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Shigu, Chapter 1 (Explaining Old Words)

Han (漢) · anonymous (佚名) · Volume 5 / 28

鞫、究,窮也。

鞫、究: both mean 'to exhaust'.

滷、矜、鹹,苦也。

卤、矜、咸: all mean 'bitter'.

幹、流,求也。

干、流: both mean 'to seek'.

流,覃也。

流 means 'to extend to'.

覃,延也。

覃 means 'to extend, to lengthen'.

佻,偷也。

佻 means 'frivolous, perfunctory'.

潛,深也。

潜 means 'deep'.

潛、深,測也。

潜、深: both mean 'to measure depth'.

穀、鞠,生也。

谷、鞠: both mean 'to grow, to nurture'.

啜,茹也。

啜 means 'to eat'.

茹、虞,度也。

茹、虞: both mean 'to estimate'.

試、式,用也。

试、式: both mean 'to use'.

誥、誓,謹也。

诰、誓: both mean 'careful'.

競、逐,彊也。

竞、逐: both mean 'strong, to contend for strength'.

御、圉,禁也。

Yu (御) and yu (圉) both mean "to prohibit."

窒、薶,塞也。

Zhi (窒) and mai (薶) both mean "to block up."

黼、黻,彰也。

Fu (黼) and fu (黻) both mean "brightly patterned."

膺、身,親也。

Ying (膺) and shen (身) both mean "in person."

愷悌,發也。

Kaiti (恺悌) means "enlightened, setting in motion."

髦士,官也。

Maoshi (髦士) means "officials."

畯,農夫也。

Jun (畯) means a farmer.

蓋、割,裂也。

Gai (盖) and ge (割) both mean "to cut apart."

邕、支,載也。

Yong (邕) and zhi (支) both mean "to bear, to support."

諈、諉,累也。

Zhui (諈) and wei (诿) both mean "to burden, to entrust."

漠、察,清也。

Mo (漠) and cha (察) both mean "quiet and clear-sighted."

庇、庥,蔭也。

Bi (庇) and xiu (庥) both mean "to shelter."

穀、履,祿也。

Gu (谷) and lü (履) both mean "blessings and emoluments."

履,禮也。

Lü (履) means "ritual propriety."

隱,占也。

Yin (隐) means "to estimate, to conjecture."

逆,迎也。

Ni (逆) means "to meet, to welcome."

憯,曾也。

Can (憯) means "actually, then."

增,益也。

Zeng (增) means "to increase."

窶,貧也。

Ju (窭) means "poor."

薆,隱也。

Ai (薆) means "to hide, to conceal."

僾,唈也。

Ai (僾) means "breath reversed, sobbing."

基,經也。

Ji (基) means "to manage, an enterprise."

基,設也。

Ji (基) means "to lay out, to arrange."

祺,祥也。

Qi (祺) means "auspicious."

祺,吉也。

Qi (祺) means "fortunate."

兆,域也。

Zhao (兆) means "boundary, burial ground."

肇,敏也。

Zhao (肇) means "nimble, quick."

挾,藏也。

Xie (挟) means "to store away."

浹,徹也。

Jia (浃) means "to penetrate thoroughly."

替,廢也。

Ti (替) means "to abolish."

替,滅也。

Ti (替) means "to destroy."

速,徵也。

Su (速) means "to summon, to go forward."

徵,召也。

Zheng (征) means "to summon."

琛,寶也。

Chen (琛) means "treasure."

探,試也。

Tan (探) means "to probe."

髦,選也。

Mao (髦) means "to select."

髦,俊也。

Mao (髦) means "an outstanding person."

俾,職也。

Bi (俾) means "to cause to hold office."

紕,飾也。

Pi (纰) means "to trim, to edge."

凌,慄也。

Ling (凌) means "to tremble."

慄,慼也。

Li (栗) means "grieved, anxious."

蠲,明也。

Juan (蠲) means "bright and clean."

茅,明也。

Mao (茅) means "bright."

明,朗也。

Ming (明) means "clear, cheerful."

猷,圖也。

You (猷) means "to plan."

猷,若也。

You (猷) means "to accord with, like."

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