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姓 pŏ hsing the hundred surnames, i.e. all the surnames, of which no less than 4657 have been recorded; hence the people of China.

47.	百	而	千	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	hundreds and thousands,
	Pai3	êrh2	ch'ien1
	Hundred	and	thousand

Pai see line 46.

Erh see line 45.

Ch'ien is composed of 十 shih ten (line 45) as radical, and a corruption of 人 jen man. 千歲 ch'ien sui a thousand years (line 37) is a title of a prince.

48.	千	而	萬	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	thousands and tens of thousands.
	Ch'ien1	êrh2	wan4
	Thousand	and	ten-thousand

Ch'ien see line 47.

Erh see line 45.

Wan was originally classed under radical 禸 jou the track of an animal, and meant insects; hence its primary meanings, myriad, all. It is now classed under radical 艸 ts'ao vegetation. It is often written 万 for short; sometimes the Indian 卍 sauvastika is employed. 萬歲 wan sui ten thousand years (see line 37) is a title of the Emperor.

49.	三	才	者	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	The Three Forces
	San1	ts'ai2	chê3
	Three	force	ones

San see title. The three lines of which this character is composed have been said to stand for heaven, earth, and man.

Ts'ai was originally written as a vertical line dividing two parallel horizontals, and meant vegetation sprouting. It came to mean force, power, talent, and is now classed under radical 手 shou hand.