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八、庶徵：	viii. 'Eighth, of the various verifications.
曰雨，	They are rain,
曰旸，	sunshine,
曰燠，	heat,
曰寒，	cold,
曰风。	wind,
曰时。	and seasonableness.
五者来备，	When the five come, all complete,
各以其叙，	and each in its proper order,
庶草蕃庑。	(even) the various plants will be richly luxuriant.
一极备，凶；一极无，凶。	Should any one of them be either excessively abundant or excessively deficient, there will be evil.
曰休徵；	There are the favourable verifications:
曰肃、时雨若；	namely, of gravity, which is emblemed by seasonable rain;
曰乂，	of orderliness,
时旸若；	emblemed by seasonable sunshine;
曰晰，	of wisdom,
时燠若；	emblemed by seasonable heat;
曰谋，	of deliberation,
时寒若；	emblemed by seasonable cold;
曰圣，	and of sageness,
时风若。	emblemed by seasonable wind,
曰咎徵：	There are (also) the unfavourable verifications
曰狂，	- namely, of recklessness,
恒雨若；	emblemed by constant rain;
曰僭，	of assumption,
恒旸若；	emblemed by constant sunshine;
曰豫，	of indolence,
恒燠若；	emblemed by constant heat;
曰急，	of hastiness,
恒寒若；	emblemed by constant cold;
曰蒙，	and of stupidity,
恒风若。	emblemed by constant wind.
曰王省惟岁，	He went on to say, 'The king should examine the (character of the whole) year;
卿士惟月，	the high ministers and officers (that of) the month;
师尹惟日。	and the inferior officers (that of) the day.
岁月日时无易，	If, throughout the year, the month, the day, there be an unchanging seasonableness,
百谷用成，	all the grains will be matured;
乂用明，	the measures of government will be wise,
俊民用章，	heroic men will stand forth distinguished;
家用平康。	and in the families (of the people) there will be peace and prosperity.
日月岁时既易，	If, throughout the year, the month, the day, the seasonableness be interrupted,
百谷用不成，	the various kinds of grain will not be matured;
乂用昏不明，	the measures of government will be dark and unwise;
俊民用微，	heroic men will be kept in obscurity;
家用不宁。	and in the families (of the people) there will be an absence of repose.
庶民惟星，	By the common people the stars should be examined.
星有好风，	Some stars love wind,
星有好雨。	and some love rain.
日月之行，	The courses of the sun and moon
则有冬有夏。	give winter and summer.
月之从星，	The way in which the moon follows the stars
则以风雨。	gives wind and rain.'

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
八	八+0	捌	bā ㄅㄚ	eight; all around, all sides	v1,p0241#03	p.126#26	p.147r4c03
庶	广+8	庻𤈲𠦜𠪌𠩽𠪛	shù ㄕㄨˋ	numerous, various; multitude	v2,p0886#15	p.347#20	p.489r5c01
徵	彳+12	𡈼𢽡𢾷𢽠征	zhēng zhǐ ㄓㄥㄓˇ	summon, recruit; musical note	v2,p0842#07	p.370#41	p.518r1c01
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
雨	雨+0	𠕒𠕘𠕲𩁼㲾驭	yǔ yù ㄩˇ ㄩˋ	rain; rainy; KangXi radical 173	v6,p4057#01	p.1371#18	p.1446r4c03
旸	日+9	旸	yáng ㄧㄤˊ	rising sun; sunshine	v2,p1523#09	p.498#28	p.645r5c05
燠	火+13	灹𤈰	yù ào ㄩˋ ㄠˋ	warm; warmth	v3,p2235#01	p.684#18	p.861r2c01
寒	宀+9	𡫮𡫾	hán ㄏㄢˊ	cold, wintry, chilly	v2,p0941#06	p.289#09	p.425r4c05
风	风+0	𠙊𠙈凬飌檒风	fēng fěng fèng ㄈㄥㄈㄥˇ ㄈㄥˋ	wind; air; manners, atmosphere	v7,p4480#01	p.1411#01	p.1483r6c02
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
五	二+2	伍𠄡㐅	wǔ ㄨˇ	five; surname	v1,p0011#03	p.86#11	p.64r3c01
者	老+4		zhě ㄓㄜˇ	Pronoun used after verbs, adjectives, etc. in place of a person or thing. / Pronoun used after numbers in place of a thing. / Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". / Expressive particle used in a declarative sentence after the subject. / Expressive particle used in a sentence after the subject to express cause or explanation.	v4,p2780#05	p.961#01	p.1080r1c01
			zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ	In, located in.
