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Ancient Classics -> Shang Shu -> Zhou Shu -> Great Announcement -> 7

王曰：	The king says,
「爾惟舊人，	'You, who are the old ministers,
爾丕克遠省，	are fully able to remember the past;
爾知寧王若勤哉！	you know how great was the toil of the Tranquillizing king.
天閟毖我成功所，	Where Heaven (now) shuts up (our path) and distresses us, is the place where I must accomplish my work;
予不敢不極卒寧王圖事。	I dare not but do my utmost to complete the plans of the Tranquillizing king.
肆予大化誘我友邦君，	It is on this account that I use such efforts to remove the doubts and carry forward the inclinations of the princes of my friendly states.
天棐忱辭，	And Heaven assists me with sincere expressions (of sympathy),
其考我民，	which I have ascertained among the people;
予曷其不于前寧人圖功攸終？	how dare I but aim at the completion of the work formerly begun by the Tranquillizer?
天亦惟用勤毖我民，	Heaven, moreover, is thus toiling and distressing the people;
若有疾，	it is as if they were suffering from disease;
予曷敢不于前寧人攸受休畢！」	how dare I allow (the appointment) which my predecessor, the Tranquillizer, received, to be without its happy fulfilment?'

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.
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	(1) 說。 Say, speak.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
爾	爻+10	尒尔	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
惟	心+8	𢛧	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	but, however, nevertheless; only	v4,p2316#03	p.391#17	p.534r6c02
舊	臼+12	旧	jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ	old, ancient; former, past	v5,p3043#18	p.1006#01	p.1114r6c01
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
丕	一+4	仳	pī ㄆㄧ	Large. / Wait on, attend. / Connective: thus, thereupon. / Modal particle.	v1,p0015#01	p.77#10	p.35r1c01
克	儿+5	𠧳𡱀𠅔𠅡𠧻剋	kè ㄎㄜˋ	gram; overcome; transliteration	v1,p0269#04	p.124#15	p.137r4c01
遠	辵+10	逺𨖸𢕱远	yuǎn ㄩㄢˇ	Far off, remote (in distance). / Consider to be far off. / Long time. / Large or numerous differences. / Profound. / Forward looking and ambitious. / Remote, far-off place. / Far off countries.	v6,p3869#07	p.1263#12	p.1329r5c01
			yuàn ㄩㄢˋ	Leave, exit. / Keep away from, avoid. / Violate (a rule).
省	目+4	省𡮀䁞	shěng xiǎn xǐng ㄕㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˇ	province; save, economize	v4,p2473#01	p.802#05	p.946r6c01
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.
寧	宀+11	寍𡨴宁	níng nìng zhù ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˋ	repose, serenity, peace; peaceful	v2,p0949#05	p.291#08	p.428r6c01
若	艸+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
勤	力+11	懃瘽	qín ㄑㄧㄣˊ	industrious, diligent, attentive	v1,p0378#03	p.149#06	p.199r3c02
哉	口+6	才	zāi ㄗㄞ	Begin, start. / Modal particle expressing exclamation. / Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question.	v1,p0611#07	p.189#08	p.270r2c01
天	大+1	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹	tiān ㄊㄧㄢ	sky, heaven; god, celestial	v1,p0522#01	p.248#04	p.358r4c01
閟	門+5		bì ㄅㄧˋ	hide, keep secret; hideaway	v7,p4293#11	p.1333#32	p.1408r5c02
毖	比+5		bì ㄅㄧˋ	guard against, take care; caution	v2,p1418#03	p.591#04	p.747r4c01
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
成	戈+2	𢦩	chéng ㄔㄥˊ	completed, finished, fixed	v2,p1399#01	p.411#11
功	力+3		gōng ㄍㄨㄥ	achievement, merit, good result	v1,p0365#08	p.146#11	p.192r3c03
所	戶+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 為 to indicate the passive tense. / Indicates an approximate number. / Number, number of times. / Meaning.	v3,p2259#01	p.415#16	p.556r1c01
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.
