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270.	尙	勤	學	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	studied diligently nevertheless.
	Shang⁴	ch'in²	hsüeh²
	Notwithstanding	diligent	study

Shang is composed of 八 pa (see line 88) and 向 hsiang towards, as phonetic, and means to add, to esteem, to some extent, still, etc. It is now classed under radical 小 hsiao small.

Ch'in is composed of 力 li strength and a common phonetic.

Hsüeh see line 11. [The idea to be conveyed is that if even the wisest men of old studied to improve themselves, much more should young people strive to do so.]

271.	趙	中	令	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Chao, President of the Council,
	Chao⁴	chung¹	ling²
	Chao	middle	worthy

Chao is composed of 走 tsou to walk as radical, with 肖 hsiao like as phonetic. It means to hasten towards, but is here a surname standing for 趙普 Chao P'u, A.D. 916—992, a famous statesman who aided in founding the Sung dynasty (line 251).

Chung see line 64. Here part of a title.

Ling is composed of an old word meaning to bring together (line 261), and 卩 (obsolete) meaning an officer's seal or tally, one half of which was kept by the sovereign for purposes of verification. It now means a command, honourable, etc., and is classed under radical 人 jen man. See also line 145.

272.	讀	魯	論	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	studied the Lu text of the Lun Yü
	Tu²	lu³	lun²
	Read	lu	discourse

Tu see line 110.

Lu was originally composed of a contraction of 自 (line 93) as radical, with a contraction of an obsolete character meaning