254g.	八	十	八	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	the dynasty lasting eighty-eight years,
	Pa1	shih2	pa1
	Eight	ten	eight

Pa see line 88.

Shih see line 45.

Pa see line 88. See line 254g.

254h.	共	九	帝	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	with nine Emperors in all.
	Kung3	chiu3	ti4
	Together	nine	rulers

Kung is composed of 廿 ju or nien two tens joined together, with 廾 kung³ the hands folded in salutation. It was a radical in the Shuo Wên, but is now classed under radical 八 pa eight.

Chiu see line 33.

Ti see line 180.

254i.	羣	雄	起	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	A crowd of combatants arose,
	Ch'ün2	hsiung2	ch'i3
	Flock	martial	rise

Ch'ün see line 117.

Hsiung see line 210.

Ch'i see line 240.

254j.	太	祖	征	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	of whom T'ai Tsu remained the conqueror.
	T'ai4	tsu3	chêng1
	Extreme	ancestor	vanquish

T'ai see line 254K.

Tsu see line 89. See 254j.

Chêng is composed of radical 彳 ch'ih to step with the left foot, with 正 chêng (line 326) as phonetic.

254k.	國	號	明	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	The dynasty was called the Ming,
	Kuo2	hao4	ming2
	State	style	ming

Kuo see line 155.