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Confucianism -> Liji -> San Nian Wen -> 2

創鉅者其日久，	The greater a wound is, the longer it remains;
痛甚者其愈遲，	and the more pain it gives, the more slowly is it healed.
三年者，	The mourning of three years,
稱情而立文，	being appointed with its various forms in harmony with the feelings (produced by the occasion of it),
所以為至痛極也。	was intended to mark the greatest degree of grief.
斬衰苴杖，	The sackcloth with jagged edges, the dark colour of the sackcloth and the staff,
居倚廬，	the shed reared against the wall,
食粥，	the gruel,
寢苫枕塊，	the sleeping on straw, and the clod of earth for a pillow
所以為至痛飾也。	- these all were intended to set forth the extremity of the grief.
三年之喪，	The mourning of the three years
二十五月而畢；	came really to an end with (the close of) the twenty-fifth month.
哀痛未盡，	The sorrow and pain were not yet ended,
思慕未忘，	and the longing loving thoughts were not yet forgotten;
然而服以是斷之者，	but in the termination of the mourning dress in this way,
豈不送死者有已，	was it not shown that there should be an end to the duties rendered to the dead,
復生有節哉？	and that the time was come for the resumption of their duties to the living?

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
創	刀+10	剙戧𠝀𠛲瘡刅刱创	chuàng chuāng ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄤ	establish, create; knife cut	v1,p0350#15	p.143#02	p.188r1c03
鉅	金+5	巨钜	jù ㄐㄩˋ	steel, iron; great	v6,p4174#18	p.1300#15	p.1374r1c01
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.
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.
日	日+0	𡆸	rì mì ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ	sun; day; daytime	v2,p1482#01	p.489#01	p.627r1c01
久	丿+2	乆	jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ	long time (ago); time passage, grow late	v1,p0033#03	p.81#19	p.47r1c02
痛	疒+7		tòng ㄊㄨㄥˋ	pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter	v4,p2677#09	p.773#28	p.921r3c08
甚	甘+4	什𠯕𥱅	shén shí shèn ㄕㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄕㄣˋ	great extent; considerably	v1,p0025#05	p.754#06	p.906r4c01
愈	心+9	癒愉瘉	yù ㄩˋ	more and more, even more	v4,p2322#15	p.394#03	p.536r6c03
遲	辵+12	遅邌迟	chí zhì xī zhí ㄔˊ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄓˊ	late, tardy; slow; delay	v6,p3885#05	p.1264#17	p.1331r6c01
三	一+2	叁弎	sān sàn ㄙㄢㄙㄢˋ	three	v1,p0004#03	p.76#05	p.11r2c01
年	干+3	秊𠫺	nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ	year; new-years; person's age	v1,p0037#06	p.340#01	p.483r6c01
稱	禾+9	偁穪秤称	chēng chèng chèn ㄔㄥㄔㄥˋ ㄔㄣˋ	call; name, brand; address; say	v4,p2619#02	p.856#24	p.994r2c02
情	心+8	𢚏啨	qíng ㄑㄧㄥˊ	feeling, sentiment, emotion	v4,p2312#13	p.389#31	p.533r4c03
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.
立	立+0	立	lì ㄌㄧˋ	Stand. / Erect, raise. / Establish, found. / Fix, set. / Determine, decide. / Become independent. / Exist. / Take office. / Become ruler, enthrone. / Stop, prevent from moving. / Immediately.	v4,p2706#01	p.870#17	p.1002r5c01
文	文+0	㒚穩	wén ㄨㄣˊ	Mixture of colours. / Decorative design. / Portray in words or pictures. / Adornment, embellishment. / External appearance. / Characters, words. / Books, works. / Confucian doctrine. / Civilian, non-military. / Drum (musical instrument). / Measure word for money.	v3,p2169#01	p.477#01	p.608r4c02
			wèn ㄨㄣˋ	Adorn, embellish. / Conceal, gloss over.
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
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
為	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.
至	至+0	𦤳𦤴𦤵𡊏	zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ	reach, arrive; extremely, very	v4,p2814#01	p.1001#11	p.1111r3c04
極	木+9	极	jí ㄐㄧˊ	extreme, utmost, furthest, final	v2,p1240#10	p.542#02	p.710r4c03
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
斬	斤+7	斩	zhǎn ㄓㄢˇ	cut, chop, sever; behead	v3,p2024#10	p.479#18	p.614r4c01
衰	衣+4	𠆂𠌺	shuāi cuī suō ㄕㄨㄞㄘㄨㄟㄙㄨㄛ	decline, falter, decrease; weaken	v5,p3076#09	p.1112#14	p.1210r2c02
