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216.	漢	業	建	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	and the House of Han was established.
	Han4	yeh4	chien4
	Han	patrimony	establish

Han see line 214.

Yeh was originally composed of 巾 chin a napkin below an obsolete radical meaning luxuriant vegetation, and meant a toothed board for a stand of bells. It is now classed under radical 木 mu wood, and means property, trade, calling, etc.

Chien is composed of 廴 yin to progress as radical, and 聿 (line 114), here a contraction of 律 lü statutes. It originally meant to fix the laws of a State.

217.	至	孝	平	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	When we come to the reign of Hsiao P'ing,
	Chih4	hsiao4	p'ing2
	Arrive	hsiao	p'ing

Chih see line 94.

Hsiao see line 35.

P'ing see line 130. [Hsiao P'ing is here the dynastic title of the Emperor who came to the throne in A.D. 1.]

218.	王	莽	篡	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Wang Mang usurped the throne.
	Wang2	mang3	ts'uan4
	Wang	mang	usurp

Wang see line 190.

Mang is composed of 犬 ch'üan a dog (line 78) lying down in the middle of 艸 ts'ao vegetation, doubled, under which radical it is now classed. It means jungle, and also rude, coarse, but is here merely part of the name of a famous usurper who occupied the throne between A.D. 9—23.

Ts'uan is composed of 算 suan to calculate as phonetic, and 厶 ssŭ an obsolete word meaning private, selfish, as radical. It is