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| 是月也， | In this month |
| 命漁師始漁， | orders are given to the master of the Fishermen to commence the fishers' work. |
| 天子親往， | The son of Heaven goes in person (to look on). |
| 乃嘗魚， | He partakes of the fish caught, |
| 先薦寢廟。 | first presenting some in the apartment at the back of the ancestral temple. |
| 冰方盛，水澤腹堅。 | The ice is now abundant: thick and strong to the bottom of the waters and meres. |
| 命取冰，冰以入。令告民，出五種。命農計耦耕事，修耒耜，具田器。命樂師大合吹而罷。 | Orders are given to collect it, which is done, and it is carried into (the ice-houses). Orders are given to make announcement to the people to bring forth their seed of the five grains. The husbandmen are ordered to reckon up the pairs which they can furnish for the ploughing; to repair the handles and shares of their ploughs; and to provide all the other instruments for the fields. Orders are given to the chief director of Music to institute a grand concert of wind instruments; and with this (the music of the year) is, closed. |
| 乃命四監收秩薪柴，以共郊廟及百祀之薪燎。 | Orders are given to the four Inspectors to collect and arrange the faggots to supply the wood and torches for the suburban sacrifices, those in the ancestral temple, and all others. |
| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 月 | 月+0 | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | moon; month; KangXi radical 74 | v3,p2041#01 | p.504#19 | p.655r4c05 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 漁 | 水+11 | 䱷 渔 | yú ㄩˊ | to fish; seize; pursue; surname | v3,p1726#10 | p.644#21 | p.824r4c01 |
| 師 | 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 |
| 始 | 女+5 | 𠃭 乨 兘 𠙉 | shǐ ㄕˇ | begin, start; then, only then | v2,p1041#12 | p.258#16 | p.381r1c02 |
| 天子 | 大+1 子+0 | 𠀡 𠀘 𦴞 兲 靝 𠕹 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | tiān zǐ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗˇ | 對最高統治者的尊稱。 Son of Heaven, title of the supreme ruler. | v1,p0522#01 v2,p1006#06 | p.248#04 p.277#01 | p.358r4c01 p.395r1c01 |
| 親 | 見+9 | 𢈥 寴 𡩁 亲 | qīn ㄑㄧㄣ | Parents. / Relatives. / Love, favour. / Close, intimate. / Contact, touch. / Personally. / Do oneself. | v6,p3671#12 | p.1136#12 | p.1230r5c04 |
| 往 | 彳+5 | 徃 𢔎 𨓹 | wǎng wàng ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˋ | go, depart; past, formerly | v2,p0817#06 | p.365#32 | p.509r6c03 |
| 乃 | 丿+1 | 廼 𢏩 𢎧 迺 𠄎 𠧤 | nǎi ㄋㄞˇ | Second person pronoun: you. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, thus. / Adverb: expresses affirmation. / Adverb: expresses limiting of scope: only, just. / Adverb: and then. / Adverb: just. / Adverb: expresses two contradictory or contrasting states of affairs. / Adverb: expresses beginning, origin. / Connective: hence / Adverb: regarding, as for. / Connective: if. / Particle, no meaning. | v1,p0031#05 | p.81#12 | p.46r6c01 |
| 嘗 | 口+11 | 甞 𨡔 𠹉 尝 | cháng ㄔㄤˊ | taste; experience, experiment | v2,p1529#09 | p.206#09 | p.289r3c03 |
| 魚 | 魚+0 | 𤉯 鱼 | yú ㄩˊ | fish; surname; KangXi radical 195 | v7,p4674#01 | p.1465#01 | p.1524r2c06 |
| 先 | 儿+4 | xiān ㄒㄧㄢ | first, former, previous | v1,p0267#02 | p.124#05 | p.134r3c02 | |
| 薦 | 艸+13 | 𧲛 荐 | jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ | offer, present; recommend | v5,p3305#11 | p.1062#02 | p.1169r3c01 |
| 寢 | 宀+11 | 𡨦 𡫒 寑 寝 | qǐn ㄑㄧㄣˇ | sleep, rest; bed chamber | v2,p0951#01 | p.290#22 | p.427r3c01 |
| 廟 | 广+12 | 庙 庿 | miào ㄇㄧㄠˋ | temple, shrine; imperial court | v2,p0901#02 | p.350#28 | p.492r6c02 |
