Shigu, Chapter 1 (Explaining Old Words)
懪々、邈邈，悶也。
Aiai (懪懪) and miaomiao (邈邈) both mean "vexed, oppressed."
儚々、洄洄，惛也。
Mengmeng (儚儚) and huihui (洄洄) both mean "dim-witted."
版版、蕩蕩，僻也。
Banban (版版) and dangdang (荡荡) both mean "perverse, deviant."
爞々、炎炎，薰也。
Chongchong (爞爞) and yanyan (炎炎) both mean "scorching."
居居、究究，惡也。
Juju (居居) and jiujiu (究究) both mean "hateful, detestable."
仇讎、敖敖，傲也。
Qiuqiu (仇仇) and aoao (敖敖) both mean "haughty."
佌々、瑣瑣，小也。
Cici (佌佌) and suosuo (琐琐) both mean "petty, small."
悄悄、慘慘，慍也。
Qiaoqiao (悄悄) and cancan (惨惨) both mean "resentful and angry."
痯々、瘐瘐，病也。
Guanguan (痯痯) and yuyu (瘐瘐) both mean "ill."
殷殷、惸惸、忉忉、慱々、欽欽、京京、忡忡、惙々、怲々、弈弈，
Yinyin (殷殷), qiongqiong (惸惸), daodao (忉忉), tuantuan (慱慱), qinqin (钦钦), jingjing (京京), chongchong (忡忡), chuochuo (惙惙), bingbing (怲怲), yiyi (弈弈), (to be read together with the next line, all mean "sorrowful.")
憂也。
All of them mean "sorrowful."
畇々，田也。
Yunyun (畇畇) describes the look of fields being put in order.
畟畟，耜也。
Jiji (畟畟) describes the look of a plow cutting deep.
郝郝，耕也。
Haohao (郝郝) describes the look of plowing the land.
繹繹，生也。
Yiyi (绎绎) describes the look of growing.
穟穟，苗也。
Suisui (穟穟) describes the look of fine, healthy seedlings.
綿綿，穮也。
Mianmian (绵绵) describes the look of fine, careful weeding.
挃々，獲也。
Zhizhi (挃挃) describes the sound and look of harvesting.
慄慄，眾也。
Lili (栗栗) describes the look of great numbers.
溞々，淅也。
Sousou (溞溞) describes the look of rinsing rice.
烰々，烝也。
Fufu (烰烰) describes the look of steaming and cooking.
俅俅，服也。
Qiuqiu (俅俅) describes the look of splendid caps and robes.
峨峨，祭也。
Ee (峨峨) describes the look of solemn sacrifice.
鍠鍠，樂也。
Huanghuang (锽锽) describes the sound of music.
穰穰，福也。
Rangrang (穰穰) describes the look of abundant blessings.
子子、孫孫，引無極也。
"Sons and grandsons" (zizisunsun) speaks of continuing without end.
顒顒、卬卬，君之德也。
Yongyong (颙颙) and angang (卬卬) speak of the virtue of a ruler.
丁丁、嚶嚶，相切直也。
Dingding (丁丁) and yingying (嘤嘤) speak of mutual refinement, correcting one another with rectitude.
藹藹、萋萋，臣盡力也。
Aiai (蔼蔼) and qiqi (萋萋) speak of ministers exerting themselves.
噰々、喈喈，民協服也。
Yongyong (噰噰) and jiejie (喈喈) speak of the people being in concord and obedient.
佻佻、契契，愈遐急也。
Tiaotiao (佻佻) and qiqi (契契) speak of growing more urgent the farther one goes.
宴宴、粲粲，尼居息也。
Yanyan (宴宴) and cancan (粲粲) speak of living at ease and resting.
哀哀、恓恓，懷報德也。
Aiai (哀哀) and xixi (恓恓) speak of being moved to repay a kindness.
儵儵、嘒嘒，罹禍毒也。
Shushu (儵儵) and huihui (嘒嘒) speak of suffering harm.
晏晏、旦旦，悔爽忒也。
Yanyan (晏晏) and dandan (旦旦) speak of regretting one's mistakes.
皋皋、琄々，刺素食也。
Gaogao (皋皋) and xuanxuan (琄琄) mock those who eat for nothing.
懽々、愮々，憂無告也。
Huanhuan (懽懽) and yaoyao (愮愮) speak of sorrow with nowhere to tell it.
憲憲、洩洩，製法則也。
Xianxian (宪宪) and xiexie (泄泄) speak of establishing rules and standards.
謔謔、謞々，崇讒慝也。
Xuexue (谑谑) and hehe (謞謞) speak of encouraging slander and wickedness.
翕翕、訿々，莫供職也。
Xixi (翕翕) and zizi (訿訿) speak of there being no one to hold office and do his duty.
速速、蹙蹙，惟逑鞫也。
Susu (速速) and cucu (蹙蹙) speak of being pressed by poverty and in straits.
抑抑，密也。
Yiyi (抑抑) means "careful and thorough."
秩秩，清也。
Zhizhi (秩秩) means "clear and limpid."
甹夆，掣曳也。
Pingfeng (甹夆) means to pull and drag along.
朔，北方也。
Shuo (朔) means the north.
不俟，不來也。
Busi (不俟) means "not coming."
不遹，不跡也。
Buyu (不遹) means "not following the track."
不徹，不道也。
Buche (不彻) means "not following the right way."
勿念，勿忘也。
Wunian (勿念) means "do not forget."
萲、諼，忘也。
Xuan (萲) and xuan (谖) both mean "to forget."
每有，雖也。
Meiyou (每有) means "although."
饎，酒食也。
Chi (饎) means wine and food.
舞號，雩也。
Wuhao (舞号) means the yu sacrifice, a rain-seeking rite.
暨，不及也。
Ji (暨) means "not in time, not reaching."
蠢，不遜也。
Chun (蠢) means "disobedient."
如切如磋，道學也。
"As if cut, as if filed" (ruqieruchuo) speaks of the path of scholarship.
如琢如磨，自修也。
"As if carved, as if polished" (ruzhuoruomo) speaks of self-cultivation.
瑟兮僴兮，恂慄也。
"Dignified, imposing" (sexixianxi) speaks of being wary and trembling.
赫兮烜兮，威儀也。
"Brilliant, illustrious" (hexixuanxi) speaks of dignity flourishing and manifest.
有斐君子，終不可諼兮，道盛德至善，民之不能忘也。
"A man of refinement, he can never be forgotten": this speaks of abundant virtue reaching the highest good, so that the people cannot forget him.