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

Sung see line 227.

Shih see line 177.

254e.	蒞	中	國	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	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.	兼	戎	翟	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	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.	九	十	年	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	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.	國	祚	廢	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	their mandate was exhausted.
	Kuo2	tsu4	fei4
	State	prosperity	fail

Kuo see line 155.