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Confucianism -> Liji -> Wang Zhi -> 38.3

命鄉，	Orders were given that, throughout the districts,
論秀士，	the youths who were decided on as of promising ability
升之司徒，	should have their names passed up to the minister of Instruction,
曰選士。	when they were called 'select scholars.'
司徒論選士之秀者而升之學，	He then decided which of them gave still greater promise, and promoted them to the (great) college,
曰俊士。	where they were called 'eminent scholars.'
升於司徒者，	Those who were brought to the notice of the minister
不征於鄉；	were exempted from services in the districts;
升於學者，	and those who were promoted to the (great) school,
不征於司徒，	from all services under his own department,
曰造士。	and (by and by) were called 'complete scholars.'

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
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
鄉	邑+9	郷鄕乡	xiāng xiǎng xiàng ㄒㄧㄤㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ	country; rural; village	v6,p3786#04	p.1275#02
論	言+8	論论	lùn lún ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ	debate; discuss; discourse	v6,p3988#03	p.1168#13	p.1249r3c02
秀	禾+2		xiù ㄒㄧㄡˋ	ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful	v4,p2589#04	p.849#03	p.987r2c01
士	士+0		shì ㄕˋ	scholar, gentleman; soldier	v1,p0416#01	p.242#38	p.333r1c03
升	十+2	昇	shēng ㄕㄥ	Unit of volume equivalent to one tenth of one dou. / Unit of measurement of alcohol. / Unit of fabric equivalent to 80 lu. / Ascend, go up. / Mature, ripe. / Offer as tribute.	v1,p0033#05	p.156#03	p.214r1c03
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
司	口+2	𤔲	sī ㄙ	take charge of, control, manage; officer	v1,p0572#08	p.174#03	p.246r4c03
徒	彳+7	𨑒𠫠	tú ㄊㄨˊ	disciple, follower; go on foot	v2,p0823#03	p.367#22	p.513r4c01
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
選	辵+12	选	xuǎn ㄒㄩㄢˇ	Select, choose. / Selection of writings. / Send, dispatch.	v6,p3886#01	p.1265#13	p.1332r1c01
			xùn ㄒㄩㄣˋ	Weak, cowardly.
			xuàn ㄒㄩㄢˋ	Appoint on ability. / The person chosen. / Neat, regular.
			suàn ㄙㄨㄢˋ	Calculate, weigh up. / Ten thousand.
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.
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.
學	子+13	𢻯斈学	xué ㄒㄩㄝˊ	Study, learn. / Doctrine, teaching. / School of thought. / School, place of learning. / Account, state.	v2,p1019#11	p.280#28	p.403r3c05
			xiào ㄒㄧㄠˋ	Instruct, teach.
俊	人+7	儁	jùn ㄐㄩㄣˋ	talented, capable; handsome	v1,p0168#04	p.104#15	p.106r5c03
於	方+4	烏𣱏𤕘于亏扵	yú ㄩˊ	Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning.	v3,p2175#02	p.481#11	p.622r2c03
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.
征	彳+5	徰徵	zhēng ㄓㄥ	invade, attack, conquer	v2,p0815#02	p.365#37	p.510r2c01
造	辵+7	艁𨕡	zào cào cāo ㄗㄠˋ ㄘㄠˋ ㄘㄠ	construct, build, make, begin; prepare	v6,p3841#06	p.1258#12	p.1319r4c01

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