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Mien see.

Erh see.

Chih is composed of 至 chih as radical and phonetic, and 攴 p'u to tap (obsolete). It means to cause to go to, to send, etc.

Yu see.

Wei see.

Chê see.

I is supposed to have been a picture of a man's arms and armpits and meant to gather up as though putting under the arms. It thus came to mean also, even, however, then, etc.

Jo see.

Shih is composed of 日 jih the sun as radical and phonetic, and a corruption of 正 chêng. It denotes formal existence, subjective, positive, absolute, that which is right, etc. [Eitel renders these lines "For being possessed of activity, or rather that which constitutes it, Is also sure to produce results like these."]

Ch'üan see.