-presidents of four
lou'er courts. ciV., the Ta-li Sz',
the Tai-chang Sz', Tai-iiuh Sz',
and Kwang-Uili Sz' ; they wear
blue buttons.
k'eag, keng, k'in, and kw'ang ; -
— in Shanghai,
■^TF»» From carriage and stream as the
Wi^ phonetic.
^ch^ing Light, not heavy, as an emp-
ty car; to think lightly of, to
disesteem, to disregard ; to slight ;
levity; dissipated, frivolous, paltry;
gently, lightly.
1 "M. ''S^*- '"""1 heavy ; unimpor-
tant and serious ; to despise and
to esteem.
^ j^ I ;^ "f 1)0 great account ;
mediocre, common.
1 ^ ''g^t and thin ; disrespect-
ful, impudent; a prostitute.
] ite dissipated, light ; liarum-
scaruni.
1 a" ^ pn 'igl'*! iucoherent
words, half wilted talk.
408
K'ING.
KING.
K IKG.
] ^^W ""Stable and volatile.
gfc 1 § ^' it is not at all an
easy matter.
p ] or 1 l^heedlessof his word
or promise.
] ^ lightly laden, as a cart;
drawing little water.
1 1 :§" -T' S S >J> A yo" may
be uncivil to a nobleman, but you
must be polite to a mean man.
^ 1 young, under twenty.
1 ^ I'c disregarded it.
] "pf or ] J5 portable, light.
1 1 ^ -"^ nimbly, agile, cleverly.
I ^ to risk life without cause ;
audaci ous, venturesome.
] ^ liimself alone ; to lay .aside
dignity and condescend to the
lowly.
^ fj^ H ] the results are really
serious.
1 7^ calomel, so called from its
delicate appearance.
1 S l'S''t horsemen, cavalry.
Eead L^iitff^ Quick, fast.
ttTTf From man autl an instant.
C l^>^ Tlie head leaning one side ;
ch^inff aslant, iiicliuod, falling; en-
tirely, the whole of; to over-
turn, to subvert, to waste ; to
squander ; to assay, to test, to
smelt ; to debate, to compete, to
wrangle; to pour out, as tea'^from
a spout.
1 B- IB inclined his ear to hear.
1 jglj inclined ; leans on the side.
) ^ fallen over.
I ■^|[ sub\'erted, prostrated, tum-
bled down, upset.
1 ^ utter imbecility, as of a
ruined country.
] ^ to impoverish the family.
1 S *-" "'"" ovev, to overpass.
1 ;^ ^ to compete on a trial of
abilities.
I f^ j^ a crucible to assay silver.
j 5 'fB Ht ^^ g''*^'6 i^™ ^^^ ^'^^
purse.
] ^ to draia the glass, so as to
turn it up.
1 JM M *° '^'"y ^^'i^i'^i' '^'"i drink
the must.
I ^ defeated, dispersed, beaten.
1 '& 't^ {^ *" submit cordially,
to repent unreservedly.
~M ] MMM ] m o»e of
her glances would subvert the
city, and another would overturn
the empire; said by Madame
Li ^ .^ ^ the concubine of
Han Wu-ti, for which she was
degraded.
;:j8ij^ From Hand and respectful.
c^^p^ To raise on high with the
fh^ing hands, to elevate; to lift.
] ^ to elevato the folded
hand.s, as in making a salu-
tation a la Chinoise.
^ ] to raise on high.
] ;|t to lift up, to raise.
1 5c ti * pillar which beats the
sky ; — met. a statesman who
upholds the couulry.
] ^ to receive respectfully.
In Cantonese. To settle, as turbid
water by alum ; to freeze, to curdle,
to coagulate.
^ 1 yg let it settle clear.
1 ^ to stand till dry.
c
(Ch'iiig
A stand for a lamp or wall-
liglit; a frame to set a bow
in when stringing or adjust-
ing it ; a stand iur dishes,
jt^ 1 ^ wall-lamp.
] •^ a bracket or stand.
^ch^ing
WL ^ ^n '''^ surging billows
have not yet settled down; —
said of a rebeliou.
from hlachor l:nife and great;
tlie second forni is also read
liohj when nsed us a synonym
for Jj, to rob.
To mark the faces of crimi-
nals with black s])ots.
] ^ to brand tlie face.
] to tattoo the face with ink
or pigment,
it ] to cut marks on the face.
From )|i;j[ hemp and ^S
contracted.
a taper
''c/i'ing A grassy plant, five or six
feet high, of whose fibers
cloth can be made.
1 jft tl^s abulilon hemp (Sida
tilicefolia), cultivated in tlie
northern provinces for ropes and
cordage.
titg^ ^ From g tuonJ and i^ fojte con
t==«
traded.
From strenrttli and yreat.
Strong, violent.
1 Wc •'"• powerful foe.
From fish and great as the pho-
netic, aUuding to the fish.
The whale, the largest of sea-
luonsters, fabled to be a thou-
sand li long ; enormous, vast, over-
whelming.
I ^ to gulp or swallow all ; to
swindle completely out of.
1^ 1 f" 5^ to ride a whale to hea-
ven, as they say Li Tai-peh did.
chh'ng^ To cough, to hawk in the
throat; a slight irritation or
hacking in the throat ; to speak
pleasantly ; the sound of a swing-
ing bell; a man's name.
1 $(f\. clearing the tliroat, deemed
to be indecorous before a ruler.
1 pM. ^Ip to converse pleasantly
and in a whisper.
T^rtj) From fire and tone contracted.
j/^ Heat withering up things ;
j dicing'' hot. feverish.
5^ I head hot, as with fever.
In Cantonese. To toast, to dry
at the fire, to roast.
WL'X 1 ft "fE dry it thoroughly
before the fire.
'^^^J From jar and tone contracted
/^ni^ i'^'r tlic plionetic.
chHng'' E-'^han.sted, as an empty
vessel; to empty, to drain, to
exhaust; entirely; stable, strict.
^ ] an empty purse.
] ^ -^ [this jar] is wholly empty.
^ tu 1 j^^ cannot now detail
the whole.
K'lNG.
K'ING.
KIOH.
4C9
^ iP iS§ 1 ™y house is like an
euiply j.ir iuing up ; — i. e. I am
very i"'(ir.
] P£ ^ ^ li't nie Idl you every-
tliiiig- iilioul. uiy life.
I ^ shTii .-uiil self-possessed.
^ 6v 1 ^ <liiitc used up ; it is
illl gone.
^]^^ .1 si ream Howitig from the
^]l^ side of ,1 hill ; to pour out
cIi'hk/ wine or any fluid.
■JjU<) From ittonc and ione, ov as
f jf I ;uiot lier explains it f i-om JQ' shmc
clliiiq' '""1 ^ '" strike oontractoil.
Sonorous stones or plates
which arc suspended lil^'e a bell on
a frame and struck by Inuiiiuers;
ihey were of (litt'erent materials,
and are now made of bell metal
resemblin|^ a triangle or a carpen-
ter's square ; the tinkling of these
stones ; to hang up ; to give the
reins to, to gallop ; a sort of
didcimcr made of glass or stone ;
pictures of this instrument are seen
carved on the ends of the antefixte
or beams under the eaves or on
lintels, as an emblem of the next
character, which has the same tone.
^ ] to strike the musical stones
these two characters are some-
times turned into '§ ^ to
denote a wish.
1 ^ to stoop very low, alluding
to the shape of these stones.
$'[' 1 i^ Ms "°^^ '^"^ gives loose
rein, now he pulls in ; this is
also a[)plied to the rapid or slow
playing on the dulcimer.
1 JIft 6] A hung him like a
foresi er.
§^ ] a thin co[)pe;-, kettle-shaped
bowl used in temples in chant-
ing, and accompanied by the
1^1 I a small hemispherical
bell, struck by the priest when
at worship.
I P ^ tumblers or cups which
do not tlare.
J^ ] to clash ; to exasperate one.
_> Composed of >tJ» ''""■'> ^M-
liininii one, and ^ a deer eon.
ch^ina' traded, to denote tho practice
of presenting a deer's skiu ou
festive occasions ; it is sym-
bolized by the last.
Good, excellent; to congra-
tulate, to console ; to bless ; to
jjresent, as on a birthday with good
wishes and gifts; hap[>y, joyous;
joy, felicity ; the path of righteous-
ness ; an interjection, happily,
lucky.
] ^ to congratulate, to wish joy.
■§ ] lucky and blessed.
j '^ to rejoice with.
1^^ I extra happiness, an overplus
of luck, such as virtuous families
h.ave.
] H§ 'o confer on.
1 Wi J"")'' l'^ely> <t great ftstivity.
1 J^ .J'V^"!' 'Di-'rry-
1 'I' ^ 'o ^i^j"y the mid-autumn
moonlight — on the 15th of the
8th moon.
n
clduo
Old .tnuncU, kak and kiali. la Canton, kok and keuk ; — in Sioatow, kak, kiuk,
and k'ak ;— iii Fnhchau, kaiik and keuk; — iii, Shanghai, koli, kick, cluL'k,
This character is described aa
formed of j] strenrjtk and |^
llcxli, and supposed to resemblo
a horn; it is I lio 1 18th radical of
characters mostly relating to
tho uses aud forms of horns.
A horn ; a corner, a point,
an angle ; a headland, a cape ; a
|)rotuberance; horny; adorned with
horns; horned; a wing or skirmish-
ing party; the tuft on a young
child's head; a pod; hard; a quar-
ter, and now in use for a dime,
or the tenth of a dollar; to gore, to
butt; to dipute, to test one's
strength with another ; a wine-cup;
a constellation ; third note of tho
ancient gamut.
5c iH i^ I remote lands, tho
corners of the seas.
I J^ to drive, as cattle do.
] mi to spar ; to wrestle.
H jll A 1 to go through (or
box) the compass.
M 1 Hra t''*' '''S" of f^'r weather,
when spiders spin their webs.
] D^ to wrangle, to dispute.
j ^ the first of the Chinese
constellations, comprising the
stars a (Spica) and ^ in Virgo.
I Q an angular field.
/^ ] star-anise, a spice, the lUi-
cium anisatum.
] ^ tho tones of some musical
instruments.
RS 1 f^ '(w" to ogle, to glance at.
■jj^ I a cornet or trumpet.
P ] >^ ^ bickering is odious.
and k'a; — in Aniotj, kak, k'iok,
and kiah ; — in Chifu, kioa.-
i|^ ] ^^ when I was a happy
girl; i.e. had tufted horns.
1^ ] to borrow money. (Crtrt^fMjese.)
^ I black horns, the pods of the
Gleditnc Ilia sinensis, used to wash
with; anothi.-r kind is a dye.
H 1 :^ thirty-four cents.
I ^ a quarter chest — of tea.
— ] 3!C ra" 0'"'e official dispatch.
^ ? a right angle; |^ ] an
at,nto angle ; |j| j or ^ ]
an obtuse angle; ^ | angle of
incidence ; and (u] ] angle of
reflection.
If ^f 1 a projecting point ; wing of
an army ; this atid ^ ] also
both mean the corner inside of
an angle.
410
KIOH.
KIOH.
KIOH.
J, >y> Used with the last.
4/^3 To seize by the horns; to
^clliie stab; to lay hold of au ani-
mal to stab it.
J^ I to stab, to bayonet.
i# ] to seize by the horns and
feet, as a deer.
In Pekingese. A corner.
ifi S fS^ 1 ' ^t-^"^^ ^^^^^ '" '•'"''
corner.
w-r^t barrens ; a heath
Rough land, liilly and rocky;
barrel
jc/we J^ 1 a rugged country.
^chui
I'rom wood and horn ns tlio pho-
netic.
A rafter, the strips on which
the tiling rests ; the ends of
the ;f^, the ante fixes or projecting
beams supporting the eaves; a
mallet ; a handle.
1 i^ lathing for a roof; shingles_
fe 1 ^ ^ our pine beams were
large.
Yrom flesh and to fhj'oic aside;
referring to the leg hanging
, back when sitting; the first
form is commonest.
The leg, the shank, the foot,
^chile but is usually applied to the
fhio last two ; base of a hill ;
'c/iiiio stable, firm ; a profession, a
calling ; cleverness, skill ;
workmen, laborers.
] [i| the ankles.
1 f^ stocks for the feet, things to
torture the ankles.
^ tt ] to rest, to stop walking^
] ^or ] ^thecalfof the leg.
] Sjjj; traces, footsteps ; evidences
of an act.
] ^ a coolie; one to whom ]
^ or ] ^ porterage is paid.
■^ ] to detain one.
^ I spiritless, placable.
if ilk 1 trustworthy ; well esta-
blished, as a firm.
J^ ] or 1^ ] g^l '1 cheiropodist.
1 ^ T ^ fi 51 I& 1'"^^ "la'iy
brothers younger tiian you?
1 T£ journey on foot.
j ■£, profession, occupation, life ;
aiitecedents of a per.son, rank.
Jt if 6^ 1 ■£, au excellent man
in his way or line.
] "jj ;/ijiufluentia],of high re))ute.
1 M 1"^''^' gf""ls, inferior sorts.
ft .^ 1 to write, a devil's foot, —
is to decide by drawing a lot.
^ ■fit' 1 ^'^ clasp Budha's feet —
when in distress and danger-
:J^^:fZ 1 6^ A'-iue-vtravagant,
wasteful man.
^J ^ ] clever, sprightly, lucky.
3E .^ 1 to do tricks of legerde-
main.
P^ § ^ I the beauties of spring
have feet, — and soon flee.
J8 1 peddlers ; retailers,
fit 1 •'ctors disguised as women,
who wear the small slioes.
1^ ] a sticky foot, a hanger-on,
a sorncr.
S til 1^ 1 ^ the secret is out,
the trick is known,
j^ ] to seduce to evil courses.
"^ ] the rain coming down in
separate showers, as seen from a
distance.
■^ 1 or ;5^ I barefooted.
/^ 1 !§• he has a powerful pro-
tector.
^ 'P 7K 1 "'•>•■>'• 's the freight
on it"?
^t ^/ if ^ 1 fi'f^t '"■'k*^' minute
inquiries as to the chances.
'ia 'M ^ 1 ^ ^^*^ "*-'" w'hich
rope you got hold of; — lookout
what you say.
rlfc^ Loud laurrhinsr: the lollino-
rf^^i and panting of animals ai'lor
j:hue running.
tM. ^ ^ 1 immoderate
laughing and talking.
^ ] ^ throughly drunk, maud-
Ihi.
?M 1 Pf ^ opening the mouth
and lolling, as a dog.
P^ ] boisterous laughter.
,c/iio
From ^ to see and !^ to learn
contracted ; the second form is
> rather pedantic and unusual. -
To understand, to perceive ;
to notice, to advert to ; to
feel ; to bring to liglit, to
manifest ; straightforward ;
correct ; grand, exalted ; intelli-
gent ; wide awake, aroused ; con-
scious ; in Budldsm, innate intel-
ligence.
^ I divulged, brought to light.
^ 1 inattentive, oblivious.
] "^ it hurts ; I feel pain.
^ ] ^ S lofty are its pillars.
•^ j ^ ] the first foreseeing
and the others understanding,
as a sage and his disciples.
M 1 Mn'mnMiL people
in all quarters render homage to
upright virtuous conduct.
] •[§■ aroused to a sense of.
-^ j)g ;^ I stupid from grief,
heavy from amazement.
^P I to perceive ; perception.
■^ -^ \ ^ you, Sir, are intel-
ligent.
] -jtt; to manifest to the world.
] ^ ^ ft S I f'^'^l rather
languid.
X-^Z> \ JlJ T I l^a^e got
here quicker than I thought I
should.
\^ 1 Budhist namefor adagoba.
] 2 a term for Budlia, denoting
his innate intelligence.
'ti 1 ^ '"■ -tl 1 ii "'''^ seven
sections of degrees of intelligence
{Bodliyanga), belonging to every
Budha.
^ I alone intelligent, or [g] |
wholly intelligent, terms referring
to persons who become Budhas
in lieimitlife iivatyehi Budha),
and who cross sansaru without
attaining perfection.
I j^ a Manchu word, Ghiaro or
Golden, the surname of the
reigning Manchu family, pro-
bably derived from the Kin ^
dynasty, a.d. 1115 to 1235.
KIOH.
K'lOH.
K'lOH.
4ll
Re.id kido^ To awukcii iVom a
dream ; to wake.
[^ ] aslec[i ; to sleep.
-f^ ^ M I I would sleep and
never wake more.
In Cantonese. To Imsli.
( ] ' ] a lullaby for babies.
A slight drawbridge in olden
times where the government
levied toll on spirits brought
over ; a foot-bridge, a plank
over a stream; a fruit like
the pumelo.
1 SJ '-^'^ °" liquor.
1^ I a toll bridge, established to
levy duties on produce.
,chue
/^Jj IM ame of a celebrated general,
|'^E> ^ 1 mentioned in the San
,chue
riai>
''chiao
.chiie
Kwoli Clii, who helped Tsao
TVao, and was killed by
him.
Wooden soled shoes or clogs
made of twisted hempen
cords ; a kind of patten.
The raphe or line on the
upper lip ; the meat on the
cheeks and lips, as of hogs ;
sausages made of kidneys
and tripe ; dried or frozen birds.
^ 15 Bf 1 <lelicious aud fat
sausages of tripe and meat.
tTT^ Two gems laid side by side ;
J 1* 1 this character occurs used for
cliiu names.
A^H From ^ dnij and }^ to catch,
ly'^S from its readiness to seize people.
^c/iue A species of large ape or hoo-
luck, found in Western China,
and said to be six feet high ; it is
fio-ured as an old combination of
o
ape and deer, and many strange
things are said of it ; the color is
brown, and it can walk like a man ;
it probably denotes the great gib-
bon {Hylohutcs), or one of that
genus.
1 ® pounced down on it, as an
owl on a mouse.
chie '
] ^ to walk backwards, to go |
away; but ] /p fj is an ad-
versative phrase, by no means ;
no, not at all. |
it is said. j
1 j& '''^ disappoint another. \
1 ^ — # il ^ all ! thisjs a
fine affair.
•^ j ^ ^ to flee luxury and
vanity.
ciCiie '
From the heart a.a seen through
a shell ; it is much the same as
tho next.
Guileless, npright, ingenuous;
conduct that is thoroughly
honest.
1 ^substantially; trustworthy
reliable, as evidence.
1 ^ proved to be so ; evidence
is certain.
1 ^ tb M $ lie really is able
to manage the thing.
] ^ I am not sure about it ; is
it so really 1
>^
ch'ue •
Old sounds, kak and k'iak. In, Canton, kV'uk, hok, and h6k ; — -in Swatow, k'iak and k'ak; — in Amoij, k'ak, k'iok,
and hak ; — in Fuhchau, k'iok and li'auk ; — • in Slianghai, chick, k'ok, kick, and djii ; — in Chifii, k'iia.
From |v a knot and ■^ tho
roof of the ^noiith, whicli has
become reduced to ■2j to go, as
given in tlie commou form.
To curb the desires, to
decline doing or accepting ;
t(j refuse, to deny ; to re-
hire ; to look np; as an initial
udverh, adds force to the assertion,
like really, truly, certainly, — and
often needs no translation ; then,
thereupon ; as an interjection, oh !
behold I
1 ^ or ] j^; evidently, the fact
is.
1 ^ ^ '^'' ' ''''*^" y^" come
again '? — behold, again I
,'S 1 I really forgot it.
1 -^ ^U i^"*' ^^'I'y «0' r'''iy •
1' I to reject, to finish off; to
disdain.
^ ] to decline, to put off with
excuses.
^ ^ ^ ] I shall be glad if you
will not decline.
1 ^ ^ ^ S to decline it will
be disrespectful.
1
fi^
From stone and high.
A rock rising prominently ;
hard, firm, solid ; as an caU
verb, really, certainly, indeed,
in truth ; resoluie, fixed,
even so, in fact.
] flJi surely ; certainly so.
1 if or 1 \ M 'X ^"iiy i
there is no mistake.
From liand and high; ifc much
resembles ts'ai Jg to trace out.
To knock on ; to beat, to
cudgel; to peck; to ridicule;
single, as a garment without
lining.
^ to pick or gouge out the
eyes.
i^ 1 -^ ^ *: cite the ancient
and modern books.
■j^ ] to ridicule, to bestow epithets
on.
] J^ swollen np, as from a blow.
] /li^ "? to eat dried melon seeds.
db^ll An egg-shell from which the
c^P>5v chick has emerged,
i^'" ^ ffi ^ 1 'lie chick has
come out of its shell.
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KIOH.
KIU.
KIU.
chHo'
"irt 1 From to strike down on and
^^*yr screen-like, as given in tlie third
Jh^i form ; the other two have now
I * superseded it.
J^ ) \ The husk, akin, or covering
±rti I "^ fr"'ts ; the shell of eggs;
CJty J j the exiivipe of snakes, insects,
/.{g chrysalides, ifcc; the shell of
mollusks ; a hard outer co-
vering ; bark, crust ; a ladle or
dipper; among weavers, a skein or
knot of raw silk ; an old hollow tree.
j^ ] a soup ladle.
7jC 1 a d'Pl'^^ '^specially of gourd
or cocoa-nut.
ifg ] a hat without a fringe.
^ ■pS I a mask.
^ ] a tortoise or terapin's shell,
used by diviners.
^ ] an empty husk ; a charlatan,
a pretender, a humbug.
] ^ lime burned from shells.
iix>
c/i'ile '
choice '
A common bitter medicine,
called -|a I , which are pro-
bably the dried skins of a
spiny kind of Citrus, likened
to the pumelo but smaller.
To strik'e the head ; to pass
crosswise ; to throw a thing
across.
To dry anytliing at the fire,
or in tlie sun ; dried tho-
rouglily.
' j^^ From .■spirits and a fleet animal.
IjH^, To contribute to a feast; to
club tiigelher for a picnic or
great dinner.
^ JW ^ ffi M ] m-^ I'-'^ving
nothing to .sacrifice with, they
joined tlieir funds for a good
feast.
^ ] ^ half the contributors to
a picnic get drunk.
cWue'
A hill covered with large
boulders ; crash of stones
rushino- against each other,
or of water dashing over the
ch'iie > locks.
T* J:^ Firm, solid ; abruiitly ; hea-
1IO> vy.
^cMeh 1 ^ /f^ JS It is far too
heavy to move.
1 ^ W 2j5 lie arrived
very suddenly.
■^^-' W^eary, tired, as from walk-
m, ing.
ch'io' ^ jjilli •^, 1 I am all at
once utterly fagged out.
>V
To take trouble about.
''> Head Lih E.vhaustcd, wea-
c/''"'*'' ried.
'IS 1 tireil out, needing rest.
KIITJ.
Old sounds, ku, gu, kuk, and giifc. In Canton, kau; — ■ in Swutow, kiu, k'iu, kao, and ku ; — in Amoy, kill, k'iu, and ki ; —
in Fahchau,, kau, k'au, kiu, ko, k'eii, keu, and k'eiing; — in Shanghai, kiu and dju; — in Chi/ii, kio.
'\ From bird or to envelope and
nine ; tlie second form is limit-
, ed to tlie verb in its meanings.
^c/iiu
The turtle dove ; a pigeon ;
it is regarded as a stupid
bird, because it makes no
proper nest ; from the re-
ferences, the cuckoo, or a bird
with similar habits, seems to be
sometimes intended by the name;
to assemble, to call together, to
live quietly, to rest, to sojourn ; to
collect in, as a subscription.
JM: 1 ^ g'''^y Ijl'ick pigeon; the
name alludes to the iridescent
neck, and is widely applied.
tf^ ] the fire dove of Formosa.
{Turtier humitis.)
1^ ] the Pescadore dove.
^ ] a name for the grass warbler.
§1 ] the sand grouse of Mongolia
(^Syrrhaptes.)
J% 1 the cuckoo, also known as
P^ p^ in imitation of its note.
^ ] golden dove of Formosa.
{Chalcophcqjs /ormoaanus.)
']% 1 JS -i the cuckoo came and
lived ill [the mag[pie's] nest; said
(if people who e.xpel or supplant
olliers.
] ^ to tlock together, to assem-
ble.
ff-.m \ ,^^,:^^.'& ■■'1;!
you foolish dove, do not surfeit
on the mulberries.
] i^l an old man's staff, refers to
an old custom of .giving a staff
to an octoginarian on which a
pigeon w;is cut.
I ] ~^ the noise of wrangling.
j ^ to live with or on one : to
reside, a.s a bride in her new
bouse.
I ii J£ he pacified his subjects.
jjiJi ] a book name for the black
dronge.
] P the pubes, a medical term.
] J^ to collect or invite work-
men.
1 ^ ^ an ancient name of Wu-
hu im the Yangtsz' River.
] M i>M ^& to collect money to
repair a road.
From to con (est and a tortoise
because the carapace of tor-
, toises is used in sortilege j it is
wrongly read fkwii by some.
J J A lot ; a ticket or ballot,
made of paper or wood ; to
draw, as lots.
^^ ] to draw lots or tickets.
] ^ to di\ide by drawing lots.
j5^ ^ disease ; a sharp ))ain.
c5!7L 1 ^ ^ it will pr
chill fatal at last.
^
,c/iia
KlU.
KIU.
KlU.
413
From wood aud to Jly high.
Twisted or distorted branch-
xhiu
.1
es; pendulous, crooked twigs;
to twist; crisscross.
] ^ to roam about aimlessly.
^ -^ 1 TJC ^" *^'^ south are
droopins; trees, perhaps referring
to tries litte the weeping cypress.
Prom haiA and to,(7i/ liijh.
^? To strangle, to put to death
cliiu by hanging; to inquire into.
1 5^jI!^S^ ^^''" ^y searcliing
can tilid out Heavens doctrine?
Eead J,iu. to bind, to tie tight.
lioad Jciao. To curl up ; to
tie up.
?C M ^u M 31 # 1 "lien the
rain I'cll on the plants, al-1 their
leaves curled into each other,
liead ''nao. Confused, mixed up.
^ 9E # \ -m'\k Tj ii.ii'«
and death are indissolubly link-
ed, all creation being bound up
therein.
I t The character is intpiulecl to re-
^ ^1* present creepiuo- plauts twining
• over the wall; now superseded
by Jf,Ti jind tills is used only in
combination sis a primitive.
To catch hold and join things,
as creepers do; connecting.
^cliiu
'XI
TliO diameter is intended to re-
present tlie winding, trans-
forming mutations of the ';/""!'
C/iiU principle, as exhibited iu the
courses of rivers.
The numeral nine; to collect
together; many; the best or the
highest, from nine being a square
number; deep, to the end of; the
highest ; perfect.
1 1 <"' 1 ^M ni'Illunetic, the
rules of reckoning the abacus.
1 ] ^ $k ^ multiplication
table reaching (o 81.
1 ^ ^ T^ down to the nine
fountains, to the lowest depths;
ill h:i(lrs, iu the grave.
1 J'H ^ iB. [''^ hopeless as to try]
til niclt a-Jl the iron in the land.
] [^ nine lustres; — the sun,
moon, and 7 stare of the Dipper.
1
j ^ cabalistic tables.
■^ -fj the mother of many sons.
f^ nine gifts of investiture be-
stowed upon high officials.
1^ the fox elf, a god adored at
Fnhchau ; an attendant of Ten-
to-waiig.
^ the emperor's palace ; this
refers to the | ^ or nine
ascents to heaven.
-f" ninety; -f- ] nineteen.
^ ] :^* it is ninety-nine to a
hundred ; — i e. it is most likely
that it is so.
H ;t # Oiirself; I the
Emperor
'a' l§ i^ '" ^"'1 the princes
and noblemen together.-
[ I three novenaries of days
following the winter solstice;
the belief is ] ^ f^ |j^ ^1"^''
^vhcii nine of them have passed,
flowers open, — about the lOth
of March.
[ ] ninth day of the 0th raoon.
j'I'l the nine divisions of China
in ancient times ; met. China.
They were : —
— ^ '}\\ included Shansi south
through Honan to the Yellow
liiver, ntid north to the
Desert, and east to the River
Liao.
II.
III.
IV.
— ti
eluded the north of
borderd on all the other
divisions except Ts'ing Cheu.
VIII.— ^ ')\{ hiclnded all of Sz'-
ch'uen north of the Yangtsz'
Kiver.and thesouth ofShensi.
IX. — |g m included the rest of
Shcnsi and Kaiisuh to the
Desert, and west indefinitely.
'^
From ricni and loiiif ; it is used
as tlie complex form of the last
iu accounts.
VI.
VII.
Sliaiitiing and middle of
Chihli.
— W 'M included Shantung
Promontiiry, over to Liao-
tung and Corea.
— ^1t 'J'H included the south of
Sliantnng, Kiangsu down to
the Yangtsz' Eiver, and part
of Nganliwui.
— f^i ffl '"eluded the rest of
Iviangsi, all Ciiehkiang, and
to the mountains on the west,
probably most of Iviangsi.
— ^"ij j^'j included Hunan, most
of Hup'jh, and much of
Kv;eiclieu.
— f^ 'M\ included Ilonau, c.id
u small part of Hupeh, and
''c/iiu
A valiKible stone of a black
color, but not regarded as precious;
it is probably smoky (piartz or
cairngorm stone.
fg^^WlI 1 I 'eturned a fine
ornament of smoky quartz for it.
C tg Some say i t is a contracted form
//^ of the next, character, while
/ ^^ othei's describe if as something
CWtt following a ninu's legs.
Enduring, lasting; to make
or continue a long time.
:^ 1 vi ^ =' l^"o'' protracted
affair.
] 1 2jv ^ come in often and
sit awhile.
yt I a good while.
■£» /T* B 1 '1^*^ '^'^'"^' '^ "''^ lasting.
^ ] or ] for some years ;
a long time.
^^11 for ever.
] K'] *" \'M: "'^ \'iX^'^ long been
seiiaraled, said by friends on
meeling.
1 ^ 1 (Tp I have long looked
up (o and thought of you.
1 W ?K i I ''''ve long known
and siill respect him.
I jJlV 391 S \s\\&a one has long
beeii sick, he knows all about
the d.i.._.-.
From/i/'e' .and ^715 as the plio-
netio ; it resemblea c/nVi, ^ to
scorch.
To cauterize; to raise blisters
by burning moxa, or the
dried tinder of i\\<i Arttinhxa,
on the skiu.
4}
'"chill
4U
KIU
KIU.
KIU.
c/tiit
^ tK 1 ^^'^ actual cautery ;
moxa is always burned.
3<C Wi 1 to apply the moxa.
I '^ to make a sore by burning,
as a counter-irritant ; it is
(lone mostly on the scal[i.
vice] was just like a skillful
needle and a healthy cautery.
Formed of ~~ one denoting the
earth with ^p not ahove it, in-
' tended to represent the ap-
pearance of the growing leaves
, of sarUc; it forms tlie 179th
radical of a few incongriions
characters, but is now supersed-
ed by the second furui.
A plant which grows a long
tiine from one root, perhaps de-
noting especially the AHiuni seta-
ceum or uliginosum ; scallions or
chives; a salad onion, willi fistular,
ligulate leaves and minute bulbs.
^ M M" 1 cutting the Scallions
out in the rain.
^" f§ 1 1 entrails and chives;
they are sent to a mother by
her parents on the birth of a
child, symbolic of their wishes
for its long life.
fe I black chives, a name for
the ^ ^ stone hair, a species
of split moss (Andvecv) found
under trees.
1 WS ?i i?^ il M @ sc'illions
are in many ways nourishing,
but they greatly injure the eyes.
^;i I Yii's chives. — is a synonym
of the ^ f ^ §, a species of
Allium like the bulb-bearing
tree onion, w hich produces bulbs
on the stems.
From to walk and twininr) as
the phonetic.
^chiu To carry the head high ; to
act with martial vigor.
1 1 ^ ■^ '"* martial and gallant
soldier.
^ I energetic, wise and firm in
action.
] 4^ a dragon stretching its neck
on high, and moving it mena-
cingly.
ID
C^ll T From silk and twininrj ; it is
sometimes wrongly written't'eii.
iSpf'^ the second form is unusual.
A threefold cord ; to twist
or wind up ; to collect, to
bring together ; to cabal,
to combine for unlawful
purposes ; to head a sedition ; to
place in order, to station, said of
rebel posts or pickets ; to examine,
to briiig to light, to inform ; to
raise, to prohibit.
] ^ to examine.
1 i^ mutual destruction, as
among clansmen.
1 ^ .^ t'^ announce to the world.
1 '^ m ^ t^ ju'i^ hands with
robbers.
I ^ to head the populace.
1 ;1rS >^ Wi misfortune will result
from connecting and leaguing
these together.
] ^ involved, tangled, perplexed.
] ^ to e.xhibit evil courses, —
and tlius to reform one.
1 \ M Wi '^^'^''" "P^"^ worked
grass-cloth shoes.
1 ^T 'T» pn '■^^° fellows twisting
each other's cues, as in a quarrel-
|g3 ' From p3 mortar as the phoue-
'^^ tic, and ^ a 7nale.
ckiiC
A motlier's elder brother is
] ^, and her younger
brother is -{^ 1 "'' AS 1 ' mater-
nal uncles.
^ ] a wife's brothers.
1 iijSf formerly a phrase for a hus-
band's parents.
>J» 1 01' ^ 1 O"" ^ I a wife's
younger brother.
1 1 Si '"^ overbearing assertion
or reason.
^ I relatives of one's wife and
mother, those of another sur-
name ; n^ ] great uncles.
^f» \ I old teim for a wife's father.
^ ] a wife's elder brother.
^ 3^ =§• ] in order to hasten
the arrival of my uncles, i. e.
the princes of another surname.
I*-* J The character is intended to
f^~\ depict a morter; which was
' . J anciently dug in the ground ; it
chlU is the 134th radical, and is often
confounded with pj kiih, to
cross hands or interlock the
fingers.
A mortar, either of earth,
stone, or wood ; applied to bowls
and deep or broad dishes ; to work
in a mortar.
^ ] drawing water and pounding
in the mortar; — women's work;
the name of a wooden hitch put
in a jar's mouth to let it down
into the weH.
^ I stone seltzer water bottles
(Cantonese.)
P^ I a socket for the door-pivot.
't'^ 1 ^ ^'J the proceeds of the
pestle and mortar — help the
people.
_L|*-*) From wood and mortar; in
A*U Canton it is sometimes written
cMil' f^ ''^ "'^ name of the tree.
The tallow tree (Exccecaria
[Stiliiiffia] sehifera) ; also called
,^ 1 )^ or 1 -^ ;^, because
its leaves are used to dye black-
1 frfl fl^ Eii'^ '-•^"'lles .-we made
of vegetable tallow, — from the
J^ I which is the extewial co-
vering; the oil expressed from
the seeds by pressure is ^ ^,
u.sed in lamps and cool»ng.
^ ] the tallow tree, because
crows like the seeds.
Frommorfar.anda sort of ou' J;
i»lie contracted form is in com-
uiou use.
Old, worn out ; formerly,
anciently, as of yore; passed
away, defimct ; long before;
venerable, venerated ; the
old ways ; long kept, long stand-
ing; curdled or spoiled; turned,
as milk ; soured, as paste.
1 Il§ or ] Q in former days,
tlv olden times.
I ^ an old customer or friend.
iK 1 bygone, olden, ancient.
7(\ ^ ] ^ do not remember
old wrongs.
chiu^
KIU.
KIU.
KIU.
415
1 rfp last year.
j J\^ an old servant,
W 1 WL 'l"'"g ^^'^ same as be-
fore ; make it like the old cue.
1 'M. Ml '■'•''' '^'> "' former pros-
perity and fame.
1 #J Of 1 10i "1^^ things or
goods.
'&. 1 ^ ^'^ "''^ intimate friend.
I '|]4 an old grudge.
3[ft fQ I -^y don't injure tbe old
friendship.
HI ^ b£' 1 l^" ^-i"^ o^'-*^'' '^"'^
times at yo'.ir house.
ill 7K ^ I the scenery has not
changed.
^ ] still the same; as before.
f^ I the same thing over again.
I'i'oin lo tap aud to auk as tlie
plionelic.
cilia'' To stO[), to cause to cease;
to assist, to rescue; to save
from evil, to liberate ; what a thing
seeks naturally, as the habitat of
an animal ; to protect, to defend ;
to prevent from going wrong, to
prohibit; salvation; relief, rescue;
that which s;ives ; a tassel.
I tj^ov ] ^g. >/^ to put out a fire.
] I'll to liel[i out of distress.
1 Qt to save life.
1 f^ I 5'J ~r "-'"^ lescuing lord
has come.
] jit to deliver the world ; whence
comes ] -jU; ]^ the Savi(jr of
the world.
3^ ± f ^ 1 lo look to the Lord
for salvation.
^T ] to haste to the rescue.
] 1^ to raise a siege, to relieve
llie hemmed-in force.
] jl^ to succor and relieve.
I =^ to deliver and [irotcct.
J^ I to save, to get out of misery.
1 ^ '" resctie the emperor.
1 i3; dfe ''■ ']"'«k'y restores to
lite — or strength, as a pill.
I iPL to a[)peaHe hunger.
51 ?E ^ 1 ""'• '■'* I'escue tho.se
in mortal danger — is criminal.
] ^ it affects tbe wilds, as a plant
found growing on the bills.
Pjp p]" ) 1^ they are beyond help
or remedy.
1 ^ .^ ^ society for rescuing
drowning people ; a life-boat
company.
aJ^' Composed of § each and yV
I I man , misfortune and man being
fj \ "> opposed to each other.
A fault, a defect, an error;
a misdemeanor; wicked acts; evil,
crinjinal; unfavorable ; a judgment,
a [irovidential calamity ; to blame,
to criminate.
E^ I to reform.
] [Jj ^ m the fault is "charged
to tht; piojier one.
5t 1^ -i 1 '"^ heaven sent cala-
mity.
fp^ f/K 1 to consult fortuiie-tellers
about — one's luck.
//^ I calamities ; unavoidable mis-
fortune.
Il fi ^ 1 I'-'t P'ist faults go.
51 1 ^ JEshe did not bring up
their fTiulls.
li fiiC ^t it 1 who will venture
to take the responsibility on
himself?
M h W?Mt|5i£ ] ^youhad
di\ined and cast the lots, and
the response was not unfavorable.
■> The male of the ^ or elk.
1 ^MBI '■"^^ an<l .stags
cldii' have short necks.
^^V>> From care and ui»e as the pho-
cS| uetic.
cliui' To examine into judicially,
to inform one's self about,
to search out, to push or examine
to the utmost ; to lay b;ire ; to
scheme ; to bate ; an examination ;
dee[), profound ; as an iidocrb, after
all, finally, at last ; in the end.
j^ I to follow up the hivestiga-
tion, iis into a crime.
^ ] thoroughly investigated,
profoundly versed in.
] 'f^ to ex;imine, as a criminal.
j^ I lo strictly inquire into.
] ^ to prosecute and punish.
■^ ] to inquire into a matter ; to
hunt up, as a topic.
I J^ to look into a plan; to
examine the schemes.
1 "M, *^^'®'' ^\v'.n, after all, at last.
it I ^ ^ at last we rested at
home.
^ ^ R 1 ''■ 's not to be found
out so quickly.
S fi A 1 1 you act towards us
very unkindly.
M ] Wi'M. to examine ex-
haustively, to the very bottom.
%f- MM \ without limit, with-
out end.
) "j From shelter and to finish a
meal ; tlie first ia most, used.
A stable ; a stall where
horses are housed,
c/ • > 1 EI l-''^ stalls in a stable.
] jJI a large stable, such
as officers have, or an army.
ItXni^ Fi'om 7fl wood, [^ a case, i
I y- y^ a lomj time, referring to
A corpse laid in a coffin ; a
coffin with the body in it.
j^ ] to accompany a funeral ; to
carry a body to its ancestral
tomb.
j^ I to take a body home ; to
carry torches with it.
^ I a coffin with the corpse.
jI^ ] coffins of people who die
from home.
^ ] a coffin still unburied.
I ^ a hearse.
[ij j to cari'y out the coffin.
'^' To destro_v ; to demolish ; a
|~| jiersonal jii-unoun, I, me.
"" In Uantnnese. A lump, a
clod ; a piece, as of dirt ; a
loaf.
— ] /Q one stone.
^ JJ — I cuddled up, from cold.
, .ind
the
41C
KIU.
^1 t ' > From disease and Zokj as the
oj'y^ pliouetic; inteicliauged with
^''^», tlio next.
A chronic disease; ailing,
(lisliearteiiud ; to distreiss ; misery.
1 ^ wicked, incorrigible.
bk 1 '"' t'l'idciuic.
K'lU.
S »L> ?L 1 '"i" incurable sorrow
distresses us.
^ ] be is still sick.
•^_f ^' ft ^' ;? ] M ^ f^
ig the wise man therefore
c.Naniints bimsell' that there be
nothing wrong iu bis will.
K
c/iiii'
c/iiii''
K'lU.
Like the precuding.
Poor and di.seased; to live
long in u [.lace.
From lieari and to sure as the
phuuetic.
Tcj be pleased ; diligent,
attentive.
C/l IK
Old sounds, k'u, gii, and giik. In Canton,
kiu and k'iii ;
The original form is intended
to represent; a mound; it is
> formed of — one wliich repre.
sents the earth; and ^t nortli
above it; tlie first is not used
commonly ; it is interchanged
with the next, and looks a
little like ping ^^ a soldier.
A natural hillock; a hill with a
hollowed or level lop (or worshipers,
a high place; to collect, to heap
up; great, empty; a classifier of
parcels of land. The first is read
"ifif'and used for ^ out of respect,
to avoid saying the book name of
Confucius, for which it stands.
^ I the tumulus over a grave.
Jg ] a sloping mound.
— 1 Jl^ a plat of land ; a lot.
IB 1 I^ 1 round and .square
eminences for worshiping heaven
and earth.
^ ] bills where the fairies dwell
in the eastern seas.
] _^ a small village.
■jlj I the nine divisions of Yti.
I & fk ^ ^'^ l^eap earth over
the coffin, as when making the
barrow.
] -^ a brick vault for a coffin
above ground, in which it is
kept till it can be carried home.
k'au and yau ; — in Sivatow, k'iii ; _ {,i
— in Shancihai, chu, djii, and h'iii ; — i,i
Bf 1 H [to give up office,] and
return to one's home.
1 ifll <"* li'^l' mound ; met. a
wasteful or useless toil, like rais-
ing a liigh mnimd of earth.
^ I ii ^ t 3^ T to malce
useless trouble iji the country.
1 %% •' disliict in Lin-tsing cheu
in Shantung.
— ] — ^ a small place, a pretty
spot, a bill and .". pool.
^ ^M I S ftfl it is not necessary
to tiy to please him.
rftt^ From insect and hillock.
(»yL Tl^e common earthworm, the
^ch'iii LniiilricKS.
1 %\ ('-"■ ft iff the culling
eel) the rounuon worm ; it is poeti-
cally called f^ -/^ the singing
girl, from the belief that it sings
under ground at nii'ht.
cfi|S -s
Nearly the same as the preced-
Xh'ta
A place ; a tumulus ; met.
to affect, to appear to have.
-J^ The ne.tt was the original of this
^w'C character.
jc/i'/fi '^'^ ask, to implore ; to beg,
to supplicate ; to search for, to
seek, to aim at, to wish for; toinvite,
to call out; covetous, earnest for;
very desirotis of; to class, to sort ;
an object; information; name of
a disciple of Confucius.
^ 1 or ^ j to implore with
tears ; to intreat.
^ j to importune, to demand
peremptorily.
J M'J ^ ^ liB asked and got it.
1^ I to pray for.
Amo,j, kin, k'itt, and hiu; — in Fuhchau,
Cltij'a, k'io.
M 1 itf'iS ask 'ii'd you will receive.
I ty- to aim after gain, to seek
atl vantage.
I )W ti> "iiii to surpass.
^ I to petition a superior.
] fg" to request the loan of.
"jj I to be compelled to ask.
I 1^ to suggest a plan.
1 ^ to stiive i'or reputation.
f^ 1 H Ih it 'nnst Ije got with-
out blame.
3i^ iL 1 .i la the Master's
way of getting information, or
what he seeks.
From clnthea and to seelc ; it is
reg.irded as the original form of
the last, and represents the hairs
of fur lying on each other, the
r.adical clothes heing afterwards
added to restrict its application.
Fur garments ; furs made up ;
to wear furs ; to maintain a family
reputation, alluding to haiidino-
down fur robes as heirloomes.
f^ I fine fur dresses.
•fiE ] tocollect])eltry — for tribute.
^ ;^ ] a name for sable furs.
M. M M ^ ] [wear] linen in
summer and furs iu winter.
mS ] fo.\-skin garments.
^ 1 in ^ li'S lamb's skin is
glossy.
MMmmmrAm i toexen
himself carefully to maintain
the reputation of the family ; as
to carry on Lis father's calling.
K'lU.
K'lU.
K'lU.
417
S The \ iiile member : a medical
111*
.ch'iu
term.
Used with the next.
A hard jaspery kind of stone
^ch'iii Lung up to Unlde in the
wind ; the ringing uf jade
ornaments.
m J« 'rE SE 1 ^ the gentle
tinidiiig of the gems that bung
at the girdle.
From ^ein and to i^eck.
A sonorous kind of jade ; a
fC/i'iu round gem, once used as
a token of rank ; a ball,
a sphere ; a cluster, as of
grapes.
)^ ] the earth, the globe ; a I
terrestrial globe.
^ ] a celestial glob(!.
iS 'h 1 ^C 1 '"^ received the
small and great signet balls.
-^-Js» Used with the preceding.
c't2j; A ball, such as chilfireu play
ic/i'lu with ; globular; a festoon, a
knob; a balloon; a bladder
blown up ; the scrotum.
^ 1 '"'^T 1 to play witli balls;
to [ihiy billiards.
J^ ] to tick balls, — a game with
iiou or leaden balls.
'^^ I a bouquet of llowers.
if^ 1 ■'■ corded cap-knob.
lifi 'HJ 1 t'J throw the embroidered
ball. — i e. to choose a husband.
] itj^ a raeket-couit, a fives-court,
a bowling-alley.
© ] '■' chandelier, a candelabra.
^ 1 ft- tIies;iow-b;illiir i'(/'(uVi».7(.
i^4f 1 ft tl"'-' Hydrangea.
|l| 1 tlie sugar [ihuu, a name for
llies/ia«-c/;((orlia\v. (Cral,tt/iis.)
fii"^ Crooked, like a buffalo's
JH'J^ 1'"''" ) strong and crooked,
^c/l iu like a bow of horn.
;^ ^ Jt I tliey pull their
horny bows to the utmost.
5S ^ 4t 1 the carved tripod
goblet of rhinoceros' horn.
' '>'-* The seeds of the ^ i)'l or
c^ V i^oym ia, one of the Xautho.x-
(CA'iU yliins or wdd pepper-trees,
which grow in clusters.
^--|^ A single headed pick or ax ;
(jE*5^ a description of stone cliisel.
iC/i'iu %^ f ij I w' splintered
our chisels.
.\\ From precious and to seclc as the
U|^ phonetic.
',c/i'w '-T" pervert the right, to sweive
flora rectitude; to reek in an
underhand way; to solicit; to
bribe, to suborn ; a consideration ;
corrupted, bribed.
I ^^ to bribe, to influence by
presents.
^ 1 ti ?i to take bribes and
turn aside justice.
I 1^1 to beg favors by gifts.
jli-l^ A sore ; an old name for the
t^T^ s[iider-nullipede {Cermatia.)
^ch'iu is 1 ^'§, now better known
as m i'f&- ">• tl-e mi^^
cash tlireailiug in.sect ; it is also
called ^ "M, ^ or the rain-cloke
bug.
•jr^ The cupule or cup of an
if\*J^ acorn; a raft; the cap or
f.li^ia shield of a chisel.
i^ ] tlie acorn's cu[i, a
botanical name.
i^ ] -^ old name for the haw.
it-4^ A cap ornamented or cra-
( 1*5^ broided in any way; to
iC/i'i/t wc.ir a cap.
] ^ to wear the manly cap.
^ ^ ] 1 "e.iring bis cap so
respectfully and grave.
.^-Kk From to fro and to seclc ; used
-♦•4^ with thone.xt; it is also ■written
"*P^^ yl^ when nsedasasuruame, but
' tiiat is usually read jc/c'ch, au
enemy, and (kii, to decant.
To collect ; to gather at ; to pair,
to match ; to seek an alliance ; to
join two in marriage ; wedlock, a
union ; pressing, urgent.
I ^ I'ersons pairing.
^ 'P ki"' 1 our prince desires
ber for a partner.
I 1^ to match ; betrothed.
jy ^' J5 1 ™ake [the place] a
gathering-spot for the peo[)le.
K 4E -^ c 1 the guest draws off
the liquor.
.^_1\ Interchanged with the last.
(/iyj> Particular about ; to ask, to
^c/i!U seekfor; testy, petulant, grufl";
pressing.
"^ ] an asylum for old states-
men ill the Chea dyn.asty.
, til K Formed of nose and nine i. e.
I chHu The nose stopped up as when
one has a cold ; a cold in the
head ; snutfles ; a catarrh.
] P^ catching a cold, as shown
by sneezing ; the phrase seems
to imitate the sound of sneezing.
Ml
A young dragon witliout a
horn, though others say with
one ; to writhe, to wriggle,
to .squirm ; a quick, wriggling
motion.
1 ^ curly whiskers, like
Kwanti's.
■§■ j^ ] a name for the shell-
bark pine of the North.
f I From ()■<■(
■ee and nine; occurs used
CI /I i '"' ' L/i, an enemy, and (^ a dish.
jC/iVfi A tree resembling the bullace,
whose fruit is like the haw.
-X It A tree is called ] ^ when
Hi 't^ branches dnxip or grow
jC/i'iu downward like the willow, or
the locust (Soji'/uru) when
trained to drooj).
.^1
Aspearwhose head haslhree
edges like the beecii-nul ;
vapor rising high, tlie breath
going out.
] Jjlif old name of a disdict
in Suh-lsien hieu ^j^ jj£in
Sii-cheu fu, near the llung-
tbih Lake.
418
<»
K'lU.
From rice and stinking.
Roasted or parched rice or
'c/i'itt wlieat; rice grits, or grain
brolien coarsely.
] ^^ cured dry grain.
1 f§ a sort of rice coolty.
KittN.
] U cakes of parched rice, fur-
nished to troops.
Food brolvcii and spoiled,
which consequently is offen-
sive.
KitJN.
3^ From ivords and nine or long.
1>2< To laugh at to urge on by
V/i'm raillery; to play or chaif with.
^I^J A turned up nose, retrousse
B SlL and short, like the noso of a
c/i'iu' Peking dog.
K:ixj3sr.
Old sounds, kiin, giin, and giun. In Canton, kwiin and kw'un;
and lin ; — til. Fuhcliau, kung, k'iiag, king, and kong ; -
- in Swatoiv, kiin, k'un, and kun ; — in Amoy, kun, k'un,
- in Shanghai, kiin and k'iin ; — in Chifu, kiun.
■^3^ From P mon(^and ^arfn-ec-
yf-V tor giving out his orders.
chiiin One who is lionored as a
prince or chief ruler ; a bo-
vereign;honorable,iii high station;
presiding, taking the lead ; exalted,
superior, one who influences others;
a term of respect, and when used
in letters and direct address after
the name, answers to gentleman ;
to rule; to fulfill the duties of a
ruler ; to honor as a ruler.
] ^ the princely man, the per-
fect gentleman, tiie wise man ;
the beau ideal of goodness ; the
artsman ; in direct address, good
people, noble Siis ; ] "? ^
noble dames, bigli-boru ladies.
P ] the sovereign.
] ^ to rule a state.
I H the son of a monarch.
^ >J» 1 I, the-empress or queen.
M 1 "'"^ >k 1 '" ^'I'''"''P^s, de-
note a father and mother.
^ ] my deceased father.
^ I my husbftnd.
®_ ] your father.
^ 1 "'■ 5 1 J'"'"' ^°"-
1 ^n 'S' ^'^ y^'^' ^'''' ^"""' "■'
not?
^ ] the head of the house,
^.ta i my wife.
I -^ to commission one to go as
a ■^ ] or envoy.
^ 1 or JE 1 Laotsz', the founder
of the Taoist sect.
T 1 the mind, the intellect.
^ I the bl.ick prince, a poetical
name for the heron.
tf> ^ I a term fur a pencil.
■^ ] the blinded emperor, a term
of reproach to him ; also, an un-
kind husband ; i. e. you are as
bad as Gheu-sin, the vile prince,
who was so styled.
1 ] E E '^t- '■^10 prince act as
a prince, and his ministers fulfill
their duties.
~*;^ A lacustrine plant, growing
f ^p^ in the deep waters of canals,
^chiuii having the leaves in whorls;
the Chinese class it with the
Ccnfei vlb, but it is a Hippuris or
mare's tail, and one name is ^ ^
^ or cow's-tail Innidle ; it is used
to uourisli gold fi.sh.
I ^ ^ a coarse kind of cabbage
at Canton.
A soldier's dress or uniform ;
it was put on of plain black
when the Ts'in dynasty was
destroyed, about B. c. 206 ;
plain as a dress ; common
soldiers.
1 M. ''eddish plain dresses, worn
in the Han dynasty.
From earth and equal; q. d. to
level ofE the ground ; oocui s
used for the next and tlio hiab
chiiin
.chiiin
A lathe for molding pottery
or tiles; equal, just; in similar
parts ; even, level ; what balances
or makes level ; a collective ad-
jective following a number of items
all, altogether, all these; to hit, as
an arrow; to equalize; to adjust,
to harmonize ; adjusted, well in
hand ; an earthen musical instru-
ment by which time was marked.
I 2ji impartial, equal.
1 ^ ^ jE ''^^ ''^ regular and
proper throughout.
31 ] /\ "^ tlie five tones and
eight sounds ; i. e. music and
musical instruments.
S" l$l 1 Vfi gi'i'^f a'l^ J07 aie
equally allotted.
:/C ^ 1 ^ ^^^^^ ^^'■^ '™ equal
portion.
— I altogether, in mass.
I )|^ martial dresses or armor.
I ^ uuilbrm, — in thickness.
1 ^ in matlicmatics, a term for
allegation.
^ "^ 1 ^ ^ •'" merchants will
then be benefited.
^^^X^ \nm^%% 'be
great officers are ur.fair, and I
attend to affairs as if I alono
was meet.
;?; ,i. a llij /I. T> ] they are
not anxious lest [their people]
be few, but lest they become
discontented.
Similar to the last: the second
form is uncommon.
* To equalize ; to classify, to
methodize ; imfjortant, just,
and used politely for what
comes from another person ;
an equal ; a weight of thirty
catties; a quarter of a ^ or stone;
a potter's lathe.
^chiiin
KitfN.
I ^ your seat ; yoa, Sir.
I If^ your orders, your wishes.
1 @ your letter, your report.
1 /pj ^ )^ lie harmonized all
their voices.
^ j or ^ 1 the Great Framer
or Potter, the wheel of events;
heaven, Providence, nature.
1] &i^ ^"^ 1 te is able to
lift a hundred stone.
'^fcj From ^^ war chariot and ' p7,
I '^^- to envelop contracted.
^chim An army, troops; a legion o'
12,500 men ; tlie emperor
could have six, great pruices three,
and smaller tributaries two and
one ; the headquarters ; an in-
closure, scit. that restrains men ;
military, warlike ; awe inb'piring,
martial ; what pertains to an army.
] ^ a camp ; an intreuched
camp.
j^ I tlie main body and the five
supporting divisions of an army.
fr 1 nJiO )fff '•o move troops and
appoint generals.
1 Si J^ ^ military sub-prefect,
placed at important points with
civil jurisdiction ; there is one
near Macao.
^ ^ ^ j the bravest of the
brave, the first in the army.
^ ] to enlist troops.
1 J^ military merit-
B3 1 banishment to a garrison.
^ ] Ifij- ^ the two armies threw
up defenses.
] ^ discipline of the array.
] ^ lauds set off for soldiers or
exiles.
T2 ] to intrench the forces.
1 la tl^e etiquette of force, the
ultima ratio.
;^ ] p^ I, the general or admiral ;
— used by the chief of an army
or squadron.
^3 I to call the troops ; a term
for a trumpet.
1 ^ ^de'pot of military articles,
ammunition, arms, uec.
K'ltK
The skin chapped and wrink-
fSpi\. led, as from cold, disease, or
.chiiUi neglect.
•^ vE, 1 ^ their hands and
feet were chapped and sore.
From deer and a pen or grain;
tho second form ia not very
common.
A general name for small .ind
hornless deer ; the muntjak
^clnuii (^Cervuhis Eeevesii), which
tho Chinese confound with
musk ; it is figuied like a large musk
deer, and is said to t]y from its own
reflected image ; also the river
deer (Hydropotes); and sometimes
given to the roebuck, to bind, to
seize ; to collect in crowds.
] ^ banded, leagued together,
said of seditious people.
M M 1 M '•'"^ banditti herded
together.
?K 4* .1 B^H^U ^f "as the
muntjak saw her ibrm in the
water, and Hed suspecting evil.
1 BJ Ji'i'-'d venison.
Sj* '^^ 5E 1 '■'"^'''' '^ •"* ^s^'i
deer in the woods.
KltfN.
419
From cai'e"and a prince as the
phonetic.
'chiung Afflicted, enfeebled ; in ur-
gent w.ant of, straitened ; no
way out of ; to harass, to distress ;
to persecute ; still, as before.
1 ^ to molest, to egg on and
provoke.
] §5 raiserably poor.
1 ^ in the utmost need.
1 n 4lF. =■ said nothing — owing
to conscious guilt.
V.S A ^ i/< 1 to look on men's
miseries — with pleasure.
'^' 1 I^ M ^'■^ '^'^ embarrassed
by a soaking rain.
f I" I our plans are all null.
'-f^' To pick up, to put to rights ;
^"^5 ^° complete.
^chiiiii ] |[§ to sort and collate;
to pick out.
From region and a prince as
the phonetic.
c/diiii' A place of resort, as a capital;
an old political division,
whose extent has varied at different
times, from a province or princi-
pality down to a district ; in the
T'ang dynasty, it corresponded to
a province ; a princedom.
/jj I a department, indicating
the territory as distinct from
tho prefectural city.
I ^ a regulus or prince of the
second rank, the grandson of an
emperor.
] ,B| a king's brother-in-law.
] ;^ and ] ^ the daughtem of
a first rank prince and a peile.
] 'a ^M. ^li'ef cityof the region.
g* I first prefecture in a province.
if JpI 1 'JI •? M 'liB region of
Ts'ing-in [was the primitive
seat J of Chang Tsz'fang, — the
head of the clan Chang.
PI
C/rt«/t'
mold on
P
c/iiiiii
The mushroom :
bread or paste.
^ ] to grow moldy.
J^ I the toadstool; mush-
rooms of all kitids.
5 ] watery tumors in the ear.
] ^ a sort of fine quilled cassia.
^ 1 fugacious planfs, such as
come and go in a morning like
a mushi'oom.
] JJ fragrant, toothsome plants.
^ JR. 1 branching mushrooms,
an ediljle species of Ckivaria,
like the C. corniculata.
5^ -fC 1 "" edible fungus found
on willow trees, like the Agari-
cus [Pleurotus] ostreatus.
To vomit ; to feel sick at the
stomach.
tFIJ In Caiiimese, the second
4j J is read Jim To gnaw ; to
lie uneven ; rumpled, not
lying flat and smooth.
I >§• 5^ gnawing a bone.
fiJt 1^ ( 1 P? ''-' hesitate; to stam-
mer in talkinsr.
420
k'iOn.
K'ltJN.
Kl'tJXG.
Old sounds, k'ua and gun. In Canton, kw'an ; — in Sioatoiu, k'un and kiin ; — in Amoij, k'lin and kiin ; -
kung and k'iing j — in Shaufjhai, k'iin aiid k'iiin ; — in Chifii, k'iiin.
■ in Ficlichan,
From sheep and prince;
forms are identical.
the
A flock of sheep, as few as
three ; a herd ; a concourse,
c/i'i«« ^ company, a multitude ;
all men of the same kind ;
friends, equals, companions;
a form of the plural ; the whole
of, entire; to sort with, to agree
with ; to move in unison.
— I ^ a flock of sheep.
13 li ?L 1 l^'s mailed team
kept step.
] ^ all mankind.
] ^ all the princes or feudal
stales.
] ^ clans, cliques ; a mess ;
panics, various clubs.
^ I JnJ ^ a rascally, oppressive
set of fellows.
— ] 5i ^ party of children.
] g a crowd of courtiers.
jpT I of the same sort.
I ^ men of talent.
^ ] lost from the company ;
strayed away.
\m. -^ 1 >]■> I a'" disliked by all
the petty underlings.
] j)^ the irreligious, besotted
world.
^i 1 ^ .§ '^ leave one's asso-
ciates (or line), and live alone.
^ I excelling, surpassing others.
PJf-^ ] m'i^Tk] 31^" the
houses with the walls.
] P^l ^ flock which goes in regu-
lar order, as geese, or fishes.
From dress or nnpliin and
prince; the second form is
obsolete.
The plaited skirt of a lady's
dress, which is sometimes
embroidered ; rim of a terra-
pin or tortoise's shell ; part
of a priest's attire ((infara vasaka),
a sort of under-waistcoat.
•jlffi 1 °'' in 1 ^" apron, a bib ;
a plaited skirt.
^ ] an embroidered silk apron
worn by oSicers.
] HI j^ waiting-maid who comes
with the bride.
r\^ ] or (A.J ] a petticoat.
ifl 1 a damsel, a young lady.
1 ^ .ii IS "ear relatives of
ditierent surnames.
.ch'iin
^ ] a skirt with jingles.
■§■ ^ ] a plaited skirt.
1 "F M ^ a pair of hooks
(small feet) peeped from under
the skirt.
^ /fv 1 he wears the wooden
apron, or counter; — a shopman.
] ^ a fringe or things hanging
from the girdle, which are over
the skirt.
From to surround and grain.
A granary of a round shape;
a pen, a bin ; spiral, screw-
like.
^ ] contorted like roots ; spiral ;
growing in an involute.! manner.
^ ] a group of stars in Cetus.
In Fuhchau. A stack, a pile ;
a heap, as of stoces or earth ; to
pile, to heap up.
] — i^ to pile a heap.
y^^ A fine sort of black bamboo
( |-^*| used for arrows ; bamboo
^chHiin shoots ; in chess, to cry
Check 1
.chHiin
i2:'=iTJzsro-.
Several of these are read K'uNG. Old sounds, k'iong, king, giong, and giug. In Canton, k'uug, k'ing, linng, and kwing ;
in. Swatow, k'iong, kw'ang, kwang, and keng ; — in Amny, k'iong, kidng, k'eng, keng, and heng ; — in Fuhchau,
k'iing, kdng, king, k'ing, and heng; — in Shanghai, djiiing, kiting, and chang ; — in Chifu, k'iiing.
From cavCTii and a hon\
( r » Lofty ; high and vast as the
fh'iung sky ; empty, spacious ; emi-
nent: to stop the entrance of ;
a chink which needs to be covered
or closed.
] ^ the azure canopy, the em-
pyrean, the abode of the higher
Powers.
1 ^ H M '° smoke out rats by
stopping their boles.
] ^ eminent, lofty, as a peak.
From a ravern and body ; the
second form is the oldest, but
has been mostly superseded,
though the diotiouariea adhere
to it.
fKiiing
Brought to the la.st degree ; all
exhausted, at one's wits end ; im-
poverished, abandoned ; the poor ;
to render helpless or poor ; to
exhaust; to search out, to investi-
gate tht)r<)ugh]y, lo probe ; pover-
ty, termination of, the end ; old
name of a region south of the
Yellow River.
kiCng.
KIUNG.
KIUNG.
421
] \^ utterly straitened, no
Btrengtli or resource ; the dis-
tressed.
^ 1 poor, reduced, in needy
circumstances.
] 1^ at the end of, as one's re-
sources.
^ g^ M 1 its relisli is ine.x;-
liaiistilile or perpetual.
7K ^ LU 1 "" "'''y "psn, tlie
road sliiit up, headed oti' on all
sides.
^ 1 a^ exliaustless.
] 0-^1 must go without food
to-day ; supiilies gone.
] ^ to thoroughly examine.
1 i^ pursue everywhere.
] i^ ^ -I poor scholar.
1 3^ l'"^ ''"''''1 '** closed ; I am left
penniless.
^ ^ 1 5S longevity and [)rema-
ture death, poverty and success
— are all opposites ; ] and jj
also denote lucky and unlucky
in a, horoscope.
gnj ] unahle longer to answer
(or argue) tlie matter.
] [H a small fief i:i the Hia dy-
nasty lying near Tsi-nau fu in
Shantung, in the present Teh
eheu ^i§ j'[\, whose ruler Prince
I, J^ ^ o[iposed T'ai-kang, B.C.
2180.
^•^ A reddish root, called ^
c^^ ] brought from Sz'ch'uen,
,c/i'iunff whicii is furnished by an
uudjelliferous plant allied to
t\i(i Levislicum ox Any die d ; it is
used for liver complaints and head-
aches.
1 ^ aplant I'ullivatcil in Kiang-
si, also called ;'|jj )f- ; it seems
to be allied to fennel ; the stalks
are eaten.
Ml
r*»-» '^'^'^ seeds of the ^ 5^, a
(4^|J bulbous plant, considered in
^ICiiing ancient times to be highly
felicitous.
^ Pf? ^ 1 l-l"; day-lily grew on
Yuo's steps.
'ji)\i To reap grain when ripe ;
c^f^ grain fully ripe and ready to
^chHan(/ cut.
LrJ? A tree allied to the coir palm
'tP (C/wwiiserq/w) according toone
xkHitng author, aud to a willow by
another; at Canton, it usual-
ly denotes the tallow-tiee-
Name of a river ; infirm, ail-
ng, poorly, weary ; trouble-
^c/m/ig some; in distress; a mound,
fl ]£ ^ 1 such are only a
trouble to the king.
I :# p" ^ on tlie mound are
beaiitilul plants.
1 ^'I'l name of an inferior de-
partment, formerly called ^ ]
situated southwest from the
capital of Sz'ch'uen.
! jA^' A variety of bamboo with
i c^|-* many largo knots, fit for
^chiiiiiff making a staff for an old
man to ^ ] lean on.
1 'fet ^ bamboo walking stick.
One name for the cricket
which sings in walls; a
species of locust ; the exuvire
of a cicada.
1 P.l M Sf tl'" chirping
cricket sings in the steps.
1 ] a monstrous animal
resemblingthe griffon, which is con-
nected with the ^ or jerboa in its
habitat, an<l dwells in the Desert;
also to be hungry.
^.1 1. M ti m %■ I'is heart
is weighed down, and he re-
gards them all so kindly.
Jl ] J^^ief I he flying locusts fill
the wilds.
[Ij ] jli one name for the C'crma-
tia or si)ider-millipede, or per-
haps .'i laige Julus.
crickets are chirrn[iing.
H*^ the
-t:H
ohiung
Vvo\i\ insrct aiifl all; it seems
to bo iul ended for the last.
A ericl;et, which keeps in
its hole by night; it is very
testy, and when it sees an-
other, attacks it.
^ffti The eye of an ax or hammer ;
c^^2[ the lower blade of a halberd
^c/tidng "fj | a square hole.
^ j the hole in the head
of an ax.
J^t A carnation or red stone,
_^^ considered to be valuable,
fliiiing and is probably a sort of red
veined marble ; excellent,
pretty, beautiful ; brilliant, as a
gem.
] jtU a kind of Hortensia, a rare
flower with which the emperor
Yangti of Sui (a. d. (iOo) was
charmed.
] iEg beautiful, lustrous, as a gem
or precious stone.
1 ^ * poetic name for good wine.
] ;^ the red branch, — a name
for precious coral, alluding to a
beautiful and gigantic stone
tree in fairy land.
1 ^ a magnificent terrace.
1^ zy^ 1 3^ ^ w f^nd tiw
beautiful crystals hung from —
his girdle.
I ^'I'l ^ the prefecture of Kiiing-
cheu or Hainan I., so named
from its red breccia marble.
jfiifi From '^ labor contracted and
^chHung To fly back or return quickly;
alone, desolate, mqjrotected,
as a lone orphan, or one who
is helpless.
] ^ forsaken, friendless, childless.
1 1 M ^ I have no friend to
whom I can open my heart.
1 1 -i^ ^ l*^*^' desolate in his
sickness.
From Q <■>/.• anil ^ a rohe ; it
is inturclianged wnii tlio pre-
' ccdinir, iind in composition
vlibvcviatod to the second form,
iu wliicli it is alono used.
^ciiHiitig Gazing at in great fright,
as Belshazzar did at the
writing; alone, without help or re-
source.
1 1 sorrowful from lonelino.ss ;
nobody to lielp ; uncired for.
422
K'lttNG.
K'ltJNG.
KIUNG.
Like the last two.
Alone, liulpless, without re-
^hHiing lathes.
sick at hfart
S jlfc 1 ® alas, lor these helpless
and solitary people !
*lfS" ^'^°™ ^-^ '"'"'^ '^"'' ^ °'" ^^ ^°
"l-J compare.
'■cH'ing The head inclined or awry ;
to incline ; the largest of
Chinese land measures, equal to a
hundred me«, 15.13 square acres,
or 6.11 French hectares; shallow,
as a basket; an instant, a uionient;
just now, presently; a glance; in
epitaphs, denotes respecttiil, trem-
bling ; and at other times, to hor-
rify.
66 ] a short time, presently, in
a moment.
1 ^ a brief glance, a cursory
reading.
1 ^ I have just heard.
1 % ^ §i ^I'ey ^vere not sepa-
rated for an instant.
1 5 M IS P'^t yoiii' e''irs down
to hear.
^ I 4e [Tp wait an instant.
] bX ^ 'J^ how many acres are
there ?
"M 1 ilJ^ an unlimited expanse
of waving water.
^ ^ 1 |e '^y shallow basket
was not tilled.
1 (jj" $4" Si l'''y attention strictly
to what you are doing.
'L'uiiff
A plant from whose fibers
cloth is made; the Abiitilon
hemj) 1 ^ {Sida tiliafoUa)
is sometimes so written, but
another plant was probably
originally intended.
c>
From heart and sick of; tlie
sccoiul form is coniuiou but
uuauthorizcd.
Apprehensive, anxious, agi-
tated, alarmed ; suspicious
of; to doubt, to suppose, to
imagine or reckon ui)on;
perhaps, su[iposing, if it should be;
thinking, believing.
"is 1 don't think so.
I ']:^ tremor, fear of
1 i'S 'J'' 1 jt fearful lest, siip-
jiosing; I am afraid it will be so.
1 'I'M frightened, alarmed ; with
great respect to you.
1 fS fl^ ^ 2i5 I tl''ili I'o "''1
not come.
A single garment, one of a
plain color without lining; a
' cloak', a mantle ; to drag
one along quickly ; a jerk.
^ liti 1 "h o^'« ™y *=™-
broidered silk pelisse, I have
put a single garment.
From to go aud a void as the
phonetic ; it resembles ^kiinij '/|dJ
in meaning.
cjML The noise of men marching
j^ along ; the sound of many
'ch'iiiiiff stamping.
I heard the tread of people
tramping on, and I was glad
chiuiiff
Eemote ; waste, desert ; void,
as a wild ; bright, lustrous, splen-
did ; a superlative.
1 1^ 'll!l 3^ places wide asunder.
Mi it 1 ^ ill t''<5 lool^ "f tilings
is so entirely different, — as an
old man retiu'ning to his early
home.
1 ^ "fW 11^ ^''^''y 'tnlike the form-
er days ; — i- c- better.
1 J)l] very dissimilar.
^ 1 ^% ^ everything there was
totally diti'erent from my own
towm.
The first is intended to repre-
sent a void waste, and is the
13th radical, but the characters
under it mostly relate to caps ;
the second is an old form of the
third aud common form, aud
also of the preceding.
A wild, remote from towns ;
'■chiihig the edge of a forest, a desert,
a border prairie, the remot-
est bounds of civilization.
'JIPIJ
pj[ I a prairie, a steppe, a pampas
y(± ] ^ Bj" •'"t in forest wilds,
far remote.
iK ')it 5'J 1 ^^^ ^''*^ ^"^^ burned
itself quite out.
Hot; bright, clear; severe,
like fire.
.W D3 1 ?^ ill oi'^ler to
illustrate the rigor of law.
'chiiiiiq 1 1 clear, lucid, as an able
e.xamination.
M 0.S 1 1 ^D ^ M ^^^'^ ^y^
sparkle like stars in winter.
H 7^ 1 1 ''''^ brightness of the
[gods'] eyes shines everywhere.
W.
n
''chHUiig
The second is the common
form, altered from the other,
and doliued as a synonym of
the preceding ; the first is sup-
posed to resemble, and was in-
tended to depict a window, with
the light shining through it.
A small window or lattice
to let the light in.
-^ Pi W 111 ^^^ moon shines
out brightly through the win-
dow.
^ \ the title of the 26th chapter
in the Shu King, called the
Charge to K'iiing, i.e. f ^ ] , a
statesman who flourished under
King Muh, about B.C. 1000.
' Small, diminutive, dwarfish;
to bend, to crouch to, as
'■cl^iiing when Rupi)licating ; to live
in a mean place.
1 /^ PS ^ cuddled up and
crowded into a miserable
hole.
.rljfcj To question, to ask ; prolix,
P^ wordy.
ch'img''
In Fuluihmi. To drawl in
singing; voice, tone; utterance.
& ] a drawling tone.
yi 1 a fine voice, sweet sing-
ing.
I^jJ To press down with the hand,
\^ so as to steady a thing.
KO.
KO.
KO.
423
Old sounds, ka and kat.
From breath or ivords and elder
brother as the phonetic; the
, second form is not common.
To sing in a. recitative or
clianting style, the coimnon
mode among the Chinese;
to sing verses, to carol ; to
sing to nmsio ; to make a song; a
song, a ballad; a rhapsody, in
whicii the lines differ innch in
length, and the rhymes recur at
intervals.
&t if- ^'J 1 ^ ^^'•''^ '"'^^^'^ '-'''^
song about yon.
] /g the sound of I'g ] or sing-
ing.
] ;^ a Sung book, a music book.
I ^ Pj^f P^ the clear sounds of
sweet nnisic.
1 iS to sing when playing; to
lampoon in verse; a kind of
Eccond-sight ditty, intimating
coming events.
f # B S!5 1 ^TC a" poetry ex-
presses thought, and singing
prolongs its utterance.
1 ^ to sing and beat time or
ste[) to it, as mummers do.
1^ ] tlio merry song of those
who transplant rice.
IIS 1 local ditties.
^ I a ballad sung by people
on stilts in the North.
gl] ] a chorus ; a fugue.
^ ] an old name of Wei-hwni
I'u ill Honan
hi Canton, ko, and o; — in Sivatow, ko, k'o, and kai ; -
ko ; — 171 ShautjUai, kti, and kitk; — in Chifti, kwu:
^ ] venerable Sir.
1 ^ ff5 the brothers; the friends;
all the company.
^ ] an older cousin on the mo-
ther's side.
S^ SI 1 "■ siiiritunliht medium,
one who ca'fls up so\ds.
/\ ] a sin,L'ing bird (^ccK/o/Z/ercs
r.ristatelhis), known at Canton.
1^ ^ I a white nosed fellow, —
a rascal, idluding to the custom
of actors whilenins' their noses.
'l"ho original furiu of the last,
composed of V\ can repeated,
in imitation, and to denote tlie
jirolougoti sound of singing.
An elder brother ; a term of
respect, and sometimes of sneering.
|M ] the Emperor's sons, as 3
jijij ] the third prince im-
perial ; it is of Muichu origin.
] 1 or ;;^ I or ] .^ my elder
brother.
A wild or tamed goose, pro-
bably a local cliange in sound
from ,iigo ^ ; a [)arrot.
and
as tlie
M
From wood
phonetic.
A helve, an ;ix-handle ; a
stalk ; a laige branch tit for
a handle; an agent or cause, a
means ; a go-between.
5^t 1 fij 1 to seize one handle
to cut down a second ; to use
another's agency.
ft A ^L 1 f" JiL-t as a match-
maker.
— • 1 3^ one he.ad of greens; one
root, as of celery.
^ ] an ax-helve ; an agent.
Sometimes written like the last,
A painter to lie a boat; an
extensive region in tiie Han
dynasty, named after the
H'^ 1 il' which Howed through
its southern part.
cVpT
From water and opprLSsive ; it
is often wrongly written ypf,
whicli is tlio name of a sort of
turnip, and a duplicate forui c.f
^iij' the lotus.
Name of an ancient lake or
marsh which was drained by Yii,
now preserved in Ko-tseh Lieu ]
•f^ I|j^ a district near Ts'ao-chen
i'u in the southwest of Shantung.
— in Anxoy, ko, and k'o; — in Fahchau,
1, and ku.
X IC M "f 1 eastward it
(the Eiver Tsi) flowed further
to lake Ko.
i fjft From 0(1)1 and to add.
fif Excellent; to be well oflF: to
io commend; mav.
<^« 1 ^ 's a'^ nb it m
Well off are the rich, but
alas for the poor and unas-
sisted.
1 ^ tb a" "■^" enough it is if
we can speak such words.
f j4— f A large galley or transport ;
/IjMJ a barge ; a lighter.
''^^ 1 fS ^ ^o,Tge traveling boat.
^ JfiC- Tho shaft of an .arrow ; the
PJ name of a place.
'4y ^^ ^ ^ 1 tlie slender
culms [for pencils] from
Fan.
A-/»'' >^ From bamboo or min and rtnit;
the first is not common, and tho
contracted form, which is sup-
posed torepreseut t he t hreo last
[■ leaves on a twig of bamboo, ia
much used.
/|X I i'lie culm of the bamboo,
*^ -' for which the first character
.alone is u.sed ; a classifier
of very wide application,
and n.sed for thing, piece, or article;
it i.s applied to human beings anil
animals, to coins, schemes, periods
of time, fm'nilm'e. globular or com-
[lact things, as boxes, fruit. &c.; an
individual or thing, as gjj | that
onQ, ^ ] this one; to multiply;
nudtiplied into ; a demonstrative
prmiotiii, this, this one — but not
aluays susceptible of, or needing
li'.mslation.
B 1 ^^or ] ] ^:^
each one ot them Las some
t^ H 1 the second, the ne.\t.
^ ] ^ several boxes.
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KO.
the craft; — i- e. yjii can ap-
preciate the case.
1 f^ 1 y*^" '■'''"' '^^'■''"s'^ *^"s
for the otlier.
— 1 ^ i T '^^''^'y ""« ^'^'^
gone.
■j' \ /\ /\ -f- ten multiplied
into eiglit makes eighty.
^ I each oue.
K'O.
1 f^^ or I 6^ that one, that
thing.
— ' 1 — 1 fi'vi ^ ^^'^y ^^'^"'' ''"^
after another.
In Cantonese. After a nega-
tive, often used to denote a transi-
tive sense upon the individual
spi)ken of or to.
^ I ^ don't go.
K'O.
St 1 ^ jfct who is not angry at
such things?
In Shanghai. A sign of the
genitive.
A 1 ® JL '^''^ human face.
^ ] that person, his; ^ ]
this: -^ JfS 1 it is his; ^ j
yes, I wish it; |^ ] yours.
Old sounds, k'a, and k'ap.
Ill Canton, fo, o, and ho; — in Sioatow, k'o, k'o, k'ue, and lo; — in Amoy, k'i; — in Fahchau,
k'o wo, and kw'o; — in Shangliai, k'u, and ko; — id Chifu, kw'oa.
Froni^jraiii and a^pecfc, be-
cause the latter measui'es grain.
Vj'o a class, order, or scries; a
rank, a gradation ; a rule, a
line ; to class, to estimate; a hollow
in the trunk of a tree; practice, as
in medicine; the examination for
the two highest degrees ; a classifier
of herbs.
B3 ] to begin the examination of
LHJiii graduates.
1 M"'"M 1 'Tesix ^li^'l^rtments
or bureaux in provincial ,V(H'iw«s
which attend to the current
business.
^ 1 six bureaux in the Imperial
city which manage its internal
affairs.
1 @ |ii ^ '■'' S'-'^ office by merit,
— not by purchase.
jp I ^ the alternate third years
when examinations take place.
M 1 extra examinations.
^ ] and % ] clinical and
surgical practice.
1 JM^ an extra tax levied in an
emergency.
1 JUr t" levy the proportion each
one is to pay.
] BM bareheaded, nnhelmeted.
1 ^ gradeofscholars ; aliterary
degree.
^J ^ 1^ ] their abilities are
not the same.
1 ^ a hamper carried by students
into the examination, holding
dishes, writing materials, <feo.
r # ^a I? Is] - 1 ii two
crimes of the same sort deserve
the same imnishment.
^ 1 M ^ ii ^^''t'" "ell taught
then you can take the prece-
dence.
in IpJ 1 fP ^°^^ t''® crime should
be estimated or punished.
1 j& the examination, the arena
for the tripos.
1 J^ '■"'o classes of secretaries in
the Censorate, the foriner over-
see the Six Boards, the latter
the provinces,
fit i 1 to give away or transfer
a sure or an ulcer, as by writing
a charm which is then burned,
and the sore spot rubbed as if
thrown at an animal.
Sir, pass the examination when
you got your degree'?
Tprrf' A quartzose gem of inferior
('^"J value like white chalcedony,
\6 or flucculent quartz-crystal;
a sea-shell (Conus) of differ-
ent colors.
J^ ] a red legged bird with
striped plumage, tli.it is said to
consort with foxes.
1 ^ P"^'*^ goltlj oi" some kind of
fine alloy.
M ] |_^ cone shells or cowries
o:ace used in ornamenting bridles
f.nd horse-trappings.
From insect and a grade.
The tadpole is ] Jij- ^, but
in Canton it is also called
^ ^ ■© or thundei-iish.
,k'o
.^0
Wheels on their axles ;
wheels connected with each
otlier.
|g 1 carriages dragging
along; impeded, disappointed.
•^ ] the infantile name of Men-
cius.
From plaiits and to jinss ; al.o
read ^Jcw'o iu some places.
M
jX''o Plants, herbage; a hungry
look; large.
JM ^ ;^ ] that large man with
such a nonchalant air.
From cave and real.
A hole ; a nest made in a
cliff or underground; a bur-
row; the roost of a pheasant;
hollow.
M .1 IhI 1 '"'''.'' '""''' ^''"'' '"
the same nest; i. e. they arc all
villains alike.
^ ] a wasii's nest.
K'O.
KO.
KO.
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the serpent and scoi'iiioii are in
the same burrow, they are really
dreadful.
In Ctintonese, wrongly used fcr
1^ erajii^ Cruniiiled, '.vrinkled,
creased, corrugated ; shriveled, as
withered tVuit.
The pelvis or hip bones ; the
acetaliiduni.
y'o 1 ^ ^ ll'c knee-pan or
palella.
Read kirii'' Uneven in stei)i)iiig.
%^ 1 J?; tt ^" "'-'"^ awkwardly,
like one whose legs arc unequal.
Irt-El* From head ami real.
(:^Ct3 A little; kernel or clod; a
''k'o classifier of beads, bullets,
pearls, cherries or similar
fruit, and small round things.
— 1 ^ ""^' P*-''"''-
^ 1 0}J ^ myriads of lustrous
pearls.
^ ^ 1 how many of them arc
there?
1 'IS 'T* 1^ ""'■ •''■ l'-'^'"'^'' ''•'^'*''3 wo
harvested — this season.
^ !_• j' From P mnuih niul f* a sign
\^\ of hreaffnng, alhuting to a cou-
,, aeut giveu witliout words.
%
To bo willing, to permit ;
free or able to do ; to tolerate ;
tolerant to ; sign of the potential
mootl, can, may ; convenient,
proper, worthy, competent; used as
an interrogative, and to soften the
sense ; at the beginning of a
sentence it is like a hypothetical
particle, then, if so; in ri'giuien
with a negative, it becomes like
a relative pronoun, as 4E ^y ]
'^j: he did nothing that he had
need to regret ; it also forms verbal
adjectives or gerunds, as ] ^\
excusable.
1 ^' des[)ieable, disgusting, •'
I ^ to compassionate; pitiable;
sad enough 1
I JLU fi5i ^. it- is allowable, it can
b« done.
^ '?M 1 ''° ^^'^ nothing to do
with me.
] JU }■'-'*' 't '■■'in lje allowed.
^|£ (pj )]•, ] by no means a little
tliini;, it is of importance.
^ I ^ ] why not, what forbids'?
fij; ] }^ :i'u you cold ?
1 ^ ^ ^ •'^ '•' '"^'' ""*t lamen-
lal)le !
4l£ ] M ;p ] as you deem it to
be convenient.
] \_l palatable, toothsome.
] J^ it will just do.
1 M Djl T '^ '•'^ "°^^ '°'^ '''''■'^'
1 ^- it should be done.
1 1 'fj^ "j* it will only scare him.
ij^ ] a very little.
] ^ will it do or not ?
1 A ('■'ip'^ble man.
1 ^ /S S '" ^'^ '''"'^ it is ; can
it lie?
1 m ^ i^" '^'^t -ibsolutely neces-
sary.
"T" ] a day's job, a set task.
] ^ the literary jirofession.
J^ I a monthly trial for compos-
ing essays.
H ] a daily lesson or task.
H" ] or 1 -^ the salt ta.K.
gli| 1 (o e.\plai]i and teach.
] Itg the set time for writing
thi-'UieS.
j|C ] I'l^ a diviner, one who cal-
culates matches.
7^ -^ ] the book or rides for
deducing good or ill luck.
ffiPrt ' A mare is commonly called
)W^ 1 ,E|. and ] |!^. is a she-
k'o^ mule.
Vo'
Uneven, rough land ; unfor-
tunate, not getting on.
■^ ] rugged paths ; met.
disapi)ointed, always in trou-
ble, ne'er-do-well.
- - , A range of hills in the north
1^ of Shan.si, called ] |j. ; they
''k'o have given name to K'o-lan
cheu ] ^ jf| in the north-
west of Tai-yuen fii near the Yel-
low Kivcr ; it is saitl to produce
^■ery good liorses.
' Grain deprived of its husk ;
[1^ the grain itself; a name for
wheat in Shantung.
-^ I a name for oats.
f
P
From words aud real as the
plioiietic.
An example, an exerci.se, a
lesson, a t.ask; what comes
in order ; a series, an order ; to
essay, to try; to reckon, to see
what the issue will be ; literary
[lursnits : to counsel, to exhort ; to
examine, to levy taxes on salt.
I to compete in writingessays.
] '^ to criticise compositions.
] 1^ to settle the rate of taxes.
^ 1 J^ -in allowance to students.
^ ] clerks <>r overseers in the
salt deiiartmeut.
is-
iffl J Clouds of dust filling the air ;
TjC -I Imuii or clod of dirt.
^'o' % 1 M ']!? ^ [tl'o «in,l]
raised clouds of dust, filling
people's ears aud eyes.
rfjh -' 1-'" tlnimi>; to beat or pnm-
PJX i»'-l .'•liglitly.
/.•'.,' 1 ^T :^ ^ t" '^""'^'^ 'I"-"
bedbugs out of it.
1 iT 'M M '" 1^'ii'ck the ashes
from the ]>ipe.
1 I ^t ^ T '^"°^''^ '^ '■"^ '' '^
quite clean, as a box.
1 M S 7 ^"^'■^ them all hi a
lump.
jv)p^J From saiuf anrl ran; it is usually
|5j written koh, j^ aud is now ob-
; - J solete.
A.
To ground ; to run a vessel
on the shallows, to put her ashore.
I f^ struck on the bank.
I -3: *!§ -t ^^'*'' ''''"' "" ■'' ^"'"'S-
It-r*' To crack with the teeth, as
pCgHJ a dog docs.
^ '*' 1 IS arranged like teeth, m
the seeds are in a slice of
muskmelon.
42G
KOH.
KOH.
KOH.
Fiihchau, koh, k'o, kali, kaik, and
ill Chifii, kwoa.
OU soidkZ.s, kak, kat, kap, kit, hit, and ngit. I/i Ca.'t(.,,i,, kok, kak, kot, hop, and yik; —in. Sioatov:, ko, kak, hok, k'dp
kek, kat, and kwa; — in Amoy, kap, k'ap, kok, kok, kat, and giit; — i
kak; — in Shanghai, kok, k-tk, kak, keh, and koh ;
1 Ji, tlie stars ^eOv^ott in ] A ] ^ each one to his taste
Cassiopeia. | y^ — tj; each has his own
!^ 1 75 :/c H '"^ "'<'^''™ ''■''^^ ■'^ ^^^
great shrine, — such as is built
up to receive the chief god, as
Kwanti.
From door and to joi» ; it is often
used with the next, and is also
read hoh.
A door by the side of the
great gate, or a small door
leading through a side passage into
the court-yard.
^ ] to see the Emperor in his
cabinet.
^ ] the door leading into the
harem.
1 1^ a sort of forecastle in state
barges.
] gj a name for the region of
Tang-cheu fu in Shantung.
♦t| From door and each ; occaBional-
g1 ly v>ritteu like the preceding,
f'-l ^ and need for the nest.
,ko
A door screen which pre-
vents passers-by looking in; the
posts supporting a gate ; a balcony ;
a belvedere o\'er a gateway ; a
porch, an ante-room where guests
can wait ; a vestibule, a corridor ;
female apartments; a council-
chamber ; the officers assembled in
it ; the court ; a book-closet ; a
cupboard, a safe for eatables ; to
lay by or on.
pla ] the Inner Council.
1 ^ a courtier, a cabinet minis-
ter ; — the old word Colao is
derived from this term.
1 T? your honor ; you, Sir; your
Excellency.
X 1 to become a cabinet minister.
/^t i wailing ia the hall, denotes
the seclusion of a girl three or
four days before marriage.
* 1 Jl '"^ '^ upstairs.
7k 1 't'S 4 a summer-house over
the water.
iji^ .^ 1 1 '•^^ frames [for the
adobe walls] were one on top
of the other.
to each [post] one
_ho
An unauthorized character, for
which the last was once used;
•* occurs interchanged with k'oi
i/'Ji
'py to grow. '
To lay on, to put down, to 1
place carefully ; to hinder, to ob- |
struct; to strike, as a vessel on a j
bank.
1 ii 55 S where shall I put it "?
1;^ I or ] {^ to delay, to be
impeded, to put difficulties iu
the way.
at a place.
JE ] to procrastinate an affair.
1: -i T^ 1 I'l'^ced it on a high
shelf; i.e. paid no more attention
to the matter.
1 3^ It >S. M t'' I'^y 'l^'^" '''^^
pencil and think over the matter
carefully.
Ag I jj? the vessel went on the
spit.
1 ^ {i unable to leave off.
From mouth and to folhw ; q. d.
following and calUug after one
who hears not ; it ia often care-
lessly written to resemble fining
/§ a name.
A distributive adjective, each,
every; all; wherever; various,
separate, apart.
I \ each man.
\ ^ ^Ji -^ each one has his own
gilt.
1 -^ ^ aU sorts of goods.
^ ] — -ff each one has his sky ;
— we are world wide apart.
story.
1 -A
man.
1^ i 1 51 ^ l^« sat «l^ne by
himself
] j^ everywhere.
In Fuhchaxi. Strange, unusual ;
odd.
1=§,
,kd
From wood and each as tlio ]i'in.
netic ; occurs used for :§- ;iu
onion.
ho'
Tlie spreading and rising of
the branches of a high tree ; to
reach, to arrive at the end ; to make
to reach to ; to examine, to sift
thoroughly; to influence; to affect ;
lo attack; to change, to correct;
reformed, corrected, to grow old ;
a line, rule, a mark by which
one writes ; a limit or pattern, a
statute; a frame; intelligent ; ex-
cellent ; unusual; obstinate, stiff;
all years which have the branch |^
in their cycle name; a wild onion.
1 ^[» beyond the usage or law;
extra, as kindness ; unusual ;
very great.
55 1 to draw Hues.
PP ?^ ] a co[>y-slip.
%^%^ 1 fKiil i^ ^ 'lie gods
quietly come and reward with
their great blessings.
1 !|^ lo inquire into the nature
of things, to philosophize.
j y^ a unisler, a pattern.
m ^ 1 s ^ pt it s ti'«
influences of spirits cannot be
reckoned upon — or calculated
when they will come.
1 Wi presence ; carriage.
^ ] temperament, habits, cha-
racter.
KOH.
^ I moved upon, as by the
Holy Ghost.
] ^ ■T' Wc ^''^ recusant will
not be pardoned.
I ^ manslaughter, honaicide.
S 1^1 "^ 1 'o"!^ 6^"^" *° ^'s
bones, narrowly watch him,
I J^ come here, you Shun 1
il& I ^ HI ^ broad chin, a heavy
jowl.
] ^ ^ 5^ to influence Heaven
itself.
^ ] regular gradation of officers.
^ ^J — • I not rising by regular
grade — in office.
] Ji ^^ t\j to correct his vicious
heart.
-IfiBi J 51 ^ilW there
is no difficulty about it; I can
go through it perfectly.
/^ W 1 ^ may tlie people have
a lengthening of lite.
-t 1 ^ 1? [the mind of man]
can ascend and speculate on
things in the heavens.
^At To strike, to attack; to box;
^^f J to fend oti", to ward oft' a
ibo blow ; to fight with beasts.
^M I to break a blow.
I p^ a brawling row ; fisticuffs.
1 ^ B^ to practice boxing.
1 1$ ^ the science of pugilism.
»I|/V A species of beetle.
ICTT > is. 1 one of the names of
j4o the millipede {^Julus).
/^ ] an unusual term for
the mole-cricket or GryUoial-
pa.
J. jL_k An unauthorized clmT'acter,
III ^ wliicli lias siipersedctl t lie last.
ikff 1 fl '"i flea, for which the
last was perhaps at first the
correct form.
A horn with branches, and
} no flesh inside.
J^ ^ \ ^ ^ook to suspend
things on, as a deer's antlers;
a kind of tree.
KOH.
A species of wild onion, hav-
' ) ing a small stem and large
^ko ligulate leaf; it is known as
tl^o 1 ^ '■'■"d Budhist priests
are forbidden to eat it.
Short sleeves covering the
) armpits, are | |^, used in
warm weather.
Read loh A bib for children.
KOH.
427
.ko
WA* From Iiojieand ewh; used with
^^ the next.
Jco The skeleton of a man or
beast : dried bones lying on
the ground ; the tibia or shank
bones of quadrupeds ; lean.
^€ 1 S Rt cover up the bones
and carcasses.
] 3^ tlie arm from the shoulder
to the wrist.
m.
¥vo\i\ flesh and each or hreath ;
the third is imauttiorized, and
the second is wrongly used, as
rtA^ it 13 properly read hifi,
n LJi I The armpit ; the side.
M^ ! 1 ffit ^ or 1 UiJ li the
n LJ>J armpit, the part of the body
jio covered by the arm.
I §^ the arm, the upper
avni.
1 1^ A '■^ rank smelling man.
1 n^ &m^M ti'« ■'i'™
is hid ill the sleeve ; — the fees
are included in the price.
In Pekingese. A. stain, a flaw,
a blemish.
/^ ] g there is a dirty spot on
it.
Also read ^i'
it A pimple, a boil, a sore,
/o '^ ] ^ a sore has come
out.
fl^ M 1 !^ ■''" irritable disposi-
tion, fretful.
^ ] •!§! a rash has broken out all
over the body, as the washer-
man's rash.
Rend yih^ Bewildered, foolish,
out of one's head.
rt^ An unauthorized character, for
jtfL J which 5^ is wrongly used.
Jed To jolt ; to come do\vn with
a thud ; an impediment, a
hindrance.
^5^ \ fi to go jolting and
tluimping along.
♦N*" ^'^'^'^"tented, not liking; to
I / ii like, to rejoice.
IcH ) '['^ uneasy and angry at ;
not relishing.
p^ 'From place and earthen vase;
it is also frequently contracted
' to its primitive in cheap books.
A partition, a bulk-head,
something that divides off;
apart; a shelf; a bar in music; to
obstruct, to interpose, to separate
oft'; to strain or filter; next to, se-
parated, neighboring.
) ^ to intervene, to put asunder.
1 ~ i% ^K •■* stream divides the
places.
— iK ^ I ^vide waters roll
between them.
] :(g left over night, as a dish of
meat ; to spend the night.
1 S'J ^ ^ I ''ave not seen him
for many years.
^ ] ^ a case with three shelves.
1 H 2^ come on alternate days.
\ '{^ ^^ filtering dish,
p^ ] to embarrass, to interpose.
1 Ig to suspend ; to cut ofl^, as
intercourse.
^ ^ ] a movable portico to
screen from the wind.
] iit /^ f± to live next door.
] 1^ a partition, a bulkhead ; to
bli;ck U[), as the way.
P^ ] a door or window frame.
1 % "& ^cy far aP'irt.
1 3u) JS -S [it''* liire] scratching
a sore through the partition ; —
useless indignation.
5'C iSH 'fU 1 as unlike as elysium
and to[ihet.
1 Wi a lolding screen.
Tip 1 a bar in music ; f^ alone
denotes the me.isnre or strain.
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i.
KOH.
From tvood and partition ; occa-
sionally wrongly used for the last.
The yoke of a wain or cart ;
interstices of a lattice window
or liet : a Irerni'l.
^p ] a muslin or gauze
screen.
From I^/fi'i aud f^ imrtition
contracted.
j/to The diaphragm ; any thin
membrane in bodies, or pelli-
cle in plants, which separates parts;
the breast, the mind; inability to
eat, want of appetite; a bell-frame.
] JJg the midriff, separating the
thorax and stomach; something
which hides or screens a thing.
/p T 1 "•' 1 ^ food disagree-
ing with one
^ '^ 5^ 1 iloii't keep thinking
of it all the time.
#T 1 i£ "'■ ^T 1 5i ^o hiccough.
The cackle of a jungle-fowl
Ti) °^ pheasant; to vumit ; to
ko gag.
I }2 to vomit ; colic aud
vomiting.
] Pg unable to swallow.
TKe original character is
tliought to represent tlie look
of a raw skin as it is stretched
^ko out, and wlien the hair has been
scraped off; it forms tlie 177tli
radical of a natural gi-onp of
charactera'relating to hides and
their uses.
To change, to renew, to moll ;
to skin ; to degrade from office ;
musical instruments made of skin,
as drums; a skin; a hide; defensive
armor, le.ithern ; human skin; a
wing; reins of a bridle.
1 ^ strike off his name from the
roll.
I ^y^ or I j^ to dismiss a man
from a yamuii.
] in '"' 1 li '*' degrade from
office ; to cashier.
] j^ to mulct the salary.
it ] military aimor.
^i'k 1 M ra H^ ^ llje heav-
ens and eanh change, and thus
the four seasons are completed.
KOH.
1 iSS; M i^ to leave off old habits
and reform.
ti^ ] to alter, to mend and change.
] ^ a war chariot.
iW- 1^ 5^ 1 •'"'^ usage llien died
out, (U' was su[ierseded.
f^ I <t{l ftft the ends of the reins
danirlins;.
] f^ notice of dismissal put up
on an office-door.
] {@ to break off from drink, to
keep sol)(_r.
1 W 8t *& ''^ ^'^'" '■^''^ '"•"^^ ■'*"''
wash the heart; )/((<. a thorough
reform ; to tmn over a new leaf
fyf^ From hifd and to join, referring
■Tl E^ to its constant pairing.
JJJ A general term for doves ;
domestic pigeonr, ; its young
are called ^% ] , and the old ones.
jjl ^ or flying slaves.
1 "? o'' H 1 liouse doves.
]^ 1^ ] to let tJy the white dove;
1. c. to lose one's loan by kna-
\ery.
] f^ fg the carrier pigeon takes
letters.
^ I a wild pigeon.
1^ I a fancy name for the eanle-
lope melon.
1^ 1 0^ one who scowls at the
poor ; to look <lowu on one.
iJtifl^ A frog; a lizard; bivalve
KpJ} .'shells, thin and m.trked, are
J:o c.iUed lll^ I , a general
j/ia name for those like a Unio,
TiUina. or Douax; a mussel
a clam.
"^ ] ribbed shells, like a Cardium
or Area.
[Jj I a large kind of yellow rep-
tile found in rocks, which lives
on air and drinks the dew ; it
probably denotes the tree-frog.
gj ] and ] '^^ names of the
frog.
] $Jf '1 ''cd spotted lizard ; but
the I ^^ is applied to the gecko
in the Aichi[ielago. though the
' two names are interchanged.
KOH.
] jtU a si)ecies of cl.im {y^nua)
with a thick shell.
1 in WL Ij"'"'!'* halved at the
edges for rabbeting.
K/^ To bring together, as a com-
I pj J pany of one's comrades; to
JaJ take.
>J^| From hiife and to injure.
pjjj) To cut, to gash, to wound;
j/iO to divide, to cut in two; to
deduct, to take off; to injure;
to cede, as territory ; to turn, as
a debt over to a creditor ; afflic-
tions, ealaiiiities.
1 ^ to cut apart.
] '1^ to sever friendship, to break
ort' intercourse.
I [^ to sWee off, to divide.
I ^ to deduct part of an account,
to force to take less-
I ^ to reduce the price, because
the goods are inferior.
] ^ tiJ reap grain, usually means
rice.
] JQ ^ to cut the wages, to
deduct from them.
I ^^ <* '^'i"' '" ■* g^'i' or wood.
^ yY, -jj I the flood injured it
much.
^ iU 1 ^ I "'on't part with
the loved — thing.
] mM ;g^ Jl "hy use a
cleaver to kill a chicken ?
I j^ to cede territory.
^ ] obliged to part with.
From plant and v:)iy.
I ) A creeping, edible bean, a
species of Dolichos (probably
D. trilobus], of whose fibers
cloth is made; the culms are some-
limes eaten ; a creeper; relatives,
posterity, alluding to the long
vines.
^ \ the mealy taro Pachyrhiius
trilobus), a long shuttle-shaped
tuber used for food.
] ;jjj a sleazy, coarse, yellowisU
summer cloth, made of this fiber.
\ i. W- % ^^'^'^'^ ''"^ dolichos
vines stretch themselves out I
KOH.
K'OH.
K'OH.
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sliip between us '!
1 fl^ '"^ hanger-on : a needy,
Irmiblesoiuc fellow.
^ M Jj« 1 I have not ihe least ' |^ |g: ] very fine grass-cloth,
lii.inee (affinity or I'rioucltiLii))
The noise of scraping or
f J filing ; the rubbing or grating
,kd of wood ; to manage.
with bim.
1 ^ vines, creepers ; met. a nu-
merous progeny.
^ The appearance of spears
and chariots drawn up in
' martial array.
i^ ] a line of glancing
spears or bayonets ; mixed
up, confu.sed. preciiiitate ; iu
a hubbub and muddle.
OUl .sounds, k'ak, k'at, <i«iZ k'ap. In Canioii, hak, liuk, k'iit, hop, hot, kak, and kwak ; — in Swatow, ke, kek, k'ek, liai,
kat, kwa, kiit, and k'ap ; — in Amoy, k'ak, k'ap, k'at, and k'ek ; — in Fahchau, k'ah, aii<J k'aik ; —
ill Shanrihai, k'ak, keli, k'ah, kak, and chiek ; — in Chifu, kw'oa.
From month aud hreutli and a
A orar?/ character J ifc is properly
, read k'ai* but is uow sub-
stituted for the last, a.s that is
much used in Mougoliau and
Turkish names ; the second
form is Uttle used.
in,
Reverent and attentive to the
duties of an office, as a sa-
cristan should be ; to respect,
to feel awe for ; reverently,
vigilant.
^ ^ ^ ] those who serve [in
tenii)les] should be reverent.
1 ^ gj i||j he sedulously attends
to his (■liieial duties.
lH ] very respectful.
I ^ ?tJi IS to carefully maintain
tlie rules, to hold to the old ways.
k'o''
From slieltcr and earh ; q. d. a
person sheltered in an inu.
A guest, a visitor, an ac-
quaintance ; a dealer, a cus-
tomer; a stranger; a squatter, an
alien ; transitory, visiting, as an
officer ; foreign, from afar ; to
lodge.
] A "'' A 1 ^ \isitor, a gentle-
man, a stranj;er.
1 M '' D"'-'''t-chamber.
W 1 In ^ cordial reception.
Ml 1 teamen who come iu from
the country.
] ^ iid'erior goods; foreign pro-
duets.
^ ] a lady, a gentlewoman.
T{r ] host and guest ; shopman
and customer.
% 1 agnest.
] -j^ a trading place.
^ I footpads, highwaymen.
] £:. foreign or subsidized troops.
1 K °' Vfl 1 ''' '^''P'' ™'s'''6ss ;
the second term also denotes a
factotum, an under companion.
^ I a respected guest.
■^ 1 jp ^ij retainers or parasites
in large crowds.
1 ^ respect or ceremony paid
a visitor.
I jg to make a visit.
1 Ijj an inn, a hotel.
^ I to make a visit ; to call.
1 Ij.^ warehouse for taking goods
<iu storage ; a lodging-house.
1 ^ A '''*^ Ilukkc people (;. e.
squatteis) from Kia-ying cheu
^ W'i 'J'H ''1 "-'"^ north-east of
Kwangtung, who emigrate to
other parts of that province.
At,
/t'o'
From month and quest ; it is
now superseded by the next.
The noise of coughing ; to
couirh, to retell
In Pckiiiyese read 'ch^ia. To
gag and strain to get somethuig
out of tlie throat.
1 ^ Pi -? ^'oi'gli it "P-
In Cantonese read lak^ A final
particle denoting past time, and
intimating that a thing is done
without recall.
To cough ; to retch, but
without vomiting; to hack, from
irritation in the throat ; to cry out,
to bawl, to eructate, to hiccough.
1 Wi ^'^ cough and expectorate.
JH ) a dry cough.
"ful.
] t^ the time of a cough, a mo-
ment.
1 ©t '"' throw up phlegm.
P^ 1 '" K^'o' "s from food enter-
ing the larynx.
] nl; to cough and spit.
Eead UaV or laiP The laugh-
ing smile of a child ; a cry of those
who bear burdens; an interjection
^ 1 ^- ^ Jf ^ ti""y ''--i^'led
and shouted like the clanging
ol bells
oody sweat ;
to
rtrtA^ Excessive exertion, which is
illl^, like a 1,
^k'ij vomit iilooi
SAli^:I^?i•t^5^ 1 jfii
the man of Ch'ing had the better
of me. but I skulked under the
bow-cases in the most desperate
resistance ; — and the dniins never
ceased.
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K'OH.
K'OH.
Kon.
■Xi^ To lay bold of forcibly, as if
J'^) to detain or take away.
jt''* 1 tij -^ drag Lim away, as
^c/iiu a thief.
*fcj Fioni water and why,
\^Jy Tliirsty, dry ; to thirst for,
^i:'o desirous of, longing ; to pant
after ; sudden ; to diy up.
P 1 thirsty.
^ ] to quench the thirst.
f S Is Jfc 1 ^® mentioned plums,
and their tliiKt ceased.
1 ^ suddenly buried bim.
1 j@, to long for ; ardently pant-
ing for, as an absent friend.
] ^ to dote on, to cherish fondly.
7j(C 1 the water has dried up.
1^ ^ jg I to relish righteous-
ness as a thirsty man does water.
ii fL ii 1 I ^'•'^^ neither hungry
nor thirsty.
1 ^ Vi W\^^'^ thirsty man fan-
cies all waters sweet.
"'-[.t From A'lnyeaud a horary cliarac-
^y>r , , ,
^tj) i o carve, to chisel ; to sculp-
ture ; to cut out ; insulting ;
griping, oppressive; the eighth part
of aCbinese hour or fifteen minutes ;
a little while.
^; j to engrave, as wood-cuts.
I J^ or f\\ ] to cut characters,
as on blocks.
1 "B" iS tiu* [your kindness is]
grivveu on my bones and in-
scribed on my heart.
5^ ] incessantly.
P_^ ] the set time,
1 "F :)ij ;^ the present state of
aS'airs, this view of the matter.
t^ I a little space,
jjpl^ ] to reduce by arbitrary order,
as rations.
~ 1 65 X ^ a I'.ltle while.
] ^ to oppress, to insult and
harass.
] J§ a clepsvdra.
^ I a second edition.
k'o
From Vnife or inch and to siis-
tain ; it occurs used -with the
, last and next.
To subdue, to overcome ;
'j^^ J to exorcise, to repress ; to
deny one's self, or to yield
one's rights for others ; to
save or limit; the chemical action
of acids and re-agents ; urgent ; a
set time; to insist on.
1 n^ [^ JPI^ 'o "^^'i^'® ofiF malicious
demons.
I -fjilj to lord it over ; to dominate,
as one acid will another in elec-
tive affiiiity; to restrain ; to
prevail against.
'f0 ^ •f i 1 reciprocally produc-
ing and destroying each other,
as the five elements.
] So ffil S ''*^ came at the ap
pointed time.
^ iSff' ] ^ his tenacious fate will
be too much for his wife.
^J ] to exercise a secret or baleful
influence over another.
IT RE 1 )]$ the liver is too active
and injures the spleen.
In Fuhchxu. To crowd, to
press; incommoded, as in a crowd.
1 ^ heated bv the iam.
H
Tlie or"ginal form is said to re-
present tlie carved beams which
^ susiaiu the roof and contains an
A- ^ aUusion to the help given to a
man by his shouklcr to sustain
things ; used Avith tlie last.
To sustain ; adequate to ; to
attain to, able for ; to subdue, to
prevail over; to repress; crossing;
subduing ; as an auxiliary verb,
can, able : and often used merely
to give eflScacy to the next verb-
55^ ] to break through an oppos-
ing or besieghig force.
1 £» tt) govern one's self.
] '§' fit for, adequate to.
^t 1 M a I'e is not fit for the
post.
1 fS '" recover, as a captured city.
-7 i§» ^ 1 <-l^J"'t be envious or
overbearing.
1 M fS fw *o mortify earthly
affections.
] ^j^ to curb the appetites.
'It ^ * 1 ^. U I <lo "ot
excel in virtue.
J§ ] extortionate tax-gatherers.
] JJ 1 ■^ very dihgent and
stingy too.
B^^ Sleepy from fatigue.
PJUL) 1 B^ di'zing ; asleep from
jSo sheer weariness.
I 1^ the eyes sleepy.
is 1 JS nodding, sleepy. {Shang-
hai )
A^^ To get to suddenly, as a boat
■iJnL> .striking the bank ; to ground;
jA- (5 to loan against; to reach.
•y-4-^ From had and to cover; used
ft^ with the last.
Jc'o To comply with ; to die.
1 S t^" yield and depart
— on the lung journey ; used when
speaking of the death of states-
men.
f^^ A cave or grot in a hillside ;
)jSL'> to store away.
t^^ To strike ; to take or gather ;
SSLr t'J l"*^ "r beat with the hand.
Jc'o ] )^ to smash to pieces.
] ,^ to flatten.
Eead vgoh. To cover ; also a
dung-barrow.
A wooden cup or bowl to
JgLj. hold spirits; a creeper.
j'"' " ^ 1 3^ fC li« lifted the
mug and took a drink.
l^fc The sound of stones striking
HmL) together; to hit against, to
jt'o run against.
I 1^ the ceremony of the
h'toir, to knock the head on the
ground when saluting the emperor.
S& -§ 1 '^ there are hindrances
or obstacles in the road ; diiS-
cnlties in the way of success.
1 'is ^ to knock out the ashe.s,
as from a pipe.
k'oh.
To seam; to form the woof
/)vtp.> for a piece in the loom.
i^^*^ 1 1$ tapestry wliicli has
the figures woven in with the
woof.
KU.
In Cantonese. A loop, a bight
of a rope; to loop up; to stroll,
to go about.
fi '" M 1 ™<'ke a noose.
1 iilB ""<'*'« him, lasso him.
KU.
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^4 A cave or hole in a hill; in
|~t J the Indian Archipelago, |
jA-y I is a term for country-born
Chinese-, whose fathers were
immigrants.
KITJ.
Old sounds, ku, kufc, and kup. In Canton, ku ; — in Swatow, ko, ku, and k'li ; — in, Amoy, ko, and k'o ; — in Fuhchau.
ka, k'u, and ku; — in Shamjhai, ku; — in Chifu, ku.
From soil and a melon.
Jtu,
A young son whose fa(her is
dead ; Ivitherless ; alone, or-
phan-like, solitary, no pro-
tector; applied by (he emperor to
himself as peerless, unequalej ;
ungrateful, not cherishing a sense
of kindness.
I ^ alone and neglected.
1 ^ Ii *lic empeior.
^ ] diminished and reduced, as
a chieftain; friendless, in a
strange land.
] ^ a neglected, orbate spirit.
] ^ alone, no brothers or sisters,
or relatives.
W 1 'M. I'^i'ig alone ; lit. no
partner at the lamp.
1 •? E^ ^ an orphan rejoining
bis own family shrine ; this i.s
done after a prosperous life, by
officers who may have been
adopted by others.
] ^ "7" the afflicted orphan ; —
a phrase on mourning cards.
1 ^ orphaned, solitary.
] ^ to disa[)point hopes.
1 "^ M 4^ detached buildings,
houses f.ir separated.
1 t'lS % |iH 'I'l nnpolished scho-
lar of limited opporl unities.
^ ] to comfort and help the
destitute.
■^ \ to confide an orplian to the
care of a friend.
Tills rrscmbles m./ij ]^ iho
pulse.
Corpulent, large bellied.
1 )% ic Wi obese, very fat.
.ka
m
Jcit,
Prom insecta.xiA old ; the second
character is unauthorized, and
, is usually applied ouly to the
cicada.
The mole cricket is called
fiS 1 ""^l tf. 1 , but the last
name also denotes a grass-
hopper or cicada, small and short
lived, called in Peking PjiJ pjl) ]
in imitation of its note.
wine-vase or goblet used
.ka
From horn aud melon,
A
in village feasts, holding two
or three pints; angular,
cornered; an angle, a corner; a
law, a rule; a plan, a kind of
writing-board.
1 fi tactics; lit the rules for
cornering.
] ^ ] the wine tankard has no
corners now; i. e. things change.
^l] ] a s«ord hilt.
p^ 1 .^ A !' cunning man of
strategy
I to grasp the
betrin school.
table: i. e. to
k]K '^ corner; angular, triau
nw\ giilar, or 0(-tangular; se;i
Jca going triangular si
hold up a cornice.
which
G2?
cfSk
ka
A large fishing-net, such as
is dragged between two
smacks off the southern
coasts.
— ] Sy -I clean haul ; we
took them all.
1 vie '{!■& splash went tlic net
into the water !
From bamboo and to bind or
melon; the second form is not
much used.
A hoop; a circlet, a fillet;
to hoop ; to draw tight, as
a belt ; to surround, as by
a wall.
Jjp I to hoop a bucket.
] "? °'' "12 1 "■ boo p.
5tiifg|^-T 1 ti IS [if you
think ofj building, don't caH
a cooper to do it; — the meana
should suit the end.
^ M ] ■'» sold headband or
fillet worn by Tao priests.
— ] ^1 a faggot of firewood.
i^'-^iiH 1 M ^ are you smart
enough to hoop an iron boiler ?
^ ] a garland of flowers, a
wreath.
4^ 1 M the snake coiled around
his leg.
1 'j^ a muzzle put on animals to
prevent them eating.
1 !,£ 'be hoop has broken.
fg I to batter the hoop down
to its place.
_ Fi-iini i^laiit and orphan.
\ The core or tender stalks of
a water grass with bioad,
lanceolate leaves, cultivated
ill ponds throughout the central
provinces; they are eaten like
celery, under the name of 3g j^,
both raw and cooked ; the reddish
seeds, called jjf] ^ are shaped Hke
oats, and furnish a poor flour used
in pastry.
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KU.
From plant and damsel; ire-
queutly used with the last.
ka A kind of tuber.
JE 1 '' "''''*^'' ^■CDe''='^^s, tbe
Caludiiim ov S^igittaria, ciiltivatt-cl
for its tubers.
^ 1 and j; ] edible varieties
oflbe mubbroom allied to tbe
More Ilia.
^C 1 "'■ 4^ % 1 '^'° puff-ball or
Lycoperifon-
W 1 "'' ^ 1 ^'^^'^'lo ini'sbroonis.
lH^C 1 or lij ^: ^ a tulip ; /<^
tlic kind damsel of tbe wilds ;
also a species of xiinarijl/is.
-+1-- Fi-om plan t and inelon ; probably
rT^ another form of the last.
ka Tbe ancient name of an
aquatic grain wbose seeds
resemble rice, baving stiff stalks ;
tbe seeds ripened in autumn, and
a spirit was distilled from tiiem.
1 ^ :i water plant producing
rbizomes i n autumn like a ebild's
arms, wbieb arc cleaned and
eaten witli fisb.
ka
An ancient trumpet, or a
kind of musical instrument
blown at tbe end; a wbistle
in a wbip; a bamboo good
for gwitcbes.
#
KU.
•=r 1 p^ ^ disreputable women,
tbieves, and procuresses.
] ,g, indulgent, easy witb.
1 E 'IS IS g"'^'^'' i*-'*- '^ '"'''*
awbile; take it easy.
tfe ^ 1 "il certainly no indul-
gence will be sbown.
] ;g; indulgent towards, feeling
kindly foi'.
] ■Uj\, to forbear witb.
.>_L. Name of a river in Ts'iier
(-^Pl cbeu fu in Fubkien; in CbiL
hi
From wovian and old as the
phonetic.
Im a polite term for I'emales,
especially young and unmar-
ried ; a wife calls ber motber-in-law
^ I , wbile -j^ 1 and >J» j are
names sbe gives to ber busband's
sisters; to tolerate; lenient, yield-
ing ; for tbe time ; just, merely.
Si 1 "!■ M ^••'tl'^ssie, a girl.
belle; an old term for a paternal
aunt.
1 -S: and ] ^ a fatber's and
grandfatber's sisters.
^ 1 village girls.
1 J^ a Bon-in-law, so called by
remoter relatives.
] ^* sisters-in-law.
iien-
^■» |_| cueu iU la x- lUllvl'.-n, m v^iilu-
Icii li it is applied to brandies
of lai-ge rivers, especially to
tliose of tbe Pei bo and Feb-tang
bo; to trade in, to buy and sell;
to abridge, to lessen; unwortby,
trasby, coarse.
] ^g to deal in spirits.
^ \ to sell by retail.
1 ^ to fisb for praise, to vaunt
one's self '
1 % l"">^' fi't'cles.
4- I Takoo at tbe moalb of tbe
Pei bo, one of five towns near
tbe cmbouebure, all of tliem
trading places.
From spirits and old ; used with
the last.
To deal ill spirits; li.^uor just
made and kept over nigbt;
a wine sbop.
**- K: 1 f^S t^''*" Wu-ti] forbade
tlic people dealing in [free]
spirits.
S 1 .1^ ^ an inn or eating .sbop.
I bave spirits I strain tbem;
wbeii I bave none, I buy tbem.
A partridge, t^ \ (perdix
ci)W-re(i), common in central
hi Cliina, and su[ii)Osed to bave
affinity witb tlie pigeors; one
name is fg ]^" from its turp.ing
soutbward wlien is rises on the
win"; and in Kiangsi it is called
i^ #5 cbasing its sbadow; it is
described as baving wbite spots on
tbe breast, and many markings;
KU.
tbe birds call to eacb otber, and
tbeir cry is|fi] ||| ^ 1% kcu-cheu-
koh-tseJi, wbeu tbey stop.
A wbeel, ] ijll^ applied to
tbe beavy wooden ones found
in nortbern Ciiina-
■^ ] name of a bill.
From hitter and old as the pho-
uetic.
hi A fault, a crime, a failure
of duty, a dereliction ; sin,
guilt; to bold to be guUiy ; to
binder otbers so as to monopolize;
to engross an article ; to dissect or
examine a sacrificial victim ; ne-
cessary, must.
4l£ I .^ ^ to compromise tbo
guiltless.
^ ?ic ^ 1 it is "o crime to kill
[a rolibirj by nigbt.
1 ^ tl'ey will bo clean, said of
tlie rains in May.
] J^ a classical name for tbe
eleventb moon.
W ^& l!S 1 il ^ IPti^*^ g>""y
are pnnisbed in order to save
tbe innocent.
1 P. &^ I'l'I }i- tlisregarding your
kindness.
1 W TtT sg ungrateful, tbankless
>ld you only
1 article;
-l^^i^- I I Sball
to be guilty.
1 ^ to monopolize an
generally S[)eaking.
i BM^U 1 ^^ Atl>e
king said, Alas I wbat crime is
now cbargeable on us ?
t^ m # is 'B I ['1'*^ '"'■" "^
stales] can always be traced to
tbeir crime in using spirits.
A sbort javelin, called ||| ]
anciently luade ligbt to use
as a spear.
f f ^ From mmith and ten ; q- d. that
JL which lias passed through ten
I— I generations, and may be regarded
^u as a tradition.
Ancient, old, antique; former,
of old; to grow old, practiced in,
old, accustomed to; antiquity;
olden, boar.
KQ.
KU.
KU.
433
1 ^ aiicit'iit ;iiid inoilcin.
1 ] fi'5f old-fasbionctl, ancient.
Ig I 'g to tell a strange story.
•^^ 1 permanent.
1 A "■' 5t 1 ^'"^ ■'"icients ; one's
ancestors.
1 /fi "^ ?.ft ^'"'' crows ri/sort to
the old trees at sunset.
] j^ relics ; sacred places ; heri-
tages received from old times.
1 ^ ancient writings; the classic
style.
^ ] am <■'•»•" ^-f °i^-
1^ 1 gathered to the ancients ;
a. e. dead.
J^ t^ 7f% ] man's heart does not
grow old ; men are not now the
same as of old.
I |))| ^ j^ tlie lessons of anti-
quity are bis pattern.
M 1 5iS "v* ^'^■'^6'' 'f '■''<' writings
of all ages.
I ^ ^ ^ antiques, curiosities,
old articles.
^ ] the three periods of antiqui-
ty, vi2., of Fuhhi, B. c. 2850 ; of
Wan Wang, b. c. 1120; and of
Confucius, B. c. 550.
c *Jf^ To estimate, to reckon, to
I pi guess; to think ; to set a price
'kit on ; \-alue, worth, price,
i'it' S ^ 1 ^'^'y unexpected.
1 ;& I" suppose, to give an
opinion.
f'i' 1 4*' y""'"'™S"6Ssed aright.
1 f^l' to reckon the number.
^ |5l ft> 1 ii I '"" "«t going
lolump these articles to sell them.
^g ] to force up the price.
1 ^ old, second-hand clothes.
51'5f ■fiS 1 ff? *■''" '"'"^''I'et price for
an article.
C |nt From net aud old ; it is the same
I ' f kind aa tho fku ^^ drag-net.
'kii A nit for birds; a drag-net 4
involved, as in a net ; a net
full.
S Jlt IP 1 I '"'-■"f I s''«" ^" ■'"-
plicated in the crime.
— ] ^^ altogether, at one haul ;
lump tile things.
Jjfl 1 M fl^^'i'^g smacks.
m ] fishing nets.
^ 1 ffl lie '■e take the net and
hunt tlie jjame.
1^1
'ka
From jlrah and to hill or old ;
thesecond form is not regarded
, aa quite correct.
The upper part of the thigh,
the haunches, the rump ; a
strand in a rope ; a slice ; a
share in a concern : a di-
vision a detachment, a squ.ad ; in
geograpliy, a portion of a country,
a bay or a peninsula ; a proportion,
a quota; in mathematics, the long
side of a right-angled triangle; a
chapter, the head of a sermon; a
period, a proportion ; part of a
wagon-box ; stable, firm.
i^ 1 !m! P'^y '^'^ch one bis dou-
ceur.
^C 1 ^' t-lie head partner.
jjg ] this portion or share.
•5^ 1 share the assets.
— 1 ^ lift o"6 share in the
business.
1 DJ W 'Si knees shaking from
fear.
spurt of steam.
7\ I eight heads, — as of an
essay.
1^ ^ 1 M Our highest officers ;
lit- the etuperors legs and arras.
H 1 in ^ threefold cord.
— \ ^ ')l O'le strong jmll.
^ ^ <£ 1 '•I'e red knee-covers
were on tlieir legs.
*>L-t». A bull; the male of quadru-
*\YX \)tiA% especially of domesti-
ku cated ; it is also defined a
heifer; a cow.
;;]< 1 a buffalo of a black color.
^ ] a bull ; in some places it is
used for a steer.
fM '^ PP ^ ['ike] playi'ig H'e
lute to a bull; — be does not
appreciate it.
^^}\j An old name for a ram or
7^5^ ewe, as r.sed at different
f Y I .. I times ; a sheep of black and
Tlj white color; the sheep in
'ivi Chihii generally Iwive black
beads and white bodies.
^ ] a ram.
7t. ] .:/c :^ ^^'^ '"'"J "^ ^^^ fi^^
sheep-skins, refers to a story of
Peh Li-hi "^ ^\%b. c. 6G0,
who asiied his sovereign to ran-
som people with them.
f^ til ^ 1 ^'^ make you produce
a (hornless or) young ram, —
which is an impossibility.
'iQ& A coarse, earthen utensil
ITTl. made in the north of Chihii,
'/tit called ] ^ or ;^ ] ^,
for boiling meat and rege-
tables ; it is the cheapest kind of
pottery, and like the kedjeree-pots
of India; in other places it is made
of copper.
] a copper tea-kettle.
From gg salt contracted and
■jtf old.
A salt pond situated in or
near I-shi hien Jj|^ J^ j|^ in
the southwestof Shansi, near which
there is a deposit of rock salt;
temporary, not lasting or durable,
for the lime ; slackly, carelessly.
J y ^ ] the king's affairs
must not be done carelessly.
J^ Nearly the same as tlic last.
-- The sluice or ditch throutih
'^(^ which salt water is led on the
vats, or where it is evapo-
rated.
Cfjjfcj^ From flesh and drum; an nn-
FJCT authorizodcharacter; it isnearly
a synonym of c-/ia)ii(' ^ dropsy.
Dropsical, swollen ; tumid
pudgy, puffy, bloated.
^ ] flatulent; the bowels distend-
ed from wind.
I f)j| a swollen belly.
^K 1 <ilJtlominal dropsy.
I ^ ^ be is much bloated.
*hu
434
KU.
'*«
From worms and a dish.
Worms in the belly, which
are thought to be the cause
of dropsy ; a venomous worm
used to poison people ; a slow poi-
■on; to disquiet, to stir up; to
harass one with doubts, to pervert
the mind ; an unquiet ghost; the
18th diagram, referring to occupa-
tion.
1 Iji or ] ^ ^^« dropsy.
] ^ poisonous, noxious.
1 ^ deluded by superstitious
quiilms, to cozen, to bewitch.
^ 1 poisoned ; possessed, infa-
tuated, bewitched,
■ftj ] to poison, said to be done
by women in Kwangsi.
fiS; 1 flies from worms in rotten
grain.
1^-^ ;^ ] to hide a father's faults.
^ ^ 1 ^ possessed by a goblin,
elf-shot.
' ( From S a i"?!*! of musicians,
and 3t to stretch out, OT ^ to
strike, or )% slcin ; the second
} is regarded as the correct form
for t\\e verb, but all are used;
it forms the 207th radical of
characters relating tokindsand
*J noises of drums.
*" A drum ; musical instruments
made of skin ; earthenware
drum-shaped seats ; drum-shaped
or sounding like a drum ; bulging,
like a barrel ; an old name for a
M or measure of five pecks; to
drum ; to excite, to arouse, to en-
courage ; to urge, as a fire by a
blower ; to dilate, to bulge, to swell,
to protrude ; to warp ; the round
spot on a bell where it is struck ; a
watch of the night ; to play on the
lute, bell, or other instrument of
percussion.
^H ] to drum very fast.
— glj j 1^ a band of musicians.
Pjjj I :^ pipers and drummers.
] 1^ instrumental music.
1 M ~ b1] drums, gongs, cas-
tanets, ifec, usually eight kindi.
KU.
] ^ to clap the hands.
^ 2ji ] or J^ ] tambourmes.
^ ] a knobbed gong.
^ ] a side drum.
i^mii'f-a m 1 ^witha
piece of iron placed across the
orifice, it makes the quivering
sound, — speaking of the reed
in an organ.
^T M 1 '-'^ strike the watches.
j P^ a great uproar, a hubbub.
/^ ] earthenware seats shaped
like drums.
I tf^ to urge a fire.
1 ^ to melt metals.
i.e. you have not heard the news.
] 1^ to stimulate to eflbrt.
1 M. Ij'g-ljellied, fat; having
enough to eat, as the people in
Yao's time.
paddle and drum, — I am inde-
pendent.
Jjij ] a kind of tabor used by
Taoists, made of bamboo two
or three feet long.
] ^ diligent, earnest, to exert
one's self.
] ^ to excite, as the growth of
things.
] ^ an insect like the water tick
or Hydrachnii.
IpJ" ] the stars a /3 y in Aquila.
1 il5 ^ ^WvA out, as a hose by
I he water driven through it.
In Fuhchau. To roil by stir-
ring ; to stir, as a boiling kettle by
a ladle.
C-ritj^ From eye and drum, alluding to
J S^» the skin over the cornea.
t^jj An eye without a pupil, or
closed pupils, or those having
a film over them, as in pterygium;
blind ; a musician ; those in charge
of the court music, a band-master.
1 @ A '^ blind man.
] g ^ an asylum for the blind.
1^ I imperial musicians.
KU.
* £ M €. W g bI ^ .1 to
talk of its color before seeing a
thing may be called blindness.
] Ij^ the name of Shun's blind
father, given to him late in Nfe.
^ ] 4 i ^ one blind man lead-
ing another.
C cUj From precious and a canopy
I — I above.
i^,r* A shopman, a resident or
settled trader, as disipingui-
shed from "^ a traveling one ; to
sell, to traffic.
1 ffj a bazaar, a market.
ffe 1 merchants, traders, dealers
in general.
-/^ ] a wholesale dealer.
^ ] jjjf a local tax levied on
shops, usually exacted to defray
a special exigency.
1 M '" purchase.
iin 1 H ^ :g ^ :lli -s if
the princely man would have
any knowledge of a trader's
300 per cent.
Read 'kia. The piice of a
thing, for which kia' fg is now
substituted, and this character is
used as a surname.
c^-f' To
PR tilt
''ku siti
o explain the ivords of
the ancients, as its compo-
sition intimates ; to comment.
] ^ ancient tradition.
^ 'P] 1 f 'I to illustrate and
teach each sentence.
^ =)|| ] to adduce proofs and
illustrations.
_|,y. ) From to strike and old ; occura
WtV used with its phonetic.
]^-> The cause or reason of a
thing, that which affects a
result ; « hat is purposed ; the
occasion, the pretext; an illative
particle, because, for, therefore,
on that account ; on purpose ;
that which was of old, long in
possession ; th e ancients, forefathers;
formerly, forgotten, old; to die;
death ; an affair.
KU.
KU.
KU.
435
B Q ^Q 1 cI'"!'!}' '•be same as
bel'ore.
] ^^ my native village.
] ^ an old aftair, a legend ; oM
ways, antiquated.
1 ^H '1 prestimptuoiis sin, a willful
act.
J^ ] tim death of parents.
^ ] or !^ ] deceased, departed.
1 A 01" ] ^ an old friend ; a
deceased friend.
jtij ] what's the reason 1 why 1
1 jtt tlierefore, on this account.
1 ^> purposely, intentionally.
] ^ old, long used, out of date,
unfashionable.
^ I causeless, unreasonable.
^ S l-B 1 a trifling njatter.
1^ I crafty acts, guileful.
^ 1 ^n il BJ ;t 1 from this
we can infer tlie recondite and
the intelligible.
tried servants should not be
dismissed for trifling errors.
'ifS> '^ '^ 1 moreover it is only
oil your account.
^ ] a sudden change of views ;
an important change, as one
caused by a death.
certainly Heaven's ordination
which lied up this silken net —
of marriage.
In Shanghai. A demonstrative
pronoun.
1 fa !f^ ♦ tl'at thing.
1 BM °'' 1 ^ there, in that spot.
] }S that place.
HI,
From an'iii cJosure and old as the
phonetic ; usee! with the next.
Shut in on all sides, shut up;
strengthened, fortified, imper-
vious, firm, constant, pertinacious,
fixed; chronic, asdisease; assuredly,
firmly; vulgar, rustic, rude; to make
firm, to defend ; to render stable.
1 ^ surely, without reserve.
1 ^ /p jl. immovable, deaf to
reason, perverse.
1 5 in jlb '' certainly is so ;
these are the reasons.
^ ] or ^ I lasting, well-made;
masterly, i. e. the master would
do it.
] ^ it secures the city.
I ^ assuredly so.
1 PIS ^ ^ rustic and unlettered.
S ^ 1 ^ the princely man
retains his dignity in poverty.
^ ] to conceal from, to shut up
closely.
] ^ will defended ; to carefully
-^i^'^m^^^i. 1 Hea-
ven has protected and settled
you in the greatest security.
S ^ ^ 1 ^^^ imperial realm
is well guarded.
11 1 M'^i^Mnm care-
fully strengtlien the outposts,
and the security of the whole
country will be assured.
"^ From disease and firm or old;
used with the last.
' A chronic, incurable com-
plaint, as leprosy, gout, pal-
sy, &c.
] ^ a long standing or
chronic complaint.
kit'
> To run metal into cracks ; to
^UJHI close or stop secnrely ; to
ka'' interfere and prevent.
^ ] to stop up a way, to
restrain ; to prevent, as good
men getting office ; to keep,
as one in banishment.
&|X|' The maw and entrails offish;
HaIBI ^ freshwater fish, about a fool
ku' long and an inch wide; the
scales are small and the belly
white ; it is so fat that it furnishes
a yellow oil used in lamjis, whence
its name of ^ ] jS, often er-
roneously written ^'b',^, *"■ y^^'
low boned fish; it is ascertained to
be the Culler exiguus, a kind of
leuciseus or roach and is much
used for sauces ; another name is
p Bound up witb frost, as the
composition of the character
ka^ indicates; to freeze hard.
From hird and door or with.
man added; the second is tlie
common form, but it is un-
iiuthorizcd, and ia interchang-
ed with the next.
kit'
To hire for a price; to en-
gage <jne's service,s, but its
use is rather confined to
things ; to call or procure for a
temporary use, to borrow on time.
] J^ to hire laborers ; hired
workmen.
] ^ to Lire a cart.
1 KP ^ hire or call some coolies.
) '^ to rent, on a lease.
iS 1 l§ X *° he engaged as a
laborer.
Kead hu'
hawfinch.
A synonym of H a
From head and to hire; it is
interchanged with the last, and
the contraction is well known
To turn the head and look
after ; to attend to, to care
for, to regard ; to reflect on,
to consider ; corresponding,
consonant to •, to assist by counsel
or custom; to consult; to patronize;
as an initial coiQanction, but, on
the contrary, on the other hand ;
a petty state mentioned in the Slii
King.
J^ ] on the contrary.
1 ."S* ^'^ remember, to consider.
^ ] inattentive ; to care little
for ; overlooked it.
] ^ to reflect on the conse-
quences ; to lay up, as money.
"M" /I ^B 1 ^b® beginning and
end correspond,
1 7|S careful of one's capital.
g 1 /f> DS ^ have not even any
leisure for myself.
1 W. C'lieful of his reputation.
^56 1 I '1B1 obliged for your
custom.
^ 1 P^ i5 to disregard ihe cre-
dit of the Louse or family.
436 KU.
K'U.
K'U.
US 1 °'" i 1 to give custom —
W ^T fe 1 ^'''' words and works
1 ^ [Ij the green hills on
to a shop ; to patronize.
] § a customer, a steady pur-
agree.
every side.
1 75 f* examine into your vir-
chase r.
band, liuiig down.
tue.
1 ^ ^ j@ just remember that
I Lave no wine.
1 t^X^^Ji'm l'« seriously
studied the lucid decrees of
^m ] 3i [Heaven tried] to
stir up that man who would look
I iD ^ ^ i.s it then so, indeed ?
heaven.
towards it ; — i. e. be worthy.
<io th
The bones of the body, as of
the skeleton ; the lower end
.i'u of a thigh-bone; the shoul-
der-blade.
] »^ the knee-bone, under the
patella.
1 M QU a skull, old and withered.
1^ ] ^ to compassionate and
quiet the ghosts — by masses.
To crouch down, to cuddle
up; said by the people of
Hunan of living at large, or
roaming about as a tramp.
From knife and boastful.
To cut open, to cut in two ;
u to rip open, to rive ; to cut
down.
) Jt^ slice off the skin.
1 /fl f^ E3 t-o scoop out a block
of wood for a mortar.
1 yij ^ ^f to rip up pregnant
women.
] jjji to make a clean breast.
Old snnnds, k'u. In Canton, fu and k'u;
k'6;-
roni u'ood and old.
otten ordry wood jdecayed,
patrid, rotten ; arid, wither-
ed, sapless; dried up bogs.
] 1^ decayed, attenuated, cada-
verous.
] >^ old dried bones ; soft bones.
^ ^ ^ 1 '*' ^"^ gradually dried
up and withered away.
in W- 1 'f5 [I ^'^'^ ^'^'^^ them as
easily] as I can push over a
rotten stump.
— in Swatoiv, k'6, and k'u ; — in Amoy, k'o ; ■
- 1)1 Shanghai, k'a; — in Chifu, k'u.
- in Fuhchau, k'u, ku, and
Prom plants and old as tlie pho-
netic.
Name of a marshy plant
which becomes sweet when
frozen ; bitter, one of the five
tastes ; unpleasant, troublesome ;
painful; painstaking; urgent, press-
ing; afflictions; to dislike; to
mortify; to feel grieved for ; morti-
fying; used ironically for joyful,
contented ; the sow-thistle-
■^ 1 or^ ] laborious, distressing.
■(pj ] why so much trouble?
■jijj ] g^ ^ why take it np so
seriously? why be so particular?
) '^ distress, trouble, calamity.
1 ^ ^ bitter and acrid taste.
1 "
P faithful but unpleasant
advice.
P ^'J lfi5 ^ ^''6 medicine is
litter, but good for the ailment.
^ extreme grief, bitter sorrow.
J§ to mortify the desires ; re-
solved, firm in endurance.
1 ^ ^ I urgently implore
you to lielp me.
H' ^ ^f'^*" t^'e bitter comes
the sweet.
1^ 1 f S tt ■'^ \i:^\Q been through
all these troubles.
1 ^ urorent; I cannot wait.
^ iJD j- I he can't bear any trouble.
1 If the gall-bladder. ^ ] ^
to die of sorrow.
1 * or 1 j^ JS^ Itg I dislike
going to sea, or sailing in boats.
] Hj to urge pressingly.
^ M I 1^ there are no unseason-
able rains in autumn.
^ i^ the trouble and re-
ward are disproporlionate.
] ^ the ancient name of the
birthplace of Laotsz' ( horn b. c.
604), now part of Luh-yiJi hien
>^ ^ US ''> Kwei-teh fu, in
the suutiieast of Honan.
^ ^ 3fc 1 '''"^ poison [of my
lot] is too bitter.
1 M (S JH bitterly cold winds
and rains; — the discommodities
of travel.
A variety of bamboo ; a
basket or net for catching
fish.
1 m
kV
k'u'
From shelter with a cart under
it, referring to its uses.
A storehouse for carriages ;
an armory, an arsenal ; a
storehouse, a shop ; a depot ; met.
a lexicon, a thesaurus; a maga-
zine; a treasury, or belonging to
one.
^ I the national exchequer.
^ 1 a treasury.
] ^ the sub-treasurers in the
pu-ching sz" department.
] ^ a counting-room in a yamun
or monastery.
^3 ] the customs' revenue.
^ I a government granary.
J2 ] a go-down, the basement
story of a house.
k'u.
KU.
KU.
437
•^ ] to burn a grasss or paper
bouse full of paper ingots to tbe
dead.
) ]^ stores in the treasury.
J^J I an arsenal.
1 y'C ■&" ^ treasury auditor.
-X-t*) The stalk and flower of tlie
^Pl onion or garlic as it rises and
/<;'«' blossoms in the spring.
•W "& 1 5i the onion
flower.
)~) From garmentsaoHa, storehouse,
or from It^ to stride contracted,
refcrriug to their use ; the first.
'.and couiuion form isuuautlior-
I ized, and the last is rather unu-
iVt^ Covering for the legs ; trow-
^j ) sers, pantaloons, breeches.
^ ] overalls, leggings.
— •(!^ ] or I -^^ '1 P"i'' of trow-
sers.
^- Ipg ] 1^ one pair of panta-
'Hra
loons.
1 ^W short riding breeches.
^ ] drawers, tbe garment next
to the legs.
^ 5K 1 short breeches, worn by
laborers.
^ "3^ 1 4* f^ODcealed it in his
trousers.
^ ^ ;/(; ] short jackets and
wide trowsers.
] -J- -^ ^ they wear the same
(rowscrs ; — they are very inti-
mate (rfends.
M
cUil
Old sounds, ko, kot, ki'it, kop, kuk, kin, gu,
kii, k'li and u ; — in Fnhch
~] From hodij and old or sent,
I which as oueexplains it, denotes
to study theaucieuts;thesecond
j form lijia ^oiie out of use, but
[■ the third ia not uucommon.
To dwell, to live in a place,
I to reside ; to remain sta-
-^ tionary ; to fill an office, to
fulfill a condition ; the virtue
or capacity fit for it ; dwellings, fa-
milies ; residence ; the settled [larts
of a country; to sit down; to hoard,
to collect ; to engross, as a market ;
merely, only; iranquil'ly; retired
from public life; to desitt; to consist
in ; to be, or acting, in which sense
it makes a present jiarticiiile of the
iie.xt veil), as ] j^ in mourning ;
1 ll II + i" jeopardy.
IJJ] ] to live in retired ease.
1 tt to live at a place.
^ ] to stay for a lime ; to lodge.
1 J5 those who live in a locality,
(lie denizens.
'J^ ] a tea-shop.
4^ 1 '"y snail-slull iif a house.
Ji^ ] the people's dwelliiigs.
^ 1 ^ be well knew tlie manage-
ment (or economy) of a bouse-
hoid.
1 iM "■ I'^sidence.
Jl^ I a house-warming.
ISITJ.
gut, and guk. In Canton, kii; — I'li
an, kii, kt^il, and kwo; — in Shanriliai
1 ^ goods kept back to raise
the price, or make a corner.
I ^ being respectful,
jjg ) acting and resting; condi-
tion of; qualities, circumstances.
F"] ^ jfe 1 '■o inquire after one's
circumstances.
] J^ personal habits, disposition.
] 1^ in office ; he holds a post.
] ■^a retiredscholar; outof office.
1 iH ^vidowed ; still a widow.
g ] self-possessed.
] f^Ji unsociable, reserved ; pre-
suming on ; contrary to expecta-
tion ; easily.
1 5» S iS 1'6 is really honest
and fair, and speaks truthfully.
1 in '■0 be benevolent.
1 iiu* ^ ^ ^''^ ^^''"''- is lient on
dissipation.
@i 1 Bi J^ lie would neither rest
nor take his ease.
:a Sil !£ 1 'l''^'® "6 stay settled,
I. ('. remain inactive'?
i^ 'M i>i 1 "''•■*'■ can be the
meaning of it'?
■fiij I wherefore? what's the case?
^Jl 1 ^ ^ K^ 1 'P llie chances
are gteal that it will be done.
tic A ^ i?v 1 planning bow to
protect and domicile the people.
Sicatoiv, ku, ku, and ki ; — . in A7noy,
, k'ii; —III C'liifii, kii.
] ^ in childbed.
] ^ ^ slie easily brought forth
her son.
•^ ] ;j^ j5J he has reached the
highest rank.
^i S # 1 'le knows and well
considers their relations.
] ^ /}> ^ 't seemed most cer-
tainly to be so.
1 -^ i§ heboid the sun and
moon !
1 t|» c^ middling, medium; in the
middle. (Fuhchau).
From hand and to dwell; used
with the last.
chd A spear handle; a disabled
iiand ; a position or place ;
embarrassed, restricted; hurried ; in
need of money.
1 JSil iSI M ''" I'l'itles himself on
bis hauteur.
] j'^ accordant to the laws ; legal.
^ Sf-ils ] with my claws I tore
and placed — the grass for my
nest.
1 ^ D^ P unable to express
one's self frota trepidation.
In Caiitimese. The grip of the
hand between the thimib and
fingere.
438
KU.
KU.
KU.
A tree, the ] |-|, full of
C i /CI protuberant knots ; tbe sticks
c/(M are used for stafl's by old men,
and for wbip handles.
1 Tfv '"^ timber tree like tbe elm,
growing in Kiangsu, used for
furniture, carts, <fec. ; probably
tbe bornbeam {Cur2»nusy
^ -^ JB? S ii it 1 tbe tamari.x
and stave trees were thinned and
cleared out.
3^H Ornamental girdle gems.
(JyJ3 3^ I bijoux, precious orna-
^vhii ments worn on the person.
1 te girdle trappings.
f K ^ ^ it 1 I leturned
for it a fine girdle clasp.
~^|~t From dress anA dwelling ; used
tvO ^°'' ''"' ® proud.
jCM The tail of a coat, the skirt ;
a robe ; a lapel.
^ ] a long train.
M J^M- \ li« '« ■'' man of httle
pretension.
Tbe dried flesh of pheasants
and poultry; long duration.
^chii 5 ^ 1 use dried poultry
in summer, — as it does not
become oSensive.
t^ & A beautiful, elegant sea-bird,
vrl'v the ^1 ] which has a white
^chii breast jtbese birdsgo in flocks,
and are probably akin to the
sandpiper.
1^1 ] is tbe eastern jackdaw (i^/Jos
daurkus) also tailed >]» ^ ||
5J at Peking.
To stare 2^1'operty, as tbe
composition of tbe character
' intimates; to lay by property
in a guarded roi)m.
1 ■§■ tokeepon hand forsale.
Name of a high, snow-topped
peak in the northwest of
Sz'ch'uen ; this and g^J ^
are situated near the source
of the River Min.
1 >]\\ the old name for Snng-pan
t'"g ^ 5i ffl tl'e district in
Sz'ch'uen where these peaks lie.
mi
m
IS
/Q From man and prepared.
c 1;^ A collective adjective of num-
^chii ber, denotingthingsorpeoplo;
all, the whole ; altogether, at
once, and placed after the noun ;
both, together with; fully supplied;
all right.
j ;^ both [parents are] still
living.
] ^ all are complete, as a set of
tools.
I -ffi all is ready, as an outfit ;
all kinds are kept on hand.
1 ^ - « ■''11 ^re alike.
j ^ ^ — >ij' all then resolves
itself to one end or purpose.
^ ^ ] ^ whatever he does is
good.
1 \i: IS Hi they were only de-
ceiving him all the while.
•^t-* From hand and s,sentence ; it is
THI ^'^^ read ^eu, and is then a
chii ^y"°"y™ "^ Ty to join-
To grasp so as to detain ; to
stop ; to grapple with ; to restrain,
to moderate, to repress ; to adhere
to ; attached to, bigoted ; bent,
hooked ; to hook ; to take, to re-
ceive ; to collect
^ 1 li 2^ there is no limit to
your proceedings; come and go
oS you please.
] jf|§ very formal ; too precise.
1 ^ to seize, to arrest.
] ^ or ] ^ obstinate ; fixed in
one's views.
1 "M- t" restrain, as one's subor-
dinates.
^ ffl 1 ilon't be formal ; don't
put youi'self to much trouble.
1 ^ ^ jS obscure, involved, as
a style ; slow to understand the
relations of tilings.
/^ ] immaterial ; no restraint ;
not to insist on.
1 ^f or ] ^ to bold in custodj.
m 1 « If -T J§J ^ Ji IK ar-
rest the whole of tliem and send
them to me to Chcu, where I
will put tbcm to death.
speak] forced to stay.
P A-| 1 The feet useless or beniimb-
clc RJ I ed by cold ; stiffened, chilled.
tl S I 1 S^ to lean or skip about
cjt"^^ J *"' ^'"^ *'^'^'^' '''^ when it is
f.j^il asleep ; the hands and feet
benumbed.
^ ] the feet culled up.
'^rtt A crooked back, a curved
(yHJ spine : a hunchback.
^chii I ^ a humpbacked dwarf.
] ^ an old man bent with
age.
||^t| A colt under two years ; a
(}^\J fine colt ; strong, spirited ;
^chil a small horse, like a Shetland
pony.
^ I a fine horse.
■^ ^ ] a swift pony ; a term
for a siirigbtly lad.
1 yt, ¥j ^ the bright racer
quickly disappears; — met. time
gone cannot be recalled.
^ .^ ^'E 1 "^y liorses are sm.irt
as ci>lts.
^ M M ^ I an old horse still
thinks he is a colt.
;^ ] a rotten stump.
From a 2^ech and a man*s na7ne ;
it is regarded as a synonym of
(,k'iu f/L? when that is read ^u
to decant.
chu
diil
To remove fiom one vessel
to another ; to lade.
Jq I to decant liquids.
From ?ia)Kj and to heg.
To fill a hod or basket with
earth, as in building adobe
walls.
1 -i U^ 5^ the hod-carriers came
on one after the other.
Read ^k,'iu. Long and curved ;
to lengthen, like a born ; to protect
or defend ; to stop.
1^ ] ^ ^ it has crooked horns.
>& 1 ^ flt long and curved [like
a rabbit-net] is the constellation
Hyades.
Ktl.
Ktr.
Kt!.
439
1 Composed of ^ with and .^
a htind contracted, denoting
two men raising a thing; tlio
contracted form is common iu
cheap books.
To raiso with the hands or
between two men; to elevate
to raise in public opinion, to recom-
mend, to introduce to; to rise or
fly tip; to rise in one's esteem, to
venerate; to praise, to speak of ; to
promote; to begin; to set about;
to stri ke np, as music ; to confiscate ;
a proposition, an affair proposed for
deliberation; all, the whole, said of
persons; it sometimes indicates the
present action of the succeeding
verb, as | -U^driuking; an ancient
weiglit of three taels.
I ^M, -^ to nominate (or promote)
a \ill.ige Worthy.
^ ] put forward by the public.
] it ^ ,© I ^^'11 "o' fo>'g«t you
throuyh life.
] ^i^ to recommend, to give one
a good character.
'T^ 4* tt 1 '''^ '^ "°'' ^^^'■'•^ bring-
ing forward.
] .^ to raise the hand.
1 ih. ^^ "fj ^ gooil deportment.
1 ;Ji J3I confiscated his goods.
1 /^ JJ; _t ^'*^ ^^'''^ promoted
over all the people.
1 M to promote the good.
1 ^ f g I don't believe a word
of it.
1 nil gi'Stures, actions.
— I ^ ^ passed to his degree
of kiijiii.
^ ] a just act ; a public spirited
propiisal.
^ 7(^ y'c ] the visitor .should
not bcifin the conversation.
& f T t^ 1 ^'^ reform one's own
conduct.
1 A <'•" 1 ~P' ""^ promoted man,
a graduate of the second degree;
each of liio first eigliteen /Jijin
on the tripos is allowed to put
up a talilet over his door with
iH 52i '"' \ill''ige leader on it;
others write ^ % or literary
senior.
Pf{ ''m1^ ^ 1 a"y undertaking
which is deemed to be i)roper.
1 @ ^ M ^ TAise my eyes and
see no relatives. — as a stranger
in a strange land.
A small tree with pinnatifid
leaves, the leartets 1 ike a chest-
:/id nut, and fle-vible willow-like
branches; the intervals on the
stem are slightly winged like the
orange; the flowers are reddish.
] ;j-Jp a species of willow whose
wood serves for boxes ; it grows
in the central provinces; the
peo[ile call it ^'^' ^^ or the fat
willow.
Prom wood and c/reat ; a syno-
nym of the last, but now also
used aa a contraction otJcw6l' TH
a case.
A largo leaved tree likened to
the willow, of whose bark a tea can
be made; a vessel for catching drip-
pings ; an old town hi Shantung.
t- l l^ An old name in Tsi for the
i' % arum or something like it, of
'c'/(« which cordage could be made.
1 P) a petty, short-lived
state, now Kii cheu ] 'J\] in the
southeast of Shantung on the -^^
^ Rivor Sliuh; seven rulers are
mentioned between B. C. 600 and
518; it was absorbed by Tsuin 431.
•? H ^ 1 "^ ^"T.z'hiawas
governor of Kii-fu, — a town
in the eastern part of Lu.
f /^^ A round osier basket holding
t \ about half a peck ; a bamboo
^c/iii basket; to put things into a
basket.
^ ] four handfuls of graiu or
a small sheaf.
y[^ ] .1 hamper for rice.
■^ ^ I ^ put them into the
various kinds of baskets.
The betel pepper, for which
,lin ^ is the correct form,
but this has taken its place
and sound, and is no longer
read V^((.
1 Hi '^ '^'"'^ *''' " ''"^^ arum.
'chit
From arrow and great; others
describe it from J2 work iu a
VAw yf ^qnure, and an -y^ arrow
that liita it.
A carpenter's square ; a rule.
a usage, alaw, a custom ; a pattern ;
strict, exact, constant, as a law; to
adjust, to square ; an angle.
Tfk jl'ls 1 [Confucius] did not over-
step |)roiiriety.
I© S 59 1 carefully conform to
the rules.
the prince has a principle by
which he can square his conduct.
5^ ] ^ ifiH li'^e a carpenter's
marking-line, a rule of guidance.
f^niT A variety of the panicled
'Tjli millet, (or perhaps of the sor-
'c/iii ghum, for no speciesof J/i'/iuw
now cultivated has black
seeds as this is said to have), from
which was distilled a fragrant
spirit anciently used in sacrifice.
'^" la ^ 1 there were rice and
Iduck millet.
Plumes which have become
croi)ked; a horse whose hind
'c/iii feet are white ; the feather
on an arrow.
From /oot or men and Zoose;the
second is also read ^ijii.
To walk alone, unsociable ;
a stately, undaunted gait ;
morose, sulky.
^ fr 1 1 walking alone;
I am going unbefriended ; to act
independently.
1 1 'i'-lv ?S "■ self-reliant manner.
tjj B The edible fruit of the Hove-
'1;^ nia dukis, whoso taste is
'c/w likened to that of a plum; it
is also called ^ ft] ^ gold
hook plum ]DJ ^ H the Vitru-
vian scroll fruit, |g ^ crooked
'!'>'«) t§ /'IV ■? cock's claws, and
other names ; the fleshy peduncles
are steeped in spirits to flavor the
liquor; fancy dishes are sometimes
made in imitation of them.
440
KU.
KU.
KU.
tt ^ Derived from ^ precioxm above
jT^ "f^ to %11-esent to; it is inter-
c/i«' changed witlitf;^ in some senses.
Prepared, well arranged; all,
all at once, tliroiighont; to be all
present; placed together in order;
written out properly ; to present, to
furnish; to amass; an utensil, im-
plement; common, unimportant.
m ] carefully arranged, as a
present.
\% ] all is ready.
3M ^ ^ 1 as you know the
name, I omit it.
^ p^ ] my name is written in-
side.
1 $ 'Mi. i'f- I gi^'*^ t^^'^™ ^° y""-
Jjij j implements of pmiishment.
10-^^ they all cry. We are
wise folks.
^ ] an old man's staff; an iron-
ical term f<ir a coffin.
W tt W\ 1 y"'"' victims have
abundant provision.
"^ ] a set of small drawers for hold-
ing nice articles, stationery, &c.
] 35^ an official paper.
form, as a public duty; look
up(m it as unreal ; inerely talk.
1 TP^ ^ M. :^ one into whom the
sjiirit of the god had entered.
1 |/;| to make all fit and ready.
^ ] entirely prepared.
1 ^ to send in a plea.
51 M DE 1 fU ^ B. ?i ^I'en
your brothers are all present,
then be joyful and harmonious
as children.
m
chW
> From earth and prepared ; it
resembles 2)a' J^ in both form
and meaning.
An embankment to restrain
water from overflowing a town ; a
shore.
^ ] a bank to restrain the water.
^ ] to build a dike.
J£ jj ] [the boats] reached the
shore or jetties at Tung cheu,
— near Peking.
IB > A furious cyclone, a whirl-
wind ; a tyfoon, common
cAii' along the southern coasts of
Cliina.
I # '"' 1 MS prognos'/ics of
a tyfoon.
iy M» 1 '*^ '"s^*- •■' 'yfoon.
y\ 1^ From P 7nniitli and -if to
PJ spread ; it is often synonymous
chii' with 5^ vrhen it is read flceu,
but tlio two are now carefully
distinguished.
A step in residing ; a full
period, a complete sentence; an
expression, a phrase ; a line in
\erse; a classifier of phrases; to
wi'ite or compose.
Zi, ] 1^ mark it off into sen-
tences and clauses.
S^ ] ^ !§; punctuate"and divide
it into paragraphs.
1 Wt ^ S'l' M "'^en he had
writlen the sentence, the gods
started with affright.
% ^ 1 l''*' sentence is incom-
plete ; it makes no sense.
— 1 IS ~ 1 If °"'^ sentence,
one stanza.
3&I1S42 1 ;1 g" l^e has no half
sentences or unmeaning words;
— he is trutliful.
J^ ] to polish a composition.
1^ ] a tine sentence.
1 1 "^ each sentence hits
the circle; — i.e. yoiu' remarks
are quite correct.
^ ] to write a line, as for a
tablet or album.
ffi iS 1 ''' l"-''''^"' composed of two
evenly balanced parts.
Hg y^ I an unequal sentence, not
considered to be elegant.
I g ^ a district 90 li south of
Nanking city, famous for fm-
nishing barbers ; the name dates
from about b. c. 200.
Kead ^keti, and formerly much
used with ^ a hook. Full, as a
bow ; crooked ; a corner ; to em-
barrass.
15; ^ |5£ 1 '^^'^"" '^'""'^ ^^''^ drawn
to the ear.
iHH ^1 ^rom heart and the timid look of
.feB a liird ; the first is the common
»-*-* form,
i *_g^ iTo fear, to stand in awe of;
■^^ ] to regard with reverent awe,
oB ' I apprehensive, fearful ; trem-
ILlIt J bling from awe, as when be-
<^''" fore a superior.
^^ \ mortified, chagrined.
^ I trembling from fright.
?5! 1 '^'' 'S; 1 •ifr«'i'(l of) cowardly.
^ 1 ^ a ^o stand in awe of
the law.s, as good subjects do.
^ M ] ifQ reckless, he is afraid
of nothing.
?£'• 1 i'M 'M '" scrutinize one's
conduct carefully.
] ^ to be afraid of one's wife.
I — I The old form is composed of ji,
J — » 5C0/A: and ^ a hand grasping
cJiii' it; it looks somewhat like ich'iiii
Ed a statesman, and occursjused
with some of its compounds.
The chief, the great one ; great,
vast, mighty ; large ; very ; how ?
I ^ myriads, innumerable.
] ^ the thumb ; met. the leading
one.
I J^ -n fine performance, said of
an essay.
1 ^ l)owerful insurgent.
Sllfjd 1 P stretched his mouth
wide ; he told a big story.
^4^ J From h'idyZ.s and great.
ppi .An adversative conjunctimx,
cldC' how, in what manner, im-
plying the opjDosite of what
is said; as however, but then, to
my surprise ; startling unexpected-
ly ; to reach to; ignorant of
] ;^ who would have thought it ?
unexjiected, unforeseen.
] ;^ ]1[^ ^ has it come to this ?
\ %'\- surprised at.
chii'
Cakes or krullers of rice
flour, made in the shape of
rings, and steamed.
1 1^ ^.a Ih ^'^kes and pastry
of the finest kind.
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KU.
KtJ.
441
A|^> Giviit; liiird, as iron; fierce,
iHjli impl.icuble ; (ibdui'atc.
cliii^ 1 ^ tlie Emperor ; a title
ol liigh res[)i,'et.
m ^ ^ J^ *?. ip 1 iS if
3'ou (iffciid ills (liyiiily, bis wrath
will bo obdurate as iron.
.twl^) Vvoiw ht'nrt aiul f/»Tf(^ ; Some re
'I 1—1 gard this as a corriiptiou c>f
flit' i''ii''«";/ fp whicli it resembles.
Disrespecti'ul, lianglity to-
wards one ; to fear ; apprebeiisive
of.
Lpf) UsLil wilh the next.
g'|3 To ward ofl' witii tlio hand ;
chit' to obstniet, to withstand, to
fetop ; to rejrel, to oppose a
plan ; to stand out against ; to
prei)are for resislanee.
-jj ] streiuious o[)position.
I |g to i'e[)el utterly ; to break
off intereours(! with.
1 \% "f^ -^ he opposed and
wounded the lroo[)S.
1 ^ to stop one; to defend one's
self.
^g ] to resist ; to stand out
against.
I ^ to resist an arrest.
UJ^) From/oot and !7r«i/; ilisinter-
|tpl cliangeil willi tlio last.
c/jit' A spur, the dew-claw or hal-
In.x on birds ; the warts on a
horse's legs; to go to, to reach; to
stand over .igainst ; border on ;
opposite, conterminous; the dis-
tance between, distant from; to
skip over, to oppose ; to slab from
behind.
^(| 1 a coek's spur.
jjg I to leap over.
pj^ ] to ob.strnet, as a passage.
/f^ I )J^ f J do not resist Our
proceedings.
^ U 4U 1 ^I'^' tlistancc from
east to west.
I ^ 15 f$ I ''•■^^P S""° "^''^'" ■'"
the country.
•^ ] to resist.
1l5f 1 M "k L"'^' '■'=''^■1'^ ^'■''■^] es-
tablished liieniselves in the city.
M ] :/C #1S "i^'y d'"'- tu oppose
this great realm.
AXZ^ > Like the last.
j^y^ To reach, to go to ; a high
c/m'' hill or peak.
^ A torch of reeds, a link made
of old bamboo witijs cut up;
c/iii'' to burn, to light-
W I a painte<l ean<lli.'.
tjt^ ] a toreh, otherwise called
I Ij^ or tirc-lwig.
"lij" ^ — 1 he Ujrew it into the
llaines.
la 1 J}i tiM ik ^ "i'^'" '!'«
candle has bnnied to aslies, its
tears are then dried np ; —
violent grief soon dies out.
-JHki ) From plan Is .and great ; nscd for
p^y tlie last.
(./,„> A small rusii ; a vegetable ;
succulent plants allied to the
chicory, lettuce, endi^•e, sow thistle,
and similar species.
] jj'^^j a name for the sesamnm.
y^ ] to bind rushes for links.
1^ ] lettuce ; a hairy sort.
Ul ^ 1 ''^" "'"'' lettuce, the lion's
foot. (Prencmthes.)
chicory and
1 "'• 1
v^
endive {Cichorium intyhus and
C. endiria), and probably the
sow thistle.
^ 1 W cultivated in Kiangsi,
and resembles a coarse sort of
Lactnca.
|fCf 5 Oflspring of a stallion and
lijljli she-mule, according to the
c'lii.' dictionaries.
1 ^ji '"^ "'1'^ equine animal
liki; a mule, which loves the grass,
and carries otf the jerboa on its
back whenever it sees the huntera,
as that will show it where pasture
is, and the jwboa too escapes thus
on the onager's back.
l> From limn and dwelling in;
oocnrs used for the next.
P/,^' To Stand or sit carelessly ; a
free and easy way, noncha-
lant, haughty ; a bold, assuming
gait ; strong.
j ^ tuskS; strong teeth.
J^ ] imperious, domineering.
To crouch, to squat ; to sit
impolitely, with tiie feet out.
chii'' 1 ^ to give no attention.
^ 1 Ho :^ t" «it on the
haunches, like a seive.
1 ^ to squat one's self down, as
in the best seat.
■^ ] to sit impertinently.
J!fe 1 ?1 ^ I s^'i''" '"■■"Wy oc-
cu[iy all east of the Yangtsz'
Eiver.
' A saw ; to saw ; to divide, as
by asaw ; to mend crockery by
chit'' joining the edges of the pieces
with coppercIan!ps;lo reduce;
serrated, toothed, like a saw.
I "^ the teeth of a saw.
^ ;^ ] ]^" the leaves are serrated.
I Kg be cut his throat.
JJ ] '^ ij!l it cannot be divided ;
met. he is not to be executed.
1 fH "'• 1 MM cheapen the
price a little.
] /t* "■' in. 1 to S'"*^ wood.
1 l§ '"' 1 M saw-dust.
1 ^ ta M ^^ 'S no' ''lamped
securely.
m ] 4% to mend dishes.
From cave or shelter and to
lass...
Unceremonious, rustic ; sor-
did, miserable; in want; to
intiude.
] J\^ -^ an indigent man.
if^ 1 iL S l'"'"" "'"1 withal in
great straits.
1 Wt " f^'f^iw pad for the bead
when carrying burdens.
Head ''leu. A narrow gore of
land.
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442
KU.
KU.
K'tt.
From j^ a shoe contracted and
Sandals; poor shoes woven
of thu iloliclios fiber ; shoes.
"^ ] cheap cloth shoes.
^ I to [lilt on shoes.
E ffl /p ifi^ I ^i""'t ti« yo">-
shoes in a melon-patch : — avoid
the appearance of evil.
^ ?h ;t 1 i^^_ «i'o^'« fill "p
bis doorway, — he is so popular ;
it was the old custom lo enter
barefooted.
Ij:^^ Ashamed "and bashful ; much
J f^ alarmed.
c/iu' '^ ] chagrined and hum-
bled.
fc) I'rom hoar and fi'jcr, bcca\ise
1^^ these two beasts are hard to se-
/'^^ parate whou lighting.
A wild boar; name of adoubt-
ful animal resembling a yellow and
black baboon, which butts with its
head, and is very rapid in its mo-
tions; it is .said to be found in Kien-
pii.g mountain t^ 2p iJj in N^'an-
hwui ; fighting, tussling, wrestling
The part of the face of an
animal above the mouth, liie
upper lip.
Mi'km 1 . tl^e delicate
tidbits were tripe and liiis.
f ) To lay the hand on ; to fend
off, to maintain ; to occupy
c/iu'> a place; to lean on ; to have
form or substance ; tangible,
evident; testimony, evidence, war-
ranty ; as a prepositirm, according
to, conformably to ; it a])pears that ;
and is often a sign of past time.
^ 1 M f S he has now replied,
saying, ....
1 M =ffe 'ffi. t" withhold the rent
when in possession of the shop.
Jllj ] to encroach on, to appropri-
ate by iraud.
^ ] to usurp by force.
1 '^ t" guard vigilantly.
1 Ijb ^''"'" ^^'^^^ ^^ ^'^y^-
•§ fpf pS 1 "l"'^' proof is there 1
^ ] reliable proofs.
I fj^ 1^, let your confidence be
in viitue.
1 ^i- tSi ^ each subject must be
taken up by itself.
lit jlb >^ 1 *''''^ agreement is
made as evidence.
$\' 'Ji" 1 ^ t^^e gods will surely
comfort me.
i^' ^ !'l ^ :7 pT JW 1 ^i'o"gi'
1 have brothers, 1 cannot de-
pend on them.
I 51 E. ^ •'■ l^''^^" ''"lly examined
the petitioQ.
1 2j5 lli 5 according to what
your letter says.
*|.|^ ) From to 510 and scuffling aa the
"~^ plionetic.
g;jij> Hurried, rapid ; agitated,
trembling; suddenly, instant-
ly ; swift, urged on ; to dispatch, to
forward ; to send on, as a post ; an
express, a courier.
^ ] hurried, urgent.
] ^ I hastily saw it, I glanced
at it.
fl^ 1 j^ ^ a government courier.
2jt 1 or I ^ or ] f^ suddenly;
without notice, no intimation of,
imknown to.
] j^tfl ^ all at once he struck
him.
^ ] flurried, frightened.
i ] M ^ J£ ^ l^e is so flut-
tered (or nervous) that he gets
confused.
»J A padded stick to beat a bell
or drum.
chii'
Eead ;/;'«. An ancient table
utensil of .silver or gold ; a descrip-
tion of ear-jewel or ring.
Composed of two eyes; it is an-
otlier form of k'ti' .^ to look.
To look to the right and
left ; to look, as if seeking a
trail.
] a statesman of the Sung
dynjisty.
c/iii'
Old sounds, k'o, k'op, gio, gop, and giot.
and hu ; — in Fuhchau, k'ii, kii,
From lZ *o conceal and pp
many surts inside; occurs used
with the next.
Iti Vanton, k'ii and hii; — in Swatoio, k'u, k'u, and ku ; — in Amoy, k'u, ku,
hii, k'o, and k'eii; — in Shatighai, k'ii, kii, and chi ; — in Chifu, k'ii.
\^n
chu'
A place for storing or con-
cealing ; a dwelling, a hamlet ; a
petty locality ; a small store-room ;
to dwell; to sort; to assign to its
own place or rank ; a line, as of
division or boundary ; a measure of
four cu[is.
] glj to discriminate properly, as
between two similar articles or
statements.
1 1 -^ *C» ^y private feelings
or regards.
M ^ \ 1 it is only I my-
self.
1 1 ^ ifi ™y petty region ; a
small state.
] j^ ^ ^ living in small quar-
ters at great discomfort.
^ ^^1^ \ t^o"'t regard me
as the standard.
I Jfcjj an outlying region, a far off
spot.
^ '^ ir 1 ^ I'l^ce of great con-
course.
& ^ 1 '^ I l''''ve a good plan
for it.
le
K'U.
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443
^ I heaven and earth.
I ^ to hide away.
/J^ Pj — Si t-l'^'y t'a"i'i»t all
be classed alike.
A nigged, steep mountain ;
' a difficult ascent up a peak.
iJ^ ] a rough load.
.c't'u
Allt '^'"' '^^b'' ''"-' person ; a
c^lHS boily o'' substance.
,cA"'« ^' @ Ji 1 to "ffy 0"e's
self for his country.
[^ 1 or 1 ti <"■ & 1 tl'e body,
the physical man.
ft. (i — 1 anettigyofBudha,
like those cut in rocks.
3^ 1 i^ ¥ T' ;i: E ■->" "ffi^'^^i
who cares only for himself, his
wife and family.
um
!-
From horse and a place or to
go ; the last two forms aro
obsolete, though the scconcl is
employed for a liorse's speed.
To turn animals out of a
I field ; to drive thera into an
I '
J inclosure for a battue ; to
jC/i'« drive on, to lash, to whip
up ; to urge, to animate, to
e.xhort ; to order [leople into their
proper places; fleet, racing; the
length of the road, the journey or
course.
^ ] the vanguard.
i^ I the rear, I he reserve.
1 3^ to e.X[iel, to drive off ; to
turn out, as loafers.
life 1 # 5li I" "''ill up and gal-
lop fast.
] ^|5 to expel iK).\ious inlluenccs.
1 -ffi to urge by force.
1 ^ "It] life lo urge troo[is for-
ward, to drive them into the
fight.
From earth and etiiptij; it is fi'p-
l^jl (|iiently contrncled to s;/il Jj a
dike, but tho two are distinct.
Jt^ii
A mount ; old raausolea or
burial wastes ; a deep gorge ; a
neglected spot, an old fortress ; a
wild ; a fair, a market ; an open
area where fairs are hell.
^ ] the open country, the fiehls
and woods, places to ramble in.
Ifi ] gone (o the tomb; buried.
1 ^ ^ PhJ among the old tombs.
M fl# 1 llg when is the fiiir to
be held ?
& ] "■' ^ 1 '"go ''O market.
1 i^ tlii^ place for the fair.
1 Pli" 'ii '"^ noisy as a market-
place. (Cantonese.')
Tlie .sleeve, the cuft'; a wrist-
band, an ornamented culi' or
,c7j'm edging, such as ladies wear
on sleeves.
Sir, by the cuff
j^ ^ ] I stout, lusty, carriage
horses.
|7 J^ To inclose a pen or yard for
(P J^ keeping tho cattle and fowls,
c/i'ii especially one near the hills.
U. M h ] It't tlie stream.s
make the boundary of the
inclosure.
M ] MM •-''*= ^^'^wh circuit of
the corral was surrounded by a
ditch.
-ri_|^ From tL'orship and to depart ;
Til-** as the phonetic
^cli'n To dissiiiatc or expel noxious
infiuences or malaria : to
avert ; to disperse.
1 M i fjf; t" expel wind and-
bad humors.
] "^U) di.sperse; to alleviate, as
pain.
] I strongly built, as a carriage
ft^tl '"''' fioi'inler. whitf, or sole-
<M^^ 'i'*'' ; i' '« said lo re.semble a,
^v/t^ii cow's tripe, and has minute
scales; an animal descri'lied
as resembling an ox with a snake's
tail, and wings on its sides, which
perhaps denotes a seal or duo-ong.
■31i P^ 1 iiw '■'"^ serried schools
of plaice and flounders.
m
fCh'ii,
From liand and to 170 as the
phonetic ; it is also read fc'ie/i,
To feel for a thing, to take
away ; to hand up to ; to
lade out ; tohft; to gras[) ;
to carry off in both haiuLs.
The side over the ribs ; tho
fiaiik, as of an animal ; an
opening in the side ; to open
as a carpet bag ; to throw
down ; to discar<l, to reject.
\% i$ 1 JK ^ ''"-' '"'"iK'ws are
stranded on the sands.
the right flank of an army.
Strips of meat cut from the
flanks and dried in the wind ;
to offer dried meat in sacrifice.
] 1^ cutlets.
jerked slices or collopsof pork.
Era 1 Wi ^ 'listrict in Tsing-cheu
fii in the north of Shantung.
/-fi* From Jahor and a sentence as
Pj/J "'^ phonetic.
jC/('iV, Anxious solicitude, labor, dis-
tress; toil of a severe kind,
in obedience to duty,
] ^ grievous toil, as the pangs of
childbirth or the care of parents
for their children.
#1 MM M '!S corporeal toil
is not to be compared to the
sufferings of a prison.
I ^ "f" !?■ "''-' l"''ed grievously
in the wilds.
Thread or cord used to or-
nament shoes ; a band once
used to fasten on tliocs ; the
blunt figured toes of shoes,
which are likened to a head
and robe.
] j|t the blunt toes of shoes.
A siiecies of thrush, reared
as a song bird, the mairiuh
(^Avridotlicrcs cristatellus)
cdlcd 1 §[; or ;\ ^ the
eiglit brothers; its pliiuiageis
black, with a crest and a
while spoton thesecondaries.
1 §1 RB greasy-white spots seen
in ar''illite inkstones.
■h^a
444
K'U.
From 7^ jcaierandanold form
ty"!^ of ^5 a rule; occurs used for
^ch'u tl's "est.
A place for water to nm into,
a cess-pool; a drain, a gutter, an
aqueduct ; the felly or rim of a
wheel ; a canal ; great, ample,
wide ; the chief one ; gradual ; a
personal pronoun, now superseded
by the next.
j!ft 1^4 ^ X M 1 1 Ije assigned
us a wide and spacious mansion.
^ ^ ] ^l|j lie seized their chief
and leadei-.
"S] j the scallop shell (Peeten),
regarded by the Budhi^ts as
among precious things ; it is also
called 'l^ ^ sea-fan, in allusiiin
to its shape ; others think the
niother-o' -pearl tAwW is intended.
I IJ^ a district in Slum-king fu
near the River Pa in Sz'cb'uen.
From man and canal ; the first
is an alteration of the last, but
the second and contracted form
is alone used.
Thiit person or thing.
Ill Cantonese read 't'« The
third peisonal pronoun, he,
she, it, they.
[^ his, hcr's their's.
] ask him.
f^ ' 1 it is he ; that is it.
' 1 »§ ^'^ '■o^*^' ti'^ about it.
4g
fh li
4fc
I
The water-lily, the ditch
floiver as the name indicates,
fih^u called ^ ] after the blos-
som has ofjened.
^7^^\ splendid as the full-
blown lotus.
^ ] a mineral like pumice, found
floating on water.
A veined stone resembling
pyrophillite, the %^ ] , used
jcA'a for the opaque with buttons
of officers of the sixth rank.
:JBa A water bird, the H ] ,
cy^i^ whose description allies it to
^ch'ii the ibis or egret ; it has many
synonyms.
KU.
From two eyes and a bird ; q. d.
the restless, eager glance of a
tiawk pecking its prey, a sense
found iu several of its com-
pounds.
The timid look of a bird ; to
examine huiriedly, to glance at; to
stare at wildly ; heedless ; sparing,
economical.
^ dt 1 1 tl"" upright man is
anxiously thoughtful
|J ^ j I these rattle-brained
fellows are awed.
1 lE *" '"'"'^ frightened.
1 #^ ahirmed, drawiu"- l)ack.
] ] startled, disconcerted.
] i5l •I' term to imitate the name
Gaudama, the priestly name of
Sakya-muiM.
] HP )E 01- 1 P£ £ Go-dhan-ya,
one of the four continents of a
universe, whose inhabitants, ac-
cording to the Budhists, have
circular faces.
BH "1 ^^om. flesh OT disease :i\i(l timid;
*** the second refers rather to dis-
, ease, causing loss of flesh.
Thin, emaciated; cadave-
rous, ghost-like ; ghastly,
lean.
?^ § iS 1 ''is aspect is
very emaciated.
iiJ iS flO 1 fear makes
one become lean.
m
,cU a
•^BB A r.ike wit
^Tc& twisteil an
ith four teeth ; the
and contorted roots
tClii' of irreat Iwees like the banian.
|-» From to go and titiiid as the
phonetic.
/((,j^ A road where many ways
meet ; a highway, a main
street, a thoroughfare ; an
avenue.
j^ ] a public broad way.
^ ] the equator ; though others
say it is the JJilky Way.
£^ A. 5^ 1 '** g^-'t '^" '0 the equa-
tor ; — i.e. to see the emperor.
^ ] a high literary degree.
1 'h\ M '^ prefecture in the south-
west of Chehkiang.
K'U.
A square mat, called | ^,
made of hair, which was
jcA'm anciently spread for the em-
peror to sit on when worship-
nig Shangti ; a variegated
carpet.
A kind of coarse, .strong
amboo matting, usetl for fish
Weirs and palings.
1 M 'lays fur silkworms.
decrepit, bloated, dropsical
ajid ugly, a term derived from
the a]ipearance of a roll of this
matting.
3.K n ^ii< 1 ^ T> ^ «
genial pleasant mate was souglit,
and lo ! this vicious, decrepit
fellow.
"A^ A vegetable resembling the
cjl^'C sweet basil {Loj^hanthus) ;
^cliii also a synonym for a plant
akin to the chicory, other-
wise called^ ^ or bitter mallows,
which is probably a Scorsanera or
skirret.
■»tA A species ofjT;';//cM?« which
c lA^fc. resembles wheat, but has no
^c/M eatable kernel.
] j,^ mushroom or agaric,
of a dark gray color, which grows
on roltoii plants, and is eaten fresh ;
several spring from the same root.
1 1 ^ encouraged, as from a
favorable dream.
A synonym of |^ an ear-
ring ; as a surname, used with
^c/i^ii the last.
|g ] a celebrated general
and statesman of the Wei
state.
^Jht The west branch of the Peh-
c4 RJ tang River in the east of
cJi^ii'' Chihli ; it rises beyond the
Wall, and runs near San-ho
hien ^ jpj %% for which ^ |
was an old name.
Read ^ieu. The murmuring noise
of wa;,er.
K'ij.
KU.
KUEH.
445
fjjfc"^ Defective, rotten teetli ; tlie
pF^ Chinese ascribe them to
*c/('S worms, wliicii cause the
tootliaclie ; tile tootliaclie ; a
flaring set of teelli.
I /Jf5 carious, as teetb.
M J§ fn 1 '■" *^"'- ""■'''y ^^^ ''P^
in order to cure toolbacbe, — is
very great folly
A mytbical celestial animal,
tbe j[| I wbieli lias a deer's
bead on a dragon's body ; it
was carved on the suiiports
of bells.
S fHI^ on the bell-posts was
le lootiied I'ront-board.
Posts carved with dragons,
forming part of a bell-frame
in oldeu time, so called be-
cause they siiiiported (^)
the bell, driun. oi' cymbal.
Formed of Jj, po'i'o'.se and J/^
cjreat; others derive it from yi^
rjreat aud |_J a receptacle, all
modified in combinatiou.
To leave, to depart from ; to
to lay off; to dismiss, to
conceal, to hoard ; to remove.
7 t4 Li M 1 ± •;« could not
do otherwise tbau dismiss liim.
quit ;
1 ■^ t" dismiss or to I'etain, as
an ofHciid.
'^x .1 ^ m ± %% ^ '"= ■■'iso
wished to siiid away the ram ho
was to sacrilice to the new moon.
I J^ to expel the badness ; i. e.
lo reform the conduct.
Itead /i:'((' To depart, to se-
parate; to go, Id proceed; to pass
on in a regular course ; to go ont
from or through ; past, gone ;
foniier, loUowing; to discard, to
re[mdiatc ; following a verb, it im-
[ilies its action or completion ; dc-
partiniT, prolonging, as a sound.
I ^ go away I be off!
^ ] lake it away ; carried oft'.
I ^S a fiuishcil act.
jjt ] to enter; go in.
I '^^ ^§ -"■ '^■■"i'' g*^' j i^ is impos-
sible to go there.
— 1 yf^ [51 '>uce gone, never re-
turns.
I ^P "'• 1 '^ '<■«' ye-'ir-
j -jjt dead, gone.
] !M- '■'"'' 'leparting tone.
■^ ;^ ] I cannot sell it.
ji^ t^- 1 y<'" can go that way ;
passable, as a road.
M i& ^ 1 I cannot sufScienlly
thank YOU.
2jS I everywhere; universally:
continued ; again and again.
j'S 1 .i ^ P"'*'^ affairs.
f^> 1 JI5 ^ "here are you gohig;
1 ?i^ ^ ^^ ^ •'"> go'"g 'J'l'- I"
[i.ay a visit.
I ^ :^ /£ it is uncertain whether
he goes or comes.
^^iSlii 1 1 intend going out —
of the house.
M J^ n- 1 £ m I ^vas obliged
to go and see.
'fH ] ^ is! ''"-'y '"■'3 "ot very
unlike, or f.ir apart.
pJi^J^IJl; 1 talkingthis and that,
tautology.
] "^ to retire from office.
[Ij iM ] ^Jt '" S" '"' 'emnin at
home; to leave or take office.
] ^ the dis[iatch forwarded.
1 ^ If ''^ *■'"'" P'iest.
lit -7 1 '*■ ^'"'"1'^ ""t he said ;
better not said ; improper.
] Wt ^^ ■^ ^'^ ""'' tliink it indif-
ferent whose .service (or which
side) you take.
"^ fijf I Heaven repudiated liim.
i^ B. i^k ] >i"-' '''i''i« ''""i '■■'Is
would soon dc'iiart, — because
they found no nest.
^ fC 1 ^^ ^ hiwii been to see
the tiowers.
Old sounds, kit, ket, git, nnd ket. In Canton, kiit, and kwilt ; — in Swatow, k'iat, kue, kiok. kwat, and ki'it ;
kwut, kw'at, k'oeli, wat, ami kul, ; — in Puhcltaii,, Icw'ok, kwoi, kiCik, and kiik ; —
in Shan^ihiti, kuili, «iici djuila ; — in Chi/a, kiieli.
- in Amoy,
cliue
From 5C to Ireathe, and j^
iidi-fi'ne contracted; its com-
pound JJ5^ and other derivatives
have now superseded it.
To hiccough; in Hunan there
is .1 tree whose sap cures
hiccough by causing sneez-
ing, to dig out; to expand ;
to put on.
1^ ] ^ a fit with fi^ed eyes,
and frothing at the mouSh.
chucli''
An old form of tlie nest, but
ninv d'sused; tlic second form
, only is employed.
Shoi'l, as a di'ess; a gar-
ment reaching only lo the
lii|i8 ; docked, curtailed ; a
man's name.
M 1 1 very short — and ralher
unseemly, as a dress ; stumpy,
as a queue ; lopped, as a horn ;
short, as a broom.
it.
From a cVif and to hiccough;
occurs used for the next.
cjiiie '^ machine for throwing
stones like a balista; a par-
ticle directing attention ; a per-
sonal pronoun, he, she, it, its. some-
times used for the second person,
and a .«ynonym of ;;> when used
for the accusative or genitive ; that
one, that man; these; short; to
bow the head.
446
KUEH.
KUEH.
KflEH.
1 ^ 7 i® '■''''' ™''*l'"-ly '*> i'lciu-
able.
4ft "t^ ] 1^ ho is not asliaiued of
the oflice.
I ^ they, those persons.
Jib 11$ 1 ft :4 I the lungs who
arose at'irr them.
jtb 1 ^ Kl 't' y"" ^^'" '"■'''
hearken lo this
?S 1 "5" ^ sowing all our sorts
of grain.
J^y Tlie hiccongh ; a disagree-
wWV J ruent in the humors of the
^chiie sysleni, called ||| ] and
#^ ] , which is thought to
cause [laralysis.
^ 1 convulsions, fits.
'X^ ] foaming at the mouth, as
in epileptic spasms.
P^ll A gong'-'' '1 graver, a small
ml chisel.
iChi-ie §i) ] JJ a Inirin, such as
carvers and lilock-cutters use.
From foot and tu hiccoifjh as
the phonetic.
7V J
c/uio To stnmlile and nearly fall;
to slip, to Ic-ip ; to pusli
down; to miss one's footing; to
kick up the heels ; to move, to
incite; a hoof.
aM 1 subverted, tunieil upside
down ; dispirited.
when a man .'itunibles or ruTis,
it is from his determination.
Hfl 1 it came crashing down.
1 ■? S§l fft "ountled by a kick
— of tile iiorse.
3J:I 1 Jit ^ Wan Wang stimu-
lated their natural virtues.
Eead kireP To go quickly ;
spry, alert, quick; diligent, careful;
to play with the feet.
^ dt 1 1 *■''" conscientious man
is sedulously careful.
1 f?,\ suddenly, sprightly.
1 ] t|;^ ^ ti^' stir up one to his
duly.
Jg^ -^ ] do not kick your feet
about.
A large platter anciently
used in sacrifices, whose
single leg had a cross-piece;
the wife of tlie Oreat Yd
I useil it.
i Ke;id hn'P A hill suddenly
rising up.
A post, joist ; a stancliion ;
-) a pile ; a post in the middle
c/iicii of a gateway ; a stake to
tether an ox ; an axle ; the
bit of a bridle ; a button to pndl
open a door; a peg to hang things
on ; a lever ; a drumstick.
j |-^ a stake, a post.
1 ^ ■■> peg ; a bit.
||j ] ;^^ [like tlie] sudden turn
of tlie bit, — wiiich causes loss
or mislia)).
Ill Cantonese. A block ; a
moiety, the half of a thing; a
large piece of it.
^ — • ] cut olf one half — of the
height.
^ — I saw of^" a piece.
Energetic; to urge; to use
iressure to get others to do;
to stimidate, to push on ; to
compel.
I ^J^ ~Y to break oft".
.c/iiic
ytyTT* From dnij aud to hiccourih. as the
^/^iJ Insolent ; on the rampage.
3h 1 "ii'"b'> ferocious ; dis-
obedient, seditious ; fierce, as
banditti.
A fern whose tender sprouts
') can be used for food ; the
(,ahue root is likened to a tortoise,
and the farina | jf^ is used
as a starch ; the name includes
probably several species of ferns
like the Pteris csculeuta and Ne-
phrodium esculentvm, whose tuber-
ous roots furnish it.
P^f^^lliB ?^.# 1 I«'>"t
up that soutliern hill and gather-
ed the turtle-foot fern.
An animal found in Slianei,
*^) likened to tlie rabbit for size;
^c/iiie it has short fore legs, and the
natives say that one must
help to carry another, whence its
descriptive name of Jt ^ ^ mu-
tual-shouldering beast ; it is the
mougolian jerboa or helamys
{Dipus a)mnhitus),an(\ its common
name is fjl; ^ or jumping hare.
I ^ a worm found in wells, the
legless larva; of a kind of fly, or
perhaps a species of leech.
,chue
'j/uie
The end of the backbone;
the bones of the tail.
To ski|), t(j jump ; a horse
stumbling in his paces.
jij* From metal n,nd hiccough; it is
ml* uuauthoi-ized iu this form, bnt
5'V '" Kanglii's Dictionary has tlie
i"<-' x-adical at; tlie bottom, and
defined to grind.
A pickax, a pick ; a hoe ; to
turn lip the ground.
1 BI JS ilii ^^^ P'*^'' "'* ^"'' ^^'gsi"S
the earth.
fC/iM
cC/iiie
An unauthorized charicter.
To pout.
1 * 1^^ ¥ * It ^
pout and look glum.
to
A hog rooting the ground ;
a pig turning over the sod,
and seeking his food, com-
monly called %- 4g Jlll the
pig lifting the earth.
From vord.i or heart and to pry
a hole in.
IE
.c/i'i
' Wily, timeserving ; feigning
in word, or agreeing with,
in order to gain an end ;
to impose on ; hypocritical,
false ; counterfeiting.
1 US ^ JE agi««'ng ^^'^'i l^"'
still di.singenuou.s.
=^ I deceiving, guileful.
^ I to delude, to gull.
'^ ] treacherous, untrustworthy.
KUEH.
KUEH.
KUEH.
447
v^^ Land filled up or regained
■ifSJ) from ii river ; i.slets niised in
jC/!« tbe stream; to bubble, to
gush out; water tlowiiig ra-
pidly ; name of a small braiicii of
tbe Kiver Wei o;i tbe west of Si-
iiguu i'u ill Sliensi.
jA^f* Fluttering, terrified as birds ;
•QImJ) to scamper, to Btam[ii'de.
«/'"/'' Ii a f^ ^ wc Ui ^^ 1 !'■
you can domesticate tbe
pboenix, yon may tben be snie
that olber birds will not run away
from you.
Tlie tongue of a ring or a
buckle; tiie clasp or latcli
* wbich fastens a trunk; a
ring wilb a tongue to secure
a strap ; a buckle.
0i^ ] basp of a padlock.
] |.^ a ring on a carriage for
tying tbe reins to.
Q El 'w ] f^iiit^'i l-l'e t-lasp se-
curely.
^-f* From nunc]
3a> To dig,
nd aud to slrctc/u
to rake; to pluck
^c/d(e' out, to Kuatcb ; to twan^ a
bowstring; to castrate, said
of boars.
] 3^ to stretch a bow.
3^,
^c/|Ul.' shooting.
An archer's ring worn on
) (iiu right thumb to aid in
Tp-I| A broken or half a ring, once
^y\.y usi'd to indicate disrupted
^c/iuti friendsliip, or that an otHcer
was cashiered ; a .semicircle;
an archer's thimble; personal or-
naments.
fe ^ j a fine quality of ink.
J& I ji bowman's thumb-ring.
^ ] girdle-rings or chatelaine.
JTliccliaractor represents a catcli
or 7iic/; to mark a lliiti!;; it foniia
,' tlie CLli radical <if a few priiiii-
j',7(((i.' lives, and is superseded liy tlie
ue.\t.
To mark off; a mark on tbe
left of a column to denote a new
paragraph ; a barb, as of a fish-
book ; in pemiianship, it is read
J^eu as if it was jiij a hook, from
its form.
^J^ ] to mark criminals' names for
execution, as is done by the
emperor at the autumnal as-
sizes.
From water or ice ami to
sh-ctcli; occurs used with tbe
next and last,
■vlj^ Streams diverging; to lead
\/^) J streams in channels ; to dis-
yC/iiiJ ])erse; name of a small af-
fluent of the Kiver Kan in
Kiangsi ; to decide, to settle ; to cut
off ; to pass sentence; an adverb,
doubtless, decidedly, certainly,
finally; an archer's ring.
] ^fc it is positively so.
1 v£ qiiil-e certain.
I ■ I :^ certainly, positively.
] 7 ^ o" I certainly will not
retract my words.
] ,^g to utterly renounce.
] ^ I must have it; indispen-
sable.
1 'M' ^ 'ii^ ''^'^^ determined not
to go.
] ^ to decide finally, as a judge.
()^ 1 to sentence to death.
^^ jji^ /P 1 *^" ""'' ^l*icide against
the rules.
] ^|(( to take out of prison.
ik 1 to execute a criminal im-
mediately.
^- j the annual execution of
state criminals at Peking, ten
days before tbe winter sul.slice.
iUU 1 i>iJ*t^:gi: it .stands
to reason that tliere has been
nothing of the kind.
l.&s:^*ni]:^';tifyouiead
it easterly then it tlows east.
$Jtf^ 1 ^^ [tlie crane's] sharp
bill snaps up things quickly.
pi ] the Yellow Itiver has binst
its banks.
/^ ] B|J the e.ir-shell or Hatiutis.
~tI|V' Occurs mostly written like the
7S^) last.
fCliue A medicinal plant like senna,
the ] BJJ ( O'ciss! a <y?'a 1, w hose
seeds are used in diseases of the
eye ; there are two sorts, one of
which is called ,1B| ^ ] UfJ or
horse-hoof cassia, whose leaves are
edibh'.
1 ^ "f seeds of the Cassia tora
and C absus, and jnobably of
other species.
■^jI^ From g words and ^ to decide
f^/\y contracted; it is interchanged
iC/iiie with its primitive.
Parting or dying words ; a
farewell ; to take leave ; an art, a
rule; a mystery, as of the pulse;
esoteric, oecidt doctrines, as the
precepts of Budha ; a trick, as in
legerdemain ; hidden, occult, ab-
struse.
^ ^ j^ ] rules for attaining
immortality.
I j^ a transmitted rule ; tlie
secrets of the craft.
1 ?lj to part from a friend.
I ^ to remove doubts.
■S 1 35 ^^Ij'"-'' is tbe mystery of
the thing? — as of the tele-
_ grai)b.
^ \ last dying words.
^. ] inviolate secret, as in a
trade.
•= M ] 11} there's no end of his
talk or his jiroinises, as a maun-
dering, undecided man.
P ] gibberish, nuimbling.
^j; ] recondite instruction.s, hid-
den meaniijg.s.
] t^ fan^well advice.
yi< 1 "r ^ 1 an eternal farewell.
iia :\t -{^ ] parted from his
mother
From hnrn and to dispart ; oc-
cms interchanged with the pre.
' ceding.
Grievously dIsa[)pointed in
one's e.xiiectation.s, and therefore
angry ; to expect impatiently
448
KUEH.
KUEH.
KUEH.
dissatisfied ; cleficieut, wanting; to
criticise and tell another's faults.
] to disclose.
] tg to impatiently Lope for.
g jjlg 1 ^p I am not at all satis-
fied ill uiy wishes.
In Cantonese, sometimes written
yudk^ J^, but this form is better.
To make one end Ligber; to sit
upriglit, to pei'k up ; to cackle ; to
order off.
1 ^ SM '" f*''i'"l on tiptoe.
1 i^ t" ^'"'1 i'P> ^ ^ dog's tail. !
1 1 JWl '" 1""1' •" walking.
A shrike {Laniiis). for which |
*^ is another name.
il\ffi; 1 "S .t All's talk'
is like the chattering (jf the
southern savages.
From incni and to stooj-t.
Obstinate, set in one's way,
grouty, perverse, opinionat-
ed ; hard to please,
gg @ ^ be is j;ist as sulky
and intractable as ever.
^ ?S 1 a crabbed or particular
fellow : an exacting man.
m
fChuO
1
In Cantonese. A dull edge, a
broken or blunt ])oint, abrupt, in-
elegant, as a slyle or expression ;
stopped, as a highway ; a cul-de-
sac or blind alley.
Ijt p& 1 i'"'l''i abnuit speech.
71 i-y M' 1 ^1''^ penkuil'e is very
dull.
Ri.sing abruptly like a lofty
J peak; eminent.
^c/tiiJ ^ S ] [ii -"^ '^■^st terrace
rising up by itself.
1 ^ dislingnished, as a single
brother who gains the honors;
exalted above his fellows.
] jte t^ ffl S3 lie attained to
these high positions from being
a mere farmer.
From hand and to stoop ; occurs
iiseil for the last and for jjffi
. ,.. ' a hole.
To dig into tbe ground, to
scooi), to excavate, to hollow
out ; eminent, extreme.
I ^ to dig a well.
I J^ to open a pit or drain.
1 iM "-^ prepare a tomb.
1
yj -^ to dig a fosse.
jjf ] (j^ tbe dung-chaffer works
its way out of its hulc.
] ^ i;^ — '^k he opened the
. grave and [leai'ned the] first
caise — of his death ; refers
to n, device of Han Liu j^ 'f=
to be avenged after his death.
djt The (
Jl'/V) swift,
r,^. quick pace of a horse;
JtyV) swift, speedy ; to gallop ; to
chile paw, as if anxious to go.
^ If 1 ^ [the racer]
throws out bis fore feet, and kicks
up the dust with his hind feet.
^ 1 i§. Sit "'"^ ™"st gallop on
fast in their tracks.
A bird which sings at the
fy equinoxes, and thus marks
the sea.=ons, called JQ ^ the
working sparrow ; it is the
tailor bird, though the Chinese class
it among the owls ; other names for
it are ^ [£ the femfile artisan, and
tbe 3^ ^^ ^ the cunning-wife bird.
^1 1 (also called •? ^ or the
rule-child) is a synonym for the
goatsucker
,c//«e
Old soirads, k'it one! k'et. In Canton, kiit and hiit; — tit Sicatov:, kue, k'lii, and kiat ; — in Amoij, kw'at; —
»)i Fnliclunt, kw'ok; — iii Shanghai, djiieh; — in Chifu, k'iieh.
] tbe capital or Peking. M ] the meaning [of this word]
] — ^ the book lacks one
From door and to hiccovgh;
used with the next.
A passage through the great
gate ; the gateway, or tiie
lookout tiiwcr above ii ; tbe gate
or city of imperial power; a fault;
a blank ; a deficiency ; defective,
lost ; to erase, to expunofe ; to
dig ; to miss, to err ; disrespect-
ful, wanting in; to exercise reserve;
to blame one's self.
1 P^ or 1 5S his Majesty's
palace.
4^ \ the golden gate — of para-
dise.
Jl ] the waning moon.
leaf.
] "^ a deficiency or hiatus in
the text, a lacuna.
iS M 1 ^ ^^ the lookout tower
on the wall.
^ ^ >|? I not the least part
or bit is wanting.
e| 1 fr 11 I look towards the
palace [from a distant province],
and make my obeisance.
^ j wazfing and waning ; full,
then decreasing.
1 iik S. :^ l^*^ "-^"S down to tbe
water.
is lost.
gii^ 1 mi^ III wm.^
the .'■■overeign's shortconiii\gs
only Chung Shan-fu can supply.
From ^ a Ji^A and '(yk to dis-
J part contracted.
c/j'«</ A broken or defective vessel ;
short, deficient ; defects; no-
thing said upon the point ; to
vacate, as a post ; the duties of
an office, of which three classes
are made, as f^ ] an easy post,
pf» ] an ordinary post, and ^ ]
a troublesome post, and their sala-
ries are proportionate.
K'tJEH.
KUEN.
KUEN.
449
^ ] to suiiply a vacancy.
Iig 1 or yj 1 to resign, to take
leave, to make a vacancy.
ij 1 '"'• good office, a lucrative
situation.
1 ^ or 1 >^ or 15 ] wanting,
incomplete, not tlie Cull tale.
] 7[sC to aflect or reduce the [iriu-
cipal.
^ I to give way, or break down,
as a dike or canal bank.
1 '!§ ■' grievance; a grudge at.
iM. 1 cracked; a bit cliiliped out.
^ ] deficient, as a Set of tilings.
] ^ [one] corner is knocked off.
liavebrolven our axes and splint-
ered our cbisels.
FpI '& ^ 1 -'■ "■'^ conscious of
doing no wrong.
^ /3 EI 1 '^^'e moon is a little
beyond ber full.
M ] % f^ ^•>'3 lightning flashed
across the sky.
] |!f^ deficient; imperfect; dis-
appointed in, as in the quality
of goods ordered.
1 ^ nothing said upon the point,
cither from ignorance or no data.
it3 From door and a horarij chai-ac-
/;!,;(, To shut the door, to close
the office, as when a case is
judged or quashed ; to stop, to
rest : done ; terminated ; to prohibit ;
rested, pacified.
1 R '^ curly-mancd horse.
j)g ] to lay aside mourning,
Ij^ ^ I to sing several tunes.
^ ] the music ends ; the band
has stopped.
^ ] J}^ ^ not resting for times
or moons ; unceasing vigilance.
men will take it, the people's
hearts will be pacified.
From feathers and hent over.
) Birds with short feathers,
''cliileh which come out just after
molting.
n 1 ~r L*-^'^ ^'"^ ^''''^] ''^ 1^'"
feathers just growing.
1 ?8 T curled feathers.
The cliaraclers miiler tins and the next syllable are frequently heard KiiJEN and k'iuen. Old sounds, kien, gien, k'l'u,
und gi'u. In Canton, kiin, wiicl iin; — in Sicatoiv, kien, kang, and kwan ; — in Amoy, kwan ; —
M
chuen
From woman and round.
Beautiful, comely, elegant ;
pleasing, sprightly, graceful ;
subdued, calm ; somber.
] ] flitting easily, as a butterfly ;
swaying gracefully to and fro.
ilp 1 lady-like and" pretty.
Ijl^ ] arched, crescent-shaped.
^ ] light, sylph-like in one's
movements; buoyant.
1 1 'Ifl ^ l^c clear, calm moon-
light.
k^ I
From insect VlI^A round ; occnra
sed for the last, and is also
ead ^yuen.
,cliikn
Little red worms like mus-
ketocs' larvae, found in puddles ; to
disturb ; to agitate, to stir about ;
sprightly.
1 1 ^ 4S the caterpillars were
creeping aliout.
E .fllf ft i *¥ 1 tlie pretty
lively cicadas in the shady bam-
boo copse.
From /ia?u7 and roiurd; it resem-
bles 'sun 3g to injure, and is
also read iyuen.
n Fiihchau, kiong «»i(J kwong;
M
To reject, to throw away ; to
renounce, to leave ; to part, as at
death ; to ofter up ; to disdain ; to
subscribe : to contribute at a call
from government; to buy title or
office ; a benevolence levied for a
state exigency.
63 ] to open a subscription.
) ^ to subscribe, to give for state
use.
I JJJ to subscribe and pay a call.
] ^l^J ^o pay in to government.
I Hj or 1 ]}|j to purchase a title.
] "h^ to buy an office; an officer
who buys his post.
I ^ to hazard ; to cast away ;
to die.
I IJIi ^ 1^ he preferred death
to disgrace.
^ ffl 1 '1 tax levied on shops
and markets.
in Shanghai, ku°; — in Chifu, kiieu.
^ ^ 1 a tax to supply the fuel
for troops.
] 'p^ throw away life.
In Cantonese. To examine care-
fully ; to pry ; to stoop ; to make
a hole ; to guess right.
1 ji^ "i to wriggle through or in.
I Sg to squeeze through » hole.
m
^chiicn
1
Tlie traces of a harness ; a
scabbard ; a crupper ; long-
looking ; the reins, for whiub
alonetlie second form i.s used.
I ] ili^Jil like long dang-
ling gems hanging at the
girdle, — so is one who takes
the salarv and does no work.
From e\ie and rouna.
To look at with displeasure ;
to look at askance ; with dis-
like ; reciprocal dislike.
1 W ^ •■•'cy =*" l^''?'^" 'o
glare at him and grumble.
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KUEN.
KUEN.
KUEN.
,^|=l A munmiiing brook; a small
J -^ 1^ rill which swells as it flows ;
^ch-kn name of'a liver iu Shantung;
pure, clear ; to cleanse ; to
select ; to exchnle.
I ■§ to choose a lucky day.
I ^ to expel miasmatic evils.
^ ] ] '^ iii iM 'I'e spring
bubbleil and began to flow off.
1 5g water flowing around.
M ^fc |Jj 1 1 l'it!i'''i"li"s washed
the hills so bright.
*~*^ The goatsucker(6'a/))-!mi(/yi<s
<KI<lS stictoMus) whose song in-
chmn dicates the time for sowing;
it lays its eggs in other birds'
nests ; it is called i^ ] and
"? ^' 'I'Wther name ^ ^^ al-
ludes to the mournful cry which it
is fabled to sing all night till blood
comes into its eyes, singing for its
mate to hasten home.
& 1 ^tiie Azalea flower; perhaps
so named from its blossoming
when the goat-sucker is heard.
The stalks of rice or wheat ;
wheat straw.
gW From iilinsecf, § eye, ^nd-
( jIl9Sl vantage, antl to ^~J cover, sliow-
c/iuen '"S ''^ worm shape.
A species of glow-worm or
jihosphorescent grub, produced in
rotten vegetables; bright, pure,
shining ; lustrous, as glazed paper ;
to clean, to maintain purity ; to
regard as innocent; manifest; to
exclude, to excuse, to let off; haste.
^ Jt ^ I exclude whatever is
impure.
] 1^ to remit, as taxes.
] j)g to excuse from pajing an
account.
1 ^ to clean up. ■
■g' ] ^ |a with happy auspices
and washings, the sacrifices are
offered.
± 'S? ^ 1 1$ # ^ S Sli'-^'igti
could not hold tliem guiltless, and
visited Miao with calamities.
'■A.jfO^ Earth or wall inclosing a
Jy^ grave ; a limit.
''chiieii ] Jtg a round wall.
'c/iiim
From metal and to rail.
To bend iron ; iiliable.
soft, it can be bent; but if
Lard, it will snap.
From plant and a roll ; altered
from its primitive.
A common wayside plant,
the ] ^, which, if the
synonyms do not mislead, is the
burvveed (XmUhium struniurium),
and is common in northern China;
its leaves and seeds are stick}'.
^ ^ 1 If "e gathered the
mouse-ear.
C-^Ja From hand and a roU as tlie
♦pfrtV pUouetic; occurs used for t lie
''cliikn "^^''' '"^'^ ^"'' ' ''■' ''<"' ^ ' ^'^ fi'^''-
To roll U[i, as a scroll ; to
seize, to gather ; to pack up ; to
whirl about; B[iiral. crisped ; rolled
np ; to exert strength ; vigorous.
] -^ curly hair.
M 1 M '■^"^ wind swirls the rain.
1 j|!i ?j5 '■"11 't "pi ^^ '1 eurtuin ;
whirls it aloft, as dust.
]^ 1 LU JI] l^e seized on the whole
region.
] ] ^ what great strength !
^and ] are opposites, — to open
out and roll up.
^ ] M on [I'ie robbers] njade a
clean sweep and went (iff.
M 1 ^ © [passed aw.iy] as the
wind rolls away the clouds.
From [J a.«cn( and 5^ to ?iniiri
ii;) a dish (if food ; it is intcr-
clianged wit It tlic two last, and
witli fViien ^ the fist.
To cut around or crookedly ;
a roll, a scroll ; a book ; a section
or division of a work; ruled paper
for writing essays on ; to roll up ;
elegant; indented ; having recesses
or adits; curved, curled, as hair;
elegant ; a classifier of books, rulls,
maps, and such things as roll up.
chiieii'
*chiiC7i
f^ ] to open the roll, t<j begin
to read.
] ^ a satchel, a bag for papers
hung un the neck.
^/J IjII I he has begun his studies.
}^ ] lejected essays.
{5 1 ^ spotted or dirty essay,
which is thrown out.
^ I or ^ ] accepted essays of
the candidates for /cujin.
^ 1 books, manuscripts, <fec.
— si IS ^ ^ ['-'"^ mountain
far off looks] only like a stone
for size.
;^ ] a long picture on a scroll ;
a map of a country.
^ ] tlie papers concerning a case
in eouit; the records; archives.
1 ^ in fi '''^'''' chignons curled
like a sC(ir[iion's tail.
] ^ the star v in Perseus.
^ 1 # Fnf H m S ^ "'I" tl'e
recesses of the mound came the
whirling breeze from the south.
>Hf>> From man and roll as the plio-
cliiicii' Tired, fatigued ; to desist
from labor.
0^ ] tired out, exhausted.
j^ 1 f:igged, knocked up.
X-' ^W\ 1 ^'" '^ indefatigable.
^ ;> M ] the mind fixed on
its purpose.
] |3i ''"'^'^^ enough.
3S 1 ^ ® wearied out ; I can
bear no more.
^ ipljl jS", 1 listless, tired of a
work; it is distasteful to nie.
> f From tlie eye and to roll as the
jdionetic ; used with the next.
cliiicn'' To love, to care fur, to regard
kindly ; those whom one
loves, kindled, family ; related to ;
gracious, fondly lovingly ; fine, as
goods for family consumption.
^ ] your family ; your wife.
1 ^0 Wi J°^'' ^^ifc's relatives.
1
sehold.
^ ] a family ; one's
KUEN.
KUEN.
KUEN.
451
M ^ ] nninarriwl.
I ^ to reg.'ird affectionately ; ti)
Sue to carefully.
5c 1 lit A Heaven's gracious
regaril for men.
] /i^ family or best rice ; that
given to soldiers.
^ I the women are witliin; — ri
notice put on tbe door of inner
apartments.
1 1 /f^ ,^"»<''Iterable affection fur.
1 ^ *■'' s^t '^''G lieart on.
] -^ the emperor's regard ; liis
kindness to others, or friendly
thoughts.
j^ \ w m lib m n ^
[Shangti] turned his kind re-
grads to the west, and gave this
abode — to King T'ai.
^ 5^ 1 ffi ''■a'' Heaven gra-
ciously protected him.
) Almost the same as the last.
^\l^ To turn the eyes back upon
ch'ieti' fondly ; to remember kindly.
}f m 1 1 looked back
after him with longing eyes.
1 1 ^ f^ unremitted care, not
taking cue's eyes oft'.
■^> A bag holding three B\- or
pecks, with the bottom m.ado
chiwn^ of board ; to slap or turn
down the cuft's.
1 If 1^ !S I" '""11 '!""■" 'I'e
Bleeves and bow reverently.
ft'
c/iiicii'
r'
cltiieii'
J^^i*^ Wafers, thin cakes in which
meat is rolled.
^ ] thin dry wafers rolled.
^ I meat hash rolled in
wafers or flapjacks, and
slightly fried.
17' An ancient place in the king-
ly dom of Wei, in the present
^ ^'I'l in the north of Ngan-
hwui, near the River Wei.
.jyi__lj From silk a,nCi round.
?|»pj A thin, sleazy, cheap silk
like lustring or taffeta, woven
for linings, of which there are
many sorts used for fans, toys,
lanterns, pictures, (fee. ; applied to
some kinds of pongee; a bird-net;
a target.
] ^ cotton-like lutestring.
iP 1 g'liii!)' lustring.
^ ] yellow silk ; met. an im-
perial order.
I ^ a silk handkerchief.
^ ] glazed lustring for paintings.
From net and round or taffeta;
these two are not altogether
identical.
*ig To suspend ; to hang up,
M .< to bind with a cord ; for
whieli the first is proper; to
entrap by a noose ; to en-
tangle in a gin, to catch in
a net; a bird -net.
] ^^ caught in a net. f
t rJ ) A lodge for policemen or
J.|-J followers; a prison for women;
cimeii' a sort of arbor or pavilion.
m
chUen
Also read liiien.
Angry, irritated; distressed ;
impetuous, anxious.
•^t' *6 1 1 ">>■ ^^'T ^^''■^^
is torn with grief
^ ] angry, e.xcited to wrath.
J^ ^ jil 1 1 stood scratch-
ing his head in his anguish.
yCJ-K^ Hasty, promi>t ; light-mhid-
Q \-\ ed ; frisky, as a dog ; timid;
■yprt ) j a modest man of probity,
"IJSd^ ^^'"* ''^ "*^'' '''l*^"'6d, and
chuen' i""st be guided.
cautious man will keep him-
self out of wrong.
1 ^ ^ ®C fr ■& t'le modest
and careful man will never
venture on doing anything.
>/^ )'\ I'rom rinrj and cow or loood or
A f^ I upJu'hl; the first form ia com-
r^ moncst, and the third ia deem-
'*f^- 3 I ed to be erroneous.
>^J> j The ring thrust through an
^t£^> I ox or camel's nose by which
J it is led.
iicn ] ^ to ring buft'aloes.
Eead fi^iien. A wooden
bowl or dish.
Kl^XJEISr,
Old sounds, k'in, k'ion, gien, and gin. In Canton, k'iin, and hiiu; — iii Swatou', k'ien, kw'an, and kiing; — in Amoy, kwan,
kw'an, and k'ian; — in Fiihnhau, kung, kw'dng, kwilng, and k'eng; — »ii Shanghai, chci" ; — in Chifu, k'uen.
I^t^l From inclosnre and a roll.
( I'"' I A small circle ; a full stop
cfi'iioi or period in grammar; to
ch^iien'' punctu.ile ; to eucirelo, to
surround ; roundish, curved.
iT 1 to draw a circle.
pass the ring; to bring into order.
1 ^ lo mark the tones of charac-
ters at their corners.
■pj" ] pj :%'j this should be ringed,
and pointed, — i. e. italicized or
marked for its importance.
{f| ] to publish the names of the
successful siuts'ai; they are
written in a ling or round robin.
1 H)t '" cancel ; to erase, by draw-
ing a ring around.
Jl'fe n'j 1 ^ I was caught by
his rinu, I fell into his snare.
^T ft3 ^I 1 *'''''^"' "■ ^"-'^ '■'"o
around il, as is done by ofiicei-s
on parts of a proclamation.
] ;f^ a rocking-chair.
452
K'UEN.
Keail kue'i' A coop or pen for
animals ; an inclosure, a prison ; a
snare ; a cup of wood, for which
the next is better.
M 1 a horse-shed or paddock.
■M^ Small wooden bowls or cups
<T^ ■"^^^'^ '" ^ hithe; they are
^ch'■uen much used by Mongols.
;[;§ ] a wooden cup or por-
ringer.
Kead Ukn\ and used for ^
The ring or stick which is run
through a cow's nose.
A f^.. From boic autl toroll contracted.
(^^ A part of a crossbow ; two
^ch^uen rattan rings suspended so as
to permit the archer to put
his arms in tliem as he begins to
learn to draw the bow.
^ \ ^ Mi ^^"S "P the rings
and practice your archery.
*Iv5fe Careful ; to stop, to desist ;
c I^G^ mournfully.
fchiieti ] \ attentive, earnest ; ap-
plying one's mind; intent on.
>y^^ From hand aud to roll up.
c^f^ Tlie fist ; to double np the
iC/i^iien hand; to grasp in the hand;
bo.ving, fisticuffs; athletic,
vigorous-
] BM. ^^'^ '^^''"
1 ^ ^ili ■'^ teacher of boxing or
gymnastics.
ij j ^^ to learn boxing, so as to
M ] box aud spar.
^ 1 empty-handed, as when
beginning life.
of moira.
M 1 II i^ H3 ^ ''"■° ^^^ •''^■'^
no match for four hands; —
don't quarrel with your su-
perior.
/P fli 1 1 [I received it] with
the iitmo.'^t respect aud care-
1 1 /IE ^ to carefully clasp in
the arms.
S ] Ji ^ itching to have a
fight, to strip aud go to blow*.
K'tJEN.
J^ ] very thoughtful aud atten-
tive.
4t I ^ ^ without energy or
courage.
JL/h* From inject and to roll.
iSl/^ The squirming of a snake
fh^wn when trodden on or not pro-
gressing ; the convolutions of
a snake coiled on itself
rt^^ The legs contracted or dou-
clr^ bkd up; to pull the legs
icUiicn under one.
1 J)§ contracted and stoop-
ing, as persons exposed to the
cold ; cuddled up.
1 ^ Jlii ■? I'^g^ drawn up, as
when asleep.
_^^ A fine head of hair ; frizzled
C^^ or curly hair.
^ch^ilen ^ A H .B. 1 ['^'^'i'' ^uas-
ter] is persDiu'ible and has
fine hair, referring to the whiskers
or beard.
.11
From ivood and a ivafer-fou-l for
tbe phonetic.
■ili^ikii The weight or balance on the
steelyards ; a weight ; direc-
tion, authority, power, intimating
that the man acts by rules of ex[ie-
diencv, orastho positionhe is in de-
mands; iufluential ; circumstances,
position ; to balance, to equalize ;
to plan; meanwhile, temporary;
contracted ; a kind of yellow veined
wood.
1 JL "»der (he circumstances;
the exigency demands.
;fjf 1 comply with the positioii
of things, to act as the exigency
requires; deviating i'rom sstrict
rulcK-
1 WL S "eigh it Well, estimate
the pros aud cons.
1 ||g to adapt one's self to the
times.
1 i£ ■' poweful officer.
^ ] the star 6 Mfgrez in Ursa
Major.
1 ^ awo inspiring, as one hav-
ing authority.
k'Uen.
-E ] military power.
I ^ influence, power, force.
] f^ intriguing, to trim one's
course.
1 IJlc to plan on the instant,
quickwitted, having tact.
ZE I to equalize.
] ^ to weigh justly, to deliberate
equitably.
I ^ temporarily obliged to do.
1 "J* ■fi^ to get interest on money.
] f£ a substitute, a deputy in
oHice.
c^fi^;?^;j!t 1 ajm.happily
he did not jro on as he began.
tS 1 j^ @ to •'^'-■t '"^s occaeion
requires.
^ 1 fi5 II t\ tlie leading di-
rector, the head manager.
1 /[C is given as another name of
the /f; j^^ or Hibiscus syriacus;
its bark is used to cure the tet-
ter, and the white flowers are
sometimes eaten.
•§" I^ ^ one who has
The cheek-bones.
CP^>^ 1
jc/i'ww high cheek-bones — is cruel,
M 1 i^ ^ ^ JI [a wife]
with high cheek-bones is a
husband-killing knife.
Tlie original cliaracter is t^liouglifc
to bear a rude resemblance to a
dog; it is the 9 1th radical of a na-
tural group of characters relat-
ing to wild beasts, and is some-
times prefixed to words denoting
an eueuiy, or one of another na-
tion to show contempt or spite.
A dog, especially a large one ;
it is a metaphor for wickedness and
treason.
1 ^ my sou, a depreciatory term.
] -^ a whelp's ability ; my poor
services.
m 1 .^J ± ^ iU ffi I will re-
quite Fyour kindness] with the
zeal of a dog or a horse.
Jg <J^> I )]ilf he has a villainous,
wolfish heart.
] 5^ 'fS ^ ^t winds in and out
like dog's teeth; — i.e. has .Tiny
defiles and passes.
k'Uen.
K'tJEN.
KQII.
453
I ^ a dog's kciiiic'l.
1 ^ iS "-''^ '^"S W'l'i-'ljcs at night.
^Z m^^kW 1 m '^I'e tiger
Las got down on the [ilains, and
is laughed at by the dogs.
# 4» >*4 ,1. ^"U M I »' ll>«re's
no luastiff in llie village, any cur
may be king.
^u^^M] -P ''«"' c.1'1 a young
tigress nialo a puppy ? — keep
to your own class.
From field and dog or stream ;
the first form is most used.
A small drain between fields
a eubit deep and wide ; a rill
\h'uin running in a drain ; to flow,
as a current; to Ijc dill'used,
as good insiruclion.
] jjj furrows or crains in the
fields ; lands, farms.
] ^ to divide fields by ditches.
1 W. '^■i'M, '^'t '■I'e great prinei-
J)les of reason be evei'ywhere
diffused.
1 jg sluices and ditches, such as
drain off fields.
2^'fe' Bound with silken cords;
/p'Q^ confederate ; Connected, as by
ch^ilcii' friendship, or as parasites.
[33 1 bound up, strap[)ed.
J/^ hM lit 1 '" '"''l*-''' ''" caution
the parasites.
] pi^ a leathern strap or gorget
for the uuck.
//A^3 From liiiife auct roll ; q. d. a roll
-^jr^ cut with a knife.
ch^iieii ^ bond, deed, or contract,
anciently made on wood, of
which each party retained a serrated
or notched half; a section; written
evidence as such [ia[iers are.
I if,^ a bond;tlie contract.
\M 1 a '*'"''' °'' t-''-'l^<-'t lor a feasl.
jJ I an agreement ; a deed, as
of a house.
j^ ] written tiles placed in graves
as proof of possession ; a custom
of the Ming dynast)'.
M 1 W llf ''"'^^ "" t"' ^1'° deeds
and you .'ire sure of the land.
K5 1 SU '" '^■■'"8' "P "1'^ scores,
to rake up former evil deeds.
#t & 1 ''i; ^"-"-'k the left half of
wr
the bond.
^ I [irecions lionii; — is tie
bank bill of the Kin.
^ ] legal documents in a ca.so.
A' I volumes, pajiers, documents.
I ^a certificate, as of p lyment.
From strength antl a u-ati'rf"wl
:is the pliouolic; tlie contracted
i'orui is common.
To exhort, to advise, to ad-
nioni.sh ; to encourage, to
ch'uen^ praise; to assent willingly,
to acquiesce; to lake advice;
to be stiunilated ; influenced,
as by arguments.
I 1^ to remonstrate witli — as a
superior.
1 Ml ^'^ encourage to diligence.
] ^ to inspirit, to incite.
1 Hi to il'o'G '" reform ; to change.
] M '^"■' 1 fu '"' 1 it' '° '^-'^■-
h( rt to peace ; to urge people to
make up their quarrels.
1 "tit ^ writings to reform man-
kind ; luoral tracts.
;^g ] to admonish and inspirit
e.ach other.
1 ^ ^^ exhort people to subscribe
to the goverinueut.
Old sounds, kok and kot. In Canton,
gok ; — in Fiihchau, ku!
■^ff^ Composed originally of 7jC leater
Y^ i issuingfroma P inoiifJtoropcn
kok, and kw.^it ; — in Swatow, kuk, kiit, and k^ok ; — in Aino\i, kok, kub, k'OIc, and
kiak, o7uZ kauk ; — in Slian'jltai, kok and kweh ; — ■ i' li. Clii/u-, ku.
ing ill hills; it forms t ho lOOth
radical of a small group of cha-
racters relating to gullies and
ruviiics; and is sometimes wrong-
ly used for the next.
A ravine, a gully : a gulf, a
gulcii, a gorge or channel be-
tween hills; a wady; the bed of a
torrent; an empty space; lo nourish,
to sustain; impracticable; ditliculty,
embarrassment ; a bamboo s[irout ;
a gap or low ]:lace in hills.
I'ii I •'""' ^ 1 t''<^ places of
simrise and sunset.
]\l ] a valley ; ravines, gulches.
1 W'l' ^ 5E '" 'i"''t"''<-' the soul,
so as nut to have it dissipated
or exhausted,
jffe jS |;tl 1 it is equally hard to
advance (U' lo draw back.
fA' 03 31 1 c'ompletcly e-\hau.sted
and licinmcd in.
tii -^ lil 1 ii -T ^ /tC setting
out of tlic dim gorges up on a
lofty tree; — rising in the world,
his ]ir()s[H'cts are improving.
] Mt the cast wind.
I 5\^ the hollow s[iace behind the
ankle.
^ I a house dug out of a liili
side, as in fSliantung.
From rice or grain and a kol-
ioiu ; the first is the common
^ form.
Grain, cereals, corn ; the
seeds of cereals ; real, sub-
stantial, well-off ; to bo hap-
py ; good, virtuous; lucky;
goodiiess;asiiccession; to contiiuie,
to connect ; emoluments, income,
salary, living; to li\e, while alive;
to bless with plenty, to nourish;
to be deemed worthy of having a
sal.'iry; in nudiciiie, fecal matter.
^ I all kinds of grain.
I ^ a granary : a bin.
] ^H !^ a species of Elcocharii,
a grass used in eve dise;ises.
454
KUH.
KUH.
KUH.
j ^ the spiktd millet (Setaria)
when growing; its grain is call-
ed )J> ^ 0)' small lice.
^ ■? ^ 1 IS ?^. -T m-iy ti'e
prince keep his goodness and
transmit it to his heirs.
"^ ] grain ; vegetables and fruits
generally ; the crops.
J[^ ] to lay np provision.
1 31^ the fecal passage.
^ 1 ^fc ^ tiie clerk in a prefect's
office who manages I ho revenue
and assessor's department.
1 ^M ''"^ ^"'" ^^ grain.
"^ \ the unworthy one; i.e. I
your servant ; sometimes used
e\en Tiy an Emperor.
] ■^ to bring up, to nourish.
^i H iii h i fni ■\k \ I take a
handful of grain and go out to
divine how I may be good
] ^ a lucky day.
] t^ '1 salary, ^vllicll was once
reckoned in rice, as it still is in
Japan.
i^^t^ Fi'oni u'onil and a ImJlow ; not
-JLiSt "'" same as the last, but easily
^V^^^ confounded Tvitli it.
till
A variety of the ''ch'u -^^ or
paper mulberry {Bronssonetia), es-
pecially a sort witli white bark,
ji^ I name of a fabulous tree ;
when used as a charm, it helped
people to keep the right road.
^ "1^ $11 1 beneath them were
paper mnlberries.
Poh are fortunate mulberries,
but all the paper trees grow here
in the palace, — and are like
useless courtiers.
The nave or hub of a wheel;
a carriage, a wheel.
or I ^Jl a wheel.
^ ] to push on the hub,
I.e. to recommend one.
] followers carrying screens
over a general in his chariot ;
such «s are seen in Assyrian
sculptures.
: I .^ "I* at or near the court.
m^
^/li The top of the foot ; hind
l^^j 6jet of cattle; plain, not
^Im particolored.
^13^ From ^/,^s■;i and j^ a cavity,
t=| referring to tlio liollowness of
C7. bonos; it forms the 188th radical
of characters all relatiug to
bones.
A bone; anything hard inclos-
ed in or connected with something
soft, as a seam, a kernel, rib of a
leaf or umbrella, .seed in cotton,
<fec. ; the figure, the person ; when
contrasted with flesh [^, it often
means bard, resisting, difficult.
1 ^§ y»; a large, gaunt man.
— Ml] I ^ ^ whole skeleton.
« ] dry bones.
^ J[^ fjj ] he lias a skin of
copper and bones of iron ; — a
very Samson.
i|^ ] heart wood.
§lt J^ I he is regardless of his
promise, he has no backbone.
S^ ] to crack the joints.
*^ i^ \ -]j the characters are
\igoroiisly written.
lit 1 BM .^ *"^ baseborn runt !
I ^ finical; particular, one who
is hard to please.
■^ ] a fine figure.
1 fl. it! ^ '•^•'^" ^"'^ hony as a
stick.
lU S 1 ''^^ rocks show on the
hills.
^ ] to re'inter bones after dis-
integration, for good luck or
other reasons.
J^ ] to turn against one.
I'R A 1 'iiil his hatred goes to
his marrow.
^ (or HI) 1 ^ to play dominoes.
j 5$ drunk so as almost to kill
hiinself
tl 1 fossil bones ; asbestos when
it resembles a bone.
^ifil, A sort of silk like sarsnet ;
/p 1^ ) lied up, raveled, knotted.
s^" >C> ^ ^a 1 the mind much
disturbed and straitened.
A fine-grained wood, white
[^ J as bone, which is good for
Jca making arrows or handles.
.}, JSl, The mind perturbed, all in a
''i^" <£> Ti-n 1 ^ ''°^^ distressed
and desolate is mv heart !
v| i From 7K "■"'*''■ ^nd ^i dark
i I I , contracted ; the primitive is of-
''ku ten wrongly written Q white.
The noise of waves ; to con-
found, to mi.x, to let flow ; to un-
stop ; to float, to rise ; pervious,
confused.
I PJ tI: ^^ to confuse right and
wrong.
] j^ to rise and to sink.
1 P5 -Jt 31 ff '>'' confused the
order of the five elements.
1 ix "" 19 ff^ "'7 distress and
an X- iety were all at once removed.
f3 fc^ 1 1 "'^easing discussion
and talk.
Eead mih.^ Name of a river, the
I ^ ^ which flows into Tung-
ting Lake on the southeast, in
which Kiih Yuen ^ )^^ drowned
himself about b. c. 314.
From wood and to announce.
|f| J M.inacles, handcuffs ; a wood-
ka"" en collar like a bow ; fettered,
restricted.
^ ] fetters, gyves.
1^ .^ ] t^ he was involved in
disloyalty and revolution.
Kead ^■^'o/^J Self-restrained ; ac-
tuated by good principles.
»lrt^ A .'ilied, stable, or pen for
*[ til J cattle and horses; the animals
ku^ inclosed in such a place.
] ^ a pen or corral.
now let out the cattle and
horses from their folds,
P/Xi The cluck of a Tartar pliea-
'f4*5 sant ; the cry of the pheasant.
ku''
KUH.
K'UH.
k'uh.
455
tt./* From hird and to tell, in imita-
VtS tion of its noto kuh knii.
iu^ A target made of concentric
rings of leather, the iunei' oiiu
of which falls when hit ; name of
a large web-footed bird, which is
called ^ ^1 or aerial goose, from
its high flight ; it is described as
white and the plumage soft ; it is
perhaps the snow goose {/Uiser-
h/pcrboreus'^ ; there are the yellow
and reddish sorts; hoary, venerable
like an old man ; an end, a design.
^J I fj. to hit the target.
1 jL *■" stand on the lookout like
a wild goose; said of sentinels,
or in letteis when expecting an
answer.
^ ] small species of crane, the
paddy bir<l, at Canton (Alunia
minhiia) ; and given too to the
ortolan (Eiispi:a aureola.)
1 111 ]^ lS< l'-^'*^ ''"'^1 sallow and
lean as a goo.se.
1 S m! IH •''■ g''''^yhaired man
with a fresh countenanco.
Illj A JTS 3^ 1 ^'"^ S<^"'' '''^'^ "'"
wilil geese to heaven.
^Ij ] ^ ^ [he tried to] carve a
swan, bat only made a duck ; —
a vain attempt.
iK « ^ j«l m 1 ^ ig what
can swallows and sparrows know
of the feelings (or designs) of
wild geese and swans t
it.
'•Im
ho'
To rub, to clean.
1 ^ is brush and dean
up tlie fine altar.
Read hch_^ Sprightly, antic,
^^c.'ipering about; active, as
from a happy heart.
n.w
>^
:k:'=tjh-
Old soiauls^ k'ok, and k'ot. In Canton, liuk, fut, and kuk; — in Swatoic, k'ok
k'uk ; — ill Fulichaii^ k'ok, k'ok, and k'lik ; — mi Slian'jJial, k'ok, kw'eli
K] tiJ T ;fe 1 il im I only
rushed out of the tiger's den to
I'll
Composed of PP to bawl and 3|l[
a •prison contracted.
The noise of grief or pain ; to
wail, to cry, to scream and
groan ; to weep bitterly ; to
cry to, to bemoan.
1 fl«''j^5 1 ^Oing. scbbing.
■f(Ji I crocodile's tears.
^ I crying bitterly.
^ ] lamentation, deep sorrow.
1 ofe wailing for the dead, as is
done by mourning women.
the wailings of demons and
moans of ghosts, — in the waste
places.
-? 1 -i lis tl"* ^'"^SC bitterly
mourned for him.
1 -& ^i S '•• '•'* '"■ "^'^ '■" '"■y
about it.
1 1^ ?C *"''" ^^'-I'li'ig mournful
music around a coupse.
From cave and to lend; used
with the next.
An underground chamber,
a cellar; holes in the ground,
or side of hills litted for dwellings,
such as are common in Shansi and
Honan; a hut.
M
get into the dragon's pool.
_^(_ I a rat-hole.
itc ^ ^ ] ''''^ cumiing hare has
three holes.
hole, an opening.
I to make earth dwol lings,
these ] ^ arc mostly in hill
sides.
'M "il i. 1 *'^'*'" \m\iA of a poor
scholar.
!|f ] or j^ ] the full disk of
the moon.
t£ 1 >h E^jt ■''■ pilferer, one who
digs holes in walls.
^ -fj |E^ ] a corridor or pro-
menade in a monastery {chang-
kraniana), where the priests per-
form peripatetic contemplation.
Fvoui eiirth and to head; like
tlio last.
A cave used for a dwelling ;
the hole of an insect or small
animal.
] J^ abodes dug out of the hill-
sides.
{^ 'F 'T^ 1 ^ '''^' soldi'Ts were
hid in the cave houses.
and k'l'it ; — in Anioy, k'lifc, gut, and
and djiiili ; — in Chi/a, k'u.
r3 The term ^^ ] seems like
> a local word imitated, and
^c/iii from the description to denote
an animal akin to the loris ;
it gets its name of JH -{^ fiom the
trick it has of feigning death when
hit, and of reviving by gaspiu"- lor
breath ; it is found in Kwangsi,
and is not difficult to tame ; other
accounts refer it to Tibet, and des-
cribe it as nearly hairless, except a
black stripe of bristles along the
back, but this probably refers to
another animal.
m.
) I
From ;7cs/i anAprojectinrj or to
hi'tid ; the second form is most
\ common.
The seat.
1 f?"i'fi^ 1 the buttocks,
I he nates.
JSa
Hilly ; a rounde<l low sum-
) niil near a high hill.
a line of hills, a range
1,
ol low moiMitains.
, t-j l-l-ep water, as in a pool.
iM^ ^ m* 1 M 15 ffi there
k'u was no How and no deep pool,
.still the spring flowed out
456
K'UH.
K'UH.
KJi\i.
From earth tind hand; this is
most commonly used as a con-
traction of shiny' ^^ holy.
In Hunan, ] ] is to toil
in farming, to boe and dig
with tlie utmost strength.
From -^ toiii/>nHand ^ to
learn contracted ; the second
> form is seldom used.
To inform quickly ; an ur-
gent comuiuninieation.
^ ] the Emperor K'nb,
the father of Yao, who
reigned seventy years, and died
about B. c. 23G6, or "90 years after
the deluge.
Superior, mellow spirit; ripe,
as grain; bard-hearted, inhu-
man, tyrannical, said of offi-
cials ; an adjective denoting
the extreme of; the bitter fueling
arising from having suffered wrong.
] J^ cruel, unjust laws.
^ "^ 1 c^ avaricious rulers and
cruel policemen.
1 jj tierce, oppressive.
] ^ exceedingly hot.
'[^ ] cruelly severe, callous.
to the fire having destroj-ed his
all, he cherished the most bitter
hatred for the cruelty received.
I
^ ^ A '1'6 l*"' ^'f stilles
one ; tlie bad smell is very
offensive.
Aj* Fatigued ; to fag at ; hard
^^) and strong.
j4'« ] 1 ^ :^ the livelong
year I am toiling hard.
i f\2 From cave and to issiw ; it ia
\X\ also read ch'uh^
i'd' Something just appearing in
a bole, as a mouse peeping
out ; a hole.
B, 1 M >jc M tl^o rat peeped
out but did not rush by.
/f, I the son of Shin-nung or
Heu-tsih.
Old sounds, giok, giot, and kiok. In Can
kiat, and kwat ; — in Fuhchan, kwoh,
•* From J3 a moiif/iorsquare iu-
f^J > side of f^ a cubit, referring to
,(;/,(■( the squares on a chessboard.
A game of draughts or chess ;
an order, a rank; the body confined
or cooped up; coiled, contracted,
bent ; curly, as hair ; narrow ;
mean ; debased ; aspect, appear-
ance; an affair, an undertaking, an
enterprise ; a committee to ovcr.see
it ; a company, a club ; an associa-
tion of a legal nature ; the place
where their proceedings are carried
on ; a depot, a wholesale store ; a
place where things are manu-
factured or guarded, as a mint, a
foundery, a manufactory; a gaming-
sliop ; to delude, to put out a bait
for, to enveigle; complete, as the
squares in a chessboard.
1 ^l^ ^ A '"* looker-on, one not
concerned in the plan.
ea 1 ^ i^ the dullest are those
who are playing the g.iuie.
/f, Jj^ ] an unlinisbod game or
affair ; a tiash in the pan.
as ] — ^ -I f">i", even transac-
tion ; both sides satisfied.
^011, kok, kwSt, and kiit; — ill Swatoio, kek, ki6k, and kit; — in Amoy, kiok,
, keiik, hwoh, and k'ek ; — in Shanghai, djok and kiiih ; — in Chifu, kii.
^ Hb T I )'"" '^^n't bring that
about.
^ A 1 ^ '"•■<^ '"fo ■''• Iiouse of
ill fame ; a stool-pigeon.
1 ^"' 1^ 1 '"'^ t'^^o in one
nicely, to jilay one's card well.
^ ] appearance, physio<rno»sy,
bearing.
1 Ji Is 'J» ^ mean-spirited fel-
low ; an old fi'gy.
1^ ] a dispensary.
^ ] a mint ; bank owned bv
government.
fP s" 1 ^ printing office.
IR ?^ 1 '■' *'"''t of soup-house for
the poor.
§^ I to trick one.
Jj^ ] to be taken in ; cheated.
^ ^ ] it is not suitable for
him, he is not up to that
style.
1 ^ E. ^]t "^^'^ matter is all
arranged.
] ^h the position of a game ; the
situation, as of two armies.
^ ^ ] it was a great imposition
on their part.
•Jg: :^ ^p j:Jt I life is like a game
of chess.
;^ I the best interests or plans of.
f^ I to play cleverly ; a trick.
^ St ^ 1 I cannot but stoop.
'M "s" ^« 1 '"^ provincial commit-
tee of super\i.sion.
'f' ^ tSl 1 niy hair is in a wisp.
In Cantonese. To bake, to heat
under cover; to make tea.
I ^ 7]iC to sponge cloth.
] ffi. a covered tea-cup in which
to I :^ decoct tea.
1 iS *"' '^^'61, a baking-dish.
Small, narrow ; pursed up,
as a tone or sound.
1 {S cramped, no room to
expand or act ; cribbed.
From foot and cramped.
To bow the head, to bend
down, to humble one's self;
crooked, bent; contracted for
want of room.
1 SS ''^ bobble, to limp, as a
fettered horse.
1 i^ '^D^ uneven or bent, cramped.
iC/id
chd
■ KUH.
To bind or Loop a
with iron.
tbinfi
Tlie part of a spear where it
is held ; a barrow or uart for
carrvinj? dirt.
To drive iron spikes in the
slioes, to prevent slipping
:liu wlien ascending a hill or ice,
as was done by Yil when
draininj; the conntry in old times;
a kind of canteen put in carriages.
A great cart for carrying
dirt, otfal, or manure.
=feJbt
From ^ tc envelo'p and TJ^
I'l'cc, fiS one does in taking up a
' diiiil)leliaiulfiil;/i(i»(!liassiuce
been addled, and the second
form is now common.
flat To hold or grasp in both
bands; a handful ; the two
hands filled ; the cavity made by
both hands.
;p ^ — ] not enough for a
handful.
1 ^ "el Jl" *" S"'^''l ""*■ ^•'"^
cheeks in anger.
^^pj" ] very much pleased wi th.
a bandfid of water and raise it
to the sky; — i.e. to manage
the affairs of the country.
In Cantonese. To urge on, to
encourage to extra effort.
1 & "jj to incite to effort.
In FulicJtau. Coagulated ; curd-
led ; excited, angered.
Syngenesioiis (lowers like
the Aitcr, I'yrcthrum niary-
gold, daisy, itc , with a broad
disk.
% # 1 t'le marygold.
I "^ J^ K[iiiits witli petals of the
China-aster .steeped in them.
^ 1 to enjoy the beauty of a
bed of Chrysantlieinums.
I J9 •''■ n'"!™© for the ninth moon.
1 "65 ^ ¥J HE ^■''•■'''S I'Cgin to be
fat when the asters bloom.
KUH.
A leathern ball filled with
^) hair or eliaff"; or blown full,
jCViii and used to I'lay with ; it is
like the next.
From/jo( and a /io»i(7/iiJ; like
the last and next.
A stuffed football made of
leather, or a bladder.
81, ] to kick a football.
From hide and a handful; Idee
the last, and occurs used for the
nest.
Kttn.
457
.chit
.chic
A ball ; a large chaff' or
bran ball; an awd; to nour-
ish ; to bear, to bring up ; to rule;
being, life ; a child ; to bure into,
to investigate to the utmost ; to
exhaust, to push to an extreme ;
to inform ; to address, full, much.
] ^ to rear, to nurture.
] ^{^ a ball to play with.
] -^ a stripling.
1 15 to bend the body.
1 :§? ^ 5^ '"^ g'"^^'® liimself en-
tirely to tlie iniblic.
f$. Gili 1 Jr '"' '1'''^'*^ »"t I'is men
and addressed tliem.
H^ W iS' W 1 'jyfoi'etime it was
to be feared the means of living
M'ould be exhausted.
-{{J: ^ ] ^]l my mother, she bore
.and clierislKd me I
M 'Iffi .© 1 , S "S yj" m"st your-
self just fairly look at your own
troubles.
.chil
From leather or word.'s and
noise; the iirsl; is sometimes
' I erroneously written for tho
last, and even occursused forit.
To investigate a case judi-
cially; to (piestionacriminal
to get out the truth ; to
oppress; reduced to extremity ; the
further bank of a river.
IH 1 or ] ^ to examine and
judge a case.
1 pJi /{f^ IE '"^'l exiiausted are the
chiefs of the people.
1 ^1 reduced to the very last ;
in extremity ; searched into tho-
roughly.
A bird, the ±1 ] or lark-
/,;,^/j heel cuckoo (^Centropus affl-
^ij/iii nis), a name probably given
in imitation of its note, 'ci-
lu, hi-ku, or Mt-kuk; it is suppos-
ed by this note to say ± ^ happy
grain, an<l thus announce the time
of .sowing grain ; anotlier name ;j^
alludes to this.
A shrike {Latiius schuh), also
>>i5iy 1 called fg ^i uncle Trouble ;
chue colloquially called J^i\j '^
hu-pa hat Peking; when it
sings in the summer, its note in-
dicates the time for spinning ; it has
the reputation of eating its dam.
1 ,lj '"• llj (6 §}■ tlio butcher
bird; 7nct. an undutifid child.
-t: M 11 1 tl'e shrike is beard
in the autumn.
^% 1 erowshrike is the black dron-
go {Dicrurvs catlioecus).
A crooked spine arising from
disease ; a bent back.
The ripples made on water
by the wind ; the bank of a
stream.
'^Idi
.chit
xtravagant and imperious
1 one's acts; angry ; stupid
jC/i(« looking.
] ]S^ ^'C'-V angry ; irate.
I ?f3^ furious and unreasonable.
J— ai From v.'ood and to hore into ; it
'Tjnjj is contracted to 7.i7ij ^ in the
cl d southern provinces, but without
' any authority, to distinguish
tho sorts.
An orange ; it comes nearer the
generic term than any other word.
] -^ a large bitterish orange or
bigarade, connnon in the north.
^ ] at the North denotes the
Citrus aiiKiiitiiim.
1 p "'■ 1 M ll'e allied fibers
of the orange ; orange-zest.
] 0[i the carpels or .sections of an
orange.
fj5 pfj ] an orange or its peel
bung on the lintel.
f-S
458
KUH.
^ ] the kumquot or.inge. (Citrus
maduremis and C. Japonica.)
^ ] -^^ ^ .1 dear little fellow, a
darling. (Cantonese.)
% Ij; 1 fiT f*) tlio mandarin
orange. (Citrus nohilis.)
K'UH.
nS ^ ] (or 1^) aniitraog orange.
^'S$. \ '■'■ g"l^l uiitiufg orange.
1 ^\ '^ eoiiilit of oranges.
1 ("'' fa) ii' ^'"^ loose skinned
orange at Guntoii.
^st ] "'' IS ] l*'uliclian orange.
k'(Jh
I jfj^ dried orange skin brought
fromHwacheu 'fjj j'l'jin Kwang-
tuna; for coughs.
PS^ Lame in the
it !"}> about wildly.
chd''
feel : to run
m
ch'U
Old sounds, k'iuk, and k'iot. In Cantov, Iiob, k't>k, ivafc, aiif! kivik ; — in Sii'n
ill Arnoy, k'iuk, kiit, k'ek, and lut ; — in Ftthchaii, k'eiik, k\T'oh
tljdk, choh, and Uiicli ; — in Cliifn, k'ii.
1 iZ'^ (i^ thoroughly deceitful.
1 tl FIS t'' ^^'^^V ci»Uled up.
m
The originnl form represents a
cavity as a clisli, aud the upright
strokes a 3b. !7''"' ly'"K in it;
otliers describe it as depicting a
silkworm curled up ; as a primi-
tive it seldom iufliiences tlie
meaning of its couipouuds.
Crooked, bent ; a bend ; schem-
ing, false, tortuous ; to oppress, to
wrong; bent; forced, obliged to
do ; wronged ; songs, lyrics, ditties,
ballads, or popular verses ; they
are of different metres, and now
often include dramatic composi-
tions; a carpenter's square.
5^ 15? 1 W. ^'^ discriminate the
merits of, to set things straight.
] lit crooked and straight, wrong
and right.
^ ] distorted, perverted, as evi-
dence.
7^J^ ] tricky, underhand.
lift crooked paths ; to act
in a mean underhand manner;
double-dealing.
^ ^ 1 ^ I'-T'^'o been deceived ;
greatly wronged ; imposed on.
or ^ 1 the corners of the
heart; I.e. thoughts, ideas.
PH 1 to sing ballads accompanied
by instruments.
A Ib ^ 1 fJf '"'*" I'asmany craf-
ty devices, — i.e. "crooks and
bends," e.'cciteinents, or tricks.
^ ] "^^ ^ to seek to make up
a difficulty.
^ ] meandering, not straight.
't JS TV 1 a crooked round-
about road.
i&
illagc patois or brogue.
IS
l±t| D
A bamboo frame called ^ f^
having its surface made of
thin s[ilints doubled in bows,
to furnish silkwiu'ms more
surface on which to spin their
cocoons.
A. coarse tray made of rushes
on which silkworms feed and
wind their cocoons ; it is used
in Kiangsu, and is doubtless
similar to the jneceding,
made of a ditl'erent material.
The common
called ] m.
Mil
earlhworui,
whicli the
Chinese affirm can sing, mis-
taking it for the mole cricket.
In Feldnrjese. The cricket,
ill 1 1 ^'^ ^s'^t crickets.
Leaven, barm ; the mother
or slime whicli collects on
vinegar or liquors.
] ^{^ balls (if leaven.
1 If? cakes of yeast used
in fermenting liquors.
}@ I distiller's grains or yeast,
jfiljl ] ^ a decoction of a common
medicine for colds brought from
Chinchew near Amoy.
ifjl 1 '^'1' 1 /J' a kind of uiiland
rice which reddens the dishes in
which it is cooked.
tow, kak, ki5lc, k'iijk, and k'ut ; —
nd k'61c ; — in Shanghai^
From ^ a tail contracted and
i p4 to issue, intimating a tail-
ch'ii l^ss thing.
Bent down or awry; to stoop,
to crouch, to kneel, to bend over;
to submit, to give in ; to subject;
to make in accord ; to adajit to
circumstances ; to invite; grievance,
wrong; afflictions, evil fate.
Hu 1 fb fl^ 1'^ '^'■'" cither stoop
or stand.
ia ^ ^ ] '-'■'^ fingers cannot
coinit tliem ; ^■ery numerous.
] ^ I invite you. Sir; — i. e. you
will bend or demean yourself by
coming to my house.
1 jfb if M subduing to himself
all these vulg,-ir people.
^ I ojipression, wrong ; helpless
against outrage.
^ ] outraged, oppressed wrong-
fully,
I B^^ 1 *& H it is easier to
bend the knee than the will.
1 Wi '° crouch before, mean-spi-
rited.
] [111 to bend by force ; crooked,
de\ ions.
*' :^ ^ 1 the loyal aud brave
will not basely yield.
I ^ to kill wrongfully, to kill
an innocent man, whose death
too was a blunder.
1 ^ to bend down ; to snbrait,
to yield to, as sutiering.
\ ja — ^ reckoning by the
fingers.
1 fe oppressed, ill-treated.
K'tJH.
KUH.
KUNG.
459
^»l» Like the preceding.
PPJ J Forced to act against one's
jc//« will ; to conceal; to stammer;
to rumple; a fold, a wrinkle;
stnttering, any im[jedimeut in the
speech ; to stop, as nuisic ; to ex-
haust ; to remove from office,
g^ I to hesitate.
it ^ pT 1 # 1 fSJ fS if y°"
do not pervert the Iruth, what
harm is it to bend your body"?
I ^ stopped, cut off.
X^% I ^"mfi. '1" "Ot violate
propriety, when before the noble
and rich.
^ ^ ^ 1 '"^ smooth the folds
in garments.
W 1^ ili^ f|l 1 # practiced in
looking down and np, in conceal-
ing and expressing; — i. e. un-
derstanding all the duties and
customs of a place.
J^t^ From insect and to hend ; used
Ir iJH sometimes incorrectly for choh.
Grub iif the carpenter bee ;
worms which eat plants.
J^ ] a large grub which bores
into trees; the locust (.So/)/io7'<«)
is infected and destroyed by it.
An anautliorized character.
J In Pekingese. A stanza, a
cli'u tMth sciileiice, as the charac-
ter denotes, one which is
short ; a verse of four lines ; a clas-
sifier of verses and [days.
']> [llj ' — • 1 ""*^ short ditty, one
nursery rliyuie.
— ] 1^ an act of a play.
~- 1 ttjj a single psalm ; a verse.
From dorj and eije, referring to
a dog watcliiug, and barking
'^ wlien he sees a man.
cn'u/i
A species of ape, with thick
lips, said to be of a greenish hue ;
hawks opening tlieir wings.
1 .1 ^ ^ fj l'« shook his
wings and then tiew away.
Said to be another form of
ku//^ Rl tlj<^ shrike; but one
author describes it as resem-
bling a pigeon of black plu-
mage; a legend says that when a
wife is badgered to death by her
mother-in-law, she is cliangeil into
this bird, which then cries k^u-k'u
^ ^ to denote its grief; it is pro-
bably the cuckoo.
To live alone ; unoccupied ;
still, quiet.
1 ^ silent, alone, solitary ;
sg Jt J3 1 Ji fiK A he
spied over the empty bouse,
and saw that nobody was in.
isixjisra-.
Several nf these are also read KitJNG. Old sounds;, kong, kiong, gong, king, and ging. In Canton, kung kwang, kwing,
kwoug, and kiing; — in Swatow, k6ng, kang, kw'ang, keng, and kiong; — in, Amoij, kong, kiong, k'eng,
eng, and kwan ; — in Fahchau, kung, kong, kang, kiing, keiing, and kwfing; — in Shamjliai,
kung, king, kwong, kiung, and kiang; — tit Chifn, kung.
^V From /V eiijht, liere defined to
< ■ J\ turn the back on, and X» selfish
kuny or private.
Public, common; open, equal
to all, general ; just, equitable ; a
merit, a s(.'rvice; a term of respect
and dignity added to names; the
first of the five ranks of nobility, a
duke; in olden time, the prince of
a fief; a lord, a master; the male
of animals ; a husband.
j ^ a town-house ; a public ball.
1 '^ a public company.
I •gj a duke; ] ^ my lord duke.
] ^ at first tiie son of a feudal
prince; then officers, gentlemen ;
now a young gentleman ; ^
1 "? your son.
;/c 'ffl 1 •■' '■'•'■'"' '""'" 'iddressing a
liead servant or the fiist brother-
4g ] a young man ; play-actors ;
in the South it is a term of re-
spect, as honorable Sir; but in
the North it Las a vile meaning.
] t^ the emperor's daughter, a
royal princess; the original term
seems to have been ^ ^ the
ruler of the rear palace.
•1 ^ '■he imperial family.
^ ] or ] I a husband's father;
the second term and ^t> ] also
denote a maternal grandfather.
^ I my grandfather ; an old
man.
^ ] a certain gentleman.
jji^ I Mr. Lo ; — only need when
S[)eaking of hiui.
|§ 1 all you gentlemen.
] 10. ;/C A a title often given
to a prefect.
n^ I your honor. Sir.
"S. \ ^ M I'is k'iigly merit
was luminous.
M 1 ^ *■'""' l'a'''i the man and
wife ; — spoken of them.
"^ j three honorary guardians of
the licir-apparent ; also three
stars between v S i] in Virgo.
] J^ public funds or articles.
] iJi» public spirited.
^ ] mean, unjust.
1 ?t "r- 1 ^ ''■*''"? equitable.
] 1"^ for the general use.
^ ij^ ] the head of the shop.
{Cantonese).
1 ffe /i US leisure from public
duties.
1 Pi •'' l'"l'l'° office ; a teacher
or siige's school.
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KUNG.
] ^ a court, a ball ; tbe room
for meetings.
timeiit as to the merits of a
question.
1 JE l'"'-*''" "'"^ pi-i'/ate ; govern-
mental and personal ; iiiir and
mean.
— • ^ S 1 '■''^ utmost equity in
managing the aft'air.
] 'Jt0 the best opium, a terra
derived from ] % tlie old E. I.
Co., at Canton, an appellation
there given also to other goods.
In Cantonese. A toy.
] 'f^ a puiipet, a d.)ll ; a picture,
a plaything.
wUtI An insect ; used in many
,IK^ descripti\e terms of things.
^hnlff i^ 1 the centipede, com-
monly called ■g' S or the
hundred legs.
Eead ^sung. A grasshopper.
1 |5 an imusual name for the
Truxalis or green grasshopper.
ii
(»»
/lU
wj
A name for two or three
large species of skate, but
* those having slender s()inons
tails (M'jliohates) seem to
be more particularly refer-
red to ; the back is reddish
or black, and tail as long as
the body ; a common name is f||
|# fg or kettle cover; another
sort has a shovel-nose snout, with
three spines on the tail .- a stingray.
<^
Tlio original form is thought to
represent tlie arm; it has been
siiiierscded by the second since
ttJlA I fle!<h w:ia added, and is now
Wff only used as a primitive.
Jciniff The upper part of the arm,
the humerus ; the arm ; met.
an officer, a support to the ruler.
] ^ the arm.
^ ^ JW 1 a 2JS IS ?!• l^e
waved his arm and the whole
flock came ami went up — into
the fold.
KUNG.
mMW 1 n,-^%mn
employ your limbs in constantly
cultivating yonr millet and sor-
ghum.
f^ Hx 1 *C> m h<i ^^ J'^y yn^^hs,
my heart, and my spine-
From ') disease aaA %L colon
contracted.
The prolapsus of the rectum.
^ 1 bloody piles ; prolap-
sus ani.
iThe original form is supposed to
represent a compass and rule ;
it is tlie 18th radical of a few
Jcunff heterogeneous characters.
Ingenuity, work, skill ; a
laborer, a workman ; an officer, as
of agriculture ; an artisan; service,
duty; a job, a piece of work ; labor ;
art, an ornament requiring skill;
able, skilled ; a work.
] \ laborers ; a hired workman.
1 Igi aitisans, mechanics.
1 IJi 01- 1 11 or A 1 "ages.
Wi 1 0'' IfH 1 '" ^'^g'" "''^'''^•
Jj^ 1 to stiip work as at night.
ik 1 O'" ^ 1 fi"'s''eil the job.
] -f-^ skill, tpialily of work.
m M i^H HP 1 ^'"^ ^'''■^" '""'^ "°"-
tumacious, and refuse their duty.
Mf \ troublesome work.
^ jjlf ] to mend the river's banks.
^T ] at work ; to work for an
employer.
— 10 ] a day's work.
A 3^ ^ 5^ 1 '*^'o''^^^ °^ ''"''' '"'"^y
even surpass nature.
ti 1 «'• S! 1 01' ^ 1 job-work.
Ifl. j or|[li 1 poor, slipshod work.
3:5 I or ^ I fine, skillful work.
\ ^ % ^^ nuich work, varied
calls on one; at the North ajv
plied to low manual labor I'ather
than occupation, as iii the South.
] ^ hteraiyor superior employ-
ments: — not manual work.
X> A 6^ 1 iJ< "''''"^ •'^ ^'^''''' l'"^-
sently,beforelong;|£^ ] ^
to fail in an undertaking ; the
affair miscarried.
Cantonese, I have nothing to do.
KUNG.
^ ~^ (13 1 ''O w'ork in my place
one day.
^ ] constant occupation.
■Q ] to engage to do a job.
=j^ ] reckoned by the job.
il; I a florist; one who makes
flowers; — but ^^ 1 ^ ^
may mean, the tine labor on
this thing is great.
it 1 W '1^ '■^'*^ ^i'xka- and l^'e-
server of things — i.e. Heaven
aiid Earth.
:fe l/^C 1 ?£ *-"o expensive or
troublesoiue.
1 ij^ ;P ffi 0l tlie character X
has no head; — i. e. a workman
cann.ot become a ^ boss-
i'iL tl "& 1 lie understands all
suits of work.
^ ] heads of clans, the honored
oflicers ; as "g^ ] is a classical
term for all officials.
1 M^i -^ 'I'e skillful [priest]
announces it.
Jb: 5^ 1 '^'le ministers and officers
of the empire.
1 ^^ ^ fJitb tbe workman
is seen in his cunning work.
JJj jpj ] he set to work repairing
the banks of the river.
X/j pl.o
From stt'enr^th and work as the
lonetic; its resemblance inform
and souud sometimes makes this
Jcuiig to be confounded with the next.
Actions that deserve praise,
honor or reward ; work done,
achievements; meritorious; worthy,
virtuous ; a good service or affair
which will bring reward ; the virtue
of a medicine.
] -jj merits ; efficacy, as of a
medicine
ffl 1 or fU 1 study diligently ;
to work liarii.
|g ] to record merit.
] ^ merit ; earnest, meritorious
labor and devotion.
j^ I a finished work.
I M ;;/(; <i great stock of merit.
|§ ] boastful of one's doings.
;^ ] meritorious ; reported of.
KUNG.
Mi El ?^ [tl'e priest's] good
works are all now comiileted.
3iJ£ ] uiuk'serving; no merit.
Ji^ I nine months' inoiiriiing, as
for an uncle ;it is made of coarse
cotton.
)]t I tive months' mourning, as
for cousins or a great uncle.
lis 3i^ '^ pf 1 '''^ ""*- reclfon too
raucli of the toil in trying to do
right.
•yj lit JW 1 this was clearly
pi'oved Ijy their works.
^- M ^ 1 to toil at liut to get
no advantage.
1 ^ honor, merit, rank,
j^ ] eye-s-ervice, work done in
view of reward.
;1? 1 W P to e.vpiate faults hy
[after] good service.
1 ^ ^K '^ '"^ merit can wipe
out his Climes.
1 1^ 5} jia yo'"' goodness has
[as it were] made me new.
m ^ ] 5^ the virtue of this
remedy is very great.
$1 iiX 1^ 1 ^" made it his own
work or atfaii'.
rom work aud to strile ; its fori
souicwliat resembles the last.
kunt/ To attack, to assault, to fight
with; to put in order; to
set to work at, to apply to, to take
work in hand ; to rouse hy reprov-
ing ; to stimulate the vital or men-
tal powers ; to be made strong ;
the urgency of desire, tem[itation ;
strong, enduring.
in buttle, to set to.
] ^' to study hard.
fill llj i 5 Til Jta 1 2 the
stones of that hill may bo used
to polish gems.
- ill- 1 .k.^ fk •■' ^^'■""•d of
lusts attack tlie heal I.
1 A A^ i^ to reprove the man's
faults.
#1 A i: p> 'loii"t bruit out
otlier people's faul(s.
] ^ to take ; to capture, as a
city.
KUNG.
iii Mi \ '^ remove the boil by
medicine.
'^^ $ iJiE 1 "'"■ U'li'i'i'iges ^vere
equipped and strong.
1 m M T 1 i6 n ± it is a
higiier [loint to draw off the
regard [of his followers], than to
take the citadel.
] ^ to repress banditti.
m ii \ ^tZ^ B Hi ;t *l'e
people heartily undertook the
work and soon completed it.
^ 1 A ^ # ^ ^ ""e who
likes to scold people is not a
princely man.
1 '& ^ _L :§- ti'-'^t is tlie superior
mind wliieli can see through
another's craft.
7 ^ Intended to represent a bow; it
I p forms the 57lh radical of a na-
^ , tural group of cliaracters.
A bow ; a catapult; archery:
bow-shaped, arched, crescent;
a cover of a carriage ; a measure of
five or si.x cubits, of whicli fifty
make a bowshot, and 300 a li ; the
Budhists used it for dhanti, or the
4000th part of a yodjana ; to
measure ; to pull the bow.
] ^ bows and arrows.
J4 \^i 1 to draw the bow to the
Lead.
J^ I a spring noose to catch a tiger,
1 j'jj a rest for an archer's arm.
153 W. 1 ''" "^li'i^'s a stiff bow, he
can manage people.
1 i '"" 1 ^ '''■ wooden square
for marking off land.
1 3L an archer ; a tidewaiter who
measures vessels; an underling
who measure's land.
] ^ or ] jjil a woman's feet.
i]Vp ] a bow with a circle in the
string for a clay ball.
5? ffli 1 a bow for Hocking cotton,
ilia ilii 1 iji '"^ vainly drew the
bowstring; — i.e. a failure, a
Hash in the pan.
^. ] a singer on a kite.
1)9 1 ^ ^ "rtir '** ^t'cteh the bow
without hhooting the arrow ; —
empty threats.
KUNG.
461
tt rj From hochj and .spina; vi
"^ IZ^ but tlie second lias now
■*i — • L the coniQiou form thrc
Kany
m
vertebriB,
w become
■ough the
power of the phoueiic.
The body ; one's person or
body ; personally.
^ ] the sacred person.
^ I the bended body.
1 I the Emperor ; Ourself
] %i -it ^ to work at or do a
thing personally.
3E 1 7£: f^ 3'"" "^"st protect the
royal person.
^7* 1 to make a bow with the
hands joined, and then raised
over the head.
^ \ df P"! t''cii .just ask yourself
— what is right.
I :^ HF" ?f' pi-'rsoually worshiped
it.
A bar or latch outside of a
c/I^J '^i'^'"' i to bar a door; a board
chuiHff or frame in front of a chariot,
to hold weapons or to lean
on ; a <lasliboard ; an ear or
handle
] P'j to bolt tne gate.
1 hj5 to close the ex.araination.
nP 3£ 1 to knock at the gates
of paradise.
f:§ i^ 1 PjJ the doors are con-
stantly closed.
Head ''knnr/- To inquire into.
' ] ' I a full investigation.
ffifitt "^ I'lrgc horse in good condi-
'!wl J tion ; a paddock for horses.
fihtuiKj ] ] !|J; \^ fat and slout
are tlie stallions.
- -| A medicinal plant, the | §|[
c' ^ whose decoction is used to
Ji^iung purify the blood ; the root is
like lormentilla or strong orris
root, and it is probably a species
o{ Leuislicuiii, allied to the Angeli-
ca rout in its effects.
^5^ ] is one sort, but the )\\ ]
from Sz'ch'uen is the best; it is
probable that two or three plants
furnish this drug, oue of whicli
is an Anr/elica.
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KUNQ.
KUNG.
KUNG.
M
Analogous to Jll and also pro-
nounced like it.
cUiung Vast, as water; clistant, ex-
tensive.
] 5^ a vikl pasturage land in
the state of Lu.
1 jS 'distant, waste and stretching
far away.
Li 't From heart and all as the plio-
^|Sfc netic; it somewhat resembles
, jc/i'a -^ when badly printed.
c *^
The exhibition of respectful
feeling towards one ; to treat with
a sedate courteous air, to venerate ;
to revere ; collected, complaisant ;
aflable, decorous, polite; devout-
minded, reverent ; I'tspectfuluess ;
as <m adverb, very, highly.
) ^ I respectfully wish you joy,
as at the newyear.
] 1 ^ ^jii 'evereully ; great awe
ill doing, as worship.
1 I'H ^ '-'y submissive.
¥t 1 iW li ^■'^''T P'>l'te, accord-
ing to etiquette.
1 ^ congratulatory words or pre-
sents ; congratulations.
] fj to carefully execute orders.
1 ^'m ~V ^ await your orders.
S •& 1 ^J>iait^ "be-
dience has always been lield to
be better than courtesy.
I \ wives of officers of the fourth
rank,
im tm it 1 harmonious and re-
verent, said of guests.
1 lf« IS *n I li'iye respectfully
copied [the rescript], and now
send it for your information.
tVL. From draonn and alias the pho-
•IJA* netic ; it occurs used for its pri-
' ,' mitive.
kung
To place before, to lay out>
to offer to; to supply, to provide
\vith ; to succor, to give ; to con-
fess ; to give in evidence, to declare
before judges ; grain for troops or
revenue in kind.
^ 1 ffi li!! I -iccuse him, I tes-
tify against hiui.
P ] verbal testimony.
^ ] to sign onci's deposition.
sent [these giltsj to the King to
aid in his prayers to Heaven for
its long abiding decree.
] ^j5 he deponed, saying. . . .
1 piS ^^ confess on trial.
^ I to retract one's testimony.
f$ 1 -/V inteiiireters for witnesses,
who are neces.sary in all courts,
owing to diti'erences in dialects.
^ M. fjlj, ] to extract evidence
fium his own letters.
1 I[ii lo assume an office, or re-
sume its duties after a tempo-
rary absence on a special service.
] "^ to pay in one's share to the
Company.
] "M. to tell of one's accomplices,
to turn state's evidence.
] J^ to oftl-r up, as to one's an-
cestors or the gods.
Jilt ] to provide for superiors; to
pay the dues of office.
S; /P 1 i^ how can I hesitate
t') furnish you ^
^ Jll^ JE 1 ^^'e "sual revenue
sent to the imperial granaries.
] P ^ -t '^"^^'*^ 's not lialf
enough to eat.
Read Lung'' To nourish, to .':np-
port ; offerings, presents.
I ^ to sustain, as one's parents.
J^ ] or ] 1^ to offer in wor-
ship.
g^ ] to arrange the presents.
In Cantonese. To eat to excess,
s.aliated.
^ IIJSj ] I've had plenty, eaten
quite enough.
^T 93 1 to have a fight, to try
a bout.
From man and all as the pho-
netic ; it is interchanged with
■ "^^ the last two.
""kutig
iu/ig
To give, to present to ; do-
corous, reverential ; an old name
for the southeast part of Kwangsi,
now known as Sin-cheu fu J^ ^'I'j
^ lying south of the West Eiver.
From *^ a slwlter with ^5 ^ody
contracted underneath it.
A m.insion, a building, now
confined to imperial private
residences; the palace; an ancestral
temple ; a district college ; the cir-
cuit of; to snri-ound ; to geld ; the
ancient name for the first note
in the gamut, but now the sixth,
fur which J2 is also used.
I |1| palaces, halls, state edifices.
1 ^ "■■ 1 vi§ l-''^ seraglio.
j£ ] the empress ; her Majesty.
1 iEi "^i' 1 ^ic imperial concu-
bines, of wliom the odalique is
called '^ ] or east palace,
and the one next to her is called
'g' ] or west palace.
] ^J castration ; lit. the punish-
ment of the palace; hence ^ ]
denotes a eunuch.
J^ ] the moon palace; the bright
moon.
^ 1 a college in a prefecture or
district.
f^ ] an imperial lodging house.
.^ -t ^ 4^ M 1 .^"''"'' Majesty
dutifully receives the orders of
the two Empresses, i. e. the
'^ ] or Empress Dowager, and
the U ] or Empress Mother.
^ I the heir-apparent of a feudal
prince.
^ I the warden of the palace, a
poetical name for a lizard.
}'^ I the cold palace where
discarded concubines were for-
merly sent ; also applied to a
neglected wife.
■^ ] emperor's ancestral tablet ;
in medical books, the vagina.
p{» ] the tiiorax ; a medical term.
] ^5 a title by which a Guardian
of the Heir-apparent i.s address-
ed ; it reseudjles the old French
term of muire-dii-jMlais.
^ 3'c 1 '''^"^ ^^'^ court of heaven,
said of a fine house.
kung
To fasten a prisoner's hands
in a board, like putting them
in tlie stocks-
KUNG.
KUNG.
KUNQ.
463
Formed of •^ //aiul repeated, or
of ifi a sprout and 3v ^ hand ou
tlie riglit ; it is the 55lli radical
f»f a few uuassorted characters,
aud used only iu coinbiuatioii ;
it niucU resembles i/re"|J* tweuty.
The two hands joined .and held
lip, as when presenting a thing.
kung
thin;
Tlie first is composed of jl
Inhor and ^, I'/tiuij a thing;
I he second has taken its place,
aud it is used only as a
primitive.
To embrace, to fold in the
arms as when tarrying a
; to piisli from one ; to press
npon, to serouge.
*^^W^ To bind with tliongs ; to
_fc|i. strengthen, to bind securely ;
''kaiig a thong ; firm, strong, rigid;
sliflxjned ; well-secm-ed, well-
gnarded against attack.
] ^^ to shrink or dry at the fire.
^.5CM^^ 1 high Heaven
is able to strengthen c\erylhing.
] I|^^ a district in Ho-nan I'll near
the entrance of the River Loh
into the Yellow Eivcr ; it was a
small feudality in the Cheu dy-
nasty.
] ^ Jj^ a prefecture in the
southeast of Kansuh, famed for
its musk and other deer, where
the Kung tribes once lived.
] [S] well guarded, as a city.
M 1. ^ ¥ [lik'^^ '1'^] strong
mailinl men-at-arms of Ki'ieh-
kung state ; met. well equipped
soldiers.
CJ. ~T* « Au uiiantliorlzed cliaracter.
J\i^\ lo squu'in as a worm or
'kiiiig maggot; to wi-ig^lc in or out,
as a \veasel through ;i crack ;
to bend, as when squeezing into a
hole; to work at in order to get
into, as a thief llirough a wall.
] ?L '" S" '"'" •' '"'I'-S •■"J •' snake.
?# ] Jill '•'" I'^'S' •■""^■'^ "P tlio
ground.
1 ^ 1 i!,- 'lodging in and out,
as [leople through a crowd.
kiiiig
The awn on bailey, wheat,
-,,, o'' other grains or grasses ;
'LiDig unripe rice or paddy.
] ^ a variety of wheat
with a long awn.
'•^ rfet Fierce like an untamed dog;
(j)^^ furious, desperate ; rude, un-
'iung civilized.
1 1 Id j£ he is very diffi-
cult to ap[)roach.
iS ?^ 1 ftf ''"^ government has
altered those savage customs.
I'rom ■inetalov stone aud hroad;
it occurs incorrectly written
ij^ j the second form is used
uiustly for the mine.
The ore of iron, lead, gold,
or other metals ; the lode of
metals ; a cangue or matrix
of gen;s or fine jade ; a mine
wheniie ore or coal is taken ; the
bed or vein in it.
flS 1 ''■"" ore.
I ;j;f> metallic ores.
^^' ] to work a mine, to get out
ore 01' coal.
|j^ ] to o[)en a mine.
] "J* a miner, a collier.
] ^f 'I I'i'' "^ coal, a mine ; the
shaft.
^ ] the Budhist name for the
red kino made from the sap of
the Eutea frondusu in India.
<^-W^ To place the hands before
4^\ the breast so that the thumbs
'■hmig come together, as when mak-
ing a bow ; to reverently
hold or t.ako wilh both hands;
arched, bowing ; an arch ; to en-
circle.
] ^ to how with the hands
raised even with the head.
] JJlJ to l)ow and take leave.
] f^ to resiiectfnlly await one's
coming.
1 ^ semi-cylindrical tiles.
5g 1 to dro[) [the raiment] and
hold the hands. !
1 ^fj ^o gilJ'id ; to upliold, as a !
wall does the gateway. \
] ji,Ui stand in a reverent posture.
) J^ a dome, a cupola.
] ;i2 <i matted porch or entrance,
sometimes arched.
Is |L 1 M '""y I'-'^l'Py stars
shine ;dl around you.
1 113 -^ round or arched doorway.
it
m
^ [looking towards]
the north, I reverently bow to
the Imperial Court.
£. + H 1 -fitj '1 hridge in Sn-
chau i'u, with tifty-lhree arches.
<^^-U- A post, a prop, a pillar; a
^j^\ king-post over a girder or
''iiing tie-beam in a roof.
] 3j- or 3f I the capital or
head of a pillar; a kind of frame
on top of a post to support the
rjfters. •
fTf-H- A stotie scepter or official
J^ -y badge ; a precious stone.
'kiaig ^ ] a statesman in the
T'aiig ilynasty.
I j|g a district in Sii-cheu fii
in (he southwest in Sz'ch'uen,
south of (he Yangtsz' Kiver.
] Q^ a very large piece.
~)|>"ti' '^'' ^'■'^^' ""'^ tremble, as at
.^\ c.ilamity.
'/-""y tZ>i ] ffij ^ ^ my heart
is so alarmed that it cannot
I'O quieted.
'il> ^' '^'" '"^ "'oi'scd and appreciate
I >5^ '•>■ ihing; to he excited upon ;
'^c/iiiig to understand; distant; to
appear far off.
1 ^ I" perceive, to appreciate.
1 ilk m Vi ^ M it if it will
arouse those aborigines on the
River Hwai, and they will come
offering us their gems.
/\^% it is iiiterchauged with ^C
'^kiiiig cloudy.
The biightness of fire; bril-
liant ; imperfect view.s.
?!fi S Tj 'S' T> tU -f: 1 do not
brood o\cr your n\any griefs or
you will never get out from
your gI>)oniy views.
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KUNG.
KUNG.
k'ung.
•^tJS. '^^^ '^anisx of .1 gem; biil- j
liant; often used ia personal
names.
»*^ ^ Vvom. precious and worli as the
I — I phonetic.
kung" To ofiFer to a leige lord things
for service; contri billions
from fiefs to tbeir proper rnlers;
taxes in kind levied in early days,
now applied mostly to the gems,
peltry, provisions, &o.,sent to Court
from Mongol tribes; presents from
foreign nations given in homage;
fit for presents or tribute, the best
sort, superior; to announce; to go
forward, an offer of service, and
hence merits, worthy actions.
•g 1 or ]|U ] to offer presents,
to send things to Court.
1 pp articles of tribute.
1 -gt the tribute-bearer.
« ^ |1] W 1 ^ # M 'lo "ot
you let Chao proceed to do
things from wrong motives.
1 1% t^6 provincial examination
hall, in which the graduates are
supposed to ojfer their talents
for the country's service.
j5;ji^ ] to pay taxes ; as of silks.
-f^ ] to assess land taxes, done
by the chi-lden.
I j|^ a tribute-bearing ship.
1 jjig presents sent to Court.
ijBr 1 the siiits'ai graduates se-
lected to send to Peking ; there
are five ranks of them designat-
ed from the circumstances of
their appointment ,§, ] or ex-
tra-favo"' examination students.
glj ] those S!M?sV«' who nearly suc-
ceeded as b:iji)i, and were placed
at the head of the second list.
"^ 1 tliose ^iiifs^di who have tried
ten years to get the next degree.
jg ] selected or best graduates.
1 ^ presented siiits'ai, includes
tlie four preceding grades.
> To iiy to a place ; to reach,
to arrive at.
/.ung' 1 ^ Pg -^ See! it soars
away to the gate of heaven.
- 1 1 ^ ' From "tr 'it'™ t]! and JY to raise
■ 1 Jj- up ; q.d. all taking it together.
/cung^ Generally ; all, altogether, in
all, collectively ; in fine, in
short, to sum up; and, with, to-
gether; the same, alike; to include
in, to live with ; to discharge one'.s
duties ; an ancient name of Hwui
hieii jjiji l^in Wei-hwui fu in the
north of Honan.
-^ I altogether, taking the whole,
in all
I ^, the whole, altogether.
] ■gj' I'eckoning the whole.
^ ] — ^ we cannot live in the
same house.
^ ] W< Ji ""*^ must not live
under the same sky — with his
parent's murderer.
$1 1 f^ t^ ^^^ "** ta'^e a drink
together.
M »& 1 M ^ehig of the same
mind.
^ |M. j ;^ who will befriend himi
^ ] ^ have no dealings with
him.
Eead ''kung, and interchanged
both with ^-gt to give, and ^^It to
bow. To superintend a work ; to
protect, to hold fast ; to encircle ;
to turn towards ; to give ; offer-
ings ; old name of a place in Kiang
cheu in the south of Shansi.
^ 1 ^ WJ so •''S lo told fast to
the wise laws — of the former
kings.
H Jt Jfc < 1 they do not fulfill
their duties-
la- &' 1 A I reflect on those
[iLOple at the court.
the pule-star,] which keeps ils
place, and all other stars turn
towards it.
Some of these are also proiiotmced
k'ong, a>ul k'ong ; •
K:=xji\rc3-.
K'lUNG. Old sound, k'ong. In Canton, hnng, and hong; — in Swatoiv, k'ang,
— in Amoy, k'ong ; — in Fuhchau, k'ung, k'iing, and k'6ng ; —
in Shanghai, k'ung ; — in Chifa, k'ung.
^ » > From eave and Korl; as the
y^Zs^ phonetic ; occurs interchanged
j-t „ with ?L ^ l>ols.
Jcung ^"
An opening or crevice, show-
ing an empty place ; a hole, a tun-
nel, an o^Kjning ; void, vacant,
empty ; time, leisure; unemployed,
standing still, as a loom ; the ex-
pause above, the firmament ; poor,
broken ; unprejudiced, , able to
appreciate ; abstraction, ecstasy,
emptiness, torpor of the faculties,
as niulerstood by the Budhists;
they also use it for siiiiya, the un-
reality of all phenomena, compar-
ing them to dreams, shadows, light-
ning, dew, bubbles, <fec.
] ^ an empty house.
I ^ empty-handed.
i ^ an empty stomach.
] jijj a vacant spot.
] 1 iP >& entirely empty.
1^ I moneyless, poor.
!t M M — 1 tl^ey plundered
the house of all its contents.
— ;tfi I all gone, everything lost.
1 1^ unoccupied, no employment-
W ] 6S ffi ® empty this box.
] JL a hollow, a hole, a cave.
K'UNG.
k'ung.
KUNQ.
US
I Ff« or •;;{;; 1 sky, Leaven ; also a
Peking namefor a hiimmingtop.
I ^ M g I bave lost all my
pains.
1 P pM tospeak without evidence.
] -^ '^ fj^ bowed bimself to the
ground.
] ^B a vapid wish for.
^ ] '^ I 10 speculate on the
rise and fall of prices or in stocks.
75 -S ^ 1 ^"^ called in the
superintendent of works.
I P^ the abstracted class, i e. the
Budhists ; y^ ] f^ to become
a priest or devotee.
SI — ] "^ ^'^ regard everything
as nothingness.
Sw Mil 1 1 ''^ revert to nothing-
ness ; annihilated, as ice ap-
parently is on melting.
— >& lie 1 '"^'1 the faculties
reaching a state of entire inani-
tion and ir.difference.
] i^^ disinterested, loyal, humble;
nothing sinister.
Zji ] JJ^ all is without any proof.
^ ] tocomewhile he wasabsent;
toolc advantage of their unpre-
pared ness.
Read h'ung^ To separate, to
leave a space between ; to empty,
to depauperate, to exhaust ; a
deficiency ; a deficit, a defalcation ;
to make room for.
1 ^ wanting a thing; im-
poverished ; empty ; no funds.
1 ^ ^ "'''^ '^ ''''''^'' ''^"'' SP'""^'^.
. fK I^P 1 ti P'cviously stamiicd in
blank ; — a note put on official
papers before the newyear.
ix ^ 1 §?. -^ have no time, I am
busy.
-JSa® 1 51 "hen was it?
^|}j ] to take time for.
:7 S 1 ^ic ^iB it is not right
for us to be so reduced and im-
poverished.
ffife A description of wide lute,
{ '^-r^. the ] ^, used in ancient
k'-ung times wlien worshiping; it
was pressed against the breast
when played, and thrum-
med like a guitar.
l|>fr> A famous mountain in P'ing-
(Plj^ liang fu in the eastern part
Jc'-ung of Kansuh, ] |1|^, in which
the Kiver King rises ; another
peak of the same name lies west of
it in Kang-cbang fu ; a mountain of
this name is supposed to uphold
the Dipper or North Pole.
7*ij|V> A mineral, called | -^j which
^j^ is brought from Chehkiang,
k^ung and seems to be an ore of
copper, or perhaps copperas;
it is used as a medicine ; the
sound of stones falling.
.L^J^ From heart and empty as the
I. ^V phonetic; like the next.
k'ttiu/ Ig"orant, rustic-looking ;dis-
' satisfied, as from ill-luck orin-
competence;sincere, guileless.
1 M t'''^'.'' sincere.
1 1 Tin ^ fn simple-minded and
yet not confiding. .
'1^
Interchanged with the last m
some senses.
k^unff'' Rude, clownish; careworn,
pressed.
1 -([3 ignorant, raw ; doltish.
M fk 1 1^. '"y private affairs
have been urgent and nianj.
''Bung
From child and hlrd; the com-
inatiou alludes to the time of
pairing.
A hole, an orifice, a cave, an
opening ; hollow ; an adverb of
praise, excellent, great, superior :
very, highly ; through.
1 ^ tlie peacock, particularly
the Malayan peacock. {Pavo
muticus.)
1 ^ openings, pores ; the inlets
of knowledge into the heart.
] j^ a thoroughfare, a way,
1 ^ great perfection.
j Bg widely known, as a doctrine.
^ ] pores of the skin.
] 'jj the holed square ; — i. e. a
copper cash.
1 Irx "''gent, much needed, busy.
5^ ;^ 1 til the war chariots are
very large.
M ^ 1 fl$" '^'^ serious demeiinor
was just what the occasion re-
quired.
1 tF or 1 ^ -^ the sage K'nng,
or K'ung futsz', j. e. Confucius ;
his birthday is kept on the 27th
day of the 8th moon, when all
the butchers are forbidden to
slaughter animals.
I ■? /fl tn t5 Confucius would
not speak of the weird.
JL^JLt) From hand and empty.
3jC. -'^'o pull as a bow ; to rein in,
k^ung^ to check; to accuse, to in-
form the rulers ; to impeach ;
to maintain, to hold up ; to claim,
as indemnity ; to eject, to suppress;
to beat.
] jg. to accuse ; to bring charges.
JQ ] to accuse falsely, a trumped-
up charge.
Jf 1 to carry up an accusation ;
to take it to a higher court.
^ ] to petition the high officers
directly.
I -f J^ ^ complained of it to
the leading state.
1 Mj flS TpJ ^'e reined in the horse
to ask
1 Si' Pg t ^ ,1 I>« I'el'l bis
legions of cavalry well in baud.
■hrV*) A bridle, or the reins to hold
1^, a horse.
k'ung' JlllflM 1 lie grasped the
bridle and stopped him.
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KWA.
KWA.
KWA.
kiva
Old souiidi!, kwa, kiip, nnd kat
kwa, kwa", and wa ;
The original form is designed to
represent the weak tendrils of
melons ; it is the 97th radical
of a natural group of cliaracters
relating to tlie parts and sorts
of gourds, &c.
A generic term for citcuibi-
taceons plants, as cncuniber, me-
lon, gourd, squash, inohidiiig also
the brinjal and egg-plant; tlie
follicles of milkweed (/Isc/fipMs)
and similar seed vessels.
■gj 1 the water-melon.
^ ] tlie time of melons.
t& ] is applied ti two or three
fruits, the Cucumis longa, and a
hairy kind of egg-plant.
^ ] or 2 ] the common
cucumber ; the second is an
ancient name.
^ ] a large coarse squash. (Be-
niiicasa cerifera.)
^ 1 I^ '"^ i""g "^'^^ f^"^^' "sb'"
shaped; not like the ] -^^ |^ <"'
melon seed shaped face.
^ ] the quince; in Canton, the
papaya.
■|5 ] a hairy kind of brinjal.
1^ I a sort of orange-gourd, with
a thick rind.
^ ] a small yellow squash ;
another name for the papaya.
^ 1 the bitter gourd, a cucurbi-
taceous plant, {Momordica hal-
samina or f/(ara»jiirt, J whose ob-
long, shuttle-shaped fruit is
covered with warts; it is much
cultivated in southern China.
^ 1 a muskmelon, a cantelope.
1 ^ j^ f^ wait till the melon.s
come again, — i.e. next year;
for which ] f^; has also be-
come a common cxpres.sion.
/^ 1 !^ there is some relationship;
I have an understanding, or
business relations, with him.
Jfe S 1 ^ ^^^ country i.s divided
like the slices of a melon.
kica
From hand .and iiipioii, and also
read ('ca ; it is non' confounded
wit h tc/iao J^ to grab, and read
(chn-a ; this having generally
superseded the rightcharacter.
To lead, to drag ; to strike ;
to clutch, to grab ; to take up.
] — j^ take up a handful.
ii i%. 1 %M C'*^ '« fingering
things,] like a cook of green
vegetables.
1 JU to pick out of the whole, —
as is done by a child a year old
at his birthday.
— • ^ ^ he could not grab it.
The Chinese Pandora called
RJ "iC 1 (also read;/«-i!-(«,) who
n-a is said to have ^ jS. #( S^
^ ^ melted fine stones to
repair the heavens, and invented
tlic organ ; some think the name
alludes to Eve, the Chinese say she
was Fnh-hi's sister, had the body
of a serpent, and a human head,
with the virtues of a sage ; others
deny that she was a woman at all.
A yellowish, cream-colored
horse with a black mouth.
^ ] name of a scholar in
the reign of Wan Wang.
From hiije and melon ; it is now
used as a synonym of j7.' It ^ to
slice.
] *C» 1 fF [my grief is like]
cutting out my heart and liver.
a sinail ;
low and poor huts;
In Canton, kwa, wo, and wa; — in Swatow, kiie, wa, o, kwa, and kw'a ; — in Amoy,
ill Fahchau, kwa, and wo ; — in Shanghai, kw5 and wi> ; — in Chi/u, kwa.
^ ] a pickle made of ^ ] or JitXSL -^ garden slu
young cucumbers. c!l»|PlI small, low
1^ |i^ 1 IS^ [likej long lines grow Jcma hovels.
the gourds; — applied to nu- ] ^ the land snail (//efe),
merous de.scendants.
■^ ] at Pc'i/;;^, the crook-necked
squash, thought to have been
brought from Japan.
*^ I the cucumber guard, i'.e. the
plant lice which eat its leaves.
4^ ] a wooden gilt bludgeon with
a head like a melon.
so called in allusion to its
horns or pedicillate eyes.
1 "^ "^y snail-shell of a house.
\ fi iM.^ P'i^e the] empty re-
putation of a conch's sound.
kwa
1^
M
kwa
This primitive is thought to re-
}>resent a distorted mouth when
crying; it is now used as a
synonym of tlie next.
A wry mouth, whether born
so or diseased.
r
''kwa
To cut a criminal in pieces,
as is done at the disffraceful
o
execution, by slicing off his
lips, ears, eyelids, and limbs.
f^ 1 'i IP *^'<^ punishment of
cutting to pieces.
1 jti W J^ M V 'f yo" cut
my face and tipoil my skin, I'll
do it; — regardless of ridicule.
■^ JJ ^ I all cut into small
pieces; — the extremity of tor-
ture.
. 1
which will cut the bones
fi,:S
^ JJ lewdness is a knife
'kwa
From iiioi!?/iand linife, and re-
garded as an ancient form of the
last two ; now used as a primi-
tive, and sometimes written like
''";'' :fj another.
To cut the flesh from the bones.
^■^^f A sh.allow sp.int tray com-
ll^J mon at Canton ; a spool for
Vcii'a winding silk; it is pl.-iced on
a stand (called {g ^) with
sticks on the four corners, and the
spool in the center.
] '^ shallow basket trays for d ry-
ing tea leaves.
m ^J — ] ] spread out thj
trays singly.
KWA.
KWA.
KWA.
467
*'^^^ From *^ a coverin'j anil J3^ to
'^Ji !7"'« largesses, eacli cue rccoiv-
Few, little, moderate; easily
satisfied ; seldom, rare] 3', uiiusua] ;
solitary, friendless; aloiic, delieient,
sbort, and lieiice comes to mean
uuwortliy ; the regal We, Oiirself.
^ ] mueb or tew ; how many ?
1 ^ iJC ^ " f"^v can't stand them
all ; I am no match for so many.
] 113 little experience.
] ■=■ taciturn ; of few words.
I 51 I' >■"'"' imworthy Irolber.
1 if M -fr I'aving little feeling
and slow to act; callous.
1 A ^ ^ I the king have a
younger brother.
JJiJ -f; 1 Jf bis example was a
pattern to his imequaled wife.
] ^ I, the ruler ; — i. e. the
prince who is alone or unet^ualed.
. 3 From words and a haton; occurs
used with the iie.tt.
kwa
To iuipose on, to deceive ; to
make another miscarry; to
fail in one's promise ; to disturb.
] ^ to mislead.
1 Mi ^^ distract and confuse.
' An impediujcnt, an obstacle;
to fall into a snare, to hinder;
kiihi' not at case, as a bird iu a
net ; to think of. I
I 1^ to binder, as a snag stops
the sailing boat, and impales it.
1 (^ *•" thiuk of much.
1 2
^ I to rush against the obstacle,
to fall into the net.
M 1 milch afraid lest some ill
iUi* I
has happened.
>&-J^> Tlie coarse silk obtained how
fp^j^ retnse cocoons ; a knotted
kwa'
rom
lotted
/lira' ciii'd to fasten a horse { to
slo[i, lo impede, as by a net.
ious that nothing can enli^■en me.
?3 1 ffij ifc ''" fastened the borse
and sto[iped.
To suspend, to bang up; to
dwell on or prolong; in sus-
pense, anxious; to distin-
guish; to remember, to note,
to make a miimte of; to
divine by straws ; to lay by
out of use ; colloipiially used as a
classifier of things usually bung up,
as necklaces, bridles, ifec.
I 5J|^ to keep a list of names, as
a tax-])ayer ; to enter names in
a record.
] "^ banging on people's lips.
] ^ to anxiously hope for.
1 >£■» or ] ^ anxious about.
1 J^ to bang up; put it on a nail.
] ^ to call by ; only a name.
I ^ undecided ; iu suspense.
1 1^ stiii>s of dougb made by
stretching them on two sticks.
] "j^ to leave office.
] ^ to record one's debts.
] Pl^ to suspend work, to knock
oil', as a gang from rain or want
of material.
G
pa
^ 72 1 ^1 '" P"' s"'' flowers in
the cap and hang on the red
scarf; — a joyful occasion.
H -^ ~ I two bridles.
1 M Wi ^^ y°^i ^"■y ^'"'g "P
yiiur griiblh'; — out of business.
I jlj^ to sing ballads.
1 'Pil ■? '" li'iiig curtains.
^ij I a parrot, from its turning
o\er and over.
] ^ fo put up for one — night,
as begging priests do at tem-
ples.
I -^ ^ he who hangs up the
crimson dress, — the abbot.
From |"» to divine and ^ a
III tuu, or the last contracted.
kica^ Divining m.arks ; to divine,
to cast future events; a sign.
1 •pn vfc ^ ■■»" astrologer.
[5 ] or [\ ] or ^]f ] to divine,
to cast lots ; to draw.
^ ^ -ir \ ^^^'•^ chattering with
the cold.
1 B3 -* '■'■'^ ^''^^'- ^^'"''^ J*^^^' ^*^
guessed right.
M I the luck has changed against
you.
^ I the divining lines or diagrams
said to have been invented by
Fub-bi ill remote times to serve
as a kind of abacus to philoso-
phize with, and indicate by
their combinations the mutations
and aspects of nature ; the first
eight diagrams were defined
to represent the intercbanges of
elemental forces and their re-
sults, as follows : —
Wider, li-
quid ('U>-
mcuts;rii^i-
dity, cold.
N.E.
!M u Ti n -
tnins.solida,
w h II I f^ut*-
tains m o-
tiou; quiet;
gravity.
i1>
s.w.
Enrtb.Yiu,
ibo tcmia-
trial reci-
pient of
corniptiou;
drouylit.
Tliesewero subsequently nuiltiplied to sLxty-fonr double ones, and on them are based the speculations of the Yih King or Book
of Changes, composed by Wdu Wang about B.C. 1109, which amount to nothing better thaua niechancial play of idle abstraotionB.
468
KWA.
KW'A.
KW'A.
1 f^ JrJ 1^ in tlie diagrams were
seen the map of tlie rivers ; an
ancient legend.
In Cuntoiiese, .also written p^
A final sound indicating a doubt ;
or probability of a thing.
^ ^ {jf; ] I rather think it is
so.
I'S ^ % \ ^ ^^ really afraid
it is not so.
) From dress and to divine ; an
unauthorized character.
kwa'' An outer jacket or robe ;
when it has no lapel, it opens
in the middle.
^ I ceremonial robes, either long
or short.
^ ;fj^' ] a coat which opens at
(he side.
2^ I a soldier's uniform.
M ] a riding jacket reaching to
the loins; a description of dress
overcoat, of which the ^ J^
] ^, like the caftans given
by Persian kings, is conferred
only on high officers.
^ 1^ 1 1''''^ '°"S sleeves; the
last often has very short ones.
1 "7 '"■ ^C 1 '''■ ppl'sse, a robe
reachins; below the knee.
Old sounds, kw'a, and k'at. In Canton, kw'a; — in Swatow, kw'a; — in Ainoy, kw'a; — in Fuhchau, kw'a, and
k'ie ; — in Shanghai, kw'6; — in Chifn, kw'a.
Vain, conceited, as of one's
looks ; pretty, neat, good ; a
mincing, ogling, manner.
1 \\^ elegant, stylish deport-
ment; decorous manner.
■|5 careful of one's appearance,
fastidious.
Jl^^ From ^C oreai and fj^ in ; now
f T^ superseded by the ne.xt.
lAw'a Prodigious ; magniloquent ;
bragging, conceited talk.
1 ^ § ^C lj«asting and vaunting
one's self
M ^ j [Bjj; do not boast of your-
self nor flatter others.
To boast, to brag of one's
performances; to exaggerate;
laudatory ; conceited, grand-
iloquent ; arrogant; wide,
fine, ample, said of a dress.
] P or ] Ilg- vaunting, boastful.
S ] or ] ^ self-laudation.
I ^ to overpraise.
1 Ifu boasting of one's ability.
;^ ifO ^ 1 great, but not vain ;
modest, self-poised.
] ] earnest, really.
] /(^ ample ; spreading out wide,
as a robe.
To think highly of one's self;
self-complacent ; dissatisfied
with, captious.
*C» 'i' S 1 to feel satisfied
with one's doings.
Eead Jut. Afraid, timorous.
.It
Like the two last.
Presumptuous, disdainful, os-
Jcw^a tentatious.
1
Eead hu'' Finical, particular.
Jj)^ ] dissolute, loose, wanton.
iT^sf The bones of the pelvis, and
used nearly like the ne.xt.
Yrorajlesh andbrajijinjr; occurs
used for the next.
The thighs ; the crotch or
space between the legs ; a fat
appearance.
] ^ a terra of contempt for one
who is cowed or yields cravenly.
^ I the forearm. (Ccaitonese.)
^ j f j^ ^ to be disgraced
by crawling between one's legs.
^ ] ^ large fat thighs.
To straddle, to bestride ; to
step across, to pass over, to
kiv'a^ surpass, to excel; to border
on two countries, as a chain
of mountains ; the thighs ; a
stride, the stretch of the legs.
] ^ to excel ; to pass over ; to
supersede.
/f» 1 ^ H <^o not incro.ach ori
his territory.
1 J^ t^o bestride a horse.
j j}g f J ^ to stretch out the
arras.
1 ^#^f!lBg^;^f)!| a scheme
for engrossing the empire <ind
curbing the princes.
fM 1 ^ ^ '"^ I'^'ing robe or
archer's dress, which opens in
front.
1 flE to incroach on the grave
of one's ancestor, by burying
behind his tomb.
] ^ to sit in a straddling manner.
1 S ^'*^ bestrides the fire-place;
met. he excels his father.
] ^ along and n.arrow traveling
boat, used on the upper part of
the Yatsgtsz' River.
1 ^ 5E * side-room in large
houses, one set oflF with its own
court.
In Fuchuu. Overbearing, in-
solent, riding over one.
1 6'& ■(?!! I'^'c gotten the victory
over him.
m
•cw'a'
A riding dress ; overalls to
protect the trowscrs from
chafing.
] ^ an under-shirt or small
vest.
KWAH.
KWAH.
KWAH.
469
Old yuuHcZ, k^at. In C<ititon, kiifc, and kwat; — • in Swatow, kwak, a?ifZkwat
kwak, and kwali ; — til Shanghai, kwMi; — in Ch
1 [1 }§ liis bag holds the four
seas ; — he knows everything.
; ] ingenious mechanism.
2jS ] [I "''sl' that one of
such] virtuous fame would come
to lue.
1 yfC ti> hale out, as from a boat.
B ^9 ^^^-y 1 •'^t'^ven-
tide the cows and goats come
home from the hills.
•gj 1 t'5 bundle up, to contain ;
to have an uuderstandins: of.
-^tX From hnifr^ and tonriue, but the
"ztril yjriiiutivewasfii-st wi-itieu /iico/i,
/ "If' to stop tlie uiouth.
To pare, to scrape otT, to
abrade ; to plane, to shave ; to rub,
to buruisli; to brush away, as leaves
are by tiie wind ; to even otf, as
a bushel of grain ; to e.vtort ; to
raze ; to run against, to scrape by,
as two carriages passing.
I '[^"ij to scrape, to trim ; met. to
opi)ress.
1 -jj? ^'^ stiffen cloth by starch.
] ^ a striker, used by millers.
1 ^liiij t'^ ^^^'^^ t-^e ground :
to raze a jjlace.
1 @ 'tB ^ to rub one's eyes
and treat respectfully ; to regard
one highly.
^ 1 W 1 borrowing right and
left ; sponging on people.
I /tv to plane boards.
fB (0 3f 1 ■? to box one's ears.
] ?^ to erase a writing.
I W ^li he cut off the light of
his face ; — i. e. lost his good
name.
1 '^"ij M M to pare down or de-
duet from the price.
1 ^ ^ to sprinkle and brush
clotiies.
] ^ [lookout, or we] shall hit!
— said by cartmen.
] HiS to run against, as two horse-
men.
In Cantonese. A quarter of a
dollar or a pound, in imitation of
the English word quarter.
From ear aud tongue; it looks
like the next.
A clamor, a din ; very impor-
tunate ; bothering, distracting;
to stun one; to injure an affair
by talking.
^ 's 1 5 lo ^^i'l or croak in
one's ears.
1 JS clamorous.
] I inapt, ignorant ; others say,
a continual din.
J^Jt 1 jS ^ the frogs kept np
their croaking the whole night.
J;^ To inclose in a
Jpf> envelop; to tie
a bundle, to
up ; to em-
kwa' brace, to include; tocompre-
kw'o' heiid ; to meet ; to arrive at ;
to place an arrow on the
string ; to brush.
] ^ to coil the hair in a knot.
kti-a'
To look at angrily ; dim
eyesight.
1 MM A to glare at a
man.
A kind of frame or measure,
called ^ ] used by masons
ill marking chords and
angles when building.
.ii'.xi Read kwaV. A tree allied
to the yew or juniper.
] )^ the roots of the bryony {Tri-
cvsant/ies) are so called by the
medical faculty, perhaps from
a fancied resemblance to the
!l'.S fcH or mole-cricket.
'Read tien^ for the first character.
A pipe to blow up the fire in a
cooking-range.
.hwa
m.
kivcC
— ill. Amoy, kwat; — in Falichau,
ifn, kwa.
_^_^ Intcrclianged with the last;
~3Ei I and probably more correct.
A bitter plant, the ] ^,
otherwise called J^ ^,
whose fruit is used by the
Cln'ncse in coughs ; it is
nearly round and has a soft rind.
The spawn of frogs.
1 Kti l'"^ garden slug or
Limax, called at Nanking
J^ jE ^ tlie insect that
fonow.s, and ^ -J^ ^ or
sni\el worm at Canton.
the mole cricket.
Fleet, hasty ; to hurry one.
I ^ to drive on ; to hasten
one to act quicker.
Tlie hair unpinned and dis-
heveled, as when in mourning.
i A 1 M^S. the chief
mourner, should have his hair
undressed, and wear a single
garment.
A .species of wader, allied to
the crane.
^1 I the black crane, so
called from its plumage, and
1 ^ '^''""^ 'ts cry; it has red
cheeks, and is described as having
nine tails from the manner in
which the tail featheis turn up ;
the same name is given to a strange
bird with nine heads, perhaps de-
noting a crested variety like the
Balearic crane.
^ j a crow, in imitation of its
croak ; in Pckimg, it is the
Japanese raven.
To cut away the proud flesh
from an ulcer; to remove
the pus and Hood.
The butt or notch of the
arrow where it is placed on
the string.
k'tca
470 KWAH.
From wind and tongue.
A gust, a flurry which whirls
Liua about tlie dust ; to drive on
or sweep \\\^, as a whirlwind
does; to blow fitfully and
strong.
KWAI.
1 ^ Ull "J" the gusts drive them
rapidly, as clouds.
1 ^ JP, 2}5 "■ I'ushing blast arose.
1 m - 15] ii 5 ^ I liave
only heard a slight inkling
of it.
KWAI.
fii*> :g ® s m 1 ^6^ ^^>'^t
lucky wind blew you here"?
1 © ii ?C fil [tlie dust] was
all blown sky high.
1 '^ i^ 'fg' '*' '^^^^^ '^°'' ^^°^^
away — the clouds.
Old sounds, kwai, kai, and kat. In Canton, kwai -. — in Swatoiv, kwai; — in Amoy, kwai ; — in Fuhchau, kwai ; —
in Shanghai, kwa and kwc ; — in Chifu, kwai.
The originalform is described as
made up of a ram's head and
horns, which the middle part de-
picts, and the two side portions
are from ^'J to scrape modified ;
another etymologist says it de-
picts the backbone and ribs.
To turn the back on ; perverse,
cross-grained ; strange, sulky ; cun-
ning, crafty; unlucky; to contra-
dict ; at cross purposes, untoward.
] J5 wily, tricksy ; knavish ;
full of deceits.
] ^ old in his way, intractable,
eccentric.
1 P glib-tongued, plausible.
i ^ to pervert all reason.
^ T i\i #] 'iige'iwus, clever at
devices.
get a sharper's advantage.
1 *H 01' 1 M ""I'slii intracta-
ble, bad tempered.
M M \ ^ what au unlucky
catastrophe I have met with "
1 5^ ~r 'fill pushed him down
with his elbow.
W )^ i^ t'> entrap and sell a
man as a coolie {Cantonese).
; p §^ T' lit 1 m I ^^^-
not change the note in my
mouth, — as in whistling ; t. e.
I cannot \\histle a tune.
i US 1 1 i§ * g^' al«ng ^y
the wall and turn the corner.
A staff for old men, usually
made to resemble a crutch,
with a crooked top.
1 j(^ an old man's staff.
1 -f i^JI '^ truncheon or quarter-
staff used in fencing and fighting.
^kti-ai
m
1 £3 ^ a pert, mischievous child.
In Fuhchau. Good, amiable,
pleasii.g ; a lullaby.
tt From hand and to scrape off the
^- flesh.
''hwai '^'^ deceive, to swindle ; to
seduce, to decoy ; to entrap
persons, to delude in order to carry
them off; to twist, to turn, as in
following a road.
] .^ a kidnapper, a man-stealer.
1 SM A ^ to elope with a man's
concubine.
1 .^ to decoy and carry oft'.
t
kwai
From heart and to till the
ground or in; the second form
, is not very common.
Strange, marvelous ; bizarre,
portentous, monstrous ; su-
pernatural, weird; curious;
to didike, to bear a grudge
ao-ain.st; to blame, to find fault
with ; to deem strange ; surprised
at • sometimes it has the force of
an adverb, very, unusually.
^ \ surprising, unusual.
1 SIf an apparition, a monster.
^ ] ugly, horrid.
^ ^ E 1 '^'^""^ ^'"'} *°SiT ;
don't get annoyed at it.
1 ^ to reprimand, to berate.
^ 1 {ij; he blames you without
cause-
1 fill jlt b" "^'^^^^ strange talk I
^ ] no wonder! (Ca?iiOT!«se).
I jS fl^ harsh-tasted,
1 '^ © 't '•'^ ■i'^'t surprising.
£T 1 PflT>^0.S it is useless
to shut your eyes when you've
seen the spook ; — you must
meet the crisis, face the music.
'^ A JH. 1 t'^ bring blame on
one's self.
\ ^ ^"^ \nifounded tales.
|15 j don't be displeased, ease
your wrath.
SI ^ 1 %■ I'Q I "/''s much
frightened at hearing it.
^ A 1 BM l-'l'''ui5'^l ''y people.
] '■'M. fi^ scalding hot.
^ ES -ff 1 to delight in secretly
doing odd things.
1^ i|| ^ 1 rare and new things
'■kwai
ways
From 5t the liand and a thing
passing through it; it is easily
mistaken for lyang y^ midst.
Parted, as streams; differ-
to pull or flow different
certain, absolute ; name of
the 54th diagram, denoting what
is decided, stern, or settled.
Eead kiieh^ and interchanged
with 1^ an art. To place the
middle finger pointing upward
within the knuckles of the others ;
people often do it when alone to
frighten away the bogies.
^ '^ 1 a guardian image often
seen in the door of Budhist
• temples, having a knotted club
in one hand, and the middle
finger of the other slicking np.
kw'ai.
KW AI.
KW'AI.
471
Old sounds, kw'ai, kw'at, and kw'ak. In Canton, fai, kiii, and kwaij — mi Sivatotv, kw'ai, ko, and kiii ; — in Amoy,
kw'ai and kwai ; — in Pahchau, kw'ai ; — in Shanghai, kw'e and kwa ; — in Chifn, kw'a.
^ i^ M 1 ^'^''^ beauty has gone.
] 1 jt jE cliecrfiil and pleasant
From hand and an eddy ; also
read 'kwai.
'Lw'ai To rub, to smooth ; to scratch ;
to carry with one.
I ^ to scratch an itching place.
] yj^ to absorb or wipe np water.
] ^ -g^ to sling a basket on the
arm.
I M nil ^o cnt one's accpiaint-
ances.
1 T Tl M 'M ''cr nails left
five scratches.
'nllll '^ '''"'' °^ '^"^'^ °^ which
ffji-i ''°°'' ™^'® *''"'" ^^ woven;
'Hw^ai sandals and wisps are also
made of it.
1 ^ straw ropes.
] ^ straw sandals, such as are
worn by mourners.
1 ^ ^ '^o'"'^ wound around the
hilt of a sword.
I j^' coarse I'ush mats.
lyM* ) From licart and disparting.
l/\. A flow of spirits ; glad,
cheerful ; pleasure, cheerful-
ness ; alacrity, promptness ;
quick, hasty, rapid, speedy ; used
for ^ just on the point of, almost,
abiiut to be; sharp, keen, as a
blade.
I ^ a little qnicker, hurry on.
1 Itl bappy, in good spirits.
1 fS ''t-light, joy ; pleasure ; ]
tS" ("''j A •I cheerful bappy man.
I .^ # 2j$ ^Tbig it quickly
«. e. — like a courier witha letter.
1 »?| •'• courier, a fleet post
] ] quick, smart ; inslantly.
] A "' keen, efficient man.
1
Bj
] the thief detectors
ni a magistrate's office.
1 ^ T '"'' "''' ^°°" '^^ '"^''''•
1 fi^ 2^ come back quickly.
] ^ij sharp, keen ; smart.
MS ] 'IS '■'"3 wind is swifter
than tlie clouds.
I ^- " nimble lads," !. e. chop-
sticks ; fur this meaning the
radical f^ is often ad<k'd, making
the correct form, and showing
that the literal rendering of the
common name was not the
original idea.
the chopsticks.
^ 5|| ] indisposed, out of sorts.
1 Jji policemen, thief-catchers.
— Ilj ^ 1 something which de-
mands instant attention.
^C 1 "3^ 'Hi y^^^ rejoice my heart
greatly.
] ^ a fast-boat, — at Canton.
] J/^ it is getting cold.
I ^ it will soon be done.
& 1 *'''
rt'j^ ] grind it sharp.
Used for tlio last ; it is also read
A sprightly colt that in a week
can beat its dam at running;
swift .'IS the wind.
1 M) •' i''icer, a fleet hor.se.
1 iat in ft sa ''» "'-'ters are
swift as an arrow.
kw'ai''
From mouth and united.
To swallow, to drink with
avidity ; voracious ; an im-
pediment in swallowing; mea-
ger; clamor.
kiu^ai
are the IVont rooms.
The place where the girdle
is joined, or the collar fas-
tened ; a loose sash, or the
girdle p\it on loosely.
From earth and demon, which
lias bccu aUerod from j^ earth
iuside of |_J a pit.
A clod, a lump ; a fraction, a
piece of; doltish ; used for I in a
demeaning maimer; a classifier of
things thin or flat, or in pieces, a,
boards, panes, slices, lumps, coins
i&c, rather shapeless and squarish
— I 1^ a slice of meat.
— I -j^ a piece or lot of land ;
a clod.
— I ^ altogether, all at once,
lumping the whole ; used to
indicate a union or joining of
peojile or things in one spot.
ifij^ I to break the clods.
10. j^ 1 [the peasant] oflTered him
a clod of earth, — i. e. to Clmng-
'rh, the son of the Prince of
Tsin. when passing as a beggar
through Wei in great distress
(r. c. 539); he afterwards got
his throne.
il§ iQ § 1 '">' ^^^''*'''' '"^ '''^'^ '""■
pile of clods; — i.e. in great
d istress.
■^ ] ci-eation, the glolic ; nature.
I flW M 5;n doltish and ignorant.
1 fli ~" '-ik ''" '* ^ blockhead,
just like a clodhopper.
472
KWAN.
KWAN.
KWAN.
e:-w"-a.i>t-
■ 111 Swatow, kwau, and kw'a ; — in Amoij, kwau, kw°a, and
OJd sounds, kon, and kwan. In Canton, kwan, and kun;
■wan ; — in Fuhchajo, kwang ; — in Shan.ihai, kwe", we", and well ; — in Chifn, kwan.
m liis Star appears, he will -t^*> From wood and ru!(;r ; of. d
From *** a roivriiir/ and ^
Ditnii;, which etymologists also
i-OKai'd as a contracted form of
^ili an officer ; this chai-acter is
often dissected as meaning two
mouths under a ronf, alluding to
the mendacity of officials; it
looks like /iioan' "g official.
An officer of government ; tlie
magistrates, the finthorities; rulers;
an officer; the governnieiit; official,
public; a public court of law; a
business ; a title of respect or adu-
lation, placed after the name ; first
rate, the best of.
IJj^ ] in office.
1 M<^^- 1 m^' 1 S"'' 1 W
otlicials, magistrates.
] 3pE the best kind of birds-nest.
^ ] an honest officer, a pure
handed magistrate.
A 1 '"' 1^ 1 *° confiscate.
1 ^ ~F a public sway, a republi-
can or democratic rule.
1 {J^ ^ highway, a public road.
iT ] :^ to carry a case before
the authorities.
1 ■hH '"• 1 U official dignity ;
stately, awe-inspiring.
1 ^ "t* A one of the rulers.
■^ ^ !^ 1 dignitaries in the
civil, military, and literary de-
partments.
the six Boards in ancient
times, called j^ 1 > il!i 1 ' S
],M M^ l,and^ 1,
answerino; respectively to the
present boards of Civil Office,
Eevenne, Kites, War, Punish-
ment, and Works.
jE fP 1 ^^''^ officers of the re-
gular grade, i.e. not being de-
puties or of particular appoint-
ment ; — they are the district
magistrate, the prefect, judge,
governor, and governor-general.
^ ^ ] of what rank are you ?
1 fe officer's boards ; ;. e. money,
coin, cash.
1
y>
soon be in office.
IJg ^ ] Jff an untrustwcirthy
utlicial, a nuiddle-headed fellow.
4- ] I a pet name for a lad.
1 X o'"-' '" office ; a term of re-
spect for a husband ; an epithet
for prostitutes.
%H 1 §|ti'"sthig to official power.
Jf ] tlie five senses are tbe ears,
eyes, mouth, nose, and ho^t.
which rule the body.
1 ^^ohl women whoare ap]X)inted
by the local magistrates to re-
deem re|)entant magdalens, to
stamp the papers for sale of
girls, or aid iu punishing female
prisoners at Canton, women
who are sentenced to be sold for
their crimes.
35 1 ii- 01' >J< 1 'in appellation
for a young man.
1 mS <"'""'• or mandarin dialect.
^ ] Mr. Su, or Su-qua as it is
called, adopting the Amoy pro-
nunciation /cw'hi, which sound
the people at Canton often write
nj£, not knowing its origin.
5C 1 H^ Urn '"''y Heaven's Kuler
bless you; this refers to the god
who rules the "^ ^) in the skies.
^^ ^ 1 '"^ '""" '''''^^ swaggers
along ; at Suchau, a term for
one's eldest brother.
-j^ I ^ the granary-keeper, is a
local name for the dwarf hamster
from the
that
[Criccliilns ffriseus),
grain it stores away.
,kwan
which secures the corpse.
A coffin, that which closes
kwan
It
hwa7t,
The emperor's charioteer or
master of his chariots ; an
assistant in an oflice.
^ ik 1 A Ije would then
order his groom.
Two birds singing in re-
sponse; to coo to each other,
as doves do ; or answering,
as two orioles.
up all affairs; the inner of
two coffins; to eucoffiu, to
close up.
] ;[i^ a C(jffin.
5^ ] totakeaparent'scoffinhome.
a religious act.
#. ^ ] U ^ crockery coffin ;
Vict, a hard hearted man.
1 M. a great pall or catafalque
carried at fimerals.
1 ^i 13 ^■'^''■1 of one dangerously
sick or very old.
1 't^t M ■'^ coffin-chis«l, an epituet
of a petty rascal ; — you body-
snatcher !
1 M' i^ liJ ^ '''^ ''''^"'^' comes
out of his coffin; — i.e. he is
grasping to tho last.
^ ] a golden coffin; at Peking,
it is only used for a prince.
Prom ^ fine threads repeated
over the shv.ttlc, llirough which
they pass in weaving; it is the
van primitive of tlie next, and now
used only iu combination.
To run the threads through
the web.
0*3
From (!oo)- and to pass threads
through a web ; the second
, form is commonest.
kwan
To stop a gate, to bar the
door, to shut up a doorway ;
to fasten, to stop a thing or
road for a while ; to guard, to place
a post at ; the cross-bar of a gate ; a
gateway to a market ; a frontier-
pass ; a ford ; a post-house, douane,
custom, or excise house ; govern-
mojital ; a limit, a boundary : a
crisis, a Rubicon, an important
point in one's life; to bear upon,
to effect, to belong to or concern ;
to allude to ; involving. Laving a
KAVAN.
KWAN.
K'^AN.
473
relation to ; consequences, results ;
to pass by or through ; to pene-
trate, ti) pierce.
1 P'j bar the gate ; shut in for
the night; shut tlie door!
j!fe ] a marine custom-house.
1 -^ administrator of customs,
wlio writes of himself as /JS ]
■^ I, tlie collector.
] P a pass, a place where cus-
toms are paid.
1 J^ a post or station of guard.
] jjl;- the middle i)ulse in the
wrist, connected wilh the liver.
•fij; /p 1 tZ'* y"" ^^''^ ""i^ P''^y ''''^■
teiitior..
j^ ] to pass free of duty-
1 -Tff the Chinese God of War,
named Lord Kwan ] ^ a
noted hero of the Three States,
A. I). 210; also called ) ^
the holy Kwan, and ] ^ ^
or ] ^ -J* the martial Sage
Kwan, and other names.
^ 1 ^^ ^ ''■ 'S "0"*^ of my busi-
ness.
/fi 1 f^ independent of, dis-
connected.
^ ^ fi^ 1 M '^ "'-''"cr of life
and death.
1 fl?» Ij^ jfi '"'"^y ""'"^ cri.sis of his
danger be gotten through safely ;
— written on children's caps to
ward olf ills.
I ?S -i 1 ''"^ ''"*^ between rea-
son and [)assion.
1 "f?! "'' 1 1^ consequences, re-
sults ; what comes of an act.
] *5^ to defend bravely ■ — the
pass.
] tf* a terra for Shensi and the
adjacent regions lying west of
lH ;^ 1 in llonan.
] ^ Manchuiia, the region lying
east of the [ij -(^ | at the end
of the Great Wall.
] W covert assistance of; the
circumstances of
^T 1 til ^'^ S'^'*^ funds for uiuler-
liand .-lid.
I tZs "f !f4 look after it care-
full;.""'
^M I V± I shall be obliged if
you will look after this thiiig.
^ I ^ a sneezing powder.
1 s" "■ proposal for engaging a
teacher or secretary ; and ^ ]
is the money sent with such an
apiilication.
^ "^ ^ H ] three means per-
tain to study, — i. e. seeing,
hearing, and talking.
I ^jj tile official seal.
1 W ImI P^ '"i" •^"^"'^ "^''"'e ^'''-
iva-J'u which oversees the mar-
riages, ftuierals, and allowances
of the Impei'ial Clan.
Pj^ I to stop tho passes ; to shut
up the douanes.
1 ^ W ^t t** l'"'l '■'i'^ Ijo^^ ■'^'I'-l
shoot.
1^ j^ \% 1 I see now the real
motive.
^ ft ] this pertains to the
country's revenue.
] ] the scream of the osprey.
-j[^ [ sitting in the pass, i. e.
inside of a latieed bo.x lined
with spikes ; Budliist priests do
so to excite compassion, and get
people to buy out the nails.
/tpat A huge fish, Ibund in the
cjRJ'iV Yellow Kiver, and reported
Icwan to be large enough to fill a
cart ; the story is that it can-
not close its eyes and never sleeps,
whence the name is applied to a
widower, or an old man who has
never married, because they cannot
sleep soundly without a bedfellow;
alone, unattended.
1 -^ a widower.
] ^ to live alone.
1 \ "^ Z>M restless and
unable to sleep.
*1^ 1 *■" I'efriend the lonely.
^ ]lfc 1 ^ also pity the widowers
and defenseless.
1 ^ i^ ■? '"^ lo'ifsorae fellow,
having no kilh or kin.
•t 1 ^JB]^^ Uierc is a
bachelor .■luiong the people
whose name is Yu 8hun.
»lmj Diseased,
(/?>SV tent to fu
infirm, incompe-
fulfill the duties of;
Jcwaii incapable ; to distress, to
make void or useless.
] "e^ an inefficient, idle official.
Sjjtj I ^5: IS '■o l''i\'e gveat solici-
tuile and anxiety for.
^ M 1 -ffi l-''*^ "''S<i •I'''! iu obscu-
rity and the incapable in office.
Sfli l.fC 1^[ifyou thus act,]
the offices will in time be all
made of no etiect.
-^st^ The district of Tung-kwan
c7Ei '^ 1 M i" K^'.ing-cheu fu,
ikwun lying along the eastern side
of the Pearl River above the
Bocca Tigris ; also an old name of
Ishui hien }/f 7]^ '^ in the south
of Shantung.
Read ''hwaii. Marshy plants
like the cat-tail reed or sedge ; of
which mats can be made ; the
J uncus cffasus is one sort ; a
coarse grass mat ; to sm3e.
] 5fJ ■jljj ^ [the sage] then smiled
and laughed out.
■^ ] a native medicine ; perhaps
the seeds of the Euonymus.
,^-^JU From *~* to coVer, "JQ the chief
cy b^ or head, and "y a rule.
fiuxm ^ conical cap or bonnet, —
applied now to the Taoist cap ;
caps with red silk ; any proper
covering for the head ; the crest
or comb of birds.
2[i ^ ] the ancient flat topped
crowns of the Chinese.
;J({1 ] to cap a young man when
he has /^ ] come of age ;
formerly done at twenty.
] ^ the sheldrake.
Ira f^ 1 plt'ase lemove your bats;
— said to guests.
^ 4K' I "'^ '^'^'-''1 of wearing your
hats and robes; — in undress.
1 ^i<5 ^ j^ deprived of every
office and tank.
^ ^ 1 ^ with strict etiquette
and decorum.
^ ■§! ^j 1 I'e was so angry that
Lis Lair lifted his cap.
CO
474
KWAN.
KWAN.
KWAN.
Jg -{^ ] a priest's cap; a small
sqiiaiish hut of one or two rooms.
f j wattles on birds.
] gg a district in Tmig-cliang fn
in Sliantung, lying west of tbe
Grand Canal.
Read kwari To cap a youlli
at his marriage, an olTl usage,
equivalent to putting on the toffo
virilis; to promote in office to the
highest post ; the chief or head ;
able, superior.
H 1 H I?^ the bravest [of the
brave] in three legions.
1 j^ excelling all competitors.
^ ] a bachelor, unmarried.
§1 ] immature, not yet reached
full strength.
li 1 i''C W '"^ ^^'"^ raised to be the
head of the Boardof Punishments.
y From to see and a water-fowl ;
the contraction is very commou.
' To look at carefully ; to
contem[ilatc ; to observe, to
travel and see ; to manifest,
to display ; an evidence of,
proof; observed, manifested,
the appearances of; a spectacle,
sights; many.
1 ly? to idle about ; to look on ;
as ^ ^ 1 ^ "''■'^' f'J'' y°^i "o''
simply to look at it — but buy it.
1 p^ one's first entrance into the
examinations.
] M •■" te^t the literary spirit of
a place.
1 ^ & a lady's man.
#: 1 a fine view ; a good action.
1 — 1 ^ ^ H in 1""!^ care-
fully at his features to see what
they indicate.
>y- ] a fine front ; beautiful facade.
■At: 1 a great performance ; some-
thing seen from afar.
-^i^ ^ 1 iffl *^" ''^^'^ '^''° regard of
others by undignified manners.
^ ] to stroll about sight-seeing.
M ;^ pj ] nothing worth seeing
there.
1 ^ "'' 1 ^ "^ ''"^ hiyla of an
address to the intendant of circuit.
Jiwan
•^ ] a rare event.
g ] the deportment ; the style.
^ ] [7g ^ looking down upon
this lower world.
1 % % astrology, star-gazing.
M I 1 M Yneh-wang looks
after the bore — at Hangcheu.
ife 1 is >^ very soon we shall
sec the sickles at the grain.
1 M S '''° Observatory at
Peking, where the ] ^ g^
or astronomers worked.
^ ■=• I ^ while they looked.
] 'fH tf ,i>"lg'3 physiognomy.
1 li ^- 'ik Kwanyin, usually
called Goddess of Mercy, a Bud-
hist deity ; the name is a trans-
lation of the Sanscrit ainilokite-
sivara or Hearer of Cries; other
names are | ^ m U ■(£ '''<^
sovereign who regards the
prayers of the world; ] "lit Q ^
the ruler who regards the world ;
and T^i iii: -■p illuminating the
sounds of the world ; she is also
termed the :J^ M :^<. fM ^^^°
Merciful and Compassionate; the
sex has changed in course of
time, and it seems to have been
at first a Chinese native god, on
which the Indian deity was
afterwards foisted.
Read LiatDi' A temple of the
Rationalists ; a hermitage, a secure
retreat ; a gallery ; the 20th dia-
gram, meaning to make known.
1 ,f§ a gallery, a bclviderc.
jjl I Taoist temples.
■^ ] monasteries and temples.
cA*^ Rimiliir to the next, and used
^^ for it.
''kicuii The rope by which bells and
drums are suspended ; to di-
rect; a pipe; a key; a shuttle.
^ 1 7lf l\% 'lio 'luicimers and
Hutes sound their harmonies.
1 M # ft ^ I'e managed
every department and recorded
events.
la
''kmm
From hamhoo and a ruler; the
contracted form is common in
, cheap books.
A tube ; a reed, a short pipe
or flageolet, havingsix holes,
and sometimesin former days
two tubes to one mou th -piece,
like the shepherd's pipe of the
Arabs; a classifier of fifes, flutes,
pipes, guns, quills, and other tu-
bular things ; in aiiatcmy, a duct
or passage, for which the next is
moic suitable ; to rule, to control ;
to have the government of, to
sway, to dominate, to influence
primarily.
1 >yj or 1 S •''■ butler, a steward.
] ^ j^ a itantry, a buttery.
i "K to rule over.
i J^ a shop-boy or a coolie, at
Canton; elsewhere, the sales-
man, the head of the shop.
] |g the tube through which to
■ see tilings.
] Jjg to manage, to govern.
^ fig 1 JL^ '1''"'^ ^" °" *''°
wliole, it is my imperfect opuiion.
1 ^ '"' 1 S^ '''" book-keeuer,
tlie money-keeper.
S flil 1 ^ governed by ; I am
under his rule.
1 yf. ii or X> 1 1& I'o 's ^'^-
vond my controk
U " ] j^ let him talk ; talk on.
P 1 [i^ij it must be done.
^ ] to superintend ; a head-
ruler ; an overseer.
^ ] tube of a pencil ; barrel of a
quill
3J I the ducts of the five viscera.
1 M "? ■'"' poetical name for a
pencil.
?j^ ] stringed and wind instru-
ments.
-" ] ^ it o"^ pistol, a revolver.
ng pg ] /^ how shrill the pipes
sound !
^ 4 # Ji ^ 1 •& t'>« .'^^'^^
of perfect virtue is being guided
by reason.
i^ ie 1 1 •'^■'' t^'erc seem to be no
sages, you have no guiding men.
KWAN.
KWAN.
KWAN.
475
If]
From flesh and ruler or finish-
ed; the preceding is common-
ly used for it; tlie second also
means flesh, niarrow.
Tlie oesopbagns, thoiigU
kwaii anatomists define it as tlie
part of the bowels near the
pylorus, wliii-b they divide into
three parts; also the larynx, the
ureter, or other ducts; the core of
a b<iil.
j|£ I arteries, blood-vessels,
jl^ ] a running nicer.
■^ I the urethra.
Illli ] the larynx, the windpipe.
j5 ] the pylorus or the cardiac
orifice, both being included
under the same term.
JJJt 1 ^ "■ 1'^'^ "Inch will extract
the core of a boil.
cA
A tube of stone made into a
flute ; a sight tube attached
to an azimuth or theodolite ; a
beautiful pebble : to burnish
metals.
•^ I the tube which holds the pea-
cock's feather on an official cap.
W I # 2j$ it i.t 13 1 ['^ftcr
yiiini began to reign] the Muther
of the Fairies came ottering him
a white jade.
■if.
''kiMii
'kwan
'iff
^kwaii,
From heart and officer as the
phouetic.
Sorrowing and sad.
I ] friendless, having no
one to rely on,
^1 \ i:m}p, "tterly
abandoned, totally friendless.
1 ' ^ sad thoughts.
Exhausted, worn out, weaiv ;
sick from grief or dishearten-
ed by failure.
O tt 1 1 ^'"5 ^""'' l^orses
Were worn out.
^ iS ^ dangerously sick.
From /nine! and ruler ; it is often
read icd'i.
To lake up, to lift ; to take
out of ; to rescue.
1 flX ''^ ^^^'^*^ away.
From to eat or a cnttage and
officer ; the secondand common
^ form is unauthorized, and has
probabl)' arisen from the simi-
larity of the radicals.
An inn, a caravansary ; the
hotel of a feudal prince; a
lodging- place or club-house erected
in a (own by the people from an-
other town or region; a council-
room, an assembly-hall ; a hall, a
room for public use ; an exchange,
an ofiiee or counting-room ; a sa-
loon, a restaurant ; a school-room ;
to lodge, to stay for a short period ;
to build temporary lodgings or
booths.
^ 1 a government hall, a public
room.
^' ] or ^ ] a college, a schooi.
■©■ 1 mercantile or literary club-
rooms erected for public pur-
poses, generally by the people
of one place or ward.
ji ■? ^ 1 •^ '''^ "'''1 S° "P *■''
your city house.
^ ] a hotel, a tavern.
I .^ a hired h.tU; hired lodgings.
H^ 1 •' g-mibling place, a hell.
M 1 «'■■ iS tS 1 y'' ^ 1 »" eat-
ing-hous<', a restaurant.
jf^ I a custom-house.
^- ] a ho.spitai, a dispensary.
1 fj^ a public hall.
] i'il ^ V^'^^ '" "^'^ office; an open-
ing for employment.
Jj£ 1 akindof lock-up in ayamnu.
P^ ] and ^1 ] to open a school
and close it, — as at the terms.
j^j^ 1 thieves' nests, the places or
houses seized or occupied by
rebels or banditti.
1 ili%y 'R^ t" collect all
the good and brave iu the
country.
^ ] brothels, bagnios.
^t ^ u? 1 Hanlin graduates
placed on the list for promotion.
tjtt^ The iron band [)lacod on the
^ P hub of a wheel to prevent it
^kivmi from splitting.
From a measvre and siinrisinp ;
it 13 also read ivah^ or wohy
''ka-aii Ahandle, a wheel by which to
turn a machine; astiikerto
even olf grain ; to revolve, to turn
around; to circulate, as commodi-
ties; that which causes a turning;
to superintend; in rhetoric, to ex-
plain, to open out a text or topic.
]^ ] to revolve, as the seasons.
ducts of all countries circulate
as a wheel rolls over.
■ Ijf fc) From penrZ or 'property and to
\=\ strinij.
kwaii" A string of a thousand cash ;
to run a thread through, to
string on; strengthen, as a piece
of board by an iron band; to
coimect, to traverse; to implicate,
to involve ; to penetrate, to go
through ; to bear with ; pervading,
associated with, linked to.
— ] ^ a string of cash.
|g ] the origin or parentage of
a man, an account of which is
required of candidates at the
examinations.
1 jftji^ I see through this plan.
ill il 1 ^ [yj"'' '''^™''] ^^^
pierced my ear like thunder.
I ^ to get on or bore through ;
to run on a string.
ro ^ 1 ^ this expression is
irrelevant, the idea is not con-
tinuous.
1 jM. Pii.sses through, as water in
a tube, or ideas through the
mind.
Ira iS 1 13 I'ii^ loyalty can Dear
the sunlight ; — i.e. he is unim-
peachable.
H ^ 1 'i^C f"^ ^\\Ke years you
have been through — our grain ;
— said of rats, i. e. officials.
^ 1 'M fH" '■* ^'■'■T ri^'' '"""•
1 !$ I" wrestle, ;is an athlete.
$A H'i 1 ^ "''^" ^"^ slioots, his
arrow goes right througii.
W 1 Jk U ^ ;1J«^ practiced ex-
pert finishes his work up soon.
47G
KWAN.
KWAN.
KWAN.
From heart and to go throtirjh;
q. d. the hetirtgets accustomed
totlictlioughtspassingtlirough
iialll' it; used with the uext.
Habitual, experienced, accus-
tomed to ; addicted to, practiced
in; inured to; tlie customary way.
] '^Pk used to, e.Kpert in, habitual.
.±11 often have been there
^ I unused to, unskilled. .
ffA 1 "'^'' practiced in, capable.
M 1 iiddicted to gambling.
I ^j{ a veteran in the wars.
^ pT ^ 1 don't bo too lenient —
to the boys.
1 ^ ~r ^'^ '^ quite spoiled, —
as a petted child.
^^ 1 T HI ^'^'^"'t get wed-
ded to bad habits.
^ ] accustomed, skilled in.
-I-EB ' Like tlie last two.
j__^ To be familiar with ; to take,
ktvaii^ to lift ; to let drop ; to push
over.
1 J^ 3£ ''^ throw down the
divining-blocks.
1 iS 9i W'l '° ^'■''^^^ ^^'^ S°'ls
irreverently.
1 -ffi ilil 1^ pushed him down.
In Cantonese. To stumble, to
slip.
I ■(^ — ^ slipped down once
gt 1 playful.
] /fj trees with dense foliage ; a
class in Chinese botany compri-
sing the Althea and Morus.
\ -^ to water flowers.
] K^ they made him drunk.
] jl^ a BuJhist term for a kind
of baptism or holy unction by
sprinkling,which conferred good-
ness.
] JJ to flow into, as rivers into
a lake.
1 7^ to pour liquid mortar into
the holes in a pavement, or be-
tween the bricks in a wall.
^ -^ ] \ the old man is truly
honest.
] y]^ to blow water — into pork.
] 1^ to force one to take physic.
.niL
/cwaii'
Composed of a dish under ivater
iu a iniirtar.
I
From u-orship and real; occurs
interchanged with the next.
To pour out libations before
the dead ; to pour out and
drink wine.
I to oft'er a libation of spirits.
I to pour out a libation.
\ji^ ■" '^ ° '^"" °'' '^'"^ together ;
X^^t to discharge, to disembogue
X.ifM«' into ; collected, assembled ;
to water, as flowers ; to give
one drink, to force one to drink ;
lu.Kuriant, bushy, as trees ; much ;
used for the last, to pour out a li-
bation ; to pour into holes to fill
them ; to run full, as a mold.
To wash the hands before
worsliip; to wash in a basin.
1 ^ to wash clean.
1 415 to wash and comb, to make
cue's toilet.
] pj having washed, I read —
your note ; intimating the re-
spect paid to it.
A jar, a gallipot, a crock ;
a mug, a cruse ; a pitcher or
jar having no spout, to con-
tain water or oil.
7J1C ] a pitcher.
^ ] a tea-canister.
^' ] little pewter jars for carrying
honey.
% 1 ;f;,*^[l^±]i|J the earthen
jar will get broken at last at
the well, — so a scjldier will go
to battle once too often.
f'dfe*) Like the last.
"^ A water jar, a bucket to hold
kwan' fluids.
;|^j] ] a bucket made of
osiers or willow-twigs.
J"H^' The name of a valuable stone,
^^ a variety of jade, which was
kwMi' used in making the ^ or
ancient ofScial batons.
) Prom heart and heron aa the
phonetic; it is usually iuter-
kwmi' <=t'=^"g<^<t ■"'"» ®i hican.
Joyful, pleased.
] >^> an approving mind, hearty
congratulations.
1 W :^ EL '")' I'l'-'-isure or gratifi-
cation is extreme.
Eead Icwan. Grieved, desolate.
1 1 is tS- '^'''^t down, like one
who has no bosom friend to
complain to.
Read (hwan, and interclianged
with ||,\ to rejoice, glad, happy.
To set fire to a thing with
(he sun's heat, as Sui-jan-shi
did ; to light a fire or bea-
con ; hot, bright.
bJ ] an ancient officer who
brought fire in this manner.
^ I to worship the discoverer
of fire.
toH' ^ general name for herons
^^^ of which there are many
Lwcoi' sorts ; in north China it
denotes the stork.
1 Rft ^ is tho heron screams
on the knoll.
1^ ) the lesser white heron or
egret {Egretta alba), which nes-
tles on trees; it is in Chihli,
the common stork, as S, 1 is
the black stork.
^ ] the conmion heron {Ardea
ciitere), having an ashy plumage
and a black tail.
^ Another and older form of
the last; a small mugorcnp.
kwaii' I 5(i ^ ereejiing plant which
exudes a white juice.
||I| ) The two tufts made in dress-
"P ing an infant's hair, called
kwaii' JI5 ^ ^ at Canton ; the
character is intended to re-
semble them.
M '^ \ ^ ^'"'^ "P the two
horn-like tufts.
KV/'AN.
kw'a::^.
KW'AN.
4V7
is:^TC^=.A.3sr.
Old sound, kw'an. In Ctinfou
From *^ a covering and ^^ a
< ^HJ ^'^'•'■"-'io'''i2tI large goat.
Jew nil Large, spacious, am[)le ; gentle
\yuIi, foi'giving, easy, benig-
nant to, element, indulgent; slow,
lax; gentleness; to make gentle;
to exteiMiate; to widen, to enlarge,
to relax ; to forbear.
] ^ wide, broad ; ample for the
|)ur[)ose.
|!C ffl 1 i^ more tban enough
for tlie oeeasion ; profuse outlay.
1 ^C *"' 1 M. I'^^'i''^'^ indulgent.
1 ^ '' pleasing faeo ; gracious to.
] 1'^ an abundance, an overplus.
1 M :/C M '•■^'■ge, l-ooiny apart-
ments ; a spacious Louse.
] ?£ ii£ P? gentleness was well
temiiered witb severity.
1 S"' t" f'-'i'S'^'e, to remit.
ttE _^ jy ] to soothe the people
by clemency.
] ^ to let pass, to overlook.
I -^ to connive at, too easy with ;
heedless of one's duties.
^ ] the aflair is not nrgent.
1 H'J Vs fk k'r^ii'ess will n^in the
hearts of the people.
] 'jS to alleviate one's grief.
^ 1 1^0 gentle, act forbearingly.
] ^ to forgive, to pass by.
1 ^ ^ ^" elastic belt.
i'U ] ~* ^fi make it a little wider.
] — ^ one foot wide.
nji W- 1 '^ pleasing view, a charm-
ing prcisi)ect.
1 ^ ^.^. ^ I'ow magnanimous
and gentle I
1 i6 M tF lo IJ'-' forbearing, to
be considerate and patient.
1 RS *"' 1 ^ *-^ extend the
limit of time.
full; ■ — in Sicaton\ kw'aii ;
i}i Shanghai, Iv^v'y"; — i
— ill Aniog, Icw'au ;
C'liifn, kw'au.
I ^, courteous, condescending.
] ^, to cheer up; sympathizing.
] '1^ to take things ea.sy.
JS,^ The hind quarters of an ox.
t B>^ I i$ tl'e first bone of the
Jiw^un leg, the femur ; the thigii.
cJ^>J^ Prom wood and end ; it is some-
/TttQ times wronglyused ior'ifanV^
e; f a Ijuwl.
/■:w mi
A sm;dl four-legged copper
stand used in sacrifices ; fuel
cut up in faggots ; name of a tree
likened to tlie oak, whose fruit is
edible ; and of another like the
Tevminulia ; a branch.
c
mi
From to hreathe or long for,
and tliat whicli satisfies the
, louging ; the second is the
common form.
Something desired but un-
''/cw'ctn attainable; sincere, true,
single-hearted ; to venerate,
to respect, to treat well; to
knock at, to reach ; to repay ; to
enumerate ; a memorandum of ;
inscriptions, sucli a.s are on jars
showing the date of manufacture;
a proof staiu[) ; a kind, a sort, an
instance ; a paragraph, an affair;
an article, as of a treaty; a circum-
stance ; a style or fashion.
1 f^ t"J treat c(Jurteously.
W\ 1 P"nip""s. haughty.
— • ] :||1 one affair or incident.
^ 1 an autograph.
'ij'i. ] and ^ ] tiie inscriptions
on an .autograph, with or with-
out the name of the one for
whom it was written.
i&^ ] ^Si ItM '(n "ff^ii's l''-'vc
latterly all gone against me.
§ ] or I ] every sort, all sorts.
in I'\t]ii:liau, kw'aug ; —
] ^ a sort, an article ; a style,
a manner; habit, as of a plant.
] fijj according to the exigency.
Ifi I to rc[>ay a loan.
i^" W, W 1 "'^ '""■'^'' consult on
the ways and means.
1 JS ^11 fiij "'l'-^'' '>* l''s condition.?
Iiow is he getting on 1
1 I f?,i loiigi'ig foi' what is im-
■ practicable.
1 M :/c lianghty, difficult of
access.
%[ ^ 1 1^ tl^^ J"l' l^as ^ record
of ils maker.
;/t IJH ^ 1 tl'e inscription on the
jar is the Ming dynasty.
1 1 f^ flying and flitting where
it lilu's, as a dragon-fly.
1 1 "t* B5? wholly loyal and
sincere.
] -^ to detain a visitor.
] ^ a small root used as a tonic;
but ] ^ :^^ designates the
dried flowers of the loquat
{Eriohotrya) ; the tea is used in
coughs.
^^-^^ Hollow, like an empty vessel
^^ or decayed tree ; dried up ;
J^w'i.ui inexperienced, ignorant ; an
empty pate.
] f^ an uninformed mind.
] 1^ an empty hole.
] ^ a vacuum.
4* 'C"* 1 M "'3' Iie<irt is like an
empty casK'et ; — i. c. I am
totally iiidifterent.
A branding-iron ; a kinJ
gridiron ; to solder.
of
hiv'wi' ] ^Ij to brand or burn in.
1 M '■o '^'^'''1 ^^'^ seam, as a
letter with wax.
478
KWANG.
KWANG.
KWANG.
Old sounds, kw'ang, and kung. In Canton, kwong and kwang; — in Swatow, kwang and kw'ang; — in Amoy,
jiong; — in Ftihchau, kw6ng; — in Shanghai, kwong and hwong; — in Chifu, kwong.
■^i^ The original form was composed
, it J of )[j a man with ^ fire above
, it iunmatiug the brightness of
<*'''«»y mind.
Light, luster ; brilliant, illus-
trious, bright ; honor, glory, eclat;
the presence of a distinguished
person; naked, smooth, bare, bald;
as an adverb, only, barely, solely;
about, simply, to illuminate, to
adorn ; to reflect credit on ; the
lenses in spectacles.
g 1 daylight.
1 ^ smooth and new, as a dress.
1 SM, ^-"'^'^ ' hareheaded.
Ij^ ] a pearl.
^ ] the lord of light, said of
the sun and of the gods.
1 5E^ splendid, brilliant ; said too
of one who is just shaved clean.
] ^J a sunbeam, a gleam of light*'
•^ ] brilliant, sparkling, as a gem.
] -^ slate of affairs, aspect of
things, circumstances, exigen-
cies ; a landscape.
+ j[3 A 1 :i; J^'^'' ^^'^"* '■s"
men were there.
^ 5jJ» I too bright.
^ 1 a coruscation like an aurora;
the aureolaon divine personages.
lil ] the copper nimbus on an
image of Budha.
M ] ^'^ glow-worm.
^ I I await the light — of your
presence.
tW 1 to borrow another's clothes
or finery ; to ask one to yield
the path ; by your leave.
1 ^ IS iffl. ^'•' '"'^l^*^ om's an-
cestors illustrious.
1 M ^ ^ came alone, without
any baggage.
■^ ^ 1 it is all eaten up, a bare
cupboard.
arrow.
] ^ he increased the set number.
I ^ ^ in open day, before
all the world.
yK 1 iM ^ ^^'^ bright horizon
at sea.
1 f!j^ ^ f@ A only you are left,
you alone.
U^i^- m 1 I '>--^ve not
made a cent, I have taken no-
thing.
1^ ^ /^ ] it is clean gone, noth-
ing at .'dl left.
3^ ] .^ at early dawn.
^ ] give me the pleasure of your
company.
PJj ] be kind now; oblige me, —
and give me belter coin.
[11 ] flickeriiig of a lamp.
]JJ ^ I to sparkle, as a star.
n_»l» The bladder, called )Jf ] ;
(/J/lj the second character refers
lcwaii(j to its breadth.
Also read hivang^
ffyi^ Water glistening and spark-
Jcicaiii/ ling in the sun as it bubbles
and foams ; a small river in
Shantung near Yen-cheu fu, a
feeder of the Grand Canal ; wide ;
distant, angry.
j^ ^ j ] how martial the
waiTiors looked I
-§ 1 '^ ^ you are cold and
angry — towards me.
:U:JL Ardent, valorous.
(||/L 1 1 tI? :? -I courageous
Licaiiij leader ; a general with mili-
tary ardor.
A cup made of rhinoceros'
jorns hoMing live gills; any-
re;
sembl
mg
thing crooked
such a cnp.
] ohs:inate, determined.
■^ a great ram.
fJ^S^^ 5a. 1 I ^vill just
fill up that wine-cup — for a
drink.
From a shelter and yellow.
Broad, extensive, wide, spa-
''kming cious ; large, ample ; stout ;
the breadth of, as of a room;
to make broad, to enlarge, to ex-
tend; to diffuse; enlarged; a squad
of fifteen chariots ; occurs in many
names of places, but when used
alone refers to Canton city or
Kwangtung province.
] ^ everywhere made known ;
to propagate, as to teach doctrine.
1 ;/c large as a vast place ; pro-
found, as deep learning.
1 •^ 3'C "F circulate it through
the empire.
] J^ to diffuse far and wide.
^ ] able to drink much ; kind
and lenient to others' faults.
] ^ an extensive accpiaintance.
^ |§j ^ ] his experience is very
limited.
\ A^ tP "'l^'"** '** *l'<^ breadth 1
I jg the area of a region, its
dimensions ; the superficies.
1 K goods from Canton.
1 ;^ A or ] "Mif Cantonese.
From ii'ooil and hriijht as the
phonetic.
m
Lwang' A cut-water; a kind of palm,
the I ;f^ belonging to the
genus Caryota ; its wood is iiighly
prized at Canton for sedan thills.
;^ ] the beam of a loom.
Fine floss not yet sorted ;
silky totton not spun.
] ^ unsorted cotton.
^, Y refuse silk left after
spooling.
mm^L \ tl'eir baskets
contained fine silks and soft floss.
^J^l/Jc ] the soldiers had quilt-
ed garments.
M 1 .i I^ near death, dying;
floss is used to test the breathing.
Icwany''
KWAXG.
KW^AXG.
KAV'ANG.
479
I;i Ciinloncse, A loop; to latch;
to fiisttu two il()Ois with <a string ;
to bniwh iig:iinst, to nm over one in
(hu struct.
] {"j (asten the iloor.
1 J»j tie up the clog.
Jljj ] look out, [lest I] run over
j'ou I — .1 chainuau'ti cry.
^jt-^') From Kiird^ and wild.
p/X Ihcoheront, wild talk; to dc-
Jcw^un(j hide by it ; to deceive, to
mislead.
] •=■ wild talk.
^ ] to impose, on, to make a
fool of.
^ §t 1 ^^ don't mislead lue.
:^jT'lrK'®l^ 1 <^l''Wrcn never
delude anyLmdy.
j^ i^B ®k 1 thiey rantually fooled
each other.
1 Sii /[> T 3'°" ^•'^""'' ^''"^^ ™°'
that dodge wont go down.
I ^ ^J^ I was taken in by
him.
Old sotnid.--, k'ling, and gimg. Tn Canton, kwong, kw'ong, kwang, liong, and fong; — in, Swatow, kw'ang, k'eng, and
kang ; — ill Amoy, k'6ng and kiug ; — in Fuhcliaii,, kw'ang and kw'ong ; — in Shanghai,
kw'ong and hwong ; — in Cliifn, kw'ong.
I * From a receptacle and Icinri ;
I Ji occurs used witli the next ; as a
f I • jn-iinitive, it of ten inniorts Bomo
^kw'uii// of its meaning to the compounds.
A square ho.x to hold cooked
rice or millet ; regular, sqtiare ;
correct; to rectify, to direct; to
as.sist, to deliver; deflected, not
upright.
I ^■Jc to rescue.
j lE '■'^ reform, to put in order.
1 -^ regular, placed properly.
!t WC ^ery lame.
lut 1 &£ il'i y" ''■''■^^ '''°'^" '^°''"
rect and sedulous.
ilX 1 /J> 3il tl^ not spend all your
ineouic.
] lijj to sustain, as an aid does.
Jlit 1 31 Pil ''^ order to rescue
the roy.al kingdom.
— 1 ^T»' he united and rectified
tlie country.
1 j'I'l tin old name for Yun-nan fu
in Yunnan; and also for Ta-
ming fu 'J^ nj] }(f m Cliihli.
1 A it in -T' ("J "''•''^ ^"-^^ t'lo
people of Kw'ang do to mo? —
some say that this was .1 town
near the present K^i-fiuig fu,
others put it in tho state of Lu.
^t^ A basket of a square shape
( l^t^ vithout a cover or hail ; .a
liw'unj general name for open bas-
kets; tlic bottom of abed;
to p!it into baskets.
1 iM oi^^n baskets, such as pre-
sents are gent in.
] J|;JC a basket bed, a basinet.
' — '11^ one hank of thread.
^ ] large baskets or bins.
® it 1 ^'"^ lantern, as distin-
guished from the candle in it.
The end or head of a cofBn
where it can be opened ; a
kw'aittj' bordering, lilte that whicii
holds a pane of glass ; the
frame of .1 thing, which defines or
defends it ; the skeleton or frame
of a lamp.
] ;}* a sash, as of a window ; a
frame, as of a door.
From (Zooi' and square; inter-
changed with the hist.
^w^ung The frame of a door or win-
dow which is set into the
wall.
P'] 1 a door-frame.
fw 1 "'^ "'•'*" which incloses, or
frames the opening ; a sur-
rounding wall.
^[jl ] the wall around a yard.
>yp-^ One of the headwaters of the
flji^ Iliver Siang in the south of
Ji.w^aiif/ llunan near the moimtains,
in Kwei-yan^jhien ^ p;§ SS
called Kwei shui ^ y]<^ or Cassia
Water.
AU
From heart and squared.
c I I — 1 To fear ; apprehensive lest
Jcwkmg one will not act aright ;
timid.
Si 1 1 '^ 11 ^ oh, how I nm
scared 1 who can stay here'?
^ /?^ 1 ttl none of them had the
least fear about it.
ffiFrom J^ dn,j n
contracted to .
and ^^ sproutin'j
iLw ang M:id,raving, wild, incoherent,
insane, crazed ; uiudjio to
judge of things; cruel, irascible;
eccentric, enthusiastic, mad on ;
rash, excitable, impudent ; a term
of disparagement, as, he is daft on,
has a mania for; a mad fellow.
] ^ a mad dog; an epithet for
a conceited person.
1 S vicious, extravagant, raging,
jg 1 silly from di-ink.
^^ ] out of his head.
^ ] pedantic; a bibliomaniac ;
one who loves to scribble.
1 liroi" ] fjilg" a conceited fellow,
a pedai.t.
1 iji'c ^'S''^ 'iii'itlcil, eccentric
] fj: headstrong.
^ ] delirious, wandering.
1 \i^- s>t<)lid, dumpish, lethargic.
33 I outr.ageous, violent, loud-
talking.
I a* -."I'-Jig talk ; nonsense.
480
KWANG.
KWANG.
KWEI.
] ^ iil JS ■'"' ''"^It'iit 111,111 lias
fiiu-ivil oil llie course of study.
1 M. ^C f^ ■' '^^"i*""' g'"^'' came
nif-liiuj^ (li)Wii.
I Pj( [only] .1 mad dog's bark ;
— /. e. a siKldeii passion.
1 ft ^ 1 4 i- "1j> yo«- fool
of ail I'uolibli ftUows !
pie ol'Hii blame me, but they arc
all like hasty, captious children.
7512, 1 <J3. but I see this madcap.
3|^^ Wild, lying talk i'.itc'nded to
p[r^ mislead ; to lie to, to deceive;
Jcwhing to cheat.
] ^ to swindle, to jockey.
> The frame of the eye, the
eye-socket ; the corner or
kw'iuig' caiitlms of the eye.
■^ 1 sunken eyes.
RS 1 ^'i !"■""<'> supercilious.
M i^ 1 '•'^■'"^ &L\<i'\ his eyes.
^'C IIJI 1 a careless look ; one who
thinks little of the price of a
thing.
T-^-fj) Zealous, prompt ; an appella-
|^;y tioii of the first rank of the
^kw'an<j Beile ^ ^/j prino'is among
the Mancbus.
1 W\ <l'ii(^k, ill haste ; an emer-
gency.
i)t^ ) From tu no aud wildhj.
jl*^. To ramble, to wander about ;
kw^uug^ to visit and see a place ; to
go to and fro, to roam with-
out a particular object.
^ j to take a walk.
I _ I to go out for an aiirig.
jif 1 to go on a pleasure e.^eur-
sion ; to go sight-seeing.
] ^^j to slioU through the streets.
I Jfijj to visit the temples.
] fl-l liE Bt I've walked till my
legs ache.
/n/-|») From man and wild.
|-^X Abrupt, quick, sudilen ; to
Lw'unff'' go far od'.
^1 1 M ^ fiE l"s soul
has gone far down to the southern
regions.
) From earth amd iroad as the
|S[ iiUonetic ; it is sometit>v>o "— .^.
, , ^ ) ueously used ioi 'hung vm
^""'"^ amine
The vault o pit under a
toinb, in which .ne bodies are laid ;
it is somet-.ues entered by an un-
derground brick pa^sao^e at the
side; a grave, a sepuleher; a
tumulus or mound
a soli'
tude, a desert.
1 ^ a wilderness, a sepulchral
wildei'iiess.
1 i% ^ ^^•''-1^ region ; the concave
vault of heaven.
[ij ] to be buried outside of the
great tomb.
jM 1 to make a tumulus over a
coffin ; to put it in a vault ; —
both modes are common.
;) From (?ayand b/'oaci; used with
1^ the last.
kwhtiiQ^ Vacant, empty, waste ; spa-
cious, extensive, far distant;
leisurely ; relaxation ; of long dura-
tion, olden ; to leave empty.
1 jS "'" 1 ?a ''"' sundered.
M ] ^ "jg^ no useless placemen
in the oflices.
] PI to waste the day ; otium,
laziness.
$t^ M ] ;^ there were no unmar-
ried men abroad.
^ ] a \acaiit waste.
E3 ] to occupy wastes and wilds.
' Tjj to neglect one's duties.
1 ^ ^ to abandon the quiet
dwelling.
^ ] M. unusual favors conferred
by the emperor.
To hate, as with impotent
malice.
kiv^aiif/^ ] j^ to abhor, to bear deep
dislike to.
Kead kuug.'' Violent, imprac-
ticable.
] '|:^ scornful, haughty.
Old stinnds, kwei, l:ei, kui, kck, ket,
— ill Ainoy, kui, k'ui,
|&^ 1 From it to etop with Jf a j
jtjjl ) I u-ife coutr.icted and ^ as a
I I f phonetic ; q- d. the wifo stops '
)j — I I at home after marriage; the
y — I J J contracted form is very com-
kwei mon in clieap liooks.
To return, to go or semi back ;
to revert to the original place or
state ; to become loyal ; to restore,
to betake one's self to, as for help
or shelter ; to end, to terminate ;
m
, and ki'it. In Canton, kwei, kui, aiid fiii; — in Sn'atnw, kiii, ku, and kwai ;
hiii, and k6e ; — -in Fuhchau, kwi, kic, and koi; — in Shanrihai,
kwe and kit ; — in Chifti, kwei.
to depart from ; to belong to ; to |
go home; to return, as a divorced j
wife ; to marry out ; gathered to !
one's husband ; to send a [iresent ; i
to promise; to unite, to assemble;
a terminus ad quem ; a home, a |
country, a refuge ; in nuithcmutics,
to divide by one figure. ■
1 ^ makes part of, belongs to,
inserted in. I
so one returns
to submit ; to
] jf^^ ihe leaves fall back
to their root, —
to his home.
1 m or 1 I^
yield, as rebels.
] iK to bring the fault on the
right one.
^ I hurry home ! a name given
to the cuckoo.
1 5?^ f*)^ ^ send it back to j'ou.
KWKI.
KWEI.
KWEI.
481
M. )ijf ] williout .1 home, no icst-
ing-pl;ice, no refuge; — said of
waiulering ghosts rs well as
houseless uioitals.
I "^ or I -[It dcail, departed.
1 ^ a bride's visit to her pa-
rents-
] fi M "■■ 1 -T:. ± leturued
to dust, to be buried.
] [JJ to resign and go home.
] ^ to n'sign on aceount of age.
i in 1 ^ t-l'" gentleman is to
bring homo hi.s bride.
1 1^ ?i ''"^'^'' '^^ .irithraetic.
:/C ^L I ""'1 >J> il 1 flivision
and addition, — on the abacus.
^ "]» ] jjj» the eountry looks
to lue.
P^ /II W 1 "lio will go west
and give in their allegiance !
1 4lE. to be annihilated.
1 ^a l-'"^ ''I'l "'" •'' t'areer, the
winding-up of an aft'air ; up- j
shot ; a couipnsiliou to creditors. |
^ 1 ^ ff ^" analj'ze and bring
out tlie original eonstituents.
mix 1 gone home ;^'fg^ ]
send hiui home {CaiitDiiex).
] ^ ,% ■^ where is it to come
froui ? — as money to pay you.
'-i^l 1 J^i i ^''° ''''"o "'"■'^'' I'l'^'ert
it is tirst owner.
] iEl ] ill let us go home, go
home I
] jfL -^ JJ^ he gave Confucius a
pig-
^ ] roots 1 if ihc false sarsa|)arilla
or spikenaril, (Ara/ia cdii/is),
nnich used as a tonic by women.
w a ^ ^ 1 'T j£ ;g- o" tiie
lapse of a century, I shall go to
aiy husband's abode.
From irlitlciuu] tnrcliini ; used
aloiio by tlic Jiiidliists in tlio
seusu of tlio lucccding.
To conform to law, to com[ily
with.
I iii i']\i fi 'o attend to and fol-
low the bins of Dndha.
^ 1 to follow liudha, the law,
and the priesthood.
^y. A group of small hills, which
'^flj look as if they had been
^kia'i brought together.
looUing, as a pile of buildings.
Read icc'P Solitary.
1
4^li alone, bv itself.
The char.ictcr is inteuded to
reprcscut the general appcar-
^ aiicc of a tortoise, the top dc-
^ 'f picting its snake-like head, ho-
t i g low which are drawu the ahcll,
^ ^ ■' fed and tail; it is the 213lh
^loei radical of characters relating
to chclovia; the contracted
form is usual.
The tortoi.se and terrapin, re-
garded as the chief of mailed ani-
mals, and employe<l as an emblem
of longevity; the shell; applied to
some kinds of beetles; ornamented ;
to ;idvaneo.
] ^ arched over like a tortoise's
Ijack ; a kind of hexagonal or-
nament.
1 ^l ''■ t"i'l-''ise'.s carapace.
1 /^^ the breast-plate or plastron.
■^ ] asmallspeciesofi?)f!?/«, whcse
shellhas28[)latesonitsedges,.ind
therefore nnich used in divination.
1 M •' ^^'^ anemone.
7jC 1 a sea-turtle.
^ ] the laml tortoise, so called
from its oceiu'rlug in Shensi.
1^^ ] tlie green-haired terrapin
from S/.'eh'uen, (m which a spe-
cies of conferva grows.
] ^^longbfe.
i ^ a coin, frcmi an old use of
shells or cowries.
H ^ ^" 1 ['''lief*] m-iy lie dis-
covered by the straws and shell.
jiS ^- ] 5^ [made with a] dragon's
topand tortoi.so crouehiug, — re-
ferring to theoftieial tablets be-
forelouibs supported on tortoises.
1 ilS ImJ Ir- ["i:iy yiii] ci^iys be
long like thetortoiso and crime's.
^ ] the penis, referring to a
tortoise's head.
1 )K ^"' 1 Ws ^ l"'"curer.
In C'lirdonese. A pie, from its
resemblance in shape.
,iP
An ancient district lying on
tlie River Wei in the present
J^icei Ts'In cheu ^ >]\\ in the
south-east part of Kansuh ;
there was a _t; ] j|^ and a "f ]
jl^ in which some noted battles
were anciently fought.
From earth repeated ; the addi.
tiou of ijem was to show its ma-
terial.
.m
Aivc'i
A small stone scepter or ba-
ton, anciently given to nobles
as a sign of rank, and held
in l)oth hands at levees ; it
was a tablet with a rounded top
and square base, and made 9,7, or
5 inches long, according to its
bearer's rank; one sort was also
carried before the king like a mace ;
a nominal measure equal to a pinch,
orsix grains of millet, though others
say 64 grains, or what three fiiigers
can grasp.
^l ] to hold the baton ; having
political rank.
^ I ;> II the ode of the White
Scepter, — a reminder to be
attentive, referring to the jgj ]
^ ^ flaw In the pure jade
baton.
^JLk From dress and a haton ; it is
M>— !-»■ unlike /gp a robe.
Jcia'i The upper gown or robe of
women, which was thought
to have some resemblance to
a baton ; a sleeve ; a lapel.
mm yt^^ 1 mmm i-^r
head-dress was magnificer.t, and
her robes bright and new.
From floor and la ton ; the shape
of I ho door resembled tho baton,
and it stood alone.
Jctri'i
The door which separates tho
public rooms of a house from the
private ; tho women's apartments ;
unmarried girls; still at home;
female, ladylike, feuiinine.
] ;^ a virgin, a young lady.
] pij or 1 [^ tho door to the
inner apartments; the females;
shrinking from view, modest.
482
KWEI.
^ ] a lady's cliamber.
^ 1 H an official register of
scholars in tlie Han dynasty.
] ^ an educated gill ; girls.
g^ ] the flowery boudoir, a cour-
tesan.
^ I ^ an old maid.
M M M \ ^ retiring young
lady.
fe-|-^ One name for ibo fresh-water
'Rzb ^'liit6 porpoise ; its liver is
kwe'i reckoned to be unhealthy,
and the Cantonese avoid
eating it.
] 1^ an old term for flesh and
vegetable diet in Chehkiang.
Read ^tca. The ] ^' is a
Taoist god, represented as a child
two feet high holding a sword.
•^/^ A small species of blackcap,
fTirtt with while on its shoulders,
Aim called ^ ] ; it is common
at Peking, and resembles a
miniature magpie.
The name of a river, the ]
in the east of Shansi, and
of a place near it where Shun
obtained his two wives from
Yao ; crafty, artful.
1 4'H an old name in the T'.-mg
of Yen-k'ing cheu ^ ^ #| in
the north of Chihli, near Siien-
hwa fu.
-f.'TZ^ To raise the head ; a strap
()C^^ of silk which retains the cap
^kwei on the head ; it is put under
the chin, or hangs down be-
hind.
/^ ] ^^ these with their leath-
ern caps bound on, — who are
they ?
From ^ to-'ceand y^ ^ """' ;
some say that ^^ an arrotv was
the original form, but this arose
probably from %^ being under
that radical.
A pair of compasses ; a law,
a regulation, a bye-law ; custom.
Jkict'i
KWEI.
usage ; a fee, a douceur, a vail ; a
rate for taking a farm ; to rule
men by law ; to line out, to draw
a line ; to regulate, to plan ; the
disk of the sun or moon.
1 ■^l) a regulation, a law.
1 is o"" I W: "S'''."*'' regulations.
^ iji I the moon at her quar-
tering.
JJjC ^ I received the monthly fee.
^ ] oflicial perquisites paid thrice
a year to supeiiors.
J^ 1 to settle upon a rate, to
close a bargain.
^ 1 a ti.\ed fee.
fj ] bye-laws of a hong or guild.
] J£ to admonish others.
;fg ] nuitual remonstrances.
^71 Jj^ |Jii 1 to receive illegal fees,
intimating that it is disgraceful
to take them.
] j[^ to pervert or evade the laws.
1 1^ '^" remonstrate with a su-
perior.
] ^ to draw diagrams or lines.
^ j^ 1 do not overpass the law.
To cut out cloth for gar-
ments; to divide by a pat-
tern.
kwei
Jl wci
From woman and rid-! or see-
inrf; also read *^sui'. while hien^
is another sound of the second
form.
A graceful, elegant woman,
especially one witli a small
waist, was anciently so call-
ed in Shansi ; the fashion of
tight lacing was once com-
mon in northern China.
A fish shaped like a tadpole;
it Seems to refer to a species
kicci of .sun-fish (Orthuyoriscus), or
perhaps a Telraodon; it is
called the j^ M "■■ •'"''-''■ P'S' ^"'^
'•can inflate its belly and float;
it has no gills or gall-bladder, and
when it hits against anything, it
makes a noise."
] |S a local name for the Yang-
tsz' porpoise.
7\
"^ktvei
ffiiV
KWEI.
■4-;ftt Atree whose wood makes
cT^Ju S^'^^ 'J0"S, called ^ ] ; a
^kwci kind of indelible ink is made
by steeping the bark in water.
-(^ A perfect pearl of a reddish
(^ya tint ; rare, e-xtraordinary, ad-
kn.-ei' mirabie.
Jfi 1 '"^ variety of peaii ; a
kind I'f red breccia marble.
1 ift ii^ fr )'""'' just ideas and
adiiiirMble actions.
% 1 '^ ^ 'ff ^ 'sa of red roses
soothes the liver ; — quiets the
temper.
Ji 1 ' ^ a purplish red, or red-
dish brown color.
Formed of a demon's head on a
man's ?e^.?, 'withj^fcra/tij added,
to denote its gude ; it formsj
the 19ith radical of characters
relating to devils.
The spirit of a dead man
before it is enshrined in tiie hall ;
a manes, that which the soul turns
to at death ; a ghost, a goblin, an
apparition, a specter; a devil ; a
horrid repulsive object, a sordid
wretch ; foreigners are so stigma-
tized, because (so the Cantonese
say.) their blue eyes suggested the
malice, and their shrill voices re-
sembled the plaintive cry, of ghosts;
foreign, as a lock, or any other
thing made abroad.
ghost '? what are yon afraid ofl
] IM M a w'hirlwind, an eddy
of wind.
?A Jr 1 '"'• l"5S0tted opium smoker.
1 l^ a suspicions person,
f^ 1 P§ empty words, false com-
mendation ; to whisper, to lisp,
to spe.ik with aside.
] jfl^ the gods, both good and
e\ il ; supernatural beings.
32 ] under demoniac influences,
possessed.
^T I to exorcise a place, to drive
oft" evil spirits ; it is annually
done about new-year's time by
the Board of Kites.
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483
1 j^ "■ "•■line for tUu ringed crow
{coitus tortjutitas.)
1 jj^ f'5> y" •'"'^ i>"HSfSsecl.
# 1 , ur 1 ^^, or =^ I f, an
oi)|ir(ilirioiis tcnu for foroigners.
1 ^ iJic ioil coiislclbitii.il, an-
swering to the stars y 6 7] d in
Cancer.
^ ] tlic unavengetl spirit uf a
imirdcrc<l inan.
A 1 f^M 1J" ''■'^s entered the
door (if llic demons ; — dead.
1 1^ 4 consnlting together
privately, so as not to be under-
stood. {Sliavg liui.)
^ jfll ) acted on by an ogre;
bewitched.
1 ^7 ^ two vilhiins joining to
swindle a person.
>]» 1 W\ ■' penurious man.
(Sliaii<jlau.)
^ ^ ] a heedless booby.
] tj^ will-o'-wisp.
^ J\, I demon.s wiio devour men;
the 15'idhist ^ ^|J rahhasa,
the original cannibal islanders of
Ceylon; also a class ofdemons of
both sexes iiivoketl by sorcerers.
I $ a goatsucker {Cupriiiiulgus
stictomiis.)
1 W. 1 H^ *■" ''''^'' ''""^^'■''^'^' *''■'
pcc[» about.
1 ^ I a rogue caCclii 11,9; a rogue.
^ li. \ 'Jj ['^'" indignation
against yon] extends even to
the demon's regions.
P^ 1 the calcli in a door bar.
li 1 ^" 1 |l(!iJ il[!|J to whi.sper to
one aside, to speak mutteringly.
% \ '-^ "M %k I''" ''-""''y "I'P
has injured the fan\ily god ; —
the junior has deceived the elder.
Tlic original furin is like two
sticks laid across to represent
•water llowiiiif into tlio ground
in uU directions.
The last of the ten stems,
which belongs to the north and to
water; to consider ; to belong to.
p;p J^f I tocallout thew\atchword.
^ 1 35 arrived at puberty, said
of a girl.
'kiwi
To destroy or demolish a
wall ; dilapid.ated ; a ruinous
''kwci wall.
To duplicate, to add on ; re-
sembling, near ; short posts,
small stanchions ; used for
the next, to deceive ; simu-
lating.
^ ^i 1 ?iif I'l'ey urged each
other to pretend to be for him.
C^t^ From %vord>i and dangerous.
li/Cd 'i'^J deceive, to cheat, to de-
VtfccV iraud ; to vilify, to defame ;
to oppose good things ; to
blame, to reprimand ; malicious,
perverse ; odd, unusual.
I f,^ crafty, fraudulent, cunning.
^ 1^ 1 !I^ ilon't hearken to
cunning tales.
1 s^ b''"S ; treacherous.
j ^ to oppose Heaven.
1 ft ^ S '^i^l of scbemes"and
W :>] iS - m ffij S +
[I drove] tor him so as to cun-
ningly meet them, and in one
morning lie got ten — birds.
] g uncommon and doubtful,
strange, wonderful.
wily and obsecpiious people.
1 ii|5 fi'vf ''''*' **" 1'"'' "-"'i '"' ™<ilie
believe, as a boy's sobbing.
<^.l/A. To change, to alter, to re-
I /li Pd'' ) standing alone.
'Livci 1 ^ •■'J alter and trim, in
order to entangle another.
] ^ to ada[)t one's self to exi-
gencies; to lay snares for.
''lave
^btfci
This is regarded as a synonym of
f% and ?;e though seldom used.
To worship the five moun-
tains by sacrificing upon
iliem.
] ,1,? t" worship the protecting
mountain outside of the court.
Water dried up, as iu a fou!i-
tain or well; water exh.austcd.
'litcJi ^ I tlie spring is dried up.
v#j— ^ From coverinrj and nine; it is like
^ ^U '■'"-' 95 to examine in its form.
''kwei Traitors ; schemers, villains ;
an officer who plans sedition
when pretending to be loyal; to rob.
^ ] traitors and enemies, in and
out of the court.
^a ^ P^ 1 l'« "'IS in league
with the traitors inside.
From carriarfe and nine; it oc-
curs used for the last.
m
'kwei -A. rut, a trace; an orbit, a
path ; a vestige ; a law, a
rule; to imitate; to batch treason;
the hub of a wheel.
^ ] unconformable, .aberrant,
iriegular ; seditious, lawless.
j J^ a constant path, au orbit ;
to follow rules.
MPi± 1 mnzij_%^^^
the ruts at the gate ot a city
made by a single two-horse
carriage alone"?
1 f^ or ] 02 a rule ; a mode
like a rut, which is not easy to
follow, or to get out of.
'M^Z>W \ tl'e full ford will
not wet the axle of my carriage.
,kwei
'kwei
A spring issuing from the
side of .a hill.
'§(?'] ] ^ ''^'^s^ ''ol'l waters
flowing from the spring —
let them not soak my faggots.
A box for papers, a casket
bound with metal and fit to
hold seals ; to box up ; to
bind around with cords.
^ 1 ^ ^ L^^^y brought] the
caskets wrapped in sedge and
rushes.
'•^^^ From "f J bumboo, J]]l_ dish, and
^Sl ^ '."■"^'■^ between them.
Ltvet \ round shaped basket or
vessel, woven of fine splints,
used for holding grain at sacrifices,
made squ.are within, .and reckoned
to hold twelve ^ or puits.
] ;% a large dish or platter.
ih ^ 1 "'"'-^ platters ; — an en-
tertainment, a complete set-out-
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TJ; ] wooden dishes to contain
the grain offered at the semi-
annual worship of Confucius.
jK ?is ^ ^- :^ ra 1 '"^ ^''•^"
gave us four dislies at eacli meal.
^ -J- ] [Yao and Shun] ate
from eartlien platters.
C f^ From day and fault, because
^K^r t'.ie gnomon notes t lie Taviations
fc — fc in tlie sun's course.
A. gnomon or the shadow
which it makes ; a dial ; day-
time ; the day.
Q ] a sun-dial-
■^ ?£ 1 'l'*' s'l'i's .shadow
goes over the bright dial.
^ W 111 1 '"^ hurned tlie candles
to eke out the day, or lengthen
the shadow, as Han Wiin.
^ 1 the flying. sh.adow; time flies.
-^Ek) Formed of _^ precious and ^
p=t a hasket, -n-bicli was an old iurnx
hwi'i? of ;p; a </i-ass; fi-"- pearls m a
basket.
Not mean or cheap; honorable,
noble, exalted, illustrious; digni-
fied, good, — aiid hence in direct
address used as an appellative, you,
your ; dear, high-priced ; precious,
valuable ; honor ; to give dignity
to, to esteem, to honor, to desire ;
to value.
1 OS dear — cheap ; noble —
base; patricians — plebeians;
your — my.
^ \ "M '\% specially honor and
respect the virtuous.
1 j^ a noble, ingenuous face.
1 ] to honor the noble.
1 -k A or 1 k E y""'' Excel-
lency ; honored Sir.
\ ^ what is your surname '?
^ ] precious ; priceless, as a
medicine.
1 M ''""^ 1 A terms for two
grades of imperial concubines.
^ 1 ^ jlb ''^ cannot exceed this;
not to value this.
^ I a darling, a little pet.
/^ f iij 1 ^ what is your business
with me ?
KWKI-
•S ® 1 ^ what is your calling %
1 ^ tS "!■ S 1 ^''-*'T dear, ex-
orbitant.
^ 1^ 1 ■?■ ''"• "P -'^""^ \\^'iiA ;
please let me oft'.
1 jfB elegant manners ; delicate.
] |a precious things said of
children.
\ ^ 'fh ^ he wished to form
a league with Ts'iii.
tjj ] yj^ ;i^i their original inten-
tions in the aft'air ; their real
desire.
1 SI ^ f'l^ ^ ^^"^^ article. '
^ ] ^ i|^J do not unduly value
strange curiosities.
jE 1 -§ IS hi government, be
oousitent and constant.
1 ttt,^ Troubled, anxious; harassed
I ^ and perturbed.
]iv:c'i \ \ vexed, confused.
1 ^ •■^11 hi a maze of doubts.
-^ ] stupefied, dazed, as when
suddenly scared.
From Uce and hahtn as tlie
phonetic.
7 -) The tree which iiroduces cin-
namon ana cassia, tlie Lmi-
rus cassia, Cimutmonmm aromati-
cvm, and other sorts; the Chinese
Oka fragrans, a fragrant plant,
used as a metaplior for literary
honors; it is often difficult to dis-
tinguish which of these two plants
is intended; spotted, figured.
I ^ cassia bark.
] ^ cassia buds.
1 ^ Ml cassia oil.
[^ I thick cinnamon bark.
^ ] -^ immature flowers of cin-
namon, dried as a drug.
1 ^ M '■''° capital of Kwangsi
on the ] ^ or Cassia River.
] y|» the Olea frac/rnns.
^ ^ rfj 1 1^'S hand has plucked
the red olive; — met. he has
become a Ilanlin.
] •? 1^ ?^. l''s posterity is famed
for literary honors.
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l^^tff 1 o'tif 1 ^ to break
the olive twig in tlie moon, —
the picture is thought to be
most di.stinct in autumn ; met-
to become a IJijin
/Jt 5^ ^ I rice was like pearls
and fuel as cinnamon, — in the
famine.
1 ?€ ''U figured calicoes.
1 IB dried longan fruits.
In Fuhchau. A classifier of
things strung, as beads or keys.
m
Icc'cl'
Ashamed, abashed, discon-
certed ; bashful, shrinkinii
from notice; to feel ashamed
wiien detected ; remorseful,
conscience-stricken.
^ ] sliamefaced, modest.
■^ ] conscious of guilt.
1 ?^ ^ ^ I ''•™ luortified at
my stupidity.
^ I yf, 'i'fS neither ashamed nor
discouraged.
fp\ >C> m 1 "'^'^ yourself if you
have any regrets.
^ 1 -^ A I'e is not ashamed
before men.
41 ^ ] I am perfectly inno-
cent.
] ^ excessively chagrined.
.J From /t'ef and fZajir/croi's.
To kneel, to bow down when
Lwei' reverencing another; a cridi's
legs, because they are bent.
I "V kneel down.
^ I bow and kneel <ns in
worship.
1 §M. ^'^ k'leel on chains.
] JJ^ knee-pads, or garter-fronts.
1 j£ ^'® knelt as he bade him
good-bye.
1 1 A ^]» '°'"' "f 'he legs
are large and four small, as
the claws and legs of the her-
mit-crab.
] '^ kneeling and holding in-
cense — in worship, or as a
truant scholar.
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t
•) ¥i-om fish and stiff, because this
fish cannot easily turn; also
y j.gad /,■(' and liic'li,
,'.. . A general name in books for
C fi 'U6
' var'u-giitc<l perclies, also called
l.$ .^, ■''"'' ^ ti .^. ■■^ '""^^ \iAS&;
onu kind lias a broad belly, lai'gu
moutli, small scaics, tliick skin,
flush fiiin and sweet; tlic body is
striped with black bands and the
fins are spinons; abund<int in Cheh-
kiang, and resembles the garonpa
(Serraniis) of Canton, but is nearer
a Scici'iiit; the natives say it buries
itself in the niuil in winter.
m lii 7jC 1 .-61. r when the
peaeh-blossoms lall on the water,
the marbled perch is in prime
order.
To hold lip tlie dress when
crossing a ford.
Ecad kiie/i^ To bold a thing
in the hand; to throw down,
to strike.
icwci'
to cut open ; to
s do not violate
^ *i 7J ••^ft'^'-
To wound,
injure.
'"'«• J. ] jffM
justice.
r^ ± ^ 1^' >c:> .... .
yon ieel the hiu't, then yon
begin to think it is best not to
handle the knife.
:g T^ ^b fi ^' 31 H ffif. T^ 1
the wise man regards virtue as
a gem, and will on no acconut
wound his principles.
»||' To cnt off, to amputate; to
j'J decollate; to cut in two.
/■■■ivci' 1 -T* or I ^' ^ an exe-
cutioner.
,) From 1)1(1)1 and to assemble ; it
much resembles (<'/ii|/fg a priest.
'/cwi'i'' One who acts as broker to
keep np, or sellh; the jirice of
goods; to give tiie wi«ik to.
iff 1 *"' :3" 1 """ "'"' **'"*li<'S
the markets, and acts as .agent
in sales; a bnll or ;i bear in (he
stock market.
1 *il> to comnninicate by a nod,
to teM by a sign.
^5 An out-house for grass or
fodder.
kwL'f 5C ] '''"^' 1 Ik '1''""'^^ of
two groups of stars; the Last
is near tiie Pleiades.
jtiC"' Very sick; a grievous disease.
JV^ Read ;'(•('/. To halloo.
/ctcii ] j lo liawl after; used in
Kiangsu.
In Ccnitoiiese. Very tired, worn
out, exhausted, weak, weary ; like
th(! iie.\t.
^ ] no strength left.
Ji-jl ] we.ary from walking.
,' iStrenglh all given out;
Wearied, exhausted, as from
hivei^ a war.
^ ] i. R the people are
entirely exliausted and weakned.
^ # M J£ ] my li"'ljs 'ire
wearied trom the long travel.
.> A troe like the juniper or
"^ cypress, whose durable tiui-
Iwci^ ber is prized for coffins, boats
and oars; in Japan, the
stately Japanese cypress (liiHini-
t^pura ohtusa) is so called; a sort
of catapult.
] )fy the Chinese cypress.
i)^ \ ornaments on a coffin.
1 ® fe :'n' "'"'^ of cypress and
boats of [line.
fti) From piart" and f o ns.5(;i>i?i?e ; it
l\ was also once written like the
I last from the cedars which grew
/'•'(('Ki' there.
Name of a small ancient
principality, and of a cit}', now
Ynng-yang liieu ^ \,^ j^ in
K'ai-fung fu in ITonan ; its limits
varied nuioh at diHerent periods.
yjjb>^'> From )i;atcr and to asitcmhle.
■iB Streams tlowing together ;
/I'KrV a gutter or drain in a Held ;
a gieat tank for irrigating a
thousand fields; a reservior, like
those in India.
^ ] a shiiee. a ditch.
?§ I a brook, a rivulet.
] m the northern br.anch of the
Kiver Hwai, which rises near
Kwei-teh fu in Honan, and
joins it at Wu-lio hien 31 JjiJ |^
ne.ar its mouth.
] 'f'I'l an old name of Yih-ch'ing
hien ^ ^jjj in the soutli-west
of Shansi, derived from the ] Jpf
a tributary of the River Ffui
which flows by it.
Crafty, cuniiing; one who
stirs up strife.
kwai'' ^^ I deceitful, a seditious
plotter.
A fi.ig or banner with which
lo signalize; a machine &ke
a cat.-ipult, made of sticks so
placed .as to !hr(jn' stones
when sprung.
ill M ^ when the flags
oved the drums were sounded.
H
.^«i) 1 From /!t>s/i ov fisli and to an-
semble.
t^/.-, ( Flesh or fish h.ashed fine ;
^mi living tish are often thus
", •, tre.ated ; a meat salad: to
mmce line; to hash up.
] ^ hash up meat and bake it.
m 1 a fish salad.
j^ II ] M tl'ey have ro.ist
terra])in and mince<l carp.
1 ^ t!. *"' ^ 3F. .'^, '■hf Chinese
while-bait (Li'iicosoma (trgeii-
tea). the g gj^ '^^ of Canton
Pi ^ :§?.."'' ''^'^■'^"Sl"<i. "r ^
■ffi silver Hsh, so c.illed from a
legend that it was transformed
from some hash which the king
of Wu threw overboard when
sailing on the Y.ingtsz' River.
1'' f ll Iftj. 1 put it into the pan
and nii.x it up again.
ITlf
kwci'
Fi"om trnrsJii}) and to assenille,
referring to the grouping of
all blessings.
To i>r.iy that the shades of a
man lu.ay not harass one,
but be cut off from the house ; to
call on the gods ; to pray alone.
48G
KWEI.
kw'ei.
kw'ei.
J-ft^j"! From Iwnorahle ns tlio phone-
' I — ^ metal, denoting that vaUinbles
arc stoicd away ; the fourth
CdiitiMotccl form is common,
y auLl also read /.u*
A case wiili tliawcrs or a
(lonr ; ,1 jiru!;s, il cloSL't, a
locker, a cliest ; a drawer ; a
J treasury; to store away ; tlie
kwci second Ibrm (read Lwt'P) also
tneauis exbausted, wearied ;
to fail in.
^ ] a bookcase.
^ ^ ] a wardrobe, a bnrean,
an almirali; a cabinet.
1^ ] a deposit given wlien rent-
ing a bonsc.
^ ] a clerk wlio aids the mana-
ger ; a jnnior partner.
PjC 1 covered water jars, a street
precaution against fires.
/jS ] ^ ^^ tbe goods of tbo firm;
onr stock.
^T ^ 1 •' luacbine for bolting
flour.
)U 1 -^ a case for storing books,
food, or oilier tilings; a iiantry.
] m or ] )^ a counter in a
sllDp.
^ ^ 1 clironicks ; arcbivcs of
state.
H ,^ /f^ 1 tli« 'I'l-ily allowance
was not deficient.
] ^(§ a drawer ; an open cbesl
or box.
# ^^ ^ 1 7T< ^ ^ ^ "" '"«;1^
an unceasingly filial son, bonors
will ever be conferred.
A sudden pain in the loins,
a .stitch in the back ; a
pain
ticross
the
sliootnig
bade.
] 1^ my back pains me
much.
A fine kind of bamboo grow-
ing in Kwangtung and Cbeh-
(cc'!,' kiang; its sprouts are not
eaten ; and a wound from it
is dangerous ; tlie joint.s are two
feet long, which makes them much
in demand for oiiium pipes ; and
the fine long spliiits are prized for
weaving; tlie leaves are small.
] ^ ^ a fine covered basket
used for sending tilings.
1 tl" i& bamboo opium pipes.
Old sounds, kw'ei, gwci, k'ui, k'el, k'ek, k'l't, and git. In Canton, kw'ei, audi
ill Amoy, k'ui, kui, hue, and k'oe; — in Fahchau, kw'i, hwi, k'ie, kie,
kw'e, hwe, and kii; — in Chifn, kw'ei.
k^ii;^ From r
W^ issuing
Mt/ci. Sliortn
a kind of Inrd and hrcaih
Shortness of breath; to pant;
a failure; broken, lacking;
a deficiency, a defect; diminution ;
waning, as the moon; to injure; a
grievance, an affront; wanting, not
enough; to trouble one; owing to,
in consequence of
] "f fiJ^ I thank you much.
1 J\^ to annoy, to trouble an-
other.
1 *& ^ A '"i" ingrate, one lost
to all honor.
pg ] or ^ I made a mistake ;
forced to stomach the loss ; ill
\ised ; I lost on the venture.
I -^ deficient in, as in recom-
pensing for mercies received ;
ungrateful.
I ^§. ^ timely aid. {Shanghai.)
1 ^ "a PH o^'ing to what I said.
-^ 3^ F.'J 1 '^'^'^ moon waxes and
tben wanes.
1 ^ "ot tip to the tale.
X> \ X>m ['"'V J'""'' cotnitryj
never wtine or i'all.
Po^ <C* ^ 1 I •'•"1 conscious that
I am not culpable.
] ^ ill arrears ; debts.
] ^ a defalcation, a deficit.
^ 1 'Ji" © ^ if yo» l-'i'^^k in
no duty, your mind will be
composed.
1 JM deficient, short ; it has lost
in weight, as camphor by eva-
poration.
^ ] a lucky hit, a fortunate
chance, a pleasant contingency.
) /fi loss of capital, drawing on
the principal.
jSl, I bis blood Las lost its
strength; debilitated, weakened.
From demon and a peclc, defined
as the demon who bears aloft
the peck, referring to the Dip-
fkw^ci per or Charles' Wain.
The head, the chief, the
highest ; first of a class ; best of
a sort ; monstrous.
fui; — m Sioatow, k'iii and k"ui ; —
ki, aiicZ koi ; — in Shanghai,
] "^ ho who bears the palm,
first of the hiji'n graduates.
•jQ ] the first on the list ; the
head of, as a band.
^ I the five who head the li.st.
"^ ] the literary chief ; — borne
on a tablet placed a\'er the door
of a liijin.
ijji I one who missed getting
his degree of iujin; also those
graduates numbering from six
to twelve on the list.
jSC M 1 ^^^ ^^^^ composition.
j[g I the best tobacco ; and by
a figure of speech intimating
that its seller is the corypheus
.' of his class.
1 i# or I ^ of great stature ;
gigantic, a Goliath.
Jf|5 ^ I "n arch-heretic, the ring-
leader of a sect.
^ J|^ ^ 1 he killed [only] their
chief leaders.
] ^ he is tbe best band.
l5 § I '•1^6 plum flower.
kw'et.
kw'ei.
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^ I tlio l)i[iper, which is re-
garded as tlio '^ Q ^ palacu
(if llic God of Literaliire; he is
sii[ii)i)SL'd to have once been a
iMorLal, \\ho!-e K|iirit was deified
liyYen-yoh of tiic Yuen dynasty,
A. I). 1311, and is now wor-
sliiped liy students; the pieturo
of tin's god rejiresents liini as
standing on one leg hohling a
pencil, and is called | ^J^^
Dubhc kicking the Dipper.
r*i y * Fi'Olu wnrd.'i and ns/ies ; inter-
^rt'v'C cliaiiged witli Wi 'Is. to jest.
^hir^iii To play with, to langli at,
to ridicule; to jest, to dally.
] ^ to make game of.
1 ®j ^'^ gambol with, to siwrt.
] PjJJ to rally, to retort on ; a
repartee.
1 1^ •■" j''j*^ ^^'^ i^^^ ^^''■^ ' '•'^
quip.
Af^ fJi'eat; liberal; to enlarge;
( \y\ to esteem great, to magnify.
tfccA't 7^^ Ml \ & liberal-minded
and great.
1 a M fiL '"^ recovered
the city — fri.iu the rebels.
hole
^
J- From dish anil ashes.
if\i^ From a cavern aad rule ; like
tlie last, and used with j^
to step out.
To peep through a crack or
to spy, to keek, to look fur-
tively at; to observe on the sly ;
to iiut the left foot forward.
1 ^ 'M ''° '°"'^'^ ['^'' ^^'® ^'^y]
tiirongh a tube, and measures
fthe Sea] with a clam-shell ; met.
a slight examination of, a narrow
view of things.
1 ^ ''' "PX' *'^ P'y ; '" SP about
looking into.
] f^ to see what each other is
doing.
I ^ to wait for and see how a
thing will turn out.
t_mj^ A helmet, a casque, a mo.
Jct':^'ji rion; a defense for the head ;
a basin, a porringer; a block
on whicli caps are ironed,
jjji ] a plated helmet.
I HI mail armor, both helmet
.and cuirass.
Krfini door and rule ; inter-
clianijed with the next.
7 [ ■ • To peep from behind a door ;
to ob-serve, to glance at, to
view stealthily.
] iS ^*^ W ''*'■' '*^ secretly
mark.
^ ;g^ ] ^ to steal a look at
one, to slyly [icep at.
Jl 1 "1? ?C ''" l""k'-''l "P to '■''c
azure heavens, — and reflected.
1 |j!i l" l"-'ep, as at a door.
opposition, as the sun and
on at apogee ; distant
w'ci from ; separated, absent.
1 ^ H .A *""' s^'i's have
been in opposition many days ; ;'. e.
wo have long been separated.
I 55'1 ""■ >^ separated a whole
month.
1^ sundered ; far removed.
From great and a haton or
excellent; the second form is
unusual.
The stride made by a man.
] ^ the loth constella-
tion, .answering to /3 Mirac
6 e ii 1] fi V TT in Androme-
da and part of Pisces; it
has sixteen stars imagined to re-
semble a person striding, and is
called Jg the Wolf by the Chi-
nese ; it is regarded as auspi-
cious to students ; ia A. D. 967, the
five planets met in it.
1 :)i: IfU '"^ ''-''^ '^"'' ^^oi'sliiping
the God of Literature.
I Ji^ to hop along on one foot.
A cast in the eye ; a dull,
lifeless eye; to look at an-
:w\t grily ; to stare ; placed out-
side of; mm.sual, strange.
] M •'^'> outcast.
35 P ] I all eyes were gazing
at it.
r^'fy'i
Jiff To cut open and clean, as a
citfj fi.sh ; to butcher victims for
^kio'e'i sacrifice; to stab, to put a
kuife into.
Very deaf, unable to hear
when the ear is close to one ;
ikwh'i formerly used in Shansi, and
westward.
Jf ] deaf, bard of hearing.
tfyj^ A majestic horse; the stately
i^7> gait of a thorough-bred ;
iiw^'i strong, untiring.
tt 1 1 ^^^ ''^"r stallions
• c» From 2^lanfs and a horary cha-
]^^J. racter ; occurs used with the
- -''>; next.
^ The sunflower ; a term for
some malvaceous pl;uits, as
the Malva, Althea, and Hibiscus,
it also includes other large leaved
plants ; to measure, to estimate.
I ;f{^ the Alt/tea rosea.
H ^ 1 '•I'c Hibiscus nianihot and
cscuk?itis / I ^ is the color
of the latter or okra flower.
^ ] -^ seeds from the liil/isciis
aheluioschus.
Ir] FJ 1 "'• fla g 1 the sun-
Aowev {/Ieli<i/i! /ins), whose seeds
are called in Shanghai, § J^
J- fragrant melon seeds.
most respectfully, — i- e. like a
sunflower; a )ihrase in letters.
I ^ palm-leaf fans; made of the
broad leaves of the jjjf | or
LirisioiM, cultivated in Kwang-
tung.
1 .^ th.itch,all;ip, awning; thatch
made <if [lalm or bamboo-leaves.
] ^ 'I I'tler, because the talipot
palm leaf was used for paper.
1 © fit fl :Jt Z tl'o sunflower
acts as if it wished to shield its
root.
-t: ^ -^^ 1 1^'M in tl'c seventh
moon they cook okras and pluse.
] M- ''^" esculent mallow.s.
^ ^ ] j;J^ the emperor scans
[their merits].
488
KW'EI.
KWEI-
kw'ei.
fSc I'o cousidtr, to guess, to cal-
< 4_^ dilate ; to surniise, to weigh
jiif'i'V ill the niiml ; to examine and
conchule.
"g ] a high statesman, a general
supervisor; an ancient oflice.
1 j^j ^ S '^" I'Stimato the bear-
ings of this inihcii'le (>r motive.
j _— to reason in the same man-
ner, — as the sages have done.
\ ^ i^ U 1'^' iletermiucd [its
location] by the sun.
"y/^h A lialberd, with a waved
i^^)^ point like a Malayan kris.
jiifV'i — A :^ ^t 1 ""« >»«'''» ^^i'l^
a coronet held a lance.
jr ] a noted descendant of Con-
fucius in the 38th generation,
who lived in the T'ang dynasty.
A place where four roads
and other bye-ways meet ; a
thoroughfare.
I ^ a name of a place in
tbe Lu state.
enter tiie cloudy roads, — i- e.
fly very high.
From heiif! and nine; q. d. the
center of nine roads ; it resem-
bles the last, and is used for the
ne.tt.
The clieek bones ; side of the
face; high ; a center of travel.
^ 1 a hero of the T'ang dynasty,
now deified as a protector
against demons, drawn standing
on one foot and brandishing a
sword.
:J\.f^U^M\ [yoi^ ^^^^ better]
Lang up Chuiig-kw'ei at your
door, — for no one will come to
this cheating shop.
t^ 1 a species of mushroom.
The component parts arc^ to
pursue under two ^ horn^,
"^ a face, and two 3t liamh
umcli moditied, to represent
the dragon.
A one-legged monster, resem-
bling a dragon, an ox and a man
combined; name of an officer whom
Shun made ^ |5i Director of Music.
^kw^t'i
liw^'i
1 1^1^ ''" l"oked grave and
awe-struck ; — said of Shun.
1 'M\ M •'■ prefecture north of the
Yi^igtbz' Kiver in the eastern-
most part of Sz'eh'uen ; during
the Chen, it was a small fief.
Great, gigantic, part man
part devil ; monstrous, as a
meteor or an enijition.
A ] ^ bermaphrodite.
^ i.'^ ^ great and amazing
convulsion, as an earthquake.
] fd^ ^ AL 1"-' ^^'-'S altogether
without an equal.
Canton ; Punch aiul Jiulv.
??. ^ ,^ f^-l1l^ 1 iarir..otbe
your [nippet or servant, — and
work for nothing.
To advance the foot, to step
Lw CI
±
m- :
'icvfci half a >^ or pace, reckoned
to ])e three cubits.
1 i^ ^ Bu ^ I "m i>ot able to
take a step, — I am so busy.
Kead skh^ Weary from great
effort; gre.it exertion.
kw'ei'
utterly wearied out.
To breathe heavily, to lament
and groan.
1 f,li IH) in 1>« sighed dee^ily
and moaned.
Agitation of mind.
I I concerned and anxious.
A basket, a wicker hod for
carrying earth ; bamboo ar-
rows.
he has made a mound nine
fathoms high, and still it
lacks one basketfuil ; — i. e.
complete a work before prais-
ing it; do not reject it for
a trifling flaw.
From to etd and honnrahle as
t he ijhouetic; similar to the next.
Provisions, food, viands; a
liresent of food ; to pre))are
food and present it ; to attend to
the kitchen.
I A •''• king's butler.
] ^ to ofter food.
^ 1 A M I arranged my viands
and the eiglit baskets.
Eead tui. A sort of cake made
of broken rice and honey steamed.
AAl) Nearly the same as the last.
B^C I'o oti'er in sacrifice ; a pre-
/:w'e'i' sent of food; to oti'er it to
one.
1 fil meats and wine, presented
to one leavint;' on a journey.
ZE 1 :^ ffij ;p '5 the king offered
him gold but he declineil it.
!$■ \ ^ IjO '''« valuable presents
Were duiilicated.
Jl^* ^ A basket or straw hamper to
__^^ carry earth in ; .a vegetable
ktcci' like the lilite or strawberry-
spinach (lilituM), having a
red stem, and resembling the goose-
foot in its habit ; name of a lii)l.
one carrying a straw haskef one
day passed Confucius' gate.
•£ ^? Thelooiiwith which garments
^^\ are fastened ; loop and but-
/.(ft't' ton ; colored, embroidered.
Jf tjj ) I'rom siUc and honorable; occurs
/p^^ iutcrchauged with Aa-in', f^ to
, , "1 draw.
Thrums left from weaving ;
red threads used in adorning hats;
to color, to sketch, to limn; to
embroider.
1 ft' !5C 5R to draw aud paint
beautiful flowers.
^M^? The fillet or ribbon for se-
F^ Cluing the hair in a knot ;
kiKt' turly hair.
] ^ a band for the hair.
J> A small tree full of knots,
the ;|g- ] which produces
kict'i' good walking-sticks; another
species, known as the ^ ^
/fC vigorous longevity tree, is class-
ed with the oil-bearing Elaucocca
or Jiitroph^c.
KWO.
KWO.
KWO.
489
Old sound, ka, kwo, and kai. In Canton, kwo; — in Smatov), k'o, tue, and lo ; — in Amoy, ko ; — I'li Fiihchav,
kwo and kwi ; — in Shamjhai, kii; — !?i Cliifu, kwiJa.
JU* F,
From'T^ an aiTow and ~^ one,
to denote the cross-i>ai' on a
lialbord, which it rudoly repre-
t.^^ scnts ; it foi-nis the 62<j radical
of words relating to spears and
arms.
A kind of lance witli a liook ;
a javelin, a spear ; weapons r war.
^ 1 jlS sliiekls ane" -peais
everywhere arose; i.e. civil war
ensued.
till inorniunf.
•jjl) ] 4P fp] ''" ••"■''led his force
against his master.
ic B T 1 I'e has recalled the
shield and spear; — a time of
peace.
A clay crucible used by
flj goldsmiths.
Lico $^ I a crucible for melting
silver.
Eead t^o. A bit ; a little spot.
— ] ;> -jjlj just a small patch of
ground ; an inch or so.
The [)rattle of children.
] |l^ the questions and an-
swers of children.
A skillet or iron pot used in
cooking; a boiler like a deep
ku-o pan, the upper part being
made of earthenware; a vessel
to hold fat; tlie iron ring inside of
the nave to protect it from the axle.
'^ ] a copper heater to warm
spirits.
M ^ 1 "'^'^ '''°" P''"' '"'' s.iucepan.
] y^ a small boiler, a frying dish.
I
'iwo
From 7fC a Ivee and a Icnoh on
top to ri'prcsont the fruit; it is
interclianged with the next in
Bomo sense, and in Mcncius is
once used for 5^ to wait on j it
i-csembleSctidij 5r '^•>s''
The fruit of trees; seeds; with
a covering and pulp; really, truly,
indeed; results, elfects; to over-
come ; to surpass ; to conclude, to
see the end (if; reliable, or to do as
one promises; determined, courage-
ous, hardy ; perfection among the
Budhists ; a classifier of plants,
trees, stalks, &c., in which cases
the radical 7]^ is sometimes crr<ine-
ously added, but for which lo ;fpj
is more proper.
"§■ ] all kinds of fruit.
I /{c fruit trees and other kinds.
^^ ] Jt lilt' I have finished his
life-fruit; — said of one killed.
] ^ certainly, really.
1 |0f to decide finally.
1 Jjil courageous, daring.
p5- 1 retribution or reward, as
for one's secret deeds.
KJ 1 cause and effect ; conduot
in a ])revious life producing its
results in this.
7f- I reformatory actions iu this
life earning a title to happiness;
])erfection.
Bfi IE 1 '" reform one's conduct,
to enter on the path to perfection.
in ] el's 1 if, should, suppose.
ji. ^ ^ ] the thing failed ; his
plan did not mature.
yf: ] ^ he di<l not come accord-
ing to agreement.
^ ] tlie beautiful fruit, a Bndhist
name for the inada/ilM or Butssn
latifolia.
^ ] the pickled Chinese olive
{Canarhim), from its color.
— !^ ' 1 ^"'"^ women waited on
him, — on iShuu.
(~tf^ From 5)?niiiand rcnZ; used with
M^- the preceding.
<^,,,(, Edible fruit, and thus distin-
guished from the last; fruits
with a nut or kernel, especially
edible fleshy fruits.
1 iRi kiuds of fruit, such as are
set before idols.
] J- fruits, berries, nuts, <kc.
^ ] to bear fruit.
^ ] imitation fruit, used in wor-
ship.
^§ ] the fruit has set.
Jj^ ] the fruits now in season.
|§ I sweetmeats, preserved fruits.
1 ^ fruits on trees, like pUius;
and on vines, like melons.
3[l ] the five fi uits, are the peach,
apricot, plum, chestnut and date.
^ ] sugar-plums, with flour inside.
From inan and realhj ; occurs
nsed for Jo ^ naked.
Narrow-minded ; petty.
Q ] low-lived, mean.
'kico
The second form is antiquat-
ed ; the iirst is also read Inci'^
^ and ^]uua,
A pot hung at the axle to
grease the wheels; the spot
wliieli is greased.
^1 mi I'e can grease
an axle and carve a dragon ; — i.e.
he is very persuasive .and eloquent
in sj:)eech.
Frommp^aZ andreoZ; also read
'/.ic'u, and used with the last.
A grease-pot for carts ; an
ornamental appendage to a
girdle; bullion; paper money.
^ ■— I an ingot of silver, from
one to five taels Aveiglit.
pap)er ingots for the dead, or to
the gods.
'M- 1 an ornament for the girdle.
Tjl j|J^ I a small ingot with a
coil on its top.
C J nt Used with its primitive.
I 7^ Courageous, brave.
Vico ] ^ -5fc ^ ^"5 courageously
put himself forv.ard.
1 ^ "'' 1 SC glaring, regardless
of danger.
490
KWO
KWO.
KWO.
n
'kivo
The proboscis monkey, the
I ^fk or kahau {Scmnupithe-
cus lurratns), found in Au-
nam ; the name is given be-
cause its cry seeras to say ^ f9i
Yes, really, — when it bears its
fellows comini;; the Chinese say
the tail is bifurcated, and used to
stop up the projecting nostrils when
it rains; the bair is soft and long,
and used for ornament: the Miau-
tsz' are contemptuously called | ^
by the Chinese, especially those
tribes living within Ta-ting fu in
Kweicheu.
^lIlW '^'^^ solitary wasp or Sphex,
3j/'j^ including the genus Pe/tyja'us
''kwo or dirt^daubers.
] ^ the wasp or dauber
which imprisons caterpillars in its
cell to feed its young.
the caterpillar has young the
sjihex carries them off, — and
as the Chinese believe, turns
them into wasps.
To bandage the foot.
I ^ to bind up the feet of
girls.
From garment and real-y this
and di ^^ inside must be care-
fully distinguished.
To wrap, to wind around ;
to bundle up, to envelop ; a bun-
dle; fettered ; the receptacle of a
blossom, the place where the fruit
sets, as a paccit.
1 ^ 6^ p| ^ '"^ <^le<=oy pigeon,
a stool-pigeon.
Q I to wrap up, as a parcel.
1 fli *^ stomacher, a wrapper ; a
band for the belly.
^ I to wrap up, as a corpse for
burial.
1 ± 65 ^ i^ '™ engagement
made personally without a go-
between.
1 Wk ^ bundle up [their rations]
of ji-rked meat and rice.
1 W X. ^ rolled it up and then
strapped it tight.
'kwo
t"E
To cleanse I'ice ; rice diet ;
rice cakes boiled in oil, or
'kwo steamed, and then laid upon
each other.
;^ ^ ] rice cakes in layers.
'^^ ] steamed cakes with sugar.
Eead 'kwa The best of grain,
which has been hulled.
Cakes made of wheat flour;
confectionary, biscuit.s.
^ ] jj a tea-house, an
ealing-shop ; a restaurant.
^jJi I an olio of cakes and
fruits
^ I presents of cakes, &c., sent
after betrothal.
) "> From to go and a wry mouth ; '
also read ^kwo ; the second
form is common in cheap
books.
To pass by, to go beyond
or up to ; to exceed, to over-
pass ; to spend, as time ; to
transgress, to violate propriety; an
imprudence, an error, a fault, a
transgression; a sin of ignorance;
beyond, further; a sign of the past
time or the pluperfect tense; an
adverb of comparison, than, more,
too, the rather ; excessive ; to ap-
proach ; to send to.
j -^ passed, gone ; to go by or
over to ; the past Budha is so
named.
7 1 H fu o"'y '•'"■se of them.
] /fj ^ impassable ; you can't
go that way ; I can't manage
it; I don't see how it is to be
done.
•^^ ] too much.
'kwo
1
excessive, overmuch.
^ ] a great blunder.
•S 'i 1 ^"^ ^^^ gone again
■^ 1 2fS I'^'e Ijeen there.
5? 1 MU '^'s is better than that.
^ ^ j I have never seen it.
%\1k-^ this mode will be
the best.
U^^ \ I'e thought he had
excelled him.
^ I passed by ; done ; over.
1 H *''^ P-^ss the day.
] ^ or ] -jil; deceased, dead.
1 i6' '^^ "i ■'- "''^^ quite mistaken.
^^ 1 <tJ Efc reform when you see
your errors.
1^ I I have tried it.
1 m passed the time ; too late.
1 1^ '" change the lading into
another boat.
1 ^ 2jS I can't stomach [that
dish] ; this place disagrees with
me.
] j^ the season is past, as fruit;
dead.
I fg — ^ give me a little
credit.
1 ^ to pass the night.
^^ ] hard to get by or over.
1 1^ to remove the bad taste of
a medicine.
1 ^ ^ 0.S intolerable; I can't
suffer it.
1 ^ '"* peccadillo, an offense.
1 3(1 a crime, a misdemeanor.
4?; ^ I ^ do not punish exces-
sively.
^ ] faulty, delinquent.
1 ?t to gloss over, to make a
\'ain show.
1 15^ 12 ^ be kept much too
close or private.
1 BH 't giJes over the head ; very
much ; at Canton, used for a
common superlative; as ;/^ | BB
it is much too large.
:^<. 1 "'■ 'I' 1 "ru tbe 28th and
G2d diagrams.
"^y ^JIJ ] she would not come
near us.
M 1 Ui W "'"^'' tlie rain is over
the hills look green.
In Cantonese. A particle like
then ; in that case.
r^l 1 IB tben ask him ; alsc, I
have asked him.
Ill Fuhchau. To do o\er, to
repeat a process; the turn or crisis
in a disease.
] ^ to heat over in the pan.
KWOH.
KWOH.
KAVOH.
491
Old sounds, kvrok, and kwak. In Canton^ kwok, kwik, kwak, and f uk ; — iyi Sifatoiu^ kwak, kiic, and kuk ; —
in Amoyj kok, k'6k, heU, and kehj — in Fiihchau, k'iok, and kwdk ; — in Shanghai,
kwok, hwok, and kok; — -in Cltifu, Uwoa-
From to encircle and a hordev;
the contnicted form is met
with iu chuap books.
n
cnsdoms
A state, .a country, a king-
dom, an empire; a region; a
nation, a people; a dynasty;
national, governmental; the
rulers or government; to maintain
tlie dignity or independence of a
state.
Tlieir number varied at different periods of tbe Cheu
dynasty, and as many as fifty-five are enumerated as
existing altogether : but there are only twenty named
during the period embraced in the Ch^vn Tsiu, extending
from IJ. c. 722 to 481, and this number diminished after
this date, till .ill were conquered by Tsin Chi Hwangti
before n. c. 222.
1. Lu j^ the most famous of all, occupied the .south of
Shantung ; the capital lay near the present Kiiih-feu
hien |}fl ^i !|^ east of the Grand Ganal.
2. Tsai J*^' in the southeast of Honan; its capital was at
SIn-tsai hien ^fjj ^ ||^ southeast from Jii-ning fu.
3. Tsao W in the southwest of Shantung on the Yellow
Iviver ; lis capital was Ting-teu hien /£ |^ j|§ in
Tsao-cluni fn.
] all nations ; the
of the world.
] -^ the empress-dowager.
1 ^ *-'"^ reigning family, the
sovereign ; the state ; our coun-
try, our ruler.
1 I"'' 1 i ^ ruler, a sovereign;
a dependent prince.
^\> 1 and ^t'b 1 A foreign lands
and foreigners.
4. \\i\
the north of Honan on the Yellow Elver;
its capital was Ki hien pt f J, just north of Wiii-hwui
fu.
5. Tiing ^ a very small stale not much larger then its
old capiial, the present Tiuig hien ^ i^ in Yen-cheu
fu, in Sliantung.
G. Tsin -^ a powerful slate in the south of Shansi ; its
capital was Yili-ch'ing hien R :^ |^ in Ping-yang fu
on llie liiver Fiin.
7. Cin"ng pj^ an important state near the mouth of the
liiver Wei in the southeast of Shensi ; its capital was
Hwa cheu ^ ')'[\ scuith of Tung-cheu fu.
8. W'.i iJI; a large kingdom iu the soutli of Kiangsii; the
capitals were Wu-sib hien M ^ I|^^^ and the present
Su-eheu fu.
9. Tsi 5^ a large and important state in the north of
Shantung ; its caiiital was Lin-tsz' Lien [Sfl Jpj ^
north of Tsing-ehou fu.
10. Tsin ^ the largest, and final conqileror of tbe others,
l.iy in tlie south of Kansuh ; its capital was Tsing-
eliui hien ^ '7J1C £?, north of tbe Kiver Wei in Tsin
Cheu.
1 "F ^ '^'^ academy at Peking
for e<Iucating youth for office.
'^ ] the kingdom of heaven; —
a foreign term.
;f:g ] a minister of state.
I ^ the national treasury.
?'J 1^1 '^^16 contending states
in feudal times ; the separate
feudal states from b. c. 4G0 to
220.
11. Yen 3pB a wide state in the north of Cbihli; its capi-
tal was Ta-bing hien ^<^ M %](■ now a part of Peking.
12. Tsu ^ a powerful state on both banks of the Yang-
tsz' Kiver ; its capital was Kiang-ling hien fji f^ ^
now the prefect city of K'ing-cheu fu in Hupeh.
13. Smig 5^ was in the east of Honan, south of the
Yellow Eiver; its captial was Shang-kiu hien "^ 5|iM
now the prefect city of Kwei-teh fn.
14. Ki ^^ a very small state southwest of the preceding;
its capital was Ki hien Tfg JH in K^ai-fnng fu.
15. Cliin ^ a small state south of the two last; its
capital was Cbin-cheu fn ^ >}[\ }^ in the east of
Honan.
16. Sieh ^ was the smallest of the twenty states ; its
capital was Sieh clung |* ^ near the town of Tung
hien in Shantung on the Grand Canal.
17. Cbu ;^Ii a small state north of the last, occupying
most of Tsao hien g[) |g south of Yen-cheu fu in
Shantung.
18. Kii ^" a small state along the seacoast in the present
Kii cheu ^' >I'1'[ in tbe southeast of Shantung.
19. Siao Cbu jJ-» ^|5 a small short-lived state in Shan-
tung ; its capital is supposed to have been within tbe
limits of Yeu-cheu fn, south of tbe prefect city.
20. Hit l-'p a small state in Honan, Bui>posed to have
comprised the present Hii cheu p^ ;I'|'| south of K'ai-
fung fu.
Beside these, may be mentioned five others among tbe
most poiverfid subsequent States.
Han '^\f. which occupied the south of Shensi and western
part of Honan.
Liang ^ whoso capital was at Nanking.
Yueh ^ in Chebkiang, south of Wu (No 8.), and reach-
ing to the sea.
Cbiao ^' in the north of Shansi ana west of Cbihli ;
tbe capital was Chao-ch'ing bieu on the River Fan.
492
KWOH.
KWOH.
KWOH.
^ 1 tbe three State wbich divid-
ed China from a. u. 222 to 265.
The leading one was Shiili !^,
which Lad its capital at Ch'ing-
tii, and comprised all the region
west of K'ing-cheu f n ; — the
next was Wei |!|, whose king
Ts'ao Pi W dS '"''-''^^ '"''■ ^°^-
yang, and swayed most of the
region )iorth of the Yangt^z'
River ; — the third was Wu ^,
whose king Snn KQeii Jf^, ;j||
was invested by the preceding
at Nanking, and ruled all the
eastern provinces.
/^ ] my country ; this kingdom.
1 ^ the realm, tbe state.
pQ ] ti) found a state.
M -T' lEM 1 A the princely
man recti ties the people.
]^ ) fatherland, the old country;
said by emigrants.
] ^ national afltairs.
lij I and ± ] a hilly and a
level region ; — geographical
terms.
i^ }^ M ] Imw can the majesty
of the state be upheld ?
:^C ^ 1 ti tlie credit of the
kingdom will sutler greatly.
Troublesome loquacity.
!^ 1 ] her tongue goes
clack I clack !
A hempen cap or kerchief
worn by womeninmournin"-;
a woman's headdress wliieh
conceals the hair; females.
rtl 1 J^ JS t^u disgrace of ker-
chiefs and caps; — i.e. a pol-
troon.
] ^ insurgents who wore red
turbans.
The popliteal space under
the knee; the calf of the leg,
Jill^ ] the calf of tbe leg^
A small frog, of a green
color, having long thighs, tbe
^kwo S^ ] ; it is applied also -to
a brown toad found among
rocks ; in tlie North, this name is
applied to the mole cricket.
] ] in Chihli a large kind of
cicada called scissor-grinder from
its sound, having short greenish-
black wings, and a short flight.
St^ From E< B. cif'j and IBI to snr.
"dFI^J «-ou)icZ repeated and contracted.
ktco A. place where people intend
to dwell ; the second wall
inclosing the gate of a large city
to defend it, and make an enciente
that is often protected by a temple
to Kwanti ; it is called ^ ^j^ and
^ [MJ, whether within or without
the main line of wall.
] ^[» wastes outside the city.
jj^ ] the defenses of the city.
^ I the rim of a cash, the raised
edge of a coin ; a felly.
f^ llj i% 1 l«t the hill serve as
tbe citv wall.
^i
Tbe outer coffin, the casket
or case which incloses the
coffin ; to estimate, to
measure.
^ ] a stone sarcophagus.
1 jk^ ^^ the casket in-
closes tbe coffin.
Jcivo
The second form is nnusaal.
To slap the mouth or face
to strike with tbe list ; t
box.
] ' — ?G "^ ''''T' ^ ''"''I''-
1 ^ i^^ }""!> "t-ed to be j
awakened wiih a box.
lll'pj' A celebrated hill in the
)l|-^5 north of Shansi, near the
kwo' Great Wall, from which
Kwob bien | ,^jf,, a district
west of Wu-tai hien on tbe River
Hu-to, derives its name.
To hroiukn a hoii; to pull it
to the full stretch ; quick,
agile.
1 JH cavalry bowmen in
the T'ang dynast)', famed like
Parthian archers for shooting
as tliev fled.
co\ild I'ide the dust and pull the
wind, then I should be as
quick as the lightning's flash.
■rfffe The rim of tbe ea;', the outer
TAIC' P''"'t ot' the lobe.
kivo'
From two eijes of a hird in the
hand ; q. d. a frightened bird
. struggling to escape from the
^C/iio/l hand ; also read isioh.
To look right and left in
alarm ; to glance the eyes about
in trepidation.
] ] to look scared and seek
escape.
1 Sir to run and look here and
there, as in a fright.
1 ^ ^ ^ ^ 4 "l^-'^t a smart
robust old m:»i you are. Sir!
] 1^ to look hastily at
-t@H To seize with the claws, as a
jisS^j cat or an eagle does its prey.
kwo' I 5^ to seize by force.
^ ] ^ the falcon seizes
tbe bare.
A large hoe or pick used by
;) farmers ; a .sort of bill-book
^chio/t or partisan used by soldiers
to clear away abattis or
thickets; to cut down.
■^ ] 1^ shouldered bis pick and
s[iade.
^Jt A short quick step, deemed
) to be a respectful gait in
^c/iioh the presence of su[)eriois ; to
leap ; to bend as if ready to
kneel.
1 ^ to walk with a long and
quick stride.
] Jj(; to leap, jump across.
JS. 1 in •& [Confucius'] limbs
seemed to bend, — as be re-
ceived guests.
^ j^ ifeg I when the mallard
bathes, tbe prawns jump out of
the way.
M '^ \ {^ lift the dress so that
you can step quicker.
KWOH.
KW'OH.
KWOH.
493
From a tiger and to pi)ich a
finger-fuII.
/i«,'6i' '^-'^^ marks made by a tiger
when Seizing liis prey; iiarue
of an ancient feudal state, after-
wards combined with Shen |^{,
and now Yung-yang hien ^ p^ jl^
in the center of Honan, south of
the Yellow Eiver.
IP
111
Lico''
To cut off the heads of the
slain and of stubborn pri-
soners taken in battle; and
then to take their left ears
as evidence of victory.
Wi ] -^ ^ ''^' '=»t "ff llie
heads of many rebels.
; ^"Ij ] he then brought iu and
oliered him the ears.
flic 1 ^ ^ tli'^ir left ears were
leisurely cut oft".
Jtl^ 1 "S" t^" cut oft' the ears of
the living as proof — of capture.
From mouth and stirname ; as a
primitive it is often contracted
/.,,.„ to shelii a the tongue.
To stop up the mouth.
Old soundx, Icw'at and kw'ak. In Cantnn, Uwok, fok, and ftit; — in Swato
k'uk, kiik, and koug; — in Fiihchan, kw'ak and kwoli ; — in Siian<jhai,
kwat, kw'a, and kw'ak; — in Amay,
kw'eh ; — i'li CliijH, kw'oa.
Lw'oh'
From dnor and living ; the
second form is a common but
unauthorized alteration.
Broad, open, wide, ample;
sundered, distant; long par'i-
ed ; liberal, la\ ish ; able to
afford rich things ; to widen,
to enlarge; diligent; a separation;
perxerso.
1 ;/c capacious, am[ile ; liberal.
jH? 1 long separated, as friends ;
1 j^ far apart, as places; open,
as interstices.
•^ ] to enlarge, to make wide ;
indulgent ; spacious.
jj ] anyhow; vague, wide of the
mark.
|u] 1 while long separated, as
friends.
5Edfe^ 1 ^^ ^)C m I'ving i
or dying, however sejjarated, to j
our wives we pledged o\ir word.
5R A tR 1 '^''•''' '"'^" '^ '■'^l'' '""
elegantly dressed.
in general.
H^ ^ ] a generous minded, noble
person.
^^ 1 the breadth of a thing ; ]
] ^|j wide sheetings; a shop term.
^ ] reckless, disobedient.
P^ Wi
de and empty; open, as a
ion ; to enlarge ; to make
kw^oli' more spacious ; great, as a
state; vacant; to augment ;
to pare with a sword.
jj^ ] to enlarge; to develop.
] ^ :/c 5V '"1 open field and no
favoritism.
1 ^ 133 j§ he stood, as it were,
une(pialcd.
'If jt J^; ) he disliked all those
great — states.
jii )% '\^ 1 I'is desires are un-
bounded.
mi
Skin from which the hair
has been taken ; soft, well
curried leatlier ; bound with'
leather ; chamois-leather ;
^ I red leather, once used
in covering carriages.
jfE; 1^ ;> 1 '■l'« l^i'les of tigers
and leopards.
Occurs wrongly used for the
uoxt.
A ravine or gorge, ^ 1
referring to the indistinct-
ness of things iu it.
Icw^ori'
•sfS* From rain and a n-uU ; the laefc
Srf is sometimes wrongly written
M J for this.
The clouds breaking away
and the rain ceasitjg; the
snow meliuig.
M -It S 1 '^''^^ f'"^'" li'is stopped
and the clouds dispersed.
energy (lieason) began in chaos,
and chaos begot the visible
universe.
irfg From ?in)it! and hmad ; in such
raff combinations as this, the radical
"T^' seeuis to have been added as a
kw oh means of distinguishing the verb
To Stretch a thing till it
becomes largo ; to expand, as the
mind.
I W ^ ;^ if raised higher, he
will fill the post; — extend
your views to higher aims ;
develop and complete it, as a
plan.
^ 1 4t H "PP'y tbis principle
further.
To cut oft"; to trim, as a
) sapling of its branches; to
AwVi' make a post; to unfold, to
lay open.
491
KWUN.
KWUN.
KWUN.
m]
iiv^iin
Old sound, kun. In Canton, kwSin
in Fuhclum, k'lmg, kung,
From diiy n.m\ J^Q to com-
pare ; q. d. all clays are alike j
used with tlie next.
Alike, coruparablu ; of the
same time or race; togetber,
subsequent, afterwards ; futurity ;
brolbers, (Icscendants ; many, a
multitude; fine, superior.
] ^ or ] Ir^ bnjtbers.
f^ ] descendants.
S 1 ^(»>- 1 W,ovW 1 HI)
bow many brolbers bave you I
From inxect and many; the
second form is not usual.
' Insects generally, but tbe
term 1 ^ or |^ ^ in-
cludes also crabs, lizards,
newts, and otlier small ani-
mals, as well as insects
properly so called.
A peak beyond comparison ;
a bigb mountain, tbe ] -{^[Ij
{wUni in Tibet, .said to contain tbe
sources of tbe Yellow lii^er ;
it is now usually .ipplied to tbe
almost unknown rar.ge of tbe Koul-
kun Mts., lying about lat. 35 dcg.
N. between tbe Desert of Gobi
and Tibet; it is, like Caucasus
among tbe Ar.nbs, tbe fairy land
of CLinese writers, one of wbom
says its peaks are so bigb tbat
wben sunligbt is on one side mooii-
ligbt is on tbe otber.
3S m 1 f^ gems are found in tbe
Kw'un-kang peak.
MiU ] \h )r3E !t is like a
gem from tbe Kw^'un-lun ; as a
fine essay.
I ^ '}\] Pulo Condore I. in tbe
Cbina Sea, in imitation of tbe
Anamitic name Conon or Kob-
noong.
JtQ ^ stone resembling a pearl,
iwj pcrliaps tbe cat's eye or mo-
^Iw^un iber-o'-pearl.
^ 1 a fine stone.
and kw'an ; — in Swatoiv, k'nn and kiin ; -
and koug ; — in Shanghai, kw'iing and kw:
feP Tbe young of fislies just
<Niu liatcbed ; a sea-monster, like
^Lw'un a kraken or sea-serpent.
.^. ^ 1 iiffi ^^l^e" fisbing
don t take tlie mil mows.
1 fli ^' M tlie leviatban was
cbauged into tbe rokb.
5£ ] little minnows ; small fry.
^^ A kind of gallinaceous bird,
cHi)^ l'"'g'''' tban tbe cock, wbose
''kiv'tm cry is plautive ; it is perbaps
tbe beatb-cock, or a bird
like tbe capercailzie, jangle
fowl, or a kindred s|3ecies.
_ A ]<ind of red steel, called
tu 1 in '''oui a mountain wbere
^':iv^ti n tbe ore was found ; tbe swords
made of it could cleave crems;
a ring on a wbeel.
•i*^S From clothes and army.
c I -^ Diawers or loose trowsers.
^kwiin j ^* brcecbes, wbicb do
not o[>en bebind.
^ ^ ] \\aist breecbes, sucb as
laborers wear.
] ]p[ sliirt and trowsers in one.
C I The 2d radical ; it is used only
I in combination.
"^Icivhm ^ line wbicb joins tilings per-
pendicularly, diverging I'rom
tbe middle up and down.
^"£5^ From fish and hand.
>»»/|> ^ great fisb; tbe name of
''Livun Yii's father, in ancient times.
■J^ I ^ wbat, tbat man
Kwun !
To beap cartb around tbe
roots of plants wben set out;
'^L-wun to mulub plants ; to blancb
by eartbing tbe stalks.
Loe tbem all.
From ^ garment and
pi'hlir, often altered as in the
S
- in Amoy, k'iln, hun, and kun ; -
Sng ; — in Chifn, kwSn.
, > second form.
C^ Eobes used by tbe emiieror
tr^ wben bonoring bis ancestors,
kwuti - , , . , ° . ,
and by bigti pruiees ; they
were embroidered wilb dragons
and in ditferent styles; royal;
court robes ; coiled, convoluted, as
a serpent.
] ^ a robe and crown ; a royal
suit.
1 Sl ^ '""" imperial robe.
] jPj /^ ^ defects in tbe royal
duties.
1 ^ iS ^ embroidered robes
and roy.il apparel.
^ a black border or edging
on a dress.
1
^kictt
Water flowing in a rapid
bubbling manner; boiling;
welling up; to boil anything
till it bubbles; to stir np; to
roll about or over.
1 7jC boiling water.
fjj" ^. 1 1 "ly capital must be
ciieulating ; — a shopkeeper's
phrase.
1 2K ^'^ eorac rolling along.
1 j^ to muddy the water, as by
rolling in it.
1 1 ^ Sic 'i'^e tbe surging floods
rolling eastwards, — so go our
days.
1 ^ to disarrange ; to throw
topsy-turvy.
ff ^^ ] to roll over, to turn a
somerset, as when fencing, or
as a mule rolls in the dust.
] fg or ] H. fi 1)0 off! begone,
tbe whole of you !
] /tC to whirl the club, to resort
to force.
^ ^ I 1 the pearly tears
coursed down.
1 ftft jfiC *C» '".^ ^''''"■' 'S i"^^ ^
hot whirl, of troubles.
KWUN.
KW'UN.
KWUN.
495
T^f-t An enibroideretl or woven
/j'ltli S'IsIj ; to sew ; to stitch ; a
'/cwun coi'd ; a iib!)()n.
1 "iff ''■ l"'^'tty flowered sash,
MK-li as a child wears.
ft r^f 1 Ip boii.id fast to the
bamboo t'raine, as a bow.
firt To roll, as a cylinder ; tlie
.^J;jj' rapid turning of the spokes
kwuii' of a wheel; a rolling, rota-
tory motion.
I $$.-i jS 'I'li'^l^ '"IS the turning !
of the spokes.
I -^ a lenion-shapeil stone roller
dragged after a di'ill to roll in
the seed.
gL 1 ill rolling, unsteady, as a
vessel ; reeling, vibratory.
] ffl) a rotatory motion.
m
kwuii.' thoujfhts
m
Confused, disturbed.
1 fL »i!l» ^ yo'^ disturb my
you put me out.
From rvood and alike aa the
phonetic.
A fencing-stick, a quarter-
staff, a club ; to bind n[)
reeds or sticks, as when making a
hin'dle or wattled fence ; a sharper,
a kn;ive.
^ yk ] h'^ practices makes a
tiling natural.
^ I a fencer's wand, a balanc-
ing pole, a single stick.
5t 1 '"' 1 ii ■■'■ bare-stick, a
blackleg, a rascal.
^ ] 52. a bachelor; a man who
lives alone, a single resident.
U^ ] a pettifogger, a shyster.
I ^ a pestilent fellovir, a villain.
1 Sill ^ dangerous fellow.
] 1^ to wheedle out of.
] ;^ a shillelah, a club.
^T -fE 1 '■'^ fence, to play broad-
sword e.xercise.
Jjj), ] rowdies of the place, roughs.
^ B3 ] a kbid of flail used in
fighting.
31 if£ 1 '''' '^a'l'^ed stick used to
smash the clay ox.
5 To muddy one; to spatter.
1 j^ ^ )3R to dirty or
hvmti' spatter the dress.
—■0-^ To take in one, to run a rig
FiJ^ on ; to sport, to play a trick
Lwun o\\ one.
Old soiKliI, k'un. Ill Canton, kw'an; — in Swatoto, k'un ; — in Amoy, k uu ; — in Fuhchaii, k'^jngi k'ung and
k'aung; — in Shanriliai, kw'iing ; — ■ in Chifn, kw'un.
From Por//i and to atretch. ont;
tile second form is pedantic,
, and used chiefly for names.
What is inferior and should
be obedient ; said especially
of tlie earth to heaven, and
applied to the moon, to a
wife, and to statesmen, who
owe .1 correlative obedience ; the
second or eighth diagram, denoting
this kind of compliatit accord ;
favorable, compliant; on the com-
pass card, southwest.
^ i^ ^ I what remarkable
talents have you 1
wilh the <liiration of the world.
] }!^ dames, l.-idics; a lady.
1 jS "''■ girl's horoscope.
cyxu
kw'un
To shave the head, a punish-
ment anciently substituted in
the palice for castration ; a
pollarded or leafless tree; a
man's name.
k'un
From P an inclosure with walks
and walls within it, which the
lower part rudely depicts ; it
rcsemhes /m' gg a pot.
Paths and corridors between
and among the palace buMdings
and grounds, which intersected
each other.
\j^ ] a virtuous damsel.
^- ^ ^ 1 mj-n^^i<m
Jjij^ )fjt through all the paths
of his palace, the prince shall
always move ; while dignity
and posterity shall for ever be
granted to him.
P^ ] a path leading to the door.
From licart and coiyiiiaJ as tlie
phonetic.
] ij^g earnest and sincere, as in
a purpose.
HI if' tt 1 ^ ^^O'^t respectfully
express my views.
^ ^ B§i 1 I cannot sufficiently
thank your kindness; — episto-
lary phrases.
] ^ unaffected, single, guileless.
f JlTj To bind, as
4*^ of .sticks;
^kw^iin wilh.
as a sheaf or bundle
full, well provided
w^iin wilh.
] ^ W l§ tl'ey returned
home Well laden — with sheaves;
met. successful in business.
m
icw^un
M
To plait finely, to bind
evenly, as a whip handle is
Single-minded, sincere ; real i 'kiv^un corded ; to work at and make
feelings, genuine sentiments ;
unadorned, clear, as a style.
1 1.fticm-#JL:i,\&-^ in every-
thing I sincerely undertake, am
I not wholly loyal ?
fine by beating; to pound
firm, to join securely, — in which
it is like the next.
] Jj^j; to make fine and thorougli.
1 J^ to bind shoes.
496
KW'UN.
KW'UN.
LA.
'Alrt ^rotn silk and confined; used
•AIM livitli the precediug.
'/ti«'«« '^" ''^^"^^' *•" '^'^^^^ "P ' ''° ''"
on ; to plait, to braid ; a
border or trimming on the edge of
a garment ; to hem ; to put on a
band ; a coil, a roll ; a binidle,
as of straw, rattan, faggots, &o.
I ^^ to bind the collar of a gar-
ment.
1 i^ to cord, to tie tightly.
j f^ — ^ tie them all np to-
gether ; also ] — ■ ] often
Las the same sense.
1 W ''J ^''"-^ "''■1' I'fttans, as a
box.
— 1 M ^ coil of rope, a ball
of twine.
^ ] to put on a baud or edging,
as a trimming.
1 ■iS J^ to bind or strap on one.
C^l^ I'l-om clithes and inclosed; like
the last.
'kw^un -^ border or band on the
edge of a dress; to finish up
quickly.
c Irrt The movable
4*|i| way, which
The movable sill of a gate-
can be taken
'■kiu'un up when a carriage passes ;
arranged in order.
] ] to a[iproach the end of a
thing.
] 5f« ;^ :^ affairs outside of
the camp ; frontier duties.
From gaie aud confined ; used
'(tio'ii» ^ threshold ; the door-posts;
a gateway or a small door
inserted in a large g.ate ; ihe door
leading to the bareem ; females,
feminine; inner apartments.
I 02 [she was a] pattern of
female decorum.
^ M S 1 ^l""'t gossip about
women's affairs.
] ^ anil ] ^[> place for females
and males ; within and without
the palace, the court, or the
country, (fee.
3^ j the gate of heaven.
• ' oi roc
kw'un All- i i
Au old ruinous tenement ;
confined, cribbed; exhausted,
disheartened, weary, jaded; needy,
insufficient, wanting, beggared ;
<liseased ; to weary; to distress; to
<^ripple, to render subject to ; to
impoverish ; victimized by, enslav-
ed to, oppressed with, distressed
about ; sorry for, afflicted ; -to [lut
forth toil; flustered with drink;
the 47th diagraia, meaning dried
up as a pool, or unable to attain.
/P >^ "i® 1 'lon't let drink get
the better of you.
'fT $ 1 S 'ic'ther baggage nor
funds, as a traveler.
jJl^ ] extremely ill, laid up.
Froui au in closure and a tree;
a plant fading for want
•oom.
1 HD !^ ^ t° study it earnestly.
1 tt to restrain, to disable; hem-
med in, hampered, surrounded.
] ^ imperiled ; in extremity.
1 IS 59 nil pe'it-"P beasts will
fight, — so will people living
too elossely.
1 ^»6 if ^ M. M/^i^
when men are chafed in mind
and thwarted in their ways,
then they will surely act.
I 'i^ poor, without resources ;
helpless, as an environed force.
1 i^ beggared ; at extremity.
^ ] to hem in, as a band of
rebels in a city.
^ 1 inclosed, surronnded, shut in.
^M^ 1 ^ M ^ "'""^e and
women have entangled many
brave heroes.
/P ^5 1 ^ do not neglect the
poor and oppressed.
^ M ] ^^0 Duke I do not put
me into this dilemma.
1 5^ M '"^ heart cast down with
grief
] ^ wearied out, exhausted.
An unautlloi-ized character
formed from the last ; 5. d.
wearied eyes.
In Pekingese. To nod, as a
watchman on his post; to
take a nap, to sleep.
*£ 1 ^ "y he is half asleep.
j — . -g- take a short nap.
m
Kir an
Old sound, la.
' -^^ From plant and a heap of stones.
/^^ Uneven, rocky, — alluding to
'/rt the way stones are piled up.
In Canton, la; — in Swatou; lui; — in Amoy, lui
nieh ; — in Chifu, la.
1 ^ heedless; careless about
appearances.
1 it *^''iy "ot "'ell worked ; dirty.
in Fuhchau, Iwi ; — in Shanghai,
] ^ ^ ^ the roughened waves
scatter the pond-weed, — as it
is drifted on the rocks.
LAH.
LAH.
LAH.
497
Old sounds, lap aiid lat. In Canton, 1;
lak
From hand and to stavd ; q. d.
one stops wUeu tugging at a
thing; tlie books roail this cha-
racter as laity but it is oftener
pronounced in the Hrst tone.
To pull, to drag along or up to
one; to beiitl, as a bow ; to lug,
to break ; to lead ; to seize \\\lh
tbe talons or fingers ; to force; to
borrow, to buy on credit ; to got
out iu any way, wUere effort is
impliwl, as coal from a luine ; to
appropriate, to embezzle ; the sound
of tlie wind.
detain.
^^ ] ^ to take one's Land iu
walking.
] ^ to saw, as a log wilb a
double-banded saw.
] 1^ to baul or track a boat.
'^ itt '•'^ S^' goo'is °" credit,
no one will trust me.
Z{i -^ tlie account is now
even ; tbe matter is settled,
to break tbe ribs.
1
1 tK completely defeated.
1 /f^ Hi I can't pull it out.
by a baiter.
^ ] to belp bim.
1 tit '■'^ 1'"" ' '" ^"^ 1'^^'' •'^'j°"'- 5
to work into eacb otber's bands.
] ■^ij linally, after all is done ;
no more need be said; to quasb,
to busb up ; tbal's tbe end of
tbe matter.
I j^ to get out coal, to work a
coal mine.
In Shattghai. A sign of the
past tense; a preposition, at, in,
to; used alone or witb i'ijj( as a
dissyllable.
^Ji 1 _L f^ ^'^ 's "*'' '■> Sbangbai.
:\p, lat, am! lai; — in Swatoio, la ; — in Amoy, liap, la, and lat; — \n l-'nhchau,
and la ; — in Shanghai, leh; — in Chifu, lab.
1 ^ 1
1
^j ':^Jj 1 not in ; tliey are not at
borne.
to biiu.
I jS *f' -it MI I present you
I witb ^ifts.
I p§ ] ^ I've said it.
33)L Dissatisfied.
H/V> ] Hi nnsatisfied, as wjien
la/i' one lias not eaten enougli ;
to eat greedily.
The cracking sound of tilings
breaking is ] {^; applied
also to a stony appearance, as
a field covered witb boulders.
'(t ~1 l'"rom/(".v?i and a trisfje or the
I DolicJios; the second character
^ is also read Jiohy and the con-
l^ I tvacted form is properly si7i,
fi^^i ^ 'i'" sacrifice to tbe gods three
jj_ii» days after tbe winter solstice;
n d to drv flesh in tbe nortb
/J H >J . 1 ' T ■ ,
l^^i wind ; driea meats.
] 5^ cured meats.
1 $t I^ ^'^ .i^'k meat.
] ^ a name for tbe twelfth moon.
I Ip,^ dried ducks, common at
Canton.
Taoist sacrifices, made on tbe
newyear and tbe fifth day of
the fifth moon.
^ I m Cambodia or Tsiampa.
fii T From insect and U-istle; the
contracted, form, also read
I'lia', is in general u.se, and
sometimes incorrectly used for
tho last.
Wax, especially of bees j
wa.\y, glazed, varnished; a
candle.
1 ^ pills coated witb wax.
1 IS gl'izi^'1 "r marbled paper.
1^ ] insect wax, deposited by
tbe Coccus pe-la on tbe ] ^
Frcimms c/aTiensis.
M
lit
la'
1 ^ yellow or greasy quartz.
1 3^ •? '"* P'*''' '^^ snuft'ers.
Il!i 1 or ili 1 !^ light the candle.
I& 1 't^ "? ashen sticks used
for spears.
1 ^ fine waxed paper used for
scrolls.
^ ] or ^ ] beeswax.
1 ^ tapers curled in a flat coil.
^ I fossil copal, or a mineral
resembling it.
^ ftfl 1 swealiiig or guttering of
a candle.
1 l^J^ n^ llie hawfinch or Cosco-
i/i/'unufcs iiielanurii of Canton.
] 155-} a large, gray, blackbeaded
waxbill from Kiangsu.
1 Iff fe J''Pa" allspice or tho
C/iimonaiit/ies frai/ratis.
> f^ To exceed, to pass by; to go
Jwj J ahead.
'"' 1 ^ mixed up, unassorted ;
confused ; sweepings, rubbish.
filthy ; neglected, dirty ; walk-
ing along.
i^ '\ From hand and hristle; the
unauthorized contraction is
used at Canton.
To bold and manage ; to
luui[), to take together; to
''' draw up, as bair off tbe
face ; to talce up a number
of things in the arms ; to i)ull at,
as a thread.
I j|ll |>g brush aside your curls.
1 I noise of branches breaking
in tbe wind.
I ^ mixed ; odds and ends.
1 S 'M ^^^ ^'•'"^ °^ Pootung at
Shanghai.
Eoad lifh^ To smooth, to
Straighten out, to arrange orderly.
] ^ to stroke the beard.
] ,^ to smooth a cap fringe.
498
LAH.
la'
Mean apparel; tbat which
is put on awry, or does not
ffit.
1 ^ poor, dilapidated
garments.
R
tThi ; the old name j^ ] , is
, applied to white copper and
la^ pewter.
Chapped skin, very common :
f, in northern China.
are badly chapped. j
]^ll To nilj to powder; to grind,
-3^j as paints.
■if il From 7J ^'"'f'! and ^ to hind;
BB IJ it is often written wrongly like
/(j> ts'z $1] a thorn.
Inhuman, harsh ; perverse,
intractable, wicked; to cut in two;
to mangle, to back.
] ^ to mangle a corpse.
3e 1 cross-grained, intractable.
] -^ cut it ofif. j
j J^ unkind, wicked.
] j^ cut it in twain.
^ ] to stretch, as a bow ; the
twang of a bowstring. !
In Canlonese. A row of things; j
a lot of articles.
It 1^ ~ 1 1 l'^'"'"'' '^^^" "*
open rows.
^ "^ ] a dovetail in carpentry.
LAH.
To talk fast ; a final particle
3 indicating certainty, or hav- I
la ''la ing finished ; the jwrmission
of an act.
p^ ] r-ip'd utterance.
M. 1 S*^*- 'i"'''^y 1 Begone I
1 ] ;p J7^ chattering, loquacious.
] Py^ a long pipe or trumpet.
^ %' P^ 1 PA [i'i=<^] ^ "Ty inoitli
[trying] to blow a trumpet; —
a barefaced demand or scheme.
you've jii^t fonnd out that a
trumpet is made of brass, eh"?
— i. e. you now know that I
was in earnest.
I P^ a lama, the yellow priests.
T|-t.| Tlie eye distorted from any
H/PUj cause; a east in the eye.
la
.la
The second is the proper, but
the first is the most common
, form.
To grab at, to clutch ; to
tiuii over or pull about ; to
slip or shove; to carry off
in the luoutli ; to tear or
to rob or scrape with the
spoil ;
band.
1 -^j ^^ P"^' ^^' "^ ^ finger-ring.
] .^ a wine bottle. {Pekingese.)
&i \ to move a thing by pulling
or turning it ; to sift over, as
dirt for nails, &c.
LAI.
From Vittei- and to hind.
} One of the five tastes; a
biting, pungent, acrid, or hot
taste, as pep^Xir or turmeric ;
severe, grievous, as punishment ;
injurious ; ungrateful.
^ ] poignant, sharp.
^ ^ 1 ■?'''• desperate rascal.
^ 1 ■? '"'■ poisonous caterpillar.
f ] .^ lo come down with a
heavy hand, to [lUui.'-h severely.
*^ f^ \ the strict prohibitions.
'B 1 % # I ''"^e Ijeen through
many troubles.
^ fi'j 1 S bitterly cold.
1 !I^ "F •'' i^P*^cies of gray finch
wliieh eats Cayenne pepper.
«■*"' Severe, grievous, as pain.
J ^ ] an old term for dan-
laii' gerous dings ; wounds ; in-
juries.
1 ^ ^^'^ ' f^'uooth-headed.
when the scald-head goes by
moonlight, he gels double light;
— good luck.
