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Ancient Classics -> Shang Shu -> Zhou Shu -> Metal-bound Coffer -> 1.2

史乃册，祝曰：	The (grand) historiographer had written on tablets his prayer, which was to this effect:
“惟尔元孙某，	'A. B., your great descendant,
遘厉虐疾。	is suffering from a severe and violent disease;
若尔三王是有丕子之责于天，	if you three kings have in heaven the charge of (watching over) him, (Heaven's) great son,
以旦代某之身。	let me Dan be a substitute for his person.
予仁若考能，	I was lovingly obedient to my father;
多材多艺，	I am possessed of many abilities and arts,
能事鬼神。	which fit me to serve spiritual beings.
乃元孙不若旦多材多艺，	Your great descendant, on the other hand, has not so many abilities and arts as I,
不能事鬼神。	and is not so capable of serving spiritual beings.
乃命于帝庭，	And moreover he was appointed in the hall of God
敷佑四方，	to extend his aid all over the kingdom,
用能定尔子孙于下地。	so that he might establish your descendants in this lower earth.
四方之民罔不祗畏。	The people of the four quarters all stand in reverent awe of him.
呜呼！	Oh!
无坠天之降宝命，	do not let that precious Heaven-conferred appointment fall to the ground,
我先王亦永有依归。	and (all the long line of) our former kings will also have one in whom they can ever rest at our sacrifices.
今我即命于元龟，	I will now seek for your determination (in this matter) from the great tortoise-shell.
尔之许我，	If you grant me (my request),
我其以璧与圭归俟尔命；	I will take these symbols and this mace, and return and wait for your orders.
尔不许我，	If you do not grant it,
我乃屏璧与圭。”	I will put them by.'

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
史	口+2	㕜	shǐ ㄕˇ	history, chronicle, annals	v1,p0571#02	p.173#03	p.245r1c01
乃	丿+1	廼𢏩𢎧乃𠄎𠧤	nǎi ㄋㄞˇ	Second person pronoun: you. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, thus. / Adverb: expresses affirmation. / Adverb: expresses limiting of scope: only, just. / Adverb: and then. / Adverb: just. / Adverb: expresses two contradictory or contrasting states of affairs. / Adverb: expresses beginning, origin. / Connective: hence / Adverb: regarding, as for. / Connective: if. / Particle, no meaning.	v1,p0031#05	p.81#12	p.46r6c01
册	冂+3	册	cè ㄘㄜˋ	book, volume	v1,p0099#05	p.129#01	p.164r4c01
祝	示+5	𥘱	zhù zhòu chù ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄡˋ ㄔㄨˋ	pray for happiness or blessings	v4,p2393#01	p.842#01	p.978r5c04
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	(1) 说。 Say, speak.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
惟	心+8	𢛧	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	but, however, nevertheless; only	v4,p2316#03	p.391#17	p.534r6c02
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
元	儿+2		yuán ㄩㄢˊ	first; dollar; origin; head	v1,p0264#06	p.123#06	p.131r4c02
孙	子+7	孙	sūn xùn ㄙㄨㄣㄒㄩㄣˋ	grandchild, descendent; surname	v2,p1016#05	p.279#23	p.401r6c02
某	木+5	梅厶	mǒu ㄇㄡˇ	certain thing or person	v2,p1177#04	p.519#01	p.686r1c01
遘	辵+10		gòu ㄍㄡˋ	to meet; to come across	v6,p3869#05	p.1262#21	p.1329r3c03
厉	厂+13	历禲厉	lì ㄌㄧˋ	whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet	v1,p0077#17	p.163#09	p.231r3c41
虐	虍+3	乇𧆱𣑅䖈	nüè ㄋㄩㄝˋ	cruel, harsh, oppressive	v4,p2820#05	p.1073#09	p.1183r4c01
疾	疒+5	𤕼𤖏𥏂𠥻𤶅	jí ㄐㄧˊ	Illness. / Invalid, sick person. / Suffering, difficulties. / Failing, weakness. / Bad person, evil person. / Become sick, fall ill. / Damage. / Hate. / Angrily. / Jealousy. / Fast, quick. / Exert oneself, spare no effort. / Large.	v4,p2666#10	p.771#22	p.920r4c04
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
三	一+2	叁弎	sān sàn ㄙㄢㄙㄢˋ	three	v1,p0004#03	p.76#05	p.11r2c01
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.
是	日+5	昰𣆞	shì ㄕˋ	Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.	v2,p1497#05	p.493#26	p.639r1c01
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.
