Chinese Text Project Dictionary

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Confucianism -> Liji -> Tou Hu -> 2

已拜，	(The host) having bowed,
受矢，	and received the arrows (for himself),
进即两楹间，	advances to the space between the two pillars.
退反位，	He then retires, and returns to his station,
揖宾就筵。	motioning also to the guest to go to his mat (for pitching from).
司射进度壶，	The superintendent of the archery comes forward, and measures the distance of the pot (from the mats),
间以二矢半，	which should be a space of the length of two and a half arrows.
反位，	He then returns to his station,
设中，	sets forth the stand for the tallies,
东面，	and with his face to the east,
执八算兴。	takes eight counters and stands up.
请宾曰：	He asks the guest to pitch, saying,
“顺投为入。	'When the arrow goes straight in, it is reckoned an entry.
比投不释，	If you throw a second (without waiting for your opponent to pitch), it is not reckoned.'
胜饮不胜者，	The victor gives the vanquished a cup to drink;
正爵既行，	and when the cups of decision have been dispatched,
请为胜者立马，	the superintendent begs to set up what he calls 'a horse' for the victor.
一马从二马，三马既立，	If he set up one horse, then a second, and finally a third,
请庆多马。”	he begs to congratulate the thrower on the number of his horses.
请主人亦如之。	He asks the host to pitch in the same way, and with the same words.
命弦者曰：	He orders the cithern-players
“请奏《狸首》，	to strike up 'The Fox's Head,'
间若一。”	with the same interval between (each repetition of the tune),
大师曰：	and the director of the music answers,
“诺。”	'Yes.'

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
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
拜	手+5	拝𣬊𣬓𢰛𢴽𡴬	bài ㄅㄞˋ	do obeisance, bow, kowtow	v3,p1846#07	p.427#02	p.571r4c01
受	又+6	𠭧	shòu ㄕㄡˋ	receive, accept, get; bear, stand	v1,p0396#02	p.166#05	p.236r5c01
矢	矢+0	笶𠂕𠓡	shǐ ㄕˇ	arrow, dart; vow, swear	v4,p2580#01	p.823#34	p.955r4c04
进	辵+8	𨙟𨗃进	jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ	advance, make progress, enter	v6,p3851#05	p.1259#30	p.1322r2c03
即	卩+5	卽	jí ㄐㄧˊ	promptly, quickly, immediately	v1,p0314#02	p.159#18	p.226r6c02
两	入+6	両㒳两	liǎng liàng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ	two, both, pair, couple; ounce	v1,p0024#02	p.126#13	p.145r6c02
楹	木+9		yíng ㄧㄥˊ	column, pillar; numerary adjunct	v2,p1258#02	p.542#09	p.711r2c01
间	门+4	闲间	jiān jiàn jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ	interval, space; place, between	v7,p4288#06	p.1333#01	p.1408r3c01
退	辵+6	𨓆𨑧𢓴𢓇𨔫	tuì ㄊㄨㄟˋ	step back, retreat, withdraw	v6,p3834#04	p.1256#14	p.1314r4c01
反	又+2	𠬡	fǎn ㄈㄢˇ	Turn over. / Opposite, other way around. / Violate, go against. / Rebel, mutiny. / Return, go back to. / Go and return. / Return, give back. / Repeat, do again. / Reason by analogy. / Reflect, consider. / Revenge. / Fanqie, an ancient way of specifying character readings. / Adverb: rather, on the contrary.	v1,p0391#03	p.165#19	p.234r1c02
			fān ㄈㄢ	Open. / Correct a mistaken judgement. / Pour out.
			fàn ㄈㄢˋ	Same as “贩(2)” fàn ㄈㄢˋ: To trade goods.
			bǎn ㄅㄢˇ	See "反反".
			pàn ㄆㄢˋ	See "反衍".