In Cantonese read tsHK,^ because
the primitive is (here usually writ-
ten ]|i|]. A fullness of theetomach;
twiiigt'S of pain, rheumatic pains.
5^ ] nervous headache, neuralgia.
^ ilJ J!It ] I't^ langhed till his
sides ached.
jj^-i ] sorry for ; deeply grieved.
/ -|J » Tlie SDund of rain.
\SL:, M !E 1 1 ll»^ pattering of
laW rain.
m
From child ani finished, denot
^» ing the final.
Old sounds, lai, lat, and lak. In Cannon, loi and lai ; — in Swatow, lai and uai ; — in Amotj, lai and nai;
in Fuhchau, lai, li, and loi; — in Shanghai, le and la; — i» Chi/u, lai,
1 JK. ''1>o sm.ill or late melons.
3l ^ ^ f@ ^ 1 ^ 1'0«-
happy he is to have a son in
bis old age.
1 B. ^ not only a son but a
pair of twins, — cheered his
age.
In Cantonese. The last
child ; the son born to an old
man.
] ^ the last one of a lot.
] -J the youngest, the Benjamin.
t-k "I The ancient form is derived from
C^^lV ^ *" ^""' ^ ^''^^^' ""'^ ^
> avns of wheat in it, to intimate
that the grain comes from hea-
J ven; interchanged with the two
. ■ next ; the contracted form is
5 ' common.
To come, to reach ; to bring.
LAI.
LAI.
LAL
499
to get ; to effect, to bring about ;
to obtain, to induce ; coming, and
tbns makes a form of the future;
joined witli -^ it denotes coming
and going, liere and there, repeat-
edly ; after ^, it is a form of tlie
pluperfect ; after otlier verbs, it
often indicates their present action;
if a negative conies between, (be
inabihty of the first verb is implied,
as ^ 1 bring it here, ^ J, ] I
cannot bring it; after ^ and [|{,
it shows the commencement of the
action indicated in a previous
verb, as ^, ^ jj;g ] I cannot
recall it; used for the substantive
verb, or for euphony ; to make a
personal application ; the coming
times, posterity ; wheat, which came
down fn)m heaven.
?i4 "fr -T" 1 ^ don't know how
to do it ; I shall not come back.
SS l?< 1 J^ '1"^"''' liappiness and
dif^nily are complete.
& P ] ^ ] M ''"5 l^t'i'SO'iators
of the [deceased] noble, feast
and enjoy themselves.
^ [ij j||Tj ] you will become sick.
f^ /^ ] it is impossible.
iJ5 m M n 1 ^^>"' can it be
done '?
1 fJ: gf'fg ""'^ coining; way-
farers ; intercourse with.
1 p to-morrow ; by and by.
1 3SC the dispatch now hero, or
under reply.
] 3^ the bearer, one who brings
a thing.
] ij^ a source of.
^i ] the original condition of a
thing.
W- 1 -H Jifc M '"'t tli'-re never
was this mode, or [irinciplo.
] Q cause, reason of.
P'') 4t 1 rfj ^'c asked the reason.
'fj 1 M. ''"^'''^ '** l"'oof of the an-
tecedents ; an origin or history;
prestige, po.sition.
^ \ "j" he has arrived; lie is here.
1& il 11$ 1 "l^en will he
return ?
"~. I ] common, second rate.
^- 1 ~ I firstly, secondly ;
now because — therefore.
US ^ ffi ] lie don't express
himself, as from fear.
^ ] T^ M ^ '^""l'-^ "ever get a
sight of him.
li fiij fi 1 courtesy requires to
be reciprocated.
W ^ ] ^ ^^'^ going and com-
ing !
1 ?^. a grandson's grandson.
Eead It//, and li/i^ and used for
^j. To receive one, to meet one
coming ; to encourage.
"M A ^ ^M^Z^ 1 the
men of the east are summoned
to toil without encouragement.
^ j^ ] j^ console and encourage
him.
,^ A tree found in Kiangsi,
sometimes written like the
j/c/i last ; it i.s regarded as tbe
same as the |^, and bears a
pliim-shaped fruit called ^ fl^ ^
winter-green fruit; the timber is
used by wheelwrights; the bark is
prickly, and the leaves resemble
those of the persimmon.
^' =
A river in the southwest of
Shantung, a tributary of the
^Lii Yellow River ; also a small
branch of the Pei-ho in the
west of Chihii, which gives
its name to Lai-shui hien 1
yK iSi ''^ I cheu.
fg 2^ ,ff I our fields are all
left as a marsh or a wild.
I® 1 >^ M weeds and brush
cover the pathways.
CM
:jt»t; a thistle ; wild herbs like the
cp|^ sow-thistle or the Trihulus ;
j/ii! waste untilled land ; to clear
up jungle.
(g ] a fallow-gekl.
] IJ' to clear off underbrush.
] ^ a vegetable found in Yunnan,
like the turnip, from which the
people obtain a red dye.
] "^ a sow-thistle (Suiichus.)
1 j'I'i }B '1 prefecture in the north-
ern [lart of Shantung Promon-
tory, said to be named from the
aborigines ] ^ who anciently
lived there.
■^t -^ ''^C'''l and ancient term in
/J\. Slmntung for wheat, said to
Jtil denote the (/7-(iin that cimie
down toman; some suppose
that the grain here referred to is
rye, but that seems not now to be
enllivated in China.
A mare seven cubits high ;
a powerfnl draught horse, fit
for the farmer's use.
1 % H ^ liis three
thousand tall mares.
] great horses brought from
Bactria in the T'ang dynasty.
A peak in Sz'ch'nen in the
range of the Min mountains,
near the confines of Shensi.
An ancient city in the coun-
try of Ch'ing g[^ in Yung-
yang hien, now a part of
K'ai-fiing fii sonth of the
Yellow River.
ill a peak in Sz'ch'nen.
to the eel
in to the
conger eel.
ikii
U
J.ai
Jai
Jf) 1
jJjT^ A fish belonging t
W^l^ family, probably ak
,/(/('
Jai
A variety of bamboo.
In Fahcliau. A kind of ham-
per or open basket without a
bale, having cords, and used
by coolies.
Obese, gross ; excessively fat.
] 3'f! ill-h'Oking; gross, as
an unwieldy hog.
Read 7(/;'. A [.imple, a small
blister.
^ To tie a cord to a hook to
[g fi?h with ; to angle for.
i* A sound iu singing ; one s.ays,
a large mouth drawn awry.
hd P^ ] the tune or melody of
a song.
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LAI.
LAL
i^ The first is read ^lai, tlie name
of fi hill in Lu; the third ia also
read ch'ih, as another form of
^ an order.
I^Jv I To induce one to come ; to
Tfe-fl^ I meet one, to encournge ; to
J treat etvangers kindly ; to
lai warn.
I Iji ^ to get laughed at
for a burn[)kin ; one whose dress is
ridiculous and bizarre.
is 1 "S ^ '^^ encourafje people,
as to settle on vacant lands.
' To squint ; the pupil of the
eye distorted ; to glance at.
"' l'5 1 ^" 1"'^'^ ^^ sideways ;
a glittering eye.
^ ^ 89- 1 I fi>''^"i^' y™ to lielp
nie a little.
P|J 11^ ^ ) to glance about with
a sharp look.
'5 To confer on; to bestow on
an inferior; a largess; to
l<iP promise, as for a service re-
ceived.
^ ] to reward for services.
1 ^ <S J^ "^''^ realization of our
hopes is given to ns.
^ ^ 1 ■?• K ?55 I tlre-imed that
the High Ruler gave mo an
honest assistant.
^ ■f^ I j^ I will reward you.
1 M ^ ^ I "''il tl'aiik you to
Send (or take this letter) to
Peking.
From _f^ precious and ^'J
harsh; the second foi-ni is com-
> mon but unauthorized.
To depend on, to lean on ;
to rely, to confiile in; to as-
sume ; to act on a false
basis, to trump up ; to profit, to
get advantage ; to calumniate, to
accuse an innocent man ; to deny,
to ignore, not to recognize.
^ 1 ^ ^ or 1 pa loafer, a
suspicious chap, a lazy fellow.
1 ^ A or 1 glj A to accuse
wrongly, to implicate another.
■|r|] ] or -^ I to repose trust in.
JJ ] to cry for, as a spoiled child.
1 'S^ ]lb 5 ■'• ^'ave this to de-
pend on.
fiJ^ fS 1 A you are a malicious
accuser.
"^ 5S 1 la t,''usted to his impu-
dence and denied the debt.
M f P M 1 a hiip-hazard life;
no dependence on; unprofitable.
1 ^ ^ ^U 1 A ft to evade
one's debts is not so risky as to
fail in one's respects to a man.
1 l9- fiJi /& an intimate friend.
] M to stick to a house, as a
tenant who cannot be evicted.
In Cantonese. To leave behind!
to forget; to omit, to pass over;
tired, indisposed to.
M 1 'S' ^ my back aches.
1 V§- 'o forget ; I left it.
-10^1
! omitted a character.
lap
wife ;
From thsease and depending ;
the second form is rarely used.
A virulent chronic blotch
"V eruption, like scabies or
leprosy, anciently regarded
as ;i reason for divorcing a
its application differs in
places, and it is now used in the
southern provinces for itch, im-
petigo, and other chronic skin
diseases ; pustular, rough, as the
skin.
^ ] to have the itch.
'{§• 1 o'" 1 •§ lunning ulcers,
impetigo ; scrofulous sores.
|g 1 the itch.
^ I ] rough-skinned, said of
the liehi.
I lilj a fellow covered with the
itch.
1 :/c i^ or 1 g the big lep-
rous belly, a name for the toad.
j'^ I to infect another, or pass a
complaint over to him.
;H^ ^Vater flowing over thesand ;
a shallow reach ; rippling
over stones ; a branch of the
Cassia River ;^J5l inKwang-
si, near P'ing-Ioh fu.
] a stream in Shantung.
J A musical pipe with three
reeds ; the tubes of an in-
foi' strnraent ; an ingenious ar-
rangement of musical tubes
like an organ ; a whizzing, creak-
ing, or moaning sound.
5C 1 © ''•ft Heaven's pipes (or
music) sings of its own accord,
f^ I the creaking of bamboos
swayed by the wind.
^ ] M )^ all pipes are still,
no sound of any kind.
to
or
lai
^A^) Remiss in sacrificing;
'1 3>l destroy ; to fall into,
lap involve in ruin.
1^ 1 to curse.
_JL5^J A species of fragrant labiate
plant allied to the lioarhound,
which was binned in wor-
ship; to shade, to cover.
^ I shady, umbrageous.
I ^ a fragrant leaved plant
having whiti.sh leaves, and many
branches.
~ ] or ^ ^ capoor cutcbery,
(or kafoor-k-ntchri in Bengali.)
the aromatic roots of the Hedij-
chium sjncatum brought from
India ; a tuber from Fuhkien
po\vdered to use in plasters.
'j^> A small kind of goby, com-
'*3!M '""" about Macao, called
'"'' $E 1 f'OTi its red body,
which looks like raw meat;
it is the Tri/pauchen vagma, and
lives in the salt ooze where it
burrows.
[) Insects with stings, like the
wasp, sphex, bee, or scor-
<((■' pion.
jk^l From spinVs and to /n?,'eiip with
^1' the finger ; also read iiieli}
aP To pour out a libation on the
earth ; to sprinkle.
jjjj 1 to pour out spirits.
1 /j!P to sprinkle flowers.
] ^ to make a libation.
•{!^ 1 a sprinkling, an aspersion.
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Old S\iwidSi l;in i:inl Iain. /'. Ciintu
mill Iain ; — i
I'rom Pg (low nnd "^ to choose ;
intercliaiiged «itli tie next two.
A door-screen ; to shut in
or oft"; to seclude ; to sepa-
rate ; late, evening ; iailiiig, ruined;
cxiiau.sted ; rare, few, in limited
quantities ; moderate ; a wristlet.
1 A. '■*' go J" abruptly, to enter
without a pass.
^ ] late in the year.
IE i^ ^ 1 very late at night,
nearly dawn.
j@ ] to drink moderately ; the
feast is about over.
^ ] a porcli or screen ; an
obstruction ; to screen from !
view. I
] P'J in analomi/, the caput coli
I'^rom wood and a screen ; used
for tlie preceding.
J(tii A railing ; a balustrade for
Hupport or defense ; a row of
posts; a den or pen for animals ; to
rail m, to cage, to shut in.
] ^ a wooden chcvaux-de-frise
placed before a yamun.
] )^ a railing ; a baluster ; the
eye-socket ; oblique ; crosswise ;
also applied to flounces.
Wj 1 ^ corral, a horse-pen.
^ ] a cattle yard.
T' ] ^^ '^^^ given to servants
and porters.
id 1 -15) •''■ ''■''^^ found in Japan
(Trorhnekndivn arnlioidcs), akin
to tlio magnolia, so called from
the wlmrls of leaves growing
like a balustrade.
3i f0 ID 1 *^'''"^ •''' "^ii'clo around
it.
In Cantonese. A bazaar or
row for the sale of an article ; a
market.
iS 1 ■i S°"o to market
^ I a fruit market.
\ Ian, laui, undMun; — in Smntow, lam, Ian, nam, nnrfnaa;-
Vtijietinv, lang ; — ■ hi Slia/ir/Jiai, 1l" ; — ■ in Chi/n^ Ian.
A moy, l.in
J
ijan
1
1
m
Jan
<-^
To stop with the hand, to
hinder, to embarrass ; to
obstruct, to divide, to se-
parate, to screen off.
[I[J_ to stop, to interfere with.
£1U to stop an officer's cart
or sedan, to give him a petition.
1 ^-^ ^ ih ''^ block the road in
order to rob.
4lt |t) ] nothing to prevent it,
no impediment.
] ^ to hinder ; to cut off one's
way, as by banditti.
] jjfj to interfere, to part.
Swelling waters rolling on in
continuous surges ; billows,
waves ; dirty water in which
rice has been washed.
Wi 1 great billows.
] 'l^ successive showers ; driving
rain ; scattered.
^ ] to quiet [the people]
e\erywhere by restraining the
overllowing waters.
>JJ. HJJ Jt ] you ought to look [at
the water] when surging high.
From dress or napkin and a
screen, as the phonetic.
An ancient kind of literary
dress called ] ^^, a sort of
doctor's robe ; a suit of
inner and outer garments.
Unintelligible talk, gabble.
1 P$ is ^ gibberish, con-
fused talk.
A general name for orchi-
dcous plants, like the Ma-
lan liixis, Epidcndruin, Vanda,
&c. ; and extended to other
gay and fragrant flowera growing
on single peduncles, or alternately
in a spikelet ; adopted, sworn ;
pleasant, joyous, delightful ; ex-
cellent.
] J{: many grandchildren.
M ?]"• :^ 1 t" adopt one for a
brother or sister.
] ]j^o,\i adopted brother.
1 ^J] an adopted sister.
I 1^ a maiden's boudoir.
1 JiLlEti^ ^ the fragrance
(if tlie orchid is royal.
1 ^ fS 1]^ beautiful in form but
a villain at heart.
i— 1 M, Ui t'"^ fragrance of an
orchid ; met. a dear fricml
^ ] to shed tears.
~ J^ ] the spring beauty, the
OrijCopkraejinus tonc/ii/olius at
Peking.
t^ 1 :i small iris. {Iris jmmila.)
^ ] the Chloranthn.: hicon-
spiciats, used to scent, tea ; a
name for certain kinds of tea,
chulan hyson and scented caper.
^ 1 or ^ ] air plants.
~ ^ ] the Afflaiu oJonita.
2^ ] the Miif/nolta yulan.
1 ;J'l'l ^ the capital of Kansuh.
m
A mixture of colors, like
the stripes on animals.
^ ] striped, brindled ;
ornamented with bands.
/fe'^ A wooden quiver for carry-
c 1^1 ing a cross-bow on the back.
^laii ^ *^ '^ I grasp your bow
and .strap on your quiver.
JS 1 JP/^ ''^" '^^'^ name during the
Han tor Chang-yeh liien in Kan-
suh, towards the western end of
the Great Wall.
^Htj To dcfa
cp|5^ tocharg
fame, to calumniate ;
;c a thing falsely on
^kni another.
I gli to accuse falsely.
accuse is said ot criminals who,
fearing death to themselves,
charge others with crime.
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To overpas.s, to step over;
to creep, to twine around.
I fiix to pass over.
] 'jili to climb over, as a
viue on a frame.
] jjjj to run, as a melon vine.
From p/unt and to svrvei/ ;
, — . occurs used for the next.
Jan A plant used to dye blue-;
blue, indigo blue ; indigo.
] •^ a blue color.
•J^ ] foreign blue ; foreign indigo.
^ ] a blue-black color.
'". ] a deep blue ; navy blue.
] a famous place near Si-
ngan fu tbe old capital of China,
now Lan-tien hien ] ]f^ in
Shensi, noted for its jade.
^? ^ ^ ] all the morning I
gatber tbe indigo flower.
^ {U ;^ ] the light blue comes
from dark blue ; — nut. doctors
bad to learn their alphabet.
j^ ] the greenisli blue produced
by locust {Sop/wi-a) flowers.
j^ ] tbe indigo plant. {Indigo-
Jcra tincloria.)
1 3^ °'' i^ 1 ^^^ >voad or Jsatis
tinctovia.
1 J^ seems to be a species of
Jiuellia.
^ I a species of smart-weed.
{Pohjgonum tinctonum.)
] "^ essays written on thin
paper for lazy students.
' f^ j^ ] the abode of Budha and
bis priests, (Sanscrit sangarama)
tbe house of reunion ; — i. c- a
temple and its shrine.
^K^ A single coverlet ; ragged,
t'yJnJ, mean garments, without a
^lan lining, a collar ; trimmings.
] U tattered, du^y clothes ;
shabby.
Jan
T^hin, a mere surface ; boul-
ders, rocks.
'f&% \ M t^o ^"Sts and
desires [are never satisfied ;
they are like] a deep cave.
Baskets of bamboo or rattan
c Jul or straw, made with a bale,
Jan and often with cover.
] ^ baskets of all sorts.
"iU \ wire baskets made of flowere.
^ P^ ] a partition-basket made
with trays.
jM ] •''• ^o\v£ shallow basket carried
into the examination ball.
^.■^ Long and abundant hair.
c ^^^ ] ^ disheveled hair; lieed-
^(.01 less, slovenly ; this phrase is
written several ways.
■ 1; t» Vtom feiiialc tmiforext, explain-
■f^S.* ed as referrinp; to llie tiicUs of
i — "^ gamblers.
' Covetous, greedy of money ;
to desire ; scheming for gain.
'g' 1 close-fisted ; avaricious.
^ ] hoards got by extortion.
] ^ to oppress and harry peo}ile.
Greedy for gratifying tbo aji-
petite ; to have a drink all
around, .and finish the bottle.
LilvC the last two.
■^ ] gluttonous ; covetous ;
this nse is found in Shansi.
Eead Jin. Cold.
PJli To go quickly ; to stride;
V^Mi °^''^''> ^^ ^''■'P "cross ; to omit,
tlan as in reading.
ditch. {Cantonese.)
To toast or roast a cake be-
fore the fire till it becomes
la/i browned.
] — ■ ] toast it for a while.
] w to browti, to toast slightly.
ashes.
1 l'£ ^'^ toast ciisp, as cakes.
''Ms?
tkiii
m
Jan
Jail
Ian
I 'I'^ frigid, chilly.
F:om rain and soaking.
A long continued raui.
P 7K 1 M t'^e rain poured
incessantly.
From hill and wind, but the pri-
mitive is a contraction o{ ilai) g(,
■wind moving the grass.
Vapor or mist on a bill top ;
smoky vapor.
\[l 1 mountain mist.
^ llll 1 ^ [^ as the evening
mist covers the earth.
'M ] smoky vapor on a hill top.
] ^'^^ a district named from the
Lan-ki peak ] -^ ^]J within its
borders ; it lies northeast of
T'ai-yucn fu in Shansi, and
west of the River Fan ; the
region is famed for its borscs.
From to see and to survct/ ; the
second is tlie complete form but
the ilrst is most used, and looks
like cl'ien ^ worthy.
Tt> take a ^■iew of, to inspect;
^"" to behold from a distance ;
to understand, to perceive.
■^ I fur you. Sir, to see.
jig ] to look around, to inspect.
— ] ^ ^P understood the wliole
allair at one look.
1 fliJi t" examine, as an inspector.
I 101 "v* ^ ^" extensively read
man.
^ M IJll 1 I respectfully send
this np for your Majesty's in-
spection.
1 ^ I have learned the whole
mtitter.
ijj; ] to make known judicial
decisions.
m 1 "■'' general scholar.
From Iinnd and to inspect as the
phonetic.
To grasp, to carry with a
linn hand or in the arms ;
to interfere with ; to engross ;
to monopolize ; to hold the
market, to make a corner :
to bug up close; gra,sping; en-
grossing ; an armful; to clutch, as
in reaping.
1 J^ t'J seize all ; to take up.
^ ^ 1 to write a contract to
take goods.
1 ^ '& "'-'■''^ ''^ S^'^ one's arms
around it.
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] 1/^ the head of, as a guild.
^ — ] au armful of wood.
fill ^ 'fll 1 '''^ "''" ^^y ^'^ luauage
ll .ill ; lio assumes the direction.
] |§ the last on the li.st of /jiijin
graduates.
] J5 to engross an article.
■*]» ^ 1 M t''*^ S"st brings the
boat up in the wind.
Q ] M '^^'^ become surety for,
or to manage the duty.
"jj ] reap the grain faster.
^ The Chiue.se olive, :|jJJ( ] or
] -^ has two varieties, the
1^ ] or largest sort ( Cana-
rium ulhum). and the fe ] or
sweetest kind {Canariiim pimcta) •
the first is better known at the
North as ^ ^ the green fruit.
^ ] salted olives.
] fjjj a resinous exudation from
the Canarium tree like clainc.
5^ ] the Adam's apple.
Mk 1 -f^ ear\ed olive seeds.
•^ /JC ] to suck a wooden olive ;
— to keej) still about a thing.
(Cantonese.)
From icaler and c/reecly.
To piolde fruits in brine ; to
divine by dropping water
thiough a tortoise-shell.
Fire burning furiously ;
hot raging fire carried on
the wind, and not to lie
quenched ; to scorch, to
lieat, to singe.
^.i'C 1 ifi T l>"'^t >t over
a fire, as a basin of milk.
1 i ]^ ^ *^'"S« o^i" '■''0 pin
feathers.
ct-jjjj' Disappointed, repulsed.
X^Ti iJC 1 ^°s'' oniin aim, unubl'j
'Ian to attain one's object
<fi^ A two leaved clasping net,
ppj which springs together as it
Hun incloses the fisli, and holds
tbem from escaping.
^\\\'Jt From heart and to lean to.
|yp>| Lazy, listle-ss, sluttish ; re-
Uan miss; sleepy, heavy ; averse,
disinclined to.
Il^v 1 *-" «li"'l>^ work.
] 1^ lazy, unwilling to work.
•j\i'^ \ a. lazy glutton.
'tS 1 '^^J'' hiefficient.
{tjl ] to gape and stretch.
— ^ ] ^ incurably lazy.
^^10 M I Jon't cafe about
going b;ick to see the flowers.
] i^ to slur o\er, to slight work
1 <"&' Wi W ^^'"^ ^''^y ''^ ^i'''' ''^ ^'''^'
— or a linger.
>fc^j From wuU'r and to view,
\SSL -^ freshet, a rising of water ;
Ian' ineroaching, overiiowing; in-
truding on ; to Hoat ; to soak;
profuse, excessive ; lawless ; irre-
gular; time-serving; addicted to,
beyond bounds ; unsettled ; wet,
oozy, like land recently overflowed. \
7^ 1 *^'f 1 iS ^'^ overflows. '
I Hi ^ ^''e water runs over.
1 ?fij ill'-o'il punishments.
I J-J to write without regard to
facts or order ; to scribble.
] J^ to waste ; too profuse.
%.\^'iZ \ [iho dike] has suddenly
overflowed.
ftiE. I no excess t about enouorh.
1 nil tic '■*^ make out an ac-
count loosely ; to salt a bill.
1 i^ji to go as security careles.sly ;
to recommend without full
knowledge.
] ^ to associate with low people.
^ f!l ^ 1 [ll'e king] showed
neither favoritism nor excessive
punishment.
IjJJ ] insuliablo of your kindness ;
— a polite phrase.
^ Vi, \i. 1 '"J i'void needless
trouble and tumult.
] ^ to needlessly memorialize
thc'Throne.
^ ] an oflieious bn.sy-body.
^ 1 j|I Jjj to assume great
bravery to one's self in the war.
^Kt-> A rope, a hawser, a twisted
ty^i cable ; a painter ; to drag with
Ian' a rope.
Ji 1 l-o drag the rope.
^■J" ] to twist hawser,?.
jlijft 1 or ^ I to track a boat.
•j\^ \ a caljle, such as the •^ ]
or bamboo cables.
^ ] twisted wire rope for rigging.
^1 I to weigh anchor, to start on
a \oyage.
] Ug' a traekhig-patb.
In Cantonese. To bind on witli
a cord, to tie on.
1 SH ^ tic on a mourning cap.
J»R/:'' Greedy of good eating, cove-
imi tons ; longing for ; strong,
Ian' hale.
^ I to desire good things
to eat.
/Plffil ^'^"^ gruel made thick and
■ T glutinous;.
AHiil) The luster of burnisLcdmctal,
*Knl especially of gold.
Ian' ^ 1 brilliant.
The luster or chatoyency of a
gem ; its quality of ret!ecLii;g
light.
From fire and to shut in :13 Ili3
phonetic.
To cook thoroughly, bright,
splendid ; brilliant ; tattered,
torn ; dilapidated, dirty ; worn out ;
rotten, corrupted, over-ripe ; run-
ning, as a sore ; old, ruined • very,
exceedingly.
] W< % Ijlear eyed.
^£ ] bviikd to shrcd.s.
njj ^ ^j" I the bright stars arc
gfittering,
@, 1 pliosphorescence of fishes.
^ ] broken down ; ragged, worn
out ; .smashed to pieces,
j^ ] JU Jjj ho oppressed his peo-
[ile ; AV. made a pulp of them.
yj, 1 ^ 1 to fai-ry to the bitter
end, to dare the worst.
J!
m.
Ian'
504 LAN. LANG.
E& ± 1 ^ T» ii tl'e road is
insufferably muddy.
1 ^ dead drunk.
ff I lo break, to smash.
1 ^^.Mti ^o luosely give credit
and tlieu sue one for the pay.
] ^ very many.
1 Jt ^ ptj filling the gate with
a gorgeous cro>¥d
] ■^ a hard lot ; suffering.
1 Bill 1 ^ '^'^ 'lo'^s nothing but
eat and sleep. {Cantonese.)
LANG.
] •fj. a rascal, a loafer. {Cantonese.)
jj; I worm-eaten.
1 I^ or I Pa blackguard.
1^ U 1 ^ 1^6 talks like an old
hand. {Cantonese.)
Old soitnti, lung. In Canton, long ; — in Swatow, lang ; — in A mot/, long ;
in Shanr/hni, long ; — in Chi/ii, lang.
] )& a side gallery or piazza.
j^ I a watchman's lodge or
jfaray ».. ".'v^ ^. «!,....... .-...w.... portico.
] ;|g jjf distingirished talents or
position, as a statesman.
— in Fuhchau, long and laung ; —
From Ei place, and ^ expert
to give the sound ; as a primitive
it often drops tlie radical.
A place or summer-house
situated in Lu ; a term of respect
for officers and other persons ; a
man ; a gentleman ; in Fuhkien,
a common word for a person.
/^ ] your son.
^ ] a bridegroom.
1 ^ 'Jr ^ ] my husband, said
of him ; your husband.
:^ ] a beggar, from his tatters.
^ ] a gentleman.
^ ^0 jlb 1 ^ [I ^^'•"^ s^^"] "°
one equal lo this man.
ft l&l 1 ^ ^ clerk in the Inner
Council.
^ W. 1 '^° white headed lad, a
bird. {P//cnonotus occipitalis.)
In Pel.-int/ese. Used after some
riouns to denote a-quaL'ty.
BJJ ] brightness.
M
J,arig
] hardness.
From a shelter and a r/entlemnn.
A verandah ; a porch or pas-
sage on the side of a house,
like a corridor or gallery ;
chambers adjoining a hall.
^ a covered way connecting
buildings.
* ] the piazza l.uilt in as a part
of the main room iniiouses, while
Bf} 1 is an open piazza or \ e-
randah.
] porches.
A term applied to several
trees in Ilonan, having ser-
J.anf/ rated leaves like the elm, and
producing great numbers of
Hies from galis ; the x^ \ and
fti 1 Wi ^re two kinds.
i^ \ the betel-nut.
U 1 "J pale catechu or gambler,
becatise so generally eaten with
the nut.
Used with tlie last, but not cor-
rectly.
J.an(/ A species of palm likened to
the Arcca, from whose pilh
sago flour can be made.
^ \ a species of PruK»s found in
Kwangtung.
P,^ I a kind of rattle used to
drive fish into nets.
^ ] an old name for the drag-
on-fly.
An insect, the common
mantis ; an ineffectual effort
is likened to J^ ] ^^ $
the mantis trying to stop a
carriage.
^^ ] the common tumble-
dung, a species of Ateuchus
or Geotrupcs.
1 Mh i\< tl^s dragon-fly (an
Afjrion) dips up the water.
^ang
1
A whitish stone, prized as
an ornament.
] J* a kind of necklac-e.
] Jf white coral of a firm
texture, branched like a
Gorgonia, but not suscepti-
ble of polish.
j^ yoiu- jewel of a letter, i. e.
your valued favor, alluding to
the rarity of this kind of coral.
Jf|i ] tinkling of gems or stones.
1 Jfli ^[> '''" ancient name for the
eastern part of Shantung, in-
cluding Tsing-cheu fu ; during
the Tsi]i •^ dynasty, a. d. 350,
1 35f[i ;j was a title of the
heir-apparent.
lutercliauged with the last.
A kind of locket or clasp.
^ 1 i* ^ gold chaui for
the neck ; — met. something
grievous to bear, but which
camiot be avoided.
"Pi*' The sound of stones or waves.
^lang
m 1
1 1
rock.
sound of a drum,
hard, strong.
1 1
crashing and
each other.
stones
rumblin
and rocks
against
j.ang
An empty deserted house.
ii2 fp i^ 1 ^^"^ P^''^'^® ^^^
utterly silent and deserted,
as if banditti had robbed
it.
LANG.
From dofi nnd e.ijiert, because it
is sail! to be clever at ilivining
- V^^ \vliere it shouUl go,
A Ijeast whoso liowl scares
other iinimals ; '• it has a den, and
its bind legs arc the sliorfcst ;"
the \v(}If ; cruel, wollisli, furious,
oppressive ; very, greatly ; to in-
jure ; to deceive and harm ; occurs
applied to snakes on account of
their \enom.
] tiji unmerciful, cruel.
I ^ savage, truculent, merciless.
plentiful.
] l}j wore than enough, scattered
about.
^ ^ 1 the weasel, so called
from its yellow belly.
jS \i] 1 a venemous snukc found
in Kwangtung.
^ ] the star Sirius.
[ ^k ii- iiJl the wolf s[)riiigs for-
ward on his dewlap ; — said of
a very aged one.
rJA A useless grass growing in
'■iJ^ rice fields, much resembling
^laiif/ the grain, but -which one
native author describes as a
Pl)ecies of Dir/itaria, a common sort
of panic grass in northern China,
and not improbably intended.
I ^ darnel, tares.
^ ] ^ ^ ho is neither grass nor
tares j — nut. he is good for
nothing.
^ ^jt >^ 1 '•'^c water overflows
that tussock of grass-
Is
Tall ; as the component parts
of the character, bodij sxiAjiiic
were perhaps intended to
intimate.
1 I'Jl '''• ^■'^'■y tall person.
Name of a hill, the |I^ ]
behind which the sun goes
down at the winter solstice.
LANG.
A'Ai Young bamboos; a basket;
c^^^ a screen for carriages
^htug ^ I f^ tender green bam-
boo.
jgf ] ^Ij a range of peaks in tiie
west of Sz'ch^ien, north of iho
Ta-tu Ei\er.
--J-t^ Also read ilian'j.
c^^^ A species of reed or marsh
^/'-ini/ grass ; a kind of dye-stutf
1 ^ * plant resembling
scammony, which produces deli-
rium and giddiness.
^ ] a dye-stufl' like gambler,
made from the juice of a plant,
and used at Canton to dye silks
lunber brown.
§ 1 R® yH i"* is ^^ "s'ly '^•'' •'''
lump of dye-stuff. (Cantonese.)
From vtooii and expert.
Clear, as moonlight ; bright ;
'i<iiii/ luster; clearness; a distinct
utterance.
y'Ci 1 bright, as a lamp.
Wi 1 l''"!''"^!) pure, transparent.
] Jlf? to receive or ask aid of;
blessed of.
J^ ] bright moonlight, moonshine.
] 1 sS |M t" recite the liturgy
ill a distinct voice.
^ Jr 1 M y°"' "^i''' understand
this thing very clearly.
In Cantonese. To rinse the
mouth ; to stir or rinse in w'ater iu
oriler to cleanse, as a plate.
LANG.
oO;
^^y
vA ^ Waves, billows, surges ; pro-
•^ fligate, dissipated ; wasteful,
lani/^ extravagant ; rude, imper-
tinent, lawless, as a wave
seems to be; the mind not settled,
i' undecided ; a drum.
I 'Si ] '"' M. 1 billows ; wa\cs, as
they rush on shore.
1 J- a spend thrifl.
^ ] the wind undulating the
growing grain.
1 M ^ P''0(lig'il use of
it ] unmannerly; indecent haste.
3l 1 f'l' ^ 1 rude, unpolished.
1 m ^H'e foolish ; lewd talk.
P|j| ] seasick, squeamish.
||^ ] audacious ridicule of.
] {^ inconstant, fluctuating ; va-
Uang
C t5
'lan(j
Fire J the bright blazo of a
fire.
Y yum (mill and brii/lil ; nil iiii-
uutbori/.ed cliaracter.
In Cantonese. A bank raised
around a field ; a terrace
or raised plateau, widled up
from a natural slope.
gabondish
m
lanij'
If
lan^'
To expose to the air to dry ;
bright, clear.
To speak distinctly ; idle,
ridiculous talk ; a double
entendre.
iSk
'""[/
A tlesert ; a tomb, usually
in lone places.
\f\ ] a burial-place.
^M 1 ^ ^^'"'l ilreary waste,
a ste[ipe.
A high door ; vacant, unoc-
cu[>ied ; wide, as a desert.
J>^J ] a lofty gateivay.
] ^ji fairy land.
-j- ] a wild place.
] ] extensive and waste, like
the pampas.
] ^E ^ ^ •''■ '"'■'" "f remarkable
talents.
] FJ:» l^f. chief district ui Pao-
ning fu, on the river Kia-ling
iu Sz'ch'uen ; it was formerly
called ] jf'lj, and comprised ft
large region in this vallev.
50
50G
LlNa LaXG.
Old souwh, lens, ling, and Inng. In Canton, ling, lang, nnrf lang ; — in Swutow_
in I'nhclinu, ling and long ; — in Shanghai, 12ng and lang ; —
^JK Ii;tei-cbange<] witU the next.
Pt^t A corner, an angle ; a classi-
.lani/ fier of fields; the awe or
influence of a god.
fe 1 a kind of rice.
j^ ] the majesty of a god.
^ j ' li'*^^ many fields are
there?
1 ^ a right angle; a square
corner.
3 1 !^ a kind of triquetrous
sedge {Q/pcnis), fit for making
rain-cloaks.
From tcood and h!';h as a (iraiu-
liis J used with the last and next.
Squared or hewn timber, such
as is used in buildings ; a
beam in a roof or piazza which pro-
jects beyond the post ; a sleeper on
which a board rests; to mortise
things togelher ; a corner; four-
cornered ; to raise up on trestles, to
support on a frame or on sleepers.
^ ] the turned up comers of a
roof; the peak of the roof.
M ] ^ one who never decides ;
a trimmer; a time-server.
ffe V i^^ 1 '" wa\er in one's
views, to act hesitatingly.
^\\ ] domuieerLug, intractable.
J-KJ Anciently the same as the
/y/J last, but now used by the
^lan(/ Bu'lhistsfortheLenga Sutra,
one of their celebrated classics,
the ] {Jp ^^ coutainuig the tenets
of Bodhi-Dliarma, a teacher and
successor of Sakyamuni, a. t>.
520.
1 "ftll Ceylou iu Budbist books.
l&nj'
Hilly, uneven country.
] 1^ the undulating aj)-
pearance of a hilly region, as
the eminences succeed .and
rise in the distance.
^ ] a lofty peak, which
excels others.
To look ahead.
1 W: o'- 1 B? to Btare.
to look directly at without
moving the eyes.
1 M EiR- Bh ''^ ^^ °"^'^ ''y^^
on angrily.
^^ The old name for spinach,
c%SC fit 1 3g, the seeds of which
litng^ were brought from Ni-po-wci
or Nipanl, by a priest in
the T'ang dynasty.
C »/^v From ICC and an order.
■ilJ Cold, chilly, icy; agiiisJ! ;
Huii(/ indiiferent, frigid ; cool, miff-
ed ; still, clear ; lonesome ;
unusual ; to cool, to chill.
1 iW ^"^ 1 "^ quiet, comfortless,
lonely.
1 5^^ distant, cool, as friends ;
insipid, as a book ; dull, as trade ;
(o (juiet down, to let a few days
]:ass and cool off, as parties in a
lirawl.
1^ ] to have a chill.
A 'IW 1 i!S people's feelings are
changeable.
] JlC 7% <-'old as ice.
] ^ M snuflling from the cold.
1 OS Rf. % ^'^ looi^ «t •coolly '> '^
regard with doubt.
LaXG.
leng and rnJ ; — in Amotj, leng ; —
in Chijii, h'mg.
1 -^ sleet, fine icy rain
1 ^ SlS °"° name for the ther-
mometer, new called ^ ^ ^
more frequently.
] ^ chilblains.
] ^ a cold heartless laugh, a
sardonic grin.
] f^ an unusual character, one
seldom juet w ith.
^[Ij ] J' an unlooked fur event ;
a sudden mishap.
1 ^ W ^^ ^°^^ ^•'^^ know who
is watching him.
1 'ffc 5ff ''■' condensing engine or
reservdir ; — a foreign term.
] jjij the cold river (sita) or the
headwaters of the Yellow Eiver,
which the Biidhist fiible says
runs underground all the way
from Sir-i-kol in Pamer to Lake
Liip, and thence to the ^ ij^
■J§ Sea of Stars.
1 1 Vh in quiet, as a street at
night ; very still.
^ the still palace — ^vhere
b.is discarded women are kept by
the emperor.
] |g mocking words ;
suspicious alhisions or ininien-
does.
I 51 T 65 •''lo'''P> '10 companion,
as when the crowd has gone.
1
1
Ydb' Deathlike ; ghostly ; similar
Idiir/' ] 5g exhausted by sickness;
comatose; dying.
To go as if tired out.
] ^^ completely wearied
out ; strength all gone.
LAO.
LAO.
LAO.
507
OUI sutiiuh, lo, lot, onil lok.
In Canton^ IJ, lao, and liii ; — in >SicaioWj lao ; — in Amoy^ lo and liao ; — in l^uhchav,
lo and lau ; — in Shanghai^ lo ; — in Chifn^ lao.
Jew
From 7j strcnrjtli and gjj
hrilliant contracted, exiilaiiied
> as alluding to tlie energy of iire
in burning itself to exliausiion ;
the contracted form is common.
To toil, to labor, to fag at ;
to evert one's self for an-
other ; to tronble one, as ■with u
commission ; lo distress ; in dis-
tress ; careworn, distressed, bur-
dened ; services to the state ; toil,
exertion ; meritorious deeds, worthy
actions.
] jpt^ to weary one's self; wearied
of, tired.
^ ] to bo diligent.
i^ 4^ 1 jh l-l^e people are indeed
greatly Ijufdened.
] ^ toilsome labor ; distress.
1 1 ^^ ^'■^ weaned and dis-
tracted.
^i I^C J^J 1 unparalleled merit
an(l eftort.
1 i^ excuse me, Sir, for tlio
trouble I give you ; — scil. I
beg pardon.
'fr 1 fiJ* 'L" obliged for yom- kind
thoughts.
^ I unrequited labor.
1 -E^ ^ il^ I cannot tell how
careworn and weary I am.
the employed live on their em-
i)loyers, and these are anxious
low do feed them.
^ I ff fi' T'linfully toiliug ia
the open wilds.
] ^ or fij'^: ] a douceur, a re-
ward for services ; the person
who gets it, a day-laborer, a
coolie.
^l'i% ^- Ik 1 I've only had
my trouble for my pains.
1 A ^ ;^ the troubled are in
gerat sorrow.
] SA^'r^ 1 ft^fPliwish
to on<;.nge your aid.
^ ] anxious for.
To reward labor, to
services ; to console ;
Eead lao
recompense
to aid.
•^ ] to animate by boiuitics.
] ^ to reward soldiers.
S 1 R') ?¥ ^^ made obeisance at
the kind's commendation.
M
>)f A kind of univalve shell-fish,
J perhaps the hermit crab, as
kio it i.s said to occupy many
sorts of .shells.
^ ] a small whitish cicada,
common in Chihli.
4^ 1 " spotted spider.
From /lanil and toil as the plio-
iretic.
m
,luo
To drag for ; to scoop up, to
g'rap[)le from a deep place ; to
dredge for, to hook out of
the water ; to ujix and stir up.
1 j|(i to haul up ; to grapple for.
] ^ to search or drag for a dead
body.
•jY. J& ] M clutching the moon
in the water, as Li Tai-peh did ;
— jiicl. inetlectual effort.
i^ Is 1 §Y thedgc for a needle
in the sea ; — iiict. useless pains.
li\^ ^- ^ ] it is not always easy
to gratify one'.'* desires.
1 iSi *" ^'^'■'^ ^'-"' tl'i"Ss ii^ tlio
water.
] |S to scoop out fish, as by a
dredging net.
I |)jj stir in some sugar.
I it^- }^ to dredge for oj-ster-
shells.
In Cantonese. To mix up, to
put in disorder ; to hash, to chop
up ; to bother.
] Jifl to soni on.
1 ^ t-o confuso J to cause-disturb-
ance.
1 ^ i? ^ clever, shrewd chap ;
a blackleg.
From mouth and ringing.
C'J^y\> A great noise.
^lau ] iljffi a hubbub, a din ; to
make a bother.
J t ^ From 0.C and a s/icher, ^vUich is
(— -I— • regarded as a contraction of ^
, the luinler, wliicli the cattle are
i to pass in the pen.
A corral or stable fcr cattle,
especially sacrificial animals ; an
aviary ; a granary ; a jail, a prison ;
domestic animals ; firm, strong ;
to know or do certainly ; securely.
^ ] an ox ; because it is ofTered
to Confucius.
>\f ] a sheep.
1 ife »iS M [ '■lie two braces ]
firmly rest on each other ; wet.
it is wholly trustworthy.
Mi W- ■^ \ lie took a pig from
the pen.
1 bI KI" * scheme to catch one.
] JE] secure ; strong.
1 1 H IBi 'o I'-ive a distinct
remembrance of
^|)i ] a prison.
5^ ] the emperoi's prison, a
special room in tho Board of
Punishment for ofllcials.
^ \ imiiri.soned ; injaU.
1 ^ RT ffl£ 'I'e prison can't be
Ijrokcn ; — i. c. the thing is cer-
tain ; unalterable custom.
^
Jao
To talk without meaning or
coherency.
1 Q/J loquacious, gabbling.
Pi ] ^ Pg unintelligible
talk, like tliat of foreigners.
] ] the swallows twittering
— as they fly in and out.
Spirits mixed with sediment.
•0 ] muddy spirits, lees
stirred up.
0J ] generous wiuc.
] sweet, pleasant spirits.
508
l.AO.
LAO.
LAO.
Composed originally of J\ titan,
^ /iiiir anil \^ to compare, be-
<au.-c lit teveuty !i man's hair
clianp;es to ivhite -, it forms tlie
125tli radical of :i few characters
mostly relating to age.
A^ed, venerable ; a term of re-
spect and honor used before names,
and resembling Sire ; Lis honor,
Senor ; prefixed to names of rela-
tionship ; an officer ; to treat re-
spectfully, as an old man should
be ; old, out of date, used a long
time ; old at, skillful ; to grow old ;
tough, as meat ; stringy, as vegeta-
bles; inert, not zealous; backing
out ; as an advtrb, really, decided-
ly. \'ery; sect of the Eationalists.
I g§ -^ an old man , a husband,
my husband.
] ^ and ] ^ a husbJ-m.! and
wife (Cantonese.)
I [p] one of the samo age.
] ]£ Mr. Wang.
^ ] the old people, our seniors.
1 A ^ this old gentleman ;
yon, Sir; this man; my parent;-.
1 7t & anJ 1 :/c A titles of
respect given to the aged.
] aJ? the old and young.
] ^ d'} Very early ; too soon.
I ^ honest, trustworthy ; real ;
gentle, tractable ; an euphemism
for witless, .simple, gullible.
] J^ ^ ^ I really don't want
jt.
1 IS '■'^ 1 j^ ^^''^'^^ learned in.
] ^[Ij [I am] old and stupid.
1 fi" '^' '''^ o''^^ customer.
1 li ^7 ^ y°^ ^^'^^ "°'^ ^'^"^ '^
see It.
] ;g the old prince, or ] ^ the
old boy, the name of Lao-tsz',
founder of the ] 3^ ^ ^ or
nationalists, whence ^ alone
Bomelimes denotes the sect.
1 -^^ your father, or our father ;
— used in a family like ///« old
man.
] ix ^" U, I ^ava not seen you
for a go.id while.
] 1^ the old and weak.
7JC ^^
^ 1 a nobleman who has served
three sox'ereigns ; a poetical
name for licpiorice.
respect.
^ ^> jS ~ 1 ^'° '■""''■^ "°'' '^"''"'
to leave one minister.
1 ^t i^ 5^ I' '""' o'*^ "^"'1 [speak]
with entire sincerity.
IKil ] may he liave the
rare felicity of a green old age.
1 j§i ^ IS. t^e aged should
avoid many cares.
1 'il 'M '"^ *^''^ traveler,
flil 1 ^ ffil 1'^ won't hear mc
any way.
A tone, a noise, .1 final sound.
In ,Skin</liai. A w'ord placed
after nouns to distinguish the
membcr.s of a sentence ; and,
also ; a final particle completing
the sense.
meat too.
EL ill ^ it 1 I'^'e aii'ea'iy s^^'^l
it.
c f -1;^. Confused.
j ^t^ 'I'i? 1 perturbed ; very much
7((u disttirbcd.
A basket or hamper made
of osiers or bamboo splints,
' which turns up and forms a
kind of box with trays.
Jj^ I a bucket ; also a ha-
liaper or basket in stories.
The ohl disease, the itch.
Aj£ j^ ] to have the itch.
7.(0
^dtt. -^1 ancient name for the
y 'T^ Laos, or .some tribe of Miao-
'/<io tS7^, the ^£ 1 part of
whom are still found in
Kweicheu, and di\idcd iiito many
tribes ; some are very brutish, live
in holes roofed over like sheep-
cots with logs and thatch, or poor
hovels : others, as the ;^ ] in
Kwei-ting hieu, more resemble
Chinese in their habits.
C-fff* Also read yjc't".
>f^^ The I ^ or siri leaf tised
'lao with betel-mit ; a term com-
mon in Fuhkien instead of
y -J^ the correct form.
Tlie short rafters which sttj)-
port the eaves of houses over
the piazza, and are some-
times curved ; a sort (jfbow
over a cart.
] \^ small raftei's in a verandah.
M ] i^ '& ^" carve rafters to
cook with.
From water and a hlazc ; also
read Ji.no.
'lio A great rain; or the overflow
foo' which it prodticcs ; a puddle
left by rain ; to macerate, to
soak; careless, neglectful; iianio
of a ri\cr.
7jC 1 'I'C puddles made by rain,
orlel't after a freshet.
1 ^ drowned.
] I tangled, complicated.
1 };2 '^^'-''^"""'"S j brimming.
^ ] [either] a drought or freshet.
\¥\ l!-J i& fj" 1 '^""s *"■■"■" ''^''^'"
the water left in the pools.
] j^j unmannerly; not trained,
assuming.
1 I^ T ?i- '-'■' slight work; to
lump lor mere appearance.
'M M 1 InS the lake is too wide
to see across.
V/Pj^l Like the preceding, and iiiter-
^' (-—^ clian;:ed with it.
i
Itiu' A torrent ; name of a river,
and of a rapid ; great waves ;
to macerate ; floods, an over-
flow.
fi 1 ^ $i the flying wav.s
scrape on each other.
I'o'l ixmtmg plants ; to weed
the ground.
] M. ^ species of wild bean.
X'fikj To be sjrry fur, as when one
has made a mistake.
'K I '" regret, to repent of.
LAO.
LEH.
LEH.
o09
I-'i'oin disease
phonetic.
and toil as the
Wasting .away from toil or
an.xiety ; ati'opby of the vis-
cera, like a consumption of the
bowels, marasmus; poisonous drugs;
to produce atrophy or wasting.
^ (|]l^ ] a wheezing sound, re-
sulting from a thickening of the
glands «f the throat
I 'M pi'iing away, pRtliisiiJ ; ema-
ciated and consumptive.
1 tM ^^"^ P''*'" "^^ '""• sting.
^ fffj ] a chronic cough and
leamiess ; applied to people who
manage to live above beggary.
] A ;i !\'^ !i thing which poi-
sons people, as arsenic.
] ^ .sprained, injured, as by an
immoderate lift.
From rvoman and ioJJy high.
To dote on, to hanker after ;
lo' lustful, lecherous, given up
to wlioring ; to be jealous ;
envious.
I .fe^ lovesick, en.amored with.
] i^ a lover of Tsin Ohi Hwang-
ti's mother, a term for a liber-
tine, as Sir Francis Chartres.
J|§ ] a paramour.
» « ^' ■ »
Cliamctcrs uwlcr this syllable ave often
lek ; — in Aiiintj, lOk, lei;
Fiom man and strenpfh for tlie
[ilionetij ; occurs used with the
ne.xt.
soimdcil nice lueu. Old sound, lek. Jn Canton, Idk, lut and lik ; — in Swatow,
, and lilt ; — !« Fiiltchau, lelc ; — in Shanghai, l;ik ; — in Chi/'n, lii.
1*.
A fraction, an overplus ; the
tenth of a thing, but others say it
is a third.
31 JH — ^ .^ ] mourning oc-
cupies parts of three years.
n^
cm mound and strength as the
lonetio.
lic/i' A sewer obstructed, and its
waters forcing a passage ;
the quality or strata of the earth
as affected by the si)ring3 and
channels in it ; geomantic veins ;
the diameter of a circle ; a fraction
of; a third.
■Jife 1 -7 -f J tbo channels of wa-
ter cannot flow.
^k 1 ''' "'2''"^ out or injure the
good luck of a place, as by
these veins drying up.
Ml'
From liand and strenr/tli ; occurs
used with tlio noxr, two.
A word used in Shansi, to
bind ; to divine with fifty
.straws placed between the lingers;
they are first reduced to 49, and
sorted at hazard into two parcels ;
from one lot a straw is taken and
put by the little finger, and four
olhers are put with it, and the
rest distributed between the other
two fingers ; the other parcel is
then divided in the same manner
in the other band, and the lengths
of the two compared with the 01
diagrams to find the luck, or to
tell when an intercalary moon
will occur in the next five years.
1 ]f/?> ''^" o''l name for P'ing-yuen
hien ZJ2 ]^ ]|^^^ in Shantung.
— \-\-* From ]>lant .^nd strcnr/th, the
*'~f~^ ]>rimitive being substituted Tor
l^> ' II thorns.
Spines on plants ; prickly ;
very hispid ; a .species of spinous
tree f juud near Annan), good for
jialisades and very durable.
'B\ IS 1 ''^"^ Gardenia t^piiwsa.
Ill; 1 ^ i-ough-leaved fragrant
plant allied to the sweet l)asil,
found ill Ilonan.
^ Ifcl 1 "■ pi'i^kly grass at Can-
ton {Spinifcx sqiuirrvsus), used
to stufl" rat-holes ; applied also
to the Arijcmone mcxicana.
From sircni/th and hide; q. d,
hide is stron;; lo curb a liorse.
lo' (A
A bridle, the reins, a head-
stall ; whatever binds the
head by which to lead the animal ;
lo rein in, lo restrain; to force,
lo require of, to oblige to do ; to
exact unjustly ; to vex ; to tie up.
to bind ; to strangle ; to cut in
stone ; in peiwians/iip, a horizontal
stroke.
,i^ I the bit of a bridle.
j ^ to environ a fjrce so that
it cannot escape.
}(j ] restrain from doing.
] ^ to insist on ; lo force com-
pliance.
] df: to extort money, to compel
assent.
] ^ to strangle.
iS" 1 "^' 1 M to ill-use, to
disturb.
1 ^ ?^ Jl li" L-arvcd his name
on the tablet
] {i^ to force an officer to vacate
bis post.
da SM. ] ^ l'"''-l i" tlie horse
when you come to a dangerous
place.
2^ I a woman's fillet or head-
band.
^X. 1 'o score out parts of a
paper by the magistrate running
a red line through it
IP
From Jlesh and sti-emjlh.
The ribs ; the side of ihe
body.
1 ff% 'H* * SP^''<5 i'l> ; <J»e rib.
'(} or I pfj the side.
f{ \ the rilis ; ^ ] the false ribs.
I
510
LAO.
LEI.
LEI.
Eead Jchi, and used with ^.
A tendon, a sinew.
^ 1 [°°'y] * fowl's tendon ; —
met. a useless thing or fellow.
From water and reins ;
read lifi)
also
/o' To split rocks ; the cleavage
or veins of rocks ; to split
open ; to clarify or settle, as .sugar-
syrup with eggs ; to write.
^ ] the cleavage of a rocL
^ ^ 1 ™y name is written
elsewhere; — i.e. my card is
inclosed ; — a phrase used in-
stead of signing the name.
constant kindness and
your
great
tiivors are indelibly engraven on
my heart.
^ ^ JIf M 1 rocks often split
asunder.
IE Pi fi 1 I. "^ajig Yang re-
spectfolly write — this letter.
P~ft. A sound, such as is made by
^p'j an instrument ; the note or
lieP tone.
In Cantonese. Morose, cross;
disposed to annoy; troublesome;
to talk out of proper place or
order.
1 iiii disarranged ; confused, as a
style ; involved and obscure.
1 )i6 *§' !£■ t° attempt to talk
mandarin.
Pjjf ] eulleu. haj'd to suit.
The characters vnder this stjllalle areofien read tui. Old s-nnds, lui, lat, andldt. In Canton, lui ;' — in Swatoio, lui ; —
in Ainoy, lui and 16 ; — in Fuhchau, loi, lai, and Iwi ; — in Shanijhai, 16 ; — in Chlfu, Ici.
Ml
bv
From rniK and, /?fW, but tlie pri-
mitive 13 regarded as a contrac-
tiou of rijieatcdiij, refen-ing
to tbe reverberations.
Thunder, which is produced
;Pi;a0-/ttfn^ 1 "the
yin and jian(/ coming into mutual
collision;" a deafening, thundering
iio'ise; to imitate, to do like, to echo.
— ^ 1 a clap of thunder.
1 ^ °i' 1 iP'i' ^^'® E'^^ °^ Thunder.
1 %% the Thunderers's whip, ;'. e.
a streak of lightning.
] [pj to reiterate, to hit upon
another's performance ; to steal
his thunder.
^ life ~" S 1 ^ sudden stirprise,
a clap out of a clear sky.
1 ^ ®' ''' P'"''^^ °^ thunder.
1 Sx! ''-" ^^^^^ ^ drum.
as if the fire had caught.
ijj /t^ 1 ^ spiked logs and hol-
low stink-pots, used in defend-
ing city walls.
W .% ] M ^ fs pi-'-'y ^1^''''°
your great wrath.
■^ ] Z^ 7k ^t 5 tl^e clap came
before one could cover bis ears ;
— scil. sudden as lightning.
311 1 °'' 1 JS struck by lightning.
1 Si '^.^ tadpole. (Cantonese.)
^ I ^T 5E f4*^ ^^y Heaven
strike you dead with its bolt I
] ^ the marks of lightning.
] j^ the thunder-pill, a species of
truffle, the Mtjlitla lapkkscens
found in western China.
VJC 1 a torpedo to blow up ships
To rub fine, to triturate,
which makes a rumbling
sound ; to treat harshly ; to
drum ; to precipitate.
1 ffi '^^ ^'^ gruid paints.
1 iJS ^ pustle for triturating.
1 ^ '" ''"-'^ ^'^"^' ■'"°'^ starching.
1 'S^ ^ jM. three raps on the
drum, as in a yamun.
An edible, saVc water clam,
common nearthe BoccaTigris
and in Lintin Bay.
,lei
m
Aei
A carved wine-jar made of
wood, bronze, or porcelain,
with looped ears, having
clouds painted on it to show
its inexhaustibility ; a sacri-
ficial bathing-vessel.
„ 8 ^ It 1 ;^ K' "lien
the pitcher is dry the jar feels
the mortification.
M;t-^^
From silk and to bind ; used with
the ne."ct.
To bind with ropes ; to
secure, as a criminal ; a black
rojw.
■|^ ;^ 4* "'" bonds, bound j a
prisoner ; in custody.
From silk and fields as the jdio-
iietio ; its origin is similar to ^
to bind, and it is interchanged
with llie preceding.
To join in a series, to concen-
trate ; to place on, to add to ; to die
or be condemned when innocent ;
to involve ; to creep, to wind about ;
to bind ; to arrest ; the hooks or
ties in armor; an ancient weight
used in reckoning weights of coins,
equal to about four-fifths of a
drachm, for which the next perhaps
has been substituted.
11' fK 1 ^ the sweet gourds
cling to them.
^i ^ 1 ;^ the tendrils of the
UoUcIkk cling to it.
^ 5$ 1 1 connected, lilie a
string of beads
1 ij^i bound, as with a cord ;
intricate, entwined.
1 '#. tf fi^ ''^fi'"' li'-igree work-
ed bridal crown.
1 1 forsaken, lost ; discontented.
LEI.
LEI
LEI.
511
A pot or jar ; in tlio Indian
cj^lij Aicliipelago, denotes tbe
Jtii small copper coins ifi circula-
tion, as doit, pice, fanams.
1 \^ ^ ])umolo or shaddock.
^^ I a bronze jar of tbe Hail
dynasty.
-■pS* A trailing raspberry.
c^ifr* ] in a basket hod in which
Je'i to carry dirt.
M 1 fnll baskets
From sheeji and a inoislrotis
animal.
^lei Lean, meager, emaciated,
fallen away ; feeble, infirm,
debilitated ; entangled ; turn-
ed over.
I 5§| very thin and lean.
] Ji ^ caught by his horns.
^ ] old and cadaverous.
1 -1^ M li'ineJ the jar bottom up.
'tQ From tlaee ./fe/'/.s parted or laid
' — ■ — ■ out; as a iilionetic it is often
contracted to ono Jichl.
Fields ()arted off by dikes ;
the space occupied by a field
or plat.
•^/Ifl To ijijure each other ; to
IQBI luiitiially destroy, Jis in fight-
li'i ing.
|{5; ] to rout, to discomfit.
Il ] Jt J^ ho only injured him-
self. "
{)i 1 tllll ^ Pimcli and Judy show-
box.
flj !5i SI" 1 'Ij" '^^0 armies arc
in conllict.
C 63 From iiirth and jtihil up ; used
g|!? will. '^ reiterated.
'/<.'/ A uiJlitai y wall, <a rampart ;
to pile up, to lay on each
other ; .i pile, a heap ; reiterated ;
a row of graves ; robust, strong.
j|T ] an intrenched camp.
1 i'[J ^ ^ i" '"'c'l imminent
danger as a [lilc of eggs — is of
buing broken.
v5R ^M. B5 1 •'' '^'^'^p ^"^^ *""^^ "■
high fortification.
.lei
] 5^ Ri- •"* starry region including
parts of Capricornus, Aquarius,
and Pisces.
M 1 ^ i a vigorous, brava
.soldier.
!^ iiC 1 1 '^« multitude of
graves out in the wilds.
— ] Jg' a heap of stones.
'■jf-f A heap of stones ; to throw
Xi^ stones into a heap.
'lei ] -^ /p ;jl^ a man superior
to the common run.
I ] Jjgjl f^ one of great ab/iities ;
Iiauug clear perception of
^-^ From jihoit and })ilcd 271, be-
jJAjj cr.iisu lis involved growth forms
mm I a Uiiclcset bush.
^gt A creeper Kke a melon or
?T^ a pea.
running bramble like a rasp-
berry, said to prevent the hair
turning gray.
j^ ] the Ruhus Thunbergii, a
kind of trailing berry found in
Honan.
Hi'i
A flower-bud ; flowers partly
opened.
^^ I a flower-bud.
'^ \ many buds and open-
ing flowers.
^>T^» Small pimples or blisters,
7E.i3 "Iiich smart much.
7i7 5)^ ] prickly heat ; nettle
rash.
From h'lrd or dog^ and reiterat-
ed : I he last two ibrins are old.
The (lying squirrel, {Pte-
r rvtnys) called ] ^ ; it is
considered to be medicinal,
id the Ciiineso regard it as
alliod to the bat in its habits
;uid structure.
cttp3 '^^ swell; to biJge or pro-
yjj^ffl jcet as a barrel ; a buige, a
Hti boss.
fj'W 1 M[tlicsea-turtle'.s]
back has protuberances on its
shell
C^Ji From words and a p/ow as the
p3^ phonetic.
'k'i To eulogize the dead ; to
write epitaphs, or confer the
temple title ; an obituary ; a
eulogy ; praises of the dead,
prayers.
] JJB to narrate one's virtues, to
write a biography.
] ^ eulogistic prayers for the
dead, which are usually burned
for them.
I'-S 7 1 A' ^^^ ignoble must not
make eulogies on the honored.
] Jf) to narrate one's great deeds.
1 a IS WJ ^ ± T '1* i& "'
the litanies it says, you should
pray to the gods of the heaven
and earth.
C-t W A tray or box with partitions
J ^t> in it, used for fruits, comfits,
7(/e' (fee. ; a fleshy fruit ; iron
siiiked .shoes for going up
hills
c -j^^ Considered to he a contraction
■»^, of s^ and of the ne.Kt.
'lei Now used chiefly as a weight
equal to ten millet seeds, or
one tenth of a ^■</,u ^ or the 88th
part of a drachm avoirdupois ; to
add to.
^ M 1 S. t*^ shrug the should-
ers and cross the feet.
'' ^^ Vrom 7f^ sU/: and ^ jieids con-
JT^ tr.'u-teil ; it 13 iutcrclnngcd with
7('V '''■' M rejeatedly.
lei' To bind ; to tie together ; to
repeat, to accr.mulate, to heap
on : often, repeatedly.
^ ] to lie or luiile persons.
] J] M 'f >ii"nth by month the
years pass on.
] r^ often, again and again.
Read /•'/'. To involve, to com-
promise, to implicate, to put an
affair cmi another which gives him
trouble or responsibility; depend-
ent on ; periilexed with many
afiiiir.s ; embarrassed.
512
LEI.
LEI.
LL'I.
another.
^; ffi" 1 I "'" ""*- -Tixio^'s aboutit.
] 2^ y^ he is iinplicated in it.
^ ■=■!• ] lie is tioubled bow to
su;)[)(>rt tlie fouiily.
I £g ornbairassed witb, as a
child trying to carry tbi'ee big
apples.
^ ] involved in.
I ^ an embarrassing affair.
1 S '^'crbose, ruuch repetition ;
wordy; tiresome.
H^- I to suftbr or make amends
tior anotber.
/J&^ Lazy, sbifc'dng work ; tired
i^C o^'^ worn down.
fagged out and sick.
1 fi'vl W ''Irli 1^*^ ^^'^^ wearied even
to panting.
] "J" ^^ ^ ■'■ ^''"^^ '^ wearied out
my ■whole life.
>-f pj ^ luteicliangeil with jp to rub.
J WW To beat a dnim, to call the
''-' tattoo; to roll stones.
1 "M. '° drum.
] fjj- to rub ink on the stone.
' 1 ^ M ^'^ V^^y 'uofa ; — lit.
to rub the knuckles.
si 1 -iicl *^o beat the revelUo and
tire the gun, — when calling off
the watch-
'B9 ' 1'*^ I'oll stones down hill ; a j
hu r
ocky rough a[H)earanee.
^'''' 1 -S^ 'f B $ ''"5 rolling rocks
struck each other.
&Wl\^'A [ll^" oysters] grow
irregularly one upon another,
like stones piled up.
1 5ft falling with a heavy thud.
I
i'
L'i '
From wood aiul thuiuhr ;is tlie
phonetic ; intercliaiigoil with the
last.
Name of a tree ; to roll down
stones on an enemy approach-
ing a city wall.
1 1 ^ i^'UMi^ Piepaie the
stones so as to resist the enemy.
Combuied of /fC aood ;ind ^^
easi/, to represent the crooked
. ;■ liandle of .1 ploiv ; it is the
*■ 127th radic.ll of clia'.acters per-
laininf^ to tillage j the character
^fui ^ to come is often thus
contracted.
To plow j the handle and beam
of a plow ; a piow, of which Shiii-
nung is the reputed inventor; its
description shows that it has since
undergone very little modilication ;
old name of a river in the south of
Hunan, one of the headwaters of
the River Siang.
] |g a plow ; — met. agriculture.
-• "> Composed of /^a quick and y^
a (/07, wliich is altered to 2?C '^
* ifoinan m most cases.
Good, unselfish, excellent ; a
blessing; a species, a sort, a
kind, rather less than a -^IJ,
and more than a ^^, like class,
genus, species ; to assimilate ; to
class witb ; to become equal with ;
to discriminate between things ; an
ancient sacrifice to Heaven, not at
the winter solstice.
[^ ] of the same sort.
presence does not coiuport with
yom- station.
] j]^ similar in kind.
/]> is ] u)isorted, unlike ; can-
not be classed together.
M. 1 the good ; moral people.
^ ] domestic animals ; a term
of abuse, You brute !
^ 1 others similar to it.
A # ,11^ 1 A^ ginseng root
resemljles a man's figure.
^ pT i't 1 tbey cannot be clas-
sified or compared.
^ -^ ^ 1 ^'''"'^ ""^ ^f'*^"^ its
own sort.
^ A Hi' 1 ^ covetous man tries
to injure his equals.
1 ^ to appear at court on suc-
ceeding to a fathers estate or
title, — in feudal times.
^ ?^ 1 ^ [the curlew's] form
assimilates it to the egret.
I ^' collectanea, misrellanies.
^M ] rf _L Tif to sacrifice to
Shangti, which was done by the
scvercign.
] ^J^ be like me, make one of us,
— as the solitary wasp is
thought to tell the caterpillar it
kills lor its young.
Read //' An animal resembling
a fox in .shape, and marked like a
leopard, formerly found in Hunan;
it is a kind of civet, and those who
tat its flesh will, it is said, be cured
of jealousy.
i
Knots in silk thread ; a de-
fect, a flaw ; incomplete, as
the moon in its various
phases ; perverse, harsh ; out
of sorts.
;§t ] morose, crabbed.
Jtb ] defective ; it has flaws,
^ I no iircompleteness, perfect.
il 1 W,^ t'> I'oot out what i.s
imperlect, and remove what is
uncouth.
*' ^) "I From v.ater or nnrjovernahle and
r.V >■ the second form is least
. ,.sed, though the most consonant
to the me.aiMng.
Tears ; to weep ; to cry ; a
lei' dropping like teara
3^i ] pearly tears.
I :|^ traces of weeping.
|S]3 ] to rain tears; to weep much.
Xt Wk 1 "!■ fi 1 o>- T I t«
cry.
M- 1 ^ ^IJ ''"-T brushed away
their tears and parted.
\% 1 '-'' h% 1 to wipe away tears.
1 v^ '^y: tears bedewed bis coat.
-g- I tears standing in the eyes.
f^ ] mourning and weeping.
1 ^ ll^\ t'-'''*''*^ "'ot bis cheeks.
2 ^ ii ^t m M 1 drops full
irom the wax candle guttered
by the wind
Read //.' Water flowing rapidly.
^ 1 a cold, comfortless look.
LEU.
LEU.
LEU.
513
Old ■■wnnds, lu ami IJt. Tii CarSoo, liii ; — ?'« Simtow, \ao and 16 ; — In Airiot/, lo , — in Fiilulfni, V-u. lao, ii,i,l
I
Aloft
the upper floor or story of a
ca bouse ; the framework or sp.icu
of a door; in stories, storied;
an upper room ; a chamber ; a largo
fine sbop, as an incense shop ; a
porch or raised portal ; a layer ; to
assemble.
;/i^ I the chief hall in a house.
] Jl i>p-stairs.
] f ground-floor; down-slairs.
J^ ^ I to go to an eating-room,
which at Canton, is usually np-
staii's.
n M 1 *""" storied.
] J_ ] story above story, or
more stories; a gambler, if ho
wins, says ] Jl ] I shall pile
story on story ; but if he losses,
says f* Jl f* I shall pile grief
upon grief
^ 1 or ^ ] brothels ; the first
term is from a woman's name.
^ 1 a tower over the city gate.
H ] a bell tower ; a belfry.
2T ] a poetical name for the
shoulders.
] I'jji the sleepers on a floor.
"3T I a watchman's loft.
15 I a corridor ; a verandah
which goes around the house.
] a sentiners watch on a wall.
tp. I a lookiiut, a high terrace,
an upper porch.
^4 ] the highest peak or house.
I jjt a kind of movable watch-
tower.
I ^. a staging for performances.
i^ fl 1 a belvedere on top of a
mosque.
] ^ a skvlight.
f/>l 1 j§ Is JI '3? JL i>""o'"'-y
portal.s stand by the wayside all
along the road.
In FiiJichan. Cheap, low-priced.
%^
m
in Shniirjluii^ Ju ; — in Chifu^ 16.
The original form was combined
of "IX ipp'nan, -fij.' mother, and
fp ti'ilhin^ intenderl to denote
eniiitv ; as a jn'imitive, its use is
chielly phonetic.
To trail along, as a dress ; to
tie or lasso, as an ox ; troublesome
from repetition, annoying, frequent;
simple, stupid ; a tumulus.
] ^ the sixteenth zodiacal con-
stellation iu tlio head of Aries.
(§(1 ] a man mentioned by Men-
cius, who had good eyesight.
1 Afs '** district iu Sung-klang fu,
southwest of Shanghai.
^ Wi Id 1 t''*^ cows and horses
are all tethered.
J^ /S 1 lit ''^''-'y t^'us become more
IroublesDUie and overbearing.
^ ^r 3^ ^ iHl ^ % 1 yo'i
hai'e dresses and robes, but you
will not wear them.
From viciith and words and a«-
noijiiiij ; tlie second is net cora-
, nion, and restricted iu its mean-
ing.
Loquacious; troublesome and
talkative ; a tone in singing.
1 2jS 1 ^ to talk much.
^ I the prattle of an infant be-
ginning to talk ; gabble.
I^ I ^ f^ a thousand imjier-
tincnces.
] f^ 2^ guerilla troops ; banditti ;
the men under an enemy.
I \j^ the chattering of birds.
To drag or pull ; to bring
together ; to embrace, to hug ;
to carry off, to drag away.
] 1^ to hold by the arms.
] ^ to fall on one's neck.
I Jljg, to detain one, as by locking
his arms.
1 iSi, 'k ''^ elope with a girl ; to
carry off \irgiiis.
1 A |ii ^ dunning him lo go
out, — and take a stroll.
fs
] A K "''S''"'S 1"'" to buy.
In Cuiitoncsc. To throvr or wear
over the shoulders ; to hang down,
as a shawl.
P y]^ ] a child's bib.
f|j to wear a shawl.
A small dibbling cart, the |
i}I or ] 5|-, which makes
a furrow and drops the seed
as it is dragged over the fic^lds ;
one common name is |£ 3j-
or seed hotl.
A small lor.g-necked jar,
shaped like a boltle, called
s^''" %\ ] ; it is usually made of
carlhcn-ware.
A skull without skin or flesh.
I or ^ ] .|- a skull;
the upper bones of the head.
The mole-cricket {Grijllolal-
]ia), which is thought to help
devils and spirits in some
way, and is killed by those
who meet it by night ; it is called
] ^]Jf and J2 JwJ o'' earth-dog.
31^ ] a kind of bat.
J; ] a four-horned fabulous goat.
1 Ai^ KM& ^■^■«i the mole-
cricket and ant also desire to live.
A sow in heat.
iyt'^W ] f^ it is plain
that you are little less than
an old sow ; — said to a
lewd woman.
Diligent, respectful; coutcut-
ed, joyous.
1 ] ^ i\J' sedulous and
attentive lo orders.
J ii
JHEH" Continuous.
i;T>^ j^ ] ;^ |i|If unceasing t!>w ;
j/<7« ne\cr intermitting, like t!ie
passing of people in a street.
05
5U
LEU.
LEU.
LEU.
A ^■L'ssel with high ]ioop
galUniu.s ; high tops \vhere
marksmoii were ij'.accd.
] ^ •'■ "ar junk with a great
and liigh stern.
A large horse ; liome define
it an ass, and make it a
synonym o{ ^lii i|| the ass.
f-^^l To plunder.
^1 M
] to plimcler and forage
on people, as soldiers and
guerilla bands do.
A small tumulus or mound
is j^ ] , often raised over
Jca graves in the northerir pro-
vinces.
11
A peak, the |J^] ] ^^ in the
H3ng range in the east of
Hunan province, whereon
it is said that the Great Tii
set up a tablet.
A hamper or basket for
carrying coarse articles ; an
oil-basket woven of withes,
and covered with layers of
paper pasted inside and out.
^- ] 1^ a crate of coal.
f^ ] an oil hamper ; some of
them will hold 150 catties.
JJ ] open baskets for drying or
scenting teas or other things.
^ ] an osier basket for carrying
provisions.
From metal and troublesome:
like the uext.
Hard, pure iron ; a graver
to cut iron with ; to engrave,
to cut characters ; to i,nlay ;
a frying-pan, a boiler.
] ?^ fivf ^^ Si <'P'-''i car\ed work,
as on ii frame.
§ /?> Mi 1 ^ P^i article, no
carving on it
ll'u'
m 1 ^'^' ] M ''■' ergrave nicely.
M "W 1 liJ [yonv love is] cut on
my bones and graven on my
heart.
lfef.S I 1^^- 'I' t-igcr-skin bow-case
adorned with inlaid work.
ffl"!!^ To b.jre into and carve: to
^'J cut out flowers ; to hollow
leu' out ; a graving tool.
^ I to carve flowers in re-
lief on wood-work, common in
ornamented dwellings.
] tt f$ W I'udug out an orange
to convey his letter, — refers to
an incident in the life of Yoh
Fei of the Sung dynasty.
A swelling with a hard core
ia it ; a purulent tumor, a
running ulcer.
:Ji^ I the bl-eeding piles ; an
anal tumor.
] 'j^f ulcers breeding worms.
•is 1 ghuidular scrofulous swellings
on the neck.
^g I ulcers which result from
opium smoking.
A^^J Vi-om wata- smdto Icaki but llie
YWjl pliouetic, by its composition of
VnS /lousa and inin, sbows tlie idea.
A clepsydra ; to drip, to
leak, to sipe, to ooze out ; to drop
on ; to lose ; to disclose, to blab ;
to forget, to lose sight of, to let
slip ; to let in, as a light ; to moist-
en ; a craclv, a leak, an aperture.
1^ ] 10 mend a crack.
j^ ] to catch the dripping water.
^ I to forget ; to leave behind.
Y§ I it leaks ; a dripping.
] ^ I omitted to put it in the
account.
^ M if3 I "O such lucky thing
has leaked down. {Cantonese.)
|£ ] a clepsydra to niark time.
I if[t] to escape the net ; — ('. c. to
evade punishment, or the conse-
cpienees of a ci'Ime.
7 't^ iii M 1 1^0 not be ashamed
b;lbre the light which comes
ii.to your house ; — met. act ho-
nestly even in private.
M 7]<. ^ 1 f'l^ A ^ frugal, care-
ful man.
] ^J hush-money ; e.Kactions.
iiSi 1 '-'-' ^^^ out a secret.
TiM 1$ 1 ^6 careful Low you
overlook things in your work.
'i^ ] 3^ li^ '■y disclose heaven's
purposes, — usually refers to
calamities.
^ Ji] a "t" W ] jI it w rather
latjlostop the leak when the
boat is in mid-channel ; — bs
foreseeing and prudent.
I'lom a hilling place tiiid one of
the ten steins ; it is only useil as
a piimitive.
To retire into obscurity ; to
go away from the world's
gaze ; a kind of sie\e or fan.
) Froma/«'/«i/«sand toliide awav.
A narrow dirty residence;
leu'' a vile place ; a strait ; low,
rude, rustic, vulgar; ill-fa-
vored, sordid, griphig; luun-
formed ; ignorant.
] ^} vile looking, detestable.
^£ 1 ^ in my mean lane ; — an
atiected [ihrase. referring to the
place where Yen Ilwui dwell.
^ \ alone and ignorant.
] ^ a country abode.
ff}^ ] liori-id-lookijig ; deformed,
ffi ^^ ] ^ to follow vulgar usages.
in nJ3 Ji M 1 leeommeud ono
among the intelligent, or point
out one amoug the oUscurc and
lowlv.
m.
cM
LI. LI. LL
Oltl Mvn,h^ li, lei, I.ii, lak, lap, nml lat. /« Canton, li, lei, nml lei ; — in Swnton\ li, !oi, nnd lai ; — in An.oi/, li, 1), ni,
andlo ; — in I'tihchnii, li, 16 lo, nwr/ lie ; — in S!iniir/!iai, li ; — in Cliifii, li.
1 M ''^ poetical name for the tJcIJ
oriole, from its black and yellow (;;?*^S^
plumage. ,/(
51.5
From ^ milkt and ^'J profit
contracted ; as a primitive, its
use is chiefly phonetic, and it
1" occurs interclianged with the next
two.
To prepare ground for rico;
glutinous rice ; a black or tlarlc
brown color ; many, numerous.
] 0)3 early dawn, still dark.
1 JS.oi' :i'| 1 or ] ^ the
multitude, the people ; the black-
baired people, ?. e. the Chinese.
1 A or ] -{f|: certain tribes of
aborigines in Hainan I., resem-
bling the Miaotsz' ; the name
seems to be retained in Li-ping
fu ] Zp jj^ in the southeast of
Kweicheu, because of its re-
lation to the same races.
1 i^ '^•> ■'"' ^'i''*'''ict i'l the south-
east of tShansi, the place of an
ancient small state on the up-
per waters of the Eiver Chang.
■R .^ W 1 there are no black-
liaircd (i. e- able-bodied) men
among the people.
] ^ a small black bean, found
on a trailing vine in Kiangnan,
a decoction of which is drunk to
j'emo\c night sweats; the crickets
begin to chirrup when it flowers.
In Cantntic/ie read .lei, and usu-
ally written |^ . To come ; to be-
gin ; used after verbs like Jjj, to
denoto the present tense ; able.
W 1 W ^ coming and going.
jK ] come back.
1 ik Wl to play cards.
I tJc "^ I])2 bas lie come yet ?
51^^ From black and jirojlt ; inter-
C ^y^ clianged ivitli the last and j^i
- ^;. a plow.
A blackish yellow color; a
dark dun color, as of many oxen.
1 -ff; '''e Chinese.
1 ^ a siillow yellow, as of a face.
:^^1
m
.J;
A vitreoi»5, translucent sub-
stance like stras-s, the Jj[q ]
which resembles glass .ind
jiorcelain, but is different.
,/(■ 1^ ] glass.
JEj^ ] ;^ a bedstead with
gla.ss at the sides.
=JL^C* From ^//rt/if and mtmer-}ns.
(^"^^ A kind of herb whose young
Ji. leaves arc edible, and the
mature stalks fit for canes.
I ^ the white hellebore. {Vcra-
tritin.)
\ j0^ a staff used by old men.
I^il 1 M ^ confused multitude
a''ound.
^ ^i fEfi 1 the jaspers jingled
from the beams.
To rivo or split through from
one end to the other, as a
log:.
C<||»
»J
f&
From ^ ox and ^ Hack con-
tracted ; occurs used for its pii-
niitive.
.A. plow ; to plow, to prepare
ground for sowing ; dark, obscure ;
a piebald o.\ ; applied to the Huns.
] T] "• plowshare guard of iron.
— ^C 1 '"' ~^ 51 1 °""3 plow.
#C 1 or 1 IB to plow fields.
M 1 A <t ploughman.
] ^ swarthy, tawny, sun-burned.
i "H^ i: -F calf of a brindled
cow; — met. a good son of a
vile father.
— ] ^ ]il5 at the first plowing
look for (he spring rains.
^% \ ■:^ lio has rejected and
discarded the sires, — (ime-worn
and uscfivl men : the reference is
to an old plowman.
From free and pvofilahic as the
phonetic.
A pear, called also '^ || t!ie
jolly fruit ; the term ine^ndes
se\eral species of Pi/rus.
II 5i 1 or @ 1 a russet
pear.
^ ] the white juicy pear of
Peking; it resembles a billianl
ball in .size and shape.
fl^ g ] a soft juicy yellowish
f;)-. Ji 1 1^ EJ 1 6^ y«^u ••■•0
just like an autuum pear, —
which is rotten at core; an
untrustworthy man.
JlH ] the strawberry pear of
Cliihli, so called from its taste ;
the \^ \ resembles it, but is
coarser.
jjj? ] an insipid pear common in
Shantung.
5;j^ ] a frost pear ; — met. an old
man's face.
1 ^ )t sugared pear jam diicd
in cakes.
j^ ] the pine apple. (Fit/icliav.)
1 S •? ^ play-actors, so call-
ed from a pear garden whcra
they were taught by an Emperor
of the T'aiig dynasty.
-Tti 1 /t» rosewood. (Cantonese.)
^ ] a small species of dragonfly.
^ ] a small coarse pear ; also
the seeds of the mountain-ash
or rowan, and of the Gniv'a
eleistica.
^ ^q ] the fruit of the Ilovema
didcis in Chehkiansr.
From insect and jirofilahle for
the phonetic.
Ji A kind of clam or Jfactin, the
4^ I found on the coast of
Fuhkien and pickled for food ; ihe
shell is smooth and white, with
reddish edges.
I
51G
LI.
Til.
LI.
Tifi A much esteemed flower, the
j/i /(' {Jasniiniim samhac), cultivat-
ed for its fragrance and for
scenting tea ; the blossoms are
3 baskets c.ijled ]^
iC M '" l)lace in rooms ; the
name of a well-known song.
^ ] 0j- a. kind of hair-pin, with
a head shaped like an unopened
jasmine, common at Shanghai,
twias fit for raakinn- baskets
woven on
%
^r
From ) .T contraction of j^ a
cliff anil ^ a strol-f, wiili tJc
710 1 ; it is used only as a pv'mi-
tive.
To split, as a ripe fruit docs
its skin ; to rivo ; to chap.
From S a villuije and the pre-
ceding ; or /~ a vliff i\s ic3 con-
traction ; tlie second form is also
read cf/jc», and delined a market
place, but it is now moftly used
tor the decimal, of wliicU the
third form is a common contrac-
tion.
To subject, to cause to .siib-
mit ; to regulate, in which
sense it is used with Jlj!; domestic
joy ; in arithmetic, the tiiird term
ill fractions, a hundredth ; tho thou-
sandth part of a tael, nominally
equal to the copper mill, or nat've
coin called a cash by foreigners,
from caixa, the Moorish name for
tho tin coin found at Malacca in
early days, coined in Malabar be-
fore a. d. 1 500 ; in long measure,
balf a -tJ- or inch, the smallest
division of the 7/ ; a very little, a
grain, a hair-breadth ; an extra
tax of a cash on a quantity of
goods or the property in a jilace,
according to an assessment ; a pair,
twins ; to give, to bestow.
7u 1 W X r* Ifi Jife B. ^lirect-
ing the various officers accord-
ing to this, all the [year\s] works
will be well done.
^m^\^ 1 % %^ 1'° oi--^"""^
the duke of Pih to protect and
govern the eastern frontier.
] ro ^ it * heroic wife is
given to you.
'^ \ M )k t'lo l^i'ig li'is given
you perfect rules.
^ I J^ not the least use.
Vfi 1 V^^'^ '*' '" ^^^'^ '"*'' cash.
^ 1 'T' f\i .i"st; exactly, to a
liair"s breadth.
1 fs "• V^o-TalAi extra assessment.
Ml 1 ^ to levy the li-lcin tax, a
levy on goods for defending the
region ; there is also a S ] or
house tax, and ] Jy or extra
assessment on tare and tret of
certain articles.
Jill ] a lucky spot.
] ^ twins.
1 ^ .i FoJ very minute, can't
bo reckoned, — i. c. between a
cash and a candareen.
f
li
From water and to siillt ; .ilso
read shi' and j/nj, and inter-
changed with the l.tst.
To float with the stream ;
name of a river ; water all
run oi7t ; drying up.
I the mucus on a fish or
eel's body ; — applied to good
liquor.
Ji
From hair and to sjiiit ; used
with the next.
A horse's tail ; a chowric ;
stiff haip ; long, mi.Ked hair
for felting ; small, minute.
'^ ] or ^ ] a cow's tail, es-
pecially of the yak ; a fly-whisk.
the magnitude of this hairy o.k
was lilcc a cloud ^vhich covered
the sky.
Also read ^mao.
The Tibetan yak, sarlyk, or
grunting-ox {Poephar/us grun-
iiiins), of who.se tail chow-
ries arc made.
A widow.
■ 1 iSiji" a woman who has
been left desolate.
'Hi 1 to relieve the widowed.
^^^^ 1 4 fij # if you
my husband, are martyred for
your patriotism, what harm in
my being a widow 1
^^ From [9J a „ct and '\% hut ; it
: l\X^ iesemUe3 JiJE a net.
i"- Sorrow, grief ; to encoiniter,
to happen to; to incur.
1 -It Dy -^ I sutlered his
deadly malice.
>^ J^b "@" 1 ^^'''' ''"'^ meeting wi;li
all these griefs.
'Sl flFs 1 ™y miseries have all
piassed away.
S 1 fi ^ to incur giavo
punishment.
^h K # to 1 [daughters] arc fo
cause no sorrow to their parents.
?i« 123 f 1 I ""ly "m miserable.
li
J'
Favorable, lucky prognostics.
JJiS 1 <^'i' 1 M g''"'l omens,
happy signs.
Water dropping and soaking
into tlie ground ; the patter-
ing of rain or hail; to instil
by drops ; thin.
U^ I dripping rain.
^^'M 1 tho letters fell rapidly
from his pencil ; — rapid com-
position.
Sjxf Sportive talk ; jokes; to ban-
cpJ*I tcr, to chaff; deceitful talk.
Ji
1 m to make fun of;
to
ridicule :
^®1
From ai/k or <lrcss and a ijof/ie ;
the first form is most used.
An ornamented girdle which
was put on a bride by her
j/i mother ; a perfume or scent-
bag ; to sew shoes.
IE M ^ 1 *''" "'Other herself
tied her sash.
•fJli 1 -Ifl ^ tied on wkli cords.
'Eead ^cAV. Sharp, cutting, like
tho cold wind.
•i^ Wildpears,or(hoso whichgrow
nF^ in neglected places, and gra-
Ji dually become harsh, arc dis-
tinguished by this term from
the ^ cultivated pears ; probably
a kind of service-tree or sorb is
intended, and not a true pear.
LI.
LI.
LI.
517
I!
Tliin, poor spirits ; weak li-
quor or the dregs of the Btill.
to sip tbe lees.
] @^ dregs, feculence.
1 i
Also reaJ ,c/i'j.
To .stretch ; to spread, as
wings; to exhibit, to display.
1 ^ to take .1 pen in hand.
1 ^D § ^ his composition is
ftdl of beauties as the .'spring
of flowers.
|^> Altered from '^ a, /.//■(/, Imt tlie
etymrlogists disagree about its
». consti'iiction ; it is now mostly sii-
' ]jerseiled by tbe next.
A weird beast, a bogie ; briglit ;
elegant ; to scatter ; to oppose.
^ jjilp ]^ ] his appearance is
very much altered 5 — i. c. old
or sickly.
From bird and toeiril; it is inter-
clianged with tbe primitive.
m
fli A yellow bird of brilliant
plumage; a fairy, an elf ; to
retire, to disperse; to dismiss, to
go from, to part, parted, absent ;
to cut in two ; to arrange or divide
off; scattered; vis-a-vis, paired;
to meet, to get into ; to bo in ; to
pass tin-ough ; the oOth of the G4
diagrams, or 5th of the eight dia-
grams, referring to elegant things
and brightness; in rhciorx, a di-
gression caused by a similar idea,
or a verbal allusion carried out ;
drooping.
^ I employed on, engaged in ;
attached to.
] J.f; a sister's gi-andchild.
] fii to disperse ; scattered.
1 J)lj '" P''"'' ''''°'^> ^'^ '^■'^ adieu.
^ 1 fil ,% D^c parrot is yet]
nothing but a bird.
JTJ 1 Pu] %' •■'' ^°^ dissensions.
] :^ 1 li ^'* ^''- °'' *''"""^1 '"
pairs.
'ik 1 ^ Wi »o certain dwelling-
places.
1 |^MiM:i"'^^'^"-'>«''sit?
] j!^ to wean people from you.
l>^i I to dispose iu order.
,^^11^ the horse is always
.saddled ; — • met. I am always
bus3'.
[1| I |!|j| ^ to escape the law of
transmigrations in consequence
of great austerity.
] ^' a bill of divorce; it is
usually sealed by an impression
of four finger ends.
net was set ior the fish, but a
wild goose got hito it.
^ ] -^ Ji did I not remain in
[my ruotlicr's") womb 1
^Ji ^ 1 1 \?'^'^'\ t^ose full millet
heads drooping over.
Wi 1 3K -S" ^ '''''■^'" passed through
cold and heat.
Re.ad // ' To leave, to withdraw
from, to retire; retired, withdrawn;
distant, as an interval.
] ^ to leave home.
] gg — . j^ they are one foot
apart.
5^ ] keep far from, as bad men.
1 -p^ to leave the company.
1 J^i "r 1 ffi to get "P from
the table.
From hmnhco and to ;;a.ss off ;
occurs Msed witli tbe next, but
not quite correctly.
A fence or wattle of bamboo;
to fence, to inclose ; a small basket;
a skimmer ; a tray.
fj" ] a bamboo fence ; also a
kind of tray.
'^ I a trellis for peas.
-{•i ii 1 Vi^ villages and farm-
steads.
j^ ] fences and hedges ; the first
is made of posts, the second of
interlaced splints.
i^ Yf 'A^ 3i m H'J 1 H ^^'icre's
the hedge that will keep out the
wind t.
"M. 1 1^ ^i ^ poetical name lor
the Cliina aster, a bed of which
a poet once made into a fence.
,^.^ A skimmer n.sed bv cooks ;
( ptfj it is shaped like a scoop.
Jli ^ ] an open worked skim-
mer made of osiers, wire, or
bamboo ; in some places the blind-
er, and also the muzzle, on a nuile
is so called.
|;i^ ] a bamboo skimmer to lade
out from soups.
I'Voui phiiils aud to separate;
used witli tbe last.
A kind of darnel grass, or
perhaps a Curcx, which in-
jures the growing rice.
^I ] water gras.s, sedge.
From a coverlmj or net. and to
separate ; tbe two aio nearly
identical.
t_U-ff
A kind of white straw hat,
the J^ 1 which was adorned
with egret's plumes and
feathers, and hence called
{3 it fft '''" "'"'■" *^g''et girdle ;
it was formerly worn by the people
of Kianman.
<^li!m A rope to fasten a boat ; a
c/p'J^ painter.
\li '^i ,|j|i ] ^.| ;> tie it witli the
painter.
^: ilQ ^'§ -i 1 1 ^'aid a pretty
cord of the long leaves of the
sweet vernal grass.
Eead 'si. A well-woven gauze
with square checks, used for l;cr-
cliiefs.
^ I a small skull-cap made of
gauze.
] ^p a head scarf of gauze.
I ^ f^ 1$ people go'"g on, or
traveling in a crowd.
Read '^7i/. Long
■^ ] dangling and flapping, as a
sleeve which is nuich too loner.
^m A fresh \>at€r eel, the gS ] ,
<M^Ki "f which there are several
Ji sorts ; it is thought to be very
pugnacious, and the Chinese
say its drie^l body preserves grain
and other things from insects.
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518
LI.
A beautiful yellow songster,
the w 1 or oriole {Oriolus
,/i Chincnsis), coniiuou in cen-
tral China, and known at the
North as ] -^ ; .it is sometimes
called the mango bird, but that is
the Oriolus kiindoo of India.
From horse and clcc/anr ns the
plionetic.
Ji
A fleet horse ; a cliarger ; a
black horse ; to drive a span
of horses.
I j|i a carriage and pair.
^ ] an iron gray horse.
^ ] a fleet racer, like Eclipse,
whicla ran a thousand li in a
day ; one of Muh 'Wang's eight
famous steeds.
i\j '\H 1 ^^^^^ matched were
the four black steeds.
1 M ^^'^ name of Fn-ning fii .J&
^ )^ hi the northeast of Cliihli.
ii
W A beautiful woman of Ilun-
ft nish origin, named ] ^[g.
j/( mentioned in the history of
Ts4n, B. c. G70, who was
captured from the ] j^ a tribe of
Scythians then living in the present
Shensi; pretty.
i
,h
M Grain growing in rows, as
ft when it is in the blade.
tul grain on the green prairies
spreads out in many rows.
From ^vild h(^ast or do^ and v''I-
IdfjCi because it lurks about vil-
la^'es and huuilets.
A name for the fox, and
including also other small
animals like the wild cat,
racoon, loris, .souslik, (tc.
^ I an animal resembling the
wild cat.
^ ] the house fox, — ?'. c. a cat.
•J^ 1 a seal, found off Manchinia.
^ -^ ] ,111 animal whose habits
are like the ratcl ; it is good for
food.
^ 1 or ^ ] a civet.
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] ^ a spotted wild cat found in
Kiangsi.
^ ] the silver fox.
J^ ] an animal foimd in Kwaiig-
si, whose description assimilates
it to a loris.
WU 1 ^- 11 ^^ a fo.^c brownie
(or vampyvc) possesses him.
To stare at, to look at an-
grily.
0.S 1 ] to gaze at fixedly.
^ ] a long flxed gaze.
A place iu Lu now the south
of Shantung, where a battle
was fought D. c. 059 ; a region
in the present Nan-yang fu
f§ |)^ Jj^ in the southwest of Ho-
iian, near Tang cheu ^(j ^'|'[, along
the Eiver Han.
•jrWl A basket or hod for ren
c^ -p. ing" earth ; a spade or nai
reniov-
laiTow
j/i mattockforshovcling in earth ;
also the name of a tree.
Originally composed of [B Jicld
and ji^ earth combined ; it forms
'II the lUGth rndic.'il of a few incon-
gruous cliaracters, ai;d occurs
used for the ne.xt.
A place of residence ; a neigh-
borhood ; a village of 25 or 50
families ; a lane in a town, a close
or wynd, where there is a gate at
each end, and the residents exer-
cise a supervision over it ; a short
street; a place; mournful; the
Chinese mile, reckoned to be 3C0
paces ; — it has been of various
lengths, from 1158 to 1891 feet,
but now usually measures 1800
c/;/7i or 1894.12. /■<. English, mak-
ing 27 5 // equal to ten miles ; the
geographical /(' is 1458,53 feet, of
which 250 make a degree, and ten
a French league.
HP ] a ne ghboihood.
— I J^ one li distant.
JlP 1 "'' ¥(- 1 *^"^ country ; one's
native place ; the first phrase
can be used in addressing one,
like ^ ] lipSJ neiglibor 1
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/^ /;§ ^^ 1 far away is my na-
ti\e village.
Sfl 1^ 1 tc) return home, — i. e.
to resign office.
^ 1 j^ •' courier or post- bo j'.
I A one of this place.
5r in inf 1 I ask, why am I so
sorrowful '?
^ ] relatives by marriage.
] j^ residence, a place of abide.
] -^ the oldest man in the vil-
lage.
'ibHl '^'^ 1^''-^' ' P'tiable ; afllicted,
|h£ sad ; intirm, invalided.
" Eead ^l^wci, and interchanged
with ^1^ to laugh at. To
talk much ; to jest with.
"^ftlTt An adverbial particle, dc-
"H^ noting excessively, unrca-
Hi souably.
IJt j|E ^ aS- fi 1 'ix-y
talked a very long lime.
In Cantomse rc.id Jc. A final
particle indicating certainty, doubt-
less, surely ; so, the manner of
doing; pronounced 'li, it sometimes
indicates a question.
-fj^ ] it is so ; yes, it is really.
5^ yj^ Jp. I it is not at all early
in the day.
2JS ] come here.
^ ] gone ; let us go.
i^ 1^ I too much by far ; it
certainly is so.
In Shanghai. A filial to an in-
dicative proposition.
y^ 1 not yet, for some time.
^jj ] not yet, wait.
^f )t] f@ 1 '' ''•''" ^'^ "sed.
^ fl>f 'A<- ^ii, 1 I'Ot yet for a long
time.
From n-oinan and vilhttfe.
Brother's wives ; sisters-in-
li law.
^[Ij I the wives of several
brothers, also called JS ^- in some
places.
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From man and villar/e.
Uiipollslied, low-bred ; vul-
gar ; gross, ribald ; a villager,
a rustic, country-people ; to
protect, to support ; sociable, talk-
ative ; a trust, a reso\irce.
^[) ] vulgar ; the canaille, coun-
try rowdies, roughs.
] "g" low expressions, coarse talk.
^i fj'r 1 M ^ '''"'^'^ nothing to
look to for help.
] UfC I'listio songs and ditties.
I -^ a village doctor.
From nct/il'iu and viUcif/e ; an
unaiitliorized cliiuaijer used most-
ly .ibout (j'aiitoii.
A mat sail ; any small saih
BH 1 '"1' •■"■ studding-snils.
I -^ the halhanls.
lit ] hoi.st .sail.
M 1 ^^^^'^ '" ^''"'•
] S^ the foot of the sail.
i^ fii 1 S" 0^' "ii'lcr full saii ;
mcf. exert all your power.
and vUlri'/e as tlie
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'i£ p.:
From r/cm
jouetic.
'It To work a gem liko an agate,
according to its veining ; to
polish, to burnish, as gems ; veins,
striaj; to govern, to manage, to
loolc after ; to regulate ; the go-
verning princi[)lc, that which is felt
to be riglit or suitable ( |^ ^« j^
fll) <(^ as the Chinese e,\prcss it),
and depends not on force ; reason,
right doctrine ; rule of action ;
among Chinese philosojjhcrs, the
principle of organization by which
matter is preser\-cd, or the Power
that inheres to direct it, otherwise
defined as god jjil^, or animated air
^ ; to rectify, to adjust according
to principle ; to depend on ; to think
of, to regard ; to meddle with ; a
go-between ; following sonio verbs,
it shows that they are or should bj
well-done, as {i^ ] to repair.
^ ] to live by lawful calling, to
do business.
^ ] Heaven's reason, ;'. c. a re-
tributive, overruling Providence.
^ Jt!l 1 * geomancer : one who
chooses sites,
m ] i() manage well,
p] ] the rules of healhig.
i§ I puroreasoji ; — aBudhistic
term.
1 ^7 PJ ^ have no time to see
to it.
] pi^ to debate, to reason upon.
depending upon the mouths —
of men.
] ^ to aUcnd to an affair.
] -^ to comprehend, to regard
kindly.
>2' ] # ^ — 'P] you must at-
tend to that expression.
1 31 to dress the hair.
] Ifi M t1£ I -I'" ''o'lit and my
purpose is firm ; I am conscious
of having a good cause.
I ^ the recondite reason of; to
settle or wind up accounts.
^ 1 f-^l- I l'<ive nothing to do
with it.
/^ ] reasonable ; as it should
be.
ifr> 1 fii^ "'■ ft^ 1 15 y*'" -'"•'^ '"
the wrong.
^ I veins or streaks, as in wood.
] '^ it is all right, I am as I
would be, don't urge me ; — a
polite expression, declining an
invitation or courtesy, or an-
swering the inquiry if one has
dined.
1 f'ft^ ^ ^vhat ought_ to be
done ; in good taste or time.
5S # ^ 1 ^'^ distort tlie right
and talk speciously.
Jl TK pf 1 ^° •'*''« 8'0i»g to
Peking to talk of our rights, —
a banner of the Taipings in
18o3.
I'lom clollics niid vi//ai/e ; llio
Cast foiiii nearly resembles '■ktfo
> ^ to wrap.
A lining ; the iimcr face of
.1 garment ; inner, inside ;
■within ; to the left, as in
passing a cart.
1 ]Bl IT 1 B% within, in ; inside.
^ ^ ] at home, in the house.
] /f\l coarse cotton lining.
t< 1 1^- ffl *?; ^ m ^ ""^1«-
stand all about it, the inside ard
(Jut, the fine and coarse too.
1 ^V '^ ¥\jC enemies on all sides,
wiihiu and without,
JJt 1 i'l the stomach.
B^ ] formerly, a while ago, once
on a tiuie.
] ^ turn or go to the left ; — a
cartraan's cry.
'It 1 flSi fef to ste.il a little
brealhiiig-spcll in mv hurry.
^ -r± i\j 1 n T£ k 1. ,1 i-'-i™
not Ibrgotten it, but I dislike to
do il.
From J§ Jish and iBQ vetniiii/.':
, — _ contr.acted, said to be from tlie
, 7^ resemblance on the scales to the
figure ~p leii.
The carp, which includes
other kinds of Cyprinklcc, as the
bream, sucker, &c. ; it is regarded
as the king of fish, and is fabled to
turn into a dragon.
JL I the name of Confucius' son.
^ ] the yellow carp.
tj^ ] fire or red carp. {Cupvinus
Jlitiiimans.)
■^ ] green carp (Cyprinus virkU-
vkikicetis.)
ftl 1 ''^^° pond carp. (Ci/pn'niis
rtibro-J'iisciis.)
jj^ I the clog carp. {Cyprinus
scidponcatus.)
M 1 the black carp. (Cyprinus
(itrorirens.)
ij^ ] a letter, so chilled from the
shape it was folded, while others
say that anciently a pair of fish
was sent with a letter, a trace
of which custom is still kept up
in Japan.
carp has become a dragon, or
has leaped the dragon's gate ; —
rapid promotion in getting de-
grees.
/|v 1 ^ li3g struck for i;ieals in
Budhist refectories.
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C-y4^ From wood and son ; it much
■ J *■ resembles AP ^: a season.
'■'i A prune or gage ; a plum
of a, red 01' yeUow color ; to
get ready for a journey.
I -^ a plum.
f^- ^ ] a yellow gage at Canton,
perhaps the same as the ^
A ] of Fuhchau.
j|^ ] salted prunes.
t^^ 1 ^ S '''"^ peach and plum
emulate each other in spring, —
which shall blossom first.
® dt in ^E 1 to recommend a
scholar is like a peach and plum
— flowering and fruiting, for
one can not tell how he will
turn out.
fr 1 I'lgSagS' l^'iggaga ; thii=
term is explained as referring Ui
the things that are proper g!
on a journey, making it like a
pun on that word.
From loili/ and ta step again.
That on which the foot rests ;
a leather shoe ; to put on a
shoe ; to walk ; to act ; acts ; j
action, conduct ; the body, the I
man ; a living, a salary, a sub-
sistence ; the personal name o*' ,
■T''aiig the Successful. j
^ ] shoes, covering for the feet. I
I )^ the sole of the shoe.
5;§ I to tread in anothers foot-
stq,>s ; to step on.
<ij ] ,f.^ i£ it is hard for me to
walk ; an idler's excuse.
] ff the conduct ; to walk.
] J^ a record of conduct ; state-
ment of one's antecedent&
] fc to 'lo humane acts,
in 1 iHf 7|C L'jc as cautious] as
if treading on thin ice.
5t I ZL ^ ^ three thousand
guests with pearly shoes ; — a
compliment to rich friends. 1
"rT Ji^ 1 '{^i one can walk on the 1
hoarfrost in I hem.
1 ?? ?1 ^ f;be treads in my
steps, and then shes away !
^3 1 i$ i, tlic salary will com-
fort him.
.\ contracted foim of ( /«ny ^
;ibiind:int, composed of a (//»7i
ai:il ptcHlij, the ne.\t is iiuw used,
and this occurs only .ts a [irimi-
live.
A vessel usL'd in sacrificini'.
From loorship and a sacrilicial
vnsc: tlie character '/'« |Jg body
resembles it ; the contracred form
is common.
A Step, an act, particularly
acts of worship '^y jpijl, which
will bring liappine.ss ; pro-
priety, etiquette, ceremony, rites;
tho decent and the decorous hi
worship and social life ; decorum,
manners ; official obeisance, wor-
ship ; courtesy ; ofl'erings, gifts re-
(piircd by usage, vails.
1 ?i '^'^ 1 ^ i'"'"^*^ "f society,
usages, politeness, ceremonies. !
1 1^ g'^o'l manners ; courtesy.
1 '^ gvntlemanly conduct.
1 1^ ^ present; a courtesy; while
3^
denotes the gifts or obci-
%
Banco made in return for it.
I ■^ 2^ ^ every form is accord-
ing to rule.
] ife "'' ?§ ] money {-aid at a
betrothal
] ^ very formal, too ob.sequious.
] tho usual etiquette ; cus-
lomary.
j5 1 ''^ ^'^"^^ '"^ present.
W 1 IS ^ ^T i ^ # whe.i
all tho rites have been fully and
grandly performed.
^ ] and ] ij^ money or other
presents sent on festive or funeral
occasions.
^ ] unreasonable, harsh.
] t l?i"^%% goo'l filing
is the most desirable thing in
etiquette.
] R T" i [^ prince should be]
courteous to the worthy, and
conde^cendhig to the learned.
1^ ] ^ a master of ceremonies
in a temple, as when adoring
Confucius.
1 M ■''■ tlistrict in the southeast of
Kansuh on the Kia-liug Eiver.
I ^^ the Board of Kites.
] "fj the office in a yaiuun which
attends to the ceremonies.
fr J'i. 1 to make the great pros-
tration — at ci;urt.
-^ I and M ] polite and impolite:
courteous and rude.
# I ^ "a <l"'i't talk if yon
can't say ^vhat is riglit.
I ^- obeisance, reverence, thus
used by Moslems for religious
service, and now applied to all
foreign worship.
1 ?f- ^ ~r ^^''"'sljil) is over.
1 W '^ ^ church, a chapel.
] ^- -^ a mosque.
'b — f@ 1 # seien days
njakc a week.
f^ ii ? lUa :t ^ 4 i" these
l<iter days, men are aceomi)lished
in rites ar^d music.
In Cantonese. To turn, as Ihe
head ; stitf, as the neck : to accusu
falsely.
I ^ "J!! g'^^e it to him behind
his back.
] -^f M n Iie'U take less if
pressed.
*^"-^j|} Sweet
or newly distilled
must, new wine ;
7.' sweet, as ;i fountain.
J"| 1 an imperial feast.
II" ] good wine, luscious beverage.
I ^ pure fountiun water ; a term
ibr rich liquor, derived jiroliably
from the district of ] ^ ^j^^ m
the south of Shensi.
-Jg I spirits of all kinds, used for
liljj'.tions.
i^ m %'^ R mm i [ti>e
spoil] will be otiered to tho gue.sts
with the goblet of sweet must.
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0]ie of the large affluents of
> t?r the Tung-ting Lake, the 1
Vi 7JC which drains the north-
west portion of Hunan, and
comprises a basin of about eMit
thousand square miles.
I jl'i'l a jTcfecture lying near the
mouth of this river.
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To walk on the side, as of a
r(i:iil.
jj£ 1 li'k 7^ l-''^' passengers
come and go along (he sides
of the road.
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^ A lisli of thu mullet famil.y
V« ("aiitou, «hieh has .seven (
[j2^ also called ,^1
a
m
spots on its body, thought in
their avrangerueiit to resemble the
Dipper, to which the fish uialccs its
olieisanee; the liver is sweet, but
priests do not eat it ; this fish most
probably denotes the Oji/u'cc^i/mIus,
ns well as a kind of mullet, for one
synonym of it is M ^ffi or black
fish, by which the former is com-
monly known at the North, and
suiiposed to bo transformed from a
snake ; other synonyms evidently
refer to the eel, by which it is de-
fined in Japan, and the two are
externally surnewhat alike.
into the weii's, bream and mullet.
Insects in wood; a wood-borer !
like the carpenter-beetlo ; a
variety of ring-worm ; used
also for th.e last in 1 'S
one name of the Oji/ticejj/taliis.
5> 1 iM '''^' iiortlKrn end of Po-
yangLake, which in early times
was said to be ^ | ^^ f Jj- con-
lintd to its proper limits, and
probably denoted the whole lake ;
the name was [lerhaps derived
from the clams I'ound in it.
Eead (//. A calabash.
i>l 1 itl'J VS" *'^ iiicasuro the ocean
with a gourd.
I ] to go in regular rows, like
platoons of infantry ; placed in
lines.
Read Jo A volute shell.
I ll'lt f!j] p the periwinkle and i
clam both shut up their doors, |
— so the wise man will retire
within himself.
Eead /;' To partition.
^ ] to cut off, as a portioix of
territory.
:ttll' rVom 7j ii swuril :iiicl ^Q /lor-
/pij iiioiiTj toiiti-acted, bec.iuse giiiii is
,■ ) llie result of mutual liarmony.
The edge or point of a knife;
sharp, acute ; advantageous, useful ;
Iiap[)y, fortunate, benefieial ; gains,
jiroiit ; cleveriits.s, shrewdness ;
greedy fir gain, covetous; smart,
slippery ; interest or money ; to
benefit, to oblige ; to nourish.
1^ ] to grind sharp, to sharpen.
] Iff prosperous trade, a good
market.
^ i^i^yfy ] it worked to the dis-
advantage of the people.
1 Sff <-'''S''<-l tools, arms; cutlery.
1 j^' "•' 1 'i^ interest on money.
^jJj 1 or gn ] ^[^ to pay interest.
^ ] luihicky, unsuccessful.
] P fluent of speech.
1 § gluttonous ; mean.
] •j|ff convenient, at hand.
# k M~ 1 to pay ten per
cent, a month,
'life 1 keen-edged, sharp.
1 Ji ;^C A li<'^Ppy Jf your Honor
notices nie.
^ 1 M j^ tl'c two piusuits of
letters and trade.
4lf. ^ Jl[^ I he is always pros-
perous, aTl goes as he wishes.
1 ''M m yf talkative and
specious
)'E i'K 1 1 '''Si'<^*^'''l-''2 and accom-
[uodating.
f(i)i yf, 1 an unsuccessful attack.
ih A i^ ^Jii ] the mean man
will sacrillcc himself lor gain.
1 ¥} iL- ^5 [t'''s 'J"'it] is lor the :
5 Soimd, noise ; a final word
used in Budhist books, in-
li'
dicating the end of a thing ;
talkati\-e.
■"^ l;ji 1 n talking abon* thl?
and that ; gossiping.
In Cantonese. A final particle
implying an order, or the finishint^
of an act ; the tongue, so called
by contraries, because the sound
of ^ in that dialect also means
to lose ; when read ^h', it means
careless.
W fifi 1 r"t ont your tongue.
] ^ a furred tongue.
I -g'- a final particle.
■^ ] they have gone.
iflk -^^ c 1 'JI-J 1'° ^°'^^ ^''^ work
slovenly.
11 ) A dysentery ; a flu.'c ; a diar-
'J rhea.
li' ^ ] severe diarrhea.
^I I or jSl ] bloody flux,
dysentery.
^ ] a rumbling flatulent diar-
rhea.
1^ jjtj, ] a chronic diarrhea.
*!5 P ] a cholera and loss of
appetite.
:i l-"roni iiicni and (tdcantarje hs the
pliouetic.
#1
/( ' Clever, talented; trim, neat ;
showing skill and accuracy,
fp- ) 3Jfi J5 i"o'^"'0"s, clever ;
quick, active.
'mi i'fil fn 1 't 's drawn very
neatly.
those
crossintj
convi'nienee of
the ferry.
] '-^ severe, injiuious, painful;
used as a supcrlati\ e, jj^ f^ ]
^ [the photograph] is exceed-
ingly like him.
I ^ pro.sperous.
j M. S«i'i' advantage.
it 1 iff ^ its sharpness will
cut metal.
yY, ] '1 marine tax-collector; he
Ls under the district magistrate.
l-'foin man and to eomparo as tlia
plionetic; it looks liko the last.
f'J'
li ' To classify, to adjust, to ar-
range ; to coinpare ; to make
a precedent of; laws which are less
stringent than the .f^ or statutes;
rules, regulations, bye-laws, direc-
tions ; custom, usage ; the order or
disposition of things.
'^ ] to transgress the laws.
jjf) ) to make a rule.
f^ 1 it has become a custom.
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^1 or ^ ] a settled usage, as
a tixe'il number or style.
^B ] kgal ; customary.
■^ ^ f|j I the sounds are un
harmonious.
] ^ ;fj not according to usage.
^ -^ ^ ] that is not the way
to do it
1 2^ the rules forbid it.
f x^ ^ 1 don't make this a
precedent ; don't come again.
glj I rules of the Boards, as a
tariff or a ritual.
■& 1 jlfc it 's not to be taken
as a precedent
] ^ ordinary outlay, constant
expenses.
' From gj^ a recorder and—* onc.^
unpljinj^ unity of purpose in tlie
. • , ininil of rulers ; it needs to be dis-
tlnguisUed from its primitive.
An officer ; magistrates ; execu
live, as a subordinate, a deputy, or
a secretary in offices ; to rule.
I ^f) the Board of Civil Office at
Peking ; its branch department
in each province is called ]
j^, and ] ^jf ni the districts,
and each of ihem superintends
the appointment, salaries, and
movements oi officials.
J^ ] completed his cleikship
^ ] the government clerks and
copyists.
^ ] or ^ ] head writers
] g the deputy or under-secre-
tary in a prefecture.
\ ^ official attendants, subal
terns.
1^ ift 1 '(a rules for magistrates
Y^ I p] a department or bureau
in a Board ; there are four or
five of them.
J5 1 a dirty handed, covetous
official.
^ 1 an active magistrate
5^ -p .^ I the emperor's minis-
ters.
3^+llE Ji?-ff- 1 ^ the black,
leo^s will hardly escape ihe sharp
policemen.
VyJ^ J From words mid to entangle m a
It ' To scold about; to grumble
at ; to blame one, to rail at
] § to disgrace one by acolding
him.
^ ^ li 1 'hough angry he did
not rail.
] g^ to slander and backbite.
] Y§j lo vituperate, to swear at
^^Mii:^ !li 1 -i-apnnce.
ly man breaks olf a friendship,
but he never descends to abusing
others
S H^ ■§ 1 '^"'- f'lrning their
backs, they show their skill in
reviling — the good.
>J» A ?^^. Xk 1 \k ^lie lower
classes murmur against and re-
vile you.
[) Irritating, useless talk; un-
] PI ceasing lault-tinding.
I '1'^ useless reproach.
Fi'om /'fiiiif 01' 'rater and a seat;
tlie tliird form is unusual
The sound of running water;
■ water grass or rushes ; to de-
scend towards, to arri\-e at ;
to overlook, to see iibou*. ;
to enter upon, as an office ;
the seat of office, an officer's
chair, the l)ench
] ^ to exercise an office
] _^ to govern the people
] ^ lo attend to official duties.
>r> <^ jjs w 1 V m m ^ith
out study you face a wall, and
your management of affairs will
be full of trouble.
] -fi the place of judgment
f M 1 "5 ■$- "1 ^^'^ midst of offi-
cial duties.
] fa '"^ rule, to govern.
1 Sf i I [tl>e clii-hien] rule
this region.
H U 1 Jh fi J^ H 1=- ^vhen
Fang Shuh took command. hi&
chariots were three thousand.
I ] ~^ \^ 'the nousy waters rush
down the rapids.
^
From ptanix and strcnijtii tri-
]iled; tlie original cliaracter
somewhat resembles a buucli of
berries.
A fruit found in southern
li ' China, the lichi or laichi
{Nephebuiii lichi ) ; a species
of celery.
1 ^ ^ the lichi, of which there
are eight varieties common at
Canton, the § ] ] /^ from
Hiangshan, with a small seed
is a good kind, but the |^ ^
j^ with a withered seed, is con-
sidered the most delicious
1 ^\% ^ ^ I'o'^* umber, or
deep purplish brown, the color
of lichi pits.
ill ] j^ the Statmtoniu, whose
berries are eaten.
^ 1 ^ ^^^^ custard-apple.
^ I a iraihng climbing plant
like ivy.
M' From ) a sheltering c/i;7 and®
a 6-^'«7 contracted, though others
/; ' say Wa I'namror- it is interchang-
ed with its ne.\t four compounds.
A whetstone ; to sharpen, to
grind ; to discipline, to inspirit ; to
oppress ; to chide ; to commence ;
severe, harsh, stern ; majestic ; fu-
rious, excessive ; evil j disordei' ,
ugly, cruel ; dangerous as a disease;
conscious of peril ; to wade with the
clothes on ; a deep ford.
^ ] se\'erely strict, awfully 'item
I Jj^ to oppress the people
f^ )^ I & to groom the horses
and drill the troops.
I ^ a discontented orbate ghost
^ ^ W ] excessively long were
their han,ning girdles.
etc
PjJ ] if the water be deep, I
will cross in my clothes
^ 1^ Isc 1 I ^^''1 'wc harshly
put men to death.
^M^JEtMf^, 1 ^ ll^e
government nowadays is op-
pressive beyond measure.
1^ lit ^C 1 tl^ese great calamities
are inflicted on us.
] S ro 5" 'o '^l'^ ^•^'■y boister-
ously.
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From water and to oppress, or
stone ; tlie .second form is unusu-
al, and both .are like the last.
To cross a stream ou stop-
ping-stones, or when fording
it, as tile composition of the
second character show,s.
5 A coarse kind of sandstone ;
'{3^ gritstone ; large untrimmed
// ' stones good for pavements ;
whetstones.
j^ ] to polish, to sharpen.
] /Q coarse sandstone, graywacke.
S 'f IK 1 luiitual oversight and
reproof, such as friends should
give.
sidc wall was built of rough
(itones; — i. e. in cyclopean
style.
M i^ yK SI 1 '■''^ waves rub
and grind the shells to pieces.
li
5 To animate, to encourage ;
to incite.
^ ] to rouse to effort.
^' ] to urge to exertion.
^ 1 4 Q PI t^*^ stimulate others
to help the country.
] ^; to stimulate one's self, to
resolutely bend one's mind on.
A pestilential malaria ; a
plague sore ; virulent ; foul
ulcers; swellings and sores
caused by fresh lacker; to
encourage ; to kill, as birds.
5)S 1 ulcers on the skin.
^ ] a plague ; epidemic.
^
m .sx
■^ do not kill fledgelinprs.
^PJP*^ I'^rnni rice and to oppress ; it is
/NilJ iilso Iioiird ])ronounced ,/o.
/«' Coar.se, .i.s grain; husks and
grain mixed ; uuhullcd or
undeaned rice.
] ^ coarse food.
IB. 1 l'°oi' 'I'l^l'ty; rough, as
the harsh lasto of iinripo Indian
corn.
^ ] fine and coarse.
^> Eock oystens, as distlnguisii-
it| ed from the agglomerated
kind, are called ^j; ] be-
cause they are all regarded
as males, thus siiowing that the
hermaphrodite nature fif this
molUisk has been observed by the
Chinese.
1 ^£ dried oysters.
1 j^ oysters in the shell; also
the shell, regarded as medicinal,
ilia 1 oysters and clams ; — an
old term.
Vicious ; bad ; to fear ; timid.
3S I wicked, depraved ; a
cruel disposition.
The cry of a heron.
W^ 1 •"' ili 1 *'''*^ scream
of a wild goose.
M'
From door under wliicli a dofj
crouches to get out ; occurs used
\vith the next.
To Stoop, to bend, to crouch ;
to offend, to reach, to come to ; at ;
determined ; to stop, to quiet, to
settle ; set ; crooked, distorted ;
perverse, rebellious, ungovernable ;
guilty, impenitent ; calamities,
tribulations.
fp ] wicked, bard-hearted.
^ ] outrageously vicious.
^ ] perverse, restrained by no
law.
1 • IS', error, crimes, sius.
^ ;^ ^c I the people are not
yet settled ; they do not ac-
quiesce.
^ I a gra\e crime.
* ^0 ^ 1 "f ± T I am not
sure Imt that I have offended
[the Powers] above and below.
it fi§ 1 ?^ '' soars to the
lleaTciis.
J^ /j^ Jh 1 there is no way of
stopping or remedying [these
troubles].
^ A^ iSi ^-^ ,m % 1 the
stupidity of tlic clever man is
because he d>>es violence — to
his ri"ht nature.
Composed of ^ to lead and ij^
a chord, botl.' contraeled, refer-
rinj; to *yin!» a person's limbs till
the h'ood st.irts ; like the pre-
cediuj;, and used for the next.
Incurable ; violent, as a dis-
ease ; extravagant; truculent, per-
verse ; to oppose ; a green color ;
a thick skin.
I ^ an unreasonable man.
[Ijjj I an audacious villain.
] !^ a labiate plant which fur-
nislies a green dye, said to grow
in Shanlung.
II'
th
A dark dull green, made by
using a dye derived from the
f^ ] !^ which grows it is
said in Shantung : durins;
Han dynast}', seal ribbons
were made of this color.
li'
■> A si iff grass resembling a
Seskrin ; the awns are stiff,
and the spike of a brick red
color when ripe ; the leaves
are suitable for weaving into san-
dals ; another kind is called by
this name, whose leaves are used
to dye a dull "reen color.
i A black dragon-snake, which
can bring rain or clouds,
called M^l and[^ ] , and
goes into the deep at a jump ;
this description probably al-
ludes to the water-spout.
1 Sad from fright.
\% \ looking very sorrow-
ful.
li
R'
Fi'om hand or wood and per-
verse ; the first is also read Ueh
to twist or tie ; to bend.
1 ' \^^' Coverings put ou the nails
o'^ J to protect them when
thrumming the guitar ; to
twitch the strings, to thrum;
to snap asunder ; to guide, as a
IkIiii ; to twirl, as to whirl a spoon.
f4J ] obstinate, willful
1 ,f l£ to steer, as a boat.
] H ^i to play the cithera
5U LI.
From to rencli and a hullacc;
"j^^ otliers derive it from ^ hodij
■,■■, altered.
h '
Attached lo; belonging or
joined to; underlings, official at-
tendants ; menial, ignoble, abject ;
vile.
■^ 1 slaves, retainers.
] ^ the square plain style of
writing Cliinese characters.
1 ^ a vagabond, a menial re-
tainer ; such cannot compete at
the examinations.
_^ ] liotors who precede an of-
ficer's retinue.
J he is not under Lis
control.
gj» I attached to, as a fief to a
prince.
]g 1 ^£ an inferior department
whose magistrate is directly res-
ponsible to the provincial gover-
nor, and not to the clvfa or
7 1 W
prefect
LI.
putt ■> From J^ dcci' and an oM nhonet-
W!V ic form ; a deer runs to its jas-
, ■ J ture-gronnds on seeing tliem ; it
is interclianged wilU a few of its
ccmiiounds.
Elegant, gracc_'ful, as the step of
a stately stag ; fair, beautiful, orna-
mented ; gloriiius ; fond of display ;
luxnrioiis, extravagant ; llowcry ;
bright ; to pass into, as a net ; to
couple ; a pair, for which tlie next
is used ; a number; attached to, as
clothes to the body ; to depend on ;
relying, what belongs to a matter,
the particulars ; to hit, as a mark ;
to tie ; a beam ; a boat.
not promote the resources of the
people.
^ ] magnifical, adorned.
^i ] byantiful, in good taste.
'fQ Fft 1 proportional; correspond-
ent, as guilt and punishment.
1 ■?■ ^ ^ lavish in his dress aud
LIANG.
] ll^ a well-expressed .sentence.
^ ] elegant, as a fine composi-
tion.
1^ ] dressy, bedizened.
^ ] ^ f^ thuir numbers did
not stop at lakhs.
^ ] grand, as a builduig
] ^ enlivening, refreshing, as the
opening spring.
WM "f M^ 1 they would
not examine into the details of
the criminal cases.
] ^ ^ a large department in
the northwest of Yunnan,
through which the Yangtsz*
Kiver fiows.
/oyj' A pair, a couple ; a com-
|)^& panion, a mate, a fellow ;
/P conjugal union.*
IjL 1 conjugal fidelity.
y^ ^ ] ik ^ P'''''" °^ dressed
skins and a r^ill (if silks ; — an-
cient betrotlinl presents.
^lioiif/
Old soiimJ, liang. Jii Canton, liui
The original form is described .^s
altered from gj /tiled witli and
r7 'o-5< combined ; as a primi-
tive, it needs to be di.-tingulslied
from l:un^ ^, perverse.
Good, gentle, considerate, mild,
benignant ; excellent of its kind,
valuable; natural, uistinctive ; a
term of praise ; freeborn, in dis-
tinction from jjl mean or slaves ;
loyal, obedient ; skillful ; not vi-
cious, as a horse ; very ; a high
degree.
] \ my goodman ; my goodwife.
] ^ virtuous, good, pure.
] >jji concientious, desirous of
doing right, devout.
4tt ] 1^ heartless, ungrateful,
hardhearted.
^ M' Z 1 ••" harbor suspicions
of another.
] X a good while.
; — in Swatow, liang and nio ; — . in Amoij, liong ; — in Fulcchna, liong ;
in SItanr/Iiat, liang j — in Cliifn, liang.
] ;^ late at night ; a wedding- tfg
night. <lti^
] [2 a fertile field. ^liaii<j
] JJc li^y^l people, as tax-payers
i ^ "^ ] is? ^'ciJ) exceedingly.
1 ^ "o n "■ hicky hour ; now"s
the time for it.
Ji 1 fSJEl'is better heart has
asserted itself, ho is reforming.
1 ^^ an ctpiitablc law.
^ft ] J^ unable to effect.
] g^ natural instinct or skill.
1 JE^ a gentle horse.
1 ^p innate knowledge or genius ;
born to it.
§1 ^ /f^ 1 ''° ^'"^ suddenly
turned ungrateful.
1 'TJ .lU -lii 't is chiefly on that 0_| ] pay; salary or rations -f.om
account. ] government.
1 ^oc ] fij it is just for that j §] ig* 1 to pay taxes or their
reason. i ccmmutation.
From J'ool nnd i/oOil ; it .-eseni-
bles J:an jh^ lo follow-.
To jump.
Jj^ ] to hop and skip about.
Head loi><j^ Keady for a start.
] ^% urgent to go, but unable.
i Ml ^ t" l'""7> •'»s when
escaping a shower; to press on
rapidly, as when belated.
From rice and ffoodor measure;
the second formistlte most used.
Rations, soldier.s' pay ; food,
provisions ; ta.vcs in grain
or kind.
] ^ an army paymaster.
^ 1 65 ''> ''S ^ soldier.
LIANG.
LIANG.
LIANG.
525
^ ] -^ buckshot, small sliot.
{Pe/.iiif/csc.)
^t 1 pro^'siou for a, joiriioy.
Si I or ^ ] to pay out rations.
] 3J rations, fodder; oatables.
j^ ] to forage, lo lutilco a raid.
n ] victuals, stores.
ij I ^ ''' liouse the harvest.
^ I rice, as it forms tho greatest
part of tbo grain tax.
] ^ the commi.ssioner who col-
Icct-i Ilia revenue of a province.
1 1p'§ ^M. £ •'^" iibundant sni)ply
on Land.
Fi'OM) ice or water and a CfijtUaJ;
the first is most used.
Cool, fresh ; refreshing; cool-
M
Jiang
ii)g. as refrigerant medicines ;
distant, cool towards; hypo-
critical; ill need, straitened;
sparing of, a little ; to trust
!n, to as.sist.
1 Jil '^ '"'^'^ breeze.
^ ] to get a cold and sweat ; to
get a rheumatic cold.
] /ife having small virtue.
^3 1 or th 1 ":• ^ 1 to enjoy
the air ; take an airing.
1 |J^ or ] ^ cool, refreshing.
] 'M- ^ f^ '■o 'reat one coldly.
^ I cool autumnal days.
^^\n^ m 1 -f- # <i^c ^"st
disorders of the people aro ow-
ing to those liypocrites who so
skiUfuly prevaricate.
lil; i&. 'ii 1 'l'*^ deportment of
mankind is now fervid and then
chil-y.
1 Wi'llJ P5flJ^#.j if this good
physic embitters the mouth, it
benefits the ailment; — so does
good advice.
I ^ the names of sovcral fiiiudl
short-lived states in iiortliwist-
erii China, which existed fiom
A. D. 400 to 420.
] iJ'I'I ^ •"* laigx^ iirefecturo in the
western part of Inner Kansuii.
^ ] devastated, pillaged, as a
region by robl) i's.
1 &■ 5li ZE '"■' «ssisted Wu Wang.
V\ci ^^^'^ ■'^■'t'' "'<= l-ist-
(/-HNTi ■'^ '^■ol'l ""ilh wind.
Jiang ] gg ^ the draught lilows
very eliilly.
J-tIj' A smal
ct>J> bark, tl
all tree with a rough
the ] -^ 7^ found in
Jiani/ Kiaiigsi; the wood serves for
axles and hubs ; the fruit is
pictured growing from the trunk
o'.i short steins; it is black when
ripe, has a sweetish, astringent
taste, and goes by the name of ^
^ ^ or winter-green.
l-jij' Compassionate; pitiful.
c I /f* 'I^: I ;^; VJJ melancholy and
Jkmy sad thoughts.
■fiij 3]f fft ] what arc you
so grie\ed about?
>^t!|' The strings of an official cap ;
(/St/J> the throat-clasp.
Jkmcj
fr^ A kind of sleeping-car.
/X^ 1^ I a hearse ; one descrip-
J'umj lion had closed sides, tho
other was open ; a heaiso for
the sovereign.
•^jTt^ From rirr. and tlje next contract-
,]VB^^ ccl, wliic'li some say was piven to
-'^^ itfn ni tliei-e,i;ioii near Sz'cli'aen,
Jmi'// \vl;ore it was early grown.
The common spiked millet or
canary-seed (Sctwiu iialica) ; the
only dillerence between it. and the
''"'') W< '^ ''** ^'^" "'"^ '''° "^^^'is on
the s|iikes, this liaving the largest
grain and longest awn ; this dis-
tinction is not now maintained, and
tho application is disused.
liij 1 f^orgi) (Soiv/Intm rulcjarc), the
Barbadues millet, Guinea corn,
or dana, of which there aro se-
veral varieties.
^ I a gra.'s which resembles the
sorghum, but useless; lares.
] tI^ *"' (i-j 1 "?■ sorghum seed,
used chiefly to make J"^ ] j@
strong spirits.
^tt- 1 iffi [J"^t] a body of fat
and grain ; — said of a rich
gonnand.
iltj}\ From TI^ wood, 7jC icatcr and
C,^^'!^ yj' /round ; it somewhat rescm-
Jid/li/ bles 1^ to dye, and tlie last.
A bridge to cross a brook, a
foot-bridge ; a ridge-pole or plate
in a roof; a beam, a sleeper; a
lintel ; a dam, flood-gates to biiider
a current ; a support or seam in
a cap ; curved end of a carriage-
pole; self-reliant; aggressive; the
principal ; the chief reliance.
Iifj 1 bridges; the timbers or ties
of a bridge.
]^ I a pond banked in a ravine
in order to make a ^ ] or
tish pond.
551 1 overbearing, atrocious.
^ -fy- ^ 1 ^'° mado a bridge of
tho boats.
j|^ 1 a frieze in the ceilings of
Chinese rooms, often highly
carved.
^. I the bridge of tho nose.
^ ] the double seam on top of
Cliinese shoes.
j^ I to ride the beam ; i.e. to in-
volve another by falsoaceusations.
] ^'I'l one of the nine ancient divi-
sions of China, lying south of
Itiver Wei in Shansi., and thence
down to the Yangtsz' Eiver ami
west of the Eiver Han, including
Sz'ch'uen and Hiipeli.
>]< ft''!! ft ] the rascals can [only]
jump bridges, — and need not
lie i'eared.
M ii 1 [Li Mill] fastened his
head to tlic beam, — lest he
should fiill asleep when studying.
] j^ the Liang dynasty, which
existed from .\. d. 502 to 5oG,
under six princes ; its capital
was Nanking.
V'7/'
Used MJth the las^
c |y|v The mast of a boat: met. a
Jiaiifj .statesman.
^ ] a ridge-pole.
;il ] a gilder, a befini.
_L ] ;/v; ■§ let good luck come
(ill raising the ridge-pole; — a
phrase written by house-builders.
52G
LIANG.
LiAXG.
LIANG.
i^ \ ^ \i great talents ami in-
fluciioe ; tbe one wlio is tbe
country's dependence.
^ j^ -^ I a great man, one
■who is the stay of Iiis country.
1 Jl S "7 ^ thief, a burglar.
A pail' of shoes ; a string for
'l\iTl tying sboes.
hang
A naiad, called ^ ] wbicb
inhabits fountains ; it is de-
'^lianr; scribed as a purple cliild three
years old-
w
Originally composed of ^ ttco
enteniu
n
denoting
'hang
cave,
equal division, to wiiicli ""^ one
^ was added wlieii it was applied
to a weight ; the tliivd form is
used only for money ; occurs
interchaugedwitli tlie next.
Two ; a pair, usually inti-
mating some likeness or re-
lationship ; doubled ; both ; twice,
again; du.al; a classifier of chariots;
a weight, originaBy 24 |^ grains,
now the highest one used in Chi-
nese money transactions, and by the
Portuguese first called a tael from
the Indian tola, apparently because
both these weights were the highest
money terms known in Bombay and
Canton ; the tola weighs 180 grs.
troy, and the standard Hang 571*.84
grs. or about \^ o:.; its weight
varies little in comparison to the
catty, but there are triHing discre-
pancies all over the empire to the
extent of even forty grains ; it is
worth from $1.38 to $1.47 accord-
ing to its purity, and is usually
reckoned at" C^. 8(A sterling.
] fl^l A two persons.
^110^ yes, there were two.
1 ^' ^ divide it equally.
W 1 (IS ^4 there were three or
four. {.Shanghai,)
\ ^^ heaven and earth.
A ;g 1 RI] ;^ + man dwells
between heaven and earth.
] f^ one's parents.
1 ^ 'fn ?,?, ^^'e just missed see-
ing each other.
1 HT i In] I '""^ '^i "■ dilemma.
] ^ the two Riverine provinces;
'/. c. Kiangnan and Kiang.si.
-f- ] Ui -J- ton tads rf silver.
'^ 1 mA'^tmm^,^
1 fS ^ "^ '*"'^ *>'^*' ^^"^ wllluig
enough, but the other side would
not consent. {Shanghai.)
] •^ Iioth sides.
Read liang^ A chariot.
W 1 iW ^ '^ hundred chariots
escorted her.
I J A pair of ivheels ; a chariot;
a classifier of carriages, carts,
Hang wheelbarrows, and wheel car-
riages.
$ H 1 *liree carts.
) From vian and ttco ; q.d. as if
no Ciller could matcli him.
Hiang Clever at, skilled.
Hia W ffll fi 1 ^'''''*' ^''° y°"
skilled hi?
In Pchingcse often abbreviated
to 7.a. Two, as persons ; it is
occasionally applied to moHcy.
P& fPI 1 A ^'6 two.
1 Zl fI3 A t^^t) or three persons.
^ y=J. From 'M liecvij and ^ sudden-
t=|4 li/, both contracted : others de-
rive it from p tlio sun above
the eartli ~— ^ one li.
To estimate, to measure, to
judge; to keep an account of; a
measure, a limit ; cubic or solid
contents ; a determinate point or
(quantity ; appetite, ability to di'ink ;
longing for a particular kind of
food; an enlarged liberal mind;
good feeling, an opinion ; capacity,
powers, calibre.
?S 1 :j'^ uiy ability to drink is
small.
^ I jil a poor capacity, medio-
cre talents.
US 1 ^ ^ what is the limit ?
jf j I ic 5^ ^ goo"-^ prcscncG and
high abilities.
Hang'
Jiang
7^ Q ] an over estimate of one's
self.
-^ AU ^ 1 * raonth was the
limit.
flr I to guess, to reckon.
'Il^ is ^ ] ii° I'li'^ <i"^'" "o
limit for his drinking.
15 f$ J* 1 ill ''^ made uniform
the standard tubes, the measures
of length and capacity, and the
steelyards.
^ £ ;|t ::^ ^n ] 4 it is aii
the plainer then, that he does
not know his own capacity.
Read Jiang. To measure the
(juantity or size of ; to deliberate,
to take counsel upon, to think over.
1 J^) to measure ; to consider
how much.
^ ] to measure the area of
] ^{t to measure out rice.
^/ ]^ 1 '^^ "''^ ^'^ "^sst to
consult carefully.
. t=*^ Composed of ,'j', a capital and
_J^^ yC "ol, intimating something
liana' ^'^'^ °'' untoward in an oHicer ;
occm-s used for the next.
Clear, brilliant ; bright, as
the moon; lustrous; tidy, neat;
transparent, illumined ; to dis-
play, to illustrate ; to aid ; to be-
lieve in , sonorous, as a voice.
] ^/J; transparent or shiDing
gauze.
^ 1 daylight.
M M 1 IJi'S^'t moonlight.
] jfi^ an open sedan or chair.
Iffi ] musical notes, clear and
sweet.
"fH 1 '"^''^t, clean, as a room of
dress.
■^ ] light up, as a room.
1 ^ :^ a glimmer of light;
bright, as the reflection on the
water.
Wt 1 ili you l''''^'e helped to
luako four reigns illustrious.
^ T' .^ 1 cS4 ^ ft if the
superior man has no faith, he
will refuse to take hold — of
principles.
LIANG.
LIAO.
l.IAO.
SiiicerG words, faithful ; to
accredit, to believe; credu-
lous ; to sujipose, to guess ;
to aid ; to know certainly ;
to oversee.
^ ] to assist, to sa[43ort.
^ ] to excuse, to hope for the
best.
-?* Ifu H 1 ^"^ ^^ iuexciisalilo ;
he must be kept to his work.
I 7f -;J!c 'I'5 if you will not thuik
strange of me.
] >J^ in jlt ■'■ "'^ I'l't'tty certain
of it.
^ S © 1 '^''"^^ must reckon his
own resources.
i^ I or ^ \ to be consider.ate
of others, to estimate their diffi-
culties ; put yourself in his
place.
^ I friendship with the sincere-
S -? ^ ffij 7 ] the princely
man is firm from principle and
not fivni opinion.
# 4 5^ P. ;P 1 A C^, O my
laijther ! Heaven! can you
not unlerstand me ?
Ji^t^ Distant ; to .search into tho-
|/J\ roughly.
^"<"i/' Eead /Miif and used for ^.
AVrangliiig, harsh, violent.
^ >C* ^ 1 they follow a good
end without rivalry.
m'
The incessant crying of in-
fants ; to weep without
makiug a noLse.
P^ I children wailing.
rt— 5^J l-'rom still and a cnpital as tljo
HEj* plionetic.
Uaiiij'' To dry in the air; to bang
out to dry, but not in the
sunshine ; to hang, as clothes on
a line.
] — • ] air it awhile.
] IjfJ to .spread out to air.
15^ 1 dryin" in the shade.
^t Ifj !^ 1 ^ the butterflies sun
their wings on the flowery spray.
H^ ] to dry in the sunshine.
In Cantonese. To place a thing
on trestles ; to raise it from the
ground; to put on a frame; to
shore up ; to dash against.
1 rffi fl5 ^'^'^ '' ^ ^''■'^^ higher.
Old s'unds, lio and lot. Tii Cun
>jj^^jt I'l-oin to rjo and IsintUed icood ns
i^3, the plionetic.
Jino
Distant, far off.
] gg to see afar off.
■JS 1 1 ['l>'''t li'HJ is .really a
great way oti'.
1 i^ '^ broad expanse, as a
prairie.
5E 3^ 1 3S! the road is a \ery
long one.
] 5^ the leaves of the broad
bamboo used in wea\ ing mats,
Lats, <tc.
] TjX the region cast of the Kiver
Liao ] TJjC which empties into
the north of the Gulf of Chilili,
now known as Shingking.
I ^ the designation of the Ki-
(ans between A.n. 937 and 980;
it was revived again by a small
tribe iu a. u. lOGG, dm-ing the
decadence of the Sung dynasty,
and contiiUK'il with various for-
tunes and changes until e.\tin-
guished by the Mongols in a. d.
1201.
ton, liu ; — in Sicatow, lio ; — in Amot/, liao
in Shanrihai, lio ; — in Cliifu, liao.
jt^^t From man nnd kindled vjooil as
,'1'fi'^ <lis phonetic.
J^ao ■ A companion, a colleague,
an official associate ; one of
the same class or rank ; to labor
or hold office together ; a kind, a
class.
[n] I officials, compeers ; those of
about the same rank and time.
"g^ I fellow-ollicei'S.
■0" ] the magistracy ; the rulert.
— ' ] A one profession of men.
Read 'lian, and used with J^
pretty. A courteous manner ; a
gentle, lei.surely, afl'ablo manner.
ijic A 1 -^ how lovely is that
beautilul woman.
Interchanged with the Ifist.
<^ A fellow-student or officer ;
j/(«o to study it\ the same room ;
a small window.
] ^ a room in an office like a
tea-room, where officials meet.
— ill Fithchau, lieu and Ino ; —
In Cantonese. A stall ; a cabin,
a board or attap hut, a shanty ;
dwellings of the poor, like old
boats shored up and roofed in.
tIC ] atiuatic peddler's boats.
^ ] brothels.
^ ] a wooden hut.
^ ^ I thatched hovels used by
boat-people.
A dear note, as of a bird at
night; the wailing cry of
pain.
] [1^^ a shrill wail or scream.
1 p^ a cry, as of a wild swan on
high,
riom lianil and kindled wood i
used with llie next, and wheQ
ineanin;.: tn baste, it is sometimes
written jj^ but that charactei- is
unauthoi'i/.ed.
To take hold of, to pull
about ; to manage a thing, to
regulate ; to i)lay witli ; to pro-
voke, to pick a quarrel with ; to
incite to evil, to seduce into sin ;
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to assist, as in walking ; to ticl^le ;
to brush away, or jerlc ott, as an
insect ; to stir up, as mud in a
stream, or to taive up from tlie
bottom ; to baste, to sew together.
I ^ to con'rive how to reach
an aun ; iutriguir.g.
Ml A to pl=')' jol^es ou; loving
to interfere.
1 Si fill fi'^l^le him to wake him.
1 fill 'Jf ^"C ''^ excite one's wratii
12 'IIP 1 in t^'*^ Howers auJ wil-
lows excite ihe feehugs.
1 ^ to challenge to a battle
1 A ^T li) '■'^ '^'^^''^ "'"^ ^° ''
light.
] >J^ to stir up the fire.
1 Ijij a miseliief-loviiig boy, who
lilces to play and break things
1 JJl to tickle or brush the ears
] A f" P'l" '""-'"l ^'■^^^U <'i'i ill play
1 ^ a basted edge.
] i^ to sew a seam, to hem,
Smiilai- to tlie iirecoJins, ^"'1
used with 'l§ good looking-
Totrirte; to dally ; to play
witdi ; pretty, good looking,
winsome
I to sport with.
I ^ boisterous ; annoying.
Read 'lao at the North.
] ] a maternal grandmother.
1^^ The virile member ; a iorni
-'-^f^ used in Shantung
A^^ A bamboo trencher, the fj ]
(^^aT on which the beef .was placed
.liao by the sacrificial officer, and
the blood in another dish,
during the slate worship in
the Cheu dynasty
£ la ;J'; a i s^-^ r'^'-^'l'' ^ii"
dishes foi the blood and tlesh
A;^ The cicada-, it is often in-
cKJSp, tcichanged with Jao $'^ to
^/lau denote the ^ ] a small
TN'hitish kind founil in Cliildi
iS I d variety of the mole-crickst,
Small birds like the wren,
pi[)it, tarin, or tomtit ; a
grass-warblcr.
Hi ] the httle tailor-bird
of southern China, but also applied
to oth'jr small birds as the sedge-
wren or blue-bird.
^ ] a butchei bird or shrike.
m 1 ^ ^ *i" m [i'k° ^'i "if'^
nest in a musquito's eyebrow ;
— !. e. excessively small.
m
JltlO
>k'X
The fat or tallow covering
the intestines ; the omentum.
' Bit it ffil 1 take out the
blood and caul
] hard tallow.
Jl^
1
,/kio
From do'/ or hcasl and kindled
u-ooil , these characters are also
» used for Q^ the name of the
Laos tnhes.
To hunt at night by torches,
as in deer-stalking
] [B a night hunt.
Artful words.
P^3 ] ] incessant altercation
and gabble
1 II deceitful talk.
Silver of the purest kind ;
a furnace wUh a Hue to it :
a fetter ; to fetter, to secure
1 ^ a cook ; an old term
^ ] manacles for securing
prisoners
From r-ar and a /ioiv^?-?/ character
oc-enrs nseJ with tli"! ne.st, and is
also reail ^/lu.
A ringing in the ears ; to
wish, to depend on ; to guess ;
to considei ; a support ; an initial
particle, implying a dnuinuliou of;
careless of, anyhow ; perhajis, then
1 1 ^l^ fS "o' much, not many
] _g_ oti'-hand ; readily ; perhaps
1 H '^ tJl^ '•'^'^" '^^t' "^ consult
about it.
41 J[^ j ^ nothing upon v.-hich
to live : no employment, as a
farmer during a drought
1 M ^ ^^''sle ; heedless ; rash
1 W fT li I '^'li'i'^ I liad better
tra\el over the state
1 H ^ im Iff ■^ I am half
inclined to go and live with her 1
M 1 ^ M ■^^' ^1'°^*' pepper
seeds !
1 i)fi M the district m the city
of Tung-ehang fu on the Grand
Canal in the west of Shantung
Used lor the last.
To trust ; to depend on, as
juciu true and real ; care, anxiety
for ; impatient.
^ PJ{ ] M "othiug torlook to,
no resources.
Read '/ill. To pity, to commis-
serate.
:^3 From irhii;/! abovo streaming
(•^S^ l"''i'i lepresenting tlie look ol a
m
Jtao
, hii
bn d as it darts ou lin;h.
The continuous blast of a
gale is ] ] , applied also to a
steady breeze
Read liii' The darting of a
lark, as it soars ou high
Deep and olear like the deep
'M 1 l""pi>-l ; still depths,
as in a lake.
From a lorcriiir; ami to J/ ij (lijjh.
Empty, void, silent; vacant,
solitary; vast; unoccupied.
Jam
.lull)
leisurely.
] -^^ deserted ; unoccupied, idle
1 UP boirtidless , vast, like the
heavens.
■^ ^ \ 1 I'educed to a very
few ; there are indeed not many
as the neglected and [loor-
:^ X^ ^J!^ !i! 1 1 -1 I'-'^v of th3
troops and peo[)le got out, and
escaped — the crash
P^^ To run, to get away, to es-
lyC-'^ cjijie a danger ; to cross the
Ji'io legs
] UflJ begone 1 clear out !
1 i(T A '"-' l^^s h^<ivi cx'c-Jf a
ffood while
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In Cantonese read ^nuiu, and
sometimes wriiluu ^[] To sit on tlie
heels ; to pereh, t(; roost ; to thiimi).
1 j[& s'lual down.
1 ^'J iMi squat you down there !
.It
J.iao
To point out ; to select ; to
sew, and put in complete
order.
^ ] 7!/ ^ ^ repair and
carefully look ai'ter your
mail and helmets.
From nmu and o(d as tlje plionet-
ic.
Large, great.
] ] of huge proportions,
gigantic.
In Citntoiicsc. A man, answer-
ing to f|{j in the court dialect ; a
person, a fellow, rather a demean-
ing term ; one ot" a cla.ss, and not
untVeijuenlly addeil to the name of
his callnig, as ^Ij !Jfj ] a barber.
;/^ I an elder brother,
ifffl 1 •'■ younger brother
m T 1 «•• M a 1 -' villager,
a clown
^- J^ ] old fellow.
^ ] that stranger ; that man.
^h iX. 1 '^ Noitherner.
Czi\t From ji/mil anj to /I ij In;;;''.
:^»- An acrid herb, tlu; seeds of
Uiiio \shich lly about ; usually ap-
plied to the knot wnrl, persi-
cary, or smart wx'wX'il'o/i/i/unutu) ,■
/iirt troubles, griefs.
ir£ ] the prnices fealher (Po/i/
i/,iiiuin uricii/ii/r )
7]C 1 "•' '5' 1 *■'"' ^^'''^'"^ lie[iper
{/'o/i/i/oiiiiiii jicr/'oliatniii )
-f' X iii "J^ 1 ^ '"*'" Iji^'^'io'lit
among the .smart-wectl ; — i e
into bitter trials
1
lall species
Kiangsi, with briglit red (lowers,
and the lanceolate leaves mark
ed wiili many black spots: tiie
roots are ii.sed to boil with per
Simmon seeds
5^ ] the water persicary. {Pohj-
yoHuia amphthum.)
^ ] the haiiy smart weed {Polij
yoniiiii biir/Hilinii), or an allied
species with thiik hirsute loaves,
also called ^ &j ?f(^ the white
horsewhip
Eead I'l/r Lu.xuriant jrrowth.
I 1 ^' iji^ how finely grows the
Artemisia.
The proper name of the small
state, for which the last is
'Inio often written ; it lay in the
present Ku-chi hien [g -f^fj 0_
'n the south-east ct)riier of Honan,
on a branch of the Kiver Hwai.
'•^^ To bind or wind around; to
/iVj^i ^^''"l' ; gyves; fetters ; to
'lino manage ; the leechlines of a
sail; anciently, a sacrifice to
the emperor's ancestors.
1 M ^° ^vmd or tie in a ball
■] }ji '•o sannter ; to go about and
look, as at a fair,
1 '1^ '" ^vind or wrap aniund, as
when ban<laging a limb.
1 i^, leechlines along the edge of
. a sail.
^J I slack oft" the sheet."
nji f ti 1 ^ Ihe eyes wearied with
looking ; amazed at what I have
seen.
1 jtB ^1$ ''1 "''ud the cue around
the beach
— ] ^ the hair coiled in a tuft
In Cftnlimcifc To lead a horse
about to cool, for winch ^^ is more
common and correct.
C ,t>J^ From fire aiui kindled vooi/; it
)i'r '' ""■'^''y syncnynioiis witli Us
'lino
To burn ; lo set on fire ; a
blaze ; to illuminate ; torches placed
on stands ; a hnU, a signal light ;
i'uel ; to enlighten ; brilliant, as fire
P'J ] f door-light, a hall-lamp
1 in ^B -% I'l'Uu as pointing to
the palm.
biu'iiiiig luiigle
^ % I it IS all written out
i ;^ :^ ^i ^ iiJc i^ .> a biaz-
ing faggot may perluiiis be easily
put out
I gf blazing faggots.
^ 1 .^ tE the torches are blaz-
ing in the court yard.
R f)i ] ^t, which the people
burn for fuel.
friV^ Bright.
lil 1 7K ff the clear hills
'liao and picturesiiue waters.
1 m iflj Uji bright and
S[ilendid
R^ A clear, bright eye ; far-
5\ sighted ; distinct vision.
'hao H^ -^ 1 ,"^ the e}-e clear
and honest ; an eye of- con
scions integrity.
— |=J I ^^ I can see it all at a
'B
lance
Tall.
'/lao man; one who walks unstead-
ily, or on his toes
<J,w5t Intelligent; cheerful, lively,
|jj^ discerning; empty; to syin-
'lidO pathize with, to think on ;
empty
1 11 jtli ^ f;^ I «'" greatly
grieved at their sntt'erings from
cold and nakedness.
c — -^ The etymologist* descrihe iliis
J cliarncter as -^^ H diild witli-
(. out arin<, referring to llie lior:
'""* zoiital .stroke on t'.io cliaraetji
-^ sn» . it somewliat resembles
,,j,i Y a loiU
Fixed, concluded ; intelligent ;
knowing liow to carry a thing
through ; to bring to an end ;
finished, done ; after a verb, it
forms past time , before a verb,
very, fully wholly ; preceding the
negative /f^ it forms the su[)ellali\e ;
between two verbs, it has the force
of one action ; as ^ ] ^ he laugh
eil once.
jf^ 1 j^ J§ burned all the houses
n?
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V 7 ft 1 *-^'* matter cannot
be done,
j^ ] washed.
^- g I ^^ one can fully under-
stand it at a glance. 1
] 7 © exceedingly, matcUess ; |
— cither good or bad ; no help -
for it ; how sad !
1 ^ that's the end; now it is
finished ; he's dead.
1 -jij: :^ the job is done.
] ^ ] it cannot be done or
brought about.
invisible, as ice or a mist.
1 ^ B^ ^ to understand fully.
Mil saw it, I've seen it.
^ H 1 2^ all will then have
been bought.
1 ^ a consequence ; in irony,
can you ! how so! estimable,
jj ] ^ an exclamation of sur-
prise or pity ; how dreadful !
] fji dearly, fully.
4U pT fi' 1 not so easy of com-
pletion.
H I enough ; that will do ; let be.
5^ II 1 & 1 tlie sky is bright-
ening.
1 1 •& ^ finished? is it net
yet done l
1 1 1 .R^w-sia^io"e!
so it is, but I've some ienr of it.
fii; ^ 1 if 1 y^^^ ^-'"^ scarcely
then gone.
4 ^ 13 ft' ^ 1 't is just none
of your business.
thM \ 1 ic ^< 'ii'. ^ ^'i^e"
a child is very precocious, he is
not so certain to be reiuarkalile
when old.
^ -^ 1 ^ the wattled giackle
from Hainan. (Euhibcs indictts.)
I ^ a species of blue grackle.
1 ^ ^ a singiiig grackle. (Etiri/-
stoin u^ oricnialis).
11(10'
•) From a peck and <;ruiii, — ono
is measured by the other ; it
looks a Kttle like ^k'o ^3j- a rank.
Ulao
worn by fishermen.
1^ 1 beggings made of cow-
hide to protect tlic legs and
feet when fishing or wading.
To estimate, to measure, to
judge of ; to take a ceiis^is ; to
reckon ; to dispose properly, to
srive out orderlv ; to reflect ; to
rub, to smooth the hair ; materials,
stutf ; provender, grain, anil in the
North, especially denotes pulse for
animals ; strass, a vitreous sub-
stance imitating stone, used for
making rings and cups ; colored
glas.s ; an employe, one who is of
service, a useful man ; his ability,
skill, cleverness ; a peddler's drum
with two rattles, because it emits a
distinct sound ; to pull ; to set a
saw.
JIB 1 to oxerteo and direct.
] ^ to manage.
IK 1 t^ 4^' i'' ''^ \rM''\. to say
exactly.
1 ^- in 12- -^ think you will fiiid
it to be so-
not do it.
f I ^ T^i 1 '' cannot be foreseen.
^^ I who would have thought it?
;f; 1 or |jj ;^ ] unexpectedly ;
unlbrcsecn.
1 ^ ^ JlJ ^ contingency I had
not lhi;ught of
;p [i; j^ ] it is what I lather
expcctvd.
M ^ ^l 1 "" statesman; a
worthy loyal goverinuent officer.
I^ 1 a careless wasteful work-
man ; a ne'cr-divwell.
Wj 1 ^ provender of pulse.
1 ^ strass, in imitation of stone; ■
the TjT ] is the best.
I 1^ window glass.
J^- I paste or priming made of
pig's blood.
I !j^ materials, stuff; the raw
product.
|fe ] materials to make a thing
of, as spices, sugar, itc, for the
cook.
J?) ^ X 1 r^^ckon what the
work and materials will come to.
[2 ] manure, fertilizers.
— j ^ dfc ^ Jp all the ingre-
dients of the medicine weigh
two catties.
] 1^ to set a saw with a ^- ]
or vice, so as to widen the kerf
A surrounding wall.
] J^ Jr] Jta surroimd it with
a Willi.
To heal, to resist the pro-
gress of disease by proper
remedies.
1 Ji practice of medicine.
] ^jij lo cure sickness.
1 flL to appease hunger.
■U IS ^ 1 ® "^^^s seeds cure
no poor folks.
Destroyed, defeated, ruined ;
in Kiangsu, used for badness ;
badly, wickedly.
p^ I to slander.
^ ] learriuig bad habits.
Si ^ 51 M 4^' ] though he is
not dead he is,still badly defeat-
ed.
A small ancient town or
state, probably deri\'ed from
fg ] a son of AVau Wang,
«ho had an appanage in Tsi
or Shantung.
Deiiveil from ^ fire and an
ancient form of '|JJ1 .sincere botli
contrat.teil, intiiualinf; that in
sacrilicinj; to licaven, f.iitli is tlie
most in:portant jjoiiit ; it is now
used only as a piimitive.
Fuel used in sacrifices.
To cross the hind legs in
walking, as a donkey does,
Ikto' and sometimes as an ox ;
weak in the legs, as an old
man or a spavined horse ; to turn
back the hoof as w^lien kicking.
I ^^ to toddle along; to crawl or
drag the legs, as >vhcn weak or
palsied.
] IP ■? ■''■ '^'^^^ ^^y '"* liorse.
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LIEH.
LIEH.
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Old somuls, let, lep, lit, and lip. In Canton, lit, Ut, mJ lip ; — in StralotPj liet. lip, li, and la ; — in Amo'j, liat (injliap ; —
in Fuhclinu, liek a7id Ink ; — in Shnnghai, lili ; — - in Cltifu, Ueh, and lie.
From a sirord ami a contrncted
form of tlie next or Jloidnr/ w.iter.
Ueh' To separate, to (li.stinguish ;
to aiTange or state in order;
to place acconling to rank or rule ;
eacli, severally ; regularly, scriatiiu,
method ically ; a rank, a series; a
file, as of soldiers ; a class, as of
officials.
^ I BJj 1^ write out the particu-
lars clearly, as in a bill.
] (>^i or U 1 troops in rank ;
drawn up in array, as for battle.
'^\. ] to set out in order.
/P ^ /f^ Jj5c. 1 'f ''"c (liums do
not Bound, the ranks cannot bo
fomrcd.
] f4 or 1 5V or \it5l-^ )'"»>
Sirs ; Friends ; all you Gentle-
men ; — used in direct address.
1 ^ •!K' C^ '^'"^'^ one sitting 'u\
bis place or rank.
, '>'{>. From \\\ sirenms and ^ evil,
y^^ •. tl'e las^t being a contracted form
"^ •>-, of the nrecedinc:, iiiid often fiu"-
nie ' At
tlier contracted to ■jr evcninrj ;
it is ouly used as a primitive.
The motions and looks of rip-
pling water.
^11
i'vom Jiye anH to armrir;e as tlie
plinnciic i occurs used ivitli tlic
ne.Kt.
Burning, ardent, hot ; violent
as a wind ; impetuous, energetic,
enthusiastic; daring in a good
cause; fierce, cruel; meritorious,
high principled ; eminent in any
way ; chaste ; merit ; energy ;
famo ; brightness, vigor; majestic,
imposing, dignified ; cold, bleak ;
to broil ; to set tiro to.
i^ I a fierce fire.
']i ] ini table and violent,
^j ] inflexibly loyal ; vigorously
chaste, as a widow.
I JiJj_ an eminent ancestor.
"^ ] and -^ \ our meritorious
pri.deocssors.
3^ ^ I ] shivering, shaking
from cold.
1 !^ '^ woman who prefers to
die rather than to marry again.
] ] majestic; mournful ; blazing,
raguig ; ardent.
^ jtH iUj 1 we have roasted flesh
and broiled to oli'er you.
f^ f j" ] yt admirable was their
majesty and elegance.
1 i ^ P'^'i'iot, a noble state.sman.
'^] \h m m fM ;i Yihset
firo [to the plantsj on the bills
and marshes and burned them.
A c(jld air ; har.sh, raw, chil-
3 ly, as tho weather,
c/i' JU, I a freezing wind.
^-j: ] f^ ^e cold wells and
coul fountains.
■ii 1 VL ^ ''"^ '^"''' rivulets glid-
ing from tho spring.
Used for the last, but not quite
correctly.
//(7(' Pure, clear.
^@ ] liinpid, clear whie.
Eead /i' To dash water about.
] ^ a bubbling rivulet
_A* I Sedge ; rushe.s, useful to make
yrljt brooms.
/«/(' ;j.^^ I a peach wood used by
necromancers to expel de-
mons.
■^ ] a pjlant used in dyeing.
Fiom tree and ttrrantjed ; it is
also read li'
Ueh'
Trees in rows ; a tree like a
chestnut, with a hard grained
tough wood ; tho serrated leaf re-
sembles the elm, and tho nuts arc
coarse ; it is called | j^^. and the
wood is used for carriage shafts.
Jt i^ \% 1 water each tree in
tho rows.
Uc/i
The chatter of birds ; a final
) particle expressing certauity ;
occurs as a synonym of j|2
for tho imperative, as p^ |
eat it.
] ] birds quarreling and chirp-
ing.
05^ ] be is quite drunk.
/E 5^1 1 it is just fixed in that.
Tiie woodpecker, of which
^^ft five species are mentioned, a
Ueh' large, a small, a variegated,
and a gray sort ; another
kind is greenish black with a red
crest, and called >^ ^ 1^^ or red
crow ; a sort foimd in Nganhwui
is fond of wallowing in the dust.
Not progre.ssing.
^T ] ti; 'o stumble, to sSrub
Udi' one's loot, but not to fall ;
to slip.
Ueh'
From garmenls and separated.
Cuttings, leavings, remnants,
cabbage ; to crack open, to
split ; to tear ; to sHt ; a
crack, a fissure ; a flaw, as in glass;
cracked, seamed, creased.
Q ^ ] it split open.
^jj j broken, fractured, as ajar.
~ i^i 1 IvJC °"° crack.
ii 1 ?|5i ^|i> angular and irregular
carvings with flowers.
I /fc to tear or rip the clothes.
1 BH '''^■'^"i s:plit, fissured.
•^ ] heedless ; blundering and
malingering, as oflicials do ; to
fsubvert, as a custom.
JfJ ] to break, to cRick ; cracked.
M 1 "r|;t 1 lipped, riven; torn,
as clothes.
A violent gust of wind is |
JH,, referring to its sudden-
ness and fury.
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LIEH
LIEN.
Eobust ; having a long beard,
^) not coiniuon among the Chi-
nese.
] ] tall and .strong.
M ] ^ ^ ii^}^^ old and vi-
gorous helped him.
From Ks streniii.'! and gj the
fonlcmelU, referring to a liorse's
mane, and its bristl^v ajipear-ince
like a .^ nil's legs ; tlie second
form is the commonest.
Stitf hair on the head ; a
mane ; bristles on a hog ;
dorsal fins, especially those with
long flexible .spines ; bristly, stiti
hair,
l^lj 1 the stiff-bristled, — a poetical
name for a boar.
^ ] a long beard.
M J the tumulus of a grave, which
at first was made like a ridge
resembling a horse's neck.
^ I ^ ^ he shakes his mane
and raises his head, — as a war-
horse. *
u m %\\ *
are sportiiio
the red bristles
amidst the OTeen
grass ; ■
tank.
- said of gold fish in a
tFrom dog and bnstles .is the
phonetic.
lli,/^' To hunt wild animals ; the
chase ; field sports ; hawk-
ing, gunning; to pursue earnestly,
to get with difficulty ; to hunt up ;
as a quotation, or select phrases ;
to strike with dread
^7 ] or [g ] to hunt ; to go
shooting.
] J&J a pointer, a hunting-dog.
]JJ 1 to tmleash the dog.
] j3 huntsmen, foresters.
1 :Ml # ^ he searched out their
elegant extracts.
To stride over, to leap over ;
to overstep ; to go out of the
way ; to tread.
'S 1 IS f^ he had had ex-
perience of worldly affairs.
J^ to sit rudely or out of
one's order ; to occupy a wrong
seat at table.
- ^ 1 ^ do not overstep the
regular order when learning
From fish and bristly^ alluding
probably- to the spnious dorsals.
A general name at Canton
for fish with spinous fins like
the perch, wrasse, gilt-head,
&c
%% )§ 1 '^'"'' soft -lipped perch
(Piktipoina gramiiiopa'cdutn )
-^ 1^, ] the gold thread wrasse
( Cliyysoplirijs canhncdis.)
_L f^ ] sea-going carp {Ci/j)riniis
iicuminatas )
t^ 1^ ] the sharp-nosed sun-fish
(Chaiodoii modest us. )
M yQ 1 the black perch. \IIople-
ymitlms fasciatus )
;/c Ri< 1 '^'^^ big-eyed perch {Pri
(iranthns Unjoi.vs )
^ I red perch (Payvus unicoloi )
Old sounds, lien and liera. In Canton,
kiam ; — in Fuhchau,
From to i/o and a t-arl, referring
to the continuous track made by
wheels.
w
Men
To connect, to continue ; to
join ; to unite, as in marriage ; to
compromise ; to stick to ; contigu-
ous, annexed, reaching to ; a succes-
sion of, a junction ; a lumping ; con-
nected, following, attached ; at the
beginning of a sentence, it forms
an adversative conjunction, even,
still ; elsewhere it is a copulative,
and, also, with, together ; applied
to drugs obtained from the roots of
several plants of the genus Justkia^
each of which has its specific name,
jj ] joined, as by a thoroughfare.
3^^ ] banded together, as a ring
of people.
lin and lim ; — in Swalotv, Ham, niam, lien,
lieng a}id long ; — in S/iaiiyhai, li" and ni°
/fH ] close, next, adjoining, con-
terminous.
] ^ or ^ ] to implicate, to
involve ; compromised.
] $0 allied by marriage.
] ] unceasingly, again and again
1 1 ^ it F^3 incessant light-
ning.
£. ■? 1 ^ his five sons became
Injin one after the other.
] successive days.
VK 1 3^ the water meets the sky
— as at sea.
^ ] $ M ^'^ '^ continually in
good spirits.
1 _t ^ with the other accounts.
1 M -ill* ^ ^ ^'^ *^o<^s uot even
wash his face
and noi , — in Amoy, li.in, liam, and
, —in Vliifu, lien.
1 t^ ^7 K 't- "Rver stopped, as
the ram
1 ^ pt ^ P''''''* 'l^''' effects two
objects
^ ] or ^ -^ a common medi •
cine furnished by species of
Lcontice and Justicia.
] 5M ^ plants whose roots con
nect.
1 3^ m^ iiuitiially responsible for,
and leagued together.
^ m |r ] my griefs are bitter
as wormwood.
X fl 5 ^ 1 15 r± ^ >i'c
wages are 5,000 cash which
includes the cost of his food.
] ']\\ an inferior department in the
northeastern part of K wangtung
1 liSaflaa.
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I
w»\|j The winil raising riijples on
cjj^ tlie water; unceasing
^/iin ] 7j(J ba tiling water
^ fi 1 1 ^^^ '■^ars flowed
unceasingly
] ^ ;i river in the soiitli of Hu
nan, in Kwui-yang hien
JpJ 7]< vH Ji 1 ]p lli« ri^'er ^^cws
clear and rippling
A species of snake or red li
zard, llie ^ yjf, ] , found m
Cliehkiang, wliicli is attracted
by a light ; it eats s[)arrows
and mice, and is i-cgarded aa
dangerous
] a serpent coiled up
,_^ The htna (Nc/iimbnim specio-
( Ji rfi: sum), the tfower consecrated
jAt'/i to Budlia ; much used in
names of jieople and places
] "^ the lotus flower or water
illy, of which there are numer-
ous vurielies.
] /It or 1 ^ lotus nuts
1 hH "^ 1 M ''"^ seed-case or
torus of the lotus
IkT ^ 1 ^^^ nasturtium.
1 iH °'" ] JM. ^I'f' ^oias seat, a
name of Kwanyui.
t^ 1 ilft ^ pleasure-boat
"^ ^- ] the Agupunthus, a
showy liliacecas flower
] ^ ■^ a piiikun purple color
/^ ] a species of hg (Fii'm puiialii.)
JSl M 1 •'' l''-'^"'' 'il^" t''« arum
{Ciihidutin xaiitli(inziiiii.)
^ 1 a damsel ; a nun
^ I golden lihes, a term for
women's small feet
] ^ a lady-hkc ste|), a tine gait
1 -ft ^ name of a common song
^.Jrfc From icood niul ainiticlcd, inter-
f^ypi changed witli Jj£ i vu.se.
,ben A side .apartment oi closet
adjoining a large hall ; ,-.
kind of latch or crossbar on a
door
] -^ the loose skinned orange
{Citnn murgarilu )
Kiom tlrrsfi and connected ; an
uiKiutliori/,eJ cliiiracter.
3i
Jicii A pouch, a waist -bag
^^ I a purse or pouch at
tached to the girdle ; it is like a
bag .slit in the side, and is chiefly
worn at the North
Unrefined lead or tin ore j a
cliain
^licii fli ] a lock and chain.
^ ] to kneel on chains ;
••I mode of torture
_\^ ] wind it up, as a watch
) ^ ~f the chain (or v/atch) has
run down or out.
Fioni Jis/i and ^ncrcsshc, be-
cause It goes ill shoals.
j/(c/j Two species of bream, the
Ahraiius braiuu/a and Ic7-
iiiiiialis, called j^ @^ or flat fish
at Canton ; it is a|)phed afso to a
plated fish like a gurnard ; but at
Nanking the 1 ffi is a silure
I "Jp a species of tench of a
whitish color, about two feet
long, much reared in Kiangsu ;
it IS one of the gifts to a bride
by her parents as a wish for
children ;
r
;fcd|j I3aked cakes made from
(^n^ fresh oats, called |§ ] , a
^lui' coarse kind of food
.11
A terra for white nee and
green grain ; rice which is
tii:n no', glutinous and docs not
stick.
cflHp «« alt
Jieri
from ]^ eiir and jfj^i
ered ti indicate the cun
nection ot the eai- to the cheeU
Connected, joined ; associ.at-
cd, united j a term for ten house-
holders acting as a neighborhood ;
to combine with ; to make alliance
with ; to assemble to jot:» ir. a
regular order
'M 1 parallel sentences or dis-
tiches : they are written on
scroll;! or inclosed m ] g
frames, to hang upon walls.
^ ] scrolls fitted for hanging
on pillars and doors
^ 1 or ^^ 1 funeral distiches
hung up during mourning , the
letters are white on a blue
ground
] ^ to form cabals
I J^ to dwell together as in a,
row or terrace, where the
liousL.s are built in connection
) ^ a union of ten families.
] ^ united strength.
] f,f to crowd together; a flock
] IIJ "p" f^ 'O '^•^ ^^''"^^ anited
[iur[iose
] ^ to subscribe names, as t'j a
petition
] f^; nuitual security
] ^ united public 0[)inior. as
on a grievance
] ^ 13 a federation of states.
like the United States or the
German bund
I ^ — }^ to combine parlt;
into one whole, as n. coiLipus'
tion
1 ^ adopted brothers of thv
same surname
In Cantonese. To baste ; t.)
stitch loijether
1 ^ ill* fo haste clothes.
From great and dark lorncr
A lady s dressing-case ; a
Jien perfume or toilet-bo.\
1 IK money given t,o ^,
bride
^ ] a dressing-case with a glass
III ira lEE 1 ^'^ respectfully reqiie.jt
you to come and see the bridaj
o.iltit , — an invitation to £,
wedding
Flora nn/it^iit and cave,
A flag or sign of .'iny kind.
.showing where wine is 'i.Id ;
111 Shantung it is a blue
flag abou* two feet long
"i® 1 a grog-shop, a tavern a
sj)irit dealer's .stall
)"] I cij'h screens hung outside
of doors.
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yfiW,^ The quick jumping run of
c^'nj* some animals is ] ))^ said of
,/(':■« a monlsey running up a tree,
the leaping of a hare, or a
' dog scampering in his play.
rjli» From /icart and ignis /atuus as
'|;^g tlie phonetic.
lien '^° coramisserate, to have
^ chari'y for ; to sympathize
vnth
I |l|5 to pity 9.nd help
^ 1 ^ tH? ^ lovnig heart.
;f; ig ] an worthy of pity
IrI i)^ 'fS 1 'iffl'cted people feel
pity for each other.
■^ ^ ^ ] 1 earnestly look lor
your pity
pj 1 ?s ^ jB :/c P'^y ™e just
one cash. (FcLingese.)
From 7^ a slieller and ^ to-
^lieii A corner, an angle ; by I he
side; moderate, economical,
sparing, frngal ; pure, disinterest-
ed ; to discriminate, to examine
candidly ; discrimination.
^ 1 Jit modest, shamefaced
humnle minded, reputable
IS 1 avaricious, loo close
^ ] ^ an anti -extortion allow
ance, — a legal addition to the
salary of officials ; it is aijout a
thousand taels to a chi-hien
] BJj to examine and judge equi
lably.
•M \ incorruptible, honest
] P^ a corner ; particular, strict,
as a corner is immovable
^ ] affected modera'iou in re-
fusing money.
1 In sparing, frugal.
fi 1 W 3|i ^ delicate flavored
and cheap.
ftS ffiJ I ^^y ^^''''^' ^"'- sagacious ;
one of the nine virtues.
^ I six virtues belonging to the
wise officer, his purity in ^
goodness, |[g ability, J|£ recti
tilde, ^j( reverence, \^ regard
for law, and ^ equity in deci-
sion
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from bainbou or naphn and
Jru'/Oi- the second foi-m is often
restricted to cloth screens,
A door screen of Cioth,
1^^^^^ ma'.tirg, oi bamboo splints ;
window-screens ; curlaiiis.
ft 1 or 3^ ] bamboo blinds,
.^fi ] a cloth curtain
TJ? f5 1 Venetian blinds
^ I ^ roll ip the blinds.
^ ] a grass woven screen.
] ^ ai home, private, secluded
^ ] "^ deputies appointed by
the chaiieellor to read the essays
^ I Hi- Ix '" ''■''■ fall the screen
and hear politics ; said of an
empress regent or dowager
] (]t^ a curtain screen, as between
rooms
7K BB 1 I tie crystal screen; — i c
a waterfall under which one sees
the sun.
^ ^ — ] [the sun | brightens
the tJowers on the screen
A rivulet failing in a sheet of
water from a clitF; tlim :
poor
viil iliSl 1 %. a pretty cascaile
near Canton
] -^ a stream in Tao cheu j^ jf]
II". the south of Hunan
] 7jC a term used by the Chniese
:u Manila for Ohiistiau baptism
Interchanged with the iast
To .stick j to adhere to, as
s'"'" mud to wheels; thin ice;
cold, icy ; %vater lying still in
a pool and just ready to
freeze ; unsavory
7lC 1 1 M ^ ■# «'ater in a
pool and. skimmed over w'lth ice
i^ ^jt ^ 1 deep mire does not
stick
Used n-ith the last.
A thin sheeting of ice.
i'"'" 7K M f;j 1 the water is just
skimmed over with ice.
^ H ?}§' 1 ^tie -thin ice melts in
the sun
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An insect thought to smell
like ginger, the ^ | , found
jA(7( in the grass during siniimcr;
it is also known as § te or
fragrant damsel, and probably be-
longs to the Cimex family, though
one of Its synonyms, j-g- j}J^ or
smooth bug, is now applied to the
cockroach.
04fc The calf of the leg; the sp'een
c/J/JI^ ill animals
^liea ^ \ >g> the shin bone,
gi 1 the leg
l^ 1 Hfi a l^og's spleen oi
milt.
A sickle ; a reaping cr bill-
hook
^ ] or H ] a sickle.
§i) 1 a pruning-hook.
^iKix ] ^ ^ handle pI a sickle
if Jl fU 1 H il^« new
moon is like a sickle
der case with steel and H;nt
A coarse kind of red sand
sloiie, not tine enougli for
^/«/» [lol'sbiiig , hypocritical, spn
nous ; reddish-
1 j^ feigned benevolence or
kindness
An unauthorized cliaiacter • "^
A species of siluie or mud-
''-" fish i^AiMS falcanus), com-
mon at Canton, of a dull
green color, stout jagged spmes,
and large mouth with six cirri ,
other sorts have four cirri
^ ^tf From ;£ to rup and ^ all ;
50 / tins 1; olten wrongly written like
'lien <''^" W^ ^^ b^gi ''"'' interchanged
witli hen^ 7^ to enshroud.
To collect, to gather in, as a
harvest , to amass, to hoard up, to
husband ; to concentrate ; to de-
sire ; to give ; to enshroud ; in
medicine, to neutralize, to repress ;
an ingathering
/^ I to pi t into a coffin.
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H^ ] to harvest, to gather in
crops.
1 I|rf IL $§ [(-lie ruler] concenters
in liimseU" the five happinesses.
^ ] to hoard, to lay by ; to get
hy griping.
1 ^^'■' 1 Ell» to stay at homo ;
to refuse to go, as to a place or
on a visit.
] ^ to sleeve the hands, to de-
cline.
] ?& iU M fi to get peoples
hatred you deeiu to be a virtue.
] ^ be patient with ; don't
meddle with the thing.
] /£ to lay up little odds and
small sums.
'Jjt U'k t-t 1 'icids are neutralizing ;
they repress heat
Eead Ikn' Exactions; the act
of gathering.
ill 3i. -ff 1 the gov-eniment uses
hateful exactions.
Ill Cantonese. To lick, as a
dog.
f-'>»^ Used for the last.
TJlJi To withdraw the hands hito
7-i« the sleeves; an apron.
1 Iff ?T- ■'■ sleeve my hands
;it my lapel, and pay my respects ;
— a phrase on a lady's card ; the
hands are put one above tho
other.
c M/iv 1'"™'" Jlesh and the u-hoh.
/iAA The cheek ; the face ; repu-
'I'ai tation, honor; countenance,
character.
1 £L 5i the face, the cheeks;
tlie countenance.
5ilt ] shameless, brazen-faced.
{/54 .fe 1 "■ ^'"^'5 ''''""t shows disgust
and displeasure.
^ ] to di.'^gracc one's Self or an-
other.
f^ ] di.shoMoral)lc ; bad-faced.
Hif. 'IS 1 •"' ill-tempered sullen
face.
^1 '"■ i5 ^/ 1 fi^ disgraceful,
reproachfid.
^ ] ruddy cheeks. .
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f^ 1 to ?"'*'e moral support, to
keep in countenance ; creditable,
praiseworthy.
^ ] to commend, to countenance;
to visit at [my] house.
"mM 1 «£ ^ fnl it makes all
the difference whether it is my
back or my face, — how you
do your work.
^ 1 40 jfil to meet one with a
smile.
5S l§ 1 ''''^t down, out of humor.
1 ^fe to interfere to make up a
quarrel, to urge to peace.
<fr ^ ± "n^ X -7 S ] you
neither go ahead about your
work, nor do you let your face
appear; — you are neither useful
nijr respectable.
1 1. %-X> FjH really mortiSed,
much ashamed.
^JJ ^ ] a 6ii\er"dish face, — i. e. a
clever friend, capable and kind.
Kead ^tsicn. A dish made of
fish and vegetables spiced, given to
the poor.
c-ti* 1 Tl>8 second form is unusual.
^i/\ \ A medicinal plant, tho
] [^ or Sicf/csbeckia orkn-
talis, a syngenesious plant
of a milky nature ; also a
species of scallions or AUiuin.
Ji. \ >^ the berries of a species of
wild vine.
^ ] tbe white berry or grape
(Ampclopsis serianaj'olki), fomid
in Chihli, and used in medicine.
From ifi carr'unjc and two y^
1^ men to draw it uloiiq;.
A barrow or hand-carriage,
shaped like an casy-chaii' and
pushed by men ; the Emperor's
chariot ; the court ; the sovereign :
to transport ; to take up.
] "T a>t court, at the capital.
li U_ 1 il: ^ T npi'ointed to
reside near the imperial govern-
ment.
?5; f£ ^Jc 1 ^^e took up our loads,
wo trundled our barrovvs.
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1 7^ paths within the palace
grounds.
^ ] the metropolis.
J^ ;$ ] H he took his mother
in a carriage.
] ^ household or body-guards.
3i 1 or ^ ] the emperor's
chariot.
Hi, I her Majesty's carriage; the
car of a goddess.
^4*M& "^ ^"^^'^ ""^ plate used to hold
Jj£ the rice of a sacrifice in the
7/(.')t imperial ancestral temple.
Jj^) ] ornamented vases em-
ployed for this purpo.se in the
Hia dynasty and later.
cit/f^ A ram or deer with three
7 //» ^'"'^ ''^ ''^ horns, is called
'chicii I£ [U 1 !. «. a thrice rolled
horn.
f-lj^ To transport, to remove, to
"J^lj^ take a thing in a barrow ; to
Hicii change places, to move about ;
to pick up and arrange.
1 ^ 1 ■^ to take back and
forth.
] jig lo take out of.
1 ;|5 A t'^'^'o it to the man.
1 f3i] iM t'll^e thcra out and sun
them.
1 ^ -Is Vr °- coolie's toil.
41 S 1 JJt f^ M tlie sphex-wasp
briiig.s mud to make its nest.
Tj/^J From evil and nil ; sometimes
yJtR wiitteii ^ but this form is riglit.
lica' To shroud a corpse ; to lay
out a body in its best clothes
for coffining ; tho shroud or band-
ages.
J[jj; J to put in a coQhi.
;/v ] and <]» ] a pompous funeral
and a [ilain one.
] Jlj bandages or scarfs to wrap
the body in.
v/j|ij ^ "Water overflowing ; crests of
waves.
/.' ii' ] jj^ to overwhehu ; toroU
and tumble, as billows.
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^' A tree bearing lilac- flowers,
the Mclla azedcrach or pride
It il' of India ; the seeds shake in
the pod like a bell, whence
one name is ^ f^ -^ ; the
phoenix likes it, but the dragon
abhors it, say the gcomancers ;
white ants keep uway from it.
jr 1 ^U '1 small leaved sort found
in Honaii ; a bitter medicine is
prepared from the leaves.
<u^— 1^) I'"rom silk and to separate;
"!r9c fJcui's used with tlie next.
lien' To boil raw silk to soften it ;
to experiment upon ; to prac-
tice, to drill in ; to select; a bright
white color; a piece of silk.
] ^ to practice at a thing.
1 W( 'f?. Pressed silk, that which
has been prepared for weaving.
1 Illf to select a day.
■jY. 1 water police.
iS 6 1 '''■ species of magpie with
a very long tail.
^ ] io drill and exercise troops.
] JJft the long tailed blue jay
{Urocissa ccrulea), also called
:k ^ H ^ long tailed damsel.
.^■^^ To boil raw silk when pre-
"»/N paring it for weaving.
Ikn' \ 1^ jtj^ a shop for whiten-
ing raw silk.
From ^/?r(3 nnd to separate;
tercUaiigeJ with the ne.\t.
lien'
To separate dross by fire ;
to test character, to disci-
pline the mind.
] ^pj- to refine the pill, — and
become immortal, as the Taoists
pretend.
fying becomes steel, — so anjan
impro\es by affliction.
lioi
.) Fron vicfal and to separate ; in-
terclianged with isjg ore and the
last.
To smelt ores, to refine, to
forge ; wrought, as iron ; to work
over thoroughly ; to discipline ; to
mortify one's desires ; to act and
reiict on, as the five elements mu-
tually do ; expert, matured, expe-
rienced, practiced ; a chain.
"g" I thoroughly refined,
fl^ ] becoming religious, as a re-
cluse or an ascetic.
] -fllj to become a ] gjj ( r vir-
tuous doctor of the national-
ists by austerities and medi-
tation.
^ I to chasten the passions.
] i ^ /fC '' 's the nature of
earth to produce wood.
I ^k well worked, as a metal ;
matured in.
^"^' ] solid in texture, durable.
fjR ] well hammered, as iron.
l3 va 'fn 1 ^^ell chosen and
lucid seiu'ences.
— 1 ^ Hi ^Ji 1'"" seven seeds
on one string.
^ I to put a chain on a pri-
soner's neck.
^ ] or ^ ] to unchain.
licii'
To pound a thing with a
hammer ; to beat a thing
firm
1 :^ ^ fS to hammer out
gold leaf.
From tiian Knd to connect.
A pullet or young cock.
] -^ twins.
] ^1 chickens.
O.'d sotmcl lili. In Canton, lik, lek, lak,
liap, and chek j — in
1]
The original form refn-esents the
tendons, for these diiect tlie ex-
ertion of strength ; it is the 19th
radical of a natural group of
cliaracters relating to effort of
anj- kind.
Muscular prowess, brawn, force,
strength ; mental energy, spirit ;
nerve, the actuating power ; di-
vine succor ; full use of an organ ;
assiduous, smart ; the properties or
strength of a thing, as the stiffness
of a bow, vigor of a style, severity
of disease, or tenacity of a wire ;
to labor at ; among Budltist% the
energy of a faculty of the mind, an
emotion, a power.
lap, nap, and lul ; — in Swaiow, li[i, liap,
Fuhchnv, lilv and Iclc ; — hi SJianglmi, lih
J]5 I or |ij ] exert yourself, be
spry, work harder.
^ ] ' the help of Budlia.
] ^ a trial of strength.
S^ ] a forciljle style ; a heavy
hand in penmanship.
^? 5* 1 t''ilk''^ti\'e ; ordering peo-
ple about.
nj- ] influential from bis wealth.
j^} ~ ^ ^ 1 lend a helping
baud, afford us assistance.
1 IB to work at farming.
OjJ 1 sharpsighted, good eyesight-
Jifc ^ M f@ 1 1^0^^ much does
this bow"s strength measure ?
lek, le, and h\t ; — in Anioy, lek, hp,
- in Clil/ti, li.
1 M. ^''0°''' ability, aptitude.
M. 1 M fr "'^t according to your
powers or skill.
J^ ] assiduous in study.
^ ] resolution of forces ; dis-
tribution of powers ; as ^-f 1 is
the coraposk,ion of forces in me-
chanics.
-^ Ifb ■?§ 1 the place can thus
be made eflective.
JJ ] the five infos ornegative mo-
ral powers among the BudLists ;
— i. e. faith, energy, memory,
jncditation, and wisdom ; which
prevent the growth of evil.
1 fr to practice earnestly.
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From hftnilino nn-l sfiTiit/f/r or to
i:iil : the secoiul rmiii is coiiiiiion
at Canton but not autliorized.
^^ft A scrubby varioly of bani-
^^ J boo, full of spines, and thorc-
forc good for licdgt'S ; bam-
boo roots; spines or thorns
on plants
1 |i)C a thicket of thorns, like the
Khauinus ; a bramble, a quick
set bush
1 f-J spinous bamboos.
^^ From growl
^^ ' Rare, sekl
gi/yain ^ repeateil.
lorn met with.
1 ^^ Tins liu'i been siiperscdecl by tbe
Jo'^ next, from its lia\ iiii; been tbe
'1=1 > iiersoual name ot Kienbing
The hea\-enly bodies, cliiefly
the sun and moon, whith
are appointed to di\ide and note
times and seasons; the course and
changes of the spheres; to calcu-
late, as an ccli[isu
] A an almanac
^ ] the uiiperial calendar.
1 j^ ''^"^ "' aslrononiy
] ^ astrological fates or calcnla-
tious; Heaven s will ; the; calcu-
lations of the calendar.
] ^ the a.spect of the heavens.
1 ^ astronomers
MXow Hsed for the last.
, To pass over, by, or to ;
/i ' passing away, as generations ;
toe.Nperience, to pass ihroiigli;
to tran.sgiess ; arrayed in order,
orderly ; next, successive ; wide
apart, as the teeth ; separated ; dis-
ordered, confused ; to say all that
is needed ; to exhaust ; silent, seclu
si\'e.
j ijij] successive dyn;isties.
] ^ from the first, hitherto ; cou-
linuously.
^ ] antecedents of, notices of;
annals, historic events.
^ ifM 1 passed, gone, as times.
I if. yearly, for a series of years ;
year after year.
] 1 pT ^ '^^''^'■y P'trtii-'ular can
be proven.
1 A '""a stnce, years ago
1 ] pj |f^ I can count all to
this time.
1 ^ to go out of one's seat or
place
1 fj successive days.
j iJj a hill lying thirty /j'soitthof
Pu cheu jifi ^'I'l m Ping yang fu
in Shansi, where Shun plowed.
] i$ t" undergo kiilpas ot suf
(vv\ ng.
^ IfiL 1 ^ a confused appearance
of m.ists
1 ^ IIJ iff. ^M ^ '>'''^'° l'"*^'"^^'^
through all trials.
1 i!f M "0 Me -T B^. ^ I ''•-'^■«
fully declared to you, my [leople,
all my views
] \ those who pass (or harbor)
criminals
Bt] 1 ^'^ V'^^ through, as trials ;
to experience I
fe^|l To cut uj) or open, as an ani-
^IJ, mal
/(■■• I g^ I o cut apart.
rifep A noise (if s[ilil ting
rot^) 1 1 ^ crackling. cra.shing
/( ' * sound, like Ice breaking up ;
the scream ol wild geese
M M- ] ^ the birds make a
great din
\t^ From iriiUr and s-yi-ces-s-icc.
yjj^, A drop, a little left in a cup ;
It ' to dnp, to trickle ; to dr:iin
out ; to filter, to strain
j-^ 1 bamboo t;ap, regarded as a
febrifuge
fj\ M f^ 1 '^■''^"^^ "''- '•'' '■'"' ''"•^'
drop
1 IDL '" '^''^''^ ""^''' ''l"'^'l ■ blood
dripping
1 'li^j 1% M< ' hiimbiy petition with
tile most ('ariiest feeling
] -,!J- [lilch or gum wii'.ch exudes
fnnn trees, as 'he cherry.
1 Ui Fjl '" '"■oCntly lepresenl, as
10 an oflicer
In C'timonrse A row, a line of
tilings
If] — ■ ] open a furrow.
— ' 1 ^ ""6 row of vegetables.
Ktoin ilhrri^^ and snrtcfi.-iirt'^ as
it alhidmg to its hereditary cha-
racter
Large, scrofulous swellings
oil the neck ; struma ; humors on
the g.'inghons of the neck,
K P^ ^ 4: 1 ''"-' i'""^<l>''^^ ''''-''''
have rai.sed pim[>les
JjS I hard tendinous swelling.
^ ffi 1 scrofulous humors and
swellings on tlie neck.
A clap ot thunder
ip the s[ilating sound
the god of Thun
A black goat is fj; ] ; its
skni is used for garments
ijljf^ tlie ;dioiietic.
ifi' Th') path worn by carriages:
to crush under a wheCi
1 m ^ .^^arriage rut
-^te A plant like the cress, ^ ]
J^^j said to intoxicate or kill fish ;
/i ' it IS perhaps a species o( /><?
pulini'i. like the L pm-idtnm
which has this property; the red
dish luucilaginoiis seeds are iiseil
to relieve asthma and hoarseness :
the same name is given to ti.^-
Si.v/iii/initm alioriirtis, a erucifcrous
plant whose seeds are laxative
The enduring tree, a species
/its of oak, which may be the
/, = same or iica.'ly akin to the
next ; it bears edible acorns ;
a stable
] j^% slicks or frames to torture
the fingers by squeezing,
g 1 frames on which silkworms
spin their cocoons.
^ \ a stable, a horse- pen.
M. ff^ ^ (jt \ ll>e old coursei
,s tethered in the pen.
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LIH.
LIH.
LIH.
From wood and pleasure ;
read /oA,
also
U ' A species of scrubby oak,
{Qiurcus seiTala?) the wood
of which is so hard .and tough as
to be deemed unfit e\'en for fuel,
and hence employed as a deprecia-
tory term by officials for their un-
worthiness; any useless unservice-
able material ; a black striped bird
with a red crest.
UJ ■{> "S 1 °" ^^-^^ mountains are
the bushy scrub oaks.
From ge/ii or ivhile and pleas-
ure.
>■ The luster of a pearl.
3^ 1 brightness of a pearl ;
a bright, shining form.
[^ Small stones, gravel, shingle ;
) coarse pebbly sand.
fy ] an ore of quicksilver
like cinnabar.
^ ] potsherds, broken pottery
and tiling.
To strike ; to choose ; to al-
,) low ; to exclade ; the utmost
li ' degree of.
Like tlie last.
) The trace or rut of a wheel ;
tlie creaking of a cart ; to
c'.ush under wheels.
?£ ¥ M 1 '-^'^ furious chariots
r-an o\'er the course.
|g I the creaking wheels.
1'^ 1 ?& £ ''" attendant ou a
carriage, an outrider or runner.
A step, a pace ; to move, to
go ; to step on.
/i ' — ■ 1 one step or jump.
%%m- 1 --^tg^'-^the
finest steed even cannot get
over a thousand pacts at a
jump ; — every ceremony must
be duly observed.
Eead M, To exceed j re-
markable.
^ ;;J' ^ ] unusual ability, ex-
traordinary talents.
%
— "^
From hill and strength as the
phonetic.
A high range or hill.
^ ] a Cordilleras.
The original form represents y^
great used for yv >««», over — ^
one denoting earth, to show that
he is fixed ; it forms the 117th
radical of characters mostly re-
lating to position and posture.
To Stand erect ; poised, set, es-
tablished, fixed, upright; to rear,
to found, to set up, to institute, to
establish ; to be settled in princi-
ples ; to succeed to, or to seat one's
self on the throne in place of the
legitimate heir ; to appoint, to
agree on ; to settle terms, as when
drawing up a contract ; to fix ;
reached, arrived, as the seasons;
to place in order, to arrange ; as an
adverb, just, now, soon, presently,
while one is standing ; at the
time of.
j|g ] stand up ; to erect,
1 %i quickly, instantly, now.
] fk in a twinkling; very soon.
1 it or ] ^ resolved on, de-
termined.
] j(| to establish one's fame.
fS i^ 1 7K € T> t& ffi * I
cannot go out, for I have no
rain-crest, — alluding to the
feathery crest on the egret.
1 ^ to take a concubine.
1
1 A w reformed
habits, sown his wild oats.
^ to take
buildinjrs.
his
a wife ; to rear
] j£ Bin his foot is fixed ; i. e. he
has agreed to stay, as a work-
1 Eg ^ ^ the regular excise on
tea and salt.
1 ^ yo'i ^^'^^ ^^ '^ DOW.
A-^W.^.y^ 1 ii" you do not
learn etiquette, you will not
know how to act.
H "i" Ho 1 ^^ thirty I was set
in my principles.
] 7|j raining ; to rain.
■^ ] to be in great want, naked
and poor.
1 1^] to adopt an heir.
S ?S ^ 3& 1 principle and
passion cannot both rule,
j^ ] ^ ^ to stand alone or
uncountenanced ; no backer.
^ ] established in life ; mari'ied
and in business.
1 ^T 1 ^ died of the blows ;
died during the beating.
I €^ S^ J^ who maintained our
people with grain, — said of
Heu-tsih.
1 jS i^^ ^o establish rules and
regulations.
/ti^ A rain hat of bamboo leaves
\f\ i or splints ; a conical hat of
li ' straw ; a hamper, an open
crate or basket ; a cover.
— H 1 . or — H 51- 1 one
wide rain hat.
^ — I I each basket of coal
or charcoal.
■(pf ^ fiif I wearing ram cloaks
and umbrella-hats.
^ ] a flat straw hat.
^ ] a basket to carry rice shoots
when transplanting.
1 M & If ^ ^0 put on his hat
and pattens and went to the
tryst to make verses.
^ ] # l-lf their splint hats
worn so neatly.
In Cantonese. To cheat, to
hoodwink ; to pull wool over one's
eyes ; an imposition, a cheat.
] -(Ji) humbugged, imposed on.
1 SB Is deceived, taken in.
— ^j- ^ ] a pair of gloves, in
imitation of the English word.
1 {i ^ put on your gloves.
■ If ' Lilic the pieceding.
> fl -» A pen, a yard for pigs ; an
/(' ' open basket for carrying pigs
or game.
J^ 1 '^ P'o t'liaper.
is A it 1 ''is already in the
pen.
^ ] orris root.
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From ,'iill and standing.
-A^5 Hilly.
' I f^ luoiiutainous ; loftj'
ridses of hills.
*i.
From rice . and to .itnnd ; q, il.
I'K-e supports peoiile.
//' A kernel, a grain of wheat
or rice ; a classifier of small
things, like grain, beads, pellets,
buttons, pearls, itc. ; food, eatables.
— ] ^It a grain of rice
/^ 1 ^ 'lot a morsel to eat.
— I jj one bean.
^ ] 7p lj;5; no kernels or seeds
are gathered ; — it is a year of
dearth.
^ ^ 75 1 '^'l '^'"^ people had
grain to eat.
A small species of green
kingfisher, called 7J1C fp) and
1 ^ water dog or tiger,
which burrows a nest in the
banks a foot or more deep ; it has
a red bill and white breast, and
is about eight inches long.
A mineral used as an antidote
". J to poisons ; the sound of
li ' ringing stones.
J|t^ A species of green winged
m/h, locust, the jig 1 , which has
W a long flight; the name is
thought to reseml>lc its note
From 7vC loootl ,iiid ^ fruit
) hanfjtiirj dotvii, contrarte.l tii W
/i ' west; it resembles .<»//, Ji^ iiid-
let, and occurs used with tlie
next two.
The chestnut, including also
some kinds of oak ; the wood is
deemed to be suitable for ancestral
tablets ; firm, durable ; full, as
ripe grain ; strict ; to overpass,
to exceed ; to respect ; cold !
ft
1 •? <"■ ® 1 ^ chestnut ; the
second name refers to the mode
of drying it m the wind,
-fj; ^j; 1 to roast chestnuts in sand.
^ 1 or ffl ft ^ variety of chest-
nut, smaller than the last, com-
mon in Kiangsu ; the wood is
used for making carrying-beams
and cart thills
^ ] nuts of the Alemites.
^ ffij ] afl'able and yet dignified
7J1C 1 fruit of the water caltrops.
Jlll 1 the water-chestnut.
f7 I a tree which serves as a
guide-post.
^ \ I the shea\'es were
massively [lilcd up.
Wi'(£. \ W ['l^e gourds] hang
from the chestnut branches
If 1 an evergreen species of oak
in Hunan, with many acorns on
a stem ; the leaves are small,
yellowish underneath, hispid,
and thick ; the cupules bristly,
and acorns sharp pomted.
ffi Cold, as a north wind
/fC> 1 i/lj chilled by a cold
li ' wind ; shivering
'•It B, 'l# ) the north wind
pierces me through
'l^ i^ ^ 1 now hot and then
shiverine.
Afraid ; pale and trembling ;
majestic and dignified.
' ^ 1 qi'akiug with fear.
'[^ 1 trembling at.
] 1 /iL 11 '^'l i'l -I tremor of
dread, like one afraid of falling
li^ 1 awestruck and fearful, as at
a horrid sight.
TJi Ancestral tablets made of
q\) chestnut -wood on account of
' its durability ; they are not
now made of it.
m
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^y jttf A small stream in the south
J of Kiangsu, giving name to
two districts, Li-shui hien 1
yK ii? ^'"^ Li-yang hien ]
Pi ii lyi'ig south of Nan-
king.
•{i\\ an island in the Yangtsz'
River near Wuhu
Bamboos used for spears or
to pole boats ; a musical in-
strument like a long flageolet,
mournful in sound, and lused
to call horses together.
To rub in the hand, to pull
through the hand in order to
smooth
1 i-P i^ ^o smooth a skein
of thread.
fl
f — f Tlie original form is tliotiglit to
l /U l resemble tl)e mouth, belly, and
f 'J "> crooked legs of a tliree footed
" caldron or kettle, the upper line
being the cover, it forms tlie 193d
radic;il of a few characters relat-
ing to boilers and food cooked in
them.
An incense caldron of iron
havmg hollow feet, holding six
pedes, used in temples ; a handful.
Read leh^ and used as a con-
tracted form of Pg to sunder. An
earthen pot ; to close ; to grasp.
^ ] a large earthenware jar
with upright divisions.
J^ I an ancient statesman called
to power from being a seller of
salt-fish.
?/J| Water dripping down, and
/l/J 3 the streams uniting as they
/( ' flow, as when a roof leaks, or
rills run down a hill-sido.
Wind and rain driving on
furiously
It' 1 1 8. drivuig blast.
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LIN.
LIN.
elm
Old s<riuiJs, lim Olid liii. Jn Canton,
in Fuhchau,
From tree repeated to indicate
many trees together.
A forest, a wood ; a grove,
a clump of trees ; luxuriant,
abundant ; one's village or native
groves ; liomc ; fully attended to ;
a group, a company ; a place where
men assemble, or a special commo-
dity is sold ; a collection of, as
words or extracts.
■^\ \ a forest ; groves, copses.
1 ~F 19" i ^^ opulent retired
officer.
jJjT I the literary body.
Jg ] the highest or ripest scholars.
^^11 1 '4I l-lie imperial guard.
ifi? i^ 1^ 1 l'^'"g in ^ retired
spot.
^ I llj a famous mountain in
the southwest of Hupeh, an old
resort of banditti, whence j^ ]
^ denotes robbers.
5^ Iff 1 1^ to leave office and
return home.
i ^ ^ 1 scholars, educated
men.
M. \ B^ fl?. t^** evening sur
gleams through the grove.
1^ I a Budhist temple.
^ fj" ] the red bamboo copse,
name of the foreign settlement
at Tientsin.
'Jt0 1 •■'' tobacco-sbop.
^ ) ^ the stars & t v X'^ (^
(fee. in Aquarius.
[0 Jii^ es S W i W 1 ^ii^'"
every rite has been fidly and
minutely performed.
^ 7f? ^ .S)c 1 °"e tree does
not make a forest ; you alone
cannot do all.
In Cantonese. An unopened bud ;
to cover ; to bend down ; to slope.
^ 1 65 slope it somewhat.
] 1 T^ S' hooting owl.
5S 1 {f a girl of the streets.
S: 1
lara and luu ; — in Stua/.oiu, lira, niin, lin,
ling and lang ; — in Shanghai, ling j — in
AU. Dropping, as water from the
c \\^ roof ; water running off ; to
J,in moisten, to soak ; to souse ;
to cause to drop drops.
1 yg to sprinkle flow ers.
lU 7^ 1 1 ^'"^ torrents rolled
down from the hills.
1 'i^. '''"^'^ through by the rain.
honeyed drippings ; — a
kind of sweet wine.
^ BM 1 "■<''''^'' pouring down on
one, as in a shower bath.
1 — . ] I got well drenched.
Pj 1 4^ ^ f: if [tl^e flower be]
squeezed the drops are drink-
able, or will make a wine.
^S^» luterchaugeJ with the last.
c^^VTV -^ continuous rain of three
5/m days ; the rainy season.
^ 1 a mildewing rain, one
which deluges the land.
fj* ] an opportune rain.
ft ^ f^ 1 M employ yoi to
bring a plentiful rain ; — met.
to diffuse great benefits.
\ ^Ml ^ raui is the remedy
for a drought.
which lasts for three days is
called Jin.
VXL. A valuable fctone mentioned
c«M^* among the articles of tri-
Jin bute with the ^ in the Shu
Kuig ; it was brought from
the west, and was probably a
variety of veined jade.
] ^ a country lying near the
Caspian Sea which produced
topazes.
A disease of the bladder or
and lien ; — in Aiuoij, lim and lia ; —
Chifuy lin.
Jr. 1 five sorts of ui'inary ailments.
^ 1 strangury.
1^ I stringy or ropy urme.
^A* A variety of lender bamboo,
c/J'/TV the ] ^ whose young
Jin shoots are very sweet; the
leaves are long and thin, and
the poles are fit for flag
.supporters.
A plant resembling the Ar-
temisia in fragrance and ha-
■lin bit, but which is probably
a species of Vitex.
Pfj' seventy -two states of the
Turks and nomads submitted
to the Arabs of Constantinople.
Kpl Composed of gIV slcepinr; and pp
ureter ; gravel, stone ; stran-
Jiii gtiry or dysury.
l^ip ] gravel In the bladder.
[fil ] bloody urine.
yQ 1 calculi ; the stone.
Jin
Irt a sofi, which gives sound.
To behold with care and
concern, to look down on
sympathizingly ; a superior regard-
ing or visiting an inferior ; to bless
or curse by coming to ; commenc-
ing, at the point of, about ; dur-
uig, whilst, time of meeting, and it
thus often makes the present parti-
ciple ; like, to imitate ; the I9th
diagram, meaning great ; an an-
cient engine used in sieges, pro-
bably a kind of movable turret.
I 'f:§ ^^ 1 5E ^vlien dying, near
death.
I J^ to rule the people
] -{^ or ] JL '■o coii"J into the
world, as Jesus did.
5^ 1 ^ I went and saw it my-
self.
] -^ I am just going.
1 It # ^ ^ "l^en getting rich
do not become unscrupulous.
1 ;j^ at nightfall, eventide.
] l]l|5 to imitate a copy-shp.
I ^ to examine a disease.
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] 7K A ^ neighbor.s living near
tliu .same pool (^r tank.
] Il^'l^^ when the time came, lie
bindered the affair, as by delay.
in 1 vl? JJUl as if standing on the
brink of an abyss.
1 =& or 1 '\(2. hurrying one's self.
3t ] ^ "^ you honor my ham-
let, — by coming to see me.
1 W- >& Ifff '" skulk when going
into battle, to skedaddle.
1 J^C in ''''■ ^ gi'eat emergency.
From ?}j a Jlumc altered to Pl^
ru'c_ and z^* ^mlnclci]; the second
is the common form.
" An ignis fatuus, called ^
>)^ which is seen hovering
^<tSi^ on old battle fields, and sup-
liii posed to proceed from the
blood of men and horses.
.& ^ 1 1 will-o'-wisps flitting
here and there; ] | is also
applied to fire-flies.
-^J^il To pare off the Bkki of a
'•tJ^ a veined appearance, like the
9^ stria3 in agato or marble.
|/{J beautifully marked
and inlaid.
^ -^ ^ II 'li 1 1 the golden
chargers and plates looked bril-
hantly as they were jjiled up.
•/-^f^ Water flowing over stones ;
<P/''*t* *° grind or abrade stones;
^iii thin ; shingle.
^ 'jfjj ^ 1 you camiot rub
that si one thin.
^ "S* 1 ] li's poor bones stick
out.
Read
Jhuj. Lofty ; eminent.
^1^1* Pure water, such as flows
J^^ from hills.
' i/'« \ti ^ 7K 6 ^ 1 ] amidst
the fretted waters the white
pebbles are plainly seen.
^ ^ 1 1 ^^^ carriages went
rolling and rattling along.
Ain
Lilce the last two.
Name of a river ; clear water
rippling down rocky ravines.
^ ] a place in Annani.
1 J^ ^ S^ •'^ v^'^' expanse
of pure water.
From place and ignis fatxms ;
the second form is considered to
ha rather incorrect.
Near, contiguous ; connected
uith ; supporting, assisting,
as a minister his prince ;
neighboring; a neighborhood,
a. group of five families ; to make
affinity with.
] ^ the neighborhood.
1 '^ "'■ K 1 "1' 1 S t^l^e next
house ; a near neighbor.
jl£ ] near by ; the next hamlet.
] [&3 conterminous states.
R^ 75 US 1 k<^'ep o" good terms
with your neighbors.
Tf, ^^^=i-n \ it was a
sad day when I became your
neighljor ; — said by a wife.
^ ib' '^ ] t'ley call in their
neighbors.
(i ^ St >i^' W 1 <]on't keep its
virtues to yourself, — let your
neighbors share them.
From cnrrififje and ir/nis fatuus
as the phonetic ; occurs inter-
changed with the last.
The rumbling of wheels ; a
threshold ; abundant.
■^j" JJI I 1 the chariots come
ruuibliiig and rolling.
^ ] a doorway ; used in Hu-
kwang.
•tJ^ A path crossing a field, and
'^ raised above the level in order
lin to retain the soil, as at the
base of hills.
Strong,
fieree, enduring ; a
yJJ2 name for the scaly manis or
^liii pangolin, and perba|)s this
character imitates the last
syllable of its Javanese name paiu
g'diny ; used for ^ in the phrase
^ ] ] the dog Lu yelped and
barked.
Precipitous ; lofty peaks of
II7JJ5 mountains,
j/f/t tU f fc 1 lllnj this abrupt cliff
is the beauty of the hill.
fif-^^ A piebald horse ; a horse
p^^Jf w'th black lii)s.
Jill, §1^ ] a whitish horse mark-
ed with spots lilie scales.
■^^ The scales of fish, defined
?*^'t ^s smaller and softer than the
Jin V^ or plates ; repeated, over-
lapping, like scales.
^^ ] fish scales.
j !f|f all .scaly animals, as snakes
and fishes.
] ^]5 fishes, the finny tribes.
Ml ^ 7K 1 1 t^o gentle breeze
raises the scaly ripples.
] ?^ in orderly rows, like trained
bands.
^ P ^.0 1 big mouth and fine
scales ; a delicious species of
Lahrax found along the coast.
•^ I ^ a species of perch {IIo-
loceniritn alho-rubrwii), having
five spines on the gill covers.
^ ] or gTcen scale, a kind of her-
ring with a small mouth. {Cliipea
fsiiiffleciia.)
J^ Jg ] a green herring with a
small mouth. {Clupca nymplaca.)
^, ] \ % M 'f' "^^' ^ number
of fishes he has sent me 1
'.jtek -i From deer and ignis Jatuus; the
'• ■ second form is not ranch used.
The female of the Chinese
unicorn, which is drawn with
a scaly body ; it is consider-
ed to have some influence in
aiduig parturition ; the first form
seems to ha\e also been intended
for a large elk.
K 1 l-L jlb ^^^^ unicorn is here.
1 Ifit ^ ftf "'ay tte unicorn's
hoof bring you good luck ; —
may your sons be many.
^ 1 IS ^ when the unicoru
was caught, [Confucius] threw
aside bis pncil.
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To stoop in walking is ]
ip \^, applied to loiUKl-should-
li'n eied people.
From rjrain find storehouse or
bin ; similar to tlie uext, aud not
J.- to le confounded witli fjiin .j^
'3 a petition.
To give grain to the pool'
and to students j to provide food
or pay; to nourish, to provide for.
t5£ 1 fS ^ these stipendiaries
attend to public business.
] 1^- salary, stipend.
fisj
t
I
From shelter and granajy.
A government gi'anary ; a
depot for rice or food used
in sacrifices; a grange ; to
give grain to students.
1 a state or public granary.
^f^ a stipend formerly given to
I ^ or those selected smts'ai
who were not yet /ciijin.
^ one of this degree who
introduces a student to the
lowest examination.
] to be placed on the list of
stipendiaries.
Ashamed, abashed ; shameful.
^JVfSt 1''"°'" heart and to provide f used
'I tJ- witli tlie next.
iiii Fear ; respect for one, he-
cause he is dangerous ; to
heed with profound care.
'J^ ] aching with the cokL
'& — 1 ^ ^^^^ quite startled.
W ii.i 1 1 tis people are awe-
struck ; they stand reverential
and obedient.
1 ^ 'M ^ tremble at this I
attend to this ! i. c. carefully
beware of these commands; — a
closing plirftse iii edicts and war-
rants.
'Imq
Shivering with cold ; an
awe-inspiring manner ; trem-
bling, as in the presence of
rulers, which the latter try
to compel.
] 5g a trembluig respect for ;
scrupulously obedient.
] }?l] piercingly cold, cutting one's
face.
^ Jil 1 1 ** stem awful man-
ner, with a degree of menace.
From wood and granary ; tbe
second contracted form is com-
, mon at Peking.
The beam or plate which
rests on the wall and joists,
and connects with the gir-
ders to support the rafters.
] ■5' a plate or purlin.
J> A tree found in Kiangnan,
7^ the ashes of which are steep-
lui' ed in spirits to use in bowel
complaints, and the bark as
a dye ; the name j /^ is applied
to the Primus spinulosa ; a door-
sill was once so called in Hunan,
and men said demons would step
on the heads of whoever slept on it.
^'
From mouth and letters ; the
other forms are seldom met witli;
it somewhat resembles ,('«« ^
to su'allow.
\\f^ j Stingy, covetous, sordid ;
l-Jt'^ sparing of, close ; to disHke
I PI J to part with, parsimonious ;
Ihi' ashamed, regretting ; sorry
for.
1 Ib^ ^^ ^'io^A on to, close-fisted.
1 ^ niggardly, screwing others-
^ ] open-handed, liberal, gener-
ous.
^ ^ /^ 1 ^^ the princely man
does not grudge his wealth.
^ ] stingy and avaricious.
1 ^ afraid of one's steps.
'W 1 ^'^ regret, to repent of.
^ I ashamed of, mortified.
^ ^ ] 3E I ''ops you will not
regret your steps ; — a phi-ase
used in an invitation.
Fiom insect and will-o'-wisp as
the phonetic.
A fire-fly.
^ 1 a fire-fly, a lightning
bug.
lin"
lin'
To go or do with difficulty,
to choose, to select, to de-
signate ; grasping, covetous.
] iH to carefully choose.
] -^ to choose talented men.
'?« pT .W ] ^'^ I'ot make it di-
ficult.
1 ^ ft S appoint a man fit to
attend to the affair.
T) A rush, the leaves of which
can be used for making mats.
^'"' 1^ 1 fS a species of Iris
or fleur-de-lis.
I ^ stones placed to throw down
on besiegers from a wall.
The rut of a wheel ; to rmi
over one with a cart, to drive
agamst one.
g^ I to trample down, as
a field by hunters.
To kill, to beat.
In Cantonese. To pile up,
to lay things on each other ;
a group, to go in a crowd ;
to soothe ; to soften what is harsL
] )|E pile them up.
1 ^ la to pile up tea-chests.
\ ^ lay them even.
] {^ to lay bricks.
] ^ to smooth the hair-knot or
coift'iu'e.
) ^ '(i,^ ;§ luh down his tail,
smooth his harsh expressions.
j^ SI A 1 to hide in a crowd
of {MopJe.
lin'
w
lin
LING.
LING.
LING.
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Old soundx, ling and \eng. In Cmito?/, linj; and leng ; — in Sipntoii', leiig aiitl niiv : — in Anioij, leng and lin ; —
liJng, liiing, «/»/ ling ; — in Shnmjhai, ling ««</ Ling ; — in Chi/u, ling.
Hurt
iw Fuhchau^ Ian
Composed of rain-drojis and
il5 an enrhanter, tliougb 3i
' was the original form, because
_ _ 'ji'tns are oU'ered to the gods ;
t '/\^ _ the contracted form is coniuion
The spirit or energy of a
. being ; tliat which acts on others
to produce eti'ects ; its aiiiina or
soul as exhibited in any way,
tlie H^ being the substance ; spi-
ritual, etherial, intelligent ; that
which is efficacious, as the virtue
of a remedy ; the majesty of a god ;
felicitous ; etleetive, powerfid ;
mysterious ; unseen, obscure ; a
disembodied agency ; dnine, super-
natural aid ; whatever can hold
converse with the unseen ; a coffin,
as it contains tlie departed spirit ;
the highest tyiie of a class, as man
is of created beings ; lucky, oppor-
tune ; subtile, ingenious ; marvel-
ous, showing genius; astute.
1 IS ''■' <^ii'''o"s effective contri-
vance.
] jpljl an efficacious god ; one who
answers his worshipers.
] ^. a divine response, an effec-
tual answer.
1 or [jg ] !f|f the four types
of all hairy, feathered, scaly,
and shelly beings, ri:., tlie uni-
corn, phuMiix, dragon, and tor-
toise.
;5ti ] one's ancestors.
1^ j ghosts ; the dead.
] r^ the human soul ; the depart-
ed s[)irit.
] J the mind, the reasoning
powers.
^ ] smart, apt, clever (C«n/o/iMe),
S^ jpl^ ^ ] he jiuritied his soul
and quieted hiss[iirit, — by
turning recluse.
^: '^ 1 §4 e(]ntiniially manifest-
ed his su|)ernalin'al won.ders.
M ] ^ he has no virsatilily.
HJj I smart, intelligent, quick of
aii[irehension.
] fiS -i M ^'cy quick at per-
ceiving ; very important, as the
pith of a maeliine.
M 1 [^''*^ gO'"s] awful efficacy,
I ]i[5 a much needed shower.
] fi the ante-burial tablet, wliieh
is pil ] brought back to the
house from tlio grave, and '^
] biu-ned at tha expiration of
mourning.
] )jlf the ancestral wooden tablet.
^ ] to go with the coffin to the
grave.
g§ :^ ) to reverence and pour
out a libation on the right of
the coffin.
— ■. ] the sun, moon and stars.
^^ 1 1*3^ ill •'''• °"'^° 1'*' <-'<i" •I'^t
on ntany, — as a god who hears
many worshipers at once.
/J> ] inefficacious, as a pill or a
charm ; no response, as from a
god ; stolid, dull of apprehen-
sion.
^ 1 the great Spirit, a Taoist
term for what comes very near
to the idea of a Creator or
original Cause, but is eonnnonly
applied to the god of Mt. Hwa
near Si-ngan fu in Shensi.
Jg ] the Holy Spirit, a foreign
term.
^ W^ 1^ \ "li'fh thus showed
his marvelous power.
^ ] all animated beings.
7K^ ^ i^r^" il m 1 itfloes
not matter how deep the water
is to make its dragon efficacious.
)_l . From rain and scattering voices,
Sao ^^ '''^''' '"*'■ ""licvtes the drops of
////'/ '"'" ' '' '' niiotlier form of ^
S -^ scattering, and occnrs used fur
tlio last.
Drops of rain ;
to fall down.
to fall in drops ;
.^^p A winding reach in a river ;
£•♦2331 ">'' "M 1 "■ leiieh or rapid in
Jilt// the Yaugtsz' River east of
the Ma-kan gorge, is cele-
brated lor its bold scenery.
■jfi^P^ A rich kinil of liquor, called
<h3I£ 1 1^- which was made in
^liiii/ Haiig-yang hien
in Hunan.
•" m P^
OOtt
J ill,!/
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A district in the southeastern
part of Hunan on the Mien
Eiver, -^i^ 7J1J a branch of
the Biver Siang.
Fiom iiii and tunntlus , inter-
changed with the next.
Ice ; an ice-house ; to insult ;
to shame, to treat vilely , in
jurious ; shameful ; aspiring;
to advance ; to exalt.
] Ij to oppress, to maltreat
1 ^ *-o P'l'' '■" shame ; to de-
flower, to humble.
1 S l''y'"o *" I'L'ach the clouds ;
ambitious ; high in rank
] ^ ot ] [^ an ice-honse or
pit.
I '^ peering above others ; pre-
eminent.
] jl^ the ignominious slow [«!■
nishnient of quartering a crimi-
nal.
m.
^liny
A mound ; a tumulus over
a grave ; a hillock, now con
lined to the mausolea of em-
perors, as if they were their
citadels ; to aspire, to aim
high ; to usurp ; to desecrate;
to insult.
] or ^ ] or 1 ;^ imperial
tombs.
JM ] a raised mound, a Budhist
term for a tojie or stiip<i, where
the relics of priests are buried.
1^ ] the warrior's tomb, — an
old name of Hangeheii.
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lilNG.
^ I a baiTOW, a liill.
■j^ I to invade ; to usurp.
-J- ^ ] the tombs of the Ming
emperors near Ch'ang-p'ing cheu
g Z(i '}\] north of Peking;
each one has its own name, as
follows : — •
Yuiig-loh who died ad. 1424 is ^ ]
Hung-hi „ „ 1425is)f( ]
Siien-teh „ „ 1435 is ;^ j
Chiiig-t'ung „ „ 1449 is f^ ]
Ch'ing-hwa „ „ 1487 is ]^ j
Hmig-chi „ ,, 1505 is ^ ]
Ching-teh „ „ 152lisj|| j
Kia-ts'ing „ „ ISGGis -^< j
Lung-k'ing „ „ 1572 is Hg 1
Wan-lih „ „ lGl9is;£ ]
T'ai-chang „ „ 1021 is ^ ]
T'ien-k-i „ „ 1627 is fig ]
Tsung-ching .,, „ lC44is,g,' ]
+J-i. Occurs written like tlie last.
c">^ A trace of; to run over ; to
jiinf/ accompany.
1 III * rumbling carriage.
] ^ a. chariot rut ; an outrider
or escort was called
^ one who went by tbo rut
FX-^
A sacrifice at the royal
^ tombs ; the blessing of the
jlinff gods or the ancestral maues.
•r^^ An aquatic vegetable, the
c^^ 1 ^ or buffalo-horn, the
Jm(/ water caltrops {Tmjxi hicor-
nis), whose fruit is eaten.
?K ^I 1 tlie best sort of caltrops.
I if^ flour or arrow-root made
by griuduig the dried fruits.
] ^ a poetical tenu for a lue-
tallic mirror.
>&d^ Damask ; thin silk with one
VV '5C S'ossy surface, like satin.
flhiy 3^ ] lastings.
"^ \ damask, figured sar-
cenet.
Wi 1 '^^■'•'^^ glossy damask, like
satin.
^S 1 jS Pfisto on an edging of
sarcenet.
To curb in a horse;
him ill tightly.
to rein
Interchanged with the last.
Old name of a river in tlie
south of Shantung ; to pass
over quickly, as a horse gal-
loping, or a swift vessel ; to
travel across.
t?C 'J^ ] |ll to roam over the seas
and cross themovmtains.
] 'I'ls '"^ tremble ; apprehensive ;
airaid.
^dK A fresh
(ftS^j^ or tench.
water fish, the dace
tench.
J[inr/ i 1 ^ o- broad species
(Leuciscus moUlorcUa), reared
in ponds.
^ J^ I the yellow taii dace.
{Leuciscus xant/nir'us.')
1 ,ii tlxj pangolin, or ^ llj ^
which the Chinese regard as a
carp made to go on dry land.
{ ] "tli a servant, an attendant.
] ^y lonely, going away by one's
self; disconsolate.
] ^ lithe, active, as children.
] A '1 mummer, a musician.
] '^J shrewd, cunning : quick to
observe and imitate ; tlm phrase
is written in various ways.
-|^,^ Tlie gende tinkling of sonor-
(jP|J ous gems.
J<>i(/ I i|| .finely cawed or cut
like grottoes ; bright ; witty,
smart ; ornate, as style.
tyct From an inc/osm-e and ac order.
c |TJ [ A prison, an inclosure for con-
;/.'?/; fining men.
W ^ -M ] '" luid-spring
examine the jails.
A small affluent of the
Yangtsz' Kiver in the dis-
trict of Tan-yang hien in
Kiangsu ; also the name
of three other streams.
I I the noise of running water,
or of the rising tide, or of the
wind.
1 S '•■ pleiisant breeze.
I yj^ a stream in the south of
Hunan.
1 ?ll '•° ^^''^'' '^y sprinkling.
^1^ Cross-pieces of wood in wiu-
' ^>3^ (lows and lattices ; lintel of
Jiiif/ a door.
"^ ] a window-siU.
|fS ] the plate under the eaves.
1 M S''^'® ^^ ^ temple to Con-
fucius, or of a college.
.*
From mail and an order.
Alone ; to employ, to be em-
ployed ; a droll, a mime or
mummer, a posture-maker ; to
play, to perform antics ; cle-
ver, .sprightly.
] "j^ master of the musicians.
Jing
A long necked jar or ampho-
ra ; concave tiles for roofing.
I J^ a water jar with ears
to put a cord through.
Jmg
From hand and an order as the
phonetic ; prohablv tlie same col-
loqui.ll sound at iihanghai ^vliich
is written adntj J|i in Cantonese.
To dangle a thing ; to hold
a thuig up to look at or play with ;
to carry in one hand, as a buck-
et ; to lift, to take.
1 ^ 2i5 — tiT) 7K 'jring in a
bucket of water.
] % i& 'M I can take it.
1 ^ its I '^'"''^ ^''"'' '^^- {^^'"■ii'jJku.)
1 ^ BM /^ -? # 't is ■■■'■ J'J'^ "S
bad as raising my scalp, — he
is so particular.
1 nil "^ tE ^ ''^^'''" S'^''^ ^™ *
helping hand.
JL /V An evergreen tree, iheEurya
cT T| japonica; the ashes from its
Jting leaves are used as a mordant
in dyeing ; the wood is pret-
tily veined.
M^ A kind of bamboo tray car-
c ~Yi ried in carts.
Jiing \ ^ a small basket or creel
used by fishermen.
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A boat with winclo\v.s ; a boat
iittcd ii[> to rcccivo visitins.
Ji,/// .JJ- ] {|(£ a small covered
boat at Canton propelled by
nvo rowers standing with their
frc^s to the bow.
l'"ioni s'tcep or deer and spirit^
so niiMieJ because it is said tliat
beiii^ afraid of man it Iiaiiga
' itself on a tree to sleep.
A deer like a sheep, having
small horns, which are prized
as a medicine ; the drawings
of it wry much resemble the Aii-
t.lope cn'sf.a.
] ^ '^ stag's horns, used as a
stimulai.t like liartsboni.
TrfyV l-'roni ear aiid order ns tlie i)lio-
j/'"y To hear, to try sounds ; to
pay fittcntioii to; to listen ;
to obey.
B- ^i 1 1 •icuto hearing.
n 1 Wi %% or ^ 1 « Ife I
shall be ha[ipy to receive your
instruction ; — a polite phrase.
lEf 1 'ij" 'f^ ''''^' ^'^'^ ""'^ mind are
both charmed, as with music.
A plume or pendent tail
c |*<J'.J feather, like those on the pea-
JiiKj cock, argns-pheasant, or bird-
ol'-paradiso ; pheasant's tail-
feathers were anciently ^^■orn by
warriors ; a single feather ; feathers
worn as ornaments ; the feather on
an arrow.
'^^ \ peacock's plumes, used as
an official badge only since the
present dynasty.
W, fK 1 ^'^ ^'feax a feather.
^ I a [ilain plume from the raven
H n]< ^'t^ ] ■I three-eyed feather,
worn by high noUes.
^ HK 7e 1 ^ two-eyed feather.
^ ] to take away the feather ;
often done to mark official dis-
approbation
^{y I the feather on an arrow.
] 1% the tube to hold the feather.
^ \ J] ^ dress-sword.
,nd hollow ball
«
i-n
Imj
h tuber or underground fun-
gus.
=. , the Yunnan root.
5^- \ a tuberous fungus
found grc'.ving on liquldara-
bar roots above ground.
] If .T. sort of truffle or fungus
used for food.
|lt/5v. -^-'1 insect with two wings; it is
(!mJ} a kind of mosquito, and seems
^)iiiij to be akin to the Ceratopojon.
^ ] a venemoiis lly in
Cliilili usually called a samljli)
(a SimiiliiDnf); it has round white
wings and feathery antennic.
4l^- ] a i\vngon-l\y {Li/jcllul.'da) ;
the .species have many names.
Sil 1 kingdom of the dragon-
fly ; — a poetical muw: given to
Japan, the islands Kiusiu and
iSikok beingsupposed to rei)resent
the wings, and Nippon the body.
j^ A rounil hollow ball like a
sleidi-bell, hung on horses or
Jiiiij flags to announce approach ;
a bell with a clapper.
IfD ] a brass bell.
M 1 horse-jingles or bells.
^. I tinkling bells hung under
caves to jingle by the wind.
1 It fU fi^ i" 'Irops ; globular,
like gta[ies.
|j> ] tinkling novels, light lite-
rature unworthy of credit.
M t-fi' ] capsules of the bladder-
tree (A o/cc'(/<e//a), used as a me-
dicine.
1 51 ^ •'^ '^''^"^ harebell, common
in Cliilili.
] ^ '^ 1'''^" <"" balbenl.
In Ctinloncsc. A tinkling sound;
the clap of a bell.
] ] /^ the ring of coin.
The list drops of a shower ;
small rain ; what exceeds a
round number; a fraction, a
residue, a remainder ; in vii-
mcration, a cypher showing that
one denomination is not used.
1 1^ ilii broken bits of silver.
_^ ^ j . ^ three taels, no
mace, and two candareens.
] M "■■ 1 M ^ "E miscella-
neous, fractions, odd ends.
— • "Q" 1 — a hundred and one.
M I no remainder, nothing over.
] 5'jJ stripped of leaves, standing
alone ; scattered or rid of, as a
population.
I "J" an indix idual by himself,
solitary.
] ^ sold by retail ; retailed.
• 1 f; >> or 1 g| ^ how much
(or many) arc there over"?
j j5f sold by the yard or cut.
"I" W\ 1 ''''"'er ten o'clock.
I -f^ a superfluity, what is over.
1 S iif %" '^^"^ sparkling dew so
bright.
A»^ A general name for birds of
c 'p»^ the wagtail {Motacilla) and
Jiitfj lark {ALivdo) families.
"g" 1 the thick-billed lark
{Mcnulocorijplia mongolica), a sing-
ing bird highly prized by the Chi-
nese.
■^ ] a laverock, the .sky-lark, a
crested lark (Alauda cmlivox),
also called ^ 5C M miil-licavcn
flyer.
From teeth and an order as tlio
phonetic.
The front teeth ; tho ago-tif a
(JcrscMi ; years.
■pg infantile, very young.
] sixty years old.
] grayhaired, very old.
TSSr
5l
the flower of her age,
i^ 1
si.xtecn or eighteen years old.
>}f \ young, over ten years.
<tjl I a minor.
From head contracted and an
order as t!ia plionetic.
7/',y The throat ; the collar of
a garment, a lie or neck
wrapper ; a, bib, a \andyke ; a
classifier of upper gannents ; to
manage, to put in order, to over-
sec ; to receive from, to take ; to
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be charged witb, usually indicating
government acts ; to record ; to
clear goods at <i custom-bouse.
j ^or 1 BorM, 1 a throat-
band, a clioker; a close collar
or neckercbief.
— 1 )^ ^H* °"s pelisse.
Jj^ I or JEJ^ ] to receive.
] B^ received with thanks, — as
a present,
j^ j I am much obliged.
1 15: to be instructed j to wait on
one ; it is as you say.
] ^ to receive orders ; to assent
to a request.
j^ I I've taken enough, as wine.
)\j, ] deeply indebted for.
7 SC 1 •'■ cannot think of taking
it, as a present.
] ify collar and sleeve ; — Jiiel.
a headman, a leader.
1 ffi ^ t" go a"tl receive.
^ ] a captain of 150 Banner-
men ; a deputy resident boldihg
office in the colonies.
— ^ 1 "^ *-" assent to every-
thing, a promise given in one's
cups.
^ 1 ^I^ to introduce onaatcourt.
] ^ 1^ an officer who manages
affairs, — now applied to a fo-
reign consul, and j^^, ] ^". "^
is a consul-general.
"^ ] a head officer of any kind.
1 iSt ts '° ^^ baptized.
I« 1 * superintendent.
I Wi *° I'estrain the wicked.
5^ I a commander-in-chief.
7f> ] ^ '[^ no sense of gratitude.
I ^ fjli ^ to assent to goodness
and discourage evil.
7& M Ira 1 g^ *'° ^^^ '^fl'<^-^ ^^'^
clear the goods.
jg- ] to lend to; a receijit or
eerlificate of tlio loan.
l''i'om hUl and collar .
girdle of liiUs.
d. a
A break or pass in a moun-
tain, a road over a peak ; a
ridge or sierra ; a mountain
range.
1 5M *"' 1 S ^ ^'S^' °'' ^^^
highest peak.
[Ij 1 mountain ranges.
fr M IS 11 I 'driven to the
jumping-olf place ; — no way of
retreat.
^^ \ the Mei-ling or Plum Pass
in the northeast of Kwangtung.
] i^ D^*^ region] south of this
pass, denotes Kwangtung and
Kwangsi provinces.
;feY ] the Onion Mts. or Kara-
korum Range between Ladak
and Tibet.
'^/V Inner gannent.
T T^ '^ 1 '"^ bride's apparel.
yO^' Composed of -1^ or g to assem-
|4 hie and jJ a seal of authority.
""1/ A law, a rule, an order ; to
enjoin upon, to command, to
warn; one who orders, an officer;
to oblige to do ; to occasion, to
cause; a cause; a period of lime,
or that which marks it ; good,
worthy of regard ; to make or reach
good, and thus forms the optative;
in direct address, used for your ;
your honored ; insinuating, fawn-
ing.
] :^ your father.
] ^ or 1 ^ your mother.
1 ^ "-"^ 1 ^" '^ y^™ daughter-
^j[ ] an imperial order.
J|^ ] divisions of time; times and
seasons.
]|?. 1 ''^° district magistrate ; it is
used too when speaking of them,
as ^ I the magistrate Li.
j^ ] .1 stringent law ; to govern
s'.rictly.
H 1 13 H^ repeated orders and
injunctions,
j^ I a forfeit in drinking.
] iii % M. '^^Y tlieir virtue
sliinc to old age.
^ /fi ] ■j^ every one worthy
and courteous.
] fill ^ bring or get him here.
1 ^ ^ good name.
SI 1 ^ written order.
1 A :^ ^ it "ill make people
angry.
] ^ a triangular beaded flag on
a dart; it is put in a, bag to be
taken to the e.Kccutiou ground,
or at times given to messengers
by the governor to show his
urgency.
] 113 1 S I l"i^'3 lieard your
fame and wished to see you.
j5 "5 1 15) guileful \vords and
insiiiuating looks.
3
linf
Flora inc'jth and strmglh.
Dwelling or living apart ;
separate, by itself, distinct ;
another, besides, furthermore ;
to divide in two.
1 Q Ijy itself, isolated, .ipart.
] 51^ still, again ; in addition to.
fill I EI "^ lie went o.f alone.
) ^$ be came alone.
] El another day.
] ^ ^ >}f how many more are
there ?
1 fin ^ ^- to regard with par-
ticular attention.
^ 1 "iv (fit ''■''' ^'''"■■^ ^1° ^'S **^'''"
wurlc.
^ ] Jl. my name is written
elsewhere ; — a plu'ase at the
end of a note.
] .f J • — ^ he can do still better ;
there is another better way, or
anotbcr dcJc'e.
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Old sonmt, liak. In Can/on, K-nk ; — ?/i Swatoiv, liak, liik, and li.i ; — in Amoy, lioU ; — in FuJichau, liolt j —
m
Fi'om,/^c/(/ and each; it occurs
useJ for the two next.
* To mark ofF fields ; a boiin-
^^r (I'Ty between them ; to
liao' sli-'^re ^^'^^i others ; to plan,
/■y) to counsel; astute, shrewd;
to diminish, to abridge ; a
resume, a sketch, a digest of; a
little, in general, rather, sliglilly;
to disesteem, to slight ; a path, a
rule ; to offend ; to go on a circuit ;
to sharpen ; to take, to kill.
^ ] the radical or important
parts of.
] ^ only a few.
1^ ] foreseeing, clever at devising.
^ ] 5$ 1^ *■" [polit'C'iUy] divide
the empire.
1 ^
ij' 1 p A wry apt to seize and
sell people.
1 ^P — HI understand it a
little.
•ji^ ] for lluj most pail
^ fl'J rather too many.
'/// Sliaitfjhiii^ liuk ; — in Chifu^ lioa.
] ] 1^ I com[)rehend it some-
wiiat.
] |[J an account of; a skelcli.
] [qj much alike ; very similar.
] pj it will pevliap.s do.
"^ ] tlii'ce degrees of cleverness.
I J^ principles.
di ■=■ ] his words were impor-
tant.
1 Ji!l to visit a place, as an official.
;^ I .ji |g having sharpened
their plowshares.
] ^ij advantageous.
To sharpen, to grind.
il)M4t 1 Itifthcmvord
bo dull, sharpen it.
From -^^ hand and fi,!)', to plan
contracted.
To rob, to plunder, to take
openly and by force; to in-
vade, lo make a raid ; to
punish with a stick ; mpeiwuDisliip,
luck'
the sweep stroke to the left, more
frequently called — ^ a dash.
/Iv ] to snatch.
'^p ] to seize and confiscate.
1x 1 ^'^ niake a foray.
] ^ to seize food ; to forage.
] }^' to bastinado.
^fy. To commend ; to exclaim in
i=1 ) admiration of a thing.
liuili.^ -^ ] name of a noted man
of the Sung dynasty.
P^ To take by force or strength.
J *^ In Pekingese. To cast aside ;
'"*_" to throw off, as an insect from
&'A' tho hand.
1 PJ :^ to cast out of the
hand.
] ~^ lay it dow]i, put it aside.
Also read loh,
. . . 3 To look aside at ; to glance
IwJIi' at ; to ogle.
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Old soumh, liu, lut, and lok. In Canton, laii ; — in Sn-atow, liu andlmi ; — in Anioij, liu ; — in Fukchau, liu and
lau ; — in Shnnrjltai, liu ; — in C/iifu, liu.
From afield and an old form
of gy the hour of sunset ; the
second form is the commonest.
IB
c |i| J To detain, to stop a guest ;
j/('(i to keep back, to hold on to ;
to lay u[), as a record ; to
delay ; remaining ; dilatory,
slow ; a long time ; leisurely ; to
engago or get tho refusal of an
article.
1 B'J ^ p'T'li'ig S'''*> ^ keepsake.
1 f^ or ] "^ handed down, as
from one's ancestors ; relin-
quished ; to leave behind.
7f^ \ )jj, inattentive.
1 fill ^ {i I could not detain
him.
I ^ to keep for futuro use.
JlS 1 to stop, by holding one's
arm.
] ^J to retain in office, but usua-
ly under di.sfavor, and that tho
man may retrieve his character.
tra 1 ''P don't trouble yourself to
come out ; — said by a visitor.
^|Tfj ] P^ no brigands remain.
^ f.J ] not to stop; unceasuigly.
1 f:?; ]i!i Icavo him some ground ;
don't press him too hard.
1 §S to detain to dinner.
1 M ho is doubtful whether to
go or stay.
/JJ ] ||)[ do not procrastinate tho
decision of cases.
1 M 'o leave tho gates opea.
^ 1 in unselfish, guileless.
1 )\^ fll^ •$- mind what you arc
about.
1 "ffi JE ^ leave it here.
■^J^i The pomegranate, introduc-
es (If cd from the west of Asia,
f^l II and said to have been so
called from its resemblance
to u goiter ; met. a crimson
color.
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i)^ ;§■ ] the flowering iwiuegrau-
ate ; ihc Camellia is also called
^ I ^ from lis hard mils.
:^ ;g' ] ibe guava (PmJtitm )
^ 1 BJJ ^ P ilie pomegrauale
displays its smiling muulh. ^
jg^ 11 ^ 1 iJl * jjock marked
face.
] ] a variety of iLe fox
1 ^ a poetical name for the fifth
moon.
t^Jlil "^'"'^ """^ '''* "®^' ^"^^ often lu
fcpl. terchaused.
^H
bia
liii A bay horse with a Uiac
mane and tail
^ ] ,1^ a sorrel horse having
a black mane
/{J9J Described as a kind of ro-
(A ^ dent that feeds on bamboo
j/h< sprouts ; the -^ ] is the sea
otter, and their skins come
to Pekuig from Tibet or Koko-
noor (?) ; the same name is given
to the beaver skins from Kiissia
In Cantonese. A monkey ; a
, jiert fellow.
^% ] ff a monkey's cub ; a nick-
name for children ; you Lille
monkey 1
Ij A tumor, a wen ; an cvcrcs
cence or swelhng
[^ ] a fleshy tumor.
]J[ ] a vascular tumor
^ I swollen muscles in the neck
arising from anger
•[^ jtS f@ 1 a spelling caused by
a blow
A species of owl, called flc|
] the large horned owl.
noted for its ugliness and
ominous hooliugs
A pretty animal as large as
.1 rabbit, called fj" ] and
ft M frequent in the
central provinces, the Jikij
<omi/s )<iiiensts ; it feeds on
the bamboo sprouts, near
which it burrows -, its flesh is
Lkened in taste to that of a duck.
Jiu
LIU.
A pearl or something very
'11^ precious.
i
ai
I ^ a vitreous, strass-like
frrt composition, used for cups,
f-^^ ^ bangles, and colored glaze ;
from the Sauskril vaiduri/a,
or lapis lazuli, as this enters
into the fliiesl blue kinds ; a
smooth, glazed suriace; applied
also to a quick tact at seeing
things
1 ^ %. S''^^*^'^ yellow 01 blue
tiles ; encaustic tiles
11 IS a Clip holding oil on water
dural)le
1 M ® Lewcliew Is ; the inha
bitanls are said to La\e bl.ick
haud.s, remove their beards, and
keep the skulls ot Ihe dead in
their houses
R1i[P The sighing of the wind
Jw^ I 1 Lbe molion of the air.
^tiit ;is when waving a fan.
»j(Jt» p'rcm to yo and stopping ; tins
j-jflj 1- intercliaiigetl with j-g in some
L:i:gering, delaying ; to lead ;
to sa.i liter
ja ] lurking, loitering, hang
iiig about when ordered oil
1 H l" lead a horse up and down
to COtil.
) 4T 1 i7 *•" ramble, to take a
stroll
A sort of halberd used m old
times ; lo kill ; to arrange, to
scl out in ordei ; to wish an
other's death ; leaves tailing
in autumn
1 £ ^ |^5c *'^ dispose troops so
as to alarm the enemy.
tt ?i4 J& ^ ^ 1 l'« sl'"««l
compassion lo our peo[)le and
would not have them all die
^ E H W ;?fv S 1 the bleak
winds blow, and the trees are
bared of their leaves.
# ^ S ] i^^i^e tree] will be
stripped till it dies.
LIU
Clear, limpid, deep water ;
the wind blowing in gusts ;
the soughing of wind.
] ^ a clear air.
I ^Ijl the fitful autumn
the fitful autumnal gusts
1 F^ jX '^" >irt1iient of the River
Siang 111 Hunan, on which
Chang, sha fu stands
1 ^ in ^ [tlie VVeiJ shows its
deep clear stream
M
'1
./((I
.\I^o read */(« and (/.;«.
The tortuous curling motion
of a snake is ^ ) alluding
lo Its wrilhuig as il moves.
Read liao' A cicada, and used
for !il^, hilt not rightly
Pure gold; the bridge of a
crossbow
^ what will even a hundred
bars of jiiire gold do to as-
suage your hunger'
1 Bij S'-'''l mountings on a scab-
bai'd
33^ A species of lark, which soars
(.■^^ early to meet the sun, sing-
^tiii ing and flying as it rises into
llie clouds ; It IS called -^
■^ % and I'if %^. the biltl
which calls on heaven, as well as
the 5^ 1 ; i's voice is like a life,
shrill and sweet
.ha.
From rjolil and to Jloiv ; used for
Uie ne.xt.
pendent gems
Pure gold ;
on a crown
1 ^ pure gold. i
Kiom 'S^ //".'/ and ^ to flow
contr.icted t lie second is a com-
> moi. contraction.
Tho Strings of pearls which
anciently hung before and
behind crowns ; their length
and number indicated the
wearei s rank ; pennants on
a flag
■^ \ streamers, called also "^ ^
attached to a banner
■^ ] crown gems ; they are now
seen only on images of idols
, lia
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Am
Jul
The original form of the
next, and now used only ns
a, primitive in combination ;
the lower part represents tlic
pendents, and the upper the
cap, but others dispute this.
Va>m lonterand a iienilciit as tlie
phonetic.
The flowing of water ; to
pass, to go from place to
place; to circulate, as news; to
dill'use itself, to spread, to make
known ; to look askance; to become
reckless, to cast off restraint; to
contract bad habits; to abscond ; to
transport criminals ; to .shed, flow-
ing out; fluid; to select ; to beg,
to iiitreat ; a class, a set ; a fluid;
I'oviug, vagrant, shifting ; an nld
tonu for eight taels of silver.
I "K and I _l2. tide ebbing or
rising.
] Ini '" Weed.
Hi 1 -it Jni [•'^esus] williugly shed
his blood.
1 njj V/i to shed tears.
] ^ vagrants, gypsies.
— ] M :ji^ I have never been
sick before.
^ ] everflowing, as a current.
1 W 1 ^} ^^'^ impulse of fluids.
1 lS(t ^ ii'r ^^''tliout a home, va-
gabonds.
] "4/ rivulets ; lieadwaters ; the
branches of a stream.
— 1 ^ a class of men ; a call-
ing.
■jl^ I all kinds of employment.
■^ womankind.
tj» 1 iK li [lir'ii fls] a rock in
mid-current; — said of a high
statesman.
1 Mi *■■■ 1 a" ^ liearsay; a report.
1 ^a crime [lunished by trans-
portation 3000 ^'.
1 t^ prodigals who caunut re-
turn ; squatters.
~Y 1 the vulgar.
1 5^ ^ It 'l- will \Itiato the
people's habits.
I \p shifting sands.
/^ 1 unceasingly; no stop to it,
as a practice. (^Cantonese.)
] 3^ a free flow, as of water ; in
general use.
^B vY- j^ 1 small streams [should
flow softly] to flow lung ; — be
economical.
'J^Jh Sul[)hur is ] ^m U ; brim-
nUlU stone is | |i(fj; and | ^j|
Jiti JiTl 7K '^ sul[ihuiic acid.
to put in
the
I (iirnii ig ; heating.
H gg to suise the
t,^I To scorcli
t^*^ blaz
Jim \ ^ -f to burn hair.
beard when blowing out a lamp,
as a near-sighted man does.
1 3i ^ to singe woolens or furs,
as when drying them.
:^i M ^ 1 D''*^ <\.oi,Q\ is bitter
Ijut not liealing.
V5
Lcnumbcd witli cold.
] \^ hands and feet frost-
J'.ii bitten.
3j
To burn over the stubble
and grass on <i field is ] [31,
as when preparing the ground
for planting.
Hill
like,
The willow, which is luueh
cultivated for making char-
coal ; a groove ; striped ;
brindled ; arched, crescent-
alluding to the shape of the
leaf; slender, wasp-like; pleasiU'e,
dissij)ation, because these trees are
planted al)OUt houses of gaiety ; the
I'ltli zodiacal constellation, or the
stars 6 e ^ 7] 1^ o to in Hydra.
^ J^. ] a delicate loiig-leaved
wii'ow.
|{!J -"g ] the tainarix ; a broth of
the leaves is piven in small-pox.
1 '^i willow catkuis.
] JQ an arched eyebrow.
1 f^ J^ •'' i^ylph-liko figure.
1 f'fi ■^ striped cottons,
[^ij j make a groove. (Cantonese.)
] ;^ the valley or place where
the sun sets.
?t 1 Jfi ^ places of dissipation.
jjj^ jflE 1 t^ '•''0 peach's bloom
ami willow's green ; — met
licentious pleasures.
I i'l'l M "■ piel'ecture in Kwaiigsi
on the Hiver Liu ] ^, a
* branch of the Pearl River.
^ih itrt '^ hearse ; a large car used
ffy]} to carry the coffin.
'lilt
^irfn '^'* ^"^''"'' ^^ ^ drum ; to rub,
57 j-' to feel with the hand; to
7//« touch, to lay the hand on.
( U-lJ L A line of stakes across a
pFf stream to entrap fish ; a weir;
'//'< an oval coop tra^) for taking
crabs.
^', lH "^^ 1 '''<^ ^^'^ ^'"**^ '"'■'^ *''"
weirs.
3 M li 1 '■1"''^° stars [are seen]
in the weii'S, — but no lish.
^■J/lht^ Fioiu si//; and crime.
FppJ A skein of silk containing
'I'll ten or twenty threads ; a
knot of a hundred lengths in
tens ; a fob or pocket.
1^ [jjj ^" ] lookout for the cut-
pur.scs !
In Fithchau. A classifier of a
beard or wig, and a lapel.
' J K)J|I To dislike, to have a grudge ;
I j6j '"> 'JJ grieved by ingratitude.
'^"' n ui fiS^I^ A J ^
the moon is shining in its
beaiily, and this fine lady is as
beautiful too.
Read ^liu. Sorrowful lookhig ;
1 'lis ^'•^^\ mournful.
rill •> The beam in the eaves of a
Ifff roof: the midiUe hall of a
liu^ house-
/^'(ifp I^''^'*' ^^cU steamed ; the
^^ steain of boiling rice or other
/»(' dishes.
iSJ "T -S 1 ~~ 1 ''^ '•■ ^''''^ cooled,
then steam it again.
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LIU.
LIU.
LO.
vj^' InterclmDged with "OT «« fo^'^ i
-itfl it is also read t'"', «''<i inter-
changed »itli ng to idle.
,lia
liti' •■ ^ rivLT lu Kwangsi ; a ciir
rent ; to issue forth, as a
fountain ; edge of the eaves ; glid
ing about, scouting, prowling ;
smooth, glossy ; to float.
jj^ I a cascade.
or ramble.
j-i" 1 slippery, glairy; cunning,
tricky
J)^ J2 ] ^ gliilJiig "^er the ice,
as \n skating
^ )'IM 1 i7 it ^^^'^ vessels were
drifting down together.
1 1 ^ '" ^^^'^ ^ constitutional
after dining
}j| ] dripping eaves.
] 7J<, to skate.
] M 11^ a fellow prowling about
in the gloaming to steal or
mark things.
— 1 ffl ^ ^ T t^'^.v ^'^'■e
off in a cloud of dust, as race
horses
51 1 jS i^ '-^^'^ water flows up
into the sluices.
XV^TX^ A beggar's clapdish to re-
p3 ceive the food given him
lui' + I an earthen clapdish.
'!lJl* A steady monsoon wind ; a
' '^ breeze ; name of an ancient
lia' state
1 1 fivl ® 'I'l equable
stiff" breeze
I ^ a boisterous wind, a gale.
j^j From rain and to remain.
— - Water dripping from the
lilt' eaves ; the eaves of a house.
EM ^Q M 1 he slobbered
like the dropping eaves.
^ 1 catch raiii from the eaves.
PJ5 ] jji(^ an ancient god of the
earth ; his shrine was placed in
the inner court, but as often in
a skylight in the hall ; it an-
swei's nearly to the ancient
Koman penates
IB
Properly read (f/i"'n(, and regard-
ed as an old form of ^]n to select.
In Cantonese To toss in
the arms, as a baby ; to toy
with, to fuss o\'er
1 i'C !^ '"^ make a Are.
] ^ is shake them up thoroughly.
Jo
out sounds, la, lat, and lap. In Canton,
pert Composed nf nft, s!//:, and hinl, to
^4f^ indicate its purpose, it is used in
Bndliist worils for / and )•, and
iiiterclian^ed with some of its
compounds.
A spring -net for birds ; a kind
of fabric woven like a net or gren
adiue hi knots, with interstices like
gauze ; openworked, lace like ; to
spread out, to arrange orderly ; a
sieve ; to bolt, as Hour ; occurs ia
many proper names.
— 7E 1 o"e piece of htw^ as this
kind of silk is sometimes called
] /f\S netted woven hempen cloth,
used for curtains.
P.S ill ] ^'^ bestow a red sash ; met.
to order a man to strangle
himself
1 Ipi 5£ J'fi" ^lo'ie '''"'^ cold in the
curtained bed. as a deserted
wife.
] ^ a bu:d-net ; nets for fish or
birds
1 ?'J M ^ the constellations all
follow or are placed in order.
LO.
lo — in Sivntou\ lo iinil lua , — in Amoy,
in Sliaii</h'ii, lu ; — in t'hi/u, 16a.
] J^ ^^ tlie arbor-vitffi {Thu-
1 iS J^ the Romish tonsure ;
some iiudhists wear it
Jl m ij ?B 1 ^ yo» should
ri"ht away try lo raise some
money; but U§ ] also means
to attend to other duties, .as ^
^ 3S %% ?A 1 you ™»st look
after the guests when they come.
•j^ \ the great net, i c the sky.
1 ^ or I i|g the compass.
1 g a small ancient slate near
Tungting Lake, in the present
Ping-kiang hien, i[i '^ %% in
the northea,st of Hunan.
1 ^1] or rakshas, the demons in
Biidhist mvthology.
+ A 1 JM or ^'\ \% the 18
ai/ians, w/iafs, or raluins, the
personal disciples or worthies of
Budha ; ihe term is defined by
j^, fit deserving worship, and ^
^ destroyer of the enemy, i. e.
passion.
16 ; — in Fuhcfmu, lo, lio, and lv;6 ; —
] |!J[, ] Enhnla or Lagula, the
son of Sakya-muni, who founded
a school.
ft 1 iM *° arrange people in
ro"-i around a room.
] I the Lolos or Laos tribes now
living in the north of Siam
jft ] , the last syllable of which
name probably refers to these
people, once possessors of much
of Yunnan and Kweichau ; in
writing this appellation the
radical dot/ is sometimes add-
ed, as ^^ ^ to show contempt
for them.
PI 1 Pi i. ^ :r 'i>''s f«n»iy
has produced men of great ta-
lent.
tS! 1 s" If t° collate and com
pare records.
1 M tli6 star V in Capricorn.
$? S {fl 1 the autumnal sky
resembles figured netting.
I ijg a frame for bolting flonr.
I §1^ humpbacked.
LO.
LO.
LO
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Jo
Jo
Jo
f'leviT, sharp.
^rfb ] resorting to force
^ I t lie iH-avt's among ban-
dilli ; rebel troops.
A note or refrain in singing;
the prattle of children ; an-
noying, ve.xing
1 P^ troublesome, fretful,
disappointing
In Caii/oiiese. A final, pro-
bably altered froiu /o/i, f^, to ex-
press (he end of a sentence.
f^i 1 y-'s ; it is so.
^^ The hor.so chestnut or buck-
^>|E eye, the jj\j} | found in the
western regions.
1^ 1 a tree in Hunan whose
wood is easy to ignite..
] -^ a stake fence.
A river named j'0 ] ^
flowing into Tung-ting Lake
on the southeast; it is a
small streanj, and joins the
Kiver Siang near its mouth.
From haiitbuo and net»
S Deep and open baskets with-
out covers or handles, some-
limes made with holes to
run cords through ; they are chief-
ly used to hold grain, or by the
jieddlers ; a sieve.
] j-j^ small baskets. (Qintoncse)
?i^ ff 1 l"-'^lili'"o baskets
^ ] a basket -si Iter, — denotes
a criminal taken out to execu
tiou (Caii/onese )
^ ] a corn-basket.
im 1 Sf T t'"-' ^\l'"lc lot is sold
ort.
Used witli tlie last.
A basket, especially one hke
a hod for carrying dirt ; it is
interchanged with ^ (o pile
up earth
^Ij 5?. S 1 ^^^ basket was filled
wilh the noses which had been
cut oS
J'
Fnmi /itaiil and net, relerniig to
;£*j& tlio l];ibu of ^routli.
/,, Parasitic plants like the Kpi-
dendnuii, or tiiose whicll
twine around trees like the H'<s
teriii, arc called ^ ] ; those hke
dodder are called ^ |^ ; whence
the phrase dh ^J; i^^ j the vines
•and tendrils liave interlaced, to
denote a marriage alliance
1 'Si ■' turin[), or roots like it
1 S] f1^ or 7K 1 ® '' ■•'T-'l'sli
jfO: 1 ^ an.l ^- ] 15 names
given to the carrot or beet,
{U 1 -p fi^I ib li^'-'>rt 'IS big as a
turni|i ; — i- c generous.
M >& 1 ^^^ piuk. {Dianthus )
] |g to entwine around
^?S A gong ; a brass drum used
cJ^jE ti> announce approach or give
j/o the alarm ; soldiers use them
for wash-basins.
^J ] to beat the gong
1 ^ la 3'C ''^'^ go"oS and drums
resounded to the sky
^T ^M 1 sound the head gongs,
as when an officer comes
-^ j^ collect the people by
the irons'
m
fresh water snails
".ft 1
ct>>a?T*
From liovip and to mroh'p. ; t!M>
second H the ori^mai lorui but is
now .seldom met.
. - A mule, the offspring of an
c^^^'W-' ''ss and a mare.
i,'o ] ,^ or ] J- a. mule.
1 1^ "? ''"-' '""''■'1 "'" mule
1 M ilX ili [I iwpe to]_ requite
you ius with the service of a
mule or horse
m
A baked whcaten cake, call-
ed "^ ] having fruit ni
side
l'*i'om Insfrt and to inf"/ri\
A term lor sjiiral univalves
like the Lyiaiuva. Voluta.
Miirex, itc. ; spiral, screw
like ; a conch.
*^. ] conches used for sounding,
wlien summoning people to resist.
Jo
1 -Tnt tr "I- 1 ^ a screw.
] ^ a .spiral hea<ldress
] '^ univalve .shells in general
1 f^ ilic operculum of snails
1 ffl a tlynigfish
I^C i# 1 i^'"^^' ^'i*^ sea-conch
^ li)i Bi ] the white conch with
whorls turning to the right, is
a large rare shell kept at J'eking
.and lent to envoys gouig lo
Lewchew to insure them a safe
voy.age ; it is probably a liucci-
innu
n Jjl 'i'he fine marks and hues in
(/J|I|J I lie palm, )iy which ones
J(i fortune is determined
f^- ■?• JX 'il . 1 your fingers
have no slriie ; — vou let
everything slip
In Cuiiloiiese. To waste or mis
apply a thing; to apply it use-
lessly ; to throw away as pearls
before swiiio ; rotten, .as eggs.
?Jft I vNastcd, as energy
] 2c 'o s[ioil an aHair
To look about
|j I 1 ,|^ carefully, repeatedly ;
" in a (larticular and detailed
manner ; tautology ; a |ieri-
Jo phrase.
] :^ the order of words in
a sentence
mm.
A .sleazy woven narrow cloth,
resembling Luinting or coarse
'III wijisted, made in Tibet from
yak's hair
Fioni ■.luihrx oj /'••'/// and renl.
Xaked, unclothed, bare-
backed; the naked ; to strip,
to unclothe.
7i, ^' 1 <^lolhe the naked
I |j the iipiier part of the
body naked
1 S the naked animal t. c man
1 ta ,lTi M, 1'"-' 'lir^'w off his dress
and railed at the rascal.
] ^ nude ; having no clothes.
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55i
LO.
LO.
LOH.
C - TL-'V Lil;e tli3 preceiUug.
Jl^ Uiiclotlictl ; fruits with bard
'to shells.
I ^y golijg about naked.
] !j|/ iiamo of a beast like the
caracal.
^ ] .1 long roundish gourJ, the
fruit of the Tricoscmt/ics anguina
and pahiiaia, wliicli are gene-
Killy known as snake gourds.
f - F ' - * A contraclcil form of the Inst,
t^ and lion- used only ia combination
J^/\4 as .1 primitive.
Vo
Naked-like animals having
very short hair, like the ele-
pliant, tiger, or leopard , a faloulons
monster like the taph.
^ f^^ Interchanged -niih !ll|5 ^ shell.
Jj^l The solitary wasp.
"* lll^ ] the spliex, or dauber
wasp, supposed to be trans-
formed from caterpillars.
lo
'lo
'kwo
The grebe f^i W^i is called
the ^ I in old books ; the
|0. ] is an old name for the
tailor bird, but perhaps also
allutles to the preceding.
Vvora (jrass and vicious.
Fruit which ripens on the
ground as melons, tomatoes,
ground-nuts, pine-apples, &c.;
those having no kernel.
] fruit'3 of all kinds.
J. M To manage ; to arrange, as a
O^H dress.
lo^ ] S^ to comb and dress the
hair and arrange the bands
and fillets, as the ancients did.
Eead /o'. To take, to get, in
which senses it is used with the
next ; to put one thing on another ;
to lay nicely in a pile ; a lot of
things, a parcel, a load.
^ e-' 1 jlS P''° "P t^'^se books.
] j^ ^ two lie on each other.
^i* To split, to rend ; to select,
to pick out.
'"' In Pekingese. To rub off, to
wipe.
I ^ wipe off the sweat.
In Cantonese. To get, to buy, to
jirocure for one ; to vc.k ; to injure.
f-i^ ^5 1 ^ y°'^ come and g;t
the money.
] -^ to vex one's life out ; be-
witched.
1 ft fj' ^ ^'^"'''^ ^^^^ *^'^* early,
before he can recompense bis
parents.
] @^ to fiali ; to go a fishing.
1 pll fo bring tbe answer back.
CV f Stones piled up.
^MJ ^ I a pile of pebbles or
lo' gravel ; — met. prominent
talent, distinguisbcd parts.
K @f ^ 1 "" ^1>° interlacing
branches supported each other.
f t|g^ The king's evil ;
y^^ enlargements.
strumons
1 -j^ scrofulous swellings ;
the first arc small, the second
large, and the two follow each
other like beads ; the swell inrrs from
musquito or flea bites are some-
times so called.
pV^> Embarrassed ; to miss one's
it^lE footing,
j/o ] {fjj5 to walk slowly ; not
to advance, cither from weak-
ness or inability.
i^^ ^ To cruise about, to patrol ; lo
^jjp^ make a circuit ; to spy ; to
jfo inspect, as a guard does ; to
screen, as hills do a glen.
^ ] to go around examining.
] ] f^ playing about, in and
out.
g^ -jr ] i^ to set a guard to
watcli the place.
S lii 1 ^^^'^ green hills shelter
the spot.
flij ] to spy out ; a scout.
] ^ the capital city in Tai'gnt
or Ttnfan.
■jJjPtt ) Also read ^lo and '■tan
+Hi 'Pi, droop, to hang down ;
lo' extensive ; generous, thick.
oriole's sweet note is heard am.d
the drooping willows, and the flow-
ers come out in their beauty.
(jUl sound, laic. Tn Canton, lok ; — in Sicatow, lok, lak, and lo ; — in Ai.
in Slianijliai, lok ; — in Cliifu, 16a.
tlie glare on water.
'OV,
lok;
>y^ From icater and earh.
"b Pi ) A famous tributary of the
lo' Yellow Eiver. rising in the
8.E. of Shensi, flows easterly
about -250 miles, and enters it west
cfKai-fung fu in Honan ; another
river in Shensi, about 3j0 miles
long, draining the northern third of
the province, which flows in near
T 'ung-cben fu ;
1 P^ capital of China in b. c. 770,
and often afterwards, till razed
by the Kin, a. d. 112G; it lay
west of Loh-yang hien in Ilonan.
] p^ ^ a comfit made from the
loose-skui orange.
1 F^ -fti ''■' fl""'er like the Cary-
optnjltus or myrtle.
\
h?
lo'
— in Fiilidiau, luk ; —
From ice and eac/i ; also read
holi,
] }§ frozen, bleak ; icy, like
a glacier or ^'ozen lake.
To trim off the knots on the
bark of wood.
I ^ :j§ jl^ lie removed all
the grasping officials.
LOH.
LOU.
LOH.
^ »^ From mouth and each.
Mpl > Wr.angliiig, disputatious; to
lo' contend ; a final particle,
denoting indeed, certainly ;
so ; used for ~Y done, finished.
Wl ^ I '''''*'' ^^'" ^"swer.
^ 1 ?^^Dl;T i<- is so, I
know it.
^ ] done ; all over ; ended.
■^ ] yes, indeed. (Cantonese.')
Read /loA^ The cackling of a
fowl ; tc cough and spit, to clear
the throat ; to hawk.
Jb'A^ To burn in, to brand ; to
Ji^fi toast, to spit or roast in cook-
fao' ing ; to bake ; a brandmg-
lo' iron ; red hot.
^T 1 PP ^° brand in a mark
1 ^ * branding-iron ; a sort
of flat-iron for snio(jtlung cloth.
I pj j^^ it is roasted brown.
] ■^ a fried wheaten cake, a de-
scription of flapjack like short-
cake.
1 ^ ^ *''* i''°" Clothes.
Ornaments for the iieek.
^ I brooches, necklaces,
lo' and other ornaments for the
neck.
^>^ Silk or hemp not yet reeled
?P^j or rotted; the fibre or staple
too' of cotton ; joined, continuous ;
h' to bind, to tie up ; to encom-
pass; a net for carrying
boxes, rope slings; blood vessels
which diverge from the great veins
or arteries.
^ ] the pulse.
1 ^ BM *■" ^'^l'^"^ ** horse.
;j.g ] the dried strings or chakua
hi tlic orange.
] j^ ^ a iiumo for the cricket,
alhuling to the hum of a spindle.
'Li" '£i 1 ''^''^ pericardium, as it is
supposed to bo a fatty kind of
strap iifc'losing tho heart.
— Ift W 1 '"'' I'"'''" *''' '■"'■'''"'
ehngs.
^ ] net or ropo slings
] i|I3 a kind of sarcenet.
iS A it 1 chiped, taken in.
Jli^ I tied together, lilcy a line of
camels ; to assist each other.
ijiSji ] unspun hemp.
1 if;^ /^ ijiS "" unbroken line,
closely linked.
^ I -^ a fan-case, hung on the
girdle.
Cream ; dried milk ; racky
pT) from mare's milk ; iat, unc-
/o' tuous.
] ^ cheese.
^ j an emulsion of apricot seeds
or almonds.
I ?|j^- butter, thick whey ; the fat
of meat expressed.
^ ] a kind of milk porridge.
1 W. Si /JP fi "tlJ some sugar
to the cream.
)^^t A water bird, a species of
inJPj kingfisher (?) having a short
luJt neck, reddish plumage with
whito si)ots, and greenish on
tho back.
Eead koh^ A synonym of the
while owl is ^^ ] so called from
its screeching voice.
ffjtlM I'l'om bird and each ; occurs used
^^Pj for )-iJ ill names of places, and
j^ also lor the iiest.
A kind of bird.
] ] ^c alraid.
1 )}?. nu old iiamo of Han chcu
?^ !l'l'l '" Sz'ch'uen.
i^t A white or cream-colored
>'>^P i horse with a black mane.
lo' \ ||l£ a camel.
] (H a place near Annam.
iJ^C ^ tH 1 '"y '^^'l^ite horses
ha\e thtir black manes.
•^^ Tho fall of the leaf or of
•%&'■) rain ; to scatter ; to fall ; to
too' tumble in or off; to let fall;
lo' to descend, to come down
lo ; to gather Jit a place to
make a settlement : to lay a thing
down; to enter, as in an account;
tlie place to which one falls or
goes, one's gathering place or
abode ; fixed, settled, arranged ; a
j>reposition, at, in; in colloquial,
often merely adds to the force of
the \erb.
1 ^ come down.
M 1 or ||[) I a village; ham-
lets.
] ^ the price or rate has fallen.
-t 1 ^ ^ ™'''y you suffer no
harm going up or down stairs.
] j|| reduced in property, decay-
ed, poor.
] ^ the job is done.
n 1 W [Ijor :{;I5^ ] thesun
is setting.
] 3^J be smart, stir about \
1 Q)^ "o energy, sphitless.
] ^ to pay earnest money.
] ^ to put pen to paper, to be-
gin a work.
] ^ to become a priest or nun.
] ^ to mix in sand.
1 illn 'o £0 ahoard a vessel.
] ^ export cargo.
1% 1 Ji lie fell down.
fi!r> ft i) % 1 iiii "1 wiiat spot
do you live '?
^ ^ ] it Is all settled, erery-
tliing is arranged ; ^ ] also
sometimes means married, set-
tled in life.
M "l^ ] I have no certain know-
ledge tif, I don't know about it.
I 1 ;/»; ^ perspicuous, forcibly
stated.
1 ^ ^'" 1 i^ ill Injected essays.
1 1 il 'a" '^"■" ^ 't"s are quite
ditlerent.
1 -ffi fuf 3^ where has it gone ?
where has it been put ?
ik A 1 7]< to l'i«'l one into tho
water, to impose on one.
j^ I fiij 3^ where is your dwell-
ing, wliere's your house?
1 1 W l^' "s "'^st our legs.
In Fuhchnt. A suite of rooms ;
a building, usually with front and
rear courts.
70
554
LOH.
L^rge boulders on hills ; an
inferior sloiie.
^ \ Wl 'A peaks rising
over peaks.
1 ] hard, gritty, as amygdaloid,
or the kinds of rock not easily
V- worked.
m
lo'
yite'
yao"
yoli'
The original form resembles the
onmiiienteJ /riime ou which a
bell oi- drum IS hung, the di-iims
on the siJes aud the bell iu tlie
middle.
Pleasure, quiet, ease; to
rei<nce in, to take delight iu,
to esteem a pleasure ; a joy ;
dissipation ; good, as a year.
1 ilJ" contented.
1 31^^^'^ accord with hea-
ven's decrees. |
^ 1 U a portrait.,
-f^ I to make merry.
^ I ^Q j^ where shall I be
better pleased ?
ft*> '^ 1 15^ jt '^'^"■^ pleasure can
you 3nd in this '?
] '•(pj in ^^ where will you be
happier than here ^
.jpt I _;> ;j^ Ah I what pleasure
is there here I
LOH.
jy ^ ^ ] to take pleasure in
virtue.
1 y^ ^ ] to rejoice with those
who rejoice.
1 ft-fT^">- H# ^ how lucky!
just the thing ; hit it exactly.
^ ] joy and merriment.
] ^JQ'^- io hail the in-coming
year with joyful music.
Read yohj jVhisic, one of the
•jfr ¥K or six liberal arts : instru
ments of nnisic ; met. the refine-
ments and elegancies of life ;
musicians.
^ ] great nnisic, a term oy
which aiicieat writers seem some-
tiiues to have obscurely iiilei'.d-
ed to express the working aud
harmony of creation, music of
the spheres.
1 ^ ip.usical instruments.
] ^ the staff in musical notation,
f^ I or ^ 1 to play on instru-
ments.
is nothing so good as music to
reform the manners and change
the customs.
LU.
] A[5 the Board of Music, a
bureau in the Boaid of Rites.
1 ^ A $ •''^e musicans all go
in to perform.
Read j/oo' To take delight in ;
to choose and use or enjoy.
# W ^ 1 '^^'^^ ''"'^ ^^ ^^
own hobby or pleasure.
] ] pleasurable, delightsome.
^ I ?]<. clever people are
charmed with water scenery.
1 5l A ;i # t^ rejoice in,
and speak of others' goodness.
Read Jao. A man's name in
olden times. Earl Lao f^ ] ,
famed for his knowledge of horses.
A river near the city of
Tsi-nan in the north of Shan
tung : a bank ; an estuary.
IV J
lo
lo'
From ■^ an ox and ^ loll con-
tracted.
A brindled or speckled ox ;
manifest, oi)en, patent.
S ] to excel ; preeminent
Rj 1 a particolored ox.
I 1^^ hard and level, as a road.
1 1 clearly understood.
Old sounds. In, lut, and lok. In Canton, In
Iu, ho, 16, and
From M dhh with @ a pnn
ahove; it is often contracted to J-*
^,j iuconibmaliou.and its compounds
' have nearly superseded its use.
A vessel for containing rice;
a pan to hold fire ; a grog-shop ;
black ; a wild tribe that occupied
anciently some parts of Hupeh ; a
kind of hound.
l^j] 1 ;^ ^ *•■ boisterous laugh.
] ^ a black bow.
1 .^ ,^ it A H 1. fc tl^e
hounds tinkle their collars; their
master is handsome and kind.
'b 1 '^ dram-shop.
and 16 ; — in Swatorv, 16, Iu, and Iu.'; ■
tio ; _ in Shnnghui, Iu , — in Cliifn, Iu
One calling to his pigs, cries
] ] , but the phrase is
written several ways,
p^i ] to laugh
To take hold of ; to spread
out ; to lead ; to select.
^,ij; 1 to gather, as a har-
vest.
Black, stiff clods, not ferlile.
and not yet broken by ihs
harrow ; a shop.
^§ 1 a wine-shop.
I my cottage.
] yellow clods, the grave, hades.
- in Amoy^ 16 : — in Fuhchaii,
Used with the last and next.
A \-essel to warm si)irits ; a
censer ; a copper brazier ; a
furnace.
1 a grocery, a spirit shojv
1 a hand-stove,
fill ^ 1 ''"e ^et of incense
censers, of three or five.
fl- 1 a crucible.
ia 1 hand censers, carried in
processions, and before the go-
vernor-general.
] [^ a tripod in temples.
i^'l M ^ 1'° called them to
sit around the brazier.
LU.
From Jire and black; tlie con-
tracleil form is in common use.
' A sto\e, fireplace, grate, fur-
nace, cliafing-disb, or other
place for holding a fire.
(t|{ f^ I a refining furnace.
JH, ] a portable furnace, often
called fo-(/ong, a word corrupt-
ed from iJ^"^ OT fire-place.
1 W ^ '^''*'' ' governraental assay
siiops.
^ 1 ^ a stall to sell boiling
water.
B)J ] an uncovered fireplace.
^ ] an oven; a bake-jjan of any
kind. (Cantonese.)
1 jS * ^"^'' °^ censer and vases,
usually of metal.
1 i)L '^'^ <lraft and coal-hole in
a L\ing, wlicro it is warmed.
A variety of dog, the ^^ ]
which seems to be a large
shepherd's dog.
A short post over a guxler ;
a king-post, which upholds
the roof, as a peduncle does
the flower.
jf^ the Canton name for the
loquat (Eriobotrj/ajapoinca), the
'fit •(£ °^ Chinese medlar.
I a species of Dkrvilla or
Wic(jcki fouud in Japan ; .also
applied to a fine timber.
A river in the northeast of
Kiangsi in Lu-ki hien ] -^^
s'" /|]^ which border.s on Cheli-
kiang.
] jl'i'j a prefecture in the scjuth
of yz'ch'uer. along the Yangtsz'
Pivcr, wlicrc the ] yY. Hows
into it, and sometimes gives its
name to the maiTi stream ; the.
region is said to bo makirious.
A gourd.
^ ] the bottle gourd or
I/K/cnaria.
^ ] a jar shaped like this
gourd.
Ml
LU.
A vahiaUc gem, called ^
] whose description allies
it to the topaz.
LU.
ooo
J a
From yoi- a.\\i black; it is Bomc-
times useil for fl§ .i br.nzier.
A wine jar, short and wide
mouthed, made of bronze or
porcelain.
Jf 1 :^ ?& to tako the jug to
got grog.
A kind of ulcer.
I pot-bellied, as child-
ren fi'om bad food.
Black, painted, or varnished.
I ^ black bows such as
were givea to princes in olden
time.
_ ITempen threads ; to hatchel
fj^ and dress fla.^ or hemp, and
prepare them for weaving.
^ }^% 1 his wives dressed
the thread.
Yvom flesh and black as the pho-
,11,—.. netic.
(AJ/nit,
^lu The skin ; the belly ; to ar-
range in order, to spread out;
to state ; to convey orders, to iiiti-
mato to, to transmit.
I 3"J to state seriatim, to set out
orderly.
] ^ to make out a list.
] tic IM, ii. to speak of the good
qualities [of an official] among
the people.
ViJ I •^ the Court of Ceremonies.
i% I the fourth iij rank of the
Ilanlin.
MA stout, square built boat,
fit for transport; stem of a
Ja boat where the trackers work,
but others say the stern.
A small rush like an Arinido,
IVoui whieh baskets can bo
mado ; a large basket with a
handle or halo ; shaft of a
spear.
^ baslcets of different sizes.
M Water rushes ; applied to \'a-
rious sorts of hollow stemmed
^lu gi'asses, as Fhragmitu; and
Arundo, used for mats and
awnings, or to repair dikes.
1 ^ faggots of Tufilies.
1 ^ rushes.
S 1 jiS ^ the yellow rushes
environ the house ; — a rural
abode.
1 ^ I^ J"''^o of hellebore, used
to rub on the hair ; the name is
also applieil to an impure ca-
techu or terra japonica.
7(C ^jj 1 wooden floats tied on
boat-children at Canton.
1 p^ ta.xes on reed lands along
tlie banks of rivers.
^H 1 a variety of the cactus.
] J^ the sweet sorghum (.S. sac-
clmratuin), grown over central
China.
■^^ A windlass ; a pulley ; a
C"^p^ suateh-block.
Ju i^^ I a sheave on which a
rope runs to raise things.
From bird and black.
The ] ^1 or fishing cor-
morant (P/'ialacrocorox carlo),
also poetically called ^ ^
(ho black devil.
[Jj f[J ] a name given at Canton,
to a species of thrush (Garridax
pavpicillatus), reared for its
vivacity.
Froni fsh and blade, fi-om tlie
spots.
A Canton name for perches
of the Lnbrax family ; it
Includes the gilt head
Jf£ \ ihc spotted wrassa {Lulrctx
jdponicm.)
^ ] the white perch. (P/-jk(>o//ia
pililoo )
pJT ) red headed labrax. (Pn'sti-
poiiiit /Mahdt.)
7i: SiS 1 '■^° spotted perch (Piis-
lipoiM nagch) is the best sort ;
it is made into ] |^ or fish
salad.
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LU
LIT.
LU.
The pupil of tlie eye ; to see.
* ] a cleai- bright eye.
Tlie skull of a man; 'ho
forehead ; bouts of the head,
jj^ I the skull of a man.
tS 1 SM '"^ decapitated head,
a dried skull, often left on
the execution-ground.
'^1
Uu
\-^ Tlie cliaiacter is thouglit to re- |
{j^l present a spolteil nitrous efflo- j
1^^ i-escence ; it .''onr.s the 107th ;
'lu radical of a few cliaracters i
pertaining to salt.
Rock salt ; salt licks ; land from \
ivhich salt or nitre is obtained ;
barren, saltish land ; rude, uncivil ;
violent, insolent
] \\^ meat corned with spirits.
] ^ saltish ; nitrous.
I ^ a steamed wheaten biscuit
at Peking, with or without fruit.
^ ] barren salt lands.
] '^^ order of the emperor's tra-
veling equipage. '
1 5^ rtippant ; rash or heedless,
in speech or act ; abrupt.
\ ^ careless, as when writing.
Very similar to the List.
Salt land, such as occtirs on
the coasts wliere salt is eva-
porated ; earth from which
salt can be leeched ; a salt pre-
paration, pickle, brine.
1 7J1J a pickle used in bean curd.
] ^ spice for a pickle.
1 ^ I^ ^°'^'" "' ™titton boiled
with salt and soy.
P^ 1 the leeehings of salt earth.
From sionii and saltish.
Gravel, shingle ; tine stones
on a beach.
'lu
Violent, ready to resort to
force ; movable, swaying.
In Pekingese read Ju, and
used with to^ J,^. To strip
off; to wipe avvay ; to rub down,
as a groom his horse.
1 ^^ to wipe oft' the sweat.
— 1 JlJ j!& stripped of all — his
honors, as an otticer degraded
to [irivate life.
1 \t\ &. to peel oft' the baik.
Vyom/fsh sauce and iflitlej both
contracted.
Stupid, slow of .speech ; blunt,
not intelligent ; untaught,
dull of understanding.
El'
'III
1
m
f^ ] rustic, coarse.
] 'Ifj dull and heedless, a little
pig-headed.
^ I unassuming, plain, honest.
] ^ an ancient state.
This state has been rendered famous by tlie sages Confucius and Mencius, and their disciples. It was granted to Chen Kvmg
Tan )q) 5» .0. or Tan. the Dnke of Chen, about i). c. IIL'2 ; but his eldest son Peh-Iiin 10 "^ first m.ade liis capital at Kiuh-feu
1ffi J^ about tlie year 111-5, and was called Duke of Lu •"§ Ji'- A successor Duke Yin ^ St "'f^s '^»Hed in 1038, by bis brother
Duke Wei S^ ^> who has the infamy in Chinese history of being the first regicide. In 838, Dnke Wn jp^ ^ made a feudal visit
to the court of Stien Wang ^ ]I to render him homiige for his fief. T!ie Annals of Lu, called Ch'un-ts'iu C/i'imi ^ ^ |§ or
Spriii"- and Autumn Records, by Confucius, commence with the reign of Duke Yin |& Xt tlie son of Duke Hwui ^, i^ in the 49th
year of P'inn- Wann- ^ 2 b. c. 722, and end witli the accession of Duke Tao '1$ 5» in the 30th year of King Wang g^ I'
B. c. 481 two years before their author's death. Their names and reigns, as here given, are constantly referred to in Kang-hi's Dic-
tionary in quotations from the .\unal3.
.^* -
PERSON.\L
ACCESSIO>
I AND
STTLE OP REIGS.
NAJ[E.
Ll'.XciTIl OF
REIGN.
OEXEALOGT.
COTEJIPORASEOnS EVENTS.
' Duke Tin f§, ^
^,i.
722
11
Killed by his brother.
722 Shalmane«er takes Samaria.
Duke Hwan ^H &
■Hl
710
18
Brother of the last.
710 Rouiulus murdered.
Duke Chwaug ^ ^
m
692
32
Son of the last.
696 Manasseh, king of Judah.
Duke Wan iJiJ ^
^^n
COO
2
Son of the last
672 TuUus Hostilius of Rome.
Duke Hi If ^
*
(359
33
Brother of the last.
641 Anion, king of Judah.
Duke Wan -^ ^
m
620
18
Son of the last.
621 Josiah dies at Megiddo.
Duke Siien 'g' ^
m
608
18
Son of the last.
001 Daniel at Babylon.
Duke Ch'iug ^ ^
M J]2
590
18
Son of the last.
59 I Solon at Athens.
Duke Siang ^ ^
^
572
31
Son of the last.
588 Jerusalem destroyed.
Duke Chao B3 &
m
541
32
Son of the last.
530 Cyrus restores the Jews.
Duke Ting -^ ^
500
15
Brother of the last.
508 Darius conquers India.
Duke Ngai ^ ^
^
494
27
Son of the last,
481 Xerxes invades Greece.
Duke Tao '1^ ^
^
407
: Son of the last
400 Pericles rules Athens.
Duke Muh ^|. ^
Probably
the granc
son of Duke Tao.
445 Neheraiah builds Jerusalem.
Not much is known of the state after this period. In the year 255, the kiriir of Tsu removed its prince to Ki'i, and in 249 he
abolished its separate rxistence, after a duration of S73 years from the investiture of Duke Clien. During this long period, its limits
changed but little, and included the southen» and eastern parts of tlie present province of Si)antung.
LU.
I.U.
LU.
oo7
From wood or J>n'it anrl a pho-
netic ; the first is most used.
A turret of wood used on
walls ; a iuo\able wooden
• tower for arehers ; the pro-
pelling scull on Chinese
lioals worked on a pivot on
the tartVail.
1 14; the seuU-pivot.
^S 1 P"'''- ''"^ helm 1
^|| 1 pi'i^h the scull, is starboard
the helm.
I to seull.
a lookout on a fortification.
The noise made in calling
ligs is I ] ; it. is the sound
usually heard in the North.
From a /'.'/(?'', to run on a xlriiif/,
.and strpii'ilh ; the secoiicl is tlie
form in common use.
To capture prisoners, to seize
men in battle ; prisoners,
slaves taken in war ; devot-
ed, addicted to, enslaved by.
1 ^.7! *■'' take alive.
^^P M 1 * slave to money, a
miser.
] A Wl !!( '•'^ ^'^^'^ captives to
ransom.
] y^ a kidnapper ; to catch men.
M(**) From fool and emli ; 7. il. in a
Jpjly ro.ad eacli one goes his own "ay,
^^r^ and leaves liis own trai'cs.
A road, a path, a way where
people go and make it plain; in
the Mongol dynasty and before, it
denoted a J^ circuit, and it is still
used occasionally for political divi-
sions ; in iiicci'ianir.<, a space,
an extension ; a way of dii'y or
action, au oijporluuity ; grand ;
loud ; fallen ; to travel, to journey ;
used for tlie next.
^
joining of two roads
-^ iSp- ] cros.s-roacls.
I /f» jiJi -f J "*' thoroughfare, a
cul-ile-siic.
fr ^/» 1 to go iu bye-paths, to
aci improperly.
P5 1 *" "sk the way.
j^- ] a !and journey.
yK 1 ''^ o" '^y ''"'''- j ^^'ater com-
unnncation.
M pij 1 nothing to do ; out of
\vi irk.
] _^ on a journey; on the road.
~~ 1 Md ^i the discommodities
of a journey, the weather and
travel.
] i'[5- the road is slippery.
^!?; 1 ^ ^ '"^ alternative, no
resource or work ; peninless.
W. 1 M *•" l'''.^' hhtck mail.
1^;.) I to make a road ; to clear
(he wa)-, as fir the lares.
p^ ^ ^^ I to becoiin; a Liijiii.
/[x- ] to hin-ry on, to hasten one's
ste[is.
f|iV 1 a shorter way ; a cut-otf.
iff I a carriage road ; in lae-
rhiiiiic.<, the plane in which a
machine or part of it works.
WL 1 mpiSf/:! $ "hat
chariot is ihat ! it is our leader's.
^?S siil 1 'M. I know the way (or
places) well,
5^ (]< ] to go liy a side path.
In Cantoiicsr. To pour out, to
decant.
1 ~- iM frti ^'^ v°^^ o'^ fro'u ^
standard jar, — in order to
save weighing it.
5 A chariot, a state carriage ;
■pf the traces of a cart.
''"' 3i 1 ''"' im|)erial carriage.
] ^ a large cjirt to sleep iii.
ti/^ ^ From /ii'o/icrli/ and earji.
Mb To gi\'e a present, to bribe,
la' to corrupt ; to aid the state ;
a vessel used hi ancestral
worship.
Ifj ] ^" hi'ihe, especially an ofli-
ci.d.
m 1 to send presents to ollicials.
^<. ] [^ ^ heavy contributions
of s.Miihern metals.
^■fe* A slender, lithe sort of bam-
^^ boo, (it for darts or arrows ;
lie' it anciently grew in Yaiig-
cheu.
V* A beautiful gem, hung as an
ornament from the girdle.
^'' ^ fa ii 1 tl>« [f'-ost on]
tlie roads [glistens] like
strinsrs of s;em.s.
m
hi'
fest :
A river in Lu-ngan fu |
'iC Hi ''I tl^" southeast part
cif Shcnsi, flowing into the
Yellow Kiver ; also a river in
Yunnan ; and a branch of
the Pei-ho flowing near
T'ung cheu.
From rrt/"/; andro^/rf.
The dew; mist that forms in
droiis of rain ; to bedew, to
bless ; to disclose, to luani-
to expose, to show through ;
to exhibit ; disclosed, apparent,
naked.
] 5^ 01 e 1 to the sky.
] 7jC dew.
1 yK J^ '''^ drops of dew.
Jli 1 I'uined by betrayal.
I in B=i M l-^'*-' li^rse's hoof
shows ; the thing is divulged.
1 "S exposed teeth.
^ ] ]f\i not to sec a visitor.
] ?^ '"' i^"'^ t-he real shape.
1 ?@ JSL fi sleeps in the dew and
dines on the wind ; — miserably
poor.
^ 1 7JC c<ilogne water,
f^ yjl 1 ^ the cat is let out of
the bag.
] '"- his bones show, emaciated ;
11k c\ il deed is known.
1 'i'lJ to [lublish abroad, ;is gene-
ral ordi'rs.
M 1 rJfl i^i t*^ relieve and soothe
the piMiple.
;;j; ] J^ don't tell of it.
pE IK M 1 ihc cor[«es and bones
were left uiiinterred.
"jj* 1 f I'if the sweet dew de-
scends from heaven ; the "Ij" I
is regarded as the ambrosia of
the gods, and priests s[iriuklc it
for ghosts to .sip.
"M iC iE fa] 1 riches and honors
[fade] like the dew on flowers.
558 LU.
From ^ iiird and ^ ilao, be-
cause when it coines tlie dew
falls, aud it is waira weather.
A wader common througliout
Cbina.
ret heron {Egittta [Hcrodias]
gar:ctUi); it is embrQidered on
LU.
the court robe.s of officers of tlio
sixtli grade.
■^ ] a russet beaded suiall white
heron or paddy-bird. {Euhulcus
russata.)
\ J^ anaijgcd in order of prece-
dence.
] 1^ a stealthy step like a heron's.
LU.
1 P^ "I' 1 ^ » poetical name
lor Amoy from the sea-birds ia
its vicinity.
^H^) To plug or stop up, as the
iVni holes in an iron boiler.
lu' §0 1 ||| to mend a boiler
by soldering a piece in.
LXJ.
Old sowkIsj lu, lio, lut, find lot. In Canton, lu and lau ; — in Swatoic, lii, lu, and li ; — in Amoy, lu anil 16 ; —
in Fuhcltau, lii and\(iw ; — in Shanghai, Id ; — in Chifv, 1«.
A thatched hovel, a hut ; a
/fiit. cottage ; a choultry by the
roadside ; a laborer's lodge in
the field ; to erect a booth ;
a term for one's own house ; to
lodge, to pass the night
{Wr I my house.
] -^ a cot ; my lodgings.
^ ] an attap but; a thatched
mud hut.
g ] a pure cottagoj — a Bud-
bist term for a monastery.
^ fl$ 1 JSr li*^re then booths for
people might be buUt.
1 a cabin in the fields.
^^ A plant called ^ ] , like
1^^ madder in that its roots dye
^VX a red color ; it is a species of
BuVa, and is now mostly
superseded by sapan-wood.
1 ^ 15S ^'^ madder gioT\-s
on the elope.
From ,|| horse and fc the hdhj,
because its strength is thought
> to be in the belly.
An ass; its skin furnishes a
highly prized glue.
] -^ a donkey.
^ I a wild ass.
PJ)- ] a jack, from his braying.
^ ] a slow or limping ass.
] Si^ "F 'I'l ^ss's foal.
1^ ] a castrated ass.
1$ 1 ^ j"""yi '■* she-ass.
j]» ] a S[iecies of squirrel.
1 # ^> t\ % ^ tlie donkey's
lips don't match the horse's
mouth ; — the two statements
do not at all agree.
1 j£ obstinate, mulish, said of
children.
^^ From 'jale and the spine.
ImJ The gate of a village; a
jfe hamlet of twenty-five houses ;
a habitation.
P^ ] a dwelling.
■^ I leaning against the gate, —
as a mother who longs to see
the loved child return.
\^ \ fauy land.
] ^ a side lane or alley contain-
uig a few bouses.
From plant anH'tjatewai/ ; it i^
often written likelhe last.
A plant whose stalks, when
old are used to thatch tem-
jiles, and called 3^ | in conse-
quence ; the name is applied to the
ISiphonosUf/ia chincnsis, but must
also denote another plant.
] ^ a species of euphorbia {Esit-
la latifolia .«) ; the milk thistle.
•+Htt A palm (the tret of the vll-
i ll^J l<-'g<:-g<itf, as its composition
j/« denotes.) common in the cen-
tral provinces ; the round
leaves are fringed with deep fis-
sured points.
1^ ] the coir-palm. (Ghamarops\
from whose fillers ropes, mats,
and trunks are made.
DL 1 . 7t: ^'t- ?2 SI tK a fine-
grained, reddish cabinet wood
brought to Canton from Aimam ;
rose- wood ?
From ,^ /i0)'5e and }^ to travel
contracted.
j/ii A post-house keeper.
] i^ post-house
■^ ] the courier who carries
letters for governmenl.
^ ^ the letter was sent
l^ 1 .
ou by the post-house.
-Also read 5 /t-u; from plant and
lasno ; the tivo are not e.'cactly
identical.
A plant used to flavor cook-
ed fish ; it resembles parsley.
] ]^ a kind of celery.
A 1 ^ bachelor's button.
] ^ the room where pregnant
w'oiuen awaited parturition after
the seventh moon.
] ^ betel leaf, for which the
second and aberrant form is now
used with ^ at the South.
^ ] fresh betel leaf; the best
comes from Hai-fung hien ^ ^
^^ near Swatow.
] ^ the skin of a species of bry-
ony, used as a purgative.
I.U.
LU.
LU.
559
^S' 1 t seeds from the Tricosan-
'''"■* /R ] "seJ as an expec-
torant.
'fS
A companion, a mate, a fel-
'lu with, to keep one company ;
to mate together.
^ ] a traveling comrade.
ta 1 '° agree to travel together.
f^- ] a comrade, a chiira.
1® ^ If? 'I'6 nnicorn never
herds with other animals.
-f^ ] our whole company.
5pi: 1 c]-,e who lives amoncr his
own people.
'^ in '%at- ,t^ 1 ^ ^vhat
shall I do ? I want a compa-
nion who understands music.
'r^Ct A supporting beam, called ^
TFt fM '" P''king. rmining under
7'( the short rafters at the eave.^^,
outside of the plate.
^ ] the tuiried-up corners of a
Chinese roof
C /t^ From juftn niid tnixious.
)'(tU> Indisposed to act; no en-
'Ui cigy ; heedless, indifferent.
1 1 f>^\ eareless about, easy-
going.
] ] iL ^ ho cares nothing for
this atl'air.
]'"rom two inoutlmyAn^A to repre-
sent tl)e spiiKil vertebra', for
^vhic-li tlio ne.xt is now also used.
The baek-bono ; tones in
music : a kind of sword.
^ ] six flat or [^ notes.
>^ 1 -i E ^ loyal, de\otcd mi-
nister.
1^ I keyed tones, not a natural
note.
1 5l>i Spain ; .so called from
;], ] ^ Lii;!Oii, or the island
of Lueonia.
I ^l ^ St. Ignatius bean ; the
,s/ri/i/iiios itjniitia.
I J^ the en)press Wu Tseh-t'ien
of the T'ang dvnastv.
S i: ^ II 1 "^H'l'^ii !'■"" ^vith
bis dirk.
C-JW^ I'rom JJuct and rjuest ; occurs
^^p " interchanged willi the next.
'/it The backbone, the basis of
one's strength.
1 ij ® A li'^ excels others in
streTigth.
ff' Ox JJ^; IIJ 1 Jio e.xerts all the
energies of body and mind.
'la
Froni //\ a banner and fj^ men
who belong to it ; occurs used [or
tbe last.
A regiment of 500 men ;
forces, troops ; a visitor, a guest, a
sojourner; immigrants; many, a
company ; the multitudes ; bro-
thers ; to travel, as to other pro-
\'lnees ; to sojourn at ; to be arrang-
ed ; the imperial sacrifice ^i^ ] ,
offered to Shangti on the round
liillnek in time of calamity : a
path ; to arrange in order; to dis-
play ; self-sown grain ; the 5Gth
diagram relating to trade.
I a traveler.
-rr
W
] traveling mer-
1 §0'-
chants.
?0j ] victorious soldiers.
I r^ set in order ; by ranks.
] f^ a lodging-house.
1 ?^ ^ 'M ^^''''c '" the inn I
indite my sorrows.
^ 1 '— -^ military affairs.
] U officers sent to the pro-
vinces.
^ lui 1^ 1 t-ljc younger sons
of princes and their children.
^ ^ 1 ^^? IS. I "'11 ashamed of
my comrades.
1 'Jj 'fj Wi "'^ile my backbone
is still stronn;.
Used with the preceding.
The emperors sacrifice to
Heaven and the hills.
1 Jl '■J^f he worshiped
Shantrli.
'Ul
A tough kind of wood suit-
able for arrows.
] ^ a name for the Ahies
firiiia, or Japan laich, which
probably furnishes this wood.
V«
Also read ilea.
Hunchback ; stooping ; cuiv-
ed, distorted in the limbs;
met. crouching to, humbled
before one.
I a crooked Ijack.
1 ^u M ^ to l^end the fingers
and reckon up.
] 1ft or 1 in '"•" ill-made, dis-
torted person ; ill-fitting clothes.
M
^
A drizzling, incessant rain;
in Honan, ability to drink
much without becomuig in-
toxicated.
I ] jjjl^ the rain continues
incessantly.
Head 'icu. A .sewer or conduit.
] {py a branch of the River Li on
the northwest of Tungting Lake.
Hempen or silken threads
not yet spun ; a hank or
knot ; a forfeit of cloth ; to
arrange facts in a statement.
] coarse cotton ; but ] .^ is
to state in detail.
^- 1 tffix one knot of floss.
^ tb 1 jllE lui'iWc to tell the
whole, too many to detail.
1 fll' S- T tlie threads are all
straightened out.
^ ffi( 1 SS I 'lo "ot venture to
annoy you witlt unnecessary de-
tails.
Wi ^ 1 n|lr to bring up each
point in order.
] [^ the tender-loin. (Cantonese.)
Used with the last.
The lapel of a coat ; spoiled,
sordid clothes.
iK ^i ^' 1 'lirty and torn
garments; ragged in dress.
»5 i'roni y* loili/ and ^ a number
contracted ; the radical was add-
ed lo distinguish it.
A number; frequent, often'
reiterated ; successively, constantly,
continually ; prompt ; to do over
and over, to keep up.
560
LU,
LU.
LUEH.
] ^ many times.
] ^ for a Sfiifs of years
1 § '''^^y many timts.
1 M he has often experienced it.
1 ^ ;"M ^ ^ '*"^''' repeatedly
enjoyed yo'.u' great kindness.
1 IR M^ fH if you eonstantly look
after your driver, — you will
not upset.
1| ] again and again.
1 ^ ^ successive good harvests.
I ^ ] 55c ns often as you try it,
you will tiud it serviceable.
la'
^ From
which
,§. to thud- an.l /g tiger
gi\•e^ sound.
To care for, to feel sad, to
think upon anxiously ; to
devise, to cogitate, to turn over in
one's mind ; to plan ; concerned
for, suspicious, doulitful about,
anxious ; thoughtful for.
my
la
^, 1 serious thoughts of.
I fg to take thought for the
morrow.
] pj forecasting, precautionary
plans.
^ ] anxiously thinking ou.
[^ I a general plan ; without
particularizing,
— ■ ^ TfO "S^ I tiJ pl''iii the whole
in detail.
:!: ^ ^ 1^ * 1 * W '"«-
ciful Heaven, quick with terrors,
how can you have no fore-
thought, no plan ?
) From slvenrjlli aud sad.
To give one good advice ;
to Iiel[
1 @Jj to aid heartily
48 1 Wi 5V to attend to the
atfiiirs of state with united
euersrv.
j ' To filter ; to strain liquids
through a cloth ; to wa.sh, to
la' purify.
1 ^K M "' 1 '^ ^ strain-
ing cloth.
1 ■i M strain off the sediment.
KJ^ ) The second is an unusual form.
i%E> I A file, a rasp ; a polishing
tool ; to burnish, to give
luster to ; to refrain, to re-
lu'' strain one's self.
1^ 1 to polish.
^H g ] to keep one's body uuder.
I ^ I* it has worn a groove.
la'
Deceitful ; to deceive.
;^ ] a man in the Sung
dynasty, who is perhaps the
origin of the god Wu-hien
j^ ^ who is worshiiied at
Nanking to heal children.
Manj persons j'mnouncs these cTiiiraricrs i.iiPi:Ft, Old sound, liet. In Canton. \'
loat ; — in FuUcliait, U 'k and luuk ; — in Shanyha!, lili and
yij% From slfenijth and_/c'C.
"^^ J Infirm, feeble, inadequate ;
lieli' humble, poor, insignificant,
used in speaking of one s
self; barely, scarcely ; unpolished,
rustic ; vile, degraded.
1 -^ my inferior abilities.
I \f^ the oppressive gentry, who
tyrannize over the villageis.
3S 1 exceedingly bad.
1 ^ those poor fellows, as .■-■iiit/ai
^vho cannot pass examination.
1 M a vicious horse.
] (^ little ability ; perverse.
] ^ M ^ empty-headed, very
ignorant.
^ ] best and worst, t;dented and
stupid; — terms of comparison.
] Jjj; a bad reputation, as from
former crimes ; old follies.
^[5 ] truculent, unreasonable
Ikh'
From enrtlt and a idnch.
A low dike dividing fields ;
to mark the limits of fields ;
banks of a pool or lakelet ;
a sort ; alike.
^ ^ ^ ] their talents are
much alike.
] a corral for horses.
w.
lich'
From %
rl(ttcs.
. hand altered and j\
As much as can be grasped
with the fi^e fingers, espe-
cially of ears of graui,
T.-*y FrDui liand and n /nnch,
TTT) To clutch in the fingers ;
Ikh' to rub or draw through the
/ci' hand ; to stroke ; to bright-
en ; to scrape off or thin ; to
bare ; to pull off.
1 M *" stroke the beard.
it ; — in SicatoH', 1 '.at : — in Amoy,
lub ; — in Cbi/n, Uieh,
I :S. ] to peel off, as leaves from a
twig.
;§ ^ 1 ^ to rub the fists, as
if eager for a scrimmage.
1 il^ to scrape the crust from
a boiler or pan.
j ^75 '"^ luilk, as a cow.
1 $t 'M ''^ clean, up, as rubbish
with a shovel.
1 ]J^ to take by force or fraud ;
petty extortions.
"? .Sf 1 -^ the rushes which I
got in my claws,
j — ij^ to pile together, to
amass.
] -J to scrape or pick off the fat.
W-M \ M V^^^ the fat till it is
lean ; — met. fleece the rich fel-
low till he is poor.
PI •=• I ;> now we rab ont its
seeds
LL'EH.
LUEN.
LUEJSr.
561
kli'
%
A soi'.iul ; a note on a musical
inslniiiKiut.
In Cdiklonese. Morose, cross ;
disposed to annoy, troublo-
Bome ; to tallc ; out of pro-
per order.
I sulieu ; hard to suit.
Sjlj disarranged ; confused, in-
volved, as a style.
)i^ "It t^ '" '''!'' '■''^' '-■o"!'' ^■^■■
lect.
k/i'
An aneieiit weight, now dif-
ferently estimated ; some say
it was 20 laels, and tliat a
spear's head sliould balance three
of them, and a heavy sword six ;
many authors assert that it was 0|
taels, or 18,000 grains of millet ;
but a few maintain that it was
six taels, though the same as the
1^ a ring weight
LXJEnsr.
Many persons prnnnintre thrxe chnrnrfrrx i.iuEX or i.w \N. U/<( soiiiiil. Ion. Tn Cmilnn, iQn , — in SwnlotP, luas i
in Aiiioy, \\\-.\n ; — in Fuhckan, hvang rind liiirig ; — in filianrjlmi, V>'^ and II" ; — in Clii/u^ laii.
m
J milt
From words anct srVi, foijie regard
it as anothsr form of ^ a tinkling
bell.
To tie or bind together ; to
rule, to manage ; confused ; to \Mt
in ilisorder ; interminable, as talk.
j4]" ] former name of a district now
Kii-luh hien in the soutiiwest of
Cbihli.
1 i[j,^. the chief ruler of one of the
l)riiicipalities in the time of Han.
TFcj'K
,lwii:i
From [laiiJ and to connerf pro-
perly ■ occurs used for j£* and
tli3 next.
To bind or tie in any way ;
bent or contracte^J, as the
fingers by palsy ; crooked, wind-
ing ; to crook ; to drag along, to
take hold of; to dote on, to think
of lovuigly.
1 llil crooked, curved ; winding,
devious.
1 8f- o"" 1 ll? 'jc'it over, as a
hunchback ; a curved spine.
] ^ ciuly hair.
^ij ] to bend ; warped.
g^ 1 bandy-legged.
] ^'ij cramped, as a burnt tendoU'
] ;lt ^ ^ forced his limbs into
d storted posi:o!i3.
tl M f«i 1 T fiagers stiffened,
as vvitli cold
A contraction of the hands
and feet, as when palsied ;
thin, emaciated,
^j'l] I bent, doubled, as the
fingers when paralized.
Iwiui
f:^-^
,lwan
Flesh cut into slices or
minced ; to jerk meat.
— I f^ a slice of meat.
] @^ a piece offish ; a fish's
stomach cut into strips,
fl ^' ,«5| 1 ['lie chief] looked
upon us as merely fish and tiesh,
— only to be eaten
fj^S'A Handsome, beautiful, as a
~^iC woman ; to follow, to obey ;
Jivan to long after, to love.
i) 2 -^ I % iiow bewitching,
how charming
m
] ^'k'M% '^ Ihcught of
the young beauty far away.
] ^ unmanly, effeminate, apir.g
women.
m]
licn'
I Willi'
From hcrirt and to connect ; tha
second form is a com-don ::on-
tractiou.
Ardently loving ; to long
after ; to dote on, to lust
after ; to hanker lor.
] •^ lecherous ; a lecher.
^ I affectionate.
1 -^ strongly attached to.
I j@ hankering after drink.
1 ] ^ .S i" constant tender
recollection.
1 ^|( ambitious for office,
^v 1 ^ name of a popular tune.
/f3 ] mutual love, as brothers.
1 i il ^ I flo "'^'^ yyaut to
leave my native soil.
fjfM' To cook congee very thick
i*ji into a kind of porriilge.
5|;ij ] J4^- thick congee or
rice soup.
Ian'
71
562
LUH,
LUH.
LUH.
XjTJIET.
O^c sound, lok. In Canton^ lok, lut, and lat ; — in Swatoir^ lek, luk, lak, and tek ; —
luk, l"k, lak, lioli, and li'ik ; — in S/tanr/Iiiii^ 16k ami lih ; — in
1 M 1 S" 15 It on the sixth
of the sixth moon see if the rice
or millet are in tlower.
Composed of 7K ciyiit and /\.
to eiiler over it ; the second is
> tlie complex iorai used on bills.
Six ; it belongs to the eighth
diagram of earth.
] ] thirty-six.
^ 1 the sixth, numher six.
1 -^ the four points, zenith and
nadir ; all over, everywhere ;
also the -f'Zl j^ "hen paired off,
1 Sflj 75 -i the six divisions
(the whole army) followed on.
1 ^ the six plaxjes or abodes of
sensation (balitjd ai/ataua) ; — i.e.
the organs of sense.
^ ] donble-sixes — on the dice.
1 g the six states which com-
bined to resist Tsin, n.c. "240,
were Sung, Tsi, Liang, Chan,
Wei, and Tsin.
SP 1 ifl to throw the six reds.
1 ^ j'l'l hi the west of Ngan-
hwui, noted for its good tea.
ITl ¥ pTJWtillJtfmthe
gods Liilitiiig and Ijuhkialican
move mountains and empty the
sea.
From place and a ctod.
High dry land, terra firma;
land, in distinction from wa-
ter.
1 to go by land.
I gg. &. land troops.
^ ^§ -Si 1 he rears his hut on
the high plat.
] \^n^ [he is strong enough]
to sail a boat overland.
] %% rugged, mixed, uneven.
1 IS 2}^ they arrived successively.
;][; ] and U ] the stars 3
Aquarius and Pleiades, because
they are central stars in the
northern and western regions
of the sky.
^K 1 3fe aS the land and sea
forces pressed on — to the fight.
n
lull''
luh'
luk'
From _x <!'i'-th repe.ited ; it is
tlie orii;iii;il form ot'llie preceding,
and only used iu combination.
A clod of earth ; dry land.
A small marine bivalve,
called Q ] with smooth
shells, marked with reddish
lines ; it may be a species of
Teltiiia or Mactra.
Frozen rain, sleet ; coltj.
iuh'
In'
Grain sown late, which yet
ripens early in the season.
^ ^ S 1 the panicled
millet ripened early, and the
sorghum late.
The original form bears a rude
resemblance to the horns and legs
of a stag ; it forms the 198tli
radical of a few characters relat-
ing to cervine animals; in pictures
used as a symbol for 13i einolu-
jiient., by a pun upon the sotuiJ of
the latter.
A deer, especially the males ;
stags which have horns, and yet
are timorous.
1 ^ and ] Ij'5' deer's antlers
and tendons, two aphrodisiacs.
^ H 1 or 11 :(^ 1 the spotted
deer or axis.
] ,^ the cassowary^ so called in
the Archipelago.
^ ] the house deer ; — a poetical
name for the rat.
ia 1 ^ i^ to call a deer a horse,
— inifiudent ; this phrase refers
to an anecdote of Ts'ao Ts'ao,
who asked his attendants wheth-
er the stag was a horse or not,
in order to ascertain who of them
wo uld be subservient to him.
in Amoj/, liok and lok; — in FuhrJiau,
Chtfu^ liu and lu.
I 31 the deer-king, a title of
Shakyamuni (mriijalu), because
he had been a deer in a former
life.
To move ; to roll as a ball,
) to rock ; to rattle, to shake.
1 J^ to roll a ball.
rolled over and
M
lu'
1
1
1
fell
down.
Jjl to roll the ground smooth.
— 1S 1 f 'J i^ he has been
well polished for a long time ; —
you'll not deceive him.
1 2}s 1 -^ rocking (or rolling)
to and fro.
] ^ to roll ink, as lu printing.
I ^ a rattle drum, used by ped-
dlers.
The. rut of a wheel ; a roller,
a pulley, a wheel ; the se-
cond character is also the
name of a nut-bearing tree.
lu' Wi 1 ^ spinning-wheel.
] ^ a windlass ; a caster.
;^ ] a wheel, and ] ^ a wa-
gon or hand-cart. (Cantonese.)
A small lifting net made fine
Pr-, to inclose minnows and young
lu' fish.
A box for cosmetics, a dress-
ing-box.
] a high pannier hamper
for carrying fowls.
: 1 a book-basket ; — a term
for a pedant.
Name of an affluent of the
River Siang iu the northeast
of Hunan ; to ooze out, to
leak ; water drained off;
dregs ; to cleanse water.
1 "H" M ife the drippings
sprinkled the ground.
deep, pellucid, as a pool.
LUH.
LUH.
LUH.
563
. <=y- From disk and carving ; occurs
»^J^ use'l for tlie last.
/,(' To let a tiling drip ; to ex-
haust, to empty; to strain oil';
a casket for holding a seal.
|]l0 ] a liat-case.
ffj ':^ 'J^ 1 l'"*" ^-^'^ ^-"■^ ^" '•''^
pmall hox.
";?'fe4C From f/eo- aud forest ; it some-
f^A , what resembles ^i' JSi beautiful.
hi? Tlio declivity or base of a
hill ; a copsa at the bottom
of a hill; places from which t'.io
water soon rur.s off.
] s^" the royal forester or over-
sr'er of tliu woods.
m -T- ;/c un M m M ^ti 5i
when Bent to the great slopes, ho
(Shun) never went wrong amid
violent wind, thunder and rain.
IE
In'
/ti
A species of cicada that has
many appellations, of which
^1 "] is one.
Contracted from y\ a horn, as
if an antler had fallen.
Some define it, a wild animal;
others, a surname.
In Cantonese. To let go, to
loosen, to take ofl' the grasp ; to
sneak off; come off, parted, slipped,
se\ered, lell apart.
] ^- let go your band ; to sepa-
rate, as friends.
] jljj^ the bottom fell out ; ruined,
r^ 1 -Ix '■i'l^^y it down.
^h I Hf he is smart enough to
take off your cue.
^7 ] broken ofT.
1 in filippi-'d from tho mortar ;
/. c. divulged, come out.
To follow, as in a train.
] ^Q, a concubine of the
III' luonarcli Chwen-biih j^Jj J^,
B c. 2o00 ; one defines it,
"that which cannot be clear-
ly established."
I'roni a sacrifice and cnrviii'j ; it
^Jj^j is often symbolized by )i^ a Jft r,
I J from the identity of tlicir sounds.
The happiness conferred by the
emperor ; official emoluments,
salary, rations, [lay ; prosperity,
enjoyment of a thing or income ;
dignity; to salary; a sacrificial feast.
■^ ^ \ a ^'>e imperial tablet
set up in temples.
\% I salary from government.
^ Jl "^ \ you receive every
heavenly favor.
;t; '^M ^ 1 I think of my un-
provided condition.
■^ \ to live on a salary.
4if. ] ^ I have no salary.
^ ] one who died before enter-
ing ofilce.
^ ] ■^ the Banqueting Office.
i^ 1 ^ J£ ^'-"-"^ ""'^^ raiment arc
insunicient,
] I^ ^^ ;^ be enjoyed an income
of a thousand ingots.
'1^ jfi P5 1 lio unluckily was
burnt out.
^ ] tho second or after feast at
an ancient worship.
~f" ] ;Ml ^ how self-possessed
was he in seeking dignity !
] fi salary and dignity.
■J^^ Vrum si/t and carviiir/, and not
Tk9^^ to be confounded with cj«c;i ^^i
1 ■■) a reason.
Ill
la' A green color, the hue of
leaves ; things which pro-
duce green ; a kind of pretty
grass.
^ ] Color of fresh grass.
\^l ] dark green.
^ 1 or ] -j^ malachite.
1 ^|^ gi'ecn vitriol.
S 5^ I '"* fnffl'io'se color; a land
of green dye.
) ^ Al) '•'■ l"'0'u'**»ig student.
1 !|i|fj green covered sedans, in
which statesmen ride.
] !]!]■. a prairie, a steppe.
15 1 fl-J ^t^O' green, bright green.
] ?(^- the dye-stuff called sap-
green, made ehiefh' from tho
bark of the Ji/tdiimiis iiij'cclorius.
^ ] invisible green.
T ^. A green colored stone, green
'H'^j j'ispev; rough, stony ground ;
/((' toilsome, laborious ; small ; a
chunk of \vood.
] ] rough; unimportant
1 1 Ml ^ trudging after through
wind and dust; wearying effort
abroad to get a living.
^ I miwearying, painstaking ;
met. the result of toil, tired,
wearied.
' — I Ijfil a log of a tree.
^ 1 °'' 1 1 ^ A '"I'l ineflicient
drudge, a useless fellow.
lu'
la'
The skin shriveled.
] ^ the skin and flesh
dried and looking badly, as
in leprosy.
A kind of lentiles or pottage.
1 Ji ^ ^'^''n sprouts.
] ^ an herb of which cloth
can be made.
1 WL ni^ize ; so caUed in
Niiigpo.
,^t A pleasant kind of spirit,
/JV) known as |™ ] made with
III' water from Lake Ling in
Ilang-cheu fu in the south-
east of Hunan.
pW^ To move, walking about ; to
jt-Jj^Cj go up or down, as stairs;
III' respectful.
I ^ 2j$ get up.
1 T -^T g'^ d"^^"-
1 JiJ ia W S'^ "P to the top of
the pagoda.
^y — ([f] ^ ] to turn a somer-
saidt. {S'liinfjliui.)
\ ^- To go carefully.
:>^y U m 1 1 to go with a
lu crowd.
I t^. M fi to go off with-
out a definite aim.
The oULj'inal form is supposed to
rcscmblo an engraver's stippling
on wood ; it is now written lika
tl.o ne.\t.
To cut on wood, to carve.
la'
564
LUH.
From metal and to carve.
i^j A mo'tallio luster or color ;
striaj on shells, veins in stone ;
to copy, to transcribe ; to
record, to make a note of; records,
annals ; lectures, summary of doc-
trine ; an index, a series, an order.
IJ? ] to copy off
] -^ to lake down evidence.
\ [ij 2}$ to jot down, to write out.
j5 I an index ; table of contents.
■=■ fj ] record of one's acts, a
liiograpLy.
'M I tbe authentic records of an
Emperor's reign.
TO 1 to be selected as worthy of
a degree.
] ^ to detail an affair, .i narrator.
— . ^ Jg, j something worth re-
cording.
f B 1 "i* c^ recorded ten times,
as worthy officers are in the
books of the Board of Civil
Office at Peking.
^ ] the list of successful kiijin.
] 1^ a family register, one's
lineage.
4^ et 1 '^'^ triennial report on
officers.
j^J^ ] a resume ; a summary.
I ] ordinary, like the generality.
^ jH j j^ to select and record
men for employment.
1 E3 "^ '•^ release prisoners..
LUH.
^g ] and }]lj ] are classes of
Budhist books, like lectures
or synopses of doctrines, and
treatises on particular subjects.
A famous steed named ] Jf j
p one of eight belonging to the
emperor Mub-wang about i
B.C. 1000. 1
From hainhoo ana a record; occirrs
J used for /J^j a paniuev.
A map, a chart ; a i lota-bcnc,
as of events, recipes, &c.
1 W a sisfuet, a seal,
jg] ] a chart of a country.
;J5- I a talisman on wood, a ma-
gic writing.
^ ^ ] list of successful kiijin.
From a s/jero- and to fy high ;
occurs used for the next.
To kill in war, to massacre'
to slaughter ; to be put to
death ; in danger of death ;
to mangle and insult; to act
foolishly ; to rnin ; to exert.
^ ] to put many to the sword.
] [^ to kill prisoners.
] /^ ^> 7j^ to mangle a corpse
and expose the head.
51 ^ -Sfc 1 ^'^ bared bis neck to
the sword ; — he met liis death
bravely.
3fll I to execute capitally.
LUH.
f ^ 1 itii :J^ utterly destroy the
rebel soldiers.
J^ I ruthless slaughter.
In Cantonese. To scald, as a
fowl for plucking ; to steep in boil-
ing water.
I ■© ij^5 ^ ^^ ^°"P °'' '•'liowder.
1 B^ ^ scalded his hand badly.
ft Used with the prec
',)}:> United strength.
■ecedin"r.
1..
^"' 1 ij^^^JC joined our forces
and made a combined attack.
To disgrace, to bring con-
tempt on ; to act foolishly.
^ ^ T ^ Mo got the
derision of everybody.
] feeling ashamed and foolish.
A stone roller, ] J^ used
;j for smoothing gravel walks
/«' and paths.
Gravel.
-*; 1 fX ^'''^^ '*"'' rubble wash-
ed down by floods in a
dangerous way.
nr^ Impeded, as when carryii)g
it^^'sj) a biu-den.
'"' 1 S^ leaking little progress;
embarrassed, as when lead-
ing a child ill a crowd, or when
ill a hurry.
Old sotmd, lot. In Canton, lut ; — in Swatow, Iiit ; — in Anwy, lut and tsiii ; — in Fuhchau, liik ; ■
From a step and pencil; occurs
used with the ue.xt.
lith'' To divide, to distinguish be-
tween , to govern, to regulate
by law ; a statute, .1 fixed law, an
ordinance ; to be a law to ; a mili-
tary regulation ; used by the Bud-
hists for disci[iline, ascetic rules ;
and for the vinuya or ".i-orks relat-
in IShanghai, lih ; — in Clii/u, lu.
ing to them ; a stanza or distich ;
the rules of versification ; to state or
put on record ; to adjust, to weigh
the merits of ; to (rim .. ; hair ;
standard tubes used as pitch pipes
in ancient music ; steep, as a peak.
J"^ ] a code.
] y^ commandments, prohibi-
tions.
] ■^J the statutes and rescripts ;
the former are regarded more
fundamental than the hitter.
] A or I j^^ law books ; the
laws.
J^ 1 S ^ 1 A lie applied the
same rules to himself that lie
did to others.
— ■ I a uniform mode, entirely.
LUII.
LUN.
LUN.
515
jlj 'tf 1 'f^ good tune, a good
ibyiue.
— "^ ^j;^ I p ^ a beptameter verso
of lour coiiplels.
y\ I aio the sharped [)^ imisical
notes.
^ ] an old term for a pencil.
■^ ] according to law.
v. ] ^ J]^- to determine the sea-
soi].s or times.
] Cili ascetic Budhists, those -who
follow the strict rules of Budha.
y-fj A sharp, high peak.
^f^> it llj 1 1 the steep clifts
iii/i'' of the southern hills.
1^ ^ ] ^ magnificent
and lofty summits.
lii/t'
From hand and to dislingnislu
J To separate the dregs of a
liquid.
From silk aud coril ; occurs
wrongly used for /«/;> ^j|| !i roller.
A bamboo rope or hawser
for tracking bonts; lines for
pulling up ores from a mine,
to lower a coffin into its
1 ii
gra\'e.
] 4i!a ""^ pulley or windlass.
1 1 ^ ^ let it down without
upsetting.
rtt; Seeds be"'iuning to "ermi-
— \ '* ''-i nate, the plumule showing
lull' above gi'ound.
)]
Uih'
%%
Bloody flesh offered to the
gods.
) /^- the fat on the inwards
of a sacrifice, anciently burn-
ed or roasted in worship.
A black horse
bind quarters.
with white
'H 1 'ii ^ there were black
horses and cream-colored.
...^ From jihtnt and mle, because tlie
^;;^1" bispid stcui restrains trespassers.
lult' The wild hop, | "^ of which
the IlHmulns japonicns is the
most coujinon, and found over the
northern provinces ; one common
name is ^i Ji |'|5 the pulling vine.
Old sound, Ion.
.tun
Composed of — or
and iJ[J arc/t'u-es ;
used in combination as a pbonetlc.
To think, to arrange ; to
imify.
J^ ] the canopy of the sky,
spherical and concave.
/yC^ From man and to ihinh.
( I [Hj Constant, regular, that which
^lun is acknowledged by men as
proper ; natural relationships,
afiinity of things by classes and or-
ders ; a s[)ecles, class, sex; to choose.
2. 1 or ^ I the five human
relationships, — of husband and
wife, father and son, bi'otliers,
prince and officer, and friends.
] ;J\^ a series.
^ I j^ sf^ the happiness of a
family gathering.
jjy I it violates human obligations,
atrocious, unnatural.
j^ 1 surpassing others ; luisur-
passed.
^ it 31- 1 "'' °'"^ "l^'-* ^^^
compare with him.
LXJ3sr_
la Canton, lun ; — in Sioatoiv, luu ; — in Atnoi/, Inn
in Shanghai, lang ; — in Chifv, Ian.
Tvf Finished; |^ ] complete;
entire in all its parts, as a
jonyo dre.ss.
study without carefully understand-
ing it ; — /. e. do not slight your
studies, as one bolts his food.
■p" to coUect
it is cbiefly
lun
^J The long range of the Koul-
c fflj komi Mountains, lying on the
flun north of Tibet ; also called
the Aneuta Mts.
1 I® ia jlllj peaks of different
heights ; Alps o"cr Alps.
I'rom land and t/iiidcin;/ as tbe
phonetic ; tlic second form is
common but tuiantborizcd ; oc-
curs used for 5^ to wlieel.
To choose fit per.sons, as
for office ; to select, to pick
out; to come in turn, to take
by turns ; the second form also
means parsimonious ; to walk with
difficult)-.
] j5| to select fit pei'sons.
] ^' to select talented men.
; — .'.: Fiihchini, lung j —
] ^^ to pick out timber.
\ ^^ isi choose this as the
^■ery best.
1 ^ 'IJ^ 4T h° '^'litaH his fist
and gave him a blow.
voA» A ripple, or '-white caps,"
t»nU ^^I'ich the Chinese liken to
Jan wheels or circles ; an eddy, a
whirl in the water ; turbulent,
chaotic, as waters ; cngulphcd, sub-
merged ; lo3t in perdition, ruined,
damned.
Dl^ ] lost for ever.
1 ix 1 ^ ruined ; lost, as a
dynasty ; extinct.
] 1 curling ripples following each
otlier.
I ^g. sinking down, as in vicious
courses.
] jl£ an eddy, undertow, chow-
chow water,
jli I turbid, roiled up ; chaos.
In Pcb'ngrse. To dash on, as
the rain driving against a window ;
to wet and spatter.
r
5CG
LUN.
^1^ Silken threads ; to twist silk
c/|?||tl fit for weaving ; to wind silk ;
Jan to compare, to dlstuigiiisb,
to classify ; to adjust ; to
know ; ti) bind or cord.
^ 1 5^ "F to oversee the affairs
of the country.
U, I sorted silk ; mit. fine or royal
plans.
Jj^ ^■^ jpj> ] to leave liierary
pureuits.
^ tH iO 1 his-words are [.smootn]
as silk ; — said of the sovereign.
] ^ silken sound.s ; i. e. his Ma-
jesty's words.
] ^ the palace or court.
iMB.^ 1 Ml of just thoughts,
eloquent.
1 i^ 111 I adjusted his fishing-
line.
5^ ] a pervading doctrine or
principle ; natural principles.
^f| ] a fish-line.
Eead Jcivan A cap called ]
t|j, worn by K'ung Ming J[, BJJ a
hero of the San Kwoh Chi.
Jj/^V To squirro ; a large snake
M^ like the ^, that can bring
Jim rain and clouds, is called
4S 1 ' applied to the crawl-
ing of worms or snakes ; a frog
big as a shoe, otherwise called
03 -^ or field father, which eats
snakes, because they devour the
small frogs.
h/^ The bow of a vessel, or the
yH (lU timbers forming the bow.
Jun ] ^ ^ k'uuX of boat.
From cart and to think as the
phonetic.
A wheel with spokes ; a
wheel, a disk ; aground face ;
a revolution, a circuit, a
to rotate, to take in turn ;
turn
to roll aromid ; a symbol of Bud-
hist doctrine ; great.
] U to revolve, to turn round
and round ; the revolutions and
changes of the ages.
] P^ to go from door to door.
LUN.
M ~ 1 ^& to fire a
artillery.
5 ] the rim of the ear.
1 M ^ T? 'o stand watch in
rotation.
4" 5C 1 f ij 1iil it is his turn to-
day.
^ ip; I to lift the [stone] wheel ;
— a trial of strength.
1 5M tlic return of the wheel, /. e.
transmigration; this Budhist term
answers to the Sanscrit sansara,
the ^ 5E ;/(; -^^ or great sea
of hfe and death, human exis-
tence which must be crossed to
reach nirvana.
^ 1 the breadth and circuit, —
i. e. the area of a country ; the
latitude and longitude.
] 4^ wheel and axle.
^ 1 the moon's disk.
) [U to curl around and up.
^ ^a ] H may our goods cir-
culate like a wheel ; — a shop
inscription.
] ^JE the reliefs appointed to act
in rotation.
] "^ the king of the wheel, or
II 1 ^ 3l the holy king with
ihe revolving wheel, a Budlia
who hurls the c/iabxt or sfiike
wheel against his enemies, and
becomes a great coiiqueror (chalc-
ravartti 'oja.y
11 ^^ I to turn the wheel of the
law (darma ckikra), to preach
Biidhism.
Eocks standing in-a danger-
,""* ous position.
^>^ '
,hin
To bind grain in sheaves ; a
sheaf ; to plough.
C rt|>t From licart and an egg as the
tZf^. phonetic.
'luH To act heedlessly.
ID^ ] to act regardless of
strict rules, to be grossly negligent ;
one says, to compare and late
goods.
LUN.
From words and to think as the
phonetic ; also read ^lun.
lun' To discourse upon, to con-
sider, to discuss ; to criticize,
to find fault with; to reason, to
think over; discourse, counsel; a
traui of reasoning upon a subject,
a fidl account of a matter ; a pre-
position, by, according to, speaking
of; used by the Budhists for a
shastra or theological treatise, and
for works on metaphysics, called
uhidhanna in Sanscrit ; unison, as
of instruments.
1 Jv M ^"'^1 ^y the catty.
^ I to converse.
1 ^ 1 -^ to talk on, prolongerl
discussion.
I J\, to talk about people,
jf/^ 1 %^^ how accordant were
th:^ drums and bells I
^ Mt l'<* talks upon a mat-
1
ter intelligently.
|§ discourses and dialogues ;
table-tallc ; name of the Confu-
cian Analects.
/f» ] ^ ^ no matter how
many.
^ W ^J" 1 each one maintains
his own view.
f^ M I to write a treatise on
diseases.
^ ] supposing, if we admit.
M ] it is immaterial ; no matter.
%^ 1 to argue, to contradict.
^ ^ j[&. I it is needless to bring
that aflau' up again.
] j|5 lo talk about.
1 ^ to speak on a matter.
p^ ] to speak upon critically.
PB 1 ^ ^ to discourse without
method.
1 J(f ] j'^ to estimate the merits
and demerits of oflicials.
1 ^" ^ ^ thousands have come.
1 !^ - il a ^ yon must
certainly change this pair of
shoes.
f^ i^ 1 to fail in convmcing a
man.
^ ] to infer, to deduce from.
LUNQ.
LUNG.
LUNG.
5G7
1
I-.XJ3SrC3-.
Oil scuiids, long and lioiig. In Canton, lung ; — in Stvatow, li'mg, leng, and lang ;
in Fuhc/iim, lung, long, lang, leung, liong, nnil Iwung ; — in Shanffhni,
Composed of ^ a lad contracted
for ilie phonetic, [^ Jlcsh, and
J|§ to Jil/ altered to represent
ilying in a gyratory motion ; it
forms tho 2lL'lli radical of a few
\mnsed characters referring to
dragons; occurs used for ^ch'tuif/
^1 favor, and the next.
A dragon, tho chief of scaly
beings, and invested with superna-
tural power to chango its shape;
used as an emblem of imperial
power and awe ; the emperor's
person ; imperial, dragon-like ; by
Budhists, used for 7ia<jas or snake
gods ; to pervade ; to bud ; in
matters relating to betrothals, it
is often used for a maa ; gracious,
kind; much used by geomancers
to embody those terrestrial and
occult influences and positions
which act on and determine human
prosperity ; figured with dragons.
1 p^ the class of lizards, dragons,
serpents, &c.
^^ I a poetical name for a deer, the
axis, because it plays withdragons.
] ^ a dragon boat, so named
from tho carved figure-head.
] ^ the ancestral cfBgy at wed-
dhigs. {Cantonese.)
1 ^1^ the throne.
] 51^ tlie reigning emperor.
] |g the emperor's person.
tS.^^J-^ 1 ^ ^ "°^^
that I SCO these noblemen, I
understand their favor and
brightness.
^ I or ,^ ] poetical names for
the dog.
] njl ^ tlio longaa fruit. (Ncphe-
lium loiigan.)
1 M ')<■ 'l^i ^"^ majesty was
greatly jileased.
] )|i5f tho iuipevial tablet, reveren-
ced by ollicers.
] ^^ tlic ornaiuentcd slied for the
^7 gfU at Canton.
1 ,ri^ '^i ||jj he has the vigor of a
dragon or ;i horse.
f& 1 ZE Sea-dragon king or the
Neptune of the Chinese ; he is
Sctgura, a nacja or dragou-king,
whose glorious palace is at the
bottom of the ocean, nortli of
Mount Mcru.
1 jjg the dragon's pulse, the subtle
geomantio tokens and influence
of a locality.
S 1 M!^ "/Z ^'^ f^sck the dragon
and pouit out his den ; — i.e. to
fix on a lucky spot.
^ ] to get married.
1 ©. 'te Isetrothal cards.
1 it.i' ^ decrepid, old.
i'iS, 1 '"*'* earthworm.
|/\ ] scrambling dragons, j'.c. boats.
at Canton that paddle very fast.
iM 1 t£ fJu '^° ^''^^'^ " dragon and
hold a tiger ; — met. very clever
and brave.
over the dragon's gato ; — mii.
rapid promotion.
] Tjitjl the gods of waters and
springs ; a general term for tho
rulmg powers of nature, and
their worship.
1 ^ ^ ambergris ; though it
seems to be also applied to the
paint called dragon's blood.
1 M M asparagus.
^\. 1 Mt "■ typhoon, a cyclone.
Hia ^ Caroos camphor.
I the dragon is pleased ; i e.
the waters are quiet, the stream
runs in its bed.
riegarded as an old contracted
form of the preceding.
Also to rise, to issue forth.
jj£ ] in beat, said of dogs ;
pairing, as birda.
^3 !^ I a place in Yunnan where
are nine steep mountains.
^
— in A moy, liong, long, and kong j —
lung; — in CItifu, lung.
rtt^ A species of water weed {Po-
( Q^ lijfjounm amplnbiv.m), other-
^Ihiiij wise called 'tli. '^, and often
written lilie the last.
Ell W '&} 1 i" '1^*^ mar.shes grows
the spreading smart-weed.
^ ] overgrown with weeds, con-
cealed, obscured by something.
Ecad 'Inng. To collect.
1 ^ °'' 1 ^ brought together,
to collect in one.
From P^ to descend and 3i to
bear, denoting that what is born
7 will bo iiish and nreat.
flung ° ^
Gland, eminent, surpassing ;
high, lilce a peak ; exalted ; abun-
dant, fertile, opulent, overfilling;
glorious ; to glorify, to e.xalt ; to
magnify ; the irritation of great
heat.
Jft ] prosperous.
1 Wi- generous — mean.
^ ] highly honored.
1 ^. aflluent ; wealthy.
pK 1 In ''^ receive many
favors.
I^ll !a 1 t'at and hearty looking.
1 ^ 11^ M "'inter; cold weather.
I I a thundering noise.
1 fil y°"'" valuable present.
K^ M i. 1 a father is the
eminent one of the house.
^"fe* The vault of heaven is ^
c \'j^ I referring to its arched cx-
^/iii'g panso; a cavity, an orifice.
^ ] a hole.
M 1 W -S" to il'S out « tvive for
a dwelling.
J|I*/ Infirm ; veak in the back
^7l^& from age.
^luiiff ] ^ old and useless, bent
over.
I [^ costive, torpor of bowela
568
LUNG.
^I^\j A stream in Lo-ting cbeu
:e
ill the west of
Jung Kwangtuiig, called ^ ] ;
a river or towu in Kansuh.
Eude and incomplete.
1 iU "iipol'sbed, like a rude
rustic ; long and straigbt.
Tbo tbroat, tbo oesophagus.
p^ 1 tbc gullet.
if P^ 1 ^ ^'*^''y '°™^ voice.
Jiimj
^^ An insect found ou the olive
^-^ in Kwangtung, tbe | iJJ
probably a species of vvall\ing-
leaf. {Manhs.)
] ^^ a fabulous monster.
1^ ] -1 goblin like a cbild two
feet long found in tbe sea.
jj^ ] a crab wbicb gets into pearl
rysters.
lAlt
JutKJ
The iTsing suu obscured.
P^ I break of day, tbe sun
not clearly seen.
Tbc rising moon.
Ill 1 dim, obscure, as the
beclouded moon or a dirty
glass ; tbc mumblings of one
half asleep.
Often used for tlie next.
A pen for animals, like a
corral or stockade ; tbe bars
or slats of a window, a ja-
lousie.
] a cage for prisoners.
] a blind over a window.
V"' Wi 1 ^^^'^ moon shines
through tbe open lattice.
n 1 "? ^'^ ^'^'^^ across a doorway,
gg ] to screen off by a blind.
^^ A cage ; <an open basket for
carrying birds or animals ; a
quiver; used with *^ to
monopolize or engross the
market ; to cover, to rest on.
^J ] to entrap birds.
^ ] a frame to hang clothes on
to dry over a fire.
^ ] a bird-cage.
Junj
LUNG.
1^ ] ^-t: ^^^^ Nepenthes or jjitch-
er plant.
% 1 '' pig-basket.
I ^ an open basket to co\er
fish ; to include all.
] ^g the key to an essay ; its
scope given in a sentence.
sions, to make an indirect ap-
peal.
] ij^ a snare, tbe noose of a trap ;
to insnarc, to inveigle and con-
trol.
1 K 'VA '^ ^"y "P goods.
'5 A •$ 1 taken in by others.
'JH 1 t^P *-'^° smoke rests on the
willows.
] {i. M ,?a catch hold of that
boise.
J"^ ] to stand in the cage ; a
cruel mode of execution.
A cem cut in the form of a
dragon, and placed on the
altar when piaying for rain,
i^ ] tinlding of gems ; the
sighing of wind ; bright.
:gS' 1 Earth built up on which to
■^— ' grind grain ; a wooden mill ;
ti> sharpen ; to grind to
flour.
I ^5 to hull grain.
^ I to grmd dowii ; to
fag at study.
] a wooden hand-movtar.
] ^Ij to sharpen, to rub bright.
To reap grain and scatter
the bandfuls to dry ; smut in
J an 'J grain.
2^^ Deaf, hard of hearing; un-
(^^ perceived or bidden, like a
Jnni/ thing covered up.
IJJi 1 a deaf person.
|± 1 W © to fc'gii to be deaf
and dumb.
arc not silly and deat, twdl be
hard for you to be an old boss.
CPU
Junij
LUNG.
:jA"^ The leggings or overalls
' TtlS "o''^ ^-"y the Chinese in
tlaiiij winter.
mi
flung
From leather and ilrayoii, or
intlier a '.•n.'/f, referring to llie
, sli:ipe ; tlie teccnd form is iin-
usmil, and is alsi) interchanged
with the iie.\t, to bny m).
A halter.
E 1 nS a headstall, a hal-
ter.
C^v^ A barrow, a grave or mound
^^ over it ; a pile of earth ; to
'lun(/ monopolize goods.
C- I a tumulus over a
grave.
1 ^ nndulating, as a road or
country ; to speculate ; to buy
np goods.
^ 1 ^ a scollop ; ehells like the
Area or Fcclcn.
ffil* Used with the last.
iBw ^ '^''^^ to prevent water
'liiiiff breaking in ; a classiiler cf
rows of tilea and growing
grain.
— . ] ^ a row of tiles on a roof;
one gutter.
tfiJ 1 M 9 *-^° yellow dou-ls
[of waving grain] fill the li.lds.
1 % ^ ffi] •'*'"°"S ^'■'^'•'S "'"-^
fields ; — busy at farming.
1 "Jf an old name for the west of
Shensi, now comprising part of
the eastern side of Kansuh ;
probably derived from tbe
mountain sources of the Eiver
Wei.
^ ^ having got Shensi
he wanted Sz'ch'uen too ; —
met unsatisfied ambition.
n
'■-^■^fJ '^'^ ^^'^^'^ awkwardly.
iBi 1 ^I»] to walk straigbt ahead.
c_l:5:[j To grasp, to seize privately ;
"JJJE to drag; to attack; to as-
'hui^ semblc or collect ; to e.\ert
one's self; to work on, to
operate ; to act with ; to push out
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or through ; to visit, to call at ; to
bring near, to draw close to.
I ig J^ to put the liaiid.s in the
sleeves. ( Cantonese.)
1 S tt IS '^° conceal in the
sleeve.
IK 1 ^^ gathered together.
i& ^ i '^'^'^ y"^' finish this 1
] ^S P^ '° '-''''^ '" ^^ ^^'^ yamun.
1 ^- ?j5 ~r ^^'-'y ^'"^^^ ^^ come ;
everything is here.
] iic '*' bring near : to near, as
a boat.
I ^J 10 plunder, as a highway-
man-
^ JJ ] -fijj, he covertly stabbed
Lim with a knife.
1 iIjC to charge at the enemy.
] ^ to lie along shore.
] SS to bind the hair.
Ji ] to drag up to one.
1 "Hif fi? Wi ^^^'J ^^ *^^™'^ ^'''^'
ward and urged them to cease,
— or to part.
c^^ A hole, an aperture; a wide
3 ^ cleft ; a cave ; empty, hul-
'Imif; low.
153 ] n}ake a hole.
^ JP, I a rat hole.
A. H i'u 1 ^*^ ^^ entered the
clay hole ; — met. bo is buried.
Jl 1 a hole.
^ ] holes are in it ; bored.
^ ] empty, contents all run out.
] ^^ a cleft, a crack or crevice.
f§ ^ ] an empty grave, an old
tomb.
■fifc fl-J H 1 i: ^ ^i** schemes
for taking people in aro very
many.
ifr^^m'^ 1 t,f^n,iareyou
trying to deceive me 'J — i. c.
are you trying to get me to fall
through the hole in the bridge ?
An unauthorized character, said
to be altered from -^^ a cage.
lant/' A trunk, a box ; a basket
shaped like a jar ; a ■(•alise ;
any traveling case to cairy clothes.
J^ ] a leathern trunk.
1^ ] a coir trunk or \anse.
I'/C ^ 1 '1 '■'■'se for eatables.
^ j]g ] a clothes' trunk.
In Peldngese read hin(/\ A
Corean ream of 100 quires of 20
sheets each ; the frame on which
coffins are carried.
caliom to bandy loud words, as
coffin bearers aro apt to do.
] '^ ail undertaker's shop.
In Fuhchau, partly used for ^
a pole. A carryirig-beam ; thills
of a sedan ; a classifier of loads
borne by two ; a set of boxes foi
presents.
^ ] and ^ ] the fore and rear
tliillH J met. the cbair-bearers.
lung^
nung''
From jX hanch folded aud ^
a (jciii, denoting to play iivith
thin!;s.
To trifle and toy with ; to
use badinage, to treat with
undue liberty; to do; to handle,
as a tool ; to make, to feel, in which
senses it sometimes merely indicates
the action of the next verb; to plan,
to try to get by scheming,
j^^ ] to sport with, to dally.
] J^ and ] ^ to bear a son or
daughter.
-^ I treat with indignity.
1 ^ to cook food.
1 IS .^ :ffi^ to fulfill ''^^^'^ ^S
promised in joke.
I ;^ to spoil, to put out of order.
M 1 ■?• fit to show oS" one's
cxpertuess.
1 'I'M ~T thoroughly practiced in.
^ ^ ] ^ T ''o'^'t tip it over,
don't spill it out.
1 Wll' 1 ^ to make much ado
about the gods.
I ;j^ to abuse power.
i& iit 1 ^ ^'^ suddenly moved
up his forces.
^ 'IM 1^ 1 I *^o '^ot know how
to do that.
1 3^ S JiH the pretended expert
turned out to be a fool ; he
thought he would do a smart
thing and got into trouble.
1 l±i V ^ to have a squabble,
to get into a dispute.
1 Jpl^ 1^ I ^^v"^ given you a great
deal of trouble ; I thank you.
(ShangJiai.)
1 .^ or ] jpijj to deceive another,
to cheat.
The lirst of these is regarded
as the con-ect form.
' Stupid, foolish ; unable to
understand readily ; to make
a fool of.
^ 1 ?^ ± ^' be took
me in comj^letely.
1 Mi A to impose on a simpleton.
X^^ Stupid, foolish ; unable to
yjY understand readily.
lung^
ft3G.' Tbe note or song of a bu-d.
rJT P# 1 to chirp,
'""i'' .ft 1 S 5ii the birds' music
greets the spring.
P^ ] a hum of many voices, as in
a school-room.
SAgj "Walking.
nw 1 S^ the imperfect attempts
lung^ of a child to walk ; a child
stepping
tlL 1 ^s to draw another toward
one.
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LWAN.
LWAX.
LW \N.
So)ne of thcx' 'lamrters nre often j:roiioiinreii Lix\:s. Olil souml. Ion. In Canton, lun ; - in Siratow, luan j —
671 Amoi/f lv\ :i — in Fuhc/iaUj hvang ; — hi Shanghai ; lo" ; — In Chifa^ lau.^
A small malvaceons tree,
c ;^\^ called ] ^, having yellow
^Iwan flowers ; a slender tree with
yellow wood and reddish
branches which produces the ] ^ij
a medicine ; some say the ] 7|c
is the bladder tree {Kadrenteria
panicuhda), bnt this is erroneous
according to the Pun Ts'ao ; the
two corners of a bell.
] M )i?5 "' ''^'^ southwest of
Cliihli near the Hu-t'o River,
i^ A 1 \ ^ tli6 earnest mourner
has worn himself thin.
ffi 1 ^^'-''1 trimmed bamboos.
^ ] a Japanese name for the
shaddock.
,lwan
m
.licaii
The peaks of a hill ; a line
of pointed summits winding
along.
^ 1 ft S *^"^ successive
peaks and multiplied [fields
ofj emerald grass.
Spherical ; round.
[^ ] globular ; round, as
the moon or a tambourine.
A cord of silk.
!?> 1 l^raided cord used for
waistbands.
.Iwan
From metal and ronnpclcd.
Little bells formerly hung
from the phoenix that marked
the royal cars ; imperial,
royal ; a term of respect.
^ "S 1 W I ^^^"-^ ''^"■'"*' y""""
arrival ; — a phrase used on a
lady"s invitation card.
^ I the I'oyal chariot.
^ 1 lie 'l^'^ palace, or strictly the
hall of audience ; the court.
^ 1 iM. ^^ '^^^ name for the
HanUn college.
^ ] and ] his Majesty's
departure and return ; also ap-
plied to the movements of a god.
1 18 IfJ ''"^ imperial guard ; it is
the ottice at Peking which ma-
nages the escort of the Emperor.
] ill the emperor's carriage or
sedan ; also, his godship.
1 ,1^ tinkling bells.
] ^ an idol's shrine to carry in
a procession.
Jwaii
A fabulous bird, described as
jpip M -i ^' ^l^'^ essence or
seminal power of divine
influence, and regarded as
the embodiment of every
grace and beauty ; the ] f,| or
argus pheasant seems to have fur-
nished the type ; this is the cook,
the hen is fu ; hence the phrase
1 M. ?Q ^^i ^'^"^ phoenixes sing
harmoniously, to denote a mar-
riage ; small bells hung on bridles.
1 m )tl ;lf the sound of their
tinkling bells draws near.
1 ^ M. ]S '•he marriage papers
of a bride and bridegroom.
jEL 1^ 1$ 1 elegantly adorned.
] ')} [lie holds the] knife with
the jingling bell.s.
.livan
m
Aiani
catching pigs
small ground
A net for
iind other
animals.
1 Hil ffij # ^ ^'ben the
pig sees the net laid he runs
away.
Jiriin
shwaii
To flow drop by drop.
I \p^ a large river in the
northeast of Cliihli flowing in-
to the Gulf of Liaotung, near
whose mouth is ] ^'|'| a small
town.
To bear twins ; to suckle
two children at once.
1 ■? or I f1- 51 t^^'"S-
] ^ to have twns, two at
a birth.
'IP
The cliiiracter is desigtiei^l to re-
present two eggs.
'lu:an An egg; the roe of fish;
testicles of animals.
i,| 1 lieu's eggs.
1 ^ oviparous.
M 1 'i ^ like the danger of a
pile of egijs
] ^ the testes.
I S, to brood, to cherish.
breaking.
ia
power is like a
bird setting on her eggs.
-^1 i
Iwaii'
From C^ fine and a plionetic
nieaniug to govern ; tlie second
form is in common use.
To bring into good order ;
a state of order ; to confuse,
to throw into disorder ; to
mislay ; discord, confusion ; insur-
rection, anarchy ; out of place, dis-
arranged ; tumultuous ; raveled ; to
ferry over ; the end of a song.
•f^ I to rebel.
1 fln %^ having tact at ruling
and yet reverent
?^ "tpj >^ 1 he crossed the River
Wei by boats.
^ ] to raise a revolt.
1 E + A [Wan AVang hadj
ten ruling statesmen.
] -{jt .seditious ofticers.
^C I gi'fi''''' commotion in a state.
)^i I disturbed in mind.
I pg great clamor, a hubbub-
] ^ to sit without respect to
rank.
^ p^. gs' I Heaven has visited
us with death and anarchy.
I "=■ to talk wildly or without
any order.
1 1^ raveled thread.
^ ) to disarrange, as papers.
1 H tS anarchy daily increases.
I ^ to play truant.
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MA.
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M
0!il souails, ma<iiul jimlc- In Cautun, ma ; — in Sivatow, ma, mo, miia, <md hi ; — in Amoij. ma, b;i and b6
in I-'u/tchau, ma and mwai ; — in Shanghai, mo ; — in Chifii, ma.
Composed of fliyjl flowers and J^
a siieOcr, lefeniii^j to the labor ^ ^yir
bestowed on Ibe libers ; it forma
'"" tbe £OUtli radical of a small iu-
coiigruoLis group.
Heiuj), p;iiticiilarly tlie female
{ Canmi/iix) iihnt; a plant furnish-
ing textile libers, as the Cannabis,
Bwhmeria, Linum, Hibiscus, and
iiida, wliieh all bear this name ;
tbe linen of the Chinese; hempen;
sackcloth or mourning apparel ,
pock-marked ; a kind of drtnu : in
colloquial, u.sed for ',E^ sprightly,
li\ely, cpiick.
^ 1 the Iliiiscus cannalinus or
an allied malvaceoiis plant that
furnishes libers.
] 'i^ hoLupen fabrics, grasscloth.
1 M M fS planks of a heavy
wood like teak.
1 %% linen thread.
] ^I ffl iK '^^''^^ '" coarse hemp-
en ; — very frugal.
iJJ" ^ in 1 "ly mmd is troubled
like tangled hemp.
1 fflJ "1- 1 1 #j ff!l quick-wit-
teil, clever, ready ; expert.
] ^ a hamper for holding ^ \
or halehcled henjp.
^ ] the Sidct or abiitilon hemp.
1^ I and jff ] old terms for
imperi.'d rescripts or gazettes.
llj W i^lj 1 '1='''' grown ill Chihli.
^ 1 J[{| linseed oil.
T 1 "F pock marks, from a man
iiametl Wang who first bad them.
In Cantonese. Occasionally ;
unimportant.
1 1 (J'Z I'f little moment, let it
pass.
1 [^ obscure, dim, badly lighted.
In Fuhchau. Mean, defrauding;
troublesome, indistinct, incom-
plete ; oljstinatc ; li\ely ; scarred,
disfigured.
A common but unaulliorized form
of tbe last.
.VUl
^ma Sesamum ; the hemp plant.
^" 1 'Si t'G*''^iu"Di oil.
I ^ ground sesamum seeds iised
by cooks.
^C 1 ftll castor oil.
\ % ^y,Wi [l'k<^] a staff of
hemp ; — useless dependancc.
•J^ ] to rot hemp.
"iJ^ H 1 'ill coarse gray or un-
Ijleached grasscloth.
A disease of children, the
measles or cliicken-pox ;
numbness ; paralysis ; the
torpor of the tongue after
tasting hot thing.s.
] -^ the pits or soars left after
small-pox or chicken-pox.
[fj ] to have the measles.
|ill ] my foot is asleep.
1 3S leprosy. {Cantonese.)
] H^ numb, no feeling.
5|; j^ ] a hot peppery taste.
•^^ ] to feel benun^bed ; to liaive
no taste of things.
To look at long ; eyes weary
and blurred with looking.
njj I ~^ indistinct vision.
An obstruction in speech.
] f5^, t" speak with hesita-
tion ; stamiueiing from mal-
formation of the organs.
A frog.
lllj^ I a striped frog, used
for food.
Read ?»o/«j A species of gnat
A bird akin to a wild goose.
1 %, (oftener written J^ ^)
a sparrow.
[il ] ^ a, small species of
Jaik.
The yak is called ] ^ in
the 'Eh Ya, but the name
has now become obsolete.
u
in
'nut
From millet and hemp,
[L A kind of grain allied to the
paniclcd millet ; a spikelet of
the head of this millet ; a
part of a panicle.
Tbe original form represents tbe
head, mane, and tegs of a borse ;
it forms tbe 187tli radical of
cbaracters relating to colors and
qualities of equiuo beasts.
A horse ; warlike, spirited ; ca-
valry ; the white knight in chess ;
quick, as a horse ; emblem of Ai
noon, the seventh of the twelve
stems, and of heaven.
^ ] a gentle horse.
5i 1 "^' S' 1 '""■ stallion.
] -t §c •'■ ^^'"'"J'' '*■ iiumediatciy.
"F" M 1 '''' racer ; a swift courier.
ff ] a wild horse; a eoliunu of
dust firing over the desert.
ai ^ til ^ 1 II m •? '^y
golden horse has not brought
forth a mule's colt ; — I've made
nothing on this venture.
1 Wi "'' ■fM BM '""■ I'lHtling-place,
a I'erry, a jetly for boats.
Pil \±. \ M to Btopa horse's
Lead, — so as to give a petition ;
to hinder another.
1 ^ * groom, a syce ; it strictly
denotes one belonging to an
ofiicial or grandee ; bo is also
cal.!ed | ^ •''■ '1^° south.
Jj7 1 an attendant who rides
ahead.
1
doctor's fees.
1 i^ ?ifC 5i ^^^ ^wrsQ is capering
and curveting about.
I JiJX a camp-chair.
^ ] to saddle a borse.
f^ "]» ] I Lave just arrived.
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MA.
!
■tg m 1 it 5* s^ t^^« t^^^ "^^^^'
know best what tails are.
TT ] j@ a dinner given to a new
an'ival.
] ;}ti '^ closc-cbair ; it is cbauged
perhaps from ] jj borse-dung.
'05 I ^ '•■°™® ^^'y qMckly, as
a racer.
] 5^ a horse's hoof; also the
water chestnut. (Elcocko-is.)
^ ] a seal, probably the Phoca
equestris ; the Hippocampus.
■^ ] mspector of cavalry.
^ {fj — ] I'll serve as a Jiorse
and go on foot.
;^ ] a war horse.
— |7C 1 one horse.
1 f 'J ^ Ji!j '' ^''^ ^® arranged
in a moment ; — i- e. as if done
by a fast horse.
In Cantonese used for :J,^' To
clamp; a stretcher; to plant the
right foot firmly forward.
] ^ to clamp, as a broken dish.
^ ] ^ a firm standing.
] ^ ik ^ s ^^^ '^ ^y ^^
coiled-up cue.
From woman and horse as the
phonetic.
'nia A mare; an old woman, a
^ma dame ; a mother ; a waiting
woman, a duenna.
M 1 a grandma. {Cantonese.)
^ ] a maid-servant, a nurse.
^ ] or PpJ ] a nurse; an old
dame; the Manchus so call a
mother.
] ] mother I — so children cry.
Ci*r|i Interchanged with the nest.
^1^ "^Veights for money or goods;
Sna in Canton, an English yard
(imitating the word) or a
French metre.
j^ ] or 1 -^ money weights.
■gj ] 1^ sixteen taels to a catty.
j£-gj j fiJl weights.
^ ] counters used in games.
MA.
^ 1 a water dam of stones
across a stream.
In Baiavia. The farm of taxes.
"iS 1 {?■ °'' is 1 ■?. '''^^ arrack
farm.
<--j^g^ The agate ; veined stones.
A>»J ] i^ a I'l'^e given to quar.t7.-
Sna ose minerals having laniinaj
or colored markings like the
cornelian, chalcedony, opal, jasper,
or agate.
1 ^" 35c angular lines like those
in fortification agate.
J[ :^ ] 3ir moss agaite.
@ ^ 1 ^ lamp-wiclr agate, a
beautiful variety with white
spicule.
1^1^ bloodstone.
A leech ; a locust.
1^ 1 ji^ a bloodsucker.
'"'« 1 !li J;|S S lli tlie large
ant would carry off" Tai-
shan ; — an impossibility.
:&tt^ Prawns.
Ri^ Wi 1 ^ ^™''^^' prawn; it is
'ma also called y]^ '^; '^^ ^^^^ '^
also the name of a species
of water spider.
From net or man and horse ; the
second form is obsolete, or is
only tised in chess as the name
of tlie lilack knight.
To rail at, to scold ; to abuse
with vile language.
P^ ] to curse; malisons.
1 ;:p £g p his mouth was full
of railing.
M 1 to vilify, to scold hai'shly.
^ ] to ridicule and scold.
;;j; *^ ] he won't bear a scolding.
^ 1< 1 j& do uot scold him.
I^U^j Used for the last.
H*^ To berate ; to scold.
Eead ,»na. An interrogative
requiring an affirmative answer ;
when there is an alternative, it
ends the first clause
MA
is that pL'ncil yours or hist
'iS 1 '^° gabble over one's wine.
JB "^K ] is it not so ?
1& Jl^ T 1 ^"'^ ^° ^°™° '
^ T> :! ?S ii 6^ 1 does not
that belong to Mr Chang ?
"fffi^ A sacrifice offered to the
||l,V^ god of War or Mars, when
ma' reaching the bordera of the
enemy's country, in order
to propitiate a victory ; it was
offered on horseback ; worship to
the dli riw when traveling.
■^0.^] ^^^"^y worshiped Shang-
ti and Mars.
■fi^ ] a paper painted effigy or
subsi-ituto for other gods, which is
worshiped in houses at Shanghai,
and then burned.
In Cantonese. The day after
the full and new moons.
5^ 5 ] the 2d day of the 1st moon.
i&i ] ^° observe these days.
J. gt J A head-board, that stretches
*>»!5 from the bed-posts to secure
ma' them ; to stretch a thin
board between two things;
to clamp, to join by clamping ; a
stretcher ; some say that ^ ^^ a
close chair, is more correctly writ-
ten ] jj^ than the common way.
Jl M fli 1 ■? °''*'^ '^^ ^ couple
of slats, — as ou a pile of logs
to' prevent thefts.
A southern name for a mon-
key.
1 "^§ M Monkey Island off
Macao ; in Shantung, ] J-
denotes a wolf.
Also read 'ma.
/»>! Advantageous, useful; pro-
ma' fitable, clever, skilled ; to
pile up, to lay in regular
piles, as bales or books.
1 _t 5^ pile up the bricks.
piled-up hogs.
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Old souiiil^ mit. In Canton^ mat und mut ; — in Amoi/^ biet ;
From /i<i/id and secret.
W>
To strike.
From man and secret.
J!ra\viiy.
1 j^ stoiit, strong, able to
carry much.
m
m
I/IO
me'i'
From napkin or cluthefi und tlie
en<l ; also rend )«o/i,
' Low socks or other covering
for the feet, made of clotli.
I ^J a garter, often pretti-
ly embroidered.
Eead me'i ' A napkin, a
handkerchief; a girdle or
in Fulic/iaUj mak and mwak ; — in S/urnt/liai^ raak.
Stomacher worn over the breast
like a corset ; to bind on.
1 ^ a fillet worn by women.
1 tjJ ffil ^ [the northern people]
wear turbans and dress in skins.
) ^ to bind or strap the waist.
1 tS !C '■^ bridal phcenix head-
band, often seen on the stage
0/J sounds, mai, ma, and mat. In
in /■ u/irl(t2t^
±fYf From (i<irl/i and Hlluye,
. j£ To secrete, to cover, to con-
^laai ceal ; to lay by, to hoard ; to
harbor ; to bury, to cover
over without regard to the rites.
I ^ to inter, to put into the
grave.
] j^ to hoai'd, to Lay up in
secret.
] j^ to conceal ] to take another
'.laiue ; ttiih ro.ia.
] {^ -E. ,E^ to dispose the forces
in ambush.
1 ?& 1" 'jcar a grudge against.
1|^ I to lay by safely,
j^ ] to falsely accuse.
1 ^ Pnl hA I" retire [from office]
and hide in the country.
secrete one's self.
1 ^ A <ij< I" disappoint one
and not carry out his pians.
In Cantonese. To connect with'
to annex ; to crouch ; to congeal'
to set, to curdle ; to hai'<len ; fol-
lowing other verbs it denotes up,
in, with, at, to, or merely a form
of the past tense.
] j^ or ] ^j to go ashore.
^ j done, finished, all over.
] ^ come near to me.
C'inttui, mai ; — in Swatow, mai and boi ; -
mal "nd m ' j — in Slianijluil^ ma j — in
gl ] to throw aside.
il % 1 •igrceable, fit. ;
m ] to furnish means.
] ^ to begin a job.
fj ] — j^ step aside a little.
J^ ] to abridge, to make small.
M pf) ] nothing at all to give.
^ I^' ^ I it ^^''11 "ot harden '\x\
warm weather.
I!ej;arded as another form of tfie
last.
^iiiai To bury ; to store away.
;J^ ] the place where sacri-
fices are offered at graves.
Read ^li. To stop up.
2 ] to close, to stuff.
Read ,?wV. Filthy ; to make
dirtv, to defile.
HDfl^-^iSf; H^l ^l»stwill
not dirty a mirror; — conscious
integrity cannot be defiled.
Jr^T^ From rain and nfo.v.
^^^ Sand or dust storms, com-
i""" niou in northern China ; a
misty, foggy sky, arising
from dust or fog.
JSL M 1 BS the storm obscures
everything. I
- in A mo;/, bai, mai, ami mai" ; —
Chi/u, mai.
.1:? H JL 1 ^l^e ^^i'lJ brings up a
dust-storm,
i^l 1 11 5c ^"^ l)rushed away the
mists to see the sky ; — said of
a clear writer.
C ^Juj From jiroperly and a net, wbich
I I the etymulogi.sts explain by Men-
'inai ''"*" P'"''"'*^ P^J ^ ^'J t° "<^'
the market gains.
To buy, to purchase; to obtain.
^ ] 'J a trader.
] 1^ to buy real estate.
1 7^ to purchase.
1 7K l-t) buy water at a parent's
death ; — a southern usage.
^ :p^ ] to buy by retail.
] ^jj\ a comprador or butler ; a
[)urveyor.
1 ilR J^'L> '" "'" people's hearts.
^^ 1 "6" 5C curiosities bought in
here ; — a shop sign.
] ^ to suborn villains to inform
against ; to bribe one to obey
orders.
] '\^ to buy fear
money.
to give hush
1
mm
One of the headwaters of
the Mih-lo River JB f| ^
which rises in Kiangsi, and
flows westerly into the
Tungting Lake.
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MAI.
MAN.
'P
on
The bleating of sheep.
From iihint and to hny,
^ A name for several milky
""" plants, of which the ] %,
or ^ I ^ is the chicory
(Cichoriiim), and the dandelion
{Leoniodcn) ; and also a species of
sOw-thistle {Snndius).
yK ^ I a small annual growing
in damp places ; applied to a
Ve}-omca and an Icteris.
■^ 1 a wild kind of greens like
lettuce, probably a chicory.
f"^l| To give (ill one's strength
■pg/J a thing; to exert it.
to
■/;«(« ] ^0 m ^ to aid the state
energetically.
1 U ps. to sedulously cultivate
virtue.
p™t
From _^ to hui/ and pj going
out contracted.
'"" ' To sell, to vend ; to betray,
to inveigle ; to make game
of, to mock ; to vauut, to show oti".
] ^ ^ a salesman.
] Tot ] \iioT \ ^ sold.
[fj ] fur sale.
1 ft=f ^0 prnik one's self out; to
show ot}', as a woman.
1 [^ ^ to gabble, to talk glibly.
1 ^ to give another the leprosy.
j ^ ^ '1^ to set oft' one's charms,
meretricious adorning.
] § to betray one's country, to
serve the enemy.
] "jj to do jobs, to hire out.
1 W !)t '''^ '^'^^P "P appearances ;
eye-service.
1 j|J to let prisoners get away.
1 i ?J^ ^ to betray the Idng in
order to get high station.
1 A 'IW ^o try to curry favor ; to
act otticiously.
1 1^ ff ^'^^'^ as a pig [in a bas-
ket] — into foreign servitude ;
a Canton phrase for coolies.
1 ;^ to act for people's amuse-
ment.
1 A P tc) sell people, as girls
for brothels.
»i^ ) From to go and a myriad.
3H?L To pass away, to wax old ;
mm iQ surpass, to exceed, to go
beyond ; energetically ; to
depart ; to travel far ; to make a
royal progress ; senile, old.
^ I aged.
^ ] over sixty years.
in ® fr 1 like any one going
astray.
\ :}\, ^ ^y he then marched
himself oft'.
^ f?5£ ] tli*^ '^^1^ and months
fty away.
1 1^ /Jg 5 he surpassed them
all, a f'aiHe princcps.
'^^ Bb 1 i^ liy could not move
a step.
15 ?S 1 1 ^^^ thinks of me
without regard.
I|^- ] fi ^ he was then visiting
his dependencies.
^"jW^ To l)rag, to talk ten thou-
P r9 sc"'?^ things ; to speak an-
mai^ grily.
know he brags.
Old sound, man. In Canton, man
in Fulic/uni, raang
.man
From insect and to connect.
A large snake found in the
south ; ancient name for bar-
barous tribes in the south of
China, unreformed by Chinese ci-
vilization ; the southern regions ;
external, barbarous people; fierce,
brutish, trusting to strength alone ;
unreasonable, beyond reproof.
■^ ] an old term for people south
of the Mei-ling and in Formosa.
] ^ savages, wild tribes ; south-
erners are still termed ] -}■
by the northern Chinese, as they
were in Marco Polo's time.
] '1^ luigovernable.
and mi'ian ;— in Sicatoic, man, mun, and miia
and mwang ; — in Sliani/hai, mu" and mi;° ; —
^T 1 B§ J°" '^^"^ 1''^® ^ savage.
] -jj herculean strength.
] ^ rubble stone.
i^ I passionate, willful.
yix % m '^ ^if s Ji# w 1 as
his ancestor had received a
charge to regulate all the wild
southerners.
] ^ or ] ^ uncivilized regions.
] '|:^ valiant.
In Shanghai. An adjective, ob-
stinate, unreasonable ; an aJcerh of
comparison, very, highly, exceed-
ingly-
; — in Amoy, ban and boan ; —
in Chif'u, niau.
] [J] an obstinate child.
1 if ^'LTy good, first rate.
1 "^ liS 1^6 speaks fluently.
I -j^ ^ clear and distinct.
pS 1 IS^ unreasonable opposition.
Meaning and sound both lost.
In Cantonese used ior ^pan ^
To pull or take down ; to
push, to turn over; to work a
scull; to bring down as pride.
1 W^ P'J l'"ll^ "Pe" 'lie door.
1 f@ f}^ "^ set down that article.
] 'C^ to contest with one.
MAN.
MAN.
MAN.
575
llUlll
Ij.arge co.arse gariut'iits such
as the iiomades wear ; tro\v-
sers made close are ] ^* flj^,
ret'erriiig especially to the
seat not being split.
^^ Beautiful hair ; garments ;
^^? head-gear; wreaths or front-
mim lets ; fringe on caps, like that
on ottieial hats.
m. "^ ^ ^ ] I'e could string
hailstones to make a beautil'ul
wreath ; — .said of Budha.
jg I a Budhist term for a rosary
of finger bones.
•^ 'jk 1 [p^^f^ ^\'ho wears] a [lure
gold coifi'ure, — was Kanchana-
niala, wife of Kunala, noted for
bcr conjugal fidelity.
A^ Thin, plain StOrcenet; una-
(ijvj^ domed, simple.
4"""* ^ 1 ''" l'''iy "1 tune.
] 13 an unploughed field.
m a m ^ m .1 1 ^ the rosy
clouds roll u[) in lofty piles.
^ f^ From !co)'i/.s- and hii;y ; iiiter-
s/ou\
(rt^^ cbauged witli _^_
^iiian To deceive or insult a supe-
rior ; unfaithful to a trust.
] ■=■ exaggerated talk
;/<; ] great disrespect.
f,^ 1 cunning,
pj^ I to <lra\v a long bow.
/^J9 Steamed bread or wheaten
c p.^ cakes; l)read of any kind.
^lll(lll ] pH a loaf of bread.
1 Cfl ^ " I'll" <»' thimpling.
1 M II •"■ TtC 1 M tl'e dried
fruit of the Ficus f/ijni/ata.
c^l
HL To covet ; a ploughshare,
A salt water eel, the ] |ij| ;
there are black and yellow
sorts, with large [leetoral lins.
'l^ 1 Mi '* ku-ge species of
conger eel.
}!§ ] a brown eel conmion at i
Shanghai, three feet long, allied '
to the OpIiiKiints. i
] S^ '-''^Is of all kinds. /
C j_3^ name of a thorny tree.
^)ii(iii I j to smooth, as mortar.
•tt^ An empty .shoe ; a bridle
1^/u 'hong; occurs used for '/*»'«
s"'<"' 'P to pity ; troubled.
In PeMiigcse. To cover with
skin, as a drum or tauibourine.
1 M jJt 'o stretch a drum-skin.
BJfl» From eye anil coen.
|<J9 A Hat eye.one whose canthi or
^iiuia corners are nearly level with
the face ; dull, half-closed
eyes, as if drunk; to deceive, to im-
pose on one, to conceal the truth.
1^ I to hide from.
^ I deceived, gulled, tricked,
ilj; I lo deceive, to pull wool over
his eyes.
K ^ 'to 1 •*- " ''1 '^'^'^P nothing
from you.
] g to shut or wink the eyes.
I !ljg to cheat, to palm on.
^ ] a bridesmaid. {Pekingese.)
XiW' To jmnp, as over a wall.
^»m 1 'JIS t" I'-'^P a "'all.
' Eead ^p'an. To limp.
1 SM to reel, to walk awry or
lame.
^||f^7| A large, full, round face.
f PW" if jg I Ta why are you
^iium so set to do it ?
J.'i'^ I'sed for i% to cover over.
cj-j^ To overlay with earth ; one
i'l'Mii says, iron rust.
I i|5 1% *-o lay or pave with
sipuae tiles.
From walcr and even-
Full, replete, surfeited ; bul-
luiii ging, stuffed ; complete, en-
tire ; fullness, pride ; to com-
plete, to fill, to suflice, to abound ;
to finish a set time ; the Manchu
people; Brahminic writings ( pii-
r«H«,-.'), so called on account of their
completeness.
1 ^ the whole body.
] ^ full, as of cargo laden in.
^" 1 '"■ Jik 1 packed full,
ffi 1 — ' f-E complete a term of
oftice.
] J^ themonthof a confinement; a
honey-moon ; to pull a full bow.
1 T& quite til my liking.
ig. 1^ ] XIlM rj If "I'en he
is full of iiis own sutticieucy, his
kindred all de.sert him.
] M )M <-'verywhere, here and
there, all over.
1 118 ?S ft the time having pass-
ed, the goods were sold.
] M A tl'e Manchus.
1 P ^ Ml fluent and eloquent.
1 is ts the presumptuous bring
on their own calamities.
^ ] the whole, the entire circuit.
1 j^ ]Iij If may you return home
fully satisfied.
1 Dill ifra profoundly learned
and clever.
1 "F E a very full beard.
I ^4^ ^ the son of complete com-
passion, a name of Piirmi-mai-
trciiani-puttra M $ ^ Jti -p
a budhisatwa, once a disciple of
Sakva-muni.
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From ^ to feirjn altered and
^ a hand ; it is also read o'tan-
Long, extended, like a vine ;
prolonged ; marked with fine
lines.
I ffj infinite, endless.
1 \fi iivl 1* ['"ay the old fairy]
Man-tsien get a peach for you ;
— a wish on an old man's birth-
day.
jj!§ ] ] a long tedious road.
Read wan^ Fine, personable ;
good, well taken care of, as the
body ; without, not having ; also.
?L 1 JB. 113 t'lll and fat, a fine
figure.
fp f^ I 1^ an even waist and
plump limbs.
\'^i-!X U %^■ "'til -1 fine apology
he exonerated himself.
570
I:
ma7i'
m
man'
JMAN.
A curtain, a screen ; tapestry
or brocade liangings.
1^ ] sedan curtains.
l}^ ] ti) screen off.
|,if, ] embroidered screens.
From woman and long ; inter-
changed -n-itU the next.
To despise, to affront; to
reproach.
•J§ ] to vilify.
1 to show contempt to.
^ to despise the gods.
o-bt.
%. \ to sli
man
Interchanged witli the nest.
Negligent, remiss.
1 ^ stop a little.
^^%MZ^ 1 *ewise
man acts leisurely but is not lazy.
From heart and long ; inter-
chann-ed with the last two, and
the next.
inaiv
Indifferent, negligent, re-
miss; rude, disobliging, su-
percilious, proud ; to treat haugh-
tily ; late ; slow, easy, sluggish ;
dilatory, taking a long time for.
1 1 ^or 1 ] g^ go slower.
■^ ] to insult.
^ '^i ^ I moderate, easy.
MAN.
M ^ ^"^ ^ 1 ^^'^'^' ^^^^^ ^^''^ ^'^^'^
timo for it.
1 1 01' 1 .B. slo^vly, easy ; stop
a little wliile.
JS I to disesteem, to slight.
1 ^ a slow hand.
] ji i!(Q J^h '^'^ careful bow you
speak thus.
^ >{C 1 J'^^ ^'i:'iie very slowly.
] Ij^ do not speak so ; better be
silent.
ftl^fi t^ 1 t^^*^ flowers are late
in ulossomuig.
_g[ ] stopamiimtel waitabit 1 —
a call to one passing by.
1 -7 IS Jl? ^^ throw off the care.
In Cantonese. Light weight ;
as ^^^ i.s over weight.
1 % tx the steel-yard falls.
«1
i
^5C
From witter and long ; also read
iinan, and occasionally used for
tlie last ; the second form is
rare.
An expanse of water; an
overflow of water, spreading
and ruining as it runs ;
breaking bounds, hke a tor-
rent ; diffused, spreading ; bound-
less ; to set loose, to let go ; vague,
diffuse, as wriiiug ; expanding, as
clouds ; wild, reckless.
Man.
^ ] all dispersed, widely diffused.
] ] long and far, like a road ;
level, even.
7K 1 m ® t''*^ water oveiflows
the dikes.
] ^^ to sow broadcast.
^H ^ "H ^ 1 1 a viewaswide
as the east from the west
J^ ] illimitable, like the ocean.
5^ 1 5C )^> ^^^^ continual bless-
ings of heaven.
] ^ sour eructations.
^J ] ^i^io give loose to one's
evil desires.
^ P 1 M ^^ vociferate and talk
wildly ; to rail and swear at.
i\ i\ "k M ^^^ f°g is ^"y
dense.
iQ ^ To cover, as a wall with
^^ plaster ; to paint or ornament
man' walls ; to pave ; a trowel.
1 ^0 ^'^ plaster walls.
1 Ji^ ^ to lay a board floor.
and disfigured the plastering.
man'
Interchanged with tha last.
A trowel.
m ] or 1 7J * trowel.
^ 1 5i ''^^ obverse of a
coin {Pekingese.)
n
.man
Old sound, miin. In Canton, mun ; — in Swatow, mang and bun ; — in Amo;/, boan, mui", and bun ; — in Fukcliau,
mw6ng and mong ; — in Shanghai, mang ; — in Chifu, man.
1^ ] a side or private door. |S 1 '^^ ^^''•'' ^°^ <'"® ^^ ^^^^ Q'^'^^'
The orii^inal has two Jp leaves of
a door face to face ; it forms the
ICOtli radical of a natural group
of characters relating to entrances.
A gate, a gateway ; an outer
door ; a house ; the family in it ;
an entrance, an opening ; a har-
bor ; a sect, a profession, a class ;
an occupation ; in anatomy, a
short duct or passage ; a classifier
of cannon and affairs.
1 p.^ the bar or bolt of a gate.
—' Wi \ ^ one-leaved door.
^ I a circular entrance.
] p in the door ; a gateway.
■4^ I the great or outer gate,
ir 1 ;>T PTJ^^iiteneath
my door of soantKng 1 can rest
at my leisure.
1 "T" or ^ ] 65 a doorkeeper;
but ^ I is the style for the
porter of a palace or grandee's
house.
"/^ y^ ] he'll never learn his trade.
as at night.
gj^ ] to rap, to pound on the gate.
] jjii^ the god who guards official
gateways.
1 sE "? posts to bar and secure
the shop-shutters.
] ^ the door-tablet, which con-
tains the names of the family.
^ ] the medical profession.
i^ 1 obsolete, old fasliioned, as an
old fogey practitioner.
r
MlM.
-p 1 |f^ ten caiiiion.
1 1 ^ t# '^e knows a little of
all kinds of trades.
I ^f» ^ one not in the trade.
M- 1 ^ ;S * specialty, a single
branch, as an oculist.
I JH tlie reputation of a family ;
asages of a liousehold.
seven things arc absolutely ne-
cessary in housekeeping, — fuel
rice, oil, salt, soy, tea, and vine-
gar.
{fj ] entered an office ; married a
husband ; gone abroad, not at
home.
] f^^ _L T *''*^ ^"^^ '^ locked.
^ I a small side door.
1 Jl or 1 -fa gentleman's but-
ler or major-domo ; attendants
at a court.
^ ] P a noble rich family.
1 ^ or 1 A or 1 # a pupil,
a disciple.
] ^ ^ ft the families are not
matched, an unsuitable alliance.
] J§ occu[>ation ; an opening.
^1 °'' ^ 1 * distinguished
family.
*-• IB — ' 1 '"'■ loyal and virtuous
household.
^ ] 1? to acknowledge one as a
teacher or patron.
1 ^or ] ^jjor ] tj^ fee to
the porter ; his penpiisites.
^^ 1 the harb'ir of Kum-sing
Moon north of Macao.
^ ^ ^ 1 '''" P'''''^ of truth
and right.
] ^ attendants on a district
school-inspector.
^ ] and -}p( ] the pylorus and
cardiac orifice of the stomach.
^ ] the obstructed passage, .—
is the ilio-ccecal valve.
jfjltt From mmt and iloor as the pho-
mun '^''"- ^'f?! of the plural of
persons.
fijt 1 you; often used for
one person
MAN.
^ I we, who are together ; us.
^ ] gentlemen, elders, uncles,
official atten<lants ; an honor-
able appellatiiin for a husband.
Jp % 1 you, Sirs, spoken to tlie
last if they are older ; but if
equal in rank or age, -^ §£ ]
i.; a more polite term.
f<^ I they, those people.
^ j/l 1 the brothers.
Kead mdti' Plump, fuU-look-
ing._
] ^^ jat and hearty, as a horse.
Man.
577
cffi '
•'roin hand and door as the pho
iietic.
^iiKiii To feel, to lay the hand on ;
to touch, to examine, to
search for, to liold ; to cover ; to
draw a cover over.
1 >C> I'ly tlie hand on the heart ;
self-examination.
] ^ to crack lice.
] Jg_ to stamp the feet in anger^
^.nm^% 1 ^^^tlonot
say. It is of ikj moment, and
no one can prevent my speaking.
I ^ to cover a drum.
I ^ pull it on tight, as a cover.
] M if§ a dark, unlighted road.
1 jfe!' ^o put gauze over.
] *; ^ to cover a book.
Cj^ji Also read mi*.
(/P^ A variety of millet with red-
^man dish culms ; now a[)plied in
Chihli to the glutinous grain
of the ^sllu ^ or panicled millet
{MUiiim), eaired I ^ 7J^, and
used in distilling spirits ; congee.
$t 1 It tl '''^T^ is llie red millet
anil the white.
] ^; the red sugar-cane of Fuh-
kien.
I it A jasiiery atone of a reddish
, PKI ^'"'"''. iirobably a cornelian.
s""'" ^ ^ ill 1 liis robes of
state shine like a cornelian ;
— perhaps in .allusion to the
feathers on them
<l
A species of fir ; the heart
wood of the fir ; a globule or
mrin drop of gum oozing from the
fir.
1 "M or 1 /fv in Hunan, a large
kind of fir allied to the Podo-
carpiis, and like the ;}^ of Shansi
with wdiich it is said to be
identical ; the tree is also called
j/!««y jj^ probably from a mis-
take in confounding the primi-
tives.
W m Bt ffi ] 1 the gnm [of
the fir] silently exudes iu se-
parate drops.
\%
Kroni heart and
also read finan.
'itiioul ; it is
uin Afraid, amazed ; out of his
mind ; suspicious ; only one,
unmatched, without a mate.
I ^ <S S a" lie was so dis-
m.iyed he forgot what he had
said.
] ^ & ^ reserved and dull of
apprehension.
m
From heart and door or ftdi ;
tlie three are nearly sjnonvinous,
tliuugii tlie last refers ratlier to
eares, while the former alludes
' to atllictions.
man
S.ad, unhappy ; melancholy,
chagrined ; heavy at heart.
'{^ ] to dissipate sorrows.
'^ ] distressed, grieved.
^ I bothered and anxious ; im-
pertinent to.
I f.§; '^ very much cast down.
^ ] to dissipate care, to amuse
one's .self.
j^ 1 ;^ ^ his grief is not al-
leviateil.
i^ ^ jf-l^ 1 1^0 became sorry at ;
melancholy.
1 V^ 't5S pcrple.ved, harassed ;
dull, eiinmji.
f^ I to turn sick from faintness
or heat ; a sickness at the sto-
mach.
I®'
Gruel or
and cold
BtiSened
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578
MANG.
MANG.
MANG.
m
Old sound, mung. In Canton, mong
in Fuhchttu, mang, mang,
From beast, dorj, and jieUiije,
modified in coinbiuation ; the
, secoud form is preferred.
A shaggy haired dog, per-
haps referruig to the large
^viang Tibetan mastiff ; mixed,
blended, variegated, like dif-
ferent furs.
1 W. particolored garments.
1 ^ confused, as the colors of
fin-s ; a jargon.
^ 'S ] ^ ^X^^ not make the
dogs bark at you.
"\ Like tlie last and "the next ;
the first cnlj- means a rock.
' A large rock ; bulky, great ;
abundant, numerous, mixed ;
generously provided for.
^ ^ li 1 '■^e people mul-
tiplied greatly.
>^ T P '^ 1 ^^^^ towards the
inferior states as a strong horse
— bears its burden
ffi (^< 1 ^ ^ have received many
liberal favors.
y From horse and mixed, inter-
]^ changed with the last.
many A horse with a white face ;
horses with white and black
hair mixed, such as the Huns once
rode ; mixed, as a dog's color ;
name of a savage tribe.
nn(/ p'ong ; — «» Sivatoiv, mang and buang ; — in Amoy, bang and bong ; —
and mong ; — in S/xini/Iiai, bong and mong ; — in Cliifu, mang.
1^
From mouth and do^*
A jargon of dialects and
sounds, such as is spoken
where people from many
regions live together.
^P ^ ] 2^ each speaks his own
patois ; a babel of sounds.
^ ] a confused jargon.
tl -t> ' A brindled ox, having black
c'J/^ and white stripes.
finally ] ^ a bull.
] ^ ^ gg a species of ge-
ranium gathered for eating when
young ; it is also called §$ £ C
or the woodepcker's bill, from the
shape of the seeds.
tJL^ From heart and dead ; it is not
J I ^^ the same as ^wang ,ii> to forget.
.many Busy, hurried, occupied, dis-
tracted with care, fluttered ;
no leisure ; precipitation, undue
haste.
^ g ] don't be in a hurry.
1 1 ^ B^ ^^6 v/eut home in a
great hurry.
^ I flurried, as by a sudden
arrival.
^ ] urgently pressed.
I 5^ bustle, confusion and haste.
ffi 1 or Jl|j ] hurried overmuch,
too much to do.
] S ^ what are you so hurried
about ?
1 1 ?3« ?^ 'o bustle about ;
fluttering and distracted.
5^ ] very nmch hurried at once.
^ ] help one in his hurry ; to
lend one a hand in trouble.
'I^ 1 t4 ^ ^ '^'^ overwhelmed
with work.
^ W M 1 '■^^ moon drives past
the clouds.
.J/4rV Water.
I4U Like the last.
cfS H.
c"t/li 1 jpj a small affluent of the
^many Yellow Ki\-er in Hwai-k'ing
fii in the north of Honan.
hurried and alarmed, as by
^litany a sudden danger.
1 f^ ^ ili. M^*^ '"^ ^
flurried, he did not know how to
act as he ought
V > . From icater and dead ; an old
J I form of tlie ne.^t.
ntang Sudden, startling ; wide, like
the ocean ; name of a valby
near tlie capital.
Vast and vague, like the ex-
c -^ l_k pause of the ocean ; dazzling
^many and immense.
] ^ on a sudden, surprisiug.
•1^ 1 dreary, obscure and vast.
^ '^ 1 1 ^^^ world and its
care, — like a bitter shoreless
sea, as the Budhists say.
1 1 iS S^ illimitable and vast,
as creation.
1 1 J^C f§ ^^^ boundless ocean.
. I | » From f/rass and extinct ; used
!"*—*• with the last.
finally The awn or beard of grain ;
applied to grasses like the
Eriantlius, Eulalia, or Iiapevata ;
a sharp point ; a ray of light ; tail
of a comet.
5ii I a flash of light ; a shooting
star ; twinkling rays.
^ I an acute point.
I 1 ii ^^ to sow wide a crop.
^t ife i§ £ ^ 1 to meet a
wheat awn between needles'
points ; — i. e. two hidividuals
equally obstinate and sharp.
] I great, crowded ; to become
great, as posterity.
jpjf, ) the ground pine {Lijcopo-
(liiiiii), from its sharp leaves.
^ 7JU ] ^my ± ^vhea
the boundless deluge covered
the country, Yu arranged and
divided the lands.
^ ] the clay man, who bears a
stick as if to strike the clay ox.
'»* -' The ridge-pole beam in a roof.
c7W 1 ^ heavy beams in the
^iiuiiiy framework of a roof
|j|J^ Farmers; field-laborers who
cP) L have little education, and are
^maiiy rude in speech, as if they were
^ ^ dunderheads.
Jit ffl M ^ 1 ^^ satisfied the
peasants with fields and villages.
u
MANG.
The edge of a sword ; a
smooth, easy style.
fli 1 very sharp.
^ 1 sS iM * trenchant,
animated style.
Name of a hill, the \!^ \ [Ij
near Luli-yaiig in Hunan,
where a great battle occurred
A. D. 761 in the T'ang dy-
nasty.
r
To exert one's self; to en-
( ^^§» courage, to stinmliile.
\manu -^ 7j ^^^ \ fj \\^ 'ffll
/p ^< pj^ if you do not bestir
yourself, you cannot be of long
continuance.
^many
A mineral soil or shale
which furnishes, when leech-
ed, the I fi'j'' an impure
saltpeter, sometimes mixed
with nitrate of soda and
alumina.
f'-f-' Sometimes written ctTi hut it is
,Al Ij nearly iileiitieal with the Iat^t.
^manij A crude saltpeter.
] '^'^ a form of saltpeter, so.
called from its acicular crystals.
M.VXG.
1 {.I ll] a noted hill, bare and
stony, situate<l in Tang-shan
tien 1% iJj 0. in the northwest
corner of Kiang-su, famous for a
battle.
ypT" Blasted grain ; grain turned
' ' black as if with ergot or rust.
^ y!^ FroniPlip //iviss repe.iteil witli "J^
'^4^ (Uii] between, denoting !i lionn<[
( pursnitif' a hare in tlie tliickets.
mniKj ' "
Thick grass, jungle, under-
brush ; matted ; confused, indis-
tinct ; rude, rustic, regardless of
etiquette ; heedless.
^ /fC 1 1 tangled, thick, like
a he<lge ; Ijosc.igo.
;^ ] ^ ^ a countrified officer.
1 !^ a (ilant wliieh stupefies fish,
perha[)S the Itlkium reltf/iosum
wliose leaves are poisonous,
ffi 1 brusque and arbitrary.
] @ intrusive, disorderly.
] ^ an inconsiderate fellow, a
happy-go-lucky.
The sun obscured.
1 9E "'■ 1 11^ the sun not
'maii(j visible, cloudy.
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many
Perturbed, disquieted, and
therefore unable to attend to
business.
f^ 1 heedless, careless ; in-
attentive and untrustworthy.
«
i
' iiiiniij
From worm and till
phonetic.
■ket
the
A large serpent, the 31 I
or I ^ a python with yel-
low scales found in Yunnan and
Annara, twenty or more feet long.
] 1^ ceremonial robes embroi-
dered or woven with dragons
having four claws.
1 ^ ■"* species of snake said to
eat leaves
I II a horrible dragon.
E 1 ^ ^ ['I weapon like] a
great boa, a thousand feet long.
I |lp a class of demons, called
mahora/ja by Hindu Budhists,
shaped like anacondas
,Tife' Level and waste as a desert ;
rrt* vast, like the ocean.
mani/ ] ^^ desert-like ; a howling
waste.
JS
it \k
the
mornmg
light is still dim.
^lUiiiiy
These characters ami those nn<lcr mcng are often soundeil nlike. Old sotmrh, mong and man". In Canton
mang ; — in Swatow, mo and meny ; — in ylwioy, bang ; — in Fuhn/iaii, maing and nieng ; —
in Shnn'jlmiy mang and mang ; — in Chi/'ttj mano-.
From dish and lirirjht ; bnt ori-
giin\lly composed of ||5) iclm/air
and jni '''"'"/, referring to tlie
niiiile of taking an oath hy turn-
ing towards the north wlien call-
ing upon lieaven, after wliich
bullock's blood was smoared.
From plant and lirifjht as the
phonetic.
nate,
fixed
The budding of plants ;
sprouting of seeds ; to germi-
to shoot forth; a sprout;
; incipient, first risings of;
the reviving of evil habits; to plow.
] ^ to s[irout, to put forth roots.
^ ] -f" i\^ he early cherished
these designs.
1^ 5^ fS 1 1''^ "''^ desires then
revive<l.
I HJ risings of discontent.
•S^ <^ tJ^ 1 ^v"^" before he had
any idea of it
A solemn declaration before the
gods, when blood was sijiped or
smeared on the body, to ratify the
treaties made among the princes
in feudal times ; an alliancL\ a con-
tract, a comp.act ; to swear, to bind
one's self before the gods ; to nial;c
a treaty of peace ; among the
Mongols, a chulkan or tribe.
i|^ 1 a marriage alliance.
] ^- to swear and bind it by
blood.
] ^ tlie form of oatli ; the papers
signed liy the parties.
1 li(^ guileless, consciously in-
nocent.
] Jf!f a record or treaty office.
f§ S^ lU 1 ^ contract wide as
the sea and firm as the hills ; —
marriage.
1 51 ^ sworn brothers, a-s the
members of a lodge ; persons
banded for evil purposes.
] ^ allied states.
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MaNG.
MAO.
MAO.
CJ.Z2. A small grasshopper or lo-
Wjm cust, the ^1 or g|^ 1 ,
'^mung often caught by children to
hear it chirp.
]|B ] a species of small frog.
■ j j{i^ .1 small fly or gnat fouml
near kitchens.
muug
A small boat ; a pinnace, a
long boat.
\% 1 a gig, a junk's dingey,
which can go like a grass-
hopper.
® 1 l^fge junks with a square
ojjen framework on the bows,
secured by transverse rails,
known at Caiitou as the TVest-
coast janka
L^^J From hand and eminent as the
f JT phonetic ; an xiuauthorized cha-
4,
•I -uU* lacter.
•^ In Cantonese. To pull, to
stretch ; to pull to and fro, or up ;
to tug at; to cover, to draw ov<a:
for shade ; coarse ; a strap.
I 5^ stretch it out ; juill taut.
J®, II P"ll t^e punka.
^ to thin out, as grain.
] a scull-tie.
^ pulled it off.
^ to gather wheat, by pulling
it up.
^ ] gaiters nsed by women.
^ ] ] keep it tight, as a hawser ;
also, hard pressed for money.
!§_ ] very ordinary and «oarse.
1
m
1
1
~s*'^ ) From son and a dish to give the
liidut/^ Great, eminent ; large ; se-
nior, eldest ; the fir.st month
of a season or quarter ; an old name
for a woman's brothers ; to use
effort; to begin ; a beginning.
I frp ^ a trio ; the first, second,
third of a trine series.
] ■^ an heir-apparent when he is
eighteen years.
] Jg exaggeration ; to boast and
vapor about.
1 :^ -f the sage Mencius.
1 "IS^ H S t-^s mother of Mencius
thrice changed her abode.
] •^ to exert one's self to become
learned.
Old sounds, mo and mok. In Cantons-mo, mao, nno, and miu j — in SwatoiOf mao,
bau, and mb ; — in Fuhchau, mo and raau ; — in Shanghai, mo ;
,€
The original form is thouglit to
bear a rude resemblance to the
et/ebrows ; it forms the 82d radi-
cal of characters relating to the
uses and ai^pearances of hair and
feathers ; at Canton, it is nsed as
a contraction of ihao ^ for a
dime.
The-covering of animals or birds,
as Lair, fur, pelage, feathers, or
down ; mold ; herbage, the covering
of the earth ; the nap of felt ;
tare of goods; to dejirive of hair,
as by scalding.
[j] I the round haired, and j^ ]
the flat haired ; — i e. quadrupeds
and birds.
^ ^ fl 1 oi»' life [is I'glit] as
stork's down.
§^ ] the soft wooled ; — i e. a
sheep or goat.
'. ] two sorts of hair — i. e.
turning gray, grayhaired.
] 5^ a flaw, a defect in an article ;
a tailing, a queer way, an idio-
syncrasy.
1 ^ weight of a case, the tare.
] ^ the barrel of a quill.
v^A^
$;
1 ^ 1 lifl a busybody; a tricky,
lively, pestering boy ; a tease.
|f^ 1 to grow moldy.
^ ] a victim of mixed color ;
also, barren land.
] he penetrated even
to the deserts or wilds.
— ] ^ ^ [he's too stingy] to
pull out a hair for you.
-j- [you, my people,
who] eat the produce and live
on the soil.
^ ] a feather, a quill.
/j> J^ j^^ ] am I not coniK'cted
with the hair — or life, of my
father?
1 jSl fowls and flesh, — offered
in worship.
IM }^ i& 1 ^e P"''^ '"'• fe-'itl'er
from every goose which 2)asses ;
— lie exacts a fee from ca:h.
^ I ^^ an urgent notice cr
warning ; — a white cock's
feather is fastened to it.
In Shanghai. Eough, not smooth;
nearly, said of a number.
From Jlaf/ and hair, referring to
material.
bo, mo, ngi6, and bau ; — in Amoy, bo,
— in Chifu, mao.
5?;wo A chowry or tail of the yak,
fastened to the end of a high
staff, to give signals on certain oc-
casions, for which leopard's tails
are now used ; an old man.
] ^ the yak or grunting-ox.
)^ I a yak's tail on a staff, —
the insignia of a high grandee.
1 ?M lil t*^ ''"^6, as an acrobat,
wiklly but skillfully.
^ j£ 1 f^ he returned the old
men and children who were
captured.
1 B^ a name for the Pleiades.
■^^ The hair on the head or fore-
cl^^ head ; tufts on an hifant's
finao head, trimmed up on each
temple, called ^i jl^ ] or
filial tufts; eminent, excelling in
force ; applied to long hairs which
excel the rest.
] -^ eminent, picked men.
^ ] J^ to mount a long-maned
horse.
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MAO.
MAO.
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m
Dnmk.
1^ exceedingly drunk.
kl^i The kiir!/ ox, as the ch.arac-
(•J"t^ tur itself imports.
^mllO \ ^^ a wild yak ; it is
described as found in Kan-
suh and further west, ami
to be caught and tamed by
the people.
tttC A kind of feather screen or
(^Tj tlabelhuu on a carriage, an-
.iiuiu ciently used to [irotccl riders
from the wind and dust ; a
horse with long hair.
. Krom pfunfs aiid a luiirp.
c^Q* High rank grass like an
.iiuiu Ariaulu, good for thatching
houses ; also applied to a
white striped grass ; a species of
low palm resembling a Tliriii i.i; or
perhaps a kind of scrub pine ;
thatched ; poor, lowly.
1 -^ a cottage ; my humble
dwelling.
I 9 ur 1 ^ a lodge in a field.
;^ 1 T i [lam as] the least of
gr:«s and stuljble scholars; —
said on receiving an honor.
1 ^ a hut, a thatched house.
1 !^ (juickset grass, thatch.
j^ 1 :}ft roots of couch grass ; —
a febrifuge.
^ ] the best grass, among
Hudhists denotes the f^ii/a or
fragrant Foa a/nosiiro!ili'.'<.
^ Pil I M l"''iy l^ enlighten
my dull mind.
^ 1 [Jj the incantations of the
Tao piiesls to relieve evils.
^Aifi ^ m m i& ti= 1 ti'e
lighl and brilliant clouds bedew
the rushes and grass.
w I a tough, tall grass used for
thatching.
1 I'M. "' 1"""' country dwelling.
] ^|| an old name for Kii-yung
^
^
near Nanking.
^^J^ "\ Vrnm iii^crt^ .Tiifl .f/war^ alluding
^-gl^ 1 to their miscliief.
'■■^^ > A grub which attacks the
yj? roots of grain ; any insect
f -Mi*^ ' which eats grain.
i'l'H" ji^ j a coleopterous fly
{.^fi//iil/n'.-<), used in the na-
tive [iharmacy for its blistering
qualities,
I PjI 1 iS [these evil men are
like] grubs and Hies in grain.
] 5Jll "I'l name for a large banner
wliich led the van.
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m 1
From be'ial .iiid spronl^ ex^ilain-
ed as intended to denote that
cats eat mice, the destroyers of
yoiit.g grain.
A cat ; the mewing of cats.
jS I a castrated oat.
1 -F or 1 yi puss.
1 5i IS ^ ll'e cat's eye.
the hill cat, {Fdis viver-
vdiiiis,) a species of tiger cat.
] 5M ''' striped fo.x.
Uji 1 the wild cat ; and poetically
used for a fox ; in Peking, it
d.Miotes the hare.
1 M Ir] RS the cat and the rat
are aslee[) together ; — ;', e. offi-
cers and thieves are in league.
] SL ^J^ '''' common species of
spurge. {Eiiphorhia.)
lazy-bones.
JiE 1 ('^T more correctly ^ ^) the
canlharides or a similar Hy.
] blindraan's bufi'; — lit.
liiiling from the cats.
Mi 5E 1 ^ store-room, a cupboard,
a safe to store in. {Pekin.ijese.)
^ ] the civet of the Indian Ar-
chipelago, regarded as herma-
phrodite ; its scent bag, called^
1 ^p, is brought from Yunnan.
1 Di ^i^ ^ fellow who is eating
constantly.
IfW An anchor ; a grappling-iron.
(^|U })fi 1 tt) cast anchor.
i'""" jig 1 or 15 ] to weigh an-
chor.
1 \(& "■■ I \^ <i" anchur-buoy.
II
'^P
] |§ ^ hawser or cable.
^ I au anchor.
■^ S fi^ 1 ^^^^ anchor is down,
— I he thing is settled.
The old form i.sllke nn open door,
s:ild to be iuialugtuLS to the
, siniiigiii^ up of vei^ehitioii in
M;iroli ; it U delined hv ^ a co-
ver, us t!ie e:irtli is then covered ;
tlie second funn is rather in-
'""" correct.
The fourth of the twelve
branches ; belongs to wood,
and is designated by the hare ; it
stands for the hour from 5 to 7
A.M.; and for east; morning; a
time, a day ; a term, au instalment ;
flinu'ishing.
^ I 5 o'clock in the morning.
J£ ] G o'clock.
] J^ the second moon.
] §;§ the matin bell in a mo-
nastery.
I Itg^the third and eighth da3's
ot a moon ; i. e. the 3d, 13tli,
and iM, with the 8th, 18th,
and 28th.
Bit 1 '■'^ bamboo remiss police-
men or recreant debtors.
IjfJ I to make the first payment,
as of duties ; to begin to bamboo
recreant policemen.
||l5 ] to call the roll of clerks and
employes, so called because once
the names were marked at that
hour, and the phrase ] ilj
now denotes the periodical days
on which the roster is called.
js ] to ap[)ear and answer to a
sunnuons.
■flJJ ] to fail at roll-call.
•^ 1 to pass by, to overdo.
]ft& I to answer by a substitute.
^ ] substitutes who sell them-
selves to be bambooed.
^ ] time of death.
In Cantonese. The buttocks. —
perhaps wrongly used for JH to
squat.
^ I to be taken in ; to fail in a
promise.
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MAO.
MAO.
MAO.
<^ The eighteenth of the zodia-
■^P cal constellations, answering
'mao to the Pleiades ; it is one of
the four that always ni.arks a
Sunday in the calendar, and is the
center of the seven western con-
stellations.
c vrfrt A river in the southeast of
\y\t Kiangsu, in Sung-kiang fu ;
'mao watery ; stagnant water.
, -^ An aquatic vcge:,:.l)le, other-
^\l wi.se call:-! ^ ^ click n.al-
'tmio lox3, resembling ihe N//in-
phiia or pond lily ; the raw
leaves are edible.
] Ij^ the water chestnut {Eko-
charis). so called in Hunan.
•M ^ Ji 1 ^*e "ill gather the
mallows out of it.
From ^ ivhilf over jL """'i to
denote tlie expiessimi or coun-
> teii.iuce ; tlie radical was added
1^^ later, as ii contraction of %^ a
Vr ; J leopard ; the contracted form
mao^ like j')A 5i i* often used.
The outward mien ; gail, style,
manner, form, ap[iearance, habit ;
the vi.sage, the face ; in definitions,
denotes the abstract quality of
things, or the act of doing some-
thing ; like, similar to ; to draw a
likeness.
^ ] the aspect of; one's man-
ner.
■^ ] the cnunfpn.nnra
H 1 pretty, engaging.
1 ^ "d'-Vj homely.
J^ ] the outUne ; figure.
iT' np 1 t'lfg'int ; noble in con-
duct.
-fti S -^ 1 '^^''" ''*^ * fiower and
buaiiliful as the moon.
1 ^ I?S jjj' ^ ^'^ careful of
smooth-faced fellows.
ffl "f] 1 exerting his strength.
■&• X 1 iG. be bade the artist
paint his concubine,
g 'fg ] the feeling of sedulous
dread of offending.
K'
^) From iirnmt and hair^ alluding to
tlie appearance.
iimo' To pull out, as the roots of
tangled plants ; overgrown
with grass ; vegetables ; to cook
or prepare for eating.
1 ^ soup of meat and greens.
yg ] water cresses or other water
greens.
& ^ 1 -i O" 'he right and left
We made .soup — of duckweed.
From old and hair.
An old man o\er seventy up
to eighty or ninety ; .-senile,
decrepit, in second childhood.
I ^ a very old man.
^ fig -^ 1 he is becoming very
intirni.
] llR a centenarian.
A small pu[)il ; dim-sighted,
dull; old; boozy, bewilder-
ed.
'i'fl 1 hcside one's s(-lf ; irate
auil cnnfusril. nnuldle<l.
Ji + T> JE P.1] n* ^ ]^ if the
heart be perserse, the eye will be
unsteady.
] 0^ unsuccessful aud turning to
driiilc.
:^| ' From a |Et rovcrhitj and eye
E] undenieatli ; occurs used for tlie
\ next two.
A covering for the head ; fti
go on rashly, to rush on heedless ;
to a.ssume, to feign, to presmne ;
to overs^iread ; to venture on, to
bravo out ; blind to. rash, reckless ;
to falsify, to counterfeit, to alHrm
a falsity.
] ^ to assume a name ; an alias.
1 311 to willfully (or heedlessly)
•tl'end.
fg ] 1^ Q to pretend to be a
ipolicemen.
] [^ indilYereut to the rain.
flJ ] !^ r J to counterfeit a label.
1 9^ ignorant ai)d rash, head-
strong.
Jg jH I ^ such utter rudeness
and frowardness.
] [^ to brave danger.
^5 1 ^ -S^ he exposed himself
in the battle.
"^ j[^ ^ ] [the sun] over-
shadows this lower world.
I ^fj ^ emitted spontaneously.
Jit 1 ]ll il t'J '•■'il^e a slight cold.
•^ ] not wishing to know the
truth ; des|)erate, set in evil.
I JJ to willfully insult another.
is often written like the
nau' To rise and overflow ; to
leak, as a chinniey ; to spurt
out.
7K 1 [ij ^ the water runs over.
] rj]^ the sap or gum oozes out.
1 ^ ^ the ste.am comes up.
] '1^ the smoke comes out.
1 tij ?}5 tJC the water is leaking
throuuh.
^
B ' Envious dislike at the ex-
^ cellenee or prosperity of an-
Hi«o' other ; ill-will and jealousy.
1 m a ?S ^ .«h.'^ hated
her with jealous dislike.
|l|fc?i A cap or head covering of
'rB ■'*"-' ^^'"'^ ' ""■'•'"' imposition,
iiiiio' as a price above the real.
1 rfe a hat-shop.
Jcf ] a summer hat.
] ^ a'hat, cap, turban, or bonnet.
ifl l« 1 * '^^V ^^''th a red fringe.
^ I a winter cap.
a Ij; ] official cap of the Ming
dynasty.
^ ] a cloth hood.
iJ' il fi t^ 1 -T'^e loves to
wear the high hat; — t. e. he
loves prai.se.
y I a pencil cap.
M &. 1 ■? ^ leather hat-shaped
target, three feet high, shot at
bv horsemen.
>Q 5 Inordinate desire for, covet-
ous.
mao
ME.
MEH.
MEH.
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IMIli].
'Old sound, mi, In Canlon, m& and mit ; — in Siratuiv, mo und nii ; — iu Aiiioi), be and mi"; •
mah, niii, and niieli ; — in Shanylmi, mi and mu ; — in Cliij'u, me.
- t'n Fuhckaa,
f\~^ An tinautliorized character, pro-
(IT* Ijablv derived from ^ /irccious
or ^ 6r(c/;, and "j child.
In Cantonese. To carry a child
pickapack, like a papoose ; to
back or shoulder anything ; an
interrogative ^Vord.
] -^ to carry a baby on the back.
1 ^ '^ pack-wrapper.
] _|l ^ to take the responsibi-
lity of a thing.
-^ ] IS it so *
^mie
From moutli and shecfJ ; tlie first
form is antique.
' The bleating of sheep.
:^ ] a sheep, kid or lamb.
I ^ the cry of sheep.
The eyes crossing ; squint-
eyed ; in the Western Hia,
P^ ] was a local term for
necromancers.
In Cantonese read mdt^ An
interrogative pronoun, who, what ;
how ? before a negative, why,
wherefore ; a diminutive quantity ;
a person.
Ill| I ^ what is its name ?
4K ] J\^ not many persons.
^ ] a term for servant boys.
^ ] Mr. Such-an-one.
^ I P£ what is it ?
^ 1 ffil -^ 2j5 you must come
in anywise.
M ] ^ ^ M ^'^y <^''°'*^ y*"^
do it J
Old sound, mak. In Canton, mak ; — in
Composed of ^ coming and ^
a s/trout, because it is sown iu
autumn ; it is the 19t*th radical
of characters relating to wheat.
Wheat, or the grain with
an awn, of which there are several
sorts ; it belongs to metal.
or ^1^ \ barley.
or jjj] ] ^ oatmeal.
] or ^^ ] buckwheat.
I ^ wheat harvest.
] ^ wheat sprouts, used
soups.
^ \ winter wheat.
1 ^ -f or ) IIj bran.
1 or ^"ij 1 to reap wheat.
l^, -J- wheat chaff.
From licaxt and linndyed ; occurs
wrongly used for tlie next.
il 1
1
no' A tribe of ancient aborigines
on the north, in the valley
of the River Hwai, and after in
the Ortous country ; quiet, settled
like a firm and just government ;
silently.
Swo*nii\ be, mc, and mek ; — in Amoy^ bek
in Shanghai^ mak ; — in Chifa^ mah.
SI e 1 ^ #IS fr ^ although
the barbarians of the south and
north may act so.
^ 1 ^ ^ -S ^ pike the]
ignorant savages, who do not
know the rules of a state ; — said
of inexperienced people.
1 S f^ ^ the fame of his vir-
tue silently grew.
Sometimes written like the last.
The Malacca tapir (Tapirus
iiuilaijanus), which the Chi-
' nese say was found in Sz'-
ch'uen, and is still found
in Yunnan ; they describe
it as Hke a bear, with a
black and white body, able
to eat iron and copper, and
having teeth that fire cannot
burn ; it has the nose of an
elephant, eye of a rhinoceros, head
of a lion, hair of a wolf, and feet
of a tiger ; a distorted figure of it
was anciently drawn on screens as
a charm.
— in Fuhchau, mah, mek, and paik ; —
PS
A raised path going east and
west which divides fields ; a
u' street going through a mar-
ket-place ; a road.
1 _t on the street.
Jj ] a market-street.
1 ^ A '"^ rude fellow, a .stranger ;
one who treats you coldly.
] ^ A ^^ complete stranger.
IS.
The 1^ ] is described to be
the offspring of an ;iss and a
cow ; probably a misprint.
To get on a horse ; to leap
■ ) on a horse's back.
I ^ to s[)ring over ; to pass,
like a Hash.
mis. 1 iv; ^ - 1 ""'ly ti^*-'
tleecy clouds see that leaf [of a
shallop] skipping over the waves.
»=!=* Small rain ; misty dew that
n^ii soaks everything.
7no' ] ^ drizzling rain ; applied
' to imperial favors.
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m
mo'
MEH.
From Jli-"'/' «"<! dispersing
slreiimx ; tlie otlier forms are
less cuuiiuon.
.The pulse, the blood run-
ning in the veins ; streaks or
veins in wood ; water courses
in the ground ; argument of
thought, the idea running
through ; a line of succes-
sion ; descent, parentage,
or ^ ] or J^ 1 to feel the
pulse.
] 3U philosophy of the pulse.
^ M^ ] '■'■'^^^^ did yo\ii family
tome trom f
m]
MEI.
1 iiiS ^ 3^ ^'"^ veins run into
u:iL-h other ; — met. the Streets
all lead into one another.
^^ ] to hit a pulse ; the Chinese
thiidv an enemy can destroy
health in this way.
ife 1 signs and streaks in the
earth, marked by geomancers,
indicative of internal water
courses, which harmonize with
the crops and health of a place.
— I ]fjj ^ an unbroken descent.
/^ I to enter upon the argument,
to assume the point.
] P^ the pulse iu the wrist.
m,
mie/t'
MEI.
To look around one, to take
a survey of; to look at each
other, to ogle.
1 1 ^ !§ Ir they looked
at each other, but could not
converse.
Shallow water ; shallows,
strands.
M 1 l^> Srt 'lie mountain
streams ripple over the stones.
Pebbly ; hard, solid.
] { jj* small stones ; shingle.
Old sound.ix, mei, mi, inai, mik, mit, nnd met. In Cunlon, mui and mi ; — in Swatoiv, bai, buo, mui, m>ie, mi, and man ; —
in Ainoy, miii", bi, bi'm, mu", and inai" ; — in Fnlirhau, mwi, mi, mvvi, mwoi, me, ugivoi, and meug ; —
and each
tbe
From tree
pbonetic.
A general name fi)r plums,
prunes, and the the buUace ;
the Howering almond,
g^ ] sour plums ; pickled plums.
j& ] the tree strawberry or ar-
butus. {M//rka sapida.)
1^ ] ^ a bubo, from the re-
i-einbiance to the fruit.
I ^ the plum bumper, name of a
cup drank after weddings.
] -^ the Plum llange lying be-
tween Kiangsi and Kwangtiuig.
1 ^ a poetical name for the
tenth moon.
^ ] marriageable.
] ] downhearted, mourning.
] fi ^ ft ^ the plum stands as
the first of Mowers.
] ^ summer rain.
1 -?C if" -SI i'''''" '"'^ '"'• pi"""'' flower,
reft-rs to a girl coming of .age.
] \^^ the Pruniis tomentosa.
The meat on the breast, be-
een the mouth and heart.
?t 1 I^ or ^ jCJ- l^ a j
brisket of pork.
in Shnngliai^ me ; — in C/ti/'u^ mei.
The cakes of leaven, called
i® "19^ wine mother, used in
fermenting the grain before
distilling; they are also call-
ed it!- ^ or the intermediate
barm, because they produce
the result of fermentation or
leavening.
J t* A general name for berrie.s, as
c f^i bl.ickberry, potentilla, rasp-
^7ne'i berry, or other edible kinds.
j ^ moss or lichens cover-
ing damp walls.
^^ ] one name for the strawberry.
■^ j^ ] ] the green herbage
by the streams.
JM. ] a kind of red sour rasp-
berry.
/{C 1 a Ijerry like the raspberry
at Fuhch.au.
i^ft^ Summer rains, humid v.-caih-
(rf^ er ; damp, moldy, miklGwad ;
.met to mildew.
•^ ] 1^ the rains of JiJy.
1 ')f^ spoiled by damp and mold. ,
1 ^ ruined from damp.
^ ] turned moldy.
3%
From ;/em and veined.
The ] JJ^ is a bright red
sparkling gem, perhaps pre-
cious garnet, from whence
met the red rose has its name.
1 Jjl, jj]| attar of roses.
Read ^wrhi or ^min, but only
written hlce the second. The striie
in an agate or jade ; an orange
colored jasper, called J^ ] which
was once worn on the girdle by
scholars..
M
A small tree, a shrub ; the
stalk of a shrub; a cane, a
mei switch or stick ; a gag ; a
classifier of rings, coins,
seeds, fruit, nails ; one of,
eaeli.
|g I a gag held inside the mouth.
I* I to guess by throwing the
fingers, the game of morra.
^ ] how many ^ — as plums.
— I ^ one nail.
1 f» Ji E to cast lots among
the worthy officers.
1 I close and fine work, said of
temples.
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MEL
585
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From water aiul not ; it is also
4l><-j^ nsed for y^, and '.eaf! »-P
^mei N aiie of a stream ; and of a
town in the state of W(.'i
%, now K'i hien gt j|,?. in
the nmth of Honan ; iiHlistincI :
(l.irk ; a small star near the Dip-
i'^ # ^ 1 ;i ^IL ^ I go
to gather wheat in the norlh
of Mel.
Also read hwui ' To wash the
face.
Tlie old form represents the fyi
and tiie hairs above it.
jjneV The eyebrows ; old, aged ;
edge of a well
tlS 1 or ] ^ the eyebrows.
^ ] arched eyebrows.
1 Jh @ ^ beautiful eyes.
iS ] ^ ^ contraeted eyebrows,
scowling, rueful.
] jl'i'l a prefecture on the Eiver
Min above Kia-ting fu in Sz'-
ch'uen.
^ ;g 1 Lao-tsz' eyebrow.?, — a
kind of fine black tea.
W< 1 ^ tlie ciescent, or young
moon.
i?^ 1 '^ ^ '" ^ much danger as
if my eyebrows were singeing.
1 ^ eyel)rows which indicate
long life, being bushy and long.
•W ^ 1 ^ that he might get
lung life.
1 ^ beautiful eyes and brow.
Ili 1 nh ^ in high siiirits, jolly.
1 Ph] & ^ \\\i\iG hairs between
^the eyes denotes the urtut, a
mark of every Budha, out of
wliich light radiates through
every universe.
LtlJ From wootl and eyphroio,
'/l/wi '-'^"'i^ lintel of a door or win-
^mci dow.
IIj ) a timber in the eaves.
^ iiC iff n 1 to '^ar -I r1.i"gli-
ter is like a hntel, — as it allows
e.xit and entrance into other fa-
DiUies when she marries.
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A famous peak, the |1^ ] ^J
5TH hi Kiating fu in the center of
j///-'< R/.'ch'uen near the Ta-tu
River, in a district of the
same name.
M|IlZ '-''^^ f''^ "^^' ; "'so read <,in';.
{{\fJJ\ V'mii and drizzling, as rain ;
iinei the l)ank of a stream.
1 fi^. M '^ ''''^^^ drizzling
rain.
] 7jC the edge of the water.
\Oi% From water and eye.hron-.
c V0 The brink of a stream ; plants
^ini-i growing thick and tangled
alonT the edge of a pool or
ri\i .
I jj||) a lake in Hunan.
1 il' f?< •''' 'district in the center
of Kweicheu.
m^^ A^7l<i. ] the man
of whom 1 speak is on the river's
margin.
pjj7 A district town in Fung-
</rI tsiang fu in the southwest of
^mri Shensi, lying on the River
Wei ; name of an old town
in Lu.
•ft a' From 5f irnmnn and ^ to ron-
(Vyl^ s'l/t oontiacted ; occurs used for
iih'i W obscure.
A go-between, an arranger of
marriages ; to covet ; a person or
cause which produces an ett'ect.
j ^ an old woman who settles
malehes.
gJJ' ] to renmnerate go-betweens.
1 A or f^ j a matchmaker.
1^ ] an attraction, an inducement.
g 1 to interfere, to thrust one's
self forward. '
fi^m -w- 1? f$ i 1 4 1'c '
who is praised and love<l gives
occasion for sycophants to act.
Soot ; coal, charcoal, embers ;
I'/i^^ fossil coal.
^m'i >^ ] soot.
>X. 1 ^ tinder, punk.
^iJ5 ] or ^ 1 anthracite coal.
] ^^ lirimstone.
'Jt0 1 o'' ftil 1 ^"'"t "r bituminous
coal.
] ^ a coal-de'pot.
'M 1 '■imp^jl'i'^k' collected to make
india-Hik.
I J^ coal balls; made of coal-
dust and clay.
Wi 1 ^ [laper match to hold fire.
] jtjj charcoal ; it is burned from
chcstuut ;ind willow.
M 1 '"■ ii. 1 to dig coal.
1 ^ 'S J'^t ; fossil hgnite.
^"^ A sacrifice or special worship
vl'TfC lisl'^' ^7 the emperor in the
jiu'i spring to supplicate heaven
for a son.
.Also read ^7?;o.
To cut, to pare ofl^, to slice
or divide up ; to cut open, to
dissect.
] -^ p^ $$■ I now most par-
ticularly admonish you.
mi
A door-ring having two locks
bolting the door in it ; a
dog-chain.
& S 1 ''^^ doidjle ring
on a slie[]herd's dog.
P^ ] a door-ring ; a lock
with rings on the bolt.
From /i/ai:k and siiiail as tlic
iiliunetic.
J-g* Tbp fi
7^: f.etus.
first movement of the
i""' 1 flu to quicken ; a quicken-
ed womb.
) ] fat and strong, lusty ;
good looking.
Moldy or black spots appear-
ing on things soaked in the
rain ; dirty, grimetl spots on the
face; spoiled; to dot with ink.
^ 'f- 1 m 1 M 4 "I'l f^™-
ers are usually sunburnt and
have grimy faces.
1 H swarthy.
m
'mei
Similar to tlie next.
A sm.all delicate
elegant, handsome.
woman ;
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MEL
MEI.
From ^ sheeji and 7C S''^"'
beneath it, the largest animal
beUig the best.
Toollisome, delicious, savory;
beautil'iil, as a woman ; excellent ;
good-looking ; well ; happy ; to
delight in, to esteem ; to commQDd»
] ;^ ''>■ pr^'ty girl; a belle.
] 5^ well-flavored.
] Jl^ fertile lands.
1
B:
a delicate dish, sumptuous.
] ^ handsome, winning.
^ ] elegant, ornate.
1^ ] to praise, to extol.
1 4* •^ JS. ^'^ happiness is in-
comjjlete.
— i^ 1 lS^ ^ g°°'^ intention, a
kind thought.
:^ 1 C jlb ™y admired man is
no longer here.
1 i?l ^ pT ill "h iiiexpressibly
happy.
] ^ or ;/i; ] g America ; con-
tracted from :k.^ \ MM
/^ ^ d the United States of
America.
^ The origmal form represents the
» Im;^ grass springing in a tangled way.
mc'i A distributive particle, each,
every, each one, any one ;
constantly, always j although ; to
desire.
] J)^ each time.
1 1 in jlfc il- i^ usually so, it is
ever thus.
] — ■j/J: ^ each aft'air, or item.
i^ P9 1 ] each field is alike
fertile.
1 S A ^ lio is always imposed
upon.
^ I all of us — who are here.
1 f© H 1^ each ono [sells for]
three cash.
] J^ each man ; every person.
' To defile, to foul, as with
dirty watei ; ic polite lan-
guage, to annoy, to request,
to ask a favor of.
'^)
om ice or water and do not ;
second form is most used.
^ ] to intreat of
] ^ to be obliged for, to ask a
kindness of
i^ Hb 1 ^^ pJi I'o^v can you de-
file me?
The second is also read ^mien.
Flowing water.
JpJ yj^ ] 1 the river curreDt flows
smoothly by.
A.) From woman and Jiot yet.
JV A younger sister ; a sister ;
mei' an old name of the capital of
Chcu-sin, now K'i in Wei-
hwui fu in the north of Honan,
still retained in the village of ] ^^[5
near Shansi.
>J» ] or ] ] one's sister.
^ ] half sister on a father's side.
51 ] brothers and sisters.
II; ] a woman's marriage ar-
rangements ; the last diagram,
meaning finished, ended.
/^ ] your sister.
^ ] female cousins of different
surname.
1 ^ or 1 ^ or 1 f§ my or a
younger sister's husband.
In Cantonese. A girl; a woman.
] ff ^ g"-'l) usually one bought.
■^ I a servant-girl.
■^ ] a blind songstress.
7S
] the tanka boat-women.
From day and not yet,
No sun ; dark, obscure, diffi-
mSi^ cult to distinguish things;
perfidious ; the mind not
clear about a thing.
B^ ] clear and blight ; trans-
parent.
I |J^ and ] ^ dawn and dusk.
] ^ or ] jjlji to go against con-
science, to deceive one's heart.
^ ] ^ >Hj denotes mental energy,
eliciting the real fire, and thus
repressing disease or pain ; — a
trick of thf Kationalists.
] M^ ,S ;t I Jiave deeply
pondered on it.
) An ogre or demon brute of
the woods ; a brownie, with a
man's face .and ftiur legs.
A»/ J From demon and hair; similar to
^^ the last.
mci'' The manes of a thing ; a
gnome which beguiles people
into danger.
=1 ' Tortoise-shell.
ift 1 '"' 5# ] the precious
via ' tortoise or tm'tle shell ; mar-
bled, clouded, like shell.
JfM ^ 5-S: .^. tlie marbled
garoupa. {Scrranus mcgachir.)
Eead mao' A kind of cover
for a scepter or signet, used in
ancient times by the monarch in
some way to test the batons of the
princes.
o A kind of leather buskin of
soldiers ; a plant used to dye
mci ' purple.
|) From woman and eyebrow.
Smirking, ogling, smiling,
in-i ' attractive ; to speak soft
words ; to adulate ; to flatter ;
sj'cophantic ; dalliance, blandish-
ment ; passionate glances; to think
of lovingly.
^ I seductive, alluring.
pQ I to toady, to flatter.
5^ ± 1 ^ tJe 5V ^ ?* the
ruler's favou:es go with him to
the chase,
^g J fascinating, e.\citing love,
{pjj ] to stick to one for base ends.
S 1 -it M tliey think fondly of
their wives.
I ^, the mincing gait of a pretty
woman.
In Cantonese. To close ; to
piJTse up the mouth ; to keep still.
) From dollies and to divide.
A slee\e, along whose edges
met ' ladies display embroidery ;
to draw back the sleeve ; to
open out.
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^ I to take leave of one.
^ I to seize the sleeve, as at
meeting a fiieiid to detain him.
M,^ 1 rfia fsf^*[Con-
I'ucins] made his right sleeve
short, that lie might easily at-
tend 10 hiisiness.
|g ] to roll up the sleeve.
^ From an old form of <§?■ to dreavi
ainl ^^ not yet,
mn 'py J^,^^^ {xowx labor and doze ;
to sleep ; to lose one's ideas.
^ W ^ 1 uneasy, disturbed sleep.
^ M ;j5^ ] rising early and late
to bed.
I jjc ^ J(§ to dive under water
and lay a wall ; — met. hard
labor. {Gintonescj
^ ] to dream
m
f^ ] to nod, to pretend to sleep.
iS 1 ■^'iWi ^ ^'^ down undressed,
and am sighing constantly.
11'
■met '
From grain and hlark.
Grain injured and mildewed
by the rain ; smutty grain,
covered with black spots.
To feel with the hand.
Anxiety causing illness ;
disease induced by care ;
' fa<ling, as color of a dress.
m, m -S f& ffi ^^ Z> 1
as I longingly think of my
lord, it makes my heart ache.
] sick from vexation and mul-
tiplied cares.
w
Dust ; dusty.
] I the air full of dust.
^M ^ ia 1 t^ii" '"'Sty
fog is thick as dust.
Color blind ; unable clearly
to distinguish the various
colors.
■g" ] dimness of vision [ire-
venting one discriminating
colors.
' Iiiterclmnged with /I'l/i, gf , nml
more in use, but the two are
somewhat unlike.
lei
The eyes growing long sighted
through age ; to see dimly ; long in
time ; vanisliing, passing oft", as an
indistinct sight ; to eye askance.
j [Iff the morning light, when
one looks up and thinks.
Old sounds, ran and mnt. In Canton,
in I''u/ii--liaii, mau, mdu,
From irorils and certain*
A stratagem, a device, an
""'" artitiee ; to plot, to make
plans ; to obtain ; to ponder,
to deliberate, to consult with ;
to contrive.
] ^ to plot against.
^ ] a cunning scheme.
■^ 1 01" ] ^ to plan how to
get a living.
1 R Of" 1 ^ to cabal ; traitor-
ous plots.
] Bg a plan, a stratagem.
ning is nitli man, but the com-
pletion is f al> Heaven.
I ^ to meditate carefully on.
1 ■j^ to be acquainted with, to
see or maik one's features.
] l\^ to lay [schemes to get
people's weahh.
1 ^ to contrivs or coi3iJ.pass a
murder.
I
i'H^H*
.^
Tlie character i.s thouglit to re.
pre.scnt a three clawed halljcrd.
sucli as were stiiol< in chariots ;
ten it forms the 110th radical of
j((0 cliaracters denoting spears.
A lance with a narrow head ;
a spear.
© 'fS 1 M the spear and shield
oppose eacli other ; — /. e. it is a
self-contradiction, a solecism.
5^ ] star l3 in Bootes.
I 1^ spears and javelins.
.^
man ; — in Swatow, mau, mong, mo, m"o, and b6;
iiui, and main ; — in Sliaiiijltai, mil, 'm, and mo ; -
'Ml A ] l'^ consult with others.
^ I to contrive, to plan.
-^ ] tlie contriver of a plot.
] j_' a clever adviser, like Ahi-
thopel.
A species of spider the J][{ ] ,
an Kpeira, otherwise called
^ llSp lIUjc or grass spider,
wliich weaves its nest on
plants ; its web is regarded
as uo.xious.
— in Amoy^ bo and ban ; —
- in ChijUy niu.
From ^ox and |_| inoiilh above
to represent breutli ; iiUercliaug-
ed with the next two.
To low, to bellow ; to usurp,
to incroach on ; to sur^iass ; to
like ; to double ; a vessel in temples
to hold grain ; barley ; a weevil ;
the pupil of the eye.
] ^Ij to get gain.
1 Wi, ^ t^y which eats the blade
of grain; mcl. lliieves, blacklegs.
] Rig to low ; the lowing of kuie.
f^ ] to usurp.
+ 1 0. i"
old 1 >]\i
in Hunan.
P,o 'f'c ^ 1 t-'onferring on us tiio
wlieat and barley.
Barley ; also called 5^ ^,
or great wheat.
ncii j ^ barley ; it can either be
cooked for food, or vinegar
can be made of it, or sweetmeats.
K'ai-fung fu is the
a small feudal state
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rt^ The pupil of the eye; the
^meu ^ji 1 a bright eye.
] -^ the apple of the eye.
] •? ^ ffl fS l^e eye cannot
play the hypocrite.
^ # # 1 •? Yao and Shun
both had a double iris.
'^ ] a li.ved eye, as when watch-
ing narrowly.
^ ^ A ^ "^ K ^ I •? of
all parts of the body, there is
none more excellent than the
pupil.
Small bushy plants.
1 15 'IS '^ liliaceous plant
,iHvu found in damp places, with
ensiform leaves and red
flowers ; the roots are warm like
sweet flag, and are made into a
powder.
,#
Equal, of the same sort or
class ; to accord with.
J„^^u, I ^ to exert great effort.
jlS. ^ 4B 1 they are utterly
dissimilar.
jQ ^ ^ 1 ^li things are not
made alike.
It *^ A' ffiJ 1 i^ ^ the nn-
equal pertains to man, but Hea-
ven has things in harmony.
Alfc An.
enormous crab, called ijg
, so big that it can nip a
jj/ieu tiger ; perhaps a gigantic
cuttle-fish is alluded to.
'J.
'meu
J^^ An old name for Ting-yuen
c;>J> hien in the northern part of
^7neu Yunnan was | ')]] ; it lay on
a small tributary of the
Yangtsz' River ; this was one of
the wild tribes which helped Wu
Wang against the Shang dynasty,
and perhaps the name has been
retained in its old location.
An iron pan or boiler ; a
hhi case or platuig inside
of a cap to protect the head.
^ ] a kind of helmet with
a flaring rim. ^„
MEU.
C -tf^ "^ From wood a.ad sweet, an old
form of ;f(5: the sour jilum ; tlie
> onntracted form is like sc' X»
private.
Sour fruit ; a certain person
or thing, used when its name
is unknown, or respect or cau-
tion forbids the use ; and also for I ;
used as a blank, by writhig one or
more of the contracted form in-
stead of the characters which are
to be filled in.
] ^ ] 3 such a month and day.
1 f& fi-I I ^I'^l 't •> ^'^'^^ '^''^ it ?
1 /^ a Certain person, that party.
iT I to emphasize a passage by
adding — j^ ] a row on the
side of the column, equivalent to
capitalizing it.
1 '(i. ^ ^ ^^ here.
] jpf ^ ^ what does such an
one do ?
1 A ^ nobody has come. {Caii-
iuiiese.)
■? # -^ 1 ^ which [dish] do
you, Sir, like best ?
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From ox and earth.
The male of quadrupeds and
'liii-ii of a few plants, — seldom of
'mu birds ; a bull ; a stallion ; a
screw or bolt ; part of a
Chinese lock which slides in ; a
piston.
'J^ 1 female and male.
(ii'k JM J^ ] ^^'litle I present this
nuble bull.
] '^^ ^ large variety of the
camellia, so named from a like-
ness to the Chinese peony | JJ
Frain feld and -f^: each al-
tered.
A Chinese acre, which has
varied at difi'erent ages,
and now varies in different
provinces ; it measures 240
square >^, which makes
square yards, or O.G 'incu
equal to an English acre ; but in
fact, it takes 4.7CG at Amoy, 6 at
Shanghai, and C.Gl further north;
the average is 6 to G.l "-nieu to an
English acre ; fields, arable land ;
in the fields ; to mark out fields.
— 1 ili ^'^ ^cre of ground.
|g; 1 taxable fields.
] ^ a cultivated terrace.
K 1 « H layi'ig out the fields
and collecting the revenue.
/p )JE H 1 not to cultivate the
fields.
^ 1 ;^ ^ just a small half-
acre fish-pond.
M ^ ^ ~h 1 the mulberries
stretch on for acres.
.-f<
Paonia mowtan.
^t ".I i^ ^ 1 the hen pheasant
cries to her mate.
P^ ] bolt of a door,
pg I ^ §§ the four steeds were
strong.
From hand or foot and mother.
The thumb ; the great toe.
®? 1 an odd or sixth thumb
or toe.
•^ 1 ^g the thumb.
^
To look at closely ; to go
with the head low, as near-
sighted people do ; to look
down ; dim, indistinct vision ;
disheveled, as hair; dull,
ignorant.
^^1 ^ to confound right
and wTong.
1^ sight confused and wearied.
] ^ timid, bashful, afraid to
look in the face.
I g P^ ] eyes obscured with
tears.
Read miih. Hard to see at night.
\ ] night blindness.
^> The part of a dress above the
► girdle, a waist ; long ; a
' stretch from north to south.
^ ] ^g ^ he wears a long
gown.
I ] the entire extent of a region,
the four points of the compass.
E 1 ^ + M [t^e mountain]
stretched along from north to
south scores of miles.
MEU-
VTOm ^forest and dart.
Luxuriant, as a forest ; an
old name for the 7(5; 1^ wlik-li
probably refers to llje quincu
rather than the papaya.
v-^^ |v •» From tiu-itrinnl and Iiearl ; oc-
^9^ cms, intercliangeil with tlie last
liixnriiinl and heart ; oc-
il-^'* and tlie next.
To exert one's mind ; force of
purpose ; to be or make great ; high
principled ; energetic ; to labor
strenuously ; luxuriant.
■^ 1 75 (j§ ^ ■'*'" c^onvinced how
great is your virtue.
] fi^ earnest ettbrts to correct
■what is wrong.
J& 1 1 "^ *■" per.soiiS of great
merit, he gave great rewards.
MEU.
,^, From j>la?il andjiourisliii)'/.
/-J^ Exuberant, thrifty foliage;
meii? flourishing, highly developed,
muo'' a high rank or quality of;
elegant, tine, a term of praise
often used in names ; to exert,
to endeavor after ; healthy, vigor-
ous, .strong; a group of five persons ;
used for grain when ripe.
I ^^ luxuriant, exuberant.
] ^ or ] fiU numerou.s, as pro-
geny.^
] '^ fine, varied talents.
'fj \ W Mi "o^^ your wicked-
ness is raiiipant.
^ ] beautiful verdure or foliage.
" \ IE it f^ ^"^ sedulously culti-
vated his virtue.
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'P ^ ] ^ lio^^ skillfiil you are 1
] •)]] a large prefecture in the
nortliwest of Sz'ch'uen on the
River Min.
To barter, to exchange, to
deal ; to do business, to carry
on commerce.
M. 1 commercial dealings.
] ^ trade, interchange of
articles.
] obscure vision ; unenlight-
ened and callous.
1
m
w
Name of a city and region
in the Han dynasty, now oc-
cupied by Xingpo prefecture,
especially the districts of
Fung-hwa and Tsz'-yii.
(5^
IsAiX.
Old sounds, niui, mei, and m*i. In Crmton, me:, mi, oid ni ; — in Stvatow^ mi.
i/i Fuhchuu^ mi, j-'i, mo, and ne ; — In ShangJtai^ mi
?ij M m 1 #, 1
From to go and vie
be confounded ^vitll
uan'ate.
it can easily
«/(«//, jiJC to
To deceive, to delude ; to
bewitch, to fascinate ; con-
fused, perturbed ; stupefied, be-
clouded ; blinded, as by \ ice ; mad
after, infatuated ; besotted by.
1 W, ^leceived by, seduced.
] c^ I'iji infatuated by, fooled,
out of one's mind, bewildered.
■^ 1 ^ ^ dead to all remon-
strance.
1 ^S A P ft) bewitch and carry
otF or Uiduiip peojile, — as by
cozening and charms.
M ^ ^ 1 to depart utterly
from -1;;/ proper demeanor.
1 ^'^ i^ ^'^ carelessly mislay
a thing.
^ ] crazed, possessed.
] 1 '^ 'i^ a thick shade ; over- \
cast, clou<ly. f
I ^ out of the right road. )
il 1 ^ If stolidly and willfully
dull.
f^" ] mad after riches. \
E W W 5f» 1 [«liiin] was
never discomposed in the most
terrible thunder storm.
From Pj bow
contracted.
and
a seal
A bow discharged ; to shoot
an arrow ; to reach every-
where, to pervade ; to prevent,
to close up, to stop ; to complete ;
full, universal ; an adjective of
com[)arison like -^ more, still ;
long ; distant, prolonged.
I ^ very many.
j ig; still fiu-ther.
] J^ a month old.
1 ^ t-o P'lt'^h up. to disguise, to
screen from.
1 Tjf ^ i^ the patch is too
imall.
] //^ to a:x) charms or take pre-
caution.? against e\il.
■PI) »i 1 ^ l^'* djctrine con-
stantly grows more exalted to
my mind.
MM 1 iItti"--iyyou[Oking,]
complete all your years I
n«rf ni ; — in. Ainoy, bi, bo, anrfjl; — -
■ ill ChiJ'u^ mi.
] I in a small degreed
1 ^^J 1^ Maitreya, the expected
Budha, who already controls
the Budhist faith, and is believed
by some to have been incarnate
in Djetar ; his name is explain-
ed by '^ ^ the compassionate
name.
^\e> ^ plant called ^ ] wl:
c^ l/^V. leaves resemble elm seeds,
i^iid growing in pairs ; it may be
allied to the Bauhiiiia; an-
other description says the seeds
are red and edible, and that a
pleasant soup can be made by
boiling the twigs and adding rice
to the broth ; the bark can be
made into cordage.
A vast expanse of waters.
'"♦iJW M ^K ] 1 ^^'i^« a'l'l fu^
j)/u' is the River.
jp 1 an ocean-like waste of
waters.
W 1 S Pf ^^'^ *<"''l 'S 'ul^ ^
overflowing.
590
MI.
A she monkey.
] ^^ a moukey of any sort.
1 ^ ¥^ t^'3 monkey peach,
a drnpaceoiis fruit coniiuon in
Nganhwui, resembhng the peach
in shape and seed, firm ticsh, and
rather harsh ; the leaf is Uke the
persiniiiion ; in Honan it is called
tete A fawn ; it is also applied
t}^^ to the new-ijorn young of
j//it other quadrupeds.
I ^ skins or furs of un-
yeaued fawns or lambs.
X> M ] 9^ ["^ hunting,] do not
take the young or the eggs.
From 'ieer and rice or
t:»i'e contracted.
; to (le-
,»(i A large species of deer with
a short neck, that frequents
marshy woods in herds ; the de-
scription likens il to the elk ; a
grassy place on the bardcs of a riv-
er ; the plain brcwn desr (Jiu^a
Swinhoii ) of Formosa.
■(^ "^ H 1 "-^^^ cattle, elks, ami
stags hid themselves — in the
wood.
] ^ elk's horns, deemed inferior
to deer's horns in efficacy.
1 H a stag.
^ ] an ugly awkward person.
S jpj ;^ 1 I'^s those who live
on the river's bank.
A kind of rose called ^ ]
resembling the cinnamon
rose
M M ^ ] M "^=^t ail
ornament to autumn is the
Angelica flower.
Elce gruel, thin congee ;
macerated, dissolved by the
action of fire or water ;
scum ; entirely.
I ^5 rice boiled to congee.
^ boiled to a pulpy mass;
met. harassed, as by destructive
wars ; oppressed, harried to
death.
ML
] |§ extravagant waste.
Pl ^ 1 i& the state is vitterly
riiiueil,
•^ jig j|5 1 a scum floats on the
tup after boiling. (Cniiloncse.)
Is ^ M ■'"' "tter destruction.
I'sed for tlie last.
Bi)ile(l to pieces; entirely
macerated ; consumed, des-
troyed, as a people by op-
pression.
A halter for an ox ; to tie
U[} ; to ally, to bind to one.
^/ 1 /P $fi bound by a
strong alliance.
A kind of liquor, called ||;
r. ] made from grain by dis-
tillation, and drank without
straining ; it resembles dou-
ble-brewed malt ; the name is de-
rived from a small yellow rose.
<3R
From [^J a net contracted, and
Tit rii-e, intimating the way a
net covers tliinj's.
Universal, around ; to enter
and go all about ; deep ; rash,
venturesome.
J^ ] a state in the Han dynasty
lying near the present Kokand.
1 ia' fsi 'iS i'l the deepest fear
and distress.
( ■^r^ Tlie cliarncter represents fonr
XJV (irains on tlie figure "y" ini ; it
( '. 'forms the ll'.Hli radiealofcliai-ac-
"" tors relating to rice, its growth
and uses.
Eice after it is hulled ; small
grains of other plants, even in-
cluding millet, maize, and grass ; a
seed, a kernel ; food ; small things
like rice, as ^j^^ ] Soiihora flower.s,
or %x 1 ^'^^^^ prawns.
>J, I or r^ 1 canary seed, the
grain of yellow millet. {Setaria.)
] jj^ rice fliiur,
1 g^ white sores growing on the
side of the nail.
W 1 or #" i^ 1 sago.
MI.
U M 1 red rice.
^ ^ ] he's not worth his rice.
^ ^D 1 M '^"^ ^^'^^ '^°' even know
the price of rice ; — ine.\perien-
ced.
1 ^ the Cinxulio or weevil.
^ ] ^ a nickname for one who
hulls rice.
— > 1^ ^ ] tvfo kernels m one
glume.
li I ^D ^ [}°- famine] a grain
of rice is like a pearl.
■©) 1 ^ M the ati'air is all
S[)oiled.
1 ■^ a straw color,
J5 il- ^f f ^ ^ aj il ] w,^
cle\'er wife even cannot make eon-
gee without rice ; the last three
words also mean gabble, blarney.
] fijl allowance for table expenses.
Ij^ [^ 1 cochineal.
— f® 1 one allowance of rice,
i. e. to graduates of the first
degree. {PcLiiigese.)
Do
In Cantonese, used for
not ; not.
I (0 ffjjj don't do that yet.
1 W* i^o"'t idle.
1 ^ S "ait a little, stop a
moment.
<^i
1
troops.
From to tap and man or rii:e.
^ To soothe, to pacify, to like ;
to settle, to establish.
1 ^ iEti IB Jd to restore
peace and perpetuate the
plans — of my father.
£. to quiet the seditious
n
Jill
Sand or dust in the eye,
oliscuring the vision; the
nightmare.
1 |g an irritable lender
eye ; granulations in it.
}§ % 1 @ '''' '""™o^^ '^^^^ blinds
the eyes.
^^fi ll5|^T> 1 if you get
to that dusty place, you cannot
avoid getting your eyes blinded.
MI.
MI.
MIAO.
501
l-'i'om not and hemp.
Laid out, spread abroad,
dispersed ; soldiers fleeing
and defeated ; to divide ;
overturned ; poured out ; not,
witliout, not having ; to implicate
in crime ; profuse, showy, extrava-
gant ; small, petty, selfish.
I I slowly.
M ] g no waste of it.
1 D 'T' (cJ '*' reflect on it each day.
^ •^ ] "^ the decrees of Hea-
ven are not fixed.
1 ^^ t^ JE to go with the fashion
of the multitude.
^ ^V^ 1 -i I ""ill divide it
with you.
1 S i^^ $ showy and elegant.
^ 1 prodigal.
1 ;l;-i 1 "f W? ^ do not bring
your country into peril.
To feed an infaniJjy haiid,
congee.
