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Ancient Classics -> Book of Poetry -> Lessons from the states -> Odes Of Zhou And The South -> Guan Ju -> 2.1

参差荇菜、	Here long, there short, is the duckweed,
左右流之。	To the left, to the right, borne about by the current.
窈窕淑女、	The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady:
寤寐求之。	Waking and sleeping, he sought her.
求之不得、	He sought her and found her not,
寤寐思服。	And waking and sleeping he thought about her.
悠哉悠哉、	Long he thought; oh! long and anxiously;
辗转反侧。	On his side, on his back, he turned, and back again.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
参差	厶+9 工+7	參𠫰朁叅薓参嗟𢀩	cēn cī ㄘㄣㄘ	(1) 长短、高低不齐的样子。 Various different lengths or heights.	v1,p0387#23 v1,p0413#04	p.164#28 p.326#02	p.232r4c05 p.466r4c01
荇	草+6	莕	xìng ㄒㄧㄥˋ	a water plant, Nymphoides peltalum	v5,p3206#10	p.1030#14	p.1136r5c05
菜	草+8		cài ㄘㄞˋ	vegetables; dish, order; food	v5,p3236#10	p.1038#13	p.1143r1c05
左	工+2		zuǒ ㄗㄨㄛˇ	left; east; unorthodox, improper	v1,p0411#05	p.325#08	p.464r2c01
右	口+2		yòu ㄧㄡˋ	right; west; right-wing	v1,p0569#01	p.173#05	p.245r6c01
流	水+6	流㳅	liú ㄌㄧㄡˊ	flow, circulate, drift; class	v3,p1631#12	p.623#04	p.791r1c02
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	(3) 第三人称代词：他、她、它。 Third person pronoun: him, her, it.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
窈	穴+5		yǎo yào ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ	obscure, secluded; refined	v4,p2727#07	p.864#22	p.999r5c03
窕	穴+6	阿	tiǎo tiāo yáo ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄠㄧㄠˊ	slender; quiet and modest, charming	v4,p2729#09	p.865#14	p.1000r2c03
淑	水+8		shú shū chù ㄕㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄔㄨˋ	good, pure, virtuous, charming	v3,p1647#05	p.629#22	p.802r6c02
女	女+0	女𠨰	nǚ ㄋㄩˇ	Woman, female. / Unmarried woman. / Weak and small.	v2,p1023#23	p.254#22	p.376r1c02
			nǜ ㄋㄩˋ	Marry off.
			rǔ ㄖㄨˇ	Same as “汝(2)” rǔ ㄖㄨˇ: Second person pronoun: you.
寤	宀+11		wù ㄨˋ	(1) 睡醒，醒。 Awaken, wake up.	v2,p0950#03	p.291#01	p.427r5c02
寐	宀+9		mèi ㄇㄟˋ	sleep; be asleep	v2,p0944#12	p.289#06	p.425r4c03
求	水+2	裘	qiú ㄑㄧㄡˊ	seek; demand, request; beseech	v3,p1547#08	p.604#04	p.763r3c02
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	Towards; go to. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Auxiliary word: of. / Auxiliary word: used between subject and predicate, cancels independence of a clause. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
			fǒu ㄈㄡˇ	Same as “否(1.2)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as “否(1.3)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
			fū ㄈㄨ	Sepal of a flower.
			pī ㄆㄧ	Same as “丕(1)” pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
得	彳+8	𢔶䙷𢔨	dé ㄉㄜˊ	Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as “德(1)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as “德(3)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank.	v2,p0828#03	p.367#31	p.513r6c02
思	心+5	恖𠂺𡴓𢍄	sī sì sāi ㄙㄙˋ ㄙㄞ	think, consider, ponder; final particle	v4,p2280#04	p.381#04	p.526r1c02
服	月+4	𣍞𦨈	fú fù bì ㄈㄨˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ	clothes; wear, dress	v3,p2053#07	p.505#02
悠	心+7	滺	yōu ㄧㄡ	long, far, remote, distant; liesurely	v4,p2300#15	p.388#07	p.532r4c03
哉	口+6	才	zāi ㄗㄞ	Begin, start. / Modal particle expressing exclamation. / Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question.	v1,p0611#07	p.189#08	p.270r2c01
辗	车+10	辗	zhǎn niǎn ㄓㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄢˇ	turn over, roll	v5,p3551#05	p.1247#16	p.1305r6c01
转	车+11	転转	zhuǎn zhuàn ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ	shift, move, turn	v5,p3552#04	p.1248#17	p.1306r5c01
反	又+2	𠬡	fǎn ㄈㄢˇ	Turn over. / Opposite, other way around. / Violate, go against. / Rebel, mutiny. / Return, go back to. / Go and return. / Return, give back. / Repeat, do again. / Reason by analogy. / Reflect, consider. / Revenge. / Fanqie, an ancient way of specifying character readings. / Adverb: rather, on the contrary.	v1,p0391#03	p.165#19	p.234r1c02
			fān ㄈㄢ	Open. / Correct a mistaken judgement. / Pour out.
			fàn ㄈㄢˋ	Same as “贩(2)” fàn ㄈㄢˋ: To trade goods.
			bǎn ㄅㄢˇ	See "反反".
			pàn ㄆㄢˋ	See "反衍".
侧	人+9	侧	cè zè ㄘㄜˋ ㄗㄜˋ	side; incline, slant, lean	v1,p0189#12	p.111#34	p.119r1c08

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