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Shan see line 2.

Yen is a common radical, attached to characters connected in any way with speech. Under its old form, the upper lines seem to issue from 口 k'ou mouth. [Confucius is of course understood.]

119.	孟	子	者	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	The works of Mencius
	Mêng⁴	tzŭ²	chê³
	Mêng	philosopher	one

Mêng see line 9.

Tzŭ see line 11.

Chê see line 49.

120.	七	篇	止	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	are comprised in seven sections.
	Ch'i¹	p'ien¹	chih³
	Seven	slip	stop

Ch'i see line 84.

P'ien see line 116.

Chih originally meant a base or foundation, and later the foot. It is now commonly used in the sense of only, derived from to stop.

[It is absurd to say, as Eitel does, that the works of Mencius "consist of seven sections only," the comparison being with the Lun Yü in twenty sections, since the former work is nearly twice the length of the latter. Another view is that Mencius' works end with the 7th section, as if more had been intended; but it is really quite unnecessary to press chih for any special value except that of jingle. Père Zottoli's command of Latin here stands him in good stead:—Mentsii liber septem capitibus absolvitur.]

121.	講	道	德	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	These explain the WAY and the exemplification thereof,
	Chiang³	tao⁴	tê²
	Explain	way	exemplification

Chiang see line 108.

Tao see line 7. The WAY here is of course that of Confucius.