'?>
From millet and /leiitp,
^ A jiame for a variety of ^
met or small glutinous millet {Mi-
lium) of which spirit is made ;
it is now used chiefly in Chihli for
1 ^ tJ^ the seed of the miUet,
and is not so frequently applied to
the growing grain.
An important aflluent of the
Kiver Siang iu Hunan, flow-
ing into it from the east near
Hang-shan hien ; it drains
a well watered region.
From Jish nnd rice ; referring to
its granular appearance.
Fish-spawn, called ] §J2 in
some places, but more com-
monly ^^ ^- or fish-young.
From sJiecp and breath issuing
forth.
The bleatmg of a sheep,
now usually written P^ ; a
Camous man in the state of
Tsu.
M
35
From bow and ear,
A bow without ornaments ;
'/;(/ at ease, resting; unbent, as
a l)ow ; to desist, to slop ;
to forget ; to destroy, to put down.
1 "iS ^ H '" ^^ep down the
sudilious and quiet the loyal.
i^ 1 Ilsf Hk to remove the [ire-
SL'Ut calamities.
] ^ a halo around the moon.
Ml 1 .^1 M ^^'^ ivory-tipped bow
and shagreen quiver.
<i:> ^ S ^ ^ rT I ,g the
sorrows of ray heart cannot be
repressed or forgotten.
1 5 pendulous ears.
From icords and to mislecid.
A riddle, a conundrum, an
enigma ; to puzzle, to quiz.
I |§ a huit, a double en-
tendre.
is 'M. ] puzzling writing put on
lanterns.
IS 1 01' IS 1 enigmatical seji-
tences.
5^'
P^
?»/'
Old sounds, mio -and mok. In Canton,
nue
Viom plant .and ajield.
c |"i"| The tender blade of herbs
^miao and grass, especially of grain ;
.sprouts ; suckers ; descend-
ants, progeny; the issues of, the
outgoings ; an index, as the tongue
of the health ; the emperor's sum-
mer hunt ; in Yunnan, IG cowries
made one miao.
] !§■ posterity.
^ ] the pipe at the end of a
hose to direct the jet.
^ ] paddy shoots.
] J- the Miaotsz' aborigines in
Kweichau ; they were anciently
described as men having wings
on their thighs, and ignorant of
all propriety.
^ I are the savage, and ^ ]
the subdued, aborigines.
miao
.rniao
miu ; — in Swatow, niio, ngio, lie, and bio ; — in. Ajuoij, biao ; — (n FuJichau,
Li ; — in Shantjhaij mio ; — in Chi/u^ miao
^ -^ -f ] those officers who
went to the hunt.
15 I minnows, small fry.
Jd E 1 if>i ^ worthy statesman
succeeded by his son.
^ -fti 1 to lo^e finery and dis-
play.
16 )ji 1 ii^ ^^'' ^tyle and figure
aie both elegant.
^ ] many ; prolific, like shoots.
^J£ ^ 1 radish sprouts, used as ' c,
greens.
"^ n ifj- ^ 1 4 the tongue is
the exponent of the heart.
^ tfj, ] unhappy, troubled,
grieved. {Shanghai.)
In Pekingese. The flame, as
of a lamp ; a blaze.
>X. 1 ::fc ^ the lamp is too high.
To ^vind off silk : the friii^t;
attached to a flag.
Light and beautiful, sylph-
like, bright eyed ; in Amoy,
jig I means a strumpet,
but in Kiangsi the word has
a good meanuig.
,iniao
Silkworms just
from their eggs.
II 1 '"• 1
hatched out.
emergma:
the worms
From hnndtmi. bladf ; it is wrong-
ly used at C.inton for the next.
,1111(10
To trace, to limn, to draw ;
to design, to sketch, to out-
line ; to copy paintings ; to strike ;
to throw away.
592
MIAO.
mAo.
MIAO.
1^
I ^ to paint or sketch.
^ ^ to gild ; to make pictures'^
in gold, as on lackered -ware.
j"^ I blue tiowered, as porcelain.
] ^ — . ;^ take an exact copy.
1 jg to paint tLe eyebrows,
alludes to conjugal love.
iC« 1 'M M-a: llj llic mind can
delineule distant scenes.
I ^ or I 'III ^ to describe
well ; word painting. I
From ei/e and. Aw ; occurs used
"^ for Aj};' small. |
'miao One eye small or contracted
and deep sunk ; to look at
with one eye, or eyes drawn U|i ;
to glance at ; to take aim ; small,
the fag end ; subtle ; all, nothing
more or better.
1 tb IE "■ oue-eyed man can still
see.
1 ^ my unworthy self.
] — @ one-eyed ; a cyclops.
i,j) I mimite, very fine, delicate.
1 ^ W ^ most minute is this
single person, — amid the vast
creation.
] IE, to aim at the target.
1 f^*' ifi t\j ^'"^ ^* '-^^ ""^'^ ®y®-
^ ] fine, as the lines on a sector.
] 1 -^ ^ ']> -f I -I"! insigni-
ficant, only a mere child.
C *7j'^ Formed of water thrice repeated.
7|5^C The vastness of the sea; sy-
'iiiido nonyraous with the last in
the phrase ] ^ vast.
V# W\ in ^H "le wide sea is
not easilv crossed
H
mil 10
FfOin ivooil and/fvr.
The tapering end of a tree
or post ; a small branch ;
the limit of, the end of a
year or season.
"^ ] end of the year.
^ ] edge of the forest.
;j^ ] end of a branch.
] ^ the little end, as of a post.
%f
Occurs interchanged with the last.
Minute, indistinct ; dissipat-
'mt'io irig; vanisliing.
I 1^ a nothing, an atom.
^ 'JtH W. 1 t^*^ incense difi'uses
itself little by little.
From irn/rr and to rjlnnce at.
>tt.r ) From irntc
iny The vast.
dazzling, and in-
'vitao distinct appearance of the
ocean ; vague, boundless .
] ^ confounding, misty ; hardly
the subject of proof, doubtful
and vague.
] ] ^ how boundless !
1 1 '^ ^ IS how inexplicable
are mv thoujjhts 1
t>
Tlie beard of grain ; minute ;
a second in a degree ; in de-
'luiiio ciiiia/s, a ten-thousandth, next
to /iwii/i fn^ a tloss.
ja pt 1 M' he counts the least
mite ; — avaricious.
<tJ?
Small.
'^il ] delicate, tender.
Read ^ch' (10. Alarmeil.
^ ] frightened, as when
suddenly surprised.
l-"rom jiliinl and nxpect of.
A plant yielding a purple
dye ; petty, contemptible,
small ; far off ; to slight, to
treat haughtily, to look down
on ; surpercilious.
1 IS t" disdain ; to look coldly.
^ I to disregard, as a law.
Sk \ to insult, to show contempt.
] J\^ to despise others.
1 1 ^Ai '^''^'' thick-headed ; also,
beautiful.
P,;^ APJJ 1 ^ before a magnate,
one must rather slight him, i. e.
not lose one's self-possession.
n
From woman or somher and
siiHill; the second is used by
Taoists to denote the profundity
of their doctrines.
An adjective of admiration ;
perfect, excellent, capital ;
wonderful | subtle, mysteri-
ous, difficult to fathom ; S|iiritual,
supernatural ; to beautify ; to pene-
trate, as a spirit does what it is
su[iposed to intluenee.
] '^ a fine affair.
I pf a capital scheme.
] pp a fine thing, a rarity.
] ^ a skilled artist or physician.
] ^ a youth, a minor.
] ^ a wonderful remedy, an ex-
cellent medicine.
^j| 1 admirable, ingenious.
1 "ftj subtle or divine influence.
^ ] surprisingly clever.
)S vie
|j j ^) "I From covering and to have an
iBbl audience ; the second is a com-
/"ly-l I. nion contraction.
honor the gods ; a tem-
ple containing ancestors or
muio'' gods, a fane ; front hall of a
palace ; the Budhists use it
for the Sanscrit c/iaili/a, and include
tombs, topes, and other objects of
religious worship.
^ 1 '"' jfiB. 1 ''" fi'icestral temple.
^^M 1 :§" ^ f^ ^ ^ery
grand is the ancestral hall,
which our prince made.
•j^ I the imperial ancestral lem-
[)!e.
jpl|l ] an idol temple.
M 1 .i ^ •"* ^'cssel for a palace ;
— Diet, a likely, rising man.
1 ^ -i Jl the government.
] ^ a bride's worship of her
haaband's ancestors.
1 Wt ^ sexton, a temple curator.
^ iK ] "' popular temple, one
much frequented.
1 ^ the emperor's temple name.
g ^ ^ ] the emperor's palaces
and temples.
^ ] to visit temples.
] !^ temples of every kind.
In Pel-ingese. A fair, because
they are often held in temples.
to-morrow.
^ ] to attend a fair.
MIEH.
Old sounds, mit and met.
Composed of g fieavt/ eyes and
p Pd tlie ereiihii/ hour, to inti-
J«!t''/i' "'•'*'' '''6 sleepy feeling of ii tired
laborer ; used with the next.
Not, without ; minute, worthless ;
to throw away, to discard ; to pare,
to scrajie tliiu.
I f[fi without manners.
/p ] ^ Jfj do not overlook merit
among the people.
] ^" none at all.
A ^ fll] 1 fji wearied with toil-
1 ^ ^s o" 1^6 never uttered a
word ,
1 ^ minute stars, star-dust.
A 'Jtl3 3x 1 '^'^ inhabitants are
all extinct.
•From water and to Ui'stroy ; the
original form, now disused ex-
cept as a primitive, is composed
of >J^ fire under the horary clia-
racter siih-^ fXt^ denoting com-
bustion going out at evening.
Destroyed by fire ; fire gone out ;
to exterminate, to cut off; to finish
by destroying ; to put out, as a fire.
1 fl. P"t o'lt tlio lamp,
^ ] the lamp has gone out.
MIEH.
In Canton, mit ; — in Sicnfow, mit ti>i,l hi ; — hi A
in S/ianr/lmi, mill ; — in Chiju, mie.
^7 1 or ^ 1 beat out the fire.
^ 1 to exterminate utterly ; to
raze, to root out.
] jfjj; destroyed all the evidence.
S BX 1 C lie brought on his
own ruin.
^ 1 S 1^ he extuiguished the
whole race.
i^ f$ 1 T|J 'I'C water was over my
head when I crossed the ferry.
] 1 Very insipid. (Ciditonese.)
\ Jj§ destroyed them utterly, as
banditti.
MIEN, 593
inirli'
ft
5^
micli
4|# To pluck up ; to pull off ; to
I'^yvj peel; to rub, to work with;
inieli
to pinch.
1 ^ t" pull tlie ears.
1 niE peel oft" the paper.
1 M ^ t-" phich the cheeks,
iflij 1 '■° pluck out, as stray hairs
from the eyebrows.
Sand flies or ephemera, call-
ed ] Ji';^ generated in damp
places, and seen Hying about
stagnant pools ; the sun de-
stroys them.
iiiie/i^
moy, biat ;"— in Fu/icfian, miek ; —
6?^ Bamboos or reeds split into
.strips ; s[ilints for baskets ;
hoop slats, splinters, lath-like
rods; skin of the bamboo;
slim, asi the end of a twig.
— ' Wi M 1 ^ lioop.
I or 1 ^ bamboo splints.
-IS 1 yoiiiig bamboos when fit for
making pa[)or.
] )^ coarse mats woven of bam-
boo.
] !$ a basket carriage.
1 )r H^ ^ '1 '"'I'l who sorns, a
hangei'-ou, a lackey.
Blood or gore ; the nose-
bleed ; to defile, as by smear-
vdt'/i' ing; polluted, desecrated.
gli I to calumniate, to as-
perse and blacken.
i5 1 ^ ^ lie vilely defamed his
ancestors, — or their hall.
fin 1 to slain with blood.
To l)eat.
] ^^ irregular in any way,
mic/i' as in morals, bearing, or
position ; badly done ; awry,
not square.
Old sounds, mien and m\n. In
in Ftthclaiu,
From sillc Hnd pure silk \ this
and the next are interchanged.
Soft, cottony, like fine floss
or raw silk ; a Hoeulence in
an othcrwi.se lim[]id sub-
stance ; drawn out, [irolong-
ed, extended, as a thread or
fibre ; lasting, uninterrupted, endur-
ing ; soft, ripening, as fruit ; weak ;
thick ; close.
1 % floss, soft fibres.
Canton, min ; — in. Siontoio, mien, mi, and min ; — In A moy, bian ; —
mieng ; — in Sh<inr;hni, mi" ; — in Clii/u, mien.
1 ffi It [■! liard spotj like a
nce<lle in cotton.
I continued succession, as a
I ] xp ,^g contimioi!s, unbroken,
as a genealogy ; said of cree|)ers,
an army marching, or any other
continn(nis succession.
a" MB S 1 interminable talk ;
garrulous.
fjf; ] refuse silk.
) ^ drlleate, soft,
1 %. S ^ '■lie warbling little
oriole.
#C 1b 1 ilclicate, weak as floss.
drizzling rain or of passers-by.
I j'j'l .an inferior prefecture in the
north of Sz'ch'uen, in the v.alley
of the River Feu.
I "jj not strong.
I -^ silk wadding or quilt.
SS ^ 1 :^ "I'l.V your happiness
and life be lastingly prolonged.
594
MIEN.
MIEN.
MIEN.
=1
.iiiicn ■*•
Krom wood and silky ; use J with
e last.
'he cotton plant, probably
so called from the resem-
blance of its Hbres to those
of the native TJC ] cotton tree
(Bombax cciba) ; it was calleil -^
^ or "■§ ^ by tho.se who descri-
bed it about A. D. G70, a name
probably altered from the Sanscrit
hirpasi.
1 ^ raw cotton.
] 1^ a wadded jacket.
] IJ^ a cotton quilt.
^ 1 -fC 'el ^''^"^ -i'-ting on a cot-
ton bale ; — secure, stable.
From et/e and pco/t/c as the plio-
netic ; its resemblance to ^t/en
i^ tli6 eye, often coufnses.
To sleep ; to close the eyes ;
to bang down the hea 1 ; the sleep
of animals ; dim vision ; bewil-
dered ; the molting of silliworms,
when they sleep.
] ^ a settee, a bouch, a si>fa.
I5P ] the drooping or pendent
willow.
] ^ ;' J a clccphig cow's form, is
regarded as a lucky spot for a
grave.
^ I the long wfccp ■ — ■ death ;
particular!}' applied to the d.-ath
of a monarch.
I Ig; ^ ^ you use ju.it so much
room to sleep in ; — { e. enough
is all that is necessary.
^ ^ ^ I I did not sleep at all
during the night.
^ ] the sleep of silkworms.
I Jj^ to play together.
*J^
i
Tlie dot represents a cover over
a slie/ler, sucli as savages niaUe ;
it is tlie 40tli radical of cliarac-
licn ters relating mostly to dwellings.
A shelter, more rude than a
cave J^ or a hole in a hill-side ;
or a mere leafy thatch, used before
houses were built.
To reflect, to consider ma-
turely ; to recall to mind.
I iJA ingenuous ; bashful.
'^
A contraction of y^ a hare.
1 1
'tiuen
To get off, to evade ; to put
away, to iree irom, to dis-
pense with ; to forego, to
excuse, to spare ; to avoid ; to
dodge ; escaped from ; to remove, i
a.s from office; a negative, do not,
no need of.
] '-j^ to take off the hat.
] ^i^ to forgive an offense.
] ^ he need not come in, said
to a visitor.
1 ^^ T M ^ y*^" cannot well
avoid writing.
] fjij to elude the law.
j ^ don't trouble yourself, do
U'lt [lut yourself out of the way.
I rajj to decline battle. .
I jj$ he need not come.
I tJ:^ to remit the taxes.
1 5^ flil ?J5 saved his coming
here.
^ \ It :fr ^"^ spares no labor
or pains.
M ^ -^ 1 .i"st barely escaped.
fc^ li ^ ^ 1 >■"" cannot evade
the hour of trouble by force.
^ ] to escape from.
Bead u\ai^ and like the next.
To bear a son ; anything new and
fresh.
^ ] disheveled hair, as a mourn
er"s.
stale, not fresh.
king.
^ ever active is our
'%
To put down the head.
[ "^ to hang down
head.
] l!|j to stoop and peck.
the
'/idcn
^
A yellow fish called in Pe-
king ^ "g" ,@^ from two
small white bones in its head;
it is brought from the sea
and Corean isles ; the sound is fit
for making glue ; it is probably
akin to the sea bass.
A crown, a coronet ; the
diadem of the Cheu emperors
was shaped like a trencher;
most of them had rows of pen-
dents before and behind, whose
number indicated the wearer's
rank ; each sort had its owu, name ;
its form resembled a Cantab's cap.
^ A ^ \ an imperial, noble
bearing.
M ^ ^ 1 '*■ ^^'^® ^"'^^y ^'^"^
royally done.
jj^ ] a kind of linen mitre.
f^ ] a crown projierly worn.
W ] & |g your coronet has
been seen in many campaigns ;
said of a vigorous ruler.
m
'^
To bear a son.
^ \ ot ^ j^ parturition ;
to be brought to bed.
'm
From strength and to evade as
tlie phonetic.
To force one's self ; unplea-
sant to the feelings ; con-
strained, urged by circumstances ;
to animate, to urge, to persuade ;
to put forth effort.
I JJI unwilling to do, by con-
straint.
1 'jj diligent, strenuous.
^ 1 urgent effort ; to stir one up.
IIJ ] to animate by words.
'm
The character is supposed to
represent a wall to screen one ;
not the same as iv((> "3 to beg,
mieii.
An embrasure or curtain to
ward off arrows ; screened, hid,
out of view.
Overtiowing banks ; a flood
bursting through barriers;
nicii a mighty stream ; a name
of the Ki\er Han near its
I junction with the Yangtsz' Ki\er,
but more accurately of a reach or
lake west of the junction, which
gives its name to the two districts
of 1 1^ ']\\ and ] 11 situated
near it.
1 t&it i^m % :? \^ Lol
this mighty current goes to its
audience with the ocean.
MIEN.
MIEN.
MIEN.
595
c tin" To half shut the eye, to look
fl"'5 ■'*'' <iskance ; to ogle, to cast
'iitieii glances.
^mm\ -mm m
she cast her ogling glances on him,
and at once the city was lost.
i^ M ^ 1 ^^^y grasped their
swords and surveyed each other.
f>&pcr Fine silk thread ; lo think
1y IH| of the absent ; to reflect ; to
Wew imagine ; light.
1 ^ 'onging for one.
1 <a> °^ 1 iti> '° remember the
absent.
1 "Si 19 '■'i6 kingdom of Bumiiih ;
it is intended as an imitation of
the first syllable of Myanma ;
Marco Polo speaks of Amien or
Mien as the chief city of the
country, called Ta-kung in
Chinese for Ta-goung, which
seems to refer to tlie town of
Pagban, whose ruins still attest
the power of their builders ;
it lies near the Irrawadi Kiver
in lat. 23° io' N.
< AtEj Sunk in excess ; flushed with
H|H| liquor; drunk, intoxicated;
'mien addicted to.
H'^- I W1kM Heaven
does not flush your face with drink.
^ 1 iS ^ '^o given to drink that
he bad lost all character.
1 1 il^ # grand and general.
To stimulate, to urge on, to
excite.
'mkn g)) ] to endeavor after, to
encourage one's self.
11'
') Tlie on;;iniil form be:irs a, rude
reseuililiMice tn tlie f;ice, having
tlie eye? in the center ola prolilo
mien'' and tlie furelieml iibove ; it forms
the ITCitli nidicnl of <i small na- '
turul group of characters. /
The visage, the countenance ;
the front, the top, the surface ; a
plane, the surface in which a ma-
chine works ; a side ; the forward
part, the side towards one ; face to
face, in one's presence ; the south ;
honor, character, reputation ; the
look of a thing ; to front, to face ;
to show the face, to see one ; per-
sonally ; a classifier of drums,
mirrors, and gongs ; following
words meaning portioiis of water, it
refers to their surface or extent.
] 1^ the expression.
] g the visage, the looks.
^I 4 Pi ^ it 1 Yung has
\irlae equal to ruling a kingdom
1 f H 5C ^ '^'^ looked up and
examined the mind of Heaven
to follow it.
— ] ;^ j||E a one-sided, ex-parte
statement.
1 5^ the cheek or cheek-bone.
/\ ] the four points of compass
and their halves.
1 ^ ^° &^^ ^'^ personally.
1 [p] Jl let the top be this side up.
^ I to lose face or reputation.
^ I inside, the inner surface.
^ ] to his face ; facing, to face,
^if j face to face, opposite.
— ] H one looking-glass.
] -g, the complexion.
I "^ in sight, before one.
^ ] back to back ; to his back.
1 ^ to state to the emperor.
3^ 1 ^ pgl I scarcely recognized
him.
Uj 'iJ ^ M *i^' 1 wi»e" yo"
go out, tell your parents ; when
you return, let them see you.
— 1 /jtj^ go and do it without
referring to me.
] j[J jy thickskinned, barefaced.
1^ ] displeased with, turned
against.
)^ ] the surface of contact, as iu
mechanics.
fii*> .H ^* 1 ^ Aeu go and look
for yourself.
~ l.il SI - 1 t *S one
wliile lie pursues them closely,
and fiien again he is very slack.
1 1 ^a M ''" y ■■'11 stoo,l"gaping
at each other, — -not knowing
what to do.
^T M ] ^ made him a visit.
Itt ^ 1 I have not seen you
for several days.
] $C 'i -^ ■"* l^ce friend, a casual
aeciiiaintance.
) ^ facing the east.
& I A a good-looking man,
one who has a fair face.
# \ ffl is ^ 1J they made no
effort to Seize the pirates in
those seas.
I J-' To look towards ; to accom-
B| pany, to go with ; to turn
micii^ the back on.
From iv/ieiil and /lice or /ilil ; the
the first is tlie commonest form.
Flour made from wheat,
buckwheat, or oats ; vermi-
celli.
_L ^ ] hest white flour.
1 -^ or ^ ] wheat flour.
1 ^ pastry, puddings, the dessert
of a dinner.
1 "Q or ] 5M a loaf of bread.
£ ^ 1^ 1 twice-bolted white
flour, tlie very best.
i^s '"' 1 }t 'lough iu strips
or slices.
^* I to raise bread.
M 1 shorts and middlings.
I ^ slaked lime for plastering.
IM 1 A to make little figures of
flour or putty.
JBjTt^ A vast expanse of water is
j[P\| 1^ ] , probal)ly referring to
mien' Lake Tien in Yunnan.
'ift ] ^* \i. i'i^« ^^^ ^^"^
and open sea, a waste of
waters.
1
596
Mia
MIH
MIH.
Old scmndB, mit and mik<
In Canton, mat, inik, and mat ; — in Swatow, mit and bat ; — in Amoy^ bit and bek ; —
in Fuhchati, mik ; — in Shanghai, mill ; — in Chijii, mi.
5JiS>
^J
From s/i7/ and /((7^; the second
form is merely a common altora-
tion of >^ in writing.
Hills formiug an ampliithoa-
ter, and surrounding a place ;
" thick, close together ; tighi*,
as a wedge ; fine, small ; hid-
den, occult, mysterious ; intimate,
friendly ; still, retired ; secret, con-
fidential, as an order ; to hush ; to
stop or rest ; to repeat ; to ply ; at
Amoy used in native almanacs for
every seventh day, which coincides
with the still day or Christian sab-
bath ; the word is probably derived
from a western language.
] ^ intimate friendship.
H ] constantly with one, nearly
related,
^ ] hidden ; undivulged.
1^ 1 a moving cause ; the real
power, as in a state.
1 0^ close, fine interstices.
] P keep silent ; hush 1
1 ^ a secret ; private talk.
I 1 6'5 l"^ quiet about it.
J ^ the inner or rear house.
1 %1k ^ district near K'ai-fung fu
in Houan, an ancient princi-
pality.
M \ ^ 7E very finely woven
cloth ; close texture.
Jjl ^ M 1 ** ^^^P diligently at
a work.
S ^ W 1 '^^ "^sditate in quiet-
ness on the decrees — of heaven.
] ^ an ancient state in Kansuh,
in the present P'ing-liang fu, on
a branch of the River Wei.
ife,
From a shelter and certainly.
Still, silent ; rest ; to stop ;
' quietly.
^ ] a sage mentioned in
the San Kwoh Chi,
] jQ the disease has all gona
I
From tree and hidden.
A tree said to resemble the
Sophora in form, found in
Cambodia ; when it is cut
down, and the outer wood
has rotted, the solid heart
wood is taken out for its fragrance,
and called ^ ^ because it sinks
in water ; the lighter sort is called
chicken bones f | >§•, and the poor-
est common fragrance ^^ § ; it is
the eagle-wood {Aquilaria or Aloe-
xyloii) of Eastern India.
The small rootlets of the Ne-
lumbium, which grow from
the joints of the rhizome.
m.
i
Honey, nectar; sweet, su-
gary ; honeyed, flattering.
"' ^ 1 01' ] =1)1 honey.
1 ^v beeswax.
ig ^ 1 the jack-fruit
^^ 1 confectionary.
C W 1 ifD ^ W <gl] his words
were as honey, but his heart was
like a sword.
I 'H 54 'ffl sweetmeats made
with arsenic ; — delusive words.
] ^ the queen bee.
A leather screen or canopy
for a cart, made of tiger's
skin, and allowed only to
grandees ; the second aLso
denotes a coverlet or overall.
Similar to tbe preceding.
A covering for the front of a
carriage, of which the ^ 1
was made of white dog fur.
m.
To plaster a wall ; to white-
wash it.
i^ A .y B* 1 ^ g ^
the mason fits up the walls of
the shops, halls, and^houses at
the proper times.
m.
From kerchief and obscure.
A veil to cover the face of
ini ' the dead : a curtain ; to veil.
1 @ .R3 iiiig ihe covering for
the eyes should be black.
— *fi** To speak quietly in a low
PJnL:> tone, to whisper ; quiet, stLU,
mi ' careful, attentive.
J^ ] solitary and still.
1 ^ in ^ how peacefid and still !
^ ] ^P ^ times are as quiet as
usual ; peace has returned.
From to see and not or claws,
indicating a search for ; an-
* other says it was composed of O
sun with § not above it.
To seek, to go about search-
ing for ; to hunt up, as a
quotation.
] '^ to seek an apt phrase.
I ^;§ to seek the right road.
] ^ found it.
1 ^ ifr on the lookout for a meal.
I ^ to demand, as a bonus.
^ BM 1 '^ ^o watch for a good
opportunity.
yf^,
The ancient form is intended to
represent a skein of floss ; it forms
the 120th radical of silken fabrics,
>li ' and is called f.J ifa; jg or win-
ding silk at the side.
Fine floss ; the threads from five
worms are reckoned to make half a
iS j anything small, delicate ; con-
nected.
IThe first is the 14 th radical
of a few characters meaning
' to cover, to overspread ; the
! second and third a napkin
) to cover food ; to veil, to co-
ver with a cloth ; the fourth
a covering thrown over a
dish containing sacrifices to
protect them from dirt.
I 25f a waiting maid.
MIN.
MIN.
MIN.
597
Old sound, iiiin. In Canton,
man ; — m
min;
Swatow^ min, mien, and man ; — tn Amoy^ bin, bun, ban, and sin ; — in Fuhcka
— in She
.^
Said to be a svnonj-m of 5B
sprouts, because tlie people kuow
no more than so many sprouts or
s""" .voung plants.
The people ; the uniiistruoted
mass, who grow up as plants with-
out education ; the common multi-
tude, the unofficial part of man-
kind, of whom the prince is the
mind, they are the body.
Hg I the four classes of society.
"|> I mankind ; the vulgar.
•fb ^t" ® 1 ''^^ canaiUe, the de-
graded.
^ I or ^ ] all our subjects ;
the masses, mankind.
■J ] you my people ; — said by
the ruler.
^ 1 A ^ men of all classes,
soldiers and common people.
^ ] loyal people.
1 Mi popular customs.
] -^i name of the Board of Re-
venue in the Sui dynasty.
I '^ '^ ^ district magistrate.
^ 1 f^ 3t ^^ oppressed the poor
and beggared the rich.
] ^ a census record, one's regis-
tration.
] Si <"■ 1 T militia, volunteers.
] \ in Peking a Chinese, not a
bannerman or a Manchu.
J\, ] mankind in general.
happily our leaders will not take
the ancients for their pattern.
In Cantonese. The limit of a
thing, the brink ; the last moment,
just in time ; to go near the edge.
^ ^ >k 1 ' li" stands too near
the edge.
1 ' ;^ the last of.
fr 1 ' S Si yoii go too near the
edge. '
Wll^? ] ' ''■ is trimmed or cut very
close, as a book. ^
JS
A net to catch pheasants or
hares : to angle.
A fish-line ; a cord ; to strmg
cash on a cord ; to bind on ;
to use garments as bedding ;
abundant ; an ancient town
in the southwest of Shansi, now
Kao-p'ing hien ]^ Zp ]|^,.
15 1 afish-Hne.
] 1^ to throw one's clothes over
the bed.
® IE "^ 1 ^^ *'*^'^ ^ string of
cash around his waist.
Somewhat similar to the last.
To entrap, to hook ; a net to
catch the hares, and wild
hogs, and does.
A range of mountains in the
north of Sz'ch^ien ; a spur of
III the range divides the valleys
of the Yellow and Yangtsz'
Rivers ; it was the scene of
Yii's labors.
] jl'i'l a small prefecture in the
south of Kansuh,
1 jJ^ an affluent of the Yangtsz'
River in the northwest of Sz'-
ch'uen.
From stone and mark ; q.d. the
viened stone ; the last form is also
often met with.
y. A fine kind of stone, clouded
alabaster ; the last is also
defined an inferior stone, a
pebble.
^ ] pure white alabaster.
I ^ common alabaster.
EE ^ i% stones and gems all
mixed together, as among scho-
lars of various talents.
"j^il To force one's self to exertion,
c>lij» to practice self discipline;
fiiiiu desires unattained.
) 1 distracted by cares.
1
From day and a mark.
The autumnal sky as if it
till regretted the fall of the leaf;
sad feelings ; to feel melan-
choly.
1 ^ ^ M compassionate Hea-
ven arrayed in terrors.
cK
I*.
,min
The skin of bamboo ; a mul-
titude, the people.
A 1 1 llll ;® ^ 4« see
what a mass of people, and
they are all under the canopy.
From door and inserts, .alluding
to an old fable that the aborigines
soutli of tlie Mui-Uug were sired
by a serpent.
A sort of snake ; the ancient
name of Fuhkien, and also applied
to its principal river.
^ ] the old tribes of Fuh-kien.
1 'iiJi ^-^ the governor-general
of Fuhkien and Chehkiang pro-
vinces.
] ^ 'he royal aviary keeper or
poulterer.
From door and writing, referring
to the obituary notices put up at
front doors.
'm
To feel for, to mourn with ;
indisposed, ailing ; heartsick,
grieved ; to urge on, to encourage.
dg ] sick from sorrow.
1 ^ -{i^ ^ to animate one to
do his duty.
From heart and feeling ; or
thinhinij and jieo/de ; tlie second
form usually refers to grief for
( tlie state, and the tliird is unu-
)• sual ; used with the last.
To mourn for, to commis-
serate the sutt'ering of others;
lamentable, as a calamity ;
tin , ' •' '
concerned tor.
1 'Ilfl '0 befriend one.
7 JS, 1 'I* "ot ^'orth one's pity.
] T^ ^ a grieved that they
disregard the laws.
598
MIN.
MIN.
MING.
c>
Water flowing gently ; a
watery expanse.
ml
' mm
From hrnnch or stront] and each;
the secoud form is unusual.
' Active, clever, prompt , .-iri-
ous, respectful ; witty, ready,
fluent of speech ; ingenious,
skilled in ; to be active in,
to be in earnest ; used for
sliang '^ flie second of the
five notes.
1 ^ quick-witted ; celerity in
douig.
JfM 1 °'' IM 1 q'^''''^ ^^ catching
the idea or expressing it.
] -)j energetic, quick.
] jj^ to earnestly beg.
] ^ ready at answering ; an able
disputant.
:^ I a lively mind and
quick hand.
j '[a clever and careful.
1 M ^f ' -^ be is very bright
and lo\ es to study.
^ ^ ^ I the farmers are en-
couraged to diligence.
%
Used in epitaphs for I?eJ to
mourn, and interchanged with
the next.
tiuit
Turbid, foul, chaotic ; died
early.
Bead Jiwun, and used for ^
which it rjsembles. Disturbed ; ni
suspense.
S ^ i'i' 1 ^ ■'^™ undecided what
course to decide on.
From water and people ; used
with the last.
'iiuu A vast sheet of water; to
flow off ; exhausted, drain-
ed ; destroyed, put an end to ;
distant, obscure, confused.
] ^ anarchy ; utter misrule.
^ g ^ 1 every state is going
to C'.nu-
] j^ huil and forgotten.
1 -'i^ no record or trace of.
] 1 ^ ^ all in confusion ; dark
and disorderly.
^ fJH ] \ the spruig torrents
roll on grandly.
c r-| |l From knife and people; inter-
\\j\ chau;;ed with <« d;; jX. to wipe_
'mm To scrape oflF, to pare ; to
brush otF ; to seam ; to turn
in, as a frayed edge.
vtfi ] or ] ^ a narrow spatula
of horn used by women to put
up their hair or oil it ;^ a species
of grass, allied to the Eriochloa
is called ] -^ ^ from its
resemblance to this thing.
Interchanged with <it«H ^% to
wipe.
To feel and smooth down ;
to strolfe with the hand.
1 y to handle gently.
In Ciintonese, used as a synonym
of 1^. To pull up, as weeds ; to pull
out, as a hair ; to let down, to
lower as a cord ; to pull down, as
the dress ; to drag, to haul along.
cA^ The outer skin of bamboo ; a
hS^j brush for smoothing the hair.
' iidii ] -^ a narrow luiir brush,
used to dress the tresses or
soften the scalp.
1 ■^ ?|1 Hi to move the fingers
in playing the fife.
A perch-like fish {Corvina
catalea), of a spotted dark
brown color, two feet long
and coarse flesh ; it is com-
mon at Macao.
'min
ml
Tlie second form is rarely used.
Strong, robust, able to per-
form things.
] ^ S ^ the brave man
mill does not dread death.
Read ^niin. Sorry, mournful ;
troubled, anxious.
•«
•Used with the next.
To act under constraint ; to
•tuM exert, to use effort.
1 M g^'eat effort, under
urgent necessity to do.
The character is supposed to re-
present a toad witli its big belly ;
it is tlie 205tli radical ol' a few
mill obsolete characters relating to tlie
Jiaiia,
To be constrained to do; to
exert one's self, to strive to reach.
1 M "{i^ -^ ^ ^"^^ exerted my-
sell' to do my duty.
Read 'muiiff. A toad, called
± II and M 1 ; it is a dark
striped species.
3yEinsrc3--
Old sounds, mSng and ming, ib Canton, ming nml raeng ; — in Swnfojv, meng and mia ; — in Amoy, beng ;-
;•/! t'uhckm, ming ; — in Shanghai, ming ; — in Chifu, ming.
Pi
jHJ( ll(j
&c
From bird and iiimilh ; it is very
similar to ^u^u ,,^ to lament.
The cry of a bird or animal,
as its song, buzz, hum, yell,
a sonorou.s note, as of a gong
or drum; to sound, to cause to
yield a sound ; to resound, as one's
fame over the country ; birds call-
ing to each other.
;^C PP P.') :^ 1 ^ lieavy blow will
make [the gong] sound loud.
1 yj^ to beat the drum.
51 ^ H 1 you can't clap with
one hand.
] ^ to cry out for redress, as to
officials.
S 1 # # to sing from feeling
happy.
:r- ii if^ ?^ m ] .t^ i« is
just a fellow who can only bark
or crow ; — a boaster.
MING.
MING.
MING.
599
^jtt A small stream near Kwaiig,
t»^Fl P'"S ^'' ''1 ^^^ south of Chib-
^^iniuy li, one of the headwaters of
the Hu-to Kiver.
(S«
From metal and name as the
plionetio.
^intiiy To carve, to engrave on metal
or stone hi order to be re-
membered ; to record for the pur-
pose of preserving ; to inscribe on
the memory ; a book of precepts, a
guide for the conduct.
I jJJ. engraven on the heart.
1 M S. ^ ^ shall hold you in
grateful remembrance.
\ J|g an imperial inscription given
to worthy people.
1 iSf} in fft carved on tripods to
be handed down.
^ I an engraved epitaph.
From sun and moon ; otliers
derive tlie second and obsolete
form from J^ the moon and ^
a window.
m
Bright, clear ; the dawn ;
i"""y plain, evident, open ; ostensi-
bly, apparently ; brilliance,
splendor ; perspicacious, intelligent ;
to be illustrious, as in virtue; to
illustrate, to shed light on, to ex-
plain ; to distinguish clearly.
va 1 fn" ^'J '"^'^y intelligent and
] ^ clear, apparent ; plain.
] ^ ~jf I understand it clearly.
IE ic tIj ] upright and pure-
minded.
I or 1 ^ OT ] ^ to-
morrow ; lit. the brightening day.
1 Si f@ ^ •'■ ^^''^ ^^'^ y^^ '■'*"
morrow.
jfpf 1 A '^ trustworthy man.
li.
clever.
^ ] ^ l|^ to discriminate its
various classes.
^ ] new and showy.
] ^H "^ 3E '1 crime done willfully.
"M 1 H ^ l'^'' your clear mind
examine the matter.
1 1 :^ fO^ ''' ^^® 7^^ without
a doubt.
] 1 Jl 5t ^^^ bright and high
Heaven.
1 1 S T II il i£ ± [ti>e
gods have] full knowledge of
things among mankind, but
above is majesty and power.
1 M 1 H ^ fair, lawful busi-
ness.
"Mij |5E 1 it- is already daylight.
] -^ the dawn is coming.
^ I hard to comprehend.
1
1
Bf
he savs he wants to
go, but really he is too lazy.
iK ^^ ^ S a f^ ^ one
who robs will bring retribution
upon himself
fj^ ^ a hall for discourses and
public deliberations adjoining
the Confucian temple.
^ or ^1^ 1 the Ming dyn.isty.
Its founder Chu Yucn-chang
^JC'^ was a native of Fung-
yang fu ^ \>^ jjj in Nganhwui,
and holds a high place among
Chinese monarchs. The first
column of this table contains the
Nien ILio, or style of the Reign
by which the ruler is called in
life ; and the second gives the
Miao Hao, or style of the
Temple, the name by which he
is worshiped in the hall of his
ancestors ; for instance, the
reign of Chu Ti ^ ||{ the third
monarch, was known as Yung-
loh :^ ^ or Perpetual Joy
while on the throne ; but when
he died, he was enshrined as
Ch'ing-tsu Wan Hwangti ^ jji|[
35^^^ our Perfected Ances-
tor, the Emperor Accomplished,
and is referred to in history by
this name.
600
MIXG.
mNG.
MIXG.
J^-^ From mouth and evening, because
^5^ at dusk it is necessary to speak to
^^t-l be known.
'A name, tbat which desig-
nates a person or thing ; the given
name of people, as distinguished
from tho dan name ^^, or the style
or appellation ^ ; a person ; fame,
honor, reputation ; a title ; credit,
merit ; famous, celebrated, renown-
ed, well-known ; nominal, nnder
pretence of ; to name, to designate ;
the frontal sinus ; an order in which
the name is given ; a character.
1 IM- reputation, fame.
] g the name of a thing.
^ I or fj^ ] to fish for merit
or notoriety.
] 5^ or ] ^ the name or style
by which a shop, person, or
thing is known.
■^ 1 to pretend to; to assume
another's name, as at the exami-
nation.
ijj^ ] the Emperor's name.
5L 1 and ^ ] and '^ ] are
tho uifantilc, school, and ofEcial
designations of people.
^ ] to seek reputation.
^ ] to call over the names.
^ ] or jl^ I a nickname.
§ ] to forge a name ; to simu-
late anothei's name.
|g ] to conceal the jiame J anony-
mous, an alias.
jj -ffi 1 X it is really beautifully
done.
] \\l celebrated mountains. ,
1 ?A IH "^ correct instruction in
established principles of action.
W 1 ^ K ''' '^ merely nominal.
^ ] several persons.
>^ 1^ ^<C 1 ■'■ ^•'^^'s long heard of
your fame.
1 >^ }S 'fe ^"^ '^^'^ called a mi-
nister of Han.
/f» M 1 regardless of one's re-
putation, reckless.
^ ] anofficev'scard. a visiting card.
W)^, 1 i^ to sin- up the name-
less fire ; i. c. to get angry, to be
petulant, — a Biidhist expression.
*r~t From >~' to cover, Q dai/, and
C^ '^ y\ six for si.^teen, for on the
/inina Ifi'li day tlie moon begins to be
obscured.
Dark, obscure, doleful ; dim,
cavernous recesses ; to render
obscure ; night-like, dismal ; mind
uninformed and immature, like a
child's ; the unseen world, hades.
^ ] heaven.
] jj|^ or ] Pa"] hades, sheol ; the
underworld.
jij;| ] ^ jPjJ it is hard to fathom
the nivsterious and obscure.
^,mkMmm 1 1. do not
push on a carriage, for its dust
will only blind you.
1 JjiS the joys of elysium.
1 ^ -T» ffi stupid, doltish, unre-
formable, heedless.
gU ] jfg. to open the dark road, —
to ring bells and pray for the
departed.
1 S ''^" agent or messenger from
hades.
Used with the last ; also read wii'/i,
The wide boundless sea, the
deep ; a sea whose waters are
black and sluggish ; drizzling
rain ; a fine fog, mist on hills.
']■» M 1 1 ^ ^"® soaking rain.
:j[^ ] the arctic sea.
] \^ tho unknown and dark sea.
1 ^ a still drizzling rain,
j^ ] the illimitable ocean ; this
name and ^ ] have been ap-
plied to the black ditch M ^
or hiro-situo, the hot stream
which flows along the east coasts
of Japan and Formosa.
From eye and dark ; it is nearly
synonymous with jniten Rk to
sleep.
To close the eyes, as in
death : dull, indistinct vision.
"H* ^ll'' 1 @ to cheerfully shut the
eyes upon this world.
] gj the blind statesman, an ap-
pellation of Sz' Kwang ^jj |g
of Tsui, B. c. 540.
@, S ^ 1 fishes' eyes never close.
.mill
I ] dull sight ; to see and not
to perceive.
■& *f' 1 1 people in love are
blinded.
1^ /p j g^ the medicine is not
efficacious.
X'g* A young wife of si.xteen ;
<^y^ clear and pure.
] ] small, undersized.
1 St to control one's self;
to keep one's countenance.
miriff
A lucky plant, called ] ^
which grew in Yao's palace ,
^rniiiff a leaf grew every day till
full moon, and then one fell
ott" daily ; it was perhaps a bulbous
plant, whose leaves alternately
sprouted and died.
1 M ^ poetical name for the first
moon.
A^^ An insect which eats young
ciK^ grain, probably akin to the
^iniiiff hessian fly. ( Cecidomya.)
1 ^ .^ •? an adopted son.
1 i^ a caterpillar which the sphex
is said to adopt for its own.
■^'^ 1 B^ drive oflf the cater-
pillars and young locusts.
J^Q From to see and obscure, refer-
Sl? iog to the difficulty of under-
-■'J'li standing minute things.
^millf/
To take a look at, as some-
thing in a dark place, to ex-
amine what is minute.
] I to examine things in a dark
place.
Eead mift^ Plants growing in
bushy clumps.
The heart-wood or pith of a
tree ; the name of a tree.
A bird from the Indian Ar-
chipelago, called ;E|| I de-
noting its ^ B)J or scorched
brightness, ajid considered
to be allied to the phcenix ; it is
beautifully marked, and is one of
the pheasant tribe, whose plumes
are used by actors.
MING.
MtNG.
MIU.
COl
]"rom plant and famims as the
phonetic.
'mini/ The tender leaves or leaf
buds uf tea.
^ I to prepare tea.
@ ] fragrant tea.
M ^ ] a kind f*f white rose.
(Macartney's ?)
] j|ft lofty, as ca flowering tree.
A strong kint; of whisky call-
ed 1^ ] , made of rice and
'iiiiiKj barley.
] @7 dm ik, very intoxicat-
ed.
m
Tlio nncie.at form reieniKed a
low fi-uitt disli ; it forms the
108th ratjcil of cliaracters most-
ly)' relatii.J; to dishes.
TJtensLJs and vessels used in
eating ; bowls, plates.
# lA' §ff 1 ■'!' ''"'■ts of dishes.
clta^ The thoughts kept back is
1 7> 1 ti' either from unwilling-
'■ming ncss or inability to exjiress
them.
Read mili^ Extensive.
imnr/
ming'
Tlic sun obscured ; night,
dark.
fl§ ] obscure.
From to speak and a name.
To distinguish things by
their names ; to name, to
discuss the names of things.
mmg''
I'l'Om O iiioulh and ^ order as
the phonetic.
To order, to command ; to
charge ; to request authority ;
to consnk, as a god ; an ordinance,
a charge ; a rescript, .1 decree ;
behests, directions, requirements,
orders ; a symbol of power ; in polite
usage, a request, a wish ; heaven,
fate, weird, destiny, luck; an ap-
pointmejit from a superior power,
one's appointed lot ; the natural
habits of; limit of the life of be-
ings ; animated, living creatures.
^y ] a happy lot ; pleasant Hnes.
^ ] uuf^rlmiate, luckless.
5^ I fate, heaven's decree.
'I'4 1 ''f*^' existence.
^ ] to calculate fortunes.
^"C ] ?£ it "^y '^n*-^ draw.s near.
^ ] a lung life ; — over sixty
years.
^ 1 the horoscope ; being, life.
] jg a horoscope; a ruling in-
fluence over one's life, and its
correlative of a ruling character
over every five years,
1 Wi tS ll^e natural bias.
^ I to receive orders.
] P5 •■l^e gate of life, a medical
name for the right kidney, or a
supposed passage between the
rectum and bladder for the
semen ; in a woman, it is ap-
plied to the womb
] ^ a case involving life.
31 1 the death-warrant ; it is held
by every governor-general.
^ ] to give li.'e for life.
Jt l?3 ] id(jne in the world.
~* — i(Q 1 everything has been
done as recpiired.
1 JiL ^11 fiij liow will his inclina-
tion tiieii be?
^ iK "P ^ 1 ^^^ three systems
and twelve [ireoepts of Bud ha.
1 iW- ill <nfi '"y '^"•■'^ 's as thiu
as paper.
n
mia
n'u'
Is/LXTJ-.
Old sctiads^ iniu and mok. In Canton, man ; — in Suiatoiv, niu anil niolc ; — in Atuot/, bin ; —
in Fvhchau, miu ; — in Shanghai, in!u ; — in Chi/ii, niu.
Troni words ani toy?yliigh.
The extravagant words of
a madman ; falsity, error ; to
deceive, to err; to inLslcxid ;
fallacious, mi.^leading.
■j^ 1 ■' great mistake.
^" ^ ^ 1 "ot the least error.
] 'tJJt an eiTor, a blunder.
^ ] fabulous, incredible.
P ■{in 'U' 1 ''^ promise with no j
inlcntion of doing.
1 f',y; it is all a false report.
f£ ] wild stories ; a canard.
7C
From silk and ioflij giving tlie
sound ; used for the last.
T(?n hempen strings with
which things can be corded;
wrong; to mislead; in error;
to oppose.
M \ y^^M *'"^ faggots of grass
are bound round and round.
® A 7^iK3 1 good men take pains
to teach their deep thoughts,
lit 1 apparently in error.
^ M iTil 5f''''l " I [like one ^iio]
fears it will rain, and hesitates
to go wrong.
Eead ^liu. Mourning worn
loosely ; to wind around, to tighten.
^ ^ ilij 1 iS tl^" mourning
hung loose, and his hempen cap
was unbound.
Read iiuo' and used for ^.
Going around ; in league with.
1 '^ 31 $S 1"^ carried tho royal
batnur around — the place.
I ] silky, soft.
Read muh^ and used hr |S.
The order of pnxiedence in the
ancestral hall.
602
MO.
MO.
MO
(Jl'.l S'M-iils, ina 0!i'-l mat. In Canton^ mo ; — in Swutow, mo, bo and bua ; — in Amot/, \\^ j,;-,^ „,j,/ ,„oi, . _
in Fuhchau, rao and mwo ; — in Slianffhai, lira j — in C/ii/ii, mil.
I
From stone and Jiemp ; it is
fometimes interchanged with tlie
, next -, the second and ancient
form is now disused.
To rub, to polish, to reduce
"" to powder ; to sharpen, to
grind ; the rumbling sound
of grinding ; distressed, brought
down by .atfliction ; trials ; to ex-
amine, as by torture.
1 ^il °'' 1 ft '■0 gri'id sharp.
1 SH ■£(' '^ grind colors.
^T 1 '° polish.
1 U ^o V^^^ thi'ough, as afflic-
tion ; to fag at, as study.
^ i/< 1 ^'^ if 1 *^'"''^^ '^y ™^
fortunes ; harsh treatment.
JIB 1 custodian of an official seal.
1 fflj to scan in order to criminate
the writer of a document.
] M liXW ^^ait till encouraged
to act.
^f 1 to pat gently.
] ^ to toy with, to rub.
1^ ] to pilfer, to steal like a rat.
5l 1 f-i*^ P$ ^'"^^ '^® '^^^'^ so' "^'0
you I
1 ■(■^ operations of nature.
1^ 1^ /f0 1 t-l^y elements act on
each other.
] Km P'£ or 1 m fS tbe king-
dom (jf Magadha now Bahar or
Berar in India.
] HR :^ A ^a^li^ Maya or Lady |
Maya, was Sakvamuni's mo- jj^
(Sarf..-,t ^J'*'*
,mo
troye. ^f gggd ; his attendants
are caL^i | _^ people of Mara,
01' I ^ f ^ sous and daughters
(Mara-L^jj/^,,,^ of Mara
■A- swvgt niushroom, the ] ^
commv^ in northern China.
m. 1 a creeping parasite
allied to the milkweed. (Mc-
taplexis u^imns'is.)
m\
ther, called also -^^ j|| \^ Great
Purity.
1 M^°'%m 1 515-MOung
Brahmin, a descendant of Manu.
In Cantonese. Slow.
ft^ ■fr 1 1 y°'^ walk very slowly.
Read mo' A quern ; a mill for
grinding grain.
^ ] 10 turn the quern.
] t(^ pivot of the upper stone.
VJC 1 water-mill, used for pounding
bamboo or hulling rice.
to] turn a mill.
In Pekingese. A classifier of
actions, deeds, &c., similar to -§■
or ^ ; a time ; the end.
] ^ ^ to turn a cart around.
?Ji5 i ii M 1 5i I l^f^ve gone
there twice.
several times in a day's work.
"^ ] 5J the next time.
To feel, to rub with the hand ;
to handle, to feel the texture
jj/io of ; to rub together ; to polish ;
to destroy ; to act upon, as
an acid does.
,mo
The second form is uunsual ; sim-
ilar to both vni )^ .and '■mi ^•
To feed an infant by hand ;
to eat ; congee.
] ] in Honan, steamed
bread loaves.
] ] ijj;i} feed it with congee.
M>jC A cup for water ; a drinking
] like an ant [trying iUSL vessel, a basui.
' - mo
From demon and hemp.
A malignant spirit, a devil, a
mo demon.
] ^ the evil spirit.
^ ] a mischievous efrit, a spook.
j@ ] delii'inm tremens.
I§ ] '"' iJoetic afflatus or frenzy.
F# IE If 1 ^'^ subdued all the
demon.s.
5IS 1 ?j^ delirious, raving.
^ ] "J" he is out of his head.
] j^ or Mara, the Budhist god
of lust, sin, and death, called
^ ^ i the lord of the world
of lust, and ^ :^ # the des-
Tlie secondjforin jj seldom seen,
and has goi( i„to use from the
, resemblaucejof the phonetic; it
alone means? mother.
A woman named ] ■^,
who was Hwangti's fourth
concubine and very ugly ; a
mother.
In Pekingese. A wet nurse is
I ] , hut one in the palace is
known as ] ^, from the ancient
dame.
' tfsil 1 From hemp and small; the con-
IJI^^ tracted form is very common.
^ r^ I Small, delicate ; an interro-
)ilj% J gative particle ; also used
'mo ironically ; a sort, referrmg
,?)!« to something seen.
5U ] this kind.
:g ] or ff- 1 what ?
P J ^ I eh ! do you call that good 1
{"i^ ^ "T ] sh I have you come ?
■fjfj, ^S ) has he come ?
i^^i 1 la "hat do you say?
jj ] ^ that will do ; so, this
is tho way.
1 1 ']' Si ^contemptible brats I
^ ] trifling, insignificant; an
affair beneath notice.
why then have you brought it
to met
C ; Another fcna of the last.
>J> Small, delicate and minute;
'»!0 commonly used in Fuhkien.
MOH
MOH.
MOH.
603
0/1/ souiiits, mak imd mat. /n Canton, mok, mak, mut, and mat ; — t/i Swnlow, mok, bin', m6ng, mii6, mo, muat. bak, and
mek ; — in Amoy, bok, bci, boat, -bek, and moh ; — in Fuhchau, mok, mob, mwak and mak ; —
in Shanghai, miik, Tieli, niab, and mio ; — in Chlfu, mu.
1 "j^ -^ 5^ "' '•'^'^ i^Vi^ move
the troops
^ i? I I ^lie married pair
were very quiet.
^>
The original form has
above and below p
^nl)
mu
^ i>lants
the SM7I,
iidicatiiig tliat it siiiues through
intervening trees.
A negative forbidding an
act ; do not, no need of ; a particle
exciting a doubt, if, unless ; per-
haps ; preceding an adjective, it
forms the superlative, nothing like,
incomparable; an adjective of cona-
parison ; to plan ; ample, great ;
tardy, late in maturing.
1 ^ you need not come.
] ^j£ makes a strong postulate, as
1 ^^ ^ fa unless you have
written it wrong,
1 1^ ftil '•' "^•'^" ^'^ nobody else.
I ^ or ] ^p nothing like it,
not so good iis, the best way is,
better than ; the pi'operest.
I /fl ^ it cannot but be so ; is
it not so ?
] ;^ jj^ 5C nothing greater than
heaven.
] 1^ don't say it, wonder not
if ; — a phrase implying com-
parison.
1 ^^ ^ it certainly must be
brought about.
] ^ it is quite uncertain.
I i^ jj^ nothing more than.
1 i^ "'' 1 "f^ '^lo'i't do it.
] g stof), Stop ! {Cantonese.)
I fi 1 ^ there is no inter-
course between us.
"^ SL ^ \ ^'^'^^ '^^ welfare of
the pcdple.
T- 3!C 1 ^ 5t A Confucius
Baid, In literary ability, I am
probably e(jual to other men.
1 jI Iff; S'l' -i[J ^ ipltl say not
there arc no gods, for there are
gods.
Read mu'' Quiet ; dull, shaily,
evening ; a species of sorrel, the
Rumex acetosa, which can be eaten. | j;w
The two are nearly identical.
A curtain hanging down, a
screen ; a tent, a large
marquee ; defenses for the
««' legs like greaves ; a mili-
tary secretary, a confidential
clerk or aid.
) J^ an encampment.
1 /£ '"■ I ^ a private secre-
tary, the official adviser of an
officer,
•f^ ] to act as clerk-
y\ I the six curtains ; ?'. e. the
uiiiver.se.
JH 1 a clerk out of employment.
i^ I iS $ during the silence
of night.
Moving sands, a sandy plain ;
dry ; a careless manner ; iu-
mo' different to, as pleasure.
f^ ] simple desires.
\p ] tlie desert of Shamo or
Gobi.
1 1 f,^ ^■•'^st and sandy, like
a )iani[i,-is.
1 1» ■fP 13 of no consequence
to me.
•^1 ] the spreading clouds.
Still, silent, as at night ;
alone.
ilX 1 ^^ "O'se ; quiet, as a
.sedate woman's a[)artments.
I ] }^ ^ desolate and alone,
like a herniil. or a man whose
family h;is gone.
Oust.
tine dust, atoms.
To feel for or after ; to feel
and grasp ; to cover with the
'110 hands.
1 ^ 1 W feeling about for.
1 'iP ^ I do not feel it ; I don't
know what to do, I can't say.
H 4il t£ ] it is impossible to
decide.
1 — ] rub or feel it once. •
1 ^ M :^ groping one's way
in the dark.
■^ 1 to suppose, to reckon, to
think that such was the case.
m.
Ilio'
Sickness ; distress ; to cause
disease by hard usage.
1 jt T J?; to distress the
people very much.
I ^1 1 :^ scattered abroad and
made sick, as a people by ban-
ditti.
no''
I,
From sun and do not.
Dark, obscure ; cue says,
empty and still.
The eyesight obscured, as by
a pterygium, or a thickening
of the cornea.
The filmy skin between the
flesh and epidermis ; the thin
10' peel inside of eggs ; any thin
membrane or pellicle in plants
or animals, as the mesentery or
cornea ; to soothe, to accord with,
to submit.
llg I the sclerotica.
— ^ ] one thickness of skin.
^ ] the mesentery.
T ^ US W 1 ^^■1"^'" 'le I'''i.vs
chess, his eyes are skinned over.
Read ^mo. To raise the hands
to the head in making obeisance.
1 W^ 'yt 1>« kneeled on both
knees to recei\e it.
604 MOIL
ii" A rcavvelous two-edged sword,
-) like Kius Artluir's Excalibar,
called
mentioned in
the Licli Kwoh.
From to f/o and stijle ; when vend
miao, a syiioiij-m of 4^ to slight.
«!0' To look at from afar off; to-
disregard ; remote, high.
1 ] sorrowful.
1 ^ ^ pT fS ^ irrecoverably
goue, too far to be regained.
^ ] far distant.
%^'h.7t 1 '■^'^''"" principles ara
deep and abstrnse.
From wood and one, referrhig to
the end of a bough ; it closely re-
*
mo'
sembles tt-t'i' ^ not yet
The end of a brancb, tlie
outmost twigs; the end, the last,
110 more of; finally ; ever, always ;
the least or meanest part of ; actors
who personify servants, lictors, &c.;
the opposite of the origin or root
of a matter ; small, weak, insignifi-
cant; the remnants or last of, as
leavings, powder, dust, or refuse ;
the limbs; traders, who are the I
last of the four classes of society ; '
a negative ; after other words often
has the force of after all, then,
well then, what then ; after a verb,
frequently forms a question.
^ ] the origin and end, the
fundamental and the accessory.
] 111! or 1 H ^'^^ <^f '■''"^ world.
j^ ^ \ sandalwood dust
1 \ ~i % ^^ ^"^^ '^^'^ finally,
the last one or time.
5^ ] the very last.
^ ] subtle atoms.
^- |.[3 1 g''intl 't very fine.
] )||;' I, the military officer.
® -Q: it ] obtained the lowest
or last place.
m'^'ij'^'^ 1 tij-4Gevenif
I wish to follow or do this, I
don't know how; or I have no
means of doing so.
1 i^ <^ G. I would not go there.
] Jijl tlie last, the end {S/icmg/iai.)
MOH.
In Shanghai. An illative par-
ticle between the parts of a sen-
tence, then.
do it well, I will pay you money.
From hand .Tnd rrfusc.
^j To wipe clean, to rub out,
mo to obliterate, to blot out ; to
dust ; to daub, to rub on,.- to
besmear ; to color.
] -^j to rub out ; wipe it off.
'0Q I to wash and rub.
1 M ('^"^ 1 B$ "f '" Pekingese)
to cut one's throat.
] /f^ to rub a table.
I JJ; to wipe out an account.
"^ Ila 1 '^ '^ "^° cosmetics- aJid
rouge.
— . ^ 1 3^ refused to pay a cash.
] "f ^ /u> oblitoraU'd all moral
sense.
In Pekingese. To change the
bills of one bank for those of an-
other, and not for coin.
-H^ The word ] ^ :j^ for the
y^V) jasmine, is thought to be
mo" derived from the Sanskrit
mctati, introduced by the
Budhists.
] ^ red jasmine, a name
at Peking for the four-o'clock.
{Mirahilis jatajm. )
^
%%
A name for red socks.
I |§ a tribe of nomads who
mo' wore them, or from whom
they were named, living in
Koko-nor.
The old name- of a branch of
,) the Yangtsz' Kiver in Sz'-
vio' ch'ucn, which formed a boun-
dary line ; froth at the mouth;
to drool in sleep ; foam, bubbles
on water ; to perspire ; to finish.
P£ 1 to sputter or spit out.
3^ ] spume on water.
P 1 or ^ ] expectoration.
V5fe 1 for 'M 'i^ ^s.ih^'^ in per-
epiratlon.
MOH.
S ^ ® :^ 1 '' 's '^0'' ^^^^
now finished.
^I 1 ■''■ preparation like mosaic
gold.
I'rom woman and last ; it closely
^. resembles vicP J^ a sister.
mu' ] ^^ the name of the in-
famous wife of Kieh-kwei ^
^ of the Sbang dynasty.
I ^ sleight of hand or useless
tricks or arts.
m.
The last of a fire ; a dull fire,
i e. the Jire's end, as its
mo' component parts indicate.
¥i iKT^ 1 ^ lit-tle fire will
not blaze brightly.
m
1
mo'
Grain, as rice or
►) broken small ; grits.
1 m
mixed.
From grain and refuse.
) To feed a horse with straw ;
fodder, rations, provender.
1 S ill ^'^ ^'^'1 '^'^ horse.
¥ 1 i^ ^0 prepared his car-
riage and horses — for the jour-
ney.
• I grass and corn for cattle.
1^ an old name for Nankhig,
now a large town south of it.
wheat,
bran and broken grain
k= j From ^ to see and ^ to dore.
i) To rush out or into the pre-
sence of one suddenly.
From earth and black.
^^j Ink, said to have been in-
mo' vented in the "Wei dynasty,
A. D. 220, before which time
paint or varnish was used for writ-
ing ; dark, obscure, black ; style,
letters, writings; to brand with
ink ; a measure of five cubits ; a
mournful countenance.
— • ^ ] one cake of ink.
] 'tiK hquid ink; shoe-blacking.
y^ in 1 it is all Hned and mark-
ed; it is quite correct and pro-
per.
MOH.
MOH.
JIU.
605
5P 1 1'^ *•" strike a line, as car-
penttTS do.
^ ] ;> A -I student.
IjJiJ ] tlie emperor's autograph.
^ ] to put pen to paper.
^ M 1 iX "^'"^ '^'^'■'S is not yet
be^iui.
Ilf ^ ] to talk like a book.
S] 1 ^ ^ the successful kiijin
essays, which are published.
W -S 1 lugubrious, mournful ;
chopfallen.
^ ] greedy of presents.
] ,ffi the cuttle-tish, from its bag.
1 5t -i fp] -ibout ten feet long,
more or less.
^ ] a kind of bitumen from
Nan-hiung cbeu in Kwangtung.
"il* ] t" "rite large characters.
] ^ an inkstand.
1 ^ a blue-black color.
7)1 o'
I'rom li/acl- and floij or mouth,
deiiotiiifr a dog driving off a
Tn:in ; the second form is little
used.
Dark, cloudy, night ; still,
retired ; secret, internal ; me-
ditation, quiet retirement ;
not at ease.
I ;^ to reflect on,
1 1 ^ W not speaking a word.
1 jj» ^ silent or spiritual revela-
tion or impression, something
like an inspiration or afflatus.
] ^ to write from memory.
11^^ sulky and silent,
moody, out of temper.
1 ifiJ f.n^ -i think it over and
you will understand it.
] •^ to intuitively understand.
^ ] in retirement.
I III secret protection, as of God.
From uioii/h and t/o Jiof ; [simi-
lar to the last.
Silent, still ; quiet, settled.
P.|U ] quiet and undisturbed.
iS '!§ 1 1 grieved and keeping
one's self quiet, as when up
braided.
1 ^ ""•■ saying anything.
5M ^ ''"'■'^^ of *'""o or tl'ree
fPzH) strands ; a string of hemp.
mo' mUmi^UiA 1 hap-
piness and misery are close-
ly involved.
mo'
To speak erroneously.
1 p^ an artful child, a term
used in Hunan,
In Cantonese, used in imitation
of the word marl. A direction ; a
mark by which a thing is known.
iT M^ ] niark It.
Old soumls, mil, mot, and mok. In
JLAf' From wood and without.
£'T^ A tree that grew on Duke
^mti Cheu'.j grave, which seems
to have been a tree like the
beech ; a mold ; a pattern, a model;
a form or guide to go by ; the rule ;
the figure.
1 .^ a model.
^ ] the usage ; the rules totfihvr.
J^ I or I ;^ a pattern ; man-
ner, fiLshion, style.
^T iet 1 'o make a sign-manual
by pressing the inked finger on
a document.
] IHlj blurred, iii'lisliuct.
1 ^^ 5t il^ '^<' '^l^s very ambi-
guously.
Similar to the last, but not the
.«anie a.s uio/t) 7^ to feel.
To follow a pattern, to go
according to the rule ; a
pattern, a muster.
Is/LTJ.
Canton, mi ; — in Siratow, mo a7>d bo ; — in
in Shoiit/hai, mu and 'm ; — in Chifa, mu.
fg 1 to copy a thing by laying
the paper on it.
I % t" write by lining the letters.
] •^ to pattern after the ancients,
to copy an old style.
1 '(5 to follow the sample, to
copy it.
1 ja M S to make a plan of
a house.
^fir ^'"""" '° "'"^"^ ""'' ''" ""'•■
,rt^i "''* character is said by Kaug.
- •'--'^ lii to be used south of the Mii-
i ling as a negative for 31R, but it
j'"" Is not improbable timt tlie collo-
quial word 'mo ^j' used from
Canton to Kuhchan, meaning
none, nothing, hollow, is intend-
ed, a? tliis well-known diame-
ter derives its meaning from
leaving out the two inner strokes
of Yj to have.
Consultation, Jmatured plans ;
instructions ; a well .settled course
of action ; to imit.itc ; false, unreal.
a^ 1 to devise plans.
A mot/, bb J — in Fuhchau, mwo ; —
:^ ] a fine plan.
f^ ] counterfeit, a forged thing.
1 ^'c ^ .^ :/c S^ to practice
the maxims of ancient sages.
t Y*t^ "^''^ "'"^ form is tliouglit to re-
fSf semble the female breasts ; it is
'ma distinguished from (Wu ^ not,
by the two dots.
A mother, a dam ; she, or that
which produces ; earth ; the ten
stems ; inet. a local ruler ; the
source of; inferior, small.
] ^ a mother ; one's mother.
^ ] a wet nurse, a foster-mother.
^ ] the principal wife.
^h 1 or -gi I a wife's mother,
it 1 or ^ I a step-mother.
^ 1 the empress-dowager.
^ tC 1 heaven and earth.
^ and I cock and hen ; the
male and female of animals.
606
MU.
MQ.
MUH.
■? 1 ^ interest and principal ;
■J I is applied to sorts, inferior
and superior, small and great,
the produced and producer.
^ I initial characters ; alphabet-
ical letters.
^ ;'-' ■^ ] [good officers are]
tha parents of the people.
The second is also read '/no.
An elderly widow, who
teaches female duties ; a
schoolmistress ; a brother's
■?HM ^^'^"^ '*" '"' called by her ^
'lao "'" younger sisters-iu-law.
^ ] my sister-in-law.
1 lip ^ governess, a matron.
■^ ] or ] I a monthly nurse ;
a midwife.
^ ] a Taoist goddess supposed
to reside in the Dipper, who is
probably the Hindu Chandi or
goddess of Light.
*1
'm
From bird and mother ; a sy-
nonym of Sf| derived no doubt
from dialectical variations.
The parrot, regarded as still
a bird even if it can talk ; many
varieties are described.
■) From heart and do not.
-^J^ To think upon with affection,
mu to recall fondly ; fond of, to
long for, to hanker for ; as-
piring, ambitious.
I ■J^-f^: atfection for one's parents.
^ I to love ardently.
ji[\ ] to esteem, to respect.
1 ^ ^'J longing for fame and
fortune.
>& -^ 1 -^ sighing and longing
for him.
'J From sun and do not.
The evening, sunset ; the
mu' decline of Ufe ; end of a
period of time.
I sunset.
•^ ] dark ; the glooming.
^ I or ^ I morning and evening.
I ^ aged.
1 ^ the last part of spring.
] -^ a sunset sky,
I8f± 1 jS go i" t^e morning
and return at even.
iM
^^ To exert one's self.
r IW s' 1 1 ''O study most
diligently.
— -ly ^ The ground which the filial
' y^i^ heart loves to think of; a
inu' burial spot, a grave ; a tomb,
a sepulcher.
I "^ a tombstone.
■^ ] to repair a tomb.
^fj I to open a grave.
] J^ the hole when open.
] J^ the limits or wall of the
tomb — are seven f^ feet beyond
the grave.
] IJ, the epitaph.
Ml or i^ ] to sweep the tombs,
— at the spring worship.
~^^) To call upon the people to
^^» do ; to invite ; to enlist, to
mic' give a bounty to; to circu-
late a general call for aid ;
a public invitation.
fB 1 jii T *'° enlist volunteers.
] ^ to respond to a levy.
] & to raise troops.
1 i^^fM 'o circulate a sub-
scription paper to repair — a
temple.
I -^ to ask subscriptions to get
up an idolatrous festival.
mo'
Old sounds, mot and mok. In Canton, mol
in Fuhchau, miik ; —
\^ From water and to ffo wider it.
\^S^) To sink in the water, to pe-
rish, to die ; to finish one's
own prospects ; dead, gone ;
to enrich one's self by an-
other's loss ; to exceed ; a nega-
tive, implying none of, not the
least, utterly, without.
] :^ none, not yet, there is no-
thing ; after an assertion, it
has the force of a question
asflj; W 51 1^ 1 W l^ave
you a brother ?
1 W if 5^ <l"i'te insipid ; sense-
as a book.
and mut ; — in Sivatow^ mut, mak, in"o, and ho ;— in Amo</, bok and but ; —
■ in Shiini/hai, mok and meh ; — in C'hi/u, mu and mall. ;
1 W "S ^ nothing ; unimportant,
1 1^ myrrh, — the product of the
B.dsamodcndron myrrha of Ara-
bia, a name imitated from the
Hindustani murr.
JE 1 ^o secrete or keep back
another's things.
] ;j^ at extremity, not knowing
«hat more to do.
;^^ and ] are opposites, — profit
and loss, benefit and distress.
1 ^ ■fi'I compelled to do, no al-
ternative.
1 H 3E :^ to neglect courtesy
and come short of one's duty.
I ^ useless.
ffi I Jl ^ appearing and dis-
appearing without any regular-
ity, as clouds.
Mt M' ^ \ ^ ®^'^ never forget
your kindness.
TtTi V^^i "'itl' tl'S last in some senses.
yjCi To end, to die ; the dead.
7no' 1 ]J^ Pi! died in battle.
1 IS ^ S I ^^'""'t' forget
you in death.
1 ^ i^ ^ ^^^ '^'^^^ ''^"^ living
will both thank you ; — said to
friends who aid at a funeral.
MUH.
rded as a synonym of the
nd also used for ^ to bury.
tno/i' To inter the dead.
i^^M^am 1 # to
contract underhand liaisons in
order to let aft'airs go as they
list, will just bury you in their
ruins.
>^ Fr&m hand below water ; it re-
^? senibles ishu j^ to ki/f, but is
, only used as a iiriniitive.
To dive for anything under
water.
STIie old form represented the
pupil within an oval ; it forms
^ the 105th radical of characters
i/iii- relating to the eye and vision.
The eye ; a director, a princi-
pal man, a leader ; an index, a list
or summary ; squares on a chess-
board ; meshes of a net ; the mind,
the perception ; a look ; to eye ;
to designate, to name, to particu-
larize.
] "^ before the eyes, now.
Jg I unfriendly ; to cut one.
^ ) numbers, the account of.
M -f-ij ^ 1 liow many are there ?
{Shanghai).
ji^ I a list of the articles.
^ ] a theme for an essay ; a
topic.
^4 1 Hi J^ te rose to ofHce by
merit, not purchase ; ^j[. | de-
notes the three highest literary
r degrees.
1 "t" /?.^ A supercilious, very
haughty.
b5 1 ffil ^ ji first particulars
and then generalities.
S 1 ■^ '°"S ^^""^""^ *"<1 ''yes, a
good detective, not easily gulled.
Ira Ft'T -Jt ] I'li'Jise tell me the
general ]>oints.
1 ^ ?i- IE 1i« floes not regard
the laws.
1 1^ 'f^ I have named everything.
^ ] angi-y, looking displeased.
1^ ] the barbarian eye, a name
formerly given to the Engli.sh
chief at Canton. ,
MUH.
1 i? 1^ ^h A characterized him
as a mean fellow.
W> \ ^ ^^V^ A regarded
them all alike as foreigners.
Mua
607
^p p From jilanln and «/c ; it is not
I — I , 'lie same as lklt> "H" squinting.
inti' A cultivated plant, a small
leaf clover, or trefoil (Medi-
cago sativa), the | ^ on which
horses are fed and the young leaves
cooked for greens ; when used as
a manure it is called '^ gg, and
plowed in ; .some have supposed
this name indicates a similarity to
the old Greek name imidixa, i. e.
brought from Media.
I > The old form represents a tree
^^^1^ striking its roots down and send-
' J ^ ing bi-anclies up ; it forms tlie
IIM 75tb radical of a large group of
characters relating to trees and
wooden things.
Wood ; a tree ; what grows
on a tree ; wooden ; one of the
five elements ; tnet. the East,
which wood afifects ; honest, un-
pretending, plain ; in musical books
used as a contraction of moh^ ^
to strike the string when playin"-
the lute.
^,
there ;
I [£ a carpenter.
\ $;|- timber, lumber, stuff'.
— ^ 1 a billet, a block.
] ^ putehuck brought from
India ; the ^ | :g: is a species
of ArL^/o/oc/iia ; at Ningjjo a
species of Cl<'in<ttiii,
\ %f\ inflexible, honest.
1 ^^f) the clitss of trees in botany,
pg ;^ 1 a stpiare block ; met. a
stu[)id block of a fellow.
1 ffi A -I fellow like an idol, a
dunce.
1 M Of ^ ] '1"^ planet Jupiter.
1^ ] If to strike tho wooden bell,
i. e. to pretend to have influence
with rulers, and take bribes to
bring about an end,
-flj ] to fell trees.
^ 'P M 1 I'ow many trees aic
^ ^ i^ 1 ^ be presented me
with a pear.
1^ 1 Bl a stupid dolt of a
fellow, just a log of wood.
To wash the hair ; to cleanse,
■} to bathe ; to enricli by kind-
!"' ness, to receive favor.s, to
rule kindly; favored, blessed ;
to regulate ; a branch of the Kiver
Han in the east of Sz'ch'uen.
1 flh or ^ I to wash the body.
1 il- ^ •? I, the disciple who
have received favors — from this
god ; said by devotees.
1 ^ H /^ I washed and then
carefully wrote this.,
Fine rain.
1^ 1 ^ gentle shower.
'M 1 M ^ to hope for the
soft rains to cause the her-
bage to grow.
Certain leathern bands i)ut
around the front of a car to
strengthen and ornament it.
Mallards or wild ducks,
) but others say domesticated
ducks ; the former applica-
tion is the usual one.
nij ai j> ^ t^' t& m 1 if you
cannot carve a snow goose, you
still may be able to produce a
duck ; — try your best.
^, A ^ ] 'lie common people
presented a duck.
JLI^ From a roiv and to strike ; it
tJC ""'^' ""' ''* confounded with
ma'' '"''"' ^ '" receive.
To tend cattle, to j)asture,
to put out to grass ; a shepherd,
a cowherd ; to superintend, to have
oversight or watch of ; to get one's
living by pasturage ; pasture-
gromids ; one in charge, as a rtder
or teacher.
5^ I the shepherd of Heaven j
an ancient term for a governor.
1 g a shepherd boy ; and lience
[ ^1$ for pastoral ballads
or bucolics.
608
MLTI.
MUH.
MUXG.
] ^ to tend cattle ; a cowberd. |
ji 1^ R 1 lie is a fcliej-'bcrd of
tlie people.
^ 1 a head busbandman.
1 pj an old temi for overseer.
1 0iB ^ Cbristian minister or pastor.
jJS ] nomads, as of tbe Desert of
Gobi.
1
A*
^ the berdmeu
oversee all tbe domestic animals.
^ JbX ^ 1 "°'' I'l'esimiptuous ;
a humble demeanor ; to be mQd.
] ^ ibe pasture wUds, name of
tbe battle groin id in K'i bien jS
U^, in ibenortb of llonan, wbere
Wu Wang defeated Slrjii.
^ ^ -f^ ] the \vild tribes of
Lai (now Sliaolung) practiced
pastoiage.
From gi'ain and striped,
) Tbe waving, graceful ap-
itt' pearance of grain ; pleasing,
beautiful ; majeslic, insi)iring
awe and admiration, like a divine
or imperial power ; cordial regard ;
to revere ; to gnilify.
I ] royal, admirable; exciting
wonder ; to be profound ; witb
deep reverence.
I ^ IJ; I* Mobammed ; wbence
tbe Moslems call themselves ]
^. and say ] jjB for Mecca.
] ^ i ■^^o admire tbe prince's
mien.
^ ^ 1 1 profoundly respect-
ful and reverent, as in worship.
1 in vh H. U^^ ™y s°"gl s^^^^y
him like a gentle breeze.
A benignant, loving eye ;
ij harmonious, affable ; concord
among relatives, neighbors,
or nations ; to cultivate ami-
cable relations; to make or keep
peace witb.
=^ ] united, neighborly.
?Q 1 IIP i|5 '^o ''^^P peace in tbe
villages and neighborhoods.
^ij A gust of wind is ] j , as
.^^) it rushes by ; also the atti-
wet through.
tude of thinking ; the hair
To die early ; to come to the
end of life.
^ I tS ^ 1 -^ is not
tbe Prince of Tso near bis
end whea young 1
Old sound, zxniil'r. In Canton, mung and mang ; — in Swatow, mong, min, mang, and meng ; — in Amoy, boug
Liu, and eog ; — in Fuhcltau, mung, mang, moug, onc/meung; — in Shanghai, mung,
From plants and covered over, as
a pig under a covert.
iindng A trailing plant, also called
•^ ^, tbe cypress-vine {Tpo-
mca quamoclit ) ; beclouded, dull,
obscure perception of; ignorant,
immature, rash ; a child, a pupil ; I
to deceive, to conceal ; to cover ; to
pall over one ; to behave rather
rudely, and from this implied sense, I
it has become an aifected term ,
for tliankful, obliged to, grateful
fur favors ; to gammon; the 4oth ^
diagram, denoting reciprocal ; name
of an ancient city in Honan, and of |
a tribe of aborigines, now preserved j
in Mung-hwa ting | -ft i^ in ,
western Yunnan.
] "^ J\. tbe Mongols, said to be an
imitation of mocngcl or celestial.
jgj; I to direct the lirst studies. I
1 i or ] 5f^ an untaught |
man. i
1 ■f;^; many thanks for, I will ,
be obbged to you for, I beg the j
favor. 1
^
mang, and mong ; — in Chifit, mang.
gll| ] to teach boys.
1 ^ or ] p\; ig obliged for your
taking [tbe goods.] or your cus-
tom : — a shopman's phrase.
] ,§, thankful for the favor.
] ^ kindly tell me ; I am obliged
to you for the information.
1 "M" ® ^ *^'''P ^^^^ envelopes the
bead.
Wm \ "^ ('^r %) «i^ f"-^ f'^'^
are frayed aud shabby.
®: 1 A 65 p5 Ijcgiiilmg- decep-
tive talk ; chaff, jokes, quips.
] B^ rash, to act heedlessly, will-
ful ; uuinstrucled.
1 jl^ dull, cloudy in mind, con-
fused.
1 ^ f^ ^ to gradually bring
him on till he becomes a sage.
] 5E ^'^ expose one's self to
death.
^ ] Ih ^ greatly obliged for
your undeserved kindness.
] ^ij I was honored by receiving
your orders : — said by an m-
ferior to a superior officer.
The first of these is often used
with the precedmg ; a:id tbe
> second is also defined thunder.
Small, drizzling rain; foggy ;
names of several rivers, one
of which is in the southwest
of Kweicheu.
1 ?fe M ^ misty rain.
] ^ chaotic, vapors ; nebulous.
1 1 *]» IW ^ tedious, drizzling
mist.
[ 1 f 1 i^S ^ slight pain. {Fuk-
eltaii.)
I I ^ gloomy weather.
A covering ; to screen off or
shelter ; to protect, as agauist
the bleak rain ; to cover the
head.
; I a screen ; to cover, to roof
, ^ ] ] luxuriant and beau-
tiful as hemp and wheat.
From sun and obscured.
The sun below the horizon.
iinaiij % ] Bf before sunrise, early
dawn.
MUNQ.
MUNG.
MUNG.
609
From moon and ohscnreil : like
tlio last and interchanged witli its
primitive; uot tiie same as the next
The moon about to set ; to
deceive or cajole, to huiulmg.
^ fi 1 Hal *-^6 nioou is cloud e<l
over.
I ^ §£ the first blush of dawn,
earliest dawn.
] j[^ a misunderstanding ; not
clear, as a law- to mislead, to
gammon.
t1,-jjt From Jlesh and obscured.
ili^i Corpulent, large; fat.
] 'g full faced.
] abundant.
Silk thread all in confusion,
t'l^^'V raveled and tangled.
imdiiff ^ ] raveled.
] ]^ thick, like a tussock
of grass.
9^ ] fine and coarse together.
said of floss or thread.
tt^Ui Dimsighted, weak eyes; un-
cP^\ able to see from age; blind
^inung from disease of the nerve, as
in amaurosis or gufta serena,
commonly called f ^ ^ 7^ ; un-
learned, im taught, ignorant of one's
self.
^ ] bad sight.
^ ] to enlighten another's ig-
norance.
1 Bit ^ -SV the blind musicians
played their parts.
A fast sailing war-junk,
called ] Jig long and narrow,
iiiddy used in the revenue service,
and now knownl at Canton
^ ^ Jf5 bI o"" scrambling
dragon
1 fit .®. n "'<^ galleys followed
e ich other like a school of fishes.
A tree like the locust (^o-
jihora), with yellowish leaves.
^nuinff ] ^ the mango, is some-
times so written but ;j^ ^
is also met with.
77
Tl^^ A. shaly bole, called ^ |
f P^'V -S^) which seems to be a kind
finally of micaceous schist of a fine
quality, prescribrd in cases
of derangement or fits ; there are
also varieties called gold and silver
] ;5', according as the mica is
mi.xed with other minerals.
^/Si A dish filled with food; a
cp^ plentiful table.
^maiiy # ] ^ ^ there was a
most abundant meal.
^^g A long flowing mane of a
c ^^ horse ; the hairs falling along
^inang the neck.
A large lasso or net for catch-
ini; deer by throwing it over
their horns
The poles or rafters which
uphold the tiles ; the jidge-
pole.
From people or field and lost ;
a synonym of iniht ^^ people.
Fugitives who cannot be
brought together, those who
finally have become vassals from
other countries ; the igno-
rant, imprudent country peo-
ple.
] ;> -^ ;^ a simple looking man
of the people.
j5Jt ] vagabonds, gypsies ; house-
less wanderers.
|g I lists or census of the people.
-^^Jf- Similar to the last.
I ^ « Dimness of vision ; dark,
^nuimj obscure ; to feel ashamed,
! mournful.
H ^ ] 1 the sun and moon are
darkened.
finally
From fi/e and lost.
Blind from any cause ; an
eye without an intelligent
pupil ; blinded in heart, de-
ceived, easily deluded.
1 [1^ blind, as from amaurosis.
] if. a blind year is one which
h;is no ^ ^ term in it.
?A ^ 1 '"^ '""■'^ night blindness.
1 M, '■* variable gusty wind
IS S. n'l ] self-love makes peo-
ple blind.
1 1A (U" blindness of mind.
I § looking mortified.
■ ■ rj Occiirs used for the ne.Kt.
( |t*J A liliaceous plant, also called
i""'"iy ^ ^:, cowrie-mother, whose
roots are small ; the corms,
round like cowries, and ranging
from a pea to a marble in size, are
used in fevers ; it has white flow ers
and hastate leaves like buckwheat ;
it is perhaps a species of Uvularia,
or the Frilillaria tlmnleryia ac-
cording to Japanese books.
P"rom insect and lost, but the
primitive is a contraction of Bt>
and imitates the buzz.
A Stinging fly that infests
animals ; a pretty plant, for
which the last is now used.
I ] a breeze or gadfly ; the fly
that bites cattle.
I ^ or ^ I gadflies and mus-
quitoes.
^ ] a horsefly.
fH I a kind of barbed dart fired
like a rocket.
^ ] a fly that infests cattle.
TfC I a kind of fly Uke a bee,
found in grass and on trees.
■= ^ ii ] I wiU gather the
fritillarias.
nj|7 An old
<Hflir dynasty.
name in the Han
_ for part of Lo-shau
^mang hien || ]\\ |f, in the south-
east of lluuiui, south of the
River Hwai, at that time a part
of Shan cheu ^ j\\ [irefecture.
Fledglings of water birds.
I ^1 a bird from Annam,
large as a peacock, having a
long beak, of which dishes
are made ; it is the rhinoceros
hornbill (Buceros), and is also call-
ed ^ ]^ crane's head.
610
MUNG.
MUNG.
NA.
'ifljU* Ephemera or sandtiies; small
i^^> tik's over ordure or water.
'indiiff ] Ji^ diing-rties, midges.
1 4i wasps.
From do^ and ^first,
A fierce, violent dog ; strong,
'mi)ny
determined, resolute, brave ;
inhuman, severe, cruel ; hot,
as fire ; biting, as the wind ; vio-
lent, excessive in any way ; to
rmise, to inspirit.
)J^ ] a rousing fire ; too hot.
^ ] valorous.
1 M rigid) firm and stern.
J^ ] awful, majestic.
I '1'^ a violent temper.
2j5 ^ S I their meeting was
terrible, as two armies.
' ^ Fa] suddenly, startling.
] |i^ an old 7)ame for P'ing-nan
hien Zji ^ ]|}f,, in the east of
Kwangsi.
^ ffl] /?» 1 dignified but nut vio-
lent
m
' inCmg
From heart and blind.
Dull, senile, not intelligent ;
vexed, perturbed ; grieved,
ashamed ; to cover, to blind.
] U forgetful, doubtful of.
^ ] 'f J an old dotard ; a
forgetful lout.
1 1 ^ foolish-like, dull of com-
prehension.
1 1 ^ ^ ignorant and dull.
1 i^ f!fi to close or cover the
eyes.
%^ \ From 5^ evening ami ^p dim-
f I nas contracted, the last form ,
' often occurs in its compounds.
To dream, to see visions ;
I a dream, of which diviners
make six classes ; a vanity,
a phantasm ; obscure.
] ^ dreamed about it.
1 ^ pj my dream did not
come to pass.
] J^ the nightmare.
\ j^ nocturnal emissions.
] ^^ empty hopes, day-dreams.
] <)(£ a prophetic dream, one that
conies to pass.
— i^ ;/i; 1 0"6 long dream ; met.
this life, the world.
1 %iL'^ ^ visionary affair ;
what was dreamed about.
fij; IJf I RH are you dreaming 1
•J? ^ ^ 1 life is passed like a
dream.
^ ] communicated in a dream.
W^H \ 1 ['•bs people] looking
to Heaven, all is dark.
1 |'& H "f" ^ of it is false, ly-
ing words ; — the reference is
to a character in fiction like
Munchausen.
■^ |& -F [p] 1 it would be pleas-
ant to lie by you and dream.
J^j, ^ Just awaked from sleep, is
^^j£^ I ^, intimating that the
^iHdiii/ mind is not quite collected ;
it is the name of a mountain
in Wu-tai hien ^ J ]f^ in
Shansi.
Old sowids, na a7td nap. In Canton, na ; — in Swatow, na ; — in Amoy, na and 16 •, — in Fv.hc.hau, na ; —
in Shanghai., no, na, ha, and 'm ; — in CInJ'u, na.
From hand and a slave on join-
in</ ; the second form if imau-
thorized but it is most common,
and the third is unusual.
" To lay hold of, to seize ; to
apprehend, to take ; to bring ;
to get an idea of, to appre-
ciate ; a form of the accusa-
tive like ^E or jf^, placed
before the noun.
1 ^ ^ ^ fS fli t-o feed and
clothe him.
] 2)5 bring it here.
I ^ {i ^ it is firmly resolved
upon.
J£ I to arrest one.
I /^ U. I am unable to get firm
hold ; — I hardly miderstand
the matter. .
^- ^ 5E 1 certainly, no mistake
about it; a death clutch of a case.
] ^ ^ a clerk who receives
applications, a factotum.
Is S 1 "othing to hold on by,
or get a clue of ; also a nick-
name for a Budhist priest.
1 [Ij ^ taken out ; abstracted.
] :^C fR ''" overcharge ; to raise
the ]jrice of.
] /f; ^ I cannot seize (or g<:t) it.
1 ^ i^%l "ill see that it is
done.
1 flfc 6vf fa availed himself of his
mistake.
^tf Tattered clothes ; garments
which have been torn in some
jfia way.
From ciii/ and weak giving the
sound.
'«'( To point to a place or thing; an
interrogative particle, which,
where; the uiiauthorized character
^315 used in Kiangsu for you in the
plural number, seems to have been
designed to denote t/icit man, or
those men.
1 IM •i where are you going ?
] fe ] ^ which year and month ?
1 11 ^P jI it 'if- 3$ "^ow could
I know that lie would come ?
1 JS in :^ '^°^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^"^ ®"*^^
treatment ?
] ^ — Ig which one of them ?
1 ~" (IS A which man ?
1 5i 3^ 6^ where is it from ?
NA.
Read na' A vocative, Oh 1 a
final particle drawing attention,
and implying certainty ; see, here
it is I lo ! a demonstrative particle
donoting the farthest of two things,
the opposite of ^ ; that, there,
then.
1 ^ I it surely is there.
f;J; ] Oh, you ! yon. Sir ; a re- '
spectful form of address, also
written ^^3 Pj" "^ f;J; |ji^ and
othervjise.
1 /^or 1 5i"r ] >i 5i there.
) fig that, as a man or thing.
1 ^ A tliose few persons.
It tb 1 who then is able ?
1 — ^ 52, there, that spot.
1 S Wi '-^u^j that way.
1 '^ -7 S ^^^^ l^i"'' ^'11 ""^t do
Eead ^no. An ancient state in
the present P'ing-liang fu 2[i ^^
)^ in Kansuh, called Ch'ao-no
^ ] ; to point ; to transfer, in
which sense ^ has taken iti;' place ;
lo rest, to terminate ; peaceful ;
much. I
)
NA.
i i£ ^E II W 1 ^ ^ tl'e
king is here, even in Hao, dwell-
ing in peace.
S JPS -^ 1 ^° enjoy endless hap-
piness.
A colloquial, final particle
used iti replies, denoting cer-
'ut' taiuty ; anhiterjectionof pain
or surprise ; an interroga-
tive word.
^ ] there is nothing ; there are
no more.
■/mJ' .H Jl ] where's the diflBculty
in It i
is he here or there ?
Eead toh^ or to'. The cry of
] ] made by people who exorcise
demons.
Read jHO. The name of a my-
thological character.
I P^ a phantom man ; one story
makes him to have been foster
bi'other of the third son of Wan
Wang, and to have destroyed
Ta.ki's spirit when she return-
ed 10 heaven.
NAH.
611
Read '(so, the last mother; an
old foniftjf J{i sister.
In Cantonese. A dam ; the
female of animals.
] a sow.
] granny, old dame.
] J^ a girlish boy, effeminate.
^ ^ ] mother and child.
Disease ; ill.
In Cantonese. A scab.
"* ^ 1 * ^'^^ °^* ^^^
^^ 1 to form a scab.
5[a 1 the small-pox scab.
In Cantonese read ^na. With,
together with ; even, alike ; for ;
to join in, to tako part with ; to
stick to, as glue.
Wt 1 ft> ^ I'll go with you-
1 ffl JS ■i' carry them all at one
load.
I 1^ sticky, imctuous.
35c 1 IE M M I'^e shaved him
often.
Old sounds, nap, not, a/id nat.
In Canton, nap and nat ; — in Swatmp, nap ; — in An>o)/, lat and lap ; — in Fuhchau,
nak ; — tn Shanrjhai, nali and neh ; — in Chifu, na.
iuih
na>
From hand and a plum.
To press the hand down
heavily ; in pcnmanshi]), it is
the sweep to the right.
— ^ — ] one stroke to the
left and one to the right.
^ I a copper clarionet. (Canton.)
] JS to pull waxed-ends.
From silk and inside; used for
the next, and also contracted to
its primitive.
Silken threads shrinking ;
to enter, to collect, lo re-
ceive ; to insert ; to enter on
possession ; to be appointed ; silk
put in soak ; to hand up, to pay
or present to government ; within.
] ^ to pay taxes in kind.
1 % to pay taxes in money.
1 "iK to present a daughter to
the Emperor.
^ ] to receive, to take in.
] jjig are you well "? may you be
happy !
1 'Wy to get the cool breeze.
§ I to contain or lake in ;
liberal, generous.
^ jjijf ^- I I hope you will
favorably lake — my gift.
^ W ^ 1 I cannot assent to
his words.
1 pij in sorrow ; melancholy.
1 Jl^ *o purchase office.
I ^ or ] ^ to take a concu-
bine.
•^ I to place carefully.
Ui 1 1^ '^ make known abroad
'^"'' orders and receive all peti-
tions.
] ^ to send betrothal presents.
S^ ^ 1 respectfully escort
the setting sun.
] ^ a Manehu ^^■ord for cere-
monies of marriasc.
ft.
From hand and irilhin.
To put a thing in or under
the water, to immerse or dip ;
to stain.
^ ] to put in soak.
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612 NAH.
From chthes and ivithhu
To patch ; to line ; to over-
lay ; padded or quilted ;
priestly garments ; tnet. a
Budliisl priest.
1 a lined coat.
I a quilted lining.
] a fur lining.
1 "'' 1 ■? I> * priest
/fC ] to dress in a wooden
lining, ;'. e. to be put in a coffin.
(Cantonese.) I
To take a wife ; to get ; to
, go in.
''''' §§ 1 ^ f**' little child, a
handsome chubby child.
A>V A rope or hawser made of
|>C[ ) bamboo withs to tow boats ;
_?ja' to mend a hedge.
■^ ] a bamboo tow-rope.
^ ] to track a boat.
^ ] links or torches made of old
bamboo hawsers. {Fuhchau.)
NAH.
A kind of striped seal pro-
bably from Corea, described
in the Pan Ts'ao under the
name of |^ JdJ sea dog, as
having no fore feet : its face
resembles that of a dog, its
skin a leopard's, but dark ;
it has horns and short fur ; it is
now unknown in that region, and
was brought to court in the T'ang
dynasty. One account places it
in Koko-nor, or among the Turks,
so that it may refer to seals in some
of the Tibetan lakes ; the testes
are brought as medicine under the
name of )jg ^[Jj from the west.
A synonym of the 8^ seal or
dugong, which is considered
■a" to be a turtle without a
shell ; it is said to have its
mouth in its belly, and to ascend
trees in times of drought ; the
Chinese descriptions of it are so
contradictory, that it is plain they
^lave seldom seen the animal.
Ift
NAI.
The inner ornamental reins of
J a team of four horses, used
in olden time ; they were
tied to the carriage front.
Ayt-g To sharpen wood, as for a
*J jj helve ; to hammer iron to a
lui' point.
In Cantonese. To iron out, as
clothes ; to sear, to smooth ; to
lay over, to press on ; to touch off,
as a cannon.
jU "B* 1 ^ ™y l^ofss and flesh
are scarred and blistered ; —
pressed out of measure.
] ,f^ to fire a cannon.
1 flfi "^ press on the eye to cool
it, as with an agate.
fX\ Name of a fragrant plant.
/PW ) 1 "? ^^^ ^^^'^ '^^ * species of
lUil/' palm, resembling the areca
imt ; the leaves resemble the
fan palm, but are smaller and
aromatic when dry.
Old sounds, nai and nat. In Canton, nai and noi ; — in Swatow, nai ; — in Amoy, nai" : — in Fuhchau, nai and n^ ; —
in Shanijliai, nc", na, and ne ; — in Chiju, nai.
l] -y-l Similar to 5^5 weary.
c/IIlJ Weary, sick ; sordid, ill-
^nai looking, exhausted, seedy.
lb
'm.
The character is intended to
represent air curling and issuing,
which cannot be recovered ; the
other two forms are frequently
used.
Au adversative particle, but,
it may be ; doubtless, for-
sooth; also, moreover ; be-
*"* fore a negative, if ; also used
for the substantive verb to
round the rhythm, or as a connective
particle, to wit, then, thereupon,
till then, if, &c., and often needs
no rendering ; it occasionally stands
for pronouns, as your, your's ;
that, those ; such a one.
] ^ at this time, at this period.
I in or ] ^ but as to.
5E ffiJ 1 ^ lie is dead and
buried too.
Jib 1 JD ^ :5C this is Cheu's
father.
] p]" will then do.
Sffi ] /J^ .^ if not, theii I will
not go.
U 1 Jt ?^ IWI 7t: ^ bow is
the prefect like a \\ooden statue '?
1 ffl. 1 ^ the grandfather with
the father.
^ ] ;^ pj ^ is it then quite
impossible '?
B$ 1 ?C jiE that was heaven's
rule.
B$ 1 •^ it ^^'^^ your work.
1 ^ H* 1 .iS ] :5c tf ^as
altogether wise and divine,
brave and accomplished.
i^ ®ii Si 1 'C* y°" "^"^t con-
stantly check that heart of
your's.
1 W ^ "o ^ ii those who
are destitute of virtue and
principle.
'li 1 ^ W ""'y ^y y"" virtue.
From plants and the next con-
tracted ; i: is read t./""? in t''^
dictionaries, but with a dilfereut
primitive and meaning.
The small tubers which
grow around the taro called
^ I and ^ :^ 1 in
Shanghai ; they are not un-
like teats in shape.
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NAl.
NAT.
NAI,
613
m
1
1
From woman and you or is ;
the first two are not much used,
aud the thinl is unauthorized.
Th« breasts of a woman
the udder, the dugs ; nipples,
teats ; ap[)lied to the Malaga
grape ; to suckle ; milk ; a
nurse ; a pet word for
mother ; a married woman ;
a lady, i
' the nipple ; a teat.
cow's milk.
. a wet nurse.
to nurse
nursing.
1
] JfjJ cream.
1 BM M clricf^ milk cake ; cheese
made by the Mongols.
] ] a grandmother ; an oM
lady.
^iP 1 or ] I madam ; a lady.
(Cantonese.)
^ I ) and >J» 1 \ the wife
and concubines ; as ] ] jp^
denotes all the married woman
in the house, the hareem.
>J? ] I a bride ; the appella-
tion of the daughter-in-law in
the house.
^ I 1 iP3 J'"^ ladies I especially
those older than the speaker.
^ 1 ) anc^ .11 1 ) and 3 1 ^^'^
the compellations for the wives
of three brothers, or the three
wives of one man.
^ I a siesta ; an ancient term.
1 1 5i "^y ^^''^^ ' ^^^"^ '
25 ] nurse 1 ma ! {Cantonese.)
*J* ^ ix 1 *''i° child is weaned.
Sick, tired, weary, worn out.
^ ] I feel very weak aud
*nai exhausted.
In Cantoneife. To tie up, to
fasten on ; to hang on or depend
on one, as a family ; to belong to.
1 ^ M f'lsten it astern.
1 is M '^'^ 1'''"'^** '"'" '^"^ fireworka
^^ 1
to tag after one.
>> An iron tripod of large size
ipi to burn incen.se in temples ;
nui' it has two ears.
tM fa >1} 1 to keep the
country iu order, as a premier
does.
From tree or great and to ex-
hibit ; the second ia the com-
monest form.
A kind of bullace or large
yellow plum, som' yet edible,
three sorts are described ; the
Budhists use it for the glo-
bular berries of the fragrant musk-
Jike JVi/'iaiit/ics, iu Sojiscrit iital-
lika ; a remedy, a resource ; to
meet, to occur; an interrogative
or adversative particle, how '? what
way ? but.
1 •|bJ ^ you must be resigned to
Heaven.
] -jiij I ■(pj what .shall be done
now % what next ?
[fj jj^ ] jpj I must make up my
mind to it.
^ Pj 1 "05 f"" ^ 1 "fpj I could
not help it ; there is no help for it.
i^'^% 1 a II I ^ould like
to eat, but I am full.
1 T^ JS "(nr "''^''**' '^a'l yo^i "io to
help yourself?
1 1^ ""■ TlI'C l^ut the stream lies
between us.
] ;^ jS or ] "^^ -fi you must
(do or) bear it.
jS Int ] no alleviation of grief.
^> 1 ffe 7 ^. ?S I m"St needs
depend un him, but he would
not agree with me.
M 1 '^W\ [this road is as bad]
as the bridge over the Styx.
i
\ ^ the Budhist river Styx, so
called because the soul caunot
help crossing it ; paper boats are
burned si.xty days after death
to aid in the passage, otherwise
it may be drowned.
The original or second form is
made of ITD ivhisters and :^
■ pelage, and is defined to punish
by shaving tlie wliisker ; the first
is now used instead.
To bear with, to endure ; to
sutfer, to f(jrbear ; patient.
] ?/^ it bears the cold,
1^ I ^ who can stand if? who
can endure — such treatment?
] U I am well used to it.
1 ^ IIIf "§1 ^'^^^ 'he present
times patiently.
^ f b 1 )^K I can't be so bother-
ed ; I have no time for it,
1 'I'4 a patient kind temper.
^ ] f4 ■? a placid temper.
11 1 ft ;t W * it is hard for
[the girl] to pass her spring-time
of life so vainly.
^ tu 1 great ability.
Read ^nang. To be able, a
synonym of "^ power.
therefore the sages were able to
regard mankind as making one
family.
In Cantonese. A time, a while,
a period of endurance.
^J ] a long time.
^ ^ 1 '^"t ^ great while.
^ 1 6^ wait a little.
1 1 21^ Pl» come in a little while.
"^^^ Stupid, raw.
Tptjj 1 Wi 'g"0''ant of affairs,
Tkii ' uuacc|uainted with the world-
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NAN.
NAN.
NAN.
nsr-A.3sr.
Old sounds, nam and nan. /« Canton, nam and nan ; — in Swatow, lam, nam, Ian
in F'ldichati, nang ; — in S/ianr/hai, ne' and na° ; — »« Cft
^ ^ "jj 1 Heaven is now send-
ing its calamities,
ffll into trouble.
■ittii Name of an insect.
^^
^JiA III Cdiitow'se. The bites of
""" gnats or fleas ; a sore, a
pimple ; to stitch together ; a cleat
on a box, to cleat or join together.
— ^ ] the body is covered with
ernptions.
] ^ ^ to baste clothes.
From ^ or ^ a hird and ^2
'f/"i/ ; this clKiracter suggesu
whether its initial and final
may not have been joined, K-iao
and k-in, to make the sound
nin or nan ; the second is a com-
nail mon abbreviation ; occurs used
iare' for pio %: soft.
A species of bird ; hard, diffi-
cult, grievous, not easy or pleasant ;
seldom attained, as happy old age ;
irksome, fatiguing; to distress, to
harass, to force another to do ;
full-leaved ; to be careful.
I fj^i li^rd to do.
] ^ hard to bring about.
j Jf. hard to say, it cannot be ;
also used as an interrogative as
1 jE -to ^ ^ can you think
he wont come?
1 ^ ft> ^ T can you have
forgotten it?
of me?
] ^ hard to get.
] ;^ jj^ to vex him ; to injure one.
1 S repulsive, obscene ; hard to
see ; not familiar with.
very hard to escape the dislike
of men in this world.
1 i^ JP.'l )§.> ^^'^ ^ comprehend.
^ ^ ;^ ] the leaves are abun-
dant.
Kead nan'. Adversity, calami-
ty, trouble, difficulty ; to reprove,
to reprimand.
|f^ ] natural calamities.
^ JS ^ ^ 1 ^ ^'^ unequal to
tlie nianv cares of state.
A ^ iil: Fb^ 1 a dolt always
thinks the world goes hard with
him.
;^ 1 ' t I j^ it is impossible to
escape this affliction.
^ ] the sufferings of childbirth.
JK ^ MR "(pj 1 lio^ can you re-
prove the birds and beasts ?
S is J^ ] mutually obnoxious.
% I .1^ lis lie died honorably
for his country.
In Shanghai. Now, at this time.
1 ^ M tiovix this time forward.
] 5^ then. ^
Frotn field and slrenf/th, because
strong men are.required in tillage.
The male of the human spe-
cies ; a man ; a son ; a baron,
the lowest of the five ranlvs of
nobility ; a part of the domains of
the Gheu dynasty.
] \ a husband, a man.
0^ ] to bear a son.
1 ■? ;^ a high spirited man.
^ 1 a filial son ; — said after a
parent's death.
fg j [I came] with my son.
I •^ a baron.
1 ^ pertaining to the husband.
] ^ men and women.
The original form represents
plants vigorously bursting forth,
and leaning towards the south.
The south ; it belongs to fire
and the diagram ^, and is the
region of heat and vegetation,
where things get nourishment ; to
face or go south ; southern, austral;
summer.
and nan ; — in Amoy, lam and Ian ; —
ifu, nan.
] "jj the southern regions ; south-
erners,
pf "^ I '^ he can face towards
the south ; — he can reign.
|p] ] southward.
1 ^ :$b first shows the south ; —
said of the plum tree indicating
spring by its early blossoms.
1 changed to a south and
moist wind. {Cantonese.)
^ ] a northern exposure.
^d ] to clasp the hands in prayer.
1 ^ ^ova the Sanscrit nama ad-
oration, explained as ^^ hum-
bly trusting ; to recite prayers ;
a formula like the ave of the
Eoman Catholics.
1 m m (or i" full \^.mm
P'£ ■^ nanmh armtahha) to
call over Budha's name.
1 44 aip or 1 M ^ ^ at Can-
ton denote Tao priests who use
formulas and spells ; elsewhere
Budhist priests are also intended.
iljl 4b 5^ 1 lie 'S there and I am
here ; — we are far separated.
I ^ § J at Peking, a shop which
sells Canton goods. '
ifl) 1 -B 1 the odes of Chen and
Chao.
^ ] gold ; an old poetic name.
I *^ the south regions, as Can-
ton, or the Indian Archipelago,
according to the speaker's posi-
tion.
1 i^ U. Canton city.
^^ ] a famous hill near Si-ngan
fu iu Shensi.
m
An even grained, yellowish,
fine wood, called ^ ] much
used for furniture ; it grows
in Kiangsi.
Up ] a fragrant wood now
brought from Annam, and
used for beads.
] ^ a fine grained hard wood.
NAN.
Incessant talking ; gabble.
»»*|TJ RS 1 (^battering ; twittering,
AMTi as swallows
H T> 1 P ^ f iJ ^
if you stop study for three days,
thistles will grow in your mouth ;
— continual study is necessary to
attain rank.
] ] ^ a name given in the
Archipelago to the fruit of the
CijiioiiiHra cauliflora, the Malay
■puki-andpiiy .
Ji
Like the last.
The noise of geieral conver-
sation ; to sing out, to call
over ; to mutter, to perform
incantations.
] incessant talking.
^ to grumble at another.
1
I
1 %^\
hearing.
call them over in his
nun. ■*- '
cn-^ To boil
/JltJ In C//
NAN.
An unauthorized character, com-
posed oi insect ani south.
nan ^''^ immature locusts, whose
wings have not fully grown,
are so called in Kwangtung.
1 -J or jb^ ] unHedged locusts.
I boil meat ; dried meat.
intonese. The flesh on
'nan ^j^^ \^^,\\y gf ^n animal ; a
fat abdomen.
5t 1 ;f; a big belly.
c^-tf To grasp with the hand.
J^ItJ In Cantonese. To measure
'nan i^y spanning the fingers; a
span, a finger's length ; to thwack,
to beat.
p^ ] — . ^ two spans make a foot.
I fjl) to push down.
— ^ ft 1 — IS A to lamm a
" whole crew with one slick ; — to
rail at a class for the iault of one.
NAXG.
61.5
In l''uhc/iau. To push out or
away, as by the hand or foot.
1 Ifl? to push open ; to push off,
as a boat.
From ^ red and ^ flexible.
To blush, to turn red, but
' """ not with any desire to reform ;
a blush.
1 0^ blushing.
^ I to redden when detected.
»(j« 1 ^ '^ mortified at heart
aad blushing.
Bb ^ 1 ,^ 'tl bS [ca» yo" see
tliis,] and not blush for very
shame ?
g(| ] ] too salt. {Cantonese.)
C "S^ To venerate, to respect ; to
^>^ be in awe of; reverence.
'nan /f^ 1 ^ M neither terrified
nor discomposed.
3sr^^isrc3-.
Old soiinrl, nuDg. In Canton,
^nUKj
From §g a satchel and p| to
jiraise, both contracted.
A bag, a sack ; a purse ; per-
quisites, salary, property ; to
put in a bag.
ifj I baggage ; a havresack.
;$: ] the bag is empty ; met. poor.
j^ ] a leather sack.
M ] tO' open one's purse, to pay
money.
"g I official income.
i0 1 15 S ""^y ^ wine-bottle
and rice-bag; — you lazy lout!
] ^ R:^ ^ they bagged the fire-
Hies and rcrtected thu snow — ■
in order to study.
Dong ; — in Smituw, lang , — in Amoij, long ; — in Fuhchau, nong ; —
in Shanghai, nong ; — in Chifu, nang.
^ Jljf I a vulgar term for a corpse.
i^ \ M'\!'l [easy as] feeling for
a thing in a bag.
In former times, days gone
^ by ; previously ; passed by.
""•'"y 1 ^ anciently, formerly.
] on that former day,
lately, recently.
^ ,'£: 1 ^ forgetful of former
times.
^ I the crowned cock. {Gallkrex
cristatim.)
Aj^' Muddy ; water dammed up
»^^ or thick, so that it will not
nuiij' run.
y}i ] muddy wat».
11
iiuny
To fend off; to push from
one with violence ; to stab.
> ^[^ ] to force one's way, as
through a crowd.
needle and brandish the
thread.
nanj'
All unauthorized character.
In Pekingese. To speak
through the nose ; an indis-
tinct, nasal enunciation.
1 ^ V a nose stufted like a
bag, as one who has a cold.
ft^*
Dust, dirt ; a cave.
nany'
C16
KAX(i.
NaXG.
NAG.
Old sound, neng. In Canton^ am\g a nd aiug ; — in Sioatotv, neng ; — in Amoi/,\eng; — in /uAcAno, neng anrf niug ; —
ill Shuni/hai, nang j — in Chifu, nang and ning.
A strong animal reseraliliiig
tbe tt he.-ir, with deer's lioofs
and solid bones, — perhaps a
moose ; power, ability, skill ;
apt, capable, skillful; competent,
talented ; duty, function ; capabi-
li'.y, as of a machine ; serves as
an auxiliarr. may, can ; to be able.
1& W 1 "f ^ (or 1 ij) he has
ability ; he is clever at business.
\ ^ can it be done ?
^J' I talents, power.
1 A ^ ^ 1 ^^ ^^" ''° ""^^^
others cannot.
!ff B en © fT * ll^e lame
are able to walk.
1 — ;^ ] ^ you cannot do
that over again.
MM 1 iiS. Is ^ ^°'^ can you
presume to defame me so ?
powerful, omnipotent.
41 ] incapable; powerless, unin-
Huential.
] ^ the action or function of a
machine.
In Cantonese. Unlucky, ill-
omened ; to walk on the heels ; to
tie up, to connect with, attached
to ; to accompany. |
%J H 1 1 c 1 '° ™^®'' ^ ^^^ ^'s^i
at the new moon. j
' ] ' ] Pl^ limping along. |
] ' {i 15 '^'^ '*■ '^P' ^ * ^''^''•
In Slfinghd. An adverbial
termination like hj, following verbs;
just, nothing more, in which cases
it is an expleti\e.
|J^ 1^ 1 dangerously.
# M 1 ^ery rarely.
gjj I that way, how ? q.d. what-Iy ?
in Ib) ^ ^ 1 Jiist lil^e the em-
peror.
A tree, from who^e bark a
medicinal tincture i > made.
1 W- ?K lemon syrup.
1 BM ^ tenon.
To stufl" the inside; to eat
to repletion.
Long hair of dogs ; fierce ;
repulsive, like the guardian
images in temples.
[^ ] clamor, loud conten-
tion, like the baying of dogs.
Hair in confusion is ^ ] ;
the same phrase is applied to
thickets, brambles, and any
tangled growth.
Distressed, weak, wearied.
^ i^ |nj 1 embarrassed and
sad on account of inability
— to do things or fill one's
post
Old sound, nio, mio, mo, nok, and not. In Canton, nao, no, and nan ; — -in Stratoiv, ngio, nan, lo, nnrflau ; —
in Anioy. laii ; — in FuJichau, nao and no ; — in Shangltai, no and niing ; — in Chif'ii, nao.
Small hand-bells, which were
used in the army to stop the
music of drums ; a bullet
was hung inside as a tongue ;
hand cymbals ; the clang of brazen
instruments.
. pj ] a pair of cymbals.
] 1^ a watchman's hook to grap-
ple thieves.
5=^ Noisv wrangling ; conten-
c p^C tious disputations, as among
j?)«o sectaries.
^ ] noisy disputes.
1 1 ^ 5c T # IS 4 the
whole country was annoyed by
their disputations.
^^ From mouth and slave ; used
[roy with tlie last, and also read ;no.
j««o Clamorous vociferation.
P^ ] the noisy bickering of
' people.
1 1 ^ "f* "5 babbling out
many thousand words.
1 ^ ■? M ^ street brawl.
^ f^ ^ 1 they bawl, they
clamor ; said of drunken guests.
*
n
Perturbation or confusion of
intellect, beclouded; boastful.
?& ^ ^ ] vicious desires
becloud the mind.
ij "f^ ] in order to check
those who brag and disturb.
From dog and fiexihle, alluding
to its long soft hair.
wio A species of monkey, also
called ^ |f< y^ or gold-
thread entellusj'having long yellow-
ish hair, larger than the common
monke*', and described as clever in
scratching the tiger ; it is probably
the entellus.
# ii 1 ?|- 7f: you need not
teach a monkey to climb trees.
m
A mountain near the capital
of Tsi, not far from the present
northern boundary of Shan-
tung, famous in ancient his-
tory.
XAO.
^^n^m^^ 1 how
skillful yoii are ! you met me
goinf' to Ml. Xao.
Also read ^nxiity.
A large and fierce watch-dog,
with long, shaggy hair, like
the Mijngoliaii sliepheid dogs.
^ banditti in Yunnan and
iSzVh'uen, who do not shave
their heads.
] long haired, as dogs.
"^ a tribe of aborigints
still existing in Sz'-ch'ing fu in
the northwest of Kwangsi.
From heart and husbandry.
Disquieted and vexed,
•gl I annoyed or disturbed,
as by untoward events ; to
deeply regret.
Eead ^nunc/. Pleased, glad.
A mineral, \ ^j;, found in
the salt lakes in Tibet ; it is
impure sal-amiuuniac, with
traces of sulphur.
Composed of R) flesh or {i
sjtoun, \\\ whicli reiireseuts the
/mil; and 'I'S iiiedu/lit ; the
seiond form is muisual.
The brain ; glossy, smooth,
like marrow ; gum camphor.
1|1
^0
1
!Jj| the brain.
1 ^ the head ; met. the uiind rr
capacity ; the wits.
I ^ tilt' skull or brain-pan.
I ^ ^ JJ,^, to see the jaws from
behind, — is a bad phrenological
sign.
te (iS 1 no head for the matter ;
heedless, stupid, imprudent.
jM I gum camphor ; a northern
name, showing that it is from
Ch'ao-cheu fu in Kwangtung.
j|{l] ] to scratch the head, as
when cogitating.
c Uftt From heorl and brain.
|l><| Something that ve.tes the
'if 10 brain ; indignant, annoyed ;
"•■ hating, revengeful.
|g 1 to get angry.
'«
NAO.
] 'fji irritated at ; hating.
^ ] or '^ ] disturbed, trouble-
.some.
~ Hii 1 ^ a fit of anger.
] fij^ vexatious ; it disappoints you.
Ct^AJ{ "I From fffin or slone and brain,
J-Ixt ""'"''"o "^ '''* slriic.
c-fiii I The general name for stones
'PrI '''^® °r'^ cornelian, agate,
they are distinguished from
similar quarlzose minerals called ^g
by their veinings and colors.
From hand and eminent ; similar
to jiw' ^§ and also read j'aci' to
bind np ; tiie second is a vulgar
form, and used only iu the sense
of scratching.
To disturb, to vex ; to dis-
arrange ; to twist ; to per-
vert, to distort ; to scratch.
1 )i5> ^'> annoy the mind.
1 ^ TE ^^ '" pervert right and
wrong, as by malicious tale-
bearhig.
1 Jt^ ^"^ ^^'^P ^P one's pluck.
^ )S" ] not to show fear ; give
no sign of faint-heartedness.
^ ^ 1 a back-scratcher.
] ^ to scratch an itching spot.
] 5^ at a loss what to do ; not
easy to etiect.
J^ 1 an ancient statesman who
is said to have established the
sexagenary cycle in b. c. 2G37,
and whose name, some writers
have suggested, may be intended
for Noah.
From quaml and market, con-
tracted to ilvur and marktt.
The noisy wrangling and
confusion of a market ; a
bustle, hum, tumult ; ob-
streperous ; to scold, to rail ; i
to make a disturbance, to
embroil. ^
^ ^ ] a great noise, a great stir
and parade, as at a review. I
I JtC to play, to romp. !
] yv to scold one. I
NAO.
017
I y to make trouble.
) \^ a carouse ; a drunken rout-
;/>; 1 — • JJ a great tumult.
fi IR 1 always in some mischief.
1 ^ tfi *o Ixither with petitions,
jfj M ] m an enthusiastic recep-
tion.
ijg 1 to berate ; to talk harshly.
:^ 1 ^ !^ a great display of
lanterns, as on the loth of the
first moon.
1 i^ ■? a proud impracticable
fellow.
1 ^ great parade and glitter.
] ^ a head-dress shaped like a
broom.
Li Pelinyese. To occur sud-
denly, to meet anything untoward ;
troubled by, particular about.
1 T - # 6^ 7i< il!r urJuckUy
I got well .spattered.
^ 1 jS 1^ 3^ there will be se-
veral lowernig days.
1 ^ ^ finical about his dress.
From water and excelling.
Mud, slush, mire ; thoroughly
uo' wet ; a certain stream.
] j^ miry ; deep mud, as
after a long rain.
BE ^ 1 A 'at meat disgusts one.
Eead cArto'. Harmony, as seen
ui a well ruled state.
Read choh^ Grentle ; delicate, as
a girl.
] jfy ea.sy, gracefiil.
The ulna or outer bone of the
arm ; others say the hu-
nao' nierus
fl ] the fore quarter, as of
a bullock.
Read ^ih. Hot and broken, as
overdone meat.
I ^i^) Also read «oA,
4-^' To handle, to play with ; to
iMo' prop up.
J^, ] to fumble over, to play.
8'J 1 i^ T '^'^n' ^P°'^ *^hat by
handling it (Pe/.iiit/cse.)
618
NEI.
NEL
NEU.
Old sound, nni. In Canton, noi and nui
From to ent and xtalile or to
depute ; tlie second of tliese is
, iaast used, though most proper,
and is also read lo^P to feed.
Hungry, half famished ; to
te'i expose to starvation ; pu-
trid fish.
®. 1 M !^ ^ T- ^ do not
eat putrid tish or tainted meat.
] 'Jll rotten, spoiled.
W 1 ^ ^ ■? ^® exposed bis
wife and children to cold and
starv ation.
fkrr*
H
Like tlie last.
Putrid tish.
•S 1 stinking fish.
From /^ to enter and | J a bor-
der from out of it.
Within, inner, inside ; inter-
nal, in distinction from ex-
, — in Stcntoir, lai and nui ; — in Amoy,
in Shanghai, iiiji ; — in Chi/u, nei.
terual ; interior ; in the court or
palace ; in ; that which is iuclosed
or within ; near to, personal ;
among, in the midst of; the inter-
nal organs, the viscera ; the inner
rooms of a house.
] )^ the Inner Land, China, the
secluded land ; into the country.
1 A or H^ 1 "^y ^^'^f^-
•^ ] your wife.
1 ^ it ■^ stop at the female
apartments.
^ I or ;/(; I the seraglio.
1 M '"y "^'"'^ nephew,
ill ^IJ S 1 il^^'^Pb' engraved on
my bowels ; i. e. atfectionately
remembered.
;^ ] ;;j' he has book learning ; —
a mere theorist.
1 4* W ^:^ f@ *^^*^''^ ^^^ ^^*^
amonij them.
lie ; — in Fuhchau, noi and noi j —
'T» -Q; 1 ^'' '^ "°'' 'ucluded.
•f^ ] "§ au internal operation w ill
succeed.
I and ^ are widely applied in con-
trast, outer and inner ; internal
and external; native and foreign;
home and abroad ; inclusive and
exclusive, ikc.
] ^ in which it is said, the
abovementioned.
1 i^ M ^'^*^'^ of '^^' Iiuperial
Houseliold.
^ ] it belongs to my post.
] f^ an internal injury.
Wtl 1 iiJ ^ 5g $h if it be in the
heart, it will appear in the face.
Read nah^ as a synonym of ,^:j^.
To insert in.
iU W 1 -JL ^^ P'^'' '' handle in
the hole.
Old sounds, nu, net, and nok.
A rabbit or hare was once
thus called in Kiangnan.
^neu ijead wan''. The name of an
official ] i^ in the Liang
state during feudal tkues,
about B.C. 300.
f-irti Also read k^aii' Milk; to
3r-3^ give milk to, to suckle, as
'mcu was once done by a tigress
in the state of Tso.
1 IK Ml suckled by a tigress, as
was a child named Teu |*^ when
cast out m his infancy.
isrEXJ-
In Canton, nau ; — t« Swatow, no ; — in Ai
in Shanghai, nil ; — in Chij'u, no.
) "1 From /i/ow-hitiiil/e or mctu/ and
<lis(;race ; the third form is ob-
solete.
A hoe for weeding ; to weed,
to clear grounds of grass ;
to study.
1 ^ to root out weeds.
'-'"■ ^ ] to hoe and weed.
^ 1 Jtma^^J to teach
the people the ailvantages of
plowing and weeding.
Sft ^ "§ \ to plow with the
pencil and hoe with the tongue ;
— to be a pedagogue.
101/, 16 ; — in Fuhchau, niu ; —
;/^&^ A snarling dog, a snappish
Q tfrt cur,
7ieu' ^ ] a servant of Earl
Tsao mentioned in history
about B.C. 030.
Read Ju. A marine animal,
the ^ 1 , having fins and a fox 's
shape ; probably a seal.
X^5> A kind of pine growing in
Tffif Kiangnan, the | ;j$, whose
neu^ wood is suitable for coffins.
^ I a kind of bark used
in dyeing piuk.
[
NGAL JJGAI.
See als'i iirijrr M fur similar sou7i(ls. Olil ■■<ounds, ai, iigai, at, iigat, ««(/ ngak,
»« ^iciituiv, iigai, ai, and gai ; — <« Aiiioi/, ai, gai,««(/ iigai" ; — in
in Shaiiijhdi, C; iigt', Ktid ti" ; — in C/ii/u,
NGAL 619
M
St
From mouth and c/othes^
To griove for, to conipas-
'(!' siouatc, to feel for ; to syin-
jjathize ; sorrow ; grieving ;
lamentable, distressing, sad, woful ;
mourufid, minor, as music ; pity,
grief, commi.sseration ; urgently,
heartily ; a lament, as I'or a dear
fiicnd ; alas, alas !
] 'j^ to feel for other's woes.
] nl| alas, how sad 1
1 HS I urgently beseech you.
pj I lamentable I
1 1 ?ffi 5S bitter sorrow and
weeping.
^ ] to sorrow ; grief ; pity for.
1 1 -t ^ with bitter grief is this
presenteil ; a phrase in petitions.
] ^ mourning clothes.
1 1 ^ ® ^'^'^ ' '"y parents.
] ^ an or[)han.
forth the common people will
be in a sad |)light.
ft ^ 1 ft Ii5 ^ its tones are
sad and its stoiis are few.
1 115 ^ f^ mournful but not
distressing ; said of music.
I ^^ a sorrowful supplication —
for aid.
A signing, mournfid tone ;
an interjection of disgust or
regret ; a tone or word of
reply, yes, so ; a belching
sound.
^ ] to ask in alarm.
1 Pj 'Ij!f "''' ''"" '''^ '
] ] liugha'iy 1 used by nurses.
Kroni I'di'fh and a jmrticlr.
Fine dust, the particles float-
ing in the air ; in some pla-
ces used for dead as dirt, «". e.
stiff, stark, dust that no
lou'ier moves.
.ai
dead ; also dusty.
;i grammatical term for a
,*
1 ri^
1 -^
noun.
^1 ^-t "7* tlie dust has settled on
it ; g ] is used by the Bud-
Lists for the dcrilements of the
world.
1 1 'di \M 'liu dust, Klls the air.
m_|3t ] Krom do(/ and lioio ; it is also
read (Ini ; the second and coni-
, inon I'orin is regarded as erro-
neons ; some say it is a contr.ac-
tion of '/tao f;^ to protect ;
otlier.s, a sort oi' plum.
A puppy not yet able to
take care of itself; foolish.
silly ; acting without au end, hav-
ing no aim or energy.
] J^ a silly, unready man.
1^ ] to feign or act like a fool.
1^ I stu[)id, doltish.
I •(jj^ to linger about, to loaf iu
the streets.
1 ji| ^ 1 {ij he looks stupid,
l)ut he has wit enough.
1 ^ a silly laugh.
^ ^ 1 to gaze in the doorway,
to idle away time iu looking at
the piissers by.
\i4 AAHiitencss, as of snow.
S. ® S 1 I ^ Iww "li't''
is the glistening snow and
lio;u'-frost !
I
m
.Vble to regulate, or order
and arrange ; to reform.
^.(/ pl'j; ] the second of eight
brothers of the clan Kao-
yang "ffj p^ n. c. C20, all of whom
were statesmen.
( I ■, From mother and si-holar ; it
frj ' resembles tuh^ ^ noxious.
'iii One who has no principle ;
given up to lust
j /^ a rake, a vile fellow.
Jn Cnnton, oi, ngei, and ngoi ; —
fvhafiau, ai and hai ; ^— .*
al.
Originally composed of ^C <"
gj£ above tl^, and contracted to
the present fonn[; the radical ^
was afterwards added to denote
their action ; it is also read w^i'
in poetry.
The exhibition of humanity fn^
in the actions ; the utterance of
benevolent feeling ; to love, to take
delight in ; to think on affection-
ately ; attached to, fond of; to like,
to desire, to wish ; love, kindness,
regard ; the object of affection, a
beloved ; sparing of, to grudge ;
forbearing of, tender towards, —
a sense found in ejiitaphs.
^ I friendship ; mutual love, as
of relatives.
1 ^& i. ^ ^o^'*^ '^'™ ^^'t a'"
unable to help him.
/^ ] your daughter ; in Fuhkien,
this sense is sometimes express •
ed by adding -^ to this word.
"[!]■ ] lovely, amiable ; desirable.
^ fij^ j§ 1 many thanks for your
great kindness.
] Sj ^M. ] A yoii should Love
others as yourself.
1 f a' H ■? sparing of time.
Ill I excessive and blind love for,
as a girl or a child.
1 '\-^ amorous.
I j@ fojid of driidc.
M 1 Sf f4 I l""'e not grudged
one of my [sacrificial] cattle.
|;J; 1 ^^ ^ you want too much.
I !^ j(f you should imitate the
good.
In (^iintonese. Imminent, near .o.
1 ^ dangerously sick, near death.
Like, similar ; appearing as
if; hard to s>^; to pant, out
of breath.
1 ^ i- ^ ^^ ^'^^^ ^''^*' **'
it is very natur.il.
620
KGAX.
Js'GAI.
NGAN.
in {& M a ^'^ -7L i 1 likegouig
ngaiiist llic \viii<l, which puts
one quite out of breath.
To belch ; warm, genial air ;
to grunt in a disapproring
tone.
] P^ or Pj^ P^ an esclaEia-
t ion of surprise, heiya !
m
ai'
532.J
'^
The sun hidden bj^ clouds;
obscured, clouded.
1 I nioon behind clouds.
1 ^ obscure ; carekss, un-
tidy ; underhand.
Like tlie last.
Dull, hidden.
1 f^ dim, as the cloitded
moon ; not fullv acquainted
with.
Plants growing very luxu-
riantly ; hidden, as by the
thick growth.
] J!^ hidden, shaded.
Hig 1 fragi-ant.
2 ] a fig common in Formos.x
and the south, which grows on
a vine. (Ficits stipulata.)
^ -^ 1 M the grass and trees
are very thick.
j ] hard to be seen.
From jila/tis and to reap.
Mugwort, artemisia, or any
plant from which mo.xa, or
rather the punk is obtained ;
or lalnato plants
lilce mint or catnip ; old, lifty, from
^
a general term
the hair turning gray, like moxa ;
to take relaxation, to quiet ; to
finish, to carry out ; to stop ; to
nourish ; prospered ; finished.
] ^ moxa (lunk ; il is also used
with castor-oil to make red-ink
paste for stamping.
] ^ an artemisia charm nung
over the door on the 5th of the
5 th moon.
] ^{^ mugwort, steamed to dispel
pain.
# 1 M fS I ^^'11 protect and
care for your posterity.
?S ^ ] tl'c night is not yet ovtii:
aJ? I a beautiful woman.
^ ] an old man
5^ ~F 1 ■^ the country is now
quieted.
1 )^ ^3 WS '^° mugwort stand-
ard brings luck ; — a phrase
used at tiie dragon-boat festival.
) "\ Fi'om stone and to hesitate ; the
second form is mostly used.
nr/ai ■
Tr*tj 3 f To hinder, as a rock in the
'fl^ road ; to embarrass, to op-
pose ; to impede, to limit, to
stop progress ; to restrain, to
let, as one's conscience does ; to be
an offense to, to irritate ; an ob-
jection, a restraint, a hindrance.
^ ] no objection, that will make
no difference, no harm in it.
W ] M A ^" olfend one.
] P to hesitate in telling.
I ^ a stumbling stone.
1 >0 injured by, stopped.
't^' ^ 1 ^ ''oss JJ"'' ^^ "'ill inter-
fere with or impugn.
^jj I a hindrance ; there may be
serious consequences.
1 M i-lX V^ ^M [S'iges] restrain-
ed the people by etiquette and
music.
1 M ^ it is no
lliis, but it vitiates
7 1 ^bP.
obstacle to
that.
^,
I?
a Eudhist phrase
denoting four kinds of limitless
knowledge (jyratisamvid) thai, be-
longs to every arhat, who knows
every meaning, every law, e\"ery
argument, and every pleasant
discourse.
Analogous to tire last.
To shut a door to keep-others
out ; shut off by a wall ;
stopped by, headed oS'.
] prevented.
] hindered by an injury.
ih ] deterred, restrained.
iS H'J 1 lil 'f ^''® g° °"; ^6 shall
bo stopped by the hills.
W^^ The hen of the ^E II il or
%^ tailor bird.
iigui''
From to cat and TnugwoTt, infer-
ring to the odor.
Food which has become
faulted.
^ % \ iM.'^ ^"t -weather
things spoil.
Old scmidf, nn, ngaii, am, (rori ngam. In Canton, an, on, om, ;im, ngon, anj ngam ; — in Swat-ow, an, am, and ngai ; —
in A nioij, an, nm, gan, and jen ; — in Fuhchau, ngang, ang, and eng ; — in Shan'jliai,
0", <J", a", and ngij" ; — in Clii/u, an.
make ca.sy ; to place, to lay down,
as a cup ; to substitute, to put for ;
to put to rights, to mend ; content-
ed ; an interrogati\e, howl how
can ? where ? as a j.rcjjosifion, in,
d urine.
,^-
I'rom sliiltcr and a woman Tinder
it. denoting peace ; it is raucli
>ised in proper names.
Still, quiet ; rest, tranquil-
lity ; peaceful, calm; at ease, not
fearful ; to settle, to tranquillize, to
1 M Joy> content.
1 Itl 5^ ^ '^^^ ^^^ °^ pleasure ;
a term derived from the son of
Liu Pi, who took it easy when
he lost hLs crown,
fij^ 1 )[j make yourself easy.
NGAN.
NGAN.
NGAN.
621
y& ^ 1 ii ^^ quieted the aged.
^^ -j^^ io enjoy the pleasures
of (juiet.
^ ] to steal leisure, — i. c. lazy.
he pleas-.'S.
] ^ contented witli one's lot.
^D '^ ] ^ where is he now ?
] J^ ] ^^ which is right, which
is wrong ?
1 ,§ f-o console, to soothe.
] /^» § S''"i benjamin or ben-
zoin ; by some referred to ] f^,
g or Parthia, whence it was
brought; others saii|)ose it was
so called l)ecause it was Ijurned
in worship ; it also includes
storax, obtained Crorn the Liqid-
danthar orkulah's, and brought
to China.
1 M^ 3 '^"^ Sabbath ; a foreign
term.
1 Wl l'i''-l''i'''^ ^^^ things in readi-
ness.
[If] 1 to inquire after one's health.
1 ^f to "''sl' health to.
5^ I Ourself is well ; a reply by
the Emperor.
] jjiljl to set up a god in its shrine.
^ ffi ^ 1 hidisposed ; I feel
out of sorts.
] ^ an allotment out of one's
wages.
I IJj] a leisure time.
1 W IS Cochinchina, Annara.
1 ] naturally, without constraint
or eti'ort.
it ifP- 1 i(i T f ^"-o' <i':>t y;"!
will fix this, as a blado into its
handle.
1 tk W) M ^ii""*' ^"■'■'^ yo" P"'
it .' {Sli>iii(/h n.)
1 ^ -t JI In uS" ^'o not say
.such a tiling ; do not talk .so.
^ 1 ^ 5^ it is made out of
whole cloth ; a concocted story.
1 f^ "tZ ^ what character will
you put for it '. {Cunlnncftc.)
1 K W "'• 1 M 1"" it a"''\V
carefully, lay it aside safely.
( Cdii/oitese.)
'j»^ From lentUer and ease
[ilionetic.
the
^xijiiii A saddle.
j^lJ ] ^ take olf the saddle.
'^ 1 'fiw '"'" arched bridge.
1 fwf Wi f^ [I would fain be one]
Id run liy yo\ir hor.se.
Jr. }B} S'iddle and mount
quickly.
m
J ~tf: A burying place on a moor,
jEj such as is granted to the
,"rt poor for free interment.
■ji'ifl. An im])ure minded woman ;
(JS jEj an adulteress ; dirty.
«"" 1 !S ti'thy ; occurs writ-
ten thus, and like the next.
l\ ~ffi To boil tlesh; to make soup.
"■^ F* In P<Um/e.-<c. Dirty.
' 1 9h another form of tlie
last.
^-ft^ From words and soHnd.
( n R Versed in, accustomed to,
("" skilled in ; to know about,
'"* fully acquainted with ; to
memorize ; to recite or chant.
] 1^ skilled in any craft or art.
^ 1 iifc ■(■ ignorant of the world.
] tfli fl- 5S l^y knows all about
books.
i^ 1 ^ii <l«eply skilled i.i
strategy.
^^^X^ From ilhli and wine in it ; also
{^ read /lu/i^
^aii A cover of a dish or tri[>oil ;
to put on a cover.
5c 4L 1 '\ <^over with dragons
carved on it.
-j(^|E« I'Von) lilril nnd to conceal; tliis
f 'tiiw •""' §S '"'e re^:u-de<l as s_vno-
ii\iii:,, hilt tlielr descriptions Viirv.
The quail is ) |,^, but the
terra is applied to two or three
species of Cotavnix, of which the
Co/urnix dac/i/liionans is one.
IfjjJ 1 ;-.t!, to fight quails ; the
beaten birds, calleil j|^ | itre
eaten.
#
^■n</a>i
From shelf er and to cover ; tha
second fbnn lia.< grjidnally oome
most iiUo nse, but it originally
' denoted a jilant for tliatdiing.
A round hut or thatched
cottage ; a .shelter for a
guard ; a religious house ; a
reception hall, or small tern-
pie.
/^ I to become a nun.
] '1^ a convent, a monastery.
/B ^& I a nunnery.
|1[ ] a summer retreat.
I li^ soldiers' huts.
I 1^ 1^ a fruit first brought
from India; the amra or mango.
{Maiu/ijh-a indicu.)
Kead iinoh. The bottom or
low part ; a pig-sty.
Tliis is sometimes read ijth)
Devoid of intelligence ; not
5^ I al ease ; fooli.sh gibes, jokes,
A
'Hi
To feed one's .self with the
hand, after the manner of
((/* the Hindoos ; to hold in the
mouth ; used by the Mongol
]5iidhists as the first word in their
incantation | |!g % PA jf p|
Out, Mini Padini Honi.
It
4it
A [lersonal pronoun, common
among uneducated jjeople in
the north ; I, myself ; it is
also used in singing.
] ^f[ mine.
From hand and sound ; it is in-
J El teri. lianged with 't/i n J^ to close.
'"" To cover with the hand ; to
lean on the hand ; to hide,
to screen with something ; to put
the finger on ; to suppress, to ex-
tinguisli ; to finger, as a flute.
|)J^ .^ ] 'f^ cover your hand
over it.
] -jj^ l<) put out, as a fire; to
(plash.
] IJ/j( to feel the pulse.
622
JS'GAN
NOAN.
KGAN.
] i^ U. ^ '^ <'°^'*''" ^ '•^"ig
anil luake one guess.
1 ® ^ '"^ I'^'^y '"* lut'loilion.
1 'k fii "ai '""'^'' ''^^' SO"g antl
(Iriuu ; — keep it quiet.
^•^ Tlie sun olsciired by eloiiils ;
jEf dimly lighted, obseui-e, soiu-
,«i' ber ; gloomy, not shining;
in the dark ; clandestine ;
stealthily, secretly, unobservedly ;
mintelligent ; private, mental.
S 1 dark, as a room.
^ •^ ] a dark day.
1 5t,B to comitate, to think it over.
1 1^ a hidden wheel, as in a
propeller.
^T 1 111 *-" S'^e -I liii't- to signal.
I pfj [j{j^ :^ to do things in the i
dark ; underhand doing.*!, ;
^ § to secretly injure.
] ft^ in the dark.
'l^ ] a dull, glimmering lamp.
I ^1^ ^ in the dark.
] ^ dull, obscure ; stupid.
1 M .K in '''^ secretly learn what
the people think.
■ I ^ "'■ 1 ill ^ secret place.
Bfl It ^ t I ^ il [5§ .-i"
open gun is easily withstood, but
the uns^fu arrow is hard to
guard against.
1 1 S without thought and
unpremeditated, privately done.
[Shanff/iai.)
-f^ ) Lil<e the last. I
1^ Obscure, dark.
an' ] j^ how gloomy and dim !
SH> To shut the door and with-
I^J draw from society ; retired,
««' dark, like a recess, badly
hghted ; undiscernible ; even-
ing ; dark ; eclipsed.
1 PI ^ ^ to refuse one's self
to one's friends. *
1 ^ W H ^ dark indeed, but
daily becoming brighter, — as a
good man's mind.
1 H ignorant and irresolute.
P
^^» ) Finm 11-60(1 and rrxt ; occasion-
■^ i V. alh- used for tlie next.
nil' A taWle on which to lean ; a
table, bench, or bar before a
judge ; that which lies on it, a case
in law, an action ; an occurrence,
event, atl'air, spoken of judicially ;
a sentence, a decision ; to try, to
decide a case ; a limit or frontier ;
in order, a series ; a cup, a goblet.
1 ^ *J'' 1 jJC official records,
lau- papers.
I '[^ the circumstances of a case.
^- fi{: ] a case in court.
] i^ the merits of a case.
] =g it appears from the records-
^ I" to try a case.
/£ ] to decide a case.
^ ] a case of murder or one that
involves life,
ff^ I to summon the parties, «ii-
nesses and all, to court.
^ ] on record, is in court.
I ^ the room for records ; the
w Titers of dispatches, &c.
] "^ at the bar.
S33 1 """Si ^'^ rehear or re\ise
a case.
^ ] an old or decided case.
$ 1 ig Ji to lift the goblet and
com|iare the eyebrows ; — a
wedded pair.
JflJ 2 ] f^ the punishment meets
the crime.
~~ &] ^ 1 ^ ^"-'t "f incense furni-
ture placed on altars.
IK M 5V 1 "■ ^'''se without evi-
dence ; unaccounted for.
1)3 ] to appeal a case.
I "^ fir.st on the list of graduates
in a district or prefcctui'e.
^g j to slap the table.
,) From Itmitl and rri^f.
To put down, to lower ; to
an' stop, to desist ; to prevent
moving ; to put the hand, to
bold, to grasp ; to pull in ; to rub,
to chafe ; go about and to examine,
to try ; a preposition, as, according
to, by, in conformity to.
to pay wages by the
1 n-x
iiiuntli.
1 ^\ l^ff AL f'e grasped his blada
and slood ready.
1 ?i according to law.
] )i^ to shampoo.
I la to give security, to pledge.
_ ^ 1 ;i^'> g^ to lay the hand ou
the heart, as in self-examination.
] J£ to halt the troops.
1 ^ according to the evidence.
1 Jh stop it.
1 45 Wi to play on the keys — as
when testing the pitcli.
1 '^ p] the crimhial judge in a
province.
] ^ to rein in a horse.
i^ ^ ] '\k "^o press the hand on
a thing:
Read n(joh^ To repres.s, to
p7ess, to press down.
^ ^ y* Jr .« 1 ffl :i he
then marshaled his troops to^
stop these invaders.
tldL' From f a steep hnnk and -T
J:^^ a. ■</,;, /,l.
iii/iiH^ A shore, bank, or beach ; the
(III' edge or brink of a stream ; I
a high clitf; end of a jour-
ney, the goal, the object of etfort ;
steps of a palace ; a high forehead ;
a \ alorous or eminent person ; a
prison in the country.'
] J2 on the bank.
J^ ] to go ashore ; to disembark.
lis ffi IS 1 houndless and shore-
less.
IhI ?M :S 1 tlie shore is just behind
you ; you can mend your wa) s.
5^ j a tine-looking person.
Jfl 1 tie [the boat] to the bank.
33 M ,^x 1 i'^th banks are wall-
ed up.
5^ I the end of a doctrine. \
[^ I separated from that shores
beyond the bank.
-t 1 iS 3t "ten he has been
dragged ashore, he'll think of
gain, — as a man rescued.
NG.\^,
kgan.
NGAO.
C23
S 1 5C ?^ some are put in ono
iail and some m another.
?'j &' 1 '" reach that shore, — by
crossing the Sansara, the equi-
valent of 7)fM'((?;» or parwuita,
which is the -/^ jg- or six means
of passing over, of ^vhich tlic
last is iiradjna or wisdom, and
done Hts the soul for nirvana.
A well dressed, elegant wo-
man.
&*i
m
Tnnied black, as ripe ninl-
bcrrics or spoiled olives ;
sudden, quid;.
1 B w w m ^ 1'""'
suddenly the lightning struck biiu !
ffc'
To restrain one's anger ; bard
to kiK.w ; large cheeks ; a
liad temper; a woman who
is paitial to one,
A gust ; a liurricane.
blast swept over the sea lilce
a clap of thunder.
uW* I
Old soiiml, en. Jn Owfwi,
From lieart and because, intimat-
ing that the heart has reason for
ts love.
Favor, grace, mercy, kind-
ness ; benefits, obligations;
imperial favor; charitable, compas-
sionate ; to oblige, to enrich, to
show favor to ; private, heartfelt,
partial to.
^ I or ^ ] imperial favor.
^ ] divine, heavenly grace.
yan ; — in Swuloiv, iin ; — in Ainoy, liii ;
in Shcmriltai, ang, ; — in Clii/ii, an.
(jf] ] to show favor, lenient to.
1 ■^ ^ ungrateful and rc^)-
robate.
1 f^. J!l^ "0^ ^-fe ^'^ kindness
reaches to the people ; — said
of a magistrate.
I 'Iff loving aflection, as among
relatives.
1 'Itf iJl ^li 'o requite evil for
good
I beiitfited ; received mercy.
— wj Fuhchav, ung ; —
)^ ] feeling grateful
■^<. 1 Af^.MifcMliowcanmy
benefactor turn to be my foe ?
3f^ 1 ^ <'!■ placard of the cure
eftected by an idol ; they are like
votive tablets, and the thankful
devotee often vows to post hun-
dreds of them in the streets.
1 ?Jf fl. ffi 1' T' ^^itl^ love and
with toil I nourished my yonug.
1 K g'"'''cious rewards.
IST C3-A.O.
Old sounds, ngo, nga, and iigajr. Jn Canton, ao, an, o, and ngo ; — in SwatoW, ngao, sro, t'ap, l:ao, and ka ; — in Amoy, ao,
ngo, 6, and kao ; — in Fuhchati, ngo, ngao, and o ; — in Shanghai, o, and ngo ; — in Chi/u, ao.
Trom metat and deer.
To slaughter, to exterminate ;
to tight and give no (quarter ;
a copper pan.
] ^ destroyed all the troops.
1 Wj -X ii ^ Woo'iy fi^'iJ I'f
battle.
1 'Sjii 'o deceive, to impose on.
B.
Viom Jirc and antelope.
To warm or bake in a dose
9 vessel; in Canton, it means
to boil or stew meals ; to
warm in water.
I 5^ '■° ^'''^^^ vegetables.
1 :j'^ to watch, to s't up nights.
1 ^ stewed thoroughly.
X.'IA* ^ hollow in the ground, a ]
c J-vsf eavity, a depression ; undulat-
^</o ing, rolling, as land.
|Jj ] depression in the hiU. I
\ '^ a little hollow. |
In Cantonese. A turn, a comer ;
poor, destitute.
^% 1 ' 'I'l'" ll'c corner.
< 1 kk '" S^^^^ want.
Like the last, but the character
id designed to depict its meaning ; I
it is road {«'« in the nortli of
China.
m
'■" An indentation, a hollow, a
hole ; a cavity ; the undu-
lations in a ridge.
] i^ charaters cut in bas-relief.
^ ] a hollow, where rain collects.
1 M 6^ lo.st a little. ( Cantonese.)
H^Af Composed of ]jj to ojten and JfJ
C^{/V ""' contr.actcd ; it is used for fi|i'
nqao """l '''® ''^^' three.
To saunter, to ramble ;
proud ; tall ; pleased ; a stage for
pantomimes and mummers ; old
name of a region near K'aifung fu,
in which there was a noted hill.
lii ?i^ *M@ ^ 1 jy 5S it is
not because I lia\ e no wine, and
might neither ramble Jior travel,
— that I grieve.
?»j 1 1 -I very tall man.
flii ^ @E 1 i"! tlitir iuttrcoiirse
they were not proud
624
NGAO.
.^^ To ramble, to rlivert one's-
c" lV^ Self; U) travel for pleasure.
jUo tig }^ I jl^ to roam over
tlie world.
] 4j| '"' isro and see shows.
^ ] M /J to divert or.s's self
■ ■■ tiio brccjv moonlight.
^3^ -V vicious, spirited horse ;
c,P^ .r'-.iWKjfii, phieky ; indomi-
fUo table and willful.
^ I resolute ; proud and
overbearing.
1 ^ 'T' M stubborn and care
less of consequences.
Occurs used lor
proud.
A degenerate unworthy fel-
s^"-" low ; needless, harsh words
used by an ofiicer ; to dislike
advice ; high.
1 1 ^ ^C r!c I'O"' exalted he
is I — as Laotsz'
] I ^ the cry of weeping and
sobbing.
^*<. It is often wrongly used for the
/jy^ next f'oni confusion of radicals.
^ngau To boil, to cook by boiling ;
to parch grain, to kiln-dry ;
to distil ; to simmer ; to brew or
decoct ; to hanker for ; to disturb.
] if j£ to boil cakes.
] ^ to decoct medicine.
1 •^ 'o watch all night.
^ -^i 1 1 '^^ people were all
periilexed.
I /fi j'^ to long for ; unable to
resist, as a drunkard his cups.
] ^ to seethe, as opium ; to sim-
mer to a paste.
In Slmngkn. Offensive ; repel-
!ant.
1 ^ t§ disgusting, nauseous.
1 ^J '& I can't endure it.
^
t^^
A large dog, described as
four feet high, fierce but
tractable ; it is probably the
powerful mastiff of Tibetan
shepherds.
f l|i 1 1 powerful massive dog,.
NGAO.
Strong, brave.
I 3// great prowess, fear-
less.
A loud wailing; a mournful
clamor, as of h ,!!,,'vy beg-
"(' g.irs ; noise of ma.,y voices.
Pf 1 iiicessan noise.
^ P I j all are clamoring at
once, every one teases me.
^ P ] children crying for food.
!^ ^% I 1 doleful is the scream-
ing — of the wild gvjse.
m
I w.
J- To shake, to joggle, to rat-
tle, to twirl.
] II ^ to ring a bell.
1 #< ■? •^'^ throw dice,
to shake the lots, as when
divining.
1 tt' *■" .ioggl"? Ae table (Canton.)
] ;f§ to slialce the post.
Musical iastrumeuts in ge-
neral.
5f A^ki, 1 to play on
the eight (or all) instruments.
^ ^ ] the distant band is
playing.
A stony surface, covered with
pebbles.
llj 1 } M^W. see the
stony hills as if following one
another iu a line.
M
m
,,<(/,IU
^Sj^ From ('(;• ,ind pleased.
cj^l Refusing to hear another.
j«o ] ^ disinclined to listeti,
inattentive to wily words.
1 BL "oisy cries of a mult:. :-l ,
^^iC A sea-monster allied to the
c l^a t'lr'le, which bears up the
^(10 earth ; a kraken which car-
ried off the Pung-lai moun-
tains J^ ^ where the genii lived,
into the eastern sea ; its legs wcr j
used by ^ 4,^ ^ for the four
poles ^|( of the earth ; this fable
Kay refer to the ark.
^1 Mi^ [li'^e as] the go^ijn
kraken rests quietly ia v,? se? ;
said of Lewchew.
NGAO.
|-iC ''"'^ "'® ^"^'"
ii^* A huge sea fish.
s"o 1 BM. a gargoyle like a
fish.
^- ^ 1 M^ cannot exinoss the
obligation I shall feel.
^ cS' ] 01 perched alone on the
wliale's head ; {. e. to become the
chinm<j->ii,en or first Hanlin.
1 i??. -I species of scorpajna
{Pterok) ; and the J^ ] ffi an
orange colored jpscies (Se'Cstcs
pUttjiccphului), are both found
at Canton.
^^ The nippers or large claws of
S.'T*» the crab, called also ^ |y-.
i"o ^ ] a shell like the Spon-
dyhis ; an immense bivalve,
which probably denotes the great
Cliiiiiia, under which fishermen are
fabled to build a fire to open the
shell and obtain its Hesh.
The buildings of a granary ;
a room or bin for storing
grain within a depot.
j^ I the various buildings
in a granary.
The stem or cut-water of a
\essel ; also the keel and
false keel.
n
SI
^^ An infelicitous bird, probably
c A^ •■' species of owl, with a white
j'fu body and red mouth, whose
presence indicates ruin to the
state.
To fiy like a hawk, 'o skim-
I ^^ to soar 10 and fro,
to wheel around in the air.
From dress and li'idden.
A robe ; an outer garment
to keep off' the cold ; its cuffs
are not made like a horse "s
hoof, and it does not open iu front
like the ^ ; a coat, a jacket
•^ ] a wadded coat.
•^ ^ ] a lined coat
^ I a fur lined robft
NGAO,
NGAO.
NGEU.
625
f .frf^ exuiJ, angry ; to regret ;
\^^ avaricious.
'"0 1 tH Vi liate.
I if^ ■mUted, impatient ; ha-
rac.'^- "
^ *J 1 ^ ^° brood angrily over
an act, to cherish hatred.
] 'l'^ self-reproach, to blame one's
s«ir, -o regret a thing.
ll^' A ,*^Tja and coarse kind of
;p\i^ perch {Scid'iia), bronght to
uu' Macao in winter, weighing
somctira-- a hundred pounds;
ri^mo is also given to a
sp;cic3 of eel.
) ^ G'vo'ti 7iian and triJHitg.
Proud, arrogant, uncivil, as-
■ suniing ; pride, rudeness ; to
treat rudely, to bra\-e.
i"^, I lazy and selfish.
j^ ] arrogant, supercilious.
I '|g to scorn, to treat con-
temptuously.
A round, iron cooking uten-
sil. Hat and shallow ; a grid-
dle.
^ ] a griddle.
] ;i^ to fry, as greens or calces.
i»
■Hijau
m
M'
From great and a bin, but ilie
etymologists derive it from r*-»
u s/ir/lcr :iuil a dark nn-it<ii' wliere
two hit/iiis are putting away
tilings.
The southwest corner of a hall
where the lares used to be phieed,
and one can be quiet; retired,
cljC') ; mysterious, obscure; withiu;
further than one has penetrated ;
': otHce ; collected ; blended ; ge-
nial, warm.
] jii; abstruse, mysterious, won-
derful.
^ ] diffinult, esoteric, hard to
understand.
^ ] to \vor.ship the hires.
t^iifi^ia;!-^! formerly,
when I started, the sun and
moon were wariii.
From water and Itulden.
A bank or high shore ; a
(((j' bay, inlet, cove, or bight,
ya which can shelter ships ; a
dock for repairing shijis.
%n A. 1 I'''-' ship came into the
h:trbiir.
] pij Macao.
l!|pj- ] Keeow Island north of it.
j^j ] Namoh Island b^low Ainoy.
1^ 1 y "I Interchanged with the last ; it is
l^l'^^ also read yilii
m ':
y^
A piece of ground for build-
i hou.se ; an even, tiat.
ing
and o[)ea plat, like a terrace ;
to retire into winter quar-
the inner apartments ;
ters
in the water.
] |)^ the bays and headlands
aloiig a coast.
M i^ 1 ''"^ people are hybcr-
nttting ; — they keep in iheir
houses.
13 1 > I^S ^ 'Ij^-' four shores have
been btiill on, — referring to
the deltige of Yii.
Assuiuins;, hauohtv, loftv ;
name of a man in the Shang
dynasty, son of Han-tsuh ^
•^,g. li. C. 21-1,5 who was so
strong that he couklifi^- -^
ptdl a boat on the land.
tJ
«ci'
To grind.
In C nitoiiese. To reach up
(or out) to with the iiatid.
1 jft fl'J ''each out a little
ftirtlief.
Pg 1 ^§ |lj I ean't reach it.
Utd sounds, o, wu, ngu, ngot, op, (itnl ok.
ill i''u/n:/taUy
I |pf Respectfid, carefid. attentive.
^ ' • ' In Fe/.ini/cse, read n//cu .
' To excite, to irritate.
/f» ^ ] ^ T '"^ '^""1'^'
iiot avoid exasperutitig him.
Read ^keii. Stingy, mean.
I ^^ ^ excessively close
saving
:i,nd
M
,ca
A bowl, deep cup.
V I an earthen bowl.
Tfi ] a woo: en bowl.
jt[| 1 a ;oaacco-box.
^' I half a glass, as of drink
I^s^C3-ETJ.
In (''fiitun, an "ml ngau ; — lit Sirafoir, ao
cu and ngiiu ; — iji ^Jianijltai, ix and ngii ; —
pf Peep su'.ken eye?, c:, of
cMlUfi °'"^ v.'a;'j'^_ with illness.
] ,j;'| a cast in thv> eye.
'tffi 1 fl!| a projecting fore-
IhMll.
i- |l|ij- a hollow, cavernous eye.
From ,^ liird and 'JM /mliii/i ■■•;
Ijci'anse it lloats over tlie sea, ami
riiles on the waves like the
wldte caps.
A gtdl (ryfiriis). inchidiiig
also the tern and other .similar ma-
rine birds
& 1 "■■ \ii] 1 ^ brownish gull
commcai near Macao.
niti! ngc'i ; — in A iiioij, ao, 6, 'and ngo ; —
in Cli]/'it, o.
ii' 1 M|!i liii 1^'"^ white gulls spot
the .sands.
To sing local ballads in re-
citative ; a song or ditty iti
(he local patois.
J^'. I Canton songs.
1 0C ditties ; ballads, .songs.
I |l^ or ] ^^ to sing songs.
From to hrenllii' and roiireaf ;
nsed for the next and lialile to
be confonnded with the ne.xt to
thai ; it was anciently synony-
mons with the l.ist.
To vomit, to retch ; the
noise of retchins;.
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626
NGEU.
NGEU.
NGO.
To vomit ; the sound of
Btl retching ; to spit out ; to
,eu
disgorge, to give back un-
willingly ; a child's prattle ;
to quiet.
] M. '" •'^P''' l^lood, to bleed at
the lungs.
f^ ] a disposition to vomit
1 n£ to puke ; to cascade.
1 »Tn! t-o ®P'" cocoons.
P^ 1 i. '^"^ ^^^^^ prattled to her.
I III If} ^ to pay back money.
Read Jiil Loving words ; to
b3 kind to.
"a pn 1 1 ^^'"^'^ ^^^^ consoling
talk.
'1*
11
The second form is common in
cheap books.
'i
To fight with sticks or fists ;
to slap ; a cudgel ; to bully,
i to wrangle ; to switch up,
to drive on.
I ^J to maul as in a riot.
] fg to wdund by beating.
1 J^ ^ ^ to disgrace a scholar
by a blow.
I ^ to beat to death, to kill in
a brawl.
From vian :md satyr.
An image, an idol, a .statue ;
ngcii a pair, a match ; an even
number ; a corresponding
thing or quantity ; double, paired ;
a companion, a mate ; to pair, to
marry ; to accord with ; to fit :
as an adverb, abruptly, suddenly,
unpremeditatedly ; for the instant,
for once, acciclentally.
[JC ] a married couple, a pair.
fi 1 -' l^appy, and f^ ] an un-
bapjiy pair ; a good and bad
match.
1 A '"* wooden man, a dolt.
] j^ happened to meet him.
1 M <"' 1 M ^y chance, sud-
denly, unforeseen, casual.
^ ] he has lost his mate.
] ^ to write ofl-hand.
?4- 1 i% to worship idols.
iin [pI /1v 1 he is no better than
a woodeii image.
) ^ to unite, to pair ; union.
Shnilar to the last.
A pah-, an even number;
'ngcu two persons plowing together ;
a fellow, a mate ; to match ;
to pervade all nature, tho-
rough,
^jj, ] to pair, to match.
^- ] ji 1^ in thousands of pairs
they weed — their fields.
I M n they (^ -a and ^m
in Confucius' time) were plowing
together, — and refused office.
^j- ^ ^ ] make a mate of your
shadow.
The large rootstock of the
Kclumhiuin, used for food.
'>ujcu jH I the water-lily root.
;f)|j ] comfits of this root
] ^ arrow-root made of it
1 if ifj^, j^ s"ap the lily root,
and the threads still join ; this
is ap[)hed to people singing in
parts, and to the faults which
geomancers guess to exist in the
underground water veins.
^ ] to rasp the roots, — and dry
the water for the flour.
] ^ tapermg fingers of a lady.
The time of great heat and
drought, when a sacrifice and
prayers were offered.
To soak, to steep, to macer-
ate ; to rot or soften by
soaking, as hemp.
] ^ moldy and spoiled.
] JJI dampened and spoiled ;
rotted by water.
I pj ^ soaked till it smells.
•^ 5^ I ^delicious fragrance.
Eead ^ngeu. Bubbles on water.
VS 1 frothy spume.
^3 To gallop wildly.
^ h\ Cantonese. Stupid.
'" ] is 'l""' lieavy ; no apt-
ness or spirits for.
] ff a dunce.
ngeu'
3SrC3-0-
Old sounds, nga and ngap. In Canton, ngo ; — in Sivatou; ngo, go, and ho ; —
in Fnhchuu, ngo, ng^v6, and ngwai ; — t« Shamjhai, ngu ; —
1 SO
iFrom words and to chani/e or
do ; the second is least used,
and often wrongly read iivei.
To lie, to deceive, to change
speech ; to transform ; to
rouse, to move ; to promulge
error; to move about; unau-
thorized, as a character ; false,
erroneous ; a fabulous sphynx
that could speak and lie ; an ignis
fatuus.
5§ false stories.
iU ] f$ 1 to propagate idle ru-
mors or fables.
would reform your hearts and
change all the states
^ J^ M ] not a Buigle error in
the characters.
1 If^ A ^ to extort money by
false pretences.
in Ameif, ngo, ho, miii, and hiii ; —
in Chi/'it, woii.
it 1 1 iu ii M ™y mind
flutters like a dangling banner.
Z|i 1^ 1^ 1 to arrange the trans-
formations of summer.
^ ] superficial, erroneous.
ht\t To pare away the corners of
f* I u a thing and make it round ;
^ngo
a ring,
square piece.
round off this
NGO.
NGO.
NGOo
627
M'^
^njo
i'l-y"
i"U'
^ny<>
m
Like the last.
'<) move ; to influence ; to
civilize.
'^^ ^ ^ 10 that I might
slee[i oil and never stir !
^ a m fiE la S 7I 1 Duke
Clieii niaix-lied eastward to r«-
duce and tlius reform the four
t ales.
Good, beautiful, its mean-
inj^ in the Tsin ^ state.
^ I imperial concubines.
] ^ the wife of Shun.
Jg ] lady-like, genteel.
j,^j ] the concubine of Prince I I(^
in early days, who stole and
drank the liquor of immortality,
and was translated to the moon ;
she represents, the Diana of.the
Chinese.
Suddenly; a moment, mo-
nienfnrily ; falling, imminent.
1 f.ii "1' 1 M suddenly.
] ftjj a short time.
■^ ^ ] their caps awry and
like to fall.
jj^ |i^ a kind of spencer or
overcoat which buttons on the
side, while a ma-lat'a properly
buttons in front,
a '"• 1 E Wf 1 Russia.
To chant, to rehearse in
recitative ; to hum over to
* one's self
1 1$ to intone or hum
verses, — a common practice
with literary men.
|l^ ] to sing verses. ■
High, like a lofty peak ; a
commanding manner.
] ^ iJj a snowy peak in
Sz'ch'uen near the junction
of the Ta-tu and Min rivers,
which gives its name to the
district of Ngo-raei.
■^ ] I of a commanding
presence.
1^ J$ I 1 t'ley bore their liba-
tion cups with gravity
M
1
A rocky cliff.
lU ^ 1 1 ^^'^ aspect of
^nyi) that clirt' is grand ; a tre-
mendous high peak.
The silkworm moth ; a ge-
neral name for nocturnal
^iiyu moths, millers, and sphinges.
^ I the silkworm moth-
I jg J^ the crescent moon, liken-
ed to the silkworm moth'.s
antenna;.
f^ I a candle miller.
In Pekingese. A disease of the
throat, like diphtheria.
^ 1 Wk ^ white ulcer in the
throat.
':S ^ 1 '"^ tlii'oat has a swelling.
l''rom liird and /, because it car-
ries its head liigh and proudly.
j/iyo The domestic goose, which
has a bulb on the upper man-
dible ; ajiplied to large water birds
of similar habits ; also to a disposi-
tion of vessels in a triangle for a
battle.
1^ ] the common goose.
ij^ I the pelican.
^ 1 a penguin.
I ^ )t ^^cf^ flakes of snow.
5^ I a crane, from its soaring.
7K % 1 a ki'itl of teal.
] ^ ^ a (juill-pen.
%% 1 5S '''' stupid goose-head sort
of fellow.
] 3^ small cash, counterfeit cash,
big as a goose's eye.
1 V@ la t''" present of a goose
and jar of wine, — at a wedding.
# 5fc 1 15 I "lys'-'if I'^^i the
squadron of ships.
'iij S^ 1 o'' V§ I ■''■ ^^■'I'te albatross
{jyiomedea braclii/imt) ; the web-
bed feet are made into bags.
A small species of artemisia,
or nuigwort, the ] j^ whose
tender stalks are edible
when boiled ; it is also called
tS ^ iMj a"'l the drawing resem-
bles the tansy -leaved wormwood.
ICO
'n(/0
Formed of >^ a sjiear and ^p
/(a«^/ combined, denoting the grasp
on a spear ; it resembles ^chao jJC
to exchange.
The first personal pronoun I ;
mine, my, me ; our ; we, us.
1 M 5^ our Lord Chau.
I i^j] Our dynasty.
1 fl'5 or 1 ^ or 1 ^ we all.
;j5- I belongs or appertains to me.
1 [0] fii'x -i I will go with you.
(Oiiittonese.)
^ ^ I W- ■^ ] ^^'^0 was I be-
fore I was born .'
I (\{] mine, ray.
ill \ ifl ] without others or
myself; — a Budhist phrase to
denote abstraction and repose.
M ^ ^ ] no distinction be-
tween us, I'll treat you as my.self.
I )|fi ] I look out for myself.
o'
> Starved, hungry, faint for
want of sustenance ; to first ;
death, famine.
1 ^ starving to deatL
fli 1 tarnishing.
ii ^ E T ifl. th*' hungry gnat
has seen the blood ; — said of
one who snatches dainties.
"j* — Q fasted all day.
0^ a hollow, sunKen eye.
■(Jlj fallen down from Ininger.
^^ bodies of the star^'cd.
i iS> 1 ^ft the poor think only
of apijeasing their hunger.
^ hungry ghosts, the inaacs
of desolate families who aro i)To-
pitiated on the loth ofAoTtK
moon in a general festiva! ; •"-oof.
behigs <ire divided by thojyrtcst:;
into 36 classes, ancl era .'^
presented as titjins in cbo ialh
mouths like needles' eyes ; .i.lns
condition is one of the si.K paths
of transmigration or guti, and
the demons, or preta.% are liina
appeiused ; they act as jailers
in hell ; also a term of abuse to
self-invited guests.
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NGOH
I^GOH.
NGOH.
isra-on.
Old sounds, ngak, ak, and ii^ek. Jn Canton, ngolc, ok, ak, ak, ngak, and iigak ; — in Swafon; n^ak, ngiak ek, o. at nw/ liia ; -
in Amoy, gok, ok, gek, lek, at. and ek ; — in Fnhchan, ngauk, nguk, Ink, ngno, ngiali, aik, and ak ; —
in a/tani/hai, ak, iigok, ok, liok, ugc'k, awl iili ; — in C/iifii, uU ami wua.
HI/,?
User! with tlie next two.
An ancient principality lying
on the Yanglsz' River in tlie
present Hupeli, and often
applied to that province ;
aa old name for Wu-chang fu ; a
boundary.
] J Prince Ngoh of the Sung
dynasty ; his tomb is at Hang-
cheu.
•If.
From heart and rc^pnnsivp. ; the
secoml form is seldom used.
' To shudder ; startled ; to
wonder at ; to oppose ; to
loathe, as food ; to hinder ;
''^^ a hindrance.
" 1 ^ frightened, startling.
faTV> tl ll'exvasso
thnnderstrucii that ho could not
answer.
500
ngi?
6'
Honest, blunt words ; sin-
cere sentiments of the mind.
^ ] abrupt remarks.
|§] ] to speak plainly.
-T A ± If gf ^i ia
~ ± i 1 1 tlie syco-
phantic as.sent of a thousand
persons is not equal to the un-
biassed opinion of one scholar.
Mt-? Intended to represent two pei'sous
' / ^ singing in alternate strains ; oc-
, curs used for the last two.
"ff"
fji To strike the dnuu in in-
terludes of singing ; to startle.
^ iK sic 1 '^'""" *^'' '•'leui were
singing and some of them drum-
ming.
In Cantonese. To lift up, or
stretch out the neck.
1 ift M '^ P'^'"l^ tip '^'"^ head.
pt The receptacle of a flower,
"f^i including also its persistent
«^o' calyx j called also 1^ ^
d' cr the flower's support.
m.
lUJO
lll/ll
A clilf, a precipice.
^ ] a .steep ledge.
iU ] a beach or slope at
the foot of a cliff.
Stones piled up in a dan-
gerous way.
1 ^ K "''^ "" ^^^' bead-
waters of the Meikou River,
south of Tsa-hiung fu in
Yunnan.
The sharp point of a spear,
edge of a sword.
^ ] the point of a sword-
1 1 ?'J ?'J ^^'^ peaks and
aiguelles, — ;ui of mountains.
ma
iKjir
Frrni <nniith repeated .-ind kinri ;
no etyinoliiiry is i,'iveu ; occiirs
used for '\t^, startled.
A grave and serious man-
ner ; .startling, awe-struck.
1 W-
a ikeailful dream.
f^ I a term for the five years in
the cycle with '§■ in them.
P§.
n,j„
From wards and each ; occurs
incorrectly used for the last.
(Vi' Harsh, scolding words ; se-
vere orders, stern injunc-
tions.
b" § I 1 his manners and con-
versation were repulsive and
harsh.
IKJO
From ,^ hlrd and j^ arartid,
q, d, because of tiie terror it
causes.
The csprey or fish-eagle ; also
called i;j^ f^ harpy hen and
@ j^ fish eagle ; the term
is apphcalile to all birds of the
genus Jliiliaius.
] jL t'^ patiently wait, as this
bird does for its prey.
^ Wi 1 Wi i" '■lie autumnal
examination he beofcme a Iciljin.
1 S Hi # ''"-' '"'v^'^y ''•'« **i»''=-'*'i
his wings and the rokh begun
his journey ; — nwt. a successful
graduate.
The roof of the mouth, more [
usually calleil P P|]| Jf ; '
these of swine arc esteemed
a delicacy.
^ ] the mouth. '
J^ ] the roof of the mouth.
Ilf 1 the gums.
White or washed clay used
for porcelain ; colored earthsj
whitewash, plaster ; to plaa-
lei' ; a \vall which has not '
been plastered.
Yx'QxafiAk and <dnrmb.g^ a; the
phonetie.
The crocodile and the Gau-
ge tic gavial ; the former is
said to have formerly existed
in the R. Han near Swalow,
whence they were e.vorcised
in the T'ang dynasty ; met. rapa-
cit)Us, cruel.
1 #^m«Jib^4Fthera.
pacious gentry and unscrupulous
underlings make a worthy union
of rascals.
] ^ffi an alligator, cayman, or
crocodile ; it seems to be some-
times wrongly applied to fresh
water dolphins.
From head and gitent^ or each ;
the tu'o ^re not altogetliei* iden-
tical, the .second baing tlie ad-
verb.
'^■» ) J The forehead ; the front or
i"!J" what is before ; a fixed or re-
l" gular number or quanflty ;
what ought to be or is set-
tled by law ; incessant.
] ] the creaking of a cart ; un-
ceasing.
I g^ the forehead.
XGOII.
NGOH.
NGOH.
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] ;^ the temples.
1 ^\^ over and above the fixed
amount ; low military officials.
] ^ tbo legal or settled niimlKT.
M ] a tablet, sucb as are placed
over doors by graduates.
I ^^ suddenly.
3[K 04 ] there is no vacaney in
tbe number.
•^ I a liberal allowance.
1^ ffi ?^ 1 1 'I'-iy '""1 "'S''t be
unceasingly acted thus.
iiX ^ ijU 1 I'c pats bis forehead. '
— delighted at the good news.
Tbe root of the nose, the
^5 fjontal sinus ; a saddle.
nr/o'
1^ ] an animal resembling
tile lemur.
^ 'M' ■51 1 *-'' droop the head
and knit the brows, as when in
pain.
I'l-om / cll/f and I* a sail,
or a door ami onf ; tlic first also
, .-^liccially nic.ins a Uiiot in a tree,
anil tlie secoi.il a small inner
door ; botli are like the ne.\t.
Impeded, cramped : in difli-
culty. distressed, ill-used ;
that which is fated to barm one ;
a ring fastened to reins near tlifir
ends.
^ \ miserably off
j^ \ in danger.
1 ^ iTil ^ IK poor l'"t light-
bcartcd.
^ j^ 7]C ] bis fate will be to
experience jeopardy by water.
From mouth and iiiij'Kded ; also
■nritten aP 5'^ to crow.
The cry of birds.
] PU the cacklhig of a ben.
] ] the note of birds.
From carriage and hampercil.
A yoke ; a collar on a horse ;
5' a restraint, ? conscientious
principle.
iD ^ ^ if 1 P"t a yoke on
bim.
I -Jjii] to restrain another in bis
actions.
Xj.
U:
From pl'tcc and impeded, as an
army by a daliie ; it is also read
III'' and used with |)^' a pass.
A dangerous obstruction; a
dtfile or pass ; a limit, a
bindranco ; to distress, to
impede ; hazardous, urgent.
^ ] calamity, utter want.
^J 1 brought to great distress, at
extremity.
] 5)^ a defile, a gtjrge.
t^% I to guard the passes.
[XJ I in great straits.
In Cantonese. To deceive, to
impo.se upon.
u,
From metal and impeded; tmun-
.a;Uliorik:«d cUar.acter.
<P A bracelet or bangle.
1 ^ golJ w;istlets.
)]J,{j I an anklet. (Conionese.)
fk 1 '"'' l''''i'cd or inlaid ring.
Straitened for food ; famish-
cd ; one says, it is used with
PjiT.^ to hiccough or belch.
u
m,
ngip
Jj
Putrid meat ; flesh that has
corrupted by hanging too
long.
A crack iu a wall.
^ 1 to stop a crevice- trith
eiaj-.
1)1/0
Kead icich^ Bme clay.
^ ] a levee near the ancient
capital Cliang-ngan in Sbensi.
\^A From to yo and icliy.
•jtP^-) To stop or bring to a stand-
<';^ still ; to reach ; to. cut ofi", to
n{jip terminate ; an unforeseen
ob.-tacle.
^: ] ^ by no means stop the
sale of rice.
lusts.
1 «5 IS ^ to repress the wicked
and encourage the good.
PJl I to embarrass.
Jlj" ii 1 ^I\ I'ow then can I feel
depressed '?
] |g to cut off, as a way.
1 i^ HiJ A ?ii to neutralize (or
eclipse) the fame of tbe ancients,
— )jy not emulating them.
i
6^
ttf/O''
From door and in ; used with tire
last; it is also read yiu''
To shut, to stop; to obstruct;
to ])revent superiors knowing;
to hoodwink ; at ease.
I to bide from, to keep snug.
^ ] to stop the flow of water ;
io prevent a thing coming to
another's ears.
I j^ the years of the cycle which
have ^ in them.
] ^& an old name of Ho-sbun
bieu fu Jl0 jj^^, in the west of
Shansi.
Eead ^yen. ] _p^ tbe Hiung-
nu term fur a princess, used in the
History of tbe Han dynasty.
An ornament in a headdress
worn over tbe braid.
^ ;^ ] H tbe bead or-
naments are made of feather
work.
To cnconntcr, to iireet an-
other when it is undesirable ;
an unwelcome meeting.
^^^-vi 1 '^ Ah ! tbe
honors of life I never can
meet again ; — said by K'iib
Yuen in his Ode.
-IX^ To seize, to hold fast, to
lillJ gT'isp ; to keep down or
c;* cover with the hand ; to
vgo' drag.
1 fj to get the control of.
jiyo'
Ja.
From haud and impeded ; tbey
are nearly tbe same as the last.
. pj I '^o giipe, to clutch ; a
I/* grasp ; to have the band
^> over.
iigd' il^I 1 '0 grasp a handful.
1 i^ X ;> licld bim by
the wrist a long time.
'Jj ti'l; ] jji. I'c throttled a tiger
by main strength.
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NI.
NI.
NI.
Old sounds, ni and nit.
In Canton, ni and nei , — in Sivatow, ui and ju ; — tn Amoy, ni, bi, n«6? ji ;
ni, no. ««(/ no ; — in Shanghai, ni ; — in Chij'u, ni.
in Fuhchnu,
To hide away.
In Canlonese. To keep quiet
in a place, to keep secret ;
perdue ; to secrete.
1 jg or ] $^ hidden away.
I f ij j^ ^ keep yourself closely
hid.
M
U=
From hody and a spoon, explain-
ed as .1 person following ; tlie two
next are sometimes used for it.
'" To follow another ; to accord
with, to agree ; near ; a nun.
I ^§ or I ff^ a nun ; some of
the former do not shave their
heads.
|ifa ] the infantile name of Con-
fucius, taken from Mount Ki |
^ to which his mother prayed,
and which her sou's cranium
was said to resemble.
Eead nih, Near.
1 ji; ^ ^ »1^ '« Ciuiet,'both at
home and abroad.
The name of the hill, | ^
in Lu, where the mother of
Confucius prayed ; the pre-
ceding form is now gener-
ally used.
A twittering sound ; a mur-
muring, humming sound ; to
speak low.
%m\^M ^° whisper in
the ears.
Eead ,w. An interrogative
particle ; a particle implying doubt,
and used in the protasis of a con-
ditional santenoe ; an affirmative
particle ; a common sound in Bud-
hist books.
1^ 3^ I woolen cloth ; usually
contracted to the last word, as
in ^ 1 broadcloth, and i]t
] kerseymere.
#. W ft is ?i 1 what U his
atmea: ?
M
p^ ] is it not so 1 {Cautonese.)
^ I is he going east or west I
^- nS .& -^ 1 what then is filial
I)ielv ?
^5E75:^
%
] she
is not dead but aslee
^it?7 1 M±lt"7ifl^eis
well, let him go to the shop.
In Cantonese. A relative pro-
noun ; this, the nearer of two.
] (Q this one, this thing.
I fifj this ; ] ^ here, this place.
m
M
A slave girL
t]\ ] -^ a maid of work.
To blush, to color,
ift 1 ^ feeling and look of
shame.
tI^ W 1 ■& he looks as-
hamed. ,
Yrtjm flesh and difficult.
Meat pickled with the bones.
^ ] a sauce made of liver
and brains.
Used for the next in the
phrase ^ ^ ] ] heavy
dew; also plants extruding
their roots above the ground.
From water or earth and near as
tlie phonetic ; the first is gene-
riiUy apjdied to mire, and the
tliird is pedantic.
Mire, shish, mad ; dirt, clods,
earth, soil ; to daub with
nuid ; miry, dirty ; adhesive.
— • ^ 1 a lump of dirt.
] J2. e-irth ; soil.
1 ^ ^ •'•' pinchbeck color.
I ^ adobie, mud-bricks used in
walls.
fe 1 ^ 7K [as if] dragged
through mud and water ; — said
of a bad style.
I ;f* adobie walls.
^I liti 1 .^ ^'^ paste brocade over
the window.
1 "M" to put one's head in the
mire ; — said by courtiers.
] ^ to seal or paste a letter.
1 I grass wet with dew ; soft
and glossy, as leaves.
Eead /'i' Bigoted, opinionated,
attached to ; doating on.
1 ]5^ SL tJC a firui belief in geo-
mancy.
] A one lost to reproof.
|fij ] ^ 5J he is set in his opinion
and Ijeyond argument.
-f^ I stuck in the mud, mulish,
obstinate.
To adhere, to stick ; adhe-
sive, gluey ; sticky, as un-
dried paste, or oiled hair.
] ^ to seal or paste ,1 letter.
] ^ to harden, as dirt ; to
stick tight.
Kice which was self-sown,
and this year has grown up.
From yv nian and \\i thou con-
tracted.
The second personal pro-
noun, thou, you ; your's.
1 i\^ yoi»--
1 fP3 y°" ; ^ised for one or
more persons.
1 'pi. f^i what is your surname ?
1 ^ A ^ Hiy good Sir ; old
gentleman I used in direct ad-
dress.
|fe 1 yp 4B ~P ''' '^ "° business
of your's.
'#1
'm
This form of the preceding is
u.sed in Kiangsu for the first
person plural, we, us ; as ]
f@ ours.
j Q ^ ourselves.
NI.
NI.
NIANG.
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C"+jf^ From plant ani to /'ol/ow ! inter-
1 1^ changed with <,'{J\^ imul.
'ni A wild medieiiml plant once
called 1^1) ^>it »ow
known as ^ ] , a species of Pri-
mulacea; {Apuchoris), the hairbell
found in Chilili.
il la Hl ^P ff. g # 1 ;^ a
^ ^ I am so very much like
you, as a hairbell's root can be
pjistakeii for ginseng.
] ] luxuriant ; glossy, as leaves.
Very fragrant.
an agreeable smell
'm
'M
(Cantonese.)
The fluLteriug of flags in the
wind.
m
m
A chock for a wheel ; a tree
whose wood is hard and like
the pear ; to inipiire into, to
search ; a distatt-handle.
^ \|f to inquire carefully
evil and treacherous
1
&
into his
conduct.
A father when enshrined in
the ancestral temple ; au an-
cestral slu'ine ; a place near
Lohyiing, the old capital of
Wei, in the north of Honau.
I to caiTy a tablet home to its
own hall.
^^f^ Many, abundance of ; rising,
» ^ overflow.
'ni ^ '@ ] ] what au array
of reins hanguig down I
I ?^ ^ i^ '■'^'^ floods rise over
the banks along the whola
length.
Read ^mi, and similar to 'M.
A wide expanse of waters
■^^y, I'romjlesh and two.
Greasy, fat, oily, unctuous,
i' s^mooth, glossy; a mixture of
oil and Ijrick-dust used as
priming by painters.
] J^ indigestion, uneasiness in
the stomach.
ftfl ] greasy ; oily, as rich gravy.
JIC ] very rich, as food.
i& \ ^ ^ notional, fioical,
Ecrupulous.
ISTILA-lSrO-
Old sound, uiuug. In Canton, n^ung ; — in Stoatmu, ui6, oiaug, and ju'ing ; — in Amoi/, Icong onrf jioiig ; — in Fuhchau,
ni6ug and n^ng ; — in Shanghai, iiiang ; — in Ckifii, niang.
From woman a.ai.(/ood.
A girl, a miss; a young lady;
a female ; a goddess ; often
applied to hisects and flowers,
to indicate their beauty.
] m a mother.
~ ^j^ ] the younger sislcr.
^\ \ maid servants.
^ I father and mother.
I f / a mother and her friends,
^jf ] a bride, the newly-made lady.
0j|j I a schoolmistress-
y^ ] the madam, used by concu-
bi,nes.
I ] the empress is usually so
addressed ; a goddess, and used
like Oiu- Lady ; as ^^ :^ | ]
Our Lady of tlie-Small-iXJX
■fji ] a bridesmaid.
%^ 1 y°u> "ly gooi-l w'oman ; —
said to workwomen.
] ^^ the goddes'j T'icn-heu, the
Amphitrito of the Chinese.
^ ^ ] a poetical term for the
cockatoo, from its plumage.
1 -J* 5t a female general, like
Joan of Arc.
^ ] at Ni}i(/po, a term for a
go-between ; they also act as
paranymphs.
1 "M "'y ^'il'u's familyj
Used with the last.
Troubled, overpressed with
^niant/ cares ; fat, cor|mlenl.
you hear the cry of fathers and mo-
tiiers momniug for Ihcir children?
To make liquor from boUcd
glutinous rice with yeast
iiJnii(j' cakes ; to brew ; to stuff, as a
sausage ; to mi.x condiments ;
to foment, as sedition ; to breed
disturbance.
I "jg to ferment spirits.
I j0 I a sweetish kind of rice beer.
] ^ jU a cucumber stuffed witii
mince-meat.
!^ ] ^ the bee works its honey.
1 jiS :/C if> lo 'J""g 'lo^vn a
great calamity, as on a state.
1 Wk1& 'i^ ''^ excite suspicion
and create strife.
li
niaiit/^
Mixed, blended.
I $1 j2I 'f.fe various sorts of
grahi mixed together.
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NIAO.
KIAO.
KIEIl-
1>TXJ\.(D.
Old sounil.t, iiio, tio, not, and nok. In Canton, nui nml r.au ; — in Sicalow, iiii, cli'io, and j'li ; — in Aiiini,\ liau, Iiiau, and
jiau ; — in Pultchau, luni, cliou, 1:0, iii^, ond niu ; — in Sliiinr/liai, iiio ; — in Chifii, iiiao and niiao.
The on;;inal foi'm has a resem-
hlance to a bird ; it forms the
18(ith radical of a natural i^roup
of characters relaling to lirds ; h
must not he confounded with '•wu
^ hhick.
'/li'ao
The fe;ithered tribes ; a bird.
fjl ] a bird of the air.
I §^ a fowling-piece.
1 ife "1' 1 -Si '"^^'^ ) "'^ aviary.
1%. Ul 1 '"'■ culverin or jingal.
^ ] a swallow.
^ ] seems to denote a iiight-bawlc
or goat-sucker ; it is supposed to
receive the souls of the dying.
] jl; a winding way.
] ^^ a decoy, a stool-pigeon.
1 ^ ft§ iS l^e-'iuti fully adorned,
grand and spacious; — said of
a great mansion.
1^ ] miisquitoes.
A climbing plant, t.bc cypress-
vine ; an epiphyte like the rais-
letoe, was also once dcnofed.
1 ^l£;^Si tonnecltd like
the cypress-vine and the Wisteria
'lU'ilo
said of parties related by
luarriase.
1
Krcni woman and tveak ; tlie
secoud form is rare.
iuao
'nao
From i/arment and horse 01 bird
contracted.
' To lie a horse with a silken
halter.
%% 1 a fine horse.
Delicate, girlish ; slender,
lisso-BC, flexible ; a hum, a
\ariable, gentle sound.
] ] curling, like smoke or
waves; waving, as reeds.
if a mincing gait ; wriggling,
squirming ; graceful.
"^ Small-waisted ; agile.
^g ] tumblers, acrobats.
'niao \ ) '[In ^ fquirming and
1
1
climbing, as a mountebank.
'I
^ A long, flexible piece of wood'
<>■ In Cantonese. Snail, deli-
"■'^"' cate, pretty ; tapering ; natty.
^ »^ J ] delicate bands.
^ J 1 J ] ridiculously long.
I ' j], attenuated, becoming small.
inrjll I'rom a./emalc between two males'
jj/jj To ]ilay with women, to dal-
'n'ao ]y with ; to bother and vex ;
lewd spoi'ts.
In Can/ones.". Angry, annoyed ;
to scold, to be angry at.
^^ j an angry lit ; grouty.
] ^ji ho scolded him.
1 i^ '*"gry> displeased at.
J From two /cmate beside tiinalc;
the character seems to be merely
a variation of the la-t.
To dally with woiuei
la Cantonese read nut^ Joyous,
frolicsome, sportive ; irritating, as
smoke to the eyes.
fS; 1 ) is I I'-itlier like him.
^< 'M 1 M ^^^^ smoke hurt.s.
) I'rom /;0(/// and irattr; it is also
read fXui, and is otherwise \nit-
Urine ; to urinate.
] '^ a urinal.
-K 1 '^'' ^ 1 ^° make water.
iM 1 incontinence of urine.
JJ ] to wet the bed.
Old xminds, niep, nit, and nap.
nidi'
Composed of three cars, showing
one ear coming close to two ears ;
to take.
occurs used for shelly
To whisper, as when putting
the mouth to another's ear ; to
mix ; to lisp ; to take tip, as one's
garments.
Jn Canton, nip and nim ; — )« Stcalou; niap anrf liam ; -
riiek ; — in S/tanrjhai, nili and nich ; in Clii/v, nie.
A little warm ; a genial, |
agreeable temperature, as
from the run or a fire,
lu flJi S 1 s»We and fox
PS.
rarh
To vilify another; the un-
bridled grumbling of a dis-
contented, lawless pe'feon-
1 ^iPi ^'*ordy, garrulous.
1^ ] loquacious.
M^
nidi' furs aie \"erv warm.
nie/i'
To tread or step oa ; to as-
cend ; urgent, hasty.
1 S I" S'J "P-
service with the army.
1 £ 'T^ ntf "ot to move a step.
I 8;^ to track, to pursue a trail.
i« Amoy, liap ; — in J'ulicl,au,
to wear straw sandals.
>^~qt Forceps, pincers, tweezers ;
jKf.i-5 <o pull out, to nip up ; a
n:eh^ kind of hair-pin ; a fish-
snare.
1 ■? •'•' P"'*''' of nippers.
] ^ ^° P"ll ^"' hairs.
i^^ Used with the two last.
A small b;;skeL ; nippers.
] -^'f; ^ to tn.T.d on the
flving clouds.
NIEH.
NIEH.
NIEH.
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?neh'
nie/P
'nien
A horse with a quick trot or
amble.
] Igl a fleet horse.
From hand and to remember ;
it is sjTionymous witli and is of-
ten read ^S i"'cii : }^ '* i^lso
incorrectly written for both ; the
second form is rarely used, and
is also read tic/t^
t
P
To pinch up, to take a
pinch ; to take up with tongs
or nippers ; to filch ; a pinch.
I — ■ ] take a pincli.
— ] ^X ''"' poetical name for the
mowtan flower.
] ^ to snap the fingers; a fillip.
^ ] a handkerchiel'.
] ^ to spin thread on a distaff.
I if^, to shake out skeins of sQk.
] Bl or ] 5Vi bands of filchers ;
UKirauding banditti.
'B il5f rifl 1 the lighted wick
draws up the oil.
B'rom hand and to Jill up.
, To collect with the fingers ;
to work or knead with the
fingers, as in clay ; to fabri-
vie cate, to trump up, to find
a pretext for accusing an-
other.
1 S or I f J5 to inform against
falsely.
gg 1 or 1 |fg to involve others
by groundless accusations.
] 1^ to knead the bowels.
] j^ to insinuate against.
i/£ 1 60 •'* worker in clay, a
molder, one who | f^ makes
models of people in coslume.
pt Wrathful, abusive ; to rail
Hi) at.
we 1 ^ f^ fliif la to mimic
people's tones of voice.
Composed of j; eart/t sometimes
1 ) altered to _L work, and pj
(Wze morlor contracted to dai/,
probably referring to lime-pits.
Same as the next, and now
used only in combinalion as a
primitive.
il>
To fill up, as a hole ; to put
or go down.
*tf J Black mud at the bottom of
IjE ) pools ; to defile, to blacken, to
^7iK muddy ; a river in the south
of Honan ; an old name for
Yii-she hicn ||f fj; |J, in the east
of Shansi.
1 M ^ /I^dI tbough muddy, I am
not black ; — i. c. my integrity
is unstained.
\ ^ the defiled vessel, i e. the
world : also the Sanscrit nii-vana
or niglihan, the Budhist state of
beatitude in deity, explained by
^i ^ M separated from (unaf-
fected by) both life and anni-
hilation ; indifferent to all joy
or sorrow.
H.s
om -^ a place and §x to
dainar/e contracted.
Dangerous, unsettled ; what-
ever causes dread.
^ ;t [9C 1 tbo distracted, dis-
turbed state of the realm.
jI^/^ To love ; to recite in a low
J>l£\) tone, as when humming a
,nid lesson.
A^ Tol
To fill up a hole ; to le\el up,
hole where wild beasts
\verc trapped ; to put the
hand «\'er, as a hole.
1 7j % fi" >!P tl'-'t pitfall — to
preserve the i;attlc from falling in.
4y?S^ To stop a sound ; cessation
^>iL\) of a note or strain.
- LI * Worn out, debihtated from
^jTi 3gc; weary, as after work.
,7ii(.7i ^ ] lost his energy ; said
of an officcfj
Also read k'i'
) An empty and largo earthen
nieh'' jar ; to burn in the fire, as
pottery is ; cracked, having
flaws.
KlJ i^ ho who directs the em-
pire should always act in accord
with circumstances ; for if too
harsh he will break things, if
too soft they will crumble away ;
— i. e. the people will rebel if
tyrannized over, or will excite
sedition if not kept in order.
and to hnve or
From inclosure,
woman.
To take anything and hide
it away secretly ; to steal.
^nie ] '^ to carry off
In Sliangliai. The second form
is used to denote a girl, a lassie.
./^jSt A short, coarse bamboo wisp,
rrJ ) used to scrub saucepans and
jW?(/ boilers of the food sticking
on them.
|±tL From pp a sort, each mouth
Viy, united to the others, to denote
■ ; loquacity ; to bo distinguished
"■ from § or ^ a cUff.
To talk much, to quarrel.
^ j to have an altercation.
To overstitch a seam.
] 1^ to tie up with. a cord,
as the hair.
fjt| ] to bind a seam.
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^lEN.
NIEN.
NIEN.
asriEisr.
Old sonnds, nien. mem, rnul nin. Tn Cavlon, nin, nim, ii;'iin, and chin ; — hi Sicntoiv, nien, iiiam, ni, oHi/jien ; — in Amoy^
li;u], liiiiii, 'lull tiaii ; — in Fiihi-liun, nieiig «Ji'/ tieiig ; — in S/niny/nii, ni" anil w" ; — in Cliif'ii, nien.
p|p ] — ^^ select me a proper
rhyme for my ode.
11 [ It B lazy '" Pl.>'i"S ^^'-'
needle.
] ^ to look o\"er a book.
#
ConiposeJ of ^ r/rni/i above H^
lliousand, niouitied in combina-
tion.
iie/i
A year, a revolution of the
seasons ; the years one has
reached, but not used like ^.s^h';^
for the years of one's age.
il 1 i + ra :^ t-li'S year his
age is twenty-four.
aJ; ] young ; a minor.
^ ] old, grayliaired.
1 ^ W -ig^'l' growing old.
^ 1 or VJ] ] ne.xt year.
^ ] ()( ^ I or 0^ 1 last year-
I ] yearly ; year by year.
1 JlS "r 1 ^ ^^^^^ "^ '■'"^ y^^'""
I Miirst of the year.
rjl ] new-year's congratulations.
•^ 1 ^'" f.^ 1 '■'^ perform new-
year's rites.
1^ ] m about the same age.
(p) 1 '"} graduates of the same
year.
^ J|^ ] a prosperous year.
jg ] )'"( ihrougli many years'
duration.
^ ft 5^ 1 a premature death.
^ ] for ever, perpetually.
] ^ :^ <f the same age.
] ^ JM. JM.^ have \ainly spent
the best of my days,
flil-i 1 the age of gymnastics,
i.e. 15 years old.
^
dU To
'rom /iriNil and to diriiie,
To take up in the tinger.s, to
jM«74 pick out ; to pick up ; to
handle ; to carry.
1 im to draw lots
1 ^ to offer incense ; to worship.
] ^ to catch by the nose ; — a
vain grasp.
1 j|E % I'ick it up.
I ^ to write, to take pen in hand.
^ I to take much or more.
1
Fi'oni rirf and to divine.
Paste ; glutinous, viscid ; to
paste or attach to, to stick
\\\\ ; attached to a person
^ jj; to paste up an edict.
] U to cut out a word and paste
in clean paper on which to write
a correct character.
Jjfc f^ ^ 1^1 ^^i" •^•■'^''^ »"-
thing more to do with it.
] (^ P or ] ^1 to paste an
envelop.
^ •& 1 5C tli'2 grassy green [of
the hills] reached to the sky.
11^' — ilK o"*^ inclosure or sup-
plement, such as are attached
to a document.
] ^ caterpillars that eat millet.
}^" 1 \'^ t^o drool, to drivel.
I i^^ .^ to put birdlime on a rod.
In Fckini/cae. To fade, to wilt ;
to w ither, as tiowers.
fi
From //a//il nnd imperial car ; an '
luiautliorizetl cluLriicter, for u'hicli
the next is suitable.
<5m
I 'sad for tlie last, and regarded
as tlie most correct of tlie two.
nkii Glutinous, viscid ; rice.
1 % Wi '■'"^i sticky-
] ^ the common table rice,
of which there are many varieties.
From //.s7( and to handle contr.act
ed for the sound.
-I Id
,nicit
A general name for the mud
fish ; a bull-head, who.se pec-
toral fins are very stout, a
Pimcloilus common at Peking, of a
dark greenish tint, \vith fc^ur cii-ri,
and about a foot long.
1 S M a trailins; i)lant found
in Honan, with long tendrils at
the a.xils, and the fiowcrs in a
head like clover.
To expel a man ; to turn
him out ; to dismiss a man
summarily.
] 5^ to drive him away.
] ^ ~f they have all been driven
away.
) f^ m ^ turn him out of
doors. I
X/|El From hand and lrn!i/.
jttw To work over in the fingers,
'lu'eii to fumble over ; to toy or
play with ; to make by fin-
gering ; to tread.
I ^ to fondle the beard.
1 It ^ rft ''° wring a napkin
dry.
I ^ to felt \vool.
] 1^ to twist red silk for a hat-
fringe.
1 - iU M 1 5i roll up a slip
of paper, as for a string or an
alluinette.
1 ia R9 ivliile you can turn your
finger, — in a moment, instantly.
m -
stone roller turned on an
axle by a lever to clean husk
'nien from grain, or the seed from
cotton, or to make flour ; to
roll, to tritiu-ate.
I ^ an iron trough and wheel,
in which medicine is pulverized.
] ^ to puherine, as paints.
I ^ a mill-room.
1 ^ the nether large scored
stone, and ) jf^ the fluted roller.
I m ^ the roller on a mill
m
'men
From fuot and pearls or truly ;
tbe second is most used.
' To tread to powder, to stamp
on ; to cast out ; to connect ;
to grasp ; tight ; urgent ; to
tread in another's steps.
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NIEN.
NiH.
635
'.^ Ke.id (facii in tlie ("iictionary.
i\Si To pursue, to run afler in
'iiien order to overtake or seize ;
to stoop the head and run.
^ I to hurry on after.
I /p J;;; -fjlj, you cannot catch him.
'v/'/'^ Muddy, .splashy ; turbid ; to
"•'ill* '^'S C'"'' or dredge mud ;
hiidi sniootli, flowing water.
lu Cantonese. Sound, as sleep ;
to reiterate, as a throiv of dice ;
.slow moving, deliberate ; soaked
through.
S yjC 1 tlie ink spreads.
] H to successively take turees
at gambling.
§,(i ] ^ soak the peucil full of ink.
c.^>7j Muddy water,
HkAi* 'i^ 1 dirty and drnnk.
'nk?i I j^ dirty, as from perspir-
ing profusely.
Eead 'Jan. A branch of the K.
Wei in the southeast of Shansi.
yTV^J I'rom /icarf and 7to'j.\
Hii^ I'o retlccl on, to ponder over;
niai' to remember and consider ;
to regard ; to meditate ;
thoughts ; thoughtful ; to repeat
mcmoriter, to learn by heart ; to
chant cr drone ; thoughts, reflec-
tior.s ; in Budhism, the power of
memory (smi-iti-hala), of which the
] i^ {smr:tni.^i-ya) is its organ,
and O ] ^ are four objects on
which it should dwell.
,m ] to think of.
t5 1 "!■ M. 1 t*^ reflect on, to
bear in mind.
1 .^ ffl" 1 ''' bend the mind to.
1 1 'T" iS i'l constant remem-
brance.
1 ^ ^ "^ t^o remember one's
parents.
] ^' to learn or commit books.
] •^j to repeat Budha',s name.
1^ $(£ I P*^*- away wanderuig
thoughts.
I
] Uji first notion of the thing.
1 K It ^6 thinking of my rela-
tives.
1 2'£ 'fl: ^^ *'^' y""' attention on
what you are doing.
] n ^'< t' giro testimony, to
bear witness.
- \ i ®ji pT f J ^ ik one
sincere desire can move heaven
and earth.
In Shanrfhai. Used for -H*
twenty, as ] — the 21st of the
month.
^ "I The painter of a boat, a
'u> tow-line or tracking-rope ;
A. J I some say, to calk seams
%iL'» 11^'''' hoat-hawser.
nicii' ] jlj. to pull a boat along.
t^S^ A small hair-pin ; a nail with
»2(\ a small bead.
nierC M'^ ] ^W,% lier many
colored flowers and pins make
a fine eflect.
>>
Old .soi'iid-ij nil;, niiik, ngiak, niek, nnd nit. In Canton, nik, yiU and ngiik ; — j«
in Amoy, lek; — in Fulicliau , nik and ngik ; — in Shanghai, niiik ;
Ashamed at what one has
done.
^ I mortified.
^ ] chagrined and abashed.
A faljnlous tree, said to be a
tliou.sand feet high ; it flow-
ers once in a millenium, and
perfects its fruit in i:ine
more.
From to conceal and if.
A big wine jar; to hide, to
secrete ; to ab.scond, to elude
search ; to gloss over ; hid-
den, clandestine.
\ ^ anonymous, to give an alias.
}|^ 1 to hide away ; to keep out
of sight, as from creditors.
] ^ to conceal a parent's death
and not put on mourning ; — a
crime in oflicinl.s.
] 'M "'' ;§ ] to hidii or run
away.
^ 1 to keep out of sight.
1 ?&M '& -Ji A lie cherished
a grudge, and yet appeared
friendly to the man.
HI
^ To blink the eyes :
!,3 shut the eyes.
to half
Sioalow, nek, nio, ngek, and cliit ; —
— in Chifii, ni and i.
Head 'ni. The shrine or hall
where the ancestral tablet is plaued ;
riKt. the tablet.
PM,1
The sun drawing near, time
near at hand : familiar, dnilv
' uitcrcourso with ; favorites,
famiHar.s.
1 Jb # A to be familiar
witii rascal.s.
j}£ ] Id be hand and glove with.
;f/, ] a familiar, a coiistnnt at-
tendant.
] Wi $y A. come i:ear to Us.
ill.
From iratcr uni iccak ; tlie first
is ulso re:id iiiao' and the seuoiul
and unusual form is meant to
depict a mail \mder tlie water.
To sink, to drown ; to be
!(' drowi;ed, to put under the
water ; to suftbcate ; sunk
in any excess, reprobate ; greedy ;
fond of, doating on.
] ^- lovesick, blindly doating
on.
] }@ inebriate, given to drink.
1 ]!f^ ^ f'J ambitious of fame
and wealth.
] yY- submorged, drowned.
] -^ female infanticide
^ 1 -J'v It ''e ruined his people.
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NIH.
NIH.
NIN.
nih
From tform and hitL
The disease of worms in the
intestines.
From insect and tico ; it i«: pro-
perly re:\i\ Icily nsynmiym nf JS,
but it is ie;irl like tlie last, yiVD-
bably i'roin tlie primitive.
Plant lice ; small insects on
leaves.
1 ili 'ipliiiles.
Carious teeth ; the toothache
' 111 C'ltitonese. To mouth
one's words ; to speak thick
or indistinctly ; to make a
note of.
] ^ to speak with the teeth shut.
\ 1 fl'^l a little sour or turned ;
raw, not well boiled.
t^ To gnisp ; to catch hold.
\^) 1 IS '" provoke to battle.
'" ' JE 1 t" seize, as a bird.
In Cai'.oiiese. To carry in
the hand.
1 ^ fi^ carry it higher.
] ^ bring it here.
j^^J^ Mournful ; anxious and care-
iUj'i) "orn from want of food ; to
m ' long f )r.
1 ,gl to think of fondly.
I
] in M fl sad as if he had no-
thing to eat.
1 i^ in ^ I sorrow and sigh
till I feel as one pounded — in
a mortar.
M 1 ^& f^y *■" fs'^l S'^^^^ solicitude
for.'
IB,
r.
Putty, glue, or an adhesive
which causes things to stick ;
a kind of papier-mache stut!"
of hemp-tow, lime, and oil,
used to cover pillars.
h I -f pnt on some glue.
^ ^ ^ 1 '^•^ '1°'- asso-
ciate with unjust men.
Formed from y] a. heel and J\
jiia/i, representinii a sick person
on a concli ; it is the 104th radical
of a very natnral gronp of cha-
racters relating to diseases.
Sickness ; to recline, as a
sick man.
»*K From to ijo and to rise af/ninxt ;
-|IW t'le next is the original form,
r^^m^ it is also read ?/i/i<i
ni ■
Rebellious, seditions, illegal ;
contumacious, refractory ; contrary
as the title ; to resist, to oppose ;
to encounter ; to go to meet ; to
receive, as an order ; to reckon on,
to calculate on or know beforehand ;
to comply ; in the Chen dynasty,
to hand in a memorial ; among
p/ii/sidaiis, fatal, not likely to re-
cover, as a patient with small-pox.
>\^ I willful, stubborn, froward.
] ^ a disobedient child.
1^ ] or ^ I to rebel ; to rise,
as insurgents do.
] 7j< Ji head tide.
1 ^D '"■ 1 T -'■ knew it before-
hand or already.
1 fr perverse; to go backwards,
as a mule.
f^ ) outrageous, rude, violent.
/f, ] f^ he did not thmk of any
treachery.
1 SI gfl AS [he will] start in a
head wind ; — ■ he is hcailstrong.
Si 1 5c ^ ['''s niajesty] respect-
fully comjilied with the orders
of Heaven.
*> "S" 1 3 to reject wholesome
advice.
:h. ] ^ 'M- thoroughly ttirbident
and unprincipled.
■^>
i. a band of rebels.
From -f a sjienr and LI
inteinled to represent a
spear.
cavity^
forked
Disobedient, for
last is now used.
which the
isrinsr.
Old sound, nim. In Canton, yim and ngan-, — in Swatow, jim ; — in A moi/, jim ; — in Ftihchmt, <5ng and ing :
in Shanghai, niang ; — in Chi/u, min and iiin.
you ; an unau-
2^"Ft To thread a needle ; to twist i « /CTt ''"''o"' '"'"''' •■""^ V
f/H/J a thread ; a cord. ;\i^\ thori.ed character.
^zhdn ] If ;f| |^ she threaded her
needle to mend the garment.
1 ft M .tt ;^ ffi I "ill braid a
fillet of orchid flowers to keep
as a remembrance ; — tiiet. I
cannot forget your kind acts.
To move.
1 jfl to try the strength
of a bow.
,jj,j The second person singular
used in addressing superiors ;
and spoken to any one for special
respect.
] p^ (also written f;J; ,^i^.) your
Honor ; you. Sir.
I fP9 you, Sirs, is also used, but
not so frequently.
|pj 1 ^ 'et me tell all of you
about it.
lin
) From jn'eciofis and to 7/se.
To rent, to lease ; to hire, as
a house ; to charter, as a
vessel.
^ I to lease to another.
U ] to take on lease.
j'g ] to invite lessees ; to let.
^ ] a perpetual lease.
i® 1 15ft A I am engaged to
work for them.
L.
NINQ.
KING.
KING.
637
07d soi.nii, ning. In Canton, "ing f""'
iiinS, iiging,
From ICC and to susjirrt ; its au-
thorized t^ound of iyhi(/ has been
votniiiod ill the soutli.
niiig
To freeze, to congeal ; to
coagulate ; to turn, to curdle ;
frozen, stitteued ; fixed, finished,
settled; alnmdant, vigorous, col-
lected ; accomplished, brought to
a close.
1 ^a "'' 1 ft '^ freeze ; to turn
sour; curdled.
1 -ii- great ha[)piness.
1 Jplt" jfi Wl ^° ^"°^ '^^^'^ "'''■''
fixed gaze.
] ]\[f imich felicity.
1 ^ gathering, as clouds in a
sliirni.
1 ^ very cold, freezing weather.
1 M s'*-'''"' ^^'^' rigorous ; adher-
ing to oil! usage, as a martinet ;
unacconnnodating.
I ^ fioin-shing, vigorous, as
plants.
/ES IS' -it 1 *^'"^ ^^^ ''^^'^ duties
will be well done.
] J§ very [treeise.
] ^ lo accomplish the decree —
(if Heaven in one's favor, as a
righteous prince does.
nsriisrca-.
yiiif:: ; — in Swntow^ leng and \v^Qw\i : — in Amoy^ leng, lin, and geng ; — in Fuhchau^
in Ch'ifu^ ning.
'AXk\
c rm.
^i^
iW"<f
Composed of r^ a shelter, and
/Li> /ii«j-/ above JDl a dish, in-
timating tiie :^r:itificati(in tliat
( food gives the iieart ; the second
form, Iiaving hrcnlh J nnder-
neatlj, is tlie funniion one, but
since tlie reign Ttiokwang, it
Inis been contracted lo the third
form.
Rest, repose, quiet, tranquil-
lity, Serenity of mind ; to
s.alute; to wi.sh [leace to, to bring
repose to; to soothe; a bride's
visit to greet her parents ; to pre-
fer, as lief; how, why; followed
by a negative, it becomes a term of
comparison, rather, better, then,
more desiralile ; enters into the
names of many places.
Dung, and ngik ; — - in i^hnnfiltni, \vm\
] )P, I had rather, I prefer.
^ ] quiet repose.
1 ^iE '^ ''^ I prefer death to dis-
grace.
1 W ?M ^ ^ Pi E ^ 1"^^ .1^*1
rather wet liLs robes than quick-
en his steps — to get out of
the rain ; said of a formal of-
tieial.
] ^ tranquil times, as after a
rebellion.
it 1 j0 t\< its repose will be
lasting.
] ^ -^ -i I ^^'^ rather die tiian
go. ^
44 ] ^ nothing like being hum-
ble ; but M ] is sometimes
lietter rendered ccrtainlv, reallv.
it is better to believe that it
exists, tliau it that does nut.
f€m T± IT -^Ua/i'is
wasting and exhaustion of the
land, woidd that it fell on my
own person.
•^ I the three years' oflicial re-
tireiuenl, wiien mourning for
one's parents.
1 X-' ^% M. "oiild he then not
regard me '.
^^¥^^/^S 1 K^m those
who disregard the orders will
certainly involve themselves in
my net — of penalties.
]§5 1 i3« "f" ''ow can they bear
to have me thus ?
<P
itu^f To direct.
^ PT 1 ® Pft .t" charge
^ninij strait ly, to enjoin upon, to
reiterate orilers.
^?||t Plants growing thick and
c "y* * like a jungle is ^ ) , applied
^ning to wild plants and shrubs.
^ ] a marshy labi.ate plant
of the habit of hoarhound-
{Marrubium.)
4*^ To pull and haul about, to
c'j-^ throw into confusion ; to
^niiiij pinch, as a cheek.
^ ] to make a turmoil.
In C'ditonese. To take in the
hand ; to bring, to carrv.
1 Rf) take it otr.
1 R fl Fil ''"■» it end for end.
f{£;3 '^''e top of the head.
^ J^ ] the crown.
^IT^ Kar-wax.
] pick out t!ie
secretion from the ear.
liiiii/
mile/''
luiiy
Uegarded as identical witli at,
Imt written in tliis form cnU of
respect
A surname.
I Wi M "^ i"gpo city or pre-
fecture, is often so written.
>)*£?' Miry.
•"5*' f'S 1 ''^c slippery mud
iiiii(j'' which is maile by a rain.
'{y 1 very shallow water.
jt'T^^ From J\ man, f^ helief eon-
\^>^ tracted, and 3C n-ninan, because
lier conlidence is easily won.
Eloquent, persuasive, insiiui-
ating ; artful, s[)eciou.s, flattering ;
tart, ready in reply.
jpf- I treacherous ; subtle.
^!c -7 1 I a^™ unready of speech.
^ ^ ] why argue with him ?
] ^ijf an artful woman.
In Cantonese. To twirl, to turn
w ith the fingers ; to whirl.
^^. |j^ I a screw-driver.
1 1^ PM '•"'"'^ your head around.
Ba S 1 •''• w-eather-cock, a trim-
mer.
] 5M **^ shake the head when
refusing a thing.
638
NIOH.
NIU.
NIU.
Old sontul, nol;. In Canton, yciik ; —
ij^ Fiom ^ tifjcr nud J^ chtivs
/|— * revel 56(1 ) it is also read vo/k and
Unfeeling, liarth ; cruel, ty-
rannical ; bmbiirities, outragcH ; to
maltreat, to harry ; troublesome,
rude, rudeness ; oppressors ; natural
ealaiuities.
^ I to act savagely.
I J^ to maltreat the people.
in Sir:itotc, ugiak ; — in A tnoy, ;>i6k ; —
niL'!; »?/{/ uok ; — in Chi/'ii, joa.
^ ] to ravage ; to misasa lii-
lumjanly.
^ W- '^\. 1 lieavcn seiit great
calamities.
'li.ff: 5EL 1 ^ ?fij m ti'cy
just made the five punishments
means of oppression under the
name of laws.
^ fr ^ 1 ^1*^ ''** dared to be-
come a cruel oppressor.
!■'( Fu/ichtVi, iigiok ; — in Shanghai,
From ilixease and harsh; al.so
read j/oA,
Fever, especially a remittent
lever; febrile complaints, in-
fluenza, ague.
5^ ] an irregular fever.
] -^ an intermittent or remittent
fever ; the cold fits are ^ ]
or !j:(j 1 ; and the hot fits are
^i ] lit. male fevers.
3srixj,
Oiil soimi/s, uu, ugu, and nuk. Jn Canton, nau and ngan ; — in Sicatoic, niu and gii ; — in Amoy, liu, jiu, cmd giu ;
in Fuhchan, niu ami ng'm; — in Shanghai, nu ; — in Chij'ii, niu.
M
.niu
The ciy cf a child.
] [IJg^ dm imperfect speech
of an infant.
The original form represents a
head and two /.orns with a tail
behind ; it is the 93d radical of
characters relating to bovine ani-
mals, and is somethues read 0iii.
An OX, a cow ; a bull ; kine,
cattle ; to lead oxen ; applied to
Bomc kinds of deer.
1 S' fr tt 1 -1 bull.
J^ I or -/gr I a cow.
I I^beef.
7J1C 1 a buffalo.
^" ] common cattle ; a buUock.
f Ui ff cheese.
j jiff butter.
5? ^ $5 I we drove our wa-
gons, arid led our cattle.
1 )k. '2t ft »- leather lantern ;
vicf. a stnpid fellow.
] ^ the ninth zodiacal con-
stellation, — in Capricorn.
S ^ fil 1 lie goes from the
sheep to the oxen.
1 Tl 3^ ^ Venetian blind.s,, so
named i'rom their resemblance
to tripe.
1 a dolt.
1 'Qi I am used like an ox.
j; ] the clay ox, — ■ made in the
spring to propitiate crops.
1 K cow-bezoar.
I ^) or ^ ] the constellation
of the Herdboy, the stars a /J )'
in Aquila.
^ ] an insect with long an-
tenno?, yellow and white spots ;
probubly a kind of Cerambyx
beet le.
m mMJn]7] ^vl,y u.se an
ox cleaver to kill a chicken? —
you should proportion the nseans
to the end.
f^ 1 earth piled at the foot of
walls to protect them from in-
j"'y- _
J\i ] 'W ^^^^ lowing of a big ox,
a Budhist measure of distance,
a /.ros'.i, or cigblh Qi a J/oifJana,
a distance of five //.
J."'rt An iniaulliori^ed character much
//"T| nsed by the Man luis, probably
• a corruption of "^^ for -n-hieh
' ' it "MS formed.
A lass.
>]■> ] 5j|_ a girl under twelve.
-f^ A medicinal pLmt, called
<~-j-^ ] Jl^ or cow'.s knees; it is
^niit three feet high, with spoon-
shaped, obovate leaves in
pairs opposite ; the nodes resemble
a cow's knee, and the spikes grow
above them in the axils ; the root
is light yellow, and when eaten
.salivates one; the plant is probably
an Ac/a/rant/ws or Ainctrantus, and
allied to the ccckscomb family,
i 1 }IM fi^speeies of Ac/ii/rant/ics
with oval lea\es, exhibited i.i
coughs.
From metal and a horartj cha-
racter.
'niu A knob on the top of a
Chinese seal ; a button, a
knob ; a hilt or handle ; a process
by or on which one thing turns, or
connects with another ; the point
of attachment in a bivalve.
— ^5 ] or ] ^-- a button.
1 ^B "'■ 1 J§? '^ button-loop,
jj* I a corded or knotted button.
"^ ] ornamental buttons.
j^ I seals and other official in-
signia ; a pivot ; mcl. the Dipper.
JJJ^ ] melons just set.
NIU.
NIU.
NO.
C39
t^-jt 'J'hu Itnot ;
/Jul knob ; to t
Itnot ; to braid into a
tie ; a fastening,
'iCM a xlipping-nooso ; a point of
junction, as the tio of a
girdle.
] ij^^- lo fasten, ^so as to easily
nnlic ; a bow-knot.
vcr
y nuwilliug to do, dis-
i m
tastol'iil. {Pehiigcse.)
<i-rt A thick bn.sLy tree fonnd in
'T JL marshes, which blossoms in
niu April ; its leaves resemble
the apricot, the bark is red-
disb, and the brauebes are ^ery
crooked, but their wood is good
for bows ; another nan)e is ^1^, and
v^ 1^ ii everlasting branches ;
this plant resembles a Pnnius or
wild cherry, but its affinities arc
doubtful.
Read 'c//t«.
cufis.
Ma
cles. band-
'ffi
To twist, or turn with the
hand ; to wring or wrench ;
'« 'd to sprain ; to collar, to seize
by the cue ; to wriggle ;
griped ; cramped, as one's muscles ;
to rellect on.
] f5 to turn over ; to flirt, as
with a fan ; to throw the arms
about.
1 ni' '^n '"^ '"'^ cle\'er at any
mischief.
I ?^ perverse, testy.
] ^i'f a door-knob ; turn the Jcey
jifl I a club-foot.
] T^ to .seize a man, and report it
to an officer.
] .i|2 to wring dry.
] ,tv)t /t» '^^'00'^ "''t^ ^ crooked
;;raiii ; iiict. a cross-grained
fellow,
- .- - ^ ''- .
tions ai'e very inconstant.
^ >b m % 'If '14 1 1'is ^^^'^-
1 flt colicky pains.
] If (jj« Ij^- to reform one's
ways.
Jfjj 1 t^o grol> hol<l> 'IS In a tu-sle ;
lo clutch, as a thief
1ft
A dog which is sulky and
needs coaxing ', a fox's foot-
'nm steps ; proud, inclined to
evil ;
to escort or guard ;
familiar with ; doing repeatedly ;
accustomed to.
I ^ used to, versed in.
1 Jl'^ ^ St l"'"^'-*'*^*^^ ^° guileful
tricks.
.[,-j-* Like the preceding.
I il. Accustomed to ;
annoyed.
^ set in doing€vil.
^ ] luiwiUing to do.
Read noh, when Uied fur jg.
To be ashamed.
] 'I'fg to blush.
,no
Old aonnd, ivx. In Canton, no ; -
- it
From Iwnd and to trfin.<!fcr ; it
iviis at first written c^]), Imt tliat
form is now disused.
to change the
1 o move
place or puri)ose of; to misapply to
another use.
] f^ I o move a tiling aside.
] 1(4 to borrow of, to embezzle,
to ajipropriate wrongfully.
1 nn O'j "loveit a little.
] l^tolcnd [a tleposil] to another:
to byp(jihecato a security.
To rub between the hands,
. as pill-makers do ; to rub
' ur burnish ; to nib on paint ;
to phiy the sycoiibanl.
] .:^ to nib the hands.
1 lit Zt >£ '" cajole rich people.
] jj; to clean the hands with sand.
3sro.
— in Swaloir, no cmd chut ; — in Amoy, 16,
,S/uin;/hni, no and no ; — in C/iifu, noa and
From man and ojjfiiction; the
second form is unusal.
To exorcise the demons
which cause pestilence, to
perform a lustration ; to
walk with a genteel .';tep.
vi m :l i^%^z 1
how her while teeth show in smiiing,
and the cluitelaino tinkles on her
girdle 1
Ji!j ] pliable, as twigs; lo look
delicate.
1 jfii|i the gods of the pestilence.
A sound in Budhist books,
probably employed for flic
^no letter n in transcribing name.s.
In Sliunghai read ;««. A pro
noun, the second person you.
m -^
To ^lip down, as on ice.
na, and no° ; — in Fulichau, no ; —
16a.
The elegant cai-riage of a
\i lady ; alf'able, courteous, win-
'iw ning ; lei."urel3'.
SrI 1 graceful, handsome.
fC ® M ^5 1 ''er graceful gait
appeared most attractive and
charm ins;.
From rjrain and soft ; it is said
to bo iha term for rice in "ftp ^
V Bahar ?
Tiio grain of the glutinous
o' rice ( Or>/;a ijliitinosa). also
called old man's rice ; it
is now used chiefly in pastry, and
occasionally for distilling ; sticky ;
pei>isteiit ill.
1 '% iiS ^ sweetish kind of
spirit.
1 'A^ '?? ejiithet for a lazy man
wlio never stirs from his seat.
C40
NO.
NOH.
NU.
i^l^j From heart anJ snfl.
^g TimiO, infirm of purpose ;
no' sliiggisb, imbecile ; soft.
huudietl fellows, tlicro is always
one skullc.
■^ ^r JL lo' '1>° sluggard Las
dctermiaed to do something.
;r>
A final particle, used in the
same senses as ^na pjj, of
which it seems to be an un-
usual variant. '
Okl sound, uok. In Canton, iiok, nut,
nok and
From words and if.
A reply in answer to a call
or order ; an assent of ap-
proval ; a nod ; to promise.
W.' 1 to answer a call.
^ ] a rash promise.
— ■ 1 ^ ^ bis single promise is
worth a thousand taels.
1^ I to make a promise.
^ ^ 1 *1*^ '^°'' ''^*' ^'^'^ night pass
without iulfilling your promise.
^ Wi ^ ] 110 one will d:ire to
refuse his call.
^ ^ ^ 1 I ^'11 under great
obligations for your sure pro-
mise.
PH fflj ^ 1 '"answer [a father]
promptly, and not with promises.
I>TOP3:.
ond nuk ; — in Siratow, nut, nap, and niu ; — in Amoij, lok and lut ; — in Fuhchav,
neilk ; — ;'« Shanghai, no and neh ; — in Chifu, noa.
In Cantonese. To work or tread
with the feet ; to mix up, to press
with the feet.
1 Bj Wi trampled out bis bowels.
1 ^ M. to tread out clothes, as
a washerman.
ia,
!?;
To step
down
firmly, to tread
Eead 'je. To step.
tm. ] ^ '^ ^ cXuX'X jn.st learuiug
to walk : a toddling infant.
To bleed at the nose, sup-
posed to arise from fright ;
noi' a defeat, a rout ; to be dis-
niii' comfited.
^ ] dreadfully frightened.
il 1 fl)! 1 ^ ^s}^dA prayer that
an enemy may flee.
To speak cautiouisly ; not to
promise or speak hastily ;
slow of speech, sparing of
words ; to stammer.
P ] I to stutter.
:^ ) ^ -g he wishes to
restrain his words.
I ^ an impediment in the
speech.
Pi£ ] the wailing of infants.
The second is also read nah^
To raise the voice, to blurt out.
1 -m.^-^M'k'r ^^ burst
out in a loud voice, when they
all ran away.
] [^ to pout the lips.
Ifrt
no'
Interchanged with '■n'lu
to.
fflused
Ashamed, mortified,
i^ ] chagrined
■ a* -^D ffij ^ 1 I am not as-
hamed because nobody appre-
ciates me.
W,
From Jlf.xh or moon and inside ;
the meanings show the uses of
two radicals, and tlie character
ft' is duplicated in the dictionary,
but flRj is given as a synonym
of the one under moon.
The new moon seen in the east
is J;j§^ ] , to ba taken as an equi-
vocpie denoting great baste.
] very fat, or the shaking of
fat flesh ; applied to the testicles
of seals.
M
Old sound, no. In Canton, no ; —
From woman and hand, because
slaves lay their hands to things.
Formerly a person bought
with money, chiefly now those
sentenced to sla\ery ; an abject ;
a term of contempt ; in Fuhchau,
often used for I.
] :^ your slave ; used by only
Manchus when addressing the
emperor.
isrxj.
in Swatotc, ni and no ; — in Amoy, 16 r— in Fuhchau, nu ; — i'« Shanghai,
/&>
lui ; — in Chifu, nu.
-j^? a bond-servant.
IJ^ ] a stingy fellow.
] serving as a slave,
^g ] an otter; a domestic cat
f-J" ] a bamboo pillow.
^ j a courtesan,
j]^ ] a carrier pigeon,
j^ ] a candlestick.
^ ] a hot water foot-warmer.
om words and slave ; also read
and iiiao.
^nu Unintelligible gibberish, as
of a drunkard ; a wrangling,
a pother.
11^ ] »n inexplicable jargon.
M ill 1 1^ fuddled with drink,
la 1 IS 3 ttieir brawling disturbs
my ears.
>&P ^ ] to brarwl at angrily.
NU.
NU.
'^;tt.
Gil
m
(HP
Great streiigtli ; violent.
] ij ^ ?£ t" strive with
one's utmost ctlort.
From c/iild and slave ; il is some-
tiiiies written ^j but that form
is now nsuiilly read 't'ani/.
A child ; my children ; any-
thing weak and tender, which
needs to be soothed.
^ ] wife and children.
] ] weakly, as a woman
4' K'l 1 W.'A ^ ^^''1 imnolate
yon with your children.
t;sC. -A weak old horse, a broken
down steed.
s"" 1 %a M iJ I "f" ^'■^^ ^
jaded horse, but will .still exert
all my strength ; — said by old
oIBcers to the emperor.
<^3^ A cros.sbow, called |^ 'J^ ]
^^ from its inventor, (Jhu-k'oh
'n« Liang ; a ballista ; it Ls some-
times made to shoot several
darts, and is set as a trap for
iiniraals.
^ ] to shoot a crossljow.
7^ ] W ^ all the bows were
discharged at once.
5S 1 ^ >k [''' ^^■■'is '"'^e the]
strengtii of a spent bow ; — mi't.
a great cry and little wool.
f J^ A kind of flmt which is chip-
peil for arrow-heads ; they
'mi arc said to come from the
Amoor River.
'■-^5C '^" exert the utmost strength ;
_y^ to agonize for, to stri\'e for,
'nu to put forth the last eftbrt ; a
desperate, deadly struggle ; in
penmamhip, a i")erpendicular stroke.
] 3fj fj ^ to do good with all
one's energies.
Trom Jlcsh and slave as the pho-
netic ; an unauthorized cliaracter.
Granulations, as in the eye-
lids ; the healthy granulations
on a sore ; salt-rheum, pustules,
roughened skin ; psora.
Mf^ 1 . ^ ^ Jfl Jf ^f a spe-
cial skill in curing granulated
(or proud flesh), without usuig
the knife or needlo.
I-Vom heart and slave ; this com-
bhiction lias been aptly liUened
to the latin patior or passio in its
''*' etymology.
Anger, fury, ire, passion ;
vigor, spu'it, mettle; impatient; to
get into a passion, incensed.
] •g, flushed with rage.
1 ^ ^ JIT anger hurts the liver,
— and by sympathy the eyes.
?x 1 angry ; to express anger.
/^ jS 1 do not get angry with
those not implicated.
1 fl[t <t|i in a great rage.
,-^ ] and fg 1 are opposites,
denoting outrageous noisy anger
and repressed indignation.
1 ^ ^ij ^ l"s rage even lifted
his cap.
] -to f[!l tlii'y eytd each other
angrilv.
fi m nn w ± li iu 1 I
deeply reverence the gods, and
they ought not thus to be angry
with rao.
IS ,1- 'H it ;i ] pray abate
your tlmndering rage.
^ 1 sternly angry.
'^
Old sotmils, no and nn. Tn Canton^
The original form is said to bare
resouiblcd a J'cinnle^ but it is now
lost ; it foi-nis the 38tb radic.il of
characters mostly relating to "wo-
men and vicious conduct.
Women, females ; a girl, an un-
married woman ; a lady ; a bride, a
wife; feminine, female; young.
] J\^ a woman ; females.
1 fh ™y younger sister.
1 51 a gii'l, about ten years old.
'm. 1 a gill, «i marriageable \irgin.
] j5J£ females, women, the sex.
^ijf ] women generally.
■|[1j j a fairy, a sylph, an elf.
7i &. 1 ■? a daughter shall be
born to him.
I^TXJ.
nil ; — Hi Sivutow, nang and ni ; — in
in Shanghiiij mi ; — in Cltifit^ nu.
] 4' 5t :^ a masculine woman.
] ^ the goddess of flowers.
5^ ] a Budhist term fur the up-
sciras, or wives of genii, from
which probably arose its poetical
use to denote a swallow.
] ^ the tenth constellation, the
stars t n d'c. in Aquarius.
1 is Jli '"• 1 ffr R a goddess
whom snuie think tienotes Eve.
1^ I the constellation of the
VVeaver, the three stars a f s in
Ijyra, wor.shiped by women on
the 7th of the 7th moon, when
this and the constellation Aquila
are nearly equidistant from the
zenith at midnight.
Ainoij, \a ; — in Fulichau, nii ; —
1 ^ a Taoist nun.
1 f tf ^ a lady superior.
^ I a cu.stom of feudal princes
sending to salute their daughters.
Head nil'' To gi\e a daughter
in marriage.
I ' -^ ^5 P he married her to
the neighboring king.
Eead 'jii, ar.d used with J^.
The personal pronoun you, Ibou.
1 ^ A "^'^ arc you?
I R'l ^ "T" &' arc you, then, so
dift'erent from them ?
fear and dread prevailed, you
and I were all in all.
bl
642
NUN.
NUNG.
MUNG.
isrxjisr.
Old sound, non. In Canton, nun , — in Swdluir, liin ; — in Amoi/, In-an ; — in Fithchmi, nannj; ;
1
•> 'i Delicate, small, young, im-
mature ; woak, slender ; soft,
tine ; supple ; tender.
iv^ 12, 1 tender years.
[^ ] Habby, tender Hesli
— ■^ 1 ^1t ^ tender fowl.
^ a light blue. {Cantonese.)
] lean-faced characters
ill Shuni/hai, niing ; — in VhiJ'u, Jan.
J;0 ] fine and delicate, like sprouts.
ft'^ -^ t^ 1 >'"" ^^""^ "^^7 young
and fresh looking.
^ ] fresii complexion ; delicate
said of women and colors.
^ and ] are opposites, old and
lender as a fowl ; dark and light,
as colors.
1 T ^ tender twigs ; shoots on
a tree,
j^ I timid, no self-confidence.
'ii UlS "^ 1 though old he is as
bashful its a young man. {Sluing-
/till. )
M (i^ -k \ [t^'« egg] is not
cooked enuugh.
3srxjisrc3-.
Oi'l soiinit, noug. In Canton, nung anrl yung : — in Swnlow, lung ; — in Amoij, long ; — in Fuhclinu, nnng and nung ; —
in Shanylini, ninng ft«f/ nung ; — in Chij'u, nung.
From water and to cullivnle. I ^1
Thick, as liquids; heavy, as ' (j
1
1
dew ; strong, as a decoc-
tion ; rich, seasoned, spiced ;
lowering, as clouds ; nervous, terse,
as style; kind, hearty. ,
1 and \'^ are opposites, as light
and shade ; rich and thin ; strong
and weak.
1 ^ close, tangled, as bushes.
1 1^ deep sleep.
'■^ ] a highly flavored aroma.
^ thick eyebrows.
JJ nervous, as style.
1 Jij .jjj the tea is so strong
as to be blcter. {Cantonese.)
] [^ a dense shade.
p1 f-l^ 1 'In ^ ^^ indebted for
your great kindness.
4B H- "^ M J ^'^^ bitterness ot
my longing is still greater.
] '|j£ a rich attire, as of a bride
^ ^ 1 1 ^^^^ thick falling dew.
Like the last.
Thick, generous, rich, as
^nung spirits ; liberal.
1 M l^'o^^ flavored wine,
nif ] sweet or oily wine.
^ ] aromatic liqueurs.
1 -f ffl ii be liberal in your
rewards.
To gorge.
1$ I to force one to eat
^nunj against his inclination.
.P
g Full of talk but not to the
^ purpose ; '.rrclevant.
nuiiij ] 1 uniuteJgible mut-
tering; in Shnnijliai \Viti(\ fo!
so so ; it will do ; let it pass
pglj ] indistinct t.ilk.
^ IH -{^ 1 vainly bawling all
day long.
1 1 tK ^ passal)le ; I will do it;
— an unwilling assent.
I
.11
S«Hy
Thick, close .set, like grain
1 ^ luxuriant, deiwe, as
trees or cnrn.
•(lij (jjj 1 ^ what great luxu-
riiinL'e ! — as a poiicli tree in
iidl flower.
ComposeJ of ^ times, and ^,
wliieli w;\s orij.'in:ilK' written (l3
n nioi'tnr .)r *i^ :i yruoe alone, or i
witli [aJ viilm-l-ij in tlie niiitdle, |
all (leni)tiut' ilie reason f^r tiUint- i
•^ lug ; the second and ancient
form ?omposed n\ iihi,il and Uine, l
lefers to the same tliiiig.
To cultivate the ground, toiK'Ive '
and dig ; to break i:p the soil ; to ■
carry on farming; agriculture; cul- j
tivated, tilled; eanieslly ; wiilely. i
1 ^ "■■ 1 A a husbandman. I
^ 1 I|$ do not pass over the
season for sowing.
] J/jI an old name for Wu-cheu
fu in the east of Kwangsi.
] ^ agriculturists.
^ ] tillage on plains, hills, and
marshi'S.
filjl 1 or ;5t ] the ancient monarch
who reigned i! c. 2737 to 2697;
he is now worshiped as the god
of Agriculture and Medicine.
JgJ :f£ -^ ] soldiers are obtained
from ainiiug fanners.
^ -^ ;!t Ofl 1 hereafter I will
learn almut husbandry.
\ M M Wt ''" "idely cultivated
the best kinds of grain.
From iiuin and husbandry ; it
urice meant a man.
The first person I, in which
sense it was used in the
T'ang dyna.sty, and is still cm-
ployed in Nanking and Fuhchan ;
it is explained as <lennting that
when one is called, it is as if he
answered ^naiiij |^ I can ; in
Kiangsu. it means you, thou, as
1 Q ^ yj" yourself.
^ I I. myself.
1^ 1 lie; they.
''4 1 -K^ ^ ^ told you tD come at
once.
NUNG,
KWAX.
O.
043
M ^ ""*^ * A h.^avy dew ; and used with
j^ ia this sense.
i.«""i/ In Pel.iiKjcse read nunc/.
Soft, miry gi'uuiid, where
water has settled.
jljj, T 1 ^ tR I'"-' g'»u"(l tbere
is very miry ; — unsafe.
Old sc'iikI, non. in Canton, nlln
From siH! nnd n^ ; the first is
most in use, ami like tlie next.
The pleasant warmth of the
sun, as OP. a spring day ;
'iitva/i warm, warmed ; bland, mild.
^ ] a {genial breeze.
PpJ I ^ to warui the hands ^vlth
the breath.
^ II '"^ 1 '^ ^''■^ nothing to do
with cold or heat ; it must be
done.
^ 5c ] fill ^ i*- is warmer to-
day.
tlrllt Pus, matter ; to slough away ;
^aJ/eS '" ■'"*• ■'*' stubble or compost.
V'"":/ 1 7K l'"«-
1 Jfil bloody sloughing.
i^ 1 vU o'' JU 1 *•" "P'^" '■'• ^o"'
Pg ] to spue pus ; — to revile.
— 171 Sicf!f(>t'\ iii'iaii ; — tn Aimti/. Iwan ; —
in S/i<ini//iiii, III'" ; — in Chij'n^ nan.
C L/S5 bike tlie last.
}*/)g. To warm, to put near the
'nwuit fire ; warmed ; friendly, kind
] ^ warm vapor.
^ ] s[)ririg time ; balmy.
|(^ ] tilled and warmed, well
provided for.
A '\m '^^ 1 people's feelings are
changeable.
CAteJ Ytam to rut and at,
P';;;/^^ To Send a present of food to
■.'niiM/i make a feast.
From nose and the I'-ist clmracter
contracted.
A running at the nose, from
cold.
I M-J-M lii, ^ '' stnrted-up
nose cannot dLstinguish fragrant
flowers.
1 K) ^'^^'^^
m
Old sojuds, a, ha, nnJ ya. In Canton.
in
. From n mound and can to give
PI the .sound.
A high ridge, the bank of a
stream ; one side or end
higher than the other ; dis-
torted, prejudiced ; near, leaning
against ; a beam ; to cringe, to
flatter, to as,senl ; an answer to an
order denoting aasent, as aye, aye.
Sir ; beautiful, as trees ; who ?
what ? an exclamation, alas ! !
this character and i]]i are iLsed ;is
sounds before proper names in the
south of China ; also in the phrase
1 ^ the emperor's sons.
m ^ ^ ] Mi * n fsr ^
reply Sir I or Ah ! — where is
the great difTerence ?
a nnil o\ — in Siviitiiw. a and o ; — ia Amoy, ; — in Fvlichau, 0, a, and i ; —
Sitaiig/tai^ n, kii, itnil liu ; — in C/il/'u^ a.
1 ^ ^ ^ to servilely agree
with one.
I ^ a slopu or hillside
I 31" the son of Liu Pi, a. d.
•MO, a confirmed sot ; met.
a blocki'.ead and shiftless fellow.
] ^ a.safu'tida.
^ 't' ■^T 1 o(fe "^" '^ ''"^t in
the house !
1 J^b following another's lead,
servile.
I j(tl elder sister.
hinnble, they woidd not flatter
tlii'ir favorites.
1 ;3i 'J'H "1 district in llio southeast
of Yunnan
I'J
in Ftihchan, nwang rind nong ; — -
I ^ a house-warming.
1 g<-J a bridal feast.
1 "iK. "■' 1 ^ '•'■ ^'^'•^^ given three j
days aiVer a wedding.
AvC| ^ Warm water ; the water left
\y^ r^-f'jur bathing ; old name of
nwaii" a river \\\ Chihli.
] ^H hot bathing water.
Also read Itcan^ .
Weak, unable to work from
nwaii^ illness.
] ^ mother I
1 ^ a fairy who helps Lei-kung
'31" ^ the god of Thunder, to
roll his chariot.
1 IS' M_ oi' 1 W ^Vsoka, the
great king who favored Dud-
hism, B. c. 319.
In Cantonese. A final interroga-
tive particle, implying douljt.
^ ^ ■;! f^^ i «•>"" I ^'"1 '^
to you .'
Undecided, unstable.
|[^ ] not having a mind of
ones own.
1 4f) flexible, lithe, grace-
ful ; delicate, like a girl.
644 0.
PA.
PA.
nRnf ^ '"^ '* interclianged with Jio Pfl
( |J 4'J to breathe.
P^ ^? j ^^'11 yo" ''il^u some tea?
J^
Sickness; pain.
1 P a^ to breathe as when
cM
1 ^jij a sickness; convul-
;fl An interjection of pleasure
wanning one'.s hands.
>fi^Y
f sions in children.
or disgust ; an interroga-
ft*> jB <ll-' M ] yc"i i"'ist liear.
c:)iPj
P ] sores about the month.
tive particle, implying uo
t'' fsi 1 ^ ^^lig'l't ailment.
doubt.
jrp* lo case nature, chietiy used
c/pPj in the South.
?ft' jfe TX. 1 tis sickness is
Kkely to result Idtally.
i^" if 1 ^^'^ y°^ "■'^" '
1 "i'^J ^ 'M Haiya! it Imrts
(" 1 Jtl to pass blood.
] '■!§ ^M I'c itches and then I
mc badly.
1 W< to urinate.
scratch ; — a close friendship.
Old sounds, pa, pak, and pat. Jn Canton, pa ; — in tiwutoic, pa and p6 ; — in A motj, pa ; — in Fuhchau, pa ;
in Shanghai, p6 ; — in Chifu, pa.
a
JKl
The original form is fancied to
represent ihe serpentine windings
of tliQ chief rivers \vliich are in
the south part of, and gave name
to Si'ch'uen, or the squirming of
a snake itself.
An ancient feudal state in Sz'-
clfuen ; a classifier of slaps with
the hand ; a clap ; to gather or
collect ; to adhere ; a clamp, such
as is used to mend dishes ; the butt
or head of a bolt to pre\eut it .slip-
ping out ; a sign of the optative.
^ 1^ ] slap his mouth 1 — said
by a magistrate.
1 ^a to attach one's self to a
rich or powerful man for one's
advantage.
1 ta f ij ^ to hang on (or flat-
ter) one in hopes of a reward.
Il^ ] the crust in a boiler.
1 7 -?§ W " M would that I
bad just one tael I
] m ^ a title of Manchu origin,
meaning a brave chevalier, and
nearly equivalent to knight or
baronet.
1 ^ two ancient states, now used
to denote Sz'ch'uen.
1 i'S •"* python, fabled to swallow
elephants ; its bones made the
bills in ] \>^ j^, in the north of
Hunan.
] g. the croton-oil fruit.
In Shanghai. About, nearly.
ig ] about a mile.
^ ?S ] it is nearly midnight.
rtlTt Largo mouthed
p^ ] the crying and wran-
jta gling of mfants ; dumb.
IjJJ ] ^ a diunb man.
Pife 1 ■? '^ stammerer, one who
stutters.
^ 1 1^ don't make such a hub-
bub — or bolbcry, as this phrase
has been imitated. (Can/onet-e.)
] [U or I Java, a contraction
of P§ I'M 1 Kalapa or Batavia.
,pa
A sow ; a two year old or
large hog; dried or jerked
' meat.
^ J% 1 ''"'•■'i or cured
sheep's tails.
.mr
JXl
isease of the joints ; a soar.
or ] ^ a cicatri.x,
the mark of a wound ; a
large scar, a ncevus mattrna,
or birth-mark ; the latter is the
vulgar phrase.
1 y.S Si '"^ distorted or scarred
eyelid.
if T ^ 1 ."S f £ ^ wlien the
scab i.s healed one forgets the
pain.
A fragrant plant.
I ]|E a banana.
jxi ] ^ j^ a cylindrical jar,
of a plantain shape.
1 ^ ^ a palm-leaf fan, — so
called in Xankins;.
/pj^ A species of bamboo with
c I 1,,^ s]jines or abortive branches,
(/5« used for hedges ; a fence,
fl ] a bamboo wattle.
1 5f a conical basket to take up
rice in.
] J^ an inclosure hedged with
the bamboo.
Ap[| A species of Cyprwam cowry
c!iil_i marked with lines, broad in
<P«
'ffi
the middle and tapering at
both ends, called \^ ] , and
used for money by islanders.
From hand and to adhere as the
phonetic.
'I'la To take hold of, to grasp, to
seize ; to hold for the pur-
pose of using ; a classifier of
things held in the hand, as a fan ;
a fiiggot, a bundle, or what is
bound together ; a particle denot-
ing the cause, manner, or instru-
ment, and forming either the ac-
cusative of the noun following it,
"s I f^ Wi II l^c looked the door
fast ; or the object of the verb fol-
lowing, as 1 ?J: :^ ■fnf A whom
do you take mc to be ? a preposi-
tion, with, the means by which a
thing is done ; to regard as, to
take a thing to be, to consider as,
h.aving, for.
tj^ I a link, a match.
I ^ ^?; jS I regarded him as
useless.
PA.
^ ] :^ xve must have some cvi-
ileiiec ; something to l:-y hold of.
1 ^ to hold oil to, to control,
to take care.
— ] Mi one fan.
— I P^ one lii>, a great talker.
I l^j ^ bailiffs or Serjeants in a
court.
] M "■ ^'S'^ officer guarding the
customs and passes.
1 ^ M l^fl Pi"*li ''■ "S'^lo "illi
your hand.
/(=j ^ ] ^ there were .several
fellows, as in a scuffle.
1 ^ A 'l^'e housekeeper.
ffi (or ^J) 1 J- adopted or sworn
brothers.
ijh I the grasp of both hands ;
all the thing.s.
] ||^, an ensign in an array.
7^ ] a handful of grain.
hours of work.
] Ife ^ fl-If ""'" t'iuies of friendly
intercour.so.
play tricks of legerdemain ; to
perform feats, as acrobals or
monkeys ; the allusion was pro-
bably originally to Pa £, or
Bouih S/."eh'nen, to which the
radical ^ was in time added.
widi him t
In Cantonese. Over, upwards,
an excess,
■g" ] Ul ^ more than a hundred
dollars.
^' ] more than a thousand.
10 ] J^ a month and more.
A drag, a harrow ; the se-
cond is also a war chariot,
ej or the guard in front of it ;
a clamp used in meudiug
crockery.
^ ] a harrow.
barrow the field.
^ '^ ] to nourish the trident ; —
a kind of gymnastics.
SI'
pa'
§e'
PA.
J Tlic part of ."i bow which is
grasped when nhooling.
P'^' ] llil fil{ dammar, a sort of
pitch brought from Borneo.
The handle of a knife or
hilt of .1 sword niadcof hum
or wood ; authority.
I |j^ a handle, either ac-
(iially or hguralive'iy.
^ ] ;^i I have no au-
Jhority; no power to act.
HyhQ|) The part of the reins or
^[|j bridle held in the hand ; the
2XC' dash-board ; a target.
] -^ a bull's eye.
^} ^ ] to hit the mark.
^ _ l *» ) From rain, hide and moon ; the
-U-gl two first foim tlie plionetic, bnt
^rifi the whole indicates that the
piO inooii appears on the thiid dny ;
nncienlly contracted to jmh-, ffj
an eatl.
To be chief among feudatories ;
to reign by force ratlwr than
by hiw or virtue ; to make a high
prince ; to incroacli on ; to hold
one in check through fear ; a feudal
prince in ancient times, now ra-
ther a tyrant or usurper, like
Dionysius of Syracuse ; one who
defies legal control.
yiXlj^K-^ r to who by
force makes a pretense to be-
nevolence is a chief of the
prince,'.
] 2 a valiant luler, but one who
is not legitimate or restrained
by law.
■j^ ] a sort of prince palatine in
the Cheu dynasty ; there were
Jf. ] in the days of Confucius.
] j^," to infringe on another's
right.
-J2 1 «i village tyrant or head of
robbers.
I |p^ audacious, fearless.
-fT 1 ?JX *" '"^f^ vigorously, as a
physician in practice ; to intimi-
date, as a sturdy beggar.
^ \ — "jj each one lorded it
over a district.
PA.
645
] '}\\ a district south of Peking.
Read p^oh^ The moon just ap-
pearing, for which ^ is now
used instead ; JE 1 ^"^ ^ 1
denote new .and full moon.
The second form is most com-
tnoiily used ; the other seems to
liave been formed in consequence
of Iho clnmge of soitud requirijig
a primitive of tlie same tone ;
not the same as ku? jfi shore.
An embankment or dike to
narrow and restrain the waters ; a
breakwater ; it is given to many
towns on the Yellow River from
their position near the levees ; in
S/."ch'uen, it is applied to low
banks just awash formed by silt; a
slope where boats pass up and
down, as in the Canal.
^ ] a series of dikes in Lih-
yang hien \% ^ %% whicli
protect the countiy from the
overflow of the Yangtsz' Eiver.
1^ ] to drag a boat up the slope
or lock.
^J ] the levee or dike has given
way.
^ ] to raise a levee.
] f^ a mart, a port, a factory.
^■J* ] to build a dam.
^ ] a hamlet beyond Kalgan,
so called because it is halfway
up the ascent of the plateau.
A^^' A small affluent of the Eiver
H^5 '^•-''' '-'llc'^ 1 7jC near Si-
p'l? ngan fu in Shensi.
grt J From vet and able, implying
qK^ that tlio good are able to speak
rJ "■ and deU\er from false charges.
pa'
To suffice, to cease from, to
leave of}'; to discontinue, to finish,
to quash ; to strike work ; to turn
out ; at the end of a sentence,
C'liough, no more ; a final particle
indicating tho imperative mood ;
or an interrogative implying great
probability.
) 1* very well, stop now.
] ^ to close a shop.
646
r.v.
P'A.
P'A.
^ ^ 1 to stop work.
If- 1 tk '^^t "s ^'^^^ '^°^^^ talking,
i j^ to strike for wages.
I *^ to foreclose an examination
by the candidates refusing to at-
tend.
1 1^ to dismiss from office.
^ 1 or ^ ] be off!
] yp "j* it cannot be helped or
resisted.
^ WL 1 j"^*' 'vnita it, that's all.
'Sk 1 ^ Hb ^° could not stop
though he wished to do so.
^^ 1 SSHi I will you have
it this way or that 1
^ A |Li P^j ^T T 1 1^"^ not the
visitor gone out ?
ia •(iif I f;^ why is the affair
stopped 1
Read ^p'i for ^. Wearied.
] ^ great fatigue and exhaus-
tion.
Road (/xii. To escape from evil
consequences.
|}[) I a terra for father in Fuhkicn.
>^j> 5 A father ; Mohammedans ad-
" ^T dress their mollahs by this
2)a' tenu, as ^ ] mollah Chang.
I'l 1 01' 1 1 P'''pa-
^ ] ] a term for an old Mo-
hammedan.
M I B ^M -T- ^ m tl^e daddy
lays up pelf, and his boy en-
joys himself with it. {Cantonese.)
Also reiid pdh)
Sound ; the mouth open.
|ii|ij) ] a long riarrow necked
trumpet, made of brass, used
in caiDps or theaters, and at
funerals.
] ;fg the white stramony
{Datura) ; also the fox-glove
{Rehmannia), and other trum-
pet-shaped bbssoms.
OIJ sounds, p'a, p'at, p'aU, ba, (rar/bat. In Canton, j/a ; — in .b'iMrtir, pc, p'e,
ill FuhchaUj p'a and pa ; — in Shamjhai, p'6 and pi) ; —
From plaid and white. \ ^^ Fi-om ^ a lute coutracteJ, and
The corolla or inflorescence c F'-^.i E, to collect as the plionetic.
jp'a of a plant.
■^ ] a flower bud ; elegant,
said of verse.
p^ jE W 1 the verses are correct
and beantifid.
^ il? ^ 1 '^^^ butterfly comes
seeking the rare flower ; — said i
of young people.
<ie
iP'«
A floating bridge, usually
made of boats, but sometimes
of spars.
A bamboo rake with five
teeth or more, used to get
grass out of the mire, called
1 -yor-y'L-iitt 1;itis
easily wielded in one hand.
Interchanged with |C' a barron-.
A kind of beetle to break
clods in a field ; a rake ; to
gather straw.
ilfc 1 M loquat steiES ; — a
kind of sweetmeat.
A woman's name.
] EU the headdress -of a
female done up double.
sP*^' A guitar with four strmgs,
the ^ ] ; it Ls pear-shaped,
and resembles the harp of Pytha-
goras ; to draw the hand in when
thrumming it.
M 5^ fl 1 shivering with cold.
changed nitli fC a rake and
yf^ -^vitb J/\ to paddle,
ii' <^' To scratch ; to crawl, to
creep; to claw, to rake up;
to climb, to clamber, to scale ; a
gi'idiron ; a pick.
] |j^ to eat with chop-sticks.
] ^ to crawl, as a tortoise.
1 Si t" climb up.
^ ] ] to climb and scratch.
^ I^J 1 ""* beefsteak, so named
from the gridiron,
j^g ] to scratch.
^ ] an iron rake, used like a hoe.
iiif) ^ ] ^ the village women
rake up the chips.
I llj )J^ a chain of hills ; the ivy ;
a grape {A iipclopsis) that climbs
lil;e the ivy. {PcJdngcsc.)
1 jlS i^> ^'' f'eep up or out.
lA"
and p'a ; — in Amop, pa and p'a ; —
tn Clii/ti, p'a.
An unauthorized character often
sed for the preceding.
jP'a To fall on ; to fall along, as
on the ground ; to burrow.
1 ^ I l£ Jik T l^e fell on his
bands to the ground.
1 llj ^ ^ to roam over the hills
gathering simples.
IE
IE
IE'
p'a'
m
p'a'
The horns of an ox spreading
wide ; horns stretching out.
To walk without advancing
is ] Sr]' ; to squat, to crouch
down; to grovel ; dwarfish.
] ;fj to crawl on all fours.
Used for the nest.
A bundle of clothes or roll of
silk; a kerchief, a coif.
^1^, j a brocade napkin.
A kerchief, a veil for protect-
ing the head ; a stomacher
for children.
^ ] a handkerchief.
j^ ^ ] a foreign lady's veil.
M ] a red veil, worn by brides.
Read m!/i^ A turban or fillet
worn by soldiers.
P'A.
Interclinn^pd with tlie last ; als
rea.l will}
p'a' A turban to cover the head,
wliicli tile Fuhkien sailors
Still use ; a napkin ; turbans of
different colors were used after the
Han dynasty to distiuguish ranks.
"^ J a turban.
'\&
PAIi.
From Jiearl and while ; occurs
used for '$)] the dark orb of tlio
moon, and il)|, the manes of :i
jiersoii.
To fear, to dread ; to npiin-
hend, to sui)pose ; lest, per-
haps ; to think or fear that some-
thing may happen.
PAH.
6 17
iS 1 S^ l^-'st it fall.
1 J[^ afraid of death.
1 J/l I am afraid of the ridicule.
1 fill 3j$ I daiesay he will come.
I!|$ I to frighten one
f< ] S don't fear the dark.
,§^ I to intimidate.
A
Olil .loi/Kf/s, pat and bat. /;■* Canton, pat, p.^t, and p'a ; — /,( Siratow, poi ; in
pak, and paik ; — in Shamjhni, p6h ; — in C/iifii,
The cry of a bird ; the noise
pa
< /"«
Tlie ori^jinal form represents two
tiling?, bad; to b:icl< ; it forms
tlie 12tli radical of a few incon-
<^ruous diaracters ; tlie second
form is used in checks ibr secu-
rity.
Eight; to divide ; opening
out, Haring.
I 1^ ^ llaring, slanting, not
straight sidrs.
1 the eighth ; immber eight.
] ] sixty-four.
! I sixteen.
,S 1 "•' I 1 M "■ cuckold, one
who forgets all virtue.
1 JJ to divide, alluding to the
eom[)osition of ^ to divide.
1 ^ }IIF ■^"'''eed oil.
1 -■g instrumental music ; a band.
1 ^ kj' '■^ o'""^ horoscope ; these
are the cyclic characters for the
year, month, day, and hour of
a person to be betrothed.
'tl ^ 1 ft seven hands and
eight arms ; — agile, clever.
] '-^ the eight precious things,
which the eight genii ] lili
carry in iheir hands.
] llll iH "F '"' octagonal table.
I ?f- ^ 3C hitimato, friendly.
I -t^ "ii i5 a - m hi "ot
the tirst stroke of (he eight is to
be seen yet ; — nothing at all
has been done.
] fj ^- Chinese note-pajier.
^pa
of a cockatoo, or some kind
of a parrot.
tK 1 ^ 5i -I '^i"J "f pie
or blackbird found in Kiang-
nan.
Hair on the thigh ; the short
hair on the Hesh.
M IP; 1 '^•'5 calves had no
hair, — from his severe toil.
also
il'"'
From himd and to drag
read /joA, and jiiH.
To pull up, to eradicate ; to
root up, to extirpate ; to take
by storm, to assault ; to pull the
skin when ill, done as a counter-
irritant ; to elevate, to promote ; to
excel ; quickly ; conspicuous ; the
barb of an arrow ; to exclude.
J^ ] to raise to a higher [lost.
I ij; to irritate the skin to relieve
a colic or cholera.
] ^i] to draw a sword.
— ^ /p I he won't pull a hair ;
elosetisted, he'll give nothing.
] ^ to pidl up grass.
] "jj to e.xert one's otrength
tH ^31 1 ^*- cii'hient above all
his fellows.
] ]j^ to ca[itnre a city.
J^ Hi 1 pull up the roots too.
I J-J ^ a selected siiit/iti\ one
who excels the commoa rank,
and can be employed.
Amoy, pat and pwat ; — in Fuhchau,
pa.
The demon of drought, re-
[iresentcd as a nake(l or tat-
^pi tered pigmy, having one eye
and Heet .as the wind ; others
represent it like a bird with eyes
on its hands and head, and a red
sash on the shoulders ; perhaps
this -fiible is derived from the sum-
mer-colt.
^ 1 ^' JS tlie drought is very
sevei'e.
An agricultural instrument
to level beds alter the seed
is sown ; it is like a rake
without teeth.
In Cmitntiese used with pai''
^/\. A pa<ldle ; to paddle.
1 'i|? '5' ^'^ ''''"^ tile lamp-wiek.
I H S '-'^ paddle a dingey.
From pl'tnt ".!]
The ] ^
Siiiilu.i; the
d to /I'j/l up.
i.s a species of
ifjliug stem of
which is ivard .lad stilt", and
wot edible • tho same lerm is
applied to the uucJQpnn-.letl leaves
of brake.
-4V A sacrifioo ottered to the
l)\.) g'xlo of ihe road at .starting
5/x< luajoiuney, where the roads
cross.
M.M JiX } -•" * '■^™ '"'^1 per-
form '.I'.c sacriSce to the road
gufijrdians.
648
PAL
PAI.
r»J^i.
PAI.
Oli .ounds, ps, pat, ba, a,,,' bat /« Canton, pni anU j.a , - in S,c<Uow, p.i p"oi, and pi ; _ in Amcj, pni, poe, nnd put • -
tH AK/ic/,a«, pai anrf pfe ; — in Shanghai, pa, p6, ««</ ba ; — in Chifu, paf.
1
^«
nt From /innrf ami to stop
It To spread out, to expose, to
'2W arrange, to set in order ; to
move, to strike ; to strut ; to
get rid of; to work, as the scull of
a boat ; au ,ixis or balance in ma-
chinery ; the tongue, as of a be'J ;
to sway to and fro.
1 Bfl ff ^ to display articles
1 Ai ^"' ] Ix tu place, to ex-
hibit in order.
1 ^|J fiil to order him, to do Lim,
to injiu-e him.
1 W- ffi to parade troops.
] ^ -f to ni.-ikp a display, to
put on airs, a.s a rich or learned
man {Shanyhii.)
^ IS 1 1 to strut, to act the
swell.
1 ^ V to arrange a procession.
I ^ and I ;§■ side off to the
left — or right ; — sail by the
front chair-bearer to his fellow.
] ^ to warn otl' by the hand.
1 ?£ 'f*X t'3 flress out a street.
I ?^ ^ ■? a needy man vapor-
ing about his means.
1 iS or ] i^ -^ to ferry across
a stream. (Feldnyesc.)
I P_g to induce, to flatter, to coax.
I 0j- the pivot of scales, the
balance in machinery ; the axis
in a watch.
1 si F1 W to ^raw a long bow,
to gossip, to ta.lk.
JH I ^ the whid shakes the flag.
From two ^ hands down on tbe
ground ; otlieis derive it from ^
hand and g head to tbe earth.
To honor, to reverence ; to
kneel to, to make an act of wor-
siiip or obeisance; to visi/, to sa-
lute, to pay one's respects to ; to
appoint to an ofBoe ; a salute, an
obeisance, a visit
i^j 1 ^ a ^'" 'licl homage to
his excellent words.
] ^1^ to W()rshi[) the gods.
1 i^ to wor.ship at the graves.
] f£ to request, as a favor of an-
other.
[H I to return a visit.
1 Ml to go and see a friend.
] ^ a rauiister of state.
I 7^ to memorialize the emperor.
H' 1 T ® I willingly take
your lead, or learn of you.
:S ^ ^ 1 made him a low bow,
but did not kneel.
I :^ to s;dute with folded hands.
] [^ a card-case or envelope.
] fl^ I acknowledge your supe-
riority : you do it better than I.
1^ 1 IkI ^H to what office has he
been appointed *?
^ M ^ ] '^on't clip or bark —
the tree.
PI'
jxn
m:
Imitated from a Sanscrit
word, to praise or chant, as is
done in Budhist temples.
From ;;£ to strike or ^ to ffo
and ^ wealth, denoting tb.it
' robliers ^ run away witli, or
destroy property ; the second
form is unusual.
2X11
To subvert, to destroy ; to
nullify ; to ruin ; to violate ; de-
feated, dbcomtited ; broken, ruined,
as an afliiir ; those who destroy ;
ruin ; a defeat, a rout.
^ I broken, defaced, ruined.
] M-f" ^ disgrace to the family.
tT 1 fi tlefeated in battle.
I i^ rendered worthless ; spoiled.
~" 1' ^ i4 a complete loss, an
entire sma.sh.
1 ^'M ^ ^ total defeat of the
army.
w
^ I ~J* the affair is ruined.
1 PI H t ' disgrace the good
nam.' of the family, a.s an err-
ing daughter.
1 J®, itf to corrupt public morals,
f^ I tainted meat.
ruiiiL-d.
From r/rahi and small.
Tares, cockle, cheat, chess ;
pal ' weeds found among grain ;
a kind of panic grass cultivat-
ed in C'hihli ; dissemblers, h.vpj-
crites.
1 ;^ darr.el ", false grain.
I =^ vicious books, fables.
] Ijl^ a huckster.
] g a low or supenmmerary
official.
1 *& Sf* A contemptible under-
lings. ^
1 ^ and ^ S 1 -J are two
kinds of Puniciim groivn in
damp places for their seeds,
^vhieh are eaten ; the latter is
the Pdiikuiii crus-corri, and also
called 7j*: ] water darnel.
Used with the last ; denoting
only the grain.
) -J- 5^ flour of p?.n:c-rye.
A leather tube used to bloT
and urge a fire, s-ish az is
appended to a bellov.s.
From Itenrt and pre/iared.
Exhausted, debilitated, i?o
strength.
ia ^ M\ lie is altogether
knocked U[) ; he api^ears quite
wearied out.
1 fi tired.
1 M t§ y< utterly exhausted.
^ 1 US ^■'-'ry rude, uumamierly
and rujtic.
pai '
PAI.
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AtI J To eradicate ; to reverence.
4' y Read pah. To break ; to
P^ injure ; to lean against ; to
divide, to cut in two.
In Ciintonese used witli ^Tl. A
paddle ; to paddle ; to grab, to [lull
a lot of tilings towards one.
— ;|ij^ ] a paddle.
] fH '" cjuadrale tbe cash in
gambling.
In Pekingese used for )^. To
crawl ; to fall on tlio ground ; to
lie on ov down ; to ntrike ; to put
the mouth to one's ear.
1 ?£ i'i ly'»S on the Ic'aivj.
I ^ a rower ; a man in douanes
who measures rafts for duty.
¥\-
pM '
A raft or float ; a shield ;
the taftVail of a vessel, or the
timber at the stern ; some-
tancr; wrongly used for 'fei |^ the
hazel-nut.
(rood white rice, or millet,
well wa.slied and hulled,
p:ii ' which is usually reckoned to
be three-fourths of the paddy,
but of millet equal only to three-
fifths.
i!>i iBS Sf I tliose were pike]
coarse, these [like] tine — rice.
Old sounds, ba, bat, ji'a, find p'at.
in Fahrliitu, ])!u,
J._|t. From liiind ami not ; often iiitei-
jTW'P fliiingeil uitl] Tfl to arninge.
p'ai To place properly ; to make
a show ; to show, to push
open, as a door ; a row, a set out,
a line ; the rank or place of a \
person in liis family.
1 ?"J PH "fT ii'i''i"g'-''l '" two
rows.
iE I uniformly arranged, as the
entninccs of a house.
] 1 ^ ^'•"''■^ t'l^'" '"i rows.
1 II %^ IS" to 'lal^e up a diffi-
culty and explain a misimder-
standing.
■i^. 1 >^ mutton chopa
^1^1 am the second in age,
as a brother or sister in compa-
rison with their seniors.
J^ \ 1 51 '^ swaggerer, a lop,
one ignortmt of good society.
^ I to order about, to put in
their places.
] tS ffi) A. be pushed open the
(li)or and went in.
Zji ] jpf2 of equal ranL or station.
^tjW 1 ig to dress whh great
bravery.
I ^ to distribute types.
] -Jj> to cast out the lots
In Caii/oiicsc. A time, a chance,
a while.
P)il 1 ^ ^ much sickness prevails
at jJtesent.
^ f[3 1 on that occasion.
In Canton^ p'ai ; — in Swntoxo^ pai (ind p'
pw'ai ami pu ; — in iShanghm^ p'li and pa ; -
•"rom iiuin ami not ; it U some-
times wrongly iibed for fjpi/'tw
^pai
JN
to walk.
Dissipation.
1 f^ theatrical shows ;
musicians or actors.
^'T ?1 « oicler.
aiigeJ with Jgg to set in
^liut To strike with both hands ;
to throw ;uside ; to cut off and
roast meat on hot stones.
||j|%^ From a slip and mean.
c/l'y' A shield, a buckler ; a sign-
5//«i board ; a notification of go-
veriuuent ; a tablet, a me-
morandum ; a warrant, a creden-
tial, a writ, a token ; an official per-
mit of any kind ; dominoes, cards ;
a fiat piece of iron struck for meals
in temples
)f^ ] an express.
J^- ] rattan shields.
1 fi the ancestral tablet ; a board
with the names of gods on it.
] T^ a warrant to arrest one.
] JIB a commission, a warrant.
~ wlJ t& 1 "■ l'^*''^ of carils-
ifl 1 ^ port-clearance, often call-
ed the (/rand chop ; the large
vermilion stamps give it a red
look.
I \f) or ] flj! honorary gateway.
^ I a waist warrant, as of a
policeman.
i ; — in Avto'j, pai nnd p'ai ; —
in Chif'n, p'ai.
Jjl ] Hat ear-rings.
%. W^ 1 silver medals given to
soldiers.
tE" \M 1 the tiijer-head tablets at a
yamun on which edicts are put.
tT 1 o'' Isll 1 to gamble, to bet.
^ \ Wi M ^^ g*^^'® orders to
his subordinates.
^ 1 Jjilll ^ to divine the fates
by dominoes.
] to request au official permit.
From bamboo and a board ; ;f|f is
often nsed instead in Canton.
A raft of wood or bamboo ;
name of a river near Tan-
yang hien in Kiangsu.
f^" ] a raft of bamboo.
/tv 1 M '^ market-iilace in Can-
ton.
$
n
From /innd and to move ; it is
also read wiii ' and sometimes
written f/JJ) made of two hands
' dlr'nitn'j, an inuintliori/.ed form.
To pierce ; to open out a thing,
to separate its parts ; to snap in
two.
j ^JJ to set a saw.
] Pfj to break open or apart, as
a cake.
] "f — • ^ broke ott' a piece.
f iHh The noise of siiitting or clear-
iJtP ing the throat, or of vomit-
';/ai' ing ; another says, the noise
of snoring.
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CoO
P'AI.
FAN.
PAN.
pM
Tlie original form represents the
lieud waters of a stream joinin>;
tlie main trunk ; others say it is
altered from — one and y\C
water, or from \% bach and ij^
water conihined.
To br.inch off ; occurs only
as a primitive iii combination.
From icater and dirhliiig.
To branch, as a stream ; to
ramify, as a family ; a branch,
a rill ; to appoint to a post ;
to distribute to each person ;
a Mibe ; a classifier for all, a lot, the
whole quantity.
j^ ] a tribe or clan ; to branch out.
^ ] the name given to brothers
to distinguish them or their
generation from others of the
same sept or surname.
] ^ the marriage name ; the
part of the given name common
to several brothers.
] * to distribute books.
[^ 1 of the same generation in a
family.
— 1 ^ ?£: a I'lO they are alike
while.
^ ~ 1 I'kil "'"'i^t a fine spot I
1 fill 0^ ^ ''^'"'^ '"''" o" ahead.
iS 1 "? ^?. '".''■ "i'ltirc posterity.
J£ ] honest, U[)right.
— • I 5^ "5 the whole is a made
up story.
^ ] to appoint each to his place.
'■^f^ '^^^ sound of da.shing waves ;
VT t'^6 noise of breakers.
i'"'' is; 1 roaring billows.
Old sounds, pan ami ban. In Canton,
pwau, anil p'e:!g ; — in
qfj^ From two ^ (/cms and Jj knife ;
J,7T to divide a gem and give one to
each urince : used ivitli the next.
To confer rewards and places
on soldiers ; to make known, to
extend everywhere ; to place in a
series ; a rank, order, grade, or
class of persons ; a Set ; a troop ;
a turn ; a classifier of groups of
men and of plays ; a manager.
— ] ^ a class of men.
ptj ] door-keepers at a yamun.
^ ] a turn ; to take one's turn.
g^ ] it comes my turn.
J^ ] to take one's turn, and
~^ ] to retire from it.
^ ] torturers, the " black set."
^ 1 official messengers.
^ I a servant in constant use.
j^ 1 dismiss the court ; to give
way to the ne.\t set.
[p] ] Jl of the same rank or
class.
^1 ?■!! ^ to scat each one in
his place.
f^ \ each one standing in his
place.
] P") 1^ ^ to wield an ax before
Lu-pan ^ ] the god of Car-
penters ; — met. to be conceited.
Variegated, striped, streaked,
f ,*- J. mottled ; applied to mildew-
^pan ed and spotted things.
■^ ] pock-marked.
] f^ a mottled black kind of
bamboo.
] if-.p] mixed lustring.
] ^ variegated.
] 1^ theatrical costumes.
VT 1 pustules, pimples, white
spots.
] ^ mottled, spotted.
,!"">■
Like the last.
Veined, like agate ; marbled.
] J|3 ring-strecked.
c/^'
pan ; — in Sicatoic, pan, p\v°a, pwan, p"oi, pien and peng ; — in Amov, pan, p'an,
Fuhchau, pang, pwang, pn'ang, paing, and pieng ; — in Shanghai,
pc", be", and pe° ; — in Chi/u, pan.
^T 1 'K * <^^'lJren's game of
striking a taw ; it resembles
marbles.
] ^ to return with the troops
after victory.
^ ] a supercargo ; a manager ;
the head of a firm. (Cantonese.)
^p ] to arrange in order, to give
each his duty.
] -^ a company of actors.
fflJ "fT ^ "F '" publish to the
empire.
■^ ?l 1 S tfe li sent a sailor
up the mast to lookout.
An unauthorized character.
A blotch ; discolored spots,
such as come before small-
pox breaks out ; pur[ile spots.
[U ] petecchiie have come out.
^ ] to probe the spots.
j^ turning,
jMin
^pan
From -f^ boat and
here equivalent to ^ ; it is used
for 55 and for some of its com-
pounds.
To drive back water, as a boat
in turning ; to transport ; a sort ;
way, manner of ; an affair.
^ ] many ways.
"PA 1 St ^ '^6 eighteen kinds
of military (hill and fencing.
^ I that sort, such, thcso, so.
— ] 5^ same, aliko, as.
W 5i 1 i/S ]1 M after I have
entered part nirnni'i.
•^ 1 or I ] 01 ^ I all kinds
of thmgs ; every variety.
Tr> remove from one place to
another ; (o transport ; to
bandy, to discuss.
I M or ) ^ to move
one's residence.
1 K T M take the goods on
board.
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] ^ ] .^ to carry things here
and there.
1 5S %i< f'^ ^" tranxpiirt stores
Ibr the army.
•S 1 :S §)l^ '"' ^''^'^ '^" move
right and wrong, — to compass
his ends ; said of aii unscru-
l>uloiis man.
la Cuntoncse. To cleave.
1 Iffl ftjl split it smaller.
A striped, poisonous lly.
1 -^ic 01" JS ^; Chinese cm-
,^)«« tharides or blislering fly (My-
lahri.'') ; it is lilce a lady-bug,
and feeds on the Doliehos bean.
'^^ri^ l-'roin head iind to clU'itic, refer-
■71 H ring to liili Willi large heads;
used for Jtt and Uie iie.\t.
To confer by the emperor, to
donate ; to divide among, to dis-
tribute, as a king does ; to publish
abroad.
1 1^ ^' '1 gray! g"s'y licad.
1 BS "■■ 1 (^ ''" confer on, liy
tlic sovereign.
;^ ) ^ ff [the fish] show their
big hcad.s.
I '^<'' to proraulge.
] f^ an archer's thumb-ring.
1 b3 iu'pcrial proclamations.
] ^^ to make known.
Head ,/«"• Numerous.
.% "K" 1 ^ '"'' 6'^'^^'' wbool of big-
headed fishes.
J1 ji Liko tlic last.
(fj/J To collier ; maiiy.
^2)an ^ I {|(| tbcy would not pay
tribute or taxes.
Read , fan. Binf-be.idcd.
1 ^(\ Cjl •'' pri'ji'^-'tiug forehead,
one which bulges.
C_Lr-^ From ioooci and to rituui.
'I/JC A board, plank, or slab; a
'iKiit sliiiigle; a slip of ivory or
Btone ; a block for a book ; a
page ; the palm or sole ; an instru-
ment of flagellation, or a stroke
of it ; things iiuido of [ilanks ;
the skin of a fur ; a winnowing
fan ; set, fixcil, as a board ; obstinate,
dollish ; unbending, solemn ; the
board on which iiatnes were written,
a register.
— ^ 1 one board.
Yi 1 "? t" bamboo.
^ I to keep the blocks of a book;
to print or publish a work.
§^ ] blocks ^vhieh ba\o been re-
cut fur a second edition ; blocks
retouched that have been worn.
fl ^ \ to ferule the bands.
P|p] ] castanet.s.
?E ^M Wl 1 t-o ptiU up the planks
after crossing the bridge ; — i. c.
to act like a dog in the manger.
~ ] a ship's gig, a row-lioat.
■^ ] A ^'1 old fashioned man,
one not up to the age.
^ 1 boards to inclo.se or secure
a thing, as Chinese books, when
lettering them.
iS^ 1 S- 35c •' flyi"n dispatch from
court ; it is put between boards.
] i^ stiff, not apt to take a hint.
] ^ /p 3I impenetrably dull.
g? I boards which support the
tiling.
•^ ] grieved, orphaned.
-1^ 'S? 1 1 Sli^i'g'i ^'"'s reversed
all his ways.
^ ] manager of a company of
actors ; the head of a shop.
M /^ 1 captain of a jmik.
1 Wi '^'•' 1 f& ^ '■'^s'' i" music.
■jj^ \ unbending, firm, precise ;
too solemn, ^■e^y grave, rather
gloomy.
:^ Sc i^ f[3 1 ^^'*^ liusband with
the wife.
I :^ it is certainly so.
] i^ it must be so.
I'S ff; % /L 1 "' is "ot certain ;
not fixed, \ariable. (^Cantonese.)
Synonym of tlie last.
A schedule, a register ; an
'pan insignia ; to divide ; planks
for building adobe walls.
*j^ ] }iJ5 to luako mud walls.
^ I or ^1^ ] the larger part.
W\\ U,M '^'"y Ijouiid the [ilauks
firmly in tiers.
1 1^ o'' 1 If ^ census or re-
gister of the people.
^ I K Ij '"^ threw down Lis
baton and resigned the office.
2 ] tinkling stones Lung iu the
wind to jingle.
1 ^^ laws of planetary motions.
^TjtJ The lower or under tile made
XV^ flat for forming channels for
'pan the rain.
ffir^ Great.
vl\ flif ± ?j^ I ■*. your coun-
'iKui try is beautiful and extended.
.^1^^ From /V to divide ani ^ an
f ox, (tlie latter standing for if^J
2K0i' '^ ''''"01) wliicli is large and can
be lialved.
To divide in two; a half; a
large piece of; the greater part of
^^' ] to divide equally.
the greatest half
] ;^ midnight.
i/c f-J^ "^ ] ''>s old again as you
are.
^ ;|f ] "g" about fifty ycare old.
] ilt A "I middle aged man.
1 f" 1 li i" great doubt.
) ^1] a very little while.
I -T* ^ son-in-law.
1 A ] i,U I'alf dead with fright.
— 1 7X -I piece of ice.
1 E^ ^ ^ tt) divorce a wife
;riter having her half one's life.
^]^ \ to halve.
1 3^ Ifij jg to stop halfway, to
fail to complete a thing.
] j§ ^ a profile as of the 6iJo
face.
1 ^ ;it ^i "ot half-way there.
1 ^f 1 ^ "ow it ai)pcars, and
then it is gone, as .smoke or
thin vapory clouds.
|a^ A woman who is ceremoni-
ally unclean ; anciently she
pan' marked her face red.
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PAN.
'•^j From man and bis hal/ as tbe
'' phonetic.
pan' A comrade, a fellow, an asso-
ciate ; to follow, to attend
on.
[^ ] an equal, one in the same
position.
1 % W] M ^ y*^'! •'"'6 very
happy in your rambles.
] ^ to keep the manes company,
by sleeping near the cofiBn while
it is in the house.
^ I to accompany one.
] .6!) ■"* Ijoy "Iio waits on a bri-
dal pair.
] ift a liridesmaid.
^ ^ ] ^ to ramble ami enjoy
one's k-ihurc.
^ ] an old comrade ; — a plea-
sant term for one's wife, a Joan.
I^J From.rfcW and half; intercbang-
1 ed with the next.
pan^ A path dividing fields, a
landmark ; a side or bank ;
to resist, — as sumptuary laws res-
pecting dress.
^ ^- ^ 1 the farmers yielded
the landmark.
•^ ] a bank.
\^ ] a quay or bimd.
1 ^ t*^ reject insidious, seductire
leadings.
1 31^ side of the road.
') From to tui-n and half.
To rebel, to revolt ; to resist
jP'flrt' and escaix; from the autho-
rities of a comitry ; brilliant
] j|^ to rise in rebellion.
^ ] to conspire against, to de-
sert from.
3^ ] to throw off allegiance.
I ^ a rebel.
^ ] to plot rebellion.
\ Wi'M-'M. l)i-"autiful and glLtter-
ing, as the stars around the
north pole.
i) A lasso to catch horses; to
lasso, to trip up a horse's
pan' legs ; to stumble, to stub ; to
pan''
PAN.
restrict, to hamper, to entangle ;
to trip ; a restraint, an obligation.
I ,^ ^ to fetter a horse, as
when training him to amble.
^ 'M Bi M 1 restrained by
reason.
1 {i detained, as by business.
5^ fm 1 ] 64 liindered in ones
progress, prevented in any way.
U ] a button loop, — is often so
written.
] jlijl to stub the toes.
In Fahchau. To brush away ;
to strike, as with a rope.
] Mi 4'i to brush away mus-
quitoes.
Lil;e the preceding.
Eopes or traces to restrain
pan'' oxen drawing a cart.
From criminals scolding each
other and strength ; it resembles
jiif.n^ ^ to distinguish.
To exert one's self, to maiiage,
to attend to ; to prepare, to
provide ; logo ou with ; to transact
business, to act as a factor ; after
other ^erbs often shows an official
act, as ^ ] to enqire into,
ffi 1 to prepare for, to make
ready against.
I fp to iiiHiL-t punishment.
I '^ to contract for goods.
I jg to prepare an entertainment.
] |g an officer's confidential de-
puty who manages for him.
1 ^ '"^ depute one to attend to
a case.
1 •fg' ^ ^^^'^ manged.
] ^i; ^ it cannot be obtained;
cannot be brought about ; im-
practicable.
1 ^ m ^^^ '** ^^^ arranged.
] ^ to manage an affair.
^ ] the lingering punishment.
(^Cantonese.')
In Cantonese. A sample, a
mnster.
^ ] a sample of tea.
I^j- ] to compare musters.
PAN.
i/Ti' '^^'^ carpels or division of an
jlSl^ orange; a slice, as of a me-
pan' Ion ; a slip.
:j^ ] llic petals of a flower.
J,^ ] the scales of an onion.
f^ ] 5J two slips only, as a tract
or issue of a single play.
^Trt J From hand and to divide,
^jy To dress up, to beautify ;
pail' to apparel, to disguise, to
rig out, as in a costume ; to
counterfeit ; dress, ornament.
^7 ] or ^ I dressed out, a gay
show ; to dress gaily.
1 "£) S^y processions.
■|S 1 "ir ^ '^ simulate police-
men.
] 1^ :^ to dress np in the old
style, as in processions.
] M IS to carry children on
high frames in processions.
1 ^ ^'^ dress as an actor.
1 ^^^ Vj ^o dress as a com-
mo;ier and inquire into affairs.
^M 1 ''^'^'^ fruits or preserves-
Read ya*i' To seize with the
hand : to move.
1 Wl '^° shake.
In Cantonese. To beat
|g 1 Is t''>ke a stick to him.
Sj-nonym of $^ a noose.
To tie up, to tie fast; a
band, a tether, a loop.
iJI ] a hat-band.
^ ] an oar-tie.
) From water and together.
Deep mud made in the
streets, the mire of the roads ;
to get mired, to overflow.
^ I I am muddied all over.
] skish, mud.
1 115 W $lj beware lest there
are thorns in the mud ; — met.
take heed how you injure the
feeble.
; j^ ] sewage,
jpj ar. unlucky star.
pan"
pctn
m
P'AN.
p'an.
p'an.
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0!d sounds, p'an and b:ui. Jn CantDti^ \,':m ; — in So'ciloio, luv'an, i.'aii, [inn, arid
and p'ian ; — in Fuhcliau, p'ang ciif/ pw'ang ; — in SImnrjhai, p'o", pe",
jyan
iP
To grasp, to drag ; to pull
down or towards one ; to
raiso the hand ; to clamber,
to mount, as a tree ; to im-
jilicate.
] d^ to heave one a rope.
] ^ to im[)licatc.
] 4^ JlJ I can"t piiU it down.
^ ] lo inform against an ac-
complice.
1 ife to hold on for support.
'T' Sit ^ 1 I cannot venture to
equal yon.
JSC 1 u? i^ ^ presume to drag
you [to ray house] ; — a form
of invitation.
•?■ 1 rf^" "^ '''^ ^^^ grasped the
red olive llowcr ; — i. e. has ob-
tained his doctorate.
] -^ to civilly detaui.
From htind and cnp ; easily mis-
talieii for }^* to halve.
To brush clean ; to lay the
hand on ; to fly ; to risk ; to
disregard.
^ ) jy -^ I have made all ready
<ind wait for you.
] ^ to risk one's life.
I "i ""■ 1 1^ to reject.
] fil It .f» IJ^'t it flew oflt as if
it had licen a bird.
S^ "fill 1 T ^" follow him at every
hazard.
1 fit ^^' speculate rashly.
] 'IJ3 t" •'''••t recklcsbly ; to ventare
any way.
<^
m
An afiluent of the River Han
in Yun-yang hieu in t he iiorth-
jj)\m west of Honan ; dirty rice-
washings used to scrub the
face.
] 'Jt| an old name of Meu-raing
l^'*-'" 7J^ ^ M '" tl"^ southwest
of Kwangtung.
5/; en
From C7/C and tvrnhuj.
An eye which shows much
white, turned up or awry.
] {1|^ a cataract.
Name of a tributary of the
Eiver Wei, the ] -^ in the
west of Shensi, where Tai-
kung ;;|^ ^ fished ; a kind
of flint fit lor arrowheads.
From j;.sct( aud a track ■ like tlie
next.
^p'^cm To curl up, to crouch under,
to coil around ; writhing,
squirming ; curling around, wreath-
ing ; to commit to.
11 ] iflJ a cane with dragons
cai-yed around it.
f I 1 ^- 1^ the serpent lay coiled
in the dirt.
I -^ to encircle spirally.
I J§ to occupy, as squatters do'
-L 'S T^ 1 '^ reaches from the
zenith down to the ground ; said
in exaggeration of the height
of a tree, peak, or house.
1 ^C lit ^^^ clouds envelop-
ed the land.
1 \i^ k%. ^'^ ^^^'^^^ "f '^"^ '^''^'^
peach.
1 '\h '^ the meeting of the gods
and genii to honor ^ ^ at the
tree of life ; her birthday festival,
on the 3d of the 3d moon, is
much observed.
Kead (./((«. Sow-bugs and si-
milar insects which are found under
vessels left long in damp places.
1313 To hinder and irritate others
[g by abusive talk.
2f(iii
^p'an
A cicatri.K ; marks, pits, or
other scars on the skin.
^ ] scar of a wound.
T^ Z& 1 pock-marks.
m
pw'"a ; — in Aimy, pan, p'an, pw'an,
and yi ; — in Cliifu, p'an.
From J'cct and sort ; occurs in-
terclianged with the next ; the
second is al.so another form of
(^inan 2^ to jump.
To bend the feet under one:
to jump.
1 H^ W ^ lo sit with the feet
bent under one.
jfe|)t< OcciMs used synonymously with
c^K -''""^ ^ ^ '^°^''
jiiiii A iila'ter, a basin, a tub ; a
deep di.sh or vessel to contain
Ikjuids or grain ; a press, frame, or
machine ; a containing thing, like
the pelvis ; a market ; a game ; an
affair ; curved, coiled, winding ; to
coil, to wind, as rope.
^ ] to transfer the business to
another.
J[^ ] to wind up an affair.
^ # 1 or ^ 1^ ] a bathing-tub.
] ^ a coil of insense stick.
Ijtl 1 'o open the market.
1 IE *''' 1 M traveling expenses,
disbursements.
1 "6" Si Panku, reputed to be
the first man.
] ^ to examine judicially.
^ ] to finish a transaction.
1 J^ ft He ^^ t" go around by
w'ay of the bamboo grove.
1 Is '^ Ef to take a few days'
relaxation.
— I i(ft one game of chess.
1 ^ coiled up.
IE *S # lU # the
crystal bowl {i. c. the water of
the Yangtsz') truly upholds the
Giildcn Island temple.
] pj) to Interrogate.
/}> ^ ] no fixed rate, no test by
which to try it ; the allusion is
to the sale of grahi by the mea-
eure.
^ 1 f£ ffi •'^'1 tlie leading facts
of the case are presented.
7K &
654
P'AN.
P'AN.
p'an.
JHj :^ it? 1 'J"""^l "P I'kc a
roasting pig ; — said of persons
lumislied by Ijiicli law.
] J^^ "^'i' 1 ilM ^° ^''' ''''" '■* '"''o''-
lu Fuhchau. To buy goods
for retailing ; to retail.
] ^ ^ I bought tbcm for re-
tailing.
Used for the hist.
A tray, a waiter; a bnt ; to
^p'an rejoice; to turn aromid.
^ I -j5: l^i be is happ^in
bis but on the plateau.
^ ] a waiter to carry tbings.
] fj to turn without going on.
^x^ Grisly hair, that which is
C^?(^ turning gray.
s;/('/i 1 SM S *'^° ^^''' ''"rfed
roughly for sleeping.
j^ ] bis hair is still black.
A large roclc, a foundation
Cjf-% stone ; a conspicuous rock,
^l^an like the Tarpcian; firm,
stable, immovable.
] ;g ^ ^ peace like a great
rock.
iS M 1 :^ tlie banditti are
leagued together.
^ ill JpI ]&^ 1 /S^ his throne and
dominion are firm as a rock.
I 5^ uuposing, as a gateway.
A wide sash of leather made
hollow to hold things ; a
^l^\M purse.
j^, ] a lady's silken girdle.
] ^ a mirror appended to the
girdle.
^ ;^ 1 ^ ^'s majesty gave him
a tine girdle.
}^^ From slice aud half.
A division, a half ; to join.
^p'an -^^ \ the husband and
wife are now united in one
grave.
In Canton, the placenta ;
also called ^ ^ ; in Pe-
king, it means a falling
womb.
E.Ktravagant ; an old wo-
man.
si-'"" 1 1 going to and fro; back
and forth.
1 ^ 5c ^ Budhist name for
the Hindu Vishnu.
1 10 to cra\\l towards, as when
showing great reverence.
J From kmfe and lm\f.
To divide in twain ; to halve ;
lUui' to decide, to judge ; a deci-
sion, a verdict ; to join two
halves to see if they match ; to
marry.
] ^ to give sentence.
^ \ an official decision, a verdict.
I 'p' to join in wedlock.
] "gf the Decider of Life in
hades ; he has a book in which
people's fates are written ; the
Chinese Atropos.
j^ I a .syndic in an inferior de-
partment, under a sub-prelect.
] ^ a check or seal divided to
serve for proof when compared.
Sj) From Aan J and Art//"; often used
for (f;(|- to risk.
To separate ; to mix ; to
divide ; to throw away.
I ^ to throw a stone.
] [^ bickerings.
1 _t "M- f-l- to "^'^ '^'^ fodder.
] ly* to speculate rashly.
] ^ to mi.K properly.
V;^Ii' Occurs used for Bf and for the
■i~T* next three ; it is sometimes ivrit-
, ) ten like the third.
The semicircular pool before
the provincial colleges ; to
melt, to scatter ; a shore ; an afflu-
ent of the Grand Canal near T'ai-
ngau fu in Shantung ; used for
^ij to divide, to direct.
jH ] ^ to pass [on the bridge]
to the college-j)Ool ; — /. e. to
become a siuU'al.
1 ^ the college of a prefecture ;
in olden time the slate college.
^ij ] to divide or spread abroad,
as the heavens and earth.
/^ I to enter the public schools
for becoming graduates.
5ftl P.'J W ] ^^'^ marsh too has
its shores.
Yj^N^} Used with the last.
» I To melt as ice.
2)'an' (^ ] the ice has thawed.
ia y^ ^ 1 before the ice
melted.
'^ Used for ?^ « pool.
»-» To manage.
p an' j ^ an old title for prince
or an aulio councillor, those
who shared in the admmislration
of the empire.
p\(u'
The banks of
water flowing.
a stream
p'an
A loop ; a sash ; a belt or
band ; a chin-strap ; to loop.
^ ] a button-loop or tie.
I ^ a girdle,
ijll ] a hat-band
'TV^ Not the same as /li' fty Etern.
A clear, piercing eye ; a
P '■'"■ beautiful, bright eye ; lan-
guishing eye of a female ; to
glance at.
I ^ to hope for anxiously.
] ]^ looking for rain.
V^ ^ '1^ 1 I 'I'n deeply thankful
for your kind regard.
^ 1 to look -watclifuUy.
■jlj) ] f^ "g I shall earnestly ex-
pect your reply.
J5 ^ It ^ il @ 1 ^ i^«^
arttul her smiling dimples, how
bright her beautiful eyes 1
i»> Clothes suitable for summer
wear.
p'wi' =j;U ] a long light gown worn
in summer.
Read ,/«'•■ Plain, undyed
cloth, suitable for under-clothes
in summer, like coarse grasscloth.
Pan.
Pan.
Pan.
655
Old sojiTi'l"-, r^" "'"' ^^^' ^" Canton, pun ; — in Swuloir, pi'jii ; — in Amoy, pun and p'uii ; — in Fukchau, pwong ; —
From f/ircc oxen in a fi'iglit, or
trom the same contnicled under
, "5^ •111 iiji/iiirllioH.
Cattle- scattering from fright ;
to tiee, to rim away ; to
hastun on, as a iiiesseiigor ;
(0 ruu about in confusion ; to be
busy with, to fag at ; to fico to and
submit ; hurry, bustle ; urgent ; to
luarry without observing the rites,
to elo[)c.
] ^ to scamper, to flee ; to hurry
about.
1 ilftll lo hasten, like a courier.
] ^ to return home to bury a
parent.
■J-^! 1 "■ clandestine marriage.
1 ^C fM *"" S^ °^ '-''' '^''^ world, —
as a trailer.
1 ^^ 1 ■^ running about, busy.
] j^ to drive out.
I j^ disquieted, uncasy as the
b Hows.
1 -^'j- an urgent report or notice.
1 i!£ ^ T^ toiling and moiling
in the an.xieties of life.
JD^ ] ^ to walk in a dign.itied
way, as in performing rites.
|Pj <i 1 1 t''*^ hurry-scurry of a
covey of (juails.
Tliese are botli regarded ns
s\'nonyins of tbe preceding, ap-
plied cdiielly to liorses.
To run, to hurry off.
9 Bj 1 lt!l ''>'■ ''"'o spans
g:illiiped olf rapidly.
t'^Oe An adze ; the helve is in the
c»V^
J>
M
middle like a pick.
To fundilo things over, and
throw them into confusion.
In Cantonese. To bi'aid ; to
swing ; to dangle ; to ppriii
kle ; to fling ott'.
] llf to plait the <]ne,i.e.
';^ ac
in S/iany/iai, pang ; — in C'i,i/u, p^u.
om 7JC a Ir^'p and a — * fine
across tlie bottom to denote tlie
ear/it.
jitlii
The origin, the root ; source,
cause; the fundamental part of;
radical, essential, what must be
first attended to ; rooted in ;
the begi)ining ; and when used
before a verb, sometimes merely
strengthens it, as ] ItQ w'e origi-
nally expected, i. e. we did hope ;
native ; one's ancestors ; the direct
line in a family ; caijital, princi[)al ;
pro ler, aiipr(i[]riate to ; used by
people, but more by officials before
their titles, for I, me, mine, our ;
this ; a classifier of books, docu-
ments, &c.
I and ^ arc op[)osite,s, as 'Jj^ ^
] 7^ things must have a root
and apex, an essence and qua-
lities.
] PI my native land.
1 %^ capital in trade.
tf 1 '"■ fx 1 ^" i'lcroach on
one's capital.
J^' ] to petition the Throne.
jij ] '^ able, clever, capable.
] |1^ I, the governor.
] ^ I, myself.
,^, ] to forgot one's parents.
— ] ^ one volume.
1 ?}S lU @ ''i'^' original expres-
sion, the natural form.
3llf. 1 no capital.
] ili^i what is [)ro[)er, requisite.
1 Jl!i A natives of a i)lace ; the
aboriLiini's, those who live in it.
I f2' '^\ '(vi t" square all accounts,
.as ;it a l).udjer's.
;I5 1 "'■ n,n 1 to sell under cost,
to lose in tra<le.
JTp. ] a visiting-c.ird of an official
sent to his superior,
^j; 1 -P a plagiarist.
Tfv 1 7]<. ilS my root and fo :r-
tain, — i. e. those who brought
me u}) or patronized me.
1 J^ "01 ^' it '= truly worthy of
detestation.
f^ ] ^Y I'll attend to my own
duty.
I )\^ my first intention,
ilj/c ] a book of songs.
] ^ really is or belongs to.
:g f 1 1 J/. liT) 5t ^ the
princely man attends in what is
radical ; and when that is estab-
lished, practice comes natural.
A •^ 1 Ijrahma as the creator.
(narai/ana.)
Fvoifi gg a'lis/K land and -^ an
o//ir,r, contracted in tlieir com-
bination.
A basket or hod for contain-
ing earth, manure, or grass, used
by brickl.avers and farmers,
flij I a diit hod.
] '0 'i ^ the toil of a farmer.
From hanihoii or heart and I'oof
as the phonetic : the first is most
useil, and also means a ship's
deck.
Stupid, doltish, didl of ap-
puii' prehension, slow but honest ;
sluggish, as a ship ; dull,
not shai'i) ; the inner scurf of the
bamboo.
A|j ) thickheaded.
^C 1 %\. ^ dmiderhead.
J] \ a didl or useless knife.
)f:[[ I rude and untaught
I X '^1' unskilled workman.
1 _L on deck.
»^^jC' Ti) walk or run quick.'
0^ 1 ^ fU fl^ running as if
fdii' for clear life.
© I tf> gf> to meet or seek
one, \n order to get aid.
656
P'aX.
P'aX.
PANG.
OlitscmnJs, Lcn ««</ p'en. In Canton, jiTin ; — in S'u-atotr, p'liii ; — in Amoij, p'un ; —is. Fuhchau, pwong and n'oug ; •
v« Shnnyhui, p'Tiiig nn'/ I'^ii'S ; — "' Cliifu, p'an.
; p an
From (/.'s/i and to divide ; it is
interchanged with Q>^an ^ dish.
A bowl ; a tub ; a basin, a
cup ; an ancient meitsurc for
grain ; a jar on which 2)ersons beat
time.
ffi 1 or ^ |™> 1 a wash-basin.
\^ 1 or i^ ^^ 1 a bathhig-tub.
fc°o 1 parturition ; it is done near
a vessel oF warm water.
sS 1 ffij ^{^ he tirumraed on the
jar and Immiued a tune.
^i ] the collar-bone.
•^ -^ ] a chinaware dire-bowl.
— 1 ^ a pot of flowers.
"J-i* Used with the last in
1
c ^jTfl. -J* a species of wild rasji-
jp'ttrt berry (Unbus idccus), grow-
ing in Hiipeh.
Bead ^/dn. and \ised ibr f^.
Fragrant, as flowers.
A stream flowing into the
Yangtsz" River west of Kiu-
liiang ; water bubbling and
roaring, as in a owift cur-
rent ; to soak.
] ;^ overflowing.
] ^ an old name for Kiukiang.
m
^J 1 Also read ifan ; the first form is
mostly used.
J I To spurt, to expel the breath
J. forcibly ; to Bnort, to hoot ;
i struck, as by an effluvia ; a
m
^U"** I putF, as of steam.
" T^ J ^T 1 I'S ''" sneeze.
p'ciii' , .^ . . .
I ^ a watenng-pot.
1 ^to snort violently; an aspirate
or strong breathing.
^HW. 1 ifi- ^ *^''* parterre of
flowers greets one with its sweet-
ness
] f£ "^ to let ofl" a rocket
] /{^ to spurt water over clothes,
as a tailor or washerman.
/^ A 1 t5 it- ^^'^1 make him
spurt out his food, — as by
laughing ; it is also used as in-
timating that the person will
despise the gift.
■fa P 1 he blurts anything he lists.
1 ^JC to spurt water, as over
clothes.
1 ^ yK '•o spurt holy water, as
Eationalists do in exorcising.
-g- jfiL. 1 A ^ r5 it P lie first
dirties his own mouth who spits
blood on his neighbor.
^ ■= ] ] to talk fast and thick.
W z
om man and root; it is cliiefly
now used as a contraction for 'I'i
p^ati
) ^ body and is used with
stupid.
Rude,
coarse, rnslic, like a
carix-ror grave-digger.
Old sounds, pong and bong. /.i Canton, pong ; — i" ■'iwatou; pang and pong ; — in Anmy, pang and pong ; — t/! Sukchau,
jLiung
^pang
pang, pon:
From citij and Jloiirishinri ; tbis
character formed part of the name
of Liu Pang f ij ^ tlie founder
of the Han dynasty, and re-
spect for him led to its disuse,
and the prevalent adojition of
pQ as !i synonym, and this has
gradually led 'o a modiiication
of its use in modern books.
A region contiguous to the
emperor's territory ; one whieh has
been confciTed on a person by
patent for bis merits, and si ill form-
ing part of the j^ or demesne ; a
fief, a region, a country ; a region
l)eyond the frontier ; to confer the
rule of a region.
1 ^ .1^ 7t the glory of our
empire ; the nation: fame.
and p'nung ; — in Shanijhai, hong and bon<
I ] g States and kingdoms; i;ations
generally.
^ ^J- HP j recistablLsh amity with
the contiguous states.
I Yj 5^ Pj) ^' a state prospers
by obsc-rving riglateousncss.
I ^ ] nations in amity with one.
] H; the imperial domain,
:^ I a subordinate state.
f?: Jt ^ 1 'o protect bis claims
and states.
fit '•"™'
|J In Ca
unjTOthorized character.
Atntoiicsc. A broad hoe
ipctny or mattock.
] ffl to hoe the fields.
— 51 1 a hoe.
t
^panc/
in Chifu, pang.
Name of a tree ; a wooden
cylinder used in a yamun or
temples to attract notice, or
by watchmen to strike the
watch.
] ^ a kettle-drum.
U I a watchman.
1 -^ HI ^ ftU] denote a staccato
and a slow movement.
1 ^h 'i% strike the rattle and
sound the gong ; give the signal
of alarm.
fi
m
jnng
A thing like a child's palm,
that came out of the ground
• in Nganhwui ; it had no fin-
gers, and gave great strength
when eaten.
</'"«y
PANG.
Tho lining of a shoe ; the
vainp or \ipper part of a shoe
or boot ; hiic the next.
The leather heel-band of a
shoe sewed in to strengthen
tho back when putting it on.
:-ji» -1 From napMn and to confer or
i'* conittrij ; the third and most
common form is nnautliorized.
. To bind the edge of a shoe ;
a binder, a support ; to
shore up a thing ; to help, to
succor, to defend ; to replace,
as a new strip for tho old ;
a classifier of fleets, of pick-
ings of tea, or lots of goods ; and
in some places, of guilds or classes
of people.
^ j^ ] the mercantile class.
] ^ to assist.
I ] 'I't^ help him in his great hurry.
1 ^ "ir * lieutenant-colonel.
] :^((j to try to eke out a de-
ficiency, as in one's expenses.
] ^ a substituted policeman.
] P one who speaks for another,
j Wi ^ Rttbsidiary drum.
1 Wi '^"' 1 M. <-o patronize, to give
custom to, to employ.
— ] ^ a fleet, a squadron.
M 1 ^ ^''° ^'^'^^ gathering of tea.
Jlp ] to guard a lot of goods ;
the agent who goes with them.
In Cantonese. A huge haul, a
vast lot.
?* .^C 1 Ht ^^'^^ ^ graud specu-
lation.
~J^ 1 $R '"i '"■■'■^P "f nioncy.
Like tlio preceding.
To oppcse, to withstand ; to
^p(in[/ protect ijy surrounding.
-l^fi^ 1 To screen, to hide ; to propel
j' /^ a boat ; to wrest from ; to
c' /I* 1 -^ ^ boatman.
^jMn<j \ t& $5; •=f- to beat a man
thousands of strokes.
;|:g ] a club, a sbillelab.
PANG.
From wood and
used for the last.
'pail// A support put on a bow ;
to propel a boat ; to beat ; a
splinter or slip ; to bamboo ; the
rule for choosing graduates ; a list
of successful candidates ; to praise.
m^nn\ i^^m n to placard
the names of the tsinss' or kiijin
graduates at the break of day.
4^ I the ofliciul list of these men.
[^] ] 4' fellow-graduates.
1 _L ^ ^ 1^'** name is not in
the list.
] gg the "eye of the list." a
term for the second scholar in
the land ; the idea is that he is
second in order, as the eye is
under tho forehead.
] i^ to rob with violence.
M 1 lii ^ * to'»s^' entering
ofBce.
BJJ )(|^i ] a list of subscribers, as
for repairmg a temple.
Wi 1 ''° pi'-'^lse, to countenance ;
to commend for one's own ends,
to celebrate.
jfj ] 1^ a firm standing when
drawing the bow.
f^ 10 1 1^ make a model or
drawhig of that.
1 ^ w'hat is your name ? — said
to a literary man, whoso name
is supposed to have been once
published.
] -^ a boatwoman.
Similar to the last.
Tablets or books on which
registers arc inscribed to be
kept, as archives or records ;
a model for a shoe sole.
1^ ] a board to inscribe the debts
at an eating-shop.
From done and s'uk ; this and
iVtfj are often interchanged, and
this is also read 'ji'ancf.
Anciently the pelvis, the
bip-bone ; now used for the
arm bone, the humerus.
^ ] the shoulder bone.
PANG.
657
^pang
pancj
To bind the edgj of a shoe.
paiKj
1 ^
shoes.
to hem and bind
pumj
1
From Silk and countrij.
To tie, to bind, to bancL;ge ;
a bandage.
^^ I loosed the thongs.
^ tie it tight.
1 JJiS laggings or gaiters.
^ $^ \ \±. I'is liands aro tied
beliind-
1 ft fff W ^"'^^ '^"'^ ''^'^® D^®
ciiminalj to the market-place,
— and e.Kecute him.
w
From word and side.
To vilify, to injure another's
pem/j' good name ; to detract.
Ijf ] to slander.
1 :S ^^ ^° ^^^^ ^^ other's faults,
to defame.
I ^' a scurrilous book,
f^ ) to vilify, to defame.
flfl 1 IE -^ '" reproacb that
which is good.
|f»A^ A double boat made by lay-
ViJi '"S '"'0 alongside and fasten-
pwuj' ing tbeui together ; this is
done when drifting with the
current ; to swim or float.
] A * boatman, a waterman.
pan if
Thin nacreou.'j, fre.sh water
mus.scis {Uiiionkia'), long and
thin .slvelled ; large and thick
marine mollusks, as the 3Iija
and Ostrca.
\ [tl^ a clam or mussel.
] jf^ the naiad in the oyster.
^ \ dfe J^ '!"■ ol^^ cl'im has a
pearl ; — an old man has a child.
W\ 1 ^P 4# ^. A n fij when
the snipe and oyster nip each
other, the fisherman is the
gainer ; — said of going to law.
A club, staff, cudgel ; a stick
to beat with, as a drum-
panij'' stick; to strike, to cudgel;
used to imitate the report of
' ban<j
=A
8S
658
PANG.
FANG.
FANG.
^ >Aj ] a hot iKjker — cannot
tJC Jl — 1 [useless] as slapping
riJ^J Flora _^es/i and Jlourhhhi;;.
be griisped at both ends ; met.
the water.
1. "P" Fat, obese ; large limbed 5
an unmanageable affair.
] -p Indian corn or maize in the
, piling slices of meat.
fi ^ ^ 1 to teach boxing and
ear, from its resemblance to a
Ijg, 1 corpulent.
fencing.
d rumstick. ( PcL iuijese.)
] |I swelled up, as a boil.
^ B^ — ] got a rap on the nod-
dle ; — taken bv surprise.
1 ■? ® Indian me;J.
1 9^ puffed, swollen, dropsical.
1 "(& ffi ^rive him out, take &
In Pefciiii/ese. A wing.
1 Ji J Harsh, unable to please.
stick to him.
'4a ?^ "f a fowl's wing.
1 1* 1 f^ perverse, cross ; bad
^ 1 ^ several shots of a bow.
•— f j" M 1 '>■ P^r of wings.
^ang tempered and morose.
Old sounds, p'ong, bong, and p'.iu. In Canton, p'ong ; — in Swatou; p'ang ; — (a Amoy. pong, pang, and pw'an j —
in I-'uIic/mu, p'aung, pong, p'ong, and pwang ; — tn Shanghui, Ij'ong ; — in Chi/ii, p'aug.
■ii&^ Great rain ; the noise of a
c\^f:f heavy rain, roar of running
^p'(.iiig waters ; soaked with the
rain.
1 ■('£ :/c M * heavy shower.
] j^ extensive, ocean like.
1 ?$ copious rains.
^ j^» 1 I-ike the last.
, An abundant fall of snow
or sleet ; tho noise of a
driving storm.
^pcuig p^' g ^ I thick falls
the driving snow.
IS ,^> \M 1 '^*^ '•l'"''' '''"^" fhovB
furiously on.
Read jan</. Sleet.
# 1 S li H '!'« whirling'
snow drives by in gusts.
The noise of stones crashing
down.
^p'ung ] ^ to occupy great space. ■
In Cantonene. A pound avoir- j
dupois, or a pound sterling, in irai- \
tation of the word ; to weigh in
pounds.
+ H M ^ — 1 twelve taels
make one pound. .
1 ^ '■o weigh tea.
5fi 1 large weighing scales.
Wj^ To scrape off, to level ; one
^, says a water-level.
J pa'V
s
M
From jurui and side ; occurs
I 7-t interchanged with its primitive.
5 p'diir/ Near ; the side ; to depend
//(my' on, to lean.
I PjJ, dusk, early candlelight.
j^ ] to lean against ; a rest, a
support, one to lean on.
1 A P^ ^ to depend on others
for living.
j£ ] approximating in quality.
J ^ ] I the king's business
is urgent.
& ^ M ] ^"^1^ ^^'^ r'S^i*^ aiid
left sides.
5 ] M * mere ear rumor.
J^ ] jt stood waiting, as for the
procession to pass.
Composed of ^^ two referring
to doors, and yf square under-
neath ; the second nntiq'ic form
shows something of the original.
C
i2''""i/
i^ ] the seaside.
] ^ M /^ as if nobody was
near liy him ; — • proud.
] i^ i& ^ everywhere^to seek
able men — to put in office.
® $M I j5 pursuing one sub-
ject, you will be able to appre-
ciate another.
I1I3 ^ 1 11 *^'^ sleeve the hands
anil look idly on.
■IH 1^ 1 1 ^^^ f'^"r liorses went
on without resting.
I -^ in confusion, from a variety
of affairs; crosswise; transverse.
I j£ adjoining ; apjiroaching.
^p^ Tt) walk by the side of a cart,
(fy^^ as the driver does ; used like
^l>ang the ne.xt in | |^ timid,
fearful, in a fri'dit.
.'1^
Fearing ; eariness.
] '|§ scared, intimidated.
i,l> ung
Great, extensive ; the side ;
everywhere ; lateral, side-
ways ; by the side of, near ;
following.
] 5^ the side.
I A a by-stander.
lis IS 1 tij sprouts or suckers c^
siiriiiging up near the root. 1 ^p^i-tng The region of the groin and
] p^ a side-door. false ribs.
^ ^ \ ■= don't heed people's ' 1 fl^ '"^e lower ribs.
A medicine, called ^ ] ^
whose seeds resemble sun-
^p'aiKj flower seeds in shape.
--^ From flesh and side ; it is inter-
changed witli'U the shouhler.
talk.
1 11 ^ Tb ''^^ looker-on sees
clearly, as in a game.
1 B)fe ^ inflammation of the
bladder.
1 -f the arm or shoulder.
P'ANG.
PANG.
Pang.
659
jfeA^ A kind of scow used in the
(Ijfl-- central provinces, called 1
iP'ang )5l and | ^ two of which
could be lashed together stem
to stern, and sailed very slowly ; it
differs from ^^' or boats lasheil
alongside ; — hence applied to dull,
stupid thuigs.
m
To swell, as with the dropsy
or a tumor.
^'P''cm<) I ^ swelling; to tumefy.
7K ia 1 T [llie body] has
swollen, in tlie water.
In Fuhchati. Dull, stupid ; fatty;
to cover close ; to liue, as the
bowels with fat.
i
sP""y
A crab, a sea crab ; met. a
harpy.
] ^ the swlm-ming crab.
(Portunu.-<.)
To go on hastily and wildly.
5g 1 rushing on ; urgent to
iP'ang get forward.
From dru(jon and a shelter,
A high palatial house ; filled,
J piling crammed ; confused.
I
W. \ Wk ^ ^' ^ ara greatly ob-
liged lor your kindne.'s.
] ] fat, lusty, said of oxen.
M ftf ifc 1 '^l'" customs there are
orderly and moral.
p\tnQ^
Also read it'aif.
Fat, hearty ; jolly, as if one
had nothing to disturb him ;
the half of a carcase ; a slice,
collops on the ribs.
>ii< J^ tf I his mind is enlarged
and his body at ease.
~ ^ 6^ 1 I^ be is all fat.
I -^ a fat fellow.
Old sounds, pang, peng, beiig, and buBg.
t« Fuhchav, p6ng, p'cng, piing,
l-U
M
^p&ng
From kill III and a Jriend fl^
as the phonetic ; occurs used for
tlie nest.
In Canton, pang aitd pung ; — in Stvatow, peng ; — in Amoy, peng, p'eng, and hong ; —
p'ung, and ping ; — !k Shanghai, paug, ping, and fimg ; — in Chi/u, pang.
] pa harelip.
The fall of a mountain ; to
fall from a high position into
disgrace ; to fall in ruins ; to let fall
or loosen ; au emperor's death ;
infected, as sheep.
[Ij ] the mountain rushes to its
fall ; the state is ruined.
peror is dead.
JSL 1 "f M llj 1 flooding at
childliirth or from disease.
;:/C 1 Hi " great ruui ; what a-fall I
I ^ to fall in ruins.
m^^^^-^-'MX-' 1 your
flocks come, none injured, none
diseased.
^l^ \ y^ knocked down by the
cannon.
] •^ to knock horns ; a euphuism
for the /.v/ow.
were falling off.
In Cantonese. A fracture, a
flaw, a breach ; to nip out,
55 1 8^ 7i\ 'f ''•■ liarelip plays a
fife^ — he only loses his breath.
2 m it breached the embank-
ment ; the rush made a crevasse.
Au issue of blood, dysmenor-
(.JJVi rhoea.
liang ^ JSL 1 •''• miscarriage.
Read J ji^awj. A puffy or drop-
sical swelling of the flesh.
m
To inter, to cover a thing
with earth ; the crashing
< "pemg noise of a falling wall ; to
lead water on the fields ; an
archer's target.
1 i is ?? l-o fill up tho grave
with eartii.
A stilT bow ; full, complete,
furnished.
, -pCtng I tf' /M ^h ^ 'i^^'i of '■'^•'l
talent and fine person.
] ^ a strong bow ; met. stout
archers.
] ^§ the recoil sound of a bow.
•""- t^ From xfoTship and square ; it is
|ir/1 often lead ( fang.
(Pdiiig The space within at the side
of the ancestral temple gate.
where in early days the gods or
lares were worshiped ; a sacrifice
to the manes iu this spot ; old
name of a town near T^ai-shau in
Shantung.
ttt "\ A cloth to carry an mfant
on the back ; to bind, to tie ;
to strap up.
>J> ^ 1 a child strapped
Ipciiig " pickapack.
In Cantonese, sometimes used
fur p_g or j^ to stretch or i)ull,
from the confusion of the initial
con.sonanls.
In Shanghai read mang, and
\ised as a synonym of ^. Close,
crowded, jammed.
n
From nutn and eiptal.
To send, as a messenger ; to
(pcHiig make to do; a convoy, a mes-
senger; to conduce, to cause;
following, according to, quick.
■te 1 ^ f i" '''<^'y accordingly be-
came comrades.
] ^ to send a mes.senger.
1 Sj 6P ^' f^ make them work
with their associates.
6C0
PaXG.
Used with tfae last.
"niisc ; to grasp with
^paiig povrcr ; to follow after.
In Cantone<^e. To set things to
rights ; to arrange ; to compare.
J ^ ;§ to sew a fur in style.
1 S ^% W. '^ hatch (lucks' eggs
artificially.
1 if to put in order.
X> tfi fr 1 # •I'^'i't fear break-
ing your liiis.
I ("3 -J- to guage weights.
1 I& A np to weigh people's
'' merits or qualidcatious.
From tcdtir and soldier.
ky*-^ A wet dock for calking; a
finaiff side-creek or canal \vhere
jjwy boats can go; a wide creek in
■which boats can find shelter.
'^ yg I a creek at Shanghai.
Jj^ ] to leap a ditch, as in racing.
m
m
m
To pnll a crossbow to its full
stretch.
^2>anff ] ^\ f pulled it till the
string snajuwd.
Plain, cheap fabric like sarce-
net or cotton ; to unite, to
iP^'^if jom, to follow after; to snap
a marking-hue ; to pull the
bow-strinsr.
Pang.
'It- 1 "M S3 '"ay a numerous
prijgcny succeed you.
1 iR UE t« baste clothes together
previous to sewing them (Pc-
l.ingese.)
A screen or awning ; a shel-
ter.
under your protection I shall
be perfectly satisfied.
•^^TJi Urgent, impetuous ; the noise
'l^ I of striking boards.
'paog % \ 1 fi^ very hasty ; to
urge too much ; vehement,
in a good sense.
'■'TJ^ Ornaments of gold or gems
J-^p on the hilt or scabbard of a
'ji<i/i(/ sword ; an emperor had gems,
a prince had gold.
1^ 1 'fj J'i? his scabbard orna-
ments gleam brightly.
m
Luxuriant, full of leaves or
^^^ fi-uit.
the thrifty oil-trees and the
flourishing plants.
'p.
'p&ng
A loud laugh ; boisterous
merriment ; a big mouth.
FaXG.
■**4fc.'* '^" ^ scattered ; to expel, to
^XiX, ''''^'e off ; t^> iJle, to wander
pnnij' about ; to open, to crack ; to
issue.
] ^ to dissi[)ate.
I j^ to drive away,
E3 i5 3'§ 1 the people all run.
1 III E9 ^ send him off to the
four wild tribes.
•5^ IS I B3 '■l^e pomegranate
has split open.
^ \fj Iff ^ vilf if- 1 ^vhcn the
willows along the bank have
green sprays, the sprouts of the
cat-tail show themselves.
] 7jC to spatter.
A kind of bivalve, which
furnishes a long narrow shell,
> ....
used in Kiangsu as a ladle
or scooj) in shops ; it was
apparently used in ancient
worship, and is probably a
species of Uiiioiikld;.
] ^ a long freshwater clam.
An Unautliorized cliai-iicter.
In PelciiKjese. To jump, said
of an animal ; to rebound, as
a ball ; to fly l)ack.
1 jl5 j'^ W bounded up over his
head.
1 1% to jump, as a frog.
g=
puufj
Some of these characters are aho read p'c.va. OW soumh, p'eng, p'ang, bang, and bam. Tn Canton, p'ang, p'ung ana p'ang ; —
in Swaiow, p'eng ; — in Amot/, p'eng, peng, hong, and ping ; — in Fuhchau, p'cl-ng, peng, pang, p'ang, pang, and p'ung ; —
in Shanyhai, p'ang, pang, pung, ami bong ; — in Chifu, ji'ang.
'k^-o From _/lye and odor of sacrijice ;
\f^ the upper part alone was the an-
^ ** *^ cient fonn.
iPanff
To boQ ; to decoct for food ;
it once meant to eat, as beasts eat
their prey.
1 ^ to make tea.
] p)3 to mix ingredients, as when
boiling medicine.
§ 1 ^ ^ he burnt his own
fingers.
] '}^ to seethe, as glue ; to de-
coct, as medicines.
^ ] a feast.
Vn- m ^ j >]> m to rule the
country is as easy as to boil a
little fish.
y/ltt Like the next.
cfJgUj The noise of billows is ] J^.
jMtiff ] P ancient name of a
place in the south of Shensi.
-¥.
<.P''"i<J
From mater and a drnymning
sound.
The noise of dashing waters.
1 'M ^ '''*^ Pescadore Is-
lands off Formosa.
The crashing roar of a falling
rock is ] $^, probably in
.pang imitation of the sound.
1 ^ in ® a sudden
thundering noise.
1 IS abundant, numerous.
P'aNG.
p'ang.
p'ang.
661
earnest
for the
il»7f> Hasty ; warmheai'ted, i
( II' and impulsive ; ardent
iP'any right.
*, 1 faithful.
M^ \ 1 ffiJ Wk Wl I -1'" S"
indignant that I want to do some-
thing — to remedy it.
^ I vehement, as for reform.
The noise of water.
] f^ the banging of any-
^p'diii/ thing by the wind or waves.
A mineral.
(pyj]/j ] jjij; the sub-borate of .soda
Ij'dny or natural bora.x, brought
from Tibet.
m
iP'-ung
The noise of striking boards
together.
Illicit intercourse with maid-
servants ; a fine of four taels
was anciently imposed for
this offense during a fast.
-|-f^ A coarse plant of which
(■^-p brooms can be made, the '^
^ji'iiiiff ] , probal)ly like a coarse
kind of yarrow or Achillea ;
to cause, to make ; to have
oversight.
Si^titX^ 1 5: ^ ji some
of the people desire to advance,
but they are led to say it is of
no use.
^ -^ ] 3^ I ^^'iU no'' meddle
with a wa.sp.
- JJL * From jilant and to meet.
(3 ^^. A species of Rubus or rasp-
iP'aiiff berry growing sporadicrJly
among hemp ; others describe
it as a weed that the \vind roots
up and drives across the wastes ;
'overgrown, tangled, as jungle ;
waving :us gr;iss ; disheveled, as
bair.
1 ^ 111] ^ f'''ry l-'i'wl; >i" ely-
sium far from man's abode,
whence ] ^ JIJ, a district in
Tang-chcu fu in Siiantung de-
• rives its name ; some regard it
as denoting Kiusiu in Japan.
iPai'ff
] ] luxuriant foliage, as of oaks.
I ^ a baleful star.
] ^ to wander at will.
^^ Disheveled, uncombed hair is
(^&r j -^^ ; it is also applied to
.jh'iiiy the unbound hair of girls.
1 FI tS iS unkempt hair
and a dirty face.
Tiie first is constantly inter-
cliaiis^ed witli ^^i and the se-
cond is used only for mat-sails.
Mats made at the South by
interlacing bamboo leaves
within splints to serve as a
roof or covering for boats,
stagings, &c.; attap ; at
the North, rushes and millet stalks
are used ; the sail of a vessel ; an
awning; a ceiling.
I ^ mat huts or shanties.
J>i ] to put up an awning.
j^ ] tlic torus of the lotvis.
^ I ^ -^ to enjoy the moon-
light under easy sail.
fS I to go on the other tack.-
1 ^ ^ grass hut ; ray poor abode.
1^ ig j to beat in sailing.
] l/j^ the housing of a sail.
] i§ Sin to gibe the sail.
71? ] ^' matting or awning on a
cart.
] JU ^ ropes to pull an awning.
Ifi] 1 'o paper the ceiling.
^ 1 .an arched ceiling or cover-
ing ; a domed rooting.
^H ] huts for soldiers.
— ] ^ one state umbrella.
^ I unli.ved, no settled abode.
cj|3i. The noise of drums.
■ 11 * Fmmp/nnts and all : it resembles
^ /L (tinmn jC »" orchid.
iP'uiiff Grassy, luxuriant ; bushy,
like a fox's tail ; name of a
plant.
] ;^ a long bushy tail.
f^ ^ it Sf ] 1 fi ^. I am
going through the country,
through this wheat sp nourish-
ing.
Dust raised by the wind ;
to whirl the dust about.
1 jt§ /ffi i '' carries about
^^ the dust in clouds.
^j/'diic/ In Otntunese. To fill the
eyes with dust or smoke ; a
classifier of walls.
— ' 1 'IS |i^ 'I'l otfensive smoke,
like burning hair.
~- ] }j^ one stretch of wall,
jtg I I the smoke is very smart-
ing to the eyes ; a smudge.
M
^pCuig
Now composed of two y^ moons^
but at first it was two )%^ phte-
?iixcs^ a bird said to draw all
others after it.
A friend, a companion, a
peer, an ecpial ; one of the same
views or school ; a couple or a s»t ;
to consort with ; to join in ; to form
selfish associations ; a pair of two ;
a set of fine cowiies of different
sizes.
] ^ an associate.
i&^^'P m ± n \ tliat
hero is large and peerless.
I ^ to form a junto or cabal, a
cliipio.
1 ib ^ ^ to club together to
plot treason.
^ ] a good friend.
^ ] jH ^ his guests fill the
house.
if 1 I'w ^'°''y friendly or polite to.
1 \% M 'B entertained them
with two kinds of wine.
M IS '^ 1 M '^ey «y '" flocks,
and crowds of them live together.
flflS A monstrous bird, like the
'/W'v ''"'•'' o"" ''0*^ of Arabian story,
J )/(hiy and the simurff of the Per-
sians ; the Chinese fable that
it was transformed from the levia-
th.in, and some think the extuict
yEpi/ornis of Madagascar may Lave
been heard of and exaggerated.
662
P'aNG.
F'aXG.
P'aNG.
^ I g ^ the roc has flap[)Ctl
his wings; — said of a smart
man.
1 li 1^ M ^^^ '■"'^ ^^'"'^ 0°'' * "'J''
riail miles at one jump ; — said
of thi)se who early attain office.
A scaffold or staging for wed-
dings, plays, &c. ; a frame-
, pacing work ; a shed or banksal of
attap, for which it is inter-
changed with jj a sail ; a booth ;
a mess often men among soldiers.
Jjf ] an awning,
^' j roll up the a\.ning.
^.jj ] a temporary theater.
fllB 1 a drying shed.
ift 1 M j"^ take it down and
do it over .igain.
W \ 1 BM ^^'^ corporal of the
head mess.
1 I?; people who live ^nder booths,
like woodcutters and lumber-
men.
^ ] an open staging.
] 1^ an awning-maker.
"S 1 a watchman's lodge,
i^ :^ 1 to open a free tea-booth
it is done when a new shop is '
opened, as a means of attractin I
custom, and by devout people
near noted shrines for tho vo
freshment of worshipers. I
^ j — 1^ arch the awning.
] Ijg a shed for storing things,
jja :{J; ] a shop awning, a street
screen.
To associate with ; to assist,
to help; to recommend or
bespeak.
Formed of 3} a d'ntm nntl Tp
r'ovin contiacteii in combinutioii.
^p^dng To go. to travel ; a way ;
abundant ; uear, on one side ;
powerful ; to fix the spears in a
war-chariot; name of a stream in
Sin-ch'aug hien fff a 0, in
Kiangsi ; an ancient city in F'ing-
liang fu in the east of Kansiih.
] ^ fidl of one's self.
H Jt ) do not stay by his side.
m It 1i\ ^ ^ "1 [Confucius
saitl.] 1 venture to compare my-
self with our old ITing ; —
su[iposed to have been a worthy
officer of the Shaiig dynasty ;
he is now called ] f|[ and ] ^,
and the Cantonese say that his
wife weeps whenever a sudden
shower comes up.
I ]J^ a district near the capital of
82'eh'uen, named after an an-
cient tribe.
I ] the exciting beating of drums ;
numerous ; a crashing noise ;
handsome, strong ; grand, as an
array.
] ^ an old name for the city of
Su-clieu ^^ j'I'l /j5p in Kiangsu.
^ $ 1 1 [tlie horses] pranced
grar:diy in their cars.
Vti^ Very fat ; bloated, like a sow.
f/jM/ 1 B? obese ; putted out,
^ji'diig swollen.
gt ] J];^ flatulent ; the belly
distended, as from overeating.
vLdi^ A land crab, common in
<"8S/ '■'^^ rice-fields, or on seaside
J p'aiig beaches.
1 4ft •? crab's eggs.
M ^ 1 J4 a clawless crab ; —
an inefficient, l;izy lout.
J^'^ Loose hair is ] ^ when it
( J^^ hangs down tbe back.
s p't>"g 1 ^ tbe hair dressed in puffs
on the temples, and worn
over the ear ; a style common in
Cautoru
'#-
ame ^^ J^ wliich has now su-
perseJed it.
'p'd/ir/ To receive in both hands ;
to beat ; to scoop up in both
hands ; an open handful ; to hold
a dish by the rim.
1 ^K W\ '•° Ji^nik out of the hands.
I "j* — « I took up a handful.
Fragrant.
^1 ] a sweet smell.
From h'lud or atonp and togf-
Ihrr ; the second form Is most
common.
. To run upon or against ; to
bump ; to try, to see how a
thing is ; to meet unex-
pectedly ; a thump ; experi-
mentally, on trial.
1 ^ hit against hira.
^ to meet, as in the streets.
^ -^ to make a trial,
j^ to thump against.
iH ^ it depends on my luck.
%. ffi ilf when you get to the
cross street, then turn.
] ^ -J* to meet disappointment ;
a vexatious nonplus ; got into
trouble.
1 BM lit t^ '" ^^'^i'le tlie cost of
a meal equally among the eaters.
HI ^ ■fS 1 '''®y ^^^^ against each
other.
I -^ to play cards.
^ \ Hg the vessels have col-
lided-
1 ^^ 7^ ^ \xa.ve not come across
one, — as a book.
^^3 A large bellied jar or am-
"|5j^ phora, containing a barrel or
j/uini'' more, used to hold spirits ; or
it is sometimes sunk ui the
earth, and fruit sealed up inside
till winter ; a pitcher ; a small jar.
PAO.
PAO.
PAO.
663
:e*j^o.
Old sounds, po, p'o, pok, bo, bok, mul p'ot. Jn Cnnton, p6 and pao ; — in Sivntoip, pau, p'an, p'nk, pn, and p'o ; — in Amoy,
pau, p'au, po, pa, fuul p'ok ; — In /■'n/irttnn, pau, po, and piik ,■ — in Shan^baij po and ho ; — in C/il/'n, jiao.
^ I to k't the secret out. (Cuii-
tuat's,:)
^ IJiti 1 try your last chance ;
one wore throw.
From ^ fo infold an J Ci -"/A
representing the ffctns inwrap-
> ped in the womb ; the second
and original form i^ now used as
tlie 20tli radical of a few incon-
gruous characters, mostly relat-
t /"'" ing to wrapping and inclosing.
To wTap up, to envelop ; to
contain, to hold, to be included in ;
to be patient ; to undertake, to
manage an atfair ; to assume ; to
engage, to warrant ; to insure ; a
bundle, a bale ; a wrapper ; plated,
as with gold ; occurs useil for the
next, and in musical books f(jr
Jieu 4jJ to hook the string of the
lute.
1 I '^-l •-" ^^^^ ^ J^*^ ^^"^^ *^"^^
tile materials.
1 ^ii\ $% '1 ^'"'1' ''''''■'- provides en-
tertainments.
] 1^ I will change it it' it is not
good.
1 ^ I ^i I am sure that it
>vill be accurate.
^T I to wrap in a mat, as a box ;
to mat.
tg
^ patient, forbearing.
U
\ ^ he has no self-restraint ;
inip.itient.
] g^ a tillet, a headband.
1 -j£ iS M it is mcluded or
reckoned in.
1 IlE to screen, to countenance ; to
harbor, as a criminal.
^ 1 fi)*- IR^ ^si I •'s**"'''' you
there's nothing to fear.
] ^^ "^ g^ to conduct a lawsuit.
I IfJ; ;j£ a wrapper, such as is
womid around bedding.
] 3*5 a bundle ; to wrap up.
1 itU ?j$ bundle it up.
^ ] P to strengthen a joint
with copper.
|jfj ] open the bundle ; to take a
contract.
^ 1 S ji( what it includes is
very wide, .'is a proposition.
(/
] ^^ to comprehend, to involve.
—. 1 three bales, as cotton.
1 tB ^^ '^% to farm or contract
for paying the taxes.
]^ ] a double purse or fob.
1 ^B. ^ I'owchong tea.
] -^ a meat patty or steamed
dumpling.
The husk of grain ; a sort of
rush tit for making sandals
or mats ; rank, luxuriant ;
food wrapped in mulberry
leaves for presents.
1 ^ ^< @ enduring for ever,
fl" 1 fe ^-^ luxuriant bamboos
and thrifty firs.
W % 1 ^^ A yo" liave not
brought your tribute of fine mats.
PI I to blossom.
1 !S! presents of food, which used
to be wi-aiiped in mats
h'vom Jlfsh and to ici-n/j as tlie
phonetic.
The placenta ; brotherly ;
uterine ; a fish's bladder ;
the crop of birds ; a vesicle,
a blister ; to swell up.
I :^ the after-birth.
[t^ 1 51 ^ uterine brothers.
^ 1 the bladder.
] ^ own brother's sons.
.K ^ IrI 1 [Confucius] regarded
the people as brothers.
# il -?!4 32. 1 't, "■'" ^e ^^'c"
to keep my child's secundines.
(l'"0
From Jirc and iirolrrlion ; an
iiatitliorized character.
To heat, to boil ; to cook
with water ; an earthen-pot ;
a saucepan ; a grenade.
1 7jC to lieat water.
$jj; ] or j5 1 '"^ coarse earthen-
ware pot; a kedgeree ]iot.
W: !K^ 1 '" throw stink-pots
— ] tJij a kettle of water.
^ I a copper skillet.
M )^ M 'fii' 1 try a pot through
the r,it-iiole first ; — a thief's
phr.ise for using a decoy.
IB
Tiong robes, such as the
sovereign gives ; to set off
the beauties of, to admire ;
to laud, to praise ; in titles,
commendaljle, illustrious, se-
rene.
1 !!£ praise and blame.
1 yS o"" 1 ife to extol, to magnify.
I ^ to salute again, in order to
sliow double res[icet.
- ^ ^ 1 H t^ # ^ 0"e "O'-'l
of [Confucius'] conmiendation
was more honorable than an
embroidered robe.
'iM^
Fi'om sliilter witli a gem, pnarl,
and Vdsr imderneath ; tlie se-
cond conti'acted form is common.
pao
\^-l r Precious, valuable, as a jewel;
a gem ; a coin ; value, worth ;
a term of compliment, as
honorable, noble, respected ;
your; to regard as fine,
happy, precious, or good ; au
imperial seal ; to esteem, to v;due ;
a symbol of rank ; biliary calculi.
JnJ ] the dog's bezoar, a medicine.
fii^ 1 ?!)L " ''^'' '^ yot"" •'^'^op ii'iiiie *
I ^ or -^ ] costly, rare, pre-
cious ; my jewel, my delight ; a
pet, the baby ; to esteem.
1^ Wi ^ \ goodness makes a
thing [irecious.
1 M 2}S ^ '"y I'ttle pet. my
darling, my jewel.
HI Of 3 1 "^ Bndha, law,
and [iriesthood (/ri-rataa) ; these
theological abstractions person-
ified are worshiped as three gods.
C6-1
PAG.
J^ j jewels ; valuables.
4tt ^ ] priceless, invaluable.
■g JB ] to guess tlie reign on
cash ; a mode of gambling.
^ ] to gamble bj' guessing the
innubLr. {Shaiujtiui.)
■75^ ^ [rg I ^vriting materials.
] ^ to esteem tlie good, to ap-
preciate goodness.
i^y %^ 1 yo'i '^""c ^ J^'^Se of the
value — of these articles.
P ] worthy men of a country ;
the precious metals ; specie
ifl 1 ^;iruby.
] Ijj; emery.
^ 1 ;5 a sapphire.
] ^ j& ^ the treasury is filling
up.
^ ;/(; ] to mount the throne.
I ^ the throne ; any seat which
is specially set apart for the
Emperor.
white ; the bush is about four
feet high.
] ^ an unusual brightness.
%m^^yM^n ] Iconfer
a great l.iaton on you as a symbol
of your rank.
^ij ] to distinguish or detect gems,
as when in the rough.
] jg( the Budhist name for the
amalaka, or fruit, of the Mip-o-
hulanus emblica.
rom liird and til/iiiig-innn,
cause this bird Hies in files.
be
A bird allied by the Chinese
to the goose, but probably a
bustard with spotted plumage; it
has no halhix, and is said to Uy in
crowds against its enemies ; a bird
that has no mate ; a white spotted
horse : a cuckold.
slowly alol't.
^ 1 -^ a procuress, from the pro-
miscuous habits of the bustard,
whose bens are said in the Pan
Ts'ao to breed with all other
birds.
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'-^^ From jt *" comjHire contracted
I to (j a sjioon and "f' ten, be-
'h«0 cause ten tiiliing men go in sue- |
cession.
Ten families mr.dc a ^x(o or
tithing in the Cheu dynasty ; the
next character is now used instead. |
C >nt From 'iiait and sUi/nJ, but some |
^■ip^ say tbat lUe in-imidve is altered
,• ' from ^ to trust to ; occurs usetl
i'"" for the next. I
To protect, to defend, to |
guard ; to feed, to nourish ; to be
surety fur, to warrant ; to secure,
to keep safe ; a protector, a guar-
dian ; bail ; an advocate ; happily,
tranquilly-
I fi^ to bless as God does.
1 ^ to nurse tenderly.
IJ I a watchman.
1 !^ :^ tl '° ^^^"-^ ^^^^ °^ ""^'^
health.
PjJ ^ 1 r^" 1^° regard one's own
safety.
4* 1. A '"^ middleman.
^l|l ] J^ ^ their spirits tranquilly
enjoy their offerings.
ffl i a village elder or constable.
1 '^ a constable, a headman.
^^ 1 ^ ^ ^'^ preserve it from
future injury.
]f|? ] to get a neighborhood to be
bail for one.
1 /^ to preserve entire, to place
in easy eircumstance-s.
1 IS t'J promote, to electioneer
for.
] -pg an endorser.
] 1^ to insure against, as fire.
] ^ to secure ships, as the ] 'j^
or hong-merchants formerly did.
1 'M a surety.
1 ^ 'f^ it is left unsettled or
insecure.
4^ ^- ^ j chief guardian of the
heir-apparent.
M. 1 ^ til gi^'i written bail for
^ 1 ^ ■? '"'^ "^"^ protects her
infant.
jg ] a vintner.
pj|j ] a family tutor.
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From cart/i and to vrotcct as the
phonetic.
A low wall for defense ; a
^niall earthwork or fortified
town ; a citadel or refuge
against robbers ; a post-house or
guard-station along the banks of
a river where dikes are to be kept
in order; a hamlet that has grown
up near a citadel ; a division of a
•'-' ^ or township, larger than a
k'ah^ ^ or tithing, ruled by elect-
ed headmen ; a ward or parish in
some cities, (leri\ed probably from
citadels formerly erected in them.
] |!^ a defense, a wall.
] ^ 5^ Zp j)eace be within thy
walls.
m
'pao
m
'pio To eat enough ; satiated,
satisfied, gratified ; flattered,
happy.
1 ^ *'iS A <'' very learned man.
^ ] or P3; 1 I have dmed.
] J^ eaten too much.
1 W. ^^J ''"'^ warmed.
1^ 1 lij A hunger and fullness
are much as people please.
A swaddling-cloth, a froth ;
it is made so as to strap the
child on the back, and is
chiefly used in the southern
provinces.
W, \ ^ -^ swathe the
child in its bands.
ia % Wi 1 ^'^ ''^^ J"^'' '■liJ'""'!
off his swaddhng-clothes.
From plants and to protect ; it
is used with the four last.
'pao Lu.xuriant ; thick herbage
that makes a cover ; sprouts
of a pollarded nuilberry ; even ; to
store up ; to cover.
BH ^B 5$ ] '"S head Ls touseled
as a Liramble-bush.
^ \ to magnify.
] it ^fc A (-'.vpand his natural
From to eat and to wrap, as the
lihouetie.
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princiijle.
I ^ — [g| 1 always wish to see
it, as the theater.
E f!j*> M 1 the sight of you is
enougli.
:&/-») Drieil oysters ; piekled fish ;
i^ui imlricl or salted fish ; frozen
jxw' fish.
1 ■© mvahe or dried fish
I »!>•
from Japan, chiefiv shell-fish.
|i| B A .i ^ "ifiD A 1 e. .^
^ living with the vile is like
f g'>i'ig into a fishmonger's ; —
you soon forget the bad odor.
rj^l ) From han
^rttj plionetic ;
•iymmd nCNCt.
d and to loraji as tlie
occurs u.-sed for the
' ' To infold, to contain, to hold
in ; to carry in the arms ;
to grasp, to compress ; to feel, to
have in the heart ; to adhere to ;
the bosom, the lap ; an arm's length;
vapor rising towards the suu ; to
hatch.
'IS 1 t'^' think of, to care for.
1 ^ to lullaby, to carry a babe.
] ^ still sick.
^^ 1 f* t'' cherish and main-
tain one's virtue.
1 'I& T? # I ^''■'^' ^''''^ •''"8''.''' -""^
long as J live; I never can for-
get it.
^ ] Q the clouds encircle the sun.
i,)} -f- ^ ] aten<ler child in the lap.
I 1^ J^ |1^ to hold the knees and
sing away; — literary leisure.
1 J^f \ one who pleads for the
jilainlill'.
1 M ui J® to keep one's wrongs
to himself; I can get no redress.
^ifC I to hold tight, as under the
arms.
I ^ Id maintain the right.
] '\^ ashamed.
1 "^ 'P A. <"* rarely-clever man,
one not of the conmion sort.
] ^, found fault with, to bear a
grudf;e against.
] ^ ZJi willing for a quarrel,
ready for a scrimmage.
The second and unusual form.
composed of enec/o/tin^/ and
wan, refers to the meaning; in-
terchanged with the last,
( To incubate, to sit on eggs,
as a bird ; to hatcli.
'4$. 1 '|g| the hen is sitting.
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m]
'-1 I Ki [like] a lien trying
to hatch goose eggs ; — be
caimot manage the affair.
h/tt ' 1 -^ Jilane ; to plane off, to
»^[_J^ smooth ; to level off; to de-
». p r duct from ; to grub u[).
yij\\ I ] -f a carpenter's plane.
pco' j^ 1 a curry-comb.
1 fC '"■ 1 ^ shavings.
] /f; to smooth boards.
] 'j^lj to correct, as a style ; to
polish ; to ari-ange properly.
1 If M to Jig a trench.
1 )5S I a box-plaue for shaving
tobacco.
|> The teeth exposed ; protu-
berant, jjrojecting.
pao'' 1 B^ projecting eyes, which
physiognomists say indicates
a harsh temper.
W JK- 1 a water-melon row of
teeth, at Canton denotes a man
whoise projecting incisors enable
him to scrape a melon easily.
) From bi'ute and a pinch,
A name for spotted felins,
as the leo[)ard, panther,
jaguar, cheetah, or ounce ;
the leojjard is the insignia of mili-
tary oflieers of the fourth rank ;
spotted, marbled ; as big or like a
leopard's spots.
:^ M 1 '"■ 1 -? ^^ leopai'd.
(T/(Oi) mlii.i jiijionicus.)
^ -^ ] the tiger-c.-it of Formosa.
(Liopiirilm hntc/ii/iiru.^.)
Wl ~P ] ^ the princely man
comes out beautiful as the leo-
pard's skin.
1 iiiji edged or ornamented with
leoiiard's skin, .as sleeves.
^y, I ^ \fi. red panthers and
mottled bears.
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^ 4' ^ 1 y"* 1'^^® i^*^®" s^^'
ing at the sky through a little
tube ; — met. you talk big.
1 01 HI lif staring fiercely with
open eyes.
Also written like the last.
A censor who used to remain
on guard five days in the
office, called | [j^, because
he crouched in his post like a
cheetah.
pdo'
Composed of ^* sins and I)r
to su/imif contracted; occurs used
{orjio/i, '^ to join.
To recompense, to requite ;
to revenge ; a retribution, a
reward ; to state, to inform, to tell,
to report ; a messenger ; a report ;
a gazette, a reporter ; to debauch
a superior ; to unite.
W M' 1 M' i'^ "'"-" receives favors
must requite them.
y^ ] a retribution for evil deeds.
] ■^ to revenge one's self on an
enemy.
ElB ?S 1 tl'^ retribution has come
quickly.
[^ ] j)^ ] a secret reward, as
by the gods ; an open reward,
as from men.
|u| ] an answer.
jj ] for general information ;
a public notice.
Q I the daily Court circular.
] jl^^ a notice [lut up at doors to
auniiunce an honor received.
ifl lift 1 iM t" send a courier to
the capital with good news.
] -^ a messenger; a hand-bill,
a placard.
•in. ^ IW' a 1 '""y '.lie gold
sprinkled card speedily an-
pounce — that you have be-
come a high graduate.
I fg ^ one who reports a thing ;
a newsmonger.
I ;g to plead .ige for retiring.
1 ^ to recompense.
1 1^ a courier.
1 ^t-oi^ay duties on moving goods.
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g 1 I hope to reward your kind-
ness ; I shall try to requite you.
jH ^ I wet a divine retribution,
as when struek by lightning.
1 /i^ jE M '" requite one's
ancestors by sacrifices.
i^ iiX ] i^ ^0^^' '-■^" yo" repay
lue ?
S f ll M \^ received my family
letters.
JJ I 'gj the Speedy Recompen-
ser, a deity in municipal tem-
ples before whom oaths are tak-
en with great solemnity.
Originally composed of Q sun,
Uj emitting, "JX to receive, 7t5
rice for Tpi sovrce), intimating
the efl'eft of tlie sun in ripening
giaiu ; now couti-acted to H
sun and ^ respect ; tlie second
and auti<iue form is composed of
tiijer and nuirtinl, a lexigraph
hinting at its meaning.
A very dry or scorchmg beat ;
stormy, tempestuous ; cruel, vio-
lent, oppressive, fierce ; to strike ;
to waste ; an intensi\'e particle ;
to bring to light, to discover ; a
plat six li square.
pao'
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] jj to harry the people.
] JU, ^ fierce wind.
] J^ to throttle the tiger, as
Fung Fu did ; a fearless dare-
devil ; brave to e.xcess.
] j^ a demon who kills one of
the successful graduates of the
fo!H,«' list soon after they are
gazetted.
5£ 1 ^ '^ ^^ unscrupulous
wretch.
1 M very angry.
1 ^ o"^ 1 1 suddenly.
^ I ^ ^ his savage conduct
was exhibited to alL
^ ] outrageous.
S4 1 very cruel.
1 |J^ dangerously sick.
© ] g ^ to act violently and
throw one's self away.
1^ I ^ 1^ to punish the cruel
and quiet the peaceful.
Read puh, To dry in the sun ;
to discover, to exhibit, to proclaim.
— 1 ^ '■'^ !'"'• 'I- '" ^^^ sun
one day.
] i. 'ir R ^ siio^^ ^ ^^^
people. f
jnio
p'ao.
) .\lso read pu/ij and used for the
■ last.
To Sim, to air.
I |Ij5 to dry in the sun.
] ^ to dry books.
Sj* A M ] la'jorers must bear
the sun.
I > To burn, to scorch ; to snap,
to pop ; to crackle ; to blast
pao'' rocks ; to chap, to burst or
shrink from dryness ; hot ;
sputtering, crackling ; to dry by
the fire.
I >AC <■* crackling fire.
] t^ or ^ I a string of fire-
crackers.
] ;I;^ coal that snaps.
1 s5 P'irched rice,
tlfi itS 1 ~r *'^® hoops have burst.
'M ft ] f^ ^ l^''"Js of fire-
wcirks.
] ^ chap[)ed, cracked.
M. ^ ] ^^ let otf fire-works.
■^^i' Passionate.
p4p' ] ^ in W hefiiesoflFin
jMu'' a passion, like a clap of
thunder.
old sounds, p'o, p'ot, p'ok, bo, bot, and bok. In Canton, p'ao mid p'6 ; — in Swutow,
ill Fuhchau, p'au, p'a, and po ; — in Hhang/iai, p'o and bo ; -
I 5$ 51 zE '•*' '^psnd a brick to
get a gem.
] H to spend recklessly ; extra-
vagant.
To fling, or throw down ;
c-jyva '" ^'^^ ^^- *''^ reject ; to toss
,;/((« up; to cut, to deduct; in
iiiechinics, to project.
I fjj to cast anchor.
1 ^ to abandon, to reject.
] ^1] to abscond.
] ^ to throw the shuttle.
1 fi^ ^ ^ liO"" much do you
take otf?
1 0M 'S W '° appear in public ;
said of women.
] ^ to play or throw ball.
1 jlSt ^ 19^ to leave one's parents,
to go from home.
M
Used for j/<ao fla * pustule.
A bladder.
W'-"' ^ ] an air-bladder.
^ ] the bladder.
5P 1 "? t'i<^ pellicle enveloping
the white of an egg.
A place for killing and dress-
ing food ; a cook-room.
1 A '"" 1 T ^ cook.
] ^ a kitchen.
p'au ; — in A nioij, pan, p'au, and panh ; —
- in Cliij'u, p'ao.
W fr f i: 1 jy m It i6§f we
must get a substitute for the
cook in order to carry on the
household-
tint
^p\io
To roar, as a lion or bear ;
to bluster ; furious, raging.
1 ^ ^'^ P"*" °" bravado.
] n^ ^ ^ the angry blus-
tt.'r of officials in the yamun.
Used for tli: last, but more often '
for tlie nest.
iP'
To roast ; to fry, as a ha.sh ;
to exhibit violent passions. ,
^ 1 i^ H roast-pig, hash, and j
soups.
ip
P'AO.
ic 1 ^rtv ■? 4* 13 y^^ ^^°"' y"'"
ticrcu will in the centor of the
titatc.
From fi'K and to envelop ; it i*
erroneously used for |lQ, a cannon.
To bake or roast in the
ashes ; to wrap up hi clay
and roiist.
1 ^. its iL •'O"^'' '^^ ^"*^ '■*^^*' ''■
] ^ to uiix ; to temper, as cou-
dinients.
] ^ to ehar wood for sacrifices.
] ^ 'o g6t angry, is tbtis writ-
ten for ^^ 1^ the correct form.
\ ')-^ i. Wi tl'e punishment of
climbing hot pillars — iu hell.
fj^ From 'Q to envelop and. ^^
[Vy a ijounl contracted.
jp'co A calabash or bitter squash,
anciently used for drinking-,
or making musical instruments ;
a gurglet shaped vessel.
] jfJS^ a hard shell gourd.
I §§ a soup of young gourd leaves.
^ ] ^ ^ the bitter squash is
only worth picking — for a float.
}tf\/-t Used witli the last.
<*H^ -^ gourd ; drinking utensils
^I'ao are n)ade of the dried shell.
1 m ;^ f; ;i calabash for
drinking.
m «
M
To work over bides or skins,
,nd make them soft, like
ji'iio wash-leather.
Zi^-t From dress and to envelop.
A robe longer than a |^ ;
,j) ao a long iin\(T g.arment which
covers the skirts ; a quilted
or [jlaited gown ; the front
skirts,
j^ 1 a fur mantle.
a^ -tJJ fp) 1 tl^t'y are so friendly
as to have but one mantle be-
tween them ; i. c. they are of the
same calling, have gone through
the Fame hardships, as soldiers.
^ij 1 ptii ^ to disrupt a dear
friendship.
P'AO.
5^ ] a Taoist's robe.
^ ^ 1 -^ the blue-mantled one,
8. (-'. Heaven.
P{ I defensive armor
^ 1 Jfl ^ they threw the yel-
low rob; o\-er me ; — said by the
founder of the Sung dynasty.
MA small deer with spots like
the axis ; it is a native of nor-
j^/ao thern China, and affords fine
venison ; this animal is also
described as hke the jiino J^, and
as having one horn and a cosv's
tail, which may refer to the nyl-
ghau.
QA| To run, to gallop ; to paw
( Jt(_J the earth ; to ()rance ; to ride
'^/ao like Jehu ; to hasten, to travel;
to go or walk, a meaning
common at Shanghai.
] ill to canter ; to race horses.
] ^ to run ofi^ ; to run hard.
j JH a strong, fair wind.
jft ] to abscond.
^ ] go faster ; to hurry on.
I ^ to journey.!
I 3SC ^ * postman.
1 ^ a waiter at an inn or restau-
rant.
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-l^$> To take in hand, as a
c'J'J" bandman does his tools ;
hus-
used
J'
o for ^ whether.
1 ^ to till the land.
^3. From irorils and violent.
c""^^ To cry out when in pain is
J p'ao |!jij ] ; overcome by pain ;
to bawl.
Occurs u?ed for the next.
To harvest ; to brag over
others ; to swell up, like a tish.
From stone and n (jriff'on ; the
secuud is CO! iinouly used, and
, ot'teu wrongly written <ji'iio xQ
to roast.
A ballista, with which the
C'hinese used to throw great
Stones; a cannon, great guns ;
lll«
2> uu'
an explosion, as of a gun ; fire-
works ; the cannonier in chess,
whose powers are Hke those of a
castle.
— P^ ] or i— P I a cannon.
] 0^ the touch-hole.
~^ ^ 1 '^ S^" ^'i*! 'ts carriage.
j|5[ ] or g^ ] to fire the gun.
I J a fort.
]^ ^^p I a salvo of musquetry.
j^ fl" ] to burn the flowery gun,
as when worshiping Geres.
1 ^ ^ gunner.
1& 1 jffi Sc '^'^ receive with a sa-
lute.
"" I j^ hour for two guns, fired
at noon in a governor's office.
5^ I to tire a signaUgun.
•^ ^ 1 ""® ^''^^ '^■'^^ ^'ter the
horse hiis tied ; — an after-wit.
'%$. I the frog-gun, i. e a, mor-
tar.
I pj^ a company of artillery men.
1 ^ a ballista ; a gun-carriage.
From water and envelop as the
phonetic ; used with the next.
p'-do' A bubble ; froth, spume ;
,/>'i/o water rushing on ; a mur-
muring, bubbling noise ; to
soak, to rinse, to dip ; to steep and
soften; a river in Shantung; in
medicine, hot infusions as distin-
guished from f^ or cold infusions.
7jC 1 * ^^''it'^'' blister ; a bubble.
1 ^ to decoct, as medicines.
] '/jli to wet, to dip ; wetted.
^ in ] i^ •* liudhistic term
for the unreality of all pheno-
mena, like the body changing
as the bubble on the water.
] ^ to soak in tea, as a biscuit.
^ ili" 1 ?E scalded to death.
"F M B 1 '*^'lien it rains, bubbles
are made — on the water.
jjji (Jp 1 ] as a foaming torrent.
ia^il 1 15 Ci'f^' '>*] I'ke a
dream, a glittering bubble.
7ii.&\M l*^t '•■ soak long.
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iS i^ 1 M tbt-re's no bubble ;
met. my oiulay (or trouble) is
quite iu vain.
^ ^ \ 5i '-° break a pirople.
In PekirKjci^e. Light, as a
thing ; floatable.
] ^ light willow charcoal.
pad'
From disease or skin and ei-
velu/i.
A pustule on the face ; a
blister coming out suddenly,
like ohicl<en-pox ; a blister,
as from a burn.
^ T — f® 1 I liave
QiaJe a blister.
it IS: WiM \ I ha^-e raised
blisters on my feel.
To strike, to chastise ; the
sound of beating, a clatter-
ing noise.
1 -^ S -^ knock the dust
oif your clothes.
This sound and pi often run into each other. Old sounds, pei, pai, pit, pat, and bat. Tn Canton, pi, pi'ii, and p'lii j —
tn Swatuic, piiij pue, pi, and pwat ; — in Amoi/, pi, p'i, p"c, and p'ai ; — in Fuhchau, pi, p'i, and pwoi ; —
ill i^hanyhai, pt', p'e, be, and be" ; — in Chiju, pci.
" — 1 if ?^ '"s prayer was heard | ^ ^ 'iJ 1^ 1 to attain eminence
From heart and negative or h.iJ,
i.e. wliat tlie mind tliinks is had"
To commisserate that which
is bad or distressing ; grief
for another's woe ; to be sad ; to
feel for, sympathy ; tragic, as a
play.
] j.^ how melancholy ; pitiable !
] pjj alas I how sad.
] P^ to sigh sadly.
W^ 1 1^1 II ^'^ ^ ^t OD*'® shows
much pity.
] ^ to lament the fall of the
leaf; 7net. regret at passing the
flower of life.
^ •^ 1 ®i parting and meeting,
tragic and comic ; as plays.
1 ^ -i IS t"^' suflfer with others'
in their griefs.
] -^ acutely grieved.
my heart is wounded
with sadness.
^ >b %
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From wood or dish and not
first form is least common.
tlie
A cup, a vessel for drink-
(> ing from ; ", tumbler, a glass ;
divining-blicks used before
the gods, for which the se-
cond form is used.
— "^ ] or ] -J one tum-
bler or cup.
^ is H 1 offered him three cups
of wine.
# " 1 7K JJS bring a glass of
water.
It M
at the fifst fall of the blocks.
1 "t* 4'£ rlJ '^^ ®^^® ^ snake's
shadow in the cup ; — said of
a very suspicions man.
^ ] a wine-bibber.
] let us take a full
bumper together.
] ^ a salver ; a waiter.
1 ^ M 'Si "^y entertainment is
waiting ready for you to come.
1^ ] to change cups.
In Cantonese. To coax, to flat-
ter.
1 fl* i: a" irony, jokes, double
entendre.
linjc me.
.4^
^pe'i
]
F'ormed of 2c 'f^ contracted
and ^ Jirsl above; it is the op-
posite of chung^ ^ weiglity.
Base, low, vulgar ; plebeian ;
mean, inferior, contemptible ;
a terra for one's self; yield-
ing, respectful, humble,
vulgar, low-lived.
] P^ mean and cheap ; met. the
lower c'iasses.
] ^ I, the magistrate.
1 1 '^ JE. iE "ot '^ordci men-
tioning, 11 (> unimportant.
1 i5 ^ l!i ^ ^'^^ ^^^ worthless
— fellow.
one nnist start from lowly life.
5c ^ ilil 1 heaven is exalted,
earth is lowly.
\ ici> ^ ^k 'be uiferior must
watch themselves.
A medicinal plant.
1 1^ !^ the castor-oil
plant, (liiciiius.)
1 f^ ftil °'l "^^<J '" making
vermilion ink for seals ; the
second form is chiefly used
in this sense.
SS applied to several plants,
one of which, the f^ ^X 1 M
is a vine like the Smikix, with
cymes of purple flowers.
Read pi/i, A rain cloak.
^pei
M
,pet
Handle of an ax ; a kind of
wine- cup ; a fruit, the | jf^
l>io^/i>/ro.^ i/lulini/cra, or j^el-
low^ skinned persimmon ; also
called the green persimmon.
From stone and lowly.
A stela ; stone tablets, such as
are set up in temples or pub-
lic places ; a grave-stone ; a
pillar to which victims were an-
ciently tied.
^ I a stone tablet of any kind.
) '^ an epitaph.
5& ± fr A P fy 1 traveler's
words last like tablets.
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m-
1 t^ the inscription on a tablet.
1 ^ a tombstone.
] f2 >-';irved on stone.
] l|l|!i fac-similes printed from
tal)lets.
P ] tlie public opinion of a man
or aflaii'.
A basket or creel for fishing ;
a bamboo float ; a basket to
inclose tish to drag astern ;
thin.
From man and trijiiny as the
jtliouetic.
To cause, to enable ; to let,
to allow ; to give ; to benc-
tit ; to accord ; to employ ;
an instrumental conjunction, that,
go that if, to the end that ; a form
of the (wcusiitive, by, with.
1 ^5 5^ A he struck the man
with a stone.
1 "?■ IS; -fi^ let me follow my
desires.
/T« 1 A -fr d"ii't let the people go.
^ Mg give it to him (Cantonese.
1 iU ^M ^ *o <^na.h\c you to ful-
fill your official duties.
1^ ^ l|i 1 they consented and
followed him without e.\'ception;
— everybody submitted.
1 ^ ^ i^ that he may be quieted.
pet
'pi
<■ r^ Low, un]
)^ tage; hii
pei
unpretending, as a cot-
umble, mean ; short ;
insufficient; used for j^ the
nose ; a hen quail.
;& 1 a small fief which the bro-
ther of Shun governed, lying in
the southwest of llunan in Tao-
eheu j^ j'I'l on the Biver Siang.
;g ^ i^ 1 the halls and build-
ings are common and low.
S ^ !si! 1^ ''ff 1 *'"'"'^ P*^"!'^"
were fat and well fed, but low
iu stature
^IQ) VtomJUsh &nA north, intimating
t=t that tlie face iirojierly turns to
i ■# the soutli.
The back ; the opposite of
front or face ; behind, rear,
the back side ; under side of
a book ; the north of a hall or house ;
rays of the sun ; top of a bow ; a
steep convex blutf near a stream,
from a fancied resemblance to a
hack ; to turn the back on ; to cari'y
on the back ; to be proved false ; to
feign; to oppose; to prevaricate.
^ ] back of the hand.
] '^ the back ; the backbone.
] jjji a vest ; a sleeveless jacket.
J|-^ ^h 1 ^ % you liave there-
fore no one at your back or side
— to advise you.
^ I cuddled up with the cold.
f'^' I hmnpbacked.
[y] ] front and rear, as of a house.
j^ ] to resist ; contumacious.
1 f^ behind it;
1 fu '^'" 1 "$fc to apostatize.
] ^,f| to discard treaty obligations.
1 P "a" 'o talk of one behind his
back.
^ 1 or J§ ] to have a carbun-
cle on the back.
^ ] back to back ; opposition.
] -^ to carry on the back.
1 # O"" 1 tiJ ^ to repeat a
lesson ; to say memoriter.
1 [^ a shady spot not reached
by the sun.
1 ilii M: "**''^e, a retired spot.
] ^ the obverse of a coin.
1 If: Jr ^ to disregard one'.s
parents.
] ^ to lea\'e one's home, as to
get a living.
] ^ :^ to w.alk with tlie hands
behind the back.
1 "[Q] the back siile, the rear.
1 "^;P flt a" *■" ^''"late one's word.
Pil f'j 1 t^ niany [fair] words,
but hatreil behind one's hack.
I j^li, clandestine, underhand.
In Cantonese. Unusual, rare ;
secret.
-f- ^ ] exceedingly rare, as a
character,
wilf 1 MB *•" ™^ke signs to one.
"^ \ hard of hearing.
In Pi-kini/ese. Unlucky ; to
miss a chance.
jijt ^ ] 1* you are truly unlucky.
'^1^) From man and !mc!i.
To reject, to discard ; to
n ' stand awry..
^ ] j^ do not stand im-
properly.
J^ /p ] J2. the [people do not
dislike their superiors.
If
p,h'
Fine silk of many colors ;
to paste paper hangings.
pt'i
From clothes and slin.
The covering of a bed ; to
cover ; to put on or dress
one with ; to reach to ; to
protect ; to provide or prepare ; to
sutfcr, and thus bscomes a sign of
the pa.ssive voice, showing that
what follows was suffered or done ;
a prqioaition, by, from,
j^ ] or I ^ a quilted coverlet.
I 7jiC //^ suffered by a flood.
1 S- 3$ '^" heaven's blessings
came to him.
J^ ff 1 * saddle-cloth.
] A ^ M misused by others.
] M. all is ready.
^ii 1 13 ^ his glory reached to
all [ilaces.
j Ip sheets, as for a bed.
1 § injured, misused.
ft MM \ ^ l'''»ll ^^''t'' Budhist
prayers on it.
1 Op "■' I ^^ "■ cotton wool quilt
without a cover.
] H (!^ ^ the wind blew on
him.
$l|) ] to condole with friends.
In Cantonese. A conjunction,
or, one of two ; a particle exprcs.s-
ing certainty.
^ 1 {ftg is it a male or female ?
\^X 1 .ves, it is.
1 iA f^ t'l^'^ ''''^^^ ^ I'o^'' "ill it
turn out ?
670
PEL
yfnl^ From A """i and ■^ not al-
I Fl '^''«''-
/e/' To rebel, to oppose au-
thority ; low, vulgar ; to
withdraw ; to increase ; a fold ;
a hundred times.
^K $^ I M "'® "■''^'■<^'' rushes faster,
fl) I unseemly, vulgar, lowbred.
JJW — ] double it.
-p ] tenfold.
1 IS ^i f^ to leave the world
and its vulgarities.
1 ^ '(!^ '1^ overburdened and
perplexed, as -ivith varied affairs.
1 3SC ^''''y li^arned, good memory.
1 in ^ Ifi' ^^^^^ care in putting
it in order.
in 'M H 1 suppose a t.-ader
gets oOO per cent.
ipjkk^ '^'■^ ''""y by <"
/» PI tea is cured ;
peV
or over a tire, as
to hatch eggs
artificially.
>AC 1 kiln-dried.
1 ft '■o '''■y ; '0 cure by drying-
1 ^ to fire tea.
] fl la to hatch ducklings.
>}jl 1 to make fretted work, as
with metals.
1 i/C t" 'I'y before the Are.
1 fl'j ^ roasted till it is crisp.
m
The upper part represents the
body of a cowrie, tlie inner strolves
tlie teetli, and tlie lower its feel-
pet' ers ; it is tlie I •34th radical of
characters relating to values and
trade ; used with the next three.
A cowrie shell or Ciipixva, used
for money in China in early feudal
times ; its name | ^ referred to
the dentioules ; a conch ; precious,
valuable ; money, riches, property ;
adorned with shells ; shell-like.
] %% rich brocade.
1 Wl a"fl 1 •? are Mauchu titles
of nobility, hctk a.w\ peisse, some-
what like baron and baronet.
^ 1 or 35^ I mottled or colored
cyprceas.
1 3 a helmet ornamented with
shells, used in old times.
PEL
] ^ the petto or palmyra palm ;
it is also incorrectly applied to
the pepul or Indian fig.
iB^ A lofty tree in India and
^^K Burniah, the Bonussus or
l^ei '■ palmyra palm, of whose leaves
l)()oks are made ; called 1
^ ^JJ iu Sanscrit iiatrn, and also
-S 'in 1^ or the tree of reflection.
•> Ornaments of tortoise-shell ;
y\ ornaments inlaid.
p<.'? I fijj the round flat stone or
carving on a string of beads,
which hangs to it like a cross on
a rosary.
•) A bitterish expectorant medi-
cine, a kind of mealy bulb
peC called I ^ or ^ ^ founil
in Sz'ch'uen and (Jhehkiang ;
it is the root of a liliaceous plant
{Uriilariti), and used ui fevers and
ointments.
m
y«> An an
-^J^ called
2ht
annual allied to a wolf,
1^ ] with short fore
or hind legs, or wantiiig one,
so that in order to get along,
one must ride the other ; it pro-
bably alludes to the jerboa.
Jg 1 ^ ^ they are banded
together in their traitorous
schemes.
IS 1 iJf M^^ ^ '^y ^»te is as
bad as a fettered liiii(/-2)<'i ; — I
am quite helpless.
w
m
pci>
m
■^w A hundred chariots made a
-' squadron ; a long line of
chariots ; a company ; a
class, a sort, a generation ;
things, kinds ; a sign of the plural ;
to compare or class with.
^ I our kind.
A two year old heifer ; the
first is also defined an ox
with a long body and long
legs.
From chariot and not ; the se-
cond and irregular form is com-
mon.
JK'V
PEL
iS ^ "" 1 he regarded them all
alike.
f^ ) comrades ; alike, same sort.
1 §i "^ they are his seniors ; a
rank above this.
^. 1 you all — i. e. those older
tiian the speaker.
J^ I we all ; — i. e. your juniors.
4E ] incomparable,
j^ 1 to leave one's place.
''M M ^ 1 traders, merchants,
g^f ] seniors ; those who have
the pas.
JlE 1 a colleague.
— 1 -^ throughout his whole
life, during life.
^ I diti'erent sorts.
^ flt 1 one of the old sort, i. e.
an old [Hanlin] scholar, an in-
structor.
/Ivt ^ F'O'n "'""i Mi and wi/ikin.
l/'rV Things worn on the girdle,
p c'i' as pendents ; to wear about
one, to hang on the gridle ;
to keep by one, as a s<nivenir ; to
gird on to carry, to remember.
] ^l] to wear a sword.
1 W ^ .S I "''11 ever bear it in
my luemory.
M. 1 i^ M> I sljall ever remember
your great kindness.
■^ If 15c 1 I greatly rejoice to
remendjer you.
1 ^ to wear or have on the
person.
-^n,J- I /IS I will yield to
nobody else, I cannot give in
[my opinion] to the others.
i' si ^ ^ ;?^ I when mourn-
ing is laid aside, wear all your
ornaments.
^p^^2j$-t« 1 ami:
when I know those whom you
wish to have come, I will give
them of my girdle ornaments.
> Gems worn by women, girdle
ornaments ; tinkling things
;/e'i' hung in the wind.
M \ mm the girdle ap-
pendages tinkled as he went.
vki.
P'EI.
P'EL
671
f
Vrom Jiaij and marhet ; the con-
tacted I'onii is most common.
' A pennon or swallow-tailed
streamer attaclicd to the stafl'
ir/' over tlie flag; to fasten on
a pennon ; to joumcy, to
lake a (rip.
^ ] ^ ^ their white streameis
finttered briglilly.
] ] streaming out and flutter-
ing, like a banner ; or the long
tendrils of the bean.
1'& 1 fH Ji tlie flntteruig rtags.
m 1 --^flag.
jg ) to return from a lorjg travel.
^T 1 '" g" ^"1 •* journey.
It is iiitercliariged with puh-, p'f
to mi-lead.
T.i rebel ; to set one's self
against nature or usage ;
t)er\'erse ; contumacious, un-
I'oasonable.
] jfi^ uncivil ; crabbed, as when
rude to friends, and civil to
j j^ rebellious.
1 iHE opposed to propriety.
M ] m Aiff> ] W] Hi "loust
gains may eunic to one, but they
will as certainly leave him.
n
ph
' A feudal city, or small re-
gion in the Shang dynasty.
mentioned in the Book of
Odes, lying north of the
Yellow Eiver in the present Ki
cheu ^ j\\ in the southwest of
Chihli.'"
This sound and r'l o/tsn run into each other. Old smrnds, p'ei, bei, p'ai, p'it, bit, ami pat. In Canton, p'ui, p'j, (md pi;
in Su'atou\ p'i, jii, jiui, pue, iind Imi ; — in Amoy, p'i, poe, p'ai, und pi ; — //( FuhcUuu, p'i, pw'O), pu!,
pie, and pai ; — in Sliaiif/hai^ p'c and be ; — in Chiju, p*t''i.
From spirits and whether.
Liquor not yet strained ;
must ; eaten and druriken to
satiety ; surfeited.
From one and not ;
changed with /(^ i
adverb.
occnrs inter-
nd ^^ as an
jA'i
ITncqnaled ; first, distinguLsh-
ed ; to receive wilh respect.
as orders; an e.xjjletivc or inteiLsive
particle, adduig elegance to the
style.
] -"J"- the eldest son of a king.
1 f^'} >W- ^ ^^ unsurpassed re-
putation.
M yj 1 M{ l'« l'"»'ed his great
iiieiit.
1 SH ^ y^ur gTc.tt and illustrious
nncestors.
31
Ji'ei
The noise made in spitting
or hooting ; to snort, at.
yf-r' Sturdy, stout ; valiant, ro-
( |_L» hust ; many.
[Jj is near the Yellow
er in Wei-lnvui fu, in the
northeast of Ilonan.
jy Iji ] 1 all are strong steeds
fit, for the chariot.
"RWi
Ml
cP'<'
J
A kind of Mack millet, the
variety which has two seeds
within one glume, used in
making the S[)iiils offered in
olden time in the ancestral wor-
ship of princes, it being regarded
as an unusual thing.
A mound ; unburnt or -sun-
dried tiles or pottery ; to
stop a crack in a wall; u
back wall ; the model of a
thing, by which it is to be
molded; crude material.
Ifji ] unburnt earthen-
ware.
3R ■^" 1 '" 8*' ""*■ ''^ rough block,
as for a statue.
I ^^ a model, a rough cast.
^ Vu- 1 i" ^^^^y ^''^^ many sun-
dried utensils.
" 1 M i ^ ^ i| "0^' "^"l^'
a clod cirtcr.s the hero.
.]i^ ] bricks not yet burnt.
j[Q ] ~f' rough stones for pipe
mouths.
<3S
The luxuriant gay look of
plants iu flower.
1 VH ^ species of green skin-
ned turnip, of a sweet taste
like the rutabaga, grown
about Peking.
A disease not yet developed ;
C ^^ * one says, the paiu of dyspep-
,;)Vi sia.
iFrora Jlesh and not.
An embryo, a fcetus one
month old ; an unformed,
u'ifinished thing ; misty, un-
iP'i'i condensed wipior.
1 ^{! pregnant.
^ ] fat, in good liking. (Gmton.)
iti -^ I 'P '^ marplot, a dolt.
Idle ; fright-^ncd, alarmed.
i'iOl ^ n'J 1 "'0 weak will be
jtyi much alarmed.
n'/\\
clfcp
From liiood and not ; it occurs
used for the lust.
fu
C'oagtdated blood, of a dark
red color.
'^- ill 1 .da. ^" 5E if li's fiice is
of the color of clotted blood, he
will die.
Read ^fcu. Another name for
oats is Ijj; ] , iwl now used.
672
P'EI.
P'EI.
r'EI.
.P'«
A place in the state of Lu.
] '>]\\ a Jit^lrict, formerly
calleil f I ill the north of
Kiangsu, near the Grand
Canal.
Going out with the hair di-
sh cvtlcd.
1 M ^ t)nshy beard.
Read /«' The hair on the
Lead.
,fn
<»!
,pei
The second form is'raosttrsed.
^ A cub, especially the ] |5
or fo.x's cubs.
the trees were strange and
tangled, the deers and swine
savage and wild, — as at the
creation; the last two words are
also spoken of wild tribes of men.
A white and yellow speckled
horse.
1 1 running along ; hur-
rying on.
From clothes and not. as the pho-
netic ; occurs used I'o:- the nest.
Dressed in long and beauti-
ful robes ; an old name for
Hoh-fi hicn ^ )]£ 1% in the center
of Nganhwui.
] to go to and tro ; some ap-
ply it to wild people in Hainan
Island.
>»t^ From step nnd not ; it is some-
,^3C times wrongly written <//«i yf.
~ r '• an actor.
To walk.
1 -Jg flyirg and wheeling about,
like swallows; walking to and
fro; irresolute.
] .{0 :fg a variety of rose. (Rosa
rugosa.y
J-A» From jl earth and ^ nol aUered.
■ F? To add or heap up dirt ; to
'P '^' hoe, as maize ; to cultivate ;
to asbist, to add energy to ;
to (lam up. as a sluice.
1 ^ "r 1 Ifi # H to inugorate
the body.
] .j^ to lay up bricks.
^ ] to heap earth around a sap-
ling ; met. to patronize, to make
a protege of one.
1 J^ I'l-'-T "P t'"5 p-irth ; hence
] fjg jjji 2}S means that what
one was early accustomed to,
he does naturally, as the earth
develops the sapling.
1 1^ 6'j '^''''^^ 't li'g'^sr, as a roof
( Cantonese.)
From place and not ; used witli
|--» the last and f^ to double.
^pk'i To add earth to plants ; at-
tached to, subordinate ; ti)
.tssist ; to accompany, to fellow-
ship ; to double ; to match ; to fill.
1 f!^ !ii PI 1 '1 s'^ '"^' ^^'''^ y^"-
] ^ :^ to entertain a visitor.
] -^ to see a guest out, to escort.
] 'f^i a companion.
] ^ to associate with.
jjjj ] to multiply, to add to.
] ^fj to assist, to take a part in.
] |5 a subsidiary officer ; a term
used by feudal princes.
jj^ I I beg your pardon.
^ ] excuse my leaving yon ; —
a polite jihrase.
1 i^ T ?E ■''■ servant-maid like
ZilpaU, who accompanies a
married daughter.
^ f^ 1 fH to match humanity
by \ li'tne.
I ^ a kind of double entendre ;
to praise or blame by aHiisions ;
to bring up an illustration.
MTo make up a loss, to indem-
nify ; to supply a deficit ; to
oftset ; to confess ; to cover,
as in gambling.
1 jS" ^"' 1 fti to repay ; to make
good a loss ; to eom[K?nsate.
goods sold at a loss.
1 im. 'to pay, as a surety ; to
make up. as an officer the losses
of government.
1 )F* f*^ return a call.
] ;^ Jjt I own that I am in the
wrong.
] IP to acknowledge a fault.
jp'ci
1 P
iP''
1 R !£ ^ to restore earnest
money.
;^ ^ M ] no repayment for
losses.
] "p 7ji 5i to loso one's outlay.
JIB ] to pay the value.
1 jB t" S'''® ^'''t without a return.
The feathers of the wing
spread out.
1 ^ '1 phoenix fluttering
and gamboling.
A flail ; to strike ; au elevated
PI plank or stand for gazing.
5£ 1 T^ or JL fS ^ the
gall-nut ; they are produced
on a species of sumach, the |§
^ ■^ or H/ius semi-alittus. and are
better than the \^ ^ J" o^ oak
galls.
A flower bud is | ^, the
opening blossom.
'^)V7 w I a kind of flower.
the D(-ij)'ine odora is blossoming,
all other flowers are ashamed.
sA'
'p'ci
A string of five hundred
pearls.
$i f@ 1 •? (String on those
pearls.
p^ci
a' From ^ spirits and 5^ princess
continoled.
The color of liquor ; a male,
a marrow, an equal ; a com-
panion, as a wife ; to pair, to mate ;
to put on the same grade ; to ac-
company ; to com[iarc to ; equal,
coujparuble ; conjointly ; to copu-
late, .«aid of animals.
I ■(^ a married pair.
/^ I to match, to fit ; suitable.
;^ ] unworthy of, incongruous,
not fit for, ill-assorted.
fe T> nS M' fl^ !«-' is not fit
to live, — or be spared alive.
] -^ to match colors.
^ ] equaled, coupled.
g^ ] to consent to a match.
P.^ 1 to banish.
p'&.
] ^ to saddle or harness a horse.
] f^ to consummate a marriage.
willi one's ancestors.
] ;^ -f- ^ let him enjo}- per-
[K'tiiai felicity — in hades.
■f* ] ?C Itil ^'^ virtue equaled
lieavcn and sarth.
] xf^ _[2. it luakes no match to
lliat. it does not fit, unsuitable.
■fijl ^ 1 that will match.
tCL^* mouth.
p^ei' The reins of a bridle, \iil-
garly called ^jt 3^ or hand-
pullers.
^ j hold the reius.
/^ ) six reins [in hand]; — a
clever man.
~ 1 5l m T 5 it ii"«' f^'f
can you gallop without drawing
rein ?
T^' A river in Liaotung, and
|J one in Kiangsu ; copious ;
p'i'i ' humid ; moving or enlarg-
ing in any way ; prostrate,
as a tree pulled up ; to run or
flow ; to irrigate, or to dam uj) wa-
ter for irrigation ; aquatic ]ilants.
] j:^ kind, beneficent ; fertilizing;
blessing.
1 /Ij?. " di.strict in the northeast
of Kiangsu.
1 ^ "T PB '*- ^'-''i'led copiously.
p'eu.
073
M. 1 'S !^fi sodden confusion, in
a sudden emergency, imminent.
1 ^ § ;/»; vain-glorious.
1 S>C graceful, blooming.
M 1 'iJ M ^ ill seasons of
danger, [ihe wise man] retains
— his virtue.
if
m
p'll '
Copious rain.
ip I sl"!'!'.^'' rainy ;
ing showers.
] ] raining and
dreuch-
blowiug.
A ca[ie ; a mantle.
|{J ] a woman's robe.
E ^ 'S 1 ['" "'■•ir] tte
phieni.x crown and cloudy
mantle ; a woman's marriage.
Old suiind.i, pu, p'u, bo, put, p'ut, and bi'it. In Canton, fan, pan, and p'au ; — ui Sioatow, pi and p'6 ; — i« Amoy, p'u ;
IK FuhchaUj p*uu and p'aiu ; — in Sh'uiijhti^ pu anil p*u ; — in O/iifn^ p6.
J._L» Like tlie preceding.
("J PI To grasp, to ai^iropriate ; to
5 pen take fi'om ; to get salt fi'om
sea- water.
] j^ 1^ Eg he took the pits to
get tlie salt.
1 ^ to rigorously e.vact, as du-
ties.
1 ^ "f" ift ftp I reject and drive
off worldly att'airs.
r|~7* To draw in the breath.
cr^^ I'S 1 t<J suok through, as a
^pcll■ draught through a doorway.
In Citntonese. Swollen, tu-
mid, putfed ; empty, deceptive ;
spotted and flaking oft', as the
plaster from a damp wall.
$1 1 I'M flabby, no solidity.
1 US gliii'i. griiff; cheeky.
■<i3 1 ii"t firm ; soft, like flesh.
— [U — ] a sinking and a *p'eii %^ \ ajar.
sv,'clling. ^ 1 a coi)per pickIe-»ot.
-J^TT* To take up in both hands,
( j/|^ as when drinldng water from
^pi-o liiem.
— • 1 i a handful of earth.
^ 7jC — • 1 drink a handful of
water.
1 'ii. "i?*? S to give generously.
^—^ I'"rom clothis and mortar : it
J J35i liear.s a resemblance to ts/ttcai ^^
Uecaved.
J""
To collect, to bring together ;
lo diminish ; many.
I ^i lo add lo.
I (l^ lo take from.
1 M ':L Ilk 'iL' brought the mul
titudes of King together.
I ^ 4ii 5$ decrease the surplus
to sup[ily the deficit.
1 I|^ ^ M '1" ;niswer fitting to
llie time.
W- Pil: 1 -^c "'"'ii foll''cted on
the heights and luwlanda.
'^TTlf '-!'« split in two with a knife ;
P IJ to cut out ; to halve ; to judge,
'p'^cii to decide; to lay open, to
, p' CH disclose.
1 HfJ to rip open, to rive.
] ^"ij to give judgment.
] 0)J to decide intelligently.
1 H^ flt IM i*- fl^'arly sets forth
the pre\ ious circumstances.
1 BM 1/J 'U> to bring out the real
feelings.
] ;J5' lo halve a cheque or evidence.
1 #r l!§ pSc -1 proclamation ex-
plaining the minutest details.
41 [i J^ Ifff Jji: 1 oysters are cut
op;;n b.'cause of their [learls, — so
for a chance of gain much is lost.
1 /CL to cut up a melon.
^^XJ^X -^ kiii^l of earthenware Jar
pjflj or gallipot, to hold food.
fc5
674
PI.
PI.
PI.
Some of these characters are often read Pin. Old sounds, pi, pai, pei, bai, pit, pat, and bat. In Canton, pi, p6, and pei ; —
in Swatuiv, pi, \>">, p'i, p"oi, «»(/ pi'ii ; — in Ainoi/, pi, p'i, pc;, and pit ; — in Fuhchau, pi, p6,
pie, an<l ]'ik ; — Vi Shnnyhai^ pi, be, «/u/ pih ; — in Chlfu, pi.
Jit
Used witli j^£ !i comb ; the
feecoiid funn is not cotiiiiion.
The colter of a plow ; barb
of an arrow ; a (>robe used
by surgeons ; a skewer used
in a head-dress ; a lever.
^ ] a crowbar.
'ib
'y«
Altered fi-om two men following
e:ieh otlier ; it forms the 81st
railioal of a few unusual words,
and much resembles /'oA, ^|i
novblu
To compare, to put in a class, to
sort ; to etfeet a union ; to equal,
to correspond ; an illustration ; to
bring into harmony ; to select ;
near to one ; a sign of the compa-
rative ; each, every.
] ^ to compare with.
1 Ws ^'^ \>aix, to match.
I BB over against.
1 __. I making a comparison.
] ^ for instance, suppose ; to
measure.
I J3 ^ ^ e\ery household
visits and congratulates — at
newyear.
^ m !£ 1 rendering a cordial
subiuission, and making a cor-
dial union.
4ft A 1 -{^ Jl f o o"6 can com-
pare with him.
] 3^ to cl.-iss and compare.
] "f^ these years, recently.
1 ^ to punish policemen for a
dereliction of duty.
— • W- 1 ~' I'-'l'- ^C ^^'^^ S'^^''
blew harder than the last.
] If a metaphor, an allegory.
31 ^ >^ 1 fi^'® liouses make a
neighborhood.
] 1^ a simile, au illustration.
■fill 1 ^ 5£ ^® '^ more violent
than I.
1 I ^ •& everybody is just so.
\^
Read pi' To harmonize ; to
syraiiathize ; according with, equal,
regular ; to assemble ; to be near
to ; to join ; intimate ; to wait
for ; an account of ; matched.
PP ] peerless, not comparable to.
1 £ '^■' 1 JfR (Sanscrit b/iihhu,)
a mendicant priest, though it
has now somewhat lost its first
meaning.
I Jj_ /g a female religioiLS, still
retained in the Japanese word
bikuii.i, a mm.
PSJ ] partial, mean, party-spirited.
Ji ^ they assemble their
neighbors.
] y^ H ^ through three years'
service.
] -^ as to, respecting ; in regard.
] if the triennial examination of
officials.
if -> ill 1 it is consonant with
justice.
1 4$ R •& when he had return-
ed ; wait I'or his return.
-Sf! 1 5E :g- - M -i I "isii,
because of him who is dead, to
altogether wash out this atl'ront.
f JjIL. A deceased mother.
^)lfl^ jjjjj ] a deceased grand
i«
•pi
m I
mutiier.
^ ] my departed mother.
v@ :?§ ft ?1 fr E l,t°
make s[iirits and must for olfer-
iiig to our male and female an-
cestors.
Tlie character delineates a spoon ;
it is the 21st radical.
A ladle ; in poorly printed
books used as a sign of repe-
tition as g 1 for Q daily.
] ^ a spoon ; a stiletto.
'J^ i^ $1 1 l""g and curved,
thorn-like spoons
1 ^ chopsticks.
lit
lib
y
]31asted, withered or un-
formed grain ; grain that
has not grown to its full size.
] 1^ chaff, refuse, husks ;
annoying, trifling.
ffi l§ 1 II a dirty and
troublesome business.
C_^_|> From ctV_y and ijranary ; the
|h|I\ primitive is composed of vwuth
HI'* and a receiver, i. e. that which
i'l takes in the grahi.
A frontier or country town ;
a border ; a pl.aee of live hundred
houses, and five such were at first
reckoned to be a /lien district ; low,
country-like, rustic ; the lower
classes ; to despise ; to disesteem.
I '^ parsimonious, niggardly.
) ^ a scamp, a mean wretch.
i ^j brazenfaced.
pj ] despicable.
1 \ij- ^ vilify.
1 7& "'7 P*''^'' notion ; in my
humble opinion.
I -^l^ he des[iises me.
1 is. i. M -1 ^'"'S-'"' expression.
5ift ] jj> |Jj don't hesitate at a
little outlay — to attain a great
object.
]^ ] ^ g^ a town on the frontiers.
1^ ^ ^ 1 peoi)le who live in
luxurv are often mean.
'm
J"
The }% ^ or inits of the Tor-
rctja nuci/cra, an evergreen ;
an old name for the pine.
C >J-^ From a sle/i and sl^-in,
"^Jjj^ A distributive pronoun, that,
'jji thoise, there, the further of
two ; the other party ; to
exclude, to leave out ; following a
verb or adjective, often adds force
to its meaning.
] ^ him, indeed 1 don't speak
of that fellow I
PI.
PI.
PI.
675
1 ]tt 'ire correlatives, as that, this ;
there, here ; then, now ; you, I ;
the two, both parties.
I 1^ there, in that spot.
;^ ] ;g" ^ that great man.
-S: 1 4* Ji"! tliere in the middle
of the rivers.
] ■^ ^ "i® they have their good
*^6| The pelvic bones of the thigh ;
0^ the rump.
'/li \ ~Y the buttocks.
p!) 4t 'S 1 1'° cut off the
right leg.
f5l 1 iii 'I '""'c pill to restore ap-
[)etile.
JU 1 " Chen's thigh-l)one" is the
name of a mathematical treatise.
1 ^ f^ ^ he is Heshing up again.
A shelving bank is ] ^,
with a marshy [)lace at the
jH bottom ; a sloping bank or
hill-side.
m
pi
Aj^st'i \ The second form is regarded as
a contraction of the first.
A fine toothed comb ; to
comb ; a net or crawl for
catching crabs ; to lead.
] ^ to comb the hair.
j ^ a fine-tooth comb.
^ ] ^ a gridiron ; the basket
in a grate to hold the coals.
' Strong, robust, like a tortoise
which can bear great weights.
/" ' 1 ^ great e.xertion.
W 1 Mk '" sorrow, borne
down by affliction ; unlucky ; sad ;
the allusion is to the tortoise bear-
ing its great burden. (Cantonese.)
Dried rations such as are
taken on a march ; dried food.
^ 1 JW f# fl ^ to pre-
pare dates and cakes to pre-
sent to guests.
pf
i$' A mean-minded but prcsper-
oiis person ; partial to, bliiid-
pi ' ed to ; a favorite, a parasite ;
lecherous, depraved.
I ^ a favorite concubine.
1 S; °'' I ($•''' catamite, eu-
phuistically known as ;fg 2V '"
some circles.
•^ ] a great favorite.
^ I a loved companion.
1 -f l^il ii^ for the .sons of the con-
cubines to be reckoned legiti-
mate, — is the beginning of ruin
to the slate.
} From ta I/O and a rtder as tlie
phonetic.
pi ' To flee from, to escape, to
avoid, to shun ; to dodge ;
to shirk ; to retire, to stand aside ;
to abscond, to hide away.
I f^ to avoid one's creditois.
,50 1 to stand aside, — as when
a procession passes.
1^ I /f ;^ to abstain from going
out, — as when dunned for debt.s.
I ^ to .avoid hot weather, — as
by going into the country.
] -jjt to seclude one's self
1 i^ — '^ 1^ he escaped the
danger this time.
1 iJ^ ^;S avoid the appearance of
evil.
1 ^ >?)! $1 '" '''"rk the hard
work and take the easy.
I ifi to avoid the use of the
Emperor's personal name.
^1 .fl* 1 ^ '<) keep in complete
priv.acy.
] fl to shun clilticulties.
' An herb, | ^ resembling
celery or sin.dlage ; it is also
pi' one of the names of the Ficm
piuiiild in Formosa.
I ^ wild hemp.
Read //"/', Cracked, as a jar.
d^ ' I'roni M y/t /./ or l^ from and
^ I 7T '> form of J% //(/.s* ; in cotn-
1)/ ' Imiiition it is often written like
S^. low, and occnrs interchanged
with f!*^ to give.
To give, (() confer on ; to dis-
tribute amongst.
^ I to grant, as heaven does.
pi-
pe
1$
ffl ijii ^ ijil? ^ 1 '^ >K let the
god the Father of Tillage gather
them (the worms) for the blazing
(ire.
) From woman and base as tlje
phonetic.
A maid-servant ; an unmar-
ried female slave.
] ^ a maid ; the maids.
^ a term used by women when
speaking of themselves ; a girl ;
a .slave.
I women condemned to bo sold.
male and female slaves.
) From disease and to ijice as tlie
phonetic.
pi ' Rheumatism ; weakness or
paralysis, arising from damp-
ness ; enlargement of an organ ;
nutnbne.ss of a limb.
JiH I my foot is asleep.
P ] croup, or some dilRciilty in
swallowing.
^ ] aches from damp weather.
^^ 1 'T' t *5 aching and weak
as to be unfit for work.
■• To look askance ; the eyes
glancing about ; to spy out
pi ' a chance.
1 HJi M ^ic .voir scolding
reflects oit me too.
I nji A a fault-finder, a prying
fellow.
.*;jTp The motion of a vessel ; the
■iyj* rip[ile of water ; name of a
pi' branch of the River Hwai in
Nganhwui, which joins it
near lloh-kiu kien.
] ] flourishing, abundant, as
reeds.
i% W 1 ] f'e waving flags.
/n^' From ;X. '" slril'i' and [^ hrukcn;
|l|![\ occnrs used for ygk closcil.
I" Bad, unfit for use ; poor,
unworthy ; vile, abject ; de-
feated, ruined ; tattered ; to stop,
t<i close ; a demeaning, respectful
term for mv, mine, our.
CTG
ri.
p^
I .j^!j5 my poor villaga
f;| ] scU-niiiK'tl.
I •/If mil- native customs.
] Jr" ruined ; lost
1 ^ifj :fc i^ many delinquencies,
great errors and incompetence.
^ 1 JS" tlio jar leaks badly.
I ^ my master.
) 1 From Vile and folded hiinds or
grciil ; tlie second form is un-
, niitliorized ; occur.s iiiterclianged
wiih its primitive.
Defeated ; distressed, re-
duced to extremities ; cor-
rupt, vicious, tricky; troubles,
iniscliiefs ; deteriorated, as coin ;
worn out ; my, mine.
ffe ] to impose on, to hoodwink.
I \^ \'J^ what a bad business 1 or
] P§ tliat's bad ! {Cantonese.)
^ ] worn out with fatigue.
^ ] to deceive, to alter underhand.
i^ 1 ^'^ point out deficiencies.
1 1 ^ *^"^ g° about, as a trader.
"S 1 !^ ^ "• continuous serie-s
of great troubles.
A single piece of silk ; things
sent as presents ; -wealth,
2)1 ' riches, — of which fine gems,
gold, and copper were former-
ly regarded as the three chief kinds ;
jade counters or tokens issued for
coin by the Mongols.
1 i^ ^" 'lucient token or coui
shaped like a spade ; it was
issued by private persons.
1 ^1 presents, usually of silk
j_^ ] fine furs.
y^g^ ) From tteut/t and »poihd.
^^ A violent death ; to fall
fi' prostrate or be struck dead ;
lo kill ; quite dead.
f^ ] drowned.
fiJ 1 he fell dead.
13 f^ 1 ^ 'o 'oso one's life from
a wuund.
jS. 1 ^ T thrvcnpon died from
tlie beatincr.
'V
PI.
» Very /.niihir to the last.
^ To I'iiU down suddenly, as if
;/t' dead or fainting ; to tumble
down.
JM. ^ ^,^ ] give it (the poison)
to tlio dog, and he will fall dead.
t|r4-^' To transfer, to pass on to
^(>^. another.
/"' 1 ^ to augment; to benefit.
P,^ 1 Tfi) pjUo bring on in
order.
1 f^ to change or hand over to
another.
.i.^/ ' A frame for keeping a bow
•^JW in its right tension ; a catch
2)i' .ir bridge at the ends of the
bow to retain the string, so
that it cannot fly off.
^ ^H 1 From dirine or grain and must ;
the second form is most used.
Divine, supernatural ; secret,
private ; reticent, reserved ;
inspired, possessed ; unac-
countable ; abstruse ; scien-
tific, above the common.
1 iS privately handed down, as a
recipe ; secretly made known
I ^ undividged, close-
] •.' secret archives ; a myste-
rious or private book.
] 3!C written in cypher ; abstru.se
style.
^ ] kept secret, not made known.
1 S S'i' 3^ -^ privately received
this infallible recipe.
^ ] a great secret.
I -^ porcelain.
) Like the last.
'J A closed door ; to shut ; to
2)i' skidk, to bide ; hiddcnf-close,
secret ; spiritual.
"35 1 occult, very close.
^ ] a secret aflair.
I ^ to abscond or keep out of
the way.
1 1^ y!S 'i& ^'^ ^"^'■y careful to
keep it quiet.
] ^ to decline further visits of
condolence, to shut the cofSn.
pr
PI.
^(^) Laborious, fatigued ; to warn ;
jJiiH admonitions ; lo distress, to be
pp distressed ; to guard against,
to foresee ; careful, heedful.
1 f!>C li 7K 1'*^^^ *'•" "■'■'''■'r bub-
bles out there !
Jjf; 1 -^ 'l^ do not grieve with so
much sorrow.
1 -Jt W. /ii> '" prevent future
trouble.
pll ] 'liliscnt-
i To strike ; to push away
with the band.
pt
oin dooi- and the hand used to
shut it.
2n' To close a door ; to exclude,
ro bar out ; to screen, to
sliade ; to store, to lay up ; to
stop, as a hole ; obstructed, closed ;
the case of a Chinese lock.
] ^ obstruction of menses.
] ^stopped up.
^ ] ^ r^ he Las lieen secluded
for many years.
^ ] to prohibit.
1 P^ }S- j'M ^''V ^^ liomc and re-
flect on your misdeeds, as guilty
officers are ordered to do.
] to close the eyea
lf|!^ ] to deceive ; to throw dust iu
one's eyes.
] ^ M lB ^ 1^ her grace
causes the moon to hido and the
flowers to blush.
] j|^ stored up or laid by, as
nature is in winter.
] ] full, plenty.
^ ] spring and autumn or winter.
^^ ] to close, to bide ; to screen.
1 13 'T^ S ^'^ prevent conununi-
cation by closing the pass.
1 P^ it $ tU PI -a- iff if
you stay at hoiuc and make a
carriage, when you go out you
should follow its ruts ; — be
consistent at homo and abroad.
f ' ^ S£ 1 ■? 5^ Fi^ Ji ffl I
dare not restrain nca\en'.s ma-
jesty as .seen iu its iuHictions.
PI.
VI.
PI.
G77
jn^
i F yom p/ant and ruined ; it is iii-
terclmngcd with the lust and its
primilive.
Siuall plants, brusliwood ;
ck-licato, .small ; t,o keci) out of
view, to ro^jress ; to decido firmly ;
decided ; to sliado, to screen ; to
include ; to cut otV, to prevent ad-
vance ; obscured, dull.
® 1 ^ clouds liido the moon.
^ ] to conceal from, as superiors.
— ■=■ ^ ] .^ <>''ic account ex-
plained it all.
,£ iU 1 ^- ''• expiates liis-crime ;
to atone lor guilt.
^Ij 'f^, -^ ] covetonsness and lust
beclouded lii.s mind.
1 ^ t.) prcFont the promotion of
] ^ the snuffles.
^ ] -^^ a siiiipcry fellow,
good mci.i.
pi''
From a shelter aud to comjinre
as the ihoiietic.
To sliilter, to cover ; to pro-
tect, as the gods do ; to
lodge ; aifording shade.
] f^i 'l'\"'"c ■'lid ; to countenance.
■;V 1 continual protection.
f;^ ] *■<> 8'^'° protection to.
f£ ] 2Ji ^- to wish one full peace.
|g ] to defend against enemies.
Ih 1 M^ 'i>'^y I l'^''^ liappily
under your protection.
Composed of Q se/f and -jy *"
iirimt ; it is tho 209tli radical of
a few thavactei's, all reiaiin;; to
tlio nose.
The nose, which the Chinese
think is the part of an animal that
is first formed ; to bore the nose ;
nasal ; the first, original.
I -JL '"" 1 iS '^''^ nostrils.
] j^y'; tho bridge of the nose.
) iji the end of the nose.
1 ^if'i nuicus from ihu nose.
1 ]^ llio cartilage of the nose.
1 'li smitr.
1 jiill '''^' fi'st anoListor of a family.
^«J 1 "•■ K -35 1 •■» I^"''ifn or
cn:okcd nose, ;. c a parrot's.
] ■^ to bore an ox's nose.
i:li'
pi '
swindler.
__' From Jl enHh and i\t f'e'i,
"^ I * dclined as being tho leveling <:{
• ) the ground in making steps or
» ascents ; now fsed a'i a i rimi-
tive, the next having ta-';eji its
place.
To compare or match ; even
shoulders, ;'. c. to go together as
equals.
} From /ilace and si^'p as the jiho-
iietic.
To ascend high places ; the
steps to the throne ; or the
platform on which it stands;
ascent to a palace or court.
■^ ir»der the steps, where of-
ficers stand to hear and report
to the monarch, and Lence to
speak to those ministers came to
mean your Majesty, in directly
addressing him, /. c. we who arc
befon^ the throne.
^ to have an audience.
^ the audience-hall.
I I tho palace; the Emperoi-;
your Majesty.
] regular and numerous, as a
progeny.
prince is tho hall, his miuisters
are the steps to it.
1
1
i
1
A
"iJf '^ ^voodeu palisade or stock-
^ziuL. 'idc around a camp, sorae-
pi ' think like a Maori pa/i.
JJ) ] a pen for prisoners.
jl|J^> An old name for long and
-Hlfc narrow shell-fish like the
pi' razor-fish (.Vo/e/i); a mus.sel
found on the coast of Fuh-
kien dried ar.d eaten ; the large
kind is also called H^ JJ or horse-
knife, but several kinds of shells
having .similar shape, as the TcUiiia,
^^>/tltlls, Anodniita, <fec., are includ-
ed luidcr this name ; one sort, foimd
in the Yangtsz', is six inches long.
•^: ] dried nnisscLs.
From ^ precious aud 5t
Jlotuers.
T(j adorn; variegated, as a
parten'c of flowers; elegant,
brilliantly ; the 22d diagram,
which belongs to fire.
1 ^ !^ 7JC beautiful as trees and
l)!ants.
Eead jjdn. Energetic, strenu-
ous efi'cjrt, as when servuig the state
at the head of troops.
Read ^ fan. Great ; a three-
footed tortoise.
jn ^ ?£ 1 ^^ s^^^ thu^enlarge
our great inheritance.
^ *i^^ From J\ man and ^ a thint)
/Hi ^" "^^ ' '''® contracted form is
jL^ J ? very common.
P5 To prepare, to make ready ;
pi' to provide for ; to provide
against • to retain ; to fill, as
an ofBce ; ready, prepared ; suf-
ficient ; complete ; entirely, all,
wholly ; sometimes it makes a form
of the past tense.
J^ ] to be ready for.
^ Ijf ^ ] ~f every preparation
has been made.
^ ] enough is done.
W 1 V.'?; iS- forethought prevents
calamity.
1 iS M tk ^e knows it all mi-
nutelj'.
] r^ to lay aside for investiga-
tion.
M 1 ;§; fit pi'<-T*''6 what is most
necessary.
^ -T' ^ ;R ^ ^ 1 tl'e prince-
ly man does not look for per-
fection.
\ W. 'H i^ he knows both pros-
perity and misfortune.
■*} iV ' '^'^ S"**^* forth, .as .1 foiuitain ;
Ijlu' -I rapid flow, like a torrent ;
pii ' a ri\cr in the southwest of
Ilonan near Pi-j'ang hien ]
pjj 0, which joins tho Kiver
Han.
1 ;^ f^ '^ a rushing roaring
torrent.
678
ri.
p'l.
p'l.
pK
p^rom words ami skin as tlie
phouetic.
;» ' To adulate, to flatter ; to
dispute ; to beguile with tell-
ing only balf the truth.
r^ 1 ^L p| ;> >& •->■ l^eart that
tries to implicate another by
secret insinuations.
1 U^-^ f^lk ^vhen one-s
woixls are partial, I know how
[his ideas] are clouded.
] ^ to argue for the wrong.
From flesh and ruler.
The fore-arm, the cubit ; also
p^i ' includes the whole limb ; the
2i'P shoulder or leg of an animal
when butchered; the strength
of the arm ; to stretch out the arm
with power.
^ \ the whole arm.
^ ] a leg of mutton.
J£ M I ^ the great Spirit
stretched out the Hwa moun-
tains.
^ — I ,^ -jj lend us a liand.
^E 1 M nil '•o seize one by the
arm to talk with him ; a but-
ton-holder.
U ] to bare the arms.
ik 1 lo"g "'■"^s ; the Chinese
speak of a country of such peo-
ple, probably confounding them
with the gibbon of Borneo.
In Cantomsc. To decant.
1 PJ "itt P°^^'' '' "'^ clear.
Not the same as j ^ a creel.
A round withe or ring on
which to place a boiler to
keep it upright, called §^ [g|
the boiler ring.
a wheel which cannot revolve.
The firet is a synonym of
the second in its meaning of
to harness a horse, to make
bim ready to cairy his load ;
but the latter is also read
y'iiA, denoting a rest in front
of a carriage, which was anciently
placed so as to allow the rider to
lean forward.
] fJi^ ^ partition bo.K to contain
arrows.
I ,B| to harness a horse.
1 ^ to saddle a donkey.
Also read mih-y
To look Straight ahead ;
looking angrily ; humbled
or feeling ashamed.
i% Wk 'M 1 if yo"r eyes are
tired you must look more ear-
nestly.
Bf
pi
WW
in'
n
Origiually from y^ great under
three ^ eyes.
Great and robust; fro be
elated, but not by drink ;
angry at.
1 :^ 4* P [tlic people are]
angry at you in the Middle
Kingdom, — and it reaches
even to the demons' regions.
Old sounds, ij'i, p'ai, p'ei, p'it, p'ik, bit,
p'i and pi ; — in Fuhchau,
From hand and skin as the pho-
netic ; like the next.
To open, to spread out ; to
unroll, as a scroll ; to break,
as clouds ; to uncover ; to
rive ; to throw on, as a cloak ; to
oppose ; sleazy ; disheveled.
1 ^ '^ throw on a rain-cloak.
] ^ hair is disarranged, i. e. not
braided.
] ^ to open, as by splitting.
I ^ a cuirassier ; the cavalry.
^^^ I a chair-cover ; a tidy.
1 ^ to look at a book ; to make
running comments.
I ^'^ ^ to cloak one's self
with the stars, and wear the
moon ; — to travel by night.
1 JS to open out, as a ma[)
or letter
and b.'it. In Canton, p'i and p'ei ; — in Suiutoio, p'i, pi, p'lie, and pni ; — in A may,
p'i, pi, p'e, and jj'ie ; — in Shanghai, p'i, bi, and p6 ; — in Chifu, p'i.
] jll to wave, as a flag.
!^ "^ 1 J^ the army was tno-
roughly demoralized.
1 fff iM BS ■"■ ^^'"' *^P^'^ "0' ''^'^^
and let the gall ooze out, — to
prove my sincerity.
^ gl] 1 ^ a complete suit or
outtit of clothes.
I jg a graduate's wide cape.
Used with the last.
To spread out, to expand, as
wings; outspread wings.
cP''
From knife and skin; the second
form is uncommon.
' To peel, to pare off the skin ;
to trim with an ax ; to di-
vide into parts.
1 -fS to peel an orange.
] ^ tp to trim the nails.
] '^"ij to scrape or shave oft".
] ^ to split up .splints.
IJII ] cracked open by the wind.
Both of these ai-e unauthorized
characters.
' Dissatisfaction and contempt;
begone, get out 1
1 --^1^18: be oti'! you
talk too vilely 1
A large needle or bodkin ;
a knife like a poniard or
bowie-knife.
1 ^l* a sail needle.
t^ 1 iS5 It guards who wear
swords.
The fluttering of banners in
the wind is ili ft 1 B_
alluding to the difficulty of
reading their inscriptions.
J?) 8
p'l.
From hand and to vojiipare, or
r/car ; tlie second form is the
^ oldest and least used.
To cutl' with the b.ack of the
hand ; to push from one ; to
pare, to peel ; to revise, to
criticise ; to assist ; to reply
oflRcially to an inferior ; to give a
decision or order to subordinates ;
to post a judgment, as is done at
the door of the office ; notice or re-
port of a case ; to lease ; a charter-
party, a lease ; a gloss, a criticism.
1 Jj^ to assent to a petition.
] dl an official reply, as to a
petition.
I jj; to publish a case.
1^ ] notes in red ink.
] p|j to finally decide a case.
1 BM •* lease fee of a month's
rent in advance. {Caii/oncne)
] 1^ a lease of a house.
?5c 1 4* f-^* I '=^" S"<-'SS what,
you've been at.
p^ ] to take a lease of.
I nj] to couuuent on.
j^ 1 to make a contract.
] |i]i criticisms ; to censure.
■? 1 S >® slapped him on the
cheeks.
^ I side notes ; apostills
1 Sx *■" J't'^'crse the decision of a
lower court.
i Ll» "^'^'^ tassels or fringes put on
c/pXL 'I'lgs i •I scolloped border ;
,;/« sleazy silk ; silk that is spoil-
ed or rotted.
] ^^ faulty ; deticient, as a cha-
racter.
^JU Tlie rent on l.vnd paid in
fT/iv '^'"'1 ''y dividing the crop
ii'
•Hit
.511
with tho landlord ; an ni-
come from fic'ld., ; one says,
the culms of grain.
An ore of arsenic.
) ^^ realgar or dio red
sulphuret of arsenic ; it is
applied to ulcers.
P'l.
"^^P Wrong, mistaken ; erroneous.
MFrom bodt/ and cuvity.
Tile vagina.
iV' hv 1 '^^ vulva or female
organs.
From wooil and cqna/ ; occnrs in-
terclianged witii ^^ a fine conil).
A fruit, the piho or beini ]
;j;E, the Chinese medlar (Erin-
butri/djii/jom'cii), calleil loquat 1;^ jj^
at Canton ; a prong or fork to lift
sacrificial victims out of the boiler.
1 ^^G ^^llj ^ barrel, which a little
resembles this fruit. (Canton-
ese.)
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SI
1
^ A musical instrument, the
"d 1 a ^l''"'^^'' guitar or viol ;
its sliape often serves for an
ill'jstration.
^ fjif a louse, from its shape.
^- B'J; a species of ray. {Rhina
uni'i//(isf()inii.)
g (used for ^[; ^) to push and
pull, as wlieu thrumming the
guitar.
Q YA IS [^''^' "°^^ plays] her
viol on the other arm ; — said of
a widow married .'lirain.
From (3 i\\e r'onlrinelh and jt
/i/e, and meant oriiiinally the na-
vel ; the .second forms are alter-
ed from it, and in common use.
eof rhinoceros hide,
-o I supple.
Contiguous, as fields ; kind,
liberal ; substantial ; grieved ;
to assist ; manifest.
] )|1 conleruiinous.
W 1^1 si'"
^ I flattering, cnngnig
pliant, as in making obeisances
] |i^ an old naiue of Chang-chen
fii in the the south of Kiangsu.
1 '^ [^ ■'' I'lidhist term for />(S((-
<7fc(, a class of vam[)ire demons.
I ij; P'j (/. c. Wesainmia or Vai-
sramana,) a king of demons, who
has a yellow color, and guards
ibc north ; he is v/orsbipod as
the god of wealth i i many parts
of China.
Broken wheat boiled and
dried is ] ^ ; it is used for
provisions on a journey.
Interchanged with the ne.\t.
A thorny kind of malvaceous
plant, the ] ^ or i}^ which
may be allied to the Sidu ; to
shade, to protect.
M
ii"
A LL J'le Moth in furs.
cSJ-Ij 1 i? a sort of large black
^p'i ant ; a reddish flower like the
Uiliiscns, for which the last
is better.
Sometimes used for the last.
A tick or louse, called ^ |
which infests cattle ; the
seeds of the castor-oil plant
ari> likened to it.
$[|| ] shrimp's eggs or young.
Derived from ^ the hnutl aiul /^
lioilij contracted above it ; it is
the 107th radical of a natural
group of characters denoting tlie
colors and uses of skins.
The skin on the body, or when
undressed ; leather ; furs ; a sur-
face ; bark, peel ; a cover, a wrap-
per ; the case around goods, the
tare ; a quartering in gambling ;
coated ; re[)utation, character ; to
co\'er, as skin does.
] Ig the skin.
1 Kor ] :tfurs.
] j^^ the skin of a fur.
^ M W 1 I'egardless of one's
good name.
|lf I J^ A tanner's shop.
if I 15> '' t'lear complexion,
^ij I to llay ; to unwrap a ca;3 .
[5^ I not including the case.
:"; ] ^': wily, seductive ; iiander-
iiig to another's whims.
1 Wi^ fur garment v/ithont a [in-
iug.
7;J{ ] regardless of reproof.
target.
] j|(| tallow from the taSIow tree.
1 'M. ^ggs coated with Ilmo.
cso
p'l.
p'l.
r'j.
ii'
J^ 1 -S ilk ^^^ extreme end, the
frontier.
IK -^ 1 ^ he has shuffled off
this skill bag — or mortal coil.
•^ 1 ,1 bhmt disposition.
^ ] a great reputation.
I ^ region of the heart.
] ^' the external air, dress, or
style.
5E i M ^ ^ dead-skin face;
I. e. brazen-faced effrontery.
From sickttess aud skin as tlie
Ijlioiietic.
Lassitude, fatigue ; loss of
strength.
] f^ tired out
1 iH ^ ^^■e:u■isome and difficult
duties, said of an official post.
M •\k \ M although we are
ashamed at our weakness.
1 1?^ a jaded horse.
I _^ an e.\hausted population.
1 5C ''eiiiiss, obstinate; lazy and
reckless, as in discharging offi-
cial duties.
The spleen, which lying near
the stomach, assists to digest
the food, and is supposed
to open into the heart ; it
belongs to earth ; the digestion ;
the temper ; the whimsies of a
character ; to stop.
] ^ the stomach.
1 JM. l'i"S"i"'^^' feeble.
^ \ cells of a bee's comb.
] ^ the ruling desire ; the" tem-
per, disposition.
in 1 S ^ '" ^^'^^^ ^^'^ stomach,
as by an emetic.
il'
Used for the last.
The niauyplus or stomach of
a rmuiiiant animal ; the navel
in man, which is supjiosed to
communicate through the mamma; ;
substantial, important.
1 ¥{ li-'pe-
] 3|J entrails of birds ; the latter
character refers to the gizzard
particularly.
A savage feline beast or ] ^
i^~/J^ resembling a leopard, refer-
red to Liaotung ; it is some-
times pictured on flags ; the
ground color is nearly white, and
therefore others describe it as like
the next.
ill I^ ill 1 like tigers and leo-
pards.
Wi M ] )k presenting his leo-
pard skins.
mm 1 i^ f m :S g'-'tlier the
legions uf VDUr tierce soldiers.
£5^ From lit ./?.c«/ contracted and ]|E
f Hu a bear.
^p'l A species of bear spotted
white and black, found in
olden times in northern China,
and now driven into the mountain
ranges of Sz'ch'uen and Koko-nor ;
it is described as having a long
head, is high on its legs, and so
strong as to pull up trees ; there
are the yellow si)0tted and red
spotted kinds with wliite lines ; it
is fiercer than the bear. This
animal is probably the Ailuropus
■iiiehmohncns of David, an animal
akin to an Uiviis. recently found iii
the mounlains of Sz'ch'uen ; it has
black head and feet, and the body
is spotted white and black.
mnm i ^^i-^m [^i>-eams
of] brown and spotted bears
are auspicious of sons.
:fiy A ± "^ mi Mm tlie
sons of bo.itmen wear robes of
the mottled be;if.
Hilly.
1 Mi '•'■ T'lus'i country.
i I' ' |ll^ ] llie base of a hill, or its
loundiition ; — a simile for
.security.
Small, said of caps or mitres ;
inferior; l)enefieial ; to a.ssist.
^p t to supply ; to reinforce, to be
^je, ' useful ; to give over to ; to
permit, to enable.
^ f J 1 S of great advantage.
I 1 111 ^o second, to support.
] ){|f an assistant or brigadier-
gener.al.
] Pfit '° grant to.
1 ^ a little crown.
^J \ ^ Xa ^ \y\iaX, aids in
the government.
It^ A parapet with embrasures ;
(| ^^ to add a breastwork, or build
^p'i a wall higher.
j)^ ] the battlements.
^ ] to mount the walls.
t^ ] one who guards the walls.
m "
..ike tlie last.
A low wall ; a plat of a
J p I hundred men ; liberal, ge-
nerous hi feeling : to add to,
to augment ; to be attached to.
1 ik ■■^ parapet.
] i^ ^ ^ shallow seas surround
— the island.
i|5; ^ — 1 S ^5i '" iiiannging
the affairs of the state, all ;idds
to rav advantage.
^ il H 1 ^-i-% ■"•'•T ii^e
low wall was a bamboo hedge
and gigantic wa-tuiti/ trees.
K Md pe'i ' A low, damp i)Iace.
|g /fi ^ ] tirs do not grow in
low marshy lands.
^^ A drum used on horseback,
c ty. and Ijenten in b.ittle near the
j/// general; to drum.
] ^ drum used by mum-
mere.
■is, 1 WS ife ^'^'^ rolling drums
made the earth itself move.
To pair, to match ; equal,
paired, matched.
1 ^ the two are alike pret-
ty- '
An ol<l town, 1 ^[5 iu the
Tsin -^ state, somewhere
in the southwest of Shansi.
1 Ui^ a district in Sz'ch'uen
lying north of the capital.
1 j'jy ^g spirits from this district
which are put up in baudioos.
m
.pt
1^
p'r.
Pliant, limber ; Laving no
vigor.
I^J Si iff 1 "'y '»ny lias no
^p'i strength.
In Cantonese. To lean against ;
to crowd, to press upon.
1 ' I - P1> it is ratbtr crowding
upon one.
1 ' vS^ M P'lshed it to the ground.
Cfctj... Distorted and twisted ; said
cf a limb.
'J>'' -it % in 1 1»^ style is
obscure and involved.
f /IL. 'i'o take leave of ; ugly.
\Mj ■^ ^ 1 |5[^ a woman made
'j)'i to leave her husband.
] -jfl plain, as a woman.
A crack in wood ; to split.
as wood does in dry weather.
fi" "F 1 "J* '''"^ bamboo
has split.
A stoppage or constipation ;
a stitch in the side, palpita-
'p'i tion or sudden fainting.
I ^ indigestion.
] ^ marasmus, general debility.
p'i.
] ifjj a swelling from obstructed
bowels.
] gji rebels or marauders who
interfero wilh the communica-
tion ; obstructives, disturbers.
T^ jiM 1 ""° "lio thinks only of
gain ; a miser.
'^ j-J^ To regulate ; to prepare for
/-"TLJ i>rcsentaiion or for u.se ; to
'p'i hand up.
C_L — I From caj't/i nniself; itlooksvery
Cj 5'"'i'''>' 'o i' jfi ^ bri'Jge.
'jJ^i A bank broken in ; destroy-
ed, subverted, as from some
internal cause ; prostrated, as a
wall,
ftjj ] overthrown ; tumbled down,
as a ruined wall.
1 Ux spent lavishly ; ruined.
'^' ^ ] M ^^'^ resisted my orders
in opposition to the feelings of
the people.
Used with tho next.
I -H, A fierce animal, the ] ^^
'p'i allied probably to the tapir ;
it is applied to a prison, and
its savage looking Lead is drawn
over the doors of prisons.
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Superseded by the kst.
A place for confiniDg prison-
cckup.
My;)
/P
Great ; name of a high officer
in the Wa ^ state, men-
tioned iu history.
From words nnd chief.
To compare, to illtistrate ; to
make a thing understood ; a
simile, a comparison, a par-
able; if, .suppose.
1 "^ or ] ;J[] lor instance.
M 1 ^ jSi '^'^' eomparisou is not
far-fetehed.
1 ^^ if; like as.
1 M S B* ™y earnings aro
good.
1 I& -M '(it I am like a boat adrift.
1 'T' fir incomparable.
tJ-C ] I do not fully understand it.
\ I 3 ■> The second an
IhK*. indicates the me
/"•''^ I the iirst.
J^^ ^
1 obsolete form
meaning more th.TU
To break wind.
jj^ ] to fart.
M 1 ij] h% >vhat stuff he
talks ; said in contempt.
] 15 the buttocks.
,fiuo
Old sounds, pio nnd pot. In Canloii, pill ; — in -Sivaloiv, pi(> and p'io ; — in Amoy, pino and p'iao ; ■
in Fuhchan, pin ; — in Shanghai^ pio ; — in Chifii, pi.io.
From tcood nnd soarinrj ; it is
interchanged with its primitive.
The topmost branch, tho o[)-
posite of the root : a .signal,
a flag or banner, used as a mark-
ing-flag ; tho troops under one
banner, a coris ; a spear ; a sign-
board, ticket, or card ; a warrant ;
to make a signal ; to put up a
notice ; to write, to inscribe in ;
to api)ear. to exhibit; to rise;
best, fine, beautiful.
i^ ^ 1 i^ tu serve a ■ an aim or
example.
1 Mi 'o exhibit, or raise a Hag.
ffi 1 '" P"t out a signal.
1 M ^M -f to put "P a notice.
1 ^ the finest flour.
1 i^ \-ery pretty, attractive.
ill 'fii 1 ^ 'o have one's name
in tlio list of graduates.
5 4Q ] B to help each other;
log-rolling.
Ill] ] a stiletto, a dagger.
^ ] to swagger, to bully, to act
tho swashbuckler.
-fy ] to sell the tickets.
^ ] to get the highest prize.
^ I to draw the lottery.
^ I tho governor's flag ; his
body-guard, his troops.
1 $(1 to record.
>^ From ^ /onf/ nnd j:^ I'c/iifje ;
it forms tho IO:ltli radic:il of
characters relating to hnniim
liair.
Locks banguig down ; bushy
bair.
1 flowing locks ; — met. a
, inao
Hl'i
damsel.
mm I
long and grisly locks.
PIAO.
From M '^'f'" "'"1 ^ -Z*'"^' °'^
sparks Hying about.
Described as a species of one
lionied deer or unicorn, but
is probably ibo ,p\:o g or slotted
deer ; to hoc up weeds ; feathers
cbanging color, as in winter.
10 ^ ] ] tbe mailed war-horses
looked so martial.
ii% fi!^! -B I pulling up the many
weeds.
:ttAf tJsed with ll:
%Mi °^ weeding.
J piiio To hoe fields,
of weeds.
,16 last in the sense
to clear them
.11
R-jad fpao. Empty grain, un-
filled seeds.
People passing and repass-
1^,^ ing ; a group, a company.
jrm f 7- A 1 1 the people arc
coins and coming in crowds.
Three dor/s scampering here
c~j*/\. and there ; spiral, whirling.
jwo ] JS, ^ M ''' violent storm
of wind and rain.
More correct foniis of the last.
A Strong whirlwind.
norther suddenly arose.
^ 1 M H the wintry
gust shook the wall
Read p'oh^ A crowd of things.
1 \ ^ B sai*! of a '•^•ck flight
of arrow?, as at a battue.
] ] flullering, falling down, as a
wounded bird.
n^ Fat, gross ; very corpulent.
ploo j^ 1 thick fat, layers of fat.
.g ] a long strip of fat ; to
gain flesh.
Bh 1 very plump ; in good case.
\^ \ and J: 1 to fall off in
flesh, and to flesh up.
PIAO.
A streamer of silk lied to
the top of the staff; a pen-
nant above a flag.
An ornamented bit ; the
trappings on a bridle.
'& ^n 1 I'o reined in his
bridle.
M .'^iii -t 1 1 ''^ team of
fat horsis.
■Jyffi* '^''^*^' ■''"'^^ ™'^ falling fast.
jvao
jyiao
.y. I 1 H B rt^'
snow falls abundantly,
but when it feels the sun it
will nrelt.
1
the
^piao
Water flowing.
1 ^ ^t -it tii« "PPl'"S
pond ran to tbo north.
] -^ a noted pool in Shensi.
From ifi drcas and ^ hair
contractc'i, because skins are
woru ivith the hair outside ; oc-
curs nseil for sVift ^ signal.
The upper garments ; ex-
terior, outer ; the borders ; the
carriage of a person ; an external
manifestation ; to make known ; a
guide, a signal ; statement presented
to emperor ; a permit or manifest.
1 iil relatives of a different sur-
name from one's own.
— 1 A ^ altogether he looks
the cle\er man.
^. coat and lining ; outside
and inside.
] ^ ^[1 — his heart and hand
arc tlic same ; wholly sincere.
I 31 ^ u;aternal cousins.
1 a" f"' ^ \ ^ term of address.
stranger ! Sir.
fl:^^ 1 a^atch.
] 11] or I ^^ to make Icnown ;
to show through, — as at a hole.
Ji I '{j^ ijj let an honorary gate-
way bo erected to show his
merit.
I n^ ^ represented it plainly.
1
PIAO.
1 1 ^' "oted people ; renowned
personages.
] -^ ;i memorial ; a prayer burn-
ed before an idol.
1 ^ -§\ ^ '-^^ ^^"^^ '"^ minute or
memorial to the throne.
] §1 remarkable beyond others.
^- ] JE; a high peak ; — a geo-
mantic term.
SI '^^4 1 "^ 1 permit mc to
make a statement of it.
iiJ" 1 Ifii lij ;2: 't ^vill surely
come to light at last.
^ ] -ij jjlj. I now disclose my
earnest feelings.
^ ] not to speak of it any far-
ther, as in a narrative.
A prostitute.
1 •? or ^ ] a public wo-
man.
1 ■? ^ 65 y°'^ '^^ *^^ *
whore 1
A peak rising high above
others on the ridge.
^imo Ifj g 5i it I the light
cloud capped the high peak.
To see carefully, to examine.
I -J- „ q^ I have taken
a look at it.
To distribute.
] ^ dispersed, scattered.
'p'an \ -^ to give and .send away,
as to beggars.
A neckcloth, a kind of com-
forter or wrapper ; to mount
'piiio maps or scrolls ; to paste on ;
to line, as a picture.
1 ff lit ^ picturc-i'ramer's shop.
i -f^l to paste paper together.
i %J^ [£ O'le who papers rootns.
•j*^ ) A kind of sedge grass, of
j Ja^ which mats for awnings and
I 'piao sandals can bo made ; it is
' perhaps allied to a Scirpits.
'picio
m
I
I
P'lAO.
P'lAO.
P'lAO.
CS3
'7i
0/ds.unds, ii'io, [I'ot, liio, ar.dhot.
ill Fultchau,
From wind and soarimj ; iiitei-
elinnsed witli tUe next.
A siiiral gust of wind ; noise
of tlio wind; swayed, wliirkd
or roclied by tliu wind ; a
wliii-lwinJ ; graceful, easy manner,
like a fairy ; projecting, as caves.
] ^ to rock, as a boat ; rollii);,;-,
unli.xcd.
it ^ 1 M ''" '^ '"^'^ •' \iolLiit
wind.
I ^ k'a\es fallen from tlie trees ;
deserted, roaming, as a stranger.
I JH i)j', i)[j the wind is very blus-
tering.
1 W )& ij ^ (^•^■s'^r^'^J spot.
J[H ] blown about liy Ike wind.
|K j of no great weight ; light,
as a gauze dress.
1 fS blown down.
1 1 ^ 1iIJ ''^''' iHotion is flow-
ing as a fairy's.
1 1 ^ ^T ^ S ^ « i"s
spliit rose like a lloating cloud.
] J)j moved ; lluttering, iis a flag.
1 if* ^C M '^ I'liiied excessively.
V-rnJ Siniilai- lo and used with the last.
t\^^ To 11 oat ; to drift ; to be
fji^ido moved, as by the waves;
coid, V»oak.
1 \(i }X ii'jl) '•'> t'':'V'-'l ^^ver all the
country.
1 i^ ^'' 1 i'l^ t° voyage ; lo come
o\er the se.is.
1 'it' '^' ^^''''*^ sbirting.s.
M M Jjf 1 i$ tossed about in the
wind and rain, as a nest.
1 .VJfc iii 'T; ^ floating wave ; —
/. e. a ilissipated vagabond.
] ] soaring liigli.
Eead ;>'/oo' To blencli.
1 tl S ^l> f^o whiten grass-clolk.
] \\fi hi bleach in the sun.
1 \li tif[ ■£!. '" '"'•''<' °"' t'"' c^^o^-
1 Vj- '3'ii 'jl'-'^'-'l^od ^ery white.
7n Ctinfon, p'iu ; — in Su'nlow^ I''i^) 1''^^, "'"^ P'C i — ^'^ ■^1""^^: p'iao oitd piao ; —
p'iu fitid p'cu ; — ill iS/iunr/haij p'io ; — in C/ti/itj p'iao,
^A A bird molting.
f ^1^ ^ 1 ■'' sea-bird resembling
^l^Mo the tern, which follows the
ebb and Hovi of the tide.
] a bird skhnming o\er the
water.
Name of a god who dwells
in one of the star.s of Ursa
M.ijor.
A carriage rushing wildly
along ; lawless, irregular.
] Pg to sing songa
PI j|i 1 -^ not the lawless
rushins; of a car.
From iihnis and Jlontinrj as llie
phoiietic.
From metal and to soar ; it
sometimes wrongly used for
a watch.
'M
The ornamented mouth of a
scabbard, covered with copper ; the
point of a sword.
] ^^jV an iron-pointed spear.
Jt^ Light, trifling; flirting with,
c^/jj wanton ; lewd ; a man given
^iriuo to lewdness, to follow wo-
men.
] ^ a fornicator.
]J(J ' ] lecheroua.
] ^ a b:ignia.
] ^ ~P ^ \vhoremouger.
■gglff A calabash ; or a drinking
'^ifK vessel made from it; a gourd
ladle.
;flf]') ] a cocoa-nut dipper.
— ] fif{ I liavo only a gourdful
to drink.
U^ 1 I'i'j ^ [y"" ^^'il' l^C re-
duced] to the fate of holding a
dipper, — if you arc so idle.
hlHl -^ chrv.salls.
illfj' a chrysalis Laving
m
^ji Mu .1 woolly envelop, like that of
llio mantis.
}|^ 1 tiV a cuttle-fish bone
'p'lao Small water-plants, like the
Lnnim or Fistia, floating on
fish-pon.ls.
•J!p ] duckweed.
I j"'ji water moss.
IlUl To look askance or crosseyed;
yfi one eye diseased or gone ;
'p^i'uj small eyes.
1 \\p to sec indistinctly.
'OW '^'^'^ fl'inl^s of a bullock or
/J'Tf^ other quadruped.
'p^iao ] )]g^ fat sides.
4W
Irf; to
Interchanged with cpiao
sifjnalizc*
To lay the hand on the
heart ; to strike, to knock
down ; to fall, to throw down ;
to heave away, to push off; the
pouit of a sword.
1 jl||t '^'J signalize with a flag.
1 {ij fl ^l'' ^l^ow him out of the
door.
1 V^ ]& T" ll'i"^^ it (lown.
1 'fi" |[i> '^'° plums have fallen.
^ 11?= YJ J iiwaking I b?at my
breast with pain.
Eead ^i)'ao. Defined by some
to issue a public notice ; to record.
^pUao
Bluj or greenish silk ; an
azure or cerulean color ; a
limpid tint; a scmi-lran.-ipa-
rent hue.
] ] buoyant ; rising and sailing
asvay like a pliceni.v.
|S ] clear topaz color.
1^ I a jjure leek green.
1 [^ a clear white.
] }1J;|; floating away, liko ii balloon;
vague and doubtful.
iii ?.l^ 1 j¥' Rj] soared away into
llie vast empyrean.
684
P'lAO.
@W Cleiir limuid spirits.
( p^idO
'^>
Krom bud or r/rasa anJ to hatch.
, To die of hunger ; trees oi
shrubs shriveled and dying
if* W Wi 1 ^^"^ famished
^p^iao dead lay iu the wilderness.
when meaning to
Used with it
E^ bleach.
'^^ MO To molt ; to change color, as
feathers do when the bird
molts ; to whiten.
ift 1 ■£( "^^6" '^'^ '^'•'•^^ ^^® molt-
ing, — don't eat them.
p lao
Hjhf ^ From ;j» to miniifest and 03
— ' - M'es^, but originally composed of
^ /irf. below a character mean-
ins; to remove ; inteicliaiiged with
ct® ii signal.
To rise swiftly like lire ; to
make a signal with fire ; scintillat-
ing, light, waving ; a mittimus, a
warrant ; a bill ; a ticket ; a certi-
ticate ; an evidence of authority ;
occurs in the sense of a job or
transaction.
^ ] to issue an official summons,
as a f^ 1 or subpcena. a ^ ]
policeman's warrant, or other
kind of orders.
P'lAO.
®' ] pawn-tickets.
^ ] or I .^ a bank-bill.
i£ 1 *■" S^^'^ '" tenders.
] ^ a wallet, a pocket-book.
] ^ a bribe to policemen.
1^ ] to renew a pawn-ticket.
^ Ij;^ ] a ship's clearance.
^ ] a dispatch sent in great
haste.
^ ] J^ an exchange bank.
^^ ] to issue bills ; to send a
warrant.
^ ] to exchange bank-bills for
other bills, and not for cash.
5§ I a passport ; a pass to cross
the lines.
^ I a draft for money.
"^ ] to transact banking business.
"^A ^ A small bell which emits an
^jj'J acute sound ; to strike, to
p^iau' pierce, to stab ; to puncture;
to rob; to cut oil"; swift,
alert.
] It a spear.
1 i^ to rob and kill.
$i 1 or 1 '^ nimble, like soldiers.
■|ii^» ) Like the last.
^^/J To seize by violence, to rob ;
j/iao'' to plunder or take forcibly.
PIEH,
"jjjf ^> To paint, to adorn, to orna-
7^/ nient.
2iiatj^ I ) having tassels, orna-
ments.
l^^ Light, airy ; volatile, giddy ;
\:^fi careless of propriety.
p' 100 1 i^ guileful, rude, artful.
1^' ]'k 1 ^ impertinent
and proud.
jt0 1 ffiJ Jl ^ the smoke floats
away into the sky.
P
S ' To dry things in the sun,
-^'"* 1 i^ to 'lO' crisp.
■^^ A fieet and brave horse; a
jKj[^ white tailed horse or cream-
p'i.iu'' colored.
] |§ a cavalry officer.
] M a valiant horseman.
— 1 !5 ix tH a body of horse
suddenly rushed out.
] [^ a name given in the T'ang
dynasty to the eastern part of
Burmali.
{^fffi ' The air-bladder of fishes ;
iHt^ the part from which glue is
p ia(j' made.
] gf fish-glue.
■@ 1 the sliiae on eels and other
fishes.
part,
Old souuds, pit and bit. Jn Can
in Fuhchan.
From /J k-iiifr' and ;^ hciidea,
but the last is here a coutractitn
of ^/{ir<i 1^ to scrape bones clea!i.
To separate, to divide ; to
to distinguish ; to leave, to
go oft", to recede from ; dift'erent,
another ; unlike ; a separation, a
parting ; besides, moreover.
^ ] ;^ ^^ to discriminate the
merits of the case
.^ ] to announce one's leaving
1 ^ after we parted.
^ ] to see one to his chair.
ton, pit ; — in Sivaloic, pit, pict, rind pi
pek- — in Shanffhal, pih and bill ; -
I ^^ another ; different.
] J^ another man.
1 fS' said something else.
^ ] to discuss the points of a
question.
^ ~^ '^ ] 'be sexes are sepa-
rated by proprieties.
>], ] a short absence.
P3 1 B ^ "'c have long been
separated.
] "]»■ ^ ^ in some other way
be will do great injury.
— /« Amoy. p:at nnd p'iat ; —
in Chi/", [lie.
M ^ ] no great difference.
] ^ to leave office or literary
pursuits.
liiii 1 ^ Tfc ^ a superficial
scholar, one who only knows a
character to be some other one.
(Slicuigliai.)
1 W 5C ilil h®"^^ is quite another
sort of life.
I j^ to alter one's views.
1 ffi) li i to speak of them se-
parately.
PIEH.
m^mm 'ft tt ^ i tiio"sii
tbcy all Idok much alike, their
qualities (or dispositions) are
much unlike.
] 1 fi^ hut few sueh, uni(|ue.
In Pcldngcse. A negative, not,
tlo not ; equivalent to a contraction
of J. §•- ;_ as i^, \ ^^- ^]l don't
interfere with mo.
?li 1 i5[ ^'^•■y ''''"''^' ; there are few
of this kind.
1 ^ m <^lo"''' get •■^ng'T-
1 Hfi 'M '^'^"''' stand in the sun.
! P
l&J. '
From words and to divi'lr^i^ the
bonetic.
: ;)x-/! To discriminate cause and
effect ; to analyze a thing to
seek its origin ; to search out
the hidden.
1 i& m I'S: \'& '0 scan the luck
of a place, and learn its open
and secret things.
/iWJt Ordinary, as | |^-, denoting
IHDC) 'hat one's garments are nei-
^pie ther very line, nor yet despi-
cable or shabby.
^S^ff Name of a great mart which
^j^j formerly lay north of Mien-
^pie yang clieu ji>j \>'^j >)\] in the
bouth of lluiieh, not far from
the Yangtsz' River ; 11 uikow has
since superseded it.
PIE II.
An ulcer or tumor which has
,j Ijegun to suppurate.
J'.e j'^l 1 -J^ a nrinal.
1 pf - tt f # tft to
cherish one's griefs in silence.
(Pckiiiffcst.:)
"ft To strike or knock down, as
yu J iu play ; to brush away.
pr
PIEH.
685 !
&
To kick at as in playing foot-
' J ball, or in the game of kick-
pi'* ing iron balls.
1 EfJE to kick, as at a ball.
f ^jr A glittering gem on a sword
■Ju) of state ; an ornament on the
jii ' end of the sheath.
^ J$ 5^ 1 "I baton and its base ;
seen in the hands of idols.
ifM:
i>
A hasty temper; \ieions,
irasciljlc ; Sad, mournful.
] 'f^ nervous, hasty.
gt ] wicked.
1 Wj ^"} t&: "" "'itable
temper and ."iiaiipish manner.
'12; ve.xcd, annoyed ; unwUhisg
to do.
Pf] melancholy: nirjnrnful.
»3J
I-"roin tuad or Jish and
hotthli^ contracted, alludiiifi
* its gait on land.
A turtle, which the Chinese
^pid .suppose hears with its eyes ;
also called [gj |S the lumjv
fish ; a term for all marine
Cheloni;c, but seems particularly to
denote those with smooth shells like
the Emys.
B^ 1 a bloodsucker.
J- ] a brown, si.x-legged insect,
libont an inch long, resembling
the sow-bug.
^'i iP 1 '■'' ^^''^ turtle.
I A fishermen.
] JJ- constcl. of Corona Australis.
litf CCi l-J 1 "se a shrimp to hook
a turtle; give him a present to
get his good-will.
}@ I a winc-bot tie, flat and .shap-
ed like a pawner's flask.
f^ ] the ui. opened fronds of
brake.
I Ep shell of an Emt/.?.
ifl^ I a turtle without feet and
unable to retract its h<^ad ;
perhaps the diodon is really
meant.
/(C 1 -f- seeds of a sort of squash
(Murkia cocJdnchinensiti), used
medicinally.
A species of pheasant called
3 1 M'; which is a variety
of the golden pheasant, but
smaller in size ; it is said to
like to see itself iu the water; other
names are 1,^, ^§ variegated fowl,
^ ^% golden fowl, and ^ f.?| the
adorned fowl.
I ^ a kind of ancient crown
with these birds drawn on it,
because they were plucky.
Feeble and unable to fly ;
shriveled, blasted, as grain ;
empty, limp, as a dry hose ;
dried np, for which the next
is better.
^— jg- 1 J^ nothing but a skin.
-%' 1 'li'£"l '^iiil withered.
J^ ] distorted, not straight.
] "f ■^j emptied, as a bag.
1 15^ "T """^ "'^'o ^'"S no teetli,
and his cheeks have fallen in.
To dry in the sun ; applied
) to fruits and vegetables.
'/'"•''' f^t 1 li M ^^'''<^'l grapes,
raisins.
6 m IW fl-t 1 T "'c cabbages
are dried enough.
"V&i The seams or fringe on a
/jvij-. ;, mark's cap ; a pad for the
2>i ' knees ; to stop ; a badge or
ribbon tied to tho ^ or
jade batons of ofiBce carried by
princes.
J
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P'lEH.
PIEN.
PIEN.
, p^kh
.Old sounil Dit. In Canton, p'it
To tap, to strike ; to brush
'jti, to wipe ; to skim oti" ; to
di\ idc ; to lead ; gently,
somewhat ; a down-stroke or
dash to the left in writing ;
mrhetoric, the figure of pre-
tention, or pretending to jxiss over ;
a classifier of mustaches.
M 1 ^ "F mustache with points.
1 M A ^ '"* '1-^^^ of rain drove
in, as at the window.
] Pi^ lo set Jiside, to push away,
to end a matter.
^ ^ 1 M ^1'^ thuigs promptly.
I [hI ,^ gi to turn the horse's
huid.
1 Vh ^^^ It^'^ve off, as smoking.
• — ' ] — ^^ one dash to the left,
one to the right.
)
The original form of the
) last, exhibiting a stroke to
^lfieh the left hi penmanship ; it
— in Sirrilou; bim ami pun ; — t« Atnoi/, p'iiit ; — in Fuhc/mu, p'iek ; —
in S/iany/iai, p'ih ; — i"« C/iifu, p'iii.
is employed as the 4th radical of a
few common characters.
Kead ;■ ' To
the ground.
reach down to
-fb"^ To pare off ; to cut.
;7^ J — JJ ] H cleave them a-
^p'lc/i part at one blow of the sword ;
niet. settle the thing at once.
i
<.i
To look at sliglitly, to glance
at ; a nictitating membrane.
1 ^ i'l^t l''"*^^ "■ sight of it.
] HjI a momentary view of.
I 11^ a hasty look at.
"" 1 -i II^ * moment of time.
To sport in the water ; bil-
'.th
low y ; ))iire ; to beat silk in ( J
the water. j
] -jjij light and brisk, like
da icing ripplea. |
Lame, halt, hobblhig; to
lean or walk on one foot;
ijne/i club-footed.
1 Jsl to limp, as in walking ;
others say to go round and round.
f^t ^ species of large ant, the
J33») 1 i? <^''^ reddish black hue.
jj leh 1^ j a newt or similar
small amphibia.
] J^ a small species of butterfly.
To be soon angry ; light,
testy.
iP'ie^' ] ^ irritated-
] H f.jolish, Bglit-headed.
All iiuiiuthorized cliarsicter.
In Pclcinijrse. A kind of bot-
"^" lie, with a large bfUy and long
neck, used to hold spirits ; it
is sometimes made of paper, but
usually of pev, ter or porcelain.
Qld sonnds, pieii, bieii, pin, and bin^
i:i Fulii/imi,
In Canton, pin ;^ in Snatow, pien, p°i, and p'ien ; — in Amoij, pian and p'i.iii ;—
pieiig ; — ii Shanghai, pi" >ind h." . — in f.'/ti/u, pien.
>
n
Kiom to r/o .nnd obscuiely seen ;
tlie contracted form is comiuou.
A bank between fields ; an
-t// ctlgCr '"* margin ; on the bor-
'^'^^ der or side : a iJace ; a
boundary.
1 H the frontier.
1 $N beyond the frontier.
] J^ It a frontier post.
1 ffl'J or ^ ] on the side.
1 ^ to sit at the side.
I ^ a raised edge ; a rial.
^ 1 sm embroidered or worked
border.
1^ \ ^a. milled dollar.
3^ ] the hoilzon.
^ 1 §£ that >ide, there.
;[[; 1 on the north side.
M 1 an iidaid or veneered border.
^ ] at one's side ; hence ^ ] A
a companion, a concubine.
$'J P|5j ! to scrape reeds to make
hummers for a kite.
^ 1 W ^ profile face.
^ ] inside ; the inner face of.
] ^ the side mule in a cart.
In Cantonese. A distributive
particle ; where '? which.
1 ^ S ^ ^'liich is the best ?
1 ~* y^ '" ^^'tat place ?
1 ^ 3^ where did you get this ?
1 1'"'
^ -i 1 (^ ^^on't go away ; I
h ive not been anywhere.
] i^ which province ?
