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Ancient Classics -> Book of Poetry -> Odes of the temple and the altar -> Sacrificial Odes Of Shang -> Lie Zu -> 1.1

嗟嗟烈祖、	Ah! ah! our meritorious ancestor!
有秩斯祜。	Permanent are the blessings coming from him,
申锡无疆、	Repeatedly conferred without end:
及尔斯所。	They have come to you in this place.
既载清酤、	The clear spirits are in our vessels,
赉我思成。	And there is granted to us the realization of our thoughts.
亦有和羹、	There are also the well-tempered soups,
既戒既平。	Prepared beforehand, the ingredients rightly proportioned.
鬷假无言、	By these offerings we invite his presence, without a word,
时靡有争。	Nor is there now any contention [in any part of the service].
绥我眉寿、	He will bless us with the eyebrows of longevity,
黄耇无疆。	With the grey hair and wrinkled face, in unlimited degree.
约軧错衡、	With the naves of their wheels bound with leather, and their ornamented yokes,
八鸾鶬鶬。	With the eight bells at their horses' bits all tinkling,
以假以享、	[The princes] come and assist at the offerings.
我受命溥将。	We have received the appointment in all its greatness,
自天降康、	And from Heaven is our prosperity sent down,
丰年穰穰。	Fruitful years of great abundance.
来假来飨、	[Our ancestor] will come and enjoy [our offerings],
降福无疆。	And confer [on us] happiness without limit.
顾予烝尝、	May he regard our sacrifices in summer and winter,
汤孙之将。	[Thus] offered by the descendant of Tang!

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
嗟	口+10	𨲠差	jiē juē ㄐㄧㄝㄐㄩㄝ	sigh, alas	v1,p0661#01	p.203#21	p.287r5c03
烈	火+6	煭	liè ㄌㄧㄝˋ	fiery, violent, vehement, ardent	v3,p2201#12	p.669#16	p.844r4c06
祖	示+5	𥘲	zǔ jiē ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝ	ancestor, forefather; grandfather	v4,p2391#04	p.841#18
有	月+2		yǒu ㄧㄡˇ	Have, possess. / Store, collect. / Occupy. / Hold on to, retain. / Have in abundance. / Good harvest. / Obtain. / Only. / Be, exist. / Occur, happen. / Make. / Particle used before a noun with no meaning. / Particle used before a monosyllabic adjective with no meaning. / Particle used before a verb with no meaning. / Still, yet. / Some people. / Region.	v3,p2041#05	p.504#20	p.656r5c01
			yòu ㄧㄡˋ	Help, assist. / Same as “又(3)” yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover.
秩	禾+5	豑	zhì ㄓˋ	order; orderly; salary; decade	v4,p2600#03	p.851#34	p.990r4c02
斯	斤+8	𣂕	sī ㄙ	Cut, cleave. / Leave, go from. / Exhaust. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Connective: then, in that case. / Particle. / Lowly, unworthy.	v3,p2025#06	p.480#04	p.614r5c03
祜	示+5		hù ㄏㄨˋ	blessing, happiness, prosperity	v4,p2390#24	p.841#27	p.978r5c03
申	田+0	𤰶𠭙	shēn ㄕㄣ	Extend. / Express, explain. / Clear. / Vindicate. / Report (to a superior). / Repeat, addition. / Restrict.. / Ninth of the twelve earthly branches. These were used to record time, shen being between the hours of three and five. / The state of Shen.	v4,p2526#01	p.758#04	p.911r4c01
锡	金+8	㒪锡	xí xī tì ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄊㄧˋ	tin, stannum; bestow, confer	v6,p4219#03	p.1312#05	p.1385r6c01
无	火+8	𣟒𣚨𠘩无无	wú ㄨˊ	Not have. / Philosophical category referring to absence, non-existence, or vacuity. / Adverb expressing negation: not. / Adverb expressing questioning: or not. / Connective: regardless of. / Connective: even if. / Particle used at the beginning of a sentence, no meaning. / Do not. / Barren, uncultivated.	v3,p2211#15	p.673#26	p.848r2c04
