246. | 國 | 乃 | 改 | and the dynastic title was changed. | |
Kuo2 | nai3 | kai3 | |||
Nation | then | change |
Nai see line 6.
Kai is composed of 攴 p'u3 to rap, and 己 chi self, and is explained as to rap or remind oneself of one's faults, q.d. to change, to reform. [The name of the new dynasty was Liang, so called after the State of the founder, as above. Eitel has a serious mistake in "and the Empire thereby underwent a change." Père Zottoli too has regnumque tunc immutatum est," which puts the student equally off the track.]
247. | 梁 | 唐 | 晉 | The Liang, the T'ang, the Chin, | |
Liang2 | t'ang2 | chin4 | |||
Liang | t'ang | chin |
Liang see line 228. A.D. 907—923.
T'ang see line 183. A.D. 923—936.
Chin see line 226. A.D. 937—947.
248. | 及 | 漢 | 周 | the Han, and the Chou, | |
Chi2 | han4 | chou1 | |||
Reach | han | chou |
Chi is composed of 又 yu a hand (see line 18) as radical, and 人 jen man, i.e. holding on to the man ahead. Its meaning here is simply and.
Han see line 214. A.D. 947—951.
Chou see line 141. A.D. 951—960. [All the above are distinguished from earlier dynasties of the same name by the prefix of 後 hou = Later.]