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詩
SHI
A late graph (Shuowen) . Has 118 ‘words’,
poetry
L1
and 149 (‘temple’) as phonetic with
13 strokes
associated sense ‘move, advance’ (Mizukami,
Tōdō) (Tōdō says here it means ‘move feelings
SHIJIN poet
forward through language’), or ‘thought, volition’
(Yamada). MS1995:v2:1194-5; TA1965:72-4;
SHITEKI poetic
SHIJŌ poetic sentiment
YK1976:224-5.
Mnemonic: WORDS AT THE TEMPLE ARE
POETIC
308
次
JI, SHI, tsugi, tsugu
next, follow
L3
6 strokes
SANJI tertiary
SHIDAI ni gradually
aitsuide in succession
On the basis of OBI form generally taken as
originally 496 ‘open the mouth, yawn’, with
two strokes for as phonetic with associated
309
事
JI, ZU, koto
thing, matter, act
L4
8 strokes
DAIJI importance
KŌZUKA dilettante
dekigoto event
OBI ; bronze . As Mizukami notes, the
‘old forms’ (meaning here OBI and bronze) for
this graph are the same as those for 2074
and 303; the graph shapes are somewhat
differentiated at the seal script stage. Karlgren
adds one more graph, 523, to this group.
310
持
JI, motsu
hold, have, maintain
L4
9 strokes
JIKYŪ endurance
mochinushi owner
nagamochi durability
sense ‘stop’ (Katō, Mizukami, Ogawa), or ‘arrange’
(Mizukami), ‘follow after’ (Ogawa). (Ma,
though, takes as showing fluid coming out of
the mouth.) Katō feels yawning indicates taking
turns to rest, adding to the idea of following
in order. MS1995:v1:696-7; KJ1970:181-2;
OT1968:531; MR2007:399. We suggest taking
as the ‘ice radical’ (see 401).
Mnemonic: YAWNING ON ICE! WHAT MIGHT
FOLLOW NEXT?
Generally interpreted as a hand holding up an
element taken as both semantic and phonetic,
to represent part of a tree with branches and
a sign or banner attached. The meaning of the
graph is work, with its type displayed on the
sign; Katō takes the small mouth-shaped component
above the hand as meaning ‘announce’
(the type of work). MS1995:v1:26-8, 214, 60-61;
KJ1970:449-50; YK1976:230. We suggest 35
‘ten’, hand, and box .
Mnemonic: HAND HOLDING UP TEN BOXES
IS A MEMORABLE THING
Bronze ; seal . Has 34 ‘hand’, and 149
(‘temple’) as phonetic with associated senses
such as ‘manage’ (Mizukami, Katō) or ‘use’
(Yamada). Thus ‘using the hands’, leading to a
more general ‘take in hand’ and ‘hold’ (the latter
including ‘hold out/ endure’). MS1995:v1:552-3;
KJ1970:480; YK1976:231.
Mnemonic: HOLD HANDS AT THE TEMPLE
120 The 200 Third Grade Characters