疆	田+14	畺将	jiāng qiáng jiàng ㄐㄧㄤㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ	boundary, border, frontier	v4,p2554#05	p.766#33	p.918r4c05
及	又+2	𢎜𨕤	jí ㄐㄧˊ	Catch up to. / Retrieve, recover. / Attain, rival. / To. / Touch. / Relate to. / Continue, succeed. / Preposition: until ... (a time). / Connective: and.	v1,p0035#01	p.165#03	p.233r4c06
尔	爻+10	尔尔	ěr ㄦˇ	Second person pronoun: you. / Luxuriant growth of flowers. / Close, near. / Simple, easily understood. / Like this, in this way. / This, that. / Modal particle: merely. / Modal particle expressing statement. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. / Modal particle expressing questioning. / Suffix.	v1,p0027#01	p.691#04	p.864r6c01
所	户+4	𢨷	suǒ ㄙㄨㄛˇ	Place. / Location. / A suitable place or location. / Measure word, used for counting buldings. / Used before a verb, creates a noun-like phrase. / If. Mainly used in oaths and curses. / Used together with 为 to indicate the passive tense. / Indicates an approximate number. / Number, number of times. / Meaning.	v3,p2259#01	p.415#16	p.556r1c01
既	无+5	旣	jì xì ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ	already; de facto; since; then	v2,p1148#01	p.485#27	p.626r3c02
载	车+6	𡙺儎载	zài zǎi dài zāi zī ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄞˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄗㄞㄗ	load; carry; transport, convey	v5,p3526#10	p.1243#12	p.1300r6c02
清	水+8	淸	qīng qìng ㄑㄧㄥㄑㄧㄥˋ	clear, pure, clean; peaceful	v3,p1637#11	p.633#37
酤	酉+5		gū ㄍㄨ	to deal in spirits	v6,p3578#01	p.1282#05	p.1351r3c02
赉	贝+8	赉	lài ㄌㄞˋ	give, present, confer; surname	v6,p3647#04	p.1209#10	p.1276r3c03
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
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
成	戈+2	𢦩	chéng ㄔㄥˊ	completed, finished, fixed	v2,p1399#01	p.411#11
亦	亠+4	𠅃	yì ㄧˋ	Original character for 腋. / Also. / Just, merely. / Again. / Modal particle at the beginning or middle of a sentence. / Accumulate.	v1,p0281#03	p.88#09	p.78r2c02
和	口+5	和咊惒	hé huò huó hè ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄜˋ	harmony, peace; peaceful, calm	v1,p0602#01	p.185#01	p.267r3c01
羹	羊+13	羮	gēng láng ㄍㄥㄌㄤˊ	soup, broth	v5,p3139#13	p.954#25	p.1073r1c06
戒	戈+3	𢦬	jiè ㄐㄧㄝˋ	warn, caution, admonish	v2,p1400#05	p.412#05	p.552r2c01
平	干+2	𤔁𠀭	píng ㄆㄧㄥˊ	flat, level, even; peaceful	v1,p0407#01	p.339#03	p.480r4c02
鬷	鬲+9		zōng ㄗㄨㄥ	pot	v7,p4589#12	p.1459#27	p.1521r4c01
假	人+9	仮	jiǎ jià xiá ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄚˊ	falsehood, deception; vacation	v1,p0196#02	p.110#03	p.116r1c02
言	言+0	訁𢍗𢍬	yán ㄧㄢˊ	Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning.	v6,p3936#01	p.1146#01	p.1236r5c03
时	日+6	旹时	shí ㄕˊ	Season. / Unit of time equal to two hours. / [The passage of] time. / Time, times. / Age, period, epoch. / Occasion, opportune moment. / On time. / Then, at that time. / Always, constantly. / Same as “伺(1)” sì ㄙˋ: Wait until, wait for (a chance).	v2,p1505#05	p.494#22	p.639r3c04
靡	非+11	𪎓	mǐ mí má méi mó ㄇㄧˇ ㄇㄧˊ ㄇㄚˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄇㄛˊ	divide, disperse, scatter	v6,p4088#05	p.1383#02	p.1465r1c02
争	爪+4	争𠫩𠄙	zhēng zhèng ㄓㄥㄓㄥˋ	to dispute, fight, contend, strive	v3,p2031#03	p.688#33	p.863r1c01