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.
备	人+10	𠈍俻备	bèi ㄅㄟˋ	prepare, ready, perfect	v1,p0200#08	p.113#21	p.121r3c02
各	口+3		gè ㄍㄜˋ	each, individually, every, all	v1,p0583#01	p.174#18	p.248r6c03
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
其	八+6	丌亓	qí ㄑㄧˊ	Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo.	v1,p0245#01	p.127#18	p.162r5c01
			jì ㄐㄧˋ	Particle used after bi and he.
			jī ㄐㄧ	Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year.
叙	攴+7	敍叙	xù ㄒㄩˋ	express, state, relate, narrate	v2,p1463#03	p.472#05
草	草+6	草艹屮	cǎo zào ㄘㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ	grass, straw, thatch, herbs	v5,p3203#04	p.1030#17	p.1136r6c01
蕃	草+12		fán fān bó pí bō ㄈㄢˊ ㄈㄢㄅㄛˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄅㄛ	foreign things	v5,p3293#13	p.1056#33	p.1167r2c01
庑	广+12	庑	wǔ wú ㄨˇ ㄨˊ	corridor, hallway; luxuriant	v2,p0902#03	p.351#01	p.493r3c01
一	一+0	弌壹	yī ㄧ	one; a, an; alone	v1,p0001#01	p.75#01	p.1r1c01
极	木+9	极	jí ㄐㄧˊ	extreme, utmost, furthest, final	v2,p1240#10	p.542#02	p.710r4c03
凶	凵+2	凶㐫𣧑	xiōng ㄒㄩㄥ	culprit; murder; bad, sad	v1,p0306#19	p.135#02	p.171r3c05
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
休	人+4		xiū ㄒㄧㄡ	rest, stop; retire; do not!	v1,p0117#18	p.96#02	p.93r1c01
肃	聿+7	粛𦘡䏋𢙻肃	sù ㄙㄨˋ	Respectfully usher in. / Respect, respectful. / Bow deeply. / Solemn, grave. / Severe, harsh. / Upright. / Fade, wither. / Quick, fast.	v5,p3169#04	p.971#11	p.1087r4c02
若	草+5	若𦱡𦱶𧁇	ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ	Iris. / Same as “北海若” běi hǎi ruò ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ: Ruo, a god of the Northern Sea. / Go by, accord with. / Choose. / Like, similar to. / Identical, the same. / As good as, comparable to. / To, arrive at. / You, your. / This way, like this. / Regarding, as regards. / If, should it be the case. / Or, alternatively. / But, yet. / Adjectival suffix.	v5,p3187#07	p.1023#12	p.1130r1c03
乂	丿+1		yì ㄧˋ	govern, control, manage; nurture	v1,p0031#03	p.81#10	p.46r5c08
晰	日+8	晢晳	xī ㄒㄧ	clear, evident; clearly	v2,p1517#08	p.496#33	p.645r1c02
谋	言+9	𠰔𧦥谋	móu ㄇㄡˊ	plan, scheme; strategem	v6,p3993#19	p.1173#07	p.1251r5c01
圣	耳+7	垩𦕡𠄵圣	shèng ㄕㄥˋ	holy, sacred; sage	v4,p2789#06	p.967#22	p.1082r6c06
咎	口+5		jiù gāo ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄠ	fault, defect; error, mistake	v1,p0607#06	p.185#06	p.268r4c02
狂	犬+4	𢚇	kuáng jué ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ	insane, mad; violent; wild	v2,p1334#04	p.707#20	p.873r6c02
恒	心+6	𢛢𠄨恒	héng ㄏㄥˊ	constant, regular, persistent	v4,p2294#16	p.383#25	p.528r5c02
僭	人+12	僭	jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ	assume, usurp	v1,p0218#05	p.117#26	p.127r1c02
豫	豕+9	予𠄛预	yù xù ㄩˋ ㄒㄩˋ	relaxed, comfortable, at ease	v6,p3617#07	p.1197#20	p.1264r4c01
急	心+5		jí ㄐㄧˊ	quick, quickly; urgent, pressing	v4,p2281#08	p.381#21	p.526r5c03
蒙	草+10	蒙	méng mēng měng máng ㄇㄥˊ ㄇㄥㄇㄥˇ ㄇㄤˊ	cover; ignorant; suffer; mongolia	v5,p3271#04	p.1048#15	p.1156r6c02
王	玉+0		wáng ㄨㄤˊ	King, title of supreme ruler of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. / Ruler of a vassal state in the warring states period. / Highest title in feudal China. / Meet with the emperor. / Respectful term for one's paternal grandparents.	v2,p1099#10	p.727#02	p.888r1c02
			wàng ㄨㄤˋ	Rule as king, control all under heaven. / Enfeoff as king. / Flourish, abound.
