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16 Jen is in the possessive case by position and by logical requirements.

Tzŭ see. [Jen tzŭ is the same as 人之子 jen chih tzŭ, which has been adopted by the translators of the Bible as rendering "the Son of Man" (Matt. VIII. 20 etc.). But these terms point rather to sons of men in general, and require the insertion of a demonstrative particle.]

Fang see. It is here used adverbially and signifies just now, then, when, a moment ago.

Shao is composed of 小 hsiao small as opposed to 大 ta great (lines, ), and a sweeping stroke from right to left. It has come by extension to mean young, and when preceding a man's name is used in the sense of the Younger So-and-So, as opposed to 老 the Elder. Its original meaning was few as opposed to 多 to many, in which sense it is now read.

Shih has 日 jih the sun as radical, pointing towards the meaning, and 寺 ssŭ a temple as phonetic. The latter is composed of 寸 ts'un inch as radical, which seems to refer to regulations, below an abbreviation of 之 chih as phonetic, and is used in several important characters.

Ch'in is composed of 見 chien to see and a phonetic. It is defined in the Shuo Wên by 至 chih, and one of its earliest meanings was to love, close attachment to; hence it comes to mean parents, relatives.