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Ancient Classics -> Shang Shu -> Zhou Shu -> Great Announcement -> 1

王若曰：	The king speaks to the following effect:
“猷大诰尔多邦越尔御事，	'Ho! I make a great announcement to you, (the princes of) the many states, and to you, the managers of my affairs.
弗吊天降割于我家，	We are unpitied, and Heaven sends down calamities on our House,
不少延。	without the least intermission.
洪惟我幼冲人，	It greatly occupies my thoughts that I, so very young,
嗣无疆大历服。	have inherited this illimitable patrimony with its destinies and domains.
弗造哲，	I cannot display wisdom
迪民康，	and lead the people to prosperity;
矧曰其有能格知天命！	and how much less should I be able to reach the knowledge of the decree of Heaven!

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
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.
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
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	(1) 说。 Say, speak.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
猷	犬+9		yóu ㄧㄡˊ	plan, scheme; plan, plot; way	v2,p1355#08	p.716#01	p.878r3c01
大	大+0	𠘲	dà ㄉㄚˋ	Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range.	v1,p0520#01	p.248#01	p.342r3c03
			tài ㄊㄞˋ	Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil.
诰	言+7	𢍎𧧞𧧙诰	gào ㄍㄠˋ	inform, notify, admonish, order	v6,p3976#17	p.1163#23	p.1246r3c01
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
多	夕+3	夛𡖇𡖈	duō ㄉㄨㄛ	much, many; more than, over	v2,p0862#02	p.246#11	p.339r4c01
邦	邑+4	𤰫𨚚邫	bāng ㄅㄤ	nation, country, state	v6,p3756#14	p.1269#05	p.1336r4c01
越	走+5	𦈭𧻂	yuè huó ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ	exceed, go beyond; the more ...	v5,p3480#02	p.1216#28	p.1285r3c02
御	彳+8	驭𢓷𢕜御	yù yà ㄩˋ ㄧㄚˋ	drive, ride; chariot; manage	v2,p0832#16	p.368#23	p.515r4c02
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
弗	弓+2		fú ㄈㄨˊ	not, negative	v2,p0990#09	p.356#16	p.500r5c01
吊	弓+1	吊	diào ㄉㄧㄠˋ	condole, mourn, pity; hang	v2,p0989#01	p.356#07	p.499r5c02
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
割	刀+10	𠛛㓣𠛷	gē ㄍㄜ	cut, divide, partition; cede	v1,p0351#07	p.142#32	p.187r5c01
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
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
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
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.
少	小+1		shǎo shào ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ	few, less, inadequate	v1,p0561#02	p.296#20	p.442r4c01
延	廴+4		yán ㄧㄢˊ	delay, postpone, defer	v1,p0404#01	p.352#30	p.495r6c05
洪	水+6	洚	hóng ㄏㄨㄥˊ	vast, immense; flood, deluge	v3,p1602#04	p.621#21	p.789r1c02
惟	心+8	𢛧	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	but, however, nevertheless; only	v4,p2316#03	p.391#17	p.534r6c02
幼	幺+2	𠣎	yòu yào ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ	infant, young child; immature	v2,p1093#07	p.342#02	p.485r4c02
冲	水+4	盅冲	chōng ㄔㄨㄥ	pour, infuse, steep; wash away	v3,p1565#03	p.611#18	p.771r6c02
人	人+0	𠔽亻	rén ㄖㄣˊ	Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.	v1,p0101#10	p.91#01	p.80r2c01
嗣	口+10	台孠	sì ㄙˋ	to connect, inherit; descendants, heirs	v1,p0667#11	p.203#30	p.287r6c03
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
历	止+12	历歴𡿌历	lì ㄌㄧˋ	take place, past, history	v2,p1445#09	p.577#14	p.739r3c01
服	月+4	𣍞𦨈	fú fù bì ㄈㄨˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ	clothes; wear, dress	v3,p2053#07	p.505#02
造	辵+7	艁𨕡	zào cào cāo ㄗㄠˋ ㄘㄠˋ ㄘㄠ	construct, build, make, begin; prepare	v6,p3841#06	p.1258#12	p.1319r4c01
哲	口+7	喆悊嚞	zhé ㄓㄜˊ	wise, sagacious; wise man, sage	v1,p0625#03	p.191#01	p.276r2c02
迪	辵+5	廸	dí ㄉㄧˊ	enlighten, advance; progress	v6,p3823#10	p.1255#03	p.1313r2c01
民	氏+1	𠘽	mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ	people, subjects, citizens	v3,p2131#01	p.598#01	p.750r3c01
康	广+8	𠭳	kāng ㄎㄤ	peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy	v2,p0891#01	p.347#27	p.490r1c01
矧	矢+4	訠	shěn ㄕㄣˇ	much more, still more; the gums	v4,p2582#11	p.824#06	p.956r3c01
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
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.
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.
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.
格	木+6		gé gē ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄜ	pattern, standard, form; style	v2,p1203#06	p.524#11	p.691r6c01
知	矢+3	𢇻𥎿	zhī ㄓ	Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of.	v4,p2581#02	p.824#01	p.955r5c02
			zhì ㄓˋ	Wisdom.
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

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