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Appendix IV
254w. | 靖 | 四 | 方 | he tranquillised the four corners (N.S.E. and W.), | |
Ching4 | ssŭ4 | fang1 | |||
Quiet | four | square |
Ching is composed of 立 li to establish as radical, with 青 ch'ing the colour of nature as phonetic. See lines 84, 254u.
Ssŭ see line 37.
Fang see line 14.
254x. | 克 | 大 | 定 | and achieved the final settlement of the empire. | |
K'o4 | ta4 | ting4 | |||
Achieve | great | settle |
K'o is regarded as a picture of a man carving wood in a house, and originally meant to bear on the shoulders. It is now classed under radical 儿, No. 10.
Ta see line 127.
Ting is composed of 宀 mien roof or shelter as radical, with 正 chêng (line 326) as phonetic. [Mr. Doolittle translated this line "so that prosperity prevailed," which seems to be somewhat off the line of thought.]