苴	艸+5		jū chá zhǎ zū jiē bāo xié ㄐㄩㄔㄚˊ ㄓㄚˇ ㄗㄨㄐㄧㄝㄅㄠㄒㄧㄝˊ	sackcloth; female hemp plant	v5,p3190#05	p.1024#16	p.1132r4c01
杖	木+3		zhàng ㄓㄤˋ	cane, walking stick	v2,p1159#02	p.512#01	p.673r2c03
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.
倚	人+8		yǐ ㄧˇ	rely on, depend on; lean heavily	v1,p0173#01	p.108#05	p.113r4c01
廬	广+16	廬𡳬庐	lú ㄌㄨˊ	hut, cottage; name of a mountain	v2,p0907#19	p.352#05	p.495r4c01
食	食+0	饣𩚁飠𩚃餐	shí sì yì ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄧˋ	eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184	v7,p4440#01	p.1415#29	p.1489r2c03
粥	米+6	鬻	zhōu yù zhù ㄓㄡㄩˋ ㄓㄨˋ	rice gruel, congee	v2,p1000#04	p.908#36	p.1025r6c02
寢	宀+11	𡨦𡫒寑寝	qǐn ㄑㄧㄣˇ	sleep, rest; bed chamber	v2,p0951#01	p.290#22	p.427r3c01
苫	艸+5		shān shàn tiān chān ㄕㄢㄕㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄔㄢ	rush or straw matting	v5,p3189#06	p.1024#05	p.1131r4c02
枕	木+4	𣏝	zhěn zhèn ㄓㄣˇ ㄓㄣˋ	pillow	v2,p1175#02	p.515#16	p.681r5c04
塊	土+10	凷块	kuài ㄎㄨㄞˋ	piece, lump; dollar	v1,p0464#17	p.235#01	p.325r5c02
飾	食+5	餙饰	shì chì ㄕˋ ㄔˋ	decorate, ornament, adorn; to deceive	v7,p4447#06	p.1418#42	p.1491r2c01
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	(4.1) 助詞：相當於「的」。 Auxiliary word: of.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
喪	口+9	𡂤𡴧𡂧𦦦𡚏丧	sāng ㄙㄤ	(4) 喪禮，喪事。 Funeral rites, mourning.	v1,p0650#03	p.200#12	p.286r5c02
二	二+0	贰弍貳	èr ㄦˋ	two; twice	v1,p0002#01	p.86#01	p.58r6c01
十	十+0	拾拾	shí ㄕˊ	ten, tenth; complete; perfect	v1,p0058#09	p.155#17	p.207r5c02
五	二+2	伍𠄡㐅	wǔ ㄨˇ	five; surname	v1,p0011#03	p.86#11	p.64r3c01
月	月+0		yuè ㄩㄝˋ	moon; month; KangXi radical 74	v3,p2041#01	p.504#19	p.655r4c05
畢	田+6	毕	bì ㄅㄧˋ	end, finish, conclude; completed	v4,p2535#09	p.761#21	p.913r5c01
哀	口+6		āi ㄞ	sad, mournful, pitiful; pity	v1,p0620#10	p.188#11	p.270r4c01
未	木+1		wèi ㄨㄟˋ	not yet; 8th terrestrial branch	v2,p1150#01	p.509#05	p.665r4c01
盡	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
思	心+5	恖𠂺𡴓𢍄	sī sì sāi ㄙㄙˋ ㄙㄞ	think, consider, ponder; final particle	v4,p2280#04	p.381#04	p.526r1c02
慕	心+11	𢟽	mù ㄇㄨˋ	long for, desire; admire	v4,p2340#03	p.398#32	p.541r4c08
忘	心+3		wàng wáng ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄤˊ	forget; neglect; miss, omit	v4,p2270#09	p.376#24
然	火+8	燃𤓉	rán ㄖㄢˊ	Burn. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, like that. / Expresses affirmation: true, indeed so. / Believe correct, affirm. / Adverb: actually, thus. / Connective: but, however, yet. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express comparison. Like, as if. / Particle used after an adjective or adverb to express state. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express affirmative mode.	v3,p2213#05	p.675#12	p.852r5c01
服	月+4	𣍞𦨈	fú fù bì ㄈㄨˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ	clothes; wear, dress	v3,p2053#07	p.505#02
是	日+5	昰𣆞	shì ㄕˋ	Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.	v2,p1497#05	p.493#26	p.639r1c01
斷	斤+14	𣂢𠜷𠝅㫁断	duàn ㄉㄨㄢˋ	sever, cut off; interrupt	v3,p2028#13	p.480#35	p.618r6c06
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
豈	豆+3	岂	qǐ kǎi ㄑㄧˇ ㄎㄞˇ	how? what?	v6,p3565#04	p.1191#20	p.1261r1c01
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.
送	辵+6	𨕪𨕩	sòng ㄙㄨㄥˋ	see off, send off; dispatch, give	v6,p3832#06	p.1256#21	p.1314r6c02
死	歹+2	𠑾𣥴	sǐ ㄙˇ	die; dead; death	v2,p1380#06	p.578#22	p.740r6c06
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.
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
復	彳+9	覆𢕛𠣸复	fù fòu ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄡˋ	return; repeat; repeatedly	v2,p0834#02	p.369#22	p.516r2c04
生	生+0	𤯓	shēng ㄕㄥ	life, living, lifetime; birth	v4,p2575#01	p.754#26	p.906r5c03
節	竹+7	罇卩节	jié jiē ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄝ	knot, node, joint; section	v5,p2976#04	p.891#24	p.1018r1c03
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

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