# San Tzu Ching/Appendix 1

APPENDIX I.
[The following eight lines are inserted in some editions.]
| 80A. | 惟 | 牛 | 羊 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Especially of the ox and dog |
| | Wei$^2$ | niu$^2$ | yang$^2$ | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Especially of the ox and dog |
| | Think | ox | sheep | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Especially of the ox and dog |
Wei see line 264.
Niu see line 77.
Yang see line 77.
| 80B. | 功 | 最 | 著 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | is the merit most conspicuous; |
| | Kung$^1$ | tsui$^4$ | chu$^4$ | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | is the merit most conspicuous; |
| | Merit | very | manifest | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | is the merit most conspicuous; |
Kung see line 353.
Tsui see line 202.
Chu see line 149.
| 80C. | 能 | 耕 | 田 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | one can plough the fields, |
| | Nêng$^2$ | kêng$^1$ | t'ien$^2$ | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | one can plough the fields, |
| | Can | plough | field | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | one can plough the fields, |
Nêng see line 34.
Kêng is composed of 耒 lei a plough-handle (itself composed of 木 mu wood and 丰 chieh rank weeds) as radical, with 井 ching a well as phonetic. It has been alleged that the latter is really a corruption of 田, in which case the whole character would be an ideogram.
T'ien is an obvious picture of fields laid out. ​
| 80D. | 能 | 守 | 戶 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | the other can guard the house |
| | Nêng$^2$ | shou$^3$ | hu$^4$ | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | the other can guard the house |
| | Can | guard | door | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | the other can guard the house |
Nêng see line 34.
Shou see line 333.
Hu is a picture of a leaf of the 門 mên double door in use all over China. See line 22.
| 80E. | 昧 | 天 | 良 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | It is to obscure your natural goodness of disposition, |
| | Mei$^4$ | t'ien$^1$ | liang$^2$ | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | It is to obscure your natural goodness of disposition, |
| | Dark | heaven | good | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | It is to obscure your natural goodness of disposition, |
Mei is composed of 日 jih sun as radical, with 未 wei negation as phonetic. Or the character may be regarded as an ideogram,—the negation of light.
T'ien see line 50. Here natural, as opposed to 人 jen artificial.
Liang is composed of a corruption of an obsolete word 畗 fu full, its old radical, with 亡 wang (line 159) as phonetic. It is now classed under radical 艮 kên a limit.
| 80F. | 屠 | 市 | 肆 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | To kill them and expose them for sale. |
| | T'u$^2$ | shih$^4$ | ssŭ$^4$ | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | To kill them and expose them for sale. |
| | Kill | market | shop | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | To kill them and expose them for sale. |
T'u is composed of 尸 shih corpse as radical, with 者 chê (or chu) as phonetic.
Shih is composed, under its old form, of 冂 chiung boundary, enclosure, as radical, with 及 chi to arrive (q.d. goods arriving at an enclosed space), with 之 chih (line 1) abbreviated as phonetic. It is now classed under radical 巾 chin a towel.
Ssŭ see line 254q.
| 80G. | 戒 | 勿 | 食 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Beware of eating them, |
| | Chieh$^4$ | wu$^4$ | shih$^2$ | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Beware of eating them, |
| | Beware | not | eat | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Beware of eating them, |
Chieh see line 355.
​Wu is a picture of a signal staff with three streamers; hence the idea of a warning not to do something.
Shih is composed of two obsolete characters meaning to bring together the fragrance of grain.
| 80H. | 免 | 罪 | 處 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | and so avoid being punished. |
| | Mien$^3$ | tsui$^4$ | ch'u$^3$ | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | and so avoid being punished. |
| | Avoid | guilt | punishment | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | and so avoid being punished. |
Mien is not given in the Shuo Wên, and is supposed to be a contraction of an obsolete word with the same meaning.
Tsui was originally composed of 辛 hsin acrid and 自 tzŭ self. It has been suggested that the change was brought about by taboo, as in many other characters.
Ch'u see line 10.