丕	一+4	仳	pī ㄆㄧ	Large. / Wait on, attend. / Connective: thus, thereupon. / Modal particle.	v1,p0015#01	p.77#10	p.35r1c01
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
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
责	贝+4	𧵩拆责	zé zhài ㄗㄜˊ ㄓㄞˋ	one's responsibility, duty	v6,p3626#02	p.1205#19	p.1271r3c01
于	二+1	扵于	yú ㄩˊ	Go to, go towards. / Take. / Rim of the mouth of a bell. / A type of plant. / [Onomatopoeia] / Same as “于(3.1)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: in. / Same as “于(3.2)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: from or to. / Same as “于(3.3)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: compared to. / Same as “于(3.4)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: to, for, towards. / Same as “于(3.5)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Same as “于(3.6)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: with, using. / Same as “于(3.7)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: due to, because of. / Same as “于(3.8)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: by, according to. / Preposition: for, in place of. / Connective: and. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning. / Auxiliary word: used in at the end of a sentence to express questioning.	v1,p0004#05	p.86#06	p.63r3c02
天	大+1	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹	tiān ㄊㄧㄢ	sky, heaven; god, celestial	v1,p0522#01	p.248#04	p.358r4c01
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
旦	日+1	蛋	dàn ㄉㄢˋ	dawn; morning; day	v2,p1483#01	p.489#03	p.628r5c01
代	人+3		dài ㄉㄞˋ	replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation	v1,p0113#05	p.93#11	p.86r2c03
身	身+0		shēn ㄕㄣ	Pregnant. / The body (of a person or animal). / Itself. / I, myself. / Personally, directly. / Personally experience or carry out. / Life. / One's own moral character, ability, etc. / A world in buddhist doctrine.	v6,p3807#01	p.1237#01	p.1295r6c01
			yuān ㄩㄢ	Same as “身毒” yuān dú ㄩㄢㄉㄨˊ: India.
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.
仁	人+2	忈忎𡰥	rén ㄖㄣˊ	humaneness, benevolence, kindness	v1,p0107#01	p.91#07
考	老+0	考𦒱	kǎo ㄎㄠˇ	examine, test; investigate	v4,p2779#02	p.960#27	p.1079r1c01
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.
多	夕+3	夛𡖇𡖈	duō ㄉㄨㄛ	much, many; more than, over	v2,p0862#02	p.246#11	p.339r4c01
材	木+3		cái ㄘㄞˊ	material, stuff; timber; talent	v2,p1158#01	p.511#16	p.672r6c01
艺	草+15	兿秇埶蓺艺	yì ㄧˋ	art; talent, ability; craft	v5,p3317#12	p.1065#34	p.1175r1c01
事	亅+7	亊叓𠭏	shì ㄕˋ	Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve.	v1,p0023#03	p.85#24	p.58r3c02
鬼	鬼+0	𩲡𢇼𣆠	guǐ ㄍㄨㄟˇ	ghost; spirit of dead; devil	v7,p4427#01	p.1460#30	p.1521r5c03
神	示+5	神𥛠	shén shēn ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄣ	spirit, god, supernatural being	v4,p2392#01	p.842#03
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.
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
帝	巾+6	𢂇𠫦	dì ㄉㄧˋ	supreme ruler, emperor; god	v1,p0738#02	p.330#14	p.474r5c07
庭	广+7		tíng tìng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˋ	courtyard; spacious hall or yard	v2,p0882#11	p.346#21	p.489r3c02
敷	攴+11	旉尃	fū ㄈㄨ	spread, diffuse; apply, paint	v2,p1473#07	p.474#53	p.607r2c03
佑	人+5	佑	yòu ㄧㄡˋ	help, protect, bless	v1,p0131#02	p.98#11	p.97r1c01
四	囗+2	𦉭肆	sì ㄙˋ	four	v1,p0710#16	p.216#22	p.294r6c01
方	方+0	𤙗	fāng ㄈㄤ	Two boats in line. / Two boats travelling together. / Together, in a row. / Same, equivalent. / Comparison, metaphor. / Square. / Upright, honest. / Land, earth. / Vicinity, area around. / Place, area. / One side, one area. / Wooden board used for writing in ancient times. / (Medical) prescription. / Direction. / Convention. / Standard, rule. / The proper way. / Method, way. / Specialized techniques. / Occupy. / Disobey. / Preposition: just then. / Adverb: while. / Adverb: about to. / Adverb: just. / Criticism.	v3,p2172#01	p.481#03	p.619r4c01
			páng ㄆㄤˊ	Wide, universal.