A flat basket of fine splints
made like a dish with a rim,
to contain fruits ofi'ered hi
worship.
I \ the ei'.nuch who bruigs in
this basket of fruit.
1 S. W Si the baskets and
trenchers stand in rows.
,1
pic 11
The body bent ; squirming
or awry in any \i'ay.
] i^ M M "liirling and
making antics, as mummers
do.
PIEN.
PIEN.
PIEN.
687
■^^^ From silh
^IJua ^'^ com
From silk and Jtat as the pho-
loct with a cord ; a
ligature ; a liiie to join bam-
boo tablets together ; to ar-
range, as when preparing a book ;
to compose ; to twist, to plait ;
records, books.
■fjjj I to edit a book.
] ^ annals, year-books, annual
registers.
] yVi>. to be enrolled ; to enlist.
1 ^ 'A reviser of books ; — the
lowest rank of the Hauliu.
1 ?!) ^ 5!)u *■" •'"■I'iiiige marks or
letters in order.
] ^ to braid the hair.
] ^ to dispose things in a series.
] ** to brood over one's griefs.
] jj to continue, to piece on.
$ 1 .H IS ''"■'^6 ff tl"'' skin
tablets were worn out.
In Pclingese, apparently sub-
stiliiled for !!j§' by change of tone.
To deceive.
BS 1 j"^' * blind's man's story ;
it is all false.
1 JS =^ "o" ''° trump up a story.
1^^ Ytom insect &ni Jiat.
The bat ] Jig, also called \^
1^ the fairy rat, fj| jj.^^ Hy-
ing mouse, 5c M *''^y mouse,
and many other names.
From n hiite aud convenirnf ;
the old form, composed of y\
to entrr and ^ a shvke^ is
more ideoyiaiihic.
A whi|) ; a l;isi) ; a cut or
stroivc of a wiiip ; to flog ; an
iron cudgel ; penis of a lionse.
^ 1 > jjj: it belongs to the
\vlii|i; — ''. '". an inferior bnsiness.
1 iM "'■ I ^ '"' 1 1t t-o chas-
tise, to wliip witii a rattan.
] j-"pa walking-slick; a whipstalk.
Ij^ ] a rattan scourge.
i'^ ] an iron bludgeon.
^ 1 (iK ^ to drive a thing
through, to obey summarily.
■ t
~ 1 ^ JjB wliip up, the light
is failing.
1^ 1 O'" 1 -f <i horsewhip.
1 :B 5c S. ''^'■^t •''"^'i ^o"'t
reach him, though it is long.
^ 7^ 1 I '""u afraid he will
get ahead of me.
J?.
m
A bamboo sleilge or car for
conveying earth.
QtiV
The bream {Ahramis brn-
miila), of which one or two
species are much reared at
Canton ; the name inchules
all broad fishes of the carp faiuilv.
.S T> ffi ^ ll'i I I •'"'«'• ex-
pectcd to get a fine bream ;
a fish by this name is found in
the River Han, which some-
times weighs 20 catties.
^ \ 'M. ^ bream-shaped lantern.
7j;3^ -^ Stone probe, used to punc-
'rt Z t tnre sores.
J pieii ^\ I acupuncture needles ;
to probe.
] ^ to puncture and cauterize.
t\i^ The hard skin on a laboring
(/\/\ man's hands or feet ; loose
^picii skin over a callosity; cal-
lous, hard.
1 ^ 15 JE. liuri'.V hands and
tough feet.
From J5 iloor and ijlj' xHjis.
A tablet hung over doors by
graduates, to denote their
rank ; flat, thin ; to flatten,
to crush flat ; low.
^ 1 to put np a tablet.
^^ 1 Hi shoulder the flat stick,
lo (urn huckster and peddle.
^ 1 Sf S ^'"^*' til'" i^ this slab
of sliiiie.
Jjl^ 1 ~r to [H'css Hat under foot.
J[tj ] to flatten, as a dried fig.
Read iP'tcn, and used for (jg
A skiir.
l!a~M± 1 ;fr to sail away
in a yawl no bigger than a leaf
j)ie)i
Like the last.
Fiat, like a plate ; a slice ; a
'pien board with an inscription.
iS' ~' ^ ] to put up a
tablet — over a door.
1 'M. '"' f^ 1 '1 votive tablet.
J>
From /ic'trt and /la/ .
chanijeil with the ne.\t.
inter-
'pw/t Narrow-minded ; hasty, pe-
tulant.
I ^ impertinent, irascible.
From rlritxs and _^al ; jised with
the last.
';/» /( Cramped, contracted, nar-
row ; small, petty ; strait-
ened, as a territory.
Wi 'M. \ ^ ^^^ mind is crabbed
aud ignorant.
] i\\ mean, scrimped.
] ;(|5» a craven, timid mind.
] |)[i5 low-lived and contracted.
1 \^ limited, petty, as views.
] ffif i.*^ ^ little side house or
room.
To step on a horse-block
when getting into a carriage.
i'" " i.1^ ^ 1 '1 dangerous rapid
in the Han River near Kinsr-
mJin.
To parch paddy in order to
get out the kernel.
An herb found in Chihli,
the ] ^ or ] f^, having
' picii leaves liiie the oleander, with
small white flowers in the
axils of the leaves ; it runs over
the ground, and the young leaves
are l)oileil as greens ; it is the
I'lihjipnmm hinh-opiper. or an allied
species, and known as j'j" ^ S£
baml;oo-leaf greens.
A trailing bean {rhuMolus
Idblali), also written |^ ^ ;
' the seeds are like Lima
beans in shape, and con-
sid- re I as one of the best
kinds ; the second form is
seldom nsed.
'picii
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PIEN.
PIEN.
PIEN.
JIU'H
From precious and tvanting.
To censure, to detract, to
disparage ; to diiuiiiisb, to
abate ; to dismiss, to cashier.
1 f or I %^] to degrade, to
humble, as an otiicer.
I ^^ to disparage, to injure by
blaming.
] jjj^ to diminish.
■?M a ?L 1 "^ '""*^ liable to lose
our posts.
-^ :t 1 ^ ^ ^ M one
word of his censure was sharper
than an axe.
1 l|li '■'^ deprive of dignities.
ja tt! W ■^ 1 ''"'^^'^ goods are
not in the best condition ; or
they are injured.
Used witli (^ to plait.
To sew clothes, to make a
seam ; to lift up the dress.
The tlank ; it is also applied
to the liack of a chair.
I ^ the ribs and tlesh on
the side, taken together.
From man tind r/innfje ; q. d. to
alter cue's inconvenient position.
pun- To put at ease, to accord
with ; convenient, expedient,
opportune, advantageous ; handy,
readily ; at hand ; accustomed to,
ready at ; as an adverb, then, so,
forthwith ; just as ; thus ; that is.
chance ; to be convenient.
jflj 1 serviceable.
1 ^ suitable, fitting ; cheap, rea-
sonable.
^ \ just and suitable.
-fer ^ 1 ^ liovv easy and con-
venient.
^ ^ 1 not yet ready.
^t j tea is ready
jl^ ] as you please, suit yourself,
when you like.
-fj ] that will be handy ; bene-
ficial ; practical.
^ ] unhandy, unattainable, in-
convenient, undesirable.
pien
'pten
\ ^ is just so, that is it.
] -j^ at leisure, otiicni.
1 4* 'Bt oJi lie said it unadvi-
sedly, blurted it out.
^ ] I will be ready presently.
^ ^ 1 ^^ money readily e.\-
changed here; — a shop sign.
] ^ all right ; in its place ; con-
venient.
] ^ it will do.
M I|^' 1 T \^lien will it be ready?
jM 1 R'J ^ ^^^ ''■ when occasion
serves yuu.
t]t ] to pass water. •
;/c 1 T' ifil '-'^'^ bloody piles.
1 ^ at last, then it is thus.
I p^ a side door.
] ^ to lay aside one's robe.
1 is ''^'-"-1 ^^ '"^ll hours.
H j K J> R 1 it ^^y it if yo"
like ; if not, then let it alone.
Eead j/jere. To discuss, to
argue ; to describe.
] ] ^ to talk ( f minutely, as
Confucius ilid.
] ^^ to curry favor by great re-
spect to one.
^ ] ^' one who seeks his own
ease or promotion.
T
^ From f> to tlicine, bnt no ety-
' nMiloj^y is given ; it resembles
pieii^ (srt/,, -fr a pass.
Hurried ; to do a thing
smartly ; a law or rule of
action.
^ ] a great system of laws.
] ^ an old name of Sz'-shui
hien jj5] j^i. ]^,^ in the south of
Shantung.
1 ^ neat and alert,
J,-I-*.> To pat ; to clap the hands,
"J I' or beat, when keeping time
jiiiii' with music.
1 '}M. ''^ rejoice at.
1 Jil ^ ill t^o ™^rk the stops by
clapping.
j ^ to encore and applaud the
players.
The second form is nnnsnal, and
also means tlie bri^lit light of
the sun ; used with tlie last.
Delighted, joyous, pleased.
men' ^ ^^ '^^ f^ 1 "^'"1'1'>' '" ^^^
highest degree.
1 'M H ^x .^"'i liave my sincer-
est wishes fyr your happiness.
jjieii'
' A branch of the River Han
in Hupeh.
I ^ an old name for K'ai-
fung, the capital of Honau.
~ From ■^ rici-id repeated, with
J} kiiif'e between, to show ths
pien' bitterness of wrangling.
To cut asunder ; to divide
or distinguish things or qualities ;
to dispute and discuss, so as to
learn the value of; to iiujuire into ;
supporting framework of a bed-
stead ; an ancient land measure,
one-ninth of a ^ or village lot.
I •^ to distinguish colors.
1 Vh ^^ discriminate clearly.
^ 1 /li: ^^ '■o separate the true
from the false.
^ ] ^ fj^ he cannot tell the
true and counterfeit.
1 3'i Ibj 15 t" discriminate the
good from the cheap, the best
from the poor.
] IJj^ to try the taste of
-r^f r^ ) From hitter repeated, to denote
,1 ' I ; tlie acrimony of a dispute ; it is
V _ I an old form of tlie next, and is
pit /I now only used as , a primitive.
Two criminals accusing each
other ; the passionate recrimina-
tions of angered men.
^•y From nrrifl recriminations and
words; it is analogous to the last.
picii' To dispute, to quarrel about,
to argue opinions; to criti-
cise ; to wrangle for a notion ; to
dispute a proposition ; to insinuate ;
artful, specious, sophisticated ; lo-
gomachy.
1 Six ''° contradict.
^ ] to bicker.
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PIEN.
P'lEN.
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1 gi^ '■o debate.
"^ tM. M 1 'o '"'''^ '""'^ ""'■^
browbeat.
jJ5^ ] to force a construction ; an
ea--parle argument.
# M 1 |pj go"'! »' "I'guiug on
cither siJe.
I ^ to cnjolu into a view of.
] n|J g to show a matter clearly.
1 IC 3^ fi ^o place a house in
its true position.
t> To plait, to braid ; to inter-
twine ; a cue.
pt'cii'' ^^ ] or Jff ] to braid and
comb the cue.
■^ ] leave [.some hair] for a cue.
J^ ^& 1 ^ loosely plaited cue.
1 JjT the hair left on the head.
1 iH; ^ *^- 1 1^ ^ ^'•'^ '^"f^-
^ ^ ] -^ to cuvl the cue around
the head.
J> ^ 1 fi"<2 silk braid, with
knots on it.
The muscle or flush jrttaehcd
to a tendon.
From ^f, to li'md and jx! a
stroke ; the coiilraclioii is much
> used.
To transform, to metamor-
phose ; to change ; a muta-
'^"■" tion from one state of being
to another, or to the ori-
ginal condition ; a turn in aflairs, a
revolution ; a calamity or judgeiucnt.
pu-n
gj; I to reform ; an alteration in
aft'airs.
] jj accommodating, as a trim-
mer.
] )(ji to alter one's views.
1 'ft to change, to alter the snb-
Btanco of; to transmute.
j^ ] to excito to revolt by op-
pression.
31^ 1 celestial phenomena.
j}^ ] a providential calamity.
;f|| ] a change from expediency
or constraint.
1 lit *-" '-■l'''nge countenance.
I j|5^ j^ rules of legerdemain,
j ^^. to change, as money.
S 5E ^ 1 ^'^^ never change my
views ; constant till death.
] "]* J'l> "jT to retract one's word,
to deny a promise.
] Mt I't^^'olution in the state.
From to ffo or ste/i ani Jlat.
Everywhere ; the whole ; en-
tire ; to go around, to make
a circuit ; to pervade ; a visit
or walk.
I ^ the whole body.
— J one vi.sit.
] ^ ^ .^* universally practice
your virtue.
1 jf:^ to tr'i^'*-'! to the ends
of the country.
■^ — • 1 ^ recited the whole
book once.
) -^ to inform everybody.
1 'M ?l W tlie whole land looks
green, as in spring.
] -f" ^"^ to visit all the tem-
ples.
*i^ * A conical cap or bonnet of
]y\' deer skin or linen, worn in
pkn' the Chcu dynasty; it was
close fitting, and resembled
the Parses turban, or a low miter ;
a kind of casque ; military officers
of a low grade ; quick ; alarmed,
humed ; to wear a cap ; to clap
tho hands.
3^ S 55 1 ^ow civilians and
army officer.s.
Jj^ I or ;^ I the military cap ;
it is now disused.
M ia ] M regard [honors] as
no better than a hair cap.
^ -^ Hx 1 tlie ^vbole multitude
clapped their hands — in their
excitement.
1 -fr to go fast.
ij-^ J From cave and icantiiir;.
^^* To put a coffin into the grave.
.P"'"' 1 ^ the things connected
with an interment.
^ 1 €'t ^ when the box was
lowered, he grasped the ax.
\ty J Tlie original form rudely depicts
' ilC* tlie live r/au-s of a cat spread out
*^ as if'to seize pre_v ; it forms tlie
Jiioi' ICSiIi radical of only a dozen
cluiracters.
To distTiminato, to part, to
sort out.
0/1/ sounds, p*!n and bin. /« Canton., p'iii and p'ing ; — !« Siralou; jj'ien, pien, pin, and p"ia ; — in Ainoi/, piaii and p'lan ; —
ill Fuhcltau, p'ieug, p'eng, and picng ; — 1// Hhanghai, p'i" and bi" ; — i« C/iifu, p'ien.
A^ Ind
JIlCIl
idincd to one side ; at or by
side ; delkctcd ; exces-
sive ; a side; in polite lan-
guage, by yoiu' help, as if
the speaker was at the other's side
like a compaiiiou ; partial, addict-
ed to, scllish ; hybrid ; bent on,
longing for ; bdoro verbs has the
force ofmust, will ; twenty-five cha-
riots ; fifty men ; one half.
1 iH'J ■'-ll >& to have partialities;
favoi'ing or disliking.
I >f/, sellish private ends.
] ^ lUKlue partiality.
] (III willful, set in one's \vay.
] ^ a concubine.
M 1 -Jllf. 'jn. perfectly candid, no
favoritisiu.
prejudiced opinion.
1 >ST"''W 1 ^ have already liad
my own; — a reply when asked
if one has eaten, and equivalent
to " I am well, thank you."
] ^ I have sat and eaten by
your side at table ; — a jwlite
phrase.
] fny l<> lean on.
/f> ) ^ {^ no bias, no selfish
end.
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P'lEN.
P'lEN.
PIEN.
M 1 P^ ^ ai iUii-'it ; to follow
a despicable business.
] ^ I'll tbaiik you to do Ibis ;
please oblige uie.
I 1 ^ ^ f!)*» I certainly can-
not anree witb you.
I ^5: ~ ^ it leans to one side.
] ^ a swollen testicle.
1 ^- JB S '•' '^'ist be this way.
i&^ ] '^h ^^^ T^hce is very far
to the north.
1 M ^ lil^rary, a side office.
1 i^ opinionated, stubborn.
i ^ g^ or I g I must have it.
] Ij;^ out of the right way, de-
praved ; rough, unused, <ns a
path.
] ^ ^ hybrid conception, as in
rearing mules of any kii;d. |
The body half paralyzed. I
1 J^' a kind of spotted fever '
with eruptions.
From bamboo and a splint.
A slip of bamboo, such as
was anciently used to carve
writings on, and denoting a
or section ; one leaf of a
book ; books, publications ; a bam-
boo for punishing ; a red skinned
bamboo which producis delicately
tasted shoots.
— ] one leaf,
fjj ] turn over the leaf
Wt ^ — \ S: ^ ^'^ ^ent on
talking ^ery long.
^ 1 ;/c pi^ ^ '°"o 3°^^ minTite
description.
~ 1 * S §!j ^ Jie ^^^ looked
at one book till he is old ; —
partially informed.
1 ^ pages and chapters.
1 fi" Jj^ JS ''' '^ found iu poeti-
cal books.
Al ] \ii M^ ^<i rose to office
through the tripos.
To fly about ; to run to and
fro ; fluttering ; bustle, run-
ning here and there.
'^M ] 1 tte butterfly is
hovering about.
page
j)'.(«
] ] fluttering, like birds or a
row of banners ; or people bab-
bling and gadding.
1 1 ^ ^ imposing and stately,
as a gateway or fa9ade.
J."^^ From tree and flat.
cj 'TO -^ ^^^ P"^'^^ "f wood, called
<,P^ien 1 p|) or ] j^\^ anciently
placed imder the corpse in
the coflin.
*^ I a short purline on a roof
near the eaves.
1 7ti ^ species of soap-berry tree.
rf"^? A zebu or Brahminee bull ;
'J'TO ^"'' '^® description seems to
^p^ieii denote the cross between it
and the yak ; the character
means the hybrid cow.
Drt To walk lamely, as from
ij^lffj weak ankles ; to drag the
,^j'(fn feet, as a lame horse; the
knee-pan ; to walk about.
1 Eii M j^ ^ going round and
round making bis antics, as an
acrobat.
A"^J Occurs used for ils iirimiti\e.
cTJ/Rfl -^ flat-bottomed large boat ;
^p'kn a lighter ; a shallop.
1 in '>■ punt or scow.
W JK. 1 a chop-boat at Oantcni
to take cargo to ships.
-|j>/ Also i-ead ^p'ir.g.
c™jj A light carriage with scTeens
(^j^ ,t for women to ride in.
1 III the rumbling of carts.
1^ ] carriages of all kinds.
^ ^ 1 iji the queen rode in
her curtained car.
From hor.'ie and equal ; it is also
read <p'in(/.
J p'^icn A span of horses: to associate;
to arrive simultaneously ; to
join or clan together ; anything
redundant.
"ff JFS 1 i^ may all blessings
came to you.
] }fj a double thumb.
] ^ an old name for Lin-k'd
t'cn IJn ^^ 0^ in the north of
Shantmig.
] ^ dis.syllabic phrases ; cha-
racters made by di\-iable type.
^ ] to elan or go together.
■ijt^ A valuable kind of timber
c'Pj^ tree that furnishes w'ood for
^p'kn cabinet ware; it grows in
Kiangnan, and resembles the
cedar in color.
:ife M 1 "f i"^ -1 1'''^^ hoped to retain
[his counsels, which I valued]
hke cedar and sandal-wood.
^t^ The red sand tick or \i^ ^
c!i}j^ is also called | i||, from its
( 2i^icn gyratory mode of working it-
self under the skin ; its veno-
mous bite makes it much dreaded.
C^^ll Also read (/jie«.
/jflj IJ To pare, as a fruit of its skin ;
p^ien'' to slice ofi", to cut thin.
1 ^ to cut a fowl into slices.
1 !& 1^ jnst take oft' a slice of
plain (unseasoned) meat.
Artful and deceitful words ;
a plausible account of a thing
1 A 6^ pj a made-up
iitory.
] U smooth-faced and eloquent.
'li i« # _ # 1 b" it is nothing
but a iiue-spun, skillful story to
take you in.
A hunting falcon of a red-
dish plumage, two years old.
^ ] a bird shaped like the
raven, of a dark color, also
called ^ ] when its plumage
turns whitish ; it may be
allied to the jays.
I I. ) Intended to represent a piece of
f— I ^vood cut ; it forms the Olst ratli-
•^ ' , cal of characters denoting slifs.
p^ten'
Anything thin and small, as
a leaf, flake, strip, bit, chip, or slip;
a classifier of plats of land, space of
time, a piece of paper, or petals of
flowers ; a half, a section of; to slice,
to divide ; a statement, a paper.
c^l
2'>^icii'
jri<.)i
P'lEN.
PIH.
PIH.
691
— 1 IS or - 1 J$ ^ it is aU
false, a mere rumor.
— ] ,|J^ a slip i)f paper
] 1^ a note, a chit, a billet
I fl^ a little while.
1 "=" half of the storv, a word.
^ 1 or I J- a card.
] ^ a short memorial, an e.xpla-
Hiitory niiiuite.
^ 1 or |5fJ 1 a siipi)lement or
inclosure in a larger document.
7|C ] baroos camphor ; so called
from the glittering of the hard
gum as it is taken from the tree.
^ ] shavinsis of roots.
-— I § J^ a long memoriij.
^ 1 broken ])ot.sherds.
•^ I to slice, to shave off.
1 f 5 ^ ^ there is not the least
traee or evidence of it.
"^ 72 1 1 ^^'^ flowers are all
falling.
M m 1 crispy cakes.
— ] 1^ she is all gabble.
1 .a" if Wi "'"^ word from him
would clear the man from prison.
— • 1 ^ — 1 g here it is green,
there it is white.
P^*o:ti home and .s'/</f .■ tlie second
is ratlier restricted in its use to
^ leaping on a horse.
HEf' To take an advantage of, to
'ntjwtj J cheat, to deceive, to delude ;
/' "■"' to lie to ; to mount a horse ;
to vault into ihi' saddle.
iUt 1 "1' t,% 1 to defraud one ; to
impose upon.
'S I deceiveil, cheated.
) ^ ^ !''■'*" f'"' cheating.
IS 1 f<)< "ho took you in ?
I ^^ to impose on one, to swindle
out of
] "j* ^ swindled out of.
OU sounds, pit, pik, bit, and bik. In Canton, pik, pat, ami pit ; — in Swatow, pit, pia, and pek ; — in Amoy, p'6k, p^k,
and pit ; — in Fuhchau, pek, p'ek, pich, pik, peuk, and paik ; — iu S/iani/hai, pili ; — in Cliifu, pi.
From earth and ruler.
A partition wall; the wall of a
house ; a screen ; an obstruc-
tion or defense ; a ridge ; a
dividing cliti' or water-shed.
i§ ] a wall.
JIB ] a curtain-wall before a tem-
ple or yamun ; an opposite wall.
^ ] wall to screen a door from the
street, or a i)artition to sejiarate
houses ; they are often adorned.
] -■^ a .species of flat spider.
iS: ^ M 1 ^ sheer, steep clifl'.
P^ ] a partition-wall.
I'll] 1 6'j "e^■t door neighbors.
^ 1 facing the wall; — i'. c. ab-
straction, hanl study,
1 jfc ^' ifl the ridge rises in lofty
peaks.
] ^ the Mth zodiacal constella-
tion of y in Pegasus and a in
Andromeda.
] •)]] an old name- for T'ung-kiang
'"'■'I M. 7X lifs •'" the north of
S/.Vh'uen on llie River Pa.
^ ^ P3 1 a family reduced to
four walls; — wet. very poor.
I ^. -^ HfJf new ridges rise be-
yond these.
Jg^ Lame.
y^K' [f'J^ 1 '■'*""' "'' ^°^^ '"'=''• ""■
pi ' al)le to walk.
Read p'i/t. Upset, overturned.
The handle of a plow.
] J} to sharpen a knife.
iM-oni si'/knii'] elite f : occurs writ-
ten liiie /<('/(, f.ff toilress liemp.
A net for catching fish, hav-
ing a frame, which shuts
down and incloses them.
Clothes f(jl(l<Ml and laid in a
pile ; a seam in leather ; a
long garment.
^g j the gathers in a skirt,
the folds or plaits in a
1 m,
lady's skirt
1 ^ 4» f j" 71 ^ ^ some
armed headsmen were conceal-
ed among the robed attendants.
J^^ A prince/i/ gem, an ancient
rTc'. ,> jade badge of office, made
pi ' round with a hole in it, and
held in the hands at court;
this and the ^ were a sort of
letters-p.atent ; to decline.
jg ] or ] [pI -^v to send back.
1 lit 'o return [a present] with
thanks ; — written on the card.
i^ 1 Sf M the original gem
will be returned ; — the debt
will be repaid.
J§ M -i 1 ^ priceless article ;
one which money caimot get.
H ^ 'o' 1 the stars are propi-
tious ; — i. e. the sun and moon
rise together ; the phrase -^ ]
refers to the junction of two
parts to make a whole, as a
marriage, a check compared
with its block, an interlinear
translation, or a seal and its
impression.
From alone, gem, and white,
denoting its valne and clearness.
Green jade stone ; some kinds
are blueish, and others green-
ish like the deep sea ; it is like
jadeite, and highly prized.
^ j g$ the precious topaz.
] ^ fine serpentine.
I ^ azure clouds.
I \^\ a cor.illinc tree fabled to
grow in the Kw.'tnlun Mts.
1 -J^ the cerulean.
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PIH.
riH.
pi
Some say, it is conibiiied of g
•j a ihmon aiul % ""' undeineatli ;
others ileiive it from EH ajleltl
ami minute jiartieles.
To finish, to bring to a full
end ; over, terminated ; the last or
end of ; all, entirely ; a trestle
used in sacrifices ; old name of a
small dukedom near Si-ngan fu in
Shensi; a bird-net with a long
handle like a suoop ; a document ;
the fifth gate of the palace in old
times.
) ^ after all; at last; finally.
1 ^ they have all come.
^ ^ I the job is not yet done.
^ ^ ] after the public business
is over.
] ;fg Ihc 19th zodiacal constella-
liou beginning at e Tauri and
including the Hyades.
U^ ] all are received.
m
pt'
in
pp
A cold wind.
Ija Fiery ; the roar or noise of
/5p J a great fire.
in'
JIBH To warn persons off the
jt^j road, and thus make way
jji ' for the sovereign ; an im-
perial journeying.
Sfe 1 to order people to retire.
1 j{^ to reach the imperial stage.
iA 1 a great guard.
A delicate wheaten dumpling
with meat inside, called | |^
because two [jersons called
§ and J^ were fond of
them.
From heart ani/ull.
An earnest resolute feeling ;
oppressed, borne down with.
(^-1 ] sincere.
1 M' f^ ^I'y distracted and op-
pressed with grief.
*tf
Is.
pi'
pi
A knee-pad made of leather,
worn when making prostra-
tions ; a kind of fringed
apron, wide at the bottom
] g^ coverings for the knees.
Iiitercliangeil with the ne.Kt.
A variety of pulse.
1 S "F ^'"^ satAs, of the
Cliiiricd lioxOiiiyhu, or long
pepper ; tliis name seems to be
an imitation of the Hindu word
pippali.
1 i§ M cubebs, including pro-
bably the seeds of the Cubeba
and J )aphni<liiiiii.
I
pi
PI
P9
pi
riH.
1 ^'>%'t^ to egg the people on
to robbery-
1 -^ St ^ I am obliged to do
it ; no help for it.
1 jg_ to compel, to urge on, urgent.
Formed of /\ to ilirlilr and ^\^
(\ :iii «iT<iw, and ex|ihiined as mark-
ing off the four cardinal points.
1
;k or common sorrel.
A wicker hedge ; an inclo-
sure hedged in by bamboo.
1 85 a dray or cart to
haul fuel.
1 ^ a country cottage
with a wicker gate ; — a poor
hovel.
1 M an instrument like a flageo-
let
From xcood and full ; also read
A strip of wood, called ] ^j
fastened across the horns of
oxen to prevent them goring ; a
frame for supporting darts ; a
place for drying iish.
From to (JO and full ; the se-
cond is also used for /u/i> Ipg a
> buskin or light gaiter.
To crowd, to press upon, to
approach too near ; to con-
strain ; to arbitrarily urge ;
to ill-use, to harass, to re-
duce to straits ; to distend or
fill ; urgent ; imperious.
1 5£ to ill-use so as cause death.
j 5£ bordering ; to draw near,
to crowd on.
1 Wl ''^' constrain another to do.
1 1^ to browbeat, to put down.
I ^ iji ^ ^o force a wife to
marry another man.
1 J^ a bandage bound around
the legs by coolies.
;j[5 I overalls or leggings.
Minutely divided ; a strong
affirmative, certainly, must ; de-
termined on.
-JpJ I why? what necessity is there?
1 in ^ ffl we cannot do with-
out it.
1 ^ '"■ 1 /£ certainly.
;p "pj ] uncertain, doubtful.
Pj ^ 1 ■^ it is not necessary
for me to go.
1 "(^ doubtless so.
^ 1 ^ you may not want it.
^ I perhaps not ; not certaiidy so.
1 ^ after all it must be so.
1 4 tK ^ s£ ^ '^' y"" ^^^^
the essential thing, why not dis-
suade him from upi)ealing ?
# i& # 1 there is no idea that
it must be so.
^ ] most surely, undoubtedly.
Interclnrnged witli the next two.
To smell sweetly a plea-
sant taste ; to talk.
] B ^ S ^^■'■y smooth-
tongued, talkative.
H| I I twittering of birds.
Same as the last.
] P^ long-ells, a kind of
woolen cloth.
Fragrant; a sort of pot-herb.
] ^ odoriferous ; grate-
ful to the smell like food,
for which see the next.
] ^ a kind of Scirpus or sedge
with an edible root; probably
a \ariety of the water-chestnut.
1 M ">• it £ (Sanscrit, b/Ms/,u)
a priest ; and ] ^ jg (San-
scrit, hihshaiii) a nun.
1 ^ ^ )ji6, fragrant has been
your filial sacrifice.
fl!lJ>
I''
PIH.
PIH.
PIH.
The fragrance of food just
cooked, which the spirits will
smell anil accept.
Yl 1 -ffi ^ ''"-■ savory odor
of the cooked rice.
Perverse, self-willed, disobe-
dient ; re.sisting reproof.
From hniithoo and a stylus or
hair ; the first is most commou.
A ("hi nose pencil or small
brush ; a pen ; to write, to
com[)ose ; style, en n posi-
tion ; drawing, penmanship ;
a stroke in a character.
•M ^ ] or — ■ ;j^ I one pencil.
Wi ^ 1 ^ 41''!' pen-
1 *p the shaft, ] H the tip, and
] Jg] the cover, of a pencil.
32 ] a labored writing, and ^'
] a free hand- writing.
^ ] your penmanship ; in good
large cliaracter.s.
Wi 1 ^ |if| 1"5" '"ind paper op-
posed to each other ; — a great
litigation.
ii 1 1 <i I wrot<i it with my
own pencil.
W, 1 ^Ib 'ft '"y '™" P*^" ""i'l as-
sure you of its certainty.
^ 1 '" "F I *"" tiegin to write.
Ijl Jl — ] write out a note of
the p.irticnlars.
1 ^ ili 3}] ^o read a piece
straight thrcjiigli.
^ 1 "f fitl 1 ^" autograph.
^ ] }§ towers or pagodas of
tliree storeys, dedicated to the
god of Literature ; they are
shaped like a pencil.
7}C 1 the reddish variety of the
^fiKjnDlin piu-pnrea, referring to
ll)e pencil-like tuft of stamens,
whicli are used in making a
kind of pi'rfmnery.
] ^ -f" '^' write it in a book.
1 !r4 /t l"s pancil bears flowers.
1 ^ llE ^.t '"s pen runs off
dragons and snakes; — a beau-
tiful, firm hand.
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1 W, ^'-^^ ^° a writer.
W\~f 1 (^o begin to learn com-
position.
j|p I and Uf I rhetorical terms
for the foundation argument,
and the opposing argument in
a di.scoursc.
§ ] a .species of wagtail. (Mola-
ci/lti hudrala.)
In C'intonese. Straight, direct ;
lengthwise.
— I Jl -^ it went straight up.
^J I ] loose, like cotton-wool-
"Vfe;^ To strain oiT the water or
gravy from a dish, as of rice ;
■ ' to squeeze out tlie juice.
^ * ?l; 1 ^ dr^»'> all
the water from tlie rice.
?• ^ 1 -?t T ^? \^ fl" "ot pour
all the drainings from the tea-
leaves.
I iM-^ ^% strain off the mother
— from the vinegar.
I ^ drain off the decoction.
A light-yellow, even-grained
J wood, brought to Canton from
2n ' Kiangsi ; it is very light, and
used for carving statuettes.
A musical horn, | ^, used
by Tartars to frighten horses;
the boys in Peking make
them from roods like a whis-
tle ; the whistling sound of a
north wind ; a whistle or other
small musical toy.
P^ 1 52, to blow a flageolet.
1 \'}\\ i ^ tlie lively bubbling
fountain gushing forth.
7JC 1 a syringe.
~ ^ 1 ?* during this first
month (November), the wind
blows cold.
In Ciininiusc. Tender, as a shoot.
1 I'lj 3jS an oozing out ; it falls in
drops.
Vjat Similar
i^, Thebi
;»'
to tli8 Inst,
bubbling of water in a
fountain : a deficiencv.
Fiom 55 ii stiong how with "^
.1 hiitiilriil between, wliiuli is
, chiinged from an old form of
"jpf tlie lomjue, intimating that
advisers of a prince should be
neither obstinate nor supple; '^
is used with it in this sense.
A splice on a bow to prevent
its breaking ; to aid, to guide, as a
statesman ; to shelter, as hills do
a site ; perverse ; high.
^ I an able minister,
fill 1 assistants, near the throne-
Jt\M 1 a ship's bowsprit.
^^ M \ Wi distinct penalties
assist the instructor.
iM. fv] fill 1 this recess or position
[in the hill.s] is well protected.
j7 1? A place in the state of ||5
mV) Ching, near the present
pt ' Tsing-loh hien in the south
of Shansi. Read pp Good.
'^l/» ^ species of trout with pink
mr^ , eyes, otherwise called |>| ffi ;
pi' another sort, the ^ j ^
has a reddish body an inch
or two long, used in making a
sauce ; perhaps a kind of pilchard.
Dignified, grave ; to treat
otliers rudely when flustered
with drink ; full, filled with.
fi!£ ffl Jh M M 1 1 "l"'"
they are drunk, their dignity
and courtesy are all gone.
A strong and well fed horse,
fat and sleek.
1 M ^ H ^a*^ and strong
is the chestnut tcaiu.
p<
1"
A liathing-house.
) I ^ terrified ; stern but
pp agitated.
j fl^ a public bathing esta-
bli.shment.
y^ To dry by the fire.
*W^ In Cantonese. To boil flesh
■' till the wiiter is gone.
1 ^' ^ 1^ l^ecf is boiled to r.igs.
fee 1 T lj"rned (or boiled) dry.
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P'lH.
P'lH.
P'lH.
^,
P*
L
Old sounds, p'ik, p'it, bik, and bit. In
p'it, and pit ; — in
Composed of ^ ncrit/ and jV
tor e|) 1 rn/e, intimating tliat it
is hard to ob.serve laws, and Q I
mouth, denotinp; tlieir deliveiT to j
the people ; it is inteivlianged
witli tlie next, four, with ^, and
otiiers of its compounds.
A prince or sovereign ; a term
for heaven, and for a deceased hus-
band ; to rend or split open ; grave
and pretentions ; quiet, sechided ;
law, example ; to repress, to pu-
nish ; a crowd frightened away ; to
perceive fuUy ; clear ; as ; to beat
the breast ; perverse ; to open.
I ^ as, like as, similar.
;/ij ] I he severe punishment, death.
] ^ nominal ; false, a pretense.
] 1^ '•o e-^orcise.
^ ] my imperial lord, — so a
widow calls her laLe husband.
J^ I a queen, an empress.
] 1^ the emperor's hall for exa-
mining the Hanlin graduates ;
it is one of tlie most artistic
buildings in Peking.
1 jy jh 1 '^J punish in order to
prevent further punishment.
ixAH^% 1 g- ^ fa i"»v is
it, high Heaven, that he will
not listen to just words.
■JH ] subtle.
Mean, low-live ; base, licen-
tious, depraved ; partial, pre-
judiced ; cramped, str.iiten-
ed, incommodious ; private,
bye or secluded.
] PiS rustic, mitaught.
!^ 1 -i ife ^ de.sert, neglected spot.
ij[) ] heretical, tlagitions, as doc-
trines; deprave<l and insubordi-
nate.
1 ^ prejudiced ; a partial view.
1 ^ a side lane ; a private alley.
iK i^ (S 1 abandoned and re-
[)robate in characler.
^ 1 a covert or dark glen.
/"
:p'=ih[.
Canton, pat, p'ik, and p'ek ; — in Swntow,
Fuhchitu, p'ek ««(/ p'iaU ; — in S/iunyliai, p'
To cleave, to open, to rive ;
} to beat the breast ; to drive
j/t ' away ; to bend.
] pj to break open.
1 SBi 51 fi '" beat ^^^^ breast,
wail and stamp, as for a parent's
death, or from vexation.
bow is the etiquette.
p'it, p'ek, and pia ; — »n Amoy, p'ek,
ih ; — in C/ii/u, p'ie.
/''
To burst forth, to disclose ;
to develop, as nature does ;
to open up ; to set in order ;
to retire ; to shun.
^ ] /\ 1^ he newly consti-
tuted eight cantonments.
1^ — • I a sluilting and an open-
ing, a (li,'cline and a culmination.
M 'M i^ retired to the sea-side.
j5 the germinations of nature,
production.
I to unravel a sophism, to see
through a fallacy.
Y^
To wash clean, to whiten ;
} to brighten, as knowledge
p'i ' does the mind.
their occn[iation during many
generations was to bleacb
cocoon-silk.
To work fibres of heinp or
J grass- nettle into thread for
weaving.
1 '^ '^'^ ''°" *"" dress fibres
between the fingers.
A small gregarious bird of
the crow kind, called | jg^
having a white breast; the
] J^ is another name in
Nganhwui ; it is probably
allied to the blackbird.
^^ A clap ; a sudden, loud noise.
M^i 1 ^ ^ the rumbling crash-
^ pi ing noise of chariots ; a kuid
of war-chariot.
To cut open ; to rive, to split,
to rend ; to tear a-sunder ; a
wedge ; wedge-shaped.
1 liS '■*' Ijreak open.
1 J^ ^y^ A ^ tarsh man.
] ^ thevoussoir course in bridges.
] y\^ the split- water, or the long
bow-scidl on big boats.
In Cantonese. To meet one
suddenl.v.
1 M tt ^ I met him so abruptly,
— as when turning a corner.
^ 1 j^ the first crash, the first
word.
Indigestion ; costiveness ; any
J derangement of the circula-
'p 1 tion of the humors or blood,
giving rise to boils, cancers,
(fee. ; a morbid appetite ; a craving
for food, an inordinate fancy for
thing^s ; partial to.
^ I a vicious ap^ietite.
A "^ W ""• 1 everybody has one
craving, — is mad on something,
■j^ I a propensitj-, a hobby.
1 "^ dyspeptic, hysteric.
* I doting on books.
"b 1 >fc i^ ^'^ ^'^ * mania for it.
id
expectoration of phlegm
from drinking.
A prettily veined or glazed
^ , t ile made to resemble tortoise-
2)1 ' shell, and used in paving
paths and facing walls.
^^ ] fine or encaustic tiles.
W 8i ^ 1 ^^ made thero move
tiles in order to learn to be in-
dustrious.
^' Jl" W 1 ''^'^ middle aisle
was paved with tiles. . •'
Oblique, leatiing, deflected ;
poor, mean.
P'' \ 7K^ Ig the poorest mad
hoveb.
K
P'lH.
From 1^ to conceal and /\
y ci'jltt^ because a piece of silk of
■ jy J four ^ was folded eigbt times.
A [licce of cilk, for which the
next is now used ; a pair ; a fellow,
a mate ; one of two who are, or
have been united ; responsive ; to
match, to i)air ; a compeer, one
who is to be matched ; classifier of
horses, because they arc so often
S[)anned.
— ] ^ a married pair.
1 f5ii ^ fif-. "-'"^ ''"^"^ ^^ marriage.
] ^^ a husband, a man.
1 :^ 1 iw ^ common man and
woman.
-ff^ ^ fj^ 1 lie ruli'd ill Fung
a-'cording to the pattern — of
Ls ancestors.
PIN.
■jtf: M S I the world has not
his equal.
,B| ] horses of all kinds.
I ,^ the matuluriii-duclt, which
is noted for its fidelity.
PIN.
695
•}^ I and >]> ] are two parts
of the Book of Odes.
lA
/E
The original form is made of jt
to sioi' ^vith buictls above, or
'j/i more li' « J£ enough ; others
make it from r^ and J£ a riijlil
cover ; it is the 103d radical.
A classifier of pieces of cloth-
— • ] ^fjj a piece of cotton.
1 UlJ §f a dry-goods' shop.
J5^ ] a « hole piece of goods.
li"ad ,Hii. Sufficient ; to re-
cord.
Read 'yit fur jj|. Correct, ele-
gant, e.xact ; cultivated.
ipiiisr.
Old sounds, pin and bin. In Canton p'ao ; — in Swatow, pin ; — in Amoij, pin ;■
in Shanghai, ping ; — in Chij'u, pin.
ffi P^ ia a ::/c 1 when you go
abroad, lei it be as sedately as
if you met a distingushed visitor.
■ in Fnhchau, ping ; -
^ jircrious and
From
acurc-
One who receivcc attention,
a stranger, a visitor \\lio
comes willingly to pay his
respects, as !§ is rather a
customer; the entertainment of ,i
guest ; to enlertain, to act the host ;
to submit, to acknowledge ; (j
come -nder civilizing inlluonces.
I ^ ti visitor.
] fljj a fiiVixl ; guests and I'riends.
]§ I a domestic tutor.
^ 1 JW K' ''"^ guests are ar-
ranged according to their skill
— in arch'jry.
1 dr guest and host ; servant
and em|ili)yer ; lord and fief;
secondary and princi[)al proposi-
tion in rhetoric ; — according
to the ctHilext.
■((!? 1 M. "" China submitted
«illiiigly.
1 IJli '" regard, to respect, to help,
to care for.
g| 1 a fairy 'ho helps students.
I
one article of trade from Persia,
and is not imjiroliably damasked
steel of Arabian make.
i)^^
m
The bank of a
brink, a shore,
near, adjoining ;
stream ; a
a beach ;
to bonier
on, outlyin;
] ^ nearly dead.
1 liii ")<. f# I li'^^l nearly
reached the ocean.
f^ !^ 7]C 1 'isk it of the water-
side; refers to K'iih Yueu.
H M 1 'i^h ''"'-■e sides [of Corea]
bl^rder on the sea.
] ;|ll a superior district in Wu-
tiug fu near the mouth of the
Tsing ho in Shantung.
?E3 1 i-f- ^ t'"' sounding stones
found near the liiver Sz'.
il^ ± ;^ 1 ^ ilH I E ^vilhin
the sea-bouuds till are the king's
servants.
A fine sU'cl which
\(iy sharp swords,
^pm
makes
called
it is mentioned as
,1
From wood and guffit ; tlie
contracted form is unauthorized
' The areca-nut, called ] |E|i
in imitation of the Malay
word penuni/.
1 'M. betel-nut money ; i. e.
postage.
] 2® tl^"-' ""'• '"^"'l leaf prepared
for chewing ; the htisk is called
^i. ^ &. ''le big-belly skin.
^ I a hard astringent seed used
for the areca.
1 M "f *''e ''"'t "^ ^ species of
fig (Fiais stipuliita), used in
poultices.
To blow water into meat to
J increase its weight ; gross,
'p'i fat, as blubber.
Kft A wild duck ; the mallard ;
^> also called ^J gU by some '
'pU authors.
/^, A ^ 1 ^ countryman
takes a dtick — as a gll't.
A bird called | |C|, the
t) description of which answers
p'l nearly to the brown grebe
(Podicepi^), which is common
in Southern China ; it is also
called ffff ll the oily duck, ^
] , the small duck, and other
names.
A small species of otter;
others say, a large kind.
1 !f3 ■''■ '^"""1 '^'' "^'er, de-
scribed as having a head like
a hcTse ; but the two words proba-
bly denote difi'erent se.xes or tiges
of the otter.
696
PIN.
PIN.
PIN.
i^^ Coloretl silks mi.xeil ; a coii-
/p/^ fused blending of colors;
pin mixed, crowded.
I ^ confused, disordered.
tti -M 1 # '^<^ '■a"^'^ embroi-
dery L'uiit'usus the eye.
1 I a melange of colors.
S IJt 1 tr> '"s "urds are not
perspicuous.
From insert and a. <;j(est.
The oyster from which pearls
^pin are taken, now found in
the Gulf of Tungking ; the i
pearl is supposed to be the con-
creted semen of the sparrow when
transformed into the oyster.
] 5^ ^ pearl oyster.
■iit ^ 1 3^ te ffi tlie tribes on '
the Ri\-er Iluai brought pearl-
ovsters and tish.
^ when you get where land
and water meet, you are at the
dressing-place of the frogs and
oysters.
M
or
> .
From pelage and forest,
civil and 'nilitary, denoting a
lue mixtvire ; tlie second form
c/'
is chiefly nsed as a surname.
Ornament and plainness
properly mi.xed.
j ] neat but not gaii'ish ;
the parts well contrasted.
^ ^ ] ] simplicity and ele-
gance are in harmony ; a well
balanced mind.
B
Tlie second form is the name of
a hill wlierc many wild luii/s
were found, as its com[)osition
indicates.
r-
t/""
Name of a small principali-
ty in the south of Shensi
J ruled over by ^ ^E "'' ••1^'-'
family of Chou, lii'fore ihey
got the throne, b- c. 1134.
^'I'l an inferior deiiartnieut in
the southwest of Shensi.
jT"^ Ornamented with a mosaic
<J/nfl "' agate and ivory, or other
j/i(/i things inlaid, is J|| ] ; the
phrase is diHerenlly written.
| _. i _^ Interchanged with the preceding.
i7(^^ The brilliancy of a gem is
d'M 3|| ] , especially of the most
precious ; often used in names.
TIL To divide, in order to re-
( /J34. "-lui^e ; to part, to make a par-
j/.(/( titioiL
' rgj The original form ^ was com-
. -~^A posed ci^ f/nun and ijranary coa-
, tructed, because food was distri-
P'"y bated on request ; that is now
written '/i« ]^ and this has taken
its place-
To make knowir one's cise
to a superior ; to announce ; to
petition ; to ask of, and Is employed
in courtesy to friends, and by ser-
vants to their master ; a petition, a
statement, a report ; to receive from
heaven ; endowment, disposition.
1 '^ endowed with ; to receive by
permission.
[pj ] or 1 U to reply, as to
a superior or a friend.
] Jg- to petition the magistrates.
^ 1 to inform a superior.
1 ^K or ] pbI '"^ oflicial state-
ment, a petition.
1 ^ to decline the request ; to
aimounce one's departure.
1 §$ to ask for leave to Uo ; to
report on orders received.
M. \ a prepared statement.
•^ ■[51 I ^ to compl.ain against in
piirsoii, to .teeuse beture ollieials.
1 1^ or ^ ] the temper, one's
talents.
] f 1^ to pray to the gods.
1 ^ to pay one's respects.
] R/j to state clearly.
The knee-pan, vulgarly call-
ed ifX ti (or m m f'om
its cup-like shape ; to cut
oft' the knee.
I 8i5 'j) cut off the patella.
k ikJTf 1 ^^ cut off the
legs ol his enemies.
1^ ] to cut off the knee-pan ; a
piuiishment employed in the
Ming dynasty and previou.sly.
•T^)i*J From l/oilt/ and guest.
/f^K "^^ encoffin a corpse ; to
p'tn^ carry out to burial ; to make
a funeral.
j£ 1 ^'^ accompany to burial.
{ij I to carry to the grave.
1 ^ to put into the coffin.
1^ ] funeral rites at the burial.
] ^ to inter, to lay in the tomb.
»J From mail and gnest ; interchang-
ed with the ue.Kt and its primitive.
piiii' To receive and entertain a
guest ceremoniously ; to honor,
to do reverence to ; to arrange
orderly ; to advance.
OjJlI^iJy 1 ^#4*^6 hills
and streams are available as a
media to honor the gods.
1 M jS ii display your dishes
and trenchers.
] ^ to receive guests ; to respect,
as the gods.
] 4B '"* court master of cere-
monies.
1 ^ 57^ ^ t° ■''"-"' ^^^ ^^'^ ances-
tral vessels.
) Used for the last.
To expel, to put out forcibly ;
to find fault with ; to receive.
] ^ to reject.
G m J^ drove him out of the
country.
y^ to find fault with and reject,
as an account or a workman.
fF ^flS S '" ''^Pcl heresy,
i ] an othcer sent to the fron-
tiers to receive an envoy.
The hair on the temples, or
side of tho cheeks ; tresses,
' curls ; whiskers.
^ I hair on the forehead
putted out ; fiue hair.
^ ] the tresses; curls.
an old man.
^ 0^ dark hair and red
cheelcs ; — pretty.
^ ^ ^ M 1 il^ I l.'a';^
done nothing, though my hair is
gray ; — a regret of old age.
pill
P'lN
P'IN.
p'm.
697
Old sounds, bin and p'im. In Canton, p'in ; — in Swaloir, p'in an^ pin ;
i/i t'ulidmn, p'ing anil ping ; — en SImnghui, biiig ««(/ ping ; .
From iiriiax and to wryc ; occurs
seil with tlie Iiist.
(/
From rrpalth and to sh'ire, inti-
iiKiting tliat tlie sliare is very
little.
Poor, having a small part ;
poverty ; destitutp, impover-
ish ed.
1 ^ peiinyless, no resources.
] I'l!^ ignoble and poor ; base.
— I ^[] }3t 'I'l cleaned ont, des-
titute us if I had been wtislied-
1 ^ destitute ; not enough.
1 !'l -i -5C T» Pj .gdonot
forget those who were yotir
friends in poverty.
t5 1 fi^ "° wonder he is poor.
^ -p ^ I the princely man is
contented even in poverty.
I ffi] l?| lit! is poor yet happy.
M '™
m
ip'"^
Composed of ^ /cd/mid ipslep,
but the last is rather a contrac-
tion of f^ to J'unl, and tbis
is sometimes used for (^^ a brink.
Urgent, pressing, like one
waiting at a ford ; hurried, preci-
pitate ; incessant, continually ; im-
minent ; a brink, a shore.
] ■^ a covering, a shelter, as a
house.
1 1 fi^ unceasingly.
1 ^ 1 fi coming and going
n'|ieatei11y.
] f^ incessantly urging.
S?- Jift^ij/f :^ I agree to any-
thing you may do.
] ^ uninterruptedly.
^ ] an old name for the areca-nut.
m ^J? ^ 1 the doom of the state
(haws nigh.
1 jS urgently to hiisteu.
A fragrant fruit, the I ^
{Stercidia balaiD/luK), used as
a substitute for chestnuts.
] |g the apple or 2J5 |g is
correctly l.hns written.
• p ui A water plant common it)
Kiangnan ; the four leave.''
at the end of the stalks are aljout
as large as a cash, and are divided
equally so as to resemble the cha-
racter [g ; they are covered un-
derneath with a gelatinous secre-
tion ; the white flowers a[i[iear in
June, whence its name of ^ ] ; it
is probably a species of water shield
{Hijilropcltk or G ihomha), and the
lea\'es are fed to animals.
^ ^ iik 1 M: '^'^'iff it (tll<= fell)
with water-shield aiul duck-
weed ; these two plants were
once used in marriage rites.
^ & ] .^ ,!5^ ^ ^vhen the
water-shields bloom, I'll hurry
there to see.
^ l^ ^ ] she gathers the
water-shields.
To knit the brows ; to grin,
as when one fords a stream ;
to smile ; to sim[)er.
1 ^ ^ ^ don't smirk
with everybody.
^ ^1 5i 1 [it is like the
niiserahii' attempt of] Tung-
Hiitating [8i-sliiJ in knitting
her brows, — which only made her
the more ngly.
] )^ to frown and look provoked.
1 ^ to knit the brows.
Fiom woman and f/uesi ; i. e.
the accommodating woman.
^p'lii A handsome lady ; a regal
coneubine of the tirst rank,
who waits in the presence, as a
maid of lionor ; a deceased wife ;
a fairy ; to be a wife to.
^2, I Indies of the palace hareem.
'A. 1 ''"^ emperor's secondary
wives.
•shi
— in Amoy. p'in and pSn;— •
— in Clii/ti, p'in.
] ^ff his late wife.
isi^m^f-nu 1 ^ ^ [Jin]
came to wed the prince of Cheu,
and became his wife at the
capital.
1 ^ ^ fr the women maide
many rows.
'41:
'p III
1
Fi-oni coio and a ladle.
The female of beasts, and
sometimes of birds ; rarely
applied to plants.
S$ rJ jj the hen rules the
morning; i. e. the wife wears
the breeches.
tg 1 a valley.
] j3 the \'ulva of animals.
i^ 1 to "'ash the body.
% fill .'S. 1 tt [tlie eel] copu-
lates with other kinds of fish.
< |-~| From three mouths, intimating
rtrt *^''^^ wlien ttcv people wrangle,
MM Qiie can pieside over them,
'p'in
A kind, series, rank, order;
a sort out of a variety ; a rule or
guide to go by ; actions, conduct ;
a thing, an article ; a delicacy ;
to classify, to rank ; in music, a part.
I 1^ countenance ; the expression.
] <\/^ temper, feelings.
] ^^ carriage, air, or talents, of
a person.
M. 1 no character : abandoned,
■jig 1 a low class.
flil /S ^ 1 ^"^ '^ ^ reckless scamp,
fiij 1 fS "li'it rank is he 1
1^ 1 the highest rank.
I !|^J articles ; various things.
J2 J; ] the very best sort
a 1 '"^ S'>o(l kind.
— • ^ 1 singidar, eccentric, one
by him.self
1 -i iS -t ^' it 13 reckoned to
be of the very best sort.
SS
C98
P'IN.
PING.
PING.
] fj actions, coiiduct.
— ^ 1 ;^iis(.tofilishcs.
] 3^ to classify ; to arrange in its
proper place.
Jj; I a triistwortby man.
] ^ different kinds of themes. I
INSIGNIA OF
^ f^ JXl 1 ^° ^^^ virtuously and
establish a character.
j£ ] in music, the air, soprano ;
"^ ] the Lass ; and glj ]
the alto ; foreign terras.
] 5^ delicacies ; rare viands.
CIVIL AND MILITARY
] "l^ ^ a terrace ascended by
steps, as in the Temple of
Heaven.
;^ ] the nine ofiBcial grades; they
are divided into j[£ and ^,
principal and secondary.
OFFICERS.
Tlie distinguisliiiig badges of civilians are all birds ; they
aie worn on the breast and back of their official rcbes in a
•quare patch of embroidery, as follows.
1. j[]j 1^ Manchurian crane (Gi'us montigncsia.)
2- li^j '^i golden pheasant ( Thaumaka pictu.)
■-• ?L "ili peacock (Faro muticus.)
4. ^ ff^ wild goose ( Anser fc7-us.)
T). ^ l§j| silver pheasant ( Euphcamus injcthcmcrus.')
G. ^ '^^ lesser egret {Eijrctta r/anetta.)
7. )|l| JfJ mandarin duck (Aiiag galerkulata^
8. ^^ |Ct quail (^Coturnix dactijlisoimns.)
9. ,^ ^ long-tailed jay {Urocisso sinensis) ; or magpie.
10. ^ ^1 oriole (^Oriolus chinensis.)
The oriole is worn bv (he lowest grade of underlings.
The insignia of military officials are all animals, but they
are not so stricily distinguished as the civihans ; they are worn
in the foUowing order.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
jj^ Ii'jH the unicorn of Chinese fable.
If jp ^ the lion of India (Fclis ko!)
^-J the leopard {Leopardus japonicus.^
J^ the tiger (^I'clis ligris.) of Manchuria.
^1 black bear {Ildarctos tibetanus.)
f /^ tiger cat {Lcopardus macroceloides) • the Gth also
7. ( wear the mottled bear ^ (Ailawpus mclanokucus.')
8- f^ ,?| the seal (Plioca equestris.)
9. }^ ^ tlie rhinoceros {Rhinoceros sondaicus.)
The chwang-yuert, or senior Hanlin, wears the egret. The wives
of officials wear the same embroidery as their husbands, but no knobs.
The ranks in both services have been further distinguished in the present dynasty by different colored knobs on their caps.
The first two wear red coral ; the third, clear blue ; the fourth, lapis lazuli ; the fifth, quartz crystal ; the sixth, opaque white stone
or adularia ; and the last three, gilded yellow.
Old sounds, pang, ping, and bang. Jn
and pin ; — in Fuhchau, ping,
\J|i» ~1 From ice and water, contracted
■ to icatcr and a dot ; the third
is the form of the 15lh radical,
under which are grouped charac-
r teis referring to cold, freezing,
I and ice.
Canton, pmg, peng, and pang ; — in Swatow, peng, p°ia, and-p^i ; — in Ainoy, pcng
pifeng, and pong ; — in Shanghai, ping, bing, and pang ; — in Chifu, ping.
M
J
clear, -pure ; icy, fro-
crystallized ; to freeze.
^ frozen bard.
Ice
zen
1
] 7J1C ice-water.
-f^ ] to cut out ice for storing.
] @ ice and snow.
] ^ 'I^ icy cold, exceedingly cold.
1 ^ or 1 ^ *n ice-house.
] ^ cold as ice.
t^ ] a glairy spot on the ice.
] Si or I ^ an icicle.
1 S Si tlie ice is thicker.
1 '^ crystallized sugar-candy.
1 [as her tears]
m Ji# M ^s
fell they
ice.
congealed mto bloodv
] \^ a refrigerator.
] 1^ the hard fat of animals.
1 M BE M A a pure-minded
man.
C\.W 1 jPi the matter has long
been in suspense ; it has long
been unsettled.
1 A or f^ ] A •■>■ go-between.
1 IB .^ ^ chaste, unsullied.
^ i^ ' ^^"^ '^ ^''^ 5'^' m^Tied.
— )t 1 '& chaste, ureproach-
able, guileless.
] ill /p rT ft don't trust to
an ice-hill ; — high station has
its dangers.
Vi^ 1 ^ ^ hail-storm.
] 1' — f cool it oflF with ice.
1 ■© frozen fish.
^|i ] ^ strap on your skates.
] 151 or ] JH or ] ^ the ice
is melting.
From cifjht and a hillock ; btit
the original form is derived fixjm
jt" two hands with an jj" ax be-
tween them, or from J\ man, yy
hands, and ~J* spiar,
A soldier ; troops ; a force ; an
army ; a weapon, arms ; military,
warlike ; to kill, as with troops ;
to fight, to use arms ; the black
pawn in Chinese chess.
] "J* or ] 2$^ soldiers, marines.
j|g ] to call out or marshal
troops, as from a garrison.
^ 1 or ^J3 1 to bring a force
to the rescue ; to remforce one
in danger.
^ M ¥ .^ ^ ^ 9X 1 see
after your chariots and horses,
your bows and aiTows, and all
tlio weapons of war.
] ^ weapons, guns, artillery..
J3^ 4^ W ¥ 1 '^s is firmly re-
solved to conquer.
PING.
& ^ ^ ] i those about him
triei! to kill him.
^ ] tbo iiiaiu body of an army.
I ^ spears, iiuisket.s, arms.
^ I swords, knives, <fec.
^ I to go out on a campaign.
~ jj^ ] one corps of the force.
■^ ] an ambush.
,B| ] cavalry ; the horse.
■ip ] iufiintry ; the foot ; the line.
^ ] to e.xercise or drill troops.
^ ] a force sent to succor.
^l!j I to call the roll ; mustering.
'^ ] government troops.
^S ] to enlist troops.
1 R SM ^L ''"■ t''o"ps have re-
voked and the rebels are ram-
pageous.
|jtj I to review troops.
ffl ] in fll I'o fislits like a god-
1 3^ a commander, an officer ;
the governor of Hongkong or
Macao is commonly so called.
■14^ Another name for the Lifis-
cT|/i '""" "r ^ M- '■'"'" whose
fpiiiff leaf sheatlis coir ropes are
made, and fans and attap
from its leaves, is j \f^ ; it is
cultivated in the southern pro-
vinces.
-fQQ -^ quiver ; to put the band
(^/J/J on the quiver, so as not to let
, p!ii(/ the arrows drop out.
^ I I I Composed of ~~ otif /\ to enler
f^ and I J a rcfp/ifiiifi' or door ;
'pint/ — represents the |'^ principle.
The third of the ten stems,
which with "J" belongs to fire, and
refers to the soutli ; therefore they
denote bright ; a fish's tail, from
a fancied resemblance in the seal
char.acter.
TJj^ I or ^ j heaven ; a clear
sky.
I "y >Hj the heat of the sun.
i 1 iK |p] f"«'"ig north and
south, — as a house or grave.
PING.
In Cmitonese. To burn.
M M si' 1 '^"^ bouses «ero con-
sumed.
Kl ^ # 1 burn this after you
have read it.
'innij
Like the last .ind tlie next.
Bright, light, like fire ; lumi-
nous, perspicuous.
1 in H M clear as noon-
day.
Bright and gloriou-s, like the
'pii'y "f^ 1 the Last emperor of the
Sung dynasty, a. d. 1278.
One name for the Lepkina
or clothes moth is 1 'S , so
called from its forked tail
resembling the character
p^ ; another name is ^ ffi^
while fish.
A city in the ancient princi-
pality of Sung £^, now Sii-
'pinij cheu fu in the northwest of
Kiangsu ; also another in the
state Ch'ing ^ near K'ai-
fung fu.
pvuj
m
Sad, mournful.
* £ :& ^ 1 >i:- 1 1
'pmg when they do not see their
prince, mournfiU sorrow fills
their hearts.
( ti\f From to eat aud joined together
PjfJ* A cake ; a biscuit which
pinij lias been baked ; pastry made
into small pieces ; fritters,
dumplings.
^ ] wlicaten cakes.
1 %'L ^Iry biscuit or crackers.
1 !^ p-istry, cakes.
■t* lit 1 <"■ Jl 1 cakes made at
the full of the 8th moon, aud
used in worshiping it.
I 10 the stuffing of a cake.
ti 1 3C fiH [t" try] to satisfy
hunger with a painted cake;
a Barmecide feast.
^ 575 1 cheese.
] ^ [ircsents of cake money.
PING. 699
Thin plates of gold or silver,
shaped somewhat hke the
'ping old Japanese obangs, em-
ployed in offerings to the
Five Emperors ; a certain badge
of office ; an iron boiler.
U\ Wi — 1 ''^ ^^-'st a plate of
sycee ; tliey are sometimes so
cast instead of the shoe ingots.
Composed of ^ yt-ain and ^l
a hand grasping it.
'ptiiij A handful of grain ; an an-
cient dry measure contain-
ing two stone ^, or ICO pecks
5f ; to seize, to grasp in the h<ai;d ;
to have power, as Heaven grama
it ; to uphold, to maintain, as
principles ; decided ; mamtained.
^ ] a sheaf of grain.
1 :S3 f# 0. to hold a candle and
wait for the dawn, as Kwanti
did.
1 iU ^^ 'It "^e Jiist and yet com-
passionate.
""■ ] S 5^ ^6 acted most justly ;
the whole is very fair.
jg I to drop a handful.
1^ lg S 1 gave him 800 pecks
of millet. I
JE I to direct, to oversee.
#?!cWJ^ 1 rn^^l^'^ it is
not that we ol' the House of
Cheu regard it best to make
you unha|)py and harassed.
ill 1 M M 'o ''"■ay the scepter.
1 # to grasp.
11 1 H l=J "bo really holds the
power in the state ?
1 '\'k 1§. ^ bis natural disposi-
tion was incorrigibly stupid.
n
A scabbard.
1 3$ W JiJ the sheath of
innij his sword glittered with its
gems.
A bamboo mat or covering
\' behind a carri.ige io keep oft'
'ping the dust.
] ^ a cloth screen at the back
of a c.irt.
700
PING.
PING.
PING.
- ^P > 'l From yf (.i'f.« with two J\ men
y\ \ above ; or from , A JL f""'
, I , I men stamliug tofjetlier on the
ifkf '. same level ; tlie hist two forms
»* ■ /- ' are in commuii use.
"|[|1^ Two standing or going to-
y I I gt'ther, a dual arrangement ;
-Vf-'J I a copnlative [larticle, alto-
HH, I getber, both with, and, also ;
pi!i(/^ moreover ; even with, united-
ly, at once ; used before a
negative, it enforces it, really ; to
compare.
] J^ by no means.
] ^ to sit together.
•fi); ] 3^ do you compare them
together.
] -fj mutual assistance.
] ^ equally heavy or important.
~- ] all, the whole.
] /f, ^ not so at all.
K ;t ^ ¥ 1 it E ^; the un-
oft'ending people will all be re-
duced to servitude.
1 ^ /> @ lie absorbed thj six
states.
1 ^ ill '■"'o lotuses on one stalk.
] ■^ united.
^ ] to bring all into one.
1 •}{] an ancient name of Ching-
ting fu IE £ /i^ '■! ^^^ south-
west of Chilili.
^ ^ moreover.
^ 5E 1 ^3E — M 5E the leaves
have closed (or curled up), as
the sensitive plant.
) 1 Used for tha last, and for ip'ing
ypp to reject.
On a line with, even, equal ;
to reduce to a uniformity,
to equalize ; to expose, to
endanger.
1 ^ to oppose.
] ^ careless of one's life, as in
battle.
] ^ to rise up together.
1 A pU ^ — -pl^ lie reduced the
eight 1 looks to one.
1 i^ £i ^i. renounced bis own
private views.
piny
J From ilixcnse and Jiery.
Sickness, illness ; longing for;
I'iii^'' an ailment or pain ; \ icious,
vice ; a defect ; sad, sorrow,
affliction ; to damage, to render
worse ; to vitiate ; to distress ; to
dislike ; distress, misery.
^ ] maladies and ailments.
B 1 >>'• ^ 1 or ;f 1 sick.
1 fS ?* * relap.se.
1 ^- ~r ""^ 1 ^ convalescent.
^K 1 '•'^ plead sickness, to get a
furlough.
1 •^^ 511 S dangerously sick.
^ I to cure ailments.
So le 1 .K *-" tyrannically harass
the peo|ile.
] ^ he loolcs ilL
gl^ ] sick in bed.
] gl to injure the state.
I fh ?t /C distressed by tho
drought.
] M ftS y" ^isyi jauiidice'l eyes.
(Cantonese.)
'te /^ IJ& I ^■liey ir.jured each
other.
^ a .w ^ "g ^j s # -ji Ji
I |g to rel'onn themselves in
order to quiet the people, is
what even Yao aud Shun were
defective in.
] -Jit ^ ^ a principle that in-
jures the country ; a radical,
revolutionary idea.
^ 1 a sudden attack.
A 1 '^ ?J« 3 *'l'e evil with men
is that they will not seek —
the truth.
] -^ died from sickness.
f-= — ») Somewh.at like the last.
TlPy To start in the sleep ; drow-
jiiny'' sy ; an old classic name for
the third moon.
The second form is seldom used.
A handle, a haft ; a crank ;
a source; having control of ;
authority, power.
piny'' iC 1 to take by tLe handle.
to |75" 1 nothing to make the
8 .)iy plausible ; nothing to talk
aljout.
W ^G 1 pi'^^erfid ; something to
rely on ; a basis of action ; an
excuse or occasion for proceed-
ing against.
— • ] /i <i foot-rule.
^ |g 1 to have the control of.
"*■ ] the two powers, i.e. punish-
ment and instruction in ruling.
S 1 f?!j ^ the power of the em-
peror has passed out of his
hands.
Mi ^ 1 'o seize the authority.
iij- ] handle of the constellation
called the Dipper.
ix 1 6^1 "S M 'I'e handless
meteor, — are two wooden balls
tied together ; applied to an un-
steady, unsafe man.
ifil 1 iff T 'lie crank is broken.
JL liench aud U to depend
piny'
From .
on.
*^^
To lean on or against ; to
confide in, to trust to ; proof,
evidence.
^ ] to rest on ; to look to ; a,
support, a reliance.
1 't^ ^o lean on the railing.
1 JL ^ US' resting his head as
he leaned on the table.
1 »X [like aj dry stick
near the fire, — so is going into
temptation.
1 M i^^Q -S thinking of you
while leaning over and look-
ing at the moon.
^ 1 to rest on or lean, as a wall
against a house.
J.-jr.^J 1 ^'^ drive off, to expel ; open,
j/l cracked ; to make a bad
ml
piny
1
joint in cabinet-ware.
^ 1 fl4 7tC ^ a patched-
up article, one made of
pieces.
(^ to subscribe to make up
a deficiency.
In Cantonese. A crashing noise
] \g^, as of smashing crockery,
or the din of an orchestra.
vL=^
P'lNG. P'ING.
Old sounds, p'ing, p'ang, bing, and bang. In Canton, p'ing, p'eng, nHf/p'ang ; — in
p'eng, peiig, and pin j — in Fa/ic/tau, ping, pang, nnJ p'eng ; — in Slmughnl,
P'ING.
701
r^f* From woman and impulsive;
ffjh^ nsed witli i^ nianiage presents.
fP^iiii/ Elegant, as a lady; to in-
quire.
1 i? graceful, lady-like ; gentle
and beautiful ; sometimes ap-
plied to speech or tone of voice.
M
From roch and ire,.
The rushing sound of the
billows against a clitF.
1 m tt f^ ^^^ roaring
noise of the surf rushing under a
hollow clift'.
Tj/K The crash of stones.
clJ I 1 5^ a smash, a breaking
iJ^wg sound, as of glass or crockery.
1 5m fl^ ^ '^'^^V rumljling
noise, like thunder.
WU 1 H t*^ g'^'«= '-1''" li^s with
great noise.
The noise of shutting or
opening a door ; a creaking
sound, as when a door turns
in its socket.
From ~ly or "X" »'« and /\ eight.
liven, equal, level ; just,
*' " e<iuitable ; common, ordinary,
usual ; uniform, equable ;
peaceful, undisturbed, tranquil ; to
tranquillize; to restore quiet, to
subdue ; to adjust, as weights ; to
harmonize, to pacify, to conciliate ;
to regulate ; regulated ; blended ;
plenty ; a plain.
^ ] just, fair ; equally sorted.
] %j at peace ; it is all settled.
5^ ] a pair of balances.
] 1 n^ smooth, tranquil, even-
^ I a state of peace ; the name
taken by the Nanking insur-
gents in 18,5o for their dynasty.
I ftfe smooth ground ; to level.
J^ I a plain ; a level place.
] daily; ooinmonly.
1 ^ *"' 1 fllf common, ordin-
ary ; usually, constantly.
) ^ heretofore.
] Ijfl the dawn ; very early.
1 Sn "'■ 1 DD "f equal rank.
1 i^ H ^^ tlie untitled and
comiMon people.
] UH to subjugate, to reduce to
order.
I T^ well, contented, prosperous.
i^I 1 "* 5^ '''^ ^^ °^ ^^^ same
kind.
I iiil /Is M, iS '° raise a need-
less disturbance.
1 0^ equally divided.
if ' fR ^ 1 '° desire to take the
[)ai'l 111' tiiu injured.
I j^ fy uniform motion ; and
1 /y|I i^ uniform accelerated
motion ; terms in mechanics.
I ^ the j'iiiij shiny or even tone,
tlic first of the four.
1 Pis ;/C 5^ a" ope'ij 'evel high-
way.
I '^ no ground for. trumped up.
^ ] habitually; the tempera-
ment.
j^i /p ] unreconciled, uneasy.
1 t}^ HD p& to discuss candidly
^ ] ^ the twelfth moon.
1 1 ^ ^ ^^""y ordinary, no-
lliing remarkable.
I jE 1 1 ^^'^ royal road is
lu\el and easy.
] 5cT to tranquiUize the empire.
In Cantonese. Cheap, reason-
able in price.
1 fi^ M, ^ •■^ I't'l^* cheaper wiD
do.
jj ] very cheap.
In Peiingese. To weigh hi scales.
] iljl weigh it exactly.
T-^ A flat, level place ; a plateau ;
I »*«■»« '"' ^^^'^ where people colleot
Sioatow, p'eng, pan, and p°e ; — in Ainoi/,
p'ing and bing ; — in CAi/u, p'ing.
7I> To make a board plane and
smooth, fit for playing chess ;
iP'ing a wood suitable for tables
and f(jotstools ; a chess-
board ; a game of chess.
I ^^ a smooth, plane board.
1 ^ ^^r jft 1 a game of chess.
From wotJs and ejual.
To discos 1 the merits of;
to settle ihe order of; to
arrange ; to criticize a writ-
ing, to revise and edit ; to deh ber-
ate and weigh.
^t j to review a book, to make
notes on a manuscript ; to mo-
ralize on.
1 tti comments, criticisms.
1 Ij9 1$ ^ to review and cor-
rect essays and poems.
'^ ) to commend a composition.
np ] to estimate the merits of.
] g^ to discuss, to argue on.
1 ^ t"^ judge the merits of an
affair.
1^ ] to censure, to detract from.
>y7R From H'ater and even ; like (ijj(
C-i I a rusliing wave.
ip'iiig A ravine, a wady, a gully.
^ 1 a roaring, as of the surf
rolling into caves along the shore;
also a diishing torrent.
•flj;^ Also used for tlie last.
- ,' ' The noise of water ; to wash
( P '"•y and whiten cocoons or silk.
1 M It ^ people who
cleanse silk.
y_w^ From plant and gully.
•< 3~* Duckweed, such as covers
p^ing pools and fish-ponds, called
\^- I and -^ ] , including
p;)ecies of Lemmi and Riccia ;
wandering, floating about ; travel-
ing.
702 P'ING.
1 7K ^ ii unexpectedly meeting
abroad, like drift-wood on the
waters.
1 fit ^ l£ '*■ ^^ uncertain where
be is now
-» Sometimes intevcbanged with tlie
kst.
^p'wff A species of succulent cress,
the 1 ^ of whose sprouts
deer are very fond ; the stem is
straight and slender, and the leaves
gi-eenish white.
r^ ;^ ] ] the fragrant grassy
hcrl)age.
'M^f ^ 1 D^*^ '^^'^'^^ ^^^ eating
the tender cress.
Kead ^ p'«7!. A protection.
1 ;^ a kind of war chariot svith
a screen or sliield.
P'iNG.
•
] j|; to drive out.
] A S [3 t" make people to
retire, — in order to be alone.
] ^ to hold the breath, as when
before a superior.
i^ ,t 1 ;> :it ^ ^ H lie
raised up and took ofl the dead
trunks and fallen boles.
A water-pitcher, an earthen
jug ; a vase ; a bottle ; a
gurglet ; a vessel with a
tubular neck, and usually
without a handle or nozzle,
yt ] a jar for flowers.
a l)ig belUed vase.
iP''>0
Wi
From ho(ltj and together,
c/7-|- ' A screen wall, built before a
^Hng door-way; a defense; orna-
mental tablets; to cover, to
screen, to hide or keep out of view ;
to act defensively ; to serve as a
defense.
I JU, a movable door-screen.
^ ] a dividing curtain; a veil.
[g ] a folding-screen.
^ ] a pier-glass in a frame.
1 ijig a hanging curtain.
;j^ ] back of a chair.
1 jt * guard or .servant, ;'. c. one
who stands like a screen.
1 ^ ^ g an officer on guard
on the frontier.
^ ] a waist-cloth ; a fig-leaf
^ j a scroll given to old people.
M: 1 *"■ ffi 1 ^^^^^ ornaments
of small stone .sereen.s.
Ecad 'phig. To expel ; to
scatter ; to reject, to put aside, to
keep outside ; to spoil, as robbers ;
to remove.
1 !^ to cease from, as smoking.
i jg ^ ^ to keep back the
attendants.
1 Yh -it '^^' blamed him for his
faults!'
a wuie jar.
T? P in ] l^ecp the guard over
your mouth as [when pouring
from] a bottle,
j a pitcher, an ewer, a jug.
7JC
c/G^
Fiom heart or bench and a. horse
ninniiif/; it is similar io piiir/''
tlie third contracted form
l_ IS not uncommon.
M
P'iNG.
1 {i a staff.
1 ^- JS S f.S current money will
be paid on presenting this bill.
#15
^'
An ancient place in the pre-
sent Lin-k'ii hien |E& ^ 0,
in the central part of .Shan-
tung ; this and ^ seem to be
the same place.
From ear and
uhive ; Inter-
cliiiiiged wil'a t^^ iirett.v.
A Stand for a stone ; to lean
upon, to trust to; confiding
J in ; according to, as ; proof,
iP'<"!/ e\ idence ; that which can lie
proved.
I f\i raidsman, surety, a broker.
Yf 1 there is proof,
■tt 1 M unfounded : no evidence.
P |» 41 ] words [alone] will
11 '"t serve for proof
^% ^ \ ^li's ^lii'^S will l^e the
proof.
W ffi 1 ^^ whatever you put
your trust in.
i ^ 1 H JL 'lie great lord
leaned on the gemmed bench.
* 1 an officer's commission.
A j Jp'^ ^/ "1"'' '-''"■'*'' '" ^l"''
power of the gods.
] IJ!^' a card serit as sign of having
received a thing.
\ ^ a receipt ; a draft.
fi 1 ^ Iff; 'f^ *^° •'• whichever
way is agreeable to you.
pin(j
To ask, to inquire ; to send
messengere to an equal to
make inquiries ; to invite with a
present, as an officer by a prhice ;
to negotiate with a present ; to es-
pouse, to lietroth ; the betrothal
presents ; a gift, a portion.
I ^ money paid at betrothal.
1^ to engage a teacher.
^ "^ j^ to engage a worthy
1
man to fill a certain post.
T 1 ''1' j'^ 1 Jlii ^^ ^^^^ 1"^"
trothal presents..
JS ] a generous dower.
;fj' >I» ] to send the first betrothal
presents.
1 fl'J ^^ ^ wife is espoused by
presents.
^ ] thrice in\ ited, as the ancient
I Yin •^ ^ was by his prince.
] ;g to answer the prince's call.
^P ] to decline the presents
fit 1 to request scholars to serve
the state.
1 :% 4^ t" betroth a virgin.
.{^ ] to a wait the presents ; to
tarry till sought for.
y^ 'BE Bfi 1 we cannot send any
one home to inquire about our
families.
\
p'in</'
p wj
To repose confidence in, and
employ on mes.sages ; to send.
1 ^ ^Jl '■^'■•IJess and
dangerous i;i using power.
From thunder thrice repeated.
The sound of thunder ; a
thundering i-acket, like a sa-
lute or cannonading.
PIU.
PO.
PO.
703
FXZJ.
Old sound, bio. In Canton, piu ; — in Sivatoiv, pin ; — hi A mot/, piu ; — in Fuhchau, piu ; — in Shanghai, pio ; —
t pido
From peUujc and ligtr.
The markings on a tiger ; a
small beast, striped like a
tigi'i, probably denoting one
of the tiger-cats, but doubt-
in Chifu, pill,
less an animal common in Cl'.ina ;
some refer it to the Himalayan
leopard (Leop.irdus macroceUmhs
of Hodgson), a much larger ani-
mal ; streaks, veins ; ornate.
3!t 1 or I 'ti^ elegant composi-
tion ; perspicuous in style.
— I !^ ,^ one company of horse
ancr loot.
] {l|» external accomplishments.
Old sutiuds, pa and pat.
In Canton, po ; — i'm Swatow, po, p'o, and pi'ia ; — in Amoy, pi'i, p'6, and pw'an ; — in Fuhchau,
po, p'o, and \>\\M ; — in Shanghai, pu ; — in Clil/n, \<ix.
(.P"
From wafer and shin,
A wave, a ripple ; moved,
rntHed, as water by the
whid ; a glance of the eye ;
shining bright, as the glare from
water ; glossy ; vast, wa\e-like ;
to comnnniicatc, to (low along ;
rushing waters; a stream ; a river
in Sliansi ; wrinkled, venerable,
as ] jpl. my .-iged grandparents;
this pinase is also a name for father
among the Miaolsz'.
] ZjS yg 15? (piiet smooth water.
B 1 'IS M iL it [y""r e-^cel-
lency'sj kindness .spreads over
the ri't^ion as a wave.
^ ] bii^lil gluuecs of the eye.
^ I a lender glance.
^. i-P ] ^ [''"' i''s'^] ^^^ "''■'■'1-
ing in the streams.
^ ] moonlight, alluding to its
reflection on the water.
] j^ the coming w.tve, the evil
will reach him; to com[>romise.
^ 1 M'''l'l'''''*i 1""'''% '''I'l'l'i
•as a cm-rent.
if; 1 ^ T '^''^' '■'^'■"''- "*" ''"-' ■^^'-
coiiiit will come by and by ; the
remainder is Jiot written.
^ 1 ^' f'h '""'rying here and
busy iIkiv. — in the caies of life.
1 il iJC S '1"^ kingdom of the
Drahmans, — or Lulia.
35C W 1 \m 'lie essay is very dis-
1
1
'po
An unusual name
toad JjiJ' ] , (k'scribi
for the
1 .as like
a huge wood-louse or sowbag
(Oitisciis).
>& 4* ^ 1 ?a 1 ^^^^'^ '10 Si^'^fs 1 •■
or enmities.
1 ^jf 13 I'ersia ; but the name
seems to have also t)een ap[)lied
to a part of Sumatra, in the ig-
norance of Chinese geographers.
H '^" the jack-fruit.
M i^ '''*^ pine-apple ; — i. e. the
iJDi'ueo fruit.
j'I'l an old name for Ng.an-ping
cheu ^ 2]i j'|'[ in Kwangsi.
In Cantonese. Used in imita-
tion of the word bn/l.
fy I to [)lay billiards.
^T iiil 1 'o ''"" nhie-pins.
■^♦"f^ From /dint and wave,
t\Jf^^ A general name for spin.acii
j^jo and other similar greens, like
the Coiiro/riilii.i rcptaiis.
1 ^ spiiuich (S/iiii,aci(t), a com-
mon article of food ; it is an
exotic, and also called ] ^ ^
or the Persian greens, from
whence a priest brought the seed.
A hill or pi'ak, called | ^
{ij iVom its resemblance to a
/(/ luniuhis; it is in Liang cheu
ill I laiichung fu in the somii-
west of .Shensi, at the source of the
River H.m.
pu
1
H&
To walk awry, as when one
foot Ls lame, or weak, or long-
er than the other ; favoritism,
unfair leaning to ; partial.
the lame can get ou or
m
1 [t'J -T» ^Ji '■•■" nnreasoning par-
tiality.
Read 'pi. Halt, lame, crip[)led ;
to stand on one foot, considered
to be rather indecorous.
] liill or ] m lame.
E[5 1 one who lira[)s ; and ] ^
lame in the hand. (C.'iiloaese.)
] {^ inclined ; not upright.
MAM] ^'and respectfully
ami do not loll.
To sow seed ; to strew, to
scatter abroad ; to promul-
gate, to publish ; to disperse ;
to reject, to throw aside ; to
be separated ; to shake, as grain ;
to encourage ; to tlee.
I f^ to scatter seed broadcast.
po
i ] to make known afar.
] t§ '" "innow, .as in a fan ; to
pnunulge.
I ;^ to act as ruimer or spy for
another ; to cozen ; to curry
favor.
I ;^ to reject carelessly, to
throw oil"
M 1 ^ I^'H *'"^ (JrP'itl of bim is
felt throuirh the land.
70i
PO.
^
I to disseminate, as a doctriue.
1 S ii rf ^ -1^ ''<^ ^'^^-
lished liis wickedness to the
people.
In Cantonese. A final particle
expressing an intention, but olten-
er indicating a certainty.
^ Pi fL f f A 1 it is not well
to believe everybody.
P'O.
B * JM- pS 1 I --eally tbink of
studying Chinese.
PR
po'
M
it i^ also wrongly
Like tbe List
used for (/nn ifpj to translate.
To spread or proclaim
abroad ; to tell foolish ru-
mors ; reports, stories.
] an officer of the Empress
Wu iu tbe T'ang dynasty.
'po
p'o.
A winnowing-fan ; to win-
now or shake grain.
^ 1 ^ ' I ^ take the
fan and separate the chali'.
1 ^ to winnow grain.
1 ^ '"* ^P®" basket for grain.
^ &| ] the ship rolled and
pitched.
] 1^ to clean grain iu the wind.
Old sounds, p'a, ba, nnd p'at. In Canton, p'o ; — in i'Swaluiv, p'o, po, nnd p'ua
in Fuhchau, p'o and po ; — in Shanyhai, p'a and bu ; —
declivity, a slope ; tbe
^po
M
,po
J>^
side of a hill, a brow, a brae ;
a mound, a heap of rubbish,
a hill ; bills which contain
gems.
ijj 1 a terrace or ascent of a kill.
iji ] a gentle slope.
^ ] green hills.
TC ] J- \^ the ground at the
foot of the hill was slippery.
J: 1 JEt to go uphill.
From ji/aca and sL-in ; it is inter-
changed with \fiin KS ■■' brink,
whioii it resembles, and witli tbe
last and next.
Uneven ; inclined, tipped over ;
a declivity ; falling down, dilapi-
dated.
Read , pel. A bank, a side ;
a rising shore ; an embanlcnient,
a dam ; banked up ; to uiclose
by dikes ; a pool.
] ^ an artificial pond.
3§ ] the roadside.
^ ^ ^ I by the shores
that marsh.
1 Jit a dike to inclose water,
jfr 5g Zji I ;> l^ because
the tips and downs of life.
iV°
Like the last, of «liich some re-
{4 gard it as nnotlier form.
Uneven, as a road ; the
side of a road.
] P'l^ uneven, as a rugged slope.
7K
foreign glassware.
^po
of
of
A vitreous transparent glaze.
] ^ or ] ^ glass (per-
haps in iraitatiou of the Por-
tuguese vidro) ; also called
-^ liecause it is ^ ^Q 7jC
M iu 2 <^'^^ ''^ water and hard
as gem ; said to have been brought
from the west by 3 i^ '"^ eunuch
in the Ming dvnasty,
# 1 ^ "
] 1^ broken glass, an article of
trade.
1 M )x window-glass.
From woman and wave,, bnt the
original form is made of woman
ig^ and %yt, a sort.
An old woman, a mother ;
at tbe South, a dame, a crone, a
gammer, a granny ; in tbe North,
it Is rather like hag, virago ; mo-
therly, matronly ; used by Budhists
to express immortality.
1 3^ 1 (i'^ Sanscrit hluxcjwmt)
a term ajiplied to every Budha,
denoting one who possesses the
highest virtue.
] husband and wife, Darby
iHid Joan.
^ 1 my wife ; the goodworaan.
1 jtk or ^ ] 1 an old lady.
|;J Ij; ] a hiuumiug, green cica-
da, with broad wings.
lljJl 1 a matchmaker.
^ ^ 1 a midwife.
^^ ] fishworaeii, fishwives.
^
; — in Amoy, p'o, p'i, and pw'au ; —
in Chifuy p'u.
|g3 g^ ] a stepmother.
■M, "M 1 the boatwomen at Canton.
•^ ] the legal wife.
— ' )t I >& ''^ Motherly feeling.
j^ I a bed-warmer, a kind of hot
water pan.
■|[1| I a witch ; a spiritual medium.
^ if 1 a wido^v.
•^ ] a god of the wind, once
known in K'ai-fung fu.
^ I ^ Ava, whose king once
received investiture from the
Mongols.
] i^ [Jg )^ or Br.ihraa, regarded
by the Budhists as inferior to
every Budha.
White, plain ; gray, like old
^ men ; hair
the white
abundant.
1 1 H ^ a venerable statesman.
1 81 big bellied.
m ^ 1 I ^ your temples are
beginning to turu white a little.
A district in the north of
Kiangsi, Poyang hien ) p|j
Ijf^ contiguous to the Poyang
Lake, from which it is named.
From stone and wave for tlie
phonetic.
Stones like flint or obsidian,
which can be used for spear or
arrow-heads.
m
,po
turning silvery ;
on the belly ;
p'o.
P'O.
POH.
705
(^^ The Lea
P)^ leaning,
i.PO
ad incliuc'd one side ;
ime\en ; somewhat,
a degree, .a little; an excess ;
rather doubtful ; perverse,
one-sided.
] 75J" it will answer very well.
] ^ rather too much, a good deal-
thins
1
Y^
rather too much of
it.
1
-^n
— • !I^ I know
a
or t\
vo.
1
^
rather too long a t
lue.
1
^
can be used.
A m m 1 u Si m fj 1^
when oflicers pervert equity .ind
liave fa\orites, the people will
o\'erpass their place.
1 1 1^ 'f^- ■'■ ii'iclerstand it very
well.
] i)arlial, prejudiced.
M
m
'p-o
From PJ can reverseJ ; it needs
to bo distiuguisheJ from /.•«' £.
ffrcut : tlic second form is em-
jiloyed for tlie latter senses.
An odverh, do not, may or
can not, ought not ; then,
forthwith ; insuflcrable.
] f§f unworthy of belief.
] iiS't ili* Ji^ -^ can't bear so much
inconvenience.
1 '4j\.%^ ^ ^^^ iheitiuiiou wished
tn reduce hiiu.
p^o
A il^ 1 ifllj mill's heart is in-
scrutable.
C A*A^ -'^i' unautUori^ed but common
l|3f cliaracter.
'p'o A basket tray, about four
inches deep, | ^ used to
carry grain in ;i ctirt.
,) From stone find skin.
To rend, to break ; to ruin,
to defeat ; to take by storm ;
to detect, to lay bare; to
solve ; to explain ; split, tattered,
broken, injttred ; detected ; ruined,
as a family ; understood, seen
througli, r.s a plot ; to guess, as a
riddle; resolved, as a dotibt ; a
hard blow.
1 i% deslioyed, useless.
I ^; smashed ; broken to shivers.
1 ^ cracked ; torn ; spilit.
W, 1 M f^'ai- lins split his gall-
bladder ; — ?'. c. lost all courage.
I J3fj split it open.
'Jf^ I break it ; knock it to pieces.
1 W^ defeated, ruined.
^ ] "J* detected, all found out ;
seen to be vanity, as the world.
] (!]• to lose property, as by theft.
'-^ ^ ^P I the arrows wenv like
blows to the mark.
1 ^? b¥ iffl 1'° explained the
sense most carefully.
] 1^ to waste, to spend recklessly.
dollar lor llowers.
1 ^ T* ^ he is the ruin of the
family.
1 "J? J-" '''' ili-'cayed family.
] ^ the case has been found out.
1 £§ S HI '■^'^ mirror was broken
and he has made it round ngaui;
— said of a second marriage.
1 Jlfe W^ ••" "l'S» licll ; i. e. to get
sotils out of purg-itory.
1 Ws '■o gut'ss a riddle.
] ■&]■ to detect a scheme.
] j"^ to match and nctitrtiliEe a
plot or schorac.
1 JK *■" l-'.v ''''i''<2 one's heart.
JJQ 1 fill M carried the city by
sto;-:!!.
'J» 1^ tb 1 "ol-liiiig is toj small
to be discovered or reached, as
by the microscope.
sn ± A 1 11 beg you. Sir,
to guess — my riddle.
From jilinl and a iiiatroii.
Luxuriant vegetation.
,iro 1 ^ f^'" 1 ] ^- ^ flourish-
u)g, exuberant ; bewitching,
as the way of an actress.
:f>053:-
Se^nc oj' these arc often- read iT.ii. Old sounds, pal;, pat, lak, luid bat. Jii Canton, pal;, po!;, pal;, put, and iiial; ; — in Swatow,
pak, puk, p6, bwa, liwat, pOU, and po ; — i« Amui/, pok, ji'ok, pei;, p'eU, pit, pwat, p'noli, and p'iaii ; — in Ftilic/iau, pok,
[loli, paul;, [I'aul;, paik, p'aik, pali, pek, p'cl;, piik, pwuli, pwak, piik, ««</ pwok ; — in Siianr/hai, bck, bok,
pak, p'fik, bo, bell, ball, Jiali, and ji'ib ; — in Cli'/ii, pu.
Froiu jdunls and cxI ended ; it
resembles /'«' Jiif a liook.
Plants extended ; trees ap-
pearing singly, no brushwood,
grassy ; thin ; tittenuated ;
subtle ; a thin leaf or plate, a
pellicle ; poor, unforttuiate ; ccono-
niictil ; light, few ; to diminish ; to
slight, to treat coldly ; .';UB[)ieious
of; to approach ; an initial particle,
ah, so ; to reach or extend over;
careless, inattentive to, anyhow' ;
trilling; a curtain or .screen.
I ^1 a tlight od'en.^e.
/^ and I thick and thin : liberal
and stingy; intimate and distant.
] ^ unfortunate in lil'j.
Il^ I conteminuotis, regardless of.
1 a ^c ;i 1 m ^j' ;■: ii»«
we pick them ; now we have
thctn.
1 It A ''■ heartless man.
1 ?i'j" ?l{f essence of peppertnint.
^ Jl 1 5^ 't is uow twilight ; in
the gloaming.
[-1 1 ^ ll'c sun is partly eclipsed.
I j[i^ ihabby presents.
]S 1 itdi "j>" he came directly up
to the city walls.
] '[j^ no sens.' of gra'itiide.
A ~l' i'fi 1 a f; w dei^cendants.
b(>
706
POH.
ron.
POH.
m
^h ] na m r^ E JI '^ '"' '1"^
regions lying bcyoml out to iho
seas, I cstablis-lifd five [jresitleuts.
^; fHfipi 1 iii>ierLige, no reliance.
Jl!i Jk. 1 "'' sterile spot ; a i)o\eity
stricken place; a spiritless race.
J^ jrj^ I timid, retiring, bashful,
thiii-sUiimcd, craven.
■^ ] woody thickets.
to stint ; frugal ; dull, as
trade.
1 b" fi B^; ^'^ery ''™c that I go
and say a little, — he gets so
angry.
] f^ to care little for.
] ^ to gather, to crowd to ; to
form a tqiiaa.
'Mii \ ^ iM '^''^ ^"rt'iii' ^^''""s not
cared for ; — /. c the women
were too public.
W M 'fn 1 '■'"^ thunder and
wind struggled with each other.
jj'Jj Si 1 1 ^^^^ cries and diii of
the jostling carriages.
/ty^ Used with tlie List and tlie next.
V El 3 ^^ door-screen, made of .'splints.
i"*' ^ 1 '''' f''^nic "" which
worms si)iii cocoons.
" ' small tishing-stakes ; a weir-
Ilk
— )^V
] a screen made of rushes.
§|t| A thin sheet of metal ;
|I| J mock-metal.
po/i' ^ ] gold leaf.
^ ] brass leaf, tinsel.
IJi 1 silver leaf
To spring upon, to seize ; to
wrest from, to strike ; to
clutch, to grapp ; to play, as
a lute ; to lay the hand on.
I ^ to strike.
1 ^ to seize.
J^ -:f. ] jj& be pommeled the
tisrer with his fist.
Vromllcsli and lliin contracted ;
it is of I en wrongly used for (pany
fSif one of its synonyms.
A slice of meat for drying,
a coiiop ; the humerus, the upper
arm in some places, but in the
soiuhein provinces denotes the
thouldi r ; to slice, to shred ; to strip
and mangle, as a carcase ; the
clinking of stones.
J§ 1 rfl •1' schawl, a scarf, or ker-
chief, worn loose over the ] p^
or shoulders. {Cantonese.)
^ ] to shoulder.
m W] ] m iM J: tl'ey slew
and then gashed the bodies on
the walls.
iffi 1 to change shoulders.
TV I O
ic l\c. ] U ^ gre-it brawny
aims, — ■ able to box.
BI 1 'M M: Pi. [tl^e cocks]
spread out their wings and set to
with a scream.
F)'oni "I /en or complete, .and
extended ; llie second form
erroneons.
fl
t&f. A simple ancient game pkiy-
, ,,•> ed with si.t sticks in twelve
2)oli' squares ; it resembled the
game of fo.K-and-geeso.
Ample, spacious, extended ;
universal, general ; intelli-
gent, versed in, learned ; to
cause, to make ; to barter ; to
game, to play for money.
I ^ or ] [jj] extensively read,
well informed.
:iS ijT ^[^ ] their \iar-cbariots
arc very large.
] jj^ learned and accomplished.
1 '¥4 K ^ museum.
'/\ 1 01' 1 y\ to play dice.
I J^i a gaming-house.
I -jt- relics of olden time, antiques.
1 ^ i^ "^C^^^ taught me letters.
^\ 1 — ^ it v.ill amuse you a
lilllc.
Jil K 1 K to barter goods-
1 ~h a professor in a college.
I '}\\ an old name for Liao-
ch'ing liien ]gp |f,]( ||, in the
west of Shantung.
] gif ^ J^ universal kindness
to tlie people.
p^M Used witli jyao' 'f^ to burn.
f^-^i To crackle, to burst from
^"" heat ; iho crackling noise of
a fire.
^£t A large bell ; others say a
jE^) small one, vvhich responded ;
po.'i^ .similar to the next.
1 1^ a light hoc used for
dibbling and weeding.
] fM Wi ornaments carved on
bed frames.
A large bell used to mark
.stops in music, or at the end
of the twelve Chinese hours ;
an implement of husbandry,
a kind of hoc. -
Opened out ; to repress ; t?>
\ 3 cram ; stuffed.
2J0.'i' ^ 1 filled ; vast, as the
atmosphere.
S| 1 to sit croi3S-legged.
A pillar in the wall ; the tie-
3 beam that connects the inner
2)o/i' and outer pillars of a portico.
y^ * Said to be formed of 'Q' and ,
I a contracted in combination, because
' , tvliti'i is the color of the even
P'^ numbers ; it forms tlic 106:li
jpai radical of characters relating to
white.
White, a color now regarded
as rather an unlucky hue j clear,
immaculate ; bright, as moon-
light ; plain, easy to comprehend ;
low, without rank ; freely, with-
out price ; disinterested, pure ;
unstamped ; explicit, manifested ;
mournful ; obvious, ainicular, as
in writing ; to state to ; to mani-
fest, to make clear ; easily under-
stood ; to redress, to vindicate ; in
Canton, the reverse of a coin ; the
white part, as of the eye or an egg.
] -g, a white color.
] @ a loafer; a sharper who
looks about while ho pretends
to seek a friend.
] ■^ip a pasquinade, a libel.
1 ] ^ i'F'^ "°^^ freely give it
to you.
roH.
POH.
roH.
"07
] ^ ~jf I 8°'' ^^ ^°'" "othing-
I ^ "J" I have grown old use-
lessly ; I have done nothing in
lite.
jg ] the spoken parts of a play,
those not sung.
^ I ^ words written by the
sound, as '^ for -^.
M 1 n& "'■ l!i i 1 ^« ""^^^r-
staads the local patois.
njj I ] he could only see it with
his e yts ; — i.e. he could (or
would) do nothing.
1 A or ] ^ A or I -J- a
commoner, a man who h.is no
rank, or has been degraded
from (jftice.
) ^ ihe simple text.
1 ^ Ji^t ^ 'o rise in life by one's
etforls, si-lf-made.
] ^ a free meal ; a plain dish.
] [il| I had a look for nothing.
1 tE A or ] ^' an albino,
known as 5c ^" 5i '" I'^^khig.
1 Q or 1 ^ in open day; day-
light.
<^JI ] -^f lucky and unlucky
affairs, pleasant and sad events ;
referring especially to marriages
and funerals.
1 M llj iV 5fP '1 pl'ii'i family has
produced a high statesman.
Jt? ] — ifig I got the better of
him in that argument.
J] ] bright mooidight.
Uii^]'M gasconade, bragging.
■j^ \ the planet Venus ; this name
was given to the poet, Li T'ai-
poh, by his mother, who dream-
ed that she conceived him un-
der the influence of this star.
" I snow in the finst moon.
^ ^ ih ] ''■ "* already nine
years — meaning snows.
mII 'ij fi 1 'o open one's heart,
to clear one's reputation.
I I^ a medicuie, corrosive sub-
limiite.
fj^ ] to miss a leaf in turning
over, — which s[)oils the essay.
3^ 1 #1- :^ to wear \vhite for
filial mourning.
redress those who have been
wronged !
] "]» a name of Nanking in the
T'ang dynasty.
'pa I
pull'
From ^ H'Jnie or clear, and "^
une ; q. d. one roimJ sun.
A hundred ; the whole of a
class or sort ; many, numer-
ous ; all, everybody.
1 ffi 41 — not one in a hundred.
] J2 ''11 niechauics ; craftsmen.
I •^ ^ thousands of thousandts;
— a vast number.
1 f* 1 ^' ^ hundred shots and
a hundred hits ; — he's always
lucky.
] -^ ^j ^ the rocket rose very
high.
I J^ the centipede.
] 'g* :ill (itticials ; the rulers.
] ^ all kinds, as of speculations.
1 'P" "fti '"y flower.s, alluding to
the layers on the bulb.
1 It ^ ^ all the various occu-
pations of lite.
1 M -i IS everybody hates him
heartily.
I ip ^ ^ after death, a enphu-
isiu.
1 "M i-i ''^6 surnames or clan
names of the Chinese.
] "^ the brain.
1 M i^ a district magistrate,
alluding to the extent of his
jurisdiction.
1W,
pok'
A hundred men, the leader
of a band, a centurion ; a
string of a hundred cash ; it
is used for the last in writing
numbers for security.
g 1 j^ 1(K) laels of silver.
PJt^ I'Voiii itmn and ir/ntr ; tlie word
' I H liri/ or lifi/ 10 ^|i.s derived from
this ; occurs used for /in '^ a
tyrant.
A father's elder brother ; the
eldest of brothers ; a title of re-
spect ; a senior, a sui)erior ; an earl,
the third rank of nobility ; aa»
pu/i
cientl}', also a constable of princes,
heads of departments, leaders, no-
bles, and chiefs ; to control ; term
by which a husband or elder bro-
ther is addressed.
'M- ] &} ^ '^ •'''r, come to mv
help 1
1 ^ or ;^ ^ my [)aternal elder
uncle, called ;^ ^ in f;vmiliar
address ; an old gentleman.
1 ^ a gi'eat uncle.
1 <IX paternal uncles ; used for
uncles on both sides.
1 JS '"* ui'ele, an elder, a senior.
] -/^ an aunt, an uncle's wife.
£^ ] an ancient rank, like a high-
pricsl.
1 ^ the shrike.
1 f 'i' <1X $ ^ mode of calling
four brotliers, answering to first,
second, third, and fourth.
|^-| I'Vom kcj'c/iie/' Aiul icliifc.
I I J :, I'lain white silk, taffcty ; a
y)«/(' present of silk ; wealth, pro-
perty.
/jp 1 fabrics generally.
^ ] pa[)er money burned at wor-
ship.
^||> ] to place long strips of paper
on graves, as at Ts'ing-ming.
fj.j' ] riches ; estates.
y^ I a small present, a single roll.
^ ] three sorts of colored silks
used for ])re.sents.
{It 1 M ^ '!>'-' C'lihiese Plutus,
or god of Wealth.
l*'roni iratcv and tch'tte ; used
witll i% tlrill.
pull' 'J'iie glare on the water ; a
ripple; to stoj) ; to fasten or
moor a boat ; to anchor ; anchored,
at leisure ; a marshy lake.
iff I or 1 Jift to anchor a vessel.
\1a \ H in '"'""S"!, contented,
with little.
^ 1 unsettled, roving, as a
gypsy ; a vagat)ond.
m 1 j^ the ho-po, I. c. the hop[io
or boat-master at Canton; as
JrI ] rI 's <i harbor-master.
708 POH.
POH.
POH.
^
l>Olt
'IS
From to ryo Hiid n-ldte ; thj se-
cOTiii and comriioD form is un-
autborized.
To urge, to insist upon ; to
vex, to harass, to provoke to
t'Xtreniity ; embarrassed anil
driven on, as by an enemy.
^ .jy^ flurried and driven
so as to make mistakes.
^ ] hurried ; pressed, as by work.
^ ] not a cash left, penniless.
^ 1 straitened ; in distress, as by
poverty ; overburdened, as with
cares.
>^ Si Jj'r 1 Jriven by circum-
.stances.
1 ^ i^ ^ bound by a strict
command.
m
po/i'
'pat
1
From irooil and white, vefen-inff
to its diir:il)ili'y, emblematic of
, pmity ; the lii»t form is correct.
The cypress ; the cedar ;
laigo ; to impel, to crowd
on, to urge.
^ ] the juniper ; the arbor-
vit:e. {Thuja orientalis.)
J^ a governor's palace.
; I bark of the Pterocarpus
Jhirus, used to dye silks yellow.
^ \^ the swamp cedar, used
for incense.
•^ \\\[ oil from juniper seeds,
used in the red ink for stamps.
^ chaste, refusing to wed
again.
iiil ^ Iffi tlie guests crowded
each other on the ground.
A great junk fit to cross the
») ocean ; a sea- going vessel.
IJok' ^ ] a ^hip.
1_ If ^ -1 j'i'ik from Tien-
tsin or Siam. {fiaiUonese.)
An embroidered collar or
cape, anciently worn over the
dress at court or state sacri-
fices ; it was of red or difter-
ently made to indicate rank,
' I an outside cape.
; ] to show outside, to indicate
by some symbol.
jllU
Idb '^'^ ^'^^^ "P suddenly, as a
.iKi pustule; the skin breaking,
as from ehilblain.s.
'<M. Wi\ ik tlie skin cliap-
ping in winter from the cold.
&A From knife and to eiii/rari.
"J*'} J To Hay, to peel, to skin ; to
j'o/P split; to uncover; met. to
degrade, as by depriving
of robes ; to wane ; to e.vtort, to
Heece, to demand by force ; to
slaughter an animal ; the 23d dia-
gram, meaning lo change from soft
to liard.
] ^ to skin, to Hay, — it was an
ancient punishment ; to fleece,
to extort.
ify ] to exact sharply, as in cus-
tom duties ; to levy on.
^U. \ i. fK 8'"^'' times have re-
turneil, tiie worst has passed.
] Sx to peel the hiislc.
S5c 1 b!c ^ kill and then cook it.
1^ I to take without mercy.
1 "F ^ '■"''■'^" "*^ your coat.
Read pith^ To strike, to knock
down.
/\ ^ 1 ^ in October, they pick
(or thrash down) the dates.
poll'
home and to hlend or
tlie first form is correct.
From
join ;
' A piebald or particolored
horse ; a fabulous tiger ;
mixed, diver.se ; to dispute,
to argue against, to criticise ;
contradictory, impracticable ; to
graft ; to tranship ; to thrust in,
to insert; to splice, to scarp on,
to piece out ; to continue, to take
up where one left oft'; suddenly.
1 IP to find fault with.
] U to cavil at the price.
1 •^ particolored, variegated.
1 M '*' o^^^^ trees.
] ^ .-i boat which makes a con-
nection with another.
1 ^ to tranship goods.
1 jl. fi] pS' to correct the expres-
sions. I
tlE 1 7 M '" T'^'verse the deciaion
of a loner court.
1 fi^. 'h ",i^ lie suddenly wazed
angry.
1 |uj to reject a petition.
1 y^ to take from a cart to the
b.'),-it, to trans[)ort.
I (ip to I>ro\vbeat, to cross-ques-
tion.
1 Jf t" expose an error.
ij*" 1 *" '■'•''''^'i^'e from another, as
goods.
\% ] a prolcpsis ; to answer ob-
JL'ctions beforehand.
poll'
V
poll'
From i''tin and to wrap.
Hail; sometimes called jijg
53 jfj h.'u-d-lieadod rain.
] -^ a hailstone.
j ] or .Jg ] to hail.
f^ ] hurt by hailstones.
The tramping noise made in
w.alking over stones.
Sg I noise made by a horse
striking his hoofs together.
The original form is intended to
represent a man's legs stretclied
ont ,• it was composed of two ]j^
placed back to back, and j^ra-
dnally confr.acteil to tlie pre=ent
form ; it is the 10-Jth radical of
a few cbar.acters.
Two persons standing l)ack to
back ; to progress.
From hand and to istiue ; origin-
ally- like tlie last.
To spread or distribute in
their proper places ; to ap-
propriate or .set aside for ;
to rule, to dispo.se ; to detach, as
trooi)s; to expel, to root out; to
abrogate ; uprooted ; to get rid
of, to exclude ; to scatter, as the
wind does clouds; fluttering, as a
dress ; to Hirt, as a fan ; to thrum,
as a lute ; to cut grass ; to sepa-
rate ; ropes for a hearse.
] ^ to draw the bow.
I K to drive off musketoes.
S I M 1 the d.ark king ruled
with vigor.
roil.
I Pil 'IS ^^ dissipate the smoke.
I jj/ to reel thread.
^ J ^ "J* to detach troops to
a p<)8t.
JQJ I to allot each one his diilies.
I ^flj a great worker.
1 JM D3 i"ove aside the things,
make a way.
1 ^j Mi ^ lick-spittle.
1 IL R ?R i :t •I' vigorous
ruler who can reform abuses, or
])Ut down reljels to restore order.
^ M y^ I '"' "^"■'*'' '"'■'''' ^'^ "P"'
roolL'd.
I ^ altered, as for the better.
1 ^M — • >^ tu put one side,
partial.
1 S S n when the clouds dis-
perse you can see the sun ; met.
to di.ssi|)ate eri'or.
] };g a door-latch or kuolj. (Pc-
Liii</rxe.)
] li ^. U^. K^Km t'i« thrum-
uier on his guitar has come
into the bedroom ; — i.e. a mus-
keto is buzzing.
1 % fi'I ^S I I'eg of you to let
nothing [irevent your coming.
%fs 1 JE I'le.-ise straighten it;
amenil or revise it.
In Sh(in(jhai. An instrumental
verb; using, with, by; to give, to
hand.
1 m M ^)^ f: if) I'e v,as re-
priived by his parents.
1 ik ^ give it to me.
^'^i A rain garment, made of
T-SXj leaves or coarse gumiy clolh,
pa/i' c'.-dled ] f^. worn by la-
liorers; a short jacket.
y^J^^ Vrom /is /i unci to r.thiliil.
»»W^) A fisli wagging its tail,
l-i-iU swimming.
when
At
poll'
Desiptneil to I'epresent two mm
iniinic.'vl to each otiier, mid staud-
' iiig back to back.
The north ; northern ; to the
north ; nortli wards ; the ca-
pital ; conquered and Heeing.
POH.
] "fj the northern regions.
^ il^ ] Jl I-" 'j'^1 farewell to a
graduate going to Peking.
JJ5; ] defeated, demoralized.
] ^ the north pole.
1 P 5ih beyond the Wall.
:^Jc^f-ma] Jfii -m m *¥ t^cy
attacked those behind, wlio tied,
and the l)lood flowed till it
would float a ])estle.
j^ ] to pursue the defeated.
! W ffil 'lilj *" '^'''ve an audience
with the Emperor, alluding to
his [josition as always facing
the south.
] T^ Peking, or the northern ca-
pital ; it has been chiefly current
since the Ming dynasty began.
Kead pe'i'' To se[)arate ; to op-
pose.
j^ I to turn tile back on.
^ ] parted, [)hiced in divisions.
To walk through the grass ;
■^\,) 10 trudge, to draggle ; to
/«)/*' travel oft'; to presmne to do
of one's self; to stumble, to
slip ; the end of a caudle.
^ 1 it il9 the old wolf steps
on his dewlap.
^ ^ 1 '{'^ ^ 'I'S'' officer has
gone over the prairies and
streams.
J£ 1 the heel.
] TJS the root ; the base.
^ ] an addenda to a book ; an-
other preface to a new edition.
1 t$ ^ ^ ^'i*^ discommodities
of traveling.
1 F£ ""^ 1 'M (Sanscrit, hlindra)
virtuous or sage, a title applied
to every liudlia.
] fJll to stumble and fall.
1 t£ (51 t''p 'R'wa- Gunduck in
Nifial, called Ilinmija vati by
Budhisls.
] J3 to tread down legal rights,
to threaten reprisals.
Similar to tlie next.
A large dish for eating from.
POH.
709
poW
^-J> An open earthen-ware basin
J^!^j to cook in, common at Can-
^ poll ton ; a globular, narrow-
mouthed dish used by priests
for their alms-bowl, contracted from
1 $ H oi" 'he San.scrit pntra,
■A beggar's clap-dish ; a stone-ware
patera to grind colors on.
1 :S '1 priest's dish, shaped like
a llat globe.
f# iK 1 to hand down the
[priest's] robe and clap-dish —
to a disciple.
||pj SI 1 a large platter dish.
{Clint on r.ie.)
% ] '^ P'j the Budhist profes-
sion.
{^ ] a tmniel.
ly^ Tiie roots of grass ; stubble;
/^)^-> a thatched cottage.
pu/c' I ^ a h(jvel or mat house.
tii 1 sprouting grass.
■& %' U' 'Sk U ia PJr ] ""^ler
Ibis shady sweet crab-tree the
chief of Shao lodged.
A small bell, like a sleigh-
jell, u.sed by Budiiists in
chanting, or in music to re-
spond ; sometimes written §'j^
and used in Siam for a tical.
f^ 1 small cymbals.
The shoulder-blade ; the
> scapula ; commonly called
fi VfS or shoulder-scale.
^ii The beaver, known as f^ )
JV)C, and nlso_i ji j^s'lt is
pnh'' found in Koko-nor in watifrv
places, and ])urrows ; some
eat it, and the name denotes its
fatiK'SS.
A baked calte made of ficnir
confectionary ; comfits.
fPO f^ ^ I I hard biscuit.
iK 1 ] to cook cakes.
^'1 1 fn 65 h'^*^ sweet cakes.
I 710
POH. _
A name for a wife among
the northern tribes ; a pretty
woman ; another foi'm ot'pu/i^
^i the demon of drouulit.
lioW
jw/i' good smell.
M.
Fragrant.
an exceedingly
puli-
A small tree found in Hu-
nan, producing a yellow
wood called ^ | ; the root
wood is reddish ; the bark is
bitter and dyes yellow ; it
ifi like the pomegranate in
habit.
P'OH.
From hand and a chivf; it is not
identical with /<'>7i, Jjll to bend.
lioW To break asunder, to l)reak
in two ; to open, to split, to
pull asunder ; to disgrace.
ft*< ] ^ n (Jpeii your mouth.
] ^ 5t W '" raake one's father
and brother blush.
J? ] the thumb.
1 fjf to break bread.
] |g t,) tear paper.
I "J* ^ '['j| to disrupt friendly
feelings.
^ "^ -^t 1 '^ 'I'c plastering
has dried and cracked otl".
P'OH.
In Cantonese. To throw a thing !
on the ground ; to tiing it away.
^1 — y Kesembles ^]tno ^^ clown.
"^ti^ Name of ] jl] in Ying-cheu
V^ fti in the north of Ngan-
hwui ; a term for the northern
part of that [irovince ; an early
ca[)ital of China, v.. c. 17G0, lying
in the present Shang-k'iu '^ ^[j in
the east of Honan ; there was an-
other in Yen-sz' in Honan fu in the
west of that province ; and a third
near the first.
)3^ wJc ll 1 I '""S'ln my opera-
tions at Foh; satd by Uhiugtang.
OUlsotimh, p'lit, ji'ak, ami l.ak. In Caiilun, p'ok, p'ut, j.'ak, pak, and pok ; — in Sn-atow, p'ok, p'e, p'ua, |.'a, pok, and
p'ek ; — lit Aiiiui), pvv'at, p'ek, and p'ok ;— in Fulu-hau, pw'ak, p'lak, pwok, p'ljuk, p'auk, and puk ;—
ill Slianrjliiii, p'eli, p'ak, p'ok, and bok ; — in Chi/ti, p'u.
P'rom irater and to issue.
p To throw water down,
to
J p'uh bespatter ; to drip, to ooze
out ; di.ssipated ; a dash of
water ; to waste ; bold, vigorous.
— • ] ]^ a smart shower.
fa 1 16^ cheerful, in good
spirits ; unselfish ; toenhearten.
^ ] to use things recklessly.
I ^ a bold handwriting.
PJ ] perverse ; incurably evil.
1 ^ ^ i& to 'ose custom, as by
rudeness.
1 ^K 11 ^k water thrown out
cannot be gathered up ; — one
must abide the results of his
own acts.
lu Ointonese. Slender, acute.
+ ^^ fS 1 I aU her fingers
taper prettily.
A sickle or hooked knife,
. sharp on both edges, to cut
grass ; a small scythe oi-
grass-knife.
Grape-juice, not yet settled
or strained is J g§ ; must,
newly made spirits.
1) oh'
From (jeni and ivhitf.
Amber is J^ ] , supposed to
be of resinous origin ; when
it. ^ Hu I'S ^ i-ii'^bed hot
it will alLraet straws.
^M fc^ 1 '^ yellowish red-amber ;
also false amber.
(fil ] red amljer.
(||J ] clear, light colored amber.
J, II
The thud of an arrow; the
noise it makes when striking,
as if it was a hailstone.
U'J3
po
p'u/i'
■poW
An edible tuber, the | ^
, called at Canton ,E^ jj^ or
horse's hoof, the Kkuchn-is
tnheio-MS or water-clicstnut
,|§ 1 or horse's tuber, one name
for the putf-ball {Lijcoperdoii).
some of which are said to bu
as large a-s a pint measure.
, From hand and a t-a.fe for rods ;
' contracted like the next.
,>
To lean or recline against ;
to Hog, to strike ; to tap ; a
blow ; to impinge, to strike
against ; to Hit, as a bat ; to tiap
1^ ] J|. the tlowers e.x'cite the
nose.
I ^ to clap the wings.
] ;7ic ^C "-o tread or slap out a fire.
] "J* 2}S they came rushing on.
— ■ ] W\ >^ ^ fixed design, a
settled resolution.
W. \ 'WX'L tlie moth fiits about
the lamp.
1 ,!§ 3jS to rush on one ; to close
in upon, as a robber.
] 3 -^ S to brush away three
pecks of dust; — met. to render
perspicuous, to clear up.
_L.I Interclianged with the last.
^ I ) To use a club or cudgel ; to
J p a beat, to pound ; a tap.
1 1^ to whip a horse.
I (^ 1^ JfiJ the rod is the punish-
ment in teaching,
ft^ I to push one over.
] jjl) to fall down, as in a fit.
t^> '"
om irood and a case for bam-
boo reedd.
j^/« Hard, fine-grained wood;
rough, scrubby timber ; the
body, as of an unfinished vessel ;
sincere, plain ; the substance, ma-
terial ; a body without appendage
or ornament.
P'OH.
P'OH.
P'OH.
711
] ^ simiilc-ininded, honest, rustic,
sillClTI'.
1 ^i M B. »■ '""iiiily of iiii[)re-
lentioiis, plain liabits.
■^'j ] FcTiiii|iing, parsimonious.
I ik fi''ig''il ; jiist what is neces-
sary.
Ifll =^ jS I to reform one's habits
and expeuises.
J»t Used as a contraction of t)ie last,
'PI J and of /«' §|'« to annonnce.
//t)/i' Tlie barlv of two kinds of
Aftu/iKilia ; the :^ ] is the
J/, rubra ; the other is the May-
nolia hijpoleuca, called M ] a
tonic of a bitterish pungei;t, aro-
matic taste.
I 4IJ tliL' dwarf nettle tree, the
(J I' IS or ic II talis.
^ ] the note to inform friends of
a parent's decea.se.
7[t ] paddy, unhulled rice.
J nH4 The crust or gangue of a
^^■j gem ; an unpolished gem.
i''"'''' 1 jE ■■' gem in the rough.
-K fll ft 1 m )JlJ J± ^ Pien
Ho oHcred a rough gem [to
King Li of Tsu], who cut off
both his legs, — for his impu-
dence.
Vvum iii'in and thorn ,
tiiisliinan.
f]. d. a
^
ll'uh'
A clod of earth.
1 ^ H luni|) of dirt.
Jhk An arrnw-heail of bone is
.Li' # ] ; ■•""! 1 m -^ are
[I uli^ arrows tipped with hhnit
bone, so jls not to wound.
\fi^ To take out of, to pluck up ;
"f-^j toturn,isfinnid in thefShang-
/^/' h.ii plu'a.se | ^ lo turn over
or turn around.
The eyesiglit somewhat iu-
f^j distinct, as from near-siglit-
y/o/i' edness.
Hlfe ] lirotiibcrant eyeballs.
liuli' To banish, to exile or drive
men to live among th« west-
ern savages ; to drive into the
desert ; certain aborigines who
lived in Kien-wei hieu !f5| J§^ l|J,
in Sz'ch'nen in the Han dynasty,
and ,are still found in Pu-ngan
cheu ^ -^ j'I'l in the S(Hithwest
of Kwoichau.
From to irraii and w'lih ; also
read j'filt^
fii/i'' To fall prostrate, to crawl
on the iiauds iukI knees ; to
exert one's self to relieve an-
other.
^ ] ^ i|X he fell on and clasp-
ed the eottiu.
in 1 ;j^ -i I '^'^'''" crawled on
my knees to save them.
^tji A fragrant, white flower
pElJ ) called ^ ] ; a general name
p'u/i'' for spindle-shaped roots is
1^ ] , as radishes, beets,
turnip.s, &c.
H^ ^5 1 '■•'I"' ciirrots ; to have
chilblains. {Cantmicm.)
«.
From -f" hund nii'l hundrrd
roiitrnuted,
r . ttaiuls.
I'"
p\u To pat, to caress ; to slap, as a
table ; to beat, as cymlials ; in
Peking, the projecting cornice over
a shop or house, which serves as an
<irnamenf, or a [irDteelion to the
entrance.
I Jj^- to cla[) the hands, as when
c.'dling a. .servant.
1 ^ -k ",tS l'^' ^'•'I'P'^'^l tl'c tabic
in great anger.
] lu to act as a peaccrnalcer.
1 '''i-'. ifli -5^ chiiiped their hands
and laughed.
S ?K 1 ii % l''^' foaming bil,
lows beat again.st the sky, — as
in a ivfoon.
I ij^ to play ball.
'^ i>^J '^ 1 the itotes accord.
1 M ^'^ P"^' "" ^^^ shoulder.
1 H H f^ '" ''I'y 'jy bidding,
as at an auction.
] jjl^ to strike the breast, as
when vexed,
/i^ ] ^ a cornice made of mat-
ling.
^/* The grains of liquor.
Tri) "li 1 that which floats on
y/oA' the vat
From flriiion and w/tite for the
])honetic.
n'o/i' The animal soul, inferior to
the 5^, and partaking of the
[^ principle ; it goes earth-
ward on death, and forms thu
ghost ; the faculties, especially the
senses ; the animal spirits or ner-
vous perception, as distinguished
from the reason ; figure, fr :m •
the dark disk of the moon, that
which cannot Ije seen.
^ I and 'J'j' ^ ] the first and
second days of the new moon,
when no disk can be seen.
^' ^ ] the sixteenth day of
tlie moon.
H iM, 'tl 1 ^^^'^ three souls and
seven s[iirits of a man, the last be-
ing the action of the five senses
and limbs, which some persons
omit .IS not being really a spirit.
1 Fft 11 i ® llie ;/o// is the
energy belonging to the body.
^ I bodily vigor.
JB 1 '""ly- form.
^ ^ P^ ^ 1 "lie" tlie moon be-
gan to wane in the tiiird monlil.
^ ) ^ ^ the moon begins to
brighten.
Read t^oh^ and also written ^.
Desolate.
f^ I disheartened, spiritless.
'Ai t^ vS 1 ^ wretchedly poor
family.
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PU.
PU.
PU.
Old suuuits, po, bo, pok, bok, pot, and hot. In Canton, po and fan ; — »n Swatow, pu, pc">, n»f/ p'A ; — tn Asmi/, p.J, p'o,
a«(/ liii ; — in Fu/ic/iav, pu, pwo, and pw'6 ; — in S/ianr//t(i!, pu a«(/ bu ; — in Ch'i/it, pu.
m
Fiom to r/o and ./l)•s^
To Hoe, to abscond ; to hang
ill suspense ; to owe govern-
ment ; a defaulter, a pecula-
tor.
^ obligations to go\-ernment
-^ a debt.
j'jfe to abscond, to escape from
ariest.
\,^[ to skulk and secrete, as
a lellow tieeing from the iiolice.
gJ vagabond, disloyal oHiciak
Ifl
<.i
Kroiii to fMt and Jlmt ; inter-
cliaiiged with Pflj to feed, and
enoneously used for Jg a shop.
To eat ; an afternoon lunch ;
a cake ; gruel. '
f^l ] an evening or late meal.
^' 1 ^ -fit good at nothing but
to eat anil drink.
^ ] bean cakes ; food of pulse.
< l-j^l A vegetable garden, an or-
|ni| chard ; a place for recreation ;
'i/M to cultivate a garden ; mat
sheds erected by squatters.
^ ] a gardener.
% ^ IS ift 1 '■" il'« iii"th
moon, they beat smooth the
Stecking-floors in their wardens.
The period from 3 to .j
o'clock r. M., same as ^ \^
fjxc the afternoon hour.
"|> I sunsetting.
Q Jf^ ] the sun is nearly down
EL 1 '^ ah I the sun is now
declining.
H 1 Si ^ ^^^ ^'^^'^^ increases
as the day wears away
A flat roof ; the roof made
tlat so as to be used.
I ^ the headman of the
roof, — a name given to the
local headmen of Chinese emi-
grants in iSiara and elsewhere.
j^ ] fanners and gardeners.
in ] gardens of all kinds.
^ 1 an elysinra in the Kwuiduv
^^'s- il ^ tlj ^^liL're the Hea-
venly liuler ^ f^ resides.
From rfolJif^ and
useil for the next.
Jii-ft ; occui-s
j/it To repair, to mend ; to closa
up, as a breach ; to patch ;
to supply, to substitute, to make
up ; to aid, to assist ; recruit,
to strengthen, as the bcxlv ; the
Insignia of rank sewed on thj obe;
a su[ipleiuent or addenda - ia
tirltliiiictic, a thousand miUicas or
a billion.
] J^ to strengthen the powers.
] ^ tonics, restoratives.
1 ^ iJE •-" patch clothes.
1 Ml ^ t*^ recruit thj ■ ener-
gies.
] jJU the embroidered ofhcial robe
on which the ] ^ or insignia
is sewed.
1 Wi ?K (or ^) to supply (or
make U(]) the discount.
1 2ji g|f to make up for light
weight of money.
1 P^ S 3i t*^ reprove a [irince,
that he may amend his faults.
^ lis 'J» 1 '^"^''c 's doubtless
some small ad\antage.
||§ ] to snjiply a new one.
I -||; to make it up to one, as a
breakage.
1 *§ W ii fill "P tliis nttle
crack ; — ind. make this affair
work better.
Jif ^•' 1 j"^ "o mev\{ i-aTi atone
for this fault.
S'l 1^ 1 ^ "' <^»t off the flesh to
patch an u'cer, — is utter folly.
1 )Kj '''• patch.
jE ifl 1 j^ -I I'limus and seeiind-
us ; an appointer and bis al-
ternative.
I'rom loorih and pervading ;
inlerclnins^ed with the last.
'«« A list, a record ; a chroni-
cle ; a treatise on an art, or
a history of its productions ; an
I escutcheon ; a genealogical list ; a
census list ; a biographical work ;
-o insert in a register ; to put
in a proper place ; belonging to, as
a elan or rank.
^ 1 "r ] :^ '■» faiiiily genealogy.
jj^ ] a clan register.
^ ] to revise the family records,
fil ] book of games of chess.
^ I a treatise on drawing.
^ I historical annals.
I f-^ scientific repertories, notices
of antiques, and similar works,
[jl] ^ I about the same age.
"^ I a certificate of sworn bro-
therhood.
1^ Ji'S ^1 '^^s '-^"^ 'S unreliable;
e.\tra\iigant speeches.
^\\ ] a village census or annals.
^ W ] everything has its rules
or usages ; there's a right way
for doing everything.
In Cantonese, lleasonable ; evi-
dence for.
W fivF 1 rather near.
(>& M 1 ^ set an upset price ;
give me some idea of its value.
n
An unautliorized cliaracter, pro-
bably clianged from Cim n reach.
iia An open level place, an are-
na ; a port or anchorage.
ip ] plain at the base of hills ; a
level region.
^ ] Whampoa Reach near Can-
ton.
1 ^^ a mart, a pkice of trade ou
the sea.
3S 1 B§ il tl^e distant sails can
be sp'iii coming to the anchor-
age.
TU.
PU.
PU.
ri3
In Pc/:i»ffese. A measure of
lengtli of five //, where a rest-'iouso
is erected ; the house is called ]
^ and contains a guard ; also a
neighborhood or part of a street in
the outer city, j)laccd under the
direction of a |,^. fp or policeman.
I'rom j^ C'lrt/i and J^ n liil-
loclc ; it is used with the last.
W
pa' A port ; a landing where
trade is carried on ; a mart ;
an luiwalled seaside town.
1 BS ^ port ; a marine landing-
place ; a mart, as for sale of salt.
^ I a grain warehonse.
E^ ] a salt depot.
j^ ] to trade along at the ports.
.Ȥ 1 your port.
;^ ] a great mart, like Shanghai.
-j|f ] the new port usually denotes
Singapore.
pa
rroin Jh to stop and ^J? a
/itl/c^ (loiioting the rest hetiveen
) steps.
To stq), to walk, to march ;
a stride, a step ; a pace hi laud
measure is reckoned to be five J^
3.053 square yards or 30.3234
I'eet ; in long measure five f^ is
nearly a fiilhom ; in geography, a
length of 'l.Oo feet, 3(i0 of which
make one ^ ; in Japan, a square
/)«' is 30 square yards ; i'ootmeu,
infantry ; a way, a course, maimer ;
a jetty, an anchorano for ferry-
boats ; a god liial injures men and
animals ; to go leisurely, as by
paces ; what comes on surely, as a
doom, a fate ; to ride in a barrow ;
to train a boisc ; a classifier of
situations.
1 lili ^"' 1 f? t" go afoot.
I S^ a laiuliiig-plaee.
»a 1 fU ilil siicb a position as this.
1 ^ '"■ HI' 1 "' doctor's or geo-
mancer's I'eis.
fj ^' 1 to travel much.
Ji 1 1^ f ^ ^''° "■•''.vs or steps of
nea\-en arc difficult to under-
stand.
] ^ an idol's attendants.
] ^ a measure of five feet.
] 5i^ a footpath, a bridle-path.
^ 1 M 1 8''*'' ^'™ ■'' ^''^P ''^"'l
Le'll take a step ; /'. c. yield him
an incii and he will take an ell.
^ ] not very dark, [ can see my
way.
tJc pj 1 he had not reached the
place.
— j ^- I step by step, grad-
ually.
■© ^j" fit Jill 1 (lon't push maU
ters : treat hira so that you can
make it up ; leave some room
i'or grace.
13 ] fortiuies of a state.
] J£ foot-soldiers, infantry.
&? ^ 1 l^l ^5 practice comes
gradually on one; this way is
attained step by .step.
1 ] Y'i K ^0 gradually rose
to einhience.
•^ ^* A" 1 '"''■y ^ trouble you to
step in, ■ — or do something.
31 ) your steps ; a polite phrase.
Jt 1 o'' f? ] tlon't come out,
as at [lartiny.
(^ j a pair of compasses or
dividers.
2^ 1 to ascend a throne.
] ^iS to move the army.
'M 1 W f r please go first.
M ] ^ ^j I'lo '''"e "'ay to rise
to eminence.
1 M" i f^S] "I'il'- t='l^i"g a few
steps, a hi tie while
l'& U M ] look well to your
steps, lie careful how you behave.
] ^ 5i ?J^ fl'j ^ ^litl you come
afoot {
1 W- M 1>H '''0 general- in-chief
over the gendarmery of I'eking
infer ; a source, a spring ; to scat-
ter; oblong, flat coins of 'Wang
Mang, used as tokens for athoii.saud
cash.
] ^ cotton clothed, /. e. common
p('0[)le.
1 ^ Prussia.
I ^ the crow-pheasant {Oentro-
pus) of southern China ; at the
North this name is given to the
hoopoe or ^J -^ \l] bill-priest.
1 -i.' 'fj- S "-ell arranged, all
dono properly.
] ■^ charitable gifts.
1 ^ p\ tli« treasurPT of a pro-
vince.
1 ^ 5^ f to publish in all the
provinces.
'<S 1 M^ a I'ig'i and foaming
cascade.
I ] M & ^ arrange everything
(or body) in its place.
] 25 piece-goods.
g I longcloths.
^\%% I drilling.s.
J ] summer cloth, grasscloth.
^ ?£ 1 nankeens,
f j" ] foreign linen.
^ I oiled or paintred cloth.
M 1 bunting,
ilal T^ 1 gl^'Z'^'*^! cl'iiitz-
RJ Yti 1 I"'""''*-
damasked, figm-ed cottons.
^ I ginghams.
■i5P i^%. 1 ilimities or qtiiltings.
:/C 1 and n 1 large and small
needles. (Fuhcliau.)
^ ^ ] domestics.
_^ ] a thick leaved seaweed or
tangle, {Laminaiia) dried and
cut into long strips, and used
for food.
^
' C'oniposeJ of ]\l a kerchief niul
H, J'ullitr contracted.
pit,
Cotton, linen, or hempen fa-
brics, as nankeen, grasscloth,
longcloths, or calico ; to spread out,
to arrange; to publi.sl), to make
known ; to display, to diU'use ; to
ffi
W ?::
pu
sed for tho List niid the next.
extend, to diftuse ; reach-
ing, spreading e%'erywhere.
%, 1 extending all over.
'#.llt 1 Cf] I write this for your
information.
] ^ an answer in return.
90
rU
PU.
PU.
PU.
■\--ff^ To open o>it ; to disperse, to
5T|J scatter.
/'"' 1 ^ scattered about, as
dust.
^ I to direct, to give ordere.
k) From heaYt aiid to spread.
Afraid, surprised ; to frigbt-
pu'' cii ; alarmed, as from fear of
pmiisbmeiit.
f ^ 1 iS ^ ^'^ scare silly people.
] frightened.
^J From lamhoo and pervading ;
this aud poh-, jj^ thin, are liable
to be mistalien for each other.
A register, a tablet ; a me-
morandum book ; ivory tablets
anciently used at audiences ; a
blank book ; an account book ; to
record.
1 lif books and records.
^ ] keeper of records and ac-
counts in a district ; he is like
an under-treasurcr.
Wi I °'' 11^ 1 account-books.
■^ ] the records of a club.
^ ] or Jl ] to charge in ac-
count.
H IE ] ^ journal, a diary.
W. iK 1 tl'e blotter.
Ij^ ^ 1 ^lie cash-book.
P^ ] a door-register.
;^ ] an embroiderer's pattern
book.
] s' M 5Bi '° '^^^P ^" account
of the specie and grain re-
venue.
•^ ] a subscription-book for the
relief of Budhist priests, or for
repairs, &c.
Read jwh^ A door-curtain ; a
tray for silkwoiTus to lay their cj>
coons ; to urg-e.
^\ for 1
pu
■oni El( '^ io'xn and ■^f >''!ictli-
allered ; it is sometimes used
lie hist.
ihc go-
The sum, the totality or
entire amount of; to take a general
control of: a tribe, a sort ; a class
or division in a serial arrangement,
as a family in natural history, the
radicals or keys in the Chinese
language, the zoiliacal constellations,
a region of the body in anatomy,
&c.; a tribunal, a board, a depart-
ment ; a public court ; the officer
in a board, or the one who holds
the office ; a division of a treatise
larger than a ^ ; a classitier of
books ; a Mongol clan, a horde ; a,
colony, or separate authority ; to
divide ; to spread abroad ; among
the Budhists, a school or sect ; a
part of a canon.
p^ ] the si.x. Boards in
vernment, arc the ^ ] Board
of Civil Oflice; ^* ] of Rites,
p ] of Kevenue, ^ ] of War,
JflJ I of Punishments, and
X 1 of Works.
|§ 1 -JH jH attached to a Boai'd
waiting for orders.
1 ^ the governor-general and
1 I5u tke go\enior of a province.
31 j the fi\e element.';.
] 'Y under such an officer.
iR' IM 1 y^'"' tke collector.
1 M ^^° personnel of a Board.
^ 'f^ ] ■& each has his own
j.'.i'isdiction.
] jj^ a commander-in-chief.
] the radical or key of a cha-
racter.
] Y§ Ijelorjging to or within a
jurisdiction, as part of a state.
] flS a commission of titular rank
issued by the Board of Office.
^■-
I'. ] and "^ ] in medicine, above
and behiw the navel.
^ M- ] ^^ 1"^ ^^"^6 '"'''*s widely
spread.
— I ^ a whole work ; some-
times, a single volume of it.
^ ?i5 1 ft follow on after my
brigade in your place.
^ 1 m J® [let him be] delivered
to the [proper] Board for trial
and punishment.
nf
To feed an infant with a
spoon, to mumble for a child;
"jm to give to eat, as a bird does ;
to chew ; a mouthfid.
] ^ to suckle, to feed with pap.
P£ ] to disgorge and feed one's
young.
5l'P iS I [the fledglings] open
their bills to take the food.
i^ ^% .R 1 <^''ows disgorge to feed
their young.
^ To pursue and captiu-e ; to
seize ; to search for and ar-
^pu rest ; to hunt, to fowl.
] @^ to angle ; to catch fish.
] j^ to arrest thieves.
1^ ] on the lookout, as for a
thief.
1 M. ^ police-office; a superm-
tendent of police in a sub-district
magistrate's office ; a sort of
justice of the peace.
1 M oi" 1 fx o"" 1 1;^ constables.
1 Jil iE S^ '° chase the wind
and grasp shadows ; — to follow
\isionary objects.
] f^ business of a policeman.
m
pii
To give thanks for a gift;
to give douceurs to people for
services.
] ^ ^ ^ give him Bome-
lliing f jr his troubla
p'u.
p'u.
p'u.
715
old sounds, p'o, o, pok, bok, and bot. In Caiitun, |i'o ; — in Swahiu; p'u and
in /■'ii/ir/iau, pw'6 and pwo ; — in i>/ianc/hai, p'u and bu ; —
<P
From mini/ mv] fhsf : it is im-
properly iiseil f'T Jjj}' :i shop.
A door-kuookcr, uuide like
a tortoise or tiger's liead,
called ^ ] ; to spread out, to
arrange ; to lay in order ; to make
known, to pervade ; to marshal,
as forces ; universal ; tired, worn
out ; to sleep with ; bedding.
] /f^ to spread a table.
] /^ to make a feast.
1 tip ^^ P"*- tliiiiS's i" t'lt'ir places.
^T il!l 1 ^^^^^^ "P ^ ^^'^ o" '^'^
lloor.
1 hS "'' 1 ^ ^'^ ^"y '" order,
arranging.
^T 1 ^ P"*" "P ^^^ bedding.
pi] ] a bedfellow.
iik ^ ^ 1 ^^'*' ware marshaled
against the tribes on the River
Hwai.
] ^ to spread a cushion ; — viet.
to defray the expenses of ofiBcers
or guests.
— 1 :f|| one settee or sofa.
1 5^ t|j M ^'^ ^'''^^^ '"'"^ '"'™"
mend one.
^•Ifl ^ 1 ^ the verdure spreads
like a carpet.
.If
iF"
Great ; to reprove ; to con-
sult ; people helping one
another ; to boast, to talk big.
The pi'int of a horse's foot ;
the mark of a hoof.
Sickness, weakness ; atrophy,
wasting ; internal obstruc-
^H tion.
^ 1 I?9 '^ he grievously
afflicted (poisoned and sickened)
the whole empire.
^ f^ 1 ^ mv servants are dis-
abled.
Re.id fit'. To make ill
Broad species of the .stingray
or skate, oi' the order Jiaiw.
W ^.d 1 yolldW spotted ray,
with s|)iues arranged hke a T.
{Plutijvliiiia siwmsis.)
yii iP \ ^ purple bellied ray,
spinous tail.
TfC ^ I the -svooden ladle ray.
{Narcine liiiyithi.)
^ 5 I the white fleshed ray.
( Tri/yoii cin-iua.)
^ jjj^ 1 the Hying shoulder
ray. {Ptci-oplaliM rakrura.)
] §|S ■''■ green colored ray, body
semicircular.
iF"
Useil for the next.
A lucky [ilant known in an-
cient times.
1 ffl M ^ district in Hiiig-
hwa fu, in the south-east of
Fuhkien.
From jidmt
plioiietic .
and rivulet as the
$;' «
The cat-tail rush or Tijpha,
of whose leaves mats are
woven ; the calamus or sweet- flag;
huts made of grass.
§ 1 and 1 ^ are two species
of the cat-tail, though the last
is also applied to the pollen of
the plant wheu used as a drug
] ^i] sweet-flag leaves, hung over
doors as a charm on the | fjj
Hag festival, or the dragon-boat
festival.
delion ; it has many local n.ames,
one of which is ^ '\]^ Js|) the
Vellmv geullenian.
1 !^ $j^ gnuss sandals.
] Q coarse biuskets woven of the
bulrush to contain fruits, &c.
] !|(^ jj; J^ a cat-tail whip will
make him ashamed.
\ %l iL^ the beauty of the flag
and willow, — is transient.
p'u ; — in Amotj, pu, p'o, and hu ; —
in Clii/'tt, p'u,
^ 1 [^ sitting on a rush mat, as
a priest when at worship.
li.i: 7]< T>mM ] the curl-
ing waters will not even float a
bun<lle of bulrushes.
] )^ fans woven of rush leaves.
] ^ a Nanking name for parsley.
UsL'd for the hist, when
meaning sedge grass.
ip'"' i^ 1 ^^ o]d name for play-
ing-cards ; they are described
as much used by swineherds and
slaves.
The breast, especially of a
fowl or game-bu-d, is jj^ ] ;
a cook's term.
To crawl, as an infant ; to
lie prostrate ; to strive for.
1 "ffl ^ ^t 'o f'lll prostrate
and sorrowfully beg.
■ -^ The vine.
<■ Hw 1 ^ ^ '"^ P'^n^le color.
\P'^ ] "#--^# or-J^l
^ a cluster ot grapes.
1 ^ JM or 1 ^ ft" juice or
wine of grapes.
] ^ ^ a sort of rose-apple, which
the tJantonese steep in .spirits.
^ 1 ^ or leprous grape, from
the warts on its skin, is a rather
unusual term for the Moinor-
dica balmmmea ^ jfjj. or bitter
squash.
@-fc* To drink largely ; jolly, in
ffl higii spirits, as from driuk.
sj"'" ^ 1 ^" <l'i'*fl-
1 3L U they drank for five
days.
5^ 1^ ;^ ] the country is great-
ly e.xhiiirated or joyous.
jl^f Fodt\er for horses and cows ;
<~^J^ dry grass chopped up.
il''" 1 1M. tangled grass or hay.
716
P'U.
-*i<^ A tree, the ] ^ \^ brought
c tzl from Mugadha, the sacred
,p'u ho or pipul tree {Ficus reli-
yius(i) of the Budhists.
1 1^ (Sanscrit, hodhi or puti) in-
telligence or Dudha.
1 iS m i^ ail inferior Budha,
{.Sanscnl, Bitdlmutwa,) contract-
ed to ] III and used common-
ly for an idol ; a god ; Deva
Badhisatwa, a reformer and dei-
fied hero of the Budhists, who
was born in Benares, and died
B. c. 271.
1 ^ tti jIj an idol's procession.
^ 1 j^ a living Budha; it means
a skillful physician at Canton.
^t 1 i^ ^ are seven sections or
degrees of intelligence towards
perfecting a Budha.
IS 5c 1 iS '''^ ''^^ Budhas, all
the demigods.
1 ii •? ''"'^'''S ; and ^ ) J§
sultana raisins. (Cantone.->e.)
1 J^ l!i' macerated and varnished
grape or other leaves used for
painting the ] J^ ^ leaf pic-
tures ; the same name is also
applied to a linden {Tilia aryen-
tea), or an allied plant, grow-
ing in Kvvangtung.
Eead '//eY. Grass, herbage ;
matting ; thatch for a hovel.
Sometimes used for the next.
Lai"ge, extensive ; pervading ;
to smear, to daub or rub on.
I ^ vast, as the sea.
M- W- \ Wi [Grod's] gracious
goodness pervades all.
$4 !S ^ \M We have received
the appointment in its widest
scope.
1 Sf # ^ great is the injury
to all.
1 t universal benevolence.
*jl£i From H dny and 3fe equal, ex-
^j plahied to mean tliat wljen tlie
" alike obscure ; used with the last.
The sun undistinguished in
the sky ; a uniform light ; great.
yw
P'U.
large ; all, throughout, everywhere ;
universal ; pervading, like light.
] 5c T ^^^ whole world, under
the heavens.
1 "^ I5c a hospital, a poor-house,
an asylum or retreat for invalids.
1 Miffi^ ^^^'^' ^aves all living
bi-ings ; said of Kwauyin.
I 1^ to disburse to all.
] 3 /If a prefecture in the
South of Yunnan.
1 M generally ditl'used, as air.
] Jj8 early morning.
1 ^ '"^ 8'^'' ^°"^^ '^^^ °'' torment.
] t^ '" promulge widely.
i P'b UJ "'' Priest's Island in
the Uhusan Archipelago, where
Kwauyin is said to have lived
nine years ; the name is a con-
traction o( putala ] |5^ 'fi^ -jg,
the ancient seat of Sakyanumi's
ancestors near the mouth of the
Indus, called Pattalu by the
Greeks, now Tuttuh ; it is also
applied to the mountain near
Hlassa where the dulai lama
lives, and to similar great tem-
ples.
] ;)'|'l ancient name of Chung-king
fu in the S. E- of Sz'ch'uen.
f f^J^ An open woven, thick woolen
"TSi cloth, about a foot wide, with
'phi a nap on one side ; it is called
] ^ and resembles coarse
long ells ; it comes from Tibet,
where it is called ^/ru/i and p'urii ;
the Mongols call it clwiiyme and
chdiiiu, and use it for saddle-cloths
and riding-cloaks.
f VtE^ a bank ; margin of a lake ;
a branch of a river ; a broad
'/>'« reach, joining a larger
stream, where vessels can lie
a small otitlet to a lake.
•J^ ^ ] a town near the banks
of the old Yellow River at the
oiitlet of Hung-tsih Lake.
^ \k m ] '-M jlt f^ ± along
the banks of the Hwai we can
examine the laud of Sii.
p'a.
^ I the river at Shanghai.
•^ 1 Jl^j^ a district in Lien-cheu fu
in the southwest of Kwangtung,
which produces pearls.
^ I a deserted region.
C »y rf^ From dish and a banh as Ae
[yfl phonetic ; it is a synonym of dg
, r to feed.
p a
The afternoon meal or dinner.
f iLlI A luxuriant growing plant,
|t|> eaten by fi.sh ; an awning, a
'//;< screen ; a small mat ; a
cycle of 72 years, twenty of
which make one ^^, like a Julian
period.
] "^ the excess of days caused
by the intercalated moons.
I J§ a mat house or hut.
^ ] a medicine to kill lice.
m
p'li?
From collafje and ^first as the
phonetic ; it is a commou but
unauthorized form of (Jfjg, and is
also written fg but incorrectly.
A shop ; a store or workshop ;
a league of ten or seven N ; a ward
in a town ; in some parts, a small
town or market-place.
^ I the olil stand.
J£ I the ofUce or retail shop, as
distinguished from the ware-
house.
I ■? or 1 5^ a shop.
] ^ a row of shops.
] ^ shopkeepers, tradesmen.
1 Is fixtures in a shop ; the
gooilwiU of a stand.
j § landlord of a shop.
Ij^ 1 to wind up a business.
Si 1 ^fe IH. to stay in a shop
and refuse to pay rent.
] y^ the moneyed partner.
1 1? the working partners.
ft I ^3E ^ 3i ^^l^ere is your
shop ?
% A 1 a general or variety
shop.
^ I a watchman's lodge or sta-
tion ; a post for a guard.
PUH.
PUH.
pua
ri7
This sonntl and Poll run into each other. Old souml.i, pot, pet, bot, bok, and bet. In Canton, pok, pat, and put ;
in 6watoiv, p'ok, pok, piit, and pwat ; — in Amoy, put, pok, ««f/ p'ok ; — in Fuhrltuu, pok ««</ puk ; ^
in Shanyliai, peh, bok, pok, and p'ok ; — in Cltifu, pu.
Z-,
Tlie uppei- stroke originally re-
presented /tcarenf Jiiul the lower
part a swallow or other bird
i pii darting dowu.
An udcerh, no, not, anfl is
placeil bflore the verb, ;is ] |[g
cannot ; ] pj do not ; — before
adjectives it answers to uii, dis, in,
&c.. in combination, as ] j|^ in-
convenient ; ] [^ mililce ; ] f^"
disobedient ; — when repeated
with ^, or following another nega-
tive, makes an affirmation, as |
^% \ ^ ^ cannot but go ; —
when placed between two verbs,
it forms a question, -is 2l5 1 ^
will he corns'? — but when re-
peated before succeeding verbs,
answers to neither - nor, as |
J[I I jjpl it neitlier increases nor
dituinislies ; — before ^ or ^Q it
is like ^ and makes a compari-
son, as 1 ^ -^ it will be best
to go, I had rather go.
^. ^ ] is a contracted alterna-
tive, where it hiis the force of
^ ; ought it, or ought it not
to be so '?
I in ^ nothing like sitting.
^ I PJJ ^ you cannot fail of
being understood.
^ ] is a strong affirmation, as
if 1 Wi ^ ^^'^ ^ incompai'a-
bly handsome.
^ 1 ffiJi •§ '^''"•" ^^ "^^ anything
but rejoice '?
]| — not a few ; unlike.
] — 5^ uncertain ; unsettled.
] [] erelong, not many days.
] ^k not at all ; on the contrary.
1 >ji^ "ot so ; by no means.
I -^ j^ is not that it ?
1
sin-ely is so,
M A ti 1 ^ ^ both of them
were wronsf.
ja.
■^ how can it not be so ? it
1 -ifi M °"'y toleralde.
] ;^» need not ; there is no neces-
sity fur it.
1 i'^ ieS '1'"i''' speak of him ; let
tiiat [lass.
] /JJ; IJI ^ will not that be [>lea-
sant ?
to be beaten for that ?
] — • llij J£. a few more and there
will be enOugli.
] M ^ '^ he took no small
trouble; 'twas rather difficult.
I ^|I. 1 i?i neither instantly nor
remotely ; i. e. reasonably, mo-
derately,, a middle cotirse.
1 JS. ;M iiiadeijiiate for, incom-
petent, not iij) to the mark.
K( jI fi 1 .^ 3i ^"es he pre-
sume to disagree wllh me '? i. e.
I venture to say no to that.
I 'i^ ^ ^ yoii need not get
angry.
~ 1 f^ H 1 {^ well, I'lu in
for it, and I'll go through.
:S .^1 fl 1 JE, '** 't so or not ?
1 H 1 13 unsteady, neither one
thing nor the other.
W J^ I m ^ ^ I Ii# was
not our House of Cheu illus-
trious, and did not the Kil-
ler's decree come at the time '.
] ^ ancient name of Wan-tting
hien ^ >g 0, in the cast of
Shantung.
Read ^jlei, and used with 3i-
An adverbial particle, adding ele-
gance or energy to the .sense.
Uc ^ .1 W k-^% tli^re was
nothing less tii.in a decree from
Heaven at the time of my birth ;
»'. e. to assure me the rule of the
emi)Ire.
^ fiP 1 1? :^C Jg 1 S 'li'ln't
the coach meti make a noise ?
were not the kitchens full — of
game?
( Supposed to represent the Wins
» in a tortoise-shell as the heat de-
^ ^ velops them ; it forms, the 25th
y-"' radical of a few miseellaneons
charaiters.
To divine by looking at, or
rattling coins inside of a tortoise or
terrapiii's shell ; to guess ; to be-
stow on ; sortilege, divination.
] ffi a wooden block like a skull,
tised by priests to beat time
when chanting.
^, ] to divine by blocks or a
toss-penny.
^ I J± JlJJ I ha\c not yet
thought when it will come to
pass.
1 M ft it '^.v the shell and the
straws ha\-e I divined.
FtJ^ ] to incptire of the fates.
7^ 1 3t; '^0 to l^now beforehand
without casting lots.
S 1 lil? /4 t M ^ tlie
prince says, We give to thee
myriads of years without end.
From yV man and
altered.
\ an estate
A vassal, a retainer ; a ser-
vant or menial, one who aids
in laborious duties ; a chariot-
eer ; palace officers, chtunberlains ;
a junior, a terra used by one's self,
as "your .servant;" to follow, to
serve ; to belong, to appertain ;
attached to, ;ts an order of merit ;
to liide.
^ ] domestics ; my retainers.
] g a \ assal, a fief.
^ I master and servant.
'f^ 1 li^ ^- y^^"'' kiiiuble servant.
] ^ men and luaid-servants.
1 1 JSl .^ impertinent, trouble-
some.
■^ ^ ^ \ the bright order is
upon your person.
•^ 1 4= Ibe office of the Em-
peror's stud.
718
PUH.
PUH.
PUH.
f -^ friei's or lictors in a yaiuun.
^ ] clisci[)le.s, adherents.
] llJ °'' ¥ 1 '''** driver of a
war-chariot.
In Cdnlonese. To kneel or fall
down on the ground before one.
Sometimes written like tlie List.
A kind of light dai'i.
I ^ raw or iiuwrouglit iron.
A river in the southwest of
Shantung; an aneient tribe
in Hupeh, which assisted
Wu-wang against Sheu, and
perhaps extended into Sz'ch'uen ;
an ancient district in Shin cheu
g? ']\\ in the soiilh of Chihli.
1 j^ an inferior department in
the southwest of Shantung.
o
A cascade ; a waterfall ;
water ru,shing down a hill-
P""' 1 7j< or fj^ I a waterfall.
] ^ a cataract ; a raouii-
taiu torrent.
] ^ a tank or reservoir fed by
a cascade or torrent.
Bead pao\ Bubbles, froth ; a
heavy rain.
Tlie mother on vinegar;
P^^j mold or efflorescence, as on
j/>kA leather or walls; scum on
spirits.
jfe T & 1 5aT skim
otf the white mother.
A kind of cowl or hood worn
by soldiers ; a kerchief for
' the head ; the skirt trimmed
or braided.
] ijlQ a kind of square cap
or lurLiau anciently worn.
a jib on a junk's foremast.
Tlie sticks under a cart that
clasp the axle to prevent it
moving ; they are likened to
a crouching rabbit ; the
common name is f^ ^ or
hook-clasp.
liolt'
. I '■ j ^ Fi-om chilli ami x/mulinr/ ; also
»^, read /((fp and interchanged with
,, the next ; it resembles ^word.
Plants suddenly shooting up ;
disobedient, intractable ; a change
of countenance.
I ^ a ccmi't, in allusion to its
sudden appearance and suppos-
ed malign influences.
Suddenly, hastily ; flurried,
disconcerted, as when caught
doing wrong ; to change
color, confused.
1 ^ ^C ^ all at once he flew
into a great rage.
■£. ! iU JSL ^^ f^<^6 suddenly
ehang^-d color.
] j|5 ^> ^ lie thought how he
could injure him.
V— J^ Occurs interclianged with the last.
"i-^pj Full ; bursting, like a plant ;
po/t'' copious, like a fountain ; sud-
p^e'i ' den ; excited at.
] -Ji^ bubbling, gurgling.
3^ ^ 1 1 ^'^''y valorous, boast-
ful, Falstati-like.
1^ ] perturbed ; dispersed, as
climds ; convulsed.
] ^ name of a country, by some
thougiit to be Borneo.
Vi^ff An arm of the sea ; mist.
yfjj } iig 1 a noise of water.
j)oh I j^ ^1^ g^^^ ancient region in
the Han dynasty lying along
the 1 }^ or Gulf of Chihli. be-
tween two rivers, the Pei ho in
Chihli and Ta-ts'ing ho in Shan-
tung ; used for Shantung people,
and persons of the surname jSii fS:.
rt^rt^ A large trumpet or trombone,
H-^j a ] P^, sounded to bring
poh' the troops into line when
going into battle ; the sound
of blowing a fire.
if
Dust, a cloud of dust
j^^ A wood pigeon with white
"fi^i spots on its neck, called ] Ji*
po/i' from its note.
-tft^ A kind of flail, a stick to
^-f^y beat out grain ; a small acid
po/t' fruit, a variety of the quince
or Ci/doiiiu, shaped somewhat
like a medlar
poll.'
Interchanged with i<el ^ '^
verse.
per-
To mislead by fair speeches,
to stir up rebellion by seduc-
ing talk ; obstinate, disor-
derly ; perverse.
I ifL revolutionary ; sedition.
'|§ 1 rude, giddy.
j^ W ^ 1 he knows all
kinds of matters, and yet he is
nowise obstinate.
^ 1 ^ >(i it ™^y perturb him.
^ ] wayward, cross-grained.
I ^ conspiring against.
3 j-f^, The neck, especially the
^') back of it ; the navel.
^poli. \ ^ J- the neck.
j]g ^ I the goitre.
] )]^ the umbilical cord ; a me-
dical term.
^J ] -f ^^ to slap one on the
neck.
W ;t i^ ffi *H I'ii tl^e stamina
of life comes througii the navel.
1^ ^ ] .y to draw in the head,
as a tortoise.
fj+\ The grits and bran of rice
-^^j after it has been huUed.
poll'
Vvom /'oot and stichs.
The web feet of water fowl ;
web-footed.
In Ctintonese. To lie down,
like a beast ; to lean on or over, as
on a table ; to turn upside down.
1 PJ M ^ i"^ f'^Ii lyroae on the
ground.
I ^ turn it bottom upward.
Composed of 3?. /"""f '"""l f* '"
divine ; it forms the 6Gth radical
of characters relating to motions
and strokes.
A slight stroke, a tap ; to rap.
^pu
P'UH.
'EH.
'RH.
719
Old souml, p'ok.
In Canton, p'fit ; — in Sirnto'v, put ; — in Ainoi/, ch'uh ; — !n Shrinf;hai. p'eh;
in Chtfa, p'u.
ttlll ^'rom sun «nd issuing.
Pill) The sun not fully showing
p^uh'' itself; the moon just rising.
IIM 1 '^ Ji k see, the
sun is just showing himself! he is
just peeping out.
Read p'ei ' The sky beginning to
clear up.
To eat much.
I 1^ eaten to satiety.
P
) _ | _> From ruin and to i/o out.
pf^ ) Clondv, but breaking away.
p'uh' fx m 1 B'^mif the
autunui clouds are scatter-
ing and rolling themselves
away.
Old sounds, ni and n*lp. /n Canton, i nm/ ngi ; — in Swatoii\ jii, li"i, ji, and no ; — in Amoy, ji ««</ ji" ; .—
M
:rh
Tlie oviniiKil form is supposed to
represent the linir on the sides
of the fiice, now written as the
next ; it forms tlie 12lith radicid
of a few incongruons cluiracters.
The whiskers ; the bones of the
jaws ; a copula often used between
verbs, and, together, and yet, and
then, also ; but more commonly a
diyuiKtire conjunction, still, yet, as
if, contrariwise ; an initial particle
indicating a progress or causa-
tion, if, as, in consequence of;
when in regimen with g^, it
precedes the main [)roposition ;
when with ^, it has an adversa-
tive sense ; a final particle confirm-
ing tiic assertion or winding it otl" ;
used for vou, your.
1 ^
1 as «f^» '
] J^ after that, then.
] i[JJ^ with still stronger reason.
] jj_ moreover, furthermore.
% /ci 1 '^ •^^'^'" witlKjUt any
thought he got it.
1 2, a phrase following and en-
forcing the suliject ; tliat is all,
nothing more, all has l)een done
that can be ; as ;f j" t ^ ] ti
^ humanity and justice, they
are all.
% -Iir 1 ^ ''''■"! ^'^en towed ;
the phrase j 7!^ being a form
of the pluperfect.
^ ^ J g, nine men in .ill.
now and henceforth.
nore, still ajrain.
&m^
in Fuhchan, \, ngi, and ne ; — in Shanghai, 'rli and ni ; —
rf jlb ] G. ^ this and nothing
more.
] the jaw bone (or
maxillary bones) of (ishes.
E 11# M± /£ ^ 1 fii "l^en
the melons are ripe you can go ;
and at their ne.xt season, some
one will relieve — your [lOst.
B tiJ ] f^ B A 1 ,i. «hen
day, appears then work ; when
it is sunset, then rest.
# A Si ^ 1 T> li 'n'^"y as
ihe good may be, they will not
be disliked.
Wz'^^ ^- ^ 1 can you wait
f'oi- me there, eh ?
^ 1 fl# W -5l le-'i''" and then
constantly practice it.
-T" J^ 1 Vp ^'-' governs without
severity.
ffl H^ 1 Ifl ^^ regard darkness
as if it were light.
I ^ jtlf flE your months go on.
^ ]%. ZL-Jr 1 — lie taxed one
in twenty of all the gardens
and shops ; i. e. five per cent.
A recent form of the last, de-
noting the whiskers ; hairy.
^ I an animal bristling
up its hair or mane in anger
'Ian
Boiled too much, overdone.
1 ^1 ?.t ^ SS '>c could
not Ihiil the bear's i)aw len-
der, or quite through.
:rh
in C/iifu, 'rh.
The sides of the mouth ; to
put the lips to.
In Cantonese. To shut, to
close ; the last ; small, mi-
nute ; to sip.
i ] 6^ }@ taste a little wine.
■^ M < 1 ^ *^"e still rain.
^ ta 5 1 the little finger.
/rh
M
Water flowing in diverging
streams ; warm water.
•^ jjfc -^ ] the tears flowed
abundantly.
A queen-post resting on the
top of a beam, to support
the roof; a small variety
of chestnut, the ] ^ or
j0l\\ ] found in Kiangnan ; a fun-
gus, the Feiua or Boletus, which
grows on decayed wood, and
known as if. If tree's ears ; some
aro used medicinally.
A species of agaric or Boletus
the '^ \ which grows from
the ground and not upon
trees, though the distinction
is not always made.
Mi
.'rh
<»>•
'rh
The roe or caviare of fishes ;
a beautiful salt-water fish, per-
haps th(> parrot fish or Searus.
;B I* ,6g ] the fishermen
are forbidden to take fish with
their eggs.
720
'KH.
'EII.
'II II.
A car for can yiiig a coffin,
a liearsc or luuoral carriage.
A place .south of ibe elbow of
flic Yellow Eiver, where ^
^ aided to overthrow the
Hia dynasty, B. c. 17C0.
£3 T'-'
rotn J\j m<in iiiiJ |x] \hefonla-
el altered, to sliow tliat it has
, 7 not closed i:p, it is often written
S so ns to be mibtaken for iiiau
^ form.
An infant, especially a boy ; a
child ; infaiitile, feeble ; a suffix
in speaking to denote that a word
is a noun ; a final particle indicat-
ing that the sentence is complete.
>]» 1 w >]> ] •? my boy ; I,
your son.
1 !^ gir'* *"^^ boyi3.
^ JJ_ ] my pet, my precious.
1 ?;f! posterity ; children and
grandchildren.
I ;g a small lad.
•^ M Jj 1 Jl? ^-6 ^^as not re-
creant to his high resolve.
M Sil M 1 M •^'o"'' look on this
afl'air as child's i)lay.
H ^ 1 ® 'li*-' '^'l'-' "^'"i liss had
a new .set of teeth.
~ Uli ] ^^ $U ^vbolly correct.
■^ ] to-day, njj 1 to-mor-
row, and -^ ] day before
yesterday.
i^ W Ml ] tlicre's no wind.
JB J& ] ^^^^ ^^^^^> there.
I ^> catechu or cutch, the terra
Japonica, also described as fe
^ \J^ or black ieiii, from the
Hindu name.
om horse and child.
small horse.
1 ^ ('Jr 51 M) ^ stallion,
so called in northern China.
•/fe^ To eat ; cakes or dumplings
p-H* made with meat and boiled.
• 'rk ^ ] a flour cake.
i"' f S 1 ^ ^ common kind of
sugar cake.
Read -ni ' Bait for fish ; a
temptation, an allurement.
^ I or ^ I to take the bait ;
to bo cajoled.
tJC ^ .'ffi, ^ 1 the fish won't bite
when the water is cold.
g^ ] to lay a bait for, as a
gambler does.
' 'rh ;,
Intended to represent the shape
of the e.tr ; it forms the 128th
adioal of a natural grou[. relat-
ing to hearing ; in composition
it is often written like the eye.
The ear, the organ of lieariiig ;
.1 handle, an ear ; a side ; a final
particle, used to intensify what
precedes, but more frequently a
euphonic sound to close the sense ;
used as a relative pronoun like ^
in some cases.
] ^ the car.
^ 1 orf^ I or|i ] or^- )
to pick the ears, as barbers do
with an ] f^ ear-pick.
2^ ijly car-tippets ; ear-tabs.
j'S M [I'l^o a] wind passing
the- ears ; — unhecdei].
B :t "^ J- IS- 'he organs
ol' hearing and seeing do not
think.
Ijl ^1 }}b 1 tlt-pendonmeforthis
thing only.
3c ] @ '1; 'ir officers who act
as eyes and cars to the ruler.
jf£ I iff M ear-plugs of bluish
jade ; an ancient ornament.
)'H JiL 1 "" attendant of Ilwa-
k\^a^g ~Jii ^^ the god of Fire
at Canton, who hears quick.
1 ?n: ^ greal-grandson'6 grand-
son, a descendant who can only
hear of his ancestor.
] j^ a side-room, a small room
added to a large one.
^ ] 'i^ $\i ••'' eover ono's ears
and steal the bell ; — to think
that others wUl not perceive
one's craft.
] ^ fl^ *'o'^ ears,, o^iin to all re-
ports.
] ;^ credu'ous; payhig no atten-
tion to what is said.
i^ fl A i?| I ^ li'ive you any
one's protection?
I 1 soft, pliable, said of reins;
complying.
f] ] a door-knocker.
^Tfrt" Ear ornaments of any kind ;
•W-| a reflection or ring near the
' 'r/i sun, like a parhelion or
mock-sun ; belonging to.
^ ] hair-pins and car trinkets.
fA^np A small aflluent of the Yel-
-(J-J low Eiver in the northwest
' 'rh part of Ilonaii in Shen cheu ;
name of a lake in the south
of Yunnan in Pu-'rh fu.
A famous steed, called |^
] one of eiglit belonging
')7i' to Muh Wang of the Cheu
dynasty, b. c. 1000.
From >J» small and ^ to
enter, but said to be formed oF
■ /S>to CK/fi', I to (/cJccK/and/V
to srjinratt', alluding to tlij
dispersion of va])cr : it is a
■j.yi^ connnon contraction of the ne.-ct.
An emphatic particle, im-
plying a certainty.
From ^ to imitale repeated and
I J iiichsiiri\ denoting tlie in-
''' volvemeut of lines or iuflnences.
The second personal pronoun,
lliou, you; a jiarticle of affirmation,
so, just so ; often makes an adverb
of the word b^'fore it ; to re-
move ; abundant.
] for I ^^ you all.
] ^ i ^^^ y°" scholars.
$fl 1 '^ ^ pure indeed are the
o.xcn and sheep.
] I plentiful.
yj ] just that w.iy, it is thus.
Wi i% \ IT- "'"^1 then it will be
the same thing over again.
ivC ] in te: it therefore happened
In (hat way.
5j ] just so ; and so forth.
5^ I purposely.
j^ I accidentally.
%
•'r/<
•RH.
Near, at hand ; close, as re-
laliousliip ; proxiiiiatc.
j^ ] remote niiil near by.
] jj$ liitbeilo ; recently.
1 conterminous.
J ^ ] the yeai' draws to
an end.
tfrf > From month and ear.
Kt-| The sides of the mouth, the
';■/(' space between the mouth
and ears ; to turn the head
towards one when speakini^ to
him.
£f 1 ^ M ti"'ii your lace when
answering.
In Cantonese. To purse up the
mouth and-hold one's tongue.
I 1 P to pucker the lips.
m
m'
'/■/(■
< From i\tih' and far ns the plionet-
ic ; ii resembles nini>^ \\^ dim
vision, and is ;ilso rciid ^ni.
An elaborate kind of woven
feather and hair work, once made
into omauicnls, and used on man-
tles ; a chowry or fealher-diister ;
the hair of tiie yak woven into a
tSLSSel for bridles ; colored hair
used on flags.
^4EW 6 1 BniJtlu'gave
the princess two white chowries.
Old cound, sap. In Canton, sf.t, sap, chap,
in I-'u/tr/tau,
A Sanscrit sylla1)le introduc-
ed by the Budhisls.
^ I or liodlii-s itwa, (i. e.
he whose essencL' li;is becom.'
intelligence,) the tiiird class of
saints ; such a one has only to pass
through a human existence once
more before he reaches 13udhaship.
'IIII.
Tlu! punishment of cutting
olf the ears.
l!l^ Si4 WlJ I A you may
not of yourself cut oil" the
nose and cars of a man.
'I'he blood of a fowl offered
in s.icrificc ; to cut otf or
pull out the hairs of a vic-
tim's ears before killing it,
intimating that the ofHcers wished
the gods to hear them ; to smear.
Jjl ] blood of the ears.
ffl'■, Like tlie next.
A second ; an assistant.
V/i' fiX 1. il'M'^yo'i'- ser-
vant again [reports that he]
is made an assistant in the silk-
wiirm iiiiuse : — .'.e. made a euiuich.
Formed fi-oin ^^ one or heaven,
multiplioil into itself, tluis mak-
ing hiu or earth ; it is the Ttli
radical of a few primitives ; the
other forms are employed for
seeniity in accounts.
Two ; the second ; to divide
in twain ; to du[ilicate.
^^' 1 the second.
] -\- twenty.
I {IlJ in the second place, next.
] '.){ twice ; the second time.
M ] ;|j,faithful,not double-minded.
SAH.
721
^
\.i
'rh
lit )!)f 1 ^' i'l these two things.
#,
A contraction of _21 'i' or
thirty.
In Pekingese, used for H-
Things occurring by threes.
g ] I bought three.
nnd sa ; — in Sivatow, sat, sap, nnd ocn
saU itiitl clnik ; — in S/ianf/Zini, soh ; — in
IJtir From /mml and to si'/inrate.
J IIX ' ^" scatter ; to throsv one side
^,<,( an<l the olhcr ; to set loose.
1 i5 ft '^' «""' »■■■""■
] .iJLt) ilu-ow back the hand,
to pay no more regard to an
all air
I ij^ to scatter calamity, to send
down trouble, as pestilence or
drought ; thought to be done by
the gods.
1 1)3 spread them out, scatter
tiiein ; to arrange amicably, as
a lawsuit.
1 ?C -i M [^ ^™ ^ 't were] re-
stored to life.
mm^>m rt m i a ^^l>en
at dawn 1 lie awake, I think of
my parents.
1 ^ ^ or 1 ^ ?i a woman
who has her second husband.
zeal is wavering, the actions all
are unfortunate.
^ ] j[i ;(j> do not distr.act the
heart from its purpose ; be not
Vacillating.
] ^ J® '^^ JE, even if you double
it, I shall not be satisfied.
^y «J U-ed for tho last.
^\ A substitute, a second ; to
'r/i' reiterate, to sus[)ect ; to
oiipo.se ; to divide or share.
SB 1 ^ lH I'G did not decline,
though [the dish] was twice
offered.
fi M ^ 1 don't suspect good men
when vol' eniplov them in ollice.
^^'^^ii^'M l"if-u<Hii--""gti
is willi (or among) you, banish
all doubt from your hearts.
J-glli An acid variety of jujulie
'l^^ plum {Rh'iinnus), found on a
'r/t' wild and very thorny plant ;
the 5^ ^ tl 'I liunl of me-
dicine, is not from this tree.
; — ■ e:i A^oy, sap, sat, It'ip, ««(/ ch'ap ; —
C'/if/'", sah.
1 ilf^ '■" '■*'''>ste, to spend recklessly.
] .^ .^ Jig to shake one's hand
of a tiling.
1 7|t t-o ''-■'•'d hungry spirits ; also
to throw rice on a bridal chair.
] ^ij^ to implicate another for a
ti'ille ; to trump up a charge.
] ^ to tell a lie.
] ^ to let loose, as a bird.
] .^ ^ ^ very unexpectedly.
I if to make much ado about
nothing, to act impudently, to
bluster and demand of.
91
722
SAH.
m
')(J\^ Kioin hand and to /cM as the
■ " plioiietic.
^sah To give a backhamled blow ;
to slap one ; to JisptTse.
^ ] to extirpate ; to wipe out, as
a sum or statement.
^6■^(/;
m
.sa
From rice and to l:i// ; occurs as
a svnonym of /s'«;' ^ in this
sense-
To send off prisoners or
criminals, as one scatters rice,
to their exile.
From tye and to scatter ; an im-
authorized cliaracter.
In Pelmyese. To glance at.
1 T ~~ 0.S I .)"st had one
quick look at it.
] — ] take a look at it.
The voice changed from too
much or too violent use ; a
^sa hoarse or gruft' voice.
Wi 1 '■'^ y^ll "w'-j •■" scream.
0(1 1 T M-^'^ "'''"'1 in a hoarse
or shrill voice.
n Pi I my throat is hoarse.
KTTI From metal and at.
f/)^i A spear or javelin ; to en-
t«(( grave ; to inlay, to enchase on
metal ; to sprinkle, to scatter.
SAH.
' ] ^ to inlay with silver thread ;
to enchase on.
In Cantonese used for cfiu/i^ ^J
Money 'shears, having one cuttiii"
blade working on a bar to cut the
metal ; to slice, to cut open.
PA Ifili 1 betel-jmt shears.
] ^ slice it fine.
1 jI or ] yj sycee shears.
j g^ cut it open.
ffiTZ Horses going irregularly,
. i^'jsi without any order ; swift.
j^« ] ^ capricious, unequal ;
name of an ancient palace.
1 j5 S, to overtake the wind ;
\'ery Heet.
From j'lol and at ; occurs used
for the next.
To step forward and take a
thing ; to tread on.
1 BiB S iipen-heeled slippers.
1 ii.^ W£ ^^ "'^''^'' '^^ shoes
slipshod.
shoes ;
shoe
HEI*]rf Children's shoes ; a
^/\5 with a high instep, a half
^aa boot.
1^ '^ 1 a low shoe, orna-
mented like scales.
SAL
The sound of the wind ; a
) gust, a sudden blast ; sud-
denly, fur a moment.
M, 1 1 l'-*^ "'"d comes
liLfiiUy.
] dechning, g<nng down, grow-
nig ot
] ■^ a multitude, .is of horsemen.
1 ^ ?j5 T ''^' '•''*'"'' suddenly.
IS 1 S iO it Uows fitfully as it
lists.
ffi.
I
Fiom chives and heaven ; used
only as a primitive ; ahered some-
times to ^ but not correctly.
Bad, wicked, — for which the
next is the proper form.
Inattentive ; bad, wicked.
'JH 1 heedles.s, incautious,
disrespeotful, unobservant.
The .sound of breaking things ;
to hiild a thing tight,
jfi ^^ 1 brush up and
carry ufi' Ifhe refuse.
JM 1 ^H nioney paid for removing
sweepings or dirt
-4^ Tattered, as raiment.
MMj li 1 disordered, as one's
«( dress ; old, worn ; not fitting,
a^ a garment.
Old sounds, sai and 6ak. In Canton, soi
cS«
From had or Jlesh and to think-;
used with the next.
' The lower part of the face,
c /J»U*> J *^''" J"" '' '^^^ chops, that
^,,,j which moves when eating ;
the gills of fish.
1 ^^ the jaws.
^ f£ § 1 ^^'^ leaned her bead
oil her hand.
Bi ^ ^ 1 to see the cheeks
from behind, — is a bad feature.
iB: J^ 1 t^e tears coursed dov.ii
her cheeks.
}^ I eaten to repletion.
— in Swatoiv, sai and sii ; — in Amoi/, sn
in Shanghai, se ; — in Chi/u, sai.
B.B il5 1 '" P"*^' O"' the cheeks.
^ ] scrofulous sores on the cheeks.
BE 1 fi M fat cheeks and a big
belly ; also a terin for sand
banks in a stream, and those
mud banks that narrow the chan-
nel from deposits on each side.
fcp5 The gills of a fish, or the
CMA*l!i^ bones supporting them.
,««■ ) ) alarmed.
13 I |S a delicate species
of perch or wrasse, spotted white j
and black, found in Kiangsu. I
and sci ; — in Fuhchau, sai and swoi ; —
&F0 The fleshy column or m<ar-
f/4*l*4> row in some horns ; the bur
j6«i at the base of an antler, or
its velvety covering.
1 ^ a hollow horn like an ox.
<l
r rrt I-'rom liearl and to thinl\
i\iit Tlie mind not fixed in its
^mi own conclusions ; to say one
thing and do another; hesi-
tating.
niP^ To move or shake ; to choose.
' tt 1 to agitate : to snake.
SAL
SAN.
SAN.
723
An unaulhorized character used
I^JX l"r '^fli is' '" stop.
.< (( 111 PeLiiiJjese. To till or stulT
a bole, to sto[) up.
] ^ a cork, a stopple.''
1 "? ^^ * corkscrew.
Little hair on the lieail.
** ^ I a busliy, heavy beard.
\^ From ^ pearl aiiJ ^ to s(o/)
«/' contracted.
To announce a thank offer-
ing, or report after present-
ing it ; to emulate, to contend
f(}r, to strive for ; to rival ; to
thank, to rcconi[)ense ; contesting,
inatehiug; to try who can make
the l)est siiow.
I ^ to show colored or fancy
figures, to make a great display,
as ill pnicessiDiis ; first quality.
1 'P't' '"■ 4li 1 '" '■""'I'-'r thanks ; to
get lip processions to tiiank the
gods for the crops, or to wor-
ship (Jeres ; it is an ancient rite.
1 J^ ''^ r>'ice horses.
] 'tg to show otl" lanterns, the
feast of Lanterns, at the middle
of the first moon.
ijlj ] a match for a thing,
lis 1 '" wager, to bet.
] ^ its color rivals the snow.
MAfi 1 tliey are well matched.
1 M 5i flO 3^ ■? '•■ 's almost
as good as the real pearl.
Used for sefi,
bounds.
to confine in
To beat in the large game
of chess of 3G0 pieces by
confining an opponent within four
squares ; a fish-weir made of inter-
laced bamboos.
SA.3sr.
Old soriiiris, san ami sam. In Canton, sam and sail ; — in Hivatoio, san, s"a, and sw''a ; — in Amoy, san and sam ; —
in Fulicliaii, sang ; — in Slmnghai, sfe° ; — in Chifu, san.
^
Supposed to represent tlie three
powers, Iieaven, earth, and man,
wliich proceeil from ' — ■ or hmv-
en ; tlie second complex form
is used on bills.
.still Three ; thrice ; several, se-
veral times.
] -f- thirty.
|g 1 number three ; third.
!jlj. I again and again.
] (gj or ] ;^ three times.
~ I -P >''"' t-^^" or three schol-
ars ; ray children, ray people.
1 ^ in two or three days,
shortly.
1 X Zi if the three highest
graduates of each degree.
1 $ HI |5|^ knots and groups of
pe()[)le.
1 )^ iJe ('" Sanscrit, swiKid/ii,)
deliiied l)y jg fixed, i. c. ^
^J self-possessi<jii. or liy JJ^ 5^
correct tranquillity, and by '^
f^ listless stillness ; the highest
mortal slate of extatic medita-
tion, when the devotee's mental
and physical facidties are in a
state of complete torpor, and he
soon departs or consumes by
the fire of mmadhi.
I ^ ^ ^ I should be happy to
be with you for ever.
1 ■? ^ ^ you cannot have all
the three ts:\ — viz.^ ^ sons,
^ -p wealth, and ^ ^ a
beard. {Pehnijese.)
1 ft 1 E. lie thrice held office
and thrice retired ; — an incon-
stant trimmer.
^ /fl i^ ] this affair must be
done williin three days.
1 H Ji" '"' instrument for tortur-
ing the ankli'S.
] "f^ .^ a i)ick[)ocket ; a shop-
lifter, from the arm being drawn
out of the sli'ove when stealing.
i^ I.Tt M 1/11 r 1 Ji fi let
your virtue bj fixed on one
thing, and do not vacillate in
your loyalty.
A 1 jl^ifi three people make a
coni[i.-iny.
1 ift >'\ Wi ''"''^'' maids and six
beklames ; ('. c. strolling women
who wander about.
1 Pi Ii3 ^ i'> I'le 1st moon all
nature develops itself.
Read mil'. To reiterate, to do
thrice.
1 /5 to con over ag.iin ami again.
1 jS ffij fr '-l^'i'^ thrice before
you do it ; — take good advice
and then act.
The hair in confusion.
I ^, disheveled, unkempt
hair.
liong feathers, especially the
long crests like those on the
head of the egret or de-
moiselle crane, which are |
] ^ ^'^"S ^'i*! elegant.
Ragged clothes.
^^ ] tattered and torn ; all
at loose ends.
Flour calces fried crisp.
] -J" ">' }"tlf 1 wheat cakes.
I |l^ tine wheaten dour.
R'l" 'Ti'l' 1 t° requite the
gods with cakes.
j gg well boiled rice.
The second form is disused.
Rice mixed in meat soup,
and boiled to a porridge ;
applied also to buckwheat
flour ; a hash of minced meat
and rice fried in kills ; mi.\-
ed, blended.
!i/taii
724
SAN.
] ^ food of thick soup.
Is ] or tI^ ] a rice ragout-
t§ I'c 1 JiM '''^ willow catkins
spread tlieir grains on the path.
HJC I to boil congee.
1 "f ?^ congee of rice grits.
] '■Jf'ji in separate grains, as rice
looks when properly boiled or
steamed.
Composed of ?nen under a cover
wliicli is held up bv a Imnclle ;
the second is a modern form.
A shelter, a cover from the
sun or rain ; a parasol.
M 1 '"*'* umbrella.
^ I a round canopy or
state umbrella carried in proces-
sions,
g J^B I a sun-shade.
P) ] open the parasol.
^ J^ ] a testimonial umbrella
presented to a popular officer,
or others by appreciative friends ;
sometimes got up to his memory.
^ ^ ^^ J^ ] lotus leaves are
the fishes' utubrelhus.
1 SI ^ ■^ ■'I retinue of umbrella
and tiabellum bearers aud horse-
meu.
sail
SAX.
From ^ to strike and g />»-
merly, aud this is itself said to
be changed from </)« jfyji small.
A wine vessel or amphora ;
a medicinal powder ; name of a
song ; a musical instrument hke a
lute ; slatternly, untidy ; tangled,
in confusion ; sporadic ; miscel-
laneous, odds and ends.
I X day-laborers ; odd jobs.
Its 1 W. break a string of cash.
t^ ] heedless, indolent.
1 W ^ ^° ^^'^^ '^6 trowsor.s
loose at the ankles.
^ ] leisure, tiking things easy.
^ I to grind to powder.
~ H'J 'M <,P^ 1 E't 's like] one
dose of good medicine ; met it
is all cleared up, I understand
the mattir now.
^1 A .^ sent out men and
horsemen, as in a search ; or
posted them in places.
^ ] "j* not to finish a thing, no
perseverance.
^ ] missing, as papers ; scatter-
ed, as soldiers.
] A 1 ;t; useless people aud
timber.
SANG.
Read san\ To scatter, to dis-
sipate ; to fall all apart ; to se-
parate ; to disperse, to break
up; to apportion ; — the leading
idea being tbnt no external force
is used.
1 J^ to separate, as an audience.
1 JBE to break up, as a company
or set.
) ^ to refresh one's self by a
walk.
] ^ to distribute (i. e. burn)
clothes for departed spirits.
If ] to dissipate, as a cold.
^ 1 A tt the family is scatter-
ed or dead.
V Ir 1 T '^6 affair is spoiled.
"^ \ to spend recklessly.
-JU I "S "b to spread rumors, to
circulate hearsay.
I ^ dispersed, as clouds.
I -j^ fllj ■? •'' certaiti fairy who
scatters tiowers ; met. a spend-
thrift.
^ 1 4E "^ they collect or scatter
as Ihey list, there is no order in
their movements ; said of ban-
ditti.
It® '''*^''-' they all gone ? is
the meetuig dismissed ?
Old smittif. snuff, Tn (yrtnfon, song ; —
, ^^ Frmn ipoon and a tree like the
^^^ mulberry, which grows where the
■ ^1^ sun rises.
The mulberry tree ; to culti-
vate silkworms ; nuilberry leaves ;
peaceful retirement.
1 ^ or I ij or ] ^ mulberries.
1 ^ -i it village quiet and
rural occupation.
Mi ^ :f; peaceful end of days
under the mulberry and elm;
I. e. in one's own village.
W {& ^ ] they strip those trees
which are tender, — or havkg
no fruit.
»n Sirato'i; sang, SLing, nnd suang ; — in
in S/ianffhai, song ; — in Chi/u^ sang,
I ^ ^^^ illicit intercourse.
1 & & b^k of mulberry roots,
a diuretic.
ft f# ^ 1 EB the sea has be-
come a mulberry field ; i. c.
great changes have taken place.
^ 1 M ^ to revile the locust
tree while pointing to the mul-
berry ; — to scold one person
over another's back.
1 ^ ^ ^ the pickers of mnl-
berry leaves are idling about.
j ^)^ an ancient district in the
east of Sz'ch'uen, now part of
Kwei-chau fa. '
Aiiioy, 3ong ; — in Fuhc/tau, song ; —
] P^ the Shamans, (in Sanscrit
tsraimtni.) n.n ascetic, a recluse,
one who ,§, ,j^ quiets his heart
'fl^^ The throat ; the larynx ; tJie
r?tj glanders.
'acmy ^ \ J- a. good suiger.
fk\ OT 1 T BI tbe uvula.
I ■? PjiS a hoarse voice.
^ 1 -f f^'M <^'''cJ out with a
loud and bitter cry.
1 ^ the glottis.
j^ iW 1 ■? ^et yonr whistle,
take a cup of tea.
^ ] the larynx.
SANG.
aANG.
Sang.
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In Cantonese. A dialect, a local
brogue, a j)at()is. ,
"cT I the Peking colloquial.
1^ ^ I he ulks the Canton
cliulucU
( Ajf ' Used with the last.
y>f^ The glanders in horses ; also
'sunt/ known as J^ ^ the horse
jaundice.
The forehead, the part which
»^ strikes the ground in bow-
'i-a/iff ing.
jH I a broad forehead.
^ ] to knock the head ou the
ground.
^ 1 "{4 vft ^'^ '^''o^^ ^^ '"'^^
with peispiration, — at seeing
his fathers corijse.
tJ.,^ To push off or over with the
^^^ hand ; to o|)posi', to stop one.
'sun;/ 1 i5l lik T ^'^ tipped it on
the ground.
jU ^ — ] pushed hiiu back
with his hand.
^ p 1 1 pushing and Strug- |
gling, as in a crowd.
The stone foundatioa or
plinth of a pillar.
'nunc/ jj^j ] lliu underground brick-
Work on which the plinth
rests.
I H^ the stone base to u^thold
the pillar.
Plp^^ Formed of ^ to wei'p and £
■ 1^ dead^ altered iu combiiiatiou.
saiiy'' To mourn, to lament for
^aiiq one's parents ; a funeral ; ap-
parel or time for mourning,
1 "M- funeral affairs.
1 jjg mourning elothea.
g ] mourning for the emperor,
[^, I to carry forth to burial
^ ] to attend a funeral.
Jg I to mourn for a parent three
\ears.
[@t ] to wail far the dead.
&■ 1 to watch with a corpse.
51 ] j^ staff used by the eldest
son at funerals.
^g ) to officially report a parent's
death,
f]^ I to bewail the dead.
I ^ tlie bereaved family.
^ 1 Is H f^iiii'ig mourning
study the Jjook of Kites ; hence
pS fifi denotes one in retii-ement
ou accouut of mourning.
Read sang' To lose, to fail of
getting, the opposite of :{^ to ob-
tain ; bereaved of; to pa,ss into ob-
scurity, forgotten, out of mind ; to
let be lost, to destroy ; to die ; ruin.
J Hlj blind ; losing his sight.
1 ^ he lost his kingdom.
I 5 'li* ^® ^^ ^°®'' ^ conscience.
I ^ ^ ^ ruined his family
I >(^ ^ he is out of his mind.
1 ^ melancholic, looking down-
cast.
] i& ii ^' 4 ^ ^ in mourn-
ing, deep sorrow is worth more
than minute observances.
jpf ,S. 1k 1 "^^1 ^re you so de-
pressed at this ill-luck ''
'%:t^\ ?Jf ]JC 4 "bile heaven
does not let this doctrine perish,
— what can the men of Kw'ang
cb to lue 1 — said by Confucius.
sJLnsro.
Ohl sound, seng. In Canton,
From vmn and already, imitat-
ing the Sanscrit santja.
^sAny A Budhist priest, one who
eats vegetables ; a lama ; the
third in the Budhist trinity.
I ^ a bonze ; he is often address-
ed .'US J^ A '-''G exalted man.
] ^ the Uudliist priesthood.
Q I I, a poor priest.
|Jj ] hermits, recluses.
1 fg the clergy and laity.
^' 1 JT ^ a" "I'l priest medi-
tating.
Tjic 1 a luxurious, worldly priest.
fi I •■* scrupulous priest.
sing ; — in Sivatow, cheng ; — in Amny, cheng ; — in Fuhchau, chsng ; ■
in Shanohai. sauff : — in Chifu, sanj;.
in Shanghai, sang ; — in Chifu, sang.
1 j1 M ili I'^^ ^^""^ nothing to
ilo with Budhists or Rational-
ists ; — a placard on doors.
^. {■£ 1 litharge.
IS i-'J - ^ 1 ['!« y°"i ^^'"1^
that] I liave asked you fto sit
here like] a priest I — i- e. to
idle and talk insle:id of work.
|ii);i] ||J^ ] a lama, or Mvingol priest.
1 fllll ^''> Sanscrit srniffa or sam-
(jli'i.) I lie assembly of priests.
1 ffJIl lie if: "'' •S'"»i7« P"^<^^
name of a Burmese priest, who
introduced into China the first
alphabet (a. d 506) for writing
Sanscrit words.
] j^ a dwelling of priests, a mo-
niistery, a sanga-ratmi ] {j((i ^
or park and buildings with it.
1 {ta OK the sanghati, or double
robe of a priest, reaching from
the shoulders to the knees, and
tied at the waist ; it is defined
•^ .^jl ^ doubled mixed dress.
1 a P5"r 1 i^ f] a high of-
ficial who governs his fellow
priests ; there is one in each
district, to whom the criminals
among the priesthood are sent.
i^ Short h.air.
^ I the hair in much dis-
^sifng order ; tangled locks.
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SAO.
SAO.
SAO.
OM sounds, 50, sok. and sop. In Canton, s6 and ts'6 ; — in Swatow, sail, sao, and eh'aa ; — in Amoy so- •
tw Fuhchau, so ; — in Shanglmi, so and sii ; — in C/iij'u, sao.
»
a
From horse and a^eo as the
phonetic .
To rub down a horse ; to
disquiet ; perliirbed, mourn-
ful, sad ; eccentric, moody ; clever ;
Borrows, griefs; to sweep.
^ ] grieved, miserable.
^1 1 the Dissipation of Sorrows ;
a celebrated monody by K'iili
Yuen of Tsu, b. c 280.
I ] hiu-ried ; in unseemly haste.
^ j bewitching, attractive.
] ^ flulleriiig in the wind.
1 A M ^ '^ renowned bard.
) ^g to anno}'. to harass.
1 M ffi ^ H 'l^e cold, sharij
winds are coming fix»m .^olus'
cave.
M 1 elegant ; clever, poetic talent
I Hid to stir up.
disturbed in all its stages or
posts.
From hand and Jiea as ths pho-
netic
To scratch ; to rab gently ;
to titillate ; to irritate, to
annoy ; the nails.
] Jllg to scratch.
^sao
A general name for Iwats
and junks.
1^ ] -^ a salt junk.
E Mt -> H if you wish to
get over those billows, and cross
to the other shore, you cjinnot do
it without usuig boats and oars.
The sound of the wind.
1 JSl, M '* driving storm.
" ^ a 1 JM T l^roken in
by the wind.
quite easy that I did not com-
mit the theft.
if
>3^ The sound of washing rice
in an earthern dish,
i'^ ^ 1 1 a rinsing and
scouring sound, as when
deanijig rice.
A large fish found in the Eiver
Wei. in Shensi.
] ^^ a species of bream or
tench. (Leaciscus.)
From silk and nest.
To reel otf silk from the
cocoons ; a piece of worked
.SllO
1 "M" Pfl W ^ *<> complain to ^ch'aa gUk for placing a gem on.
I ^ to wind off cocoons.
1 ipn; to reel off silk.
Heaven in a great dilemma
1 "M* !fe ® lie scratches his
head in great perplexity.
I ^ ;^ to set people at var-
iance.
scratch yourself through your
boot ; — i. e. a useless attempt.
Similar to the last.
Moved, excited ; troubled,
au distressed.
^ ] morose ; painstaking.
^ -f- \ ] I have constantly had
vuu in mv mind.
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,mo
From flesh and birds sinfiin'j,
or a_//t(i ; the second form is im-
iisual.
Bank, rancid ; strong, as
goats ; reeking, fetid.
^ I rank pork fat.
gg ] noisome, offensive.
^ ] redolent of perspiration.
] ] rank smelling, like nev.'.y-
killed meat.
1 ff a newly born infant. {Cun-
'scco
I ^ at Canton, denotes a shrew-
mouse ; in the Xorth, perhaps the
polecat.
^ ] bad breath.
In Pe/.iiiffcse, used for ^. Bash-
ful, mortified.
^ ] ashamed.
/f> -g- 1 brazen-faced, impudent-
From uoman and an old person.
^ An elder brother's wife ; a
sister-in-law; a woman; a
matron.
^ I sisters-in-law, one's
own sisters and sisters-in-law.
^ ] I, the goodwife.
35 ] the goody ; goodwoman ! a
term of address.
^ I or ] I Madam ; lady.
^ I o'" 51 1 "uy sister-in-law.
^ 1 a certain man's ^vife.
^ I a cousin's wife.
Wiongly written like the last.
A small plant like the chick-
weed {Stellariu), also called
^ Wi ^ chicken's gut.
^ ] >|^ the fragrant root
ol a liliaceous plant.
w
From hand and besom ,
also read 'sua.
as a noan
To sweep, to brush ; to clean
up ; to clear oft", to rid ; to
dam[Ten, as one's ardor ; a broom, a
besom ; to search in order to seize.
— ^ ] one broom.
1 WL ?? sweep clean.
^ ^ ] a teather-duster.
i~X 1 tc) sweep.
1 It sweepings of the hold, — is
the l.^st lighter of a cargo.
1 JG M -I star-sweeper ; — met. a
slovenlv. Wiisteful man.
1 ^H ?§ M to sweep off the sea-
mist ; — i. e. to destroy pirates.
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SAO.
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] ^ to disappoint one's hopes,
to take down one's hilarity.
,1 jS l^i '" clear the frontiers.
] Ki if M 'o i''J l^^'^ govern-
iiH'ul] ol' the traitors.
1 Wi ^ \^ ^ **''''" make ready
for your eoming
— ] ^ jt '"^'^ swept away.
f-p ] to sweep and worship the
tombs.
] ^ to clear off an account.
^^> Same as the last in its liter-
al meaning of a broom ; to
sweep; a bank constructed
in with earth like an abattis
of bamboos filled.
] a bamboo brooin.
] how brightly I have
sprinkled and swept — the yard.
^ I a copper brush to polish
buttons.
^1 P"! ^ t" keep the door-
way and hall constantly swept.
g| 1 a dike.
if
ft
From //irecmoiitlisorigiiialh' PPP
iind tree or inontit ainl he^^uin ;
tlie second turrn is iiiosc used.
" The chirping and singing of
many birds ; the lium of men.
£t?,ft 1 nji # [when] the
crows come cawing home to
their roost m the evening,
— we'll go.
idsa 1 the ehir[)iTig of cicadas.
S.^ 1 fra •"'■'•gl'i'^s chattering for
fair weather.
^ f|pj ^ 1 in getting their
slipeuils, [the soldiers] stirred
each other up to great clamor.
^CJ. ) Like the last.
\{/(^ The noi.se of a crowd ; a cla-
siiu' mor, a disturbance.
^ 1 ffij jJB they roused
them up with a great clamor.
|1^ ] a hubbub, vociferation.
I ^^ to rouse up an<l disturb.
] |g altercation ; a row.
i.tX' Hardened iron or good steel ;
broken steel ; the scoria of
iron or other ores ; used with
jte'j'ao ^ meaning a spaile.
A sore, a pustule ; an itch-
1j¥^ ing ; to itch.
»-'o' &. M ] ^^ ^^^ ^'^"^ itches
continually.
i
Dry, scorched ; chapped,
parched ; to dry by the tire ;
tu' used for tsao' ^ violent.
^^ ] diied up ; drought.
jgl, JifJ ] !|^ the [north] whid
dries and warps things.
P ] a parched mouth.
^ ] autumnal heats.
] M tierce. raging,as with passion.
1 ?^ «i ®!l * remedy against
weakness and dropsical habits.
.tj.' High, prominent, as a hill ;
imposing, lofty, as a house.
I light and spacious.
These charncffrs nnit Ihnur under snEII arc often protionncud aJikr. Old smmdn, sl):k, shet, and
tak, ami s.'it ; — in iSioatow, sak, sat, niul si.ap ; — in Anion, sek, sat, nnd sip ;
in Shanghai, sak anil sell ; — in Chi/'u, so nnd seh.
lip. Tn Canton, shik, shSt,
in t'uhchau, saik ; — ,
Composed of yV '«"" and jv a
sent, and defined *^tlie elluience
from the countenance," referrinj^
to the clnxnj^e of r'olortu the face;
it forms the 13'.>th radical of a
few congruous characters.
Air, manner ; form ; color, hue ;
complexion, expression of the face ;
the deportment ; to look I)landly ;
mode, sort, quality, kind ; glory,
beauty ; lust, venery ; a show of
well dressed women ; in Jiiidhtsm,
one of the six outward perceptions,
that of {ritj)a) form.
1 7J1J a color, the tint of a thing.
^^ 1 particolored, v.aricgated.
l\'< ^ AH '111 officer above the
eommon run.
\ ;f{] form and substance ; aspect
and reality.
noted
g ] famous beauties ;
courtesans.
f^ ] to bridle up ; angry.
2. 1 are ^ green or blue, -p;
yellow, ^ carnation, ^ white,
and a black.
jj^ ] tlic touch or ipiality of
s|)eeie.
4' ;^'C 'B Jy 1 ryo'"" ^'r'"^-] 's
not loudly Haunted abroad.
gj 1 i|;J5 ^ blandly he looks and
smiles.
1 ^J'^ IK -'"oyed ; an inferior color,
said ehieliy of sycee.
^ ] pure, as gold or sil"3r.
."^ ] laughing, pleased.
^^ ] to dre.ss up, as girls who
are e.irried in iiroceasions.
-Jjl [ various kinds, as of goods.
1 l!§ in 5c heaven-daring in his
lewdness.
I M a Budhist term for the or-
ganic body.
1 1 (ft rfe every sort is kept on
hand.
YP^ ] sedate, composed.
^ 1 i^! ^'J i""S'<"' lewdness, pro-
perty, and gain, are four snares
to mankind.
■^ ] venery ; licentious,
'^ i\j '^ 1 ^ " remember to find
one for yon.
"M ] ^ S] ^ '"^ thinks more
of women than of friends.
1 4* i^ ^ * miserable whore-
monger.
$1' 1 or I ^ libidinous, s;ila-
cious.
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SEH.
SEH.
SEH.
^1 ] -J to throw dice.
is all eiijpliiifss, and cuiptiuess
is lil'i.'.
Ei W j|S 1 ^^'^ color daily rises ;
met. inci'easiiig prosperity or
iruprovcmyiit.
jg I a Budhistic term for
naina riipa, one of thy twelve
nidamis, or causes of existence,
which shows the unre.alily of
thought and material pheno-
mena.
>I»|K To hate, to abhor, though
r\ ■* "ith regret.
ATV Cnmposed of ^ a granary and
[W| ) ^ lociiiii, botli c-ontracte.l ; q. d.
ij^,/i' ciojis come into tlie storelioiises.
The harvest, which shoidd
not be wasted ; to amass, to accu-
mulate ; to begrudge ; avaricious,
sparing, mean ; frugal, stingy.
I ^ an officer \vho oversaw the
harvesting.
1 W sparing of words.
fl!i 7E 1 M "? ^^ '^ * closefisted
fellow.
] Jj^ it is hard to get an account
settled with him.
I
I
I M stiugy, mean, griping.
:^h^ Used for the last and the next.
\a\ ) To gather in the harvest ;
// husbandry, culture; grain
ready for the siclsle.
^ ] to get in crops.
f'ji 1 2^ W- ^^^ crops are all in
an evil case.
I^m^i. 1 Wft'^JI Heu-
tsih's culture w;is on the prin-
ci|)le of helping — nature
] '^ harvesting, reaping.
^j" ] to be economical.
5fe 1 a name for Shmiiun^
'-jrf^ Used for the last two.
lal ) A surname ; a harvest ; to
f^i* gather grain.
] -^ a farmer.
m
a J
Rough, harsh, not smooth ;
corrugated, as skin ; astrin-
gent, as a taste; uneven;
rip[>led, like water running
sc/i' over stones ; difficult of per-
formance.
S^ 5i ?* 1 '^^'^ '^s*'® *s ^'^-7
asli'ing.Mit.
a" po IS 1 ^"S speech is imper-
fect and rude.
^ ^ ] ^ it rasps the hand to
rub it.
1 '{'\W stopped, obstructed.
3rt^ Considered to he an obsolete form
Ifclt'j of the last, and composed of jt
, to sliip repeated four times to
show how rough a tliiuc; is.
Rotigh ; an impediment in
speech ; too shallow for a boat to
float ; hard to turn around-
I
ll
5!fjtJ Unattainable, what cannot
jtlli) be reached or accoiuplished.
Raad sa/t^ To talk very
fast, to gabble much.
f^[M Frugal, Rparing ; stinsry.
|tlh> ^ 1 i'^l^^'^t;^!) mortitiej.
-it-r? From (je?ns and i/iusf ; but the
\i\^ upper Iialf is a coiitructiou of a
>K»»i musical instrument.
Hc/i'
An instrument like a large
kite, ditlefing from the ^ in the
cords crossing bridges to lighten
them ; it had 50, 25, 15, or 5 silk-
en strings, accorling to the size ;
elegant and dignified ; pitfe, stern,
harsh ; massive ; to ba grave.
^ 1 W] fU tlie lutes and lyres
harniouiz • ; — conjugal union.
1 ^ llul ^ gi'ave and dignified.
] ] a bleak soughing of the
wind.
^ ] chilly, autumnal winds.
I iljl 3i ^11 'Uiissive is the libation
goblet.
In Ctntonese. To walk care-
folly.
I I [l"j» be careful how you go ;
said to a child.
Used for the last.
The rustling fall of the leaf
■shiit is ] I ; some say it is from
the sad strains of the lute ;
applied also to autumnal
flowers withering.
Read («!'(((j To brush away.
Read sa'\ To reach.
Originally like its primitiva.
i>) The pure, bright look of a
liistfous gem.
jB. MMIZ 1 S4 come
near and see how bright it is.
From ^ insei-t and jQ quick,
from its motions ; the second
y form is rarely used.
A louse ; a parasitic insect ;
small bugs or insects, like
fleas, aphides, Oimcr, Aot-
rus, and other wingless
Sorts.
] ^ or ^ ] a louse.
JJjfe 1 or fuj 1 '1 flea ; the last is
also the dog-tick.
TJC ) abedbtig. ,
is 1 or ft ] or |g I to crack
lice.
fp ] sand-btigs, saud-fleas.
^ ?^ ] to take occasion from a
little fiaw — to accuse or reject.
^TFTi^ Fiom carf/i and habitation.
y^i^ ) To stop or till up, to close ;
s.ii' to obstruct, to hinder, to pre-
j.S(> vent by obstacles ; to spike, as
a gun ; an important pass or
position in a cotmtry ; when speak-
ing of strategetic obstacles of an
enemy's approach, J^ refers to a
gate or brilge, and this to a dike
or wall ; unintelligent, dull, hard to
apprehend ; sincere, honest.
1 T i¥> "? ""^"^ stopped, as in
a cold.
f^ ] closed, obstructed, impeded.
1 {i stop it up.
] P to stop a hole ; to gag or
bribe, so as to quiet one ; to put
him down bv argument.
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SEU.
SEU.
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X^ I to block up, as approaches.
■SJI ^ ^ 1 "11 '"i' °"°° i'''^ <^i"i'-
ness oi' perception was removed.
^ ] to pass [a bore] on to an-
otlier person ; to give the cold
shoulder to.
^1 5c llil ^" pervade and fill
the world ; — as the Gospel will.
Wli i^ 1 ^ '0 *il'"' over (or trump
iiji) so as to pro\'cnt censure.
] ] agitated, disconcerted.
Eead Mii ' A boundary, a fron-
tier ; a limit.
I ^\> beyond the borders.
^ 1 the frontiers.
{i| ] to pas« beyond the borders.
as a princess did to marry a Hun.
In Pekingese, used for tseh^ ^.
To fold under; to double in, to
tuck in ; also, to .slop up.
1 ji ^ fold this table-
cloth under.
^Jt-
An ague.
J ^ ] chills and fever ; to
sell' catch cold.
1 ^ tt "f^ ^^^'^ '-■'^'" t'ocutE
on at evening.
]^ To fly swiftly ; to clasp.
^3 1 filM^i:E:#tlie swift
sc/i' liyiug birds are hastening to
the deep forest.
Eead sJiah^ Feathers used to
adorn a coffin.
<Ste also under .sniiu.
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SEXJ.
Ohl sounas, su, sok, u)td sot. /« Cuntuii, sau ; — in Swatow, so ; — in Amo'j, so a>uls,l>\\ ; .
in Fuhchau, si\i and .sau ; — in Shanghui, sii ; — in Chifu, so.
To engrave on metal ; orna-
ments on a horse's ears.
^seii ^ I to inlay ; to carve or
inchase.
1 ft ift '" carve bamboo roots.
f \\i ] Composed ai yl^ a hanil or ""J"
^I^^ inch undei' 111 a mortar; tlie
(^ » » I third form is used more tlinn tlie
.i^^ \- otbers.
<***' I An appellation for an old
A ^B person ; Sir.
''^ J 5^ 1 venerable Sii-.
P3 ] this old farmer.
] ] tlio sound of washing rice
in scored pans.
M ft 6 1 '^"y^ ''"'^^ "I'l '"*""•
Occurs used for tlio last.
Blind from having no pupil,
as in amaurosis ; an old man
'^ J whose sight is poor and step
u feeble.
P|i ] blind, hut having eye
balls ; a term often used for
blind musicians.
Also read so^
To spur on a dog to attack ;
to incite, to stir up.
I InJ to set on a dog ; to
wind the hounds.
From hand and numOer.
To shake, to arouse ; to re-
fresh.
'^}[ ] ^^ jjii[l to excite or stir
up one's self or one's spirits.
A basket or bamboo vessel
to wash rice ; a flat basket ;
an old measure of sixteen 5|-
peeks, ten of which made a
^ or tierce ; it is now
disused.
Used for tlio last.
A mar.shy preserve in which
sru game Ls kept and fish are
reared ; fat, gainful, rich, be-
cause such places produce much
food ; a place where jjeoplc gather.
(^ j the edge of a hill.
j^ ] marshy edges of a hill.
m
K
jflj ] a market ; an exchange.
<i([J ] a wilderness, a waste.
] ^ a retreat for robbers.
!)l$ ] tl"^ l^ess are swarming.
jfll )^ ] a refuge for people (or
criminals) to tleo to.
Tlie first is also read shvh^ to
draw in the breath.
To clear the throat ; (o
cough ; to expectorate ; to
hack ; a cough.
^ 1 a dry cough.
■]^i 1 'o i"'''^"^ phlegm.
to give the signal by
a slight cough.
Kioin irords aud to scGin\
Angry or reproving words.
Eead ^siao. Ti) allure, to
induce to act right.
^ to urge to goodness,
fl^ a novel, a story to commend
virtue.
J£ Jjt 1 \h\ '■li'S is fame enough.
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SUA.
SHA.
SHA.
Ola sounds, slm, slial^ auJ sliat. In Cantoti, sba ; — in Sicutoir, sua, sa, sang, and si ; — in Amoi/, sa and swa ; — in FtiJichau,
sa, sai, swa, and sc ; — in Shanghai, so am/ sa ; — tn Chi/u, sa and swa.
emery. ^^|> G'^HZf) thin silk ; reticulated,
SI: 1 ifl a bright red. <if^^ g='"^>'- lace-like, transparent ;
aha
]"rom tcater and a ./cic ; q- d.
when tlie water is little the sand
ajipeavs ; like the next.
Sand, gravel ; pebbles, shin-
gle ; reefs, banks ; gi'anulated, as
sugar ; gritty ; broken fine ; friable
and mealy, as fruit : frequeiUing
sandbanks and beaches ; a sandy,
brown, or gray color.
] ||| common or brown sugar.
1 jS 01" 1 ^ a sandy spit, a
spot where the still water allows
silt to settle.
^ larva; of musketoes.
1^ a water filter of sand,
■jjf shallow sand-banks ; at
Canton, boats remain on them.
] ^ the sand clam, a species of
Madra.
1 iS TC clouds of Just.
)]^ I 5^ a Budhist novice.
] p^ (or ^ |"J from the Sanscrit
sramana and Pali ximana,) quiet-
ing of the passions, as ascetics
strive to do ; it now denotes the
Mongol Shamanism, though at
first it referred to all priests,
B)idhists and Brahmins.
] ^^ a file-fish. {Aluteres hcrardi.)
\ ^ the dragonet fish. (Pla'jj-
ceplialus r/idUUus.)
] f^ a sandpijier or snipe ; also
a species of loche. {Colitis jisam-
/msmus.)
^ ] quicksands ; moving sands,
a name given in the Book of
Recorfls to the Gobi Desert.
] ^ '1^® desert of Shamo.
^ ] the Pratas shoal.
^T 1 ^ ^° learn boxing.
] a fish like the sardine.
In Fulichau, Skillful at, ready
^
.s/ta
Used with the last.
Pebbles, coarse sand ; gravel ;
grittv, like sand.
^31 1 or :& M 1 cormidum ;
diamond dust.
f^ ] to winnow hulled rice.
(Cantonese.)
^ I the best kind of cinnabar
from Shin-cheu fu in Hunan.
[ij ] .y the pilferings of servants
or cooks. {Pekingese.')
] t or W 1 -t grains of para-
dise, obtained from the Amo-
mum xanthioides and the Elet-
iaria; the ^ ^ ] from Yang-
chim district in Kwangtung, are
from the Amoinum viUosum.
1 J[fc cowhide ; met. stubborn,
indocile.
j^ ] aithiops mineral, a sulphide
of mercury.
The largest sized bufialo is
called 7jC ] ^ in the central
provinces, and usually de-
notes the cow.
From disease and sand as the
phonetic ; an unauthorized cha-
racter.
jS/irt
The cholera.
W.Wj 1 Asiatic cholera.
S'j 1 ^^'' scarify for cholera.
1 ^ ^-L cholera pills.
;ljg ;^ ] ^ a good remedy for
cholera from Su-chau.
sha
The first and coarse kind of
sugar, 1 II (otherwise \^1^)
like brown muscovado.
^Af A valuable timber tree, ] ^
(■^j^ brought from Tibet, whose
fSha .soft, berry-shaped fruit tastes
like a plum.
I ^ a russet pear.
1 /fi a species of piue from
Nganhwui, which furnishes a
valuable light wood, highly prized
for cofiins.
Via a fiber, an untwisted thread.
II 1 crape.
^ ] white gauze.
Jig; ] lll| to lose the % ] l]l| or
black gauze hat, is to be turned
out of oSicc, — this having
been the oflicial hat during
the Ming dynasty.
1^^, ] mull, fine muslin, lawn.
j|?g I to lay the warp.
^ 1 English camlets.
J^ M 1 'M- ^^^ moon shines
through the latticed window.
A surplice or outer robe of
a Budhist priest; the second
character is used for a shag-
gy woolen surplice, woven
from coarse sheep's wool.
^ ] ^ cambric or muslin.
From fish and .'<and, refening
to the gritty skin.
The shark family, including
some rays and skates.
] ;^ -g, a l.right slate blue.
I "S^ j^ shagreen.
^ ^' l[i| ] hammer-headed shark.
{Sph'irna :ijrj(ena.)
|E- I the saw fish (Pvistis), which
is saiil to be able to strike at
and injure vessels.
f§ 'q 1 '^1''^ spotted ray. {llhiim
anri/lostorm.)
IS 5i 1 ^pi"*^"s shArk.{Cestnu:ion
zebra.)
^ p^ ] the shovel-nosed shark.
{Rhinobatus Jijnnicephalus.)
1 "S a fresh water fish, si.K inches
long, round body and big head
which buries itself in the ooze
and spurts sand ; it may be a
kind of bull-head, as its dorsitl
spuies are dangerous.
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SHA.
SUA.
SHAH.
731
E.^ Long fine hair
.•■/uc tresses :
hair.
the hair hanging in
disheveled or loose
V'
c»,
'sa
From tcatrr and west or f.lc'
gant ; also read sJku^ ancl'^a;
> it is also used for DU to wash ;
the first form is easily con-
founded witli 'tslu JB spirits.
To sprinkle with a liquid ;
to scatter, as the wind does
the leaves ; to divide ; deep and
steep water ; respectful ; swift;
snow ; to cast, as a fisheimaii the
net.
1 7K sprinkle it.
1 fif: SK "ly clothes were wet
by the rain.
] ^ to cast a hook.
] Jc 7K to whitewash.
I -Jg to weep much.
'M'^ \ ] ^ continual small rain.
1 f'fi alarmed.
1 l§ iK silk rol-ies with speckled
embroider)-.
SIS ^ ?K 1 T '-^■'^ ^^■''^'-^i' spilled
over, as when carrying a bucket-
full.
Read '/shti. Lofty and new.
new terrace.
Eead sin'' Shivering.
1 1 II 'If ^ .shaking from the cold.
In Cantonese. A shed ; to
stretch out.
^ ] the hen stretches her wings.
— ^ I an open shed.
1 ] [(sC tu hang out to dry.
<■ /^l Foolish, thoughtless.
I3C 1 "P ''"' fi'iDpIeton, a care-
's/ia less fellow.
§X 1 doltish, silly.
1 "f^ fR '"'^^ stupid that is !
1 i ^> iZ palsied.
In Pelingcs.'. Eather, an ad-
jective of comparison.
I ^{. CK; prctly good, it will do.
] f[!f rather fine.
') From whisker and woman ; it
resembles i/ao' ^ to wish.
'shim To sport, to play with ; to
triflo with, as fire-arms; to
fence ; play, jollity ; games.
I ^]J to fence with shillelahs.
1 Zf fi% '"^ P'ay with foils and
shields.
1 J^l; to sport and dance ; to
waste one's time.
1 i^ 6^ M Jo'^'^S talk, banter,
badinage.
I ^ to gamble ; to pitch coppers.
^ /S 1 Tl^f ^ ^"^ qnite serious.
■KT Att^;r;>s 1 it is no
trifling matter to cost another
man his life.
1 il^ ^ to create distmbance, to
provoke needlessly.
])('{• 111 to bandy words and
angry talk, as a man and wife.
t}^ I expert, clever.
1 f/^ -J" to chafT a bumpkin.
1 ^ li-jl to act gymnastics, to
play the acrobat.
1 M St " toy-.shop.
"fl^ 1 pl'iyi'ig' making sport.
In Canlunese. To waive oflF.
] ;^ to shako the hand to inti-
mate that a thing is not to bo
tlono ; to motion away.
^JL*' 1 The changing of the voice ;
S/^ the voice becoming hoarec
-^) \ through bawling.
] p^ a hoarse throat.
1 '^ a hoarse, gruff voice
1^-
ska''
m
To make an eyelet hole.
[1^ ] small holes in a, thing ;
s/ia' cavities, as in porous iron,
^il 1 fn? li^ to cut and
probe ulcers.
Old sounds, shat and shap. In Canton,
ch'ap, rntd ch'iap ; — in
^JXj Soma derive this from ^ toA-i7/,
g/m its etymology is doubtful.
To slay, to i)Ut to death; to
murder ; to kill, of which
eiimo Chinese law recognizes five
grades ; to die by famine or frost ;
penalty of death ; death; to bunt
and kill game ; to mow grass ;
to seize or get ; to gather up ; a
form of the su^xirlatiTe, furiously, |
murderously. !
shat, shap, and sap ; — in Swntow, sat, siin, and siap ; — in Amoy, eat, slap,
Fuhchau, sale and sai ; — in •Shan'jhai, sill ; — in Chlftt, sail.
] 5jj to decapitate.
1 ^ '" '''■'^'^ ®^ worms ; to kill
bugs.
] ^ a beadsman.
] ^ to finish an account.
I Z^ to butt'lier animals.
M S ] ^ an awful, dreadful
look.
1 A. W- ''° fought his way into
their ranks.
1^ ] "j* seared to death.
^ I in great haste, in a killing
hurry.
1 P 111 -^ the cord is tied too
tfght.
■^ 1 A '1 comedian, a droll.
-^ 1 A '"n a towering passion.
i^ ^ ^n ^T' 1 they are insepara-
ble, as two friends.
] Mi tl'o veiy last.
/A 1 "i'lful murder.
^ \ accidental manslaughter.
732
SHAH.
SHAH.
SHAI.
1 1^
§ C if you love the child
greatly, yet he is another's ; if
you feel that be is a ruined
child, still he is my own.
|!§ I homicide, manslaughter.
^ ] -fj^ to overawe ; to enrage
another ; to force to comply.
fltt|7;^I|#|pl^l as you do
not cleanse your way, you shall
consequently bo classed with
those who arc to be put to death.
5^ 1 6^ iK 6^ IS a heaven-con-
demned fellow who brings down
evil on people.
Read shai ' To pare off, to
reduce ; to clip or .shear ; to bend
down in order to effect ; to make
a seam or sew together ; part of a
shroud.
'S. ^ pf^, I his voice was broken
and confused.
m §i ± 1 act like a relative to
all yonr kindred.
Jbj^ Another form of the last, but
yVV now usually confined to malign
> > » > > and noxious influences.
sha/
s/ia To strike dead, as by the
sun ; to murder ; baleful, de-
trimental ; to injure by malaria ;
to end ; a twinkling ; an advn'b of
intensity, often beard in Kiangsu.
] ^ sickly vapors, malaria : the
active spirit of death, baleful
influences which destroy luck.
] ^ a malignant star.
^ ^ 1 my fate carries evil
j)y ] deleterious, as a location.
to all my family.
^ ] it wards off evil, as the /\
-^ eight diagrams, or the in-
scription .^ ^ ^ of the Stone
Warden.
§3 I crises in life, which occur
trienuially from three to si.\teen,
modified by the signs one is
born in.
^ I and |pi] ] back and front
no.xiousness, geomantic terms
connected with the position of
graves.
^ ^ I !^ never-ending talk,
garrulous.
^M '^ % \ ''1^6 robbers are very
numerous.
j£ I very near.
jOt The edges of a seam left
Tj5j,3 over which are to be felled ;
5to to sew up the seam ; clothes
folded up.
A spear with a guard ; to
clip the wings of birds.
-^ ] a long halberd.
%m^C.^M^ 1 the
bristling lances of the troops
were crossed and blended —
as tliey marched.
From to owe and to pierce.
To smear the sides of the
shi? mouth with blood when
taking an oath ; it was done
in ancient times.
] j5l to sip the blood of a sacri-
fice.
] W I© lie quite forgot bis oath.
An old and formal term for
;> a fan, which Wu Wang is
said to have imented.
{^ ] a beautiful fan.
] ^ to write in a rapid running
hand.
] §j^ thin, fan-like coUops of meat
dried for winter use.
A .slight shower; a passing
\-, rain ; an instant, the moment
811(0 of action.
— 1 11^ a little while.
] ^|p momentarily.
1 fJh Fi3 f"'' ^ moment, on a
sudden.
^ 1 Wi ^^^ gleams dazzle the
eyes.
f^ Jil 1 IW a. gentle breeze and
slight .shower.
1 1 M ^ pattering of rain.
Feathers used to adorn cof-
-) fins ; a great flabellum of
thin wood, ornamented with
clouds and figures, carried
with the coffins of dignitaries, and
set at each corner of the grave.
■g; I to set up the flabelli.
;/>; 1 '"* great fan.
Pt,
sliu'
To speak much :
talkative.
loquacious,
0/d sounds, shai nml shak.
Jii Canton, shai and shei ; — in Swa/ow, su and sai ; — in Ai.
and t'ai ; — in Shanghai, sa and so ; — in Chi/ti, sai.
10^, su ; — in Fuhcliau, sai, su,
The first form is commonly used.
An immense reed, a hun-
dred feet long and 25 feet
" in diameter, said to grow in
the soish, and used for skiffs;
a sieve of wire, bamboo, oi
thread ; to sift, to strain.
1 -^ or ] Sffi a sieve.
^ ] a flour sieve.
i^ \ M ff^ the bamboos intercept
the moonbeams.
1 SM "fK ■''• board with grooves
for cash to drop in, so that the
coins can be shaken in and
counted quickly.
I 1^ pjf a mizzling rain.
1 ^ tR shaking with ague.
1 SL ^ >^ tli"5 sifting breeze car-
pets the earth with moonlight.
.m
)V>it
/lai
To disperse and get lost ; to
strike.
1 f§ Ji SJ to beat the gongs
and tap the drums.
SHAI.
SHAN.
SHAN.
7S8
sltai ^
Tlie second form is unautborizedj
but in common use.
To dry in the sun ; the
reflection of the sun ; to
air and sun ; to cure iu the
suu&kiuti, as Ixuit.
I %'L '^n it in the sun.
^ ] to dry fresh fruit.
! ^ UK to sun garments.
1 tOJJ >i drying-terrace or frame.
/^ ^ I M don't get sunbitrut.
*J» /ij» 1 ^ Ills T ^^^ care that
you don't get a sunstroke.
1 /j\ j^ the sun does not get
through, as a curtain,
fe §1 1 Flv 'I'e ducklings aie
auuuing tUeuiselves.
Old sounds, shan nnd ebam. In Canton, shan (iml shnm ; — in Swalow, sw'a,
sian, fuiil ch'am ; — in Fv/irlmu, sung ; — in Shanyhai, s&'n ;
] ^K '1^0 i& the hill and water
will yet meet ; — you will see
The original form resembles
three peuUs ; it forms the 40th
rndicul of cliaracters rehiting
to the names and f<Jrins of hills.
shall
A mountain ; hills, heights ;
a mound ; a range ; uncultivated ;
wild, not domesticated or subdu-
ed ; strong, loud, as a tone of voice ;
the gable end of a wall ; a hill site.
1 l"?^ M ^ lie cried out aloud,
Your majesty 1
1 ^ separate peaks.
^ ] celebrated mountains ; it is
also the name of Mount Hwa.
^ ] posted against a hill, as an
array
1 K ^oofl ^n<i bamboo- ware,
baskets, tubs, &c.
] y^ wild tribes ; a mountaineer,
a hermit.
fill 1 i ffl ^ confer on you hills,
plains, and fields ; — i. e. the
territory.
1^ ] to retire into obscurity
( -^ wild fowl.
g I — J5I the end wall of the
house.
&^ ^ ] both of the gable
ends ojien on vacant ground.
1 7|C spring water.
] J^ V$- -fu pearls and delicacies
from the hills and seas ; —
nice dishes of every kind.
|if. Wi ^ 1. the tapestried bilk
and cml)roi(k'red rivers: — i.e.
our sovereign's empire.
^? ^ 1 M tK •''■ prosperous
faiiiilv.
^ ] a bare peak.
him again
1 ^ '"■ I &. the province of
Shantung ; as j 'gj or | /^
denotes Shansi.
^* ]^ I the wonderful high
mountain, is Mmnit Meru, or
Su-mn-ii J^ 5^ of the Budhists,
the axis of the universe.
In Otnionese. A grave, which
in the south are on hill-sides ; the
country.
^ ] to worship at the graves.
?f hI 1 to worship a dragon (or
lucky) grave.
] ^pj grave-diggers ; grass-cutters.
^ ] to bury, to inter.
Good, beautiful ; to ridicule,
to laugh at, to gibe.
] ^ to make sport of.
Bead isien. To go.
I I a slow gait, a stately manner.
Ecad soh^ The trailing skirt
of a lady.
llsod for trie List and the next.
To hobble or limp.
Jll^' ] to walk lamely, or as
il' unable to go forward.
Precious coral, | J^ thu
fine red kind, which is high-
ly prized.
I lAlI lU. ^ red coral button,
the h ghest in rank.
sam, and Ban ; — in Amoy, ean, earn,
— in CIdJ'u, Ban.
(J'J ] Spread abroad ; scattered
about, as fallen tiowers.
^ ftfd 1 ) his girdle chatelaine
m.ide a jing
fS/iaii
bhun
.s/uin
.s/mii
gluig
P'rom knife and a register.
To pare ; to amend, to cor-
rect and expunge ; to edit
and settle a text ; to reject,
as an account.
gj; to alter and erase
•^ or ] |J^ to expunge.
; ] a stift' brush used by paint-
ers.
t# & M [Confucius] edited
(he Odes and settled the Kitual
]^ to abridge.
.t
.s/in
.shall
^slian
A species of deal used for
boards.
I Sf ^ a joist ; pine piles.
] 7}C deal ; pine boards.
I ;j;^ is sometimes written
for 3 W^ ^ ship's boat.
I ;[gj the coarse pine {Cunning-
liaiiiia luweolata) of Southern
China ; it also includes the
Cri/ptomeria.
1 TJC 3s )}^ a P'"<' 'lucestral lab-
let, — is a worthless thing.
From clothes and pelage.
A garment for the body, as
a coat, shirt, or jacket ; it
usually refers to those with-
out a lining.
] garments ; body clothes.
I an under-shirt
] a robe, a snmmer-gown.
734
SHAN.
SHAN.
SHIN.
^ I to take off a garment.
^ ] a «M?/rt/, because he goes tc
salute his friends in a blue robe.
^1? A slight rain.
— -* ] ^[5 a fine drizzling rain.
_^^ Intended to represent feathers oi
— ^^ lon;i; hair ; it I'urnis the oittli va-
* -"^ dical of characters alluding to
^shan stripes.
To adorn with feathers or
colored hair.
A delicate hand, one with
tapering fingers ; tapering,
slum small ; to pull along, to take
hold of.
1 \ "iC ^ "^ lady's beautiful
hand.
1 it ^ ;^ ^ -^ I'u iioid you
by the hand.
Eead ^ts'^an. To mix together,
to mix in ; to introduce surrepti-
tiously ; to feel or rub.
] ^ to mix up,
1 ?Q to put together, as ingre-
dients in a dish.
] fi^ to adulterate by mixing
in other things.
(S/iaii
From ffrain «nd taperiny, allud-
ing to the four slender spikelets,
which are likened to dragon's
claws.
A marshy grass resembling a
Panicum, cultivated in Yunnan ; it
has large clasping leaves like rice,
a three-sided stem, and thick spike-
lets, bearing a reddish grain like
canary-seed ; it is probably allied
loa,\iElei(sine; the flour is glutinous.
I'som plant or knife and to kill.
To mow ; to cut grass or
hei'l)s ; to root out ; a large
bill-hook, a sort of scythe.
1 ^ (^, ^ to mow the
grass and rout it up.
1 ^ 1^ lie cleared away the
grass and the bushes.
To weep, to cry piteously.
1 ^k ffi 5i tl^« t'^ai's low-
ed freely.
M V'@ 1 I '^oth her eyes
were streaming with tears.
To move or manipulate with
dexterity, to make signals.
'^shitn ^ 1 to pick over and sort
rapidly and well, as tea is
prepared.
A||| ) Fish jumping on the surface ;
■i [H to snare tish in a wicker net ;
shati' name of a river in Corea ; a
spit or point of a beach.
I 1^ the port of Swatow.
M ® ^ ^. \ 1 the barbel are
caught in great numbers.
^fc-*-^' Rupture of the bowels, or
y|jj hernia ; pain from hernia ; a
shait' mode of the pulse ; swelling
of the testes.
>t? ] angina pectoris.
1 ^ hernia ; also a stricture or
retention of urine.
7j< 1 or 4jt 1 hydrocele.
^fJt'' '^o vilify, to slander; to
|:)ll| murmur at.
shall' \ %^ to backbite.
^ J;^ to revile superiors.
M W ^ 1 reprove without
railing at one.
I Ji ^ A she slandered her
husband.
1 "b gi'imbUng slanders.
-^i/' A large bill-hook or sickle.
slum'
3fe
Part of these rhnrnrfers are somethnes read SHix. Old sojiudsj shim, shin, zhini,
ch'an, awl chTim ; — in Swatow, sin, siam, sien, nHrfsira ; — in Amoif, sim,
Seng, sing, and leng ; — in Shanghai, sang, z,ing, and sing ; — in
[Jj I ^ij the hills rise in
From three trees to indicate their
number.
An abundance of trees, close
together ; overgrown with
wood ; somber, as a forest ; severe,
as laws ; to plant trees.
1 Wi rigorous, majestic, severe.
] /fl Chinese mahogany, the
timber of the ] ^ pride of
India. (Mtlia asederach.)
^116^ thick and shady, as
a green forest.
H 1 ^ j^ thickly wooded and
grassy.
*r<
numerous peaks.
^ ^ I ] the serried spears are
closely seen.
.slian
From plant and hitter.
Name of an ancient place or
state in Shensi, not far from
II the ]iresent Hoh-vang hien
pP fe 0. on the Yellow R.
1 JiM a district in the west of
Shantung.
] \ W.M. numerous, said of
camp-followers.
and shem. Tn Canton, shSn, sh&m,
sin, and ch'ira ; — in Fuhchau^
Chi/u, san and shin.
W 1 S M showing their long
tails ; — said of fishes in a
pond.
W 1 -i ^ * niarshy waste
place.
Read («'", and used with its
primitive. A marshy plant with
yellowish green, thiclc oval leaves,
like those of the birth wort {Asa-
rum), whose root is acrid, and
when dried used in rheumatism ;
it is called J^fJ ] , and is perhaps
a species of Heterotropa.
SUlN.
SHaN.
SHaN.
735
A shivering hitter ailment,
such as the ague induces.
..••h'lJt,
The oil made from hemp or
.^iiki seed ; it was used to
light the old year out liy
firing fir sticks in a 1 ^
till the morning came ; the refuse
of flour ; the settlings of gruel.
^ ] linseed cake which is left
after the -jijj HI, f[{| or linseed oil
is expressed.
Men and horses in company ;
a large crowd of peoiile.
1 1 fiE :^ '"'"'y giests
and ciistoiners.
1 1 fi 2jS uiany coming
and going.
<p7E
From words and first.
To begin a conversation, to
\n inquire of ; puhlic opinion ;
many talking about a thing ;
numerous, as a swarm.
^ ^, ] 1 a numerous progeny.
^MM \ \ ^ •^1'°^'^ locusts,
winging their way, what happy
swarms of them.
The second form is now mostly
used ; it is also read (ts'uii.
The ginseng plant (Pawix
schin-^oif/), a name altered
from A 1 > -"^"^^ S" ^^^^'^'i
from the resemblance of its
forked roots to a man ; it is also
called jpl|) ;^ the divine plant, and
life, '^n earth's essence ; this term
is also applied to many roots of
a mucilaginous nature used by the
natives in medicine, and deemed to
jiarlalce of the \iitues of ginseng.
B^ IK A 1 Manchmian ginseng,
deemed to be superior to t\t\
^j M A 1 '"• OvKixn ginsen-.
i3fc I foreign ginseng ; of whicli
the ^ qg A 1 or ^ ] f^
is the crude, and ,^0I 31 A 1
is the clarified sort.
W ^ 1 sart'ron, i. e. Dutch gin-
seng
^ ] biche-de-raer. {Ilotothuria.)
j([j ] a weak sort of ginseng.
-^ ] the bitter ginseng. (liobi/iia
aimira.)
1 ]S5 ginseng traders.
I ]^ ginseng shops.
^ I a species of Convolvulus,
j^ ] the red ginseng, a species of
sage or Salvia.
Branches wide apart ; a
c-s^f medicinal plant ; pendent
,o7i((/i branches.
1 i-k ''"'o^ and wide •. a local
phrase.
I** Tlie orisina! form bears a nide
JtZl^ resemblance to tlie body walking ;
f""^ it is the 158th radical of clia-
^s/<d'l racters relating to the shapes of
the body.
The trunk ; the body ; the
main part of a thing ; the hull ;
one's self; I myself, and when
used in a letter, a petition, or of-
ficial document, it is often written
smaller than the rest ; pei'sonal,
the presence ; one's character or
duty ; pregnant ; the conduct.
Tjs: ] my body ; I, myselC
ijj; ) naked, bared, stark.
1 tl o'" 1 # the person; the
body.
"j^ 1 the privates.
fij ] to enter on office ; the origin
or early life of a person.
Hf ] given to drink.
It] J^:/C gWo-jinishim-
SL'lf a hii^'h ollicial.
^ 1 H il!i ^^'i^'i'u can he now
go to hide his disgrace ?
hX 1 iM I'il suppose you were in
that position.
,f^ 1 whole life ; the end of life.
!>? 1 i'li Wi ito reap life's results
— al'ler dealh.
^ ] [I.] an old woman, — or
old man.
•^, ;jt ] careless of himailf, as a
brave soldier.
5K ^ fi?~ I his dress does not
fit iiiui, or is unsuitable.
■^ ] a former existence
lii 1 S V one who manages
the business.
] j^ rather tall, above usual size.
•§ I dead, passed from the body.
he have been rausomrd, we
would have given a hundred lives.
W 1 pregnant.
W 1 ^ ^e has some property.
^1 ^ ttH I have no time to
attend to that.
^ I to go out to work ; to mort-
gage one's person, as a coolie ;
peonage ; to sell one's self.
^3 I to weigh anchor.
^ ] to start, to go.
j.$ 1 MiM. ^^hole body shivering
with cold,
igj^ ] the first sexual act.
in what manner the obsequies
were attended to after his death.
# ia 1 ^ « ISI fil he saw
that 1 was old and weak.
^3S 1 r^#-?S ill. keep the
muscles of the body in full ex-
ercise.
] -^ the body ; the sep.arate
beads ill a string of court
beads. {Pikitigese.)
1 ^' "&) ^'S'^ '" ''^"k J * noble
spirit ; integrity.
W.^^1 1 ± ^ ..6!t i-^ he not
trying to gel me involved in the
scrape i
ra W # g* iS 1 "'e.V had no
need to clioose words [to defend]
their conduct.
^ 1 •■'"'1 >i 1 """"e Budhist terms
for material and si)iritual bodies,
the latter being regarded aa
an embodiment of the law.
^ ] is also useil for the triune
body of every Builha {trihiiia)
consisting of ^ essence. ^
reflex, and flj use, which is
evolved to his perfection in the
divinity, law, and priesthood.
1 $ Isl Sindhu, an old name
denoting India ; or perhajM Only
that part now known as Scinde.
736
SHAN.
SHaN.
SHAN.
^ I& 1 a magic body {ricklhi)
which can instantly transport
it.sulf anywhere, and assume
any shape.
*h[f* From xcaler out of a cavern.
c VlV Name of a river in the south-
^sltuii east of Hunan ; deep ; pro-
found, abstruse ; intimate ; j
ardent, as atlectiou ; well read,
learned ; strong, as spectacles ;
retired, inner, as an apartment ;
late at night ; many, as days ;
intense, as dislike ; deep-tinted ;
as an adverb, very, extremely,
carefully, well ; to secrete ; a coat
and trowsers joined in one ; to
measure the depth.
W M 1 7K liow deep is the water
here ?
^^1^1 don't know the
depth ; I am not very familiar
— with that subject.
I j^ ou very good terms with.
1 (§. great kindness.
1 is ^ profound bow.
] ^ crafty, silent and scheming.
1^5.^ [your favors are]
deeply engraved on my heart.
S 1 ?^ ^ from midnight till
daybreak.
1 §^ deep research.
1 Jf^ ^ ^ 't 's very true,
il W 1 'IJ ^^ indeed has his
own deep purposes.
]lb ? is 1 '^'''S character is very
complex.
I ;I+j an inferior prefecture in the
south of Chihli.
1 ^ •"* deep blue.
ifS ^ 1 is °f * reserved and
awful manner.
^ S '3 ^ 1 ^ ^vhat a depth
of sorrow is his I
Formed of H a. mortar and [
to join ; otliers say the cliavacter
is intended to represent tlie back-
bone ; used witli the nest.
To extend, to stretch ; to reite-
rate; to prolong, to increase; to
state to a superior, or enjoin on
an inferior, for which senses the
next is also erroneously used.
] fl^ the ninth of the 12 stems,
the hour from 3 to 5 p.m., over
whicli the monkey has sway.
) ^ the seventh moon.
] ^ [Heaven] has given [the
emperor] injunctions.
I 5* ^ report to a superior.
] p^ to send up a statement.
] %i 'o reprimand ; to enjoin an
otficial to behave better.
I 1 ^D -ifet easy, composed, self-
possessed.
] B^ to explain clearly.
] ^ a small, feudal principality
in the Cheu dynasty where
Nan-yang fu now lies in the
south of Honan, on the head-
waters of the Eiver Han.
1 tt Shanghai district, a name
supposed to be derived from
the preceding state by mistake,
as if it 0[ice belonged to it ;
but others more probably derive
it from ^ I ;§^ a prince over
the region in tlaose days, who
is still worshiped by sailors at
bis temple in the city.
1 J3» to promulge, as an order.
.sllilll
Used for the preceding
erroueouslv.
and often
To stretch and yawn ; to
dilate, to straighten ; to ex-
plain ; to report to ; to right, to
redress, to clear up a cause ; vin-
dicated ; worth, valued, equal to,
as in pricing things.
1 lit ^ t'J stretch out the hand.
1 ^ .^ '0 redress a grievance.
] pjJ a statement to a superior.
^ I to stretch when tired.
1 iS Sm tle-'xlj laid out for burial.
S 1 ?t IS ^^^^ fine sentiments
can be expressed.
] ^ ^ 'P I'""' much is it worth ?
j 1^, to stretch and yawn.
I |{s to litretch or dilate and
retract or shrink.
1 Hi ^ I'i'sli 't ^'iit-
To groan, to lament ; to
read in a chanting way.
] P^ to recite or hum, as
books.
^ ] @ fJI whining and com-
plaining.
1 J5 fA H 1^® ^"^S^ '^'^6 books
he reads — without understand-
ing them.
In Cantonese. To complain, to
whine about.
^ ^ 1 ' 1 ' don't come about
here whining.
m
M
slidn
Trees that die of themselves ;
trees that wither away.
\% 7^ ^ 1 ^^^ willow is
not quite dead.
From silk and to extend.
A large sash or girdle with
ornamental ends; to gird ;
those who are privileged to
wear sashes, the literati, graduates,
officials, the gentry.
I ^0T%1 1 or IJIor ]^
the gentry, official people in
and out of office.
1 ]^ gentlemen and merchants,
the higher classes.
tt i^ ] "''''e '' '^'^ '1"^ girdle.
^ ] an oppressive man among
the gentry.
] -^ elders and headmen.
To make
"b ^ ^
cnown.
] his
words are
reliable.
1 1^ '''' ^^^^ truly.
From woiuan and to move or
boily ; the fii-st is sometimes
• wrongly used instead of ^ and
then read yin', their meanings
being the ^ame.
Pregnant, quick with child,
g^ I the gravid uterus.
] JJ taken in labor.
I ^ conceived, pregnant.
t% 1 ^" abortion ; a miscarriage.
.shall
m
.shall
Similar to the above, and
defined as f ^ ;j^ ^ .g- 4JJ,
a spirit confined within the
bodv ; name of a god.
SHAN.
SHAN.
SHAN.
737
A multitude of living things
, jj_^ moving about together.
^shdny | f^ numerous, herd-like.
look into that forest at the
herds of deer roaming there.
Also read ^(satu
A species of cinnamon tree
^sliau found in Yunnan, the bark
of which is called |^ U ; it
is an evergreen ; the Cinnaniummu
Lourciri has the same name ; the
name /^ | is also applied to a
species of Andromeda, both being
evergreens.
;:A.j»^ From dicinc nnd to extend as tlie
^sliCm That power or cause which
operates by its own energies,
diffused, formless, anrl inscrutable,
yet making things develop ; the
■ p^ iwwers above, as opposed to the
^ or (^ [)Owers below ; the
gods, the divinities, a god, in the
usage of pagans ; used by many
for the true God ; a spirit ; a super-
natural good being ; the human
spirit, the directing power of the
body ; the animal spirits, in which
senses the Taoists use it much ;
divine, spiritual, as being higher
than man ; supernatural, godlike,
wonderful, superhuman ; as an
adverb, very, exceedingly, myste-
riously ; to deify ; in the language
of epitaphs, nameless.
] Bfl the gods.
1 ^ I1II i% go'lS' demons, genii,
and 15ndlia.s, — are the four or-
ders of beings above man.
^ I to serve the gods, as an
acolyte who presents offerings.
^ 1 to worship God ; to adore
the gods.
•^ ] to set up gods to be woi-
shiped ; to quiet the manes of
the deiid ; to cheer one's spirits ;
to relieve one's aihucnts.
1 j;^ images of the gods
^ ] the lares or deified spirits of
ancestors.
] ^ the soul, the vital principle,
before or after death.
] ^ wonderfully ettieiicious.
] ^J; supernaturally clever, as a
[ihysician.
^ I immaterial spirits, of Taoists.
^ ] to refresh one's spirits, as
by a show.
I fij the name of a god.
'C* Wi 1 ^ '^"^ heart moves and
the gods know it.
ij ffl 1 '^^''1' y""'' ""''^ about you.
] ^ ^% ^ the gods will then
listen to him.
I ^ a shrewd gucsser, a prophet.
1 f* 71 W ^n^ m [tlieir
ancestral] spirits quietly come
and reward them with great
blessings.
I think of the toils of my pre-
decessors, those divine sovereigns
for your ancestors.
) (jj. devout, religiously inclined.
^ W jfra I out of spirits, low-
spirited.
>i!i> 1 ^ S ^is health is not
very certain.
•^ 1 M M ^^ °" '^^ lookout
for counterfeit bills.
II ^ 1 m m ^ Kwanti's
divine intiuencea secretly pro-
tected him.
f Q 1 "ffl § ""'^''' '"Agreeable feel-
ings [at this landscape] are
like those when spring comes.
1 ui II? mind not composed.
illJl H K W 1 BJ o"ly ttree
feet above you is a god.
I Ji 1^ regard his words as
divine ; to deify him.
[Ig ] a bright eye; the eye Hashing.
5i!i 1 Pfl' t2 "''" e\'l spirit has got
hold of vou.
Z^ RT m )^ Z ^ \ ^hr,n\^
that which cannot be lathomed
or estimated.
\% 1 iA '* "''■"lij 0"0 ^^'^0 ^'-'^
mi. spirits; an e.'corcist.
ffi 1 5i absent-minded.
] j^ unusually quick.
^ 5§ ] a sort of scarecrow that
is carried before funerals as a
pursuivant of the dead.
"^ \ angels in the Roman Catho-
lic usage.
^^ ] the form or being a man
had before birth ; his prototype
or protoplasm.
From words and veri/ or more.
Sincere, faithful ; true, trust-
worthy ; to speak honestly.
1 ^" lidelity.
%m \ ^mn '^ can-
not be certain that heaven
will always decree the throne
to me.
1 ^i 1^ a small state in the Han
dynasty.
tt
Botli these are like the last, but
the second form is rare.
^ > ^ I Sincerity, especially its ex-
^j~ J pression in the face ; a good
" slum '"'''■" ' '^""^st ; devoted to.
'Idlan fl- 1 giil^l^ss.
*' fm ^ 1 ^" open and
candid bearing.
5C H 1 S/f lieaveu will not up-
hold him at any any event.
.s/uiii
Similar to the last two.
To believe ; sincere.
^ I to retard ; dilatory ;
slow to believe.
Read Jtlti. Crafty.
] guileful, untrustworthy.
A brazier or portable fur-
n.ace, such as are used to
wai'iu rooms ; some have
three corners,
if-li ^ ] to warm one's self at
the furnace.
riie second form is also read
■ rlidii, hut is most usually re-
V gardod as a synonym.
The berries of the mulberry,
ailed ^ ] , which Chinese
i/iiiii'
authors fable will improve
the harsh voice of owls and
kestrels.
93
738
SHaN.
SHaN.
SHaN.
Used for and with the pre-
ceding, because of the deep
shin? black of ripe mulberries.
Eead 'fan. Black clouds bring-
ing rain.
R l# 1 M 511 M tlie lowering
clouds will soon bring raiu.
I m void of intelligeuce, vacant-
minded.
From '^ a corcrinij ami ^^ a
time., which last is delined as if
'shall from ^ to dis/inffitis/i, i. e. to
get tilings togetliei-, ami carefully
separate tlfem.
To investigate, to inform one's
self, as a judge ; to discern between,
to discriminate ; to restrain ; to
weigh evidence ; the mind settled
on a point ; a bundle often plumes.
I ^'l) to judge to ; examine and
decide.
] Pm^ a judicial inquiry.
M 1 or iS 1 t" '■'•'"'''y "P a case.
HJ ] to confront witnesses.
] ^ a final judgment.
] ^|> to inquire by sortilege.
P3 ^ ] to open court for a trial,
j^ I "^ an officer specially sent
to try a cause.
16^^ it has been fully and ho-
nestly examined.
I ^ to discriminate musical tones,
j^ ] a se\ere investigation.
. I '^ :tt '{T^, trace it up to its
origin, find out the cause.
1 fl^ iH. it observe the times
and judge the occasion.
■^ I to stand a trial, to await
examination.
A father's younger brother's
wife is <^ 1 ; a brother's
'shan wife is ] .{^, including any
sister-in-law.
35 I or ] p or I I a re-
spectable, middle aged woman ;
a nurse, a woman of all work.
*v^^ ^'avy ; sap ; to pour water
'i'Wt into a vessel.
'sftan \^ ] to leak out, to dribble
away.
s/id/i,
From mouth aud west or to lead
on.
To smile with a slight con-
tempt; a sneering smile; to
look pleased.
I ^ to smile.
M ^ 1 ,%^ I beg that you will
receive [this present] fovorably.
^ I to smile on seeing — the gift.
f^Jf^ From icords and to read.
P»ti^ To consult carefully with ;
's/uiii to make know^i one's \'iews
to a superior ; to reprove,
t« expostulate ; to hide away, as
fish in a covert.
^ # ^ ] shall I not think of
my mother '?
] ^ to refiect on.
] l^ 'S tm admonish him by
every argument.
1 ■^ to conjure, to urge upon.
'Ml
W
s/idii
From diirl and to /(•«</, because
it sliows the juirport of a seu-
, teiicc, as a dart tlie way.
A particle that prolongs the
thought to another point ;
still more, how much more ;
still less ; to laugh in a bois-
terous way.
I ^D ^ ^ liow much more
then so !
I fi» A ^ ;^ 5j^ ;S ^ a,Hi
shall man not seek much more
to have friends '?
I {EJ more still to say.
^ if > Timorous ; cowardly.
's/iun he was so fearfully craven-
hearted that the officers of
the people were ashamed.
^ ] scared, afraid.
J Also read ts'in'
'-f" Bent, stooping.
«/'««' 1^ 1 to bend the head for-
ward ; to stoop.
[ From "tr sweel and pC to pair^
denoting an increase of io\-.
shun' Social delights; an adverb I
denoting the superlative, very, '
extremely, — and usually placed
before its subject.
I j(f excessively good.
] J^ too big, huge.
■j^ ] excessive in any way.
~- ^ E. 1 "I'ce is quite too much.
1 ^ 'f B !£ altogether unsuitable.
^ ^ 2. 1 tli*^ disgrace is al-
ready at its utmost pitch,
I ^ too many ; too far.
^ ^ E. 1 'lo not go to excess.
] :S ^■"'■y '''Sh'; j"st the thing.
1 ^ or ] ^ ^ what thing?
Avhat affair ?
=f^ ffp, \ '^ what is that to you?
,tt f-*4) From heart and true.
|j& To act carefully and seri
shdn'', ously ; cautious, attentive ;
still, quiet, sincere ; consi-
derate.
IM 1 lieedful.
^ ] heedless.
I ■= careful of what he says,
guarded in speech.
I "^ circumspect.
7 pT ^ 1 -([2* tbe utmost care
i.s necessary.
1 ^ M M take heed and be
not idle.
^ 'f ] M the princely man
is careful what he does when he
is alone.
BX»^ From t^ Jliish and ^ worth,
p^ contracted, for which it is occa-
j ~ y sioiiidly mistaken.
The kidneys, which the Chi-
nese connect with water, and make
to preside over wisdom and force ;
they call one of the kidneys ^
I and the other ^ f^, because
it is thought to secrete the semen,
and pass it to the $]> ] or testes;
a gizzard ; to lead ; to harden.
] ^ the scrottmi,
f^ ] a duck's gizzard.
1 ^J^ Jl5 incontinence of urine.
Z" M. I Wi t''^ '•cart and be!ly,
reins and bowels, — i e. the
whole mind.
SHaN.
SHANG.
SHANt..
739
m
rli an
ehdii,'
From insect and time as the
plioitetic.
A buge clam, said to be
trunsfi)riiiei1 from a fowl, ,
and perliaps referring to the
gi'eat Chinivi ; a marine
monster wliicb can change its
shape, or apjiears in the rain.
1 -^ '"' 1 TJT tlie mirage ; some
diseriiitions assimilate it ratlior
to a water-S[)out.
] j{i a road along which a coffin
goes.
I j^ ashes or coals of the clam
put in Collins.
?§ Til 1 M exaggerated reports,
wild stories ; refers to a legend
about sea-fairies.
] !^ the mirage land ; a native
name for Lewchew.
AxJ^' To leak ; to run to waste, to
■\'^ tlow along noisily ; to soaJi
skuii^ throngli.
1 i/|ji to leaii,
flic 1 newly Hedged.
I ^ a hole for water to ran
into the sewer.
] -Jljl running oflfor tlowing.
1 ^K ffl 35 ^^^ ^3,ter is leaking
out.
f: fll) 1 A Bf B)fe whatever is
drank filters into the bladder.
In Ciintoncse. To sprinkle
over, as with salt or ashes, not
with water ; bad, inelegant, worth-
less.
'1 f\^^M.^ sprinkle or spread
some salt on it.
From net sni J'orest.
A trap for fishes, made at
shall' Canton by digging a hole
in a tidal creek, covering it
with sticks, and collecting the fish
at low water.
^ ([3 ] clean out the trap.
) Used for tlie last.
^ Leatloss trees, as bare and
sliaii' tall ones in winter ; stakes
for catching fish.
^ ] pj ^ how sad to see the
bare trees,
g ] a fishing- weir.
■© ||| /^ ] the fishes seek the
cool pit- weir.
Read ,.s7tf!fra, and nsed for J^,
To take, to grasp, to hold on.
tl
Tkt sounds SHANG an/i HiAvr, nrc nisilji confoundeil. Old sounds, sluing and zhnnff. Tn Cnnton, shSnng ; — in Swatoto,
siaug ami si"c ; — in Amoy^ siong ; — in Fuhchim, sioiig ; — in Shanyfiai, 80ag,
dzong, zaiig, dzivng, and long ; — tn Chi/it, oh'ang.
cm
Composed of ||5J to stutter and
!^ srntcnr.fs cODtracted, deiiot-
' inn; tlint hv words one's inner
ihougiit, are known ; not to be
cniifonndnd with lili^ (^ enemy.
sliany
To consult, to devise, to de-
liberate, to arrange ; to adjust by
consultation ; to trade ; a merchant,
a traveling dealer ; the second of
the ancient five musical notes ; an
hour or so before sunrise and siniset.
i-^ f? 1 ^^^'^ "'^ hong-merchants
of Canton.
^ 1 o'' 1 M ** traveling mer-
chant.
] J5^ a merchant from another
province.
1 i'{]\ the Sliang dynasty, found-
etl 1>.V ^ Wi T^ang the Suc-
cessful, 11. c. ITOn, and des-
troyed by Wu Wang, b. c.
1122.
I 1^ an ancient slate now in
Kwei-teh fu in the east of Ho-
nan
^ ] a pawnbroker.
^M 1 a salt-merchant.
I J^ in mathematics, solid men-
suration.
ir I §?| to consult on.
^ ^ the music sounded
agani .ind again,
^ jS 1 general trade with
otlier countries.
1
^-Aj Interchanged with the last.
fPlHj '^'^ consult, to deliberate.
^skmy ] f^; U 5£ fit to estimate
1
his virtue and fix his standing.
1^ tr ?t!i '" consult and set-
tle the rules of business, as a
Chamber of Commerce.
1 IB --^ merchants collect
there from all quarters.
A kind of medical plant,
whose root, called "J^ [Ij is a
remedy for the ague.
] ^ a labiate plant, like
the Vili.c or i-haste tree.
From A man and \% to wound
to i-ive the sound.
^sliaiiij To injure, to hurt ; to wound
to grieve, to distress ; to
mourn ; to cause sorrow ; to
wa-ste, to l.-ivisb, as the strength ;
sad at heart, chagrined, mortified ;
harm, objection.
1 ^ to injure ; to take revenge.
I jm, to catch cokL
ptj ] ^j^ an internal disease,
such as spitting blood.
^ >ij« 1 1^ "'7 lieart was sad
and wounded.
M 1 no harm is done ; it makes
no dillerencc, it will be no ob-
stacle.
\ ^ iL % crippled like a bird
woundeil by the dart,
fl jy T' 7K 1 'o the end that
I may not long sorrow.
■fpj ] what objection is there ?
fit K^ I 'rS I •>""! and sing
with a wounded heart
740
SHANG.
STTAXO.
WHANG.
]^ ] a mortal wound.
) ^ to waste money.
1 jjj, grieved at heart.
§ H ] wounded three Umes.
1 P lips of a wound.
] ft ^ to violate confidence.
^ ] filial grief at a parent's death.
W 1 JH "ft ''' ^'^' injure pubUc
morals.
^ ] to damage ; to wound
^ 1 ff ij '^'> •lo' dBStrciy old
friendships.
PH ^ Is 1 ^® ^■"'■y^ tyranny is
no injury, of no moment.
1 S- ^ "9^ ^° cause grief to
parents.
] >jji y a bad business, a grief
to ona
An untimely death, under
nineteen years of age ; to die
^sfianc/ before puberty ; to die.
jC//«/i^ ?^ 1 or ^ 1 died young.
^ ] to wed the effigy of a
betrothed husband.
^ ] manes of soldiers who have
died for their country.
^ JJU ^ ] un mourned youths,
those wiio die before seven years.
^ "T" P it will involve the death
of one's children, as an unlucky
spot.
51a 1 the child died of small-pox.
£(Jit^ P'loin horn and to wound.
</4^ A cup, a goblet ; a bumper ;
^s/uiu(/ a feast, a banquet ; to give
^diang to drink.
jg ] a wine-cup.
j^ 1 or ^ ] to prepare a feast.
J^ ] to take wine with a guest
|fi ] to exchange glasses.
ft 7K '^ 1 crool^sd streams flow-
ing into goblets ; — imt. fine
scenery.
^ I to drink to one's health.
jg ] to exceed bounds, to over-
run.
^1 ^ fg to change cups and
drink fast.
^ ] a newyear's feast.
/^^* From rfj napkin and (iy mnm-
^ t\A ./'-^"'i ictetriiig to the lueaniug of
,r the iie.>ct, of which this was a
i •> synouym.
Constant, ordinary, always,
ever, frequent, usual ; habit-
ual, long continued, in usage ; un-
changing; to keep, to ra:autain. as
a law ; to po.s.sess always; a ride ;
a stint; constancy; a regular
principle or way ; a long spear put
in war chaiiots.
] III exer, always.
Z{i ] usual, ordinary.
^^ ] unusual ; few such ; extr.a.
44 I it happens rarely, not often
seen.
I ^ I keep it always, as an ar-
ticle in a shop.
JJB ] customardy, according to
the routine.
14 AS 13 1 ^ may pure hap-
piness be your constant lot.
] Q the whole day,
] ^ an ordinary maa
^ 1 is * common meal
^ I the five cardinal virtues, vh-
\^ humanity, ^ rectitude, jjjft
courtesy, ^ knowledge, and fg
faith.
1 1 St i^ constantly bear it in
mind.
^^ ] formerly.
4li 1 jjj. variable ; no perseveranca
^P I as customary.
•jl^ \ ^ the Sacrificial Court.
W © -7 rT 1 '^ *'^" ^ "^o"®
for this time, but not allowed as
a regular thing.
^ 1 ^ the gild who cuts the
thread of iiie, the Chiiiese
Atropos.
I ^m^ ^^^ how
sjilendi'l are the flowers in their
deep yellow.
fCliang
^ 1
m 1
^ 1
From qarment and to manifest.
The lower garments which
conceal the person ; the
skirt, the petticoats ; clothes ;
curtains of a carriage.
apparel, dress, clolhea.
fleecy clouds.
fj rods to hang clothes on.
J
'^ Name of a goddess.
Mi ^ hI \ 4Jic l';e goddess in
^c/i^iing tlie moon ; she is also J^ j^^
heaven's consort.
.^/I> Irresolute.
nlRj 1 W go'"? ^ ^'"^1 fr° 5
iclianij volatile, playful, uiisteady.
Atj^ From fish and to tasta^ alhuliiig
In^i to its delicacy.
^clmng A large fish, described as
having a yellow body with
horns, and al)le to fly ; it is also
called ^ 1 i®, and seems to be
a kind of flying gurnard, having
orbital spines and large maxillary
bones; but the synonyms rather
denote a species of goby or Tmiia,
a fish which can jump.
Cp>U^ From wealth and to tnanifest.
^^ To give to an inferior ; to
'■sluing bestow, to confer ; to grant,
as heaven does ; rewards ; to
make largesses ; to celebrate, as a
day ; to congratulate, to rejoice,
to take pleasure in ; to exhort.
I ^ to celebrate the harvest-
moon ; to enjoy the moonlight.
I (Ml to delight one's self in
1 fC *" ^"J^y ^^^ flowers.
) ^ to bestow a reward
1 |g )j^ to distribute silver
medals.
1^ ] to express admiration.
] g^ to treat well.
] ;^ a scale of rewards.
] |j||5 a placard oflFering a reward.
1 M It St ^ pay t^e reward
o tie red.
1 JiA 'i@ 1^ presented uim with
wine and meats.
^ I to commend and reward,
as a scholar.
1 ^ to give a present to child*
ren or servants.
,§. 1 imperial bounty.
SHANG.
SHANG.
SHANG.
741
's/iaii(/
The ring placed upon doors
to use as a knocker.
The meal at noontide, and
P^l^ that when the sun is setting.
y,a„r; fffj 1 B ^ f# ^ Bi ^I>c
prepared a repast, and waited
for her husband's return.
CM JLi From sun and toiourds.
P|Hj Noontide, meridian ; used for
's/ianff the Manehu word deHie, a
piece of arable land measur-
ing si.x meu, or about li acre, set
apart for the support of the Gen-
darmery of Peking, and for which
each man pays a land tax.
1 -^ or ] ^ 5C mitltliy-
"^ ^ j afternoon.
*j2 1 ^ s" '"^ ^^■''^ l"^'^ silent
for half the day.
11^ ^ ] towards sundown.
J|l if: ] forenoon; but >J, ] £^
is rather just before midday, llA
o'clock.
C I Formed of two parts signifying
p* that an affair or thing is above
■ ^ * the level.
'sliang rp^ ^^ ^^^ . j^^ g^ ^^ ^^^^^ . ^(,
write in ; to esteem, to exalt ;
to go in, as into a net ; to place
on ; to mount ; to send or hand up ;
upwards ; the ascending or second
lone ; the upjier series of tones.
1 flC ''^ g" ^ Peking.
1 IKj '^'^ go "board, and ] ^ to
go ashore.
1 ;^ to send a report to court.
] ^ to enter school.
iffi J§1 1 T' continuing [his ex-
ampk'J as I go up and down in
the court, — and reign.
1 A '^ to be swindled or taken in.
f^ 7 1 '5 J'O'* didn't bear it
in mini'.
1 ^ £^ to wind a watcb-
1 till ^ to go o" ; go nl^ead
I ^ to honor superiors.
/p ] — _^ not a full month.
1 IfIS 51 "ii "liere are you going ?
] Zji ^ the upper even tone.
I ^ ^ he cannot come up.
I f^ 2]i ^ bo careful in going
up and down stairs.
] ^or ] ^ to weigh, as money.
Bead shall r/'> Top ; above, on,
upon ; facing ; high ; ancient, early
times ; before, previously ; that
which is above or high ; superior,
excellent ; .superiors ; honorable,
exalted ; Heaven ; supreme ; im-
perial ; ascending, rising; in rhetoric,
what goes before, antecedent ; as a
preposition, by, on, near.
JU ] to sura up, to conclude from
what goes belbre.
i 1 *-"' M. 1 tbe Emperor.
I "]f above and below ; up and
d(«vn ; about, more or less ; on
the on(; hand and on the other ;
heaven and earth ; emperor and
people ; — according to the scope.
^ ] in heaven.
1 ^C t^"^ ®'^y overhead.
] [J the other day ; the first day.
] 3^ tlic Emperor was angry.
] pjjj an imperial decree.
1 ij- ^■'^'''y g"od, superior.
1 1 or 1^ ] the best quality.
;f|j ] in the street.
\ 'he M ^ 'I'sy ^'^ still be
carefo).
Jpf 1 ^ 3^ i§; they saunter about
by the River.
] -^ in remote antiquity.
^ I it is on me ; in my hand.
^. ] early in the day.
:^ St ~ ] honorable bi'yond
comparison.
1 i/Ji "1* tln'i'i! ) tli« liC''^J or chief.
Jj^ ] what is before.
I M ^^ ^'•'*'' room, a parlor.
] Pjj the previous occasion.
j £c. forenoon.
1 A upper classes ; it is used in
addressing a priest, or speaking
of one's employer or parents.
^' 1 f5t '*' '^ ^''''-' ^" '^'o ^ook.
] ■U a chief seat ; a magnate.
] and tj» and "f are three terms
used for qualities or degrees.
^i3i' Composed of ipj towards with /^
IFU to .'/" '" above it ; occurs used
7 ) for the last.
slumg
To add to ; desirous of ; to
honor, to esteem, to adorn : to
reckon good ; to like, to approve ;
to have the care of, to control, in
which sense it occurs in official
titles ; to ascend ; to marry a prin-
cess ; noble, high ; as a conjunction,
still, but, furthermore, and notwith-
standing, yet, perbajjs ; a form of
the opIativG, would that, may it be
that, pray.
] ^ to esteem a white color.
] ^ still, however.
] ^ there are still some.
I ^ ^ to wed a princess.
^ ^ ] do not praise yourSelf.
y\ p1) 1 B- tbe presidents or
controlers of the Six Boards.
^' ] to prefer.
1^ 1 it iu? ambitious and pure
in s[)irit.
n^%X 1 ^iijiadcad
man lies in the road, and some-
body will perhaps bury him.
3jlt ^ ] ^ nothing can be su-
perior to it.
Ji^e 1 fiM! .1 though I am
did I can still ride to battle.
fS ] |g li the world Ukes d;ish
and folly.
1 ^* to respect tho virtuous.
] 1^ at the end of a prayer,
Mayest thou enjoy or receive
this ! Let this be accepted !
742
SUaNG.
SllAN(i.
SUING.
s:E5:JLisra--
Old sound, shing. In Canton, sli.inf; and shanp; ;
sang, seii;4, cU'aug, nnd sinj;
The lower lalf represents tlie i
eirlh from wliicli y^ .ytruiils
arise aliove it to denote growtli ;
it forms the lOOth radical.
To bear, to produce ; to arise,
as an event ; to grow ; to beget ;
to bring about the birth of,
causing to grow, to excite ; to live ;
to come forth ; life, vitality ; the
living ; birth ; means of living ; un-
ripe, raw ; nnsyibdued ; unpolished,
inelegant, as a bad style or uncouth
phraseology ; unacquainted ; the
natural conscience.
Hi ] the whole life.
\ ^ ^ "fi the entire strength.
^ ] or P"] 1 or BS, ] ^ young
man, a pupil.
^ ] a teacher; a doctor ; a blind
fortune-teller ; an appellative like
Mr. or Sir, as ^ ^ ] Mr. Li.
g 1 and 1 p grades of the
siutiai graduates, who desig-
nate themselves as ^ juniors
in official jxapers.
g ^ ] the first siiiU^ai graduate
on the Ust of the district.
gl] ^ ] a degree intermediate
between a siuts'ai and kiijin.
^ I literary men.
I j^ or I i^ occupation, busi-
ness.
] lit A or 1 Itt a stranger.
I j^ not famili.ar with ; not to
see one for a long time.
1 Sii^Wln t''e Pfople will
preserve ihcir possessions.
Ufc 1 Ht W ib ^ ^ # "«^^'
your means being abuudaut,
you liken me to poison.
1 ^^ to got interest ; to make a
profit, as by increase of herds
] ^ nnripe fruit.
]®^ 1 a preparation of raw fish-
"^ \ to set free living things, con-
sidered to be a meritorious act.
4-
ri SwatoiVy .?eng and s^'c ;
•n Sliaughai, sang ; — in
1 1 ^ B ^6 ^^'^'^ ^S^' """
ceasing succession.
] 1 g ^ foster the life of the
pco|)le as your best work.
%i ^ % 1 tlisorder then arises
^Ij J3 U 1 'o secure abundant
means of support.
] ;{^ ^ ^ made so by heaven,
a natur.al production.
1 ^ 65 or ] UJ 65 sponta-
neous ; natural; it grew .so.
1 ^ 'is m the jiower of life and
death.
] g a birthday.
] and 2j$ -JS this life and the
next.
^ ] animals, more especially the
six domesticated kinds.
] ^^ to borrow money on interest.
gg I four modes of production,
!■/.-. viviparous, }]^ ] ; oviparous,
5lJ ] ; by moistness j^ ] ; and
transformed {^ ] ; tlij last is
applied to the miraculous birth
of incarnated Budhas (iinupn
ig I doctrine of rewards and
punishments by a second life.
JU 1 to save one's life, as by
treachery to a prince.
] to set light by one's life;
reckless of danger.
^ to get angry. ',
^ an ulcer has come.
^ ^ he bore a profligate son-
■jfg ^ ;^ knew it when he
was born ; intuitive knowledge.
^ living things, the people.
^ /\ ?^ the eight horoscoj)e
characters.
*I 1 ^ ^ it certauily is not
80.
41 jy ^ ] nothing to live by,
ready to perish.
1 tx i§ f}| births, deaths, and
remo\als.
$1
— in Amoy. seng; — in Fuhchau,
Clii/u, sang.
1 H J^ 5^ iOr fi^'e classes of
actors, (•(.:., scliolars, girls, old
men and women, and fools ; of
each d iss tlu re are various ranks,
of which g(^ I are military
characters ; J£ ] princes ; ,^.
I old statesmen ; >J» ] youths;
&c.
.^
tt
From to hear and a mate^
Relatives of other surnames ;
^shritKj the sons of a sister, and the
nephews and coasins by aunts
and sisters, are ^ ] , who are all
of a dift'erent surname.
^h 1 4W a sister's daughter's hus-
band.
^j I children of a wife's sister.
H j maternal uncles and cousins.
'i^ IE .i^ 1 * ii'ece of king Fan.
From or and living.
(-|_l_^ Sacrificial animals, of which
:h(j.nj there are six ; victims.
^^ ] a victitu.
1 p usuall_^ denotes draught
animals, or cattle ; but also in-
cludes fowls and sheep.
~ [ poultry, pork, and fish (or
mutton).
■^ j the six victims, — horse, ox,
lamb, cock, dog, and hog.
^ ] ^1] .^ your victims are all
provided for.
An instrument of the organ
c — f-^ kind, a Pandean pipe, com-
^shCiiiy posed of 13 dissimilar reeds
inserted in a gourd bulb,
with a bent blow-tube ; the music
is made by inhaling the air through
the reeds ; small ; slender.
1 1^ ^'> V^^y ^'"-^ s'"g i '"*'■ peace
and plenty.
^ 3g p^ 1 thrum the lutes and
blow the organ.
\ ^% t^ music relieves the
heitft.
SllAXG.
SHaNG.
SHlNG.
743
An animal of the weasel
I'iimily, and given by some
fSlmiuj as tbe weiisol it.si'lf; it is
grayish black, ami called
^ J^ from its dcstriictiveness to
mice ; pencils arc made of its tail-
hairs ; it is proljably the polecat,
but others describe it like a I'te-
romys or Hying squirrel.
Wealth ; rich, opulent.
'sliiini/
m
shdng
Used for tbe next.
To lessen, to cirouniscribe ;
meager, emaciated ; a ilise;ise
of the eye, like a staphyloma
or film, that obscures the vision ;
a crime, a fault, an inadvertent
offense.
] ^jjj disease caused by demons,
a sort of black vomit or plague.
1 ^6k frl Wi i'ladverteucies and
crimes from calamities might
be forgiven.
] '^ a mistake, a fault.
I V^ calamity, pestilence.
^ "jif tlie oxee.ssive rains
haxe injured the grain.
From fye and fito, but really
funiieil of /Q pyelirowa ami ir»
s/'Touf both contnictetl, intimat-
ing a close ins[iection of u subject.
A spot guarded for otliccrs ;
a province of the empire ; to
diminish, to abridge ; in topograph-
ical works, to erase, to incorporate
with or al)olish, as a district ; to
use sparingly ; to lay by ; to
avoid, to spare ; frugal ; saved,
avoided.
ig. I eTery part of the country.
1 !^ to avoid the trouble of, to
prevent doing over again.
there.
] # to saved the outlay.
] '?'? ;L'> save one's self trouble.
1 W\ ai reduce the punishiueut.
j $5 to abridge.
] 33^ terse, an abridged expression.
I ]^ reduce it, lighten it ; bo
moderate.
^ f^ 1 ^' **"'^'- '^^™ ^'^ ^ i."""'
vincial [lost.
] M '^'' 1 '^ ^ provincial capital.
•+• /\ ] the eighteen provinces
or Cliina Proper.
NAMES, etc., OF THE EIGHTEEN
1 M 11 '■o I'ly l^y money.
an umbrella to save yourself a
wetting.
In Cantonese ; also written p^-
To scour, to rub bright.
] ^ rubbed bright.
] Pj to whet the appetite.
] P to clean the mouth.
Read siiif/'. To examine, to
inquire carefidly into, to inspect ;
to discern ; to regard as good ;
a fault ; watchful ; to awaken.
1 ijj, to examine one's heart.
I § 2< j'^ self-examination.
I ^ to investigate.
o" B H 1 ^ :^ I daQy examine
myself on three points.
] ^ to keep the country quiet.
1 ] uneasy.
1 .f it :g ^ ^ ;^ il to act
taithtuUy toward tlie ruler, and
thus avoid great trouble.
] ^ to be aware of
] f^ to arouse to a sense of one's
danger.
] ^ a wife visiting her parents.
PROVINCES.
ABEA SQUARE
fOP. BY CENSUS
nUPAKT-
niS"
I'lioVlNCKS.
MILKS.
OF 1812.
MUNTS.
TRICft
Chihli,
\^m
58,949
27,990,871
17
144
Sliantuiig,
lU Hi
6.>,104
28,958,704
12
105
Shaiisi,
lil iS
5.-),-2(j8
14,004,210
19
91
Houan,
;^ Vn
05,101
23,0:37,171
13
103
Kiaiigsil,
HM
4l,.-.00
37,3i3,501
12
07
Nj^anhwui,
ii m
48,101
34,16S,059
13
54
Kiaiigsi,
rr.'iS
72,170
23,046,999
14
78
Cliclikiang,
iW ff
39,I.-)0
20,250,784
Jl
78
Fuhkieii,
)iiH ^
53,18(J
14,777,410
12
C5
Hu|ieh,
■M -^t
7t),l.')0
27,370,098
11
67
HiHian,
iVJl i^j
7l,.;20
18,1)52,507
10
07
Kwangtung,
hn Hi
79,150
19,174.0.;0
15
89
Kwangsi,
/j^w
78,250
7,313,895
12
(10
Yumi.an,
-isrf)
107,909
5,501,320
21
71
Kwi'icheu,
■i'i- 'J'H
61. .-,54
5,288,219
16
52
Sz'ch'uen,
m n\
16i;.800
21,435,678
26
125
Shensi,
m w
67.100
r ,207 256
12
83
Kansuh,
■ji- m
80,608
1,297,999
1.5.193,125
.••.60,279,897
15
65
21^.7
573
pn M Iff
?J ^ Kf
^i m n^
m j'H M
ill; a M
{:< v}f Hi
m 'j'H /ff
tl W Hi
n m w
m m t
W -'4c Hf
m w Hf
HIGHEST OPFICEKS.
A Goveriior-generaL
A Governor.
A Goveriior.
A Governor,
r A Governor - general ^ ^
J at Nanking, and Governors
[ at the three capitals.
( A Governor - general [|| j||f
'^ and two Governors.
( A Gov ernor - general [^ jj^
") and two Governors.
( A Governor - general jijg ^
"i and two Governors.
( A Go\'ernor - general ^ ^
\ and two Governors.
A Governor - general.
< A Governor - general \t^ jj*
\ and two Governors.
744
SHaNG.
SHaNG.
SHaNG.
PBOTWCES.
Shingking,
KlKIX,
a
*#
Heii-lix(; Kiang,
DIVI6I0Nii, ic, OF MANCHURIA.
DISTRICTS.
GOVUKN.MENT.
Muktc-n, ^%M
Kiiicheufu|,f, #1 ;f
Kirin, i^ # m
Pedne, fg ^ Jf^ ||
Cbangcliiin ;g § ||
11 dists. and 13 posts.
4 districts.
8 garrisons, answer-
ing to districts.
Tsitsihar ^ ^ I^h ® i G commauderies.
Rilled by a tsian(/-kiiiii, who controls all
Manchnria. aided by six Boards, filled
mostly by Manchus.
Under a tsiang-tdun at Kirin, aided by
&ve/u-tutunff at Kirin, Ningiita, Ped-
ne, Sausing, and Altcbukn.
One tsiaiiy-kiun at Tsitsihar, aided by
three generals at Mergiien, Tsitsihar,
and Heh-luug Kiang.
PROVINCES.
DIVISIONS, i'c, OF MONGOLIA.
KHANATES
I
GOVEHNSIENT.
Inner Mongolia,
OuTEK Mongolia,
^h ^ !& h'ls
four khanates,
TsiNG-ilAI ^ ^^
ULIASI' I'AI,
Tuchetu, ± if B ff
Sain-noin, ^ -g pf || f^
Tsetsen, !$ £ '^f
Uzassaktu, ->sL M '^ % JT
Si-ning fu, if :^ j]J
Cobdo, 551 ;rtt «:
Pt^i 3^
,lu
rianghai, ,^ ^ j^
16 corps 5^, divided into 24 tribes and 49 standards,
each aimak or tribe being under its own chieftain.
Overseen by a Governor-general at Urga or Knrun
i ^ fj^ in the Tncbetu khanate, under whose superin-
tendance each prince rules his own tribe.
Divided into 29 standards, under a resident at Siniiig fti.
Divided into 11 tribes and 31 standards.
Tribes are under 21 tso-ling, and an amban at Uliasutai
in Sain-noin khanate.
m VISIONS,
&c..
OF I LI OR CHINESE
T U RKE S TAN.
FBOTINCES.
1
CITIES AND DISTRICTS. |
GO VERNM ENT.
Songaria,
the Northern Circuit 5c LU
:Jl: J.& or Hi ^ %.
Eastern Tl'rkestan,
the Southern Circuit ^ iJj
■^ S^, occupying the valley I
of the Taritn River, having '
ten garrisoned cities -f- [sl jljjiS
each the post of local rulers
under Chinese sway. i
V
Nine garrisons, ^ or districts.
Kur-kai'a-usu, f4? || 0§ |i|J ^ ^
Tarbagatai, J:f Wt £ t!& -^
% 1*1 ii; Jil
Harashar,
Knchav,
Ushi, '
Sairim,
Bai,
Oksu,
Khoten
Yarkand,
Cashgar,
Yengisliar.
Under a military governor, two coun-
cillors, and 31 residents in cities.
Subordinate to the ts^any-liim at
Kuldja or Hi, under local residents.
Under a resident and native begs.
The officer at Ushi rules over the
three next ; it is also called Yung-
ning-ch'ing.
The t&ang-kiun resides at Yarkand,
with general supervision over the
ten garrisoned cities.
Tinr.T W IM '^ regarded by the Chinese as one of their dependencies, and a resident constantly lives at
Hlassa; the eastern part, called Anterior Tibet "^ ^, or Yniba ^j, is divided into eight cantons ; the western
part called Ulterior Tibet ^ ^ or Kanibu j^, is divided into si.v cantons, one of which, Ari PnJ ^ occupies
most of its western half A portion of the eastern part of Turkestan 3f;)f ^ is politically included within the
province of Kansuh, which extends across the Desert to Uruinchi and Barkonl ; but since the year 18(J5, the
Chinese sway over the whole region has been reduced to api)ointing nominal officers over its various districts ; and
the Southern Circuit has been completely lost to them since the Mohammedan insurrection in Kansuh and Shensi ;
these divisions are therefore likely to be superseded by others under a different rule.
SHAO.
SHAO.
SHAO.
745
O'li sounds, sho, zho. shok. nnr/zholc. Tn Oanlnn, sliiu ii/iJ sliao ; — in Swatow, si6, siA, (inrf sao ; — in Amoy, siao, sao,
OH<i cL'iao i — ill i'uhclimi, siu, suu, ami sau \ — in S/iaiiyliai, so a«(i dzo ; — t« Chi/u, sbtto.
From,/?/'e and eiitijtent,
(/%TC '^'" '^"rn, to ignite, to light ;
>v//r/t/ to burn pottery ; to roiist
at the fire ; roasted, iireJ ;
hot, feverish ; to burn over ; to offer
incense ; iiitiaunnable.
f j- ] a fire on the moors-
1 'M ardent spirits, such as will
^ burn, sometimes called ^ ]
or thrice fired, whence conies
the word scmis/ioo through the
Catitonese dialect.
^J i^t ] strong whiskey made
from sorghum.
] ^ on fire ; to set on fire.
] ^ burnt up, consumed.
1 j|§ a roasted goose.
] jlj to burn the grass on hills,
to manure them with the ashes-
^ ^h ?S 1 '^^ ^'^^ ^^^^'^ ^'^ ^"^^
on him.
^ 1 :h f^ ^^^ ^'^^^^ '^ ^^""y
high.
] (liK ^'^ worship at the tombs,
when paper is burned-
1 'Jt0 *X ('^r ?t) t-o ^^*- o*^ fi''^"
works.
lil^" 1 'fj- a concubine's child.
(Cmilniie.-'e.)
1 S& 0^ '''^ worshii) Plutus ; — at
Shangiiai also means to feast
«ith one.
] 1^- a hog roasted whole.
ij 1 fJS * 'iiofle of torture among
prisoners to extort money.
gfl — /ii 1 fi^ <" p'li "i' •'■'
oven to roasl at.
] ^ ^ to supplicate the gotls
for a parent's recovery.
A drying wind ; sound of
the wind.
A"" ^ B. ] ^ l^-t tl>e dry
wind blow on it.
I "^ ^ ''• lilo^'S the leaver down.
Coarse jungle grass in which
wild aniiuals burrow, and
s/iiiu form a den ; the roots of
grass.
% ]^M *e holes of the mar-
mots run through the jungle.
Tlie eldest of a number of
sisters.
Read sioh^ To despise, to
disesteem ; to regard shght-
ingly-
./tlj> To select ; to reject the
bad ; to catch ; to pluck or
^s/itiu brush away ; to move, to
take along, to carry.
1 i% ^'-' *''-''2*^-
ft 1 or 1 ^ ^ lo fol<l tl»e
arms.
] ^ f^ f^ to put the arms be-
hind tile Ijack.
P'j ] a door-bolt ; a latch or
catch. {Pciiii.i/e.<:c.)
1 ^ K! ^ •-" carry goods, as
in a ship.
I fg to send a letter.
Jl
Scallops or small tags on the
edge of a banner called
t./i,iii pK ^ ] swallow-tail scal-
lops, the number of which
once indicated official rank.
iM i^ 1 ''^" '"§** "" ^ ^'"^S's
border.
I ^j- % J$ 'l^'^' "■'"^' Hi'tters the
streamers finely.
'i'iie small rootlets of the
Xelinidiium, dill'erent from
^f/iiiii the |jjf or large rhizomes
which are edible.
p^fy The ends of a bow ; a Ixiw
5 fj discharging the arrow ; the
^tl/l(lo arrow leaving the bow.
:i/fy The lapel of a coat; the
T 14 waist-band of a pair of trow-
,s/iit(> scrs.
From irooil and resembling ; used
witli tlie next.
m
^lnii, The end of a branch, a twig ;
a ta]]ering leafless branch ;
a staff used Ijy mummers ; small
Sticks for fuel ; a rudder ; a sailor ;
to knock oil', as a thuig that
sticks; a sort of harrow.
I ^ a steersman.
^ ] those who pole boats.
'^ ] a ship's crew.
I -^ boatmen.
1 tJC small end of a thing
] I small.
^^ ] a riding switch.
is 1 T J^ to screen one's sub-
ordinates.
1 JJ ^C J^ tall and portly.
(I'ti/ic/iau.)
>I>
..-/«(.-
Like the preceiUng.
Stern of a vessel ; a swift
and small boat used in coast-
guard duty.
] J2 ^ captain or master.
.\ painter for fiistening a
boat.
^^Itao
End of the hair ; tuft on end
of a tail ; a comet's tail ; long
hair ai)pcnded to banners.
SH 51 1 1""S li'i'iyhig hair.
/jY*' A basket or hamper. ] 4£
"^ larger than a peck, and
nsL'il to hold cooked rice.
.ahiio
wicKer or osier
bucket.
=L I ;> ^ an ordinary i^rson,
" a jx!ck-meiusure man," i. e. one
who knows chiefly about eating.
yhV
m
,shao
Similar to tlic preceding.
A small basket used in cook-
inir, which holds the rice to
steam it ; used for j|^' a
rudder or tiller.
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SHAO
SHAO.
SHAO.
^^-w^ Fi'om sound iind to oa//,
cp]pt An ancient musical instru-
ji/irto ment ; tlie music of Shun ;
captivating harmony ; to can-
tinue, as Shun did tlie virtues of
Yao ; voices in harmony ; excel-
lent.
E3 1 T> -5:n_I^ t, [Confucius]
heard Shua's music, and forgot
the taste of meat.
] ^ splendid but fading.
& )x. ] '■^^ liave vainly passed
the prime of my life.
1 'M\ /ft ^ department in the
north of Kwangtung.
_/j ■^ From >]■» sitiall, and J a con-
^^^ traction of ^^ impish,
'shao Little, not much ; few;
briefly, a little while ; sel-
dom ; in a slight degree ; limited ;
to owe ; wanting, deprived of ;
to disparage, to detract. j
1 ^ % unavoidable, very neces-
sary.
] ^ ^ or ;f; pj ] it is indis-
pensable, can't do without it.
^ ] inademiate, limited supply.
^ ^P ^ ] I don't know how
much.
^ ] not a few, many, enough.
] pj it is but seldom.
1 ^ to be indebted to.
] ^ in mat hcnv Hint, evolution.
] -jl^ I ba»ie failed in calling on
you ; — a polite phrase.
I M "' 1 M '" '"^ ^^^^^^ y<h\\e.
^ ^ fg I to report few when
there are many.
1 ^ to underrate.
1 T^ T 4 ^ #'?E^Sa
there will doubtless be some 1
tie affairs.
] ^ a little less, fewer.
] ^ to owe ; to deduct from a
sum.
^ ] altogether t(;o few.
lifi ii :!: ^ ^ *|1 1 tlie popu-
lation of the adjoining states
does not decrease. «
] ^ to cheapen, to reckon less.
. Read shao^ Young, juvenile ;
tender ; a youth ; to assist, to
second ; a secondary or junior.
] ^ young in years.
^ ] old and young.
] -^ the youngest son.
] Jr ^ young gentleman ; your
son.
J4 1 ■^ to get a young concu-
bine.
] 3<C ^ you'ig g'rl or ^'fc, in the
(lower of her age.
A 1 H'l B ^ # a young boy
cleaves to his parents.
] ^ he treats me as a child.
'fl
From grain and small.
Grain giadually expanding ;
^shuo gradually, slowly ; slightly,
partially, for the most part ;
even, small.
1 ^ a ration of grain doled out
by government to pensioners.
] >]» rather small.
] ft or 1 Pj tolerable, it will
perhaps do ; has some ability.
1 W ^ 'S' 't is not exactly the
thing, it does not quite match.
] ^ somewhat dried.
1 1 M 'fl' "'^'1' ^^^^ 't do, let
it pass.
I "^ an unimportant matter.
1 W^> M T'ltter unlucky.
From silk or vian and to call;
the second form is rarely met
with.
IS
s/iav
To connect, to join, to tie
together ; to hand down, as
a trade ; in co-relation with ;
to act in relation with an-
other ; to imitate a predecessor ;
massed or supporting, as an army.
I y^ one who serves as a medium
or aid between two principals.
^,^^m 1 p ii jj< ^ i
you never tliink ol your comiec-
tion with the past, or carefully
study the former kings.
1 fK to reestablish or maintain,
as an inheritance.
] ■gt to succeed to a dignity.
1^ 1 to perpetuate, as the virtues
of a predecessor.
I }g spirits from Shao-hing fu
1 ® /i5^ "" Chehkiang, con-
sidered to he of the best sort.
"^ ] 75 ii? continuing [the links]
to your chief.
M M- ^ 1 ^^ ^'il' keep up the
creilit of the family.
I 5c ^ to be put in relation
with the intelligence of Heaven.
^yj-' The crutch of a pair of
^'P trowsers ; a lapel of a coat.
shao' ^ ] the seat of trowsers.
From strength and to call ; also
read jt'i'oo.
m
skill'' Etlort, exertion ; to stimu-
late ; to take coinage, to
exert one's self; beauty, excel-
lence.
] ^ to encourage husbandmen.
';^ ] fine talents.
'^ B Th 1 "■ distinguished and
unsullied name.
ff |-| ) From seal and to call ; it is of-
JA\ ten confounded with the last, and
1-1 1"* iuoko like the ne.\t.
shuo'
High, as in virtue.
^ ^ fi 1 '^ed and great-
ly honored for virtue.
m
From litji and to cull ; dillerent
from the last.
s/icw' A city in the state of Tsia
■^ now Shansi.
1 1^ a noted city in history, now
Pao-king fu in central Hunan.
] ^ J^ a prefecture in the north
of Fuhkien.
] "? Wl? (t Shao knew the au-
guries of the gods.
> From water AwH gradually.
Water Iriven by the wind
laio' and dashing against things ;
wet by the rain ; to sprinkle.
JH, ] 1^ the wind dashes the
rain against it.
M 1 M T soaked by the driving
rain.
SHAO,
SHE.
SHE.
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>|/I>) From mouth and similar; it is
11 Q nlso rend Is'iao' in the senses of
" r* lociuacious; a wry mouth.
s/iao'' ,11.
A small or crooked mouth,
like that of a jug ; loquacious,
giibbling; cry of guards or lictors ;
a "•uard-staliou, which is connected
with a garrison or encampment
where a military officer is placed
to preserve the peace ; there are
four around Peking ; to patrol, to
walk about ; to act the scout ; to
sing, as a bird ; the mouth-piece of
a horn.
iS 1 or 1 5^ to go about as a
patrol ; to cruise on guard.
] ~^ stationed on guard.
^ ^ 't 1 ^ "& all officers in
charge of garrisons and stations.
] -|^ a local officer in the western
provinces, who is a native of
tiie place.
] A ^ sentry.
^ ] and ;g' ] a guard of honor.
^J ] -^ to whistle.
•^ to put a whistle on a
dove's tail, as in Peking.
1 i^ '■o spy, to scout around.
P^ ] ^^ one who blows a conch
or horn.
I P a wry mouth.
] ^ an intrenchment.
In Cantomse. To smear ; to
ramble; teeth sticking out.
1 fl& ^'^ grease, as boats in bream-
ing.
] ^ projecting teeth.
1 — ■ 1i|l si ^'^'^ '^^'^" there once,
I've seen the elephant.
1 ^ '■0 smear boats.
In Pekingese. The rate or value
of a lot, estimated in respect of its
rent.
± 1 (i^ ^i ^ a very eUgible
stand.
m.
uliO
Old sounds, sha, zhn, sli.it. zhap, and zhak. In Canton, she ; — in Swatotv. sia,
sift ami ch'ia ; — in Fuhchau, sio ; — in Shanghai, so and z6 ; —
gjl I proud and prodigal.
|!jif ] a widower who has married
a widow.
From properti) and a surname
for the phonetic.
To buy or sell on credit ; to
borrow ; slow, remi.ss ; dis-
tant ; to defer, to put off, to
shirk.
] g to buy on credit.
1 ^ to get a loan.
] ^ to get credit for goods.
1 {(g credit.
^ JR, ^ 1 better to sell for cash
than give credit.
s a ^ 1 ] ^L >^ - m
7|i M i? Itl ?K l-'«t year I
trusted everybody till I was
cleaned out dry, and all my
capital has run off like water.
^[ I trust me a little time.
JS ^ 1 wine must be paid for.
— }|^ ^ 1 "'^ credit given for
anything.
From f/rrat ani3 a /it'rson.
To s[)rcad out ; wasteful, ex-
travagant ; profuse, affluent.
] P2 " '1'1> unfounded hopes.
] ^ showy.
,sho
The primitive was the original
form, representing a snake on its
tail, and gradually changed to
it'o (^to carry.
A serpent, including some
lizards ; serpentine, crooked ; ma-
licious, treacherous, subtle ; the
constellation Ilyilra.
— ii^ 1 o'le snake.
^ ] a venemous snake.
^ in SI 1 '''*' P^" makes dra-
gons and snakes; — i.e. beau-
tiful writing.
^ I |Jiji the long serpent evolu-
tion, — in military strategy.
M 53 1 '''" two-headed snake,
an Aitiplmhicim or Cecilia.
1 W. M W< "''■ snake's head and
ral's eyes ; — wily.
fitii P 1 '6 g'^od words but a
wicked heart.
m )1S ft 1 ^ ^ ;i P to
dream of cobras and snakes is
the token of a daughter.
laV 1 \^ .£ ''^ paint a snake and
add legs, — is useless.
%i, ch'ia, chk, and chua ; — in Amot/f.
ia Chifu, shio and sie.
|/\ !^ ^ ] to beat the grass
for a snake ; met. to stir up
strife.
] -fr fl5 jS ^^^n^e by a winding
path.
] J[fe ^ -^ a disease of the skin
like lepra.
■^J ^ 1 I^e got the snake by
its tail ; — a bad bargain, a sell,
a swindle ; I've been cheated.
] ^ or I ^ SM ''•' strawberry,
from its resemblance to a snake's
head.
^ ^ ] a gecko.
I y^ ^^ the snake [would] swal-
low an elephant ; — inordinately
greedy.
Eead li. Easy, self-possessed.
^ 1 a swaggering, self-satisfied
gait ; sauntering at ease.
I I flK a" ^^J'' mag"iloq'ient
talk.
^^^ From man and to exhibit.
c 7J^ This is not now regarded the
^sltd same as i^yii ^ I, and is only
used as a surname ; some say
it is a contraction of j^ ^, that is
^ ^, which was a phra.se in the
Sung dynasty for I, myself.
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shI;.
SHE.
SHE.
Adopted for the sound of a
Sanscrit word, meaning a
jS/jo recluse.
1 W^ *■'> ^'^'''^ ^ priest.
1 ^ a title of honor {aclmrya),
given to those who have finished
their novitiate.
<§ ) 1^ a Budhist priest.
Read ^tu. A tower or Jookont
turret over a city gate.
P3 ] the upper gateway over a
city gate.
From handajxA house ,
the next.
used for
'i/io
To let go, to relinquish, to
part with ; to leave, to ahau-
don ; to renounce ; to spend,
as one's energies ; to give alms ; to
impugn or reject, as the authority
of.
W 1 'ij* charitable.
] ^ ^ left behind, as one's
friends.
] ;^ to give a coffin, or the
boards for one ; a meritorious
act.
H I hard to part with it.
] ^ ^ I cannot part with it.
] ^ to abjure riches.
] ^ /^ -^ to leave one's family
and become a priest.
^ { l[!i I beg you to part with
one cash.
1 S ^ #4 iS [Jesus] gave his
life to save the world.
I 1^ ■© Wll ''^ P^''t under strong
Self-denial, to give up to.
1 ^ ^ to regret my pains for
him ; I am sorry I did it.
{S/iaiiffhai.)
In Cantonese .
diately.
1 ij very best.
Very;
unme-
's/ui
»h6'
Composed of tonijue and man,
origiually from ■cS three wieji
over JH a sprout to represent
a dwelling, and Q to represent
a wall : it is used both for the
next and the preceding ; it re-
sembles ^han g| to contain.
To lodge, as at a fair ; a stall
in a market ; to halt, to rest in ;
to stop ; to dwell ; a breathing-
spell ; a cottage ; a hospice ; a shed,
a booth; a stage of 35 li ; lodg-
ings ; as a pronoun, my, when
speaking of one's junior relatives ;
to put away, to set aside ; to ne-
glect ; to let go, as a bird.
1 ^ to lodge.
1 IS W IP let those criminals go.
^ ] to build a house.
^ ] tenements, houses.
1 1^ "ly brother.
1 fl "'.^' relatives.
1 T* o'' ^ 1 ™y residence ; —
a polite term.
] <^' to rest awhile.
>\f ] take a short rest
Hj I 1k % lie went and dwelt
in a cottage on the border.
— ] one of the 28 zodiacal con-
stellations ; a cottage.
jH ;g H 1 "6 were distant three
marches from you.
^ ] a wayside inn.
] ^ to shoot an arrow.
j5§ ] to be benevolent.
'M 1 to remit, as punishment.
I £( (l!§ A to yield ones opi-
nion for another's.
fit i^ ^ 1 to hold to and not
let go.
I g to conceal from.
1 ^'J "? ('" Sanscrit sarira, de-
fined as >^ ^ bone particles)
sacred relics, especially of saints
or Budha, over which ] jflj J§
topes and <lagobas are erected.
5^ 1 or H 1 cells in the exa-
mination-hall ; they are num-
bered by the characters of the
Millenary Classic.
* 1 ^ to give up one's life
^g 1 a Budhist term for alms-
houses, dispensaries, and asy-
lums.
] ^ to halt an army.
^ ' 1 i ^ they cease not day
or night.
In Shant//t'ii. An interrogative
pronoun, and usually written p^ ;
who ; what 1
1 ^J ^ what is the matter?
1 Bf i where are you going ?
) A "'lif> is that ?
1 ^ iS o'' 1 PJi M ^^liat place;
where I
d|ilv.> From carnation and to strike.
/IVv 'I'o remit punishment ; to
s/to' forgive, to pardon, to excuse ;
to set aside ; to pass over,
to reprieve ; amnesty, pardon.
1 ^ to forgive sins.
1 i^ ~" ?JC I ^v'll pass it OTer
this time.
^ 1 5C T ^ general amnesty
or release.
5c 1 three days in the year when
heaven forgives sins.
] ^ to pass by, to overlook.
^ ?flj ^ 1 "o pardon for relaps-
ed criminals.
"^ 1 act leniently towards one.
?i ^ Pf 1 ♦■l^e law cannot remit
punishment.
— i f > From mors/ii/i and earth.
The god who rules over a
s/io' particular spot ; the tutelary
gods or lares rustici ; sacri-
fices to them ; the altars to gods
of the land, usually without roofs ;
a village, a hamlet, — and in For-
mosa, the cian or tribe living in a
place or collection of hamlets ; a
society or company of persons.
1 >^ go'ls of the land and grain
(also called J^ -J^) worshiped
by officials ; the tutelary gods of
the state.
J/; I JE^ to set up an altar to the
gods of the land.
^ 1 -ffc :^ il ii the gods of
the empire have gone to oblivion.
?J» 1 private lares, once forbid-
den to individuals, but now
seen in almost every street and
village in Kwangtung.
^ \ ^W. 'lie sacrifice to the
state gods.
SHE.
SHE.
SHEH.
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13 I a hamlet of 10 to 25 houses ;
a field altar; and hence j|2
JtJ ] is to be ejected from
one's home or village.
] two festivals like the Roman
compitalia, for honoring the
lares ; the § ] is about the
16th of March, and the ^ |
the 18th of September.
] •^ a society or brotherhood.
5^ ] the star r] in Argo.
^ ^ ] a band of archers.
From "Sj inch changed from y^
dart or ^' hand ami ^ ^'^'^y-,
g/io' intimating tbat arrows proceed
i» troii) tlie bow near tlie body ; an
4 older form resembles a Ooio with
an arroic across it.
To project from the body ; to
shoot out ; to spurt, to squirt ; to
issue forth, as a ray or evil in-
fluence ; to glance at ; to scheme
for ; a ray, as of light.
H 1 jt /^ 2^ ^''^s s"^^ shines in
here.
] ^ to project a shadow, or
reflection, as the sou in the
water.
] ^ to shoot arrows.
^ ] to counterfeit, to palm off.
1 4" IE. 'o ^^^ l^'^ hnWs eye.
] ■=■ to joke, to try with words ;
to pun.
] ^Ij to counterfeit another's
trade-mark.
^ ] a skillful archer.
1 ^ 1 -^ darting here and
there.
1 1^ ^ jS his archery and
charioteering are faultless.
ilji ] opposed to or overlooking,
hke the gable or chimney of an-
other's house, which is unlucky.
1 ^ lit [rJ ^^^ archers acted
together.
] ^ a poetical name for the
musk deer,
ift 1 * whirring arrow.
Read sMh, To point at and hit.
"^ ^ 1 1§ '"' shooting do not
hit the sleeping game.
Read ye"' A lord's servant.
■^ ] his principal and secondary
servants, as valet aud fan-bearer.
Read yih^ To abhor, to dislike,
to loathe.
M^ W M 1 ^ '"^'^ yo") and will
never weary of you.
J51 Pj 1 jS '"'' *'^^ ™'"'® ''-''• them
not he slighted ; to be treated
slightingly.
In Cantonese. A time, a pay-
ment ; an issue, as of dividends.
^^^% 1 lio^^ ™''"iy t'"ies
(or places) do you divide it into ?
i/iC
From deer and to shoot, because
the fragrance is so penetrating.
The mu.sk deer {Moschus mos-
c/ii/erits), found in Sz'ch'uen
and other western provinces.
^ musk.
] ^ adulterated musk.
1^ musk bags.
^ The genius called ^ ] who
presides over pleasant dreams ;
given in the Taoist books.
A mare ; the term has now
become obsolete.
The sounds of these characters and those, under SEH run into each other. Old sounds, shet, zhep, ship, and stak.
In Canton, shit, ch'it, 'nid ship ; — in Sicatoio, chih, sii't, siap, and uiap ; — in Ainni/, si;it and siap ; —
in Fuhchuu, siek, uiek, and tiek ; — tin Shanghai, seb and zeh', — •n Chijti, so and sheh.
\^ 1 smooth-tongned. ^ 1 'o intrude one's remarks.
,sluj
C:imposeft of 14 month under ^^
to try, because the tongue tries
wliatovor enters tlie mouth ; it
fciMis the lo'itli radical of a few
characteis relating to tlio uses of .
th» tongue.
Tile tongue, — in Canton called
TplJ to prolit, because the next word
of the same tone means to lose in
trade, which would be unlucky ;
a tongiie or clapper of a bell ; a
valve in a pump hook of a
clasp ; to spealc ; talkative, wordy.
I jjf( tlie tongue.
li* ^!- n 1 to discuss politics
and f.ell scandal.
] ^ tongue plowing, i. e. to teach.
] ^ thick of speech.
] ^ a foul or furred tongoe.
1 ^s ''P of the tongue.
i^ P !^ ] to mimic and mock.
^ \ ^ -i virago.
^ t^ ■H 1 "^ the aroma of
the tea remains in the outh.
^l] I a witty fellow sharp at
repartee.
] ^ to argue ; bickering.
^ 1 to keep silent.
HL ] o"" i^ 1 'o V^^ ^^■^ t^6
tongue ; to loll it.
ffS 0^ 1 ""'wdy can hold my
tongue for me.
An unauthorized character, for
which the last aud pg are also
used.
In Cantonese. To lose in trade;
to be imposed on ; quick, soon
] ji^ lost by the trade.
1 "T its to I'e swindled
To be well acquainted with ;
.jj]. I ^ ^ weU skilled in
archery.
^ I to plot against one's
ruler treaclaerously.
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SHEH.
SHEH.
SHEH.
•^/U From "g" icordx and j^ to kill,
tjT^ here detiued to impel people.
sho To institute, to establish ; to
spread, as a net ; to arrange,
to set up ; to set in order ; to sup-
pose ; as a preposition, if, suppos-
ing, for instance ; a squad of men
or their guardhouse ; large, said of
a sword.
] jj^ to establish, to open.
I ^ to make a feast.
1 a 'o devise means.
Jt 1 j^ he settled it in his mind.
1 ^ or ] '^ suppose that, if.
^ ] to prepare, to set in order.
] 15°'' 1 ^ '''' °P®'^ * school.
— 1 one band, one picket.
1 ^m^^^i.i^ if you
were in my place, what would
you do ?
1 W 7 il'J '^ appears as if the
scheme could not be fathomed.
^ ] to estimate the number.
In Cantonese. A very little,
not nearly enough ; a bit.
_ii^ A fragrant plant, from which
53?} tea or an infusion is made,
shu^ though it is not the proper
tea plant.
] ] fragrance, sweet
,^^ "\ V torn hand setiiio divine ov plate;
tlie second is most usually read
I'ieh, to fold.
To take hold of, to count ;
IV-> ■> to sort off ; to grasp.
sho
to divine by straws.
[5 ) sortilege.
1 ^ to feel the symptoms of
disease.
From hand and whispering.
I) To collect, to gather ; to
control, to inspect ; to take ;
\to put ia order; capable of
m
directing ; skilled ; to act for ; to
pursue and seize ; to substitute ;
to record ; the hiss of a snake,
used in imitation of the sound.
] ^ to succeed to the throne.
] i|5i to be associated in the go-
vernment.
] ^ the loadstone.
] .^ ^ to take away another's
wit.s, done by the Taoists.
m:^\^ \ J aj^ti your
friends who assist in the service,
have done so reverently and
properly.
] ^ to take up, as a thing to
carry.
^ ] he also manages it ; to
fill several offices, as a plurali.st
] to administer, to oversee.
] ^ to attend to the affair.
1 ^ ^ ^ [Confucius] raised
his clothes when he went up to
the hall.
Read nieh. To pacify ; peace-
ful ; used for jf^, to take up, as
from the ground.
3C "F 1 ^ when the empire is
pacified.
I ^ >)j^ to take up a thing.
I ^ ^ a brownie or ghoul, sup-
posed by the Cantonese to wand-
er invisible among men, and in-
jure its enemy's life or goods.
»|£» From water and to step.
'i'^j^i To ford ; to wade ; to pass
sfio'' through, as the world ; to
spend, as time ; to investi-
gate, to pore over, as books ; to
implicate, to concern ; to cross a
stream in a boat ; to tread ; ac-
quainted with ; having a tendency
to ; to attract, for which shih, ^^
is sometimes used.
] 7j< to wade across.
J^ I ferried ovefc
m
I li; A a nian acquainted with
the world ; liberal, generous.
I ^ to intermeddle in a matter.
41 ^ ] I bad nothing at
.all to do with it.
1 'f' ^ yK [trembling as if] I
was crossing on spring ice.
I ^ ^^ jji§ it tends to indecency.
1 ^ fl^ H t^o wade and hunt
through books ; to read much ;
conversant with afi'airs.
1 /1^ ^ district in the northern
part of Honan.
S^ 1 ^ J6 I ^°i too '^'red to
stir.
1 bS* *'0 plead in a case, as a
lawyer ; to interfere in it.
^ ] already attended to.
/^4* To draw in the breath
^/Vi to snuft" up, in di.sgust.
s*''"' 1 J|]^ ^^^ prefect city of
Hwuj-cheu fu in Nganhwui.
■ij'J^ A river in Han-yang fu in
) Hupeh.
sho'
Read 7iieh^ Watery,
i'^ 1 misty, foggy, rainy.
"I Often pronounced tleh) from the
primitive.
' An archer's thumb-ring,
usually called tiJ ^a i '^
thimble for archers.
^ "? M 1 t^*^ ^'^^ carried
his thimble on the girdle.
^fi'J^ Also read shi'
n\\-, Name of a river in the cen-
shu' ter of Hupeh near King-
shan hien ; a bank deposit-
ed near the shore by silt, on which
people can land.
iS -^'M^W 1 ^loist sail and
let us piiss along these banks.
^ ] were three ancient levees
on the River Han near the
l^'eseat Siang-yaug fu.
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Oid sounds^ shen, zhen^ shem, and zhem. In Cunto
sien and &ium ; — in Fukchau^ sieng *,
r,tor^, z).:.: r,r,il i,'..liii ; — 7/; Swatow, sian, s^\. and siam ; — in Anioy,
ill Shanyhai^ se°, zc°, and tse° ; — in Vhifu^ shen.
From sheep jiiid plenty or three
.s«ep/) ,• the second form is uu-
usiuil.
The rank odor of sheep or
goats ; frowzy.
Ji 1 "■'Ml ^^'■'''' 1'"^"^.
] ^ musty, goatish.
From^i-e andean ; used witli p^
to beguile.
ishaii To make a blaze ; a blaze ;
to excite people, to seduce
to sedition, to fan discontent, to
make a ferment.
1 ijc A it^-* to agitate and incite
people's minds,
f £ K I ^ <^ the beautiful wife
blazes, now in possession of her
place.
To brush off; to fan ; to
strike, as with a isM ; to
agitate.
1 ^T t'J fl<'g-
] ^ to move the air.
1 ' ft. ii Jlfc I'll s'^'"' y""' I"
take your hide otf. {Cantonese.)
1 ;§a to tlirt a fan.
Not the same as (t'ing y^ to
root up.
x/ian To lead on, to draw out ;
long ; to prolong, to delay ;
to slap ; to turn, as a key.
ifl 1 >^ 1^ 'o countenance each
other in rebellion ; to egg on.
A striped toad, ] jijj or 1
gg, which is tliouglit to be
longlivcd ; this reptile is
fabled to be in the moon,
and to swallow it in eclip-
ses ; Viet, the moon.
] ^ moonlight.
^ M I EI the moon has fulled
many times — .since we [larled.
1 § Diana's ball, the lunar
palace.
1 6ji a kind of venereal medicine.
,1^
A tree found in Kiangsu,
producing a snutll, pear-shap-
ed fruit of an acid taste,
which ripens late in the sea-
son.
-ij(_^ To cover with grass, to
( p-| thatch ; a mat of straw.
^c/ian ^ ] to make a thatched
cover ; to put on a rain cloak.
5ix 1 ^ ^ to lie on straw or
matting, or to make a clod one's
pillow ; — as in grief, or when
watching a grave.
ft From worship and alone^ this
word clianged its tone when it
was adopted by the Budliists to
,sIh(ii imitate the Sanscrit Jaina, now
^ch'aii i'" I"'!!"" sect.
To sit abstr.actedly in contem-
plation, as required by d/ii/am or
abstraction, whence this word has
become a term for Budhist priests ;
contemplation, meditation ; the
Budhists.
1 jfijj or ] ||c a Budhist temple.
1 gjp the priests, who are suppos-
ed to contemplate and pray.
pg 1 the four states of meditation.
I f^ Budhism.
^ ] to sit and meditate ; and )
>^ in fixed contemplation, are
Budhist performances.
1 ^ Budhislic six-'lls.
I ^ reception hall of an abbot.
I JE the fabled palace of Indra
on Ml. Meru.
^4 I to become a priest and enter
on a life of meditation.
Read sfieii' To level »n area
for an altar, to sacrifice to the
hills .and fountains ; to resign the
throne to another family, as Yao
and Trajan did.
I;.} I to make a hill sacred and
worship on it.
] f\i to resign the throne.
iiJ
^c/i ait
Tlie second character i*; like-
wise used tor the pi-ecedin'r ; and
is also re<id(/«/i, slow, negligent.
Beautiful and graceful, as
women or grasses.
] j^ relatives.
1 ^S ^^i^''"d) 111^6 the bamboo ;
easy in motion, as bamboos ;
attractive, as flowers ; transi-
tory, as falling snow.
^fJ^au
y
To falsify, to distort
truth of a thing.
the
c/i'aii
From St insect and jjiip. to con-
tcm/ilatc contracted.
The cicada or broad locust ; it
is common over China, an<lhas
many names, as ^ | , or |j; | ,
and ^ r,5( ^ the autumn cooler.
1 Ml ''1"^ exuvise of the cicada,
used as a febrifuge.
1 IvP a P^''' °^ sentences,
j [!*» or 1 P^ the chirp of the
cicada.
] |g hair on the temples dressed
in puffs, thought to resemble
the cicada's eyes.
1 iti *"' ^ 1 ^ horned or cap.
ped cicada, a variety found in
Sz'ch'uen; perhaps it is really
a .species of Fuhjora.
^ 1 m.jt^ti tb!s plan is
just like the last, as the exuvice
is like the cicada's body.
I ^j'l to connect or join.
1 /p ^D ^ a katydid knows
nothing of the snow ; — L e. he
is a booby.
M^i Still water.
] jJi'Jl the name of a river,
a branch of the River liwai,
in the e:ist of Honan, in the
ancient state of Sung.
Road tan'. Lazy, self-indulgent.
] \'^ vast and great, as aa ex-
paiuie of water.
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SHEN-
SHEN.
ytraf ^^'"'"'16''' '"■"' figure.
( | ^_ ] ] easy, saiis-souci.
j^/(r(/( ] -Ji^ irresolute, unable to
yel ou.
f t| PI From door and a man in it.
Pyj To put one's head out of
'ii/«iii doors; one crossing a door-
way ; to shun, to evade ; to
slip aside, to dodge ; to wriggle ;
glittering, flashing ; transient ;
chatoyant, iridescent ; adulatory.
fy 1 to lighten ; to shimmer,
j ^ _ I a Hash of lightning.
] ^J to flash ; ou to throw a re-
flection, as from a mirror.
] ;j5^ — j^ to slip aside, to
avoid one.
^ T^j I 1 glorious, dazzling, as
an angel.
1 §3 ^ H S*^' °"^ ®''-^® 5 "^"^^
out of the way a little.
] B^ it dazzles or glares the eyes.
] ^ changeable satin.
I 1 ^ 1^ dodging in and out,
as if afraid to be seen.
] ^ I saw it for an instant.
".^ tlh W 1 squirming and writh-
ing.
1 "Sli '° adulate, to cajole.
"5 M 1 'M ^° Ji™? from one
topic to another, to talk wildly ;
incoherent and untrustworthy.
<^JyBrt Water rippling and glinting
•j|AJ as it flows rapidly ; name of
's/i(in a place.
(njJ> From et/e and a blaze.
P^^ To glance at ; to peep ; to
'skill dart, to flash.
] g to take a look at.
] ] lustrous, glittering like a
(juartz crystal,
g ^ 1 the glance of an eye.
i ^Ifefe To ^^ distinguished from Ajn/zj
|//^ 1^ narrow.
'r^h'.iii The region west of the Yel-
low River, now the province |
of Shensi.
I J'I'I in the west of Honan gave
its name to the region, which
is regarded as the cradle of the
Chinese; Tsin Chi-hwangti call-
ed it ^ pf« because it was
easily defended.
y f\ •* Originally composed of ^ a
I — t slieeji placed between g repeat-
s/iun^ eil denoting ici'unijliivj; it resem-
bles </ii -gr in form.
Good from principle, virtuous ;
merit from good works, as the
Budhists teach ; goodness ; emi-
nent, wise ; meek, docile ; fitted
for ; clever, skillful, expert, handy,
CM fait ; to take to naturally ; in a
high degree ; to do a thing well ;
to expedite ; to admire, to praise,
to approve.
1 M S""*^ — ^^'^ ) meritorious
and evil works.
I ^ a good act.
^ ] to do right or benevolently ;
and then the ] .fj' or good
deeds are known.
;fg ] well acquainted with.
1 ?i '''" 1 ^ ^ clever scheme,
a feasible plan.
I ^ or ] ^ a peaceful end.
1 J^ 3, gentle horse, not tricky.
1 W 1 $S good acts will be
well rewarded.
^ ■? 1 IS "o'uen '"""e apt to be
anxious.
1 "^ S ^ ^^ Wkes to mix with
his friends.
M,^^ 1 '^^^ ill-favored face, a
bad expression.
] /j^ morality.
^ S( iU I ?^. f IJ I '^lare uot
make virtue a bait for getting
gain.
virtue ;
1
i^ sincerely attached to
a martyr to the right.
W ^,' B ^ I'c takes
to the good and dislikes vil-
lains.
1 1 f? ^ fair and serene, as
the sky.
] 5^ apt at weeping ; he cries
easily.
^ 1 ^ hypocrites.
1 "i" ft 3S <® ^e is skillful at
doing that.
^ ] 1 know him by sight.
I f^ to make good or complete
what comes after, as bye-laws
attached to previous rules.
Mm 1 ^ V ± t« arrange
well the supplementary nego-
tiations.
1 :^ 35c ffi ^'^1' versed in lite-
rature and elegant accomplish-
ments.
1 ^ ..t ^ e. 5^ ^ i^ A
practice goodness yourself, and
exhibit it towards others.
A i #i ji /$; I the nature of
man is originally good.
1 iS '" wa\e elegantly, as trees.
From Jiesh or eating and f/ooil.
, Provisions dressed for the
table ; viands ; savory food,
. delicacies ; the richest fare ;
s/iun' a meal.
^ I breakfast.
BJ2, ] e\-ening meal ; supper,
jit ] supplies furnished to a tutor.
^ I savory food, rare viands.
) ^ a king's butler ; the chief
cook,
lip 1 M '"^ ^'oyii.1 dining hall.
!f{^ ] the flesh of sacrifices.
^ ] ^ have you dined ?
^■^ ) To mend ; to put in order ;
5|»|ij to brighten up ; to prepare ;
s/i«;t' to copy, to write out ; to
state correctly ; a scrivener.
] ^ to write out.
] j£ to correct and copy.
] ^1; to transcribe.
1 1^ a list of things wanted .
fi^ 1 to put in repair.
] ^ ^ an official paper.
•fiE 1 to put to rights.
s/uui'
5 An elegant person, a refined
manner.
1 !& graceful, lady-like.
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I _y. J 1 From in.ifct and (/oorf ; miicli
|}l:^£ used for llie next ; the second
J\ fft _ form is little used.
'■' I The earthworm or ||' ] ,
■' called in Canton ^ ^ the
s/u(it' yellow dog.
d{j I the squirming worm.
lUi 1 "i m 1?. M ^ ^
when the earthworm sing.s, it will
soon be fair weather.
Interclianged witli tlie last ;
the last form ij also read tuu^
The eel, especially the small
[tea {-freshwater sorts; the Chi-
't* i nese suppose that eels, as
well as snakes, are trans-
"ormed from the roots of
plants and hair.
] ^ a soup of stewed eels.
^ 1 a small yellow mud eel.
JU ^ ] to snare white eels.
^ I hawk-bill eel. {CoHfjrus tri-
casiiidutus.)
^ )]S> I yellow jawed eel. {Ophi-
cardia xunthor/mif/ia.)
1% B- 1 '^^^ brown eel {Ani/mlla
avisotis), also called f^ j the
rattan eel.
^^ ^ BP 1 if he is not a villain,
he's a slippery eel.
T^te White fine clay used to
, *-7 plaster walls.
if
shall'
A level place at tiie base of
an altar, a smooth hard spot
leveled off for sacrifices; a
small terrace ; to level the
ground ; a wild or common.
From p an inner doov and jjj
Jins contracted.
A folded fan ; a round fan
or fire-screen; the leaf of a
door ; and hence applied as .", clas.
sitter to other things, as a shutter,
a screen, ifec; to fan ; to wave,
for which ^ Jg is also used ; to inovo
to and fro.
s/uin'
n 1 orJi 1 to fan.
Jm, ] a punka or table fan.
3^ I a feather fan.
g I it fans itself, — as a butterHy.
^ ] P^ a single leaveil door.
1 -^ or — :}2 1 a fan.
Mi ')\^ 1 /R^ 5!l "''^'-'" '''^^ breeze
comes the fan is discarded.
^ ^ 1 [iiseless as] a fan after
autumn.
^ I a state flabelluiu.
1 S or 1 M ^^ fiin-case.
t\\ '^ '^ j [he is like] a leaf
fan, — and stirs up strife.
}§ 1 andgl 1 or|g 1 folding
fans, and round or fire screens.
— ' 1 ^ ®l '•t'*^ screen before an
entrance.
^■^J) From words and to /an,
Jl/^ To seduce people by fair
s7i«/j' speeches ; to wheedle others
into following one's plans.
^ I IS "s to stir up ill-
will with false rumors.
m
.diait'
From hand and plateau.
To act as one pleases ; to
take the responsibility of do-
ing without orders ; willful ;
illegally, arbitrai'ily ; to assume,
to usurp ; despotic.
] ^ to act hastily, to usurp
powers.
1 Q ^ '^^ ^'^^ ""*■ o'le's own will.
I ^ to act unauthorizedly.
1 )\] a despotic use of
flll 51( 1 ?T ''6 acted boldly and
without orders.
1 Pf M W ''« ^'^'^ '•'^'^ '"P"-
denee to use the forbidden name.
tflBl' To sacrifice to or worship
)vS^ Heaven ; to yield, to abdi-
s/uin^ c.vte in favor of.
IS 1 t° g'^'*^ "P '•'"' throne.
# ^1 'S 1 ^''"" g"''^'e tlie go-
venuuent to YU, who received it.
To geld a horse or ass.
] [fjlj a steer.
1 ^ a gelding.
j tl} to graft.
To work on, to trim, to cut
out ; to geld ; to manage or
arrange well.
iV h?^ To blow a fire and make it
^J^ burn brighter ; to incite ; to
s/ian^ blaze up ; bright, clear.
j »f^ to make the fire burn.
] ^ i^ Wf ™ake it burn with
some faggots.
W ;)p J^ I w'e do not need a
fire in summer.
^g To give, to supply ; to aid ;
s/u(it' abundant ; liberal.
I III to supply deficiencies.
) gjj to help the poor.
iS ^ 1 I t'^'^'' there's not enough.
^ 1 A JS, abundance of means
and men.
■yf^^^ To walk quickly.
1^ /i M ;> Ji I I chased
s/ian' him ;us lust as I could run.
lj^5' To polish a gem; to ca-
r/^ lender cloth ; to slip, as when
s/uai^ walking.
1 '^i'5^ calendering stone.
] ■(ji) I slipped down.
I j-[^ to make cloth glossy.
?■> White porcelain clay ; cky
good for the potter's use is
shall.' ^ 1 i- '^"t 't '^ °^ ^"
interior ipiality.
From man and /"(in ; it is like (SB
in some of its uses.
shun' To excite, to infiame ; ex-
asperation ; a blaze, a Same.
fi) 1S^ if 1 ^'^ f"y tl^en
blazed up.
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SHEU.
SHEU.
SHEU.
m
,skeu
Old sounds, shu, shut, zhu, and shak. In Canton, shau und saii ; — in Swntow, sill, siA, cb'iu, andsh; in Amou,
siu ami s6 ; — in Fuhe/iau, siu, sOu, cli'iu, und snia ; — in Shanyhai, sil and zii ; — in Clurn. sl.u.
From to tap or hand and u, 1 ^ j,-, j.^.(,.ji trooiK.
«;rn/' «/>; the tliird is a common ' ■J^ '
contraction ; the lirst resembles ] flj '-'^ reilecin, lo get out
"'c'') 4)C ^ sliepherd, and the se-
(■ cond is little used.
To receive, as when one
goes for it, or it is his due ;
nearly synonymous with ^;
to gather ; to harvest ; to
; to quit,
restrain ;
iiisnare, to invoU'e
as work ; to bind, to
to conchide, to bring to an end ;
to remove ; to close or wind up,
as a shop ; annoyed or moved by,
in which sense it sometimes merely
gives a passive form to another
verb ; a back board in a carriage ;
a hat worn in the Hia dynasty
which received the hair-knot like
the Coreau hat.
1 A. ">■ 1 IJf t^o receive and
open, as a letter.
1 its t" collect the fees.
1 M A <{!i« to win people's hearts
— by largesses.
1 ^"J I" I'c-H' ^^'^ harvest.
^ I ^ it still thunders. {Cun-
toiicfe.)
] JQ to quit work.
1 1^ to shut up shop.
] ^ a receipt for money.
I jig to collect accounts ; on
wbich I Ig recci\ed in full, is
then marked.
] ^^ to make things ready ; bear
a hand 1 sharp at it ! also, to
restrain, to overrule.
1 ^'h i^- ^'1' fi-^ y°^ "ff ! I'll I>-\V
you back ; — as by a trick.
1 ta-H^ HI -gg to gather up
the army and return.
T Si 1 W tl^" '"'"^''l l^as l*een
taken as a concubine.
1 }^ to get in the crop or rent
of laud.
1 j(i< iU; f^ to withdraw the
thoughts from worldly affairs.
of
pawn, to rai.se a mortgage.
1 H or 1 ij to piit hy, to lay
in store.
1 S 5C ^ curiosities bought
here ; — a sign-board.
^ ^ I one who spies the con-
duct of others.
' ■ 1^ Said to rejire?
■ I ^ say the tlire
"• hand, fore-ai
'i-keu the (J4th rai
resent the A".s-/; others
iree lines depict the
-arm, and arm ; it is
the (J4th radical of characters
relating to its uses.
The arm ; the hand ; the fist ;
the fingers ; handy, quick ; to
handle with the hand ; the power
of the hand ; a person, a hand ;
to grasp, to hold in the hand; to
curt'; to act; an autograph ; ac-
tions ; skill ; a quire or fold of
paper ; a handful, a lot.
— ^ ] one hand.
H^ I a first rate workman.
] ']» under orders.
"^^ ] or ^ ] to begii: a work.
\jj\ ] unoccupied, no employment.
1 ^ '^"^ 1 ^ '■^ glove ; a mitten.
] ^ or ] /5 the palm.
) |;)t lines on the palm.
] ;^ or ] ijljii visiting-cards of
ditferent sizes.
] J§^ brothers.
I f^ an art, a handicraft.
SS 1 °'' ^ 1 expert at doing a
thing ; an old hand.
+ 1 Jj/f tp it ^ ^ [what many
eyes see] and many hamls point
to, is worlliy of re.s[)ect.
^J ] hired athletes or men who
practice with bludgeons.
M f^ 1 elegant composition.
;■§ 1 to give over, to transfer.
I f^ the inner side of the elbow.
1^ I to shake hands.
& 1 iU to 'lo -1 tiling off-hand.
1 ^§ or ] f{] the impression of
tile thumb or hand for a signa-
ture,
g I a great doctor or surgeon ;
also a cliainpion chess-player.
1 ^H W M open fingers — will
nevei- hold money ; this refers to
the fingers lying close together.
Jll ] a lazy fellow, an idler.
1^ ] a hard-worker, a drudge,
a toiler and moiler ; also, I
have given you some trouble.
(Pekiiiyese.)
1 ^ i'>'t"'. inexperienced, new at.
-f^ 1 Budha's hand, the fingeretl
citron. (Citrus swcoihctylus.)
;^ 1 ^ ^ folded his bauds and
knew not what to do.
■S M f;fi ] very difficult to do ;
hurried and perplexed.
I ^ penniless ; stingy.
M ] or ^ ] conveuient, by the
way.
% \ "M i?i^ I fired the first shot.
th I or ;£ ^^ I a thief, a shop-
lifter.
^ ^ \ % don't disappoint me
now.
Bra Jl 1 to hire aid in passing the
es.aminations.
] I^Jj to talk with the fingers.
1 ^l M M aL lie seized his
sword and stood.
1 ^ ?jS the hands exhibit respect.
— 1 ^ a lot of goods.
— ] •{fg one throw of dice.
— \ ~^ A handful, i. e. five eggg.
1 .S out of funds, short of money. :
ia ^ ] Ik ^ could not attend i
to them all. |
I :t M :t^^<^ li-inds then be-
gin to move.
■?• 1 i-n # "'til my clawa I
seized it, — as an owl.
r^
SHEU.
IJE0 The sound of driving away
^"^^ birds or fowls.
,Sf(t
— Itf*^ From r/ra.ss and drrif^ becniise
BH this herb is supposed to streiigtiien
( ^\si the blood; iiitercliaiiged witlicsj
I."'-'" ^ madder .-lud tlje next.
A plant whose root, is allied to
madder, and used in dyeing red ;
it is a species of Enbia found in
Honan, ])erhaps the Rubia )uunjktu
or iiiunjith of India ; the vernal
hunt, when ] flii '^ =^ pregnant
animals were not to be taken ; to
assemble, as for a hunt ; to provi-
sion cavalry for a war, to order
troops ; to screen or hide ; to search,
to come across.
] j^ to search out or read up,
as a subject ; to meet with acci-
dentally, as a rare book, allud-
ing to one snaring birds in a
hunt.
§ ] the spring hunt
From hand and a senior or to
Rr.our.
' To search a house, as police
do ; to throw things about
when searchi[ig ; to inform
one's self, to search out ;
to inquire into the meaning
of. for which the last is also u.sed ;
literary researches ; the ideas of a
multitude, popular opinion ; to as-
semble ; rai)id, swift, arrowy.
1 S to seek for, as secreted
things.
1 ilij •-" search for and seise.
son of a candidate when going
in.
^■} I ^ •'^ '^""'' pecking its fea-
thers.
7^ Iji "^ \ without investigating
the attendant circumstances.
gg ] to pursue a subject to its
source.
] ^ to search for hidden things.
I fi* quick.
1^ ^ ^ ] how tluir swift ar-
rows whiz I
I ^ a search-warrant.
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SHEU.
tTsed nitli the prccedin;;.
To secrete, to conceal ; to
<■!' search for hidden things ;
crafty ; hidden ; to examine
into, as a hidden meaning.
] ^^ to search for, as in a sus-
peeteil house.
] A '1 l^hid of rector in the Cheu
dynasty who superinten<led edu-
cation.
A ^ I pi; how can the man
conceal his character ?
P""] 1 $i« ^ to search out the
caases of
Tliese two forms are sometimes
regarded .is did'ereiit.
The chilling sound of wind ;
noise of rain and wind.
^scti 1 1 'liu whirring of an
arrow ; rustling made by
the wind.
M. 1 t§ '1^ '-'i'^ ^^'i'"l uiakes me
slii\cr.
I Jll a cold blast.
1 ^ the chilling sound of a
driving rain.
t^ Rice he»ted by dampness
jC 'lud spoiled ; meat or vesfe-
^sf^a tables spoileil from heat.
Wl 1 T ^^^^ rice is cooked
too much.
}'^ 1 the smell of perspiration.
SHEU.
755
,11
To slice up, to make mince
)neat, and mix it with rice
flour and steam it.
1 I dried tish, stockfish.
'& M it I "I'^t^^ '>f lucat with
the bones in them.
lll^^ An olil name for tlie Gr-
ci^5C "x'tix, or spider-millipede, is
^shcit j]^ 1 ; it is better known as
isl ill a harmless, agile in-
sect ; two or three kinds of in-
sects seem to be included under
its synonyms ; this is described .-is
having six legs near its head, a
forked tail like an earwig's, and
two long antenna', which all point
out a species of Jiilii^.
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The ] p^i was the name of
a tribe of northern people
dwelling towards Liaotung,
which invaded the state Tsi
in the Hia dynasty.
- , ^ From a i-iinr and an inch, defiii-
y I ed to represent "g ujlh-'fd and
'i7u'M ?i '■"'■'•-■■
To keep ; to hold in order to
guard ; to have in custody ; to
ward off, to protect ; to keep vigils ;
to supervise ; to attend to, to
maintain ; to go on a round of
insi)ection ; a charge, a post ; stead-
fast ; a prefect.
I ^^ ^ keep close watch over it.
1 ff ^ m.ijor.
] -flj in mourning for a parent ;
the phrase is put up on the outer
gate.
j fjj to remain utnuarried after
a betrothed or husband is dead.
■^ I to exercise an office.
] 7|S ^ to keep to one's own
business ; self-collected.
1 M ae M 'o watch and wait
for the dawn.
I H H it's not easy to keep an
estate.
I A^ the local authorities.
^ \ men who maintain probity.
] 2» self-control.
I JI, waiting for the wind.
;;;J^ 1 ' a prefect or prince in the
times of the Han ; now applied
to a prefect, and sometimes
used alone as 5^ j the prefect
Chang.
^ j a garrison ; the command-
ant.
] ^ H tlie warden said.
^ I :fg dogs watch by night.
^ I to stop, as a gate.
B^ \. lost the rule of, as a terri-
tory to rebels.
I "i^ to remain a widow.
bow of a vessel, called
,^ \ on which a huge bird
wiis sometimes carved.
Wi£U
1^
SHEU.
From water and a senior.
<^? To soak meal in water ; to
^seu steep in water ; to macerate.
1 1 sound of washing rice.
] Jg to malve spirits.
Eead ^sheu■ To urinate.
] ^ to make water.
BO ^ 1 "atural evacuations.
Ft '"
Said to represent the hair, fore-
head, and et/es; it forms tlie 185th
radical of a few cliaracters refer-
shea ring to the liead.
The head ; a chief, a leader ;
the heads of a matter ; foremost ;
the beginning, the origin ; to man-
ifest, to display ; sorts, kinds ; a
classifier of flags, stanzas, and
corpses.
^ 1 or iH ] 1^ to bow the
head in respect ; — written on
cards.
■j^ ] the head of all, the Emperor.
^ ] acts as a leader.
m%m 1 m:t m ^ t^iere
is only one rabbit, bake it or
roast it.
] ^ the first or leading name.
] f^ the leading man.
/] ^ the first, most important.
^ ] first on the list of siuts^m.
] ^ the very best, the head of
goodness ; applied to the metro-
polis.
i£ 1 ® PI to 'iirty the head at
the palace door ; — to make
the kotow.
1 ^ 'Is II ^°°^ ^fter ^oth ends ;
we must examine everything.
■&■ '^ "a 1 I ^^'11 tell you the
important points.
PJ PI ] came to the street door.
J^ ] superior to all, one who
excels.
I ^ one who takes charge of or
leads.
1 M the leading district at the
prefect city.
^ ^ 1 tt§' "o difference between
leaders and accompHces.
~* B h *-" 1 ^ ^ every day
get a little out of the Books.
SHEU.
Eead sheu^ To acknowledge,
to take upon one's self ; to confess
guilt ; to go first, to put at the
head.
I ^ to confess a crime.
1^ I to submit.
{ij ) to denounce, to turn state's
evidence.
^ I to give up, as a rebel.
y^ ] to sleep towards the east.
^^^JL» ) From dog and to guard.
-J"*}* A hunting dog ; a hunt in
sheu' winter on grounds burned
over.
^ ] the winter hunt.
j^ I an imperial inspecting tour
on the frontier.
shea
From j^ dog and an old form of
ra domestic animats.
A wild animal, a beast, a
hairy brute ; a gamekeeper, a
forester ; brutal, violent.
^ ] quadrupeds.
AW I 'll'" * human face with
a beast's heart ; — cruel.
'5' ] all kinds of animals.
^ I six beasts, — are the musk
deer, deer, bear, moose, wUd
boar, and hare.
5^ ] fierce beasts, as a tiger.
«'
PI
shea
From M mouth and a
contracted.
tii
1
1
m
To sell, to dispose of; to
trade ; to restore, to pay
back, to recompense.
] or J ] to sell.
U price of an article.
^ the purchaser.
I consumption of goods ; sold
ofl'.
1 fl$ .^ UP merchantable goods ;
met. one who rules the times.
¥>/■> The cord or ribbon on a seal
ItJC to carry it ; a tent or curtain
shell' cord; ties for a knee-pad.
PP 1 ribbon of a seal.
^J^ ] silk bands and cords, such
as denote official rank.
SHEU.
33^ ' From ^ to fall as ripe fruit and
.^l^ -^ a boat contracted, for the
shea primitiva.
To receive ; to acquiesce in ; to
contain ; to inherit, to succeed to ;
to endure, to Ijear, — and thus be-
comes a form of the passive ; sus-
ceptible of, afi'ected by ; a charge,
a thing to be kept ; one of the
seven senses of the Budhists, an-
swering to sensation or mental
conception.
^ ^ I how can I receive it ? —
a polite phrase.
li 1^ 1 ^ SB ■'■ cannot bear
this tonic.
^ ] to buy ; bought.
^ ] to oflset the use of money
for the rental of a piece of pro-
perty.
] ^ suft'ering for a crime or an
accusation.
JflJ he has been punished.
^ -7 Tb the receipts and
payments are muddled.
] very patient.
^ docile, teachable.
jl^ poor ; willing to be poor.
m H 1 or i^ 1 ^ # this
heat is hard to bear.
1^ P5 ^ a pupil under your
instruction.
^ iJI or ] a^ to get the high
cap, to be fond of praise.
H Mt i ^ miserly wretch,
who stints himself.
j^ ] to inherit ; to accept ; to
come into one's hands.
1 jpl ^ ^ ™ay you be blessed
in every way.
'^ PJi 1 ;^ it had been received
from a proper source.
] to take in, as a guest; to
give in ; to refrain from, as re-
venge.
] ^ to be scolded.
1 A y^ fE requested by another
to do a thing.
>J» A /^J rT ::^C 1 the small
man cannot be intrusted with
onerous responsibilities.
§
SHEU.
SHI.
SHI.
757
From hand and to receive as the
plioiietic.
n/ieti' '^''* o'^6 > '" communicate ; to
grant, to confer.
j^ ] to impart, as a recip" ;
to make known to anotht r.
J^, 1 to make known a secret to.
^ ^ 1 '^ ^ 'in '"'^" ^""^ "°'
men should not touch each other
when giving and taking things.
P 1 ii^ -(^ to orally deliver
rules of Hie.
3^ I A 1^ heaven and man both
conferred it, — i.e. the throne.
- _'. »^ Composed of^oW, H to x/ienk
fivj* and il] ti'orti^ altered in combi-
sheu' nation ; it is varied to an luili-
niited extent for ornamental pur-
poses, and ii also symbolizeil by
a diagram resembling rhombs
interlaced endwise.
Age, years ; longevity, the first
of the five happinesses ; long lite ;
a long reign ; a birthday ; the
dead ; to endure ; to grant long
life to ; age<l ; fir ever.
1 ^^ '"' I f§ hirtbday presents ;
tlic linst coiiunonly refers to
those from the Emperor.
J^ ] an<l pjs ] and ~^ | are
respectively 120, 100, and 80
years of age ; others place them
at 100, 80, and GO years.
?f 1 °'" ?^ 1 '^ congratulate
one on bis birthday.
] |@ an old man's birthday.
] ^ a burial dress, given by a
sou when bis father is over
sixty.
] §^ coin given by old people to
children I'or amulets.
^ I old, aged.
UiM ] ^.W: [*ey say,] We
divine for you myriads of end-
less years.
1 TtC or 1 '^K.^ coffin.
^ ] the Emperor's birthday.
1 Ji 5> or ^ 1 g or 1 ^
^ & or 1 M ^ a ll^e god
of longevity; the star Canopus
or ]^ 1^ is regarded as his star.
^ i^ n \ ^^'^''^ ■'"■'^ probably
no men of age and experience.
t ^ 1 ^'i'^' benevolent (or placid)
become old.
] ~ 'g' ^ [shields of rhino-
ceros, hide] will last 200 years.
I jg a birthday entertainment.
From disease and a senior.
Lean, poor, thin ; meager
from disease.
] ^ lean as a ghost.
■j^ ] hatchet-faced, peaked.
"b" 1 ^D ^ his bones stick out
like sticks.
'^ ^ \ M ^^^ fine face grew
thin.
1 H pool" land.
1 S IS ^ the bright prune
flowers.
1 K goods on which no profit io
to be made.
] ^ lean meat
) From water and to suck in.
To rinse the mouth, to scour ;
seu' to wash out a thing ; to pu-
rify ; to gnaw.
] P to cleanse the mouth.
1 -iff 'K V^ the water wears the
rocks which impede its flow.
] ^^ to scour and purify one's self.
Old sounds, shei, shai, shi, zlii, sliik, shit, sliap, shet, zhit, and zhik. In Canton, slii,
si and sai ; — in Amoy, si, su, ch'i, and k'j ; — in Fuhchnu, si, su,
ch'e, and sai ; — in Shanghai, sz' ; — in ChiJ'it, shi.
.sh'
The original form is designed to
represent a corpse laid out for
burial ; it forms tiie 44th radical
of characters relating to parts
and positions of bodies.
A corpse, for which the next is
now mostly used ; an image or
effigy of an ancestor ; living persons
were anciently dressed to personate
them, and then worshiped ; inrlH-
cieut, corpse-like ; useless, like a
statue; to personate; to fill in a
shain way, to make a sinecure of;
to arrange ; to superintend ; to lay
in order.
1 "fei ^ ff ^0 neglect the duties
but take the pay of an office.
^ ^ H 1 1% 1% lie danced
and hopped about from the ex-
cess of his rage.
5g ^ ] do not sleep lying like a
corpse.
^ ip ] sitting stifl' and motion-
less.
^i -jt ] .^ ^^lio arranged these
s7f
to parade idols ; also, to
fill a post uselessly.
1 mi&nmn K^ "hen
the impersonator had got up, the
prince and his officers, four in
all, enjoyed the sacrifice.
^ I effigy of an ancestor.
sliei, ch'i, and sz' ; — in Swatow,
>ie, ee, seu, ch'i,
From body and dead ; it is liUe
the preceding.
s/i' A carcase ; but more espe-
cially a body that has beeu
mutilated.
?E 1 or 1 ^ a dead body.
] # or ] ^ a corpse,
gjj ] to hold an inqtiest.
Jli, \ i)^ ^ to involve one by
putting a body — at his door, or
otherwise.
^ ) ^ the friends of a dead
person.
fa 1 ?S ^ lie has borrowed a
corpse and revived - from a trance.
758
SHI.
SIII.
SHI.
M
Tile turtle dove or wood-
ligcoii ; called -jp gjx or ^
from its note and roost.
1 A»} -& -^ *'"-' ^^"'"1 pigeon
roosts on tlie mulberry
Composed of fTT the ic/iu/c, and
a contracteil foi-iii of iff; a /un/i,
deiiotiun; coining togetlier from
all parts.
The people ; multitudes ; a
legion or brigade of 2500 men ;
part of an army ; troops ; to mar-
shal a force ; a pl<(ce where people
meet, as a metropolis ; or a person
who leads them; a leader, a general,
one who orders men ; a model, to
take as a model ; a master, a profes-
sor ; a patron ; a sage, a pattern
to the world ; to teach ; to imitate.
^ ] ancient wise men.
] ^ patterns for men.
1 f§ one skilled in an art, an
expert, a clever workman.
^ ;^ I to visit a learned scholar
or one's teacher.
] 51 ^ teacher's son ; a chum.
] ^ official secretaries in a ya-
miin, who transact the routine
of daily business ; there are
seven flasses of them.
[jt{ ] to inarch out the troops.
J6E 1 to recall the army from
foreign service.
•^ \ marines, men-of-war's men.
,;^ 1 (or ^ 1 ic when addre.ss-
ed) a priest ; also known as ;'^
] and H^ ] denoting their
position as leading teachers.
^ ] a teacher of fencing and
bo.Ning.
"^ ] a strategist who advises the
general ; laet. a guide, adviser,
or conductor.
^ ] and >i? ] arc high nominal
offices of the prince's instructors.
M ± \ 1 11^ ;t tl^« noWes
and rulers imitate each other
in breaking the laws.
Ml ^"^ ^ 1 terms for the 18
under-examiners, and 4 head-
examiners at the tripos in Pe-
king for tsmtsz\
M'
A .short tributary of the
RivvT Hwai in the .snutheast
of Honan near Lo-shan hiea.
pfff' '\- floating marine plant
c ofn which furnishes small seeds
j.v// tasting like barley, and which
ripen in the seventh moon ;
they are called Q ^ r^jj sponta-
neous grain, and ^ f^^ |g Yii's
extra rations ; it is proljably a
kind of Zoslera or sea-wrack.
From beast and a tender.
The lion, which has loner
_ :// been extinct in China ; a slut
that has two pups.
I ^ a lion.
1 ^ ^i\l lacking dogs.
^ ] stone lions before a yaraun.
^ I a paper lion stuck over with
cash ; at Canton it \s made for a
bridal present.
Wi M ] ^ you've just tweaked
the lion's nose ; i. e. you've made
him cross enough.
I "? ''JL ''"^ lion's roar, a Budhist
term (■'ini/kinida) for preaching.
] ^ ;^ ^ a throne suiiported by
carved lions, an insigniaof a king.
1 ■? [^ 'he land of lions. Sin-
gala or Ceylon.
^ I to play masked lions.
iflfitf? ^ -^fifex. Turritelhi, or similar
cHIP'I* spiral shells are termed ijf^ ] ;
^ali a crenulated shell.
] Jtj" an Area, Pecten, or
other scallop ribbed shells
From i>lant and old man,
A sort of syngenesious plant
resembling the An'/iemis or
mayweed, the P/wmica slbi-
ric'i, called | ^ which grows
around Confucius' grave in Kiih-
feu, and as was done in ancient
times, is still sold there in parcels of
G-i stalks for divination ; the stems
were once used for hair-pins.
^ 1 a dwarf species of Sophora ?
thought to resemble the preced-
ing in its habit.
Fr.im IjS a flag contr.icted and
^ <i/.-;o, for the primitive.
'■' ' The appearance of a banner 5
expanded, exhibited ; deve-
loped ; granted ; to give, to be-
stow, to relieve, to aid ; to diffuse,
to distribute ; to Jo, and often mere-
ly aids the meaning of the next
verb ; to concede, to permit ; to
add to, to use ; to set, as a net ;
to move leisurely ; to arrange, to
set out.
M ] i. ^7 ^^"^y '•"ly occu^iy
their places.
] ra, to be kind to.
I fy grant that it be so, allow it,
let it be thus ; — • a phrase in
courtesy or petitions.
1 -T" 4* # [tlie net is] set in
the forest.
] j^ a benefactor, especially to
temples.
■ ] ^^ to bestow in charity.
I '0 to give a donation to the
poor.
I ;^ to feed the poor. I
I ij^ to expand, to do one's best.
Htf Ji ^ 1 I he will come
along most pleased, or daintily.
I f^ to boast, to vaunt one's self
] M '*'*■ 't ''•-' ^lone so.
J^ what you dislike others to do
to you, don't do that to them ;
this sentiment is also expressed
b.v a. i^Jr ^ ^ ^ 1 1}^ A
what you do not yourself ^vish, do
not give or do to others.
Read shi ' To distribute.
S ^ M 1 ^lie clouds give do\vn
their rain.
Read c^"!'* and used for Vj^. To
leave to ; to remove ; to spread out ;
to let go, as a string.
1 '^M. A.> PJr ^ she fu.--
lively followed lier husband's
Steps.
Re.id P To change ; to climb,
as a vine ; to transfer to ; extend,
to stretch to.
SHI.
SHI.
SHI.
759
JC^S Tu decant and strain liquors ;
'hI^h to pour out a libation ; to di-
s/i vide, as streams.
s/tai 1 j@ to pour otf spirits.
' ^ 1 sLmM-^ 1&, m ^''i
marked out the live lakes and
put bounds to the eastern sea.
P^^^ From haiiihou find s/rairs.
f A|A To divine with stems of the
^i/ii millfoil or mayweed.
] ^ a I'ortune-teller.
hi fl^ ill ' '.''" ^'"^'^ •''•"'^ ^y ^^'"ids
have I made the lots.
51' ^ 1 il. li^'t "s try what the
lot will show.
I|X^ From moiilh ami to ilivine.
c "aW To eat. to gnaw ; great grief ;
..v/d' reaching to; snapping at, as
a dog for a morsel ; an
initial particle.
;3' 1 ] to grate the teeth.
1 ))ft fi"! ^ ^^^^ '^''^" yo" '^'ti^
VMur navel ' — an impossibility-
] |Ijj the 21st diagram, denoting
desire.
1 1-'i 2^ jS '' ^'^ would come
and ramble.
^ ] to bite back, to revenge ou.
]-'roiii tri f/i or iiiftufli and vjjictr ;
it is also read ick'i.
To chew the cu<l ; to ru-
minate ; at Canton, it i.s
called ^ \% t^ o.v turning
the grass ; ami at Peking,
jjjj |@ turning the cud.
A small fief in the state of
Tsi, now Tsi-yang hii-n ^<
(So
m
ic'r
:li\
if
in Shantung.
] ^J a hill not far from this
region.
From words and ti mf/e.
To express the feelings in .sot
rhythm ; poetry, \ erse ; odes,
hymns ; a poem ; t« receive
or take in the arms.
] to hum over or sing songs.
] to write verses.
1 ^ "r 1 A -I liiird, a poet.
&7jM 1 W Ife I !''«
duke then wrote a poem which
he gave the king.
— "^ ] a verse, a stanza.
I §^ the rhyme of the verse.
J J^ g" ^ poetry expresses one's
feelings.
] M "f^ Mi ^'(-Tses, ditties, odes,
and songs, — the four sorts of
poetry.
^|] 1 to match rhymes with' an-
other person.
1 to ini[)rovize a stanza,
jij •vjr 1 verses that can be read
both ijackwards and forwards.
Coarse thread for weaving;
f/t<-n*i a sort of sleazy sarsnet made
s/i of poor silk.
I'rom Klin and tpiiiji/e ; the se-
cond, from .tun tindsjti -ut above
, tlie tftirth, is .an unusual form.
Time ; a season, an hour, a
period ; a Chinese hour ; a
'' quarter of a year ; an ocea-
JLlL
sion, an opportunity ; now,
timeous, convenient ; recent, in
season ; to time rightly, to take a
fit time for ; to be ; after a verb,
when, while, during, as, — or as a
copula ; at the beginning of a
sentence, when, then, at that time ;
sometimes.
-p ^ ] ^ the Chinese hours,
named after iwelve animals.
13 1 the four seasons.
— . ] inadvertently, hastily, rash-
ly ; on the .spur of the moment.
— I ;^"i|q ^. I want it at once.
] M or ] ■jji] fashionable, in
ilelinind.
JiP I instantly, forthwith.
la 1 ''"■'"' ""^ '■'"''' ^'^^
i^ 1 <"• H 1 when?
1 ^ ^ constantly pr.actice it.
|§|j I at a good time, when con-
venient.
5^ 1 weather; a favorable junc-
ture.
/JP ] incessantly.
] ] always, continually,
yt ] before, previously.
1 ^ ^ if unpleasant weather ;
a disagreeable day.
1 -ji C "(ij* [Confucius] mark-
ed when he was not at home.
] Q the date, the time of.
] "^ constantly.
] d;|t times, condition of things,
circuni.stances.
^ ) ^ I a lucky and unlucky
hour ; a proper or unfortunate
moment.
;f; ^ ] not in fashion ; unsuitable
to the season.
7 7^ 1 f^ unacquainted with
the world.
^ ] /}^ ^ [the sage] would eat
only at the set time.
1 ^'J S ^^™'' -^ goo<-^ time,
then do it.
1 li-i I \M- ''^ myriads and lakhs.
I ^Ij every moment.
jlb "^ 1 {S ~* 1 times are dif-
ferent now, things are altered.
/p — I a little while, not an
hour's time.
f^ M 1 ^Sf everyljody has now
Ijecome prosperous.
ih El ] it "ill. he said, do to
Ijuild or stop there.
~. I T» S ite Il8 lie could not
instantly weigh anchor.
S5 1 S i"®'' "■' that time.
,.,■//
<i^
,./,■
A sniiill stream in Shantung,
an affluent of the K. Shing
•JIIH m, which is a tributary
of the Ta-tsing River.
From riri and season ; nn un-
untliorized cliaracter.
In FuhchttK. Cakes of the
glutinous rice eaten at the
winter solstice.
1 ^ dry cakes of this grain.
An open Len-roost made in
a wall, with perches placed
across it for the fowls.
^(£ k^ -T 1 the fowls roost
in their holes.
760
SHI.
SHI.
SHI.
From plant and time.
To plant ; to set out shrubs
fSh' or trees as a memorial of an
event or victory ; to set up
a pole.
] ^fi to transplant a tree.
1 i^ "P coriander ir fennel seed.
] fJJ to put up poles or trees in
a field.
Jm4^ Like the preceding.
t I'Hll Erect, lofty, as a high tree.
] j^ to set up, as a flag
staff.
^ ^ I like a lofty erect fir.
•^ 1 l-o piit a door in its socket.
ftlfe '^^^ ^'^^^' ^'"^' ""'"^ tine-ph)
cfiS'^r o- AloMi reevesii, euters the
js/;' rivers in May, and returns to
the ocean in September ; it is
known at Canton as ^ j^ three
plow-shares ; the uiiine also in-
cludes other kinds of the herrina:
family.
10 I ^® salted or pickled shad.
n t^ From a lad/e and to be.
?At— r A spoon ; a key, which in
*" ^ China resembles a spoon.
''^ ^ 1 * tea-spoon.
IK 1 or Jl ] a key.
^ ] a soup-spoon.
^ I turn the key.
] -^ a spoon.
P^J ] a door-key.
Regarded by some as the
correct form of the last, de-
noting the hook or catch on
the end of a Chinese key.
Read j/^i. Point of a spear ;
a vessel used in smearing blood
when taking an oath.
A kind of bamboo ; . a
clothes-rack.
,s/i' ^ 1 bamboos for hanging
clothes on.
Read tih^ A spittoon.
. .^ A grassy appearance, like a
c^ Ht lawn.
js/i' I 2}i J|^ in Shantung, the
capital of T'ung-chang fu.
Read ^ch'a. To cut down trees ;
the spro'Us growuig on a stump ;
suckers.
's/i'
CoTnposed of 3^ /iitntl grasping
tlie *-p ///('f/(//t' of 11 subject ; q.d.
the historian siiould be unlike a
partisan, and display his sense
of the right ; il: resembles IP
j£ an officer.
A narrator of events, an im-
partial annalist ; a history, espe-
cially one published by authority ;
a register ; chronicles, annals, acts.
g I records of the state.
1 *& or ^^P 1 a historiographer.
] |£ a histor}-.
^ -j- — . I histories of the va-
rious Chinese dynasties.
1 -^ historical books ; name of a
compilation written about b. c.
800.
^ ] an ancient governess in the
palace ; now applied to any
literary woman.
^ 1 and ^ ] the court annal-
ists.
■^ ] 1^ a Hanlin graduate.
^ ^ W 1 y"*^ name will de-
scend through the evergreen
annals.
II
From horse and ojfirud ; both
forms are authorized, but the se-
cond is most used; in Fnhchau it
is interchanged witli ^^ to use.
A horse running swiftly to
sail a vessel ; to ha.sten ;
strong, as a wind ; prompt,
speedy.
1 M ''^ '''^'' ^ ^"''''' "•" ^^V-
\ ^i 'H M "liere are
sailing ?
I ^^ rules of navigation.
1 ^0 Wi. "^o l>eat with a
wind.
1 ,1^ to turn the horse quickly.
] fa f^ P to miss reaching
one's port.
you
head
An animal akin to a badg-
er or ratel, called j J^ ;
'i/j' it is likened to a dog, a fox,
and a monkey, and has a
resemblance to them all.
The character is designed to re
present the /eys, bvistles^ and
^ tail of a hog ; it is the 152d
sh radical of characters mostly re-
ferring to swine; it is sometimes
written ^ iu combination.
A hog, a pig ; it represents the
12th stem, and the hour from 11
to 1 at night ; it appertains to
the second diagram jtjj, and relates
to water.
if;5; 1 a swineherd.
^ ] domestic animals.
] ^ a root resembling China-
root.
'%
Composed of ^V and ^ con-
tracted to reseml)le the b<n'h and
/> feather of an arrow ; it is tiie
* 111th radical of a few similar
characters relating to darts.
A javelin ; in mathinalics, the
versed sine ; swift as an arrow ;
direct, openly; to arrange; to
marshal ; marshaled ; to resolve,
to form a purpose ; to swear ; used
for the next ; a game of pitch rod.
"^ 1 »i J4 a bowshot, a little
d istance.
f* — • ] shot one arrow.
] j|[ straight as an arrow's flight.
] ^ to take an oath.
1 ^ ^ f* ^^ dis[)laycd his
virtue and accom|ilishinents.
1 ^ ^ f^ lie will not violate
his word.
Ml ] horse-dung.
P'rom body and rice ; but tlie on-
ginitl form is composed of Ipp
'sli plants and ^ stomach contract-
ed.
Filth, ordure ; secretions ;
small stars near Columb.%
1 i/L a public necessary.
] f^ a close chair.
] fit a poor chess-player.
^ ] secretion of the eyes.
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Read fhi. and used with the next.
A h)w inoaiiiiig souiul.
R^il IMt ] tlie people now
Gi"li ami croiiii.
Dp
An obsolete fonn of the Inst.
Read Jii- To groan; to
mutter.
] |l|ll to gTumUe, as wlien
dissatislic'l.
C-fff I Kroui tonr/iir and jicrcon ; tlie
■jtrr' (itlier two forms nre larely used.
hm J ^' '^ 1 ^« '^'^ '^^ ''
"<f will lick her calf; — mi
I 1<> lick, as a cow; to Inp :
I' lo take up with the pro- j
'losci*;.
ow
met.
parent.tl love.
] ;/J^- to lick the piles ; met.
an abject sycophant.
] -J^lf p-i he licks sugared leaves :
— he ilourishes vn other people's
money or patronage.
' frt|t* from hoiv and also.
5tEi 'i'o (-'iiso olV the 1
bowstring, to
't-h' unstring a 1 low ; to cast oft',
tor.'la.x.; to annul, to abro-
gate ; dissolute, unconcerned ;
spoiled, injured.
JjW ] careless ; failing, growing
old or useless ; obsolete.
^j!} ] to unloose, to throw otf
restraint.
] -Jj slack, remiss.
1 "/ii '<■' iillav. lo weaken.
i^ ^% U 1 tlie regulations daily
become weaker.
1 '^i to rescind a law ; lo abrogate.
I''roni wowajt and uoOk'.
he begimiing ; an opening,
/i' a start : to begin; the ear-
liest ; to be first ; a.s an ini-
tial, then, at (hat time, was.
1 f;j <'•■ M 1 ""' IjL^g'iini'ig ;
the commencement ; first.
1 if;? '"■ 1 >K "'■'''■ '"""^ '''■^'' ' '•''^
eircmnslanees ; luiuiau life, the
whole pcrii-d.
So '¥'! ^ 1 '''^' "'Ji'j'i'si of "•■*-
ture in spring.
] 'glj in\ente(i, first made.
5^11 T
sell it.
1 ^B ^\. y^ ''° ''"-'" tinderstood
the true [ihilo.sophy.
;^C 1 there is nothing of the sort.
] jjj{j_ the founder of a family.
^ ] creation : when the thing
Ijcgan.
C^rt From u-urtls and is ; formerly
^S^ ii^ed ivitli its pr-mitive.
's!i Kight principles ; fight, pro-
per; to examine wheL'aer a
thing is proper ; to discern.
■gf I to lay or compare things
together.
] pj this day. now.
11 1 5c ;!: IJI ^ t" inii'^e
into the lucid decrees of heaven.
C t-^tC '''<"" ""■'" '""^ oQine ! in Can-
'IjP tlllle^e read '.■./ini, because 's^'
( ,1 lias the same sound as ^ death.
To order, to command ; to
send, to employ, to commission ;
to cause, to eflfect ; to occasion ; to
permit, to servo one's self of ; ex-
pense, use, service.
] 11^ to call, as a servant ; to be
at one's call.
1 yf i^i 113 'Jj lie was not per-
mitted to possess the realm.
1 -^ ■fi^ unserviceable ; useless.
^ fo -Jk 1 1'° ^°'l' ''■"^'■s •''"'^
cuiploy.s them.
Tif ^ ] <y. it will answer ; it
can do.
||j ] p idle talk ; he has only
to talk ; — lie does nothing.
I A i^ ^ send a man into
Peking.
I JfJ an outlay; tho necessary
expenses.
1 h JW )li^ t''"i'i«y >!'<' i»-'<j-
[)lc v.hcn (hey lia\e leisure.
1^ ] supposing, if so.
1 i^ ^< ■'• " '" ^'^ expensive.
1 55Jj Hi to exert strength.
f}j I to direct; to allot to their
places or duties.
JV. I ;i public officer, an en\oy.
Eead s/*'^ A messenger ; a ser-
vant sent to inquire ; an agent.
] 15 an envoy, a legate.
] ^ one who is sent
] [il a deputy.
^ ] an angel.
— f jlj ^ ] one messenger.
) I'rom iiian and court as the pho-
netic.
ft' Near to, waiting on ; follow-
ing, as an attendant ; to re-
ceive, as orders ; to accompany.
1 :f|-f imperial guards ; their office
is tlio ] ^|j ;^ within the
Forbidden Citv in Peking.
pcror's] personal attendants and
oflicers.
1 jf{|) a gentleman in Waiting: a
vice-president of a Board.
Wi 1 'o wait on, to .serve.
] a eunuch.
g ^ ] j£^ to stand respectftilly
■waiting.
] jy fn ^ be maintains his
humanity and rectitude.
I 1J^' followers.
1 %^ persons in waiting.
n
w
sir
From heart and
lilionetic.
court as the
To lean on. to trust to ;
looking up to for protection
or sujiport ; met. a mother ;
to presume on ; dull, unintelligent.
^ ] to lose a mother.
^ "f^- 'K 1 ^^'1'" •''l''*'^ ^ ''-'''''' °"'
now my mother is dead ?
{[?)■ ] lo depend on.
I ^k [(> presume oil one's jiower
or station.
I ^' 4^- i£, be relics on his .ad-
herents or brothers.
1 ^S '^' pvesumo on being a fa-
vorite, and o|)press others.
^> /l 1 untrustworthy.
I H^ to confide in riches,
j ^ impudent, audacious.
Q ] self-confident,
li' 1 one's parents.
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From "I ten and ' ' one, be-
cause a scholar is acquainted from
one to ten, or with all things ; it
resembles */'« 3I earth, and is
the 3yd radical of a few incon-
gruous characters.
In early times an officer, a mi-
nister ; a warrior ; tbcn a learnecl or
upright man, a scholar ; a gentle-
man ; an able-bodied man ; a hus-
band ; in some cases, Sir, you ;
soldiers, statesmen ; one who ma-
nages a department, and bence the
duties of Ills post ; one of the aids
to the white king in chess.
,^f ] the gentry.
] -^^ ^ gentry, officiali;, and
graduates.
cabinet ministers.
] ^ a soldier.
W ■6S it ] you have the strong
to depend on.
^ 1? 1 !& there is given you a
heroic wife.
^ "§ ] a Hanlin doctor out of
office.
jH ] a stout horseman.
^ 1 or J^ ] a private scholar,
a country gentleman.
5^ j5C 1 •"*" astronomer.
^ ] or ^ ] a valiant or strong
man.
It S 1 * gi Jl S S its men
and women brought their bas-
kets of azure and yellow silks.
^ ] a student.
] ^ JQ 1^ the literary or official,
agricultural, mechanical, and
mercantile classes ; — an ancient
division of Chinese society.
'iZ ^ ] sisters of charity ; female
teachens : — a forei"n term.
ft
sh''
i From man and scholar as the
phonetic.
To fill an office ; to learr. ;
to serve, to occupy a station
or post ; a public officer ; one of the
aids to the black king in chess. |
tlj ] to enter on ofHce.
i5[ 1 or ^P ] to resign a post. I
1 *£ i ^ "1 honorable family. I
^ ^ i^ 1 t-'' Jiol^l office not for
salary and name, — but for the
good of ihe jieople-
^ Po^ i)p/ 1 he neither inqiiires
[aljout people], nor puts them
in office.
] j^ official affairs.
] jfl/ a merit register of officials.
) From doo7' and covrt ; it v.-as
once sj'nonymous with its primi-
tive.
A eunuch ; a chamberlain,
an officer in waiting; a court or
official hall.
] /k. a eunuch.
I — I ^ From p the sun and j£ exact
^1^- .altei ed to /C' denoting the sun
g/p on the meridian.
The substantive verb is, to
be, am ; it is so, it is proper, denot-
ing a quality of truth rather than
of mere existence ; right, correct,
that which the mind approves ;
when repeated, it has the force of a
contrast, and may be rendered
whether — or, whatever ; after an
assertion ] J^ is used to enforce it,
like verily, no mistake ; a prmioun
this, these, that which, — in which
case it follows the subject ; before
a clause, it has often a passive
meaning, and throw.s it into the
past teuse ; such, thus.
^ 1 no, not so.
^ ] ^ is it so ? i)erhaps.
] tj^ certainly.
] on that day, at the time
spoken of.
] m therefore, by this means.
W ^ ] l'ar''y wrong, in error.
"g" %^ ] ^^ a himdred perquisites
were what he rccei\'ed : — he
enjoyed all kinds of emoluments.
ft« i % 4T \% m 1 h5 ^«s
you injin-ed by his blow? Yes,
I was.
1 ^ Sis 5F. T 't^ ^^"^ trodden to
death bv him.
M. 1 yK\t tt ^i how can th.^t
be the property of water ?
1 fS 1 :R 's it false or true ?
1 i^ on this account ; this is the
reason.
1 H'] "b" 1 if it -^e so, .say so.
1 $ or ] ;iP I is it so or not?
] t5 W ^ if it l^e deemed proper
or right.
your's or not ! (Shunghai.)
"^ 1 -ffi fi [^'*'i it is] that he
would have them in office.
^" ^^ 1 3^ ■''■ sreat debate about
tile rights of it.
] ^ in very truth.
Ji^ 1 <->• «f# Afio:^ ]
to take anotliers faults; to bear
with people's errors.
1 A 1 ^ £ 15: i^ If! - SB
whether among laic or clerical,
the three religions all have one
principle.
sit
From dirss and curfcr.t; also read
c'/, and to be distinguished from
ifiE ease.
Fullv and handsomely dress-
ed. '
^ W- \ 1 C'legantly and richly
apparelled.
— t^' P'li'l to be composed of | J a inld
I |4 and ^ to rcnc/i within it, becau.se
j/j"' things reach a marl.et.
A square or open place for
bartering ; a market : a crowd, as
of market-people ; crowded, \'ulgar ;
Baleablc. marketable; to trade, to
bid or offer a price ; to cixiourage,
as talent.
] f^ the market price.
\'k ^^ \m ^"' .1 p 3i =»
market ; met. the air or manner
of the market, vulgar.
^ I to refuse to trade, to with-
draw from the market ; it v,
often done to resist exaction.s.
^ ] a great market.
J^ ] a country-fair.
^ I or 13 1 to commence sell-
ing.
^ ] saleable ; said too of one
who thinks too much of himself
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!lj ] the cN'change or bourse ;
current rate.
WJ -t 1 J'"'*' '■''""*^ ''*'■" 'u:irket.
— as tile tir.st shad.
1 ^, to get [)e()[ile's goodwill.
] Zji (or |=p) market scales.
1 ^ vulgar. uii[iolished.
I =g billingsgate, low slang.
I ^ ;^ fjfc <i lowlived skiurtint.
^J ] the fair of a township.
fr 1 IS SI '''<-' "'•"■k«t iirice is
rather going U[,'.
) From tree, and market as tlie
]i1ionetic.
The persimmon or China fig
{Diospyni.t), of which there
are .several varieties.
I ^ or %^ ] dried persimmons
(calleil tigs). |ir('i)ared for export.
^ ((j< ) the ox-lieart persimmon;
a small yellowi.sh sort,
ffj ;jj» I a small red kind.
^K ^ 1 '^ yellow [)ersimmon that
is soaked to remove the astrin-
gency.
T § I the small cherry perofc)!-
mon, from Nganhwui.
1 ^ sugar oljtained from tlio
|5ersiiumon.
W ifl 1 til*-' tomato. {Pekingese.)
tj^ ' Su|i|inseil to be altered from }
^ ^ or j^ a i'l[lTt as tiie original forni
^■/^'^ delineates a beetling crag ready
to fall ; it is tlie 8:)d radical of a
lew incoiigiuous characters.
A family ; one of a clan or
gens ; alter a name, once denoted
the head of the clan, but now also
that the person is a woman ; an
ancient title of honor ; after a
princiiiality, denoted its ruler ; an
otlicer ; a person.
jKf: I the clan or family of Lo.
K |"J ^ ) Mrs. Hwang nee Li.
^Jj ] the said female.
1^. 1 the Hudhists.
'i^ 1 5tJ W) ''"■' ancestral hall of
the Ohang family.
I f>H ^ 1 ""■ '^'"S said to the
chief of the Yiu gens.
) ] The last two
I rarelv met with.
characters are
m
jl . I iosee, to iiispeel,to observe;
nTW '" '^ ^'^ '^'"^ imitate, to take
^ ■* I knowledge of; to behave to ;
lo compare and regard ; to
J have a regard to ; to cause
^'' to be seen, to view as ; to
display.
•Jj^ I tlji near-sighted.
■^ 1 i% W. 'i*^ disregarded his
otieriug.
1 M ^ 51 I looked but did
not ]iay attention to it.
] 75 M fill '^^ imitated his an-
cestor.
1 5E in Ef I ''-">k upon dying
as going home.
1^ ] ^Jc he is su[iercilioiLs towards
me.
^\ 1 to glance at sideways.
1 }li b" Sft '" see, to hear, to
talk, and to act — [iroperly, are
four duties.
1 ^i 1^ A I" imitate the ancients.
1 ® ^ f ¥ oKserve their conduct
and act like the good.
S 1 J& ^ widely dis[ilay the
record of their meritorious ser-
vices.
1 A jSf 2. '" *'''^* others as
one's sell.
I ^ to examine a Ciise.
B/J I the hare in the moon.
I jlb ^J 5^0 '' seems to be bigger
than this.
^ I 1^ ^ "^ '^^ ""*■ regard it
as a trilling matt.i'r.
^ |t||$ f£ ^ 75 -^ 1 it w=us
formerly elasseil with silk, but
is now regarded as more like
mustard ; — said of a kind of
hempen plant.
' I ^ Composed of J", or . ahore
^X^ and thieo linos below it to repre-
» f sent the //.//(/ of sun, moon, and
- ^ star< coming down to earth ; it
,^\^ 1 forms the I l.'ith radii-al of cha-
racters relating to religious mat-
ters, and is often contra(rte<l to
tlie second form in v^oniposition,
when it is easily mistaken for
the oontrncted form of < j? gar-
ments.
s/j'>
To show, to make known the
will of heaven to mankind ; to
proclaim, to signify to the people ;
to show to the sight ; an edict, or
notice from an official ; a mani-
festation or revelation ; a prognos-
tic or sign ; in polite phrase, an-
other's wishes ; a letter ; to see
into, to compare, and occurs inter-
changed with the last.
Hi 1 B^ tit '" 's*''"-' '"i" ^tl'ct for
general information.
2j$ ) your answer.
|)|| I will you give directions to
me ? — said by inferior officers.
) "]^ to let me know, an epis-
tolary phrase.
^ ] your letter.
] ^ to admonish the people, as
by an execution.
If M 1 ^0 I Iji-g you wiU ac-
quaint me.
^g ] to indicate.
Read ^K^i. when used for fig.
The god which animates the earth.
P'rom ~- one under TJj' or three
"l" tens^ to denote the prolonga-
tion of days to thirty years.
An age, a generation ; the
world, mankind ; times, life, sea-
sons ; experience of life ; here-
ditary ; successively ; to enfeoff ;
during the times of; from age to
age; [ier[iL4ual ; in divination re-
fer's to the diagrams which denote
ones self.
• — I one generation.
1 f D generations.
1 ] during the ages ; for ever,
[fj I to be born.
•^ 1 or ■^ 1 or^' I to die.
-^ 1 '"' ^ ] the present time,
this age.
JflJ ui] 1 H 1 !^ piniisliiuents
and fines should be light in one
age, and severe in another.
:^< 1 !^ ^ all your life you w;is
filial.
1 ± A or ) dH A people uow-
a-days.
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JlJ ] 1^ made his owu way in
the worlil.
] ]^ /p if li;i<l times, unlucky
in life, not getting on.
^* i£ 1 'Ih ^'^ ''"'''S "°'' know
the worlil.
] ^. a calling, an occupation.
1 5i ^ fiienci'.s I)rother.
] ^ an old friend's sou ; used by
one's self.
] ^ friends of many generations.
^ j ^ liow many generations
has it l>een handed down ?
1 Ift ^ ^ '"^ hereditary baron.
2l5 ] ;i future life ; the next trans-
migration, which contains the
HSi} %^^ 1 ^ or paradise
of the West, the elysium of
conunou people.
f.'h 1 'Ih '"'■ ""^ business, retired.
1 W- iO ?fe It ^^'^ "P^ ^"'^1 downs
of lite ; vicissitudes.
ix 1 ffiJ ^ -f^ yoiu- reputation
will be known after you are
gone,
•f::^ 1 the whole life.
piij dt. ] J^ he considers their
history and times.
•fi I ^ JIj unequaled heroism.
] ^ one honored by the world,
(Sanscrit, loL(iiJjije.<hla,) an epi-
thet of every Bndha.
] ^ an old and honorable family.
S'f 1 .i ^ ^I'le to rescue the
country.
<^' 1 ffil ^ t one generation
must pass before his humanity
will be appreciated.
/!S I f^ 1 ^ ^' one's part in
the world.
1 .^ ik 'i§, ''"^ feelings of pcopU
alter much; lit. are cold and hoi.
] ^ 4tt ^ in perpetuity, as
land kept in a family, or he! ]
m fee simple.
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1 Wi '-o pardon.
ffi 1 is- M f" let out furniture.
1 is '^ g^t drink on the score.
] ^ to borrow.
*^Ci.^ From to yo ami to break.
^1^^ To pa.ss away, to d"part ;
^■/«' to go to, approaching ; lost
to life, to die ; gone ; an ini-
tial and affirmative particle.
] ^ tQ M sii'^h are the dead, —
as (lowing water.
^ 1 or •}* I gone the long
journey, passed away for ever.
^D ^ 2. 1 ™y bosom friend
has gone.
b" /jp p]" ] ^ words are not to be
cast away.
1 ^ 'fi iM^^ certainly cannot
stay here as before.
From g words and ^ basin ;
tlie second form is au erroneous
' alter.ition.
s/i'
g.^ The results of virtuous cou'
duct seen after death ; a
laudatory name conferred by
the Emperor after death, as
^ denotes one given in lite ; the
custom began in the Cheu dynasty ;
the posthumous title ; to confer
such titles, as Commissioner Lin
^ m f^ was called ^ ^ *,
by the Emperor ; a n.einoir or
eulogy ; peace, as of the grave.
I j;^ rules for honorary titles
for the dead.
?E 1 or 1 iS or ] f^ the epi-
taph name
ri'
'c/i
• ]\^ ^ Fiom 'Beallh and worlj ; als<
fzn^t read s/ie\
s/ii '
To get credit for, to buy on
credit ; to borrow ; \d show ^
lenitv.
From pii/se and to exhibit; to be
distiiigiiislied from 'i« jjj dram.
Salted oysters, beans, olives,
or other fruits, dried and
used as condiments; the taste
of salt tish.
I salted beans.
|1 ] salted beans and fl(jur.
1 ftti ^"J"' '"'■'* English word pro-
bably derived from this name.
^ ] olives salted without the
stone.
1 ^ a species of water beetle.
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' Composed of ^ :ind ^ loriie
'I. contracted in combination, to
denote a record of events.
Au affair, a matter ; busi-
ness, tratlic ; an occupation, a
service ; its course or conduct ;
duties, functions ; to go at, to
take in hand ; that which is
done, an act ; a citse in court ;
a subject, a theme ; to serve, to
obey ; to have business to do ; an
officer ; to manage a business..
^ ] public business.
^ I important biisines.s.
] jpH rules or courtesies of a pro-
fession.
if '{J" 1 oood natmed, friendly.
if 1 t^o give to beggars or to
cliaritable objects.
^ ] busy ; something going on.
] 0^ and ] 1^ master and ser-
vant ; boss and cl/rks or men.
(Cai(tonc.--e.)
{>r> fit S ffi ] ^^I'at are you
doing ?
] ^ ■{$ i^o help one's parents.
1 1 Jo] JlJ everything is done,
•f ] I he does not attend pro-
perly to anything.
— •jij: I a single atlair.
^ ] secretaries in the Boards ;
a graduate lower than a tsliis^'.
^ ] troublesome.
1 'Ih '-'r I f^ l)iisinpss, affairs;
the first also means employ-
ment, a place, a post ; — the se-
cond its duties.
] ] in ^'; may e\erything be
as you wish.
^ I 'g' a senator, — in Macao.
] 'fi ^ M ''''** '*' erroneoiis.
^ B§ 1 'S'^'rai't <jf life ; stupid,
malaprop.
^ifr lor^iiilt 1 well versed
in worldly affairs, an old stager.
$ M 1 ^*^"'' °" special business.
/fJ 1 jS 51- "ot "S^ ("' *^°"')
anv further delav-
Rg pi ] + ^ I •''^^■e a care
lest some trouble grow out of
this.
m
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Kioin (iuor r:.,l a horary chanic-
tci- . ilie second is most used.
* The pivot in a dour wliich
rx'Sts in sockets aljove and
Ijylow, and turns in them;
the projecting edge of a rais-
ed [)latl'orni near the ascent,
where a sentry stood ; a wall on
sides of a stairway.
K -$iV^ RJ 1 f"ir men
ctood on each side of the steps
on the platform.
m
m
.V small islet in the midst
of a stream ; a hummock in
a river ; water rising still
liigher, and standing at that
point.
> From month and an olil man-
To relisli, as good living ;
to take delight in ; to have
an appetite for, to indulge
in, greedy ; sensual, lecher-
ous.
^k ^ f"'"^' of tlie table.
1 J^ not given to wine.
] ^ ^.^ S5 iiiTeslrained licen-
tiousness.
ill 44 .i 1 as greedy as a mus-
keto for blood.
] ^/ ' to love, as a dish,
/fi ] ^ =■ to disrelish good ad-
^JiJ From words and a pattern.
Q^\ To try, to e.xperimeni ; 'o
nh"' use, to servo of; to -omparo
and Hnd out ; to tempt, to
test ; to e.xijeriiuent ; to G:%amine,
as the literary graduates ; a trial,
an examination ; disciplined, tried.
1 — 1 or 1 1 5 try ouco ;
see how it goes.
^ ] to taste, to make a trial of.
jijf ] to institute a trial.
] .^ ||b to try ono's skill or
prowess.
) 'It- 'o verify ; see if it turn
out so.
] fit •■" practice, to drill, to
tost.
"^ ] the examination for tsm.<t'.
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^i ] the examination for kiijin ;
and 115 ] is that for Hanlin.
] ^^ tiiiiik it well over once.
f/. A ^ ^ If n 7S I the
sons of the poor are the offi-
cers in the |)ublic service.
] ^ or fU ] try if it will do ;
take a look.
] ^ let him have a trial, as an
expectant olHeer.
mZ- 1 M a ^11 if punish-
ments are not reckless, the
people generally obey — their
rulers.
}^ 1 Q &i '«' lis see what he
will say.
1 ffil b" -^ ^""st try and theu
speak abouL it.
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From j\^ iiiillerii and /gj^ to kill
contracted.
t>h ' To nuirder a su[)erior.
1 :§" ■■* regicide.
] $^ a parricide.
] ;j£ 3^ he killed his master.
Composed of |J mon/h and 'iff
ruler ; not to be '-onfomided witlj
ii ' Only ; to stop at ; an o\er-
plus.
^ I not only, more thaa
•jnf ) ^ -^ can it stop at thou-
sands and myriads 1
X> 1 ^ W HI i .^'o" ^'''^^ ""'
only not have your lands.
T> \ U ll \L V\ tii it wasnot
merely his own assertion.
]i i: ^ 1 K ^ "'^re grate-
tul to him than to his parents.
^ ] why stop?
m
To drag along ; to trail after.
'■'' ' ^ Wf ] ^ lie cut up the
fiiggots and hauled theui
along.
I fil ^ \^: to move one's resi-
dence.
Read 'fo. To lead, as water.
Read 'i". ■ To add to ; to sepa-
rate from, to leave.
^i^^S^) From words and to break.
j^^ To take an oath, to swear ;
uhl^ to bind one's self nr another;
an oath ; a vow or binding
promise; it is pci'formd by break-
ing an arrow, killing a cock, burn-
ing a writing, and otherwi.se ;
none are recpiired by native ma-
gistrates ; to caution, to order ; to
receive orders ; to contract with ;
solennily ; private espousals, re-
garded as iiiijiroper.
?x I or ;^ ] to swear.
3^ ] to take an oath, involvuig a
penalty or .sanction.
1 i^^ to adjtu'e.
j^ ] ^ to burn a written oath,
as testimony sent to the next
world.
?5 fl* ] to swear falsely.
I /f.^ '1 private contract of mar-
riage.
] ^ J^ ]lb I ^"ear it is not this
one.
ill ^ 'M 1 E'l" "ii-ilterable oath
of marriage,] stable as the hills
and seas.
1 fiifi to get the loyalty of troops.
] ^ M jil I swear that both of
us cannot stand.
ffl ?; ''J 1 I swear it before
Hea\cn.
) From strength and skill.
Power, authority ; intiuence ;
slii^ pomp, dignity, grandeur ;
strength, or that wherein it
lies ; resources ; virility of males ;
air, exterior, figure ; condition,
state of.
I -)j strength, prowess, al)ility,
J§X 1 I^C having great authority.
j(/ ] 115 'I good omen.
p|Ji ] to scare, to pretend to
browbeat. I
1 ^'J .i A fiiwns on the rich.
}^ ] in authority.
9J I to castrate, usually refers
to man.
2j5 1 S 5iL ^'ery savage looking.
^ I the empire.
I 7G6
SHI.
1 1^ ii^ fS, ^ '""" t'l'Uipelled to
Lave it so, it must bu so.
] ^ iierce, irascible, desperate ;
in excess.
f^ I a.spect, position ; mostly said
of places or buildings.
8HIH.
I -^ figure, bearing, attitude ;
also, llie male organ.
^ ] improve tbe occasion.
tl ?C 1 to f*'""^ o'le's strength or
skill in boxing or gymnastics.
iy ^ ] to do tricks.
SHIH.
H J^ -i 1 ['" f-r it, J as when
one rides a tiger ; — there's no
backing down.
f^y ] indifferent to the powerful.
M }m1 ] to use a tiger's powei';
Viet, inexorable, severe.
Old sounds:, sliii,, sncK, .lup, z\x\t, zhik, mdzW^i. In Canton, sIiSp, shik, sliek, sliat, .shit, cli'ik, and ship; -in Swalow, sir,
sip, seU, chio, m.d chap ; — in Amoy, sip, sit, siet, and sek ; — in Fuhc/mu, sik, sek, si6h, soii, rt«</siMi ; -
t.v Shanyktti, sak, sfik, ziik seh, and zeh ; — in Chifu, shi.
5.
,t-/ti/i
Said to be formed of /~* a c/»^
over l-imoiitli, to represent rocks;
it is the 112th radical of a na-
tural group of ch'.n-acters relating
to rocks.
A stone ; rocks, called the bones
of hills ; ledges ; stony, as land ;
made of stone ; petvilied ; hard :
sonorous musical stones ; tirm,
decided ; barren, as the womb ; a
stone or weight of a picul. varying
from 100 to 180 and more catties,
in different places and for various
articles ; a liquid measure ; an ;ero-
lite ; a stone used to test strength
in lifting ; a classifier of coarse cloth
and hides ; in common usage, it is
sometimes written for *© a picul,
and pronounced ^taii.
I 5^ a stone ; stones, rocks,
i^ ] soft stone, iigure-stone or
agalmatolite, used for seals.
Ill lli ;i 1 PT W 55: 3£ ^^e work
gems by using stones from other
hills ; — each thing has its use.
1 W gypsum.
\^: I pumice.
^ I common granite at Canton.
?1 1 or ^ lit 1 argillite or shale,
good for inkstones.
^ 1 or ^X. 1 freestone, red sand-
stone.
Df^ I greasy, yellowish quartz.
^X 1 to cut stone.
}£ ^ 1 blue limestone.
1:5 ?^- ] one who is brought to a
wedding uninvited, as a make-
weight to the groom. (Cantonese.)
M jfll 1 pK fil [the fable Ls,]
when the wind blows, the stone
pectens fly away.
1 ^±f ^ paved street.
1 -ftf '* 1 4^ lichens or fungi.
^ ^ ] a mossy stone ; knaves
are likened to it.
1 Kf h" it can resist the noxious
influences like a rock ; — a
phras'; cut on tablets to ward
ott Ii;i(l luck.
H 1 fli ^ the good and bad
were alike consumed.
— ■ ^ 1 .^ ^ as much as a fist-
full of stone : — a little.
>J; , I the amount or piculs of
rice ; rice in bulk.
^''\ J5 — 1 i'e can drink a jug
of spirits.
M 1 15 W, the playful stones
nodded their lieads — to Budha.
5^ flu 1 the hea\iest stone tried
by military candidates; it weighs
300 catties.
In Cantonese. To calender cloth
with the stone.
1 i]fi twice calendered.
Also read s/io/i.
Great, corpulent ; full, ripe ;
eminent, highminded ; to fill.
I ^ eminent, talented.
1 !^ t&j ^* of solid learn-
ing and great talents.
J<i. liS HM ^^' "I't^qualed ability.
I filled shooLs, i. e. ripe grain.
1 $§ a high statesman, one near
the throne
s/n '
sktcoh'
m
Formed of -^ to collect and ^
tvlii/c, rei'eiring to n lo/dte Iccrncl
of rice ; it is the 184th radical
of characters relating to food.
To nouiish the body by eating
and drinking; to take food ; to live
on ; to devour ; a meal ; viands ; to
takti back, to retract ; to smoke ; to
be in the receipt of, to enjoy; to
impose on, to fool ; to take, as in
chess; a support; food; emolu-
ments ; reveiuies ; used for the ue.\t,
an eclipse.
I i\^ food.
\k I -daily allowance, wages, m^
plies.
1 © E. to find one's self.
I %f^ drawing pay, on a salary
^.-(fe* # 1 ^1^ now nothing
is left at any meal.
S 1 ^ 'ffc to hear and not at-
tend to or understand.
^^ 1 f:L Fb^ during a meal, a liitle
while, a half-hour.
;/y; I a name gi\en to the Arabs
in the T'ang dynasty, and de-
noting the Tajiks and Bagdad
caliphs.
1 — K [ttiis boat] draws two feet.
;J» ] a lunch.
1 A ff; C^ a plagiarist, one who
pilfers his compositions.
@ ) ornamental dishes ; to look
at wistfully.
tfe ^ I 5" don't promise and
not perform.
I ^ 2|5 to injure as it spreads,
as oil on paper.
PS 1 luy food does not set well.
SHIH.
j(J I well-t.isted, (lelicii)us.
Jl^ I ^ one who foragus around,
a bummer, a sorner.
1 ^ to eat flesh ; to feast on a
sacrifice.
I^J^ ] fruit and wild animals, food
eaten without dressing.
] Wl f'JO'l •'^"'1 goods ; it some-
times answers nearly to political
economy.
^J' ] hushand and wife.
j5l_ ] a sacritice.
1 J; to be a soldier.
^1 JIE £< 'o eat one's self fat,
to grow rich out of others.
15 1 i§ allowance to servants
for food.
j^ ] a white patch in the skin.
Read s:'' and used with ^^.
To feed, to set food bel'ore ; to
rear, to bring up ; food, provision.
^ :^ J^ pjf \ men rear sheep
and o.xen.
$k ^ \ ^ s'^'*^ ^^'-'"' f""<^ 'i"*i
drink.
lo A ^ 1 M A governors of
men .-ire xu|i[iorteil by men; —
rulers are fed by their people.
,^|1| From iiisei-t aiu! to ent.
pU^) To injure grailually, to eat
^ahili away, iis a worm does ; to
incroach on.
Q ] an<l ^ ] solar and lunar
eclii)ses, so called because the
disks appear as if graihially
eaten tiway.
© ] ^ M to gradually incroach
on and use up the patrimony
] J^ damage ; to fritter away, as
an estate.
] Tji to lose money in trade.
] ^ to take, as in chess.
rl-TT* From iriirxfii/i nnd a stone,
'r'l-l > A stone sin-ine [jjaecd in the
j^v/i' family temple to keep the
ancestral tablet safe in case
of fire.
^ ^' Ti ] I enjoin on you to
guard well the stone shrine.
SHIH.
SHIH.
767
oil for tlie [iho-
witli rjl fleiiot-
rroni ^ to
netic, ami J\
Ui*r /'irsnu't/ //iin;/x ; tlie -^ecuad
t"oi-iii is little useil.
To adorn, to p.iint, to or-
nament; to set oti'; to gloss
over, to pretend, to pateli up ; to
excuse ; to make believe ; to wipe,
to brighten ; concoril in music ; to
dress a victim for sacrifice ; a fae-
ing or binding ; an ornament ;
weapons.
"^ I female head ornaments.
1^ ] beilizened, tricked out ; to
impose on, specious.
!&■ 1 M $^ t'"^ '"'I'-''-'' ^^^re gloss-
e<l over and colored ; it was all
whitewa.shed.
(l^ I to adorn, to brighten up ;
to [jolish, as style,
■j^ 1 -^ 2l5 his pretense did not
do.
Hi 1 ^b Ift '■'- P"t "" a'» appear-
ance — of sternness.
j^ ] a martial look ; said of the
JOmperor.
';X 'M 1 ^^ ^"' slurred over and
excused his crimes.
From to (ltstiii<jiii.i/i and to /:i'i'/>
at, refeniiig to selecting and se-
paratiug.
To unloose ; to free ; to li-
berate, to [Mit from one; to
explain, to o])en out tlie meaning;
to relax; to slight or let alone; t)
leave ; to melt or dissipate; to sot't-
en Ijy soaking.
] P"] JJudhist priests.
] g] to liberate, as from exile
or the sway of evil passions.
] iJJ to let out from contineiuent.
] 'IJ4 to h.ate no longer.
] .Ju to unhand, to part from.
yK ] % M ''"^ '^^ ''^ molted
and the tiles loosened ; iiiet. to
remove or explain misstatements.
to allay fears ; to dissipate ru-
mors.
^j^ ] to unfold the meaning.
iU 1 !^ ■^ [o'^d] as one reliev-
ed of a heavy burden.
) f S ?5^ ^ ' *■" avoid the difficult,
to .'ittempt the easy.
1 -M^M (Sanscrit, ■■"i/.-ra dera)
Ihdra, known as |[t! 5C i '■'"^
valiant Lord of devas, and re-
garded as inferior to LJinlha.
) M '"' 1 J5; '''^' I'li'lhist.s de-
rived from \ 'M ^ Itt ''^^^-
kya-muni, the solitary, tiie monk
of the Sakyas, who died d. c.
54;j : defined by f^ t ^ Hi
one who is mighty in iiiimanity,
and dwells in seclusion and
silence ; also called Budha, the
most celebrated of the titles .ap-
plied to him, because it is the
name of the religion he founded,
and denotes " the learned or
awakened one ;" it is a sim[)lc
attribute added to the name by
which the prince of Kapiiavaslu
is known in the world ; he is also
cdled ^ I and ^ -Jj? |
even by the Gonfucianists.
— 15» From "\^ dart and Jl irork.
^•'\) A form, a fashion ; an cx-
67((7«' ample ; a rule, a law for a
pattern ; to make or do like
a copy ; to imitate ; to respect, to
look up to ; reverently ; to mea-
siu'c ; to use, to serve ; to cause ;
thereby, thereon ; a cross-bar in a
carriage, for which the next is also
correct ; to bow to it ; and ; an
initial particle having the force of
a copula, or an illative [)article.
1 m 1 Wl iM ^ m all i-educcl
and [loor. why do we not go
back home ?
1 IK ^ pattern.
4* ' 1 "•■ 'u' 1 ''^^ ^^^ sample,
or to meet the standard ; as P^'
I j^ j^ the Isiiisy graduates
who passed the examination.
1 sib 1 ^f ^^'^'^ clamor and
bawling.
1 fi' '(tii- ''^^ regulates the po-
sition of the princes.
^ ] a copy-slip.
'Iffi 5^ ^ 1 taking yovir honor
as my example.
;f§ ] a model.
7C8
SHIH.
SHIH.
SHIH.
IS.
m
shih
^ ] form of address ; style, air ;
sort. kind.
^ j all kinds — of goods.
I ^ij purposely.
^ IjlX- la copyist in tbe Boards.
A stretclier before a caiTiagc
or in a sedan, to lean on when
siti' bowing to others, called ^
^ ^ or leaning-board.
Flora hand niiil pallern.
To \vi[>e, to rub and dust
' with a duster ; to brush
away ; to cleanse, as sheep.
1 ^ wipe the table.
teai-s.
] jS' to wash and rub clean.
from to go and origin.
) To go to, to reach; to paK
shi'' over a long distance ; a bride
going to a hnsliand's house ;
to marry out ; to happen, to occur ;
to satisfy ; to follow, to accord, to
suit, to chime in with ; an adverb,
suddenly, presently just now. just
then ; usual ; jileascd, contented ; a
good degree, accomplished ; to sup-
jjly deficiencies.
1 f!^ ^^' ] M suddenly; acci-
dentally.
] ^ to marry a husband.
1 7& ^ '''T ■*^'-'''' '" 5'^°^ health ;
agreeable, charming, as a loca-
tion.
1 j'l'^t because, then.
1 t'^ '/lU ?l^ where did you then
come from ?
M Ji/f 1 ^ no one to take the
direction of the atlair.
] Fe3 just at that time, not long
ago.
1 is happened just right, oppor-
tune.
3c 1 properly done.
^ A 1 ^ all tbe family blame
me.
1 ?5c M it meets my wishes.
I '^" § 2^ a visitor has come.
Eead 07i, and u.sed for j^. To
direct, to take the lead; superior;
2)rincipnl ; to be bent on ; to oppose ;
the legitimate heir; an enemy.
5iTt 1 I am not set on doinrr it.
plans ?
] ^ a fine scholar.
M ] j^ no settled puqiose, no
grit
Hi^il 4" ^H^ 1 Mi. ^^ ^^^^'^ "°
fixed opinion upon the point.
Eead t-^e/i, and used for p|f . To
blame, to take to task.
^ "?■ Wh 1 ^'^ "^'^ piuiish nor
reprove us.
I »^ Frcrnieiitly Mi-itten like tlie next.
llh A small fief, ] %} m the
js/<( present Sz"eh'uen, conferred
on a wneral in the Han dy-
nasty.
" E.ist ami west is ~- one, iiorlli
and soutli is [ descending, join-
ed tliey make Hh ten, .ind com-
plete a circ-.iit ; " it forms the
24lli radical of a few miscella-
neous characters ; the next is its
complex form.
Ten, 'Hhe end of reckonmg."
j^ I the tenth.
j — eleven.
] ^ ;> — one tenth.
1 M f@ ''^'^ •'^"'^^ ™°^'^-
1 ^v f@ ''"■■'''-' "''^ nearly ten.
] J^ eouiplete ; pure, as gold.
] ^ ten parts, all ; very, firSt-ratc,
perfeel ; a common superlative.
1 Jji J§- cross-roads.
] ^ entire, as a recovery.
1 n,^. 7 in :fL S better seU
nine things for ready money
than ten for credit.
1 Sp — /^ ten to one he'll die.
1 J^ tt- A I got eigbt parts out
of ten.
1 ^ ^ -'^^ ^^'^ incomplete.
PU _ ^[j I he perceives all on
hearing a little.
1 ^ #f M 'o lavish praise in-
discriminately.
^ A From hand and to unite ; occurs
*\t~\ -, for aheh, \^ to wado, and mush
1^ used for the hist as a comijles
s^'" form.
To collect, to gather up, to
pick up ; to clear away, as dishes ;
to bring together, to arrange ; an
archer's armlet ; to take turns in
shooting a bow ; to ford a stream ;
inclining to, gTadual approach to.
I j|ll 2i5 to pick up.
Jit \ h^'^ ''"" goi'ig to take
my fishing-tackle — somewhere
else ; i. e. try a new lousiness.
] "^ ^^ take them away.
^t 1 Ifi W to properly arrange
things.
wliat was dropped in the way.
1 ^'x ITiJ ^ t.0 lift up the dress
and ascend.
] iik ^i* [C'lsy] as picking up a
straw.
1 W' f[\ W '° '^''^'''" "I' tl'c green
[grass], and tread the \erdure,
as when worshiping the tombs.
,shi
-y- iSs! Jtt
From ntan and ten ; u^ed for ^w
ycvy.
A file of ten soldiers or two
files oWive each ; sundries ;
a tithe.
f] things, household gear.
i >J^ 1^ condiments, seasoning.
— ^ the real
[proportion paid] was a tithe.
1 jSi what '? this dis.syllablc has a
wide signification, and i.s much
used after a negative like not at
all, none of, not .so ; as ;^ ^ ]
j^ Hi jfM pS not at all the cor-
rect thing in talking
and ends.
^M 1 M'MIS ^'l>t> is that fel-
low ? what can that thing do 1
^ I verses of ten lines; books,
writings.
j;j} ] j!^ to roast fowl giblets.
;?^ 3a T 1 S IP Jt ^''"^ '^o"e
no wrong.
] ^ the cerporal over a decury, a
deeurion.
SHin.
SHIH.
SHIH.
769
^.
Composed of ^ hand and ^
curved combined.
,shi
Without control ; to lose, to
mislay ; to omit, to neglect, to
disregard, to fail ; to err, to miss, to
jeopardize ; to lea\'e behind ; to slip;
to fail in ; to lose favor ; failure,
an omission, a fault ; accidental.
I !f^ to lose a thing.
•j^ ] an error, delinquencies.
] ^ to o\-erlook, to forget ; ab-
sent-minded.
] fg to forfeit one's word.
] ^ to let slip, to drop.
Olio's foothold.
1 M foundered ; upset.
] ~f lost, as a thhig, a dog; but
1 i. "sed after au assertion
indicates that it is erroneous.
] jp^ disrespectful, rude to ; or ]
§jj; wanting in regard ; — are
polite phrases for, You do me :
honor : Thank you.
] {|^ behind time ; to miss the
hour.
] ^ lost the principal.
^ M -- ] not the least defi-
ciency or mistcrite in it.
] '^ to neglect to inquire into, to
bo careless in overseeing.
1 Id f foi'got it.
7^ 1 -it itflfe "o error was seen in
driving — the carriage.
] P speechless, dying ; mistaken,
spoke wrong.
] ^ she has lost her virtue.
1 fbi IBl disgraced, unbecoming,
reproachful.
] ik. <'r 1 lost his crown.
1 J^ 'L? forfeited the people's
affections.
1 eS^ ^'"P''') iiiattenlive, witless;!
— a terra of abuse.
] jfiijl absent-minded; abstracted.
/£■. fif ,\i;- 1 ilistresscd till ho gets
it, and then distressed lest lie
loses it, — as an office.
T> 1 f5 if A yet be may bo
regarded as good.
] ^ it caught fire, as a house.
] ^ lost by mislaying ; dropped
and lost it.
] Jiff driven from their homes.
1 1i^ WC ill l"st tbe proper time
for instruction.
^ 1 "a" ^ 1 A [ilie wise man]
does not misthue Lis words, nor
11S3 the wrong man for his ])ur-
pose.
] •(§ lost the record of or use of.
^T Hlf 1 ^° stumble, as a horse.
From a coveriiirj over a strintjf
of pearh or is ; the first form is
commonest.
Eeal, solid ; full, compact ;
true, honest, sincere ; fixed,
as a pi'ice ; hard, as a knot ;
the reality, the results; eftl'cts,
fruits, or facts of a thing ; iiuit of
plants, harder and smaller than ^
fle.shy fruit ; verily, in fact ; to fill,
to cram ; to put inside, though not
implying filled ; to be really ; posi-
tively, exactly ; is ; the worked
factor in a sum, as the multiplicand
or dividend ; in rhetoric, a thesis,
an argument.
1 -9: or I "^ really, verily, in
fact.
1 'In fi'j ^^ '^ certainly so.
1 1 "^ ^ securely, safely,
honestly.
] I solid-looking.
^ 1 nS' I f^peak the truth.
1 °'' ))% ] '•^e ^"'"'t ^^^ ^et ;
— met. tlie artair is done; too late.
^ ] A •'» honest plain man.
] j^ the fixed, actual price.
] ^ an actual tlnng or event.
^ ] the facts of a matter.
'iM 'a R 1 :^t M [yuug-ioh]
moved the rich [leoplc to Peking
to fill it.
1 'fij" ^ fnj our lots are not alike.
1 S5 1 5T' ['^'° grain] became
strong and good.
1 >C"» i^ ^ '"'• 'eul sincere friend.
j|T ] military stores.
^ 1 in ear:'St, to set about
vigorously-
fe^
] ^ the full tale or complement.
1 7 lltfi f^> I really do not
deceive you.
^ D3 ^^ 1 's according to t1ie
real facts.
T' is nz j!t ;:t 1^ ^ n i i
am afraid future ages will fill
their mouths about me.
1 i% f£ ^' ^lie real incumbent
of iho office.
] ^_S the real amount.
^ "B^ 1 nj: l^e refused to confess
or disclose the matter.
^ ^ 1 *^ ft reputation is the
guest of real merit.
^m
Limpid clear water, like the
iXfc,.) Biver King in Shcnsi.
shi' j[£ ] a sincere mind.
?s jy m m 1 1 Jt tit
the King is muddied by the Wei,
but lis bottom may be seen near
tlie i.slets.
I'rom great and ttco hundred.
) To flourish, to abound ; to
cVi'' color up, to flush ; a carnation
color.
Q ^ I Shih, the duke of Cl)au,
B. c. 1110; he was also called
:§" 1 Prince Shih, and was
Grand Protector to King Ching.
fi§ ^ /(i ] red shone the state
caniage.
From insect and to forgive.
To poison, to sting ; vcne-
mous ; the poison of a sling;
a sting ; troublesome, malig-
nant.
] ji, tho poisonous insect, applied
to tho scorpion.
■^ ] a \ irnlent poison, malignant.
1 ^ stung, bitten.
4§^ -/"- 1 ~jf the scorpion stung me.
^: 1 poisonous ; oppressive, as
bad laws.
A rain cloak, called fg ]
;.) made of Iea\'es.
"'^h'' tft^y^m^. 1 Fopriety
and right should be [;;s close
to one] as his garments.
SHIH.
From trords tmi marl or sticky
clay as the primitive.
To know by learning; to
recognize, to distinguish ;
knowledge ; a mental powtr
or emotion, in which sense Bud-
Lists use it for consciousness ; to
be aware of, acquainted with ;
versed in, exj^rt ; an acquaintance.
/?» 1 ^ ^H I neither understand
nor know — the reason of the
thing.
1^. I to recognize.
^ 1 j^ A lie is more cleTer
than most men.
1 ^ a connoisseur of things.
1 ii <i US I am fully aware of
liis plans.
^ ;(g ] an old acquaintance.
H ;^ ] "J" he does not know [a
character as ea.sy as] "J" jin(/.
^ ] intimate with,
ia I polite, easy in his manners.
ther it is so or not.
Qt I knowing evil.
^ ] a Budhist term for the six
i-iJjiiaiKts or mental functions,
of which ^ thought (manas)
is the last.
formation
iUW ft 1 Xlf ^ it seems
as il' i recognized him, like a
swallow which has returned in
the spring.
Read chP and used with IJ,"
To remember ; to keep in mind"
H ff 'T' I ^' the third cup you
lose your recollection.
Adhesive clay.
, j^ ] to mold in clay.
Jg ] 10 feel one's way with
a stick.
A leather sheath for a sword.
*■' ^ ) a scabbard for a knife.
^ ^ I of varied and great in
sh,/,'
SHIH.
From shelter nnii at; q. i7. tie lias
■y* lendied the place wlieve lie stojis.
shih' A place of rest, a house, a
dwelling, an abiding i)lace ;
a mansion, as for a king ; a room
or inner apartment ; a wife ; kin-
dred, family ; a household ; the
royal family ; to marry ; a nest ;
a grave, a last resting phvce ; a
cast' for a thing.
JE 1 or j|£ 1 , and fjlj ] terms
for a wife and concubine.
^ -f- ;j^ ] at thirty marry,
ig 1 to take a wife,
•jjt I an ancestral hall.
^ ] a family ; house ; a house-
hold ; a state.
1 ^ houses ; house, hoMs, peo-
ple ; betrothal ceremonies ; a
palace.
g I the palace ; noblemen's man-
sions.
^ 1 a quiver.
y^ \ an ice-house.
^ ] of the Imperial clan.
Wiis in its jiriiue.
^ ^ ^ ^ I you have reached
the hall but not the chamber ; —
you have yet something to
learn.
If "^ 4^ 1 ^'^ "'*'^ gathered to
his abode ; i. c. buried.
] A '"}' l^te wife ; also attend-
ants ; females in a house.
1 ^ the 13th zodiacal constella-
tion of the stars Markab a
and Sheat ii in Peg.asiis ; it is
also the name of Raivata, a
celebrated Budhist leader.
From water .ilagnant and cover-
ed H'itli earth ; the second form
Jin ' is irregular.
Name of a river ; wet,
humid, moist, damp ; low-
s/ip lying grounds; disappointed,
ji7« dejected.
] 7K Wi damaged goods.
SHIH.
]§, I rheumatism.
i^ ^ 1 ^ scorched are the
moist places.
] ^ humid exhalations which
canst! disease.
j ^ animals produced in water,
as tish, reptiles, moUusks.
^ ] saline efflorescence ; ilaiup ;
met. \ulgar talk; dirty, frowzy,
as clothes. (Cantonese.)
|[* ] it has gathered dampness.
■JB 1 Is ■''''"t '''™ ^ present of
food. — not money.
|ip ] stamp struck oflt and wet it_
7jC i§ Jfi lit 1 64 <: a small
matter, it only wet the ground.
] 1 glossy, polished.
1?^ I dampened under cover, or
from not being aired.
^^M \ H ^ 'l^'^ chill dew
wets the olea.
To lean on a staff.
Read cItW To throw into;
'-'" to hold, to grasp.
-|J» I From ten and vert/.
yU I ) Full, abundant, said of silk-
nldh' worms ;^ to collect, or as-
semble.
17^ I'l'oni ^ vtonse and ^ arrrit
T| I outracted ; q. d. the great rat
shi ' A grayish yellow animal
found in hilly places, which
burrows, and is destructive to the
grain ; it has a bushy tail which
furnishes hair for pencils; il oc-
curs in the northern and western
provinces, and from the description
seems to be the long tailed mar-
mot, akin to the loir of Italy.
Also re.id ts'z\
) A hard, coarse-grained wood,
shi ' tit for axles and naves.
1 tia ■? '^ species of haw-
thorn or Ct\tliiyiis, found in the
midland provinces-
SHINQ.
SHINQ.
SHING.
771
Oid aounds, shing nnd zhing. In Canton, sliitig ami slieiig ; — in Suutow, seng and s'ia ; — »« Amoy, seng and sin ; »—
in Fnhchau, sing and seng ; — in Shanghai, sang and sang ; — in Chi/u, sbing.
<?!-?
The original form is like that of
^L a p^ch, both representing two
I ^ thingsina nieiisure; interchanged
A Chinese measure of ten ■^
and nearly equal to the English
pint, or to 1.0;! 1 litre ; it is the
most common retail measure, and
was once made to hold a catty of
rice ; to complete or bring about ;
a skien of 80 threads ; the 4Gth
diagram, denoting advancement ;
to advance, as by its own power ;
to rise, as in oflice ; to accumu-
late.
■ — 1 ^ <i pi"t of rice-
i;t g, ^ the good or bad
luck of it is already fixed,
pg to go up the steps-
jH to ascend to the distant
place, — !. e. heaven.
^ to enter court, to sit on the
l)encb ; in the outer hall.
^ I a pencil-cup.
^ 25: *a ^ B') ^ I if tte
sc.xes are not kept apart, in-
cests will arise.
In Cantonese. The thill of a
sedan ; a bamboo carrying-pule j
to slap with the hand.
1 Sl ^ ^ slapped him several
times.
fj" ] a bamboo pole.
From mound and to ascend; used
with the last.
To ascend, as stairs ; to ad-
vance, to go up to ; to rise,
as in ollice.
promoted in rank.
^sliAiiij
f:
1
] >^ open it in your hall ; —
written on a letter.
i& Q iVS 1 '"'''.^ y'^" ®°^" ^^
promoted to a high post.
] 1^ to tire a .salute. {Cantonese.)
1 M to g^t into a sedan.
] ^ [)romotion and degradation.
^SIUUKJ
J
To ascend, as the sun does ;
the sun in the zenith ; tran-
quil, peaceful.
in H !^ 1 '^e ^^"^'h' sun
rises in the east.
I Z[i ft^ -{H; a tranquil and plen-
teous age.
^* from strength and a /ihonetic.
7f Adequate to ; to bear, to
^s/t<iii</ sustain, and usually preceded
shuny'' by a negative ; worthy of ;
to elevate, to raise.
/}^ I the highest degree of.
^ pf ] g" it cannot all be told,
it is beyond description.
/J^ I U inadequate to the post.
^ ^ I "= ivords cannot describe
my sorrows.
■^ 1 eS ^ what inexpressibly
strange talk 1
Read siting^. To conquer, to
get the victory ; to excel, superior ;
best, excellent ; to add.
:^ I H the seventh day of the
first moon, or A B man-day,
when a Howery head-dress used
to be worn.
^T 1 i^ ''^ ^'" ^ battle.
ip ] to love to be first, Diotre-
phian.
'^ ] victorious, conquering.
1 ^ y"'"' *i"'' thoughts ; — a
polite pinase.
^ ^ 1 ^ neither had the victory.
1 j^ A su[)eri6r to others.
|y] lb ij 1 51 '*■ '^ ^''^'■y ^^'^l' if
we are of one mind.
alianij
Trom 5 car nnd ^ tinkling
stones contracted; tlie second is a
^ conimon contraction.
A sound ; a voice or tone ;
a note in nuisio ; rausio,
harmony ; the tones or in
flections of words in speak-
ing, of which from four to eight
are indicateil in various parts of
China ; a cry, a wail ; language ;
verbally ; reputation, celebrity ;
to speak ; to utter sounds ; to make
known, to declare ; to praise ; in
epitaphs, to exhibit, to be an
example.
I ^ a sound, a noise.
1 ^ /'C powerful, influential.
2ji ] and ^ ] are the even tones
and the deflected tones of words.
]^ I and -jg ] a high key and
low key, as in singing.
] j^ final sounds in talking or
chanting ; drawling tones.
^ ] to hear a noise or rumor ;
to listen to your words.
] ^ to report to a superior, to
tell him what took place ; in
Budhism, a name {sravutM) for
the personal disci[)les of Sakya-
muni, who listened to his ut-
terances ; now applied to the
lowest degree of saintship.
] fj honored, in repute.
] f J5 to state verbally.
1 Ifl jlb ^ report clearly about
this case.
1 ^ J& ^ ^ reputation for
avarice.
3fc 1 ^ A his name is enough
to ap|ial them.
^ I 9^ call out loud to him.
=^1 52.'"* i^'^i report.
jifc ^' 1 -tfc 'liis then is the sound
of autuuni coming on !
] ti ^ fr [''"^ people] will not
regard his admonitions.
W 1 a^ 1^ is ihnK an answer t
{Cuntoiu'se.)
In Cantonese. Careful ; steady,
as when lifting or carrying things.
^J- ] be very cautious, take good
care.
SHIXG.
SHING.
SHIN(
nang
i
From silk and afroij.
A cord, string, or litie, espe-
cially a builder's line ; a line
stretched taut ; to adjust, to
make right ; to mark by a line ;
to enforce conformity to rule ; to
warn and restrain ; to continue in
succession ; to praise.
] ^ OT — f^ 1 a string.
t^ j a line to go by ; up to the
mark.
W0. \ Si or *T 1 to spin or
twist cord.
^ -^^ ] to tie the red cord ; —
to betroth.
.iji ^ I ] a continuous hne of
descendants.
] g a marking-line.
1 S IllS 'o continue (or imi-
tate) an ancestor's valor.
] Jg to mark faults or shortcom-
ings.
Used with the preceding.
To carefully guard against,
is ] ] referring to infraction
of laws or rules ; beware of
A river in the state Tsi, a
branch of the Ta-tsing Kiver
in Shantung.
Eead 'mien. A town hi the
northwest of Honan, ] ^ 0, a
district on part of the River Loh.
p? From ^ to enter over sK ex-
^shang
sMng
celling, here referring to military
shdno' "lies ; it resembles 'ping ^ a
I, „ sheaf.
jCnang
To ride, as in a chariot ; to
moimt ; to avail one's self of, to
take advantage of, to seize the right
time ; to put iu order ; to drive ;
in arithmetic, to sum up, to multi-
ply ; to direct ; to calculate.
1 P^ W A \}^^ wind] gets in at
the crack.
] fl^ to knprove the moment.
1 ^#or 1 # 3iS ^ to seize
the opportunity ; to catch him
unprepared.
\ M<ik 'K I'glit tlie fire when
the wind is fair.
] H to take a wife.
I ^ rules for multiplication.
1 ® Jl ^ 'o i'"^^^ °'^ '"* '^^^°'^'^ '"^
heaven.
^ ^ ] ^ years and months
come and go ; time runs on.
^ in ] # nothing like using
your advantage.
Eead shinf. A span ; a team
of four horses ; a classifier of ve-
hicles or sedans, and also of
machines having wheels, as a loom,
a railroad car, a mill ; a Budhist
term for the different means of
salvation, or getting across sanscira
to nirvana.
— ] ' !^ one cart.
It 1 > -^ to shoot four arrows.
^ ] \a family carriage.
^ J2 1 ' he has attained the
highest position.
^ ] the third degree of saintship
{inaha-rjana), that of Budhi-
satwa ; such a one, like a great
conveyance, can transport him-
self and all mankind to m-vanu.
From knife and to multiply ;
the second foiin is unusual.
An overplus, a residue ;
frag-ments, leavings ; what
is left, as a tailor's cabbage ;
to retain, to keep back a
part ; to lengthen ; not only.
7f^ \ there is something over.
1 ^ j5g only a little is left.
"F 1 ^ ii* ^°^ much is left ?
1 — :ij3 one half remains.
^ ;^ H the family property
left to me.
^ remnants of goods, driblets.
tij to put aside out of
meal.
^ ] ^ ^ better to have an
overplus than to want ; — waste
not, want not.
=1 ' From g a cover contracted and
^X complete ; also read c/t'ing'.
sMng'' ^ ^lisi, for holding rice or
other cooked food.
didng''
shdng^
Also read (tsiiny.
To geld a stallion.
it # 11 1 i: to operate
on the stallion is called to
geld him.
IIiSp' ^ district in Shao-hing fu
PJ^3^ "1 Chehkiang, lying south-
ch^dng'' west of Ningpo ; a noted hill
in the same region.
> A plant.
■j^ ] another name for the
skdng'' sesamum.
^ ^ ] a wall creeper, an
evergreen species of ivy or
wild grape.
From res.vc/ and complete; q.d.
a dish lull of grain ready.
fine
!. e.
JUL
shdng^ Full, abundant, plenteous;
^clMng heaped up, exuberant ; in
perfect condition, flourishing,
prosperous ; a term of praise, su-
perlative, excellent, fine.
1 J^ y°"'' dwelling-place.
] "^^ your great favor.
i -jg; a prosperous tune.
] !£ a generous action, a
affair.
I ^ the afiBuent capital,
Mukten in Manchuria ; applied
also to the province.
MWiM 1 the more they talk
the more they have to say.
^ Mi"^ \ just in the bloom
of iife.
] ;f* stanch virtue.
1 and ^ are opposites, thriving,
declining ; — robust, failing.
1 ^ H h'J ^t '^ ^^^^ to match
his fame.
1 I^ ^^''y great.
^1 "a" S lie has a strong voice
and speaks rightly.
^ ] veiy numerous, prolific.
Eead ^ch'ing. A cup, a vase
for millet, once used in worship ;
a vessel full ; to receive, as into a
vessel ; to deposit ; to contain ; con-
tained in ; heaped, as grain ; to be
complete ; anayed, in full costume.
1 ^ fi ?35 it wiJl not hold all.
I
SHlis'G.
SHING.
SHOH.
773
I ^ ii eS^ ^^ cannot keep a
8ci;rct ; lii; tells all lie hears.
1 M to till with spirits.
I gj^ l)ring on the rice, ;ts at the
end of a feast.
^ it 1 fn\ ^^'® 3,pricots are in
full bloom.
I ^ raise it higher.
] jJU dressed in full robes.
] j^ to pack or put in a box.
/j§ 1 ^' ^^ ^ comiileto virtue
is never nule or familiar.
J-P 1 "f S ^^'6 I'^'Wl the stands
with the otferiiigs.
'Il '^'i. 'M 1 ^^'^ victims and
vessels of millet.
) From sun and complrtv ; not the
same as j,^ a dish.
sliuHj^ The brightness of the sun ;
llgiit, splendor ; glorious sun-
light,
te [J ] P^ a bright and fair day.
M \^ 'iit it 1 tlie moonlight
glitters on the placid water.
sliUiiy''
^Jpl From £^ i/iir and 3£ to inform;
"^ the coiiniKMi, contracted tbrm is
also read /c'mA, to hoe.
One who, on hearing a
sound knows the whole case;
the highest degree of moral
and intellectual powers ; in-
tuitively wise and good, and pos-
sessing universal knowledge ; wis-
dom ; to be wise; holy, sacred, and
unattainable by common mortals ;
perfect ; sage, wise ; the emperor ;
impei-ial ; the sage, i e. Confucius ;
a tree of knowledge; in epitaphs,
a condescending and liberal prince.
] A <i'id gs I the holy man
and the most holy, are profane
titles of Confucius.
pij his disciples, the literati.
^ or ] 5^ ■? or 1 J: the
Emperor.
lU his Majesty's commands,
j^jj a temi)le to Confucius.
3 1 the three holy ones, are YU,
Duke Cheu, and Confucius.
J^
35 ] the second sage, or Mencius.
I 2 Yao and Shun.
1 \% [Kwanti's] sacred efiigy.
^ 'M \ M' this is for the in-
formation of your Majesty's
intelligence.
1 f 'I* ?C ti£ '-^^ '^o'y '""1 divine
[t'onfucius] came from heaven,
i^ W >«: ^ i 11 1 he is holy
who can make the greatest
things accommodate themselves
to him.
j ^ and ] Q foreign terras,
used by some for the Holy
(rhost and the iSabbath.
'\% a ^ ,^ f^ 1 tli« f'wlisli by
thinking become wise.
5 T The raised paths between
different patches of grain in
a large field, available for
walking.
^ ifo ~* ] fl' patch of
red rice.
shany^
SHOH.
See also sou. Old sounds, shak nnd shot. In Cunton, shok, bhak, sok, sut, cherik, lok, and ycuk ;—tn Simlow, chiak, chut,
siiak, s6k, and yiiik ; — in Amoi/, chiok, liok, sek, and siit ; — in t'uhchau, tl.'iuk and sank ; —
in Shanghai, sak, zak, sok, ts'ok, and suih ; — in Chifu, shoa. ^
1 1 ^ From flower and lullc ; occurs Aifii Like the last, and .also read ^o/i, i^ ■{!& 1 ^ to buUd a wall in
J^ written without the radical. j ^E^^ 'Po melt a metal ; to fuse it those northern regions.
— '- , . I . o ^ ,. . •_ ;^ \ congratulations at the new
^,s/io The peony {Paonia aUnflora),
^sluio whose roots ] ^ are used
as a tonic.
1^ J and ■^ 1 are two varieties
of the dahlia.
M ^ JtU 1 ^ presenting each
ii other with wliltc p;eonies.
lutei-changed with the next.
J Bright, splendid, brilliant ;
sho to glisten, to shine ; to em-
belll.sh.
PJ] ] to reflect light.
Ify \ glorious.
+'h * 3^' S 1 the brlghf falling
leaves of the autumnal woods.
Read loh,. Dead branches of
trees, withered twigs.
.sh
for founding ; to urge ; im-
pelled, as by another's in-
fluence ; lustrous, shining, bur-
nished.
1 :^ to [lolish metals or gold.
# t^ ^h 1 [f^enius does] not
come from outward polish.
] g brilliant eyes.
From moon and j>erv€rse,
) The first day of the moon,
so/i' the new moon ; to begin ;
shwoh' north.
TF 1 new-year's day.
ij^ ] to announce the new moon,
when of oil! a sheep was oflered.
1 Ji. E JS the biting north
whid.
1
moon.
.>.()/;'
«'/<'
sok'
A great spear, eighteen feet,
such as Chang Fi wielded.
}g ] to play chess.
:^ -^ ^ ] he brandished
his great speaj.
Like the last.
A kuid of fizgig or harpoon.
JJ ] a pencil.
From icatLf and a cup.
The gentle murmuring of a
brook over the stones is \^
I , and also the sportive
leaps of fish ; waves dashing
against each other.
ui
SHOH.
SHU.
SHU.
To smear, to daub.
^.,J) iiltlH 1 to thrust right
swA> and left with a spuar.
A bird likened to a mallard,
f) ■with fine plumage and red
eyes ; it is regarded ;is a
felicitous bird.
^ I the young chicks of this
phieiiix mallard are so called
by some, but it may denote a
beautiful species of teal. {Aiuis.)
From /lantl and conl ; it was also
written ^, but tliat being read
suli, tlie radical /land was added.
To feel for with the hand ;
to pull out, to select, to take ; to ex-
periment upon ; to seek out or
solve.
^ ] to turn over and look at, as
goods ; to tinger.
1 l§ fr 'S ^^ search into mys-
teries and do occult things.
) ^ to solve a problem.
lu Caiiluiu'se. The natural di-
Tisions of an orange, pumclo, man-
gosten, or other fruit ; a quarter,
as of a bird ; a place ; a part of
3 I cut it into three parts.
Iron thread ; iron wire ;
small chains.
J^ ] -J to kneel on chains.
^M ] iron wire or thread.
To sip ; to take a taste of ^
a thing ; to put up the lips
{■oW
A cricket, especially the
liDuse-cricket.
^> \ J^ M the cricket
lives in the wall.
to fight crickets.
shoh' and taste.
Name of a tree.
In Cantonese. A catch, a
fastening, a snick, a button ;
to button or fasten, to latch.
P^ ] a movable post w hich is run
into holes in the lintel and sill,
and holds the leaves of the door.
I a. S fasten it tight, as a
windows-blind.
-^Ij Long and beautiful arms ;
■Tj • . J small and tapering,
fo/i' $H 1 M <^ '■liy fellies are
^siao long and .slender.
Old sounds, sho, zho, sbiu, shot, sliiut, and zliot. In Canton, sh\i and sho ; — in Swatow, su, chii, cli'u, siie, and so ; — in Amoy,
su, so, tsu, cU'u, and ju ; — in Fnhclmu, su, cbu, ch'u, su, suii, so, sank, .saa, sio, oW t'u ; —
in Shanghai, sn, sij, tsil, and tsz' ; — in Chi/u, sliii.
From to speuic and ^! a
stylus, but the former is regarded
as a contraction of ^ for ^ to
manifest, scil. with the pencil.
A book or volume, which should
properly have a soft or limj) cover,
though it is applied to all kinds of
books ; a record ; a letter ; docu-
ments, dispatches ; to write, to
compose ; the form of characters ;
characters as the delineation of
ideas ; a clerk or writer.
— TJS ] one book, one volume.
— ^ ] or — -^ 1 one set.
1 ^ to write a petition.
] ^ a library, an oflice.
] ^ a book-cover of cloth.
II I an engagement for a tutor.
(Jl ] or (tJc ] a bill of divorce.
] ^ money for school-books.
1 If a school-house.
1 is "r 1 tf^ a book-store.
\ ^ i, M,^ scholastic, pedantic
mind
] fif a letter.
35^ ] dispatches on service.
] ^ a scholar.
I ^ ;^ ^ a literary family,
t^ ] ;g a writing-pencil,
[jg I the Four Books.
1 3^ clerk in a yamun who writes
petitions, copies edicts, &c.
] ^ a boy who dusts a library.
^ ] written with my own hand.
1 jj ^ a pedantic scholar.
•M ] custom-house clerks.
"^ ] the running hand.
/\ ^ ] the square characters.
J^ ] to learn books,
tj» ] clerks in the Boards.
M/^ W \ ^ © S his min<l
is full of classic lore, and his
manners show his parts.
3|5; ] to inform by letter.
] ^'Jt^ 'lie clerk in a pre-
fect's office who prepares docu-
ments.
s/iii
Also read <<«.
A fine gem ; an ancient
tablet, the '^ of after times,
held by feudal princes at
audiences ; it was made of
ivory.
From house and to give,
To unroll, to open out ; to
expand ; to disburden the
mind ; exliilirated ; tranquil,
at ease ; lax, easy, leisurely ;
comfortable; to be remiss ; an old
tribe on the River Hwai, retained
in the district of ] |^ ,|^ near
Lu-cheu fn in Nganhwui.
] ^ t" spread out, as a roll ;
large, spacious, as a house ; free
and easy.
] flg easy, in good health, happy ;
to give in to.
^ ] ^ i, [our lord] does not
leisurely examine it.
] I 1^ 1^ to do anything lei-
surely and orderly ; well done.
1 ffi roomy, enough and to spare.
1 ^ i'> goo'' spirits, cheerful.
SHU.
I jE| j)leasant spoken, in good
humor.
^ ] Q ^n I shall act as I pk-asc
about it.
^ % iC 1 M really much too
comfortable.
] Itgaclue.
1 flp — fS 'III lie strctcbc'd out
once at bill length.
^ ] wholly at ease.
1 ffl a small state in the present
Liu-cb'ing hien |^p jjj^ f.^, in the
north of Kwangsi.
] .^ a wild iluck, one that goes
where it likes.
^-^ Interchanged with the last.
cjpj' Slow, remiss ; hisensibly,
^shu little by little ; to rcla.v ; to
free from.
1 f^ [)rocrastinating.
JtU 1 i^i IS *" remit tjie burdens
on the people.
Cfi ^ BE 1 tl'^re is no remiss-
ness in their intercourse.
1 !if ^Iji iijt to change one's wick-
ed conduct.
] jjjpj to free from calamity.
From curriafje and to assent ;
'I presents were sent np in a cart.
/;„ To rotate; to send in, as
revenue ; to bring what is
due ; to .submit one's self ; a\i
oliering ; to lose, to be beaten ; to
exhaust ; to overturn ; ruined, de-
cayed.
^ ] skirt or Hap of a garment
in ancient times.
I |jl§ to help one in sickness or
in need.
] if'ft f^" ['■■'■y taxes.
I fjj[ discomfited, defeated.
I J^ to lose uion(.'y.
4T 1 '" S'-'t ^ thrashing.
I fill — ^ I lost one game to
him.
Jg I to subscril)e to government.
1 4T m HI 'f I'C '"SLS lie will
thrash you, and want the w'ager
if he wins.
] llji]' to bet ; what will you bet ?
SHU.
^ I to send in the tribute ;
officers who superintend its
reception.
] )]E to confess willingly, as a
[irisoner without torturing.
I ^ to exhaust.
M
A kind of rug or mattress for
sleeping, or kneeling in wor-
ship ; woven of horse and
other hair.
An old name for Hia-tsin
'•''■" H W K '" Lin-tshig
clieu in the northwestern
part of Shantung ; it reached
then into Chihli.
I'r.iin aE /"'"•'' ""'' 7k. sli-ediiis
or Jli a slieitj'; sonaetinies used
lo; the ne.\t two.
Open, wide apart, coarse;
SHU distant in space, time, or
^sii relationship ; sundered, wi-
dened ; sleazy; remiss, free,
lax, careless ; to make passable ;
pervious ; lo divide, to partition
ott'; to iiart with ; to cat or carve
open work ; to discard ; to S[)read
or enlarge ; to manage ; a corre-
lative of fJi distant and near, as
relatives.
I -^ ^ jpj to clear out an old
river.
] I'^l heedless, hcissez /aire.
^ ] not tried for a long time,
quite out of practice.
1 m :k^ to give generously
and equitably.
1 j^ more distantly related.
1 ?S< an oi)en lattice, a jalousie.
] [|^ a crevice ; open-worked.
1 |j'^] not met for a long time.
I i^, just slipped my mind.
1 0< ■i'"''' 1'"^'' ^'"' 'M'slaid) it.
^- I coarse i.i texture.
1 ii'^l'fj +£ rcmi.ss abiiut the rules,
iiccdle.ss of the stip\iI;itions.
] ^i trees in autumn when half
sti i|iped of foliage.
1 J^ evils arising from remissness.
] I full dressed, spreading robes.
SHU. 773
Read sku'' To state to a su-
perior ; to discuss, to lay belbre ;
a statement.
^ ] a memorial.
^ ;§■ ] annual statement to the
god of the Furnace.
I 3!C '"'' clear report.
iX ] iS 1^ nn urgent memorial
and direct remonstrance.
A general term for edible
greens and vegetables is ] ^
including pulse.
^. ] taUe rice.
] ^' the coarsest kinds of iierbs.
M W: iT fS; 1 tlis mole's nest
bus some greens left; — don't
eat all up.
] ^ a cheap oil obtained from
the seeds of a kind of comfrey
or JJortiffinra'.
\ 7K RH B M ^ "f ter and
herljs ai'e [the student's] daily
fare.
^ ] the black egg-plant ; so call-
ed at Suchau.
^ 1 ^ n''iy yo" (lie soon —
like gieens ; a curse.
P^ 1 ^ 1"^ cats herbs ; i. e. he is
a priest.
I'roin /fi wood and ^ o/ieu con-
ir tr:icted.
j.-/(« A coarse- toothed and single
comb ; to comb.
I Bp or 1 ^ to dress the hair.
— -^ 1 or I ^ a, comb.
1 ^ teeth of the comb.
] ||j-' lo di'ess up, said of women.
1 |)j^ ^ a trunk containing a
paper toilette to burn for the
dead.
^ ] to send a comb to put in
the coffin of a deceased fiaiicee.
(Cantonese)
I flE ^ ■'' toilette table furnished
for a bride.
^&rt| .\ coarse kind of gras.scloth
c'r/T^ or linen formerly made,
(.■-'/Hi mixed with hempen threads ;
a variety of sackcloth.
776
SHU.
SHU.
SHU.
'shu
Kormed of X '''^ hand anil JL
:i bench ; not the same as moh-,
' X ) '' '3 the 7!)tli radical of a
few characters, mostly relating
to striking.
A pole or spear twelve cu-
bits long, projecting before
a war-chariot ; handle of a spear ;
to kill with a spear.
I ^' a variety of running hand.
-% 1 a flail. ^
From i>/(ints nnd all or court ;
the second is the usual form; the
, Ih'st is also read (Chu.
A term for plants with tu-
bers ; a tuber, a bulbous root ;
the Chinese yam \\\ ^
{Dioscorca batiit us), cultivat-
ed in central China.
1 M a whitish tuber, probably
(lie common yam.
1 fj- or ^fg^ ]^ 1 Irish potatoes.
jfl ] or ^ 1 or ^ ] sweet
potatoes.
:/c 1 or Jjt M 1 ^^'^ y^'^- ('^'^'*'
cored sutini.)
] 1^ sweet-potato floun-
Krom (lead and red.
To kill, to cut off, to e:iter-
^s/M rainate, to slaughter ; to
wound ; to distinguish ; to
mark oft' ; dift'ering, unlike ; to
exceed ; a sign of the superlative,
really, very ; it is often followed
by a negative.
] fg to kill in battle.
■^ 1 _ Tf; all these different
things have the same principle.
1 Sffi. tIS ^ not the least ability.
1 yiik '-tr ^5^
^ 1 J-^ -f- rather over seventy.
1 -^ various regions.
1 jS Pj '1^ ''' '^ truly lamentable.
1 -g, ditferent colors.
1 /p pI 15? -'■ '■'-''''lly cannot
understand — your intention.
1 iS pS ^ '*' '** ^'^'^^ '"™''' strange.
1 J^ palace of the genii.
1 ^ j^ certainly not so.
1 ^ t^ 5^0 who would have
thought it ! Is it possible ?
^s/m
A small ancient silver coin '
an old weight like a scruple,
equal to 100 grains of millet
(some authors rate it at 105)
and the 24th part of a tael ; blunt,
dull ; i'artliiiigs, cojijiers ; trifles.
§a 1 "pt $JC 'o reckon to the ut-
termost faitliing.
5. 1 ^^ a '^"■'^l* of Wang-mang of
the Han dynasty.
To strain or decant liquids,
to pour out ; to take out ;
to exclude ; to state freely,
to lay open one's mind,
^dj I a rice mortar.
1 ^ ^ to pull arrows from the
quiver.
] l^ to allay anger, to pacify.
From sun and this; not the same
a> :^ an othoe.
's/iii Summer's heat ; hot wea-
ther ; heat of the sun.
I 5C dog-days.
^ Jit I 7^ sultry weather.
'^ W 'M 1 ^^ SO i»to the dense
groves to escape the heat.
1^' ] or '_5 1 sun-struck, affect-
ed by the heat.
il ^ 1 fi '^oi'-^ ''^'''d lieat suc-
ceed each other.
^ >li> 'tP 1 '"y lieart is affright-
ed by the heat.
C |S^ The original form is intended to
\jJ represent the haid, tict/i, lull,
"^^V and Irr/s of a rat ; it is the 208th
shu radical of characters relating to
tlie liudenlia ; used for the ne.Kt.
A rat, including the mouse,
weasel, squiirel, itc; timorous ;
thieving; skulking, lurking ; mean,
ra-scally ; brooding over, mournful.
^ ] a rat, the black rat ; a
southern term,
f^" 1 the bamboo rat. {Uhhomys
sini'iifis.)
^ ] field or meadow mouse.
Is 1 01' ^ 1 ^ squirrel.
^ \ an ermine.
fg I a mole.
j|^ ] a bat ; the flying sqiiirrel
M ] M. ^ weasel.
I )E fi J&L my thoughts pain
me even to weeping blood.
1^ ] a shrew mouse ; in the
North, the ,|g | is a polecat,
or perhaps a nuiskrat.
i^ I a water rat.
Id 1 a skulking thief.
] 0^ timorous ; villainous.
1 Ife* liO fii pilfering and thiev-
ing, like rats and dogs.
"M" 1 M i(^ irresolute, undecid-
ed ; looking two ways, as a rat
peeping from its hole.
^.1 ik ^ ^ ^ Ihc rat fell
into the scales — to weigh hiiu-
self; self praise.
ix I .& H look out for the vase
when you throw at the rat in
front of it ; — don't run too
great a risk to attain an object.
Sick from grief; moping,
a settled melancholy, a dis-
'g/iit oi'der of the mind ; fearful,
as a mouse in his hole.
1 '5 JU f ^ '"y l"-'"' "P sorrow
malies me ill.
■^^h» Composed of ^ (/rain and f^
^^^ rain contracted, as it is sown
, T wlien the rains come; it is the
202d radical of chai'acters relat-
ing to millet and (lasting.
The panicled millet (Milium
ni'/riraus or Paiiicum miliaceum)
when growing ; the grain is called
>], ^ little wheat and ^ -^ yel-
low rice ; some varieties are gluti-
nous; this word in ancient times
probably denoted the sorghum.
^ 1 a i>reparation of millet also
called 'tsung |^, made from the
\'ariety called |^' jr % on the
5th day of the 5th moon.
SR I spoiled millet.
gg ^J4 ] don't peck my sor-
ghum.
^ ] Sz'ch'uen millet, a variety
of sorghum with a clumpy head;
the grain is used for si)irits ;
but the 3i ^ 1 is Indian
corn or maize.
SHU.
SIIU.
SHU.
777
The sow-bug or slater, the
It 4^ 1 {Oiu'scits n.i\(\ /'mre/Zio),
n/iu known as J^ ^ t;i(iuiiil
louse, iinil i'^ 0^ yruiiiid
ctuckeu.
situ
soil'
To enumerate ; to count ;
to deal out ; to find out the
number ; to blame ; to reca-
pitulate, to discriminate ; an
art, as of numbers.
1 ^ ^ '""^ many do you
reckon '
1 la yo'i ^we reckoned wrong.
;p. I — ] reckon it up again.
Ig Jg pj ] I can enumerate the
whole number.
1 1 ^' liJi^k over and count it
carefully.
"OE ^ 1 .^ '" order the officers ,
to reprimand him.
1 '^ ^ f 'i*» ''" ''^ ""'' ^ ^^ reck-
onoil with you. j
^ ^ ^ l''J» 1 4 chess-play-:
ing is an art, it may be a small i
art.
^ 1 5|4 ^^ it ^viU do ; you may
do it ; I asrree. ,
^ ] they cannot be counted up. '
1± ^ W ^ /i:> # 1 ^ ev«" t|ie
words of wayfarers can be dis-
criminated by the mind.
Read shti". An account, a bill ;
a number ; a list ; several, a few ; '
a lot, destiny, fate ; a classifier.
"^y \ ^ not many years.
] some days.
] ?Jj several times.
1 ^ final balance of au account
^ ] a dividend, a share.
^1 ] to compare accounts.
IS 1 oi" Jl' 1 !"'t It to my ac-
count.
^\ ] to count.
^J 1 or ^ I to reckon accounts.
^ ] innumerable; the I?udliists
use it for countless (<i.i'im/~y(a).
representing it by 1 with 17
cyphers after it.
1[5[ ] to collect accounts.
Yh 1 ''^ clear off an account.
I @ l/il] '^ the accounts are con-
fnseil.
^ I or ^ I destiny.
■)£ 1 il ^^ you cannot easily
e.scape your fate.
■^ l£ I it is determined before-
hand ; it is a destined thing.
-f- ] f[§ ten and over.
^ ] ^ one only fit to fill up, a
poor stick of a fellow.
Read s/io/t, Worried, a,s by
many cares ; in a flurry or dilemma.
] I hurried, irreverent.
^ ] distracted with cares ; too
often, reiterated, it tires me.
48 ^ 1 to weary a friend with
expostulations.
Read tsuh^ Close ; as ] .^ a
fine net.
- ' To egg on a dog ; to set a
«/(«'
tlog on one ;
in doing so.
the noise made
> From wood and to xtand orect.
'Bj -A- tree ; erect woody plants ;
Jtu' plants in general ; to set out,
to plant ; to produce, as by
the trees planted ; to insert in rows ;
to screen ; to erect, to set up, to
establish, for which the next is
better ; tall, stately, like a tree.
I 7|c trees, vegetables.
I H^ or 1 ;f§ a stump.
] Jfj* resin or guiu of trees.
] 1^ a grove or forest.
^ 1 dwarfed trees.
^ I or gj ] to graft trees.
1 ^ f] '" 'j"'''^' ^ screen wall
before the door.
I ^ to put uf) a screen.
] ;/c iVi SI '''o'' trees invite the
wind; rich people attract friends.
] ^ rime, frozen ho.ir-frost.
1 f* to establish one's virtue,
to make a reputation.
1 fi I Jit K fj A to set out
trees to shade wayfarers.
] ^ the tree is made, i. e. the
scheme is etfected or brought
to a head.
] -^ the confirmed heir-apparent
of a feudatory.
Mi&±m^^ ] W. pleasant
is that garden where are the
laurel trees.
s/tu
From 53L vnssef or jE to stand
and ^ rir/uoufi contracted ;
tlie second form is most in use,
;iiid resembles (kien ^£ stable.
A vessel on its base ; to
erect, to set up ; to stand
upright ; to establish, to render
sure ; upright, well-principled ;
chaste; perpendicidar, lengthwise;
a page, an attendant, a low officer ;
short jerkins worn by servants.
1 ]^ Sp to plant a flag-stafi".
I ii_ to stand up ; to raise ; to
establish, as a name.
I ^ a slave girl.
I f a servant, a waiting-lad.
] ^ a mean fellow.
if^ ] a herdboy.
S i^ ifi 1 lie pulled up and
overthrew the tree.
li 1 ^ jI ^ either way will
do ; it comes to the same thing.
rt3L' From /tind and wilderness.
t \ A shed or lodge in a field ;
shii' a cottage, a house in the
country ; a house and a
garden plat.
^ ® ^'J 1 •''""tlier lodge away
from the family house.
1 1^ ' From ;j5 s/iem' and J\ innn ; not
/>^^ to be confounded with siihj pU'
s/m To guard the frontiers; exil-
ed to a frontier post.
I 2f£, soldiers on guard there.
jg I S'>nt to the frontier.
1 i% fiS •'' lri>iitier customs' post.
1 jy? 'i garrison.
j^ ] the frontier.
SS
778
SHU.
SHU.
SHUH.
:$P
From heai't and ncrording to ; it
^|\'^ is somewhat like nn'' j{^ anger.
shu' - Benevolent, benignant ; ex-
cusing others ; tender, con-
siderate of ; reciprocal duties ; re-
ciprocity ; merciful, sympathizing ;
treating others as one wishes to be
treated ; to pardon, to excuse ; to
bear patiently.
] pp indulgent to others' faults.
1 ^ii ^ I® excuse me for not
longer waiting on you.
I ij'J don't think it strange, don't
be angry.
^ ] not strict; indulgent.
*- 1 loyal and humane,
j £, 1 A excuse others as you
do yourself.
1 f S ^ jM t'xcuse me for not
going around — to my friends ;
a notice written at the outer
door by a mourner.
JS jS ^ 1 '1^''^' however can be
passed over.
%% 1 *o pass by.
/£- 1 J^ ?i ^ jS [if o"e prac-
tices] his .sincere convictions and
reciprocal duties, he is uot far
out of the true path.
Bright ; the light of the ris-
ing sun ; dawn ; clear, mani-
fest.
] ■^ luminous, dawning.
] H in the morn i tig.
*shu
' From ) shelter over j^ efful-
i.-.;w ijent altered, denoting all the peo-
A multitude, the whole, all,
a great number; various; the
people, the mass, the herd ; as an
udverh, if but, would that ; near,
nearly about, so, in this wise, it
may be, probably ; an ml/cctive of
number, placed before the noun;
fat and sleek ; a concubine.
1 ^ or 1 ^ or 1 m ^ not
far from, almost, probably.
1 -^ a concubine's son ; who
says ) -^ for his mother, j
] ^ a concubine.
I M fg most probably it is cor- 1
rect.
] !|^ all tilings, every kind.
^^] 1 II dS (^ [«ten the]
l)eople of Yiii had received their
orders, they vigorously did them.
1 Be '"' ^ 1 ''^'^ masses, the
people.
I "o j; a H.inlin gi-aduate.
1 ^ very many.
] A a commoner ; ordinary peo-
ple ; several classes.
In Cantonese, also written P^,.
A place, a spot ; there, at ; — and
usually used after nouns.
"^ ] ^ ho sat on the grass.
f@ 1 tliere; J^ ] here.
Pll ] he is here.
■) From net and that; q. d. all in a
net ; to be distingushed from ^
heat.
A public court, an oflSce, a
tribunal; to place, to appoint to
an office ; acting, in the place of ;
temporary, as an officer,
i^ ] or jSj ] a court or yamuu ;
a consulate.
] fj an acting officer.
] ^ to manage, to oversee.
