Shigu, Chapter 1 (Explaining Old Words)
鮮,寡也。
鲜 means 'few'.
酬、酢、侑,報也。
酬、酢、侑: all mean 'to repay'.
毗劉,樂也。
毗刘 means 'le' (乐); this 'le' refers to trees thinning and shedding their leaves, not to joy.
覭髳,茀離也。
覭髳 is the same as 茀离, meaning plants and trees spreading out in disarray.
蠱、謟、貳,疑也。
蛊、謟、贰: all mean 'doubt'.
楨、翰、儀,幹也。
桢、翰、仪: all mean 'mainstay, trunk'.
弼、棐、輔、比,俌也。
弼、棐、辅、比: all mean 'to assist'.
疆、界、邊、衛、圉,垂也。
疆、界、边、卫、圉: all mean 'frontier'.
昌、敵、彊、應、丁,當也。
昌、敌、强、应、丁: all mean 'to match, to undertake'.
浡、肩、搖、動、蠢、迪、俶、厲,作也。
浡、肩、摇、动、蠢、迪、俶、厉: all mean 'to rise, to act'.
茲、斯、諮、呰、已,此也。
兹、斯、咨、呰、已: all mean 'this'.
嗟、諮,镸差也。
嗟、咨: both mean 'cuo' (䃏), that is, to sigh. (The received text splits the character 䃏 into two parts.)
閒、狎、串、貫,習也。
闲、狎、串、贯: all mean 'familiar, practiced'.
曩、塵、佇、淹、留,久也。
曩、尘、伫、淹、留: all mean 'long, lasting'.
逮、及、暨,與也。
逮、及、暨: all mean 'and, to reach'.
騭、假、格、陟、躋、登,升也。
骘、假、格、陟、跻、登: all mean 'to ascend'.
揮、盝、歇、涸,竭也。
挥、盝、歇、涸: all mean 'to dry up'.
挋、拭、刷,清也。
挋、拭、刷: all mean 'to clean'.
鴻、昬、於、顯、間,代也。
鸿、昏、于、显、间: all mean 'to alternate, to replace'.
饁、饟,饋也。
馌、饷: both mean 'to send food'.
遷、運,徙也。
迁、运: both mean 'to move, to transfer'.
秉、拱,執也。
秉、拱: both mean 'to hold'.
廞、熙,興也。
𫷷、熙: both mean 'to rise, to flourish'.
衛、蹶、假,嘉也。
卫、蹶、假: all mean 'fine, good'.
廢、稅、赦,舍也。
废、税、赦: all mean 'to discard'.
棲遲、憩、休、苦、、齂、呬,息也。
栖迟、憩、休、苦、(one character is missing here in the received text)、齂、呬: all mean 'to rest'.
供、峙、共,具也。
供、峙、共: all mean 'to provide, to prepare'.
忄某、憐、惠,愛也。
(the received text splits this character into two parts, and what it refers to is unknown)、怜、惠: all mean 'to love'.
娠、蠢、震、戁、妯、騷、感、訛、蹶,動也。
娠、蠢、震、戁、妯、骚、感、讹、蹶: all mean 'to move'.
覆、察、副,審也。
覆、察、副: all mean 'to examine carefully'.
契、滅、殄,絕也。
契、灭、殄: all mean 'to cut off'.
郡、臻、仍、乃、侯,乃也。
郡、臻、仍、乃、侯: all mean 'then, thereupon'.
迪、繇、訓,道也。
迪、繇、训: all mean 'to guide, a path'.
僉、鹹、胥,皆也。
佥、咸、胥: all mean 'all'.
育、孟、耆、艾、正、伯,長也。
育、孟、耆、艾、正、伯: all mean 'elder, chief'.
艾,歷也。
艾 means 'to experience'.
歷、秭、算,數也。
历、秭、算: all mean 'to count'.
歷,傅也。
历 means 'to attach to'.
艾、歷、覛、胥,相也。
艾、历、覛、胥: all mean 'mutually, to inspect'.
乂、亂、靖、神、弗、淈,治也。
乂、乱、靖、神、弗、淈: all mean 'to govern'.
頤、艾、育,養也。
颐、艾、育: all mean 'to nurture'.
汱、渾、隕,墜也。
汱、浑、陨: all mean 'to fall'.
際、接、翜,捷也。
际、接、翜: all mean 'to join, to meet'.
毖、神、溢,慎也。
毖、神、溢: all mean 'careful'.
鬱陶、繇,喜也。
郁陶、繇: both mean 'joyful'.
馘、穧,獲也。
馘、穧: both mean 'to harvest'.
阻、艱,難也。
阻、艰: both mean 'difficult'.
剡、,利也。
剡、(one character is missing here in the received text): both mean 'sharp'.
允、任、壬,佞也。
允、任、壬: all mean 'glib, flattering'.
俾、拼、抨,使也。
俾、拼、抨: all mean 'to employ, to send'.
俾、拼、抨、使,從也。
俾、拼、抨、使: all mean 'to comply with'.
儴、仍,因也。
儴、仍: both mean 'to follow, to rely on'.
董、督,正也。
董、督: both mean 'to correct, to supervise'.
享,孝也。
享 means 'to offer with filial respect, to sacrifice'.
珍、享,獻也。
珍、享: both mean 'to present'.
縱、縮,亂也。
纵、缩: both mean 'disordered'.
探、篡、俘,取也。
探、篡、俘: all mean 'to take'.
徂、在,存也。
徂、在: both mean 'to exist'.
在、存、省、士,察也。
在、存、省、士: all mean 'to inspect'.
烈、枿,餘也。
烈、枿: both mean 'remnant'.
