Shigu, Chapter 1 (Explaining Old Words)
逜,寤也。
E (逜) means "to oppose, to awaken."
顁,題也。
Zhen (顁) means "the forehead."
猷、肯,可也。
You (猷) and ken (肯) both mean "may, can."
務,侮也。
Wu (务) means "to slight, to insult."
貽,遺也。
Yi (贻) means "to give as a gift."
貿,買也。
Mao (贸) means "to buy."
賄,財也。
Hui (贿) means "goods, property."
甲,狎也。
Jia (甲) means "intimate, familiar."
菼,騅也。
Tan (菼) is a kind of reed, of the color of a horse with pale mixed hair.
菼,薍也。
Tan (菼) is wan (薍), that is, a reed-like plant of the di kind.
粲,餐也。
Can (粲) means "to eat a meal."
渝,變也。
Yu (渝) means "to change."
宜,餚也。
Yi (宜) means "a dish of food."
夷,悅也。
Yi (夷) means "joyful."
顛,頂也。
Dian (颠) means "the crown of the head."
耋,老也。
Die (耋) means "aged."
輶,輕也。
Ying (𬨎) means "light."
俴,淺也。
Jian (俴) means "shallow."
綯,絞也。
Tao (绹) means "to twist rope."
訛,化也。
E (讹) means "to change."
跋,躐也。
Ba (跋) means "to tread over, to cross."
疐,跲也。
Zhi (疐) means "to stumble."
烝,塵也。
Zheng (烝) means "long, dust."
戎,相也。
Rong (戎) means "to help one another."
飫,私也。
Yu (饫) means "a private banquet."
孺,屬也。
Ru (孺) means "relatives."
幕,暮也。
Mu (幕) means "dusk."
煽,熾也。
Shan (煽) means "blazing."
熾,盛也。
Chi (炽) means "flourishing."
柢,本也。
Di (柢) means "the root, the foundation."
窕,閒也。
Tiao (窕) means "spacious and leisurely."
淪,率也。
Lun (沦) means "to follow one another, to follow along."
罹,毒也。
Li (罹) means "misfortune, harm."
檢,同也。
Jian (检) means "to equate."
郵,過也。
You (邮) means "fault, error."
遜,遯也。
Xun (逊) means "to flee."
斃,踣也。
Bi (毙) means "to fall forward."
僨,僵也。
Fen (偾) means "to fall on one's back."
畛,殄也。
Zhen (畛) means "to wipe out."
曷,盍也。
He (曷) means "why not."
虹,潰也。
Hong (虹) means "to collapse in disorder."
隌,闇也。
Ai (隌) means "dark."
,膠也。
(The headword of this entry is missing in the source text) means "glue," referring to the sticking together of grease.
孔,甚也。
Kong (孔) means "very, extremely."
厥,其也。
Jue (厥) means "his, its."
戛,禮也。
Jia (戛) means "rites and rules."
闍,臺也。
She (阇) means "a terrace."
囚,拘也。
Qiu (囚) means "to imprison."
攸,所也。
You (攸) means "that which."
展,適也。
Zhan (展) means "suitable."
鬱,氣也。
Yu (郁) means "vapor, qi."
宅,居也。
Zhai (宅) means "to dwell."
休,慶也。
Xiu (休) means "blessing, good fortune."
祈,叫也。
Qi (祈) means "to call out in prayer."
濬、幽,深也。
Jun (濬) and you (幽) both mean "deep."
哲,智也。
Zhe (哲) means "wise."
弄,玩也。
Nong (弄) means "to play with."
尹,正也。
Yin (尹) means "to correct, to govern."
皇、匡,正也。
Huang (皇) and kuang (匡) both mean "to correct."
服,整也。
Fu (服) means "to put in order."