^ 1 "llj I live near the yamun.
U ] M i^k llie raost capable
men of all Wdi'e selected.
^ ] in court.
;^ 3'C I *^1*6 of&ce of the Hanlin
Academy.
I SJi ^ 'bf acting minister ; a
charge d'affaires.
I
Garments made of camel or
yak's hair, coarse and thin ;
worn by peasants.
1 l§ ^ ^ their coarse
clothes were tar from being
whole.
1
■^J To stand ; to be erect, like
Jh, -T tree.
s/iii'' ^^ ] ;^ fj' to act boyish-
ly, to behave heedlessly.
R,>ad ,<e«. Fatigued, tired
out.
r 1 T* ^ hanging the head
and nodding, as from fatigue.
Old sounds, shok, zhok, shot, zhot, nnJ dok. In Canton, .=hok and shut ; — in Sicatoir, sut, sok, chek, one' chwak ; —
in AiHOi/, Slit, tsiit, siok, and siap ; — in l-\ilichau, suk, sok, scuk, clieiik, t'uuk, <inJ sank ; —
t« Slianyhal, sok, zeli, ziik, and sok ; — in Clii/u,
shu'
From fy to (/o and jju a sprout.
A path in a town or field ;
the way of doing a thing or
effecting an end ; an art, a
plan, a trick, a hocus-pocus, a de-
vice ; a precept, a mystery, and
usually something magical or de-
moniacal ; the black-art; a craft
or occupation ; to narrate.
?i ] o'' ^ 1 magical rules.
1 -^ a conjurer.
>jj ] a design, plan ; notions.
[W| I similar doctrine, same craft. ]
[3 I the four elegant accomplish-
ments, viz., poetry, composition,
ceremony, and music.
1 ^ <i trickster ; people who
practice sleight of hand. I
§, ] .an ancient division of a
thousand families.
'ji 1 legerdemain.
i^M 'i^ !$ 1 to diffuse .ibroad
good principles.
^l] ] sword magic.
Read f^ui^ and nsed for ^.
An old name for a circuit of vil-
lages, containing 12,500 families.
SHUH.
Also written like the next in
I ) tlie name of a plant, the -j^
fhu' ^ ) , growing in Cluli-
kiang, which [iroJuccs (lendn-
loiis tubers ; some refer il to an
Aiiinmuiii, others regard it as allied
to the turmeric or Curcuma.
Tie
>x Similar to tlio next ; tlie form is
intencied to rejiresent growiny
grain.
A glutinous grain ; a medi-
cinal, bitter vegetable like an ar-
tichoke, the Alrai/i/lndes l/Uh-iyi,
ruhf(i, and other species ; in tlic [£j
] the root is fragrant ; the ^"
] is a bitter medicine, and the
stalk is used ; both of them re-
semble putchuck in smell.
.ihti" to
A sort of millet {3rill>cm),
hose glutinous seeds serve
to make spirits; in former
times (Ills term denoted a
variety of the glutinous rice which
was used by distillers.
fl- 1 dark red millet.
■^ sorghum or doora stalks,
u.sed for fuel and many other
purposes.
is a term for maize after it is
shelled.
■^ A river in the southern part
) i)f Shantung.
Ife^
n/iii
1 ^ M •■"' "1^' district
near tl\e mouth of the Yellow
River.
From to (/o ,<ind a sprout.
) To follow another's steps ;
■/ill' to practice what another has
invente<l ; to narrate, to tell
the particulars ; to put into another
idiom or publish ; to corapile a
book ; a memoir, an essay.
I ^ to place princes in their
rank at an audience.
ij^ 1 it ^ •'''« 's tlie gist of
what he said.
1 !& ui^l '" '*^^^ "'"^^ legends.
1 M /f< f^ lie made it known,
but he did not invent it.
SHUH.
fl^ j to revise a work.
1 A i "a I'clate another's words.
^ I to make known abroad.
1 ftJij ''• '■^'" ^^''''^ "'^'^ ^'^^ heard,
as news.
;^ ] contrary, as to reason.
From 7N "'"Oil anii P nioulh,
meaiiiiii!; to indole ; it closely re-
g/lll' seinhles la':"' ^ a tboni.
«o/i' To bind many things to-
gether; to tie in a bundle, as
faggot-;; to restrain, to coerce; a
sheaf, a bundle ; a chussiKer of such
thing's as are bound.
-— ] once denoted 5 pieces of
cloth, 50 darts, or 10 strips of
meat.
& ^ tv ^ & ^ 1 '^ the fibers
of the white rush are bound with
the white grass.
I fl^ a teacher's wages.
^ ] to restrain those under
one's hand.
1 -^ f# Is ^^'''^ ''S'l hands
Waiting for death ; — i. e. no re-
source, nothing further can be
done.
I 1*1 to cord up.
— I ^ " faggot of firewood.
^ W if:^ 1 to closely restrain,
as by ex[)licit directions.
'T^ & ^^ ] never let dowii your
self-respect.
I =(!< [al f^j t" P'ick up and re-
turn south (or home.)
SHUH.
779
PE
shn
Tiie seconil of those clinracters
is sometimes read .s-i"' to congli;
tlie tliirj is umisiial.
. To suck in ; to smoke ; to
> I dra\v in the breath, to hem ;
j to inhale ; to absorb.
) J ] jJ-J. to snivel, to sniff.
] ^ to whimper.
] j'^, it imbibes the moisture.
] P to hold water in the mouth.
{^ 'P 1 W ^^'^ ^''•'^'^ sucks the
breast.
j® fS (IJi ^ 1 I'c poured out a
generous cup, and they all
drank around.
From hand !¥lded to an older
form of it.
g/„i To collect, to board ; a
father's younger brother, an
uncle of the same surname ; a
respectful term for older persons or
strangers ; a squire.
1 1 "r i[g ] an uncle.
^1^ ] the senior of the younger
uncles.
I ^ a father's uncle; also, a
husband's uncle.
>]> I a husband's younger brother.
1 ;5C '"}' u'ltile ; used in letters-
I ^ uncles and nephews; — a
father's relatives.
M 1 ^ '"y ^itber's old friend.
] ^ ^ -jit a time of general
decailence ; times of decay.
^Z ] my uncle, speaking of him.
1
a family friend.
s/iii'
free
1 ^ i^ ^0 Sir, Sir I
' (-t| From mnn and inic/e ; it is also
[S/\) "*^'' "* "■ synonym of I'i/i) f^ i
To begin, to do, to act ;
good, fine ; to repair.
] ^ to commence, as agricul-
tural labors.
I Ig -f'J J^ my great hopes are
after all cjuite frustrated.
From iraler and iinc/e as the
4vi I'lioiietic.
^2,^! Olear, limpid ; virtuous, un-
corruiited, correct, mostly
applied to females ; skilled in ;
fine, said of a banner.
1 A '"" 1 A an accomplished
lady ; the first is the title of
wives of the third rank of olli-
cials.
] /ib female virtue.
1 ^ genial, balmy, luild.
] 'f^ heedful, careful, honorable.
^ ] charming, gentle.
1 n3 in 'if--. I"' "'•''s "''s skilled
at (juestioning as Kao-yao.
1 ]^ 15 # [tl>c king gave] a
fine flag with its feathery pen-
nons. I
780
SHUH.
SHUH.
SHUH.
's/iu
jsAu
Originally denoted probably,
J the soy bean, but has been
extended till it includes
edible pulse of any kind.
1 7K ^ ^ with pulse and water
[the poor] gratify their parents.
7f, ^ I ^ he does not know
the ditl'erence between pulse
and wheat ; — i- e. he is ignorant
of farmuig.
The original complex form de-
noted eating well dressed viands,
and was first used for the next.
A pronoun, who '? which ?
what 1 a large crop, a plenti-
ful harvest ; to exercise in.
1 ^ 1 £ which is the lightest ?
7^ ^ 1 ^ ■'■ '^° ""^ '^"O"' \\hich
(or who) is right.
1 ^ ^ Ss "^*° ^°^^ ""'' ^^no^^
manners ? i. e. you and I know
each other well.
1 ^ Pj S' •<&» ^^^•'*'' ^^'^°- '^"^^'^
he not bear ?
] M ^ M ""^'^y t'le" ^^ ^^
come ?
I ':B ^W— ii 'lie best thing
will be to devise another way.
-Jj>l| From Jire and who as the phonet-
^P^y io ; it closely resembles /e^j ^
'',** hot.
^s/itu Ripe, mellow, mature ; well
cooked ; acquainted with,
perfect at ; skilled, experienced,
apt at ; intimate, very friendly ;
soft, pliable, as silk ; smoothed
oft', cleaned ; sound, as sleep ; to
succeed in ; a crop ; the wife of
the eldest son.
1 .^ or ^ ] mellow, as fruit.
■— ip — ] one crop yearly.
1 m ^^ell acquainted with, pro-
found in it.
^ ] "J* sleeping sweetly.
] A or I :^ handy, skQlful.
•I'M -h 1 it ripened on the tree.
1 W practiced till he was per-
fect in it.
I tI^ to hull rice in a mortar.
jtH I well cooked
i§> -i 1 ^ '■^ '^"'1^ '' uiattur
over fully.
1 1I-& If: ^ I sli»ll retnrn the
way I came.
;fg ] intimate with each t)ther.
^ .p. 2, 15 1 'I finished scholar.
1 ii lift Bt l"'^i«^i '^t 't <i ''^"g
time but coidd not make it out.
A ^ ] your lesson is not well
learned ; a teacher's reprimand,
•jpj j^ ^ ] what fear ha\e you
of not succeeding (or learning '.)
An ante-room or vestibule,
, J such as officials going into
s/tu court used to meet in for con-
sultation ; study rooms let
at the examinations ; a domestic
or village school-room.
^ 1 a family school.
1 Sifi '''' private tutor.
] p^ an ancient porch room.
From silf: and to lodge.
To confuse, to disorder ; to
!o retract, to draw in, the op-
posite of ^shun ^ ; to pull
in ; to collect again ; to coil up,
as a snake ; to bind fast ; to draw
back from, to back out ; to shrink,
to pucker up, to shorten ; to strain,
as spirits ; to condejise, as steam ;
retractile ; fearful, tangled, snarled ;
straight, upright.
jS 1 to retreat, as an army ; to
draw back, as a snail's eyes.
] :^ to pull in the hand ; to de-
cline to aid in an afiair.
] ^ — - H to cuddle up in a
heap ; to keep close.
] ^ to shrink up.
] j@ to strain spirits.
1 ^ [.^^ ancient cap had] a
straight seam in front
^ "^ 1 BS a peaked mouth and
shrunk cheeks ; lean.
'^ \ ik yj. s& >l- I wotdd
shorten the distance so as to
express to you my affections.
1 )i5 JW ^ the wall-boards were
bound tight to hold the earth,
— as in beating a wall.
J^l ] confined, in close or narrow
quarters.
© S ffij 1 ■'■ examine my own
hrart and find it upright.
r|*it To shuffle along, to walk
it1n> "''■^ short steps ; to walk
^so carefully, as in a narrow way.
J^ ] ] to walk and see
where one steps.
*ji^ % From Si% insect under @ eye.
"*V '> A worm, for which the nextl
s™" is now used ; a sacrificia
utensil or tripod ; a tribe
anciently living along the River
Min, near the present capital of
Sz'ch'uen.
J^ ] a striped horse, and proba-
bly refers to the zebra, of which
one may have been seen.
] ^ the western of the Three
States, in .A..D. 221, all west of
Tung-ting Lake ; it was first
established by the king of Tsin.
^ ] the province of Sz'ch'uen.
] '^ the Sz'ch'uen hibiscus.
lfiB3 The caterpellar of the sphynx
i^^y> moth, green, and large as
^shu. the finger ; it feeds on the
mallows, and another kind
on the filbert. (Toneya.)
W^ ] a worm found on the mij-
berry ; the chrysalis is collected
for medicine.
From ^ the tail and ^ an
insect ; the contracted forms are
both common ; used with clwh,
5^ to order.
Attached to, as an animal's
tail is to its body ; belong-
ing to, coimected with ;
depending on, pertaining ;
allied, related to ; kinship ;
subject to, under orders, as a
deputy; used for the substantive
verb, and indirectly also has the
sense of appears to be, I think it
is ; actual, existing ; a sort, a rank,
a grade ; nearly of the same kind ;
to enjoin on, to dkect ; to be join-
ed to, in accordance ; near to.
SMUH.
SIIUI.
SHUI
781
If 1 ^ j@ '^^^^ ^^y ^'^ behind
till' w:ill — to ovL-rlioar.
Ml 1 "^" 'M 1 rtlatives of every
graJe.
] "^^ iiifei-iors at one's orJer, un-
, ilerlings.
] -fl: 'tP iT 'I'tiiii^^tP, as fi'iends.
^ 1 M ^i to act either way is
dilliciilt.
[^ ;^ ^ I it is a sort of plant.
f,f, 1 it belongs to the district.
] ^ a subaltern, a lower officer
1 P feudatories, dependent coun-
tries ; colonies.
1 Ifl ^ "bo orders you ?
^ ] ^^ ^i be has long practiced
riding and archery.
TO- 1 It f r -« -^ 1 -^ ?«. I
have the direction of everything
which should be done.
1 jE '" dictate and write.
I [^ it is hidden, as a disease.
V'] 1 5^ /G '■'' ■''■'>" seems both
jtist anil legal.
-p Zl 1 'ta tbo twelve animals
that denote the twelve branches.
g 1 "!■ ^ 1 really is, truly so.
I S J|S fi^ "bat [animal] .1.)
you belong to? — referring to
the animal which sways the
year of birth.
I
guests, visitors.
I
-*-» From i)ro/ierli/ and to sell.
J To give security, to give a
jx/«< pledge for ; a pledge ; to
ransom, to redeem ; to com-
nnite punishment for a tine ; to
atone for delinquency or failure by
subsequent merit.
1 or ^ ] redeemed out of
pawn.
tH J& 1 IP •''ti'iied for his guilt
by good actions.
J[^ ] to redeem the pledge.
] IP to commute a punishment,
to give satisfaction for a crime ;
to redeem from sin.
"0^ ^ ^ ] a hundred persons
would not ransom him.
] ^ to ransom one's self.
A dark ground with blue
spots on it, mottled or striped.
M>
I
I''rrini ItX irliirli mid ^ 'hi/ or
yv /"'* '■ '''^ '•■'■■'' '* <'OiTect,
tlie second most (--Qninion.
Hastily, quickly, as a dog
ruuuiug oti ; a change.
1 ,^, suddenly.
] Mi ^ 12, suddenly disap-
peared.
Krom dress ania/uw or to sel/;
also read ^teu,
' A tunic or frock reaching to
the knees called |^ | , such
as loose women anciently
also, short clothes.
To put up a bow in
M.J
wore ;
Read (nh,
its ca.se.
^ ^ ffij 1 to pack the baskets
and i)ut up the bows.
Also read rhuh^ and /«//>
A red billed bird, resembling
a crow 01- chough ; also
another bird of this class with
a yellow body and red legs.
1 J.I "'"■ W Wi •' "'Iter bird,
whose description allies it to a
rail, or the stilt-plover.
Ohl. sounds, zhui, ship, zhip, and shut. /« Canton, sliui and si.i ; - in Sn-atuw, sui, clmi, and sue ; - t« .l«oy, sui and sue ; •
in Fuhchau, sui, soi, swoi, and cliwi ; — in S/ianyliui, sue, tsiie, and sz'; — in Chifii, swdi.
M
,nhut
From trords and hird.
A relative pronoun, who ?
whose ] whom ? in writing,
it often precedes the verb it
rules, when the other nominative
is expressed ; an initial particle.
^ ] who is that ?
^ 1 fl^ whose is tbatt
1 Sic "'"* dares ?
3E 1 JtS ^'^° '*' '■'"^ sovereign
angry with ?
I ^ ^-^ ^ long indeed h;us it
been thus with hira.
j^ ^ ) fpj what matters it ? who
is then to act '? — i. e. do your
worst.
whose son he is.
1 i© IJvl PJ "'^° would have
thought it ?
1 /p ^B "bo does n't know it 1
I '^ ff^ any body can do it.
I [!fij who is there ?
^ ^ i Ht ^ ft' a 1 if Ihe
[prince of TsiJ does not employ
rae in this time, who is there
he will call to serve him ?
The buttocks, or their bone
the OS »icruiii ; an ancient
j^s7(»i mound at \^ |^ in the
southwest of Shansi, in the
present Yung-ho hien ^*; fj] %^
near the Yellow River, where wius
erected a temple to Heu-tsih or
Ceres, on an enormous tumulus,
whose shape was likened to the
nate.s, and so called.
k The original form represents
"^|\^ tliree ri/>/i/i s or currents (lowing;
*^.J ^ it is tlie 8oth radical of characters
'shn
relating to n.ses of
Dames of streams.
water and
Water, the first of the five
elements ; a tluid ; clear, litnpid ;
aquatic ; a stream ; a tide ; a pas-
sage, a trip from one place to
another ; an inundation ; dangers
by rtood ; trivial, common, as
water ; unstable, gentle, easy ;
among geomancers, all low land,
because water rules such places, as
782
SH Ul
SHUI.
SHUl.
tbe dragon does all higli pliices ;
discount on coin or bullion ; to
\v(.'t, to soak.
water.
I j5g or ] ;/i; the title is flood.
] jg or I f^ ebb tide
JiJU I fair tide, and j^ ] head
tide or current.
1 ^ ^ water-carrier.
^ ] to tbrow or jump overboard-
1 KB freight or passage money.
I ^ or 1 ^ A ^ sailor.
^ ] lost at sea ; drowned.
^T Z[S ] to make equal ; to divide
fairly, neither party losing.
1 'Si ^$. '''PPl«s-
iR ^ JB 1 ^° *^^® °^ * discount.
^' flR 1 i '^® climate does not
agree with me.
+ 1 SI' '"i t*^" ''"'^y^' passage-
■i^ J\^'Y 1 pushed a man into
the water ; — to involve another
in ruin.
I ^ an irrigating water-wheel ;
a water cart ; a fire-engine.
^ ] to boil water. {Pclcingese.)
To weaken tea by adding water.
{Cantonese.)
\ jfl a light red.
1 -& j|5 1^ as the water increases
the boat rises ; — good prices
bring good profits.
1 i^ ^ '111 ^^ater and tire have
no sympathy.
1 i|^ ig rt a water disposition
and aspen flower ; — unstable
and specious.
— j 5^ they are all alike ; 5| ]
and Zl. 1 first and second rate,
the best kind and interior.
jS 1 is '•'•' send a present of
oatablos.
I ^ ^ JK 1 gabbling Ups
will ilwiVj Let 'juI ^.ecrsts.
I ^ aquatic trilies, as fi.sfa, sea-
vr-<-f[. or inollusks-
] 3^ vegetables that ueed water-
ing, as greens, melons, itc.
] ^ or '^ ] the planet Mercury.
] ^ ;Q" |fj when the wal-^r falls
the stones appear ; — murder
will out.
^ ] [gone like] the passing
water.
f "i^ "^ 1 W:^° y*"^ know how to
swim ?
t^' ] [the boat was] detained by
the [liigh or low] water.
— ^ I I am wet through and
through-
tM 1 cross-wise waters, — one
name for rivers and canals
which intersect the country.
"I*ll| ^ From 7f m and f:ource of.
J-|fi] A flat stone signet or baton
cZ(«i' a foot long, which was given
to princes on their investi-
ture as a sign of authority and
rank ; a favor, a keepsalce ; a hap-
py omen ; felicitous, auspicious.
;^ ) a lucky sign.
1 ^ auspicious influences — of
the emperor.
Jj£ 1 -^ ^ .^ '0 distribute the
signets to all the princes.
] g Sweden.
.) From p^f and A«n'/{n7 down.
To nod or doze in one's
shut ' chair ; to sleep.
1 ^ he is asleep.
if ^M. 1 to nod in sleep.
1 A. EiS ^s '^ going to sleep.
] 1^ a lounging chair.
M 1 or 1 H5 ^ M ^-ery sleepy.
1 ^ 3^ I can't get asleep.
1 ^ T ^ ■" M '■'^ .sleeps like
.1 log.
) ^ tx) iwakea.
shut'
%% 1 la '" '■al'^ ill sleep.
1 W^ fli # M li'S sleep was
sweet unto iiim.
or ^^ ] deep sound sleep.
I Ij^ the marsh trefoil {Menyan-
ihi.s trifoli(ita), used as a seda-
tive to bring on sleep.
Fioni r/rni>t and to weujh out.
The rent for houses or land ;
taxes in kind ; duties on
goods ; to bequeath, to leave
by will ; to put up at ; to halt, as
at a post.
i??J 1 to pay taxes or excise.
Jj^ I to receive taxes.
^ ] to lose revenue by smug-
gliitg-
1^0'' 1 J^ "f, a custom-house.
1 ^ the stated or legal revenue
of a place.
] P -^ a point or station where
duties are levied.
1 SI to put up the Ccxrriage, as
at an inn.
) ^ the custom-house business,
under a ] ^ ^ or collector
of customs.
JH ] ^ to get a diminished re-
venue.
Read ltd ' To dress in mourn-
ing on hearing the death of a
brother at a distance ; to change
the dress.
Read chioen^ Black, as clothes.
-^ A napkin hung at the girdle;
a handkerchief
shut ' itl ] a napkin.
^ li ?g 1 ^ ^1o not i,i-
terfere witii my handkerchief.
&ii:W]m ] "f-n^ ^vhen
a girl was born a napkin was
put on the right side of the
gate ; hence |^ ] is a w^oman's
birthday, as ^ iJE is a man's.
SHUN.
SHUN.
stiXjnsT-
SHUN.
783
Old suiiin!^^ zlion, slion, don, /.luin, and dun. In C^jnhnr^ sliun and yun ; — in Swatoic, sv'iu, sin, and tim : — in Anioi/^ sun,, tun,
and cli'un ; — in I'ulichau, sung and simg ; — in Shdnijliai, zSng, s.'mg, and tsang ; — in Chi/n, tsivun aH(^ swun.
Kroui _/?)■(■ .inil cnjoyahle.
Krom month or _/?e.s7/ and ho%ir ;
the first, tliougii most coninioii,
is least correct, and is deiiiied to
be afraid.
The lips.
fjl iui ^ ] niliy lips.
P 1 Ihclips.
|5j 1 i5" t'^ Kpoiiil lip.s and tongue ;
— loquacious.
*S ] protriuUug, open lips.
1 tr ® 3!li 'f '•lie 'ip^ '""'e l"sl,
the teeth will feel cold; — if llio
outlying states are taken, I am
in danger.
1 ■© J.^ #15 i^t'it*^^^ t-'"!'- umtually
depend on caeh other.
SlJ 1 -T O'- B P 1 a harelip,
flj/j ] to rouge the lips.
^X^X From ivultr and /';<.
c|/^ The margin of a stream, a
^shun steep bank ; a brink, the
slope of a bank.
^ ] a sea-beach.
El
hull
fCh^ii
From water and to cn/oy ; this
character, being tlie jiersonal
name of the present luiiperor,
l]as been aUere<l to tlie second
ibim, wliicli alone the people use.
Pure, limpid ; unmixed ;
genuine, honest; to cleanse,
to wash; to .sprinkle; .salt-
ish land ; a double banked war-
chariot.
I ] rippling, flowing on
®, 1 ■fS ^ the manners and
customs arc courteous and pure.
llJI I saltish barren cartli.
] ^ ^ ^PP I'onest and frugal
villagers.
1 vi'l l'^-'"'"^^i'h
1 Xh ''''^'') fertile, as bind.
] ']\\ an old name of Nan-ning
fu in the .south of Kwianirsi.
^ tt .^ 1 a pure and chaste
heart.
Ill
l'')-om sitirits and to enjoy ; in-
terchanged with the last and
next ; tlie second form is rarely
used.
Generous, rich, as wine ;
fCh'un thick, as syrup ; singlemind-
ed ; unmi.xed, as a color ;
liberal, generous in feeling ; clear,
healthy, as a complexion ; subtle,
essential, seminal.
I III careful, observant of the
thing in hand.
] jy kind and placable.
] 'is g"""! \s'm<3.
j^ ] rich wine.
mind rest in proper obiects, and
the affairs of government will be
pure.
Pure .silk ; unspotted, un-
mixed ; fine, best ; simple,
guileless, whole, sincere, —
as the context indicates; to
be decided ; determinedly ; an old
measure of 15 cubits, like a rod.
1 -^ /l ^ ^ it certainly is
that way.
1 — 'T' 7!<{i iiiiiCorm in color : :i.
J
the
Bright, fiery, blazing ;
c'llor or glory of fire.
ij^ I the blaze of a roaring
lire.
Head ^fiin. To scorch a tor-
toise-.shell for divination ; obscure.
show dimly.
Eead ,?'«('. A succession of ;
full, .-ibundaut.
j^ i|i I ] the war chariots rolled
on their thundering way.
<rl
.cll' Hll
single f,u;'[iose \n view, earnest-
minded.
1 ^ gentle, tractable, as a dog.
] iiu A a first rate man.
i 'tt 1 \'}/ '!'« nature of the
ground was pure .sand.
] /^ without any failing, said of
character.
1 ;j^ simple, honest.
I ^ unspotted, as a sacrificial
\irtim.
^ p!J 'o^ 1 thoroughly learned.
] IP) jmre or solid co|)per ; it is
.ill brass, not an outside plate.
1 /£•■ perfectly loyal.
Head 'chuii. The selvedge or
edge of a dress or mat, made of a
different color.
, I'll' It,
Iroin ,^ bird and f§. tmdii'ided
from its peisisteucy in its habitat.
A quail, thought to be trans-
formed from the frog.
] "H "U ^a P°°'' clothes with
many patches, — referring to the
quail's shabby tail.
jOi 1 quails hanging up dead.
1 *^ ^ # quails are faithful to
their mates.
1 f^.A II. "i' olil district in the
unrth of Shensi.
The first foitn is most iu use.
A water vegetable of the
gentian family, the ] ^,
c/|>HJJ wlio.se .slippery and tender
ijihim .stalks are eaten iu Kiang-
nan in the summer; it is a
iiiarsli-flower {LiuincniiJicmum), and
is also called 7J1C ,^ water mal-
lows, and ■^ |j{; flij a^' gold thread
lily-le;if; another plant, of which
1^ liifi '^ horse-h<iof grass is a
synonym, .seems to be a siwcies of
edible sedge or iicirpus.
4
cll un
I'rom o.r and an old word for
ii'/io; also read <_/««.
An ox, seven ancient cubits
high, yellow, and having
I'lack lips.
j\j -[^ i% ] ninety great oxen.
781
SHUN.
SHUN.
SHUNG.
m
.shun
From iiood and alii'/il; also read
/"(/' and </'«», and used with the
primitive.
The beam of a railing, which
supports the bars ; a bahister ; a
parapet, a defense ; a light shield
used by mummers ; to develop.
^ 1 a railing.
priiiL-i[)lej animates and draws
out all things into beautiful
forms and groups.
) To feel, to rub.
^ ] to soothe, to tranquil-
s/tuu'' lize.
m '■'
"rom head and streams flowing
from it.
shun'' To accord with, to follow, to
agree to ; to obey, to comply
with, to yield ; to let a thing pass
and not hinder ; to be in sympathy
with ; docile, retiring, compliant,
unresisting, agreeable, filial ; con-
venient ; fair, as a wind, or as with
the grain of wood ; flowing, rhyth-
mical, as style ; easy, graceful, as
penmanship ; among physicians,
favorable, a mild form, as of sm.'Jl-
pox.
1 ^j prosperous ; free, no trouble
with ; easy, as a ready market.
1 ^ favorable, condescending.
I 1 harmoniously ; working to-
gether, submissive.
\h 1 P]^ '"* '''^''^ ""'■ s'^'^s j said
by sedan bearers at Canton.
"g" I to agree to everything.
1 f * A a cuild person.
1 5j»C fair tide.
# 1 Ji. ]^ the flag follows the
wind ; met. docile.
I 5& ^y 'li^ "''■'yi ilu'ug it if con-
venient.
I and 511 are opposites, direct and
inverse ; fair and foul ; mild and
per\'erse.
1 S^ "M ti> wiite off for another.
luck, I can't help it.
1 p "^ 1 mm^ rjt to ^I'C'ik
heedlessly, to babble ; to let out.
35c S ^ 1 a liarsli style.
\^ ] enticing, winning.
1^ ] to return to obedience.
] '^ a nice thing, it hapjiens at
a good time.
■^^y(* 1 "ot accordant with
reason.
1 m "F ^^^ ^'''s o°''6 '"5 the bot-
tom, all is lost, an entire ruin.
In Pekingese. A sort, said of
people.
— ] -^ they are just alike.
Composed of ^T obstinate irith,
t:ingled f/rass above it.
Thick, tangled brushwood ;
in epitaphs, benevolent, wise ;
ephemeral.
»j^ ] and ^ ] the ancient mon-
arch Shun, who reigned B. c.
2255 to 2205, or nearly coeval
with Terah.
^^10 1''^*^ the halcyo; . days
of Yao and Shun.
ii iO 1 ^ lier face is li ie the
gay althea.
m
s/iUll'
Used with the last-
Name of a transient bloom-
ing reddish flower, the ] ^
Hibiscu.i syriacus, a tyi)e of
transitory things; it is also
called ^ jj^ tree mallows.
M"
From et/e and the transitory
Hower, or a decade ; but the se-
cond ibnu is not used, and the
last two very seldom.
! To wink ; to flash, to roU-
I> / the eyes, to glance at; spark-
' ling eyes, as a child's at
yi seeing a dainty.
I ] j^, an instant.
— ] ;^ 53 "* ^ twinkling.
^ ] JQ ^ in a moment.
@ 1 in ^ eyes glancing every-
way like the lightning.
^ ^ ^ T- I M fg rT =
^ if you learn it slowly, you
will be able by and by to hit
the target.
Read ^huen for the second only.
Dizzy ; a tit accompanied by in-
distinct vision ; brilliant.
1 i!^ ^ tH brilliant and elegant,
said of a headdress.
.trf )"] Flesh offered to the gods of
lj[D^ the land by the emperor, and
" afterwards divided among
his family ; sacrificial flesh
oflTered in a sea-shell in the
ancestral hall ; raw flesh.
|g ] name of a region.
^ f^' 2jS 1% 1 Shih Shang came
[to Lu] with a sacrificial ofler-
ing of flesh.
shun'
Old sound, sbong. In Canton, cbung ; — in .Simtoir, cheng ; — in Amoy, cbiong ; — in Fvhchnu, chuDg ; •
From hand and to pound ; inter-
clianged with its primitive.
^(■h uny To pound, to ram down
rush on ; to run against ;
batter on.
in Shunyliai, sung ;— in Chi/ii, tsiing.
1 4t Pg J[a :3^ he rushed on]
aud [)Ut the spear through his
throat.
to take a tooth for a tooth. I
1 PI tB ii. to pound on the
gate violently.
1 5^ 111] knocked over, as by
being run upon.
1 ^ ^ to smash the dishes.
SHWAH.
SHWAL
B&WM.
785
GCd nonnd, shwat. In Canton, shat ; — in Swatuw, sue ; — in Ainnt/, swit ; — in Fuhcha-i, SEck } ■
From ki.ije or liaml and to ivipe,
lie second form is unusual.
j_. f A brush, a scraper ; to
tfij/ brush, to cleat ise, to scrub ;
} ' to wipe out ; a card for
'' ' dressing cotton ; to rub ink
blocks for printing.
f\\ ] to cut and print books.
1 ] ^J- brush it well ; brushed
clean.
OT Wi 1 ^" ^'^''' '"^ paste-brush,
8. e. to have a big mustache.
in Shaixjimi, sell ; — in Chlfu, swa.
1 f^L ^o brush and clean.
^^j \ to sweep up a room.
1 f U lit fr ^'^ "'Pe away dis-
grace by reformation.
jj^ I to investigate thoroughly-
1 ,^ ''^ groom a horse.
I H! '" garble goods.
JPl ji ^ P 1 1^3 H ^ the
river overflowed making a cre-
vasse, and washing away [the
bank] for three perches.
1 is ite t-o post bills.
— ] /^ a whizzing sound.
~~ ffi 1 "f a brush.
%\\ I ^ j!flg to pick and brush oft
other's secrets, — and tell them.
Ftoni ittuiifh and l/nish.
To preen feathers ; a bird
preening and arranging its
pluniag(! ; a slight taste of.
J^ 1 |3? the bird is preeu-
iiig itself.
.s/ttca
Old soiiiiils, shwai mi'l shat. In Canton, slnii and sut ; — in Swatotv, swai, sue,
in Fulu-hiiUy soi, sank, and si'uk, ; — in Shanyliai, so and siiiU ;
— :5:^ l-'roni clolhrs and (era/.-; it reseni-
i^>^ Wes i/ieit 14 to collect.
^a/iicdi Wearing away like a gar-
■ inent ; diminished, cut oft';
small, fading, growing old. — and
contrasted with M and {sj flou-
rishing ; deeruiing, decaying, un-
prosperous; to lessen, to deterio-
rate ; .adversity, misl'ortune.
1 114 falling away, losing vigor.
1 fli dwindli'd away rery nmch.
1 M .^ i)ll " ''"S" "* weakness
and [loverty.
] -Jg; a vicious, declining age.
H 1 >*> fli "1'** •''"'^^ downs of
life, more good than bad luck.
] ^ or 1 7" old and feeble.
1 ^ failing, decayed, as a state-
I iSi all vigor gone, debilitated.
1 !^ ^ jt0 tl"^ fading trees and
chilly mists — of autuiun.
1 ^ in md/ieiiMlic^, a rule like
fellov.ship.
In Cnidonr.ie read ,m. To
ravel, to fray an edge.
] P a ra\eled border.
i/- I P^ an unlucky chap.
To |)iill over a thing.
1 ^ T l"i**'ied it over and
broke iu
From hand and to catch'; it is
read fsa/i^ in the Dictionary, but
luis BOW siJiiplanted the preced-
^s/ttvui iug.
To wrestle ; to push off or
down ; to shake, to (juiver ; to shy,
as a horse.
1 ti" 1l< i'/C ^^I'oved the thing oflF,
tlu-ew it down.
1 llll "? °'"^ ^^''" ^'''''** ^'^ sleeve,
— a generous, profuse man,
I ?I^ to v/restle,
B. ] 'Sll ~T P'J ^^^^ "'""^ ^^°^^
tlie door by slainuiing it.
^ 1 T A ?}S tlie horse threw
him oft.
1 B^ ~P o"® ^^'^^ retracts his pro-
mise.
iK^ Hi 1 :^ il be grabbed up dirt
and threw it over him. |
I 5£ "J* to dash to pieces, as
holding a cat by its tail and
killing it.
1 ^^.J M to poach eggs ; to make
an omelet.
Int, and chut ; — in Amo;i, soe ; —
— in Chi/ti, swai.
I I > An luiaulliorized cliaracter, used
/ [■#^ for (tin ^ to discard,
,shum To throw awav, as worth-
less ; to discard, to reject.
] M. tl'i'i'w it away.
1 ik $h y^ throw it outside.
■^ 1 ^ Hfi ^ cannot leave this
work.
1 ]i$ tX A to throw a brick at a
man.
J ^ to toss tiles up.
Ptn' I'loni rfl a }ia /)kin and an old
P'j' form of JjU «s!n<,, the kerchief
s/uvai'' l)eiiig jiut in the jjirdle ; it nmch
resembles (.•.//< ^18 an oiiicial.
A leader, a commander-in-chief '
the black king in chess.
% 1 or )lf 1 " generalissimo.
J^[. I the seal of this officer.
Head so/i^ To lead on, to con-
duct, to be chief; to follow, to
be led.
I %y i^ iZ ^o control the
country by luniiane acts,
1 fiiB fit i!i t" 1^'«^1 a" '"''"y ^
battle.
^ I to command.
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SHWAI.
SHWAN.
SHWAN.
m
s/nnu
s/to/i'
The original form is supposed to
represent u si//i'en net on a han-
iUe^ such as birds are snared with ;
it is also read shoh^ and suhy
A bird-net ; to follow, to
conform to; to aot in ao-
corJaiice to ; to lead, to com-
mand ; to cause to follow ; to ob-
serve, to direct ; to give free course
to ; to receive under oue's orders ;
a leader, a captain ; a mark, a
guide ; the most or first ; univer-
sally, for the most part, a resume ;
active, spry ; suddenly, hastily ;
from ; alung, about.
"^ ^ \ M Shangti ordered thein
(wheat and barley) for general
nourishment of man.
they are like this.
] i K -^ observing carefully
the old statutes.
] ii M Wi peeking the millet
.'.bunt the thrash ing-ttoors.
1 ?^ ^ 1'X t- ' lj'''"g a "Jai'^^ of 'i^e"
to take posses-ion.
^ I an example, a leader.
1^ 1 carelessly ; inexact
I p^ to take the lead.
] '|'4 to adhere to one's opinion)
to follow one's fancies.
I J£ to lead troops.
^ /f» ] ^ every one follows
him.
1 ^ ^5 *-" follow the usage.
J^j^ I to have general command.
] ^ to speak the truth ; the
portrait is accurate.
/J^ ] ^ be won't hear- advice.
1 ^ "'' 1 I'M suddenly, hastily ;
the first is used in tactics, to
bring up forces in a battle to
succor.
^ \ superficial, doing things on
the spur.
iii jlb ^ I ^''^'^'^ ''■''* *'"^ '■"'«■
1 ft W ^ chiefs and subordi-
nates, each have their places.
.H P >i^ 1 three persons is the
maximum or highest number.
Kead Ink, In mathematics, a
term in a series.
Eead lep To reckon, to per-
form arithmetical calculations.
1 1^ an officer who attended to
the clepsydra.
Oid soundt shon. In Canton, shan and
in Fuhchau^ song, swang.
From hanil smAiill; also read
t^tsiich ; at Canton, it is used for
the next.
^shiran
ts'iin ; — in Swiitoio, ohw'an and chw'"a ; — in Amo;/, cbw'an, swan, and wan ;
ch'aung and chw'ang ;— in Shanghai, sfi" and li" ; — in Chifu, swan.
From dour and a //«{ ; or irood C'»|T|,| .Xlso read shwah^
and bar ; the last form is obso
lete.
To select, to pick out from
among a large quantity ; to
bind, to strap up ; to buy ;
entangle ; to fasten, as a horse.
I IH^ to fasten with a cord.
1 ^ to purchase a cart.
1 '^ {i '5" ''" 'i^^^^^ keep
mind fixed on it.
1 ^0 ^ '^o make a noose or knot
5-1
to
his
- The bolt or beam which is
used to bar doors ; a cross-
I pin or key-bar ; to bolt a
(tjCJ^ J door.
sltinin ] P^ bar the door.
] §^ to shut up the shop.
] ^ to shut the street gates.
g I the upright post which fas-
tens a gate.
K "M. \ 'M ^ ^" stir "P : Bt I a secret bolt.
® 1^ 1 to influence ad-
strife between others,
1 ^ ^ to bind a clay image to
a string around the neck, which
is thought to intercede for pro-
geny.
] ^ to strap on, as skates.
versely and secretly.
4- A^ A wooden peg ; a pin for
(^3l. suspending things ; a cup or
^sk^mn small bowL
I.
s/itcaii'
shwaii'
To scour and wash out ;
name of a stream.
1 ^ to soak and rot hemp.
p 7jC 1 — 1 bring some water
and rinse it clean.
1 ^ f^ to wash with gold, to
gild metals.
1 1 ^C M 't rains heavily.
If 1 ^ i^ the rain washes the
outer steps.
To wash ; to rinse ; used
with the last.
] ,^ to scrub a horse.
To repair the axles and
hubs of carriages.
♦ » ^ ««
SHWANG.
SHWANG.
SHWANG.
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Old xouiiil shiir'.g. In Canton, soiiiiw ««(/ sliong ; — in Swaloiv, suang a>i(/ sang ; — in Amoy, song;
Sony nut s:'iiig ; — in Shanf/hai, song ; — iti Chiju^ swang.
in Fu/ic/taitj
From rain and nminn/.
c/f|::f Frozen dew, hoar-frost ; the
,s/nniii(/ goddess of hoar-IVost is ^ ^•
the green woman, who canses
it and snow to descend ; rimi;, con-
gealed vapor ; ap[ilieil to [lowders
resembling it, as quinine or soot ;
and to efflorescence, as the exu-
dation on the Bcniitciisa gourd ;
crystallized ; stern, severe, frii^id.
I ^ frost and snow.
^ — ^ I the hoar-frost is on
the trees.
f§: 1 frosty, freezing.
^ _L 1 '"* furrier's name for un-
yeancd lamb-sliin.
S| j§ 1 hoary temples ; Diet.
jjrosving old.
^ ^' i§\ ] his orders and his
severity [are decisive as] the
autumn frost.
] m^ the 20th term from Oct. 24
to Nov. H ; whence ] ^ ^ is a
name for falling mulberry leaves
1 ^ majestic, awe-inspiring.
S 1 ^ 'in as careful as step-
ping on the frost.
|j|j I a candied persimmon.
'K 1 '^ W: '^ "^'o''' adherence to
one's princi[iles.
i^'if ] acetate of lead.
jljj 1 "itrous efflorescence seen
on the ground in Chihli and
elsewhere; it is impure [lotash.
Head shirani/' To kill plants
by frost ; the radical ^J^ is some-
times added to denote this moaning.
7^33 An unaudiorized character,
f n/l»H u'^'^'J instead of the i)receding
Kroin woman and /rost,
c^TH ^ widow.
^s/iirani/ ] ^i|jf a widow.
Jdj^ I a lone widow.
J^ ] to live alone, as a
widow.
A famous Bucephalus called
Si 1 belonging by |[5 J%
^shicdtKj Ivwoh Poh of the Tsiii
dynasty about a. d. 280.
mi
A bird whose Hight indicates
the time of hoar-frost ; it is
' tile turquoise kingfisher, of
a green and blu(i color {Hal-
slnvitiii'i <•■//'"* siiiiirnensin) ; its plu-
mage is used in feather work.
1 ^,ft ^ synonym for a hawk
with a crest.
A kind of river boat, called
fl'i^ ] vvhich is used in the
nil/ central provinces.
M
Krora two t)irds in one fiand ;
the contracted form is uommon.
^li/lu'l(ll(/ m the name {J(j
afsenic shale.
for
A pair, a brace, a couple ; s
a match of anything ; an ']
as a mate ; to be doubled or
matched ; anciently, a plat
of four or five ineit.
] it;i|. thick, firm ; said of cups or
glassware.
^ jlF M ] he is unequaled, he
has no compeer in the world.
I ^l one's parents.
1 ^ 5i 60 ^'o"l>l'-''l> iu Colt's-
] 73 two swords in one sheath.
] -f^ double sixes, !. e. dice.
1 ^ fjt twins.
/fi ^ft 1 ^ Jl it need not wait
till an odd or even month.
^1 i^ M ^^<in two come
you'll have a match ; — it takes
two to make a quarrel.
^ IZ 'j? 1 it is rare to find the
duplicate of this.
I 1 i^ ^ they went along
by twos hand in hand.
1 "^ & S ''" old hoary headed
couple.
From slemi/ clotli and grenf.
To admit the light and
'shwaiiy make cheerful; light-hearted,
cheering ; sunny, delight-
some ; grateful ; healthy, vigorous,
comfortable, happy ; impetuou.s,
noble ; crisp, tender ; to miss, to
in be error ; to change ; a defect.
1 't)i i" good spirits.
^^ I dried up, not sloppy.
P I ready to promi.se ; quick.
I |;^ to fail in an engagement.
1 jpljl in good health.
— ^ ^ I not perfectly right.
^ ] bright, refulgent.
1 ^ ^ ^ too great haste begets
errors ; — the more haste the
worse speed.
] /[p.^ distinguished virtue.
] 5[} crisp and sweet.
^i 1 bright autumnal weather.
1 @ '1^ )(f it pleases the eye,
and gladdens the heart.
1 ffl" liglit'y dressed, — and
ready for work.
] 3^ I'iff Ijj it is something he
can easily do.
The strap which ties the
shoe on across the instep,
'shivdiij fastened from the heel.
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SHWOH.
SHWOH.
SI.
Old suuml, shot. In Canton, shut, ut,
and swoi ; —
From wofda and to i^xchange.
To talk, to speak ; to stir up
shwo' one by conversing with him ;
ahm' to say, to narrate ; to set
forth, to discourse upon ;
a promise ; words, speech ; sayings,
doctrines ; to speak for, to excuse.
I |§ to converse ; language,
speech.
^ ] to explain words ; a com-
ment, .an explanation.
] ijil|l ] ^ to talk of gods and
(IcuiDus ; to propound mysteries.
] 5$ ^" blab, to divulge.
] 3!C ''^ explain characters, to
tell their component parts.
] '^ pS '" '''^U dreams; big
stories.
^ 3'C 1 J-fi to talk about every-
thing, vagne talk.
1 ^ f^ ft!! I cannot speak to
him (or about it).
] ^ to state verbally.
and sliui ; — in Swatow, sue and siiat ; — in Amoy, swat
in Slinnyltni, suh and sih ; — in Clii/tt, shue and sua.
^ ^ -f-f. I there is nothing to say.
] ^ ^ can say no more ; can-
not be described.
^ ^ ] it is all settled, the die
is c.ist.
] ^ -JH ("a to sing and tell stories.
] /p ~J* I could not (or did not)
tell it all ; could not finish the
account.
j^ \ well said, thank you ; often
used like — i'^ou are too kind ;
I beg pardon.
i]> ] novels ; story books.
!p|. ] we'll talk of that by and by ;
no matter about it now.
1 ^ "jf to retract a promise.
^ ] h.ird to say ; I am not sure
about it.
^ S ^ ] I won't hear any
more.
I '^ iF J55t 1 to them (our wives)
we pledged our word.
-j« Fuhchau, siok, yok,
Read shui'' To urge one, to
influence and persuade ; to halt.
5^ 1 ?'J S 'ic «'ent around and
persuaded all the states — to join.
] ^ intriguing men, persuasive
politicians.
B f& ^ 1 Chao Peh rested a
wliile — under this tree.
] -^ ii If I will tarry in the
country near Chu.
Read yueh^ and used with 'j;^.
Pleased ; to delight in ; numbers
or fate.
^ 1 ^ IE t^e people were de-
lighted beyond measure.
iT' IS IS Jh fc *!:■. MlJ ] let me
but meet him, and my heart will
then be happy.
Read t'-oh^ and used with |^.
To take off.
] .i^ Uij I§ he loosened the outer
horses and gave them to him.
SI.
Old sounds, si, sei, sai, sit, and sat. In Canton, sei and sai ; — in Swatow, sai, soi, si, sua, jii, and sh ; — in Amoy, se, si,
6U, andch'e ; — t« Fuhchau, se, ch'fe, and sai ; — in Sliunijhai, si ; — in Chi fa, sb>
M
The original form represents a
bird on its nest ; a synonym of
the next, for wlien the sun is in
;St the west, birds go to roost.
The west ; in divination, the
region belonging to metal ; among
Budhists, refers to heaven, and
occasionally to India ; western, at
the west, westward ; foreign, Eu-
ropean ; to place in the west.
^ ^ BS 1 lie is dead and gone.
] ^ or ] /^ a private tutor,
because the west side of the
hall was the place for guests.
1 5C or 1 :^ ii IM # W- tbe
paradise of Budha (Sanscrit,
sukhavaii), the nirvaia of the
common people.
T>^
1 A or 1 H 11^ A Occidentals,
men from the west.
] '{!^ A Europeans ; but in the
open ports, it means only the
Portuguese.
I he is nothing ; ?. e.
what use is he ? met. a useless
man.
^ ] §J a man from Shan.si.
{Peldnyese.)
iji ] the sun declines to the
west.
1 ]§ -i 1 west-southwesterly.
1 :)[; northwest.
% — ^M 1 — 'P] tere a mouth
there a word ; — everybody
must talk.
From irood and n'[fe or west ;
the Hrst is most used ; used for
^fs'i ^. staid.
To roost, to perch ; to so-
journ, to stay at ; to settle
down after wandering, to
rest ; to desist ; at peace ;
a perch or roost ; a sleeping-place.
^ ] a hen-roost.
] ;1C| slow going ; at leisure.
W flif 1 ii. ^"'^ ^^^^ **"" awhile.
1 M ^, '^ "0 ^'^'^^ dwelling-
place.
1 1^3; anxious and hurried.
ft HI: .W :^ 1 ^:tm}o get
this place to rest myself in.
SL
SI.
SI.
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bustle in tlie si.vtli iiioiitii, !ui-
\v:u-ch;iriots were preparing.
I ^ stopping here and tliere, as
when traveling.
t rnt Troubled and angry ; used
C J jlH lor the last,
t"' 1 'IS vexed, grieved.
you wander about so luueh ?
The broken rice left in the
mortar after bulling is y\t
:' I ; but the eonnuou name i.s
TJt j<j; or ^ tI^ broken rice.
3 Kroin ^ o.r and J^ '"iV.
The rhinoceros still found in
Cbiu-India ; one kind is
described as h.aving the horn
on the nose, while the other has it
on the head ; hard, good metal, as
a sword ; a section or slice of a
melon.
1 ;fi& a rhinoceros' horn, thouglit
by the Chinese to detect poison,
and often carved into cups.
1 4i the rhinoceros.
<L-^ W M 1 —ih'M a. '"''«i
acute as a rhinoceros ; i. e. he
u iderstauds a point at once.
] Tfl] sharp and acute, as a rapier.
^ 1 a poetic name for the yak.
'& All i€ 1 ^'^^ '^'^'l' "'^''•^ 1"'"
the seeds in a slice of melon.
M'
From icood and a rhiuororos ; an
unautliorized character.
ihStt Afraid.
^*y* Ie 1 alarmed.
Also 1 ead /f\
('*VX& A wingless insect allieil to
i( the centipede, the jjj^ | or
millipede.
A diminutive variety of the
Olea fragrans, with reddish
flowers, is the ;^ ] ; it is regarded
as more fragrant than the white.
The neighing of a horse ; a
hoarse, crashing, slashing,
or clattering noise.
] ^jj the din of battle ; a
furious onslaught.
] JjJ a cricket's chirp. {Cmi-
tojiese. )
1 5j ^ life ^^^ horse neighs
over his pasture.
'sien
1
From wnti'V and Jirst ; it is
also written |g, ,,„t „,„( form is
more usually read ^>;h'i or ^ sliai.
To wash the feet ; to wash,
to bathe ; to purify ; to re-
form ; to wash out, to ex-
terminate ; to rinse ; a bath-
ing-vessel.
I J;5)- or ] 'jjj to w.^sh the face.
I Jlsf or 1 \^ or ] ^ to bathe.
I jjji to cleanse or reform the
heart.
Ml ii or J|^ 1 ifli '" f'^ceive
baptism.
1 M washed out the whole city.
I ^ wash [the cliild] on the
third day ; the midwife bathes
it in water having iirtemisia and
other herbs in it, and places a
slice of ginger on the fontanelle.
] ^ avenged his wrong.
Q jlt 1 ^ hereafter I'll do so
no more.
1 if ^^ JS '■o li*-'"!' "■''•'i reverent
attention.
^ I ^ a water-cup for ink.
1 )S'J ^^'ished and brushed ; a
grammatical term for repetition
of expressions.
Read 'sien. To wash, espe-
cially the feet ; to clarify spirit.
1 Wj * reviser of books attached
to the Hanlin.
Hi 1 ''i'' name of a tune or pipe
which W3.S anciently played in
the ninth moon.
fa 1 M fl ffl i® t" 'I'ake spirit
clear and potent and use it.
Oiljtinally composed of ^ to
I/O anil Jt to .•■7o/<, altered to its
present Ibrin ; it resembles botli
('" i£ ^ disciple, and ^Is'ung
^ to follow.
To move one's abode, to shift
one's things; to exceed or over-
pass, to evade.
^ I to luove one's abode,
j^ j to change aljout or move
elsewhere.
] J^ to ii\e elsewhere.
] ff moved to another post.
] ^ to change for the belter.
] ^ to iiicroach on another
mouth.
] |)^ name in the Tang dynasty
for Ya-chcu 111 ;j| j'I'l /(^"in the
west of iSz'ch'uen.
[ij: ^ ] Mencius' mother
thrice moved her dwelling.
■5£-
In CanioiiescKa.i[ ^m. and often
written p^. To waste ; to throw
away ; wasted, Used up.
Also read sai,'' and ii.=ed for "T
All, the whole ; complete, entire.
^ ^ ] uselessly wasted.
1 !5C 51 US disgraced his family-
] ^ ;^ he uses more than is ne-
cessary.
^ ] ' all are gone.
.^ i^ 1 ' ^'"^ s'^^n everything.
jilt 1 ' notie at all.
J5 I ' let go all, as a rope.
:^ Pg ] * I have not written it all.
From hoili/ or fool and to move ;
tile third form is very little used.
, Straw sandals or slippers,
iP'ffH '- ^^'"'" ^y luummers and sing-
^ l^ I ers ; shoes that have no
cL|gg[ I heel-back.s, like a patten or
JtJF^ J slip-shoe.
'"^' JUt I '" throw off a .slipper.
M % iK 1 [''''"'» renoun-
ced the euipiiej like throw-
ing away an old sandal.
M \ 'M % "c'lt out to meet
his friend with his .sandals turned
end for eml ; — net. in a hurry.
Name of a plant ; to increase
fivefold.
may be tive times as many.
790
SI
SI.
SIANG.
A fillet to coutine the hair
under the cap, when the hair
is worn like the Lewchewans.
M 1 ^% M' 'le prepares the
comh, fillet, and hair-pin —
for the toilet.
] ] ^ ^ coming on as peo{)le
do, — numerously and one after
the other.
, . „ From /iliinl and to think,
/iv^ Afraid, shirking, looking ter-
'si rifled ; bashfid, excessively
timid; thrown off one's guard,
showing the white feather.
M^ ] abashed, powerless to act.
•^ ] looking afraid.
'!& W *^ 11 Hi) 1 the cautious
who are not used in courtier's
ways are terrified.
Orifcinally composed of J^ ""''«
and TO lltoii, denoting the niler's
seal, tlie I'atiical now changed to
The royal signet, the great
seal, now called ^ ; the im-
pression of the seal.
g 1 the state seal.
^- \ the halves of the seal agree
with each other.
^
From n-ood and raise'! ; it is sorae-
timss written with r/niss added.
■Si The male nettle-hemp planb
whose fibers called ]j^, are
used for making cloth ; others say
it is the female plant ; and a third,
that the plant is Jj^ and this denotes
the fibers.
1 ^ (oi' ^ 5 ^^ given in the
Book of Odes,) the burr- weed
(Xanthium strumure), common in
the northern provinces.
] ;j|j linen.
-^^^J From silk and ,field, but the \m-
/KQ] mitive was originally the /hn-
' •7 tanelU.
SI
Fine, small; the particulars
of a thing ; delicate, finely made ;
soft, as a texture ; triHing, petty ;
vexatious ; subtile ; carefully, tho-
roughly.
I ^^ fine and coarse.
I i|j« be careful.
"? 1 °"' ff 1 l^eedful, attentive.
^ f '^ 1 fr don't be too careful
about little thing.s.
] ^ a small matter.
] Ij^ conversation ; to speak mi-
nutely or carefully abuut.
I '^ to thoroughly examine.
I 115; fine-looking, beautiful.
I 1 5i ftvl ^*^'"y particularly.
] f^ a spy ; to sift to the bottom
1 Wl mi'iute atoms, subtle ; the
finest parts.
1 i^ ^ sycee silver; — the foreign
word is derived from'this term.
] ^ to mince, to cut up.
] >J» small ; petty.
I ^ a concubine.
i
SI '
m
From u'omnn or scholar and to
hf/p.
A son-in-law.
^ ] a husband, so spoken
of by his wife.
■^ ] my son-in-law.
g ] a worthy son-in-law.
] father-in-law and son-in-law.
^ J^ {i 1 ^" excellent man for
a son-in-law.
35 1 two brothers-in-law so call
themselves.
In SItanghai, used for ^,.
Fancy ; thoughts.
^ ] I to amuse one's self ; hav-
ing no cares.
/^ t(^ ] diligently, cheerfully.
Old sounds, siung, zinng, and ninng. In Canton, seung and tstnng ; — in Strritoyi; s°ie, sifeng, and ch"!!? ; — in Amoj/, siong ; —
in Ftihcliaii, siong and ch'iong ; — in Shnni//uii, siang and djiang ;
1 i& ^'^'^^ *'*'' '"''' '"'^^y distant ;
From eije and wood; for, accord-
ing to the Yih King, there is
notliing more agreeable to the eye
than trees.
Looking among trees ; to
examine, to inspect ; to blend with ;
mutually, reciprocally, by turns,
from one to another; together ; often
merely a reflective form of the
verb, and also answers to the Greek
prefix - vv with ; the substance or
essence, as distinguished from the
accidents.
I I& acquainted with ; friendly to.
1 ^ — J^. associated with for
a while.
not on very good terras with.
] ^ at variance, differing in views.
I 'fj^ much alike, a great resem-
blance.
^ I ^ no matter about it ; no
dift'ereuce which.
1 )^ ft^ I ^^''^ trouble you.
1 ^ 'fH t!% T ^"1 sorry to be so
late in seeing you ; — a polite
phrase.
1 1^ 5^ j)Jjj separated as wide as
the heaven is from the abyss.
1 iS ^ lovesick, deeply attached
to.
■ ill Chi/'u, shang.
^ 3E ^ 1 [he is like] the
strength of gold and the beauty
of a gem.
1 J© S * red bean, the Abrus
precatorius.
] ;^ to agree with, aot to dispute
about
Read siaiiff' To assist, to help ;
to select ; to direct, to encourage
and lead on ; to watch the times,
as a trader does ; to look at ; to re-
ceive an envoy ; a minister of state ;
the black elephant in chess, it
moves diagonally like the bishop
th rough two squares ; physiognomy ;
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791
the art of palmistry; small stars
jiear Megrez 6 in Ursa Major.
I Jj,- rules of physioguoiny.
^ ] to tell tLe destiny by the
countenniice.
TO ] to lake a photograph.
JK, ] "V^ ] a prime or high
minister.
1 1J'!f ifii Wi '^'^^ when it is a fa-
vorable time.
Tji 1 Si original temper.
^ ] disposition ; real qualities
of a person ; an old name for
a privy coiineillor.
■^ ] the realities of life ; — a Bud-
hist phrase.
1 Ife fr^ ^ tlie princes and lords
iUisist.
;g >^ and I ^ fire-prince and
tire - minister, — medical terms
for causes of sickness.
] i& yA yK 'ook at the waters
of that spring.
^<. ] & young or respected Sir.
Jft A T' "fi]" |(i 1 the sincere
man nuist not be lightly con-
temned.
] ^ a classical name tijr the
seventh moon.
] ^ the leader of a blind man.
M
From slicllcr nml nasir^lin;/ ; oc-
curs used for ,f^ to inl.iy, and
intercliunged with the next.
The side rooms or building,
called 1 ^ situated on the east
or west sides of the court, and sub-
ordinate to the large buildings.
Wli ] -J' l''" hou.ses over a city
gate ; the suburbs near the gates.
M ^] 1 $1^ inside and outside of
the city.
1 K ^ ''"^ bordered Yellow
Uanner, one of the Manehu
army cor[)».
A bo.x, cotfer, trunk, or cas-
ket ; boot ol' a carriage ; met.
a cart ; a closet or storeroom ;
a granary ; a room, a .side
aiiartmenl.
— M 1 or — tfc ] one bo.\.
§!^ ] to pack a tnnik.
"•i/
iK "^ \ "• partition-box or tray
for carrying eatables in proces-
sions.
to gi) awav. (C'liitonese.)
iJ 1 T' t\'l =1 I'l-'l'"'-'- "f tapes
and needles. {ShuKjIiat.)
ii 'S 1 •*■ l""'" leather trunk.
t'4' ] or IJJ \X 1 a paper trunk
for burnii}g at funerals, with
[japer clothes in it.
J^ ] the upper small part of a
wardrobe.
^ ] fj ^ trunks and bjiggage.
¥ 1 5i ''""* body of a cart,
where the passenger sits.
^ /^ ^ 1 thousands of store-
houses and myriads of granaries.
m
A large tributary of the
Yangtsz' River flowing north
^svuti/ through the eastern half of
Hunan into Tmigting Lake,
and giving its name to the ^
] three Siang and other towns
near it; its basin measures about
;3il,000 squai'e miles ; a lake in
Ohehkiang; to boil and cook.
1 iG. tt the bamboo of Slum's
wile, which became speckled
from bis tears for her death.
ff-yj. 1 ;> m m Ik 3. Iiere-
upon she boiled it in her tripods
and kettles.
>t4-rt A light yellow color.
f'PTn 1 £. likened to the bud-
^siai);/ ding leaves of the mulberrv.
ifai ) a bluish yellow, as
of silks.
_£_^ A medicinal [)lant, the Cc-
c^Q losia wyt'iitai, whose black
^■iitni;/ smooth seeds, called ^ 1
'f-, resemble those of the
Cockscomb ; an oil is extracted
from them.
'rtvf Coiniionen of cColtifs anil mi olii
r~Ufr> won! lor toii/useil: it is iiucrcliim-
-■**w god with some of its derivatives.
To disrobe in order to plough,
to remove, to put aw.iy ; to o\ er-
top ; to overflow, as a tlood ; to ef-
fect, to do ; to exalt as superior, to
praise ; to complete ; perfection ; to
assist ; to bring about ; meritoiious
valor; to yoke up; to saddle a horse.
I" 1 the best riding — horse.
'fit 1 '" encourage by praise.
1 I'# M ■'"■ prefecture in the north
ol' lliipeh on the River Han.
'4^ ^ \ '^ the affair could not
be brought about.
^ HT 1 ^ii it cannot be excluded.
>^op To inlay, to inchase, to let
f *^C '■* ' to insert or set, as a
^Mii(j jewel ; to veneer ; to coat or
plate ; to rivet, to clamp on ;
bordered, as one color on another,
for which J|g is also used.
1 SS ^ to glaze a window.
1 'tfc ■? i'daid chopsticks.
] 1^ I ^ the inlaid cup and
saucer — of cocoanut, used at a
wedding.
] ^ false teeth.
] j^ to let in, to emboss.
<i:
A tree in Annam, which
contains within its bark
iiKj white grains like rice, that
can be cleaned and pounded
for food ; it may be a species of sago
palm, as it is also called nha-miih.
A spirited horse shaking his
head, caracoling and canter-
ing ; a horse with a white
hind leg; to hold the head
proudly ; remote.
hH 1 Til: ^ ['"s step is like] a
dragon's gambols and a tiger's
paces.
!J.i(s ] capering and prancing.
A coid to hold up the sleeves ;
to pull by the arm ; to carry
in the girdle ; a surcingle or
belly-band.
Like tlie Inst.
Ornaments on a horse ; en-
chiised hair-pins and head
ornaments ; a girth.
J* •? fl'j 1 ^ "at hair-pins
embossed with pearls.
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SIANG.
.8
qff Also read '■Jang.
^ The fat of hogs is ] JfH" fffj
^siang when taken froin the animal.
yf^S To stroll about, to ramble.
i\^^ 1 ^ to go on an excur-
jS,o»y sion. to saunter idly.
] 1 to walk fast.
From to lual'c known and .^/it'cy^;
it is ofteu symbolized by '^ ^^
:an(/ f'e lucky sheep, /J» and "§ be-
ing sounded alike in the North,
thus making a sort of anagram.
Happiness ; felicity or good luck
indicated in some way ; an omen or
harbinger of prosperity granted by
superior powers.
] 5| lut;ky signs.
■§ I a good prognostic.
^^ \ ^ ^^ '"i unpxipitious
<jmen.
ij\ 1 and ^^ ] are the sacrifices
to a parent at the end of one
and two year-', when the mourn-
ing costume is changed.
^ ^ ^ 1 regardless of the bad
omens.
b" A .ii B'. ^ 1 it 's not meet
to forget the kindness showed
to you.
From words and sheep ; it occurs
used for the last.
^siang To examine into and report
upon ; to learn fully ; to dis-
course or reason upon ; to watch
over, to pay attention to ; to mi-
nutely narrate : au official ruinate
or report ; the detail, the particu-
lars, the arguments ; muiutely ;
fully ; good, skillful ; to feign.
I ^ to judge carefully.
1 ^ B^ ^'•^^^ every particular.
] Pb^ ask the real fads.
1 i ^'1 official report to a su-
perior.
I ^ a clear, intelligible account.
^ ] to infer the consequences.
-?• ! ^ 4S; I l>ave not inquired
:ntj tho rcoscs.
^ I to report oa.
"^ ] a joint inquiry.
] ^p to minutely inform.
M fM i% I I "i^li t'^ iH'ar all
about it.
eT xf» IpJ" ] words cannot fully
describe it.
I Yj Ul JJI be careful what you
see and hear.
^^;J To soar, to hoTcr over; to
iy^J look back on ; to roam.
^siani/ ] ] dignified, severe.
^ ] risen to be a gi-aduate.
^ 4* /f> 1 '-1 '!"-' liotisc do not
bow so grandly, — /. e. with
.spreading arms.
IeI I to look back on — one's
native villa"-e.
o
# "F 13 1 •'liG lady of Tsi mo\-es
on at ease.
I ?>^ From shelter and shtep.
t/'-p' An asyhuu for old people ; a
jSi'fl/iy gymnasium or college in the
Clieu dynasty for poor stu-
dents ; to teach.
^ ] the graduates of a district.
y^ j to liecnme a ] ^ tiuts'ai.
^ M a^ 1 I'i* name is well
known in the Academy.
From henrl and to aid.
To think on ; to meditate,
to reflect on ; to plan ; to
hoiJe, to expect; to antici-
pate ; an idea, a conception.
ix.W J Bl'iohopeofgettuigit;
it is impossible.
■f-i* 1 SM :iC ^i yo""^ notions are
too grand ; how extravagant
you are !
ffj ] earnestly desiring or think-
ing of
1 T> 2fs or 1 ;:?; [U I don't
comprehend it ; I can't remem-
ber or think upon it.
,ra I to consider, to reflect on.
] j|E to recollect, to recall to
mind ; to imagine.
1 ^ JlJ or j^ ] pj I shouldn't
have thought it ; no one would
have supposed that.
'siang
I ;^ t" think on.
I i^' 7t; I \.\i\\\\s. it will surely be
so.
S 1 G ^ '^c ''•■'S ^^il'^ hopes of
becoming great.
'U S 1 I ^^'" ''''"k of it.
1 ij JJjjl I fear it will hurt your
lungs.
:© 'l^"" S 1 undecided, unreliable,
chimerical.
] ~ I let me think a little of it.
From ,S, fish and ^ fne ;
which some regard as a contrac-
tion of ^ to nourish; the second
form is most used.
Dried salt fish ; in Peking,
the ] S is ajjplied usually
to the salted 2'ric/tiurus and perch ;
but in the Pan Ts'ao only the ^
"^ jS or sea bass, is so called ; in
Kiangsu, tho j^ ] is one of the
herring family, with very small
tins.
The original character represents
its four /cfjSf cars, trunhy and
tushs ; used with the nest.
sianff'
The elephant ; ivory ; a figme,
form, image, because in an-
cient days the bones of a dead
elephant were found and put to-
gether to look like the living animal;
the white elephant in Chinese
chess, it moves two squares dia-
gonally ; the shape thing.s take ;
emblematic auguries or fancies ;
to resemble ; to delineate ; pictured ;
a resemblance, a likeness : a law or
ordinance of nature, applied to the
change of the /\ J]> diagrams ; to
imitate ; acting, playing-
] ^ ivory.
] ^ the ivory gate, the palace.
] J^ elephant's skin, used as a
medicine ; India rubber.
^ I stupid, dull.
] >}\\ a large district in the north
oi' Kwangsi, where elephants were
found in the Han dynasty.
-'§• '^ 1 ^ '^•■^'-'^ thing called by
its own name.
] ^ the Budhist tenets.
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793
I ^ a mahout
^ :^ ^f I there are signs of a
plentiful year.
W "f I K ^ son should imitate
the virtuous.
?C I ""^ $t 1 celestial signs or
lurniuaries.
■Q ill ^ ] it comprebeiids all
nature.
Tj ^ J^ ] ^^ ^^^^ minutely
di.li Healed his .form.
§11 ^iS ^ 1 immaterial, no form.
1 ')K >jl; 'Si. ''er pictured robes
well became ber.
1 I?- 0.S looped lioles to hang
I things by.
H
I J From man and elephant ; used
► with the last.
sum;/' Like, such, so, similar ; a
figure, image, liiceness; an
idol, a statue ; to symbolize ; to
resemble.
^ 1 or ] ^ figure, form.
^ ] to paint portraits.
f 1^ ] or 1^ ] an idol.
?te[ ] a conception, an idea.
] ^ liR'-like, as a statue.
I j]^ similar to.
^ 1 ^^ ill-looking, no comeliness.
f^ I'l'j /f^ 1 not made like the
pattern.
] m ] m^^ elegant and
stylish ; well arranged, as a
house.
^ The chestnut-oak {Quercus
i^nensis), called ] j(^ i^
aidiuj'' which grows near Peking.
] 1^ the meal of acorns.
1 \^i "J" ^^^ cupules of the acorns;
they are iLsed to dye black.
'> The elephant bird, (as the
",WI character imports.) is the
siany' Bacrros or hornbill of Siam
the I 1^, of whose hard
l)eak the people make vessels and
carved oruauieuts.
Olil xoKndu, sio, siok, nnrl sok. Jn Can.
in Fuhchav^
From n-atrr and likeness; occurs
iutercliani'eil with tlie next two.
ton, sill ; — in Swatoiv, sio, cli'ie, and chio ; — in Amo!/, siaa, oli'iau, and sau ; —
sin ami cl'iu ; — in Shanghai^ sio ; — in C/tiJ'u, sliao. :
>VJ>
To melt, to liquefy, to thaw ;
to lessen by using, to do
away with ; to annul ; to need and
consume, as stores ; hence partici-
jikt/h/, needed, required, exigeant ;
to allay, as thirst ; to digest ; to
exhaust ; to eliminate ; diminished,
dispersed ; sold out, saleable ;
transpiring ; an ancient city north
of the Yellow River, near Wei-
hwui fu.
1 'ffc digestible.
I }g ^ intolerable thirst.
1 M destroyed utterly, lost all,
as l)y lire.
-Si 1 'T' W not including the
fees to the porters.
] M Id allay the fever.
1* V: 1 1^ V^^y '■* game of chess
In |),iss the time.
] ,tl. '" transpire, as news ; a re-
port, a rumor.
] ^ melted away.
\ P5 cheer up, dis.sipate your
grief
1 i/< I^ ffi 'o remove judgments
and induce blessin<^.
^ ^ 1 i%, •'- '''IS taken away
all my .spirits; said of extreme
joy or grief
^fiil 1 1 ^aSe^^V'-iittiii
his tein|)i;r biis cooled, and then
talk about it.
] 1^ wasteful.
^ 'Tii 1 'jt lie has no enjoyment
of it at all.
] ipj .1 branch of the Yellow R.
neu' Tsing-yuen in Kansuh.
I ;^ to carouse through the
night.
^ I only that, just needed only
that.
I fi^ leism-ely, quietly ; to become
composed.
rom
nulai
mr/ai and to resemble,
to tlio last.
jsvi/o To fuse metals ; to dissolve,
to finish ; to spend, as time ;
deficient, as in politeness ; to make
void; to cancel, as a check ; to ex-
haust ; to spade up.
Fi; 1 '■o clear otf, as an account.
] ^ to decide a case in court.
I ijjjj to cancel a certificate, to
give back a permit.
1 ^ lo wash with gold.
I |§ to melt, as ores.
I ^ to carry an order or mes-
saj,'o into effect, — and report.
I §^ to destroy what is no longer
of use ; to ruin ; to dissolve.
J^b 'IK % 1 **"'^'' hatred is hard
to-appeaso.
— 1^ i^ ] the affair is quite
settled.
:^ 1 f^ ^ to spend the years
i[i leisin'c.
P3 ] to render an account of
government expenditures by a
^ I or memorial of outlays.
jS 1 ^ 'li^ to deprive of an
honorary title for cowardice.
W 1 ^ '" »''e'*t demand; a large
stock, as goods.
m
Niter, or similar looking
salts ; saline efflorescence,
whether having a soda or
potash base ; to use salts ;
to tan.
I ^ a saltpeter de'pdt.
-if\> \ cnulo glauber's salts, or
sulphate of soda; it is called ^
D^ ^^ when purified.
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] ^ to tan leather.
] -f 'ff a chalky stone used for
marking.
•f^ ] foreign saltpeter.
& ^ 1 *'^^ leather creaks, as
;iftt-T a wetting and drying.
I ^ carbonate of soda from the
natron lakes in Mongolia.
^ ] a saline substance left when
lixiviating salt.
•^ ^ 1 crystals of niter, cop-
peras, <;r other salts.
] sis tK "''■r'c 3cid.
W Night, in the night ; dark ;
tiaveling by night ; small,
jSi'rto few.
1 fj or ] ^ the glowworm.
'A 1 °^ 'f? 1 throughout the
night.
•jIq ] the full moon of the first
mouth.
1 ^'ftf :^ I di'^s« I'efore the
dawn and eat at noon ; said by
the emperor from his cares of
slate
H ^JJ jS I for three days and
nights.
^ ] in the silent night.
^/N Raw silk ; plain stuffs like
<>|»f^ lustring ; the woof of silk^
»a''ro ^ 1 ^ ^ ^- ^ blackish
.silks are made into ve.sts.
^ I a kind of byssus or silk
brought up by divers.
Read ^s/uio, and used with If^.
To comb the hair ; a spar ; a yard
to support a sail or a tlag.
From leather and likeness ; the
first form is common, and is also
read (Shao, a wliiji, a cudgel.
A sheath ; the scabbard of
a sword ; a case for a knife
or other thing.
)g|| I ^ a scabbard.
JJ tij I the blade left its
case.
fl^ ] cases for revenue treasure ;
they are made of small logs
iiou-bound and hollowed out.
J|.^> The chrysalis or egg-cocoon
(% f^ of the mantis.
^siao ^ I the aureha of the
mantis.
Read ^skio. A long-legged .:^i"
der, the shepherd spi k'i".
FiOin ,W, fish
contracted.
and
aliealh
,siuo
1
A fish found in the lakes
and the Yangtsz' River, and
along the coasts, with a body like
a whip and having a forked tail ; it
is probably the Fistularia, known
at Canton as the ,^ ^^ ; though
it may be the gar-pike (Belone),
also common in the southern seas.
Excessive thirst.
1^ I a headache said to
come on in the spring.
To ramble and saunter ; ap-
plied to the easy diversions
of immortals.
J^ _t I j§ to wander along
the banks of the river.
i § -iS quite at leisure en-
joyuig a ramble.
From nil II and likeness*
Misty snow or sleet, also call-
^si^M ed ^^ ^ which melts as
soon as it drops ; vapory
!i;ize, fleecy clouds ; the empyrean,
heaven, the highest region of the
air ; a halo or parhelion.
^ ] fleecy clouds.
1,1; 1^ I to ascend to the pure
vapors, to rise to heaven.
'4' 1 <i '"§• outrageous, heaven-
daring anger.
'i^ 1 ?£ ^^^ trumpet-flower or
Biynonia.
A lU I is a brownie with I
one leg sticking out beliind, [
iao found in thickets, especially
in Ting-cli.au fu '{'^ >}\\ JjJ in I
Fuhkien ; it tries to injure people,
but desists on calling its naiiK'; the
Miaotsz' in Kweiehau worship it
at the new-year by a procession ;
other descriptions suggest that by
this name is meant the demon
which produces malaria, or ague.
Abundant foliage; the leaves
falling in autumn ; slender
trees ; used by some as a
synonym for the catalpa.
An instrument of music like
the pandean pipes with 23
or 16 short, unequal tubes
inserted in a frame ; the
ends of a bow.
'M 1 * bamboo flageolet.
1^ ] to tune the pipes.
Pjjj ] to play on the orphic pipe.
] 13 the ancient pandean pipes.,
^g ] the wind singing, as through
a crack ; leolian music.
1 1^ ff ft ll>e pan-pipe and
double-pipe begin together.
A long-legged spider, called
] ^^ akin to the Phalan-
iao ffium; the name seems to
be applied to other long-leg-
ged insects, as the Tipula
or crane-fly.
1 4i^' li '^ '''c harvest spiders
are in our dooi'S.
From plant and to venerate.
A plant, also called § j^'
si<io and ^ ^ %, ^ very fra-
grant and common species of ■
arlemisia, about four feet high,
numerous whorls of leaves, and a
squ.are stalk ; a small principality
iie.ir the Yellow River, now Siao
hien ] ]|G| in Sii-cheu fu in the
northwest of Kiangsu.
1 ^ a bill-hook good for cutting
plants.
] ji^ lonely, desolate, poverty-
stricken, in extremis.
1 ] j^ ^% quietly neighed the
horses on tiieir return.
1 US ->^ 1^ '" iuiminent danger.
1 ^^ ® ^ pestered, troubled.
JH iM 1 in ''^'^ ^^""^ soughs fit-
I'ully tlirougli the trees.
artemisia I
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Z^^ Name of .1 river in Yunnan,
'•illrt ■"' "PI'^''' ti'ih'it'iry ot liu'
^alUo West or Pearl Kivcr.
] 7^ "I branch of tlie River
Siang, enterini^ it at Yung-clieu fu
in the south of Hinian
] 1 a driving wind ami rain.
1 M E II 'lie (leliglits and
troubles of the world.
The ends of a bow, which
often turn backwards in Chi-
nese bows.
Also rend <j/i« and shu/i) '
The rapid flight of birds ;
(,«irto injury to a bird's plumage ;
quick flighty.
^' ^ ] ] I ''^ui [like a bird
wliosr] tail is plucked ; i. e. in
a sad plight.
1 ^ ffiJ fife lie suddenly \vent
away.
C t Foime.l <if TV to (lii'iilc and J
^1 » a/i/ienriiii;, i. c. .1 tiling just bir;
, . enough to divide ; it forms tlie
Sti.(0 ^2(1 railioHl of a few niiscella-
iieuus clmraclers.
Small, little ; trifling, petty,
mean ; contracted, narrow ; a de-
preciating term for what belongs
to me, my ; before proper names
often means junior ; inferior in
rank or quality ; young ; inieilu-
caled, vile ; a concubine ; subtle,
minute ; to disesteem, to regard
as trifling ; to be particular, to be-
come small.
1 /^ a mean unprinci[iled man,
also, the common peojile ; a man
naturally base and selfish ; used
sometimes by a poor man for I.
] ^j I, as used by a menial, seems
to be an aftected change for
] ^, and is said by his bet-
ters in the same sense.
1 J" '"y s^'rvant ; my pupil ;
young men ; my children ; I ;
you, my son.
^ ] many concubines ; they are
also called ] J|, and f^ ]
means to become a concubine.
^ 1 wife and children.
] l(j| a miss, a young lady.
I ijj be careful ; sedulou.sly.
^jlt ^ I it will suit, neither large
nor small, as a sock.
1 /& IS- ''■ ^'^"■'^ * '"'"''*' '■•'•'Ic ;
.sail! by one's self
) H a small vassel, a person of
eontracteil, mediocre ability,
j^ 1^ W f0 1 I l»3,ve one cou-
cubine.
I'm f # 1 I am tated by all
the Tucan people.
^^ I contracted and small.
\ ^M Wi ^ patty finical person ;
a 1 rifling way of acting.
^ M P.l) 1 ^^ ""'"> bves within
hiuisi'lf becomes selfish.
1 ^ ^ K stolen things oflFered
for sale.
1 >^'' 1 l@ P<^tty and cowardly,
frightened at little things.
1 "M "ly bouse.
] ^ to cheat in little things to
pilfer, to overreach in trifles.
(Sliaiighai.)
Ajft* From bamboo and branch; it is a
■j5f^ synonym of , -Jlf a pipe.
'smo A dwarf variety of the bam-
boo, useful for arrows and
organ tubes, which grows in Shan-
tung and the islands lying near ;
the culm of one kind is said to be
nearly solid.
1 ^ It ®: 'lie fine and coarse
bamboos were presented.
1 /3^ my shop.
/roni hamhoo and weird ; bnt as
this gives a forced meiiniiig,
, others tliink it denotes tliiit
j|7V ' bamboo instruments inal%-e pno-
U^C' pie laugh by their joyons
,\ sounds ; the second form is in
sifto comnion use.
To laugh, to smile ; to be
pleased ; to laugh at, to ridicule,
glad, smiling, smirking, giggling;
jolly ; a .smile.
p]" j laughable.
(^ 12. 1 '"^ pure white rase.
■U ] M ^3 t<^ '-"'Sh outright
with joy.
^ ] :h "^ laughed at by all
respectable [)e()p!e.
It 1 to laugh.
^. A 1 to act ridiculously.
1 5E 1 'o laugh immoderately.
1 pS a to jeer at one.
1 1*^ I'g giggling and smirking.
fU 1 to smile at secretly
J^ I a forced smile, to grin a
ghastly smile.
W ?S — 1 ^ thing to be laugh-
ed at.
^ ll'j ^ 1 to ^'■y "P one's tears
anil smile.
1 ® j^ "■ tleceitful smile.
|@ ] §2, 'o S'i'le because another
does.
^ 3^ P^ HD ^ 1 to grieve and
cry, and afterwards rejoice with
one ; — the pleasures of success
after a toilsome struggle.
>Jt2*) Vrom flesh and small.
PJ To be like, to assimilate ; a
siao' likeness or relationship be-
tween parent and child, said
to be proveable by mixing their
blood ; like ; small ; dwindling,
deteriorated ; scattered and lost.
^ I not equal to or like it ; de-
generate, used by a son when
writing to his father.
] ly resembling.
I ^ a filial son.
^ ] a little like it
M. J^ '\% \ '1"^''' l*""^ ^^^ f""""
are alike ; — a chip of the old
block.
J T From month or breathing and
to venerate ; the first is most
t used.
A whistling, hissing soanii,
like letting off ste.am ; to
scream ; to whistle ; to sigh,
to groan.
1 a tiger's scream.
] good at whistling.
I J^ ^ be whistled and
then sung, — to divert his mind.
P^ I ^ ^ to sing in chorus.
^ It 1 ^ long drawn are her
moans I
796
SIE.
SIE.
SIE.
si:6.
Old sounds, si, zi, sit, and sip. In Canton, s6, tse, and ts'c ; — in Sioatow, sia and
in Fvhchau, sic and sie j '• — in Shanghai, zia, sia, and si ; —
^t-l-^ From . two and jlt 'Ai*; ?. rf.
I * ^ pointing to tliis and then to that.
sie A little ; a sign of the plural ;
an adjective of comparison,
analogous to the termination er,
when following another adjective or
adverb; shortly, partly, rather,
somewhat ; small in number ; short,
as time.
— ) a little.
^ ^ — • ] I Lave none at all.
jj ] and j|5 ] these, those.
W 1 /P :^ '^ '^ ^'^^^ ^'^'y proper.
3il 1 ^h^ ih.^&'i trifling matters ;
an unimportant aft'air.
^ I quicker.
B^ BJ ij I it is a little better.
^ T ^ 1 ^'^ broke a good
many.
] ^ trifling, a little of, a little
while.
^ 1 it ,g unintelligible.
itl -^ ^ 1 it seems as if there
were more.
of it left.
aJ; ] too little ; fewer.
Sff. ] (!^ disagreeable, disgusting,
f^ 1 S ^ what are you doing ?
1 ^ fiO ^ I^ a ^'ery little dif-
ferent.
^Mm 1 f® H ^ there are
so many kinds of fruits.
Read so'. A final particle ex-
pressing regret.
i^ ^Bif \ why alas I does
the manes thus wander about, ]
— and not return to its home '? '
c^i" SI
"rem a peck and /.
Slanting, inclined ; oblique.
diagonal, criss-cross ; aslant,
not by the line ; distorted ;
irregular, scattered ; not level, as
a rising road.
] j|^ to look askance.
1 ® ■'"> unsteady or side wind.
] 1^ cross-eyed.
] p^ oblique beams of the sun.
^ ] awry, slanting ; perverse.
1 '^J "I'l oblique street.
1 1 5i 6^ 't '*' somewhat crooked.
■Jg ] ^ the afternoon sun is hot.
{Cantonese.)
jA ] lay one end of it higher.
] ij^ a slope, a hill-side.
M
</.
A plant, the ] ^, which is
probably allied to the Viiex,
a species whose leaves are
transversely veined.
Read .ve'. To
Read
,fu.
accumulate.
An ear of grain.
From citif and looth ; it lias su-
perseded the next character, ouce
used with this meaning.
sie
' Deflected, inclined, swerving
from the right line, — the op[)osite
of J£ ; depraved, \icioiis, ilelud-
ing ; illegal, heterodox, heretical ;
corrupting, radical ; specious ; un-
sanctioned by law or custom, or
whatever leads away from the
writer's standard.
1 ^ erroneous doctrines.
1 'ih sorcery, unlawful tricks.
] )|i^ illegal gods, false deities,
whose worship is unacknowled-
ged, or whose ritual is subver-
sive of morality.
1 1h ^ T* t'^'^''" bu.skins were
on below — the knue.
] j]jg charms ; philters ; black art
»& 1 impure ; plotting evil.
] 5^ obscene, depraved.
Jf ] illicit ; seditious ; malicious,
underhand.
6fc 1 l§ IE forsake heresy and
return to the right way.
,§l ^ ) his thoughts are upright.
s6 i — in Aiuoy, sia, ch'ia, and soe ; —
■ in t'lit/ii, sliiii.
1 ^ possessed, mad, haunted by ;
malaria.
Read ^ye, and used for JJP and
^. Name of an ancient place, J^
] lying in the east of Shantung ;
a tinal jjarticle.
^ 1 name of a sword or rapier,
so called from its maker.
Read ^ii. An excess, as of d.ays.
Read j««, and uised for 1^. To
delay.
^M.n\ iJE ^ p. 1. "e can
no longer delay, it is a very ur-
i'"iom clothes and tooth ; used
with the last two.
.s/e A garment like a buskin
that wraps around the leg ;
awry ; out of fashion or not becom-
ing ; vicious, lewd.
^ ] slanderous, lewd, uncouth,
said of common people ; a de-
preciating term.
From a shelter and a wooden
cioi] ; occurs used lor the next ;
the second form is vulgar.
To write, to draw ; to com-
'»»»</ J pose, to write on a subject ;
'sie to design or sketch ; to put
a thing in its place ; to make
out, as an account ; to remove, to
put aside ; to quiet, to calm, as
one's passion ; to ease one's mind ;
to disburthen ; to dissipate ; to
found, to mold, as an image ; to
leak.
] *^ to write.
] ^ to write a letter.
] ^ A a clerk.
I ^^ ^ written finely.
J ^ y(| a subscription book.
>fC I ^ very heedless ; careless
how he does it.
1 jE 1^ S write the characters
out in full.
SIE.
SIE.
SIE.
797
;p^ ] j^ rewrite it
] ^ to draw living objects.
I ^f fg^ f^ he writes evenly and
caixt'iilly.
M ^ 1 M tls^scribed it like a
{jieUire ; wi)i'<l-paintiiig. "
jl^ ] to disburden, to let out
oii'-'s mind.
^- ] f^ fi[i the figure is drawn
to tlio lite.
$i 'tl'* I ^ "^y mind is quite sa-
tistied.
I ^ ^ ^ I aiii unable to
write, as from a sore.
M ^'mma ] ?)4 s I t.ii
hiiii tiiat I wish to go on an
ttxeursion to relieve my low
spirits.
f 7^*> A medicinal plant.
^^ ^ 1 or j^ \$i an unibelH-
'sie fcrous plant found in danjp
places in Fu-cheu in Ki.ang-
si, the dried tubers of which are
used for their diuretic properties.
n
Tile ashes of a lamp or pas-
tile ; an expiring wick.
§ 1 it 7t ^ W M tl^e
torch ha.s burjied out its
lii;lit. alas, how quickly !
f^ 1 j& Ifl 'li^ '^"^' "f ^^^ '^*^""
die liashts Up.'
From irorih and to shoot armivs
:i.s tUe phonetic.
To decline, to withdraw from,
to refuse ; to thank, to ex-
press gratitude, and rather inti-
mates that one intends to do so
with money or something substan-
tial ; to acknowledge, to confe.ss;
to excuse one's self ; to diminish,
as strength ; to resign, to throw
up ; to stop intercourse with ;
thanks.
^ I or I ] many tliunks for.
\ 3^ lo own one"s faults.
j^ 1 M ^''" Ccuidle di'ips.
] l|l|!^ a card of thanks ; a notice
of reward ottered.
^3 ] received wiih thanks.
yf^ ] fading flowers.
] j@ to call on one after a feast ;
an after-dinner call.
I ,^g to break off intercourse.
1 'ip to return a cull.
1 ii^ '* ''eturn present; a doctor's
fees.
] '^ to decline a visitor.
1 -jli to die.
iM 1 '" '•^^^ grateful for.
^]t ^ ^^ I I thank you with may
foldei.l hands.
' An ancient terrace or arbor
witli trees around it ; a kind
sic' of roofed altar whereon to
place sacrificial implements;
a gymnasium ; a lenciiig
room.
J ] a wooded mound with a
lookout or belvidere on it.
"^ ] a military practicing room,
L'ke a shooting-gallery.
m'
From [» asm/, ]i^ to si uji. -.wd
■^ 7100/1, referring to the time
sic ' when animals are unh;u'nesse<I
from tlie cart.
To lay aside, to relinquish, to
leave ; to put off, as clotlies ; to
vacate ; to deliver over to ; to take
otf, as a load ; to unroll.
I ^ to throw up an att.iir ; to
vacate an office.
1 fi or 1 ft tf> resign.
J]5 ] jjiljl @ he looks exhausted
and worn out.
] J|[ to deliver carga
^fp ] to pull down, as a bouse ;
to take away, ;us an awning,
ft 1 ^ ' ''^ fiowers are falling off.
I ^\^ to deliver coal.
1 If iHl ;^ to throw otl' armor
aud flee.
1 lli 1^ '-0 avoid evil, to escape
danger.
1:^ f T $C 1 '^ ^'""^ '■*' * hong
lo <leli\er goods.
^ I to undress ; also, to abridge,
to take tile precis of a paper.
I '/!k to dismiss the go-between.
) HM '■'^ ^'^'' Jo^^'i a burden
] J^ to unharness a cart.
1 Hi I' unload.
*^^ > To let water flow off, to
{g^ drain land ; to leak, to ooze ;
.s/tf' to purge ; to eliminate ;
iliarjliea ; slippery, as from
the rain.
gj; ] a Ijowol complaint.
I 1^ a purgative.
I i)^ to reduce a feverish feeling
liy purging.
■)Y, 1 a watery stool.
I 7J1J to open a sluice or way for
water to flow.
I jIg ^ it has no foundation to
rest on, liollow.
JT 1 ^ spilled the tea, — to lose
a betrothed before the nuptials.
] -^ barren, herbless land.
fiJi tk in 1 'i% ''6 sputters his
words out, as if he had a flux.
I ~ ^ purged twice.
ifi iJJj %% 1 spasms and gripes
with a diarrhea-
s' ± y-i- 1 — ^ the road was
so wet that he slipped down
once.
■Sx i^ ^ I the water swashes
up and crumbles away the
bank.
3!C fi; iD ^\<■ fi life a polished
composiliou covers the whole
subject as (quicksilver flows over
the LTound-
) Occasionally used for the last.
A diarrhea, a purging ail-
ment ; to itch,
a 1 =*aux.
798
SIEH.
sit and sip.
SIEH.
SIEH.
In Canton, sit, ship, sip, and tip ; — in Swatow, siak, siat, ami si ; — in Amoi/y siat ami sek ; —
in Fuhcliaii, siek ; — in Shanghai, sih ; — in ChiJ'u, sl.ie.
A jilant resembling the ^^
a large marsh grass like a
'line Cartx or Cyperiis ; it is Ibund
in Ngaiihwui ami Shantung.
1 g ancient name of a very small
state, lying east of Tang hien
g^ j|^^ in Yenxheu fu in the
south of Shantung ; three rulers
are mentioned before b. c. 48-J.
To walk awry, as a club-
footed man, or one who is
lame.
'^ 1 ^ fc ''' came hard
for hiui to be kmd.
A whisper.
] ] to speak in a low
whisper ; — a [ihrase whose
sound imitates its meaning.
iHie
h'iiL'
h'mh
From body and lihencss.
A fragment, a crumb, a bit ;
to powder, to break in pieces ;
to regard ; to take pains for ;
to regard as pure ; upright ;
respectful, diligent ; minute, trou-
blesome ; lightly, tritlingly.
f± 2{£ 1 1 Z- W M <^'>m!"g
and going constantly, and caring
nothing for the trouble.
J*^ ] triHing, vexatious.
1 '^ S^ making trilling excuses
for his conduct.
^ ] unworthy of thought, to
disregard ; to keep aloof from.
X-> 1 ^ >w nee'l of going.
^ \ to depreciate.
1 tS 5^ ^ ^° liglitly set aside
the decrees of Heaven.
1 17 6. ''"^ annoying part is
not yet over.
7 ^ 1 i^^^ thinks I am not
fit to be with him.
•f/H '^° ^yi^ or pull ont a stop-
/jW'* per ; to unstop a hole.
M
line >
liiok'
h'ioh'
The grits of rice or corn
which remain after hulling
or pounding.
1 ^ lice grits.
1^ ] flour and grits.
To wave.
^ ] to flutter as the skirts
ui a garment in the wind.
\%
From watei' and to drag ; some-
times read i' as a synonym of '{E'
ic' A stream in Chehkiang ; to
leak, to drop, to ooze ; to
drip and soak through ; to burst
forth ; to divulge ; to tell a secret ;
to desist from ; to reduce, to di-
minish.
fgS ^ ] he is still angry.
] ^ lost all its smell or virtue.
] j|j divulged ; it has got abroad.
^* ] it leaks ; to exude, as per-
spiration; to come out, as flowers.
^ ] or ] 1^ the aflair has leaked
out ; the thing is kuown.
7 1 S j^ ^^'^ '^i'' "ot lessen his
fault.
^ 1 T M S ^^o not lisp a
breath of it.
I "I* /g the copy h;is got abroad.
A dysentery.
] ^"jj a bloody flux.
From woman and leaf; also used
with the next.
To treat disrespectfully or to
insult females ; to lust after ;
to outrage.
B indecent trifling.
sie
jfi I lewd conduct
l-'rom ^ Jresa
traeteJ.
ip.d S ",
'pi con-
Undress, dishabille ; com-
mon, ragged, dirty garments,
fit for working in ; tattered ; im-
pure ; to revile, to treat irreverent-
ly ; to dishonor.
1 }S '° profane ; to blasphonje,
as the gods ; to make ashamed.
] fj to treat disrespectfully,
wanting in attention.
I )]K i'l UEidress.
] 1^ indecent, filthy, as a dress.
sie ' To treat disrespectfully ;
dark, obscure ; attendants,
cliarahfrlaius, familiars.
I 1^11 ^ E imperial eunuchs.
-^ ijjj I 1^ only a groom of the
chamber its I am.
From Ijoili/ and lamina.
^) The lining or stufiing of the
soles of shoes ; a sandal or
wooden shoe ; to fill up level.
and let us seek a shady place.
From sun and a/il contracted ;
neurlv synonymous with the last
I
I
xtravagant.
]^ \^ to spend in a
reckless manner.
The side-posts or heavy pil-
lars which i«)h()ld a gate ;
.ste a tree resembling the cherry;
a thorny juniper; to till a
crack wilh a wedge or reglet.
JH — fS Ttv 1 ^ stop it up
wilh a wooden slip.
trt From hand and a deed.
^, To rub, to wipe otf; to
,; ' measure ; to play with in the
hand, to fumble ; to stop;
queer, angular.
^ 1 irregular, not a rectangle ;
angular.
^ ] to clean or brush bo as to
injure.
t§ A 1 :^ guess its length and
measure its size.
STEH.
SIEN.
SIEN.
799
In Pekingese. To strike.
1 tT 1 ft* pound it iu, as a tenon.
To tii; up, to secure ; to fet-
i»I3^ J lef ; tied ; fetters, bonds.
sid'' *^ j Ijound with cords.
i H + ^ 1 ^^M i»
[irisou bound baiid and foot so
tbiit he cannot stir.
^ ] a bridle ; that wliieb res-
trains.
^ -f" ^ ] my grief fetters ine
like bonds.
II
Tilt firsb is most used, but both
are iiejirly synonyinous with tlie
preceding.
A baiter to secure an ani-
>•> J nial ; to fasten with cords ; a
*"^ bo\v-ra*k ; to remove.
:§: I 1^' •liL •''^'2 removed the warm
dresses.
pj I a frame to retain a bow in
j)ro[)er shape.
W'fllt To \valk.
sie ■
fance rapidly, to
walk fast, to get on.
IssCi
siti '
1
1
1
From ^ fiery, g words, and
3^ a hdnd.
To blend, to harmonize ; to
adjust properly, to keep in
due relations ; to matuie.
S 1^ P^ '-° "c^iist tbe dual
powers properly.
^ to arrange equably.
I to harmonize forces.
i\ ;/\^ 'j^ he in accordance
[with the decrees] destroyed
the great Shang dynasty.
Old sounds, sin, sim, sen, and zien. Jn
in Amoij, siau, siani, sim, cl
.%
^sien
From )\j a man and j2 t" 0°
atsme it; i. c. he who goes on, or
precedes others.
First, before ; formerly, past ;
to go ahead ; to regard as first, to
put first ; a cause; to begin; first-
ly ; previous ; deceased, late, gone
before ; early, soon ; the anoients.
1 ^ belbre and after, in time or
place ; first .and last ; various
times ; several things.
1 j§ ^'g''*' — heavy, as in weigh-
ing, when the beam goes up or
down.
1 ^ '^i" 1 ^ ™y ^^^ father.
] 5^ J£. -I good constitution, iu
full vigor.
^ ] in front; formerly, at that
date.
) I|^ Iwfore ; previously, last time.
i'F- 1 ^ ~~ i^ tlo you step alaad
a little.
1 A "ly ancestors; forefathers.
^ 1 to strive to be first or get
ahead.
1 ,E| a forerunner, an avant-
couricr, a harbinger.
T^ '^^ 1 ^ li« acts as my spokes-
nuui or tiiesaenger.
1 ^ ^ I?$ to !» prepared be-
forehand.
Caitt'iii, sin and ts'im ; — in Swatow, sien,
I'iam, aiiii, iind swan ; — in Fuhchav, sieng,
in Ulianyhai, si" iind zi" ; — in Chi/n, shien.
] ^ ^ H|J the ken of a prophet,
sagacious.
^ J2 I ^ the teacher on the
table ; — a euphuism for a
dictionary.
Read skti' To assume the pre-
cedence, to take the lead ; to put
first ; to be boforehand.
■^pj B^ 1 ^ perhajjs some one
will be ahead of you — and
save it.
[jress on ahead of one's seniors
may be termed very disrespect-
ful.
Tj U^ A fine pebble, inferior to a
(^y|^ gem, such as red
lasper or
j.^ffM rose quartz.
,sien
Common rice wlun grow-
ls called I tJ^ in Kiang-
nan by tbs people, to distin-
guish it frum gh'.tinou.?
rije; another name is ||| ]
ap[)lijd to the grain,
Froni limn and hill ; c. e. those
who dwell in wilds.
An immortal; human souls
endued with di\ ine powers ;
beings of benign nature in-
s"noi, oh'"i, s°c'ia, yitn, sen, nnd siam ; —
siug, ch'ieiig, and chieug ; ^
I ferior to gods, and having the power
I of becoming invisible, like the Arab
jinnee; fairies, called jjit^ | and
I A ; t'^" Budhists use it for
sanctified personages or immortal
rishis, of whom they make fi\e
classes, heavenly, spiritual, human,
earthly, and devilish ; an angelic or
disembodied man ; an old recluse,
who changes into another form but
does not die ; to become immortal,
deathless ; anything puzzling or
curious ; graceful.
g ^ -jg 4* 1 I '""" *^s genius
of the wine bottle.
^ ] angab, so called by the
Mohammednns.
1 j^ or ^ 1 to die; M. to
ramble with or go to the genii.
1 iE olysium, fairy land.
] ^ a fiiiry, an elf.
1 i|X ^i* iH [''^^ cEiperor] mount-
ed the fairy car, and ascended
to the far country.
{^ 1 to strive to become an im-
mortal.
\ ^" the liquor of immortality.
I >^ lithe, slender^ lissome, grace-
ful, fairy-like.
H. 1 ^ tlij toach-me-not flower.
{Iinpatkiis )
800
SIEN.
SIEN.
SIEN.
1
H ^ ^X 1 sprighlly as a fairy.
1 ^ ^ij; |i[g mystic arts of the Ra-
tionalists ; iised for the sect, from
their constant reference to these
beings.
/^ ] the eight genii ; they are
deified mortals and regarded
now as the patrons of arts ; they
are of Taoist origin, and are
named as follows : —
g ilB] ^ who carries a ^|]
sword, and assists in fencing ;
he is worshiped by the sick.
2- ?S M ^ carries a ^ fan,
with which some say he fans
and revives the souls of the
de.-id.
3- ^ :Jit i'vi carries a :j!J; ^ basket
of flowers and a spade, and aids
tlorists.
*• M \^ ^ carries a ^jj 'r^ gourd
and eruti-h, andhel[is magicians.
5- W ^ M w^'<*''S a'l official cap
and carries Iflj castanets ; the
patron of mummers and actors.
6- ^% ^ ^ ^''^ '1 bamboo pencil-
cup, and guides writers and
scholars to a good style.
7, f^ ffU ^ a youth playing the
■ji^' Hute, who helps musicians.
8. jiij Jlll ^ a female standing on a
floating petal carries a flj ;f^
lotus flower, chowrie and basket,
and helps in housewifery.
From man and to mount high ;
il is used for the lost.
To ca[)er and perform antics.
M % \ \ they hopped
and capered, — the drunken
fellows.
The original foiin is composed of
ISi to rise and y^ i/reat, con-
tracted in combination ; it is only
used as a primitive.
To rise high, as a bird ; to
climb a height.
To walk ronnd and round ;
to amble or pace, as in a
pantomime.
S§ 1 to whirl, as dervishes ;
to wriggle and turn in a
ring.
.sitn
^s^eii
Dressed.
^ ] the clothes shaking
sioi when walking ; the dress flut-
tering in moving.
Krom /r-fk and a /lick or hoe ; it
is cliielly useil as a primitive,
and altered in combination ; also
read ^/aien.
Wild onions or leeks, with
which the shallot ^ is sometimes
confounded from tuiiir similarity.
Small under-clotlies ; a gir-
dle ; clothes of hair or fea-
c/iic' tilers ; waving, as a flag.
^ ] |g ^ her waving
girdle .and flowing siiirts, were like
fluttering pennons.
From silk and a stij) ; used with
tlie next.
Small, fine, like silken fibars ;
silk woven with black woof
and white warp ; ortiaments hung
on the lapel ; tapering, delicate ;
mean, niggardly ; to prick, as in
tattooing; in silken work, denotes
ten fibers of silk or other minute
threads ; atom-like, a milliontli
part.
] |[a fine, delicate ; all the mi-
nute details.
E ^B S 1 ^^17 s^^^^ *'"^i ''^'^y
small.
j -p^ skillful work.
I ^^ slender fingers.
^ ji" 1 fi it did not get dusty
in the least.
1 ^ a \ery little ; too siuall to
reckon.
From woman and a siip^ as of a
garlic leaf.
^sien Similar to the last ; .slender
and .sharp pointed ; delicate,
slender, like a girl.
1 ^ ^^ perceive fully ; he knows
it all
] II weak and delicate.
1 •^ -i -^ * bagatelle, a trifling
att'air.
] ^ artful, cunning.
h>-^ From metal and tongue.
c Jp|l| .A. kind of hoe ; sharp ; acute,
^sicn fine pointed ; a fish barb.
I ^Ij sharp-edged.
] ^ [he has a clever] sharp pen.
1 "f pf !^ skiUed at writing
poetry.
Read 'Ckn. To take a thing :
to cut, as with an ax.
^^^ From dtty and to enter.
r'X ^^ The increasing light of the
^sicn sun; rising higher and higher,
to advance.
1 H S •^'^^ kingdom of Siam ;
the first word is an imitation of
the native word Suyam, which
Pallegoix says means a brown
reddish-ochery color, alluding
to the hue of the people; the
other word perhaps refers to the
Laos or Lolos people.
t^^V From heart and a//.
c I _^ Disputation, skilled in argu-
^sien meut ; sharp-mouthed, liti-
gious ; insidious; flattering.
I ^ a .smooth-tongued m.m.
'te 1 1$ .K ^""'^ *' these poor
peopl- ; / e. those who must
defend their own c.ise.
To take, to select, to feel
after.
t, Z3 * It is also read ^ts'ien.
c/^^sj* To scald ; to boil in water, as
'^icii for soup ; warm, comfortable.
] ^ to seal d the hair off,
as from pigs.
From yi.ih and .fhiep, but the
primitive is a contraction of ip
, repeated thrice, and a synonym of
^^s f^ ineaningyVoH';)/; the second
('Sral I I'di rn is obsolete.
j.5K/( The strong smell of fresh
fish ; good, caller, fresh ; just
killed, as meat ; bright, new, clean,
in good order.
1 @^ a fish JMst caught,
j^ ] marine delicacies, a dainty
fresh from the sea.
c*»»
I
SIEN.
£■ €i f;^ 1 everything was
bright and new.
I BB K i^ bran new goods.
] ^ nesv clothes.
1 'fH a fine, fat fowl.
''ft S Jfl 1 ''"t •''ic pii'iue may
eat fresh game.
1 ifc "'^^^ Howers.
Iriiit, or fish.
] ^^ fresh tasted, pure.
The second form, composed of te
is iiiidy?/i'"', is rarely used; ^g
is expliiiiied by JH uprig/il, of
^'^ [- wlioiii tliere are few; tlie tliird
^^-- form of J't to aud very is occa-
sionally met.
Few, rare, seldom ; rarely ;
used up, e.xhausted ; stand-
ing isolated, like lofty peaks.
^ ] the people are few.
1 5 impoverished, not enough.
] tj/ very few.
I J^ seldom seen.
1 ^ ■ji^ humane people how
few !
who love me are numerous, and
mv enemies are not few.
m #. K # f^ 1 tl>e conse-
quences will be neither trifling
nor usual.
I ^ a race of Tungusic origin,
which came down upon north-
ern China in early times ; they
afterwards founded the Liao jg
dynasty, and were called Kitau
0_ in later years.
Mosses on damp walls and
ground ; low, mossy vegeta-
tion growing in patches.
^ ] moss and lichens on
trees and b;uiks.
1 the green mossy covering
on walls.
] ^ a moss scar ; i. e. a vestige.
From tlist'ase and ncr.
/(»>»T Tetter, ringworm ; scald-
'sien head ; scrofulous or leprous
sores ; scabby eruptions.
SIEN.
^ ] he has a ringworm.
'^ ^ ] a kind of lepra.
^ ^ 1 a leprous patt,-h.
^ ■^ ] the white face.
3^ ] incurable morphew or scurf;
met. an uitractable disposition.
From shelter and new as tlie
phonetic.
A small storehouse for grain,
a place where it can be kept
clean and fresh.
^ ] granaries of difterent sorts,
the former being the smaller.
f/^1^ A small bamboo broom,
'^\2 1 ^ "sed by cooks to
'sicn clean the rice boiler.
|g j a stout stockade or
abattis of halberds to resist
an enemy.
cj. tt. To take up in the fingers.
'sien
SIEN.
801
] to hold a thing by
the fingers.
A small chissel ; burnished,
bright, as metal ; ends of
^swii. the rim of a rhomboidal bell ;
a metal ornament at the
end of a bow ; chilly, raw, as
weather.
i|^ f ,ji it 1 it is gilded and pret-
tily aduraed.
From /tair and J^rst as the
[dionetic.
'sien To molt, to renew the hair
or feathers ; glossy, sleek, as
newly molted birds.
.ft 111 ^ 1 ^^^ ^^^'•^^ ^'"' l^u-'^sts
shed their coats.
%
Sa: ;;;
From /hot and ^first .• it occurs
interclmnged with (^ and J^
to tread.
JJarefootcd ; to walk without
shoes ; to put the naked feet on
the ground.
^ 1 fi M it ic y»u ^^•'*"^ ^••»'''^-
footed do not look down on the
ground.
ilk. M. 1 JE. disheveled hair and
bare feet.
From _/!re and herd of swine.
A fire lighted on the moor
or wilds, to drive out the
game ; a fire ; fiery.
■^ ] i. fj^. left from the ravages
ami burnings of troops.
M M. ^ 1 tbe soldiers have
clean swept the region.
From yZ 'io'J a"d
contracted.
signet
sien The autumnal hunt taken
by the ancient emperors ; it
was also the time of a yearly pro-
gress and assize ; to kill.
] [2 a hunt.
From metal and to scatter ; the
second and unauthorized form is
, now only used.
To castrate a fowl ; the first
is also read son' and defined
the trigger of a cross-bow ;
a cross-bow.
] 'If a capon.
From silk and fountain, or
smiill ; tlie primitive in the
least used form gives the sound.
Thread of any kind ; fine
cord or lines ; a clue, a trace ;
needlework ; a way for, a
chance for, a hope ; a rem-
nant or relic, like an orphan to
continue a family.
1,^ I silk thread'.
;^ ] to sew a rip or seam.
— • -f ] a skein of silk.
U ] to spin thread.
tf" 1 fS ft ''^e gets her living
by sewing.
HI ] a fancy name for a needle. '
1 ^ Wi '''^ 5tilches are coarse.
-f^ ] to act the spy.
— 1 ;> J§ a slight chance for.
— \ iL ^-^ gl"'"" af light,
g 3g 1 to hire a spy.
^ jv^ ] do a little more as
the days lengthen.
'^ 1 to get a clue of.
>j^ j^ ] a slow match ; a fuse.
'^ .It ] inspect her needlework.
n
101
802 SIEN.
— *E 1 a spool or stick of
thread. '
] ^ a kind of hemp.
■ ' From Sp coiitr.icted from ^ to
lead, and \X. saliva.
'*" To desire, to covet ; to long
for morbidly ; an overplus,
a remainder ; to laud, to estimate
highly ; this character, or with the
radical Tf; added, is used in Java
to denote the mango fruit.
|g I to praise very highly.
1 1$ or ^ 1 too much ; a sur-
plus ; a prudt.
SIH.
fC 1 # fg te highly extolled
his virtue.
4lt ^ St 1 do not be ruK'd bv
yiife Jt»» H/V I
your likings and whims.
IfJ- ] to delight in.
Jl^Jl Hi T> J£ supply the deti-
cieney with what is over.
1 P^ name of a genie in the days
of Tsin Chi-hwangti.
j/g ^ ^ ] all around there is
ease and plenty.
1 ^ to long for affectionately.
Bead ^yeii. The path leading
under ground to a tomb by which
fortunate intiiiences reach it.
SIH.
From rain aud powdered or to
see ; the secoud form is uuusual.
Sleet ; snow and sleet fall-
ing, poetically called ^ ^
snow ; freez-
_^ rice star
!<ien' ing lain.
] ^ sleet.
the snow begins to lall, there
is first a little sleet.
] ^ a schismatic liom the Bud-
hist sect, a schism among the
Budhists ; — an Indian word.
^ S t£ 1 [it will be like] look-
ing up to catch the sleet ; — a
Tain hope.
Old sounds, sik, zik, zit, 'ind zip. Iii Canton, sik, sek, and tsik ■,— in Swalow, sek, sia, cha, sip, and cb'ek ; — in Amo;/,
sek, sip, and cli'eU ; — in Fuhchau, sek, sik, and cli'ek ; — in Sliamjhai, sili and zili ; — in Chifu, shi.
] ^ an ofKoer who jerked game.
/^ H ?i 1 I^ [tlie Book of
Changes says] the sixth and
third diagrams require dried
meat.
; \\\ . Composed of P sun and a eon-
^5 > tvacted form of I^ Jlesh cut up
jSj' for jerking.
Dried meats ; old, a long
time ago, anciently ; former ; the
previous ; the time of a night.
] Hlf olden, in former days.
] on a previous day.
1 ^ formerly, whilom ; the pre-
vious case or person.
-^ 1 of old.
^ ] yesterday and long before.
^ ] ^ [j!] it is not now as it
used to be.
^ — 1 r^ ^ it ^^^ the space
of one night.
e 1& i£ ] '^ ^ W f^ from
of old in the ancient days, the
former men gave the practice or
example.
I
B|- From meat and old ; like tlie last ;
rt it is also often read tali, for flg a
5j candle, aud used for Jg to lay by.
Dried meat, or slices prepared
for a journey ; a long time ; ex-
treme, very ; to lay aside, to put
down.
] Jg old, ripe wine.
'It.
.St
From heart and Jormcrlj as the
phonetic.
To compassionate, to regard.
to feel for ; to regret, to
scrimp, to be sparing of; close,
parsimonious.
pj ] lamentable ; how sad 1
^ 1 stingy.
^ 1 31 ^ reckless of labor or
money.
I yt [^ careful of one's time.
if the Great Yii cared for every
inch of time, we should regret
every line.
7 ] ^ "B '^^ ""' ^^'■'-'•'^'' ^ 1'"''^
trouble.
1 !f^ careful of, not wasteful.
] ^ careful of one's self, not
exposing one's body or health.
/p I >]» 1^ don't miud a little
expense.
^ I pained for.
From dai/ and to divide ; it is
also occasionally written like the
third form.
[> Clear, bright ; to distinguish,
to discriminate ; a pale or
white face.
- ^] 1 perspicuous, clear.
t*' |2^ 1 to judge carefully,
to narrate clearly.
Pol 'H 1 If to inquire into
what is diflicult and have one's
doubts resolved.
] [J^ ] "g a clear eye aud white
teeth.
J§ ii -i 1 -tfe* I^sr high forehead,
so white.
^ ] ] white ; fair aud beautiful,
as a complexion.
_I.|*^ From u-ood and ux ; it resembles
^/l ) eln/i) jjf to break, and toll, |/p
a rattle.
To split \\ ood ; to distinguish,
to discriminate ; to .set off or con-
stitute, as a new district from a
large one.
I ^ to cut up wood for fuel.
|bJ S I S to Uve together
but have seiiarate meases.
^ J to divide.
SIH.
1 ^ ^ poetical naine for the
rainbow.
] ^ to divide the patrimony.
] j^ an old name for the region
where Peking lies.
-^-♦i The shepherd's pnrso | ^
^^/X) {Capsdla or T/ilii.<j>i), eaten
,w as greens.
j^ I a kind of [lanic grass.
V tl* From ivattr find to f/i/il ; it re-
JTII serables rlu.h, jj/f in Chehlfiang.
j,y? An affluent of the River Han
in the southwest of Honan
flowing by Sih-ch'uen hien ] ]]\
Jljf, in Nan-yaiig fu ; to wash or
Bcuur rice ; the water in which it
has been cleaned.
] Jg the pattering of a driving
rain.
a \ fliJ fr '^^ '0°'^ "P ^^'■^ wash-
ed rice and went otf.
I Jf^ to clean rice.
A species of lizard like the
J Lacerta inuralis, common in
St central (Jhina, the ] i^j ('. e.
the easy changing, from the
various hues it takes ; its skin
is thin, smooth, and livid, and the
head large ; it does not stir when
one apiiroaches near, and is called
f 511 "J* from its living among the
stones ; also ^f ^ ^ the sow's
snake, and in Canton is known as
Jf0 ^ ^^ the slut's snake ; these
names probably inchido twi) or
three species.
^')\ Sorrowful is | ] ; it is also
'^*^ defined to venerate.
p^ Tlie clmrncter is thought to i-a-
r^^y present a magpie hopping, as
'* -J ^ people wearing clogs often hop
,si from one spot to another; used for
/ ts'ioh) 9% ami the next three.
A wooden shoe open behind,
to keep one out of the mire, or an
over shoe into which the other
could be slipped ; they were an-
ciently worn, and seem to have
SIH.
been highly ornamented ; large,
SMid of beams; great reputation.
^ 1 JL JL ['''is duki] was easy
in his red pattens.
] ^ ^ ^ ^ howglurious and
enduriuff !
A
SIH.
803
1
ffj
,6'i
lant.
I an unusual name
for the purslane (Portulaccu),
because its leaves resemble
the sole of a shoe.
Ijand which has been over-
tiowed by the tide and thus
become salt ; saltish.
^ ] saltish, as lands that
are overflowed.
' Q The stone on which a pillar
^) rests.
i.si 5^ 1 the base of a column ;
in Chinese houses it is solidly
laid in brick work, and intended
to support the structure ; when of
marble it is called 2E | and
usually projects several inches.
A wave, the rolling of waves.
J I -^pj the power and motion
sih of waves as they rush on.
7K iK 1 '{i. 'lie roaring
waves, likened to a dragon's
scales.
From metal and change ; occurs
interchanged witli and used for
tsz'> fl^ to give.
Tin ; pewter ; an alloy hard-
er than pewter, like white
copper, whose constituents vary
much according to its uses ; a gift ;
to grant, to confer ; a fine^kind of
a-sbestos cloth.
] II pewter articles.
1^ ] white lead.
^ 1 <in<l 7^ 1 •'"■c Straits' tin
and Banea tin.
^ ] bright pewter, n, fine sort.
^ ^ ] ^ the monarch thrice
gave him his order.
] IJ^ an old name for Yun-yang
fu in the northwest of Hupeh.
j^ 1 tin ore.
^»; I 4tt !^ unending and illimit-
able — happiness.
^ 1 or -^ ) or 'el ] to tin a
cupiier dish ; to guard or bind
with pewter edging.
From dress and to change,
r , To expose the breast through
^si a single garment.
Ifl I to bare the bosom in
bravado, to strip for a trial of
strength.
] ^ a thin j.aeket, which dis-
closes the body or the under
garment.
] ^ a sort of duster worn over
a fur garment.
Read <'P A night-gown; a
swaddling cloth or wrapper.
clothed with wrappers.
I*-* From heart and seff.
A »\ ■. A full breath, a gasp, a re-
si spiration ; to breathe, to
respire, to sigh ; to rest, to
desist and repose ; to produce ;
offspring ; interest on money ; to
suspend, to put a stop to ; repose,
quiet ; a rest, a breathing-spell ;
a moment, a short time.
^ 1 an unusual smelli
— ] ||3 for a moment.
1 M rest awhile, to intermit.
^ ] to rest, to hold up.
Ji ^ 1 ^" '^'"''''^^ ^ '"^"S ^'^'^P ^'o'^'
1^ I ;f; ^ I can't stop panting.
W lii 1 52. ''^'^y '*''° ^'^^^ iiseful
and profitable, — as children or
servants ; [ij | also means lit-
tle perquisites, as shavings or
scraps.
^ I children, posterity.
^ 1 to bear interest.
I ,|j, to have no more thought or
anxiety about.
^ ] to over-indulge a child.
I ijj piicified, appeased.
I ic to suspend military opera-
tions.
804
SIH.
SIH.
SIH.
i^ 1 to catcb the breath, to sob.
jt j to stop the breath ; used by
Budhists for samad/n, the highest
degree of extatic contemplation.
From Jire and to slop as the
phuiietic.
To cover a fire in the ashes ;
to [)nt out a tire ; to quash.
] 'l^ put out the lamps.
i^y ] to knock out the fire, as of
a link.
!l^ '.13 :^ I '■^^ rebellion is not
y t put down.
i'M 1 '•" quench ; to put down.
^ 1 /p ■^ is the fire yet put
ont ?
5 # ^ 31 1 t-l^e relics of the
[ancient] kings are obliterated.
A polypus.
1 ^ °'' M- \ ^ nasal poly-
pus or tumor in the nose, so
called because it interrupts
the breathing.
A place in the south of Tsl
state taken from it by Lu ;
another town was called
5||f ] in consequence, lying
north of the River Hwal in the
southeast of the present Jiining fu.
ia
I The wife of a son, grandson,
,») or nephew, is ] ^^ or ^^
SI I ; in the northern provinces,
it is used for the wifo of any
person, from the custom of regard-
ing her as a daughter-in-law.
^ I mother-in-law and daughter-
in-law.
f# 1 ^ a bride.
Wc ] M *^ S®' married.
|fc| To draw the breath ; an
SS*J ancient term used in Shan-
.83 tung ; to eat.
Intended to represent the half
J^ moon ; it forms the 36th radi-
cal of a few heterogeneous cha-
l"' racters.
Evening of the day, dusk ; late ;
the last day of a mouth or year ;
aslant, out of the perpendicular.
g I morning and evening.
j<^ 1 last day of the year.
] ^ a house out of line.
^ 1 the 7th night of the 7th
moon, when women worship the
Weaver.
^ /p 1^ 1 t^tie morning carmot
secure the evening ; — who can
know what a day will bring
forth.
^ 1 ^ 1 1 lit K A why is
this the evening [of my joyj,
that I see again my goodman '?
The evening tide, night tide ;
) name of a stream,
s"- }|9 1 3^ '& M ''1'6 ebb and
flood beat ofl" the waves.
,si
^^y-* From cave and eve.
S^ i Tlie long dark night of
jSj death ; the gloomy tomb.
^ ] ;^ ^ burial rites.
M
From ni a napkin and /^ peo-
ple contracted, referring to the
coia'tesies paid to guests ; inter-
5"' clumged with the next.
A mat to sleep or eat on before
tables were used ; a table ; an en-
tertainment ; a repast ; to cover
with mats ; to spread out, to depend
on; a chair of a teacher ; rest, quiet.
nX.
] a banquet.
] an instructor.
] to spread a feast.
^ 1 or ;?^ ] to sit at table.
1 Jl!i fln ^ t" •"'■*•• '^*6 ground
and sit (luwn.
1^ ] a fellow-guest.
1 Jl 'J^' fire-crackers let off at a
feast.
^'ij I to break with, to cut one
\vho was a friend.
— ] |;§ a single remark.
1 ^ ?C 1^ ''^ rolled up (con-
([uered) the empire like a mat.
1 ^ f^ ^ arranging his rarities
while waiting for official em-
jiloyinent.
I ^ '|]^ ^ relied on their long
enjoyed favors.
It! * From fjrass and junt; now used
fSS lor tlie last.
^j- A mat of any kind ; anaple,
flowing, wide, as garments ;
laid up for use ; overgrown with
jiuigle.
•^ ] grass mat ; malting.
^^ 1 a rattan mat.
^ ] to braid or weave mats.
1 "eJ mat bags, as of sugar.
^ ] coarse rush mats.
you well !
— • Q 1 a roll of matting.
..^1^ From >^ heart and ^ to tlis-
j.si To investigate throughout, to
comprehend in all particu-
lars ; fully, altogether, minutely,
entirely ; every way ; both, uni-
tedly.
^P ] to acquaint one's self with ;
inform yourselves about it.
^|j I I know all about it.
^^ I I fully understand it.
1 "" •§} knows all the details.
1 S 15; HI yourself in every-
thing train the officers.
From insrr/ and thoroughly.
The cricket.
^ 1 !t;^ or ^ 1 *•$
tight crickets.
to
Vtora flesh and varnish, hut the
older radical was [V joint or
sea/.
.Si
The knee ; to gather around
the knee, as children do.
^ I a kind of shield ; an enlarg-
ed knee-joxnt.
J^ ] to bend the knee.
^ ] ^ P^ to hold the knee and
sing away ; quite at leisure.
1 SM, °^ ik 1 '■^^ knee.
1 T or ] y % iC one's
children.
] fj- to creep.
^J *}J 1 to bend one knee.
jjj ] ]fo *J^ holding their knees
and talking.
SIH.
SIH.
SIH.
805
1 TT 1 1'' fj to go carefully, as
one in the dark (Cantonese.)
] ji # or 1 Bi -t "1- 1 m
S^ the knee j)an.
An amaranthaceous plant,
J tliu ^ ] (or rather more
j« commonly -^ J\^ or cow's
knees,) a cooling medicine
used in dropsy ; it is the bitter
stalks of the Pupalia geniculata or
Achjranthes aspera. both allied to
the amaranths.
1^^^ From wings ami white*
|— j J A continued Hight ; to re-
^si peat the same act, to prac-
tice ; skilled, used to, ready
at ; custom, use, habit ; repeated-
ly, familiarized to ; mellow.
^ ] to learn about ; appren-
ticed to.
] ^ habituated to, versed in.
1 P 1b to practice speaking.
1 tn ik U 1^, practice will
make it natural.
1 ftf 'K ^ ^ have learned all
their usages.
] j^ I leiirned to esteem him.
?m 1 ^ ife. 'o tiioinughly con the
classics and histories.
1 1 ^ E ;^ It Jal gently
blows the east wind, and clouds
and rain come.
] y^ corrupted by evil example.
1 fln /?> '^ superficial learning ;
to learn and not practice.
B, \ T^ i% ^ A i"en who
co\nitcd idleness a virtue.
— I "^ [the omens] were all
favorable.
4B 1 J5)l JH "sages arise from
everybody practicing them.
A noted mountain in Sih-
ngo hieii ] |I|| %%_ in the
south of Yunniui iu Lin-
iigan fu.
I
A hard wood ; a weapotj
having this hard wood in it.
] -/i^ in Canton denotes
any hard wood besides pine
or fir, as olive, rose-wood,
pride-of-india, &c
The noise made by one shi-
vering with cold.
] ] the cry of one chilled
through.
Fi'om i)lace and xvet.
Low, marshy land ; a mo-
rass or wet grounds, whence
streains take their rise ; what
grows in swampy spots.
1 jl'i'l a department in the west
of Shansi, near the Yellow
River which includes the j^ ]
mar.shes near River Fan.
] U marshy fields.
J[g it I j[^, he measured the
marshes and low lands.
1 ^ "fi H '" '''^e marshes the
mulberries are beautiful.
From aillc and to change ; used
with •j^j a sliirt.
Fine cloth of hemp, fit for
under-clothing.
Fiom a jirojierty and blood.
To distribute largesses to
destitute people.
^ I to give aid to the poor.
1 ffli to help the friendless,
— old or young.
From garment and dragoU'
The lining of garments ; a
court dress ; a robe fastened
on the left side ; to line or
attach to garments ; collected ; to
i\ivade, to make a foray, to steal
into ; to inherit ; hereditary, de-
scending in a family ; repeated ;
because ; united or dr.awn toge-
ther ; inherent ; attached.
flg I a lining.
— 1 ^ 01*6 ^^^ of clothes.
1 ^ hereditary protection and
pension — for the merit of
my ancestors.
ift 1 1^ '^ * hereditiary rank
I having no alterations ; — it is a
special favor,
ift 1 "F "H <i hereditary baron.
■J^ 1 'o come into the dignity.
j^ ] to pursue or surprise an
enemy.
] g to make a raid.
1 {ft M 5& 'o come around upon
the enemy from behind.
JH ] ^ the air Ijlows up the
sleeve.
^ ;jg ] they do not correspond
or refer to each other.
1 i^ ^ ^"0 ^^^ is regarded as
advantageous.
J^ 1 .^ jJC '° ^^rite another
essay on the same subject.
\\ y(\ \ "^ to divine because it
was not lucky.
1 "f f^ ^ ^^^ auspicious omen
has been repeated,
f 5,1 K^ ^ ft 1 -^^ A the odo.'
of the opium clings to him.
ij^ I >^ chilled io the bone.
^ i^ ^ 1 to adopt a nephew
as my heir.
^ "^ — I one priestly surplice.
^ I^ 1 flX ^ availed myself of
the chance and got the advan-
tage ; to seize on for a slight
otiense.
From rain and practiced.
) A great and continuous rain.
g ] a heavy rain.
^ I a tribe of people liv-
ing on the headwaters of the
Kiver Yaluh in Manchuria towards
f !orea, spoken of during the T'aug
tlyn;isty.
_
tm
SIN.
SIN.
sra.
siisr.
O/it .^imiirl.1, sill, siin, ziin. ami sum. Tn Ctinton, sun, siliij sain, awl t^Tim ; — in Sirafon; sin, sim, and cb'im ; — in Amox/,
sill ajui chim ; — in Ftihchau^ sing timl seiig ; — in ^ImtKjhai^ sing and zing ; — in Chijy^ shin.
1 .R ^'-^ improve the people. 1 M A a trustworthy man,
IS Mi 1 '"'y * "^^^ °"S- ] '"■ 1 i& design, intention.
^ 1 4^ f^ make it all over new.
1 j£ lately, recently.
B§I j'^ SI '•'^ reform and be-
come better.
<*
From ~" one and "'p frror, e.\-
plaiiied as depicting the arms of
a man holding up a thing, and
^'" referring to the sorrow one feels
at. winter coming ; it is the 160th
radical of a few characters relat-
ing to bitternesses ; occurs used
for the next and ^ birthwort.
The eighth of the ten stems,
■which corresponds to metal and
the west ; a slightly bitter, sharp,
pnngent, or acrid taste ; whence,
by met. (because a peppery taste
makes the tears run,) toilsome, suf-
fering, grievous, sad ; the melan-
choly feeling in autumn when vege-
tation turns sere.
] ^ <"■ 1 i¥ workmen's wages,
a soldier's stipend, or courier's
allowance.
5EL 1 ^ ^'^'^ varieties of allia-
ceous vegetables.
^ § tJS 1 S I ^^'^1 i^"'' sss'^
for myself its painful sting.
1 M ^''"'"g' peppery.
^ I J^ name of Ti-k'uh, b. c.
2435.
\ 5^ acrid.
] ^ the Magnolia yukm.
] ^ sad and painful.
From ax and icood standing.
To cut wood ; to renew, to
improve or restore ; to add,
to increase ; to grow bet-
new, fresh, the latest ; just
made, the best ; recent, late ; a
field tilled two years.
] A and I ^I) a bride and
bridegroom.
t5 ^K 1 1^ 'l^ese river fish are
fresh.
1 3^ IK a newspaper.
] ^ new-fashioned.
1 •& "'■ 1 § the new y«ar.
f* 'Hi B 1 his virtuous example
daily increases — its influence.
ter
P'rom plants and new.
Fuel ; wood cut for the fire ;
brambL'S.
ij^ ] firewood.
1 ^ grass for fuel.
'ftl iS ft 1 '^"'^ down that mul-
berry for firewood.
-g ] to carry faggots.
-^ ^ 1 7K g'^'e l^i™ ^'S hving
every uiuutli.
\ ^ Wi ^ cut it down and
burn it.
Tlie original form represents the
twolobcsuf the heart; tlie se-
cond form is used ill combination
underneath as in ;5JS' '""i '''^
f third on the side ; it is the 6Ist
i radical of characters relating to
] tlie feelings.
J Tlie physical heart, coiisi-
iin dered as the lord -^ of the
body, and regarded by the
Chinese a,s one of the five
senses and ruled by fire ; the cen-
ter, the middle, as a wiuk or the
heart-wood ; the mind or under-
standing ; the will, intention, mo-
tive ; affections, desire ; origin,
source ; the fifth of the zodiacal
constellations, answering tu a An-
tares and " and r in Scor[)io.
W A 1 fi^ lie has human feel-
ings ; I. e not like a brute.
I Jn or ] 7jC fn '^"' iilarmed,
imperturbable.
W 1 ^ clear-headed, attentive.
-ffi 1 Jt^ Jl '1 tlie mind ; to bear
on the heart.
] j£ certain of, not mistaken.
1 1 ^l3 FP "ur views tally exactly.
1 ^ i£ flf absent-minded.
5^ S K 1 *;haritable, good,
grateful.
1 ^ capricious, suspicious.
;^ I my view, my notion.
3^ ] meridian, the zenith.
J^ \ f^ be careful in doing it,
pay attention to it.
1 'ffi ^fl '" li^pes of, one's ex-
pectations blossoming.
^ I willl'ul, designedly ; also I
have a heart, thank you, I am
obliged.
HI ] to reform, to recover one's
senses.
S 1 "' 3iE 1 hollow, tubular.
w 1 or ^5: 1,5 3J 1 be very care-
ful to reiueniber it.
>J» 1 or m" ] l^e careful.
1 Bj< 52i 'I'e real intention.
ft^ ix W 1 IS yo'i 'Te very dull
of perception.
-J^ ] be easy about it.
1 M ™y heart receives it; — a
form of dechning an invitation
or present.
1 '^^ 5E '^y hitention is not
given up.
m A # 1 ^ i'^t Jt -i ^^bat
those men have i[i their thoughts
I can measure.
H ${t 1 fS ^ credulous disposi-
tion-
1 1 'IS ,# or I 1 ;f: ;t: con-
tinual thought of, set on doing;
persevering, energetic.
=■ ^ ] ^ ^ words are the
hearts's voice.
] 1^1; fearful and trembling.
] Fp the heart's seal, a term for
the sicasta Lpj when drawn on
an image of Budha.
SIN.
SLN.
SIN.
807
4ife ) another's heart, a Budhiat
term fur purac/iilta djnana, the
knowledge of another's thoughts.
[^ I ]^ 3i it is as you have a
miud for it.
f> The axle of a wheel, as the
l\^ comp<jsition of the uharaeter
^siii indicates.
Name of a small state, the
] ^^ existing in the Shang
dynasty ; its location is uu-
certaiu.
k%
_^4^ From JC work and P month,
C " vj* denoting cotifusion, with yt^ a
j6'!/t hand above nnd "ij" ««e/i below,
gllil to indicate nieasuriny.
To put thuigs to rights ; to
search for, on the track of; to in-
vestigate, to seek ; to use or em-
ploy ; to continue ; soon after, pre-
sently; commonly, usually; tempo-
rarily, unexpectedly ; a measure
in the Oheu dynasty like that of
the outstretched arms, ahout a fa-
thom, called eight cli^ik.
1 ^ ^ or 1 ;f; £ I can't
find it.
1 |J|; to wish more of, as a good
story ; to inquire further into.
1 '^ usual, ordinary, connnon ;
said of expressions and articles.
1 -^\ to hunt after.
] J^ died suddenly.
] ;J^ to seek for.
■^ I j^ ^ a thousand fathoms
high ; — very lofty, up in the
clouds.
1 iift % is 'o investigate tho-
roughly.
1 1^ to study into the reasons of.
1 — i^ et" I ^^''^ thought of a
plan.
1 '^ yesterday. {Cantonese. ^
\ ^t ''" '''y ''O '''" one's self.
^ ] to search widely for.
to meddle with.
1 i'1'1 M ^ prefecture in the south-
e;isl of Kwangsi.
1 Pi^ II n tl^« S^'itar of Sin-
yaiig, a small stream near Kiu-
kiang on the Yanglsz' River.
The knob at the end of the
guard of a sword, called its
sun. nose ; the edge of a sword ;
a sort of dirk.
fS \ ^ ffi ^^ ^""S a sword
over his bed.
] ']\\ an ancient name of Yen-
ping fu in Fuhkien.
A place called ^ ] in early
times, now Wei hien -^ J|l,^,
:itn in the east of Shantung ;
another town anciently call-
ed I 4* '" ^^^ ''"'^^ °^ Chen, is
now known as Kung hien ^ 0,
in the west of Honan on the K. Loh.
Also read sy»n.
A large fish, with a long
nose, found in the Yangtsz'
River, otherwise called |j|"
or the snouted sturgeon.
1 1^ .^. '^^''^ sturgeon brought to
I'eking from the Songari River.
From Jisk and a fathom, from
its length.
The sturgeon ; it is often
written like the last, but the
fish are unlike; in Peking, this
character is also erroneously writ-
ten S,^ from the similarity of sound
1 ii ■© the sturgeon at Canton,
I net t.ik '-'
where it is sometimes reared.
^SUIt
cDoks the fish ? I'll wash his
caldrons and boilers for him.
From water and to seek.
A Steep bank where
water is deep.
the
f^
.situ,
A marine swimming crab
(Pilunimtn), called ^ 1 or
greenish crab, from the color
of its shell, which is rough
and hairy ; it is connnon about
Lewchew and Formosa.
_ An iron boiler which sup-
(|?|^ ports a wooden tub like a
j«»n barrel in shape, with short
feet ; the cover was one third
of its size, and the shapes were
probably different ; some of thejn
were all iron ; quick, speedy.
hien
An afHuent on the north of
the Yangtsz' River in Sz'~
ch'uen ; interchanged with
j^in the name of Tsien-shan
1 ill K. H district near the
capital of Nganhwui.
/ — *^ i From man and icoids ; q, <l. " a
^ ^i man's words are true ; it tliey
1 1— I cannot be believed, tliey are not
SUl man's wordsj" occurs used for
(shi'iii fql to declare.
Sincerity, truthfulness, integri-
ty, faith; one of the 5. "^ o"" ^"^
virtues ; a man of his word ; to
believe in, to confide in, to trust ;
to accord with, to follow ; a seal,
a stamp, which gives ground for
trust ; a letter or note ; a mes-
senger ; two nights' lodging ; to
express or declare.
1 f^ the envelop of ~ ^i ] a
letter.
^ 1 authentic, worthy of belief
^ ] f^ ^ 1 cannot altogether
believe it.
/?» -Jic 1 ^ "'*^ carnrot declare or
make good — oiu- promise.
$S ^ 1 credulous.
;j^ I incredililo ; faithless, doubt-
ing.
H^ ] to falsify one's word, to
retract a promise.
1 jp fj- to Ibllow one's nose, to
gad about.
1 P i^ b" '" **'^ ""^ random.
-■g ] news, rumor.
1 f|[ faith, belief.
1 ^ a ready penman.
■± 1 or ^ ] a pleasant letter
Jgj ] a firm trust in.
1 Ijy ^ ^' a man of probity.
Tii 1 M ^ genial air that o[iens
the llower.s.
1 -jf^ a believing woman — in
r?udha.
5J ] J- stopjied up, obstructed,
as a pipe.
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SIN.
SIN.
SING.
j ^ arsenic in powder.
W ^ 1 1 '** entertain a man
four Jays.
] -^ a faithful agent.
ftl ^ pI 1 '^ seems worthy of
ix'lii-'t'.
</^ ^ I -^ a gunpowder match.
> From water and rapid flight ; it
differs but little from _/an' \i\^ to
float.
To sprinkle ; watery, wet ;
quick, as a courier ; a guard-
house or post-house, placed about
ten li apart on the high roads.
I ^ to sprinkle and sweep
•^ ] a station along water-courses
or canals.
] ^ a station for guards.
— ;t^ ] a stage of a league be-
tween the stations. {Cuntoncse )
^ ^ M 1 ^^^^ guard at the
various banks.
^ ] a guard-house.
»-j1 ^ Quick, swift, hasly ; to hurry
d LlV like a wolf to its prey.
Kuii' ] 5^ Heeling.
1 W 1"''^'^ -IS thunder.
^ ] vigorous aiid quick, zealous.
] ® ^ ;5l ^€ 5 ^is " clap of
thunder which gives one no
time to slop the ears ; — a word
and a blow.
1 ^ J$ S^ li""y your pace
after him.
m
> From words and quick.
\1J\ To inquire into judicially, to
I^Uti' investigate ; to examine ; to
wrangle, to speak sharply to,
to scold ; to accuse ; to direct ; to
move ; to cure ; to announce to ; to
admonish ; bickerings, squabbles.
1 Pp^ to interrogate judicially.
§ ] to try in court, to examine
a prisoner at the bar.
^l 1 to seize and take to trial ; a
bearer of a warrant ; to wrest
people's words ; captives to be
questioned.
] Ji ^ H asked about his deal-
ing and intercourse with him.
^ ^ ffl 1 "0"6 we willing to
tell — the truth to the kins.
^
] a trial in open court.
I ^ oral testimony at a trial.
4T ['0 1 •-" s'll'ite after the man-
ner of a Budliist priest, with
closed palms.
J}i| I to interrogate by the ques-
tion.
] 1^ to try and sentence.
A mushroom or agaric, those
with a slender stalk to dis-
tinguish them from the thick
stemmed kinds or monceron ;
they are dried, and form an article
of trade under the name of | ^
or ^ fl;, tile last term being an
equivoque,
ilk 1 ground mushrooms.
The first character is intended
to represent tlie temporal suture
before it grows up ; it is now
seldom used.
" The sinciput ; the calvaria.
] p^ the fontanel in a babe.
^ Ji M 1 ^'S fontanel
has grouu up — you can't
hoax jiim now. (Cantonese.)
1 l]lg the common skull-
cap, worn in China.
Oiil soittift^ ■'*ing. In Cunfon, sing; — in
sing ami seng :
^sing
From O .s'/^/j, which is a contrac-
tion of HB ri'ijstnl, and ££ to
bear ; explained that ^'the semi-
nal influence of nature ascends and
arranges itseU'into stars."
A star, a planet, a meteor ; a
spark ; a dot, a point ; spotted,
dotted over ; miscellaneous ; quick ;
shooting; the 25lh of the zodiacal
constellations, answering to Alp-
hard a Hydra and olheis near it ;
a classifier of lights, and api)lied to
islets or whatever studs a surface.
— jfjt 1 Of — H ) one star.
t5ic 1 or I j^ Jg a shooting-star.
'~' \ i. iK ^ single light, as of
incense sticks.
] [5^ an a;rolite.
Swalvii}, seng, s"i, a«rfch'"e; — in Aiiioi/, seng, sin, anilt'imi — t« Fahcliaii,
— in Shanghai, sing and zing ; — in Chi/'ii, sliing.
I ^ the groups of stars.
I gj; scattered like stars; sprinkled
over, a.s gdld-leaf on lacker- ware.
1 1 MA M '■* ^^^^ only, sparse.
I !f^ '^^ the sea of Stars, regarded
as the source of the Yellow River,
fj ] are the ^ ] five planets,
vi-. ^ 1 Venus, y^^ ] Mer-
cury, >AC 1 Mars, /fC ] Jupiter)
and ^ ] Saturn.
1^ ] fixed stars.
] I the stars ; stars ; starry,
spotted, numerous ; white hair ;
hence a ^ ] ] f}^ ^ one
who can count the stars, denotes
a careful accountant, a skillful
and particular reckoner.
1 -^ an astrologer, a fortune-
teller.
ij^ I sparks.
1 tJij the positions of the stars.
J-T 5J|[ g^ ] the affair is quite spoil-
ed.
A
1 beggared, as from a
lazy wile.
'^k 1 ^ timely aid, a helper in
distress ; as — fi ^ ] an
unexpected deliverer.
] jpj the milky way.
j^rp ] marks on a steel-yard.
] 1^ the starry dwelling, a Bud-
hist terra for Magadha in India.
] ,^ a fleet courier who goes by
night.
SING.
SING.
SING.
809
^ f^ I zero on a steelyard.
^ 1 a roblier.
] ^ the day set for a wedding-
1 ;g the zodiacal star that rules
the year.
^ ^ I 10 see stars, as when
one is hit on the eyes.
1 fi£ Wi ^^^ ^^^^^ twinkle.
>J» ] my little concubine.
%t 3.^ ^ 1 i"y thoughls are
all on my business.
1 iS ^]-- ^W. t*^ ^^^'■''■'^ ^y '"S'lt-
®- 'S 1 '" hrandish a fire-arrow.
1 W M i^ he yoked b.is carriage
bv star-light.
iilhB ] 15?. l>e is a Oan-
taukenms fellow.
1 '& i^% tik '" ^^^ "I' ^'^*^ niend
till) gap with star-light haste ;
I. e. as quickly as possible.
^ ] '& f* Orion's belt is seen
in the door ; some think three
stars in Scorpio are meant.
A ra'rin'r, hot fire.
From hc'irf and st^tt* or to cxa'
mine. ; tlie second form is least
used.
Intelligent ; to consider, to
comprehend ; awed ; trau-
^silll/ q„||^ j-t^iii^ passionless, im-
perturbable.
] [55. to recall to mind.
1 tSl astute, shrewd,
■ff^ ] I false, as a deceptive face.
1 1 It 1 \ nm^ u m
a clever man feels for anollier,
as a brave man hives a hero.
I'mm Jl I'. ill aiu\ star as the pho-
netic ; siniihir tu the ne.\t.
^si/l(/ Small, ganglionic protuber-
ances growing in the fiesh,
pustules like rice ; measly flesh ;
rank, noisome, strong, frowzy.
1 Is ■"* g''<''t'-'*li smell.
1 0. stinking, rancitL
] ^ a bad reputatioa.
] ^ smell of newly killed meat.
^^ I odor of newly caught fish.
1^ J a smell of meat ; new flesh.
go Putrid, ba.1 tish.
:£ X \'t p. X m 1/vhen
(■'"'y yj'i '^•''' ^■''hi lookout for tlie
bad ones ; — when you take
a chance, don't mind the
hazards.
A^tC The curtain of a cart is M 1
( a4^^ whether of cloth or not ; the
^sini/ piirase is also written ^ g,
meaning to screen from stars,
and exhibits the tendency of the
( 'liinese language to multiply syno-
nyms.
From mp.tdl and horn ; the first
f jrju gets the plionetic.
' The rust of iron, called $|(
■^ or dress of iron ; some
ap[)Iy it also to verdigris.
taste or smell.
^siiiy
A singular colored ape, the
f.f -rL \ 1 a name derived from
^sing 'l'§ '1'^ on account of its in-
telligence ; proljably the new-
ly discovered Ilhinopitliecus roxel-
kmu of David, found in Sz'ch^ien ;
it is described as having yellow
hair, sharp ears, and a human-like
face ; strange stories are told of its
ability to speak, wear shoes, drink
wine, and go in companies.
1 1 IK '^ "''^'-' '^'"'^ '^^ Rhamnus
or Jujube plum.
I ifi 12 '■''"'^11 I'ed hair rugs.
(••vT '"'""'") l*^"'" color; lusty,
^siiii/ fat, strong.
t^ JtU 1 tt following with
a red bull — in the offerings.
1 1 !^ '^ ^'ow nicely adjusted
is the horn bow.
1 Si ^ strong with wide horns.
k-f^ Used witli tlie last.
</3nr ^-'"'^'"^ *"'^ strong, like a horn
1 fSiiy bow.
SUlff
Those two forms are considered
identical, but are sounded dilFer-
ently ; the second is il'aiig.
A preparation of sugar
molded into forms ; cakes
with sugar in them.
1 ^ sugar cakes.
f g I sweet pastry.
MMimmn 1 5c when the
notes of the pandean pijx; are
heard, we'll then buy the soft
bonbons in the warm days ;
this usually refers to the wor-
ship at the tombs in April.
From wine and star ; but the pri-
mitive is said to have been 35
making it the same as ^ch'iny Q£
tipsy.
To awake from intoxication,
to become sober ; to rouse up ; to
wake one ; to incite, to startle, to
stir up one; awakening, arousing,
as an appeal.
^7- 1 or ^ 1 or 1U|. 1 to wake
one ; wake him up.
^^ ] to get over a debauch.
1 g to attract one's notice, to
catch the eye.
1 -jit _;;> =■ vfords to startle peo-
ple, and excite them to thought.
1 ^ '■o g'^6 attention to.
'!E j3s "^ 1 ^'il'hig to besotted
errorists who will not listen.
R|l Pj; ] IiIj, don't make a noise
to waken iiim.
fr^^^mM'Um 1 all are be-
sotted except mo, who alone am
awake, — i- e. virtuous.
ft M H 1 ^ ii A t'> arouse
the dreaming age as does the
matin bell.
tt'
From heart and to hear.
Natural disposition, temper,
siii;/' spirit ; a quality, proiierty,
faculty ; naturally, uncon-
strainedly ; to enjoy from or by
nature the limit given by nature.
j "[^ the disposition.
Mg ] obstinate, mulish.
4tt ^ ] flighty, unsteady ; no
perseverance.
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SIO
SING.
SIOH.
SIU.
^ IE 1 * good memory.
*• Jj^ I tender-hearted ; earnest
ill iloiiig things.
] ^ d all, as a stupid pupil.
3^ ] natural gifts.
] -^ life, existence.
1 ^ in '(rI what kind of a temper
has he "?
] ^ hasty, irascible.
|g I ^ ^jj the medicine is cool-
ing.
^ I willfully, determined.
iiwi mm \ O that you may
fulrill your life.
^ M. ^ ] to cultivate and de-
velop the true spirit, as the Ra-
tionalists do.
] ^ mental philosophy, meta-
physics.
t]t ] §j[ testy, peevish, a quick
temper.
i&' i
stn(/
m
A surname of a family or
an ; a clan ; to bear a son ;
a man, one of that clan.
I _^ the surname.
I of the same surname.
;^ ] or 1^ ] what is your fami-
ly name?
Hi 1 °'' IS 1 ™y po'"' o"" liiiQiWe
name is Wang.
■g ] the people, vphose leading
clan names are contained in the
■§■ ^ ] or Hundred Clan
Names ; in the Shu King it
occurs for famous officers.
^ ] people, mankind.
(^ I ^ ^ of the same sur-
name but not relatives.
^ I or g ] to conceal the name.
M M 1 ''* ''"y °^ ^^^ '^^ ^^^
names of the successful candi-
dates : — a form of gambling.
1 -^ 2 IS what is his surname
name and style?
-^ ^ H 1 the two men Tsui
and Lin.
{ij ] changed his surname.
f[g 1 ^ that man Wei.
1
I 1 a double surname, as pi ^
Sz'raa; in writing the ffl^ and
^ of the Chinese, the two
should properly be distinguished
by capital letters, as J '^ ^
^Vang Yiu-i, or IMI A ^ f^
Wfinjin Iteh, not Wangyiui or
Wan - jin - i - teh ; in some cases
the surname and name are se-
parated 1)V the title of an ofBc er,
^ ?^ Jif i^ 'S Colonel Chang
Hwan ; the Manohus do not use
their clan names, and conse-
quently.' their given names should
be written together, as ,|^ ^ lipj
Muhchango or Muh-chang-o.
fll.
Old sound, siak. /« Cuntoti. seuk ; — in Sioatuw, siak ; — in Amoi/, siat ; — in Fuhchav, siok and swoli ; —
in Shanghai, siek ; — in V!ii/u, slioa.
From knife and a likeness.
To cut or pare off, to shave,
to scrape off; to erase ; to
extort from ; to despoil, to
seize territory ; to deprive
of title or rank ; impove-
rished ; debility ; a graver with
wliich to erase characters.
^ ] to trim, to mend, .as a pen.
E5l 1 ^^ correct and polish,
j ]^^ to dismiss from office.
1 M'J ?l| scraped very thin.
] l'^ to seiz5 territory.
^1 ^ rl li liis [state] is al-
ready great ly impoverished and !
reduced in size. I
ft ^ ± 1 ^ petty gahis. '
1 # H S I <^o"l^l "'^'' ™''''^e it
up if I scraped ray bones.
1 S '-'^ shave the whole head.
^ I sleazy, as cloth.
^ ] to trim down ; to revise
and correct, cis a composition.
] ^ ^ to lose the respect of
others.
J ^jj; no traces are left.
SIXJ.
Old sounds, sin, dii, sok, and zok. In Canton, sau, yau, tsau, and (s'.iu ; — in Swaton\ siu and ch'in ; — in A mcy, sill ; —
in Fuhchau, siu, seu, ami woiig ; — in Shanijhui, siu and ziu ; — in Chi/n, sliiii.
1 't^ "■■ ] 'j|)j abashed, shame-
faced, blushing.
3^ 1 "g' 5^ all sorts of delicacies.
•p ^ ] no feeling, callous to,
brazen-faced.
From ^=p sheep and nf; one of
the twelve brandies, meaning
to enter, >. e. brought in as an
olferin^.
Viands, delicacies, savory
food, for which the next is also
used ; to present, to send in or offer
np ; to feel ashamed, to blush ;
ashamed, bashful, confused ; cha-
grhi; to nourish ; to bring forward,
to employ ; conscious of demerit
or guilt, unworthy of.
^ I to know shame, to have a
sense of honor.
] J^ insulted, disgraced ; feeling
guilty.
iJH P jje 1 he felt abashed after
he had spoken.
] to redden, to blush.
^
J
M
.ft
SlU.
Used with the Inst ; the first is
most cuiiimoii.
Ti> present savory food to
<■ another ; to feed or nourish ;
delicacies.
1 l§ a present of food.
A 1 ^ m mm i^ow
can I look for these eight
kinds of dainties ?
I to send a toothsome gift.
From ^ Jlesli and fiJC that ; it
is constantly interchanged with
the ne."vt.
L
Dried meat ; meat prepared
with spices ; to prepare ; to
enlarge ; to play on ; an adverb
iutimatiiig difficulty in reaching, as
a place or time.
] ^ to set to rights, to gonprn.
I ^ a teacher's wages.
] ii^ very far.
j ^ a very long time.
] ^ to make longer.
1 §t '" show respect by sending
one a present.
UJ /'I 1 PS. ^'1^^ ^"'l streams in-
tervene between us ; — far sun-
dered.
From t!X '/'"' and ^ jielnge ;
used with the preceding.
u'u To adorn, to clean up or
renovate ; to re2)air, to mend ;
to adjust, to regulate •, to cultivate,
to practise, to study how to do, —
and often precedes other verbs as
an auxiliary ; to chasten, to examine
and school ; to increase j long.
1 fife 'o dress elaborately ; to
beautify.
1 ^ *■" rebuild or repair, as a
house.
] U to repair, to fit up.
1 ^ to regulate.
I J^ to act correctly.
] ^ to write a letter.
] [^ J/j to do good privately.
1 ^ J'J '"^ virtue has availed —
to bring bliss.
"5 "ir 1 Itli *'^® officers carefully
assisted — their sovereign.
SIU.
•f^ »^ -7 1 ''° failed in acting
rightly.
tt 1 .^ 'I's ^^^' steedis were
long and stout.
ft; f^ ^ 1 •* ^'^^ ^* '■^^ g''-
between.
"^j ] the former worthies.
] jif nourish the good — that is
in you, as the beggars cry out.
SIU.
811
B
From inclosure and man, indicat-
ing the purpose.
To imprison, to confine ; to
fChHu handcuff'; imprisoumeut ; a
prisoner ; a place of deten-
tion ; the accusation, the plea.
1 fi '^^S,'^ t" carry prisoners.
I |g a felon.
^ ] ajailer; to oversee prisoners
g 1 a jail.
y^ 1 H ^ imprisoned for a long
time.
M 1 fluffs 35. /^.B examine
the evidence in criminal cases,
and reflect on it five or six days.
From water and jirisoner ; it is
also read often ojm.
jSta To swim ; to float.
^dUiu H ]5f^ I bold in swimming.
] 7J1C to swim.
1 Wi. \% *"" swim across the
ri\'er. ( Contoiuse.)
JXg A kind of gyuandrous plant,
( |A| the ] '^ which is regarded
^ch^l'u as felicitous because it flow-
ers three times in a year.
frjl Another name for the ^ §|^
jl»| ^^ a long thin fish of the
itf'a pike family like the Tlirysm,
which delights to gambol on
the water ; its llesh makes an ex-
cellent condiment.
Also read ^Uiu. A kind of fi.sh
with spines on its head, which are
supposed to prove that it was
transformed from a crested bird.
To put a crupper on a horse ;
a crupper ; another says, to
'•■ilJ^ Water in which rice has been
»l H boiled or rinsed.
s«'" 1 ;li U it ^ make it
slippery with rice gruel.
' ^ I ^ ^ From ^ r/rain depicted with its
M$-g ripe head liangiog down,
she Grain in seed, which then
bends in an easy, graceful
way ; to flourish, to grow beautifid ;
adorned, fair, comely ; accomplish-
ed, cultivated, elegant ; first, best ;
to fill the ear ; to seed.
] ^j' cultivated talents, /. c. a
graduate of the lowest grade,
a bachelor of ai'ts.
] -^ an accomplished scholar.
^%Jii%^ 1 ["^a" ^] t'»e best
thing in nature.
] ^ delicate lineaments, fino
manners.
1 ^ green and charming, as a
tine garden.
® 1 jR unusually fine looking.
1 "& fT ffi ['*' '^' '"' ^^'^ '^] beau-
tiful enough to feast on.
1 7% 11^ •'^'•^ beautiful waters, a
district in Kia-hiiig fu in Chch-
kiang.
] {1^ embroidered eyebrows, a
tiuy yellowish-green warbler (a
Sylvia), with a white ring around
each eye.
The rust of iron, steel, tin,
or other metals, called its ^ '
dress; an oxide.
4 T 1 or ^ I rusty,
rusted.
m f@ A ^ li 1 that
fellow is very stingy.
^ ] verdigris.
The second form js read ^tcu in
the Dictionary, and defined a
^ stri[) of cotton batting ; but it is
more freciuemly used as an ab-
breviation of tlie tirst character.
?^ J
si\i' To embroider ; to adorn with
needle-work of various co-
liiM ; embroidery ; ornamented,
eniliellished ; variegated, figured,
beautified ; to illustralc a book w ith
prints.
812
SIU.
SlUN.
SIUN.
1 f£ "'' t^] 1 '" tmbroider.
j & a young ladys tliamber.
•3^ I ^ the Hydrangea flower.
^ I ^ the //qya earnosa.
1 jfj a worked bandkercbief.
^1^, ] worked in gold or colors.
tS bI ] M. [bandsome as] pic-
tured dragons and embroidered
pbcenixes.
g ^ 1 ^ [Duke Chen's] ta-
pestried coat and worked frock.
^Ij ft i* 1 to stitch and em-
broider.
] ■gj to tattoo or mark the face.
Irli )\j' ] Pa finished and elo-
quent scholar.
m
%
From clothes and bi/ or through.
The sleeve ; to draw up the
hands ; to put a thing into
the sleeve ; to receive in the
hand, to pocket.
P the cuff'.
] a woman's embroidered
sleeve.
] ^ to hide the hands ia the
sleeves.
] g^ or ,|| 30 ] an official sleeve
or cuff like a horse's hoof; it is
a Manchu style of dress.
II ] to sleeve ; to take a thing
■with particular care, as a letter.
j^ ] a chief, a head, a chairman.
M 4" if :/c 1 ^^^ whole city will
make a good sized sleeve, i. e.
store-room.
w
^
A cavernous cliflF under a
hill ; a ravkie or gorge.
S 4» 5'J jS 1 to see the far
off glens and cliffs through
the windows,
a sheer cliff.
Ji) Also read ^yiu.
fff A coarse jade or jasper called
"' 1 PJf -S^' used in making
pipe mouths.
] i^ a variety of a whitish color,
used for ear-drops or ear-plugs.
Old sotmds, sin, zin, and dzin. In Canton, suu, sun, und ts'un ; — in Sivatow, siiu ; ■
sung and chong ; — in Slianghai, sing, dzing, tsing, and sung ;
A small and shortlived feudal
state in the Chen dynasty,
under the Tsin state, now
Pu-chcu fu ■■jji ;m ;!^ in the
southwest of iSbansi.
.^
From H dai/ and ^ to inclose,
which is regarded as a contrac-
tion of ^ a time.
r
A decade of days or years ;
a complete or finished lime; all,
entirely ; in raoumiug, it is a period
of seven days ; a stated time for
reviewing lessons; wide-spreading.
I Q ten days.
^ I the seven weeks of deep
mourning.
y?^ ] sixty years of age.
— ] one month, divided into J^
] and t^ ] and ~f | or
first, middle, and last decade.
H 1 § the guests sat down at
the tables in tluee sets.
I -^ a full year.
^ 1 3? !a "^S" [tlio princes]
have all come, then make it
known to them.
PJ H f^ 1 1"^^ many times
have you reviewed them '?
t^H "§■ W y^ 1 a year has
300 days and 6 decailes more.
A herbaceous plant, ] [^
having a yellow flower and
red fruit, which fattens those
who eat it ; used for the next.
m
db
From iva/er and decade; it re-
sembles ^ in form, and the
nest in sense.
Uft,
A branch of the Eiver Han
m the south of Shensi, on which
Siun-yang hien ] [^ %% stands
near its junction ; to weep silently ;
justly, really ; distant ; even, equal.
] fflfi to shed tears.
^ ]SB il 4 1 * .a t: they
;ue not like Shuh, who is really
admirable and humane.
I Jg really suitable.
pj (^ ] ^ alas, for our stipula-
tion 1
Interchanged with the last.
Sincere ; respectful, stern ;
pleasing, kind ; to cherish
veneration for j attractive, as
virtue.
] I his virtues were cou-
¥« ft
fStT
.spicuous.
] ^ sincerely honest.
] j^ tremblingly attentive.
— »« Amoy, sun and tsun ; — in Fuhchau,
— in Chifii, sliiun.
>*^ From to go and all ; it is often
wrongly written jflj from the
similarity of then- radicals ; and
V'""' occurs interchanged with it and
5hJ to comply.
All around, pervading every-
\there ; a camp ; to follow, to ac-
cord ; to cause ; to employ ; quick,
in haste ; generally, somewhat.
] -^ quick, witty, bright.
I ^ to follow rectitude.
] ^ to fully and quickly under-
stand.
] jj to comprehend fuUy-
1 ItE to uphold another, to stand
up for the undeserving.
'tfri A species of gem anciently
iJ-Pj brought by the tribes from
;.?«» the eastward, called ] J^
^ which seems to have been
branching coral ; it is used as a
proper name.
From to speak and all as tlie
])honetio.
To inquire about, to inform
one's self thoroughly ; to
deliberate or consult.
1 W to
officer-
investigate fully, as an
SIUN.
SIUN.
SltlN.
813
M 1
,SU7l
I fS\ to ask particulars.
I ^ :^ g" to consult with and
hear what is Kaiil.
I K A '" "^'^ ahout one.
] M '^'ff ^^'^'^ measures against
the lands of your foes.
•^ ] to pliui witli, to deliberate
together.
Hills Ktrctchirigl)eyond hills ;
abrupt, up and down, as hills
appear.
|ly| ] ;p H a grotesque and
singular bill.
I'Vom sli-eums and to go; the fii'st
is regarded as the correct form.
* To go about from place to
place in order to examine
what Ls doiiig; to go on a
circuit ; to cruize, to patrol ;
a course at a feast, to fill
up the glosses all around.
] JJit the governor of a province.
] 1^ a supervisor or judge in a
(«--' ■^ or township.
1 Mi special aids to the chief
provincial authorities.
] U on his beat, as a watch-
m.;n, or a \ ^S^ patroling police.
] iS t'J g'' ^^ ^ ^'sit of inspec-
tion.
1 ^ revenue cruisers.
\^ ] to reconnoitre; to btart ou
a cruise.
] JJ, to secretly learn rumors.
•fj^ 1 '-'^ patrol the streets like ]
"7" tide-waiters or policemen.
From to go and a sJtield.
To follow a leader, to revolve,
sun go around with ; to comply
with, to accord ; to go about
and examine, to perambulate ; to
soothe or console ; easy, docile.
I ] orderly, leisurely.
1 ^J2 ^ ^5 '-'' accord with the
custom or law.
1 ] ^ W ^'^ comply with good
iniluences.
1 ?i '■'^' observe the laws.
1 fcft ^ lazily hindering an
affair, dilatory and obstructive.
t'\
^ PJi ^ ] soraethuig that can
be dc[iended on.
] ^ docile, conscientious.
^ SB 1 ^ t^« disposals of Hea-
ven go on in their circuits.
1 tIw ffiJ :^ I'o J'au along close by
tlie wall and got away.
Fine silken cords for bind-
ings ; tassels, ornaments ; a
siun pattern or law.
1 J^ 31 55c Ij'JMntl it with
many colored silks.
^ I spindle of a spinniug-wheel.
(Cantonese')
lU. 1 s'"' bands and cords.
iU IE /^ 1 '"ako reason its rule.
HI
(«(/«
From horse aud streams.
A tame, docile, well-bred
horse; yielding, mild, amia-
ble, mello\v ; to tame ; lo
attain to gradually.
^ ] tractable, well-trained.
^^ ] elegant, polished.
1 3l tf* reach gradually to.
] ^ tame trained animals.
To pat, to stroke ; to encour-
age, to take a sympathizing
interest in.
^fj ] to condole with, to
pacify by caressing. j
From bai/ibiio and a decode or to
fit/i ; the tli'st form is common-
est.
The tender shoots of bam-
boo ; a sprout, a shoot, as of
asparagus ; a tenon, a dove-
tail ; conical, pointed ; pro-
j^'cting. ^^
t'5' 1 "'' 1 ^'^ bamboo shoots ;
the 3£ jj£ 1 from Chchkiang
arc the best.
iK 1 '"' 1 $t •'*l''''' ^l^y^t'* dried
lor c.viwrt.
"^ 1 '?''? /^ '" J"''^ every part
nicely according to rule.
^ ] salted sprouts.
^ ] cone-shoots, the tender stalks
of the Ili/diV/n/inm latifuliiun.
] l!^ a peaked hill ; an aiguelle.
1 ^ ^ conical, pyramidical.
f^ 1 to circumcise; a Moham-
medan term.
Read iifun. A variety of fine
bamboo whose flexible splints make
fine mats.
From bird and ten ; tba first
form is used in tlie classics.
■ A falcon, kestrel, or harrier;
a common bii'd of prey,
which is said to ] '\^ )]^
spare pregnant birds ; it flies
swiftly, and is fabled to be
transformed from the pie.
1 I^ 'i^ *^' ''"^ falcon always
hits its quarry.
I/C i&. M 1 I'aP'^l is that flying
falcon.
w
! (/
(Ad4
snn
The cross-beam of the frame
on which bells or drums are
hung in temples ; a species
of tree ; the first was an
ancient district in Fu-fung
l»e» ^ ® I,?, ill tlie west
of Shensi on the Ei\'er Wet.
^ Drttigcrous ; lofty, steep, as
mountains ; se\ere, stern, im-
chiin'' petuous.
^ ] exceedingly high.
1^ I precipitous, dangerous.
^ nj] 1 |]g lofty ideas and com-
manding virtue.
1 # IM iJi precipitous ridges
and deep defiles.
) Early in the luorning ; bright,
clear.
c/i/V/j'
>>^^
c7«i«'
1
Deep, as an abyss of water,
to deepen, to dig a channel ;
to jegulate; serious, profound,
as regard ; abstruse, well
read ; to take out from, to
nse part ; an ancient town
in Poh cheu j^ >)^, in the
■west of Shantung,
a district in Wci-hwui fu
ni the northeast of llonan on
the lliver Wei.
814
SittN.
SO.
SO.
^ I H ^ nothing is deeper
than a spring.
] ^ to deepen a well.
^ ] very deep.
^ ] to venerate
1 %^ &, ^ l'« took of mine to
live (111 hiniseir.
1 @ ;X BJ [Shun] was both
profoiiuil and clear-headed.
1 ^ W ^ *o guide and enlight-
en the family.
A fabulons bird resembling
a. golden pheasant, a phoe-
nix which lives in the sun,
and illumines the heavens
when it flies.
1^ 5S ancient caps with birds
resting on them.
1
m
m
1
From had or dog or man and a
decade i tlie second is often iii-
terclianged with i'fHje\'eryvvlieie.
i- To follow the deail to their
graves and be bmied with
them ; to comply with, to
follow after ; to pursue an
object zealously or inordi-
nately, given up to, engross-
ed in, greedy for ; to exhibit,
to bury the living with the
dea.
1 iii W. ■& addicted to gain and
pleasure.
« ife ] Mm±] ^ <be CO-
vetous fellow desires gahi, but
the hero sjeks for glory.
1 il -i J^ '''6 people commit-
teil suicide to escape their mi-
series.
1 'Ira '"' 1 ^-^ fiivoritism, obse-
quious to other's wishes.
1 1^ to lose one's life for one's
country.
] |(£ subservient for selfish ends.
] ^J^ to seek after.
Hi, -^ 1 j^ to be a martyr for
the truth.
^ '^ iiX 1 ^^ killed a sheep as
a sign — what would be done
to them if disobedient.
^J ^ 1 fB ^^ honorable woman
most esteems purity, — and pre-
fers death to its loss.
To go ahead, to begin a
quarrel ; a railing expression
M^T^^Q 1 frkuds should
not strive to use the first
harsh word.
SO.
0/d sounds, sa, sak, sat, and sap. In Canton^ so and ts'o ; — in Swatow, so, eui,
and cli'6 ; — in Fuhc/mu, so and soi ; — in S/ianff/iai, su
From (^rass and /'adin</.
A cloak made of bamboo
or palm leaves, or of grass,
woven in strips and laid on
like a thatch ; to cover, to screen
from the rain ; hanging loose, like
a ruff, or a goat's long hair ; in
Siam, the mango fruit
I ^ rain garments.
1 ^ ^ * white cranjs with pen-
dent neck feathers.
] ^ a leaf coat and hat.
M 1 ^ i^ put on a grass cloak
and then help put out a fii'e ;
— to run foolishly into danger.
^ ] f^ ^ to dress up in rain
clothes, — as a watchman.
Eead ^sui. Pendent, as flowers.
] I hanging down.
To rub in the hand.
^ ] to finger, to toy with ;
to rub on.
Read ^slux. To open.
^ J^ I to open the hand.
From /(/an/ and sand;
tlie lust and next.
useil for
A triquetrous grass, the ■^
I or I ;^ a species of
sedge, or Ci/pcrun ; to rub in the
band.
] ^ a species of grasshopper or
young locust ; by some applied
to the cricket.
1 j^ ^ai '''" ^*"1 o"" ■"'^" tree
{S/iored riihitsla), under which
Budha was born and died.
/,J> A tree, the ] j^ the biick-
\^ eye or horse-chestnut {JEs-
so cuius chineiisis), prized by
the Budbists, because they
think it to be tlie said; its nuts
iurnish a kind of arrow-root.
To dance, to frisk, to ski[)
and trip about ; to play with
the dress ; to lounge, to sit
at ease ; sound of the lute.
^ 1 ift W- *" ''^^^ careless
world ; some say, unending
ages, long continued.
swai, and sa ; — in Anwi/, soe, sa, sA,
— in C/ii/'u^ sna.
^ ] to go sauntering along, to
gambol ; to display the dress ;
idle and dissolute ; among the
Budhists, to bear with patient
ly, as Kwanyin does-
] M '"'■ plirase (siva/ia) like Amen,
used by Budhists and Brahmins.
|g ] the galloping horse ; —
name of a palace of the Han.
1 ^ ^ a title {sala-nijcc) given
to every Budha, meaning ^ ^
most victorious over vice and
passion ; the name refers to the
stately saul tree.
^
Abundant vegetation.
(. ^i tZ 1 ^ exuberant growth ;
j60 also roots of plants.
m
From wood and to walk slowly.
A shuttle ; to and fro, like a
shnttle ; darting here and
there ; swift.
H ] a long narrow punt.'
Jjfi 1 or ^ 1 to throw the shut-
tle.
so.
so.
SOH.
815
B -^ iD 1 the days and months
fly like a shuttle.
fS ] a fish darting through the
water.
^ ^ j the falcon soars about.
Kead jMM7j. Name of a tree.
h'^id ■^ woman's name, implying
cj\^^ maidenly ; it is given to
^so highborn virgins, who are
virtuous and retiring.
ttJ^ The prattle of children ; to
c^jJ^ incite, to set at variance; to
j.«o importune, to dan.
] =j^ to stir up litigation.
^)jS] ] or ^g I to intrigue ; to sow
discord.
"01 1 "'' 1 "^ t" instigate to evil.
] j^ t^" enrage, to provoke by
■sarcasm or dunning.
P";^ 1 the talk of children ; to
irritate by implicating another ;
to involve.
#^^ A drunkard's reeling.
clS 1-^1 1 tliw gamboled ^
^su and danced wilLoiil slopping. |
'>J^» The /leart t/irice agitated;
'livtl' suspicious, doubtful.
Keiid 'jui. A sacrifice after
the grain bad lipe ed, called ^
] , performed by ancient kings ;
used for ''^ the stamens of flowers.
*4?'tff Coarse wheat grits ; uiibolt-
p H ed and coarse flour is | ^,
'so also applied to other grains.
C A>|> Kiom metal and jingling shells.
^i^\ A lock, a clasp ; to lock ; to
'so fetter; to frown, to contract
the brow ; to detain ; to
envelop; rings or chains for
locking.
— ^C ] one lock.
] ^ or 1 fl a key.
] ^ ^ chain-armor.
^ ] to seal and lock, as an office
at the newyear.
|i 1 or :jl^ ] to turn the key.
] $^ i.M tlie merit of keeping
well the key of the country ; —
said of a high officer.
] ^ to secure, as a prisoner.
1 ^ ii >fj_ Jt S .^ I cannot
be restrained, for my heart is
agile as sn ape, and my thoughts
swift as a horse.
1 M °'' 1 ^ t'^^ inner toothed
part of a Chinese lock.
1 j§ to knit the brows.
S 1 P^ 4 the clouds cover the
bright terrace.
jtg 1 %^ the haze hides the
willows.
"fi? Q 1 a padlock.
',d[> Fragments ; the tinkling of
stones ; fine, minute ; petty,
'so troublesome, annoying ; con-
nected, chain-like.
1 )JJ^ trifling, imjiertinent.
1 ^ ^^mm:t^ people
drifted about, likr fa^-ends and
remnants.
] ] broken fine ; fidgetty, petty ;
contemptible.
j^ I connected ; following, like
b 'ads in a chain.
] |j3 rumors, tittle-tattle, on dits.
I ] troubled by petty cares.
»
a poeticiil name for the palace.
SOU.
old sound, sak. In Canton, sok ami sok ; — in Siratoir, sok ; — in Aniny. S"k and sek ; — in Fuhfhan, s.luk and soli ;-
Vrmn j^ si/k and /^ wood or
J^ e.rnhirant growtli above it ;
tiic second and third forms are
^ uni;sii!il ; occurs used for sn' ^
piiieness.
Stalks or leaves of plants
whose fibers furnish strings ;
in Yunnan, eighty cowries
was once so called ; a cord,
twine ; reins ; to cord, to tie
up, — and hence apijlied to some
plants that furnish cordage ; to
get, to obtain ; to ask, to demand ;
a rule, an obligation, that which
binds the mind ; to search into,
to inquire ; scattered, parted ;
loosening, ruin, a.s of aulhority ;
disquietude, apprehension.
in S/tangltui, sok ; — in Chij'n, soa.
— ;|;^ 1 ^ '^'t of cord.
ifH ] sails and cordage. {Cantonese.)
I ^ to get a thing forcibly.
^ ] to delight to study a subject.
1 f^ to extort.
jg I to get by threats.
1 ,ol to coniiirehend, to think out-
] ^ to live apart.
1 •^ to involve one's life.
^ j^ ] the tubers of a kind of
fumitory. {C'ori/dalis ambii/uu.)
] ^ ami I Ijg to sue or press
for a del)t.
W © 1 .t^ '" "'c evening you
slioulil braid grass ropes.
] -jj tension, as of a rope or strip.
'Il^ ^ i. 1 indicates the dissolu-
tion (if the family.
A ^ 'i'^ 1 the family cord is
used up ; money all gone, poor.
^C 1 ?C T' to seek for over the
whole cniiiire.
1 nii^^iMWiW^ i^^t us
stretcli ,-1 jioiut and finish it up
now, and then we can rest.
1 W Alt ijJi it is insiiiid by itself.
Read sili. To seek, to ask.
J-J^ To select or pick a ;iing
7/T>> *"*' ^^ ''"^ hand.
<,w/i ^anA SM/iy' To respect ; to
act on or move.
Read shuh^ To bind tight.
816
SQ.
SU.
SU.
STJ.
Old sounds, so ami sok. In Ciininn sii, slio, anil so ; — in Hicdlou; so, sii, imd S(
bu and so ; — i/J Shanii Itai, sii (/jk/ sQ ; — in C/i'f
Suc-hau city ; also known
Ki'om f/rain aiifl. /?••>'''- <"' I'/'' ""'' I
to clmiiyr ; the second fonu is j
not usual ; used for the next.
To collect, as a sheaf of
grain ; to rest or enjoy ease,
to cease from ; to resuscitate,
to revive, as when wilted or
from apparent death ; to breathe
ai;ain ; to rise from the dead.
lilM W li s ic Ift ^ 4 J'-'sus
is said by western countries to
save the world of living — men.
1 Ijj out of sorts, tired, apathetic,
no strength for.
fg ] to revive ; [as if] restored
to life, as when eased of pain.
1 ^ to revive, as from a tit or
debauch.
From jilant and to revive ; used
for the preceding.
A species of thyme, whose
fragrant, cinnamon smell re-
freshes and revives the weary
spirits ; to cheer up ; happy ; to
take.
fS ^ -^ I we shall revive when
our prince cumes.
J[U 1 J^ S '''^ relieve the people
from their distresses.
^ 1 ] trembling and pai.ting.
] ^ a species of Loplvinthus, (a
Perilla or Ocyiuiiia]) cultivated
in Chihli for its ) j{{j oil, wliich
is burned in lamps ; the seeds
are fed to canary birds, and the
leaves are eaten.
•^ j sweet basil. (Onjmum.)
1 'p' fjil o'' 1 'p' ^ rose-maloes,
a kind of liquid storax obtained
from the liquidambar tree and
the Allingi'X excelsa.
25 1 or ] ■j^ a new-born babe.
{Cantonffe.)
^ ] a local name in Kiangnan
for the egg-plant. (Soktnuiii mc-
lonongeim.)
as ^ ] from its riches.
] ;j:g' features of the Kiangsu
people, regarded as the come-
liest hi China.
1 7t^ sapan or brazil-wood ; for
whi<;h the next form is also used.
The ] \^ is sapan wood,
a word in in)itation of its
Malay name sajiu/tg.
To rub or feel with the hand;
same as ^fo '^ '" JM 1 *■"
fumble, to rub o\er.
A convent.
m ] a mmnery.
Sickness ; a caries or soften-
in" of the bones.
rrom .ytirits and ijrain,
A preiiaration of curd like
butter, which melts in the
mouth : it is made by the
Mongols, who call it tctita ; flaky,
crisp ; short.
butter.
^IS m 1 ""^P sugar-cakes.
i\.^r} 1 eheese.
] fjj; short cakes.
1 3'£ ft ^ tTisply baked ground-
nuts.
] g§ kumiss.
) From sill: and h
contracted.
'lan^iny down
sti^ Pure \\hite silk; unorna-
mented ; in the original color
or state ; white and coarse, like
mourning ; empty, clean gone ;
simple, plain in dress or manners ;
contented in ; formerly, usually,
as at first, heretofore.
^ ] a diet of vegetables.
— ill A moi/, so ; — in Fuhchau,
] ^ empty handed.
iy ] common food and lencen
ibod.
^ ] plain dressed and honest ;
sincerely spoken.
] ^j^ for the mourner to open ;
address on a letter.
^ ] to wear mourning.
1^ 1 ^ ^ white or blue-tinted
garnien ts.
I ^:| simply dressed.
j ^ li^ J^ empty-handed aivjl
nothing to act on.
] ^ always poor.
1 ^ '^ ^ lie does not attend to
his own business.
] ']!^ a uniform character ; one
always the same, whether good
or bad.
] ^ the moral king or Confucius,
so called because he exercises
sway over men without being
actually a sovereign.
'i)]i^ ^ ^X^ \ m^ that
princely man ! he would not
eat the broad of idleness I
^ 1 ^ JS. =<■ frugal and plain
family.
1 ■© ft fr ^ 's ft "i'e» you
are rich act according to your
station.
2p ] or ] H commonly, usually.
1 /f» ^0 IbI "s have not known
each other much.
] ^ or ] Tji the first state of; it
was so originally ; heretofore.
Read soh, and used for ^. To
search into, to seek.
1 W> fr M t" search into hidden
and strange things.
Towards, facing, inclined ;
to attend to one's proper
duties.
^ 1 looking to the south,
as a house.
su.
su.
su.
817
The croj) or gizzard of a bird ;
a fat, full crop ; in furs, the
' skin on the throat of an
animal.
iSi 1 ■? '" relract a sale,
to get the thing back.
From Itcart iiudsiitiji^e.
Guileless, sincere ; one's ho-
nest purpose, real intentions.
. u m^m^i It I let
me in a brief note intorm you fully
cf my real wiahcs.
Krom ffirlh and iitto moon oi-
simpU',
' To model things in elaj-, to
mold into shape ; to make a
statue ; modeled.
I (^ to make an idol.
1^ 1 'o draw and color,
a clay image ; met. a dolt,
a stupid fellow.
1 — ' ^ i^ '" make an image of
Budha. {SlMiujhai.)
^:^^> To understand, to thorough-
"'"^ ly comprehend ; a man's
name.
m.
From to eat and siiii/i/e.
To fast, i. e. to eat vegetables.
1 ^ plain greens.
■^ ] to dine on vegetables.
'^ 3^ W 1 there are meats and
onions, and also simple greens.
The second form is unusual, and
the derivation of the first doubt-
, fill; it must be dislinguiilied from
(Itiu lifr jo.^f"I•
To tell, to inform, to make
known ; to expose ; to reply
in one's defense ; to state ;
calumny, detraction.
*[> 1 to go and accuse in court.
1 1^: or 1 g or ] ^ a plea in
replv, a counter statement.
1 tK "? '■'"' defendant in a case.
1 ^ or ] ^ to state one's
grievance or wrong.
) IJ^ to accuse another.
iC* in 1 JJL 1"-' ^>^ made known
all his heart.
i ] to pass by the lower officer
and irregularly complain to his
superior.
1 in
: to expose the facts.
] -f^ to defame.
Originnlly formed of jUJ r.onlrn-
Tij and TJC ti'ttter^ noiv cliant^ed
to (JO and new moon ; tlie tirst
is most conimtm ; like the next.
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.
] ^ a head wind.
] y^ to go against the stream.
1 j|f to go with it.
jS: 1 tt^ "if '" generations past,
lo}ig ago.
^ ] on reverting to that time
or oecurrence.
1 r5fc M ^ to go against the
current.
] g since then.
] pf- a pail for bailing a boat.
.^iitti 1 Nearly synonymous with the last.
To trace up to a source, to
go against a stream ; water.
] 'im clear, pellucid water.
jE 1 t*^ fltl to trace up pre-
vious things to their origin.
] -/InJ to drive a current
back.
1 ^ to inquire into the reasons
or circumstances which origin-
ated a thing.
I § jd ^ it, appears (or it has
been a.scertained) that since the
fifth moon.
Rrf is said to represent the sound of
From iloor and ax ; the primitive
is said to repres
chopping wood.
,' To fell timber ; the place it
falls on ; a place, a spot where
houses are grouped, a compound ;
a building ; a town, a military
post ; a classifier of houses and
plats of ground ; at the beginning
of a sentence often has the force
of if, supposing, in reference to,
as to ; a cnula or relative pro-
noun, that wlii> I), the things which,
who, what ; it follows the subject
and precedes the verb it rules ;
in regimen with ^ or as ] J^,
it is usually separated by the
siiliji-ct of the verb; a cause by
which ; a lot or situation in life ;
to direct the mind to an act ; a
final expletive.
] ^ whatever there is.
A 1 ^ ^^'l^at men like.
A A 1 1^ men are everywhere
alike.
\ ^ H ^ ?!S why then has he
come ?
1 -j£ wherever ; where one lives ;
the place in.
^ ^ f jj 1 then shall we find
our places.
j^ ] or ^ I a place, a locality.
M — 1 pf. M ^ — 1 »
single building.
^ I how maiiy houses ?
f;J; ^ 1 /{> ^ you are ignorant
of some things.
41 1 !S ^ nothing to do, no
occupation.
I ^ wherefore, therefore.
1 .W ^ f*"^ this cause ; the rea-
son why,
] g whence it conies, the cause
or origin of a thing.
] "^ the right thing.
■gh ^ 1 place where the govern-
ment receive or lodge students.
^^ Ji ] -^ Ah ! he has at last
obtained his wishes.
^ 1^ S 1 '^^'^^ '® ""^^ '" ''®
place.
^ 1 -7 Ifu omnipotent.
*r ] ^ 4lfj it cannot but be ; no
one can do without it.
fK, yr 1 ,g, there is still another
view.
B ;ffi ;> I it should be thought
of beforehand, must be taken in
time.
m n 1 n n n i a see
what it serves and mark whence
it proceeds.
103
ms
su.
f^ 7f^ 1 1 'lie sound of the
\v()u<liiiairs ax.
] 11 fj?. 1^ ''■ 's •'' ^■^'■y serious
matter. (Cantonese.)
] *| ;^ ^ ^- those who are
called uadutilul.
SU.
ir E it 1 B [princes] pretVr j
officers whom they can teach or |
iiitiuence.
@ i 1 # ^' ^ 4 it is happy
if the state caii, in this ca.sa, be
preserved.
SU.
|g ip ] it extended over
many years, that it did.
Jib U M •? Tj H 1 tl'is long
street has three sets of sho])s ;
!'. e. three well distinguished by
a different style or size.
Oil sounrfs, sii, zn, solt, sot, znt, aii'l mi
sii and u ; — in Fuhchau,
SXJ.
In Canton, sit, ts'u, and tsii ; — in Si('rttoH\ su, ch'iu, nnil cli'u
in Amotj^
sit
From rain and s(i7/; }. d. to stop
foi- tlie vain ; it is interchauged
witli tlie iie.-ct.
Stopped by the rain ; com-
pelled to stop ; to doubt, to hesi-
tate; fixed, obstinately bent on;
what is required, needful, legal,
usual, or forced ; necessary ; the
fifth of the 64 diagrams, apper-
taining to water
'^ ] supplies of rations and pay
for the troops.
g 1 a little of.
#; ] it is wanted soon, urgent.
I ^ obstinately bent on, to get
anyhow ; to extort; to levy.
JW # ■? T> # -i 1 lie ^iii
wait till such times as you want
him.
From head and hair ; used with
tlie last ; the second form with
water is common but erroneous,
and is rightly read ^hitnii^ an-
other form of ^1^ still -v.ater ;
both resemble sliun^ J'i^ com-
pliant.
The hair on the chin, for
which the next Is now used ;
to wait for, to expect ; to get what
is asked or required ; ought, must,
should be ; necessary, requisite ;
good for use, serviceable ; slov.',
dilatory.
] |IJ momentarily, for a little
while.
I ^ necessary, needed for use.
j^x ] or ] ^ must be had, abso-
lutely necessary.
1 f^ 'Ivf y*'' "''"^t^ "'^it awhile.
] ^ >]i Jij< you need to be very
careful.
this way.
>]f I rather .slow.
I ^ a waiting maid ; a star in
Aquarius,
ifi^ ] it will be wanted.
I-P 1 ?!q 2^ I •■*"! waiting for rny
friend.
1 5S" llj Su-Mern Mt., one of the
Budhist peaks.
1 S M "i" ^" l<-^t '!"« dispatch
come before him — whose nanie
is
?i 1 ^ ^ "'e liad better follow
the old way.
ft{ 1 ^ TbI a short time.
From hair and necessary.
The beard on the chin ; cirri
of fishes; whiskers of ani-
mals ; long awns of grasses :
silk of maize ; the rootlets of a
rhizome ; bearded, hairy,
>rg I stamens of flowers.
^1) ] to shave the beard.
•^ \ to wear the beard.
J^ ] to twirl the mustaches or
beard.
P^ I puffing and blowing, as an
actor.
^ 1 a st^fT, flowing beard.
5. IS fi 1 fi^'e long tufts of
beard, as Kwanti.
] H^ <M f^ a conrmanding, im-
posing man.
ifl 1 the tassel of a cap.
crHt
,su
A coar.se white hempen ker-
chief, g^ ] , which women
wore at funerals in the Sung
dynasty ; end of a piece of
silk.
Olose-woven variegated silk
like balzarine ; the selvedge
of silk ; the edge ; loose fring-
ed or raveled edges, frayed
out, which when brought together
would aftord proof of the identity
of the piece.
j^f^ The toothed-edge bolt whicli
fW tfrt runs into a Chinese lock to
^su hold it ; also called fjlf f^
and §jk ^ or the beard of
the lock.
^1^* From Jlesh and apiece.
( ^^ Salted, mince crabs ; to wait
jS« or expect ; to help ; unitu-
ally; all. altogether ; to store
up, to have ready on hand ; a final
particle denoting all who have been
spoken of ^ a writer or clerk in an
office, employes.
] -^ all, every one.
fnS 1 t"^ accumulate.
1 l£ clerks who attend to the
cases or write papers, and serve
in a yamun ; they do not go on
arrests.
^ I ^ ]^ he had looked at
the region — he lived in.
a- -T m 1 nn ±.m t^-^^
princes are to be congratulated,
they are screens to all the slates.
su.
su.
su.
8i9
From rice and to help.
Rations ; fine rice used in
offerings to the gods ; income,
official salary,
large perquisitea
lis t'k 1 ffi^S ^ carrying pep-
per and rice, we approach to-
wards — the gods.
^/V From to yu and /.
cjyy^ A composed, dignified step ;
jS(( to walk carefully and dain-
tily ; sei'ious, grave ; slow,
tardy ; an ancient region along the
Yellow River, now the prefeciin'e
of Sii cIr'U ] j'l'l in the northwest
of Kiangsu ; it w;is one of tlie nine
divisions of Yii,e.Ntending along the
Yellow Sea, from Tai shan in Shan-
tung to the Yangtsz' River and
westward to Foyaug Lake, occu-
pying large parts of Kiangnan and
Shantung.
^ fif' 1 1'i'''S ^^ leisure, easy.
Vri' M, ] ^ ^ pleasant cooling
breeze blows.
^fi f^V 1 1 "'"''- <liiiytly for
him a while.
1 •fr ^ :S ^ S" slowly behind
your su[)eriors or seniors.
W-: 'l-t ■^ 1 nature has given him
a prudent mind.
Used witli tlie next.
To strain spirits; fine, pure
li(]Uor.
] 'jg excellent wine.
To put lK'ri)s or grass in a
i)asket or vat for spirits to
dri[) tiirou^-h, ami thus be-
con)0 clear ; abundant ; pure,
limpid ; in drops like dew.
^ ^ 1 •^ liow limpid the scat-
tered dew-drops!
'Pi \f\ \ ^ luniishcd nic with
the best of wine.
*^7E Knowledge, discrimination ;
Pf5 [lossessiug learning and abi-
'su lity ; sage, prudent.
"^ 1 clever.
^ 1 a good judgment.
'sn
m
g^ ] deceiving ; untrustworthy.
m^.m 1 :^^^^if no-
thing is forgotten in the plan-
ning, it will not fail in the exe-
cution.
From )iili and to yive,
An islet which has level
arable land at the foot of its
hills; applied to many islands
on the coast of Fuhkien.
3jc i% 1 ^'^ ■ ''■'"S su {lit. the
Drum-wave I.,) opposite Amoy.
M ] M f^ HI ll'« solitary islet
looks prettily in the stream.
) From a shelter and to give.
The east and west walls of a
,((' room; short walls to screen
the private rooms in the pa-
lace ; seated on the east and west
sides, or right and left, as host and
guest ; a college or school in an-
cient times; order, precedence, as
in ages ; a series ; a preface or ar-
gmiient to a book, in which its
subjects are stated in order ; to fol-
low in order.
',^ \ in regular sequence, seria-
tim.
ffe — ■ ^ 1 '-o ^I'te a preface
I ^ to go by ages.
:M ^ W 1 seniors and juniors
have their regular order.
^ 1 and "gj ] in the Ilia dy-
nasty, were retreats tor aged
scholars within the palace.
1 V S "^ ^" arrange every-
thing properly.
' 1 From %, to Uti>, or X hand
and fi\ T ; \t is similar to, and
used witli the preceding.
To arrange in order, to [lut
thiTigs in proper places ; ar-
ranged ; arrangements ; to
converse ; to discourse or
argue upon ; to employ according
to worth ; a series ; order, rank.
1 i^ "'■ 4H 1 t" talk together.
1 %^ to discuss in order.
pf^ 1 to deliberate upon the best
way. I
m
\ j)j£ to quote from.
% 1 to talk with great zest, as
with a dear friend.
5^ ] the five social relations.
I ^ to talk over old times.
J§ ] to detail minutely.
\\hh^ -A- stream in Shin-cheu fu in
I/Ja. tlie west of Hunan, the ] -^
su' a small branch of the Y''uen
River ; it l1..ws near | f]{j ^^
Sii-pu hitu.
From sill; and that.
The clue or end of a ball of
thread or cocoon ; a thread,
a clue, a hint ; the begin-
ning ; a guide or rule for what
follows ; course of events ; what is
handed down in a family, a call-
ing, a ]i.-itriraony ; to succeed, as
to an t nice ; to search out ; to
perfect what others began.
H^ ] the beginning or cause ; the
clue to, that which is necessary
in order to understand what is
to be done, or what follows.
ij ] to connect with what has
gone before or been done.
I 1'^ a remnant, an addenda ;
something unimportant to the
main thing.
(^> ] ^ J^ I cannot fix my
mind on it.
M '\fj M. ] disappointed ; non-
plussed, no means of effecting
tlie object.
"^ Ej Wi ] '!'« "ftai'" 'S likely to
be ttk'cted, the clue will be
found.
^ I the royal power or realm,
^. ] to find the thread af Ae
business.
as
From silk and ns.
^l"^ {'oarse, refuse silk or cot
«(' ton, left after the best is reel-
ed ; woolly, silky; to stir
up ; compounded ; to leiterate, to
repeat ; verbose ; to pad or quilt.
jj^jP ] catkins of the willow.
] ] (1/J jf/J jabbering, loquaciuus>
clack
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SU.
SUEH.
StJEN.
PM M-^ ] the north wind brings
tbe curled wool, — i e. snow.
IJ: ] ^ do not stir up the soup.
1 !?H "f 1 ?S talkative, tauto-
logical.
1 'fil fti *" ^'"® ^^'''* cotton.
Ht S in ^ I the fleecy clouds
are like the bowed cotton.
IJj I old or ret'usj cotton.
-l-f* i A species of sedge (Carer) ;
1 ■* used by some as a synonym
6a' of 'c/i'ii ^ the coarse nettle
hemp, good for cordage.
] ^ a kind of edible corn.
From earth and to take.
To pile up earth, to make a
wall of earth ; a pile of dirt.
1 i >^ iM ''^ pound eaith
to make a wall.
) From _^.^A and fofjefhrr, from its
companionable ways, but others
h^^ \ say from Ji!>h and the next con-
sw' tracted, because of its line taste.
A kind of tench ; a large
coarse species of carp found in the
Yellow River and its southern
tributaries.
^ jS IJJ 1 the fishes in it are
the bream and tench.
SU
From plant or wine and to give;
the second form lias becomecom-
mon.
Agreeable ; ])lea.sant, as good
liquor, which has been well
strained.
SI 5® W 1 I ^^^'^ strain-
ed my wine till it is clear.
Bead ^yii. A fragrant plant ;
a tuber like the potato ; tangled,
weedy growth.
if
' The walls of an iuclosure
which lie on its east and
west sides.
Old sounds sit. In Canton,
(^3» From p3 '''"'" ^"'^ -3. contracted
r t from ^^ a broom.
'stieh Snow, i. e. congealed rain ;
at Canton, ice is sc called ;
to whiten, to blanch, to make like
snow ; to wash clean ; to clear
one's self ; to wipe out, as an
injury ; to avenge, to be revenged ;
white, snowy, frosted.
] :^ flakes of snow, falling snow.
] ^ to avenge the disgrace of
an insult.
silt ; — in Swntow, so and sok ; — in Amo;/,
Shanghai, sih ; ■= t;j Chi/v, shue and shie.
^ ^ ^^ 1 ^ '^"® ^^^ '^^ snow.
PS 1 ^ frozen to death.
tH <[5> 1 round sleet like rice.
] ^ snowy white.
^ — ■ ^ I to make a swow-ball.
1 ^ ''J prove a person to be
innocent.
] \[\ snow capped mountains ; L c.
white in winter.
injury by revenging it.
] ^ a purple color.
swat ; — in Fuhchau, siok ; —
"F 1 °'" "^ 1 '' snows.
1 ^fl "'' 1 M ^^^ ^"^ worm, a
kind of insect found in the
glaciers of the Ngo-mt'i Mt. in
Sz'ch'uen.
H?|| A synonym of siofi, ^"ij to
■3*4 ) P'^re ; to scrape or shave oft'.
^sne/i
-Lit To sweep away ; to rub to
j^Jj pieces, to brush oft' or destroy
^siieh by the hand.
Sec also under huen.
ch'wan ; -
STJEIST-
Old sounds f sien and zien. In Canton^ sun an(/ sun ; — in
in Fuhchau^ song and siong j — in Shanghai^ si", dzi°, a7id
.siicn
From a shelter and to revolve ;
q. (I. a place where the winds
evolve the eneriaries of nature.
To extend throughout ; to
perrade, to expand ; to publish,
to proclaim to the peopb for their
observance ; to summon, as a ru-
ler ; to circulate, hs tha wind ;
extended, manifested ; diffusive,
pervading ; comprehensive ; slow ; '
perspicacious, to fully understand ;
a b.aM crown.
] ^ to summon, as to court.
1 ijt or 1 ^ to publish.
>& M ^ 1 ^ think there is no
need to say more ; — a phrase
in letters.
1 H _t HI 'o read out the em-
peror's order.
P ] to proclaim by the voice.
Stoatow. suan ; — in A tnoy, swan and
tsi" J — in Chifu, sliuen.
] |§ an imperial proclamation.
] ^ to make known the princi-
ples of good order ; whence
Confucius is sometimes called
1 ^ the Holy One who dif-
fuses transforming doctrines.
1 Jjii ^ ''^ preach the gospel.
S5 M /F 1 it is a secret (or ab-
struse), and cannot be made
known.
SUEN
SUEN.
SUEN.
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] ^ the palace.
1 f^ ^ A^ *" fl''''''" off collections
of stagnant waters.
- * From two strokes representing
I — I kcnven and eiirth and [Hi between
~7~ them to show tlie rcimloiny of
same as l-din/^ J^ n limit, and is
now superseded by the last.
To revolve and return whence it
came.
t /j_ 4 From hfnid and to make known.
cj Jr^ To raise the dress or bare
iSiii-ii the arm, iu order to work
easier.
•f^ tt 1 ^ '" ''"" "P ^^^ sleeves
and bare the hand.
JJi* A stone insignia or medal
3[ made of jasper, resembling
^aul■ll the f^ ; it was six inches
around, and held by courtiers
in the Hun dynasty, wiien attend-
ing at the imperial sacrifices to
Heaven, and fonueil part of the
oflcrings.
BJft^ Shiiveled, diminished ; to
^ take tVom.^
^m<'n I '^"ij J^ 'j^ to e.vtort from
the [leople, to exact unjustly.
^ p] M 1 Hi" people daily
diminisli in numbers.
Eead Jsiii. The privates of an
infant ; to move the mouth.
,tSlC(M
To prune a tree.
] ji} to lop otf the branches
of a tree.
Fioui S/V a liiiinrr and /t a
fw:t : 'I 'I tlie feet of soldiers go
round after their sii^nals.
To wave a flag so as to sig-
nalize soldiers ; to skip, as stones
over the water ; to revolve, to
move in an orliit, to come back to
the same point ; to do a thing in
turn, as an ollicer who reports in
course, or rei)lies to a dis[)atch ;
then, next, forthwith ; readily,
quick ; curling, rippling ; a whorl ;
* spire, as in a whelk.
I $§ to go round and round, as
a clock's machinery.
] fll to revolve.
[5| ] to wheel round and round.
I ^ or ^pp ] to return home,
to go back to one's villago ; to
retire from office.
t% 1 * graduate returning homr,
with honors.
^ 1 'S 4[tl the left side man
wheels [the chariot], and the
other pulls out — hi.s sjjear.
^ I to see one after anotiier.
/5J 1 t° greet or entertain several
friends ; to bring thuigs about.
] IU forthwith.
jpj I||p I ^ when will it come
roinid again '? Xhh&i will his
turn come ?
1 /^^ curling, as ripples.
he got it.
Read siien' and used for ^,
Revolving ; to revolve, as on a
lathe.
1 Mi ^ whirlw'nd.
I '^ gi'^'^y> or ^ when sick at
the stomach.
Sy^ An eddying fountain ; a
ci^C <^'rcling eddy.
^siieii, \ '^ a little whirlpool.
"S 1 ^'^ undertow of a
wave.
A revolving gem, a valuable
stone, called | JE^, worn as
an ornament by ancient mo-
narchs.
I ^ a kind of armillary
sjihere or planetarium, fur-
nLshed with -"v 3E ^ or tube,
through which ancient astronomers
noted eclipses, the culmination and
motions of the stars.
3^ ] star Merach ,3 Ursa Major.
The I ^ seems to denote
a s[>ecies of land snail, or
pei'haps a kind of Bulimu.f.
1 lll^ a spiral univalve with
whorls, like a Lymnea.
^siieii
nm
C >Ort, From to jo and isoin/jtiant.
11'
JX^^ To select, to choose out or
'tsiie/i elect ; what is chosen, choice,
fine; to appoint good men to
office ; to dance in a ring ; an
instant, a moment ; an old word
for a myriad, applied to paces in
measuring land ; apprehensive, ti-
morous.
j ^ or 1 f to pick out.
1 IIR '■o choose and appoint, as
to an office.
^ ] a coin of the Han dynasty
with a dragon on it.
'> 1 or 1 f^ a little while, a
space.
c^' 1 chosen.
] a good cash out of
myriads, one often thousand,
if H'] ] ^ ''is dancing so choice 1
i!fe 1 M ^ generations ha\e
approved your labors.
Eead siien^ To niniiber, to
reckon ; to recljon with or take to
task ; selected for office.
■J^ I expectant officers.
Il) ] presently to be appointed,
— said of expectant oliicers
1 ^ appointed to till ihe vacancy.
^ ^fc 1 19 take the first on the
list for the post.
^> ^ 'W ] <lo not go, lest he
take you to task.
35^ ] pI uiider-clerks who select
the names for appointments.
I '1^ cowardly, timorous.
'^^ A revolving wind, as the
(jj composition of the character
siien' intimates.
]J(i 1 J§(, a whirlwind which
carries the du.sl on high ; the peo-
ple say the gods use such for
ascending and descending.
A long rope with which
horses and cattle are tethered.
S^ ' A snare used by hunters for
^tg ' entangling the feet of birds
siicii,' or beasts.
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SUEN.
SUH.
SUH.
A metallic heater for keep-
ing spirits warm ; a copper
or pewter tray ; a pully or
windlass ; to cut things round
ill a lathe.
1 Vf< "f ''"^ chisstfl on a latlie.
IK fl^ ix ^ 1 65 11 y"'i «'-">
not uuike it perfectly round by
hewing it.
'1' ^ 1 3i ^ small wash-basin.
An osier basket for washing
rice in; to bind the edges of
sieves and baskets with cord.
] ^ ^ to strengthen the
basket-tr.iy or fan.
STJiEI.
Ofil sounds, sok ami zok. Tn Canton, sok, tsok, and ts'ok ; — in Sicatoir, sok, sua, and cli'ek ; — en Amoi/, siok,
iind sok ; — in Fuhc/tuu, seiik, sok, and suk ; — in S/tunfjhui, sok and zok ; — in Chifu, su.
suh
From !qi a biimboo tube over an
Kespectfnl, reverential, as
when one is desirous to do
his duty fully ; fear, caution, dread;
religious veneration ; cold ; to ad-
vance, to get on ; to render severe
or majestic ; to inspire awe ; to
receive one courteously; in epitaphs,
a resolute will ; used at the be-
ginning of letters as an introduc-
tion, and thus comes to mean to
w^rite a letter ; as ^ ] I now
write this letter.
1 I decorous, stern and distant ;
quick ; severe, as an officer ; ad-
justed, as nets ; regular, as fly-
ing geese.
1^ ] commanding, imperious.
— 1^ ] jS at once make it quiet,
as a disturbed province.
1 § M A. 'i^ bowed in his
guest and then entered.
1 ^t [ii'^ture is] bound \x^ by the
frost.
it ^ -JS 1 its notes are clear
and sweet.
iii 1 ^k ^ '" ^ lady-like, modest,
and respectful manner.
1 ']\\ a city in the northwest of
Kansuh on the confines of the
Desert.
] '{^ an old name for the ^ [§;
Juchih tribes.
The sound of many birds
flying.
1 i fi ^^ the rushing
sound of wings, as of a flock
of geese going by.
K»/l'
A famous horse belonging to
M ik ^V. of tlie Cheu
dynasty ; it is now applied
to a thoroughbred horse.
The I HI described as a
matchless bird from the west,
whose feathers are used to
adorn or cover dresses ; it is
turquoise kingfisher, whose
skins are brought from Burniah for
plumagery.
tl
To strike, to pound.
fH ^ 1 gri "ith rapid
strokes they b^-at [the men]
with bamboo poles.
R
From ^ evening ami ^V* to
iji-nsii.
Early in the morning; dawn;
early and careful attention
to business; among the T.ioists,
belon"'ing to or in a former life ; to
live retired.
] :jg morning and evemng; early
and late.
1 ■?£ -fli ^i" •'^' earliest dawn she
was in the ball.
1 ■ffr they were enemies in a
former life ; said by the Bud-
hists to e.xplain casualties, as
when a mad dog bites one.
■^ they were f(jrmer friends, i. e.
in a previous life ; or were be-
trothed by fate in a previous
existence.
Uf :^ JL 1 '" praying for a good
year, I was in good time.
1 B3 !^ I heard of your fame
long since.
1
The noise of rain and wind-
® M 1 1 h"*v furiously
the wuid and rain drive by I
From cave and abrupt.
To rush out of a den.
^ I to crawl on all fours.
1 i^M ijX "■ '•°P'^> (Sanscrit,
sthopu,) a tomb erected over
the remains of a priest.
1 W S there is a rustling,
as of the wind moving things ;
a whispering sound.
m
suh'
From man and valley.
^V'hat the common people
desire or delight in ; inele-
gant, uneducat'd; common ;
vulgar ; the k)W and gro-
veling business of life ; the laity ;
the world.
I 1^ common talk, brogue, argot,
a conventional dialect different
from the book language.
■{If; ] maimers of the times.
1 ^ ElS <"'' vulgar phrase.
\^: I to leave the priesthood ; a
priest then resumes liis ] ^
^ ^ l''''^ surname and name.
^ ] the busy world.
I \ a vulgar person,
ijl ] dt '•^ both the educated
and common people are able to
profit by it.
f I) 1 '1 lj''ise custom ; unbred,
vulgar manners.
^ 1 f ^ A constant habit changes
one's ideas.
1 tIJ 7 ^ @ base or inelegant
things do not pleasse the eye.
SUH.
From rice and wetl, but the pii-
mitive is a contraction of a clin-
^' racter meanin/j; pendent; it resem-
*"' bles /i7i, ^ cliestnut.
Rice in the busk, paddy, — and
much used in Fuhchau ; it was
a general name for grains, and is
still a|i|)lied to the spiked millet
(Si'tariii), and maize (Zca) ■ the
seed of panic grasses ; small sand ;
rent in kind, tithes.
] tJ^ Indian corn or maize. (Can-
tonese.)
] /f^ in vKil/icinalics, a term like
rule-of-three.
4^ ] seeds of the Ote/yr<y^rrtK?.
}^ I the rent or tax of a house.
$^ ] to pay grain as tax.
— 'gj ] an ear of Indian corn.
7^ 1 ^ ~^ ^ ^'^^ grains of mil-
let make a iivel.
m^^ h^- ] I can hide
the wurld in one grain of millet ;
— a Budhist comparison.
t^l ^ ] to buy a titular olliee.
Sil ''
o mince, to cut into fine
pieces.
VJ^ From to i;o and a sheaf: used for
X^B tlie next.
su'' Hasty, hurried ; fleet, as a
su deer ; quick, speedily ; to
call, to invite ; to urge to do
a thing ; lowHve.
] ] fi{j in haste, urgent.
iK 1 *"" ■En 1 ^"'"'^ ^ possible.
1 -Sfe '"■ ^ ^3^ 1 g" qi'ickly.
-^ 1 /il '§ '""' ui'ii'vited guest.
] 3£ hurry your steps ; written
to an invited guest.
^ St tt 1 y" '"'"'^'^ ""*■ '"^ '■*
such a hurry.
H^l 1 1, lliJ ^S-ii I am by
myself, and he has no connec-
tion with me.
IpJ iU 1 ^li ic_ ^vhy then did
you urge on this trial to me ?
■^ I /?« j^ " y-*" ''*''" 'o*^ urgent
it cannot be efl'ected ; — the
more haste the worse speed.
1
SUH.
A general name for vegetables,
legumes, and kitchen herbs.
^ ] food ; any provision.
it 1 ^t fiij what viands had
be to eat '.
I JH jj^ the cold whistling
wind.
] if ^ M abjects as they
are, tlioy will have their emolu-
ments.
SUH.
823
it
To shake the head, as when
doubting or hesitating.
To start ; to tremble, as an
) ox at tlie sight of a lion.
■5"' 'i'lX. I frightened beyond
measure, as a beast at the
look of a lion.
-S- T> S' Jt tJ 1 I can't bear
to see him so frightened.
A river in the southwest of
5 Shansi flowing into the Yel-
sa' low River through Kiang
cheu.
Read seri''. To wash clothes ;
spoiled by water.
] [11 to rinse the mouth.
A low tree, a sapling, a stock.
,3 J^ ] scrubby oaks, trees
a' suitable for posts in wet
grounds ; the plant is called
||l| I and is probably a species of
oak with smooth acorns, like the
\Qiiercus serrata.
The contents of a boiler or
kettle ; lioiled rice, pot-luck.
m in zms^ \ if the
kettle s teet be broken, my
lord's food will be [joured out.
From silk and to sell ; tliis and
J^ were once used as synon^'nii,*
To succeed to, to continue, to
join on ; to keep ui), to carry
on what another began ;
attached to, tied together ; follow-
ing, continuous; a ring or coupling
which makes a connection.
] |gp] an adopted heir.
sd'
1 ijife to join the guitar string,' to
marry a second wife.
1^^ 1 W ?j^ coming one alter
another.
] )f\\l he contiimed the ancestral
woivhi|>.
ffi t m \% 1 M 'i'"^ 'I'-' ■■^■«i
oi it afterwards.
1 fi St H extended his leave
of absence several days.
] //|i|, to splice the rope,
if^ 1 to carry on another's work ;
to succeed to.
5 6^ 'i"t> arise, to get up ; to draw
P^^i up, as the garments.
ill \ ^ to draw one's dress
around one.
I 1 decided, erect ; stern, like
the whid blowing through the
pines.
B| I a noted general of Wei, in
the days of the Three States.
From man and early as tlie pho-
netic. ; it resembles /<c't ilip\ to
carry.
To be kept in a constrained
posture, unable to stretch.
sw/i'
Hypocritical, sycophantic ;
one who watches the coun-
tenance and huuiors of a
great man.
A marsh plant, whose leaves
resemble purslane ; one sy-
nonym is 1^ '(^, and the
drawing resembles an Ange-
lica in its inflorescence and habit ;
another name is ^ ^ or ox-lips.
] ^ or If §i a medicinal [ilant
which resembles a cardoon.
{Ciinara.)
® is- - ft B ^ 4t 1 -'^r^
those bends ot the River I'au
they gather ox-lips.
J M > From a covering for a hwulred
•4t| men; occurs used for J5\i dawn.
6v<' A halting-place or choultry
sill at the posts, anciently three
leagues apart, designed as a
small guard-station and sometimes
defended by a picket of soldiers ;
824
SUH.
SUH.
SUH
a stage where one rests for the
night ; a lodging-place ; a night's
rest ; to allow to remain, to keep ;
to pass the night ; to lodge, to
sojourn, to stay at ; early ; to
delay ; of old, former, long stiiud-
ing; damaged, old, kept over;
musty, turned ; to advance with
the cup when sacrificing.
■^ ) to detain one to spend the
night.
1 ^MM ^^^ ^"^^ ^^re going
to their nests.
"^ 1 ^ ffi * ^^ °^'^^ ^^^ ^^'^
meals, — is a rule of hospitality
for travelers at temples.
^ ] to ask for a night's lodging.
1 'ik ^ 1^ t-lie "1^ enmity is
not appeased.
] ^ formerly.
1^ 1 >J» ^ stale or moldy food.
;^ ^ ] ] the guest who tar-
ries over two nights.
■fi 1 or ^ ] to lodge over night,
as at an inn.
^ ^ 1 ftj ^" guard the palace
hy night at the [losts.
1 IS SM ^^'"'''^ °'" °^'^ bread.
1 1^ spoiled meat.
] ■^ an old scholar.
PS lS tS -ffj 1 rice left over
night sours.
M 1 =f do not delay to fulfill
your promises.
I ^ damaged goods, shelf-worn
articles.
1 ^ an ancient state, now part
of Fung-yang fu in Nganhwui.
] ] ^5 rather musty.
Kead siu'. A constellation ; a
night ; during the night.
^ I 65 ili ^ I sl*^pt tl>e whole
night thri)Ugi).
1 3E i^it ''''' sporta of the star
king, a Budhistic term (nuk-
shutra rajii vikrimatu) for a high
state of extatic meditation.
J^ 1 or ~ •-{- /V ] the twenty-
tight zodiacal ^ or houses ; the
names are given in the table,
witli their corresponding animals
and elements, the longitude of
their determinant starsin a. d.
1800, and their approximate
constellations ; lialf of them are
lucky, and half are unlucky ; ^
^, ^ and 41^, stand fur Thurs-
day in a weekly series, which is
continued through the years.
THE TWENTY-EIGHT CHINESE ZODIACAL CONSTELLATIONS.
1
ii
kioh
2
JL
k'niiff
3
^
ti
4
M
f<">9
5
id^
we'i
hi
^ dragon
Sf dragon
^ badger
2: bare
%
■^ tiger
^^ leopard
LONOnUDE.
2or
3' 0"
211 42 1
222 17 35
240
8-18
215
25
253
27 15
208
28 15
CONSTELLATION.
Spica, f Vurgo.
I K X II. Virgo.
a li y 6 Libra.
(i 6 Scorpio.
Antares, Scorpio,
e //. Scorpio.
y 6 Sagittarius.
8 4
te.u
9 4^
niu
10 ^
/lii
I, a
12 ^
trei
s-hi/i
14 ^
j>i/t
/t:
griffon
A i''it
H rat
m
<Z. swallow
y^. [lorcupine
m
LONOITUUL.
277° 23' C"
301 15 11
308 55 54
320 36 16
330 33 45
350 41 59
6 22 9
CONSTKl.LVriON.
I X Sagittarius,
a /3 Sagittarius.
e fi y Aquarius.
/3 Aquarius.
a Aquarius and
e Pegasus.
Markab, a
Pegasus.
Algeuib, y
Pegasus.
15
kw^i
16
17
IfU
1« ^
19 #■
pih
tsni
21 ^
tsan
Swolf
as
^ Jog
^pheasant
,0 cock
-2 raven
^ monkey
m
17
48 12
31 10 39
44
8 47
57
12 1
65
39 58
80
54 47
79 34 G
Mirac, U
Andromeda.
a ,3 Aries.
Musca.
Pleiades.
Hyades.
A Orion.
Rigel, Orion.
22 #
tsin,,
23 ^
24 t^P
lia
sh/fj
rh'iiirj
ys/i
28 f^
cUdn
tapir
■^ sheep
±
w
>K
muntjak
snake
92 30 21
122 56 24
127 31 4
144 29 44
152 54 37
170 56 9
187 56 52
Gemini.
y (J Cancer.
d £ ^ Hydra,
Alphard a
Hydra.
K X n Hydra.
a Crater Alkes.
y £ Corvus.
SUH.
SUH.
SUH.
825
■ Itl^ A clover grown in the central
/I fj J provinces for fodder, manure,
su' and greens.
"g" I the Medicago saliva or
lucerne.
3V 'W 1 's of two sorts, and un-
cultivated ; one is a species of
lupine, tlie other a succulent
trailing plant.
To step quickly into one's
) placo on seeing a superior ;
' attentive, alert ; to hurry.
^ ] nimble.
^1 f Ij ,^'lj 1 light and active in
all his movements.
A fine sieve ; to sift ; close,
J) thickset, as leares on a tree.
breeze makes the flowers sift
down like a red shower.
A tree considered to be alli-
ed to the jj^, having a red
,' and thick bark, of whose
gnarled, tough wood felloes
can be made ; a birch ?
1^ ] a kind with small bifurcate
leaves.
See (thn unricr Ku find HUH. Old sounds^
liek, hiok, tiud sut ; — in Fuhchau^
From water and blood; occurs
used for t/ti/i, \yi swift llowiiig.
Sit' 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 emp-
ty ; overflowing, flooded.
^ ij ^ '^ ] !'-''■ 'lic'ii exert
themseKes to open gutters and
sluices.
] 7j^ ancient name of a branch
of the Pei-ho in Chihli.
SXJEE.
sit mill hoi;. In Canton, hok and sut ; — in Swiitow, liak, liiok, and siit ; — in Amoy,
liek, liciiik, oiik, and sok ; — in Shanghai, liiuk, liuili, and sih ; — in Chi/u, slm.
m,
sii
From p sun and jfj nine, but
the |iriinitive is detinerl as being
equivalent to tlie next, for na-
ture is moved nt tlie dawn.
The dawn, the rising sun.
1 -^ 0. >it the day dawn ;
very early.
] ] puiTJle j(*y at having got
one's wishes.
13
I I . From 7j slreni/th and ^ a
I /I (■<!/), arranged in two ways j the
* > first form is unusual.
^JJ
To excite, to stimulate, to
urge to exertion.
^' 1 pJi ^ -F exert your-
selves, O men 1
%m ^ .S ^JJI 1 5jj^ A in
thinking ot our deceased lord,
she stimulated worthless me.
m.
h^iO
To whistle; to blow with
the mouth ; to call a dog.
j:
From ^ head and 3£ a yem.
Confiding ; to walk carefully
i" " and erect ; the vexed air of
one who has ftiiled in his
object.
W 1 1 ffii ^ i ^ i: iii' \'is
mind is perturbed and off its
balance,
jj^ ] a star in Aquarius, named
after the ancient ruler Chwen-
siih.
From f^ a horary character and
— ~ one inside of it, denoluig
fullness, for things start in l5<
and get ripe in ^> when the
sun's heat declines; it nn;st not
be mistaken for s/m' )% to guard.
The eleventh of the twelve
branches; it relates to earth, and is
denoted by the dog ; nature fading,
as it does in ] ^ the ninth moon.
] J|^ the 11th hour of the day,
answering to 7-9 o'clock p. m.
It.
Still, quiet ; silent, as the
interior of a palace or a tem-
ple.
$iJ ^ W 1 P"''*^ ■i"'^l st'l'
are the dim fanes.
Jill
It'll'
To induce ; to allure,
beguile by fal.sc rumors.
y^ \ to lead astray.
to
HI ] an introduction.
but let us make verses and take
a cup, and thus we will forget
our former troubles.
"^ S 1 HI the rumors of in-
sufficient rations spread abroad.
'Ml.
tP.
h'li'
From heart or seal and blood.
Tlie heart's blood affected ;
to feel for, to oommisserate ;
to love ; to be anxious
about ; pity, sympathy, sor-
row for ; anxiety ; compas-
sionate.
;fg ] mutual regard for.
'^ M 1 ^ ''•^ relieve the orphans
and widows.
H^ ) to give alms to the poor.
1 1^ liplp given to the poor by
government.
II ] to help and pity, to give
body to one's compassion.
1^ 1 to considt what is the proper
reward to be given, as by the
Board of Rites.
^ I ^j a depot for relieving the
poor.
3; M 1 ■^ a. hard hearted man.
^^ y>i* I >IZ^
I M. regulations for hojioring the
dead.
] ^ the house or room where
the emperor mourns.
Ik
Jt It
Another name for the IpJ or
ciuic shell {Conits), which the
Chinese fancy to be a me-
tamorphosis of the eagle.
104
826
SUi.
si:i.
SUl.
SXJI.
old sounds, sui, zui, s..p, sot, zot, niid zap. Jn Canton, sui and ts'tii ; — in Swatotc, siii, sue, cli'uc, cli'ui, and hui ;
in Auwy, sui, tsui, soe, di'ui, su, and liiii ; — in Fii/iehau, sui, soi, cliwi, snoi, ch'oi, «n(f cli'oi j —
in Shan(/hui, se, si, sue, and ziic ; — in Chifu, sOi.
m
From ^ insect aiiJ I'g on/;/.
A species of ground lizard ;
"" an old name for tbu H ^
or proboscis monkey ; a con-
junction, although, if, supposing,
even if; to repel, to turn away.
1 ,^ albeit.
1 ppj is pT •& y°" °^" ^.^"^ ^'^'
dine, even if he does invite you.
your eye can't perceive it, you
still can hear it.
1 W m iia T> in 515 fl tiiough
you have this, it is not equal to
that.
I cannot send him otf, nor can
I bear to have him go.
From eye and a bird ; it is ea-
sily confounded with ((s« _§.)£ a
pigeon.
To look upwards ; to gaze at;
a large stream flowing into
Hungtsih Lake.
^ ] a supercilious manner ; to
look at angrily or disdainfully.
1 jJ'I'l a district in tha northeast
of Honan, in Kwei-teh fu.
m^ 1 1 siiiis H aiith«
people staretl about for many
days in great terror.
M
From great and bird ; also read
sin'; used as a primitive.
To spread tb« wings ready
to fly off; to raantla the wings,
as an eaglu does.
The coriander (Coriamhum
sativum) is ^ ] or j^ ]
^sui which last name is also giveti
to caraway {Cariim)- they
are also known as § ^ the
fragrant herb; both names are oc-
casionally given to /^ ^ parsley.
{Peiroselinuiii.)
,sin
l'"rom si/fc and stable ; occurs
used for its primitive and for Jfj^j
also read ^/iivui and ^i^o.
The traces to a harness ;
reins ; a strap or stick to hold
on by in a carriage ; to trai>
quillize, to give repose to ; steady,
quiet ; to retreat or decline a bat-
tle; settled, peaceful, firm ; a fringe.
I ^ to draw otf troops.
^ ] and ^ ] military terms
for maintaining one's ground
firmly, and for a drawn battle.
^l ] to hold the reins.
^ I to tranquillize, to treat
kindly.
M ] "a 'M '^ happy omen of
lasting peace.
i{ ® ^ 1 [I liope that] you
have been every way prospered ;
— a phrase in letters.
W IK 1 1 ^^^^ lonely fox goes
about suspiciously.
] I ^ how tranquil and placid.
I ^ to establish peacefully.
1 ^ ^ '^°^^ peaceful is all the
empire.
Read Jui. Feathery orna-
ments on a flagstaff-top.
A drizzling fine rain is ]
^ like a Scotch mist ; also
the name of a river; muddy.
M
From disease imi failing.
AVeak ; feeble; as from long
sui sickness.
^ I /f» ^ he is so weak
as to be incapable of acting in his
oflice.
^siii
,ts'w ■
Tlie original form delineates a
m.Tn draggint; liis legs ; it is tlie
Shth radical of a score of unusual
characters ; also read (cA'tu.
To walk leisurely, as if weari-
ed out, or following another
person.
^m
m3
■SUl
To spread oat the wings ;
gamboling and fluttering ;
said of the phoenix.
The name of a short bnl
famous dynasty from A. i)
581-618, which reduced the
empire under one sway, and
made a map of its divisions ; its.
founder Yang Kien J^ 1^ al'tered
the next character tu that form tu
denote his dynasty, but it ended
with his grandson.
^ ] worship of the ancestral
effigy.
Read <'o' .and used for 'f^.
Flesh torn to pieces ; idle ; to fall ;
cyUndrical; conical; a hollow place.
1
to fall down or off".
Fiom ;(£. to go and
contracted.
to /hjl
To accord, to follow, to com-
ply with ; to let, to permit ;
the way or usage of; like, as, ac-
cording to ; wherever, forthwith,
presently ; obsequious.
I ^ a small feudal state under
the western Wei ^ state, a.d.
250, lying on tbe River Hwai, of
which Sui cheu ] ')]'[ in the north
of Hupeh once formed a part.
1 B^ f^ '^^ '*' ^® -y*^*^ ^*^® t'™®'
1 M "'' 1 S '''s y°ii please ; very
well ; if you like.
] ?5c ^ do you come after me.
] IJ' ] ^ it freezes as it falls.
1 ^ HL '^^ '^'™ '^° ^^ ^^ likes.
1 JM ^ everywhere talking
about it.
] g|] immediately.
1 *]? ^ bring a little as you can
get it.
M liJt IS 1 do not yield to the
crafty and obsequious.
1 W. ^'^''^ P^'d to official attend-
ants, about one tael in ten.
SUl.
SUI.
SUI.
827
^ ] a retinue, personal attend-
ants.
] ^ common, not remarkable.
1 fr i^ ^ ^^ gos^ "'til Ii'iii
everywhere, and stands by bim
as he sits.
;§. I PJf itf each one follows his
inclination.
Jg I to follow jfter one, to tag.
] -fu iipple, lithe in limb.
J^ ] to stand in a dressed line,
as soldiers.
1 ■& ^ carry it on the girdle,
as a fan or a fob.
1 >ij< ^ Hj just as one's fancy
suggests, as in ornaments.
1 ® ifi) ^ t" fs^^l at ease where-
ever one lives or stays.
In Cantonese. A smell, a stench ;
bad breath.
W 6^ 1 i§. ^^'^ •''''■ is foul here,
there is a stink-
f MifeS The marrow in a bone.
IJE '^•h* ! beef-suet.
'sni 1'J4 A. '3' 1 revenge has
penetrated his very bones.
^ J£ I io suck liis marrow.
M. 1 Ml IT ''1^^ ^ phcenix' mar-
row or dragon's liver, — i. e. a
rare delicacy.
V^ iHL 'Si 1 [y'i'' kindcessl has
watered my midriff and wet my
marrow.
<f^' -i^ I Clog's marrow.
c vjj-g Slippery, smooth, a term
'i'lJQ. used in Tsi ; something
'sui which will make slippery.
fjlff ] rice soup or congee.
I'^fi' Cakes made of broken pulse
iili
mi.xcd with sugar.
^1h& Oi-igirinlly written ^. but i.fter-
nri """'s cliaiipeil to this form to
'fiMI
denote tliis [ilace.
Name of a prefecture ^ ]
erected by the Sui dynasty in the
northwest of Yunnan, now Li-
kiang fu g| -^ f(.f on the Kinsha
or lifangtsz' River.
From '^ to pare ami r\i f'nll-
iiess, wliicli is exi-)liiirie(l tlint the
.year li:i3 paced throngli tlie o
j ijlaiiets, the 28 signs, and the 12
' moons ; the contracted forms are
\ common.
A year of one's age ; to
pass over a limit ; the revo-
lution of the seasons ; a
; harvest, the year's produce ;
age, years ; yearly ; by the
year,
f^< m 1 "i-
^
:>
I how old
1
are you ?
^- ] a term for the heir-appa-
rent, or a prince ^ under the
Ming dynasty ; anciently a
feuilal prince.
^ I the Emperor, used in di-
rect address, and changed to ^
] J^ in his titles.
^ tlie order of the year, ac-
cording to the cyclic characters.
jfjf ] next year.
^ ] laat year.
t^ I to watch the old year out.
^ I the year's settler, a present
of mouey to children.
] ^ the planet Jupiter, twelve of
whose courses through the zodiac
make the -^ ] great year.
■jj^ \ a return of the same branch
character in the cycle, or twelve
siderial years; the image of a boy
to represent the Chinese Cy-
bele, carried in procession to
meet the spring.
1 S ;/C W ™''y y^'i '^'''■^c a
prosperous year.
JjJt 1 robtist, vigorous.
] ^ a man's age.
] >^ in }5lc the months .ind
years run by lilce a stream.
f^ I to wish the old year farewell.
) ^5^ acts or duties of the year.
^&"^'' I"rmn stlk and to he kind Io ; also
/Fj^> read hwui>
»(«'' Fine clolli brought from the
West, open and loose in tex-
ture ; j)erhaps a sort of Dacca
muslin, worn by mourners or for
coolness.
TfC
From (frain and clau's; q. 4. llie
. grain wliioli men seize ; it. is an
^ unnsual form of the ne.\t.
sui
Grain in its fullness and
beauty, when it hangs down in its
lipeness ; a term properly applied
to rice and panicled millet.
C||^) An ear of corn or spike of
f^^ wheat ; the head of a grass ;
suP a spikelet, a tufted ear ; ele-
gant, graceful,
j't I a panicle or thyrse.
I jjjjj the New City at Canton.
— ' ^ ib ] 'li"® beads on one
stalk ; met an abundant year.
^ 1 5i grai" filling out.
^- ] rank grain.
^ 1 M iS ^^'^^ stalk of wnear
has two ears.
{& ^ mm^b^m l t^ere
handfuls are left, and here ears
untouched, — for the widows.
4) Similar to the last.
The fine appearance of flow-
sui' ering and ripening grain.
^ ] fine looking grain.
51^ fx 1 1 t^'® Tov/s of rice
grow beautifully.
From stone and iteatL
To break to pieces, to smash
or pound fine ; bits, frag-
ments, pieces, endings ; pet-
ty, troublesome ; broken in
spirit.
M 1 o'' tT 1 '" break in bits,
to shiver.
] ■^ retail goods, driblets.
f [- ] or ^^11 odfis and
ends, remnants, cabbage, leav-
ings ; miscellaneous things.
1 JJi l)r<iken silver.
Jg fl'2 1 disheartened and
clioiifallen.
tti 1 fji fS t*^ lavish money
carelessly.
I 15^ ^ a chatterbox.
] (ig, cr.ackiiel-ware.
] JQ odd jobs of work.
) ;^; small views of scenery.
SM
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t-'a
SO.
I > Sometimes nsed for tlie last.
Pore, unmixed grain ; alike,
U'ui' mere, all of the same sort.
=f^ ] unmixed.
1^ I containing no niisture,
unadulterated ; perspicuous, as
a clear ?tvle.
ro li ^ ^ he is so guile-
I
P
less that he will not be injured.
y^' To scare ; to sip, to taste.
-^ to take a smack ; to cliew ;
fc'Hi' the noise of tasting ; to spit
out.
1 I® i^ 10 spit phlegm.
] J\^. — • P to spit at one.
I 3§ to smack good wine.
babble, uproar, hubbub.
The revolution of a complete
year in the age of a person.
To vilify, to scold, to rail at ;
to impeach, to accuse ; au-
iui ' gry.
^ I to disgrace.
] ^ to vilify and abuse.
^ I to abuse ; opprobrious lan-
guage.
S 1 '^^ ^ 1^® raved and scolded
most disrespectfully.
A clear, bright, pure eye ; to
look straight at ; the angles |
or canthi of the eye.
1 ^ the fifth of the nine
heavens.
^' iK M l"s honesty of
tsui '
1
heart appeared in his face.
m:
From to ffo and according to
one's teishes.
sui' To accord with, to follow,
not to oppose or hinder ; to
give loose to ; an adverb, then,
nest, after that, presently, there-
on, and so, forthwith, finally ; to
go through xfr.lh, to do as one wish-
es ; to speak of ; to complete ; a
moor.
/p ] to resist, not to comply.
1 ^ or I ^j|^> as one likes, agree-
able to one's desire.
SUI.
J^ ] condescending, no hindrance.
1 S ia jffc if it then be thus.
pft 1^ ^ 1 forced to disregard
his wishes.
W V ^ 1 everything has gone
right.
1 '^ '^ H therefore, to-day it
is agreeable.
^ ^ I ^ what a mien 1 what
complaisance 1
nice cr ditch between
drain them.
ij\^ A sluic^
i^) fields to
^5 From _fire and to follow as the
phonetic.
To get fire from the sun by
a speculum mirror ; to get
fire by friction cf wooi is /f; |
o"" ^ 1 W^'K, boring for fire.
] A J^ tlie Chinese Prometheus.
*l J ?S § ^ ^ beacons are
lighted by uigLit to give the
alarm of banditti.
r) Like the last.
A speculum or burning mir-
sui > TOT.
^ ] a sun-glass or lens for
drawing the sun's heat
A deep apartment far in the
rear ; quite in the rear, as
iii' the banners of a rear guard.
^ ] deep, far in ; abstruse,
recondite.
K + liE 1 it '^^ truth it is,
the womeus apartments are
very far back.
I^"^'
m
Grems hung at the girdle
made of a certain shape for
good luck ; a chatelaine.
Ib Ib M 1 beautiful array
of girdle jewels.
*> From clothes and to follow as
the phonetic.
A shroud ; to present grave-
clothes to a family where
one has died ; money is now sent
instead.
1 ^ grave-clothes.
I:
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SUI.
^ A string to hang things to
the girdle ; a fringe, a tassel,
an edge of loose threads,
ipl 1 a tassel on a cap.
I lantern tassels,
j^ I a tassel.
I a knotted fringe.
I a tassel on the cue.
■* ' 1 A path leading down to a
tomb, an underground pas-
' sage to the vault ; a side
path leading to a tomb ; a
bye-path; a tunnel, a mine;
to revolve ; to return.
^ I the road to a tomb.
ffi A ^ 1" PI 1 flo not use the
main path when gouig in and
out.
;^ J®. W 1 bigh wuids have a
path, i.e. come from the valleys.
1 jE ^ '*^"*y> * load.
^^.^ From 3. or X » hand grasp-
' I* ing two TT liiimboos, altered in
hwui ' combination.
^<'' A besom of bamboo switches, |
for which the next is used.
] ^ a comet, the besom star, i
commonly called ^ "^ ^ or |
broom star. j
H ^^ 1 ^pi^fl#""otto
liave a count at noontide," is to
say, he has lost his opportunity.
m
^ Altered from the last to de-
note a bamboo besom, one
hwui ' with which to sweep fields
of their stubble.
^ ] to sweep.
if?*' A spinning-wheel or ] ^
[■^g on which spools of thread
are reeled of a certain size.
I
^4^ ' Foom 7]> ciiifn ami [ij to ex-
*" hibit ; not to be confounded with
sui '
^ honorable.
ich'ung
Calamities sent from heaven,
which men cannot prevent, as jj^
refers to those which men bring
on themselves ; an evil spirit, a
ghost, a wraith.
SUI.
^ I a luonstrous apparition.
"j£ 1 or ^ ] to exorcise or send
off a sprite by rites.
■f^ I to act wildly, as if possessed.
jpj ^ ] the rivers have ouphcs.
^ ^ 1 ) perverse, cross, de-
mented.
SUN.
f|5 M ^ 1 haunted by a demon ;
posses.sed by a goblin of an-
other.family.
SUN.
829
A small cofBn, called ] ^
made of wooil and used
send home the bodies
soldiers killed in battle.
to I
of!
A whitish fruit like the pear,
but small and sourish, which
has different names ; the tree
resembles the asjjeu, its wood
is fine grained and .striped; com-
pliant.
F^ W ^iJ 1 ''"* ^^'^^ P^*"" '^ found
along the bottoms.
sxj isr.
oil sovnil, son. In Canton, sun and sun ; — »n Su-alofc, sun and clinn ; — in Amot/, sun ;— in Fnhchau, sung,
eaung, and cluing ; — in Shanyhai, sang ; — in Chi/u, sin.
From "j" son and ^ .i connect-
( J^l^ ing link; it occurs used for 5a
sun compliant.
A grandson ; a grandchild ;
whatever is reproduced or grows
by suckers ; courteous.
] -^ a grandson.
-f ] sons and grandsons, posterity.
-^ ] or ;2 ] a great-grandson.
^ 1 or JjS ] a great-great-
grandson.
$[x I a daughter's son.
1 'iC ^ granddaughter.
^ ] a remote descendant.
"? 1 JlS AS * goddess worshiped
for children.
Jg ] a second shoot of rice.
■? 1 4^ 5i * legacy, an heirloom.
A fragrant and very pretty
purple orchid, the -^ ] also
sun called ^ ^ -Jjjj or rock
sweet-tlag, \\hich is cultivat-
ed ; the drawing is like a Cynihi-
dium ; the fresh roots are steeped
in spirits as a tonic.
Al^ written ^ in some places.
A monkey.
^ I a small species of mon-
key (^Semnopil/itcus?) found
in the central provinces ; it is also
called J I and j^ | in poetry.
,sun
To feel
hand.
or rub with the
From to ^ ''at and ^ evening,
but tlie primitive is coii^i- ..ly
written ^ bad ; it is also used
for ,(s'anS to eat.
An evening meal, tea, supper ;
to dine, to eat ; the food in the
dishes ; cooked millet ; to soak or
separate rice in cold water.
S I ^ ^ it is hard to keep np
breakfast and supper; — poverty-
stricken.
^ * a ^ ^ a( 1 .till ti>e
prince has withdrawn his hand,
we (his courtiers) do not pre-
sume to eat.
^ 1 to pat or feel, to rub or
make sleek.
From hand and official ; it re-
sembles iknen 5H '" 'eject.
iun To diminish ; to wound, to
siwil ; to lose ; to blame, to
criticise; detrimental, injurious;
ill luck, damage ; the 4J:th dia-
gram denoting to spoil and lessen.
;^ g 4E ) it is altogether ad-
vantageous.
1 fS or 1 ^ ^ injure; to
wound ; it is siwiling.
] 55 broken, ragged.
?^ tB 1 a display of riches invites
misfortunes.
<]$ ] S^ ^^ to ])eculate in 4^he
rations of the troo[)a.
^J j to damage.
Xu ~M. 1 —WL "1^'le it cures
this part, it hurts that.
] ^ to outrage morality.
<- -Ifi
crtRQ From/Jes/i and to select.
/J^^ To cut up cooked meat with
'sun the bloody gravy ; to make
a hash of cold meat for re-
cooking ; to mix rice with meat.
From wood a,ai falcon ; the se-
cond form is not uncommon in
, badly printed books.
To fit a piece o"" wood into
a hole ; a tenon.
"'• I ^ or I 5^ a tenon, a
dovetail ; a wooden pin.
] ^ a dovetailed edge.
] ^ tenon and mortice ; a catch
on a carrying-pole.
f^ ] to mortice in, to dovetail.
Wtt^T-M ] ^ .vour talk is
contradictory.
j55i I or f^ ^ a Mohammedan
terra for circumcision ; they
imitate a foreign word by the
characters ^ ^ V^ M 9Ji to
express the same thing.
From to go or heart and grand'
son ; the second form is unusual.
' Complaisant, conciliatory ;
humble, modest, docile ;
retiring, respectful ; obse-
quious ; to accord ; to ob-
serve docilely ; to give in, to
yield to another ; to get out of
the way of ; to be lying hid ; to
deteriorate.
1 ^ an obedient mind.
l^MM] ^ :^ the old i^eople
in our households have with-
drawn to the wilds.
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SUlN.
^5^ ] g tbe plum of course
yields ia wliiteness to tlie snow.
] ^ to oede, to yield gracefiiBy,
to defer to.
•g 1 to give up. as one's seat to
anotlier.
^ ] respectful, reverent
im ] i^. f^ i!# ^ ^l^•^^
should have a humble ■will, and
strive to miiintaiu his zeal.
J^ ^y{^ ] all the relations of
life were nitedy disregarded.
SU^G.
J From a stand having things ar-
ranged on it ; used for the last.
sun' A stand ; the 5th of the 8
sun' diagrams, and the oTth of the
64 diagrams, denoting the
wind; and on the compass card
stands for north-east ; mild, bland,
insinuatmg ; to select ; to grasp
firmly.
1 •=■ peaceful words.
{ij ■= ^ 1 to talk harshly;
overbearing words.
SUXG.
] ^ to insinnate ; to ingratiate. I
1 ^ <fl^ ^ ^ 7 § *wre' means
■what agrees 'sviih everything.
I
sua'
To spurt out of the jnouth.
] ^ 7jC to squirt water in
which a charm has been
washed, over a place, to drive
off evil.
■^ iS H ] lie drank the
wine aod thrice spurted it
out.
STJUsrca--
02d soaid, song. Jn Canton, enng, tsnng, and ts'ung ; — in iSwatow, song, seng, and sang ; — in Amoy, song, idong, jong,
ch'iong, and ch'ong ; — in Fuhchav^ sang, sung, Beong, song, and suung ; — in Shanghai,
sung and dzung ; — in Clofn, sbong and snng.
From jroodand dxhe, it being the
»/f % chief of trees.
^uij The pine tree; it is made to
include firs and yews, but the
word is not very accurately used ;
its sap is said to turn into amber
after a thousand years, and hence
it is ail emblem of longevity.
1 § CT ] ^gP rr«in, pitch;
also applied to a sort of mastich.
] ff-and I ^and 1 ^ or ]
^ pine leaves, seeds, and cones.
t]^ 1 IE corky roots of cedar used
to line the soles of over-shoes.
1 ^ the P'lifus einensi-:, common
in southern Chuia.
1 ^ a fascicle of pine leaves.
g H ] the white pine (Pinus
Bungeiy of northern China.
?1 jS 1 ths yew. (Podoccrpus
thuya.)
fj- }^ pine, bamboo and plum,
— are like three fi-iends. because
they keep green in cold ■weather.
1 ^iL^^^ Songari Elver.
\ ILM ^^^ departmerit in which
Shanghai lies.
"M" 1 % spikenard, the perfume
obtained from the ]\\irdostach)/s
jatamansi, called Icumtsi ^ ^
J^ by the Budhists.
1 ^^ °^^ 1 5 tnrquoise.
1
/j» From water sad pine.
(-f'|X| The river which rtuis near
siintf Sung-kiang fa, and has given
name to the town of ^ ]
Wusung ; the preceding is now- used
instead.
■ 1 - f * From plant and pine as the pho-
'Ty^. netic
^suiiy A general term for cabbage,
as the ] ^ which keeps
green all winter ; it is regarded as
the same ;is the ^ |g or Brassica.
^ ^ ] the tmnip, so called
from its flower and the hardy
nature of the root.
J^^ From //air and ;/inc as ihe fho-
^su»g Disheveled hair ; shaggy hair;
confused, disordered ; to re-
lax, to let go, to cast off; slack,
easy, loose ; flaky, flabby ; not
m-geiit, unimportant ; not care-
worn ; s|joL.gy, soft.
S S ft I her tres.ses were all
in conlubion.
^ ^ ] the civil and military
officers are too remiss.
fij, 1 easy about it, contented.
] ^ elated, pleased, hilarious.
a whUe.
^ ease it off,
] ^(| crisp and soft.
"ic & 1 lawless, reckless.
1 65 ^ '1'^ i*- l^ickly.
] pa 65 oM S
loosen it a little, slack it ; not
too tight
^ ] too loose.
1 Wi "° haste or urgency ; in
funds, in easy circumstances.
1 ^ let go his bundle : yielded
up all ; set him free ; untied it
|g ] not very urgent, give him a
little time.
1 ^ a Utile less tight
From hill and high or a pine ;
the fir.st common form indicates
the idea, the second has the
phonetic ; need with ich'ung ^
high.
The highest and central
peak of the ^■^ ox five
sacred mountains, on which
the ancient emperors worshiped
Shungti ; it lies in Ho-nan fu in
Honau province, on the watershed
between the Yellow and the Han
Elvers ; eminent, bfty, as a great
statesman.
1 ''3^ ^ ^ 1*1* Majesty is exalt-
ed as the lofty Sung Mt
1 ^ ^ SK I'o^*' majestic and
grand are the lofty peaks !
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ckith woroa with a long iiaTi.
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g a feudal state of renown, |
dating from Wei-tsz' Ki ^ .^
^, a brotber of the vile Cheii-
sin of the Shang dynasty, b. c. I
1113; the names of eighteen {
princes are given down to B.C. i
285, when it was conquered by I
Tsi ; it occupied the lower part
of the valley of the Hwai Kiver,
and its capital was first in Kwei-
teh fu, and latterly in Suh
cheu !^ ;W1 in Nganhwui ; it
gave its name to the preceding
dynastiea.
From the ear and buzzing sound
represented by tlie plionelic ; it
is interchanged with the Itist two.
sung
Deaf, born deaf; to urge, to
excite, to astonish ; to incite, to egg
on ; high, elevated, ambitious ; to
rise, as leavened dough ; to respect;
to alarm.
■m 1 lofty, high.
■^ I ] immeasurably high.
I A 5 S '^ arrest one's atten-
tion.
] ^ high shoulders, chuckle-
Leaded.
J5 "b 1 ^- 1^'^ brilliant words
make one's ears tingle.
I ^ to spurt out ; to emit ; to
rise out of suddenly.
yZ^^ From ^ to go and ^^ to escort
j [^A» a liride contracted ; it can be easi-
Suna' '.V mistaken lor tieh, Jg change.
To accompany, to wait on,
especially a bride ; to see a guest
out ; to send a present ; to give ; a
gift.
I It to go ^vith ; to see one off,
to escort.
f^ ] to bow one out to the gate.
1 T ■^ ^■o shorten one's life.
3*5 /f» 1 excuse me from going out.
I 13, to see a bride to her house.
JS 11 ^ 1 'U'\v you liave a fair
wind.
] 1^ fi to give a man something
for his journey.
] — ^£ to go with one a short
distance,
j ^* to send presents ; the pre-
.seiits.
I ^ the ceremonies on the third
day after death by the family
and priests, when the manes is
invited back, and the tablet first
worshiped.
g ] to follow with the eye.
jfg ] to meet [ a guest] and after
see him out.
] ^ to send the goods to the
buyer.
1 "f" 4S, to send [presents to a
bi'ide] ten days after marriage.
1 'g^ to hand up a prisoner.
1 ^ fi^ I g^^'^ this to you.
— ] a ride in a cart one way.
{Feldii//ese.)
1 1^ _t {['^ to go with the meat
on the chopping-block ; — to run
into danger.
In Cantonese. The vegetables
or viands which are eaten with the
rice ; all on a table besides the rice.
■^ M 1 ^'0 has gone marketing.
1 % :)<.^ ^ gi'eat variety of
dishes.
^^' To hum, to read in a mur-
Blfl muring tone ; to chant or
suny'' sing ; to croon over ; a reci-
tative, droning way of read-
hig ; to relate or repeat to ; to dis-
pute.
^ ] to recite memoriter.
] g to chant the liturgy.
] 1^ to read aloud, to bum the
words.
1 ^ to get by heart.
||J[ ] to repeat in the mind.
^^rt ) From wonls and public.
P^ To contend before rulers
suny' about property ; to demand
justice ; litigation ; pleadings
or wrangling before the courts ;
law cases ; met. confusion in the
state ; the sixth of the 64 diagrams,
denoting disagreement.
] IpJ an indictment.
^ ] or ^ ] to grapple one
and carry a dispute into court.
,^, 1 to quash a case, to settle it.
I ^ the court-room.
\^ \ to go to law, litigation.
'^ ] legal cases.
g ] self-reproach.
1 \% pettifoggers, lawmongers,
shysters.
^ ] skilled in law cases.
m
sunt/'
To praise publicly, to eulo-
gize, to extol the virtues of;
to laud ; eulogy, panegyric ;
a song of homage ; ballads
to explain moral teachings.
? to commend.
1 i
1^ ] and '^ ] hymns and chant
refrains {(/eya and gatha of Hin-
du canons) of the Budhists.
M. 1 ^ )t^ -l- ''^^'"'1 "lysi-'J' of the
occasion to wish you high ad-
vancement ; used in official notes.
1 /^ to commend virtuous acts.
1 lli M ^ '^^'"y ^ody lauded
his great merits.
1 fiSl H ^ ^'■^y you be pleased
in every way.
Read ^j/ung, and used for §.
The countenance, the face ; free,
easy.
|J§ ] at leisure ; in no haste.
V'bV'' -f ''ozen dew-drops or rain on
■i'[i% the branches of trees.
sunt/' ^ ] frozen rime ; icicles
on twigs, like pearls.
SWAN.
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Old sound, son.
In CaiUuit, siin and tsun ; — in Swatoio, sing; — i'l ^If/ioy, swan and chw'an ; — in Fuhchau, s6iig a«<i
saung ; — in Slianyhai, so" and tsing ; — i)! Chifit, san.
A young lion, callo<l ] ^^ ; ! 1 It ^ while one was reckon'
it comes from Tibet, and
is said to eat tigers ; others
describe it aa a fleet wild
horse.
From sjiirils and slowly di-awn
off ; occurs intercliauged with the
next-
One of the five tastes, sour,
acid ; it belongs to wood,
and is said to nourish the bones ;
the tart, sharp taste of vinegar or
unripe fruit ; prickling, harsh to
the skin ; irritating, distressing ;
grieved, afflicted ; debilitated, loi-
tering from weakness; acrid, fretful,
irritable.
] @^ vinegar.
Pg ] sour eructations.
] Ig pickles.
] ^ cold, shivering, snuffling ;
afflicted, sorrowful for.
M i@ T' it i®. 1 .^l^e grocer
never says liis liipior is sour.
tij, ] toooiumisserate,syiupathizing.
1 7il ^ ^ *=""'' suiell ; a frowzy
odor.
^ ] bitter sorrow and suffering.
1 ^ ■'''""^ dates ; an ancient name
of the present Yen-tsin hien JE
\^ Jljf, in the northeast of
Honan.
"kk 1 begrimed, sordid, loathsome.
Aching, painful.
•^ ] rheumatic pains.
"" 1 ;/§ very painfid.
;^ ^If M 1 'uy legs are tired
with the walk.
] 1^ a prickliiig, aching feeling ;
uncomfortable, as the hand after
writing a long time.
c>=^
A slight shower.
From bamboo and to /'/".'/ with ;
both forms are conimon.
The Chinese abacus or
counting-board ; to cypher ;
to estimate, to regard ; a
plan, a calculation, a scheme ;
slips of wood like counters to
reckon with ; a myriad.
I 0|» lo divine the luck.
J"]* I to reckon on it, to calcu-
late.
1 ?i arithmetic.
] •^ to tell fortunes, to cast des-
tinies.
-^ ] to estimate rightly.
I g|" a calculation.
^ ] a tine plan.
1 'f'l" A to counterplot, to scheme
against one.
M 1 uuunnerable.
I J^ to calculate and estimate,
as the cost.
1 ^ ^ or 1 |g f J i^ ^"y
sharp ; close-fisted and cunning.
1 ^ tfl '■'11 S'^'*^ '"' ^ "'on't do it.
if -tS \ ^ good speculation ; to
guess right.
1 ?j5 1 •i full of schemes, con-
triving this and that.
;?^ tt5 '?!c fJi 1 't turned o'lt
nutch as I supposed it would.
^ rb A 1 it could not be ex-
pected .
] ^ ^ is regarded as, taken as
ing ; one would have assumed.
il >h \ ^ I's "S'-'S '■' I'^tle alja-
cus ; penurious, narrow-minded.
\ ^ ^ do you think I am
wrong ? — i. e. I reckon I am
not.
RB # + 1 limited the sum to
ten myriads.
•JJ _t ] it does not pay.
] M J$ tl^e abacus balls, to
which u stupid fellow is likened,
as he goes no farther than he
is pushed.
tHf>
sivau'
From p/anlx and an old form of
the last as the phonetic.
Alliaceous plants with li-
gulate leaves, called ^ |j^
or rank herbs by priestly
people.
^ ] fresh garlic.
] M the flakes of the bulb.
>J, ] a native kind of garlic or
chives.
^ M 1 a plant like an asphodel
in its habit, with sweetish tubers
and yellowish flowers.
|g] [U 1 a kind of butter-cup.
(Jiananculus UrnatKS.)
^ 1 jijfe hooks for a door-screen.
A bamboo case or box for
liolding the hats of otlicers,
sipiare and covered; a basket,
a creel, such as rice is wash-
ed in.
a hat-box.
M 1
^ ^ ] a rice-basket.
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SZ'.
SZ'.
SZ'.
This sound and SHi or sh' closely approximate. Old sounds, si, sei, sai, zi, sit, zit, zliit,
in Swatow, sii and si ; — i« Amoy, su ffni/ si ; — in Fiihchaii,
in Hhanghui, sz' and si ; — in Chifu, sz'.
Jzt| From i\^ heart and 03 ./fe^r/,
(^Oj^ tlje urimitive being altei-ed from
sz' sin' 21 t''e brain ; it is to be
distinguished from ,ngan ,lg,
kindness.
To think, to reflect, to consid-
er ; the desire or thought of the
heart ; to wish ; thinking ; to
coratnisserate ; a final or an ini-
tial particle rounding off a sen-
tence, and used occasionally as a
mere auxiliary-
] ,ti« '■'J retlect on, to think about.
1 ^ thoughts ; to consider.
if 'U" 1 ^ good design.
I ^ to deeply meditate on and
trace out.
] ^ to think of one's family.
] '^ to recall former days.
^ ^ Wn ^ :g it M do
you think I forget you ? but
you li\e far away.
M li!i ^ 1 to think of each
other when far apart.
/p rT i'K ] you cannot dive over.
1 ^ ^ dr that emperor has
many lirave men.
^ 1 ^ ilE tli^re were none
who (lid not submit.
Read «'». Thouglits, ideas;
pure-minded.
^ ] melancholy thoughts.
^ if ^ 1 i'ldecent, disreputa-
ble, vile, impolite,
fj I a poetical idea.
['"rom nmn and to think.
To reprove ; to admonish or
,a^' urge, as a friend does.
•^ -a I 1 faithful and
earnest with a frienil.
Bead ^sai. A heavy beard.
S A H ^ ] this man is clever
and ha.s a fine beard ; others
render this, — he is fine look-
ing and talented.
c|ill> T<
Also read t^shi and ^i.
Happiness.
Wi 1 IS i/c pray for bless-
ings and deprecate calamity.
A movable screen placed in
the passages and gateways
of a house
^ \ ^ think what you
are to say, as an officer about to
see his ruler.
M
,b»
<y
^ A coarse kind of cotton
ylil> cloth, reckoned to have 1200
>■;' threads in a piece ; silken ;
fine threaded.
1 IW IJR mourning worji at the
funeral and three months after,
by relatives at a fourth remove.
13 1& M I Dg ^ H 4 the
three months' mourning of the
fourth generation is the limit
for wearing mourning.
From wiiitl and thought.
The first cool breeze of au-
tumn ; others say, a south-
west wind.
] a high wind.
] a cool breeze.
A tree whose timber is hard.
^ 1 ^ or ^ ,S ^ the
red- spot seeds of the Ahrits
prccatoi-itis, used foi' beads.
From nx and this.
To rive, to split with an
se' ax ; to lop off; white ; low,
as an office ; as a pronoun,
this, that, these, those ; any, such ;
an adrerb, forthwith, presently,
then; a paiticle thrown in to suspend
the sense, like an interjection, or
at the end to prolong a line ; it
also serves as a copula of preced-
ing nouns ; formerly ap|)ende(l to
names of animals, as ^ or -^ are
at present.
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'>li>
dit, and sat. In Canton, sz', tsz' and ts'z'; —
si, so, siiij, and su ; —
1 Jj^ this time.
1 ^ this affair.
1 ;X or 1 ] ^ ^ elegant.
courteous, scholarly, polished.
1 3iC # Jlfe lie has disgraced his
reputation.
^ 1 5^ 1 the morning and even-
ing at — his study.
ill ,% I ;^ like a bird moiling.
C!i fSf A 1 "hat sort of a man
is that ?
1 ^M. ^ FbI in a twhikling.
^ ^ 1 ^ split it with the
hatchet.
jpf 1 j^ 1 why then does he
oppose it I
:^C ^^ in 1 it is for the most
part so.
M 1 ^^ M 1"S rank is low and
salary small.
^ :^ 1 51 the bows and darts
are ready for shooting.
1 S Si 1 ^^liere did this man
get such learning ?
in ;tf ] M' I'o answers or comes
like an echo; said of a servant.
/^ 1 -i # the stag is running oft'
|i£|l "] From shelter or rnan and this.
'A^l A menial, a servant, an
attendant; to divide; a fo-
'" rager or woodcutter; to feed
or take care of; to terve.
1 ^ or I ^j- a melee, a
,,^.' scrimmage ; broken, hacked,
split open.
>J> I my servant boy.
1 # servants who get the forage.
I ^ :^ a camp-follower.
"^ I a waiting-woman.
f*)^ ia I yoii mean fellow.
v"ttC Often written like the next.
ci/y\ To thaw, to melt and fiow off.
(Sc' J^ ] to thaw the ice.
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SZ'.
SZ'.
SZ'.
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Often used for (Si
and tbe Inst.
to neigh,
</^/J
To exhaust, to niii dry ; tbo
crash of ice breaking up.
lose by throwing or dropping in
the water.
To die, to be no more ; said
of enemies.
1 $^ % ^ utterly destroy-
ed and rooted out, as rebels.
From /lanil and to iplit as the
phonetic.
To rend, to rive ; to tear
apart.
I ^j to tear in two.
^ ] to direct, as a tutor does ,
to nudge, to recall, to direct
attention to.
1 WL to tfi-'*'" •iif^ spoil
brawl.
1 is '" tear, to rip.
JH, ] torn or frayed by the wind.
The smell of anything burn-
tyyi ing : scorched, as food when
cooking.
S
To peep, to steal a glance
at, to pry and see ; to get
ready and wait for.
^ ] to furtively look at.
m
From J^ jirinre reversed, to
indicate thnt an officer serves
his prince out of the palace.
I"*
To control, to manage, to
preside over ; the officer who pre-
sides ; to attend to, to give orders
upon ; a comniissiouer, a superin-
tendent, an officer ; a court or
office ; a subdivision of a district
like a township, over which a jgj
^ presides.
:h \ ^ ^ capable man, one who
can do and direct.
iJ "^ \ to go to law.
^ 1 at Canton denote the cora-
inipsionera of ^ ] revenue,
^ 1 justice, and F| -g ] salt.
From ^ a ^ber of floss repeat-
e<l.
^ W ^ 1 ^^cli one has his
own duties-
] ^ j[ii^ the god of the kitchen.
^ ] jiij :^ what department
^ll)es he superintend ?
] ^ writers in the Boards.
p4- "^ ] involved in a lawsuit.
^ 1 a public company, like the
old East India Co.; a mercantile
firm ; a managing committee of
officers ; a revenue let out by
government, as 5.ti Jx 5^ 1 ^^^
opium farm in Singapore.
Ift S ;^ ■? #15 ;t 1 It that
officer ill the state will hold to
the right.
5 1 K- tile ear tries sounds.
(Se' Silk as it comes from the
cocoons ; silk in general ; the
fibers of nettle hemp {Btehmeria)
and other plants ; fine, silky,
flossy ; small, miiuite ; to reel off
cocoons ; to sew with silk ; a cord,
a line, a fiber ; wire ; veins in wood ;
in deciiniils, a hundred thou-
sandth, or the hundredth part of a
ca.sh: stringed instruments of music.
] ^ silk goods.
}^ ] raw silk from Chehkiang.
^ ] to coil fine wire.
^ ] Canton raw silk.
1 ^ silk batting, used for linings
or in shrouds.
^ 1 <^ M '"^ ''"^ drizzling rain,
itif 1 or fj^ 1 wandering or fly-
uig oilk, are streaks seen in the
sky, gossamer webs.
^T .^ 1 ^'^ draw an ink line.
(^ 1 fine strips of meat, as in a
fricassee.
ifi 1 or 1^ ] to reel cocoons.
1 M :t ful the least bit of, as
silver.
f^ ] copper wire.
I ^ the gentry, well to do people ;
in old days, a sacrificial dress-
] ■§ stringed instruments.
y ^ A medicinal plant, ^ ] the
</V*A^ dodder ( Ciiscuia), whuse seeds
,?;' are used as a mild tonic ;
that found on piues is
deemed to be the best.
The sMcH bird, the while
egret heron, ^ ] so called
from its fine crest of silken
feathers ; it is common in
the southern provinces.
From tiger under a cliff.
A wild beast, called ^ |
resembling a tiger, having
one horn and able to go in
the water ; perhaps an animal akin
to a sea-lion.
j^ I an old name for W.an-ch'uen
hien ^ ;i| 0, in Sz'ch'uen.
Read cfiai' Uneven.
J^ I rough, uneven, as the ground.
M>
^s:
From ^ fjrain and .^ private^
because the proprietor of a field of
grain was once called ]• ^ yV
its private lord.
Private, personal; selfi.sh, illibe-
ral ; to favor, to act selfishly ;
secret, partial ; underhand, trea-
sonable, nefarious ; illicit, contra-
band ; to take for one's own use ;
plebeian or below the throne ; con-
fined to a few ; members of the
family ; a bruther-in-law.
■^ I to smuggle.
1 "T K smuggled goods.
] § a smuggler. {Ciintonese.)
I jjj partial, unfair.
^ & ^ 1 P"hlic before private
interests.
1 M Jny private opinion.
1 ^ personal effects, private gear-
1 J* ^ xg. illicit intercourse.
^ 1 an old term emjiloyed by
officers, and by sisters for each
others' husbands.
] ^ favoritism, to screen a friend,
j ^ to Iw selfish, prejudiced.
g ^ M ] ^, the sun and moon
shine on all alike.
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SZ".
SZ'.
SZ'.
liA M Hi )r s" not a word
ese^ipeii biiii privately.
1 H jy ^ M iif 1 the higher
the salt tax ihe more the people
will smuggle.
^ female officers in the palace
during the Han dynasty.
w Original form of the preceding,
^ f V but is now used as a contraction
,> of ^e certain ; it is tlie 28tli
* *■ radical of a few incongruous cha-
racters.
Private ; selfish ; used as a sign
of a blank to be filled in.
J|l^ From '^ evil and J^ man; i. e.
AfJu "'® ®^''l wbich parts men.
*55' " The running out of the
vital energies, the emptying
of the breatli;" death ; to die ; said
of young persons, while old peo-
ple ^ come to an end ; dis-
solution ; pale, ghastly ; dan-
gerous, mortally ; fearless, to the
death ; a superlative after a verb,
and in Shanghai after an adjec-
tive ; urgent, intense ; to die for, a
martyr for ; firm, fixed, not loose;
not open, closed, as a passage.
^ ^ ] reckless, regardless of
consequences.
] indifferent to.
I tfjt J'^ i'^ having no other pur-
pose ; single-minded and earnest
in the work.
] ^ a livid, pale face.
1 'tt ^ 24 even death won't
make him change.
] jE^ a dangerous road ; an impas-
sable or closed way ; met. deadly
habits.
] ^ a cul-de-sac, a close.
iS 1 .^ i on^ fearless of death,
as a brigand or a hero.
^ I J^ insolent, one who de-
spises another's anger.
] JX ^ a work to which one is
devoted.
I a^ stagnant water.
^ I died of sickness.
] M ^P- ^ died by a casualty,
a premature death.
i5
\^ ] scared to death.
1 W ^ ¥ yo""" crimes deserve
more than death.
MM ] ^7 lie disgusted me
excessively.
^J ] killed outright.
fy 1 ^* tied in a hard knot.
1 7 ^Ji [}^'^ cause of] death does
not appear ; a legal phrase, when
foul play is suspected.
-f^ 1 you'll kill yourself, as by
smoking opium.
$J ] ^•J nailed fast, it can't be
moved.
^ ^ /p 1 immortal.
^ I a peaceful death.
] ^ defend it to the last, as a
fort.
•H 1 M the abode in hades of
those who have been killed for
revenge.
1 »ii' RS 5Hi ^^edded to his own
way.
] ;^ stupid, doltish.
1 i t5 ^ l^e revived when
nearly dead.
ftf ] T T> i^ in Hb i'" tave
it (his way if I die for it ; he'll
stick to his notion to the very last.
W ffi ^ 1 absolutely necessary ;
I must have it. {S/iaiii//iai)
m
Fi-oni O /buy-square with /V
to (lii'icle inside, i. e. to separate
> it into parts : the second U the
comple.i form.
Four ; all around, every-
'■^ where ; it is the even num-
ber, and answers to earth.
|g ] the fourth.
^J I the fourth of the month.
I :^ or 1 ^ or 1 -f ^every-
where, all over.
] ^ or ] 3^ rectangular, cubi-
cal, square.
] g [the length of] the four
sides.
ill A ^ 1 ^ that man is hale-
fellow with everybody, he is an
agreeable man.
1 i& ^ PI no resource which-
ever way I go.
1 ^ ^ unlike everybody ; a
self-wise man, so erratic he
never does anything well; a
name of the Elephurus davidii.
] J5r ^ [''e is like] a block of
wood, — and goes no farther
than he is pushed ; a dolt ; but
1.::^ f@ Si 6^ A is a square-
built, stout man.
^ j:^ /p ] neither one thing
nor another ; he is of no use.
1 B^ A •''■ pregnant woman.
fi 1 "F II ^ ^^ent everywhere
looking around the place..
^H 1 M 6^ ^ery neat and precise.
I ^ A If. vt'i-y firm ; well done ;
no fear of a disappointment.
1 ^ A j^ opens ■ out on all
sides, as a passage.
1 :/c ^ I or ] 5^ 2 four
demon kings (San.scrit, IoIm jm-
las and chatiir muha-raja) whose
images are placed at the doors
of monasteries ; they guard the
four quarters of the world from
cisunis, and were renowned kings
in their day.
Mucus; a short river near
Tsi-ning cheu in Shantung,
c" and a feeder of (he Grand
Canal.
\yk 1 ^ pi<'*ce where Confucius
opened a school ; hence him
or his teachings.
1 Wt \^, 'di f'oni her eyes and
nose streams ran down.
] j'I'l a district in Fung-yang fu
in the northeast of Nganhwui.
1 7jC M. ^ district in the south
of Shantung ; it was one capital
of Lu in early times.
'> A team of four horses.
1 W} ;$ a chariot and four,
a .stage-coach.
I ^ .1 war ciiariot.
~ W IS ai 1 .i 1 it "hen
a word has been spoken, four
horses cannot overtake it.
3f^ ] four stars f) <i -r p in Scorpio.
1 in ?L -$• l^he team of rust
grays is in tine condition.
SZ'.
SZ'.
SZ'.
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J From a pencil and lomj ; the
second form is seldom used, and
. the first resembles »' ^ to prac-
:A.^ tice. and is used for 13' four.
!<Jv -' To expand or exert to the
*•- utmost ; set forth, as a sac-
rifice ; greatly ; excessive, to
the verge ; reckless, ruinous, disso-
lute, unrestrained ; to be at ease,
to take heart ; a market-place, a
shop iu a bazaar ; to display, as
virtue ; to expose, to arrange ;
to exhibit, as .in executed carcase ;
an initial particle, now, although ;
th erefore, formerly ; abruptly ; to
refuse.
jjj ] profligate, disorderly.
I fx 1^ j§l he cares for nobody
in what he does.
I U PX /^ ''^ make a great feast.
1 S 1J^ _L 'if? '''^ sacrifice to
Shaugti.
■jjf ] a market-place.
j@ ] a wine-shop.
1 l§ iff ^ ''° expose bodies of
criminals iu the market.
i^; |/Ji 5t I 1 i%:}^M ^^^
ing \\ n Wang, be at one charge
smote the Great Shang.
:/C 1 ?B Wk t-l^e brigands ravaged
the region.
^ ] profuse in spending.
1 ifil to rob by violence.
1 -jj to exert one's strength.
I ^ to dispose in order, as goods.
1 P ^C M ^^ abused him out-
rajjeonsly.
1 •^ "r 13 "^ the four divisions
of the 'J.H constellations.
ja
1
1
) From iitan and by.
Like, similar ; as. ns if, as
it were, appearing, resem-
bling ; to have the aBpect of;
to continue, .ts by inheritance.
I vi.'ry like.
] alike ; resembling.
^ I is it like him or no ?
^ ] not unich like him.
$S ^t lE ^"^ '""^ ^^''^ inheri-
tance of his ancestors.
tie I* IJi) ? ]* ^ 1 i: ^^^
ami irain your sons, and they
will become aa good as you are.
1 7£; Ad # like the reality, but
not it ; apparently so.
1 ^ W S '' l°°ks somewhat
reasonable,
it ] incomparable, unlimited.
^' II 1 ^ 65 'liere are others
who can excel me.
J^ ) 7]*; clear as water.
I ^ li^ 7^ as if he could not walk.
1 a1 ^ ^ ^ I 1^*^® ^®'^" ''^''-*
that ijefore.
J^ I ^ "J* he almost regretted
that he had so many.
) An elder brother's wife ; an
elderly woman.
1 ^j[5 sisters-in-law.
■j^ ] name of Wiln Wang's
virtuous concubine.
il 5?, JD ^ 1 M .t the
majestic capital of our honored
Chou is going to ruin by Sz' of
Pao, — the abandoned concu-
bine of lil I B. c. 781, who
caused the ruin of the Western
Gheu dynasty.
Intended originally to represent
the rhinoceros, which the ancient
form shows more perfectly, the
legs and horn appearing.
<V»>7 J The Malayan rhinoceros, the
^;'> I £\^ described as having
a iiorn three cubits long ; its
body is black, and weighs a thou-
sand catties ; its skin is tit for mak-
ing armor.
1 f^^ a cup of rhinoceros' horn.
roses or t,igers, — to be kept in
the wilds.
- 1^ 5 From TJ" an iitcli and ^^ to issue
«" A hall or court from whence
laws are promulged ; there
are four at Peking; a council
chamber, a bureau ; an official re-
sidence, ptiblic chambers ; a mo-
nastery of the Budliists; Uiidhisls;
a mosque ; a euimcU.
^1
] ^ a clerk in the ;^ i^ ]
or Court of Appeals.
Jj^ ] a public office.
] f^ Budhists.
5JI ] to visit the temples.
y^ ] to become a priest.
fli >1. 1 ^^'^ Porcelain Tower,
once at Nanking,
1^ ] a eunuch.
] li^ temples, fanes, mosques, &c.
m
m
The ^ ] a kind of an-
cient ditching spade with a
foot-rest, shaped like a plow-
share or the Irish fac.
Also read P.
To dig a grave in a void
place ; a grave opened to
receive the cothn.
H ffiJ 1 H ^ ilB ^
Jig the grave on the third
day, and have the funeral
in the third month.
From ninn or to stand and so; the
second resembles iaiuii' S^ to
> stop.
To wait upon ; to exjiect, to
look ; to await ; to prejiare
'■■ for ; until.
1 ffe or ^ 1 waiting for.
— • ] a liUle while.
1 5E *-" pi'^^pare for death.
Y/1 1 HI ^ "'a'' f"'' '^'i answer.
pare yoiu- carriage, but go —
wlien the prince calls for you.
-^Ill iffi ] 1 some rushing about,
.some waiting together ; — said
of herds of animals.
'-rt ) l''iom miin and oj/ice ; q. d. a man
rtl sent from the otiice.
;"' To wait upon ; to spy, to re-
coiuioitrc, to carefully exa-
mine.
pj|. ] jll call the attendants.
|5J ] to privily spy o\it.
{^1^3}^ the ser\ants refuse
to work.
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SZ-.
SZ'.
SZ'.
■^' From
i2
P mouth, flj records and
rI oj/ire ; q- d. to read the family
records in the ancestral hall.
To connect, as a family ; to
a,<\o\A ; to inherit, to succeed to in
,1 regular, lawful manner ; to con-
tinue ; the expectant heir ; children
heirs, posterity ; to learn fully, to ;
employ or labor with ; to practice ;
hereafter, till ; then ; the following.
f^ ] male descendants.
M ^ 1 he has no son to succeed.
IS 1 ^^^^^ posterity is cut off.
^ 1 M "'*" orbate temple, where
tablets of extinct families ar.-
worshiped ; common at Cantuii
] ■© to succeed to the throne.
I ^ an adopted son.
I 2 the king who has succeeded,
the new king.
] -^ to follow a father's profes-
sion.
H 1 S'J ]^ from other causes
following it.
i^ 5S S 1 ^'^ posterity goes
through many generations.
JW -K 1 ^ i" order to usher in
the coming year.
] ^ hereafter
Tlie first is used at Canton for a
contraction of U*«* 'f^ table.
The handle of a bill-hook or !
sickle ; the first is also read '
jj, the share or iron-bound ,
end of a plow ; the second
also means a sort of spear.
A hamper ; a square basket
or trunk. ■
^ ] learned, well read. •
^ ] a clothes-trunk.
^ I a portable book-case.
'1^ ^ ^ -ffi 1 let the robes and
.'ipparel be in their chebts.
1 H 5 S '•'^^i'' trunks were
empty and the larder bare.
^
m
From to nat and man or office;
the radical is also used alone
with this toue and meaning.
To feed, to nourish ; to set
food before; provisions, food;
provender.
^■g I wine and meat.
^ ^ J^ Jijf ] men rear oxen
and sheep.
1 S ^ ^"^ breed falcons and
setters.
] ;ft^ A 'o set food before one,
to sustain.
] to live on another.
I )^ fft ^ rear a tiger and he
will hurt you.
From property and to change.
To confer, to bestow on an
inferior, the opposite of "W
and usually denotes from an
emperor or a god ; imperial
grants or favors ; a benefit ; used
by suppliants when asking favors.
•^ I to reward.
^ 1 imperial favors.
<^ 1 to be rewarded.
I ^ 5E ''^ allowed the duke to
kill himself.
1^ I to return thanks for favors.
] §1 obliged for your patron-
ige ; — a phrase on bills.
H, ] his Majesty's kindness.
] ^ to send a scarf — for an officer
to strangle himself.
1 IB W. permit him to wear a
button ; to reward without giv-
ing an office.
^ 1 111 ^ I beg of you a reply.
1 ■^ to give orders.
Particular, scrupulous, petty;
thoroughly deceitful.
p. \ M^ yj> ^^ Aere
is no better remedy or offset
against deception and villainy
than true loyalty.
tSz'
m
a
> The original form represents a ser-
pent, the enihlem of this branch ;
it is unlike ^ki C* io '^'C closed
back.
The sixth of the 1 2 branches,
and belongs to fire ; a horary cha-
racter for the hour of 9-11 a.m.;
and for the fourth moon, when all
nature is in full vigor.
J;^ ] the 3d day of the 3d moon.
1 15 lij the breakfast hour.
^f-f ) From worship and hour
liiE
To sacrifice to the departed ;
^;'' for one says, in explaining
the word, that it means if,
like, aad is like meeting with those
who have gone before ; to ofl'er
sacrifices to gods or devils ; a sacri-
fice, sacrificial ; to set up and wor-
ship a god ; in the Shang dynasty,
a year ; like, as if
] jfit^ make oflerings to the gods.
1 jfli. to worship ancestors.
■jf^ ] the first year of the reign.
'li + # H 1 tt ^ ^ .^
in the thirteenth year the khig
inquired of Viscount Ki.
§ $t [^ 1 in the spring and
autumn [Confucius] enjoys the
offerings ; — each district ma-
gistrate makes them.
^ 1 JBk ^^ nobody worships the
orphan ghost.
' The banks of a river ; the
embouchure of a stream.
7j^ ] the bank, the shore,
jpj ] banks of the Yellow Rifer.
^E
' A stream leaving the main
branch, and afterwards flow-
ing into it ; stagnant water.
1 jj^ a small river in Honan,
west of Kai-fung fu, having
the town ) -^ j|^, of the same
name on it.
TA.
TA.
TA.
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'*r
'ta
Old soitmls, ila, (liip, mid tani^. lit
ill }<\llirliau^ til,
From hand and man ; it was
once read 'tiny in the phrase j^
I to cudgel each other.
To strike, to poup.d, to boat,
to maul ; to fight ; to pninraul and
talte blows ; to excite or do ; to
add; to play on or with ; a blow,
a stroke ; punishment by baniboo-
ing ; to buy spirits, oil, or flesh ;
to act on, to operate on ; to do,
to perform, and always used in
an intransitive sense ; an auxiliary
verb denoting action, or the pre-
sent time, not the future tense ;
a preposition, by, in, at, through,
from.
1 ^1^ to draw water.
1 5fi 52, -^ s" ^y ''''S pa">-
1 Jji\) M: ^ ^y which road did
he come ?
] ^ to squabble ; a brawl.
1 ^ S'J ["'"^ shot] will not reach.
■^ ^ 1 ^^^'^ worms have eaten it.
1 $ll{ fi^ "''• blacksmith,
in 1 ^^ made of iron.
1 ^ ft or 1 i^ M t<> raise
the wind.
if 1 ^ elegantly dressed.
1 -S^ M 'o cut stones ; to throw
stones at.
] ■^ 1^ 51 ^ake a turn, make
him go a little way.
1 fife, — 11 gave him a beating ;
I |)unished iiiui once.
] '^ it thunders.
'H ] killed by lightning.
1 nS 'o perforate, to make holes.
\ ~f ^ iK ''"'y ''ad eaten dhi-
ner.
1 PI Ht IM 3J5 I was passing
before the door.
1 T ifr^ fi^ 15!^ m 3ij5 I'll cui
ofl' your donkey head for you!
1 llf. !3L iw i'llbrniing himself
about military attairs.
Canton, ta and tai ; — in Stvatotv, p'a, tai,
twai, and tai ; — in Shanghai, tan^ und ta
/J> 1 ^ not very important.
1 *M ?K ^^^^ al'™ settles the
water.
1 ^ ilff *■" I'^'y lamp oil.
1 IS to tish.
i<:
) Tlie original form was intended
to represent a tntin or k'in;/, the
greatest of e.artbly things ; it
tu i'urnis the 37th radical of many
common and very miscellaueous
characters.
Great, big ; noble ; chief, dis-
tinguished ; plump ; prominent,
important ; as an adverb before
other adjectives, forms the superla-
tive, entirely, highly, very ; supe-
rior, best, as the quality of goods ;
the extreme or farthest ; to en-
large ; to exceed, to surpass ; to
grow large.
^ ] is often u.sed in the sense
of ^ ^ not much, as /f ] J^
not too high.
/p 1 ^ '">' ^'ery old.
^ ] ^ not fully recovered.
^ ] ^} not just the thing, not
analagous.
1 -^ m ^■'"'■y unlike.
1 [b] 'J' ^ for ^^^ '"ost part
alike, not verv different.
1 iJ PI M fi^ '1" it "'ith ope"
gates, let everybody know it.
if 1 1^ >'ou think yourself
rather an important person.
1 ■^^ iS ^ tlie great thousand
of the world ; — i. e. its people
and cares.
] pjj the great limit ; — ;'. e. death.
1 '4{. in general.
j^ ] >\\ wife and concubine.
1 iS- W- a grand plan.
1 j Tlvl m ^ tl»e highest hap-
[liness ; extreme bliss.
1 ^" J]5 J" '"^ enlarged his liver,
i. c. began to brag of his cou-
rage.
anil tOa ; — (/* .-1 woy, tai and ta" ; —
; — in < 'lii/'tiy ta.
1 W i5r S 1^*^ ^^ made a great
gain, it will be very advanta-
geous.
1 /p Pf totally impossible.
S 1 ^ ^h [1"S doctrine] can-
not be surpassed.
] lUj- or ] P^^ great howling, is
the name for one of the eight
hot hells or maha raurava, sur-
rounded by mountains of fire.
] iif. year of triennial examina-
tions.
1 ^ ^5 '1'^ official address of a
prefect and lower ofHcers ; also
applied to gentlemen in com-
mon talk.
] J^ a term for those higher in
rank, but also used in letters
and in direct address, like your
Honor ; a full grown man.
fj I y to strike a good blow,
to make a decided impression.
M 1 or ^ 1 or 1 ^ the big-
gest.
1 J£ *'"' '1'^ '"ost part, [jcrhaps.
] ^ or 1 ^ or ] ^ we all,
the whole, people, men general-
ly, all of us.
] |g and ~ 1^ first quality of
cotton, and second sort or in-
ferior cotton.
^ ] ^ it is not much worn ;
not many wear it.
^ ] an ekler brother ; a com-
pellation for any respectable
elderly man. {Cantonese.)
Read j'o. Excessive ; as a
temper ; very ; grand, enormous.
Kead I'ld' An epithet of a dis-
tinguished person, for which -j^ is
now more common ; the chief of,
great, high.
I 5J^ a physician.
I ^ /jvf a prefecture in the north
of Shansi.
840
TA.
In Pekingese read 'chwa, and
probably derived from ' J^ a claw.
The claws of a cat ; the talons o^
a hawk ; toes.
^ J^ 1 tiger's claws ; a species
of fern.
t'a.
Ig ] ^ pig's feet ; pettitoes.
Kead to? A large cash, in which
sense it is a contracted expres-
sion for — • j@ I ^, referring
to the ^ -\- ten-cash coin.
In Sliaiiijhui, used for ^. Se-
TAH.
vera], many ; also a classifier of
rows ; a line, as of trees.
] [pj several times.
1 H ^ ^ you have not been
here for many days.
"" 1 :^ '"^ platoon of soldiers.
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X(i
Old sounds, ti a/id t'ap. In Canton, t'a ; — in Swatow, t'a ; — in Amoy, t'a'
in SImnyhui, t'a ; — in Chifu, t'a.
] ^^ his, her's.
pi W 1 "'^o oversees him.
^itf'IM 1 don't interfere with him
'■^ l^ \ ")] ^o live in anolhi
distant place.
1 — in Fuhchau, t'a and to ; —
From man and also.
A personal pronoun, he, she,
it ; that, the other ; another.
] f g they, them.
^
1 6^ V if that's his affair.
M 5E /^ 1 *^^''^" to the end of
life, she should not have another.
[ij I -^ fl let him go ; don't have
anything more to do with him.
T.A.X3:.
Old souDils, tat, tap, dat, and dap. /« Canton, tap, tat, and t'at ; — in Swntow, tap, tat, t'at, and ta ; — tn Amoy, tat,
tap, t'ap, t'at, and t'an ; — j« Fuhchnu, tak, t'ak, «n(/ tan ; — «;i Shanghai, tah and dali ; — in Chifu, ta,
M.
t'rom bamboo and morning.
A coarse mat, used on beds ;
jta it is woven of rushes, or as
at Canton, of coarse bamboo ;
a coarse basket ; a stroke ; a star
seen in the daytime.
1^ ] flexible mats.
fj" I heavy mats used for fences
or sheds.
?® 1 — "5 g^^^ ^"™ ^ himdred
lashes.
In Cantonese. A patch, a daub ;
a classifier of patches, spots, areas,
lots, &c.
M ] iiiij '^''^'' *P"'' ^^^^ p^-'*'-
^ ^ ^ij ] tore out a large piece.
ta'
.Will read 'tan.
Moved, grieved, distressed ;
alarmed, shocked, afraid ;
urged by oppression ; to pity,
to commisserate.
'H!) 1 to feel for.
^ )C" 1 1 anxious, heart-broken.
i^ iJJ 1? ) why are yon so
shocked and afraid ?
Ja
m.
Ja
Soft leather ; well dressed
leather.
1 ¥ ^ Kt make boots of
soft skui.
An infiimous woman, ] ^
the concubine of King Sheu
M i ^^^'^ caused the ruin
of the Shang dynasty, b. c.
1150.
From sheep and great ; it is an-
other form of the primitive of the
ne.\t char.acter.
A lambkin recently born ; to
have an easy parturition,
like Shinnung's mother.
3t ^ iO 1 ^'"^ ^^'^ then a birth
as easy as a ewe when lamb-
ins.
(a
From to 170 and a srriall sheep ;
ewes are said to bear their young
withont pain.
' Open, permeable; to reach
all around ; to permeate, to per-
vade ; to see through, to perceive ;
to inform, to' make known to ; to
give or transfer to ; to promote, to
bring forwarder advance ; suitable ;
all, every, everywhere ; intelligent ;
intelligible ; penetrable ; successful
in life ; a small sheep.
] A '1 shrewd felhiw.
jS 1 V Sil ^^^^1 versed in the
matter.
1 -gjj to inform the Board.
] ^D '"-'t him know.
^S I or J2' ] advancing in
office, rising as in degree or
fame.
1 ^ l5(^ ^ '" ^'^^ elevation [the
good man] does not depart from
right.
1 'f 'pi U^'^ water] flows in the
river.
^ I — ' !bJ' not yet learned any-
thing, not a line.
^ 1$ 43 1 the business is very
proper.
j j|^^_ a d'istr'ct in the northeast
of Sz'chij'en, in Sui-ting fu.
] J- the Tartars.
'_[; I ^ J^, to make known to
His Majesty.
^ ] producing, growitig up.
TAIL
TAIL
TAH.
841
I ^ (Sanscrit, dharma) the law
^^ or the Biidhistic canon ; also
perception of character, anil the
god who personifies the first
person in the Biidhist trinity.
] M ^% ijk Ihe Hindu priest
Dhiirnia-nandi, who came to
China about ad. 383, fabled to
have conie across the waters on
a reed ; be is reverenced in
Japan as the discpverer of tea.
An edible plant, the jfj ^
I ^ a root like beet or
uiangel-w^urzel ; the root and
leaves are both eaten.
^ ] the brinjal or egg-
plant "?
An unauthorized cliaracter.
A knot.
J^ ] .^ a knot in thread.
if^ ^T 6^ li 1 tie a silken
knot, for a button.
The ] |H was a nomadic
tribe dwelling on the north-
west in the days of the
Kitan, in the ninth century.
I -^ or ^ ] -^ a term of con-
tempt for the Mongols.
yfejft^ P^rom hnmhoo and Jitiiicd ; often
' ^ ^ contracted to the next alone, and
I I ^ as a primitive.
A bamboo hawser for drag-
ging boats ; an answer, that
which follows a question ; to re-
spond, to echo ; to recompense, lo
feel an obligation ; suitable, con-
genial ; thick, coarse.
I [J^ question and answer.
#fi 1 M <!• ^'> i-oquite the em-
peror's fasors.
1 "fiil lit '° •'cply to li's re-
marks.
] ^ to answer.
i^ /^ ] I would make no reply.
^ W B'l 1 answer when you hear
the words.
W \ in ^ li« rattles on like a
babbling brook.
^ 44^' iH' 1 there is no need for
an answer.
^ ] a kind of coarse cloth.
I HI to return thanks; to send
a return present.
Often used for the preceding.
A species of pulse ; small
grain ; to sustain, to take
upon one.
$13^^ to appreciate and
carry out heaven's orders.
^ ^ I to lay iron spikes to
serve as a chevaux-de-frise.
1^ ] a concretion like the cow
bezoar.
An unautliorized character.
^*j A sore, a boil.
<'" ^ 1 ?lS[ T tlie ulcer has
burst.
^ 1 V ti a difficult and my-
sterious aH'air.
To jump or stride in walk-
'l3'> '"g> *is when crossing a
tu muddy or wet place ; to lay
hold of anything to jump by.
From clotlies and to rejily.
'j^j A wrapper to wrap one's-
ta self.
1 llS ^ ^^''"•'^P fo"" °"6 person.
] ^ the band which holds the
purse.
■j^ 1 lii foreign drills.
1 1» 1 iu ii ii ^ ti it is
hard to (.\)\er the whole body
with only a tippet.
l'"roni Jiaml and to answer; it is
•|_j- , intercliangoil with I'n/i, J^JJ and
,'''
tlie tuo are nearly identical.
To place on, to pile up ; to
strike; to join ; to engage a place
or lake a passage ; to add to, to
suilix ; to suspend ; to carry, as on
the shoulder ; to lean against ; laid
on or made higher.
] -Jig to take passage in a boat.
1 '§ passengers.
] \i to stay at, as a guest ; to
sorn on for a room.
I ^ to make a scaffolding.
1 ^ additions to a manifest.
1 ^? ^ 'o P"t up a foot-bridge.
] -^ |i| "F Jl liaiig it on ihe
line.
1 ^ ft- IR '^Jd a few bits of
silver to it.
^ 1 § )]]"• '" ""ub cosmetic on
the chei ks.
1 ^ pf people connected with
the same house or business.
In Shanyhai. A spot, a place ;
a copula, with ; and.
B SM 1 .i .^ t'^e sun and moon.
H 1 "•' ]lb M 1 l^ere ; this i)lace.
iS5^ 1 'i 1i gf "^'id liv6 there.
^ Ji 1 i ti^ey will go with
you.
BS 't 1 /V i" confusion, blindly
placing things at sevens and
eights.
^ I n^ I do not make tbem my
friends.
The skin loosely hanging on
' the body.
Great ears, those which hang
over like a hog's or spaniel's.
1 ^4 7^ dragging, going
heavily ; slovenly ; ai)plied
to a sentence that is not well
arranged.
From drum and together.
) The sound of little drums
or tambourines.
] ] a great drumming in
concert, as in an orchestra.
Piled on each other.
and sbiugle piled u|) and
crashed over each otheor.
] I piled on each other.
The character <A'iA> gl] is often
wrongly contriicted to this form.
A hook ; hooked, curled ; a
quire.
] curly hair.
i{^ a long hook.
I ^- ilS a quire of paper of
50 sheets.
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,ta
106
842
TAfl
TAH.
T.VII.
> From 7jC ludtei and to spealc;
q. d. tlie I
like babbliiif; words.
■y-^ q. d. tlie murmuring of water is
Kippling water, the bubbling
oi a stream ; jabbering, prattling ;
tc join, afi the sky does the earth ;
to pile on: sluggish, remiss; greedy,
avaricious; to backbite ; foolhardy;
blindtold.
] ] a murmuring sound ; gabble,
loud talking ; dilatory.
iiiABM$iJim 1 t^e sun
ar,d moon when rising and set-
ting, look as if they rested on
the sky and earth.
] 7jC a river in Liaotung.
Ill Cantonese. A division or
separate house in a long row or
hong ; to lay on ; to pile up.
— I ^ one house in a hong.
— 1^ ] one division of it.
— 1 iU a pile of paper.
1 j^ pile them up.
Xylf The noise made when a body
J Q > falls to the ground, a thud ;
t'a' to pile up earth or dirt.
The chapiter of a pillar, the
capital of a column.
To cover a thing with iron
to protect it ; to shield the
heel with an iron plate.
] Jg iron-bound for defense. I
A covering to protect a tent
or carriage, and keep out the
rain ; a large screen or tester. |
I Ip^ an outer tester to a I
large bed, I
Shoes made of leather.
^ ] ^ ^ ^ide shoes do
not quickly wear through
To idle.
1j^ 1 to neglect bjsiness,
and idle away tha time.
0>
ta'
If.
ta'
If
The hair on an infant's head
when born, otherwise called
flp' ^ °'" womb hair.
P^l^ To put the foot on the
J''H ) ground, to tread ; to walk
fa' and beat time when singing.
{E^ ] to trample or step on.
] ^ to step on the green, ;'. e.
to worship at the tombs.
— im 1 ffi :)iln a foot on each
boat ; mH. two stiings to his
bow ; or he has two wives.
] '^ broken by stepping on it.
1 ^ ilil ^ ^'^^^ ^ ^""^ '''^^'^ > —
i. e. look before you leap ; he is
trustworthy, you may rely on
him.
] § 5 1^ to go over the snow
looking for plum flowers.
Jg^ ] 2l i ''" yo^' tread on is
still his Majesty's laud ; i. e.
Cliina is a vast region.
] ^ to carefully investigate, as
the place and manner of a mur-
der by an official.
i
fa
Interchanged with the last,
thougli they are not identical ;
tlie second form is little nsed.
To tread heavily ; to stamp;
to make a noise in walking.
1 S^ to ki<2k a football.
] ^Ji] to slip down.
s e 1 1S s iij w '"« g'-^^s
saiidles have trodden down the
green hills of Tso ; — a great
tv.iveler.
1 {j^ to steal along the gi'ound
in a manner not to be discover-
ed, when coming on the enemy.
These two are nearly identical.
To eat fast, as a hog ; to
slobber when eating ; to
gulp with a noise.
;^ ] ^ do not eat soup
w'tli a noise.
I ) the slobbering noi.5e
made by pigs.
SI,
Pi J
,ta
1.
fa
il],
,fa
A coat of skin or fur, a sheep-
skin made into a coat.
1 ] sweltering, hot, as
from wearing many garments.
A clash.
] I^J the noise of knocking
and pounding with sticks.
^i
.fa
A kind of coarse woolen
serge, first called ] g{ but
now ^ ^ and brought from
India and Tibet ; the diction-
ary regards it as similar to the
^ ,^ M pliish or broadcloth
brought to Canton.
A window ; one sash or win-
dow frame ; it is also called
^ H tl>e guest's door.
1^0;!^ the latticed light
shines in here.
.*|fnt Repeated ; abundant.
;ll^> %l ] mi.ved.
'"''' ^ fi ^ 1 all the spirits
came trooping on together.
jj^ ] following on, as people in a
crowd.
>/^ To dampen, to soak through ;
»^^5 soaked.
.''« 'm 1 1 6Ht :^ '' ^^''T
boggy, wet spot-
ff 1 ?M "T ^ ^ '^® perspiration
has soaked through ray dress
From hand or leather and to
pile on ; some nse it as a sy-
nonym of }^ to rub.
A thimble used in sewing ;
a skin cover for the fingers
when playing a guitar.
^^ ] a thimble.
1 ^ ^^ '^h ^ ^'^^^ ^ rubbing
from a stone tablet.
To walk proudly; to stej) off,
as when one straddles.
] ^-^ (also written ^ ] )
tired, as from walking or tra-
vel. (Shan(fhai.)
if
If
T*AH.
T'AH.
T'AH.
843
Ol<i sounds, t'at, t'ap, and dap.
\n SivatOM-.
I ^ To fall in ruins, as when the
J^JJj foundation sinks in ; to
,<'a crumble down ; to slide, as
the earth on a hillside : a
first ploughing; undergro\tnd.
S g fflj 1 the house fell down.
^ Bl 1 R \mng its head and
fohled its wings.
^ ([j» 1 llli all hope is lost, in
despair.
15 f@ A ] ^ -P that man has
no bridge to his nose.
3i ] i'k ^ i^^ '0 ^^^ heaven
had fallen and the earth caved
in.
•g ] to knock about ; to waste
uselessly ; to vex people.
^ flj" 1 T ''' '^ '" ''"'"^ • ^^^ ^"'''
en down ; also applied to utter
exhaustion and weariness.
In Canton, t'ap nnd t'.-it ; —
Fnhchnti, t'ak nnd t'iak; — in Shnnghni, t'ali ; — n
A door in an upper storey
opening on a terrace ; a
t'ap, t'a, t'oa, nnd t'at ; -
n Clii/", t'a.
in A moy, t'»t and t'ap ; —
\
fa
Disquieted in mind ; a low-
minded brutal man.
] ^ a stnpid brutish man ;
sordid, me.an ; plebeian.
1^
(a'
From wood and
of birds.
a nis]iingy?/V//i/
ii
The first means a mortar for
pounding and hulling rice
in ; to beat ; the second is
unauthorized, but both are
used at Canton for large,
brown, unglazed jars to
warm or hold things.
earthenware jars and jugs.
)
A long bed ; a couch, a
settle to sleep on ; a sort of
cotton cloth.
ij^ ^g_ ] a sofa, a long couch.
^ 1 in B. lolli'ig i>> tl>e soft
breeze ; — at leisure.
— ^ I a couch.
_l2. j to go to bed.
f 1 to lodge at, to sojourn.
ffg 1 a rattan-bottomed coach.
jia window in a loft.
;jig ] a lookout loft.
*St To walk carefully ; hurried,
v*'*.^ careless.
<'«' 5E 1 6^ fS ^^""y slovenly
in his work.
M II >^ 1 ^'^ house is greatly
neglected.
I II J4 ^ to walk with careful
steps.
)^ 1 IJg y he attends to his
duties negligently.
1 I? ® or 1 ^i j|^ shoes down
at the heels.
IQ Depressed, lost to all hope,
|.^5^j in despair.
.«'« 5E '6 1 \t "y
utterly cast down ;
longer any hope,
ira tt 1^ 1 ^ nerveless,
character.
soul is
I've no
insipid
Also reivd nnh-,.
A synonym of the |£ or
ia' dugong, an animal of the
seal kind, also called §^ ] ,
and strangely confounded with the
sole-fish.
1 jjj? ffi the plaice or sole-fish.
{JOantouese.')
fa
From K'ings and to speak ; used
only as a primitive.
The rushing sound of wings,
as of a flock of scared wild
fowl suddenly rising.
Ancient n.nmc of a stream in
north of Shantung, perhaps
a branch of the Ta-tsing
River, or one of the streams
north of it, as ] |^ |,?, was an old
name of Tshig-uh'ing hien in that
region.
'i^ 1 rushing waters.
m.
fa
To be absent-minded ; in a
Hurry, to lose self-possession ;
to lose a half of ; to lick or
lap, to sip up.
1 j^ bewildered, stupefied, as at
the loss of a partner or husband.
From earth and answer; the se-
cond and ancient form is now dis-
used.
The sound of dirt or earth
falling down; a pile of dirt;
used as a contraction for the
Sanscrit stUoupa, a tumulus,
to denote a pagoda or tower, for
what the English call a pagoda,
the French more correctly call a
tour or tower ; a dagoba or pile
erected over a rehc of Budha, or
tope raised over a Budhist priest ;
applied to a tower, a lighthouse,
monument, or pillar ; pagoda-like,
as the cone of a pine.
— • ^ 1 one pagoda.
TJT 1 a three-storied pagoda, de-
dicated to the God of Literature;
it re.sembles a writing-pencil.
^ ] a dagoba or pagoda, regard-
ed as precious.
^ [p] ] a cemetery of Budhist
priests ; a receptacle of infants.
IS 1 M ^ '^^ ^^^ written his
name in the wild goose tower,
— he is a tsm-sz', alluding to a
building at Chang-an ^ ^ the
capital in the T'ang dynasty,
where successful scholars wrote
their names.
JH; a fearless man (Cantonese.)
Used with J^, to strike, in this
sense alone.
To rub over, to take an im-
pression of a writing on stone ;
a fac- simile, an impression; to
echo ; to sheathe, to cover.
* ] impression [of inscriptions]
in the Sung dynasty.
1 ^i to rub.
1
ii.
/<('
T"
84 1
T'AH.
•jr ] an original copy.
1 Jlil^ '^ ^^^T '* *^"'y °" produce ;
the present made to the g.ate
keepers or servants.
^ I ancient fac-similes.
] ^ stupid, easily imposed upon.
A leather cuirass ; it occurs
written |^ ; the cLimor of
drums and tambourines.
To run away, to abscond, to
desert.
fl^ ■^ 1 '^ how imperti-
nent! rude and mulish in
disposition.
To punish, to chastise, as
a parent does ; to reduce ; to
beat, to strike, as a warning ;
a slap, a blow ; quick i the
S[)ot where the arrow rests.
1(1 ] to horsewhip.
1 J[U IS i. whipped him that he
uiight remember it.
j ^ the Tartars or Mongols.
im
t'a''
'la
t'ah.
^ 1 to ferule.
^ 1 "f Ttl )|9 "^ '^ bambooed in
the market or court.
In Cantonese. A dead loss, en-
tirely gone ; to throw at ; the re-
sidue ; to press down ; a flat.
] fi T^ 1"^'- ^^^ whole, cleaned
out.
1 tl ^ throw it against the
wall.
1 {}§ @ 3, bad account.
) ^ ^ to injure one's self, to
waste one's patrimony.
] ip @, the sole fish.
A^^ Slippery and miry,
ta
® :§;■(# 1 itisverymud-
' dy walking.
H3 An inner door, a small door
I^J ) in a palace ; a screen.
men's rooms.
^P 1 i^ ^ oyen the inner door
and go straight in.
TAI.
^ ] door of the liareem.
^ ] a niche or recess where the
bed stands ; the recesses i.-t
nooks of a country.
The feet slipping ; to stamp
] -gij he slipped down.
1 J£ to slip, to slide.
I ] to revile, to slander, to de-
fame.
B? ® slipshod shoes. {Canton-
ese.)
An otter.
I) ill 1 a fresh-water otter ;
applied also to the beaver.
f^ 1 a seal ; the .sea otter.
] a species of otter from Tibet :
the fur is short and a bright
brick red.
1 &. fM °''''^'' ^'^''* collars or
tippets.
tIC 1 'Pi '{^ otter skin trimming
on a winter cap.
] U a boat-woman at Canton.
Olil .loitniis, ta, da, tat, dat, tak, and d.ak. In Canton, toi and tai ; — i« Swatow, tai, t'ai, t'oi, to, and toa ; — in Amog,
tai and t'ai ; — in I'vlichau, tai ; — in Shanijhai, de, t'e, ta, and t'li" ; — in Clii/n, tai.
.'f
tai
From Iteart and a terrace ; it is
;il.-o interchanged witli ^ni/ai sK
a common character, which has
taken the same sonnd and sense.
Alarmed, frightened ; sillyi
acting like a fool.
I g^ a silly, needless terror.
S: 1 ^ a pedantic booby.
1^ ] careless, dress out of order,
inappropriate.
Tlie original form delineates <■«(-
/(«// up hones ; it is the 78th
radical of characters denoting
misfortunesj deaths, corpses, &c
Bad, vicious ; evil, perverse,
in some places it was once
usfd for the pronoun I, my.
7 4n if 1 he does not know
good from bad.
] A a bad man.
.6 '1 1
thoughts.
il A 1 ^
lain.
^ he cherishes evil
i that fellow is a vil-
^ 5)^ fp. 1 to make confusion
and evil.
J'rom ^fe to injure and |re dif-
ferent ; i.e. to divide tilings and
pile them ou each other.
M
tai'
To carry or wear on the head
or face ; crested, as some birds ;
to bear, to sustain, to upliold ; to
cover, as the sky does ; to respect,
to honor ; to occiu', to hap[)en ; to
meet : in epitaphs, to love the
people.
1 'Pi to p"t on a cap.
1 BH M to wear spectacles.
^ ] to love and respect.
M 1 J^ M' to be deeply sensible
and grateful for.
1 -^ M M '" ""*^''"" the moon
and wrap in the stars ; — i.e. to-
travel and peddle.
^ ] to undeitake for.
J^ I [allowed] to wear the knob
or button.
"K 1 '^ 1^ allowed to wear a
one-eyed peacock feather.
;:f; dt ] 51^ I will not live with.
him under the same sky.
1 ^ S I? '"s^ ^s '^"^ ^^y ™'^'-
thick as the earth ; said, of favors..
1 Q place where the sun's ray.«
reach in the solstice.
I j'I'l an old n.nnie of Ch'hig-wu-
hien j)^ 5^ 0, in the extreme
south-west of Shantung.
1 fl
.ibued vvilh virtue.
TAI.
TAI.
TAI.
Mo
I
iai '■
Unskilled, inexperienced.
lilt 1 "f ^ ■"•'^^^ '''■"'"' i -I"
uiipnicticud stupid fellow.
#> From to </o and ii court.
To wait for or on, to await-
tai ' to expect ; to treat, to behave
to ; provided against.
1 II-J ffiJ ® ^^■'"'' ^''^ '■'^•^ '■igUt
time and then act.
] f^ to watch the price or rate.
'^ I to treat liberally.
'I'lg I to treat rudely. I
^ic 1 ^^ ^^ "'"' °" gnests as
they enter.
.W 1 2j5 ^ you nuist wait till
next year.
;fg ) to behave towards.
1 A U jM to treat very kindly.
^ ] 1^ |;)| there is no occasion
for discussing and arranging
the matter.
^ I posterity ; after ages.
}^ I successive reigns or ages
] 1/ljf to manage for one.
1 f-i^ fi I'l S" ''"■ .yju-
^0. 1 a -i # i^-t >"e Tan
lie a substitute for his person.
'jj li 1 ;.
mon people
living on their salaries.
1 Jf :Mi 0J a fancy name for a
lanlern.
I A' an attorney ; a copyist.
1 ^ -I J'.-piily.
I pp holding a Seal for another
olHeor.
] ^ to labor for another.
■^ their work as eom-
sui)ersedes their
^'1
j#
iifterw;ir(ls iilteieil to fx iiislcctd,
IJiobubly for the iilioiietic.
Tortoise-shell is ] J| ^,
tai ' especially the precious sort
from the hawk's bill tortoise.
(Cht loniii imhriaitn.)
M 1 JS imitation shell made from
horns.
^
' Krom J\ man .iiid "\^ jari /hi,
wliicli is a contraction of I'c/i, ;g^
f(^i ' to change.
To alter, to supersede ; to
substitute; to change ; for, in.stead,
ill place of; delegated, vicarious;
a generation ; a reign, a dynasty.
^ ] or -jit ] a generation.
] I age after age.
31 1 IrJ ^ five generations alive
at once.
?)S U S 1 "'0 Five Dynasties
(a. d. 907-959) trode down
the T^ang dynasty.
H 1 usually denotes the Hia,
Shang, and Chen dynasties; but
fioinetimcH the lirst ihre^ iiio-
narchs, Fuhhi, yuinnung, and
HwauKti.
^/tj-" A short spear or halberd ;
}'f^^ a defense or screen of sheep's
/(((' hide let down su<ldenly from
the walls to scare cattle or
horses earning into the town.
'VkW. K% ^ i^^ 1 those
escorting officers have their
lancers and halberdiers.
From Idll am\ reirjn as the plio-
netic.
(,,; ' The high peak in T'ai-ngan
fii in Shantung, the "^ ^
or eastern and most fiiinous
of the five mountains; it was once
known as | ^ but now is called
^ ^] and is a place of great resort
by devotees who crawl to its top
and visit its temples.
3! -^ 1 ^ ^ [Shun] came to
Tai-tsung, where he made a
biii'nt-ofierinff.
From napkin or ilress and a
?■«■'/« as the phonetic.
' A bag, a sack, a case; a
[iocket. a purse ; a covering
^^^- , to Tnclose or protect things.
^ ] wind sail.
:^ \ CT Y' 1 'I t'O'it pocket.
j^ ] a lob inside the girdle.
>X. ^ 1 '1 cartridge-box.
ifl 'xk [Ti 1 ■' ^^'i'"' '^'^^^ '"'-'I "ce-
liai! ; — »ut. a glutton.
^ ] a book-sack or satchel ; met.
a [ledanl.
tX ^i' ^ n 1 '" P'-'^y "''t'' sand-
bags, a-s in a game of boxing.
^ I a satchel carried by candi-
dates.
^ 1 a quiver.
^ ] embroidered fobs hanging
to the girdle.
03 ^ ] ancient name of a satchel
used in court by ofBcials.
In Cniitonese. A pipe.
^ 1 'JES to smoke one pipe.
7K is 1 a hubble-bubble, or
water pipe.
>fj^> To blacken the eyebrows, or
iiv^ paint a black mark instead ;
till' umber, black ; an invisible
green.
-(^ ) a dark color, as the hue of
distant hills.
3^ ill^ ] the dark circling hills,
as around a temple.
j§ ] black eyebrows.
19- 1^ 1 S to whiten the face
and blacken the eyebrows.
^> To lend on interest ; a loan ;
to intrust to another ; to con-
tal ' fer, to give ; to release.
fg 1 to loan money.
^ ] to ask a loan.
ft i^ 7 1 ^'® "'" punish and
not pardon.
Jit ^ !^ 1 I ^vill not let him off.
Read t^eh^ and used for j^.
To borrow.
i dr>% > From htuirt and raised.
4U7> To treat harshly ; rude, care-
tai ' less, impertinent ; superci-
lious ; to be idle ; remiss,
lazy; discourteous, inattentive, self-
indulgent ; idly ; to grow weary.
I 'fjl indolent, heedless of.
1 i]"^ disrespectful.
^ HJ M ] don't hesitate wheix
the right moment comes.
1 /^ irked and tired of a work.
] ^ remiss, nogligeut, slow.
W4(.
TAI.
TAI.
TAI..
ftf^^ Dangerous ; iinmiuent ; peri-
^pl loiis ; to endanger, to hazard,
tat' to rnn risks; beginning, ap-
proaching, and thus liise the
next, at, abont, at the limit, nearly;
occurs used for the last.
fy' I to run into danger,
j^ ] hazardous.
^y^-ff ] the people are now
amid their perils.
^ ']» A 1 ^° "®' approach vul-
gar people.
] "^ nearly to, drawing near.
I ^ — ^ nearly a whole year.
?C T 1 eli ''^s empire is in great
danger.
An adverb of time, till, to,
even until ; when, and when ;
to reach, to come up with.
1
■^ till now.
that
] ^ till afterwards.
1 M ^ Il# up to
period or date.
7K iK 'fS ] [""'''""oonial, as] when
water and fire come in contact.
^ <^< T^ I the emperor's kind-
ness reaches to all.
^fca±lS^^fo^ those
gentlemen who seek me, this is
their lucky time !
1 ^ ;i * H M "'■^■'t till the
rains cease.
3[^ ] to come up to, as a pursuer.
^ I it cannot be affected ; also
deficiencies ; to be deficient.
Eead ti ' Harmonious 5 affable.
J^ ^ I I his air and presence
were very agreeable.
) Original form of tlie lust, now
iised iis tlie 171st r.iflicMi of half a
dozen cimracters; it is made from
5C linnd or Jx. reachiiuj and ^
titil 2l[\ combined.
To reach to, to overtake ; a
surplus.
A dam ; n noted water-race
in Shih-tai hien Jg ) %%,
in thft southeast of Ngan-
Uwui, where the rocks inclose
the stream ; an inclined plane on a
canal, where boats can be passed
up or down by a windlass ; to
make a lock or dam on a canal.
] i^ the scale of charges at a
lock.
^^ ] an old name of the Flower
gardens '^ j{[|, near Canton.
1,) From clouds and reaching to.
Cloudy.
hu ' 5c ft* '® 1 tbe sky is cloudy
and dull.
-UH^ ) -1 From kerchipf and a diagram
fcrr* of clothes huniul, intended to re-
I l-l present a girdle; the second form
gUUf*) ( is only nsed as a nonn ; inter-
"fi^rj changed with the next.
tai ' A sash, a girdle, a belt ;
men's were of leather, wo-
men's of silk ; a compress, a band-
age ; a tape, ribbon, or scarf ; a re-
gion ; a zone in geography ; places
connected with each other, as a
neighborhood ; a classifier of re-
gions of country ; to take along
with one, as if in the girdle; to
lead, to conduct ; to remind ; con-
nected with, implicated in, relat-
ed ; rather, somewhat, slightly ; to
latch, to close.
^;| 1 or ^ ] or :^ 1 a girdle.
%% 1 S'lrters; knee-pads.
\^ 1 is ■''■ t'iP° '"""^ thread shop.
|Ii ^ 14 1 ^ l"Sli <='''P *"«^ ^
broad sash.
j£ ^ 1 jt!> principal and interest
altogether.
S 1 -T' and ^I 1 i^ a son
of the yellow and red girdle,
denotes one of the imperial
family, and one allied to it.
] .^ to do by the way.
§U ] streamers or bands appended
to a scroll or flag.
[Ij 3^ ?K 1 the circle of the hills
and line of the river.
}:S 1 A U to entrap and carry
off people, — usually children.
^ I ^ ^ to dress in good
clothes.
] ^ involved in, implicated with.
— 1 M 3^ '"^ region of country ;
a plateau, an e.xpaiise.
0^ I in rlu'tork, associated ideas,
a continuiius idea.
1 7K li -1 pilot-boat.
i^l I to introduce one, to guide.
tti A 1 PI l-'^tch the door wlien
you go out or in.
M ^ ] "o cares on my mind.
.^ ^ — ] whatever places are
miderlns jurisdiction.
^1^1 '1'*^ ofiicer in charge of
a force or fleet, and his deputy.
\^ 1 sea-weed, especially the long
Laminaria used for food.
1 MiS itiS i& 1"^ shows his sorrow,
jl^ 1 a kind of lady's fob ; to
take along with one.
1 ^\ fa ••'> ^''l^e a letter.
iSl ■& 1 M 1''^ complexion is
ratlier sallow.
^ -^ 1 the court girdle worn
by all who see the Emperor.
In Cantonese used for ^. Over-
much, r.ither.
1 ^ 6^ It is rather too hot.
JjSgJ From disease and yirdle ; the
^fcrj^ ■ last form is most usually written.
/('( ' A disease of women.
1 ^ or ^ ] fluor albus,
white.s, or leucorrliea.
■^ ] a bloody discharge from the
womb, not menstrual.
Read chi' A dysentery or bloody
flu.x ; a diarrhea of great violence ;
the head half covered with sores.
XMi' III at ease.
TW 1 '1':^ disturbed in mind,
(ai ' distressed.
Inlerchanged with ti^ ^ a pe-
duncle; and used for the last.
The rootlets of herbs or
grasses ; unimportant.
^H 1^ 1 ^ fnl JE. y^^ »'h«t is
the use of being suspicious about
such a trifling affair ?
To talk fast and continuous-
ly.
tai'
T'AI.
T'AI.
T'Al.
847
Olil suundi, J:i, dut, t'ui, unil t'up. In
t'ai and tai
Canton, t'oi and t'ai ; — i/i K<irii(on\ t'ai "'ifl l*'J ; ^ i''J
J — i,i S/uifiy/mi, t'lJ, de, te" ««</ ta ; — in Ch'J'i^ T.-ii.
z« Fuhchan^
c Fl
From P iiionth ami ^ (coii-
tiai-te.l from ki>) hy; occuvs useil
'"'■ sl^ ■""' '''® "s^'-
Eminent, exalted ; used in
direct address, your honor ; vener-
able, old ; wrinkled, infirm.
^ 1 great Sir.
^ 5j|, 1 exalted Sir.
^ '$C 1 '^'"' J''*'-'''"' magistrate.
1 ill your honor.
1 ff y""" Jionored style ; written
in letters before the ^ name.
1 JIfi for your honor's inspection.
" I three stars i k. ?. in the leet
of the Great Bear ; also applied
with ^ ^ tt) the three highest
dignitaries of the empire.
1 i'H J]^ ''' 'maritime department
in the southeast of Cliehkiang.
Read J, and used for >\^. Pleas-
ed, gratified ; to rejoice ; in clas-
sical u.se I, uie, wiien said liv rulers.
# 1 >l^fiH m iiL it is
not me alone an obscure person,
who dares to act so as to call it
a rebellion.
M W- -it in 1 what are the crimes
of Hia to us !
A g!ol)ular Hsh, the Tetraodoii
or ^^ I which can inflate
J (li iisclt : it has a white belly
and greenish back, wrinkled
and sallow, whence ] p^ (or -^
^) conies to mean wrinkled and
growing <i!d, like the tetraodon's
back.
^ -^ 1 ^ "''*'li 'ioa'"y face
and wrinkled back.
m
The pregnant womb; to oom-
Jai nience ; congenital ; a recep-
t.iclc; a condition of; having
a womb ; to run away.
'Ig 1 or ifj ] with young.
] ^ the placenta.
m
•71
^m 1
I barren.
:ui abortion.
] ^ viviparous.
^ ] to compose or quiet the
womb, — and prevent miscar-
riage.
U^ ] parturition, to be born.
i9i 1 to quicken.
j^ ] unborn fa'Wns, used as a
medicine,
ijlg I an olKcial cap without any
fringe or button.
Irsc 7 ^ 1 '^^ ""t l^i" pregnfu't
— animals.
] ^ born blind.
^ ] to make an ahortion.
I -^ the crane, from a notion
that it is viviparous.
5p — . I the first born.
,^P
,fai
A small ancient feudal
state, made by Wan Wang,
situated in the modern
Kien cheu f^ ^'l^j in Shensi,
north of the River Wi'i.
A woman's headdress of |
false iiair ; it is souiethues |
i'aucifiilly arranged. i
M 1 the stage, the boards.
r& lli W I the sedge grows on
the southern hills.
'WL 1 '*■ l'i"ip"*tand.
^ ] a marvelous tower ; among
Taoists, the physical heart.
)K 1 P'l"^) tuider.
p-J 1 a guard-place over a gate.
iji ] a fiat roofed house without
tiling. {Pekinyese.)
1 "B^ in your presence.
1 ^ }''>"'' worship.
•||J 1 , the j* 1 , the ^ ] , the
•^ I and the j^ ] denote the
five highest provincial otticers.
^ I a censor ; the magistrates.
^ I the Board of Rites.
jj^ I a captain-general.
] II}' a pic-nic arbor in a garden.
From wood and terrnr.e ; the
seooiid form is properly read .s"s'*
but at Caiitou is tlie coininoii
contraction of the Krst.
m
Kroiii ^ ej:tremr^ ^ to i/o and ,
r^ hii/li altered in conihination ; j
it is often contracted to ,q and '
used with the next three. j
A square and high open
terrace built up for a lookout : a
turret; a staging; an observatory;
a fort ; a watchman's post over a
gate ; a stand, a frame ; a title of i s' "'
respect to officers ; an underling, j
a servant ; a kind of niar.sh grass. |
lljl^ 1 a terrace to dry things,
f^ — ■ 1 ^\ to perform one [)lay.
j^ 1|^ 159 1 when will the play
begin '.
ij, — !i ^ 1 to build a high
Name of a tree ; a table ;
a theater ; a stage, and then
interchanged with the last.
— i}^ I one table.
^ ^ ] a desk, a writingtable.
!^ ] a sofa table.
1^ ] or ^ I to set a t.iible.
' — ' 1 j£ '^ table full of \iands.
^ ] A 'I'lfl H \ \ 0. partner
and his clerk.
A servant or major - domo,
p^ ] in an officer's house.
[JJ 1 a farmer's help, a field
laborer.
fl'I 1 a charioteer.
^
tM
terrace.
A triquetrous grass (Scirpus
Dhiritimus) growing in boggy
spots, of which hats and
cloaks are made ; the fiower
Stalk of a vegetable, as of cabb.ige
or turnip.
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T'AI.
T'AI.
TAL
1 ^ a culinary vegetable also
called f[{f ^ tbe Brasdca chi-
nensis. or oil cabbage, grown in
Chebkiang, and eaten like spi-
iiacb.
I _^ dried slips of lettuce.
4» it 1 pi ^ 9S -t tii« "'^si>y
center of its stalk [the Ilijdvo-
jiyrmii'} is called /i« s/ww.
IM]
^lO
, /'(ii
From hand and elevated; tlie
contracted form is also used as a
' synonym of ^rji'i -Q to bamboo.
To carry between two or
more on a pole ; to move ;
to raise, to lift ; to elevate ;
put above the rest ; to praise.
TV A- ] eight bearers to carry
his chair.
1 SM ^ characters raised above
the line.
^ ] to carry on a beam.
^ 1 TtT ^ to raise the current
price.
] ;^ ^ to own one's error and
beg pardon.
1 ^ Wi " '^ cannot carry it.
] ^ to advance, to recommend.
1 ^ or 1 jg ^ carry it back.
'-fcy^ Moss ; also small plants like
c I I liverworts, growing on rocks,
^ai confervse and crystal-worts
on water, and scale-mosses
(Jungennunnia) in damp places ;
moss-grown, mossy.
] ^ a species of algae used for
food.
^ ] fucus on water ; green mold
along tbe shore ; mossy growth
on stones.
^ j green moss.
1 ^ J: it li 'lie mossy marks
covered the green steps.
1 W. patches of moss — won't feed
beggars.
^ 1 .^ a moss-covered stone ;
met. a swindler, a slippery chap.
^^:^ A wearied or worn-out hack
tJj pl of a horse freed of his bits ;
j*'oi jaded ; useless.
E^ 1 ii fi; the horse has drop-
ped his bits.
] ^ unrestrained, vast ; the
joyous free appearance of spring.
] §i^ free of restraint, doltish.
» ^^J > The soot or cinders from a
c *f^ fire ; sraoky soot.
^fai ^ ] ashes and soot.
] ^^ cinders.
P ^ ] ^ the mouth and no.se
blackened with the soot.
./'■'i
To speak erroneously or pet-
tishly ; to mock.
1 Wa. to talk without cessa-
tion.
fell
1^
J'at
^
To sharpen or smooth wood
against the grain ; small
slicks used by children to
play a game like quoits.
Silk thread raveled ; tangled ;
dilatory ; to doubt, to jeer at.
B' 2- ■? -i j }■''_ ^^•*''«
the young prince's ridicule.
'•J> Coniposeii of 7j*C ivalci- inside of
2K^ 'it* ''"''' /"""'s and y<i !/rC'it
I (11
uouibined ; it is often coutvacted
to tbe ue.^t.
Slippery, smooth ; exalted, ho-
norable ; large, extensive, liberal ;
superior in station or excellence ;
extreme, extravagant ; pervading ;
the lllh diagram denoting vigor.
T jiji ^ I heaven and earth
vigorous and productive.
] Ifi) ^ m e-xalted without be-
ing proud.
H 1 ^ ^ may the state be
prosperous and the people peace-
ful.
] [Ij in the west of Shantung,
the ^ ^ which gives fame to
Tai-ngan fu.
] \l\ and 1 y]X. terms used ir.
speaking of another's wife's pa-
rents.
^ and ] are opposites, disorder —
peace : misfortune — prosperity,
referring to their diagrams-
1 '}% * prosperous reign.
±'
Contracted from the preceding,
but tbe two are not used aUke.
fill ' An intensive adverb imply-
ing an extreme ; too, very ;
excessive ; a terra of high
respect.
I 1 OT -^ ^ ] an officer's
lady. Madam, her ladyship.
ijg \ a lady. {Cantonese.)
] ^ ^ your mother.
I ^ the heir-apparent.
1 "JF 1 f^ senior guardian of
the crown prince.
I j^ or I ^ too much by far ;
intrusive, froward.
] ^ too early.
I ^ ^ it is quite insufiScient,
will not do at all.
] Jl ^ S •'^'> honorable name
for Laotsz'.
M 1 ^M Jpl ^'■'^y ^^*^^ s^^^^ ^'^^'
courtesy '?
] ZjS p^ the Pacific Ocean.
] jif better than, I wish.
] ;], much too small.
1 <'^ nf S '1 little too cold or
haughty.
!M @ 1 Hi B W ^^^ 'lieme is
very easy.
] "j^ in very early times.
Ill: 4 1 EST yo" s^i'^ it
with too umch severity.
T>M 1
do not be too modest.
tut '
\u
Slippery; excessive, overpass-
ing; waters swiishiiig over;
to wasli and rinse, to clean ;
to correct, as style,
to scour with sand,
to purify by scrubbing or
rnisiug.
\x
t\n '
Tbe first form is also written f/C
and re.ad s/a', and deliued to
> practice.
Extravagant, careless.
j^ I or ^ 1 wasteful,
profuse; dissolute.
From black and exceedingly.
Very black.
M 1 excessively black.
T'AT.
-JJUjj a long njirrow vessel having
^^ two masts ; some of them can
t'lu ' be armed ; they resemble the
revenue cutters at Canton.
Tu Cantonese. A rudder.
1 It a tiller.
1^ ] to steer.
^ 1 to crane u[) the rudder; to
let it go.
^ I to ease off the helm.
TAN.
a£»|^) From heart ami nlih : q. d. when
H|2( the mind feels it3 al)ilily to net,
'^^* the body takes tlie impress ; it re-
.sernbles ^^hhinij ^^ !i bear.
Figure, form ; the gait, air,
habit, or attitude of a man ; the ex-
pression of an idea ; contiguratioa :
circumstances.
^ iS ^" Jib 1 I «^"'t e"''"re
such an air; it is insufferable.
Sm 1 '■* liauglity bearing.
TAN.
849
1 J!jt behavior.
^ini. 1 "■ seductive, ogling way.
t\\ \ 1 the manner of a rascal.
fjl 1 exhibition of the feelings,
amorous ; the circumstances.
IS 1 5^ r,5 tlie cordiality or cold-
ness of [leople.
1^ 1 ^U. f^ ''c lias gone back to
his old way of acting,
^ ] affected, pretending, put on.
Old sounds, tan, dan, and tam. In Canton, tan, fan, and tarn ; — in Siiatow, tan, tain, t"a, and t"oa ; — in Ainot/,
tan, tani, and t'an ; — in Fn/iclian, tang ; — in S/ianij/iai, tc", tc" and du" ; — in C/iifv, tan.
.n
Jiin
Tlie point is supposed to represent
the red stone, and tlie other part a
5t /"', whence it (llic cinnabar)
I^ brought ; this character forms
the radical of a dozen characters
relating to vermilion, which might
have well been grouped under it.
A carnation or cinnabar color ;
loyal, sincere, trustworthy; medi-
cines decocted or distilled ; before
a metal answers to an oxide of
it . a pill coated with cinnabar; a
remedy, a prescription ; to color
or paint red.
'^ I an eflicacious remedy.
j^ ] to distil medicines.
] ^ an excellent prescription.
|[lj ] the li(pior of immortality of
the Rationalists ; there were two
schools of them divided upon
this subject, called the ^\k |
and p^ 1 , one holding for the
external a[)plication, the other
that the reformation of the heart
was itself immortality.
] ij/ cnmabar.
^{£ ] red lead, minium
~^ \v \ >i^ entirely devoted to
one.
1 ^ lii;ht re.l,
1 ^ '"■ 1 ilH 'M a chemist, an
aichi'mist.
ffl ^ 1 m ^ ij iise.l all the
strength he possessed.
] H in (tntitom;/, the [iul)ie region ;
the base or power of the breath.
1 llg or 1 % a fire-fly.
1 !th '''c pomegranate flower,
fn in 'iS 1 ruddy cheeked, florid.
hI^ 1 ft •''' ■"'-''I '''y (■^'^""'* tt^uni-
johdm) common near Peking.
1 W '"'' painting, because red and
bine enter into every painting.
m
^tan
m
M
M
,t(lU
To loll the tongue, as a dog
when heated.
'tr t| 1 ^'.ji the black bear
lolled his tongue.
Ears without a rim on the
lobe ; an ancient term for
teacher.
■^ ] a name of Laotsz'.
From €i/e or bodi/ and hesitating.
To look at a thing and yet
be thinking of something
distant ; to obstruct, to pre-
vent.
] ] a majestic look.
^ jfjJJ 1 1 the tiger glares fiercely
on liis prey.
1 Wi -^ iF9 n^ X ''e retards our
work.
1 ^ to procrastinate.
] \% careless and neglectful.
m
,t<ni
Often confounde<l with the last.
Pendent ears, reaching to the
shoulders, considered to be
a sign of longevity ; lustful,
addicted to pleasure.
Jcoi
Si 1 IS ^ gloating over it
witii his eyes,
f D 1^ JL 1 excessive delight in
sensual pleasures.
^:t 1 '^^ ^ pT IJl: 4 «'I>en a
lady goes astray, nothing can
be said for her.
1 iPS Quelpaert I. near Corea.
Also read chart' when used for JJg
a poison.
Given to drink ; fond of wine.
] ^ gluttonous.
^ 1 Ji £ Jbl f^ fl It to be
excessively fond of wine and
women destroys the body.
fttf "1 Single, alone, isolated, by
itself ; a single garment ;
odd, as odd numbers; an
orphan, an individual ; thin,
poor ; debilitated, exhausted ;
one side of ; greatly ; sincere,
credible, that which is the surety
of belief, — and hence a check, a
bill, a receipt ; to complete ; to
surround or wrap ; an adi-evb, only,
but, nothing Iiut.
1 ;S '''' 1 i^' '"crely, only that,
just.
^ ^ ^ ^ I one's wardrobe
gets scant at the eiul of the year.
1 #1 ^1= 1^ ilk 'I single company
[Irving to] hold the solitary (lOst.
-Jt 'i^. H 1 l''s army was in
three cor[pS.
1 ffi onlv one.
c-^»
Juti
10?
850
TAN.
^ _ ^g I ^ make out a bill.
J|^ ] a receipt.
gf ] a draft, a bill of exchange.
] j^ thin, not durable ; poor ;
deficient ; weak.
^ ] an invoice.
^ ] an order to pay money.
] ^ one alone ; as ] ]i. to live
by one's-self, and not with the
parents.
] ^ vS a bachelor ; one who
lives or trades alone.
] H f^ tlo it "'^ '•lis odd days.
] ^ thinly dressed ; poverty-
stricken.
g 2» 1 '^ I went alone.
75 1 ;^ E (i to c^^y o"' ^^"^
virtue of your grandfather Wiln.
1 1 iW °"^y o""' °"*^ kind,
unique.
Read ^shen. A famous chief of
the Huns, ] -^ about b. c. 25,
and used afterwards as a title like
khxn or rajah ; vast like the deserts
these tribes lived in.
I ^ the years of the cycle which
have ^[] in them.
Eead shen\ A district, ] 0,
in Tsao-cheu fu in the west of
Shantung.
From receptacet an<t ^hne.
A shrine where the effigies
tan or tablets are kept in the an-
cestral hall.
yi^ I ^ the ancestral shrine of
the defunct
From dead and nlone as the ulio-
netic.
M
fiiH The extreme, last stage of,
the utmost ; entirely -, to ex-
haust.
] -Jj with ike whole energy.
1^ ^ \ ^ '^6 y<^^i" ^as quite
departed.
I 5(£ to thoroughly investigate.
] M (C> devoted his whole uiiud
to it.
1 i§> ® !& ' 'eepiy meditated on it.
>^-
m
Mm
.tail
TAN.
From dress and sinf/fe; it closely '
resembles i^hen 1^ meditation.
A garment without lining ;
single, as a thickness.
^^ I a sheet for a bed.
] 1^ au under-shirt,
yf I a shirt, a chemise, a shift.
Also reail '/'"h, and interciianged
uitl] ^ and 5S tliougli tlie last
is ratiier a contraction tlian a
synonym.
Disease arising from over-
work ; worn out, wearied with ;
ulcerated, vitiated, as the blood ;
discontented, angry.
^ ^ 1 ^ to praise the good
and punish the wicked, — in
order to encourage the people.
>j^ ] a bloody discharge to which
children are subject; strangury,
arising from debility.
1^ .K 2?^ 1 the common people
are full of distress.
^ ] jaundice ; sallow-looking.
Pjj^ I an idcerated throat, diph-
theria.
W^l? An old region in the south of
c^tp Ohihli and Shantung, and
jta/i Luh-yih hien ^ ^ Jf^^ in
the east of Honau.
■{}[)] ;^ a dream in Hantan is
one like Mohammed's, in which a
life's work is passed through in a
moment to show the vanity of life.
Eead Jo. A region in the valley
of the River Han, of which j^ [^
was made prince a. d. 149.
>&^ A small round open basket
{.BB. of different sizes, for holding
tan rice when steamed, or after it
is cooked; a round hut-box ;
fine bamboo splints ; to put rice
into a basket.
1 fJR S ?§ the panniers and ca-
labashes were repeatedly empty,
— in the famine.
— ] ^ only one dish to eat ; — •
poor.
^ 1 fa t^ a begging priest
with a basket,
f-jf ] a bamboo basket
M
TAN.
A blackish horse with yellow
or white flanks and forelegs.
^tan ^ ] ^ '^^ there were white
legged burses and those with
lish-like eyes.
Interelianged nitli the next.
c |.'^ Aload of two peculs of grain;
jfort a long necked vessel for hold-
ing fire.
] ^'I'l a large town in the north-
west of Hainan Island.
From han<l and talkative ; also
contracted to the daivn, as in
the ne.Kt character.
To carry on a pole across
the shoulders after the man-
ner of peddlers ; to bear, to
undertake, to sustain ; to be
responsible for, to go as security ;
(o grab at ; to reduce on account of
defects.
1 jfi f® ^ carry this box.
ik ] U^ RH can you lift it"?
I ^ to go as bail for ; to insure ;
to be responsible for.
1 Jl ^ take it up stairs.
] ^M. O"^'^ ^*i^ °^ security. (Can-
tonese.)
1 ^ )tB it" too heavy to lift.
{Shan</ki>.)
] J;^ ^ I'll take the responsi-
bility.
] fj adequate to the post.
I ^ to stake one's credit on the
luck.
1 h" ^ is ^^^ is incompetent for
the situation.
^ 1^ 1 5^ I am not able to
undertake it.
^hI 1 ^ the dog grabbed the
pudding ; — he did not take
the hint.
] jjj, ^ 'I'Q to be terribly alarmed.
fii*^ tif ^h 1 W.^ y*" ^ave often
borne with my faults.
Read ta«' A burden, a load ; a
peoul of a hundred catties.
j[J Ig' ] a very heavy load.
1 ~F "■" J^ 1 ^ colstatf, a car-
rviu":-bea;u.
TAN.
TAN.
TAN.
851
— ■ ] ^ it weighs a pecul.
] M ^ peculage levied l)y tide-
waiters.
a pecul of rice in tlie house, :uid
so are not yet beggared.
— 1 ' < ] take it ai one load.
Much used for the hist as a uoun ;
j-l^ aud also for t'au' j|| a duster.
tan . Properly to brush off ; to
exact, to raise ; a duster.
] ^ ^ to brush off the dust.
1 1 ^ ilS lo dust clothes.
■flj 1 ■? ** duster of tai)c or
strips of cloth.
it i^ Bt JW . 1 a liis ii'eas are
comprehensive, so that he will
surely raise himself to fame.
A niiueral from Sz'eh'uen,
f-f described as having a liquid
'tan
'tan
or juice like gall ; it is now
used with the last for ] ^
or ^ ] blue vitriol or sulphate
of copper.
The gall ; tjie gall-bladder ;
courage, bravery, because it
is supposed to be connected
with this organ ; fortitude,
endurance.
] 7|C the bile.
^ 1 the gall.
] M '1* '"■ 1 IH '""ii') fearful-
Wi ^ \ 'f' seared almost to
death.
] ^ ^ his gall has got h.iiis ; —
dauntless, audacious.
] ^ and 1 J^ are opposites,
courageous and craven ; brave
and white-livered.
|-p ] liver and gall ; intimate,
nnitually dependent.
1 1 ;^ ^^ indomitable courage.
^ ] downhearted.
M 1 M Iff [^'^ 'i-'>s a] a drop-
ping gall and rent liver; brave.
] ^ moral courage.
1 Ijilt intelligent and determined.
I f^ ] ^ we are not afraid to
do as wc plan.
^ I fine lignite or jet. {Pekingese.)
hI 1 !^ a bitter plant used in
rheumatism ; perhaps the Gen-
tiaiia asclejmtdea.
A \shite and very fragrant
flower from India, the ] ^]
which is called 52 |§ §
the cap of all fragrances :
this is probably the champaca
{Michetia champaca), also written
j^ ujf jjg in Budhist books ; and
caih'd g 3i M f''""! i'^ purity.
] $^ a timl)er tree, perhaps the
Mklielia liheedii.
c>&>4-* A silken fringe worn on the
/p/U sides of a crown, or on a
'tan coronet in ancient times, to
cover the ears ; the sound or
roll of a drum.
1^ ] side fringes on a crown.
- rfz^ The drawing resembles an
\J\j Ii'is ; the plant has many
'Can names, of which ^p -{^ is
the most common ; the root
is whitish and slightly muci-
laginous.
] ^ the dried water orris root.
ctt^ An opening flower, especial-
t^=y ly those of the lotus and Hi-
'tan biscus mutahiiis.
^M 1 # f J i^ li .iiie
white lily gives out its scent just
after a rain.
c Jrt ll To cut ; others say, to trim
/J 'J or sharpen a little, to scrujX'
'tan off somewhat.
From ^ grnnnrij «oiitr.icted
and ^M, iiioniiiii/.
Plenty of grain ; to trust,
sincerity ; really ; to render
sincere ; the name of Wan
Wang's grandfather.
1 it f^ ^' will you not find it
really so !
pM "li" JTJ 1 veracity should lie
in every proclamation.
/fy iX 'T 1 y^""" sincerity is not
real.
'tail
■^^ 1 ^ ^ D! ^ .^ tbe old
Duke T'an-fu came in the morn-
ing on the fast horses.
1 ^'I'l probably an island lying
southwest of Hainan.
A tribe of aborigines, the
] Q who once lived south
of the Mei-ling in Fuh-
kien and westward ; it was
a term of abuse, and derived
from a colloquial name for
for which the first form only
is now used ; an animal's testicles.
Ill I a hen's egg.
II 1 a duck's egg.
J[^ ] or "jc 1 eggs preserved in
salt for exportation.
] ^ the l)oat-people at Canton,
who are supposed to be allied
to the Miaolsz' in the north of
the province.
I ^ boat-people.
1 ^ ^ a boat-woman.
tait '
egg.
BD From sun ahove a liney i. e. the
horizon ; it is often written care-
, >* lessly liice 'U'ie _g^ moreover.
The morning, the dawn ;
light, clear ; daylight ; to be clear
seeing ; occurs wrongly used for
ijjl^ a god ; actors who take the
parts of females.
TT ] newyear's day.
g 1^ j^ I to watch through the
night for the dawn.
^i^ W ] ''^ sit and wait for
daylight.
— ] in a morning, instantly.
Vt I those who act the parts of
women.
^T if^ 1 '** personify female war-
riors.
t\i ] i*ij a play of a lore affair.
1^ 1 fln f T "'c will go in the
morning.
-^ ^ ra 1 rjw m fff great
Heaven is clear as the rising
sun, and is near you in all your
roaming and dissipation,
fo 15 1 1 ^'^ were clearly pledged
to good faith.
852
TAN.
L
jtO ' A disjunctive conjunction,
|Ji but, but \-ery ; au adcerb,
tuc' only simply; whenever, as
soon as, — and usaallf begins
a sentence to add force, or serve
as an introduction ; unrestrained,
s<.!t at liberty.
1 /?> ^D '^it I don't know.
I ■ja^ but so it is.
] /L but, however, whosoever.
1 M ^D jlfc ^ simply wish it so.
1 £ A llj A r§ lie sees the
men like hills or waves ; — a
vast muliitude.
1 ^ ^ E 'J"ly o"e, no mate.
] ^^ ij} yu^ ^'ly sit down.
^ 1 in jHj ''' '^ ^°'' °"^y '-lii*
way.
1 1^ -^ tfl come, speak out
boldly.
•^ 1 how only '? not so.
1^ ] to deceive.
1 K !S b" i' ^^as only empty
words , it all came to notliing.
l.Hm^.^Eg+ii]^^be
was much vexed that at Ibrty
he still had no son.
M rt ) Also read ta/i) and toh}
Hii To call to each other; to
tau' recriminate ; others say, to
hum, to sing low.
1 1 ^T 1 l"^ to Stammer, to pro-
nounce badly,
J^j ) From sicknfss and mo7'n ; similar
y.SL '° ''!*' *"'' "°' '0 be confounded
tan' with (tsii jjg] an ulcer.
A disease which turns tiie
eyes yellow and the urine red,
and makes one hungry and sleepy,
^ ] the jaundice.
B^' A species of nightingale or
"^ thrush, the §| ] which ^
tan* H_ waits for dawn with its :
song ; this name is also writ-
ten f^ g_ thirsting for the sunrise ;
other names are |5g J^ guarding
the dawn, and ^ ^ first or alone
in spring.
TAN.
ptttt ) Frojn Ijoiv and nfo«e.
J-'P' A cross-bow to shoot bullets;
/'III' a bullet, a ball, a shot ; a
■J '.in pill.
1 "f •'^ pellet.
1 i^j a bolus, a pill ; met. a small
pii-ec of ground, a little country.
iy ] ^ to shoot cl&y bulls.
f§ ) leaden bullets.
'M1% 1 W. tlie fire-crackers snap
against one.
Kead ^t^an. To fillip, to thrum
on stringed instruments ; to snap,
to throw at ; to mark, as with a
line ; to decry, to depreciate ; to
accuse, to find fault with, as a
censor.
1 t^ fC ''° ^°^^ cotton.
1 ^ to thrum a lute.
I ^ 1^ to strike a mark with a
line.
I ^ to dye by sprinkling.
] eg to play and sing for hire.
1 fa rS U [like] a snap of the
finger, a brief moment.
] i^jj- to bring charges against,
tu suspect and accuse.
J ^ lo suppress ; to put down.
^ 1 to report against one.
] ^ an accusation against an
officer.
IMS'? thump your noddle
and get oat the character.
1 53; ffi ft to snap the cap and
go to take the office.
1 ^ ^ 'M ^'^ '^Pe'i a sore is
painful.
iS?' To seize with the hand ; to
7"^ giasp ; to butt ; used for the
tan^ last, to thrum, to play on ;
to hold with a slight grasp ;
name of a country in the Han
dynasty on the eastern frontiers
of the present Burmah, along the
Irrawady Biver.
JJj ] to take exercise, to stretch
the limbs ; to move.
Read ,c/«'«. To pull along.
] ^ to drag or lead, as an
animal.
TAN.
i^) Quick, impetuous ; the whole
j-^ heart in a thing ; urgent ; to
Lin' annoy, to move.
a% 1 f^. to meet the
dire anger of Heaven.
.(ttttl ^ )'rom heart and alone as tlie
I Hg. [ilionetic.
tan' To dread ditlicnlty or pain ;
to shirk ; fearful ; worn out
with.
^ lis -S 1 reckless, fearing no-
body or nothing.
/p ] i)^ don't be afraid of duty ;
don't fear a little trouble.
1 ^ disliking trouble.
■M W\ ^ 1 64 Jo'i't hesitate to
reform when you've done wrong.
Great ; large.
tan'
tan
1 "I From wui'ils and protracted ; in
the soutli only the secouil form
is commonly used for a birtliday.
To boast, to talk wildly, to
brag ; to be disorderly ;
foolish or unfounded, incohe-
rent ; great, wide ; to mag-
nify, to make great | to enlarge ;
greatly ; to bear children ; to bring
up ; to be widely separated ; au
initial particle.
"j^ I he is careless how he talks.
'1^ I strange talk.
p la ^ $ \ nmis people
with sharp tongues brag much,
but do not heed the truth.
1 ■& i^ >^ he proclaimed it
abroad to all regions.
jnf ] j^ 15 '^ how wide apart
are the joints — of the dolichos I
g ] a fabulous story ; to talk
wildly.
] -^ to have a son.
1 5S M y^ to complete the first
moon after birth,
g I or W ] the birthday of a
god.
to congratulate the emperor
on h's birthday.
] H or ] fl# o'" 1 M =* Ijiitliday. \
n
TAN.
iK 1 '^ ^ ^ Ourself Las been
magnified by receiving Heaven's
decree.
I Q a birthday, the day in which
the person is magnified, and
therefore applied only to gods,
saints, and the emperor, whose
natal day is called [^ | in
allusion to his appellation as the
son of heaven
A large earthenware jar,
capable of holding a peciil.
tan'
tiiit'
Interchanged with the next.
Tranquil, easy ; contented ;
sense, judgment.
1 f^ ^ Wi^^ '^ satisfied,
having few desires.
i 'P 1 (^ 1^ ^^^*^ wanderer is
so contented, that he hius for-
gotten his home.
t'an.
V^ ) From ivater and hot ; q. d. fire
t'an.
853
m
thins or c.irries off the water.
tun' Insipid, flat, tasteless; fresh;
weak, insipid, watery ; heart-
less, volatile ; cold or distant, as
an ofiended friend; liglit, as color;
dull, as trade ; indift'erenl to.
;(j. ] no liking for.
A 1 iO W ''" '^ remarkable as
the aster tlower, — which can
resist the frost.
•M I poor, flat.
4 H ^■^ 1 business is dull.
2Ji I ordinary and inferior.
^9 \ M '■''® clouds are light
and the moon glimmering.
1 ^ li. S simple food and
coarse clotlies.
1 !£ dispas-sionate, unbiassed.
] 1^ dried mussels or clams.
] j JH -j^ insipid ; profitless.
m
Used for the last; the tliird form
which is rarely met, is read ^koin
at Canton, for which see J0( to
dare.
To eat, to shew, to masti-
cate ; to entice, to hold out
lures ; a bite, a morsel ; a
fa/i' bait ; a swallow ; wild, un-
founded.
] ^ to bite dates.
— • I |g a mouthful of rice.
] ] to gulp or take all at once.
5^ ] insipid, not salt enough.
1 Jy ^'J ^ '^^n 1^6 entice him
with the hope of gain ?
Mi^_ ] M g'^e [a poor beggar]
a bite of food.
^ ] a poor table.
m
tan'
Having no salt, tasteless, fiat,
insipid.
Oltl souuds, t'an, fam, dan, and dam. /« Canton, fan and t'ara ; — in Sivatou; t'ara, t'an, ««rft°oa -.— hi Amoy, t'an,
t'nm, and tarn ; — in Fulwhuu, fang ««</ tang ; — in Shanghai, ti", te" and de° ; — in Chlfu, fun.
,,^&^ From wealth and now.
_^=^ To covet ; to worry for, to
^faa desire inordinately ; ambi-
tious, bent on ; avaricious of;
a fabulous beast, drawn like a
scaly unicorn with cloven feet and
a large horn, which is painted on
the screen or wall opposite yamuns
to warn officers against covetous-
ness.
1 JlJ" ^ £, ''^*^ covetous rii.ui is
never satisfied.
] ^ avaricious.
1 HiJ "^'iger to get on.
1 B^ the object of desire.
I jg fond of drink.
1 A Hi iM ^''•' covetous man
injures his fellows.
1 t^ ^ lit ""'■ "^ all [larticHlar
what he gets, wishing everything.
1 Ji:tpl n ajftl"- covets
the merits of Heaven aa his own.
From hand and issuing
cavern.
from a
tan To feel for with the hand ; to
tan'' feel and search ; to speculate
on, to explore, to sound ; to
try, to bring on one, to experience.
^ ;^ # in 1 "ft to find that a
Mian is evil is like being scalded.
I 5^ ^ J^ t" flare (or bring on)
Heaven's wrath.
\ '^M'\H to feel for things in
tile bag.
1 I5M '^ l^< '" '"vcstigate what
is confused and deduce its hid-
den order.
Read t'an'. To go in Rcarch
of, to visit ; to examine, to spy ;
to essay.
1 S§ t^o try to hear about.
] "^ to ask after a friend.
1 1?^ '"' 1 "fa s[)y.
^J ] to inquire about.
1 g^ to explore, to search for.
1 — ] inquire a little.
1 ^ to essay ; to experiment on.
1 — fS ?i ft fy to get some
authentic news.
I :^ the third of the Hanliii
academicians ; the name has re-
ference to the metaphor of
plucking the sprig of Oka fni-
grans.
\ W 7K to find soundings.
.fan.
From tarth and carnation as th
phonetic.
A bank or wall thrown down,
as by water dashing against
it.
1 'i^ ffil iS '^"^ *^^^ ^^ '"'"
tUMil)led down.
] 1' ifi: |g one face of the wall
has fallen ; — a common occur-
rence during a rain from the
bricks being laid in mere mud.
854
T'AN.
T'AN.
T'AN.
7K N* 1 T i§ ^^^ Welter has
burst llie dike.
■j^ I iSJ tbe tower has fallen m
ruins
3iX W IS 1 to guard against
another breach — In the bank.
^ ] a crevasse.
J'Bff
/an
i^ 1
From K-n<ei- and difficnity or
n/o«e ; the second form is uu-
usual.
Kapids made by a stream
rushing through a pass, or
over a rocky descent ; the
obstruction arising from
rocks or sandbanks,
rapids and shoals.
] ^i|j ^ pilot through rapids.
1 BK *h tM boatmen's songs,
bacchanalian songs.
JE, Sh & •S 1 ^^ stepped across
on the white stones.
In Cantonese read 'tan. Beach
covered at high tide ; a flat shore ;
reclaimed land lying along river
banks.
1 reclaimed rice fields.
^- ijg I a strand.
Jjt 1 a mud flat.
^ M 1 tlie river banks at
Shanghai,
li _L 1 run the boat ashore.
A numbness, paralysis, or
stillness of the tendons,
,«'«« thought to arise from damp
and cold.
] -^ a palsied cripple.
^ ] or I ;^ paralysis, palsy ;
rigid muscles, as from rheuma-
tism.
j ^ a crippled hand.
From hand and difficult;/.
To open and spread out, as
t\m for sale ; to spread out thin ;
tojrate, to apportion,'to share,
to divide amongst ; to pay instal-
ments ; to liefer to another time, to
adjourn ; a stall or mat on which
goods are displayed in the street; a
dividend, a share ; slow, easy going.
^ I fruit stalls.
1 ■?• 1 Hfl to gesticulate much.
1 i^ 1 jS to spread out thin,
as a plaster.
1 jj^ to assess, to proportion
ratcably.
J^ ] to display on a stall.
I J^ wait for it to get cold.
^ -^ 1 a fortune-teller's stand.
I ^ an allotment, a share.
ffi 1 °'' R 1 to bet on and put
down the stakes.
# 1 ?t or I J^ a gambling-
house, where cash are J/\ ] or
divided by four. (Cantonese.)
i^ 1 to shake dice.
] ^§ to make up a loss by assess-
ments.
I l^*' to pay a share.
it in both hands.
4-TT To hold a thing up, or carry
^t an
To breathe fast, to pant ;
horses snorting.
1 1 iS^ .^ tbe black-maned
creams snorted and panted.
] I joyful, hilarious, as of many
people ; vigorous ; numerous,
said of chariots in full array.
Eead ^cken. Slowly.
] Pg leisurely, at ease.
Also read (lo.
Jaded, ill, worn out, as a
/an horse.
Eead 'shi. Reckless, vicious,
like a libertine.
M
,t an
From earth and sincere ; the
contracted form is occasionally
used.
An open altar on which to
offer sacrifices ; an altar
before a shrine ; a high ter-
race for worship ; an arena
for a concourse and trial, like the
literary competitions.
^ ] a hall for literary trials ; as
the 35; 1 ^ jff or hero of the
hall is a facile pririceps among
scholars.
^ ] the spirit is here.
§3 1 to begin the ceremonies of
the lemuria.
^ I to erect an altar.
g^ I to begin religious services ;
to set up the implements of wor-
ship, as the Taoists do.
j[lj ] fairy land.
^ I an altar for sacrifices.
J.|^f Fi'om ivood and sincere as the
^(3 phonetic.
hin -A bard tough wood resemb-
ling the rosewood, suitable for
axles ; the term is not con-
fined to one plant, as the Ccssal-
pinia. is sometimes so called.
^ ] 7(C a fine-giained, hard wood
hke mahogany, used for carvings
and furniture ; it is probably a
species of Laurus.
^ I the Pterocarpus santolinus
which furnishes a kind of gum
kino and a dye-wood. ''
1 ^ 7t^ common sandal-wood.
=g= ] a heavy wood like beech,
good for handles.
] or ] g[5 (in Sanscrit dana,)
are ] ^ the benefactors ;j^
^ of a convent, the offerers of
gifts, who thereby traverse ^
the sea of poverty, dana being
the virtue of religious charity
and self-denial.
.tan
A rattan cord or string foi'
binding ; a bandage or inner
girdle.
Read ^cKeti.
A single gar-
ment, othewise called Jj^ ^ the
cool dress ; to bind, to wrap.
1 H^ ^ ligature or membrane
which Chinese physicians sup-
pose encircjes the stomach, pro-
bly meaning the mesentery.
Used as a synonym for A/jj <tan.
i ~tT' A wild plant whose leaves re-
s' "" semble an onion or chives ; a
kind of marine algse or deli-
cate seaweed likened to hair.
] Jll a variety of the nettle {Ur-
tica bidbi/era), whose fibers can
be used.
t'an.
Fiiom ^\ to cover, contracted
fioiii f^ salt, anJ ^ earli/.
An enduring taste ; reaching
l(j, extending lo ; great ; vast,
spreading out wide ; long,
prolonged.
>>\»* Spread out thin, like gold
(Vfl^ leaf or a large sheet of paper.
^t^an ^ 1 a deep cave ; Hat and
thin.
In Fuhcliau. Large rocks ;
bowlders.
1^ I a soft sandstone used in
making crockery.
The name of a river near
Tungting Lake ; deep, un-
fathomable ; deep pools in a
river ; an expanse of water,
a vast pond.
■^ il 1 ■'' ""'•'■■*' 1''"^^ "^^'' Peking.
1^ ^ v^ \ ""^^y 'J«ep waters;
met. no end to tlie affair or
snbji'cl.
1 1^' "F jS ^"^ ^^^ kindness
reaches to the lowest.
W^ 1 J'J la '"y ^^^^ wishes to
all your family.
1^ ^ $.1 1 as «ell dry up the
Macao Passage [near Canton] ;
/. e. you talk wildly.
] >]\\ an old name of Chang-sha
fu in Htnian.
Sour spirits which have lost
their flavor ; a rich taste,
sweet ; generous, like good
wine ; fine, i.'J music.
>t 1 f? ''''^ "'''"lu heart is
pure and like generous wine.
H 1 1 ffij 'i\ % ""^st delightful
was the music, and its relish
still remains.
I'loin words nnrl bir/ ; occur.? in-
t.Mcliniigoil with tlie ne.\t, b»t
not U9 a snrnnnie.
To talk big, to boa.st ; con-
tented ; extended ; extravagant ; a
small feudal a])panage lying cast
of the present Tsi-nan fu in Shau-
tuiig.
T'AN.
■^1 ^ t& continuing on with-
out .cessation.
f!^ m T& A M 1 tliey boast of
him lycau.se he has long been
diligent in his post.
] & IE %L 'be lord of T'aii was
her brother-in-law.
rl>l^ I^'oni H-oi-ils and hot as the pho-
^fuH To converse familiarly, to
discuss ; to talk about, to
cavil ; a patois, a local speech ;
conversation, chitchat.
1 Pi^ fi' ta '" discuss a thing
sensibly.
1^ I easy conversation.
j^ 1 the local pronunciation.
^ ] loud talk.
its ^ M ] to gesticulate while
talking. (
^ I to })lay chess.
^ I to talk playl'iilly ; repartee.
dJt f/j; ] ] let us chat awhile.
^9 P^ 1 M,M let u,s give this
pleasant evening to chitchat.
] & to discuss the war.
T'AN.
855
f-
.t an
,{an
To pacify, to quiet ; at peace.
1 ^ ik If I ■"*"' quite at
rest about the matter.
] ^^ loving quiet and ease,
keeping at home.
A small ancient principality
occupying the present T'an-
ch'ing hien ] J(g 0, in the
south of Shantung, which
was conferred on the son of Shao-
hao i\) ^ n. c. 25C0.
•il^it Phlegm, mucus from the
3y^ lungs.
^(itn 1 J^ slimy spittle.
f^ \ an expectorant.
P-J; ] to cough up phlegm ; to
hawk and spit.
pf«' ] suffocated by phlegm ; to
fall dead.
1 3! '''■ ] S0 •'' spittoon, a cus-
])idor.
1 ''tfii ^ m bis disease is expec-
torating and shortness of breath.
, / cm
1 f« M *"■ 1 S bi the death
rattle.
] i^ f± Pi ^ T l'^ cannot
raise the phlegm.
^^ To serve up food ; to enter ;
^Py'V t*^ ^^''t ; cakes done up with
J^iiii meat inside, a sort of sand-
wich or croquet ; to allure,
to bait.
;f I^ -g- ^ 1 the disturbances will
soon reach this.
^jl I a meat cake.
1 fff ^ bait, a temptation.
To hurry and run, as peo"
pie do to see a show.
^iaa ^ 1 to run together, to
crowd up.
•^-gg* "] I''rom earthenware or earth and
HI ^3 I cloudy.
t* 1 Earthenware jars or jugs for
"T^^ \ spirits, oil, or other liquids,
-'^•*^'- holding four gallons or less;
they are inclosed in netting
with handles.
5J^ I ^ a cracked jar.
;^ I -^ to throw up jars
and catch them ; — a play.
i@ 1 ■? ^ great wine sot.
From sun and cloud.
Clouds spreading themselves
over the sky.
] I lowering, black clouds ;
o\erca.st.
flies beneath the dark cloud.
^^1^ Name of a river ; tranquil,
C\)^ placid, like flowing water;
.t'liK. to move.
I t^ to disturb the mind.
Zji ] smooth and undisturbed.
1 Ji^ rippled water.
1 ^v satisfied desires.
The end of the rafters su])-
porting the eaves, also called
a silkworm beater ; ashes of
the wood of a kind od'runvs
used in dyeing.
856
T'AN.
1
Also read tsan'.
To dry at the fire ; to scorcli ;
to put in the blaze ; to singe ;
to warm or boil.
Ig to bream a boat's bottom.
I jjC to heat water.
1 1*^ ^ warm a cnp of tea.
il<. 1 S MM ^D m ^lieii tie
fire scorches the boiler, you ^^ill
know what poverty is.
£HPJ] 1 WsWIU every five
clays she must heat water and
ask [her mother-in-law] to bathe.
C-fN|» Froin!('Oo/and/io(; at Cauton ia//,
— fij/V; B. 15 occasionally used for this.
'iV(;i Eugs, carpeting, or drugget,
made of wool or hair yarn ;
serge, ratteen.
^ ] coir matting.
M — ^ 1 "J* spread down a
carpet.
5. ^ M 1 ■"* 'beautiful carpet.
^ |S 1 ■? y'""'" carpets with
colors uiserted ; used on beds.
JJ^ ] a bed-wrapper.
C I >l^ I''i'om heart and Jhrij.
J 1^^ The mind much distressed,
'c'(V/( as though fired up ; to burn.
5 'I!;' in 1 ™y i^'^^rt is
burned with grief.
in 1 in ^ ''^^® scattering flames
and tire, said of a drought.
A species of marsh grass or
rush {Imperata ? ) useful for
making brooms.
W. \ t% % the rushes
and Bedges grow rank.
C>&*^»1 The same as the preceding
W)^\ in the Book of Odes, but
'ikm others apply it to the ten-
der sprouts of a plant, used
to dye a brown salmon color or
grayish yellow.
From heart and seel'imj ; liUn
the nest.
'iV«t Disquieted, an.ijious.
1 icS '^°'' ^^ e^sse, afraid.
HHin
T'AN.
C I-^ From heart and to rise.
i\i^\ Disquiet of the mind, ii;
t'an.
't\<„
stant, no fixed will.
1 2i timorous ; the compo-
sition of the phrase seems to allude
to a palpitation of the heart, or a
flnlterlncj as when startled.
A sacrifice oOered at the
end of the twenty-seven
months, or the three years'
mourning for a parent, when
the garments are put ott'.
/]|< to lay aside muurn-
i
nsr.
'Im
tun
From garment and early; the
second form its rather pedantic.
To bare the.arm to do work
or otherwise; to strip, to
take off the upper garments ;
to disclose ; bared, naked.
^ I an imdershirt.
1 M Jf; .ii 1^ l'« stripped and
showed him his back.
_t '^ 1 Itt ,W fl superior offi-
cers screening their underlings.
^ ] to help one when in the
wrong, or underhandedly.
^- -^ 1 it is improper to disrobe,
even when suffering from heat.
n
Used for the last ; also for ^shen
_^ ?1 frowzy.
Wan The sternal region or center
of the thorax, betw'ecn the
mammre, is called | pja in ana-
tomy, and Chinese physicians say
it is the seat of the breath ; they
probably intend to describe the
mediastinum, or membrane that
divides the lungs.
t _Lpt A plain, level place ; tran-
^_tL. iwil) composed, quiet ; a son-
't^an in-law.
/^ I your son-in-law.
M 1^ 1 1 lo g*' i'l "- fi'ii^ ^^en
path.
1 fS\ ^ ^ ^ guileless, unsus-
pecting heart.
1 J^% W."^ son-in-law.
^ ] liberal-minded.
Z^
' ^ ^ 1 happy and content-
ed, quiet and unconcerned.
1 ^ h5 5^ ^ ^^^'^1 g°°'^ ^°^^-
Often interchanged with (j^
weariness.
'fan Disease ; to vex, to jjunisb >
a ringworm ; an epidemic.
f ^ ^ I the common people
at last got sick, — from the evil
deeds of their rulers.
^\^ From cave and a pit for beasts.
j ^'^ A small pit or recess in the
Wan bottom or the end of a large
cave, entered from the side.
A. '^ i^ ] i^ ^^^^ go^'S into a
deeper pit, — said ofcosmical
and other influences of the ^/'»
and i/anff.
'm.
Jint
't'an
Salted mutton or pork de-
viled ; the meat is fried anh
then minced and mi.Ked wild
salted soy ; the condiment
js used with bread and soy.
] M ^ M s^^'^e^ 'in'l
pickles are furnished — to
the guests.
The noise of many people
eating with haste ; the slob-
'i^un beriiig and munching of a
full table.
W 1 J^ ii [t^e field hands]
gobbled down their broth.
From hair and moving.
Tresses or curls on child-
ren ; a fringe of hair on the
crown left by the barber;
the hair falKng on the fore-
head.
1 tii M S with his two locks
over his forehead, — he was my
only one.
J£ J ] falling curls. (Cantonese.)
In Cantonese. A fringe, a va-
lance ; ornamental carvings under
ea\es ; a fathom.
^^ 'P.S s 1 curtain around a tester.
/■^ ^ i ] yK ^"^ many fathoms
deep is it ?
I P the eaves
t'an.
TANG.
TANG.
857
I'rom yCjirn :uul f^ hank con-
tracted.
/^(;i' Cliarcoal, charred wood ; eni-
bera ; black.
^ ] or 7{c I charcoal.
)l^ ] biirnuig coals.
1^ ] charcoal with the bark of
the wood.
^ M ^ I everything, uicu and
beasts, were hivolved in the
calamities.
^J£ ] ^ to make charcoal cakes.
■S^ ] ™' 'l^ 1 mineral coal.
i^ \ charcoal balls.
^ ^ 1 IE "f y*^^ seiem to like
to wear a coal basket for a hat ;
— said of vain persons or con-
ceited fellows, who swal]o^v
ridicule as praise.
1 iS 5i charcoal fragments.
7jC >/lJ I coke made from bitu-
minous coal.
From to hreathc or mouth nnd a
luiid of bird.
' The voice accordant with
the feelings ; tn sigh, to
moan ; to praise, 1o applaud ;
some say, the first alone has
the first of these senses, the other the
latter and more unfrequent meaning,
but the two characters are used as
synonyms ; a draw], a final tone in
singing.
^ ] a long groan
] ,f, to regret-
1 — P ^ to lieaTC a deep sigh.
pj" ] how sad 1
K> W 'i^ \ ^"^ ceased not to
bemoan and crv-
^i >b~ 1 ^'i^-Jin ^ if the
heart grieves once, after ages
will hear the luoan.
{?3 1 'Ira '" bewail with compa-
Bions before marriage, as girls
in Canton often do.
I
^ PT fe ] sigliing a'«^ crying.
] ^ to admire and praise.
lu Cantonese. Given np to vi-
cious courses, as to gambling or
drink.
1 ?B )t victimized by opium.
^J^ ] lustful, licentious.
p^^ To feel for with the hand, to
take out with the hand ; to
seek out ; a swab, a duster.
1 ^ cr ] -^ a feather-
duster.
'tan
{
^'
Can'
m
Out of one's head, foolish.
1 111 silly, acting nonsensi-
cally ; having a foolish, fud-
dled look and manner.
From iceallh and burning.
To ransom criminals from
punishment by paying fines,
as is done in barbarous conn-
tries.
Old swnds, ton'' and donj;.
fa Canton,
and taung ; ■
From Jield and honor or value
set upon it ; as a primitive its nsa
is cliiefly phonetic.
What is suitable, opportune,
convenient, or just ; adequate
to, competent; to bear, to take the
responsibility ; to act as, to be ;
equal to, to malcii, to make, to
stand in contrast ; to meet or occur ;
at the time of, when, — in which
sense it is often a form of the pre-
sent participle ; used as a particle,
as, then, or throwing the sentence
into the future tense ; to decide,
to manage, lo niclo out ; to with-
stand, to bear against ; to screen,
?^ -JS 1 ^^^ assume the responsi-
bility, I'll hear the cost.
;:j; J5( ] I cannot presume ; i. e.
you arc too khid.
1 ^ to bo head of, as an abbot ;
to take charge of, to oversee.
I 13 to rule a state.
TA-Dsro-
toug ; — in Swatow, tang and tang ; — hi Amo)/, V^S ; ■
- in Shanrjhni, tong and dong ; — in Chifu, tang.
in Fuhchau, tong
] ^ to be a soldier.
1 ^ 45 '"'itleqii^te to.
I I||f at that time.
] "^^ or ] -!^ or 1 |p just nowj
presently, immediately.
1 ^ in the streets, abroad.
I 5^ out of doors ; open ; under
the sky.
] p{a X to act as the midsman.
Ill 0f 1 ^ etiquette requires it.
/jfl I convenient, suitable.
1 M ^ "" officer of government,
one who manages or fills the
commission.
t 1 ^ nothing could with-
stand it.
/p j it ought not to be ; i. e. I
ask pardon ; excuse me.
$1 ] insupportable, irksome.
^ ] to nsurp another's place, a
job, an intrigue ; underhand.
^%
] f^ he then was punished for it.
-^ 1 i^it^^^-nnwhcna
real ca[itain holds a pass, a my-
riad men cannot force it.
Eead tang'' To pawn, to pledge ;
to consider as, reputed or looked
upon as ; to serve an end, instead
of, a.s, for ; lo suit with ; suitable,
favor.ible ; safely, i)ropcrly ; to
deceive, to swindle ; basis, founda-
tion.
1 U * legalized pawnbroker's
shoii, over which this character
ia the sign.
^ ^ ] ^ the concubine cannot
equal the wife.
^ I or ] ] to pawn.
5'i ^Ji 1 7K to spend money like
water.
fSi '± Itll 65 1 I've been taken
in by liim.
1 t^ S' A equal to many persons
108
858
TANG.
TANG.
TANG.
|§ 1 to get oul of pawn.
Ij^ I a licensed pawnshop.
1 "Sf a pawn-ticket.
i^» ] settled firmly, secure.
#.1 ^ ^^^ tbiuks I am a fool.
] (^ to use one thing for another.
W M P> I ?x ^ lie has money,
but pretends tliat he has none.
] -f- worth ten [cash], — a de-
based coin used in Peking.
] to-day ; that day, then.
^5 ] all right, proper.
1 ^ IS ^ lie thinks I've noth-
ing to do ; he regards it as a
mere trifle.
^ ^ ;:j; ] to decide a matter
unfairly.
K 1 3 ^ H. »"1.V a passing
rumor ; a wind by tlie ear ; in
at one ear and out at the other.
Yji^ Ear-pendents made in short
cf^Ei links of pearls or plates of
^tariff jade ; jewel like a chatelaine,
worn on the girdle or head.
^ ] an ear jewel iji three strings.
-^ ^ 1 ji'ig'GS swinging in the
wind ; in Canton, a silk-peddler's
gong ; also a kind of locket.
1f>|l^ An ear whose lobe reaches
(ij ^ to the neck is called '^. ] ;
jta«y such are seen on images of
gods and ar/ians, and regard-
ed as a mark of intelligence.
y^Sl^ A species of bamiioo, with
J <^f long internodes, the W ]
tany in whose joints is the like-
ness of a man ; it is said to
be found in Fuhkieu in
Kien-ngan hien.
mFrom garment and suitable.
Breeclies, trowsers ; cover-
^tang ings for the legs ; the crutch
of a pair of trowsers.
BE ® 1 ^''^^ trowsers.
-. i^ I embroidered pantaloons.
"'^ f$ ~F jtJ 1 these trowsers are
too strait or small.
1 children's trowsers.
^
The tail of a cart.
^ ] $ n art -vhose body
'tuny reaches to tlio ^mi, used only
by grandees.
Pg 7^ 1 i^ a common cart.
(,Fekinyese.)
jbi^ A lock or clasp ; a tripod for
($^ warming wine ; a small gong
itai/y struck by peddlers ; the
twang or tang of the instru-
ment.
1 Si 1 65 — ^ tlie twang of
a barber's call ; it is like long
tweezers.
] I a hand gong like a cymbal.
( ^ M^ A name of one of the sons of
yQ Ta Yii of the Hia dynasty,
'taiiy upon whom the office of ge-
neral was conferred.
In Fuhchuu. A chissifier of
packages, as several quires of paper
or rolls of incense-sticks.
C^^X^ From black and hii/h ; it is often
t*yl. contracted Uk» tlie preceding.
'tany Not a few, not rare ; a vd-
lage of 500 houses, or the
elder of such a village ; to aid in
concealing or doing evil ; to club
together, to fraternize, to form a
cabal or union, — the idea always
partaking of opposition to govern-
ment ; a faction, an association, a
league, a junto or seditious com-
pany ; associates, fello w- villagers ;
to iiitrigue, to side with; to com-
pare; to bring to mind ; a place,
a time ; a sort or chiss ; khidred ;
to expect ; to implicate.
M 1 & ij ^ ^^^ ^'^^^ ™^" '"
the village.
] J£ a head-man or elder.
^ ^ ;^ ] the good man will
not join secret doings.
^ (§ 4E 1 neither taking sides
nor cabaling.
[^ ] of the same faction.
^ I a mother's kindred.
^ ] my company ; our class.
^ ] a band of robbers.
'tany
^ ] a company of thieves.
^ lift ^ 1 6*ch one holding to
his calling.
I J3^ adherents, partisans,
j^ ] to form cabals.
•j\ 49 1 tlo not join factions ;
not to follow the fashion — in
evil.
fi 1 P^st times.
I ^'I'l an old name for part of
K'ing-yang fu in the northeast
of Kansuh.
Sometimes interchanged with
the last ; the second is also read
tanc)'' and the third is unauthor-
ized.
To Strike ; to impede, to
obstruct ; to push ; to screen,
to cover, to stand in the
way of.
j5^ ] to obstruct.
1 ^ to prevent, to stop effec-
tually.
1 l|M P-J '1^6 vanguard of a battle-
ffi ^ 1 f± ^I'lce it with your
arm.
t^ 35 1 1 it is easy enough if
you'll spend the money.
JS 1 '^ ft y°" cannot with-
stand them.
I -ffl a scoop to take fish out of
a net.
^^~X ^ \ 'f ^^^^ enemy's
troops come, I will resist them.
j^ ] to embarrass and resist.
^ ] to put oft' or aside ; to defer,
as a request.
] ill to detain the- carriage ; ;. e.
to receive the card and let the
visitor go, iu order to save him
time.
Obscure, as the sun when
hidden by clouds.
] ^ dull, cloudy.
Right words, proper advice,
persuasive speech.
,§, ] faithful remonstrance.
:# ] good counsels.
jE s" 1 p& '■'g'^'^ advice, and
faithful talk.
TANG.
TANG.
TANG.
859
It J
tariff'
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A wooden bench or settle ;
jmrlines on a roof; a tub;
a cross-piece, as a rung of a
ladder ; small sticks to
connect, as the slips in trellis
or lattice work ; name of a
tree whose fruit is peppery.
;j^ ^ ] round of a chair.
Cantonese wrongly used for
A heat on a course.
P 1^ ) Wrongly used for the last.
j^J To run across a doorway ;
'tang the sound of a drum ; full.
3J^ -) From plant and hot water ;
V^rtT "*"'' """' abbreviated form is
the
OOQ-
tang''
stnntly used for it.
Large, vast, magnificent ;
unsettled, vagrant, dissipated;
to overturn, to subvert ; to squan-
der, to waste ; agitated, uusettled ;
ready to spill over or upset ; in
rhetoric, an exclamation of the
nature of a comparison ; level, as
a road.
im 1 -fc jft' ^^ waste riotously.
] ^ to spend an estate.
] ^ lost his way or reckoning ;
mislaid, not to be found.
] I vague, vast ; incomprehen-
sible ; said of the greatness of
Sliangti.
£ tE 1 ] tlie royal road is
broad and long.
^ ] F^ f^ they become loose
and injure all virtue.
|§ ^ ] all nature is bursting
forth.
W. ''Ifi M 1 gadding about, no
ti.xrd euiployment.
feT ^ M 1 i^'^e, loafing, doing
nothing.
j§ ] or ] iJ2 make a clean
sweep of it ; destroyed utterly.
% 1 ^ ^'^ M Ife heedless, rude,
no regard for clccornm.
1 1^ Sik! Pi'3 '" violate laws and
overstep all bounds.
I ^ all spent, wasted.
^ m. ^k B 1 M ■'-■t ''i'«p '^eras
reiiiaiu uusettled ; no will not
now take up that affair or point.
i * ^ ^ From r^ fi .sZ/rZ/^r and the next
^ ^f~% chiinicter contracted ; it is mostly
, used ji;
"'".'/ ceding
another form of the pre-
A covered way or gateway ;
a passage through a house.
"% ^ '^ \ tlio style is very
pai'abolical ; to make an allu-
sion wiiereby to imply the real
meaning.
■^ I easy, mild, leisurely.
] ^ the covered sewer, an old
name for places in Shun-k'ing
fu in the sontheast of Sz'ch'uen.
T* R ) Frum stone and expanding.
Vi^^ A beautiful stone of brilliant
tany' colors, with striae or veins
running through it ; to over-
rnn, to exceed ; old name of a
region now occupied partly by 1
lil i?^ '" Sli-cheu fu in Kiangsu,
derived from ^' ] a hill in Pei
hien.
I f"^ to overflow.
l Uf * ) An herb that is reputed to
>^^ stop tlie flow of milk, and
tanif produce hysteria and deli-
rium ; its seed-vessels are
shaped like the Tliliqyi.
7K ^ 1 *''' water soannuony, an
acrid and dangerous kind ; it has
round, glabrous leaves.
(R) From heart and expanding; it
^Kn resemldes t'ih, j'^ giioved.
{atiif Reckless, dissipated, profli-
gate.
] '1^ wild and wasteful, as a pro-
fligate.
Read ^sliriiiff. To go ahead
without turning to the right or lift.
] ] one inlent on a purpose, like
a fleet courier.
PpJ.1
in
Si
iani/ '
From tuoman and expanding ; it
resembles .si'A,5§a woman^s name.
Dissolute ; wanton in con-
duct ; ogling.
an old term for one's self
some parts of Sz'ch'uen.
From earthen and elevated; it
occurs wrongly used lOT^tang yi^
a surname.
A large basin or bowl of
earthenware ; the lining or
wiill inside of a well.
'1 Gold of the purest kind ;
yellow and beautiful, as a
tuny'
gem.
'3 A large species of reed or
bamboo whose joints, some
taut/' say, are six or ten feet apart;
it was found in Yang cheu in
the days of Yii.
From dish and hot water.
A tub for bathing ; large,
tang'' great ; moved, disturbed ; to
shove a boat over the mud ;
to propel a boat by oars.
g ] to startle.
}jl^ ] to swash about, to cleanse,
to agitate much.
ft 1 ISL ffi '<' ^tir up one's feel-
ings and spirits, as by music.
J^|; ] to dr.iw off in a retreat, to
fall bick in disorder.
^ ] tlie reciprocal influences of
the elements.
I iS ^ 'il"' compose your mind
and tlionj;;hts.
] H. ^ ® take a dram to witb-
st.and the snow storm.
|tt Sg 1 4" J5ft two o.ars men can
stem and cross the current.
In Cantonese. To smear ; to
rub over.
) ^ ^ to blacken one's face, as
fur passing; bad money.
1 j^ to plaster.
860
T'ANG.
T'AXG.
t'ang.
Otd sunntls^ t*ong and don;;, Tn Cnnfnn^ t*oni» ; — in *'Sivafuii\ t'luii; and t'liiig ; — in
t'ung, t'jiig, t'aiiMg, find tilling ; — in Shanyhui^ t'oug (in<l dong ; —
From ivatpr and to expand.
Name of a river in the south-
west of Chihli ; warm water ;
broth, soup ; gravy ; warm,
as a spring, and is found in many
proper names in this sense ; clouds
passing in showers ; a scald ; to
bathe in warm water ; to remove
grievances ; repelling injustice ;
awesome, grand ; the founder of the
Shang dynasty, B. c. 1766, com-
monly called ^ ] T'ang the
Successful.
I ^ a soup-tureen.
1 7K g'"'"'*'}'' broth of meat.
?g 1^ 1 a pork soup.
^ 1 or ^ 1 to boil a soup.
] ^i^ vermicelli soup.
5^ 1 a sort of flour porridge.
^> I gg >AC [»ut afraid] to get
scalded or burned.
^ ] boiling water.
E ^ # in S? 1 reg'-ii'l an evil
action like putting your hand
in boihng water.
Pq ] i/S slush, mire. {Pekingese.)
^ @ 1 ?fe '^s everlasting and
awe-inspiring moats and walls
— of the imperial palace.
Bead ^shang. "Waves in motion.
1 1 ^7K^ fll see the roaring
billow.s of the flood, how in-
jurious they are I
JJl }|| I I the impetuous waves
of the Yangtsz' and Han Rivers.
All \inaiitliorized character used
ill Canton.
^iaug
To butcher, to kill and dress
meat ; to dissect ; to dis-
member.
] ^ to slaughter an ox.
\ f,'5 rip it open.
^ I to cut up alive.
1 ^ "^ '^ foot-pad.
m
I- I'oiii hand and wiirm iruft'r; iii-
lerolianyed both witli, g .•luJ }^
\r '' to oiipose.
^twig '1
To stop or brace up a thing
with the hand ; to oppose, tu stand
against.
tkWi \ fill who dares resist him?
i^-P.^ ] ]U-U try if
you alone can oppose it, or can
do it.
To step in the mire ; to get
wet or mired ; to go ahead.
/^'"i/ 7jc ii T^ * p. ki 1 m
you can't get over the water,
you'll have to wade through it.
] - M 6^ it^E I g^t «"e foot
covered with mud.
1 'iBs T ^^"^t '""^^ muddy.
^^ Xoise of a drum.
/ang make a great clamor with
the drums.
i3u
Like the preceding.
Noiso of gongs iind drums :
.t'aiu/ to bore through.
when the instruments make a great
noise, the troops are inspirited.
ii
A species of field spider,
named J ^ ] which re-
sembles the burrowing spider
(Jlr/gale or Acdiiojius) in
the form of its nest.
From j^ tnrth and tpj lionurahh.
A dignified, honorable man-
sion ; a hall, a place to which
steps lead up ; a court, an
official room ; a public establish-
ment ; the principal room in a
house ; a hospital, a church, a
chapel, and often applied to large
shops ; the ofticer who presides
in a court ; the persons assem-
bled in a hall ; to control, as with
Amoy, t'ong and tong ; — in Ftilirhau,
in Clilfu, t'aiig.
authority ; honorable, venerable ;
to coin[)lete or build a hall ; de-
signation of relatives of the same
clan ; a household or family, be-
cause the ] 2 sept name is set
up in the ancestral hall ; a plateau
or glade among hills ; in Bud-
bist temples, the assembly - hall
and confessional ; a classifier of
trials and graves.
— fi^ I o'' ~* M 1 °^^ mansion,
one hall.
^ ] a hall-door or room.
s^ 1 ^^^^ °^ audience.
f^ ] the Board of Punishments-
f^ ] a shrine or oratory of Budha.
2 ] the Hanlin Academy.
^ ] the court-room.
^ ] a district magistrate.
^ ] the prefect's office ; met. the
prefect himself.
IF I and ^ ] and ^ ) a dis-
trict magistrate and his two
deputies ; used also for other
officers and their aids.
^ 1 ^ ^ divided it in the open
hall, i. e. fairly.
^ j^ — I 1 have examined the
case once.
~ ] J^ ^ one grave.
j^ ] my parents.
/^ ] your mother.
ff. ] a bride's worship in her
huiil laud's house.
^ ] the guest-room or parlor ;
a \isitor's room in a temple.
1 51 ^ cousins and second cou-
siiis.
jji* ?¥ 1 * church ; rarely applied
to mosques.
] § a lady, a madam.
'te 1^ 1 1 * stem, forbidding
expression.
p|j 1 style for cabinet miTiisters,
members of the Nei Koh.
T'ANG.
t'ang.
t'ang.
8G1
/1^ 113 p]J ] I, file cabinet-aiinister
and govLTiior-geueral ; used in
edicts and proclamations.
I ] justly, honorably.
] 1^ the particular style or
branch of a lauiily.
fipj ]■ an ancestral hall.
^ f^ I a bathing-house, upon
which ^ ] or this character
alone, is often p,iinted.
Pit j a general laugb.
>^j^ A species of sorbus or crab
c^,5|sj. of the genera Pyvus and
^t'aiiy Cratit'gus ; certain boards or
bars on a cart's side to stop
its way.
\^ 1 •?£ ^'^"^ Cijdonia Japonku
and Fyrus spectabihs or bacci/cra.
j^ 1 fS the crab-apple, culti-
vated for its fruit and Howers.
§ f§ 1 ^^^ Beyouia discolor.
\ t^ -i ^ •''• brother (or friend)
to rely on ; the tree here referred
to is probably the Corchorus
pijri/onnis.
V( \ ^ li '■lie shade of the
sweet crab-tree ; met, powerful
protection.
®' ^ i'^ 1 sugared crabs, made
by (lip[)ing the fresh fruit into
melted sugar.
Fvomjic-xli and hall.
Fat, plump, corpulent ; the
^t'aiiy swell or bellying of a jar ; the
capacity of a vessel.
^ ] the bosom ; the breast.
Jl 1 roof of the mouth.
I ^ ^ it has a great bulge ; it
holds a great deal.
§(J ] open the crop,
j^ I the space under the eye.
\\\<- From P niuuih iiiul J^ to alter.
'-^1— • Boasting talk, gasconade, ex-
^tung aggeration ; a trailing plant,
tbo dodder (Ciiscutu) now
called 1^ f,,^ or rabbit's silk ; a path
up to an oratory or ancestral ball ;
the name of Yao's principality,
the P'ing-yang fu in the south of
Shensi.
M
^ ^ 1 ^ I am going to gather
tile dodder.
] ^iJJ a famous dynasty which
ruled China from a. d. 618 to
913, founded by Li Yuen ^ f|J|
its capital was at Chang-an in
Sliensi, and during the sway of
its twenty princes, the empire
probably was more powerful in
comparison with other nations
than at any other period.
] [Jj and 1 /\, are used in the
southern provinces for China
atid Chinese.
MBM ^'^ 1 tliat man is
really talking wildly.
1 .^ -i "tifc tbe halcyon times
ot Yao and Shun.
I ^ a small state occupying the
southwest of Chihli; the [iresent
T'ang hien ] ]|^ near the ]
'{fj was its chief town.
A ife 1 '""^ second form is most used.
c l/g [ Wayward ; to stretch.
] ^ brusque, froward,
presuming, lacking in hu-
mility.
] ^ or I ^g to evade,
to turn one otli to decline politely,
to put a makeshift, to make pro-
mises in order to avoid importuni-
ty ; to make up ibr one thing by
another.
1 -^ t^ JH Ii'2 is too stupid to
do anything.
ifany
m
^taiiy
To w.arra, to toast.
1 'i^ to put before the fire.
1 '^K ^ a lire-well or in-
flammable spring in the
north of Liaotung, which gives
li-iht in the night.
/any
A pool, a pond, a tank ; a
stagnant or artificial reser-
voir ; a bund, a dike to re-
sist the waters ; a post-sta-
tion about a league apart.
,€[ 1 <"■ Jife ] '■* fish-pond.
— I i^ j^ it is three posts' dis-
tant.
^ ] a lotus pond.
^ ] to drain a pond.
*.:t f^ 1 it ^ M lo, the
frogs in every pool announce
the spring.
^ ] "^ the provincial ofKcer
t)ver the postal department.
J§ ) a sea-wall of stone.
^Ig' A stone on the bank ; a
- , *^ strange, supernatural stone.
j< any ° '
A rife A kind of cicada, the 4)^ \
c*'M which is common in the
/ancj North, and called ^ ,^ §1
the crested bird ; by others
written J£ J'^ but referring pro-
bably to another species.
Sugar ; honey ; candy ; su-
gared, prepared in or with
sugar ; sweet,
ij; ] granulated sugar.
/any ] y^^ molasses, syrup,
fel^ 1 sugar-candy.
I ^ or /X ] '^ powdered can-
dy or pingfa sugar.
ji: I brown sugar in cakes.
(^^ 1 ■?! sugar^jlums; bonbons.
1 ^ i)reser\-ed fruit.
^ 1 or {^ ] to press the cane.
5^ 1 A 5i *■" ^1°^^ sugar images.
JJ ^ Jl S.^ 1 ^^^ sweetmeat is
on the sword's point; — met
the risk is too great.
X^ A mantis.
(jfi jp.^ ] 3li'i the Montis prccaioriu^.
/any ] "^ ^|- :^ [like a] mantis'
shanks [trying to] stop a
carriage ; refers to an old story of
prince |^ 5^ of Tsi, lueutioned
in early history.
C /<^ Interchanged witli tlie next.
1^^ An unforeseen thing ; acci-
'fany dental.
] '^ i. ^ fortuitously ;
a tiling which unexpectedly came
to hand.
{^ 1 extraordinary, unusual.
862
t'axg.
m«
'rom Jnan and xujtrrior.
perhaps, supposing, may,
'faiiff should ; uiiexpecteilly.
1 ^ if; premising.
] j^ ^ fr ^^^^ '^ ^^''^ ""'' ^^'
1 ^ Pj '{^ '' '•'*" probably then
be done.
I ^ /p IH 'f I'e be unwilling.
'C"' 1 1 ^^ intelligent, liberal
mind.
1 H f!$ f^ if te will (or is able),
then it van be managed.
From cloth and sluve.
-^ A store of g<jld or precious
't^auff things, such as are offered
to or given as presents, by
the emperor ; a treasury, a jewel-
house.
@ 1 or jj5^ 1 a national store-
hi>usu ; the treasury.
^ H 1 ift to squander the
wealth of the coimtry.
] ^ a store-house.
Eead 'nu, and used with ^.
The children of the legal wife.
^ E? S 1 rejoice in your wife
and child.
J& ] a bird's tail, which must be
looked after as if it was its
child.
f v£^ From icater and elephant ; simi-
t1^> ''"' '° '""?' ^ ^■^''•
'Cang Water roaring and rushing
along.
f§ f^ I ] a rapid, surging tor-
rent.
T'AxVG.
An unauthorized character.
To lie stretched out, to lie
down, to sprawl, unable to
get up.
1 ^ i^ HM ■'^ ^^*s lyi'ig Jown
but not slcf|]iiig.
] 1 ^ ^ 1'*^ down and rest a
while.
I ^g an ambulance chair ; a
kiiiil of lounging sedan.
] "^ fallen flat ; he is down.
Crt ra From foot and wide ; not the
Ir^W same as t'ih, i^ to kick.
'Vang To slip down ; to fall on the
face ; to fall along ; to lie
down.
iS 1 T T f«'i "^o^^'^ fl'''-
I ~X ii ^ %Ui lie down half
the day.
%^ ] ^(> walk stumbling and
reeling.
1 m T stumbled and fell.
> Like the preceding and next, bnt
different from tih-, j^ far off.
tang' To pass by or miss ; to fall,
to miss a step and fall ; a
classifier of times, rows of charac-
ters, acts ; a heat on a course ; the
narrow road in which horses race
at the military trials.
S^ 1 i& i^e was drunk and fell
down.
y^ ] heart palpitating.
h\ Cantonese also written |*' A
way ; a course.
— ■ 1 ^i o"s street.
TaNQ.
i J> ' The iron covering of an axh- ;
^jPJ used like ^ a time; a classi-
t'aiig' fier of a journey or trip ; a
row ; a ruled line.
— • ] ^ a row of tiles.
I 1^ an axle of a cart.
_f^ ^ — I I went there but
i
^ Ife — 1 swept the ground once.
^> To separate, to sunder.
7^ ^ ] to part, as people who
thing' are quarreling ; to settle a
dispute.
From Jire and hot water ; i re
sembles its primitive.
To wash ; to smooth or iron,
to rub smooth ; to scald
with boiling water ; to boil, as wa-
ter ; blistering hot, as iron which
will burn the hand.
1 iK ))E ''° iron clothes.
] =^- a chafing-dish, a flat-iron.
tC ?K 1 "" 1 ^oi^ BoniQ water
for it.
^ 7K 1 ^ scalded his hand
with the water.
1 ~r "i^ 5£ ^ scald blister.
r'KH ^ y^f^n iron and hot water as the
\t?Im phonetic.
I'liii,,' A carpenter's plane ; to
smooth.
■^ JtU lis 1 •'0 smooth (or take
out creases) with a plane.
Jp ] to rub smooth, as a slab of
stone.
T.A.isra-.
Old sounds, teng and deiig. In Canton, tang ; — in Saiatow, teng and seng ; — in Avwy, teng ; ■
ting, and taing ; — in Shanghai, t.ang and dang ; — in Chifu, tang.
in Fuhchau, teng,
Composed of J3. a vase with flesh
1^ in it. raised up by iJ. th«
tana hand ; to be distinguished from the
' next.
Coarse sacrificial platters
which hold the soup or gravy of
offerings.
^ ^ I lay out three dishes of
sacrifices.
ff" g. -f" ] the stands of wood
and earthen — for the offerings.
From 7» to stride and 3. ndish
tlmf isstej^ped on ; unlike the pre-
ceding
(tang
To ascend, to step up ; to
advance, to go higher ; to attain ;
to commence, to start ; to riuen, to
complete ; to record, to note ; an
adverb, as soon as, specially, at the
time.
] flj presently, immediately.
] .JH charge it in the account.
] jfjj. to succeed at the exaraina
tion.
] ig to start on a journey.
TaNG.
TING.
Tang.
863
£. is ^ 1 '■^® products of the
earlli are abumlant.
] §i|- suitably matched.
] ^ to ascend heights, a custom
on the 9th day of the 9th moon,
when people fly kites ; to go
on a walk over hills.
I Jl^ m ^fl' lie incontinently
changed countenance.
1 i^ or 1 fi to l>egin to reign ;
the first is restricted to the em-
peror of China.
] |g to record, to make a note of.
* 1 W91i they together
mounted the azure cloud ladder ;
i. e. became high graduates.
^ ^ ] 1 [t'l'-' men] pounded
the wall in concert.
1 lHI Jff ^ department on the
north of Shantung promontory ;
the city is about fifty miles west
of Chifu.
In Cantonese- To push off with
the foot.
From fire and to nlevate ; the
contracted form is common,
and is also read (ting, a Hanie.
A lamp ; a lantern ; laws or
prece[its of Bud ha ; moral
lights.
— ' ^ 1 0"*^ lamp.
1 11 a lantern.
OT J^ J^ \ the moon ; a
niidslreet lantern.
^ 0j 1 horse-racing lanterns.
f)^ l\if ^ means early candle-
light or early in the evening.
f^ M 1 '"■if';ii«s.
^ 1 01' M 1 P"'' o^'' ^^^ lamp.
]^ ] a lamp not lighted.
] |j^ or I J^ a riddle, a conun-
drum.
Feast ol Lauierns, the snow put
out the lights.
] tij ^ the .':icirpiis capsidaris. a
grass whose pith furnishes lamp-
wicks.
JjJ 3^ 1 a glass lantern ; a name for
a crystal button of the fifth gr.ide.
<<«»y
5c 1
51$ Ml 1 * gauze safe for food,
f^ ] to teach the laws of Budha.
i^ 1 a lamp burning before a god.
■±fe A plant, the ^ ] allied to a
'^rif, lliipe.ncum or tutsan, allud-
^tang ing to the shape of the tlowers.
m
A long handled bamboo um-
j. •jT. brella ; a bamboo mat shade
^tany or screen, like those used
by hucksters to shade their
stalls.
t§ 1 H)t'M,^° ^^^^ ^^ umbrella
and go on the road or journey.
From hamboo and a court.
A com^jarison ; to compare, an
'/«/(y order, class, sort, or quality ;
equal, like, same ; a grade or
rank ; a sign of the plural for infe-
riors, for things, &e. ; others, such
like ; it often renders the preceding
verb a noun, as |^ '^ ] these se-
ditious persons ; to wait, to per-
mit, to let ; to graduate ; to class.
1 ^ ffl 't is instantly wanted.
1 — • 1 wait a little.
] ^ waiting for one ; I am now
wailing. '
1 S; p^ :X I'^<2 waited long
for liim.
] ^]g (^ let me do it.
1 yK >il M when there is water,
we will cross the river.
W ] "S^ ^ * ^ 'i-t each of
you attend to his own business.
[3 ] of the same sort, without
distinction.
:j^ ] day and night equal.
ja
/J> ] not to be compared ; uidike ;
a variety.
"^ ] inferior, the second-rate, said
of tilings or people.
] [^ ^ If} ordinarily she did
not go out.
1 IS "•■ 1 tfe Of 1 If '^"'^li *'"'
such circumstances or words ; so
and so ; often winds up a quo-
tation.
1 "& ili .;i I to arrange the
kings of all ages by merit.
From spear and star, alluding to
its sliape and notching ; it is un-
authorized.
A small steelyard used for
weighing money or jewels.
] -^ a money steelyard.
1 ^ the marks on its beam.
$JC ] ^ to test its accuracy.
A bird resembling a hen,
called ] H, having long
legs and a red crest ; the
male is brown, the female
mottled, and has a loud voice ; it
is regarded as a variety of the |^
^^, both of them being probably
marsh birds allied to the ibex.
y^)^ A small feudal state, now
.^ji mostly occupied by Tang-
UXny' chen ] >y^, a district in
Nan-yang fu in the south of
Honan, on a branch of the River
Han ; the capital of the princi-
pality was near Siang-yang fu fur-
ther south.
From jL i bench and ^£ to as-
cenil ; the second character is
* used in Canton, and resembles
ich'ani; J^ an orange.
/i^lii^> A form, a long bench ; a
stool ; a settle.
] -^ a seat without a back.
"^ ] or 3|- 1 a square stool.
fS 1 or ;^ 1 a long bench.
M 1 "^Ml'§ 1 « footstool, a
cricket.
;j^ 1 a step-ladder.
^ "^ ] a three-legged stool,
which will let one fall ; a cheat.
In Cantonese. A stem, a petiole.
^ ] the stem of the persimmon.
Xy^' Exhausted ; to walk lame
|_Q^ and wearily.
W"y' \^ ] exhausted ; unfit for
work, incapable of exertion.
-jr^QJ) Like tlie hut.
y*_3. Ready to perish.
tdni/' ji^ I sick, moribund.
^ ] exceedingly sick.
861
TaNG.
If
m
tang'
A ledge on a precipice ; stone
sU'ps ; projecting rocks lead-
ing up bills.
M ] a suspension bridge.
SA 'ff 1 climb up by the
ledges.
;g I .^- 1^ the path winds up
the hill-side.
] jiE ^ 8 the winding patli
cleaves the clouds.
|X^) Like the last ; also read tmi'
J_S, Stairs leading to a loft or
tuny' belvidere ; a slight or gentle
ascent ; to git up such an
ascent ; streamlets, as they f3i)w
down.
] I the thumping sounds of
workmen pounding down a wall,
for which the primitive aloue is
oflener used.
1 J5S diverging rivulets.
T'aNG.
M^^^) From _/bo( and to aaretuL
][_y. To hurry but not get on, to
tiiiiy' lose one's strength ; doubt-
ful ; to step, to tread.
J^ ] wearied ; at one's wits' ends ;
not to attain the end.
Jd 'S S& 1 disappointed in reach-
ing his honors.
In C'liiifonese. To pity
1 i^-" ^,Ml ^ '^'^ sorry for your j
T'aNG.
T^^!^ FicMii -^ lo dream contisicteil,
.-^^K and ^F to ascend.
tan(/ jf, wake from sleep ; just
opening one's eyes, or half
awake.
m.
tang'
mislbrtuiies.
^>?5j' A stirrup ; occurs used for
^ ^, ('tg a candlestick.
t'-'>'y' ,B| ] or 1^ I a stirrup.
M$. I§i 1^ 1 I am willing
to hold your whip and stirrup ; —
to be your servant.
^^^) Food offered to the gods or
B ^I ancestors ; to hiccup.
' U'iii'g' ^T P§ 1 to hiccup (i\'(«i/,/«^.)
From eye and to ascend ; it is also
pronounced 'ch'ang or (Cli'iny.
To stare at, to fix (he eyes
on ; to look one through.
I 0.B ii gazing at fixedly ; to look
angrily.
stuck out like sleigh-bells,
in a fixed gaze.
From fiand and a sack ; also read
tun'
To carry on the shoulders,
to bear away ; the straw
matting which covers a bag-
gage cart.
Ohl sr.inxls. t'eng and deng. Tn Canton, t'ang ; — in Swatou; t'eng and tin ;
in Fnlii-han, tent; : — in Shanghai, dang ; — in Ch
M
^ ang
The sound of drums is | ],
an imitative phrase like rub-
a dub.
^tCmg
Water spurting oat or burst-
ing up ; to open the mouth
wide when talking ; empty.
1 ^ name of an ancient
state near the present Sii-cheu fu
in Kiangsu, and now given to Tang
hien 1 Jjlj^ in the southeast of
Shantimg near the Grand Canal.
1 P qjt •& '•o ^'^^'^ ^'^^'^ ^"'1
fast.
-djAf
5/ iXng
A gener.il name for liaiuts,
vines, creepers, and trailing
' plants, especially the rattan ;
the word is perhaps an imi-
tation of the Malay rotang.
] ^ gamboge.
Jjjf 1 rattans, as they are known
in commerce.
1 M " district in the east of
Kwangsi on the West Eiver.
1 i^ °'' 1 ^ split rattans.
] i|n! lattan shavings.
^"J* 1 to bind with rattan.
^ ] rattan cordage.
] |j^ a braided whip.
4tt -^ 1 dodder. {Cantonese.)
Sre':§m^ 1 m the old
creeper (or man) has entwined
itself around the fair Hi)Wer.
^ ] the Wistaria or glycine.
lil If! Jl ^ ] they have fasten-
ed their tendrils on him, — as
pestering duns.
^^J ] the hooked vine, i. e. the
gambler plant. (Naitclea.)
0^2 .V serpent or dragon, the
c/jjjf 1 4"^ which, though wing-
(fang le&s, is fabled to fly above
the clouds and fogs ; it is
regarded as a demon who interferes
in good luck, coming to one.
Read teh^ An insect which
eats young grain ; a kind of locust,
probably when it is \vingless.
— in A may, teiig, t'eng, and t'ong ; —
■/", t':.ilg.
From ,v^ hnrxe and J^ to xpont
contracted ; tlie second ami (tld
* form is now only found in com-
bination as a primitive ; used
witli tlie next.
To le.ip on, to mount, to
ascend ; to gallop, to run ;
to communicate, to inform.
p'i Wit \^^ 1 " ""'■(ly discussion.
1 ,l| t" cover mares ; an old term-
■§■ jlj '{i}\i I the streams every-
where bubble and overflow.
jj^ ] to soar aloft.
I JM to prance, to rear.
?[* 1 W H .'*""" " '" erelong get
on prosperously.
In PcHiig(se. To move ami
give place to another.
] ^ to move out of a house for
another to take it.
] ||5 to move away from, as a
seat.
1 m i'k. \^ turn out the furni-
ture and things.
T'aNG.
pitch dark.
i^'""t/ 5c S?C M iffi ^t 1 it g'o^^s
verv (lark btfure a shower.
■Jf:
^ Troiri 3 "'Ofds and fljc ■'•
^ To copy, to transcribe ; to
s' '"'i/ trace a co[)y by superposition.
1 $§. ^ "^ «»P>'ist-
] di E fl '"•■i^e a copy from
the original.
I ^ in- ] J^ to copy exactly,
to make a I'ac-siiuile.
I iP "'■ 1 M '" '^"py off-
II m iS fj H 1 p ^ to
write from his flippant tongue,
is like seeking a breeiie or seiz-
ing a shadow.
] ^ a manifesto or address issued
liy the emperor himself in times
(if trouble.
1 iS M our work must be
deferred two days.
To bind ; to fasten, as with
ropes : to cord, to secure ;
bands for confiiung a thing
to prevent it war|iing ; cords.
1 a sort of galligaskins or
buskins, used by pedestrians.
?T
T'aNG.
-^ 1 the banded coffer or record
chest, a chapter in the Shu King ;
met statutes, fundaiuentallaws.
^ /f> $E 1 mail-armor cannot
be tied together.
■|[| ] to secure the cords ; i. e. to
guard the contents.
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it UIKJ
Tall ; idle, heedless ; sullen.
\% 1 '""o' stretching u|) ;
spindling, said of very tall,
slender people.
From sickness and winter as tlie
phonetic.
/ait(/ Pain, ache ; affection for,
great regard ; to love, to
have a fondness for.
1 -^ a dolorous pain.
1 ^ ardent love.
<& 1 ^ greatly regret it, as some-
thing lost.
I jj§ a painfid swelling.
;f; ^ ] it does not hurt.
kf T ^ "^ -S T 1 "'^^en
the scab is well, then he forgets
the pain ; — a rich man forgets
the miseries of his poverty.
lijL \ I he gets the love of others.
m
J dill/
t''dni/'
A kind of mailed fish, a gur-
nard or Scorpcena, having
a greenish body and red tail ;
also a fish resembling a crab,
with red marks.
Fine eyes.
A heavy rain.
t any
From water and tedge.
Little streamlets or drippings
running into a brook ; carried
away, as by a Hood ; soaked,
saturated ; to settle, as sediment.
1 Y^ '/^ swept out to sea.
] ^J o\erHowed and swept away.
1 ^ ill 't ^'^^ settled clear.
In Pekingese used for luh^ ^.
To drain off".
1 Tit 71? "r 1 JS to drain the
water from rice.
I [ij 2j$ strain oft' the liquor, —
and leave the sediment.
1 '^ S earthen - ware made of
drained mud ; it is a cheap black
kind of pottery.
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Old simndi. to. do. tot, niid dok. In
to and
The old form represents a weapon's
tdndi and Imn-lli: ; it is contracted
to ij in combination as the 18th
riulUul of characters relating to
cutting, &c.
A sword or cimetar ; a knife ;
a imnt, a canoe, lor which the ne.xt
is preferable ; a quire of paper,
containing from 20 to 100 sheets ;
a knil'e-sliiii)ed coin, first made by
Wang Mang of the Han dynasty.
.— ^ ] one sword.
»\\ 1 -^ or j ^ a pocket-knife.
J ^ back of the blade.
. )09
Canton, to ; — in Simtom, to and tau ; — in Amoy, t6 and timi ; — in Fiihrhau,
t'o; — in Shanghdi, to und do ; — in Clii/ii, tao.
.U 1^ ] a cleaver, a chopper.
^ ] a rapier ; a short sword.
^ ■gj] ] a two-edged cleaver,
such as is used by bean-curd
sellers ; met. a double-faced sy-
cojihant.
1^ fn 1 '^ guard of swordsmen.
^ I ^ to fence ; broadsword
exercise.
;;;2 ffi 1 a scullion or ciwk's-
male. {Pekingese.)
||§ 1 a claymore, such as Kwanti
used.
^ 1 ^ |£ writers of petitions or
law papers.
M1\
.tuu
1 ^ l£ sword-wracks or banditti.
'1^ 1 "■■ 'f'J 1 ^ sharp knife.
1 ^ .^ a headsman.
mm M m ^ ^'f? ' "'>;;
says the river is wide ? it wdl
hardly admit a canoe.
I 1^ Jr 1 $^ the point of a
knife.
A long narrow canoe or
barge; a load of 300 ^
bushels or 1500 5}- pecks,
probably because this sort of
boat would carry so much.
^£ ] a passage-boat.
866
TAO.
TAO.
TAO.
J.ao
'iao
From knife in the heart ; it was
once written like c/5« ^> patience.
Overwlieliiied with care ;
grieved or cut to the heart.
I S ii A ^ ;i:-. ] ] do not
think to will people far away,
for your aching heart will grieve.
$§ ] 1 tiresome verbiage ;
garrulous.
From fish and knife, alhiding to
tlie row of sjnues on tlie belly.
•i
A fish of the herring family,
the Thryssa mystax or an
allied species, ommon otf the
Yangtsz' River ; it is about a foot
long, and has a prolongation of the
slender maxillary bones an inch
beyond the mouth like a knife
blade ; the pectoral fins consist of
six separate rays six inches long;
the ana! fin reaches to the tail.
I f§ ffi a kind of sucker about
eight inches long, common in the
Pei-ho.
From m hill and ,^ bird con-
tracted.
Uao An island out at sea; i. e. a
hill on which birds can alight
in crossing seas.
] islets ; this term is chiefly
given to isles in northern China.
j§^ 111] ] the isles of the genii.
^ Like the last, but not in the sea.
A tumulus ; a solitary hill
rising in a plain ; a butte.
From ha/id and age or islet.
To beat with a mallet ; to
pound or grind fine, as in a
mortar; to ram down, to
make solid, as adobie walls ;
to lean on ; to collect ; to
misuse, as a woman.
[ij ^\ to squeeze out the juice.
fpl to heat to jiieces or fine.
^ in 1 I sorrow till I feel as
if I had been pommeled.
1 ^ M t'^e clatter of [washer-
men] beating clothes.
1 ^ to beat down solidly.
1 /j^ to Lull rice, in a mcrtar.
Uao
\
1
Also read cheu'.
"p^ Grieved to excess, injured by
fao grief and sorrow.
1 % /f, If my grief and
rage have no vent.
)}^ ] ] I am really heart-sick.
w
fao
From worship and age or around ;
the second form is rare.
To give utterance to prayer,
to make supplication or an-
nounce one's desires to the
gods ; to request, in the lan-
guage of courtesy.
] ^ to make known to the gods.
^ ] thus I intreat ; — used at
the end of letters.
H^i ] secret or inaudible prayer.
mmik7^^.m i 4 if yon
sin against Heaven, there is
none [higher] to pray to.
£ -i 1 A ^ I> Confucius have
long since prayed.
|5£ fS IJE ] we sacrificed to the
Father [of horses], and prayed
— for success in hunting.
From man and reaching to ; it is
similar to the next.
'too To fall over, to prostrate ; to
laoi' sink; to throw one'sself down;
to pass over or transfer; a
disjunctive particle, bul, why, after
all, well then ; still, then, indeed,
on the contrary; when followed by
JJH, its force is increased, or it indi-
cates the end of the matter.
^T I knocked him over.
^J ^ I did not knock him down.
flil 1 '^'i.'M- ^6 went contrary to
his best interests.
] J^ to take to one's bed.
^ 1 ife f*^" dead to the ground.
^ I convinced him, argued him
down.
] JH unlucky ; a misadventure.
^liz-^-^m i^^ 1 m ^ %%
^ I have said nothing, but you
prate as you like.
|g ] very laughable, excessive
laughter.
) ^ the bankruptcy of a firm.
fl then that's
1 \t%nM. [just a sot rolling]
on the ground like a gourd.
] jg unfortunate, unlucky.
1 ^ ^D :/c M tljere's nothing
like a hi/.ivv rtiin after all.
^Iti^ l."ffi* gave up the
shop to him ; sold its good-will.
1 i% «hy, it is like, <tc.
^ H 4t V@ 1 m id P^ ** ^
as we have no wine to-day, we
shall have to drink tea.
^'J II J®. 1 don't follow after the
wind ; ;. e. don't steer by an-
other's compass.
the end ot it, and I'll not sell it.
1% ] he fell down.
^ ] pushed it over.
* * 3E. 6^ 1 la m m ^e
was stupid, but he now speaks
very cleverly.
^ "I #> ] ^ 51 tliougb I sing,
yet you won't play.
M 1 :^ ^^ t-o confound right
and wrong.
ft> ^ il5 a A ] # 1^ fi5
where are you from, for you
speak very well ?
] 1^ trowsers to pull over others.
Eead hto' To subvert ; to
turn o^■er or upside down ; to pour
out.
] ^ ^ P"'ir out the tea.
1 ft M. W A it looks as if
you had taken offense at him.
1 ^ ^ ^ to put the hands be-
hind the back.
1 JiL ^ ~T "'''i' ^^^ i' y^^^-
1 ^ Mi^^^ "^''d which turns up-
side down, the love-bird of For-
mosa. {Loricula.)
] ^ or ] |1^. to chew the cud.
:§ ^^ 1 S' '■" confuse truth and
error.
W %^ ] ;j^ as if the people had
been given up to every kind of
disorder and evil, or were be-
tween two fires.
In Cantonese, used for the next.
A sign of the past tense.
^ ] \^ seized him.
ill'
tao
TAO.
From » knife and to reach ; usad
with the last.
To arrive at, to attain, to
reach ; to go or come to ;
often merely a sign of the past
tense, finished, completed ; as a
preposition, to, at, np to ; from, of;
a disjnnctive particle still, but, yet,
on the contrary ; when followed by
^ its force is elegantly increased.
1 ^ — '^ it' 's everywhere the
same.
5|J< ] he has come.
] M ^ ^ where is he going ?
1 jiia ^ even till now.
1 J& t'" '^'6 bottom ; after alb
finally, however, at last.
^ ^ ;p ] it reaches every-
where, onniipresent.
1 ^i fS — 1" ^ borrowed
from liim a himtked taels.
J|^ I received ; it has come.
] -^ "J* 1 have been there.
1 "f ^ 'f J has be come '?
J§» 1^ 1 i l'*^^ thought of it.
^ I g^ 5j$ the matter is even
now prissnig.
Jl 1 4 iJt # ^ tliis is said
with truth,
g ] complete ; all around.
/f* 1 J^ ""' 1"'^^ perfect ; still
some defect.
ffe /f« 1 i' cannot be effected.
^ ] It p5] the affair b:is reach-
ed its limit, it must be given up.
\)^ I he will soon be here.
From tn go and the head ; q^ tl.
beitii^ at tlie heiui ; ofcurs used
witli the next and last.
ft
tiio'
A road, pall), or way ; in
geoyvajihij, a zone or belt ;
in medicine, anal and uriniil pas-
sages ; a circuit ; the officer who
oversees a circuit or region ; a
principle, a doctrine, that which
the mind approves ; and used in tiie
chissics in tlie sense of the right
path ill which one ought to go,
either in ruling or observing rules ;
rectitude or light reason ; in early
times up to A. D. 500, the Bud-
TAO.
hists called themselves ] A ™6n
[seeking for] reason or intelligent
men, denoting thereby their as-
pirations after pu-ti (Sanscrit, botl-
dhi) intelligence ; the Reason or
Logos of the Rationalists, denoting
an emanation, the unknown fac-
tor or principle of nature, the way
it acts in matter and mind ; to
lead ; to direct, to follow out ; to
go in a designated path ; to speak,
to talk, to converse ; as a pre-
position, by, from ; the way or
cause a thing comes ; a classifier
of courses at a feast, edicts and
dispatches, gateways, walls, rivers,
bridges, ikc. ; a coating, a layer.
;^ ^u ] -/• d. ^D T> M I ''""'t
know ; lit. I am not yet up to
that, or not acquainted with it.
I iH| reason, propriety, what is
riglit evidently.
;f; ^ ] unreasonable, uncon-
scionable.
] J^^ virtue, virtuous.
JI A '-? :a:.ii|' 1 fl^ Hi is this
horoscope for a lady ?
® ^ 1 it g aJtamifthe
state be well governed, he is sme
to rise by hLs words.
1 >l- 'It U 'i>e principle of
right in the heart is small.
J£ ] right reason.
I ^ Taoists or Rationalists.
1 M P] '"■ 1 M '■'"^ ^i^i' '^'^'"'
of the Taoists in a prefecture.
I -^ a Taoi.st ; he calls himself
>]» 1 "■■ 1 ^ t^i'" httle Taoist.
"^ I the royal road, the perfect
way of the ancient kings ; pub-
lic spirit or regard for the
general welfare.
^ ] the equator.
^ 1 the rectum.
1 5^ ur 1 i^ a way ; a road.
lliiug to do ; some livelihood.
^ ] not to say.
1 ^'MWi everybody is talking
ab.iut it.
1^ I to converse.
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g "J^ ] r(s saith the proverb.
?3 ^* /^ 1 '^^ *'* i""^'-' walls.
I l'>^ I j^ a doctrine or faith
in favor and in disrepute, — as
when accepted or despised by
people.
1 ^ an iutendant of circuit or
tuotui ; — he speaks of himself
to his superiors as ^^ | the
officer of the circuit.
— ' 1 5^ X ""^ public dispatch.
ig Jil 1 ^ S JW 1 ^ aims
should rest in their riglit, and
words be accepted if right.
'§' I now in the road ; i'. e. at
present exercising the power.
^[\ 1 6i6 heretical teachers {tir-
thaka) — who do not believe in
Budha.
^ I to become perfect and enter
nirvana ; used by Budhists.
reasonable man will not for a
moment abandon his principles.
)^ ] a roundabout way.
IT? ^ H 1 weed it three times.
_L SM 1 ^ bring on the first
course.
^ ^ ^ ] put on two coats of
plaster.
/it-') ¥ \om to umlk tmt\ a heail ; inter-
^aT changed with the preceding.
(„jj> A street; a highway.
^ij I the streets and ave-
nues of a town.
■ J From ati inch and road.
To lead, to conduct ; to
tao' point out the way, to induce
to do right ; to lay down
the way or plan ; to e.xhort, to
urge to follow.
H| ] to direct in right courses.
^p[i j a \ ill.ige guide.
g{] ] to undeceive, to show the
right way.
i^ j a messenger, an avant-
courier.
|J|| ] to teach easy doctrines, to
lead where people wish to go ;
a district uistructor.
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TAO.
tao'
From licart and excelling.
"Wounded in mind, afflicted ;
to grieve for ; to bear with,
as an offender who is a
minor; to dread; to die early.
Jj :fe 13 ] when seven years
old lie is called pitiable.
] K to bewail and cry.
S^ 1 to compcissionate.
] F^ to sigh for.
1 tj f f ^ monody, a mournful
poem on the death of a friend.
From grain aud to lade out.
Rico when growing in the
field, paddy ; rice.
^ ] to sow rice.
^ ] early rice.
1^ I or ^ 1 t}^ upland rice.
yK 1 tR family rice.
iT ] ^ to thrash rice on the
j& or thrashing-floor.
too'
1
ivje) Viom foot aai to lade out.
To tread on, to put down tho
too' foot ; to violate, to disregard ;
to tread in another's steps,
g 1 Ji 19 to willfolly violate
tho laws.
TAO.
&± 1 ± ^ ±n ^ tl'«
feet dance and the bauds gesti-
culate, — as in extreme joy.
■^ ] to travel far.
&Wj \ 'X to get scalded and
run into the fire ; — heedless.
to walk on or along.
Fiom napkin and uyc ; also re;iil
The everlasting canopy, i. e.
the sky ; a curtain, a veil ;
to canopy over ; a carriage screen
or partition.
^ 7 S 1 there's nothing which
is not covered — by the sky.
^ 1 a 1)1 ain curtain.
i Like Ibe piecediug.
"j^jlP To cover over, to overspread,
tao' as the sunlight; to envelop,
as a mist or smoke.
From JH a vessel and \j^ an
old form of ^ spitthi ; the
priraiiive is constantly contract-
ed to -JZ a time.
A robber, a footpad, a high-
wayman, a pirate ; one who
robs opeiily ; to covet and take Ijy
fraud or force; to feather one's nest,
T'AO.
to peculate ; to rob, to plunder ; to
appropriate anc>ther's goods or
country.
5^ 1 a bandit.
1 Pjj( "'■ ^<. 1 a highway robber.
>]■> ] a pilferer, a footpad.
1 a" ?L It the scoundrel's words
are very plausible.
i%^ 1 i§ to cover the ears and
take the bell ; — to steal and
think nobody will know it.
] ^ to rob another's reputation
or name, as in counterfeiting
trade-marks.
1 S*^ 1^ to take out an idol.
1 'tf night-sweats.
'It ik 11 1 to be careless of
things tempts to thievery.
5^ ] waylaid and robbed.
^^fej From rice and iva)/,
^f^ To choose ; to remove tho
tao^ husk from grain and make
it ready for food ; rice with
si.'c spikelets.
] *m«®^ MS takeoff
the chaff tiiat the clean grain
may be ready for usa
Old sounds, t'o, t'op, fok, do, dot, and dok. In Canton, t'6 ; — in Sivatow, t'au, t'o,
in Fuhchau, t'o and to ; — in Shani/hai, t'o and do ; —
] ^ ashamed of so many favors.
1 ^ j"^t in the cat's mouth.
^-rt from mouth and knife ; it is un-
j H/j lUiO chao^ S to call.
,<'«o To desiro food ; to love honor
or gratification ; to long for ;
addicted to; inordinately; in polite
phrase, to feel deeply grateful for,
sensible of, ashamed of having had
a strong desire for.
I ^ deeply thankful for.
] j^ earnestly desirous of your
favor ; ashamed of asldng you.
^ ] ^ ^ all enjoyed tho care of
Heaven.
^ 1 lil Jl addicted to cruelty
and last.
1 Wi desirous of ueeing you.
IS
Read Jao. To- talk or gabble ;
muddled, hanl to unravel.
m 6^ ^ tp* 1 s 7 i^is
affairs are very much involved.
From eat and to cry out ; its use
is like the preceding.
Gluttonous, gormandizing ;
rapacious, covetous.
I ^ to make a god of the belly.
I ^ '[^ ^ he is a confirmed
gormand.
^J tu ii ;S :K 1 ^1^0 '^a'^ satisfy
his greed ?
and to j — in Amoy, t'o, t6, and tiau ; —
in Chlfu, t'ao.
^/^ To doubt, to suspect.
(Pl3 5^ jIl ^ 1 lieaven's doc-
^Ciio trines are not to be suspected.
m
t\io
From ^ silk aud j^^ string
contracted, or Q to lade ; it is
' used witli the nest, aud the se-
cond form is unusual.
A plaited sash ; a band or
cord ; a fringe of threads ;
sUk gimp or edging.
1
a silk cord or girdle.
j .^ 1^ :jl silk braided in the cue.
^■j* 1 ^ to twist cord.
Ih ^ 1 ■? * notched or scollop-
ed edging.
T'AO.
T'AO.
t'ao.
869
M
fuo
Jtrt^ 1 A bow-uase ; a scabbard ; a
f* slieathc': just, liberal.
JIf aillM^P 1 ^.•^«^'"eral
iiuist know all about military
strategy.
] i^ put tlie bow in its case.
•y^ ] ancient books containing
rules of war, written by the
Great Duk« Kiang ^ ^ ^
for Wan Wang.
I »-{% From heart and to /aile out.
cTf3 To rejoice ; indulgent, ex-
^t\to cessive ; reckless ; to store,
to lay up ; to treat badly ;
to doubt ; slow, lazy.
1 ] a long time.
] jjj» reckless, careless.
] [^ not hurried ; leisurely.
5c ^ '^ 1 Heaven's decrees are
certain.
iD,^ 1 ^ to conceal sorrow by
a joyful air.
M. g|J I J^' let there be no inso-
lent dissoluteness.
Ir^ "1 To pull out by the hand ; to
tug at ; to fumble for ; to
' draw, as a sword ; to knock
on ; to lay hold of.
] M. "F to crack a louse.
] 1^ to take out some cash.
1 If H^ '>' clean the ears.
1 ^ i£ 5i catch the sparrow.
tr ^ ^ \ ^*c presented his
shield and dri'W his blade.
>h m 1 ^ tii :^ 4f m I
shan't find a big sea-crab in this
little hole ; — your paltry shop
has nothing fit to buy.
A tree resembling a S'ophora,
but by ol hers classed with the
;|{^ or Cdta/jiii ; it is not now
certainly known.
From water and to lade out.
Tiie rapid continuous waters
of a stream ; to overpiuss
bounds ; name of an upjier
branch of the River Han in
Sbonsi.
m
fau
,t(IO
in
.t'ao
I jg to overflow and inundate.
] ] T» ii "6" -y" Vjfc 't '"'« "o^'^''
cea.sed l(j lluw in this same great
current.
^ jg ] 5c '''c "■■T-ves touch the
sixV, — at the horizon.
V^ ?K 1 1 ^^^ never-ceasing
(liver Wan.
1 )U, tlie east wind.
] ] ^ %J ^^ ^ ^ tl"-
whole empire is m the same dis-
turbed state.
\ 11^ From ivaler and an omen; inler-
ClyCl changed witli s'(^ to rinse.
^t'ao Name of a large affluent of the
Yellow R., west of Lan-cheu
fu ui Kansuli, flowing near the town \
<if I j'I'l lying southeast of Koko- [
nor; an ancient region in Shan-
tung ; to wash.
] j^ a lake in I-hing hien ^ il.
)|,^ in Kiangsu, a part of Ta-iui.
'iiv ^" '''"''-' i ''" cleanse.
fa 1 '"^ former name of Min cheu
in the north of Sz'ch'uen, where
is produced the ] 3^ a great
goat, nearly as large as a donkey.
Ji act
Vviun (/)'eat and ten ; i.e. ten men
together ; e.tsily confounded with
"■jian TJi root.
To enter, to go ui gladly ; go-
ing and coming, in and out.
like
kiln
From ^ :i '/i>"/' .and ^ a pl'ire;
tlie jiiiiiiiriv© was onoe used tor
► it, but lias ntiw become obsolete,
and is also sometimes regarded
as a synonym of it/ao ^ a mine.
A furnace for Inirnhig pot-
tery or earthenw.ire ; a hill
a kiln ; to make like a
laarae of the doiuain of Tao
in Ping-yang, now Ta-yuen fu in
Shensi, whence he is called |
H 1^ Lord T^ang of Tao;
mournful thonglUs ; to please, to
give vent to the feelings ; cor-
rect, straight ; used for the next.
1 A a potter.
fl 1 a kiln.
I }^ to bum pottery.
,10 ^ ] ] the mailed team prances
|iroudly.
] J[£ an ancient term for a dis-
trict superintendent of schools.
] |§ to melt ; to transform and
reform.
1 ^J""}'' exhilirated.
] l[^ to relieve one's feelings, to
enjoy, to give rein to.
1 1 S t^ ^cry well pleased
with himself and others.
;§■ ^ ] ] my husband looks
delighted.
them kraals and cave-houses.
Read (//(/o. The upright judge
of Shun, named Kao Yao -^ ]
B. c. 2200.
The cultivated vine is ^
] ; the name is supposed
,^ti-iii to be of western origin, as
the grajie was brought from
the Caspian Sea in the Han dy-
nasty.
^ 1 S ■? ** grape-vine.
'^§73^1 white malaga grapes.
h^i Dull, as a knife.
'ytt'if II, C(infOHe.iC. A saw. with
J (10 ^ |],jj ^,,]gg (^Q g,,(_ metal.
^ I saws ; a saw.
Himl Happiness ; divine, spiritual,
,tao
pertaining to the gods.
To bind up ; to braid cord,
c/f "pil to twist : a cord, a strand.
t'ao \ \i. to tic lip, as a dog.
W ® ^ 1 '" '^'-' evening
braid tlie grass ropes,
j^* I to secure fast.
M
,fao
The sleeve of a robe ; a
term used in olden time.
m
From apirits and a ihfh.
Drunken, tipsy.
,f^'o >it if^ ii B M fi^ 1
while lamenting the transient
. flowers, he got tipsy and went reel-
ing iibout day after day.
870
T'AO.
T'AO.
T'AO.
>*_| From icater and kiln as tlie jilio-
^ netic.
^t^ao To scour, to wash out, as
rice ; to sift, to stir about ; to
search for, as gold dust ; to clean
out, as a well ; to excite ; to play ;
to fidgi't.
I yj^ to scour rice.
1 It ^ '■^ ^^^ '^l^an.
] ^ to wash sand or rubbish, as
to find things.
] ^ to clean out a well.
1 3R pl^^yful tricky, mischief-
loving ; sprightly.
it tK \ 1 rippling waters.
In SkingJiai. An adverb of
quantity ; altogether.
— • ] one wash ; i. e. at once.
;Jjj| ^i — ] put them altogether.
# f^ ~ 1 -^ go "it'll ™s.
Used with the last, but not cor-
rectly.
^fao Loquacious, verbose ; the
prattle of a child.
§!g ] to cry, to bewail, to weep.
From month find omen ; tlie pre-
g is often wrongly used for
The wailing of infants ; to
cry and weep.
|g ] ^ 51 the noise of bitter
wailing and agony.
P^ ] bawling and squalling, as
children.
•^>|^ A peach, a nectarine, consi-
c^t dered as J. ;^ i; if* the
^fao best of all trees : it is used
as a metaphor for females
and nu|)liaLs ; a flower-bud, alluding
to its plumpness.
II 1^ I the beaked peach.
Jg 1 or S3IJ 5i 1 or ^ 1 or
^ ] the flat peach.
] -^ a peach.
"^ 'M \ ^^^ houey peach from
Khaiiiil.
1 t peach-meats.
§ 1 7c '^"^ white double peach.
1 is. p2<'»ch bloom.
j^% \ a walnut ; but ;fg ] # is
a term for the ankle.
jSfe I the swci'l carambola {Ava--
7-Iioa); but in Kiaiigsi, this name
is applied to the \^ \\^ ] a fruit
like the Actinidia or DiUcnia.
■^ ] a cherry.
3^ ^ @ ] •' kind of white peach
at Peking.
I Jt ^ iJJ tlie ^utli^r made
swords-
llll ] a poetical name for a fig.
I ^ ] lli peach leaf and root ;
/. e. a wife and concubine.
1 ^ <^'r 1 W peach gum.
] ^ the peach bug ; i. e. a wren.
§ ] a lemon. (Pekingese.)
1 ^ 7jC spring freshes.
] ^ the peach charm, hung over
the lintel aliout newyear.
Ill ?£ 1 '^"wer bud of cotton.
1 Bl ^:§ M 'hey (Liu Pi and
others) made their compact in
the pe.ich-garden.
] J} a poetical name for the
third moon.
jf^ j Biidha's peach, a fragrant
variety of orange which does
not become fingered.
A hand-drum or tambour,
furnished with buttons tied
to strings on each side, and
twirled by peddlers as a
cry ; it is called Jf )^ |^
and J^ IHC ^ by many.
From to r/u and omen ; tlie se-
ciiMil form is common but ratlier
vuh'-.n:
,tao
,tuo
To abscond, to elude search,
to desert ; to flee, to escape ;
to hide ; escaped, skulking ;
a vagabond, a wanderer ;
fugitives.
1 S& 'Jr ] ^ to run away.
1 ^ to play truant.
^^ ] to abduct, to carry off chil-
dren.
] A a fugitive, a deserter.
3^ T M 1 i this chief of the
vagabonds L.i the land.
" I JH to shirk, to hide, to skulk ;
to flee, as from the police.
I T^ a runaway slave.
1 B% >% ^ "'-'11 trained bird.
1 j^ fugitives, wandering out-
casts.
1 ^ tij i cannot get away, as
from tlie besiegers.
I ]|fi he deserted his flag, said of
a Bannerman.
] ^ to escape, as a banished
man.
^ I to sneak away, to skulk oflf.
m
J'cio
A horse four years old, ac-
cording to the Pan Ts'ao ;
though some say a three year
colt.
I
From wood and ai/e.
PT a block of wood ; a useless
' '■"^ stick ; to stab.
I ;f^ an inauspicious ani-
mal ; name of a noted bandit
spoken of in the Ch'un Ts'iu ; an
ignorant dolt, who cannot be
trusted or taught ; a history of the
Tsu state.
I 9^ ignorant of, stupid.
Read ^ch^eu. Unworthy of a
mate, one whom nobody will con-
sort with ; a cofhn.
A sort of flabellum used by
mummers ; a banner orna-
^tuo mented with feathers, used
by actors, similar to the ^|
a feather insignia,
j^ ] standards which distinguish
officers.
-Sf ^ 1 i" h'^ "ght hand he
holds his feather panache.
Great waves ; billows dashing
on the shore ; a river in
Sz'ch'uen.
jjj ] billows following each
other, and dashing ashore.
I the wind sighing through
the pines.
^ \ M\U seething, foaming
billows.
fe
T'AO.
C .ra. 1^ From words nnd an inch : q. <l. n
^>| ruler's words should be guided
r» J by reason.
"" To manage, to govern ; to
make war on, to punisli the
refractory, to 3urb the seditious ; to
put to death ; to put away, to put
<lown ; to investigate, to search, to
ask for, to seek ; to bring upon
one's self; mixed.
j Vt^ to extirpate robljers ; to at-
tack tlio foe. I
1 fi or ] m t" '!""• I
I -fij to reduce to subjection.
] jjjj to guaranty; answeraljle for
1 li "r 1 iv •;" get people's ill-
will, to incur dislike.
] '[^ to intercede for a criminal.
I ;^ ^- jiy T won't have it so ;
don't put it tliat way.
] ta to toady, to cater to.
1 fi 5V jI I o»'y ^^'si' '" gel ^
fair [)rice.
|j^ I a llaulin reviser of low rank.
T'AO.
I ^ tu exact, to demand and
take.
II ] he brought it on himself.
».J From grfat over long altered.
Large, wide ; what envelopes
i'ao' another thing ; to enwrap ; to
add or superadd ; to include
in the whole ; of general obser-
vance ; to run one thing into another;
to make a circuit ; to be tedious,
to talk prosily ; a snare, a trap ; a
noose or lasso ; a shell, a wrapper,
a ca.se, an envelop ; a classifier of a
set of books, a suit of clothes, and
plays.
^ -^ 1 I ^^'^ ""*■ ^'^^^ "'^''^ '^"^
trap.
— I * one copy of a book.
] * encase the books.
i |)j overalls, leggings.
— 1 ^ J15 o"e suit of clothes.
5i 1 6^ 'T 1 ffl 6^ generally in
use, commonly known.
[gj ] a noose, a snare.
TEH.
871 j
^ 1 pj polite greetings.
] {^ cover it ; noose it ; keep him.
^^ I he escaped that snare ; also,
not to conform to the fashion or
current opinion ; peculiar, puri-
tanical.
^ ] a pair of glo\es or mittens.
.— -fit ^ ] an overcoat or outer
robe
] g" /p ,f^ no need of many
compliments.
] 1^ blocks for two colors
__ 1 M Ji ^ conjurer's trick.
jPj ] ^ jQ the bend or cut-off
in the river dries in winter.
f^ 1 vulgar or common.
1 ■^ i'^ i'/£ * complete set
of tools.
In Pelinr/ese. To put on : com-
municating by.
] ^ to harness the cart.
n H 1 r4 ♦''° l"'" rooms open
into each other, as by a door.
Old sounds, tek nnd deli. /« Cunton.
|4IL»
.lull
From ^ to (/o and ]5 ■'^Irtiir/ht
nnd lU heiirt; the poinhined pri-
mitive is the ancient form of tlie
cbaractsr ; as a proper name, it
is often written without the radi-
cal, and like the second form.
Moral excellence or \irtue,
goodness; benefit, favor; energy,
virtue ; quality, power, whether
good or bad ; to show kindness ;
.accomplishments , to flourish, as
tlie seasons ; good ex.ample ; sensi-
ble of a favor ; grateful ; good in-
struction ; to im[)rove, to increase
in : to benefit other's ; happy ; in
ei)itaphs, mild and yet just, hiunble
when reproved.
^J ] he is worthy.
Ej^ i: 1 fr JVf Jt [liis success]
is owing to the virtuous actjj of
his fathers.
tfik ; — i« Sioatoa', tek nnd tit ; — in A
Slianffhai, tiik nnd Ahk; - in Cliifu, to.
{- ] humanity, benelicence.
^ ] vicious qualities; the quality
of badness, wicke<lness ; a bad
efficacy.
■)jji 1 the energy of earth, as a god
manifesting itself in producing
things.
jjjl]} ] divine power, si)iritual virtue.
Zk ■fft -It 1 correct their [iiad]
qualities-
{•fe j/j 1 to perform meritorious
acts, as a devotee.
pfc ] or IP ] re(kles.s. to violate
right.
'-^ 1 Wii-t S'e-'it VMtue converts
many.
^ ■^ 13 ] females have four
accomplishments ; vie, \ chasti-
ty, =• words, g maimers, and
X skill.
i"oy.
tek ; — in Fuhi-lian, talk ; —
1 fe appsarance of good.
] g, to take merit to one's self.
1 ^ ^ .§» '^^•c'' S''''^l''*'"l *""'■ ''■
/; ] six virtues, vh., fa know-
ledge, t humanity, Ig innate
goodness, ^ rectitude, i^ in-
tegrity, and f[I conciliation.
fl^ i t" g'^''' '" eharity.
1 il'^l ^ Wrtue adorns the person.
1 '^ a cock, chanticleer.
-/• 1 used for hkidanta .i title
like lleveiend gixen to Budhist
priests.
3 ] tliree virtues, vi:.; j£ M.
oven justice, |i^l] % stern rule,
and 1^ ^ mild rule ; these .ire
the essence of the j\_, \ '""e
virtues of mankind in all re-
lations.
872
TEH.
From -^ to go and ^ an 06-
stac/c ; q. d. going on till the
object be attained.
ftoh
To attain, to get the object
of one's wishes ; to wish, to desire
covetously ; special ; between two
adjcctive-s it is an adverb, very ; an
auxiliary vei'b, can, may, able to
be done ; after another verb, ex-
presses the potential mood, or a form
of the past tense ; to do ; to become,
to gain ; gain, a possession ; co-
vetousness.
^ ] unattainable, very difficult ;
when it follows a negati\e, it in-
dicates inability; when it precedes
it, unwilUngiiess ; as ^ ^JJ |
he wUl not come ; ^ ] ^ he
cannot come ; /p ] 7* '■'^'•■''e i'^
no end ; after £ or ^ it in-
dicates desire, or the optative ;
as f4 e. ^ 1 g 2}S I greatly
desired to come ; after adjectives
the highest degree of; as ^ ;^
] infaUibly, certainly enough.
^ :^ 1 ;^ I am rather disap-
pointed ; mortified.
1 ^ W 3|i to take bribes to let
a thief escape.
^
TEH.
^ W 1 ^ there is nothing to say.
1 ^ ^ got !*• from heaven ; came
naturally.
1 ^ or ] ■]* it is got ; I've got it.
'v' H 1 ^ I liad a sight of him
to-day.
^ ] ^ I walked too much.
IB -^ 1 "^ iiM ^""^ therefore
we did not advance on our road.
W 1 . i& ± i/£ you "ill thus
avoid the mire.
1 ] ^ I came here on purpose.
7f ] E, cannot but, necessary,
not able to stop.
^ ] ^ I can see it ; it is visible.
^ I ^ how can he obtain wis-
diim '?
JlSi ^ 1 P all people who
commit [these] crimes.
fi^ ^ ] I cannot wait.
IS 1 or ^ I very well, it will do.
1 — ■ ^ — • got one and lost one.
J^ i, ^ ] restrain your covet-
ousness.
1 ^ ¥^ ft fellow- workmen.
'i^ 1 y" "'ill g^^t it-
] ^ 1 M exceedingly well sa-
tisfied, just what I wanted.
t'eh.
is T^ ^ 1 *ey agree together
(or tit) very well.
1 S .^ ^ *^l^''t a fortunate man
I am !
35 1 '?« 10 liow can it but be so ?
In Pekingese read te'. Oiightj
should; required of
] M ^ '}f I"J" mueh is needed ?
] S ^ fl# M i at what hour
must we start {
Joh
.toll
Often erroneously written for tlie
last.
Water, watery ; the appear-
ance of wai er.
To strike with the fist, to
thump ; to crowd close up to
each other, to scrouge.
From precious and dart ; it is
interchanged with tai^ ^ to
lend.
To ask a loan, particularly of
the crop for future needs.
lU 1 to borrow.
W«i5^ 1 m+^^H
he borrowed one third of the
crop of the corn-dealers.
Old soiirui, t'ek. In Otnton, t'ak and t'ik ; — in Swatow, t'ek ; — in Amoy, t'ek and lek ; — in Fuhchuii, t'aik ; —
»U* From ox and a court.
*i^> ^ l^ull; •'' "lale beast ; a three
fci^ year old beast; a bullock
fit for sacrificing, three years
old ; a stallion, three mares were
allowed to one; alone, single, se-
parately ; prominent ; special, pur-
posely ; to stand forth ; to isolate ;
a mate • a man eminent among
others ; grain shooting up.
•p I not alone, not onlv : and
followed by g\\. as 7f ] B ^
S\l ± :k ^ 'tff^ in not "only
did the common people belie\e
it. but the scholars also.
1 S °r ] i^ single, specially :
a sjiecial design.
in S/ianr/hai, t'ak ; — m Cliifu, t'u,
I ^ I specially wish it.
] if^ a sacrificial bullock ; to
pair, to wed.
] ^ I came on purpose.
;? ,g mmt^m m \ you
do not care for our old aflinity,
and seek lo please your new
mate.
1 p to announce particularly.
I ^ or ] fif a special edict ; an
order given for this single pur-
pose.
1 jL *o stand up for Ijravely.
1 ^ M ^D ^ \^n\.ti this to inform
you.
] ffi a special notification.
Almost the same as the last,
p, One, a single one; special?
t'u smgle.
/p 1 Wi "ot filone to con-
dole ; i. e. one who is a near friend
does not make a formaHty of the
condolence.
1 a" IpI fl# 'ii f'Pecially spoke of
it at the same time.
Read chill. The; margin or sel-
vedge of the dress.
y»' From heart and dart.
^L^Vj -A." excess, an error ; to alter,
io' to change ; to err ; to doubt ;
as an adrcrh, a .synonjTa of
^ highly, too, very.
t'eh.
^ ] lu suspect.
] >J» loo siii.'dl.
^1- $(1 1 H '"" young.
|ig J|i ^ ] theif is 110 deviation
in the seasoiiX.
^ 5C ^ 1 lligli Heaven never errs.
tdO IkiiiI.
1 1]^ very late.
4k^ ^ 1 b!c " ^" is there who
lias never erred '.
1 jfra 5W T '^" '■"'iiied and de-
licate.
Ill Sluiiiijlnii. Instead of, tor;
with, along with.
1 ^ "i M f^" '""^ '"'y ''' f"'" "'^■
] {p — j,^ ^ go along with him.
1 Sfc |E 1? in too great haste.
1 »ii* 3K rr^ C)
TEU.
Foolish.
It 1 «"y-
l-'runi /(fa?-/ below under.
Diiwnheaited ; timoroas.
^ @ i1^ 1 '"^ 's always ju.st
so cowardly.
I'loni henri and to hide from ; it
(jififei's from uilii '|^ mortiticd.
Secret \ice and a depra^•ed
heart ; dissolute, lewd ; filthy ;
lui.xious ; to gloss over vice, to
act hypocritically, to do evil.
^ I to hide one's vile condact_
^ ] prortigate, licentious.
fl^ 1 t<J !>"'' away evil habits.
•fy ] local balderdash or ribaldry
— should be avoided.
^j5 ] vicious, depraved.
TEU.
873
t'o'
to'
out their evil.
E 1 M
he conceals his
virc hy talkuig gi)f)d.
\ 1k ^- ^ abandoned to vile
practices.
yj^ I the moon seen after siinris.*.
J^ ^ij }i)^ ] to discriminate be-
tween the pure and impure.
M fP ^1 1 •'''^'"o puiii.shmont
to himself and bearing all evil ;
— said of Shun.
vl^f^ Insects which eat leaves ;
5»9 i plant-lice or aphides, cahed
Vbh' ^ ill hi I'ekhig, and -^^^ %
in Canton.
i -jt ^ 1 [that thou niayest] re-
move the grubs and lice — from
the grain and \egetables; part o.
a prayer to the gods of the land
TEXJ.
Old .loviiils, til. dii, ti'it, di'it, <md di'ilc. In Caiilon, tan ; — in Su'ittoif, tau and tu ; -
tau, tun, und tain ; — in Shariyhui^ tu and du ; — in C
In Fidichan. At, by ; near in
time or place.
c!^ If
roiii ^ r'vi-in and au old fonn
of -^ tdiit'l. wliiuli incloses it.
ifo A kind of liehuet or morion ;
helmet shaiied ; to carry in a
napkin, to uiake a loose parcel; to ^
relahi; to get by crooked ways;] < ""
to reach.
I &. an iron casiin'.
1 flt '"■ fli 1 astomieher; a sup
|ini1 to the lireast like a corset.
1 7 if S :^ F '"^ *!"! "''
ma'.iv lhing> in his kerchief
lifti'l -f Vi^ llj [Shmi]_sent
liwan Ten (a vilhiinous officer)
into continemeni on Ml. (Jhung.
']>' l'£ ] an old man's chin.
1 1^ ■.■e[iulsi\e. ill looking.
1 fl ?}$ I came by a round-
aboiii way.
1 y^ to dodge and run ahead.
^ ] a hood (ir cowl to keep the
hea<l warm.
1 )j^ lo keep wrongfully.
1 JlJ I have got it.
"f^H To lift up, to r<
("J JTjJ hand ; to correct,
raise in the
to criticise ;
to retain, to control ; to gel
hold of ; to seize ; to meddle
with ; to tit ; to bring near to.
1 M '^" S^' '^o'U'iiissions.
I ^ to engross, to grasp after.
1 fit ■'■ percentage taken by a
lious.»-broker from the nominal
price.
I IJ)^ to lift aside, lo raise and
put elsewhere.
hands.
J^ j to fit tightly, as a shoe.
] ^^ lake it up carefully.
I j|ji i||§ to tilt or lifi the sedan-
poles, and thus cau-ing the sitter
to go under them.
In Fuhchaii. To b.frieiid, to
care for ; to fold under, to tuck in.
— in Ajnoi/^ tau nnd to ; — in Fn/u-h-i'f^
^hi/ii^ to.
A^^ A horse-trough or bucket to
J \n\ give the animal drink : a bas-
teu ket to muzzle it ; a classifier
of trees.
— • 1 'HI ""'^ solitary tree.
