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Ancient Classics -> Shang Shu -> Zhou Shu -> Great Announcement -> 9

王曰：	The king says,
“呜呼！	'Oh!
肆哉尔庶邦君越尔御事。	take heart, ye princes of the various states, and ye managers of my affairs.
爽邦由哲，	The enlightening of the country was from the wise,
亦惟十人迪知上帝命越天棐忱，	even from the ten men who obeyed and knew the charge of God, and the real assistance given by Heaven.
尔时罔敢易法，	At that time none of you presumed to change the rules (prescribed by the Tranquillizing king).
矧今天降戾于周邦？	And now when Heaven is sending down calamity on the country of Zhou,
惟大艰人诞邻胥伐于厥室，	and the authors of these great distresses (make it appear on a grand scale as if) the inmates of a house were mutually to attack one another,
尔亦不知天命不易？	you are without any knowledge that the decree of Heaven is not to be changed!

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) 说。 Say, speak.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
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
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
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
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
庶	广+8	庻𤈲𠦜𠪌𠩽𠪛	shù ㄕㄨˋ	numerous, various; multitude	v2,p0886#15	p.347#20	p.489r5c01
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
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
爽	爻+7	𠙠	shuǎng shuāng ㄕㄨㄤˇ ㄕㄨㄤ	happy, cheerful; refreshing	v1,p0543#15	p.690#22	p.864r5c03
由	田+0		yóu ㄧㄡˊ	Do, carry out. / Cause to happen. / Unite. / Complete, realize. / Go through, pass. / Carry out orders, do as asked. / Follow. / Accord with. / Cause. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: from. / Preposition: to, with. / Appoint, employ. / Rely on, make use of. / Evidence, proof. / Go along with, listen to. / New growth of a tree around dead wood. / Recovery, revival. / Like, similar to. / Still, yet. / Naturally, by itself.	v4,p2524#02	p.757#01	p.910r2c01
			dí ㄉㄧˊ	Road. / Method, way.
哲	口+7	喆悊嚞	zhé ㄓㄜˊ	wise, sagacious; wise man, sage	v1,p0625#03	p.191#01	p.276r2c02
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
惟	心+8	𢛧	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	but, however, nevertheless; only	v4,p2316#03	p.391#17	p.534r6c02
十	十+0	拾拾	shí ㄕˊ	ten, tenth; complete; perfect	v1,p0058#09	p.155#17	p.207r5c02
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
迪	辵+5	廸	dí ㄉㄧˊ	enlighten, advance; progress	v6,p3823#10	p.1255#03	p.1313r2c01
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.
上	一+2	丄𠄞	shàng ㄕㄤˋ	top; superior, highest; go up, send up	v1,p0005#04	p.76#07	p.24r2c01
帝	巾+6	𢂇𠫦	dì ㄉㄧˋ	supreme ruler, emperor; god	v1,p0738#02	p.330#14	p.474r5c07
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
天	大+1	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹	tiān ㄊㄧㄢ	sky, heaven; god, celestial	v1,p0522#01	p.248#04	p.358r4c01
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
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
罔	网+3	网𡦽𡧏	wǎng wáng ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˊ	net; deceive; libel; negative	v4,p2914#02	p.946#30	p.1064r4c05
敢	攴+8	𠭖𢽤𣪏	gǎn ㄍㄢˇ	to dare, venture; bold, brave	v2,p1463#09	p.472#26	p.605r4c02
易	日+4	易	yì ㄧˋ	change; easy	v2,p1494#01	p.492#03	p.633r6c01
法	水+5	佱灋𣳴	fǎ ㄈㄚˇ	Law, penal code. / Principle, system. / Standard. / Method, way of doing. / Follow, imitate. / Adhere to the rules. / The Legalist school.	v3,p1579#04	p.616#11	p.778r4c01
矧	矢+4	訠	shěn ㄕㄣˇ	much more, still more; the gums	v4,p2582#11	p.824#06	p.956r3c01
今	人+2		jīn ㄐㄧㄣ	now, today, modern era	v1,p0105#05	p.91#18	p.83r5c02
降	阜+6	降夅	jiàng xiáng xiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ	descend, fall, drop; lower, down	v6,p4126#18	p.1349#12	p.1421r2c02
戾	户+4	戻𤡵盭	lì liè ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ	perverse, recalcitrant, rebellious	v3,p2258#06	p.415#11	p.555r4c02
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
周	口+5	周𠱬𠄗	zhōu ㄓㄡ	Surround. / Cyclicly, repeatedly. / (Travel) widely. / Careful, detailed. / Firm, unshaken. / Measure word: number of times. / Friendly, approachable. / Suitable, appropriate (for). / Turning place, corner. / Most (superlative). / Assist financially. / The Zhou dynasty.	v1,p0606#03	p.181#36
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.
艰	艮+11	𡆒囏艰	jiān ㄐㄧㄢ	difficult, hard; distressing	v5,p3171#05	p.1013#29	p.1119r6c01
诞	言+7	𧩙诞	dàn ㄉㄢˋ	to bear children, give birth; birth	v6,p3965#10	p.1162#05	p.1245r4c01
邻	邑+12	隣厸邻	lín lìn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˋ	neighbor; neighborhood	v6,p3797#11	p.1278#08	p.1347r5c02
胥	肉+5	𦙃	xū xǔ ㄒㄩㄒㄩˇ	all, together, mutually	v3,p2064#10	p.980#06	p.1094r5c02
伐	人+4		fá ㄈㄚˊ	Stab, strike with a sword. / Cut down, chop down. / Hit [a drum]. / Launch an attack on. / Remove. / Achievements of battle. / Pride. / Name of a celestial body. / Raised mound between fields. / Shield.	v1,p0120#08	p.96#01	p.92r6c01
厥	厂+10	氒〈氏下可〉𨈑𨈐𣅞	jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ	personal pronoun he, she, it	v1,p0076#13	p.162#22	p.231r1c03
室	宀+6		shì ㄕˋ	room, home, house, chamber	v2,p0925#03	p.285#02	p.416r6c01
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	(3.1) 否定副词：用于动词、形容词等前面，表示否定。 Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation.	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
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.

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