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Legalism -> Shang Jun Shu -> Within the Borders -> 3

能攻城围邑斩首八千已上，	If in attacking a city or besieging a town they can capture 8,000 heads or more,
则盈论；	it is accounted ample;
野战斩首二千，	if in a battle in the open field they take 2,000 heads,
则盈论。	it is accounted ample.
吏自操及校以上大将，	From the cao officers up to xiao officers,
尽赏行间之吏也。	the great general fully rewards the officers in the ranks.
故爵公士也，就为上造也。	He who was formerly gong-shi is promoted to shang-zao;
故爵上造，就为簪褭。	a shang-zao to zan-niao;
故爵簪褭，就为不更。	a zan-niao to bu-geng;
故爵不更，就为大夫。	a bu-geng to great officer, da-fu.
爵吏而为县尉，	When an officer is raised to the rank of a district commander, hsien-wei,
则赐虏，六加五千六百。	then he is presented with six prisoner-slaves, and provided with 5,000 soldiers and an income of 600 piculs of grain;
爵大夫而为国尉，就为官大夫。	da-fu are raised to the rank of guo-wei;
故爵官大夫，就为公大夫。	one who was formerly a da-fu is promoted to gong-da-fu;
故爵公大夫，就为公乘。	a gong-da-fu to gong-sheng;
故爵公乘，就为五大夫，	a gong-sheng to wu-da-fu,
则税邑三百家。	and then receives a tax-paying city of 300 families.
故爵五大夫，就为庶长；	A former wu-da-fu is promoted to shu-zhang:
故爵庶长，就为左更；	a shu-zhang to a zuo-keng;
故爵三更也，就为大良造；	one of the three kengs to a da-liang-zao.
皆有赐邑三百家，	In all these cases there is presented a town of 300 families,
有赐税三百家。	or the taxes of three hundred families.
爵五大夫有税邑六百家者，受客。	Where there is a tax-paying town of six hundred families, an office of vice-chancellor is conferred.
大将御参，皆赐爵三级。	Those who ride in the company of the great general are all promoted three degrees.
故客卿相论盈，	He who was formerly assistant chancellor, when he is accounted to have the full merit,
就正卿。	is promoted to the actual chancellorship.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
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.
攻	攴+3		gōng ㄍㄨㄥ	attack, assault; criticize	v2,p1449#06	p.468#16	p.600r1c01
城	土+6		chéng ㄔㄥˊ	castle; city, town; municipality	v1,p0438#07	p.229#32	p.320r1c02
围	囗+9	囲囗围	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	surround, encircle, corral	v1,p0722#14	p.220#01	p.306r6c03
邑	邑+0	阝	yì è ㄧˋ ㄜˋ	area, district, city, state	v6,p3753#01	p.1267#42	p.1335r4c01
斩	斤+7	斩	zhǎn ㄓㄢˇ	cut, chop, sever; behead	v3,p2024#10	p.479#18	p.614r4c01
首	首+0	𩠐𥃻	shǒu ㄕㄡˇ	head; first; leader, chief; a poem	v7,p4500#01	p.1427#32	p.1495r2c04
八	八+0	捌	bā ㄅㄚ	eight; all around, all sides	v1,p0241#03	p.126#26	p.147r4c03
千	十+1	仟	qiān ㄑㄧㄢ	thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler	v1,p0059#01	p.155#19	p.212r5c01
已	己+0		yǐ ㄧˇ	Stop, discontinue. / Complete / The past. / Recover, be cured. / Leave [a post], retire. / Value and carry out. / Adverb: shortly, before long. / Adverb: already. / Adverb: extremely. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence. / Interjection. / Same as “以(1)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Use. / Same as “以(9)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time.	v2,p0984#01	p.326#11	p.467r3c01
上	一+2	丄𠄞	shàng ㄕㄤˋ	top; superior, highest; go up, send up	v1,p0005#04	p.76#07	p.24r2c01
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
盈	皿+4		yíng ㄧㄥˊ	fill; full, overflowing; surplus	v4,p2558#12	p.793#07	p.938r5c03
论	言+8	論论	lùn lún ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ	debate; discuss; discourse	v6,p3988#03	p.1168#13	p.1249r3c02
野	里+4	埜𡐨	yě ㄧㄝˇ	open country, field; wilderness	v6,p3683#01	p.1291#05	p.1360r2c01
战	戈+12	戦战	zhàn ㄓㄢˋ	war, fighting, battle	v2,p1412#12	p.414#11	p.553r5c01
二	二+0	贰弍贰	èr ㄦˋ	two; twice	v1,p0002#01	p.86#01	p.58r6c01
吏	口+3	吏	lì ㄌㄧˋ	government official, magistrate	v1,p0018#03	p.176#02	p.255r5c01
自	自+0	𦣹鼻	zì ㄗˋ	Oneself. / Begin, beginning. / From. / Originally. / Natural, naturally. / Supposing, if. / Even, even if.	v5,p3046#01	p.1000#07	p.1108r3c01
操	手+13		cāo ㄘㄠ	Hold, holding. / Control, drive. / Carry, bring with. / Serve as, do. / Integrity, moral character. / Cao, name of a piece of zither music. / Play (on the zither).	v3,p1969#03	p.458#15	p.594r3c01
及	又+2	𢎜𨕤	jí ㄐㄧˊ	Catch up to. / Retrieve, recover. / Attain, rival. / To. / Touch. / Relate to. / Continue, succeed. / Preposition: until ... (a time). / Connective: and.	v1,p0035#01	p.165#03	p.233r4c06
校	木+6	𨬛𤲽	xiào jiǎo jiào xiáo ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ	school; military field officer	v2,p1205#08	p.522#25	p.690r4c03
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
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.