S[| 1 tlie muzzle on an ass.
jjj 1 '^'t' 1 '7 ^ mountain chair ;
a basket to carrv things.
It /U From P inoi
Uj? down contiac
th ancl ^jt to t/iroiv
ted.
<'"' Talkative ; trifling discourse.
1^ 1 ^^''"y loquacious.
Plii 1 garrulous.
Krom ei/e and wine vcsstt ; it is
often read (/'?».
^teit Sunken or hollow eyes ;
deei)-set eyes, arising from
high eyebrows ; unwashed
eyes.
Hli 1 ilR 5i beetle-browed eyes;
hollow eyed.
^ ^^ 1 -J- the sorkets in a skull.
HO
874
TEU.
TEU.
TEU.
< » I Tlie lowei part is intended to re-
.2-1-* jjieseut tlie liamllc of a grain
I measure; it is the 68tli radical of
ten a small group relating cliieliv to
measures.
A dry measure of ten ^ or
pints ; one size, called ffi ] di-
-f- fy I holds ten catties of rice,
and measures 1.G3 gallon ; a more
common kind, tlie ^ | holds t);V
catties, and measures 309.57148
cubic ins. or 1.13 gall.; the ^ ] or
double peck holds 13 catts.; the ^
HI ) is larger and holds about
14 catts.; 'ihe size used in the T'ang
dynasty held 18.15 pints or 1.13
peck; a vessel which can hold things
like a peck 5 a simile of size,
s'nall, contracted, or large ; the
cupule of an acorn ; a wine-vessel ;
H top on a mast ; the eighth con-
stellation, composed of the stars f
i\ fi a T and ■& in Sagittarius ; an-
other of (t) in Hercules.
] ^ a little house.
1 J& W ^ little room.
^ 1 -^ a body-snatcher, who
opens cotBns to pilfer them.
1 IS grs'it courage.
7K 1 a dipper.
^ I or ] ^ a hoJ ; it is often
oidv a rag with corner strings.
mm 1 i 7 "i^ s it ii-^'ve
many of the common people
with me, more than can be
coimted.
^J? j|§ /\ ] a man of great talents.
§ ] ^ a carjijenter'f marking-
^1
cup an
d line.
B 1 ^ *^® strlas or the linger •
tips.
'!l? 1 "' ^ 1 to '^'orship the
Dipper — for long lif-.
■Jt 1 the part of Ursa Major con-
taining the four stars a y 6 in
lao Dipper, which is regarded
as the chariot of Ti, and to
revolve ni the center of the sky.
jf§ 3^ M 1 tlie sky is full of
eonsiellauions.
1 'fy 5i composite characters,
where several parts are written
together so as t 'ook like one.
f _Lj J To shake ; to shudder, to shi-
j-^ ver ; to throw off; to arouse.
'tea ] f ^ shake it off, as
dust.
^ jpl^ 1 .)U excited, ready for
any effort, in prime spirits.
1 1 # Jl ft^ S shook off the
snow from hiniseU'.
W' jfc" ?* 1 ^'^ trembled all over.
II 1 1 65 '•- looses up and
down ; quivering, as a twig in
the wind.
In Cantonese. To touch, to
handle ; to work in wood.
^ I let that alone.
(l.*l The capital of a pillar.
^^ 1 ;jilt the square block on its
Ueu top.
Kead \-hu. A long-handled
ladle likened to the Dipper.
y? 7K ffi ] "se a ladle to dip the
hot water.
From inseet and (Upper, alluding
to the shape.
Uea A tadpole, a porwiggle.
^^ 1 3X tadpole characters,
fanciful forms of characters in !m-
itation of them and tishes, birds, or
other things.
^^L The sleeve of a dress.
'tea
The slope of a hill ; a sluice
or drain for irrigation ; to
stand ; suddenly.
] f^i w m '''1 'It ""^'c te
became rich and great.
?C S 1 fe tlie sky was
quickly o\ereast.
I 1^ suddenly burst out or oc-
curred.
^ It 1 ^ ''t the triennial sur-
vey, he was abruptly disuiissed.
ill 1 M ;p t^ ± the hill is
too steep to be ascended.
] p^ the openings of sluices for
irrigating rice-fields.
^ 'i' 1 1^ '"^ '^ perfectly fear-
less ; a dare-devil.
n\
till
The first form rudely represents
two jt hraves fighting and sup-
ported hv their respeoiive armie&
int he rear ; it is tiie 191st radi-
cal of a few characters relating
[. to contests, and is often written
like jwia/i f] a door ; the third
form is the most common, and
read '/cKwlien used as a surname,
but the second is the correct one.
J To wrangle, to contest, to
fight ; to set by the ears, to
make others fight ; to con-
tend for, to strive to excel ; to
play at ; to set, as types ; to discuss
sharply.
1 M, pugnacious, belligerent.
^ ] a brawl; to {aU to and fight.
] g£ to fight ; to have a shindy-
] i\j, ^ to debate about.
1 {^ to squabble about the
divisions of a thing.
1 '^ M f!)^ I can't compete with
you ; I'll knuckle luider.
1 S& .f| to race horses.
] ^ to make merry with games
or trials of skill, as at a feast.
1 H IS a regatta.
1 ^ ''^ dispute fiercely.
:^ llj B.I ^ ] sit on the hill and
see their tigers fight ; — met. let
people settle their own quaiTels.
^ M \ 3K ^*® '■'^'^s to show his
pluck; he will not yield.
1 IS )t^ t^' Pl^.v ^■"'•'Is-
In Cantonese. 'J'o make things
or furnitiure ; to touch, to play with.
1 /f^ f^' •'' carpenter.
1 ^"L to throw into disorder.
p;j^ ] don't touch it.
^ ] J^ I caimot bring it .'ibout j
it won't do or match.
■ ^ t Tiie character represents a dish^
tJ the cover, oi)ening, and legs mak-
— '' * log its parts ; it forms the 151st
teu radic.ll of characters relating to
vessels, but also to pulse, as it is
now chiefly used for the next.
A wooden trencher, a charger ;
a sacrificial disii ; pulse, legumes ;
an ancient weight equal to 16
grains of millet, or (he 144th part
of a tael j to measure out ; a peck.
TEU.
^ \ ^ ^ matters relating fc:
sacriHcus and worship.
-/h I a wooden platter.
^ m MMn 1 ?L f the
presiding women are still and
reverent, and prepare the mi-
inenius trays.
In Cimtonese. A fatlieu ii, ^ ] ,
9, phrase said t€ come from v-. rai.s-
pronunciation of tho northern term
^ M. ^"^ M W. ■?' ^^'^ 1''''^ " till-'
governor."
i2L
A refent cliaracter
used lor tlia last.
constantly
every kind ;
Legumes of
peas, beans.
I ^ or ] ^ string-beans -, peai
in the pod.
W \ green peas,
life 1 "■' "t 1 grfu'id-nnts.
1 B fk ("^ IB bean-curd jeUy.
jfj I lenliler. also, the bean of
Abi uo 2>rec({,tornis.
I jQ' antil j] ^ bean cakes.
^ ] a Budhist name for lentiles.
^. 1 kidney beans.
^ I connnon bean {Faha sitiiva),
from iho fancied similarity of
the iiircu'o pods to silkworms.
7j< 'j §J " kicustrine plant with
thread-like Ua/e;;, which produ-
ces small edible 'ubers like geaj.
^>^ ) Intercliangeil with its primitive.
vy. k sacrificial vessel, that which
icL,' Lwlds the mejit.
TEU.
Like the last.
A wooden trencher to bold
ten' meat; an old measure of four
^\ pints, less than half a peek.
^ I a higli tree, whose fruit re-
sembles colored bags, and &;
leave brigh'- mirrors ; perhaps
the bladder tree or luc/ruteria
punicaluta.
From dUseas' .nd vea, '
The small-pox.
tKu' I ^ the pustules.
] ^ TaccJne vims.
] caught the small-pox.
1 or UJ 1 "? '^'^^ .smallpox
has appeared.
jf^ ] or |£ ^ I to vaccinate.
31^ fj ] took it naturally.
I ^ pock-marked.
I ^ the scabs.
] ^ a broken pustule.
1 # or I jjiij] /^ ^ goddess of
the small-pox.
T'EU.
875
teu'
To delay, to loiter, to remain
without permission ; to stop,
to detain ; to avoid, as an
enemy ; to peer and peep, to
skulk around in order to es-
cape detection.
lf& 1 1 T^ «fe IS *b fi ^
he loitered liy tlie way and
■oiild not go right to his post.
I to beguile and lead astray.
■^ to delay, to dawdle.
Old sounds- fo, 4u, 5'ot, nnd (iut. /n Canton, t'au ; — in Swntow, t'au and tan 5 — i^^mot/, t'o, to, and tau ; —
in Fuhchau, t'au, Can, and t'aia ; — in S/iiuii/h<ii, t'u and dix , — in Chi/ii, t'6-
Froni »(Ti and to avswer : it was
[Jj originally written liko ()/ii ^^ to
deceive.
Remiss'; careless, T as to in-
cur losi"', stealthily, miderhand ;
Fecretly disrespectfully ; to pilfer,
to steal to obtain unfairly ; to
undervalue, to despise.
J ^ to take one's ease, when he
ought to "vork ; io let things
dide.
'(t S 1 K] to shirk work even
wlien very Im.sy.
] ^ to shamefully s;ivc ono'^ life.
1 ti!i to pilfer, to purloin,
1 -^ O go silently, P£ r thief
D'^ ' The neck, the throat.
QjL |g ] to break off the neck i '
tea'' as in hanging. |
1 ^ the neck. I
Jl m 1 IP) frogs croak through
(or in) their neck.
>^^J To set out food.
pJA I It '''^^ I''"'t of i* feast
teu'' which remains, and is spread
for the servants.
Il^> To distil again.
^ M -^ \ i. itmustbfc distil-
tca' led once more.
From ^ rave and jJ disgrace-
ful contructod.
A hole, a burrow ; \ duct, an
aqueduct, a drain ; ; waste-
weir ; an error by which some one
is disappointed ; loss, waste, dani-
awe ; to dig a hole or channel
through a bank or wall.
7K 1 "■ '"^ter sluice or drain,
^p] ] a kennel.
3^ 1 "5 iiJ f"^'" ''' t'ifl'fg error (or
damage) many bad results follow.
1 J§ a narrow road, as in a gorge.
{tN M ^ 1 ^^e can assure them
that there will be no remissness.
^ 1 to let down the sluice-gate.
In Cantonese, A rendezvous
for thieves and their plimder ; a
ffuet-apens.
^ ] P to beset or watch a lurk-
ing-placa
1 ^ 'ic steal and rob ; a brigand.
JpJ I a petty thief, -s shoi^lifter.
escaped the Irolhy bustle of life,
and am going io take a half ho-
liday.
1j 1 .Jfc to steal away , to slink
off.
876 T'EU.
I X'j to s;i\e humuu labor.
] j^ remiss, negligent.
] ^ to steal a look at.
1 X M f^l" 'o tleceive in work
and stock ; dishonest work and
scant materials; to iiccnlatc in a
job.
^,/v An ore called ] ^ resem-
<*B!I ^'""S P'Tt' copper, which
,/'«« comes from Persia : it attract.s
and forms an amalgam with
quicksilver, and is probably a rich
ore of gold and copper.
" * J? From /eq/" and /ilntter.
cjZ^ The head, which is highe.st
^teu on the body ; the front, ihe
top ; the chief, the first, the
best ; the end, as of a beam ; the
beginning of, the eti trance of a
matter ; a classifier of affairs or
acts, and occasionally of cattle and
horses; it is added to many names
of thuigB because they are roundish
like a head, or to make a distinctive
noun.
1 ^ the head, the skull.
1 'iM. vertigo, dizziness.
"Q 1 a fillet or headband.
(BJ ] to turn the head.
|JJ I to take one's part, to ancler-
takc for, to interfere ; distinguish-
ed, rising.
— 1 in -^ '■^'^ marriage afl'air.
%W) 1 g" ^y '"^'^^ ""ay-
_[;. j and "f ] upper and lower
peoi)le, as master and servants,
the boss and liis men.
"f ] down-ftairs. (Cantonese).
1 Wi carriage animals.
] B^ a headman, the guiding
hand ; a clue, a way,
^ 1 2i M ^° °^"se for an ac-
tion, ii is a doubtful ea.se.
f^ <^ W 1 ^ ;1 be begins a
thing but never finishes it
1 — (® tlie leading man, the
first or most famoua
■fe 1 ~" 5^ t^lie day before that
1 ^ 1 k 'l^e very best of.
T'EU.
yiS W- 1 "'^ other way, no help
for it.
^ 1 ^ 5§ no opening anywhere ;
I can find no occupation.
1 1
aE
he can easily find
eiii[jli>yiiient
HJ A ] li!i he excels most men.
aii ] to nixl a,«sent ; to bnw.
1 1 f@ Il# tliat first time.
Ji,^ I II the first time of doing
anything is hard.
In Shanffhai. An adverb, about.
1 H "g M ab.3ut -200 li.
Rend like the last, nnj used only
» as tlie 8tli radical of a few mis-
J fii
cellaneous characters.
It has no meaning.
_L»^ From lie
<^<. To thr
end and weapon,
row al, into, or down ;
^I'eu to take or go to, to deliver;
to cast off, to reject ; to give
one's self up to ; to present to;
to receive ; to have recourse to ; to
engage another to do ; to intrust ;
to act with ; to join, to consort with ;
to suit, to agree on ; to raffle, to
bid for ; to conceal ; towanls or in-
clining to.
1 ^ '"' 1 jS '° ^^^ ^ lo'lging-
•P ] 1^ not pleased with.
ffi 1 W.i^io sell by auction.
I 0f3 to bid for \nva-voce or pnl)-
licly ; not I ^ io write a bill.
] !^ to give in bids at a rafflo.
1 ^ ^ t° haniii in dispatches.
] ^ to drown one's self in well.
] fi ^ ^ ' to agree to whatever
another likes, sycophantic.
1^ pS 1 ^ 'o •'•oree with ui opi-
nion, to coincide with, to bear the
same testimony.
] ^ to take to, to givo over to.
S 1 ]^ 1^ he fell into his own
snare.
1 "S^ going westwards
] tifH f fi ^ to send a peach and
get a pear in exchange.
1 M or j ^ to submit and
return to allegiance.
T'EU.
1 S[i to enlist, to enter the army.
il tT 1 "^ '"-' "•■'"t '""l owned
his misdeeds.
ft ^ ] m ^ ^ $ I'alf a
sentence is too much to say to
one whom we dislike.
Mrt^ From ho/ie and im'a/mn .■ it is
( Bj? sometimes used for ^ku ^ a i^art.
it'eit Dice are called | ^ from
s/i'ii their being made of bone
M 1 ^ "■• ^T 1 •? or
§ 1 -^ to throw dice.
Tlie character is designed for a
rude delineation of a wine cp ;
and is no.v reduced to ^ a mea-
sure.
An ancient .sort of beaker or
'tcit
flagon.
f A"^? Said to be used for tlie Last, and
J KJ defined to wash. ^
U'r/i A small aftlueiit of the Yel-
low River in the southwest
corner of Shansi in Jiii-ch'ing hien,
where once was ] '^ a mart.
f Z^Z^ From to hreiil/ic and pulse ; used
IT in Cantonese, and incorrectly
,tcu
written 'f3j- to shudder
To pant, to take breath, to
breathe hard and .sigh ; to rest, to
hold up.
'J^ 5i Wi 1 '''6 '■b''*' •'' very
passionate.
1 — H to rest for a day.
I J^jf to take an airing.
I rrp ^ hold up for a while.
I'll I to moan and sigh.
1 — I rest a little while.
1 ^ 'o P"ii tL- l)reath ; to pant.
'.dSljl T) l(»t ? to carry off things.
^"y 1 J!} to plunder, as lawless
't'eii soldiers do.
C -tH J. From yellow and lord.
^Ju Yellow, a dark yellow ; the
'(("■ \ fS ^^'''^ yellow cotton
flaps or tabs which hung from
the crown over the ears, intimating
that the king must not listen to
rumors.
t'eu.
TI.
TI.
877
t^J^ From silk and peck ; it is used
J^— I* with the preceding, and is not the
nip '■tiv $4
't'u
cor J.
Yellow ear-covers; to inform.
1) From to go and heautiful.
To pass or leap over ; to go
itii' from this to that ; to pass
through, as light does through
glass ; to couiprehencl, to discern ;
throughout, thoroughly ; an alarm-
ed or doubtful look.
1 It ^ or 1 ilk it '■o 'ell ""«'>5
fceling.s to make a clean breast.
] ((j< J^jf to chill one through, as
when drinking iced-water.
I f^ or jj ] to understand fully.
] 5t '^'^ opening for light, a kind
of skylight.
1 3t ^ '•■ transparent thing.
] ^ -p ii shrewd, artful, clever
fellow.
M 1 perfectly well, just right.
■Jl'l ^ 1 •"■ '''^ '"^'' comprehend the
subject ; it is hard to l:itliom.
] 'ft A >ij> to convert tlie heart.
M ] iiL fit! <i IS I *e tl"-""gl>
his scheme.
-® ^ 1 M 'lo "0' let a lisp of
it be spoken.
^ "^ ?^ 1 "ot I'ipe, underdone.
not ready. {Shanghai.)
]Mt 1 "T ^^et quite through.
In Cantonese. To offer, as a
price ; to light, as a fire.
I ^ j^ the coal has lighted.
1 )!S i^ '■" price a thing dirt
clH'a|).
1 '}(. 'M ''oil'' a fire in the grate
iU' To,
deceive.
I to lead into evil ways,
feu' to vitiate.
^
From "^ not and ^ lord^ de-
noting one woh liening sonie-
* tliinji bail, spits it out antl iejec'"S
it ; the second form is now only
u.sed as a primitive. i
O
thit" To spit out.
OhI sounds^ tt', de, da, t6t, dot, a/td dek.
in I'^ihchaUy ti, t'i,
From place and right ; similar
to the next.
TI. '
In Canton, tei and ti ; — in Sioatuw, ti and tol : — in AmotJ, ti, te, t'e and toe ; ■
te, tie, te, and t'e ; — in Shanghai, ti a7td di ; — in Clii/u, ti.
,^
To dike, to bank ; to prepare
against, to guard, to o[ipose
a barrier ; to stop, or fill a levee ;
a defense ; a causeway, a liank.
1 Ri 'J' A l>e careful of evil
peojile.
bK ilS ~r 1 ^^^ water has over-
rtovved the dike.
Q From earth .niid rir/hl ; used with
^^^ tlie last.
^ti A dike, a bund ; a ridge, a
barrier ; to divide by dikes 5
to fix a thing on its base.
5|t I to build a causeway.
1 ^i a bank of c.irdi.
] j^ near the bank.
K^^ Skin shoes ; plain shoes ; a
single thickness without orna-
^ti nient.
] ^ buskins.
3|g ] leathern greaves or shin
plates.
Pj ] an old name for a region
near Koko-nor.
From man and low or mutual;
the second form is pedantic.
To bend or hang down, to
droop; to incline ; to sink,
.IS money ; in a low place;
below, down ; base, humble,
_ under the .standard ; ordinary.
vulgar, common ; the lower classes.
j^ and ] with [ and ^ are op-
posites, high — low ; honorable
— base.
] g^ to hang the head.
^ ] cheap, low-price(L
{fj ^ ] low bom, a humble origin.
^K jl^J 1 Sit ^^•I'^er runs down-
ward ; — the heart turns to evil
J^ \ to knit the brows
when sorrowful.
1 1 Dt JE lie spoke in a low
tone.
W. ^- ] B tlie gentle look of
Budhist gods.
] — ^ put the line one charac-
ter or place lower.
1 1^ Wi $5 •■0 revolve in the
mind when in sheer despair and
ready to kill one's self.
] ^ or I ^ in a low voice.
3flK
] ■^ counterfeit ; low, mean, as
a disreputable business.
;p ] ^ "p gg I am not going
U> submit to do everything.
m
f/»0
A mineral ] ^ used in dye-
ing silk black ; it may be a
sort of iron-alum or massive
alum shale ; it occurs in the
southeast of Shantung.
Used witli the next.
A ram or buck ; a he-goat; a
ram three years old.
] ^ ji^ ^ the ram butts
against the fence.
From ox or hoi-n, and reaching
to as the phonetic.
' To gore, to butt ; to push
with the horns ; to strive
against ; to push, as oB' a
shore.
1 fiS to push and drive with
the horns.
■fij ] jgjj pushing and pulling, an
ancient soil of wrestling.
1 M ^ i^Sl to resist heretical or
strange doctrines.
IS
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cttrf;^ The sacral extremity, or the
n^4 end of the spinal marrow, by
'it whicli it comiuuuicatts with
the brain ; the os coccygis.
'S
IVom ^ reaching and -^ one
denoting tbe eartli ; q. d. one
tnmblinf' down : used for tbe
next, and for (iS to bang down.
The third zodiacal constellation,
consisting of afivdei^ijiv^o
in Libra ; to revert to; a foundation ;
fundamental, radical ; to lodge a
night ; the bottom of.
';^ I on the whole, generally.
] ^ a tribe in the Shang dynas-
ty which occupied a region on
the upper waters of the Eiver
Wei in Kansuh.
Read ,</. To reach ; to bang
down ; cheap.
n
Fioni a town and to rcarh ; it is
iutercbanged with tbe ne,\t and
last.
A hotel where feudatories
lodged at the capital ; a royal
residence, whore courtiers repair ; a
lodging-house ; the basis, the sup-
port of a thing ; fundamental, going
to the bottom of ; a stand lor a
tablet ; a screen ; to arrive at.
] -^ a lodging-place.
ift ] M @ ■'^ '^'''" foundation.
J^ ] a tavern, one's hotel.
] '^j? the Peking gazette, so called
because it is supposed to be
copied out at the royal hotel.
1 M "^"^ reach the capit.nl.
c^tt To oppose, to ward off; to
^Jld^ rush against, to butt ; to hit
' ti together ; to substitute ; to
forfeit a pledge ; to atone
for ; to sustain, to bear ; to get what
one deserves ; to olfend ; to reach,
to arri\e at ; up to, reaching to ; a
pledge, a security, a lieu.
1 }« Hi f^ "5 bear the conse-
quences.
] \^ hold it up ; stop it, as from
falliiiK
1 "?§ \i. '•' ^^'i^l sustaui it ; it will
not give way.
] J^. to barter, (o swap.
I fp to atone for crime, to bea'
the blame.
1 Wi ^o settle a debt ; to com-
pound for a money payment by
other property.
1 ^ ^^ 8'^^ ^^ equivalent for.
] ^^ to make compensation ; to
pay a nnilct, to settle an atfair
whh money.
1 "^ o'' 1 'ft '■*' forfeit cue's
life ; to atone by life.
] 7](C tide or current against one.
] ^ to gesticulate, to flourish the
anus.
] JL to slap the table, as when
talking.
;jg ] to give in return as good as
he gave ; to revenge upon.
■^■^ 1 in general, for the most part.
Bead 'chi. To clap.
] ^ Ifij lA 1"^ clapped his hands
and said.
In Cantonese used for ^-jDj. To
value ; worth, valued at ; cheap,
at a Ijargain.
^ 1 $^ "ut worth much.
] ^ clever, skillfiJ.
^ j]£ pE I I was not up to-him,
I was taken in.
1 f# >■§• ^^ell worth it.
^ {^ I P|)5 it was very cheap.
Cv|if Also read '■Id and '■chi ; tbe pri-
^flx2 mitive is also \vi'itten slii' ^■
'it Disease ; sickness caused by
constipation ; afflicted, sor-
rowing.
iS S 1 '^ y°^ ^''^^ J^^*- make
yourself ill, — by brooding over
these troubles.
f I . fc From diff' and hotlom ; it is not
\Q^ the same as tbe next, but is con-
*^ stantly used for it ; and for '■chi
Irc a boue.
Hi
A soil stone, like steatite ; to
come to ; to cause to approach ; to
fix, to settle ; to produce ; to ex-
1 ecute ; to reach ; a whetstone.
gl I J^ had decided on the plan.
Jfl) tE in 1 the highway is level
as a whetstone.
^ ^ I ^ ;P ^ the three regions
contrLljuted their best sorts.
?^ 11 1 jM Pli -^ -t our ancestor
rendered his deeds manifest in
former days.
From shelter and bottom : to be
distinguisbed from tbe last.
'ti At the base of, under the
shadow of ; the bottom of ;
below, underneath ; below the level
of; low, menial ; a servant ; to the
end, lasting ; to reach the bottom ;
to impede ; to settle, as sediment ; a
copy, a rough draft ; natural vigor,
constitution ; a conjunction, but,
only ; in the Sung dynasty and be-
fore, used for g^ as a sign of the
possessive.
] 'gi the under surface.
^ pj j it don't reach tbe bottom-
M 1 ^> J& #< ^o^ "^11 i'' '^rn
out at last'?
"^ ] down stairs, below.
I "]» under, underneath.
)]■> ] servant boys.
jj 1 put it last, goes last; to lay
on priming in painting.
{•T^ '9t ij 1 'lo y*^^' ^^^ broach
the matter.
ft} 1 ■? vigorous, hearty ; of good
ancestry, respectable parentage.
fi" S 1 "? HS # "^^^^ ^^ ^^'s
start in life '?
W< 1 ^ A lie cares for nobody ;
supercilious, upstart.
■g^ -^ j|g ] what do you think
will 1 le the end of it 1
Jjl^ ] underground ; hades, in the
abyss ; the underworld.
^ ] family possessions.
1^ ] behind, rear, last, after alL
jIP ] carefully, in detail.
J^. PJi 1 jb so that there, is no
end or final rest.
^P ] you know it to the bottom ;
that's very wise, you see the
whole thing clearly.
] ^g a draft, a first copy.
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TI.
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trlrT^ The famous bow of tbe cm-
J/J^ peror Slinn, which was redaud
Vi' ornamented with carvings.
<-^lC To vilify, to slander, to de-
|tj\ fame ; to accuse vrroDgfuDy ;
Hi to blame.
1 §^ to calumniate,
j^ ] \ ilu slanders.
SE ] 7^ ^^ to pervert tbe right
or call it wrong.
1 PS A W: P to implicate one
in a crime unjustly.
Bead tih^ Artful, crafty.
( TT>^ From ear and cavity ; also read
P^|$ ddh^ and toh-,
'ti Hard of bearing from dis-
ease : a disease in the ear.
Trom ground and also.
The earth, " the heavy gross
particles which sank at the
time of separating the prime-
val ether ;" the second of the three
l)rime ])o\vcrs, worshiped as J^ |
Queen Earth ; a spot, a place ; a
territory ; grounds ; a space ; terres-
trial, earthy; in the ground; the
bottom, the support of; only, but,
merely.
] "]» on the ground.
•J\^ ] ihe whole world, the empire-
1 ]5i' f"' 1 "ti ^ I'l'icp, the locali-
ty, (he region ; a spot referred to.
] BUI ^ El t'l^' gi-ound is firm ;
bis I'riend.s are influential ; the
firm is .sound.
] {pj< or 1 |?5 01' 1 3^ constables,
police-men, headmen.
] ^ a landlord ; god of a spot,
his shrine is usually in the ball.
1 IB. gi'ouud rent.
"ftil T J I ^"^ ''^ "■ "^'^" °^ substance.
)1^ \ tbe disposition.
1 Ik Si ->£■ -k M ll'o times are
very bard, the market is tight.
^ ] ^ a native of a place or
country.
J^ I to fall to the ground.
] ^ij productions, produce.
^ ] a gilt ground in lackei'ware.
f I; 1 vacant ground ; a resource ;
a character or principle.
1 /Gk o'' 1 ^ sweet potatoes.
Bg ] a dark room or spot; in
secret, suh rosu.
A 1 4B fit tilt'' man a"i^ the spot
agree, he is familiar with the
place.
^J ] fi a good locality or situa-
tion.
^flJ.-fiil fi^ 1 .'> I liave riOt
attained his skill (or standing.)
<i/ Mi M 1 ''■'' thoughts wander,
his mind is not on the subject.
] g geography.
In Cantonese often written Jjjj^.
A sign of tbe plural of persons;
used for ^^ as a sign of the posses-
si\'e ; also read J,i an adjective
denoting a little of, ratlier, a dimi-
nutive.
^ I mine ; ours.
t\t pfi ] ordinary, poor quality.
is 1 $^ l"s fuoney.
k- #■ < 1 a little better.
"JS c 1 M,h S'^'c '110 a little more,
'l/i c I fr go quicker, hurry I
■itlC.' The root of a tree or the part
^U^ of the trunk near the ground ;
ti ' the bole ; root, origin, foun-
dation.
i35 & IS 1 ■''' fif'i' ^'id deen set
root.
p A white crab or small apple.
larger than a cherry, luit
(t ' tliei'e is much discrepancy in
tbe descriptions of the plant ;
the /^ ] is evidcnlly a sort of
plum, and is known as ] ^ ; it
is common in Shcnsi ; (here is also
another .sort described like a wild
cherry.
1 ^ 'ft ^ yellow flower like the
Spircca in form ; probably a
Kerrla or Corchorus.
Read tai.' Mannerly, polished,
elegant.
J^ S 1 la fii'^^'e '"""J liiglily
decorous deportment.
) Name of a stream in Lin-
(h'ing hien E,^ ^ %% in the
ti ' southwest of Chihli.
) The ancient form represents a
strap rising hy degrees as it is
wound around a stick ; used with
' tlie next, and as a prnnitive inter-
clianged with t» ^ ample.
A younger brother ; to act as
becomes a younger brother ; cou-
sins ; relatives ; a junior, a friend ;
easy.
^ 51 1 iny wife's brothers.
$I> 51 1 sons of a mother's brother.
i^" 1 ^ M f@ bow many bro-
ther.s have you?
your younger brother.
^ ] my younger brother.
1 ^ a pupil.
.^i 1 or >]■» ] your unworthy
friend, your burable servant
T]]t I a boy, a lad : my boy I
|ij Pj] ] when in active life, fail
not to act the part of a younger
brother.
Tfi 1 disrespectful to superiors.
^ -flj: ] half blood relatives.
if' 51 1 to act like a brother.
# ■? ^ 1 tbe daughter of Tsi
is liap[;y and unconcerned.
^
t^'
t i
From heart and h'Otltrr, to indi-
cate tlie f
preceding.
To act as a younger brother;
respectful brotherly ; indif-
MM -lit 1 i^.S^ooLirtcsy
and respect are vhiues honorable
to all.
yfc^^) F;oni hnmho and a s'rnp serew-
lIA ing around and ascending : it is
,'j often contracted to <,i'i ^ a
' grass.
A series, an order, a class, a
gradation ; to grade ; a consecutive
rank or place ; to make or arrange
in a .scries ; placed before figures
it forms the ordinal numbere ; a
literary degree; a mansion, a house;
a omjunction, but, yet, also an
adiwib, merely, however.
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] — ■ iuimbcr one, the IJi'ot
^" ] a regular order.
I — jij. the best.
1 7^ ilu ^^'l^i'-'Ii ""inber is it ?
] H j^ or I J5| another place.
I an officer's Louse; a fine
mansion.
\^y I he has got a higher grade.
/f^ ] not graduated higher.
^ ) attained to the degree, as of
^ ] a Hanlin doctor.
B^J I to confer a house on a de-
serving officer.
Jg: I failed in getting the degree.
\M ] 'M M- '^ ^^^ spacious esta-
blishmcul.
1^ ^' PI 1 ''"■■ lit e™''y profession.
/P 1 iU jlfc ""t^ merely this way.
In S/i(/ii(/Iiw. A demonstrative
pi-oiwuii, this, that.
] fgthis.
j M ii Sfi is it good walking here.
] j"^ this side.
^^fft ' To go oil', to migrate ; to
Irff leave ; a knife-case.
ti ' \^ IP 1 tbe wild geese have
gone si'Uth.
From Iciir and alsv or to change.
. Hair falling over the shoul-
' dcrs. disheveled or nnboimd ;
women's fiilse hair ; to shave.
^ M 1 .& do not desire false
li;ili' . — vdu have enough.
^ ] bind nj) the locks and
w.
do not ka them fall negligently
From insect and (/irdle or to con-
ii'ct ; the fust read t'ai' means
also a snake ; and the second
read rholi, also niesns a spider.
The rainbow, supposed to be
ti' fonned of small ephemene
generated in the ether, which
% m m ^ ^ ^ ^ ^'^''*^'^"
and earth's noxious \-apoi-s produce.
Ht ^£ *: ^ ^ ssc ia '•'^^''^
the rainbow is in the east, no-
body ventures to pouit the fiuger
to it, — lest a boil grow.
TI.
|^r;>1 A sneeze; a running at Ihe
nose.
] snivel.
IK >^' & ^. A IJi ^
somebody i^ talking of me. ior
I have been sneezing many times.
1 From c<irt and r/reat or doff ; tbe
I first form only is authorized, but
the other two aie ii;etwith.
I The liuch-pin in an axle ; to
I put in the pin ; in Tso, a
»J wheel was once so called.
# i 1 llij 3fe Ij •& the
ti ' king of Tsi put in his linch-
pin, and the chariots raced
of}" together.
Read lai ' A district in tbe Han
dynasty near the present Wu-chang
ill Hupeh ; the marquis of Tai ]
-jS was the title of the king's son.
m
M
ja
ti'
[
TI.
From eye and byothcr or is
second ibrm is seldom used.
the
From wood and great ; occurs
used for to' ^b :> scull.
Standuig alone, like a fine
tree ; distinguished, ercLncnt ;
flourishing.
=fi ] :t -^ & f'M & tl'^^re
was a single spindle-tree grow-
ing on the left of the road.
Fetters of iron ; to fetter.
# S ^" 1 ^ li: t'^°se who
[illegally] made salt were fet-
tered on the left leg.
From woman and lyrother.
A younger sister ; a brides-
i ' maid.
' ^ a younger brother's
wife.
I fj- or ]£ 1 ^ waiting boy ; a
l.id. {Cantonese.)
1 yj^\ brothers' wives, both oklei'
and younger.
^ ^ I a slave-girl born in the
house.
%^ \ ^ ^ •''1' 'i^*^ maidens fol-
lowed her ; — i. e. the bride.
A piece of whitish jade, once
as a
J-/y# worn
I ti ' symbol of sincerity
on the girdle
To gaze at, to stare, to look
at boldly and disrespectfully.
/P ^ 1 (IS <lo "ot presume
to stave at bim
1 M ^ Ib^ t° io''^ "t ^^'thout
recognizing, to cut.
Wii^ 1 >§• X !i: ^ Ah ! how
fiu-tivcly she glanced, and then
smded I
111 Cantonese read '■tei. To keep
watch of, to lookout for; to suppose,
to deem, to see, to look.
^ \ %^ ^ tkink there are
some ; I guess it is so.
] 15 to watch, as a watchman.
I 'f^ used to it; I've Been such
thuigs before.
i% K \ ^ you'll make people
laugh at you.
] ^ to shroff money.
] -^ I've seen it.
1 ff j^ '°°^ carefully after it.
1 SM 1 M -^'^'^ ^^^0 ^^^ ^^' i^
right.
BS 1 1 °°'' taking his eyes off,
staring at.
w
Said to he formed of _L (an o'ld
form of _L) above and ^, to
jiierce ;
but its composition is oh-
To judge, for which the next
is now used ; one who rtiks by bis
own power, a god, a divine being ;
one writer, says ] M&'^ ^i.
ti ' is a lord of living things ; an
audacious designation of him who
rules the world, ;'. e. China ; of one
■whose virtue, being like that of
beaven and earth, is made their
vicegerent among men ; — «'^o, a
sovereign, a potentate or autocrat,
an emperor, of whom the world can
properly only have one : Heaven ;
the Taoists apply it to heroes and
genii ; a deity supreme in one de-
partment or endowed with a pecu-
liar attribute : as gg ] or ;^ ]
the god of War ; ^JC e 1 ^^'^ S"^^
of Letters; and iJ2 ] or 5^ ]
the god of Fire.
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J;^ 1 tl>P Supreme Ruler, thu
highest being iu tliu heavenly
pantheon, and now worshiped l)y
the emperor alone, as the source
of his vicegerent power ; he is
known by other names, as ^
^ [• ] the highest august
Bhangti ; 5c 1 '^° heavenly
Euler ; 5C ;^ ± 1 liL'-^venly
august Shangti ; and ^ 5C -t
1 bright heavenly Shangti ; the
Rationalists have degraded the
terra by making many Sbangti,
among whom ^ ^ _L 1 l'^*'
perfect august Shangti, whose
throne is supposed to be in the
Dipper ; S 5^ Jl 1 tlio som-
ber heavens Shangti, and |f^ ^
J2 I helpuig heaven Shangti
(Kwanti), are much worshiped ;
these have almost wholly taken
the place of the ancient divinity
ill the minds of the common peo-
ple iu China.*
-t 1 5c •!&» Shangti is Heaven.
* There me etroug reasons for the
inference tliat the early Bovereigns of the
Cliiueso \vor.shi[ie(I the spirits of their
deified ancestors under this term, to
whom Ihey looked for help ; cue _L ]
was sulHcicnt for tlie fjnardian of tlie
empire, and coutinned ou from cno
dynasty to another, wiiutever fundly was
deputed to hold the throne,. and unUniited
dignity and powers were ascribed to liiin
while tlie mon.arch holding the seut wonld
inckide in Ins devotions and sacrifices all
his predecessors whoso spii-itual favor he
desired. TIio idea therefore invoh'es
many inonarclis who have been deified,
and as tho guardians of the throne they
once occupied, tliey have been and arc
still all su|ipUcate<l for tlieir spiritual aid
by its actual incumbent down to this day.
To understand many pass.ages iu the
Books of Odes and Records, they need
to be read with this understanding, and
no other so well explains them. See
especially the Odes called 3C I '>'"'
.^ •^ in the Shi King, and tho Chapter
(W Ph '" '''" S'"' I'^U'o' ^' '* doubtless
true that the radical idea of ^ is a
ruler of the highest kind, but there is
not that proof that the designation Jl
I ever denoted tho true God, which
is required to enable one to use it for
Jehovah iu teaching Christian truth to
the Cliiueso without groat risk of serious
error.
] J the sovereign and | J^ his
queen.
^ I the emperor.
5. 1 the five elected rulers before
Yii the Great, c.c. 2507-2255 ;
also five gods of the Rationalists
which rule the four quarters
aud the zenilli.
] ^ the star /i iu Ursa Minor.
^ ^ ffij 1 ^&» lio^'^ strikingly
beautiful she is !
] -^ a class of beings like angels
or created spirits ; genii.
M
From words and autocrat as the
phonetic.
To judge, to examine into ;
to fix the mind on ; to decide
between.
^ 1 to inquire into a case.
^ ] careful attention,
pg ] the four truths (ari/a satt/ani)
which must be mastered l)y all
converts to Budhism.
though he can investigate small
subjects, he has not a wide reach
of mind.
> From ivori^hij* and autocrat as
the phonetic.
/( ' The religious ceremonies ob-
served by the sovereign twice
a year in honor of his ancestors and
predecessors, both remote and near.
■J^ ] ^ great Imperial sacrifice
oftered once in five years ; it
was mi.xed with that of ^ ^,
and indicates that both were
directed to the saiiio ohji'cts, and
partook of the ancestral worship.
] Mi ^ ^ the royal sacrifice
originated with Shun.
■) To run by drops ; a drop of
water.
] 5^ crying and weeping.
] ~Y yjj^ ^ to run drop by
drop.
— ;& — 1 —ip — ^'^ li"!'-,
a dro[i, a sand, an atom of dust,
— Budhist metaphors for mi-
nute objects.
^ An indissoluble knot ; bound
so as not to be loosed ; closely
ti' joined.
] jfr^ betrothed, engaged.
j ^ closely allied, as friends;
bound closely.
m. W, fl M Q 1 tljc smoke
cmled upwards wreathing itself
into knots
From plant and autocrat / it is
also interclmnged with ta? ^^
in this sense, and tho dictionaries
uphold tlie latter, bat this has
supplanted it.
The peduncle or footstalk of a
flower or fruit ; the persistent calyx,
as of brinjal or persimmon; stem
of a melon ; a root, a stem ; base-
less, unfounded.
"^ I a flower-stalk ; the leafy
calyx.
3fe 1 jS * lotus where two stems
have united.
] ^ the receptacle of tho flower
and calyx ; it usually includes
the green calyx.
J2 4tt ^ ] nothing to Bupixjrt
above.
JK SS H'J 1 -^ ^^^'^i t'i° melon
is ripe the caly.x falls ; applied
to a birth.
N High, exalted; tho highest
\\ or best of; tired out, weary of.
^ 1 lofty-
1^ ) the extreme of.
Read chai' A stout thorn | ^ ;
whenco tho simile ^ "^ ] ^ ^
have not offended a hair's breatlth.
5 ■( From to yo and a sceaming
th)er, contracted to the second
fonn ; it is also read tai* to en-
compass around.
To transmit, to send on, to
convey from Land to hand ;
to hand in, as reports are
given to a, superior ; to exchange,
to alternate ; a preposition, for, in-
stead of.
f^. I to send, as by post ; to
transmit intelligence; traditional,
banded down.
1 'M to petition for another.
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] ±f. next year.
to send tliis for me.
jg ] H j£ it- will not be easy
to catch liiin so far off.
] i|g ^ lo change the legs over.
t'i.
] f^ substituted for, instead of > (
takes the place of.
] ^ to e.\ change.
•^ ] gone a long way, — and not
rctiuiied.
] JiJ or ] ^ .send ; has been sent.
1 49 f± ?! alternating, changing
abuut.
] |£ to change, as the seasons ;
to [)ass from one to another.
1 ^ ^ ^<''"'' 't- to ooe : biiiig it
here.
Old sounds, t'ai, dai, t'at, and dat. In Canton, fei ; — In Swatow, t'i, ti, and t'
in Fulicliaii, t'i, te, t'e, t'e, and t'ai ; — in Shanghai, t'i and di
,ti
1
m
m
From 'rood and brother as the
phonetic.
A ladiler ; niovable steps ;
stairs ; the steps of a stair ; a
means to reach an end ; to recline
against : to scale, to mount
— ^ tS 1 ^ fliglit of stairs.
^g 1 a a closet under the stairs.
^ I p the opening of the stairs.
-^ a ladder.
1 or ^ ] a st'-p-ladder.
] a rope-lailcler, scaling-ladder.
3f^ 1 a ladder leailiiig to the roof.
1 1^ M ] ^ j(% the rungs or
boards of the ladder.
J2 ^ ] to ascend the cloudy
ladder ; — to become a Haidin.
^ ifc^ 1 ■? '"* I'^^lJi-'i' of ""S rope
with rundles.
# It ^ JW ^ II. 1 'lo»'t op-
press the people and give them
cause for revolt.
[- M \\X 1 *-o leave one in the
lurch.
] JL g= ,ra he leaned on the
stand in deep thought
] M ^ A. tiiey scided the walls
and scrambled uito the town.
,ti
A bent bone ; a wry nose,
5^ ] the spleen of a hog.
^1 ] a crooked nose.
A species of grebe called
511 I ; it has a whitish,
streaked plumage, very ftit,
and rather smaller than the
common wild duck ; its legs are
placed so far behind that it walks
with difEcultv.
.t'i
Vrom plant and to wreath around ;
it is often used as a contraction;
of iti ^ a series.
Name of a grassy plant.
#
,th
A'l
Tares found among rice or
wheat ; it is a species of panic
grass, not at all like darnel ;
weeds, cockles, tares.
1 Tit <£ ffl a ^ .iS @
when the tares are in the
field and growing together, it be-
wilders the eyes to distingiush them.
1 j^ a panic grass cultivated in
Chihli for its grain.
Interchanged with the last.
Sprouts or suckers ; tares ;
leaves opening out ; plants
starting ; a whitish grass re-
sembling panicled millet.
■^ in ^ 1 ^'^^ hands were liko
the soft white grass.
Read ^i. To cut down grass;
to root up weeds.
^ ] to cut up grass and weeds.
Greenish, thick plain pongee,
suitable for robes or skirts,
and given as presents.
I ^ a silk robe.
^ :^' -^ ] he was clad in dark
silk.
i^/* A net ft)r entrapping rabbits,
c^fy which was made by a bow
j<'i that sprung and caught them
bv the leg.
for the hare in the trap, it will
jump no more 1
B
,t I
^i
i.^^
WVtWf
iii ; — in Amoy, I'e, t6. t'i, and i •, —
; — in Chi/ii, t'i.
The pelican fomid along the
Chinese coast
■1 m 1^ .-e. *?; « ^ ^
Adfcg^^i^thepeh-
fr- can waits tor the fish, never
' hunting for his food, whence
bards have called him the old man
who trusts in Heaven.
Read J, for the second. A phea-
sant.
I ^ an unu.sual nam • for the fly-
ing squirrel.
L^ From hand and is ; occurs used
^^' -with the next.
,ti
To lift or take in one hand ;
to hold, to raise, to carry ; to
bring into notice, to suggest,
to bring to mind, to bring forwaid ;
to attend to ; to bring before a ma-
gistrate ; a kettle drum used on
horseback ; a Budhist syllable, as
in ] ^ for (leva, the gods of the
Braluuins ; unconcerned.
] J^ to speak of, to refer to.
1 ^ to bring to notice or mind ;
to suggest.
] 1^ to raise up. to promote.
] ^ to advance. •■
] ^ to take up in the arms, to
carry ; to nourish, to help on.
] %'^%^ to rouse to action,
111 reinvigorate the energie.s.
\ tIC to carry [a jiitcher] of water.
I |5jJ to watch .against.
] ijg a courier of the government.
] ^ to bring to mind.
] ^ ^ keeper in the Board of
Punishments.
T'l.
T'I.
T'L
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^f A 1 1 ''''^ weahhy person
uiovis about at case.
] JPJ '' I'loviiiciul judge.
] ^ a major-geueral, marshal, or
i-aplaiii-general ; the highest mi-
litary grade.
] Wi '"^ proctor or manager of col-
leges ; the oN'erseer ol" candidates
at examinations ; he also has the
o-eueral care of the chancellor's
yamiiii, and marks off the names.
1 Kf -(j ^ to bring forcibly to
notice.
^ ^ If. 1 to give orders per-
Konally with authority.
fchoe.
^3 ] the location of a dagoba.
rtead fS/ii. To collect, to lloek
together,
liff M 1 1 ['-^8 crows] come
flocking back.
fj^ The forehead, the front or
cA^^ head; conspicuous; the title
(«'/ or argument of a book ; a
subject for writing upon, a
theme, a ^^^'^position ; an inscrip-
tion ; to compose, to write ; used for
the last, to nuliee, to discuss, to
bring forward ; to praise ; to sub-
scrilje ; to do or attempt ; to look at.
] pj to compose \'erses.
1 ^ °'' 1 H ^^^^ inscription on
a talilet.
^<i' ] [3 '"1 important matter, an
lu'gent order from high oflicers
to attend to a thing.
J[\)J^ ] the exordium or argument of
an essay ; it nuist be only two
sentences, and is followed by the
■^ 1 or enforcement; there are
other terms of this kind in rhe-
toric, as [f{ I to repeat the
theme : :^ 1 'i long text ; and
^SC ^ Ifil" 1 '' eontradicts the
tlieuie.
>J » I ;^ f ^ to make too much of
a little matter.
1 Si "i'i ^^ '"'^ aroused inc.
^' ] the name or purport of a
book ; a text or theme.
^' ?I5" 1 "i'^ 1 tiJ P ho silent,
don't say anything about it ;
don't let a word drop.
] ^ the title printed on a book.
^ ] § an undertaking hard to
do, a difficult job.
-Uw 1 mi^i^± they
then discussed his merits, sh(}\v-
ing him to be an excellent person.
f/jc ] jjE say no more, let tho
matter drop.
&- % 1 ll BI Jo y<"i broach
the matter, or speak of it.
I BH to prompt, as one repeating
a lesson.
^i 1 ^ If^ the tattooed-fbrehead
Aniiamese, who anciently mark-
ed their brows with colors.
P An insect.
IaE 1 it ^r 1 i^ a light CO-
5<'« lorecl, small cicada, common
in the north of China.
Read f^sM. A bird, the ] M
or night jar.
^ Q From worshiji and is ; also read
t/I^XE ishi, and used for ^chi ')\\^ but.
k
ct't
Eest, repose ; at peace, in
cord with ; happiness.
] ^i §'•<-■;'»• happiness.
] ^5 in full health and prosperity.
] ]|^ J^ I got nothing but dis-
grace.
Q From spirils and is.
A|£ Reddish, but pure clear li-
(i quor ; the essential oil tjf milk
or elaine, a liquid refined
from butter.
5^ 1 'i5l '^ the rich wine is on
^the buffet.
1 Bfjl ''"' luietuous rich liquor
skimmeil from boiled butter or
ghee ; met. the beneficent mild-
ness of Budha.
X rt At ease ; name of a woman.
C%/£ ] ] beautiful, whining as
ffi Si Shi "^ jj^ the beauty of
Wu in olden time.
Read ^chi. An old term for
mother in Nganhwui.
rC [3 A frisking, fine horse,
off /£ fji 1 a swift^-footed palfrey.
^' ' 1 ^ an ancient place in the
Han dynasty, situated in the
east of Shantung.
Ql^ Also read js/i!.
c /F'"? A bird of the accipitrine
^ti order, which is thought iu
spring to turn into a dove.
From motttli and sovereign or //-
ijcr; it 15 also written other ways,
> but diflers from */ii' ^ only.
To howl and bewail ; to la-
(■■ ment, to cry ; to crow ; to
caw ; to coo and call ; to
scream, as an apa or parrot.
I 5^ to weep and moan,
f fj ] a cock"s crow.
Wi W 1 th.e third watch,
n ?:^ ?J 1 constantly wailing
and mourning.
Ji -i^ M, 1 M i'^» ^ ^^'i^^'' the
moon sets [near chiwn] and the
crows caw, the hoar-frost fills
the air.
I Pij- the cries and calls of birds.
tt From ybo? and •;■?; occurs inter-
— ' clianged with the next.
.'/ To tread on ; to step : to
kick.
^ ^ 'ftj I [■'•"giy horses] turn
back to back and kick each other.
I t^ ^ ^ exhort him to be
just ; to urge one to practice up-
rightness.
to gallop.
A hoof, solid or cleft, either
of horses or oxen ; a horse ; a
' traj) to catch hares ; to kick ;
a leg of pork or mutton,
j ^ hoofs and horns, )'. *.
horses and cattle.
J^- 1 pig's feet or pettitoes.
^ ]-{' A^^ the four hoofs
of an ox hare eight phalanges
— but they aro so matched they
cannot unite ; i. e. we seem to bo
unable to agree upon this mat-
ter.
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T'l.
^ #, # ® '\)k Bj 1 i", *«
j )yons spiiiig weather one Lkes
to gallop bis horse.
-^ jj; ] elephantiasis. {Cantonese.)
^ I a variety of red paper very
thiu and .strong
^ g ] a seven spotted [jjig's]
leg ; — women olten cat it to
increase their tnilli.
the paths made by the tracks of
animals and steps. of binls crossed
one another over the « hole land.
^ ] ^ the dock {Fume.r), used
as a vermifuge.
BIS 1^ 1 a sprawling duck's foot ;
i. e. a poor man who never wears
shoes. (Cantonese.)
E ^ "gf I horses two hundred
hoofs ; — i. e. fifty horse.
newt or water lizard ; an
the name is applied to a
ji'/ large «arp in some books.
A vessel used in making Rpi-
Iff^ rits ; a sort of boUer.
cfi
The clouds breakuig and the
rain ceasing ; fair weather.
These two characters are
synonyms in the Pan Ts'ao,
but they are badly describ-
ed ; a common name for the
mudfish or silure, of which
many species exist, and pro-
bably this denotes the broadheaded
bull-heads {Bagrus, Siliirus and
Pimelodui) ; caps are said to be
made from their skins, which per-
haps led to the Chusan islanders
beuig called ;^ ] A "' t"e Han
dynasty.
Jfl| From bone and sacrificial ressc/;
ai^ it is constantly contracted to q$
( rr* 80 that the proper sound p'an' of
U'i
! proper sound p -
thai form ia almost lost.
,» The body ; a frame consisting
of many parts ; the whole person ;
a solid, a cube or other sohd body ;
a class, a body of ofiicers ; the im-
t'i.
portant, real parts of, the essentials ;
the substance, the capacity, which
is shown by J^ use or emanation ;
becoming, respectable, decorous,
influential ; to embody, to realize,
to represent in action the views and
orders of a snperior ; to partition ;
fully formed, said of plants ; a
response to a sortilege ; comjjleto
uess ; attracted, related to, joined ;
to receive courteously; a style for
writing Chinese characters, of which
there are six.
4- 1 ■^ having a great reputa-
tion ; honored and dignified.
, I the whole, all concerned ;
in accord,
i* 1 courtesy, politeness.
] the four limbs.
^ ] or "g" 1 the entire organiza-
tion ; the body complete.
11^ :^C 1 ^° understand the highest
principles of propriety.
^ ] impolite, rude.
ij 1 W. elegant, fine-limbed.
] i[;^ to befriend.
^ ^^ — ] husband and wife
are one flesh.
* ^ ~ I two classes of civil
and military ofiicers.
] ^ the general look, the efiect.
^ '^ 1 5^ inelegant, as a bad
style ; imusiial or outre, as the
dress of a clown.
"M 1 j4 ?u I f*^^ yo"'" go°'^ ^^"^
is indisposed.
5^ ] the frame, the aspect and
l;ody of
^ j Zji ^enjoying bodily health.
^ ] the Emperor's person ; also
used by some for the Euchari.^t.
—" ^ i. 1 ^ * resume of the
whole work.
M ^ 1 ^S assimilate to the vir-
tuous, and you will have a love
for those who are di.stant.
1 @ $M Sf '•o apportion out the
state and mark off' the territory
— to feudal prmces.
1 ^ii A tljf ^villing to help an-
other; sympathizing.
1 S^ decorous, befitting.
T'l.
Ji)^ ^ From 44 or ^ together con-
1=4 traded, and j^ white altered.
To abolish, to reject, to set
aside ; to substitute, to change
for ; to supersede ; to wait, to stop ;
to intermit ; for, instead of, in place
of ; a sign of the dative.
] J^ a substitute.
] J^ one who takes another's work.
1 Itil 1^ ^Peak to him.
•jH: H [i^ ] hereditary titles are
not abrogated.
] ^ ^ a criminal's substitute.
M. ] without change, no abroga-
tion.
] 115- to change or rotate.
Anything that intervenes or
fends oft ; a bufi'er.
I -^ a saddle-cloth.
\^ ] the drawer of a table.
•|^ 1 gauze over a window.
S^ I a bamboo steaming-
frame oU which cakes are laid to
cook.
•Sit St 1 ^ ™& °f camel's hair.
From water and brother ; the
other two forms are tmusual.
Tears ; the water from the
■ eyes ; to weep ; the second is
I also read j/, and more pro-
■gpH^ perly means snivel, mucus;
-^^ J but the two are much inter-
' ' ' changed.
fi 1 in M ^^ '^^^P bi'leriy.
^ 1 running from the nose.
1 ^ sorrowful tears.
From knife or fti^ir aud brother ;
the second form is seldom used.
' To shave.
] 5^ to shave the head,
i #^ JJ* shaved smooth
1 m 6^ "" 1 M it *
barber. (Cantonese.)
1 ^ "'' 1 ^ ^° shave the beard.
] S ^ -fr ''' shave and turn
priest.
1 iS to trim or dress the eyebrows.
I
») Considered to be wrongly used
for tlie last.
<'i' To shave a child's bead ; to
root up grass, to weed out
completely.
■J^ I liiirii ftlie underbrush] and
(•ra<lieate the grass, — before
planting.
■-^ 1 to clear off the weeds.
TIAO.
TIAO.
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■irfe' An old name f
TitJ hair-pin. wliic
for a long, round
ich women used
ti' to-coil theii- hair on, and to
scratch the head when dress-
ing it ; it may have been like that
still used by the women of Lew-
chew.
ft jt ^ 1 ^^^^ '^""o ''^'' '^^''y
hair-pin on her girdle.
w
Used for the last ; Silso read ch'O
.ind ^'i/i,
<'(■' To go away, to leave ; to put
away : a comb-pin ; to play,
to i)oint at.
S f^ 10 ffiJ ^ 1 1'*^ tl'0"gl't "f
walking about, and not at all of
leaving ; — he did not wish to
lewe the service.-
M
,U(10
Old soiindx^ tio, dio, tau, tok, tot, and dok. /?; Canton, tiu ; — tn Sivatow, tio, t'
t'iau, and tsau ; — in Fidichnn, tiu, t'iu, and chau ; — in Shnnijhai, tio
From bird and all around.
Like the ne.xt, and interclianged
with it.
, two
,tkw
To engrave gems, to work
jade and other stones ; to or-
nament and carve ; a .sort of fine,
gem-like stone.
From linife, hirdy or pelage^ and
around ; t!ie Hrst is also a syno-
nym of iH^ and tlie others are
iiiterchaiijjed with the next.
To engrave, to cut figures
on, to carve and adorn ; to
polish, as when finishing off a
composition ; to tattoo ; or-
namented, engraved.
1 ;j^ to carve figures or pictures.
I ^l] to engrave, a.s blocks.
ll^ ^ 1 ^* the wall of the great
hall was adorned with carvings.
] 'X. carvers.
'i^ ^ 31 A 1 M :^ yo" ™"st
iniploy a carver to work the gem.
l'"rom ICC and nil around ; it is
interclianged with the lust.
To be exhausted ; injured
and lost its vitality ; fading ;
falling, .as the'old leaves.
1 SP "■" 1 "^ fallen, a,s blo.s-soms ;
willici'i'd, as the leaves in au-
lUllUI.
;j^ 5^ ^ 1 '^'c foliage does not
witiur ; evergreen.
% 1 i^ i^ lie is debilitated and
enervated.
I ^ the leaves are scattered.
^ 1 to fade early.
The great sea-eagle, a large
and fierce bird of prey, call-
ed ^ ] phnnage yellowish,
and whose plumes seen on the
ground are enough to make other
birds cast their feathers ; the name
is also applied to the Mongolian har-
hutox bearcool, the Aqiiila albicellu.
] (33 eagle plumes ; — a name for
an arrow.
1 H '"^ f'*"' '^f eagle's feathers.
— :^ M H^ 1 ^"'■1^ ""c arrow he
pierced two eagles.
IB* W » ^ P.ft ^1 tlie eagle
gazes at the clear clouds and his
weary eyes are refreshed.
A stone house, usually called
Rj ^ ^, common in the west-
fiao ern and northern provinces ;
they are rude structures.
1 ^ 15 M 36 f !l tl'c «t""e
houses, forts, and eomnion dwell-
ings all fell down, — from the
earlhipiako.
^^rt From a rej>filc and to call. '
^Ft The Siberian sable (^fu.■<tela
^tiao cihclinii), of which several va-
rieties are known; the finest
are called Jf^ f^ ] from the region
of the Songari ; the ^* /l^ j is not
so dark, and the ti[)s of the long
hairs .ire whitish; but not so white as
the (^ Jj- ] which are longer, and
give the fur a speckled hue.
4^ ] uiidyed or reddish sable.
,tiao
io, t"iL', anil chau ; — in A niox/y tiau,
and dia ; — in L'hifu, liao.
] j^ sables' tails, worn by mili-
tary men.
JhJ ^ |g ] a dog's tail tacked
on a sable; — incongruous, unfit.
1 'I'i "if^ * wnter hat trimmed
with sable.
^ i|i 1 a kind of thick, short,
fine fur, like sea-otter sldn.
- J Said to be originally the same ai
^V -^ sword, aftenvards altered in
the writing.
Perverse, recusant, seditious ;
cabaling, restless; unscrupu-
lous and aggressive.
1 ®. depraved manners, truculent.
I ^ rabid wTitings.
1 ^ i S outrageous and bad
beyojid endurance.
j 3f a soldier s cooking basin ; it
is sometimes used for beating
the watches at night.
] ^ barbarous and violent.
j^ 1 dogged, mirepentant.
] f^ a knave, a perverse rascal.
1 ] gusty ; wind coming in bhists.
3^ ] dictatorial, overbearing.
1 tM spiteful but trifling.
M
,tutu
.\n unauthorized character, used
for (lian gf and probably altered
from (I'ao ^ greedy.
To hold in the month ; to
suck, to seize.
JbJ 1 "~ 1t^ "3* ^^^ ^°S ^^^ *
bone.
^ ] [^ the hawk snaps the meat.
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TIAO.
TIAO.
TIAO.
-^^ Tht) ] ^f- seems to be allied
c V^^ to the .#j ^§ or wren, but a
Jiao larger bird, ivbicli gets the
name of ^ij ^ or reed .split-
ter, from its cuttuig open reeds to
get the insects ; also
J#-
$ the
rush winder, from its rapid motion
from one istalk to another ; it has a
brown plumage, and the cock two
or more black feathers risii5g from
the eyes ; it is perhaps akin to the
ortolan or Euf-piza aureoki.
s
tiao
Also read ^lun.
An ornamented bow.
^ -^ \ ^ the empercrrs
painted bow.
Upright, trustworthy.
] ] going to and fro.
^tiao ] ^ local, barbarous ditties.
] ^ vicious, inhuman, ruth-
less.
Eead ^i^iao. Slender waisLed :
handsome.
B]
am
,tMO
A. boat.
§ ] a passage-boat, used
' on small rivers ; it is shaped
like a scow, blunt and wide,
and carries 15 tons, or half
a dozen men.
^ ] boats of Kiangnan.
From borly nnd pendulcus.
The penis.
Composed of ^ a J&w gi-asped
by a, J\ man, because the
" watchers if the dead shot at the
birds which pecked them ; only
the .second form is now usually
tiao' applied to a. string of cash.
To condole with mournere,
to ask respecting the dead ; to wail
or otherwise assist at a burial ; con-
dolence ; to' compassionate others,
to pity ; to suspend, to hang ; to
lift up, as by a cord ; to demand,
to ask for ; a thousand cash.
^ ) not to mcum with others.
] ^ to order a rehearing; to
revise a case.
^
^
] ^1 5E *^o ^'^'^^ ^°'' ^^'^ living
and lament the dead.
13 ] to perform the funeral rites
before the burial; usually the
previous day.
1 i& '"^ assist at a funeral ; the
friends ol'icn w-iite ] ^ or mo-
nodies, which are burned.
1 M 2jS Iwng it up.
] ^ the gho.st of a suicide.
] to hang by the neck.
] ;j^) a well-bucket.
— ] ^ a string of cash, nomi-
nally a thousand ; also a bank-
bill representing the money.
1 Kt o'" 1 ® '"^ "sk and verify,
as a passport ; to request an in-
quiry into, as records.
1 ^ ^'^ ^^^^ ^^ '^'-" people.
•§ ] a half fabulous, amphibious
animal in southeixi China, hav-
ing the body of a tortoise and a
snake's head ; it may denote a
kind of mailed triton.
Eead tiTi^ To reach to ; to
move ; to get to the extreme ; in
good order,
f 1^ .^il 1 ^ '^<^ SO'^s have come !
— speaking of (he fumes of
incense.
Is S5( '^ 1 ^^ careful that none
are not hi order.
Wl
tiao
rom hand and sus;)endcd ; an
imauthorized character, apparent-
ly altered from ihe last.
To take ; to carry.
JS >l^ 1 m 65 be took up
his heart and carried away his gall ;
said of one in excessive fear.
J From jitelul and /ad/e.
A hook, a fish-hook ; to fish ;
ticto' to bait, to set a trap for ; to
use something as a means ;
to fi h for, as praise ; to seek.
^ 1 ilH f? ^^'^^^ 3re used in
angling ?
1 IS to angle.
ii ^ 1 ^ '° ^"7 * reputation
and fish for praise.
] *p a fish pole.
1 i^ i^ ^'^ 1^°°'^ * sole-fish ; 7net.
10 steal shoes. ( Cantonese.)
■ftjj ^ _ll f;); ] he don't take your
hook ; he'll not be gulled.
•? 1 M ^> fill Confucius angled
and did not use a net.
# Iff 1 # ^ to liook a golden
grampus wiih fragrant bait ; —
met. to swindle one, to inveigle.
'f/-*-' The full, ripe ear of grain
'!* J hanging down ; to hang up.
rfjL' The boards of a bed; the
Tj/C baK which support them.
tiao' j S benches for upholding
bed-boards.
i ji t ;i From cara and a/)TO^)jas/ic.
;^tS Secluded, reseived, elegant,
txio' refined.
^ 1 delicate.
'^^ 1 admirable, attractive ; said
of beaulii'ul women, pleasing
landscapes, or .spacious mansions.
^JI^J From «oiv/ and an owen; ocour3
rtvlj interchange ' '' ^^
i tkto''
I
1^'
^«o•
Uncommon.
] \^ unusual, not uniform or
regular.
) To hang up or suspend ; to
/li'JI tie up any one with cords.
tioo'' \ V^\ % M to tie up a thief
and beat him one's sell".
I
> From licort and ladle.
Sorrowing, cast down.
tiao' ^ ] mournful.
W
;ed with pj?] tone.
To speak alluringly; to excite
by dallying words, to tamper
with ill sport ; to woo, to court ; to
seduce ; sxiddenly.
I If. to lewdly play with.
] 1^^ to entice to lewdness.
] ^ fornication.
S "a P|^ 1 ''"^ chords harmonize ;
ck>ar, accordant sounds.
m 1 .-^ iJj ^ ?c T '*■ ti^« t«-o
armies .suddenly join battle in
the cmiiire, — who will dare to
lead tliem ?
TIAO.
i^!t*) '■'loin <="'"'■ ""<! '«>''; alludiiis to
|fe=t ilifir nioile of concealing nests.
</au' D.'C'i) ; t.i) go for into a recess.
1 '^' dark and deep, cavern-
ou.s.
.ii M 1 >t ^ °"^ ^^'^ ''^'^'' ^'"y
remote from the city, — and is !
ineouvenieiit to reach.
] j^ a secluded spot, out of the
way and hard to find.
] ^ far olf ; to penetrate far into.
'S 1 ^ ^ iP,l] '1'^' ^''iverniius re-
Ciss cannot be expkn'ed.
In Slmncjhai, altered in sonnd
from ,^. A bird.
1 ^ «* liird's nest.
] II a bird's cage:
T'lAO.
T'lAO.
887
Uao
^ ^ 5 Short clothes.
W 1 ^ f# ^ «l'"rt P'-
tiao' inents are the best for fight-
inn' ill-
) Kiom hand and to exceed ; occurs
incorrectlv used for cftno^ f^ to
' 11'.
row
and (ijj] 10 change.
To nio\-e, to shake ; to cla,sh
or strike against ; to change, to in-
terchange ; correctly placed ; to ad-
just ; to row ; to change ; occurs
used as an auxiliary verb following
another, as |J ] to kill , jgj[ ] to
exlerniinate.
tlJ S ^r ^iS 1 W 1 ^'^"^ thought
of a wise step or a nice plan.
1 ^ to strike stones together;
met. people's opinions clashing.
] )]^ obstinate, perverse. {Shaiiy-
/«.)
1 ^ to speak thick or with an
ill) pediment.
] ^^" to brace the anus, to stand
defiantly.
^ j an indirect argument ; to
l)rove by indirect means.
I ^ to wag the tail.
Keail 't'iao. To joggle.
I 2J) to shake, as a table.
In Peldngese. To fall into or
down ; fell down, slipped ofi' and
fell ; to shake oft' ; to come off, to
part.
1 iS ilfe T t^ jfe ^ it has
fallen on the ground, pick it up.
3'C ± 1 T ?}5 6^ it f^^U down
from the sky.
i^ ^ 1 ^ ~F •'^ certainly Bhall
not forget it.
1 Ih 9a °'''St I'P'' yonng.
^ 1 # ± 6^ ^ shake the dirt
ort' from yourself.
] ^5^ a slippery fellow, one who
will [lay a trick on you.
^ An unauthorized character.
Black-glazed earthen jars,
tiao' made at Canton ; they are
usually without ears.
jJiC 1 a water-jar.
Old aoiiiids, t'i.i, dio, t'liu, t'ok, and dok.
tiitd siau ; — in J^uhchau, t'iu
_|.t|^ From ha7ul and omen; it isinter-
cJvt '^''a'lge'J witli IDpJ' to change.
t'lao To lift, to carry on the shoul-
der, or sometimes by a beam ;
to mix, to stir about ; a load, or
what one can carry on the shoulder ;
spriglitly, lightly, quickly.
^Q ] to carry a burden as a por-
ter ] -^ does, slung on a pole
across his shoulder.
] V^ to make mischief, to set at
variance.
] ^3 to open, as a boil ; to clear
' ' ■ out, as a eliannel ; to put aside,
to scatter.
1 ■^ J^ '^ how volatile, how
unsteady !
~* 1 ■? ^ ''■'' "hole load of
vegetables.
]ff 1 S la t" peildle, to hawk ;
a hiiekster.
1 /P ^ too heavy to carry.
In Cu'if.on^ t'iu and tin ; — in Sivatorc^ t'io,
, tin, tcu, and siu ; — in Shanghai^ t'io and
1 fS. raise up the wick.
] 51 t.'^ loS'd '"'■o 6vil.
1 ^ IS scratch-cradle.
I yK fi'5 * water-carrier.
1 %\] to eavQ at, to find fault
without cause.
Kead 't^iao. To provoke, to
iiritate ; to jeer or play with, to
act trillingly ; to take away ; to
pick up, as a dress floating off; to
pick out ; to select, to choose.
] ff "^ to select Manchu girls
fur the hareeni.
-^ j — . ^ the great decennial
selection of graduates for district
magistrates.
1 J?l "■' 1 W. ^^ P'^^ ""'•
y(i I m '" changing this bill,
tliere can be no choice of parti-
cular banks ; — a notice on bank
bills in Peking.
tio, t'ie, and sio ; — in Amny, t'iau, tiau,
dio ; — in C/tifu, t'iao.
I ffi| to disturb ; to excite suspi-
cion ; to sow strife.
1 ^ to embroil.
I ^ ii5 'I'c'''-' is not one fit to
select.
] Pc- to challenge to battle, to
provoke a fight.
1 iJ' 6^ I'i'''^ ''■ g'^od one.
iS. A 1 ^1 iJJJ nobody has shown
me how to do it.
In Gmtonese. To baste, to
sew in an edge.
1 ^^ 'W ^° ^®"' ^1"^1^*8.
] '^ to eml>roider.
I Jj^il To (-ill (i),i-n ; to cut.
' c7C'J 1 li^ T ^ ^ to open a
/iao boil.
1 J£ M^ to hamstring ; it is
sometimes illegally done to
criminals.
888 T'lAO.
A||> AWakly, young; going un-
(Prli steadily, as if wary of the
^lao path ; envious ; impatient of
labor.
I ^j| ^ JU, their manners and
usagus are loose and impudent.
1 5c -i Jd ''^ aissume the merit
of Heaxeu.
1 \ ^1- '^ W.n '^ the
elegant gentlemen lra\'el that
road to Cheu.
Kead txao' To provoke ; to
regard lightly, to disregard.
3^' S 1 J5 I disHke his contempt-
uous way of depreciating others.
Read ojo^o, and used for :^ a
vassal. Slow, dilatory.
-^Jl^ From worship and umen.
f/jy Cl 1'*^ move or replace the fami-
J^ino ly tablets ; the earliest ances-
tral shrine, the founders of
the race.
& ] an ancestral hall ; met. an
estate, a patrimony.
tM- )^ ^ ] the far off shrines
[of the chief] are our foundeis.
*^ ] to guard the lares ; name of
an ancient office.
— •? M 1 ^ son who inhei'its
two estates.
Vromjlesh and omen.
To offer flesh at a .sacrifice
m
^t'lao the flesh thus offered
Eead c»/((0. Good.
From iiietnl and omen ; also re^d
Ojno and t^ts'lnu.
m
^t'lao To burn, as in a kiln ; a
pan with a handle and spout ;
a warming ladle ; a bill-hook or
ccythe ; a mattock ; a spear.
.^ I ^ij ^ long spears and .sharp
military weapons.
1 ^ a ladle ; a warming griddle.
m
Mourjifiil ; to despise, to be
c I /U mean to j to have little kiud-
^tho iK'ss for.
1,^ JS ^ 1 11^ "'Jt J"ok
Jown upon the people with
contempt.
T'lAO.
lAtf A place that is not full ; a
7.^ sinus, .". cavity.
,tuio ' •'
sM
,( lao
From li^orda and (lU tiTotind.
To harmonize, to blend ; to
restore the peace, to adjust ;
tiuo^ to mix or compound ; to tame;
to temper, to regulate, to
moderate ; to uitrigue, to induce ; to
tune ; to try a note on an instru-
ment ; to find the tone of a charac-
ter; to spell ; to combine initials
and finals according to tone, as the
Chuiese manner is.
] ^ to harmonize, to put in good
tune.
1 9^ t^ spice, to season nicely.
1 ^ a spoon ; to season soups.
1
to nurse one s
1 31 '>r
health.
] ^ to laugh aU
1 J^ to revise and reiiiTange ar:
affair.
^ A> 1 uibarmonious ; a trouble-
some, peevish person. (Slianyliai.)
I ij^ ^ to find the right note or
tone.
] -^ to assist, to speak in favor of.
] ,^;i-; to tune the strings.
^W-lr- \ the lute and lyre do
not eiiord; met. domestic discord.
I j^!^ to insult a female ; lewd
dalliance.
] 1^ ^ 1 ' t" harmonize the
musical chords.
1 {^ to moderate and subdue the
pas.sions ; — a Budbist term for
vimo/(i, or the ihvision of Budhist
dogma referring to the discijiline
and organization of the sect.
Eead ttuo'' A tune, a song ; a
ballad ; to move, to transfer, to sta-
tion; used for ^^ to.ieek; to select.
— ' ii 1 a tune.
flil "f 1^ 1 a ballad iu a certain
tune.
] ^^ to transpose, to exchange.
] U to change about ; to put
end for end.
I ^ lo station troops.
J nil.
1
T'lAO.
1 ffl to remove an officer to an-
other post.
^ many alterations and
changes, never satisfied.
] Jl I f put this higher and
bring that down.
;:^ I clever, capable.
F^ 1 to appoint to a lower office.
P^ ij» I to sing street songs.
In Cantonese. A classifier of a
meal and a beating.
^T 1 is ^'^ gave him a thrashing.
^ ] JQ I bad a good meal.
A cicada or katydid, that
chirps ill July ; another name
^ 'M 5i ''sfers to its din in
autuinn.
I the exuvia of the cicada.
1 41' \W ^ to roll the head from
side to side, as when suffering
pain.
1ft 1 1*3 ''§ the chirping cicadas
cry ii:i ii'i.
in 1 in 4§ [country all in con-
fusion J like the din of cicadas
and grasshoppers.
2L ^ '^h 1 *''" broad locusts are
beard in July.
/ijS^ From /fl wood and ^ lianging.
■ l-'T^ A branch, a twig ; an old
s' '"" name for the pumelo tree ;
anything long and slender ; to
prolong; a classifier of long slender
things, as a river, a chain, a string,
a towel, a snake, a wonn, a rainbow,
a feather ; also of a bill, an item,
an article, a section or a law ; a
manner ; to strip a t«ig of leaves.
^ ] the hair-spring or mai.'-
spring of a watch.
— I ^ r|l a handkerchief.
] ^ to strip the mulberry of its
leaves.
1 1 W S '"^''-"'■y ^^^ '^^ thuig,
or e\ery section, has its rules.
^ ] bye-laws, or the several rules
of a thing.
Jl 1 ^ sent up a lucid statement
— to the Throne.
I^ ^ 1 •^J only :: Taw streets off.
TIAO.
T'lAO.
T'lAO.
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m
— ] ^ g one thesis ; a topic.
5^ ] moral principles ; natural,
reasonable rules.
1 Si ^^^ nortbeast wind.
] I thrown into disorder, na re-
gularity.
] ■^J rules for procedure.
?F 1 ^ this item (or these por-
tions) is not well explained.
In Pekingese. A rectangle ; ob-
long.
— 1 5i .IS a strip of paper.
From Jish and slender ; the se-
coiul is also I'ead s;/!«, e.xplained
by one author to mean a dark
color.
c I'jPp, J Small white fish, like dace ;
^fiao long narrow fish such as the
Trichiurus or Th^yt'sa, called
6 1 @. ! ™^''y sorts arc common
along the coast of China.
1 ,^, [il J!^ ^^*^ white minnows
■sport on the water.
From s^ leather and i^ a strip
contracted.
The reins of a bridle.
1 '^. '5'4« \Jtfi the reins are
amply long.
A general name for hard
spinous fishes like the perch ;
also applied to the sturgeon's
nose, with its india-rubber
like flesh.
Clover, or a small leguminous
plant {Lathijrus ?) like a pea.
' [^ ] a marshy plant, called
M M. o'' '■^'''^^ *"'"''^' whose
leaves furnish a black dye,
and when boiled will blacken
the hair ; it is perhaps a
BIgnonia.
1^ ] a kind of leguminous
plant.
] ] high, tall, like a spindling
reed.
-'■I) W P* I -'long the bank grows
the pretty pea.
nia flowers arc deep yellow.
V-tcto
A^iao
itHao
/^^$^ Like the last.
i\ \ A broom made of reeds ;
^Viao divining-blocks made of bam-
boo roots.
] ^ a broom made of the sor-
ghum to[> ; a coarse besom.
JTI 1 0^' tT 1 o"" JiP 1 'o throw
the di\ining-blocks, as is done
in the temples.
»J-y A lofty peak.
iS 1 ^ -i llj ¥ ? ~ '
^fiao how grand and lonely the
lofty peak stands out I
i~Tt From to (jo and to call.
(~ i\^. Far off, remote ; cut off from
^iao constant intercourse.
] Jli; remote.
5^ ^ 1 jft the journey is rery
long.
^ M 1 1 '"^ thousand miles off.
E^ The tuft of hair on children's
c-^^ heads; ringlets.
jC'/ao 1 g^ or ] ^ young, under
six or seven years.
J^ precocious in
his
energy and wisdom.
To shed the teeth ; young,
(^m childish.
\t'iao ^ |g I IJ: before I had
shed my teeth.
^^ 1 ^ IL Ji :^c you still
have your first teeth, and the
smell of milk is in your mouth ;
— i. e. what do you know ?
It is fancifully drawn to represent
»'_- ■ hanging fruit.
c[>V| ° °
it'kio A tree laden with fruit.
~m^m^ 1. 1 «««
the red cherries hanging from
this tree 1
cA-JI^ From liodi/ and omen.
^5 -A- tall man.
'i'mo 10 ]^ 1 5i ^ ^°^^' slender
person.
Fi'om moon and omen.
(i The moon appearing in the
■'t'icio morninff before sun-rise.
t\ao
To leap, to skip, to jump ;
to dance, to hop about ; to
palpitate, to beat ; to shoot
upwards, as sprouts ; to in-
trude on ; a board to pass
over; a plank to reach a
boat.
I f ^ jump down.
1 JM 2jJ J'^°^P over it.
^ ] .skipping about.
] ^ ia '" '^^P ^ whitewashed
\yall ; — ?'. e. to have an assigna-
ticjn.
J§ -L 1 <{& s'sp o" tl^e plank.
lyyf "7* "" 1 S^^'^ ™e a great fright.
] ^^" be bolts his manger ; — /. e.
leaves the employ reckles.sly.
bI 1 5^ P^ ''^o dragon has jump-
ed the heavenly gate ; — a rapid
rise in degrees.
>& I ™y heart beats.
] jjiljl to exorcise or invoke spirits,
witches do.
] fg to leap and .skip, as a kitten.
Read ^t^iao. To raise both the
feet, or leap up on them.
1 ^ fS Hi ^^^J 'ill at once re-
appeared.
To look aslant, to glance or
y peep at.
1 ^ to gaze at from afar,
to look at.
^ US 1 to gaze fixedly.
From liead and omen ; it is also
read yi(, to stoop ; like the next.
t\uo^
m t
t^iao' High officers sent to court
'/V from feudal princes ; to ha\e
an audience.
I^ 1 ^ Jfl when they enjoyed
the banquet of audience, the
gems or rarities were displayed.
t) From to see and omen.
To see ; to have an audience
t'ki& once in three years, as feudal
princes, who sent presents by
their m misters ; to see afar.
1 ^ to bring presents to the
emperor.
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TIE.
TIEH.
m
fiao'
J T A bamboo basket or ] ^
in which laborers carry muck
or produce.
^ ^ ^ \ carrying bis
basket across his staff.
^ ^ a local name for
^. chives in Kiaiignan.
Bead ^yiu, for the second cha-
racter only. Oats, a name mostly
confined to the nortb of Chiaa.
1 ^ growing oats.
1
oat-meal.
Fioni Tjt rice, \M to go out and
/ ^ a jiinrjlc fowl ; but |^ by
('/'(IqI itself means vipe rice.
To sell -grain, to dispose of
breadsluffs.
to sell grain.
to sell rice
Deep, profound as a cave ;
distant.
^ ] gloomy and lonely, as
a glen or shaded gorge.
Viao
S ^ 1 J!^ M 3S I see the dis-
tant paths winding along the
silent glades.
J) A weed resembling the helle-
bore ( Vcratrum) ; also a kind
t*iao' of violet.
I ^ a variety of sorghum
which grows very tall.
Eead t'ifi^ A kind of amaranth.
^ ] the pigweed {Chenopodiuta
album) with mealy leaves.
> I ^ I •
TIE.
Old sormds, tia, and tap. In Canton, te ; — in Stcatote, tia ; — in Ainoy^ tia ; — in Pahchau, life ; —
in Shanghai, tia ; — in Chifu, ti^.
1^ From JcUhcT and moE!/ ; it is also
read (lo.
^tle An appellation for a father.
ppj ] or I ] papa 5 daddy !
1 56 or j |§ my parents.
^ 1 venerable Su: ! addressed to
old men.
^ ] an adopted father.
In Cantonese. Bemiss, inatten-
tive-to duties.
1 1 S ^^^y lieedless and un-
trustworthy.
TIEH.
Old sounds, dit, dip, and tip. In Canton, tip, tit, and tat ; — in Sivatow, tiat, tiap, t'a, and chni ; — in Amoy, tiat, tiap,
and tut ; — in Fuhchau, tiek and tok ; — in Shanghai, dib, deh, and tih ; — in Chifu, tie.
itieh
^
From ^ old and ^ extreme,
indicating hoar years.
Age of seventy or eighty, an
octogenarian ; aged, infirm ;
dun featured and colored like iron,
whence this and ^ are read alike.
are not joyful now, the days will
glide on till we are eighty.
From silk and extreme.
Badges of coarse white h^np-
eu cloth, worn by the nearest
mourners on the head and
waist at funerals.
■^ ] a mourning cap; it is like
a skull-cap without a crown.
^ ] moiu-ning apparel.
To step, to put the foot down.
1 J£ to stamp, to take firm
s<i</ steps ; a step.
,tie
A high billock.
* ilj ± *^ £ 1 ti^e
lotty Tai-shan [in Shantung]
is one in looks with this billock.
Eead chih. An ant-hill, be-
cause in piling it, the ant though
so tiny, exerts itself to the utmost,
ill P.ft 'f' ] tbe cranes were
screaming on the ant-bill.
From insect and a slip or quick ;
the second was once read sieh>
A butterfly, the Papilio.
^ ^ 4Sl 1 be dreamed
that be was a butterfly.
^ ^S !l!^ 1 i^ a? M see
tbe butterflies flitting in and
out among the flowers.
J^ ] a late butterfly, one seen in
N' vember.
^ ] a purple Vanissa.
t w
^
rCho
Regarded by many as another
form of cheh) fg to piait, and
often thus used ; also read siA,
A double garment, but not
wadded ; used to protect
from the dust.
M ^ ] black overalls ; a riding
jacket or spencer.
] ^ double robes, lined with
thin cloth.
) ^^ a sort of buskin worn by
ladies around their ankles.
From earth and a slip.
A battlement on a wall, hav-
ing embrasures f^ P like a
parapet ; to surround with a
parapet or breastwork.
1 *''" M 1 •** parapet.
S S" W 4 i: ™ake a
breastwork around the palace,
and guard it.
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1
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TIEH.
TIEH.
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A4H* Waves surging along ; clever,
•tI^* smart.
^tia :^ iS ^ 1 the long baiows
roll in over each other,
li; B€ ^ 1 stupid and unintelli-
gent.
Eead tieh^ and very similar to
•j^. To ooze ; to desist ; dirty,
unsettled, muddy.
^ ] ;^ ;^ don't drink from a
turbid well.
^ IDC :^ ] ^® could not stop for
joy-
^ ll|« Interchanged with tlie next two
S nrt in soma senses.
P7|C>
^iic To tamper with soldiers ; to
sound the minds of others ;
to inform the enemy, to spy ; a
minute, a paper.
S ^ Tal 1 ('"^ 1 M) a secret
agent of another party, a spy.
1 1 ^l] P ^" eloquent, constant
talker.
-IhI I a spy
tt-W To chatter; loquacious, flu-
>5K) ent ; to taste or smear blood,
jft'e as when taking an oath ;
flowipg blood.
] ] wordy.
P^ ] 2p ^ [the ducks] are noi-
sily feeding in the duckweed.
||1U* From hoard and a slip.
/PfJ) Tablets for writing on ; a
^tie diploma ; a warrant ; records
of families ; official instruc-
tions, dispatches ; archives.
3^ I royal genealogies.
^ ] official dispatches ; an in-
dictment.
I* I family records.
5^ ] a priest's certificate, entitling
him to three days' lodging.
f^ ] boards on which orders used
to bo written.
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From f//e and sheep's horns t It is
often read m«/ij but not correctly.
The eyes squinting or dis-
torted.
i]
U.-ied for ye/i, ^ in some of its
senses.
^fie The boards of a bed; also
the mat on it.
^ ] the boards on wb'ch one
sleeps.
|b] ^ ^ ] to investigate an
affair and send in a report on it.
M,
From slone imd a slip.
A plate, a dish ; a platter,
tie flat and broad.
1^ ] lackered plates.
^ ] bowls and plates, tablefnr-
niture.
"^ ] a douceur to a waiter, a vail.
mm 1 °n^m 1 side plates
i'ur condiments.
I — ^ put four plates to
one bowl.
Eead slieh^ To cm-e or tan
leather.
] ||_ 13 a country in the Indian
Archipelago.
44|» Yyomfish and a slip ; it is also
Jli read t'ahj
*7lSJ
^iia A flounder, a plaice, whose
peculiar conformation leads to
the belief that two fish are required
to clasp each other in order to
swim ; other names are ] ^ j®^
and ^ Is ^, or sole fish.
] ^ an old name for Lewchew.
\\Q\ The sun beginning to decline
Py\) towards the west ; the hour
.tie from two to three o'clock p.m.
Me
The eye-ball very jjrotuber-
-, ant, like some varieties of
gold fish.
1 Wi ''"'ging' eyeballs.
Eead f 7(//(, The eyes unsteady,
resulting from imperfect vision or
nearsightedness.
iljj^ To forOT't ; to bo mistaken.
ji/t of hcaxen opens ((. c. the
ilouds pari), aii<l discloses
the clear firmament.
From melon and lost.
J Melons or cucumbers just set
jfi'e on the vines ; gherkins ; met.
posterity.
W^ $^ ;K. 1 in long lines grow
gourds, — so do our people.
;^C jK. ']» 1 the large are melons
and the small are gherkins.
From to go and to lose ; iised for
yil'i Ife to risk, and for y/A, j^
fig ease ; it resembles sunr/' j^ to
escort.
To alternate, to change ; to
exchange, as places ; reciprocal ;
suddenly ; alternate, now this now
that ; rotation ; for, instead of ;
easy, lazy.
1 IB ^ R'J alternately employed
kindness and severity.
1^ I to change places.
\ M 9. i. '-l^ey treated each
other as host and guest.
1 ® 1 J® ^^o^ rising and then
declining.
I ^ again and again, repeatedly.
^ •&■ ^ 1 unsuccessfully ran
for his life.
1 -T» fi5 ■i^ ^ I 1^*^° "o 'i™6
to ramble.
From foot and to lose.
) To slip and fall ; to fall over
i/'J or down ; to make a false
step ; to walk quickly, to
stride unceremoniously ; to pass or
jump over ; to fall, as in price.
^]* I or ] ^l) fell down.
I ^ fallen ; he is down.
1 ij M fi i^"""' I'a'iiy V"a fall.
1 iJl or 1 fP3 broken by a fall.
1 1^ the price has declined.
] J[j\ to stamp the feet when vex-
ed or nonplussed.
1 SaHHafall.
1 — S^ I l^ad a tumble.
j ^ Jj^ ■= unfounded and wild
talk.
■^ W 1 M ^ ^ "'l><^n a thing
falls he never picks it up, — the
lazy fellow.
•@1 ] i^' the fish jumps.
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TIEH.
JJA,
tie'
Like the last.
To fall, as a bird from tbe
sky ; to dart down into the
water.
^ ^ 1 1 (-l^e swift hawk darts
— on its quarry.
Kead t^ieh, To keep time with
the foot in singing and playing.
5P ^-^ 1 1^ sl^'' thrummed the
strings as she tapped with her
slipper.
Read "^tien. Lame ; to walk
limping ; to stand on tiptoe.
1 m 5i ^'^ '^o '■'^ lamed.
1 MM^^l ## stood
on tiptoe to reach down the book
from the shelf.
iich'
,ioh
Tlie character is intended to de-
pict its meaning ; Hie original
idea is derived from J^, an ant-
hill ; it is also read tu/i}
Protuberant, jutting, anything
above the surface, as a wen, a boss,
a mole-hill ; convex ; that which
causes a convexity ; elastic, springy;
a tenon.
1 B^ protruding eyes.
] ^ letters cut in alto relief.
1 i^ im & pouting lips and flat-
tencd nose ; — sullen, cross.
H ^ 1 E '"^ l^'gli Ireast and
capacious belly.
] [ij extruding.
1 ^ ffi tIC see it rise out of the
water 1 — as a whale.
] 5§ a roimded or raised road.
] -fy and ^ 1 ^j elastic and
inelastic ; both are foreign terms.
In Cantonese. An overplus ;
too much.
/^ I more than enough.
|lg 1 to disgorge more than was
received, aa a swindler is made
to do.
distant green
TIEH.
Formed first of H diit/ repeated
tlirice as bH- which were after-
wai-ds changed to H with ^
correct nndei it, referring to
successive ollicial investigations
to get at t!ie rirjht of an .accusa-
tion : the contracted form is
common ; it is interchanged witli
the two next.
To redouble, to reiterate; to
complicate ; to fold ; to fear ; a
douliling.
Si S 1 1 tiresome reiteration :
to pile on.
] ^ several times.
5t |Ij 1 ^ the
hills rise one above another.
^ /p § ] everybody was trem-
bling with fear.
To pUe on ; to fold over and
over ; to gather up ; to sus-
pend.
^ ] to fold together.
1 jfe ff ^ pile up the luggage.
^ ] pile them in the form of a
square ; fold it even.
M tWc I -IS make the bed and
fold up the bedding.
] jt§ to pile up ; to put in order,
to close up a Ijusiness transaction.
{Cantonese.)
] M. 'i3 yK ^^0"'*- gi^'e yourself
anxiety on that point. (Cantonese.)
^^f From hair and doubled.
^f "Cj Very soft, whitish cloth of a
iieu' fiiTu texture, called ^ ]
like silk in appearance, ^vhich
is vioven from a cocoon-like fruit.
and was brought from Kao-chang
r^
^ the Uigur countiy; the
Tangut people ba\e Q | embroid-
ered goat's hair cloth, which seems
to be .something like Cashmere
shawls, but the old ^ ] brought
from thence is now called ^X. f£
^ or red pilot-cloth.
m>
tie/i'
TIEH.
A short .step ; a small pace.
1 i2. ^'^ Btamp the feet, as
when vexed.
A fine seivc or fan called
I S§ which farmers use to
winnow grain.
A pmit, a shallop.
I ^ a canoe, a dmgey, such
as poor people use.
^ ^ ^ >h 1 put the
lotus flowers in the. shallop.
From ice and a slice.
Frozen hard.
] I'rozen together or into,
as water in a pitcher.
The ceiling of a room, which
is often divided into panels
and painted.
1 ^U. t'le boards below the
tiline:.
M
j^ To lioard, to lay up, to en-
, gTOSS.
'''^'' 1 it f.3: ^ ["'lien mer-
chants] engross the stocks,
it produces poverty — among
dealers.
Read ti ' Lofty, elevated ; to
iiitercept, to hide from.
^ the Starry banners
dazzled the view, — alluding to
their number and beauty.
'Mm ]
Afiaid, timid ; fearful of tres-
I !?|C) passing.
tieh' ^ t^ ] 1 with great care
and aiiprehension.
From P5 ''"''' ''"'I HE to inform;
J it is now used only as a primitive,
licli' and is altered to ^J when in
combination.
To scrajie, to pick ; sharp ;
advantageous.
T'lEH.
T'lEH.
TIEH.
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%
Written scrolls ; writings ;
t' ie documents, manuscripts; a
billet; a visiting-card, wliicli
has many sorts ; a plaeard ;
settled, decided.
^ I a visiting-card,
j^ Ig 1 a blank card.
1^ ] a single card ; and ^ ] one
of five folds, a more foruial sort.
j^ I black paper copyslips ; rub-
bings of inscriptions on stones.
tU ^ ] to Lssue ajionymo\is bills.
f8 1 proposals for a contract.
;fj I or ^ I to send a card.
U I to send out invitations.
'^ ] notice of reward oHered.
] ^ a card-case or envelop.
V 7 S" 1 *'^° niatlcr is not
quite settled or decided.
^ ] a l)ank bill.
^ I a doorkeeper, one who takes
in cards.
^ ] tliemes for verses in penta-
meters.
OU sounds, t'it and t'ip. In Canton, t'ip an'l fit; — in Swatow, t'iap, t'i, nnd
in Fuhchau, t'iek and t'liik ; — in Shanijhai, t'ili ; —
From napldn and to divine. r| |^ To leave in pledge ; to throw
MP) 0^'*-*'" o^°i ''s a cloak ; to sup-
^t'ij ply, to make up ; to lean on ;
att.ached to ; adjacent ; to
paste up.
1 lE IS -t paste it on the wall.
1 i£ attached to ; contiguous.
] ^ next to the body ; attached
to, as a servant or one's children.
I t[ji intimate, fellow-feeUng.
] "p^ under-writers ; copyists in
a yamun.
^ ] to accommodate, to yield lo;
to patronize ; to take up another's
cause ; on another's behalf
] j^ a wide hem or facing.
I ^ to make up what is wanting ;
to meet an exigency, by a dona-
tion ; to help, as by giving alms.
] ^ well adjusted, properly ar-
ranged. (Shanylud.)
\ 1^ at that time ; just then-
From hand and a slip ; it is used
witli J5j to fold, .and also read
K V- Quiet, iieaccable ;
Iri) rcsii,'iM'<h
li
convinced ;
^ )& 1 W^ q"ieily i^uiimis-
sive to, as to God's will.
^}f appeased.
Read ^clieii. Discord.
i'ffi i 'O l^'i tones do not har-
monize.
,t u<
From mouth and to dicinc
) To taste, to sip.
blood
1 Ifil :^ ?S to li'^k
when swearing.
Read ch'c/i^ To whisper in th
ear ; luquacious.
m
J Id
shc/i-,
To fold, to pil(> up ; to grasp
divining straws m the hand.
] W U) cast lots.
Jg 1 to fold, as paper.
From inotnl and ijrent, lost, or
(food i tlie second form is very
common.
. Iron, called M ^^ or black
metal ; made of iron ; firm,
decided
. doubt, really.
1 -ga iron tooLs.
if^ ] to work in iron.
^ ] cast iron, raw iron.
1 .^ "■' 1 ^' ''''^" "'""^'*
iron like ; without
Cu-
fiat ; — in Amoy, fiat and t'iap ; —
in ChiJ'a, fie.
1 illl r"^"' iron.
.Si □ I or -^ I or ^ ] tin-
plates.
j^ I brass.
] IJ; iron filings.
] [)£ a blacksmith.
1 -5^ A a man of fised will, a
mulish man.
1 ^ 'P 113 ^'^ unalterable writ-
ing, like a verdict.
I i ift *" '''O" ""1 ) ^ fi^s^' ""c-
.sol\e.
I ^ X^ or 1 ii!' S^ an iron cock
or iron pear, denotes a mean and
stingy prig.
1 ® ^ ^A ** '^■'*" of uitegrity
and firmness.
1 ^ 1^ a preparation for cyani-
zing iron with vinegar.
From horse and iron contracted.
, An iron-gray horse.
tie ,|| 1 JL ^ the team of four
iron-grays is hi fine condi-
tion.
From to eat and exhausted.
') Gluttonous.
t'ili* |§ 1 an ogre-like monster
engraved on ancient vases, a
head without a body, or merely a
belly on a basui, to represent the
vice of gluttony.
From man and instead of.
fEl' i Artful, cunning.
t ie' \ i5£ villainous, crafty, cruel.
J jtU A kind of burrowing spider,
al/C) '-•""«'i 1 ^'-""^ 1 !^; !t
'gkh resembles the Miiyale \n the
I manner of making its nest.
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TIEN.
TIEN.
TIEN.
TiEzsr.
Old sounds, tin, tim, and dien. In Cmriun, tin and tim ■, — in Sutiton; tiam, tian, mid t'oi ; — in Amoy, tian, tiam, chiam,
and liam ; — in Fnhc/iav, tieng and taing ; — in Shnvgluii, ti" and di" ; — in Chifu, tien.
.tien
From Aearf and <rue ; it is inter- |
changed with th« next three.
The top, tbe apex, the sum-
mit ; the forehead ; the begui-
ning of ; to upset, to fall over ; to
overthrow, to subvert ; to die, to be
ruined.
] "^ the vertex, the crown.
] ■JU turned upfeide down.
^ W 1 5|^ everything has a be-
glnniiig and ending ; — there
is a right way of doiug it.
1 Ho /f^ ^ 1^6 has fallen and no-
body will help him ; his fate is
remediless.
] -^ calarm'ties ; distracted with
troubles ; to fall utterly.
^ ] devoted to, as to a particular
branch of art or science.
you to utter ruin.
\ 3^ trouble from anarchy and
rebels ; embroiled, as an afiair ;
at sixes and sevens.
From diseaie and inverted.
^ Crazed, deranged, the mind
overthrown ; mad after ;
infatuated ; silly, giggling,
wild ; in convulsions, fits ;
afflicted with.
^^ ] insane ; delirious ; also used
as an objurgation, are you mad?
] ^£ raving mad.
] ^ hot-headed, rash.
^ S- ^ 1 'O" great joy causes
madness.
] JbJ a mad dog.
^ ] mad after money.
Interchanged witli its primitive.
To turn over or npside down.
) ■jjij ^ ^ clothes put on
■wrong ; met. people in their
wrong places, things tojjsy-
turvy.
] ^ M ^ ^""i 't end for end,
or top for bottom.
Men
M
A word indicating a high
degree of distance or height.
] ]^ extremely high.
The topmost or outer boughs
of a tree ; a fallen tree.
^pj ] a species of yew or
larch.
Read ^c/lan. Trees growing too
closely, and their roots intei'l'ering
with each other.
fien
.tien
To get one's wiadom
teeth
the large double teeth.
J:ica 1 ^ to get the last molars,
which in man the Chinese
place at 24, and in women
at 21 years of age.
The peak or apes of a hill.
llj I the highest peak of a
number of moimtains.
A lake south of Yunnan fu,
the I ^, about forty miles
^ticn in length ; it is connected with
the Yangtsz' River by the
Pu-to River ^ J^ ipT flowing
northerly about a hundred miles.
] ^ a wide region near it, former-
ly occupied by Lolos and other
tribes ; and ] 1^ or -^ | are
still used for Yunnan pro^ince.
Read ^i^ien. Va.st, full.
] j^ a wide expanse of water.
To go unequally ; to ti'ot, as
a horse or donkey ; to jolt in
^t^en trotting.
.^ 1 6^ '^ 'l^is horse jolts
otio unmercifully.
To beat, to knock a thing
to 1 ieces, as when throwing it
^tieii away ; to lead ; to spread
out.
1 iPi s^i ^ to beat a rub-a-dub
on the drums.
M
Men
.tien
To stumble, to trip.
] \\\ to fall down, as from
weakiiess or fatigue.
A horse with a white spot in
his forehead.
Men
1 1
To weight a thing in the
hand ; to jolt or bob up and
down, as a nurse does a baby.
] J^ to estimate the weight
of anything in the hand.
I J^ to shake in the band.
# ^ ^ M l^eft it and
guess the weight.
In Cantonese. To lay up and
down, to lay straight ; directly
ahead, straight on.
It Pq 1 ' camiot be numbered.
] ' ifg' a direct road.
1 ' 11 # to bolt the food.
^T I ' ]K to lay along,
ps ^^ ] ' I can do nothing, I am
headed off.
straight, a bee-line.
1'
used
From hnife and to divine ;
■nith J|5 a flaw.
Uien A nick in a blade ; broken
off or having a flaw.
^ ^ ;> I an official baton with
a spot ; i. e. not a pure color.
'lien
Originally written with j]^ a
stand now contracted to /V '"'i/'''',
with fln' records on it, denoliug
the books of the £ ^ placed
high out of respect.
A canon, a standard or ritual;
a statute or code ; written, authentic
documents, records ; law, rule ; or-
dinances ; statutory ; constant ; to
put in charge of another ; to mort-
gage ; to consider; to rule or ma-
nage ; to take oversight of ; to be
directed to, bent on.
TIEN.
TIEN.
TIEN.
895
I 15 to mortgage land, as a |ij
I mortgager does to .a ] ^
mortgagee.
^ ] or ^< ] to mortgage for ever.
I i^ to keep in charge.
i^ W 1 JPJ ^^till you have tlie
statutes and laws.
] |§ books, records.
•^ ] ancient records, like the
Domesday Book.
M' 1 "'' ^ 1 [yo"''3 great favor,
or bounty.
] ^ a writer of the court, or a
clerk who has no grade ; an in-
ferior justice under a chi-hien.
5. ] the five social relations.
jil() ] a grant to deceased soldiers
of merit.
g 'f^ /p ] doing what is illegal.
m IS A. 1 [such a style] comes
, from the classics and savors of
^e canons.
From ^^ old &T.d
tracted.
spot con-
Hkn The grimy spots on the face
of an old person, — defined
l^y ^ A ® ± in S^ something
like spots on an old man's face.
Occasionally used as another focm
of the next.
'tien The name of a grass.
•^ ] the father of the com-
mentator Tsungtsz' "^ -^ a dis-
ciple of the Sage.
m
From itach and to cUvine; the
contracted form is common in
cheap books.
\\ A black spot, a speck ; a
^ V * J dot, a httle, a mite ; a com-
'^ ma ; the stroke of a clock ;
an old name for the fifth
part of a night watch, or about 13
minutes ; in mechanics, a point, the
spot where the weight or power acts
or touches ; a particle ; speckled,
starred, dotted ; to punctuate, to
italicise with dots ; to nod, to bow
slightly ; to blot out, to mark for
correction ; to point out ; to prick
ofl"; to soil or spot; to light, as a
lamp ; to nod in assent ; in penman-
ship, a .slanting dot, a > which is
also read 'chu.
ia 1 to point out ; to show which
or how.
] DJ< to give one the wink.
^J ] to sort or arrange, to put in
order.
M 1 iS what time is it ?
JbI 1 >(^ ^'^ spread out a luncheon.
^l ] designated to be a hanlin.
— 1 — ^ a point and a hue ;
to write.
I i^ ^ made out the list.
— ] ^ ^ a little vexed.
— I ij- t(^ a goodhearted man-
— ^ ip 1 or ij-:: I .=P a very
little.
^ — 1 5i ''■ ^'•^'■y little more.
-g — ] rather long.
Q ] to bring ridicule on one's self.
] -^ to describe and illustrate,
as in describing a region.
1 Ife S ^ it is beautifully
adorned.
In Cantonese. An interrogative,
liow, in what manner ? what ?
] 5^ how is it then ?
1 Wi 1^°^'''' i" ^hat way ■?
] ;(j. ^ \'\hat does he mtend
to do ?
\ iik^M. lio^^ «^"il it ^^ ^oue •
] ^[1 how do you know ?
1 ^ if which is the best way 1
lu PcJdngese. The iron plate
or ^ ] on which watchmen strike
when about to shut the city gate.
1 1 «> From shelter and to divine.
/f^ A place to put goods; iu
tien' Canton, it usually denotes
a shop, a stand ; but at the
North rather an inn or tavern, be-
cause of the abundance of animals
and teams there.
^ I the old stand.
~" M 1 """^ i"'^ ; °"^ .shop.
^ ] a rest-house, an inn, an eat-
ing-house.
^ 1 or {ij ] a coolie, a porter
in a shop. (Cantonese.)
I § travelers, guests, lodgers.
Jj^ ] to shut up shop.
1 i o'' 1 ^ •'•n innkeeper; the
hitter term also includes servants.
5f- ] a rest-house.
{i 1 or_ ^ 1 or -f ] to stop
at the inn.
•jg ] a whie-shop, & grocery ; a
restaurant.
J. Li-J An earthen table or ledge,
4- Pl used as a sort of earthen buf-
tien' fet or stand, and indicating
rank ; it was placed between
two pillars at state interviews
among feudal princes.
-f" I a tray or sido board made
of earth.
^ ] to put back the cups on the
stand.
t:^ ^ To bar a gate with beams of
/j5 wood or iron inserted in the
tien' wall.
1 ^ to bar the gate by
inserting the beam into the
side-posts.
Jfi
5 A flaw or stain in a gem ; a
defect, a spot ; to disgrace,
tien' to injure ; to split ; chipped ;
'tien disgraced.
] j5 to deflower ; to defile.
] ^ to be disgraced ; debauched.
) ^ a defect ; deficient, imper-
fect.
In Cantonese. To run against,
to liit unintentionally.
Pjp, 1 lookout for yourself ! — a
street cry of porters.
1 M K* 'o hmD'p the head.
1 ;S; ^ i' is a good hit for
you.
n.
Tfc
tlCli'
The fever and ague; inter-
mittent fever.
1^ ] tertian ague ; a fever
tiiat comes on odd days.
^ 1 one that recurs on the se-
cond or fourth day.
896
TIEN.
^J^> From a (He and tables
Js^ To steady a thing by put-
tien' ting bricks or other things
under it ; to shore up ; to
prop or raise m any way.
I |g to steady by a prop.
I 2}! even it off, ag tfae ground ;
make them of the same level.
1 |.f im wedge the table's legs.
] ^ raise it higher.
An unauthorizeil character.
To remember, to thuik of,
as of the absent.
1 ^ ^^ ponder, to reflect on.
1 iB to bear in mind ; to recall.
Brt*> A high and gi-and hall ; a
j^J4 palace ; the hall of audience ;
<(■«»' a main building in a temple ;
the rear of au army, as dis-
tinct from the van ^, or when
it flees in battle ; small military
merit ; fixed ; to preserve, to estab-
lish ; to protect ; to sigh.
— ^ §■ 1 a royal palace ; also
called ^ ] the golden hall. .
% BJ I the Eesplendent Hall at
Peking, in which audiences are
held.
] If your Highness ; said only to
the crown prince.
^ fj ] an old name for the im-
perial chariot.
:h M. 9. ] tlie grand hall of
idols in Biidhist temples.
01 ] the side halls m a temple.
1 S ^'^ establish firmly.
1 ft inferior merit, as when
bringing up the rear in a defeat.
# M 1 tliy rear fled defeated.
1 ^ ^ ;t ^ to defend the
royal domain.
1 W -i. H your Majesty's bounty
is vast.
A\Sk ' From man and Jield ; occurs used
Ifil for sf'ien ^ hunting.
tten To till the ground ; to dress
fields ; to hunt ; to catch wild
animals.
\ ^ farmers ; field hands.
TIEN.
1 ~r "■' 1 ^ ^ husbandman.
W 1 ^ fH 'jy hunting and fish-
ijig.
•g^ ] government lands.
i^ 1 graveyards, cemeteries.
^
) From Jidd and to envelop; oc-
curs used witli tlie last.
ticn' Anciently, a royal domain
around the capital, extending
SOO/Zeiich way; government lands,
measuring 64 square roods, which
furnished one war chariot, three
men-at-;u'ms, and 72 f(X)tmen ; a
squad of this size ; to rule ; to
cultivate ; to extend ; to stretch
out ; to hunt ; frontier lands ; tho
imperial domain of Yii.
^ ] the empire.
] yv foresters.
|) From bisect and domain ; it is
abo often written jB| it'ien.
ticn' Inlaid shell-work, made by
laying scales or powder of
thb nacre in wood, and filling it
up with lacker-paste.
^ ] hickered ware with shells
in figure's inlaid.
^— 1=*^ From I^ ruin and ^ to eW/,
HJ/ refen-ing to the collision of the
.1 dual powers which produce it.
Liglitning ; a flash of lightning ;
electricity ; to glance at, to regard
with attention, as a suparior is asked
to do ; to telegraph ; electric.
I 1^ the telegraph wires.
1 ^K"a telegram.
1 ^ glare of lightning,
f^ ] f a flash of lightning.
] ^ ^ an electrical machine.
1 M* [please to] give this a
careful look.
I -^ the goddess of Lightning.
@ ?fe in 1 yo^ ^^ see it all at
one glance.
0H ^ 1: >b fl|» @ in I when
deeds are done with scoflSng
hearts, the eyes of the gods no-
tice them instantly.
TIEN.
'' From y^ great, altered from JL
a itand, with "^ a form of }§
Hen' spirits above it for worship.
Fixed and settled, as the hiUs
and streams ; to set up or enshrine,
as a god ; to ofler libations ; to lay
or put down ; to discriminate the
qualities of
1 j@ to pour out a libation.
1 i '■o put lip the mound for
the terminalia.
^ ] offerings and libations.
I ^ the country is now quiet.
1 Ijfll to pour out a libation to the
geese at a marriage ; it indi-
cates a promise of conjugal fide-
hty during their lives, and the
geese are often supported for life
at a temple.
1 S^ or ] ^ an offering in
money sent to mourners.
] -i M ^ IZ lay it down and
then she will take il up, — it
being a rule for men and women
not to touch hands.
1 j^ ^0 consohdate an empire.
m
•) From earth and to rjrasp ;
occurs used with the last.
tien'
To sinlc into, overwhelmed
in ; flooded ; to jjlace on, to
lay do>vn ; engrossed with ; to ad-
vance money, to pay for another ;
to place under, to wedge so as to
stand finuly ; to buttress, to shore ;
a spring, as of a carriage ; a cushion.
i^ ] a chair cushion.
J^ ] rattan mats, used on dinner
tallies.
;^ ] a cushion laid on the divan.
1 ^ tU I cannot assist yon.
1 tt to pay another's debt.
§11 ) a steel rest or support ; the
spring of a carriage.
1 1^ to settle another's bill.
] fj| a cushion shop.
I or ;^ ] a coir-mat frame on
wliich a bed lies.
?X H 1 •^^'*^ "o money to advance.
] ;^ to advance money, as to
one opening a shop.
*s
TIEN.
&i I overwhelmed by the flood.
^ I to make up for a loss.
Kead tieh. Ancient name of a
river and district in Chung cheii
,g, j'I'l in the sonth of Sz'ch'uen.
JKj A synonym of the last.
>2,\ To descend, to sink down.
''*" Read nteh. Advantage ; to
benefit ; to involve, to fall
into.
Read nien' and used with J.jj). A
bank, a dike, and especially a le\'ee
to protect the land.
RS 1 ■' causeway to restrain an
overflow.
A fine baniboo mat, woven
from small slips or threads,
and often worked with figures;
a tall l>eautiful bamboo ; the
reed mouth-piece of a pipe.
tH'll
T'lEN.
] tf| fine variegated mats; good
ones come from Nganhwui.
"(ii ^ ] ] 1^ ^^ fpread it out
very smoothly.
T "^ ± 1 Ji^M ^;vith a
coarse mat under and a fine one
above, he can repose ipiietly.
■ij|i*> From azure and to fix.
W^ Indigo, or any of the blue
tien^ dyes found in Chhia ; an in-
digo color.
'j^ ] Prussian blue.
^ ] the blue dye made from the
halis.
you can't get a white napkin out
of a bluing jar ; — /. e. a good
fellow will not be found among
thieves.
•M 1 to rot the indigo leaves.
7f^ ] ^^^^ indigo.
] :^ the indigo as it floats on the
liquor.
T'lEN.
897
j^A. > From mouth aiid to read.
'j^ To sigh for ; others say clear,
iieu' bright.
] pjfOh! alas! to mourn over.
>Jh*^) Bliallow water.
-i/E W 1 a lake in Chihli near
tieii' Pao-ting fu.
i§ 1 * small pond north of
Piking, near which is a great Man-
clni Cantonment.
> The roof of a house fallen in
from decay, caused by the
III a' damp earth and heavy tiles
upon it ; this often happens
to neglected buildings which admit
the rain.
^
An unauthorized character.
In Fuhchau. Film, solid,
durable ; hard, not soft ; ob-
tuse, stupid.
I i^ firm, strongly made.
I ,jj> a hard kernel or center ; dull.
J rtii
Old sounds, t'in, t'im, din, and dim. In
t'ian, tian, t'iani, and chin ; — in f
From y^ i/real with ~* one
above it, denoting tliat it is in-
comparably tlie greatest ; it is
much used in anatomical terms
and names of pl.ices ; it resem-
bleStynw ^ weird, and tlie second
form, denoting tlie h/ne ef/ier, was
introduced by the Rationalists.
The highest of things, heaven
both physically and divinely ; it is
defined, " the condensation of the
original ether ; it appears blue and
vaulted, having a shape but no
substance ; it envelops the earth
on all sides, and beyond it the sun,
moon and stars are attached to it ; it
nourishes all creation, gouig through
the four seasons ; it revolves on the
north .and south poles an on an axis,
once each entire day in its regular
course without change ;" the .sky, the
air, the firmament, the heavens ; a
113
Caiiton, t'in a/id I'im ; — in Sioatow, t'ian, tian, t'iam, ajid chan ; — in Amoy,
u/ichau, t'ieng and tieng ; — in S/t(inijhiii, t'l" and di" ; — in Chifu, t'ien.
day, a season ; weather ; ages of the
world ; celestial ; the Power above,
Nature, Pro\idence, Heaven, — and
though without definite person.ality
is employed more than any other
term to indicate God ; the emper-
or, who is Heaven's \ncegerent ; to
reg.ard or honor as heaven; .among
the Budhists, used for ckva or gods,
and explained liy ] jji^ gods of hea-
ven, and by ^ ] A o>' inliabitants
of the Bi'ahma-lok.as.
1 J^ J^ heaven, earth, and man,
the three ruling powers in crea-
tion
1 f — ^ .all mankind are one
funily.
I 0.B j£ Heaven's eye is near ; the
gods know it.
1 )k i§ f? Heaven is greater
than the gods.
1 T °' jE 1 T '''^ empire,
the worlci, that which the ] ^
son of Heaven rules (ver.
1 ^ the emperors face.
^ 1 and jl^ 1 the concave sky
and the chaotic sky, are two
ancient terms for diff'erent modes
of drawing the stars.
] f^ naturally, of itself
1 ^ M '^"^ ™^^^ °^ ^^^ ^^^'
^^ 1 a Budhist term for strange be-
ings like titans, -who .are not rfffrts.
1 ^ paradise. Heaven ; the term
is of Budhistic origin, as ] §
is used for dcva-lohi, or celestial
worlds abo\e the earth ; they
also siieak of 33 heavens {trai-
ya sfrimsas), in which the city of
B.lle-vuo II £ JlS '^le .abode
oflndra, is in th>.' center.
898
T'lEN.
1 ^' ^ he lias uoble endowments.
enough to fill Heaven.
1 ^ 9S Heaven lias observed it.
1 ^ 1 S Hea\en produced and
brought it up.
fl 1 ;^ ^ extraordinary talents.
W 1 fine weather.
^ <^ ] full half a day, a good
while, an hour or more.
W ] summer times.
1 M, vapors, air, climate.
j 1 or :g 1 every day.
pg — 1 every other day.
1 ^ ^ 4 H^^aven itself draws
]iictur<'s or landscajies.
# iW ft5 I * '^^'''^^ ^^s^^ ^^y-
1 it ^ '•'''''™ ^°'' ^ sys''Sni of mathe-
matical symbols like algebra ;
1 and J^ are also used like x
and y for unkno>vn quantities.
•^ ] 7jC 5§ '^ passage of six days.
.A. 1 to-day.
^ 1 T and ^ ] 7 a he-
reditary monarchy, and one
where the ruler chooses a suc-
cessor.
S ^ i ^ 1 the king regards
the people as heaven.
1 ^ the celestial dynasty, i. e.
the reign of the son of Heaven.
1 M. "^ 1 iS '^^ horizon.
1 © nature's nobleman ; nature's
gifts, as humanity, justice,
f^ ] heaven's music.
] gjj the head of the Tao sect
wlio lives in Lung-hu shan ||
t& llj near Xan-chang fu in
Kiangsi ; he is known as 5§ ]
Ijj from his family name, and is
invested with power to appoint
spirits to rule in all municipal
temples.
A3i From ivater &ni disgrace.
'»*!** To add, to increase; to put
<* '*" in more, to throw in; extra,
additional, more than the
limit.
\ ^ put in more.
T'lEN.
] ^ raise the price.
] ~T to have an increase hi one's
family ; also expressed by ] A
j^ P to iidd in another mouth.
] ^ add something to make it
enougli.
1 M "i^ ''" ^dd to a clerk's official
duties.
In Cantonese. An adverb indi-
cating certainty ; really, too, exact-
1.V-
ia g| ] it has no meaning either.
;;& IM 1 it is comuig on to rain too.
^1116 character delineates the divi-
sions of a field ; it forms the 102d
radical of characters relating
.t'ien mostly to fields and land ; as a
verb read lien', and used with the
next.
A field, a spot laid out in plats ;
to arrange for planting ; cultivat-
ed fields ; lands ; a plantation
of ; to hunt ; to plant, to cultivate.
^ I lands anciently held in fief
which surrounded the royal do-
main,
"ig \ lands assigned to military.
■jY. 1 fielils overflowed, tidal lands.
1 ffi ground-rent,
^ I fields whose rental is given
to scholars.
H ] the field plowed by the
emperor.
-p gj( 1 a field of ten [Chinese]
acres.
Yi \ a bamboo plantation.
1 ^ the crown tax.
I jjQ. the god of Agriculture.
W M ^ 1 h5i ^o'' ™*"y ^<='"^*
are there in uU?
1 ^ a farmhouse.
] ^ fanners, agriculturists.
I ] ^ orderly arranged, like
beds and fields.
tl^ i^ ft I the blue sea has be^
come woods and fields ; — met-
times have much changed.
\% 1 o'' Sll 1 t) hoe up the earth.
jj^ ^ ] Shuh has gone hunting.
)5? II If 1 t" unloo.se the girdle
and go home ; — to resign office.
t'ien.
^ 1 ' "Si 1 do not try to culti-
vate fields too large.
^ ] imperial domains.
^ ] literary pursuits or wages.
>b 1 f i Jlil ^^^ ground of virtue
and hajipiness.
j^ ^ '^ ] ] the lotus leaves
spread out like plats.
m.
From Jiehl and to strikt.
c|M^ To prepare a field fc* culti-
^t^ieti vation ; to himt for a living.
] J]^ to pursue game.
] ^ to live by agriciJtiire.
If 1«0 1 MB you still culti-
vate your fields.
^ "f ^ 1 ^^ occupation is to
roam and hunt.
Jffl
Metallic flowered or inlaid
work made into headdresses.
^tien §5^ ] two broad enameled
hair-pins or clasps, worn on
tlie sides of the head.
4^ 1 golden enameled gear.
JH_ ] the empress' headdress, with
feather work and jewels.
Eead tieii' and used for {^.
Inlaid shell-work.
] ^ a head oniament used by
Manchu ladies covering the hair,
made with enamel, nacre, or
feathers.
I»i
To caper or hop about from
oy IS I I expressing both
,t'ien hilarity and health.
m
.t'ien
From water and peaceful.
The gentle flow of water ; a
t'ien tranquil noiseless stream.
From earth or care and true.
To fill up, to fill in ; to level
' the earth by filling in a hole ;
to stuft'; to supply a defi-
ciency ; to complete ; noted
for, characteristic of; com-
pliant with ; flowing ; a rumbling
sound, like that of many drums ; a
longtime; to pay a debt; to add
to ; a designation of the planet Sa-
turn.
T'lEN.
waste or outlay.
I ^ to supply enough.
1 M '° ^^^^ * ''^^ ^^'^®'
] ^ ff [this officer is] note<l as
superannuated.
■S 1 ?(^ '^'^ '*■ ^'P again-
1 ^ '0 g'^'6 one's life for another.
] ^ cancelled, paid up in full.
IS * ^ s iU" # ^ 1 >(:■•
study should strengthen the
mind, and not stuft' it pedanti-
cally.
] ^ J^ to note the age, resi-
dence, (fee, of officials in tlie re-
gister.
] ^§j to stuff and fatten ducks.
®) 1 ^ ^ 'o ante date a docu-
ment.
] ^ to stuff up, or fill in, as a
pillow with hair.
I 1^ the details and report of the
coroner at an inquest.
From door and true ; used for
the last.
ji'i'sM To fill up, to stuff; the noise
of drums ; full, ample,
lit $ ] 1 the noise and tramp
of a \ast anny or procession.
^ ^ 1 1 lie led out a great
troop.
% § 1 PI guests and friends
filled bis doors.
Read tieti^ The name of a
country.
fj; ] now called ^ j or Khoten,
a region north of the Koulkun
Mts., of which Ilchi is the capital.
1^^ A wader, probably akin to the
^WiW gallinulc or water hen, found
<'/t7i in the southern provinces, of a
black color with yellow stripes
and a large bill ; it frequents marsh-
es and feeds on fish ; its note is
said to resemble a dove's, or a man
vomiting ; one name is ^^ -^ p:^
from the flies or musquitoes which
i.ifest it, and which it is supposed
to vomit.
t'ien.
'f> The sound of drums is | ] ,
,.^ probably imitating the sharp
t'ien^ rapid sound o( a, reveille .
T'lEN.
899
Jt
I'Voin sweet nud tongue; q.d, the
tongue distinguishes sweetness.
Aua Whatever is sweet or pleasant
to the taste ; one of the five
tastes ; savory, agreeable,
well-tasted ; to like.
I ® "'b'' smooth, as old wine.
1 =■ ^' |g smooth and- honeyed
words.
1 IS sweet sleep.
5^ had small winnings at
first, pleased with a little success.
I S ,§. ^ery s"'eet.
ffi 1 @ sound .isleep.
1 7J1C spring or sweet water.
%
1
The noise of stones falling
c (i>^ with a crash ; the plinth or
fiin b.'ise of a pillar.
X S P3 ;!* 1 ^ he heard
tlie whiz of the falluig aerohte.
'IS
From heart and sweet contracted.
c ||_| Peaceful, contented ; to pass
^tun Ufe tranquilly.
I §^ tranquil, as after a
stonu ; undisturbed.
iS 1 ^ ^ the waves are now
everywhere quiet ; the rebellion
is quelled.
JW I ^ iS strengthen the reso-
lution by cultivating placidity.
51 S 51 1 ^° ''^''*'' P'^^ people]
to enjoy plenty and peace.
y^t-* An herb with leaves like a
'■?Jv cabbage, having a slightly
5<'(>/i sweetish taste, used as a re-
medy in fevers ; it grows in
Yuiman ; flourishing, as a stately
tree ; lu.\uriant, as herbage.
< * *. From heart and heaven; q. d.
Xi^ the heart implores heaven with a
''* feeling of self-reproach and iuten-
t 'c/i tion of reforming.
Ashamed, humiliated, stricken
with grief; unworthy of being or
doing ; to disgrace, to incur infamy ;
out of fa\or.
1 ■ffi -te ^f to be intimate with ;
— a polite ijhrase.
1 J^ feeling disgraced.
I ^ unworthy of being used to
serve — as a guard.
] yf> jfH ^ brazen-faced.
^> M ] Bi ^ don't disgrace
those who bore you.
-S {§ I I?? -fit a "ant of probity
dislionors the diadem.
^ 1 J^ flli do not re{)roach the
office.
I ^ ^ l§ I am ashamed that
I have given you so much trouble
to teach me.
Regarded as representing the
tongue jirotruding ; it resembles
'ping |?3 and is now superseded
by the next.
To lick.
I '^ # t" lick the chops.
^ ^ to lick the platter clean-
P'rom tongue and reproach or to
('"/; the second is also a synonjTn
of (^fl sweet.
To lick, as animals do; to
taste ; to hook, to catch, as
't'ien
t icn
by tripping one's speech ; to
try with the tongue.
I — I taste it a little.
1 W.1 %U [I'le tliief] licked
and thus limke open the lattice
paper — to look in.
^ JtU W 1 ^ 4 l5y bis words
catching some one, and thus
seeking an end of his own.
1 It W "^^cViiA clean.
From Jlesh and rule.
^> Abundance, plenty ; enough
't'kn of: rich, good, as food ; to lie
prosperous ; to go to e.vcess ;
to forget ; a long time ; skilled at ;
to strengthen siiirits.
^ ] unworthy of receivuig ; defi-
cient, indifferent,
jl^ ^ ^ ] his words are all well
chosen.
U ^- ] I to spread out a rich
and bountiful repast.
1 ."S ^'•'-^ forgotten it entirely.
1 ^ ^ thick-skinned, shameless.
900
t'ien.
T'lEN.
TIH.
cvjjh Dii-ty ; muddied; to sink in
■i^ water.
't'ieii ] \^. filthy, sordid
] ^ defiled.
« 1 ^ Ashamed, bashful ; to feel
J ^^ disgraced or cowed ; to blush.
U'iei ^ 1 W ^ eg she first
blushed and then spoke out
^ M ] pj ^ if YOU have noth-
iiio' to be ashamed of, can't you
doit?
From yitce and to see or 7'ule ;
like the last.
' To show one's face ; to feel
ashamed ; mortified because
of one's plain features.
^.m. 1 ^; ffij A M ^
if I am ugly, still I have a
man's face.
;^ I "g g to blush up to the eyes.
^ W 1 "& ^^^ tolored deeply.
5t 1 ^ Jt ^ ^0 St l^e acts
hi the highe.st degree brazen-faced.
* £ A^t W I she blushed
lest she should see a man.
Witn
m
In confusion, disordered, out
of harmony.
'«''«« m^^'Um 1 theele-
meuts (or the weather) are all
in confusion.
Ji
i&:
] M opposed, counteracting each
other ; said of the forces of
nature.
Eead IP Stagnant or still
water; malarious, injurious.
I ^ a bad air.
I ^ a deep hole in a stream near
a steej) bank.
From bodi/ and spots.
To terminate, to prevent, to
'icn make to cease, to finish ; to
root out, to exterminate ; to
cast o8' ; to waste, to use up;
good.
] ,^.g to destroy utterly.
] ;|^ to extirpate, as rebels.
C^ S, ^ 1 some of the [bad]
customs are not yet eradicated.
^ 1 3^ ^ *■" recklessly destroy
Heaven's gifts.
' ^ to injure the herbage.
H^ S? It gjt 1 ff ' [tl^e emperor
Shun said,] I dislike slanderous
speakers, and those who destroy
right ways.
^ S I 5^ the countries are all
disabled and exhausted,
] g^ to inflict death, to destroy
manv.
To stand in a respectful atti-
tude, waiting for one.
'J*
t ICIl'
Name of a gem ; ancient
ear-ornaments attached to
-f\^^} f the headdress or cap, which
J IB. luuig down and covered or
i;^,,,' stopped tho ear, as if to
pre\ent its hearing what was
improper.
'^ ] ear-covers or plugs.
A poker made of wood, and
anued with an iron point for
' stirring the fire ; a club or
staff. The second character
is a synor.ym of the j^ or
larch, prized for its durable
it is also read kivafi^ and
iistd for ^ in the name ] .^ the
bitter gourd or Tr'icosanthes.
) From hand and disgraced ; an
l>l»\ unauthorized character.
t'ieii To raise, as a wick, |
1 ^ push the wick out of the oil.
] ^ to rub the pencil on the stcTie.
■5-^^' To hesitate ; one says, to put
p/^>^ in a word, to interfere in
another's talk.
) B^ (uidecided talk.
wood :
ften'
fien
S To loll out the tongue.
1 ^ *° P"'' °^^ ^^^ tongue.
Ofd sounds^ tik and dik. In Canton,
tek, tik, and
From Q while and ^ a ladle,
but the original radical was p
ij'/j sun, intimating brightness.
Clear, evident, as the sun;
bright, clear ; real ; an important
circumstance ;- a spot which shows
distinctly, as a bulls eye in a tar-
gel ; a red spot on a woman's face ;
much used in speaking for ^ below,
which was foiTnerly employed by
the scholars of the Sung dynasty
as a possessive ; after nouns and
Tin.
tik and tek i — in Swatoic, tek and tia ; —
tiah ; — in ishanghai, tih and dih ; — in Ch
pronouns, or between two nouns, it
is a synonym of ^ and denotes
the gemtive ; as ^5J ] ^ my book,
4* P ] A a Chinese ; after verbs
it makes a participle ; a relative
pronoun, who, what, the one who,
— and answers to ^ making the
phrase a noun ; as !^ ^ | he
who writes words, i. e. tiie writer ;
after adjectives, it becomes a sign
of comparison and qualification.
^ I dearer.
- in Amoy, tek'; — t;i Fuhchau,
ifu, ti.
^ I whitish.
i]\ \ the smaller ; I, your junior ;
— used by servants and infe-
riors to denote themselves.
^ ] really so ; just that.
^ ] there is some.
] j^ evidently true ; certainly,
really, honestly.
f J m" ^ fS 1 :^ it ^^b'' ''I
that who spoke to him in reply '
] ^ careful ; properly.
TIH.
ij SM 1 '•'■ blacksiuith.
4 T 1 ^J^ wrought iron.
^ 1 loved, loving ; what is loved.
p^ ^ 1 1"^ ^^'11 "o*- (°^ cannot)
eat.
1 ^ W H C certainly the
[vile man] will day by day go
to ruin.
^i ^ f^' 1 to hit the bull's eye
in archery.
f^ ] the original cause, the root
of the matter.
In Cantonese. A small quan-
tity ; a diminutive.
^ ] "^ the tones differ slightly.
— ] very little.
4lt l|l; 1 YOU don't take any care-
j^ ] come nearer.
1 py- g a little while.
Reins ; a bridle.
^U 1 W t^ be took the
reins and followed after.
From net and ladle.
To string fish.
S IS 1 Ji to tie fish by
the tail and gills, as on a twig.
A bay horse with a white
spot in his forehead is ] ||,
regarded as an unlucky sign.
] }^ the name of Liu Pi's
steed.
To lead with the hand; to
strike quick.
Kead ijoh. To point out with
the fingers.
The color of a bright pearl
is 1 g^ t<) whieh the re-
flection (il tlie moon in the
water is likened.
Also read ^hiao.
) The white seeds of the wa-
ter lily, after the spongy testa
have been removed,
jg ^ ] the green capsule
{lorii.f) and reddish seeds of
the lotua
m
,ti
TIH.
From yZ 'lor; nui iAj fire, but
tliis is suid to be a contraction of
^ red ; occurs used for ('tVi, jJA
distant.
TIH.
901
,ti
Name of an ancient Scythian
tribe, the ;}[^ ] who were savage
and fiery, the composition of the
charaeter hidlcating their licentious
and lawless character ; the district
of ] 5^ '}\\ in Kansuh preserves
a remembrance of them ; a stag
or elk ; inferior ofilces ; meiu'als
about the court in old times, pro-
bably men of these tribes ; to drive
off, as invaders.
m 1 i.An^mM:tB
even savages also regard modesty
as a virtue.
Water grasses with solid or
hard stems, like the sugar-
cane or sorghimi.
^ ] water rushes generally ;
eoarse mats are woven from some
of them, but they are mostly ga-
thered for fuel, or to make dikes.
^ ] or ] ^ a variety of Arte-
misia, wliieh in autumn gathers
a woolly foliage.
] ^ the sweet sorghum from
which sugar is made, gro^vn on
Tsungmuig I.
Originally ^vritten like shP "g
. but, and afterwards altered ; it
li resembles '■shang ^ to consult,
and is used chiefly in combination.
The part on which others rest,
as a stalk or stem, a foot or hoof,
a root, &c ; the basis or origin of
^>^m\ M^ j^^hedoes
not eare for the root, and yet
thinks to get leaves and fruit.
I
\M.
From fool and Oasis ; the se-
cond form specially denotes peti-
toes.
■j4| The hoof of a pig or horse ;
1^ ) J to travel ; to have recourse
to, to join.
W lie 1^ ] there was a
white footed pig.
1 rf tS ^ I '''™ g^'fg '" that
place.
Read chifi^ as another form of
IJ. To stop walking.
] J§ embarrassed, stopping and
going on, not settled what to do.
M,
From wovian and basis ; ;
occurs used for it.
also
The short rafters that support
the projecting eaves, the ^
1 "'' \^ "J* which are paint-
ed ; a spool on which silk is
wound.
The barb of an .arrow : the
} head of a javelin.
11^ I a whizzing arrow.
^ I the sharp arrow-head.
The consort of a man. the pro-
per wife, called J£ ^ or the
one in the main house.
1 'S <ind ] -^p the wife and her
children.
] -^ the mother of the house, said
by a man's children or the domes-
tics, when speaking of his wife.
\ "M. 5L Wl cousins german of the
same surname.
1
m>
[ blood relatives.
From water and basis.
A drop of water ; a
very
little ; to drip, to ooze.
] j5i_ to drop blood — into
water ; if tlie drops from two people
coalesce, it is thought to prove their
relationship.
1 7K ^ ^K tlie drops make ice
as they fall.
IfiMlS 1 1 drizzluig and dropping
as the rain.
] -Jg dripping slowly.
— 1 fnj -1 f ij A- ^ [get <l"i"k
here], for how can a drop of
wine get into hades*?
1 ^ — ¥|!i drop one drop more.
1 1 ^ •'* ^"^'"' "•1U1C '^t the
m m-^^-'^m^M ti?«
elecamj>ane or Inula sinensis,
with a head of yellow flowers,
clasping le.ives. and milky sap;
an infusion of it relieves coughs.
■W- 1 jtb i'"t '" ■'* '^'""P *"' '"" '^'
oil. ( Canto/icse.)
^ — ] take a little m a spoon.
902 TIH.
From to strike and basis.
3 An opponent, an antagonist ;
ti a match, a competitor ; an
enemy, a foe ; an equal ; to
withstand, to fight ; to match ;
to compete, to strive for mastery,
to be resisted ; to control, to super-
vise, as an outlay.
^j- ] or /fB 1 iuiniical, opposed.
gC ] well matched, equal in force.
I g the enemy's country.
I IB j± well able to match him.
^ ] unequal, not matched.
1 ^ a competitor, as in a game
of chess.
^ J. A^.M 1 SI how can
one who has received great kuid-
ness tiu'n to be such an ingrate ?
fZl ^ ^ 1 '■li'^ humane man has
no enemy.
1 ^ IhI ^ equally honorable ; —
said of a married pair.
I £ the enemy's troops ; it is
never applied to insurgent forces.
^ ^ ] ^ the few can't witli-
stand the many.
Mi
A jar. like a fish-jar, called
^ I having small ears.
FromJ'tntliPrs ai>i_fuifl ; it occurs
used for 3/C> a tribe of Scythians,
and wlien denoting a bird, some-
times is written lilie the next.
The Tartar pheasant, whose
plumage furnishes feathers for fla-
bellums and other articles ; its feath-
ers ; a panache held by worshipers ;
dresses ornamented with feather-
work worn by royal ladies at j)a-
geants; a feudal state near Gobi,
now Yen-ngan f u JE § Jj^^ in the
north of Sheusi.
/g' :^ ^ ] their right hands held
the plumes.
1 3^ f lil ^ i* carriage ornament-
ed with feathers, used by court
ladies.
] ^ underlings abmit court who
taught the vise of these plumes.
^ ] and ^ I the wild phea-
sant.
ra
^
TIH.
Same as the last, applied only to
the bird.
The Tartar pheasant, called
1 ^ and ) fH, reared for
its long tail feathers, which are
used in many ways.
I a fabulous and fehcitous bird
in the days of Yao, which was
probably based on this bh-d.
From f-^ ijrain and yv coining iru
To lay m rice, to buy grain ;
hiu'rying.
1 ^ to purchase rice.
jg ] do not prohibit people
from buying grain.
I quickly.
Long tapering bamboos suit-
able for fishing-polefi.
1 ] i^^y:).mf- m
with slender bamboo rods
fishing in the Eiver Ki.
From TJ bamboo and H />'0'»j
alluding to the material ; the
second form is obsolete.
A fife or flute ; it had seven
holes, and now has ten, one of
which has a skin over it ;
the Tartars are said to have
invented it.
P^ ] -^ a fiute player.
2£ 1 a flute inlaid with jade.
^ 1 M 5g you cannot play tunes
on a whistle.
M: 1 - S A fS « the trill of
a flute came from a man leaning
on the balcony.
M.1
From to ffo and from or bi/ ; the
first is most used.
' To follow, to tread where
others have been ; to advance
in knowledge ; to bring for-
'" ward ; to direct in right
paths ; to lead forward, to
(le\'elop ; to go to a place ; to inti-
mate to ; the right way.
WL 1 ^ A t" set a good example
to one's descendants or others.
^, ] "±' he will be bles.sed who
follows the right path.
^I,
TIH.
^ ] to admonish each other.
A I M (^ he fully followed his
virtuous example.
^ I unprincipled men ; also not
to follow, not to treat properly.
From to see and to &«y.
To see a person face to face ;
to be athuitted to an au-
dience,
to see the prince alone ; a
private audience.
H j^ ^ I he came not to court
for three years.
I ffl ^ *' amliences they gave
gifts.
1 ® 4B ^ *hey did not recog-
nize each other at the interview.
From water and a sl'i/t ; occurs
used with the next.
To wash, to SC01U-, to cleanse
vessels; to clear, to purify; to
refoiTu ; to dilute ; a stable or
pen for keeping cattle when
fattening; arid, parched.
1 i *" wash away.
I ^ to wash oft' the dust.
^ iS I ffi to "'h oft' the grime
and wash away the flaws ; —
Mit. to reform.
1 ^ to scrub the uikstone, — and
be ready for study.
'iSt tij ] M to piuify the heart
from sordid cares.
Arid ; hot air, a scorching
air ; used with the last.
,c. ^ It :/c a .1 1 oj ;ii
the drought is distressing,
parched are the hills, and the
streams are dried up.
Bead ^iaiao. Hills on which
the grass is dried up.
From ybo? and ancle ; it is also
read tsiih, and used with ^ em-
barrassed.
To travel along a smooth
road.
1 ^ m II ^ ^ ^ the
road to Cheu is level and easy,
yet it is overgrown with weeds.
T'lH.
T'lH.
TING.
903
Old sound, t'ik. In Canton, t'ik and
tiali,
From knife and to change.
To cut the flesli from tbe
bones, to scrape away ; to hew
off ; to pick or dig out ; to re-
ject.
^ ] to sort out aiul reject ; to
cut, as with a gra\er.
] ® or 1 :9* '■o F^'^ ^^'^ teeth.
I ^ ^g a wire to p\ish up the
wick ill Chinese open lamps.
M ;^ ] J^ he hewed and thin-
ned out — the trees.
1 "B* 1^ meat without bone in it ;
— pork is usually sold with
the bone, beef and mutton with-
out.
tek ; — in Swatou.% t'ek and tek ; — in Amoy, tek and t'ek •, — in Fuhr.hun, t'ek,
and cluiik ; — in Sliumjliai, t'ili ; — in Chi/ii, t'i.
1 5E A to kill by a kick.
1 'iM to roll iron or stone balls with
m.
,fi
Like tlie last, and not the same
as sJ''«.'/ ^ to spread.
To select and expunge.
In Cantonese. To lift up, to
bring with both hands ; to animate
one's spu'its ; to excite ; to lay down
or on ; to put aside.
— -fj ] Uft with all your strength,
— for it is heavy.
1 j& -i hurry off with it.
1 Jtl to lay l)y.
1 ^ f@ i^ put it down there.
] it£ 'd'' W' '■^ rouse one's spirits.
A\
IFrom heart and to change ; the
second, from savage combined
with heart, is a form less used.
Respect, regard and fear for ;
. _.^ _ , to stand in awe ; surprised in,
/i alarmed; careful of giving
offense, and diUgeut to fulfill
duties.
'I^tt ] sadly cautious; to be alarmed.
^ ^t ^ 1 "' ^^'^ morning re-
spectful, and vigilant at evening.
otiendijig.
2fc M <\j^ ] at the last he lost all
his respectful conduct.
From ?«an and all; occurs used
with shuh, \^ to begin.
Not restrained; no embar-
rassment ; a law to one's self ;
worthy of promotion.
I noble and kind, com'teous.
1 ^ recommended, as one fit for
high employment.
From /bo? and c/(ff»j7e.
To kick ; to kick up.
t'i ) ^ to play foot-ball.
— ] Jip at one kick ; ('. e. lumping
the lot. (Cdntouese.)
] ^ ^ or I 3p£ to kick the
shuttlecock.
PJ
1
the foot ; — a common game.
Read s/iofi, E.\cited, greatly
moved and fearful.
From to go and to change or a
horde ; the first is mostly used,
and occurs used for the last.
To remove far away, to send
off' ; far, remote.
' l^i 1 fS ± get f-'ii' a"ay
from your country.
?$ 13 jH 1 '^0^® yourself ofi" far
away, as an exile.
hard-fisted fellows these are that
have come here 1
1 ^ H ii lie is too far, it will be
hard to overtake hhu.
fi
A' I
From ■^ hand and j§ to meet ;
it is often written like chi/i, jj
to fling.
To select ; to break up ; to agi-
tate, as by close examination.
II ^ 1 (it b # l>e discovered
traitors, and detected intriguers
with the sagacity of a god.
1 Mii'M^^ C'le turbid] disturbuig
nests and seeking eggs — in
the spring.
Old sounds, ting, teng, ding, «/»/ deng.
teng, ting, and
Origiiuilly uriiieu with J\ man
above and J hr/ow it, standing
for <Li< the heart; but others with
more ])robHbiliiy say it represent
a bee's sting
the next four.
occurs used with
The fointh of the ten stems,
connected with fiie, and denoting I
that things ari' peitVcted ; a sting ;
a nail, for whicli $^ is now used ; to
lose a parent ; rolmsl ; a ftill grown '
Tinsro.
In Canton, ting ; — in ^Sivatoiv, teng and
tieng ; — in Shanghai, ting and ding ; —
person, a yeoman, a workuum, an
individual ; a brave ; to sustain, to
bear : to order.
1 'S '"■ 1 Wi •'^" "ffi^jer niovmi-
ing three years.
^[Jj ] a le\y, a conscription ; to
call for soldiers.
J^ 1 a man; used when indivi-
dualizing people, or speaking of
jwpulation.
tija ; — i« A moy, teng ; — in Fnhr/iau,
in Chi/u, ting.
j^ ] he is now full age or 16 ; and
not ^]^ ] a minor.
street, or a corner where a cross
street ends hi aixjther street.
@ ^ 1^ ] be does not know a
suigle word ; ». e. not even so
simple a character as "J*.
•f^ ] a god of the Taoists who
sways the demons.
904
TING.
TING.
TING.
1 ^ itt'^^ ^^'^ because its
flowers resemble ] ^ cloves.
^ I 10 have posterily ; fortunate,
as a grave,
yfjj; ] a workman who digs sand :
a miner.
] ^ a yoiing man of 16 or 18.
^ ] 51c ^5 rather would I myself
bear it.
I ^ ji'igluig stones hung in the
wind.
I ^ a tadpole.
iiii 1 ^ tS ^^^ ^^^^ revenue as
estimated in money.
Eead ^chdng. The sound of
chopping.
f-^C /t» 1 1 merrily sound the
woodmen's axes.
AS
Alone, no protector or sujv
port.
^tinff f^ j p^ the bay of Lintin
nortlieast of Macao, so called
from the islet of this name in it.
JJ ] ] quite alone by itself.
|-j~|' To enjoin on one.
( H J I n^^ jg rejieatedly bade
^ti'ny hnn to take heed.
1 5® to order strictly ;
friendly coiuicU from a su-
perior.
In Shunyhai. Bitten or stung
by insects.
1 >i ~^ f@ ^ liitten in one spot.
] — • P I was stung once.
I * ^ From disease aud nail-
c7 J Boils with a nail-like head ;
^tinff a venereal ulcer, a bubo ;
sypliilitic sores.
^ ] to have pox sores.
>Aj ] ^ a pimple, a bumuig sore,
^g ] a felon or whitlow.
P ] fever boils on the mouth.
T"¥* The jingling noise of stones
cJ^J hung in the wind; a clattering
^tinff noise.
] 1 a jingling noise.
] ip sound of jingling stones.
J] ] a blind fortune-teller's gong.
I ^ a hand gong hmig in a hoop
with two buttons to strike it
wlien twirled ; sometimes called
^ ^ ^ the beauty's call.
AT
A .synonym of ^ the dra-
<iMJ gon-fly, alluduig to its nail-
^tin(/ like form
1 il or if 1 '"* Jragou-tly.
Read ^ch'iyiff. The razor sheath
the ji^ or Soteii.
Eead ^ch'nng. A kind of ant
^T* -A. nail, a spike, a bolt ; to
(jj^J work metal into bolts.
^ting ^ ) iron nails.
1^ U 1 a screw.
JtU 1 ] ' ^ ^° "'■^ii things to-
gether.
I $((; nailed boots for wet weather.
pj pfi' ] hits tbe nail; i.e. admi-
rable.
^ ^ |g tifj ] take out that nail
(or eyesore) from my eye.
Eead ting^ To nail together ; to
bind, as books.
] ip or ] 5E 'o '^''^'^ securely.
] ^ a very important dispatch
to provincial officers from their
superiors.
I :^ or ] ^ to bind books.
■jyh-|» To mend .shoes ; to patch, to
f^ J put on a patch.
(''":/ 1 J^ 'o patch up soles.
tT ?i 1 *-" P^^' * patch on
a rent or hole.
Tlie lower pai-t and sides repre-
sent tlie legs and body of a tri-
pod in wliicli metals are fusing,
the contents being dep'eted in
the contained eye ; it forms tlie
20Gth radical of a few cha-
racters.
Hmg
A caldron with three, feel
and two ears, a tripod kettle ; then ;
ftrm, settled ; to secure, to establish ;
the 50th diagram, denoting new ;
the state.
j£ 1 or ^ j to esrabhsh a new
djTiasty.
^ ] abrogate the old dynasty.
1 JE, "i ^ three of equal power.
|I 1 to lift a caldron ; i. e. great
strength.
^ ] ^ the three highest of the
new Hanlin, referring probably,
to the three legs of a tripod.
M^ ] \ W attend t(j the fu-
neral rites with deliberation and
gravity.
^ If I ij ^ humbly intreat
your powerful influence.
] S a i''S''' minister of stale.
3^ -? § i^ 1 M tlie emperor's
years were then many.
M "'ft 1 M "'is" ''i6 bell sounds
the food comes from the kettle ;
met. rich and honored ; — the
expression refers to an ancient
patriarchal custom.
AM- ] M the clamors of the
people bubbled up, as a seething
caldron.
From lea/ or head and naif.
The top, peak, or sumnit ;
the crown ; a knol) or button
adopted by the Manchus, and
worn on official caps to in-
dicate rank ; a classifier of
hats, caps, sedans, and state um-
brellas; to carry on the head or
apex ; to iwuit the head at ; very,
superior, a form of the superlative ;
to substitute, to put instea<l ; food
rising on the stomach ; opposing ;
ahead ; contradictory.
— fli 1 ^ or — ilii ] an of-
ficial button.
jfj^ I a red or coral button ; the
insignia of the highest rank.
¥ 1 or fg ^ 1 i( to degrade
an officer.
^ Hp 1 ^ carried it on his head.
1 SS baklheaded.
4'B I or S 1 to in'nte offers for
a shop ; to sell the stock or the
goodwill.
1 f^ or ] Q to slily put worse
in, as shopmen do at times.
TING.
1 ^ ^ Jj^ one whose crown
reachus to heaven ; — very ta-
h'liteil.
I nj:! ^ I like it best.
] |g adulterated sycee.
I 1(1 the very best.
M, 1 >U' "'y ^'^"'^ ^^^^'^ ^°' ^®' ^®^'
W ^ 1 ^ '''^ ™'*'^ '^'^ examina-
tion innler a false name ; a crime.
1 ^ ii. "liable to manage, inade-
quate for.
^1 ] to become bald.
talent.
}^ 1 t" S[)riiikle or wash the
crown, a kind of Budhist ba[>
tism {murddkt-hishikta) adminis-
tered to children, idols, &c.
S 1 S M ^''^'" '^^ crowa to
the sole.
1 ')Ji TIT to spoil the market by
underselling. (Cantonese.)
^ ^ ] to wear the bird crest, ;'. e.
to be a siuts'ai, alluding to a
peculiar shaped btitton.
A rivulet or brook.
] -^ the .ippearance of a
watery expanse.
A lacustrine plant like a
bulru.sh, called ] 2 "hose
leaves can bo woven into
sandals or withes ; it is pro-
bal)ly a species of ,'Scirj>us or
Juncus.
'tin./
Hmj
IT
(-]r * * Kroiu .ynrils nnd a nnil.
^J Drunk ; stupefied with drink.
't":/ Sfi 1 ^i fj^ ^ too drunk
to know anyihuig.
'I'ho secretion in the ear.
1 ^ ear-wax or the diy
'tintj scurf formed iu the car.
^-|») I'rom woril luul ?kii7 as the pho-
^ I iietic.
fl^i ■• To arrange satisfactorily, to
settle terms ; to criticise, to
• compare ; to edit, to coUate ;
to acljust, to eiiualize, as taxes ;
to tix on ; to loiter ; a meetuig, a
consultation.
TING.
1 B^ to settle clearly.
I ^ til make peace, to promise.
^ I or 1 J£ to revise, to edit,
to prepare lor publication.
] J1|J to set a time.
^. ] to hivite to a consultation.
T*' ) To set out a table handsome-
ly ; plates arranged for show,
Uke the six offered to ances-
tors.
] ^ ornamental dishes for show.
|g ] ^ ^ fancy, high-sounding
expressions, and not very sensi-
ble.
1 ^ fe fM T spread the hand-
some dishes by the path under
the pines.
i *> ^ From t^ a coverint/ and Ir
,A|^ correct (others say ^ wantimj)
ting' changed to aE a foot.
Tranquil, secure, fi.\ed, steady ;
used after an expression to enforce
it ; really, certainly, absolutely ;
brought to a proper state ; at rest,
set ; in a trance-like state ; to fix,
to settle on ; to curdle or set by
means of an acid, .is when using
rennet to curdle milk ; to decide,
to adjust finally ; to stop ; the fore-
head ; contracted, .settled, determin-
ed ; the star a Markab in Pegasus,
so called because it is a good
time to fix on a work when it cid-
muiatcs ; in Budhism, a state of
fixed contemplation.
— . I positively, surely.
t^ ] it must be, certainly.
1 gl. to betroth.
1 ^ to n)ntract for goods, when
a 1 ^ bill (if particulars is
drawn, and ] fR the bargain
money is '^ \ paid.
^ 1 or ;^ ] uncertain, not yet
settled.
% 1 <fe nothing decided finally.
I Jj^ it is fixed.
1 [jf settled on ; all is arranged,
-fjj^ ;^ ] I can ;issure you it is
not fixed.
TING.
905
/\, I lost m abstraction, or mes-
merized, as Budhists pretend to
be ; a-Btatc called ] J^ the wis-
dom of tranquillity or quietism ;
it has a particular organ {indri/a)
by which it is perfected, called
1 ;|^ samadhi-indri/a ; a pre-
vious state to this is temied ;g^
^ ] wishing to enter perfection
{sama-patti).
1 i^ ^^ made to order.
1 W ^ t& P fix the mind on
it without distraction, and then
you \\ill quietly recei\'e it.
;5 "^ I ^ at morn and eve salute
your parents.
1 pl^ t" speak to the purpose and
settle the argument.
S J'j 1 fl- to promote according
to merit.
\ ^'fj ^ Markab was then in
the zenith.
In Cantonese. A spot, a place,
^j" ] M. p^ is there a place for it ?
ffii i that spot.
pE ^P 1 I don't know the spot.
tiny'
From stone and nail or to Jix ;
occurs used witli tlie ne.\t.
Ballast to steaily a boat ; a
stone which serves to anchor
a boat ; a grapnel.
T 1 °'' i)li 1 '^''"1' '■^^' '"^"
chor.
fi f§ IS anchored iu the mad-
stead or offing
»' A platter or trencher with
feet, used in sacrifices; an
tiiij' alloy of tin or .spelter; an
ingot or shoe of bullion ;
often used for ^ an anchor, and
because .anchors ;u'e often made of
wood, it is wrongly written with
that radical ; a medical preparation
made into hard round sticks ; the
needle of a spinnuig wheel.
_|^ ^ — I ten taels in one uigot ;
in Canton, this phrase often
means, the att'air is certain, from
tlie usual weight of ingots.
7l;5S 1 ">• it ^.1 I'-'P^T '"g'^'s
biu-ned iu worship.
114
906
TING.
t'ing.
T'ING.
— 1 ^ T ^" '"oO' of bullion.
— . 1 J^ a cake of ink.
'^ 1 Si cosmetic of white lead.
j^ ] a candlestick oF tutenagiie.
•^ ^ ] a medical pastile used
to rub on sores.
^ ] to anchor.
^ I ^ a button on a door or box.
.^ S$ ] ^ hoof-sbaped ingot.
|jSj) ] to paste hollow wooden in-
gots with silvered paper.
1^ 1 a cake of vermilion.
tinf
From hand and to _fix ; also
read ^cliang.
To throw away or abroad ;
thrown down, as hail from the
sky ; to throw at : to smash.
1 ?il5[ BM '° S'^*' one's head crack-
ed in a fray.
1 ^V 3£ # M *o smash a tea-
cup when taking an oath.
M |g ] P no silver has been
put into his mouth ; i. e. you
cannot believe his word, alluding
to the custom of putting silver
in a corpse's mouth. (Cantonese.)
] '^g throw it at him. (Cantonese.)
] ^ "Q to thump a hoy's head
with the knuckles.
Grain, as rice or wheat, stand-
ing upright and full eared ;
ting'' the culm of grain.
^ ] 5i ''he stalk of wheat.
In CantoiKse. The stem of a
fruit.
P Pg| ] the adam's apple.
f^ 1 ?|t ifi ''•' pumelo with a bro-
ken stem ; — a worthless fellow.
T"=I3SrC3-.
Old sounds, t'ing and ding. 2n Canton, t'iug and feng
in Fuhckau, t'eng, t'i&ng, t'lug, and ting ;
— in Swatow, t'eng a-nd t'°ia ; .
in Shanghai, t'ing and ding ; -
- ill Amoij, teng and t'eug ; —
in Chifu, t'ing.
/inff
From 5
with -J-
ear
and jg^ correct
a. phonetic ; tlie
as a
contracted form is very com-
mon, and is also read ipn, to
smile ; smiling.
To hear, to listen ; to un-
derstand ; hearing ; quiet,
still.
1 W ^ ^ '^ l^ear and pay no
attention.
1 P4 I heard about it.
] ^ }J^ I can hear ; I have
heard.
] ^ fij I understand it all.
1 ^ ^ 1^ I <^o not quite un-
derstand ; I did not hear well.
] ^f one who wails, an attend-
ant.
?>5 75 1 llii'ili highly of what
you have heard.
M 1 W '^'"^''^' obliging."
Eead t^ing' To receive, to
comply with; to hearken to ; to
accord ; to hear and decide judi-
cially ; to be listened to ; to ac-
knowledge ; to wait for, to tarry, —
and in this sense often answers to
according to, as, let.
iJ 1 """ i^ 1 ^0 ^^'^'^'^ 'he "^^^s ;
to inquire of.
] tS; '■o con)ply, to agree with.
] g^ to determine a cause.
] ^ to abide the examination,
to stand a trial.
1 fill !^ lU' ^^ h'^ kindness
prompts, — let him act.
•^ ] hard of hearing.
1 ^ |il •& just as Heaven de-
crees.
I f{^ ^ wait till he comes.
I {J to allow.
i Ji g ^^ let it be as it likes.
let it go.
j^ 1 "^ 1^ '■o hear on the road
and talk of in the way ; ?'. e.
heedless of what he hears.
] fp to own one's offense.
In Cantonese. To-morrow.
] Q next day.
1 ^ to-morrow morning.
From shelter and to hear as the
phonetic.
■"9
A hall, a parlor, a saloon ; a
court, a place where cases are
heard ; the officer in his court.
'^'i 1 ^ drawing-room.
§ 1 °'' -?E 1 '"^ reception-room ;
a parlor.
P^ ] the porter's lodge,
"g^ ] a police-station.
jpljl 1 the room for the oracle or
shrine in a house.
W: 1 tleputy in a prefect's court.
■.f^ ] the military office of the
captain in a district.
{PJ ] a superintendent of boats at
Canton.
rJ ^ ] a clerk of records in the
six Boards.
] ^ a policeman. (Pekingese.)
A low spit or tongue of land ;
an isthmus ; a low, level bank
along a stream.
^ ] a sandy beach.
I ^'I'l ^ prefecture in the south-
west of Fuhkien.
1 j§ a small beach left l)y de-
posit.
Also read ^chang and o:lt*drttj.
The sound of chopping tim-
ber ; to strike.
:fj? ] the door-posts ; the
sockets of a door with their
entering tenons.
I an ancient place in the state
of Sung ^l, now the notthern
part of Kiangsu.
A stand near a bed ; a head-
board of a bedstead, or the
^t'inff board which binds it firmly
together.
T'lNG.
T'ING.
T'lNG.
907
The straps of hide, the ^ ]
(-w^ wliicli fasten and streiigtluMi
/iny the tup of the trunk after it
is k)cked.
^t ing
^thiiy
The lliigh borie or femur is
M 1 "H*' ''"'' '^ '** ^^^'^ ^v-
plifd to other long bones.
From J_ to (jo and ZC i/ooil ; it
much i-esembles ajeii JE to ex-
tend, and is used with the next.
The place where audiences
are held ; the court of the palace ;
a court-yard ; courtly ; correct,
regular ; erect.
if^ I the hall where audiences
are held ; the Emperor.
1 E [)ri\y councillors.
tT 'fJ 1 F^ you have court-yards
and pri\ate rooms.
] jf^ to bastinado a courtier, as
was done in llie Ming dynasty.
] -j^ a dispatch sent by express
direct from the palace to the
pro\iuccs.
1 ;St '^ palace officer, head of the
"uard ; an ancient title.
/:ii,i
)• roni s/ie/lcr and a /»(//.
The family rooms, a boudoir,
the rooms used by children
for study or work ; parental ;
domestic ; to grow straight ; the
court of a palace, the hall of au-
dience ; to appear at court.
1 IjIII parental instruction.
^ I iiome, one's own residence,
a family seat ; one's relatives.
^ 1 ^ domestic enjoyment,
■H- 1 -"■ B 1 ">■. ?c 1 »'• M 1
all denote the imperial palace,
especially the private apartments.
PI 1 iO ill '''-^ door-way is like
a fair, speaking of an officer be-
sieged by applicants.
3^ 1 ^fi jffi "■ ^'o'' spacious fore-
head ; a term in physiognomy.
very unlike ; greatly mis-
taken.
D3 fiE ^j 1 li^' punished all those
chiefs wh'i woidd not appear at
court.
)^ I a father.
-■RT
MS. ^ dragon-fly.
ci*9w t^' 1 a name for all Libcllu-
^t'inij lidiv ; the common names are
^ V5fC ^'J '-'"^ water courser,
^ ^ the mantis" tail; ;^ 2$£ the
red soldier, 4,^ jj^j and others.
Read 't'irn. A kind of livid
striped lizard, called jJJ | found
about damp walls.
i^f^» Thunder ; the first clap ; the
(^ ^6& noise of many animals.
j'int/ ^ \ rambling thunder.
^ ] a flash of lightnuig.
® 1 ^ 1l5 thundering mad, very
angrv-
'M 1 T> :5i ^t 3 » ^i*p °f
thunder, so sudden that one has
no time to cover the ears.
iD 1 in W ^^^'^ ^ ''l^P ^^^ ^ crash
of thunder, — was the onset.
■ j- The culm of grasses ; the
' y , - peduncle of flowers ; small
^finff beams in a roof.
_^^ ] ^ H to hit a bell
with a blade of grass ; t. e. to use
very ina<lciiuate means.
^ ] " Jpl I* lie raised tlie purlines
with tlie [lilL rs.
^ ] wheal straw.
y|g 1 a flower stalk.
y^^ From [^ !ii</h contracted and J
A—w^ a «(n7, as the plionetlc.
^t^iiiff A portico; an open roof or
dome supported on pillars ; an
arljor, a pavilion ; a shed for tra-
velers to stop at or lodge ; straight,
even, level.
;f; ] irregular, awry.
:^ ] a tea-booth.
jci 1 or ?t ] a summer-house.
1 :M ^'^ l4 f^ '"^'^ "''' "*'"'' *''"'
jiolicemcn ; they wore black
clothes and a red cap.
7V ;ffi 1 an octagonal pavilion.
59: 1 a porch for a stone tablet ;
they are often built very solidly
with ornamented ronfs.
^ H ] he who sits in the dragon
ptuilion ; — met. the Emperor.
] 1 ^ jfc exalted and lofty,
like an is<jlated peak.
^ BfJ ] a sort of porch or hall,
where the names of bad people
are hung up for exposure and
general information.
^ 1 an o[)en, sedan-like stand, to
exhibit things in a procession.
i\^ To
h'rom man at a ahetl,
L'o rest, to stop ; to hold up,
ji'my as when there is enough ;
well-arranged ; suitable, fit-
ting, honest, trusty ; to delay ; after
another verb, denotes the cessation
of the act.
I JQ or ] ^ to rest from work.
1 ih to cease.
I __ .^ JJl rested once.
I ^ all arranged rightly, every-
thing in its place.
^T ^ 1 ^ well dres.sed ; paint-
ed up ; to put on a gay dr«ss.
^ ] to part, as quarrelsome
people ; to set to rights, to
arrange ; to cn6perate in attain-
ing an end.
+ 1 B iff S -t «'"'"' sf^wi-
tentlis were defeated.
1 ^ jM^ 4 stojjiied the carriage
at the roadside.
W i^ H 1 tl"^ three joints of
the arm were brawny and pro-
portioned.
1 1^ to put up a horse, as for
the night.
] ^ even, uniform ; well propor-
tioned, or corresponding, as the
parts of a thing.
jHH I the water course has stop{)ed
running.
1 .^ "M" t" 1".''' out a corpse,
it has stopped aching,
she continues to weep.
n
5^^
v-Jj^ Fro
From watey and arbor ; used with
nnd tlie last.
^t iiii/ Water stagnating ; water
running back and making a
still deep (lool in a stream.
tfc I 7\^ %% i. M ^^ let the
stagnant water flow out to sea.
(
908 T'ING.
A fluid and fetid secretion
from the ear.
^iiiig I 5 a running ear.
_r-i-» Lady-like and beautiful.
^t'ing she did not marry that year,
the luckless beauty 1
A peduncle springing from
the axil, and bearing many
1 ^(ing flowers.
1 @ a plant found in Ho-
nau, suid to kill fish like a
Lepidium.
1 ^ a medicinal plant, allied
to the shepherd's purse (T/ilas-
pi) by the Chinese ; the cbaw-
ing shows that it is akin to the
mustard, the flowers are yellow,
the leaves broad lanceolate and
obtusely serrate, and the siliques
long ; other descriptions confuse
it with other cruciferous plants.
Used with the next.
A raised path tlirough fields,
H'iiig such as are seen in rice
grounds ; a smooth place.
fH I W A ff Pfople are walking
through the fields on the paths.
Vxom field and a nail.
A raised path or dike through
H'ing or between fields for passen-
gers ; a piece of waste land,
a leglected corner; a lane, an
alley ; a parcel of land.
pg ] field-paths, fields.
] [5^ a bit of a garden.
^ \ an old name of Lin-ngan fu
in Yunnan.
Kead 'Vcn. A paddock, a park.
1 ES Jffi ^ our paddocks will be
like deer-parks; — micultivated.
(.JLf-^ From hand and erect; used for
rf^[|^ the next, and easily mistaken for
..v"^ ,sA(i< tStoleadon.
'ting ' ■"
To puU up or out ; to strain,
as at stool ; to lead out ; to rush
'iT
W
T'ING.
or stand forward ; to push out ; to
relax a little, as with prisoners ;
straight, to straighten; to carry one's
self stiffly ; decided, resolute in
principle.
] ^ to stretch one's self up
straight.
1 lU t" project or grow out.
I ^^ to stretch and expand the
chest.
] IB ^Jt )|J> to firmly adhere to
chastity.
lit 1 1 6^ very stiff and upright.
] JflJ t" t)ear a punishment with-
out flinching or confe.ssing.
1 ^ j;^ not to give m, good pluck.
JJ^ ] jffi. i^ to use the stick as a
sword ; — i. e. to punish ofienses
too severely.
] ^ to stand stiiF, a.s a grenadier.
In Pekingese. Very, greatly.
1 li 1 ^ 6^ "''^^y '^"^'^ ^°'^
bulging, as a water-jar.
1 ^ "f ® ^ ^^■'^'■'^ ^''•' ^ ^ ""*■
to eat, or a piece of tough beef
A club, a stick ; a ■ single
branch or stalk.
't'"'g If i^ "0' 1 a hundred
stalks of sugar-cane.
pT "OS '$'1 1 ^ '''^'^ manage [the
enemy] with even a shUlelah ; —
' a boast of a general.
f^ 1 4@ jS lie grasped the staft'
and drove him out.
1 ^ ;^ A an efficient and
clever man.
(-ff-^ From ijem and erect.
J-^w The name of a gem ; a flat
'ting baton or scepter made of
stone, held by the emperor in
ancient times as a sign of authority ;
some were three feet long, others six
inches.
^^m 1 IfiEMJiJ the
emperor took the scepter, and
straightway the realm was regu-
lated.
'ting
oig
T'ING.
Meat which has been dried in
the sun and out ui strips ;
straight, stiff.
-p ] ^ ^ ten strips of
jerked meat form a bundle.
] ^ a carp used in ofl'erings.
^ 09 1 )3fi g'1-^'e liira four slices
of dried meat.
A punt, a canoe, a dug-out ;
long and small boats, such as
people live in at Canton, of
which there are many sorts ;
inland boats, small craft.
i]\ ] or ] U a small boat.
'^i I a fast-boat.
s" fS" 1 express or post-boats.
"^ ] flower -boats, used for parties.
] ^ boat-people.
^ 7j< ] a sort of lighter.
^ ^ 1 pwnts to gather caltrops.
A bolt or rod of iron or cop-
per ; the hollow barb or bolt
of an arrow ; finished, ex-
hausted ; to hasten.
1 IfO ;^ 1^ '^ ''^^'^ away from
danger.
A narrow head or forehead ;
straight.
I J^ a direct path.
Hinj
'I'ing
From woman and a court.
A woman who has recovered
from disease.
P^ 1 to disguise one's feel-
ings ; stolid, imperturbable.
[J^ ] A ^ to rail at another.
Read ^ting. Handsome.
] ] fair and graceful.
From jn earth and yV a man
but it is not the same as ^jan tt
as this usually has the lower
stroke longest ; it is thought to
resemble sprouts coming out of the
ground.
Good ; complete ; full ; to veri-
fy ; whatever is the business of life.
'fing
'^lU.
TO.
TO.
909
TIXJ.
Old souHih, tin ant' tu ^. /n Cantrin, tin ; — in Siratoio, tin — tn A mni/, tin anJ pin ; — in Fuhchnu,
I'u rrid lin — in Shnnijhai^ tin ; — in Chi/u^ tin.
" p From ~^ one »i}d ^ yonCj E.; '■
, • y^ to return.
^tlu Tc casf away ; to rid, relieved
of; tc cas' off, tc throw aside ;
to tlirow at, to pitch ; to leave, a:
a family when going from home.
1 ^ '" P"^- 'iway ; to throw aside ;
not to mention.
] -^ ^ Iffi it behind.
] "^ lay ;• aside, as for a future
occasion.
] "^ 7^ throwi< into the water:
1 ^ 'Tjt "^ '"3 'lirew it down and
liuMi ran ;)tl'.
11^'^^ \ A W'isted hi.s own
reputation.
1 T ~' V£. Wi l"st one horse ;
— strayed.
1 ^ to reject, to discard finally.
1 Pfl ^ don't do it ; let it ahjne ,
le.'ive off
] /f^ "^ I cannot get i' ott' my
liands ; cannot avoid tho ques-
tion.
I 05 g, to ogle.
1 /p 1^ you did not hit — the
link
I '^ to miss every other row.
1 i^ to utter a bon-mot.
From !('!?i(/and pchrji'; read f/'i'a
y' in tlie dictionary.
^tJti, To fan : to move with the
wind, as the trees.
1 T fi" filD '■'^'^ breeze fanned the
priest.
^
Old soniiih^ t:i. do, tap, nnd dap.
in Fuhchiiu^ to, tio
From ^ rvcuinr; repen,ted ; q. d.
eveiiin;^ after evenins-
TO.
la Ciinion, to and tii ; — in Swntoiv, to and toa , — in Amoy, to and tui ;
, t'io, and twi) ; — in S/iatighui, tu ayid du ; — in C/iiJ'u, toa.
^to
An adjective of number, nu-
merous, many, often, and is
usually placed before the noun ; not
a few, more ; much ; mostly ; how
many? a superlative, very, exces-
sive, too ; to crave for more ; to
add ; to become many ; to praise ;
after a noun, it has in some places
the force of a distributive adjective,
as if \ every year.
] :^ officious; interfering,
f^ ] how many "?
] ^ or ] ^ how nnich ?
1 "f^ ("i^ much obliged to you.
] 3^ f;)^ I thank you much.
'M ■{§' 1 ''"^ '^ ''"' li*^''iviest.
^ ] or 1^ 1 too much.
I =■ or ] U^ hxjnacious.
^ ^ I nearly the same.
] ^ or ] [13 well informed.
ffl ifi :7 S ffil 1 l^^k t]^e set
time has passed, and he is not
here, to the increase of my sor-
rows.
] ^ a meddlesome fellow.
] ;fj if b2i '^"^ '^^^ ^■'® y°'^ ■
# ^^ 1 1 Ftp H make my best
respects to iiim.
] ;> to admire him ; to make
much of him.
^ I not overmuch ; these will do
fl51 H 1 ''O P''''''y ^'^^ ^-^"^ three
manies, — /. e. sons, wealth, and
years.
fjij 1 a Mongol or Ouigur word
for papa.
] H |1^ a charm-word (Sanscrit
tlhiiriini) used by Budhists.
1 I't ^ "' ■'» ^'ill lie come ?
1 1 S ^- 'I's more [troojis] the
better.
|5£ 1 S it lie enjoys great hap-
piness.
1 S Jk. ^'li'it is the tare ?
^ ^ Ji!l - li ± ± 1 Ae
earth as now before us, is a mere
haiidfid of soil.
A long sleeve, |g ] such
as were worn in olden times.
'to
ttcj
From /fv ivood anil T? or JL
to represent />t;«(it-r(^ things above
^ it.
Branches hanging, with flow-
ers in bunches ; d cluster, aa
of dates or liehLs ; a head of
flowers ; pendent things ; to
move 5 to lead, as a child ; a clas-
sifier of clouds, flowers, and flames.
1^ ] to embroider.
"^ I the lobe of the ear ; for
which sense the radical ^ is
often added, but the compound
is not autliorized.
11^ an orchid like a Ci/inbi-
diuin with yellow flowers.
& R 1 1 'lie snowy clouds are
piled upon each other.
— ] ^ a sprig of flowers.
II ^ 1 M '■"■e yo" looking at
my chin moving — as I eat ?
j^ I flowers; many blossoms.
— I >^ a flame.
I I all sorts of flower.s.
] ^ the side buildings in a pa-
lace court.
1&^^ 1 mH k«-p yotir ears
ojien and liear all that is said.
910
TO.
c t rt^ A round target ra,ide of straw
Jt]^ hung near a race-course, to be
Ho shot at by archers going at
full speed
^j- I or ^ ] a straw target.
ijil \ P openings in the crenulated
battlement of a wall.
M 1 "J" buttresses to the wall.
1 gl side rooms or galleries in
which to practice archery ; so
called in Kiangnan
c At^ The body ; to conceal one s
y%^ self, to hide away, to skulk,
'to to secrete, to slip away; to
escape.
1 111 to shirk work.
I ^ to play truant, to idle at books.
I ^ to secrete one's self
1 S '"' 1 j^ '■" '''-" perdu, to be
out of the way ; to escape from,
as J{j^ P 1 i^ to .seek shelter
from a storm in port.
] f^ to take leg bail, to evade
one's creditors.
1 P5 ^'^ dodge out of one's sight.
I /(t p^ you cannot shun him
1 "^ "^ "?. ^^ dodged him once
Cjijti To walk.
I*
Uo
] ^ to stamp the foot in
f-XyXj To guess the weight of, to
^/fV lieft a thing ; to drop a sail.
'<o 1 "^ ^ 3g carefully es-
timate its qualities or value.
*J3
Ho
From earth and falling.
Hard compact clods ; firm
ground.
+ ] a moimd ; a hillock
raised for any purpose.
To fall down, to come to
pieces ; to tumble down or
'to be carried away.
ifo ^ # ^ 1 tlie gi-eat bowl-
der threatens to fall.
'to
TO.
Hair which has been cut from
the head; the hair left on
children's heads when they
are first sha\en.
to
■> To chop fine, to hash with
jV'J a chopping-knife, to miiice ;
to^ to carve.
I ^ tg" to cut up chop.s.
"^ 1 M S cut It in twain at
one stroke
1 ^ T 1^'icked or minced it fine.
] J)^ ^ W '^'''sljed it into fine
muicc meat ; used as a threat
Yiom grain aud bunch*
A heap or stack of grain.
^ 'K ] ^ pile of fuel
ik J^ — 1 ^eap It up into
a stack.
^ ;^ ] a dung-heap ; a pile of
compost
i^J; 1^ ] a stack of wheat straw.
i**' Also read ^t'o, and written s^t
but not accurately.
to' A rudder.
/o 1 ^ a helmsman
^ ) to steer.
^ 1 a captain or manager of the
crew.
] j^ the part of the rudder in tlie
water.
^ ] or If ] to port the helm
4S 1 iSi H rudderless, at the
mercy of the winds.
^\\ ] st.irboard the helm.
^ m K '& #: 9. 1 i^« ^•^^^•'■"i
how you steer when in the
Yangtsz"; — be steady in danger
f
to'
The unsteady walk of a
young child ; to lead a child.
Read tai ' To overthrow ;
upside down.
Read ,c/i/, and used forjlj. Un-
steady ; undecided.
] JJ^ embai'rassed and \acillating.
TO.
J*^^' Vtom t\^ heart and M_ to fall
^J contracted.
to' The mind nerveless, flagging
~'~ and heedless; indolent, re-
miss ; rude, indifterent.
i^« 1 careless, never completing a
thing.
IS ^ fln ^ 1 ^ tell him that
he must not be lazy.
K^ J]2 1 ^ m » S ^ the
members (or officers) are idle,
and all affairs will go to ruin.
Eft ^ ^ 1 do not be negligent
at worship.
W 1 E» S •'^ stupid, useless dolt.
] jj^ to loaf about.
1 Wi f^ '■^''y ^^^ careless of plow-
ing ; — i. e. they do not attend
much to agriculture.
P
1*^' From
T. earth and Pp) to fa jj
or an old form ^ ivliich repre-
iQ^ sents it ; used tor the preceding-
To fall in ruins ; to fall over ;
to hang down, to sag ; to fall, as
tears ; settuig, as the moon sets ;
fallen, dilapidated, ruined ; decayed,
poor ; disused, effete.
^ ] push it over
1 ,Ef fell off the horse.
P^ .^ 1 "^3 decayed family
1
jif a miscarriage.
I ] to beg food, and throw the
morsels into a clap-dish f^, as
Budhists do on begging excur-
sions.
M ilk 'o f^'l behind.
^^^' A jacket without sleeves ; a
^ ^ kind of long gown like a
to' cassock.
It^^> An obeliseal aiguelle or peak ;
I m\ some say, the undulating
Ui' line of a range of hills.
1 llJ ^ & H^e slender
mountains and magnificent
peaks.
T'O.
T'O.
T'O.
911
I -
U::l souifls, til, t'n|i, da, nml dnp.
hi Fuhchan^ to, t*o, tw
From lianil :iii'l to hear; tlie first
form is most used.
To pull, to drag along ; to
ilraggle ; to Icail, to take by
the hand ; to implicate, to
drag into; to protract.
] ^ lo track, to drag.
iiiMilved. as in loss or danger.
W> til t" t™' a stick after
] ifc |i|J l'< wear a peacock' s fea-
ther.
I 1^ ends of the girdle hanging
low ; an official girdle.
1 i€ W 7K I "as draggled
throiigii the mud ; met. turbid,
\'erbose, as a .style.
1 -^ j|5 a fishing-smack which
drags the net after it.
;/>; I a large smack.
] 5£ '" P^*'' "ffj to procrastinate.
T=0.
Ill < 'iuilim. t'o nnd tui ; — in Sicatow, t'o nnd t'oa ; — in A iiioij, t'6 and to ; ■
M, t'i.:, mill swoi ; — in Shaiiyhai, dii and t'u ;— in Clufu, t'oa.
n
.tv
Tlie second is also used as an-
otlier form of s| t i also read
y ^/j, fi, and chni''
To split wood with the grain;
to break sticks ; to fall or
come down ; a kind of tree
whose wood is used for coffins, on
account of its durability.
] ;}[!J an inner coffin.
Mx Wl 1 ^ when cleaving faggots,
follow the jrrain.
}h
.to
1
From wheat and to carrt/ ; tlie
two are nearly synonymous.
f '.ikes made of bean-flour ;
tlic '^ ] ^ are boiled witli
soy in little tin cups.
fl!^ IJ: 1 "f «'ikes of gluti-
nous rice mi.Ked with flour.
jH a fancy whcaten cake in
three round stories, common at
Nanking, used in the worship of
ancestors at ncwyear.
"^ I a cake made of bcan-
tlonr and millet meal.
! I ^ the clod of earth wrapped
around plants when transplant-
ing theiu.
The second is also used for 'cA'i
1)^0, a slide.
Steep and nigged paths ;
dangerous acclivities.
/" ] M. JE^ dharanl, a P^L or
magic formula.
il'P \ sandy steppes and wilds.
S "T I5i^ 1 ^^' hastened down
the steep declivity.
^
Jo
m
To slip ; to mLss ; to stumble,
to misstep, as a horse.
^ jS SM 1 an unlucky fate ;
missed the chance.
; M 5 ^^ + is M 1 ti"s
old horse, whose cai's lop down,
has stimibleil with me half way
on the jonrjiey ; — referring to
missing an opportunity, or a su-
peraniuiated officer.
At
,t o
From man and that ; it was once
written fl^ ! the second is a
synonym of the ne.Kt, and an old
form of 31b ^ snake.
That, anotlier ; to charge.
] ^ humpbacked.
^ ^ 1 1 elegant and easy ui
manners, as a viituous dame.
:& ^ IE ffiJ ^ 1 tlie princely
man regards [their doctrine as]
true, and seeks for no other.
1 ^ to adjust the hair.
Road <'o' To add to ; to impute.
^«5:Wlll^;t 1.^ lie re-
mils that man"s crime, that I
may have the more.
^,Ia
^to
to'
1 lom j?% horsK and yC .V'"*"' /
hut the second is the common
form.
\n animal that carries bur-
<lciis; to lade on, to b.ack a
load.
,to
^ ] to carry on the back.
ifi P ] ^ let the animals carry it.
^ ] to'carry, asa pack; to load on.
I xp JJ it is too heavy to carry.
1 _L ill -^ carry it up the hill.
In Cantonese. To suspend, as
from the neck or girdle ; to hang
upon.
] Jj; with child.
1 -iS "^ M liang it on the lapel.
Used for the last.
A camel.
I -^ a burden.
^ ] to a carry on camel's
back.
*p m E ^ ^^f 11 1, ^ 1 w
•^ 1^ H* fi! 1''^ "'^" I'as seen
little, and exaggerates in describ-
ing it, is like the man who saw a
camel, and said it was a horse
with a swollen back.
i^|I^ A large gallinaceous binl, the
(i^ll 1 ,^ which probably refers
ifo to the ostrich, or to the cas-
sowary of the Indian Archi-
pelago ; it is also called ■j'^ ^ '^
the large horse prince ; and ] jfjJf
fj§ or ^ ^ camel fowl, from its
large feet ; it is said to be 8 or 9
feet high, and the wings spreading
ten feet.
^A A name for the beaver. 1
'^tjU ^ wdiich is said to be found
/. ill western conntries, and
among the Mongols ; it re-
sembles the otter, an<l makes its
nesl in the ground.
'H A sort of w ild horse ; a horse
!)f a dark color with marks
causing the whole' to resem-
lile fish's scales.
W 1 T J Sft (-liei'f "'•■''■e many soils
of dappled and spotted horses.
912
T'O.
T'O.
T'O.
Jo
Often used for TO " rudder.
A tie-beam or girder in tbe
framework of a house which
connects the large pillars ;
under it is the ~ 1 or supporting
girder ; firm wood ; leaves falling.
— 1^ 1 a pair of girders; a room
with such a pair is regarded
as having ^ p^ three partitions.
1 M ^ ft painted beam-heads
or corbels w liich project outside ;
the Chinese often car\e charac-
ters on tliem.
^ j^ ijJt 1 in a strong tide-way,
humor the helm.
Wl\
rom \^ to hear and ]^ shenf.
Panniers, saddle-bags ; slings
s' " used in securing the burdens
with which animals are laden ;
to carry on the back.
J *» ^ Humpbacked ; having a dis-
(.yA^ eased and crooked spine.
^t'o ] -^ a hunchback.
1
^ crook-backed.
t>V Tbe smde-Jish, as its name
c/irt u huports ; a species of bnll-
fo head which burrows in the
sand, and spurts it out ; it is
also called '^ ]iS or sand fish, a
name oftener given to the shark.
From hE a /''":/ ^"'^ ^ n/one
contracted ; it is apparently con-
- fou[ided with the last hy some
s'^ authors.
A large triton, ga\ial, or
water lizard, found to the south of
China, ten feet long, of whose hard
skin dram-heads are made ; its
grutf voice is heard at night and
indicates rain, whence the phrase
1 M jft jft the bass roar of the
drums ; the animal digs a deep
hole ui the bank ; its eggs are nu-
merous and eaten by itself ; the
flesh is prized, and served up at
weddings.
f^ 3!jC ® 1 to kill the dragon
and catch the gavial.
] 1^ to strike the watches.
S*J-» Face Htished with drink;
yj rubicund.
^t'o ^ ] red in the face.
^ ] half drunk.
J^ M 1 ^ her rosy face was
quite riuslied.
iffe
Water diverging into slream-
y
,to
lets ; a name anciently ap-
plied to small branches of
the Yangtsz' River in part
of its course, especially to
one west of King-cheu fu
in Hupeh ; an affluent ; a heavy
rain; faUing teare ; forms part of
the names of many streams, of
which the -0 \ jpj an affluent
of the Pei-hii, is one.
ifj ^ 1 ^ the tears fell like
rain.
•jM 1 waves surging and foaming.
1 £n ■* branch of the Yangtsz'
in the southeast of Sz'ch'iien,
near Lu-cheu JJ 'J'l'I.
>t|J-^ A skein or hank of silk or
J\\ \^ floss ; braiding to ornament
j'o i'urs-
tN ^ 5. 1 fi^'e braidings
[ adorned ] their plain silk
dresses.
The tliird is applied to iron
weights ; it is also read isA^, a
short spear.
J. A stone roller ; a game call-
ed jjl {ft or flying bricks,
swinging heavy stones from
hand to hand ; a weight or
ball on the end of cords :
the weight on a steelyard ;
a pilot's lead.
^J ^ 1 to swing weights.
^1 ] a steelyard weight.
».JM Like the last.
cJ- 3 To sling stones, or heavy
j'o weights from one to another,
practiced by athletes and
military men.
,f^ ] to throw at.
In Pekingese. Ho pile up, as
in steps.
^<-*-* A fabulous animal hke a
<7 J^ ram, having nine tails and
^io four ears.
1 M ?S troadclolh; and
1 IS W, ^<^l^et ; to-lo being an
imitation of an Indian word, and
written in dift'erent ways.
5>-*-* To deceive ; to lie to, to im-
cp 1^ pose on.
i' " Eead ^i. Self-possessed.
] ] satisfied.
From to measure and a foot.
To measiu-e anything by
stretching the arms out.
1 'T' ']§l y^^ caimot span
it, as a big tree,
g _ I it measures one fathom.
f /"C^ From ^ <l<i'et contracted to JC
\^^ luomcm and Jfi^ daws ; q.d. what
'I'Q the claws have safely.
Secure, safe, stable, firm ; to
seat well; at ease, settled, quiet;
ready, prepared, — and often merely
a sign of the past tense.
1 H|f an exclamation at the end
of a sentence indicating the end,
that's right ; so ; well now I
1 m ""^ if. 1 everything right ;
properly done, secured.
tisfactorily.
W 6^ '^ 1 ^^^'^^ '^ something
unsafe ; there's a screw loose,
g 1 or 1 ;j^ very well, that's
just right.
tx ifipl ia 5b 1 ® ^rect a hall
to quiet the ancestral manes.
*g ] well said.
JU I all correct, as well and safe
as it can be.
^ 1 w, m z> n-^m ''fiiie
thing is to be done safely, it
must not be hurried.
Anything round, long, and
blender, like a pipe, pencil,
or rod ; a mathematical term
for cylindrical ; a tube for
holding salt.
1 BI long, slim and round.
to
Vo
'Vo
'fo
T'O.
To dip the four comers of a
thing that is too l(Jiig ; to
lessen by cliiJijing ; to throw
aside ; to cover, to feel over.
Full and ample, as a dress
where the skirts spread out.
H B 1 ffl drooping slioul- ;
ders and ample sleeves; said ,^
of a beauty.
Fascinating, engaging, seduc-
ti\'e ; not correct, heedless of
propriety ; idle, careless.
^;pi(^p!^ 1 E. ^
I dare not see his Majesty
in the least dishabille.
TOH.
F'roin mouth and to droj> ; the
second also means a port, « place
to land at.
t
J To
til'
\
z>
spit; saUva; to do a thing
easily.
] "^ to spit in one's face.
I ^ to blow the nose.
1 '{^ M. ^ small spit-box.
^ ^ to compose off-hand.
^ ;^ ] do not spit when
giving one a dish of food.
1^ 'jljj ] to heedlessly hack
uii iihlegin — is ill manners, be-
cause one can't well hear.
n y\C to spit.
M to spit on and revile.
TOH.
913
n
m'
tH)'
From insect and to inigk ; it is
also read tuP and shuP.
The exuvire or cast-off skins
of cicadas, snakes, or crabs ;
to slough off the skin,
a snake's skin.
1 Wi cast-off" shells or .skin.
— ^ i^. rl 1 one morning he
suddenly became an empty skin ;
— his s|iirlt left the Ijody.
Itf 1 11 ffi K ^ ^ 1llj ^'l'^'"
the katydid molls and the dra-
gon transforms itself, it is like
my discarding the world and
going among the unmortals ; a
Taoist sneer at life.
TOH.
01,1 su<n„!s, tat, diit, and dak. Jn Canton, tok, tut, and cliut ; — in Swatow, tc.k, tat, and tak ; — in Amoi/, toat, tok,
<md to ; — in Inl.chmi, twnk, cliwoli, tok, and t'ok ; — in Slutnijhai, toll, diili, and dok ; — in Chifu, toa.
From hand and to Join.
^J() To collect, to arrange, to
to' gather up ; to take up with
both hands.
] 1^ to gather.
^ ] to put in order, to furbish
up, to make as new ; to put to
rights.
•j^ =■ ] ;^ now «e pluck the
ears — of the plaintains.
to'
with the last ; also read
S!
Used
<■/(„/,,
To cut. to prick ; to cut
blocks, to engrave ; to cut
open and rob.
1 pT '■" I"'"''- '""^l puliHsh books.
To estimate the weight of any-
) tiling iiy lifting it; to eat
sh.wlv. "
ii 1 m ^ m '•'•"' y«»
guess its weight exactly ?
^11 'L SS. '"■ pi'esent of food, as
I delicacy.
to'
To iiipnil clothis.
. m %\ m m \ thread the
need
this.
and ask
him to mend
Ijt^ From liii'd and connected ; it is
^^ also read choii)
^^^r' A small bird, the ] j\^
whose cry is ti-ti, found in tlie
northern deserts in flocks ; it has
a crest, a forked tail, and no hind
claw or hallux ; it is noted for its
thieving, and one name is ^1^'^
or Turk's sparrow, because it comes
down on the fields like the nom.ids
and devours the crops ; it probably
belongs to the grouse or plover
tribe.
Formed of y\^f/reat ^ hi rd ani
fj inch, but the last part is re-
garded as a form of X. <»" ^
hand, niiiled with -^ to s/jreod
the winffs, referring to the fowl-
er's skill in traiiping birds.
To take by force ; to snatch ;
to get by striving or anyhow; to
carry off, as when a prize is gained ;
to take away, as when rank is lost ;
to criticise or expunge.
1 ^ to pass another on the road.
-J;P 1 to rob boldly in bands.
1 JR to carry off, as against one's
wi>hes.
] \-ff. to take the prize.
1 -^ :fe j^ '"^ golden pill that
will snatch your life from death.
^ 0^ ] f Ij to contend for fame
and gain.
1 $ M to S^^t one of the first
ii\e places in an examination
for isintsc.
Ml ^ ^:t to catch and plunder
the people.
1 lis W to take the gambling
reeds; — a mode of playing.
?£ ?> 1 @ the dazzling bright-
ness blinded the eye.
•&i j [please] examine and lop off
— what is improper ; a final
phrase in petitions.
g^ I to deliberate and then fix
upon the points.
^ ] finally settled on.
1 Bu t" 'hive off the soul of a
fetus and take its place ; averred
to be done by old Rationalists.
1 ^ discordant, out of pliice ; said
of inslrument^ hi a band.
1 ^ M. hw has carried off all the
literary fame.
g ^ ^ 1 A J5f if ' the prince-
ly man does not covet what
others prize.
11£
it It
TOH.
t'oh.
t'oh.
m.
.toh
.to
Interchanged with the last.
To take forcibly, to seize ; to
rob.
1 ^ ^'^ appropriate without
vigbl.
J^ I to plunder.
From metal and to peep.
A square-mouthed, oblong
bell, like a cow-bell, usually
made of iron, with a long
clapper ; a kind of jingle or rattle
used in tlie army to convey orders ;
one who arouses the age : a limit.
TJi; ] a wooden-tongued bell.
^ j liells hung on eaves to ring
with the wind.
■g 1 a native priest in the Roman
Catholic churtshes.
5c51fiU*^:S;t:1 Heave..
brings forth a sage to arouse the
world.
] ^ to incite to virtue- , ^. _
to'
to'
11,
to-
to'
Icicles ; a nioR' cuiumon name
•* 7JC ^ ice pillars.
Formed of heart and limit ; a
synonym of J^, to distinguish it
from ]^' a rule.
To guess, to calculate.
To cut and liew wood, a& car-
penters do ; to divide.
I yfc to work in wood, the
joiner's craft.
To delude by false represen-
tatious.
^ 1 to decei«e by false-
hoods.
A species of water-bird, the
ff| j wliich resembles the
rail; k is mostly found in the
southern provincea.
Itlflu Also read cA'«A) and used for cA'o'
[j|^ Rg to grumble.
to' To gabble ; to talk incessant-
ly.
P I I M J|[ a constant stream
of talk flows from his mouth.
dtflu To tread or step on ; to walk
ItbCj to and fro.
to'' ] pje ] ^ to walk back
and forth.
U ^ 1^ 1 t^ ^'^^ 'o'" pleasure.
] ^'^ ii^ walldng inside of the
arbor.
From water and etone; used for
*cli4 ^ ocher.
^0* To let down ; to drop, as a
line into a well ; to drop, as
rain.
^ 1 to drip; leaking by
drops.
!(/ t'o ; — in .Iwioy, t'oat and t'ok ; -
E
Old sounds, fak and fat. /n Canton, fok and f Qt ; - in S.catua; t'ut, f ak, f ap,
in Fuhchau, f auk, tw'ak, and n6h ; - in Shanghai, fob, dOh, and fok ; - in Ch./u, t oa.
I ] B§ liberal ; not exacting ; to | ^ 1 A ^ several men came
Tfom Jlesh and to arrange.
The flesh leaving the bones,'
emaciated, la(ik ; spoiled gind
dissolving; to undress, to
atrip ; to let go, to esca^* from, to
relinquish ; to get out of, to evade,
to avoid ; to leave ; in rfutonc, to
touch on slightly, to allude to ; if,
perhaps; when following another
verb, often becomes a mere dissyl-
labic auxiliary, or a form of the
f)erfcct tense ; as ^ ] to leak out ;
]0[ ] to let go ; ^ 1 forfeited,
lost.
^ ] to let off, to exonerate.
1 ■ffi pT ^ perhaps it can lie
done.
1 ^ to slip away, to escape.
1 ^ BK to undress.
^ J[J^ to peel j to cast the skin.
^ ) to deliver from, to rid.
^ ] to turn over to another.
make a resume.
1 M '" fseape trouble.
1 T HI ^ slipped out of the
noose.
1 <* St S I got away, and was
I ;ii. /..> jr. o
not entangled.
1 (g elevated, not vulgar; to
:i\oid the world.
jg 1 in gix)d spirits, well, bright ;
talented, clever.
1 ^ )^ 1?^ '° ^^' '^""' ^ '^ horse,
— in the next existence.
^ if 1 Wi ^ f\ *^^ spotted
cicada is planning how to gel rid
of its skin ; — i. e. he is contriv-
ing a way to leave.
Jfj ] to sell, to part with.
Rea<l till' Leisurely.
1 1 'jfg .^ went off very slowly.
In Gmtones''. A classifier of '
suits of clothes and messengers. I
one after the other.
~- 1 ^ IIR '' suit of clothes.
Similar to the last,
o exclude ; to remove ; to
j<'o mistake ; to leave behind.
Kead shut ' To nib and clean.
^ 1 ^ m ^ fS «" «»'"g
down rub the bands, and then
pour the libation.
ia.
Cunning, artful.
A ifl f^ 1 ■u'^"''' <lispo8i-
t'o tions are crafty and guileful.
1 '& JK ?i education has qiuch
to do witli the character
(-^ From hair and tofifll.
^t'o for which || is now generally
used.
1 ^ to molt, to shed the hair.
T'OH.
^ w' To loosen thu neck-cloth or
T</L| J collar ; to free the neck ; a
t'o son cit' kucc-p.id.
lieaveu .in(l earth were spread
out, it was like loosening the
bands of the universe ; so the
Taoists say.
It
,<'o
To open the dress for air and
' freedom.
- I* The original form repre»ent3 ripe
" I * (7ruiH bendingdown, with the ftalk
^^^ contimiing into the rooi^ and
(to entering the yo»?/f/, tliis being re-
presented by the lioriiontul line ;
another says it represents tlie
plunmlo just opening above the
ground.
To depend on ; to engage one
to act for ; now written Hke the
next.
In Fulichau. A thing, a mat-
ter ; articles, goods ; an idol, things
carried in processions.
M, I w-orthless things, no
better than old bones.
^ 1 to have an eruption.
f-
Pt)
^.
From words and a 5/(00^ ;
second fonn is little used.
the
,<'o
' To charge with, to intrust
to ; to commission, to engage
one to do, to ask ; to accept
a commission and its pay ;
" to trust in, to rely on ; to
make an excuse of ; to use as
a pretext.
thank you ; or in full, ] f^J; ^
A ^ fi^ f S I li'i^'e availed
myself of your fiivor to be haji-
py; — a polite phrase, for which
1 ^ 's another form.
1 fil'^ f^ ^ I ^"^'i "f y"" *" 'lo
this affair.
1 ItE ^^y yo'"' ausiiiccs.
^ pf I not trustworthy.
1 A l^ to •'ng'''go another's aid
and kindness.
^ -^ I ^ to commit a son to
another, and ask one to care for
a wife, — when about to travel.
T'OH.
Pi JW 1 /^ K iM if tli«'e
be a man who can be intrusted
with the charge of ;ui orph<vn.
1 ^^'^ apologize for, lo suggest a
reason for; to give as a pretext.
-t ± Pj .W 1 ^ ""ly ^«y I'igli
miiuls c.-tn resisi lust -,
4* i pT ^ 1 ^ iiiferior ones
can carry out others' wishes;
T i W iy 1 Bt •'""' t^<^ lowest
can use others' property honestly.
^ A j:^ 1 I am engaged by
some one to do it.
1 ■© 'o play on .-in instrument.
T'OH-
915
I
,to
From hautl and a s/iont, though
ic is regarded as the modHied.
or derived form ot" tlic second ;
it is often erroneously used for
the last ; the second alsG means
to push away.
To carry on the palm, to
bear up, to take on the hand,
to fake up with the hand ; at Can-
ton used for ^ to carry on the
shoulder.
1 •? or ] ^ a waiter or tray ;
the first also denotes the satin
lining of a sable robe.
1 ± 3S BI shoulder it.
1 ^S< ••" '"-'an the head on the hand
^ ] to equivoc.-ite, to dissemble.
1 i§ 5c I '^'^' MO'^ ^^I'o holds
the pagoila in his hand.
^ '^ ] 1 nnfavorable times,
disheartened, unsuccessful.
^ ] «hat can't be handled ; t. e.
gruel, porridge, &o.
1 -^ (also wrhteu ^ ■^) morti-
fied ; reduced to poverty,
From /fl irooil and 3I haf/
J inodilied, say some ; it resembles
fk'iii ^ a case.
A sack open at both ends ;
a porte-nu)nnaie or belt worn
arotmd the waist.
] ^ a tube through which lo blow
tile fire ; bellows used by potters
] ^g a kind of satchel for carry-
ing food and clothes.
•IfC i 1 1 ^''^' continuous sounds
of rammers — were heard.
] ^1^ the camel ; lit. a bag-carrier.
li m w<^ 1 -^ s ^« '"^'i "I'
dried meat and grain in packs
and bags.
; jfe From horse and hag ; q. </. the
-*'^ quadruped who onrries bags
^t (I The camel was once known
as ] ^, but the term is now
obsolete.
^4 ] a superintendent of camels-
A bun or cake made of wheat-
en flour ; in some places, z,
cake of any kind.
1^ I a flour cake.
J.t^ From wood and to drive off ; but
^FL originally the phonetic was the
.VO
preceding character.
'"■ " A board with a hole and short
handle, u.sed by watchmen to
strike the hours.
^ ] to strike the watches.
]g ] the watchman's clapper.
m
.to
w
Negligent ; to disregard rules
I ^ <5l i '^^ officer who
is remiss, and gives no heed
to law.
^ heedless, indifferent tc re-
straint, like a bow unstrung,
which flies back.
The sheath which envelopes
the joints of the bamboo ; the
first leaves of bamboo shoots ;
a shoot growing from the
roots, like a sucker.
_L 'S 1^ 1 ^^^ ^^^^ bamboo
st.Jks growing rank with green
leaves.
jt"^ Fallen, as leaves in autunm ;
j^Pj cracked, as the bark of some
j^« plants, which peels off
"f" -^ 5& 1 '" November the
vegetation decays and falls.
it f |,^ I only withered leaves
are below it.
A plant allied to tlie sarsapa-
,, rilla. the fg ) or ^ {JJ
found in Kiangnan ; it grows
ten feet high ; the leaves are
large, and tlie pith very white ; it
is the AfXitia ediili's.
916
TU.
TU.
TU.
TTJ.
Old sounds, to, tot, tok, do, dot, and dok. In Canton, to and tu ; — in Swatow,
171 Fuhchan^ tu, to, and tok ; — in Shanghai, tu and du ; -
] ^ -^ j^ I have not been there.
From E« ^ ciVy and
thi
<fa
The place of the palace or
imperial ancestral temple; a
metropolis or capital ; a large
city; under the Gheu, a region equi-
valent to four !^ districts ; a tief
granted to princes ; an imperial
city whose revenue was granted to
statesmen ; the suburbs of a capital;
the state, the country ; elegant in
manners ; abundant, fine, fiJl ; an
a</yr(^Ve of number, all, altogether,
usually used after the noun ; in
general; also, together with; still,
possibly, probably ; followed by a
negative, as ] ^ or ] J^, has an
adversative sense, no, not at all ; an
exclamation of pleasure, excellent !
to occupy, as an office; to dwell ; an
islet on which birds collect ; in some
of the cities of Chehliiang, it de-
notes a ward or a police circuit ;
elsewhere it often means a group
of villages, arranged for fiscal con-
venience.
T^ ) or ] j^ the capital of a
country ; the court.
J^ ^ J^ ] very beautiful and
excellent.
it all formed one col-
1 n~
lection.
m 1 ^]
as a gift.
fij I ^ I wiU go too.
1 i^ an old name for a
Manchu major-general.
glj 1 ^ a brigadier-general.
^- .^ I H^ all were collected.
^ ] the double capital ; — a term
for Mukten.
^ ] ^d ^ they are generally
like this.
# I m^ :t.iii i personally
filled the post of prime-minister.
i^ SS xp 1 she would not be
reckoned a great beauty.
I don't wish it even
I m
1 '^ 1% '^^ Censorate ; its mem-
bers are commonly called ] ^
M -It Pekhig.
1 t\ "'■ 1 Jt or 1 Pa^ a major ;
or in the navy, a commander ;
one is found m each prefecture.
In Pekingese. To grumble, to
mutter ; to be unreasonable and
gruff.
I pg or ] pg to be dissatisfied
aniL scold unreasonably.
A paunch ; erroneously u.sed
for a beetle or heavy mallet.
M 1 abigbeUy.
Name of a plant.
^ ] a Hower bud ; it is
applied especially to conspi-
cuous ones, like the rose or
pomegranate.
From to see or eye and that.
To look, to observe ; per-
ceived, manifested.
B Bi?!^ \ what eye hath
not seen.
0^ ^ to be evident.
5 1 -i .W 1 tfi w^^^*" *'^® senses
have seen and remembered.
1 iiij ^ .H< 'o look and not ob-
serve ; absent-minded.
To obstruct, to '.guard, to
close, to shut or ward off ; to
fill in ; to invest ; a wall
aromid a yard, a stretch of
wall ; 50 cubits length of a wall ; at
peace, quietly at home.
I ^ 10 wall up, to close against.
1 ^ to smother to death.
1 P '■o g^ j to stuff the mouth.
BJ I to defend, to resist.
I ^ to guard, to cut off ajj-
proach to.
m
'III
'tti
to, tu, and chu ; — in A mot/, to j —
- in (Shi/'u, tu.
Pnf ] pelf, lucre ; — an old or
poetical tenn.
H # id ^ 1 tlie spectators were
like a wall around him.
^ ] to patrol and guard, as re-
veiuie-cntters.
S:^ ^ ] the people were all
at peace.
W 1 "^ f"^ fi^'e hundred poles'
length of wall rose at once.
1 fi ^ PI P stopped the door-
way to prevent him entering.
In Fuhchau. A panel ; a com-
partment ; an apartment ; a piece
of wall.
'' H^ "^^ wager, to risk, to stake ;
>V9 to gamble, to play for money ;
'ta gaming, play.
1 IS or 1 ^ ^ gambler.
1 t? or ] ^ to play for stakes.
19 1 ^ (or ^) to open a table.
1 ^ try your luck ; it depends
on luck.
^ ] a confirmed gambler.
] P^ to take an oath.
1
m
1
a pledge
for a gambling debt.
] ^ to risk life, as soldiers do.
% 1 M flf ^ a gamester in the
long run never wins.
1 ^ ?M to bet something, as a
dinner.
\ ^ to throw up an aftair in dis-
gust, to become angry at.
pj ] to get gamblers together ; to
induce men to play.
1 n.S ^ to get anotlier to decide
upon the value of a thing ; or
between two as to its nature.
^ ] female gamblers involved
in a criminal case.
The morning, the dawn, when
the day begins to grow bright.
Hu \ ^ the blush of day.
TV.
TU.
TU.
917
< Utj^ From Jlesh nnd earth ; the olia-
y* I rncler is rather a niorlein one,
V^"^ anj is sometimes read tu^
'tit
tu' Tlie belly ; the stomach ; a
Lellyfull ; a good deal ; the
temper or mind.
^ ] or 1^ ] a stomacher, a
corset.
>J» ] the region of the bladder ;
the pubic region.
W 1 •? pregnant.
Ij^ ] the inwards ; entrails.
Sll 1 fi^ ^ looseness, diarrhea.
1 jf^ the belly-ache.
— ' ] >^ irascible, fiery; very
fe\ei'isli.
1 W. -lie indigestion, heart-buniing.
1 ^i ^ ^ "'f * '^^^'^ perception,
intelligent.
> — 1 "F ^ angry and obstinate.
1 j; ;/i; very patient, forbearing,
C Y|A|^ From earth and to measure.
»f-lJC To Stop up, to stuft"; to pre-
'tu vent water flowing from a
slin'ce ; to obstruct.
] f^ Stopped, filled.
] S§ •7 n to shut the jar's mouth.
1 ^1 ^k ^'"^" '*' "''■" '■'^s \io\e.
^ ^ 1 it i\'i '"^^ lie said what
.stopped the other's talk.
^j From wood and earth.
A fruit of a yellowish-red
in' color, called ] ^ ^, and re-
'tu garded by the Chinese as akin
to the crab-apple ; the wooil
is used for blocks by printens and
for bows by archers ; there is some
confusion about this plant, for other
details point to a tree resembling
the Euonymus, but the fruit of that
tree is uneatable; to shut out, to
restrict, to impede ; to allay.
1 l"J -T» [ii ^" '^'"'*'^ *•'"-' doors, and
remain at home — for study.
1 IS 3!t ^ '"^ '^^'^^ i" ^'^^ simple.
] |g "j* to suspend intercourse
with ; to cut
I \(\ a scorpion.
1 Ml -i^ the Azalea flower.
visitoi'S.
I iii^j. JJg to remove causes of strife.
Yj ^k iL 1 •'"■ solitary spindle-tree.
If ] (ijl a vine with black spotted
stalks, and leaves shaped like
those of the orange ; the bark is
infused hi spirits.
] (ijl the Euont/mus japonicus, a
tree allied to the spindle-tree;
the bark is used in medicine.
i
Name of a bird, | g| which
fay applies best to the cuckoo,
tu but seems also to include the
goatsucker or night-jar.
'tu
to'
Formed of )^peo/ile contracted,
and 5v i* hand under it : used
for the next.
A measure ; a test, a degree,
a limit; a degree of latitude
or longitude; an interval in nnisic ;
a rule, a regulation ; capacity, en-
durance ; to arrange or spread ; to
bring under rule ; to form by law ;
to pass, as time ; to ford.
] [J to spend the day.
|Jj JfJ j^ I to spend extraVii-
g.uitly.
I ^ certain times, jieriods, or
ilistauccs
I [j|] to keep time in playing.
M. 1 illimitable ; no restraint ;
lawless, reckless.
M 1 '^'"1 ^^> 1 ^ "i^ijor and a
minor interval in music.
"M, '^; ^<. \ liberal-minded and
generous.
^ ] courtesy, politeness.
1 "^ special officers in the
Ming dynasty sent to see after
the revenue of the provinces.
Tj, 1 the five measures of length;
!'(>., ^ line, -ij" inch, J^ foot, TJt;
rod, and ^j latliom.
^ 1 the six jjurainitas, or means
of reaching /lirrdiui, vi;., alms,
morality, zeal, patience, medita-
tion, and intelligence.
■^ ] economy, a definite outlay.
^ ] capacity ; enlarged \iews.
^i
Read toh. To guess, to calcu-
late, to estimate ; to throw in, as
dirt into a caisson or wooden frame,
when raising adobie walls.
-f» '["^ I ;^ I can estimate him
fuUy.
J; ] to reckon the measure of.
e-% /^ ] {ij to calculate by what
comes in, how much to spend.
^ ^ 1 .ii to revolve it in the
mind; to consider and get an
idea of it.
') From rvaiertma to Jnensiire ; in-
terc]ian<^ed with the last.
tu'
To ford, to cross a stream or
sea : to go through, as a road ;
to pas-s as time ; to go from one
subject to another ; a ferry-boat.
] ^ a ferry-boat ; a passage-
lioat.
1 Si <"■ }^ 1 a ferry.
I i^ ^^ l'^''^' shallows.
A^ 1 ^p^ 1 V§ the life
of man is like a voyager cross-
ing the sea.
1 'ffc A a neophyte, a convert
to Biidhism.
■^" I an ancient ford.
im^^m. 1 to see the races on
the Dragon-boat festival.
1' To gild, to adorn with gold ;
2/^ to plate.
tu' 1 "" ^ ^ washed once
with gold.
] "M^ f'l> g'l'^lfiJ head ornaments.
1 ^ i^ ^ goldsmith's shop.
tu'
F"roni "^ ffjnale and ^ inner
door, occasinnallv changed to ^
stone, implying barrenness.
Jealous, as a wife some-
times is of her husband ; en-
vious of another in the heart ;
averse to.
1 W ^ j^-'^lous woman.
1 .^. envv. as seen in actions.
^ 1 >C» to hear envy against.
@ jSi fl' A 1 ;2: men em7 the
hijrh in rank.
018
TU.
T'U.
t'u.
From 32, iiiscci and ^ bni/
contracted^ the second form is
more ideograpMo, but is very
seldom met.
Grubs iu wood ; worms in
books or clotlies, like the
JarvK of tlie jl'^ or various
genera of Tincitcs and Ptinus ;
weevil-grubs ; cUeese mites.
1 ^^ the LepLsiua ; worms in
books ; m':t. a dose student.
^ ^ ^ 1 heaped up gram
breeds weevils.
] Ig or I f^ extortionate rulers
or poliee.
1 ^ ^ hairy caterpillars.
BS;^^ From ;£ to sh-ikt and -^ to
til' To destroy ; to ruin ; fallen
ill ruins ; to besmear ; to
smudge.
^ ] ruined, dilapidated ; unsuc-
cessful.
1^ ] 1^ j^ it damages or
stroys earthly things ; — i. e.
inhabitants — as a drought.
de-
the
Read yih^ and used for |^. To
discharge ; to di.slike, to put away ;
to cire of, to weaiy of, to loathe ;
to put an end to, to suffice ; to
explain.
U -5; ^ 1 I liave worn this
garment without disliking it; —
alluding to a concubine of Wan
Wang whom he liked.
M 1 -S Ifl 1'*^ explained it very
clearly.
M %k ^ 1 the drums and bells
fill the ear with melody.
Similar to the last.
To break ; to ruin, to injure.
1 ^ t^ 18i destroyed and
spoiled completely.
1 ^ ^ ^^^ matter was nearly
done when it was ruined.
,tu
Old sounds^ t'o. t'ot, do, and dot.
in Fv/irfiaUy t'u.
From LJ to surround nnd ^
difficult ; 7. d. how to esca|te tVuui
ditlicalties.
In Clinton, t'o ; — in Swatow, t'n, to, and t'o ; — in AmO!/, to and t'o ; —
tn, and t'u ; — in Shanghai, t'u and du , — in Chi/u, t'u.
A plan, drawing, diagram, or
chart . to delineate, to sketch an
outline ; to plan, to scheme ; to
plot, to intrigue ; to reckon on ; to
remove ; to estimate, to calculate ;
to wish or try for ; foretliouglit, care.
^ \ to earnestly wi.sh ; greedy.
1 Ib books and drawings.
I J^ the idea or sketch of. a] )late
of; the contour ; to draw a form.
] ^ a private or j)ersonal seal.
I ^ tlie motto (in a seal.
I ^ ^ij to plan how to be famous
and rich.
'K '1^ M 1 ''6 ^'■'1^ cherLshed a
fixed resolution.
■fijt ] f-f- ^ what plan have you ?
31^ ^ ] a map of the stars.
1 ^S plans, propositions, imagin-
ings, schemes.
1 ]%. a picture of, as a god
^ S H 1 ''"-''^ wIAq ramifica-
tions were not ea.sily exturpated.
^ I ^ ^ I have consulted about
your residence.
1 ^ to draw pictures.
From boili/ and this.
To butcher, to kill and dress
animals for the stall ; to rip.
to rend in pieces, an ancient
town near the capital of
Shensi.
1 ^ "r 1 ^ ^ butcher.
^ ] or gj ] to prohibit the
slaughter of animals ; — it is of-
ten ordered to propitiate the gods
in times of distres.s.
^ 7J Jii 1 l^" flourished the sword
and was about to slay.
A hor.se worn out by iravel.
'^ M) 1 ^ ^^7 horses were
ijuite used up.
•^ P 2fi ] my mouth was
all sore.
From to ffo and /; it is also
used with the nest two.
,t (I
A road, a path ; a pursuit.
a way of doing things
-^ ] a long way or journey
] l^ a road.
•}^ j ZJi ^ well and quiet the
whole way.
ip I Ifo ^ to fail half-way-in
any pursuit.
|I^ I erroneous ways or doctrines.
^ 1 [ol If they got home by
(Me rent roads.
© Sfi H^ I to see ahead on tlie
road ; — to care for the future.
JE I A B I16 attained distinc-
tion by the right mode.
•^ ] officials, those in service.
Name of two streams, branch-
es of the \^ jpj' in Sliansi
near Ta-yueu fu ; also of one
iu Shantung which empties
into the Gulf; .and of another in
Sz'-ch'ueii ; rut of a wheel.
] ^ a classical name for the
twelfth moon.
1 1 a heavy dew.
^ ] bridge or way over a sluice.
.tht
From aarth and a stream ; occurs
used for the next.
Mud, mire ; miry ; to daub,
to besmear, to dirty ; to plas-
ter, to wash ; to blot out or efface j
to fill cracks; untrustworthy; dull,
stupid, pig-headed ; a noted hill in
Nganhwui.
;f|g I inapt, unready, blundering;
to mismanage.
T'U.
M ^ ^ 1 '*'" ^"°^^ '^ falling
and till' roads are muddy.
^ 1 ilirt, and dust ; i. c. thu world.
1 J^ to erase, to .scratch out.
1 tIS '■° piaster a wall.
I lijj to plaster in colors.
1 ^ t" daub the face, as actors
or burglars do.
] ^ to write badly ; said cf rude
|RMunansliip.
I '1^ to use cosmetics.
Ad 1 1 Fft '*' '^ l''^*^ putting nuid
on one in the mire.
^ ^ M 1 ^^ ^^^ "^ ^'*S '"'"'^
cany dirt ; ('. e. to still more defile
one's self
] \i] a small fief named from this
hill, lying along the Kiver Hwai
in Fuug-yang fu iu Nganhwui.
r^
J a
I'sunlly written like tlie last.
Name of a peak, some say
in Sheu cheu * ^'|'|. but
oliu'rs put it in Hwai-yuen
liien in Fuug-yang fu, where
Yii the (rnat married a wife
called ] ^J J^ from the
name of the .state.
Rum or arrack that has not
CpJ^JS been strained ; the mother in
^t' It spirits.
1 Bfv i@ <•'• I m ii •'"-
strained, whitish, thick li((uor. of a
sweetish taste, also called i£ tJ^ -jg
Kiangnaii rice wine; an old cus-
tom existed of drinking it on the
15th of the first moon as a prophy-
lactic.
.1 A^ Sorrowful looking ; distressed.
c I /J^ W 1 •"i^i""'* about, a.s an
j<'u event coming to pass.
Read //"' Delighted, much
gratified.
.1 A^ A tine tree allied to the ca-
cf /J> talp.i ; sharp-pointed ; an old
jt'a name for thorny trees in
Kiangnan.
] "^ a Canton name for the best
kind of pine timberuscd in mak-
injr furniture.
T'U.
--^-— From ijrii^s anil /; not to be
^^ rf^ confunndeil witli ^ch'ti Tf^ tea,
.r witli wliicli it vva.s once svnonv-
i nioiis.
A liitter herb containing a
whitish juice, like the sow-thi.stle
{Sum ■lilt,'!) or undive {Cic/wriiini); to
incroach on prerogati\ es ; weeds; a
marsh flower.
] ^ no.\ious Weeds; bitter cala-
mities, sorrows.
Tj '/K if 1 '^'''^ maidens were
there like marsh flowers.
] 'Ji^- afflictions; and the tea-shrub
is said to l)e still known as ^
] in Sz'eh'ueii, though this is
probably a mistake for some
other plant,
•f^ ] to borrow.
1 iM ifc "■ yllo"' or "hito rose,
jjiljl ] and ^1^: ^ the names of
two brothers, now deified and
worshii)ed as the wardens of
doorways ; their names or pic-
tures are pasted on outer gates.
T'L-.
919
J
, , From wood and iveed ; used with
:^ the l:i.>t.
m
A'u
iiL
A kind of tree found in
Yunnan, an uifusion of whose
li-aves is drunk.
1 ^ name of a timber tree.
Read ^ch'a, and used for ^.
Old tea leaves are still called ] ^
in some places.
l'"roni a Rti'p and to nuifl\ or to
'/" and tarf/i^ llie latter licin^ ilie
, original form; it resenil)Ies /.s'"////
{/£, to Iblluw, and j.s-i t<E to move.
A footman, to go afoot; a
fi!ot-.suldier ; in the T'ang
dynasty, it often included a
bondman or serf; a follower, a dis-
ciple : servants about an ottiee ; a
sensualist, a low fellow, a ruffian,
a rowdy ; a nuiltitude. a crowd; a
cabal ; empty, as an open hand ; as
an hiilial adt'.i-b, futile, >ainly ;
only, burely ; the punishment of
transportation.
j ^ an ap|)rentice ; a neophyte,
a (lupil.
I ^ or ] fj to foot if. -
.Vh
|tt jjjft ^ I an unprinciijled rascal.
1 ^fs '" "" purpose, uselessly.
p] ] the minister of Education in
ancient times.
^ I a brig.ind, a seditious villain.
1 ^ ^ S only trouble, without
any advantage.
PJ] I a crime punishable by trans-
portation for three years.
1 # ^ JE^:^ lie mere good-
ness is not sufHcient to carry on
a government.
■3$ 1 ^ + A his followers
number scores of men.
^ I infantry.
M ^ W ] tl^-'rc is really a large
crowd.
fj J^ Barefoot ; to stand on one
cjt^
foot.
/u \ g^ ^Jf gg barefooted and
bareheaded.
Composed of tiger and hare.
<:/^E^ In the country of Tsu or
^t'lc Hunan, a tiger was anciently
called ^ ] probably a local
name represented by tlicso charac-
ters.
• • . From grass and rabbit,
c^^ A medicinal plant, the | '
sf " $i?.- or 1 ' li^ -J^ C'tt:scuta or
i'«' dodder.
I ^ a kind of Anemone.
{^ I \another name for China root.
j[f^ ] an old and local name for
the tiger,
j lS<. probably another name for
the sweet potato.
^rA» A yellowish-lilackish bird,
(i^/M found in Wei-yuen hien on
^t'li the River Wei in Kansuli,
which lives in the saiue hole
w ilh the marmot, keeping watch on
the outside; it may be allied to the
Sfri.rciiniculdria or burrow ing-owl.
^A» A famous palfrey, called |^ i
ol^pj^ 1 I also a wild animal like a
^l a horse, perhaps the onager,
found in the northern deserts.
920
T'U.
T'U.
T'U.
An old name for a kind of
'/|> glutinous rice used for making
,fa tliick liquor; in ancient times
it was reckoned as one of the
six grains.
^ ^ ^ ] glutinous rice is abun-
dant in fruitful seasons.
Tlie character is intended to
represent two strata of soi/
witli plants growing up througli
t)iem ; it is defined J-^ ^
Pf ^ ;^ ^ ^-wl,at[tl>e
divinity] Eartli vomits to pro-
duce all things 5 it is the 32d ra-
dical of a large natural group
of characters referring to forms
and uses of earth.
The fourth of the five elements ;
the god Earth, Tellus, or Cybele ;
earth, soil, clods, ground ; a region,
a place ; in commerce often refers to
Canton ; territory, possessions, lands;
earthy; a pale or ochery color ; on
the ground ; local, peculiar, native to
the place ; in Kiangsi. a designation
for a quantity of soil about 12 ft.
square by one thick, a ditcher's
day's work ; to appear, as ground
where the water has run off; to till
or work the soil.
^ fJIJ ?fC 1 the climate (or pecu-
liarities of the place) do not agree
\vith me.
] A natives, aborigines.
1 i^> Canton raw-silk.
M 1 A '1^ local manners and
feehngs.
I j^ an adobie house.
I ^ products of a country.
I J2 sextons, undertakers.
] j^ the ground story ; a base-
ment, a cellar 5 a treasury.
{Cantonese.'^
M I or ] ;/s; or t\\ \ slang
names for opium.
jj^ I ^ f U I have no appetite.
■6t 1 "•■ ^^ 1 *-° t^s** ^''e S"''' ^""'S
geomancers do for a grave.
] jji^ local deities; in Canton, only
the terminalia aii usually so
denoted.
^ 1 or ^ ] to return to dust,
to be buried.
iSfc 1 onus native place.
Tjp j the local officials.
1 1& %^ or 1 jiil -^ % local
divinities, agricultural gods, wor-
shiped on the ] \'^ jj@ second
day of llie second nioim.
•^ "J* ^ ?C .© 1 I announced
it to ImpL-rial Heaven and So-
vereigu Earth.
W 1 ^ 9S ^ y""r territory is
great and glorious.
W ^n 1 "fe vcy pale-faced, sal-
low.
1 /f^ f^ A a blockhead, a dolt.
^ I government lands, the em-
peror's land.
^ j^nmm^%y i o sun
and moon, which shine on this
lower world.
^ ] mulberry fields ; also the
white bark of its roots.
1 M '"' ^^ 1 the planet Saturn ;
identified by the Budhists with
Sani, the Hindu regent who rules
it ; the nose in physiognomy.
S 1 -^ f^ X tlie land of Yun
appeared above the surface, and
the marsh of Mung was put
luider'cultivation, — after the
deluge was drained oft;
C^_W From ynouth
HJL To vomit,
and earth.
to disgorge ; fo
'" spit out; to open, as fiowers;
' " to disclose, to tell all, to make
a clean breast.
Jl 1 "T !^ vomiting and purg-
ing.
^ [jj ^ to vomit up ; to confess
everything.
1 ^ to run out the tongue, as
when disconcerted.
I 7k to blossom.
— |j^ ^ ] Pj thrice he spit out
one mouthful ; — such was Duke
Chen's application to business.
p$ A 1 M " poetical man speaks
words like his art,
^ ^ ^ I ho did not tell nearly
all.
Pg ] ' ^IJc -^ to vomit continually.
] JSL '° bleed at the lungs.
[SJlJ PjJ ] ^ decline hard tempered,
hasty pi-ople.
] M, i^ M ''*^ '^ contented now
that he has reached his degree.
] § Tibet or Tangout, a powerful
state destroyed by Genghis Khan,
north of Lake Koko-nor.
-M|'^ A sedge grass, | -^ proba-
I \ bly a sort of Scirpus, found
t'u' in Chehkiang near the seaside,
and used in making mats.
S^ ] the Cyperas rutundis.
The original form is thought to
represent a rabbit squatting with
its tail perked up ; it is distin-
guisliedfrom'//nV/( y^ by the dot ;
the second form is a common
contraction.
fa-'
a rab-
A hare or rabbit ; to hunt hares ;
at the North, a hare is called ff' Jg
the wild cat, because the vulgar
name for a bardash has the same
sound.
llj 1 or If ] a hare.
] ^ or ^ ] or ^ 1
bit; it was also called
when used in sacrificing on cer
tain occasions, because it is said
to look at the full moon or the
2 ] or |[lj ] in it, at partu-
rition ; this refers to a Budhist
legend that a hare (.-•w.s/ ) once
riLshed into a fire to fiunish its
flesh as food for others, when In-
dra transferred what was left lo
the moon, calling '\i gj Ui (.•«'.-
shi or sukti) one who uuttle a sa-
crifice.
^1l ] W H M ^^"5 ^^''y ^'^^^ ^^^
three holes to his burrow.
^ 'k% W 1 ^"^ watched the tree
for a hare, — refers to a bumpkin
who seeing a hare kill himself by
running against a tree, watchtd
it for months to get a second.
■^ I the red rabbit ; — the name
of Kwanti's horse.
] ^ or I J a rabbit's awn or
bristle; — ;'. e. a fine elastic
[.leucil.
Ifd 1 the jumping rabbit, is the Di-
piis annulatus or Siberian jerboa.
TUH.
TUH.
TUH.
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TXJIEi.
old sounds, tot, tok, dot, and dok. In Canton, tok and t;U ; — in Swatow, tuk, t'ak, tak, and tut ; — in Amoy, tok, l?ok,
tut, anrf ch'ut ; — in Fuhchan, tok, tuk, and t'lik ; — in Shanijhai, deh, tok, dok, and t3eh|; — i/i C/iiJ'u, tu.
,<(t
i:
From far^ and a dog putting his
head out of it ; it is interchanged
with lu/i, ^ bald, and several of
its derivatives.
Abruptly, suddenly ; to rush
against or out ; to bolt ; to despise ;
precipitate, audacious; insolent, of-
fensive ; to bore or work through a
hole ; a bolting horse ; bald on the
head ; a flue.
1 ^ ffij 2j5 i^'ime on very sud-
deidy.
{jj ] to rush against, to collide.
/S 1 '■'* offend by rude manners,
unceremonious.
'fj^ ] inconsiderate.
1 P'l to guard a gate.
] j^ the Toorks or Turcomans.
* m H ^ 1 ffiJ ^ ^ when
you see [the lad] after a short
time, lo, he wears the cap 1
►X* From earth and sudden, \
f^) The door or flue of a fimiace
or range, usually called ^
iAC fl ' '^'^'^ grate where the
ashes fall.
.til
ta
To offend by assurance or
pride ; to rush against.
^ fi'fj 'j(» I he came in at
an unlucky moment.
Ml
From rat and to bolt,
A burrowing animal, proba-
bly a, kind of marmot, whose
habits resemlile the prairie-dog
of America, and lives in its holes
with the liird |^, which is r:'g,irdod
as the female ; it occurs in Kansuh,
and is perhaps the Aretomtjs robus-
tiis.
m.
tu'
The stump of a tree.
yfig- ] the leafless, branchless
trunk of a tree.
Read 7!«/i, Cut off ; to break
off.
From mouth and to <jo out; q. d.
words passing to and fro.
nitl
ta' To speak to one another, to
talk ; an exclamation of sur-
prise or of joking.
I ] alarmed, surprised ; noise of
urging.
(}j^ ] to order to stop ; to scold.
In Pekingese read ^chio^a. An
interjection of displeasure.
^k^ 1.1 - Ifil I got a
sharp scolding from him.
I
i/^ To set out trees ; to fix a door
"1^) pivot in its socket ; a lock-
tii'
St,
tick''
.tall
bolt.
Impeded ; to make no pro
gress ; not advancing ; to
kneel.
From P eye and
uncle.
a yonnfjer
To examine closely ; to lead,
to encourage, to command ; to
follow and see how an order has
been performed ; to warn, to re-
prove ; an overseer, a superior ; to
set in order, correct ; to go in the
middle, so as to oversee ; weak eyes.
1 A f^ X to act as overseer of
work.
] J_g lo direct.
] &. or I [>4i to head the troops.
W'- 1 ^ governor-general.
'M M j^ 1 collector of customs
at (!antor..
1^ 1 i^ ij^ the provincial director
of exaiiiinalions.
^ ] the eldest son.
^ ] to instruct.
1 ^ to act as leader ; to take the
direction.
] ^ to admonish.
] ^ to oversee; to manage all
the details.
] f{^ lo urge on.
In Cantonese. To prick in, to
fork up, to take up on a stick ; to
point the finger at, to jeer at.
.fj "1^ ] ^ a mark for ridicule.
] i§ ^ i^ pole its depth.
1 ^ 0.S A tie is an eyesore to me.
A^
^tu
'ta
From bamboo and horse, the ra-
dical giving the sound; see cAwA,
A sure, slow-going, or ailing
horse ; dangerous, as a dis-
ease ; sincere, honest ; firm, stable ;
generous, magnanimous ; unmixed,
pure ; to give importance to, to be
great, to regard seriously ; to con-
solidate ; *,o augment, to establish ;
in regimen with other adjectives,
often makes the superlative.
I ^ in reality, very truly ; trust-
worthy.
] fg earnest belief.
^ 1 '"' 1 "^ '1 dangerous illness ;
a complaint that disables one.
1 ^ diligent at study.
1 'fik M pay great regard to an-
cestors and relatives.
1 -fr' ^ ^ to work sedulously
without weariness.
^ ] imminently dangerous.
] jj very great, as kindness.
1 ^ sincerely respectful.
5V f ij ^ 1 "if E Duke Liu was
able lo consolidate the merits of
his predecessors.
1 ^ IS I [Heaven] made her
great in bearing Wu ^\'ang.
®
Ja
J'l
one s
To shake the head, as when
(ILssatisfied or refusing.
] \^ an ugly look, irritated.
I'rom ilof/ and a caterpillar; "the
dog goes by himself, the sheep
in Hocks."
Solitary, alone; isolated, by
self, single ; widowed or
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922
TUH.
childless, left alone ; one's own con-
sciousness, or what is only felt by
himself; one of; only, yet ; is it
so? a species of baboon or man-
drill, not a gregarious kind, which
is said to eat the gibbons, and they
fly on hearing its crv, as the line
says, 1 -mmn^ tlie ba-
boon cries and the gibbons scatter.
1 S E, o"iy myself.
] ^ an only son.
1^ ] only one, by itself.
JU ] orphan-like, unassisted.
1 ^ sole, unequaled, by itself
] -^ jg ;^ only that sort.
^ ^ ] ^ reflecting on my soli-
tary condition.
1 $ going on alone; a clever
man skilled in some art which
takes the palm.
^ jt ] — • not one only.
^ ! ^,MM^ is it that he
has neither family nor relatives?
] W ] fj ^*^ decide and act on
his own responsibility.
Tiie covering or ease for a
bow.
^ ] a sheath to preserve
the bow.
^!| ] a case or wrapper for a flag.
The skidl; the bones on the
) tup iif the head; used by
Roman Catholics in ^ ] for
relics of every kind.
^^ i, SE'S I ^^vhen
Ciiwangtsz' went to Tsu, be sjiw
a hollow skull.
,tn
All
From -e^ vicious .inij 'f'ff /ihiil.
. r0j , contracted above it, alluding to
,tii
noxious wee'ls which gi"0\v in tlie
s'" way of people.
Noxious, poisonous ; hurtful,
destructive, baneful, malevolent,
cruel, malignant ; a poison ; a virus,
a banef\il exudation ; an injury ;
angrily, in hate ; to hate, to abomi-
nate ; to be indignant at.
] jjji malicious, cruel.
1 ^ a poison, a dangerous re-
medy.
TUH.
I ^ a flagitious villain.
] ^ to do evil to others.
1 5E A to poison one.
I ^ a malaria ; a noxious vapor
or exhalation.
$ M^ ] *-'"^ people prefer bitter
and poi.sonous ways.
DE 1 poisoned.
f^ ] a pervading, general injury,
like opiimi-smoking.
^ 1 the three lanes — of the
Taoists ; l•i^■, cupidity, wrath,
and fully.
^ J{< PS 1 '^'^ '^'"^ ^^^ hatefid
and the blind dangeroua
•fg ] venereal ulcers.
W ^ ® 1 ^'^"^ '^''"^ ^""^ clever
and the dumb dangerous.
jy ] ifc 1 '"^ counteract one
poison with another.
2. 1 the five poisonous reptiles;
ric. the viper, scorpion, centi-
pede, toad, and spider.
ij ^ ']■> 1 a, petty revenge ; tit. a
malicious bee's stuig.
^s^^ From )f^ to suspend and ^
IMj^. noxious; also lead /no'
^tii/i A baiuier or streamer carry-
ing a feather, used to show
the way at a funeral ; a large trian-
gular standard, carried before the
general-in-chief to mark his pre-
sence ; it was adorned with red silk
ta-ssels, or a tail or feathers.
^ A ?^ ] tlie 'j'o'*'^ "f t'le slain
was otiiired in sacritice to the
standanl.
^^ 1 JSi^ '^'^ general's standard.
I, — ^ gnrcled as a contraction of (tun
/I— I } m!^ ,
^ tlie seat ; and is sometimes
I t From botly and mouth ; it is re-
S read tsicu'
The anus or the rectum ; among
butchers, the rump ; the end of, the
bottom, the adit or exit.
1 Is tlie bottom of, as a long row
of llOUSl'S.
is 1 a •'' cul-<le-sac ; no tho-
roughfare. (Cttntonese.)
g He 1 ' to buy pork cutlets or
steaks.
m
fe
Ju
I
,(a
TUH
A stone roller, the '^ \ used
by farmers for rolling down
the fields when sown.
From tratet' andjiowinff hnrmoni-
ous/i/ ; now written lilie mai' ^
to se//; interchanged with the
next.
A ditch, an outlet, a sluice ;
the large drain of a country, as a
great river ; foul, muddy ; to an-
noy, to despise.
^ I a gutter; du-ty, filthy.
|Tg I the four great drains of
China, vu., the Yangt.sz' ^. the
Yellow jpj, the Hwai j^. and
the Tsi ^ or New Yellow Ri\(.r
I^C '(n ?^ '" Shantung.
^ ] It jjil? tbe gtxls of the
moiuitauis and streams.
^jji^ From ice and to sell ; an unau-
thorized character, connnonly
1^ used for the hist, and witli the
til ne.xt.
£'
To annoy ; to defile, to profane,
to desecrate ; to treat coi tume- -
liously ; to bother by reiterating
(ine's application.
S 1 'M.^> to trouble by re-
peated calls.
1 S '"■ 1 ftS y"" a"""y '"7
cars, or abuse my attention ; said
by officials.
U[ I I have presumed to annoy
you ; — a polite phrase.
W I to fail in respect.
_t ^ ^ IS T S ^. 1 "e'tl'er
cringe to your superiors, nor in-
sult your inferiore.
^ ] to offend one, to act against
propriety.
trt'J^ Analogous to the last and next.
^ B J To blacken, to dirty ; to an-
,tu rioy, to insult ; black, soiled,
filthy ; a moldy, black color.
] j§ dirty, begrimed.
^ ] to defame, to render oppro-
brious.
^ ] ;^ $ to offend or insult
one of the emperor's favorites.
J^ ] rude to ; to cause to blush ;
to betray confidence.
I
tu
TUH.
Analogous to the last two.
Indecent familiarity willi ; to
disgrace a woiuaii.
Boards or tabli-ts for writing
on, such as were aneiwitly
tu used ; blocks for books ; docii-
iiiL-iits, books, archives, regLs-
ters ; a bamboo to keep time on,
when beating adobie walls
J^ ] a note; a brief of; a card
or short statement; a model for
letters
^ ] the jiapers in a law ease ;
the case itself
JS ¥ 1 ^ ^ 'le gathered the
pencil and tablets, and I receiv-
ed tlieni.
^ m M 1 '-^"'S 'l'-"vn and te-
dious documents.
*; * 1 ±^-J^^ I'ere I have
none of the turmoil of a court.
A ealf ; a heifer, a victim for
sacrifice.
itii ^ ^ M \ t-lie f'lJ cow
licks her ealf; — old folks
dote on their children.
A whitish kind of fine jade
from the Kwanhin Mts., once
j?« used for ] ^ tablets.
Jf.
IJ
J a
Au
TUH.
A case or drawer ; a sheath ;
a coffin ; a charger or bowl ;
a receptacle for books,
^ij ] a scabbard.
^ ] open the casket.
IS 1 ffij ^ '0 lay ^y care-
i'ully, as jewels.
An abortion ; dead before
birth ; still-born.
S^ ^ ^ ^ 1 fe'uales
(either women or animals)
did not cast their young ;
met. a time of prosperity.
From words and tojlow smoolhly
as the phonetic.
^tuh To read aloud, to recite, to
chant; to read carefully so
as to get the meaning; to teaeb
one to read ; to study ; to divulge ;
a reader.
I ^ to study, to go to school ;
in Canton, to read aloud.
] jjig reading the ritual ; — a no-
tice put up at the door, written
on blue paper with white ink,
declining visits when mourning
for parents.
1 [ii ^1^ >^ he studied till lie be-
came ill.
T'UH.
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fl- I a schoolfellow ; a student.
'§^ I to recite perfectly.
1 ?2 # *■" study by night-
ffi)i ] to read to one's self
f^ ] a reader in wailing ; an ho-
norary sinecure at court.
1 ^ to recite irregular meters,
to scan.
4^ # i B ^ Pj 14 tlie
tattle of the inner chamber need
not be recited.
^ij' I to read and compare.
M M. t'^ 1 l*^*- Tung be apjwhit-
ed to teach them to read ; — be
their tutor.
Eead tcu''. A clause or short
sentence, in which the sense is in-
complete; a stop like a connna.
Ifi M 'PJ 1 punctuate the sen-
tences and clauses distinctly.
Anil
From wranyliiifj and jioivlng
smoothly.
Discontented, seditious ; peo-
ple slandering one; mnrmurs
against rtilers ; deep hatred
e.xpres^ed in bitter words.
1^ ] slanders.
^, I to hate and rail at.
|J]i I calumnies.
UlJ .lound, t'nk. In Canton,
' jd^ From ^ ffrain over J\ man,
,^W) Slid to linve been formed hy ^
it u J^ when he saw a bald-headed
man, and hid himself in the
grain.
The hair entirely gone ; a scald
head ; bald ; .striii|)ed, bare ; blinit ;
to make bald ; to injure.
jg 1 a priest.
I -j' a bald-head.
^ ] ^ an old, bald-headed man.
M 1 yj" bald-pated rascal I
1 D|f ^ tit aw tuiserupulous
nifical.
^ ] a blunt pencil.
In Slinnyhd. All ; also.
I ^l" also have ; all are there.
1 W fi I "ant it all.
1 ^71 Tf" "ol a single one.
1 it^k^ tvery body laughs
at you.
I
t'iik ; — in Swatow, t'ek ; — in AmoiJ, t'ut ; — in Fuhihnu, t'uk ; —
in Shnnf^hai, I'ok ; — in Chifu, I'u.
1 J? 1,^ a miJe with a hairless
tail.
•Jt \ 1 no hair on his head ; a
leafless tree.
^ 3^ ^ ] strii)ped of trees and
herbage, as a bale hill.
I rfr to let the cap fall off
^ ] the hair is all gone.
m
thi
M
A u
The composition of the character
denotes tlie buld-hetidtd bird.
A bu'd when bare of its fea-
thers dining molting.
1 Mi an u"l.
I long legged bird, perhaps
a crane akin to the adjutant,
having a bare head.
The rustling of new gar-
3 nients ; the seam down the
back of a gannent.
f S 1 -i ^ garments where
the bjick seam is not in the
middle, and the .sides are of
dift'erent colors.
924
T'UH.
TUI.
TUI.
r^ TliL' scaM lu-ad ; sores cover- ^tC* Ji'tJ words, as the etymology
i'u 1 ;f^ bolls or eruptions on; ^t' uh jsj ] sly. cunning, deceitful ;
the head. slanderous, recriminating.
derou.s insinualious defile men's
ears, — as anonymous placards.
I 1^ to deceive, to cheat.
TXJI.
old suunds, tin, diii, tut, nml dut. In Cnntun, tiii ; — in Swutoic, tid, dmi, tue,
in t'uhchaii, tui, toi, untl tai ; — t'/i ShamjltaS, te «h^ do ;
All unauthorized cliaracter.
") The second and original form
I delineates a }iile of eartli, now
chiinged to j^ e«>7/i and 'fe j
I ii'rt/.? ; used with tlie next, and
I for t.t'ui g^ to push.
I A heap, a mass, a mound ;
J a stack, an accumulation of;
^tui a guard-house ; a crowd ; to
heap up, to pile, to store ;
and hence a classifier of
piles, heaps, and mounds; to incum-
ber by crowding ; to push away.
"gp ] a police-station.
j^ ] a stack of hay.
] f^ — 1 throw it all into a pile.
— I ^ a heap of firewood.
— I ^ a crowd of people.
— ] ^^ a pile of coal.
1 i^ iP LU ''1 great heap like a
bill ; said of goods in a market.
jf§ M \^ ^ ^^'^ f^<^^ convulsed
with laughter.
•ti M. I '-'^ pound the ash-hill ;
— an old sport on newyear's eve
by domestic slaves to get luck.
A ^ 1 ^ "j* tlie people crowd
in and stop the way.
I ^ a storeroom, a warehouse, a
wholesale dealer's shop.
I :^ '^ jg wine which shows
its gouducss by the bubbles re-
maining.
m.
n
tui
Interchanged with the last.
Dumplings made of flour and
steamed ; bait made of flour.
J|}j ] globular hollow cakes.
Pg ;^ ■|g' ] cakes left frum
last year ; met. the old stock ; not
inclined to anger
by and so let it go.
it has now gone
,tiu
To sit stock still, like a statue.
<'«' - ji ^ 1 ^ * p. go
away, you statue, sitting
here 1
To collect stones to buUd
artificial rock-work ; to cart
stones down from a hiU-top.
1 Ui -J* 'S to pile up rock-
work.
Eead clmi The sound of dash-
ing stones.
From stone and birds.
A foot-pestle, commonly used
tai'' to hull rice ; to pound in
a mortar ; one beat of the
pestle ; a heap.
1 ^ o'" 1 tI^ t^*2 mortar frame-
work.
] y a rice stone mortar.
] ^ the treddle of the pestle.
^ ^ *g "§■ ] pomid it hundreds
of times more.
^ ] to work the pestle.
7j^ ] mortars worked by water-
wheels.
S 1 lis A tIC S M "liere the
clouds surround the inaccessible
heights, the water does its own
poumling, — by cascades.
it
tai'
I'*rom "Tj an inch and a com-
povind of ^ luxuriant and
"T* scholar; it is defined echo-
ing witliout rule; the contraction
is common.
Parallel sentences on scrolls,
hung in Chinese houses for
ornaiueiit ; to front, to correspond
to ; to suit, to pair ; to answer, to
and tun ; — in Antoj/, tui an(t toe ; —
— in Cliifn, tci,
resi)ond ; to correspond ; consistent
with, agreeing ; opposite ; inimical ;
an opponent ; a pair ; equal to
the occasion ; a sign of the dative.
" glj 1 or — 1 ] a pair of
scrolls.
1 IIS o'' 1 "F parallel sentences.
ii 1 ii ^ I b'^1 y'"i to go.
{Shanghai.)
] B^ a foe, an enemy ; hostile.
] ^ ^ to form a marriage aflnn-
ity.
] no joy equal to that
— of Heaven.
1 :^ to compare accounts.
— I ■ftl ^ a brace of doves.
1 'p' 'F'J ^'^'"'" P^'' '''^"'' P''"fit-
] RS agreeable to, liking.
1 %■ \±. K »"t afraiJ of what
men say, equal to men's remarks.
] — I set it over against, as a
dial to the sun ; see if it fits.
/f^ 1 not correspondent ; not on
good terms, inconsistent, incon-
gruous.
1 "f" I^ ^ pair of lantern-bearers
who march oj)posite each other
in a procession.
1 W. eye-witiie.sses ; per.sonal evi-
dence.
] ^ to confront, as opposite par-
ties do in a law-suit.
] J^ to swap, to barter.
In Cantonese reail 'tai. To
push towards ; to bridge or hand
along to another ; to make up a
lot, to have a batch ; to coalesce.
] jtg — ^ lump it all in one ; —
this use seems to be a mistake
for i^ by a change in the tone.
TUI.
From heart and opposed or sin-
cere ; also read c/iui ■ the third
is also found in man^' authors.
To dislike, to avoid ; to
;ibhor; disliking, displeas-
ed, angry with ; to cause
dissatisfaction; an adversary;
liii' iiiiraical.
, to the chief criinin!»I.
fi&. ] B B everybody is Kcold-
ing and gi'iirabling, as at the of-
tieials.
A. IS 1^ ^ 1 not one of the
people but disliked hira.
^ ^ From -^ ;jA/fr and 5M to jhfhir
contracted ; also read rimi^ and
used for siii p§ to follow.
To fall or .slide from a higher
place, losing one's footing ; a dan-
gerous pass through the mountains ;
a noun of multitude, like a crowd,
a group ; a military term, a rank,
a file, a squad ; a company, at first
often f£. or fifty men, hut now of-
Icn numbering a hundred men ; a
platoon ; to fall down.
^ ¥ in 1 P^'"l'le gathering in
crowds and knots, — read}- for
a disturbance.
H -^^ If? 1 it «■''! T't- ^e ea.sy
for me to regain ]ny place, — as
a truaut clerk.
till
TUI.
J^ 1 cavalry regiments.
— • ] A •'^ number of people.
Jt 1 a detachment, a company.
^ I to dress ranks, to fall in.
j^ ] to drill ; to parade.
I f£. in ranks ; the army ; its rank
and file.
,Mj I to engage the foe.
¥ J:S fr II JyJC 1 ^^'lien t''«
chariots go in their courses, the
cavalry will then deploy in rank.
i^ 1^ 1 foreign drilled troops.
From /L '"<"> "'"1 'H "■ <i"i"P
j'lnce ; hut others say from
flit itii'ut/i and /V ijff'tc/ii-p^ repre-
senting the aura of evaporation.
The oSth diagram, to jiermeate;
straight, direct ; gratified from hav-
ing enough; satisfied; to exchange,
to barter ; to weigh against, to give
ail equi\alent ; to be made open or
permeable.
] "^ to turn a debt by paying it
through another.
] 1^ to exchange coui or jewelry.
1 iB "f to weigh silver for ex-
changing.
yj 1 or ^^ ] to sell by weight
or retail.
^ ~ ] weighs seven mace two
eandareens.
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•fe tS ^f 1 paths made through
the firs and cypresses.
fj j^ ] ^ the roatls were all
passable or open.
] to cash an order for money.
Abundant vegetation.
] I thick, floiu'ishing.
^Zifc^ A hor.se marching out at a
'^/U rapid pace.
lui' ] ^ to rush out in terror.
AJ*») From iron and substantial ; oc-
tKa^C ""'^ "^^'^ '"°'' s'^^''" ^ " mallet.
lid' A spear with a brass ferule
which guards the butt ; this
end mtist be put forward when pre-
senting the weapon ; a beater.
A J^ J From iiictal and to eiijoi/ ; occurs
^-j» used for the last.
The brass or gilt butt of a
spoar.
/^ ^' ^ I the trident spears with
their Inight ends.
Head lull' and ^sJmii, and used
willi f^. A spheric metallic bell,
with a piercing sound, called | -^
intended to accompany a drum,
hung upon a frame ; to border on.
Read In' A pall, a catafalque
o\ er a eotlin.
tin
old souuih^ t'ui, t'ot, dui, and dot. In Canton, t'ni ; — in Siruton; t'ui. t'ui', anil t'
in Fulicli'iit, t'oi, t*6i, and clnv'i ; — in S/ianf;liai, do and t/o ; -
^ ill 4$ 1 ^ '"'"' ''^ the great
mountain falling !
^d S. 3^ 1 the breeze increases
into a whirlwind.
1 'Ih ''"■-^' '""' "■^'''k, inert.
I'rom liead and buhl ; it is inter-
changed with the next two.
J III The jowl or uiidcr tlie chin ;
a bald pate; a rapid gust of
wind ; subn)issi\e, flowing, yielding;
to view kuidly; to fall; broken
down, ruined.
] ^-^ M IF i' is gradually de-
caying or growing worse.
] ^ ruined, helpless.
3g lil ] a poetical name for a
<!runkard's rubicund \isage.
1 ,S llff .M '^^ "'lii'e 'a^i'y think-
ing of him he fell asleep.
.^jfc Jaded, worn out ; a disea.se
/■ J l^i like broken wind.
s''«' ^^iJ& 1 my steed is ut-
terly broken down.
o ; — in Aititu/j toe, t'ui, and ch'ui ; —
- in Cliifuy tV'i.
tf<^ "j From place or earth and honor-
able ; it is used for the next ; the
second, rare forin is also a syno-
nym of kiv'ai' J^ a clod.
To fall in ruins; decayed,
ruined, lost; to ruin, to over-
throw, to invohe in ruin ; to
cause to fall or descend ; to
push over.
] ^ to blast a reputation.
] ^ soft • pliable, .^s a disposition.
(^ ] to tumble down, as a wall.
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t'ui.
m
/ id
Also rend fchui.
(H tC A lal )iatc plant like horehonnd
ttii (MdiTiibiiiiii), in ap[)earance,
common in the southern pro-
vinces ; it is now called ^ ^ -f^r
anil ^ J^£, but several plants are
probably included under these and
otiier names.
r^. ;S W 1 mnm ^ the
motherwort down iu the valleys
is scorched by the heat.
A labiate plant called ^ ] .
a foot high, with square culms
.lud long pointed leaves, pur-
j)Ush-yellowish flowers in an
imbricated head, which fur-
nish a drink when pressed ;
it seems to be the Lconin-us sibirica,
and the same as the last.
From disease and broken doion.
H5>.i A pain in the gi'oin, a fit of
^^I'm strangury, or a spasm caused
by the stone.
From (li'iiion aud bird ; it is also
read ^chui,
^f id A supernatural animal, de-
scribed as like a small bear,
with short yellow fur ; j)erhaps a
species of wolverene was intended
by this goblin.
From hdiid and bird; it is also
prononnced fc/i^ui, with the same
signification, and both sounds are
used as correct.
To push away, to expel ; to
overthrow ; to secede from ; to keep
away, or abstain from ; to deny
one's self ; to shirk, to shift or throw
off, as responsibility ; to lay to an- •
other's charge ; to refuse, to decline ;
to resign, to give up ; to arrange or [
lay out ; to elect to till a post ; to
select ; to infer from, to extend to,
to carry out ; to succeed to, to ajj- j
plaud (T push forward ; to include. |
] ^^ to decline, as an appoint- !
ment. '
1 di -i '■"J escape from, as a duty ; j
lo ()Ut lift' on another. :
] 5/^ \o investigate the principles. '
t ui
t'ui.
1 ^ to yield a dainty, to a guest.
] cm # ^ 75 :Ji ^ I'.v abo-
lishing tile weakly and strength-
ening the vigorous, all the states
will flourish.
]^ to turn a mill.
^ or I ]Wj or ] |If| to promote
higher, to advance in otlice.
^ to have nothing to do with,
to evade, io put aside ; to cliange
the topic.
^ l?f) }""" t'an't shirk that.
fj^ to put oft" with excuses.
; .§• 40 I '^"''^ "^'"^^ l'0'''t suc-
ceed each oilier.
\^ \ t, I'U M *e three sects,
including tlie lamas.
jjji 15; ^ I'll put my heart into
your lielly ; — /. e. I am all sin-
cerity, guileless.
^ to give clothes to tlie poor.
^ a piston in an engine.
• 1 an inference ; an impulse.
S ^ A to put one's self in
the pl.ace of others
m- ?
.a n
gi\e place to the able, — that
they may fill office.
^ to calculate ; to reckon ; to
cast destinies.
T fill o'' 1 iP % I'^'e got rid
of him.
FM B'J A to blame another for
one's own misdeeds.
lifei >t6 # P"'^^^ ^""^ to get up.
^ 18 Bb select the worthy and
t*
From flesh and to retire ; tlie
second form is unusual. i
' The thigh, the ham ; the leg;
-jj»* in architecture, the jambs or
t '^ ends of a piazza or [lorch.
which are formed by the ex-
tension of the side walls.
] ^ the leg, divided into -^i^ |
the thigh, and >]< | the shank.
f^ 1 the hind leg.
J^ I a hog's ham; when cured it
is called >}^ ] or fire-ham.
'^ 1 "•' JJl ^ 1 a fast runner.
S^ IB T 1 I ''•^^■'■' ''"" myself lean-
.shanked, — and made nothing.
^ ] a groiss fat leg.
T'UI.
^iij 1 a dog's shank ; met. a police-
man, who ha,s to run to and fro.
^ \ delicate hams cured in Kin-
hwa in Chehkiang.
J^ ^ 1 'o stand at ease.
Lame in tlie leg.s.
] rheiuuatisin in the legs
't^d which disables from walking.
iS
) From to ijo and indif/ii'inl ; but
tlie first elements were ^ a .s/r/',
fat' El diiji and ^ slow, denoting a
slow pace.
To retreat, to retire, to recede,
I to draw back ; to decline, to back
I out of, to refuse, to excu.se, to witli-
j draw ; to abate ; to yield, to give
up to; not to be froward.
1 ^il to lireak a betrothal.
1 ^ ti; decline a purchase.
I & to retreat.
] IS to shrink, as cloth is shrunk
[ by washing ; to show tlie white
feather ; to draw in, as a snail.
] •^ faded ; beauty gone.
] |ffi to cede, to yield to another.
] ^ ~j* you can't back out —
of that bargain.
■0IJ 1 to shirk, to back down, to
skulk, not to face the music.
I -fj; to step backwards.
■^ # 1 f^^ ''''^ '^*^y ^^^ ^ost its
vigor.
] '^^ it diminishes the perspiration.
1 ^ .^ 3iM to act as Heaven di-
rects.
^ JjJi ^ 1 ^^'"''' ^^^ 'lone its
work. Imt he stays not his hand.
1 i'll to decline, to refuse.
AJ^^ I'roiii ^ linir and Jsj, exiiriie
jXlS contracted ; an unauthorized olifi-
f /(, ^ racter, probably altered from J^
to cast off.
To cast the hair or feathers.
Ifjfy ) I'rom^cf and to pursue.
/*^1& To scald oft' the hair or fea-
t'lii' thers.
1 i]^ ^i to scald a pullet,
M tl y]< 1 € "S'? boiling w.atcr
to "et the hair ofl'.
TUN.
TUN.
TUN.
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TTJlsr.
\
Aiiotlier fomi of ,/'«« 1^ tin
breath.
Olil soviiih, ton (mil i\i->n. In Canton, tun ; — in Sn-alon', tun ; — in Ainni/. tun : — !n /■'ulirh'i" tun"
toii^, and taung ; — in Sliumjhui, tfinj; nnil duii^ ; — m Vhi/n, t;"iii.
From ;X. '" sli'ike or >L^ heart
and -^ to f)//"'/ ; it nincli re- c
H senildes shiilt^ ^ who ; ilie se- i'«" To s\v;illo\v down, to ^oblile
'1^3 cond form is not nsual. ;,g ^ bird.
^Uui Irritated, a:igry ; to revile ; ' 1 ^5 i? ^ ''e I'as S'llped dowi
honest, siun.le, generous ; '^ S^'"^^^ 'l'-''il- (Cantonese.)
Jiin
firm, solid ; ulHueiit, substantial
big, of coiisequcnee; generously; U
give honor to ; to make a reality, , '
to regard or jrt-ove of great iuiport- yt]
ance ; a mass of troops ; to impress c
upon, to urge ; to station, as pickets ;
to impel to do ; who then '!
1 U '>r 1 ;/»; lilieral, honest,
considerate.
Jx ] p!^ the fi\e generous waj-s
of acting.
1 ^ '\^ g-ive great weight to filial
anil fraternal duties.
1 -fj^ transforming hiHuences.
] 1^- a sincere invitation.
3: ^ ) ^ the kings business
presses on me.
] ^ j5f^ U be sincere in deiiling
with friends.
] S]:]^ a name for those years which
contain the branch ^ ten.
Read ^tii'\in. A succession of,
as finit or ]ilants.
■^J 1 jE. "S' '-'>*^ '^'"''^''' S°"'^^^'' '"'"o
one by one.
1 !& fr ^ those patches of
springing wayside rushes.
Read Jill. To lodge alone :
solitary, one by one; to regulate ; '
to cut uji. to deal with, to finish up.
I iJ^ ^ ^ he ilisposed of orde-
slroyed the forces of Shang.
1 fi>C M ?fi qiiit'tly .ind solitarily
ue passed the night.
Read j\\io. To ear\e ; orna-
menti'd.
1 ^ te ^ the ornamented bows
are all stroii".
P'roin rrtrfh and fniliil; tlie second
nnautliori/.ed foi'ni is used ut
Canton.
A heap or tmnnlus, a mound
or liarrow of a regtilar form,
'.^""- while ifg is one hastily made;
a hillock on a plain ; a
si|u;n'e pillar ; a ])linlh or base ;
a block, as of stone or wood ; low,
S(piat; somelimes \ised for the En-
glish word ton..
m 1 o'' !l# ^ 1 •-> fir« signal,
a hollow brick cone, in which
a lighted fire serves as a signal.
m ] low cushions used by favored
courtiers to sit on at an audience.
fcl S 1 ^ *■"''" candlestick.
3i H, ] a five /(' mound, used to
mark distances.
] ^ a beacon terrace.
^ ] a knoll.
In Cantonese read tun' To shake
the dust off a thing by a fillip ; to
slap ; to strike on the ground ; a
company of boat-people settled
ashore
An earthenware dish shaped
like a basin, used in distilling
I ^tlnl. spirits.
To castrate animals ; IH is
also used for this.
^tnn ] ^|| to cut a cock.
A water insect, the ] J^,
also called Jfc ] ; a dytiseus
^tiin. or water beetle (a Ifinh-o-
pliilut-f) whose larv;e resemble
shrimps.
J
Jiiii-
m
Jiin
rile wooden cover of a coflin •
other.s define it, a wooden seat
or rest.
A satchel or bag to put
clothes in : a haversack.
T(j strike nith the fist.
tun
An <7/p with a defense over to
guard it, rudely representing a
.f/iip/il; also i"ead 'sA««, and used
fur 5^ to escape.
A buckler ; a shield, such as
surround a chariot; to skulk, to
scamper and hide away ; used in
the Indian Archipelago to denote a
rupee.
g| ] a shield with dragons painted
on it.
^ £. 1 t" gTas]) five shields ; — i. e.
to manage military matters.
^.|l ] the defensive nettings and
guards on a junk's pooj).
'tun
@
Sometimes read s/iiin^
Dull, heavy eyes; half asleep.
[^ ] fast asleep.
^T 1 ^1 *° ""''' '^'^ wben
asleep.
M ^ ^M "■^'''1^ '^)'es are
ible to distinguish the good
from the bad.
1 ?^ 1^ '"^ slee|)y to work.
c » J^ Water so obslructed by grass
Xnl^ '"^nd mud that it cannot flow ;
'tun iiuirshy jilaces, which like a
dike, retain water.
1 ^ the north and western sides
of a farm ; also a grange.
g I fields and i>lats.
In Pikiiujcsi! used for its primi-
tive. A hamlet, a farmstead,
f P ] ^jI a small village.
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TUN.
TUN.
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'tun
iX
Used for ^ a tumulus in
Canton ; ^ \ -p petuntse,
the fine quartz powder which
porcelain makers use as an
ingredient in the best ware,
an unlucky day for lending
money. (Cantonese.)
Read i/ch^ The stump of a tree ; a
sprout.
An overplus ; a dejiot or
storehouse; to store, to house.
'tun ] jl^ hulks, receiving ships.
35 )t 1 "pnnn-hulks.
I ^ opium dealers. (Cantonese.)
1^ I an insolvent.
In Cantonese. To stop when it
ought to go ; to lie down.
1 •l3: P^ P P"' '*• "^ ^^^ doorway.
] K goods left on hand.
] "^ U) sell goods by wholesale.
) From ivntcf and sproutintj.
Tile rush of a torrent; con-
tuu' fused, chaotic, rai.\ed; unable
to discover the cause or pur-
pose of; hnpervious.
W- 1 ^ S '" "'''^'' "-"onfusion,
without any clue.
\W 1 a certain monster, into which
m ^ a bad man in the days of
Shun, was transformed.
iltf' To mo
J^ with tl
tan'
HI'
tun'
move, to shake ; to rub
le hand.
1 :
m
From inclosure and resproutinij ;
occurs used for its primitive.
A kind of round bin like a
great hamper, made of coarse
matting with an osier bot-
tom, to contain grain ; it is
prepared in the barn.
■ to hoard or collect grain.
a rice bin.
^%^ %% open the bm and gi\e
o\it the grain.
) From headtmi sprouting or turf;
used for tlie next.
tun' To bow the head, to pros-
trate, to fall before; to sa-
lute; to grieve for; an inn or resting- '
place ; a meal, or the time of a
meal ; a spell, a turn ; a period in a
discourse ; a rest in music ; to rest
or put in order, as at a halt ; in
haste, suddenly ; to injure, to im-
pair ; to part with, to let go ; used
in the treaties for the word ton.
1 "M" f¥ I respectfully bow the
head ; — written on cards.
^J — ] gave him one knock.
""" 1 is ""'* meal.
Ep J£ ^ I not a soldier was lost.
fonned his way.s.
^ ] A ,l| to get ready troops
for war.
^ ] axfesural stop.
1 1 ^ ^ .^ ^^^ '''^ mango fish
every meal.
^.- 1 iRi^ « very small
job of work.
■^ ] to prepare, as a room for a
guest ; to get ready for.
^ I ruined.
~^ ^ 'T» 1 ^ tl'^ breath cannot
be stopped in a moment.
I ^'^ to suddenly discard in a
freak.
In Cantonese. To lay down,
as one lays aside a burden.
■(g) 1 turned about ; beside himself.
1 18 place it securely.
Dull, blunt ; stupid, obtuse,
half-witted ; superannuated ;
rude because uneducated.
y] 1 a dull knife.
] '^ an obtuse angle.
] obstinately stupid ; mulish.
] stammering ; a
speech,
j^ ] incapable for business, always
behind time.
^ and ] denote acute or hliuit at
the point.
t J*-) Also read (cliun, when used for
rHi M sincere.
tun'' Sad, sorrowful, depressed.
'fi 'f# 1 1 altogether out
of spirits, heart-sick.
»tC.) Formed of to ivjw from a shield;
i/M ''■ ''■ ^ soldier deserting his
tun'
colors
tun
Pft
hesitating
To hide away, to skulk, to
avoid, to conceal one's self ; out of
siglit, concealed, hid ; to vanish, to
abscond ; in retirement or solitude ;
bidden.
1 Siit llj He to retreat to the
wilds, — and live.
^ P^ 1 tp to skillfully dispose
troo[JS in auiliush.
1 "B IS Piil t" l'^-'^''^ tlie world
without regret.
] ^^ rules for becoming invisible,
ffi 1 to put one's self out of sight,
as by disguising or retiring.
^ A 1 tbs worthy people seclud-
ed themselves.
From//es/i and shield ; also re.id
tnh^ and similar to t^t^uji j^ fat.
Fat, obese, referring especial-
ly to hogs ; shielded by fat ;
full, in good h'kiug.
well favored.
I heavy and fat.
lu Cantonese. From stoiic and (fa-
ter ; an unauthorized character.
To drool ; to drop down ; to
somid ; to hang dosvn, as a
weight.
1 "S to fish with a line.
1 V^ ^ suspended ; to bang
down.
If' S 1 ''O '"''ke a large fortune.
Read 'thn. To pound ; to strike
with the fist, to nj); to tlnuup, to
throw at or away ; to lower, to let
down.
\ fjjj to drop anchor.
^ ^J 1 the vessel thumped.
] fp to stamp or chop, as dollars
are certified in Canton.
1 "H* '*' pommel, to shampoo.
Read tdm- To stamp, to paw ;
to press on, to crush; alow, boggy
'place,
jfg ] a low wet spot.
,|| 1 M ''"-' liO'se paws the ground.
j[J ] 1 \ery thick.
tun
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Old sounds, t'lin. In Canton, t'un (t^il t'iiii ; — In Swatow, t'uii ; — in A/noi/,
t'ung, t'aung, and t'oi ; — in S/iant/hai, t'aiig and dang ; —
.Villi
From mouth mid heaven above it,
giving the sound.
To swallow, to gulp ; to ab-
sorb, lo seize on and swallow
up ; to appropriate, to merge
all in one ; to grasp.
I ;^ to bolt down a pill.
] 5^ to swallow the sky ; — met.
inordinate.
I 5^ "^ to seize the empire.
] ^ to engross all ; to seize the
whole.
I ,|§ to overreach.
J2' ^ 1 ^ *■" ^''' P'lt'S"'' ^""^ si-
lent — under obloquy.
^ 1 ^ Pf I told only half of it.
I ^ lo swallow gold-leaf; it is a j
mode of suicide. |
1 ^ T I'M '**^ ^'"""' S"''ill'"^- I
1 5^ ^ .^, fe''''^*'P''^o ^^] '^^ ^^
that gulped down the dog. I
"^ The breath ; slow-going. 1
;^ !$ ] ) his great car- !
fun riage went slowly and hea- !
vily. j
Read ^clnm. Garrulous.
] I to say over and over ; re-
petition.
The .sun just appearing above
the hori/on. I
i^ 1 sunrise.
V
.tun
To vomit after eating ; .some
say it is a name for the
planet Jupiter.
] in a term for (he five
cyclic years containing ^ in
them.
Ke.id j//?/«. Meandering.
1 ^k tortuous, as a serpentine
stream.
«T^ From jrl
C Til — ' a line
spr ml rising above
ne representing tlie earth,
t wt •">'' intended to delineate the
struggles of a sprouting shoot.
The begitming of growth ; to
collect together ; to bring under
one control ; a village, a place where
.soldiers li\e ; a resident camp.
^ /t> 1 ^ vegetation is begin-
ning to start.
j £. military colonists, soldiers
settled to till the | fields al-
lotted to them.
I )ji^ to hoard up grain.
I ^ to amass : to prepare stores,
as a commissary.
1 ^ trooping ants.
I ^ to su|iport others on a strike.
A J^ 1 ^ brouglit together the
men and horses.
^ 1 ^ S" detailed garrisons to
the important posts.
1 f^ '"^ rivulet near Yen-cheu fu
in the west of Chehkiang, whence
Twaiikay green tea comes.
Read ^chln. The third of the
64 diagrams, denoting ^difficulty or
hardship, alluding to the soft and
tender radicle coming in contact
with the harsh earth ; difficult,
hard : thick ; sparing, avaricious.
1 it' great labors.
] jj very gross or thick.
] ^ ^ sparing of his favors.
^iff A meat cake or ball, rolled
cp'C^ in flour and fried in fat
^thtii called m ] ; a kind of
hashed pork-dumpling, sim-
mered in broth.
^ ] cakes used in Fuhkien
in ancestral worship.
A scaleless fish found ui the
Yangtsz' R. called jpf ] or
ipj ]\^i river pig, shaped like
a tadpole, white belly, and
striped red and yellow back ; it can
di.stend its throat and wink its eyes,
and is regarded as jwisonous ; it
is probably a species of Tdrao-
don, and not a Torpedo, as this
t'un, tun, and t'ui ; — in Fuhchau,
in Cliifu, t'in.
i power of inflatuig the body belongs
to the former ; it is a foot long, has
no gills and no gall ; the 1^ |^ is
the same fish.
f-A^ A war-chariot, used in the
TI Tsin dynasty.
-^ ] ;^ J^ ^ he sent a war-
chariot lo meet and bring
him.
^t till
m
J'nii
From hog and flesh, it is easily
confounded with ehoh^ y^ the
> rump.
A sucking pig, a porker, a
sliote ; one says, a sow ; to
draggle along, and not lift
the heels in walking.
I a fat porkling.
1 3^ pettitoes.
1 5i "^y **°" ' — ^ demeaning term.
'CL 1 ^ l^orpoise found in the
Yangtsz' River ; one maxim, J^
5E Pi iPj 1 i' y"^' "''■'*'' '■'> '^'^
eat porpoise, indicates the nature
of its flesh when badly prepared ;
while the proverb says, when
it is well cooked, — • P^ JPI ]
■§■ 4lt [I^ all other food is taste-
less after once eating porpoise.
/p ^ -^ ^ ] he uunds nothing
of the pigs and chickens ; — cares
not fur trifles.
in 1^ iJi 1 like chasuig after a
runaway pig.
g ^Ij ] buy my fat pigs ! — a
Macao cry.
In Fuhchau.
or age ;
puberty.
half grown-
Medium in size
not reached
^>%j From flesh and palace.
c '^^ The seat, buttocks, or nates j
/'uii the lower side, the bottom.
/|5 j to sit down.
^ I the seat of honor.
J ^ ^ his rump has no skin, —
the thing has no bottom.
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T'UN.
T'UN.
TUNG.
M
,t Ull
I
.full.
To dwell a place of con-
course ; to c(ime tc^ether.
^Iji ] a \ illage residence.
] ^ to live ill a place.
A liLize, a raging fire ; red,
fiery; to boil by putting the
dish into that which holds tho
water ; to dress by steam ;
to stew.
] j^ the noise of burning ; name
ot a town and region at the west-
ern e.xtreiue of the Great Wall
in Kansiih in Ngan-si-cheu.
1 is '" steam rice.
) — 1 ^ cook it properly, as
food.
^ ] to simmer slowly.
] ^ to make tea.
] jjjC to boil water.
1 ^ a steamed fowl.
't'uii,
From tvatey and ofic to represent
a /u'/i ; nn nnauthorized cliaracter
used at Canton.
A ce&s-pool ; a pit, a tank, a
mamire reservior.
J[^ ] a hole for setting out trees.
Read J «'«/«. To whirl, to
revolve; round, rolling over. i
] 1 lU tli« circuit of, as an islet |
a round plat. '
I
C y'v From li o(cr under a »i(T«. I
^Jv Floating on the water, as a '
't'nii drowned body ; drifting.
m M.m. ] drifting at the ,
mercy of tlie winds.
1 2}S ] -i floating about on the j
water. I
t^^Q > From t/nrincnt ai
f JC To disrobe, to
and to retire.
to put off clcjthes ;
full' to pull the arur within the
sleeve; flowers falling oB'; re-
tractile; to take bones out of a fowl ;
to pusli along.
?C ^ 1 T ^^^ petals have fallen.
] [H overrun it, as a printer in
correcting matter.
■@1 1 — ■ >^ to back a step.
] {jS draws in his head, as a turtle.
J "]» fj drive it into the ne.xt
liiie ; — a printer's phrase.
] ^ 1(5 slip out of, as a jacket ;
(Caiilonrfc.)
] ~X 1k%^ ^^'^ color has faded
out.
] "f" H a boned chicken.
.^||;j*J From to go and a pig ; it differs
j [/Jy but little from twi^ jj to escape.
fun' To hide; to go uito obscurity ;
name of the 33d diagram,
denotuig invisible.
J^ I too lofty to leave his seclu-
sion.
^ ^ 1. ^ ^ n ^]
Heavenly Shangti let me retire
into obscurity.
] Jij; to conceal one's retreat.
fc ^ II fr 1 I tl'> "Ot- ci«^«re
to act in retirement or mako my
escajie.
75 1 -f !^ if t''en I was con-
cealed in the little settled regions.
Old suunils, tong and dong. Ja Cnuton, tung
ton.
(tUllff
From /fC trees and the p ■'""
shining through them ; in com-
bination it is easily confounded
witli kieii ^ to abridge; the three
character> -^ /:iiu^ ^^ ''<«y, and
^ ^^(to^ representing the sin>
ahore, through^ and ««(/e»' a tree,
are instances of idoograpliic
symbols.
The spring of the year, because
then all things develop themselves ;
the east, the place whence light
rises ; sunrising ; eastwards, eastern ;
towards ; in presence of; the place
of honor, or the person hi it, as a
master, a pater-familias ; a friend :
a feast, a treat ; an abbreviation for
the province of Shantung.
1 if °^ 1 j"§ the east.
1 SH <"■ ^ Wl \ "'"' ''OSS or
head-partner.
TXJISrC3-.
• in Sifittou\ tang and tung
and taing ; ■ — in S/iangiiai^ tung and dung ;
I ^ tile master of a household.
J ;j[^ northejist-
[p] I easterly.
1 [^ ^ tS "O fear [of a gale]
I lorn the .southeast. (^Cantonese.')
^ ] a Shantung man.
I j^ China, a Mohammedan term.
f^ ] to act the | J^ manager or
host ; to spread a feast.
^ I to foot the bill; or ^ g^ ]
5J I'll act the host, I'll pay it.
^ i ] f5j£ it has gone drifting
eastward ; — it is no great matter.
1 ?M. treating money; pre-
sents gi\en to turnkeys to soften
an imprisonment.
I ^4 W tlL pulling here and
hauling there ; — /act. — to bor- i
row money.
■ in Ainoy^ *0U5^ 5 — i;i Fuhchau^ tang, tung,
in Chi/ii, tur.g.
\ "^ a thing, — ;'. e. anything be-
tween the east and west ; it
is also a term of reproach, as
fh ^ 1 W "liat' that thing 1
] .^ W JS£ everything arranged
and concluded, all things getting
on ] irosperou.sly.
] '^ll W ^ f't of li'i'^i reeling.
1 W F^ '^^'^^ bearing south.
^ I fi aj^ to cause the land to
kie towariis the .south and east.
2|i |5ij 1 ffe to adjust and arrange
the laboi-s of the spring.
From tenter and east.
A tributary of the Yellow
River ; a heavy shower or
dew in summer; drenched,
f a furious rain in summer.
1
5 ] ^^ wet through with dew.
TUNG.
TUNG.
TUNG.
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^* From insect and ensl.
(j»;»lV The rainbow.
called li-tuny.
i^ Stupid, inapt.
c I -^ '!§ 1 1 without mc'thiid,
JuiKj iiicajable of uudt-rstanding a
subject.
_^-^ From hiiii' and easU
('"".'/ 1 ^ wbite hair ; hairy.
^it From 7 ice ftTid an old form of
' ~^ ^? «'"' contrncted, referring to
tuna '''^ completion of the seasons ;
' used for the next.
The last or winter season ; the
close, the end ; to stove up ; to fall
into the winter torpor ; wintry.
1 ?c "r 1 :i: 5c «• 1 -^ ">■
|}^ I the winter .season.
1 M '"' 1 '0i '''"^ winter solstice,
known as the ^ g Hj, and ob-
served as one of the popular fes-
tivals.
^ 1 '"' M 1 to keep the solstice
^ 1 Wk iH si'ai'P'iig «oli^ wea-
ther.
] ^ winter provision.
" 1 the winter months.
\%. 1 •■'• rainy solstice.
1 "f .^ "1' f't' 1 ^'"^ eleventh
iriiiulh.
31- ffi ^b ^g 5C T f I when
the handle of the Dipper points
to the pole, winter prevails.
. I\ • From I'laiit And icijiter i q.il. the
.^S<^ winter vegetiiblo ; nsiuilly written
C^; lilis the hist.
<f'<"i/ j^ ki,„i of sow-thistle used
for greens, which stands the
winter, the % P'J 1 allied to the
Scoj-zonent ; also the fleshy translu-
cent tubers of the Mila;\thium co-
chinchiwiwe found in Chelikiang,
and made into a comfit.
^ 5C P'l 1 ^ trailing plant.
^ P'J ] a liliaceous plant (Oy)A/o-
poijon ja/:onicioii), whi se tidjers are
used ui fevers and as a tonic.
t^ Weak.
c I^ 1i 1 feebU", weary, no vigor.
i'""U \^ 1 unmannerly. stu[)id
lookintj.
r t 1. * From jtfnnts ana heni'^i ; it occur-
pt|' interchanged witli the next.
'tiiih/ To rule or lead people on to
right ways ; to influence for
good ; firm, made staijk^ ; to store
u[), to hide away ; to withihaw.
Jg I to clap the hands.
,|l[l ] the gentry and elders ; th^
lalter are also called ] ^ those
who discern wisely.
H "6" 1 '^'^ ^^"y curicjsities or an-
tiques; old stored-up things.
1 .^ ffl J^ "se dignity in lead-
ing thein on.
t .1 S # JSil S }i I'e then
withdrew into retirement in order
to preserve his purity — from
treason.
] j^jj to lu-gently intreat.
1 ^ a plant whose synonyms
ally it to the Iris or orris root.
C tiit" From /leart and to leatl.
I^J Disturbed, out of one's wits ;
'liiiii/ to imderstand, to perceive the
meaning clearly.
'I'M 1 "''t'^ 1 eonfused, beuildered.
\ VJ^ ^/J \ do you imderstand it ?
1 in JS *" understand the fitness
of things.
— M"^ Z> 1 ^ I don't know
a single word of it.
_ M ^ 1 I don't understand
it at all. {Shanghai.)
f''r> 1 '^!i ;& H- k ''" .^'"'^ s«^' '"y
meaning '
^ 1 E!S Tl^ ""'■ '" '"'''^'^ a hint.
C \i'Cf Occurs interclianged with chw^ani/
-J^K IP.'E :i «''nill, and wrongly written
'tiiiii/ ''''"^ ^M' ii'O "'"' s'""y lis.'' I'lace,
even in Ituolis.
Milk of mares or cows, <jnce used
to w;ish the emperor's feet ; muddy
water ; a noise.
] ^ the roll or reveille of drums.
1 ^ a kind of carriage curtain.
^ 1 or IL 1 milk.
g§ ] cream ready for making
cheese.
I""!/
The noise of anything falling
into the water.
Prmf
From water and ■united; occurs
used for ^tuny Pl|^ a region.
A rapid current; a cave, a
grotto ; a dell, a gorge, a deep
ravine or canon; a deep recess cut
out like a grotto ; a cavity, like a
cupboard let in a wall ; a hole, such
as a rat makes ; to understand tho-
roughly, as a mystery ; acquainted
with ; to see through a subject ; a
territorial division under the Ming
dynasty.
1 M 'M Tungthig Lake hi Hu-
nan.
?]< ] a deep hole in a channel.
1 j^ to know fully.
1 ISI I see through it all.
■|[lj I a fairy's grotto ; — met. a
bi'auliful spot.
PI 1 S '•" ^^^ gateway, under
the portal.
i^ II 1 a Mongolian praying-
machine.
] ^ a thorough examination.
1 ^ S if I see through his
villainy.
I ^ a nuptial chamber, to con-
sumniate a marriage.
] ^ undecided.
] ^ a cavern, a grotto.
1 ^ "f 'ti" '"y "'""-^ 's clear on
that point.
!g I the sky, the canopy.
jJ^ I connected, bound together.
] ] ^ how reverent and grave 1
The firet is defined beams
and boards used in the con-
struction of a boat ; but by
others the two are regarded
as alike, and defined the
beam to which the hawser is
secured ; a cat-head.
1 +5 1'""^ boards. (Pekingese.)
»>
I".
tttnt/'
932
TUNG.
TUNG.
t'ung.
n
tuiuf
The 2d large intestine or co-
lon is I ^g ; a medical term.
m 1 lioiiest, straightt'oT--
ward ; also, form, appearance.
A straight, graceful ueck.
m
iting'
/wig
twig
From to 170 and unileil, because
it connects great streets ; it is
often contracted to its primitive.
A side street leading from an
avenue is fj^ | in Peking;
an alley or cross-street.
street. {Pi-kingcse.)
> ) From ice and east.
To freeze, to congeal ; to cool,
to stiffen ; to expose to the
cold ; icy; freezing.
^ fE '1 ® can't avoid cold and
starvation.
\ 7jC cold icy water. {Cantonese.)
1 9E ft'"zi-'» to death.
I I ^'5f rather cold. {Cantonese.)
^^1 1 spread out to cool.
] ^ sore from a frost-bite.
^ I to freeze.
^ ] snow and ice.
})ii M, M \ ^^^ '^^^ ^^'""1 ""-I's
the ice ; — spring is coming.
-I.-t^J From wood aiid east.
"j^N The highest beam in a house,
tuny' the ridge-pole ; a large stick,
a main support in a building;
a leading man in a state, a pillar ;
the supports of a coffin case ; name
of a timber tree.
] ^"^ a ridge-pole.
1 ^ <S ^ o'"-' who has ability
to uphold the .state.
^ ] the roof-timbers, the plate
or beams.
] iff ffi it I? if "'e beam split
it will crush his body.
In Cantonese. To stand on end,
to stack.
I j^ to place upright.
^^-Ij ^ From /J strength and ^ lieavy.^
S^Il liere read it'ung, a kind of grain.
tiing' To excite, to move ; to affect ;
to influence, to njove the mind;
to remove; to shake, to stir; to
come out, as a chick from its shell,
or leaves in the spring; to set on
foot; to take action; momentum,
action, workhig, motion, movement;
e.\cited, affected, surprised, agita-
ted ; movable, restless ; irritable,
the opposite of |^ quiet ; when
following another verb, ^ ] an-
swers to cannot, indicating that
the action caimot be carried out, as
^ ^ ] he can't (or shall not)
hurt you.
j|E ^ 1 I c.innot lift it.
I ^ to exasperate.
1 Wi repeatedly, again and again.
] f^ work, workmanship.
H Jl ill ] tbe sun and moon
revolve in their orlnts.
^ i|^ ] ^ when do you start?
Jg ] to shake, to joggle.
^ j or ^ 1 behavior, conduct.
^ if 1 ^ improper conduct.
I j^ to stir the clods; to com-
mence digging, as when building.
^ I f;^; I have annoyed you. or
takon your lime ; a polite phrase.
] ffl t'^' resort to blows.
] ^ ] whether stirring or at
rest, /. c. incessantly; with or
without cau.se ; continually mov-
ing or acting on.
?^ 1 'o be taken in labor.
^ ] to take up carelessly.
1 ^ 1^ ^'■^ change countenance.
'I'4 'In M 1 '■^ restless disposition.
IMf ^. 1 * ^ 'I^ it if an
act be indecent, wiH it not cause
mortification '?
^ 1 7 BO ""''ble to advance,
as from infirmity.
] ;/j ^ tlie moving force, as in
mechanics.
1 'T* f-^ it luiist not be stirred.
1 ^ to move one's hearing ; /. e.
eloquent.
/fi )i^^ I don't be meddling : let
things alone.
m
The heart tnoved by some-
thing aftccting and showing
fung'' it in action ; much excited.
1 5S crying from sorrow.
^ ^ ^ 1 '-''c feelings aroused at
sutteriug injustice.
'C* 1 g^'ic^ed, sympathizing.
T"=XJ3SrC3-,
Old sounds, t'ong and dong. /n Canton, t'ung ■ — in Swntow, t'ong, tang, and fang ; — in A moy, t'ong and tong ; —
in Fvhelmu, t'ung, tung, tong, and tang ; — in Slian;/hai, dung and t'nng ; — in C/il/n, t'ung.
meable, pervading ; clear, as a per- I | I^ be fully understands it
y^^ From to ffu and s/irouling buds.
JIU To permeate, to go through ;
^t'ung to see clearly, to perceive; to
make known to others, to
have dealings or political relations
with ; to communicate with ; to in-
terchange, as two characters of the
same meaning; to succeed, to brin^
ahout ; prosperous ; pervious, per-
spicuous style ; current, as money ;
reaching everywhere ; thorough,
general ; uniform, as a hue; gene-
rally, the whole of, complete; entire;
illicit, adulterous ; a field containing
a square league; found in the names
of many places.
] ^ current money or value.
] ^p to notify, to inform.
] J^ a general topography.
] ^ a thorough draft.
^T 1 SJ three tajis of the drum.
Jff 1 to get a thing through ; to
bribe.
] 5^ to open roads.
T'UNG.
T'UNG.
T'UNQ.
933
] ^ an interpreter ; a broker
who transacts business, once call-
ed linguists at Canton, where
they were recognized by their
rulers, and each had a | ^ f^
linguist's hong.
5fj^ 1 illicit intercourse ; treacher-
<His ; to secretly inform.
1 fPJ ■* general designation.
8& -7 1 "fr "" thoroughfare.
1 ^ a calendar, an aliuanac.
K ^ "S 1 "" ^''^''^ ''"' ^^^ goods.
] Jh the whole of, all.
1 njj perspicuous, intelligible.
7^ I 4* S '*■ li'therto has had no
intercourse with China.
^ ^ ^ ) '" 'ill things accom-
modate yourself to circumstances.
1 till ^ ^^ ^ general order to all
the provinces.
1 :§; ^ fl5 ''^^ ''^''^ "''"^•
] ^^ an agent, an envoy.
1 'M lit Ira ^^"^^l versed in the
affairs of life.
^ ] ob.strueted, costive, no outlet ;
inelegant or vidgar, as a phrase.
] "^ elegant language, perspicu-
ous style.
^ I intercommunicating, inter-
changing.
1 j'\'\ the port of Peking on the
Pei-ho.
55. Tfif 1 the five supernatural gifts
(panclia-hhidjmt) of tiie Budhists,
■which every arhan takes posses-
sion of by contemplation.
> > * , * From plant and permeable.
r lrH^ An herbaceous plant, the ]
,l'uiii/ "^ Aralia papt/riferd, found
in Formosa and Yunnan,
whose pith sliced into sheets and
ironed out, furnishes the substance
wrongly called rice-paper, u.sed in
artificial Howers ; pith of any kind.
1 ilS Si l'i''l'-p"per pictures.
/>^
The aspect of a tlanie ; a
('/^'^^ furious fire.
.t'"n</ 1 ifl TKj iA: m a I'riglit red
bla/.e.
Pain of body or mind ; in
|I'J jiain, aching ; moaning from
l'uti</ pain ; sighing, lamenting.
11)^ 1 groaning.
^5 '^ ] he felt the smart.
t'S 1 gfi*^f "m'l disappointment.
^ 1 *■" grieve over ; alas, alas 1
jjil|l t^ I|# 1 the spirits [of the
ancestors] were not dissatisfied.
1 *- Interth.'inged witb the preceding.
f yjfll An ulcer sup[mrating ; groan-
/ii'iff ing.^^
1 ^ Wi^ ^ moan pierces
n)y ear.
1 f^ sick and pained ; grieved
for, pained in heart.
1 f^ -3: IS [the good ruler] takes
tlic calamities of the people as
if they were his own.
"^^ ] From P mouth and rj a cover-
"^ imi ; q.il many talking together
, and .igreeing; the second form is
common.
' -^ ' Together, all at once ; all,
' ""^ united ; identical ; same,
alike, in time or place ; to
covenant or give in allegiance ; to
unite, to harmonize ; matched ; to
equalize ; to share in ; to assemble ;
agreeing, as one ; joint, joined with
another officer who is super-or-
dinate ; a conjunction, and, witii ;
in common ; the same as ; a meet-
\\\a of feudal princes every twelve
year.s.
I __ ^ .^ they all went together.
] ^ Ui li\e together.
j _ II or 1 - )is a ""^y a'-e
of the same sort ; just alike.
;j; ] different ; unusual.
1 ^n '1 J"'"' '■''^ sub-prefect.
1 H& 51 ^ lirothers of the same
mother.
^ ] to assemble together.
:^ j ']> H ^'^^ ^'"' '""^' P''""''
\ alike ; the difference is less than
the similarity.
1 ^Jc ^ 1 ^ '*''""''' surname
but no relationship.
] fT partners ; fellow travel!er.s.
1 ^ same class.
U I to thunder the same, to eclio
another's words, to corroborate
his sayings ; it alludes to the
popular notion that all nature
echoes a clap of thunder.
] ^ characters of the same mean-
ing but having diflerent radicals,
as |J^ and J^ steps.
^ ] X eccentric, strange.
] A tlj^' 11th diagram.
1 (j^i in accord.
1 if of the same age ; [graduat-
ed or appointed] the same year.
I i^ the same tripos or concoiu^.
] ii[ the same profession.
1 It* 1? ^ fellow in joy and sor-
row.
?^ 1 f^>-i I "ill g" "'til yoiii
(^(.'antonrsi').
riprl Occurs used with tlie next.
cplHJ All at once; hasty, hurried,
ft'unf/ so as to violate etiquette.
tl r# m 1 sl'e (t'lL' queen)
was frivolous and hasty in
her manners and disposition.
/|_*| From man and as ; q, d. like a
t'^uiKi Ig'iorant and rude ; inapt and
plain, neither talent nor learn-
ing ; untrained and unfit.
!§ I an ignorant boy.
1 ^ ffij ^ came in his simpli-
city.
, , A small, wild, .syngenesious
c |QJ i)lant resembling an Eri/tron.
^tUinq the ] "^' having yellow
flowers, and the smell like
the artemisia, — of which it is pro-
bably a species, rallier than the
camomile or an allied plant.
Interelningcd with ^ a cavern,
C l**|rj and wrongly replaced by J|pJ an
I' II III/ cartlienware vessel.
A territorial division under
the Ming dynasty; uneven; up
and down, .'is a defile ; a group
of islands off Shantung.
934 T'UNG.
To leaJ ; to draw out ; to
chum and bring butter from
milk.
] ,B| an oflScer in tlie Han
dynasty who superintended
the preparation of quass.
p. A large tree belonging to
JPJ the EuphorlMor, the ] ^
.fung or E/avcoccu sinensis, whose
light dui-able wood is used
in making musical instruments ; the
name seems to be applied as a
generic term to similar large leav-
ed trees, as the Cutalpa ami Big-
nonia; name of the place where j
T'ang is said to have been buried,
in Yung-ho hien || jpj 0, in the
southwest of Shansi.
+§ 1 (or ^ 1 or JK 1 alluding
to its stately appearance,) is the
national tree of China, and grows
over the central provinces ; it is
probably the Ekeocccca verrucosa,
and its small edible seeds are
mixed with the lea given in
bridal presents.
jlJi I or ^ -^ 1 cultivated for
its large and acrid nut, (Eloe-
ococca vernicifcra) from which
the ] TJfy oil is pressed for
painting and calking, and its
soot used for ink ; at Canton the
oil of the CurcdS purgaiis is
used under the same name.
^ ] a species (Elaococca spinosa)
with spinous trunk and branches,
whose bark is used medicinally.
^ to 1 a species of Cterodrndrun.
1 fth ^ chunam used ui calking ;
pulty.
1 ^ Jc fi"6 '^^l'^^ P"*- 1" censers.
\ j^ a staff used when a mother
dies.
/^ ] the Pmdonia. so called from
its large flowers and stately ap-
. pearance.
A/i^ A tube ; a pipe used as a
c \p\ musical instrument, made
^t'ung from a long and knotless
bamboo ; a duct ; a pipe open
at both ends.
5? ung
t'ung.
^J I a sumpitan.
gjl ] a speaking-trumpet
jtg I a tobacco-pipe.
^ ;fg ] a kaleidoscope.
— 1 ft- ^ •' sniveling booby.
^ 1 or ^ 1 or Iffi ] an
envelop for letters. \
fy^ Yeiy similar to the preceding.
A measure made of bamboo ;
a cup ; a pipe ; a creel. j
4E ] a quiver. |
^ ] a pencil cup. I
-X- ~ 1 the twelve reeds of the
pandean pipe.
^ yj; I a Roman candle in fire-
works.
Copper or ^J ] is also called
the ■^ :^ re<i metal ; brazen,
coppery.
^ ] brass.
] .^ brass foil ; tinsel.
ft* 1 §S ** brazier's shop.
g ^ ] native copper ; including
also iron and copper pyrites.
^ ] white copper, argentan, or
tutenague.
1 j^ verditer or carbonate of cop-
per ; verdigris after it is scraped
^t'uny
t'unq.
A long and swift boat like
a giilley, called |^ ] now
' disused ; they were made to
board and run down the
enemy.
<t'ung
fthmg
A kind of perch, small and
resemViling a Labriis.
1 ^ .^1 ''' fresh-water perch,
in Peking 20 niches long, color
whitish, and flesh good tasted ; the
I* fi is quoted as another name
for this fiiih, but that is probably a
kind of Ophiccphahis or mullet.
Eead clieii' Name of an ancient
district ] |^ ]j^ lying in the
southern part of Houan in the
present Jii-ning fu.
To rub or smooth.
^|[ 1 to trim and pierce the
nodes of a bamboo when
makuiof a fife.
.fung
Name of T'ai T'ung -^
ung
1
]
ofi", but called
the copper.
1
F3
when on
^ copper dollars.
] it eats the copper ; — met.
covetous.
'^ ^ copper enamel or cloi-
.t'ung
sonnee.
MM 1 ^ Ills whole body smells [
of copper ; — purse-proud. 1
] ^ water-spouts, gargoyles.
1 tS Pn printed on copper plates,
/f^ ] to fuse copper. i
jg ] old copper. |
] ^ brass leaves put at promo-
tion in a graduate's cap. j
A variety of dog. '
I ^^ a name of one of the ,
Miaots/.' tribes in Kweicheu,
given to them because they
were as savage as dogs. -■ '
a 1 -
famous sorcerer in the Han
dynasty.
1 ^ T'ung Wan, a scholar
of Liaotung.
Composed of jft to stand and
S. a vi/lai/e ; but others derive
it from 'T' a crime (like /S)
and 3] weighty contracted, re-
ferring to the condition of slavery
to which some lads were subject-
ed ; it is interchanged with the
next three.
A boy, a lad under 15 years
and unmarried ; a slave boy ; one
who has no house, unprotected ; a
student, a bachelor ; a virgin ; un-
defiled, pure ; bare of trees ; boyish,
youthful ; young; said of rams.
j^ I at the age of puberty.
1 ^ ^ spinster, a virgin.
] ^ a boy, a youth.
] ^ youthful, about 14
years.
5^ ] a bald head.
i]j 1 a hill bare of trees.
:g 1 a schoolboy.
JPl|] j a bright lad.
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^
T'UNG.
^ ] a young student.
ij» ] a tcviM liy wliR'li feudal prin-
cesses spoke of themselves.
] i[J tI^ i'^I 'le •'■''*' ""*■ g'^'en "li
liis boyish disposition ; — said
of a man who acts childishly.
& ^ JS 1 '^'■'^^""'l childhood : ill
liis dotaiije.
Wk'M 1 |f{ white hair and youth-
i'lil complexion.
tJP ] ^ '" tnke vows of chastity.
] .^ a calf without horns.
1 j& ^ 31^ "o imposition on
young or old ; — a sho[) sign.
S i'ii 1 1 tile tiirirty, green
mulberries.
/uny
1
m
A slave boy ; a lad who has
not yet been capped at mar-
riage ; a sla\e girl or con-
cubine ; reverently ; rude,
mipolished.
] a waiting-boy.
^l a young slave.
;^ ] ] lier head-dress rises
ligh and gracefully.
] a wild, crazy fellow.
] a yotith.
From ei/e and a lad.
The pupil of the eye, which
the Chinese say becomes
square at the age of 800 ; to
stare at ; a vacant look ; a
silly stare.
] A '1"' Ij'diy in the eye.
1^ 7K m 1 A or I A n n
a cataract.
jM 1 -I 'louble pupil, which Shim
is said to have had.
>&F^ A sort of cloth.
iW\ Wi 1 U M\ tl'-'.v I'astlly
jl'in;^ went on. following straight
.•ihead in the bunt.
^^ The roots of the nelumbiuin ;
( JS3. •'> l^i'id of sedge or Scirjiiif.
^t'liiiy the ^ ] from whoso stalks
sandals .-ire made.
1 1^} yk '"' ^'<^li'>lt^ pot-herb Hke
celery.
T'UNa.
J A calf whose horns are not
vet grown.
^-^ A lamb whose horns have not
'/ -S. grown.
i''""y {(X 1 W 1^ K bI ']» T-
to say tliat the lamb has llorll^,
is to deceive the child
.A^gi Ahn rend (c/i' II Tiff ; used for ,i(J
^^ *P. coa>;ul;ited milk.
^t'uiiij A tributary of the Yellow
lii\er which Hows uito it near
I W^ the celebrated pass at the
elbow of that stream in T'ung-
cheu fu [F] j'l'l jjj in Shensi ;
to o\ertlow and destroy a road ;
damp, wet.
1 \ '^M. ^ '"fty- •!"« edifice.
•i^^^' A tree in Yunnan, from whose
(J -T^. soft, crisp flowers cloth, called
s'''"'y ] f^^lJ '^'in be made; it
may tlenote the cotton tree
(Sdh/Kiha). whose stamens are used
to stiirt' quilts.
Read ^c/nr'iiiiiji. A Stick of squar-
ed timb.'r ; a high stat}' from which
a [lennon ||l.^ is flown.
^^;f. Feathers in confusion is
c^"j^ ] ; it i.s apiilied especially t
^t'luii/ the stork, to one which woidil
not perform its part when its
feathers were in disorder.
JC)A A bird with a yellow bill a
'S»^ foot long, the 1^ I Jhuwns
ij mil/ or hornbill; it is describ-
ed as having a brilliant, va-
riegated plumage, and living on the
lca\ es of trees.
T'UNG.
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r^ J''i'oin ';»v(('/i and lad; it is nl^o
(I z^. ranA 'rliiint;, and used for f^ t"
' ,'" sow iJi-airi.
J iiiiff "
Grain wdiich, though sown
the first, is gathered last ; late,
autunuial grain.
tt .^^ The sun about to rise.
cPifi. 1 (lit ''^'rly dawn, the .sun
^t'uiiy just ilbiminaling the fiky.
tt-ife The moon just rising is |
c/Jj^ Bll, spoken of it as it comes
^iuny aboxe the horizon.
The rattle of drums.
] ] P|u] the great clamor
of drum.s.
W M 1 1 ^be drums are
ffuni/ making a loud din.
^^■jCl The upper tiles used on
tflj^V roofs, so called because they
are like a ^ tube ; also
calleil !^ ^ covering tiles
and |5^ % ujiper tiles.
J? liny
From featlieretl and vtrmiiion.
Red, rosy ; painted with ver-
^f nng inilion, brindled; a peach-
blossom color.
] ^ a bow colored with vermi-
lion ; used by ancient emperors.
] ^ ro.se colored clouds.
] ^ a pencil with a red tube.
] f^ the Baron of T'ung, whose
ancient jirincipality lay on the
River Wei, not far from the
elbow of the Yellow River.
C l">^ From hand i
T^lfl To lead
f and a ineasure.
on, to advance ; to
't'uny strike against ; to stick into,
as through a paper window.
1 ~^ f® ^ Tof punch a hole in it.
1 '^ J4 *" '"'eak up a bird's nest.
7 ?c 1 flil don't burst it through.
In Cantonese. To baste ; to
run one thing into another, as two
sleeves.
1 ij- fl # t' P'lt those jackets
into each other.
] »^ a b;isted edge.
•m
From wood and measure.
A cask, a tub ; a square
't'nny wooden measure of si.v pints ;
a deeii wooden case.
7K 1 ii P'''l' * bucket
j "^ the liale or stick to carry it.
^- ] a drawer ina table. (Ci(«f()7(-
,.,,,■.)
M 1 the leg of a boot.
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T'UNG. T'LTNG.
+ 3i ] a street tub to liold wa-
ter for firos.
,^ 1 "■' ^ 1 a cl<iSL'-stool.
if i'k 1 ■'■ baggage box.
yt I an ice box for cooling rooms.
^ ] to supjiort a woman in par-
turition.
cr^pl A coat with short sleeves, a
^IPJ kind of waistcoat.
""^ Read Jun;/ and used for |||.
Overalls worn in winter ; out-
side trow'sers ; children's trowsers ;
an apron or petticoat.
C.A-1^ From sil/^' and to./f//.
y^\4 The end of a due, or begin-
't xmg ning of a thread ; first of a
subject, a hint, a clue ; ori-
gin, beginning ; the whole, general,
entire ; all under one head ; to rule,
to control ; followers ; a classifier of
tablets.
^— 1 the whole, one entire \ie\v.
] dfc ^ g the total amount,
the whole number.
1 \M. g'^'i'^ial control over ; a mili-
tary officer of the second grade,
ij? !^ 1 pM *^^ commander-in-
chief of tlie infantry at Peking.
iM, 1 to oversee the whole.
?C "F l§ — 1 ''^^ empire is now
under one sway.
] ft :5 ^ how much does it all
amiiuut to '?
^ 1 to transmit the whole ; said
of the empire.
] ^ to carry on as it was received,
as a doctrine, or the succession
to a throne.
— I 1^ one stone tablet.
J|£ 1 central or main go\emance.
] ^ ■^ ^ all civQ and military
all'uirs belong to him.
] |g a clue to the whole ; a suc-
cession ui the dynasty.
^ T tl 1 1°^'' ^'i** character ;
disii'raeed.
TWAN.
» *^ »J From disease and common. ■
yj^ A pain, an ache ; disease
fu?ii/' that causes pain ; acute feel-
ings ; heartrending, distress-
ed ; to commLsserate ; with energy ;
a sign of the superlative, extremely,
painfully.
1 5i t" "eep bitterly.
] ■g^ to drink too much,
] 'l^ deep repentance,
ij^ 1 ^" compassionate.
1 'K extreme joy.
1 lij -tl] ® t« S"ash with rage.
] i^J^ alas, alas!
^ ] a to<ithache.
1 SSi 1^ ^M shicerely regret my
past errms.
1 '1'^ intense hatred.
^ 1 ^ EL iiieessantly sorrowing
for other.s.
In Giiitoncsc. To love, to feel for.
^ 1 f;J; I like you.
Jwun
Old sounds, twan md dw.nn. In Canton, tiin ; — in Sicatuw, tuan, to, ajid ting ; — in Amoy, tuaH and fsoan ; —
in Fuhchau, twang and taiuig ; — in Shani/hui, to"; — in Chiju, tan.
-f^ 1 ^ arrange it properly, put ] ifi proper, modest,
it in order.
^l S M 1 [Sl'>"i] maintained
the tw(j correct extremes.
^ 1 ^ W tliere is no sufficient
reason for it.
m 1 ^ ^ ± * l'a""g thus
Designed to represent the jilumn/e
above a line denoting the gronnd,
and the radical or rootlets below
it; now written like the next, while
this is used as a contraction of
ichwcn ^ only.
The spring or cause of anything.
From slandinrj and shoots.
Springing forth, commencing,
tivaii Sprouting; the origin, the
head, elementary principles;
strait, direct, correct, upright ; mo-
dest, grave, decent ; to examine into
the cause ; to bud or commence ; an
ancient ceremonial robe ; a classifier
of subjects, a mystery, and a piece
of silk ; a measure of eighteen cubits
in the Chen dynasty.
1 IE or 1 ■:^ correct ; integrity ;
upright, either physically or' mo-
rally.
1 ^ ij '"^^ '^ ^^'•'^^ aiTanged.
the right favoring decree from
Sliang-ti.
;^ j]^ — ] not one affair only.
Pg 1 the four decorous principles,
are '^1 humaiuty, ^ rectitude.
|fi propriety and -^[1 knowledge ;
— to which all ^ ] strange
doctrines or heresies are opposed. *>
1 65 or 1 B^ the cause, the rea-
son of.
•^ ] to make a start.
^ I sprhig, the time of sprouting.
;f; ] improper, immodest, inde-
cent.
14*'"' 1 1*^ '^^"^ dragon-boat
f-.tival on the fifth day of the
fiftJi moon.
] p^ the south gate of the palace.
1 A IE i '"^ correct, high prin-
ei|ileil man.
T^ ] all kinds of causes or aflairs.
^ fj ] "^ ntiturally correct and
just.
I 1^- a hint or clue; a means of
reaching the subject.
^ ] an official dress of the Chen
dvnastv with enormous slee\-es.
M
To cut even ; to cut and trim ;
to arrange ; to act a grave,
IWMi priiu deportment.
.^ -j^^ 1 ^ to conform his
.acts to hmnanity.
1 H 'o decide by just rules.
TWAN.
TWAN.
TWAN.
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From ^ heast and "jj^ lo yirini/^
:i /um/i or ball, probnbly
tuan "lliiiliiig to its rolling itself up in
its burrow.
A species iit' small badger, also
called f^fii, the pig liadger from
tile reseiiil)lauee ; found in Sliausi
and westward ; fur of a sandy color,
slow in its motions and very fleshy ;
eats ants and grubs ; the description
allies this anim.al to the tctcdit
(Afi/(I(im meliccpK), and its odor is
notieed.
< ff^ From ihrt ami tli.s/i^ referring to
~T*f measuring lengths by a bow.
'twaii Short; brief, contracted; short-
comings, failures ; few, not
common or plenty ; to shorten, to
curtail ; to come short, to be in
f.iult.
I ^ not much experience.
] ^ shoit-lived, died before 16.
I ^ a defect ; a mean act, a flaw
or shortcoming in one's conduct.
^ I short-winded, not strong in
the lungs.
1 31 '■' JiJ^ ) piece-work.
1 '"' 5^ 1 short days
1 Ji|j short days for work.
] fj to act overbearingly, to treat
rudely.
^ fi -T» 1 J"^'' right, as a well
fitting shoe ; 'twill do.
1^ 1 testy, (iuick-tem[iered.
A ^ W 1 everybody has his
faults.
^ s" A i 1 'lo'i't talk of pecv
pie's defects.
^ 1 iuca[)able, not much mind.
] >Jf few, insutticient; not many.
] "ji^' without proper feelings, in-
(lirt'rrent to other's rights.
1 JiSja^iJi T I i'm deficient in
civility, don't think me rude ; —
a polite phrase.
y^ From jf huli-hel and an old form
of ,tS to hrenk off", as silk is part-
twun' e<l-
To cut asinider or in pieces ;
to snap, to break off or in two, to
divide ; to prohibit, to put a stop to ;
to discontinue ; cut, sun<lered, brok-
en, snapped ; to setth', to give a
judicial opinion ; a doulit, a dilem-
ma; before a negative, fonns an
adverb, surely, certainly, decidedly.
-fi 2j5 ^ 1 uninterrupted inter-
course.
I ^ to suspend the slaughter of
butcher's meat.
1 ^ to break oft' intercourse.
I ^ to bring up the rear in a re-
treat.
J^ ] to decide, to give sentence.
^ I a just, open decision.
1 -^ broken, completely discon-
nected.
1 ^ breath has stopped ; dead.
1 7K 7^ t'J stop the supplies.
] -fy- ^ cut the hawser of the
boat.
] f^ a.ssuredly, verily, positively.
I 1 ^ I^ I cannot presume ;
I dare not do so.
1 f^ l£ '•' '^^s been finally settled.
] ^ to dispose of a case.
^ -^ 2. 1 I i'^v^ no longer news
from home.
I p] to make a di\ision or ave-
rage, as for losses.
ii 1 W(> Wi I can no longer see
my native village.
1 B§ A one who is greatly grieved
or afflicted.
] fi ^ ^ cleared up all his
doubts.
In Cantonese. A preposition, by,
according to.
I Jr K sold it by the catty.
Pjl<' From jt to kill and Tfn briijin
J^5f contracted ; not the same as 'iiff
twnii' Ex to loi"'-
To push or lay things apart ;
a fragment, a piece, a section ; a
cla.ssifier of sections of books, stories
or pieces, series or items of regula-
tions, acts of plays, slices of meat,
plats of ground, stages in a journi-y,
or other similar portions.
] ij; half of a thing.
— 1 J& a patch, a parcel of
ground ; a lot.
;^ ] the largest piece; for the
most part.
iT ^ 1 good work, fine perform-
ance.
— ] 7jC a piece of water, a reach
in a river.
"b Is 1?J I to talk incoherently ;
m
muddle-headed.
From Jire or melal and piece.
tlVUll''
^ To forge metal ; to heat and
hammer it ; to work upon, to
practice, to make perfect;
mature, practiced.
1 1^ worked over, wrought,
well hammered ; well versed in.
1 M to calcine, to drive oft" the
moifture, as when preparing
drugs ; to reduce by analysis.
1 IS A A ^ t" bring a man in
guilty by perverting the law.
m
From silk and piece ; also read
j/a'a, the heel of a shoe.
twan^ Satin, which word is proba-
bly itself derived from sz-
<«■«« 1$ 1 ; glossy silken or other
fabrics.
?£ 1 or ^ I brocade
fS 1 4l ^ conferred many silks
on him for his valor.
^ I changeable satin.
M ^ 1 twilled levantine silk.
^ I silks made for court.
nee used for the last.
The heel of a shoe, or tlie
stift'ening put in to strengthen
the heel, and line the shoe.
W-^
twaii'
8C)t/' Meat boiled with ginger and
PZ^ cinnamon put in the pot,
twun' called | |r|f ; after cooking
it wMS dried.
:k^1^ \ fr§ at the great feasts
the cinnamon-flavored flesh was
thought much of.
+t > The flower of the Hibiscus
r JC Tositsimiisis, usually called ^
twan' ii^_ ;jf2; it is much cultivated.
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TW'AN.
^p!lt/> A large tree resembling the as-
T^C 1"^" '^^ ^^*^ ^""^ calleil ^ 1^ ;
iwMi' but its timber is like Ijeech,
white, with an even grain ; it
is useil fi>r coffins ; a beam or pole.
^ I 1^ !|^ to carry things on a pola
Bead ^hia. A prison ; the stocks.
Otberwise re.ad j/i/a.
rCrt/J Otber
m A r.
)Ugh coarse stone for
twuit' whetstones ; others say, a
term for emery or corundum.
TW'AN.
An involved weir of bamboo
staltes, arranged across a
Iwan'' stream or canal to catch crabs
or fish ; they are common in
Kiangnan.
f& 1 a cralj weir.
O/rl sounils, tw'an and dwan. In Canton, t'tin and t'lm ; — in Stciitoio, t'l'ian and cliwnn ;
in FuhchfiH, tioiig, tuong, and tu'iing ; — in Shaiiffliai, I'O" ; —
t^iM ^^'■^t'fir gushing out ; a rapid
tsflO current; the reflex current or
^iiv'an undertow.
] \pI a branch of the River
Han in the west of Honan.
^ i5fc 1 * rapid current is
called a torrent.
.1,W^ Fire Ijlazing up, red as fire ;
c/>jfjl a statesman in the Han dy-
^tw'ait nasty.
EA8 1 ^S the officers
entered the ornamented red tent.
|_^t Krom to s'irrouud and condense ;
i^sl iijterch.iiiged with the next three.
^tic'aa A globular mass, a lump, an
agglomeration ; united, agree-
ing, as a company; a band, as viv
luuteers; the district that furnishes
one ; a guard ; round, lum}>-like ; to
collect, to group ; to dwell together ;
to environ, to surro\uid ; to round
off, to end ; the female of crabs ;
a clas.sifier of pellets and balls, of
collections or harmonies.
— ] fi^ a lump of dough.
] [2] full, as the moon; altogether,
luiiiping it; closely united, as
husband and vvife.
— • ] ^ ^ a hanuonious blend-
ing of interests ; coalescing, as
when gases unite.
I ^ to curl up, to cuddle, as a
worm does when touched.
$l5 1 to review or visit the guard.
iH: -^ 'T^ ■& 1 ^ '''is full moon
h^is for ages been just so round.
1 1$ to drill bands — of troops ;
a ward drill or organization.
1 ] M |i ^ [ihe dust is blown
up] and whii'led round and
round in flurries.
I j^-i to include in ; to condense
neatly, as in a resume ; compact.
Iff? Wl ~^ 1 '"^^ contracted ; shrunk
into a lump, as a sea anemone
does on touching it.
1 il ■''' coilcd-up dragon, such as
are woven on flowered era[)es ; a
sort of gunpowder tea.
] ^ to wind up the year with
festivities.
1 1 [S fi hemmed in on <all sides.
I''rom linnd anif to condense. ; it
must nut be cuufoiuided witli /'uA,
to beat.
To mil into a ball; to m.ake
round ; to p it anil roll, as dough or
clay ; to beat (l,it; to piLsh or drive
together.
^ ] W. '■^" ""' ^^^^ y^"*" f"'"^^ '"'"
a ball.
] •^ to roll together.
1 H P .i :J^ to lead the troops
of the tlueo states.
^ J2. 1 A I'G worked men out
of yellow clay.
Read chwm' A parcel of a
hundred feathers ; to attend to one
thing; to unite; to bind, to roll up.
Dew descending in .-ibun-
danee ; a river in Sliautuag.
Intense mental emotion ; care.
c I -^ '^ >{^ \ 1 '" a '''•ity "'
J.w'an great trouble and anxiety.
— in Aniny, t'oan, liwan, and ch'oaa ; —
in Clii/u, t'aii.
Dumplings or dough-nut«
made of flour or glutinous
rice ; a round cake.
}^ I a new year's dumj)-
ling.
I ^ sui.dl dough cakes.
^ 'A 1 crisji rice ernllers.
forced ujeat balls in a dish are
called stir-lhe-soup-boys.
,l>r fin
It
r
/»t.3:i
'tw'an
y mm /eld and lad or heavy ; it
is r.lso read '<»«(/ and ^I'lm ; the
hi.st form is unusual.
. Waste land near a city ; an
alley in a town ; a long
street in the country, forming
a hamlet ; paths made and
frequented by wild beasts.
1 5S «"''cless, wayward in
conduct ; one who does not mind
the corners in his traveling.
^ '^ ] the village of the Su
family; tliis usage is common
near Pao-ting fu.
..' from ^ a ho'/'s head and ^
a /"'v ; in conibination it resem-
ttu'an' '''"' ^"''> ^ *° carve, and siang'
^ an elephant.
A hug running; some say, it is
the hedgehog; in the Yih King, a
summing up of the application of
the diagrams, and the good or bad
embodied in them.
j the application thus Bays.
Robes anciently woni by the
empress, black, with a plain
tw'an' gauze lining ; afterwards tli.ey
were of a yellow color.
TSA.
TSAH.
TSAH.
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In Canlim, tsn ; — in Sivatow, cliii ; — in A nimj, tsa ; — in Fuhrhiui, elm ; — in S/innylia!, tsa ; — in Chl/ii, tsa.
I fl'5 wt-, our ; it iinludes the ] ^ I, myself ; an expression
spralicr and tliu hi'iiriTs. and used by the eunuchs in the
refers to country. occu|i;ition, or Ming dynasty.
fiiun(ls:as ] f|"J fl^ ,f^ one of | ^- ^F '"y f-'^'ier in Shanyhd',
our iKiti\c hnrs s. in Amoy, used in a pkiral sense,
1 M f@ '"■ 1 fi9 3i "•(^' two. we. our, as | || ^ we Chinese.
> From inoiifh anil >'//*,• it is jn-o-
perly t:iitt>y in K:in.iilii, :iii<l .seems
to Iiiive been fnrmefi to indicate
the eli'led pronunciation of (,tsan
We, tile persons speaking ; our,
used in the abstract.
Old souii<ls^ ts:ip fnid (Uap. 7n Cniitcn^ tsap, sap, ami ka ; — in Swatow^ chnp ;
in Fnhrhtvi^ cliak ; — in S/tanr/haij tsah. sell, sab, n7id k'a ;
IS,
r
1 Krom .1 rcce/>fiir/i' mid n^jikhi ;
the second tmiisnal form, whicli
is re;;aided as the obverse of
'/'"' jK to letnrn, is the ori-
ginal one.
To go round, as the heavens
do in the course of a year ;
tei '•° pcrfonu a circuit or entire
revolution ; a side, a row ;
stretching ah)ng, as a hue of trees;
prrvading
j^ ] to revolve ; to go about
everywliere.
^. 1 three times around ; it curls '
thrice, as a ram's horn.
— I a row ; a curl ; a circuit. 1
] J^ a whole month. i Ytrt
7M" IJJ 1 It [the crowd] covered j \" '
llie iiills and sfiread over the ^
hin.l.
In Caitloncsc. To [ilease, t(
delight: lustrous.
^ ] nS '''"-'^ ""'' l''*^'''^'^ the eye.
'il \ \ a hright bhuN
Prp
In Omtoivse. Deceived, delud-
ed ; to coax, to wheedle ; trifling,
of no importance.
SS A 1 taken in, overreached.
diddled.
J:Ifl ] ] much cut up; small,
minced.
7 'S A ] uot minding people's
blarney.
MThe motion of a fi.sh's mouth
, and gills.
'-" Rfld hoh, A kind of reiilile.
§p^ I but not defined.
Damp, wet; bubliling uji ;
S[jlaghing, as boiling water.
An unauthorized character.
, To stiike ; to rap on, to hit ;
/.*( to knock and shiver.
1 ^ to reduce to fragments.
1 ^ DH knocked my head by
tlu^ fall.
To enter the month ; to suck | j,^; j to smash by throwing on
the ground.
] ipij shivered by the blow.
— in Avioi/, tsat, tsap, and tsan ; —
— ill Chi/n^ tsa.
tti^fc Somid, clamor, noise.
r_^) P^ I the noise of a drum ;
^tM a hubbub, as of people talk-
ing.
Read ^tsan. To reiterate tire-
soniely ; to ridicule ; to swallow or
gulp.
.tsa
I
in ; to taste ; to lick, V
smack ; the motion of a fish
,, sucking or moving its gills.
tl, ' 1 1 Si tl"- iiipl'l'--
] V^ to put in the mouth
and suck, as a child a nursing-
Ijottle.
^ A 1 ^ taken in by his
guile.
] ^ rubbish ; oilds and ends.
'tE, Also read 'Is'an-
J To suck up, as a nnisquito or
^tsii tly <loes ; to hold in the
mouth, aK a sw(et morsel.
1 -% ~r sucked him diy.
1 A Tl'j J&L to suck the bLotl
from one.
From not or leek and hennen ;
both fornis are used.
' Sordid, vile, evil ; irreverent,
for which ^2 is now used,
anil both these are only em-
ployed in combination.
From $^ io/lock togetlier, and
^ 'f'lrmr-tifHt altered in combi-
)i:eion ; the first is comnionost.
Mixed, variegated, parti-
^/M ciilored, streaked ; a mix-
ture of colors or ingredients ;
tmassortcd, mingled, confused ;
heterogenous, not alike ; to mix
confusedly ; to bore through ; to per-
vade.
I 'J5 all sorts of goods.
] ^ many colored.
I j^[ M i^; without regulations :
in contusion.
a 1 ij official underlings.
jj|> 1 distracted, no persexerance: I
ft 1 a man of all work ; a coolie.
1 f M ff " ba.stard. (Caiitoiitse.)
kinds of people livi»„ ||
940
TSAH.
TS'AH.
TSAI.
] !^ |S| <* to collect or specify
the viiliKs of luany tbings.
H 1 A ^ I'Jafcrs, i.Uers.
I i|)t irregular veins or streaks.
^•^1^0 ll'tiJ all at oiice
began to cry out and Ualk.
jSfA A grass from wLieh door-
/Itfo blinds can be «o\en ; a
jtet small floating grass, like a
Hippuris, with linear leaves
in whorls, and cultivated m gold fish
ponds ; it is called ] !^ or ^ :^ in
Peking, and ^ ffi ^ at Canton.
A high peak.
Jl? I the sound of things
breaking.
A guard-house at a pass ; a
station ; the official residence
of a military officer ; to get
stuck, as a bone in the throat.
.®. |nj ] Pgl the fish-bone
sticks in his throat.
'r/iia
1 If& or ] Pa guard-house,
a police-station ; called ^j | hi
Canton, and applied to the men.
1 M ''''* quarters for the guards,
1 f]^ a low post in the maritime
customs.
^ I a frontier station.
^((^ Used with tsien' jf
the common
tiCl
To spatter, to scatter water
about.
Old sound, ts'at. /« C<inton, ts'at ; — in Swatoic, ch'at ; — in Amot/, ch'at ; — i« Ftihrhnu, ch'ak anil cU'ai ; —
in Shanghai, ts'ah ; — in Chifu, ts'a.
ts^a
The first form is the most com-
mon, and the second is also
^ read sah^
The action of the feet disturb-
ing the herbage, and making
a noise ; to scatter ; to feid,
to rub, to brush ; a brush.
] ^ to brush the teeth.
^ ] to gruid or rub smooth.
I BE ^ to wash with soap-ber
, as Pli,
1 ^ l^ *" brush against one,
when walking.
11^5 A coarse stone : to rub, to
^^^' grind.
,tsu
The noise made by spectators
in applauding acrobats and
mmumers.
Old sounds, tsai, tsat, tsap, dzai, and Ant. In Canton, tsoi and tsei ; — tn Swatow, chai and to ; — in Amoy,
tsai ; — in Fuhchau, chai and cli'ai ; — in Shanghai, tse and dzc ; — in Chi/u, tsai.
From mouih and wounded.
( BJy An exclamation of praise or
Isai surprise ; an interrogative par-
ticle implying either doubt or
conviction, according to the scope ;
or often merely a high degree of ;
an interjection placedafter important
words to draw attention to them ;
occurs in poetry as an expletive ;
to begin ; to burst forth, as plants
in spring.
^ iS IpJ 1 °" yihat account,
pray ?
H^% 1k^ 1 ^bat, after all, is
this to me '?
^ pT 'Ia= 1 would you pity him ?
'^ i. \ fS Jt 1 st^U it 1 sell it I
in j^ ^ ] has humanity so far
gone ?
1^ ""f % ] alas, it is sad indeed I
^ ^ 7 S 1 1^0" '•'oul^l I ^°^-
bear to pity ?
^C 1 -IL ■? ^^■i 1^0^^ great wa.s
Confucius 1
^ I fl^ ah ! truly an important
question.
^3 1 ^ ^ 'f* the third moon
all nature begins to spring forth.
^ ] bow pleased 1
^ ^ 1 Oh, hi .V admirable !
^ 1 ^ -ifc ^^liat a clown is Yiu !
W ^ 1 '"deed, is it so !
|K ^ ] what a crowd of people !
fpf ;tt l'^ I what a wretched
blunder 1
S ■? ^ ^ I does a wise man
ask so mirch.
fpj J£. ^ 1 shoiJd it even be
mentioned ?
Jsai
From tree and wounded.
To set out, to plant trees, to
put suckers in the ground ;
to heap earth about the roots,
to hill ; a sai-'hng.
] :j^ to set out flowers.
::l^ 1 layers of plants, cuttings.
] ^ to plant and sow.
Pj iU I J* be is worthy of one's
patronage.
^ ] ^ *P ] M Pl-'"t niore
flowers than thi.stles; — 7!i't. act
so as to reap a good reward.
] ^ to set out trees.
In Pekingese. To fall down,
tumble over.
1 iJf T fi ^'^'l and broke his le,
1 Itil T stumbled and fell.
1 M T fell down.
to
TSAI.
TSAI.
TSAI.
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,tSM
Vrotn Jii-e and water or sht/ley ;
tlio first is most used.
Calamity that comes from
above, as floods, pestilenoe,
drought, caterpillars, blight ;
divine jiulgmeiits; plagues;
miseries, misfortunes ; ad-
verse, calamitous, dangerous.
] ^ afflictive, injurious.
] ijjj^ afflictions, miseries.
[!$ ] [Heaven] sent them cala-
mities.
^ ] to relieve calamity.
jg 1 to bring evil on one's self.
^ i ft f f a general visitation,
as a pestilence.
'g >J^ ] to dismiss the fire risk,
by worshiping the god of Fire.
^ ] Wi Wi "iiforesecn judgments
from Heaven.
1 H' sufferings, calamities.
] [Fl fields that for any reason do
not yield full crops.
<>HH^ From f^ a she/l<>- aiul ^ bit-
■ *^^ ' ter ; i". e. lie wlio Ikis tlie trouble
"^ > of affnirs in a house ; tlie second
ml
'tsai
To govern, to ruli' ; to pre-
side, as at a table; to fashion to
one's liking; to slaughter, skin, and
dress animals; to fry; a ruler, a
heail ; a steward, a major-domo .
1 'tfl '1 primtMuinixter ; once call-
ed 4^ 1 or highest ruler.
^ I the ruler over all, as a so-
vereign or general ; vut. the mind.
^ j anciently an otticer oftiie
rites.
g, ] a district-magistrate.
] -Jjjlj to direct, to oversee.
I ^5 to butcher.
1 ^ or JS 1 the chief cook.
7^'^ ^ 1 '■'■e t'"e l'"'l "f •"•11
beings.
P|C 1 t() dress and cook fond.
k- 1 ^ m ^ B^- ii. ti'°
servants and liead-women quickly
removo — the dishes.
] j@ a son's wife.
form is somelimes used to speciMl-
ly denote the slanghtering of ani-
mals.
C jJLI From lull and to thinl-; also read
|J-*j (s/i«i; tlie diniimitive ff' in Can-
^^* »n..n.-/. la .li^.-it'ail fro, 11 Hil«.
Uaai
tonesa is derived from tiiis.
'tsai
A common term for a child
in Hunan and Kiangsi ; to bring
forth, said of animals.
jaj \ .^ the bitch has litterel.
'K 1 .J^ to bring forth.
ii^ 5i 1 ■? '"'"' "^"'il^ey has a cub ;
used in contempt for persons,
i a rascal, a worthless fellow.
An affair, a business ; what
is contained.
Jl 5^ i 1 'I'*'' ^vli'^'li Is
doing in the high heavens, the
operations of nature or of the
gods there.
From a carriage and luounded ;
used with the iioxt.
A year ; it was so called in
early times, because nature
ha\'ing made a revolution,
began again.
^ ] several years.
ff- ] 1^ since a thousand years, or
handed down that time.
^ \ half a year.
1 tfi contemporary annals.
Read isaC To contain ; to lade
a ship or cart ; to fill in, to convey,
to carry with one ; to load ; to bear ;
to complete; to act, to sustaui, to
do ; to record ; to adorn, to beauti-
fy; to begin; recorded, written in;
an undertaking ; acts, doings ; filled,
loaded ; a cargo, a load ; an udcirh
of time, then, thereupon ; the high-
est number in numeration, a hun-
dred millions, an incalculable num-
ber.
1 ^ stowed full ; quite loaded.
1 "J" f''J e" '" ^^'l'^'' ^""1^ 1^ 'I''''''
contained?
!<P 6j^ ] not enough for a load.
many [jreuls.
^}' ihi 1 'Ii S"'<«^ actions arc stor-
ed np to produce future haji-
piness.
tsap
f^ 1 nil 13 t" return home well
laden — with property.
^ ] ^ Jf the cart carries a
thousand catties.
] fii M 1 ^^l^*' y°" 1^^^*^ loaded
will be upset.
±%^ \ ^,mnA. the
acts of Heaven have neither
sound nor smell.
MM ] ^ their cries filled the
road.
1 Wii~^ 'y<t^^ thereupon laid up
his weapons.
1 ^ ^ f ft ruany errors arc found
in their narratives.
12 ] to record, to note down. , ^
All unauthorized word, derived
from the preceding to indicate
the uoun.
The cargo, the loading of a
boat ; the capacity or tonnage
of a vessel ; to stow cargo ; to con-
ytain such an amount, as a bank-bill,
on the back of which it is stamped.
^ ^ -p I several scores of cargoes.
jlj^ ^ I the ship is loaded.
1 M *''"''gl''' mo"ey.
^ ■5 1 she carries a hundred —
peculs.
•^ ] to tranship or take out cargo.
/|* ^ From J2. ««''''' and ^ the hand
Aj^ on it.
tsai * To be in or at ; present ; to
belong to, to consist in; to
live, to dwell, to reside, to remain ;
to be preser\'ed or continue ; consist-
ing hi ; involved hi, depending on ;
existing, livuig, being;a;);r/)06V;(on,
in, ou, at, within ; and often pre-
cedes adverbs of place and time ; a
place, a home ; to examine,
fill fl'5 ^ I ^ none of them are
at home. ,
^ f»t ^ 1 parents are both dead.
1 ^ ^^^ school.
1 fiiJ Jsa where is he livhig?
^ Q ] not feeling well, not very
well pleased.
^ ^(j I worshiiJed him (a father)
as if he was still alive.
] "f below ; a common m.an.
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TSXL
TS'AI.
TS'AI.
P ;^ I iJJJ 't is not my f^iiilt.
I ■(^■J; tliat is your affair.
^ I '6 -t y"'» »««d imt give
yuiirscir a thought about it; Jio
great uiatter.
f^ ® 1 5V ^-'iirefiilly attend to
yniir piililii! (hities.
f*)^ 1 '6 y'l should remember it!
^ ] 'if" W 't i^ everywliere, in
all plai'es. i
7 1 ^ jJfc '' '^"^s not consist in
this; I don't think it is so. I
^M. \ ^ M yii must pay the '
money now.
tt 1 JR S where do you live ?
where now are all ihe heroes of
olden time?
1 "Ml '"" gwitle. act with lenity. j
#l''rtim ■ — ' out' and "^ a /'rttiui'-
n-urk contracted ; </. ,1. as when
, . ) one slick is added ou anotlier ;
it lesembles ^yen ^ in form ami
S^ ill meaning.
To raise up once and then again ;
doubled, repeated ; twice, a second
time; then, again, also, likewise,
after all, — and by extension, be-
comes merely a form of the com-
I)arative ; contuiued, longer ; to re-
peat.
RfJ ^ j ^ come back to-morrow.
1 i^ M 5^ ^g"i" •■^ft^'i' some days.
1 3 1 ISl ag'i-ui and again I —
told him.
] f]|j ^ 4* I should not have
guessed it.
j ifjf pj ^ a second discussion of
it will do.
If 1 Wt l'^*^'"*" S''*y i^ '''S''''"-
] ] P7 Pi? ••'> reiterate the orders.
1^ b" -^ 1 ^^s shall not .say it a
seeoiiil lime.
1 ^h m A :£ £ fiii T it is
iiobd.ly liiit he hiuiSLlf.
1 ix ^ ^ '■'"-y "ever even had
a word between them.
1 S i^ ^ ''■''^6 looked at it again.
^ 1 ^ ^ 1 11 never come back-
/(•, ] 2j5 1"-' ^^ill not retiu'n here.
I ^ restored to life, rescued from
death ; used for regeneration.
M -^^ ] S -f H tliey came
again and again.
] ^ again, furthermore ; used at
the beginning of a new subject
or a postscript.
] gll a remarried widow.
W S '^ 1 2|5 youthful days
never retm'ti to one.
TS=-A-I,
Old sounils, ts'ai, t.s'ap, dzai, dznt,
anrl tsai ; — in Fuhc
S^J^ From tint/ and tfrefu.
CjW To doubt, to di.slike, to sus-
^Uhii pect ; :() cotijectiuv, to guess ;
to fear, to apprehend.
) f^ to cherish hatred, to abhor.
I |§ to suspect, to doubt of.
] "^ 1 giit'ss once.
I yf 4* ^ cannot say at all.
1 /^ ^ he did not guess right.
I ^Jl to si'.sjjcct anil dislike; a
suspicious disagreement,, as be-
tween two statements.
1 W^ to guess riddles,
f*!* \^ 1 1 .i'lst make a guess,
m JLJJl ] ;^ it is not easy to esti-
mate them, referring to numbers.
1 ,^. t" envy.
1 1 S S'^*^ •* g"ess; divine now !
— ' ] ftt ^ to divine rightly at
once; a shrewd guess.
I t^ ^ to guess one's thoughts.
^ 1 ^L ^. to fidget a.id get
disturbed.
and dzam. In Canton, ts'oi itnd cli'ia ; — in Swatow, cli'ai ; — in Amoy, cli'ai
liitu, cli'ai ; — in Sh(tiifjluti, t.s*e, dzu, and tsa ; — in ChiJ'u, ts'ai.
^ ] the three Powers, — heaven,
earth, and man, who are sup-
— JL* The upright liii
, ^\ s/rni of .1 plan
, ^.v (11
ine J lepreseiits the
nt forcing its way
above ' — ' the f/roiind, and bear-
i rridl beneath ; it often looks
like tsiin' "SJ an inch.
Materials, the substance of a
thing, fur which the next is used;
mental capacity, power, talents, en-
dowments, or gifts; an educated
jxjr.son, a graduate; genius; to be
strong.
] -^ a man of i)arts.
— ' ^ A ] ■'I' fi'"' looking man.
jS^ ] literary talents.
1 # ">• 1 Hb '»• 1 'If -iiMiity to
manage; capacity, energy, and
t.icl.
1 -liL S '^^ 1 l^t those who have
talents traui up those who have
them not.
^y ] dh — :j5 the gifts of all
men may be reckoned at only a
pecul — in weight.
IlH 1 perverted or useless accom-
plishments.
posed to rule all things.
] ;/c "f :& ''is t'tleiits exceed (or
are not to be judged by) his ap-
pearance.
^ ] what a goose !
pfi ^ ^ ] man of common ability.
^ ] -^ a stupid fellow ; this or
^ ] are sometimes used as
de[ireciatory terras by persons
siieaking of themselves.
IS 1 T> J£. Jy -^ ff li'i^ing "o
ability ho is incompetent to help
the rebels.
] M. executive talent.
I- J. l'"roni ?vood and suhstancc ; ii'^ed
^^^ with the preceding, and reseni-
" y .? • bles fls'iin ^ij" a villiige.
Materials of which things are
made; .slicks, timber, lumber, wood;
stuff; nature, quaUties ; abilities;
men of parts.
] /f; timber, as for a house.
ts'ai
ts'ai.
ts'ai.
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<^
,t6 at
1 5f'|- materials, ingredients.
^ ] good stull'; nut. upright
ministers.
3i j the five elements.
7\ I the six liberal arts; in which
the /\ I w'c, pearls, ivory,
gems, stone, earth, metal, skin,
and pinnies, are materials nsed.
i? $i 1 'i'^cly, well-formed, per-
sonable.
a :t ^ m >&^^ \m
^ ^ Heaven, in the produc-
tion of things, is bountiful ac-
cording to their qualities.
/J» ^ ] of no use whatever ; su-
perannuated.
] ^ aljilities, capacity.
From jtearl and stthstancr ; the
oM form, composed of /v to
* fiifer and p dai/i/^ h more
ideographic.
Property, wealth, substance,
liossessions, good.s, whatever
men can use ; presents,
bribes ; profits.
?S 1 to get rich ; may you make
money; — a good wish.
^ 1 to make sonie profit.
1 |ft complimentary gifts, presents
to make way for one.
1 i ""' 1 i.M '■* rich man.
] ]jf a ca[)italist.
J^ 1 a windfall ; good luck, as a
pri/.e in a lottery.
1 )|ilti<"- ] f^^Wi tlio god of
AVeallJi, PInlus or Mammon.
ft' ^ :S 1 Tt^ y"""^''= S'^*^" 1"*^
no custom ; you have bought
nothing.
JSii 1 iw ji^ to lavish money to
ward off calamity,
fj^ ^ 1 ■' t'"'*^' •*' "1- cook. (Ciin-
tlllll'SI'.)
A 1^ 1 5E '"*"" '"^'' '''^'''' "^"^'^
in the pursuit of wealth.
] pT W ;ii 'I'l' 'iioi'ey "'^ii' i-ven
mo\<' tile gods.
1 lib 7!i ))U wealth gives a man
courage.
"^T it ^ 1 ollicials receiving
bribes.
'^ ^ -i 1 ""j"st gains.
From clothes and wouwled ; oc-
curs used for the preceding.
jfe'if/ To cut or fashion gannents ;
to cut, to trim, to toar ; to
moderate, to diminish, to reduce,
to deny ; to regulate; to calculate,
to plan.
I ^ a tailor.
1 fut*"' disband, to dissolve.
Q I to decide for one's self.
] ^ to cut out garments.
/fl^ ] to trim and alter.
,|j|, ] curator of essays at an ex-
amination.
■j\l I and t]\ I a full [wittern or
a .scant one.
If* 1^ 1 $t- "''"•■ '■i^' 'i'^ ''•''^ decided.
] ^ to use materials advanta-
ge! lusly.
1 -It W f^ ^" '^"'' ott'siipcrrtiiity.
1 M S '-'"'■ o'l ^ l't^''^'> icduce it
•some.
"rrV I'roui ^ a weapon and ^ tn-
( Jiy ^'-'"^ ^is the ]»lu)netin ; it is now
~ , nsetl only in conibiiiation, but
i some say it is another form of
tlie preceding.
To wound with weapons ; to
injure.
l-'rom sill: and crafty; it resembles
4^}. in many uses.
j/.s'k/ An uih'erb of time, near, at
hand, thereupon, presently,
then, just now, scarcely.
1 3j5 or ] JlJ just arrived.
IIjll 1 just then.
1 ^ "j* he has just gone.
] jlj- then it will do ; at the end
of a sentence, answers to just
so ; that's the case.
')i 1 .i"^' now, then, at it.
1 t^ fil ' ''■'^'^ S'^'^'" '' '" '''"'■
M Tk 1 ft "''^'" 't- 's "11 ai'i'ing-
ed. we can then see about it.
jtS f'K 1 :^ 'l'''*- ^^■■'^y ^^''11 ''fjiisl
the thing.
I lljj ^ "j* it is now quite clear.
Read ,san. A dark gray color,
like the top of a sparrow's head.
fi\ Formed of J^ claws on n /^
v|^ //-et, and occurs interchanged
I ■ • witli the next three : it much re-
Is at _-
sembles/'i'tn' /J^ its radical.
To pluck, to take with the
hand, to choose ; to gather, as
flowers; variegated, adorned ; cities
allotted for revenue to princes; the
fifth of the domains of the Cheu
dynasty ; a business, occujiation ;
to conduct atl'airs.
] g, territory once set apart for
grandees in the service of the
nionareh.
'ify ] to choose and send betrothal
presiMits.
1 1 dK 1R splendidly adorned is
its drcSs ; said of a pretty tly.
] ] to keep gathering.
^ I to get a certain allowance
as salary from land set apart
for the particular ofticer.
'^/^/^ Variegated ; mixed or orna-
/fl^ niented with ditlerent colors ;
^t.i\ii elegant, gay, colored ; beau-
tiful ; lucky, pleased ; it is
added to some nouns to intensify
their meaning.
')^ 1 biilliant : animated ; glitter or
show; smooth, as a shaven head.
y,\- 1 '"" 1 SM fiTtunate, a lucky
hit, a good cliance.
3ilE 1 unprosperous, no chance.
^ I clouded ; clouds, a cloud.
1 S ^' 1^ pretty clouds easily
scatter; iimt. human joys soon go.
n^j ] to clap and encore an actor.
Jl I the five colors ; viz., blue.
yellow, carnation, white, and
lilack ; variegated, colored.
^ ] to win the jirizi', to reach
the goal.
1 M '^l"*' wiimer's treat, wIku he
j.ivHS his competitors.
1 ^ to adorn or paint in colors.
.5?; ] unusually beautiful.
^ fii 1 ^ tinsel and fine gay
silks, si'uh as are used on .joyful
occasions.
^; In fl" 1 "" ^'l'"'''' ''"•' -I game.
110 relish for the venture.
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l/J% An exclamation.
Ill Cantonese. An interjec-
ts<^' lion of contempt ; tush ! pish !
to sliow contempt for.
•g pE ] ^g I cared nothing for
\vli:it \w said.
1 ^ f;J; P"X take you !
Read Ji'iio. A.Lcitated, not at
ease; moving about ; great.
To select, to choose ; to pick,
to pluck, to gather ; to take
'U'ai np willi the hand ; to sip, to
suck.
1 ^ to gather mulberry leaves.
1 ^ buy the choicest ; to buy for
g ivernment.
1 jfjl^ to choose out and take.
] ^ to select.
1 i^ i 'S '^"^ trouble of gather-
ing fuel ; also, a trifling ailment,
out of sorts.
1 H ^ ijfc o'"" "li^se breath has
been sucked by a fox.
1 nS to spy out, to get infor-
mation secretly.
^ 1 i^ the bee sips the flower.
1 'M W^ ^°"?* °^ picking lotuses,
sung at the Dragon-boat festival.
c »/t% Cities or districts allotted for
J^T^ the revenue of princes were
'tshii anciently termed ] j^, and
the lands to maintain their
tombs ; also, the grave itself
c t^s:* An officer set over these lands
^s^ or cities was called ] 1^.
'U'ai ^ I fellow officers; those
in the same office and rank.
cAKS Similar to j^, applied to
jp4v silks and other fabrics ; par-
'ts'cci ticolored, variegated.
^ 1 colored sarsnet, used
for linings.
TS'AI.
S 1 Itfl ''^ ^ 1 '*\ '''■*"§ ^"^
toons of colored silks, as at
festivals.
Slings for carrying presents,
made by four long cords fas-
teneil to a ring, called ] ^
in books, but better known
iiiiw as ^ ^ or slings.
jg? 1 a sort of turban.
cXfC^ Name of a tree allied to the
'l^ oak, the timber of which is
Us'ai suitable for making rafters.
Shun the oaks furnished raf-
ters.
f r|/-{% To notice, to pay attention ;
p/iC to greet.
'ts'ai ;f 1 #, tlo'i't ium<^ ^'"1-
'^•^ :{•, 1 to act like a
»awky ; to heed nothiug.
T' f^ ^ 1 ''^ S'''*" ^^"^ ''"^
direct.
-§-»-*•) Ytom i>la>ils aud variegateil.
7^ Vegetables; greens, edible
ts'iu' herbs; food, viands.
^ I greens in general.
1 ^ cadaverous, emaciated, as if
one had lived on pulse only.
ij 1 g"°*^ eatuig.
^ ] delicacies.
.^ ^ ] he has gone to market
^§ ] what comes from the sea.
as fish, seaweed, or prawns.
& 1 raw greens ; lettuce.
^ \ the chief dishes; and >]< ]
are the smaller and side dishes,
condiments, relishes, &c.; the
dessert.
If ] wild greens, as the d.iiide-
hon.
^ ] celery, or parsley, or sweet-
ba.sil.
TS'AI.
^ ] or j]jj I dried mussels.
^ ] meats and onions, such as
priests should not eat.
1 % 'I vegetable .stall.
^ ] salt or pickled greens ; sour-
krout.
^ I a Canton phrase for the
dishes on the table besides rice,
called jj» ] elsewliere.
] '^ tlic rape of Kiangnan, from
wbirli the j jgj or cabbage-oil
is expres.sed.
I (^ a vegetarian, a herb Budha.
Z^'i W 1 S''^'^*^ turnips.
IS ft 1 '^''^''^ turuijis brought
from Hwui-cheu in Kwangluug.
1* ^ 'It W 1 ^ t "' ""f
family we have always lived on
greens and roots for generations.
jA^A 1 Weeds, herbs, esculent pi ants ;
^T^ a species of tortoise, because
tsa't'' they were common in ] @
a small feudal state conferred
'»' \ M ^ ^ broliier of Wii
Wang, B. c. 1122, which held its
separate existence till 446, when
it was incoriwrated in Tsu ; fifteen
rulers only are mentioned; it lay
on the River Hwai in the present
Jii-ning fu, and '^ ] ||. was its
ca[)ital ; the border of a parterre or
grass plat ; name of a mountain in
Ya-cheu fu in Sz'ch'uen.
Road sa/i, as a synonym of ^.
To let go, to loose ; criminals i.u-
dergoing a banishment of 500 li.
Afe^J New garments ; the noise
^^ made in spiiming thread;
tSLii^ yarn made from hemp.
W \ to spill linen yarn.
^%%] ^ f^ * S b«li"l^l li*^!-
new and variegated dress, and
hear the rustUng of her plain
silks.
TSAN.
TSAN.
TSAN.
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Oid sounds^ tsan, tsanif d/nn, ami d/ani //; Canton, tsaii w^i'^ tsam ; — /n SwatoiVj chftm, chan, and cliiatn ; — in A moy^ tsan,
tsain, cliiam, cliim, and sail ■,
From bamboo and a phonetic
particle i but tlie originiil tbnii
was ^1 composeil of yV '"«" iiml
1^ a spoon, snpiioseil to delin-
eate a hair-pin ; sometimes read
fclian.
A clasp, pin, or skewer to coiitiiir
the hair, or fasten tlie coitture ;
they are of many shapes and ni:ite-
rials , to stick in tlie hair, to put on
tlie head ; quick, lirisk ; to collect.
1 ■? '"' 1 # •' hair-pin.
1 "^ 'o wear flowers.
3i 1 fti '^"^ tuberose.
1 !•« IS S ^lie eiiiperor'.s descen-
dants, or of a .statesman ; allud-
ing to the ball of flos.s once
"oni on coronets.
] ^ to cany a pen in the hair.
In Cantonese. To peck, as a
f<m!.
T(j boil ; a defect in the li[i,
.i iiareli[i ; diity.
3g 1 filthy ; dirtied ; this
phrase is written several ways.
.\ skewer to pass through
;lj^|^ things, a pin; to darn gar-
isdi iiients; to pierce, to nail.
i^ I" ?S 1 t^" *«■"' ■'*"^' ^■■^'*'*^-
patcli and darn.
jfj %\^. ^ 1 "^'^' ^■<'"''">"s iiietallic
nails — to fasten the coffin.
Tlie first also mean.'; to vomit ;
tlia second to taste ; and the
tliird is unsanctioned.
A per.sonal pronoun, sy-
nonymous with ^mi pg I.
me; then, a time; aperiod.
%\ w % \ J- when; at
the time ; — a word proba-
blvadopted fromthe Manehu.
3 1 ^ is ^Jl I "■•■'« '•>«" ""'>■ '»
bi.y
] ■^ 1^ I will not yiild ; I aui
set on it.
ill t'vhrltuu, chang anil chwaiig ; — in Shanghai,
Strips of wood called ] -^
placed between the fingers
of both hands, and pulled
together by cords to torture
prisoners.
'Una
t.-^ita
t»iii
Like the hist.
To torture by finger sticks ;
to urge, to press.
I fj^ flvl^ squeeze his fingers.
] to shake branches, so as to
get the snow oft'.
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'tsan.
To accumulate, to hoard up,
to collect or bring together.
IVi hasten, to urge, to quick-
en, to get on ; to scatter each
'tsan his own way, to hurry away ;
to put to flight.
1 fill ^ uiake him go faster.
1 ip walk quicker, hurry your
pace,
f^ ] to urge on.
] g§. to tra\el fast.
1 iS *■" S" ^'"^'y slowly, step by
ste|i.
^ ^ ^ ] he never moved a step.
.\lso read tsich^ as a synonym of
ii ([iiick.
'tsan Promptly, quickly ; to ac-
ceh'rale, to hasten one's pace.
hate me, for ol<l intercourse
shoidd not be hastily br(dven ott'.
From /'*''n7.s and to ailrnncc; tlic
second form is not quite correct,
liut is iniicli used in combination;
■ icciirs used for tlie next.
To come before a superior
bringing a present ; to as-
sist, to second : to introduce ;
ti) clear up, to bring to light : to
give evidence ; to jiraise.
1 All '"■ 1 f£ '" •''ssist.
] ^ to help to bring about
s6°, tsc", and dzO° ; — in Chi/u, tsan.
I ^ bailiffs in court who aid in
keeping order.
1 ""■ 9^ helped him by one word.
il 1 -f" il BJJ [tli^' sages helped
to] make clear the decrees of the
gods.
1 jgi to help to manage.
^ ^ 1 ^ t^'"' juniors retired
and aided ill carrying out the
orders.
iS H 1 II wish daily to be
helpful.
^^K^) I-'rom words and to aid ; it re-
n^i sembles i^t.s'au fg to slander.
tsun' To eummend ; to sing praises
to ; to record praises or good
deeds ; to e.xplain ; to aid.
I ^ to praise, to laud and extol.
if^ j to speak in praise of.
1^ A 1 to be praised ; praise-
worthy.
1 ^ •§ laudable.
1 4^ to resound one's praises.
I "^ to commend and reward.
1 PJl ^ 2. pi'aising and lament-
ing him greatly.
if^f Fair, hand.somc ; a clear com-
■^ plexion of a female.
lll^b) Mountainous.
Plj^ 1 |I|7C ''"^' '^^''y summits of
tsmi' luonntains
v/JfeJfe' '^'^ '''''' "P w-'iter, to soil ;
■ij^ to spatter, to splash ; shallow :
tsan' turbid water ; to hit one with
water.
1 f ' ' '^fi iJi '"-' s|)attered me a
little,
I |fj >X. ^strike sparks out of it.
1 'M'i ¥s si'attered and wet me.
In Canlonesi: I'o recoil, to
rebound ; resilient.
I j|g to bound or spruig back.
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946 TSAN.
i) Yrom gem aai to aid; also read
Uan' A kind of baton called ^ ]
or 2 1 used in the (Jheu
dynasty by a marquis during the
state worship ; others describe it as
a sort of stone cup on a handle,
shaped like a cythara, huliling five
)iints, and used for libations.
MM ^ ] ^ g'^e yo" the large
libation cythara.
]1) From day and to cut off".
A part (if a day ; briefly,
tS'in'' shortly, for the time being ; in
c/uDi' the interim, meanwhile ; sud-
denly.
pf ] /^ Pj" ;^ it wiU only do
temporarily.
] fl^ for a little while.
I ^ f<jr the time being.
1 12' ^6 patient a little.
] jH suddenly met him.
ts'an.
] ■(^ a temporary lodging.
] Sii^ Jm J"'*t escaped shigeing
my eyebri )ws ; — i. e. I was near
ruin or star\ation.
w
c/uiii'
From liand aui to ™/ off; the
two cliaracters are usually inter-
cliauged.
To strike ; to raise up ; a
turn or time ; temporarily ; to
cut in two ; to throw into;
to exclude ; to place planks
for crossing water.
Read slian' for the second form.
To cut up plants ; to raze.
I '^ to cut and gather dolichos
stalks.
W 1 W J8 .1^ lie mowed the
grass and scattered it about.
■^jij From metal and to cut off.
-^^ A fine chisel ; a cold chisel;
tsan' to pierce, as a thorn ; to cut
out, us characters on stone ;
TS'AN.
to cut in ; to pound on the back of
a plate of metal so as to raise or
enchase on the other side.
] ^ to enchase letters.
] J] an enchasi]ig graver.
M- ] PP fs ti> cut out a brass
official seal.
] ;^ to emboss flowers.
^ ] fine enchas'mg.
1 ^ J& t" split open the «dge.
( Cantonese.)
P^ I to enchase flowers, as on silver
jjj'^F To implore, to pray.
1 7) |5t 1 t'J supplicate the gods.
Also read ^tswaii.
Black glossy hair ; much
hair ; a woman's chignon or
coil of hair.
^ ] to do up the hair in a
tuft.
old sounds, ts'an, ts'am, and dzam. /n Canton, ts'an, ts'am, and ch'ara ; — in Sic
in Amoy, ch'an, cli'am, chim, and tsan ; — in Fuhchau, ch'ang, chang, chw'ang,
ts'e", .zti", dzii", and tsr.i" ; — in Cliifu, ts'an.
'li *II 1 S ^ J5 IS lj»t add a
and broken ; con-
; it is interchanged
ts an
From to eat
tracted to ic(
with ^sun ^^ supper.
To swallow, to eat ; a
meal ; a classifier of meals ;
a cake ; to gather and
choose.
flJ one meal.
- 1 _^
-— g __ ] two meals a day.
Ilf- 1 ^ lie works just for his food.
1 ^ §^ ^ dines in the clouds
and sleeps in the moon ; 7net. an
ontluisiast.
but for your sake. Sir, I made
myself unable to eat.
f^ ] breakfast,
lljj, ] supper or dinner.
1 S^ 15 fi^ common meal.
1 ?^ 1 15 ^ 'ueal of congee and
rice ; tmi. very poor.
meal that pleases you, is my re-
quest ; a conclu.sion to a letter,
hoping one's friend is enjoying
himself.
^ fi S 1 ^^^'^ '* handsome
enoui(h to be eaten.
IS 1 is 15 '« ge' a bellyful of
rations.
)^ pjK Jf I to bite like a wolf
and swallow like a tiger ; — to
1
cat vnraciouslv.
water-melon eater.
M]
.ts'an
From BQ stnrri/ light contract-
ed, and^ strrnming Itair or lU
hr/irt underneath, referring to
tliree joined, or to Orion ; the
second form is common.
To be concerned with, to
stand before ; to join with
for consultation and advice ; to
blend, to mix. to form one out
alow, ch'an, cli'am, and cliam • -
and ch'iing ; — in SItanghai,
of three ; to vl.sit or see a superior
to be admitted to an audience ; to
report to the Tlu'one on other ofli-
cers ; a deposition ; an impeach-
ment or report against ; mixed,
confused, as colors ; rising in gra-
dation.
1 ^ to memoiialize upon.
ff ] to make an obeisance.
] ff to visit a superior ; to wor-
.ship.
1 ¥ '"■ 1 i® to degi-ade a sub-
ordinate and report on it.
1 ^ to throw into confusion.
1 ® to advise and aid; to act as
adviser to ; a joint commissioner.
^ 1 °'' 1 .^ to go to a le\ee ; the
first also means, to worship or see
the Supreme by lower spirits.
I jjf or ] jj^ a colonel ; a post-
captain.
TS'AN.
TS'AN.
TS'AN.
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] 1^ to consult upon.
] ^ unassorted, incongruous.
1 IT ^ tffc I ^^^'^ examined it
and there are no errors.
I 11^ to sit absorbed in eontem-
iiliii )U as Biidhists do.
f§ I to request dismissal from
urtice ; to resign.
=^-j. ] to impeach.
Is n Jl§ 1 '"-'^rd of his accusa^
lion at the \ieeroy"s gate.
I ]^ councillors in the court of
Appeals.
Read ^s/ian. A star, the second
jodiacal constellation containing
al3y 6 € C and k in Orion.
i. ;S; ^ 1 1^ after all they will be
like Orion and Lucifer, — who
never see each other.
^^^ B.imboos varying in length ;
(■^^» the tubes in a pandean pipe;
ts'an used for ^ a hair-pin.
^ ] divining sticks or shps.
In Cantonese. An open basket
or tray.
J,*J ] a wicker scuttle or hod.
^ ] a mortar hod.
5j- I a winnowing-fau.
To run after or to see a sight
is ] U ; said of a crowd of
people ; to collect, to gather,
as at an assembly.
From horse and three.
The horses outside of the
thills, which thus make three
abreast.
I three sitters in a carriage ;
liie left was the seat of honor.
fj^ ] ^ 5^ tlic outside horses did
not bolt.
^JUl ] to unhitch (he otl-liorse.
\^ ] to stoji the carriage ; to reach
tlic lodging.
lll^fe Uneven ; ascending and de-
(Pl^ seending.
^is'aii j^ "^ ] llH the palaces rising
one above the other, like the
hills and peaks.
in an
m
Good, fine-looking.
c 1^ 1^ 1 Lull Ts'an, a noted
Js'iin man in tlic T'ang dynasty.
ffi^jt 1 1* ro™ J'"^' ""d "'en/.
( jM»^ I A fish otherwise called §(^ |5
jAfTf I the slender fish, whose de-
j-^a j seription shows that is .inother
j^ ,„( name for the hairtail or girdle
fish (^Trichiwtis arinaliis and
inter incdius), so common along
the coast.
flAS^ From evil and to ivound ; q. d. as
(X j!£ '' ^^ trodden on and hurt.
^ts^an To ruin, to destroy ; to injure,
to spoil ; to mangle, to kill,
to butcher ; broken food, leavings ;
deficient, mischievous, ravening,
cruel ; pillaged, spoiled ; withered ;
an oppressor.
1 ^ to injure, to harry; trucu-
lent, savage ; to act like brigands.
^ JS. -tH 1 fraternal strifes.
] i!t a withered tlower; a whore.
1 if. an old man, one whose years
are failing.
j J2' cruel, hardhearted.
1 % or •}§ I heel-taps.
■^ ] 1 axings, oits.
1 )^ A or 1 ^ a maimed or
deformed person, who has lost
an organ, or has an infirmity.
I ]^ \^ \>}^ injured, ordinary
goods ; second-hand.
] i^ deficient, imperfect.
1 ^ ^n '^ 'he old moon is bow-
shaped.
I j^ to oppress and to do evil.
I * to partly remember a dream
] ;^ n^ tUF t'"^ discomfited troops
came scattering back.
,tiun
From irorth and ii/i/tious ;
roud ch'uii^ and tsin'
also
To slander, to vilify ; to e.vag-
gerate another's error ; calum-
ny, defamation ; to discredit.
1 "b" iiiijiist aspersions.
jig ] to defame one ; false charges.
1 iff ^ F3 ^'^^ unbelief and
then comes disobedience.
.^ ] to dismiss slanderers.
1 b" M'] i§ when slandered then
you withdraw.
4^ ] scorpion bites ; ?'. e. treacher-
ous vilifyings.
From heart and to cut off.^ »3 if
from good or perfection.
' Ashamed, mortified, chop-
fallen ; to blush for, to feel
ashame<l of; sensible of one's
incompetency or failure
] -^ blushing.
f*» conscious of one's defect.s.
f^ a feeling of shame ; said po-
litely when praised.
(*j '1^ ] lost to all shame.
As an
lU
^l
From insect and impious ; the
second is a common abbreviation,
but is also read 'I'ien, an earth-
worm.
The silkworm (Bomhi/.r); ajv
plied also to all naked cater-
pillars which weave cocoons ;
to tend silkworms.
jlJ, 1^ or ] ^]J dried silkworms,
used for food.
^ the sleep before molting.
^ to gnaw as a caterpillar ; nut.
to incroach stealthily, as on
another's lands.
^ or 1 jjit^ goddess of silk-
growers.
] to feed the worms.
^ ] seems to denote the larva; of
the drag<iu-fly.
:^ ] the loopur caterpillar on the
Soji/iora (Pekingese.)
■ .|»jA[ Cruel, inhuman, hardhearted ;
1^5 atHictcd, inj\ired ; wounded or
Us an, lacerated in feelings; miser-
able : excessive, as sufleruig.
fS ''^ 1 I'orribly woimded.
1 Si'i callous, hardfisted.
# 1 or 'L'' 1 1 t'Xtremc grief.
1 III f^ SS '" ""-''^'' "''^'' cruelty
and unlooked-for misfortunes.
1 iS ifM 'M a clever i>lan well
written out.
'1^ ] sorro^ving much.
] ^ very oppressive.
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TS'AN.
TS'AN.
TSaN.
A mottled gray ; white with
jH,i^ black spots or vice versa ; tur-
'daii bid ; speckled, stained, as a
decayed or moldy thing.
M I 1 &'& gri'ued, blackeiieil
sord id.
I H ^ ■? '^ grisly beard.
1^ 1^ ] ] dark, gloomy ; cloud
ed, as a dark sky.
From heart and impious ; the
second is regarded as the cor-
rect form.
1f
'iian
Feeli*ig acutely, distressed
for ; sickened at and dis-
couraged, because of former
sutferings ; hardened against;
already, even now ; also.
^ 1 ^ fS how can you be so
pained, and not blame yourself ?
Hi tl ii m >b 1 is "l-en the
limbs or body are injured, then
the heart is grieved.
] 1 !/^I amdailysickwithgrit'f.
From H to say and tsin jyC
acute; but others derive it from
iSi together and Q lirir/ht ; it
is now superseded hy the la-st.
Not to fear the light; im-
pious ; an introductory /)«r-
tiele, if, supposing.
From man and crafty.
Disorderly, like an undrilled
'ts'an troop; mulish, perverse,
ig 1 ugly, bad.
1 5^ a vile rascal, a _worthless
fellow ; you scamp I
Eead iCh'an. Uneven, unequal ;
unsteady; not at once, as a charge
in battle ; quick, indecorous.
] ^ incoherent, talking at ran-
dom.
] ^ improper, slightingly, in-
decent.
^> From rit:p. and broke /i; u^eil with
the ne.xt.
ts'an' Half a peck B^^ of grain ; a
meal, a feast ; many, much ; a
multitude ; bright, clear ; fine white
rice ; excellent ; to laugh ; smiling ;
pure ; three women together.
1^ ] to pick over rice to get it
white ; an ancient punishment
1 1 iK flE elegant apparel.
1 ^ ro ^ ^e laughed boister-
ously.
^ I to gi\'e one a feast.
^ ] fine rice ; met. a gallant
fellow.
S 4 1 ] Iti.Kurions living and
style.
n Used witli the last.
Three women (/. e. a wife
t/:iii' and two concubines.) in one
house ; beautiful.
4- ^ H ^ E Jt 1. ^ this
evening, or what evening, shall
I see these three women ?
3jfe' To rail at, and make people
P'^^ angry or fear one ; to pro-
ts^an' yoke ; to spy ; to satirize.
] 1^ angry speech.
The luster of a gL^m ; a
beautiful stone.
U'aii' J^ ] pendent gems ; strings
of pearls ; said also of fine
racemes of flowers, like those of the
Vanda or Wisleria.
^ Eesplendent, brilliant.
I '1^ bright, lustrous, glit-
ts^an' tering ; applied to a reputa-
tion or an action.
Ml iS ^ ^^^ gUttering stars
in the luminous MUky Way.
j) From tvords and small.
To verify ; to fulfill ; a prog-
c-//((k' nostic, a sybilline hint, an
omen.
I fg a prophecy, a secret intima-
tion or bint.
;f? ?J5 JSI 1 '"^ unfulfilled prechc-
tion.
I ^ a verification of a prophecy.
H 1 or ^ ] a diagram or
picture indicating futm-e events.
'^ ] a pass-word.
^ ] to worship wandering spirits ;
to get prayers .said for a long
life.
Read cli'aii'' and used with '[|^.
To confess; to repeat priestly in-
cantations for the dead ; masse.';.
] ^^ to annul a \ow, which is
done with some ceremonies.
In Cantonese. L*quacious.
I ^ silly and talkative, like a
dotard.
Old sounds, tsen and tsem. 2n Canton, tsam ; — in Siraloiv, clja mid . hak ; — i/i Aiii„i/, cliiin ; — in I'nhihaii, chcjng ;
Pr^ J From heart and suddenly ; it is
|F^ pronounced 'tsam, <lsang, '/s«,
'•^' ,(.fi/«, and ^tsin, in different
'tsan parts of the country.
An interrogative word, de-
noting manner or cause ; what 1
how ? why ?
j ^ why is if!
1 Wi T> ^ M ^'^'^ ^^^"^ I
declijie assent ?
in Skanghai, tsang ; — in Chifu, tsan.
1 i^ how? what is the mode?
) ^ ^ ^ what is left then as
the best ? — ;'. e. there's no help.
] g^ what's the way ?
1 i^ ^ 32 lio"' "^3" ^e finish
the job?
1 ^ ix M ^^y '^^'^^ ""*■ ""''^
breeze come ?
I ^ why does he say so ?
] ^ how shall I get it ?
great things ; not much,
shouki I fear him ?
i^. Pp^ liil 1 i^^ 7 1 n ^-^Y do
you ask him ? no matter.
:T^^mn 1 4 ^ Hi I can-
not tell how it will timi.
TSAKG.
TSANG.
ts'ang.
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TS-A-ISTO.
O/'l finuntf^ tsong. Jn C<tuton^ tsonp; nml soii;^ ; — /// Swiifotv^ chaiig and chang
in Fuhchfi't, clioiig nnd rltaiiii;^ ; — in Shinu/hil^ t&oijg and d/.oiig
P a .tlalesmati ami (jjj i
; it occurs used for tiic next.
I'rom
V"
and for )1^ and |§S' bit is
cliieHy used as a surnauie.
Good, generous ; virtuous ;
dexterous, apt; to approve ; to think
good ; to scold.
] J^ to liberate captives.
jiij ffl -7> 1 liow is it that there
are none not good I
luend what is good in them.
From vahip. and to secrete ; the
contracted form is common.
' To receive bribes ; to suborn,
to bribe ; to secrete, as plun-
der; liooty, spoil, prizes, loot ;
stolen goods.
^ I to recover the plunder.
M 1 '° S^^ 0"^'^ effects back
through the yamun.
I !^ spoil, plunder.
;j^ ] to restore the stolen things-
^ Jtk ^ ] to get a share in the
liooty, tliough not going out, as
the ^ ] or custodian does.
f^ 1 to implicate by secreting a
tiling.
14 M 1^1 1 ^° ^"y st*^®" goods.
^ ] "j^ an avaricious, unjust ruler.
Ij J|^ A ram ; othere say, an ewe.
c7)-|^ ] ] flourishing, as the as-
^tmiijj pen in full foliage.
] SjpJ .in extensive pruici-
pality in the Han dynasty, com-
jirising parts of Sz'ch'uen, Kwei-
clieu, and Hukwang.
A strong horse ; a stallion ;
dirty, ordinary.
] ^^ a fine lai^e horse.
] f^ a liroker or middle-man.
] -^ an epithet of reproach, a
scheming rascal.
1 51 K P°°'' goods. {Pekingese.)
Itead 'tsu. A peculiar insignia of
office, called | ^ made of
stone, and held before the face.
From jPlH grass with ^ dead
under it, and above jl earth or
]7| hiiiuh supporting.
To bury with decorum ; to
inter a coffin ; to lay a body
in the tomb.
1 i^ to bury.
M 1 '■" carry to tlie grave.
J[J ] to bury in rich dresses and
a fine coffin ; a deep grave.
4^ I a coflin suspended in a vault.
tj^ ] cremation.
; — !n A mni/, tsong and ch'ong ; —
; — ill Cliiyn, tsang.
'^ ] buried in a mat; an old cus-
tom still observed in the army.
j§ ] or li^ ] to change bodies
to another grave, because of the
funr/shui
■^ ] buried together, as bu.sbaiid
and wife.
1 -^^ .® 1 ^ IS buried in the
fishe.s' or turtles' bellies.
In Pekingese. To spoil ; to rip ;
to break accidentally.
M^^^ T-iarge, obese ; to dirty, to
tsanif jf^ ] abrupt, churlish.
^tsan!/ ijj- I ..orpuleiit, fat; dirty,
tillhy. lilie old bones.
glj ^ ] mind, don't dirty it,
^ ] ~j* he has defaced it.
) The parenchymatous viscera,
wliat is stored in the bodi/.
(Mill/' 5, I the five chief organs,
)•!>., the lieart, lungs, spleen,
liver, and kidneys.
2l 1 /A iff ■■*^' ^''6 inwards of a
body.
|l^ I or ^ ] the viscera put
inside of an idol to give it its
feelings.
J^- Jit ] the entrails of a hog.
Old sound, ts'ong. In Canton, ts'ong ; — i« Stualow, ch'nng and ch'ang ; — in Amoy, cli'ong aiirf ch'iong j —
In Fuhchau, ch'ong, and cli'mg ; — in Slianyliai, to'nng and dzong ; — i'« Clii/a, ts'ang.
.^^» From n an inrlosure and ^ to
( k\ f"t contracted ; occurs used for
ts'any chw'any^ 'C^ to pity ; and for the
next.
A granary of a square shape ;
government 8torehou.scs ; a box or i
bin; a compartment; to store in
a granary ; a pigeon-hole.
^ ] a storehouse for grain, cspe- )
cially rice. |
I ^ bins in a granary.
] ^ granary stores.
^3 1 to disi)ense grain to the
P'oplc ; to give out rations.
J^ I a pack-house : a gfvdown ; a
depot,
1 5t lift '^ how my pity fills me !
75 ^ ^ Sir 1 ■'•■ "■'• seek for a
thousand granaries of food.
1 ^ ^ overseer of granaries.
|l^ I grain cultivated to offer to
the gods.
Road 'ts^ing. Flurried ; startled,
like IViglUened cattle.
) ^ fearful, urgent
] ^ flurried, quick, bustling.
] 3¥ «i S excessively hurried.
950
TS'ANG.
ts'ang.
ts'ang.
From plantx and (jrnnary; inter-
changed with tlie last.
^ts'any Tile green tiat of plants ; the
azure of the sky ; hasty ;
hoary, old in one's service ; flourish-
ing, prospering.
I 1 :^ 5t ''^^ ^S^ empyrean.
;§■ ] Providence.
I ^ the people ; sometimes in-
cludes all living beings.
fBi 1 Heaven.
^ 1 a greenish blue color, like
the distant hills.
M ] ] a dark sallow complexion,
as an opium smoker's.
J^ ] the firmament, the vault.
j 53 veterans, so called from their
green caps ; retainers, old ser-
vants, whose hair is grisly gray.
1 ^ or ^ ] an old man ; wax-
ing eflfete. I
7jC 1 ^ aqua-marme or precious
beryl. |
1 j[ excited ; running here and
there ; also a greenish yellow.
] 5 one name for the Xanthium
strwmriuin or burweed.
X^^V ^^ unauthorized character, for
W-iS^ wliich tlie last is probably the
A kind of crane, plumage ash-
colnred and cheeks red.
1 II or 1 g| the black
crane, called at Canton Q
^ HI or field puddle hen.
"littering, as the rings on reins
I saw nothing.
^Wang
correct form.
The house fly ; flies in general.
1 i-I H ^ -f M flies will
get their eggs in even where
there is no crack.
^Ij^ Vast, like the sea ; cold.
■i^* 1 ']\\ a superior district south
^ti'any uf Tientsin, near the Qanal.
I f^ the deep blue sea.
] jpj and ] ^ old names of two
rivers in (ir near the pre.sent
Shantung; the last name was
also once applied to the lower
portion of the Ri\ er Han.
\ i% ^ M. [ready to] drink up
tile sea ; said of a wine-bibber.
.it
tts'uity
The tinkle of stones and bells.
A *^ 1 I the eight bells
on the bits tinkled.
1 I color of gems ; i. e. a
pale green.
I I tinkling like sleigh-bells.
tzt 1 From ^fisk and proa/tcrou.-s ; but
y~\ the second form, though unau-
I — I I tliorized has supplanted it at the
//i/^. \ South ; while at Shanghai it re-
^JH^ fers to a species of herring, and
<i>»At J the first is the pomfret.
,ts'aii(j _,, „ , . .,
' ihe pomfret, and sirauar
sliaped fishes ; the |^ ] ffi^ white
(Stroiiiat.eus argenlens), and the ffi
1 black (Strmimteus niger), are
most common ; ^ 4^ ] yellow
pomfret {Trachinotus aiiratus) ; ]^
J- ] or long-finned pomfret (Ti-a-
chinotus asper) ; and '^ ] small
pomfret {Ciiranx midakiriciis) • all
these sorts are found at Hong-
kong.
From boat and granary ; q.d. the
bin iu a vessel.
The compartments of a ship
or junk ; the hold.
I the liold of a ship.
I to begin to unlade.
the cargo is all discharged.
^.J 1 to seal the hatches ; to forbid
trade at a sea-port.
] fi the stowage of a vessel.
'j'i Hi 1 the main hokl
From f/lff jihints and ^ good;
it is interchanged with Qfgj viscera,
and was at first identical with its
primitive.
To hide away, to conceal ; to
store up, to put aside safely ; stores,
property ; the viscera ; to accumu-
late ; to gather, to fix, as a mordant ;
a classifier of piles or stores of; to
store, as a student his knowledge.
— ] ^ a heap of boxes.
l]jt ] to receive, as in trust.
^ I hen-looms laid up ; family
treasures.
^ ] to keep private, not to di-
vulge.
^ ] to conceal.
1 6^ f^ 51 ^ T> £ T even
ol your shadt)w
— as I looked for you
I ^ to hide away.
1 SM ® /^ to give a partial ac-
count of; to get an inkling.
the ashes of its leaves are used to
fix colors in dyeing,
^ II 1 JJ smiled as he grasped
his sword ; — treacherous.
I ^ to harbor guile.
1 H f# I|^ to engage the services
of an able man against the time
they were needed.
M ^ I uisatiably greedy or
avarieinus.
— 1 ilR SM ^ pile of pa[ier in
reams or quires.
M^ ^" ] W< ^ after these
things, wise men kept in obscuri-
ty and wicked men ruled.
SI l# ^ a careless usage of
valuables tempts thieves.
^ j a deadened sound.
Read tsaiiff''. A storehouse, a
receptacle ; a retreat ; a strong-
box ; a pile of things laid regularly.
Jlfe I I a Budha who sa\es souls.
U ] Tibet, divided into 3^
1 Anterior Tibet, adjoining
Sz'ch'uen ; and f^ | Ulterior
Tibet, of which Teshi-lombu is
the capital.
:zL I the three repositories of Bud-
histic writings (tri-jntaki), vie,
aphorisms, disciplines, theology.
\ ] to lie dormant ; to keep out
of sight.
I /^ an arsenal, anuory, or go-
vernment storehouse.
^A^l|) From l::iife and narrow; it is
^j^jl unauthorized.
ts'any'' To bruLse the skin ; to bark,
rip, or injure the surface.
JU ^ ] ^ barked his hand in
moving tiie stone.
1 Wil ~^Jk rubbed oft' a
piece of my skin.
1 ^ bruised his face.
TSaXG.
tsang.
TSaNG.
951
Old soiiu'l, tseng. /« Canton, tsang ; — in Swntow, cbeng anj clian ; — i» Amoy, clieng ; — in Fiilickuu,
m 1
chung mill clming
From €a7'lh and to ailU. f^'4^'
To add to, to doul)le, to , c/* Q
increase ; repeated, more ; ' ,A«'"y
over, many.
to aUglULMlt.
] ^ to raise the price.
^ ^ ] I don't think there are
many.
I ^ to make higher.
J3 P ;^ I the population an-
nually increases.
1 iJ^ ^ S '' ^^y ^^ cheaper
or dearer, as a price.
1 ^ ^^ increase.
] JH to throw in ; to adil to, as
price or quantity. (Cantonese.) I
— ill Sliani/hai, tsfing ; — in Clii/it, tsaug.
A kind of dart or short jave-
lin ; an arrow used in hunt-
ing birds with the cross-bow,
banng a mark tied to it.
A square liftuig net, suspend-
ed to a frame and let down
by a long rope,
g ] or 1^ I to let down
the net.
ik 1 or J4 ^ ] to raise the net.
II I a erab-net made of millinet.
i5 I J^ ]g he hauls the net and
^ ] to le.in nn the ^ ] "r
el how.
— 1 tf i§ ig elbowed him off.
{t'anwiuse.)
^tidiiff
1 i
To hate, to dislike, to aijomi-
nate.
pj" ] hateful.
:}^ A 1 'o I'e hated.
; A '"-• dislike one.
] ^ ^ [p) capricious ; now hat-
ing, now loving.
M ] M A^^ get people's dislike.
I
i^tsdny
watches the shop too ; — diligent
in business.
Rocky, stony, as the surface
of the land ; a dangerous
stone, one tlireatening to fall.
To add to one's words ;
increase, to add.
to
A small state anciently situa-
ted in the ea.st of Siiantung,
near the present Yen-cheii
fu, not far from the sea ; an
ilaee in Ching ^, now Sui
cheu (]j| ')i\ in the east of Honan,
on a branch of the lliver Hwai.
^tsniKj
old
t.-ini,j
A general name for coumuni
silken fabrics, like pongee,
sarsnet. lutestring ; ancient
name of a place in the soulh-
(•ast of Shantung; tised with the
next.
y^. ii 1 w ["/^' §"'»*•■ "!'•« ''■«!']
80 as to avoid the marked ar-
ri >ws.
cJtg
^Uang
A hut ia the woods, made of
branches and sticks, used by
' the ancient kings in summer
time, before they built palaces;
some think the phrase ] ^
intimates that they lived in
booths on the trees, as is done to
this day among the L:i«s and Cam-
bodians ; a pig-sty ; a watch-tower
for the one who watches fields.
Dim eyes, small or i>oor.
iSl ] indistuictly seen.
at half awake, like one col-
lecting his senses.
of metal or
.ts'htg
^tsdn</
m
The noise or ring
gems.
I ft a metallic
tinkle given out
when struck, as a silver coin.
sound: a
ly met.al
Yrom flesh ami to immgle ; per-
liaps it is oftenest read (chang.
^e/idnff The tendon Achilles ;
heel ; to kick back ;
elbow : the elbow.
jS 1 ^ '° go slipshod.
the
to
tsdii^
pn
From jiroperltj and to add.
To give to another, who is
an eq\ial ; to make a souvenir ;
to present, to bestow on ; to
help ; to confer a title ; to give a
parting gift ; to increase.
1 j£ 'o S'^'s ^ present.
|S| ] parting gifts for a journey.
I or ^ ] to honor an officer's
parents when dead for his merits.
!j^ ] waiting for promotion, as
an aged graduate.
I "q a flattering compliment.
^ij ] promoted according to rule,
as a scholar when dead is in the
ancestral hall.
tJf Wi 1 fr A to give a traveler
a willow-twig at parting.
1 ?li BO A to reflect honor on
one's ancestors.
^ jy ] glj I've nothing to give
you un going.
-^ _y ] ;> what can I give him ?
tiditi/'
A boUer used in distilling; an
•alemliic ; a still ; a boiler for
steaming rice, in two parts,
the upper one a wooden buck-
et tkted on an iron dish ; to steam ;
to distil.
|jj 1 an earthenware boilor.
^ Ig I ^ to steam food in a
l)oiler.
1 Jl ^ .S t'^'^' ''"^t ''^'^ ^^ the
boiler; — met. extreme poverty.
A black face.
JW ] a swarthy ^•isage,
like
tsdnt/' the Hindoos.
iMIir/'
A napkin or cloth to wipe the
perspiration, so called former-
Iv in Honan.
952
TS'aNG.
TS'lNO.
TSAO.
TS'=.A.nsrc3-.
Old sounds, izengand ts'eng. In Canton, ts'ang ; — in Swatow, cUaii mid cUeng
cheng and chaing ; — in Kihnngfiai, tsang, dzang, and zing j —
^ts'diiff
Compo5eii of to speak, 133 a
window, and /\ to separate ; it
must not be confounded with
liwui^ W to meet.
Read Jsd/iff. To add, for which
J§ is more used ; to duplicate, said
of generations.
) -^ tho author of the ;J^ ^ or
An adverb of time, past, al- Gl-reat Learning,
ready finished, done ; a sign of past 1 W^ a great-grandson,
time; how ; at the beginning of a 1 11, "^ '' great-grandmother,
sentence, often implies a strong .^ „ , , . , ,
, . ' . . , ° IS* rroni Ijudi/ iind to add.
negative ; when ni regnuen witli a i l^t
negative, it makes an adversative I <-/ S ^ l''^-^^''"- '"^ t'^""- * *'"■•'''*'
phra.^., but yet, stiU. i'^'«"i' ^^hatever is pded or lai.l on,
, j^ having been, already done.
^ 1 not yet ; it is often used in
reply as a polite form of denial.
] /^ there were some.
i -^i^^^^ lio"- can that
alone be considered to be filial
piety ?
■(pj ] where is it ? — i. e. there is
none.
] ^ ||f ^ 0i5 and still never act
kindly to our jjeople.
■pf I nr ] .g is it so or not "?
^ tf RT 1 "F IW ''as it rained
in Peking or not ?
1 ^ ^ ^ but you have not
thought of that.
as a lamina, a plate ; also one
behuid another ; still more, ad<led
that ; a step, a degree ; a classifier
of storeys.
— ] an item, a count, a specifica-
tion.
_t H H 1 go "P to tile third
storey,
ifM — 1 't^ '^ °"*^ degree heavier.
M ^ 1 IS pasted two layers of
paper.
1 UJ ^ ^ the depths [of this
doctrine] cannot be e,\hausted,
1 ?^ gradations ; series.
1 '® Sp ^ **•-' '^^ '"% peaks
rising in emerald verdure.
1 1 4fiP''^'^'"P) tier o;i tier.
; — in A nioy, clieng' ; — in Fiihchau,
in Chi/u, ts'ang.
-^ I ^ three .series of apartments
or buildings.
■^ ] IS foliated mica.
t||/^r Hills ri^iiigoue above another.
I «PIh LU #|1|^ 1 tl'« liills over-
I jidny top one another in lofty peaks.
D/^t^ To labor on in a road ; not
! it Q to reach the aim ; to miss
ts^diii/' one's footing ; to rub by one,
I or hit him when pas.sing.
1 1 S^ ^ "BO ""^^ '" S*^^ "" ; *'o^^'"
paced ; logy.
1^ I very slow ; fumbling, as
when half awake.
7l^ # 1 1ft In tli^' raft cJlided
with the ship,
fl'ffi'' '^^'^ noise and hubbub of a
P Q market.
U'(hi<j^ }^( I a liljeral feeling ; un-
prejudiced.
j^^|) ) From kni/e and alreadi/.
1^ 1) To wound by a suddeii" cut
ts'iiii(/' or stroke, .is when a knife
slips.
I ^ he ha.s 1)een cut severely.
Old sound'i, tso, tsok, tsau, and tsop. In Canton, tso ; — in Swntow, chau, cli'au, cho,
in Fuhchau, ch'o and cbau ; — in Shanghai, tso and zo ; —
1 1^ to corn or pickle meat.
] ^ to put fish in the grains ;
they are laid in it to cure for a
week or mora
From rice or spirits and a class;
tlie second form is unusual.
The sediment, the dregs ;
B St J remains of malt ; the grains
;,„y left after distilling spirits.
^§ 1 distiller's grains.
^^ ] vinegar graias, made of
the spiked millet grain.
] ^Jl a dreg-cake ; — (. c. a bad
b\isiness. unlucky.
] j^ a clear mild spirit made
from rice.
'it^ A skirt or jietticoat ; dirty
c^ g clothes ; a knee-pad ; to strip
^t-ao up the slee\es ; well fitting
ganuents.
In confusion ; disorder'd.
H Reail (/s'wny, and used for
tsao I* ry^ i^ anxious about.
and clia ; — in -')''«)y, tso, so, and tsau ; —
- in Chi/u, tsao.
The second form is common but
not authorized, and t!ie third is
olisolete.
\. To encounter, to meet, and
difiere from j^ in that some
trouble is usually implie<l ;
J to enilure, to occur, to ha[>-
Ijen ; to cruise, to go about ;
to make a revolution ; to
de\ olve on ; one complete perform-
ance: an occasion, a time.
1 !t)!( ^ •" ^"^ waylaid and rob-
bed.
TSAO.
TSAO.
TSAO.
953
^ -^ ■ — • ] I went once for no-
thing, as to make a call, and
found nobody at home.
] j^ to meet.
I II' to experience troubles.
I JU, to meet bad weather.
1 )^ iS M ^^''' '^''*'' ^^"^ "" "'S'^''
long,
me, a little boy, on whom has
devolved this unsettled Realm.
1 ^ A to i'biise and treat
harshly.
1 ^ ^ W 'o waste and misuse
things.
1 jS ^ $ unlucky ; everything
goes wr(jng.
I j^ at last, finally.
1 1 ^ fa 5& every ti.ae I
went the wrong road.
Also read <io, and sometimes
used foi- Jft petty.
'tsao A stone like a gem, probably
'so akin to the arragonite ; the
sound of tinkling gems; a whitish
color ; the carving over doors,
] I petty, trifling, troublesome.
] J^ a name for the hermit erali.
l<inds of snakes are so numerous
that they cannot be minutely
classified.
^ I— I From H .<!"«, and ^ JirsI coii-
■■ I * tractod to -{" ten: 7. 1/. tlie start
,Um
of the siiii.
The early morning ; at an
early hour, soon : betimes, before-
hand, early ; just commenced, un-
skilled ; then, presently.
— ] very early in the morning.
1 Hjtt !;1 3li early-late come, de-
notes coining when it is con-
venient ; but ^ 1 11% 5i :>fe
means when will you start ?
] ^ the first month of autumn.
•jl^ I much too early.
1 gj( breakfast.
J^ I to .start early ; to do thing-s
in time ; to be punctual.
] ^ some years ago.
] B^ 1^ I knew it before.
] 4| [3 ^ come back soon.
] S|!i beforehand, earlii-r, sooner.
I ^ 1 0|J if you start early you
will get there early.
1 1 ^ 6^ 2^ '••'J"ie a little
earlier.
1 ^ W jlfc I '^'"°"' '* "■■■'s ^0
long ago.
M 1 I® l!5 '" '^'^"^ precautions
in good time.
1 jR '*'' in 1 ^"■^'h' cl^wn, sun-
rise ; the first phrase is u.sed in
Cantonese like Good morniny !
^1 FM ^ "'^' straightway
reform — this evil habit.
Krom 3i insect and y|V c/aws
altered ; it occurs used for the
preceding.
A sand flea or fly, such
as are produced in sandy
[ilaces ; a flea ; to scratch ;
the mortices in the hub for
tile spokes of a wheel.
she arose early and privately fol-
lowed her goodman as he went
about.
7(^ ] H^ '^o 'lot s<'vatch your
tresses.
^ii 1 fiSi ^ 1 E # tl'^' c«>'"ing
flea iloes the deed and leaves
the old louse to suffer, as sharp-
ers involve their dull comrades.
Krom ^ thorn dufjlicated, re-
ferrinj^ to its abundance of thorns.
'I^tio The Inick-thorn or jujube
tree {Zicypkus jiijuha'), who.se
fruit is commonly called dates by
foreigners, from the resemblance in
shape and taste of the ^' ] or
cured honey dale to the true date
of Arabia ;"theifX 1 and M ] are
the conuuon sorts; the date and
chestnut are used as metaphors of
matronly courtesy to others ; to be
earnest; prompt; urgently ; lui/.ard-
ons.
^ ] fresh dites, jiist gathered.
JS ^ 1 Persian date, the fruit of
a palm, occasionally brought to
China ; it has been known as
j^ ] and -^ ^ ] and other
names, thus making the same
mistake in classifying the two
fruits.
^ I sour date {Zuyphas sopori-
fcr) ; it has a small .sourish fruit.
1^ fi j ^ we must use dispatch.
?L 1 .0. % ^'tTy perilous and full
of hazard.
in ^ ^ 1 ^''^e the swift arrow.
<AWt From water and many birds on a
'tsao To bathe, to wash the body ;
covered with icicles; to cleanse
the heart.
] ^ to take a bath.
1 S: or i5b 1 ^ a bathing-tub.
1 1 Wi 'M '*■ '^eems as if it would
bubble up.
] jf^ the kundika or water-bowl
ofaBudhist mendicant.
<i&^i Silk of a reddish color like
/p;^^ crimson.
'mo 1 ^ crimson tinted silk.
Several aquatic grasses which
ducks delight in ; it seems to
'hiio include the tussel pondweed
(Riippia rostellata), and the
Vatlisneria, and the Hippuris or
mare's tail ; to joy in, to take
delight in; elegant, graceful, polish-
ed ; fine composition, because the
leaves of this grass are prettily
veined.
•ft 1 ^ i scholars who take
deliglit in literature.
\f\ 3^ 1 f ft thanks for your happy
commendation — of the house
prepared for you.
ife I alg;e ; long leaved seaweed_
I ^ a skylight in a house.
1 ^ I^L J^ elegant and ample, as
a tine composition.
ta ] apt and elegant expressions.
7K 1 -ippliu'l to an aquatic grass,
the Myrlophijllum spicatum.
120
tMO
954 TSAO.
(•tt=t Pendents of precious stones or
•''TK P'-'^ir's luing like beads around
'tMO a coronet, so called because
they resemble the veins in
the yjjZ ^ water grass.
MM. 1 + W — M l»e wore a
crown with twelve strings of
pendenta
Ei ' T Hasty, heedless ; to move
about, to hurry ; dried up by
' the heat and become light ;
tierce, harsh.
l^ ] light and irascible ;
a peppery temper ; forward,
presuming.
] JJi unsteady, noisy.
1 ^ bustling ; cruel ; prone to
anger.
^ ] techy, hasty.
1 A ^ ^ ^ voluble fiery fellow.
In Pelingese. Moldy, damp ; to
tread on.
1 !^ spoiled by damp.
foot.
5t ^ H 1 t-^'^ weather is soft
and uuiggy, such as makes people
restless and sweaty.
.i^l^j Chagrined, sad, vexed ; un-
easy, anxious ; affected by
tsao' ;^ ^ 1 1 I am continuaU
ly anxious about you.
^ 1 to conceal one's sorrow.
^ ] troubled, harassed in uiind.
>j J ^ From white aud ten or seven ; it
Hrt is distiuguisbed from ^ early
• I by being usually written like tbe
t^~| > I second.
■H^ J A black, or very dark gray
tsao gQior . lictors, underlings ;
runners who execute com-
mands; grain in the milk; very
early in the morning ; used for ^
a manger or pen; a stud of twelve
horses.
©£ ^ |5£ 1 '''* ^'''•"'' i'^rms and
becomes milky.
tsao'
TSAO.
^ I black dresses.
1 51* cupules of the acorn.
1 '^ legumes of the Gkditschia
sinensis, used in making the ))£
] or coarse soap.
] SS <"■ ] ^ lictors, criers in a
cortege, luider-strappers, tor-
turers.
1 ;^ a poetical name for a pie.
'?« ^ 1 & [^^^ foolish boy] can't
tell wliite from black ; said too
of unreasonable people.
J -\ From a cave and a toad ; tbe
contracted form is very common.
A furnace ; a place for cook-
ing, a kilchen-range ; a
bunch of grass or kindlings
for fuel ; to light the fire.
^ ] ^^ a cook.
1 >J\J fired up several times.
I or J§ 1 to build a range.
] he has upset the furnace ; —
/. €. failed, bankrupt
^ ] to set up housekeeping, to
live by one's self
1 )5 houses, householders.
of the Kitchen, regarded as the
arbiter of the family prosperity,
whence the phrase ^ ^'^ \
you had better not fail to pro-
pitiate the Kitchen god.
1 E the house cricket, also called
] '^ the furnace chicken.
^ I to dismiss the kitchen god
to report to Shangti.
-t 1 1^ 1 ''^® head-cook and
scullions.
M ^ ^ till i9- 1 <^ .^i».^ '"°-
nastery has no Taoist in it, and
the crucible is cold ; — deserted.
>^j^ ) F'rom to go and to inform.
3 ^t^_ To make, to construct, to
tsao'' build ; to create, to form ; to
do, to act ; to begin ; to .seek
for; to pros(ier ; established; a
party in a cause.
TSAO.
1 ft *'' create, to form out of
JH] 1 to invent, to originate.
^ 1 ffc S'^"'^ fortune ; a happy
chance.
^g [p] H ] to rescue from gieat
misery aud danger
J5 ] skillful work.
1 5^ to originate, to invent.
^ j to establish, to begin.
1 flft' t-o 1'"* °" ^^^^' '"coords.
;/,; ] the great Builder ; much the
same as | Jj^ Maker of things.
g5; I to rebuilil or alter a house.
1 ■= ^ y he made words to
cause disturbance ; an entire fa-
brication.
^ ] the plaintiff and defendant.
g 1 S iji^ '^'^ ^^'^^ brought on
his own sorrows.
] -/5j- to make a bridge of boats
— ^ 1 — M f°'' '^"'^ '^^*'' spent
lay by another.
Jib ^ S ^ 1 i|^ ^i '§*> ^"'^^^'
talents might excite the envy
of the gods.
Read ts^ao" To reach, to arrive ;
to go to, to advance ; to contain.
1 ^ in a hurried, thoughtless
manner ; disorderly.
1 ^ to accomplish.
1 fl^ f? m I came to your palace
(or house) to salute you.
*J* "? W 1 tlie young men made
progress.
W ] my miserably built hovel.
] ^ to make an advance.
^ § 1 ^ the guests all came.
In Cantoitese read tsao' A crop,
a harvest.
Also read ts'ao' To collect, to lay
by or up ; to heap up ; to pay in-
stalments ; to deposit savings.
Wll y^ 1 t" "^"t '■''^ ''''^® harvest.
] ll" if# tU t'^f' ^'^'^^ '^^ *^''^ season
is as goofl as a new crop.
1 S 'o lay up.
TS'AO. TS'AO. TS'AO. 955
OliI .<urifntst ts'o, ts'ok, ts'ftii, atitl ts'op. In Canton^ ts'o ; — in Sifntow^ ch'aii and clio ; — in Amoy^ ts6 and c\^b ; —
in Fuhchan^ cli'o and clio ; — in Shanyhai^ ts'o and zo ; — in Chifu^ ts'ao.
or
To take, to liold ; to take in
hand, \.o manage; ; to exer-
tsuo cise, to drill ; expert at, used
to; to maintai]! or restrain
one's desires, to act moderately ;
holding one's purpose of mind ; in
rlwtorw, to stick to the subject, to
keep to the point.
1 il; "■■ 1 W '" '^''''^ troops.
^ I to see a review.
;/,; ] the triennial reWew.
I Ji resolute, fixed in holding to
the right.
1 )j^ careworn, anxious.
1 ^ 'jllj ^ to take the document
and get the money — without
delay or ditticulty.
1 ^ to thrum a lute. .
Read ts'ao^ A principle, a imr-
)iiise, a design ; a self-restraint ;
moderate, con.sistent.
1^ I principles ; fixed rules of
conduct ; to maintain them.
^ ] deportment and purpose
combined ; the air and intention
of a man.
JK ^ ^ 1 ^ P'"'c and stedfast
principle, — as of widowhood.
From to sjieak .ind "^ east
doubled and contracted, rel'erring
to officers who decided in tlie eabt
halls.
A revisory judge or judge of
ap[jeals ; a meeting-place of oflicers;
a company or class ; those who
have fellowship, and thence a sign
of the plural ; a trough ; a place
where cattle arc kept.
] ^ a small feudal state, confer-
red on ) Mi^M ^ brother
of Wu Wang. li. c. 1122; it had
a separate existence under fifteen
rulers from 756 till 480, when it
was anne.xed by Sung; Itscapi-
tV was in the present ] ^'|'| J{^
in tue southwest of Shantung,
along the Yellow Eiver.
Js ao
0m
.ta'dti
WJ 1 you all.
5^ 1 and 1^ I gods and devils
75 ii;S 1 ^^-^5^ hese.it
to the con'als, and took a pig
from the pen.
•^ ] officials generally.
^ I ofiicers of the Board of
rnnishments.
] ^ the famous general who over-
threw the Han dynasty, a. d.
250 ; his name is used in the
phrase ^ ] M ] MM f'J
when you talk of a man he is sme
to come.
From mouth or icords and covi'
/luny.
> Ncjise, clamor, as of birds ;
a confused din, as of a crowd.
^P I an outcry.
I jfjf] wrangling, squabbling.
j^ ] to make a din, to make a
hubbub.
1 -^ a noise and running together.
) 1 Pf)] Pfjl ;^ tumult ; crying and
wrangling.
BSfi 1 A 5 (1"" t deafen people
with your noise ; don't make a
row. (Cdiiioni'se.)
A trough, a manger ; a
flume, a sluice ; a channel,
^is'tio a fissure, a groove for a thing
to run hi ; a trench or ditch ;
a seam or vehi in a nn'ne, a bed ;
a vat, a tub for spirits ; a classifier
of frames, doorways, bed-places, &c.
J|| ] a manger.
j@ ] a wine vat.
1 iJj •'* grog-shop ; a distillery.
7K 1 a watering trough.
i^" ^ an eaves-trough.
i^ ] "T" a kind of sweet fruit
its 4T ~ l^i 1 ''* '^'" ^ ■■'"' "^
men at one discharge
Jl I to chisel out a trough.
Js ao
A mill-race, a canal or chan-
nel through which water runs
and b(jats go ; a gulf, a gorge ;
to lead on water, to tiun a
water course ; to convey reveime to
Peking ; reveime junks.
] 5^ to transport grain ; to take
it to the army.
1 jpj tile Grand Canal.
] ^ trans|K)rt. grain-junks.
] ^ and ] 5^ the Imperial
Commissioner of Grain and bis
provincial deputies.
1 %% graiu tax, supposed to be
in kind, on which ) 3^ grain-
ta.x fees are often demanded.
A junk, a smack.
^ 1 ln_ sea-going junks,
lilce tliose from Amoy.
I ^ small junks, like a
heavy scow. {Cantonese.)
Short, crisp, as crust : a
rumbling in the stomach ;
one says, to grease and dirty
the dress.
Ja ao
,is'ao
111 Ftihcluia The part above the
thigh in a quarter of pork.
m
, ts'ao
.ts'ao
From insect and a company.
Grubs in plums ; those in
the ground arc Jj^ 1 , and
well represented by the grub
of the cockchafer.
I :t*«i^^^tl^egrubh=is
eaten more than half the flesh
— of the plum.
Dirty, useless, broken, spoil-
ed ; coarse, rough.
] ;jf5 "l«h decayed.
] "J* broken, ripped.
I jpg or ] ^ spoik-d, worn out.
] j^ broken down, used up.
1 6^ H ff tli's tlii"g i» ^-ery
dirty and worn out.
956
TS'AO.
TS'AO.
TSEH.
From yJ a sprout repeated, but
t^l^, the tirst is now used for plants ;
f it is said to be formed of yff
ll|U| plant and ^ black ; tlie latter
y I J iu its coiitiacteJ form is tlie
'tshlO 140tli radical of a natural group
of characters relating to plants.
Plants with herbaceous stems ;
herbs, grass ; vegetation, plants in
general ; hastily, carelessly ; the
running hand; a rough copy or
original draft ; to mow, to cut
grass ; an acorn used in dyeing
black.
1 /fC vegetable productions.
^ ] rice straw.
"^ I flowers ; adorned with plants.
^ ] green grass.
] J^ Mongolian pastures.
] 1 ~j* :^ to do a job anyhow ;
to finish it heedlessly.
iSC 8" 1 original drafts of docu-
ments.
] ^Ij a rough copy.
1 ^ the running hand.
] ] careless, lenient, trouble-
some ; in soiTow, cast down.
3^ ia 1 8|c Heaven at first maile
things in the rough.
1 jflD a thatched roof
^ A 1 1 '''^ trouble people ex-
ceedingly ; very distressed.
^- j[^ ] 5i '"ice get through the
grass ; — vitt. get it oft' anyhow.
] "Q an irascible, mulish man.
] Pji; {)recipitately.
1 M ('"■ ^) A ^ to t-'ifle with
people's lives, as charlatans do ;
to look upon the lives of the
people as grass, of no account,
as harsh officials do.
||-tt" A female of equine animals.
>^-T* 1 'it <i she-ass.
^^ "" 1 J^ ^ mare ; — not a com-
mon term.
To stir a thing around with
the hand ; to stir and mix.
*;
ta
taao'
Paddy which has only been
hulled, and not cleaned ;
► » , f nulely, unworkmanlike; un-
?R? I iK ached, darkish, as brown
[taper or sugar.
■j^ ] rough, not well done.
] ^ coarse rice, not yet skinned.
1^ ] in a coarse rude maimer.
1 M P°°'' goods, a bad article.
1 ^B '^^ fpj coarse and fine are
not at all the same.
& Wi f^ 1 '-^'^ '^'^'" ^ covered
with goose pimples, or itches
from cold.
t^i^ao'
From heart and to act.
Hearlily, sincerely, from the
heart.
1 1 W ^'^-T'lj; honestly,
faithfully.
The name of a town belong-
ing to tlie state Ching, not far
from H<vnan fu, where Duke
Hi was murdered, b. c. 505.
m.
,tsd
All these characters are also read cheh.
iji Sivatoiv, chek, ch'ek, ch'at, che,
tek, t'ek, and tali ;
From Jj knife and ^ precious
things, because articles are trim-
med for use.
A rule, a precept, a law, a
regulation ; a pattern ; a standard
a measure by which to try an act ;
to conform to rule, to imitate ; to
be a pattern ; to outline, to mark ;
an illative particle denoting a result,
reason, or cause ; wherefore, then,
and so, immediately ; a conditional
particle, then, after that, in that
case ; even then ; therefore, next,
consequently, — according as the
preceding proposition is positive or
hypothetical ; a conjunction, which
may be placed either before or after
a negative.
^ ] a rule ; a pattern to go by.
Ol<l sounds, tieh, tek, dek, dzek, n«i/ di\k. In Canton, tsak, ts'ak, cbak, o/k/ chak ; .—
cha, and tia ; — in Ainoy, chek, cha, and t'ek ; — in Fuhchau, chaik, chek, chah.
— in Shani/hai, tsak, tsah, tsek, zek, and zak ; — in Cht/u, tso.
^ ] if so, then, &c.
1 Wt •"" 1 W foniis a request, as
?^> P 1 M Oh, pardon the
nrtcnse.
Heaven, pity and save me.
g W IS J^ ?C T 1 I'e speaks,
and the world takes his words
for a rule.
] pj" well then ; it is possible.
^ 1 :7^ pT ^ ^ 4 '<■ so then
I caiiuot do without it.
■jpf ] how then '?
— • ] when repeated, answers to
either - or, now - then ; as —
1 jy « - 1 jsa IS >'ow it
causes joy, and then it excites
fear.
ijjl I like the pattern, by the rule,
as a carpenter's line ; at the time.
— ] ^ then they are alike.
W '^ W 1 t'lere is matter and
principle, or what is immaterial.
■^J j statutes and regulations ;
laws and bye-laws.
"^"f I an example to the empire.
^ I Heaven's unerring rule.
5^ ] /fi ^ he wept without whin-
'"g-
1 1& ^ 3fe 'o imitate the ancients
and do like one's ancestors.
^ $^ \ ^ jL 'f 'l'® person be
cultivated, the principle will be
strengthened.
1 S "t" '•'^^ J'^si or middle course.
TSEH.
^ 1 il ^ 1 * A 4 it i« i"-
deed bcuulil'iil, but not in the
highest degree.
^ 5c ± * 1 z^mm "or will
the Highest Shangti except even
me.
^ j^ m 1 [the horses] were
trained into all the rules.
From iifa7i nnd lata as tlie pho-
netic ; occurs used for the last.
^(sti The side; oa the sides; lateral,
inclining, awry ; prejudiced,
perverted ; mean, low ; undistin-
guished ; rebelliou.?, seditious ; to
incline, to bow, to turn towards; to
take a one-sided view ; in peiwum-
ship, a point, usually called ^^ a
dot
1 If M Hf '" pl='ce the ear and
listen.
] E^ to sleep on the side.
]^ ] the rear, the back ; a faction ;
rebellious.
|i ^1^ I stand at luy side,
te 1 PIS t-" bring forward [one of]
tlic lowly and mean.
•7 ^ iK 1 •lo"'' •-'? '' ; flon't turn
it on the side; this side up, as a
box.
] -HI at tbo side ; aside a little.
^ ] it leans dangerously.
] @ sidelong looks, envious
glances.
1 &» not erect, lopsided.
llJf *l£ ^ ^ 1 you have now
none at your liack or side — to
guide you.
To beat, to strike.
) 1 ft" t'* punish ; to ferule a
school-boy.
A sierra or ridge of hills like
) the s|)ines of a dragon's back.
;l!|M 1 ^ a gallery of hills,
a succession of lofty ridges.
^ ^ ] a view of a lofty peak.
Hll The cra.shing, sjilitting sound
•^* of breaking things to pieces.
ho
an
TSEH.
l'"rom p>IJ a rulf: or transi^'es-
) sion of law conlracteJ, and >5 a
^^^^ tueajton.
.tse'i To rob, to plunder ; to put to
death ; to oppress, to maltreat ;
cruelly; outrageously, miu-derously;
a thief, a bandit, an open robber ;
those who resist the government,
seditious, insurgents; tlie enemy ;
a term of contempt, you thief, you
wretch ; depredations, maraudings
of banditti ; whatever spoils, as a
grub or fly in grain, for which the
iie.vt is better ; rats ; to escape, as
thieves do.
^ 1 to injure, to ruin.
] ^ to damage another.
] & the enemy's force.
I 5M '"' 1 ^ ^ leader of free-
booters or rebels.
a pirate, a dacoit.
^ ^ to oppress the peaceable.
I a bandit, a highwayman.
'14 'I'lgratefiil, reprobate.
1 a grub in grain ; a robber,
those who, like Cataline, destroy
the state.
j^ I mounted highwaymen.
I a retreat of brigands.
fjlJ 1 to turn thief
1 ^ A .i^: -? lie did evil to
that man's son.
1 -^ a wicked youngster.
] j^ booty, loot, pillage.
] P^ sharp-eyed, suspicious.
^ ] the scouring rush {Equise-
liiiii), \ised for polishing wood.
'l'i!i ,f;? 1 M those who persisted
in transgression were to be capi-
tally punished.
II ^ ']> in M 1 one wearing
a canguo and railing at the ras-
cals — who got huu there, but
not blaming himself
The thief-ittorm, is the larva
of a kind of Hessian fly which
Jsu eats the ^joints of rice ; the
Cantonese call the fly jr 2K
the yellow insect.
TSEH.
957
iij.i
1^
from fish and then or roliher ;
the lirst form is most common.
,tsd
' The cuttle-fish {Sepia), but
the term would include the
loligo; it is dried for food,
and also known as ^ ■S^
ink-fish and ^ ^ black thief; it
is described as being like a bag
without scales, and having two
long cirri like straps, and eight legs
growing on the sides of the mouth,
which is like a horny beak ; when
it sees men or big fish, it spurts out
tlie ink several feet from the
receptacle under the belly ; it
has one bone on the back, very
white and light like pith, called \^
1^ ii^' the sea mantis' larva ; this
flsli is supposed to be transfonned
from the crow, owing to the black
fluid in its body ; but the Chinese
make no india-ink from it.
From ^ precious and ^ to
bind contracted.
To ask, to demand ; to re-
prove, to reprimand ; to fine,
to punish ; to sustain, to be respon-
sible for ; to impose responsibility ;
to lay a weight on, to press or crush ;
charged with ; a charge, a duty ;
a fault.
g I self reproaches.
1 fp to condemn and punish.
] p to beat, to bamboo.
] PtI] to put to the question, to
torture.
1 J)^ to charge with, to carry
through.
^ ] to exact service of one.
] ^ to incite to good by reproofs,
j^ I punishment for crime,
^l] ] to repro\e or punish exces-
sively.
] g? to repro\e in hopes of re-
form.
] ill crushed to pieces, smashed.
] 5£ crushed to death
] H{f to ask a largess.
] f£ charged with official dutiifl.
I Hf to compel remuneration.
J
958
TSEH.
1 ^ to ballast a ship.
I doiR' iiiuri; ihau I ought.
loni'se).
Wo" 1 ^ it ■'5 t^c duty of some
to speak.
15 & W I'D Ji ] JK A be wlio
requires uuK-li ot himself and little
of others, — will prosper.
Read chai' and used for |^. A
debt ; to owe.
mm 1 ^ffglj let [the people]
arrange their debts in such ways
as they may agree.
►«-J-^ From mouth and to blame as the
U «r phonetic; occurs used with tlie
V.K > next.
' To cry and bawl ; to quarrel,
to wrangle ; meddlesome ; a tmuult,
an uproar ; to praise.
1 I note of a bird ; the inarticu-
late expression of the feelings by
a hiss or grunt.
g^ ] to speak clearly.
^ ] to banter with ; evasive talk.
1 1 ^ -^ everybody proclaims
his goodness.
1 1 '^ & unceasing praise.
hv l> Interchanged witli the 1 ist.
|-i^) Deep, abstruse, hidden; oc-
^tso cult, recondite, so subtle that
only sages can perceive it ;
the secret springs of action.
^ '^'^ ^ 1 to detect the
working of principles in the world.
1^ 1 ^ ffi search out hidden
causes, and get at its secret ways.
^ 1 very abstruse.
To talk and laugh.
^j[ 1 the sound of merri-
ment ; laughing.
From ,^ hirij and pp marsh.
A bird that frequents pools,
] ^ the white pelican, be-
cause it takes in water and
fi^h for its food ; it is also called
1^ B3 or gnardian of the fields,
from its sedentary habits.
I*
TSEH.
, y * From napkin and to biniL
^) A soft cap worn in old time.
tso pointed on tlie top and having
ear-flaps to co\er the hair ; a
kerchief to retaui the top-knot ; a
skull-cap ; a turban.
^ 1 this sort of cap worn by
civilians.
||| I a mourning cap made of
white cloth.
ZJi J^ I the military style of it.
From hainhoo and to blame as
the pljonetic.
f^,^ The boards or mat of a bed ;
a mat used as a seat where
an officer was placed in his rank ;
gr(jwing or brought close together ;
luxuriant ; slender reeds for bind-
ing ; splhits or slips.
^ ] changing his mat ; — met-
al the point of death.
■j<^ ^ ii \ the post or dignity
of a grandee.
eP If J^ 1 be then rolled up his
mat.
1^ ft in 1 the green bamboos
grow thick as a mat.
Read dud'' and used with |^.
A strainer for spirits ; a wine-press.
From hand and to peep.
• ) To select, to choose, to pick
jte'i out ; to prefer.
^ j to prefer and take.
1 ^ to choose a son-in-law.
1 Q to choose days, especially
lucky ones.
i^ 1 A 'W to select and promote
talented men.
] ^ to choose one's associates.
1 ^ to pick out persons who can
be tleeced.
I IIP )g [Mencius' mother] chose
a good neighborhood.
1^ W 1 W ^£ # they did not
need to choose words in reference
to their conduct.
1 fi # ^ M tS5 ± fin^l tbe
ifood wav and follow it.
^ ■^ ] /tC g'^"'l birds choose
their roosts ; — good men their
associates.
ten,
TSEH.
A marsh, a fen, a pool ; to
fertilize, to enrich; to anoint,
to cause to shine ; to benefit,
to show kindness to ; to mois-
to caiise to grow; humid,
smooth; glossy, slippery; fertile;
imbued with, redolent of; favor,
kindness ; lacustrine, marshy ; a
sword haft ; breeches or under-
clothes, for which the ne.xt is used.
^ I moistened with showers ; —
met. heaven's faTor.
I .^ to wash or soften the hands.
,^, ] imbued with favor, — from
God or the emperor.
}p^ I agreeable, in good order ;
kindhearted ; to enrich by favors;
glossy.
■^^ ] a boggy place — is not fit
for troops.
I or tJ^ ] glabrous, shining ;
smooth, as skin.
^ I to anoint with fragrant oil ;
to put on cosmetics.
flE ) fat and sleek.
it 5^ 1 ] their plows lay open
the porous soil.
)\\ ] streams and pools, such as
are mads by rain.
1 ^ tA "H" 1^'* kindness extends
even to the remains.
I >}\\ a prefecture hi the southwest
of Shansi.
I g the damp palace, a Taoist
term for the treasury of rain,,
^ ] an old name for a lion ; ap-
plied to the embroidery worn
by civilians in the Ming dynasty.
•^ 1 ® 'J? this relic of him is
still kept.
ft
Used for the last
t'oh.
and also read
Under - garments ; breeches
which have become dirty ;
sleeping clothes ; a night-gown.
^ .^ [pj I I will give you ray
under-clothes, — so that you
may go to the war.
hfr^ A boat to paddle about in.
jj r*) 1 II ^ J""'^'« pinn-ice, a
^tsii dingey, a punt.
1=^
TSEH.
» » From insect and xuddenli/ as the
U^ Iihonctiu ; occurs used for 'c/ia
J' i^ fish sauce.
A species of locust, the ] f^,
wbk'h is regarded as ediljk'.
] i^ a small cicada which comes
ill September.
A ' f, " From hamhoo and suddenly ;
yXl— ^ occurs used for the next.
R>
jfoio A quiver made of plaited
bamboos ; the short rafters or
ceiling under the tiling of a roof ; a
hawser to assist boats to cross a
river : to brand or tattoo as a
punishment ; narrow ; to sqneezc ;
to strain and clarify spirits ; to go
out hastily.
] ^j* an ancient kind of coin.
5^ ] to brand or mark a criminal.
P'J ] ^g the door caught his fingers-
/^^ I'rom cave and svddenly.
t^-) Narrow, strait, contracted,
^Uo compressed ; insufficient, the
'c/iai opposite of ^ ; mean, nar-
row-minded, illiberal ; grovel-
ino- ; unusual, limited : less than
tho full import or quantity.
■j^ 1 too narrow, very cramped.
i^ ] insufficient, straitened,
ff} ] a narrow lane.
^ fi 1 little-minded, critical,
exacting ; unable to drink much.
] WJ confined, closely hemmed in.
] 'f^ petty, stingy, contracted.
] 1^ a defile, a narrow pass.
Sr From ^ li'iiid and j§ to meet
contr.Tcted ; like tlie next ; also
read I'i/i, b\it not altogether the
same as fj§ to stir up.
To pick ; to pull, as fruit; to
grasp in the hand ; to deiirive of, to
l;iy hold of with the fingers ; to
move on ; to start; to pouit out.
— 1 one pull, one picking.
1 in *" ^^° away the button ;
the ofiicor's power is ofti.'n left
that lie may retrieve his errors.
] f{J to depri\e an officer of his
seal.
] )j|g to send off a boat.
,(.7w.
J.'o
TSEH.
^[j ] to point at one as unworthy ;
to warn him.
1 & 1'"^' ""•- '■^^® ''°°'' ' "'1* '*■ '"
the bud, as a bad habit.
1 ■^ '& tea-pickers.
To blame : to remove or
suspend officers ; to scold, to
' find fault with ; angry at; a
flaw, an error; a change in
the weather.
] 1^ to punish by fine.
1 AT to disgrace a recreant officer.
^\f. Ifl ] no ground for blame ;
cleared of all imputation.
1 § to find fault with it.
*J 1 a'lgry a'-
||t ] criminal, culpable.
^" A,^^ 1 ^ my fomily friends
are emulous to reproach me.
^ ] a wife's tipbraiding, a curtain
lecture.
^H W 1 ^^^ ^^^ then .showed
the change.
Composed of A- """» stooping
under a projecting ) cliff ; re-
garded as another form of jh!),
the side.
Inehned, slanting, leaning;
oblique ; refracted, as a ray of light
in passing into another medium.
ftfl 1 ready to fall ; toppling.
1 ^ "■' 1 h1 •'^^'^ inclined tones,
tliuso lieside the two 2{i )^
even tones.
1 W. 1 Bi« """ ^^''^° ho\\\& his
bead awry,
■jj; ] a kind of money.
# ^ ?i- 1 ^'o"'' ^"'1 "~ '" '•^'^
presence of superiors.
^ the new moon in the east ;
— met. bihindh.-xnd.
'in 1 ni'H'ninring, grumbling ;
grain growing close.
W^ 1 '^ i5c I •'"" f^"".V conscious
of my defects; — a polite phriise.
TSEH.
OJO
,tsd
1 --S
.tsii
IVom su?i and declining.
,) The sun past meridian, the o^
positoof ^; afternoon; wan-
ing, as the moon ; days past
the prime, declining, growing sere.
H 1 W ifT li"^l^l ^^'^ market in
the afternoon.
1 ^ geomantic terms for an east
and west position.
S ^ S :^^ H 4* 1 ^''"■" '"'"■"
till noon and on till eve, — he
gave himself no time.
From shelter and springing
r^^ plants.
A«i' A dwelling; a good situation,
cliai a site, a locality; a residence ;
dwellings, a neighborhood ;
house of the dead ; the location of
a house ; a position in life ; to
consolidate, to settle ; to reside, to
occupy, to dwell ; to conform to ;
to fill an office ; to put into office.
] p^ the door that opens into the
rear hall.
•/i^ ] ^ ] the houses of the
eldest and .second son.
p; 1 a grave, a lot in a cemetery ;
an ancestral shrine.
^ j houses, mansions.
|> ] or ] ^^ to divine for a
burial place or day.
[5 ] fields and houses-
] ^ a court-yard.
^ ] the inner apartments.
] '^ a dwelling-house, a cottage.
] i^ inhabited dwellings.
] 'f" ]?^ ^ he accepts his fate-
'g' 1 an officer's private residence.
peri.il dignit}-.
1 $S or I ^ a treatise on gco-
mancy and luckv graves.
7jn^^ \ km \^'^ ™>-
ployed to fill the three posts
those who were capable.
1 ^ ^i"j flC [lie divined] about
settling in the capital Hao.
In Fuhchaii. A village.
AUo rend lull, and used for .gfl
a camel.
tsi? A hybrid, j %^ described
by the Pun Ts'ao as the otT-
spring of ai: ass and a cow ; but
others say more rightly of an ass
and a marc.
960
ts'eh.
TS'EH.
TS'EH.
These characters are also read CIl'EH. Ohi soumls, t'iek, t'ak, kap, and tit. In Canton, ch'nk and ch'ak ; — in Swatow, ch'ek,
tia, cli'il'i and k'i ; — in Amoy, cli'ek and cliiat ; — in Fuhchaii, oh'aik ; — in iihanghai, ts'ak ; — in Chifu, ts'6.
From water
[iboiietic.
and rule as tlie
tJo'
A deep place iu water; to
fathom, to sound ; to esti-
mate, to measure ; shar[> ; clear, as
fine varnish.
I ^. to conjecture, to calculate ;
to sound.
"^ \ inscrutable, unexpected, un-
fathomable.
] ^ to measure, as a field ; to
work out. as a problem.
JW ^ '14 M ^ 1 t" reason from
the nature of the thing ; to
draw conclusions.
] ^ to dissect characters and re-
combine the parts in new senses,
as foitiuie-tellers do.
/p pT ] it cannot be fathomed ;
confused in sense ; rather un-
intelligible.
I ] sharp, as a keen blade.
To pity, to sympathize ; acute
feelings ef pain or grief
] -f^ to compassionate :
humane, kind-hearted.
Jj I grieved, .sorrowing for.
1 Ei i: *6 A •§• W -i all men
have natural sympathies.
)(^ ] my heart aches for him.
ts\>
From earth or sli}i and to ejeet;
the second form is unusual.
To burst, as bufls ; to open,
to crack from some inward
fg^j^' force; split, riven; chapped,
as fields in a drought.
^ ] the buds are bursting.
I ^l] a difficult parturition, invol-
\iiig lacer.itiou.
-T» 1 ^ m'J "either strahiing nor
rending, as when Heu-tsih was
boni.
^ '^ 1 ^ cracked or querulous
voice ; a weazened tone.
^ 1 cracked, as to fracture or
break a bowl.
1 P ^ 1^ a plaster for chai)ped
hands.
^ ] the earth creased and riven,
like the back of a tortoise.
<:Kai
From hnnd and to eject; in some
of tLe meanings it is like c/ieA,
jff to bend.
To break up or open, to
split by external force ; to unrip; to
destroy ; to pull down, to take
away ; to take to pieces ; to take
out the bones; to disgrace, to
alia.se.
1 fg to oi)en a letter.
1 M or ] ^ or ] g^ to de-
molish a house, to raze.
] ^ to break a seal ; to take oflF
the seals, as from a house.
I ^ ^ to unrip garments.
W 1 ?^ there is a way to get it.
I ^Ji; to take to pieces and scatter.
I
I'll II
i^ to break up, to spoU utterly.
^ ^ I it \vill be hard to I
divide it.
PJ to tear open, as a package.
From skiu and to eject.
The wrinkles on the face.
^ ] a wrinkle, as on the
forehead.
To support or assist ; to select
out a thing ; one defines it, a
switch for a horse.
fsi
tl
I-"rom hamhoo and thorn.
Bamboo slips on which writ-
ings were once engraved or
etched, and then joined by
edges ; they consisted of
several ^ or sections ; a book ; a
plan, a stratagem ; a scheme, a pro-
position ; questions proposed to can-
didates and replies ; writings ; a
means, an expedient ; a wh'p ; to
switch; a divining-slip; in peninan-
ship, a turned-up or sharp stroke.
^ ] the slips of bamboo books ;
books, writings.
M ] without plan, schemeless,
no resource.
] ^ a sage's exhortations ; the
instructions of superiors.
^ ] books ; essays.
V 1 ^ A to ■'varn posterity or
one's successors.
(SI * stratagem, good at con-
triving.
^ ] or jpip ] a good plan, one
made by a | -j^ clever strate-
gist, wliich he J^/j ] ofi'ers to
government.
] ^ the star y in Cassiopeia.
■^ I a priest's baton, made like a
pewter staff".
y^ :^ M ] folded his hands and
did nothing.
^ ] a courier or postilion.
1 i'^ to whip a horse.
It 1 o"" ^ 1 a ?'•*"> •'" ^^-
pedient.
^^- ] the reply given by the can-
didate to the ] Pt3 subjects or
inquiries proposed by the ex-
aminer.
M ^ 1 "P*^" rephes on subjects
proposed to tsinsi' at the final
examination for Hanlin.
From bamboo and to clasp ; it Is
often interchanged with the last.
To dinne by shps or straws.
^ ] to cast lots.
5^ t€ '|l|' 1 Heaven gave him a
di\ine pattern or plan.
Read h'a/i^ and used ^. To
take under the arm.
I ^ bamboo chopsticks.
From jilant and ihorn ; a synonym
of /.■;■;'' ^ij a thorn.
A prickle, a tliorn; to prick;
this form is said to have
been used in Yen and Corea.
TSEU.
TSEU.
I'SEU.
9C1
TSEU",
Some of llu'se <irc reud CUKli. Old sminds^ tsvi, dzn, tsiip, tsut, and ilzop. In Caiilon, tsau ; — in Swalow, cho, ehu, ji6, and
cli'iiu ; — in Amoi/, ts" imd tsijk ; — in /■'ulir/mu, ch;iiii, clieu, mid cliaii ; — in Skanyhai, tsOl ; — in Chi/ti, tso.
IS'll
From words and to tiLc.
To consult with otUtrs, to
in<iuire into, to take aJvicL'
■ in govenimcutal ali'airs ; to
choose.
I ■* to select a lucky Jay.
dt 1 Jt J£ to j lintly discuss the
riglit of the matter.
Jh) ^ '§ 1 e\ery«here consulting
or making inquiries.
J£ ] to consult about the best
way or man ; to hold a caucus.
m I
To strike the rounds at night,
to jiace the beat ; to take or
^iseu gras|) with the hand.
1 i^ t'> Ijeat the watches.
%M 1 i A ill^ when the guest
jirojio.ses to leaNe at night, the
host does not detain him.
M
In CuiiloitCie. Tight.
I tie it up \ery tightly.
Ml
\
A kind of wood good for fuel ;
fuel ; a shield ; a watchman's
beater or alarm; a kind of
sjiear.
;j;M a tree, whose whitish wood
is suitable for combs.
The angle or corner of a city
wall, where it is retired or
cut ott'; a nook, a corner ; to
li\e together ; abashed.
1 PPfj a corner, a retreating angle.
M 1lll ^ 1 '^'"' '■'^■'''"' "*" ^^'■'
genii,
•fi ] a distant plaec
(^ ] a secluded spot.
[/g I the four corners or ways.
as when looking from a height.
jfc 1 "'' 1 J1 ■' classical term for
the firNt moon of the year.
^ ] abashed, disconcerted.
1 (n, the \illauv where Confucius
was born, and projierly written
like the iie.xt.
Jti.u
i|5
Jsuu
The second form is not cumnion-
]y used.
' The town ] ^% in Lu was
the birth|ilaee of Gonl'ucius ;
it is now in Kiuh-feu hien in
Yen-eheu fa in Shantung.
] \ a term for the sage.
The old name of a small state
near Lu, in which Mencius
was born, is. c. 371 ; now the
district of | ]|!]f, in Yen-cheu
fu not far from the Granil Canal in
the southwest of Shantung.
] 2ji Jl,^ a district in Tsi-nan fu
in the northeast of Shantung.
n^hj* From horse and /dants ; occurs
jffi&t used, for (IsUi ® to iim and the
. in-eceJiiig.
Jncii ' °
A groom or an officer who
calls in the horses on a hunt ; quick
as an arrow or a fleet horse ; to go.
^ 1 a fabulous beast from the
west, which attracts others to its
side by its mildness ; it i;; drawn
like a while tiger with a very
long tail ; its kindness to ani-
mals is such that it will not even
tread on living grass, and eats
only what died of itself; some
think that fleet hunters are meant.
IS 1 ^ '^ since you. Sir,
are to leave at an early day.
I'"rom words and p/'ints ; also
read ^iyh*no^ and interctuxnged
with 'p'p and \y to disturb.
or irritating words
to
'PJ/ with l!l; and 'Hi
Sportiv
which annoy; j.'sting. -railkTy
cry out, to halloo ; to rail at
exaggerate.
^ I to talk wildly.
I 1'^'] rumor, wild stories.
M- 1 Ift Kl- I'c loves to
repartees and gibi'S.
] f,|^ to bawl out, to reprimand.
I i^y. or ] f5 " fancy story, a
wild narrative.
hear
Read ^ts^eu. To whisper.
] p^ to speak in a low tone.
From grass and to coflect or
gather.
.im'ic
A tussock, such as grows in
a bog ; grass and jungle;
hemp ready for weaving ; a well-
made arrow of aspen wood ; a
mattress; a nest; an overplus.
I ^ a nest of young hawks or
eagli-ls.
& ^i i^ ] on the left side, one
shot an aspen arrow.
Read 'tsivan for }g. To put
wood or poles around a coffin as it
lies on the ground, before co\'ering
it in the tumulus.
] '^ to heap earth on a coffin
thus protected.
Minnows, little white fisb that
skip over the water ; met. an
artful man.
1 4 fit ?5c tl''^ scheming
fellow is pleased with me.
Silk first dyed thrice, and
then twice dipped in black,
^tscii making a dark puce color ; a
purplish tint.
, til.' a
'tscu
Composed of y^ to bend and Jt
to stop; i.e. to bend the leg and
set it down; it is the 15Uth radical
of characters relating to modes
of going.
To go, to rini, to get on ; to
sail ; to travel ; to hasten, to gallop;
to get away; to depart, to clear out.
] iS f& -S ^^ ^*® traveled over
se\eral pro\iiices.
I Ij; I^ it goes (or sails) slowly.
li^ '^J~i 1 i»i 't^ *isl'' ^''"^^^s and
race dog>^ ; ] JSj also means a
spy or betrayer.
1 7J\J to voyage ; to raft logs ; to
leak.
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902
TSEU.
TSEU.
TSEU.
1 M '■0 slip oft'-
] "j* 7j»; 'Y liastenc'd tlie water —
to put (Jilt the fire ; a conflagra-
tion. (Pekingese.)
1 "ffi •'' servant.
3a M 1 SI '^*^ ^'^'1 ^^ cracked.
[ — -^ been there once ; I ha\'e
taken the journey.
1 ^ >^ 'i the way is impassable,
either from robbers or an ob-
struction.
#1 ^_mn My^ ,1'ustling
about in the service of fathers
and elders.
^ 1 ^ Si "°'' '" follow the
model; to vary from the enpy.
1 Wi'k M. or 1 Jll to let out'a
secret ; tlie news has transpired.
^ ^ ^ ^ ■jfj] I threw off their
armor, trailed their wea{X)us, and
ran,
] ^ '' crack, a place where water
or air leaks -out.
1 ~ fi It }^ '"^ll ^^ent away
leaving a clear space.
■7 ^ ^ liil 1 m "^l*^ "o' associate
with hiin ; don t cotton to him.
To hire one's self out as a
laborer by the day or longer
'tofM time ; one says, a staid, sin-
cere demeanor.
3!C 1 ] big-somxluig, pedantic
talk.
^-' Composed of TJC a pajier lield in
JX both hnnds, and j^ to acl-
tseu' Vance, altered in tlieir combina-
tion ; it much resembles t,lsiu ^
grain.
To report to the Throne by a
memorial, or by word of mouth ; to
cause the go\ernment to hear or
know; to exhibit, to display ; suc-
cess ; to celebrate, to congratulate
one upon, as a victory ; to introduce,
to bring forward ; to perform the
M
music of a certain part of a piece,
lii;e a fugue ; songs or tunes.
1 }^ or I ^ a memorial to the
throne
I J^ to .send uj) a report.
Jy ] a slip or minute for the so-
vereign.
MS 1 B,mf; "it'' Yih I
showed the people how to get
food.
}^ I to assent to a memorial.
■^ I to state personally to the
emperor.
^ 1 or ^ ] to state carefully
and particularly.
^ P ] J§ a sealed memorial.
^ j a di.spatch on one point; and
^ ] one on several matters.
1 ^ to report against an officer,
as a censor.
|j5 ] to mark the parts.
Itl It fa 1 the parts were played
in harmony, or at proper times.
I m to strike up the band.
tseu'
From eyehroifs and creri/dnr/ ;
an old form of the ue.Kt now
disused.
To knit tlie eyebrows is ]
J^, whether in anger or to
screen the eye.
l""rom silk- and jj/uiils ; used with
tlie ne.xt.
Fine fibers of hemp ; crape ;
riuupleil, wrinkled, crinkled,
crisp, frizzled ; drawn in ; to
corrugate; to shrink ; to contract.
] ^,p crape ; like crape.
If]*, I camlet, sen.shaw.
7K M E. d^ M ] llie breeze
raises the green wa\eletE on the
water.
I ^fy wrinkled silk.
'& ] puckered, shriveled.
1 ■? or ] ^ji; marks of wrinkles;
folds ; gathers.
H I cri:ikled thread.
Iff ] shrunk, folded, creased.
Ik
) Regarded by some as an erroneous
lonn ot the lust.
^■■«' Wrinkled, as the skin from
';/i(u' age; shii\eled; fm-rowed, as
the surface of a country with
\alleys ; frowning ; creased.
I Ja |i^ to scowl, to frown.
■jJi ^ ] an old wrinkled fac^".
'?S -t i(^ 1 the w riiikles cover his
brow.
1 ^ imitation gold leaf.
^' Jl ^ 1 ciirrugated leaves,
like the Ijroccoli or kale.
•fj ] tlried dates.
^■{fit ' Oil ithes creased and wrinkled,
^'PiJ not laid out or smoothed
'«'<' 1 }^ -J" wrinkles, folds,
<:/iiii' creases ; plicatures.
) From horse and (Tssc7/i^/e(/for the
^,,^ phonetic.
tfcu' A horse going swiftly ; a
racer ; to race ; quick, urgent ;
rapidly, suddenly ; again and again,
fre([iieiitly.
1 ^ ffiJ ^ 1"^ '^•■"^® '" abruptly.
/p Tif 1 ^ it cannot be done in
an instant.
Ji 1 "T^ M i*^ suddenly rained.
1^ 1 to ride the horse fast.
^ /f> JZ 1 1"^ cannot go" so fast
as the other.
W> 1 '^1: H: '■'"^J' ''""'^'^l off "-itli
speed.
5^^5 The lining of a well ; to re-
^§^ pair a well ; to lay thebrick-
tseu' work in it.
5)1^ 1 ^ # the well has
now no defect.
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TS'EU. TS'EU. TS'EU. 903
TS"=ETJ.
Some of these cftaniclei:i are read ch'ei.'. Old .icwuls, ts'u antl dzu. In Canton, ts'aii nn(/ shau ; — in Svato'C, ch'o "iid
cliaii ; — in Amoy, tso ; — in Fuhchciu, cli'nu, ch'cii, anil chain ; — in Shanghai, ts'ii and zii ; — in ChiJ'ti, ts'o.
Ja vii
A vat or strainer like a bas-
ket, made to liokl tlio iiiasli
when straining off the liquor.
i
From ]iand und jUants.
To hold ill the fingers; to
Ja^eii curb ; to grasp, as a guitar ; to
crumple up ; a local iiame for
a fan ; to pull up the skirt or rdl up
the sleeves; to overhaul; to un-
loose.
I ■^ to cruir.'plc gilt pai)er by
rolling and then pressing it.
1 i^ ^ ^ ^''"^' "*" g'"''"'!" '^''''-^
five strings ; it is found in Corea.
M ^ 1 ^ I" !>"''' "P ^^'^ "^'"^
with both hands.
.X/fijt The ring or stick in a bul-
'lytj lock's nose to lead it ; boards
^ts'eu lying mievenly.
I'rom heart and mitnmn ; not tlie
same ns ts'iao' ^{ careful.
Mournful, grieved ; sad, cha-
grined ; apprehensive, afraid ;
to assemble.
1 p^ sorrowing, lirokcn-hearted.
'i^ 1 *■" assuage sorrow.
I ^- "§■ j^ my anguished bowels
arc tied in a luuidred knots ; —
I am utterly cast down.
1 fS °'" 1 ^ ^ rueful face.
•^ 1 gloomy and silent from grief
1 !S ^ f; ^ T A the bard
is a doleful man, who writes
among the flowers and drinks in
the moonshine.
1 is '^ ^ I *"''"'' '^"^ ^on't want
it. (Cantonese).
1 ^ ^ ^ lowering eyebrows.
Kcad f^ts'ao. Confused, in dis-
order.
1
'ch'ca
i^ ] tangled, weedy; disorderly,
troulilesome, irregular; a source
of grici'.
^JcW. \ iM C*'ie good news] has
dispersed all his griefs.
I'rom eye ani plants or grieved ;
;ill are unaathorized, the first is
commonest.
. Ti) look at steadily ; to gaze
intently.
] ^ ^ I cannot sec it
clearly.
HS 1 ^ w hile I wa.s looking
around.
1 ^ ^ r& # wlien you read,
look closely at your book.
i'T' ] f"h ® ^vhat are you looking
at >.
] ^ the tm-tle watches its
eggs — till they hatch.
' To bind with thongs of hide.
Kead tscu'' and used for ,^_
To wrinkle ; creases in leather
To scold, to blackguard ; sad ;
irritated at, morose.
^g abusive, scurrilous lan-
truan-e : to rail at.
IB!;:
aa
ClKlt'
f/lcll'
An attendant, a maid-ser-
vuut; a concubine, euphuisti-
caily ea'iled g|J \i^. or secon-
dary half; equal to.
]|^. 1 ^ ^ hearing one hum the
old ballads, — ■ causes the mind
to re\"ert to early times.
From ire or ivatcr and to nteiito-
ria/i:e ; the tirst is most coni-
y nion, but is nnautliorized; occurs
used lor the ne.xt two.
To collect people on the
ts'ctt' water, as at a regatta ; to
gather, to run together ; to
run into each other; to go with
one and take care of; a reunion ;
a concurrence of circumstances ; to
estimate the chances of.
I J5 just as ; a fortunate coinci-
dence ; a lucky guess.
] ^J$ ^ J"^'' enough for the oc-
casion.
I -^ people collecting, as to see
a show.
] ^ to collect together ; to amass,
as a library.
fl# ^ JpS 1 a lucky hit, a good
chance.
In Cantonese. A preposition,
with, for, together.
Pu 1 f^» ^' I^' ^^""^ nothing to
do with you.
and learn about it for me '?
PJP/ ?J5 1 I'll see about it, or
what I had better do.
Used with the last.
The center of a wheel ; a
ts'cii' focus, where thmgs centei- ;
to bring together; concen-
trated.
1^" ii $Bi 1 "L %. [Peking is]
the resort of people fronx all
quarters.
Flesh next the skin ; the
muscle.
ts'ciO \ Jg tlie grain of the flesh.
the fiber or brawn.
j.^ ] the skin of a man ; the flesh
next to it.
5!^ -ffi 1 SI '1^^ disease is in the
muscle.
ill'
To mince or hash meat ;
to cut up wood into small
tsru' pieces.
\ pi to come to pieces, as
an old fur; cut fine.
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TSI.
TSI.
TSI.
ste
Olii sounils^ tsni, sai, sak, ami
clib
Fiom cre« ami scalUons, or with
pfnnts ndded.
■ The second form only Ls a
species of leek ; to prepare
and mix, as condiments ; to
compound ; Ut blend, as op-
posite tastes ; to make salted
preparations, such as the poor use ;
blended ; spoiled, pounded ; to com-
pare, as various opinions.
fn I to mix, as .spices.
W 1 * Ws * P^'^'"' °f cabbage
and a streak of congee ; — /. e. a
poor scholar's fare.
^ ] a saffron color.
^ TJt ] poor fare, broken cakes
and pulse.
Ej^ ] ^ salted cabbage, sour-krout.
lyO^ T From even aud property ; the
' * ' contracted form is mostly used.
To take in both hands and
otler to ; to give, to send a
present ; to prepare things
for a journey ; to send, as a
di.spatch ; to supply ; to
bfhind in store ; a sigh of
admiration.
^ I to give to personally.
1 j^ ^'^ present to an equal.
] ^ "g^ a courier of government
dispatches.
] ^ let this be sent to ... . part
of ihc address on a dispatch.
1 ^ '^ bestow on.
f^ I to offer up to.
] ^ to sigh, as when thinking
of something luiattainable.
] l« ^'^ P^ck up to forward, as
baggage.
From /bot or place and even ;
the uses of these two words differ
slightly.
To ascend, to go up, as stairs ;
to scale, to climb steep cliffs ;
to rise, as the clouds ; a vapor
or rosy clouds ; to be ruinetl,
to fall.
TSI,
tsat. In Canton-, tsei ; — ■ in SiVcitoti\ cbi : — in Amoy^ chc
nn(/ chie ; — in Shanrj]i((i^ tsi ; — in Chifu^ chi.
j ^ 1 to clamber up.
j ^ ] rising vapor or clouds.
j ] ^ to go up ; to attain high
I positions.
?M) PJ. ^ 1 '^^c way is difficult
and steei).
^ ^ H 1 I'is perfect reverence
daily advanced.
•^ -^ ]^ ] you tell me now of
impending rum»
^ 1 "f W llie morning [rain-
bow] rises in the west.
in Fulicliau.
m
'tsi
I
.tst
leave
'tst
i
I —
A friut tree in Honan, called
^ ^ the white date ; it is
a variety of jujube, but is
sweeter than the common
black sort ; tlie wood is good for
cart-hubs and felloes.
Also read ^Isi.
To crowd, to push against or
over ; to upset ; to fall into ;
to rest against ; to press or
squeeze, as a boil.
I to crowd and press upon ;
to scrouge.
1 7 IKl I ^'" S'^ crowded that I
cannot stir.
1 Jl 15' ■i pressing to get first.
^'|j ] to crowd tuinultuously.
] J75 to milk an animal.
1 7^ to pump up water.
Kead j/s'/. To arrange, to
place.
1 # A M i® to detail and tell
over people's shortcomings ; de-
traction.
In Cantonese. To put down, to
to lay aside ; to place.
•05 ] put it where you please.
From ?iet and even.
To squeeze out juice or water
with the hand ; to press and
strain out.
] ^ fjj to wring out a napkin.
m
tsP
] W, V i' to crush the juice from
sugar-caiie.
] lii "H' ?i^ P''*^^ '''^*^ i"i°'5 '^"'•
From water and even or regular-
ly ; also occurs used for the next.
To aid, to succor, to relieve ;
to furnish gratuitous aid ; to
cross a stream ; to bring about ;
saddened ; to stop, as the rain ;
to complete, to further ; able, clever.
^ ] to save and relieve ; to res-
cue, as womided men.
^ ] :^ he won't do ; he won't
help the matter ; insufficient.
i^ 1 'M^ i.^- '•'' rescue one
from imminent danger.
[5] ^ ^ I to ero.ss in the same
boat ; — i c. fellows in a work,
j^ I 5^ "F to reform the world
I 1^ to cross or go over.
^ 1 6^ K ^ inferior goods,
either second rate or injured.
Eead 'ts-' The river ] yfC'in
Shantung, whence Tsi-nan fu ]
■^ ||5f ihti capital receives its name.
^ i 1 1 dignified and elegant
was our prince and king.
aK 5S ] I a large concourse of
[people in] robes and caps.
if 1 ] tlie foiu' black steeds
look beautifttlly.
The rain holding up; the
clouds clearing away, and
blue sky appearuig.
B^ ] a clear sky.
I ^ the clear blue .sky.
]i^ ] the rain has stopped,
f P ir I M looking up, I implore
a mitigation of your sternness.
m
tst'
From /ini/c and even.
To trim, to pare, to cut even ;
to equalize, to adjust, to por-
tion out ; to compoimd, aa a
pill ; a dose ; a prescription.
^ one dose of medicine.
TSI.
TSI.
TSI.
965
5h' 1 Si the weight or size of a
dose.
|g ] medicines, drugs.
Iig I to e\en off; to arrange
amicably, to compose differences,
to arbitrate between.
H ] a check in two parts, one
of which is the complement and
proof of the other ; anciently, a
sort of co\mter or token.
tk lit H 1 ^ sovereign reniiily
iigainst illness, a panacea to re-
lieve mankind.
') To taste, to sip ; to wet the
i lips.
tsi ' 1 '^ to try the taste.
I j|ig to taste the offerings.
■Read ^h'ai Noise of birds.
SI t§ 1 ] ^^^^ jungle fowls cackle
and crow.
Read 'ckii. Smiling.
1 PS * pleasant counteiianee.
In Cantonese. A superlative,
extremely, to the Mid.
';^ ^ 1 far too large.
fjfi ^ 1 certainly it is so.
d^' To bite; to take a bite of ;
some say, irregular teeth.
1-1' ' ^ ] to eat a mouthful of
J) From (iis^'isc and errn ; q. d.
7l^ sickness disturbs tlio eqnilibrium
of (lie body and mind.
tsi'
Sick, ailing, diseased ; in
Hunan, a dwarfed, stunted or half
developed thing.
%\ 1 '">' p-'irents are unwell.
