with a phonetic made up of 旡 above 心, which phonetic was an independent and still earlier word meaning to love. It is now classed under radical 心 hsin heart, and answers to the French aimer, being used either in the sense of to love or to like.
Wu was originally written 亞 (now ya ugly, etc.), which is said to be a picture of two men bending their backs in disgust. It has several other readings, the most important being o4 wicked, loathsome.
Yü is composed of 谷 ku a valley as phonetic, and 欠 ch'ien to yawn, deficient, to owe.
| 84. | 七 | 情 | 具 | These are the seven passions. | |
| Ch'i1 | ch'ing2 | chü4 | |||
| Seven | feelings | all |
Ch'i is composed of 一 i one and 中 chung middle (corrupted), q.d. a slight trace of the Female Principle coming up in the middle and vitiating the Male Principle, seven being the numeral at which the male numbers (see title) reach perfection (line 75). It is now classed under radical 一 i one.
Ch'ing is composed of 心 hsin heart and an important phonetic 青 ch'ing, which means the colour of nature in all its varying hues (line 180). One of its common significations is circumstances or facts of a case.
Chü is composed of 貝 pei the pearl-oyster in a contracted form, and an obsolete word meaning the hands folded. It has two important senses, viz. to prepare, and all, every. For the latter, 俱 is now substituted (line 16).
| 85. | 匏 | 土 | 革 | The gourd, earthenware, skin, | |
| P'ao2 | t'u3 | ko2 | |||
| Gourd | earth | skin |
P'ao is composed of 夸 k'ua extravagant as phonetic, with 包 pao