用	用+0	𤰆𠛁	yòng ㄩㄥˋ	use, employ, apply, operate; use	v1,p0097#05	p.755#24	p.908r6c02
定	宀+5	㱏	dìng ㄉㄧㄥˋ	decide, settle, fix	v2,p0918#02	p.283#18	p.414r5c01
下	一+2	丅厥𠄟	xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ	under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down	v1,p0007#01	p.76#10	p.28r1c01
地	土+3	埊𨻐埅𠏂嶳	dì de ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄜ·	earth; soil, ground; region	v1,p0420#12	p.224#06	p.312r6c01
民	氏+1	𠘽	mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ	people, subjects, citizens	v3,p2131#01	p.598#01	p.750r3c01
罔	网+3	网𡦽𡧏	wǎng wáng ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˊ	net; deceive; libel; negative	v4,p2914#02	p.946#30	p.1064r4c05
祗	示+5	只祬	zhī ㄓ	respect, look up to, revere	v4,p2394#03	p.841#20	p.978r4c01
畏	田+4	𤰲𤰣	wèi ㄨㄟˋ	Fear. / Make fear, scare. / Revere, respect. / Worry. / Detain, restrain. / Die. / Curved part of a bow.	v4,p2532#03	p.760#22	p.913r1c01
			wēi ㄨㄟ	Might, power.
呜	口+10	呜	wū ㄨ	sound of crying, sobbing	v1,p0668#15	p.203#01	p.287r4c02
呼	口+5	呼𠰗戏	hū xū ㄏㄨㄒㄩ	breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout	v1,p0605#02	p.183#14	p.266r2c01
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
坠	土+12	坠	zhuì ㄓㄨㄟˋ	fall down, drop, sink, go to ruin	v1,p0484#06	p.238#22	p.328r5c09
降	阜+6	降夅	jiàng xiáng xiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ	descend, fall, drop; lower, down	v6,p4126#18	p.1349#12	p.1421r2c02
宝	宀+17	宝寳寚𠋾珤	bǎo ㄅㄠˇ	treasure, jewel; precious, rare	v2,p0958#03	p.293#12	p.431r1c02
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
先	儿+4		xiān ㄒㄧㄢ	first, former, previous	v1,p0267#02	p.124#05	p.134r3c02
王	玉+0		wáng ㄨㄤˊ	(1.1) 夏商周三代的最高统治者。 King, title of supreme ruler of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties.	v2,p1099#10	p.727#02	p.888r1c02
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
永	水+1		yǒng ㄩㄥˇ	long, perpetual, eternal, forever	v3,p1546#03	p.603#04	p.761r2c01
依	人+6		yī yǐ ㄧㄧˇ	rely on, be set in; consent, obey a wish	v1,p0152#08	p.102#18	p.103r6c02
归	止+14	帰归𤾤	guī kuì ㄍㄨㄟㄎㄨㄟˋ	return; return to, revert to	v2,p1446#15	p.578#07	p.739r6c01
今	人+2		jīn ㄐㄧㄣ	now, today, modern era	v1,p0105#05	p.91#18	p.83r5c02
即	卩+5	卽	jí ㄐㄧˊ	promptly, quickly, immediately	v1,p0314#02	p.159#18	p.226r6c02
龟	龟+0	𠃾𠁴𤕣龟	guī ㄍㄨㄟ	Tortoise. / Tortoiseshell used for divining. / Tortoiseshell used as currency. / Seal, stamp. / Hump on the back of an animal. / Starve.	v7,p4809#04	p.1537#26	p.1577r1c01
			jūn ㄐㄩㄣ	Chapping, breaking of the skin of the hands or feet due to cold or dryness.
			qiū ㄑㄧㄡ	See "龟兹".
许	言+4	许	xǔ hǔ ㄒㄩˇ ㄏㄨˇ	allow, permit; promise; betroth	v6,p3946#09	p.1151#14	p.1239r4c02
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.
璧	玉+13		bì ㄅㄧˋ	piece of jade with hole in it	v2,p1142#16	p.742#29	p.900r4c02
与	臼+8	与𢌱𦦲𠔔	yǔ ㄩˇ	Give. / Follow, go along with. / Comrade, ally. / Association, contact. / Oppose. / Engage [an enemy]. / Approve, consent to. / Help. / Wait. / Preposition indicating passive tense. / Preposition: to, with. / Preposition: with. / Preposition: as. / Preposition: in, on. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: with its ... / Connective: or.	v1,p0251#04	p.1004#13	p.1113r2c03
			yù ㄩˋ	Participate, take part in.
			yǔ ㄩˇ	Interfere in.
			yú ㄩˊ	Auxiliary word: used at the end of a sentence to express questioning , exclamation, or a rhetorical question. / Auxiliary word: used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.
圭	玉+6	圭	guī ㄍㄨㄟ	a jade table conferred upon feudal princes by the emperor as a symbol of dignity and authority	v2,p1109#11	p.731#15	p.894r4c08
俟	人+7	竢	sì qí ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˊ	wait for, wait until, as soon as	v1,p0168#03	p.105#23	p.109r1c01
屏	尸+6	摒屛	píng bǐng bìng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ	folding screen, shield	v2,p0973#04	p.301#28

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