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Rh radical; hence one whose commands are respected, a ruler. 君子 chün tzŭ is the superior or perfect man of Confucian ethics.

Ch'ên under its original form, with curved outline, is supposed to represent a Minister bending before his Prince,

The term has been extended to include any one ruled, a subject, which is the meaning here.

I see. [The Rev. E. J. Eitel, evidently translating from an inaccurate text and reading 矣 i, gives the following most forlorn rendering:—"As to the three social regulators or rather that-which-constitutes them Consists of (the following relationships: There is first that of) the prince with his officials indeed."]

Fu see.

Tzŭ see.

Ch'in see. Eitel translates by "intimacy," which is not adequate here.

Fu is composed, like Heaven of 一 i one and 大 ta great, and seems to have formerly indicated men of exceptional character. It is now used for husband. Read = now, forasmuch as, etc.

Fu is composed of 女 nü woman as radical and 帚 chou a broom, and is emblematical of the duties of a wife.

Shun is composed of 頁 yeh head as radical, with 川 ch'uan flowing water as phonetic, and gives the idea of floating