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342.

and when grown up apply what you have learnt;
Chuang4 êrh2 hsing2

Strong and act

Chuang is composed of 士 shih scholar (line 302) as radical, with 爿, which is really a contraction of 牀 ch'uang a bedstead, as phonetic.

Erh see line 45.

Hsing see line 67. [This very obvious sense is entirely missed by Eitel who translates, "One, youthful and studious as well, Will become grown-up and active as well."]

343.

influencing the sovereign above;
Shang4

chih4

chün1

Above cause ruler

Shang see line 182.

Chih see line 330.

Chün see line 54.

344.

benefiting the people below.
Hsia4

tsê2

min2

Below fertilise people

Hsia see line 192.

Tsê is composed of 水 shui water as radical, with a phonetic read i which appears however in a small group of characters read tsê (line 10). It means moist, a marsh, fat, to enrich, etc.

Min is supposed to have been a picture, under its old form, of a crowd. It is now classed under radical 氏 shih (line 165).

345.

Make a name for yourselves,
Yang2

ming2

shêng1

Raise name sound

Yang see lines 16, 172.

Ming see line 16.

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