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Ancient Classics -> Book of Poetry -> Lessons from the states -> Odes Of Wei -> Wan Lan -> 2.1

芄兰之叶、	There are the leaves of the sparrow-gourd; -
童子佩韘。	There is that lad with the archer's thimble at his girdle.
虽则佩韘、	Though he carries an archer's thimble at his girdle,
能不我甲。	He is not superior to us.
容兮遂兮、	How easy and conceited is his manner,
垂带悸兮。	With the ends of his girdle hanging down as they do!

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
芄	草+3		wán ㄨㄢˊ		v5,p3177#06	p.1017#23	p.1123r4c03
兰	草+17	兰	lán ㄌㄢˊ	orchid; elegant, graceful	v5,p3333#05	p.1070#11	p.1180r1c03
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
叶	草+9	葉叶	yè xié shè ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˋ	leaf, petal; page of book; period	v5,p3243#15	p.1044#03	p.1152r2c05
童	立+7		tóng zhōng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ	child, boy, servant boy; virgin	v4,p2711#09	p.871#20	p.1004r5c04
子	子+0	㜽𢀈𢀉𡐫𣕓只	zǐ ㄗˇ	Child, heir. Refers to both sons and daughters. / Love, charity. / Respectful term for a man. / People in general. / Fourth of the five levels of nobility. / First of the twelve earthly branches of the zodiac.	v2,p1006#06	p.277#01	p.395r1c01
佩	人+6		pèi ㄆㄟˋ	belt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect	v1,p0150#07	p.100#04	p.100r3c03
韘	韦+9		shè ㄕㄜˋ	archer's thumb ring	v7,p4507#16	p.1394#33	p.1471r6c03
虽	隹+9	𨾡虽	suī ㄙㄨㄟ	Type of insect. / Even, though, even if. / Only.	v6,p4103#05	p.1368#22	p.1440r6c01
则	刀+7	𠟻𠟭𠞋𠟔则	zé ㄗㄜˊ	Method, rule. / Mimic, emulate. / Level, grade. / Adverb used to emphasize an assertion. / Adverb used to express scope: only. / Connective expressing continuation: then, and then. / Connective emphasizing comparison. / Connective expressing contrast. / Connective expressing allowance: yet, even so. / Connective expressing unexpected turn of events. / Connective expressing suppostion: if.	v1,p0340#06	p.139#31	p.183r5c05
能	肉+6		néng ㄋㄥˊ	A type of bear. / Ability, talent. / Man of ability, man of talent. / Able to, competent. / Comply with, be friendly towards. / Encompass, obtain. / To, arrive at. / Then, thus. / Same as “而(4.3)” ér ㄦˊ: Connective: if, supposing. / Only, merely. / Even if. / Thus, in this way. / Three-legged turtle.	v3,p2074#01	p.981#16	p.1095r5c02
			nài ㄋㄞˋ	Withstand, endure.
			tái ㄊㄞˊ	Same as “台(1.1)” tái ㄊㄞˊ: Name of a celestial body.
			tài ㄊㄞˋ	State, form.
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.
我	戈+3	𠨂𢦓𢦠	wǒ ㄨㄛˇ	First-person pronoun: I. / One's own side in general. / Expresses closeness. / Egoism, self-involvement.	v2,p1401#02	p.412#01	p.552r1c01
甲	田+0	𠇚𡴌	jiǎ ㄐㄧㄚˇ	armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem	v4,p2525#01	p.758#01	p.910r3c01
容	宀+7	𠕺	róng ㄖㄨㄥˊ	looks, appearance; figure, form	v2,p0933#17	p.287#03	p.421r6c01
兮	八+2	𠔃	xī ㄒㄧ	exclamatory particle	v1,p0241#06	p.127#03	p.160r5c01
遂	辵+9	𨒉𨔱𨓸𨔲	suì ㄙㄨㄟˋ	Ditch between fields. / Waterway. / Pass through. / Succeed, go well. / Finished, past. / Grow up, bring up. / Favourable, as hoped. / Follow. / Not interfere with. / Advance. / Item used in archery. / Distant suburbs. / Adverb: finally, at last. / Adverb: and then, thereupon. / Part of a clock. / Distant, far off. / Name of a state in ancient China.	v6,p3862#03	p.1260#32	p.1328r5c01
			zhuì ㄓㄨㄟˋ	Fall.
垂	土+5	埀𡍮𠄒𠂹𠣔	chuí ㄔㄨㄟˊ	let down; suspend, hand; down	v1,p0432#05	p.227#16	p.318r4c02
带	巾+8	帯带	dài ㄉㄞˋ	belt, girdle, band, strap, zone	v1,p0742#12	p.333#06	p.476r5c03
悸	心+8		jì ㄐㄧˋ	fearful, apprehensive, perturbed	v4,p2316#01	p.389#08	p.533r3c01

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