| 冰 | 冫+4 | 氷 冫 𣲝 | bīng níng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ | ice; ice-cold | v1,p0295#09 | p.131#24 | p.167r4c01 |
| 方 | 方+0 | 𤙗 | fāng ㄈㄤ | Two boats in line. / Two boats travelling together. / Together, in a row. / Same, equivalent. / Comparison, metaphor. / Square. / Upright, honest. / Land, earth. / Vicinity, area around. / Place, area. / One side, one area. / Wooden board used for writing in ancient times. / (Medical) prescription. / Direction. / Convention. / Standard, rule. / The proper way. / Method, way. / Specialized techniques. / Occupy. / Disobey. / Preposition: just then. / Adverb: while. / Adverb: about to. / Adverb: just. / Criticism. | v3,p2172#01 | p.481#03 | p.619r4c01 |
| páng ㄆㄤˊ | Wide, universal. | ||||||
| 盛 | 皿+6 | shèng chéng ㄕㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ | abundant, flourishing; contain; fill | v4,p2562#04 | p.794#20 | p.939r5c05 | |
| 水 | 水+0 | 氵 | shuǐ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | water, liquid, lotion, juice | v3,p1545#01 | p.603#01 | p.757r1c01 |
| 澤 | 水+13 | 沢 㚖 泽 | zé duó shì yì ㄗㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄧˋ | marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance; damp, moist; fertile | v3,p1757#01 | p.652#44 | p.834r1c02 |
| 腹 | 肉+9 | fù ㄈㄨˋ | stomach, belly, abdomen; inside | v3,p2097#01 | p.990#02 | p.1101r4c01 | |
| 堅 | 土+8 | 坚 | jiān ㄐㄧㄢ | hard, strong, firm; resolute | v1,p0451#04 | p.232#03 | p.323r3c01 |
| 取 | 又+6 | qǔ ㄑㄩˇ | Cut off (the ears). / Catch, capture. / Take, exact. / Gain, take possession of. / Incur. / Achieve an easy victory. / Defeat in battle, conquer. / Extract from, come out of. / Take, choose, pick out. / Select, appoint. / Take a wife. / Adverb: expresses range, scope: merely. | v1,p0395#01 | p.166#04 | p.236r3c01 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 令 | 人+3 | 令 | lìng ㄌㄧㄥˋ | Order, decree / Drinking game. / Give an order, issue a command. / Cause, make. / Seasons. / Official title: top administrative official in a district. / Official title: central or local official in charge of a particular function. / Good, good looking. / Respectful term for another's family. / A short form of writing. / Words said out of politeness or diplomacy. | v1,p0111#10 | p.93#12 | p.87r2c01 |
| líng ㄌㄧㄥˊ | If. / Wagtail. | ||||||
| lián ㄌㄧㄢˊ | Same as 「令居」 lián jū ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ: [Name of a place] | ||||||
| 告 | 口+4 | 吿 | gào ㄍㄠˋ | tell, announce, inform; accuse | v1,p0589#12 | p.181#19 | |
| 民 | 氏+1 | 𠘽 | mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ | people, subjects, citizens | v3,p2131#01 | p.598#01 | p.750r3c01 |
| 出 | 凵+3 | 岀 | chū ㄔㄨ | Go out, exit. / Outside, without. / Take up a post. / Exile, banish. / Abandon (one's wife). / Free, release. / Give out, hand over. / Give, offer. / Send out, distribute. / Exceed. / Appear, emerge. / Create, make. / Produce, cause to grow. / Bear, give birth. / Origin, place of birth. / Part of an object which extends outwards. / Measure word: times, occurrences. / Measure word: section. | v1,p0307#08 | p.135#11 | p.172r1c01 |
| 五 | 二+2 | 伍 𠄡 㐅 | wǔ ㄨˇ | five; surname | v1,p0011#03 | p.86#11 | p.64r3c01 |
| 種 | 禾+9 | 𥢖 𥡰 种 | zhǒng zhòng chóng ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ | seed; race; offspring; to plant | v4,p2617#17 | p.856#16 | p.993r6c07 |
| 農 | 辰+6 | 莀 䢉 𦦥 辳 𨑇 𣊤 𨑋 𨑆 𦦤 农 | nóng ㄋㄨㄥˊ | agriculture, farming; farmer | v6,p3607#03 | p.1252#24 | p.1311r1c02 |
| 計 | 言+2 | 计 | jì ㄐㄧˋ | plan, plot; strategem; scheme | v6,p3937#04 | p.1147#01 | p.1237r2c01 |
