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352.

only this one book.
Wei2

i1

ching1

Only one classic

Wei see line 264.

I see line 45.

Ching see title. [Lines 349352 are formed upon an old proverb which is given in the biography of 韋賢 Wei Hsien, a statesman and scholar of the 1st cent. B.C. Hence the use of the word ching, which would otherwise seem presumptuous.]

353.

Diligence has its reward;
Ch'in2

yu3

kung1

Diligent have merit

Ch'in see line 270.

Yu see line 14.

Kung is composed of 力 li strength as radical, with 工 kung labour as phonetic and part contributor to the sense, which was originally effort for the benefit of a State.

354.

play has no advantages.
Hsi4

wu2

i4

Play not add

Hsi is composed of 戈 ko a spear as radical, with a phonetic meaning an earthen sacrificial vessel. The original sense of the word is doubtful. It now means play of a trifling kind, and is also applied to stage-plays.

Wu see line 277.

I is composed of 皿 min dishes as radical, and a corruption of 水 shui water, which taken together are supposed to yield the idea of fullness, abundance, the original sense of this character.

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