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The San Tzŭ Ching

the old form was 丁 ting a cyclical character, a man, a nail, etc. It means to accomplish, to complete.

Ch'i is composed of four 口 k'ou mouths with 犬 ch'üan dog (line 78) in the middle. It originally meant receptacles for food etc., the mouths of which are represented as guarded by a dog. It also means anything which can be put to some definite use. Confucius said 君子不器 chün tzŭ pu ch'i the superior man is not a thing, i.e. of restricted use; mathematically, he is not a function of one variable but of many.

27.

If a man does not learn,
Jen2

pu1

hsüeh2

Man

not

learn

Jen see line 1.

Pu see line 5.

Hsüeh see line 11.

28.

he cannot know his duty towards his neighbour.
Pu1

chih1

i4

Not

know

duty

Pu see line 5.

Chih is composed of 矢 shih the arrow or bolt in a crossbow as radical and phonetic, and 口 k'ou mouth. It is defined in the Shuo Wên (line 22) as language, the outward expression of inward ideas; but from the earliest times it is found meaning to know, to perceive.

I see line 14. It has here a variant, 理 li eternal principles, found in inferior editions.

29.

He who is the son of a man,
Wei2

jen2

tzŭ3

Be

man

child

Wei see line 24.

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