| 耦 | 耒+9 | ǒu ㄡˇ | plow side by side; team of two | v4,p2774#08 | p.964#06 | p.1081r2c01 | |
| 耕 | 耒+4 | 畊 簡 | gēng ㄍㄥ | plow, cultivate | v4,p2770#10 | p.962#23 | p.1080r5c02 |
| 事 | 亅+7 | 亊 叓 𠭏 | shì ㄕˋ | Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve. | v1,p0023#03 | p.85#24 | p.58r3c02 |
| 修 | 人+8 | xiū ㄒㄧㄡ | study; repair; cultivate | v1,p0159#02 | p.106#05 | p.110r3c01 | |
| 耒 | 耒+0 | 來 | lěi ㄌㄟˇ | handle of plow; plow; rad. 127 | v4,p2770#01 | p.962#16 | p.1080r4c02 |
| 耜 | 耒+5 | sì ㄙˋ | spade-shaped tool; plow | v4,p2772#01 | p.963#07 | p.1081r1c01 | |
| 具 | 八+6 | jù ㄐㄩˋ | tool, implement; draw up, write | v1,p0246#04 | p.128#01 | p.162r5c02 | |
| 田 | 田+0 | tián ㄊㄧㄢˊ | field, arable land, cultivated | v4,p2524#01 | p.756#11 | p.909r3c02 | |
| 器 | 口+13 | 噐 𡄛 | qì ㄑㄧˋ | receptacle, vessel; instrument | v1,p0690#07 | p.210#02 | p.291r3c03 |
| 樂 | 木+11 | 樂 乐 | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | Music. / Perform, play music. / Musical instrument. / The (now lost) classic of music. / Musician. / Yue, a surname. | v2,p1280#16 | p.548#20 | p.715r4c03 |
| lè ㄌㄜˋ | Happiness. / Make happy. / Fondness for, liking of. / Happy to, willing to. / Tranquil, contented. / Music and debauchery. / Le, a surname. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 合 | 口+3 | 閤 | hé gě ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄜˇ | combine, unite, join; gather | v1,p0581#01 | p.174#24 | p.249r1c02 |
| 吹 | 口+4 | 龡 | chuī chuì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄔㄨㄟˋ | blow; puff; brag, boast | v1,p0593#03 | p.179#13 | p.262r5c01 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 罷 | 网+10 | 罢 | bà ba bǎi pí pì bǐ ㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄚ· ㄅㄞˇ ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄧˋ ㄅㄧˇ | cease, finish, stop; give up | v4,p2924#12 | p.949#08 | p.1065r6c05 |
| 四 | 囗+2 | 𦉭 肆 | sì ㄙˋ | four | v1,p0710#16 | p.216#22 | p.294r6c01 |
| 監 | 皿+9 | 𧨭 𧩾 譼 监 | jiān jiàn kàn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄢˋ | supervise, control, direct | v4,p2566#03 | p.796#02 | p.940r5c01 |
| 收 | 攴+2 | 収 㧃 | shōu ㄕㄡ | gather together, collect; harvest | v2,p1448#02 | p.468#06 | p.599r2c06 |
| 秩 | 禾+5 | 豑 | zhì ㄓˋ | order; orderly; salary; decade | v4,p2600#03 | p.851#34 | p.990r4c02 |
| 薪 | 艸+13 | xīn ㄒㄧㄣ | fuel, firewood; salary | v5,p3306#03 | p.1062#09 | p.1169r6c05 | |
| 柴 | 木+5 | 茈 𡍥 | chái zhài zì ㄔㄞˊ ㄓㄞˋ ㄗˋ | firewood, faggots, fuel | v2,p1197#11 | p.521#06 | p.689r3c02 |
| 共 | 八+4 | 𦱹 | gòng ㄍㄨㄥˋ | Occupy or accept together. / Together. / Total, in all. / Preposition: together with. | v1,p0243#02 | p.127#05 | p.160r5c02 |
| gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | Provide. / Respectful. | ||||||
| gǒng ㄍㄨㄥˇ | Cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting。 / Rotate, turn around. | ||||||
| 郊 | 邑+6 | jiāo ㄐㄧㄠ | suburbs; waste land, open spaces | v6,p3769#06 | p.1271#11 | p.1338r3c02 | |
| 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 |
| 百 | 白+1 | 佰 𦣻 | bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ | one hundred; numerous, many | v4,p2643#01 | p.785#04 | p.932r4c01 |
| 祀 | 示+3 | 𥛴 | sì ㄙˋ | to sacrifice, worship | v4,p2387#01 | p.840#01 | p.976r5c02 |
| 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 |
| 燎 | 火+12 | 燎 | liǎo liáo liào ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ | to burn, set afire; to illuminate; a signal lamp | v3,p2233#03 | p.683#02 | p.858r4c01 |
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