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Yüeh see.

Jen is composed of 人 jen man and 二 êrh two, and is defined as love. This was explained in the tenth century A.D. to mean love for one's two neighbours. Its ethical sense is an inward and spiritual love for all mankind, of which 義 i is the outward and visible manifestation. Charity, in the theological sense, seems to be the best rendering; love, which has been substituted for charity in the Revised Version of the New Testament, is wanted for more general purposes. Zottoli has "pietas."

I see lines,.

Li see.

Chih is composed of 知 chih to know as phonetic, above 日 jih the sun as radical, being a corruption or contraction of an earlier and more complicated form which is explained as knowledge of language.

Hsin was originally composed of 言 yen words as radical, with 心 hsin heart on the right, giving a more satisfactory ideogram of truth than the modern form, which is classed under radical 人 jen man.

Tz'ŭ see.

Wu see.