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Kuo see lines,.

Nai see.

Kai is composed of 攴 to rap, and 己 chi self, and is explained as to rap or remind oneself of one's faults, q.d. to change, to reform. [The name of the new dynasty was Liang, so called after the State of the founder, as above. Eitel has a serious mistake in "and the Empire thereby underwent a change." Père Zottoli too has regnumque tunc immutatum est," which puts the student equally off the track.]

Liang see. A.D. 907—923.

T'ang see. A.D. 923—936.

Chin see. A.D. 937—947.

Chi is composed of 又 yu a hand (see ) as radical, and 人 jen man, i.e. holding on to the man ahead. Its meaning here is simply and. Han see. A.D. 947—951.

Chou see. A.D. 951—960. [All the above are distinguished from earlier dynasties of the same name by the prefix of 後 hou = Later.]