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Shêng is composed of 耳 êrh ear as radical, with what was the original character for shêng as phonetic, still used, minus the 殳, as a shorthand form. It means regulated sound as opposed to noise, music, accent, tone, etc., and is here part of a combination which means fame.

346.	顯	父	母	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	and glorify your father and mother,
	Hsien3	fu4	mu3
	Display	father	mother

Hsien is composed of 頁 yeh head as radical, with what was the original character for hsien as phonetic, the latter explained as looking at silk in the sun. It is defined as the head brightly ornamented; hence to bring into notice, to make illustrious, to appear, etc.

Fu see line 18.

Mu see line 9.

347.	光	於	前	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	shed lustre on your ancestors,
	Kuang1	yü2	ch'ien2
	Bright	on	before

Kuang see line 51.

Yü see line 35.

Ch'ien is composed of 刀 tao knife as radical, with a contraction or corruption of the old form of this character, which was 止 chih (line 120) to stop, over 舟 chou a boat. It means before, either of time or place.

348.	裕	於	後	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	enrich your posterity.
	Yü4	yü2	hou4
	Abundant	on	after

Yü is composed of 衣 i clothes as radical, with 谷 ku a valley as phonetic. It is explained as clothes and chattels in plenty.