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over an obsolete word for half a tally. Its original meaning was to cut silk in two. [The radical 色 colour is a corruption of 人 jen man over the half tally.]

Sung see line 227.

Shih see line 177.


254e. They governed the Middle Kingdom,
Li4 chung1 kuo2
Govern middle State


Li is composed of 水 shui water as radical and 位 wei a seat, an official post. It is often written 莅 .

Chung see line 64.

Kuo see line 155.


254f. and also the wild tribes of the north and west;
Chien1 jung2 ti2
Together jung ti


Chien see line 212.

Jung see line 254J.

Ti is here used for 狄 ti, which is composed of 犬 ch'üan dog as radical, with an abbreviation of 亦 i also as phonetic. The barbarians in question were thought to have descended from dogs. See line 254J.


254g. after ninety years
Chiu3 shih2 nien2
Nine ten years


Chiu see line 33.

Shih see line 45.

Nien see line 221. [A round number; see 254g.]


254h. their mandate was exhausted.
Kuo2 tsu4 fei4
State prosperity fail


Kuo see line 155.