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 radical, and 人 jen man, and is explained as to seize the man ahead, hence to come up to. Here = and.

Lao see.

Chuang is composed of 艸 ts'ao vegetation as radical, and 壯 chuang strong as phonetic. (The latter, composed of 士 shih a soldier as its old radical, with 爿 ch'iang or ch'uang a bedstead as phonetic, was the original character.) It is here the surname of a philosopher of the 4th cent. B.C., who wrote on the teachings of Lao Tzŭ.

Ching see title and.

Tzŭ see.

T'ung see.

Tu see.

Chu is composed of 言 yen words and 者 chê. It is not necessary always to translate it rigorously; sometimes it is a mere sign of the plural. It also has various prepositional values, such as at, on, in, to, etc.

Shih was composed, under its old form, of 又 yu hand grasping 中 chung the middle, sc. impartiality. It is defined as one who records events, and was applied in early ages to the Grand Astrologer of the Court.