270. | 尙 | 勤 | 學 | studied diligently nevertheless. | |
Shang4 | ch'in2 | hsüeh2 | |||
Notwithstanding | diligent | study |
Shang is composed of 八 pa (see line 88) and 向 hsiang towards, as phonetic, and means to add, to esteem, to some extent, still, etc. It is now classed under radical 小 hsiao small.
Ch'in is composed of 力 li strength and a common phonetic.
Hsüeh see line 11. [The idea to be conveyed is that if even the wisest men of old studied to improve themselves, much more should young people strive to do so.]
271. | 趙 | 中 | 令 | Chao, President of the Council, | |
Chao4 | chung1 | ling2 | |||
Chao | middle | worthy |
Chao is composed of 走 tsou to walk as radical, with 肖 hsiao like as phonetic. It means to hasten towards, but is here a surname standing for 趙普 Chao P'u, A.D. 916—992, a famous statesman who aided in founding the Sung dynasty (line 251).
Chung see line 64. Here part of a title.
Ling is composed of an old word meaning to bring together (line 261), and 卩 (obsolete) meaning an officer's seal or tally, one half of which was kept by the sovereign for purposes of verification. It now means a command, honourable, etc., and is classed under radical 人 jen man. See also line 145.
272. | 讀 | 魯 | 論 | studied the Lu text of the Lun Yü | |
Tu2 | lu3 | lun2 | |||
Read | lu | discourse |
Tu see line 110.
Lu was originally composed of a contraction of 自 (line 93) as radical, with a contraction of an obsolete character meaning