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342. and when grown up apply what you have learnt;
Chuang4 êrh2 hsing2
Strong and act


Chuang is composed of 士 shih scholar (line 302) as radical, with 爿, which is really a contraction of 牀 ch'uang a bedstead, as phonetic.

Erh see line 45.

Hsing see line 67. [This very obvious sense is entirely missed by Eitel who translates, "One, youthful and studious as well, Will become grown-up and active as well."]


343. influencing the sovereign above;
Shang4 chih4 chün1
Above cause ruler


Shang see line 182.

Chih see line 330.

Chün see line 54.


344. benefiting the people below.
Hsia4 tsê2 min2
Below fertilise people


Hsia see line 192.

Tsê is composed of 水 shui water as radical, with a phonetic read i which appears however in a small group of characters read tsê (line 10). It means moist, a marsh, fat, to enrich, etc.

Min is supposed to have been a picture, under its old form, of a crowd. It is now classed under radical 氏 shih (line 165).


345. Make a name for yourselves,
Yang2 ming2 shêng1
Raise name sound


Yang see lines 16, 172.

Ming see line 16.