			wǎng ㄨㄤˇ	To, go to.
省	目+4	省𡮀䁞	shěng xiǎn xǐng ㄕㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˇ	province; save, economize	v4,p2473#01	p.802#05	p.946r6c01
惟	心+8	𢛧	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	but, however, nevertheless; only	v4,p2316#03	p.391#17	p.534r6c02
岁	止+9	亗𡻕𢧁岁嵗歳	suì ㄙㄨㄟˋ	Planet Jupiter. / Year. / Time. / Age, years-old. / Harvest.	v2,p1443#20	p.577#02	p.738r6c05
卿	卩+9		qīng ㄑㄧㄥ	noble, high officer	v1,p0318#03	p.160#08	p.228r2c01
士	士+0		shì ㄕˋ	scholar, gentleman; soldier	v1,p0416#01	p.242#38	p.333r1c03
月	月+0		yuè ㄩㄝˋ	moon; month; KangXi radical 74	v3,p2041#01	p.504#19	p.655r4c05
师	巾+7	𠵀𠦵𢂖𩇱师	shī ㄕ	Unit of 2500 soldiers. / Troops in general. / The masses. / Teacher. / Take ... as one's teacher. / Model, example. / Follow, mimic, learn from. / Specialist, expert. / Official, chief. / Lion.	v1,p0740#02	p.331#35	p.475r3c05
尹	丿+3	𢃵𢃹𢃁𢃂	yǐn ㄧㄣˇ	govern; oversee; director	v2,p0964#01	p.299#27	p.445r5c01
日	日+0	𡆸	rì mì ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ	sun; day; daytime	v2,p1482#01	p.489#01	p.627r1c01
易	日+4	易	yì ㄧˋ	change; easy	v2,p1494#01	p.492#03	p.633r6c01
百	白+1	佰𦣻	bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ	one hundred; numerous, many	v4,p2643#01	p.785#04	p.932r4c01
谷	禾+10	糓谷	gǔ ㄍㄨˇ	Crops and grain. / Government wages. / Raise, bring up. / Alive. / Good. / Inform of a death. / Boy, young man. / Breastfeed an infant.	v3,p2164#11	p.858#05	p.995r1c02
用	用+0	𤰆𠛁	yòng ㄩㄥˋ	use, employ, apply, operate; use	v1,p0097#05	p.755#24	p.908r6c02
成	戈+2	𢦩	chéng ㄔㄥˊ	completed, finished, fixed	v2,p1399#01	p.411#11
明	日+4	朙	míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ	Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.).	v2,p1491#08	p.491#12	p.631r3c01
俊	人+7	儁	jùn ㄐㄩㄣˋ	talented, capable; handsome	v1,p0168#04	p.104#15	p.106r5c03
民	氏+1	𠘽	mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ	people, subjects, citizens	v3,p2131#01	p.598#01	p.750r3c01
章	音+2		zhāng zhàng ㄓㄤㄓㄤˋ	composition; chapter, section	v4,p2709#04	p.871#08	p.1003r5c03
家	宀+7	家宊𠖔𡩅𡧚	jiā jie gū ㄐㄧㄚㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ	house, home, residence; family	v2,p0930#15	p.286#17	p.420r1c02
平	干+2	𤔁𠀭	píng ㄆㄧㄥˊ	flat, level, even; peaceful	v1,p0407#01	p.339#03	p.480r4c02
康	广+8	𠭳	kāng ㄎㄤ	peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy	v2,p0891#01	p.347#27	p.490r1c01
既	无+5	旣	jì xì ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ	already; de facto; since; then	v2,p1148#01	p.485#27	p.626r3c02
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.
