293.	始	發	憤	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	at length began to show his energy
	Shih3	fa1	fên4
	Begin	emit	energy

Shih see line 134. The use of shih implies that there was a delay.

Fa is composed of 弓 kung bow, its old radical, and an obsolete phonetic. It is now classed under radical 癶 po back to back.

Fên is composed of 心 hsin heart as radical, and what is now a common phonetic for words read fên or p'ên. The latter however was originally read pi and meant ornamentation. It was composed of 貝 pei pearl-oyster as radical, with 卉 hui vegetation as phonetic.

294.	讀	書	籍	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	and devote himself to the study of books.
	Tu2	shu1	chi4
	Read	book	record

Tu see line 110.

Shu see line 114.

Chi is composed of 竹 chu bamboo as radical, and a phonetic said to be a corruption of 借 chieh to borrow; q.d. borrowing bamboo in the sense of tablets to write upon, and so documents, records, register of the people, census, one's native place, etc.

295.	彼	既	老	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	Then, when already past the age,
	Pi3	chi4	lao3
	He	already	old

Pi see line 273.

Chi see line 159.

Lao see line 24.

296.	猶	悔	遲	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	he deeply regretted his delay.
	Yu2	hui3	ch'ih2
	Especially	repent	late

Yu see line 290.