位	人+5		wèi ㄨㄟˋ	throne; position, post; rank, status; seat	v1,p0138#03	p.98#07	p.96r1c04
揖	手+9		yī jí ㄧㄐㄧˊ	salute, bow; defer to, yield	v3,p1916#01	p.442#04	p.584r5c02
宾	贝+7	𧶉𡫅𥦎𡧍賔宾	bīn bìn ㄅㄧㄣㄅㄧㄣˋ	guest, visitor; surname; submit	v6,p3643#08	p.1208#37	p.1275r5c05
就	尢+9		jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ	just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near	v1,p0555#11	p.299#05	p.445r1c05
筵	竹+7		yán ㄧㄢˊ	bamboo mat; feast, banquet	v5,p2967#03	p.886#06	p.1014r5c05
司	口+2	𤔲	sī ㄙ	take charge of, control, manage; officer	v1,p0572#08	p.174#03	p.246r4c03
射	寸+7		shè yì yè ㄕㄜˋ ㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ	shoot, eject, issue forth, emit	v1,p0506#10	p.294#13	p.433r3c01
度	广+6	廓𡧪㡯	dù ㄉㄨˋ	Standard or tool for measuring length. / Standardized unit of length. / Standard, limitation. / System, method. / Nature, capacity. / Openness, broadmindedness. / Cross over, pass through. / Measure word for times or occurrences.	v2,p0880#06	p.345#26	p.488r1c08
			duó ㄉㄨㄛˊ	To measure. / To guess, estimate.
壶	士+9	壷𠁕壶	hú ㄏㄨˊ	jar, pot, jug, vase; surname	v1,p0468#01	p.243#15	p.334r1c01
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
二	二+0	贰弍贰	èr ㄦˋ	two; twice	v1,p0002#01	p.86#01	p.58r6c01
半	十+3		bàn ㄅㄢˋ	half	v1,p0046#01	p.156#07	p.214r5c02
设	言+4	设	shè ㄕㄜˋ	build; establish; display; particle of hypothesis, supposing	v6,p3950#05	p.1151#09	p.1239r2c04
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
东	木+4	东	dōng ㄉㄨㄥ	east, eastern, eastward	v2,p1165#04	p.513#12	p.675r6c02
面	面+0	面	miàn ㄇㄧㄢˋ	face; surface; plane; side, dimension	v7,p4398#01	p.1383#07	p.1465r2c01
执	土+8	执𠌷	zhí ㄓˊ	hold in hand; keep; carry out	v1,p0457#05	p.231#09	p.321r1c02
八	八+0	捌	bā ㄅㄚ	eight; all around, all sides	v1,p0241#03	p.126#26	p.147r4c03
算	竹+8	祘算	suàn ㄙㄨㄢˋ	count, calculate, figure; plan	v5,p2981#08	p.888#03	p.1015r5c02
兴	臼+9	㒷兴	xīng ㄒㄧㄥ	Get up, arise. / Rise up, appear. / Create. / Establish, set up. / Advocate. / Move, start moving, raise (an army). / Do. / Select, pick out. / Collect. / Flourish, prosper.	v1,p0253#09	p.1005#05	p.1113r4c01
			xìng ㄒㄧㄥˋ	Like, appreciate. / Metaphor. / One of the six literary styles in the Book of Poetry.
请	言+8	请	qǐng ㄑㄧㄥˇ	(4) 告，告诉。 Tell, say to.	v6,p3981#03	p.1167#18	p.1248r6c02
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	(1) 说。 Say, speak.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
顺	页+3	㥧巡𠈼顺	shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ	obey, submit to, go along with	v7,p4357#05	p.1399#17	p.1475r3c01
投	手+4	𢫹	tóu ㄊㄡˊ	throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump	v3,p1842#03	p.421#13	p.563r3c01
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.
入	入+0		rù ㄖㄨˋ	Enter, go into. / Put in, bring in. / Pay, offer. / Income, gains. / Inside, within.	v1,p0102#01	p.125#32	p.141r1c03
比	比+0	夶𣬅	bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Compare. / Approve, confirm. / Compare to, see as being the same as. / Similar. / Analogy. / Type, kind, class. / In comparison to. / Example. / One of the six types of classical poetry. / Be close to, be in the company of. / Get near to, approach. / In line, side by side. / The same. / Balance, harmonize. / Collude, conspire. / Favour, partiality. / Fit, suit. / Harmonious. / Assist, subsidize. / Crowded, concentrated. / Connected, in succession. / All, every, everywhere. / Recently. / Until. / For, on behalf of.	v2,p1415#08	p.590#09	p.746r1c02
			pǐ ㄆㄧˇ	Govern.
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.
释	采+13	释	shì yì ㄕˋ ㄧˋ	interprete, elucidate; release	v6,p3900#06	p.1290#17	p.1357r1c02
胜	力+10	𠢧𠅫𢾶胜	shèng shēng ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄥ	victory; excel, be better than	v3,p2090#13	p.148#31	p.197r6c02
饮	食+4	飮饮	yǐn yìn ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄣˋ	drink; swallow; kind of drink	v7,p4445#07	p.1417#33
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.
