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Chu was originally the picture of an oil lamp or candlestick, with 丶 chu a flame, radical and phonetic, appearing above. It then came to signify lord, master, etc.

254p.	止	崇	禎	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	the line ending with Ch'ung Chêng.
	Chih2	ch'ung2	chêng1
	Stop	ch'ung	chêng

Chih see line 120.

Ch'ung see line 254Q.

Chêng see line 254Q.

254q.	闖	賊	亂	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	The rebel Ch'uang threw everything into confusion,
	Ch'uang3	tsei2	luan4
	Ch'uang	rebel	confusion

Ch'uang see line 254s.

Tsei is composed of 戈 ho spear, its old radical, with 則 tsê (line 99) as phonetic. It means rebel, bandit, robber, and is now classed under radical 貝 pei valuables (line 161).

Luan see line 257.

254r.	明	運	竭	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	and the prosperity of the Mings was exhausted.
	Ming2	yün4	chieh2
	Ming	fortune	exhaust

Ming see line 110.

Yün see line 60.

Chieh is composed of 立 li to establish as radical with 曷 ho how? what? etc. as phonetic.

254s.	大	兵	至	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Then valiant soldiers came on the scene,
	Ta4	ping1	chih4
	Great	soldier	arrive

Ta see line 127.

Ping is composed of 斤 chin an axe grasped by 廾 kung folded