将	寸+8	𤕭𢪇将畺	jiāng ㄐㄧㄤ	Take. / Use. / Push forward. / Drive. / Help, support. / Help financially. / Advance, go forward. / Carry out, execute. / Follow. / Comply, submit. / Do, carry out. / Accompany, see off. / Transmit. / Express. / Offer (as a sacrifice). / Look after, raise. / Protect. / Strong, robust. / Long time. / Carry, lead. / Side, beside. / Will, about to. / Close to, almost. / How? / Preposition: with. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: or, otherwise. / Connective: if, supposing. / Particle used after a verb. / A kind of insect.	v4,p2375#10	p.294#16	p.434r1c03
			jiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ	Command troops. / Military commander. / Appoint as military commander.
			qiāng ㄑㄧㄤ	Please, humbly request. / [Onomatopoeia]
			zāng ㄗㄤ	Female sheep.
尽	皿+9	𥁞尽	jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ	Finished, all gone. / Finish, end. / Die. / Until. / Exert oneself to the utmost. / Exhaust. / Limit, extreme. / (Spoken) clearly and unambiguously. / Fully, completely. / Most (superlative). / Advance, move forward. / Expense.	v4,p2567#05	p.795#22	p.940r3c05
赏	贝+8	赏	shǎng ㄕㄤˇ	reward, grant, bestow; appreciate	v6,p3647#07	p.1209#19	p.1276r4c01
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.
间	门+4	闲间	jiān jiàn jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ	interval, space; place, between	v7,p4288#06	p.1333#01	p.1408r3c01
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
也	乙+2	𠃟匜	yě ㄧㄝˇ	Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.	v1,p0050#05	p.84#04	p.55r1c01
故	攴+5		gù ㄍㄨˋ	Cause. / State of affairs. / Event, incident. / Plot. / Old. / Past, original. / Death. / On purpose. / Originally. / Hence, thus.	v2,p1453#05	p.469#25	p.601r5c01
爵	爪+14	𥥼𩰧𣡫𠙘	jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ	feudal title or rank	v3,p2037#06	p.689#29
公	八+2	㒶	gōng ㄍㄨㄥ	fair, equitable; public; duke	v1,p0242#01	p.126#28	p.151r3c01
士	士+0		shì ㄕˋ	scholar, gentleman; soldier	v1,p0416#01	p.242#38	p.333r1c03
就	尢+9		jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ	just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near	v1,p0555#11	p.299#05	p.445r1c05
为	火+5	爲为	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question.	v3,p2198#11	p.669#10	p.844r4c03
			wèi ㄨㄟˋ	Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake.
造	辵+7	艁𨕡	zào cào cāo ㄗㄠˋ ㄘㄠˋ ㄘㄠ	construct, build, make, begin; prepare	v6,p3841#06	p.1258#12	p.1319r4c01
簪	竹+12	兂𥯓	zān zǎn ㄗㄢㄗㄢˇ	hairpin, clasp; wear in hair	v5,p3014#07	p.900#28	p.1021r6c01
褭	衣+10	𠌵袅	niǎo ㄋㄧㄠˇ		v5,p3105#09	p.1122#28	p.1218r6c05
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.
更	曰+3	更㪅	gèng gēng ㄍㄥˋ ㄍㄥ	more, still further, much more	v1,p0020#02	p.502#06	p.649r5c02
夫	大+1		fū ㄈㄨ	General term for adult men. / Adult labourers in particular. / Soldier. / Respectful term for a man. / Husband. / Unit of area equal to one hundred mu.	v1,p0521#01	p.248#11	p.367r2c01
			fú ㄈㄨˊ	Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Modal particle used at the start of a sentence for emphasis or to indicate an assertion. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to soften the tone. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation.
而	而+0		ér ㄦˊ	Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle.	v4,p2810#01	p.961#18	p.1080r2c03
			néng ㄋㄥˊ	Same as “能(3)” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as “能(2.1)” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent.
