precisely what Chieh Kuei (line 195) had been under the Hsia dynasty, the immediate cause of its downfall.
Wang see line 159.
199. | 周 | 武 | 王 | King Wu of the Chou dynasty | |
Chou1 | wu3 | wang2 | |||
Chou | wu | king |
Chou see line 141.
Wu see line 189.
Wang see line 190.
200. | 始 | 誅 | 紂 | finally slew Chou Hsin. | |
Shih3 | chu1 | chou4 | |||
Begin | slay | Chou |
Shih see line 134. [The value of shih in this combination seems to have been missed by translators. The character carries within it a reference to the previous opposition of King Wu's father (line 190), who however had not achieved any tangible result. Hence King Wu shih was the first = finally. Père Zottoli has "tunc occidit T'cheou;" but tunc is inadequate, and there is no aspirate in the proper name. Eitel has for the two lines, "The founder of the Cheu dynasty was Wu Wang, He having made a commencement by destroying the tyrant Cheu."]
Chu is composed of 言 yen words as radical, and 朱 chu a pearl as phonetic, and originally meant to punish.
Chou see line 198.
201. | 八 | 百 | 載 | His own line lasted for eight hundred years,— | |
Pa1 | pai3 | tsai3 | |||
Eight | hundred | year |
Pa see line 88.
Pai see line 46.