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Chung is composed of three 人 jen men, three persons constituting a crowd according to Chinese law, with 目 mu eye on its side as radical.

Ch'êng see.

I is composed of 畀 pi to give, combined with 廾 kung the hands folded. It originally meant to divide, and is now classed under radical 田 t'ien fields.

Erh see.

Hsiao see.

Shêng see.

I see.

Li is composed of 大 ta great and 一 i a line representing the ground, q.d. a great man taking up his stand. It originally meant to stand, and so to make to stand, to raise.

Chih was originally composed of 心 hsin heart as radical, with 之 chih to reach as phonetic, and was explained as that which the heart (= mind) reaches, will, purpose, determination, etc. The words "to work," necessary to make the translation intelligible, are sufficiently implied by chih.