绥	糸+7	夊绥	suī suí shuāi ruí tuǒ ㄙㄨㄟㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄞㄖㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄨㄛˇ	soothe, appease, pacify; carriage harness	v5,p3406#01	p.925#17	p.1045r3c02
眉	目+4	𥅮	méi ㄇㄟˊ	eyebrows; upper margin of book	v4,p2478#03	p.803#01	p.947r5c01
寿	士+11	寿夀𦓃𦓂𠭵𠷎	shòu ㄕㄡˋ	old age, long life; lifespan	v1,p0483#10	p.244#04	p.334r3c02
黄	黄+0	𡕛黄	huáng ㄏㄨㄤˊ	yellow; surname	v7,p4596#02	p.1516#03	p.1553r4c02
耇	老+5	耈	gǒu ㄍㄡˇ	wrinkled face of the elderly	v4,p2781#10	p.961#07	p.1080r2c01
约	糸+3	约	yuē yāo yào dì ㄩㄝㄧㄠㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄧˋ	treaty, agreement, covenant	v5,p3364#15	p.915#21	p.1029r4c03
軧	车+5	𨌮	dǐ ㄉㄧˇ		v5,p3524#01	p.1241#15	p.1300r4c01
错	金+8	䥘错	cuò cù xī ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧ	error, blunder, mistake, wrong	v6,p4214#18	p.1312#12	p.1386r4c03
衡	行+10	𡘻𡙉	héng ㄏㄥˊ	measure, weigh, judge, consider	v2,p0846#04	p.1110#11	p.1208r2c01
八	八+0	捌	bā ㄅㄚ	eight; all around, all sides	v1,p0241#03	p.126#26	p.147r4c03
鸾	鸟+19	鸾	luán ㄌㄨㄢˊ	fabulous bird	v7,p4672#12	p.1505#01	p.1546r5c01
鶬	鸟+10	鸧	cāng qiāng ㄘㄤㄑㄧㄤ	oriole	v7,p4652#01	p.1495#36	p.1542r3c06
以	人+3	㠯	yǐ ㄧˇ	Use. / Believe. / Command. / Lead. / Connect, implicate. / Have. / Cause, reason. / Preposition: because. / Preposition: from, in. / Preposition: at [some time]. / Preposition: using. / Preposition: in accordance with. / Preposition: relying upon. / Preposition: in the capacity of. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: indicates the following action is the objective of the preceding one. / Connective: used between adverbial clause and verb to express modification. / Connective: and. / Connective: but. / Connective: and so, thus. / Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. / Modal particle. / Same as “已(1)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as “已(7.2)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as “已(7.3)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely.	v1,p0105#07	p.94#01	p.87r6c01
享	亠+6	𠅠	xiǎng ㄒㄧㄤˇ	enjoy	v1,p0284#08	p.88#17	p.78r4c02
受	又+6	𠭧	shòu ㄕㄡˋ	receive, accept, get; bear, stand	v1,p0396#02	p.166#05	p.236r5c01
命	口+5		mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ	Order, command. / Written order, commandment. / Send (on a mission), dispatch. / A (diplomatic) mission. / Force, make do. / Instruct, tell. / Gift given by a ruler to his ministers by rank. / Will of heaven. / Fate. / Life, lifespan. / Call, name, assign a name to. / Know for certain.	v1,p0604#11	p.183#18	p.266r6c01
溥	水+10		pǔ fū bù bó pò ㄆㄨˇ ㄈㄨㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄆㄛˋ	big, great, vast, wide; widespread	v3,p1695#04	p.640#12	p.819r5c02
将	寸+8	𤕭𢪇将畺	jiāng ㄐㄧㄤ	Take. / Use. / Push forward. / Drive. / Help, support. / Help financially. / Advance, go forward. / Carry out, execute. / Follow. / Comply, submit. / Do, carry out. / Accompany, see off. / Transmit. / Express. / Offer (as a sacrifice). / Look after, raise. / Protect. / Strong, robust. / Long time. / Carry, lead. / Side, beside. / Will, about to. / Close to, almost. / How? / Preposition: with. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: or, otherwise. / Connective: if, supposing. / Particle used after a verb. / A kind of insect.	v4,p2375#10	p.294#16	p.434r1c03
			jiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ	Command troops. / Military commander. / Appoint as military commander.
