Shigu, Chapter 1 (Explaining Old Words)
聘,問也。
Pin (聘) means "to pay a visit."
愧,慚也。
Kui (愧) means "ashamed."
殛,誅也。
Ji (殛) means "to execute, to punish."
克,能也。
Ke (克) means "to be able to."
翌,明也。
Yi (翌) means "bright, the next day."
訁兇,訟也。
Xiong (讻; the source text splits this character into two parts) means "to dispute in litigation."
晦,冥也。
Hui (晦) means "dark, dim."
奔,走也。
Ben (奔) means "to run."
逡,退也。
Qun (逡) means "to retreat."
疐,僕也。
Zhi (疐) means "to fall forward."
亞,次也。
Ya (亚) means "second-rank, next in order."
諗,念也。
Shen (谂) means "to think of, to yearn for."
屆,極也。
Jie (届) means "the utmost, to arrive at."
弇,同也。
Yan (弇) means "the same."
弇,蓋也。
Yan (弇) means "to cover."
恫,痛也。
Dong (恫) means "pain."
握,具也。
Wo (握) means "to possess completely."
振,訊也。
Zhen (振) means "swift."
鬩,恨也。
Xi (阋) means "hatred."
越,揚也。
Yue (越) means "to promote, to spread."
對,遂也。
Dui (对) means "to match and fulfill, to reply."
燬,火也。
Hui (毁) means "fire."
懈,怠也。
Xie (懈) means "slack, remiss."
宣,緩也。
Xuan (宣) means "to relax, to ease."
遇,偶也。
Yu (遇) means "to coincide by chance."
曩,向也。
Nang (曩) means "formerly."
偟,暇也。
Huang (偟) means "leisure."
宵,夜也。
Xiao (宵) means "night."
懊,忨也。
Ao (懊) means "to cherish, to be accustomed to."
愒,貪也。
Qi (愒) means "greedy."
榰,柱也。
Zhi (榰) means "a pillar."
裁,節也。
Cai (裁) means "to restrain, to regulate."
竝,並也。
Bing (并) means "to combine."
卒,既也。
Zu (卒) means "already."
慒,慮也。
Cao (慒) means "to ponder."
將,資也。
Jiang (将) means "to draw upon, to assist."
黹,紩也。
Zhi (黹) means "to sew and stitch together."
遞,迭也。
Di (递) means "to alternate."
矧,況也。
Shen (矧) means "let alone, how much more."
廩,廯也。
Lin (廪) means "grain, a granary."
逭,逃也。
Huan (逭) means "to escape."
訊,言也。
Xun (讯) means "speech, to inquire."
間,俔也。
Jian (间) means "to spy on, to peep at."
澐,沆也。
Yun (沄) means "surging water."
幹,扞也。
Gan (干) means "to defend."
趾,足也。
Zhi (趾) means "the foot."
非,刖也。
Fei (剕; the source text writes this character with a foot radical beside the component fei) means the punishment of cutting off the feet.
襄,駕也。
Xiang (襄) means "to drive a carriage, to drive away."
忝,辱也。
Tian (忝) means "disgrace."
燠,暖也。
Yu (燠) means "warm."
塊,堛也。
Kuai (块) means "a clod of earth."
將,齊也。
Jiang (将) means "uniform, to make even."
糊,饘也。
Hu (糊) means "thick gruel."
啟,跪也。
Qi (启) means "to kneel."
矏,密也。
Min (矏) means "dense."
開,闢也。
Kai (开) means "to open up, to clear."
袍,襺也。
Pao (袍) means a long garment with a lining.
障,畛也。
Zhang (障) means "a boundary."
靦,姡也。
Tian (腼) means something like "showing one's face, being ashamed."
鬻,糜也。
Yu (鬻) means "thin porridge."