Tlie /./(-«( of Txi.
Tile slie[)lurd's purse (Cap-
sella hur:<<i-jiai<lvn's), gathered
for greens, as ] ^ ; Init the
term seems to include other
small esculent herbs, like cress and
pepper-grass.
it- W' in 1 sweet as the shep-
herd's purse ; — but as this
plant is rather harsh, some
nati\"es think the water chestnut
is meant in the Book of Odes.
' To cut grain and lay it in a
Sf swatli by the hand, ai'lerw.ards
tsi ' to be bomid and stacked.
;^ 1 H3 HI Ii'ikI up tl'e
scattered grain and then return.
lib W ^ 1^ 1 ^""^ t^'S ^'^ I'^f^
ungatlierecl — for the widows.
At}^'' From Tji to declni-e, witli |^
_y.J'^ flesh and .^ ftaj-it above it con-
(gf ' tracted; i. e. to bring liefore the
gods J occui'S used for the ne.xt.
To sacrifice, to offer slaughtered
victims before the gods or penates,
which are now usually cookeil be-
forehand ; to bring an oblation, to
approach the gods ; a sacrifice, an
offering; sacrificial ; a limit.
1 JpS t'J present sacrifices.
1 ^ a prayer, burned after it is
offered ; an elegy differing from
the ] lill and hung up before
the tablet daring the first seven
weeks of mourning.
JH 5g. ] to lay out offerings along
the way, — to greet the coffin
of a friend or relative.
] ^ an overseer of sacrifices, a
priest.
] j@ the title of the two presi-
dents of Kwoh-tsz* kien, because
they pour libations to Confucius.
1 ^W ^" worship an<l sweep —
the tombs at Tsing-ming term.
1 ipl? ill ip't' "S: t° sacrifice to the
gods as if they were present ;
J. c. reverently.
] lilJJ to appease ghosts by obla-
tions.
_L <^ 1 olferings made at collin-
ing a body. (Fuhrhau.,).
1 iHi ■'"'tii^les used for (sacrificee.
Mby>) From place and sacrifice, refer-
1^^ rin;; to the place where walls
l>^ join.
ti, '
A border, a region ; a medium
or average ; a limit, as in time or
place; the line of junction or di-
vision, as the horizon ; the time
when something else begins ; .as an
(idccrh, then, since, now ; between,
the moment of occurring ; to begin,
to join ; among the Taoists, form
as distinct from substaiice.
^ ^ ^ I between life and
death.
] ^^ to receive, to blend, to help.
jJb I this occasion.
ij 1 jS '1 favorable juncture.
M S 1 "^ the winds and clouds
have met ; met. to receive a favor.
^ 1 intercommunication, blend-
ing ; associ.itions.
] ^ a prosperous time.
^ IB ^ 1 i 1 '■'^® ^^'^^ ^^*^
then in an untoward way.
M. ] unlimited.
^ I a real ease, true grounds for.
m
) From grain and sacrijice, as the
'-_^ phonetic.
tsi ' A variety of panicled millet
(Panicum miliaceum) cultivat-
ed in Shansi and Child! ; it resem-
bles the ^ but is not glutinous;
this variety has smooth culms, and
is not easily distinguished ; in
some parts of Honan, a small coarse
grain resembling sorghum, with a
hard or solid stem.
^ ] and TJC 1 are two sorts of
sorghum cultivated ii> Kiangsu,
hiiving sweet juice.
m
Angry, irate ; used for ^
suspii-ioiis ; grieved at.
'*■' ' 1 U '""'1 "*" suspicions.
^ i,"^ \ Heaven is now
showing its anger.
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TS'l.
TS'I.
TS'I.
Ol'l sounds, ts'ai, dziii. iU:ik, ir<i'/ t-'it.
in I'ulicliaa, ch'
From 23^ '^'otuatt, with ^ a /la////
and jr* a s/trout. intimating that
she enters as an equal.
A wife, a consort who is taken
with legal ceremonies, and is tqnal
to the husband ; there can be only |
one at a time, and not while another
is living.
I ^ a wife ; sometimes wife and
cbiUlren are denotetL
'^ ] your wife.
M 1 'ny good wife.
Z[S ] equal to a wife ; ;'. e. a con-
cubine.
jl'g. B^ ] a wayside wife, one taken
while sojourning elsewhere; she
is not a ^ ] or courtesan, and
tlie usage is allowed.
1 ^^ >h all tlie family.
i^ 1 i^ ^ an accomplished wife
and handsome concubine.
^ ?K ^ ] a dew marriage, one
of convenience.
Read ts'i' To give in marriage ;
to wive.
W ^ 1 .^ "r .W ;a ^ 1 i
lie married his daughter to him.
Froin ICC or ivater and wife ; the
second also means cloudy, windy
skies, foreboding storms.
Intense cold ; bleak, wintry ;
shivering, freezing ; calami-
tous : afflicted, sad, in misery.
] .tj bitter suH'eriiig.
Wv ]W 1 1 chilly wind and rain.
1 ',51 ^ '*ii 1" JP'^P'^'rate misery.
1 ^ S '" 'irueiit necessity.
mmmmM i as i Hk^ ti'e
chilly autuuuial vapors, and the
paths hidden in the high grass.
] ] luxuriant or thick, as rushes.
Similar to the last.
Grieved, sorrowing ; sutlering,
pained ; indignant from a
Sense of wrong.
f^ ] pitiable ; to feel for.
/n Ciiitun, ts'ei ; — in .^ivaluir, ch'i, che, and ki ; — in Amoi), ch'c and die ; —
•f chai, uiul ch'ii ; — in Sluinijfiai^ ts'i ; — in Cliifu, ch'i.
] ] famishing, gaunt.
fl^ ^ 1 in "^y ^ad feelings
comport with the gloomy weather.
All old town, named jfjf ]
in ||, now -^ j^ 0, ill the
e,x.trerae southeast nf Hunan,
on a branch of the E. Huai.
1 £. '*n ancient place in ^. to-
wards its eastern border.
1 %% a former name of ^\ gt l|f,
on the River Tao in SzVh'uen.
Luxu.riant foliage ; courtly in
one's manner.
^ts^i I _g_ ^ stately and respect-
ful.
\^^%jk^^n elegant,
waring lines may be made to
look like shell tapestry.
.^ ^ ] ] the clouds roll up in
dense masses.
Like the last.
The stripes or shades in silken
^Wi fabrics ; elegant, blended co-
lors ; ornamented.
s; Clouds drivhig along the sky
and clearing up after a storm.
^ ] the clouds are clearing
away.
The ch.arncter is intended to re-
present tlie evfn appearance of a
iieM of ripe rice or wheat ; it
forms the 210th radical of a few
characters, most of which get their
meaning from tne primitive ; it is
interchanged with several of its
compounds.
Even, equal, uniform ; on a le-
\ el ; composed, reverent ; exact in
doing; to equalize, to tranquillize;
to classify or arrange methodically
or by ranks ; at once, all, alike ;
quick, smart ; good ; to discrimi-
nate ; to happen at the right junc-
ture.
] 'J'i'l an old name for China.
] ^ a married couple.
11^ 1 m @ collected all the ac-
counts.
^ 1 well arranged ; all rejiaired
and in order.
] ^ complete throughout.
— ' 1 -^ all go at once.
^ J^ 1 Ui I have not yet finished
it all, as a job of work.
1 >il"> "f '"lu mind.
^ 1 ^ ^S wait a little and they
will come.
] j^ all are ready, fully arranged.
) ^ to govern a family.
/p 1 uneven, incomplete, deficient.
If 1 ^» # how tt ill it be at last ?
what will be tlie end of it ?
] ^ an important ancient feudal
kingdom, existing just nine cen-
turies down to 224 u.c and com-
prising a large [jart of Northern
Shantung and Southern Chihli ;
the capital was Yiug-kiu ^ ^
now Lin-tsz' hien ; it began u.c.
1122, when it was conferred on
Shang-fu ^ ■^ the marquis of
Kiang, by Wu AVang, and its
records continue till 205 until
King Siang ^ J umler 26
rulers, who always exercised a
powerful influence in the empire.
t^^ A large maggot ; a grub in
J^ tlie ground or in trees.
Js'i p^ ^n J^ ] her neck is as
slender as a carpenter grub,
j^ I a tumble-dung.
8- _S^ ?roxa flesh auA evm.
^\ TJie npvcl : to cut even, to
j<s'/ adjii-st ; the stem or peduncle
of a seed or grain.
IJl; 1 the n.ivel.
511 I InJ ^ how can a man bite
his navel ? — i.e. it l>; impossible.
W ® & 1 n'"''en body and white
stem, said of grain half tilled or
not well ripened. ,
] ^ the umbilical cord.
TS'I.
TSIANG.
TSIANG.
967
*it^ Thr peg or pivot for resting
j\j^ the scull on is g| ) . socall-
'ts'i cil because it makes a liole in
llie scull lilie a navel.
Also read 'Is:'; the lirst form is
common ; the etymology denotes
the iltinjish.
A thin fish with a silvery belly
and sharp Ijack, having bar-
bels and spines; it is also
called J] ffi or knife fish ; a
mullet ; also a[)plicd to some of the
mackerel family ; the approach of
the shoals of mackerel is said to be
announced bv a drumming sound.
Wj I a kind of anchovy. {Coilta
p/aj/fairii.)
^ M. 1 ^'"^ yellow tail mullet.
(Mil// lis xantliurii.<.)
'a ] the greenish midlet. {Mi(</il
venti'ico.^us-)
J] ] lS a species of T/iri/s^a.
■) i'rom stone n\ji carved ! it is also
read tsii! as a uoun.
^^tj' A Stone step ; ornamented
tiles used in steps ; to lay, as
tiles or bricks ; to pave ; to fit in,
to lay regularly.
1 IpI JM i^ ^^ ^^^v up ^^^^^ ^°"
eusations a^rainst one.
1 ^1 to lay a wall.
|!{^ 1 stone-steps.
tb I a white marble step.
1 ^ !?§• tt> pave with slabs of stone.
Read t.nii' and erroneously used
\'i ir ^. To dig a pit.
I -^ to dig a well. {Pehingese.)
An unauthorized character.
In Fahchau. Flour made
from rice.
•* j to send a present of
rice-dour to mourners.
1 1 1^ ^'^'■y white ; snowy.
Ol'li
nnds, tsiang and dziong. In Canton,
chiong and ch'iong ;
Composed of "SJ" incli, and ^
condiment contracted for tlie
phonetic ; the second form is
not inicommou ; occurs used for
,?s'ion'/ jljf to tinkle.
To take, to hold in the'
hand ; takhig. considering,
regarding, in which use it resembles
^ and becomes a sign of the
accusative. — as ] ^ f^ x"f to ex-
change a rarity for gokl ; a form
of the present participle ; a sign of
the future, shall, will, about, — as
1 5E «l>''"g ; ">■ 1 ill 't. H I'o"'
shall we then act ? about, ready t(->
do, as ] \ P^ about to go in the
door ; a form of the optative, — as
] ;Ji ^ ^ would that he would
come and cat ; an adoerb, then,
soon, ])resently ; to help, to accom-
modate ; to use, to avail one's self
of; to escort, to accompany ; to
airange ; to present to a superior ;
to receive and act upon ; to follow ;
to approach, to advance towards a
mark; to nourisli, to incrcise ; to
be endued with : great ; to make
great; long; passing away, as
time ; stf)ut ; the side, as of a river.
1 'S 1 tSI *" encourage others'
peace and happiness.
tsiiung ; — in Swntow, chicng tmd ch°ii;
— in Slianrjliai, tsiang and ziang ; — in
] pj JL^ -^ then he can go.
■If I fpl -i -I will ask him.
1 ^ b" i^ 'J'tJ availed himself of
the rmnors to make it known.
1 ii ffl fS 'fH ^ I'ow tl^en «^ai
we employ this m.-in to help
— - the blinded king ?
ifjj I to help the government.
] Ip; a commandant, a eaptaui-
gcsneral ; they are always Man-
chns, and are stationed in com-
mand of garrisons ; as an
adjective, the best, the principal ;
great, extra, — as ] ^ ijl^ a
large awning over a court.
U ■l'^ 1 i escorted her with a
hundred chariots.
passably, let it go ; as J^ ^ ]
}'j^ occasionally overlooks things,
he is indulgent at times.
f i iyJE ^ ] *''<' '^"" comes on
and the moon follows ; — lime
flies.
] ] the tinkling of gems ; noise
of bells ; also the frowning look
of a high gate ; blending, as
notes.
] ^ presently.
] ^ W) ^ ne.irly ready to st.nrt.
; — in A mot/, chiong ; — i« Fuhcluni,
Clii/ii, Chiang.
T> ^ ^ i: 1 S lie is imaware
that old age is close upon him.
large.
1 W >^ -ife* '•' "'11 ^°°^ ^'^■
Read tiiaiiff' To take charge
of a force ; to lead on men in fight,
.•IS a general; a leader; to ask;
I he while king in chess; and a
notice like cfuxli: !
&. \ a military leader.
glj ] chief of staff, a second to
the general ; a brigadier or
commodore.
(t T ^ -t c 1 :^ ffij t J 1
your Majesty is not skilled in
leading troops, but you are clever
in guiding the generak
1 ■? ^!S iS^ ^ i^'-'S ^'^^ "°'' ^^ ^®
angry.
1 ^ general orders.
To lead, as a child ; to pierce
f|»T with a spear.
^tskwij JB ^-- 1 fill lead him by the
hand.
W^P A small species of locust or
c£E^ cicada, called ^ | having
JaUmg green elytra; it is j^robably a
species allied to Cicada viridis-
TSIANG.
TSIANG.
TS'IANG.
A thick fluid like Bynip or
brolh ; water in which rice
has h)iig been boiled ; pus,
matter ; congee, thick broth ;
water thickened, as by glue
or varnish; gum; to starch.
f[ 1 g'-avy-
or -^ ] h^hish ; mire.
5$ ] or Jg ] a poetical name
for dew.
I ^ jJE to starch clothes.
<f|i I to prepare starch,
jll ] a banquet.
-J^ 1 too pasty ; too stiff and sticky.
■^ I a muscle fish.
Prom great and taking.
To exhort, to animate, to
'ti'aiiff encourage ; to commend, to
laud ; to vindicate, to give
eflicacy ; to set on, as a dog.
1 ^)j to exhort by praising.
) ^ to hold out rewards to ; a
prize or reward.
fnl jn l§. 1 "l^y such extravagant
praise 1
1 'III H !^ lie enheartened the
three divisions with largesses.
In 1 to request that a testimo-
nial may be conferred.
I j^ to stimiUate to exertion.
mi
Until III/
An oar ; a keel-board, in
which sense it is also read
ts'ianr/^.
il 1 oi; ^ 1 or Jj^ I
to row with oars,
is •? "it M 1 *e boat was
rowed l)y two oars.
I jljg a revenue cutter, because it
has many oars. {Cantonese.)
^ 7K T 1 If^^t down the keel-
board when m swift water; don't
Ije in a premature hurry or fear.
A species of aquatic grass,
the ITijdropi/rum latifoUum,
UmiKj like the wild rice of Canada,
cultivated for its sweet stalks
in most parts of China ; it is also
called ^5)1 and ^, and the stalks
^ ^ or ^ ^ cane-shoots; its
lea\es are led to cattle, and the
grain is boiled ; an old name for
Kwang cheu 5^ jlj in the southeast
of Honan, given as a fief to one of
Duke Chen's family.
1
^ stubble.
^^l5 A relish made of salt mixed
|^fc| with bean or other kinds of
tsiang'' flour, and water, .and allowed
to remain till cured ; it is used
as a condiment ; relishes, sauces,
condiments ; salted preparations.
TS'=i.A.:isrc3-.
Old sounds, ts'iong and dziong. hi Canton, ts'Oimg ; — in Swatoxv, ch'c'iig and ch*
in Fahcliau, cb'iwng ; — in Slianghai, ts'iang and dziang ; —
ftdiani/
From tvood and ijranari/ ; it is
much intercbanged ■nithtlic next,
but tbis is disapproved by the dic-
tionaries.
A spear sharp at both ends ;
a lance, a boarding-pike ; to bend
the head to the gromid, or very
low ; to resist ; one who is quick and
ready.
1 ii': '■'"' hand manual ; a soldier's
profession or discipline.
IhI )^ ] to give a back thrust
when unhorsed ; to leave in the
lurch, to outwit.
•^ I a long spear.
] ^ a substitute who enters the
examination for siuts'ai, or who
writes themes for another.
A gun, a musket j a spear ;
an opium pipe ; a sort of wine
^tsHang boiler or still ; the tinkling of
bells, a jingling sound, — in
which it is used for the next.
I ;fg to be a soldier.
"Jl \ a musket with a bayonet;
al.'io, swords and spears.
^
1 1 a
lock.
fowlui;
-piece ;
aatch-
^ I to eat relishes of food.
^ ] a dry rdi.sh.
1 i^ °i' I m sli^P for sale of
oUman's stores, and condiments.
^ I bean sauce ; this is the basis
of most of the Chinese rehshes.
I -^ a drab color.
JH I to mix relishes.
■)^ ] tamarind preserves.
1 'J» ^ vegetables seasoned in
soy.
' From L. in inchsure containing
au /p nr, indicative of a work-
tsiung^ nian wlio uses a square and com-
pass in H'orliing.
A mechanic, a workman, an
artisan ; one who makes things
requiring skill.
I A •'"1 artificer, a workman.
1 ^p the overseer, the boss.
% 1 or i^ 7]iC 1 a mason, a
brickl.ayer.
7^ I a carpenter ; a housebuilder.
^ ] a silversmith.
M It 1 '2* rather hard work, as
difficult composition.
']^ !fel ] a mender of dishes, a
tinker.
1 f^ ± ^ %t t'>e workman
should follow the master's plans.
r ; — in Ainoy, cb'iong, n««? cb'ong ; —
C/ii/u, cli'iang.
^ ] a pistol.
JU, I an air-gun.
M ^ W; 1 ^^^^ ^^^^ raecUcine
and throw away the piv**.
Used with the last and i*S pri-
mitive.
s^i'ani/ The ringing of bells ; jiugKug
of stones; a tinkUng noi*»j
harmony ; musical.
fll P.ft 1 1 jingling in concert, a
l)leasant tinkle.
■^ in H? 1 harmony of sound, as
in singmg.
TS'IANG.
TS'IANQ.
TS'IANG.
9G9
To walk rapidly ; to skip
abimt; li) aiiproacli a siipe-
' rior quickly.
] ] "^ S^ *o iuo\e about
ts'iuiui '" ''' lii'ri'^'fl' \n\sy way, as
officei's do ill a court, or peo-
ple in a crowd.
^ i ® ] to bustle .about, as if
obeying orders at a levee ; to
move quickly.
I the gobbling sound
of birds and beasts when feeding;
the second forui is used in this
phiase.
^y^ From word and spear contrncted.
< P^i To contradict ; to oppose ; to
^fs'ia/iff speak harshly to one.
] ^ — i|M scolded him
once.
y C From Jj" haljhet and y\ a coucli.
'71/1 A heavy broad-ax, with a
('•* "'"y squai'o hole for the helve : a
pole-ax of a square shape ;
to hack, to chop.
I H^ to injure one by slander, to
di'fame and libel one.
tS BX ^ I taking their bills and
axes.
§ %l 1 M '" injure and weaken
one's own party or friend.
From y^ conch or JQ earth anil
t^ J'ruf/al ; the second is a con-
traction of an olil fonn of gia-
;- nary, aii'l the tliird a synonym
of the first.
A wall built of mud, stone,
or brick ; a defense ; the thinl
also means a tribe of red Huns
in ancient limes, who lived in
1 § iW ''eforc the days of
Confucius.
^ 1 or 5^ ] to lay a wall.
j/[^ I an adobie wall.
iS 1 o'' i$ ] ••" I'laster a wall.
1(8 I a screen wall.
&M 1 ii ^ ^"^l''" l^«-' «<=ree'i
of the court, /. c. in the ruler's
presonre or among his ofliccrs.
UJ 1 or ;^ 'Jf ] the end wall
of a bouse.
f(f I a can-ed or ornamented
wall ; — one on which car\ed
tiles are faced, often witli tine and
elaborate painting.
^ ^ 1 M li*-' li-is removed o\u-
house.s.
S )l6 Iff I ^" emeute in the
household, usually refers to pa-
lace intrigues and treason.
ia "f H 1 ^f¥ I'i^l'len in a
private house.
Female officers in the imperial
hareem ; ladies of the bed-
j?/«//(y chamber in the Han dynasty,
called ^ I ; they are not
now employed.
J ] a noted beauty of the Han
dynasty.
] ^^' resi)ectfiilly waiting on, as a
maid of honor or concu'jine.
•+'35. A mast ; a spar or mast that
I'llflJ sustains the sail.
tfe 1 or ^ ] a mast.
||H ] sails and masts.
A red rose ; the | ||i f2
or cinnamon rose, of which
tl:ere are \arieties.
1 lli ^ 'I*-'"' "f roses, or
rose-water, in which a [irin-
cess of the Han always
waslied.
Read jse/i, A sixicies of water
linbiijonuiii or smart weed.
|l ff\ l-'rom .yiear and co
(y\y\i A spear, a woodi
:ouch.
wooden lance ; to
J.-^ i my do violence, to assault; to kill,
as when a soldier kills an
ollicer, or a foreign foe kills the
enemy's ruler ; to maltreat ; to mis-
use, as by excess ; injurious.
I f^ to wound.
1 '^ cruel, ruthless.
I "j^ to rise and kill rulers.
I [Ijit^ to phuider.
f I 1 to eonuuit suicide.
1 ^ ^ Si ^^ '^'" ■'^"'•1 '^^^ "1'
human being.s.
H-f'^ 1 )lii iJ ^ ^ I'e says
1 am not misusing you, for the
laws order it to be so done.
From hand and a yrnnury.
To take openly by force ; to
'Isiaiii/ snatch, to ravish, to rob; to
dispute and struggle for ; ab-
ru|)t, rude, sudden.
1 "is .i ^ a case of plundering.
ccnnitry plundering ; to make a
clean sweep of; to rob all.
1 vb to .strive to get first ; to thrust
one's self forward.
I ^ to snatch away.
I I& IS 'pj denounced (or op-
piiSL-d) him in many words.
I U in confusion, disordered.
1 i^ H 'o buy at auction.
Read Js^ianff. To withstand, to
oppose; to rush against, to thrust
at ; ahead, as a wind.
y^ M \ it '0 lilt the head on
llii' ground.
] JH, the wind is very scant.
Read ^tshmg. To cut up, as a
butcher does.
.'^ Interchanged with jlg to skip.
J To walk quickly ; to go
] ] to nni together, as a
crowd,
j^ ] yfi jE quick but not at all
flurried.
SS !li 1 1 to walk away, to hob-
ble ; to reel.
A^' To split bamboos without
T\*T paring away the joints or
(skill;/ nodes ; a mat.
M ] the cross sticks which
strengthen the bottom of a
basket.
From wheat and talcing ; the se-
cond form is una'itliorized, bnt
has mostly suiicrscded the first.
Paste m.ade of flour.
^11^ or 4 IT- to
'' make paste.
1 li^ W\ * paste-brush.
n>
970
TS'IANG.
t\^> To peck, as a bird ; a cougli-
r5§* i"g i-'aused by an obstruction
tiianLj' ill the throat, a hacking;
foolish looking; idle fear.
] P^ groundless alarm.
] ^ P^ -^ he couglied up his
uvula ; i. e. coughed very hard.
TSIAO.
TSIAO.
1 fi^ Hi 7 ^ ^. 'le ^•a"''' cough
it up, as a bone iu his throat.
Pg| 1 or P|| 1 "I* a coughing
irritation ; to hem and clear the
throat.
^ J^ ] A the dust irritates the
throat.
jj^ Anokher form of (Ch'ivang ^'j
to wound.
tiiaiiy'' To etch on lacker-ware.
1 ;^ 'o paint or gild lacker-
ware.
1 iS ^ ^ articles on which
designs are etched.
<■ » ^ ■ ♦
Old so
,tmo
unds, tsio, diio, tsiok, and dzop.
in Fuhchav.^ cliieu
Vtom iAt fii"^ under ^ a bird ;
used witUlbenextaud j'|]^ vexed.
Scorched, burned ; singed or
blackened by fire ; dried up ;
the smell of fire ; vexed, anxious,
harassed ; ancient name of a feuda-
tory stale included in the modern
prefecture of Shen cheu [^ •}\\ m
the west of Honau.
>^j!j ] to biffn in roasting.
fg ] a crast left after boiling rice.
1 M ')!§ M ^^^^^ ^"'^ ^^'^ scorch-
ed, as by powder ; met. exposed
to great hardships.
1 56i %^ '^y ^^ ^ scorched scab ;
met. at tho last gasp; withered.
1 fi^ or ] t]^ sad at heart ; great-
ly distressed.
] ^ an old term for the si.xth
moon, because of the great heat.
I J^ a lute, alluding to a story of
one made from a charred log.
1 M or Pg ] 7* sunburnt.
tt/f^ The parts of the body be-
'IjJm t'^^s™ ^hs heart and groin,
^tsiao called ^ ] .and regarded
as one of the y^ %\-, are im-
agiuai'y organs or passages -which
are supposed to encircle the ca\ities
of the thorax and abdomen, and
connect the viscera ; Chinese physi-
ologists have used them as a con-
venient force to explain the obscure
operations of digestion and secre-
tion, and say they have no form.
Kead tsiaai' A want of tlesh; out
• of season, as a fish.
In Canton, tsiu ; — in ,Sn'alow, diic, ch'au, and cliio ; — in Amoy, cbiau and tsau ;
; — in Shanykai, tsio ; — in ChiJ\ cliiao.
Thin, shriveled, lean ; peaked
and cadaverous.
I ^ emaciated ; all dried
and shrunken.
tsiao
The plantain or banana, ]
^ of which there are many
sorts ; fuel, firing ; a mere
straw.
@ ^ 1 green-skinned plantains.
Si lii 1 ^'^ triangular plantain.
I '^ linen made from plantain
fiber.
] j§ a decoction of plantauis iu
spirits.
yV j :j^ the Indian shot. {Canna
indica.)
in M 1 '^^^ ph«nix-tail plantain
{Cijcas revolatay a sort of palm.
] ^ fuel of a poor kind.
lil 1 ^ J: # ^ I'c wr,>te his
thoughts on the green plantain
leaf, — an ancient incident,
whence, f^ ] i^ ^ denotes a
diligent, self-made scholar.
A soldier's brass kettle or
skillet, holding about a peck.
] 5|- a pan for cooking.
iskio
To understand clearly, to pei-
ceive quickly ; clever looking.
Jtu a ± 1 \^Ktb%
JdJ{ he thought himself tu be
acute enough, but he was
fooled by the man.
' ] ' ] to hurry along, to walk
fast and carelessly.
Au unauthorized character.
Half-tide rocks ; rocky islets
near the coast ; rocks in a
stream, or stones placed for
fording.
^ ] to run on a rock.
,ts no
Eaw fibers of the nettle hemp
{Boehiarriu) not yet rotted.
] ^ unhatcheled or un-
dressed hemp.
A faded face, not plump or
fresh.
] i^ careworn and old, as
an aged, withered face.
,tsao
A grass warbler ; a small bird
like a wren.
] II the little tailor-bird
( Ortholomus). and other small
birds like it.
if 1 tl ''''slvv, inattentive, play-
skittlsh. {Cantonese.)
ful,
p'roin tortoise anijire; at preseut
is more used.
To scorch a terrapin's shell
in order to prepare it for
divination.
Fioui wood and uncle ; it is alter-
ed from an old form.
tiUtu
Warm, spicy plants like the
Xanthoxylon, Cupsicum, Boy-
m'a, and Piper; hot, peppery, burn-
ing.
ft 1 or ^X. 1 cayenne pepper,
j^ I black pepper.
TSIAO.
TSIAO.
TS'IAO.
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7g 1 red pepper ; also the fruit of
the XaiU/ioxyloii ahttum; the
Jl| 1 Sz'ch'uen pepper is an-
other species.
1 >H grouiid black pepper.
] ^ the pepper-room ; ;'. e. a
queen, or a queen's apartments,
because an empress of the Han
had a room smeared with pepper
to keep it warm.
WIS® l'''*^ pepper is their
smell.
1 M ^ pi^etical name of the last
iiioou of the year.
1 l*^ 1^ a congratulation present-
c'l to the monarch on newyear's
day.
llj 1 the peak of a hill.
C ftt-rt From sword and nest.
^JJ To attack or fight with re-
'tsiuo bels; to destroy and scatter
thera ; to put down, to ex-
tirpate.
to destroy utterly.
I ^§ }^ ^ to take all, to make
a clean sweep.
j6^ ] to chase, as a flying enemy.
|j£ ] to make a conquest of
1
<<i
'tsiao
I'rom stronr/ and nest giving tlie
sound ; often wrongly used for
the last-
To trouble, to annoy ; to toil
at, to fag ; light, nimble.
# 1 T> fg ;^ if yoii are not
active you cannot do it.
] ^ J^ to vex and harass his
subjects.
I ^ to weary.
From sjjirits and to scorch ;
occurs used for the next, and re-
^ . , semhles c/inti' IS to dip.
To sacrifice to ancestors or
spirits, Ijy pouring out liba-
tiiins; to pr.iy at an altar by a
])riest ; to make a responsive service
for mercies ; a requiem, a sacrifice ;
to give a cup to a son at his mar-
riage ; completed, finislied, termi-
nated ; emptied, all used up.
tT 1 or '^ 1 oi' I* 1 ^« "=«1^-
brate the All-souls festi\al, which
at Canton is in autumn ; also
applied to a Taoist worship of
their gods to thank them for
deliveraneea.
"pj ] to remarry ; usually said of
widows.
■^ 1 @%l "F ^^^' f^t'lit''' pours out
the marriage cup to his Bon —
as he leaves to bring his wife.
j J^ a wedding feast.
7J1J ] dried, water all gone.
tT ^ M 1 ^'"^ autuninnl festival
at Canton to the god of Fire.
33 ^ ] a Taoist service held in
an infected region after the dis-
ease has gone.
taiao'
1 ff-> From Jire and to scorch. Pro-
'1^1 peily used for the last.
tfsido' 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.
^ H 1 '''^' ^PP'y moxa thrice..
I )f^ the heart-burn.
1 ^ to char wood to bend it.
) From ei/e and nohhmaa ; some
1 regard this as more correct than
^ in the phrase 1^ ^ to sleep.
To clo.se the eyes, as in sleep ;
an angry look.
1 ^ a strange shell, the sight of
which causes miscarriage ; others
say that it is administered in the
form of a powdtr to produce
abortion.
§' From W spirits and P^- to bite
1^ contracted.
ts.vo' To drain a goblet ; to finish
the glass.
the juniors did not presume to
drink until their elders had
drained their uiilii'ted cups.
mm $k -^ ^ '^ ^ \ lie
dressed the fresh viands for their
entertainment, lighted the fire,
and ordered them to drink their
fill.
S
U/d sounds, ts'io, dzio, t'ok, and dok. In Canton, ts'iu and ts'au ; — in Swatow, chio and cli'io ; — in Amoy, cli'iaii, chiau,
and siau ; — in Fuhchau, chic\i and ch'iu ; — in Shanyhai, dzio and ts'io ; — in Chifu, ch'iao.
,ix iiiO
From mcial and mititmn ; the
second form is rarely met ; occurs
used with .sno' j3< '''O"'
A shovel, an iimJement for
raising or moving earth ; to
dig up, to shovel out.
1 ^ 'o thg a fish-pond.
^^ HJ) ] a crowbar.
1 SiS =* spade.
I j/^ to dig the ground.
— I ^ a shovel of dirt.
Tfj
,<s'/rtO
From kerchie/imi antninn.
A fillet or wrapper for the
head, made of unbleached
hemp, formerly worn by wo-
men ;is mourning ; one defines
it, to sew.
Like the last and used with it.
A turban or fillet; a cloth
ti'^kio cap once worn by women
or musicians to protect the
coiffure.
,*
a
(WV
Hemp spoiled by excessive
rain, and turning black ; one
ts^'iao says, black spots on the face
caused by excessive use of
cosmetics ; they are called M ]
^ in Peking.
From n-ood and scorched as the
plionetic ; used with the next.
W(X)d fit for fuel ; billets of
wood ; to cut fuel, to gather
fire-wood ; a lookout terrace.
.t.i'alO
972 TS'IAO.
1 ^ or ] ^ a woodman.
] M '^ goat-patb, a bridle-path.
] Wror^^ 1 to cut fuel.
I ^ a servant, a young lad in
attendance, a Ganyinede.
"^-jtt^ From words and to xcorch; occurs
(Bm^ interclmnged with }^ to parch,
ts'iao audpB to blame, and the last.
To reprehend, to scold ; to
bawl at and blame with a loud cry ;
to ridicule, to satirize ; a lookout
tower or loft where dnims are beaten
on watch ; injured, worn.
] |g or ] pij a kind of gallery
over a gate or fort to obsen-e the
enemy.
1 '^ a high turret for archers set
on wheels.
] ' ^ to scold.
] g, an old name of ^ jI'HJu
the north of Nganhwui.
^ M 1 1 my pinions are broken
and frayed.
.ts'iao
The heart distressed and
pining ; mind depressed and
body growing thui.
] 'f^ becoming thin and
haggard, from sorrow or
anxiety.
From ei/e and scorched.
^MiK> '^° ^°°'^ ^^ hastily, to glance
^ts'iao at ; to see.
] — ■ ] take a look at it.
1 ^ I j"st saw him.
g ] to have a look at for nothing.
I "j* 3i 1 looked at again and
agam.
] ^C ^ I cannot see it well.
^ 1 W ^ looking about care-
lessly.
1 ^ & ^''■^^ y°"^^ ^^^"^ '*' '
1 ^ Jl or 1 ^ ilg to hold cheap.
TS'IAO.
] — f@ 1^ It to engage an as-
sistant.
^ ^ 1 t^'s^'^ ^^^'^ ^^ ''" y°^' ^''^e it.
M
is.'ao
Mountainous.
1 ill* I'^^'y I'iilgei a'"l sum-
mits rising one above another.
CJV
' ts'iao
skS.
From heart and slinUar.
Sad, disheaitened, downca.st ;
secretly, nnobser\'ed; urgent;
quiet, still.
© jjj> I I sick at heart ; sor-
rowing in secret.
'(3 1 ■^ ^^"^^ ^''^'^ ''^ "^y lacerat-
ed heart ! bitter ilisappointment.
f¥ 1 1 65 *'"^'i retired, no bustle.
1 15 S 5i 6^ nobody's voice is
heard, no sound at all.
Cl^t^M From heart and autumn.
\y\ To blush, to redden, to change
^ts'iuo color ; very careful.
I fji%^ he blushed and
colored up.
^ Sf |1|§ ) the wilderness is
desolate and dreary.
c pr^jL To change the color of, as to
hv\ hiacken by smoke, to colly ;
'^ts'iao to cure b,y smoke.
] ffi smoked quite black.
>^^$ 1 the lire has blackened it.
li is 1 ^ <-""re(^l [by hanghig]
in the smoke, as a ham.
'/b.^
From tnnn and similar ; it is often
road fSlao, like its primitive.
ts^iao' Like, as if, similar ; apjjear-
ing ; handsome, beautiful,
pretty ; excellent.
1 jJt pretty ; wiiisi.ime, attractive,
as a gaily dressed child.
W 1 to show off a pretty face, as
by standing in the doorway.
1 '^ A * remarkably handsome
woman.
TS'IAO.
] #J; to stretch one's steps ; to
lope.
1 ^ good looking ; as if, like.
] ^ life like, as puppets or images.
f^ 1 "i" 1 M ti'*'^' beautiful.
^ % 1 bright, as the eyes ;
handsome.
W ?L 1 '''• beautiful face.
^^I>'' Sometimes written jo,* but this
rt H form is regarded as better.
ts Mo'' To blame, to scold and np-
braid ; to speak harshly at.
1^ ] to ridicule ; to jeer.
] U to reprehend.
] i£ A to rail at one.
^ M 1 A to asperse the absent.
l|l/W) 1 The second form is seldom used.
r*V\ La steep, abrupt hill, a cliff
[?'d^' that obstructs the way or
I R •' separates places ; strict, ve-
tikiff' hement, quick ; dangerous,
as a cliff.
] ^ a sheer precipice.
] lM.ti!\ 'i^ ^^ ^ si&m. and suf-
feis no trifling.
] jg[ a biting wind.
/ffeiP To cut off or in twi5 ; to mow
i^'J or reap.
ts mo' \ ^ to cut the grain.
] 5^ to harvest grain.
From 7nan and autumn.
Ill, disabled.
tsMo' i^ I /fi tl palsied, unable
to use the jonits.
Read ,ts' iu. To stare at; to
look at, as a gawky does ; sad,
distressed.
^ 1 ^ B^ not to regard, to gi\e
the cut direct.
W 1 -^ BtR to seem as if regard-
less of
It
TSIE.
TSIE.
TSIE.
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TSIE.
Old sounds, tsid, tsap, tsak, and tsat. in Canton, tsu a«(/ tsil; ; — /a Swutow, clia,
chia a/irf cliiS ; — in Fuhchau, chic and cliioh ;
From mouth and to differ.
To sigli, to lament ; an inter-
\k, cliiii, sek, ant? ohia ; — in Amoy,
ill Shaiifjhai, tsia, tsi", and zii ; — in Cliifn, cliie.
^(sie jectiou of regret or sorrow, as
^tsiie when one is at a loss for
words to express tbe feelings ;
painful recollections.
] in to sigli.
'S 1 ^ M' ''°^ ^®''y unfortunate
it was 1
1 1 E 31 ^^' ^^^> ''^'^ ofBcial
life I
^ \ ^%- Ijcliolcl, how he has
prospered 1
] ^ ^ ^ you too have come
to get alms; said to an officer of
Tsi who resorted to the alms'
kitchen.
^-J^ Iiitercliangetl wltU the last.
c pZE To sigli, to regret ; also,
^Uii ' strange words.
|xrt Ki-om net and moreover,
c IH. A net for catching hares or
'tswi rabbits.
11
tsie
From a woman and moreover ; see
also '/.sti^lg a dam.
Formerly applied in Sz'-
cli'uen to a mother, and now
by tbe Mancbus and Mongols, but
by tbe pcoiilc only to an elder
sister ; a miss ; saucy, pert.
1 ^i^ .sisters.
•js^ ] my eldest sister ; a maid-
servant who is marriageable.
{Cuntonr.fc.)
>J, I a young lady.
^ ] yom- sister.
^ I my elder sister.
] ;^ or ] ^ a sister's Imsband.
] ] sister 1 used in direct address
by a brother ; women, ladies.
stupid
II ] a dwarf duck;-
fellow. {Fuhchau.)
TJ]i ] a sister ; in Canton, also
denotes a father's concubine ;
used by the ^Linchus when call-
ing their mother.
t^ ^ || ] to dote on without
restraint.
From man andybrmerly, but the
primitive was at first like the
next.
tsie'
To assist; to lend, to borrow ;
to ask for, to beg of; to pretend, to
assume, to make a pretext of ; sup-
posing, if, for example ; fictitious ;
to use for illustration ; to commend.
I ^ to lend.
I ^ or UP ] to borrow.
] 1^ or ] ^fj a borrower's note.
1 ^K fr J^J" ^'^ S^^ water to float
the boat ; — /. e. to boiTOw
capital.
^ W 1 -3 open the window to
let in the moon.
;fg ] to borrow of each other.
] in "■■ IS 1 supposing that.
] ^ to use another's name or card,
i fo\ to inquire of civilly.
] ^ ^ W: '" "'^•^ power to do
wickedly.
1 ^ metaphorically, in a figure.
1 E§ fr "i' 1 fi tK t-o get aid
or introduction of another; to
get on by another's influence;
to be recommended by another.
] 73 ^ A borrowing a sword to
kill one ; — Met. to injm'e one
throu<;'li a third person.
/p I not to bo borrowed ; — a
name for straw sandals.
ti 1 ^ iU 'ic "<2ver pays back
his loans.
is
t.-iiu '
nigs;
Vromplant and imperial field; it
is mucli interchanfied with tlie
last, and its two sounds of tsiff and
t.'ii/i are often interchanged.
A kind of mat to hold offer-
to make a means of, to avail
of ; to help ; to boiTow ; to lean on
for aid ; to call in aid.
1 Tf^ D-IE i^ I'e relied on the help
of tbe gods, — or of God.
^:t 1 1^ jj to sympathize heartily
with.
j^ ] pillow and mat ; mutual aid ;
to countenance each other ; close
together, as animals crowded
in a field.
5 ] accomplished, liberal, polite.
] P to repeat other's words ; to
make a pretext ; to lay the
blame on others.
I ^ ^ ^ to make trouble about
nothing.
1 '&C ■i^ ^ ^^ excuse one's self
for a trifle ; to malinger.
i M ^^S yo" *'^ *^^® ['■^"^ note]
for me.
Eead tsih^ In confusion, dis-
ordered ; to lead by a cord ; to
tread on ; to offer, as tribute.
] fg fields cultivated for the
emperor ; a kind of scutage
service.
n m 1
bering.
] much talki;
1
I am well
tsiu'
tI§ by your kindness
; a polite answer to
.in inquiry for one's health, mean-
ing I have availed myself of your
mercy or happiness, and am well.
] confuse<l, in disorder.
Children's clothes ; mats in
which their clothes are wrap-
ped.
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TS'IE.
TS'IE.
TSIEH.
Old sounds, ts'ia and ts'at.
Us'ic
In Canton, cliV- ; — in Siuatoiv. cli'ia and ch'6 ; — £« Amoi/, ch'iu" ; — {« Fiihdia
ch'io anrf cliii ; — in Shanghai, ts'ia ; — in Chi/u, cli'io.
Tbe original form is composed of
j\j a stand, with two inner
strokes for tbe h'gs, and tlie lower
one for the rung.
A table used at sacrifices ; a
particle implying doubt, if, or, per-
haps, sliould ; also of induction, or
tbe relation of one quality with
another ; a copula implying some
opposition or inference; moreover,
and, fiu'ther, and now, still, also, yet ;
thus, so, according to the scope of
the sentence ; a pronoun, this.
^ ffij 1 ^ high and also broad.
^a ^ 1 ^ ^ 5^ I '^eg you.
Sirs, not to weep.
1 f= I IJ half beliering, half
doubting.
® 1 H^ 1'°°"^ ^^^ so 'S despised.
® flf 1 ^ [H -i ft)'' the present
he will not return.
I in supposing that, if
W I ;^ rich and also honorable. '
^ ] let it go, it is excusable ;
for the moment, it may pass. \
^ \ P"T ^ A l«t me now ask
your honor.
] ;^ or -^ ] now ; furthermore.
] ^ it is also ; it follows,
1 a^^± B tl'ere is also |
to be stUl again considered the
virtue of Wan AVang.
1 Wt ''-''- ^^s further speak of
T> in f ;^ ^ ^ 1 ^f^y
dress is not like your's, Sir, so
proper and so lucky !
] ^Ij temporary separation.
Bead ^tsu, a synonym of ^. To
make no progress ; a final aflirma-
ti\-c particle ; many, enough ; names
of three ancient worthies, called )^
I T'ang-tsii, an orator of the
Ching f [5 state; g| ] Lung-tsii,
a warrior imder Chu pa-wang; and
f^ I Yii-tsii, a fisherman, about
A.Tj. 420.
M- ^ P-\ 1 ^'s happiness is ex-
treme.
^ Wr^ 1 iio^^ reverent and
dignified they looked !
75 Ji ?fdE 1 Ijut see that fool.
is It--
To stand awry, as when one
is longer than the other.
Head cUe.
Angry ; to drag.
m
Old sounds, tsit, tit, dxit, teip, and dzip.
chiat, c)net, chiap, ch'ip, and liiap ; -
^ The nodes or joints of the bam-
boo; a joint, a knot; a verse,
^tsk- section, or article in a com-
position or writing ; the capi-
tal of a pillar ; a limit of time ; a
festival, a term ; a time ; a regular
interval ; a patent, credentials ;
an emergency ; the period or way
of doing a thing ; economy, tem-
perance, moderation ; continence
In Canton, tsit a)id tsip ; — in Swatoiv, chat,
■ in Fuhchau, chiek and chuk ; — in Skanyhai,
in widows in not remarrying ; to
keep) in limits, to regulate ; to main-
tain dignity, to restrain one's pas-
sions ; to economize; a tally or token
of authority ; to mark, as time in
music ; lofty, as a hill ; a classifier
of limbs and affairs; in epitapks,
pure and self-restrained.
1 ^ or flf I or - + 1 M
24 terms or semi-monthly solar
chiap, ch'ip, and choi ; — ti A mot/,
tsih and dzih ; — in Chi/u, chie.
periods, which correspond to the
day on which the sun enters
the first and fifteenth degree
of a zodiacal sign ; when an in-
tercalary month occurs, they are
reckoned on as in other years, but
the intercalation is made so that
only one term shall fall in it ; their
names and approximate positions in
the foreign year are here gi\en.
Feb.
Fob.
March
March
April
April
May
May
Juno
June
July
July
TWE
•^ JL S spring begins ;
19 pH 7]tC rain water;
5 ^ ® excited insects :
20 ^ ^ vernal equinox;
NTY-FOUB
Sun in Aquarius.
in Pisces
5
20
5
21
C
21
m
BJJ
5EM
en
clear bright ;
grain rains ;
summer begins ;
grain fills ;
grain in ear ;
3g summer solstice ;
•km
slight heat ;
great heat ;
}
}
}
}
}
in Aries.
in Taurus.
in Gemini.
in Cancer,
in Leo.
SOLAR
August 7
August 23
Sept. 8
Sept,
Oct.
Oct,
Nov.
Nov.
Dec,
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
23
8
23
7
22
7
22
6
21
TE
m
^
KMS.
autumn begins ; in Leo,
limit of heat; I inVkgo.
white dew ; J
anttunnal equinox; 7 j^Lj^ra.
cold dew ; j
hoar-lrost descends
winter begins ;
little .snow ;
heavy snow ;
whiter solstice ;
little cold ;
severe cold ;
' >■ in Scorpio.
>- in Sagittarius.
>- in Capricorn.
Sun enters Aquarius.
TSIEH.
TSIEH.
TSIEH.
975
/\ \ the solstices, equinoxes, and
bcgiiiiiiiig of the four seasons ;
they arc ascribed to Shinuung.
Hlf ] time, stated times ; the terras.
1 ^ ^ temperate in one's food.
^ j^ I do it two ways ; pay it at
two jiayments.
^ ] "^ij 10 h'mits to his expenses ;
lavish.
^ ] and ^ ] refers to widows
marrying or not remarrying ; also
to maintain dignity or loso it.
] ^ chaste, as a continent widow,
j^ 1 o'" M 1 *° ^^"^^P I'uliday.
^ r\i ] the dragon-boat festival.
J{^ ] j^g to collect bills at the four
terras in a year.
BJJ J|^ ] at that time or juncture.
H PJ 1 to get degrees by bribery.
^ ^ ^ ] full of cares and busi-
ness.
1 1 1^ gradually rising higher,
in (ifKco or wealth, or as storey.s.
1 l?l "''' 1 iM ''^ mark the time
in nuisic.
1 .ffi "1' I ^ frugal, within one's
means.
1 ^ an abridgement, a smumary.
t]\ ] a little aftair, a small matter.
Ea :/c 1 W) 7 pj * 4 o" a
great emergeuey he cannot be
forced to desert his principles.
^ 1 ft II ^^1'"' is Kaid depre-
ciatory of bis fame or character.
^ ^ ^ ] thw afiiiir is divided
into three periods.
.tsic
An origiu.il form of the jireced-
ing, and intended to represent a
stniiij)^ each rank liaviug a dif-
ferent liind ; it is tlio L'Utli radi-
cal of a small group, relating
mostly to cups, and not unlike
[5 the contracted form of I'^j a
city ; \vlicn placed at the bottom
it is written in the second form.
An officer's seal or signet in old-
den time, made in two parts that
tallied, one being kept at court
and the other taken away ; it was
made of stone, horn and metal ; a
joint, a knot.
f= 1 a iheck or tally.
,tsie
A small sore, a pimple.
) ^ I a boil, an ulcer.
.^ ] .^ to have a little
boil.
>/^ 1 ^ a rash ; prickly heat.
A comb with the teeth on
) one side ; to comb the hair.
1 M. '^ M combed by the
wind and washed by the
rain ; i. e. the hardships of
travel.
f{j ] towel and comb ; whence a
concubine is called f^ Ffl ] the
waiter with towel an(l comb.
The queen or kuig-posts put
-J in the trass of a roof, called
^sid 5\- jf^ or ^ li ; also the
cornice or capital of a pillar.
From :^
contracted.
speco'
and
bird
To cut in pieces, to cut off
or in two ; to saw ; to ampu-
tate; to intercept, to obstruct; to
make secure, as a frontier; to make
nice dLstinctions, to discriminate ; a
portion of.
] IHi to divide, as a field ; to pait
off, as a room by partitions.
M 1 lih "f ^ gown or robe whose
waist and skirt are of two colors,
li 1 1 # H -g but as to those
who are only skilled i'l quib-
bling discriminations and cun-
nhig distinctions.
] ^g' road uifested and the travel
stopped, as by robbers.
I ft to stop one, as in a road.
) — ^^ .^ cut oS a piece.
] ^ to divert an oflicer from the
post he was sent to fill another.
^ I ^ jijp those localities were
kept in check, or brought under
sway.
From hand and conculiiie.
, ) To receive in the band ; to
succeed to, to tako, to con-
nect ; to follow on, as in i
office, or a son his father ; to take I
in, as a workman does a job : to !
receive, as reflected light on a sur-
face ; to interlock ; to meet, to as-
sociate with ; combined with, united
to; contiguous, near; spliced, scarf-
ed ; to hasten ; quick.
^IJJ 1 to greet; to go out and
meet a visitor.
] P^' to conduct a \isitor to his
seat.
I pj to receive ; come to hand,
as a letter.
1 Jil to welcome one back.
] ^ — /^ one more foot must
be added.
^; t^- 1 IS nobody takes it ;
there is no successor.
1 ft or I fU to take another's
office or seals.
] f^ to wait on a guest.
1 JSl V® ■'•' ^^^^ to welcome a
friend.
] A o"" 1 It Pr 1 ^ to receive,
as a package ; to get.
^ ] to take orders — for work.
1 "S* 5f3j a surgeon.
yK ^ 1 3'c ^^'■^ water seems to
join the sky.
j ^ to take in band, as doing
the duties of another.
] ^ J^ cannot follow the guiding
mark ; can't do the job : noth-
ing to match it; caimot equal it.
To gi-aft trees ; to splice ; to
) raljbet on.
to/c I ^ to graft apricots.
] |j^ a collar for cruuinals.
I /f: J^ U to insert or scarf in
wood to make a pillar.
To join ; to braid in or splice,
as a string.
1 10 to splice together.
From ct/e and to compress, of
quick like a treUUle.
The eyc-lashes, called fl| )
^ or eye-lash hairs.
jsir fiS^ ,1a 7k 1 '" a t\vinkling,
only an instant.
/|j I [n] very near to, contiguous,
as the eyelashes ai.'l eyebrows.
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TSIEH.
TS'lEH.
^ 1 to wink or close the eyes
so as to rest tbein.
^ 1 ijiS 2. to drop the eye-lashes
to see cue's self; self-ciiltiire.
Eead c/iah, and used fur gj-
To wink.
^ Bb ^ 1 ''^ cannot hrip wiuk-
Haudsome ; a female oflBcer
in the time of the Han called
1 ^', whose duties were to
direct the ceremonies, and
oversee the palace hareem.
Similar to the last, and used with
the iiext.
Convenient, like a cross-cut
or a side path ; a female of-
ficer in the palace.
From /in7ul and tredJle ; occurs
- used for P^ , to gabble.
Uie To hunt, which demands
quickness ; to gain a victory,
to overcome, to win the battle ; to
announce, as a victory or promo-
tion to a degree ; to complete ; joy-
ful news ; prompt, as a herald ;
anciently, the weight of twelve |^.
which was nearly half a tael ; to
talk rapidly.
fiE :^ 1 1 •'^6 traveler or man
of business hastens on his way;
the combatants were very agile.
ifj! ]^ f R 1 '^'^ r^d ^^o announc-
eil the victory.
j^ ] to attain degrees at succes-
sive examinations.
IIl 1 »■■ ^ 1 prompt, energetic,
nimble, ready at.
— ^ ^ ] tliree victories in one
month.
] :fg to take a short cut ; to
dispatch an affair anyhow.
'1^ ] or ] ] quick and spry;
clever and smart.
1 JE, ^ ^ ^ tlie nimble-footed
got up first ; — the most active
will win.
ijl^ clever and unstable.
From water and to compress ; it
is often read hiahj and inter-
changed with kiah, jyi to assist.
1 1
m
Jsie
Jiia
Water flowing, or moisture
penetrating through a body ;
imljibed, moistened, dampened ; to
instil into, as by gradual instruc-
tion ; a complete turn, a circuit.
1 ^ ^ whole day of twelve hours
in which the twelve branches
make a circuit.
] g a decade of days.
j^ I to extend benefits or aid
everywhere ; to help all.
] ^ fully imbued with ; to treat
cordially, as friends ; to con-
ciliate ; blended in \ lews and
feeUngs ; converted to entirely.
An oar, a paddle, or whatever
is used to propel a boat ; to
row ; to avail of something
to .serve one's purpose.
'B\ :^ f? 1 f" i'^*"' ""od
into an oav.
. ; E ;il nVAi^^ 1 if
I cross tliis liig stream, I shall
use you as my boat and oars ;
said of high officers carrying on
the state.
peror, as the chief oar and head
of the flock.
WiVS^ 1 i ^'^ *''"^ rowers pulling
ill their oars.
^ I a thicket, a bosky grove.
g.
From [Ij hill and P a knot al-
tered.
^tsie The peaks in a ridge.
^- :^ lij ?1 i. \ t" •>scend
a liigh peak at night. — is like
going to a high grandee for
a favor ; i. e. a useless effort.
m.
Old sottnfts. ts'it. tit, and shap. In
chiap, and ch'iet ; -
From kni/e and seven to give the
sound.
Ig'ifi To cut, to carve, to mince, to
lg^^ slice ; to urge, to press ; a
particle expressing urgency,
earnestness ; important, pressing.
eager ; earnestly ; m earnest ; the
chief or impoitant parts of, a re-
sumi''; sincere; to feel, as the pulse.
] 1^ minced meat.
] ^ \ery important.
] j^ nearly related as kinsfolk.
] ^ a warm love for.
Canton^ ts'it, sit, and ts'ip ; — in Sivtttow^ ch
— in F«/ic/in«, ch'iek ; — in Shanghiii, ts'ili ; -
jR 1 '"' 1 ^ '^^ Chuiese way
to spell by joining the initial of
one sound to the final of another
to form a third, w^hicli expresses
the sound of tlie gi\en character,
as ./-ang ^ and vi-dn ^ make
fun ^.
1^ 1 friendly with, ultimate, in-
terested in.
5t 1 7 11 unchangeably fixed,
irrevocable.
I ^ to cut or hash fine.
] ^ wholly sincere.
I "^ urgent remonstrance.
iet and ch'iap : — /;i A mot/, eh'iap,
- in C/ii/ii, ch'ie.
ia 1 in H ^ jI ^ 4 «s we
cut and file [to make thiiig.s,] so
is the work of education; also to
plead with a friend.
] 1 urgent, immediate.
m& ] ] IS IS among friends,
[.■I scholar should be] earnest
and urgent.
Read tsi ' All, every, the whole.
— • ] the entire lot, altogether.
fl3 II — ] I thank you for buy-
ing the whole quantity, or for all
your custom.
TS'IEH.
TS'IEH.
TSIEN.
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^
Explained as from ^ a cave
with tI^ 7*/cc mid a I\iml of ('/;-
snt ill it, and ~[J' lifc.nti/ above
tliem {giving tlio s-omid ; the coii-
truction is very common.
'■*" To .steal, to pilfer ; clandes-
tine, uiKk'rhand, privately;
«liat Olio does or thinks one's self,
I, ray ; when used alone means my
opinion, I did bo, I was there ; to
offer an opinion or assume a place ;
unfit for, usurped ; tinged with light.
] |j3 I have heard.
] ^ I myself,
fl^ I to steal.
] ^ to take slily.
^ ] stolen.
1 Jii '^'^ 1 *S ™y humble opinion.
] ^ to neglect one's own official
duties ; to assume authority.
1 ^ ^ I'S^'' '■''"*^-
I 1^ a bird like the Java spar-
row, fond of fat.
I venture to say.
a petty theft.
1 1
I ^ my personal observation.
^ I to lurk, to lie in wait, as a
foot-pad.
From 3C 'i'0"'«'i and "^ a crime
contracted to Jj[, to stand^ ex-
ts'ie' plained as denoting a wom.'in who
has committed an offense and been
put to service ; it resembles ^kianrj
Jg a name.
A concubine, handmaid, or se-
condary wife, like Hagar ; one who
is taken without betrothal or other
legal ceremonies, and recommended
only when there is no male issue ;
a demeaning term by which ladies
call themselves ; female camp-fol-
lowers.
a concubine into the family.
] J5 a concubine.
] ^ I, your handmaid.
i\\ ] or |I^ ] my concubine.
^ ] your concubine.
E 1 M jH ^^^ sutlers and wo-
men of the camp absconded.
^ ] a virgin damsel bought for
a concubine.
& I waiting-women.
From mouth and handmaid; they
are interchanged withj^i quick,
and shall) ^ to smear the
mouth ; also read shah,
Thenoiseof geese and ducks
when feeding is ] 1^ ; also
applied to water fowls swal-
lowing fish ; to talk sharply.
] ^ malicious speech, slander,
baokbitinn:.
ts^w
The noise of water running;
the rippling of a rapid current.
In Pek/iiffest'. To pour water
on tea leaves is ] ^ (in Can-
tonese ^ ^) ; a rapid mode of
making tea in covered cups.
Old sounds, tsen, tsem, tsin nnrf dzen.
in Atnoi/, chieu, chiaiti, and siam ; —
-« » s From Jirc and he/ore.
Jj\\ To fry ill fat or oil; to sim-
^tsicn mer in water or fat in a pan,
until the fluid is evaporated ;
to dry in a pan ; to decoct ; to vex,
to harass.
] ^ to express lard.
J?I?lll 1 fry it in fat.
(|^ ^ 1 ,ffi -I slow fire fries fish ;
iii't. small licts drain the purse.
i; 1 1 T> « m 60 :=. M
anxious and vexed that my
husband"s parents cannot bear
trouble.
] ^ to prepare brick-lea, as the
Mongols do.
v|& I to fry in much fat ; met.
baras.scd, annoyed, grieved.
1 ^ '0 g'''!! ^y liolding overthe
fire.
] 11^ to simmer medicines.
Jii Canton, tsin, tsini, and tsim ; — in Swatow, chian, chiam, ch°\ya, and chin ; —
in Fnhchau, chieng and cliieng ; — in Shanghai, tsl" and dzl° ; — in Chifu, chien.
Eead tsien' To cover and candy
fruit by dipping it in boiling sugar.
^ 1 ^ ■? ''° c^'icly fiuitj 3S ap-
ples, crabs, &c.
tsien
t.aen
The name of a river north of
the capit.al of Sz'ch'uen ; to
sprinkle, to spatter.
1 ^ to cleanse thoroughly.
From small above and threat be-
low ; it was originally the same
as the next, bnt the two are now
distinguished.
Tapering, pointed ; acute,
sharp ; wedge-like, pyramidal, or
conical ; needle-like ; clever, inge-
nious ; the males of crabs.
] jflj sharp, quick-witted.
3E ^P 1 1 * woman's taixjring
fuigcrs.
^ 1 ® to ^'^^ female parts at
theaters.
1 isi SM '''' peculator, one who
makes a profit unjustly.
travehng ; to bait at an inn.
y ] the tip of the pencil.
1 !!^ ^ )),?> lantern-jawed, hatchet-
faced.
^ I 1^ to shudder ; a shivering.
1 H S ^ tif '''*' ^^^^ **"'!
female of this kind of crab could
not be distinguished.
An iron instrument, sharpen-
ed like an <awl; to cut or
^tsien shaipen.
] iJ^ a slender high peak,
an aigiielle.
1 ^ ■''' l''^^™ '^th sharp iron
ferules to stick into faggots.
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TSIEN.
TSIEN.
TSIEN.
.tsieti
From bad and a sliji.
i/X\ '^^ destroy, to exterminate ;
tsieii to pierce, to kill.
dead at a blow.
;^ 1 A •^ iLcldessly destroyed
people.
1 JPC ^ M killed the chiefs them-
selves.
1 j^ or ] j;^ to exterminate.
Occurs used for tlie last.
To destroy : a spring appear-
ing and disappearing at in-
tervals ; an intermittent- foun-
tain ; to moisten, to soak.
j^ to imbue ; to soak in the
water.
A saddle-cloth or housings.
] ^ the part or pad placed
tskn under the saddle.
From two sjiearx, indicating the
appearance or danger of maraud-
ers ; it occurs used for s/s'«« ^
cruel .
Small, narrow, cramped; pre-
judiced, contracted.
^ ^ ] ] a miserably poor pre-
sent.
] ^ straitened.
From bamboo or slip and nar-
row; the first form is most used.
A tablet or slip on which
to make memoranda ; note-
tsien P^P^'' "^^^^ pictures or water-
* lines marked on it ; a note, a
billet; a document or writing.
] |g fancy note-paper.
3^ ] flowered billet-paper.
j^ ] glazed or waxed note-paper.
:S ^ ^ 1 -^ -a^^^ '"■°te
his note to her on a slip of the
phcenix billet.
1 jjg a set of four scrolls on fancy
paper.
A man, named ] ^ who is
said to have lived in the
^tsien Shang and Cheu d^^lasties
to the age of 767 years, and
then vanished.
From feathers or knife and to
advance ; the first is sometimes
distinguished as a verb, and the
other as tlie noun ; used with
ts'kiO ^shallow, and the next.
To cut off smooth, to clip
even ; to intercept, as an
army stops the way ; to shear ;
even, regular, as feathers grow ; to
reduce ; to kill or extirpate ; light,
as a color in dyeing ; shears, scissors.
— ffi 1 or 1 # or I 7J a pair
of scissors or shears.
i^ 1 or gt ^ 1 tailor's shears,
tb ic Bu 1 fi^ she can cut and
make dresses.
1 ill. ^ fa to gi^'^ "P territory
and beg for peace.
\^K^i(t\ 1 ^ ^ flatterer's
disposition is to be very plausi-
ble ; — • I. e. nice at argument.
1 'Pj or I -^ to trim and prune ;
to clip.
]WWiW tlie rear regiuient was
cut off.
From a spear and to advance ;
-g-jf used with the last.
'tsien To carry to the utmost ; to
exhaust, to finish up ; to de-
stroy ; to kill ; to clip, to shear ;
entirely.
j£ i£ Z> 1 'iiay your happiness
lie unlhuited.
i^M ] Wi l^ hope that] you ,
may be granted all excellence;
ttie phrase ] JJ is often placed
b(!fore gateways as a good wish.
From to speak and shears.
Superficial, shallow - pated ;
miskilled; not expert or deep. ;
1 I® stupid, inapt. I
::f M 1 M his talents and ac- ,
quirements are very ordinary. I
] ^ feeble, inefficient. (
From "b" words and ^ sma/l.
Skillful talk, such as will
'tsien ^yjn over people ; to adulate,
to flatter ; sly, artful insinu-
ations.
if& 1 1 ;^ g" to be pleased with
subtle flattery.
The hair banging in tresses
"erjT on the sides of a woman's
'tsicii face ; to dress or cut the hair.
'tsieii
To take from, to cut off; to
tie the hands behind the
back ; to select ; to strike,
as the watchman does the
hours.
ftlj 1 * M ^ ^ to tie
both hands together. i
1 ^ ^ /^ tied up his hands. 1
> From bamboo and to advance,
glj An arrow ; an archer ; a bow-
fci'tn' shot : to dart out quickly ;
swift as an arrow ; bristling ;
a slender bamboo fit for arrows ;
the peduncle of certain orchids.
a j bows and arrows.
^ ] the gauge in a clepsydra.
t)^ ] a congreve, or other rocket ;
a fire-dart.
M \ a whizzing arrow.
W 1 a good shot.
^ \ mounted bowmen.
^- 1 — t^ each stem bears one
flower.
■^l^ \ to shoot at a venture, as
in battle.
_ 1 ;^ Jj^ a bowshot, about 120
cUih.
% ^ ^X \ t™e fl'^^s like an
arrow.
B^ ] secret and unpropitious in-
fluences which come against a
house by a nan-ow lane opposite
the door.
Pb 1 IS A to injure one with a
secret arrow ; to slander.
!^ ^ 1 S tlie tide comes in like
a dart.
1 f§ -t ^ the arrow is on the
siring ; — you cannot draw back.
1 ii §i the arrow has left the
string ; the time (or the affair) will
soon arrive.
^ 5 1 to wear ear-arrows, —
as an exposed thief.
tsien
l> Without integrity.
] P5 avaricious
and greedy.
grasping
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J-rn„i m
fjras
: au'i ,
Isien
denoting the grass that
eat : used with the next.
i « yiff""'!,
animals
Pasture grounds ; to lead an-
iroals topasturago; to introduce, to
recommend ; to repeat ; to set forth,
to present ; to lay out oblations ;
to honor or worship without oft'ering
flesh ; repeatedly.
I jjij to worship ancestors.
^ ] *: to write a letter of
Introduction.
g ] to recommend one's seE
^ ] coarse grass matting ; straw
wrapping.
] ^ ^ ^ religious acts when
spreading out sacrifices.
] ^ take a littlo something —
with yoiu' wine ; said to a guest.
]|g 1 jfc ± ^ [tis Majesty]
brought his oft'ering to Shangti.
] ^ to bring forward worthy
men.
In Cantonese. To wedge in.
1 &. M ^^'e<^ge t'^e table-leg
'fT 1 5.M '-'^^ro is an opening.
] jjE raise it up a little.
tsicn'
From grass and to preserve ;
occurs iiiterchiinged with the
last.
To continue ; to keep or do
as before ; to repeat, to recur
often ; again, repeatedly.
I J^ to live a nomad life, moving
about for pasturage.
1 i^ repeated famines.
Water flowing out and reach-
ing to a place ; to duplicate
tsten'' or como again.
^ ] ^ the water"flowed in
again.
1 jg successive ; continuously, like
('.ropping water.
Tl-f^i Used with the
Jfl* To double ;
tsifn to repeat.
the two preceding,
to come again,
the diagram for
thunder is repeated in the 51st
diagram.
From Joot and small.
To tread upon, to trample on
tsien' or over ; to step, to walk
mincingly ; to arrange in
place ; a row, a range.
] ■= to fullfil one's promise.
1 ^§ to tread down or in.
9 t^ ^ ] people are not al-
lowed to squat or stop here.
^ 1 fij" to disregard precedent ;
not to follow another's steps.
I ^ fi ho occupied his rightful
throne.
1 A S^ i|5 to go to meet an ap-
pointment.
f^ ] to deface ; to injure, as by
treading on or soiling a thing.
] gS to smash ; to spoil an affair.
m r^ i: H W I ^ S by the
chestnut trees at the east gate
is a row of houses.
43^' Wood.
l9 ft ^ in 1 the bamboo
tsien' arrow is like wood.
Eead tsm'' An ancient drum,
si.v Chinese feet six inches long.
:) From property and small.
Light in estimation ; mean,
tsien'' low, ignoble, worthless ; cheap,
low-priced ; poor in quality ;
to disesteera, to depreciate, to un-
dervalue, and hence applied to
what belongs to one's self.
1 ?J or ] ^ my wile.
1 f3^ 51 ™y surname is Chang.
] ifg a bad physiognomy, a thief's
face.
IS ^ ^fc 1 ttie price is very low.
1 "1* ^ or 1 ^ A •''• miserable
loafer ; a shiftless fellow.
1 A or I jyj^ worthless baggage ;
said of or to women.
] |gf my poor talents ; inferior
abih'ties.
f^ ] ho disgraced himself.
1 ^ people not in office, the plebs.
A ^ 1 fr ^ ^ 1 in a poor
and low condition [the scholar]
acts according to it.
"Y ] the degraded classes.
1^ ] to depreciate.
teem riches but you should honor
virtue.
"5 To present food to one about
starting on a journey; to
tsie7t give a farewell dinner to a
feiend ; a parting present of
money or food ; comfits.
] ^ to entertain one going on a
journey or traveling.
^ ^ 1 ^1) during the hujTy of
the farewell dinner, — I can't
express all my feelinga
1 If presents to a traveler.
t^ 1 o"^ 1 S^ *'0 present the stir-
rup cup.
From ivnter and low.
A swift current or race-way
tsien'' where the water dashes up ;
to spatter against, to dash up,
to spurt out ; to color, to tint.
I ] a rapid flow of water.
tli 1 '-'' ^^'^sh "P-
1 T ~^ ^ yK^^ spattered me all
over.
] ^ to spatter dirt.
If # ^ m Jfil 1 ^c 3E I
beg that my heai't's blood may
spurt on your Majesty, — to prove
my sincerity ; — said by Lin
Siang-ju of tho Han dynasty
8 M 1 ^ tho white surf soaked
my dress.
] 'g, to make of a uniform dusk
color, as a far.
1 S^ PJ ^ spattered all over.
;> A prop to shore up a rickety
or leaning houso ; a sluice or
tsien' ditch to lead water through.
1^ ] a plough-beam.
] — ] M. prop up the leaning
house.
J From water and to cut.
A short affluent of tho Yang-
tsien' tsz' Eiver near Ngauking
fu in Nganhwui; to find
its way in, as water does ; to ad-
vance by degrees, slowly, stealthily.
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TSIEN.
TS'lEN.
TS'IEN.
little by little ; to flow ; to pene-
trate ; to permeate, to be affected ;
to cross, as a stream.
1 1 ^ came on gradually.
] 5^ in order, one after an-
other.
] ?^ it is growing colder.
grandly those frowning crags rise
on higli.
1 y^ ^ j^ he gradually enters
the true or holy path.
^ ^ 1 5^ '^^ follow on regular-
ly ; advancing in order.
^ I the tears flowed.
1 1 31 fi^ ^^'■y gradually.
1 ^ growing larger.
] ^ the 53d diagram, referring to
wind and hills.
Read ^tsien. To tmge, to imbue
with ; to soak into ; to reaich.
1 t jp ^ imbued with benevo-
lence anil rectitude.
] ^ to tinge, to moisten with.
I J the stars (3 3 t m Lyra.
"M- 1 "f f^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ reaching
to the sea, — as Yii's influence.
/3tJK> From man and impious.
13 To arrogate to one's self, to
tsien' usurp ; to assume what does
not belong to one ; usurped,
despotic, assuming; dubious, con-
fused; disorder; discord in music.
I •^ to aspire to the throne.
] ^ out of order, not in place.
1 ^b p$ ^"^ speaks before his turn.
] ^ to ovetstep one's powers or
position.
] f§ to arrogate an miproper
title or rank.
] ^ to usurp dignity or honor.
Bead tsin' Slanderous insinu-
ations; to overstep one's place or
rank ; to be in error.
ILi.tj^ 1 J& It i® »VLSorder
begins to sprxig when slanderous
suspicions are received in the
mind.
S pH ^ 1 °'^ ^^'^ other hand,
he says my words are not true.
Old sounds, ti'eu, ts'em, ts'in, and dzeu. In Canton, ts'in, ts'im, and sin ; — in Swatow, cbian, ch'°oi, ch'iam, eli°i, cli'ieng,
and ch'ian •, — in Amoy, ch'ian, cL'iam, jan, cliian, ch'an, and ch'eng ; — in Fulichau, ch'ieug ; —
in Shanghai, ts'i" and dzi" ; — in Chifu,cV\in.
The character is described as
composed of "X" '^" ^'''^ ^
man on top of it, but the idea is
obscure; tbis with ikan T7 ^""1
,y« rr ^''6 very liable to be con-
founded iu poorly printed books.
A thousand ; many, an inde-
finite number ; very, earnestly ;
perfect.
I H ^- f^ it must by all means
be done.
] 'fj versatile.
] ^ ^ the bachelor's button.
1 :^ ^ fa y*'™' g°°d self; said
either to a man or woman.
1 JTlIf Isl 5^ I earnestly beg you
to retiu-n.
] JY a wrench to draw nails.
{Cantonese.)
] -^ ■§' ig exceedingly strange
indeed.
1 ■ — ^ 25i <t thousand to one he
will not reform.
^^mmm-i' \ mm look
afior the plowing with your ten
thousand pairs of plowmen.
J"J* 1 t'"" hend one knee.
^ ] name of the winning card ;
met. an ijld gambler, a blackleg.
l/C 1 iS ^ ^^^ whole imiverse.
^ i5 1 S^ to congratulate the
empress or princess on her birth-
day.
] ^ a great embarrassment.
1 [li ^ 7K over tliousands of
hiUs and streams ; — far off.
,tshen
From man and a thousand whom
he rules ; it is now chiefly em-
ployed as the compound form of
the preceding.
A chiliarch, now usually call-
ed ^ J^; anciently a thousand
cash.
From hand and thousand ; oc-
curs wrongly used for the next.
To graft into ; to stick in or
between, to put in.
] Jljl a chiropodist.
] .^ ^ or ] ^ a tide-
waiter, an miderling in the
customs, iu whicli sense it is recent
and local.
I ^f ^ 7JC to graft fruit trees.
,ts ien
,tsien
A tree of a thousand ; a kind
of conifera akin to the tir,
{Ahies leptolepsis ), a lofty
and straight tree foiuid in
Shausi and Hunan, whose fruit is
edible ; there is much discrepancy
in the way of writing the name of
this tree ; its wood serves for mak-
ing furniture and dwellings
a
ml
.ts'ien
From to go and a thousand or
great ; some distinguish between
these two characters, confiuing
the first to moving things ; the
second occurs used for fSicn JQJ
a fairy ; but the third is nearly
obsolete.
To move, to remove, to put
elsewhere ; to ascend ; to be
promoted, as in rank ; to go
up; to transpose, to change, to
improve ; to be removed ; to dejwrt,
to dismiss.
1 ^ or ] ^ to remove, to go
elsewhere to live ; to change
one's lodgings.
ffj^ 1 ^M ^M Shangti caused the
removal thither of this intelh-
gent and good — ruler.
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TS'IEN.
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1 ^ E5C M '° rrf'Tm luid become
"Olid.
1 S
] to move, as one's
resiileiioe; to be sent to another
|K)St.
[iioci'ustiuate and dawdle.
^ ] to degrade to a lower rank ;
used in former times when the
ri^ht was the honorable side.
^If I to eject, to evict, to turn out
a tenant.
] jfi| to clear out, to skedaddle,
to make off.
|7-p^ A road or way leading north
(l* I and south through a grove
^ts'iiii or forest, as |{§ is the old
name foi' a path leading east
and west ; a path leading u[i to the
grave ; occurs used for the next.
@l 1 PS <i 'i? ^ "■^^^- " I'i'^licver
way I looiv, there is nothing but
weeds and rubbish.
'fAy Used with tlie lust.
c/pl A road ; green, verdant.
^t/i'eii. M lij § 1 1 si-e how fresh
and green the valleys are 1
— 1 1 ^ From f/ras.f and a tJioTsniiiJ.
( t~* Exuberant and vigorous fo-
ts'icii liage ; a tint, like tlie color
of topaz,
■^fj^ 1 luxuriant.
^ ■£> 1 1 ''"-' ''c'bage is very
green.
A swing; to swing to and
_ fro.
,?V/')i III; ] ^ a swinging frame.
^^^^ Oomposed of $^ or -1^ to asscm-
Cy%yA» Wf over two P »io«//i.s-, and two
^ti'uii. J^ mill ; q. il. all tlie party con-
sidting.
All, the whole ; unanimous ;
the general opinion ; a Hail.
1 J!U :?S £- "11 "s'-'i. iii^t it
was so. or that it was rigiit.
] ^ fit "'1' "1 '-'"''" "*-'''' ""^^''11-
ing.
1 ■=■ ^Q — • all were of <ine opi-
nion.
From bamboo and all; inter-
changed with the next.
^tn'iiii Bamboo slips used for draw-
ing lots ; a sort of cage ; the
written response of an oracle; to
subscribe ; to write one's name ; to
sign.
] i^ a circular, a subscription
paper, a round-robin.
1 ^ the slip on a letter or box
nil which the address is written.
1 ^ to write one's name ; to
siiliscribe. (Cuntoiiese.)
I Jjg to subscribe for.
1 If t'J join another in engaging
a teacher.
glj :Fp 1 a tooth-pick.
] ^ip to stamp a paper, or a pass ;
a clerk who stamps papers.
] A' a kind of paper knife ; a
family register.
/{rtSO Used with the preceding.
(^H^ A slip ; a lot on which names
^ts^ic/i or characters are written ; a
label ; a warrant, a ticket
having an officer's name on it, and
answering to a license to sell a thing,
as salt ; sharp ; to pass through a
hole, as a thread.
~ 'ig ] a cup of the fj- ] or
bamlioo slips, such as are seen
in temples, or before a judge.
/]^ 1 foi h '-^^ 'li^in*-' l^y <hawing
lot,s.
>/^ ] an urgent warrant.
ift BM 1 woudeii slips an inch
w ide and ten long, with the name
and lineage and post of officers
written on the green end ; used
as a card to hand into the em-
jieror at a levee,
jg the response of the lot.
1
1
1
in
t# t\w book of imswri's.
I
W (or J^ ] in CaiUuiuS'') to
assign officers to a station by lot.
or ^ I to issue a \iermit
or warrant.
\^ ] to draw lots.
1^ 1 Si S t'"^ response of the
lot is very intelligible.
JH ] ^^ one who gives the tallies.
m
M
As i'-ii
Often, but erroneously used as
the contracted form uf the last.
l^'j, n A species of wild garlic or
onion.
ill5cP '^'^ signalize ; to make a note
'T^i^ of, to record ; a slip ; a form
^UHen a model ; a label ; a title of a
book.
wl M ^ 1 '^^r'te a label on the
cover of the blank-boolc
Hfi 1 ■? P'''ste on a label.
^ ] a slip pasted to a liook or
roil, stating the name and price.
Ji 'te 1 l^'^^'l °" '^'"Py ^'IP''"
To cut ; to stick in.
1 la i"^' Pi p'«''<=*^ 1^1''^
,ts^ii'n weasand. (Oinlonese.)
] J^- to stick a pig.
Originally composed of Tfl" a boat
and jt to s'o/' above it, indicat-
ing a progress without eduit ; the
y} kiiiff was afterwards added ;
occms used for ^ to clip.
To advance, to progress ; to
come before ; to lead forward ; to
present or hand to one, as a sword ;
in front of, in presence of; before,
in ad\ance ; the former ; the van ;
formerly, previously, anciently ; at
tlie beginning of a sentence, often
answers to when, at the time ; to.
clip ; a light l)l.ick color.
I ^ before, after.
1 rJ '"' 1 3i '1'*^ *^1'''^' l^efore
yesterday.
] |?g already, before done.
1 j^ last month ; month before
last, months ago.
] y^ ahcail ; the first.
[]B 1 before one's eyes; now, this
very time.
1 2j5 come here; about comhig;
this coming before me, as a
document; on learning this, as
a fact.
:(£ ] before, then, that tiiue.
how it will turn out; or what
rank he may attain.
J: 1 ^ go on, go ahead.
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TS'IEN.
TS'IEN.
TS'IEN.
^ tj 1 ^ pT i'i l^e will be
here about tla^ first of the month.
1 A ir tS ^ A I am suspi-
cious of him, — as I have been
once deceived.
M 1 -^ hyson lea.
] A '"'' predecessor ; progenitors.
] ji| to advance.
^ 1 in the Imperial presence, as
the body guard or chamberlains ;
also applied to privy councillors.
1^ ^ ^ I not to get on in the
world ; to make no progress.
^ I ;$^ to advance one over his
equals ; to overslaagh.
] g|. such an one, as H g, -^ ^p
] J^ I have already told Mr.
So and So.
1 b" j|!l '— 5 *'^°''^' ivords were
rather hi joke.
I Jl^ From it'07Ha?i aud hffoi'e.
cjHil The planet Venus is -^ |
AsHen ^. applied to it as the morn-
ing star ; and regarded as
the wife of ■;;}^ ^ _t ^? which is
the same planet when it is the
cveninsstar.
From water and to walk or to
ov;r : it is also read csien, and
perhaps most frequently lyen.
Spittle ; the watering of the
mouth ; flowing on and over,
as water; succeeding, con-
tinuously flowing, as a line.
P ] the mouth watering.
] ^ a bib.
hI ] dragon s blood, a medicine
or paint; Bome think that am-
bergris is or was denoted by this
tenn.
^^ I ^scid saliva.
|j£ ] -J^ frothing at the mouth.
ii<. j '^r -S 1 or j4, ] drooling.
M 1 ^ puddle made by water
overflowing.
J^ ] mucus of snails.
^ ] ^ % raj mouth has wa-
tered for that a long time ; he
has been greedy for it.
f^ ] water flowing in a channel
;^|
il^\
fts^ien
,nien
From water and impious or for ;
tlie first is tlie most usual form.
An ancient name for small
branches or feeders of the
River Han, and now for one
of its headwaters near Han-
ciuing fu ; to ford or pass
over water ; to swim or dive ; to hide
away, to abscond, to secrete one's
self; reserved, reticent ; underhand,
secretly ; carefuVy, heedful, feeling
one's way ; a cess-pool.
I ^ careful steps.
1 fr ^K "t* *° ^'^1'^ under water.
'{Jt 1 reserved, reticent, retiring.
] gijj a cautious general, like Fa-
bius.
1 tl ^- ^ a concealed dragon
is of no use ; — so is a talented
man who is kept in retirement.
I ^ concealed, lying close.
S^ ] fish hid in the water.
1 ■ft' ^ *° secretly listen.
] ^ to reform in retirement.
om metnl and narrow ; the
composition of the character had
reference to some implement of
•^ I husbandry like a pick or bill-
C^^ J took.
^ts'ien Copper money, coppers ; a
mace, the tenth part of a pj^
or tael ; the only com of the Chi-
nese now made, called the scipeqiic
or sapcca and cash, — the la.st from
a Moorish word caixa, applied to a
tin coin made at Malacca a.d. 1500;
it originally weighed a full mace,
and was once wages for a day's
work; the term mace is derived
from the Malayan word mas, abrid-
ged from the Hindu tiuisIm, a weight
of 15 grains troy ; a coin of any
kind; cash, wealth, property, money.
Wi 1 copper coins; a cash.
^ ] wealthy, rich.
] ^ a mint.
^ \ j^^ miser,
t^ 1 or ^ ] to exchange into
cash.
■fj£ I red paper .slips with fg cut on
them hung on doors at newyear.
1^ I slips of red and white paper
placed on graves.
;;^ £§• I to scatter the ^ ] or
the ,|{5 I paper ca.sh along the
road at a funeral.
'HI ] or >j» ] light, bad cash.
I 1^ revenue in cash.
I -^ f or ] TfiC ^ the rate of
e.xchange is low, or has gone
down.
>\^ \ what is the price of
if?
W 1 ^mm^^arichman
can get the devils to grind his
mill.
^ j silver corns.
1 1^ "^ ^ ^ lie looks upon the
hole in a cash as big enough for
a cangue ; — he's a niggard.
] S'l' fnl 'ili money serves for every
thing.
] 'pj" jj fl^ money will move the
_gods.
^ 1 ^ how many mace does it
weigh '?
] — one mace, one candareen.
] {r IB i^ a trifling matter to
dispute about, as a case at law.
H^ ] a poetical name for a lichen
or liverwort. {Marchant'a.)
W 1 ^ M ouG good cash can be
got out of a myriad ; — one
honest man found in ten thou-
.sand.
Eead 'ts^ien. A mattock.
•U 1 i? ^ i ^^'^'l '"'" over the
ground with their raattocka
c,>^ Shallow.
■J j^ perficial, :
as shoal water ; su-
not profound ; light.
'ts ien as a pale color ; easy, simple,
as a character having few
strokes ; short, as fur or pelage ;
weak, as spectacles; dripping; to
sprinlde or dash water.
/^ ^[1 i'^ 1 unacquainted \vith the
difl'erence of things.
] fllj 1^ if it is shallow then walk
tlu'ough it.
] ^ easy to learn ; unlearned,
empirical, not profoimd.
\ }5l i, ^ ^ superficial scholar.
TS'IEN.
1 1 Pf ^ '^'^ ^^^^ ^^ '^ ^''''''^' ^*
an infant.
] ^ vulgar and superficial ; airy,
prutcntious, as a coiuposilion of
liltli; merit.
I ^ a light yellow.
^ I very simple aiid easy.
0^ ] impatient, testy ; not very
respectful.
I? A -^ 1 '^■'^''y- disastrous to
him ; a xerio\is injury.
1 115 ^' E ''** ui^'auing is easy ;
he is easily understood.
] ^ short fiu-.
] ] rajjid, rattling, as a stream.
i^ A |!S 1 pS ^'-'^P tliinkers ne\'er
talk sluillinv words.
Jpi ] to run aground ; on shore,
grounded.
I 1)'^ vile, lowlive.
UseJ witli tlie preceding.
^ Thin ; beaten out, as a plate
ts'kn' of metal ; shallow.
] ^ a sort of armor made of
plates to put on war horses ;
the front boot in a chariot.
*]' ^ 1 14 '■'^° small war chariot
boarded in.
- P , , Kroni pliint and ivcat.
M"| A climbing plant with la'ge
is^wii' ovate leaves, found in Siian-
tung, also named Jd ]§]_ or
earth-blood, and ^ |£, and other
names; its roots, collected in May,
were used to dye a reddish or
carnation hue, which in the Han
dynasty was used only for imperial
TS'lEN.
robes; it was also employed as a
tonic medicine and in dysmenor-
rluea ; it is applied to two or three
siiecies of madder, jwrhaps the
Jiubia atujuMissimm or conlifolki,
and the iwiiijista.
In Cantonese read,«a(. A kind of
Ho.-iting grass ^ ,@, ] with the
linear leaves in whorls, grown hi
goldfish jKinds ; a Hipparis.
^ ] caraway.
The name of a tree; luxuriant
and \ igorous herbage ; tine
grain ; used for the last.
^ I vigorous vegetation.
1 1 ^ g» a flourishing and rank
fielil of grain.
/•^:f ) From mnii and azure ; some read
\ai it ^v ';»</' wrongly.
tiM A commendatory term ap-
plied to ]^)ersonable maiileiis
and comely youth, denoting beeoiii-
ing, good, or fair, that tliey are
like beautiful plants ; a iiretty,
smiling mouth ; to serve an oc-
casion, to borrow for a purpose.
Vj ^ \ % what a bewitching
smile I
^ 1 fine-looking, beautiful.
f^ ] for, i)istead of
I'l ^ 1 :^ ^ •>'" 'l""'"-' e'lfanced
by the sight of this pretty wo-
man.
j^g 1 to hire, to engage to work.
Read ln'ini/'. A daughter's hus-
band was fonuerly so called in
Shantung.
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A sort of basket or cage ; a
■pj cros.s-bow of bamboo ; fine,
t/itii^ delicate bamboos
w
tS iL'll
«'
ts ii:n
A fence or wattle of tborny
plants ; a palisade across a
canal or water-course ; a
liiihhig-weir ; to fence in or
hedge around
The moat or fosse around a
town ; a ditch to lead water
in irrigation ; to dig out
^% 1 a gutter.
jjg ] to dig a sluice.
il? i 115 ^ to giuird the
place by a deep fosse.
Boards for cutting inscri[)-
tions cr books on ; tablets for
memoranda.
W[ \ ^ written tablet.
){^ i blocks for writing or
printing on.
A pall to cover a hearse, now
called I'g ip. or cottin cover ;
that of a prince was of
carpeting, an officer's of cloth,
and a scholar's of matting ;
the adornments of a hearse.
► _|^j From ullh and dark; also rend
hS^^- ( tsung and c Is' ing.
ts^ien' A dark reddish color dyed by
the Chinese madder {Ituhla)
on silk; a light azure color; to
tighten a string that it will not
loosen.
1 ^ 1^ tl banners of a dark red.
ts ieu
n
ts'iai'
Old sounds, tsik, d^ik, d/it, dz-ip, ««</ tsip. I„ Canton, t>ik, tsat, tsek, tsap, ts'ip, a,i:l chip ; — in Swatow, chit, chiat, cliip,
cliek, and eliia ; —in Amoy, elnt, cliek, cliiji, nurfsiok ;— <« Fuhchau, cliik, clwk and chiuh ; —
in Shanghai, tsili and d/.ili ; — t« Chi/u, clii.
r.
,nik
Tlio ori;^inal form is supposed to
resemble a stck man propped np
ill his bed ; it is tlic lOitli radical
of a group of characters relating
to dispnsos ; also read (Chica/ig. I
Disease which makes one take
to his bed. I
.tsi
From slcl.ness and durf, intimat-
ing tlio sudden quickness witli
which disease strikes nion ; used
with the next.
Sickness, disorder, illness; a
natural defect ; calainitie.s,
afflictions ; urgent, pressing, prompt ;
hasty, touchy; infelicitous, unlucky,
injurious ; to be angry ; to envy, to
hate or d'lslike.
I ^'^ ailments, diseases
P9 1 ^^ o" """^^ inquire after an
invalid's health.
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TSIH.
I 'I'f testy, quick, irritable.
^ jffi ] ■= still he never spoke
impatientl}'.
ifc I infected by, as malaria.
] j^ in haste, quickly ; fast as
possible.
I A a leper. {Cantonese.)
IlJ 1 il ^ 'fi -t tlie people
therefore looked angrily at their
superiors.
M 1 ^ 5® l^c ^''^'^ "°'' recovered
from his ilhiess.
1 ^ a crashing clap of thunder.
I get hatred.
f^ 1 to be taken sick.
I ^ impetuous and haughty in
temper.
^ ] harried, urgent.
1 ik 2j$ then immediately
come back.
From woman and sickness.
_ :> Envy, jealousy ; to dislike,
^tsi as a competitor; to be grieved
at another's prosperity.
I ^ to en\7 the good.
[fj ^ ^ ;fg 1 people of the
same craft are usually envious.
■JH i]^ jg 1 ^^® harbors the' most
rancorous envy.
] ^, to repulse one from dislike.
Gorse, furze.
J ] ^ the Trihiilus terrrstris
or caltrops, found iu Cliihli ;
it is fed to camels, and the
seeds are employed in diseases of the
eye and coughs.
^ 1 ^ ^^'°'^ caltrops used in
war
W^ \ M like grasping a sprig
of caltrops ; met. the task is very
hard to do.
^ 1 ^ probably a kind of gorse
"or furze -with yellow flowers-
Fvom P a seal and % a sort of
J spoon to take up grain.
Eating, or just about to eat ;
to go, to approach ; an adverb
Mi
TSIH.
of time, now, soon, presently, forth-
with, then, when ; porlKqis ; as to,
even ; this ; that is, or, alias, other-
wise; the snuff of a candle; to fill.
1 1 ^ K <an abundance, too
luufli, crammed full-
1 M '"• JL 1 or 1 II# Ibrth-
with, jjresently, instantly, now.
] ^ IIp ballads for the times.
1 ^ instanter.
I 13 to-day ; the same day.
] -^ or ] {^ just that, it is so ;
the same as.
I ■^ just now, meanwhile.
1 M f^ supposuig that.
1 1 in 2jS come back immediate-
ly-
1 IS ^^ money on the nail.
1 ;^ or \ iW i*- supposing.
Beek orders from the great
tortoise.
4l| 'ftjl 1 no other than
# jIt 1 C^ .if it be not this, then
it is that.
fj^ ] m-gently, as speedily as pos-
sible.
] -fit to ascend the throne.
] .^ ] ^ go and come back
right away
^ BX -S: 1 iiewyear's day comes
soon.
;^ II f p 1 a terrible calamity is
very near.
1 ^ quickly 5 hasten him.
mM ^ ] X these Miao stiU
refuse to do their work or duty.
does ho make us act without
comino; to consult us ?
J^>
TSIH.
irt The hum of insects ; the
jj) noise of a crowd.
1 1 |i^ 2JS t*^® sound gra-
dually increases, asof acicada.
PEt 1 S X UToaning a long time.
1 1 fi r ] /tc'^^ 't'j3 fi
without the door sat Muldan,
her busy shuttle humming its
quick sound.
] p^ low bum, as people talking.
1 1 5E !!1K ci"ick gabble : an
earnest talk, which the speakers
do not want others to overhear.
m
,tsi
m
Jsi
To make bricks of eaith and
line a grave witit them ;
used for the last, the snuff of
a candle ; to dislike, to have
a hon-or of ; to snuff' out.
^ ^ Iff 1 L^o^'^ *-^° candle iu
the left hand,] and snuff it with
the right.
1 1^ M -fr ^^ utterly extupated
them by his cruelty.
Name of a tree, allied to th^
ash called ] ^, used to
make stalls for old men.
1 A '1 workman who makes
arrows, or carves gems.
'HI 1 ^ I5S # 11 the weak
old man feels kind towards his
staff, which he takes with him
e\ervwhere.
J. Art The centipede ] llljl, \>hich
l^^l'l) is fabled to eat snakes.
i*^' \ 4Hl loopers. geometrical
womis.
^ ] a species of beetle.
Art A common fish belonging to
oCH > the carp family.
^tsi 1 M i^. '^ bream {Ci/prinus
gibelio '(k's) with a long dorsal.
^jg ^ ] the blunt-headed bream.
( Cjprinus abbreviafus.)
^ ] the red tailed bream. (Q//)n-
mis aiiratus.)
fif- ] a species of percli, 20 inches
long, foimd in the gulf of C'liilili.
m I BU^i fresh bream and
sliced pork dumplings ; met. fine
eating.
The noise of kisects ; but
more commonly the squeak
i.ii of mice. ,
the rat gave one squeak and ran
into his hole.
E
From ivater and spoon.
) "Water issuing secretly;
ot
(tsi sprinkle.
TSIH.
TSIH.
TSIH.
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From birds on a tree ; an old
form repeats the '^ thrice ; the
' contracted form of J\ men com-
ing into ""^ one place is common ;
used with the next, and occurs in-
terchanged with tsali^ 5^ mixed.
To flock together, as birds ;
t(J gather, as clouds ; to assemble,
to collect ; to settle ; collected ;
accomplished ; to bring together,
to convene ; to succeed, . to be
accomplished ; to set down quietly ;
.'o mix properly, to blend ; to go
directly to the mark, to reach at
once ; to compile, to make a collec-
tion, as of writings 5 a miscellany,
ana ; a market or fair.
^ ] to have a full meeting ; all
came together
^ ] a collection of essays.
^ ?T |5E 1 ^^hcn our expedition
was ended, — we said we should
return.
— ] one division of a book, what
is under one head.
I? H 35 1 many affairs and
people came upon me all day.
fl^ 1 to com])ile and arrange pa-
[lers or writings.
] ■^ to convene ; to assemble.
^ I peacefully gathering, as
people in their villages.
I J^ ^" collect into a whole.
] 'J'lj an old name of Shun-king
fu in the south of tS/.'ch'ueLi-
i^ 1 '^ 8" '■'> ^^^ ^''''''•
^^3 l-'rom carri'tf/ii and a whisper;
IH, . occurs useil for the last, and f^j
/</ an oar, and i/ili., fjj to bow.
To connect and arrange the
parts of a carriage, to put every
part in its proper place ; union,
concord ; to make everything
agreeable ; to speak gently and
cordiMlly ; to Iqnk pleasantly ; to
coUe^'t, to assemble ; to compile.
] ^ to bring together the most
important ; to arrange the best
parts, as of writings.
^(] ] in accord ; to pacify and
arrange.
^ I peaceful
words were ati'able, the people
woidd become united.
{* I ^ ^ to urge neighboring
states to be at peace.
1 M •■" gather.
I ^ ® 1^ let your countenance
be mild.
A fountain gently bubbling
up ; the noise of boiling or
mbbling.
From cover and younger uncle ;
the second form is unusual.
Still, silent, as an uninha-
biteil house ; quiet, unmoved,
like a recluse ; lonesome,
solitary.
alone, retired, unemployed,
silent, as if dead ; nobody
to distra'b ; the Budhists use it
for the hermits {araiu/afMh) or
strict recluses, of whom there
are three classes.
\ M. K W. not a voice heard in
the stillness.
1 ^ -7 $!l sitting still, as a me-
ditative priest ; quite inactive.
] ] quiet, as in a settled me-
lancholy ; immovable.
Used with the preceding.
Silent, quiet.
^ iE ] M ^" mumble
pray<'rs, as jiriests do.
^ ] solitude and silence.
Read c/iuk, To sigh and
lament.
1 1 sounds of sorrow and grief.
From to yo or foot ancl aho ;
the Inst two are common.
A trace, a foot-mark ; vesti-
ges. eflFects, consequences ;
the results of previous con-
duct ; to trace out, to follow
up, as in search for results ;
examples or words of former
J^ I no clue of him.
I pf ^ a suspicious appear-
ance or act.
jjilf I or ^ I evidences of divine
or supernatural power ; miracles.
^1 S ^ to pursue one's own
course steadily.
J£, I a footstep ; a track.
36 ^ KS 1 I can find out no-
thing about hiin.
'^ ] a streak, a stain ; a grudge,
bad feelings left iii the mind.
^ 1 old eti'ects of; examples,
influences handed down.
J(j ] insignia of merit.
^ ] effects of wind ; influence of
usages.
i^ 1 S J^ examine into its na-
ture deeply.
I overpowering energy, as of
>5
a god.
Jsi
I sentiments.
] royal deeds, or fortunes.
From plow and ancient ; used as
another
borrow.
form of tsie>
The emperor's field of a
thousand iwni, called the ^
I pg was anciently that on which
he began the plowing himself in
order to encourage the people ; the
crops were used in offerings.
^ ^ 1 1!ft Sljl ^ store the croiJS
from the crown lands in the
sacred granary.
From bamboo and Jiclil ; inter-
changed with the preceding, and
with /.s-/(-^* ^g to borrow.
A book for records; a list, a
register of the people ; the place for
registration, one's original family
seat or village ; to enrol.
lliB. 1 ^ -S: 'I'S forefathers were
of this place.
^ 1 records ; books.
IS ] violent, savage ; destructive.
J^ ] or J5 ] OY \ ^ census ;
the register of the people ; re-
turns of the population.
[5J 1 to return to one's birth-
pl.ice or family seat.
] |g gj £ he enrolled all the
circuits for military ser\ ice.
jjff I the original family seat.
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TSIH.
'isi
^, ] M ^ vagrants, gypseys,
jieople that have no home.
^ 1 ^ -iS 1"^ i^ ^t- ^'s °^" ^'^'
lage jecruiting his health.
] I the sound of much talking.
n-lf> From foot aud ancient.
it^, To stride; to step over a
^tsi thing; to walk reverently, to
step formally, wth a mea-
sured pace.
||r ] )^ don't step on the mat ;
said of those days when chairs
wore not used.
M ] iti ^ thus, go slowly and
precisely.
^ S 1 1 ''^^y ■''tte'i'^ed to the
fiu'iiace with dignity or alacrity.
The original form delineates the
vertehrte above |^ ^e^'A, still
imperfectly figured in its present
form ; in common books this
character often resembles fC/i'un
§ the spring.
The spine, the backbone ; the
back ; the ridge of a roof, or on a
plant ; a sierra, a ridge ; the fur on
the back of an animal; conver-
gent, as the ribs ; a bone ; a prin-
ciple.
# 1 # »r 1 # <"■ 1 ^ #
the backbone ; the vertebne.
1 HjI '■''s marrow in bones.
^ ] the timber in the roof-tree.
[]j ] a ridge of hills,
fit >^ ] no dependence can be
placed on him.
W fS' W I I li-ive right and
reason for it.
backbone is broken and his mus-
cles twisted, — for want of food.
5£ ] dead men's bones.
tH^ From liisease and the spine as
the phonetic.
)
jto Lean as a stick, emaciated,
reduced to mere bones ; poor,
as barren land ; to make lean ; to
impoverish ; to retrench, to restrict.
^ ] died from his sickness; lit.
thrown off his leanness.
] i meager land. .1
TSIH.
JPI 'iJ" 1 A .W E a )vhy im-
poverish another to enrich one's
self?
] ;J^ thin, lank.
1 )l| ^ ^'-'3" horse.
J^^ Poor land, such as is on the
'ffj tops of ridges ami hills ; a
^isi low ridge.
] lean, unproductive land.
1^ ] the ridge of hills.
0'^^ A short and careful pace ; a
jt^ff) mincuig walk; to step here
^tsi and there.
S§ 1 ^ ^ uneiisy, ojv
pressed, restrained.
J£ 1 /f> ^ ^^ does not advance.
we say tlie earth is so thick, one
cannot but tread on it carefully.
Tlie house-top bird, perhaps al-
luding to its habits.
A bird, the ] f% or pied
wagtail {Motacilla lii:onknsis).
common in soutliern China; it has a
mottled neck, and is called g ^j^
the snow-lady, and sometiun.
.^ or money-mother ; it
i& sings when it flies, and wags
when it walks.
1 nft -ffi jS^ *'"^ wagtail is on the
ridge ; — a simile for brothers in
trouble.
Hlfr
J si
From ear or tiemon and tjratlual ;
tliey are also read Isien'
The death of the ghost of a
man ; these characters with
others are pasted over doors
in thuGS of pestilence, under
the notion that the devil of
this name will drive off sick-
ness.
:j '=j^ The plait or folds of a wo-
^ ^j man's skirt ; the plait in a
.1st
frill.
:^-ff Froir
.^J> ne.xt.
From strength and rex/ionsible ;
arly synonymous with tho
,tst
Merit, praiseworthy acts
conduct worthy of reward.
TSIH.
•^-+^ From silk and responsible.
7j>^, To Spin thread, especially of
jtei hemp ; to spUce threads ;
merit from doing laudable
works ; duties, sernces ; the place
where they are done ; an afi'air ; to
complete an undertaking ; to be
achieved ; to be operated on ; finish-
ed ; to join or piece.
] ^ to twist hemp.
U 1 to spin and join thread.
I 1^" to tie on.
'•^ ] meritorious works.
H 5^ ^ ] [Yao] triennially
examined into their acts.
^B, 1 J^ ,?S t^^s worthy deeds of
all were (juite complete.
^ ] utterly routed.
•^=1^ To gather, as to store up
'l^^ > grain ; to hoard, to accumu-
jtoi late, — and spoken chiefly of
things ; to pile upon, to add,
to increase ; uicreasingly.
^^ 1 to accomplish, to get rich.
I ^g mucn happiness derived from
good works of supererogation, —
a))plauded by the Budhists.
] ip during many years, for a
long time.
] Ej^ to heap up riches.
1 ® °^' ] fp§ *-'' ^'^y ^y- •■" lioard,
to amass.
H 1 ^ M days and months
nudtiply.
i^ IS ^ 1 '^'s misfortunes have
been caused by his evil deeds.
?K ] iM water standing in pud-
dles. {Qtiitoncsi'.)
iff; I to pile up rubbish.
Eead '/sc' Stores of grain ; to
pile it in stacks on the floor.
^ M ■^ 1 U-^^ reapersl 2)ile up
their stacks. . „ . , , \
Also read ts:''
Grain piled up on the floor
for thrashing, in which sense
it is like the last, and is some-
times used with |^ to reap.
1 .^ ^ f5fe the piles of grain are
very great and numerous.
Tsm.
TS'IH.
TS'lH.
987
-fa
tsi
.tsi
1
Kroiu stone nnd responsible.
Rocks under water, lialf-ticle
rocks ; stony places that
check the current, were once
so called in Honan.
l^p ] the desert of Gobi.
From pi fluid •MiA J^man, with
yt^ to (JO in.
A share or plough used at the
commencement of spring.
1 S 'fB ^"'^ sharpened are
the good sliares.
an old local name for
in the south of Chihli.
dice
Eead ^ni. To point out ; used
by Budhists as a final particle in
writing Sanscrit words.
1M
^ Small, diminutive.
"^"j \^^/^ t'^'' toil '-int^
tsi labors of the poor people.
:£B3 Panicled millet (Paniciim
t:^^i 'miliaceum), also called J^,
^tsi one of the five grains ; quick.
] ■? or ^ ] these two
are merely varieties of the same
species, whose seeds differ in size
and colors ; it is rather glutinous.
J^ ] or Prince Tsih was Shun's
minister of Agriculture, and the
high progenitor of the Chen
emperors ; he was made the god
of Agriculture.
-^1 ^ ^ fS ^ llie gods taught
people sowing and reaping.
ii 1 .^ E "■ noble statesman,
the prop of the realm.
:§; "F 1 the day will soon be
done.
] ill a district in the southwest
of Shansi in Kiang cheu on the
River Fan.
It ^ Is 1 ^ ready quickly.
Old sounds, ts'ih, ts'ik, ts'it, and tsip,
cli'it, cli'ip, and cb'ek ;
Virl^ Composed of ^ a hatchet and
^IJ'Qj ^ (of <BI) uncle; it is inter-
^^.tj changed witli tbe next.
A sort of pole-ax ; to pity, to
coiomisserate ; to cause pity, to
distress ; mournful, sorry ; near,
related to, of kin; attached to;
angry, vexed, roused; deformed, as
a hunchback.
^ ] one's relatives not of the
same surname.
S 1 ^a rj to feel for other's
woes, mutually afflicted.
^^ lib 1 l5E '^^'^ ''■'^^ only got this
hunchback.
']» A :^ 1 1 the mean man is
always dejected.
1 1 51 I& uterine brothers.
~P ^ 1 J^ with shields and spears
and axes displayed, — he march-
ed out
* pT JIU 1 ■:J54 ^ IE yoii '"-^y
not so grieve our former king.s.
1^ I sorry, mourning for
'- ■> Used for tlio last.
In Canton, ts'ik, ts'at, and ts'up ; — in Swafow, cli'ot, cliit, and clitp ; -
— in Fiihchau, cli'tk atid chok ; — in Shanghai, ts'ih ; — in C/iifu, ch'i.
• in A mot/,
iUi?*) Grief, sorrow; to be afflicted;
' sympathizingly ; sad, pained,
' ^^ mournful.
g lit; (]* 1 I liave involved
him in sorrow.
,ls'i
The steps of an ascent or
, stairway, otherwise called ^
(n^l \ and p^ -^ teeth of the
stairs.
^ ] ;^ £|i on the left a stairway,
and a flat place on the right.
A kind of pole-ax, used with
spears in war ; au ornamental
sort of halberd carried in pro-
cessions.
Tlio oiigin.ll form is composed of
~^ one crossing ^-p viiddle de-
flected ; q. d. one of the odd nnm-
bers ; the second chiiracter is the
complex form used in bills, and
like the next.
.ts i
Mi
The number seven.
^" ] tlie seventL
-f- ] seventeen.
] -^ seventy.
1 ^Al:"^^ 1 ASI"o"<-
distriiction, devastated ; at sixes
and sevens; ruined.
Rt 1 B'S- A to blindly arrange
things, to misplace all around.
] .^ A M too many at it ; met.
too many cooks spoil the broth.
1 ^5 or I ^ the seventh even-
ing of the seventh moon ; — a
festival for women.
g ] or fj^ j to attend to the
funeral rites of each seventh day
till the 49th day, after which the
burial takes place.
] ,|g a verse of four lines penta-
meters; and ] \^ a verse of
eight lines.
I 1!^ A ^ confused or incoherent
talking ; a gabble
1 3^ IB the (Jhinese puzzle of
seven pieces, the tangram.
From water appearing to issue
from a tree ; the second and
third forms'especially denote tlio
l.icker tree, now siijjerseded by
the iii'st.
The varnish or lacker tree,
(lihus vernicifera or Vcrnix
vmiicia,) from which the
Chinese collect sap for lacker
ware ; viscid or resinous juices u.sed
in varnishing; to paint, to varnish ;
blaelf, as lacker ; adhesive ; friend-
ly, doating on ; the first form also
means a small branch of the River
Wei in Shensi, which flows by
T'ung-kwan, and joins thcTsii be-
fore entering the latter ; and an
ancient city in that region.
j{}i j paint, varnish ; to paint,
fill ] [}£ a house-painter.
988
TS'IH.
TS'IH.
TSIN.
] :j^ the vamusli tree ; it is ap-
plied to other oil-producing trees,
as the Crotoii and Elwococca.
fl I ^ Siichau red carved lacker.
tj^ ] sealing-wax.
»X 1 K^ wafers.
1 ^ "■■ 1 P?£ A poisoned with
lacker.
_t. ] to paint.
^ 1 |§ gilded lacker-ware.
] ^ clear varnish.
'fw in W 1 '^is disposition is very
affectionate.
] !]p a black carriage.
Read tsieh^ A staid, composed
mien is ] | ; said of jiersuns en-
gaged in performing ceremonies.
\ i^ From month over t!ie ear.
JT *) To whisper in the ear; to
Js^i aspei-se, to bl.ame one ; the
sound of the voice.
^1 \ p,'\kM il'^ "Ot be fond
of hearing slander.
«
r.& To twist a cord ; to join, to
♦^j continue, to come after, to
Js'i succeed ; to pursue after, to
be on the search for in order
to arrest ; continuous, successiNe ;
occurs used for the last.
] ^ to pursue and seize.
] 5fy^ to watch smugglers.
1 %L J|§ revenue-cutters.
1 ^ '^^ ^^^ l>sfi" caught.
^ 1 on the search.
B^ ] a jib set under a junk's bow.
1 \ 'mm^^'^m h babuuig
and talking around, planning
how to slander people.
] 1^ to continue the reputation
of; lasting brightness.
j5^ ] to get on the trail of.
In Pekingese. To hem ; to sew
together ; a seam, a hem.
-^ ^ 6^ 1 ^ close-stitched seam.
] ^ -^ to sew a seam.
] j^ to hem or baste.
From spear and whisper.
To store up weapons, to put
^ts^i them back in an arsenal ; to
gather in ; to fold, as wings ;
to collect one's self; to lay aside, as
arms in tune of peace ; to surcease.
,%n'l keep the peace.
^m ^ 4 * 1 )lf S ^ war
is like tire, those who do not
cease from it burn themsehes ;
like Matt. 2G : 52.
1 W\. '" gather in, to guard.
I M to fold the wings.
$jc itf .^ 1 tbese are fewer ia
comparison with the former.
In Canto)wse. To make even or
to press together.
] tread it down solidly
or cli.se.
^l] ] ] trim it nff' evenly, as
the edges of sheets.
smooth ;
Sffi i'J %
AttN Water rapidly flowing out ;
"^tt\> rai)id ; cordial, harmonious,
^tii agreeing.
^ ;^ 1 ] his horns are
liarniless as a sheep's.
1 fJS ft ix bow quickly the mal-
lard was out of sight 1
^-i^ To repair, to put in order ; to
J=| J thatch, to cover; a sort of
^ts'i spinous herb.
] |§ to rebuild, as a wall.
] ^ overlapping, as scales.
1 !iS '■" P^^'' "P "^ wall.
pare a garden plat.
1 S ''' <^^over or roof in.
1 8 tf iifc '" repab the old foun-
dations.
From phtut .ind to store up.
) A kind of IricUe growing in
,ts I
damp places in Chelikiang
and Hunan, whose leaf is li-
kened to the buckwheat ; it preserves
tish, and has a sharpish taste.
1 3^ tbe Houttnynia cordata,
whose leaves are sometimes eat-
en.
] ill a peak in Chehkiang, where
this plant is found.
I_ | J » F'rom rain and to store.
^■>2) The noise of a driving rain ;
^ts'-i a dash of hard rain ; applied
to the din and clangor of
musical instruments.
Old sounds, tsin, tsim, and lizin. In Canton, tsun, tsin, ami ts'ain ;— in Swatoio, chin and cliim ; — in Amoy, cliin, chim,
nd sin ; — in Ftihc/iau, cbing and chc'ng ; — in Shanffhai, tsing and dzing ; — in Chi/u, cbin.
From water and accordant.
A ford, a ferry ; a place
where streams meet ; a nar-
rows ; a mart where boats
to moisten, to imbue, to
soften by .soaking ; saliva ; the sap
of trees.
j^ 1 to miss the fording-place.
^tsinff
stop
Wi ] guard-houses or douancs at
fords.
Po^ ] to ask the way ; met. to
seek a wife.
] P a ferry.
^ j to produce \ \^ saliva, as
acids do.
I j^ the water oozes in.
] "^ a bridge over the ford.
no 1 i§ 2jS A t'> get hints from
other's experience.
I I running over, full and more ;
as in I I ;^ 5^ I relish [the
study] more and more.
g^ (^ ) the path to elysimu or
fairy land.
TSIN.
TSIN.
TSIN.
989
] B||i a douceur or somL'thuigover
the regular pay ; batta.
5^ ] the port of Tientsin, for
wliich the secon:l character alone
is much used in the vicinity ; the
star y in Cygnus.
The ancient name of a n\er
'jf^S^ in the north of Kiangsu ; a
^tsin place where waters collect,
as in a marsh ; gradually, in-
creasingly.
1 iU .elt ftf '•• gradually became
a fi.xed habit.
m
To influence, to act on ; a
ui.align halo around the sun ;
^tsin abundant, full.
^ I noxious, malarions.
I^ P^ 'f B 1 '■'"^ powers of nature
act and rciict on each other.
^ j an ominous, pernicious in-
lluence.
J
,Uiii
A stone resembling jade ; a
man's name.
From man and exhausted ; it is
often iriterchiinged witli the next.
U-ii'- To finish entirely ; complete-
ly, easily ; all ; the utmost
degree.
1 ^ quite enough.
1 Pj iU fr '' '^■'" easily be done.
1 & ^ ^ '^"^ '^'"'^ "''*■ ^'^^" '"^''^
for a long time, — or at all.
1 "]* ^§ ^ it L'an be easily put
in (or go down).
] ]jj the farthest east.
1 :5t ^ H ^^^^ 0" ^^^ ^'**' ^'^''
promotion.
1 ^ if ii^ It t-liy Ijees and but-
tertlies flit about as they please.
jnL
Jl'\
From dish nnd remains of ft fire
or tiiidtrs ; the contracted form
is common ; used with the next
in some senses.
An empty vessel, as a brazier
tsin^ from which e\erything is
burned out ; to e.xhaust, to
use all ; to indulge, as e.\cessi\e
grief; a work ended, a quantity
tinislied ; ended, as life; the la.st,
as the twelfth moon ; finLshed,
euipiy ; achieved; nothing left ; all,
fully, entirely ; to do to the utmost,
with the whole energy ; the utter-
most, extremely.
g, ] all gone, used up.
1 ^!t >^ '^^''*1' "ly whole heart.
W f ^ ^ 1 tliere is still a littl left.
^ I his life is ended, his span
is run.
^ lit hJI 1 '"'^ patrimony is all
dissipated.
J^ 1 ^ f^^ I'll pay yo" "t tlie
montirs end.
M hI{ ^ 1 ^ cannot express all
my thanks.
] A ^ to fiiltill tlie duties of life.
1 l}ii to i)erform well one's official
duties.
Q ] to put an end to one's self.
#■ :7 1 Ws T> 1 ;t books
do not exhaust worils, nor words
ideas ; — ^ | at the end of a
note, intimates that the writer has
not said all he would or ought.
^ ^ ] inexhaustible, as reason.
1 Si '^l''^'^l ■'' luartyr to chastity.
1 f^ fY- '& •''ll *'"'' soaked through.
•^^ ] a moon of thirty days.
] '[^ to indulge the feelings, .as
in acts of kindness.
•fi 1 5C iS to go to the ends of
the earth.
] B^ at the very end, reached
the limit.
— S^l tT 1 ''"°1' ^1^^™ '■^11 '^^ o"'*
haul.
I ^ /J> g" fjs the idea is not
clearly said, — but it is hinted
at in the word.s.
1 ^ JtC b*' wishes and thinks of
nothing but play.
t>^.) From Jire and exhausted.
fflai. Ashes, embers, snuti" ; a resi-
tsiii'' duum after combustion : a
(pienched brand ; the relies.
the remnant, as of a conquered
people { the remains of.
15; 1 what is left after the fire.
"ffc (^ -^ 1 ''ll '^ turned to a.shes-
J^ I ihereuniantof the population
'M 1 ■'"i"ti <-'f a lamp.
-lijKt^ Lilte the preceding.
iyj^ A plant whose roots afJbrd a
isiii' yellow dye ; a residue ; to
promote to a high post, a.s a
faithful minister who is | g or
an officer placed near his sovereign;
sincere, attached to.
,§, 1 a loyal officer.
5i.S ] ",S' ii ,g a ii when
in office he proved liis fidelity,
and when he retired to private
life he reformed his ways.
A^^' A rapid flow of water ; a
•.diC branch of the River Han in
tsin'' in Hupeh, and of a small
stream in the south of Sbensi ;
used for ,^ saliva.
] ?R flowing swiftly.
Presents given to friends
when going on a journey, or
exchanged as tokens of re-
membrance.
1 M parting gifts,
if'ft 1 to receive presents.
I I to send some delicacies to a
friend going away.
tain'
i from watf.r and to sweeji by hand.
"y^ To soak through, to ijenetratc j
i^iii' to steep in, to wet, to macer-
ate, to immerse ; laid under
water, as an inundated field ; it has
even been used by some for Chris-
tian baptism ; wet, drenched, imbued
with ; gently, gradually.
1 ^ drowned.
] '||^ soaked in syrup.
] j[^ to imbue with, to bias, to
|rrejudiei' agaui.st.
1 ^ iB. ""'■ *^oaked through.
7K 1 ^J t''^' water overflowed the
street.
if 1 ^I ^ 'l'^ perspiration rolled
down her faca
1 T M ^ soaked several times.
990
TSIN.
I ^ broad day.
1 — ' 1 J$ sprinkle it till it is wet
through.
I ;jg^ j@ steeped in spirits.
1 '{M-. ^^''^■*' '*' ''''' '^y immersion.
S ^ 1 '}^ his words are insidious
and seductive.
In Cantonese. A coat, as of ]
paint ; a thickness, a skin ; callous j
skin, which can peel off. '
f^ H 1 varnished it three times |
— ] JlJf one envelope, one cover.
x&2£) From si/k .ind to advance.
^Q A sort of light red or carna-
tsin' tion silk ; to \vra)> or gird,
as with a sash.
] ,^,^ red ghdles denote tho gentry
and officials, whose names arc
in the 1 ;^,ll! m "^ 1 I* ^
^ or ^ ^ 1# the govern-
ment red book.
fxK) Intei-cliangerl witli the lust and
^ tlie next, and also used for lsien>
»"• M to introduce. 1
To .stick uito ; to insert, as in !
a socket; to shake ; to strike the
watches ; to rescue.
] ^g to stick into. |
] ^ to hold the official tablet. j
fat M 1 t% the fame of virtue ;
'"strikes the bell;' i.e. animates'
i
men. ;
. | |^ ) "I i'l-om ■"'" and a contraction i
tj I of 5 renchiiit) to doubled : the '•
I second form is common, and not
Z ^ ^ to be confounded with <;'" H ' [
I — i J it is interchanged with tlic next. ^
^'" To increase, as young plants j
when the sun comes to them ;
to grow, to flourish ; name of the
3.5th diagram, composed of fii'e and
earth, and referring to the abmi-
dance of nature ; to slick into ; to
attach to, as about the person ; a
TSIN.
drum ; to curb a horse ; to go to or j
enter. |
I ■^ take another glass ; said to a ■
guest. j
Y. I to rise in office.
I f§ to have a personal niterview, i
to visit. I
iO 1 iO ^ [their fraternal regard j
is] like that of the states of Tsin [
and Tsi. j
] ^ a dynasty which lasted from J
A. D. 265 to 317, and its sue- i
cessor the ^ ] which con- 1
tinned the name till a. d. 4 19, in i
all 154 years. ;
1 a powerful feudal kingdom, !
in its widest limits occupying the '
southern half of Shansi and
northwest of Honan along the
Yellow River ; it was conferred
on ^ JX E a '^'■"f''^''' of ^ I
of Chen, IS. c. 1107, and endured
under 26 rulers from 737 till
436, when it was partitioned by
Han, AVei, and Chen ; it had
several capitals, and is often still
used for Shansi province. 1
\tLk^-y From to flo and hlnlx^ but the'
V^^ lirindtive is by some rPi^arded as :
tsin'
a contraction of ,/iv ^ to tread. .
To advance, to enter ; to go
in, up, or on ; to brmg in or for-
ward : to exert one's self ; to adopt,
as a religion; to promote ; to make
progress in ; to come near ; a pro-
motion, an advance ; a division of
a hong or house, in which e.ich has
its own entr;mce.
1 ^ ^ :joj- the very best sorts of
incense ; »'. e. such as are brought
as tribute or revenue.
] j^ to be advanced ; to promote.
] is M H embarrassed how to
act ; to advance or retreat
equally difficult.
I h- ;> g\- a scheme to advance
one's self
TSIN.
"Ij ] to make progres.s.
^ ^ j he does not improve, 'he
makes no progress.
H i^ ffi) 1 lie bowed thrice and
began to speak.
] pij come hi ; beginning to learn
as a craft.
1 ^ ^o enter the sect.
1^' I -^ to become a tsinsS or
graduate of the third degree ;
these are permitted to erect
tablets over their doors : the
first on the tripos writes "^ 'j\^,
the next seventeen on the list can
write ■^ J^; chief of the Con-
cours ; and the rest merely ]
^ or doctors of Civil Law.
f'J) 1 i^ to take the first step ; i. e.
to become a siuts'ai.
^1 ] to bring to notice, to bring
forward.
] ^ to worship with a great
parade, to go to a temple in
■style.
7b 1 '^'"^ ^ 1 ancients and
moderns.
m \ m ^'^ m ^ ] m ^^^^^
many divisions or houses is it
deej) '! (Cantonese.)
J 3^ > A beautiful grained pebble,
like cornelian, regarded as a
tsin.' gem of inferior quality.
Also read (tsz'.
A town fonnerly in the pre-
ts'n^ sent Ho-kieii fu in Chihli,
which was taken from f£ by
^. and its people moved otl' ; also
an old town in the south of
Chihli, between the states of Lu
and Sung.
The i^ 1 is an old name
fur a P.nna. or similar shell
which produces a byssus ; it
is found on the northern
coasts.
ts>n
TS'IN.
TS'lN.
TS'IN.
991
Old sounds, ts'in and ts'iin. In Canlnn, ts';iu, t^'aiii, ts;im, and ts'uii ; — in ■Sirntoiv, cli'iii and cli'ini ; — in A mni/. ch'in,
cli'iin, and sim ; — in Fuhchau, ch'ing, cliiug and cli'eng ; — in Sliangliai, ts'iiig, dzing, and sing ; — in Cliifii, cbin.
DKI4 From to sec and plants growing
c^/Ci together ; occnrs used for ^sin ?nT
TV- new.
As III
To love, to be attached to,
as to one's kindred ; liking,
pleased with ; tu approach, to place
one's self near to ; near, intimate ; i
personal, belonging to one's self,
myself ; a relative ; a wife ; kin,
kith, kindred.
^ ] to consummate a marriage.
^1 or ;f?^ 1 a father.
^ 1 -ffi ^ both parents ai'e still
alive.
jfg ] to receive the bride.
^J ] related to him.
I jjj^ relatives ofthe same surname.
j^ ] relatives by consangninity ;
those derived through the wife
or mother.
1 ^ ^ I wrote it myself
] ^ to love much.
] j^ near to one.
] ^ \ery intimate.
ii; 1 ^ iU i£ F«l a relative afar
off is nut like a neighbor near.
— ^ ] connected or related by
only one tie, as two families.
1 Jl All 1 to be doubly con-
nected, ;is to marry a maternal
cousin.
■^^®i/\ 1 P"""" l"2ople must
discard their relatives ; the ^
] are parents, brothers, wife
and sons.
] ^ or I ^ relatives of an-
other siiniaine.
:/c A ^ 1 $!fl ^ ^'''u-'l 111'-" tl"
nut prrsMii^illy attend lo sinull
affairs.
^J S5 ^ 1 ""'■ '">»*-■" ''i^ •'!'•
j^ ] to rini against one. (Canidii.)
>l
Read tt'iu^ Relationship, af-
finit}'.
^ 'fj ^ 1 ^^^'^ person was de-
tailed according to his degree of
kindred.
1 ^ '"' ] m the parents of a
married couple.
► — |. I'roni innt anil to stcet^jt bj' hand.
c |,>^ To usurp, to incroach on
ts'in others" possessions ; to appro-
priate, to invade, to stealthily
advaiice or enter on; incroaching ;
rising, as the tide ; dwarfed or de-
formed ; possessed, as by a spirit.
harvest
I ^ to usin'p and injure, as an-
other's functions or property.
1 fl*! '" "'-'-■uiiy another's land
unjustly.
] ^ to intimidate and insult.
1 i^ to invade and chastise a
rebel i)rincedom.
] '^"ij to usuip or pare ofi" by de-
grees.
1 i£ to approach unawares.
] Jg, to sin willfully, to dare the
results.
1^ ] low in stature.
1 § P^ to falisfy accounts
ami take the money.
^; fili E M ^if 1 s" »« not t.)
I't the wind ami rain com(; into
— the house.
In Cantonese. To put in fin-
ti\ely, to adulterate, to debase the
(jUiilit y of goods.
1 M 'i^ to liraid in false hair.
I (\',j ^ ^ stick in a few bad
ones.
.r
Occurs used for the preceding.
(jhJi^ A fleet horse.
] ^ '§ 'hi' Iiuiicrial Guard or ' ^ts'iii ] ] ^ ,^ tlie coursers
HousciioM ttoops iti Peking. (lew over the ground.
1 # Si tt I '".vself will take ^ !^ 1 1 Hh- charger spud a.s
all the rc>|)oiisiliility. I be felt his rider.
Red fringe of silk worn on
»^^ the helmet crest a.s a kind of
^ts'ui uniform ; it hung down on
the neck.
- ri^' From ^ i/min
(^5^^ '"■'■ contr.icled,
--^•^ ...... „i — : „ .1.,
.fs^m
and § to hall
intimating tliat
good grain was the proper revenue.
A fine kind of rice : a feudal
state which arose with Fei-tsz' ^^
•^ B. c. 897, and gradually ex-
tended over the whole of Shensi
and Kansuh, till. iiiB t. 221, under
the Eiu[)eror First \ jca ^ ^
it subdued ail China, and was
called ] ]|g the Ts'in dynasty.
] -^ the range of mountains
which divides the valleys of the
rivers Han and Wei in the south
of Shensi.
I A .i 1^ lie is a brother of
Ts'in : i. e. he is not one of my
friiMids ; it's none of my bushiess.
^ ffi.^ 1 Jt )B -^ S if yoii
don t want me, somebody else
probal.ily will.
i^n ^ 1 '^ to make a marriage
alliance.
] \l^ red pepper, which came from
the west.
;/^ 1 ^ the Roman empire.
In tlii^ old time, an ox was
so called in some parts of the
north of China.
J.i'in
fs'in
A small cicada, which has a
square head marked with
.stripes.
]^ ] a kind uf blue-bottle lly.
1 '^ ^ fm ^ cicada's head and
a moth's eyebrows ; met. a fine
woman.
From s/itiler aod to sweep with
the hand ; the addition of y^
bedstead was later.
To lie down to sleep ; t > de-
sist from, to rest ; rest, repose ; a
bed-chamber ; a dwelling-house ; a
'ts'i'ii
992
TS'IN.
TSING.
TSING.
retiring room in a palace ; the
recess or adytum where the tablets
and images are placed, or the rear
room ol' the ancestral temple, used
for the purpose ; a house or mau-
soleum near the grave ; the resting-
place of the dead ; the ancient name
of Ku-chi hien [g ^ 0, in the
southeast of Honau.
lb ^ ^ I he sleeps so quietly.
1 ^ a dormitory.
^ I to lose one's sleep.
fl ] I cannot finish or stop the
affair.
I & to call i;i troofis, to cease
from war.
TF 1 the apartments behind the
hall.
^ -V 3^ 1 (§> f^^" affair was
then brought to a close.
I ^ ^ ^ no rest either in sleej)-
iiig or eating.
1 ^ '^ ^ to >^leep on a mat and
pillow on a clod, as filial sons
do when mourning for a parent.
y^ ] an old name for the six
offices in the palace for clerks.
^S 1 'i ill r^t ^®'' *'" ^^^®p °" t^®
ground.
A n awl ; a graver ; a point.
Eead ^is^kn. To engrave, to
cut, to carve blocks.
*^*5 A noted town in early times
ifff '" it B U '" the center of
ts'in' of Hunan, called then ] l|]f, ;
used for ^ to soak, to moist-
en ; it seems to have been applied
to the canals made in the Han dy-
nasty to irrigate that region.
Hit
ts^m
^ > From moiiih ani heart ; this cha-
i' racter is sometimes written [^ as
a nearer approach to the sounii.
To vomit, said of animals ; to
spurt out ; to belch, as vile talk.
II, ] or J§g ] to rail, to talk ob-
scenely.
1 ^ ffi iff fj to rail is to use
bad language.
0^ ] the cat vomits.
>J ^ J From water and heart.
■i^l/ To sound the depth of water
ts'in'' to fathom ; to comprehend ; to
enter into ; a large affluent of
the Yellow River, near Hwai-king
fu, in the southeast of Shansi.
I ^'I'l a small department near it.
'-51 1 >\^ M- tte cold gets into
the heart and stomach.
1 ^ -S 'i' ^^6 daily searches
and sitts — the mud for things.
§ 1 A ^ffi the fragrance pene-
trates the nose.
In Cantonese. To soak through
by rain, to get wet ; to let fall.
^1 F^ Is don't let the rain
wet it.
1 y^ to get Wet tlirough.
- 1 ^ \t M m if it faU it
will be broken.
1 ] P"j; try its depth.
' An implement used in making
ink ; a marker or pen made
of bamboo to draw lines.
Tsiisra-.
Old suuuris, tsing and dzing. In Canton, tsing and tseng ; — in Stcatoiv, cheng, cli"e, and cb°ia ; — in Amo)/, cluing, ch'eng,
cli'.an, and seng ; — in Fuhchau, ching, eh'ing, and cheng ; — in Shanghai, tsing and dzing ; — in Chifn, ching.
From rice and ]>nr
best of the rice.
q. d. the
Cleaned rice; selected, ma-
ture ; the best or finest ; un-
mixed ; fine, subtle, delicate ; ac-
customed to, devoted to, e.\pert at ;
skillful, as in strategy; smart, quick,
ready; the pure part of a thing,
ethereal, essential ; the essence of;
the germinating i^rinciple, semen of
males ; an apparition, a wraith, a
form taken by spirits ; before other
adjectives sometimes makes an in-
tensive, as ] -pj very skillful.
1 |g_ fine and coar.se.
if 1 iff in good spirits, \igorous,
smart ; but jpip | means an idea,
a sentknent, a brilliant concep-
tion.
I I skilled workman.
^4* 1 WIp Jfil M. IM the spirit
and scope of the theme or quo-
tation — must first be grasped
clearly.
j & the flower of the troops,
picked men.
] ^ animal vigor ; the quintes-
sence ; subtle air, ether ; pure,
essential part of a being.
{5jt 1 or jg ] in\oluntary emis-
sions.
^ I -f HJ skill in a thing de-
l)ends mostly on diligence.
I ^ an elf; one acting strangely ;
an .apparition ; prodigies, a por-
tent.
] 2 fine, spiritual ; shrewd, ready
at an answer or a plan.
■fijt I ^ ^ ^ if you are cute,
I'm not a fool.
■ I Hlj 1 he has met his match '
the one is well pitted against the
other.
I ^11^^,'$ the semen is the
support of the animal .spirits.
I ^ the sun and moon ; the real
and the ornamental ; the spirit-
ual and the substantial.
] tU ^ t^ he's mostly clever at
lying. (C'antu7use.)
1 Is ^ ^ country lying near the
Bay of Bengal.
)jj, ] j^ ^' pure in heart and
admirable in doctrine.
J] ] the round pure ; — a poetical
name for heaven.
] ^ a bird resembling a pheasant,
fabled to have been the daughter
ofShinnung who drowned herself
in the eastern sea.
TSING.
TSING.
TSING.
993
From eye and dark; it was at first
written like the last, biit early
clian"ed.
The ball of the eye ; so some
say, but luore properly the
iris; a "jj ] square iris is
regarded as a sign of long life.
njiM ] the iris.
[^ ] the white of the eye.
are supposed to lie the color of
demon's eyes.
@ ^ f§ ] to ti.\ the eyes on a
thing: eyes set and stariiij;-, as
when terrified.
ffi \li ^ Uli 1 t" '^'''■'^^' ^ 'li'>go"i
and leave out the eyes ; md. to
decline to finish a work.
1 Jfj the erystalline lens.
•?x 1 yt nij,dit-lilindness.
^ VIT Rfi 1 ""'^ ''O ^'^^ one's eyesi
not to keep to good manners ; a
little careless of propriety.
L^^ A dragon-fly, which sips the
cJI R water ; hence ] igl- 9{i y}(,
^tsilll/ the dragon-fly sips water, is
said of a style of writing that
contains delicate allusions.
] ji|lj a black field cricket.
] ^ to stand on one's bead.
A wader found in the south,
called ^1 ] a species of
gray heron ; the ] ^ is al-
lied to it ; a bird like an iljis
fciund in Chehkiang, and sometimes
eaten ; it feeds on eels, fish, and
rciitiles.
1- loin y?t'.s7i n»i /Hire,
Loan meat, having no fat ;
pieces of lean pork or mutton.
The flower of the leek is rj^
] , ajiiilied also to chives and
shallots.
] ] in full leaf; lu.\uriant.
1 ^ a large triquetrous sedge
found in Honan. used in clearing
liquor of sediment.
3tti j a kind of greens resembling
turnip, and used like pepper-
grass, as an appetizer.
cP3
<.ts'»ff
Tlie second is read 'sini/, and is
ne:irl_v svnonvnious witli tliefirst,
and most in use.
Fishiiig baskets.
i^ I a general name-in the
T'ang dynasty for Ijiuskets
and creels used in fishing.
Read tsieii' for the fii-st. A bam-
boo cross-bow, a small \aiiety of
the bamboo.
lit* Fiom banner and to /iroduce.
(.Jjj^ A banner, like an oriflamrae, |
^tsi>i<y having plumes of different
colons, which was waved to i
encourage the troops ; a standard
of a chieftain; to make signals;!
notices, signals ; to make manifest,
to discriminate ; to show, a proof
1 5^ bamiers and flags.
fH ] banner luuig by a corpse ;
it is sometimes made of paj)er
like a square pillar with the le-
gends written on the sides.
1^ ] to request that a worthy
person may be honored with a
scroll.
] ^ insignia or testimonials of
merit conferred by the sovereign
on deceased persons, as loyal
officers or worthy widows ; they
may consist of flags, inscriptions,
and honorary gateways.
I glj •{,!)( Ig to mark the dift'ereuce
between good and evil.
I ^ a kind of ancient w,ay-mark.
] ]ill|) a posthumous reward of
merit.
f^> /[^ |!fi 1 slow moved the pen-
nons and b.inners.
'4k ''P ^T 1 I "'^"''^ '''^° '" ^^ ^^
your side to salute you.
|~| From sun thrice repeated ; ij. d.
Airt the essence of light.
^tsin;/ liUster, brightness ; clear,
pure ; crystal ; stones that
arc transparent or nearly so, as
quartz, fluor-spar, calc-spar, Iceland
spar, or beryl ; crystalline.
^> 1 tea-stone, cairngorm stone,
jg I smoky quartz.
ylC I quartz-crystal.
^ ] acicular tourmi?ine or acti-
nolite in quartz.
ifX j rose quartz.
^ 1 beryl ; green flour-spar.
3'C ^ 1 <^''^''^'' weather.
?K 1 ^ Ne[(tuue's palace.
'^
Originally designed to rejiresent
fields di\ ided among eight fami-
lies, reserving the middle one for
tsiiii/ public use and digging a well iu it.
A well ; a deep pit ; the adit
oi shaft of a mine ; an excavation ;
a plat laid out regularly ; arranged
or plotted iu a regular manner ; the
48th diagram, referring to water
nourishing people ; among masons,
the labor on an earthwork is reck-
oned by the tsiitt/ or cubic foot
measuring 12 tsun or inches.
I j]^ well water.
Tlf ] A ii loafer ; a huckster.
^ 1 M ?C [^^ 'S like one] look-
ing at the sky in a well ; — an
inexperienced person.
] 1 ^ {!^ arranged in fine order;
very regularly, like beds iu a
garden.
^ ] or^ ] to dig a well.
— ] J^ji a .square rood of land is
called — ] ^. and anciently
measured 900 men.
}^ "^ ] to clear out an old well ;
vicl. to marry a rich widow.
3^ 1 an open court or space be-
tween houses.
I ij§ the 22d constellation, the
six stars ^'tfA/ii' in Gemini.
] H a village.
il ii 1 113 '" '"'"S "ell-water
and [pound in the] mortar; ;'. e.
women's work.
&> U M 1 i'*-' "■•■*■'■« I'" !'*-''«
thirsty to dig his well, — dila-
tory beyond endurance.
] fj- ^ a shallow well with a
bamboo sweep on a frame.
•fcit' Female virtue or accomplish-
zi/Y ments, which induce a quiet,
tsin(/'' composed way of action.
126
994
TSING.
TSING.
TSIXG.
From cave or }>liice and a well.
A pit-fall, a hole ; a pit to
k^Lii^} r catch beasts in ; to fall into
tsino' PS 1 *"" ti'i'^We into a pit ;
to entrap.
^ ] JtU i 1^ 'i'" ^V^^^f^ a pit-fall
and tell into it himself.
^ ] "J" P 4' ''' ^^'^^ ^ * snare
to the country, as opium is to
China.
g3 ^ ] to dig a grave.
; > To cool, to make cold ; fresh,
cool.
tshiff' ] ^ to allay the heat.
1 ^^ cool, refreshing.
^ ("m M 1 ^" winter keep warm,
and cool in summer.
■fj '^J Female chastity and pro-
Js [^ priety, exhibited in a retiring
fo,»y' demeanor, standing apart
from others; slender, lithe,
slim, as a girl small-waisted.
] I supple, vigorous ; said of a
full-grown woman.
J^t) A privy, a [ilace which re-
jPi) (luires constant cleansing, as
iginff'' it receives all sort of things.
From pure as the phonetic and
to estah/ish.
ts.ng' To become quietly settled,
as a disturbed region ; small
fine ; peaceful ; concord ; to tran-
quillize, to order ; to restore peace
by destroying the enemy ; to clear,
as the sea from pirates ; to plan, to
think on ; to regulate, to keep in
order; in epitaphs, gentle influence,
.self-poise and few wiirds.
^ \nij :t%n 'I'-'ily plan-
ning for the urgent requirements
of every place.
] j^ to exterminate rebels.
j^ ^ I j^ if I should manage it.
g ] to make one's self easy by
doing the right.
1 ,dt ^ -jit quietly fulfill the du-
ties of your posts.
M ]^ ^ ] '•1^^ region is at peace.
■J^/^%> Fi-om clear and to strive ; it is
lljfl* interchanged witli the last and
nfr the next.
tsiiig Still, quiet, as a pleasant
solitude ; quiescence ; retiring; im-
perturbable, impassible; mild, peace-
alile ; silently ; pure, as a pool or a
sacrifice ; at rest, no bustle ; to be
quiet ; to ponder, to think carefully
on ; to judge or examine ; to desist.
tl!' ^K 1 "''' contented, patient heart.
] ^ to keep quiet, to nurse one's
self.
I SJl silent, not to speak, to hold
one's peace.
M \ chaste, circumspect.
;j^ I the stilly night.
llj 1 ftl ^ "& ^^'^^ l'"!'' ■'*''c
quiet as in tlie pre-adamite days.
nil 1 5r ^ stirring and quiet :
talking and doing ; every act ;
all that one can do or be.
] /j^ excessively quiet.
I :^ f .S a ii to reflect on
one's errors in the quiet of home.
W "g 1 ^ # ffJ "11 oflicials
rested from business and chd not
punish people.
1 b" ,S .ii I moodily think of
my case.
1 ] ^5 I's ^ I'ttle quiet, keep still.
f it was BR ^ to request to
see ; it is like the last.
Jjrt 5 From pure and to see, defined as
ml
tsinj'
To ornament, to bedizen ; to
paint the face ; to allure ; to sum-
mon, to call.
I |(^ painted and tricked out.
1^ ] false beauty : prinked up.
^ ] brilliant, splendid.
iim *
1 fill handsomely and pret-
tily adorned ; a clear white
comple.xion with black eyebrows,
is regarded as beautiful.
fl^ I a flash of lightning.
In Cantonese. Handsome, ele-
g.int ; cle.ar, dazzling, transparent ;
Inoks Well, becoming,
ijfi 1 P§ 1 see if it be pretty.
S 1 f^ jJfc this is the gayest.
»,rt^) 1 From water or ice and quarrel-
JjX ' i"g; one says the meaning is
_ > derived from 7jC tcater added to
i^n* ^.'j?i7/,' the second form is
I— W J nmcli used as a synonym, but
UiiKi' properly means coM.
The ancient name of a pond
in Lii, and of a rapids in the
River Han ; actors who personify
warriors and pauit their faces ;
pure, spotless, undefiled ; limjiid,
ilean, not dirty ; to wash, to
cleanse; only.
] -^ the net weight.
W- \ -^ '^ to purify his heart.
i^ i{t 1 1 o'lly myself here ;
he is quite alone.
] J^ the undefiled land — of
bliss, of the Budhists ; a piu-e
state of mind,
lyj ^ 1 /L a bright room and
clean furniture.
1 yk ^ a cleansing charm, a
cabalistic phrase on yellow pa-
per hung in the hall.
-% 1 1 to clean by washing.
1 j^ a close stool
— fl ll» * It 1 everybody h.is
gone. (Cantonese.)
i5fc 1 to wash clean ; to reform.
lit Hi/'
From to stand and to qfuarrcl.
To stand at ease ; still, quiet.
iighteil in .speaking forth his
aspersions.
TS'ING. TS'ING.
Old sounds, ts'iug and dzing. In Canton, ts'ing and leug ; — in Swutow, clt'eng, •
and chong ; — in Fuhchau, cb'iug ; — in SluvKjIiai, ts'ing and dziug ;
TS'ING.
995
Composed of ^ to hear above
TX red, nlliidiiig to the gi-ouiid
color of plants wlieii starting, on
the principle of TfC ^ i/^C "°'"1
produces tire ; it is the 174th
radical of a few incongruous
characters, and is interchanged
with some of its compounds.
The first of the five colors, the
color of nature, as the greeu of
sprouting plants, the blue of the
sky, and the azure of the ocean ;
but especially the dark green of
plants ; the green part of a thing ;
wan, fading away, pale ; Idack.
"ffi Bl 1 "f 1^ 1 ullra-iuariiie. '
(which some say was the color of
Budha's hair,) whence the term
] ^ or ] ;^ for lapis-lazuli.
£ 1 "'' X 1 black ; usually
ajiplied to cloth.
j!^ ] or ;^ ] smalts.
1 S t)!" 1 ^ juvenile, in the
teens; the spring-time of life.
if§ 1 to worship the tombs ; to
ramble over the fields.
1 5c & '^ clear, bright day.
f (J ^ I the white of an egg.
I 1 -J- Ifr tlj'tt scholar with the
bluish collar.
^ ^ I ] tender and green are
the lea\es ; fresh foliage.
^ ] a yellowish green.
^ ] copperas or green \itriol.
j^ I to burn green wood.
A ^ 1 ^ l"s coaiple.xiou is very
sallow and pale.
1 jJ'H M ^ prefecture in Shan-
tung, lyhig in the .ancient ]
jH'l one of Yii's nine divisions.
] -^ or I ^ a. pickled oUve.
A dark color ; black ; perhaps
the common use of the pre-
Ja 1111/ ceding fur black arose from i
confounding it with this less
known character.
M
(a'lny
From water and yrecn.
Pure, clear, lunpid, unsul-
lied ; incorruptible, right
principled, clean ; ringing,
clear, as the tone of a fine bell ; a^)-
plied to drinkable.s, as being pure ;
to settle an account ; to clear out, as
'°e, and ch'ia ; — in Ainoy, cli'cng
in ChiJ'a, ch'ing.
a water course ; to settle, to make
clear, as turbid water; to purify;
name of a rix'er in Kiangsi ; Manchu.
^ iS ] ^ a family of unsullied
fame.
^ 1 to preserve purity ; as a
girl refusing to marry, her be-
Irnthed having died,
f 4 iyil 1 ^ the whole matter is
all well arranged.
^ ;^ ^ ] some unbalanced
items still remain on the books.
] ~f ^ cleared otl" the account.
^K ^ 'P 1 't cannot be wiished
out, — as a bad act.
1 5^ elegant, well-formed, manly.
1 ^ ^ ^ 't is clear enough to
see a hair through it.
1 mm^y-xnMi i^-t the
courts clear off their long pro-
tracted cases in order to elimi-
nate the discords which have
caused thLs calamity.
^ 1 ^ '^"^ VuK or Manchu
dynasty; the following list gives
the names of the eight sovereigns,
both in Chinese and Manchu.
EMPEROBS OF THE TS'ING OR MANCHU DYNASTY.
ACCESSION
KEIGNED
STYLE or BEIOK.
HSMFLi: NAME.
A. D.
YEARS.
18
GEMEALOGY.
Shunclii Jl^ Jp
m ffi ^ 1 '^
1614
Son of Tsung-teh.
Ichi.shOn dasan.
Shitsu elteniliiighe hoangdi.
K'anghi Jg m
n m t a ^
1C62
01
Son of the last.
Elghe taifin.
Shengtsu gusin hoangdi.
Yungching % ]£
iS J?: « 1 -iS?
1723
13
Son of the last.
Howalivasun top.
Shitsung teuigi'tolegiie hoangdi.
Kionlung .^ 1^
?^ ^ fjfi ^ ^
1736
00
Son of the last.
Apkai weghiyeghe.
Gcotsung yonggiyangga hoangdi.
Kiak'bg ^ ^
t ??. t a ^
1796
25
Son of the last.
S.iitchungga fengshen.
Jintsung sunga;iyen hoangdi.
Taokwang jf ^
^ 5^ ^ a ^
1821
30
Son of the hist.
Toro eltengge.
Sioantsung shangyan hoangdi.
1
Hi-.fung ^ m
% ^. m k ^
1851
11
Son of the last.
Guptchi elgiyenggc.
Wentsiuig ilado hoangdi.
Tungchi Is) x^
1802
Son of the last.
Yauningga dasan.
'
996
TS'ING.
I ^ (ir I ^ Mancliu writing.
I )^ to purify tlie heart
] ^^ Biulhist rnles, referring to
their living on veget<ablc.s.
I jp undefiled, pure.
I },y, ift ^ a retired, clean situ-
ation, as for a temple.
] ^ a clear, correct account.
] "^ a clean-handed ruler, a just
officer.
] S. f^ 3$ ''iG balmy breeze
coiuw in gently.
W Jl 1 1^ just now I have some
leisure.
Read tsinq' and used for }^.
To make cool.
In Caiitoiwse. All, as things ;
made clean away with.
^ ] taken all away.
^ ] seized every one.
1 I g^ take a little.
1 IM i^ ^" °^^ bachelor.
fe ^t^ The green fish, from its color ;
iki f^ and applied to some kinds
Js'iiiff of mackerel and mullets.
"/§ 1 .^i ^ species of macke-
rel of a greenish color which comes
np the Pei-ho in spring ; it has a
depression in the neck.
'I ■fi a fresh water fish, two to
three feet long, and prettily
marbled, reared in the central
provinces.
] 1^ a \ariety of the last, with
deeper tints ; both are akin to
the surmullets. {Upcneiis.)
Read ^ching, and used for ^J.
To fry fish.
,I^K From heart and green.
i\Y\ Human passions, of which
Js'ing there are seven, vh., ^ joy,
^ anger, "^ sorrow, '|| fear,
^ love, ^' hatred, and '^ con-
cupiscence ; the feelings, the de.sires;
temper, passion, affection ; lust ;
kindliness, jollity ; the facts or
circumstances of a matter ; an af-
fair, a case.
TSINU.
j^ ] to a.s.sist or treat one hearti-
ly
J^ ] or M ] ungrateful.
^ ] or ] '^' grateful.
^ ^0 ] or f^ 1 iniliticrent to
kindness.
V 1 ix ^ the aliiu>- ie not yet
finished.
^ I the real facts or incidents.
M -^ ] inapt, stolid.
1 ttl "'' 1 fij ^'^'-' causes ; and
] J^ the aspects of a matter,
as of a law case or charge.
] Jg reasonable, common sense ;
as tU * 1 m:t^V tlMS is
beyond all e.\[ilanation ; it is
unreason.able.
^ 1 ® i^ I "'" willing to do it.
^ ] having att'ections ; a Budhist
term {pudyali) for reasonable
beings, man as subject to me-
tempsychosis.
1 ^ '^ lit" I '^° "O'' ^^^"'' ^^ ^'^
it ; it is not agreeable.
1 ^^ a mutual liking or friend-
ship.
■^ I to remember a kindness.
1^ I to plead with or for people,
as a lawyer or a friend.
own coin.
TS'ING.
=1
From sun and azure.
The weather clearing up after
a storm ; the clear, blue sky ;
the stars coming out ; to
cease, as falling snow.
1^ ] the rain has ceased.
] ^ red or fair-weather clouds.
^ ] a bright, spring day.
1 5^ "'' 1 H 'I f'l''' <:l^y-
m m ] ^ u< m r^ m t^e
clouds rolled away from the sky,
and the silver moon suddenly
came forth.
1^ 1 cloudy and elear-
^4^ To receive, as a present ; to
cIr
come into possession of.
^ts^iiig 1 ^ ^ to recei\i' One's
patrimony.
I ^ ^ -f* IK ^wvf much money
did you get '!
^ ] ^ 'J? how much did you
get altogether ?
f^;JK To request, to ask courteous-
PF9 ly ; to beg of, to ask liberty
'tiding to do, to request ortlers ; to
beg leave ; by your leave ; to
propose ; to promise ; to invite, to
bid, to engage, — and by extension,
to hire, to call ; to confess, to ac-
knowledge.
] ^ please sit down.
1 i® l^fi ^" invitation to dine.
] ^ please tell me.
] m to request that a time may
be appointed, as for a wedding.
] -^ don't let me incommode you;
take your own time.
1 ^ ^ to engage a teacher.
] i^ will your lordship return ?
often used as equivalent to Please
go, Sir.
] ■^ will you let me know your
wishes'? — said to a high ofiicer.
] g" to ask for orders — from
the Throne.
) ^ to confess, to beg pardon ;
to acknowledge a thing.
] P5 to recpiest. to .^sk another.
] ] thank you; good-bye; tlie
word chin-chin is a corruption of
this phrase.
] ■i yoii are requested to go
there.
] p^ I p^ a salutation at meet-
ing or parting.
I ^ please explain it again.
1 ^'^'^ >i^M ^''"^ iiappy
I should be if yi>u would give
me that I
] ffl MlS please take a bit ; please
sit at the table.
Read tsing^ A term for autumn,
because anciently feudal princes
brought presents at that season.
^ \ ■j^ ^ chamberlains in the
palace in old times,
] -jg rules for druiking at a
banquet.
TSIOH.
TSIOH.
TSIOH.
997
Oltl xoiiiid, tswk. In Canton, tseuk ; -
in
Supposed to repiesent a cup with
its contents held in the hand ;
tlie lower part is composed of '^
vine and X a hand, and the
upper 01 iginallv resembled a gob-
let.
A cyatlius with three legs, a cup
for libations ; a bamboo wine bottle;
a bird, birds ; a degree of nobility,
of wliich there are now nine, vk.
ii I au'l l^ I princes of the
blood ; ^ -^ beisse and ^ ^
bc'ile, palatini^ princes ; ^ duke, ^
marquis, fjg earl, .^ viscount, ^
baron, each of the last- li\'e arranged
in three classes ; in addition to
these there are four inferior ranks,
two of which $1 i^ Hi It ■•^'"^
li§ '^P yit ^"^'^ conferred mostly on
soldiers, and the others ^ li^ M \
and ,l|. ^ ^ on all deemed to l)e \
worthy ; rank, station ; to estimate
one's ability.
I |;f, a wine goblet.
] fi of noble rank, one nf the
nine grades of nobility.
1^ ] to confer noble rank.
] 1^ rank and salary.
f^ 1 hereditary rank.
iS^L h\^%% 1 MAI
V^ iL ''"^ ancients pr.acticed
heavenly nobility, and honors
from man followed in its (rain.
7^ ] human nobility conferred for
merit, is contrasted by Mencius
with T 1 heaven's nobility,
the love and practice of the five
virtues.
I'rom month and a i/nliltt.
J) Tochew; to ruminate, ''which
^tsioh cows can do, but fishes, hav-
jc/ii'rto ing no crop, cannot do ;" to
craunch, to bite, to masticate ;
in Swaton; chiak ; — in Amoy, chiok ; — in Fiihchan, chiok, cliiyh, <iiid chioh ; —
S/tany/iai, t-sii-'k and zibkj — in C/iifti, choa.
a moutliful, a liite, a moi3el ; to
drink.
■gij ] t'l chew the cud.
1 ')li clicued fine.
P?C iSC 1 ^ to bite phrases and
chew characters ; — a pedantic
style of writing.
] /f« JJ too tough to chew.
] ^ M |I^ tasteless as chewuig
beeswax ; said fif a disagTeeable
job. _
1 ^ SM '•'^ chew the tongue ; 7net.
to deceive, to cajole.
In Pekinynse. The bit of a
bridle is ] -^ ; the headstall is
] if^ or bat of the bit.
From bird and tender, because it
attaches itself to man; often wrong-
ly interchanged with g,^, a mag-
pie.
A bird ; small birds like the
finch, lark, tomtit, &c., but espe-
cially the sparrow, which is also
called ^ '^ the family guest ; a
variety of wheat.
] ^ a kind of leather cap, re-
sembling a helmet.
^L ] the peacock.
ft I or % I the house-sparrow.
® 1 and llj ti 1 t"'o kinds of
larks.
Ift 1 I sparrow king or shrike.
(Lcmius schach.)
11^" M. 1 "-'"^ canary.
y ] the munia.
^ fti 1 r'CB-l)irds or ortol.ans.
I ^ tV the Gitrdaiia radicans.
fii 1 'H -*D \% m> i^. ^vhat do
the swallow and sparrow know
of the plans of the stork I
1 jL '" '^'"P' '"^ '^kip. as a sparrow ;
to move proni|itly.
] § ^ a kind of fine tea.
5t§ Pifj 1 a species of surmullet.
( Ujuwiis hiaculcatus).
It pI 1 ^ :S "1"' says the
sparrow lias no liorns — and
can't fight "? hence the phrase
] f^ for litigation, quarreling.
^ ] a goldfinch.
] ^ the bird of paradise.
'M -?2 1 '"'"^ avedavat.
3p£ ] a small gray finch at Peking,
taught to play tricks.
Pj^ 1 tlie night-heron. (Nycticorax
griseus.)
Asioli
Asioh
A flambeau, a torch or link ;
a lighted match burned at
night on a cry of alarm.
H tij ^ M 1 >^ ;?; J. the
sun and moon go out in-
deed, yet the light of man's
torches is not put out.
A pure white ; clean, nice,
fair.
1 ^ ^ i^ white, without
the least blemish ; s^aid of
snow or a liquid.
.tsioh
Also read (sh/i,
To sow wheat between the
rice, as is doue on uplands ;
small ; early ripe.
■^ fl^ S 1 ^^^ winter rice and
summer wheat
The rippling rush of water
!>J J caused by stones ; the noise
^tsiok of waves.
m^\k 1 the darting fish
show their [bright] scales.
998
TS'IOH.
TS'IOH.
TSIU.
TS"=IOI3:-
Old sounds, ts'iak and dziak. In Canton, ts'euk ; — in Swatoiv, cli'iiik ; — in A
ch'iok ; — t« Skanghai, ts'iek ; — in C'/ii/u, cli'oa.
'b ^ 1 ^^m ^^^ magpies make
:ot/, cli'iok ; — in Fuhchnn,
From bird and ancient, but some
give the original primitive as a
contraction of 7^, paiticolored.
A term for the ])ie, jackdaw,
jay, and similar birds.
^ ] the magpie, ///. the joyous
liird, so named trom its incessant
bowing ; also called ^ | from
its nest being in dry places, and
its delight in dry weather ; and
gj ,% frt>™ i''* piebald plumage.
1^' ] the longtailed blue jay of
Formosa ( Urocissa ccrii/ca) ; also
the blue magpie {Ci/miopica
cyaiia) of the North.
[Ij ^ I a magpie {Pica caudutu)
with a long gradated tail.
^M ^ "T" 1 ''^*^ heilgehog yields
disgracefully to the magpie; —
the legend is that he turns over
on his back to be killed by it.
J^ ] a famous physician of the
San Kwoh.
It
)& ti the I
a bridge on the 7th evening of
the Tth moon — for the Herd-
boy to see the Weaveress ; some
say that this alludes to the mi-
gration of this bird,
] a raven.
Stones of many colors, a va-
riegated stone ; to respect.
yQ ] an officer of Wei.
Read si/i, A stumbling-block.
U'lOll'
A docile, well-trained dog
in the state of Sung, and like
Gilert, it has come to desig-
nate such an animal.
Like tlie next.
The rough bark of a tree, full
of cracks and furrows, like
that of the oak {Qutrcus si-
nensis) or fir.
it*
tsujli'
The old bark of tree ; a rough,
corrugated bark, like the hem-
lock or fir ; applied to the
wrinkled skin of old men.
&W. 1 Jy SI i^ '"I^*^ a wrinkled
bark to scare away the dragon.
1 %^^ W. tliis mottled rough
surface is beautiful.
tso'
¥\-om fish and old, but defined as
blended stripes.
A species of shark allied to
the saw-lLsh (Pristis); the
saw snout is six inches long and
two wide, the teeth slender; the
body is over three feet long, of a
sandy brown color ; the Chinese say
the young go out in the morning to
feed, and return into their mother
at evening ; the skin is good for
scabbards ; this species occurs along
the coast of Chehkiang, aiRl is
eaten by the people.
TSITJ-
Old sounds. Urn, dziu, tsiak, and dziok. 7," O'nton', tsau, ts'an, and tso ; — in Swntow, cliiii and cli'iu ; — i» Amoi/, cli'iii,
cliiu, and in ; — in Fuhchnu, cKn, iu, eWu end cli'iu ; — in Slirnighat, tsiu ««</ dziii ; — in Cliifu, cbin.
#A
^tsnl
oni ifafei' and aulunm.
A pool, a pond; a branch of
the Yellow River in Lin hien
in the northwest of Shansi,
famed for its clear, pure water ; cool,
refreshing, as a breeze ; to distress,
to sadden.
] ] mournful, sorrowing.
Sa Sff #, 4 ^1 7 1 A I re-
gard these circumstances as not
calculated to make men sad.
H 1 a waterfall.
1 '^ in M ^ <-'hilly, moaning
wind.
'll()C -^ 1 1^ "ly residence is small
and contracted ; — a deprecia-
tory phrase.
Read 'fsiao. To be stop|)ed, as
water by a dike, or ui a tank.
rtlJL The wailing of infants.
(U^ 1 PIP tliL' hum of insects, the
^tsiu buzz of flies ; a low murmur.
] ] the moaning of infants.
«1
From hand and autumn ; tliere is
a slij;lit difference in tbese two
cliaracters ; and tlie second is
most commonly used.
The first is to collect, to ga-
^isiu titer ; to bring up, as a sheaf
and bind it ; the second is to
clutch, to grasp, to gripe ; to pinch
and pull, as the skin ; to take hold
of forcibly.
] )(^ anxious about the result.
1 ^ to make up into bundle,
] ^ to seize fast.
1 ^^ ^ take hmi by the cue.
1 MX- Wi^ 'li^.V ^^'""'t let go
their hold of each other.
I "^ nabbed liim by the ears.
I ^ to bind in a sheaf.
1 |fr to rub and pull the skin ;
done as a coimter-irritant.
1 ^ >(:■> « 5E * M 'ie your
heart to your hand and go dj
it : — i. e. be verv carefid.
,tsia
A ringing in the ears.
1 6f-»or5 4» 1 1
a humming noise in the ear.
J
TSIU.
TSIU.
TSIU.
999
^^
,AvS»,
,\, pilllft.
] J- a chicken.
A lierring, wliich tlio Chiiiosc
(^ Ef ''^'-'''^ '" '"■' f rausfonuud from .1
Us II. l>iril, and llKTC-fore it lias a
gizzai'd iu its body.
Mia perch with an eiuarginate
dorsal ( Laks calrurifer. )
] •© a silvery percb, ventral and
pectoral o[)p.isit('. (Lull's nnhilis.)
|/l 1 1^ a yellowish herring at Ma-
cao (Mcfjalops sctipinniK). with
yellow fins.
] ^ a leok-gi'ei'ii herring at Ma-
cao, (Il'skt aliwnnif:), with a
long sW'allow tail.
From ]§^ iimsl or maslt and half
o( ?JC water above it, denoting
f^f'ii tlio water wliicli colleclson liiiuor
' when settling.
Liquor after the fermentation
is ON'cr, spirits that have Bcttlcd ; to
finish, to come to perfection ; cook-
ed thoroughly, well-boiled ; a chief
butler ; a headman, a brave or chief
of tribes of people ; the .season for
gathering when things are ripe.
I W- ^^•''•'like, valiant.
] -^ a headman of foreign tribes ;
a leader.
jy ^ 5V ] ^ to carry on the
work of the late prince.
J^^ j a chief cnivbcarer.
■^^ A false cue or wig, a chig-
/^^ non ; the hair, especially of
^t.jiu girls, done up in a coil on
the side ; the cue coiled on
the back of the head.
;f% ('J'- fifc) ~ fig 1 Iji tie lip her
hair in a [side] coil.
H: M 1 •'k eoil or knot in the
middle.
•'|- /^ ) the cue coiled up.
The oily scum which is fimnd
on rich spirits and adheres to
(he cup; occurs used for ^j";,
iho rice caicc or refuse left
after raakins soiri'a-
Same as j0 to swim.
I ] dregs, secretions.
('"" ] jjij a small affluent of the
liiver AVei in the .southeast
of Shensi, near where it joins iho
Yellow Eivcr.
ygA^ From to go and liquor.
i-I 1f3, To urge, to constrain ; a
^rk'iu crowd, a throng ; to exhaust,
to end, to carry to the ut-
most ; firm, as a well governed
state ; to collect, to consolidate, to
call in ; concentrated ; strong, un-
yielding; sudden.
] J^ a policeman ; a herald.
pg p ^ ] the four states were
firm in tlieh powder.
"^ M- Jk ] ''^^ happiness and
riches were concentred in him.
1 ■^ vigorous.
a ,^. ^.W) ] m I'ow rapidly
has the year come to an end I
The long while larviB of a
beetle, resembling the car-
penter beetle, called | J^
to which a lady's neck is
likened ; occurs used for ^ the
ephemera fly.
1 ^^ a large marine crab.
'm
(SIU.
From must and water; it is liable
to be mistaken for 's/ta (Q to
sprinkle.
Liquor, defined as " that
which jierleets tho good or the evil
in men's natures, or makes fortiuie
or misfortune to tiiera ;" it includes
spirits, wine, beer, and other drinlcs;
the Chinese make no wine, and
chiefly dislil their li(piors, and say
that Tu K'ang "/jih fj^ a woman of
the Tih 5^ tribes first made it;
given to drink.
'& 1 ^ lilt 1 6'^ l^e who sells
grog, ne\'er tells you it is sour.
;][j5 ] samsliew, saki, arrack.
] fj^ a hanquet.
^ ] fine, generous liquor.
M ] H; I have no ability to drink.
IS 1 ^ drunk, maudlin, ravuig.
|5jf ] old wine.
^ ] sweet spirits, usually applied
to the best which comes from
Shaohing.
I pfj b<jozy, tipsy.
] 'Mt ]ffil S""'y' rheumatism in the
feet. '
1 ijj ™ 1 ^ '^ gros-sliop, a
wuie-ccHar.
jfO: 1 claret; ^ ] sherry; p$
1 beer, with others, are terms
of foreign origin.
] |J| a heel-tap.
yjC I weak or poor \vinc; used
to depreciate one's own liquor.
5^ j a poetical name for dew, aa
^ ] is for water.
-^ ] mulled wine.
] ijiljl I^ to relish the flavor of the
wine.
^ I good liquor ; a fine flavor.
^ ] the head of the Kwoh-tsz'-
kien ; ho is cup-bearer at the
state worship of Confucius ; an
ancient title of honor, like that
of a judge of wines ; to pour out
a libation.
1 lllj or I? 1 if or 1 ^ a drunk-
ard, a wine-bibber.
1 f;^ '** waiter, a servant in a rcs-
taiu-.ant.
J) From ijrnin and co!or of wine ; it
resembles f^ to fast.
tiiu' To shrink up small ; to divide
or sort.
] ] "j* all shriveled np, withered.
1 M contracted, as dry timber.
1 :^' M to shrink iu weight.
] — £^ shrmik one half.
] ^^ .shrmik, as cloth in washing.
] ]^ a group of stars partly in
Leo and partly in Cancer.
From TC '"ors and ff., a capital
city; g. </. tho place to which
things tend or culminate.
To go towards, to approach ;
to accompany, to follow; to com-
plete, to make a circuit ; accom-
modated to, agreeable to : coraolet-
1000
TSIU.
ed, finished, met ; to come near in
point of time ; able, willing ; an
adverb of time, then, immediately,
just now, presently, forthwith ; in a
li(tle while, coming ; a conjunction,
then, if, as if.
j ^ he has just come.
I ^ I ,^ he has just come and
gone.
1 5fc just now, only a little while
ago.
^ ] to bring about, to finish up.
] ^ handily. Just at this time it
is convenient.
/fi Bb 51? 1 tWs will not do at all ;
I don't like it so. i
:^ ^ ^ H ^ 1 everything is
out of order ; all is in confusion
or at cross-purposes.
1 ll!i W^ JJ to settle it (or judge
a ciise) urt-hand. [
1 i& M. ¥i ''''^ ^^''^^ ^®''^'^ *'^®
pinpose ; he will perhaps do for
the place.
I j£ to chouse the near, as an
official for his post ; to prefer the |
most convenient ; to be near.
1 % T J"^'' ^''' '^''' '*■ '^'^^^ '■> ''^^'•
is it ; very well.
] JJ this is right ; it will do so.
TSIU.
'^%i 1 T fill ^ ^^^ p'^opi'-' '-i"
came to him.
] ^ ^ f^ go and do it at your
early convenience ; do it soon.
W It 1 p1' ^^ taeet our scheme |
with another ; to give a Rowland
for an Oliver. )
1 ^0 ^ 6 I shall understand it
presently.
1 fill 6^ ¥ ^ availed myself of
his carriage.
i^. 1 f^ fiil {m Cantonese, ] }|
^g) bear with him.
f 1 13^ 1 ^ bring him dirertly.
{Slianijhai. )
1 ^ -i go directly.
Itai.)
j^jj) A Large accipitriue bird, of a
^^^ Mack plumage, described as
tsiii' having a yellow head and
piercing siglit ; it is probably
the condor or lammergeir, found
in Manchuria.
I '1^ rapacious, grasping.
ft *^ :^ iin :^ 1 ^ 1'° "^^^
the hall of Budha to make it a
harpy's nest ; i. e. a den of
thieves.
TSIU.
® 1 llj ■■* peak hi India, call-
ed Gridhrakuta, now Giddore,
V here Pisuna assumed a ^•ulture's
shape, or on which vultures had
tlieir nests ; many ascetics lived
there in caves.
fcffi'' "^"^ draw near to a man, to
I3yli ^"'*^' ''O eraploy ; to procure.
'■~"'^ 1 M t" '''^"t ■' house.
1 \% to engage, as a work-
man.
] ^ ^ to hire a conveyance for
carrying things.
* ) From disease and autumn.
To shrivel and heal up. as a
tsiu ' SI ire.
B^UrM 1 T ti"-' pim-
ple has healed and the swelling
gone down.
-Y'-Xa ) "I From f/i-ni» or rirr aiul a helmet ;
rn
the second fonn is unusual.
m
^ts'iu
Oil sounds, ts'iu, ts'i"k, dziu, and
ch'iii ;
From ^ grain and 7^ fire indi-
cating ripeness, bnt also regarded
as a contraction of |^ scorched,
as the second form intimates.
The season of rijie grain,
autumn ; autumnal : harvest
time ; the return of the year ;
a season, a time, a period ; unhappy,
sorrowfid, feelings saddened by see-
ing the seasons depart.
B% :i 1 ^ 5E "^ t^« evening
that autumn comes in, it is hot
enougli to kill the kine.
1 ^ or I ^ autumn.
^ ] the wheat harvest in May ;
also the 4th moon.
doli. In Canton, ts'au ; — in Simluu-, cli'iii ; -
— in Shanghai, ts'iii and izih ; — (" Chifii, oli'i
1 ^ cool, autumnal weather.
met a useless thing.
1 "^ 01- I '0 the officers of the
Board of Punishments, becau.se
cases are decided at the | ^
autumnal ass'izes.
1 ^ 4E m not the error of an
autumn's down,
•j-'j- ] the third moon.
H 1 <"' ^ 1 ''^'^ "'"^Ij moon
■^ I the seventh moon.
] H^ the harvest.
^ :^ ;^ 1 a time of trouble and
anxiety.
J r The rice fully ripe, and
reaJy to cut.
'M\\ 1 to real) the rice.
1 Hi 18 the rice has headed.
1 ;{^ and 1 ,^ frames on
I which grain is beaten out liy hand.
- in Ainny, cli'iu — in Fuhrlia'i,
[\.
1 ^ .i -^ the time of ripe graii
] 7j m-ea, ulitained always from |
the human secretion.
:Jt- 1^ ^ - H ^ 1 '^^ ''""■
can the feeUngs of one day be
made to appear like those of three
years '.
1 7k '^ & ^ - ■& "i'^ '^^"'^
water reflects tlie hue of heaven.
H^ )S^ I ] the sprightly move-
ments of the phcvnix.
'^ S' 1 ffi '-^"-' g«"er"l is stern
and strict as the fall frost.
jj'j ^ #(5 ] the trials of a traveler.
,1s III
TS'IU.
Theautumn tree, because ilsleaves
are shed earl;/ ; tlie character |X
wliicli some regnnl as a s_v-
noiiym, means the xiniiuier-lrce,
alluding to the same thing.
A forest tree, the Catalpa Bungei,
with a rough bark ; it resembles a
ihostnut ill its foliage, but the
timber is like the beech.
Wi 1 IM '"* '^^^ spinous tree witli
palmate leaves, found in Honan.
] \^ a chess-board.
From ftlnnt and mttumn ; it is
•)|^ also nsed for the last.
A syngenesious plant like the
may-«ce<l {Antennciri'a and
Anlheiaisy having fragrant leave.s,
.MUil burned todispel noxious vapors.
I ^ a Corean term for the sons
of titled statesmen.
The spokes of a wheel.
1 %% 'k\ H '''° "heels roll
As^di. aiouiid swii'tlv.
TS'lU.
A y>. From siik and chiej ; occurs in-
m^3 terchanged with the next.
^jt,^ To put on a crupper.
] .^ the cru[)per and the
britUe or reins.
The traces of a carriage ; a
crupper; a breast^strap.
^ts^iu ^X 1 %% to swing on a gal-
lows-swing; the ] 1^ was
a whirlwheel like the Russian.
^ I a crupper of wood.
An eel, the large mud or
conger eel.
^ ] a fresh-water eel ; it is
shorter and darker colored
than the |i| y How eel.
1 i^. "H* "li'ili'-hone.
[Jj ;^ I a small l_n-own lizard.
f§ 1 ^ sea/-dragon of immense
length, whose movements cause
the ebb and flood tides ; a sort
of lona narrow boat.
TS'ltJN.
1001
From bird and autumn, because
it sheds its head featliers in au-
f A»\/ tuinn, and looiislike a bald head.
ts'ia
A long legged bird, ^| ]
like the marabou stork or adjutant
(C/'Oui'n) which eats snakes ; it is
five feet high, has red eyes and a
bare neck ; tlie bill Ls yellowish,
phunage grayish, and a pouch ia
under the bill.
^ I the black adjutant or the
drongo {Dicritrus nmcrocercus),
a small hen-harrier in Formosa.
W 1 -(5: "^ 'li*^ marabou stands
on the dam.
] M B^ long-legged^ bird, like
the secretary falcon in many of
its traits ; Sariputtra, one of the
leading disciples of Sakyamuni, is
called ] ^ -J' from his mother.
\^ To scorch,
•^^P^ fiery, fire.
to roast, to dry;
t3 III
Ts-^ixjisr.
Ol.l
nh, fsien 'tiid d/.ieu.
,tt:'im
t.
Ill Canton,
in
Tiie skin wrinkled or hard- I
ened. as from labor ; chaiv
ped, shriveled ; a mode of
painting in raised figures or
coarse outline.
I ^ cracked skin.
}^ 1 "T '-'li-'Pl'ed from cold.
1 &. '■""o''' cracke<l skui ; a fanci-
ful name for the lichi fruit.
^ ^' I chop[ied, riven ; said of
overhanging, jagged cliffs.
] ^^ rules for painting in the rough.
\ einuiing hare.
I loni to slaiiil and a proud gait.
To sto[) work from having
' I'll finished the task ; to complete,
to finish ; to .stand still, to
w.iit .nside ; to retire after ending
the affair; completed, done.
tsun ; — in Sioatoir, cbun ;
Shanyhai, tsing and tsang ; -
4fe-
- in A mot/, cliw'an a7ul tsun ;
i« Chi/'u, tsaii.
in Ftihchari, chong ;
-g- ] to report the completion.
6§ V Ell ] everything has been
done.
^ ) to complete; to bring a job
to its full end.
# 7 1& ^^ m fE 1 't «ee™s
to me that we cannot report ite
completion within the set time.
TTQ From ^^^ in saunter Rn^ ^ /"f-
^ ^^ iiiittin'i; now used only in com-
liiri;ition MS a priniiiive, the iie.\t
taking its place.
To dawdle and drag along,
so as to show on s piide by not
really advancing; a nami^ of Yao's
father,
fj ] I to walk mincingly.
To retire, to reoode ; to act
(^^^^ as if returning ; lo f(!el .iba.sh-
^ts'iin chI, self-huniili.itM; a revolu-
tion of the moon.
1.6 II a
,ts iin
1 M iS i^^ *° shrink back, from
fear or tUtiidence ; not to go for-
ward, to hesitate and skulk.
] P^ in file ; proceetUng in order,
as troops ad\ancing.
1 ^ to boggle, to shirk danger.
Similar to the two preceding, and
interchanged with I's'wn [(^ to
squat.
To retire, to fall back, to re-
treat ; to kick back or run against
backwards ; to perch, as birils ; to
crouch.
] ] hopping like a magpie.
B y ITij 1 to finish the affair
and then step aside.
From scholar and honored.
Joyful, happy.
,'s'i"i ] I ?^ ^ I can caper
from very happiness, as when
over a stoup of wine.
12G
1002
TSO.
TSO.
TSO.
Old sounds, tsa, dza, tsap, and dzat.
clio ; —
tTft^ From I'lan and to take out.
( |i{\ To make believe, to simulate,
^tso to put on appearances.
Kead tsW To hasten ; press-
ing, urgent ; near to.
1 i£ to crowd, to press upon.
jfl. 1 'ij" It '■^ ^ desperate hurry
and flutter.
%
One leg injured and crippled.
JjJ 1 to walk irregularly
'iso and lamely.
' ' / * Tlie original form was merely/
jrT\ respreeenting the left hand (as
'tio 54 "^o** "'^ '■'g''')i '" which _ll
ii'uri was afterwards added.
The left side, the left hand,
now the seat of honor ; second to,
an assistant or deputy, only used
when there are two of them, as the
j£, the ^, the :Q, or the princi-
pal, the vice, and the substitute ; to
degrade, to lower, because in former
dynasties, the left was the less ho-
norable side ; depraved, bad ; to
witness to, to verify ; used for the
east in speaking of the coast of
Cliina.
1 ^ 'o prove ; to corroborate, as
a coadjutor can.
] :f^ near to, in that region ; this
and that.
] >^ crotchety, set in his way,
whimsical.
] 5^ erroneous or heretical doc-
trines.
. 4S 1 ^^ tni'tiial mistake ; not to
suit ; disagreeing.
1 S ■^ its thinking of this and
of that way.
] :^ ^ ^ :^ to exchange from
hand to hand ; — i. e. not to give
credit.
%% \% 1 >S t'™ to the left. ■.
^ ] both missjd each other, as
m making calls.
"^ ] ] to dislike one's looks.
W
From man a'ld the left ; but
originally the same as the last.
tso
I
TSO-
Jn Canton, tso and tsu ; — in Sicatow, cho ;
in f^/uuiff/iai, tsu and zu ; — in Chifu, tso and
^ M ] -if "ot very much un-
like.
50 H^ 1 written below; it is as
follows.
5C-?^BJ^ 1 f® the emperor
li\'es in the side-room, near the
great hall.
1 ^ ii^ vnQ/iii probably, on the
whole, very likely.
llj 1 and llj ;g terms for Shan-
tung and Shansi, having re-
ference to Peking.
To assist, to second ; an as-
sistant, a coadjutor, a vice, a
deputy ; a captain in the Manchu
Banner force ; they often hold civil
functions in the colonies, and are
either -{tf; ^ hereditary, or ^ t|i
of common grade ; the former are
divided into original ^ ^ lit.
enduring merits, and promoted ^
^ lit .singularly advanced ; these
otliccrs rule a sort of constabulary
force.
i 1 .;^ ^ the talents of [Wan
Wang's] [irinie ministers.
1 7^ 1^ officers in a district
magistrate's yamuii under the
grad _■ of ;g' ^ stc jnd deputy.
M ^ i^ 1 ^ to do right aitls
good principles.
;fg ] an aid to a prime minister ;
an under-secrelary.
] ii© 'fil 'ffc to second the prince
in canying on his mild sway.
tso'
From j^ ground and ^ to rest,
i:ontracled to two J\ men above
it.
To sit in a crouching way
or on a seat ; to squat ; sitting,
remaining, and by extension, doing
nothing, unemployed, idle ; a seat,
a place; to sit in judgment on; to
maintain, to hold ; involved in, im-
pUcated, as one who is in the crimi-
— in Ainoy, tso ; — in Fnkchau,
tsiia.
nal's seat ; in Budhism, to pass
a season in devotional exercises ;
anciently meaut to kneel ; to place,
to put in a seat.
1^ ] please sit down ; to which
the guest, in cases of much for-
mality, replies ■^ ] I beg leave
to sit.
fljt ] keep your seat ; i. e. good
bye, said by the visitor.
I '^ to ride in a cart.
] ^ the month of a woman's
confinement.
] IP -^ f;J; brought the punish-
ment on yourself.
I -fxt a seat ; met. to fill a station.
^ 1 i& ha\ing no seat, not enti-
tled to a seat.
] ^ the affair or thing is secure-
ly arranged.
1 IbJ or ] -^ the aspect, as of a
tomb ; the position of a house.
] ^ to demand with urgency, as
the payment of a debt; to quar-
ter on one to get it.
fp 1 and 1^ ] to sit in the chief
or inferior seats ; to give the first
or second seat to one.
1 :iS to command a ship ; to go
on a voyage.
JT 1 ^ t^ to meditate in a re-
treat ; the Biidhisls also say |
^ to retreat (varckas) during
the twelfth moon.
^ I to bring the crime on one's
self, as a false accuser does.
1 ^ in prison.
1 S 5E ^ «C."& A several
hundreds belonging to that fac-
tion were killed.
Wi 1 ^^^ sqiii't on the ground.
'-^ M^ \ jg they leave their seats
to go elsewhere.
1 :& lU cS ("^ ^) '^°'°g "°-
thing but eat till even the moun-
tain is emptied (or fallen) ; —
indolent.
] ^ to partake of a feast.
TSO.
TSO.
TS'O.
1003
I •y a stand ftjr a jar.
-J* 35: ^ 1 H (^ tJ 't B the
(late iif the letter was the 7th.
'!» -? ip* pa f# 1 ^ y""'' sl'oul'l
wait till asked to be seated.
1 ^; |tt ilg to fulfill the duties
for a time.
I fjf^ to charge another with hav-
ing the iilunder.
In Cantonese.
sail of a boat.
To lower, as a
In Pch'nffese. The recoil of i
> I'roin shc'ltfi.r nnd seat^
A raised seat, a throne, a
foo' dais ; a shrine ; a chissitier of
hills, walls, towers, buildings,
pagodas, movable pavilions, en-
campments, &C.
^ ] a throne, a shriue.
^ jt P^ 1 to vivify and en-
shrine an idol.
— 1 ^ one wall.
^ ] f^ a large chair, like a
magistrate's ; an easy chair.
f^ I the seat of law ; i'. e. the
throne or a judge's bench.
/\ I eight bearers who carry the
governor's chair. (Cantonese.)
1 ^ [''^t this letter come] to the
right side of your seat.
A hill that appears ready to
■* fall.
A bag to carry clothes in ; a
haversack ; a clothes-bag.
1 ^ •'■ giirment without a
lining.
fso'
l.<o'
isa'
From 7iian mid old; also read
tsa^ and tso/i^ in many places ;
it is reg.ardel as another form
of Isoh, fp to do, and resembles
tsnu^ J3 in some meanings.
To do, to act ; to perform the
dutias of; it differs from -f^ in re-
ft<rriiig to mental as well as phy-
.sio«l acte.
] /fi "j* not yet done ; occasional-
ly means, I won't do it.
j "^ to be in office.
1 ?@ to prepare a feast. (Ca7i-
tonese.)
'^ ] A he understands the
world, he is popular.
] A he a man, act as a man.
ifr- ^ ''4 1 S IS «hat is your
name ? in this SHitence it is the
passi\e \oice of the previous
wrh.
^^^11 do not want to do it ;
I diiii't think of doing it.
1 % Pg 1 ^ (life ff ^ ff )
can you do or undertake this?
will it do or not ? (Ointonese.)
1 /p ^ it cannot be Ijrought
about or done.
— BS: ^ 52. 1 d'^ it at once,
keep on to the end without
stopping.
TS"=0-
O/d sonnils, ts'a, ts'ap, ts'at, aiuf ts'ak. In Cnnfon, ts'o ; — in Swntow, cli'o tso
in Fuhchuu, ch'o anil cli'auk ; — in Shanghai, ts'u ; — in
From hand and to differ.
f.f^w. To twist, as thread by rul>
ts'o bing on the knee ; to rub be-
tween the hands ; to scruli
and rub; to lay on paint with a
wad of tow ; bent, hanging down,
a,s a pendent branch.
I Jjp to roll roimd, as a pill
1 Wi ^^ '^^'i*'' tl""6''*f1-
] ^ to roll incen.se .sticks.
1 f^ — M ■'"'1 '"^ '"''" '^ ^'''U-
m m 1 ■! fa rs m-^^$t
[the threads] arc not even as
delicate as the drooping willow
twigs, or fresh as the newly
opened petals.
1 15 M. '" ''"'^ ''1' "'"'-'ttes or pa-
per strings.
Read ,cA'«i'. To strike and puA
against.
To slip, to slide in walking ;
to miss, to err; to pass; to
^tis'o go by ; to cross.
^ ] passed over.
^ 1 slipped and fell.
Lord Mang had the gates firm-
ly barred, so that his guests
could not get out.
^^^,mMn 1 It ^vhen
an atlair is in a good train, do
not let the favorable moment to
conclude it slip by.
To polish, to work on, as
bones or ivory ; to rub and
,<»'o polish; to correct carefully,
to work at, the labor limv of
composing.
•tj ] to cut and poUsh, as ivory.
I ^ caring and polishing.
; — in Amoyf cli'6, ts'o, nnd chia ,• —
ChifUj ts'oa.
■© ffij f^ 1 to trim and then still
polish, as a carefully written
essay.
From hill and to differ.
The uncveii outline of hills.
m ^ 1 ii iiij ii [sg th.
undulating tops of the high
hills run along like a sierra.
Read Js2\ Irregular.
1^ I ime\'en, as the peaks of hills.
<W
From disease and to differ ; it is
also read ich'ai and (ch'a.
^ts'o A disease, IBce an influenza ;
,(7/« a slight epidemic; to get
well of an indisposition.
I'L 1 e{)idemics of any kind.
7c ^ ^M 1 heaven visits the peo-
ple with many epidemics.
1 tfiT convalescent.
1 io.>
1001
TS'O.
^ 1 ^ ^''^ complaint is a little
better.
'M QjWt ] lie ^^^^ tlien recOTcred
from his illness.
Also read ftso.
t^/CE* Briny, salt
^ts'o 1^ ] salted
] g^ a very salt taste.
I'rom a. javelin and to sjV.
Short, squat, stunted.
I |)^ stunted and ugly look-
ijig, as a boor.
M ift ^ salt marsh m Kwang-
tiuig.
! I I Si (dwarfed, short of
stature.
■^ a short fellow.
^ t^ it A ^ 1 T * I am
not to be regarded as inferior in
rank to that person.
:^ ^ I his body is very small.
.ts'o
1
1
(so
Interchanged with ,^ to polish.
A Stone of a brilliant white
color lilie fine milky quartz ;
white, fresh ; gay, adorned ;
to smile; smilijig, as when one shows
white teeth ; to look f;iHciiiating.
3^ ^ ^ I tlie white tcetli showed
finely through her smile.
1 /^ j /^ Jt ^ ^ 4 how white
and splendid is her robe of state !
'/SAIA ■^'''''^'^" stones; the rubbish
HDC. of rocks ; the best kmd of
Vs'o orpiment or hartall.
^^fU, Minced meat, hashed; broken
/Jill to bits, ruined, spoiled ; to
ts'o' attend to trifles ; crisp, brit-
tle.
^ I to manage an affair badly,
to interf:re and spoil things ;
trifling, fussy, vexatious.
> From l:mfe and to sit; occurs
used for tiie next.
U'o^ To cut, to lop off the points
and corners ; to trim and
prune ; to file ; to cut in pieces, as
criminals arc sometimes executed.
] ^ file it iu twa
T&'O.
] 5t '■0 file a thing bright.
] ^ smooth it even.
1 Jl to cut the [criminal's] corpse
in [)ieces.
] ;^ file off the corners.
J Used with the prec«ding.
Utt -^ filcj '1 rasp; an iron pan
U'o' or boiler ; to file, to trim ; to
make small.
^ I an iron file.
^ ] a broad iron pan or boiler.
— fe 1 one tile.
it*^ ! or'^^1 one -who files
eggs or rasps sesamum seeds ; a
skui-flint. {Cantonese.)
fi From /innrl and to sit ; it occm-s
wrongly used for the two last.
ts'o^ To come down on harsltly, to
oppress ; to break or wound ;
to dislocate a joint ; to push off or
over ; to retire from the field de-
feated ; to humble, to take down
one's pride ; a close in music ; to
chasten, to purify.
JUf 1 to try, as by adversity ; to
polish in manners; chastened, as
people who improve under trials.
^^ I to impose on, to thrust at,
to bo imiiudent to.
] "j* ^ ^ brought down his
bravado.
1 f^ to be pushed back, as a de-
feated army.
— - ^ ^ ] I will not take any
of his insults.
1 ^ 'L> iS '0 chasten the will.
^P Wi ^- 1 diminuendo and cres-
cendo, rest and close, in music.
"fl^* To chop straw fine for ani-
■^t'^ mals ; to cut fine.
'"''o* 1 ;i 1^ ^ chop the straw
tD feed it to them.
;glf ] to cut fine.
/,'
\f ) Like the next.
To mistake in making an
ts'6' obeisance ; to deceive.
^ I impeded, not advan-
TS'O.
From ^ to tnp and ^ to sit;
the second form is unusual.
To sli[) or stumble when
making an obeisance, and not
perform it, either by catch-
ing the dress, or from stiff
knees, is ] |^ ; tho.sc who wore
mail were excused from doing it ;
to deceive.
■^JJ^J From n-onh and ancient; aiso
P"* pt read tsoh^ and occurs used for
F* the next.
To reply; to mistake; to
crow, to cry.
I ^ improjier language.
^ 1 "J* to take wrongly, to mis-
lead.
Ecad cha' To deceive.
j^J From metal m\A old ; it is also
^
^H pronounced ts'u^ and interchang-
" ed with the next.
ti o
In disorder, confused ; to mis-
take, to err; ^vi'ong, mixed;
bo wrong ; perverse, offensive ; as a
conjunction, excepting ; then ; to
polish ; a polishing stone.
^ 1 right, correct ; no mistake.
1 W il jS 't i« liard to regain
the right path; a faux-pas is
not easily recovered.
] ^ respectful, obeisant.
1 }^ 'i^' 65: the wrong or error
must be retracted.
] '1;!^ erroneous, mismanaged.
^ fiS 1 1^'^ ^"11 ""t confess the
wrong.
I ^ f he will not mistake.
1 ^ or I ^ confused, mixed up.
1 "B" ^ 'o dislocate a joint.
^' 1 Jit or B[p] 4^ I about noon,
it was then noontide.
^ 1 If M fll) pT ^ to put it
on the ground will do.
^ ] not exact, wanting, not ac-
cording to rule.
fiilllj^^Pli^ifc 1 a stone
from another hill can be here
polished and worljcd ; — i.e. you.
Sir, can much improve and teach
me.
TS'O.
Read ts^ok^ To wash or plate
with gold ; the veins, strire, or
streaks in stones or wood ; to file
or polish ; to tattoo ; a lapidary's
stone.
I JJ a copper kiiife-sliaped coin
washed with gold, issued by
Wang MaDg, B. c. 2.
I ^ to tattoo the arm.
TSOH.
In Cantonese like p^ y>ieh^ A
hackinsr in tJie throat ; a difficulty
or sto))i)age ia the throat.
] ^ the heart up in the throat.
J^ ] a retching cough.
[■Ijl 3 luteiclmnged with the last, and
i^J with Jg to place ; also read ts'oh^
ts'o' A large smooth stone fit for
TSOH.
1005
a gravestone or tablet ; to put
away a corpse properly ; to carve,
to engrave.
^ ) quietly placed, as a coffin in
its grave or Jarariura.
'{^ ] temporarily placed on the
giound, to await a proper inter-
ment.
] -^ to cut an epitapL
TSOH.
OiU soimJs, tsak, dzak, and tsot. In CaiTton, tsok and ts'ut ; — in Swatoio, cbak, cha, clrek, and ch'o ; — in Amoy, tsolc, tsa,
ch'ok, and tswat ; — in Fuhchau^ chauk and chok ; — in Shanghai, tsoh, zok| ts'uh, and ts'u ; — in Chifu, tsoa.
4^,
tso'
,tso
From J\ man and 'p to cxci/e. ;
regarded as a synoujun of iso' fjjj
wiih wliich it iscontimially inter-
clianged, but ttie former rather
refers to making, and tlio latter
to doing tilings.
To act, to do, to make ; to dis-
fin'cr, to invent; to become; to
arise, to appear ; to stimulate, to
arouse, as to a reformation ;
operations, work, workmanship ;
a workman.
■ I ^ acts, conduct, doings.
^ ] to stir up to diligence, to
excite ; one who makes a stir, a
heroic man.
] ^g to implore blessings.
:jl'(,j ^ ] my ailment has returned.
'Y 1 mean acts ; stingy or close-
fisted.
fj- 1 "M very fine writing;
beautiful work.
] ^ an essayist, a writer ; an in-
ventor or originator ; applied to
fino work, a thing well set off.
1 ^ ^ to write essays.
] ^ you raimler it I think ; you'll
kill yourself; murderous, savage-
ly done, — said to careless or
obstinate peoi)le.
] BL '•'' '■"''" rebel.
I ii!jf ^ to stir up the people to
amend their ways.
1 % fH W ^^""c extremely well.
'fj "SL '^ ] ^ J'cro lias api^ared.
^ ] agricultural labors in spring.
] ^ to do wickedly.
3f^ ] of heavenly origin.
1 ^ tricky, treacherous; Tirulent;
as an eruption.
1 BM or /{v ] a caq)enter ; a
head-carpenter, a house-builder.
i^ ii^ iJC 1 '^^^^ "ei^d is there of
changing or rebuilding?
jj fj /\ ] aH sorts of arts and
crafts.
] j^ to act as an importer, or one
who makes the goods, and sells
them by wholesale.
%, 1 or 7]^ ] a mason ; masons,
bricldayers.
In Shangluxl. A coffin.
WA
MO
tso
rom sun and hasty.
Yesterday ; time gone ; re-
cently.
] ^3 I recently heard it.
] ^ some days ago.
1 n or 1 5c°'' 1 5iyf6terday-
1 W o'' 1 Bfe last evening.
^' ^p ^U ] a thoucand years
have gone like yesterday.
From heart and to arouse.
Fluttered, disconcerted ; to
blush, to be put out of coun-
tenance ; shamefaced, con-
ftised.
■g ^ ] ho spoke without hesita-
tion ; sometimes means bespoke
glibly or falsely.
t-^.
§ 15? ] do not blush — when you
speak.
W^^ 1 -^^ A do not blush before
men.
t^ I mortified.
Read c/w' Deceitful.
"1'^ ] maUcious.
n.
tso
An evergreen oak on which
silkworms feed, the Quercus
mongolica and dcntata • its
foliage is like the chestnut oak;
the wood is very firm, and used for
combs ; found in Manchmia and
Shantung.
>J» ^ I \^ the Quercus monyolica,
mostly used for feeding worms.
S 1 ^ a palace of Han Wu-ti.
I ;j^ a spinous tree in Kiangsi,
with obovate leaves, reddish
black seeds like large peas, and
an inflorescence like the ash ; it is
used for hedges.
?3'i)k 1 m^mm ^ twck
grow tile oaks and scrubs which
the people get for fuel.
Read tsdi. To fell timber ;
to clear away the bushes ; contract-
ed, narrow ; clumpy, too big for
its length.
^ ':i^ 42 1 to go out to cut grass
and luel.
Read
inside of
the animals.
choh^ A spring ] \%
a trap which closes on
tuo' .
1006 TSO H.
rora sjurits and to rouse ; it is
so writteu 0^ in tliis sense, and
the two are capriciously inter-
changed.
To pledge a host, and return
hisliealtli; to recompense ; apiclde;
a sour taste.
:§: 1^ Pj 1^ Wi 1 ^^^ therefore
can pledge ourselves in a glass.
a f W -ii M^ g I .^ the
princely man having T\ine ever
thinks to ask others to pledge
him in it.
From 7itctal and pounded rice.
A chisel, a punch ; a cold
chisel for cutting stones ; to
bore into ; to dig, as a well ;
to sift, as evidence ; to com-
mence ; to do ; to open out, as a
ruad ; to brand, to mark, to tattoo ;
solid, secure ; to cleanse rice.
!!!}? M 1 ''•' lialf-moon gouge.
] ^ W t^ to tlig a ^vell and
drink of it.
] ^ <l|i <i}i the click of people at
work cutting out ice.
^flr 1 1 A/fv the hammer
bits the chisel, and the chisel
enters the wood ; if you press
me, then I must force him.
^ ] to bore a hole, as through a
wall ; to pervert, to corrupt, as
doctrine ; to bore the cheeks, as
devotees do for penance.
TSOH.
^ ] a stone chisel.
1 1 pT ^ indisputable proof of
the assertion.
1 jj to open a way, as a tunnel ;
to bore a hole.
^ .^ ] ] the white rocks rise
up grandly in the stream.
b" .^ 1 1 Pf 1^ *"3 "ill believe
it when he learns the full proofs.
^ ] fine clean rice.
^ S iiS 1 tlie thing is very cer-
tain or sure, or can be tborou^h-
ly ascertained.
1 ^ ^ Bi •''' ''tupid fellow, one
who can infer nothing.
1 "^ to knock out the teeth, as
some tribes of Miaotsz' do; name
of a wild beast.
L^^ From haiiil and veri/.
l-fU^ ) To take a pinch with two or
iso' three fingers, to pinch up a
^tn^o little ; to take in the hand ;
a pinch, a pugil, a little, a
handful ; a term of depreciation ;
a measure of GO (some say 250)
gra'ms of millet or 10^ ; to snatch
for a short time ; to bring together,
to gather up ; to make a resume ;
to pull.
] ^ to select the most important
things, as in excerptfe.
— I j^ a bit of land, a small
plat.
^1
TS'OH.
] -^ to unite by equalizing; to
bring about a reconciliation ; to
make a match, or form a paitner-
bhip.
I 3^ a refuse-basket.
] ^ MM. ['lie gust] wliirjs the
tiust up in the air.
1 _L M to force into a sedan.
^ F^ JU ] to run into danger
by taking tlungs.
1 ^ i to gather refuse and
dinig.
I ft K ^ nt to lend money
for a very short period.
"^ ] a very little while.
Head ^t3ui. An a^ex ; a peaked
cap.
^a 1 ■'<■ hlack cap.
The end of a thread left in
after sewing or mendhig,
without being tied.
^§ I fasten the raveling.
The coarse, split bark on some
trees, as the hemlock or oak.
r^fer To spear or hook up terrapins
[Q ) in the mud with fish-grains.
!*■'«' JD, H# 1 ®. to spear fish
[or turtles] at the right time.
^ ] a corral to gather the stock
into.
I
old sound, ts'ak. Jn Canton^ taik; — in Stuatoiv, ch'ak ; — in Amoy, cli'iok — in Fnhchau, oh'iilc ; —
in Shanghai ts'oli ; — in Cliifn, ts'ia.
From 2sr "■'"'nan and J£ foot
or ^^ restrained ; the second
3ll|I Regarded as another form of Jg
Q llj inexact.
'** ^ To dress the horn of the rhi-
noceros, and make it into
cups ; to carve wood into things.
m,\
?j
fis'o
form is obsolete ; both are also
read chioh, and interchanged
with tstih) j£ to grasp.
Attentive, cautious, respect-
ful ; discreet ; regular, doing the
duties of.
1 1 ^ H economical and dili-
gent at then' posts.
T^p I continually watchful, as iu
doing duty.
TSU.
TSU.
TSU.
1007
TSTJ..
Old sounds, tso, tsot, mil tsak. In Canton, ts6 n>i<l im ; — in Sivatow, clio and chu ; — in Amoij, tso, tsu, nnd tsui ; —
in Fuhchau^ elm ; — in Sltniigliut, tsu, dz6, zu, nnt/ 'm ; — in Cliifu, tsu.
Jsti
From ^ 7rrt!« aud Xfl iv sacriti-
tial dis/t contracted.
Rent or tax in kind from
fields ; rental, rent ; income ;
taxes ; to rent ; to lease.
1 ^ or ] -^ rent in money,
sometimes called ^£ ] to dis-
tinguish it from Jji 1 rent in
kind.
^^ \ '-o P^y i" rent ; and 1[^ ]
to collect the rent,
jjjig I or ^ij ] to reduce or deduct
from the rent.
I ""^ to rent or lease.
1 /it rent-rice ; i. e. grain paid in-
in 1 or if 1 or j|g 1 to raise
the rent.
Q 1 A or |§ 1 the security for
rent.
] ^ to rent one's property.
1 M {i 'o rent a bouse to live
in.
1 Jlfe j§ M to lease a lot for
building on.
)]^ ] bonus to a tax-gatherer.
1 Jlfe W- '^ased lands ; lands for
which ground rent is paid.
saci'ijicial
tiE
From icors/iii> and
vessel contracted.
'tsu A grandfather; a progenitor;
ancestors ; the founder, as of
a family ; to imitate an ancestor ;
the first, the origin or beginning,
as of a family ; to do like ; to
begin ; to be accustomed to ; to
honor or propitiate wayside gods.
^ ] or I ^ my grandfather.
^'c 1 '"y ^^^'^ grandfather.
■^ ] ray great-grandfather.
Tp5 1 ^ great-great grandfather.
]^ ] or -Ifr I a remote, or the
first ancestor.
•J^ ] the first emperor of a dy-
nasty.
] )$i •'*" ancestral temple ; a tem-
ple of Shangti in Canton.
I Pii^ iiL fi I'c "(^^'l l^uew the
qualities of the land.
t^ |fj- ^ ."S 1 "1 ''■'^'"s "^"^ ''^-
rious rules and modes, do not
forget whence they came.
^^ ] to imitate the originator.
1 jjk ^ # he first held up Yao
and Shun, as examples.
S' 1 ;^ A your excellency my
grandfather; a term by which
to address a prefect or intendant.
Ifi
'tsu
1
A band, fillet, tape, or braid,
with whieh to tie the dress
or hair ; a fringe or tuft of
sUk, occasionally appended to
coronets, bridles, &e.
to weave a band.
^? 1 If E to untie the girdle
and return home ; — to retire
from office.
I ^ the cords to fasten armor.
J^- ] strings of pearls.
^^- \ ^ bound with plain-silk
ribbons.
Usii,
two A
men, which is real-
»rl. ly a contraction of [^ Jlesh upon
H. a sacrificial dish ; not tlie
same as 'ffl. to go on.
A basin or bowl on three legs,
used to hold Hesh in sacrifices.
I Ji ;^ y the aflitirs of wor-
,vhip ; things relating to bowls
and censers.
] ^ bowls and tripods, for wor-
ship.
i& lii'i 'f'.^- 1 to concoct a con-
spiracy in one's cups ; — /. e. at
one's table.
I'rom inothfr and a/so; also read
'tsi(f and '•Iso, and regarded as
, .TOOtlier form of UsiiS JjH sister.
A dam ; a granny ; among
</^n ' the Manchus, jUi ] is a terui
for mother.
1 ^ a girlish boy ; efieminate.
] j^ a mother.
In Cantonese read 'na. Tlio
female of animals.
(IjiJ ] an old granny, a grandam.
^t 1
a S0V7 wearms
an earring ; — out of all taste,
incongi'iious.
tsn'
From worsliip and to excite.
The happiness derived from
wealth, emoluments, or ofBce;
felicity ; a year of one's life ;
to confer, to bestow.
^ ] the length of a monarch's
reign.
^ ] or ^ ] the long happy
duration of a dynasty.
fS 1 ^I'lppy ^'"^ noted.
^ 15 31 1 '"'""y ^''^ Majesty live
forc\ er.
5c 1 ^}\ f* Heaven conferred
illustrious virtue on him.
im -{' ^ 1 '■'''^ happiness of
helping the Emperor.
(^ :ip ] to conserve [the mo-
narch's] health and long life. -
^'t* S& 5^ 1 tl>6 reign of a minor ;
a minority reign.
81^'
From yZisA and to excite ; occurs
used witli the hast.
tsn' Roast flesh offered to gods
and ancestors ; to set up or
care for the altar to jji£ jpg. or
Ceres ; blessings, rank, happiness ;
a seat, a place.
I [^j sacrificial flesh.
•^ I to feast on sacrificea
1^ ] an old name for summer.
^ ] to resume a place or dignity.
^ ^ I j^ ho divided to him
land for grass and sacrifices ; i. e.
made liiiu a feudal prince.
1 i)^ a city near Wei-hwui fu in
IL
onan.
1008
TSU.
TS'U.
TS'U.
W
The steps leading to the east-
ern door called ] [^, by
tsti' which the guest entered ; the
landing-place, where tlie host
stood to receive him.
1 )^ the stair-way and seat ap-
propriated to the chief guest.
M 1 fc^ ^ ^"^ P='"^'^'^ VP ^^
steps on his way to worship.
"^ ] the eastern steps.
"jCtt ' To pass away ; to die, said of
yj2, th(j decease of K ng i'aot
i.<u' I -^ to fall and die.
I^ § 1 iJ the beauty of
the flowers lades.
m5 To advance, to go x\p ; to
travel ; to go to ; able to go ;
tsu' to preserve or lay up ; name of a
mall state subdued by Wan
"Wang, and of a hill in Lu ; hence-
forth.
fiE !^ 1 W 'O 'ittack on the east
by takhig the western route, — ■
good strategy.
^ 1 !^ llJ i g'^ to ihe eastern
hills.
^ 1 it ^ ;£ I shall now only
desii'e the security of the state.
] ^ to reduce refractory states.
Old souiulSy ts'o, ts'ok, ts'ot, and JziJt.
ch'u
^1^\t "] From rice and moreover; tlie
yKlJ ' otiier two forms are now re-
C I-"* I gaiiled .13 ideutical with it, liut
oiiLj'inally tliey represented Ihree
di'-r opposed to an enemy, and
. were defined the leaps of deer ;
on the lookout, as timid deer are,
Ml.icli stand back to back ; the
fourth fonn also means an ox's
horn bending down.
Eough, undeaned; dirty, as
^(s^H rice just thrashed; large,
opi.-n, coarse, as a texture ;
rude, vulgar, boisterous; indecent,
gross ; vile ; harsh, as a stern voice ;
partially, heedlessly, as in doing
things.
I ilB coarse and fine, as cloth.
I f:^ /v a rude, uncultivated man.
1 fS obscene language ; vile talk,
jfg ) delicate and coarse, as feel-
ings.
TS'=XJ-
/« Canton, ts'o ; — in Sivatom, ch'o'and ch'u ;
and ch'o ; — !» Slianffhai, ts'u ; — in Chi/u, ts'n.
1 ^ 1 HE co^'S^; and poor food.
Ml ^ * 65 ^ 1^« looked
■wretchedly dirty and starved.
flli^ The skin chapped and crack-
'"^^^ ed. as in winter.
^ hurried the work through.
1 ^ partly learned it ; some
knowledge of a study or duty.
^ 1 a rough harjd-wTiting.
1 tb W M< liglit iind giddy ; ras-
cally and treacherous.
1 BL ^ p§ a sudden rain-storm.
] -j^ too broad and big, as a big
table in a closet.
I j^ heedless, careless in doing
things.
Jfj ] to resort to violence, instead
of keeping the temper.
] 1^ vulgar, unpolished.
^ 1 -tUS boisterous harsh tones,
as of anger.
An U
.ts'u
' -^/^ ed, as in winter.
The fawn of an antelope ;
great ; in Shansi, a boy was
once fondly so called.
Proud and suspicious ; un-
able to comprehend character
fully ; exceedingly.
^ IE 1 W T^ ft A Tsin
Chi-hwang was so proud that
he trusted nobody.
From spirits autijbrmcr/;/; once
a .synonym of Isoh, Bp •" pledge,
but now contiued chielly to this
meaning.
Vinegar ; pickle ; pickled.
Ja ] best vinegar, of which the
^ ] or black vinegar, and ^
I white vinegar are two sorts.
] l^i to serve or dress in vinegar,
.as cucumbers.
^ ] or pip 1 to sip vinegar ; met
bickering between the wife and
concubine.
] j^ to fry with vinegar.
^ 1 ^ @^ your vmegar has no
sourness ; — i. c ^ou can do no-
thing efleclual.
F^ I ^ ^ to listen to surmises
and bscome jealous.
is'oh'
use;
' in Amoj/, ch'u ; — in Ftilickaii,
— Sf — 1 fi5 # ffi "01 even
to give a bumper or a ) ledge
happens fortuitously-
nfe 4 1 to eatguiger vinegar : nut.
to have a child. {Cantowsr.)
I jjl^ .^ a kind of marine medusa
or polypus, fi'om wIacIi good
vinegar is made ; also Cidlcil (l^
M ^. t^e bright bellied li>!i.
From hand and formerhj'
To place, to put ; to relin-
quish, to cast away or throw
down; to show abroad or
make known ; to eni[)loy, to
to arrange, to set in order.
1^ fl^ 1 i It: 4 it is thifelbre
proper always to use it.
^ ^Jr 1 ^ JS. I'O P|ace to put
my hands and feet ; /. e. perplex-
ed, at a loss.
1 ik to publish ; to give out : lo
distribute.
] g to adjast.
^ ± * IS * 1 4 if y"»
learn it, you must certainly prac-
tice it.
^ 1 ^ IP '^^ means of action ;
no way of flight.
WL 1 ^° propose a plan; to open
and arrange, as a shop.
■fpj Jit 1 ppj ^^'^^at phraseology will
you n,se for this purpose ?
Eead clveh^ To pursue after in
order to seize ; to chase ; to fciTct
out, as robbers.
j^ I to follow and seize.
TSU.
TStJ.
TSU.
1009
'M
Old xoiiuUx, tsio, ts'it, dzi, and dzit.
chil and cb6u ;
From disease and moreover.
A deeiJ-seatecl ulcer, like a
tnii carbuncle or antlirax.
Pj{; I to suck out a boil.
] 'HI the abscess has opened.
a curer of abscesses and caucers.
5L I cancer of the breast.
From to 170 and moreover; occurs
used with tbe piimitive.
Weak ; unable to get on fast,
from illness or lameness ; to
be impeded in going.
^ YT- ^ ] bis walking is
slow and hobbling.
I |53. impeded ; stumbling along.
mik~r m i ii •? t you-u
become then only a country-
booby I
Rocks thinly covered with
earth ; a road full of small
stones and rougii for travel-
ing.
\4 Si 1 ^ they slowly
toiled up that rocky slope.
A species of monkey, the ]
m
Ml
c^R 3ii:".also called ] %% the
lea waiting monkey, because it
lies in covert, and is artful
in seizing its prey ; to peep, to spy,
to watch for.
1 "jpj to lie in wait for.
I ^ to examine too minutely.
1 {fj to lie in ambush.
%% 1 W ^ ^ ^'^ detail a squad
to lie in cover.
;J^ A 1 ff; 7 \% ll'is "i'''"'«
tricks are unfathomable.
-H-^ Tli*^ female plant of the net-
, H^ tie hemp (Borhmcria nivea);
(Ml some erroneously call this
the male plant, and ^ the
lemale ; sackcloth ; a rush, a sedge
TSXJ.
In Canton^ tsii ; — in SivatoWy cha ; — in
— in Shanghai^ tsu and dzii ; — in Chi/u^
used in making sandals ; a kind of
mat ; coarse, rustic, unpolished ;
occurs used for Pa 2» the southern
part of Sz'ch'uen.
] ^ sackcloth, mourning ap-
parel
] ;^ the chief mourner's staff.
I jU the female plant of the com-
mon hemp.
U ] to make notes on ; to im-
prove or correct bad composition,
which, like mending silk with
bemp, often costs more than it
comes to.
^ 1 to ;vrap articles in mats,
paper, or other things.
^ I" sandal or straw-shoe grass.
fjl ] an ancient place near the
Gulf of Chihli.
Eead 'c7ia. Drift grass, the
washings that float on rivers ;
weeds and rotten heaps fit for
manure.
j|£ I refuse ; dirt, foul stuff.
iti {ik ^ 1 ^^^^ water drift of
grass caught on trees, — so
this comitry is in confusion.
Ainoi/, ts6 and tsa ; — in Fuhchau,
tsu and cbu.
said to observe conjugal fidelity
in its pairings ; its cry is called ^
g| ; it is also called ^ ] the royal
duck, because it understands the
civil relations of ;g^ §5 prince and
minister ; it is found along the
Yangtsz' River.
'X 1 *o^ @ ® to go with dif-
ficulty.
From woman and to take ; it is
not tfie same as ^ to mnrry.
tsii. The name of certain stars
called ] ^ which lie near
Pegasus and Andromeda ; perhaps
named from the wife of >fjf iffif b. c.
2420.
[s^ I a famous beauty in the
state of 1^ Wei.
^-^ Fruits pickled whole or in
c-/_£L pieces, not mashed ; greens, as
tsii melons or cabbage; gherkins,
Bour-krout ; pickles ; to put in
salt or brine ; to impede, to inter-
rupt.
] ^ salted vegetables.
Read ^isic. A morass full of
setlge.
m itfii'^Mi. 1 ^'^e oil-
the dragons and snakes, and let
them loose m the swamp.
From ^ birds and Q, inore-
{■»-^[ii over; it is unlike ^sui jljE to
stare at.
A skua or gull, called ] ji^
whicli, like the mandarin duck, is
^tsii
An affluent of the Yangtsz'
(■jjj^ River west of K'ingchau fu
'tsu in Hupeh ; a branch of the
River Han, and the name of
an ancient district near their basins,
now the extreme south of Shensi
in Han-chung fu ; also a branch of
the River Wei in western Shensi,
which it joins near Lin-tung hien.
Read 'tsU. To stop, to prohil)it ;
to pass over bounds, to destroy, to
injure ; to divulge ; to threaten ; to
spoil, stopped ; to leak or waste.
I jl; to stop, to quash ; to in-
trl;^ae against.
]& ^ 1 (^ the malaria escapes.
] -j^ to blab.
^^ ] dank, damp.
-(JlJ [J S|f ] when will he stop —
his evil course 1
1 ^ ^ ■^^° intimidate him by
his troops.
ilk "i^ 1 i^H '" tlioso low marshy
places near the River Fin.
I A ^ ^^ t*' ^top backbiting
others.
127
1010
TSU.
TS'U.
TS'tJ.
Read ^tsicn. Eipples.
j'^ I leaking ; a slight rippling flow.
cafc.1
From teeth and vioreover j
also read '■dm.
m.
'Uil Irregular and unmatched, as
the teeth of a saw ; discor-
dant, as opposite opinions ; uicon-
gruous ; to bite, to chew.
] ||§ irregular, not in harmony ;
at cross purposes, as in managing
an aS'air.
m
7SM
^
From mouth and moreover.
To suck ; to get the taste of
by biting or sucking.
I ^ bits of medicine for
chewing ; lozenges.
PH to suck and bite at ; to chew
a little in order to get the taste.
^ ] ^ to study and relish
the beauties of a style.
1^ M Px 1 t-o think over a mat-
ter by one's self, or after a pub-
lic discussion or proposal.
In Cantonese. A suffix to a
verb denoting the past tense.
•^ I he has gone.
:^^lFr
>1^ I""
com 5^ to take aud three A
7iien (i.e. many) iinderneatli ; the
old form from *"^ a vnil and J}il
to take, is now miused.
tsii'' To assemble, to gather, to
call or invite an as.senibly ;
to collect, to bring together, to
make a collection ; to dwell toge-
ther ; to converge, as to a focus ;
popular ; to tend to, to concur ; a
dwelling-place or hamlet ; a meet-
ing, the place of meeting.
] "^ a reunion or gathering of
friends or relatives.
/p ] Fj^ not a fcrtunate place ;
no money to be made here ; a
ne'er-do-well.
1 % ^ '■^'^ shrine of the god of
'Wealth. (Cantonese.)
1 "a" ^ * synagogue; a meeting-
house.
I -^ to call a meeting.
I f^ to meet and deliberate.
] Mi ^" collect specimens ; to amass
property.
-^ ^ H 1 "^l^c entire family live
together.
] ^ collected pearls, a name
given to movable copper tvpes.
g •? ^ a ] ^ the princely
man studies in order to combine
all learning.
% 1 "'' 1 "^ 3, collection of
villages ; — • /. e. a city and its
suburbs or dependent hamlets.
Old sounds, ts'u ami ts'ut.
From to run and grass as the
phonetic ; g. d. go on the grass ;
the contracted form is common.
To run, to hasten to one's
place ; to stride oflf, as when
in the presence of a superior
to obey his orders ; to walk
quickly towards ; to follow hastily.
In Canton, ts'u ; — in Swatow, ch'u ; -
and cheu ; — in Shanghai, ts'u and tsi
] ^ to Straddle off rapidly.
] ^ j^ jQj I hiury to receive
your requests, as a sycophant.
Read ts uh^ To urge- to con-
strain.
1 J£ 45: ^ to hasten on
people to get in the harvest.
in Amoy, ch'6 and chu ; — in Fuhchau, ch'u, chn,
- in Chifu, ch'ii.
1 ||- to run quickly ; to sidle
away politely.
{f^ ip '^ 1 '•° f*^^!*^^' st^p by step,
as a servant.
^ \ t% ii tt I ^^^''^ ^" earnest
deshe to come and see yon.
] |p] to dwell on fondly, to long
for.
] J|f to follow the times or fashion.
1 ?M PM ^ '•'' approach the bus-
tling place and cleave to the
strong ; — said of a parasite.
^^ i.'M^MPJi 1 amidst
all the ways (doctrines) in the
worid, each chooses the one he
goes iu.
the
m
From insect aud moreover.
Maggots in putrid flesh.
T 1 °'' ^ 1 ^'^ ^^ ^^^'^'^
worms.
"g^ I a worm iu snow
found in Sz'ch'uen, perhaps a
species of Frotococcus or Philod'um.
§£ ^ ^ ] the worms came with-"
out a crack — for the flies to
enter ; /. c. no cause for the result.
TJiJ ] larvpe in water like maggots ;
probably a kuid of bloodsucker.
Read ^m. The centipede, J^
] which is i;ibled to eat serpent's
brains.
From 3v ''"■'»' and 5 ear, ex-
ph>iued as referring to takmg the
fl^C or left ears of captives to j.ire-
seut to the general ; used for the
next.
To lay bold on, to take or
use ; to exact, to seize on or take
away ; to appropriate, to assume
another's things or place ; to take
in hand and finish ; to receive, as
an ofi'ering ; to apply to one's use ;
to get, to induce, to bring upon ;
taken, applied, selected for use ; to
take a wifa
JJ^ ] to receive ; come to hand.
j /fl 'Jl not selected or chosen ;
he was unsuccessful in the com-
petition.
] p^' chosen, selected, promoted.
^ ^ ■pf I estimable, suitable.
— M pj' I unfit, incapable ; un-
lovely.
1 {i| taken out, as from a box ;
chosen, appropriated.
TS'U.
TS'U.
TSUEH.
1011
d^ \ to beg earnestly for, as a,
loan.
g 1 i fi^ lie brought the misery
on hinise-lf.
tiu'iic'cl it lip, — :is something that
was wanted.
;p >^, pj ] I don't want it very
much.
2> 1 ancl 5fi 1 to *-3l5e publicly
and f'au-lv.or illegally and secret-
ly-
] fg to exhibit or give evidence
of faith; a trustworthy act or
man.
Jl' 1 , and ^i' 1 and ^Jc ]
chosen the highest on the list of
graduates, near it, and lower
down.
1 ^ ^ they have taken the
walls and moat.
1 ^ to strive for a name ; aspir-
ing for fame.
1 ^ ^nd \ ^ to bring and
take away.
] ^ -Hjj, he got the laugh on him.
1 ^ to pursue pleasure.
From iioman and to take.
To take a wife ; to marry a
'ts^Fi woman with the legal cere-
monies ; a marriage.
] H ifji ^ to marry a widow,
•flfj ] to marry a second wifcv
S or I ^ if or 1 H mar-
rying a wife ; but in order to
dignify the pivictiej, the terms
1 :^ "'■ 1 (i 1^ «^e used for
taking a concubine.
\ I and J? ] arc terms used
by friends when s[)eaking of a
man's marriage and by himself
of it.
) From to run and to take ; it is
similar to (j@ to stride.
fs^'i' To advance quickly ; to run,
to show alacrity m doing
anything; to perceive what will
please, and do the proper thuigs
with readiness; to regard pleasur-
ably; jolly, pleasant, graceful;
amusing, spriglitly.
] ^ ^ a beautiful woman.
7p 1^ I nnaccommodating, barsh,
gruuty.
^X 1 A ^ to joke others, to
make sport of them.
^ ] or ^ I very lively, glee-
some; joyous.
1 g^ an agi'eeablo relish, as a
pleasant drink, friends,- or attrac-
ti\'e books.
1 '^ ^ 5^ agreeable or repulsive,
makes all the difference in the
world.
7^ ] the six paths {ffaii) of
transmigration.
■T^ ] brilliant, clever.
!^^ M ] tl''** 's rather jolly.
1 IS '"■ 1 5i '^ J'^s*' ''' 1"'l'-
'^1 i -^ *o hasten the com-
pletion of puljlic affairs.
] fy the direction of; to go to-
wards ; — as ii^ ^ ] ir] ;?;
fp] theii' views and feelings are
rlnlike.
& ^ ] ^ the attendants bus-
tled about to serve — the king.
Eead 'Isnt. To breed.
1 J^ to rear or take care of
horses ; an ancient office like an
equerry.
Eead tsuk^ To hasten, to urge.
-^ I ^ ^ to hurry on the pre-
paration of the troops.
^ I cramped, confined ; small
room.
From ^ to see and )J a dish
altered.
To espy, to peep ; to descry ;
to reconnoiter ; to watch for.
1 in ffij fr to bo on the
lookout for a chance.
•It !S 1 >& '''° northern hordes
arc spying our frontiers.
^ ] to let be known, to divulge ;
not to keep secret.
j£ ] [jg very near-sighted.
«
Old sounds, dzit (md teit. In Ccntton, tsut ; — in Swatow, clio and cliuat ; — in Amoy, tswat ; — in Fuhnliau, cbiolv ; —
in Shanghai, dzili ; — in Chijti, cbio.
a superlative, very, extremely, en-
tirely, most; really, decidedly;
stanzas of four lines.
1 ft '>'■ 1 M "•■ 1 . ^ posterity
From U. silk; J] hii/e^ and P
a hiol ; '/. d. cutting a knot or
line of silk.
To cut short a thread, to in-
♦errupt the connection of; to sun-
der, to Itreak off, to interrupt ; to
sever ; to (exterminate, to utterly
destroy ; to bring on ruin ; to re-
nounce, to abjure ; terminated, end-
ed ; alienated ; to overpass, as dif-
licullies or a ridge ; to cross a river ;
siiooting athwart, like a meteor ;
m. oi' I MP) or ] p posterity
all cut oft'; no heir left, as by
violence or death.
PJ ] to stop ; ceased, as a ration
or a correspondence.
1 ^ '^ M "" i"'^'^ ^^ "^^ ; "ot
at all a good place.
1^ ^ 1 P ^*" never ceases to
rail and scold.
1 Jg. the road is broken up, the
way is shut up ; our resoiu:ces are
all cut off.
] ^^ a pun on words ; as ^ ]
^j* not to be aljle to guess the
quip or charade.
a 1 -^ 5C ^^ P -T ^ I'e has
cut himself olf from heaven, and
brought anger on his people.
] '^ a final sale, as of land never
to be redeemed.
j5L 1 stanzas in pentameters.
1012
TSUEH.
TSUEN.
TS'tJEN.
id; 1 superior to all, the finest.
] -^ very beautiful or alluring.
j M 7 ^1 separated and yet
not sundered, as cliaracters in
the running hand which are
• slightly joined.
1 "T^ {^ A she is the belle of
the age.
1 M M 85l i'' cannot be changed
or retracted.
g I deprive one's self of.
^ ] killed every one.
] ^ the acquaintance is broken
off; to cut one.
3^ ^ 1 Ai. ^^ Heaven never
stops a man's ways ; — i. e. his
ills are chiefly from his own
doing.s ; like Proverbs 26 : 2.
] -^ the flow is stopped, as a
stream without an outlet.
1 li § ^ starved himself to
death.
1^
From strength aud cut off.
To break a thing asunder.
*"■ 1 M 15 ^^ ''"® ^'^'''P ^^
broke in two.
From grass .ind cut off; it is also
used as a sjnonyin of tsui ' ^^
small.
A bundle or sheaf of coarse
grass, called ^ ] , used to strain
spirits through, which retains the
coarse dregs.
(tsiieh
Old sound, tsin. In Canton, tsun, sun, and shun ; — in Stoatow, chun andjmi ; —in Amofj, tsun, chw'an, and bun ; ■
in, Fuhchau, cbong and chieng ; — in Shanr/hai, tsi° and tsing ; — in Chifu, cbien.
The-second form is rather obso-
lete ; when read, (tsieii, it also
^ means an awl, a knife.
To engrave; to cut, as an
epitaph on stone; to carve
jw.... blocks for printing or orna-
^tsien mental work ; to censure, to
degrade.
1 ^ to cut in stone.
] Wi t° degrade to a lower rank-
1 ^ to chisel out.
"lb ^ 1 tt the able man's merits
are chiseled — ■ on the libation
cups.
5||f I a new edition, as of a set
of blocks.
^. ^ja From ^ birds and f^ a boie,
J|j-| with which they are shot.
'tsiin Pat, fleshy, as a bird in good
season; 7nef. racy, pleasant
discourse.
J£ ] fat fleshed.
1 %% ^^^ name in the T'ang dy-
nasty of Ch'ung-yang hien ^
j^ ]f^ in the south of Hupeh, a
part of the more ancient "^ ]
in the same region.
Read tsun' a synonym of ^^.
Valiant, heroic.
^ I a brave man.
M
wise and brave.
From mouth and to permit ; it is
also read fShun,
'tsii/i To suck, as infants do ; to
lick, as dogs sometimes do a
sore.
1 ^ ^ sucked quite diy.
] ^ to test the flavor.
] ^ to hck an ulcer ; met to
toady to ; a lick-spittle.
TS"=tJE:isr.
Old sounds, ts'uen and dzien. In Canton, ts'im ; — in Sivatow, chw'an and chw'
chwau ; — in Fuhchau, chw'ang aud chiong ; — in Skangltai, ts'i" and
t^^. From metal and all ; occurs used
•^■^ for the next.
c¥uen '^° estimate the quantity or
quahty ; to weigh, to measure;
to assort, to select according to
merit and capacity, whence ] -^jj
is one term for the Board of Civil
Office ; to value aright ; a carpenter's
plane.
1 }M.i ^° estimate, as a quantity ;
to weigh.
] ^ to select, as proper men.
1 ^ to put in the balance.
1 fi to judge of.
1 :^mWt^%^ fool'sli' reck-
less defamer.
ch ken
1 J
From carriage aud entire ; inter-
changed with the last.
A wagon with a mat or
screen, and low solid wheels.
3 a rude cart to truck grain.
From icords and complete.
To explain, to comment on ; to
illustrate or expound ; to make
a resume ; to discourse upon
and enforce ; allasions, comparisons.
li 1 explanatory notes.
iChSien
°a ; — in Amoy, chw'an, tswan, and
dzi" ; — in Chifu, ch'ien.
] ^ to open out the meaning.
■=■ ] to explain fully.
1 @ full proof
^ ^ 1 I& I tave not yet re-
ceived your full discourse, —
referring to a lettei.
Ilecovered from sickness ;
cured, convalescent, well.
.ch'Ofn ^ I quite recovered.
^ \ quite strong again.
^ fu ^ 1 ^°^ thorotighly reco-
vered.
TS'iJEN.
TS'UEN.
TSUH.
1013
A bamboo trap or creel for
f — f. catchijig fish or crabs; the
fCh^ucn entrance is guarded by points
converging inwards.
•f^ S <S 1 ^^ S^* '''^° fi'''^ 3'^^^
forget tlie traj); — ungrateful
fur benefits.
.\k
Tlie vKtn who is complete;
( i_i_k tlae name of ■^g ] , one of the
^ch^Ucii genii who gave pine seeds to
Yao, and he refusuig to eat
thera, his attendants did so, and
lived hundreds of years.
—felt-- A fragrant plant; spicery, sea-
(•3£ soning ; fine grasscloth ; nsed
^ts^iicn for you, in polite address
among friends ; — as ] ^ or
1 ^ y^^'-^'' observation, your care
of; your information.
] ^ ^ a perfume found in the
^ -\^ country, which makes
even the earth and stones frag-
rant wherever it is buried, and
causes flesh to grow on old bones
if burned under them.
*
From heart and to strut.
c j^C 1'''' change, to alter ; to trust
clh'ten to one's opinion ; presump-
tuous ; wiUful; next in order;
to rest.
i'S ^ ^ 1 wickedly obdurate and
irreclaimable.
^ j^ ] tIJC refasmg to reform.
] jfji penitent, heartily sorry.
Read ^sim, a synonym of |^.
Sincere, honest.
] i^ to rely on another.
it
To kick ; to tread on, as if
to try the weight ; to sit on
f('JiMkn the heels ; decrepit, bowed ;
to meander,
to crawl; to go stooping
1
.^
tcK^ikn
The common form from /^ to
enter and 3i .7S"', refers to ii
T^ ( scepter ; the antique form of /^
y~^^ to enter and _L worlc, shows tliat
the work is done ; but another
old form is composed of /v aud
^ a probable derivation ; the
first is easily mistaken for (/.in gS
metal.
Completed, finished ; entire in
all its parts ; imbroken, perfect ; all,
tbe whole; to do all that is requir-
ed ; to complete.
^ ] all dime ; nil in order.
] to lump all together.
^ j lig; almighty and omTii-
scient.
^'J "ffl ui'''y your whole
family prosper.
glj ^ %% with undivided ener-
gies.
4il 1 f Q 5f '" order to render
complete our peaceful relations.
1 fit ^^5cfi^S fverything
depends on the winter's snow.
] and /p I and | J(I are foreign
grammatical terms for the per-
fect, imperfect, and pluperfect
tenses.
JlE 1 St p not the least defect
— or misfortune.
;/^ 1 complete, as the works of an
author.
1 m ^C E '"'■ plenipotentiary or
envoy with full powers ; — a
foreign term.
7 tb I # ^ ffi the whole mat-
ter (or all the facts) has not been
made known.
1
n
all are willins;.
^ 1 fi^ ^ tl •''■ perfect organiza-
tion ; a business entirely settled.
'^1%^ 1 6^ A Ills mind and
body are equally perfects
I ^ ^ f@ ^" of them must come.
rf>5^ ^ ^iMock that is perfect, one
cT'HK which is complete in all its
^chUieti parts, having no spot or
blemish, and uniform in color,
called ] if^, required in sacrifice.
^4 1 flE 111 'I fat and unblemish-
ed victim.
^yj
chHiet
From 7K water and ^ white,
as if denoting pure water ; but
the original form represents a
couen'nrj and a tine, the aspect
of a .epriiig and its rill ; the se-
cond form is not uncommon.
A fountain, a spring; the
head-waters of a river ; money,
riches.
j^ I a well at a spring.
if. ] orfU I a water-fall, a cascade.
'^ ] the money or coin of the
usurper Wang Mang.
^ 1 o"" ^ 1 tl^e grave, hades,
or elysium.
^ 1 S& ± lie lias gone to the
shades.
Blf 1 ^ ^ to lay up a fountain
(/. e. a fortune) for old age.
1 ?JC spring water.
^
Old sounds, tsot, tsok, and dzut. In Canton, tsuk, tsut, and ts'iit ; — in STvatow, chok, chut, chui, and ch'6k ; — in Amot/,
tsut, chiok, siok, tsok, a7id ch'ek ; — in Fuhchau, chok and cli'^uk ; — !« Shanghai,
tsah, ts'ok and dzok ; — in Chijv, tsu.
Those who execute a chief's
orders, as lictors, underlings, me-
nials, retainers ; to conclude, to
tinish ; soldiers, privates ; to have a
sequel ; the end ; to die, to come to
tiSU
Originally composed of "T ten
under 35 clothes, because re-
' tainers wore dyed garments ; the
iirst form is the common one,
and is interchanged with several
of its derivatives.
an end ; white pawn in chess ; an
adivrh, hurriedly, suddenly ; quite,
entirely ; then, when all was over.
& ] soldiers.
j; ] officers and mea
1014
TSUH.
TSUH.
TSUH.
)]•, ] camp-followers.
^ ] ^ ^ why are you in such
a haste 1
1 >^ ^ ifc ^^ ^^ ''' S'^ ™*n
to the last.
,^? I ^lied, gone.
^ ] a mortal disease.
U W I fllf *'''^ ''™® ^°^ study is
o^"el• or past.
] ^ F'O suddenly asked him.
] ^ iu a great hurry.
1 ^ 3i^ 0'J ^" *^ **■ °^'^ *'^"^®
on Lira.
] .^ U ^ died in the sernce of
government.
4t ^ >J< ] an unknown private;
a I'ellow of no account.
^ 1 turnkeys.
-v-Jl^ Interchangecl with tlie last.
^^pj To die, to end ; said of ofiScials
jfsis of an inferior rank.
] ^ to die.
To grasp, to clutch, to seize ;
3 to throttle ; to clmch in the
^tsu hand ; to run against, to
butt ; to snatch or take out,
as a drowning person.
1 1i 5M ^ seized him hy the
hair.
1 M grasped him by the nape.
t^ 1 M S ^^^® ^^'"^ clangs the
tongues of the bells.
— • ] a very little, a handful.
■i-Zj^ To put a handle in a socket,
4"^^, as a helve into the eye of an
^tsit ax ; the protruding top of a
pillar above the cross beam.
1 'tt to put in a helve.
J^-f Also read suit,
^pX) Short hair, as on an ox ;
^tsu hairy.
— 1 ^ 5J a hair-mole.
tt Composed of P motith and |r.
ll^j to stop, but another says the up-
per part really represents the
s''-" thigh ; it is the 157th radical of
characters referring to motions.
The leg : the foot ; enough, full,
sufiBcient ; no deficiency or debase-
ment ; to satisfy, to make up what
is wanting ; entirely, in full ; pure,
as unalloyed silver ; actions, con-
duct ; to move ; to comiect.
-f- ] comijlete in all respects.
^ ] ^ 4B ^ tlie hands and feet
(/. c. brothers) should not quarrel.
1 ^ M there is plenty for all
our uses.
§ I self-sufficient, conceited.
1 U3c ft^ ^ 5C I'^e greatly
annoyed you a long time.
] 1 ^ — "5 M ^ f'^'Jl hundred
taels.
^ 1 to slip up, to make a blun-
der ; a faux-pas.
] 1^ yoiu' presence, your honor.
you. Sir.
'^ ^ ] unsatisfied, never con-
tented.
^ -^ ] does not meet my wishes.
^ ] j^ not worth talking about ;
a triiluig ajSair.
] ^ ^ 1 is the number (or
length) just right *?
j^ ] quite right ; full.
/f» — M ] Jiot one occasion by
any means.
] "£, i^ ^ silver of standard
piu-ity.
1 RT iit -fT it ^^'^ ^® done.
^ I abounding, as a plentiful har-
vest ; well supphed, abundant.
^ 1 1^ ^ ;^V V lie is unfit to
undertake a large business.
-jpf ] '1^ what is there wonderful
in that?
m H ^ 1 the days are not
enough to enjoy it all.
Read 'ts& To treat others with
respect for the furtherance of one's
ends is ] ^ ; to increase ; to be-
nefit ; to push along.
1 =■ ] ^ to be careful of one's
words and actions.
From foot and vncle ; occurs in-
terchanged with the next.
^^^^ To walk with great care, as
when carrying a j)recious
thing, or in the presence of a ruler-
1 lit lis to advance step by step.
Eead t'ih^ To walk with ease
on a level road.
1 1 Jo] jI; to go along pleasant-
ly on the high ro;id.
jfcSj From /bo/ and to pit i/ ; used ivith
— ' the last, and occurs interchanged
' with % to kick.
To press, to urge forward, to
hasten ; impelled ; urgent ; cramii-
ed, embaiTassed ; wrinkled, con-
tracted ; to trouble ; anxious, care-
worn ; to draw in, to retract.
4" -tfe* H 1 li "S" M ti'c borders
of the statu are now pushed in
a hundred li a day.
j£ ] pres.sed upon closely, as by
a creditor.
] ] cramped for room ; hamper-
ed ; contracted ; distressed.
1 ^ "^' M 1 to contract the eye-
brows, as when angry or anxious.
I ^ imminently,
j^ ] to impel, to drive.
^hz^ Interchanged with the last.
;*p(j^> To frown, to wrinlde the fore-
ftsu head.
1 ^ to knit the eyebrows.
f^ ] careworn ; a furrowed brow.
Grieved, ashamed; to red-
l) den, to color up.
^fsu ] -^ mortified, sorry.
In Pekingese. A subdued or in-
distinct sound.
] I whispering, in a low voice.
|J^;b Also read tsa/i^
WUi To smack the lips ; to draw
^tsu in the breath ; to kiss an-
other ; to bring the lips of
two persons together.
P,^ ] to smack the lips, and purse
up the mouth.
A tree found in Shansi, fur-
■, nishing good timber for thills ;
^tsu its flowers are white, shap-
ed like the cotton flower, and
the leaves are quinaiy, on long pe-
tioles ; to shed leaves ; to reach ;
bare, leafless branches.
*
TSUH.
From a flag and a dart, refei-
liiig to the head of a javelin
' where a pennon is tied to recog-
^tsii uize it afterward.
To collect into one place, as
a banner signalizes men to do ; a
clan, a tribe ; a family, whicb traces
its descent from one ancestor, and
has one surname; kindred, rela-
tives ; a class, a kind.
^ ] of the same clan.
TS'lJH.
] I* the clan register of names.
|f} 1 to disown, to turn out of
the family.
] ';^ or ] ^ the senior of the
clan.
3 ] father, son, and grandson ;
also, father, mother, and wife's
kindred.
7jC 1 aciuatic animals.
^ ] creation ; animated natnre.
TS'UH.
1015
M Jt |pI 1 (Compromised all his
clan or family.
■5 6§fl$4^ 1 llien back to
my country and kin.
^Wy^ The head or barb of an arrow
^{[^) or a javelin ; the point of a
^tiu davt.
^ij ] sharp barbs.
^ :& I knocked off the barbs.
TS'=XJI3:.
Old sounds, ts'ok, ts'ut, and dzut. In Canton, ts'ok, tsok, and ts'ut ; — in Swatmr, cli'ok
in Fuhchau, ch'ouk, chuk, and chok ; — in Shanghai, ts'ok and ts'ah
From man and /&o(; this and the
next are interchanged with tsuh^
ts'^u/
/g; to tirge.
To constrain, to urge; ur-
gent, driven, pressed on ; near, close ;
shortened, contracted.
^ ] hampered ; a narrow space.
1 H^ pJ^ 'ij* ^^ cT^oss, knees and
talk upon matters, as long absent
fjieuds.
1 Ji 'iC S *"" "''S'^ "'^"^ over-
much, to constantly talk to one.
JJt •j^ ^ 1 ^'^^ ''"^^ '^ ^^''y ^'^'^^■
j^ I to hurry on, to stimulate.
] 3^ the house-cricket, because
it incites the goodwife to weav-
ing ; its chirp is supposed to re-
semble the sound made by a
rapid .shuttle.
From heasl and lictor ; it is in-
terchanged witli its primitive.
ts'u' A dog rushing from a cover;
to rush out and chive people
away ; abrupt, precipitate.
] imj)etuous ; perplexed and
hurried by atfairs.
] f^ soon ; readily ; abniptly.
t
^.
,U U
F)'oni Joel and then ; also read
(s'w/(, and interchanged with ^
To tread on; to press
with the foot; to kick.
1 ^ carefully, seriously.
1 Em '■o tread on.
ts'u'
To butt, to run against, to
kick the shin.
Read tm' To huddle, to
flock together; treading on
one another,
it 1 If^W^^'^ egrets gather in
flocks in the wood.
High ; hazardous, as the sum-
mit of a peak hke the Matter-
horn.
lU ^ 1 4I '■1^^ P^ak came
crashing down.
From bamboo and clan ; it is
nearly synonj'mous with the ne.Kt.
Small bamboos ; a frame-
work or whtsk, ou which silk-
worms sj)in their cocoons ; an
arrow-head or barlj ; a crowd of
people, a group ; a mold for making
cakes ; in hotani/, a round corymb,
like the snowball ; a cyme.
1 i%. it ^ ''^"^J' ^^^^ pressing
on in a crowd.
^ ^ ^ ] to attend to the .silk-
worms laying.
^ If ^ ^ 1 •'^'■'^ei"! bimched
flowrcts making one tuft.
^i^, ] like heads of flowers
uid colored groups ; — said of
fine embroidery or a well written
essay.
1 ] K^ '"■'"' "c*v : fine ; clean
and all new, a.s a di'ess.
-ft
ts u
ts'lc'
1 — in Amoy, tsut, tsok, and ch'iok ; —
— in Chifu, ts'u.
Eead t^eu' Thmgs budding in
the spring, said of grass in tussocks ;
thick, vigorous growth.
Wi '^ \ ^ :.ll nature springing
into life.
f^ 4*' '^ 1 "• great springing
forth among the tubes ; i. e. the
spring is coming on ; — the -j^
] or ^ I was a pipe ancient-
ly played iii the first moon.
Like the last.
A nest ; to collect, to call
together ; a crowd ; a silk-
worm whisk.
Jg. ^p ] a strong gust of wind.
The noise of .splashing or bub-
bling waters ; an old name of
the Ohehkiang j^ff 'jX. I'iver ;
occurs used for ^^ to plan.
^ ] iutermiltent, as a fountain ;
outside of the capital of Kwe'i-
cheu, there is an inteituittent
well which rises and falls a hun-
dred times a day, going regularly
like a clepsydra.
^ 1 to spy into the plans of a
state in order to surprise it.
In CantoMse. Soft, like thin
mud or fresh mortar ; thin, fluid,
as milk ; lean ; careless of one's
reputation.
!fc£ ] fi^ cook it very soft.
1016
TSUI.
TSUI.
TSUI.
TSTJI-
Old sounds, tsui, dzui, tsut. and dzut. In Canton, tsni and tsiii ; — in Samtote, chne
and tswat ; — in Fuhchau^ clioi, cboi, and cli'oi | — in Shanghui, ts', tsue
To piirse up the mouth, as
wlien about to sip or to
kiss.
] P to pucker the mouth.
1 iB 5^ IK ^° guzzle wine and
blurt out songs.
1 M depressed, complaining,
weakened.
Read
To
drink
^mi. To urge to
when singing and playing.
Jt^i From ^ to hind and jlfc '/»'•'>■ ;
V-l-j' it is regarded as another term of
<^V the next.
To know ; to store up, to
conceal ; the mouth, the beak j
stone needles used in acupuncture.
:t From mouth and to bristle up.
A bu:d's bill ; the lips ; a
isut beak, a snout ; a mouth ; a
muzzle, a spout, an aperture,
a nozzle ; to wrangle, to talk much
and impudently, to give lip.
M 1 to kiss.
'M^ 1 mouth-piece of a pipe,
rift i )£ 1=^ gllb-tongued ; a spe-
cious rascal.
] ^ vilo upbraidings, scurrilous,
apt at revilmg.
fJ^ ^ ^ 1 '^o'^'' '^'^^''^^ ^° much.
^ !^ \ do not interfere ; don't
reply to it.
W 1 Ijeto boast of one's eloquence.
talk.
^J ] £, to beat tho lips, a cruel
mode of torture.
] ^ loquacious, garruloas.
yJC I a reckless talker.
1 lifi^^orij':^ 1 Mmy
rnnulh waters much for it; to
Jove good eating,
t^ 1 or ^ 1 to take the part
of; to side with, as in a dispute.
^ij ) a skillful pleader.
'M. 1 or ^ 1 gluttonous.
tsui
C 1 or Ul 1 lo wrangle, to
bicker, to raise a dispute.
' 1 *& p& ^'° ^^^ learned to
speak the court dialect, — in-
timating that it is another Ian-
guage than hLs mother tongue.
Also read ^tsz'
A species of tortoise, called
1 ^ or 1 ll^ and found
near tho mouth of the Yellow
River; its shell is fine enough for
ornaments, but much inferior to
tortoise-shell.
From spiriis aud come to the
end of, as of the ability to drink.
EsblHrated with drink ; happy,
fuddled, intoxicated, drunk ; a
debauch ; fascinated with, stupefied
with, devoted to ; unconscious, as a
man of his danger ; engrossed with.
Wl 1 or If; 1 drunken.
^^ ^P ] not i fiecled by liquor.
1 M (oi" 1 i® \^ ^ Cantonese)
a drunkard, a sot.
] ^ip intoxicated, maudlin.
1 A 1lll ''"' <li'uul^en lout, a wine-
bibber.
f^' 1 or p 1 g5 one who feigns
to be drunk.
] fig sleepy from drink ; also, a
term of railing for a man's inat-
tentive boking.
itJ" 1 ^ i^ ^^^ ^^^ wrapped up
in the classics.
I ^[} Jj2 drunk as a clod.
•i®T> 1 A A g 1 if you make
yourself drunk, it is not [the
fault of] tho wine.
4t "IS H ^ 1 lie's half drmik
and yet has drunk nothing ; i. e.
he acts Lke a simpleton.
jjil^ ^ ] jl:, the Gpirit.s have drank
to the full.
A clothes' beater.
I ^ an old niune for Kia-
tsu,i ' hing fu in Chchkiang.
aiiJ clrni ; — In Amoij, tsui, tsoo, ch'ui,
and dzue ; — in Chifu, tsiii.
From [91 net and 3p vrontj ; q.
il. crime entanyles men into
the net of tlie law ; tlie ancient
form, wbicli was cliauged by Tsin
because it resembled ^ emperor,
tsui ' IS composed of g self and ^p
hitter, ami refers to the otiender,
but the Q is also a contraction
of j^ origin, as transgression is
tlic origin of sorro^v.
A bamboo net for fish ; to be-
come involved, as a law-breaker ;
trespass, crime, sin, faidt ; injury,
dirmage ; a violation of order, law,
or decorum : to give occasion for
blame ; to criminate, to regard one
as guilty ; to deal with him so ;
punishmei it, retribution.
1 JB or ] J\,a. criminal.
^ ] f;J; I have offended you ; I
beg your pardon.
^& T 'J' 1 * venial sin, a pecca-
dUlo.
I Jl >5tl 1 ^ repeated offense,
fp^ ] to examine a criminal.
J^ I to sentence for crime.
I^lBJi^.KlRll violation
oi law is the same criMe in jirince
as peojJe.
^ I got bis demerits ; be has
been punished ; received dam-
age ; alluding to the idea of
transmigration and its sanctions.
^ ] a capital crime.
1 .^ I® 1^ * ^*^^ deserved fate.
1 ^ "g" ^ the measiu'e of his
iniquity is full.
1 ^ to criminate one.
-a 5 1 1t- a 5S -^ ^ »o °°«
has caused blame or regret to the
present time.
M ?'J Ira I to taka a rod and
request punishment, — ■ as is said
to the emperor by officials.
^ ] _I^ ^ ;^ the iimoceat are
the really honorable.
3^ It '& 1 Heaven reckons with
the guilty.
m
tsin
TSITL
■• From to -yea/^, (1)"' really
changed from ^ to offcvd) and
^ to tahe ; i ' e. to come in con-
tact with and take away.
To assemble the whole coiapiiiiy;
to carry anything to the extreme ;
a high grade of military merit ; au
intensive adverb, which precedes its
subject, exceedingly, extremely.
I ^ excellent and good.
^ I to come together, as to a fair.
] H the handsomest of all.
TS'UI.
1 M" SI '''® ™°^^' important.
] -^ in the front, very first of all.
iU jtb .^ 1 *^''' ^^ ^^^ vaoi\, so of
all, as high, or good, or fit, &c.
I fl^ '^* ^^ ™°^'' convenient ;
the handiest.
1 ^ 4* Jfl not of the least use.
] E^ too early, by far.
ffi I reported for promotion,—
by one's superiors.
I jl very difficult, the most diffi-
cult.
TS'UI.
1017
tsui
Small, insignificant, as a
country ; vile, contemptibie ;
to collect ; an ancient place
near Si-ngan fu.
p^ to assemble.
M .^ @ * small unimportant
covmtry.
Hilly, rough country ; moun-
tainous.
m>^yj,^\ the range
is not only veiy steep, but
rugged also.
Old sounds, ts'ui, dzni, ts'ut, and'tlzvA.. In Cmrton, ts'ui anc/ts'ui ; — in Swatow, ch'ui, kui, ancf chui ; — in Amoy, cli'ui,
tsoii, SCO, tsui, and tsut ; — in Fuhchak, cli'oi, cliw'ui, ohw'l, and sbi ; — in Shanghai, ts'u6 ; — in Chifu, ts'<ii.
a;
To urge, to press, to impor-
uue ; to hasten, as the pay-
ft.s 1(1 ment of a debt ; to dun ; to
egg on ; to reiterate.
] g^ to demand urgently.
2 f JV ■^ 1 ^ ''•'^^''' "° servant to
send to ha,sten you ; — written
on invitation notes.
1 |§ to repeat the invitation ; to
hurry — the guest.
I ^^ ^ he is pressing me for it.
1 fl£ '■'^ 1 i& '-^ press, to expe-
dite, to drive forward.
] ^S^ to m-ge the payment of land
taxes.
From ill lull ani^ good ; the
second form is unusual.
] ^ to break off.
1 P3'J ^ S '■° o^lig^ the obstinate
to become yielding, or the stifl"
to be supple.
1 ilil to push over.
3C S 1 ^ everybody scolds and
rails at me.
1 'j^^ ~r ^ youVe pounded the
hoop till it has burst.
^ jiii. "f" 1 the departed sire has
now come — to partake of the
sacrifice.
1 ^p to restrain the temper ; to
repress, to abate.
] ^ ^M ^ feed him with forage
and grain.
.11
,t.i ill
A high
in the
whence
deri^•ed.
1 m i»si^
mouiitain ; a
kingdom of
the siuname
town
Tsi,
was
roekv summits
;*■■«(
I'rom hand aud lofty.
To repress, to stop, to drive
back ; to force into a certain
way or to obey ; to overpow-
er ; to push, to impel, to tlu'ust at,
to scorn ; to destroy, as a fiimily ; to
reach, to arrive ; to break, a.s wind
does the trees; to feed, as with
forage.
From sift aui, frayed ; also read
^shwai, and interchanged with
its primitive.
A Strip of sackcloth anciently
worn on the breast as a badge
of mourning, six inches long a.id
four wide ; the unhemmed frayed
edges of mourning apparel.
!|/f ] in deep mourning, referring
to this raveled coarse dress.
Also read (Shwai.
The small rafters which pro-
ject from the eaves like a
frayed edge, and support the
tiluig ; they were formerly
called ] ;}g but now are usually
teTvasd ^chhveii j^^; the ^ ] are
often ornamented or carved.
'i\
Us'^tii
The luster of gems ; pearls
hanging down.
I^ ^ 1 ^ the spears and
arms lay mixed in confusion ;
i. e. like gems on a dress.
Deep, clear water ; fresh,
clean ; tears trickling down ;
spoiled, destroyed ; frozen
drifts of snow, for which the
next is also used.
W 1 ^ l^ there was a deep
place in the stream.
fvtt^
(s tu
ts'uP
Sleet and snow together.
] /^ hoar-frost comingTvith
snow.
From 7nan and soldier ; it occurs
used for 2{1 a cohort of a hundred
men.
ts III
A substitute, a vice ; se-
condary or supplementary, an aid.
] ^ the second grade of kiijin.
ij5[5 ] a deputy sub-prefect.
a curcuit examiner.
it 1
ts Ul
To .alarm, to cM ; to taste,
to put in the mouth, to sip.
|g 1 to terrify by bawUng.
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1018
TS'UI.
TS'UI.
TS'UI.
] ^ to get tbe flavor of.
[IjlJ ] to slobber in eating.
1 I® '■iM to sP't 'it one.
] "j* — P I took one taste.
Read tsuk^ To crauacb ; to
suck and smack tbe lips.
P0 1 a bubbub, a row and clamor.
1 fi (^ sucked it dry.
.k-T^) From ^ea)'< and dead.
Vt Sad,
<s'm(
ishii '
downcast, chagrined.
''"' 3^ 1 <iistres3ed, grieved.
't^ 1 ^ IH * cadaverous
countenance; distressed, fallen,
g ] in extremity, disheartened.
Like the preceding, and used witli
tlie next.
Wearied ; sad ; worn out, de-
crepit
Bead tsuh, A short face.
^H|^> Diseased ; wearied ; decrepit
y^y' by age, service, or ailments ;
ts^uC tbe infirmities of age.
-^ ;^ VJJ ] his postman was
worn out.
S 1 j^ ^ melancholy sad notes,
as of tbe lute.
^ I full of cares, exhausted by toil.
Ifj ^5 ^ 1 the whole body entire-
ly worn out ; in a state of decre-
pitude.
>J^j Inteixhanged with the next.
\^ To harden iron by plunging
tiui^ it in water ; to temper ; to dye
to come into contact with, as
fire with water ; to flow.
m 1 chilly.
1 ^ to harden iron.
] ;fjj to dye cloth.
YJj.) Nearly the sameastlre preceding.
^^p An extinguisher; to plunge
ts^ui' and put out fire ; to temper ;
to burn.
W ^ ©l.ffij 1 S Yiutsz' (a dis-
ciple of Confucius) scorched his
palm to prevent nodding.
Yh ?K 1 S ^ harden its point
by dippi.ig it in clear water;
met. to stimulate people by pro-
motion or promises.
t •> Tho feathers of the turquoise
kingllsher, tbe If 1 or |
<s'(«'' ^ ,^ which are used in
plumagery ; the name is said
to be an imitation of the whirring
sound of the wings ; applied also to
the humming bird.
1 Wl 'y'"o °" ^ hill-side.
¥^ ] to put on feathers ; to imi-
tat3 feather-work in enamel.
I ^ the kuigfisber's feathers.
1 ^ a bridal chair adorned with
plumagery.
1 H a brothel.
] -^ a purplish blue.
1 ^ -ifE *^^'° larkspua
] ^ a head ornament of ladies.
IS S 1 '^ bound around with
pearls and clasped with feathers ;
— richly dressed.
I 3 The tail of a bird, called ^
^ in common discourse ; the
ts'-ui' bones of the pelvis.
] [^ the flesh of a bird's
tail.
The original and second form is
1^ flesh and $Q to break off,
' contracted to ^f'color, but the
first form is most used.
Delicate, easily broken ; brit-
tle, crackling, easily shiver-
ed ; short, light, as pastry ;
trifling, unsteady in character.
J& 1 or 1^ 1 mellow and soft as
a ripe apple ; crisp.
^ ] dry and crisp, as hard baked
cakes.
Mi \ ^ & ground-nuts baked
in salt very crisp,
f^ -V I'S 1 '^ ^^ things, quickly
and smartly.
ir J;^ 6^ -la 1 fried m fat very
crisp.
315 ) delicate, as pie-crust.
1 ^ ^ 6^ to crackle when eat-
u:g, as ginger snaps.
a
tsha'
t|.=^) Almost the same as the last.
/j^'U Tender; crisp and sweetish,
ts'ui' yet firm, as well cooked meat.
AG ^ tl* 1 fat and deli-
clous, as a tender capon. , .
A bamboo brush or scrub,
called ] ;^; a whisk used
by cooks to clean pans.
From hair thrice repeated, to
dei.ote its fineness.
The down on birds ; the fine
fur next the skin; furry,
downy; soft, velvety; crisp; deli-
cate ; fragile, easily broken.
I Ml ^ pbish cap worn in old times.
iAj ] asbestos cloth.
"H" ^ 1 Sft to get delicate food
for parents.
|§ I cotton staple, raw cotton.
] ^ elotb with a nap ; plush.
1 ^ isM. ^^'^ court robes glitter
like the rushes ui seed.
3 Grassy, tussocky ; a collec-
tion, a selection ; to be with ;
ts'ui' collected together, to congre-
gate, as people into towns ;
to roost on ; u,sed iov \^ an aid.
5 1 W i'H M to come and dwell
together in a town.
^ ] a thicket; thick and leafy
like jungle.
] ^ a rustling sound, as of bushes,
IH ?IH ^ 1 ^^ select the meri-
torious out of the crowd.
^f^PJi^mm 1 4 ^Iier-
ever tho imperial orders reach,
there men of principle gather.
] J$ books of elegant extracts.
] IK — ^ brought together iii
tiic same school.
;t J^-) Similar to the preceding.
'T'^f^ To collect, to bring together.
tsui' -^ 1 ^ 1^ to make a col-
lection of old sayings.
SMmrnZ^ in 1 ^itis
better to g.ither all commodities
than to have them go abroad ;
— protection of native industry.
Eead tsuh^ Grain in tbe milk.
TSUN.
TSLTN.
TSUN.
1019
TSXJKr.
Ute also under TSltJK. Old soiindSj tsun and ilziin. In Canton, tsuu and tsun ; — in Sualow, chun ; — in A may, tsun ;
in Fuhchau, cbong an;/ diw'iing ; — in Shanghai, tsang ant/ tsing ; — in Chifu, tsftn.
From "JY two hands contracted
Jsun
to TJ* nn inch, under "S" c/iip/;
to represent handiug a cup to a
man ; occurs used for the next
two.
High, honorable, eminent, res-
pected ; noble ; you, your, in direct
addreiss ; to honor, to venerate ; to
dignify ; a wine vessel.
-^ I your father.
1 i^ yo'ir lionor ; you. Sit'.
] ^ A yiT wife.
] ^j^ to venerate and esteem.
] ^ an appellation of Budhas
aud arhans, answering to arya
or \ enerablc ; given to those
who have mastered the four spi-
ritual truths ; the term -{jj ]
honored by the world, is a title
given to every Budha ; and by
an easy transition, — ' ] ^ ^
comes to mean a Budhist idol.
^ ] the emptror.
] '^ elderly, honored peisons.
/j^- I the prefect.
I ^ respectable ; good family and
cliaracter.
1 fS 7^ jE 'o honor virtuo and
delight in philosophy.
— ] ?!&!, one cannon ; a local use,
perhaps derived from the respect
it demands.
7c T '^ )S ! H there are three
classes in the world to bo honor-
(id ; — the noble, the aged, and
the ^•irtuous.
% ^ ^C 1 Laotsz', the honored
in heaven.
^ I f;J; I have given you trouble;
I beg your ]iardon.
Jifi ^ S -SV- M 1 A the well
bred disestccm themselves and
honor othcr-s.
Drawings fiT women reaching to
the knees; used for the last in
^t3un the phrase ] ^.^ to be careful.
From wood or vase or earth and
to honor.
Jsail
A vase or goblet for libations ;
a glass or cup ; a wine-jar
or amphora ; a decanter ; the
last forms are commonly used
at Canton for bottle, phial,
flask, or small j;ig, whether
of stone or glass ; to drink
from a bottle ; luxiu'lant foliage.
— ■ 1 jp a bottle (or cup) of spirits.
^ I M Wi^° ^^^^ * g'^S8 with
one.
"fl^ I a flower vase.
IM 1 "1"^" t'"^ bottle or jar.
Jsnu
From to go .ind to honor; c, g. to
follow the honorable ; occurs used
for chtven^ ^|t a headman.
To follow orders, to obey, to
comply with, to conform to ; to
act as required, as an officer in
carrying out instructions ; to induce
to follow, or influence to obedience;
to accord with times ; obedience,
acquiescence ; as ixwadvcrb, accord-
ingly, consequently ; had no other
way to act.
] Q* to follow the emperor's be-
hests.
I ^^ to obey laws.
Jl ] carried out every wder.
] 2 ;Ji !§• to walk in the ways
ot the ancient kings.
] tJP to keep in obedience.
] ^ those who honor and keep
the jjrecepts.
1 ^ ^ '^^^ become (or act as)
a literary man.
To adjust, to regulate ; to
observe rule and order, and
tixiit thus restrain others.
] ;j; "|» we cannot bo more
sparing.
] ^" to economize ; to keep within
the rules.
] ] to call together.
H ffl ^ 1 ^ yoi^
use a little less.
must daily
Lofty, grand, as a mountaui
peak.
1 ] elevated ; peering one
above another, as mountain
peaks.
The first character is the most
in use, and both are often read
it sun.
Many persons conversing
amicably without realfriend-
sliii) ; to talk agreeably ; luii-
tedly, as a chorus.
to speak fair words,
and then backbite each other.
I ^c^^u.,
la Cantonese. To have a thing
ready, as an ax to cut a tree.
1 ^ if P^ lay them all by care-
fully.
'tsun
Like the last.
To assemble; to respect, to
have a regard for.
I ^ to come together.
1 '^^J 'iM '^ ^^'^^^ respect to
the virtuous.
The copper ferule or place
to grasp, on the handle of a
spear.
m 'X -^ -t -tt 1 ^vhen
handing a dart present it by the
handle.
tiun
From horse and to rcalk slowly ;
it occurs used for the ne.\t, and
t<uii'
for
loftv.
A stately, fine shaped horse ;
a uoblo steed, of which Mah-wang
ifS- 3E °^ Chen had eight ; digni-
fied, reserved without being proud ;
excelling ; great ; lofty ; swift ;
rapid.
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TSUN.
TSUN.
TS'UN.
1 M a majestic horse.
] ^ fleet, as a racer or ship,
f* 1 a hero.
\ ^^'< W tlie great appointment
will be hard — to carry out.
j^ ^ ] a courser fleet as the wind.
1 @ 'f 5C [tlifise mountains]
reach to the skies.
] ] very exalted, like a sage.
1 ^ ^ ^A altogether express or
make clear his private opinions.
From man and to lua/h ; it is also
used with the last and the nest.
tsun'
Superior, remarkable, one of
a thousand ; talent or ability
of such ; eminent.
] ■j^ a fine scholar.
1 i^ l£ ■& t"^ ^^^® brave and
sterling men in office.
S 1^ 1 ^ °^ ^'^''^ distmguished
for their high accomplishments.
1 IW II 5i an elegant lady.
very handsome.
^ A 1 he is one of a thousand.
1 A !f^ a fine-looking man.
^ ;^ ] ]^ 51J 1 those who were
termed having the three grades
of talent, could exhibit their
powers — in proper stations.
mn' t\J S
Used for its primitive, and also
like the last.
iwn' Valiant, brave ; able, pre-
eminent in force or wisdom ;
to overcome ; to raise.
] ^ extraordinary, unrivaled ;
strange.
^ ] a brave hero.
' Intelligent, quick of appre-
hension.
^ ] a bright mind
and lively imagination.
tt I perspicuous, clever, astute.
BJ^> To look at carefully.
^ 1 # j^ a liero in the Han
tsi'm' dynasty.
The remains of a sacrifice;
the fragments left after a
tsiiii' meal ; to eat the remnants ;
dressed food.
■J/g ] to eat at the second table ;
?'. e. to lu-ge parents to eat more,
and then for chOdren to eat their
leavings.
1 H ^ •& every thing has been
eaten up.
] 1^ ^ ^ leavmgs cannot be
used for oflferings.
left at breakfast.
> The chief of the Jelds, a laud-
lord, a proprietor ; an oSicer
tsibi' who had oversight of the
fields ; a sort of bailiff" was
anciently called \Q ] because he
was B3 J^ 1^ the great man of the
fields.
^ ] a clown, a rude peasant"
t^^iU^ A fire burning ; to put out a
P^i^ fire ; to scorch or prick shell
ism' in divination.
1 T # ^ to put out the
incense and candles ; it is done by
the acolytes to save them.
isiin'
To pinch the flesh with the
fingers ; to put the nails to-
gether, as when killing a
flea ; to push away ; to lay
the hand on.
^ to crack a louse.
^ M ^ ^ ho pinched the
;mn of the prince of We'L
Jj*^ A kind of marmot found in
1^^ the hilly parts of Sz'ch'uen,
iiiiii' ] 1^ or gfj J^ whose tail
furnishes hairs for pencils ; it
eats chestnuts and roots, and de-
stroys fields like the mole ; its cry
is musical.
TS'=XJ3Sr.
old sounds, ts'un and dzun. In Canton, ts'un ; — in Swatow, cli'uii and ch'ang ; — in Amoy, ch'un, tsun, and chw'au ; —
in Fuhchau, ch'6ng, ch'aung, and chong ; — in Shanghai, ts'ang and dzang ; — in Chi/u, ts'an.
] j^ a market village.
^ 1 to scatter village abuse ; to
blackguard people.
From wood and inch ; the second
and obsolete form, composed
of 12 to collect and Q town,
is regarded as more authentic ;
it resembles ^ts'ai ^ material.
town;
gi-oss,
The beginning of a
a hamlet, a village.
] ■^ rustic, unpolished ;
paganish.
] "tF or ^P ] a village ; country
places.
I ^ a villager, a countryman
1 ^ or 1 -J§ villages and farm-
steads.
From "T^ child and ^ or ^
hand; q.d. the latter protects the
fortoer.
To preserve or defend from
injury ; to maintain, to retain, as a
purpose or principle ; to take care
of, as one's health ; to inquire after,
to heedfully look after, to watch ;
to lay by, to let remain, to put
away, to place on deposit ; left over.
account ; extant,
as a balance of
alive ; to exist.
1 i^ ^"'1 1 C ^^ correlatives,
— as aUve or dead ; to preserve
.and to ruin, as a dynasty ; to
continue or to destroy ; saved or
lost
■^ ] to inform the emperor of
one's recovery or health, as
aged officers should do ; also, to
make kind inquiries about
Kf, in 1 >ij« to preserve the heart
in humane feelings, ;'. e. pure
from vice or error.
TS'UN.
TS'UN.
TSUNG.
102 f
-j)^ ] to conserve ; to keep warily.
1 J^ ;1^ to maintain cordial re-
latidiis with ; to uphold good
principles of conduct.
1 ~ lA ^ W 0"'7 one of his
descendants remained.
) -^ to detain or k^ep back.
- IrJ ] 't still remains, it i.s still ex-
tant.
I ^ to nurture goodness in the
heart.
] ^ to take care of one's self, to
keep out of danger.
] "I'' to lay aside carefully,
J|^ ] to gather or store carefully
^ ] a settled purpose.
^ ] nobody spared alive or es-
caped ; nothing was saved.
] ~f ■^ undigested, indigestible.
From foot and lionor; tliis is used
for a. co]loqiiinl word (occasionally
written J^) iiun, having tliis
meaning, wlience this too is some-
times read ^tiui.
To .sit on the heels, to set cou-
cliant, fo squat ; to place close to
each other, as men in hue.
1 1 W fiS *■" '^^^ in measured
steps.
1 •? W # ;t to set up the
mailed dresses and shoot at them.
] -7 {i unable to squat.
{{Jl ] to crouch, as a tiger ; to
occupy by force.
1 5'i iljB 5^ squatted till my legs
are stitf.
,tun
S e..l ^ M^ ® ^ lie squats
on his own .scales; — said of a
man praising himself.
Vmmfisli and honorubk, because
it leads otliers.
'ts^uii A fish like the rudd, with red
eyes, round and long body,
small scales, and reddish marks ; it
Ls also called -^ g @^ red eyed
fish, and is probably a kind of roach,
perhaps the sauie as the jfX flS ^
(Leuciscus liomospilotus,) at Can-
ton ; in Japan, the salmon.
il^i^. 1 §"5 i'> the nine-
pouched net are rudds and bream.
n
From Iieart and hic/i.
To guess, to surmise ; to con-
'is^uii sider, to relleet on.
1 S to ponder on.
g 1 ^ tb I think that I have
not the aljiUty or power.
1& A W -(:> ^ 1. JM, i. ^^^^
others have in their minds, I can
measm-e by reflection.
ts'un?
Formed of 3^ the hitml and —
one under it, to denote the pulse
of the wrist, an iiich from tlie
hand ; it is tlie -tl^t radical of a
small heterogeneous group of cha-
racters; in accounts it is often used
as a contraction of sican^ ^ to
reckon.
The Cliineso inch or punto, which
is regarded as equal to tho middle
joint of tho finger ; it measures one-
tenth of a cubit f^ or foot, and
like it varies in length ; a very
little.
1 'C* o*" 3^ 1 or ] ^ the heart.
1 p the pulse at the wrist.
1* 1 W: improve every inch or
moment of time.
I /^ II f j^ I cannot move a step ;
I cannot alter.
^ ^ 1 Jii« ^ a man's heart
knows when be swerves from the
- 1 )S « m 1 m an inch of
eyebrows often bears a myriad
inches of sorrow.
^ W 1 jS -'■ l^^^e got on about
an inch, i. c. a very Httle ; a de-
preciating i)hrase.
f^ I feet and inches, dimensions,
the measure of a thing ; also
etiquette, respect, regard accord-
ing to station.
Jf^ jig ] !^ I have just ^TOtten
a short nnte.
H 1 >J< :^ jS '"y little daugh-
ter, — referring to her tiny feet.
^ R f!') )^ # 1 RlJ 1 if
you can get (or learn) much the;i
get it ; if not, then a little ; —
even anything is good.
U tin
' To cut into tiic/us ; to cut
small, to cut up ; to part, to
divide.
I -t]] to cut fine.
^ 1 i5 J^ distinguish clearly
the stops and meter, — in mak-
ing and singing verses.
TSTJISTO-.
Old sound, tsong. /« Canton, tsung ; — in Swatow, chong and chang ; — in Amoy, tsong, ch'iong, and ch'ong ; —
in Fuhchau, chung, ch'nug. and chung ; — in S/ianghai, tsung ; — in C/ii/u, tsung.
i '.» Fmm s/.ct/fr and to proclaim.
cAI> An ancestral hall, where the
^Uitni/ honored ones are present to
hear and answer prayers ; an
aiaccstral tablet ; saciifici;U, used in
worship; to honor, to revere; that
which men resort to or recur to ; to
appear at court ; to revert or turn
to, as the water of the Yangtsz' flows
to the gea, or people turn to tho
throne ; to agreo with or follow, as
an authority ; to honor ; the natural
focus, origin, or center ; honorable ;
a clan, those who bear tho same sur-
name, and are derived from the same
ancestor; a matter, a manner, a sort;
among Budhists, a school, a sect.
5^ ] the heavenly bodiea
I I ^^ !/[: each sort and manner ;
(^very kind.
1 1^ •'• 'cmplo where the tablets
of kings or forefathers stand.
I J^ the honored place of Chen ;
— i. e. the metropolii-'.
1 A M f'e Board of the Im-
perial Kindred which regulates
the ] ^ Imperial Ulaa.
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TSUNG.
TSUNG.
TSUNG.
)p][ I family ancestors,
fp] I claiismen.
Jj^ ] rivers, seas and mooatains.
1 ^ o"" 1 ^ ^'^ one's kLidred.
I ^ the lineal descendant in the
eldest sou.
— • ] ^ ^ a noble act.
:h \ M^ great lot of goods.
^t> j 55 — ^ to what family
(or sect) do you belong ?
i^ pT 1 •!&» lie can be relied on.
^ ^ ] j^ all scholars honor —
Confucius as their master in
doctrine.
~" 1 S "Ili tliG whole disijosition
of the man.
] }^ to reciu' to the origin.
ft|><| A large fish which comes in
fS*pC fro"! the sea and returns at
^isu7igi proper times; it appears to
be allied to the sturgeon, and
is sometimes wrongly called ^ -g*
,S , from its large ear bones ; its
body is round, nose very long, and
has a hollow in its neck ; it weighs
sometimes 30 catties.
M.
fisunff
The first form is a contraction
of tlie second which is derived
• fiom /]v icood and ^^ a monc,
referring to tlie fibers.
A kind of gomuti palm, the
Chamarops, whose sheaths
and scapes both furnish con-
fer ram-cloaks, ropes, mats, &c.; its
wood ] ^ /f; is used for posts ;
coir obtamed from palms, like the
Borassus gomutus, the Caryota, and
other plants.
^ ] a dark brown, umber color.
] ^ or I ^ a coir mat.
1 fj- a variety of black bamboo
whose roots furnish canes.
I ^ clusters of the flower buds
of pahns, used for food.
I ^ a coir trunk.
I ^ a coir rain-cloak.
^^ A dark green color, like dried
JV*X^ up leaves ; said only of slk ;
^Uuny a classifier of threads of silk.
From horse and gathered up or
(lliCCSl07'S.
A mane ; the bristles on a
hog's najje; long, disheveled
hair.
%■ ] ^ bog's bristles.
] ^Ij a brush of bristles.
J4 ji. ^ 1 1"5W the horse by
li:s mane.
^T 1 or H I to trim (he mane.
^ I to braid the mane into rii}g-
lets.
rM^ Similar to and interchanged with
TiJ-t the last.
^tsung A high head-dress ; the back
lappet of a Clunese lady'.s
head-dress, sometimes likened to a
rudder, and also called 5fE j^ a
swallow's tail ; a wig. peruke • a cue.
f§ 1 '1 false coifliue, a lady's peri-
wig.
}^ I to rub the lappet with gum.
M 1 ^ ^ a ticket given in Ba-
tavia lor the tax paid on cues by
Chinese.
From gi-ain and gathered up.
A cock of grain containing
^Uung forty ^ or bandfuLs ; a riui
of thread of eighty || hanks ;
the comment on the Lun Tu says
040 14 or 3,200 =|. make one
^tsung, which would make it equal
to about 3£0 jXBCuls; to collector
assemble together.
1 ^ ^ great sheaf, as of sorghum.
^it From ^ to step and 32i ««-
itsimg To gather the feet under the
body, as a sparrow or hawk
does in its flight ; ornaments on a
horse's head ; a small feudal state
called ^ ] p3 lying in the present
Ting-teu hien ^ ^ in the
southwest of Shantung, near the
Yellow River
^|t]p9 Like the preceding.
(i^ The short uneven flight of a
^tsung magpie, up and down, but
not far or swift in its conise.
A bridle or head-stall orna-
c^JP^ mented ^ith metal, and set ofl"
^tsmig with a plume of feathers be-
tween the horse's ears.
t>^ Small twigs at the end of
fi::5C branches; a plant used for
^tsuiig dyeing.
® t;f 1 ^ ;> [a kind mo-
ther when offended] breaks
off a twig to ijunish her child.
tt^ Certain presents of cloth,
f^^ called I % offered by tribes
Jiiuitg an the south and west in tlio
Han d^iiasty.
E 1 He cotton cloth presented
from Pa, the south of Sz'ch'uen.
J&I>C| To rrai aground in a boat ;
c™^C to get upon the sands; to
ft-'uiig arrive at. and in this sense
a limit of
used with Uai '
time.
I:
m
Botli !ire also read chw'tmy.
• To sow seed without finst
ploughing the ground.
,(s>n,g
X'iJlK An edible mushroom (Agmi-
(J'Pt Ci(s) called ^ ] ; it is found
^U-uiig in Yunnan, and is also known
as j^ ^ earth agaric ; and
in Kiangsu as ^ J^ ^ the devil's
l)arasol.
^ ] also a kind of hand brasier
made by weaving an earthen
basin in a bamboo basket.
From silk and accordant.
_ Perpendicular, dc^wnward ; a
^f-'iiiig meridian lino; a vestige; a
htep.
] ^ ^ A mankind alone are
made erect.
W 1 W m there arc jxirallcl and
cross-lines ; up and down and
across ; met. pettish ; versatile or
unaccountable acts.
Eead tsung* Eemiss, careless;
wild, extravagant talking ; to allow;
to wrongfully permit, to connive
at ; to let go, to indulge, to over-
TSUNG.
TSUNG.
TSUNG.
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look, to let tbings take their course ;
to let fly; as a conjunction, al-
tbough, allowing, perhaps ; in rhe-
toric, a concessioD, admitting.
] ^ to connive at, not to check,
unrestrained.
i^ I pirposely conniving at.
] fji allowing it to be, supposing-
— i^ — ) caught them once,
and then let them escape.
] I hastily, busily, as in order-
ing a funeral.
1 \% °^^'' indulgence ; heedless of
other's evil-deeds.
] ^ to encourage, to praise and
stimulate.
] ^ to take long strides.
] ^ an illative phrase used in
regimen with ^ or jjjt, seeing
that, though, if, and implies a
positive fact ; as | ifj! fiit fj^
though you should lly up to the
sky I will follow you ; or | ^
mn^"^ n iff^ M ^1 ^
even if you are a beggar, I am
going to niaiTy you.
I ^ f-J 55), to let a child act
wickedly.
From ybot and accordaiV.
A vestige, a trace, a foot-
* step ; to follow in .another's
track ; to imitate.
§lt ] 4E SJ no trace at all
oF it.
^ I 'i 54" to iisk the course and
objects of one, as a traveler at a
pass ; to learn his line of travel,
j^ ] to follow a trail ; to pursue
a clue, to hunt up the traces of.
vi^ 1 ^1?; /£ g"'"S about without
any lixctl purpose or residence,
as a tramp.
"pIXl A caklron or boiler; a rmi or
dq^^ hank, as of hempen threads ;
ttsuitg to reckon these hanks ; name
of H 1 a small feudal state
in Shantung.
JCii:* A shote si.v months old ; a
(3^<f\ pig; the last of a litter, a
^Isung Utter ; mst. a large family.
J.s,nig
51 1 a bristle to stiffen a waxed-
end.
m
Very similar to tbe last.
A pig a year old ; to have
ftsinif/ only three at a litter.
~^ ^ 3L 1 to hit five pigs
at one shot.
From silk or lutnd and bustling;
the tliird form is a common con-
traction.
_ To collect and tie up, as in
a sheaf; to unite under one
rule or in a whole ; to com-
prehend in one or under one ;
all, the whole, altogether ; a
general or generic term ; a
supervisor or controller ; generally ;
still, yet ; before a negative, it
makes a strong assertion ; a tuft of
hair ; a s'leaf
I ^ or II ] the whole, all.
1 ^ f J' ^'^ utterly refused to do it.
j ^ still I must; it is yet necessary.
I =■)• reckon them all ; in all.
1 II 01' ^ 1 fi^ or rjfi 1 a boss,
a bead dri\er ; the foreman of
workmen.
~ \ ^ 'J? how many in all ?
I ^ a governor-general.
] -E a major-general in command
of a division.
-f* ] a chiliarch, a lieutenant in
a regiment ; the next grade to a
^ fUj eaptaui; and next to
bim is a ^E 1 or ensign.
1 ^ to sum up, to bruig together.
ilS-i^t ] '^ ^ ^ two little
children camc! on together.
1 ^ tu S n -? lie could not
come at all on the promised day.
— ' 1 -815 ^ tl'O whole are of the
same sort.
] ^^ aUbough, nevertheless.
j ^'^ the whole, including every-
thing.
— 1 ^ ^ to make an average
of all.
1 31 general su[)ervision of
] ^ Tj* fl^ it is so no doubt ; very
likelv it is there.
Cjt ifet Similar to the last, but i
regarded
sheaf.
'tsitnf^ A bundle or sheaf of grain,
if:^ ] to present the tax of
^^M& To alarm, to arouse.
i U> 1 JJj to stir one up, to rouse
'isimi/ his feeling.s.
Mould not be startled at bearing
tbe cry of fire 1
''ill ^ Disappointed.
'tsnitij if things do not succeed as
you wish, you are exceedingly
dissatisfied.
'i^bt'> The harness of a loom ; to
*iyj> work the slaie, and arrange
tsuni/ the patterns in weaving ; to
hold the threads ; to keep
the reins of authority ; to collect.
1 ^^ ^ M to inquire into what
is nominal and real of all.
1 it St to make an error in
reckoning the number.
in
tsniii/'
Dumplings, with meat, fruit,
or sweetmeats inside, made
fl>?l 5 ''y boiling panieled millet or
^^ glutinous rice wrapped in
leaves ; a piece of sapau
wood is often put in to color
it, and the grain is sometimes
fir.st soaked in weak lye ; they are
called f^ p^ ] ;ind eaten on the
olh day <ifi be 5th luoon in memory
of Kiiih Yuen.
■f^ ] false dumplings ; — a peculiar
flower bead-ornament worn on
this festival.
JhJ |1^^ I a dog bolting a dump-
ling ; — a fool misunderstanding
or not relishing an allusion.
] -f" oi" H ^ 1 a three-cornered
dtunpling.
] ^ the tough leaves of rushes
used to wrap the dumpling.
/(^^ '^ ^''tch having one at a litter.
V ^ 1 dli M piss lias only one
tsung' kitten.
1024
TSUNG.
TS'UNG.
TS'UNG.
4#
Careworn, wearied out ; hav-
ing no leisure,
■j^ I oppressed with much
and varied business, and
quite exhausted with one's
duties.
^ .'S| 1 1 tt° unceasing
marches of troopers.
JpiJiyt' -^ disease of young children
'wii2- 1^^® fi'^ ^"^ convulsions, caused
tsung' by indigestion.
^ ] a spasm, a convulsion.
Imng''
The second, denoting two men
listening side by side, is the ori-
^ ginnl form, afterwards increased
to the first ; it is like si' •((£
to move; the next is interchanged
with i^,generaUy and i|(lt loose.
A clan, a family, a succession
of, as posterity ; to be second to or
subordinate ; attached to, to follow,
as one of secondary rank ; followers ;
to plough lengthwise.
] ^ ^H ]1:(^ I am inclined to
think it is so.
] ^ followers or attendants.
/i> ■^ "W \ 'iiake no distinction
between a chief and his adherents.
I H pn of the secondary third
grade.
] ^ 5£ ^ second cousms of the
same suKiame.
]n ^ n ^ m ^7 only
follower is this Yiu.
^ ] an aid, a waiting-man.
Eead 'Isung. Very high; too
liigh, as a head-dress.
M ^ 1 ] W yo" '^o "ot want
your hair dressed up so high.
TS'=XJ3SrC3--
old sounds, ts'ong and dzong. In Canton, ts'ung ; — in Swatow, ch'ong and ch'
ch'iong ; — in Fuhc/taii, ch'img, ch'ilng, and chung ; — in Shanghai, ts'ung
•^/(X To follow, to listen to and
(j/J^ comply with ; to agree with,
jts'wig to believe in ; to employ as
before ; to be made to follow ;
to pursue ; to finish, as a duty ;
comphance, accord ; the way a thing
comes, the point or place of its
origin ; a 2}'''''POsition, from, by,
through, in ; since, whence ; con-
sequently ; a way, a manner ; hunt-
ing grounds.
1 tf^ ^Ji Wi ^^'^*' ^ '""'^^'^ desire.
] ^ heretofore, hitherto.
M ] \^ there is no way to
begin.
not blindly carry out the .ati'air.
■j^ ] -fj; do as you choose ; as you
Uke.
^ ] according with, to agree to_
^ 1 and Jl^ 1 and M \ com-
pliance by constraint, from a
sense of duty, or from a willing
heart
■f i^ 1 il^ whence shall I hence-
forth get my Hving '?
1 ^ to follow, as a pupil bis
teacher.
1 g from this place or time.
1 -^ W ^ hereafter, henceforth.
] •p or I ^ never so ; it was
not so at all
] >]» since childhood.
^ ] the three obediences — of a
woman to her father, husband, or
son.
ci
] ^ an easy, unembarrassed
manner ; dignified and complai-
sant.
M ^ ] ^ the moon's course
among the stars.
] ^ a reformed or married pros-
titute.
with severity.
mii- 1 m^^n if you
excuse crimes lightly, the people
will increasingly break the laws.
5^ /J^ ] A M Heaven dues not
comply with human wishes.
From heart and a windota or aper-
tvrp ; the second form is most
common, and the third is unau-
thorized.
To feel alarm or agitation ;
excited, hurried.
I 1 ^ ^ too much hur-
ried to do (or attend to; it.
I 'It urgent and unceasing ;
precipitate.
-fr ■£( 1 ^ seems to be m a des-
perate hurry to go.
] j^ impelled by some cause to
be in haste, urged to speed.
^ts'ung
ang ; — in Amoy, ch'ong, tsong, and
and dzung ; — in Chifu, ts'ung.
"^1^ A general term for alliaceous
cif^ plants with fistular leaves ;
^ts'ung onions, garlics; a leek green,
] 0^ an onion.
] 1^ the bulb of the onion
] ^ the rootlets.
1 W. * lig^t gi'eeu-
] ^ a land of ancient baggage
wagon.
] -^ the Karakorum Mts. of Tur-
kestan.
fsl ^ 1 1 the fresh wind b;is a
free draught, in allusion to the
tubular leaves of the onion.
1^ ] scallions. {Allium ascalonicum.)
^U ^ ] chives. {Allium scliceno-
prasum. )
From ear and guicl:.
Eeady, astute, quick at hear-
ing ; sharpwitted ; to perceive
clearly, to discriminate intel-
ligently.
^ I natural gifts.
1 ^ or 1 ^ apt, clever, quick
at catching an idea.
lEf- 1 @ ^ ^ having good hear.
ing but dim eye-sight.
SB W 1 ^^ understand as soon as
heard ; perspicacious.
^ IK ^ 1 ^ venture to importune
your Majesty's ear.
i»
^ts^ung
TS'UNG.
TS'UNG.
TS'UXG.
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From /ior.ie and quick.
A piebald, black ami white
horse ; a dapple black ; a
tine stectl.
Ja.^ ] «■ fancy, piebald
steed.
f® -t 5IJ 1 ■'■ dappled charger is
galloping along the far edge of
the plau].
mnm^3i
. ^ though
you may have many words, do
not say my steed cannot be
longer held ui.
W 1 1^ " gray speckled horse.
?S ^assy.
CJ/^J ^ I tender grass.
^is'unff :^ ] ^ the fleshy roots of
a i^lant allied to (he Ci/nomo-
rium, a fungoid plant used as a
remedy in colic.
^ 1 ^ is another sort more
esteemed, and sometimes used in
soups.
Ecad 'sut>(/. Choking, filling uji.
■1^ i& iSs 1 many people crowded
and pressed to get in.
•i^tX The larch or spruce (Larix
oVt oricntalis) ; a trunk like a
^U'uny cedar, used for pillars ; a
swinging mallet or drum-
stick, to beat bells or drums; to
beat 'a bell ; straight, like teeth
sticking out.
1 ^ iiiS: '^'^ '•''1' l^^'" 'JcUs or gongs
and the drums.
AAIK a species of gadlly or breeze,
<SVt which dei)Osits its eggs in
^ts'unij the skin of cattle.
"t^iX Tlie tinkling of gems or
cJlW* ti'iiikets hanging from the
^ts'ung girdle.
^^X A small spear or ja\-elin ; to
stab with a spear, as an as-
^U^untj sassin.
ffi A 1 i£ JTt i be om-
ployed a man to spear the king
of Wu.
Kead fhw^ang. To beat a drum
or bell.
J'ltJ^ An ancient badge used in
V >J\ the Cheu dynasty, to denote
^tiung prhicely rank, made of jade,
and of different sizes ; it had
eight corners with a round hole in
the center, and looked like a
wheel ; its component parts denote
the gem of the eight vcHcrcitc(J
regions, (tho whole empire.) and
its shape was thought to resemble
the earth.
J^ I the propitious signet.
l^fi* Dehght, joy ; to rejoice.
f I ^ It5 1 great pleasure.
Jfung ^ ^1 ^jj^ M 4it ] he is
continually sad, and no gleam
of joy comes to his mhid.
M
1 1 >Ui*
^U^ung
A sharp-pointed carrying-
beam.
1 7|C a small tree, (Arci/iu
cancsccns,) cultivated as an
ornamental shrub.
From ;/em
])rimiti\'e is
referriij"
and qnicJ: ; but tlie
I contraction o^ oiiioii^
to the /cl/,- color.
A stone of a fine kind, pro-
bably the massive turquoise, though
that is usually called jj^ ^1 -S^;
from the color being like pine leaves.
yj^ A tribute of cloth anciently
c__^^ brought to court by the peo-
^tshmg pie of Tuiman and south of
Sz'ch'uen.
»Jit^ Tlie noise of flowing water ;
ijTfi murmuring, bubbling, rip-
^(s'uitg [Ahy^, as a brook or fountain.
Ill ll/i |I|7i 7j<: ] 1 the rug-
ged clitis and rushiu" waters.
fishing
From walcr and 7nan)/ ; it occurs
used for the last.
Smaller streams flowing into
a largo one ; the place where
tho waters meet.
S-ffi 1 the ducks and gulls
:ue in the center of the streams.
Formed of ^ biishi/ or ^
forest^ and flii to rjcit/ier to.je-
l/ier, intimating tlie .tussoclcy
growth of some jilants ; the
second form is unusual, and ra-
(d'uiifi "'^'' denotes a clnmi) growing
from one root.
A bii.shy jjlace, a copse or cop-
pice ; crowded, as shrubs; coU;e;el
thickly ; assembled in a crowd-<'J
manner.
] ^ a wood or grove; a place
of concourse, usually refers to a
number of priests or a monastery.
^1 ^ I7K jammed, crowd'.'J as
possible.
^' ] a bookstore ; a library room ;
a street like Paternoster Bow.
Ea ^ A ift: 1 t-'^ become dei^rav-
ed when ol<l.
— ) ^ TJi one tussock contaius
many stalks.
^ I ]S^^0to dri\'e the birds iuto
the copse.
iS iS ] ^ overwhelmed with
sorrows.
] ^ grownig free and lu.xuriant.
I'roni hatiihoo and to gather,
A wicker basket or creel,
Js'uiig called ^ ] , shaped like a
pot, with a small mouth.
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1026
TSWAN.
TSWAN.
TSWAN.
Old sounds, tsan, tsnni, tswan, mid flzan. In Canton, tsijn ; — iti Straloiv, cliarg, clian, jwan, a7id clinan ; — in Amoy. chw'an,
cli'iang, ch'iam, and tsan ; — t;i Fuhchau, chwang and cLong •, — in Shanghai, tso", tsi" and tso" ; — in Cliifu, tsan.
JsiVdn
tsivon'
From metal and to advance.
To bore, to make a bole
Ibrougb a tbing ; to pierce.
as a thing ; to wonn one s
self into, as one wbo pries into
secrets ; to control tbe mental
powers, as a master passion
does ; to employ intrigue.
1 .^ 3^ ^tbe deeper you bore
tbe liarder it is ; — inct. the more
you study this, the more difficult
it is to comprehend.
1 BS '*'' 1 M ^ '^^ ^°"^ '''■ ^"^''^'
1 ^ or ] ^ to seek and plan,
as for a living.
1 BM :^ ^ to put o:iuV, self
everywhere, seeking for a chance
or opening.
1 j^ 'i t^" ^^^^ through.
%i W-. HT 1 t-ljeie's no crack for
[the w ind] to enter ; — no
ground for trouble.
Bead fsivan' A bit, a gimlet,
augur, or borer ; an instrument for
jXTforating ; tbe point of a weapon ;
among furriers, the fur on the top
of the neck.
] ■^ or il^ ] a center-liit ; of
which ] g^ is tbe borer, and
] ^ is the handle.
^ ili ] a diamond or corundrum
borer ; this gem is fabled to be
produced under water.
^ I a bit ; an iron borer.
1 'il'' ^ ''^ J'^'^''^ °f ^'1 trades.
Si ■? 1 '^ musquito's proboscis ;
Jiirt. a ruthless villain.
1 /t^ 5( i^C^o bore wood to raise
a flame.
To lose one's way.
] ^7C to wander about, like
^tsimii one who has lost his way.
Also read ^Iso.
, To jump with tbe feet to-
gether ; to tread on.
j StC ^o squat, to crouch.
trM^M' 1 fond of hop-
ping and skipping ; he likes
to cut capers.
From 7j^ silk and ^ to reel-on;
occurs used fertile next, and ^
'isican to collect.
A kind of carnation band or
cord to tie on a coronet ; to col-
lect materials ; to compile a work,
to edit or abridge ; a resume, a
digest or compend; a compilation,
a collection of writings ; to hand
them down.
5^jf ] a new edition.
] i'M to prepare materials for pub-
hcation.
] ^ to make a collectanea.
;J|P ] an Imperial edition or com-
pilation.
f^ ] to copy out writuigs for
editing.
Q ] to strike out a new path, as
in writing or an invention.
^ ] to make a pirecis of papers.
] III floss balls worn of old on
hats.
^^fftjfe From silk and to advance.
'Y^\ To tie thuigs together ; to
'tsivaii carry on, to take up where
others IcItofF; to imitate, as
to copy one's virtues.
] ^ to continue the hereditary
succession.
1 ^j ^ iJK to take up Yii's old
mantle ; — ; e. imitate his virtues.
Wi 1 K J?J to record the detail of
his valorous deeds.
1 jijE to extract, as a record, or
the sayings of a man.
] j^ to continue the succession
or business.
From flesh or Jtre and fat ; tlie
second form is unauthorized ; tlie
first is also delined fat, rich.
A chowder or porridge with
little fluid in it, made of fish
and crabs.
From hand and /or to adt'ance.
To hold in the band, lo car-
ry in one hand ; to move
with the hand : hasty, quick ;
entirely ; to select.
] ^ to draw lots.
van' 1 /JF {i I fan't told it.
iS ^ 1 S ^ both liands
are qniU' empty.
1 ^ ^ ^^ ^ hold it fast, and
do not ojien your hands
] ^' ^ i^ 'ic lias the papers
and evidence, ■ — as in a law-
suit.
jfr 1 ^ B? h'^ 'jocly was pierced
with a thousand darts.
tSlVUil'
From nwds and frugal; also
ieadc//V», meaning vile talk, im-
pudence.
Deception ; a swindle, a sell ;
to deceive ; to be taken in ; it
is nearly synonymous with climi'
^ to palm otf goods, one refen-ing
to deception in words, the other in
trad.j]g, and in these last senses
both characters are pronounced
Isican'
^ A I to 1)6 deluded or hoaxed.
1 Uc a contidence game, a way
to raise the wind.
A I ?5i people deceived me.
] WL to pal™ ofl'bad goods.
TSW'AN.
TSW'AN.
TSZ'.
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Old sottnds, tsiv'an and dzaii. In Canton, ts'iin and ch'un ; — in SuvIoib, cbwan and chw'an ; — in Amoy, chw'an and tsan ;
in Ftihcftau, cliw'aiig ; — In Shanghai, ts'i." and tsi-" ; — in Chl/'u, ts'an.
From hand and to skulk.
To fling away ; to part with ;
ftstv'an to cause divisions ; to cajole
one to cotisent.
I J^ to rouse, as by mLsrepreseu-
tation ; to excite to a certain
course ; to stir up ; to inveigle,
to entice ; an intreaty.
1 ^^\^$i ^'^ '^"'0^^ ^^'^ shuttle
and pass the thread.
1 W shelves and cases for goods
ill a shop.
] J fj to sell to the trade.
] ^ to sell wholesale.
I
•Itjfc From himd and to advance ; oc-
"^^ curs interchanged with the next.
Jsw^an To collect things of the same
sort ; to assemble, to come
together : to lay a coffin under
a shed.
1 IPt •■" gather materials.
] ^ a brick tomb on the ground
like a house; common in Kiaug-
nan.
I j}^ to reckon the total of ac-
counts.
1 ^M^ to-collect and arrange
ill order.
1 ^ * ^o-^ ^^''1' partitions, used
for sweetmeats.
To collect bamboos ; a slight
shed or hearse to contain a
'tsiv^m coffin, which is daubed with
mud ; a spear handle.
:§^^fflil 1 they use a covered
wain or heanse in burying tliu
prince.
1 Tfl a kind of palisade under a
a bridge to guard the bank.
To gather grain and .stack it,
or make it into cocks, as is
'tstv'dii done with sorghum.
A hamlet, €i place where peo-
ple asseraljle to reside ; a few
'tsiv^an houses in a spot.
Eead ^iso. The ancient name
of a district in Pei hien f^ l|_f, in
the north of Kiangsu ; and of an-
other in the southwest of Honan.
From >AC Jire, 7C ffreat, ^
forest, all under if! to rise,
which however here denotes |Z3
a mortar.
A furnace for cooking ; a mess,
a table ; to cook by steam.
>Hj I to light the fm'nace.
I or :§• ] each has his own
table ; they cat separately,
pj ] messmates.
] a boarder ; sometimes ajD-
plied to a somen
W, 'K.^ 1 *'° P"' '^"'' ^^^ ^^'^ ^"'^
then liglit it again; — beholden
to nobody.
g (2 1;^ 1 to eat by hunself.
li ^ M 1 ^^ g'-'ts his kernels at
the village furnace ; — i. e. lives
privately and frugally.
^
\^
From cave and rat,
his liole.
t. e. a rat in
tsiiran
To sneak away, to hide ; to
skulk, as rebels and banditti
do ; to seduce, to beguile into evil ;
to kill ; to secrete or store away ;
to change, to correct ; privily, steal-
thily, furtively ; petty, weak, pusil-
lanimous.
^ ] changed his course and es-
caped.
1 IM fife 3^ skulked away and
hid in another place.
J<.WC^ ] ^^^ g''eat body of the
rebels separated and got away.
1 ^ ^^ pilfer ; to steal, as a rat does.
3^ ] to escape and bide.
] -^ to corrupt others.
^ llu 1 lis ^^ clearly understands
the minutest plan.
] 1^ to fumigate by burning herbs.
IS B^ M 1 ''° <^oveT the head and
skulk oS:
S^ \ tocorrectthe style of a writing.
An unanthorized character, some-
times written nnder the radic:il
J£ a foot.
To leap, to jump ; to prance ;
to eject, to spurt out.
1 ill tfi iDjl *° ''^'''P "^*'^' ^'^'^ ""'^
jump ravines, as a gazelle.
1 ^'j^ii ^^ camiot jump over it.
M Ml ^ \ <^'''" ^" °'<^ hoTse
learn to jump ? — I am too old
for ihat.
Old soanUs, tsai, tsi, dzai, tsit, dzit, ti, and tip. /n Canton, tsz' ; — in Sioatoiv, chii, che^ and chek ; — in Amoy, tsu, ch'u,
t'u, ch6, and tsai ; — in Fuhchau, chO, chi, and ch6 ; — in Shanghai, tsz', ts', sz', and tsi ; — in Chifu, tsz*.
^;tf^ l*rom prcpcrti/ and a lime; pc-
curs used for the next two.
to take or employ, to avail of, to
trust to, to help, to depend on an-
^Uz' Properly, riches, valuable other ; what is part of one's self, as
things ; necessaries, articles a disposition ; to lament.
wanted ; a fee, a douceur, a treat ; ] ^ stock, goods.
^ ] a subscription to a friend's
exigencies ; quota due from one,
as the present at a marriage.
■b" llj 1 CL JG, '"y country pro-
perty is quite enough.
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TSZ'.
1 ;$i capital ill trade.
] ^ wbat is necessary to carry out
an object, as things for a journey.
1 @ or 1 .^ tlie natural dis-
position or talents.
i® 1 or;ff ] postage money ; a
drink fee.
jy ] f?« 11 I depend on it for
protection and safety, — as a
traveler ou a passport.
^ ] ^ the buds are all starting.
^ ] presents given to priests ;
cash for a festival, or for repair-
ing a temple.
IS ^ ] be doats on liis wealth.
1 ^ capabilities, efficiency ; ta-
lents, — said of officers.
f^ W.M :^ ] ask for the outlay
for tlio year or the month.
iif tIC .^ 1 necessaries of life.
] J|]2 a large tributary of the
Tung-ting Lake in the center of
Hunan ; its basin measures about
10,000 square miles.
From mouth and .1 time ; the se-
conil ami unusual form is used
only in the iiist sense of to plan,
and the third in that of sighing.
,p^
.Uz'
To dchberate, to consult
about, to plan; to inquire
and find ; to state in writing ;
to report, as among officers
of nearly equal rank ; a
minute, a dispatch ; to sigh ; an
interjection, ah 1 oh 1
1 'tJ^ an official dispatch among
equals ; the letter from the king
of Corea is so called by the
Board of Eites.
1 •^ to inform ; to move an equal
in rank to do.
] ^ be reported to me, saying.
] fj to notify ; to inform the next
below one.
] ^ to consult iipon.
] ^ to state to a high superior.
•jiij ^ ] ^ why do you lament so?
^ ] to forward a dispatch.
1 f^ or ] ^ to write to inquire
about any point.
^. ] grieving over wiong received.
3^
TSZ'.
Manner, gait, form, carriage,
especially of women ; fas-
cinating, beautiful, graceful ;
agreeable parts, fine endow-
ments; a beauty.
] a fine, plump figure.
] or ] -g, a beauty.
] natural beauty or gifts,
•j^ ] disposition, temper.
55 ] P ■^ a peerless beauty;
bewitching grace and beauty,
such as ^g J: ^a of *e T'ang
dynasty had.
tl in .i I the air of a dragon
and a phrenix ; — i- e. majestic.
] ^ carriage, manner.
A term for clean millet (Mi-
lium), but includes also gluti-
nous rice, as sacrificial cakes
are made of both, by steam-
ing the grain.
•^ ] the six kinds of common
grain ; vi:. three varieties of mil-
let, rice, pulse, and wheat.
B^ 1 boiled rice oftered to ancestors.
1 "nS i^ M the offering of cakes
should be clean.
From even and (/ish, referring to
the orderly arrangement in the
dish ; it is like the preceding.
Sacrificial dishes for holding
grain.
1 ^ >3 'M ^^^^ <iislies for offer-
ings must be clean.
* 2 ] to ofter up the precious
or jade dishes.
JLJL From to (jo and 7iext.
("i a-yy Unable to get on easily
tsc' or quickly, cither from the
crowd, or fatigue, or other
causes.
JS. Ji 5i W 1 S l^e wished to
cet on but was much liindered.
o
jH>j From property and this ; occurs
^3 interchanged with <^ property.
,<s;' A fine paid to redeem one's
self from punishment ; mulct
money ; riches, property.
TSZ'.
^ ] a family estate.
] jjg to ransom one's self.
I ^ valuables ; wealth.
fl 1 ij'^ ^° disesteera. money
and love justice.
■ *'*♦*■( From to speak and this; occurs
— ^^ .-*-.)
y=^ used for 75J, ""d for tlie last, but
'7^ its meaning is modified by the
< context.
To speak sharply and unad-
visedly ; to detract, to slander ; to
consult, to think upon ; to restrict,
to limit ; faulty, loose, dissipated ;
evil, defective.
^ ^j 1 don't revile people.
] ^ to backbite others.
MM] 1 '" defame, to cast out
from a company,
il ^ 1 -til* * ^^'^"^ °f politeness.
] |3g 11 ^ it is hard to say
what such ability cannot accom-
plish.
1 ■^ fastidious ; dainty as to one's
food.
'^ 1 Ifij 'f^ I fi'ot it without much
thought, it was obtained unex-
pectedly.
The canthus or corner of the
eye, called ^ ] for the in-
isz' ner canthus, and ^|> ] or
13; ] for the outer corner.
55j ] the lapel of the coat.
P^ 1 I^ caruncula in the eyes of
aged people
^ ] ^4- g to rub the eyes and
st)'etch the eyebrows, — and
have a good look.
Eead fClidi. To look at fixedly,
to regard angrily.
Bi 1 -^ ?i& <^' #R '^ fierce glance
of hatred will surely beget repri-
sals. . , - . . ■
jl: »| Also read ^cli'di and ich'a.
Jsz' at ; various teeth ; irregular
teeth.
] a^ WM ''''^'^ which project
from the mouth.
1 ^ ^ teeth which show.
TSZ'.
]VSZ'.
TSZ'.
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_l)r^ rrom horn and this ; it is inter-
-^g| changed with 'tsui [^ a beak.
.<w' The 21sl zodiacal cunstrlla.
t'lon, consisting of the stars a
and 2 tt in Orion's bead.
JIH ] a lunar mansion.
Bead 'tsui. To erect tho feath-
ers or egret on the bead, as an owl
does ; to bristle up, to look incensed,
to pout ; a beak, a bill ; the curved
corners on a roof or ridge-pole.
j^ S ] P|j he is bitter with bis
tongue at reviling ; — • referring
to the pecking of a bird.
_^^ The mustaches, usnally eall-
^tss the Chinese usually wear long,
except the Mohammedans,
who trim them cvejily ; occurs used
for ^ beautiful, engaging.
From l)")' rji-ass and ij!;i» si/k con-
tiacteti ; the second form is
generally used ; occurs used for
the ne.\t.
(^^ J Herbs and grass growing
^ts:' thickly ; rich underbrush ;
a coarse mat ; a pronoun,
this, this one; an adverb, now,
here, still ; a conjimciwn, for.
1 ^ the following, this time; —
a phrase used at the beginning
of a iKitice.
1 y^s now, at present.
jg; ] Jjj ] think of this here, i e.
attend to the affair, or subject
without distraction ; be careful
what you are about.
1 51^ K! A *& now confiscating
the goods.
^1] ] bereupoii, now, then.
•p ] to carry the mat ; an old
term for the illness of a prince.
JS. •{& V-fe 1 po^"" '•' °"*' "' *'''*'
into this; nut. to supply tho want
jf one with another's fullness.
M
.f^'C
Occurs xised for the last.
Names of several rivers, one
of which is in the south of
Shensi ; humid, soft ; juicy,
rich, thick ; muddy ; moisture, juice,
sap ; numerous, many ; to enrich,
to fertilize, to moisten ; to grow, to
increase ; to stir up evil, to cau.se
ill-will and riot ; old name of a part
<if Lu cheu •J§[ j'I'l in the south of
S.'.'ch'iicn.
I :^ to make trouUe, to get up a
vow.
1 is *■" J'stiii'b the peace, to ex-
cite a rising.
1 '^ ^'^ grow larger.
] /^ lo sprout; to multiply, as
tiic increase of population.
M ] '3^ ^ '^'"^ flavor.
1 Jpl to mollify ; to soften down,
as coloring ; to fertilize, to in-
crease tlie juices.
zjfi to.strenffthen, as a tonic.
1
] "01 a sprouting tendril ; some-
tbing left, as of a seditious band.
l|.-»4' Name of a hill in Tsz'yang
(Jl):^ hien ^ PI 0; in the south
Js:'' of Shanlung, which gives its
name to the district.
h-l^ -A. hoe for opening the soil ;
(^XX ="• mattock with a long nar-
^ts:'' row blade.
Sil ^T 1 ® ^ 3(11 f# II#
it is better to wait till the [iroper
.season, even if you have all your
farming tools j — /. .e. watch the
right moment.
A black color.
^ ] to dye black.
A small slender fish, probably
one of the mackerel family,
that delights in gamboling
on the surface of tho water.
M ] a sort of goby or loche, on
mud shores, shtiped like an eel.
CrtlU
Jsc'
^fc£ A [leak of a hill.
'^'— *-f 1 1^ the summit of a hill.
■ > t ^ I'Vom rhi/il and groiriiKj ; used
•^y witli the next.
'HP-
,<;?;' To bear; to produce and
suckle, .ts animals ; to grow
gradually ; affectionate, strong love,
like a mother's ; diligent, un-
wearied in.
D W 1 1 '^"i^y ^'^ zealous hi
your duties.
1 )§• •-'' ^^^''^ ^^^' ^'-"^ yung, as a
ewe.
.^ ^ 1 ^ matnmals suckle and
birds tread.
"M % ] ^ all things gradually
increase.
IS,'
Troni child and to strilce ; it is
nearly synonymous with the pre-
ceding.
Unceasing, unwearied effort ;
self-denying attachment and sacri-
fice for.
1 1 >^ ^ *■" f'trivc after good-
ness.
From to plow or <7rnt/; and son;
the second form is unusual.
' To hoe lip earth around the
roots of plants.
4- M ^ MiP^U^ ]
let us go to the southern
fields to weed and to hoe.
From raiment and to even.
The hem or border of a gar-
ment.
1 j^ mourning apparel.
^ ] a hem, a selvage.
I*'rom tripod and talent.
A round lid or cover of a
kettle or tripod, with a hole
in it ; a small kettle.
From ffl feld, ^olstrucled,
an.l P^ idants ; q. d. weeds
cliol;e the ground ; occurs used
for Is'ai^ ^ calamity.
An uncultivated field ; waste,
mitilled land ; overgTOwn,
as a jiuigle ; to clear new land ;
ground under cultivation one year ;
to open a new road ; to cut ; a
dead tree still standing ; old name
of a plact! in the south of Shantung.
M j it ^ no calamity or trouble.
ii 1 fi ^ M '0 loo^ ^^^^^ '^®
old fields.
M
.ts~'
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TSZ'
TSZ',
TSZ'.
(«
.^'-
Like the last.
To 2>li)»' ; fields wliicli Lave
'lecn ctiUivatecl a ye:!r.
IJf I f<iciiltivate the ground.
A .small river of Shaudiiig
which flows northeast into
the gulf of Chihli ; a dark
color.
S 1 'M overlooked his being
such a black (or vile) fellow.
I )\\ and (ffr ] are two districts
in Shantung near the Eiver Tsz'.
From silk and ivaste.
Very black silk dyed many
s'-~' times, and used anciently by
high officeis ; dark, as a sedi-
ment.
i^ ] black mud, like alluvial.
] ^ ^ ^ ^ lio"' hecoraing to
you are the black robes I
m
J^S
<?«'
The end of the axle within
the nave ; baggage wagons
with a boot to carry arms
and spoils; large traveluig
wains.
1 ^ or 1 ^ traveluig store-
wagons used in armies.
/4i 1 provision carts.
f^((^ An ancient weight equal to
c jEl9 ■'*« 1^, about the fourth part
j^;' of a tael ; though others make
it equal to eight tails, or less
than half the present catty ; tritlhig,
petty.
1 M "^fWC you must look after
the pennies and mites ; — care
for even trifling things.
&(« A marine fish allied to the
cK{ P3 Cijprinklce, found in Kiangsu
,fc;' and northerly, with a round
body, greenish back, tender
bones, and fiat head ; it is reputed
to be excellent eating, and one de-
.scription says it is very prolific, and
that otters like it.
t- tf"^ From ~f child repeated i it is
f^ I re;;.irded as an old form oiihcan
.tS^ ^ twins.
Twins ; two of a sort.
^ ] or ^ ] ■fj to bear twins.
] ^ a twin.
In Cantonese. To go halves, to
divide equally ; a half; to take
equal responsibility ; to duplicate.
I ^ 7|S to go equal shares.
I ^p a double thumb.
] ^ a repetition, a duplicated
expression.
I i^ -^j they bave gone off to-
gether.
1 Is WL .i"'" ^'™ '" t^oi'ig it-
M I ] very dark or ob.scure.
: > Tlie original form is s.iid by one
I * to re|iresent a liahi/ strapped on
^-•_ the b;icl<, its legs looUingasojie ;
'S- it is the oOthr.iclicalofoliaracters
most of which relate to children.
Anciently a child, but now
confined to a son ; a 1)0}% a lad, a
person ; the people, in distuiction
from the prince ; a sage, a teacher,
a veneraljle and worthy man, espe-
cially Confucius ; to act in a filial
manner as a son ; to treat as a son ;
an heir, issue, posterity ; a seed, a
kernel ; a term of respect, you, Sir; i
or more familiarly, a comrade ; an I
oflBccr ; officers ; the fourth order of
nobility, a viscount; the first of the
twelve stems, related to water, and
denoted Ijy the rat ; it is applied to
the cle\enth moon, and to the third
watch from' li o'clock r. m. to 1
A. M. ; north, on the compass card ;
a spot, as of diat or the points on
dice ; subordinate ; added to nouns
it sometiaies indicates that ihey
are smaller than others of the same
kind, as ^ ] a letter, a little
book ; but more often like ^J fis a
mere dissyllabic particle in speaking;
added to verbs, it makes them
nouns, and has the function of er
in English as j^ ] an extender,
a stretcher.
^ I or pi[j I the heir-apparent
'-^ I the eldest son.
1 ^. so!is and grandsons ; it is
also used to denote big and little
things together, as | -J^ ^
conglomerate stone, breccia.
1 ^ 1$ 1$ large cakes with little
cakes uiside, a kitisl gi\en to
brides at their marriage, inti-
mating a wish that they may
have many cliildren.
>J» I I the Emperor, — ao old
term : my jxipU ; my son.
^ I the oldest sons of gentry.
] ,^, children, posterity.
^1] 1 orJV 1 «riS: ] old names
for sons of noblemen.
:^ ] an infant.
j^ I sons of concubines.
1 "f§^ il§ interest and pruicipal.
] ^ tender, as veal or shoots.
M ^ \ ^ tlie peoijlo came np
like sons.
1 1^ you»g people.
M ] a black spot
^ I a name given the Savior as
the second Person.
1 ^ M B ^ liow long since
you came ?
^ 1 'S' ^ all tlio authors and
sages.
^ >]■> ] a servant of ser\-ants ;
attendants on official servants.
] P a barrier station, /. e. one
subordinate to the maritime port,
and situated in the interior.
I I small seeds, as those of the
grape, pomegranate, &c.
^7 ] to embroider in threads.
'-Jij^ To bear, to carry, as a nurse
I J does a child ; to undertake.
(Ui" ] ^;PJ attentive and careful ;
to discriminate.
1 W Si "fi able to .sustain im-
portant duties.
In Cantonese. A word added to
nouns as a dirainuti\-e ; a little
thing, the smaller of the two ; a
b^.y.
I -^ .sons and daughters.
J;B 4'i 1 children ; lads.
?bJ 1 ap"lW-
^ j a servant, a shop-boy, a
wnitmg lad.
^ I pictures, images, playthings.
'fj 1 f£' a childless man.
TSZ'.
TSZ'.
TSZ'.
1031
Siinuai- to ,-g- to revile.
To bi; too strict : to molest ;
to slander ; to chicle, weak ;
a ilci'ect, a flaw.
I @ •''' tleficicHcy.
1 m fil} ^ lie let those
escape who should have been
punished.
^Jk^ -^ purple color, passing into
>"|^ ■ ''' clay color, or the tint of
't.i:' nankeen, and even browner
luie.s ; a fictitious, nudecided
color, a fugacious lint, which Con-
fucius disliked.
1 ^iL '^ ^ '^^''''^' complexion, sun-
burnt, weather-beaten face.
] 'J^ or ] i^J^ a purple color.
] 1^ a violet ; the dye made with
sapan-wood, and mixed with
betle-nut.
] M l^ black and blue, as a
bruLse.
1^ a, poetical name for the
rising sun ; 7ii"t. the court.
^ ^ the Forljidden City in
Peking.
(li M. tj^ I!?, ^^^^y '■'"^ '''^y*'^'
stars (in the Dipper, and other
civcuii;ipolar stars,) illumine this
house.
denotes several plants which
furnish a red dye, as alkanet,
buglo.ss, and liuhia, but [larficu-
larly the Tournffortia w//a:iiia
ui north China.
i )|l|l ^ sod worshiped for
protection against malaria.
1
1
1
1
_ From 7]C wood and 5p hitler^
"* but t!ie iivimitive is ^p to rule ;
tsz' contracted.
A durable and stately tree
considered to be so valuable that
it Is called /ji; ^ the king of trees ;
it is Ilof/lcra japonha, the one of
the J-ldpliorbiw ; to engrave charac-
ters ; a graver, a burin ; bowLs,
cups.
) ^ one's native village or
cinintry.
>k 1 ?k^ Hi gi'catly regard one's
birthplace.
1 'J'I'l an old name for a j)art of
Tung-ch'iien fu '^ ]\\ J^ in the
northeast of Yunnan.
t5 "K f r 1 printed with movable
types.
] ^* the coffin of an emperor.
C^"^ An nnautliorizert cliaracter.
^4 The seeds of rice, wheat, antl
'ts!' other grains, the J}^ ^ |
which does not include pulse,
melons, or friu't.
1 ^i ti ^ t'lo grain is shriveled
aiid dry.
1 le S 'S fi^e bales of seed
cotton.
t *i-!-* From water and to rule.
^-^ Sediment ; dregs, grounds^set-
'fec" tiings, lees.
Hh ?S 1 grains of vinegar.
iJi, 1 '^'it settled at the bottom.
Jl-lf ] to settle a liquid, as river
water by alum.
'<+ 1 ^0 }W I'e tlien handed him
the broth and fiettlings.
c |-«l^ A primitive, explained as a jjlant
^/Cj coming np, and passing bv somo-
'^'1 , thing which is rqjreseuted by the
ts^ cross line.
To stop.
fjYjf* To numb(;r up, to :
.^Vf* greatly; a bundle of i(
m
%%
\
From feni'de and market or to
slop ; the second form is seldom
used.
'ISC
An elder sister ; a woman
who has experience ; an old
term for mother; a school-
mistress.
] '^ an elder sister's husband.
1 -^ sisters generally ; in Can-
tonese /V 1 ^ includes all the
yomig children of a family, re-
fennng to the eight genii.
-t: 1 ii "r + 1 jil a monthly
climbing rose.
Js^ ] an old name for a father's
concubine, now applied to the
eldest sister.
f rt rf* The fragments left after eat-
/J'T '"g ; '^^^'^^ ^^'th bones in it
'tsc' $^ I cold victuals.
multiply
OOhand-
U<c' fuls o( grain ; a great weight,
reckoned to be over 3809
tons; the ninth place in notation,
or a hundred millions.
1^ {§ S 1 Diillions upon mil-
lions ; mimberless.
1 old form of tsP ^ to help.
l/'J* To flow ; a river, the ] 7J1C
'^~ flowing into the sea near the
Yellow Elver.
1 \^ the best of spirits ; probably
from a pilace in the kingdom of
Lu, which produced it.
f>f»56r -A- bed-mat; applied to the
•^
boards also, and to the bed-
/.v' htead.
*lis^F0r^clo.>ot
let what you say in the bed-
chamber pass the threshold.
1^ I ) The original is thought to resein-
I — I ble the noso ^ of wliich it forms
. ), tlie upper pait, considered as the
embryo from whicli the rest of the
body grows, it is the lu2d radical
of a few incongruous characters,
many of them iormatives otch'iii'
S^i stinking.
A preposition, from, commencing
at, referring to time or place, when
it is usually in regim?n with ^ ;
a, pronoun, self, I; my own, per.sou-
ally ; to nse, to serve; to lead.
1 £, or 1 ^ myself; yourself,
the second phrase is common in
Kiaugsu.
f^^ 1 £» yoiu-self
1 1 °M ;^ I ^lid it-
1 j^K natural, spontaneous ; wil-
lingly, certainly, of course, to be
siu-c.
1 ?!i IM "'''t^'c copper.
\ ^ -ii if since last year.
1 f^J^"■• 1 jn''\] J^self-con-
fideiit, .self-trusting ; presump-
tuoiLs ; conceited, lofty ideas ;
haughty in his opinion.
/J^ ] [i| I cannot do as I would.
] ^ ffij ^ by degrees to become
used to a thing, to get confident
1032
TSZ'.
TSZ'.
TSZ'.
1
^ In 1 ^ he came uninvited or
of Lis own accord ; it also ssome-
timcs involves tbe meaning that
be must take tbe responsibility
of it ; run bis own risk.
1 j^ made by tbe man who sells ;
our own manufacture.
1 fl\ 31 -t f# froi" Peking to
Shanghai.
> if ■i 1 y^^^ ^'^'■^ better not
go away.
1 £< f S 1 2» ^° praise one's self
unduly.
good health or spirits ; — ■ but ]
;^ also means independent, selt-
existing, and the Budhists call
the god Siva ;/^ ] /^ the
Great Independent {Mahesvaru).
1 I find uiy own food.
1 f^ 1 S '"^' S*^*^ what he gave.
he is only paid lor his evil.
1 ;^ henceforth.
1 S^ 1 f^ helping themselves
to drink as they liked.
"^i \ \vl J^ whence did you come ?
/f» 55c 1 7b ^^c is not before me,
or older than I.
1 W J>i ^ II ^° advance from
the easy to the difficult.
\ 'i& jk M. ^^^y "^'e<l tliose
[principles of the rulers] Ch'ing
and K'ang — to guide their go-
vernment ; ■/. c. the successors of
these sovereigns imitated them.
^ g^ \ ^\y do not they exceed
then- proper station? is he not
out of bis place '?
^ t_.^ ) From child juuler a shelter.
~ J * To love and shelter ; to bear
tss''' and nurse, as a mother does ;
used with the next, a female ;
a character or symbol in wTiting,
a letter ; lettered, marked, written
on ; a writing, a letter ; a word or
symbol of thought ; a name, a de-
signation ; a style or title taken by
educated people at marriage ; to
betroth a daughter.
— 5^ 1 a -writing, a document,
an order.
] .^ a dictionary.
I -fij: the initials : and ] ^ or
] 5^ the finals in Chinese
spelling; ihcy are combined to
indicate the sound of a character.
M ] JP. no mind for learning.
^ ?,! 1 t'r flf IM 1 tlie contrac-
ted forms of the numerals.
] fi^ a set phrase, an expression.
M 1 '^T 1 ® o"" ^Q 1 movable
types.
^ ] «hatLs your respected style?
glj ] the familiar style taken at
marriage.
"i^ ] to write out an agreement.
] ;j^ black lines.
f|J 1 "tlr tu copy by laying slips
under paper, as when learning '
to write.
^ I not yet betrothctl.
%X- tl\ p ^ ;-lie father
cannot be partial to his own son.
1 ^ *^cal kindly with him.
^ ] to dissect characters, as is
done by fortune-tellers ; to ex-
plain their meaning and con-
struction.
15 ] ^ to ])ick flaws iu a writing ;
to find fault uselessly.
— f@ 1 §b '"^ '^I'OP' '"^^ of tea; a
lot of things with tbe .same label.
ft M 'J'' 1 '^^^y small characteis.
1 1 W '& every word in it has
a meaning.
] §J the reveree of a coin.
rftf;»> A cow, but also includes the
•j'j' females of domestic animals.
fc'c'' 1 IS * mare.
^ ] -^ to keep cows for
their mUk.
V-t^i From water and to Wnwic / also
J ^j read tsili.,
fg£> To soak, to steep; to dye;
to tint ; water-soaked, moldy,
damaged by water ; the death of a
brute ; hi medicine, a, cold infusion
or percolation.
^ ] laid under water, to drench.
Wi 1 ^ ^ '^® ^^^ gradually lost
all regard for bis profession or
faith.
pJC I daujaged, as cargo by water.
'M 1 or l^p I spotted ; marks of
watering ; stained.
From heart and tie.vt ; also read
^tsz'.
Dissipation, gaiety ; licentious,
loose ; to throw off restraint,
to let the passions have sway,
r^ J ] to cast off scruples ; profli-
gate,
i^ I umestrained indulgence.
I fj 41 ^^, to care for nobody ; a
rude mamier.
1 ^ 'o '^° ^^ o"^*^ likes, to disre-
gard rules : lustful.
I^
t» J "I From hone or flesh and this; tlie
III '''^'' '^ niost common, and tUe
*Mi third a mere alteration.
J:^^' !> Tbe bones of animals or hu-
man beings lying exposed,
with putrid flesh still attached
to them ; to make things out
of bone or teeth.
-^ R^ ] he attended to the
removal of the putrid remains,
putrid flesh and bones.
.^
fl
ii > To cut meat into steaks or
[Xj cutlets ; slices ; morsels or bits
:^ of meats.
^ij I a large .slice.
] ^ meat soups, thick and rich.
^ ] meat cooked with or without
the bones.
The skin shriveled and farrow-
ed by age.
To stick into, as a share in
the soil, or when driving
down a stake ; to put a knife
into or between ; to stab, to
stick ; to erect, as a pole ; to
establish.
ut'
ttl' The garments crumpled or
doubled in, as the Chinese
Us" ' long sleeves are often worn.
Eead tsf To double the
lapels one over the other on the
breast
TS'Z'.
TS'Z'.
TS'Z'.
1033
OU sounds, ts'i, ts'ai, dzi, dzaj, ts'it, Is'at, and dzat. In Canton, ts'z' ; — in Swatotv, ch'ii, 6i, su, and ch'e ;
tsn, ch'u, su, oh'i, «n!?ch'e ; — in Fuhchau, ch'u, elm, ch'i, and cli'cu — i/i Shanghai, ts'z', sz',
an(/ ts' ; — in Chifu, ts'z'.
■ in Amoj,
From Aii'rf and this.
The female of birds ; nut.
^is':' weak, inferior.
] -0^ to lie perdu or skulk.
] t%. ^'1 ^ l'^^^ *^f swords.
M. f@ 1 ^11 see which of the two
will beat, or is the strongest.
11 ^n .^ ;i 1 M ^^1'° can tell
(or who cares to know) hens iVom
cocks among crows? — useless
knowledge.
1 11 \% "p.! tl^c l^en is crowing
in the morning ; — the wife rules.
Y.ll The native trisulphide of ar-
( pJh^ sonic or orpiment is called ||^
^is^c =^, and this chai'aeter is only
another form of the last in
this sense ; when pulverized, ^ ^
is the name given it.
Jj:^ A slatternly, worthless wo-
c"^^ man.
^fa'c' ] ^ a drab, au ugly wo-
man; an awkward rough
woman.
citt:
1
A plant yielding a red dye,
called ] :§ or | ^, and
perhaps allied to the Jiubia ;
the Caladiuiu | ^ is some-
limes thus written.
§ a cuttle-fish, or a marine
animal resembling it.
^zK
<M
J.^:
Scab of a sore ; a malady, an
infirmity ; an imperfection, as
a hair-mole ; a failing, an ec-
centricity ; iietty jealousy.
] ^^ bad habits, a fault.
;], ] a little fault, a blemish in a
character.
nf^ ^ 5J^ ] to seek for defects
under the fur ; — petty cavilling
at men's faults; a mean fault-
finder.
3&
used for the last and for jllc new.
A flaw in a gem ; the luster
of a gem ; fresh, vigorous.
)j^ ] abundant, fresh.
new ; bi'ight and clean.
W- Wt ^ 1 ^^''" "'"* ispierfcct?
1 ■^ 1 "^ how ricli and splendid
— is her robe !
m
From grass and a time.
Thatch ; to thatch a roof; a
^is'z' prickly plant growing on city
■walls and roofs, said l)y the
comments to he the Trihulus.
1 J[U ^ ^ to thatch with fresh
grass.
^I ] a thatched cabui or cottage.
I |j^ the Calad'um sac/ittifoUum
or .small arum, is sometimes thus
written.
In 1 Pii ^ ™y ''°"^ '""'^ °'" ^^^'®"
tics makes mc ashamed ; — my
family is not a great one.
HI ^ 1 7 pT E 4 tribulus
grows on the wall, but it cannot
bo removed.
From tile and a time, or stone
and grass ; tlie second is the
, most common, and alone used for
loadstone.
(.'rockery, china-ware.
1 §S porcelain.
■j^ ] foreign ware.
translucent, fine porcelain.
1 ^ l'5 Hfe *''<^ magnet draws iron.
I ware from the govern-
ment furnaces ; it always has the
reign stamped on it.
45i
f^
M
,/.S«c'
^ I my mother.
] -{0: indulgent mothers — often
spoil their children.
] f j" a bamljoo with many suck-
ers.
^ ] your mother.
^ ] ^ I have received my
mothers orders.
1 W" compassionate, forbearing.
1 fS ^'i-'il ^ ^'^^'^ ^'^^ Kwanyin.
] ^ loving affection.
] jj^ merciful and propitious.
] )^ a kind heart.
1 fi^ °^' 1 iifj ^ '^vater vegetable
{C'lihidiuin'), which the Chinese
say bears thirteen tubers every
intercalated year.
LU 1 ^ '■^'2 tuber of au Amaryllis.
.m
i'rom heart and i/rnss, bnt the
priniitivo is said to he 2 •'<>)«-
' her donhlod ; the second form is
unusual.
Maternal affection ; a mo-
ther, to act like a mother ;
love; kindness and compas-
sion, mercy ; gentle, tender
to, soft.
The fishing cormorant, much
used to catch fish,
ll^ 1 the coiiiiorant ; also
called ylz ^ f!| "ater crow.
From ^ acrid contracted from
^ crime, and ^|^ to confuse
contracted ; similar to the next.
In grammar, an expression,
word, or particle ; applied to
a kind of irregular verse,
something between prose and
poetry, where the rhyme
recurs at the end of lines of
various lengths ; e\"idence, words ;
orders, instructions; to refuse, to
decline respectfully; to resign, to
leave ; to go, to retire, to depart ;
fame ; a plea, an argument ; an
apology.
■^ ] to decline, as an office.
1 .^ to leave, as one's service.
•cj- 1 '"' 1 J/lJ '" t'^'^** ^'^^'^'^ ■■ *°
announce, as a visitor Lis de-
parture.
igL j^t — ] each one held to his
own opinion.
loO
1034
TS'Z'.
TS'Z*.
TS'Z'.
;jj, ] to dislike, averse to.
^ -(^^ W 1 ^8 intelligent and
jiure in the single pleas ; i. e. the
argmneuts broiiglit up on the
plaintiff's side.
I ifili to send a regret, as when
invited to dine.
1 -fr 'te '^ ^■*'''l ^^"'' ''''' leading ;
a p. p. c. card.
;ig ] a falsehood, a wrong state-
ment, a formal word.
'T' 1 ^ ^ ^^ neTer thinks of
his toils.
I^ =g ] an interjection.
tf> ] a rejoinder, a plea in reply.
1 ^ to decline with thanks.
gj ] to firmly decline.
^ 1 ITD ^ to go off without
bidding good-bye.
1 1^ ^ ^ ^® *^^ clearly and
intelligeutly.
jif ] ^ ^ good style.
^ i jt i£ ^ lie will not
mind coming, whether it is near
or distant ; i e. he will un-
doubtedly come.
:ir^ From words and to direct ; used
^ts'£ An expression, a word or
phrase ; a poetical composition
in rhyme, like a roundelay ; a writ-
ing, an ofBcial paper ; style, phra-
seology ; to speak out the real
thoughts ; to accuse ; to ask, to re-
quest.
=• ] an expression.
] ;i^ ^ ^ the sentence does
not fully convey the idea.
^ ] or I ^ composition, style.
Jj^ ] an accusation or reply ; a
petition.
J^ I sophisticated arguments.
] ^ the Hanlin Academy.
P I utterance, speech.
'j^ ^ ^ 1 my feelings are ex-
pressed in my words.
From worship and to direct.
I HI To offer a sacrifice in the
spring to one's ancestors, since
As :
the opening spring suggests that as
life then e.vhibits itself, so their pro-
genitors formerly gave them their
birth ; the building where they are
worshiped ; the spring ; to obtain
the request prayed for.
I ^ the ancestral hall of a
family.
^ I to make an image of a man,
and worship it ^^hile he is stUl
living, as of a powerful ruler.
jpt^ ] an old name for the an-
cestral tablet.
From jt to stop and tj or Jt
to compare^ q. d, to rest and ar-
5 5 range M-hat comes nest.
it
This, the last spoken o^ the
thing in hand ; here, now.
^ ^WL 1 to come from there to
this place ; to leave there and
come here.
^Q 1 like this ; thus, so.
;j5: I he is here.
1 ^ 'J* A this sort of worthless
men.
] ^ in life, during life.
.^ 1 ■^ jh enter no farther than
this spot ; he is just so always.
j^ 1 or ] ^ by, or on this ac-
count ; therefore.
1 >^' 1 iMi f°^ ^^^^ ^'^^y kindness.
^ ] for this end or reason ; the
why, the only cause.
] pf 5^B :^ this may be termed
knowing the basis of it.
To use this foot, {. e. to tread
_ on ; to trample ; to stej).
Hiz^ — • -^ ] ^ to step on no-
thing or on uncertain ground,
as to miss a step in coming down
a stairs, or to step into the mud.
] ^S to step carefully ; look well
to your footing.
1 'T> T T ^e cannot get on or
do any better.
lift 1 M BlIllS to step on two
boats ; i. e. fall between two
stools.
I 1^ to step, to walk.
ffl SB 1 ^ put your foot on it.
*'/flU» '5'^<'*'1; diminutive; of little
\\i\i capacity or talents.
'i^'- 1.1 ;t % ^ ^ery little
mind or thing.
1 1 IS W M tbese little mean
j/eople have their dwellings.
C V Vt Also read '■ts'i.
"»JI« Clear, as water ; an old
'f/j' name of a stream in Hunan ;
fresh, new ; perspiring ; to
sweat
3^ ?M '^ I his forehead was wet
with perspiration.
^ J W 1 the new terrace is
bran. new.
.J» . > From to Ireatne and two.
"y^. Neither the first nor the
fs'j'' best ; coming after, second in
order ; next, secondary, suc-
ceeding to ; a time, a trial ; a halt-
ing-place, an encampment ; a stated
post to halt at ; an um, a stall ; a
rest-house, a shed ; a lunar man-
sion or position of the moon among
the stars; to put in the order of ;
to pitch tents where one halts ; to
braid in false hair.
1 fH regularly, in a sequence.
— ] once.
1^ ] the first tune.
^ I — gg passed each other on
the road.
;^ ^ ] in that (or its own) place ;
next in order.
^ ^ I ] rising gradually, as a
gallery or a climax.
] ^ the next morning.
^ j a seat, a position.
^1 o"" 3s 1 flmxied, immctho-
dical, rash, flighty.
§ 1 or )5^ ] an inn, a traveler's
lodging-honse, a hotel.
5i y^C 1 to erect a large shed or
haltinsr-lodsre.
J3^ ] in the mind ; as ;f; ^ flQ
I he cares very little about it ;
also he does not imitate or at-
tend to such things.
] >^ enters even to the "bones, as
a bad cold.
TS'Z'.
TS'Z'
TS'Z'.
1035
] ^ an inferior gem.
north of the Yellow River.
•jjl; ] a genealogical record.
•fy 1 Jl ?^ 'l^c ship reached
Shanghai.
■^ ^ M 1 •& this is still one
time more, as the third or after.
] 5'^'" refuse saltpetre.
) From man and ne.rt to.
Light, nimble, sprightly ; to
assist, to relieve ; to fit on ;
to close the fingers in draw-
ing the bow ; for, instead of.
gjfj to help.
jj^ the name of an ancient ar-
cher ; used in the Han dynasty
as the name of an oflBce, whence
1 fH :^ i toeans valorous,
skillful troops.
ts'
From tcords and a thorn ; inter-
changed with the next in this
sense.
To criticise, to reprove sharp-
ly ; to satirize or ridicule, in
order to an amendment.
IE 1 to ridicule one.
I 1^ to earnestly expostulate
with.
I'l'
From knife and thorn ; it is also
read ts'ih} in many of these
senses, especially those relating to
ts^c'' pricking ; and is not to be con-
founded witli fa/(, ^ij sharp.
A thorn, a sting, a spine ; to
woimd by a direct thrust, as officers
were executed in old times ; to
prick ; to brand by sharp points, to
tattoo, to cut into; to stab and
kill ; to spade up, as plants with a
(rowel ; to pole a boat ; to criticise,
to lampoon ; to blame ; an innuendo,
a sly sarcasm ; to pry into, to over-
hear, to examine.
^ I to kill or stab a superior ; So
assassinate him, as a ] § or
assassin does.-
^ I to send in a card, alluding
to the days when visiting-cards
were ctit on blocks of wood.
^ ] one name for the hedgehog.
Wi 1 ) to prick and baste, as in
sewing.
1 ) 'M to embroider.
I j^ to dig up the gromid, to hoe.
1 M to pole a boat.
^ ] or 1^ I to taunt, to ridicule ;
to speak in raillery.
] ^ to write with a stylus ; to
brand a criminal by tattooing,
for which | |^ is also used.
^ I a bee's sting.
I fj^ to pry into and criticise.
1 ) 1 J 7 'ffj to talk incessantly.
] ^ now used as a term for a
^B ^'I'l or sub-prefect, but in the
Han applied to an intendant.
) ^ to blame, to scold.
] ^^ imeasy ; skin irritated, as by
prickly heat.
) "1 Interchanged with the last ; the
second is tlio original form of
both, intended to delineate a
bramble like the Zizyphus ; it
must not be confounded with
shiihi^ ^ a sheaf.
A prickle, a thorn on plants ; to
be sarcastic.
■£;" 1 the beard or awn of barley.
I J^ ^ a prickly rose.
3f 'J 1^ <i 1 tliG thorns on brambles.
1 51 fe the juniper.
#K 1 ^ W I^ li« to"^ out the
thorn and let the flesh heal ; —
said of a peacemaker.
1 ^ Si '"^ hooked seed, like the
bur-marygold {Bidens) ; — met.
a captious man.
m
The last form is rarely used.
Caterpillars which have stiff
or spiny hairs that are re-
garded as poisonous, such as
the tiger-moth {Euprepia)
and others.
ish" 1 Si the hedgehog.\
^ ] hairy caterpillJirs
1 ^ to rufSe up the fealhets
^1 I a name for the telini fly or
cantharides. {Mjlabris.)
In Cantonese. A nit, a louse ;
insects which irritate the skin ; an
itching, a prickling.
— • ^ ] the whole person is
frowzy.
^ I ^nj a mangy dog.
^ 1 JnJ Ptf K like a whming
dog, said of a peevish child.-
'^ I plant hce.
7J1C ] water spiders and such like
insects.
From shelter and rule.
A place which needs to be
constantly cleansed, a privy ;
to cleanse ; a gorge where a
stream forces its way ; to
arrange guests in order ; a
high brink ; the edge of a
bed.
^^ or 1 i)t or ^ 1 or ^ ]
a necessary ; a jakes.
j to empty night soil .
1 to go to stool.
1 IS -i to see one in bed.
^ ft § -i 4» mi'^ him
among the guests.
tso'
1
m
±
m
]
|-f|^^ The wooden part of the share
JjX-Ll of a plow, the ^ I , to
feV which the iron was formerly
attached ; others say it was
the brace of the share
1036
WA.
WA.
WA.
Jld sounds, wa and iigwa.
In Canton^ wa and nga ; — in Swatow, wa or ua ; —
ngwa ; — in S/iangJiai, wo and ng6 ; — in C/iiJ'u,
,iva
A green and striped frog,
with <a broad line down the
back ; used with the next,
wanton, exciting tones.
^ I the enraged frog,
refers to a story of the king
of Tso.
■^ Jg ] hke a frog in a well ; —
inexperienced and ignorant
^ ■& 1 K * painted face and
■wanton song.
1 ^ /'a M 5c '^® frog's croak
serves as the drum of the sixth
watch.
Wanton, enticing sounds ; las-
civious music ; to wheedle,
ia to coax ; sobbing, whining ;
to retch or vomit.
] pj; to vomit, to spit out.
fij W I i,^^ went out and threw
it up.
) [^ lewd songs.
J
<*
^ A beautiful woman ; a fine,
-^ pretty girl.
^ 1 -^ pretty girls.
>J> ] I a baby ; small
children.
I 1^ I a fine elegant woman.
^ Name of a river in Kansuh ;
■^ used with the next, a pud-
dle ; deep and windmg, as a
stream.
^*?b The footsteps of an ox, in
(j[^g[ which dirty water collects;
^iva a puddle ; a hollow.
] 7jC clear water.
] J^ a deep pool in a stream.
] -^ a bog, a swamp.
1 P3 or ] jilii low ground.
fc f\^ Fiom cnve and melon ; also read
'— -^ !i-«' and used with tLe preced-
ing; liQ is regarded as a synonym.
The bottom of a cavity ; a
depression in a level place, a
spot where the ground is low ; a
puddle ; a hoof-print
1 J4 ^ ^ fill in the hollow.
] ^-^M' 'ike low shrill notes,
as the tones of a fife.
■J^ ^ ] the spot is very low.
^ ] a grassy plateau ; applied to
Mongolia.
^ ] the god of silkworms.
i)L it 1 1 fiO "PS a"<^ downs,
as in a rough road ; not plane.
m
From mouth and child.
The prattle of children.
] P^ the sound of children
talking and playing.
Eead ^rh. A forced laugh, |^
] denoting that the cMnphanco is
compulsory.
%
The original is supposed to have
resembled a tile ; it is the 98th
radical of a few homogeneous
wa characters relating to pottery.
A general name for earthenware,
tiles, flags, encaustic tUes, glazed
bricks, pottery, &c. ; a roof, from
its covering of tiling,
fj I to lay tiles.
1 RS or IHl 1 o"- S 1 ^l^e flat
tiles laid on the bottom.
JI^ ) the cylmdrical tiles laid at
the eavps.
f ] or ] ^ the con-
tt 1 orl
vex tiles.
1 ^or 1
m 1 ±a
a daughter.
1^ a row of tiles.
^ a tiled roof.
the joy of having a
in Amoy, wa ; — in Fuhclinu, wa nnd
WR.
1 ^ ^ glazed earthen dish.
] |§ coar.se earthenware, ay water
jars.
7X i'H ] ^ the ice is melted and
the tile is broken ; — gone, de-
stroyed, the glory departed.
] ^ the hou,se-leek ( tfmbilicus or
Sempevrivum), also called ^ ^
or house vagrant.
1 ft "F shells like the Area,
referring to their ribbed valves.
To .seize witli the hand, to
grasp, to hold on ; to pull
towards one, as a lot of little
things.
^ draw the beans — into the
basket.
im
1
'm
To tread on the ground.
1 g^ to stamp the feet ; to
v:a patter along, as a child who is
beginning to walk.
) From covering and a tile.
A mud hoase ; to build a
(fa' mud hovel.
1 ^ a mud or adobie house.
wcC
Ml
The second form is also read
^Icit,
The wailing of an infant ; to
sob and moan.
\ m- M^'r loud
screaming of a child.
1 75 *^ ^ fl 1 %
when the blid weut off, Heu-tsih
began to wail.
1 1 65 5* * l°"o continued wail.
>J' 5i IS # 1 1 «g 5l child-
ren who ha^•e lost their mothers
go sobbing through the streets.
In Cantonese. A final particle
like pjf implying doubt.
WAH.
WAI.
WAI.
1037
Old xou/ids, wot and met. Jn Canton,
in Fuhchau.
< Aa a deep, cavernous hollow, a
^^j large hole, as in a hill ; to
!t'u' explore with the haiid in a
dark hole.
"fefe '^^ scoop out, to excavate ;
jt«( to dig out, to hollow out ; to
gouge ; to clean out, to
dredge.
I ;^ @ to dig gold dust.
1 ^ t° pi'''^ the ears.
] ^ to dig a well.
wat and mat ; — in Swatow, wat, hue, and mit ; — in Amoij, wat and biat ; ■
wale ; — ' in Shanghai, well and meh ; — in ChiJ'u, wa.
jp§ I to scratch a hole.
iO 1 tlS Bh ^^^'^ plucking out the
eye, — I am so disappointed.
the money.
1 Pli g§- to break up and destroy
the road, as a retreating army.
] 1^ to take out and rqjlace or
mend with another.
^ ] to open out, as a choked-up
channel.
1 f ij A Pb to find fluilt with
others' words, to criticise people's
talk.
1 W A t" annoy others, to ridi-
cule people, to ruke up old scores.
Stockings, hose, socks ; what-
ever covers the feet.
' — ^j' I ^ a pair of stock-
ings.
1,^ I quilted stockings.
1^ ] hned socks.
•[=j ] a stocking big enough
for all ; — a generally usefid
thing.
^ •ffi I ^ P^it it i" the stocking,
^wliich is often used for a pocket.
;fC^
Old sounds, ngat and yat. Jn Canton,v^&\ and ngoi ; — in Stvatow, chw'a and gwn ; — in, Amoy, wai, goc, and ou
in Fuhchau, wai, ngwoi, and ngie ; — in Shanyhai, liwali and nga ; — in Chifu, wai.
^'jf^ From correct and not above it.
c It^ Deflected from the jjerpendi-
^wai cular, aslant, asquint, askew,
awry ; deflected, as a bent
ray of light ; depraved, wicked ; to
lay obliquely, to put down awry.
] 1^ a wry mouth.
1 ^ 'M iF to wear a hat a^vry.
jl^ ] ^ the boat heels over.
] p^ a crooked neck ; also ap-
plied to tipsy people.
^ I to sit awkwardly or slovenly.
I t(^ a wicked heart.
PIrJ ■^ ] y it is past noon.
^ ) fi^ to loll, to lean against.
^ j^ ] don't lay it crookedly.
i^Canlonese.)
Uneven, rugged ; a goat
path going up a hill-side in a
crooked mamier ; lofty.
."^
Ava
A distorted mouth, caused
by palsy, or a contortion of
muscles.
0.S 1 S4 "louth and eyes
awry.
w
From evening and to divine ; q. d.
to cast lots .at evening is beyond
or aside from the business of the
ivai' day.
Outside, without, beyond ; not
native ; moreover, another ; extra-
neous, over andiibove; foreign, be-
yond the house, village, or empire ;
relatives by marriage ; to exclude,
to reject ; to put aside or outside.
1 ^ foreign countries.
] i^ another province.
1 j£. \^ people from beyond the
Elver; a Northerner. (Conto/jese.)
] ^ a wife's father.
R^jIfciJl 1 excluding this; besides
these ; moreover.
1 '® or j g^ outside, m the
streets ; not included.
^ ] i, M extraordinarily good.
j^ ] unexpectedly.
1 ^ ^ postman, a courier.
{U ] to go abroad, to leave home.
^ I ^ from abroad, not native
ft jSt 0J3 W 1 ^ Jl^ when the prin-
ciples are intelligent, the conduct
will be gentle and courteous.
^ ] ■;^ he has a knowledge of
the world, not of ))ooks only.
] J^ not one of our set ; an out-
sider, an alien.
1 iil aSbcted liy the weather, out
of sorts.
^ B.M 5c 1 ^"^ stretches his head
beyond the skies ; very haughty.
^ I wandering, gipsey people;
tramps.
] ^ remote places, desolate regions.
] fy a raw hand ; unskilled.
{Shanglmi.)
-J^ ] nothinggreaterthanthia.
Deaf, arising from defect in
the ear or age ; born deaf
H. 1 *^leaf
■g; ] stupid and deaf, as
One in a fit.
From not and rjood ; an ideo-
grai)bic character, but like some
others of the same construction
with /f* on top, regarded as
vulgar by native lexicographers.
A synonym of ^ similar to ^
and used in contrast with jjj good ;
ill looking, defective.
?«(l
1038
WAN.
WAN.
WAN.
,ivcm
Old «o«7!(/S, "wan, ngwan, aiid ma.n. In Canton, man, wan, and un, ; — in Sicatow, -ffan, mang, mien, and buan
in Amoy, wan, gwan, bwan, ban, and bien ; — in Fuhchau, wang, mang, and mwang ; —
in Shanghai, wfe°, fe", mfe" and wJih ; — in Chifu, wan.
] ^]] to cut out, as a tumor.
W tip) ^ S^ 1 caves are doubtless
dug out by the gods.
From hoic and connected; inter-
cbanKed with the next.
To draw a bow, to bend
anything to a ciu've ; bent,
towed, curved ; arched.
] ^ to draw and shoot a bow.
warped.
— 1 fjf ^ the crescent inoon.
|g ] crooked and circuitous, as a
serpentine road.
From water and to curve ;
wrongly written ^z- and
,u-an
often
inter-
changed with the preceding.
A winding bank, a cove, a
bay ; a low retiring beach ; an an-
chorage ; a bend, an indentation in
a coast-Hne ; to enter a cove, as a
vessel ; to moor.
jp|" I a river bend.
T|r 1 the Praya Grande at Macao.
1 1 fl Sfe winding, tortuous,
seq^ntine.
1 ^ 6'j M ^ vessel at anchor.
] }^ to anchor.
^ 1 to turn a comer,
i^ ] a sandy beach.
T^ g ] full of bends, as a river
or coast-line.
1 — WiyY- *'"® ^"^^^ ^^ autumnal
water ; — imt. a Uquid, beau-
tiful eye.
To
pare.
to cut down
to make thinner; to gouge
^imn out, as in cutting characters ;
to puU out, as an eye ; to
excavate.
] U to cut out and patch.
] »§• Jl g^ ^ to cut away the
flesh from the bones.
^ j to carve, as on wood.
1 )J5« f^ A diligent and earnest
in his service.
ACOM
m
Avan
Used with the last flj^ and wi-ist.
To bend the wrist ; to curve
with the hand ; the wrist ; to
lift and carry a thing.
P'rom napkin and to yield.
Remnants, cabbage, cuttings.
1 ^ fragments left from
making clothes.
Yrora pulse, anijlexible, referring
to its stalk.
A sijecies of pea, common at
Peking, the ] J? or yf 3.
which is probably the lallah, and
said to have been introduced ; the
pod is romid, and usually contains
four round white and large peas ; it
resembles the marrowfat pea.
IS 1 S sugared bean soup.
^ \ 3. ^ spotted beaii fed to
beasts.
From head and oriijinal ; some-
times wrongly used for ^ to
sport.
A thick-headed stupid per-
son ; heedless ; inconsiderate ; im-
movable, passive, mulish ; to push
or butt with the head.
1 iS stupid and weak ; trifling
and inattentive to his duty.
^ ] a sly rascal.
1 -^I'obstinate, cross-grained.
] ^ the stupid, unlettered people.
1 ^ ^ a man of integrity but
rather simple.
S ] ^ M ^ duU mind which
does not readily catch an idea,
j^ ] careless and inattentive
] ^ a shapeless, useless stone.
] ^ an inefficient, useless man.
The peak of a mountain •
sharp summit of a mountain.
To pare off the corners, to
cut or round off, to trim ; to
equaUze, to make out a re-
port without sticking to facts.
I ^ to clip and round the
corners.
Numbness in
feet ; another
the hands or
defines it, a
rimning sore or ring-worm
that will not heal.
From day and without.
Evening, sun-set, but not
van after dark ; time of twilight,
the gloaming ; late in life ;
behind, tardy, late ; the last, the
latter; afterwards.
H^ ] last evening.
-^ I this evening.
^ 1 or ^ ] tOTvards evening.
] _t or ] ^ in the evening,
towards nine or ten o'clock.
/f, ] it is not late; I am not be-
hind time.
ij3 Pl^ at sunset ; the sun is
down.
^ old, advanced, over sixty.
^ or ] ^ a junior; your
pupU, your servant j — a polite
term for one's self.
^ ] late in the year.
^ 1 fS to enjoy a happy end of life.
49 £ 'la I I regret that I did
not know you before.
] ;^ |1§ a promising evening for
a fair day.
] 5^ or I }3 a late crop, as of
rice or wheat.
'^ i. ] ^ it is now too late to
regret it, or repent of it.
] ^ succeeded at last, as a stu-
dent in getting a degree.
1
1
WAN.
WAN.
WAN.
1039
From woman and K'it/ioul ; also
lead 'mien, and used for jjt to
liear.
• u-iiii
Complaisant, agreealjle, win-
ning : trying to please, obliging.
1 J'M "ocommodating, kind.
M 1 jfii' "^ condescending and
ready to bear favorably.
C-t^ To lead, as a cliild ; to dra\y,
dxCi t" l'"ll along ; to turn over.
'wan as a cufT ; to regain, as fti^
vor ; to revert to the previous
sentence or argument ; to restor(\
to make good ; to carry on the anu ;
to tnrn round, to bend.
I ii. 'o grasp in tbe band.
] ^ JU, to reform a degenerate
age or manners.
] ISl /f» ^^ 'bey cannot be re-
stored ; the first state cannot be
brought back.
I ^ to dress the hair.
1 ^ [p] -fr '-o '^^'i^ ^^^ 1'^ ^'■™-
I ^ the bioad-faced, embroidered
sleeves of women ; to roll np the
cutis.
] ^ funereal dirges chanted by
pall-bearers.
] ^ to bear a coffin ; to weep
over it, as a son.
1 ?B? 5S to carry the oil-jar ; i e.
to go with a father's widow when
she is married.
1 ■^ to detain, to draw back.
I -^ to save from disaster, to
rescue, to prevent evils.
I ^ If [^ to carry a long-baled
basket, i c. to beg, referring to
. the basket for food. {Cantonese.)
'^■JjS.Gt 'l^o pull a wheeled barrow or
^yU '"^ easy-chair carriage ; to
'lean di'aw a hearse ; ropes for it.
] 1^ a monody.
^1 ] elegiac prayers or sayings.
I )j^ funeral scrolls hung in the
hall.
t he hearse-carriers and they who
held the ropes, both chanted in
union.
The declining sun.
6 lni:lt;ifA^the
'ivcin bright sun declines (o the
evening, and soon will be gone
from ns I
From wco:l or di.i/i and to cover ;
the tirst and now tlie common
form is iinautliorized.
> A bowl, a deep dish ; a
wooden trencher ; a bowl-full.
gj^ I a rice-bowl,
ii 1 or j^ ] to clamp
and mend bowls.
;/C 'J§ 1 * punch bowl.
m t 1 II Pi m give me a
bowl of your surplus rice ; — a
beggar's cry.
^H '^ ;/C 1 ^^y "^^'' ^^'^ "'"'^ '^'S
dishes ; — met. to give a large
entertainment.
tj^ 1 a dish with a heater to keep
things warm.
nfe A 1 ^ i A 1^1^ if you
eat of a man's dish, you must
come at bis call, — as a servant
on wages.
1 ^ fT» S crockery-ware.
breaking a bowl.
From ivater and cover.
Eddying water is ] f^ ; to
'ivan run in eddies.
Eeacl ngoh^ To spatter mud
on one, as a carriage in passing.
m
'wan
Itc'
From silk and officer ov^finished ;
the second form is obsolete, but
. is sometimes used to denote a
weather- cock.
To hate, to dislike ; a crim-
son color ; lustring, a cheap
sort of silk ; to run through,
as in stringing cash, or as a pin
through the ban- ; to perforate ; to
tie lip.
.) Like the next.
To desire, to covet, to long
tcan' for ; to waste away.
1 iS» heedless, forgetful.
I ^ '!§ n to idle away the years
and waste the days.
7^—* J From to pracfice and oivV/m ; rj.d.
as if one had gone to the bottom
of a subject ; used with the next.
To study till weary of a thing,
to get tired of doing a thing,
or being with a person.
^ ] to be perfect in, to get tho-
roughly.
w' * J Interchanged with the last.
Ayu Trinkets or gems for playing
?r«)i' with ; to toy or play with ;
to ramble and divert one's
self; to linger and dawdle ; to en-
joy, as an agreeable author ; to test,
to try, to practice with ; valuable,
rare, tine ; child's play.
^•18 ] to carefully examine, as a
book.
] ^^ to despise or set lightly by
the laws.
jH 1 to ramble, to take recreation.
"j^ ] articles of virtu ; rarities.
1 5jito try the taste of; to relish,
as a book.
] S or ) !f^ toys; desirable,
highly prized things.
1 A 15 f* femili.ir license de-
stroys one's virtue ; like I. Cor.
XV. 33.
1 ^. to trifle, to dally with ; to
tempt to vice.
] ^ to enjoy the moonlight.
I ^ playthings, toys; to take
delight in.
I ^ triflhig play ; to toy with.
] -^ to enjoy scenery.
A handsome, beautiful wo-
, man.
K
The wrist ; a fle.xible, easy-
moving, universal joint ; to
grasp, to twist.
^ ] the wrist.
wan' Jji} ] the elbow.
wring the bands in great grief.
I '^ strength in wrist-work, as
penmanship or archery.
M Wi ] ^ ^ flexible or skilled
wrist.
1040
WAN.
WAN.
WaN.
>>
> Alarmed and dreading some-
tliiiig ; startled, as at meetiug
jran' a foe.
'I'M I suqirised.
1 'IR angry at.
^» IB \ '\b exceedingly grieved
for.
The knee-pan or knee-joint.
HS 1 tlie knee.
From plants and monlcey, but
originally the lower part was
> formed of y^ a fracl; and the
gijrations of a swarm of musqui-
toes or bees ; the contracted
form is common.
Like bees swarming under
a qneen for number ; a number,
ten thousand or a myriad, the
highest number usnally employed
in notation ; an indefinite number,
many, every one, all ; before a
negative, forms a strong superlative.
1 ^ Jp f'^'' emperor ; lit. the
lord of all ages.
I ^ his Majesty's birthday.
1 ^ all people.
Jg j a millionare.
] ^ 1^ it cannot be done.
1 M jlfc S ^^^'^^ '^ "° ^"'^'^
principle.
1 ~" ^ t^'i thousand to one he
will live ; most probably he will
not die.
"g" ] a million.
-f- ^ ] a hundred millions.
] /p ^ — not one equals him ;
unsurpassed.
] ] ten thousand myriads, in-
nimaerable.
I J\, ^ everyliody's interest ; a
term used by priests when ask-
ing funds for festivals.
1 ^ ^ — wholly correct ; no-
thing lost or missed
1 ^ fft "a" <^" "o account return
an answer.
Hi ^ S ^ 1 1 it is beyond
expression extraordinary.
1 ^M <?^'ery blessing.
flf
imn
h form of the last, btit usually
nsed for an ornament like the
' character.
A mystic emblem of high
antiquity, the Indian sivastiJM
drawn"! on the breasts of Budhistic
idols, and the special mark of the
deities worshiped by the Lotus
School, and explained to be the
symbol of Biidha's heart ; it ist he
hammer of Thor, and is coiumon
in Norse mythology.
] *j: ^ the Jlovenia dulcis, so
called from the angular pedim-
cles of the fruit.
1 ^ ifi ff a balustrade with
a convolute<l lattice.
j £^ 1^ the Vitruvian scroll.
From plants and lengthened.
To shoot forth, to ramify, to
loaii' creep ; a vine ; a creeping,
trailing plant ; tangled, in-
tric.ie ; obscure, verbose.
.^' ] a species of bean (Dolichos ?)
that furniAies fibers for cloth.
^ 1 ^ -li it lias neither vines
nor branches ; — as an essay,
which sticks to the arginnent.
JE ] to spread abroad, to break
out, as robbers ; diflusive, ir-
relevant ; to expatiate largely.
J[£ I a melon-vine.
Jf\§ I -fa climbing vuie ; i\y.
^7 I -f to break off the tendrils,
as of a vine.
] 1 H X^ every day it spreads
more vigorously.
i:^ Hi ] •? the tendrils started
right out.
^ "^ M 1 ^° 'Wt introduce ir-
rele\'ant matters.
Read ^imtn.
A root, the ] -j^-
#
a kind of round turnip, whose tuber
is above ground and green colored,
common at Peking ; a second sort,
the jfjC I ^ has its white tuber
under ground.
Bf I?-" A town in the feudal state of
_5^|* Ching g5 not for from the
jw)i' present T'lnig-ch'tien fu in
Sz'ch'uen, where its troops
suSered a great defeat.
ciM
Old sounds, wen, men, miin, and won.
un nnd bun ; — in Fuhchau, vmg
From water and benevolent.
Name of a river and district
^u-an in the northwest of Honan,
north of the Yellow Kiver ;
warm, genial ; tepid, lukewarm :
placid, mild, kind, gentle ; sooth-
ing, bland ; matured, acquainted
with ; to warm, to revive.
] ^ to review a lesson.
1 M a genial breeze.
In Cxmtort, w.in and man ; — in Stcntoie. un, bun, mut, and mirng ; — in Amoij,
and ong ; — in S/ianghui, wang, mang, vang, and ming ; — in Chifu, wiin.
] ^ mild, as weather ; tepid ;
benign, gracious.
I 1^ tonics, aphrodisiacs.
] ] ^ A a goodly gentleman.
1 ik W ^ M ^^- thorough in
what you learn, tlieu ycju can
know what is new.
^i ^ I to talk about the weather ;
to chat and gossip.
1 K 1r to re\'ive the old affection.
] |g warm and fed ; as pj" J[^ ]
15 in good circumstances, ab(ne
want.
S^a" A pestilential or Avidespread
cyML sickness, an epidemic ; a gid-
^icCin diness ; to wish the plague
on one, as m anger.
1 ^ <"■ 1 ?^ a prevailing sick-
ness.
J5| ] to remove the epidetnic.
WAN.
I 5& tli6 demon of a pestilence.
] W[ BM. plague take him ; blast
liim.
] ^ malaria.
I "^ a miirrian among cattle, a
rhiiiderpest.
fg jg I to get a pommeling ; lynch
law.
Bead zcuh^ Melancholy, re-
served.
'If SI 1 BS 7 ^ l^e ^as so
downcast lie would not open
his eyes.
IttJ From dish and prisoner.
f. tlll. To feed a prisoner; bene^'o-
^tvdn lent, Ivind, compassionate.
^ 1^ From wood and ndld ; it is cor"
jTim rectly read tmh, bnt the primitive
' '^^ gives it this sound.
' A small acid fruit, the | \^
like the Cratcegvs, the size
of a bullace, and red like a cherry,
found in northern China ; the pre-
pared sweetmeat is like cranberry
in taste ; a timber like pine ; a root ;
a pillar ; fine foliage.
«-t.^ Considered to he originally a form
^ 0^ or alteration of 3C to htend, now
resti'icted to the lines and marks
^toan ^j. ji^j^gg . ;t fo„^,3 jijg 67th
radical of a few characters mostly
relating to ornamenting.
Strokes, lines, veins, or bands,
in wood, skins, or stones ; ripples,
mai-kiugs, striae ; clouded, brindled ;
what is variegated, symmetrically
marked ; genteel, stylish, beautiful ;
elegant, accomplished, scholarly ;
the pursuits of peace ; literary,
lileratm-e ; civil, endowed with po-
litical qualities ; the literary class,
civilians, the gentry; what is
extraneous or ornamental and
not essential ; ceremonial ; bla-
zonry of flags ; a form, as of prayer ;
a claSiSifier of cash and coins ; a
dispatch.
) ^ literary in taste, critically
elegant ; scientific.
] ^ :^ -fij: literary pursuits, cor-
respondence.
Wan.
1 ?i grammar, rules of composi-
tion.
— I or — I ^ a cash ; any
coin, as a dollar or rupee.
) 3|| style in writing ; book ex-
pressions ; classical, iiolished.
■^ I the ancient classical style.
^ ] or I JJI scholarly, genteel,
Stylish.
j[^ ] the original text.
^ I the plain text ; no glosses.
/P I inelegant, rustic.
f2 ] to deliver a dispatch.
I J ^ to inquire of Wan
Wang, ;■. e. to toss up three cash
together and count the chances.
1 ^ >5ll MlS ^^^ ^^y^^ '^ unimpro-
vable.
fifc If^ ] ^ lie is ^ judge of com-
position and style.
1 M "ttf S the god of Literature,
to whose worship the 1 ^ i§^
three-storeyed literary pagodas
are erected in southern China ;
the star Dubhe in Ursa Major
is consecrated to him.
•J^ ] foreign writmg or book.
1^ ] to discuss characters ; i. e.
to explain their etymology.
jj ] a high bookish style of con-
versation, not using colloquial-
isms.
] ;^ a rough draft, an original
copy of a writing.
] '5c the style of a Iciijin, q. d. the
head of letters.
Bead tvan' To gloss over, to
moderate.
I j^ to conceal a fault ; to dis-
guise one's evil conduct.
1 fife to trump up, to impose on,
to falsify.
Wan.
1041
J J s
'rom sill: and mark.
The pattern, figures or marks
jW«7J in weaving ; a mark, line, or
trsce.
1 ^ sycee, pure silver.
?K JS 1 the ripples on water.
3f^ 1 puckered, crinkled, cor-
rugated.
^ \ the cross lines, as in wood
or on the hand ; across the
grain.
1 1^ the pattern is awry.
^ ftt I j^ there is not the least
trace.
;jfg ) the figure in cloth or silks.
[^ ^ 1 the lines imder the eyes.
Jj^ I the stria9 on the finger ends.
fe^V- The pictured fish ; a fish
mj^ beautifully striped with blue,
jWa/s and having a white head,
called ] |g ^S, found in the
West Sea (Koko-iior '? ) ; it is re-
markable for its large pectoral fins
which enable it to fiy, and is per-
haps allied to the gurnards.
I fS^ a gold fish. {Shanghai. )
JUX*.
From insect and streaks, refer-
ring to the banded wings of
musr[uitoes ; but the otlier two
forms, alluding to their gregari-
ous liabits like pcojile, are more
ancient.
A musquito, a gnat.
] H' buzz of musquitoes.
' ] P a musquito bite.
I 7|f a swarm of musquitoes.
] ^ a musquito-whip.
Jj^ ] or ^ I the tiger musquito-
ii 1 # or I '^ § pastiles or
plants burned to drive them ofi".
J f^Tl * From rain and streaks.
c'5^ The coloring in the clouds.
^wan ] 1^, colored clouds.
^ ^ ^ ] the moon clouds
are plain white, [the sim
cloudsj are :^ ] red-vemed.
rom cor and door ; the eor is
the door of knowledge.
jWdn To hear ; to learn by report,
hearing ; to smell ; fame,
news ; smaU ; a scent.
1^ ] to hear.
Ilf j to repeat a report; a legend,
a tradition,
jg, I a rumor.
Bfe 5i 1 'f^ ^ heard it yesterday.
] ^ smell the fragrance.
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WaN.
Wan.
WaN.
^ ] hard of hearing.
^ ] of great information.
^ j2, I distressing to hear ;
heart-rending.
Bead wchi' To state to ; where
the voice reaches ; character, fame ;
a noisa
1 M I ^'^^^ '' *'<' ^^^ ^^"S-
^ I famous reputation ; of good
report.
it t^' ^ 1 [3: 5C tlieir report
goes no manifestly to heaven.
^ ^ J^ ] he promoted good
men in order that they might
^tate — all to the king.
1 -f 13 @ lie is famed thi'ough-
out the whole kingdom.
Old forms of the preceding.
To look down and stoop, as
one sees a thing ; to look
closely at.
1 IIP & ^ <listrict in the
extreme west of Honaii on
the south bauli of the Yellow
From km/e and not.
To cut cross-wise ; to diride.
'ivan S 1 or 1 P^ to cut one's
throat.
1 ^ ^ a friendship that would
lead persons to die for each other.
1 SI J(^ E iS CI '"^"^ ■■'-^a'^y] ^°
cut my throat to show that I am
in earnest.
'1^
Tbe second also means to con-
tract the eyes, as near-sighted
people do to see further.
The comers of the mouth ;
the lips ; speech, talk.
^ ] to join the lips, to
kiss.
[I£ ^ ] to pout, to thrust
out the lips.
^ fM tfc 1 tlon't be too facUe
with your lips.
P 1 ^ "^ y°^^ mouths and
lips do not match ; your evidence
is contradictory.
1 ® M y^^ ^^ '* yellow ; 7net.
you are very inexperienced.
In Cantonese, for which only the
third form is used. Near ; the edge ;
close ; the last moment.
/^ ;f^ ^ ] you stand too near
the brink.
¥(1 ^ 1 lr'™™ed it too close.
C ttAft From Jlesk and lips ; originally
t\^ a form of the last.
'tvuR To join, to match, to blend as
one ; mingling and blending,
as tbe sky and sea.
1 '^ harmoniously blended.
AyJ\ To separate, to cut asuuder ;
'^■^ to divide or break.
Cl-t* From hand and 7narl:s.
"Jj^ To rub, to smooth off; to
'wan wipe off, to dry byrubbing.
1 ^ to brnsh and wipe off.
1 JS to brush away the tears.
] ^ to stroke down.
In Cantonese. Ti5 rub in ; to fill
up.
^ I a horn spatula used to dress
the hair
1 ^ P to poin*' bricks.
1 S§ ^ t-O ri^^ pomatum in the
hair.
] ^ rub (or fill) it in tight, as
a crack with putty.
C_I.|T| From hand sjxi genial ; also read
louh)
'uwi To place the hand on; to
wipe ; to dip or thrust into
the water, as hot iron ; to immerse,
as when dyeing; to souse in.
1 :j^ to sprout beans for greens.
] ^ to dye, to stain.
] 1^ to put anytbuig into the
water ; to rinse.
In Cantonese. To search, to look
for, to hunt up, to seek what is lost.
1 ^ found it.
1 7E Mfi S'^'' "^"^ another piece.
] ^ ^ to hale to prison, to put
in the lockup.
] ft seeking for employment
From tvoman and genial ; also
read '■ngao and uh^
'wan An old dame, an old woman '
I, the old lady.
] iplj) a name for the goddess of
Earth.
^ ] a dame.
I ^ a midwife ; au herb-doctress.
I ^ an old maid.
] , 5pij a fat baby.
Fiom ^ grain and ^ small
contracted ; the second form is
unusual ; it is aUo read j/iV to
follow, to rely on another.
To heap up grain on the
'ivan thrashing-floor to be tlu-ash-
ed out ; a sheaf or faggot of
grass for fuel ; firm, constant ; firm,
well placed, safe, secure, stable, im-
movable; to rest, to put down
steadily or securely ; repose, coufi-
dence ; assured, implicit.
^ I placed securely ; at rest
about a thing, composed.
M 1 i^'' ife 1 to stand firmly.
] ^' out of danger ; no fear now ;
'piite safe.
^ ^ ] not very solvent or safe,
as a firm ; dubious, risky.
J'l 1 ilfe ^ stand firm on your
feet ; get good Ijackers.
^ ] I can't tell how it will
be, I cannot venture to say.
] S gra'^'^i reserved ; formal in
manners.
/J^ ^ I it cannot )je made safe ;
it is insecure.
] ^ steady, uniform, as a motion.
Q^ ) From mouth and door.
I Pj To ask, to inquire of or about ;
ivan^ to demand, to exact of; to
investigate, to try, to exa-
mine a case; to convict, to give
sentence; to clear up a doubt ; a
command, a mandate ; to send pre-
sents when asking after oue ; an
examiner in a court ; fame.
I |!J or ] ^3. dialogue, a con-
versation.
] jjji to inquire after, to send
fnendly messages to.
WaN.
I ^ jf^ to search into the truth
of; ;i thorough investigation, in
distinction to -JJ | a sui)erficial
inquiry.
] Bg |g[ to ask distinctly.
] '^ to sentence to decapitation.
1^ ] I beg to ask you.
5^ 1 '^ S the prince's orders
Lave not yet come.
I ^ to learn the usages of a
country.
fa 1 gi^'^ ™^ leave to ask you.
/p ^ "f I don't be ashamed to
ask your inferiors.
^ I ?^ ^ it is well to ask about
things if you are in doubt.
1 W- ^'^ S^*- abstruse points cleared
up, to learn the reasons for.
■^S^) From silk and lines ; not the
jS^ same as J^ ripples.
tvdri' Raveled, as tangled thread ;
confused, involved ; to em-
broil.
-^ ii^M ^ 1 the lines are very
distinct.
] ^ confused, anarchical.
near
WaN.
^ § ] don't suSuv the least
disorder.
Tlie name of a ri\er, the ]
jpj in Shantung, rising soutli-
west of T'aishan and rimning
west into the Grand Canal,
1 ± M i" Yen-cheu fu ; it
was the boundary between Tsi and
Lu in old times ; a large affluent of
the Tangtsz', now also known as
the Eiver Min in the south of Sz'-
ch'uen.
1 VJC Wl Wi t^e waters of the
Wiin flow ^er on.
Eead ^man. To dishonor,
grieve.
^^i. \ 1 ^ ^ can I thus
receive the reproaches of such a
man?
1 W- tlirtied, defiled.
From gem and rising.
A cracked porcelain or -stone
'jdn' dish ; a crack ; a flaw.
^ ] much cracked.
^ ^ "^ jE ] lie l^as cracked it.
H I a very dangerous crack.
WANG.
1043
^'
to
:■> Mourning clothes; the ropes
held by mourners, which hang
u-an' from the bier or catafalque.
1 iJR mourning ajjparcl.
^ \ to hold the cords of the pall.
^§, ] the arms exposed in mourn-
ing ; a sign of great grief.
Eead mkn^ and used for ^' A
crown.
]i% ] a hempen or sackcloth cap.
Suppressed anger, indignant
feelings ; wrathy ; rage ; to
van' be hated.
1 ]*5 irritated.
I -^ flushed with anger.
not to feel angry at another's
slight, is not this to be truly
great or princely 1
■§ 1 M 1^ now glad now vexed,
as a freaky, irritable jjerson.
1 Tf"^ >h I am hated by the
mean.
# ^ ?^ M 1 though he could
not prevent their rage, — he kept
his fame.
^wang
Old sounds, wung and mung. In Canton, wong and mong ; — in Swatow, wang, mang, buang, and mo ; — in Amoy, one
ang, and bong ; — in Fuhchau, wong ; — in Shanghai, wong, vong, mong, and yong ; — in Chifu, wang.
A deep and wide expanse of #^^ll!O^^I "^sb
water ; vast and still, as the to expose a poor crooked fellow
deep ; a lake, pool, or pond ; to the sun on account of the
drought, but how will it do ?
?^ .i iO 1 to disregard (or de-
preciate) him as you would a
weakling.
I
i
iwauff
great.
't the wide open sea.
j ] § of great patience and
consideration.
1 I 6al ^ *-be clear blue sky.
The last two are different forms
of the 43d radical of contorted
things, derived from yZ ff''<^at
made crooked ; to make the first,
I 2 king is added as a phonetic,
■ the others not being used-
Weak, feeble, or crooked,
especially in the legs ; de-
formed, in the breast ; ema-
ciated.
^oang
Composed of ^ representing
heaven, earth, and man ; whoever
joins them is a jE ruler; the
middle line is written nearest the
top to show that a ruler should
imitate heaven.
A king ; a ruler, who is looked
up to by all ; to acknowledge him,
as a feudal prince does; a title for
monarchs before B. c. "220 ; royal,
regal, princely ; to be a king ; a
regulus, a beg.
!^ 1 and :g- ] the uncles or
brothers and cousins of the em-
peror, like Prince Imperial and
Prince Royal, who are addressed
as I ^ my Lord King.
§ ] Mongol begs.
i'i 1 or^ 1 Budha.
I ^ ff 1^ a Budhist term for
universal and holy monarch ; ap-
plied to Budha, it indicates the
highest power and sovereignty,
and suggests an analogy to the
wheels of Ezekiel's vision.
j ^ a grandfather m the ances-
tral hall.
^ SC 7 ^ 1 [tlie chiefs] did
not dare to withhold their fealty.
] ^ the laws of the land.
1044
WANG.
WANG.
WANG.
1^ IJ^ 1 'I' Prince Eegent.
j[j -^ ] a bandit chief ; a black-
amoor in theaters.
1 ^ the first mouth of the year.
1 515 a chief god ofrivers, the object
of iishermen aud boatmen's fear
and worship ; his temples are
called ^ S ^ palace of the
effulgent cloud.
Read loanrp To rule as a king,
to govern, to bear sway; to rule
properly, or by law, as distinguished
from ^ a rule by force ; a reign ;
occurs used for ^J to go, to resort
to.
] ^ 1^ to rule the world.
5i jy 1'] 1 ^ if you will not
desist, then let us speak of the
rights of ruling.
•j{^ ] it overtops others of the sort,
it superabounds ; exceeding.
gwang
Originally formed of /^ to en-
ier and | , a contraction of i^
obscurity, which is now altered
to the first form.
Lost, destroyed ; gone, no
trace left ; going to ruLn ; ex-
tmct, as a dynasty ; dead ;
forgotten, out of mind ; to go to
ruin ; in poverty ; to escape, to
abscond.
^ 1 or I ]|5; dead, extermi-
nated.
] ^ lost, utterly gone.
] A a fugitive, like Cain ; one
dead or supposed to be.
^ ] Ji^l, & widow,
p^ ] died in battle.
gj; ] discomfited, utterly defeated.
[ij ] to skulk off, to go to other
lands, as a fugitive prince or re-
fugee nobleman.
A jt 5: 1 nmnw noue-
men are going away, and the
country is ruining.
Read ^wu; used for M or ^.
Without
^ ] very poor, without anything.
1 W ^ '^ having nothing and
yet professing to have.
I » - From heart and lost ; not the
(jl*.^ same as iman// TIZ busy.
j?m«^ To forget, to escape the mind ;
wanff' to neglect, to leave undone ;
to disregard.
1 .1. S >h ?^ ungrateful, and
yet always rememberhig his pet-
ty spites.
^ ] to sit vacantly, to dawdle.
1 la or ] -f or ] ^ to for-
get, to slip one's recollection ;
out of mind.
] ^ to forget one's benefactor or
parent.
] ^ he forgot to eat, from -excess
of business.
] 'I^ I can never forget
your kindness and affection.
*? jJt 1 ^ '° observe this and
neglect that
^ ] loss of memory, very absent-
minded.
From step and a lord ; bat the
other imauthorized form, com-
, posed of step and born, is now
most in use.
K^m
From wood and to rule; q.d. to
rule with club-law.
m
C/C
imng
To go, to pass ; to'go away, to
depart ; formerly, gone, past ;
the future; tosend apresent to.
^ ] ^ no acquaintance with
him, I do not know him.
W ^ 1 there is some intercourse
with him.
] ^ or ] Q constantly, usually,
formerly.
] ^ he has gone and come back.
i|uently happens.
1 ^ pas' offenses
i^I 1 or 1 55 ^ ^ where are
you going ?
M ] ^ ^J he makes money with
everything ; everything prospers
with bun.
IpJ ] the intention ; a design.
S. \ henceforward.
] ^ •(^ ^ don't bring up past
deeds, let the past go.
2, 1 gone, time is past.
1 if ^ '^ walk with the good
and you'll learn good things ;
like Prov. xiii. 20.
'wang To force, to put a constraint
on ; bad, illegal, enforced ; a
wrong, a grievance ; distorted, awry,
crooked ; to act crookedly or un-
derhand ; needlessly, to no purpose.
]![ ] the right and the wrong of.
1 iH or I ^ you must force or
abase yourself to come ; — a po-
Ute phrase.
I^ ^ ::^ 1 extreme suffering
and persecution.
1 ^ '5 ^ lost all your pains.
1 ^ A "tit you are of no use in
the world.
^ IIl Ih If 1 employ the up-
right and remove the crooked.
P^ ] to complain of one's wrongs.
^ ] to suffer wrong unjustly, to
oppress.
] -^ a crooked or deflected jave-
lin ; a malign or shooting star.
'T' 1 T — # X ^ not lost
your time altogether.
C KA t "] From p9J net and J^ lost, ori-
XvjX ginally derived from (J a cover-
T f ing and intercrossed lines inside
to represent netting ; the second
original form, contracted to DO
on the top of the primitive, is tlie
122d radical of characters con-
cerning nets; differs from ^kang
IJ6J stiff, and is interchanged with
the next two.
A net, both literally and meta^
phorically ; stopped, hindered, de-
ceived, entangled ; an adverb of
negation, without, having none,
nothing ; to weave or twist ; to do
wrong, to impose upon, to deceive.
] ^ I saw nothing of it.
^ ;^ ^ ] Heaven is letting
down its net — of calamity to
pmiish them.
1 W f!5C ^ there can be no for-
giveness for him.
] J^ to scoff at superiors.
] ^ boundless, great, as kindness ;
also to offend extremely.
] ^ useless, undecided.
^ ] treacherous, crooked ways.
'icang
WANG.
WANG.
1045
C^tet From sil/c and net; It looks lika | C
^|£j (ka,i,, ^ a rope.
'waiiff A net of any kintl, a web ;
to net, to catch, to entrap ;
a net, that which arrests people, a
law that catches one; to implicate
people.
— 5^ 1 one net
^ ] the dusty entanglements ; a
Budbistic term for this hfe.
31^ I the government of Heaven ;
fate, what cannot be evaded.
\ ,ffi, to catch fish,
fx 1 or ^ 1 to set a decoy net.
^ I to throw a net for fish.
j§ ] to escape the net, to avoid
arrest.
] ^ ^ ^ he opened three holes
in the net, ■ — to let the birds
have a chance to get out.
^^ ] a trap for birds.
-— ] ^J ^ bagged them all at
one Iiaul ; said of vigilant po-
licemen, or a successful general.
^ 1 to bait a net with the white
of egg's, as Ls done off Canton.
^ "T H 1 escaped from the net,
got clear, taken himself off.
c^to* To scoff at, to accuse falsely ;
^|CJ accusations.
'wanff ^ ] to disesteem, to revile.
131 1 to calumniate.
to return singing to one's old
Lome, it must be without any
self-compulsion.
m
'tvaiiff
The second form is obsolete ; it
is used by the Cantonese for the
■ mango | ^ fruit.
The tire of a wheel ; the
emperor's chariot had double
tires.
^ ] the spokes and felly.
:$ I ^ a wheel's felly.
An midine or nyx.
R^nTt^^m ] mm
'wang j^ ^ fg ^ when people
know the gods, the naiads and
diyads will never harm them.
WtU^I To lose one's self-possession ;
iPv perturbed, disconcerted ; for-
"■wamj getful.
7& 1 1 or ] ^ irresolute,
not knowing exactly what to do.
1 'I'S fluttered, not able to collect
one's wit&
w
From sun. and to rule as the
phonetic.
wang' The sun brghtening into full
day ; rising, prosperous ; vio-
lent, fervid ; glorious, brilliant ;
good, in a high degree of; to lus-
tratc a house with tire.
~r nt M 1 prosperous both in
family and purse.
JSL ^ 1 or ii 1 or ^ 1 vi-
gorous health ; fat and hearty.
^K \ '"' ^K'm \ tl^e fire blazes
high, a very bright fire.
1^^ Jl? 1 ^"^^ ^"ick is too high.
1 M to purify a house by certain
rite.s.
] ^ the best part of the year for
business.
1 'te ^ tlie shrine of Plutus in a
shop. {Cantonese.)
^'M- ^ \ business is now brisk,
ij 1 or I ;^ very prosperous ;
bright and splendid,
f^ 1 vigorous, as a fiiie tree.
^j From icoman
J'ugitive.
and defunct or
wang
Disorderly, brutish, unman-
nerly ; false, incoherent ; ab-
surd, wild ; abandoned, reckless ;
not existing ; occurs used for J^,
in |§ ] all.
1 f^ ] ^ unseemly behavior.
] |§ false witness ; perjury or
talebeai'ing.
^ 1 half crazy, disorderly, hu-
moral ; acting like a mad-cap.
1 © # ::A: t^^ "'Wiy boast of
one's self ; as a driuikard or a
crazy man.
1 ^ 'o give no quarter.
1 ^ incoherent, fabulous stories.
:^ ^ ^ 1 a really honest heart.
] ^J to answer before the time.
^VtJ Incoherent words, wild state-
0^^ ments ; to talk without re-
wanq'' gard to facts.
•^ ] hypocritical, wild talk.
wang*
From yg moon, ■J" court and
\^ fugitive; the second ancient
form with ^ officer, now obso-
lete, denoted the visit of oCBcers
to coui't at full moon.
The moon in opposition, the
fifteenth day or full of the
moon ; to hope for, to expect ; to
observe, to look at, or forward, or
towards ; to espy from afar ; hope.s,
expectations, desire ; near to, about
fronting ; that which can be seen,
open to sight ; a sacrifice to hills
and stream.s.
-^ 5c 1 to-day is full moon.
1 >J> llj M ^ went away to-
wards the hill.
'^ 1^ '^ 1 't raises people's
praises and hopes.
•S [i! 1 ^h J'^y beyond all ex-
pectation.
^ I to live in hopes of.
M ^ I nothing to hope for.
^ I °'' IS 1 ^°^^ "•'^ lao^s.
0^ ] ^^ JiJ still expectmg pardon ;
hoping for forgiveness.
1 1 ^ ■i staring and gaping.
he went off' ; he left in disgust.
1 /^ or 1 ^ ¥ nearly sixty
years old.
1 ^ M R.S "early bored my eyes
through — expecting you.
^ ] the hope of the people ; very
popular, as Kanghi was.
jjg ] to feel a grudge towards ; to
look for impatiently.
51 ^ U I or ;i^ 1 to stretch
the neck and look ; on the tiptoe
of expectation.
^ I an informal visit.
■♦Ill^ To go, to travel; to deceive,
J r^ to treat badly ; to be afraid
wang' of, to be terrified.
i^ 1 ] half scared to death.
"? IK ^ 1 J'ou need not be afraid
of me, Sir.
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WaXG.
Wang.
WEI.
Old somds, wung and juiig. In Canton, yung ; - in Swatow, ong, eng, and ang ; - in A„uj,j, ong ; - in Fuhchau,
ling, dung, and cOng ; — in Shanghai, .nng ; — in Chifu, wung.
^ 1
jagS^ Froin_/t'(i//iC)'s and /on?.
C^^A The fealliers on the neck, a
^wCmg rufl', hke that on some birds ;
flying ; venerable ; an old
man, a graybeard, one whose locks
cover his neck ; a husband.
^ I an old gentleman.
a term of honor for a chi-
hien, who in tnm applies it to
the prefect, and lie to his su-
perior.
•^ ] your honored father.
^ I my husband ; and ] ^
denotes one's parents.
^_ ] a fisherman.
^ ?if I to congratulate a bride-
groom.
] fijl statues of officers and animals
before the tombs of great men.
^ I IP ^ 1 my father is like
yours ; — i. e. we friends have, as
it were, but one father.
Used with the last.
The ruff or neck feathers on
a bird.
jp ] the neck of the wild
goose.
^wung
The lowing of cattle.
I ] the hum of insects, as
musquitoes.
] 1^4 the grunting of cattle.
In
fruit.
Cantonese. Orer-ripe, as
] ] this frait is rotten.
. The upper part of a boot or
stoclving.
I the vamp of a shoe.
^^4
^
I ^ 1 j|g the flying dust nses
in noisy gusts.
From poUerij and harmonious or
lord.
^lOiing
A,^ The slender waisted wasp or , ^
^wang ^ \ nits in the skin of | "'"w."?'
cattle, laid by the ] J^ a
kind of gad-fly.
'jiy^ From plant and old.
t^^ The footstalk of a flower ; a
^ivdng plant that dyes yellow.
1 i^ luxuriant, bushy.
] ^ plants which grow in tufted
heads with slender peduncles.
c»,
wdng
To rise and float, as clouds
and mist ; the drizzling look
of a fog.
] j^ a rising fog ; the mist
rising, when it looks like a
sea.
'■i.Sv '^^^ ^^'^^^ rising in clouds ;
,1^^ the gust of wind.
'loang \B^1i'kM^iif^ t^e
blast whistles through the
deserted lanes.
] ^ the enciente of a city gate.
An earthen jar ; a water
amphora, having no handles
or spout, sometimes used to
draw water ; a skylight or
orifice.
I ^ a water jar.
] [gj a small arched gate.
il '^ 1 y\<. fill up tlie jar with
water.
] jp| a round window like a jar's
mouth ; some say one made of
a broken jar.
"^ ] old narrow flower jars.
] ^|oJ the entrance of a city-gate
at Peking, so called from its
depth.
m
luang
#
A stoppage of the nose,
caused I)y a cold ; nasal, as a
tone.
] pg thick speech, from a cold.
a IS E b5 ^
he speaks through
{Shanghai.)
5J^i Smelling; fetid, rank, stink-
ivdng' — WC \ ^ ^ great stink.
as 1 51 fi
his
nose.
3
^WEI oil ■\^I.
Old sounds, wei, hwei, ngvrei, liwat, wat, ngeb, nget, mi, and mit. In Canton, wei, lii, and mi ; — in Swatow, ui, ile, jui,
ugui, mui, bue, and lui ; — in Amoy, ui, i, od, gii, bi, hiii, and lui ; — in Fuhchau, wi, ui, 6i, mi, e, mwi,
ngui, and loi ; — in Shanghai, we, vi, ni, and mi ; — in Chifu, wei.
Explained as denoting tlie earth
(which belongs to the branch J^)
ive'i ^^'"S flourishing, and ivoman as
Is ^ i chief of the female
principle.
The stern composure suitable to
an officer's dignity ; majesty, pomp ;
august, imposing, solemn, lordly ;
grave, awful, intimidating ; im-
perious ; terrible ; to overawe, to
impress ; to be \'iolent ; the dread of
an occasion; to be awed by majesty.
5E ^ -i 1 ^^'^ dreaded times of
death and burial. '^
] ^ authority, the exercise of
power.
] 115 ^ ^£ stern but not fero-
cious ; rigorously just.
1^ W} 1 pi'ompt reprisals ; instant
severity.
1 M ?^ J^ awfully overawing.
WEI.
] M '^'S'i'''y "f demeanor, ma-
jj& I awful majesty.
^ ) threatening; to sternly re-
press levity.
] j^ majestic severity or dignity.
f^ ] to assume a stem manner ;
to play the tyrant.
■^ 1 ^ in 3^ /'R 1 officers them-
selves are not as fearful as their
lictors anil mhiions.
IS f^> S 1 ^° cherish virtue while
respecting dignity.
] '}\\ an old district in Ching-t'u
fu in SzV'hu'en
1 ;^ overawe him, scare him.
1 1^ S fr ^° waste and misuse
the fi\e elements.
In Cantonese. The bravery of
fine apparel.
^. ] an imposing attire, a new
dress.
1 Wi SH much too fine for me to
wear ; it is abo\'e his situation.
jjlra/ The young of a tiger.
c|/>)\ j ^ a, close chair, a jakes.
ktvjP' The sowbug ; an insect that
• KJS'V '^ found under stones and in
^^^^<'i damp places, called also ^
^ mouse girl.
Flourishing, luxmiant.
1 ^ a medicinal root, sweets
it't'i ish and white like iris-root.
^ 1 -fE •'' reddish species
of Bitjnonia.
] ffi 1lll a remedy for boils and
ulcers, said to be Clematis sineiu
sk ; a decoetiou t>f the twigs is
useil
I»PJ To cook or roast in the ashes ;
fKS^ tu burn under ashes ; to bake ;
iciii to put fii'e into to warm
things ; to warm before the
fire.
1 w or ] ^^ to roast brown.
1 1^ the brown or peat coal
found in the north of Chihli ;
also, to burn pit charcoal.
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j^ 1 to roast before a charcoal fire.
59 1 '^ to jump through burning
coals, as the Taoists do.
)tQ From 7(irin and to yinr.
c j»P^ To hug ; loving ; to lean on
^ivei one ; to love women, attached
to females.
] j£ to lie together, as children
in bed.
] |[^ to hug up, to embrace, as a
mother her child.
1 I!S ^ '° ^'"S ^^'^ warm coverlet.
^ ] to dally and fondle.
] ^ going together ; lovingly.
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x^\
nfi
a
Tile pivots at the top and
l)ottom of a Chinese door on
which it turns.
] P.ij the creaking pivot.
■\ From jilace, ox wnUr and to
/ear; the second is also read wu''
' A bend or cove in a shore ;
the winding of a shore ; a
comer or bluff; the cui've of
a bow.
P^ 1 a retired cove.
] ' \^ dashing waves.
Uneven, rough ground caused
by stones.
] j^ a slirill clear tone, as
is that of a fife.
From to go, and bent down ; used
with its primitive.
To walk deviously; to reel,
to roll in walking ; long and
tortuous.
1 i'S to swagger in a supercilious
way when walking.
From disease and benf.
Paralysis of the legs, arising
from dampness ; stitfuess of
the extremities ; weak, lame,
impotent.
I^ ] loss of virility.
"F 1 or JS£ ] weakness of the
legs by rheumatism.
1 ^ no use of the limbs, as from
gout.
AVei
Like the last.
Diseased, weak.
J^ ] venison which has
been buried, or kept till it
becomes high.
Plants wilted and hanging
down, blasted, drying up,
ive'i drooping ; rotten, dying.
i§ A '^ ] ^ how the
clever men are dying away I
% /t» ^ 1 ^^^ ^^^ t''^^'' ^''® ""'"
thering away — because of the
snow.
1 t ^ dried kernel of a nut used
in medicine.
1^ ] withering, dead from cold.
] 3^ drooping, weak, delicate.
^ ] or ] j^ falhng oil', decay-
The best cut of ^ ] veni-
son, referring to the sirloin.
Tlie origin.il lias jK claws drawn
on the top, and the rest is supposed
to represent the belly and limbs
s""' of a female monkey, which is
!m' always playing with its paws.
To do, to make, to eftect, to act ;
at the beginning of a sentence, it is
often the substantive verb is or to
have ; to be in the place of, to
play the part of; to manage, to
attend to ; when in regimen with
J[^, to consider as, to take to be,
to regard ; wherewith to make ; to
study or attend to for the purpose
of doing ; a conjunction, for, on ac-
count of; because, for the sake of;
as an initial, it can also be rendered
if, in case of; to cause, to induce ;
to say, to declare.
1 A ^5: IS 1'6 leads an active life.
^ jJJ 4a 1 •^o"'*' t-l'ink that there
was no reason for it.
7[\ ^ 1 ffi ^® deems it no dis-
grace.
^ ^ 7 ] he recks at nothing ;
he's ready for anything.
^ ^U 1 tli'^re's no way of effect-
ing it ; it can't be brought about.
jpj ] what will he do ?
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acts, deeds.
'Mi 1 ^ '^^y scholars are able
to do so.
1 "^ to act as an oflBcer, to have
authority.
a magistrate or statesman.
1 ^^1f ^ ^^^ wicked still act
wickedly.
a ^ l^Ji 1 l^t him do as he
pleases ; don't interfere with him.
am buried, the prince of Wei
must be laid with me.
] -^ .1^ ft * pl^"^ f°' ''^® present
juncture.
WlS^T^ 1 ^ they desired to
make Sung their king.
^ Tfi I I'll not do it, I'll not act.
^ ] 5c "f '° render homage to
the emperor.
jy jtjj ] ;3fe to regard this as
the most important.
•^ ^ I surely there's no occasion
for it.
ipj iU f^ 1 ^^y ^^ ^'^ attacked
him?
] •= explained by, defined to be.
^ ] to have power, to act ener-
getically.
Eead wet' To help, to give ; for,
owing to, because, wherefore, in
the mterest of, — and thus .a sign
of the dative ; to receive or suffer,
and thus a sign of the passive ;
serves sometimes merely as a redun-
dant word : reputed, regarded as ;
to cover or protect.
1 '(rI or 1 S ® ^^7' for ^'^"t
reason ?
] I p ^ J^ he rehearsed it to the
king.
■(bJ I ^ J ] why has he come ?
1 W ^ "^ ^^ i^^''^ ^'f*^ for one's
country.
] ^ i^ lA ^^^t ^^ '^° reason 1
$S W- ^ 1 ™ay bappmess and
emolument come to your aid.
1 S- 1 >fi. l^otli public and pri-
vate aH'airs.
) A s 1 I 'lo it for others.
J- ^ M yiX i\ 1 ^ those
who were unaware of the cause,
thought it was on account of
the flesh.
1 ® A to take interest in other's
wel fiire.
^ I -(nj ^ what are you now
doing ? what business are you at ?
I BB -^ ^ [I, the minister] on
this account (or hereby) commu-
nicate to you on the [following]
business.
Composed of ** I'efradory one
above other, and LI to surround
rWe'i in the center ; it forms the 178tli
radical of characters relating to
hides.
The per\'erse and ungovernable
must be restrained by thongs, hence
the character denotes the straps or
thongs with which persons are
bound ; tanned and soft leather ;
refractory, insubordinate.
■^ ] accordant, as two instru-
ments ; harmonious, because soft
leather fits a thing.
1 P£ o'' 1 SS til® Vedas ; a guar-
dian deity found in Budhist
temples.
^ I a girdle of leather.
;^ ] old name of Yung-chang fu
in the southwest of Yunnan.
^ 1 or stone straps, the fronds of
the Niphoholus lingua, a fern
used in medicine.
Pgi| From to surround and perverse.
[^1 To invest, to surrouml ; to
wei besiege, to hem in; to circum-
scribe, to limit ; to inclose, as
at a hunt ; to confine, as a mold does
its castings ; to curtain in ; an in-
clpsure, a snare ; a fortified village
or 2^ah, mto which the people flee
against robbers ; a measure of half
a cubit ; an embankment around
fields, a dike ; the periphery, a cir-
cumference or measure, as of the
span of the fingers, or arms around
a thing : a circle of people.
] [3 besieged, environed.
] four points of compass.
] j^ an inclosmg wall.
S £ 1 'fdb to keep him very close,
as a prisoner; around, every-
where, as trees and copses ; to
besiege closely.
j^ ] the thistle gate, or exami-
nation hall, from the thorns
often placed at the entrance.
^J ] to drive in animals for a
battue.
^ ] the embankments are broken
away.
] ^ to inclose in a ring, to en-
viron.
"F 1 ^ to have a game of chess.
■j[j ] the nine inclosures, ;'. e. the
empire.
ix ffi tS 1 they valiantly burst
through the investing force.
^T SS 1 to make one of a party
to eat, to sorn on.
^ ^ ■^ 1 to be one of a circle.
-p ] ten spans of, {i.e. fifty inches
aroimd,) is a large tree or log.
In Cantonese. A party around
a table, usually four.
^ M 1 ^ow many tables shall I
spread ?
Regarded as an old form of the
last, and like HI to revolve, both
J. ■ depictiiio; a turninp;; it is the
' ' 31st radical of words relating to
inclosures.
An inclosure ; occurs used for ^
or f^, to denote that something is
omitted ; an old form of ^ a
kinsjdom.
To return ; to flow back.
j^^ ] '^^ a small lake in Hupeh,
3
iwn not far from the Yauptsz'
River.
Also read Jnvui.
A queen's garment emhroi-
«vi dered with pheasants, worn
when sacrificing to ancestors ;
a scent bag carried by ladies ; pads
to cover the knees, garter fronts ;
admirable, said of virtue ; mourning
garments.
^ fl 1 Ifj] in what did the excel-
lence of Wu-ti's virtue consist ?
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l''roin door and insubordinate.
The doors of the liarem ; side
ivi doors of tho palace, where
candidates once underwent
their examination.
^ ] to compete at the examina-
tion.
{jtj I tho officers leaving the hall
after they have decided on the
essays, and announced the names.
1^ ^|5 1 to lift the village gate ;
met. to become a /u'l/in.
^ ] the c'.\ ami nation for tsinsz'
at Peking ; as j^ ] is for b/jin
in tho proN'inces.
^ 1 ^:4 to buy graduates' names,
a mode of gambiing at Canton
by betting on the simaames of
successful candidates.
] ^ essays of the successful can-
didate.
From clot ft and jmrverse ; it is
iutercliauged witli the next and
last.
A perfume bag, ^ ] worn
on the lapel ; a curtain or va-
lance ; tho rooms for women.
] the lox'iiig curtain ; met. a
mother.
^ ] i ^^ i" tlje female apart-
ments.
] m m =^ ^ ± tfiothe
curtained room is a body worth
a thousand taels ; — /. e. a sister
or daughter.
l'"rom cloth and bird ; used with
the last.
^n\H A curtain, a cloth screen ; a
tent ; an apron, a skirt ; a
veil,
/jj^ 1 a tester to a bed.
] |j|!^" a cloth partition.
^ ] the curtain of a carriage.
1 \M- ^ i'^ '^'-' neglected curtain
became tliin ; — >. c. women lost
their modesty.
1 ^ ^^^'^ bedchamber.
\Ji±.> I'roni to (jo and insubordinate.
cJ W^. To oppose, to go against, to
jive'i disobey ; not to heed, to
P§
disregard ; to leave, to take leg-
bail ; to relinquish, to vacate ; to
a\'oid ; to be distant ; jierverse,
seditious, intractable.
I ^ to turn the back on.
■^- ] let none disregard — these
commands.
^ ] to agree before one's
face, but to oppose behind his
back.
] ^U run down, indisposed, out of
sorts ; — a phrase used in letters.
si-mmw^[i'^^^ 1 if good
men wera just, hatred and
anger would disappear.
1 li fl^ ^ or ^ 1 S H I
have long neglected you. Sir;
I ha\'c not seen you for a good
while.
I j^ to cherish resentment against.
" I thrice threw np Lis appoint-
ment,
f^ ] "'' ^ 1 undetermined ; in
doubt how to act, ?'. e. whether
to agree with or oppose.
] IIJ i pi^ to talk against the
heart or conscience.
^ 1 jft fl^ don't let the time
for planting slip by.
i\ttft. From /leart and bird ; sometimes
( I H^ written slfE and also used with the
next.
To consider, to think on, to
plan ; to care for ; is or has, to
consist in, to do or to be ; just so,
precisely ; an adversative particle,
but, only ; in a series it denotes
and, with ; and so, only that ; also,
fnrlher ; just so, precisely ; cer-
tainly ; it is often a redundant
word for euphony.
■^ I only one ! not only that.
] -^ Ixit that.
I "^ but it ought ; indispensable ;
it is proper.
] — ■ but one.
I ^ there's only one ; only it
alone.
jftJl j£ I PJJ looking afar I think
I have a clear idea of it.
] ^ I have examined it. '
^ 1 ^' 1^ this is just for your
interests alone.
^ P4 1 1 l'''''^'^ heard it said.
h^M^ 1 ;^ elephant's tusks,
bides, fealher.s, hah-, with tunber
also.
J^IIa From silh and bird ; used with
•M^p the last in ancient books.
jive'i The curtain of a carriage ;
tied to ; connected with, as a
horse hi a cart ; to hold together,
to hold fast ; tied uj), as a boat to a
wharf ; a particle like the last,
Ijut, only ; as a copula, also,
and so ; as an initial word,
whereas, seemg that, referring
to ; a net ; one says, a corner
or angle.
] M to fasten together ; to con-
nect with, as effects with causes.
1 i$ to aid, to have united action.
] -^ now ; just at this time.
O ] the four cardinal points; also
fom- virtues, as H ^ ^ K
propriety, right, integrity and
modesty.
;pj pg FH I to ponder a subject
on all points.
ff Wl 1 SI i*" seems to be diffi-
cult to act in any way.
13 ^ :§; 1 they were linked
together all around.
Also read ^1^!.
(^ fx^ A long tailed monkey, de-
i.cei scribed as having a yellowish
gray head, a forked tail and
turned-up nose ; it suspends itself
from trees during rain, stopping its
nose with the forked tail ; it may
refer to the Wanderoo or a li/dno-
jnihecus from the south west]of China,
as it is said to associate with the
rhinoceros, elephant, and bear.
1 i? golilets with monkeys carv-
ed on them.
A river in the north cm part
|>|il of the promontory of Shan-
^wci tung. west of Lai-chcu I'u,
from whence Wei hien ] ]|,^
' takes its name.
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■^^^ From P a limil or whatever
C^l^ stops, and j a man on top of a
High, precipitous, dangerous,
imminent ; liazardous, unsteady ;
not upright, inclined ; an uneasy
place ; sick, dangerously ill ; peril,
danger ; to feel in danger ; to rush
into danger ; to hazard, to ruin ;
a beam in a roof ; used for the next ;
the twelfth constellation, comprising
a Aquarius and ?; # Pegasus,
or more accurately 35 Arietis.
fa ] near death ; dangerous, to
approach danger.
] .^ .H I how awfully perilous
it is !
1 ^ ™''y dangeroiLS, as a disease.
] "=■ words of warning.
g ] the dangers, (/. e. the ene-
mies) of a country.
1 ^15 /p ^ don't go into a dis-
turbed country.
^ S ^ ] 1"3 does not know
his danger.
] ^5 _H_ 5^ near dissolution ;
ready to perLsh, as between a
night and mornmg.
1 H -i Fi3 '" times of danger.
Yt^^ From ivood and dangerous.
c )/|i A tree that fiunishes a yel-
jM'eV low dye-wood ; the mast of a
vessel ; a short spear.
] ^ a mast, wh.en it is one stick.
^ ^ 1 three masts,
y"!; ] the mainmast.
] ^ the mast-head.
;|[I 1 step the mast, which is done
in junks in the ] ^ |;i or
main-hold between two cheeks.
] ^ or \ ^ the tops on a mast.
1 i.1 1U '"^ ptnnant.
fig ] to lower the mast.
] 3§ the steering plank on the
side of the vessel.
U I to step the mast.
Also read '•kwii.
li A small branch of the Elver
ivei Tsii near King-cheu fu in the
southeast of Hupeh.
A fish allied to the silures,
(•W/IL whose fins are fleshy, but its
j'ct'V mouth and head like a stur-
geon ; the color on the back
is yellow and on the belly whitish ;
it is common in the Yangtsz' River,
and may possibly be a member of
the sturgeon family.
|||>£^ A noted peak in Kansuh
cPI/Bi near •£{; >]\\ at the West end
^wci of the Great Wall, called
H 1 lU ; one of the same
name is in Sz'ch'uen.
From hill and demon ; it is now
regarded a. sjMionym of the next.
vei A high rugged rock is ^ ] ,
referring to its hazardous,
bare appearance.
^^ ll] -S. 1 o" the rocky tops of
the hills.
Like tlie last.
Lofty ; conspicuous and sub-
^we'i lime, like a towering cliff;
exalted, as virtue.
I ] ^ how grand and excellent 1
JE K f^ 1 ^^^ doctrine is sublime
and virtue superior.
A peak, the distant summit
of a hill, peering into the sky;
it is regarded as another form
of '(' |||^ a peak.
From a step and original germ.
Small, trifling, irisignificant,
woi mean ; m'mute, fine ; in a
slight degree, too, rather ;
hidden, subtle ; obscure, recondite,
abstruse ; to fade or dwindle away,
to diminish in extent or value ; to
conceal ; to hide away ; reduced to
obscurity ; waning ; to repress, as
grief; not, without, have not ; an
ulcer on the leg ; an old state lying
eastward from Pa cheu in Sz-
ch'uen.
) ^ minute, very small, atomic ;
an exclamation of admiralioo,
exactly the thing ! capital !
1 ^.B very small and fine, as work.
] ^ trifling, unimportant.
1 }^ rather thin.
1 Jil a little breeze.
I lit or H I vulgar; inferior.
] E subordinates, low grade ofl^-
cers, as of the 6lh or 7th rank.
] !^ trifling, of no value, said of
a present ; a thing of little use.
ZL ] the incipient germs of things.
] >J< the least bit of, very little.
1 ] ^ '"i passing smile, a grace.
^ jI ^ 2^ 1 fic ^ IH it i3
better that they come not, than
that I should fail in caring for
them.
1 ^ or 1 ^g Ifq ^ to go dis-
guised or ui a strange dress.
^ 1 ^ .^ I can see it just a
little.
1 ^5s ^ }@ it's not I that have
no drink ; — /. e. I have a little.
] -^ ^ 1 liow subtle are its
mysteries, how abstruse !
I© I occult, bidden, esoteric.
m ^ 1 '\^ iD.yX'^l regret
that I have not a trifling present
with which to testify my lova
t% \ KM tlieir legs were both
ulcerated and dropsical.
] B^ moonshine.
^lUiff The last is also used for this.
cvyL A slight shower of rain ] ]
]^, alludmg to its quickness.
15 ] a sprinkle of a shower.
Read wi^ A torrent in a gorge.
A kind of pot-herb, growing
in damp places, producing a
small pea, sometimes used
for food ; herbs ; a kind of
fern which has .sharp points, and
is also occasionally eaten.
=* ^ ;ji ] there I picked the
coarse ferns.
^ 1 ffij ;^ to gather greens and
roots for food.
^ 1 ft '''° crape myrtle {Lager-
slrcemia indica) of which three
varieties are common.
^ ] the Vinccloxicum; a snlall
traLng plant allied to the swal-
low-wort ; also a white rose.
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From :i body wlauh has hair be-
hind it.
u\'i The tail of animals ; the end,
'( tlie extreme part, lue last of.
the tail of ; remnants, driblets ;
a .spit, a sandy pouit ; the hinder
part of; astern; the bottom of ; a
classifier of fishes ; copulation of
animals.
I !f^ the si.stli constellation, the
stars £ [I. in Scorpio.
"H" 1 ^^^ BK 1 ^'■^^'^ to the tail ;
first and last ; beginning — end.
Jli ] to follow one, as a laclcey.
^ ] to wag the tail.
7!^ ] to put the tail between the
legs.
J5; ] unsettled items of an accomit.
IS ^ i 1 ■? tis speech has a
local drawl.
] fg afterwards ; aft;er that
H 1 ;S_ two fi.sh.
J[^ g ii 1 broken and bad
money Ijought here ; — a sign.
^ '^1 "M" 1 I don't know about
the matter ; I dont know where
it was put.
i%. %" \ ^ how trifling and un-
iinportant these things are !
] ;!g the end of, the finality, the
very last ; the results of.
%% '
'>om woman and tall ; now
changed for the next.
'HV'i To comply with, , attentive
to ; handsome.
1 Jl|f accommodating.
] ^ to exert one's self.
"d©
• jrtT* cause of oU'ense ; it is the same
S; or
^i(T<
as the preceding.
Indefatigable, unwearied; fix-
ed in mind, resolved.
1 1 3iC I •■arnest and energetic
was Wan Wang.
1 1 ^ f^ willing and unwearied
in one's duties.
\'h 1 if- " stream in the west of
Shensi. and an old district.
Eead ^man. A narrow gorge in
a stream caused by jutting rocks.
From woman and firaln, alluding
to the bending beads of ripe
grain.
Bowing under a burden ; to
Bustafa, to bear a responsi-
bility ; to infer, to alledge; to send
off, to confide to. to put in charge
of, to commit to, to trouble ; to
reject ; to depute, to delegate ; com-
missioned on puljlio service ; a
wrong ; a grievance ; the end, the
last; really, indeed.
^ ] to receive orders to go.
I ^ a deputy or special agent
of an ofiicer ; a special commis-
sioner.
1 'm. if ^*^'7 g°^"^j the best of
^I> 1 a sergeant in the army, under
whom is a 5?^ $h 1 a lance-
.■♦ergeant or coi'poral.
] Hi sent him to inspect goods,
or hold an inquest.
# ^ J? 1 I kiMw it from the
ulu. iU.> OJ-% I
fir:»; to last ; I am aware of the
oirciimstances.
] ^ Ixirc'fship. a wrong, a griev-
ance ; whate\'er one suffers,
jyjg ] an ancient dress of ceremony
■worn by princes at worship ; the
circumstances, the rise and pro-
gress of an affair.
] ^ to throw away a thing
1 '0^ it is really so.
1 f£ to gi\'e a commission to an
underling, to engage the sen'ices
of an inferior.
^ ] to delegate, to send.
f't fS elegant, as a brocade
dress ; stylish, easy, handsome.
^ S Ift to speak in metaphor,
to aUude to indirectly.
The sow-bug or wood-louse
{Oniacus) ] ^ ; also called
•"' M, it '"■ M M ft'O"! the
notion that mice carry it on
their backs ; this and ^^^ are
synonymous.
C Ptf Tile noise made in calling
^-J ducks, probably in Honan, as
'iivi the (.'all is unlike in different
places.
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From (/eiii and perverse,
A gem of a red color ; a rare
or curious relic of former
days.
, ] a precious thing which illus-
trates former times.
#■ valuable and rare.
wci
Admirable, rare, extraordi-
nary, as one famed for beauty
or skill ; fine-looking, power-
ful.
] :^ -jF a brave clever man.
A ^-t f^S 1 a powerful, gigantic
man.
^ ] personable and handsome,
a l)ra\'e, gallant man.
Grass which grows in the
bottoms of rivers ; a hollow
rush or reed smaller than the
^ ; tall grass, woven into
ropes, or dried for fuel and
thatch.
1 ')$ rush mats, like those woven
from the P'lragmites.
] §^ the sprouts of the rush.
— 1 JIjI .^ ^e crossed [the rirer]
on one reed.
B~ 1 ^ rfr iSll [a« little as]
the .space th;»t one rush occupies.
i^ ] a reed common in Kiangsii
(Armdo indini); these also de-
note two kinds of rushes.
I •^ reed stalks, cane stalks.
A fire that is insuhordiiiate ,• a
great, raging fire ; lurid, blaz-
■wc't ing, glowing.
% 1 a great Hght.
y^ij; I a glowing red blaze.
^ ] a low flame, like that of a
spirit lamp.
I ^ a nice bright fire ; a fervid
sun.
From earth and to leave behind.
A low wall which protects the
' ivi/i border of the terrace on wliich
an altar is built,
if; I the low wall around an altar
of earth.
] ^ a sort of mud-wall sliiiue.
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Ctt *^ From bone and all or a ball.
g/Q A distorted bone ; to crook, to
'itvV bend ; to intertwine, as branch-
es ; to bend to or agree with.
1 5^ T^ IE ?i ''^ pervert the
just laws of the land.
•M^ /fi "S 1 ^^^ *''^^s interlaced
their branches.
] M *° appear as if assenting to
a thing.
I [}}} to suffer injustice
M %■ Wi ^JH 1 -^^1 1 happiness
must bend to infelicity, — and
joy give place to sadness.
Also read ju't'i, when synonymous
with s'lH to think.
To answer smartly ; to eelio,
as in replying ; an answer.
] HD j^ l^e answered and in-
stantly arose.
^ ^ 1 1 ^^'^"^y one directly
replied,
it fi 1 1 the fish move in and
out of the creel.
^ \ 'k%. boys [are to] reply,
aye, aye ! girls to drawl, y-e-s ;
so the Book of Eites directs.
1 1 If ft aye, aye! to be sure ;
I promise you.
From door and to act.
A door half open, as when a
'icei woman stands withiu the
threshold and talks with a
man outside ; a door ajar.
1 P"! W |& .;5; "s ste opened the
gate a little and spoke with him.
CVtd From dog ani/eanng.
QJS^ The yelp of a terrified dog ;
fioei a slut whelping three pups ;
many, plentiful ; very, ex-
ceedingly ; mixed up, ill assorted ;
rustic, low ; to cause to submit.
] ^|J rustic, unpolished, coarse.
t ^ ^ ^ I *™ deeply obliged
for your commendation.
1 "^Wii. came in numbers and
quickly.
Q :S JfL ] I call myself vile and
despised.
7K 1 ^ Ml] -jK ?S when the
water rises it runs over the bank.
m
Name of a peak and a god ;
dangerous ; rough and stony,
hvA as a road.
I {^ perilously steep.
] 5,^ stony and rough, as a road
gullied out by rains.
From place and demov.
A small slate which was de-
'zvifi stroyed b. c. C33, by Tsu ; it
was in the souji of the present
Shansi ; lofty and grand.
|1|^ I rising in a high peak.
"^ ] imposing and lofty.
Fi-om water and to have.
A small river in the state
'wei of Ching, now m Honan fu
in that province, at which there
was a ford; the district of Wei-
ch'uen ] /|[ retains the name.
1 ^^h M WS'. SlM l^eyond
the Wei, the ground is broad
and pleasant.
A bruise, a contusion.
^ I a swelling, such as is
^wei caused by a blow from a club,
which turns the skin black
and blue ; used for § the stomach,
in the phrase ^ | to turn the
stomach, to disagree with one.
A synonym of isiin K5 in somo
fHi rj books.
^we'i A singular fish found in the
Yangtsz' Eiver, having a long
snout and a gaping month, called
the mud or snouted sturgeon ; the
large sort is called J ] and the
small i^ I , but there may be two
species ; the flesh is good, but in-
ferior to the U or sturgeon, with
which it is grouped ; it seems to
be sometimes confounded with the
poipoise by the Chinese ; ancient
name of a river in Kung hien
^ l|3^ in the west nf Honan.
n if gi 1 m^^-H^m I ""1
not a stmgeon that I can dive
and hide in the deep.
Elegant, fine looking.
] ^ handsome, personable.
Arranged or looking like a
house ; uneasy, disconcerted.
] unsettled, uneasy.
Plants, grass ; name of a
fii>\f place in Tsin -^ now the
' ivJi south of Shansi.
^ 1 the thousand plants, a
noted poem of the T'ang dy-
nasty.
C ^ fjf^ Similar to the last.
1)^S Grass, herbage ; name of a
'wS place.
Eead 'yuen. A bud, especial-
ly a leaf-bud.
^ ] mulberry buds, a medicine.
jij I the buds are swelling.
C>Ul^ y Tom sun and perverse. '.
P.^t The sun shining in his
'wei strength.
^ ] the bright smJight.
C H-^^ From skin and is, but the primi-
•jitB. tivc gives the idea, and the radi-
'^^^ cal the sound.
Eight, proper ; what is cor-
rect, like the five virtues.
35. ] all the excellencies of con-
duct and character.
}B 5. ^ 1 he five ways commit-
ted improprieties ; — ?. e. he of-
fended every principle.
BS 1 .^ ?^ to illustrate what is
right and define what is wrong.
*
^ From /fl a tree and a line, show-
ing abundance of leaves and its
full vigor in the sixth moon ; not
to be confounded with ;«a^, ^
the end.
The eighth of the twehe
branches, symbolized by a goat ;
the hour from 1 to 3 o'clock p. m,
towards evening ; the sixth moon ;
an adverb of negation and doubt,
not yet, not now, never; in com-
bination answers to in, un, as ] J^
incomplete; ] ^ imfinished ; some-
times denotes that an order or obli-
gation previously required the act.
I ^ none ; never has been any.
] -^ not yet ; often intimates
an impossibility.
WEI.
^ 1 # ^ IS I li'i^e never fail-
ed to give instruction.
] J^ it is uncertain.
1 l^* probably not ; not at all.
] ■^. cannot be pievented.
I ^P ;a If I don't know the
particulars truly ; I am not
intimate with the aftiah-.
] ^ not so ; it cannot be.
1 M "°* ^°"S after, not a great
whUe.
1 A. "S clerks about courts who
are not in the Hue of promotion.
1 pf II ^ should not assume
what is merely conrenient, —
but study to do what is right.
1 ^ ^ HD ^ this is not so
good as to be poor, and still to
be contented.
1 ^ ] ^ ?S the set tune has
not yet expired. {Shimc/hai.)
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%Vt'l
'^roni mouth and not yet.
•iste, flavor, smell ; relish,
seasoning ; a dainty, a deli-
cacy ; the style or beauties of
a composition; to relish, to take
pleasra-e, to solace, to recreate in.
35. 1 the five tastes, viz., acrid,
sour, salt, bitter, sweet, — which
the Chinese doctors suppose to
reside in tbo 3L 1 "T' o'' '^d
berries of the Kadsmn Chinensis.
il' 1 ^ delicious, nice!
ff- ] game, delicacies froui the
forest.
^ flP ' — 1 ^'^I'l one more taste,
/. ('. season it a little more.
] ^ aromatics, spices, seasonings.
] ^ ■= relished his talk.
^ ] very touthsou:e.
^ ] lost its taste, insipid.
^ ^ ] it is not well seasoned ;
he cannot yet relish the beauties
— of his lessons.
y^ I palatable, well tasted.
UiWi— 1 MM 'i« still persists
in his delay ; — ] is also used
for uniformly, still, only; as — ■
1 M'ta '4: he only likes to
copy letter's.
pf i. 1 the allusions or beauties
of an, ode.
1 i^ o^' 1 jjfj "■ I'lch or slight
taste ; a ripe or raw flavor.
^ ] a smell ; a puff or odor.
y^ ^^ 1 it is very insipid; this
is very dull work ; it does not
interest me at all.
— • ] ^ a dose of medicine.
From plant and taste, as it is
supjiosed to possess the quintes-
sence of all tastes.
A trailing medicinal plant
{Kachum Chinensis), foimd in
many parts, noted for the \iscid mu-
cus on the fruit and branches ; the
seeds, called j5. 1 "? "'''-^ "sed as
a tonic, lenitive, and stimulant ; the
vine produces a yellow flower, and
the red berries are wrinkled and
reniform, containing two yellowish
seeds.
s
tJUi From man and standiurj, refer-
rl ^t ring to the servants appointed on
I — ~ the sides of the hall.
Those who sit erect, as in a
hall, or are arranged there
in rank ; the place, the seat ; the
throne ; a post, a trust, a position,
a dignity ; right, proper, correct ;
established, arranged ; to arrange
in proper rank ; to enthrone ; to
assume regal sway, to begin to reign ;
the room a thing takes up, tlie place
it ought to be in ; a classifier of
persons, dignifying them.
^ I to lose the throne.
] and occasionally ^ ] the
throne, intimating its divine
character and source.
M 1 ^ A how many guests?
^ ] the guest's seat — is on
the host's left or west.
IS 1 or 3ilj 1 you. Sirs ; Gentle-
men 1 used in direct adthess.
J^C iili ) ""■ ^ I '1 l^'gl' situation
or ofiice.
^ 1 or ^ j reigning ; a reign.
-H 1 — ti ^^"i^va persons in one;
triune, the Trinity.
Ig I to resign or abdicat(! the
throne : to yield one's seat.
Hi
I get freight in the ship.
^ IE 1 -^ P^ the proper place
for women is in domestic aliairs.
^ |§ I ^ each went to his own
seat.
^ pT 1 '^ ^''^ ^''■'^'^ "O jjosition
for him ; no berth suitable.
From f^ Jlesh and a field,
altered from ^ te represent tlie
toei ' mgous coating of the stomach ;
it closely resembles thei^ ^ a
helmet.
The Stomach, defined as the ^
j]^ or grain store-room ; it is also
defined by [g because it incloses
the food ; the appetite; the diges-
tion ; the 17th constellation of three
large stars in Musca Borealls.
fg ] turns the stomach.
1 M the pulse in the right wrist.
4t ] p having no appetite.
^ I to excite the appetite, as by
bitters.
\ iK^ ^ morbid, foid, or oflTen-
sivo stomach and breath.
^' ] >/IC to cool or cleanse the
Wood, to remove bad humors.
I ^ a weak stomach.
] ^ ^ a gripe in the stomach'
a belly-ache.
From dog or insect and stomach,
because its skin is e.xhibited in
diseases of the stomach ; others
say because Jts coat resembles
"pe.
'ei ' The hedge-hog {Erinaccus
dealha(us), and will include
also the tenrec andi)orcu[)ine.
^"ij ] the small hedgehog, com-
mon in Chihli, also called | |^
in books ; the spines are de-
scribed as forked,
-fi- ^P 1 ^ ™y 'iftairs are numer-
ous as porcupine's quills.
If JS fa 1 to roll up lil^e a hedge-
hos
From heart and stomach.
Disquieted.
'jlj^ 1 anxious and perturb-
ed ; .some say, resolute ; to
bear up against.
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SB3> ^'rom words and stomach.
P^ To address, to inform; to
wsi ' speak to or report on some-
thing to another ; to suppose,
to instance; to say, to speak of ;
to call, to denominate ; designated,
termed, styled ; means, meaning ;
to send on a message; dUigeut,
careful ; also, with ; to ; how ?
occurs used for ^ to be.
ift -i 1 -tfe. tbis is the purport of it
jtfc 1 ^n 4ii this can be called
knowing one's origin.
1 ^ addressing him, he said.
■fiif 1 why ? what do you say ?
what is it called? how is this
explained ?
S 41 I really inexcusable; you
are of iio kind of use.
M fjf 1 nothing can be said in
your favor ; I hare no excuse
to offer.
/J^ ] at the beginning of a sen-
tence, mie.xpectedly ; who would
Lave said it '?
^ 1 something can be said for
it ; commendable, reasonable,
excusable.
S 1 ^ 'H I «ay that I have
nothing to be ashamed of
%% ] 1^:i^ who can say who did
this ?
1 5t M r^ it may be said of the
sky that it is very lofty.
iE '^[» ] ^ P lo^e him heartily,]
but when he is far away I am
not so cai'eful to think of him.
^ t ;^ ^ 1 ±.U^ teaven
really made this, but how indeed I
:^ ^ i: 1 4 tliis was. Sir,
speaking of you.
*}S' A large tributary of the
\ 3 Yellow River, famous for its
turbid waters, which joins it
near the elbow in Shensi,
and drains the southern half of
that province ; roaring, hurrying,
as rapids. i
}S_J!ii 1 Wi the River King shows
its turbidness by contrast with
the Wei.
f^ ] anxious, maquiet.
wet-
Wfil.
Xj^) ^Tom woman nud. stomach.
(S ^ An old name for a younger
wci sister.
^ I sisters.
WEI.
If
An unauthorized character.
An ass.
.MJ ^ Composed of a, field, which is
1^-^ here a contraction of ^ demon,
"-■<?' and J^ claws of a tiger under-
neath, — hoth to be feared.
To dread, to venerate, to stand
in awe of; to awe ; what one dreads ;
to respect ; a right fear, a humble
awe ; devotion for, weighed down
by ; the carefulness of respect and
fear ; , dread, awfuhie.ss ; timidity ;
to put to death judicially.
^ ] very dreadful.
] ■§* I j^ I want nothing to do
with it.
1 5^ ^ ^-'^ f^^"" Heavens com-
mands.
1^ -^ ^ ^ ] the good man
venerates three thuigs, — heaven,
the words of the sages, and good
men.
1 ^ Ml it is hurt by much wind,
as a plant.
I ^ hesitating, tknid, mdolent.
I 'in apprehension, great dread.
ai M ^ 1 afraid when they see
him, as truants do a teacher.
1 i§ ^ tu 'useless and cowardly ;
incapacitated through fear.
1 In Si ^ Wigour letters.
M. ] fearless, nnappalled ; this
term is applied to every Budha.
I ^ bashful, sensitive to shame.
] J^ shrinking from the cold.
1(1 1 ^ 1 though I would put
them to death, do you not do so.
From to eat and to bend; or
mouth and to dread ; the second
, also is read nvii, to fear, but is
now chieflj^ used as a synonym
of the first.
To feeil, to give food to, es-
]jecially to animals; to rear.
I »^ to fodder a horse.
Hungry.
loei
1 IS f& g'^'e it all it can eat.
I -ff to feed the baby. {Cantonese.)
1 if4 □ or 1 Bf ;g feed the
animals or stock.
The first read »«eV.
,@ I stinking fish.
In Cantonese. A word of ad-
dress when calling out to a man.
P3- , ] halloo, there !
1 B§ get out I get away, clear out !
often heard among sailors as
wylo !
"i^f^ "I From fj to walk, and ^ op-
ItRI posed, and TTT around under it ;
A^;^) \ ''"' first form is most common.
■^J To escort, to go with, as a
iwotection or in honor of;
to guard, to defend, to re-
strain ; a military station, an out-
post, a frontier town and garrison ;
a local name for Tientsin.
I ^ or ] ^ to take care of one's
health.
1 ^ l§ an officer who escorts the
grain-junks.
iM \ ~- "fi the protecting shield
of this region, as a god.
jJJ ] to guard the place.
^ ] V igorous animal spirits.
I ^ Ai lifs pre.serving pills.
E 1 "'6, [yourmajesty's] defenders.
^ ] a garrison or cantonment.
/fi I mutual aid and protection.
] 1^ an important feudal state
occupying southern Chihli and
eastern Honan, in the valley of
the ] jpj" ; its capital was the
present Ki hieii ja 0,; it exist-
ed 781 years, till it was absorb-
ed by Tsin b. c. 241, at which
time it jomed three othsr* to
resist it ; 22 rulers are enumerat-
ed down to B. c. 469.
To talk wildly in one's sleeb-
1 ^E S ^ people tell th<=
truth in their sleep.
Too much ; to exaggerate.
] ■= to tell big stories, in-
ciedible statements.
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I > From demon and to delegate.
Formerly used for |^ high ;
lofty, sublime, as a towering
peak.
] ^ the gate of the palace where
edicts are published ; as ^ ]
is the gate of the capital where
they are issued.
] ] said of a small portion of a
thing that is completed.
1 ^ a small feudal state which
e>usted b. c. 403-241, under six
or eight rulers, when it was ab-
sorbed by Tsin; it lay in the
southern part of Shansi and
north of Honan, occupying near-
ly the region where Yao and
Shun ruled ; Ts'ao Tsao of the
^ @ called his state the | ^,
which lasted from a. d. 220-264,
and included the provinces of
Honan and Shansi.
] !^ a dynasty of Hunnish origin
established in northern Shansi
A. D. 38G, which lasted till 536,
and at one time ruled over half
the empire in the north and west,
under twelve sovereigns.
From fragrar.t aud the country of
W(5i.
Assaftetida, PpJ ] or ] ^
brought from Persiaand Cash-
mere, and used for plasters ; it is
also burnt as a deodorizer.
Ji The sprouts growing on plants
that have been plucked ; to
wei' sprout again, as a willow
stump.
From man and to do ; q. d. tli.at
it is tlie doing of man, aud did
not come of itself.
ivei
False, hypocritical ; counter-
feit, simulated ; pretended, bo
called, as officers among re-
bels ; to put on, to deceive.
^ ] comitcrfeit, adulterated.
f^ ] to act liypocrltically.
S fi^ M ^ 1 "'''■ '^1'® ^^^^^ ^'''
ception in any w^ay.
1 ^ guileful designs, underhand
plans.
J!^ 1 or ."S 1 wholly false.
1 ^ /P ^U pretended not to
know anything of it.
1 3c "ir :^ *^'^ pretend and act
as officials or gentry.
lu Cantonese. To dun, to im-
portune ; to solicit.
c 1 2j5 c 1 ^ to beg and weary
people.
10 J ] mean ; a very little ; stingy.
j ^ ^ to weary the gods.
From fire and to smooth ; it is
now in the North much supersed-
> ed by ytm^ '/l^ J also read ynli.
To smooth cloth with a hot
iron ; a flat-iron or smooth-
ing-iron that holds coals ; to
rub and push, as in ironing.
] ^ a flat-iron.
1 ^ M.^° '''O" out clothes.
] ^ to feel for gently, as in the
dark. (Cantonese.)
^ ] to rub hot applications on a
sore.
Like the last, and now used for
it in this sense.
w
palace guards in old times.
From "SJ" inch and _E an old
form of 'tH humanity ; it is re-
garded as a synonym or derivative
.., of the last, for -which it is some-
W^ times incorrectly used.
Tranquil, calm ; to still, to quiet ;
to settle disagreements, to harmo-
nize feuds, — in which senses the
next has mostly taken its place ; a
military officer.
1* 1 chair-bearers of the emperor.
retinue of the emperor.
3i 1 1
^ ] an ancient officer like a
governor.
Eead?/i(' A military officer in
the palace or capital.
■^ 1 a corporal of police in Pe-
king.
mM 1 a'«^m 1 l^ereditary
titular officers of the fifth and
seventh ranks in Peking, who
are supposed to ride to keep the
peace.
|»ft si^ ] a g.irrison major among
Manchu Bannennen.
^
To soothe, to console, to com-
fort ; to tranquillize the feel-
ings.
] to appease, to calm.
] ^ to quiet the manes, as by
burning incense or oft'erings.
f^ ] to condole aud mourn with.
'^ 1 comforted, to be calmed
and resigned.
^ l-'t ^M 1 # /iJ we are
seven tioiis aud cannot comfort
our mother.
1 IS ^ t\J' refreshed his heart,
as by hearty counsel.
n 1 ^5s M M it lias MIy grati-
fied my wishes.
MmT^i^ ) H ll now
it will be only by daily diligence
that you will not fail to tread
the path of satisfaction.
) From j>lant and soothing,
/{|t^ An odorous plant akin to the
we'i ' Stachys or Vite.v, having pur-
phsh blossoms ; luxuriant,
rank, as foliage; elegant, classic,
line, as style ; numerous, as popu-
lation.
I ^ growing vigorously.
] :^ ^ a pure blue sky.
1 1 or ^ ] flourishing finely.
A J^ 1 }|2 tlie people increase
rajudly.
Read yuh^ A city ] •}\\ in
Siien-hwa fu, lying' nearly west of
Peking near Shansi.
M^ A small net, the ] H which
was directed to be set in the
tcei ' autumn.
Clouds rising.
how rapidly
the clouds have come up.
©rf-^ The perfect ant, when it has
fBK its wings, usually called jj^
ivc'i ' ^ or jjl iH winged ants ;
they arc supposed to proceed
from rotten wood.
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WO.
From toater and a year; often
interchanged with the next.
Deep, ^ast, like the ocean :
name of a river in Honan;
tliick, turbid.
'& 1 ^^^P> extensive ; numerous.
Eead Javci/i^ The gurgling of
water.
M iS 1 1 tlirow the nets in
with a splashing sound.
•> From (/rain and a pear ;
used with the preceding.
it IS
Weeds growing disorderly
among grain; dirty, unclean ;
filtbincss ; wickedness ; ob-
scene, indecent, ; noisome, vile, rank,
detestable ; to defile, to debauch.
] ^ ■''' slinking savor.
I ^ ^ tf* the seraglio was full
of lewdness and disorder.
] ■=■ vile talk, lewd speech.
] ^ improper things, illegal do-
ings, disgraceful affairs.
H t§ 1 iU © ^ nobody makes
dirt for himself to get a stink.
i5 1 'T' iS -'■ cannot endure this
filth and dirt.
1 f^, ^ |j3 ''^ '''"^qI^ odor smells
even to heaven.
with weeds ;
Mi.' Fr
Lilie the last.
Overgro^Ti
jungly.
] fj to do things slorenly.
H a contraction of a piy
altered : it
and ^ the sfomach
is also lead '/fi.
An animal like the hedgehog,
but also resembling the pig ;
.1 class, a series, many of the same
sort ; to sort, to classify.
Jj^ I a collection of characters,
like a manual dictionary ; name
of a lexicon.
] j^ to examine all of the same
sort at once.
^ I all those kinds or classes.
) From plants and as sevibled.
To screen, to intercept ; a spe-
ii:ci ' cies of leek or squills {Allium
porriim), called ^J| ] used
as a pot-herb.
] J^ to rise and float, as mist or
clouds ; vapors floating upward.
,) From silk and perverse.
The transverse threads of
' cloth, the woof ; parallels
of latitude ; transverse luies,
those which cross the breadth of a
thing ; to weave, to twine in.
] Ipl a fringed official summer
cap.
^ ] degrees of latitude.
3i I the five planets, which, as it
were, wind through the zodiac,
ife I geographical divisions.
/ft 1 M ^ the husbandman binds
on his plow, — and shoulders it
to go to work in the early
spring time.
^ $M 1 te has the-classics woven
into him.
rtL^ A generic name for small
ift apterous insects.
icci ' J§ 1 an insect allied to the
Cermatia, but the species is
uncertain.
!•> A fresh breeze.
:S JH 1 4il it Htliis con-
■Wdi ' stant breeze will serve as an-
other fan — to cool ils.
^ Full, gorgeous, as the flowers
of the crab-apple.
§15 ^ 1 1 are they not
very Bplendid !
I:
Old sounds^ kw.i. wa, nga, and kap. Jn Canton^ wo, ngo, and lo ; — in Sicatoic^
in Fnhchav, wo and ngwo ; — in Shanghai, u and ngu ; —
From cftve and distorted inonth ;
nearly synonymous with Jc'o ^.'
A nest on the ground or in a
hole ; a gi'ot or hole ; a de-
pression on the body ; a warm, nest-
like thing ; occurs used for a shrine
or small oratory ; a nook or retued
comer ; a lonely house ; a den, a re-
treat for bandi'« ; to shelter thieves ;
a peculiar right, a goodwill.
] |{ to receive plunder, as a ]
^ or receiver does.
t^ I a place over the breast bone.
%, 1 a devil's nest ; an o^^l-hole.
^ I a pair of lined warm shoes.
I ] a hollow millet-bun.
— ] /\ f^ eight generations (a
large family) in one household.
B^ W 1 *^° arm-pits.
•j^ ] a dimple in the cheek.
— • ] 4^ [jjeople are coming in
like] a nest of bees.
JL i5c ^ ^ ± 1 I only wish
lo get a quiet retreat — for my
age.
^ % 1 ^ 'lie hollow on the
neck between two great muscles ;
it is fancied to be coniKcted with
the appetite.
] -^ sfj a cook.
ui and o ; — in A moy., 6, oe, and gu ; —
in Chifu, woa.
IIP M 1 •'•' 'V'oman's visit to her
mother one month after child-
birth.
1 "w o'' 1 ^ to shelter rim-
aways, to harbor people.
In Pcb'nffese. A class of work-
men.
^ I the class of water-carriers.
A whirlpool, an eddy.
("• iRj "^ 1 a deep pool in a stream
U'o where the water revolves.
Eead J.o. A large branch of
the Eiver Hwai, which flows into
it in the north of Ncranhwui.
wo.
wo.
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A terra for plants used as sa-
( i p J lads, either raw or cooked,
jWO as lettuce, endive, succory,
the .sow thistle, and other
similar plants.
I -jg ^ lettuce.
I '^ ^ dried endive stalks, a
salted vegetable.
1 ^ ^ or ] ^ young stalks
of a kind of Cicborium (?) boiled
as a vegetable.
The pet spaniels or lap-dogs
ttj found in Peking.
m 1 Mmt^^ tbe lap-dog
snarls even iu its sleep.
From man and bent
The Japanese.
ivo ] ^ Japan ; a term used
by themselves, as the equiva-
lent of Yamato ; it is defined by
Chinese, as tbe comitry of dwarfs.
Read ^wei. Yielding, trimming,
— even to countenancing vice.
JrI 3iE 1 jffi ''^® 'o°S ^°d winding
highway from Cheu.
* Muddy, roiled, as water ; used
* with \% a. reservoir, a pool ;
to steep
] j§ turbid, dirty water
» To slip and fall ; to sprain
* one's leg or arm, to double it
under when falling; curly.
1 /£ slipped on his leg.
^ liS sprained his leg or ankle.
^ ] "J" his beard is curled
— into the bag, for dyeing it.
From female and rect//// ; for the
second meaning, it is often /pro-
nonnced 'h.
Delicate, fine figure ; winning,
alluring; a servant, a waiting
woman, a maid.
nWi 1 Jjel^K^^^o elegant
females, finely adorned with
jewels, played in the hareem.
^ 'iC 1 ''"° women servants.
Also read 'iigo.
Attractive, elegant ; weak,
'wo delicate.
^ il 5^ 1 resplendently
beautiful.
'wo
^ S !^ H 1 it is not so bril-
liant and efTnlgent — as the full
pill ) From o^cer and man, alluding to
Ijyl . the position he is in when making
*7 ^ his prostration.
To rest, to desist from toil;
to put to sleep ; to cease, to
lie down, to repose; to doze; the
place one sleeps on.
^ ] yf; ^ no ease, sitting or lying.
1 >^ ^ 'o ^'sep in the moon-
shine.
^ ] to sleep high ; inet. to keep
aloof from official cares, to let
the world wag.
1 ^ ^'J *" ce-ise from pursuit of
fame or wealth.
] ^ in the bedchamber.
[^ j to sleep, to repose.
^j| I died in the streets, as a beg-
gar.
1 M '"'' bedroom.
1 % ^ fur-lined cap, used by
northern people.
1 M> '■'^ ''^s'> *•" ''s down.
] ^ -^ put the children to bed.
htvo
Old toiinda, waU rinJ ugak. In Canton, wok and ok ; — in Swatotc, wok and ok ;
— ill Shanghai, hok and ok ,* — in Chiju,
JL"^^ From insect and to ineasi/re.
m_^£) Geometrical worms or loopcrs ;
Iiwo' turbid, restrained; to span
with the fingers.
!6K 1 i: S Ja ^ # 4 the
looper ciirls up only that ho may
stretch out again.
J^ ] to span with the fingers.
unfeeling, per\'er,se, as the
wo-rld.
] ^ to move regularly.
^ ] a squirming worm.
hu'o'
ho and auk
From to eat and to measure.
Insipid, tasteless.
J]E M ^ 1 fat and un-
savory, as biche-de-mer.
A kind of water bird ; when
it cries, the rain is said to
fall ; perhaps the petrel.
A foiur-sided reel for winding
silk, now called f^ ;{g ; it is
sometimes made with jointed
legs.
?M
— in Amoy, ak and hoe \ — in Fuhchau,
u and vroh.
I'rom teeth orjhot and house.
The teeth crowding each
other in the mouth ; small,
little-minded.
1 ■^ crowded teeth.
] Is. crowded on ; pushing,
as teeth.
c^ A ]!£•'' narrow-minded,
prejudiced man ; in Shanghai,
this phrase means sordid, dirty ;
and the Cantonese phrase \^ |§_
is probably derived from it.
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1058
WU.
wu.
WU.
-^TiTTJ-.
Old sminds, ngo, vro,
wok, wot, mo,
ill Amoy^ 1
and mot. hi Canton^ u
1, 6, ngo, bu, bo, and wa,
in SItanyhai, u, vu, 'm,
'ng, and mo ; — in Swatow, u, 6, bo, bu, wa, ak, ngo, and go ; —
; — in J-'iihchau, u. mwo, ngu, ngu, and ngwo ; —
'ng, andnga ; — in Chi/u, u.
The character is supposed to re-
present the crou:, and differs from
'■niao ,% a bird by omitting the
stroke in the middle, which re-
presents the eyes; occurs used for
the next.
A crow ; but the raven, cbough,
and blackbird are all included,
though it specially means the crow,
noted for its filial duty, as it is
supposed to feed its aged dam sixty
days out of its own crop, — hence
the phrase fg -^ 1 ["S ^e must
learn to exhibit (ilial duty ; black,
uiky, dark ; to render black ; an
exclamation, what 1 how, in what
way ? not reduced to order, promis-
cuous ; the obverse of a coin.
] ^ a crow.
1 ^ '^ unlucky people ; lit. a
raven s fate. {Cantonese.)
1 W ^ ^^ unshaven lout.
] ^ all gone, none.
^ ^ ] ;^ it brought me in no-
thing, as an adventure ; it was
an entire loss.
^ a dye to blacken the
beard.
black as ink.
^ the swallow, because it
winters in the Wu-i country.
1 W jHi V ^°^ '^^^ ^^^^ ^® ^
] ,@, the black fish {Philypnus
sinensis), akin to the blenny.
1 'Fi ^ "51 ^^^^ '^"'■y imposes its
bonds upon me.
1 "fi" ^ ^ ^ S6t of lawless fel-
lows ; roughs and vagabonds.
^ H SI 1 if it be not black, it
is not a crow.
1 ^ alas, how sad 1
^ 1 and -^ \ two names for the
white throated blackbird com-
mon about Peking.
4^ ] or ^ J^ ] the golden crow
or the three legged raven ; a
term for the sun, whose disk is
supposed to be thus marked.
1
1 m
1
cH§
An exclamation of regret ; a
sigh, a groan ; well-a-day,
ah!