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.
敢	攴+8	𠭖𢽤𣪏	gǎn ㄍㄢˇ	to dare, venture; bold, brave	v2,p1463#09	p.472#26	p.605r4c02
極	木+9	极	jí ㄐㄧˊ	extreme, utmost, furthest, final	v2,p1240#10	p.542#02	p.710r4c03
卒	十+6	卆䘚	zú ㄗㄨˊ	Footsoldier. / Unit of one hundred soldiers. / A [military] unit. / Unit of 30 states. / Unit of 300 families. / Labourer. / End, finish. / Die. / Adverb: finally. / Same as 「崒(1)」 zú ㄗㄨˊ: High peaks.	v1,p0063#02	p.156#28	p.216r4c01
			cù ㄘㄨˋ	Same as 「猝(2)」 cù ㄘㄨˋ: Adverb: suddenly. / Same as 「倅(1.2)」 cuì ㄘㄨㄟˋ: Assistant.
圖	囗+11	図圗𡈖𡇴圕图	tú ㄊㄨˊ	diagram; chart, map, picture	v1,p0725#06	p.220#18	p.308r3c03
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
肆	聿+7	四𦘨𢑨	sì tì ㄙˋ ㄊㄧˋ	indulge; excess; numeral four; particle meaning now, therefore; shop	v5,p3167#04	p.971#15	p.1087r6c01
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.
化	匕+2	𠤎𠯒𠏁	huà huā ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄚ	change, convert, reform; -ize	v1,p0109#04	p.152#20	p.201r6c02
誘	言+7	䛻羐诱	yòu ㄧㄡˋ	persuade, entice, induce; guide	v6,p3977#05	p.1162#15	p.1245r4c03
友	又+2	㕛𠬺𦐮𦫹𦐯	yǒu ㄧㄡˇ	friend, companion; fraternity	v1,p0391#01	p.165#06	p.233r6c04
邦	邑+4	𤰫𨚚邫	bāng ㄅㄤ	nation, country, state	v6,p3756#14	p.1269#05	p.1336r4c01
君	口+4	𠱩𠱭	jūn ㄐㄩㄣ	The son of heaven. / The ruler of a state. / Dafu (title). / To be ruler. / To rule, to govern.	v1,p0595#06	p.177#07	p.256r6c08
棐	木+8	榧	fěi ㄈㄟˇ	species of yew	v2,p1230#02	p.532#08	p.702r6c02
忱	心+4	𢗐𢗑	chén ㄔㄣˊ	truth, sincerity; sincere	v4,p2278#08	p.378#13	p.525r3c05
辭	辛+12	辞辤𤔧	cí ㄘˊ	Confession. / Speech, phrase, language. / Excuse, reason. / Tell, explain. / Refuse, not accept. / Dispatch, expel. / Bid farewell. / A form of writing in ancient China.	v6,p4043#13	p.1252#08	p.1310r3c02
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.
考	老+0	攷𦒱	kǎo ㄎㄠˇ	examine, test; investigate	v4,p2779#02	p.960#27	p.1079r1c01
民	氏+1	𠘽	mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ	people, subjects, citizens	v3,p2131#01	p.598#01	p.750r3c01
曷	曰+5		hé ㄏㄜˊ	why? what? where?	v2,p1502#10	p.502#10	p.650r3c01
于	二+1	扵於	yú ㄩˊ	Go to, go towards. / Take. / Rim of the mouth of a bell. / A type of plant. / [Onomatopoeia] / Same as 「於(3.1)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: in. / Same as 「於(3.2)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: from or to. / Same as 「於(3.3)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: compared to. / Same as 「於(3.4)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: to, for, towards. / Same as 「於(3.5)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Same as 「於(3.6)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: with, using. / Same as 「於(3.7)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: due to, because of. / Same as 「於(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
前	刀+7	歬𣦃	qián ㄑㄧㄢˊ	in front, forward; preceding	v1,p0248#04	p.140#15	p.184r4c01
攸	攴+3		yōu ㄧㄡ	distant, far; adverbial prefix	v1,p0132#01	p.468#10	p.599r5c01
終	糸+5	𣊂𤽘𣧩𠔾𡦿𢍐𣈩𤽬夊终	zhōng ㄓㄨㄥ	end; finally, in the end	v5,p3384#05	p.921#01	p.1039r4c06
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
用	用+0	𤰆𠛁	yòng ㄩㄥˋ	use, employ, apply, operate; use	v1,p0097#05	p.755#24	p.908r6c02
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.
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
受	又+6	𠭧	shòu ㄕㄡˋ	receive, accept, get; bear, stand	v1,p0396#02	p.166#05	p.236r5c01
休	人+4		xiū ㄒㄧㄡ	rest, stop; retire; do not!	v1,p0117#18	p.96#02	p.93r1c01
畢	田+6	毕	bì ㄅㄧˋ	end, finish, conclude; completed	v4,p2535#09	p.761#21	p.913r5c01

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