昏	日+4	𣄾𣄼昬	hūn mǐn ㄏㄨㄣㄇㄧㄣˇ	dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark	v2,p1492#03	p.491#14	p.633r4c01
微	彳+10		wēi wéi ㄨㄟㄨㄟˊ	small, prefix micro-, trifling	v2,p0837#10	p.370#12	p.517r2c04
宁	宀+11	寍𡨴宁	níng nìng zhù ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˋ	repose, serenity, peace; peaceful	v2,p0949#05	p.291#08	p.428r6c01
星	日+5	𠻖曐𤽛皨	xīng ㄒㄧㄥ	a star, planet; any point of light	v2,p1500#12	p.492#21	p.635r1c08
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.
好	女+3	𡥆𡚽𩐔	hǎo ㄏㄠˇ	Attractive appearance. / Wonderful, beautiful. / Healthy, fit. / Excellent. / Harmonious. / Complete. / In order to. / Adverb: very. / Adverb: many or long.	v2,p1028#01	p.255#11	p.378r1c03
			hào ㄏㄠˋ	Like, find pleasing. / Hole in a piece of jade or a coin..
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
行	行+0	行	xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ	Walk, move (on foot). / Advance, move forward. / Leave, exit. / Patrol, go on inspection. / Inspection of the realm by the Son of Heaven. / Be married off. / Flow, circulate. / Channel, guide. / Revolution, circular motion. / Experience. / Luggage, belongings taken on a journey. / Do, carry out. / Actions. / Accomplishments. / Use, utilize. / Take over (an official duty). / Offer, present. / Moral conduct, behaviour. / A type of classical poem. / A piece of music. / Semi-cursive script. / Adverb: will, about to. / Adverb: again, once more. / Adverb: by chance, luckily. / Ambassador (official title). / Measure word for number of pourings of drinks.	v2,p0811#06	p.1108#31	p.1203r5c05
			háng ㄏㄤˊ	Road. / Track, pattern. / Row, line. / Row of soldiers in battle. / Unit of 25 soldiers. / Shaft of a feather (and by extension, wings). / Measure word for things which form rows. / Rank, position.
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
冬	冫+3	鼕𣆼𣅈𠘀𠔙𠘗	dōng ㄉㄨㄥ	winter, 11th lunar month	v2,p0867#19	p.131#17	p.167r2c01
夏	夊+7	𡔰𠍺昰𡕾	xià jiǎ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ	summer; great, grand, big	v2,p0869#10	p.245#12	p.335r1c08
从	彳+8	従从	cóng ㄘㄨㄥˊ	Follow, accompany. / Cause to follow, make go along with. / Pursue, chase after. / Die with, bury along with the dead. / Listen to, do as required. / Eloquent. / Obedient, submissive. / Route to peaceful society, correct order. / Perform, participate in. / Blood relation through the male line. / Secondary, sub- (of official titles). / Preposition: from. / Preposition: towards. / Preposition: because of, due to. / Addition, also.	v2,p0829#12	p.368#18	p.514r5c01
			zòng ㄗㄨㄥˋ	North-south. / Alliance of states opposed to the Qin alliance. / Straight, upright. / Indulge, allow to. / Connective: even if.
			zōng ㄗㄨㄥ	Trace, vestige.
			sǒng ㄙㄨㄥˇ	See 从容。

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