县	糸+10	县	xiàn xuán ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ	county, district, subdivision	v5,p3435#11	p.934#23	p.1055r5c05
尉	寸+8	㷉熨	wèi yù ㄨㄟˋ ㄩˋ	officer, military rank	v1,p0508#05	p.295#05	p.435r3c01
赐	贝+8	赐	cì ㄘˋ	Bestow, give. / A favour or gift. / Exhaust, use up.	v6,p3648#02	p.1209#15	p.1276r3c04
虏	虍+6	虜掳虏	lǔ ㄌㄨˇ	to capture, imprison, seize; a prison	v4,p2827#03	p.1074#13	p.1184r5c01
六	八+2	六陆	liù lù ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ	number six	v1,p0241#09	p.127#01	p.154r5c01
加	力+3		jiā ㄐㄧㄚ	add to, increase, augment	v1,p0366#01	p.146#13	p.193r1c01
五	二+2	伍𠄡㐅	wǔ ㄨˇ	five; surname	v1,p0011#03	p.86#11	p.64r3c01
百	白+1	佰𦣻	bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ	one hundred; numerous, many	v4,p2643#01	p.785#04	p.932r4c01
国	囗+8	圀国囗囶𢧌䆐囯国	guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ	nation, country, nation-state	v1,p0720#09	p.219#16	p.303r4c02
官	宀+5	𠕍	guān ㄍㄨㄢ	official, public servant	v2,p0921#04	p.283#15	p.413r2c01
乘	丿+9	乗𠅞𠓸𨍱	chéng ㄔㄥˊ	Drive. / Ride. / Rule, govern. / Wear, put on. / Ascend, go up. / Defend. / Adjust to, take advantage of. / Depend on, rely on. / Trample. / Bully and humiliate. / Conquer, overcome in battle. / Launch an attack on, chase. / Inherit, carry on the wishes of. / Calculate. / Multiply (arithmetic).	v1,p0040#01	p.83#09	p.47r5c01
			shèng ㄕㄥˋ	Chariot, fighting vehicle with four horses. / Chariot-riding soldiers. / Chariot horse. / Measure word, used for counting vehicles, horses, boats, etc. / Measure word. Unit of area equal to four qiu. / Four. / Pair up. / Name of a book of the state of Jin.
税	禾+7	税	shuì tuàn tuì tuō ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄛ	taxes, revenue, duty; tax	v4,p2609#10	p.853#22	p.992r2c04
三	一+2	叁弎	sān sàn ㄙㄢㄙㄢˋ	three	v1,p0004#03	p.76#05	p.11r2c01
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
庶	广+8	庻𤈲𠦜𠪌𠩽𠪛	shù ㄕㄨˋ	numerous, various; multitude	v2,p0886#15	p.347#20	p.489r5c01
长	长+0	镸𨱗𠤐𠑷𠔊𠑻𠑿𡕣长	cháng zhǎng zhàng ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄓㄤˋ	long; length; excel in; leader	v6,p4050#01	p.1328#07	p.1399r3c04
左	工+2		zuǒ ㄗㄨㄛˇ	left; east; unorthodox, improper	v1,p0411#05	p.325#08	p.464r2c01
良	艮+1	良𡰩𥭣𡆨	liáng liǎng ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ	good, virtuous, respectable	v5,p3170#02	p.1013#23	p.1119r3c01
皆	白+4		jiē ㄐㄧㄝ	all, every, everybody	v4,p2647#01	p.786#12	p.735r5c01
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.
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.
受	又+6	𠭧	shòu ㄕㄡˋ	receive, accept, get; bear, stand	v1,p0396#02	p.166#05	p.236r5c01
客	宀+6		kè ㄎㄜˋ	guest, traveller; customer	v2,p0927#13	p.284#12	p.416r4c04
御	彳+8	驭𢓷𢕜御	yù yà ㄩˋ ㄧㄚˋ	drive, ride; chariot; manage	v2,p0832#16	p.368#23	p.515r4c02
参	厶+9	參𠫰朁叅薓参	cān sān shēn dēn cēn ㄘㄢㄙㄢㄕㄣㄉㄣㄘㄣ	take part in, intervene; ginseng	v1,p0387#23	p.164#28	p.232r4c05
级	糸+4	𨸚级	jí ㄐㄧˊ	level, rank, class; grade	v5,p3366#02	p.918#05	p.1034r2c01
卿	卩+9		qīng ㄑㄧㄥ	noble, high officer	v1,p0318#03	p.160#08	p.228r2c01
相	目+4		xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ	Mutual. / In succession. / Together.	v4,p2470#13	p.800#18	p.945r1c01
			xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ	Watch. / Appearance. / Fortune-telling by appearance. / Help, assist. / Guide for the blind. / Prime minister, most senior minister. / Ceremonial officer.
正	止+1	㱏𣥔𤴓𧾸	zhèng ㄓㄥˋ	Straight, not at an angle. / Appropriate. / Normal. / Decent, upstanding. / Fix, determine. / Govern, rule. / Set punishments. / Formal, primary. / Pure, unadulterated. / Son by one's official wife. / Luckily, fortuitously. / Expresses continuation of an action or state. / Officer. / Only. / Government, state affairs. / Prove, verify.	v2,p1436#01	p.574#02	p.732r5c02
			zhēng ㄓㄥ	First month in the Chinese calander. / Centre of a target. / Attack, punitive expedition.

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