			qiāng ㄑㄧㄤ	Please, humbly request. / [Onomatopoeia]
			zāng ㄗㄤ	Female sheep.
自	自+0	𦣹鼻	zì ㄗˋ	Oneself. / Begin, beginning. / From. / Originally. / Natural, naturally. / Supposing, if. / Even, even if.	v5,p3046#01	p.1000#07	p.1108r3c01
天	大+1	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹	tiān ㄊㄧㄢ	sky, heaven; god, celestial	v1,p0522#01	p.248#04	p.358r4c01
降	阜+6	降夅	jiàng xiáng xiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ	descend, fall, drop; lower, down	v6,p4126#18	p.1349#12	p.1421r2c02
康	广+8	𠭳	kāng ㄎㄤ	peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy	v2,p0891#01	p.347#27	p.490r1c01
丰	豆+11	豊𣍈𧯮丰	fēng ㄈㄥ	abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty	v6,p3569#02	p.1193#12	p.1261r4c01
年	干+3	秊𠫺	nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ	year; new-years; person's age	v1,p0037#06	p.340#01	p.483r6c01
穰	禾+17	穣	ráng rǎng réng ㄖㄤˊ ㄖㄤˇ ㄖㄥˊ	stalks of grain; lush, abundant	v4,p2639#18	p.861#46	p.997r4c04
来	人+6	來来徕耒	lái ㄌㄞˊ	Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement.	v1,p0141#08	p.101#16	p.102r1c01
			lài ㄌㄞˋ	See 劳来.
飨	食+13	飨	xiǎng ㄒㄧㄤˇ	host banquet; banquet	v7,p4471#14	p.1426#15	p.1494r6c01
福	示+9	福畗	fú fù ㄈㄨˊ ㄈㄨˋ	happiness, good fortune, blessing	v4,p2404#03	p.845#02
顾	页+12	頋𪄮顾	gù ㄍㄨˋ	look back; look at; look after	v7,p4392#11	p.1409#38	p.1482r1c05
予	亅+3	豫余	yǔ ㄩˇ	Give, bestow. / Praise, admire. / Preposition: with.	v1,p0052#02	p.85#16	p.58r2c03
			yú ㄩˊ	First-person pronoun: I, me.
烝	火+6	蒸	zhēng ㄓㄥ	rise, steam; many, numerous	v3,p2202#07	p.671#01	p.847r2c01
尝	口+11	甞𨡔𠹉尝	cháng ㄔㄤˊ	taste; experience, experiment	v2,p1529#09	p.206#09	p.289r3c03
汤	水+9	汤	tāng ㄊㄤ	Boiled water. / Hot water used for washing. / A type of Chinese medicine.	v3,p1674#03	p.638#16	p.816r5c02
			tàng ㄊㄤˋ	To heat.
			dàng ㄉㄤˋ	Stray.
			shāng ㄕㄤ
			yáng ㄧㄤˊ
孙	子+7	孙	sūn xùn ㄙㄨㄣㄒㄩㄣˋ	grandchild, descendent; surname	v2,p1016#05	p.279#23	p.401r6c02
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

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