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| 326. | 作 | 正 | 字 | and was appointed a Corrector of Texts. | |
| Tso4 | chêng4 | tzŭ4 | |||
| Do | correct | word |
Tso see line 123. It here means to do the duties of, to act as.
Chêng is composed of 止 chih to stop as radical, and 一 i one. It is explained as stopping at the boundary; hence right, proper, not awry, etc.
Tzŭ see title. [Corrector of Texts was an office in the Han-lin College or National Academy of leading scholars.]
| 327. | 彼 | 雖 | 幼 | He, although a child, | |
| Pi3 | sui2 | yu4 | |||
| He | although | young |
Pi see line 273.
Sui see line 285. Also read sui1.
Yu see line 23.
| 328. | 身 | 已 | 仕 | was already in an official post. | |
| Shên1 | i3 | shih4 | |||
| Body | already | official |
Shên see line 90.
I is classed under radical 己 chi self, from which it differs almost imperceptibly, and means to cease, done, finished, very, excessively, etc. The Shuo Wên has no record of its development.
Shih see line 273.
| 329. | 爾 | 幼 | 學 | You young learners | |
| Erh2 | yu4 | hsüeh2 | |||
| You | young | learn |
Erh see line 297.
Yu see line 23.
Hsüeh see line 11.