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Han see.

Yeh was originally composed of 巾 chin a napkin below an obsolete radical meaning luxuriant vegetation, and meant a toothed board for a stand of bells. It is now classed under radical 木 mu wood, and means property, trade, calling, etc.

Chien is composed of 廴 yin to progress as radical, and 聿, here a contraction of 律 lü statutes. It originally meant to fix the laws of a State.

Chih see.

Hsiao see.

P'ing see. [Hsiao P'ing is here the dynastic title of the Emperor who came to the throne in A.D. 1.]

Wang see.

Mang is composed of 犬 ch'üan a dog lying down in the middle of 艸 ts'ao vegetation, doubled, under which radical it is now classed. It means jungle, and also rude, coarse, but is here merely part of the name of a famous usurper who occupied the throne between A.D. 9—23.

Ts'uan is composed of 算 suan to calculate as phonetic, and 厶 ssŭ an obsolete word meaning private, selfish, as radical. It is