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264.	心	而	惟	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	and ponder over them in your hearts.
	Hsin¹	êrh²	wei²
	Heart	then	consider

Hsin was originally a picture of the heart. It is regarded as the seat not only of the emotional but also of the intellectual faculties.

Erh see line 45.

Wei is composed of 心 hsin heart as seen in combination, and 隹 chui birds as phonetic. From its old signification have been developed such meanings as only, but, however, etc.

265.	朝	於	斯	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Do this in the morning;
	Ch'ao¹	yü²	ssŭ¹
	Morning	at	this

Chao see line 229.

Yü see line 35.

Ssŭ is composed of 斤 chin axe as radical, and 其 ch'i (line 169) as phonetic. It originally meant to cut, to lop, and then came to be used as a demonstrative.

266.	夕	於	斯	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	do this in the evening.
	Hsi¹	yü²	ssŭ¹
	Evening	at	this

Hsi is a picture of the moon half visible, and originally meant vanished like the sun hidden by trees.

Yü see line 35.

Ssŭ see line 265. [Horace's "Nocturna versate manu, versate diurna."]

267.	昔	仲	尼	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Of old, Confucius
	Hsi²	chung⁴	ni²
	Formerly	chung	ni

Hsi see line 9.

Chung is composed of 人 jen man as radical and 中 chung middle