| | 经上: |
体，分于兼也。 |
| | 经说上: |
体：若二之一，尺之端也。 |
| Canon I: |
A ti (unit/individual/part) is a portion in a jian (total/collection/whole). |
| Exposition of Canon I:...: |
For example, one of two, or the starting-point of a measured length. |
| | 经上: |
平，同高也。 |
| | 经说上: |
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| Canon I: |
Ping (level/flat) is of the same height. |
| | 经上: |
中，同长也。 |
| | 经说上: |
心中：自是往相若也。 |
| Canon I: |
The zhong (centre) is [the place from which (?)] they are the same in length. |
| Exposition of Canon I:...: |
Distances outward from this are alike. |
| | 经上: |
厚，有所大也。 |
| | 经说上: |
厚：惟无所大。 |
| Canon I: |
Hou (having bulk/thickness/dimension) is having something than which it is bigger. |
| Exposition of Canon I:...: |
Only [the starting point (?)] has nothing than which it is bigger. |
| | 经上: |
圜，一中同长也。 |
| | 经说上: |
圜：规写攴也。 |
| Canon I: |
Yuan (circular) is having the same lengths from one centre. |
| Exposition of Canon I:...: |
The compasses draw it in the rough (?). |
| | 经上: |
倍，为二也。 |
| | 经说上: |
倍：二尺与尺但去一。 |
| Canon I: |
Bei (doubling) is making two of them. |
| Exposition of Canon I:...: |
When they are 'two', measured foot and measured foot both depart from one starting-point, which is being nowhere the same. |
| | 经上: |
端，体之无厚1而最前者也。 |
| | 经说上: |
端：是无间2也。 |
| Canon I: |
The duan (starting-point) is the unit without dimension which precedes all others. 1. 厚 : Originally read: "序".
2. 间 : Originally read: "同".
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| | 经上: |
有间，中也。 |
| | 经说上: |
有间1：谓夹之者也。 |
| Canon I: |
You jian (having an interval/discontinuous) is [not extending to] the centre. |
| Exposition of Canon I:...: |
It refers to the flanking ones. 1. 间 : Originally read: "闻".
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| | 经上: |
间，不及旁也。 |
| | 经说上: |
间1：谓夹者也。尺前于区穴而后于端，不夹于端与区内。及及非齐之，及也。 |
| Canon I: |
Jian (intervening/in between) is not extending to the sides. |
| Exposition of Canon I:...: |
It refers to what is flanked. Lengths measured from starting-point to circumference are not flanked by starting-point and circumference. The two extensions are extensions of which it is not the case that they come out level with each other. 1. 间 : Originally read: "闻".
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