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.
爵	爪+14	𥥼𩰧𣡫𠙘	jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ	feudal title or rank	v3,p2037#06	p.689#29
既	无+5	旣	jì xì ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ	already; de facto; since; then	v2,p1148#01	p.485#27	p.626r3c02
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.
请	言+8	请	qǐng ㄑㄧㄥˇ	Request, ask for. / Respectful term used to make a request. / Visit (a superior). / Ask, inquire. / Ask after (someone). / Tell, say to. / Invite. / Employ, hire.	v6,p3981#03	p.1167#18	p.1248r6c02
			qìng ㄑㄧㄥˋ	Autumn audience.
			qíng ㄑㄧㄥˊ	Reality, actual state of affairs. / In reality, actually.
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
马	马+0	𢒠𩡬𢒗马	mǎ ㄇㄚˇ	horse; surname; KangXi radical 187	v7,p4539#01	p.1433#01	p.1499r1c01
一	一+0	弌壹	yī ㄧ	one; a, an; alone	v1,p0001#01	p.75#01	p.1r1c01
从	彳+8	従从	cóng ㄘㄨㄥˊ	Follow, accompany. / Cause to follow, make go along with. / Pursue, chase after. / Die with, bury along with the dead. / Listen to, do as required. / Eloquent. / Obedient, submissive. / Route to peaceful society, correct order. / Perform, participate in. / Blood relation through the male line. / Secondary, sub- (of official titles). / Preposition: from. / Preposition: towards. / Preposition: because of, due to. / Addition, also.	v2,p0829#12	p.368#18	p.514r5c01
			zòng ㄗㄨㄥˋ	North-south. / Alliance of states opposed to the Qin alliance. / Straight, upright. / Indulge, allow to. / Connective: even if.
			zōng ㄗㄨㄥ	Trace, vestige.
			sǒng ㄙㄨㄥˇ	See 从容。
三	一+2	叁弎	sān sàn ㄙㄢㄙㄢˋ	three	v1,p0004#03	p.76#05	p.11r2c01
庆	心+11	𢞢𢙎庆	qìng ㄑㄧㄥˋ	congratulate, celebrate	v2,p0903#09	p.400#13	p.543r2c02
多	夕+3	夛𡖇𡖈	duō ㄉㄨㄛ	much, many; more than, over	v2,p0862#02	p.246#11	p.339r4c01
主	丶+4	丶宔	zhǔ ㄓㄨˇ	master, chief owner; host; lord	v1,p0044#03	p.80#20	p.45r2c01
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
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
如	女+3		rú ㄖㄨˊ	Go to. / According to, in accordance with. / Like, similar to. / As good as, comparable to. / Should. / Or, alternatively. / If, should it be the case. / As for, as regards. / Adjectival suffix.	v2,p1025#09	p.255#21	p.378r5c02
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
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
弦	弓+5	弦	xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ	string; hypotenuse, crescent	v2,p0993#07	p.357#31	p.501r2c03
奏	大+6	𡙹𡲯𡴨𢽥	zòu ㄗㄡˋ	memorialize emperor; report	v1,p0537#01	p.251#15	p.372r6c02
狸	豸+7	狸	lí mái ㄌㄧˊ ㄇㄞˊ	a fox-like animal	v6,p3912#12	p.1201#25	p.1266r6c01
首	首+0	𩠐𥃻	shǒu ㄕㄡˇ	head; first; leader, chief; a poem	v7,p4500#01	p.1427#32	p.1495r2c04
若	草+5	若𦱡𦱶𧁇	ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ	Iris. / Same as “北海若” běi hǎi ruò ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ: Ruo, a god of the Northern Sea. / Go by, accord with. / Choose. / Like, similar to. / Identical, the same. / As good as, comparable to. / To, arrive at. / You, your. / This way, like this. / Regarding, as regards. / If, should it be the case. / Or, alternatively. / But, yet. / Adjectival suffix.	v5,p3187#07	p.1023#12	p.1130r1c03
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.
师	巾+7	𠵀𠦵𢂖𩇱师	shī ㄕ	Unit of 2500 soldiers. / Troops in general. / The masses. / Teacher. / Take ... as one's teacher. / Model, example. / Follow, mimic, learn from. / Specialist, expert. / Official, chief. / Lion.	v1,p0740#02	p.331#35	p.475r3c05
诺	言+9	喏诺	nuò ㄋㄨㄛˋ	promise; assent, approve	v6,p3984#01	p.1173#02	p.1251r3c03

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