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Vocabulary

禮 lǐ (N) ritual, ceremony, etiquette

記 jì (N) a written record; (V) to record in writing

禮記 Lǐjì: (N) one of the Confucian “classics,” compiled early in
the Hàn Dynasty

檀 tán (N) sandalwood

弓 gong (N) an archer’s bow

檀弓 Tán Gong: (N) a man whose name begins a chapter of the
Lǐjì, thus providing the chapter its title

節 jíe (N) a section (orig., of bamboo) or passage, rhythm, season, code;
(V) to regulate; (Adv) according to rule or division

選 xǔan (V) to select

節選 jíexǔan (Adv-V) excerpted

晉 Jìn (N) a major state of the Spring and Autumn period (722-453 B.C.)

獻 xìan (V) to present

晉獻公 Jìn Xìan Gong: Duke Xìan of Jìn

世子 shìzǐ (N) an heir to the throne, prince

申 shen (V) to extend

申生 Shensheng: name of the heir-apparent of Jìn

將 jiang (Adv) to be about to

公子 gongzǐ “duke’s son” (used as a title)

重 chóng (Adj) doubled; (Adv) once again [to V] (Cognate with
zhòng: (SV) heavy)

耳 ĕr (N) an ear