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Confucianism -> Liji -> Jian Zhuan -> 7

父母之丧，	At the mourning rites for a parent,
既虞卒哭，	after the sacrifice of repose, and when the wailing was concluded,
柱楣翦屏，	the (inclined) posts of the shed were set up on lintels, and the screen (of grass) was clipped,
苄翦不纳；	while typha rushes, with the tops cut off, but not woven together, (were laid down for a mat).
期而小祥，	At the end of a year, and when the smaller felicitous sacrifice had been offered,
居垩室，	(the son) occupied the unplastered chamber,
寝有席；	and had a mat to sleep on.
又期而大祥，	After another year, and when the greater felicitous sacrifice had been offered,
居复寝；	he returned to his old sleeping apartment.
中月而禫，	Then, when the final mourning sacrifice was offered,
禫而床。	he used a bedstead.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
父	父+0		fù fǔ ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ	father; KangXi radical 88	v3,p2039#01	p.690#01	p.864r1c01
母	毋+1		mǔ mú wǔ wú ㄇㄨˇ ㄇㄨˊ ㄨˇ ㄨˊ	mother; female elders; female	v4,p2380#03	p.588#25	p.745r1c03
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
丧	口+9	𡂤𡴧𡂧𦦦𡚏丧	sàng ㄙㄤˋ	Lose, cease to have. / Die. / Destroy, lose.	v1,p0650#03	p.200#12	p.286r5c02
			sāng ㄙㄤ	Funeral rites, mourning. / Dismayed, dispirited. / Remains, body in a coffin.
既	无+5	旣	jì xì ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ	already; de facto; since; then	v2,p1148#01	p.485#27	p.626r3c02
虞	虍+7	𠈌吴虞𩦢	yú ㄩˊ	concerned about, anxious, worried	v4,p2827#02	p.1074#24	p.1184r5c02
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.
哭	口+7		kū ㄎㄨ	weep, cry, wail	v1,p0629#02	p.190#25	p.276r1c03
柱	木+5		zhù zhǔ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄨˇ	pillar, post; support; lean on	v2,p1188#01	p.520#24	p.688r3c01
楣	木+9		méi ㄇㄟˊ	crossbeam above or under gate	v2,p1257#08	p.540#14	p.709r6c01
翦	羽+9	𦑳剪	jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ	scissors; cut, clip; annhilate	v5,p3352#07	p.958#11	p.1075r5c02
屏	尸+6	摒屛	píng bǐng bìng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ	folding screen, shield	v2,p0973#04	p.301#28
苄	草+3		xià hù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨˋ		v5,p3174#10	p.1018#18	p.1123r5c02
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.
纳	糸+4	纳	nà ㄋㄚˋ	admit, take, receive, accept	v5,p3373#08	p.916#18	p.1032r2c04
期	月+8	朞𣅆𠔸逞	qī qí jī ㄑㄧㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧ	period of time; date; time limit	v3,p2083#07	p.506#11	p.662r3c01
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.
小	小+0		xiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ	Small. / Make small. / View as small. / Thin. / Insufficient. / Short (time), fleeting. / Young. / Slightly, somewhat. / Low level. / A person of low rank. / A person of bad moral character. / Humble term for oneself.	v1,p0560#12	p.296#18	p.438r2c01
祥	示+6	祥	xiáng ㄒㄧㄤˊ	Omen, fateful sign. / Good omen, lucky sign. / Bad omen, unlucky sign. / Belief in omens. / Good fortune. / Good. / Name of a memorial ritual held for ones parents. / Detailed. / Cautious.	v4,p2398#01	p.842#16
居	尸+5	㞐㝒	jū ㄐㄩ	Sit down. / Wait. / Live, dwell. / Dwelling, residence. / Tomb. / Rank, position occupied. / Person occupying the rank of ruler. / Live peacefully. / Usually, normally. / Located in. / Defend (a post), guard (a region). / Remain behind to handle matters. / Have, possess. / Employ, implement. / Stop, rest, remain. / Store, stockpile. / Raise, rear (livestock). / Used before times expressing time elapsed: after.	v2,p0968#04	p.300#30	p.448r1c02
			jǔ ㄐㄩˇ	Movement, action.
			jù ㄐㄩˋ	Arrogant. / Straight. / Saw.
			jī ㄐㄧ	Modal particle expressing exclamation or questioning.
垩	土+8	圣垩	è ㄜˋ	white earth; to daub with white mud	v1,p0449#06	p.232#08	p.323r6c01
室	宀+6		shì ㄕˋ	room, home, house, chamber	v2,p0925#03	p.285#02	p.416r6c01
寝	宀+11	𡨦𡫒实寝	qǐn ㄑㄧㄣˇ	sleep, rest; bed chamber	v2,p0951#01	p.290#22	p.427r3c01
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.
席	巾+7	席𠩛𥔆	xí ㄒㄧˊ	seat; mat; take seat; banquet	v1,p0741#04	p.332#08	p.476r3c02
又	又+0		yòu ㄧㄡˋ	Hand. / Again, once more. / Moreover. / And, while. Expresses two situations happening at once or sequential action. / And yet. Expresses contrast. / Offer wine. / Forgive.	v1,p0390#01	p.164#43	p.233r4c03
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.
复	彳+9	覆𢕛𠣸复	fù fòu ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄡˋ	return; repeat; repeatedly	v2,p0834#02	p.369#22	p.516r2c04
中	丨+3	𠁧𠁩冢	zhōng zhòng ㄓㄨㄥㄓㄨㄥˋ	central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain	v1,p0028#10	p.79#03	p.37r4c02
月	月+0		yuè ㄩㄝˋ	moon; month; KangXi radical 74	v3,p2041#01	p.504#19	p.655r4c05
禫	示+12		tǎn dàn ㄊㄢˇ ㄉㄢˋ	sacrifice offered at the end of the three years' mourning the death of a parent	v4,p2408#09	p.846#37	p.985r1c01
床	广+4	牀	chuáng ㄔㄨㄤˊ	bed, couch; framework, chassis	v2,p0873#20	p.343#24	p.487r1c03

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