Shigu, Chapter 1 (Explaining Old Words)
偁,舉也。
Cheng (偁) means "to lift up."
稱,好也。
Cheng (称) means "fine, good."
坎、律,銓也。
Kan (坎) and lü (律) both mean "to measure."
矢,誓也。
Shi (矢) means "an oath."
舫,舟也。
Fang (舫) means "a boat."
泳,遊也。
Yong (泳) means "to swim."
迨,及也。
Dai (迨) means "to catch up with."
冥,幼也。
Ming (冥) means "dark, dim and obscure."
降,下也。
Jiang (降) means "to descend."
傭,均也。
Yong (佣) means "even, uniform."
強,暴也。
Qiang (强) means "violent."
宨,肆也。
Si (宨) means "unrestrained, to exert oneself fully."
肆,力也。
Si (肆) means "to exert oneself fully."
俅,戴也。
Qiu (俅) means "to wear on the head."
瘞,幽也。
Yi (瘗) means "to bury, hidden away."
氂,罽也。
Mao (牦) means "a felt blanket."
烘,燎也。
Hong (烘) means "to burn."
煁,烓也。
Chen (煁) means a movable stove.
陪,朝也。
Pei (陪) means something like "a subordinate vassal, an attendant."
康,苛也。
Kang (康) means "harsh." This sense is found mainly in this book.
樊,藩也。
Fan (樊) means "a fence."
賦,量也。
Fu (赋) means "to levy, to measure."
粻,糧也。
Zhang (粻) means "grain, provisions."
庶,侈也。
Shu (庶) means "many."
庶,幸也。
Shu (庶) means "to hope."
築,拾也。
Zhu (筑) means "to pick up."
奘,駔也。
Zang (奘) means "big and strong."
集,會也。
Ji (集) means "to assemble."
舫,泭也。
Fang (舫) means "a raft."
洵,均也。
Xun (洵) means "even, uniform."
洵,龕也。
Xun (洵) means "to receive, to take."
逮,遝也。
Dai (逮) means "to reach."
是,則也。
Shi (是) means "a rule, then."
畫,形也。
Hua (画) means "to draw an outline."
賑,富也。
Zhen (赈) means "wealthy."
局,分也。
Ju (局) means "a part, a division."
懠,怒也。
Qi (懠) means "anger."
僁,聲也。
Xie (僁) means "a thin voice."
葵,揆也。
Kui (葵) means "to measure."
揆,度也。
Kui (揆) means "to measure."
逮,及也。
Dai (逮) means "to catch up with."
惄,飢也。
Ni (惄) means "hungry."
眕,重也。
Zhen (眕) means "steady, composed."
獵,虐也。
Lie (猎) means "cruel."
土,田也。
Tu (土) means "farmland."
戍,遏也。
Shu (戍) means "to guard, to check."
師,人也。
Shi (师) means "the multitude."
硈,鞏也。
Qia (硈) means "firm, solid."
棄,忘也。
Qi (弃) means "to forget."
囂,閒也。
Xiao (嚣) means "leisure."
謀,心也。
Mou (谋) means "to ponder."
獻,聖也。
Xian (献) means "sage and clear-sighted."
裡,邑也。
Li (里) means "a village."
襄,除也。
Xiang (襄) means "to remove."
振,古也。
Zhen (振) means "old acquaintances."
懟,怨也。
Dui (怼) means "resentment."
縭,介也。
Li (缡) means "to assist."
號,謼也。
Hao (号) means "to cry out."
兇,咎也。
Xiong (凶) means "calamity."
苞,稹也。
Bao (苞) means "growing thick and dense."