] Pf alas I wo worth the day.
Pif ] sobbing, whimpering.
To nauseate, to loathe and
vomit ; the sound made in
doing so ; to bring mouths
together, as birds do in feed-
ing their young.
; ] to vomit.
Eead lyang. To lose the voice.
Pg, to choke with emotion, and
be unable to speak.
An implement like a bill-
hook, the ] JJ with which
to cut grass or weeda
From earth or wood and vapor ;
these two are not the same as
, J'f and fX but they are often
wrongly used for them.
To cover walls with plaster ;
to stucco, to adorn walls ;
a mason's trowel.
^ a plasterer, a mason.
1^ a trowel.
j^ to plaster or whitewash a
wall.
v» all can't be plastered ; — i. e.
you can't make a purse out of a
sow's ear.
.if
From water and vapor; the first
two are the same, but the third
is sometimes regarded as differ-
ent.
Stagnant water, dirty pools ;
deep, as a pool or puddle ;
foul, filthy, muddy ; impure,
wu unclean ; obscene, vile, de-
praved, abominable ; to de-
file, to insult ; to stain ; to dig down
or excavate ; to bale out, as when
irrigating ; to become dirty by hard
work ; to wash out dirt.
to blackguard,
] J§ to debauch
to insult.
[bJ '^ 'fi' 1 'o go with the vulgar
into their sinks.
] ^ a dirty puddle ; also to
scoop out a hole.
] ^ to dirty ; filthy, impure.
] ^ a blasted name.
H 2{£ ] ^ our fields have
become nothing but pools and
jungle.
] "^ a low-lying place.
^ yS^ ] ■fS' a, long time used to
vile habits. "
'M^ 'M 1 I i^^^'6 "o way to
avoid this kind of work.
^^1 ^ ^i I wi^l ^'^sh my own
[clothes] clean.
'M. "^ 1 J^ b*^ covets ofiice only
for the spoils.
Kead (?/(<. An old name of a
branch of the Wei Eiver in the
northern part of Honan, and a
town of the same name on it.
Eead ^wa. To scoop out, to
dig a hole.
1 1^ W t'P t^ scoop out a goblet
in the ground, and drink out of
your hands.
if
To draw a bow, and aim the
arrow is ] ^ ; but one
defines
arrow.
it the whirr of the
Often written like its primitive.
The district Wu-ching | ff
u-u |[j^ in the northwest of Cheh-
kiang. the city of Hu-cheu fu.
■j^ ] ;^ a fomous place in aiTcient
Tsin. now Kiai-hiu hien -^ ^
l|? on the Eiver Fun in Shansi.
A
wu
A wood suitable for an'ows ;
a tree producing a sort of
crab, the
Hunan.
] \^ found in
wu.
wu.
wu.
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i '>**\
dt
Jt|,y- 1 The third and original form re-
^ntC presents a hixuriant forest, with
|A lost between the trees, but
. the lower portion of ^ and [A
are now contracted to ^ fire
under /b liar/ (' ; the second form
is the 71si; rixdiciil, and regarded
as identical, but its etynjology is
doubtful, and it is explained as
being the vacancy which existed
in the northwest part of the sky
before Nti-wa mended it.
An adverb of negation, none,
not, not having, destitute of, witli-
oni, wanting ; joined to /f forms
a strong afBrmatiou ; in comlii-
nation answers to the termination
less, as ^ 5^ formless ; ] J^ limits
less, excessive ; occm-s interchang-
ed with ^ and ^^ and ^, and
takes their shades of meaning ; as an
initial, is sometimes redinxlant, as
\ -^^ w % '^'"'^ "p°" y°"''
grandparents ; not extant, a state
between emptmess and annihilation.
1 ffl A -I useless fellow.
1 ^ <i -^ '"^"^ unimiwrtaut mat-
ter.
1 W in 1^ there is no help for it ;
no matter how or in what way.
] "^ at leisure, not busy ; no
annoyance.
/^ and ] are opposites, — to have
and not to have, to exist and to
be annihilated.
] ^ a demon regarded as the
messenger of Yen-lo wang, — as
in 1 "^ ^ij death has come.
1 .W .^ |jfl '"^ '^^^ ^^^'' ^*^^ °''
heard of it.
1 ^ no use, doing nothing ; the
Budhists use it for the absolute,
a nonentity ; there is a small
sect of them, the ] ^ ^ whose
chief feature is mystic contem-
plation and idealism.
] ^ g ^ not made, but self
existing.
tm\ nM \ nn ^ruiy
■ virtuous men do not act, nor have
they wherewith to act.
1 4* ^ W ''' Z^'^^ ^^^^ "^ ""■
thing ; made out of whole cloth ;
unfounded.
1 P,S S9 "° *'™® ®^'^' "°'' li™i''^<^-
j — /p ^ there's nothing he
does not understand.
1 ~- pI ffi it '** of ^■'^'■y ^^^^^ ^^■
] ^ a Budhist metaphysical term
(anatmet), inanition, having no
vitality, nothing in me.
1 Plj "g 1 if it be not then say
so : don't prevaricate.
m^zf- 1 M ?1 ^ 1 it sprung
from nothing and returns at last
to nothing.
^ is 1 1^ there cannot but be
a reason.
] Jfj m \ ^ often answers to
perhaps, rather, if that ; — as
■ ] ^;:JI^^??, ^itseemsto
be rather a disgrace to his ances-
tors.
j ^Q that is the best way, nothing
like this way.
1 ^ 4* M bought it without
thinking.
1 fi ^ Vo there's no way to
arrange it ; remediless.
] g the. 25th diagram, denothig
sincerity.
^ ^^ among the beings which
earth nourishes, there is none
greater than luan.
'^
An unauthorized charircter, used
like the last, but applied chiefly
to things, as the character (•^
without a heart") indicates.
In CantoiU'se. None, noth-
ing, not yet.
;^ ] 5^ is there any or not 1
1 'C" t^ unintentional.
] ^ j^ I have never been there,
fij; 1 I?. ^ you have not yet
given it to me.
In Fuhchau. Empty, open;
light, porous ; coarse grained, as
timber.
] g^ chitchat, gossip.
■jjiTTu: A vigorous growth of weeds
(^^^ and jungle ; neglected ; fer-
j?(7( tile.
] -Ji^^ a lake in Tan-yang
hien in Kiangsu, which gives
name to the city of Wu-hu.
cd
I ^ full of weeds, as a neglected
garden.
] $fl obscure, as a vague style ;
inelegant.
^ "^ 1 ^ abundant, fine grass.
1 'I'L ™y POO"" letter or epistle.
From 31 labor and yV '"an or
X /'and repeated in it ; bat the
,0H ancient complicated form is in-
tended to represent gesticulating
with hands, mouth, and sleeves,
as a witch does.
A sorceress or enchantress, a spi-
ritual medium ; one on whom the
gods descend ; to perform incanta-
tions, as women do who call ou the
dead ; fetishism, magic.
] ;j]|tj divination arts ; gramarye,
enchantments.
ffi ] a wizard.
^ 1 a witch ; an enchantress.
1 ^ medical treatment by magic,
like that used by the Shamans.
] |Jj a mountain and a district
in Kwei-cheu fu in the east of
Sz'ch'uen, where the Yangtsz'
enters the province; the twelve
peaks of this mountain are fabled
to have been twelve sisters.
^ 1 M ^ S I will broil the
witch in the sun, and see whether
it will bring rain.
::ir-|r*- From words and witch.
cfOli To afBrm what does not exist
jtoit with malicious mtentions ; to
invent and add to a state-
ment ; to inculpate falsely, to calum-
niate ; visionary, false, superstitious ;
calumny.
] |5g to ruin by slander, to in-
volve unjustly.
1 M A to implicate people.
1 -^ K ^ * ly'Dg charge brings
down its pimishmcnt on the
accuser.
1 I^ ^ A to accuse an innocent
man.
1 S J5 liM to malign an honest
woman.
|g ] sg -jg; slanderous charges
trouble society.
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WU.
WU.
wv.
M
From an old form of 2X "■'<>'»<">
with a line drawn across it to in-
dicate a prohibition of illicit con-
S ""' duct ; it is the 80tli radical of a few
cliaracters, and is distinguished
from '•iiiu t§: mother by the pro-
longation of the middle stroUe.
A prohibitive negative adverb like
^ do not, don't do ; used for ^
without ; an interrogative particle
lilce ^ intimating a doubt or denial.
1 ^ S^ *^° ^'^^ ^^^ ^^ respect.
1 is ^S" >J^ don't oppose this
special edict.
^ ^7^ ] may I sit down ?
1 JM & M ^^ "°' ^^ anxious
for me.
1 ;^" >J» A M "0' I "'11 "o*^ l^e
a pretended philosopher.
Eead ^meu. A black cloth cap,
I j^ used ia the Hia dynasty.
k^J From P mouth and ^ great,
t^^ altered so as to resemble 3'C
AVU heaven.
To talk loud, to bawl ; to
brag, to put on airs, — in which
senses it is now read /nva'.
] g eastern of the Three States,
A. D. 250, comprising Chehkiang
and extenduig north and west ;
Bii-cliau, which is still called ]
/1^ w'as the capital
/p ] /f» ^ [when talking with
your inferiors,] do not vociferate
nor browbeat them.
Aitl The insect of Wii, the centi-
cSH^ pede, called ] ^ and "§■
^vu ^ and other names.
lll^ A hill ilig I in Tsi-nau fa in
c|j| pi iSliantuiig ; also a town.
jM'w |ll|_ ] hilly, uneven.
iE 1 ffil ^ ^ "Ps and
downs, unsettled, alluding to
the look of a row of hills.
gjl? An ancient place in the ^
c 1:1 P state near the center of Shan-
jWu tung in I-shui y'/f yl<^ |^^^ ;
also a town in Lu, near its
second capital, now in Sz'-
shui in the south of Shantiuig.
S" lt \ From O mouth and ^ Jive.
i F-l A personal pronoun, I, my ;
jWM ^^ impede, to excuse and de-
lay ; to guard, to defend, to
resist.
1 SK we, us.
I ^j; ^ A I am not that man.
Pf H 1 X # 3fe tliey can rank
with us on equal terms.
"^ I "]p ^ to hurry through a
business carelessly.
^ 1 'T" ^ the feast of lanterns.
^t ^ 1 an ofBcer in the Han
dynasty like a captain-general.
] |fe i^ ^ id ^ my intercourse
with you is such, because you
are not like others, i. e. proud
and presuming.
m
A tree noted for the even
grain of its wood ] ^ the
lou Eleococca verrucosa ; the fall
of its leaf denotes autumn.
^ I the topaz tree. {Sterculia
tom€7itosa.)
jj^ I a pillar or support out of
the perpendicular
^ I brave, valiant, one fil to
lead.
I'Zli From hand and /; interchanged
with the last two.
aw
^ivit- To oppose, to contradict, to
resist ; a lean to, a brace ; to
shore up, as a prop does a
wall.
"jl ] to guard against, as anarchy
or vice.
iE I t*' resist ; q.d. to set a pole
against one.
J8 ] forced to do a thing, as a
subaltern by his superior.
H^? A sound in singing.
-"O Pfi* ' 1 * refrain at the end
jtivi of a hue.
In Cantonese. A simple negative
like /p ; no, not, do not.
ig ] -^ he won't
] ■^ not yet.
f4*> S5 1 Pi 5'b i^i'l yo" '^te this?
Al^ Name of a river in Yung-
c-i pi cheu fu in the south of Hii-
^ivu nan; also the ] J^ in the
south of Fuhkien, and an-
other ] 7j(C in the southwest
of Shantung.
The flying squirrel, ] J^ or
i the Pta-oimjs volans,
commoii in Siberia ; it is also
called jjl ^ because it is
thought to bear its young
while on the wing.
^^^ Fine iron from the hill |^
m 1 ; ^ §S 1 ;t ^J is a
j?Oii good sword made of ore from
this hill, a Toledo blade.
Eead 'i/ii. A hoe or its handle.
^^ I unsuitable, uncongenial.
The original form is composed
of __ two strokes, representing
, the dual powers of heaven and
earth connectedby crossing lines;
the second, more complex form
is used in bills, &c.
A perfect mimber, five ; the
whole, all of a kind, applied to
many things, as the planets, the
tastes, &c.
^ 1 the fifth.
^ ] fifth day of the moon.
1 1 ^ if ] 5 times 5 is 25.
] [^ the fi\"e hidden things, or
1 ^ five aggregates, or ] i^
five sheaves, are Budhist terms
{skandka) for the elements or
constituents <;f a human being,
viz., fonu, percoptio]!, conscious-
ness, action, knowledge.
7 fi 1 :^ l£ A ^ ^ did not
allow them to live everywhere
among the people.
I $ ^' a great collection of
books.
]^ .^ j^ ] I will have nothing to
do with you.
:^ 1 ^ out of order, confused,
scattered, irregular.
] {fj a five-petaled flower.
] ^ ■j^ a profile or half likeness.
wu.
wu.
wu.
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A file of soldiers, which had
its leader ; men arranged by
'wu fives, a squad, a corporal's
guard ; a company ; a com-
rade, an associate ; a fellow
soldier ; to associate with.
:fj ] a file of men ; the rank and
file,
f^ W- 1 ^'^ parade troops, to draw
lip ill rank.
^ Jffi. ^ 1 ashamed to own him
as a companion.
^1 [il J^ to he born into, or
enter on life in the army,
fsl 1 .i 4" [li^'i"."] among the
hamlets without regard to rank.
Cli_». A imn opposed to one; a
I I match, a pair, an equal in
'ivu rank ; occurs used for the
last, and for 'J^.
1 -f^ certain persons attached to
the courts whose decision at in-
quests is relied on, and their
report taken ; at Canton, also
applied to those who enshroud
the dead.
statements harmonize which real-
ly do not match at all.
' ^m ^ Defined as expres6iu<^ the resis-
— i— * tance whicli ihe earthy vapors of
, the 5th moon (hence called ] ^ )
oppose to tlie skyey influences,
covering the eartli witli fog.
The seventh of the twelve stems,
symbolized by the horse; conse-
quently every 12th day is tenned |
, referring to this cyclic notation ;
the time between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
or noon; midday; south, and marks
that point on the compass ; used
with 5^, to oppose, to stand up, to
resist ; crosswi.se, transverse.
^ 1 11 o'clock.
J£ j or 4> 1 or | J|^ noon ;
midday, meridian.
"]^ ] afternoon ; J;, ] forenoon.
W 1 o'' %. I to rest at noon, a
nooning.
3§ ) or ] ^ a luncheon.
■ffi ^' ^ 1 '''*^ messengers spread
out in various directions.
] ^ij to cat crosswise. /
7P -^ ] due north and south ;
whence the palace is called 1
fj, because the emperor is sup-
posed to sit in that position.
J B A turban or a napkin to co-
■^'•^ ver the head. j
The brightness of the sun. at ,
noontide : clear and bright.
C-t^ 1 A bank, a low wall thrown
■^^^ up for defense ; barracks, in-
ert j£j r Irenchments ; a walledor for-
|) E tified camp : a village defend-
f,j,,„ ed by a wall ; winding roads
among cultivated hills.
\^ 1 a walled village.
>^ ] an intrenchment.
1^ \ a raised parterre for flowers.
c p |£| Fire that has been blaclcecl,
/^^l >■ e. embers covered or smo-
'wu thered over ; to cook.
cj, |£| An unauthorized character, a sy-
T'jL-l nonyin of <^en 7® to close.
hi-a To screen or hide a thing
with the hand; to put the
hand over a place, or press it
as when aching.
#: ^ ] ^ put your hand over it
1 S^5 3l^"*tt^fe.I'ke«liut-
ting the ears and rattling a wal-
nut ; i. e. to care nothing for the
matter.
t. *^!* * From jt to *'<>/> and ^ a s/iear
Ip^ or lighting, as the Uing of Tsu
, said, 'iric means to stop fighting
and withdraw the troops.
Military ; martial, strong, war-
like, brave ; firm, majestic, decided,
stern ; fierce-looking ; to stop dis-
order by force ; to take two steps ;
a vestige, the traces of; a footstep,
an example ; to connect ; in epitaphs
indicates the highest qualities.
1 *&* "J'' 1 ;l? milit'iry officers.
1 ^ military students ; cadets.
^ "AWL ] *■" discard the civU
service and enter the military.
i^ ] ^ to study tactics.
I ^ a hero, a soldierly man.
— ^ ;;^ ] one head and a great
track, i. e. an o.\, referring to its
hjivy tread.
] |I|S to thi'eaten ; to intimidate.
] ^ a cadet
] -^ a stupid cadet, a lout of a
calf; — an epithet of obloquy.
W. -it JflB. 1 ''° emulate and carry
on his forefathers' deeds.
1 (K ^ great heat.
1 P.'l 3^ ^ celebrated empress of
the T'ang dynasty, a. d. 040 ;
met. a prostitute, a Messaliiia.
^ ffl 1 ^ Jt I'e lias no fields
to use his troops in, — and make
conquests.
] i^ arena for military trials.
] ^ ill or ] ^ llj the hills In
in the north of Fuhkien, whence
Bohea tea was first brought.
A stone, the ] {^, which
ike veined jasper, resembles
a gem, but is inferior in
hardness and luster.
From ffird and martial.
A large parrot that can talk,
fl ] the cockatoo or the
macaw ; it is sacred toKwan-
yiii ; " when stroked it becomes
dumb," say the books, referring toils
stillness when its head is scratched.
It
From 7iian and rlo not, q.rl. to
make nothing of .1 man ; the
second is the more common ibrm.
To insult, to despise ; to ri-
dicule, to make fun of good
■''" things ; contempt of; neglect,
disrespect ; chagrined, dis-
appointed ; to deal summarily with.
] ^ to make game of; humbug-
ged.
] ^ to lord it over one.
jgSi ^ ,^^ 1 to show kindness and
receive neglect; to be treated
with ingratitude,
^ J^ ] not to treat things with
levity ; to show complaisance.
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WU.
WU.
WU.
'Jit
A river in the west of Hu-
nan, a branch of the Yuen
Eiver, which gave its name
in the days of Han to Wu-
yanghi™ | jS^ ,|f, (or ^
1^) in Shau-chea iu.
From skelter and unoccupied.
The open porch or vestibule
hvu placed between the gatehouse
and the main hall, of which
there are sometimes three, making a
shelter like a piazza ; the rooms
on the sides are sometimes inclosed;
it resembles the propylon of the
Greeks ; side piazzas or galleries ;
an open vacant hall.
^ ] ;^ ']^ at the emperor's gate.
Eead ,v:u, and used with 31.
Luxuriant, overgrown.
;^, ^ ^ 1 how vigorous and
rich is the vegetation.
]^ ] uncultivated, waste.
^fjnXi An earthen jar for holding
wnAi spirits, shaped like a galHpot ;
'wu it has a bulging body and
small neck ; some contain
five pecks, others five gills.
~" 1 M '^^^ i^^ ^^ ''^^^ ^"^^•
'X/fe^ To flatter, to try to wui
%f^ anothers afiections.
'wu \ ^ delicate, insinuating,
fascinating.
^i%
Also read (,wu, meaning empty.
\j\\% To fl atter or caress ; to soothe,
'wu to comfort ; to express great
affection for.
^ ] to love fondly.
^it ] to protect and cherish.
1 B* 'te iS. I earnestly plead
with him.
^ "f 1 ^ tli6 Master, sigh-
ing, said.
Eead Jm. Great.
rat in JHj 1 ^° suffer from such
great disorders.
'!«
To love, to soothe ; it is re-
garded as nearly the same as
Mvt '■fa ^, to care for tenderly.
From ?tif opposing and ^ wUh-
o!if contracted, explained as allud-
ing to placing tbe foot on the
"'" ba?k.
To play with the body, as
the posture-makers and harlequins
do, holding something in the hand;
to gesture, to act tableaux-vivants ;
pantomime, fencing, skight-of-hand,
masker's play ; to flourish, to bran-
dish.
Jfj^ I to dance, to tumble ; to
play, as acrobats.
^■J* ] boxing.
] ;0|J fencing ; to jjlay with swords.
I ^ to play a double part, to
play a trick.
I ^ ^ JiP to play games of
agihty.
M. 1 jiSt {ft. "itnguing with people
makes them enemies.
IS ^ 1 tM 'o ^fi^*^' po\ver by
assuming another's authority.
mumn. urn i thewiuow
catkuis are tossed by every
breeze ; — so is a giddy woman,
] ^ siirreptitioiisly ; an officer
winking at delinquencies.
] ^ ^ Jl to employ fine words
and good writing.
^ 3!. 1 :^. singuig boys and
dancing girl.s ; singers and
actors.
1
^ H to try feats of strength.
To skip and dance, as when
highly elated ; to excite.
^ ] |Jj a momitain in the
north of Shantung.
^-* Composed of ]^ s(reny//i and ;j'5
to enco^irage one.
To use great efforts and bend
the mind to a subject ; to
strive after ; what is thus attended
to, business, function, duty, con-
cerns, whatever comes under one's
eye ; an important post near the
Great Wall, because there the of-
ficers and men are to encourage
each other; an aflirmative or in-
tensive particle, must, certainly ;
used for f^ to insult.
1 W S i' '* absolutely required.
^
^ ] business ; what one's func-
tions require him to do.
] n}^ indispensable.
I '^ what a station requires ; the
important thing.
7JS ] my own affairs.
] ;ij an intention, a project.
']» A I ff ^'J petty muids are
bent on gain.
1 jS agricultural affairs.
^^ 1 IM W devoted to study.
1 and ^ I public affairs,
and domestic or private concerns.
^V M ^ 1 ^^*^y ^^'11 oppose
insult from without, or those not
in the family.
From rain and business. "
Fog, mist ; vapor rising from
<vu' the earth and condensing.
S 1 afog-
ii ^C ] ft a misty sky.
^ ] a smoky, misty vapor ; con-
fused, unintelligible.
^ ] a thick, dense mist.
~ M 1 yK it is all fo^y — to
me ; I don't understand it.
-^ I a noisome vapor or malaria.
■fl I ^^ S^ ^^'fi a paramour.
{Cantonese.) \
] ,^ the fog bird, or the bird of
paradise, so called in the Archi-
pelago, from its supposed aerial
life among the clouds.
-J To prance and race a horse,
to gallop furiously ; boister-
ous, \iolent.
^ ] prancing; headstrong,
furious.
i -i iP 1 ^■^^y gather together
there very rapidly, as traders at
a port.
A star ] ^, said to be near
the middle of Capricorn, but
others say in Hercules.
j ')]] an old name for part of
Kin-hwa f u ^ $ jf in Cheh-
kiang, and now partly retained
in Wu-yuen hien ] J)^, ,|3^ in
the south of Ngauhwui.
wu.
wu.
wu.
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it
wu
' From >§ a spear, but the origin-
al form is lilcened to aman's ribs,
as it follows "X '" "'^ '^"^ stems;
also read meu'
The fifth or middle of the ten
stems, relating to earth, and answer-
ing to ;J^ luxuriant, whoa all things
are flourishing.
■§ D ^S 1 ^ lucky day has ivu'
in it.
) I'iom to go and noon ; it is like
J>J!_» ) I'iom to ;
•"I' I' tlie next.
u'u' To meet in opposition, to run
coimter to ; a rencontre ; to
thwart, to resist ; opposing, disobedi-
ent ; disordered, contrary, confused.
;fg ] conflicthig views, opposing
factions.
] ^ to oppose the imperial wUl.
fq ] confused, lilendcd incongru-
ously ; wrongly done.
W]
From heart and noon ; or m</
and noon ; they are both used
with the last and next.
yw. Stiff in holding to one's
I Ft J opinions, especially against
"" superiors; obstinately adher-
ing to what one deems to
bo right ; disobedient, intractable,
untoward, froward.
1 Is- 1° 1'°'^ ^° °^^'^ views.
] I j^ irritated at, displeased.
Like the two last.
A bovine wild beast ; to
oppose, to meet as an enemy.
?£ 1 *'" ''"'■'■ ) ^^ resist.
] J^ mtractable, pig-headed.
From heart ani'mi/setf.
To arouse to a sense of one's
situation ; to awake, to per-
ceive clearly, to understand
fully ; to recover ; aware of, discern-
ing, alive to.
1 ^ to comprehend the doctrine.
Yj" I jj^ he has a good perception
of things.
^^ ] to catch the idea. i;
Q ] to liethink one's self of.
^t ^ 7 1 ^<^ adheres to his
Btvipid way and will not arouse.
Fl
tvu
43L
] til to see the bearing of; to
appreciate a position.
^ I startled ; aroused to a con-
sideration of one's position.
% i)p, M ^ ] it seems as if I
could not again rise or recover.
> Light, clear; to see face to
PI face ; to meet ; to explain, to
loii' clear up ; to perceive what
another says.
^ ^ ^ ] we have not seen each
other tor a long time.
^ ] ^ Ig I am sure we shall
meet again.
1 -^ or '^ ] a personal interview.
1 ^Ij ^ fl^ since the time I left
you.
1 ^ 'o perceive, as after an ex-
planation.
^ To awake from sleep or
indifference ; to roUse up.
^ 5i 1 "i" to start- fro""
slumber and begin to talk.
■ ] to be startled from sleep, as
by a clap of thunder.
^ ] PJI I wake and sigh in
my sorrow.
5il ,gl M waking and sleeping
ho thought about her.
From heart and second to ; q. d.
one who is specious and guileful.
1
To hate, to dislike ; to blush,
ashamed of; to dread; averse
to, repulsive.
fij' ] detestable, hateful.
^ ] to feel compunction for;
shame-faced, sensitive.
1 ?f!j P to dislike fine talkers.
^ \ ^ >Jlf ^ ^ ^^^i*'" every-
body speaks evil of a thing,
then it must be examined, — to
see whether the odium is just.
'?§■ 1 or '1'^ ] to hate, to harbor
ill-will.
] /^ ^ to loathe evil persons.
^D 1 ' 1 ) ^ [^^ disliked him] as
ho abominated a noisome thing.
Read ^tuu. Why, how ; an inter-
jection of regret.
] ^ how ; where ? wherein ?
1 ^^"a ^ "'^7' what kind
of talk is this ?
1 ^ K ''ow can a worthy man
be got ? who then is worthy %
]t£^MS:1^^^ wherein
can he be called the [>eople's
parent 1 — i.e. acting as a parent.
Eead ngoh^ Bad intentionally;
vicious, evil ; vile, ugly, deformed ;
filthy, sordid ; unlucky ; the enl ;
wickedness.
) ^ tattered raiment.
3SJj ] savage, malicious.
^ I cliief criminals.
3^ I to set an evil example.
1 W 1 f R wickedness brings its
own retribution.
] ^U an unscrupulous fellow.
1 ^ '^'^ incurable complaint ; it
usually denotes leprosy, and is a
reason for divorce.
M \ X-- ^ [Confucius] would
not eat disagreeable food.
^ ] a year of dearth.
^ I beggared, sad, miserable.
-p ] ten kinds of capital crimes.
In CarJ.ow.se. Hard to do, difii-
cult, unpleasant.
I ^ not easy to go.
^ ] very difficult.
1 B§ under constraint in speak-
ing.
>|||||) From mmth and hate ; also read
UjImv hii? in 1 I the cooing of doves,
) whicli the phrase imitates.
To scowl, to look displeased.
Pg ] to appear angry.
In Cantonese. To stoop, to bend
the head, when entering a low place.
1 ■fiS fiM stoop down to it.
^|rt > From icords and to tiilk big ;
" interchanged with the next.
ivw To mistake, to be in error ;
to hinder by mistaking, to
thwart, to hamper ; an unintentional
«Tong; faulty, unauthorized, as a
wrong character.
1 ^ iT' A you liave wrongly
de.stroyed good men.
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WU.
WUH.
WUH.
] j^ to report erroneously.
1 ^ M- '" misapprehend one's
ideas or designs.
B^> ] to bring evil or disaster
npon otbcTs.
— 1 :t g S 1 !f y" ^a^-p
made one mistake, now can I
allow you to make another ?
^ ] to hinder, to dawdle, to put
obstacles in the way.
•^ 1 to purposely hinder.
] "T fl'^ ^'J y°^^ ^"'^'^ mLssed the
hour ; to pass the hour,
^c 1 to miss, to fail to do, to
overlook, to forfret.
Li!;e the l.nst, and the two are
continually interchanged.
To deceive, to make a pretext i
false, designedly wrong.
] ;/v; ^ to neglect important
business-
Pa So ^ 1 lie did not fail to
come at the time.
] fg a mistaken confidence.
i IH(or EI) ;f 1 my goods are
well made, and no mistake ;
meaning that the shopkeeper
will make no error in the goods
lurnL^hed to his patrons.
Old .soutids, wok, wot, ok, ot, and mot. In Canton, ok, miit, ngat, and y6k ; — in Swatou; ok, ngiit, mu6, and mut ; —
in Amoi/, ak, ok, and gut, ; — in Fuhchau, 6k, wok, auk, woh, and uk ; — in Shanghai,
ok, wok, ngi!h, veil, feh, and meh ; — in Chifii, u and wu.
From y* a hochjor person and 3^
to reach ; q- <!■ the (ilace one gets
to.
A house, a room in a house ;
in the South it usually denotes the
former, at the North, the latter ; a
state-room, a cabin, a cell ; a cover-
ing or tent of a carriage ; a roof ;
to stop at, to remain at,
jg ] a building; dwelling-houses.
^ I or jj|E 1 to bnild a house.
~ ft3 1 a house.
"~* ^ I ^ one room in a house.
^\> ] the outer (not sleeping)
apartment.
] JijJ; or 1 ^ a bouse-lot ; the
ground on which the building
stands.
S 1 IE ^ ^" imposing, exten-
sive edifice.
M 1 ii.^° 1'^'^ ^^ ^^^ ^^™® house,
room, or cabin.
^ ] a private dwelling.
ijil^ ] a poetical name for tortoise-
shell, from its use in divining.
] ^- 4S ^ do not irritate or
despise [the god in] the southeast
comer of the house.
[|^i The crowing or cacklmg of
}^)S.i fowls ; g. (I the voice of a
uh' household.
m. \W OT m. \ 1 the
crowing of cocks.
uh'
To execute one in his house
or near it, and not on the
public square.
Ecslrained ; kept in order.
I {£ hampered, interfering.
n a Br 1 fj tlie laws
curb such things as that.
] ^^ name of an elf or fairy
From hand and house.
To hold fast in the hand, to
grasp ; as much as the hand
can hold, a little ; small ; a
handful.
1 J^ to hold tight, to grasp firmly.
^ I a hold ; to have sway over.
^ 4tE ^ 1 "ot ^^^ least evidence.
] ^ to shake hands.
/^ ] under one's control, as a seal ;
in one's power.
] ^ what is necessary, the essen-
tial powers or things.
I!
^ith
ivuh'
1
Name of a river in Kiangsi ;
to water, to moisten, to tinge ;
to irrigate ; to enrich with
favors ; to benefit ; to cover
or daub thick ; shining, rich.
^ to be deeply grateful for.
I imperial (or divine) favor.
M lit 1 [''''e Ifind] li'''s been
fully soaked ; met. to be greatly
favored or blessed.
] -^ a deep red ; to dye deep red.
enriched with favors.
A cloth house, a markee, the
general's tent ; a temporary
tent for worshiping in, a co-
ver or protection ; to shelter.
1 ^ a common tent.
M. \ i. E- tl^e benefit of his
protection,
iji'il ] the chiefs tent.
From JL ™on ^^^ """ ""^i ^^'
nothig level ; i. e. high and level
on the top.
■uh'
To cut off the feet as a pun-
ishment ; stable, decided, persistent ;
an exclamation of surprise.
nf'" ] to descend from a high place.
] ^ the maimed, those whoso
feet have | Jjt been cut off.
] ^^ ^ JJl fixed in purpose.
1 1 JW ^ ^ decided in his re-
sohition to the end of his days.
] ^ to stand on tiptoe. {Can-
tonese.)
^ IW 1 6? t>h, Heavens ! a sort
of theatrical phrase.
I£
«/i'
Similar to the last.
A Stone that is insecurely
placed.
1{^ ] gravel and silt carried
down by a torrent ; anything
piled up in a dangerous heap.
w.
uh'
WUH.
A bare hill.
5. 1 a peak in the range
lying east of Kien-wei hien
in the south of Sz'ch'uen,
famous for five plateaux.
v.h ■
\
From J^ dunijerous or J\ man
and ]7L li'g!'-
Disquieted ; hazardous.
I [g wearied out.
^ I alarmed, as when on
a giddy height ; apprehen-
sive, anxious,
j^ ] to limp, to halt in walking.
\%,l
^ike the preceding.
To move, to sway to aud fro ;
%di' to rack; to stuff in, to fill a
gap.
1 1^^ fi'5f ™o^'s off * little.
] ] "]^ to rock ; to swing from
side to side ; to work in a socket.
^ \ inconstant, imcertaln, as the
wind.
] j^ stuff it full.
] )5^ stingy, giving the least trifle.
In Cantonese. Uneasy, fidgetty.
tt,
A stump or trunk of a tree
having no lea\'es or branches ;
?(/i' a sprout just appearing ; un-
quiet.
] ^ a square and large stool.
M: 1 ^ ''^^'^ ^"'^ Stool.
Fat, fleshy.
J 1 H^ corpulent, obese.
«''' j |:f sick, infirm.
] 3^ ^)i a seal, whose testicles
are brought from Koko-nor for
medicine, perhaps also obtained
from the Phoca annellata in
Lake Baikal.
rtH To hem and clear the throat ;
HMj to hawk.
«/i' ] P^ to clear the phlegm,
as when beginning to sing.
From vietal aud to xvet; also read
^/(i To wash or plate inferior
metal with silver or gold ; to
WUH.
o\erlay with finer metal, as the or-
naments of a harness.
] |;^ iron plated with silver.
WUH.
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From icater aud ivei.
■il; also read
wuh' To water or irrigate ; to soft-
u'o' en with water ; to enrich,
to cleanse ; to reform ; fat,
fertile, rich ; abundant, luxuriant ;
glossy.
] J^ fertile loam.
I ^ rich and glossy — as silken
reins.
1 ^ to wash the hands.
1 'j^ wet by the rain.
1^ ] fine rich soil.
M. ] ^i^ [truth] purifies my
heart.
5^ ^ 1 ] vigorous and hand-
some, as a young tree ; strong,
manly beauty.
So ^ j^ I I entirely relied on
him to expand and cleanse my
mind.
Jfwf The original form is supposed to
Vy f represent a Jhu; -n-itli three pen-
■^'^ ^ nons attached, which in the days
WuW of Clieu ^vas hoisted hy otFicials
to call the people of a commaue
together ; it resembles ^ts'ung ^
hurried.
An adverb of negation, like ^,
not having, do not ; it is much
used in Kiangnan for ;^ not.
^ ] JjJ do not touch this; let
this alone.
1 pi b" ^ M 4 do not say
you have not been forewarned.
] 1^ m be not afraid of difficul-
ties
5^2J5b§ 1 ^ unspeakably great.
1 1 ^ ;li ^ 1 ± 4 ii"w
earnest he is 1 he wishes the fra-
crance of the sacrifices to come
up — before his ancestors.
Abstruse ; distant.
) ] T^% recondite and vague,
inexhaustible and limitless.
Kead mih^ Covered with dust,
duty aud dusty ; to dive or hide
deep.
m
1 ^ -it iU g ^ te dived to
the depth, to show the estimation
he held himself in, — speaking of
Kiiih Yuen's drowning himself
From ox and flag, because the
ox is one of the largest of things.
louJi' A thing, matter, or substance,
anything between heaven and
earth ; an article, goods ; affairs of
life ; a creature, a being ; persons ;
to distinguish by appearance, to
have a knowledge of ; a flag.
] f^ or ] ^ a thing, an article.
^ ] all things, creation.
J\^ I a human beirig ; the sort of
person.
] -^ deceased.
•j^ ] a buffalo or ox.
3 \ denote the cock, dog and
hog, from a line in the Trime-
trical Classic ; also three duties
of life, called J£ f^ cultivating
virtue ; ^Ij ^ getting a living ;
and ^ ^ preserving health.
jjil^ ] strange things, a lusus naturse.
I eatables.
■g, to judge by the looks.
is 1 1^ which led many per-
,sons to reflect or judge about it.
1 ^ W i everything has its
maker.
S Wi ^ 1 empty, nothing at
all.
;^ ] lawless, eccentric, reckless.
^ ^ — 1 J"^^*' ^ stupid block.
1 Wi patrunouy, property.
] /j*^ to learn the nature of things.
In Cantonese. A day.
^ 1 yesterday.
] to-day.
^
^
^
uh'
High, as a hill or
mountain or tower,
ill 1 lofty, imposing,
house
A tuber regarded as like the
) ||j? having thick leaves and
!i/i' a woody stem ; it may be a
variety of the Chinese yam.
|L 1 niinute, fine aud dehcate.
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1066 TA. YA.
Old sounds, 3-a, iiga, yat, ngat, and ak. /ji Canton, ya, nga, and a ; — in Sioatoto, a,
a, ga, and nga ; — in Fuhchait, a and iiga ; — in Shnnrjhai, ya, iiga, ah,
rtS From bird and tooth,
c^^ A raven with a white streak
^ya on its neck ; but the name
^ I or _^ ] is also ap-
plied to the crow.
] \>^\ crows flying in flocks.
^ ] written out roughly ; a very
rough copy of a thing.
] j=p black flakes, i. c. opium,
an imitation of the foreign word.
] ^D K PiJ tlie crow can disgoigc
its food — to feed its young or
its dam ; met. filial duty.
P^ 1 oi' Pi % a small black
bodied crane, with a long white
neck, found iu Fuhkien.
^ 1 <3'" ^ 1 '"^ species of black-
bird common about Pekino;,
hanng a white breast and neck.
YtT^ From mouth and tooth; also read
y^T* c'"'« ii many cases.
')ja To gape or open the mouth
wide, as ] ] is, to imitate
opening the mouth as if to bite
or gape ; a final particle finishing
, the sen.sn ; a gaping hole; a^)-
pearance of the moon partly eclipsed.
^ ^ "IrJ" 1 1 why are the tooth-
ed horns so like a crack ? allud-
ing to the moon's disk almost
eclipsed.
Eead ^ya. To wrangle ; the
bickering of children.
\ t^ ~~ M- t^6 creaking of an
opening door.
h\ Cantonese, read ^a and «'. A
final particle giving force to the
expression ; a term for ten after a
higher number, as gg p ^ forty
cash.
>/ F
f |. it
^ya
From 1 a stick witb pi'ontjs on
to delineate tbe forking of
branches ; it is used with the ne.xt.
A fork ; a crotch ; the place
where a thing forks ; fiugens, tines.
1 i% a rest, a crotch, a fork.
,U
<y«
il/a
1 i^M ''I' 1 il ^ young slave girl,
alluding to the two tufts of hair.
^ ] El the fork of the fingei-s.
In Canlonene also written tf/.
An interrogative particle ; a word
denoting that an affirmation is in-
disputable; a tone indicating the
end of a sentence.
ij I well ; very well.
A fork in a tree.
1 ;^ or I ;f^ a crotch in
trees, the fork of branches.
— 1 ^onaivett. {Cliehkiang.)
|lj 1 \% a pair of crutches.
To cut the throat, as of a
sheep.
] 1j^ to stick a 2«g.
] |g he cut his thoat.
Awry ; suspended-.
I ^ not perpendicular; also
defined elegant, lady-like.
Eough ground.
Ife ^ {" 1 tlie surface is
uneven ; a rough country.
Used as a synonym of '-l^ dumb.
The confused noise of boys'
studying ; dumb ; to keep
silent.
1^ the clamor of a school-room.
H I ?2, it is hard to bear it
patiently.
^M-Mc \ to pretend not to hear.
P^ ] the creaking of a , scull- on its
pivot.
] Pg :^ a baggage cart.
Read oA, Laughter.
^ B* 1 1 laughing and talking
greatly.
1
•If
The original was a rnde delinea-
tion of the upper and lower molars
and the under jaw, now contract-
ed to represent a single molar ;
it is the 93d radical of a few
characters relating to teeth.
YA.
6, ge, nge, gia, ngia, and o ; — hi Amoy,
0, and eh ; — in CIdfa, ya.
The molar teeth or grinders;
the teeth ; a tusk ; a toothlike
process, as a tenon ; jagged, scored,
toothed ; used for the next, a bud ;
ivory ; to gnaw ; an agent, a farm-
er of the revenue, as if he were one
who bit the people.
] •^' a buff or salmon color.
1 '^ °'' ] ^ t-l^e toothache.
1 -jj strong teeth ; /. e. convincing,
able to convince.
li ] a protruding tooth.
1 I a worker in i\ory.
— glj I a set of teeth.
] ^ tooth-powder.
1 P SI P0 tlie jawi immovable,
the teeth set ; i.e. dyin"'.
1 ^ or 1 fif # tte jaw-bone.
^ I flj !^ specious talk ; aglib-
tongued talker.
W^ \ %% rats' teeth and birds'
bills ; met. litigation in courts ;
squabbles, skirmishes.
] ^ a woman who acts as a
broker.
1 ]^ It # tl'c scollop-fringed
flags were all elegantly displayed
1 /'R an agent of others ; people
who frighten or annoy others.
PiC 1 to grit the teeth ; to dispute
with, to annoy another.
:g 1 an ancient Minister of In-
struction.
1 ® ^T ^" t''<^ teeth beating a
tattoo, i. c. chattering with cold.
1 ^ carious teeth, supposed to
be caused by worms.
5^ I ^ E liis first set of teeth
is unchanged, he is still verdant.
1 ){^ ivory counters, slips or tablets.
1 W. 'ii W\ an oflice for levying
the transit or local dtities.
|§ I to beat dowii the price.
] ^ or I 1^ a broker or mid-
dle-man ; in Peking they farm
the revenues derived from various
octroi laws.
c^ A
budding
YA.
From 2>l('Jif and tooths
{ ^n A germ, a shoot ; a plumule ;
^i/a to bud ; the begiiiuing, the
r forth.
] to bud forth.
1 ^ '-"G'^" sprouts, used as food".
1 ^ sprouts, shoots ; a tenon.
^ ] 1^ Shantung cabbage. (Bras-
ska sinensis.)
^ ] the moon three days' old.
TtsJU Used for ci/<f ^fll) the cocoa-nut.
n ^ The I'elloe of a wheel ^ ]
'2/*^' clamped with big spikes.
1 ^ $!^ 1^ the cocoa-nut ftives
7Ti» lis?
no shade.
] ;f|| a dried up, dying tree.
/^tJ;^ From to walk and /.
c'jilj The markee of a general, dis-
■ ijja tinguished by a standard ;
anciently called ^ "^ ; the
Louse or office of a ruler ; a court ;
a bureau, an office ; a tribunal or
department ; to exercise official
fimctions, to open court.
ff. ] an early court.
1 P^ * yamun or Chinese official
establishment ; a public court ;
government offices.
] ^ the builduigs of a court.
^i"- ] to open a court.
J2 ] to visit an official superior
at now and full moon.
ip. B^ ] ^ morning and evening
he held his court.
JH ] and [ig ] the two assistant
magistrates of a district.
I ^ clerlis in a court.
From loolh and child.
A child whoso teeth are not
jrt shed is called Ijg ] in Cheh-
Idang.
1 5i ?\^ ^^'^ winter pear.
{Pekimjcse.)
Composed of tcclh of both kinds.
Uneven teeth.
ya |lg ] uno\en, distorted teeth.
^ ] indiB'erent to others'
criticisms, as a well balanced
mind ; heeillcss of carping.
M
a
ya
YA.
From disease and second.
Dumb, unable to speak ;
1/a dull, faded, as a pale color ;
a craclved sound, as of a
bell; hoarse, wheezing.
] P^ the deiiression at the nape
of the neck.
] E or I -^ or ] {J. a dumb
person ; a deaf mute.
1 P ^ b" ^t^'s (luiub and won't
speak ; — sulky, mute.
■j^ ] the sound is too mdislinct.
^ -^ I throat swelled so as to
be unable to speak.
I ^ dumb people are revengeful.
1 |1^ lost his voice.
CTttt^ From /lird and too/h ; it was at
first read ,yci, and regarded as a
form of Ji^ a crow.
Elegant, genteel, correct, de-
coroug ; unadorned, plain, polished,
refined ; continual ; to rectify, to
make thoroughly correct ; the music
of wind instruments ; a cup for
wine.
1 ^ stylish, elegant ; soft, win-
ning, gentle. I
^ "^ I harsh, unrefined, low-
bred.
-p PJf ] "a '^^''''^t the Sage con-
stantly said.
) j^ plain but stylish.
\jj\ I elegant leisure.
] J^ the best rooms in an inn ;
the private room^.
^ ] retired, studious, not mixing
with the world.
] ■(^ courteous manners, dignified.
^^ ] a charming place, a fine
^■ie\v.
W Jt^ ^ 1 ''' '^ impolite to rep-
rimand people to their faces.
In Suclmu. A superlative like
i? fi^ 1 Pti" exceedingly fine.
YA.
1067
J3^ gK
piazza or lodge near the
Tcat hall : a verandah that
"ija goes around the house ; a
rough shed for sheltering
horses.
^T^ Uneven; unmatched.
J^ n ! ^ Pl^Sffi these un-
'ija even tenons will not dovetail
closely.
yj^^J From stone and toothed.
Ifl/} To grind; to polish, as by
ya'' a calendering stone.
^ ] ^ ^ to grind wheat.
1 3ii to brighten, to make smooth.
1 M, ti^ roll i)aper.
] ijf. beautiful mottled cowrie
shells.
1 ^ a calenderuig shop.
■^T|iJ From to go and a tooth ; occurs
J c* . used witli ^JP in tlie classics, and
) is interclianged witli tlie next.
To go out to receive one ; to
descend and greet ; t<j see with
respect.
^ ] to respectfully greet ; to
politely wait for.
tt § JW 1 ^ \% '^'"rn incense
till fair weather appears.
iU 1 IH fifl. for greeting the gods
of the land — to get a harvest.
^ lib 3fll I I '"'"i "liable to go
and meet you ; I cannot now
call on you.
Intei-cbauged with tlie last.
To meet and receive, as a
ya' guest ; to express surprise at,
to exclaim,
n^ I to admire, to wonder at.
lis 1 ^ # •'« neither wondered
at him nor .scolded him.
— ^ ] a great fright, a surprise.
'S 1 to be astonished, as at a
lusus natuKe.
1 ■^P ji; ^ lie waited on the left
of the road.
}S: ^ ~ 1 H -ill. it was also a
fine sight.
In Canloiifsc. To stop the road,
to obstruct the way.
'M 1 (0 ^ Jtfe to occupy a spot
while others want it.
1 >£ to block up a place or
passage.
1068
TA.
YAH.
YAH.
ya
(0
The original is said to represent
two buuclibacked men looking
at each other ; another says it is
made of /V to separate above p
da;/, because the sun goes with
the brightness of the day ; used
with the next.
Defonued, ugly, as a hunch-
back ; to regard as inferior, to
esteem lightly ; second ; the second
form is employed as a sound before
proper names, and to impersonate
epithets or nicknames ; next to,
inferior, junior.
] ^ a raw hand. {Cantonese.)
^ ] ■-f' A not inferior to other
people.
■?2 -ii "iS 1 ^^'^ branch of flowers
drooped to the ground.
] pjij the second in order or
quality.
ya
The woman who is second ;
last is also used for it.
the
Brothers-in-law.
3& ^ is 1 ^^'^ not related
to him by any marriage.
I ^ so husbands of two sisters
call each other.
w
ya-
M'
ya'
ya'>
To shake ; to take up ; to
urge one to take.
1 H ^'■' V'^^^ one to buy.
1 ^ to shake, to rattle.
] @ to pluck out the eyes-
A variety of rice f| ] , but
one authority defines this as
the ear of grain.
The braying of an ass is gjjj
] mtended to represent its
melancholy tone.
Oid sounds, yet, ap, and at. In Canton, ap, at, chat, and ngat ; — in Swcctmv, a,
tsat ; — in Fuhchau, ak, tab, and chak ; — in Shanghai, wfeb, eh, ngAh,
^yah
From hand and mail-armor.
To sign, to stamp or affix a
seal ; to escort ; to control, to
guard ; to detain, to arrest ; to
compel, to force ; a lockup, the
room where people arc detained ; to
suppress ; an unlicensed pawnshop ;
to reserve, to keep back ; to pawn.
] ^ kept over winter ; left over
the season.
'^ S( 1 'f'i*> I'll "o'' tletain you ;
I would not hinder you.
] 'djj, f^ I will make him do it, I'll
force it out of hkn.
1 M ^° leave a thmg as security
for a loan.
1 {i ^ ]K still detained in cus-
tody.
>)■> ] a pawn-shop, where small
things are pawned.
;/L 5^ ] a pawnbroker who char-
ges only five per cent.
1 K '° escort or convoy goods.
] 5^ A the guard of a prisoner.
] (>4i to go into battle; to join
battle.
^" 1 -ffi $S l§ watch him while
detained in the lockup.
money given the even-
ing before newyear.
g^ to make rhymes. '
^ ] to keep in custody.
] !ji to write a running hand.
] ^ to shave a pawn-ticket, to
pledge it for something else.
^^ I to keep a letter before reply-
ing to it ; to keep, as a secmity.
I ^ to compel, to enjoin on.
C^ ] to authenticate a papier, as
by stamping or signing it ; to
endorse, as by dating an edict
in red ink ; hence ^ ] ^ is
the signet ofSqe in a yamaa
^ ;j^ 1 to make one's mark, to
write a ,):levic6 • the "^ ] or
:fg 5,^ is a composite pa-
raph, composed of several cha-
racters in a cypher, which learned
men or oflicials use instead of
their signature ; as in the combi-
nation 1^9^ for the phrase 2E
}/c ^ij ^' wb"ch thus forms
the person's motto.
From bird and mail-armor for
the phonetic, in imitation of the
quack.
A duck ; a mallard ; any spe-
cies of the genus Anser.
J- OT yl^ ] a duck.
] or ] "g ducldmgs.
yap, and ap ; — in Amoy, ap, at, and
and k'^h ; — in Chifu, ya.
^ 1 •? or ^ ] to hatch ducks'
eggs artificially.
JM 1 °'' ^ 1 '^'■'^'i salted ducks.
|§jt ] a speckled duck.
If 1 or 7j< ] wild ducks.
^ 1^ 7^ }e,| 1 my companions
were geese and ducks.
SI BM 1 ^^ muscovy duck. {Cai-
rina vioschala.)
fl,
ya
From ^. a cart and (^ one.
The creaking roll of a wheel ;
a crealung, crashing sound.
'iM ] 'l^** roaring of a torrent.
] JflJ an ancient punishment of
crushing the bones under a wheel.
'M ® 1 i&> the balmy breeze
blows a long time.
^ 'fB 1^ ] they used their
strength to distress and injure
each other.
] ] the sound of creaking or
crushing, as of a loom or wheel.
iml)
ya
A scaleless, slimy fish, |ij^ |
having a yellow belly, black-
ish back, two cirri, and two
plates joining the pectoral
it Ls the goby, of which family
of fi.shes many species occur along
the coast.
fins;
YAH.
Fine dust hardening or ag-
glutinating.
j.^ I a \'ast, illimitable as-
])ect : a foggy boundless aj)-
pearance, lilie clouds and mist co-
alescing; or as chaos, undefinable
and inscrutable.
; Used with cha/i, Ju *° prick,
i) To pull up weeds or plants ;
!/"■' to eradicate.
] i^ to pull up.
] Hi to P"'^ °ut.
1 E3 to P^'l "P slioots for trans-
planting.
;tL
M
M
From e«r^/i and to dislike ; oc-
curs used for its primitive.
^ya To press down, to steady, to
settle ; to subject or conquer,
to bend to one's will ; to overthrow
YAH.
or level ; to crush, to stop up ; to
supply a want ; to repress, to quiet
an alarm ; to suppress, to intimi-
date ; to dislike.
I ^ to injure by lying on or
pressing.
] If "5^ ^^ to oppress the people.
^ I or 5f ] or ) {^ to sup-
press ; to stop, as a riot ; to remove
evils ; to keep down, as ijublic
opinion; to steady.
1 IS *o '^'^''^ one's fears.
— Is 1 W S^ "I'fi 'lappy t^ing
will neutralize a hundred sorrows.
I iJIS to drive away evils.
1 5E A crushed a man to death.
1 M. to subject to one's rule ; to
control.
] ^ to keep in one's hands, to
maintain by force ; to defend.
YAI.
1069
1 'M '0 press down solid.
1 {i JS to remove unlucky in-
fluences.
] ^J to upset, to throw down.
1 JSE ^ Hb ^ ?f- if you are the
last on the list of candidates,
you cannot rise fast in rank.
] ,|^ to keep paper from flying
about ; to put a long slip of white
paper on a gi-ave as a sign it has
been worshiped.
In Pcldngese. To build.
I ~~ Pal M '•o erect a house.
^Jfr 'Ftora teeth and to offer.
■^^) Fragmentary things ; an arti-
jjch cle with a nick or flaw in it;
remnants left after a beast
has eaten ; a sherd or broken uten-
sil ; a tooth lost from the row.
.See also under M. and xgai.
From an overhamjing cliff and a '
baton ; the second form witUAiY/
is most used.
sV'"
The sheer side of a bill ; a
chfl", a precipice ; a bank, a
shore.
|Jj ] a ledge, a high bank.
the edge of a cliff.
] 1^.
1 ^ a steep bank ; met. a discre-
pancy, a disagi'cement of views.
] ^ rare (/. c. clifl") tea.
J2 ] to go ashore.
W. \ an overhanging cliff.
1 P^ a place in Sin-hwui hien in
Kwangtung, where Ti-ping, the
last emperor of the Sung dynasty,
died A. D. 1-279.
slid', unbending disposition, and
cannot accommodate himself to
other's tempers.
Old somids, ngai and ngat. Jn Canton, ngai ; — in Swatoiv, ngai ; — in Ainoy, gai ; —
in Fu/ichaii, ngai ; — in Shanghai, ya ; — in Chl/u, yai.
I ^ to endure sorrows and ills.
■^ t^^ 1 it cannot be delayed,
The margin of a river, a bank ; it must not bo put ofl'.
a water-line ; a limit, a shore.
M
From water and cliff ; it is in-
terclianged with the precediug.
■^ I the ford on a stream ; the moat
near it.
M ] illimitable, shoreless.
■^ 3'C 1 '■o SO to the ends of the
earth.
y]^ ] a bank or shore.
^ dfe-tfe* W 1 my I'f^ also has
its limit.
SJ T <^ ^ ^ 1 "hat, Sir, is
your occupation ?
4FK Fr
cm T
om hand and bank,
o lean against ; to loiter,
J yai to put off, to procrastinate ;
to trifle with ; to suffer, to
bear with.
] -tg: ^ to suffer the ills of life,
or the hard usage of the world.
1 T iJ ^^'^ ^^^ ^ beating.
I /f> -f^ I cannot endure it ; I
won't stand it.
I -p — "^ -^ — # wait for a
chance, it will come.
1 M Bji Pe3 P»t it off till the
evening.
1 1 Sh Kt dilatory, slow, hesi-
tating.
1 5E '" great danger of death, as
a man who has f;dlen overboard.
M
^yai
cyoti
^yai
A dog snarling and wishing
to bite people.
Stupid, silly-looking.
1 ^ stupid and hoedle.ss.
.®. ^ 1 T tlie fish are all
dead. (Kiaiigsu.)
1070
YANG.
YANG.
YANG.
Old sound, >-tmg. In Canton, yeung ; — in Swatoiv, j-ang, y"e, and yong ; —
in Fuhchau, yong and ngioiig ; — in Shanyhai, yang and mang ;
From y^ great witbin | J a space,
defined as denoting one who i$
standing at one's side, having the
same ojjinion ; it occurs used ivith
the next.
In the midst; the middle or
center; the half of; to fiaisb, to
conclude ; to press earnestly or to
the utmost ; urgently.
1 i^ or 1 ^ or 1 -J^ to solicit,
to strongly intercede for, as a
favor ; to beg alms.
I ] ample, spacious ; fresh ;
splendid, said of banners ; tink-
Ibg, jingling, as bells.
^ ^ ] the night is not yet
spent ; hence apjjHed to the y^
j ^ a famous seraglio iu the
days of Hau where reYclries were
prolonged.
From water and center.
Moving, agitated, as the
clouds ; -wide, boundless ;
babbling, impetuous, as a
stream ; violent, as a wind.
m w.'i^^m * 1 1 look at
the Lob vnXh its \Tide and deep
waters.
^ [Ij ] ] the clouds are whirl-
ing around the hill-tops.
] •^^. dLstuibed, tossed, as water
rushing over rocks.
c
djang
Fine dust ; to fill.
^ I ^ i; ;^ tbe air fills
the heavens above.
^ ] dust, fine sand.
From evil or omen and wide.
A misfortune from above ; a
punitive calamity, a TOitatiou,
a judgment, a retribution ;
to punish ; imhappily, un-
luckily,
j^ ] to meet with a mishap.
•W 1^ j^ 1 ''O remove the general
sickness, to drive off trouble.
1 Tk r^. $l( the evil has come
upon me.
jf^ ] a plague, a common calamity.
f^ ^ # r# ± ^ 1 be who
does wickedly will be visited
with every misfortune.
1 ^ i^' ^ when judgment has
done its work, prosperity will
come ; — after cvd there must be
an improvement.
] ^ a license for carrying a coffin
out of the gates of Peking.
] ^ crime worthy of punishment.
{ij I the soul leaving the coffin
about the third day.
in Amoy, jong, giong, and siong ; —
— in ChifUf yang,
rtrft A reply or echo, intimating
c )\ attention.
^jang \ pg] an uninterrupted flow,
m%
Grain in the blade ; shoots,
yomig plants, especially of
^yang rice : country, rural,
^"J* I to bind up shoots.
^ 1 or ^ ] to transplant shoots
or sprouts.
^ ] to sow for shoots ; done by
thickly sowing a manured bed.
J^ \ melon sprouts.
IS 1 o'' ^ 1 '^oe shoots.
' 1 fS grain standing thickly.
] small fish, fish fry.
] puU up old vines, as beans
or cucumbers,
] ^ to sing a country song.
] m heat, said of dogs or cats.
The hen of the mandarin
duck {Anas galericulata) or
Chinese teal, also called |[}
7fj ^ the constant virtuous
bird and gC ^ the pauing bird,
both referr'ing to its conjugal fidelity
for which it is celebrated.
51 ± M- m nm ] m ^
your great kuidncss, Sir, has as
it were given life to our consorts.
A small fish, the ] ^.L also
called ^ ^U ^^ yellow fore-
head fish ; it is probably the
long goby, which can jump
on dry land, and is also said to
make a noise.
^yang
as of water.
In Pekingese. To throw up ; to
gag-
I $75 to throw up milk, as infants.
A dog that refuses to be led
is called ] ^^ ; an obstinate
^yang brute.
From sun, — one and ^
flying combined, referring to the
cheering influence of the rising
sun; to be distinguished from ^jVij
^ to alter.
To open out ; to fly abroad ; to
expand ; bright, glorious ; energetic.
J.^}- From Imnd and expanding.
c j^y To rise and dash up, as
^yang waves ; to impede and fret
them ; to splash ; to display,
to spread out, to extend widely ;
to render famous, to publish abroad ;
to scatter ; to divulge ; to applaud ;
to winnow ; to raise, to lift up, as
the voice ; high and spreadmg, as
branches ; to open the eyebrows ;
a high forehead ; to stare, to spread
the wings in flying ; a battle-ax.
I iu good spirits, smart ;
loquacious and impulsive.
jh ^ 1 ^ stop and cry out —
when you approach the private
aj3artments.
— ?P — 1 "ow a loss and then
a gain ; now up, then down ;
high and low, as musical notes.
}^ -T» 1 iS *'be sea raised no
waves — in Yao and Shun's
time.
] f^ to flourish the whip.
^ 1 JK ^b to report it abroad,
to tell private affairs.
] ^ to raise the dust.
] ] ^^.M everything to one's
hkino;.
m
YANG.
YANG.
YANG.
1071
] -f""^ J^ [liis fame] has readied
even to the palace.
1 ^ 't) become celebrated.
II# M M 1 tben like a falcon
pouncing — on its prey.
1 i, 7K>^ it :^ if a dash of
water won't float a bundle of
faggots.
^ I to praise, to commend.
1^ ^ ffij 1 ^ ''t> conceal the evil
(or disreputable), but publish
the good (or fair) side.
# fae jt 1 'lon't let [tl^e robbers]
escape far away.
i^ ^^ ] -I" ill-favored counte-
nance.
1 '}'H J^ '1 prefecture in Kiangsu,
north of the Yangtsz', within
the ancient ] ;|'|'l one of Yii's
nine divisions, lying south of the
Yangtsz' and Hwai rivers along
the sea to Fuhchau. including
most of Kiangsi, ChehMang,
and Fuhkien.
^_ Similar to the last.
Driven to and fro by the
wind ; tossed, whirled ; va-
grant, at large ; saihng ; to
wuinow ; presuming and loud ; to
set forth, to pulilish ; to fly.
:fr 1; ii JtU fl 1 tlie boat rocks
and rolls as it flies alon"'.
^i/aiiff
^p "M" 1 '^ ^0 prostrated himself
[before the throne] and .spoke.
M tS M 1 •i ^^I'cn the falcon
has been fed he will fly off.
Jj^ ] to make a bluster, to swell
and boast.
$ ] to winnow and clean,
grain.
as
M
a
From tree and expanding.
A name applied in different
iV-'nij parts of the country, to
several trees very unlike ; the
.ispen or poplar of the north of
China, .also called the rain tree
from the rustling of its leaves; there
is the ;/\; ^ ] large leaved aspen
and the ^ ] white-barked iispen;
at Shanghai this name is given
to the white willow.
] I5P the common willow ; so call-
ed south of the Yangtsz' Eiver,
where the aspen is seldom seen.
'^y ] the alder, a species with red
bark.
I j^ the Myrica, which pro-
duces a tart fruit like the arbu-
tus ; also a bubo.
] j^% the sweet carambola. {Aver-
rhoct.)
K I /f^ bo.xwood (Euxiis) used
by carvers for images, &c.; there
is a softer kind, called mango
wood, which may be taken from
another plant.
^ R 1 ^^^ elder. (Samhucus.)
From svn and to expand.
The rising sun ; clear, shining
^yaiiff weather ; serene ; to dry in
the snn.
] ^ the valley of sunshme in the
extreme east, probably in Corea,
where Yao worshiped the sun
at the vernal equinox ; ?iu't. the
orient ; the spring.
M 1 flif S rainy and fair weather
come each in their season.
)To roast, to scorch; to warm
at the tiro ; to refine or
purify, as beeswax ; to assay,
to fuse ; hot, blazing ; to put
yanq o'' stand before a fire.
1 ^ t^ P"'' before the fire.
] ^ to toast ; to cook by roast-
ing.
] ^ to melt metals, to cast.
1 ^ quick, impetuous, zealous.
I * " From disease and to spread,
0^0 An ulcer, a sore.
s2""'5' Fl 1 or 'JH g| ] a scald
head.
\% \ a bad sore, that destroys the
skin.
# W 1 PJI ^ bathe when sores
come on the body.
lIl-B "^ celebrated mountain in
cPI-^ Loh-yang in Honan, the '^
Ojang ] where fg |^ and j^X ^
starved themselves to death.
^yang
r^ ^ Also read ^shang.
Ov^ Wayside gods ; spirits which
eyeing uifest roads and highways;
used with ^, to drive out
demons or noxious influences from
the house at newyear, — . an ancient
service, which the Board of Rites
now performs tea days before it.
j^p A ] the villagers exorcised
the gobhns.
From place and spreading ; the
forms which contain the sun are
common contractions.
Lofty, clear, manifest ; the
superior of the dual powers,
which united Chinese phi-
losophers regard as forming,
directing, and modifying all
things; this is defined "that
which does Heaven's good work
and shows forth all things ;" matter
in motion; the pure, ethereal, subtle
parts of matter, out of which gods
and souls are formed ; the superior
of two things in contrast, as the
sun, day, heaven ; openly ; a bright
spot ; brilliant, as color; the front ;
sunny, light; and opposed to moon,
night, earth, &c., &c.; much used
in names of places ; the male of
animals, virility ; north of a river ;
a south side exposure.
^ ] in the snn ; towards the south.
TF ] due south.
^ 1 the sun, sometimes called
^ ] ; the pg -jl^ ] are the two
temples on the forehead.
fa] or ) -jtl: in this world, dur-
ing this life.
c^ 1 15 ''^e 9th day of the 9th
moon, when people ramble.
;§• -^ ] 1 my husband loolis so
satisfied.
& 1 a S''"e to the land of
dreams.
jVj^J ] the morning sun.
■^ ] declining day, eventide.
!)^ the vhile member.
^ sexual intercourse.
] to strengthen the animal
powers.
^ 1 to depart this life.
]
1
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1072
TANG.
TANG.
TANG.
I ^ the palm upwards.
^ I hamadryads, elfins in trees.
I ^ :3< a long life, as living till
eighty.
] ^ the tenth moon, because the
heats are all over.
1 ^ the heat of the season is
diminishing ; met. the powers of
the body are decaying.
] ^ poetical name for the cuckoo.
1 Wj i^M ^^^ ^^^ S^^se had
places to roost on.
Not the same as sih, f^ tiu.
Cjl/^ Ornaments on a bridle near
sy«»5' the forehead ] f^ f^ which
jingle as the horse moves ;
bells have now taken their place ;
an ancient place in Shantung.
- ^y * . Tlie original form was designed
- I *i to represent the horns, head, feet
- ■ and tail of a sheep ; it is the 123d
^(Xng radical of words relating to ovine
animals ; used with the next.
A sheep, a goat ; some think the
latter was first knowni ; animals of
this family, as the antUope or ga-
zelle ; to roam, to saunter.
^ j or 1 1^ a sheep.
"J* ] and -^ I are names some-
times used for ram and ewe.
[Ij 1 orljlljl ] a goat.
1 #. or ] #» ^ a lamb.
^ ] the Antilopc guttxirosa or
dzeron of Mongolia.
] }§ a sheep and a jar of wine —
are wedding presents.
1 ■ffil or 1 HI ^ sheep-cote.
1 Us 3E sheep's suet jade, the
whitest variety.
% for iS) 1^ I to tlu'ow dice.
1 ^ Ml a whirlwind, a spiral
gust.
J^ ] a poetical name for a dog.
] )]j| a hind quarter of mutton.
1 "^ a large fern or brake. (Ptcris.)
^ ] the Mongols, so termed from
their numerous tlocks.
§^ 1 or ^ ] the humped goat
said to be in Kansuh, probably
denotes a variety of the zebu.
#To ramble, to rove ; to stray
off, as a sheep.
c2/n"^ tS 1 ^ ^i -^ in a state of
doubt, with nothing to rely on.
M 1 ^ T *^o travel and see the
whole empire.
iV^ncj
om man and sheep ; occurs in-
terclianged withjl^ in the sense
professing.
To feign, to simulate, to pro-
fess ; false, imreal, pretended ; a
feint, a ruse, a dodge.
I ^ /iP ^D he aflected not to know.
I g^ appeared to be drunk.
] ^ hypocritical.
ji # ^ f^ 1 ^4 this man
is a skillful deceiver.
] 1^ made believe that he was mad.
From earth and sheep.
The elf or sprite that guards
a spot ; Confucius was asked
the meaning of a sheep foimd
in digging a well, when he said it
was a 1^ ] or local brownie.
The name of two small
streams in the north of Shan-
f^/ang tung, which run into the sea ;
also of a river in the south-
east of Kansuh ; the ocean, denoting
a larger body of water than J^ ;
vast, wide, overspreading ; e.\ten-
sive ; foreign, from over the sea,
Eiu'opean ; a voyage by sea, a
l)assage.
I ^ vast oceans ; seas ; the sea.
^l^ ] the outer seas, beyond the
coast ; foreign parts ; at Canton
it denotes beyond the Bogue.
I "^ an offing, a roadstead ; when
placed after a place, refers to the
waters or anchorage near it.
"^ ] the eastern sea; Japanese.
^ ^ ^ 1 to go back and forth
on long sea voyages.
] jg usually means snufi"; it first
denoted oi^ium, now more usual-
ly known as | ^ foreign me-
dicine.
1 ] A. 5 [Ae music] wholly fills
' mv ears.
yang
W 1 A western ocean men ; this
at first included all foreigners,
but is now confined to the Por-
tuguese, though -^ ■g ] still
means Europe.
fpT 7jC 1 ] liow wide is the river I
] ] is also applied to a vast
plain and many dancers.
] ^ dollars, rupees, or I'libles, for
which ^ alone is occasionally
used, where the context is clear.
1 ?S -^ •t' @ overflowed from
China, — into wild regions;
said of fame or influence.
From to eat and sheep, perhaps
intimating the common food given
to people.
To nourish, to rear, to bring
up, to provide for, to support ;
to pay regard to ; to take care of,
to preserve the health ; to tame ; to
improve, as a breed ; to raise, as
jilants ; to educate, to mature, as a
virtue by practice ; to develop, as
a talent ; aliments ; a support, a
living ; a cook ; to itch.
] ^ to n Ornish one's health ; to
support one's parents.
1 "^ to rear, as one's own young.
1 jjiljl to refresh the spirits.
1 ^ to strengthen the health,- as
by resting or taking a trip.
1 0.S f I to rest the eyes.
] ^ ^ tame, very docUe.
1 ^ to give a pension to old men.
^ ) to educate and support.
^ ] to obey and take care of.
^ I to be a servant of all work.
1 ^ X ^ certain gymnastic
exercises used by Taoists to
promote health.
4* >J^'> 1 1 my mind is harassed
with sorrow ; distracted.
] ^ 'fi iiot enough to live on.
Eead yang' To attend on one's
parents.
■gt ] ' ^ -^ to wait on and sup-
port one's parents.
•^ i^^ 1 ' to retire from office to
.spend one's days in quiet
CiAi 1 The Si
'm
yang
YANG.
second is regarded as tbe
correct, and is often read
cm tbe primitive.
The ] I is another name
for the mantis.
Read '»«'. The black weevil
found in rice, called ^ ]
and other names.
To itch ; to scratch.
] it itches. {Cantonese.)
scratch, of no importance.
tS 1 ^2 *''® sensitive plant ; and
other species of Mimosa.
?S 1 'te 19 ■'■ sympathize in all
your trials.
Used for the last; also re%i i,yang.
A sore, an iJcer ; to be ill ;
^yang In a bad plight.
^ ] a boil.
M 5 -lii 1 ™J' hidden sorrow
makes me ill.
Read ^siang. A wound or pain
in the bead.
From heart and to nourish.
What the heart longs for ; to
have an itching for.
>b 1 H if it '« not always
easy to get what one desires.
% >b iH ffiJ ii 1 tl^e uneasy
heart slill longs for it.
yang
m
From man and //iV/A.
To look up, to look towards
'yang heaven ; to look to, to regard
with respect ; to think of
kindly ; to direct a subordinate,
to transmit orders to an inferior ;
used in official papers as a form
of the imperative, let ; to wait on,
to rely.
] ^ to expect, to long for, to
look up at.
I 5^ to raise the head.
A i or ^ 1 or ;X 1 T I
have long admired or respected
you, — lor your talents ; !. c. I
have long wished to see you.
] {JJ to look up to and confide in,
to take as a guide.
YANG.
1 M <S J^ puzzled, in a brown
study, to cast about for the best
way.
I ^ to look up to admiringly.
1 J^ let it Ijc given him ; I hope
he will give it to me, said by a
superior ; I shall expect it.
^ 1 ^P j^ let these orders be all
fully ui>uerstood ; — a phrase a[>
peiided to proclamations.
>^ jJt ^ 1 ii'i^ing tliis warrant,
I (the magistrate) expect you
will — secure the criminal.
'Jjjt To whip with a strap ; to slap
'X/\. ^^^ l^eat, as a horse with the
'yang reins.
In Cantonese. To dust, to clear
from dust ; to shake, as a cloth.
I ^ to shake the corner of
the mat ; i. e. to lose a wager.
1 ^ W shake it clean.
A martingale on a bridle ;
tbe trappings and tassels at-
'yaiig tachedtoit; a halter; traces
to draw a cart ; to tie, to
halter ; used with the next.
^ ] a cow's tether or halter.
1 ^ perplexed, harassed and
wearied with many cares, like
a horse under a heavy load,
and restrained by his bridle.
] 1^ flurried, entangled, as in a
net.
From heart .-vnd wide ; also read
'ymiff, and occurs used with the
last.
YANG.
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yaiy
Disconterited, uneasy ; res-
tive under others' treatment.
^ S 1 1 it to satisfy bis dis-
contented heart.
M ^ 1 1 excessively disgusted
and dissatisfied with.
Read ^yang. Great.
I j^ self-complacent, satisfied.
> From s/ipc/« with ;)e)7>e/«n/ under
—f^ it, referring to the unceasing flow
^f^ of water; the next has now taken
yang' its place.
A rising of water.
■}I .i 1 ^ the rising of the
Great River. ' •
yuiig
From water and rising, or to
nourish ; the' second is unusual.
The ancient name of a small
river in the southeast of
Kansuh, or the southwest of
Shensi, one of the headwaters
of the River Han, a name it
retains almost to Han-chmig fu ;
water in commotion, ripples, rapids ;
vast and large, as rising waves.
'& 1 i. ^ ^"^ indistinct vision
of; wet. vast but vague ideas.
^ I roughened into waves ; rock-
ed on the water.
IS 1 ^ H I'S^it waves and gentle
Dreezea.
M 7K ] id .^ ± tlie river is
rising over the banks.
In Fuhchau. To talk about, to
make known ; to shake.
1 ^M. iS cleared by shaking it.
4ii'
yang'
m
yang'
A rule, a pattern ; for which
the next is now most com-
monly used.
^ ] a model or guide.
From wood and rising.
A model, rule, or pattern ; a
muster ; manner, style, way,
mode; a kind of oak with
pointed acorns.
1 -^ a pattern, a fashion.
M 1 f^ '^o it like the pattern.
W % if 1 the new style of
•writing of Mr. Liu (of tbe T'ang
dynasty) ; — i. e. beautiful pen-
manship,
fjj j^K 1 to draw a pattern of a
thing.
■^ ] flailed of reaching the model ;
lost the impression, said of a pho-
tograph when blurred.
Iw "f^ f^ 1 to put on airs, to
mimic ; to burlesque others.
■fife 1 i^ ^ *o copy another man's
plan.
1 I &^ ■(- ^ kinds of business
and affairs.
;^> 1 or ^, ^ 1 how, in what
way ■?
— \ they are all alike ;
it is all the same.
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1074
tjang-'
yancf
YANG.
A fidgety manner, as when
one cannot stand still.
fj" ] the waving of the
bamboos in the wind.
To stop talking j words ceas-
ing to flow.
^ 1 the sound has stopped.
YAO.
yang'
i From heart and sheep as the pho-
netic.
Out of sorts, nervous, low-
spirited ; ailments, complaints,
sickness ; grief ; chagrined ; a
carking care, as if worms were
gnawing at the heart.
;;^ ] or :§: ] your complaint.
YAO.
^'J ^ IK 1 J'ave you been well
since I saw you ?
P^ ] my indisposition.
^ 1 •fpj I have to bear it
^ ] to have an illnesa
W 1 ^ rjl* ^e has a bodilj com-
plaint.
Old sounds, yo, ngo, ok, ngok, ngot, and ot. In Canton, in, ngao, and ao ; — in Swatoiv, yi, hio, ugio, au, and ka ;
in Amoij, jau, giau, au, hiau, jii, and ka ; — in Fuhchau, yen, miu, au, ngcu, and ngiu ; —
in Shanghai, yo, o, and iigo ; — in C/iifu, yao.
^ ' ui From clothes and necessar?/.
f T^» 'The part of a garment which
^1/ao folds or laps over ; a plait.
^ ] the plaits on a skirt.
^!^ ] the waist-band of trowsers.
^ ] to fold over a collar or ciiiF.
From Jlesh and important; g. d.
the vital part of the body.
The loins, the waist, the
yaQ j-uB loins, the waist,
region above the hips, or
between the ribs and pelvis ; the
middle of a thing, or act ; the
bulge of a kernel of wheat ; an
isthmus or stnp of land.
] -J the kidneys of animals.
1 pIJ in or around the loins; a
medical phrase.
^ ^ ] it hmt my back, as a
hca\'y weight.
^ t^ ] half done, as an unfinished
journey or job.
] ^ the lower backbone.
^ ] the back of a book.
^ ] >§• a witless, inefficient fellow.
( Cantonese.')
I5P ] a slender waist.
1 "B" BM !!& y^'ir back itches —
for me lo thrash you. {Cantonese.)
Uf I to make a prostration, to
bend the head very low.
Wi M %ll ] to nod and bow, as
polite people do.
^ ] bent over ; a hunch-back.
1 ^ ^^^ it "1 t^e middle.
P3 "T 1 ^ stitch in the side.
g 1 a waist-band, as of flannel.
llj ] half-way up the hill.
1 S i^ ^ "0 money in his
waist (or i)urse); beggared, bdi-
g'snt ; referring to the fob when
worn behind.
^yao
From y\, great, the top being
added like a broken point, to
denote something bom incom-
plete ; another says the character
represents a crooked neck; its
shape resembles i,t'ien 5^ heaven.
Pleasing, winning ; the freshness
of youth ; delicate, tender as a
flower ; long and thin, as grass ;
gentle ; used for '^ broken oft, an
untimely death; ominous; lo be-
giule ; to disgrace ; a calamity.
1 ^ an early death.
If^ ^ ] ] tte delicate peach-
blo.ssom.
1 <u -i § ^ wanton, enticing
look and aspect ; ogling ways.
] j,^ unusual, not like others,
remarkable ; — used in a good
sense.
^i ] ^iM Heaven's retributions
are beating upon them.
M ^
^yao
om woman and icinning.
Strange, bewitching, beauti-
ful ; ominous, unaccountable ;
monstrous, a lusits naturce;
not accorduig to usage, heretical,
magical, silly, and used by officials
to ^igmatize things or peo^jle which
they dishke; a phantom, kelpie,
sprite, or transformed being; an
imp, a fiend ; to flatter, to enchant,
to entice to ruin.
I '^ supernatural, a warning omen.
] j^ a metamorphosis ; an elf, a
fay ; an animal possessed.
] ^ magical books ; charmed
writing or spells.
] ■=" strange legends ; stories of
apparitions.
] ^ prodigies, signs of im{)end-
ing woe, retributive portents.
i /fC ] bogies which dwell on
trees or ui the ground.
1 ^ "'' 1 M apparitions: a sjwok,
a ghost ; apphed to rebels and
robbers.
(P^ ] to call for the spirits to
come, to exhibit a prodigy.
A confused discord of sounds.
] p^ the yelps and howls
^yao of many dogs.
In Shanghai. A word of assent,
yes; I understand; lookout! be
careful, take heed.
^ <ij> ] mind yourself !
Also read 'ngao.
The strange plant, a species
of thistle, found ui Kiangsu,
having a bitter taste, called
f!| I and ^ ] ; the stalk is
tubular, and the flower flat on top ;
the young plants are eaten as a
preventive of flatulence.
0:
il/"0
J!
^yao
YAO.
Supernatural sights and omi-
nous prodigies sent by the
gods for crimes.
The original is deemed to resem-
ble a new-born child, and usually
coDtracted to (he second form
in common books ; it is the 52d
radical of a few UDUsual cha-
I&cters.
Small ; tender.
^ ] the face of a dice.
j ^ the last of a litter of pigs.
7^; ] ^ a tune on the guitar.
] *J> diminutive, puny.
] ^ minute, atomic, microscopic.
^yuo
The bawling of peddlers.
] P§ to scold people 5 to
talk to one harshly ; to cry
■wares ; to animate, to insphit
by cries.
In Cantonese. A word used by
women to still children.
] ] B§ be still ; keep quiet.
rt'f^ The chirping of grasshoppers.
cH;^ 1 1 IS 5 the stridulous
^j/ao racket [of the cicadas and
crickets] dins the ears.
] ] il^ iti the noisy insects sing
in the grass.
From to yo and gliding.
To interrupt when in the
way, to stop ; to intercept ;
to invite, to send for, to en-
gage, to go with or in one's service ;
to salute ; to seek, to look for.
went witli him.
/jg ] a mutual invitation.
1 fS 'i ^ asked me to go and
take a stroll.
j^ ] a forrual invitation to oat,
one which means nothing.
1 TpB '■° "I'-luce blcssmgs, to seek
prosperity, as by worshiping the
gods.
] ^ or ] § to invite guests.
I iH ^ hivite you. Sir.
I ^ to go oitt and meet one.
1 ^y] ^ he saluted the moon.
iZ/"o
YAO.
From grass and necessary.
c_^t The fresh and vigorous vege-
^yao tation of summer ; a medicin-
al plant {Pol'jgala tennifolia),
now known as the jig; i^ or seek
further; its roots are used in coughs.
] ] luxuriant.
^ H 1 '" ^^y "-lie Pohjgala
is in flower.
^jfe^^ From to speak and flesh, i. e.
- — i words proceeding from the mouth.
^'jao To hum or chant, unaccom-
pained by any instrument,
and speaking no words.
^ ] to hum a strain.
From -^earthenware aai^flesh
over it ; but others say it is the
preceding contracted, which gives
iJ n better phonetic.
A jar or vase ; a crockery or
earthenware vessel or pitcher.
Delighted, happy, jolly.
% Sff ] singing for very
PY-
Handsome ; to play and make
people happy.
f^yao j^ ] to play and make an-
tics for entertainment.
;5§ ] a celebrated fountain where
a princess was turned into a
flower.
From to walk and dish ; the se-
cond form is unusual, and also
means not uniform in size, mixed,
adulterated.
Feudal vassalage or labor of
a serf; socage; a villein's
service.
service of government officers
or workmen when sent abroad.
1 :f^ scutage or escuage, a ser-
vice or work done by retainers.
I ^^ food given to government
workmen on their way.
From heart and dish.
Sad ; tempted ; deluded.
1 ^ greatly perturbed, out
of one's wits. Hurried.
'& 1 1 dish(?artened, and
having no one lo unburden to.
YAO.
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1
From pit and a jai- or lamh ;
second form is least used.
the
■ A pit for burning bricb.s, a
kiln ; a furnace for porcelain
or pottery ; a brollicl ; a den
of a place.
<^ ] a coal-mine.
^ ] a kiln for tiles or pottery.
"j^ ] governmental porcelain fur-
naces ; their ware has a | f P
or furnace stamp on it.
I f^ a barracoon.
] p^ the mouth of the furnace.
.^rom hand and ajar.
To move, to shake, to wag ;
f^yao to sway to and fro ; agitated,
tossed, vibrating; disturbed,
dLscomposed.
] ;f,|l to work a scull.
I J5 to joggle ; to shake ; waving
to and fro, fluttering ; unsteady ;
amazed, perturbed.
H If iif "ii 1 [my nest] is toss-
ed by the wind r'uid rauL
I 5^ to shake tht head, to refusa
^ 1 IIl -L rose directly to high
rank, as if on a roc's back,
1 1 f II }li swaggering, proud.
] §§ to ring a hand-bell.
] ^ a revolving light ; a twink-
ling, as of the stars.
1 1 -S^ M 't sl'f'kes as if just
about to fall.
Wt 1 M SJB ^ those who have
tried to pass themselves off [as
rich men] liy bragging.
A precious kind of green jas-
per, or quart/; colored green ;
f^yao emerald-like, green.
] ^ a grassy terrace.
I ^ the star 7] Benetsnach in
the Dipper.
j ^ your gem of a letter ; a
complimentary term.
1 "j^ ^ pool ''^ '^•'■y ''"i"'^ where
^ -{§: rules.
IE ^ ^ 1 pieces of jade and
green crystal.
] ^ a lute with jasper mountings.
1076
YAO.
YAO.
YAO.
,xjao
] p an opium shop. {Cantonese.)
] -^ ;t brothel.
^T ] or j^ ] to frequent one.
\±. ^ 1 vagrant, beggarly, those
who live in old kilns.
A wild dog or jackal called
%% 1 ; applied Ly the Can-
jj/oo tonese to the ) J^ or \ \
a tribe of aborigines still living
in Lien cheu j^ »I'|'j in the north-
west of the province, who are reputed
to have tails.
Theii ] ;S. or flying fish,
found along the coast ; its
body is bluish white, with
stripes ; the Chinese liken it
to the carp; the flying gurnard
seems also to be referred to.
From ivords and a, Jar.
To sing when unoccrrpied ; a
ballad or rustic ditty, called
] 1^ made impromptu by
peasants; a rumor; a report circu-
lated to stir up people.
j^ ] a made-up tale.
■ ^ ] childish songs ; ballads.
^ ^ 1 s(or 1 ft)toteUfish
stories, to spread seditious or
wild rumors.
^ IS :^ ^ 1 tliat's the ta]k of
the old liar.
1 ^ lU ^'S ^ss are big as bills ;
he is a great liar.
?S ^ JL 1 I play and sing —
to ease my sadness.
^yao
IS
mil
Also read ^shao.
An open cart of light cob-
struction, from which a sight
can be had all around.
^yao ^ ] the traveling carriage
of an imperial envoy ; the al-
lusion is to the emperor's fa^
vor shining on his path.
1 $ M f$ '^ay the post-cart
hasten this letter to you.
I'o leap, to jump.
^ 1 to go by leaps, to jnmp
and pace, as boys in play.
\ ^^ Distant, far, remote.
c^^ I g to look off afar.
s^"" I jg; very remote.
1 1 ^ ^ entirely unde-
termlnate, not possible to fix a time.
I^ 1 kU ^ fj a long journey
tests a horse's strength.
^fet Floating in the air, as down ;
c^-HV waving in the whid, floated
^yao by the wind.
Wi. ip M ] wandering
about at pleasure ; roaming.
utimMfi 1 mi: m
blown along by favorable winds,
I am gouig where my fancy calls
me.
Hlfi f From j^ earth heaped up on 5L
( ^ f\ a high base.
^yao High, eminent ; lofty, — fo'"
which the next is now used ;
a celebrated sovereign, called ^
] and sometimes ^ ] , who is
said to have reigned 103 years
from B. c. 2357-2255 ; in epitaphs,
eminent for justice and virtue.
?L ^^ Pt 5c ^ ;rc it I
K'l i Confucius said, Heaven
alone is great, and only Yao
imitated it.
The hill of Yao ; towering,
high ; lofty, as a peak.
iV^o § 1 -^ J/, i'' ('1^6 palace)
stands so lofty and grand.
Deceitful, false, pretended ;
a nation of pigmies, said to be
jj/ao three feet in height, called ]
] found on the southwest of
China ; the negritos or papuans of
New Guinea may be intended.
\^^ ] a pigmy, a dwarf
Head Jdao and used for \^.
Fortunate, lucky.
A- K^lk& \ # tlie foolish
man acts recklessly and then
trusts to luck.
Aci^ The laths or scantling laid on
c^J^ the top of rafters to retain
^yao the mud in which the tiles
are laid.
In Cantonese. Divining blocks,
otherwise called J^ ^ made from
bamboo roots.
From woman and omen ; it is like
(5w in its meanings.
Hanilsome. elegant; a de-
scendant of Shun.
j Jp beautiful, winsome.
Read ^tiao. Undisciplined, not
drilled.
S ^5 fl 1 tte troops of Tsu
were quite heady and ungo-
vernable.
^yao
,M
The iridiscent naker of certain
shells (Pinna, Mya, or Unio)
(Xjao used in inlaid work, and for
ornamenting bows ; a bow
thus adorned.
?I 1 or 3E ] naker-shells from
the Yangtsz' R.; also called ^
^ or sea-moon, from the shape
of one sort ; probably a species
of Pinna was first used.
'yao
'miao
1 I
From tree and sun under it, indi-
cating the decline of the day ;
it is to be distinguished from ich'a
^ to search, and tah, ^ to pile.
Obscure, dark, somber ; mys-
terious ; miintelligible ; far off.
t dark ; cloudy ; indistinct, as
a bird flying away.
fg no answer has been
1
received for a long time.
] 1 Is B^ ^°^ ^^^ 1®*®'' traces
or tidings.
] jg far distant and obscure.
^ ] ^ the sun had then
gone down.
From t3 mortar and J^ claws
or hand ; the second and unusual
form refers alone to cleaning ;
not the same as '■hien Q a pit.
To bale out water into an-
other vessel ; to lade from
one vessel into another ; to
clean a rice mortar.
1 Jg to lade out spirits.
] — • ;^ {% bale out a big bowl
full.
1 ^ ^ you can't bale it dry.
}jao
YAO.
From cave and young.
Obscure, because deep and
retired from public gaze ; tran-
quil, easy ; composed, said of
high-bred ladies.
^ Hff 1 ^ they who are natu-
rally retiring and refined, — are
desired lor wives.
^ ] f.il ■^ how quiet and com-
posed she is 1
y^ I retired, as a retreat.
From hand and tender as the pho-
netic.
To pull and snap a thing in
two ; to break oflF, to drag
along ; to pluck, as a flower.
] fjf to break ; to twist ofi".
] ^ to snap in shivers.
] flj the day after the festival.
1 fS Wi badinage, irony, raillery ;
to chaff one.
I ^^ to catch fish in a lifting net.
I .^ ^ to test strength by seiz-
ing each other's wrists.
1 :/L W 20th day of the 1st moon,
when offerings are made to idols
and tablets. {Fuhchau.)
Read ngad' Obstinate, self-
willed ; unyielding ; to rush against
madly.
I ^ perverse, stiff-necked.
] 5S mulish, disobliging.
I ^ disputatious, bickering.
] ^ set in hLs way, fixed.
I •^ a pig-headed man.
In Pelingese. To buy meat.
] ^ I^J to buy mutton.
In Cantonese. Warjied, bent ;
curved.
] ] ^^ rather crooked ; not. flat.
From cavern and eye.
Deep, sunken eyes ; extensive ;
deep, as a house.
I — g blind of one eye.
] extensive, as a plain.
^ H it ^ T? mortified and
inconsolable at having lost what
he guarded, as a priest his vows
through heedlessness.
1
YAO.
^D'Alt Used for the last in the mean-
P^y ing of sunken eyes ; a vacant
'yao look, lost in a brown study ;
deep, as a large house ; any
blemish on the face.
~ g ] ] hollow eyes.
■Jn <© 1 1 ''^ *^'^®P tliougbt)
abstracted.
YAO.
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'Wi
i/ao
C ^ > * "I From 7noitt
V^t jo'ii ; the la
-^^^ L also read (//
■"rom evil and tender.
To die before entering office,
to die young; short-lived, an
untimely end ; to cut oft' or
kill the young.
1 if o'' 1 C l^" ^lie young, or
under thirty.
^ 1 5^ <^o ^^^ kill young or im-
mature animals.
■^ ] a short life.
1 ^ ^7 SJC neither -early death
nor long life may lead one to
hesitate — in duty.
oiilh or teelli and to
latter form is unusual ;
ngao.
To bite, to gnaw ; to chew,
to masticate ; to set the teeth,
as in pain ; wailing, tones of
suffering ; to ruminate on, to
con o\ier.
P or ] — (Ijfj to bite off
a mouthful.
1 ^ Wi ^ can't bite it through,
— it is too tough.
] ^ to bite or tear a hole.
^ ] — P the thief (or accused
person) involved me wrongly in
the crime.
1 'I'R to gnash the teeth in rage.
I ^ to bite the lips.
1 !X P^' ^ t-o '^^^^^ phrases and
gnaw books ; — ;'. e. to study care-
fully.
SE ^ 1 K '''^ evidence quite
condemns him.
1 {i :^ to set the teeth.
Head Ja'ao, and used for ^, as
if for PJ[' to call. The voice of the
oriole or yellow bird.
In Pekingese. To bark at.
3^ I A the dog barks at the
man.
]
In Cantonese. To trim off the
ends even : to read.
1 ^ ^ § you have read that
tone wrongly. •>
^ilif"Bf Delicate, slender, as a female.
1 S'S ^^the, lissome, as a young
^yao gul.
*yf "iHT ^'''^ '''^ '^^''' ^^^ ^^^° '^^^^ miao'
l^t^ Small-waisted ;
agile, like an
'yao acrobat.
S M 1 is slim waisted
and very lithe.
'■ff'^ A fleet or di\nne steed, the
1^3^ 1 S fabled to go a myriad
'yao U in a day.
A^A Boundless.
yao
yao
j3 ] limitless, as when the
ocean meets the horizon.
^ ] the lustrous brightness
of water reflected in the sun.
From bird and a cry.
The note of the hen of the
Tartar pheasant.
W 1 ^t ".I tlie cry of the
hen pheasant was there.
From icest and momSn ; but the
iil)|ie«- part is now regarded as a
contraction of pq mortar, and
the under as 3C '° 7°'" Tauch
altered ; the two representing the
pelvis and hips of the bod)-, for
which ,1^ is now used.
To want, to need ; tlie things
reqiiired ; necessary, important ; an
abstract, a digest, the essentials, the
best parts of ; to intend, to design ;
before a verb it denotes that the
action is about taking place, or
makes a present participle ; and
thus becomes a sign of the future.
^ ] the most important.
^ ] unnecessary, needless ; I do
not wish it.
1 5E <^y'"g) ^s when dangerously
sick.
] fg reviving, as parched plants
in a rain.
/jp 1 ^ no matter, unimportant ;
by and by will do.
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TAO.
YAO.
a
1 ^ important virtues
and necessary doctrines.
[g ] important defiles or passes.
5t pT -st 1 Bf ^^^ ^^y ""''^ ^^^^
be clear.
36 /f^ 7^ 1 5E ^^^ certainly will
not die.
] •^ an important letter.
^ ] very necessary.
3? i M%-^'^ <lesign to go to
Tientsin.
^ 1 maintain the important
points.
Eead ^yao. To make an agree-
ment, to be bound ; to restrict ; to
seek for ; to win to ; to expostulate
with, to importune ; carefully ; dili-
gent ; to assemble, to try, to examine
into ; to receive in the lap.
1 ^ to require, to seek.
^ jji^ to contract with.
^ I ;^ li don't forget the old
agreement.
1 ^JbXt'^^^ ^^^^ ^'^^^ courtesy.
1 ^ to demand with threats.
] flg the fief of restraint ; it was
the fourth of Yii's tenures.
] -^ to meet in conclave.
1. i: -S' ® 1 -t ^^<^ empress
dowager earnestly expostulated
with her son.
Large scow-like boats on the
Tangtsz' River, the ^ ]
which are used for freighting.
7/«0'
'^° Eead fkio\ The ] ^g is
a board used to pass from a boat
to the shore.
From leather and tender; used
with the next.
yaa' The ujjper part or leg of a
boot,
flil ] "J* tlie leg or body of a boot.
[|j j cur\"ed, bent over.
'irfA\> The upper leather or vamp
Y^-i of a shoe.
yao^ i^ \ ^ the leg of a stock-
ins:.
Opposing, contradictory talk.
From snn s.ni feathered robes.
The eS"ulgence of the sun ; the
splendor of heavenly bodies.
^ ] dazzling, bright.
I rays of the sun.
A^ 1 the sun, moon, and five
planets ; to which some add four
more, making -{- — ] eleven
rulers of the sky.
^ 'Jt 1 01 the brilliant brightness
dazzles the eyes ; said of much
gilding.
.m ] ^ A 53 liis fame is illus-
trious among men.
From hrirjht or fire and feath-
ered; similar to the last.
To illumine, to shine on ;
lustrous, glorious, shining.
bright.
^ ] magnificent
H 1 luster; glory.
J;^ ] J^ ;fj the beautiful sparkle
of the fire-flies.
j|g ] the happy star's brightness.
wvf
yao'
Yt.
2J/A > A general name for harriers
pt,^ {Circus), and for a small
gray kestrel trained for hawk-
ing ; a paper kite.
^ ] J^ a falcon common at
Peking. {Milvus mdanotus.)
^ ] ^^ a sting-ray, because it is
supposed to be transformed
from the fish-hawk.
] -^ the hawking kestrel ; apphed
also to the sparrow-hawk.
^ ^ \ MX- rT^ don't trust
a man who has a hawk's nose
and a kite's eyes.
"^ \ •^ to fly paper kites.
Eead ^yao. A gay francolin
with a crest, the ] ^ resembling
the medallion pheasant in its mark-
rJ-J A very rough way, making
it hard to get along.
y^o" ] ^ uneasy ; irksome ; ap-
plied chiefly to the walking.
^
^
Another form of J5J obstinate,
perverse.
In Cantonese. To scratch ;
to collect, to scrape together,
to pick up things.
^^ 1 R 60 get together
as much (or many) as you can.
R5 ^ 1 58 [^® ^®'U scratch one
through a wall ; — a useless
attempt.
• ) Also read tsiao'
To flee ; to bolt and run.
If ^ I [tlie torrent
made noise enough to make]
the gods and sprites all run away.
Old sounds, ya, yap, yat, tmd yak. In Cantnn, ye and ya ; — in Swatoio, c, ya, and me ; -
in Fuhchau, yh ; — in Shanghai, ya and y6 ; — in Chifu, yie.
in Amoy, ya and gia ; —
M
From ear and city ; the ancient
form was 5|) now meaning heret-
tical.
An interrogative particle, usu-
ally in regimen with ^,
and unplying a doubt ; it is placed
at the end of a sentence ; an appel-
lation of a father.
^ ] ^^ ] is it so or not? is it
true?
I ^ Jesus, a name of early date,
meaning the Lord of the Eesur-
rection.
Jjfc :t E *^ A If 1 lio"' '^oes
this accord with human feelings %
YE.
YE.
YE.
1079
^ ] what does it meaii 1
^ ;f; i^ ] am I not much pleased ?
m m m i^>i-^n- i i^
~ ] is then that which we
call mind, simple or complex ?
^ fn ^(^ ] can this be believed?
1 ^ ^ "'^ °^^ Budhist name for
Java ( Yaiva dwipa), described
by Fah-hien.
From father and sire, tlie jX,
having been added to the last in
order to limit it to this seiue.
A father, a sire ; a title used
in addressing divinities, officers,
noblemen, princes, and gentlemen.
1 §1^ "^y grandparents.
1 iH ™y parents.
^ ] your Grace, — to a duke ;
a title of the municipal god ; in
Cantonese, a grandfather.
] ] my grandfather ; and ]
] fi£ ™y husband. {Fckinijese.')
^j|j ] a scholar ; a private secre-
tary.
] fp5 an officer's servants ; clerks
or attaches in a yamnn.
^ ] your worship, when speaking
to the cldhkn or district magis-
trate.
I^ ^ 1 y*^"'" honor, the prefect.
~ 1 fi ser\'ant, an official hanger-
on, an attendant ; as ^ j is
his servant.
^C ^ 1 ^^'^ highest god, whoever
he may be, the Ruler of the sky.
"^ ^ \ % f["j belongs to my
father's own family.
A cocoii-nut is ] -^ ; and a
poetical name is iljt T. B§
fi'om a legend that it was
transformed from the head
of a king of Annam, whose
eyes can still be seen on it.
[^ cocoa-nut pidp.
^ cocoa-nut shells.
1 iti VS toddy or an'ack.
] ^ a sa\oy cabbage.
1 ^ ^ a coir rain-cloak.
1 "f *K "' cocoa-iuit dipiicr.
1
I-'rom metal and lord.
A. celebrated two - edged
' claymore, called |^ ] from
its maker's wife, who lived
hi Wu about E. c. 300.
Yrtlt A place, 3g ] an ancient
(J/5JJ district, now Tsiug-cheu fu in
(?/(/ the eastern part of Shantung,
and still often applied to the
whole promontory.
ij
£2/«
To gesticulate ; to play an-
tics.
] f^ to mimic, to make
people laugh by motions.
^ the market-people all
burst into a loud laugh, and
began to make fun and
caper about.
c |l| A final particle akin to an
' TI'*/ exclamation, and not usually
Hje
needing to be translated,
serving to limit the idea or
round the period ; after a noun, it
often puts it in an adverbial form,
as -A" 1 formerly ; after a proper
name, it also makes the vocative ;
and after verbs, often merely aiTests
the attention ; in colloquial, as an
initial, it implies without doubt,
even, and, also, likewise ; before a
negative, implies an alternative or
a question; before -^ it intensi-
fies the assertion ; and with ;^ de-
notes also, likewise.
^ HL -tJ ] ^ fr ^^^ whether he
is willing or not ?
■^ ^ '^ \ there never was such
a thing.
1 ^ pT I£ ''' ^^ ^'''° undecided,
uncertain; still unsettled.
1 ^ 1% 1 ^5^ 'i® neither would
speak nor write.
— ^ 1 7 M there's not the
least error.
I ■H after an assertion denotes a
modified assent, " that's all.''
— ] all alike ; they are the same.
;^V 'T* HT 1 '^ ^^^y ^^'^^ not be
permitted.
Uje
fiil 1 ^ pT in IrI nor can he do
any better.
1 "^ 2j5 j"^ they have already
come.
44 S 1 — 1 there is not the
least difterence.
1 ^- very well ; that will do.
] T # -i yo" can get along
down.
•^ 1 # ^ l!S i^ now-a-days,
there's nothing left over at each
meal.
^ SS 1 ^ are you afraid or not ?
In Cantonese. An exclamation
of surprise or pain.
P^ 1 ^ ^J Oh, you hxat me ! it
hurts 1
From villar/e and to give ; the
second form is rather pedantic.
' A waste, a inoor, a neglected
place outside of a city ; a
common, a wild ; a desert, a
wilderness ; savage, wild ; un-
cultivated, as pilants ; rustic,
rude ; away from court, as ;^ ] in
obscurity.
] J\^ a rustic, a clod-hopper ; a
savage, a wild man.
I ^ growing spontaneously, as
wild flowers.
] »[;§ skittish, restive ; a wild dis-
position.
I ^ a game flavor.
] ^\> savage wUds, a desert.
] jj a bastard. {Cantonese.')
^ ] to exhibit rudeness or vio-
lence.
] ^ an animal whose description
answers best to the jackal.
i^\' \ uncouth, plain, rustic.
M ■? 1 'ij* ^ foolish, reckless
fellow.
In Cantonese. A thing, au ob-
ject ; a subject or topic.
i? 1 '"'' good articla
''•4 M Ml 1 what is this called ?
what docs [he] wish [me] to do?
In Slmnghai. A form of the
superlative.
;^ 2^ 1 "^ very large, immense.
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YE.
YE.
YEH.
C V^V From ice and / ; explained as
J'r^ including in its meaning both
' r-^ liquefj'ing and congealing, and is
ye tberefore placed under the radical
ice; it is very like (C^s J^ to rule.
To fuse metals, to smelt ; a
founder ; a furnace ; bedizened, a
false glitter ; enticing.
!§' ] to melt metals, especially
iron or copper.
] 1^ a smelter, a founder.
^ I mincing, bewitching, as a
courtesan.
I ^ l§ 5^ meretricious arts incite
to lust,
f ^ I an elegant, enticing manner.
] 1^ an old came of Nanking,
and of a place near Fuhchau.
Jff-f From ^ evening and ^F "'so
'I^J^ abridged : others derive it from
.) Rveniny and a line to show the
■J' horizon above it.
Night, darkness; after dayUght.
'^ j this night.
P^ 1 last night.
.^ ] or J^ ] the whole night.
] J the dark terrace, i. e. the
grave, because spirits gambcj
there at that hour ; it is also
called ^ ] the long night
1 fr A Of 1 W- ^ tliief, a night
prowler.
1 -7 44 night never stops him, as
a courier.
] J^ late at night.
/^ ] by night, as when belated
or at work.
1 jy 18 tte night runs on into
the day ; i. e. the night is not
used for sleep.
^ ] to sit up at night.
T 1
*
] to patrol at night.
Hf^ 1 midnight.
M I M ^ came in by night.
/}< Ift PS ] it ^'1' not keep over
night.
I ^ in Sanscrit yalsha. demons
who are said to shed a glare of
light, which makes them shine
hke ^ ^ shooting .stars when
they go swiftly ; the asual notion
of them is that they are messen-
gers of Yama in hell, but special-
ly of the Dragon King, his
guard which patrols the sea ;
they have red hair, green faces,
bare legs, and carry a tripod on
their shoulders.
In Cantonese. Late at night.
^ I very late.
^ ] abroad late at night.
- Jt *) From mouth and night.
^ The cry of birds at night,
j/e' especially of herons and
gulls.
I H^ a night-bird's song.
7K 1% ^ 1 ^^^ water birds cry
at night.
P
Old sounds, j-et, nget, yep, and ngep. In Canton, ip, it, ngit, im, and ngat ; — in Swatoic, hie, ngiak, ngibt, ngiep, and hat ; —
in Amoy, yet, giet, y.ip, giap, and ip; — in Fuhchau, ngiek, yek, hiok, ngak, and ie ; —
in Shanghai, ib, nih, yih, and yi" ; — en Chifu, yie.
From to speak and why.
To visit a superior or a gen-
rjp tlemau ; to have an audience ;
to signify to, to intimate ; to
declare or state ; a guest ; a card.
1^ 1 to request an interview.
] ^ to visit an official superior.
I ]^ to see great personages.
] ■^ a guest-house, such as
are used by officials ; a chotil-
try ; a visitor's room.
^ ] to announce a guest.
ffb -ft 1 ^ you can then entertain
my guests ; said to a young son.
ff ] to visit a friend.
From suU and v;hy.
Injured by the sun ; a sun-
stroke.
] ^ died by heat apoplexy.
1 % injured by the heat.
I?
From mouth and one; occurs in-
terchanged with yin^ P|3 '1 tli'S
sense.
A stoppage in the throat ; a
sobbing : a hiccough ; a chok-
ing which hinders swallowing.
] P^ the throat obstructed.
\ ^ unable to swallow.
^ *ij« in ] inconsolable from
grief, as if the heart was in the
tiiroat.
^J ,§, I to hiccough. {Cantonese.)
^ 7jC Rl S il 1 the gentle
ripple and purling of water
'^ ^^ f ] if I eat I cannot
swallow for grief
^ ] to swallow dry flour.
Unsteady, not well based.
'&> ] 1^ unsettled, movable ;
nieh'' mieasy, anxious ; restless, as
one on a giddy height.
U^^
From teeth and to cut into.
To gnaw, to craunch ; to
seize with the teeth.
I ^ to grit tho teeth.
nich' U I >^ don't gnaw your
bones — at table.
1 R^ to eat ; to bite a thing.
] ^ a grub that eats mulberries-
From g self, which is regarded
O by some as a contraction of ^j|
nieh to cut off the nose, and /fv wood;
first used for the ne.Kt.
A target, a mark ; a rule, a
precedent ; a pest wiiiich anciently
served for the gnomon of a dial ; a
threshold ; to hit the target.
1 'El or I J the magistrate who
administers the law, known as
the provincial judge, he whose
doors should be shut when he
decides cases.
YEH.
YEH.
YEH.
1081
] J^;. a law, a statute.
1 [jjj an impediment.
H? 1^ 7 ^ 1 yo» must care-
fully regard the laws.
^^ The threshold, which is often
j-^J y SO high as to obstruct the
nic/i' entrance ; a small door cut in
the largo gateway for con-
venience ; a side door ; a post in a
gateway ; an impediment.
pij j a threshold.
I "^ the west posteni gate.
J^ j to brush the threshold ; —
mel. to do menial services.
1 y:x^ m A m ±^ i^^^
emperor) will manage my domes-
tic affairs myself.
From wood and cffe, but tliis last
-^j is altered from 9*? ithirty.
1/eh^ A flat piece of wood, a slip,
a leaf, a slat, a cleat.
I'rom plants and a thin slip.
;> The leaves of plants ; a thin
ych' plate of gold or metal ; a leaf
of a book, for which ^ is
now "used; a lobe of the lung or
li\er ; a clamp, a hinge ; posterity,
ages ; an age ; to collect, to assem-
ble.
M~ 1 J^ M :fS- I'e embarked
on a flat punt.
0|J fJi I during the Ming dynasty.
fjif ] the lily leaf; — a door hinge.
^ ] or ^ I posterity.
I?3 'fe "^ 1 '° have numerous
posterity.
TJs; 1 ^ ^ the leaves are gone
from the trees.
1 f^ Sw '\^ '^"^ falling leaves seek
their root ; — a man desires to
bo buried with his fathers.
^K 1 ^ j'"l^ oar-ring like a leaf.
II
ych'
» Inlerchanged with the h\st two.
J) A window, a. sky-light; used
.sometimes in ] Iff an old
name of Ta-li fu in Yunnan.
Eead tiih^ A bed mat.
Eead siri'i, A small door-post.
A thin plate of iron, such as
;) arc used in the scales of ar-
7/c'/i' mor.
Eead /iteh^ The plate of me-
tal on the shaft of an arrow ; a ring.
From man and lenj"; q.d, a man
voUitile as a leaf.
A gay, jolly, light-hearted
manner; a hantlsome face.
J''''''' iR ® 1 '■^^'^ (\kss rumpled
and creased.
UB^^m ] 1 tlie gentle
breeze whisks the smoke to and
fro.
rt(^> A color that has lost its luster ;
«i/lli faded ; a brindled or striped
ych'' black.
ifl ■£» -7 I the red color is
not stained.
^ 1 faded, blanched.
T i5^
Mi Elevated; lofty.
B^y m ^ ^ M \ ti^« ^^s^
yc/t' pavilion which bears the flags.
From "f son and ^ sin alter-
ed ; the second foini is most
common, but not quite correct.
A son of a concubine; the
nieh' child of an illicit connection ;
the consequences of sin, re-
tribution for crime ; sorrow, evils ;
neat.
H ] the result or e\ils of sin.
.. $ 1 H P$ S 5C tlie ills
of the common people do not
come from Heaven.
1 8§ a retribution for undutiful
acts by the evil conduct of one's
own children.
g f^ ] the recompense brought
on by one's sins.
] ^' a concubine's son.
^1 H 1 ] finely adorned were
her sister ladies.
iS ^'J ^ 1 lioar^^ed wealth pro-
duces trouble.
5ftif A stick of timber ; to plant
^^ J a post in the groimd ; a post
)/cA' to ftisten two doors together.
^ ] the felloe of a wheel.
First compo*«d of 7fl wood and
Wi tt> o^<''"i 10^ changed to
' either of these two forms, and
also contracted to 'PfZ-
nidi' The stock or stump of a tree ;
the bole remaining in the
ground after the tree is cut
down.
■^ ] suckers, sprouts, shoots.
^ ] the shoots from a root.
] /fc the Pterocarpus flavus, a
large leguminous tree whose bark
furnishes a yellow dye.
From rice or wheat and sprout.
Grain which has sprouted ;
leaven or barm used in
making spirits.
^meh ® 'M j^ W 1 [politeness
is as necessary among men]
as yeast in making spirits.
yeh'
From hand and to restrain.
To stow away, to put aside ;
to press down with the hand,
to hold firmly with the finger.
1 '(£ 'IS 4* ''^ 1™'' '"'■'-' '■^^ bosom.
1 ® T t^ 7 I' it is put
away so that you cannot find it.
^ p I I to stealthily put out
of sight.
A dimpled cheek ; a pretty
plump cheek.
one who has a handsome face
and fine teeth can aftbrd to smile.
Eead 'yen. A spot or pimple
on the face ; a mole or black mark ;
a freckle.
I a pock-mark.
From to eat and a box.
1-, To carry food to field laborers ;
ych' provisions for workmen ; to
supply with food.
g ] provisions for the fields.
] fiil l§ bK s'^<5 took food to [the
laborers in] the south fields.
1 MR to offer game — to the spirits
of the wilderness.
W IM 1 tlie stores for the field
hands.
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YEH.
YEN.
YEN.
B:
yeh'
The brilliancy of a flasL
] ] abundant.
1 1 R ^ the brilliant
flash and rolling peal.
■^ I dazzling brightness, as of
the snn.
Originally intended to represent
the well mortisedyrame of boards
»•' and beams that uphold a bell.
That which a person ought to
do, his employment ; a calling, an
occupation ; pursuit, ofBce, profes-
sion, art, or trade ; an estate, a
patrimony, that which has been
acquired by a calling ; merit, or a
title to reward for what has been
done ; to transmit a calling or post ;
desening, meritorious ; in peril and
anxiety ; a sign of the past t«nse,
done, a finished toothed board on a
bell-stand.
y ] an occupation ; affairs.
^ 1 a foundation ; what was done
before, the original work
1 £ 01' 1 j^ already done,
past.
Jjj ] eligible for reward.
] i^ jj- 5J diligent in business.
tt 1 ] the four steeds are
very strong.
^ I a handicraft ; an art.
* In 1 Kb ^ •& T«ai T«ai can
hand down his office to his eon.
M ■:k ] ^ i^ T^ Pj (io yon
think that I .shall ever get to be
emperor ?
7^ ] the family or original calling.
^ ] fiimily estate, patrimony.
I BS i^ i the property revert-
ed to its real owner.
J^ ] a name for Nanking, a.d. 250.
^fel? An unimpovtant )irincipalitv
TJ^I'') in the state of Wei, which lay
t/ch' in Lm-chang hieu gg 1$: |^
in the north of Honan.
] ^ a compHmentary term for a
library, referring to Li Pi ^
^^ the learned prince of Yeh.
The first is the name of a
fish ; to salt down fish ; to
' salt flesh.
1 1^ pickled in brine.
1 fS Baited fish.
yeh'
Old sounds, yin, Dgin, ngim, ngien, an, am, yam, and ngam. In Canton, In, !m, un, ngam,- oai ngan j— in Suratow, yam, In,
yien, ngan, ngam, and am ; — in Amoy, yen, yam, giam, gan, am, an, and hien ; — in FuhcJiaii, yeng, yong, ngiong,
ngang, ngieng, and simg ; — in Shanghai, i°, ni°, yi°, iige", 6", and ye° ; — in Chifu, yen.
*
,*
yen
From fire and cause ; tbe third
is used, because of similarity of
sound with the others, only to de-
note tobacco ; it is also read s//h,
sick ; faded ; rotting, as leaves
or compost.
Smoke ; misty vapor ; mo-
dern names for tobacco and
opium, because they are
smoked ; intha ink.
^ I or jjc ] smoking tobacco.
JK ] the best kind of ink.
B^ ] excellent tobacco.
S ^ 1 or ^^^ ] cigars;
cigarettes, cheroots.
] ■J^ a pipe ; a .stove-pipe ; a
chimney.
] >Hj smoke ; met. daily expenses.
] ^ tobacco in the leaf
% 1 iJlC or ii 1 >;iC to let off
fireworks.
Jfl 1 or ^ ] org^ ] to smoke;
to take a pipe.
1 ^ dust or motes in the air;
met. banditti.
^ I sunset, evening drawing on.
^ I the chimney smokes.
^ ] to take snuff.
A 1 f^ ^ a place very thickly
settled.
1 ^E M ■? ^ brothel-goer.
^ ] prepared opium.
1 IM ^ volume of smoke ; also,
twist tobacco.
1 ffi^ or ^ ] exhalation!!, fog,
mist.
^ ] perfume from pastilles.
^ # ^ 1 -iS to delight in
going to sea.
,1^ ] opium ; also lamp-black.
] }^ an opium pijje.
m\
.vcn
From flesh and cause .; the
second form is seldom used.
' The throat ; a cosmetic like
rouge.
Ml!r I Jh to rouge; to use
vermilion cosmetic.
] P^ the throat ; met. a gorge,
an important pass or place.
1 Bh ?2 tte MirahiUs dicho-
toma or foiir-o' -clock, from the
seeds of which the Japanese
manufacture a soft, pure white
powder.
A,&y From water and to hide.
c\yY' Clouds rising and spreading.
^yen /^ ] JJ -^^ the clouds will
distill their showers, — and
all nature .spring forth.
\|-^ The character originally delineat-
ors ed a yellow spotted bird found
^ >**V in central China, the golden phea-
,2/''» sant ?
A final affirmati\'e particle ;
after an adjective this word often
fonns the comparative, as ^ ]
greater than ; used in regimen with
id, as ^p 5c 1 "S 't i^ '"^ heaven ;
after adjectives mal'es themadrcrbs,
as J£ 1 reaHy, truly ; tp ] pre-
sently ; an elegant euphonic particle
adding emphasis to the previous
word ; thereupon, after that
YEN.
TEN.
YEN.
1083
jj^ 1 jf > ] ^^^'^ ^ ''"''" ^"'■' '''^^'
a little, as from study.
?E ^ 1^ ] the truth is really
rot taught.
iS Jlfc W A 1 supposing there
was a man.
g^ ] ^ it is already settled.
Eead^ycJi. Aiiiuitial interror/ativc,
how, who is, why, according to the
scope, and conveying some doubt-
fulness ; also a final adverb, denot-
ing that the sense is complete, and
affirming the fact ; in some cases,
it has the sense of is, being ; as
^^@^>iJ:^l^tosoi;diy
pacify a state, its high position
must first be secured.
] ^[1 how should I know ?
1 n%l% ^^'I'y kill 1^"!^ ^
'Iff 'fff- 1 with great joy.
\ %'&^ Jiow can I be rich
and honorable ?
] "^ how can it be ? unable.
1 ■S f^ ^ how can he (i. e.
should he) follow him ?
1 j"§ (properly written || jif) the
first year of the cycle ; sometimes
used for the first year of crea-
tion.
S^ 1 W ^ hereupon he disap-
peared.
A 1 IS b!c 1'""' '^'^'^ '■''^ "^^^ S^''
off, or out of the way so ?
Jll^ Sometimes read ^hien.
f ^v*^ The winning smile of a beau-
^ycn tiful woman ; tall and hand-
some, 'gracious ; to connect.
] j^J a deep red ; crimson.
1 ^ - ^ m ® fi M '1^0
smile of beauty has destroyed
states and cities.
^g Plants drooping ; decayed
C^^ vegetables ; not fresh, cor-
ycn rupt, changed, stinking; fad-
ed, old.
•g^ ] the color is faded.
1 ^ stinking, as decayed flesh.
I ^ old, Avorn out ; shop-worn,
second-hand.
] ] 5^ a noisome odor.
(From door or knife and to con-
ceal ; the second, unauthorized
form is used as the verb.
Doorkeepers in the harem ;
persons who stand as guard ;
'y*'" eunuchs ; to geld.
] 1^ to castrate a pig.
^ 1 or ] A palace eunuchs.
^ ] eunuchs from birth.
>JL» From u-aier and to conceal.
f "i"® To soak, to saturate ; to spoil
,ycn by soaking; to overflow ; to
detain, to tarry away long,
to stay away ; margin of a stream.
1 % long delayed, as a case in
court.
] -^ to tarry long,
j "^' to thoroughly understand ;
to permeate.
Bit 1 ii:;'. very drowsy.
] ^ or ] J^ or 1 jll lost under
the water ; suflbcated, drowned.
I ,g said of one sick a good
while ; a long fit of illness.
1 Jjij; lost the trace of, no clue.
] I — ^g, ho is at his last gasp.
] '^ hindered, hampered, as by
unforeseen contingencies.
fTo lay ill salt, to salt down;
to pickle.
i!/"» 1 iift ^'^ cover with salt.
1 ^jR smoked hams.
thoughts
like
yen 1 \^ much thought anoui,
and so to look pleased with.
Wgrr From heart and full ; used with
laTt its primitive.
ijcn To be filled ; satiated, glutted ;
1o remain long at the wine.
t^ f^ )© 1 "'"^ 1^®^^ .sleepy after
drinking much.
| gi^ Also read yen^-
c^§ Placable, good-tempered, mild.
j/f* ] ^ handsome, beautiful,
voluptuous, enticing.
JRcad ych. Well-dressed, finely
trimmed up.
Vj^ Pleased ; full of
From head and accomplished.
^ The space between the eye-
^
brow and eye ; a fine fore-
liead ; the countenance, the
visage ; color, hue.
1 the expression of the face.
] ^i)- paints ; materials for paint-
ing, not including the oil.
] •g; the color of.
jQ ] angry, displeased,
fc. I ;fg ^ I have no face to call
on liim.
^ I disUke expressed ia the
face ; to be at enmity.
^ ] a rosy face.
fU 1 'tfe ^ a pkasing, gracious
:?:## 1 B $S # «B I have
■not seen you. Sir, for many years.
I ;^ Ip! ^ his face is thick ; i. e.
he has no shame.
H^g Quarreling, wrangling.
cf/l^ 1 1 W ^ scolding and
^ycii fighting.
. : — ^ Composed of P mouth and lines
, I — I to express the words issuing ; but
- "^ otliers derive the upper part from
' •^'^" If, an old form of ^ crime ; it
is the 149th radical of charactera
relating to speech.
A word, a sentence ; a remark ;
an assertion, a phrase ; speech, talk ;
sayings, reports, rumor ; an order ;
to discourse, to say, to address ; to
talk, to express an opinion ; to mean,
meaning; to deliberate; I myself,
the speaker ; to ask ; a designation ;
a sort of flageolet ; an initial eupho-
nic particle; a term in syntax for
an expression, as -j^ \ hyperbole,
%% 1 ^ hypothesis or example, g
I prosopopoeia, or g ] allegory.
■^1^ \ exaggeration, brag, talking
big.
] |g words, talk.
^ ] a slii) of the tongue, «n error,
a mis-slutcment.
A 1 arsenic, so called from its
making an anagram of the first
character in fa ^•
fH ] a prediction, a prophecy.
1084
YEN.
YEN.
YEN.
] "^ a it'im for ||p ^ or censors.
m^ I 5g- to request the candkl re-
proof .iirI opinion of offieers, by
the emperor.
^ J^ ] a word of exhortation
and warning.
|fe ^ ^ I you must consult %vith
mo.
;|5^ jt| 1 ] the city wall is high
and great.
M I ^ ^ I ^"1 in ^6d and yet
cannot sleep.
I if^ ^vords and acts ; biograj>hy.
~^ ] E. ^ ^ o'^fi word is enough.
5^ I to make up a story.
ffi ^ 1 '•° Isoast, to decei7e
by braggmg.
1 ^ 1 l§ I ^™ decided to go
home.
I^ I an officer to transmit the
emperor's words.
] ^V ^ IS' '"^ implied meaning,
an idea beyond the literal words.
I e. ^ f3^ -^ H I have de-
clared everything to-day.
^^ 1 -^ 'US a liar knows no shame.
3^ ] smooth talk.
^ ] means so ; to regard the
words of others.
:|t ] J^ an exaggerated way of
speaking ; blarney, bathos.
>t£r
^yen
From bamboo and words ; it has
beeu altered from the last.
A kind of clarinet eighteen
inches long, having 23 holes.
^1 ] the shrill note of the
clarinet.
ea
From cloof and pitfall or three ;
the second form is only used for
the surname.
c?/e»
The gate in the village, or at
its border ; a hamlet ; a lane.
■^ ] to advise, to dissuade.
^ ] the \illages and hamlets ;
the country people.
H. ] country-places, villages.
1 W Isi tlie ti-iangular-leaf tree
(Jarnbu) of the Budhists, whence
1 W iH'l denotes Jambu-dwipa
or the universe.
] m^E. or ] ^ or ] 0^
jjij^ the king of Hell, the Eha-
damantbus of the Chinese Bud-
bLsts, answering to ibe Yama of
the Hindus ; he was brought into
notice in the Sung dynasty.
] ^ an old phrase, to open a door.
From PP to bawl out, and JHx a
rock for the phonetic.
^yen Severe, stern, rigorotis, unre-
lenting ; rigid, the opposite of
1^ ; strict, as a father ; met. a
father ; reserved, dour, austere ;
solemn, majestic, dignified, awe-
inspiring, as a god or sovereign ;
a beat or tap of a drum ; an adverb
denoting the superlative, as | ^
excessively cold ; close, tight, as a
door ; a night-watch or guard ; in
Budhist books, glorious.
] ^ to strictly seize.
] ^ very .secret, strictly private.
# 1
5b 1
m
m
your revered father,
my late father.
] or ] ^ my father.
1
a severe teacher.
1 ^ *^'' M 1 dignified, sedate-;
of a staid, solemn demeanor.
I ^ ;^ respected and esteemed
him.
] fjH ^ y^ bind and detain them
with increased rigor.
^ I the night di'um.
@ slJ ^- ] strike the drum once.
J^ ^ ] to strictly finish the re-
gular duties of an office.
;^ ] 5c "? an Emperor who is
just and majestic.
] •}]] an ancient region in Kwang-
.si now Liu-cheu fu ; a departs
ment in the west of Chehkiang.
] ^ the door fits very tightly.
From hill and strict; the con-
tracted form is^common.
A high bank ; a precipice, a
rocky cliff or hill ; lofty,
steep ; hazardous, dangerous;
a terrace or ledge on hill-sides.
1 ^. M 1. ^a 'I'e clifis [in
Fuhkien] produce the best tea.
1 ^ a gorge between hills.
^ jt ^' I im^y flon't stand
near a d;i:igerous wall.
] Igjj the edge of a verandah.
^L 1 a cancerous or hard breast-
In CantoiKse for the second form.
Agreeing, exact, just, and refers to
time, place, form, quantity, or other
particulars.
1 1 tH -^ he has just gone out.
P§ ^ 1 'liey don't exactly suit,
spoken of persons or things.
t3t Like the last and nest.
c I If Hazardous.
(«/'« ^ 1 liigh and steep, as a
beetli:
ig peak.
Like the preceding ; both are in-
tended to representpiled up rocks.
Hazardous, like rocks in dan-
ger of fallmg ; critical, im-
minent ; to fit ; agreeing,
exact ; happily, loftv.
Mm^^ ^ ] [let the king]
regard and fear for the perils
of the people.
A temporary breast- work
designed to protect archers or
^yen sj)earmen ; a fence or wattle
to prevent trespassers.
T^'lll From 5^ to stretch and jE '^°''-
(♦J^Jj reel; but etymologists derive it
fl from Ji to yo steadily and J
a stroke ; it is to be distingnished
from it'iny Ji a hall.
To reach far ; to extend to, to
lengthen out ; to protract, to pro-
long iu time ; to involve ; to extend
to, as distant ages ; slow, dilatory ;
long, distant ; to invite, to call to-
gether ; to conduct; to arrange in
order ; to spread like a vme or from
one to another ; an interval, a cre-
vice ; occurs in proper names de-
notmg a large area.
] ^ a long time.
1 jj slow, dUatory.
I JH to neglect, to procrastitiate,
to dilly-dally; to lay aside.
] ^ to lag, to be behindhand.
^ye>
YEN.
YEN.
YEN.
1085
I ^ to invite giiests.
1 ^ % A lie compromised ano-
ther man.
] A. P^ M ^° introduce him at
court.
•^ I old, long known, as a cus-
tom or fashion.
^< 1 ^ 1^ may the gods prolong
His Majesty's dynasty for ever.
^ ] W, M delayed it months
and years.
let tho matter drag on, lest it
produce trouble by and by.
] ^1] the ancient name of Yen-
ngan fu ] ^ f^ m the north
of Shansi.
^j^ Trailing and climbing as
<^£ plants.
ji/f7» fe ^ ^ I ^^^ branches
and leaves run — over the
frame.
From bamboo and lonr/ ; it is not
tlie same as it'iii^ J^ a moving
frame on a spinning-wheel.
A Ijamboo or grass mat
spread out ; a mat nicely
prepared for a feast, used before
tables and chairs were introduced ;
a feast, a banquet
] ^ a meal, an entertainment.
J^ ] the hall where the emperor
meets academicians ; the oratory
where priests recite prayers,
jg ] a dining-hall.
^ ] your sumptuous feast.
Wt 1 "'' }^ 1 ^^ gi^'* ^" enter-
tainment.
^■/•jf The strings or tassels which
t'P/vS 'u ancient times held the pen-
j^eo dent gems before and behind
a crown ; they covered the
board which formed its top.
^ I the tassels of a crown.
A place in the state Ching
north of the Yellow River near
K'ai-fung fu ; also one in
Tsu, near the southeast of
Hupoh.
'cPan
i'jen
Not the same as^t'ing JjS a club.
A long piece of timber ; in
some places the jiivot of a
rice pestle is so called.
fe 4^ W 1 '^<^ fi'' 1^^''"^ '■'*
very long.
From insect and long ; not to be
confounded with tan' §g an egg,
or it'inr; ^ u dragon-fly.
An insect allied to the centi-
pede having many legs, called J^
1 ; it is a Scutigera or spider-
millipede, which is supposed to get
into the ear ; two or three
species are known, and it has many
names ; the same term is apphed to
the garden slug (Limax) in Kiangsu.
151 1 ^ ^^"^^ name for a lizard.
Limits of a plat of ground ;
the road up to a sepulcher.
^yen -Jh i^ /\ ] ^^'^ ^^''^^^ uni-
verse, that is the 9 corners
and the 8 pomts ; all around.
^ ] a path to a grave. ,
jll ] a far-off region.
Read fShen. Water mixed with
earth, mud ; to ascend ; square.
.iJt% From iKjire doubled, to repre-
j '/^ sent flame rising ; it is nearly
j,^,j synonymous with yoi' f^ fire.
To flame, to blaze ; glorious,
briEiant, what draws the eyes of
men ; hot, ardent.
>J^ j the fire blazes up ; a flame.
1 1 ilil growing hot ; fierce
and fiery, as a drought
] ^ a hot wind ; a sirocco.
1 isC "Ife J^ ^^° inconstant world ;
fickle friends ; liot and cold.
] ^ the god Shinnung, because
he rules the south.
5C ^ 1 M^^^ weather is very hot.
Read ^tan. To argue weU.
:/C e" 1 1 ^^ speaks finely, with
an ore rotundo.
From woman and level.
Beautiful, elegant, handsome ;
accomplished, versed in, skill-
ed ; in Sheusi used for good.
m
.men
] ^ fine, excellent, pretty.
^ I a fine face and figure.
jS^ 1 fresh and elegant.
^ ] to dispute which is prettiest
From stone and leert; the second
form is unusual, and always used
as the verb.
To grind or triturate, to rub
fine, to powder ; to calendar
cloth ; to search into careful-
ly, to grind out ; thoroughly,
fully, earnestly.
5^ to rub fine, as paints.
j|{J a narrow iron mortar, in
which drugs are ] ^,g triturated.
§^ or ] pjl to search out the
truth, as oflicials do, and usual-
ly implies the use of torture ;
but ] ^ would rather imply
patient inquiry ; Ijolli denoting
a thorough examination.
^yen
1
^ycn
Read ?/en' An ink-stoiie.
^ 1 to be a scholar, to teach.
In Cantonese. To draw a fiddle
bow ; to polLsh ; to roll out, as
dough by the rolling-pin.
] ~ "l^ to play on a rebeck.
] yH roll it tliin.
From wrner uni a, pass or swam-
jiy place between hills ; the se-
cond, unusual form is regarded
_ the same as Jjjj ajnen ; the third
is now interchanged with the
others, but is in the dictionary
read '-jen, and defined to go ; the
first is also read ojiun.
To follow a stream, to flow
along a course ; to sail along
or go along a shore ; to perpetuate,
to hand down ; continuous, succes-
sive ; along or by, as a road or
coast ; to conform to others' wishes.
1 JS ffl /!?' '■° SO over the dis-
tricts ; to make a thorough tour.
] {?.§■ by or through (he way.
J^ ■^ 'ft 1 '''^'s custom has been
banded down.
] '^ -.^ m :^ the whole
coast region.
] "^ successive changes, as in a
government or country.
1086
YEN.
YEN".
YEN.
From ^ salt land and ^ to
( 'jVjj- siijiemsc ; the contraction is
' *'^'y common.
itrt Salt ; saltish, saline ; it is
-■***** J npplied to other salts than
'"^ the common salt.
1^ I white salt.
] ^ salt vats or fields.
] "^ official salt merchants.
] ^ salt pans, or manufactory.
P2i 1 to evaporate salt.
1 1% ^ '^^*2 official salt com-
missioner, who snperintencls its
manufacture and .sale.
Ig" ] .salt that has paid duty, and
not ^/, ] smuggled salt.
^ ] dii(y, raw salt; plumbago.
1 =11 Hi Ml l^e salUjar has pro-
duced worms; — said of repro-
bate sons.
.% 1 ^ M 'he business of fishing
and making salt.
^ ] soda.
Eead ycii' and used for f|. To
salt.
M ^^ 1 ]ID ^ J^ cut up the
flesh, salt it, and lay it by.
From bamboo or ivood and ex-
treme; the third form is unusual.
The eaves of a roof ; the
:■ 1 joards or beams which up-
hold the eaves ; a star in the
Milky Way,
J ] |i^ beyond the eaves.
I P or ]^ 1 the eaves.
] f under the eaves ; tropically
used for those in low life.
] a four-eaved house, an arbor.
^ ] the turned-up corners of a
hipped roof; in Peking, the side
awnings of a cart.
^ ] or j^ 1 can-ed or or-
namented eaves.
Eead ian^ when used for JJ to
carry ; also read cJia/i in Bud-
histic writings, denoting the | 7|C
(;r rose apple, jambu fruit {Eurjenia I
jamlos) ; and | /J; [Ij the Jambu !
mountain (karavihi) which sur-
rounds the earth. 1
t? La. From place and to rest; also read
^yen A wall just ready to fall ;
immuient, dangerotis ; to fall ;
in danger of falling over a pre-
cipice.
I i^ 5E C '" danger of death.
1 ^ ;^ ^ a horrid sound, as a
squealing pig.
From et/e and Jinn.
The eye, whose color indicates
the condition of the viscera ;
a small space; a hole; an
opening ; a square in a chess-board;
a port-hole ; a limit ; adit of a mine.
W ] ^ 3^ '^ot to discriminate
persons, as to their merits.
1 i£ or 1 ^ tl^e eyelids.
] B^ or ] ^^ the eyeball, the eye.
I Bg the socket.
I ;j^ eyes blurred ; motes in eye
JH, ] a phoenix eye, the long nar-
row eye, peculiarly Chinese.
;^ ^ ] or ;^ ;{£ I ^ to over-
look, not to perceive ; gave no
attention lo it.
— ] §:\- one needle.
jif ] yj to see at a glance; to
judge of a thing accurately.
1^ ^ I a hoop which recoils or
uncoils ; to deny one's promise.
^4 1 or ^ ] cross-eyed.
iJ 1 f^ to drill boles.
I ^ ^ the eyes strained, as
from reading in the twight.
^ /f^ J^ ] to look with contempt
upon, to disrespect, to disesteem.
^ JV ^ ] despised, neglected.
^ 'Ifi 1 5E °°t to understand
one's intentions.
] ^ a hot eye, )'. e. covetous or
longing ; to desire greatly.
] FJ» 0J" to take a prejudice
against, to be angry at one.
I ^ ^ in a little while, as one
is looking ; presently.
I 1^ an informer, a tale-bearer.
H 1 ^ to employ a detectiva
1 1^ i^ the prospect is very wide
and grand.
'yen
1 P ^ 51 tlie eyes leading the
mouth ; i.e. telling a thing vividly
as one has seen it.
^ I to eye Idndly ; sympathizing.
] ^ iU ').U sharp-sighted; an
intelhgent, quick eye.
IS ^ ^ M 1 Bf you must carry
your eyes with you ; use your
wits and see what is going on.
Eead 'hm. Protuberant, bulg-
ing, as a cart hub.
In Shanghai. A term of com-
parison.
1^ :^ — 1 let it be higher and
bigger, or better and more of it.
^- 1 ^ -^ <C> 'lot the least incre-
dulous.
From man and to lie on.
To cease, to desist from ; to
sleep, to rechne ; to make to
lie down ; to still, to hush ;
to throw or push over ; to bend, as
a wind the grass; to fall along;
prostrated.
I ,^, to rest ; to take a nap.
] ^ imdecided, as one from
having his plans frustrated ; irre-
solute ; obstinate, disobedient.
I ^ to He down for a rest.
] -ff^ to fall over, as by a push.
1 ff^ '^ 35c to leave the mihtary
and follow the civil service.
1^ ] jrJiC it can go under the water,
;'. e. to hide itself.
From to conceal and repose; it
resembles the last.
To hide away, to secrete
one's self ; to repress ; a way-
side privy.
ffl ^ 1 SC to advance the literati
and repress the mihtary.
From insect and to lie on.
A species of livid lizard com-
mon about walls, called |
^ which changes its color ;
chameleon ; a cicada with a
hom or crest, also called ^ ifip or
capped cicada, which may perhaps
denote a Fulgora.
the
YEN.
YEN.
YEN.
1087
•ijcn
A region, now | |fg %% in
Hii cliau in the east of Ho-
nan, formerly a petty princi-
pality at the junction of the
Jii and Sha rivers.
A collar or band on the neck
of a coat, called | ^ which
was embroidered in the times
of the T'ang and Sung dy-
nasties.
From rat and to hide, alluding to
its babit of lying in streams.
An animal, having a white
back, a rat's nose, elephant's
feet, and hard hide, as laige as an
ox, and fond of lymg in the water ;
it is the Malacca tapir, and bears
the names of ] ^ and ^ -^ or
M I' and ^ il referring to its
supposed habit of burrowing and
concealing itself; this tenia is also
incorrectly applied to the mole |^
or H_, and the two animals are
confounded by the Chinese.
Yvomjish and to lie on-
A cat-fish, mudfish, or silure,
which lies flat on the ground ;
it has a white head.
.i: ;^ H * A ± fg the
delicate taste of the carp and
bull-head [are comparable to]
the sweetness of a pretty woman.
The female of the phoenix,
same as the J5[ so called in
early times becaiLse it was ^
{^ J^, the bird before which
all others bowed.
] E a phoenix.
A district, ] |f^ %% in K'ai-
fuug fu in Ilonau south of the
Yellow River ; also anciently
a place in the south of Ho-
nan near I-yang.
From hill and to offtr vj>.
The top of a mountain, liken-
ed to a boiler ; perhaps refer-
ring especially to hills with
concave tops, which are like burnt-
out volcanoes.
W % -S: 1 l^e ascended the hill-
tops.
1
Ucn
From water and to fear, one of
the liorary characters.
ygfi A stream flowing far ; long,
ample, extended ; widely ; to
practice, to exercise, as a craft or
art ; to perform ; to moisten, to per-
meate, to lead ; occurs used for the
next.
] ^ to leam, and become a pro-
ficient in ; to practice.
] 5^ to drill in military exercises.
1 1^\ to act plays.
1 ^ t^ to leam boxing and fen-
cing.
V% 1 «''" eddy in the water ; to
whirl round and round.
^-A^r\ From to ijo and water.
pj To overflow, to inundate;
'ijen to enlarge, to spread out, to
amplify; superfluous, abun-
dant, much ; prolix, turgid ; beauti-
ful, elegant ; fertile, rich, as a level
field.
^ ] abundant ; numerous, as
many descendants.
■^ \ to relax, to overpass ; to
give loose to one's passions.
;^ ] a sand-spit or bank.
1 Wr •& the very Holy Duke, a
title of the lineal descendant of
Confucius, conferred A. d. lOoo,
and still held by him.
f^ 1 ^ {* to make known wide-
ly his perfect virtue.
iii 1 tit |pj to write a thing care-
lessly, without regard to style or
accurac)'.
1 1 "iff B. iJi a, cool breeze
comes by in the heated day.
^^i^
yen
A centi[)ede, ^.^ ] another
mode of writing ^ ^ the
Ccrmatia or Scutijaxt.
'yen
From mouth and to enter! contrac-
ted from an old form representing
a ravine down which water and
mud poured, making a morass
at its moH'Ji ; it is used only as a
primitive, and as an old form
of f^uen f/Ci a district in Shan-
tung, and also of tl:e next.
A marshy place at the foot of
hills : mud and water debris.
f j^Ap A large prefecture, ] Jill /j^
_Jf^ in the south of Shantung,
'ijan which belonged to Lu, and
was the scene of important
historical events ; but it is not in-
cluded in the ancient ] '}[], the
sujallest of Yii's nine divisions,
\\hieh comprised the region lying
between the rivers Pei-ho and Tsi
and the Gulf of Chihli, afterwards
the state of Tsi ; correct, trastwor-
thy, which Ls explained as having
been applied to this region.
Clrf-A' From black and sound.
IS; |E| Black ; pitchy black, as the
'_y?/j sky, which makes a back-
ground for stars.
•^ ] inky dark, as the heavens.
S LU 1 jjii ^^^ piled-up clouds
are very dark.
1 ff.*^ ik ^ ^ ^is face was
gloomy, as if his spirits had melt-
ed, — at the parting.
C J_» Suppose
I ting enc
/ eaves ;
Supposed to represent the projeo-
; end of the plate under tho
others say it is Vika &
'yi'n house or the slope of the roof ; it
is the 53d radical of characters
relating to dwellings.
A spacious covering or shelter,
capable of protecting people.
From gem and Jiame; it was the
personal name of the Emperor
Kiaking, and only the second
form is now used.
A gem of great brilliancy like
'>/i-ii the topaz.
] ^ a tablet or mace held as
a warrant by the emperor's envoys,
who were sent to punis^h refractory
princes ; it was nine inches long
and shar^vpointed; bright, beauti-
ful, as a gem.
The upright bar which shuts
the door inside is ] ]^ ; it
'i/iii laps over the two leaves and
fits into sockets.
C J. J> Also read shen^
'iy^ Luminous, bright ; easy, quiet,
'i/'ii. smoothed out; to cover.
] ^ at leisure and in health.
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YEN.
YEN.
YEN.
(jf^ |1 Sharp, having a sharp point ;
^/l^fj to sharpen, to point ; to cut
'i/en off' or in two.
1 ISi sharp-pointed.
1 1 ^ ® ^^ ''°S6 "^P ^^"1 '^^^^
away.
I ] glorious, bright ; said of the
emperor's discernment.
1 /IC i^ ^ lie sharpened the
stick for a dart.
] ^ ^'I'l one form of Jamhit-dtvipa,
the Budhistic univeree. ,
C /SEt From 7nan aud stern.
Of a commanding presence,
carrying the head high ; ma-
jestic, stern, severe-looking ;
as before, hke.
g lilie as.
S W\ f -t :& 1 ^^ ^e came
back to see and there was the
package of money as before (?'. e.
untouched).
^ very precise and formal
particular in etiquette, like a
martinet.
^ — ■g, just the same color.
From yf^t/reainni ^ to extend
out, i. e. large overmuch ; also
, read /yen.
'yen '■■^
To remain, to stop awhile;
to cover, to hide from ; a surplus,
an excess ; as an adverb, forthwith,
erelong, hastily, quickly ; entirely ;
grandly.
I ||_ a town near where Confu-
cius lived.
] ;^- J5" [Wan Wang] erelong
got possession of the whole land.
MM^ ] 1 gasping> fainting, ex-
pu-ing.
< 1 SS ^^ ^°°^ at a long time
] •^ to seek a refuge ; to stay
long, or as it were hidden.
f IJljfe^ Some say, the shadow of a
f\*\^ hill ; a mountain in the west,
V» called ] ||^ fabled to con-
tain the cave where the sun
goes at night ; perhaps alluding to
some of the lofty peaks in Kansuh
or the Koulkun range.
yen
1
iHl
1
1
It
The sun obscured Ij}' clouds ;
indistinct, from something in-
'i/eii tervening and obstructing the
sight ; obscure, as twilight.
1 ] M y M ti"' s™ i«
darkening and will soon be down.
] B|c obscured, dimmed ; said of
the siui or moon.
1 1(^ to intercept the light, as a
curtain.
1 1 M ix -T: ift [tlie hera who
can save it] is hidden and un-
known to the world.
From piece and to fiidc.
The boards or screen, called
'yen ] ^ placed over the plate
beneath the eaves to prevent
birds from nestling there.
The selvage or border of a
dress.
V" 1 ^in Shensi a bag or buck-
et for horses to drink from;
a very wide and large dress.
'JpiC To cover a thing with earth.
Jt^ 1 g to bury.
'>/''" i 1 i|t llj to pile or heap
up earth over a grave.
• ^K ^ i 1 bank up earth and
•stop the water.
1 ^ '° conceal by burying; said
of money or bodies.
From hand and to cover ; the se-
cond form is the least used.
' To gather in order to cover ;
to screen, to shade from view,
especially with the hand ; to
close ; to hide from observa-
tion ; to soothe ; to stroke; to catch
at a disadvantage ; to surprise and
cover, as a net does birds.
] ^ to screen the face with the
sleeves.
I ■^ to bide the face.
] ^ to hold the nose.
] fijj or ] ^^ to act hyiwcriti-
caDy ; to conceal one's bad deeda
ij2 ] half concealed or shut ; am-
phibology, meaning half said.
] p^ to shut or close the door.
1 S or ji| ] to hide from view,
to shade.
1 ^ 1i '' won't remain closed,
as a door.
JS :?^ 1 Ji!i ]t ;F 1 JS the
tlaw cannot hide the gem, nor
the gem co\er up its defects ; —
each one must stand on his own
merits.
'^^-j* From j\ to raise the hands and
1-' I "Q" to join; it resembles the last
'ijeii in its meanings.
To cover over ; to hide, as a
star at an occultation ; a nar-
row patli ; to intervene and shade ;
bell-shaped, or like a ^'ase with
a large belly and small mouth.
I rfi in a narrow path, as an alley
or a pass in the mountains.
1 M '"' P^^*' a cover over.
^ ® 1 tlie clouds obscure
the sun.
From demon and to hate.
Disturbed in sleep by horrid
'i/cn dreams, and to cry out in
distress ; to have the night-
mare.
1 ^ oppressed by nightmare.
^ 1 *-"' [^ 1 'ii a nightmare.
I jj^ the nightmare demon,
•f* 1 infatuated, bewitched, as by
a vile beauty.
C lajA From a scale and to dislike.
I^f=l The operculum of a snail,
'yen whelk, winkle, or other spiral
mii valve, also called ^. \ ^
or snail's cash.
^ ] the sternum or thorax of a
crab.
C JB^ From tree and to dislike.
' ■ ^^ The wild mulberiy, (Morns
'yen sylvestr'is.) whose wood is
veined, and used for making
bows and hubs.
1 i^ '^^il'l silk from this tree, good
for guitar strings, cords, and
traces.
Jt ] ^ U there was the wild
and cultivate.l mulberry.
YEN.
YEN.
YEN.
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)^J^ Armor for the breast like a
, cuirass or breast;-plate.
yen '^
C:i IgS To pray for happiness ; to
/Ivb'V ™plore the gods.
Va'" 1 JR '■" '^^ ^^^ blessings.
The scar of a wound or sore.
c Ib^ Black piinples or scars on the
•-3m. face or body.
%n ] JjiE dark spots ; a usevus.
] ;jg a dark scar.
u 3 From a precipice and sufficient ;
this cliaracter is used to illustrate
tlie fom' tones ; it has the niean-
i/cn' ings of several of its compounds.
Sufficient, filled ; satiated ;
distasteful, disagreeable ; to dislike,
to reject ; to loathe, to sicken at ;
wearied with ; quietly, steady.
'g' ] hated or avoided by all.
f^ A 1 to get people's dislike ;
to bore others.
^ ^B ] JE. lie is never satisfied.
1 ^' or 'If- ] to hate, to avoid
a person.
] ;^ to dislike being troubled.
p]" ] loathsome, disagreeable.
Eead j2/f?(. Satisfied, gratified-
S "?§ ^ 1 ^^'■' avaricious can
never be satisfied.
1 ] ^m^^mnm i^-t ««
have a quiet, jolly time to-night,
and not go home till we get
drunk.
Bead V '"^"^^ "^<^<^ ^^^ ^' '^'^
cover, to shade ; to retreat from
bustle ; a liightmare, a bad dream.
] @ to shade the eyes.
£ ;g ^ lii) ;& 1. ^ [^vhen the
fool] sees the princely man, he
skulks away for shame.
Eead,'/t7;, Constrained, naiTow ;
to bring under subjection, to restrict ;
obedient ; to unite as one. united ;
to injure ; to beckon in, as at a
door-way.
1 f^ submissive looking.
] ^ to keep down the people.
] j^g to destroy entirely.
M'^im-Mma] ;^ he there-
upon for this reason went east-
ward to oppose them.
Eead yah^ and used for jg. To
press.
fa ] to subdue, as rebels.
1 i)t 'o bring again under control-
Eead yih^ Wet, damp.
tj From to eat and enovijk for the
phonetic ; like the last.
Eaten to repletion ; satiated,
even to loathing ; to satisfy
desires.
1 ffi or ] ^ having eaten to the
full ; satiated.
4£ I unsatisfied, covetous-
/f« 3^ •P ] if he does not grab
all he is never satisfied.
1 P or ] ^ a beUyfnl.
I am busy as I can be all the
day, and can yet get hardly
enough for my own living.
These two forms are by most
books regarded as the same,
but their descriiJtions difi'er.
A small bird like the quail,
that breeds on the ground
and never settles on trees ; it
is speckled brown and has a
crest ; crows in the time of wheat
harvest.
jami;t^/f:ift^to imitate
the quail which never rests on
trees and yet is quiet.
M
yen
^) ■( From bird and man and a cliff;
the second form is also used as a
, contraction of t!/'i'9 Is ^ bawk.
A wild goose, whito and
smaller than the common
brown goose; its annual flight
determines seasons ; it was ancient-
ly offered to the emperor ; in a
series, in order, alluding to its mode
of flight ; a marriage ceremony,
from the usage of carrying a pair at
weddings.
yK I °^ 1 i'l ^ ^'^^^ goose-
1 fr '■o go a little behind another,
as brothers should; met. brethren.
^ ] to pour out a libation to the
goose, intimating that the new
couple should cordially agree-
1 ^J*-; the geese hu\e come ; — a
term for the 9th moon-
1 2i5 ifjl the Plumbago zeylanica,
because it blooms in that moon-
^ ] a married pair-
Wi \ ^ t. tlie large and small
wild goase treat each other ac-
cording to politene.ss.
] J^ a family letter.
5^ ] a poetical term for a comet-
^ ] the household wild goose, a
name for the common goose.
From precious and a goose or
man and elegant ; the thii'd form
is rarely nsed, and the second is
not altogether correct, though
- most in use.
False, counterfeit, as goods ;
spurious, adulterated ; deceit-
ful ; harsh and selfish.
1 1^ cheating, false.
] true and false.
^V 1 W ^ ft M 'It ^l^en a
man puts on a joyful exterior,
be loses the verity of his inward
peace-
j to act the hypocrite : to
counterfeit goods.
i^
m
From Jire and to geld ; the se-
cond is read nryo/i, and the first
seems to have been changed from
it in order to conform the jn-imi-
tive to the colloquial sound of
?/c», iin, or aihg in the so<ithern
yi£^ dialects.
oh A dull fire ; one half extin-
guished ; to bank a fire ; to
smother a fire, — for which the se-
cond form is most proper.
From sun and quiet ; also read
ngan^
A serene clear sky ; towards
evening, afternoon ; tardy,
lute, behindhand : quiet, peaceful,
gentle ; new, rich, as a fur robe.
jpj I ^ why are you so late ?
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TEN.
•J|L ] morning, evening ; early, late.
1 I ijeaceful, quiet times, pros-
perous clays ; Larmoniously.
j^ ] jieaceful seas, no piiates or
storms.
In Cantonese. A lunch.
^ ] to eat tiflBu.
]tt ] ^ to take a recess in school.
1 ^ noon-time.
- 11 * ) The four points represent the tail,
vImII the sides the wings, and with the
^►k'* tiiout/i and head, furnish a faint
yeii' likeness to the sicalloiv.
The house swallow, or the
martin, including all kinds of these
birds ; in Canton, a shuttlecock ;
used for the last, a feast ; to give
a feast ; to please ; pleased ; to
soothe ; to rest, as when retired
from official life ; leisurely, easy,
peaceful ; alone ; to disgrace, to
bring reproach on.
I .^ a swallow.
>J I or J; ] cliff or bank martin.
1 ^ * Peking species of gray finch.
] ^ a swallow's tail.
^ ] a bat.
1 1 ^ fH swallows flitting about.
^1 1 ^ it' some enjoy their
peaceful rest.
Jg ] to kick the shuttlecock.
1 w ?S ''ra ''^^ swallows twitter
and chirp.
] S to live at ease and leisure.
^ 1 for pleasure's sake.
^ ] to give a feast.
I ^ .^ to entertain the emperor
at a banquet, as a feudal prince.
^ II the paraphernalia of a bride.
Eead ^yen. A principality es-
tablished by Wan Wang, which
continued from 6. c 1122 to 265,
but only six rulers are mentioned
from 333 to 278 ; its capital was at
or near the present Peking, stUl
called 1 ^ or ] ^, but its ter-
ritory often extended north and east
to the Desert and Songari Eiver.
1 'y\ an old district in the south
of Kwangsi.
YEN.
) -1 From mouth and because or a
siL-alhiv; they are not quite sy-
nonymous, and thelatteris rarely
rt-y^> ) ' met ; the first is also used with
Hj^ !/«■'') la to hiccough.
yen^ To swallow down, to gulp.
1 ?f> T 'i ■'■ '^^"''' swallow.
I 7j(^ to drink.
1 _- -f^ p to gulp a huge swal-
low.
] M to gi^6 "P ^^® ghost.
^ I [for a star\'ing man to take]
three bites — of a plum, denotes
a temperate man.
Eead ^yen. The throat or larynx ;
the gullet ; a narrow and important
pass.
1 Mi'^'J^ ^ straight, throat-like
passage, as the Nan-k'au jg P
pass near Peking.
Eead j?/m. A sound imitating
the roll of drums,
i^ P 1 ] [like the] distant
reveille.
From a shelter and rest ; the
second form is nearly synonymous
with i?}k but is not much used.
A feast, a banquet, such as
is given to graduates ; rest,
repose ; merriment.
] ^ to sit and converse.
gg ] to confer a banquet, as ou a
high officer.
1 i§l ^ ft *^° S^' ^s^T ^^ ^
feast of friends.
1 ■^ to invite guests.
] ^ a congratulatory feast
^ 1 to give a spring-tide feast.
Bi iS ^ 1 ^'i imperial banquet
given to the fswse' graduates.
M P.I 1 and |g li 1 the feasts
given to the civil and military
fjijhi graduates by the provmcial
authorities.
i^t^i\i^:t. ] 1 ^liat makes
you look so happy ?
1t^> From earth and to hide.
I^V A bank of earth which pre-
yeji' vents an ovei'flow ; a moat, a
dike.
YEN.
] to build dikes.
] a bank lined with willows.
] a bund, a levee, a dike.
From %f mixed colors and ) a
covert.
An elegant and handsome
person, a fine figure; excel-
lent, accomplished.
^ ] a personable and clever man.
^ 1 °'' 1 i * ^^^^ portly look-
ing man.
Ij^ ] a distinguished scholar.
^ ^ 1 •^ he is the finest one,
i.e. the very Bayard of the state.
From woi'ds and elegant,
A proverb, a common saying ;
traditionary or legendary talk;
village stories.
] a vulgar saying.
] the sayings of low people.
) ■^ j^ as the old proverb
hath it.
Eead nc/an^ and used for the
next. A blunt and menacing talk,
boastful ; brusque in manner,
disrespectful.
The first of these when read
ngaii' is like the preceding, but
otherwise it is most fiequeutly
used with the second.
To moan with one for the
loss of one's country ; to con-
dole with the miserable, or
those disgraced from office.
] ^ to condole with.
1 ^ ^ ^ ^^"^ g"^ ^^^ mourn with
one wlwse country is destroyed.
7 y^ 1 ?^ '^'^ never came to
condole with me.
m
I ) From static and to appear.
The smooth stone on which
yen' the Chine.sc rub their ink.
1 Wt *'" get one's hving by
writing, i. c. plowing the ink-
stone.s.
[pI 1 or ] _51 or 1 ;jg fellow-
students ; schoolmates, who use
the same ink-stone.
^ 1 ^ ^ ^'^ ground a hole in
his ink-stone by his application.
YEN.
» J From worth and to o^ff'ei' up ; it
is also read ^e/zj
To cltcide on judicial cases,
and give ;i sentence ; to pro-
nounce judgment ; to adjudge
the decision.
] ^' to sentence.
I A a legal decision.
^ I the autumnal assize.
W ft" 1 "" equitable decision.
J^ ] a final decision.
J I I'Vom ^ abundant and ^. to
rover over : tlie Hrst nnautljoriz-
ed form is most common, but not
considered to be so correct as the
last two.
Beautiful, captivating, band-
some ; plump ; voluptuous
and wiaisome, as a lino face ;
bedizened, wanton, dissipat-
ed ; tall, well-shaped.
^ flO ] incomparably beautiful.
S 5^ BII 1 ['» tlie spring] the
flowers emulate each other's
beauty.
I U handsomely dressed.
5K ] gorgeous and beautiful, as
an illumination.
^ ] bright, enticing ; winsome,
as a pretty face.
}^ ] wanton ; seductive and las-
civious.
] ^ Kl A teaiity excites men.
1 n 1^ %^^ ready tongue is an
evil — or brings trouble.
1 ^ 3^ ^^^ balmy days of spring.
] ^ to admire and desire, as
great learning or wealth.
Ptt J From spirit and severe ; used
with (Jiunt/ )[§ rich.
yn' Vinegar or spirits of a strong,
sharp taste.
1 ^ strong tea.
J5 1 this drink is very strong.
TEN.
VBK'' ^f^"'^'" moving heautifuity, as
iSm '''° boisterous, rolling sea.
.'/«*' %. \ 'H^^ if, t'lie bub-
bling waters fill up the pool.
From_/?ffme and to involve. ; it is
nearly synonymous with j 5^ ;
the first form is preferred, and
the last two are ratlier pedantic.
■ Brilliant, drawing the gaze
of men ; the fuiy of a fire.
>X. ] 8- flame, the blaze.
^ ] a blue flame.
^J 1 a roaring high blaze.
lk%M \ tlie flames of
the lamp are very bright.
^ .r. ]^ ] D to say mass on the
third day after death and open
the door of bell to release a soul.
I 7^ iSC 4 ^ ii the lurid flames
shot up to the heavens.
I ] the leaping tongues of flame.
ft 1 H # the pestilent fire [of
heresy] daily spreads.
Fr»m horse and the whole; the
second form is rather vulgar-.
■ Name of a horse; to verify,
to examine ofiicially for pur-
poses of verification; to prove
by inspection ; to examine
into, as the cause of a death; proof,
evidence ; a testimony or examina-
tion which proves a thing.
] ^ to bold an inquest.
^0 ] to hold an official inquest or
examination, as of wounds re-
ceived, or of a corpse.
] ^ to inspect and pass goods.
] J^ to ascertain the personal
efficiency of officers before send-
ing them to their posts.
1 ^ a permit.
^B I to examine if genuine.
] 3^. 3f to test a man's identity
by his fingers' ends.
TEN.
1091
I j^ to e.tammc a vessel.
1 ^ to examine an officer or can-
didate as to bLs qualifications ; it
is done monthly in the Board of
Civil Office by special commis-
sioners.
1 ^ the fulfillment of a dream.
^ 1 a satisfactory proof of; an
examination approved by a su-
perior.
Mx_ 1 T the proofs are complete ;
it was verified.
1 Bfl Jr M look sharp after the
catties anil taels ; a shop notice.
^ 1 0^ ^ to examine into care-
_ fuUy.
^1(0 try or test.
■(»rjy^| what proof will suffice"?
I m the river of verification, in
Budhism, Sindhu ^ ;* or the
Eiver Indus, which rises in the
Himalaya Mts.
f|-A»' The action of a fish's mouth
yJvL '"'hen it comes to the top of
y(?»' the water.
.ffi. P 1 PS the fish is gasp-
ing and panting.
*J From man and settled; it is an-
other form of ^|J a district.
To settle or arrange the prices
of articles^ as a broker.
I ,^ names of two gods or genii.
To pare, to clip, to even off;
to bale out, as grain.
1,^ OM Mil Tit to
ladle or pom- out rice.
>)(l^M ^ hunting dog of gieat
QDX strength used in buntins
yen*
( tigers ; probably allied to
the Mongolian or Tibetan
mastiff'.
1092
YIH.
TIH.
YIH.
Od sounds, yik, yit, yip, and ngik. In Canton, yili, yat, ilt, and yap ; — in Swalow, ek, ia, ip, it, and at ; — m Amoy,
ek, giet, ip, it, and gek ; — in Fuhchau, ek, ik, yfeh, and e ; — in Shanghai, yiik, niak,
5'ih, ih, yok, and ngeh ; — in Chifu, i.
jnL>
From water and vessel ; q. d. a
dish filling witli water ; occurs
used for the next.
To pour in more; to increase;
to advance, to promote ; lo
benefit ; advantageous, beneficial ;
full, superabundant ; strengthening,
restorative, as a tonic ; a term of
comparison, more, in a higher de-
gree; the 42d diagram, denoting
to augment.
fif J<. 1 ;^ it '"'ill lie highly ad-
vantageous.
^ ^ ^ ) it will only be injurious,
and not beneficial.
M ^ 1 bumility advances one's
interests.
^ ] gradual progress, as in learn-
ing.
|§ 1 to ask again about ; to ask
further, to inquire more.
I >S ro ] "J® the further [from
the times of the sages] the worse
— the customs.
^ more and more ; worse and
worse.
jH'l an old name for the capital
of Sz'ch'ueu.
a poetical name for the
lung-yen. {Nephtliitm hmgan.)
%^M II am deeply obliged
for your kindness.
From water and to augment;
occurs used for the last.
A vessel full to the brim ;
ready to overflow, to run
over : abundant ; to spread abroad,
to diffuse; still, as water in a vessel;
a handful ; a measure or
j^ ] full and sufficient.
1 {fj an overplus, good measure'
4ft ^ j nothing over, just enough.
1 ^ what was over or more than
enough.
S W E 1 '■I'is noise (or music)
was heard on all sides.
J$ 1 to overflow.
yi'
weight.
P§>
From mouth and to add ; hut the
seal character represents the veins
. , of the throat ; used for yeii' P|3
y the throat.
The throat, the organs of
eating and speaking ; to hiccough.
n 9 ^L W ] T> PI 1^" cried
the whole day without getting
hoarse.
1 /fl § jfjt not a grain of rice
can stay in the throat.
Eead U-uh., To laugh ; the
noise of laughing.
'^ ^ 1 1 laughed convulsively.
In Cantonesf. To call after one ;
to quarrel, to scold, to bawl ; crowd-
ed, thronged ; near to.
j ^ to wrangle about.
] HI brawling, making a row ; a
hubbub.
+ 1 A. ^ 1.1 ten f'O one but it
is a quarrel about mocey.
A piece of gold of 9.0 taels
weight in the Cheu dynasty,
but in the state g^ i' weigh-
ed 30 ; in the ^ dynasty,
a catty of gold of 24 taels ; and in
the Han dynasty, of 16 taels ; it
was sometimes used to weigh rice.
^ ] great wealth, much gold.
yi'
The open bow or prow of a
junk, called ] fj^ from its
being thought to resemble a
monstroiLs sea bird, and there-
by to terrify the spirits.
I ^ a handsomely carved boat.
From bird and increasing ^
used for the last.
it IS
A kind of sea bird that flies
high, whose figiu-e is gaily
painted on the sterns of junlis,
to denote their swift sailing; the
descriptions are contradictory, but
its picture rudely resembles a heron.
J^ 1 "^ a dragon-boat with a
heron's figure-head.
Regarded as the same, and a more
correct form than the preceding.
A bird of the heron kind ;
the hen is fabled to conceive
by looking at the cock.
^ 1 5i fi^ il ^ IfU six herons
flew back and forth over the
capital of Sung ; — a good omen.
I III the tiger bittern or chestnut
heron {Gorsachius goisub), found
In Formosa.
Another form of the last ; also
the cackling of geese.
pray, what is the use of this
cackling ?
Seems to be interchanged with
the last, but this is probably an
error.
A species of gallinaceous bird,
the medallion pheasant {Tnifjopan
satijrm) or Nipal homed pheasant,
called Pj; ^ i,% or cock that ejects
the comb.
•'•[> W H* 1 on ^^^ height is the
ribbed grass ; probably alluding
to its markings which resemble
the bird's.
From man and thoyght. ; q. d, a
number beyond his thought.
A himdred thousand, or a
lakh of ten myriads ; the
Budhists use it for a tcoli, or ten
thousand millions ; quiet, repose of
mind ; to contrive ; to guess, to bet.
] j^, to calculate, to plan, as
whether the means are enough.
1 I'J 7?l wlien the heart is
quiet, then it is pleased.
] jl^ ;^ ^ myriads and millions
of people.
•^ ] he couid not make
I'iui at ease; not satisfy his
desires.
*5
7t&
YIH.
YIH.
YIH.
1093
fe
yv
7 ■
a
1 1
Eed or yellow binding insert-
ed around tLe upper leather
above the sole.
From liearl and to tldnk.
To recall, to bring to mind ;
to reflect on, to think upon.
1 ^ to recall to mind.
lu •^ I •'■ cannot recollect it.
^ recollected it.
] to bring up to mind, as by
strong eflbrt.
'1'^ to cherish ill-will.
a mutual remembrance.
A tough kind of wood like
the ash or wild cherry, suita-
ble for making bows or arrows.
^2: 1 a kind of wild plum.
'^%%^'M, 1 '^ ^ ffi in get-
ting out rods for arrows, the ash
is next in goodness to the wild
mulberry.
MThe breast, the pit of the
) stomach ; the heart or bosom ;
yi ' full ; used for its primitive, the
thoughts, the feelings.
1 ^ 'i^y opinion ; I think so, —
implying some conceit in it.
Jl^ ] the breast ; the desires.
] pi your decided views ; your
prejudices.
f^ 'Ig ^j ] the mind filled with
anxious feelings.
1 I5t prejudices, notions.
1 f SI ^ 3^ ''^" original composi-
tion.
1 §^ to get a judgment or opinion
from another.
^g j the breast swollen a little ;
asthmatic.
JVrt From hand and to lool: up ; but
•Bljj tlia original primitive is fP seal ;
"* . f^ o.rf. turned by tlie baud.
y^
A conjunction, else, or ; either
or better ; moreover, further ; to
press down with the hand, to settle ;
to stop, to repress, to keep back or
down ; to rule ; to keep one's self-
possession, to curb ; dose ; hand-
some.
^ or else ; otherwise.
^ M ^ or is it so that there
aie none '?
i^ grieved, desponding from
being held back ; irked, vexed.
^ repress it ; keep it down.
iff^ pj ^ however, this may
also be.
j^ 'dl 1 j ^''^ ^^ ^^ ^'<^''y careful
and reserved.
] j§ to abate or restrain ; to press
down.
^^M 1 'Uii M stall we
seek it, or will it be better to give
it to him ?
#,
The oiiginal is described as form-
ed from ylj <jreat with a line each
. J side to represent a man's arms ;
In wliicb sense the character /}K)
Is now used.
A copula, and, also, moreover,
too; likewise, further, involving a
measure of qualification of the idea ;
after ^ it has no particular mean-
ing, but rounds the period ; an ad-
versative particle, as not, or.
] J£ J^ ^ I can also do as well ;
I can likewise effect it.
id ^; 1 RT cither will do, to have
it or not.
1 ^c in 1^1 then in fact there's
no help for it.
] •^ it is also that.
^ ] ^ -? ^ is he not also a
good man ?
1 ^ :§; 't is also just that.
1 T> >I>f^ 1 T>ms don't
aslv, for I dare not tell.
1 l«E Jh l.i^iJjhlhave
seen and likewise met him.
1 jS ffiJ Ei ^ ^t ^^''^ ^° quite as
well if he goes another way.
y''
From r/rcnt and also; it is con-
stantly used for the ne.\t.
Very large ; great ; abundant ;
adorned, beautiful ; grand
looking ; unsettled ; enduring, as
generations or a family ; following
in order ; to play chess.
] ^ abundant leaves, or ] -{g;
many ages, i e. an old family,
many generations.
S '& 1 1 gloomy and of a sad
heart.
13 ft 1 1 the double tandem
chariots came on in line.
i ^ 1 1 the magnificent pa-
lace of the Sovereiffn.
o
] ^ name of a great chess player,
B. c. 450 ; the Philidor of China.
■ A * Confounded with the last.
'Jl'i A game where the men num-
yi ' her 180 white and black men
each, to represent days and nights ;
the aim of the player is to surround
his opponent's man as in our game
of fox and geese ; to play a game, as
chess ; the mien or air ; a tent
tS 1 to play chess.
^ftt From napkin and also.
xft) A very small tent, chiefly
»/«' used, according to one, to
protect a coffin from the dust.
A very slow pulse is called
) ^ ] hi medical books.
y^ ^ ] a disease of a vora-
cious appetite, and yet the
patient grows thin ; caused probably
by tape-worm.
From wings and to stand — as
if ready for Jli;i/it,m which sense
alone it is used with the next.
?/p
the
Bright, as it will bt
morrow.
^ i 1 wait for him till
to-morrow.
1 ^ to-morrow morning.
^tgy From wings and separated.
-*|j^ j The wings of a bird ; sails of
yi ' a vessel ; flanks or wings of
an army ; applied to side
horses, houses, or rooms ; to serve
as wings ; to assist, as a councillor ;
to append, as a wing ; to brood
over, to shelter and defend ; to be
reverent ; leisure ; cordial ; vigor-
ous, daring ; well-ordered ; exubei^
ant, flourishing; next.
^ ] to help ; to give succor, as
to the center corps.
>Ji »^ 1 1 very careful and re-
spectful.
1094
YIH.
YIH.
YIH.
m>
J3^ ] wings ; helps, adherents, ac-
coniphces; aids to study, as com-
inents, glossaries.
I I leisurely, like four horses
abreast ; regular, as marching
troops.
^ I -g a Manchu major-general.
ik ] ^^ M. 1 tlie bat, from its
folding tlie wings during the day.
'-^ ^ ^ 1 liis feathers and w'ngs
are all grown, said of a lad of
16 years.
*6 ] or ^ 1 or ^ 1 *o clap
the wings.
^ ] ± ?C Hi can you fly to
heaven without wuigs ?
] !f^ the 27th zodiacal constella-
tion, including the Crater.
^ ] the wing is broken ; met. the
death of a brother.
1 iU ^ :^ placed [this tuber] as
a side dish, or to fill out the
table.
Like the two preceding.
To assist ; standing ready to
fly.
^ ] an assistant ; to help.
^1 ] "^ Br S^ their notions
are the same, just as two wings
fly in unison.
A small branch of the ^
^j 7j*C i» Mih-hien in the north
yi ' of Honan, one of the head-
waters of the Eiver Hwai ;
a boiling current caused by a rock
ill a stream.
From 5 ei/e written transrerse-
ly and ^ hnppili/, denoting the
eye of an officer motioning to the
lictors to seize a criminal.
To spy, to be on the lookout
for offenders ; to lead on.
] ] pleased ; alive, growing ;
good.
Eead nieh^ To stop and see
what one will do.
Mists and vapors ascending
I) in thin revolving flecks; to
revolve and return upon ; for
which the next is now used.
y^
From horse and to spy ; like the
vfit^ ne.xt, and often contiacted to it.
yi' A government post, a fixed
station where couriers rest or
exchange ; a stage ; a courier or
express ; to praise, to extol a per-
son; uninterrupted, incessant, as
passing po.S':.men ; a want of se-
quence, said of dinnation tokens.
1 ^ a wayside rest-house.
1 ^ or 1 ^ a station house ;
the official stations.
] f^ or ] ig the courier, the post.
I M '14 fidgety, in a hurry,
flighty.
1 I ^ ^ the blades are spring-
ing up rapidly.
\ ^ Ml ^ ^ l^om under a
wandering star ; — never at rest
From horse and day, because
postmen ride a day ; iuterchang-
cd with the last.
A post-horse, a fleet steed foi
carrying dispatches ; a courier
sent with letters.
a post-horse.
post-houses and couriers.
] to forward the courier.
From silk and to spy ; it occurs
interchanged with the last and
nest.
To draw out or unravel silk, to
get the clue ; to unfold, as a
subject in the mind ; to state in
order, to lay before one ; to explain ;
uninterruptedly, unceasing; long;
great ; at the last extreme.
M 1 to get at the clue, to un-
ravel or extricate an affair.
'^ 1 ^ ^ constant and inces-
sant, as intercourse.
^12.^ ^^^ ™an stated his
opinion.
1 ^0 <& [the sound] kept on
just that way ; incessantly.
^ ^ ] ^ »We to draw them
out, as the talents of oflBcer.5.
1 Jf^ imceasing, continuous.
To explain, to make clear ; to
Tj interpret, and make parties,
yi ' understand each other ; to !
translate from one language to an-
other.
j^ 1 to interpret.
I Igp an official interpreter.
£ ] far off regions, people who
Jive so remote that repeated
interpretings from mouth to
mouth are necessary to under-
stand them.
] ^ M "X translated it into
Chinese.
^j»B8 To like, to rejoice in ; to
pp) please ; happy, contented,
yi ' jovial.
1 ^ delighted, gleefully.
1 'K pleased with.
^ I sick, indisposed.
A hill in Ts'aohien"^ M"^
Shantung ; and of another,
tl^e :g 1 iJj in Pei hien JjJ
j^ in the north of Kiangsu.
The original form represents a
short stake with a hook to hang
things ; it is the oCih radical of
eight characters, and resembles
ilivo ;?5 a spear ; used with the
tiest.
An arrow with a string tied to
it ; a perch or roost ; to appropriate ;
to seize or take, because the bird
shot with this arrow was drawn in
to one ; to aim at ; to let fly an ar-
row ; black.
1 flX to take or seize without
order or erroneously.
] /(^ to arrest criminals.
] ^ ■& !^ '^Irag him out of his
den or hole.
# fj >J^ il g( 1 15 <Sr it is
not that our small state ventured
to aim at the appointment of
the Tin dynasty.
Used for the last.
Black.
^ ) black.
^ ^' I f 1^ he wore a black
£llk.
The ears or
of a tripod.
side omameuts
YIH.
A post to tether animals ; a
pillar ; iu Cantonese, a spiko
ov book ; a fruit from Annam
iike a pear.
] a stone which divides lands.
!]■ ] a long spike or peg.
AVlieat from which the chaff
or glume has been taken or
thrashed out.
From clothes and night.
The part of the dress under
the arms.
] ^ the seam on the side
of the dress.
Eead chih^ A sleeve.
I'"i'om ivater and night.
That which shows exhaustion
of the powers, vie, fluid secre-
tions, as saliva, sweat, pus,
milk, sap ; thick dregs ; to disperse,
as water thrown down.
^ ] rich juices, appUed to dew
and genial rains.
dew.
met.
!/«
^ ] sweat of the clouds, ?. e.
2 j the pearly secretion ;
spring water,
jpl ] humid, moist.
5'^ ] continued sound, as of one
humming or groaning.
>fc 1 ^ name of a pool within
the palace at Peking.
The arm-pits, the side of the
) body ; the part under the
fore legs of animals.
] "^ under the arms.
^ 1 )&M ^'^ collects the bits
of fur under foxes' legs to make
his robe ; — he asks aid from
everybody.
] ^ fetor of the arm-pits.
From Iiand and night ; but the
primitive is rather the preceding
contracted, wliich occurs inter-
changed with it.
To sustain one by his arms ;
to raise up or lead by the arm ; to
seize one by the arm and throw
him down ; the side-honscs or
apartments in the palace, used for
retiring-rooms.
2/e
YIH.
^ ] to uphold, to protect.
IJl ] to lead on and enconrage
one, as in a good course.
2£ ^ 1 P^ the gates on the
sides of the palace entrance.
|j| ] sides of a long robe.
The insect that changes, reier-
t) ring to its different hues or
yih' its celerity; a small eft or
chameleon common in Hu-
kwaiig, called ^ ] and ^ || or
grass dragon ; it is fed to larks.
Also read sih,
A blaze, a light ; bright,
brilliant ; dry, dried up ;
rancid, not fresh, said of
walnuts and chestnuts.
1 ^t '^^7' withered.
From earth and to change ; very
similar to ^ch'ang T% an arena.
A border, a limit ; a raised
fence or dike between fields ;
to dike off fields.
I edge of a field.
^ ] frontiers .and dikes, the
bounds of states and fields.
^ I to confer a territory on one.
YIH.
1095
i%
The door of a furnace where
,) pottery is burned ; the open-
^2 ' ing of a fire-place.
^My From to go and a javelin.
^y^) Men sent to guard the frontier;
l/i' to send on service ; work for
a feudal prince ; government
service ; to minister to ; ofhcial un-
derlings and attendants; policemen ;
to set in rows, as when transplant-
ing grain.
.jSj I ;i runner about the pubhc
courts; of whom there are §^ ]
and j^ 1 head sergeants and
(•onstables. f^ ] and ^ ] door-
keepers and waiters-, ^ 5^ |
head jailers, &c.
A \ M%[:^ ] «hen I am a
servant I perform its duties, even
when disagreeable.
^ ] a servant, an employe, a
coolie.
I •^ to employ, as a servant.
fj- ] to go to the wars.
^ I or "f ] the lowest class of
menials ; scavengers, runners.
^ I occupation, caUing.
■Jtf: ] servants who are bought for
life.
^^ ^ ] ] to work incessantly
to the end of life.
.jl|^ From disease and a, javelin.
/JVj a prevalent disease, or one
^i' attended with unusual symp-
toms ; an epidemic, a pesti-
lence.
] ^ i$- ^ t''e pestilential vapor
passed on and infected others.
j^ ] ^ to expel the demon of
the contagion.
j^ 1 ;J5- an amulet against the
epidemic.
The dividing stroke between
heaven and earth is represented
by this beginning of numbers ; it
, is the 1st radical of a few cha-
^g^j f- racters ; the two other forms are
used on bills for safety.
A One ; the first ; any one of ;
. Vj J the same, as one, alike ; once,
y at once ; a, an ; a few ; the
whole of ; honest, perfect ;
one and undivided ; unchanging ;
to consider as one ; to harmonize, to
unite, to render uniform ; after a
numeral sometimes means one out
of it, as ~ -f- 1 the twentieth ;
■ used like item, when giving a series
of articles ; before verbs often makes
a participial form, as ] .^ having
gone, or as soon as he had gone ;
when repeated, it has the force of
this and that, each, one by one ;
^s I 1 ^ ffi t^ell the facts one
hyone. k. ^
1 li[ ;^ go straight on.
] ^ very early, still earlier.
^ 1 cr ^ I ^ unlike.
|| 1 make them alike ; all must
conform to the same rule.
1 'PJ ae: 1 'P] <* "ord is a word,
there must be no shufflii,g or
retracting.
1096
YIH.
^ I devoted to, a single calling ;
earnest iu pursuit of.
] 3Si I -f' complete, as a naira-
tion; honest.
1 H 1 n 5s ^ ^^^ ^^^ t>e one
and two be two ; the-two things
are not alike.
7 1 fln JE, not one Ijy any means,
a great many.
:f^ ] sincere \irtue.
] Zl one or two ; we ; a few.
1 H iP ^ lie replied as soon as
he heard.
15 1 fi A which man ?
1 ^ m ^ firstly, secondly.
■^ § 1 ^ go ^^'^ t'''ke a look.
1 W t^ 1 W^y wliile drinking
he was pondering.
I iId ^ once and again, repeat-
edly.
1 ^ the whole matter should
wait ; after a while, then.
^ ] the first of; the best.
1 ^:^®it Pr:S^onceis
too much, why do you want it
again?
1 J^ 1 fi ^£ 3^ man proposes
and God disposes.
±m \ m^m, ] ngthesun
coioes out and then the wind
whistles.
^^fc From PI happtf under 2£ a vase,
^S^^t botli contracted ; it is usually
• J used for the complex turm of the
^* last.
To join into one; honest,
pure ; to close or stop up.
1 in the whole of
"* 1 B'J W) M, "'lien the deter-
ny
mination is sincere, then the
powers can be moved ; — an
energetic will can move others.
^^ ] to make all alike, to reduce
to uniformity.
1 ^ # Jy ^ # ^ TJC self-
culture is the foundation of all
honesty and sincerity.
A class of women officers in the
Cheu dynasty, whose duty
yi ' was to aid at the worship of
the goddess of silkworms.
^i
YIH.
■^ The original form of this charac-
l J ter, now used as the 5th radical
^^^ of a score of incongruous charac-
^ lers, represents a curling sj>roiit
yiieh^ "'' bud just coming out of the
darkness and seclusion of winter.
The second of the ten stems,
relating to the east and to wood ;
often used as a pedantic form of —
one ; bent, curved ; to mark the
end of a topic ; to erase or check
oflF, as erroneoirs characters by a
catch line 5 a fish's bowels, from
a supposed similarity in shape.
•j^ \ the primordial cause ; the
ground or reason of; a star in
Draco.
t)^ S ^ 1 we have not decided
yet who is best.
^ j^ in ^3)^ 1 lie was got up
hke the stripes on a tiger's flanks,
— the bands on the tiger being
likened to this character.
1 If ^ H this man said to that.
Once interchanged with the last.
A house martin with bluish
plumage, having two or three
names, all apparently given
in imitation of its twitter ; the
granddaughter of !j§g Jg b. c. 2.j(K)
is fabled to have swallowed a 1 •^
and bore a son, who was the great
progenitor of the monarchs of the
Shang dynasty.
lIiA' An isolated, imposing moun-
Mlt^j taui.
yi ' ] |Ij^ a grand peak ; firm,
imposing, like a mauntain.
aJl^ From yV ^nan and ■=v, vapon- con-
I I 1^ tracted.
yi ' Strong, tall, robust ; martial,
like the prancing of a steed ;
suddenly, abruptly.
1 ^ M ^ lie rushed in unex-
pectedly.
I ] ^ ^ a stately he-goat.
^ ^ \ 1 ^ ^ tte vessel
rocked imeasily to and fro.
^ ] lofty and imposing, like a
high terrace.
^U 1 ] the ramparts of Ts'ung
are strong and stout.
YIH.
&
From P an inclosure and fj a
sea/, referring to the patents
^. r given to feudal princes ; it is the
|X 103d radical of a natural group
I"* 3 J of characters denoting towns, and
yi ' in the contracted form is placed
on the right of the primitive ;
occurs interchanged with the next
two.
A city, a fortified place of gi'eat
concourse ; a capital ; the fief or
domain of which it is the capital,
now applied chiefly to a ]|^ district ;
the royal domain ; the principali-
ty of a prince ; to have one's capi-
tal ; a camp ; a stoppage of the
breath, a shortness of breathing.
I ^ the district magistrate.
"^ I the chief district in a prefec-
ture.
W. \ my district; and :^ ) your
city or town-
^i I to confer a country on a
prince ; a fief, a princedom.
I A citizens, towns-folk.
M,1k 1 M ^ rT Jh lie could
not stophis pantingand hiccough.
1 ^ ^ village elder or headman.
G9 ^ >i^ I four hamlets made a
village — of 32 houses in the
Cheu dynasty,
[pj I from the same district.
'M,^ '^ 1 * great place of trade
and concourse, as Canton.
•J§: 1 the female sex (inatrigrama),
used in Budhist books.
Htt A short or interrupted breath-
HE ing, a catching of the breath.
yi^ P.^ 1 an asthmatic or hesi-
tating breathing.
<& 1 palpitation of the heart.
ih
yi'
Disquieted, sorrowful ; a feel-
ing of being «eglected.
] ] sad looking.
^ '5 fSI ^ 1 wliat heart-
grief have you?
i/'
Strong, robust; exerting one's
strength.
1 I ^ # w ;?^ II go-
ing on diligentl}', like the
ploughman who never looks back.
YIII.
YIH.
YIH.
1097
^j pt Damp, as from dew ; moist,
»t2 > soaked ; to steep.
l/i ' ] jp^ humid, wet.
] •j'^. soaked through.
JDi ] ^ ® thick dew lay on the
path.
Eead yah^ To fall uito a pit or
ditch ; water running down, as from
a hillside.
A bag or satchel to hold
3 books; a wrapper hi which
to preserve them ; perfumed ;
to wind around.
] ^ a scent- bag hung on the
dress.
1 iU ^ M ^'"'^ *' °'^ ^^^ ^^'
broidered dress.
1 ^ perfumed garments.
Z/»
yt '
JiJ From hand and city ; occurs in-
' " terchanged with the next.
To bale cut ; to pour or lade
out, to transfer or decant
liquids ; to take up ; to retire
from, to repress.
1 gfi pour out a glass or cup.
1 is i® 7j^ draw off some wine
for him.
;J^ ] to injure and get out of, as
an aifair.
,tj From JitDid and a whisper.
•) To make a bow with the
()/! hands joined upon the breast,
a la Chinoise ; to cede, to
yield politely ; to give way to ; a
bnw, a salutation ; to bow in.
f^ 1 to make a bow by bending
the knee.
;;^ 1 /p ^' a low bow is not
■worship.
^ ] a vely formal bow, the hands
raised to the eyes.
5g ] to return a bow.
H 1 M M '^■"'■'^^'^ ^^^ hcn&Q after
the third bow ; an old custom.
] 18 W 'Jl' t^"^)' IJO'^^'C'l to each
other as they went up.
Eead ?s'j7i, Multitudinous.
#. % M \ \ ^ ^°'^' '^'^'^ ^^'^
locusts are 1
A .synonym of the last, and
now superseded by it; also
read J ; and by some defined
to make o. Ijow, dropping the
hands to the grou;;d.
Eead /m' To receive an im-
perial order with deep respect, and
immediately obey it, as a general
should.
iS>
From to ffo and a rabbit, it being
wily in escaping
two.
liko the next
y
To get away, to get off ; to
let loose ; to retu-e, as into
qiiiet ; to enjoy ease ; to run to
excess, to throw off restraint ; ease,
leisure, idleness ; unambitious; kind,
ea.sy, careless about.
1^. 1 in retu-ement, out of office.
I Q to release prisoners.
I J^ cultivated persons living in
retirement.
^ ] retired lei.sure ; otium cum
dignitate.
] ^ fresh or worn-out, as troops ;
confident — dispirited,
jftjit ] to let loose, to give rein to.
can you lead such a reckless life ?
M 1 blight and agile; not easy
to catch, sprightly.
] jg an easy, gentle manner ;
modest, not desirous of fame.
1 W\ 1 caiTied his dissipation to
an extreme.
From man and to lose ; it is near-
r* ly a synonym of tlie preceding.
yi^ Ease ; idle leisure ; sinful
luxury ; retirement ; to fail
in, to omit, as a duty ; the people ;
suddenly.
'i^ 1 vicious indulgence.
it 1 ffij ^ ?!& "^^ willingly re-
mained in retirement.
1^ 1 5SI delights m roaming.
j§ 1 to escape from danger.
Eead tieh^ and used for j^. Care-
fully, gently, surely ; successively.
HP ] ^ the four states one
after another raised their troops.
From water and to lose ; it is
neaily synonymous with tlie last,
. , ami also interchanged with ^j to
J^ overrun.
To overflow ; to rise, as a
flood ; to be dissipated ; licentious,
immoral ; excessive.
^ I driven as the water by wind ;
dissipated, libidinous.
] (5^ a fabulous animal of the
leopard kind ; name of a god.
Jt/^ From vinn and sacrijicial articles,
|/q ) A band of eight dancers or
yi ' mummers who performed set
figures at sacrifices during the
worship of ancestors.
/\ 1 M- 'f' fM. tlie eight bands
are performing in the hall.
] ^ a mummer ; a scholar who
fails to reach the rank of siuiskii,
and is reserved for a new trial.
From yfC ivater, j^ heaven, and
^iy a well, the primitive being
,,;■ ' explained to mean man's mouth.
To add to ; to fill up, as
saliva does the mouth ; the spittle ;
another defines it a medicine made
by the Taoists to preserve life,
who say that a man dies if he
secretes no saliva for seven day.
From ,/f)"e and to practise; it ii
also read si/i^
yi ' Brilliant, glorious ; glistening,
sparkling.
] '];£ a name for the fire-fly.
t J^ ^ ?II 1 'M ^ 3^ l^ow
the orioles are flying about ; see
their bright wings 1
An iron agricultural imple-
ment ; some say au incenia
burner ; others, a large kettle.
From carriage and to lose ; it is
also used for tich^ Jg a succes-
sion.
A number of carriages rush-
ing out together ; to rush by an-
other ; to rush on, as in battle.
^ ] to invade.
^ ] to scatter ; to disperse.
138
1098
YIH.
YIN.
TIN.
ili. The paunch or first stomach
I) of a deer ; to rumiuate.
!/' ' PS 1 '■° <^1^6w the cud.
In Cantonese. To bite hard on,
to craunch ; to chew on, as tobacco.
A small grassy plant having
f) stripes and colors on it lilce
a ribbon ; perhaps it refers
to a species of Phalaris or
canary-grass ; it is used with its
primitive.
The shrill note of a flute is
^ 1 referring to its alternate
high and low tones.
^ 1 S i5 *-^^ prolonged
and diminishing notes — as of a
distant flute.
OhI sounds, yin, yim, and ngin.
In Canton, yan, yam, and ngan ; — in Swatow, In, im, am, hiin, un.
Dgnn, 6ng, and ngim ;
in Amoy, ien, in, im, gim, gun, and On ; — in Fuhchau, ing, nguug,
in Shanghai, yang, niang, and i" ; — in Cliifu, yin.
M
an inchsure with great
q. d. tliat which is great
From
inside
when comprehended includes all.
A cause, a reason ; to avail
of, to take occasion from ; a
foundation or base ; to proceed ; to
conform to what exists, to rely on,
to continue on, to allow according
to a precedent ; the conduct of a
person as being the cause of his
reward or punishment; as a preposi-
tion, because, for, wherefore, why,
on account of; by means of; owhag
to, in consequence of; often makes
a participial form of the following
verb, or forms the ablative absolute;
an illative particle, then, next, and,
so ; in mathematics, to multiply by
one figure ; in Budhist literature,
monographs or particular treatises
explaining one subject.
/^ ] there is a reason.
] ^ a cause, a reason.
1 llfc il( ^ "-o ^'^'^sr that from this,
learn one from the other.
] ^ to multiply, as in arithmetic.
1 'h ^ "^ ^^ 1°^^ t^^ great for
the less.
^ <^' M 1 doubtless there is a
reason for it.
] ^ because of, on that account.
^pj 1 or ] •(pf why ? what's the
reason 1
1 fl# ■$!] !£ t^o <lo the right thing
at its proper time.
] and j^ are legal terms, to fol-
low precedent or to disregard
it ; to continue on or to reject
usage.
1 J^ inferring from this, availing
myself of this.
] •jpj ,^ ^ owing to what original
reasons or circumstances ?
1 ^® j'Si ^ '" heedlessly follow a
routine without regard to the
exigency.
1 't? H'J ^ ^'^'^ ^'^ heart led him
to friendly duty.
] 1^ ^ ^ the consequences of
these acts wUl be made manifest
— in your retribution.
I infer from the above ; to
from ; as an initial
phrase, owing to, in consequence
of, from this.
j^ a cause (nidatut), of which
Budhists enumerate twelve; this
fundamental dogma of their me-
taphysics is used to solve the
riddle of life and show its inanity.
P£ ^ Indra, the god of Brah-
mins and Budhists, and some-
times used for India, the country
under his sway.
iai>
conclude
c^'"
From woman and because of;
explained that when the bride-
groom comes at dusk for her, it is
for his sake she leaves her home,
and the purpose for which she
was formed is then accomplished.
A bride ; a girl who has been
betrothed ; connection, rela-
tionship, affinity on the female side.
^^ J&M 1 to arrange the be-
trothal ; to have a wedding.
] ^ a wife's relatives.
] f^ '^'^ ] ^ y°"i' relative ; the
two expressions are used in re-
ference to the ages of a person.
ling, and eng ; —
] ^ the fate or influence which
brings lovers together.
# W 1 '^ ^ ^ A every one
has his lot or fate, don't there-
fore envy another.
From vapor or silk and because
of; the second form is less used,
and also defined hempen cloth.
A warm, genial aura.
] 2^ the generative in-
fluences of heaven and earth,
through whose stimulus all
things are produced.
The padded mats anciently
laid on floors, and still used
in Japan ; cushions or mats,
.such as are on chairs or in a
carriage ; a commodious seat,
a tiger's skin used for a seat.
jB ^ iD 1 a cusliion-Iike turf,
thick greensward.
] "^ the Skiiumiajaponica, an ever-
green shrub, bearing red berries.
^ ] to take a place of honor.
Like the last ; the second form is
rare, and specially denotes those
covered with leather.
A mat or mattress ; th e lining
of a garment ; a plait ; the
under garments next the
skin.
:|p a mat or mattres.s.
I 1 to sweep the mat, as before
sitting down.
, ] M ^ 3"!! ij. W :^ they
lie on double mattresses, and eat
from dishes laid in rows ; — met.
the ricL
■% 1
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YIN.
YIN.
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X
,ym
A female deer; a doe, a roe.
A cream-colored mare, but
hanng gray spots mixing the
colors.
^ ^ B. 1 ™y liOTsf s are all
gray.
From earth and the west; q. d.
the nature of water is to flow
east, and earth must be used to
make it flow west.
" To raise an eartb-work to
re strain water ; to close ; to
turn a water-course.
Jg ] a mound raised before
a wall to escalade it.
to dike, to raise a dam.
1 §^ tJC Kwun dammed up
the waters of the deluge.
Also read (yen, and occurs inter-
changed with the last.
To fall into the water, to sink
and be lost ; to dam up ; to
stain ; to wet thoroughly ; to ooze
or soak, as water through a porous
dish ; to spread, as a spot of water
on paper ; bibulous; a stain ; name
of a river.
1 jx ''° ^° drowned.
1 i^ ^ ^ '^^ ^ ^°®'' ^iiiong the
iho crowd, he has never attained
any eminence.
jyj ] "J* ilS the oil stained the
paper.
1 jS ^ M ^^^^ '^"^ ^® soaked
my clothes.
•^. wet through.
] ink spots.
From gate and dam ; it is like
the two preceding.
The circular wall which in-
closes the gates of cities, some-
times within, and sometimes outside
of the main wall ; to stop ; to shut
off or to hem in.
1 p^ the gate in this side wall.
^ 1 i£ impeded, in straits ;
oppressed by poverty; unlucky
in everything.
] jg ^ 5§ to stop all the roads.
To respect, to reverence.
1 3 to esteem, to hold in
great regard.
From tvorship and to dike.
To worship with a pure in-
tention and clean sacrifices,
such as the Emperor alone
makes.
] ^ to worship and be accepted.
1 r3^ Jl ^ [tlie empei'or] wor-
shiped Shangti.
1 SG. '"i P^"'<^ ^^^^ proper saCTifice,
a sweet-smelling offering.
I a pure sacrificial gift.
The primitive itself was the old
form, but is now disused ; the
last two forms, containing moon,
are common contractions.
A shadow, the shady side of
a hill, for which ^' is also
used ; obscure, dark, somber ;
the shades, hades ; the infe-
rior of the dual powers in
Chinese philosophy ; the fe-
male or the receptive in na-
ture ; matter when quiescent ; the
inferior of two things contrasted, as
when the moon, the earth, night, or
water, are compared with the f^
yanff or sun, the heavens, day, or
fire ; underhand, secret ; the back,
in the rear ; privately ; concealed,
masked ; cloudy, darkly ; north side
of a hill ; the grosser or opaque, as
of matter ; that of which things are
made, as opposed to their anima ;
to cover over ; obscured by clouds.
•j^ ] the moon.
] ^- a subtle charm against
disease.
■^ ] time, duration; a day, the
length of a dav-
1 Fafor 1 Wo'- 1 ^or 1 ;j^
the abode ol the dead ; the house
or court in the unseen ; phrases
that may be compared with the
beth olam, long home or hidden
house of Ecc. xii. 5.
] ^ secretly, underhand,
j^ I to visit hades, to consult the
souls, to act as a necromancer.
] -^ a shade ; cool, shady.
J^ ] a cloudy day ; dull, dark sky.
j J^ female propriety.
"f 1 or 1 J^ or ] ^ the fe-
male organ of women or animals.
] ;^^ unostentatious virtue ; secret,
kind acts.
1 ^ to injure slyly, to secretly
wrong another.
tJ" ] ^ M *o improve eveiy
moment.
1 P§ ^ '''• ™3Q ^^o calculates
the destiny of a person from the
horoscope of the moment of his
death; but ] |^ ^ is rather
a necromancer or magician.
j£ 1 T M 3'C i''^''st)S6'i cloudy
for several days.
Read ^ngan. The hut or house
erected in olden time over the em-
peror's tomb, was called =^ ] or
the shed to meditate in.
Eead ^i/unff. An ice-house.
E ;t B m'f-^^ ] in the
third moon they take it to the
ice-houses.
Eead yin'' To benefit indirectly,
le^ 1 '^ R -f^ ^ il I went
to do you good, but you were
angry at me.
'|f. From a spear and to rexxrt to
1^ virtue ; used with the next.
^yiii An adjective, as a superlative,
the highest degree of; full,
flourishing, abundant, many; to
regulate ; regulated ; a full band of
musicians ; a rolling of thunder ;
correct, in the middle ; substantial,
rich ; to sustain.
] ^ substantial, having property,
well oflF.
] A ^ IS the men of Yin plant-
ed the jimiper — near their altars.
] ^ affluent, abundant
'S 'fi" 1 1 ™y grieved heart is
full of sorrow.
] 'i' :gS iH: it is but proper that
the tijnes be flourishing.
^T 1 ^ M }f. I ^^ greatly
indebted. Sir, for yovu' great and
continued kindness and hospita-
lity.
1100
YIN.
TIN.
YIN.
] f^ to bope ardently for.
] ^ the Yin dynasty, a name
given to the last part of the
Shang, from b. c. 1401 to 1137,
in consequence of the monarch
Pan-kaug removing his capital
to Yin, a town north of the
Yello\v River, uow Hwoh-kia
liien 3S ^ !|S in Honan.
^rt^ From Iieart and/fiH ; intercbang-
,^j^ ed with the last.
„;„ Mournful, sorry ; careful,
particular about, anxious.
flJ ] ^ a pretended interest in
one, a flattering kindne.ss to.
] tj^ anxious, feeling for.
1 1 ^ fit ^'^''7 careful of, to
exhibit suicere regard for one.
Formed of
ivords placed over
g4 to hold in tbe mouth, both
contracted to their present form ;
it is the ISOtli radical of a small
natural group of characters.
A sound of any kind, but
more especially a musical note or
tone ; in the Chinese way of spell-
uig, the initial somid or letter ;
news ; a reply ; an intimation or
order ; occurs used for ^' a shade.
■^ ] a dental tone or word.
^ \ speechless.
] ijg a rhyme, the word that
makes the rhyme.
1 a^ iH S ^^^^^ ^^^ harmonious
musical sounds.
P ] pronunciation, enunciation.
j\ ] the eight things (silk, bam-
boo, metal, stone, gourd, crockery,
leather, and wood) of which
musical iustruments are made;
met. music, melody.
A 1 JBE a band of musicians.
I a reply, an echo, an answer.
TF ] the true sound, the correct
or ancient pronunciation.
^ ] local pronunciation or dialect.
^ \ initial sounds.
{^ ] sweet words ; your kind
greetings or congratulations.
■^ ^ 1 'lo DO ne«'S or reply from
you for a long tune.
] ^ a note in music.
C^ ]^ ] to chant southern ditties or
^ as ballads or vocal music
are called,
■g^ I in rhetoric, a final reflection.
^ 5E ^ ^ 1 ' the deer when
dying does not seek for a shade.
.eg
^^ The incessant sobbing and
p^ waOing of infants ; dumb,
^y'm unable to speak from great
grief or an accident.
] P^ dumb from any cause.
able to speak,
as from paralysis.
1 ^ t& -^ "ot
Like the last.
(/^^ Dumb, whether born so or be-
^yiii come so by disease ; a disease
which prevents one talking.
] ^ deaf and dumb.
P ] mouth crippled so that the
person cannot speak.
J- ^fl Also read fnijaii.
fl Quiet, peaceful, good-natured ;
^yiii still, composed ; solemn, as
plaintive music.
] ] ;^ H to spend the day in
silence, as a priest.
[ •JVl Drunk ; the r.oise of drunken
^ fellows ; a coarse, sour ragout
.yin or hash made by some Miao-
tsz' of bones mixed with flesh,
rice, lime, and fish, and stored as a
condiment; to cover a vessel so
closely that no smell shall escai)e.
] ^ this stinking {^reparation.
^ 1 tS M 1ft ^ liow many
generations ha,ve you had these
tubs of bone ragouts ? — is asked
of the better classes of the
Miaotsz' to inquire of their riches.
From nioutii and now or gold;
the second is not much used as a
^ variant for tbe first.
To hum, to intone ; to read
fast, as when half singing a
f^yiii ballad ; to sigh ; to moan.
J5j] ] to ponder ; to hum to
one's self.
^ P ] I smiling and hummuag.
l.tJ
1 ^ to make sonnets upon the
autumn.
tK S II 1 the dragon howls
under the deep,
fi; ] the notes of a phoenix ; met.
a concert of music.
1 H # -^ to sing and playin
the evening breeze.
1 pIf to hum poetry.
The second is also read '/L-'m.
To close, to shut ; congealed, dor-
mant ; to speak very fast, as when
humming.
I^ F^ 1 I^ the moon and sun
have shut up (or witiKbawu) their
influences, as in winter, when
•^ ^ ^ 1 everything is
torpid.
M\
From /(/// or stone and metal.
High and dangerous clifi's,
running along one after the
other; a ridge.
J^ I a high, dangerous peak
standing out like an aiguille.
^ I projecting cliffs.
^yui
From t^ a covering, which is
likened to the knee-pan that pre-
vents the humors from ascending
the body ; th«se humors are de-
picted by pq a mortar as coming
out of the ground, and include
tbe stimulus of nature in the
spring whicli tbe frost binders.
The ancient punishment of cut-
ting off the kneepan ; the third of
the twelve branches, which is sym-
bolized by a tiger, and connected
with wood, and denotes the hour
3 to 5 A. M.; to reverence, to respect ;
respectfully ; a fellow-oflicer, a col-
league ; vigorous, strong.
] fl^ in early morning.
1 ^ to show great regard to.
M \ ^^ 1 51 * colleague in the
same yamun, and of the same
rank.
] ^ to treat a guest with consi-
deration.
^ i<\ ^^W. you <^'>3 not con-
stantly andreverentlyreflect upon
the sacrifices — to ancestors.
] ^ to regard with dread.
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YIN.
YIN.
1101
■^if* From ^ evening and ^ to rc-
j 1^^ sped; similar to the last.
^ijiii To respect ; to advance ; a
distant place ; eventide ; to
be leagued ■with ; a colleague ; a
money girdle ; one rib.
/V ] eight places l)eyond the
frontier.
] ^ late in the evenuig.
] %^i *o give bribes to get into
oflice, to have secret relation-
ships with officials, to intrigue
for office.
m
to ;
From ivater and apjyroaching
near ; it is constantly interchang-
ed with the next.
The rising of waters ; to
soak, to drench; to give loose
excesses of any kind, but
especially in licentiousness ; lewd,
immoral ; to debauch ; as an ad-
jective, extraordinary, excessive,
very, great ; the bad ; to incroach,
as on another's functions or place;
a long time ; to overpass, said of
the stars when their motions do
not agree with the calculations.
1 M l<-»wd manners ; the fashion
of dissipation.
1 dL debauchery.
f& Rg JS- ] W- fullness of bread
and ease beget lu.stful desires.
1 ffi ^ ^iS °° advantage is to be
tlerived I'rom excessive worship,
or worshipmg what does not
exist.
^ I soaked too much.
S[5 ^ 1 ^^e music of the Ch'ing
people was licentious
3^ ?E ^S S M Jli ] Heaven
annexes happiness to goodness
and woes to lewdness.
Q I -^ * ^ daily confined to
his books ; i e. excessive study.
t'i % ] J^ '"^ ^^"^ possessed of
great dignity.
ii
L
Similar to the last.
Lewd, obscene ; to debauch,
^, a to whore ; to seek for pleasure ;
theatrical amusements.
] JiJ[ a loose woman.
^ ] adultery and fornication.
] A ^ ^ to debauch others'
wives and daughters.
1 JiJs '^^'^'^ amusements and shows.
_^ ] chastity and lewdness.
^—^^ From vain and excessive,
f^^£ Rain for more than ten days
c?/.'« without ceasing ; a long and
drenching rain.
j^ ] [^ continuous rains.
fi "^ 1 ^ incessant rain day and
night.
1 WJ j£ Tin u^iinterrupted rains.
rt |C» From mouth and a hatchet ; it is
(H^ I also a contraction o( ^I'inrf gjjj to
To open the mouth wide and
laugh immoderately.
] ^c ]ilj ^ he laughed loudly.
nQ From words and door.
c|^J To speak gently, as people
^yiii who ask at the doorway ; to
speak mildly, as when re-
proving ; an agreeable, respectful
manner.
1 1 iu ^ so gentle and conrtt«fls.
1 '1^ to speak pleasantly.
^in
From dog and a icord ;
occurs read ^shan.
it also
^ytii The barking and snarling of
one or many dogs.
U:^ ] 1 ^ 5ffl B^ a furious
dog came rushing out, bai'king
at him as he came up.
/y|:^ From metal and perverse ; it is
(■ jfeP^ contracted to^ in common books.
^|/'M Silver; the |^ ^ or white
gold, as gold is known as
the ^ ] yellow silver ; money.
cash, wealth.
yj^ ] quicksilver, mercury.
^ ] broken silver.
] -^ or ] ^ money, bullion,
specie, silver.
] f^ the money, {. c. the weight
of a piece of silver.
J^ ] a Llexican dollar.
fi ] '^ov:0] y]<: make up the
diJierence in value between the
various sorts of silver.
iti ^i 1 '''' 'eward offered; the
notice is called Ij*!^ j^J l|l^ or the
red card.
] 1^ or IjH ] I^ an order, a bill
or draft.
^ ] silver alloyed with copper.
] 0ij the silver hook, i c. the new
moon when first seen.
] ]^ a man of means.
] '/^ the silver sea, a Taoist name
for the eye.
W ¥ ^ "l S M It 35: ^^lien
one is learned but is poor, his
talk is like empty words, — not
much listened to.
] j'pj the Milky Way.
] @ the white-bait. (Leucosoma.)
I 1^ Uf) :^ [can] a silver tree
blossom ? — au impossibihty.
^ ] or ] $^ silvered paper shaped
like ingots ; used in worship.
M
F^om earii and limit
A bank ; a boundary, a limit.
^yiii ] )^ a shore, a beach.
f^ \ a threshold.
— ' ii /!S 1 "° bound anywhere
to the prospect.
Jlfe ] Hfl 'o '^'P'-'n ^ "^^^^ through.
■jlj ] the nine bounds, i e. the
empyrean ; the high heavens.
Jfcy* I'rom teeth and ax.
c^/l The gums of the teeth ; dogs
^yin .snarling and fighting.
1 (^ the gums.
1 I quarreling ; anarchy and
contention.
Read Vi/re. The palate.
p_t^ From four months and officer,
I i * « denotinK the hum of voices.
j?/('» The sound of conversation ;
without any conscience, to say
thhigs unworthy of belief; stupid.
iC M-i^ 1 [Sliwi";*] fother was
perverse and his mother stupid.
1 Wi ^ ^1 ^^'11' 't do to perjiue
or say anything in the trial ?
]102
TIN.
YESr.
YIN.
The district in which Ningpo
c ztjr r city lies is | ^„ a name
j7/;« given it during the Cheu dy-
nasty.
From insect and sharp ; also read
The book moth (Lepisma), the
^ ^@^ or ^ j@^ from its shape
and mealy color ; two species are
common, which injure books and
clothing, by eating the paste and
sizing.
Read ^s^'/^. Wriggling.
] ] moving and squirming.
From words and ax ; it resembles
su ' |Jp to tell, and is nsed as a sy-
nonym of hin Jij^ or 'fJx pleased.
An affable, respectful manner ;
pleasant and gracious.
is. ■^ 1 1 ^D «l£ liis attendants
were so very attentive and cour-
teous.
Read ^hi. The vapor which rises
from the ground.
.hin
?I
From bow and a line ;
to figure a drawn bow.
intended
'yin To draw a bow ; prolonged,
carried on for a long time, as
descendants ; to lead on, to show ;
to induce, to point out ; to bring
forward, to recommend ; to lead
into evil ; used for '^ victimized,
confirmed, as in a habit ; to perpe-
tuate ; to decline, to retire ; to quote,
as in proof of ; a preface or argu-
ment of a book ; a fuse or match ;
the eflScacious principle of; a mea-
sure in the Han dynasty of 100
ch^ih; a weight of 2 kin; in the
gabel, a lot of 8 bags of salt, which
weigh C| peculs net.
1
1
1
'I'
1
1
7J1J to lead water, as into fields.
7K A a pilot.
7J< -^ ^ to draw well-water.
] a preface.
>^ to light or strike a fire.
I to point at
|i^ a leader, one wno shows the
way, or heads a subscription.
] ^ '° quote authors or books.
1 i^ ^ spy> ^ guide ; to furnish a
clue.
] ^ to lead, to induce to go in
a way.
j^, ] to hold in the breath, as the
Taoists or jugglers do.
] B to introduce to the imperial
presence.
^ ] the subject of a ballad or
song.
^ ] to cure disease by shampoo-
ing.
2! 'Is $ 1 one thing induces (or
involves) another.
] ffi) f^ .^^ developed or carried
out the hint or clue.
^ ] -^ the active or leading
principle of a preparation.
] Jl) to influence, to urge on.
h 7i ] ^ let [the people of]
Yin long enjoy prosperity.
Eead yin' A halter, a drag rope.
^ ff' M ^Ji" ^ ] °"® should
hold the rope when going with
the hearse ; — do your part.
'yin
Originally formed of --f a step
led on and on ; it is the 54th ra-
dical of a few unusual characters.
To journey ; to move on.
From insect and to lead or to
respect.
The earthworm {Lumhricus),
the $^ 1 also called j; g|
earth-dragon ; it is used as a
remedy in urinary complaints.
[Jj ] a singular snake re-
sembling a Cecilia.
C ' I t., From hodij aud a stroke, but the
'J original composition is from 3v
'ip'll a hand and J holding on ; q. d.
to manage things.
To grasp in the hand ; to go-
vern, to rule ; to direct ; true, ear-
nest ; to hitroduce, to advance ; an
old term for chief, principal or first ;
a director or overseer of other
officers.
1 ^ square pieces of dried meat,
once used in sacrifices.
^ ] the mayor of Pekmg, a high
officer, whose jurisdiction is in-
dependent of the provincial go-
vernor, and restricted within the
metropolitan prefecture.
^, I all the directors of high rank.
<y^
m
From to eat and to breathe.
To drink ; it is by some con-
't/m fined to animals, as P^ is to
persons ; to suck in the breath ;
to rinse the mouth ; drink, drmk-
ing ; used like p^ as a sign of the
passive, to receive; to cherish : con-
cealed, secret.
] ^ drink a glass,
jg ] drinking to excess.
tt 1 please drink.
] Jy * sl'ce of medicine.
^ I ^- j^^ a mad drinkiiig bout.
] 7jC ^ 'Df, ^'t3 know the foun-
tain by drinking the water.
] IS to have a cause for dislike.
1 ?l^ ^ iS to attend a wedding
feast.
1 ]5^ |^|5 to drink in the village,
an appellation for a viEage elder.
] ^ hit by the arrow.
1 ^ an anonymous or secret
document.
^ I good to drink.
— 1 W ^ te quafifed it oflf at a
draft-
Eead 7/{n' To give to drink.
1 .^ I* iS I'e watered the horse
and tlirew down some cash.
'M' ^ ] ^ to furnish food and
arink.
InCaatonesejUsedhiW^ To dip.
1 li :^ to dip candles'." '
1 3^ }il| '^'P it '" the soy.
To lead on ; long, drawn out ;
to sew and stitch ; to stitch,
to quUt.
] -^ to sew across, as when
quilting.
] ^ j§ to stitch the sel-
vage of a garment.
% ] M ^.S fii'st bast« and then
sew it
YIN.
YIN.
YIN.
1103
li A I0115;
'yln
spear or pointed
wi'apon.
Eead 'yii. A long shield.
P^ the spears did
Tr -sL I 10 ^'^^ spear
not rattle against the shields ; ;. e.
peaceful times.
From a, place iind compassionate ;
but tlie oiiginiil form, lilie a
right-angle, is supposed to imi-
tate something bidden.
Eeihed, private; small, mi-
nute ; screeued, covered, put
away, obscured; in piivate
life, not ill office ; to keep out of
view, to avoid, to keep back, to
withdraw ; fi.xed, settled ; to lean
on ; tranquil, mournful ; painful ;
suflfering, worthy of compassion ;
the contracted form is used in rrnt-
sical books for ^^ to snap the string
of the lute in playing.
1 jS lli 'H' '-'^ '"''*^ away in the
coimtry.
] |§ an elliptical sentence.
] j;^ a retired scholar, one never
in office.
] j^ one unknown to fame.
|§ ] retired from active official
life.
1 Wl ^^ unexpected calamity, a
causeless affliction.
] '[§ to restrain one's compassion,
i.e. to keep secret something use-
ful to others-
] 1^ to keep perdu or out of the
way ; to hide a thing.
] M ffij llf ^ '° '^'*^'® ^^^ ^^'^
aiid make known the good deeds
of one, as Yao and Shun did.
1 Wl ot'scure, from its minuteness ;
abstruse.
;^ ] ^ a secret grief.
thing back from you.
1 M Ui ^o(\es of rendering one's
self invisible, as the Taoists do.
^ M 1 vast and still, minute;
reaches to the widest and the
smallest, as the principles of
Confucius.
^ ^ ^^ ] ^ I want to doze but I
have nothing to lean on.
t /*=f^ Careful, compassionate; tak-
TTTft ing an Interest in, loving.
'yin
<4S» Fr
^M Tl
"rom wood and hidden.
The ridge-pole of a roof, the
'yiii beam which is out of sight.
] ^ the ridge of a house.
] J^ the beams of the roof
: IJ^S Like the last.
:^^ A kind of measure used by
'i/in caqjenters, called ] ;f§ for
making chords and angles
when building walls ; to bend wood
by fire or steam for building boats
or carts.
'Hi
] jJl the lofty and ru^ed
'ijm mountains.
I
The rattling of carts.
iUr» 1 ] $ ^ the thumping,
'yin roUhig carriages are coming.
yri
The sound of thunder ; and
used with ^^ in this sense.
I ^ U how loud is that
thmider.
1 ins clap upon clap of
loud thmider.
From disease and hidden,
'Kl2» -^ blister, a pimple ; confirm-
'yin ed in, victimized, craving,
longing for, bound by a habit,
especially of using opium, — in which
sense 51 's also used,
iu! )r 'J® 1 * besotted opium-
smoker.
J^ I besotted by, habituated to.
1 iJC 01' in beginning to be a
slave to the pipe,
j^ I the craving satisfied.
5^ 1 to cure the habit.
] ^ little sores or boils.
^ Wi M ^ 1 ^® ^"^^ ** craving
£for the pipe] when he sees it.
A disease of the heart ; some-
times erroneously used I'or
the last ; besotted with.
i/m
"^ From plants
obscure.
or shelter and
Shady, umbrageous ; a«hade,
a covert, a shadow ; to over-
shadow, to hide ; to shelter,
to protect ; hereditary honors
in the state, hitimating that they
protect the realm.
j^ ] to protect, to countenance
and aid.
1 ^ 1 $h and 1 ^ i :»:
honorary titles conferred on the
sons of high officers at an acces-
sion ; I ^ indicates that they
are nobly born.
1 <^ '"'' shade.
] the sun's shadow.
^M ^ 1 M^ *-^6 shady tree screens
the plants.
In Cantonese, To fill up a hol-
low.
1 i^^o raise the land.
-J I > From leather and to lead
\J\ A. collar or poitrel whieh
yin' goes around the breast of the
leading horses to draw the
cart, and holds the traces which
are fastened to the axle, called ^
■Q -^ in Pekuig ; the term some-
times includes the ropes.
$i M 1 TJf |g both my coUars
are likely to break.
^Js»} From care and a sound.
1=1 A cellar ; a store-room or
yin' treasiu-y entered from the
cellar, and often extending
beiyond the house.
j§ I a wine-ceUar.
1 ^ the dark room where silk-
worms are reared.
^ dark, unable to see things.
c1
ijin-
' From p a checl and J^ claws;
q. (I. the hand holding something
worth believing.
A seal or official .KJirnet : a
stamp, but especially the device
or legend on it ; to seal, to affi.x. the
credentials ; to print, to take off an
impression ; to trace or write over
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YIN.
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copy, as boys in learning to write ;
on addresses of letters, often used
for the tning of the person to whom
it is sent ; a spot, a stain, a mark.
— ^ ] 016 seal.
'g' ] the official seal.
^ ] or^ 1 toseal, taaffixastamp.
^T I to chop or stamp, as dollars.
^ ] and ^ ] to close the offices
ten days before, and open them
twenty days after new-year.
] ^' to print books.
] ^ the bureau In a yamun
where the seal is kept.
^ ] ^ /|| the moon prints itself
on myriads of streams.
] •^ the red ink used in sealing.
] ^ the frontal sinus.
] ]{i)j; a dirty spot.
^ ^l]|I ] to act as generalissimo.
1 -^ or ij^ ] * particular seal.
] j^ to print and give away books.
*K. 1 o'^' ^ 1 ''<' hxxm. or sear a
mark, as on a horse.
ft »(j> ] or ft 1 the seal on
Budha's heart, the smutika Lfj
often depicted on images ; it is
the symbol of the esoteric or
secret doctrines of Budha.
' From T^ child nnd )\j man in-
folcUug it.
yim^ Pregnant.
'IS 1 t^ ^® ^*^ child.
] "^ to be with youag, said of
animals.
Ba 'S 1 '^ monstrous birth, a
malfonned child, an abortion.
'^ 1 to conceive.
] -p ^ went her full time.
44 1 $ ^ pregnant animals
should not be eaten.
•^^ "\ From "^ woman and ^ We;
but others ."iay it is altered from
J^ mwi, ^ ,fire and jy two
lands, wbich foim is better re-
tained ill the second ; it is some-
times read ylng^
A woman who accompanies
the bride, a concubine ; afterwards,
a maid of honor ; a bridesmaid ;
to escort, to accompany ; to oSer a
cup to one ; to send anything, to
forward goods.
1 ■© urge him to take another cup.
1 ^ a waiting-maid.
] ^ a concubine.
] ^ to send on to one.
From ^ flesh, /\ eujht, and ^
to ditpUcate.
The succession in a family
of one generation after an-
; a line of posterity; heirs,
generations : to imitate, to inherit,
to succeed hi ; a fief, whose ruler ]
j^" was sent by Chung-kSng to
punish Hi and Ho.
j^ ] to continue the rule, to take
the succession.
followed the rules of Wan Wang
and Wu Wang in pacifying the
empire.
^ WiW \ lionor and posterity
will evermore be granted.
5$ ] a divinely ordained succession.
other :
Sjj^J From spirits and to nourish.
3 To rinse the mouth with
yin' spirits, as the king anciently
did after eating, or as a
bridal pair when pledging each
other in the mari-iage-cup.
] p* to pledge the dead, refers to
an ancient custom of a father
making his son personate his
own deceased father, and wor-
shiping him with a libation.
^t^) Slime, mire ; dregs, leavings.
1 1. ] ^ '0 viscid mud and
i/iW mire.
yiii'
m
yx-n?
fM
Water-courses running under
ground like veins in the body,
and forming fountains ; the
geomancers call them 7jij p^
or water doors.
Also read (yi'ig-
To cut down the high trees
on the hills.
1 ??'J •M^ /f^ t° f®'^ t'^® forests.
3 T From heart and a doq groioVmrj;
the second form is i-egarded as
incorrect.
ijin
To inquire of, to ask respect-
fully, to speak ; pleased with ;
further, moreover ; a particle
like an interjection ; willing,
to desire ; deficient ; to force one's
self to do a thing; grieved, wounded.
^ ] jg — ^ he could bear to
leave one old minister.
y^ I J^ not one of them was
panting.
I to inquire politely of.
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Old soundj, ying, yang, yeng, and Dgnng. In Canton, ying, wing, an^ jiang ; — «» Smretow, eng, y°a, yong, aad yang ; —
ill Amoij, eng, geng, seng, o/id jong ; — in Fuhchau, ing, y^ng, and yong ; — in Shanghai,
yang, ang, kiang, and ngan ; — in Chifu, ying.
Tvixa plants &a3. fresh-looking. a crystal ; a tassel ; ornament on a ]
spear.
] ^ a heiKj ; a manly, noble per-
son.
] '^ superior talents and accom-
plishments.
C^r\^ A flower whose fruit is not
(2/'"^ yet formed ; flourishing, lux-
uriant ; excellent, superior,
beautiful ; eminent, high, command-
ing talent ; brave, virtuous, noble ;
g an ancient petty state lying
in the present Ju-ning fu in the
southeast of Honan ; the tenn is
now applied in ^ ] ^ to
Great Britain or England.
[ ] a double tassel on a spear.
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1 ^ 1 "? •''' lipro's son will be
a hero.
1 i ^ ruler of heroes, one who
sets them the example.
^ ^ I a fine quartz crystal.
] ^ blue limestone used for arti-
ficial rock-work, which occurs in
Ying-tch liien ] f* 0, north
of Canton.
] I elegant and flowery ; said of
fleecy clouds, or a parterre of
flowers-
] ^ comely, beautiful ; also used
for the English and Chinese.
1 ^ ^ ^ a noble, commanding
presence.
^ 5^ ^ -^ ^ 1 Iiow gorgeous
is her dress I
I BjJ talented and clear-headed.
1 iS clever, shrewd, smart ; used
in a good sense.
M io @ 1 ^'^^ '^'^^ '^ ^''^^ ^^
Althea.
^ ® ^ 1 drinks dew and eats
flowers, said of ascetics.
■■ Alt ' Like the last, applied to stones.
(Jt^J The luster of gems ; a crystal,
^yinff especially a well formed one.
^ ^ ] amethystine quartz ;
rose quarl;;.
3E 1 t 1 T> iff g ^ tte
crystals of quarta and the pearls
of humanity, perltct themselves
without any polishing.
A^fi* The sound of jingling bells is
(^■7^ ip 1 refeniug to the round
iijint/ ones worn by mules.
j^ [ _^> From rain and beautijul.
( Jy^ Kain and sleet fallmg to-
Jl'1^9 gether ; the crystals of snow,
which fall in flowery flakes
when the weather is not very cold.
^ ] crystals of snow.
^ ] a fortunate fall of snow.
^ ] sleety snow.
I ] snow-white clouds.
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Two peurls strung together ;
c^^\ an ornament for the neck, as
^yingi a necklace of shells or beads.
From /'nr or tile and a 7iecklace ;
tho tliird form is rather restrict-
ed to ilower vases.
Earthenware jars with small
mouths, and two or four ears,
through which a cord is run
to carry them by ; a vase, a
jar ; a gallipot, a pitcher.
j^ ] jars and vases.
^ \ a jar of sweetmeats.
) a water gurglet or ewer.
M or 1 ^ H tlie poppy, so
called from the jar-like shape of
the capsules.
TfC 1 ii ^ [Han Sin, b. c. 210]
used wooden tubs to transport
his troops over the river.
,y"-'ff
1
m\
2£ a foundling-hospital, an
From woman and necklace ; the
second form means only a child.
' An infant, a babe, a suckling,
especially a new-born girl ;
^t/i)iff used for some of its com-
pounds ; to rush against ; to
encircle, to surround ; to inclose,
to entangle ; hampered, restrained ;
to add to ; head ornaments.
1 5J a baby
W 1 m
orphanage
^ ] a babe in arms.
] f^ senility, the weakness of age.
] ^ attacked by disease.
WM 1 ^ S^ ^^^ entanglements
and temptations of this world
have got me fast.
Hgtt From viouth and infant,
c H5E<^ The melody of many birds 5
^yinf/ birds calling.
caroling melodiously.
1 ^ 1^3 ^ sl'^ '*' ''i"o''"S ^^^
best.
] ] the rivalries and emulations
of friends.
A fhie pebble suitable to put
in a lady's necklace.
^y^'^Q ^ 1 i§ 'o spread out cu-
riosities and jewels for sale.
1 i-^ ^^ M ^'^ P*^' ^ necklace on
my person.
&
From hand and in/ant.
To take in the hand, to finger
and put into disorder ; to run
against ; to assail, to excite
ire of; audacious, provoking.
ft |llf5 ^;i.SC 1 when the
tiger backs against a hill, nobody
durst attack him.
] fi ^ rushed against the spears ;
met. a close fight.
Jff The cherry, called ] ^^ and
5(r '^ fe'^ ; '■'^c common varieties
iff arc the -^ ] red cherry,
and )J§ ] yellow cherry. ^.
I m P cherry lips.
^ ] -J the seeds of the Hosa
hystrix.
tThe bird for infants, because it
learns to talk as infants do by
listening to their mothers.
A parrot ; the macaw or
cockatoo.
1 j^l the white cockatoo,
brought from the Archipelago.
1 ^1 * parrot.
1 S^ ^i ^ Buccinum; a nautilus
shell ; and apphed to other shells
resembling these.
I a Eoraan or crooked nose.
From ^j bird and gg splendid
contracted ; these two characters
may perhaps refer to different
birds ; the first is used erroneous-
ly lor the preceding, when mean-
ing a parrot.
A species of warbler that
nestles on the willow, having many
names, one of which, the ^ ^|
seems to identify it with the mango
bird ; but the common one ^ \
refers to the Cliinese oriole. (Oriolus
sinensis.)
;^ I .It jj^ its plumes are beauti-
fully variegated ; i. e. like an
oriole's.
Huougti ihe willows like a shut-
tle'.
3K fg 1 ^ the swallow and the
oriole have made a match ; —
referring to a marriage.
In Cantonese. A knot in wood.
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From heart and obeying man^s
, , , ca//, as a traiued falcon.
yj„o That whioli is right and
should be ; ought to be ; suit-
able, proper ; therefore, accord-
ingly ; that which is likely to take
place ; in ancient times, the fourth
gate of the palace.
1 # oM II or I 5).' ought,
must, should, certainly, necessa-
ry. — according to the scope.
] ^ due to him or suitable for;
belongs to.
^ 1 t%^> J^lf. that's the pro-
per way to do it.
^ I unsuitable, unnecessary.
— ] ffi /^ everything needed
is supplied ; all completely fur-
nished.
W 1 ^' ft he cannot well fill so
important an office.
^ ^ 1 or ^ 1 '^ I hare not
(or do not) promise.
I P^ the Imperial palace.
1 M 5E [a deed] worthy of death
by decapitation.
] g a petty princedom in the
present Yeh hien ^ j|^ in the
southwest of Honan.
Bead yinff'' in which it is similar
to the next. An answer, a re-
qwnse ; an echo ; to fulfill, to come
lip to expectation ; to respond ;
responded to, correspondent, answer-
ing to ; correlative, proportionate,
retributive ; in divination, denotes
the diagrams which refer W others ;
a small drum.
^ I to reply, to answer.
1 SS^ !S 55r ^ specific, a good
prescription.
] /^ an order of the heir-apparent.
^ ] to reinforce, as in battle.
m ^ "fS ] the echo answers;
iiKl. people of kindred tastes,
birds of a feather.
^ ] to entertain a high ofiicer
on his route.
•P fg I ^ not to be able to meet
my hand, i.€. answer my request.
1 ^ HR A to please heaven
and be kind to men.
''-4 PJ ] ^ ± when you get a
response then stop, — and not call
again.
In Cantonese. A lot; a number
of things.
— hIJ 1 '^' the whole lot toge-
ther.
Like tbe preceding.
To answer, to reply to a call
^ying verbally.
] P^ to come to, or answer
the door, when a visitor calls.
(Uj- ^ 1 he does not answer.
Ml
om J!esh and to respond i us
th ,W^ and also read ying'
The breast ; personally, self;
to strike ; to bear, to sustain ; to
stand up against ; to receive, as a
duty ; a belly-band, a surcingle ;
ornaments on the martingale ; to
fasten.
1 ^ to undertake, as an oflice.
pjl ^ ^ jjg ] he carefully took
and clasped it to his breast.
] ^ stifled, half suffocated. ■•
"^ik -^ 1 te attacked the Jung
and Tih tribes.
^ ^ Wi ] ^ow can I under-
take such a heavy charge I
Tlie bird tliat answers to man's
pointing^ -n-liich is exhibited in
tbe ancient form jjg; otbers say it
<"' ' " is from iiWand breast, because it
strikes its prey there.
The falcon ; a term for all
accipiti-ine birds, as the eagle, hawk,
owl, kite, &c.
1^^ ] the golden eagle, the barkoot
used to capture animals.
1^ ] or ,@ ] an osprey or fish-
eagle.
3ff 5i HI 1 the common owl.
1 ^ Hj M, ^ the eagle soars
above the wind and dust
^ ] the harpy eagle.
1 8B J^ ^ 'in eagle eye and a
monkey's hand ; — sharp, clever.
] ^ the falcon soars on his swoop ;
applied to warriors who at first
were in low, private life. I
From silie and a babe.
cl'J&S A throat-band to hold the
^yhig liat ; the dyed hair or silk
which covers official hats ;
ta&sels, tul'ts or fringes ; tassels on the
breast collar.
In 1 ltl| the red fringed hats.
1^ 1 the tassels or pendents on a
bridle.
^^WM 1 the girl has pro-
mised her bridal tassel.
S jfe M I the insult and strife
arose from merely seizing a tassel.
M, I round balls of floss worn by
girls in the hair.
) Jl the band to hold the button.
^M ^ ^''"® like the grape, which
czi^C produces berries or grapes.
i!/'"!/ ^ 1 ^ '''' preparation of
candy at Canton.
From dish and overmuch, refer-
ring to pm-cbasing more than is
necessary.
iJ J ^ full vessel; completed, over-
flowing, replenished ; arro-
gant, audacious ; to fill ; to be
full: to overpass, to stretch beyond ;
more than is wanted.
^M M \ though ignorant he
still thinks he is quite capable.
] ^ f^'ll ; self-satisfied ; a com-
placent conceit.
] ^ waxing and waning.
IP .^ S 1 he has filled the sum
of his iniquitiea
H >J» ^ I his abilities are small
and he is soon exhausted.
^ JP* 'If ® 1 1 ^ ^ her ani-
mated appearance and sprightly
ways were admirable and well
.sustained.
@ ] dainty and elegant, as the
step of a lady.
^ ] the court or levee is fulL
I $}| to increase and to decrease ;
to overpass and retract; suffi-
cient and insufficient, as expen-
ses and receipts.
] ]]\ an ancient city ia K'u-cheu
fu in southwest of Chchkiang.
1 ^ a full handful.
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From tvood aud Jul! as tUe pho-
netic.
il/ini/ A column which is seen ; a
pillar in the center upholding
the roof; a tree whose heart-wood
is red and the outer gray.
M^W } :tf^ lie poured out
the hbation between the columns.
] iflS sentences put upon pillars
before the door.
I I the murmur of ranmng
>>Ajfc An eddy ; a rivulet.
ji/iiiff water.
Jg ] awhklpool.
^^ ] a small stream, a brook.
^ ] clever aud glib in talking.
^ W H 1 the hall was three f^
or divisions wide, — for each one
required a pillar.
)>/{{*? From gg bright and a mansion,
( J-ir*^ both contracted.
^ying To live in a market ; to mea-
sure, to lay out ; to scheme,
to plan, to cast about or attend to
a business ; to regulate, to define, to
get a living ; to build or make a
dwelling-place ; a cantonment, an
intrenched camp ; mihtary ; the
division or corps of an army, es-
pecially infantry; troops of the line,
not volunteers.
■^ 1 the Chinese army, not in-
cluding the Bannermen, or the
^ Ipl ] the household guards,
and other corps.
j^^ ] to seek a living, to calculate
the ways and means ; to attend
to from first to last.
^^ ^ ] ^ 1**^ measured it and
built it.
1 j^ an outpost, a gu;ird-house.
j ^ "■■ 1 M ^ cantonment, a
garrison ; a depot uf troops.
jp ] or ] 12; the army.
1^ ] or /^ ] to enlist.
5^ ] military officers.
fjlJ ) ^ ^ to surprise and plunder
a camp.
] ^ to builil a dwelling-house ;
a star near Aquila.
1 wSc <"■ I ^ to trade, to get
a living.
I J^ to circumvent and cozen ;
to carry away ; to enrapture, as
fine music does the feelings.
] ] going to and fro, to travail
in, as a peddler; buzzing, flit-
ting, as flies.
ifck From i earth and ^ bright.
- - • - A tomb, the grounds belong-
iJ""^ ing to a family sepulcher.
t^ I a burial-ground.
^ ] the family gi'ave-yard.
^ ] your family tombs.
*>T 1 J^ (or 1 M) tli<3 grave
is not yet dug.
1 # or ] jBg the limits of the
grounds, where stone pillars are
erected.
The opening year clear and
flourishing, as the composi-
^ying tion of the character indi-
cates.
^ \ W ^ bridge in Kwan-shan in
Kiangsu.
• yJ^* From ivoman and the next cha-
ttfftt, racter contracted; it occurs iuter-
-^j^ changed with s^ full.
The family surname of Tsin
Chi Hwangti, derived from Shao-
hao (B.C. 2597) ; full ; an overplus ;
to open out ; to loosen, as nature in
spring ; to originate, to produce
what is new.
1 ^ or 1 .K ^ famous belle.
J_ ii to fill up.
S ^ '^ 1 summer develops
things.
• y*"^ From precious and a nondescript
ggrt beast like a tiger.
^yint/ An overplus left after selling
a thing ; gain, profit ; super-
fluity, aliiuidance, — wliii-li is ob-
tained after nuuh clamor anil hag-
gling; to beat, to win, to excel, to
conquer ; slow ; very full, as a
vessel ; to carry on a beam ; three
day's rations for a prisoner.
f^ 1 fij^ 1^ I have won and you
have lost.
I f^ an abundance, excessive ;
more than just enougL
1 ^ to win by gaming.
I ^ over-ripe.
1 ^ j^E to win the bet, — -which
must not be money.
1 "T ffe ^ have beaten him ; I
won it of him.
^ ] a high price for really good
thing's.
] ^!l profits, gain.
B3 f§ IS 1 you have come to my
help with all your powers.
^^iti' From mater and lo Jill.
nJi^ The ocean, the circuit of the
^yinj seas ; a pool in a marsh ; an
ancient name for Chao-cheu
fu in the east of Kwangtung.
1 <I|| fairy land.
^ 1 #11 to go to (or to reach) the
capital, referring to an ancient
name of Ho-kien fu in Chihli.
I ^ all the wide oceans.
■ ^^ A basket or hamper, also call-
i^L ed ij^ II ^ hung up in a
^yini/ kitchen to hold the chopsticks.
/^i/rt Often confounded with the last.
?«^K* -^ Strong box or safe, made of
^yiny bamboo.
^ ^ J^ ] the yellow gold
fills the safe.
|liRrt From 3i insect and i^ string
(JKHPi contracted, referring to the soin-
ning-like action of the fore-leg?
^tjmg ° °
A house-fly; a dipterous fly
of any sort or color ; met. specious
flatterers who confound good and
e\ U, as flies dirty things both black
and white.
^ 1 or ,^ I house-flies.
1 J!m ^ spider which catches flies.
] HI a fly-borer, i. e. flies will
find their way through the small-
est hole ; met. traders who
watch for the smallest profits.
\ Bl Wl M petty gains like a
fly's head.
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I ^ :j^ a fly-switcli of horse-hair.
^4 ^ W 1 the blue flies buzz
laeiTily.
JpJ 1 a dog tick, reputed to live
ic a dog's ears during the winter.
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From to t/o and o^/c's sel/"*
c3 L*^K To go out and receive, as a
^yinff guest ; to meet ; to occur ; to
calculate, as a lucky day ; to
acknowledge; a meeting, a recei>-
tion, an interview.
1 ^ yt the yellow jasmine.
^ 1 to miss a visit ; not to be at
the door to receive a guest.
btreets.
1 ^ -t ^ *-° ^^^^ ^^^ escort a
superior officer.
1 M W -^ to go on, even with a
head-wind.
^ ] ^ ^ to treat without any
particular ceremony, as an inti-
mate friend, or as a rude fellow
ought to be treated.
^ ^ to receive with excessive ci-
vility; sycophantic.
Eead ym(/^ To meet a bride.
M 1 ' I'J ^ ¥ ^'lien the groom
went himself to receive her, then
she became his wife.
'nmg
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From variegated and sunliylii.
A shadow ; a picture or image
of a thing ; a vanishing ai>
pearance, a dissolving view.
^ shadow and echo ; met. obe-
dient, attentive to.
7^ — S§ 1^1 i"*^® ^0™^ l^"^*'
of it ; there is an inkhng of him.
g ] a shadow.
1 ^ ^ iS '■o delude with false
statements and get one thing
when specifying another.
^ I to paint a portrait.
1 1 ai^ ^4 '^^g"6 outlines, sha-
dows moving ; indistinct, no clear
apprehension of.
^ I to explain one thing by an-
other, to illustrate aptly.
^" ^, ^ 1 several images of one
fish J met. great exaggeration.
YING.
Ba 1 to throw a reflection, as by
a mirror.
^ ] a poetical name for a fan.
cvafei
The second form is usually read
'king, and is cbiefly used in pro-
per names.
The luster of precious stones.
W ^ H 1 this rare gem
( . .^ .sparkles.
" """ 5 1 ^^^ brilliancy of gems.
'■ching
■ying
From disease and babe.
Bronchocele or goitre ; a wen
or ganglionic sweUing on the
neck, of which five sorts are
distinguished.
] S ^ goitre, common in Chihli.
^ ] glandular swellings, which
swell when one is in a passion.
1^ ] a tumor on the neck with
turgid veins.
] ^ a tumor on the neck.
C ^tt From city and to state to a siipe-
^> lior.
'ijing The ancient capital of Tsu,
just north of Kiang-ling hien
\X ^ ,ff, in King-cheu fu in the
south of Hupeh.
] '}]\ an old name of "^Vu-chang
fu, the capital of Hupeh.
From ^ grain or Jjt oinen, and
t^ leaning, referring to the
ripe head of grain ; the second
is not quite correct.
A full head or spike of grain,
which then bends over ; a
sharp point, as of a pencil or an
awl ; a ring on a scabbard ; a fine
critical taste.
^ ] a sharp pen ; met. a well-
read scholar.
] '^ versatile, quick parts.
5^, ] intelligent, ready, apt.
1^ 1 M ffi the awl has forced its
way through [the bag] ; ;'. e.
talent will find its way to distinc-
tion.
5j^ ] the awn of grain.
^ ] ^ ^ the ripe grain bowed
over in its full ear.
TING.
This character is often ■written
lilje the preceding.
'ying An ancient district ] J|(,
now ] ')]] ^ in the north-
west of Nganhwui, occupying the
valleys of the Eiver Hwai and its
afiluents, named after the ] 7^,
a noted stream in its borders, now
iuHonan; a man of ] Jlj 5p is
one whose surname is Chin ^, be-
cause many of that surname came
from that region.
■» Jj ) "I From sun and midst or luxuriant.
■I/*^ The sun beginning to de-
Blrft ' I '^"'^^ ' '° shine on ; to reflect,
It^ as a ray of hght ; to favor,
fying^ to countenance ; to show, not
to hide or retire ; the sun-
light, the bright glare ; a reflection
or image ; open, apparent, in sight
^j§ 1 to screen from the sun's glare.
^ it is past noontide ; the sun
shines on you.
1 g a bright sunlight
] 'Q. the reflection of the snow.
] 1^ [the glare] shines in my
eyes.
1 ^ ^ ^ [I carry] the bright-
ness of the sun on both hands,
referring to a poem of the Tsin
•^ dynasty.
^ ^ ff 1 *^^ ^^^ incumbent
reflects the brightness of his pre-
decessor ; said of one good ruler
who succeeds another.
Eead ang'' Obscure.
1 B^ not bright, not Hght enongk
From stone or Idde and tochange;
the second form is not common.
■3^^ Hard ; not soft but soUd ;
■^^ J stiif, not pliable ; unbending ;
obstinate, perverse ; sharp,
stiff, as a bad handwriting ;
to stiffen, to harden ; powerful and
willful.
g^ ] hard, impenetrable, inflexible.
^ j strong, brawny, hardfisted.
] ]![ mulish, willful, set.
] ^j) muscular, vigorous, as a
hale old man.
2Jinff
YING.
YIU.
YIU.
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^ ] |g to speak bard words ; i e.
to i'righteu.
)& ] M ^ hard-hearted, imper-
vious to the truth.
* * ^ 1 :§■ S S* ti^« l^est
style of character is slim and
stiff, and arrestmg the attention.
1 5^ K ffi I will exert all my
eflbrts to do it.
In Cantonese. A particle de-
noting a fixed purpose, certainly,
stiU, surely, only, indeed, in fact^
dear, in price.
1 itf ^ it is really good-tasted.
1 PJ ]& go°<i pluck to the last ;
it died game.
I ^ ^ I will and must have
more.
1 ® A *'^ obstinate, pig-headed
fellow.
1 S fit '*' ^'^^ ■"■ ^'o'^6 who did it.
}^ ] stiff from cold.
^ ] hold it firmly in your hand.
1 ^ PS domineering ; too stiff.
I p foul-mouthed.
rl^fe' Same as ^ to give an escort
iyp\ of maid-servants to a bride
ying' or a princess, when going to
her husband ; to exchange
presents, to give douceurs.
glj ] the maid servants.
Read shinff' for ^|J. An overplus.
■g^ I what is left over.
jHjkJ' A good style in a woman.
'.^C 1 $^ 3' country woman, a
ying'* village wench or goodwife.
1 ^% 'I young wife, i
Old sounds, wn, yia, u, ok, ot, ak, and at. In Canton, yau ; — in Swatow,
in Fuhchau, iu, <ra, and liiu ; — in Shanghai, yii ;
From iSH S7naU and Jjj hill.
In a shady dell, darkish, um-
brageous ; retired, solitary,
■ secret ; hidden from view, far
back ; to be of a dark color, obscure,
mysterious, occult ; the ignorant,
idle ; the shades or spirits who are
in obscure places ; to go or be sent
into retirement, to be kept out of
sight, half banished ; to rusticate
one.
] 3!i *'^^*'^ ^^^ tasteful; in elegant
retirement ; retired and tasteful,
as a copse or garden retreat.
] P§ dark ; obscure, as a ravine.
] ^ the north extreme of Yao's
realm.
] K to live retired, out of public
life.
1 I^ wM) remote ; dismal, as a
deep gorge.
^ ] to deliver spirits by a mass.
^ \ Mi^ gust that scatters the
paper garments burned to clothe
ghosts; met. an object of con-
tempt, a wretch. {Cantonese.)
] p^ the gates of hades ; al.so, the
pylorus.
1 1 1§ lU t^*' f^i' ^ff <'''*1'^
60uthem mountains.
SS 5g it 1 ^ ji it OJ dismiss
the scheming oflicers, and ad-
vance the intelligent.
] S f^ ^ the judge of souls in
hades ; a Budhist god.
I ^ subtle, abstruse ; infinitesmal,
fine, delicate.
] to imprison, to confine.
WM MWiiiM ^'^^ <iccomplish-
ments of lady-like reserve and
maiden quiet.
1 |Il^' "^ rhetoric, emphasis.
From J{^ deer aud ^ female
contracted.
CJM
A roe or doe ; the female of
the stag or axis.
A place anciently belonging
to the state g[), now occupied
by that district in the south-
west part of Honan, on the
headwaters of the River Han.
<.W-
From >L^ heart and ^ head,
ivliich some regard as a contrac-
tion of §^ tlie face, because
grief shows itself in the counte-
nance.
Grieved, mournful, sad ; in
mourning for parents ; anxious,
careworn ; sorrow tliat is kept to
one's self, heart-sick ; to think of
with sorrow ; melancholy ; low .spi-
rited, nervous ; nauseated, as preg-
nant women; to f.ympathize with ; to
act so as to bring <lisgrace.
] P^ disappointed, sorry, grieved.
ju, i"n, u, one? htn ;— in Amoy, brand tl ; —
— in Chifu, yia.
] j^ or I )fj, cast down, heart-
sick, of a sad countenance.
I to sympathize and condole
with one.
® ] or ^ ] sorrowing, mourning.
^ ] careless what grief may be
given to others.
/p ] /jp ^J do not be anxious
lest they be bad ; i e. they will
' probably be good.
/P ^ 1 stolid, light-hearted.
^ tfc ^ ] 7°^ can go to sleep
without any anxiety ; the last
two words in M I ^ refer to
king Asoka, i. c. the untroubled
or sorrowless king.
if you take to heart the sorrows
of the people, they will also bear
yours in mind.
iT ^ ] the emperor's time of
mourning.
^ Mir .^ 1 -I slight indisposition ;
i. e. sorrow because he could not
.shoulder a faggot.
'J» K 'M, 1 Hfe 'he ways of a
mean man bring disgrace on him.
M
,!/">■
To grow hoar.se ; to hesitate
and stammer in talking ; to
sigh.
if .i :X P^f 1 lie stood a
long while talking slo\vl\-.
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YIU.
YIU.
YTU.
From man and sorrowful, but
explained as from ^C 'o *'*/> ^ff
ym and ^^ffrief; q.d. a man relieves
' his grief by rambling.
Abundant, excessive, as rains;
redundant, overmuch, extra ; satis-
fied, tranquil ; unconcerned, easy
about ; very, fully, more than able
for ; to excel ; those who excel ; to
play with or before; to dally, to
trifle ; a mime.
1 A or ] fn ^ juggler, a mimic,
a mountebank.
2^ 1 H'J ft ^^ can be an officer
when he is fully learned.
^ jljf ] I wisely and gently he
managed the afiairs of state.
] -^ to relieve care by a stroll.
1 ^ fi ^ their fitness and un-
fitness should be faii'ly tested.
1 )!§ ^B f^ to 'reat with unusual
politeness.
7^ ft ^ \ I ^a^e never seen
anything remarkable in him.
1 3l ^ 5S [antiquated as] the
robes and caps of Yiu and Mang,
two actors of the T'ang dynasty.
1 1 •^ f3i 'iiore than enough,
too much, in excess.
*] A harrow or roller to cover
in the grain when sown ; a
beetle for breaking clods ; to
cover ill seed.
^ ] to follow agriculture.
^ S «t W ft 1 ;^ plow
deep and harrow the seed in tho-
roughly.
] flO ^ ^ they kept on break-
ing the clods without stopping
— to listen to Confiacius asking
the way.
From ;£ to tap awd i^C umter
altered, which is explained as
> referring lo a pole to sound the
depth of water ; the second an-
cient form is composed of vapor
or sjiirit issuing, ond hanging
Ji'iiir, and defined to be moving
vapor ; used for the nest.
To go on the water, or dart
through it ; a place ; a relative fro-
noim like ^, what, that which,
who ; an initial particle ; distant.
,11
1 ^ ffij ^ how suddenly [the
tish] darted away !
;§• -^ ] ^7 that which the good
man does.
?F'J W 1 fi '^ 1^ f°^ your advan-
tage wherever you go.
1 1 ^h S *-° dwell very far from
one's home.
M ll^ 1 %% whence the blessings
and emoluments come to me.
j^ HIIh 4B 1 lie sought every-
where [for a son-in-law] for
Han's daughter.
Pg ;^ I [gj [the people] were
alike [obedient] in every part.
Ib 1^ 1 JE? ^"^ inspector should
not use punishments.
I jfC a stream near Yiu hien ]
l|^, in the north of Honan.
>|fcjk Interchanged with the last.
c> ^^^ To think of with sorrow • dis-
^yiu contented, sorry ; far-reach-
ing, as a plan ; remote, far ofl";
reiterated, frequent ; leisurely.
1 1 ^ H. I '"^"^ grieved for my
village and household.
1 1 ^ 3'C tl^e illimitable heavens.
] 1 slow moving of banners;
waving of trees in a breeze ; long
and anxious thinking ; horses
going far.
1 rS 1 ^ think of it 1 think
of it ! — !. e. so sad, go grievous.
I jg; far, a long stretcL
] 1 ^ S& common talk.
yttf Used for the last.
cliUi> Water flowing along rapidly.
,!//« -^ 7|C ] 1 how swiftly run
the waters of the Ki I
From mouth and young.
tVy-t -A- harmonious sound.
(!/('« I \ the bleating of deer,
an imitation of their cry ; also
a cry of pain.
A |§ PP 1 tl'e shigmg hum or
gabble of a number of people.
\\^/n '^° restrain one's anger by
c I v(/ saying nothmg ; morose.
(2/'« 1 1 sad and unhappy.
J jl 1 sorrow and grief miiltiplied.
- Il *■ From TC lame, some say chang-
C y^/ ed into this form by combining
/liiu O *^8 beginning and jH^ hand;
others that it is the odd walk of n
person with a long and a short
leg ; interchanged with the ifext.
An adverb of comparison, more,
very, still more ; odd, different from ;
evils, calamities ; to blame ; to ex-
ceed, to surpass ; en'or ; to dislike,
to murmur, to bear a grudge.
] ^singular; surprisingly unlike.
5^ ] to surpass one's example ;
to go beyond, as in crime.
] ^ a rare and beautiful thing ;
a beautiful woman.
] J^ to hate, to blame people ;
there is a proverb ^ ] -p ^
!Si "? Peking people are haters,
Tientsin people janglers.
] ^ vastly more or greater.
H'J ^ 1 then his error is less
criminal.
'li ?iS 1 ;^ ;!: I bear him an old
grudge ; to harbor resentment.
I pj" ^ stiU more surprising.
W^ \ ^ "yt remarkable talent.
^ ^ ^ ] I know not the evil
sed with the last ; a fault
error ; a crime.
"SS. 1 cruilt ; wickedness.
f^ ^ ] /^ do not cause
him to transgress.
ffi iU H 1 reported all their
misdeeds.
A swelling or gathering ; a
wen or big wart ; ganglionic
' swellings in the neck.
.S _L 3^ 1 * tumor has
^yiu come on the skin.
S jfi 1 ^ ripe boil or pimple.
^ JIE 1 hanging on, as a wen ;
said of a son-in-law who lives at
his wife's home.
"*- An unauthorized character,
employed along the coast to
m
denote the ] JS, or cuttle
fish ; the right name is proba-
bly ijij ^,, as the characters are
read alike.
YIU.
YIU.
YIU.
nil
» |t| Used as synonym for jfjX ind
;lHJ the next.
^Tjht Breathing fast, as when
laughing.
1 If W ^ laughing and jolly,
as when convivial.
1 ^ pleased, as when showing
it in the face.
The etymology is lost ; occurs
written like the last, and used for
M still.
The antecedents of a thing ;
a preposition, through, by, from ;
a way, a means ; the cause or
iiistrumeiit for eflFecting a thing ;
from or by permission of; de-
pending on ; to let, to permit ; to
enter by ; to pass through, as one's
hand ; to proceed to ; to serve of; to
follow ; still, still further ; the sprouts
of a felled tree.
/jj ^ ^ ] I do not know the
reason for it, or its original.
1 jib P^ >^ s° ^" ^y ^^^^ '^°°''"
1 J^ heretofore, from the first.
5^ 1 origin of; as in ;g glJjS
] why was it so ? how came it
about ■? what were the reasons 1
i^ ^ 1^ \ ^^^^^ "^^^ really no
cause for it.
1 W ^ :^ ^""^ theremore goblins?
1 'fill ^ f^ let him go and do iU
] fij^ as you please.
J^ ] jlb PI i* passed by this door.
1 JHj M ^ from this and after,
or to the next ; thenceforth.
] ^ ^ ] X i'' tlepends on
Heaven, not on man:
] ] g ^^ delighted with, very
well satisfied ; self-possessed.
^ I g jg no way of getting to
see you.
^' 1 such and such reasons ; &c.
■^ W S ] the aflfair has a cause.
] M flO ^ I (''r it) came from
the capital.
■^ ] the capital or metropolis, i.e.
whither all roads tend.
1^ ] to observe and follow, as a
precedent.
:g ^ ^ ir 1 "i" tlie princely
man should not lightly utter his
words.
^ 1 Dt JiS ^"^ *^''^ ^'^^ resort to
mean stratagems — in waging
fc 13^ ^ 1 ^ f^ i ruy sore
leg will not let me do as I would
like.
A^^ This is usually regarded as an-
2a^i& other form of the last ; it is also
-»*'*'' used with M and Jg-
To follow ; to resemble or try
to be like.
Eead cheu'' The enigmatical in-
terpretation of the fourteen diagrams,
as given in the Book of Changes
under each, is called | ^ ; they
are of difierent lengtha
Read fjjao, and used for |§ and
\^. To tell wild stories ; luxuriant,
as herbage ; a retainer.
Used with the last.
(jPfTfl Luxuriant vegetation.
sZ/"' Jit J^ 'in 1 that grass grows
very rank and thick.
yjt^ From water and from as the
' „/i( A branch of the River Pa, an
affluent of the Yangtsz' east
of Wu-chang in Hupeh ; a small
tributary of the Tungting Lake
near Chang-teh fu in Hunan ; oil ;
tluid fat ; paint ; oily, unctuous,
greasy ; fat, shining, sleek ; glazed,
glossy ; easy, gliding ; cordial,
agreeing.
^ ] sesamum, gingilie or ben-
no oil, also known as <J^ |
clear oil ; made from the seeds
of the Sesamum orientale.
5^ >t tl an oily-tongued
sharper.
I 1 }^ chunara, such as is pre-
pared for calking.
'^ oil paints ; varnishes ready
for use.
X 1 B i^ m tlie sky is dark,
and clouds are rising.
1 M 15' M to oil the hau- and
rouge the face.
1
1
■l5 1 0'' JSE 1 petroleum, kerosiue.
'ii tK. ] naphtha.
1 ^ slippery, oily, smooth.
] I a mild and scrupulous dis-
position.
■ _t 1 to paint, to oil.
Eead yiu'' To oil, to paint.
] ^ ■g, to paint or varnish a
thing in color.
ihtb ^^ apterous insect allied to
(i^ptl the millipedes, the ] j^ or
fjjiit, cermatia {Scutigera), common
in eastern China; a harmless
insect, known by many names, as
^ II cash-dragon; ^ ^ ^
rain-cloak bug, and ^ $ ^ cash-
threading insect ; ] ^ is an-
other form of it ; the Julus, or
gallcy-worm is sometimes wrongly
called by this name.
\^^ An old building whose tim-
t/l^ bers are decayed ; a dank,
f^yiu rotten smell.
^ ^ 11 B"J 1 if an ox lows
at night, then [his flesh] is rank.
;^ ] ^ rotten wood smells bad.
From inclosure and to transform
or a ii>(/, alluding to the pur-
pose of a decoy ; often read jn^o.
To interpret the cries of birds
or beasts ; to tell the mean-
ing of foreign speech or gib-
berish ; to decoy, to inveigle ;
to unprove, to change for the better ;
s'ool-pigeons, also called J^ ^Jj or
bird go-betweens.
f^ ^ 1 W everything is trans-
formed and nourished.
^ ] A one who seduces into
evil or trouble.
% 1 °'" 1- "? a c^t'coy-bird
s'y"
rorajlag and child ; it oocurs
used with the next.
si/'"
The scollops along the lower
edge of a flag ; in old time,
the king's pennon had twelve scol-
lops, his fiefs nine, and others less ;
a fluttevi)ig, as of a pennon.
Read Jia, and used for j^. A
pendent on a crown.
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YIU.
TIU.
YIU.
Alf^ From water and a fluttering pen-
jJlX* "on ; interchanged with the next.
l/kt Old name of a tributary of
the Eiver Hwai ; to float, to
drift ; to swim ; to travel, to rove
or idle about ; to enjoy one's self,
to go with the erowd ; to take
pleasure hi ; satisfied, pleased ; an
air of contentment.
] _g or ] .^ an idler; lazy
peoyjle, those having no calling.
1 ^ dissipated ; reckless and
vicious.
i'JC ;^ ] ^ to enjoy swimmuig ;
to dabble and play in the water.
] Ji^ to enjoy sports, to frequent
theaters.
] j^ the petrel ; it issaid to & -^
Wt HI ride on the waves, and
pray for rain.
^ ] ^ ^ to drift-with the cur-
rent
J^^ f ] wherever found, all parts,
all belonging to.
h ] and "^ \ above and below
the elbow of the Yellow Eiver
in Shensi near Tung-kwan ; it is
extended to places north and
south of one, w herever be is.
^ :^^ fi. 1 z^M}° •'^pp'y ""'''s
self to vktue and divert one's self
with ait.
1 7jC to swim ; to take a water
excursion.
4'^ I the snake crawls.
Often interchanged with the last.
To saunter idly ; to ramble,
^lu to roam, to travel for amuse-
ment or information ; to go
on a circuit ; scattering, as troops
on a march ; voyaging, traveling ;
friendly, as two travehng mates.
1 M ^ ^ ^° travel through the
provinces.
] JtC to take a holiday, and have
a ramble.
1 "fj i^ ^ l^Pgg'ngi itinerant priest.
1 E^ wandering, hungry ghosts.
^ 1^ ttj ] the idol is taking an
airing, i.e. carried in a procession.
] ^ ^' f^^ the idle love to
waste their time.
1 5 or ] Jj^ a lieutenant-colonel.
] ^ traveling merchant or scholar.
I ^ to travel for information.
1 ^
©
the absent son re-
members bis parents.
^ !^ •S 1 to trim the midnight
lamp.
^ ] a chum, an intimate friend.
AX^ From
^ym
,JJIU
om insect and fluttering pen-
interchanged with SS a cer-
matia.
A species of the ephemera
tly (TipidiJa'), the J^ ] (de-
rived from J^ jH to tiit over the
water) which, like man ^ 4^ ] -J^
^ j^ is only a sojourner in the
wojld ; the description of this insect
is so confused as to show that
two or three kinds are confounded
under the same name, one of which
is probably a Scarabeus or dung-
chaffer.
From city and border, because
posts were established there ;
interclianged with (TC very.
A post-house, an establish-
ment for changing horses and send-
ing on letters ; a lodge for watching
fields ; very, much more ; an error,
mistake.
] t^ a government lodge once
raised to watch the farmers.
I -^ a lodge for the postmaster.
•§• ^ jS 1 the prince of Lu
blundered greatly.
=^ ] an ancient officer, whose
duties resembled those of a cir-
cuit judge on the borders.
From dog and K'ine ; it is inter-
changed with the next.
A monkey, which climbs the
tree when man is near, and
descends after he is out of sight ; an
old name in Shensi for a puppy ;
doubtful, .susuicious of; still, even;
as it", like, rather, somewhat, resem-
bling, same, alike : if ; thus, so ; a
rule, a way ; to plan, to scheme ;
ought, can ; a map or sketch of.
] pj" it probably can be done ; it
is hkely to be so.
I ^ still further.
] ^ there are more to be had.
"M'-k-^ 1 A ^fe, I can write
as well as others.
] S as if.
] ■=■ it may be said.
1 ^ j£ it '^ rather undecided,
ff; ^ 1 f^ undecided in all be
does.
] -^ like a son ; i- c. a nephew.
:B ^ M. ] 1 if the princely
man is calm at all times.
35, ] the kind of soil that is low-
est down, regarded as very poor.
!S TJi ^ 1 tbe plan proved to
be the best one possible.
1 ^ IS jh lie ought to come
without stopping.
Bead ^yao, and used for ^
To move.
%M ] 1 ^ ^ lie sung as he
moved, and then skipped and
gesticulated.
Like the last.
A scheme, a plan ; to con-
5^Nj trive, to plot ; to consult with ;
to draw, to make a likeness ;
an exclamation, bo ! oh ! a mode,
a way of action, such as is adopted
after wise counsel ; cheerful.
^ I a fine, excellent scheme.
] a device ; to scheme.
eft
^ ] the great doctrine or plan
of ordering the universe; fate.
JbX ] '^Tf^ f& to draw the eflS-
gies of the demons, gods, and
terminalia, — to be worshiped.
] i^ta W ^f^ -^^^ '^ make a
great announcement to you, [the
princes] of all the .states.
^ S9 1 a careful plan for defend-
hig the state.
>^ ] wise in counsel.
m
A soft wood easily ignited by
friction ; others say, a bard
^yia wood good for axles ; to
collect.
^ M # 1 ^ tK '^a ^^i'lter
thf y procured tire IVom the scrub
oak and the hornbeam (?)
YIU.
YIU.
YIU.
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M
Composed of tvood, fire, nnd sjn-
rits ; used with nnd for the last.
f^yiu To lay in fire-wood to burn
'■yiu the sacrifice of a licifer or
sheep, when worshiping the
highest gods.
ir ± 1 J^ I'eap up the faggots,
lay ill a supply of fire-wood.
A trailing plant growing in
shallow water.
si/"' Read shuh^ and used for ^
A grass formei'ly used in
making filters, through which wine
used iu sacrifices was strained ; to
strain, to defecate.
v^t A trailing plant growing in
cv^ tl'e water, having a fetid
f^yiu smell, perhaps akin to a Poki^
viot/eton ; but others say it
is a stinking vine {Smilcu?) found
along the edge of the water ; noi-
some, dank, like rotten wood.
^ 1 ^ [p] H M J^ do not put
fragrant and stinking things
into the same vessel ; — do not
mi.x up good and bad things.
f-4^ A light carriage, like a cur-
^ riele or chaise ; light, trifling.
j7//« ] l|f a gig or cabriolet.
(i 1 ia ^ merit light as
a leather.
j -j^ a trifling present ; — said iu
depreciation.
I'oin 1_J II, desert and y\ vimi
comin" out of it.
fijiu Doubtful, not quite certain.
1 m ^ tfe this is not at all
sure.
Eea<l (7/('». Walking on, as one
travelincr afoot.
"^yfc* From ^ tlie
f-\ I'iglit hand, s;
Z/«'
moon, and X tbe
suid to lefer to its
appearance in an eclipse as if
seized.
To have, to possess ; the oppu-
sito of M without ; to be, or in
possession of; to exist ; in Budhist
writings, a being, existence {filmxt) :
often is merely a form of the past
tense ; before the name of a state
often denotes the bolder of it or of
an office ; in replies, yes, I have, it
is so ; often has the sense of farther,
and, also, more ; used before names
and in lists of things to individ-
ualize them ; to get, to attain.
] |5g or ] '^ ^ there are not
many ; a limited number.
^ ] there are none.
J'Ji \ fl'I K '-f^ every kind of
goods.
41 ^ ;^ ] to have everything ;
without exception.
1 ^ or ] "^ ^ busy, occupied.
^ W- i. 1 "^^^^^ difficulty is
there about it?
^C ] ^ ^^ fertile or abundant
year.
Q ] self-origmating ; i. c. grew
or coDic itself.
1 M. if: #: whether this violates
I ju\ ^ie TJX
the proliibition or not '?
^ ] possessing everything.
to conquer a kingdom and ob-
tain a princess to wife, what
great luck you have 1
] 3E3I reasonable, has some right.
^ I or ^ j]] the nine divisions
of the empire by Yu.
ijf I there arc few such.
-p ] ^ thirteen.
1 fi Jib .1 A lie who has the
virtue will draw men to him, —
and thus get the empire.
^•^ ] the fourteenth diagram, re-
ferring to fire rising.
1 :S ^ I <^^'^e on purposely ;
I ^ among Budhists, a rational
being {hkhius/ii/u), a man or god
in human form ; the term ]
^ ^ is another similar term.
:/C 1 ^ ^^ ^ Pri"ee of great
deeds.
1 J^* ^ A '1 tii<'>n '^^ honor and
wealth, a very respectable man.
1 Mb* 1 '' ''' is ^°' '■l^en say
it is; if it exists, then assert it.
1 ^^Wj oT> 1 :i£ is he alive or
not ? no, he's dead; is be still
here ? no, be has gone off.
I ix 1 o 1 6^ li<'*ve yo" any ?
yes, some.
1 ^M^ it ^^iil l^e of some
benefit to me.
tig ^ j>^ 1 to liave all I hoped
for, to realize one's desires.
— ^ I all things ; — a Budhist
term ; — -^ | ^"y^ the origin
of all things {mula sarvastivada).
/>%
Composed of two ^ /ionrfs joined.
.y'" companion, a friend, an asso-
ciate ; attached to, friendly,
fraternal, cordial, hearty ; to act as
a friend ; to blend with, to cotton
with ; friendship ; by twos.
1^ j "fi" A to be fond of the an-
cients, partial to their writings.
j@ I^ J)J] 1 wine and flesh friends ;
selfish associates.
^ ] an old friend.
[^ J^ ^ I a friend is one who
is of the same disposition.
■^ I a fellow-member, as of an
association, club, or church.
^{j ] unfriendly, disobedient.
I ^ fraternal, cordial lovo.
M. 1 o'' K, J or i? 1 a '•ear
or good friend, one who is of
advantage ; a moral friend.
^ ] or 40 1 to make an ac-
quaintance with one, to associate
with one.
^ ^ ^ 1 by threes and by
twos ; said of deer.
1 li ]n 1 ^Pff^s^ to
make friends with the ui)right,
the earnest, and the intelligent,
is of great advantage.
1 4 # 1 it fi lie "iio'n I
have for my friend, is one whose
virtue I blend with,
[p] :^ ] a friend of about the
same age ; opiiosed to /jj; ^ |
one who is much younger, whose
age is disregarded.
I 5^ '"'es regulating the inter-
course of friends.
5C M 'fS ] ^^'icn heaven and
earth accord, — then fill things
grow.
140
1114
YIU.
Pf3 l'J» pju
A
^
Tha original form resembles a
vessel for distilling ; it refers too
to the closing up of nature in the
eighth moon, when crops are ripe ;
it is the lU4lh radical of charac-
ters relating to liquors.
Eipe, fiDished ; maturecl ; mellow,
as ripe millet fit for making spirits ;
the ripeness of crops ; the tenth of
the twelve branches, denotes west
on the compass-card, and is repre-
sented by the cock.
] flif the hours from 5 to 7 o'clock
P.M.
55. I a goblin, such as Confucius
once saw.
"? nP ^n 1 plfi^se
tell me more of the particulars ;
give mc the details.
Jg ~ 1 ho has handled the
books in the two hills ; ?. e. is a
well read scholar ; it refers to
two peaks called ^y; ] and i\\
1 situated in Sbin-cheu fu in
Hunan, in whose caves the le-
gend says that thousands of
books were hidden.
7JiC a branch of the Eiver Yuen
"JtC 'M '^^^'' tliese mountains.
An ancient sacrificial tankard
of copper, with a cover and a
bail, used to hold the fragrant
spirits employed in worship.
^g 1§1 jm ] two goblets of flavored
millet wine, for libations.
From sheep and long ; occurs
used for p^ to entice.
To lead on in the right way ;
right, reapon.
P fS 1 ^ '^'^T f^i^y accorded
with the highest laws of Heaven.
^ a place, now T'ang-yin hicn
^ 0, in the north of Ho-
nan, where Wu Wang was im-
prisoned, B. c. 1130.
A yellowish black fish, ^ ]
^^ four inches long, which
ii'om its habit of burying it-
self in the mud, is also called
^ {■]* ^_ or grapnel fish ; it has a
forked tail, large head, wide mouth,
and many sharp dorsal spines ; per-
haps akin to the stickle-back.
'^
J*
THJ.
^ A short-lived fly, also called
^ -^ produced from eggs
ym laid iu rotten wood ; it resem-
bles a silkworm moth.
n
C ~ t_t * From ]>lant and elegant.
;^^ A kind of useless grass re-
^yiu sembling the panicled millet
growing among grain ; weeds ;
tares, darnel ; the riflraflf of
society ; vicious, mischievous.
] =■ Q P their oSensivc words
are just from the mouth.
1^ I ^ ^ to extirpate the wick-
ed, that the good may bo quiet.
>^ M ^ j"^ ^ 1 weeds are the
only return the horse gets.
1 {U ® W # W tlamel resem-
bles grain [when young], but it
stUl is not grain.
^ ] IS IS the weeds grow rank
and high.
CU J'L From black and young ; also read
'l/iu A color like invisible green,
almost a black ; also an ashy
color ; to smear and blacken ; black
earth.
1 i^ black bullocks, fit for
sacrificing.
<^ 1 .^ '^ he smeared his face
darkly.
] ^ a blue-black.
] ^- to plaster with black mortar.
Pfi 6'5f jIE 1 1^ 'S much tanned or
sun-burnt.
An indolent, sans-souci way ;
to relax from labor and take
one's ease ; used for ^,
sorrow, grief; anxious long-
ings.
h'^i^i. 1 1 til" 03'sery and
giief that rends my heart.
/r ^tip, p doer and "^
t. e, to open a hole as a
yu
A hole in a wall or roof, as
a window to see the sun ; a lattice
window ; to slide or open ; to lead
on, to mstruct ; towards.
^ ] a window made of a jar.
YTU.
§ ] ^ .S ^ to grasp the hand
put through the window, as
when visiting an invalid.
^ 1 jS ?1j °P®" ''^^ lattice to
let in the light.
^ ] doors and windows ; glass
or lattice doors.
?C -i 1 ^ ''^® leading guidance
of the people by Heaven.
] Jl ^" H J^ a finished pair of
shoes lay on the window-sill.
pf J
From words and elegant;
second form is uunsual.
the
'y-
' To speak to affably, to
advise kindly ; to allare, to
draw on, to entice ; to tempt,
to mislead ; drawn towards,
attracted ; to encourage, as a teach-
er his pupils.
^1 I to entice — to evil.
1 5^ ;S #15 ^ be' urged me to
treat the neighboring princes
kindly.
fS ■{'§ S 1 '^ '^^'^ °"® gradual-
ly on from good to better.
*< ^ pT 1 i^^M tlie covet-
ous are easily enticed with the
prospect of gain.
1 W^ 'o tempt to sin, to seduce
to evil.
] ^J to teach archery.
lUt I to befool, to lead into error.
] ^ ^ j5^ to lead the ignorant
and wayward into good ways.
■~r* i Originally the same as the next,
^jL^ ■ii"l intended to represent three
•"^^ Jinijers of the hand when torlur-
yiu ed; it is the 29lh radical of a
few incongruous characters, most-
ly relating to managing affairs ;
also occurs read jlhy
The hand ; a copula, more, also,
fm:thermore, moreover, and, and
then, again, still again, in a high-
er degree ; before a negative, makes
a disjunctive .sense, as but, while,
not yet ; placed between two verbs,
it makes the former a present parti-
ciple.
,1 T 1 *T *T T 1 ,1 te
scold.'i aiicl then beats me, and
then beats and scolds asain.
YIU.
YIU.
YIU.
111,5
] — ^ tliere's another day com-
ing ; i. e. why bnrry so ?
-HA. flij 1 ^ lio obtained it <iik1
after that Le lost it.
Pp^ -H I fp^ he asked and then
asked again.
1 ^ "J* there, you have come
again! see, you bring up that
matter again I
1 ^ tU P^ he wishes to go out
again.
1 ^■^ 1 T M '' ''^ ^'^^^ ^^'^
raining loo.
] ^ ^ ^ again this sort also ;
again this thhd sort.
1 fi — f@ ^ ^ ^^'6 liave only
ihanged him for another raw
hand.
1 g.^ ^n 1 ^.^5E7
p^ i^ there are good horses,
and there are horses which
won't eat their straw ; i. c. some
things are cheap and good,
while others are too dear.
^ I /f> :^ he could not sit easy.
1 W ^ ^ still one more guest
has come.
VJJ ] furthermore.
1 /f^ pj" still more improper or
impossible.
_§[_ ] still more.
m f ^ 'i Derived from P mouth with X
^T~| the right hand added, because
. * they mutually assist each other ;
«'''* when language fails the hand
helps ; it is interchanged with the
next two as a veib.
The right hand ; on the right ;
to honor, to give precedence to, as
the right side was once the highest
seat ; to aid, to support ; to turn
to the right, as in driving ; high,
noble, honorable ; a spearman on
the right of tbo driver ; violent,
high tempered ; when added to
official designations, it denotes a
second or deputy, the lower rank
of, as ] f^ 1^15 a junior vice-pre-
sident,
] :^ the right hand.
i 1 It «•' ^ 1 ?& o'» the
right hand.
] f^ a nun.
09" Pft ,^ 1 ordered his attend-
ants.
IS 1 ^J ^ j^^ 1 ^ # I lion-
or my meritorious father and my
accomplished mother — with this
sacrifice.
/fi g| ^ 1 ^'^ never leaves her
side, as a child its mother.
4£ Jil Ji ] no one excelled him.
113 ?!j -f! 1 i'' ^s explained above ;
as above written.
^ ] let this come to the right of
your seat ; — said in letters.
I JjB '^ let the above communi-
cation [come to such an of-
ficer]; — a concluding phrase in
dispatches.
^ B& Mi A |ij 1 in going on
the highway, women should take
the right hand.
& ^ \ ^ they turned the
horses to the right and left.
^- ] a valiant or clever man, a
leading mind.
^ !^ H 1 }SC 'o honor literary
pursuits is called rigbt-ing let-
ters.
^ 1 15 ;^ I will comfort him
every way.
I ;^ a diagram of a conch whose
spirals turn to the right {namla-
vurtmja), regarded as fortunate.
^
From man and rigid hand ; used
with the next.
ym' To aid, to help, to counte-
nance.
gfj ] to lend a hand.
i 5C ^ 1 T ;K ^^gli Heaven
,sees and cares for the people.
»J To protect, to shield ; to de-
fend, as the gods or spirits ;
lliW di\'ino care and protection,
heavenly kindness,
jjil^ S I^ 1 ^^Y ^^ divine spirits
protect you.
^ 5c .^ 1 *o enjoy the favor of
Heaven.
^ 5c ^ 1 ^'S^ Heaven overseee
and assists.
TS^ }§• Wi 1 t^^ secret blessings
of the gods.
►) Vromashelter and Itttvinr/j occurs
used with the nest.
To be lenient towards, to be
indulgent, to forbear with ; to
relax, to excuse ; to give scope to ;
an inadvertence, a sin of ignorance ;
a permanent, far-reaching benefit.
] IP to remit or forbear an offence.
>?? 1 or ^ ] to excuse, to for-
give an error ; to reprieve.
-- I three reasons for leniency,
vi:., ignorance, inadvertence and
Ibrgetfulness.
If >^ i^ 1 I Ijcg yo" to excuse
the fault ; — a polite phrase.
a PJf W ] the law does not
allow this to be excused.
] '}[[ ancient name for part of
YU-lin fu in Shensi.
f^ I bribed to remit punishment
Jtj^^ To urge one to eat ; to wait
I fj on, to do the honors of the
yiu' table, to entertain guests with
music ; to help ; to stimulate.
] jg; an ancient drinking cup.
Jil S JEii 1 to seat [tbo persona-
tors of the dead] and invite
them to eat.
^ :^ ^ he urged the noble
guests to eat.
: ^ I ^ to divert and animate
guests by music.
'i® to press a guest to drink.
1
mi
ym'
seems to be a mere variety of
the last.
To assist, as a fellow does ; a
pair, a couple.
; ) A park or paddock for rear-
ing animals ; an aviary ; a
yiu' menagerie ; a walled garden,
as diatingulshed from a hedg-
ed one ; to inclose, to pen up, to
restrain ; a limLtcd, superficial
knowledge of
^ ] a deer-park.
*^ ] a prohibited garden, one not
. open to all.
] superficial, as a shallow
scholar.
"f" M ftf bound down by the
usigo; hampered by custom.
m
1116
YIU.
1 % or ^ ] gardens and parks.
1 ^ Mj ^^ 'T^ }M limited in his
knowledge of the world.
'^'
i> From slender and .ilrength.
Young, immature, tender,
yiv? delicate ; growing, as grain ;
youthful, from ten to nmeteen
years of age.
^ ] to treat kindly, as young
people ; tender affection for.
] ^ scholars, young pupils ; boy's
Btadies.
1 iS to look upon as juvenile ;
supercilious.
1 i ^ youthful monarch.
matm-e and growing.
] 1^ a young lad, under ten.
I jiS a young wife or bride.
if 1. ^ ^D lie is still young and
inexperienced.
] ^ tender and smooth ; sleek
and delicate, as nestlings.
1 ^P delicate; fine as lace; pretty.
1 ^ 1 J^ 2^ A ;t ] as I
pity my yomig children, so let
me pity others' children.
^ ^ ] J^ put aside yonr boyish,
childish notions.
YIU.
Eead ^yao, and used I'or ^. De-
licate, subtle, abstruse.
] PJ? recondite, metaphysical.
' A shakmg of the head, caiised
by old age or jjalsy.
yhi' J^ ] a quivering ; trem-
bling of the body.
] •^ the ague ; the shiveiing or
cold fit.
Illl
7jm
"> The pmnelo or shaddock,
the I -^ (Citrus decumamti),
also known at Canton as 1^^
1 and "^ jjg at Shanghai.
1^ 'S iS 1 ^^'^ose pumelos and
oranges must be rolled up.
Eead chuh^ and used for ^fy.
The reed or slaie of a loom.
From rat and the last contTacteJ,
from tlie color of the skin.
yiii' A species of the weasel familj',
which is described as near the
size of the sable, of a reddish-yellow
color, large bushy tail, and runs up
trees and cats mice ; it is also called
M ^^ earth monkey ; it is probably
an animal akin to the stoat, bat
one synonym is ^ ^ |g the
common weasel.
YOH.
Used with sfjlf oil.
Glossy, glazed ; the glazing
!/'"■ on porcelain.
iPA'
to fflaze things.
i
IK
yiu'
>
From heust and cave,
A species of black monkey,
called ^^ 1 probably allied
to the douc ; it is very sus-
picious and restless in its
motions ; has many colors, a
long tail, thick whiskers, and is de-
scribed as partly resembling a squir-
rel, a badger, a fox, and a monkey.
m m ft ^ 1 ^ ".I 1^°^ the
gibbons howl and tho doucs cry
by night.
An ohsolete form of S!w> ^ a
cuff, for which it is sometimes
used.
Elegantly dressed, with em-
broidery ; a cuff of a sleeve ; the
l>ladc of grain ; easy, quiet enjoy-
ment and plenty ; to promote.
1 ^ M JIR "lie was beautifully
dressed indeed, — but he knew
nothing.
■y ffl W ] 'lie seed was used
and it sprang up.
1 in 3fe I^ ^ell dressed and yet
as if his ears were stuffed.
Old sounds, yak, ngak, emd wak. In Canton, youk and ngok ; — in Sivatow, yiak, ngak, and ie ; — lii Amoy, iok, ak, gak,
and giok ; — in Fuhchau, yob, ngiik, nnd yuk ; — in Shanghai, yak, yu, and ngok ; — t« Ch'ifu, yoa.
From plant and music or con-
tract ; the second and common
, contracted form properly means
tlie leaves of the orris root {Iris);
it is also read t'tlt^ to bind or
bandage ; to entwine about and
cover.
Medicinal herbs ; medicine,
physic ; remedial or chemical pre-
parations ; to give medicines to ;
to remedy : medical healing.
] i^ medicines.
^ ] ;^ to write a prescription for
the 1 ^ or apothecaries, who
fR 1 or -^ ] put it up.
1 is '"' 1 Wi an apothecary's
shop ; a dispensary.
^ ] the raw, and ^^J ] the pre-
pared opium.
] 51 a disguise given with a dose.
— ^ij ] one dcfc of medicine.
] J0 medicated spirits.
[Ij ] the Chinese yam.
"S" '^¥j' 1 a malady is easily
cured if treated at tht- first.
;f? m ^1^ 7 Pi jt 1 the
ti'oubles flame out till they are
beyond help or remedy.
^
^ 1 or ^g ] to take medicine.
1 'I'4 W ^ E medicines are
necessarily divided into principal
and subordinate remedies.
] I i|i] a temple to the Chinese
Esculapius.
|g ] or ^' ] or |g ] an effec-
tual or excellent remedy.
From fre and measure,
Fieiy, hot ; bright, by flashes.
!S ® 1 1 'lie flashes of
lightning and thunder — came
In a wonderful maimer.
YOH.
YOH.
YOH.
1117
1/oh'
From worship and thin or a
measure, because at tlio vernal
sacrifice the ofi'erings were scant,
as nature had not fully expanded.
A worship held Ijy the em-
perors of the Hia dynasty-
near the vernal equhiox, in
the ancestral temple, but in the sum-
mer by the Chen sovereigns ; hence
some use the first character for the
vernal, and the second for the
summer sacrifice.
'J^t-f From silk and ladle for the sound.
fjp^ y To bind, to cord up ; to bind
yok' by contract, to agree with ;
to form a treaty or compact ;
to retrench, to moderate, to spare,
to economize ; to restrain, to re-
strict ; to stoop, to bend down ; to
cause to submit ; bound, corded ; a
part of a city like a ward, associat-
ed under an eldership, — and some-
times, a single neighborhood in it;
it varies in different provinces ; a
confederation ; a treaty, contract, or
agreement ; in arithmetic, to divide ;
agreeing with ; brief, condensed ;
restricted, meager ; an adverb, about,
nearly.
1 $4 fpl 1& -^ lie agreed that I
should go with him.
1 y^ to restrain, to keep in
bounds.
■^ ] frugal, not extravagant.
J/. "^ 1 "-o make an indentnre
or contract.
] ^ the agreement ; a compact.
1 J^ 7^ 1" f@ 'ilJOiit ,si.x hiui-
dred of them.
;/y; ] or ] B^ for the most part,
on the whole.
] g^j about, near to ; ready for ; as
I g§ 2£ ill'i ifi 'I'lOiit three
o'clock ; 1 0^J ^ IJ- just going
to speak. {Shanyliai.)
] fg to make a promise.
I ^ ftij, ^s he certainly agreed
to come.
5g ] to withdraw from the en-
gagement.
^ ] violated a conti'act.
/^ ] to fulfill an agreement
:^ in 1 or ^ ] unable to com-
plete an engagement.
•^ 1 M [pj to agree undesignedly,
to happen to coincide in act or
opinion ; to meet accidentally.
;§■ -f ] ■=■ the princely man is
sparing of his words.
A 1 Up^n eight dinded
by two is four.
jll in W 1 the tide comes in as
if it had a contract ; i. e. is trust-
worthy.
^ ] poor, in straitened circum-
stances.
In Pekinr/ese. An interjection,
V^ \ or P^ ] expressing dislike to
the trouble of; dissatisfaction with.
Ow Intended to delineate ?i.pipe ; com-
j posed of pp and "Ha" one repre-
,, senting the /lo/es, and the other
•' tlie unison or rhythm of tlieir
sounds; it is tiie liUth radical of
pandean pipes and similar instru-
ments.
An ancient reed with three or
seven holes, shaped like a flute,
but shorter and played with one
hand ; a measiu'e anciently reckoned
as 1 200 grains of millet ; five ^
now make one yoh^ and two of them
make one y^ or gill.
^ ] a pipe, a fife.
Like the preceding, and some-
times used for the next.
y
yoV A satchel or basket ; a fife
or flute.
JKi 1 .^ e" °P^'^ the case and
you'll see the books.
51^ 1 a group of seven stars near
the handle of the Dipper.
^ ] /j> fg moving to the sound
of the flutes in even measm-e.
From metal mii jiijie as the pho-
netic.
vac' Tiie bolt or catch of a lock ;
to enter, to get in at.
I ^ :i key.
1^ 1 to put the key in the lock.
^ ] a cross-bolt to fasten gates,
["jj ] to force oik;'s way in.
j@ ] a kind of tankard.
From a pipe or reed and head
contracted.
To cry with loud intreaty ;
to invoke in prayer ; to im-
plore : to groan from pain in
the head.
P-f ] to pray with loud cries.
,tS 1 to importune urgently.
I ^ to pray to.
Eead yii' Together with, and.
^ 1 i^ M [tlio prince] went
out with the crowd to vent his
anger.
To boil ; to cook with water,
I J as a soup or stew ; to wash,
to cleanse out ; to soak, to
wet through.
JJc 1 M >\^ cleanse and reform
your hearts,
igi ] moving ; agitated, as water.
1 fl; bubbling, gurgling.
From to divide and extreme.
Bubbling of boiling water.
yo/i'
In FuhcliaiL read ^lo. To
scald in boUing water, to cook
hastily.
1 t^ to scald a fowl, so as to pluck
it easily.
] ^ to scald vermicelli.
From Itill &ni prison.
ffi/S 5 The highest peaks of momi-
yo' tains, a lofty summit ; the
j[l ] are high mountains
worshiped by the ancient emper-
ors, and venerated to this day;
the "^ 1 is ^ iJj in Shantimg ;
fS ] is ^- [i| in Shensi, south of
Si-ngan fu ; :I[^ | is '|g \[\ in the
southwest of Cliihli ; j^ 1 '^ 'Sf
[Jj in the western-center of Hunan ;
^ 1 is ^ llj or ^ ^ in the
west of Honan, near the Yellow
River.
13 ] a president of fho princes
in the days of Yao.
I ] antler-like; projecting like
deer's horns.
^ ] a peak ten miles east of
Hoh cheu in ShansL
1118
yoH.
1^^ Kegarded as a contraction of
|l I'j the preceding, but now cliief-
yo' ly used for a wife's parents,
intimating the respect due to
them.
1 ■^^ or ] ^ a wife's father.
From bird aud a prison,
f J A felicitous bird, ]
de-
scribed as larger than a mal-
lard, with red eyes; its de-
scription allies it to the rails ; it
YU.
appeared when Wan Wang got
the empire.
1 M^^iU'i ift ^ the maUard-
phoenix sung in K'i-yang.
Vrom foot and feathered gar-
ments J both are also read t'ih)
To skip and caper, to leap
for joy ; to sport, to frisk and
gambol ; the second also de-
notes the hooked perpen-
dicular stroke of a character.
Yti.
^. 1 fl PI ^^® *^''*''P ^^^ leaped
through the dragon gate ; — rapid
advancement ui the tripos.
^ ] ^-Eleapmg and brandishing
weapons, as when joining battle.
^ M-M 1 ^° .Junap and hop like
a magpie for joy.
] ] quickly, instantly, as an
arrow on the string.
1 1 y^ ^ the grasshoppers skip
merrily.
^ ] to excel, to surpass.
Old sounds, ngo, yo, ngop, ngot, yop, yot, y
gu, i, mid Dgii ; — in Fuhchav, u,
Etymologists regard the first as
an abbreviated form of ,^ a
raven, ns it occurs of the same
sound aud meaning in the phrase
I ^T ■^ B< alas, how s.id
■ and piteous! The other is in-
tended to represent vapor rising
in successive strata or expand-
> J. ing itself evenly over the earth ;
"f^^ the last is a common contraction
~ of the iirst.
A prepositicm in, at, on, with,
by, upon ; to be in, to oc-
cupy a position ; as, so, to become ;
at the beginning of a sentence, or
after ;^ it means respecting, in
case, relating to ; often marks the
accusative case, and at other times
emphasizes the object of the verb
and completes the rhythm ; after
^ forms the comparative degree,
more, than ; before pronouns, it
may be rendered as, as to, referring
to ; it sometimes reverses the posi-
tion of the object and subject, as
^ ] ?J Til 1 ^ if you are
angry at home, it will manifest
itself in the market.
] 3 ^ hi the thhd year.
/[> ?j^ 1 A <'^li advice or help of
no man.
^ MfX I 'i%^ doctors only
increase the disease.
Fol 1 ^JJ he. asked me; learned it
from me.
1 W 'H i. ^^^ 'fl t^^ record
ck, fmtf ngu. In Canton, u ; — in Swatotv,
ngu, ivo, 60, and ng&a ; — in Shanghai, u,
] .^ at this present, now.
^ ^C 1 3^ ^ "°'^® i® greater
than God.
1 jtb W A ^ Bupposmg there
is a man.
] ^ JiL iZ i, lie treats the
people with himianity.
] ^ ^ how with regard to this ?
thereupon.
1 >i!i' f^ S-< ^^^■'6 is your pa-
tience ?
jh 1 M ^ '■° ^^^^ i^ *^e highest
good.
W S 1 i& it is advantageous to
the prince.
9E ^ 1 7} ^'^ 'li^'^ ^y the sword.
iP Jfb ffiJ ^ 1 # ^ 4 try
actuig in this manner, ho will
show that he is a dutiful son.
^ I Ji ^ do not mix in that
afi'air.
@, ^ 1 ?S tlie fish are in that
pond.
^' 1 \^ it ^^^y of digestion.
1 ?Jf H ^ iiij ^ ^liicli is the
first of these three ?
Read ^jU for only the form •^.
To speak, to say; to go, to pro-
ceed ; resembling.
I ] going along, as a person in
the distance ; also self-satisfied.
i ] lij ^lE the king went to
subdue them.
i, u, il, gh, and ngo ; — tn Amoy, a, jot,
nQ, and 'ug ; — in Chi/u, yu.
1 .a !^ ;t ^ ^' lie said the
subsistence of the people was not
an easy thing.
Bead Jiii or j^yii ; same as the
next. Wide, vast ; also occurs used
for Pj, as ] ^ 1^ /^ Ah, behold,
[such sons are the realj unicorn I —
meaning Wan Wang's sons.
V-|^ From to go and curling vapor
-• J * as the phonetic.
yiX Vague, vast, distant ; not
exact or clear ; to misinter-
pret, to pervert, to distort; very;
to avoid, to escape from ; wide,
spacious.
] % a very long time.
I 75 'Li" to distort another's in-
tentions.
b" 1 ^ ?£ the proposition is
very general, but it is applicable
to present times.
] J^ mapt, doltish.
1 ^dJ precise, too particular.
1 jI: W r^ -^ ^ 'If a vague
and indistinct thhig ; no certain-
ty, no tact in doing things.
'^T^ To wind or twist ; to distort ;
(/jj J to pervert justice ; foolish,
(?/ti mexpert ; a cord ; crooked,
bent; weak in the middle,
said of an aiTOW whose shaft is too
small.
Ytt.
% ^i' 1 #■ •^ "l=>s, my wrongs
arc deep and must be kept down.
] |M circuitous, indirect.
1 llll vague, indisliHct, not per-
spicuous in meaning or intention.
Mud, silt, deposit ; to silt
^ up a gutter, or the channel of
^1/a a river.
silted up the stream.
M 1 "fi "f" *'^° v.'md has raised
a dust-heap.
AIJl Like the last.
{ "|/|> A sedgy bank deposited in a
j'/fj stream ; a bar in a channel ;
to silt up.
] '{^ dhly, turbid, muddy.
1 ^ 7 jM- '''"^ "^"'^ '^*'°P^ ^^'^
■water flowing.
[ij ^ 1 i/E m ^ 1^ it came
out oi" the mire, but can't be
dyed ; nicf. I came from a sink,
but nobody can now corrupt mo.
Eead ^yS, when used for •^.
Satiated.
m
,y"
A±^ Tlie oiiginal ;
'|±J lisli, the fou
^i**'* tlie tail, tlia i
A tray for holding sacrificial
meats, supported on long
bandies, by which it was
carried to the worship.
. nulely represented a
four lower points being
upper two tlie head,
sJ" (vitli the scaly liodi/ between ; it
forms the 195th radical of names
and parts of fishes.
A fish, classed with ||| ^ scaly
beuigs, y}^ ^ aquatic beings, and
^ ;> ^^ ^ those beuigs which
are hidden ; fishy ; a horse with eyes
like a fish, for which the next is
also used.
— M, 1 01' ~ i^ 1 o°e fish.
m 1 o'-^T 1 t'^fi^i^-
] DU fish-skin clothes worn by
tlio 1 ;i lil •? or Ghiliaks in
Manchuria.
TfC ] the wooden fish ; it is a skull-
shaped block on which priests
beat time when chantuig.
1 ;fj^ a fizgig or fish-spear.
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^ 1 or ^ 1 and ^ ] the
lepisma found in clothes.
P^ 7^C 1 to sing ditties and ballads,
as blind women do. {Cantonese.)
iU^ (>. ] to beat the divir.ing-fish,
as is done by Taoists,
] -^ or ] 1^ spawn of fish.
] HI or 1 ^% tho young fry,
minnows.
1 #' or 1 ll or 1 ||v a letter
or note ; refcrruig to an ancient
story.
ffi 1 M * procession of fancy
lanterns at Canton, many of
them shaped like fish.
^T 1 a.£ :/c m tbefish
that ran olf was a big one ; said
of anticipated profits, or things
lost which are hard to prove.
] ^JC fn 'p§ as closely dependent
as water and fish ; said of mar-
ried people, or a ruler and his
ministers.
ffi :^ 1 * prince royal among
the Kitans, because he wore a
fish made of gold.
liH ] a turtle, emys, or other kind
of water Clielonia.
^ 1 and jl;;^ ] the frog, from
its habit of sitting, and in imita-
tion of its croak.
H/fej A horse with white rings
?P>m around the eyes, like a fish's
^yil eye, at the edge of the cornea.
From water tvaifish ; the second
form is only used in the classics.
To fish ; to take indiscrimi-
nately whatever comes ; to
seize ; immoderate.
I ■^ hiordinatc lust.
1 ^ or I ^ a fisherman.
] ^ a fishwife.
] it ^ij seeking nothing but his
own gain.
1 JR to incroaeh on and seize.
] PU an olil name for Ki cheu ^j]
ll'i'l in Chihli from the ] y^ a
branch of tho Peh-tang River.
1 'f.(!: Wi li'l fi^li*'''uu>n, forester.s,
farmers, and scholars.
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From Jisk and to strike ; it differs
CffW '''■°"' c'""" a% ; like the last.
i,ijii To fish ; to catch fish.
WC 1 i^ 1^ to take recrea-
tion in hunting and fishing.
<S Al
rom 115 a pair and p3 a demon.
. term for quadrumanous ani-
iV" mals, more particularly those
like spider monkeys ; to start,
as an aft'air ; the space of a li in the
Cheu dynasty ; occurs used for J^
in 1 }Jfj the place where tho sun
goes down.
I 4* the sun in g, from 9 to 11
A.M.
f^ ] incipient stages of a matter.
lllffl From hill and monkey.
cPlf^ A mountain or region in the
^yil east, called | ^ the extreme
east of Tao's sway, where the
sun rises ; it probably refers to ^
^ or Yesso Island, though others
think it denotes Shantung Promon-
tory or Corea.
|lj ] a covert or dell in LiUs, pro-
tected from the bleak winds.
ft 1 5E ^ resting on the hill he
held out to tho last ; i.e. he stood
at bay, made a last stand.
I^ta^ From place and monJcey.
c| J^ A corner, a nook, a secluded
jijii spot ; a cove, inlet, or small
bay ; a part, a little ; rigid,
precise, as an angle ; in mathematics,
the unit or lowest term of a cube
root.
""• 1 J^ M ^ ^ot, a parcel of
land.
■^ 1 isles of the sea, an islet ; a
bay or place on the coast.
;ft tP ] :^ boys should sit at a
corner [tablej.
® ^ ^ 1 tliis will prove his
integrity and firmness of princi-
ple.
fl 1 a corner. :
^- 1 7J[aH 1 Kto point
to a corner and not to under-
stand that there are three corners
more ; i.e. dull, not to take a hint.
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TtJ.
^ I to enter on the comer mat ;
i. c. to come to the table.
|rJ I ^ ^ I will stand aside
and bear the trouble (or responsi-
bility) alone.
•^ ] a right angle or square cor-
ner ; between the cardinal points,
as northeast or northwest.
HtM Uneven teeth, or those inter-
c^ra ferhig with each other ; many
/yii tenons entering one piece, as
felloes in the hub of a wheel ;
perplexed, in confusion, as
the affairs of a state.
] ^ discrepant, irreconcilable.
In Fuhchuu. Warped, twisted ;
obstinate, mulish.
XtA A water-beetle, the ||i ] or
^•Kl^ W 4^ whose appearance is
(!/!£ (iescribed like a cicada, and
the eggs are glued by the mo-
ther to leaves, especially of the
sweet-flag, in rows of eights and
nines ; it is also called ,@^ ^ and
answers to a Ilydrophilus.
<y«
The clavicle or collar-bone ;
usually known as ^ ^ »^
the key-bone.
From hiurt and monkey.
Having a monkey's wit, which
animal the Chinese regard
as a silly brute ; simple, un-
iri: tructed, rude, unpolished ; con-
founding right and wrong ; stupid,
unwise, and in this sense used for
one's self in writing letters ; to de-
ceive, to befool.
1 1^ °'' 1 ^' " y°"^ stupid bro-
ther ;" like " your humble ser-
vant."
1 fili 01' ] ^ foolish, unskilled,
awkward.
5^1! 1 rustics, clodhoppers, village
swains.
1 J£ the silly people, the canaille,
the mob ; — a phrase used by
the rulers for their subjects.
] ^ in my humble opiuioiu
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;/C -^ ^ 1 ** ^^'^y clever man
with a doltish expression.
] ^ TV to deceive ; to gammon.
] 5^ stupid, unenlightened.
] 5(^ conceited and foolish, a va-
poring simpleton.
From A viati and •§ house con-
tracted, alluding to the fieedom
of conversation in the house ; it
nearly resembles cs/it' yf;, 5 tlio se-
cond is also read '■ijii.
The first personal pronoun,
I; we, our, myself; mostly
used in writing, and often printed
in a smaller type at the side.
^ ^p ] •|pf what can ho do to
''me?
1 fJi "S ^ I am one who has
done a thuig rather out of the
way.
j;[^ I the head-dress of a Mongol
princess.
1 ~^ A o"i" Emperor.
Eead ^tu. Name of a mountam,
;{J ] in Mongolia.
From icoman or man and /; the
first is easily mistaken for '■/tao
Fair, handsome ; in the Tsu
jT/ti state, a very tall and portly
man.
j^ I in the T'ang dyna.-jty, a
kind of chamberlain housekeeper.
Tpl? Not the sai
iTr A small ii
iV'-'
same as iJian I'it.i town.
fief conferred on Wu
Wang's son, lying somewhere
in the present Hwai-ngan fu,
just south of the Yellow Eiver ; also
a town in the state Ching ^J, now
K'ai-fung fu.
» — I* From earlh and in ; it is often
T~r* but erroneously used as a con-
- ~f traded form of (liii JM a market.
A dike or levee, raised to
restrain the waters ; a bund, a bank ;
a low place.
] ^\ a sluice cut through a dike.
] j^ an overseer of dikes.
I ^ a dike.
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] fields guarded by dikes, as
in Hwai-Dgan fu in Kiaug.>.u.
^ 2p ^ ] cleared the dike
country of robbers.
3^y6v An animal whose voice is like
c^jjlj a child's; it is applied to ^
^yil the constellation in } Pegasus,
which when seen great rain
follows ; the J|| ] or the great
porcupine, also called ^ ^^ or
bristled hog, found in Shensi and
westeily ; its quills are sold for
chopsticks ; the body is about three
feet long, white belly, black head,
and banded quills.
cJfflL
CpTt
From dlnh and vapor.
Originally denoted a wooden
' dish, but now includes those
of any material ; a basin ;
a porringer, a large cup.
j|^ P ] a cup to rmse the
mouth at table.
] wooden dishes or bowls.
] is PJJ 7K ij 'f the chsh be
square tbe water in it will be
square too ; — denoting the great
influence of the prince in mold-
ing the people ; as ;g Jg | ^
he is like the dish.
ig^ 7j< ]■ a cup for watering the
inlc-stone.
^ ] a small spittoon for the sick.
1 j?/^ in Ping-tiug cheu in the
east of Shansi.
Xj^ Used wit
?T J referring
.^
the ^ having SG tubes, meet-
.yii ing in a bulb, and blown
through the mouth-piece ; it
is called j^ | because it leads
other instruments, and a chief of
banditti is also metaphorically called
by the same term.
Ith the preceding, but
ng more to tubs large
^Id enough to wash or bcitbe in.
7J1C I a wash-tub.
Used for its primitive; | ] a
sell-satiffied look and manner.
Al/t ' An ancient reed organ like
YtJ.
^ M 5fc 1 "^ awkward per-
former blowing the organ ; i. e.
a cliarlatai), one who gets paid
for what he cannot do ; used
also in self-depreciation when
complimented.
^■^ From rrtiii niul oA/s, the primi-
C f-^ '"'0 I'eie Jenoting Pj ^ or tbe
' wi "^ °^ suppliants.
The summer sacrifice for rain ;
to pray for rwiu in the second month
of summer ; distant, because in this
service, the answer was not obtained
until the grain was ripe months
after ; in Honan, an old name for
the rauibow.
1 ^ M. "1 t'"^ ^°"'''^ "^ Kiangsi.
f I M F5 1 when the dragon-star
(Sirius ■?) rises, pray for rain.
From Jield and my ; it is also
read (s/i^, meaning tinder.
A field which has been plow-
ed three successive seasons
(some say two) ; to cultivate a field ;
a field newly opened was called '^,
in the second year it was j||f , and
the third year | or pg field, being
by that time subdued.
^B ■fqj flf ] how are you going to
plow up this field ?
] § the " field guests," or squat-
ters, refers to a settlement of
Canton people in Kin-hwa fu
in Chehkiang.
/l>/t From to eat and my.
ip^ What is left after eating ;
^7Ju, remnants, overplus ; the rest,
the remainder ; superabun-
dant ; moreover, as well as ; after
a period.
] J^ji vacant ground, unused space,
■^ 1 \^ f^\}sxQ a portion; layby
the surplus, as of wages.
7^ \ more than enough.
] ^ enough and to spare.
1 iK. I'uhbish left after building ;
debris ; earth for filling.
1 BS "■■ 1 1^ leisuio days, spare
time after necessary duties.
1 ^ spare moments and energy.
Yij.
^ I as to the rest ; what remains.
] ^ the rest of the banditti.
^ Ifi ^ 1 "f'^'' ^ ^^^'^ ''^^'^ y°"''
letter.
] ^\ a district in Sliao-hing fu,
not far from Ningpo.
I -^ children who are not the
eldest or direct heirs, as sons of
concubines ; supeniumeraries.
] ^ extra hands on a farm, refer-
ring to the youngest sons of feudal
retainers who tilled the land.
] ^ or ^ ] an abundance of
&W^^ 1 i& may your faith-
ful kindness be more than re-
warded to your descendants.
j^ 1 ^ just escaped with his
hfe, as from the tiger's mouth.
^ 'I^ ^ 1 ''^ addition to my
own sorrow.
From ha'iidi and ^ beanng
tip, as two hands or two men
raising a weigbt, and holding it
S^'" secure with their hands and nails.
To raise a thing ; to lift it
for presentation.
I Jft or ] ^ to raise up ; to
bring or ofler to one.
1 ^ * porter, a bearer of burdens.
;^ ^ ^ ] two men brought it.
] ^X to ^6ar on a pole.
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From the old form of ^ a horary
character and ^ ctooIcclU
iV^ A moment, a little while.
:7 pT ^ 1 ii 4 [right]
must not be neglected even for a
moment.
£^ 1 a small state in Lu, now
Mung-jin hien ^ [^ ]|^ m
the south of Shantung.
Kead hw'ef and used for ^.
A hamper or basket to carry grass,
which this character is thought to
resemble.
Bead 'yung, and used for fS,.
To arouse, to excite.
Itb Sorrowful, grieved at ; alarm-
C J y\ ed, ui terror.
sJ" jjl'' 1 ^"^1^ '^t licart.
^ j Bad ; in much misery.
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J>om words and a moment.
To flatter, to praise to one's
face ; to adulate ; a flatterer,
a sycophant.
■^ ] persona], direct flattery ; to
say pleasing things.
^ i ^ 1 "b 'I'gl' people hear
much flattery.
I •^ a simpering, smirking coun-
tenance.
H E 1 IC ^ & ^ ^ten an
officer bepraises his master, he
soon thinks himself something
wonderful.
# ^ ^ 1 ^ la a filial sou
never adulates his parents.
•(pj q" ;^ 1 why epeak such flat-
tering (or untrue) words.
The second form presents a com-
mon abbreviation of this primi-
tive.
A medicinal plant of several
varieties.
lU ^ 1 'S probably the
dogwood ; its sub-acid drupes
are dried to use as an astringent.
^ ] ^ a stream hi Yih-tu hieu
in central Shantung.
Herds of deer gathering in
IJS, one spot; laughing, frolicking.
c^' M ,^ 1 ] multitudes of
happy deer and does.
t}tfft FrorayZes/i and a moment,
(flj^ The fat on the belly; big-
j.?//( bellied, like some fi.shes ; cor-
pulent, obese ; soft and flabby
fat ; rich, as j)roductive soil ; entrails
of dogs and swine.
U^ ] fat, in good condition for
killing.
^ ] fertile, rich, as soil.
iS ^. ^ ^ I when presenting
fish in winter, placo the belly
on the right hand.
I j;J ;^ 0^ a rich lusdous taste.
^ ^ j^ ] the choicest, richest
dainties.
J§) ] tho gist or essence of a doc-
trLie.
B^ wK ^ 1 * '^^^7 fertile piece of
laud.
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From tiger and to talk liii ; the
second form denotes only the
animal ; occurs used for the next.
A fabulous beast of a mild
disiwsition, tbe ^ ] wliicli
is said to Lave appeared in
the days of Wu Wang;
anxious for, and tbeiefore prepared;
to sympathize with, to tliink upon,
to expect ; to estimate ; an impedi-
ment, mishap, accident ; vigilant,
ready, provided against ; to under-
stand ; to help ; to select ; to pos-
sess ; to quiet a spirit ; a period
of seven days' mourning ; a place
where the Great Yij lived, now ^
& f^ '" ^^^ southwest of Sbansi.
it 1 fli '^® scholar performs the
rites of appeasing — the ghost
^ ] nothing to apprehend.
^ ] an unexpected accident.
|J|f ] watching, on the lookout
^ ] careless, remiss, unready.
•W "ffi ^ 1 ^ guard against con-
tingencies.
] _7V a warden of the parks and
ponds m the Cheu, now called
1 ^fl
%%n I ± ^ El '^ you
need have no doubts, no anxie-
ties, for Shangti will approach
or bless you.
] ^ blessed, delighted.
"^iH ''^°^' P^^^^'^'^'S ) to amuse, to
i7^\. divert one's self or others ;
jTjii relaxation, diversion.
1^ \ delight, pleasure.
g ] to enjoy one's self.
Jj^ ^ 1 S ^'t'l sports and gay
dresses, lie diverted his parents ;
said of Lao Laitsz'.
] J^ to take pleasure in obhgiug
others.
;J2g ] ecstatic joy, extreme delight
-fW -A. striped stone, | J|| re-
^A^ sembling cornelian, or more
^rjii probably the cafs-eye ; found
in Shantung.
^ ^ Hi # ^ 4 beautiful
indeed is the brilliant cat'e^eye 1
^j^S. -^ rivulet running between
- "T^ two hillocks or rising banks.
iftjL From to breathe and giving ; it
Jlajl was at first written witliout the
-^W radical, but the two are now
^yi^ usually distinguished.
A final particle indicative of
relief or admiration, but mostly
used after question s espressingd ou b t,
surprise, affirmation, or irony ; to
breathe easier, as after a sudden
start or excitement.
^ ■^ _A. 1 is that man a good
man?
"pf ^ '{^ ] must we not be very
careful 1
S5l W Jffc b" 1 ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^-
pression (or phrase) therefore
arise ?
1$ ] IS ] shall we not go
home ? go home now ? — said
Confucius to his disciples.
^ ) excellent I fine I
J^ I alas, how sad 1
^ :^ ^ il 1 tloes not this look
as if it was rather difiicult *?
^ ;t. I ?n |l| ;t 1 did he ask
for it, or was it given to him ?
^ # ^C 1 '^^ t'^'s your work,
or did Heaven assist you ?
FroBi words and give ; it is si-
milar to six to flatter.
To eulogize, to praise to the
utmost, to extol; to over-
praise, to flatter.
^ ^ to praise one to his
face and then defame him.
IS ] o^ ?if ] to eulogize, to
greatly commend.
1 J^ ^ § be is not pleased
with such flattery.
] ^ to commend goodness.
Eead f/ii' Fame, credit, praise.
?S ^ f 5 1 ^^ buy fame and fish
for praise.
!^ ^ M 1 bis fame and praise
are everywhere heard.
1 j^ pleasure, a feeling of grati-
fication.
"^ ] a certain felicitous star.
®
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From Jlag and to give.
r^^ A triangular flag, the "^ ]
f^yii having a scolloped border of
a Btiif material, with falcons
drawn on it, and suspended on a
staff ; ^iven to valiant and success-
ful officers; to fly abroad, as loose
hair.
^ ^ -^ \ bigh rise the falcon-
pictured banners.
] I a largo number of people.
u ^ m &mm^ \ she
did not roll it up, and her hair
spread over her shoulders.
grandly Haunted the banners,
showing their tortoises and fal-
cons I
F"rom ^ carriage contained in
^ to bear ; the radical is some-
times written underneath.
The box or body of a cart or
chariot ; a carriage ; to hold, to sus-
tain ; to contain and bear, as the
earth does its inhabitants ; met. the
earth ; a foundation, a basis ; many.
] A a caniage-maker or cart-
wright ; a cartman.
Jtfe 1 H •''' ™^P of the world, or
of the Chinese empire.
^ ] the imperial city, the palace.
] ^ a tomb, a sepulcher.
i # 1 ^ .;i ^ tbe reaUty of
the empress dowager's illness.
^ ] the traveling equipage and
carts of the emperor.
] f^ the public or general opinion.
1^ ] the first, the introduction or
.starting of, as an enterprise, re-
ferring to making a cart by be-
ginning at the base boartls.
iB" A 1 11 5E ^ a hundred
men carrying gourds ran ofl'.
^ I a kind, genial manner.
[^ ] a basket litter in which sick
persons are carried.
^W. :t 1 respect is the begin-
ning of courtesy.
^ I a small sedan chair.
}1r) ^ 1 'fn ^^ bas thoroughly
examined its deep meaning.
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A bii'd of the crow family,
with a white belly and breast,
which assembles in flocks;
it is probably a species of jay
or blackbird, but others say
it is the crow.
A saw ; a fine awl, the ^ ]
with which the ears of women
j?/(« are bored.
.#
i'f
Composed of — an old form of
^ to liriny toyether, ^ a loal,
and {\S water, denoting to scoop
out a boat from a log ; it occurs
used for J^. more.
To respond, to answer, as a maid-
servant; to assent; yes, so, certainly,
well ; to agree to willingly.
vor, [the emperor will] no doubt
accord it.
fU 1 PJ Pf sighing, he replied, it
cannot be.
Eead ?/«' Mild.
] ] an easy, courteous marnner.
Eead ^shu. A lief in the Han
dynasty.
] -j^ old name for Ching-kiang
fu in Yunnan, north of L. Sien.
A^ From woman and to consent; oc-
"■"■ curs interchanged with the next.
j;/(i Wasteful, careles.s, like one
belonging to a rich family ;
delicate and pleasure-seeking; to
desi)ise or set light by, to depreciate ;
joyfully.
grand pass then- lives in one long
pleasure.
/?> ^ 1 ^ "^lo "o'' presume to
trifle with life.
Eead ^i*eif. Clandestine, illicit ;
decepti\-e, cr;ifty.
'It 1 ^aM^ tl^t'y tried to
conceal their designs by assum-
ing an easy manner.
il»-^^ A contented, pleased comi-
i\u^ tenanee; happy, self-satisliLd ;
^ijii joyfully, willingly; to please;
good style, well brought up.
] ■£, "1 j'^llyj glad face.
ftfc A ^ 1 others are bappy, —
but not I.
1 'K joyful, rejoiced, glad.
^^»m^m 1 1 I en-
tertain these friends, and their
happy contentment is great.
1 1 in 'l^ ^'^ 1^0^ joyful-
-W^ A wild plant, the [Ij ] ^
c H|J resembling the skimk-cabbage
(_?/!( {Syrrqjlocarpiis) in its growth,
but the flowers are malva-
oeous ; found in Honan.
I j^ a boletus, the punk mush-
room.
C\ ijYv the Great Wall ; to change ;
(yii to exchange, as sides ; to de-
teriorate, to grow worse.
] jl'i'l an old name for Chung-ldng
fu in the south of Sz'eh'uen.
] !^ to retract, as a promise.
■^ -Sf 7 1 if I lose my life, I
will not change.
^%z^ \ km *^^^ wiu
not yield up his charge even to
save bis life.
To spy and peep ; to get
aside, so as to see a person.
^ ] P^ ^ he hid inside
of the gate, — so as get a sly
look at her.
The elm {Utmus), of which
^ I Bl» t*^"^ sovl^ are described ; one
jjrti of ihem is a species of Microp-
telca, another a kind of horn-
beam or Ctirpintis.
1 ^ or ] JjI elm seeds and
their winged Kced-vesscls.
^ ^ m P^i lit ;t ^ 1 if I
have lost fhocastplat, I have got
my village home.
1 & slippery elm bark, a tonic
medicine.
1^ I a star which guides the hus-
bandman in his planting.
n^ I to take a decoction of elm
seeds in order to sleep.
ji!l 1 ground elm, the Hypericum
or St. John's wort
M
|f/^ Luster of gems; a beautiful
stone, like jasper, worn by
j7/M the sons of noblemen ; excel-
lencies, good qualities.
J§ 1 S M the defects and ex-
cellencies are well contrasted.
i^ ?S 1'^ 1 under a plain dress
he cheri.shed the highest virtues.
:^>fiv In the Hia dynasty,
(7 jjlj rani ; credit, reputati
a black
reputation; the
(?/!< name of a god of the hills.
Ufa
Low ; depressed be-
A small door or hole cut in a
1^^ wainscot, a lattice partition or
^yii side wall ; a small door for
daUy use, within a large gate-
way, the latter being opened on
gi'eat occasions ; to bore a hole in
a wall, as burglars do.
1 or ] }|§ to cut through a
wall.
Eead ^(eu.
low the level.
|3g I a deep depression or excava-
tion in the ground.
lu Caatonsc. The thickness of
a brick in a wall, when laid edge-
wise.
H ] U a wall, a brick and a
half thick.
£ 1 I? * ^™ll t^o and a half
bricks thick.
^y^ Sleeves of a woman's robes
iTnll a'lorned with feathers ; ele-
ojii gant, as a costly dress. '
@ 1 a short sleeve.
f a 18 1 '''' sleeve trimmed with
sable fur.
1 iK tt* i^ fine clothes and good
eating.
Eead j/ao. Dresses with phea-
sants drawn on them.
1 i'C ^ ifc tlio queen's dress with
painted pheasants on it.
\/^Ci Interchanged with the next.
cyBvy^ To mimic and make sport of.
i^" M 1 to clap the bands and
laugh at one.
jj[5 ] to act in a pantomime, to
throw the hands about.
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Ytr.
YU.
YU.
_t25fc "1 From /mini and to assent.
i4a^ I A long sleeve reaching to the
X6JL I feet ; to lead, to draw forth
fJoSAj ^"'■^ show the merits of, to
j2/«« 13111}^ out merit ; to praise.
] 1^ laughing aiid clap-
ping.
^ § 1 1 if everywhere extolled
his grace and worthy acts.
^ ] a " devil's laugh ; " — to
mimic and make sport of.
Eead ^j/ao, and used for ||f.
To draw pheasants on the dress,
as was the fashion in the Cbeu
dynasty.
Eead j<Va. To draw out.
] ^ ^ ffi ^b S lie lifted up
the painted rod and drew out a
sole iish.
Eead ^yiii. To scoop grain out of
a nK)rtar.
^ ^ i^ 1 so^i® hulled it with
the stone pestle, and some scoop-
ed it out.
Eead ^ch^eu and ^t^eu. To
walk with the hands hanging and
swinging.
] ^ ^^^y to saunter along with
bands hanging carelessly.
1^ ffi 1 ^ '*^''tli disheveled hair
and hanging sleeves.
2v^ From to look at and assent ; used
^U9^ withj-^ to cut through.
^t/u To desire, to long earnestly
for ; to covet and spy how to
obtain.
IS 1 to spy and peep, in order
to plunder ; to lurk about.
^ IS 1 i^Jk^ leaving no in-
ordinate desires, you will thus
get happiness.
^ 1 li}^ purcminded, not covetous.
^ A 1 ^ my enemy watches
privily.
A^ A garden slug, Jl ] a
ciRjJIJ Limax, called also ^ -^ the
^1/ii snail-cow; the name is also
given to a large garden spider.
M
cjii
1
From to go or foot and to wish ;
q.d. to get where one wishes.
' To pass over, to cross ; to
get over, as a wall ; or be-
yond, as a time ; to exceed ;
to pass by, to omit.
I |§ to leap a wall.
to exceed the limit or
margm, as in an outlay.
] [5g to overpass the mark or
lime.
] M '° P'''ss over the month.
1 jS; to travel far.
1 "^^ '^ it flowed into the Eiver
Loh.
1 ;^' to forget one's proper place.
H ^ I 3^ the days and months
have passed away.
"* ^ A grave ; in the Tsin dynasty,
the tumulus raised over it.
To clap the hands ; in the
state of Wu ^ a song.
] ^ a tune or song.
^ ] to sport and sing ; to
carouse.
Ct*f A sudden tempest, like a
(JSvJ tornado.
ii/'-' ^ 1 * violent blast.
-L.7 14 Also read iju ; fiery.
ijllffi The flames of fire ; color fad-
j!/t« ed out.
^ 1P3 W 1 1 '^^ ^^'^'^'^
flames of the fire.
C- I * Intended to represent rain, the
niH upper line being the sky, the
i •■^ sides the clouds, and the drops
!]''■ within i it forms the 173d radical
of characters relating to meteo-
rology.
Eain ; a shower ; to come fast
and furious, like rain.
"^ ] or ^ ] to rain
8 fr 1 iS "li®" ^^^ clouds move
(he rain is given down.
^ ifif. I a drizzUng, misty rain.
^ ] a rain which spoils the crops,
a \ ery long rain.
2p ^ I a mdely extended rain.
MS]''* passing shower.
^ ^ ] a sun shower.
^ ] or ^ ] a teiTible gust of
a shower ; a squall which is
dangerous.
XI 1 ' A tliG summer rain falls
on man; viet. the emperor's kind-
ness reaches all.
^ ] old rain ; met. an old friend.
-^ I a recent acquaintance
] SI 7 M '^'^ alteration on ac-
count of the weather, as a race.
I ® J@> tbe kindness of rain and
dew ; i. e. the Emperor's fa\ or.
is 1 3[^ S •■" 1^°''^ 'lis '■ain and
guide the clouds, as a god ; met.
to embrace a woman.
Eead ?/«' To rain; to fall from
the sky.
1 :^ H H it rained gold three
days — in the days of Fuhhi ;
this may be a legend of a great
fall of reroutes.
1 S # ilJ a great fall of rain.
^ ^ ] "f the darts and stones
came raining down.
1^ ^ it 1 the sweet showers
follow his carriage.
jfl 1 'I16 peach blossoms are fall-
ing.
m
Intended to represent the long
iL-inf/ primaries and the large quill
featliers of birds ; it is the 12-ttU
l/ii r.idical of characters relating to
plnmagery and feathers.
Wings, plumes; made of or
having feathers ; feathered ; winged
tribes ; a bamier or signal of feath-
ers ; cloth having a rough feel, as
bunting ; quick, flying ; the fifth of
the five kinds of musical sounds,
that are made by smacldng.
] ;^ or ] 5^ the feathered tribes.
^ ] deatchments from a force ;
foraging or predatory bands.
^ ^ ] a sort of panache used
by mmnmers.
] ^ what reflects honor on a ruler,
as a good envoy sent by him.
] ;})j bunting.
] ^ bombaan.
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yu.
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il'-'-
\ ^ Englisli camlets.
] ^ a Taoist priest ; he is called
1 -ft: ffij ^lllj referring to
iLe flight of the soul after death.
] ^ jpl the Imperial body-guard
of about 300 men.
] ^ ^ 'M^ group of 35 stars in
Aquarius, including 6 r x 'fp
and others.
Combined otY>l a jiam and iJi
i/^sect ; it once denoted a certain
insect, now unknown.
Loose, free ; the reputed
founder of the Hia dynasty, called
^^ ] and also )jil|) ] who reigned
at Ping-yang fu in Shansi; in
epitaphs, one who receives a king-
tfom and perfects its work.
] W H iB Y^i detested even
the best liquor.
] fl; fM concretions of brown
Ltematite, supposed to be petri-
fied crumbs I'rom Yii's table.
Grass ; a kind of tree, whence
the character was used as a
surname.
Eead Jai. A kind of dividers,
called I ^ used to mark ofl" the
spokes in a wheel when making it.
A kind of tree.
1 i^t Dili .R Ytt is the cap.
'yd tain of the guards.
t-jf-^ A pebble with stripes and
X"^^ coloring, which make it almost
'i/u as valuable as a gem ; proba-
bly a variety of cornelian.
c-^ I? -^ small ancient state in the
1^1* present department of Tsing
't/ii cheu in Shantung, whence
the descendants of Sliin-nung,
named J^ came.
C »CJ^ The second form, composed of
•J ^ ^ ~ ' — ' one and ^ spoonful, (for
gg) denoting equal cousult.ation,
is the oldest ; afterwards ^ to
liold vp was combined with
it, making it denote onr ilrhate
hehlma. mortar ; the contraction
is common.
As a preposition, nearly synony-
mous with ^, by, with, to ; as a
copula, and, together with ; as, as
if ; but when repeated it has a dis-
junctive sense, either, or ; when fol-
lowed by ^ denotes a comparison ;
before a. verb it often denotes
the dative; after a verb it ex-
presses merely a transitive action ;
to give, to commit to, to transfer ;
to make known to, to represent ; to
consort or associate with ; a band, a
comjiany or combination : to accept,
to allow ; to agree, to comply with,
to pro.mise ; to gi\^e in to, to submit ;
to grant or concede ; to approve ;
to wait, to delay fbr ; to use, to
employ.
1 A /p f^ unlike other men.
1 i^- 5^ I'l 8*> witli you-
M' 'fS 1 '''' 8°°'^^ friend ; intimate.
(Cantonese.)
"M, 1 connected or linked with, as
in a club or band ; a company,
an association.
;^ ^ ^5J ] the years will not
wait for me.
Wt 1 %^ " '^° ''^ ''^^^ ^^ *"' equal
to ine '*
1 ^-'c ^K- ^' '{$ it is none of my
business^ it does not concern me.
3^ I ;V Heaven gave it.
^ 1 2< Sit ^ whicli is the best
of theiJi ^ or ^. this or that?
M 1 ^ ^ & ^ li ill uiourning
irue grief is bLjt'er than show.
§ ] at ease, careless about, self-
indulgent.
I'J 3i 1 i. % ^voul'-l tlie king
then grant it?
^ =i- n> X- ^ \ ^vhcn that
gentleman returns, he will not
lake me with him.
f 15 ^ pT ' 1 .^ ^ < 1 ^ can
one serve his prince when as-
sociated with a mean fellow ?
Read ijil^ To take part in ; to
assist at, to be concerned in ; used
for (1^ as an exclamation,
^•'^ ^ I 1 "'"■ miUtt is flourish-
X^ 1 PO I will not ask him.
M \ ^^'ik ;'« if lie was unde-
cided in his mind,
^^ 1 gliJa^P^iflamnot
at the sacrifice, it is as if I did
not sacrifiee.
C ^|%.« From disease and a moment.
A prisoner dying from cold
'ijii and hunger ; sick ; weak ; to
treat prisoners badly.
^ ] melancholy and diseased ;
hj~i)Ochondriac.
1 5E Ifi "t* ''t'lr^'cd to death in
the prison.
#1 1 ro TJc ;1E I am very
weak and unable to rise.
1 fl ?K ^ A ^"^^y maltreated
the sailors so that they died
under their hands.
From shelter or receptacle and
inoutentarT/ ; all four are nearly
sj-uonymous, but tlie two last
especially mean the measure.
An extemporaneous cover ; a
temporary granary or stack
for the crops in the field, or
when waiting to be transport-
ed ; a pile, a stack ; abund-
ant, affluent ; a measure of
1 G ^ or pecks, not now used.
W 1 Wi shocks of grain are
piled up in the fields.
^ 1 ^fe is '^'y stacks are number-
ed by the myriad.
;/C 1 Ifi ^^^ ^'^^^^ ^'^ck Mts.,
which lie east of the Me'i-ling,
between Kwangtnng, Kwangsi,
and Hunan.
^ ] open uncovered stacks.
CJ,|4^ Also read jjii.
IxV A tree, also called ^ # /tC
^" or rat Rottlera, whose wood
is said to be tough in dry
weather, and brittle in wet weather ;
the description allies it to the ash
(Fraxinee), or perhaps to a Cataljjix,
^JU^ To walk rapidly ; to walk in
52F ^ dignified respectful manner.
'^M ^ ^ 1 1 he hastened
his steps, walking fast
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YU.
Ci^i^t* I'l'om hoh and a melon vine.
jD^OX A vase with a crack or hole ;
'yu filthy, dirty ; listless, inelB-
cient, useless ; weak, sickly.
M ^ T!j 1 the vase is perfect.
^ -S. ']% 1 ™y bands and feet
cannot be used ; i. e. have been
rendered useless.
^ ] ^J _g. he is heedless and
negligent, good for nothing.
t 'rg* I'l'om man and a corner.
jBff Hunchbacked ; the body m-
'?/!"( clipiug, stooping ; to show
great respect, to bend forward
as if hearing orders.
\ ^1^ i,^M [stooping like] a
man cleaning up the dirt.
1 ^ ^ -IB 'I hunchback should
not strip, — for his back is not
comely.
A chicken just fkdged ; out
of the shell.
C^R^ From heart and assent; inter-
^^Ct changed with its primitive and
iCi> ilie ue.\t, and occasionally with
To surpass, to exceed ; to
overcome, to get the better of ; to
get well ; healed, convalescent, cured;
a sign of the comparative, more,
better, m a fmther degree.
more.
jtb 1 "?■ ■^ this is better than
that.
"t* ^ '1' 1 ^'^ disease is now a
little better.
1 te mending, recovered, nearly
or quite well.
f^:t\k 7K 1 ^^, [Tan said
to Mencius.] I could have drain-
ed the flood better than Yii.
-jf I it is au immediate cure.
1 $ ^7 1 JE, the more he has
the more dissatisfied he is.
^ 1 ^ 11} ^° ^^^ "° p^y*
] :§ much more, more serious,
greatly increased.
' Bfe S. ffl 1 lie is rather better
than he was yesterday.
TU.
Like the preceding.
To be cured ; convalescent ;
yif disease, a fanctioi>al disorder
of the bodv : clever, upright
X-^^^^^f^/\ do not
let it bo a cause of strife between
thesa offended brothers.
'Mif ^± lit M 1 '''^° '^ tl^e
bright one among these scholars ?
1^-^ ^^^^nn 1 '^y
parents bore me, and whence
then have I so much illness 1
From mouth and pro/bund ; it is
sometimes read yu/i,
f„g Sorrow or remorse expressed
by groans ; the cry of pain.
1 Pft groans and moans.
] P[^ sick at heart, full of sorrow.
|gt Large features, a person with
a large face.
'!/'' ^ A ] 1 a man of large
size ; a stalwart man.
A male deer, a stag; to herd,
bucks were rrnmerous.
C^-JL^ From covering and in as the
. I > phonetic
< ,,,j The part of the house covered
by the eaves ; to cover, to
shelter ; to brood over, as a bird ; to
regard, to countenance; wide, vast,
reacliing everywhere ; territory ; the
canopy of heaven ; to choose a site.
1 ^ the universe, all ages ; one
character refers to space, and the
other to time.
Jl i^ T 1 tljo ridge-pole is above,
and the eaves below.
^ ] the place under the eaves.
1 T" or ] ^ under the vault or
in the world ; ;. c. withm the
empire ; the wide world.
W^ \ ] 1^ to obtain the aid of
a person.
^Mt. 1 i^ Ji I am greatly
indebted for your humane pro-
tection.
5V ^ H 1 7 A tlie young
mau"s talents and countenance
are unusual
TU.
}BSA Fro™ U inclosure and -^ to rc-
IFI| fl^ct contracted ; occurs used for
( .. the next.
To detain, to imprison a
criminal, hi order that he may
reform.
^dJ IP A -^ 1 4* lie held the
criminals in the prison.
J^ ] to examme into the pri-
sons.
From inclosure and lucJcy ; oc-
curs interclianged with the next
and the last.
A stable or place where horses
are reared ; a groom, a host-
ler ; a prison ; to guard, to defend ;
used for the next, a wooden image
of a tiger ; the borders of tho coim-
try, a iYontier where flocks are kept.
] ^15 tlie master of the sovereign's
stud.
] iy^ to guard the frontiers.
] "jl^ a kind of steward or bailiff.
ia 'k ir ] 1 ^ bow li^'ely
[the fish] are when you first let
tbc~i go.
] j^j; an ancient town near Loh-
yang in tho west of Honan.
f H t^ 4t 1 ^''l'" w'll guard the
shepherds on the borders ?
^ ] the frontier of a state ; cy-
chc years with 'y in them.
■^ ] a mountain, southwest of
Fuhkiang in Kung-ch'ang fu in
Kansuh.
^^ff- From ^ to strilce and ^ 7; in-
|-« kt^ terchanged with the last.
'yii To stop the music ; an an-
cient musical instrument car-
ved to resemble a recumbent tiger,
having 27 notches along its back,
and when a rod was rapidly drawn
over it^ the musical instratoents
stopped.
'^ Jh ^Hi 1 tbey arranged and
used the signals for starting and
stopping the orchestra.
C ^-ff From words and /; the verb is
^l--j sometimes read yjj*
'yil To talk with, to converse-; to
tell, to inform; to warn, to
YU.
speak with ; words, conversation,
discourse; expressions, phrases; a
sentence ; language.
•=• ] conversation, words ; discus-
sion.
^ ® ® 1 '^ whisper something
in his ear.
^B 1 whispering, low words.
1 "b ffl #? 'o^^i vulgar esprcB-
sions ; a low jjatois.
'M b" j "5° careful of what you
say.
— I J|[ ^ cleared up the mat-
ter in a single sentence, as a
clever judge does a dispute.
^ I oracular sentences, phrases
written on bamboos, which wor-
shipers draw out of a cup to
learn their fate.
H^ ] words, which lilie disjunctive
conjunctions, give a turn to the
meaning.
jjQ I initial phrases or particles in
a sentence.
J^ 1 proverbs, sayings, trite ex-
pressions.
^ ^ I ]^ sit down and I will
tell you plainly.
"b H 1 13 loquacious, chattering.
)J< ] chitchat, gossip.
rf ill B* "g rf! HI 1 1 at one
time ho .spake his mind, and at
another he began to dehberate,
I^ ] a dark saying.
M M W ] ,=f;^ H just to open
the lunbrcUa [as they met], and
yet they talked the whole day.
irregular teeth.
i/»
t^ A row of
P with some wanting.
^ iS M. I li's designs
were opposed (or did not
agree) with the others.
Head ^iiffo. Uneven,
lli # ^ 1 tlie peaks of the
mountains are of many heights.
From --f to f/o and ^^\i to !a>/
aside ; i.e. to unliarness horses ;
. ., interchanged with the two next.
To drive, as a charioteer;
any place where the sovereign stops;
YtJ.
to manage, to superintend, to rule ;
to break in, as a horse ; to provide
against ; to extend everywhere, as
imperial power; to condescend to,
as a sovereign ; imperial, royal,
whatever belongs to the monarch ;
rule, government ; to wait on, to
help ; to have at one's side ; to
offer, as a cup to a guest ; to ad-
vance, to bring in; an attendant.
] "^if in the emperor's presence ;
7nc(. the guards, chamberlains, or
servants of the palace.
] ^ the imperial autograph.
fp° ] to take the reins of govern-
ment.
■^ ] to govern the whole empire.
] y manager of affairs ; an office
in the Cheu dynasty.
I ^ the imperial carriage ; i. e.
the monarch himself,
fi^ 1 l§ /S ^® entertained all his
friends.
^ lib 1 ^ ■"■ cannot endure the
winter.
1 PI M ^ t" attend at the
palace-gate ; i. e. to act as a mi-
nister of state.
] -Jiff the Imperial Canal; name
given to it at the North.
Read rja' To meet, to go out
to receive ; to invoke,
jy 1 03 JE to invoke the father
of husbandry, probably Shui-
nimg.
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m
JjiC
m
1 ffi
1
m
) Like the last.
To have the hand over a
horse, i. c. to curb and drive
him; to oversee; a charioteer.
^ the art of driving or manag-
ing horses.
j|l or ] J^ to drive a chariot.
r 1 W >^ there are rules for
managing and curbing the horse ;
inct. iberc is a right way to rule
Iho people.
P'j'M^t 1 ^ Fj [It is as
ineffectual] as to try to curb six
steeds with a roitcu rope.
I to sail or manage a vessel ;
to go a sailing. I
I '^ J^ to rule the people.
1lll 1 °'" SI 1 the fairy ride, or
to ride a crane ; — euphemisms
for dying.
] f^ to wait on, to seiTC.
From worship and to rule; partly
synonymous with the hist.
,,,(5 To withstand, to resist ; to
slop by satisfying, to bring
to an end ; to cause to desist, to
prevent ; to worship.
1 ^% to appease hunger.
Pi" 1 or i;g 1 or -Jf ] to g-uard
against ; to watch and protect.
Sffc tu 1 .^ ^^^o can withstand
him '?
^ .^ & 1 "{fc nobody ventured
(or was ablcj to oppose him.
1 it to stop farther progress.
jEi b" ^ jS PJJ 7 1 though you
discourse about such a far off
and mysterious thing, yet you
cannot guard against it.
From bamboo and to fend off.
To stretch a bamboo rope
along the street where the
emperor goes, to restrain the
crowd ; weirs to inclose a place to
rear fish.
^a I to rope off a garden for the
emperors use.
f j" ] a bamboo withe.
) From icoman and a comer,
M A mother ; a dame, a hag; to
yiX^ cherish, to brood over ; to
warm, as nature does.
1!^ 1 MrUM^ the vapors [of
the eartli] warm, and the canopy
nouri.shcs all things uito life.
^ I a granny, an old dame.
^ J^ I the matron of myriads
of revenue, was the honorable
name given to the mother of Yen
Yen-nicn ^ 5S ^ of the Han
dynasty, one of fi\-e brothers
who all attained high rank.
ZE ] an old witch.
ye
A cave
den.
in a hill ; a hole or
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YtT.
YtJ.
YU.
n
yii
From a covert and a monkey ; g.
d. to liang on as a monkey to a
tree.
To lodge, to sojourn, fo dwell
in ; to attach or bang on ; to
pertain, to beloug to ; to borrow, as
a metapbor ; a residence, a borne ;
a sbelter, a lodging, a temporaiy
residence.
® 1 living at or witb for a
wbile.
1 ':JC or ] ^ a dwelling, a lodg-
ing to sojourn in.
^ 1 IrJ ;^ where is your abode ?
§ 1 ™" /S 1 "" "^"' ^ '^'^''^'•
^ 1 ^'] i® ^^ ^o\'e one's residence.
■^ 1 people who are not yet
entered as citizens, tbeh register
being in another prefecture.
] ■= metaphorical, by metonymy.
fa 1 to 1'^'® without rent or as a
guest.
^- \ to stick to, as a parasite or
banger-on ; also, an invited guest.
] ^ j^ _^ to make a levy of
troops.
^ 1 ^ TS pk'isant lodgings for
visitors and traders; — a sign
OH an inn.
J^ ] a lodger, a guest.
and earth exist in tlic universe,
in me, in true doctrine as well.
^
i To meet, to come unexpect-
edly upon one ; to occur, to
yii' happen, denoting rather what
is pleasant ; whenever, at the
time of ; to intreat, to entertain or
act towards ; to agree together.
/f> if.^ M 1 '^o ™62t without pre-
1 ^ it happened, it came to pass.
1 51^ ^C "§ happened at a lucky
moment ; a fortmiate meeting.
] W ^M ^^ ''"'■'^ hardships
into blessings.
I ^ or 1 '5l to see unexpectedly.
1 ^W-^^ treated me well.
] ;^ ^ I happen to be busy.
^ ^ ^ ] one would liardly meet
Buch a thing once in a century.
^ ] to receive, as a visitor.
] ^ ^ to have a bountiful
harvest.
1 ^ WM I <^a"no* al^ all tell
when they (the prince and his
ministers) will be in accord.
] ^ it happened well ; lucky.
"^y \ unlucky, mal-apropos.
1 flrf — fli ^ I^o is always cross
when I see hi in.
^A>) From r/ai-ment and valley.
T M Rich in clothes and chattels ;
Z/" plenty, superabundant ; to
enrich, to leave to ; liberal ;
overmuch ; supererogation.
"^ ] an abundance of, as crops.
^ ] noble-minded and generous.
'fll 15S ffi 1 'o distribute with an
ope-n band ; i e. enough for all.
1 H 'SI J^ 'o benefit the state
and accommodate the people ; —
a pawnbroker's sign.
] ^ sufficient, a full supply.
3ij "3^ n5^ 1 zf' ^ honored his an-
cestors and enriched his posterity.
Read ?/m' Easy with, gentle.
3^ ^ 3i 1 ^'^ heavenly gifts of
disposition were perfect.
From to eat and incoirplele; bnt
one etymologist derives it from
^ to eat and ^ an edible
t'.lstlc; the second form is unu-
sn.il.
To eat much, to fill one's
belly ; to confer, to give ;
filled, surfeited; gluttonous, glutted.
iin ^ f£ 1 i" eating, see that
you take just enough.
^ ] ;^ ^ sit at a feast and
stand at a lunch ; — aa ancient
usage.
^ pj ] eaten to the full.
] |,g to confer on, to bestow, as
food on troops.
^if ^ 1 @
vulgar things cannot satisfy the
eye, nor fancy phrases fill the
soul.
iT' 1 ''^ *-o loathe food ; eatea
to the gorge.
at
pn
ijii-
1JU-
■> Extravasated blood, like that
'^ settled in a bruise or sore ;
a bruise, a contusion.
] JSl efi"used blood.
] f^ sores or bruises, wliich do
not heal ; inert sores.
I \^ proud or gangrenous flesh.
■^ 1 ^ if removed the old flesh
to let the new grow.
In Cantonese. A dull color, no
luster.
*& ^ if 1 there's no bister in it ;
it is very dull.
1 M "£» ^ black and blue color.
^ From jCljl plant and P5 moaninr;
sound, as if its solid root startled
people.
The taro ; also applied to
other edible tubers ; flourishing.
] ^M ^'^o taro {Arum (iqiiaticum) ;
the small size is the best.
] ^ taro leaves, fed to pigs.
^ 1 a tuber or corm 'which is
regarded as so poisonous, that
birds fall down after peeking it ;
it is used to make spirits more
intoxicating; it is perhaps alHed
to the wild-turnip (Ariscema), or
some other species of Aracew.
'^ '^'^ \ when spring arrives
the grass becomes flourishing.
] to roast taro, as priests do.
1 said to be a kind of sow-bread
{Cijckimen) dedicated to Kwan-
yin.
From ^ clejrhmf and ^ to
giue ! tlie second and pervei ted
form is not umoh used, and tlie
third is sti'll more uncommon.
A large and docile elephant ;
easy, contented, indulgent,
taking one's pleasure ; satis-
fied with what comes ; dis-
sipation; to pre-arrange, to
get ready for ; to be comfortable,
as in illness ; prepared for, ready,
provided ; beforehand, already ; the
16th diagram, refeiring to thunder.
^ I a jaunt, an excursion in the
summer.
] ^ an old narno for KiangsL
YU.
YU.
YUEH.
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1 '>)\\ the provinco of Honan ;
derived from the central of Yu's
nine divisions, which had nearly
the same limits.
1^ ] pleased, delighted-
] fg ready, all arranged ; fixed up.
fS ] ^tfe irresolute, undecided, not
settled upon a coiurse ; the phrase
refers to the moukcy and elephant,
which are mistrustful and timid.
] ^ weU settled, decided on.
1^1 will let you know in time.
M flip 1 1© ^° "°'' ***• ^^y ''™®
indulge in idleness.
] 1^ |§^ to deliberate on state
affairs.
] *S to forbid beforehand.
- i - 1 .^ II ^ >g one
visit [to court in spring] and one
[in autumn] was the rule for all
the princes.
1 5^- ^ ± ft lie gave them
office in the public service.
yt -^ 1 H'J ji! whenever a mat-
ter is arranged, let it stand.
yu
> A tributary of the Yangtsz'
Kiver. the ^ ] yjjC in the
eastern part of Sz'ch*uen in
Wu-shan hieu, made the sub-
ject of a poem by Tu Pa ; there is
a high isolated and dangerous rock,
the ^ I ift in tbe Yangtsz' near
its embouchure.
An edible tuber, ^ ] the
Chinese yam, more common-
ly known as iJj |^ or hill
medicine.
f) From mouth and to assent ; used
(f with the next.
yd' To make known by authori-
ty ; to explain, to instract, to
declare ; to admonish and enforce,
as a rule ; to illustrate, to compare;
to understand, to comprehend the
import of; instruction, explanation ;
infonncd of.
^ I to instruct, as by explanations
and illustrations.
Wi \ ">■ 1^ 1 ^° exhort, to warn,
to expostulate with,
fa 1 or ^ 1 oi" 1 "o" '"^ metaphor,
an illustration, a comparison ;
to make a supposition.
^ (p) the princely man speaks
of justice, differing much from
the mean man who talks of gain.
1 iii Jf'J S" ^'^ explained its ad-
vantages and disadvan'aages.
P^ 1 S .i 1^° received him with
kind and atlablo words.
H 1 ^ examined it thoroughly
and explained it fully.
^ ] skilled in teaching.
^ ] ^ ^ let all families and
people fully understand — these
orders.
^ A^3 Used with the last.
P jjlj An order, edict, or ofBcial no-
yii'' tification or command from a
superior ; to signify, to pro-
claim, to order; to ad\ ise or instruct
those under one ; politely used for
another's wishes and requests ; a
comparison.
] his Ma-
1 Horx 1 or
jesty's commands.
0^ ] your instructions.
^ ] a district superintendent of
instruction.
•f» b" ITO 1 I see you understand
it without further explanation.
^Ij 1 an order from one's superior.
•^ 1 or J^ 1 your letter, your
commands.
S 1 il ^ 'o explain reasonably
but to foibid with decision.
mE 1 P ^ ^ I f"Uy under-
stand your views.
you really know your own wish-
es then inform the gods of them.
J^J > A white ore of arsenic found
^Q* in Hupeh, which kills rats
yil'' aud fattens silkworms.
i^> The waving, fine appearance
^^ of a thick field of grain ; the
yii'
crop of grain.
^;^ 1 1 what a
field of millet I have.
fine
ifueli'
Old sounds, nget and ye^ In Canton, at
o6 ; — in Fuhchau, ngwok,
The original form represents the
moon in her quarter ; it is the
74th radical of a few characters
relating to her times.
The moon, the ancestor of all
yin things, and the mate of the sun ;
a moon or hmar month ; monthly ;
the Budhist employ it to designate
India, whose holy men illinuluo and
guide the dark world ; they also
speak of a ] J or regent of the
moon (Chandra) of enormous bulk.
"x-tjeh:-
in Swatoiv, gu6, wat, yet, ngialj, jwat, and sut ;— in Amoy, goat, wat, yet, and
wok, wak, and yok ; — in Shanijkai, yOeh andnheh ; — in Chifu, yue.
I ^ the moon ; moonlight.
] ;/(; a moon of thirty days ; ]
>]^ one of twenty-nine days.
a ffw days old.
] ^ cakes made to worship at
the full of the eighth moon.
1 i[< or 1 ^ or 1 f= tiie
monthly cotuscs.
•/['/ /f» 1 the girl's menses are ob-
structed* she has none.
11^ ^ I to receive congratulations
a month after confinement.
^$: 1 or p^ 1 monthly ; by the
month.
I ij^ the moon's quarters.
^T' ] ■£> l^r'c'i'' moonlight.
1^ ] or -/^ j to ramble in the
moonlight.
1 J]^ tlio Getaj or ancient Scy-
thians near the sea of Aral
]^ ] took it in monthly turns.
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1130
YUEH.
7jC 1 "^ ^ temple dedicated to
Kwanyin.
>fe (13 1 or J: ] last month.
"f ] or ^ ^ I next moon.
] 1 or ^ ] monthly.
1 ] ifJl or 1 ^ tl^e monthly
rose.
1 I& IB liluish white crape.
1 ^or ] -f^Aa god, called
the Old Man of the Moon, who
is said to make matches ; a mar-
riage broker.
^ M. 1 $ BJJ do not frustrate
the glorious beauty of the moon-
light.
M He ] ^ ^ one may even
see the moon in a handful of
water ; — appearances deceive.
The months of each season ar^
designated by ■^ and jiji and ^
placed before the season ; besides
Its uumerative and cyclic name,
each moon has also a poetical or
allusive name, which are given in
the following list :
1- jE^ %m bb *i
2. t^^ ^M iaM -
3- mM ±B S:fr
5- mn 5c+ mn ^m
7. MM :^M
9- nm 'M^ -mm
10. Pis >hm
12- m^ ȴ mm
(From Ixiiife and moon ; tbe other
Ijictures tlie punisliment, and is
made from tbe first.
To cut off the feet at the an-
, kles, an ancient punishment.
^ ] ^ Jg. cut off both
feet.
1 )fi^- ^Wl ^f tl^ere be any doubt
about the propriety of cutting off
tbe feet, pardon the man.
In Cantonese. The second form
is sometimes used for kueh^ ^^ to
cock up, to perk.
^l
t/ueh
YUEH.
•i'pt To bend into a crescent, as
J /J 3 a bow, or the tire of a wheel ;
1/iieh' to bend back and straighten ;
to move ; to take in the fin-
gers.
1 tff T '° ™^P '^^ bending.
tS /f^ 1 ^ to heud a stick.
] — f@ S bring me an egg.
{Shanghai.)
0From P mouth and "-" denoting
y breath issuing j it is easily mis-
Vueh tsken for ji/jj p snn : it is tlie
* 73d radical of a few oharaoters,
into which it enters by combi-
nation.
To speak, to utter ; eaid, spoken ;
to call or name ; is said, designated,
called, termed ; an expletive parti-
cle separating sentences.
^ij- 1 or i^ ] answering, said.
— ] one says ; one is called, as in
a list.
^ ] the Book of Odes says.
^ S 1 ^ tbey are happy and
delighted.
^^ 1 ^ t^^"^ ^^y so, will you ?
^ 1 in ;i ^ if you do not
say now it should be.
quiet, then it will be said nobody
knows me.
1 ^ an initial phrase, therefore.
10
From water and speakivg ; it
J resembles huh., jQ noise of waves.
^yueh Flowing fast and silently, as
a stream ; quick ; limpKl,
pure.
'S 1 a rapid flow.
I ^ bright and sunny.
}Jg ] moving about with celerily,
as troops in a camp when break-
ing up.
^ ] quickly, hastily.
A small crab, ^ | which
is fomid on sandy beaches.
40,
^yuch
Qrt Analagous to |g ; a disease
/jlu) ^i^o a stiff joint or blighted
^yueh limb, which prevents its free
YUEH.
pfep From ~^ breath issuing combin-
'i^ J ed with ^ .a recess, referring
yueh^ •" 'lis careful utterances of the
mind at beginning a declaration.
.An initial particle ; to examine;
verily, really; behold, now then,
implying tbe desire to call atten-
tion to the subject ; occur.s used
for to say; kind, liberal, as
Heaven in giving life to plants and
fruitful seasons; the region south
of the Mei-ling, early subdued by
the Han dynasty, and for which the
next is sometimes wrongly used.
I -^ to examine.
] % Kwangtung.
] "^ Kwangsi, in which K'ing-
yuen fu was called ] jjij in the
T'ang dynasty.
1 ^ _t lit to investigate ancient
things.
From to go and a battle-ax.
(j To overstep, to exceed, to
yuch' pass over ; to go out of or
beyond one's place, to trans-
giess ; to assault, to throw down ;
far, remote ; to waste, as one's
bodily powers ; to frustrate ; to
give out orders ; a sign of the com-
parative ; a copula of continuance,
then, and, reaching on, moreover ;
the boles in a lute through which
the strings pass to the nuts.
1 S§ to overstep propriety.
M 1 or j^ I to surpass, to exceL
1 ^ T> ^ T^'^ not wait for you
beyond to-night.
1 ^ to incpoach on another's
possessions.
1 m/S to pass by a court in an
appeal to a higher, as to go to
the intendant from the district-
magistrate.
] W: M ^till better.
] 'K 1 ^ the quicker the better.
li( I llJ a name for the paasover.
J5i ^ 31 I he is to me like the
states Tsu and Yueh ; i.e. I will
have nothing to do with him, '
these two kingdoms being always
fighting.
YUEH.
•p ^ 1 ^ ^ b" "0 one hears a
word of passing the night; — he
never delays to fulfill his promise.
] ^ to get out of breath.
1 ^ JJJ and then.
M 1 ^ T reduced to a low con-
dition, deprived of all rank
I J^ to leave one's place at table,
and take a higher.
M ^ 1 KO ^ [tlie plants] were
killed though the wind did not
pass over them.
] J^ an initial phi-ase, hereupon.
I -^ alas, too much ! too dear !
] @ a feudal state in the north
and east of Chehkiang, conferred
(b. c. 2066) on Wu-yu by his fa-
ther Shao-kang; the records give
two rulers b. c. 537 and 496, who
swayed all Kiangnan and south
till 334, when it was reduced by
Tsu.
] i§ Annam or Tonquin, called
Vietnam by that people.
1 I i% the royal bird of the
king of Vietnam ; i. e. the born-
bill or Buceros.
From 'J(i spear and J a catch ;
tba secoud form is now obsolete.
A battle-ax, whose blade is
crescent shape ; a sort of
lictor's ax, borne as a sign
of authority ; the star t] in
Gemini.
are not angry, the people will
dread you as they do battle-
axes.
t/ueli'
YUEH.
The shade caused by trees
• j interlacing their branches.
t/ueh' "^ ] a good shade.
j^ 1 ^ ^ the shade along
the road has failed, — by the
death of the trees.
YUEN.
1131
From heart nnd pleased ; it oc-
curs written ^ in this sense,
but is now disused.
yucli'
Contented, gratified ; delight-
ful, gladsome ; to agree to willingly.
1 JIK '-^ listen to terms.
7 t'i' 1 ^ will not that also be
pleasant !
] @ pleasing to the eye.
A 1 .^ the people like him.
^ I delighted with.
^ ] distasteful, displeased with.
^ H 1 ^' ''o'l't ^°vet the ap-
plause (or ready ear) of people.
I^ljj COl
om P^ door and ^ to speak
contracted.
yueli' To take a look at the things
or papers at the door, as
when memorials were handed in at
the palace-gate ; to examine, to
inspect, to pass in review ; to look
over, to compare, in order to vouch
for ; to read carefully ; to abate, as
a price ; to allow.
I ^ or ^ 1 to revise an essay.
;^ ] 3 J^ a general review of
the army.
] M. '^ passed through it all,
well-versed in, thoroughly up in
the matter.
^ I to look over, as a book.
^i 1 ^ Jr: I bave just looked
over your letter.
I ^ to examine a work.
1 K S ^ ascertained tbeTeal
facts of his offenses.
^ 45 ^ 1 •'■ «uyself cannot go
to see into it.
DC.
yueh^
>J>
Originally composed of I^ car-
riage and PC J'^^^ contracted.
The bar on the tongue of a
carriage to which the horses
are fastened.
% M 1 small carts need no
brace.
A J^ The space between the noso
7\/\t and eyes, the inner canthus
yueh^ of the eye ; another says, the
space between the eye-brow
and the eye, called ^ ip or sad-
envy.
Read MeTt^ Beautiful.
Also read hioui ' a hum of people.
To retch, to gag, to belch ;
to keck, to bring up the food.
^ ] to gag and bring up
nothing.
I ^ to eructate, as when nausea-
ted.
] {ii 7jC 2^ to throw up water.
To scamper away, as terrified
animals do.
yne- myixn^^m^-' i if
the unicorn can be once
tamed, the other beasts wUl
certainly show no terror.
'X'TJEnsr-
Old sounds, ylen, yen, yuen, Bgon, yon, and won. In Canton, on and un; — in Swatow, wan, yieu, I", and ngwan ;^ in Amoy,
can, gwan, yen, yong, hwan, and swan j — in Fuhchau, y6ng, wong, hwong, wang, and ngw6ng j — in Shanghai,
yu", nu", ui", i", and w6 ; — in Chifu, yueu.
deep hole, a gulf ; an abyss ; it has
been applied to the gulf of Chihli.
sky and sea.
,jf«i«
From xoater (lowing between two
hanhs ; it was first written with-
out this radical, the iuncr horizon-
tal line denoting the current ; it
occurs used with the last.
An eddy, a whirlpool or place
where the back water seems to stop ;
'M \ dee:
j \%. a k
deep, unfalhomable.
lake or pool in Shantung
Sl^± 5^(llA I as the soul
ascends the skios, the effigy
(cicTolon') goes down to the aby.is.
] f^ having great and varied
learning.
] "J^ the vast deep.
1132
YUEN.
YUEN.
YUEN.
^
Used with the precedmg.
ty^H The BouDd of drums.
jpien f!^^ 1 ] strike the drums,
tantarara.
t|UU The curvature of a Low near
c5/in its two ends, tlie place where
^uen it begins to taper.
From a covert and a rabbit,
wbencB it is unable to run, and
forced to crouch and submit ;
tho Becond form is old and least
used.
ft/uen To injure, oppress, or ill-use
without cause ; to make one
stoop or submit ; ill usage, wrong,
grievance, oppression, injustice ; to
vex, to ridicule, to annoy.
1^ 1 °^ ift 1 t° ^^^^^ °"^'s
wrongs.
] to bear a grudge, to cherish
enmity for some wrong.
] ;U or ] ^ an injustice, what-
ever wrongs or prejudices one ;
to falsely implicata
|A ] to obtain redress, to get one's
wtongs avenged.
^± ] to become enemies, to get up
a quarrel aud incur hatred.
]M^M^ the injured ghost will
not be quiet.
ifr> jii 1 ^ Ri ^^^ 3'°" trying
to fool me ?
a 1 or § ] or ^ 1 to be
revenged ; to wipe out a grudge.
fS ^ ^ {^^ 6M I ^™n't ^^
insulted by you.
] ^ the retribution of Heaven ; a
.sudden destruction on one's
enemy.
S S •^ ] an unredressed wrong,
an injury that is concealed.
^ ] or ;j'g ] ^ to spend money
on rarities, as a ] ^^ J^ virtuoso
does. {Pclinacsc.)
It 'Ml 1 r^ i# E he befriended
and helped all the officers who
had been oppressed.
^ 1^ ;^ ] a hidden w)ong that
cannot be divulged.
1 ] "te ^U t^cir mutual injuries
were revenged on each other.
^ ] inhuman oppression.
M
Similar to the last ; also read 'yuen
_ G< and used for ita primitive ; read
*t^* (/aAj grief; vexed.
'■^ Til treatment, which leads to
revenge; to have a grudge;
to sigh, to regret ; surprised at ;
small, as a hole; an orifice.
M S It S ^ -ji 1 4 I see
Mm bormg a hole [in the armor],
hut let it be very snial].
1 /§ a wrong.
}-ti^ From evening and seal, allnding
/VN. to the form showing where one
'/ *• has slept.
'•^ To turn over as when asleep ;
a curling, snake-like motion ;
to yield, to give a^vay.
^ I to turn in bed.
An eye without expression or
brightness ; empty, vacant
^yuen ] ^ an old and dry well.
] § a vacant, dull eye.
The squirming motion of a
snake, a stealthy gliding step
^ucn of a cat j tortuous ; stealthy.
] ^ the tortuotis motion of
a serpent ; applied to the undulat-
ing ridge of a range of mountains.
)^%^ 1 ,^ the gliding, circuitous
approach of a tiger or leopard.
1 lift a crawling worm or eel.
ji^ ] to wriggle and Bquirm.
^^ The drake of the ] ^ or
( J^r mandarin duck ; also of the
falcated teal.
^0'^I>Rliff'ft,©the
magpie likes to gad abroad, but
the drake loves home.
1 1^ tfe ^ ^'""^^ *''" <loubIe pillow
used by a newly married couple.
A gallinaceous bird found in
the South, the | ^ which,
from the description is intend-
ed for the young of the argus
pheasant.
i — ^ From I^ flesh and P to ^u'-
i I round; now used only as a pri-
' "* mitive in combination.
j/uen
A small worm ; to twist or
wrench ; to surround ; empty.
^yuen
\ \ From mouth and pearl or ralne ;
t=^ qd the mouth stating the va-
--* "^ luable things ; it was once ^vrit-
iy"f» ten 5r and is used for yuti>
ji^ a border aud the next.
A classifier of officers, and of
round things ; round ; to reach all
around, to circulate; to hoof use to.
•j^ ] officers, grandees, soldiers.
— ] "^ one official
^ ] a siuts'ai graduate,
fb 1 an efficient officer.
;^ ] a high statesman.
^ ] an officer who has been dis-
graced.
m \mm^± io fiUnptho
number of the king's officers.
] ^[^ ^ an officer in a Board
who reports to its Vice Presi-
dent
Eead ^yun and used for ^. To
add to ; to speak.
1 ^ ^ $i I wiil enlarge your
territory.
M M ^ ] '^ think you are
pleased with what I say.
(£ I a celebrated warrior of the
Yiieh state, bc. 520.
1 1^1 From to inclose and officer ; it is
ISl interchanged with the last, and
withs/i«'an ^ to go around.
Eound, circular ; a globe, a
a sphere, a globular lump ;
hall,
to interpret ; to make round, to cut
oflf corners ; to accommodate ; a
dollar, a rupee.
"fj 1 square and round ; met.
particular and precise; lax and
accommodating.
1
a ring, a circle.
f^ 1 to roll round, as a pill.
I ^ finished ; done up, as a job.
— ^ ] a whole dollar.
if; ) or pfi I half a dollar.
] ^ to explain dreama
IM -t 1 3ij an aureola around
the head, as on divine personagea
1 M iji'? [the virtue of a lot is that
it] can divine and bring about
what wOl come to pass.
YUEN.
YUEN,
YUEN.
1133
^.1^ 1 l!5fT^:^tl^« "-esoln-
lion should be accommodating,
but tlio performanco should be
firm.
^' ■Itt I jM, iti life bo accommoda-
ting, and take things practically.
3: 1 W 7K ] if the cup be
round the water will be round.
] J^ ^ a rminer in the courts, a
constable or watchman. {Peldng-
cse)
\ ^ the death of a Biidhist priest.
M
A small branch of the Eiver
Wei, the ] ^JlJ near Chang-
^yuen teh fu in Honan ; an ancient
district in that region,
j/g ] nirvana or nigban.
] flowing.
1
From bird and Javelin ; but the
primitive is regarded as a contrac-
tiou of EQ opposing.
The kite {jMUvus melanoiis),
common in Eastern China ; its
scream portends wind; the term is
also applicable to the family of kites.
Jg, 1 or |g 1 a paper kite.
ffi P.il 1 expose [the pennon] with
a screaming kite, — to indicate
wind and dust ahead of the
troops.
/j^ 1 a sort of machme kite made
by Meh-tsz' ^ -^ in three years,
when it Dew away.
Eegarded by some as another
form of the last, but others
^yuen separate them.
1 ^^ a celebrated warrior of
the Cheu dynasty ; nameof a
district in Cochinchina.
I^J From f~cl!ff and ^ a fountain
j/fi^ contracted ; Init tlio no.xt form is
oiliest, and tlie two were after-
si""""' ivards distinguished.
A plateau or a high and level
field, a len-ace ; a waste, a common ;
an origin, a source, a beginning ;
natural, proper, innate ; originally,
X)rimariiy, really, honestly ; the ori-
ginal condition of; before another
verb is often merelv a form of the
pluperfect tense ; to trace a matter
to its source ; to retrace, to repeat ;
to remit, to forgive ; again, a re-
petition, another.
SI 1 T EH ^^o\<3 are the terraces,
and below are the meadows.
] fields and plains.
;^ ] origin of, at first
^ I to analyze, as a chemist ; to
infer from premises, to trace back
to a causa
] ^ the fiTbt owner or proprietor.
] "^ like the old way.
1 ^ M i^ I ^^'^^^y ^^'^ ^°t think
then of doing it.
~— 1,^ pj" ] there is the least rea-
son for pardoning him.
1 ^ in jtfc i*- ^^^ ''O ^^ ^^^^ J i''
has been so always.
] t& o'' ] 'l^ t^° causes, the
circumstances, the first occasion.
] J^ 5^ the genuuie article; of
tho original lot; it is from the
maker.
'1r 1^ pT 1 '■^^ extenuating cir-
cumstances.
i4^ ] at first denoted Honan, bu!
now means all China.
] 1^^ to be lenient to ; excusing.
] '>]\\ an old name of ^ ^ ||
in the northwest of Honan.
1 ^ the head and tail, the ori-
gin and end of a matter.
1 7 P^ '^y rights it should not
be so ; it properly is not so.
]§jj :^ ^ ] to investigate the
origin of things or history.
j^ ;^ ;J\; ] the great principles
of virtue.
] I 7|C 7^ to search out all the
details.
From water and origin.
A fountain, a spring ; used
with the last, a source.
7K 1 W> '^'" headwaters, as
of a river.
1 M ?J5 incessantly coming,
as customers.
] when you drink the
water, think of the fountain.
I stop the fountain or source.
1
fC7K.S
I" 1 $H ^ money rapidly com-
ing in, growing rich.
[ ] the source of the Yellow
Eiver.
• iM [^ ] ^^1 the streams have
one source.
The name of |^ ] , a concu-
bine of the sovereign Ti-kuh
B. c. 4200, and mother of
Heutsih, the ancestor of
Wan Wang.
^ ^ ] how widely known
was Kiang-yuen 1
A species of sheep found west
c7 />4\ of China with large horns, of
^yuen which things can be made;
it is fond of fighting, and
resembles an ass in size ; grass is
said to grow on the horns in sum-
mer ; the Ov!s argali or naghor ?
A bay horse with a white
belly.
.10 1 ^ ^ fo*^ ^^ys camo
rushing along.
j7/uen
II
w%
0t
^yuen
Also rend ^tsUen.
c/pi?I> Silk of a reddish yellow or
jijucii orange; a light red color.
1 ^ '1 red neck-tie or collar.
-^ From ^ clothes and -^ long
f 5f^ contracted.
^yuen A robe ; dressed in long gar-
ments.
1 i^'I'l }ff •"* P'efecture in Kiangsi,
bordering on Hunan.
I^gt From an inclosure and long.
t \^\ An inclosed place for plant-
^yuen ing flowers or vegetables ;
imjierial tombs; a yard, a
court ; a park ; a garden, an or-
chard ; a fine shop, a saloon ; an
inclosure for a public purpose.
"if^ ] a flower garden.
] "J* or I 31 '^ gardener ; a
florist.
^ ] a play-garden, a place for
amusements.
m ] a foreign term for i^aradise.
^: ] a soy or condiment shop.
i
1134
YUEN.
YUEN.
YUEN.
^ ] tbe peafgarden ; a theater.
^ ] or ^ ] imperial sepulcbers.
JhI A ^ i|e 1§5: 1 S what man
is there whose heart does not
rise at the thought of the old
garden, — i.e. his native place.
From carriage and long.
The thills of a carriage ; the
^ucn tongue or shaft ; a whipple-
tree ; the side-gates into the
court of a yamun or general's mar-
quee ; the head-quarters, ofiSce, or
post of a general.
^ 1 or 1 7f: the thills.
1 P^ gf'tes of a public office;
hence ] P^ f^ a provincial
governor's court-circular.
M: 1 S tM to go into court to
hear and decide public business.
SI 1£ ia 1 f uk^ ^^'^'^ ™^"
is like a colt between the thills.
.7C
yrora )\j man and . two, re-
ferring to heaven and earth over
man, producing all things ; others
derive it from yJJ fiigh and ~"
Jlrst, i.e. superior, the hest of all ;
used for s JI a dollar and for ihiien
S Wack.
The commencement, the first
cause, the incipient steps ; the
first, the head, the principal ; the
eldest ; original, primary ; among
Taoists, a vast period of time, like
a geological epoch ; one writer
estimates it at 24,192, 000 years,
another at 129,600 ; it is subdivid-
ed into 12 revolutions called ^ or
cycles.
^ ] changed or fixed the style of
the reign.
1 ^ the first year of a reign.
1 B or 1 new-year's day.
1 Jl^ black colts, a term for ants,
from their quickness and going
ui lines.
1 "M" ^ B^l how inteUigent is our
monarch !
1 ^ large ingots of sycee ; gilt
paper folded like ingots, to be
burned in worship.
J;;^ ] and tf 1 an<i f ] three
festivals on the loth of the 1st,
■Jtli and 10th moons, of which
the second is the most observed.
— \ 'iM. fa ^'^^ spriijg has come
again.
— ^ ] a robe that is not open
or slit before or behind, regard-
ed as not dress for company.
] jt^ the beginning of a thing.
] -^ the eldest son.
^ f^ I first in virtue, surpassmg
others.
1 ^ ^ J£ ^'^ constitution is
not Bound ; his stamina is gone.
] |t^ a Budliist term for the soul
going out of the body as in a
trance ; also the animal spirits.
H 1 ^ ^ three senior graduates
are the j(^ 1 , the ^ | and
the ■§■ ] the three senior wrang-
lers among the successful candi-
dates for the degrees of Hanlin,
tsinsz' and Mjlii ; there is also a
^ ] or senior siufs'ai, but he
is not reckoned.
] "¥ M M * ptrase from the
Yih-kmg, often used to denote
1,2,3,4.
] ] the mass of people ; from
the idea that they are all good.
] ] J^ /jS the very first of a
thing or time.
] ^ the Original or Mongol
dynasty ; it swayed China and
central Asia from a.d 1278 to
1369, under nine sovereigns,
whose Chinese and Mongolian
names are given in this list.
EMPERORS OF THE YUEN OB MONGOL DYNASTY.
TEMPLE NAME.
m
»}
# E ^ 551 *
Kublai ,^, >^» ^% or Sitchen
Temur ^ /fv !5 or Olcheitu.
Kaisun •}§ [Ij or Guluk
fc ^ 1 ^ . ,^
Ayuli Palpata ^^l^i^f! A'M
^^,k1^ Kotpala ^ fi A m
^ ;£ 1 *
Yesun Timur J^M^'^'^
£jj i Achakpa pjij jg "g A
m^.^1^ Hosiia fa 1ft n-
^ ^ i: * Tuivtemur E llifi Pi ®
* 5i^' a t ii-^-ci^n^e m m % jffi
STYLE OF EEIGX.
(Chung-tung4«^
(_Chi-yuen ^ j^
Yuen-ching^ ^
Ta-teh :^ f*
{
Chi-ta
S:/c
(Hwang-king^
(. Yen-yiu 5S
Chi-chi g
( Tai-tmg M.
\ Chi-bo
Tien-shun
Tien-lih
Chi-shun
^orS.*a^
Tohan Temur g fj iffi H M
Yuen-lung j^^ ^
Chi-ynen g yC
Chi-ching g JE
ACCESSION
KEI6NED
A. D.
TEAES.
12C0
1264
|35
1295
1297
}.
1308
4
1312
1314
}^
1.321
3
1324
1328
} =
1328
1328
2
1330
3
1332
1333
1
1335
j-se
1341
GENEALOGY.
Grandson of Genghis^'^g.
Grandson of the last.
Nephew of the last.
Brother of the last.
Son of the last.
Grand-nephew of Kablai.
Son of the last.
Son of Wu-tsung.
Brother of the last.
Son of Mmg-tsung.
Brother of the last.
YUEN.
A"r^» A large river in tlie west of
<-i/L Hunan, flowing into the
^m Tungting Lake ; its basin
occupies the western half of
the province, and measures .about
34,300 square miles ; along its
valley lies Yuen-cheu fu.
1 W j£ '^ ^^^'^ fi'ic orris root
comes from the Eiver Yuen I
A plant, found in Kiangsu, the
t^TC Daphne gcnlciva or Passeriiia
fijuen chamaickipline, whose flower,
when boiled and thrown into
the water, stupefies and kills fish ;
it is also called iS, ^ fish poison,
and an infusion is said to be good
for coughs and lumbago.
] ^ a beetle found on this plant,
dried like the Cantharides ; the
colors are green, black, and
yellow ; perhaps a kind of Cetonia,
] ^ coriander.
]^ ^ caraway. ,
J.~^~ Sometimes used for tlie last.
C|/U A tail tree in Kiangsi, with
f^uen a thick, red, bitter bark, a
decoction of which preserves
fruit from spoiling ; the bark is also
destructive of fish ; perhaps it is
allied to a Piscidia.
From tortoise a.ni great; i.e. the
tortoise originally made.
^xien The great sea turtle, | ^
said to be twenty feet around.
■^ I the first tortoise from which
all scaly animals were derived.
^ ] a god worshiped in Cheh-
kiang to preserve dii'ics.
~~^^ Sometimes wrongly written like
the last.
JiTC
fifucn A small venemous snake, a
foot long.
^ ] a lizard found in damp
places.
»l m M tH ] :^m^ ^lien
the dragon curls up in the mud,
then the boa disports itself; i. e.
when the cat's away, the mice
will play.
^ ] vipers and asps.
YUEN.
Sumetimes written for the preced-
^uen A silkworm, called ] ^
which produces silk very late
and only once in the season.
^ f\ Originally formed of ^ to claw
C/^f^ hohl and "f in, combined to-
VMll gether, lite " the thills of .1 car-
' riage."
To lead from one place or thmg
on to another, for which the next is
also used; therefore, on this ac-
count ; as an initial particle like
j|^ for, at, to, up to, even to ; there-
upon ; to say ; to consist in ; to
change ; mournful, sad.
I I slow progress, said of a hare.
\ B \ m\ ^ \m tben
they lived and dwelt there, and
there they laughed and talked.
■f^ I '(^ to arrange a book of
punishments.
our dynasty began.
To lead or take by the hand ;
to cling to ; to pull up higher,
jj/Me» to drag out ; to put forward ;
to relieve, to rescue, to assist,
to restraliL
] §1 to lead on, to urge and
guide.
] & auxiliary troops, for suc-
cor or relief.
^ ] to come to the rescue ; to
deliver from ruin.
] 3^§ to mutually assist, to bring
one forward ; log-rolling.
^ K 1 ^to proruoto the worthy
and bring forward the talented.
] J^ to rescue the drowning.
1 1^ to assist, to relieve.
jy M i^ 1 get ready your
scaling-ladders.
^ ^ 0$ ] do not let other in-
fluences draw you aside.
1 ^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^ * hand, help
him.
^ I§l .i 1 ' tliey are my four
nighbors.
|g ] to help ; to aid, as in going
lip hills.
YUEN.
1135
''•> From jC voman and the last con-
tracted ; also read yuen*
^Tjuen A beauty, a Hebe, one who
draws admirers; winning, at-
tractive ; unsteady, flighty,
■fjji ] a chaste, modest woman.
^ ] ' a celebrated, talented wo-
man.
^W 1 M ^ !£ volatile; unwilling
to fi.K the mind on.
■^ ] your daughter.
j^ ^ ^ 1 fiivored the world by
producing this clever beauty.
^ I a very clever woman.
^-t^ A second girdle to which or-
5 T/^C naments are hung, worn with
^yuen the other.
■j^ ] the girdle for ornaments.
From beast and to lead or grasp,
from its habit ; the name is also
said to imitate their cry.
^ The gibbons, as distinct from
apes, baboons, or monkeys,
for which familj', including
the Looluck, this term is ap-
plicable ; the Chinese include
apes under it.
^ ] the black gibboon.
5^ ^ ] a gibbon, said to have
no elbow in its arm, whose bone
can be used for flutes.
^ ] the white gibboa ""
Tit^ A sea-shore bird, the ] jg-|,
^^^ which seems to be a sandpiper,
^ytccn though it may denote the
tern.
j^ymn
r.— ^ From earth and perpetual.
c» ^H A low wall of brick, which
^yuen may be relied on, or which
protects
^ I a well-curb.
^ ] a city wall.
:/c 6i5 il^ 1 * g^'e^t statesman is
as a wall — to the country.
M 1 M M i- leaped the wall
and avoided him ; as .f^ -f* /fC
did when he was asked to take
ofiice in Lu.
J^ ] a low wall, breast high,
built within a palace.
1136
YUEN.
J;; ] and pf» ] and f \ tliree
groups of stars in the Galaxy.
] ^1^ old name of Yuen-kiuli hien
] ft M '" ''^® south of ShansL
The young of locusts, before
^___^, ^ their wings have growr..
"i^wt'" M 1 -fh tt "^ t'^s lepisma
and grasshopper knocked the
pillar and beam ; i- e. like the frog
triying to swell bigger than the bull.
From u-ood and cause; it is BOme-
times wrongly written ^•
A tree similar to a palm,
the ^ ] found in Annam,
whose bark can be used for coir;
but now denotes a large orange,
the § ] or citron (Sarcodacfylis),
otherwise called Budha's hand ; in
Peking these two names are ap-
plied to two fruits, the first of
which is a large acid orange with
a thick wrinkled peel.
^ ^ ] a lofty flowering tree
in Yunnan of the myrtle family,
resembling the guava ia its
foliage; the white flowers are
fragrant and short-lived.
JLJ^K Also read ci/an and t/eii'
cj'^^ A principal oiBcer, the one
^yiien who properly holds the post.
-^ ] officials, magnates.
] ^ an officer and bis subordi-
nates.
^ M From"si'ft and a pig s it much re-
t^^K ^^"^^'"^^ ^"*> ^ green.
' ^yuen A binding on the hem, a
facing or trimming ; a collar ;
to harmonize or correspond with
something that existed previously ;
a recondite, subtle sympathy ; an
inexplicable attraction ; a connec-
tion ; an affinity, a relationship;
to climb ; as a conjunct'on, because,
since, therefore ; on this account.
1 ^' f^r ;^ ] there is some rea-
son ; it is so ordained ; in sym-
pathy with.
] ^ or ] ^ the causes which
brought it about, the reason, the
circumstances.
YUEN.
^ ] they cannot agree, there's
no luck iu it, unfortunate ; —
Budhistic ideas, all referring to
an unknown operation of fate in
human affairs.
;{jg I a casual, pleasant contingency.
^ j "^ J5 a providential meeting,
a lucky coincidence.
^ ] a harmonious nnion, a happy
match.
1 ^ ' ^ ^^^ much intimacy.
j ?f^ M^ ^. ^'™^ ^ ^''^^ ^° caich.
a fish ; — a useless search.
1 t^ .w M li t° ^a'^^ ^ '^yp'^
critical parade of learning for
the sake of gain.
] Jifc ^ itf' ^ 1 it is not so cer-
tain that because of this yon
will have no luck.
reason of it ?
ffe ^ $C ^ 1 lie and I are on the
b^t of terms, or agree very well.
JfsjX "\ From metal and passing ; the
HkC-j second form is not common; it is
? J'M also read !,yen.
tl\^ Lead, called ^ ^ the azure
*-A J metal, but more commonly
.cJi'i'cn ^ j or M ^^ ; the Chinese
mention many sorts of it;
kaden ; to protect, to countenance.
] ^ lead canisters, used to hold
tea.
1 J^ or ] ^ white lead, ceruse.
1^ ] pewter; also tutenague.
0T 1 or ^ I dollars which have
been bored or leaded.
1 -f o"" 1 5.1 leaden bullets.
i -^ ,-S- -^ he soothed him often
and helped him.
^ ] or Jg; ] to adulterate sycee
with lead.
] ^ leads, used by printers.
Also read iyen, and considered as
another form of \^ to flow by.
'i/ucn An ancient name of the f^,
one of the small streams in
Hwai-king fu in the northwest of
Honan, which flows i:ito the Yel-
low Elver ; often wrongly used for
'yen ^ a department iu Shantung.
YUEN.
fjfc^ Name of a mountain ; a small
[yL feudal state of Wan Wang,
'jwan lying in the southeast of
Kansuh, in which was after-
wards the 5£ 1 Ha famous post.
)]< ] a nephew.
S'J 1 A. ^ 4 ^i*^ ^"^^ Yuen
of the Han went up into heaven-
ly regions ; — met. extatic hap-
phiess.
From a shelter and to turit over;
it is also read ^wan.
'wan To hide one's self by bending
over the thickets and grass ;
to yield, to give hi ; courteously ;
used with the next, obhging, ac-
commodatuig, yielding; unexpected.
1 ^ or 1 ^ adverbial phrases,
as if, same as, according to.
1 ^ yielding to circumstances ;
trimming.
] 2Ji J|^^ the western district of
Peking city.
] 55 or 1 ^ an old name for
part of l^ '}\\ J^ iu the south-
east of Honan.
1 ^ ^ JE? lio courteously stood
aside.
Eead ^yuen, in -^ ] an an-
cient country in the region of the
Aral Sea, thought to answer to the
present Kokand.
Eead yuen' Small, as a diminu-
tive hole or retreat
1 ^ ll M ^™^ i^ ^^^^ cooing
dove.
Like the last, and also read
'ivrin Yielding, docile; complaisant,
obliging; genial ; lovely, win-
ning.
1 § a pleasant mild countenance.
] Jig to condescend to, agreeable.
M A nl ^ \ 1 ^^"' °P ^°^
a cliariot] with eight squirming
dragons ; {. e. became as a god
or fairv.
^^ ] i, ^ ^ j°y°^' gracious
mate she sought.
YUEN.
YUEN.
YUEN.
U37
From plants and yielding; oc-
curs used for the nest, and for
^xi' ^ court-yard.
A pasture, a field for horses ;
a park or meuagerie ; a book of ex-
tracts, a collectanea ; applied to
some kinds of houses ; young, soft ;
fine, luxuriant herbage.
'^^ ] a library-room ; an encyclo-
predia.
1 .Hi ^ li'g^ ^""i-
p^ ] the imperial parks.
I3j 1 ^ collection of dialogues or
phrases.
'^ ] a group of stars in Eridanus.
\if \ ^ the officinal name of the
r.eeds of the caltrops {Tribuhis).
Eead yuh^ Grieved.
f^ >ii> 1 la ™y lieart is ill at
ease.
C'rf^ Also read yuh^ by some.
^f)^ Luxuriant, tender ; soft, fresh.
'wui„ \ ^ ^5P ^ ^'^^'^ delicate
and fresh are those -willows !
W 1 ^ '-{^ luxuriant springs the
grain.
^ ] a medicinal plant used in
coughs, having slender, red root-
lets, with yellowish white flowers,
producing black seeds with a
white woolly envelope.
Mt ' -A. bamboo basket or utensil ;
■ *\^ the thing in which articles are
'■jwuH weighed ; the case, the tare.
^Ij ] •^ take off the tare.
^ J; ] how much is the tare?
^ I M 11^ there are no eels
when the basket is gone ; i. e. I
Lave nothing left, I've no profit.
^"t^i^ A round
A round baton-like scepter of
called 1 ^ held by
'mm the sovereign to indicate his
willingness to rule according
to virtue ; it was nine mches
long with a rounded top.
Along field measuring twen-
ty or thirty n»c«.
'vian ^ ] a field.
J^ ] imperial kindred.
^"^^ 1 l-o support your pro-
geny [you will need] nine plots.
C *Jik From to go and long.
3l >l<. Distant, far oflF; remote, either
'yuen in time or place ; from afar ;
to become distant or alienat-
ed ; to consider as distant.
5^ ] it is very far away.
^ I the time is long ; the day
is unknown.
y^ ] for ever ; always.
^ ;^ ] it is not very far away.
^ ^^ ] very much unlike ; they
are entirely different.
^ 1 '^ M '^'^ '^°^^ °°'' regard a
thousand miles as very distant.
1 ^ many years ago.
1 I^ 6^f IS heard far and wide.
^ ] g^ keep far away from it ;
take it away.
5^ ] remote, in the far distance.
T 1 Elc I5S to f^llo'^ '^far oflt.
\ W^%lk ^'^^j ^® '^ *°° ^^'' ^^
to be overtaken.
] j£ /p [^J the distance makes
all the difference.
\ '^%% i^'^y '^J calamity]
reach your children and grand-
children ; — an imprecation.
Eead yiien' To keep at a dis-
tance ; to remove, to send away.
^ ^ jpl? 1 ^ respect demons
and gods, but keep them at a
distance.
I gij to absent one's self from;
to hold aloof.
m^MMyix 1 i^Mitwiu
be best that she should retire in
order to remove all suspicion.
Yff^ •) From plucn and perfect ; occurs
nr^ used with '^ a collectanea.
ynen' A walled and secure inclosure
in which houses are placed ;
a court-yard ; a public establishment,
such as a court ; a hall, a college,
an asylum, a hospital, a monastery,
a museum, (fee; the body of officials
connected with an office.
7^ pR 1 1; tlie governor-general.
] -^ a court-yard.
* ] a college, a school.
j^ ^ I to enter the examiuatfon-
hall, to compete for a degree.
■^ ] monastic establishments, as
convents, nunneries, &c.
^ I the literary chancellor.
— ^ ^ ^ ^ I one house or
compound divided into two
yards.
^M 1 or^i 1 a brothel.
?5 S 1 a lazaretto. (Cantonese.)
] *^ J^ ^ a great and splendid
establishment.
M) From heart and original ; q.d. the
mind as it was first made ; often
interchanged with the next.
'' Sincere, respectful, honest,
pure ; bluntiiess ; faithful, vir-
tuous ; thankful, sensible of mercies,
gi^ ] to vow and promise, as when
in distress,
jj 1 to fulfill a vow.
Zp ^ ^ ] [thankful for] peace
and v> tue.
1 ffiJ ^ virtuous and reverential.
iP 1 i%^W,^ one who as.
sumes the semblance of good is
the thief of all virtue.
'•> From head and, original; q.d. the
first or gre.at head, looking out in
expectation of .1 thing.
'■^ ' A large head ; to desire, to
wish, to hope ; a wish, a pre-
ference ; the object of desire ; a vow,
a sincere promise ; every, each ; a
short face.
'In 1 ^'oluntary, willuig.
W' ] a wUling, hearty promise,
i^ 1 5E ■"■ ^ad rather die.
^f )\j 1 it has gratified my
heart's wish.
g ] f^ my own free wish or act.
^ ] favorable to my wishes ; as
I like.
■j* I jij, tosummarily pay a vow ;
to do things without any method.
/p 1 jS I do not wish it ; I dig-
approve of it.
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1138
YUEN.
YUEN.
YUH.
\ !j^ a strong desire for.
^
■^ each time we talked
together, we thought of these
two sons.
M 1 £» @4^ my long cherished
wish is gratified.
t*^ i From heart and to turn over.
•il^iv To hate, to dislike ; to feel
^j(en' bitter against; to murmur,
at ; to abhor ; hating, inimi-
cal, bitter ; averse to ; repining, dis-
satisfied ; murmuring against rulers;
ill-will, hatred, malice ; wrong, a
cause of hatred or murmuring;
ashamed, regietful.
^ ] to keep a grudge agaiDEt, to
feel indignant at.
j^^ ] a mutual animosity.
tS 1 '0 gc' people's hatred.
^fi 1 A to be revenged on.
Bmn ]
kindness.
against.
to requite injiuy with
] to cherish enmity
he likes to grumble
it?' :/c 1 i
at people.
] ^ very likely there was a
cause ; perhaps 'twas your fault.
^ f^ 1 ^^ ^o' gi'^® occasion for
murmurings.
I ^ to repine at poverty.
] ^ or ] 5c disgusted with
one's fate, murmuring at one's
luck.
] ■=■ bitter, malignant words.
^ M ^ \ ^'^ "ot be afraid of
the envy and ill-will of others,
— but do right.
Eead ^T/un. To hoard up, as
property.
^' An unprincipled, clever man,
J\ who is ready to help in wick-
j/uen' ed or underhand cabals.
A large ring of fine jade,
which a prince held In his
hands as he approached the
throne, to show his rank.
>^JIl> An old term for musicians,
1/^4 V^ 1 denoting those who
i^yuai play on iastruments.
yuen
i>
tfU,
Old sounds, vok, ngok, and yik." In Canton, yok, wiit, and wik ; — in Swatow, yok, gek, fit, hi6k, and hok ;
yok, lit, liit, Liok, giok, and hek ; — in Fuhchau, uguk, ngwoli, ok, iik, mik, eiik, and o ; —
in Shanghai, niok, yok, yilb, yileh ; — in Chifii, yii.
I ^ or ] ^ the full moon.
I ti your precious self.
1 i^ ''P®" {^^^ letter] yourself
] ^ jjji he has a pure and
• in Amoy,
It is explained as being three
horizontal lines, denoting three
etoues connected by a cross line,
and the dot denotes certain ap-
pendages, as on a chatelaine ; it
is the 9Gth radical of a natural
group relating to gems.
A gem ; a stone fit for a lapida-
ry ; clear white jade was originally
designated ; beautiful, delightsome,
precious ; pearly, gemmeous ; hap-
pily, pleasantly, agreeably ; perfect,
immaculate, highest and best ; met.
you, your's ; imperial ; to perfect, to
bring about.
] ^ articles of jade and quartz.
W 1 <'i' ^ 1 noble serpentine.
1 J^ S -^ complete this impor-
tant affair.
1 iC y^^*" daughter.
\ A a lovely girl.
] 5 -fE ^ gems and stopes were
all burned together ; — indiscri-
minate destruction.
§1 j^ ^ 1 I hope you will come
yourself
\ ;J8 the shoulder ; a Taoist term.
good heart.
] ^ a term for falling snow and
white sugar.
7jC ] quartz crystal.
] ^ his Majesty's provisions ;
tlie revenues of his domain,
^ ] jade ornaments obtained
from old graves.
] 1^ the harmony of the seasons.
^ P ■=" ] a golden mouth and
pearly words ; met. the Emperor's
speech.
^ ] spare your steps I — i. e. I
regret you could not have come.
I 1^ the star Alioth e in Ursa
Major.
JJfi !•$ 51 1 ^® threw a brick and
got a gem ; to get an unexpected
reward.
I ^ your delicate viands.
I ^ the jierfect, highest ShangtL
ya'
ya
Pure hard gold ; precious, va-
luable ; chiefly used in names
of persons.
A fresh water bird, one of the
waders, the ^| ] ; it is larger
than a duck, with a long
neck, and dark red variegated
plumage ; alcin to the rail or jacana.
Intended to depict a hand holding
a pencil ; it forms the 129th ra-
dical of a few incongruous cha-
racters.
A thing to write with, as a
style, pen, or pencil ; to narrate, to
declare ; to obey, to follow ; an
initial particle, forthwith, thereon,
then, straightway ; suddenly.
^ ] 4t ^' the year tbeu was
near its close.
5^ M 1 i^ ^^^ cavalry were fleet
anU uiuible.
1 "a *h 'P therefore, I the little
child.
f^ f j£ I ^ we suddenly came in
from the raid.
] ^ fleet, as a wUd beast.
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YUH.
YUH.
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I
From sun and to establish.
J The full glory of the sun;
1/a' the bright light-
the sun is the glory ol ihe day,
and the moon of the night.
^Ut^ From^re and effulgence.
yV^> The bright blaze of fire ;
yi? glorious, shining, full ; lus-
trous ; uusullied, as a good
iiame.
^ i|i B? 1 f"^ ^"^"^ gorgeous was
[the orchestra] of wind and
stringed instrumenta
^ it is impossible luUy to re-
cord the glory of his doctrine
and vurtue throughout the world.
/^ A pool ill a ravine; but it
'P*'> seems to be another form of
yiC /^ a dry gully or ravine ; it
occurs in the names of many
valleys cast of Peking, crossed by
the Great Wall.
Z^ \ 0. an old form o^ 2^ ^4 M>
a district northeast of Peking.
From xuater and ravine.
J To bathe, to make ablution ;
yu^ to purify, to cleanse the heart,
and has been used by some
foreigners for baptism ; to flit or
fikim up and down, as swallows or
butterflies.
^ ] take a bath.
1 ^ or ] ^ a bathing-hoasa
1 ^t -Jt $l( washed the body tho-
roughly clean.
j;£ pji Q ] tbo sun bathed itself
[at sunrise] in the river.
i^ M 1 Hi'' ^^ ^''''■^° '•^^ person
and reform the heart.
] j^ 1)1 the festival of bathing
Budlia and the arhans on the
8th day of the 4lh moonyobserv-
ed by priests.
A^t* To long for, to desire, to wish
'^/V, for, to breathe after ; to seek
yu? ardently, to covet; asi)ira-
tions, desires ; wishes, ambi-
tion ; strong hopes ; used with the
next, passion, lust, appetite ; as a
gerundive particle, about to be,
ready to, on the point of, in order
that, for the purpose,
fjl 1 private ends, selfish views.
1^ jjj, ^ ] it is just what I desire.
] S 1 3^ undecided as to going ;
hi a quandary.
® W I M i: # '' 'oo'^^ ^^^^^"^
as if it would rain.
] ^ ;p j^ undue haste will bin-
der you.
J^ j^ ^^ \ the ruling appetites
of mankind.
P 1 ig HiJ >ii< 1 ffi^ tiio»gii tiie
mouth receives it, the heart re-
jects it
$J1 tWf 1 S^^lienllong
for benevolence, then it is pre-
sently here.
1 /p n]" $(5t '^lie desires must not
bo too far gratified.
M \ ^ ^ was on the point of
going.
Aȣ^ From heart and to desire i the
■^/^ radical was added because all
> lli> J passion proceeds from the heart.
yu^
Inordinate desire, covetous ;
concupiscence, appetite ; lascivious,
lustful.
I# ] to lelisb and hanker after.
] 'j^ passion, lust.
\ 'iK^ ^ the fires of lust con-
sume the body.
] 1^ the sea of passion.
|k J|^ j g the ditch of lust is
insatiable.
] ^, lascivious desires.
1 to chasten the lusts.
The mainah, |^ \ a. species
^jlj of singing thrush; it is classed
among the pies by the Chinesa
A poker or pincers to stir coals
in a furnace or remove them;
to sweat money in order to
get the filings ; also the cop-
per dust thus obtained.
1^ ] to polish and file, as cash.
tprorn two "y^ dogs g speaking,
J referring to their acting as guar-
.> dians.
That which decides who is
right in a strife; a prison, a
jail.
}ff I or ^ ] to decide criminal
cases ; a jail delivery.
1^ ] a litigation, a case in court
^1 or^ 1 a prison.
!)^ 1 or II ] purgatory ; a Ro-
man Catholic term.
^ ] a jailor ; one who has ] 2j£
turnkeys under him.
f ] or 1 tf "'' ^ 1 '" prison.
#T ^ :^ -1: |& 1 ^° (leserves the
deepest hell.
^ ] or S jjj {naraka) the abode
of the damned, of which the
BudhLsts speak of hot, cold, and
vivifying hells, eight of each,
from whose sufferings the priests
can alone deliver souls of men.
•^ BM 1 $ the lictors of Khada-
manthus.
ir b" if 1 * ^^^ words would
have settled the quarrel.
It is combined from "^ millet,
y a mortar, [j a cover, :^
adorned, and -^ a dish, indi-
cating tlie prepared and fragrant
libation of a sacrifice j the second
contracted form, with /pf! a
forest, to denote herbs, i» the
one commonly used.
Bushy, thicket-like; a wild
plum or cherry, sweet and red ; a
fragrant herb (turmeric 1) anciently
mixed with spirits in sacrificing;
irritated, worked upon ; vexed,
surly and sullen ; careworn; kinked,
snarled, as a tangled string ; de-
sponding ; mildewed, putrid ; bent,
as a stick.
1 ^ repressed, pent up fechng ;
the steam kept down, vapor
smothered.
1 iS^a «iggr'oved, sullen, brooding
over a wrong.
] '^^ flourishing, like a fine crop.
1 ^ ^ ^ >\j my heart is ha-
rassed with grief.
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YUH.
YUll.
YUH.
^P 1 7 f^ a secret grief wliich is
not divulged.
W 1 '^ ^f the liver is torpid.
] ^ the yellow aromatic root of
a sort of Curcuma or turmeric ;
but the ] ^ ^ seems to be
the sumbul root or musk-root, a
fragrant root from western China.
] Vf' i^'H ^ prefecture in the south-
west of Kwangsi, which perhaps
givL'S its name to the two preced-
ing jjlants.
ii ;t: ^J t^ *J' fl# 1 trees must
be bent when young.
Seems to be
tlie last.
interchanged with
A species ofTvild vine, the ^
] {Vitis Jicifolki), smaller
than the cultivated.
/^ <n :& ^ S 1 i'l tlie sixth
moin they eat the wild pliuns
and blue grapes.
From^re and secret,
read ngao^
it is also
BE
yu
A hot sun ; warm ; latent
heat ; warmed by sunshine.
|8| ] cold and warm,
gg ] comfortable and warm.
^^51 ^^^ dress sings out
how warm and nice it is?
] f/jc the noise of sorrow and re-
gret.
H ^ ■^'^® '"'°P ^^ ^^^^ ; tlie lower
f\^^ ribs of an animal.
bustard and stomach of the deer.
From ^ & javelin and |rJ stut-
,. tering; it occurs interchanged
with /iiicli) 5ra '° stampede.
To bore through with an awl ;
over full ; flying, fluttering, agitat-
ed ; hurrying about, as horses.
1 1 ^ ^ all things bursting
into life, as by the vernal 'breezes.
^$1^ 1 S ■"■ ^^^® received and
read the felicitous cloud; i. e.
your letter.
1 ^ I anxiously long to
sec your face.
■3C Also read shuht^
' 'V ■* Dangerous ; the note of a bhd .
yii?
>^^L From to go and bored.
L'tQ. . To follow in another's work ;
i/a'' to take up and carry on ; to
transmit ; an initial particle,
that, this very one.
•f2 ] to contiime another's book
or writing.
IS 1 75 ^ ^ you (Wu Wang)
can properly continue the writ-
ings of your ancestor Wan Wang.
Eead shuh^ Deceitful, wicked.
^ ® Ifll 1 t'^s scheme looks like
a very malicious one.
A well rope.
I ^ a rope used in dra^ving
water.
Particolored clouds which are
regarded as felicitous, having
three colors in them.
A slender, tiny fish likened
^jSIj to a bodkin, and called J||
yu' ^ ^ or goose-quill slice ; it
is found in Kwangtung, and
reckoned a delicacy ; when cured
the taste resembles shrimps ; it is
perhaps a kind of goby {Tcenioides).
^^ A water-bird, perhaps a la^v
^)^) wing, named from its note,
yil'' yuh yiih ; it knows the ap-
proach of rain, and is thought
by the Chinese to be akin to the
quail.
5^ ] the oystocatcher, or perhaps
a species of r;'/n;^a
il^ 1 'te ^ when the oyster-catch-
er and clam caught each other,
— the fisherman profited.
^ ] the variegated
to dart, as a kingfisher on its
prey.
t^ Ji, From bird and cave.
^^Ki To dart down, as a falcon on
?/«' its prey; to fly swiftly and high.
rushing whirr ot the hawks
was heard on all sidea
kingfisher ;
^.
yu
Literary; elegant and accom-
plished, as a finished scholar.
"^ ] clever and learned ;
adorned.
Eead yih^ and used with the
next ; colored, brilliant.
^ ;^g ] I the rich and flom-ish-
ins' fields of millet.
m
yu
Used with the last.
Elegant ; adoi'ned ; variegat-
ed, assilks; ancient name of a
region in the south of Shensi
and Kansuh.
1 1 jfiS" '# briUiant and beau-
tiful, as clouds.
1 \ ^ ^ '\^ '^o^^ courteous
and elegant were all their ways 1
— said of the Cheu dynasty.
In Cantonese. To move, to
shake, to joggle ; to quiver, to
vibrate.
1 ^ ^B t-o reckon with the fingers ;
to shake one"s finger at, to talk
with the fingers.
] JJi to shake.
^ 1 ^ 1 liil flon't fidget and
squirm so ; don't toucli me.
^^^A From a boiler an^ cov.gce ; inter-
t=<f changed with the next.
yii^ Nature's food ; to sell ; to
nourish, to rear.
] -^ to sell daughters.
g ] I sold myself.
W "^ 1 'i^ ''0 sell ofilce and
and trade in titles.
Eead cliu\ and used with its
primitive ; rice gruel.
il "3^ :^ I -f 7^ I ate my rice
here, and got my congee too ; i. e.
I lived here.
-rf--^ From flesh and child in labor.
^^ ) To bear and bring up ; to
yi'i' rear, to support, to nurture ;
to educate in virtue ; to bring
forward and increase ; to have the
means of living. >
^ 1 to rear and maintain.
] f* to add to one's virtue, by
good works.
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YUH.
Tun.
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W ] 7^ % [God] produces and
rears all things.
] ;:}=■ bring forward the talent-
ed.
U ] to overspread and shelter,
as the heavens do.
^ ] to conceive and rear young,
i J^ ] 1^ at first I feared
that our means of living vvoiJd
be spent.
To vomit ; the noise of vo-
miting ; to belch ; food rising
^yue on the stomach.
.AiC A stream, the ] 7J1C one of
•i ^ J the headwaters of an affluent
yii' of the River Han in Nan-yang
fu in the southwest of Honan,
fo.racrly giving its name to ] [5^
i? district in that region.
Pf,
\^
m
The larvpe of the cicada, ^
1 before the wings are
yiV grown or the pupa-skin is
cast oflf ; the skin itself.
From ilooT and harder.
The siU or threshold of the
door, the f^ ] which Con-
fucius Baid ff ^ ^ 1 should
not be troddenon when walking
through it.
,g> T> ffl ^ PI 1 I 'I-' "«^
trouble mybelf with what is going
on out of doors.
From earth ani perhajis; q.d. a
dovbtfiil, unl;no-n-n place.
A frontier, a border ; a region,
I PV I '^ C(juntry, a far off territory ;
lands, states ; to limit, to
■^ make a border ; the border
of a grave.
"^ ] western regions ; foreign
countries.
5)^ I the limits of a grave, marked
by pillar.?.
^ I the tomb of Confucius.
^4v,
] 'f' -i ± Ji!l S .K tlie limits
of the country are very wide.
|g ] far distant lands.
|j ] to keep one's self within a
certain limit.
^ ^ ^ ] to live in foreign
lantis.
X-P- Thorny bushes, like scrub
^P!j)yj oaks, which make thickets
Tjii' and chapparal ; a species of
Ehamnus or hawthorn, the
^ IS' ^^^'cli is associated with the
scrub oak.
1^ 1 Hi ^ ^^''" ^^^^ '■'*'' °''*'^ ""''
date bushes.
|l|-4^ A marine anima!, also called
S^> $A X the archer, and 7JC §
yff the waier crossbow ; it is
fabled to spurt sand at people
or to bite their shadow to injure
them; it is drawn like a small
turtle {Emys), but is more probably
a gigantic kind of beetle Oi' Dylis-
cus; Viet, a masked enemy, under-
hand dealings.
% ] i, K. ^ subtle, hypocritical
enemy.
M] ^)L '^ 1 'f 3'o^i ^''^re an imp or
a water-bug.
ifj^ A Beam.
/pi5\) ^ ] theseamina fur dress.
*"' ^ In! 35. 1 pa'ubskiii coats]
are usually sewed five seams
■with silk.
A fine drag-net, the -jl^ \
having nine satchels or bags
woven inside of it, used to
catch dace and tench.
1 il'P^ "■■ 1 ■§• ^ fiiie-meshed
drag net.
In Cantonex. To twirl, as a
stone tied to a string ; to .shake the
cue ; to lift the dress in walking.
From wilier and if; also read
'. si'iih) and interchanged with jjJl..
0? To flow rapidly ; a swift cur-
rent ; the moat of a city.
tIC iS \% 1 tlic rippling waves
flowed on — like a fish's scales.
~ l|Jl 11 1 ia fH tl^e boat flew
along with the current.
From mother nni Jlowinr/ ; an old
I- form of ^ , from which the pri-
.., mitive in altered.
To nurture, to educate a
child in good habits ; to rear, to
bring up ; to brhig forward plants.
Ilfi 1 abundant, lu.xuriant ; grow-
ing, as one".s garden.
§fi ^ j ^ tto protecting spirit
[of this region] has raised up a
man of talent.
4f ft E. N 1 m tlie felicitous con-
junctions lia\'e now allotted you
1,0 iiourish a unicorn ; — a con-
gratulation on the birth of a son.
^^ To sell, to hawk or peddle ;
l_H J to move ; to increase.
yd' llJi; I to expose wares for sale,
From bodi/ and precious.
3 The pearl of the body, the
yu collected pmity of the soul
.ind virility.
I -^ two pure tears, which upon
death proceed from the nostrils
of a Budhist priest, who has al-
ways been chaste, thus sliowing
his real character.
A high gale.
) U} i a name given by Wu
?/«' 'J'sih-tien to a subdued state.
® "S 3I Hi 1 the claps of
thunder followed quick on the gust.
P^
^j A noise in the throat, a gut-
> tural sound or word.
■ja^
yu'
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YUN.
TUN.
YUN.
Old sounds, ynn, min, yin, and yon. In Canton, wSn ; — »n Svoatom, un, hun, jun, and in ; — in Amoy, in, hi'm, un, oan, and
loin ; — tn Fuhchau, Qng, 6ng, hung, and ong ; — fa Shanr;hai, yun ; — tn Chifu, yiiin.
From breath and genial.
The genial, life-giving influ-
ences of n.ature, a procreative
aura or power.
^ 1 ^ ^ the vivifying breaths
of nature are chilled, — there
may be snow.
An unauthorized character,
used to denote the 5c 1 ^
Bmall fish like a minnow taken
in the shallow waters near
Canton.
to
The motion of snakes ;
squirm and writhe.
I ] the wriggling motion
of eels, — when swimming.
Eead 'ngao. A strange ghoni
like an ape, that eats men's brains
in the ground.
A vant and deep abyss of wa-
ter.
his perfect virtue how deep it
was 1 vast as the mighty deep !
isli i^ 1 ^ P*^^ ^^^ iUimitable,
as the ocean.
Originally designed to represent
vapors curling and rising, for
■wliich llie next is now employed.
To speak, to say; to move
and return, to circulate ; oc-
curs nsed with ^ abundant ; an
initial particle, now, then ; and used
in connection with an interrogation;
a final particle.
■j^ ts j the old saying is.
j|^ ;^ ] why don't you say so?
A 1 ?S ifl* 1 ^^^^ people say,
that also will I speak ; I'll not
dispute.
^ E flif 4 1 ^i^y do yoii not
note the epoch ?
]§g ] to speak foolishly; why so?
/j^ H 1 don't yon reply again.
iU ^ S" •? 1 *o ^'^'t fo*" *^^
good man.
mi. \m,^i \ m^^^
road is long ; how could he come?
so 5 all talk in this manner ; thus
and thus.
^ iflf ] ] the vast variety in
the universe.
1 in .^ ImJ "^0^ ^" '^hai way ?
T>^II^^J{?S 1 ^bedid
not perceive that age was creep-
From rain and revoloing ; it was
at first written like tbo last.
^yun Clouds ; a fog or cloud, which
comesfrom thedragon; cloudy;
shaded ; numerous, gathering like
the clouds ; a fructifying principle ;
enters into the names of many
places, among which was the lake
country, north of the Yangtsz' and
west of the Eiver Han, which Yii
drained, but now apphed to Yun-
nan province.
1 ^ Of 5? 1 ^ <='oud.
J^ 3'C I '■^0 ^^^y ^^ ^'^ overcast
] |t^ a thunder-cloud ; a threat-
ening cloud.
if 1 IK to strike the cloudy
board ; — to announce visitors at
a yamun or monastery by tap-
ping an iron plate.
] ^ a name for a priest's robes.
1 ^ to assemble in crowds.
1 M a shoulder ornament embroi-
dered on lady's dresses.
Jl 5c 1^ 1 tlio sky is covered
with clouds.
y^ I rosy, propitious clouds.
] 0jp the god of Rain.
Ul I your epiiitle, yom favor.
] ^ sexual intercourse.
^ 1 65 A ^ pompous or unreli-
able man, like a vapory cloud.
jyuTj
^yun
Eaveled, confused ; perturbed;
perplexing; mixed up, em-
broiled with.
^ M IJ 1 * myriad horses
all in confusion.
Only the first form is in common
nse.
To weed, to remove grass
' and other plants from fields ;
to take harmful things away.
•f» ^ W ] let alone war
and attend to agriculture.
1 H^ to root up weeds.
Used for the last.
A fragrant herb, the ] ]^
perhaps a species of rue ;
it will sprout when seem-
ingly dead, and the leaves are put
under mats and in books to drive
away fleas or insects.
I S or ] a study ; met •
student.
^m\^ #fIlfit;^Ah!
all things will return to their
origin, — alluding to the apparent
dying and reviving of this plant.
j ^ a perfume like gum sandarac,
perhaps obtained from the resin
of a conifer (Callitrisf)
] '^ fragrant flowers.
>^i^ A vegetable common in Hu-
r i/ ^ peh, the ] ^ ^ which grows
^yun up rapidly, and becomes very
bushy ; its seeds furnish oil,
and the stalks are eaten ; the oil-
cabbaga
^yun,
^yun
The waves rising high, ap-
phed especially to those on
the River Yangtsz'.
From ■^J to in/old and __ two
or to divide, referring to the
management of affairs.
Equal, even, alike ; a little ;
to divide or allot equally.
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YDN.
YUN.
1143
^ WS ^ 1 '^^^y ^^^ ^"^ share the
plunder fairly.
] ^ ^j^ I cannot divide with
you, as when one has not enough.
^ )]■« -^ ] the large and Braall
should be proportionate.
^ ^ ] it is not rubbed on .evenly.
fS 1 °'' j^ 1 ^^"^ ^^ "P thorough-
ly ; mixed fully.
•§* 1^ ^1 '^'s hones and flesh
are well proportioned.
^ 1 or J^ j equally apportioned,
fairly divided, proportionate.
In Cantonese. A time, an oc-
casion.
~ I once ; on one occasion.
Mt-| From Jield and evenlt/.
<PI»V Cultivated land laid out in
^!/un regular plats.
] pg to clear land.
1 1 i^ E^ marshes and plains
parceled out and prepared for
tillage.
_^)fc* From bamboo anil evenly.
C^^^i The hard siliceous skin of the
jjjun bamboo.
1 ^ splint baskets.
f ^ ] or ^ ] bamboo skin or peel.
] ^{j a name in Chinese books
for Arabia in the Yuen dynasty.
AS A small branch of the Eiver
t-»_P^ Han in Sui-cheu in Hupeh,
^ijun (joining it near its mouth,)
once giving name to ] jl'l'j
in Teh-ngan fu.
'M- 1 ''^''^ves following each other.
IP
^yun
A^
A small feudatory in the
Cheu dynasty, which lay near
the present ] I|^, in Yun-
yang fu in the east of Hu-
peh.
from bamboo and round.
c ^^ A variety of bamboo, | ^
^ijiin cultivated for its large, long-
jointed culms, twenty niches
around, suitable for making ma-
chines and shields.
. [jjgj From meta! and evenly.
( •^^ Gold; it is used ia proper
^yun names.
CJ.— ^ Similar to the next.
'i*^ To lose, as a fortress ; to fall ;
^yzm to conquer, to overcome.
^ MS W 1 not to fight, and
still to beat him, — wOl not
the advantage be great ?
mi
'yiin
From place or stone and round;
the second form is unusual.
■ To roll down, to fall with a
crash ; to fall from a height,
or from the sky.
] -^ to fall, as an aerolite.
] U to fall into ruin.
M 1 ^D M the stars fell liko rain;
mentioned b. c. 685.
i^ ^ 1 "T^ it fell down from
above.
1 ® P.p ^ ^ breach of politeness
hurts one'.s basbfulness.
■Y M I ^ the falling foliage in
the autumn.
1 ^ to shed tears.
1 :^ i? 1^ to fall into Uie abyss ;
to go to utter ruin.
CT*Q Similar to the last.
y^^ To perish, to die ; to fail, to
'?/un become extinct ; to fall, as a
withered leaf at even.
] -^ to die, to perish.
^ •^ ^ ] [though wounded.]
he is not yet dead.
^ ^ 1 M the whole family
perished or was destroyed.
^.m^^m^] I have just
heard that your late lather's star
Las fallen ; — i. e. dead.
^ ] died in a good old age.
IS 'fi 1 ^ starved himself to
death.
' •&> From JIj man and ^ or J^X bt/
J^J contracted.
'yiin To permit, to assent ; promis-
ed, allowed ; true, loyal ;
sincerity ; really, honestly ; accord-
ing to the facts ; without guile ;
truly ; to be believed.
] ?^ granted ; acceded to.
1 M^ y^3) it can be allowed.
^ ] forbidden, disallowed.
^ ] liberty granted ; conceded,
promised.
1 "^ to cooperate, as after a
Btrile ; cordiality restored.
^ ] thankful for the permission.
I ^ ;g ^ sincere indeed is the
princely man.
ff» ) an ancient palace-officer like
a chief butler.
] ^'I'J old name of Hwai-yuen
hien '[g }|; |^, in the north of
Kwangsi.
1 i^C 1 S^ loyal and great in
peace and war.
'>^ JU A tribe of Scythian nomads,
Q/\j the ^ I which opposed the
'i/un Clieu dynasty ; afterwards
called Hiung-nu.
')/urt
'i/un
From heart and army.
Liberal, kind in feeling;
hearty goodwill; to delibe-
rate upon the best way.
^ to consult upon.
^ to make plans and schemes.
Grieved, sad ; moved by.
IS 1 ^ f^ to keep one's
grief in the breast.
1 in ^-a *^® minii tor-
»5 .
tured with griefs,
cannot be divulged.
which
yun'
From sound and round or equal! i).
Sounds which rhyme m their
tone as well as termination ;
an even and oblique tone are
not regarded as rhyming ; the
final word or rhyme, the
rhyming tone ; a musical chord ; a
lino of rhyme ; in the native mode
of spelling, the initial characters ; a
harmony of tone ; dulcet, sweet.
5Ji ] rhymes in the even tone.
j^ ] to make a rhyme.
7\ j eight rhymes, j. e. sixteen
lines with alternate rhymes on
the second, fourth and even ones.
JJ\^ ] oblique rhymes.
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YUN.
TUN.
YUN.
M 1 -i A ^" elegant, cultivated
man.
] ^ small dictionaries arranged
by their finals.
j£ ] the autliorized tone and
sound of a character.
Mil 1 ^ [lii« style Ls like] a
harmonious breeze and a gently
flowing stream.
A f^ 1 ^ an honorable person
will do a creditable thing ; an act
that does bim honor, such as
patronizing letters.
^ /^ ] a discord ; unlike in dis-
position.
^ Interclianged with «^ ge!ibl-*«-
por, and the next.
yun' Eaveled silk ; a dark red or
orange color ; confused, dis-
ordered ; flaxen, hempen.
I 1^ a wadded robe.
j^ ] abundant, as the productions
of nature.
] ^ raveled hemp thread or
string.
Q ] to bang one's self.
^ ] a hank or skein of yarn.
From leather and mild; inter-
changed with the nest iu eome
senses.
I.
ywv
An orange color ; a linuig or
hiside of anything; a bow-
case ; to guard carefully, to lay up ;
to keep quiet, to conceal ; to con-
tain, as a lode the ore.
•Q I to hold, to contain, to store.
] ^ to keep close, as a recipe or
secret.
1 H M ^ hide it away hi the
case.
'ff 1 ^ ro lU t? if t^ stones con-
tain gems, the hills will sparkle ;
— good acts will be known.
i^ $ ^ 1 1*6 has great talents
and learning in him.
In Cantonese. To shut up, to
entrap ; to catch and lock-up.
] ^ keep him fast.
] ;g to drive iu, as sheep for the
night
yun
^
Occurs used for the last two.
To collect, to heap together ;
abstruse, recondite, myste-
rious; to pile up, as straw;
^a sort of water vegetable.
1 ;!* not at ease, oppressed, sad.
]^ I the secret reason for : the real
cause, as for a person's conduct.
] to repress ill feelings, to
kee]) one's temper.
1 I5^_ ^ ^ multiplying, numerous
as insects ; — met. getting rich.
] ^ it contains gems, as a stone.
1 ^ ill i^ ¥^'^ i' '^P i° ^ heap.
] ^ to collect and lay up, as
rarities.
\^ ] sea conferva, growuig in long
branches like tangle-weed.
lEI^ From _/?!•« and (7e!!!ti?; interchang-
i\ ITTI ^^ ^^''^ ''" ^*^''
yi(f^'> Smoke without a bl£.ze, a
smothered fire ; a warm vapor
or steam, such as imparts a genial
feeling in spring; to smooth out
things by heat ; thick smoke.
] 5|- a smootMng iron.
1 "^ W,^'^ "'0^ clothes.
] ^ "]* you have scorched — the
clothes.
In Fuhchau. To heats spirit in
a jar.
VjA^ ' This and j^ are often iater-
^nJS changeably used, but this is the
' J correct form for the plant, and
il'"^ is the least used.
An aquatic plant, whose leaves
grow from the joints ; to gather, to
heap up, to accumulate ; to practice.
] ^ a nippuris or mare's tail.
^ From spirit and ii'itrm.
Fermented Hquor ; spirit made
yim^ from fruit, or by allowing the
must to ferment a hundred
days.
S 1 "■ SS one jar of good beer.
1 i@ or ] ^ to brew liquor, by
fermenting it.
1 ^ S t§ *° think over a mat-
ter carefully till one is master of
it.
From to go and army.
To revolve, to turn in a cir-
yun^ cuit, to move m an orbit ; to
travel around ; to transport,
to carry from jDlace to j^lace ; a cir-
cuit, a revolution ; what is done in
succession, as the course of nature ;
a period of five or ten years ; turn,
chance ; calculations or a conjunc-
tion, as in a horoscope ; luck, lot, a
run ; times, a chapter of accidents.
] 5J to move about, to exercise ;
to use one's powers.
] ^ hap, luck, fortunes.
■^ ] bad luck, unpropitious.
^ ] the fortunes of a family.
^ ^ ^ \ ^° succeed to the
throne by Heaven's order.
1 ^ fi ^^^ proispects are not
flattering ; has been unfortunate.
H -^ 1 ^ ^^^ regular move-
ments of the sun and moon.
1 ill t^e cost of ] ^ ^f trans-
porting grain, on the | J]^
Grand Canal.
^.' 1 Hff ft *^t) take advantage
of a turn and get on or forward.
^ I or ^ I had a turn of
affairs ; a contingency aro.se.
\i^ ] the nature or luck of land.
^ I the times, the fate of one's
horoscope.
^ ^ fl^ 1 ^^^^ times; unfor-
tunate, as from sickness ; an
mipropitious time.
^ -j^ \ to get through a long
(ten years) period.
Vn 5^ T pT 1 ]&^ S ± govern-
ing the country [in Yao's day]
was as easy as turning a thing
m the palm of the hand.
j ^ to exercise upon ; to make
anything one's own by practice.
Jt. j the reciprocal action of the
five elements.
•^ ^ ] |3g the conjunctions and
times as years run on ; said of
one's horoscopa
j ^ ij$ Ig the head-quarters of
the general ; hia powers.
] j^ to carry a cofiin home.
•J^ I to send grain by sea.
YUN.
YUNG.
YUNG.
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From svn and army.
A bab aroiKid the
!^l'
ynn' mooi5 ; vapovs condensing to- ' ynn
warils tbem ; thick, as sraolcc ;
obscure, as a fog ; fuddled.
j@ ] flushed and red with drink.
1 5E fft ® fainted away and then
revived.
^M 1 ^ tS ''^" extiuordinary ob-
scurity, as r. dense fog.
1 ^ ^"ggy vapors, in which the
^ ] hmar lialo shows,
g^ ] dizzy; vertigo.
A bird said to resemble a ra-
ven ; but in the Pan Ts'ao,
the I Q is a synonym of
the J^ a bird that eats snakes,
found in Annara and southern Chi-
na ; it is called [p| "Jj j=^ fjom its
note resembling those words, and
is probably a bird more allied to the
heron or bittern.
An ancient city in Lu, now
Yun-ch'ing hieu ] ij^ %
yun' in the Boulhwest of Shantnng.
I ^ a large town and region
there, which was | >}\\ in A. d.
500; also, a village in the east
rrf Shansi in Tsin cheu.
A worker in leather ; one
who makes saddles or boots,
jj'-" I and drums.
1^ J 1 A ^'^iJtlie leather-
»' dresser also makes the wood-
en part of the drum.
1 :$ ^ he made skin and fus-
garments.
"s-Tjnsrca^
Old satmds, yon-g and ngong. In Cantm, yting and wing ; — in Swatow, yong and eug ; — in Amoy, yong, eng, gong, ami
Iiiong ; — in Fuhcliau, ting, eiing, iDg, and 6ng ; — «7i Shanghai, yung ; — in Ckiyu, yung.
From to cat and harmony, refer-
riiii? to the agreeable noises and
^ymiff
From G< city and (S\ water or
a moat ; the second form (once
written like tlie next) is a con-
traction, andlias since superseded
it.
A four-square city with a
moat around it, well protected;
harmony, union ; concord, as of
sound : living at peace, as a well-
governed people ; to collect together,
to stop, as a water-course.
] ] aSfable, cotuteous, easy with.
1 'Ftl t"' 1 ,^ harmony and
peace in a state ; to appease.
J|^ ] the times were halcyon.
1 § T P!) :^ ;^ 'It 1* ± M
to treat inferiors atlably is to
carry out the principles of com-
misseration.
JlJ jp^^ ] a graduate of the rank
of kien^ang, — referring to the
hall of this name in Peking.
I JJ^'| the largest and western of
the nine divisions of Yii, com-
prising the country lying west
of the Yellow Eiver, and north
of the Kiver Wei.
m
Like the last, and used for }|| to
cover.
The singing of birds ; to^ob-
scure ; a marsh or pool.
^ agreeable, pacified.
] ] the cry of wild geese ; the
tinkling of bells.
^i ^ ] 1 ^^'^y «ame agreeable
and atiable.
^E -S .^ ' 1 y°'^ "'^' S®' covered
with dust.
^' 1 fd P.ij harmoniously blend
their sounds.
Similar to the last.
Once used for ^ in the name
J[l^ ] the imperial gymnasium
where the highest scholars
studied.
scents of a kitchen.
M
ti/vnt/
A trailing
JJ^i"</
plant, ] ^ the
Convolvulus reptans, whose
stem and leaves are muci-
laginous, and eaten as a
vegetable ; a decoction of the
leaves is regarded as a remedy
against opium before the habit ij?
fixed.
From disease and to stop.
A malignant boil ; an impos-
thnme caused by the stoppage
of the humors, which then
discharge offensively.
^ a sluggish ulcer, a caxicer.
1 a carbuncle on the back.
|JC PJl 1 *" abscess in the neck.
) ^ a severe abscess.
m
1 •
<Z/«"^
,!/>i"f/
Breakfast, the first meal ; to
dress food.
] J^ a cook.
] ^ ;^ 1|){ breakfeist and dinner
always keep coming.
1 W- cooked and raw meats offer-
ed to gods.
The harmonious singing of
birds ; the cry of birds.
I ] caroling of many
birds in a pleasing concert.
^ ^ ] p^ his passion
chokes his voice.
In Cantoafse. To throw
away as useless, to throw
aside ; to throw down.
] 153 heave it away.
1 2^ 1 -^ taking it up and
throwing it down again.
A sluice or waste-weir open-
ed along the banks of the
Yellow Eiver to receive the
waters which then ran into
it farther on ; a small stream
which anciently flowed into
a marsh in Puh cheu in the
southwest of Shantung.
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YUNG.
^rung
From 7f* wood and J^ lustrous.
Beams of the wu-itmg {Elceo-
cocca) tree ; the king-posts in
the turned-up corners of tem-
ples; glory, splendor; prosper-
ous, honored ; beautiful, as flowers ;
used for your in direct address ;
blood.
] ^ ^ ;;^ prosperous, rich, and
honorable.
] and J^ or ;)§ are opposites, —
flourishing and fading ; honored
and disgraced ; prosperity and
adversity?
] i§ or 1 3^ returning home in
honor, as a retiring statesman.
1 ft ■jqj j^ where is your official
post 1
1 •?? ["'lien are] you going yoar
journey.
^ ] floiu'ishing and beaatiful, as
a rose in bloom.
] %i blood and breath ; a medical
term for life.
,§, ] honored, distiiigushed by
the emperor.
A lizard found in damp places,
the ] ^% otherwise called
^yuriff i^ g or palace guard; its
body is blackish, smooth, and
sometimes spotted.
I'rom tbree^ces under a cover.
The light of many lamps in a
house ; sparkling, twinkling ;
shimmering; a doubtful, in-
termittent light ; to lighten up).
1 S ^ volcano.
1 ^ S tlie glimmering star ; a
name for the planet Mars.
^ I to hear indistinctly.
1 1 .^ ^ the glimmering wlll-
o'-thc-wisps.
\ \ M*X tlie bright blazing
lamps.
From ^ gem and H hemtiful
contracted, referring to an idea
rung "^''" S^ms grow like plants.
Luster of. gems ; a bright
quartzose pebble like a precious
stone, once used to plug the ears.
YUNG.
or cover the orifice ; to brighten ;
lustrous ; intelligent, bright.
HH ] brilliant, slfining, as a dia-
mond.
^ I an elegant gem, such as
were used for ear-stoppers.
'ii' Jfe ^ 1 •''' ^'ifl clear and intel-
ligent, a very clear head.
] ^ pure, as a crystal.
jll^ Small rills of water; little
c^*C brooks.
^runij ] 7J1C rivulets, streams.
1 Wi PJt It the waves of the
river Yung all remain within
their banks.
1 PiMai^d 1 ^l|^, in K'ai-
fmig fu in Honan, were the an-
cient borders of Tsu and Chinar.
Like tbe preceding.
To revolve ; to nm around, as
eddies in the water.
'M 7jC Wi 1 'lie rippling
waters flow from the pool.
To wind, to tie around ; to
reel ; to entwine, to coil
around ; to go around.
] ^ to bind or cord around ;
to encompass.
(pj to go round and round.
1 ^ ^!V
^^un(/
m
J^ sleeping and eating,
I am always thinking of you.
'®i 8^ ^ 1 ™y unworthiness and
defects surround me ; my short-
comings embarrass me.
ifeJ^ A glow-worm ; a fire-fly, calj-
C^^C eel fj ,% the red bird, and
s2/"'i' ^ifcp "ight brightness; lumi-
nous insects of any kind.
] >/^ jj^ a lightning-bug.
Mi^i^^ 1 tire-flies are trans-
formed from rotten plants.
1 -^ @ ^ the fire-flies [shining]
in the window, and the snow
[reflected] on the table, — helped
him to study.
M
From flesh and adorned, bat the
?/J^ original radical was Jfl- referring
j^ung to tbe gliding motion of a vessel ;
not tbe same as n'ang f^ rosj.
YUNG.
To sacrifice two days in suc-
cession ; a continual sacrifice, the
one oft'ered on the second day.
] _S J5 a concubine of Hwangti,
the Yellow Emperor.
Eead ^clMn. A vessel sailing
quickly.
i ^'^ From covering and ravine ; q. d.
^,^S» a gully is empty, until it receives
- l-* rain.
(Timg
To receive ; to contain, as a
house its inmates; to endure, to
tolerate, to bear with ; forbearing ;
to nourish ; the way in which one
takes things, the air, manner, con-
duct ; the face, countenance, looks,
or attitude ; perfumed amulets ;
gauzes ; a screen before a privy.
I 1^ the presence of a person, bis
st}'l6 and looks.
'if' I t3r H ] inexcusable, un-
endurable.
^ ] afi'able, patient, long-endur-
ing ; to comprehend.
^ ] pretty, graceful, as a girl.
^ I simpering, always smiling.
t^i; 1 ^ B I'll allow a few days.
] 1^ to contain; to behave kindly
towards.
^ 1 an imperial portrait.
1^ ] light plain gauze silks.
% ^ U 1 "0 >fay to hide his
mortification.
] ^* easy, not difiicult ; used
ironically and uiterrogatively, as
if? I W Rl| ^is it so ^asy ?
— i. e- it was not easy
1 jS> P'lt'Puti meek.
M ']» 1 )^ the house is small,
but it will hold our knees ; —
just enough, in narrow circum-
stances, we can get on.
;^ ] to lose one's self-possession,
disconcerted ; to blush.
/p ] ]5^ 5E "^leath even cannot
excuse the oflense.
HI pT I M ^^ i"^' '^olds me, as a
chair ; just big enough to bold it.
] U to kindly yield, to pass by,
to give in.
1 M if? a handsome face.
YUNG.
YUNG.
YUNG.
U47
•iijfe The bastard banian, {Ficus
c^^^ XnjrifoUa and F: indica,) wor-
jTung shiped in southern China for
long life ; one name is ^ 5E
-^ the deathless tree ; the wood is
used for chopping-blocks ; though
it closely resembles the Indian
banian {F. rditjiosa), the Budhists
have not called it ^ ^ or lo tree.
] ^ the Banian city, i- e. Fuh-
chau ; as | |^ or ] g^ is the
local dialect of that city,
1 M 5^ or ] ^ the pendent
rootlets of the banian.
'*J^ii Water flowing full and gently
ri'CT' within its banks ; leisurely ;
fVung a deep current.
] ^ abundantly.
^ •g; ] ] the moon is shining
brightly.
^ A flower, ^ 1 ;j!g the Hi^
C'^^^ hiscus inutahilis ; but this name
jTung Ls applied to several plants in
diflerent places.
t^ Uneasy, not at rest.
1 1 ^ ^ *^"^ disease is
^rung still violent.
|Si 8S 1 1 '^^'-'U skilled in
warlike accomplishments.
J^^ Gems attached to the girdle.
'm' JJ^ 1 ^'^'^ tinkling of gems
.rung hanging to the girdle.
From victal and to contain.
A mold in which to pour
castings ; a die for coins ; to
smelt, to fuse metals ; to
forge ; to influence, as doctrine.
] ^ lo smelt and separate dross
from ore, and then ] ^ pour
the metal into a mold ; to trans-
form and alter.
^^^\ [^s] metal takes to the
mold, — so do people to a ruler.
Some regard these two as e;seu-
tially diflerent.
' A dace or tench {Lexiciscus)
common at Canton, of a
greenish yellowish tint ; there
iSJung jjj,g j^^,jj different sorts ; the
*]» In 1 1 many voices talking in
^ijang
Pdn Ts^ao speaks of a common fresh-
water fish under this name, with a
very large head, and weighing as
much as fifty catties, which is pro-
bably a species of Percidw.
Pbrl From mouth and monkey.
, fbj The motion of a fish's mouth
(ijung when breathing ; gasping, as
a fish.
7K \^ il] .@. 1 w'^en the water is
turbid, the fishes gasp.
5E SM # M 1 1 ^ '"tt' out-
stretched necks they all stood on
tiptoe, mouths all agape,
ts
a low tone.
Eead ^yu. To respond, as in
singing.
1 1 ''^ f Q '-■'^^y ^'™S "^ response
harmoniously.
From head and monkey ; this cha-
racter being the private name of
the emperor Eiat;ing, is usually
avoided, or contracted to R3 ;
when it is possible 7J< is used in-
stead, and lias nearly superseded
the other.
A large head ; a dignified, serene
presence ; portly and imposing, but
benign and agreeable.
] ^ to look up to.
I 1 ,rp J^P amiable and courtly;
as the emperor.
^ ;/(j /^ ] his great bulk is im-
posing, as an elephant.
"m wJ« From insect and a caldron.
(j^iH Vapor blending as it rises in
^yung the air, and cannot be repress-
ed ; melting, thawing ; har-
monizing, combining, interpenetrat-
ing; clear, bright, intelligent.
] ^ tall, stately, as a fine steed.
31^ ^ ] ^ a pleasant spring tem-
perature.
7K ?L ^ 1 \?^ intimate as] milk
mingled with water.
1 "^ R jS ''^'^^1 versed in, made
it thoroughly my own.
Jl. 1 lil @ *^o make an arrange-
ment for the time, to get the use
of awhile ; to boiTow, as services.
1 et or 1 'ft to dissipate or
arrest, as malaria ; to absorb or
liquefy, and make new combina-
tions.
I ^ to understand fidly ; to in-
stil into ; to blend or unite with.
^ ^ <lfe( 1 1 his satisfaction
and joy were complete.
PH BJ W 1 let his clear intelli-
gence become perfect.
I 1^, in the north of Kwangsi.
.AwA Wide and deep, as a vast
£ »r33? expanse of water, ](^ | ap
^yimg phed to the lakes of China,
and its grsat rivers.
From ^ to change and ^ to
use combined.
To employ, as servants ; con-
stant, common, usual ; labori-
ous, and therefore deserving ; meri-
torious; on purpose, therefore, to
have use for ; cordial, obliging, ac-
comodating ; merit, services ; sim-
ple, unpolished, having no parts;
joined with an inten-ogative, how ?
labor paid instead of taxes ; a state
or region ; a kind of bell, and used
with the next.
1
^ung
■^ trivial talents, said by oflScers
of themselves.
1 ] to employ those who are fit.
] ^ or 2p. I ordinary, common,
not of the best sort.
3^ 1 (or *t 1 ) Jt itdonot
be anxious about the distant or
doubtful
^ "b 1 jft when unemployed he
brags [what ho could do] ; when
set at work, he disobeys.
^ ?l« 1 A ordinary people, la-
borers.
1 .K or ] M the commonalty ;
rude, unlearned people.
I ■^ if, premising.
] W: M ^) the worthless and
degraded.
1 W ""^ quack, a charlatan.
1 ipfor ] ^ bow; as ] ^ ^
what harm was it, or came of it ?
] ^|i ^ ^ did [the two princes]
not Lave different intentions?
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YUNG.
TUNG.
YUNG.
A^; A large belL
*^/ra ^ 1 iil ff^' ''^ separate the
^yung pieces of music by the pan-
dean-pipea and bell.
P,^ ] to sound the bell.
From man aud common.
To hire, to engage one's self
^juug as a laborer ; to serve ; hired.
] JQ to hire laborers.
] A workmen ; a hireling ; to hire
men.
^ ] hired men.
] ;f^ hired attendants.
Bead 'chung. To treat equally ;
impartial ; alike ; to do.
^ ^ ^ I Heaven is not impar-
tial.
X-1^ A wall of dirt thrown up for
vr/f^ defense ; a low wall, a redoubt,
^yung an adobie wall; the north
wall of a hall.
] jg a mud wall around a village.
^ ^ iP ] {.^'^ sheaves] were
high as a wall ; — an abundant
harvest.
^ ^ % I he destroyed the
city walls of Tsung.
f^ ] § a palace built by Hau
Wu-ti.
fP
iVung
A small feudatory in the Cbeu
dynasty, now Wei-hwui fu
^ j|5 Jj^ in Honan ; a place
among the southern tribes.
1
Composed of ^ to use and ^
a bow ; used with its compounds.
'yung Bursting forth, as plants or a
fountain ; a measure of ten 5|*
or pecks ; middle, passing through,
as a raised path ; the ear by which
a bell is upheld.
m
Used for the last.
A raised walk up to a house
'yung is ] j^ ; applied at first to
that leading up to the palace,
which was walled in.
In Cantonese. A pit ; the hole
into which the cofBn is laid.
13 1 to dig a grave.
ill ] a grave, usually on a hill.
< *5g^ Like the last
jIuJ a narrow raised or paved
'yung walk in a yard, ] ^ or j
^ leading up to the main
entrance ; a paved road ; a
highway.
yung
From strong and ristng-vp ; it is
embroidered on the breasts and
backs of soldiers' uniforms.
1
Bravery, courage ; fearless,
daring ; brawny, soldierly ; to
advance fearlessly or resist manful-
ly ; to exert one's strength.
1 A *n intrejiid man.
] |£ fearless, resolute.
1 it * brave, lusty fellow.
>J^ I hasty, testy, ready to fly
into a passion.
t ^ ifeJ W 1 ^ humane man
is always brave.
^ ] |bJ HO^ ^^^6 most valiant take
the lead.
fa title of military honor, in-
iting a low grade of the
Manchu patulu.
i^ 1 ^ '\^ ^ self-possessed, reso-
lute determination is like fear
— in its o\itward manifestation.
^T ii 1 *° exhibit feats of
strength.
^ ' I fond of hmve deeds ; hking
to show off one's prowess.
1^ ] •fpf how can you exhibit
your valor '?
jfil ^ ^ 1 the assurance and
daring of youth.
^ 1 I tell you that I will
kad the van.
1 S( ™pri<Jent daring.
^
'i\
From man and th-ougk, because
it could jump ; others derive the
phonetic from the next to leap.
^ " A wooden puppet made like
a man, anciently buried with
chiefs ; afterwards exchanged for
straw efiBgies, and then living men
were immolated.
■[■^ ] an inventor, one who dis-
covers new things.
] A ^ human effigy, a statuette.
Bead ^tung, and used for ^.
Pain ; to feel for.
To exult, to leap ; to stamp ;
to excite by hopping about.
'yung H^ I to dance, to jump.
~~ \ 'j& m l^s leaped the
stream at one jump.
JB$ ] to beat the breast and stamp,
as hired mourners.
1 M ill ^ '■o J*^™? up and hit
the ball ; to bestir one's self.
m
m
'yung
The second form is nearly dis-
used.
' The pupa or chrysalis of the
silkworm, |g ] also applied
to those of the bee, wasp, and
other insects.
j^ ] a small grub found in rotten
grain.
'yung
Having a brave heart ; bold,
adventurous, animated.
' Jl^ ] to urge on, to stir up,
to inspirit ; to seduce into
evil ways.
From water and rising ; but the
second form with strong is most
u«ed.
To bubble and run off, as a
fountain ; rising, rushing on,
filling and running over ; an
afiluent of the Yangts^ in
the north of Hupeh.
Wi 1 '•^^ ^^^^ ^^ coming in.
J^ ] :k,f^'M^^^ [reflection of
the] moon roUs on with the
rushing waters of the Yangtsz'.
■""■ 1 M jH it rushed in at a gush.
M ^D ^ 1 ^'^^ tears ran like a
bubbling fountain.
^ ] phlegm rising in the throat.
In Cantonese. A creek ; aside
stream coming into a river ; to
wash out.
] Jg a side canal or creek
C jJ^> From earth and a wall.
^1^ To stop with earth ; to dam,
'ywig to close up; to hinder, to
i>/ung prevent ; to heap earth around
plants ; to conceal, to sup
press.
YUNG.
YUNJ.
YUNG.
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] ^ to obstruct, to block up ; to
stutf in.
^ U ] ^ a bad minister con-
ceals things.
1 ± or ] J3r ± 33 t" prevent
superiors (or the emperor) Ijnow-
iiig it.
] ij to put mold and dung to the
roots of plants ; to mulcb.
Like tbe preceding.
To embrace or clasp to the
"yimg bosom, to carry in the arms
or hold in tho lap ; to gird
the loins, as a runner ; to conceal
from ; to intercept ; to crowd,
to push and run together, to throng.
1 _L ti'l ^'^ crowd on those before.
Pj^ ^ 1 'l^oso who go before
halloo, and those behind crowd
up, as when an officer goes out.
1^ to hug, to clasp.
j^ ^ the gust roars through
F)>J
1
m\
the trees.
^- ] a great rush, at one push.
1 §E W B^ she took the cliild in
her arms, and slept.
1 '^ to screen the face.
To swell, as a boil ; swelling.
1 M f'^t, pursy ; bulging, as
a barrel ; a swelling, a boil.
^ I it has swollen.
The upper leather or leg of a
boot.
'yung
yung
C ^ Represents water flowing on in
"lY^ streams ; this cliaxacter is con-
('^ sidered as embod^-ing the eight
yung strolces used in wntiLg Cllinese
characters.
Ever-flowing; perpetual, eternal,
everlasting; final, complete, as a per-
manent cure ; distant in time : lonsr
continued ; to prolong, as a tone.
Q j long midsummer days.
I ^ i^ I never ehall want it.
] ^1] a final separation.
w ^ 1 ^ his day.s will not last
much longer.
^ ] ^I to enjoy eternal bliss.
] jtl i' '^'11 entirely stop — the
cough.
1 "^4^ ^ it will never wear
out or spoil.
^ \ J: 'rt? ^ ii- to perpe'aia:e
the favor of Shungti.
•W 1 J^ -j^ *^*^ make a night of it,
as roistering fellows do.
1 -7 ^H JB never again write
him down to be employed.
S 'M 1 ii^ they sat around the
furnace all night.
m^
yung
From mouth or words and flow-
■iiif/ on.
' To sing or hum in a drawl-
ing tone; to chant or intone
the words ; a chant.
] U to chant verses.
] PJI to sigh and sing.
1^ ] to sing hymns.
] Bfi returned home singing as
they went.
J^ I hymns and chants ; also a
Budhist name for the Sama-
Veda, a prayer and hymn book,
out of which some are sung or
chanted bv chori'jters at public
sacrifices.
m
^ To dive and go under water.
7^ ] ^Mii ♦li^e into it and
yung' swim in it.
I y^ to divo and swim.
; ± ii ^ :7 pt 1 ,@> the
country of the Han Eiver is
broad, and I cannot fully com-
prehend — its people's manners.
From ^ spints and "p^ fiery
contracted.
To lose one's head by drink-
ing, which foolish people
Boon do.
] boisterous .iTid happy under
the mfluence of wine.
From worsliip and brilUanl.
A sacrifice oifercd to the gods
of the hills and fountains, and
to the heavenly bodies, in
times of drought and pesti-
lence.
m
X}Jt>^ From heart and bright.
To dislike.
yung^ JT ] to hate, to abnor.
P^J To retch ; to choke.
^ PS 1 1^ Pi M 1 5l lie
yung' could not .^^pcak it out fully
for his emotion.
yung''
Composed of |> to divine and
•4* to hit the center ; i.e. if the
lot is riglit it can be used • an-
other old form makes it a union
of /T^ a splinter and Jj a Inif'c ;
it is the 101st radiralofa feu-
incongruous characters.
To use, to give out for use ; to
put forth, to employ, to avail of ;
to cause ; useful, available ; as a
pre.position,hj, with, from, because
of ; thereby, hence ; what is need-
ed for use ; expenses, outlays ;
useful things ; emanation, action
of a •!§ or principle ; the exercise
of a IVinction, or the acting out of
principle or law.
y/J I do not use it.
*£_] or;f;4i 1 or ];?;^ use-
less, not useful for the purpose ;
used up, worn out.
^ 1 or ■^ ] necessary out-
lays.
'M 1 'K 1"°^ ^^" ^ ^^e deception ?
^ icS J^ 1 the exercise of joy
and anger.
Ss ♦i 1 'or tho use of ceremony ;
2. c. what propriety requires.
f^ /i^ ImJ 1 of what service will
this be?
IS ^ IJlc W ^ 1 lie devised an
excellent plan, but it was dis-
carded.
1 S to give attention to a thing,
to study closely.
3^ m IS ^ j?> ;f # ^ ^ 1
heaven and earth do not contain
all kindtj of merit, nor does every-
thing useful exist among created
things.
1 7J & ^ killed himself with a
sword.
^ fS ] flil I put great confi-
dence in him.
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YUNG.
rCJNG.
YUNG.
^ ] meritoriouB services.
;:p ^ ] indisposed, out of sorts.
^ ^ I more than can be used.
W* 1 i9 ^M ^^""^ y°" breakfast-
ed?
g^ I a trial of, an experimental
use.
^ ^ 1 A ignorant of human
nature.
^ Jt 1 ?h 1 let liim be pro-
moted to the post of intendant.
^ ] improper use of, as a phrase
or tool.
iiJ ] or ^ I frugal ; a careful
use of.
W St J^t W 1 nooney is profitable
for all things; it can be done
with money.
61 fl# 1: T It fl# 1 make it
ready when you have leisure,
and it will be available at the
time it is needed.
ji} ^ '^ \ very convenient and
useful.
] ^ a commission or contingent
expenses.
] ^ therefore, for this cause.
•fij ] ^ '5 why has he not re-
cehed that 1
& tJic 1 ;^ f^ therefore strata-
gems arose I'rom this.
.£ 1 ^ § quite capable (or ade-
quate) of doing the right thing.
] j^ and ] "^ superiors and iu-
lei'iors.
}f^ ] 1^ it is of some use ; it -will
be of service.
^ iit ;?; ^< 1pI 1 ^ ^ as he
neither dislikes nor covets, what
good quahty does he not ex-
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