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Appendix V
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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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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