Lexicon Fragment (Unknown) - Page 18

⚠The manuscript is heavily damaged and fragmented. Significant portions of text are missing along all edges. Some areas suffer from ink bleed and staining, rendering specific annotations difficult to read.

Machine Name of a tree; also refers to a small table original: 机, ji

Rocky Bank A rock in the water original: 磯, ji

Mechanism Refers to the trigger of a device original: 機, ji

Imperial Domain The territory surrounding the capital original: 畿, ji

Rare Fish Name of a fish; also written as... original: 𩵲, ji; the text is fragmented here

Hillock Name of a hill original: 𨹘, ji

Grain Type Name of a type of seedling original: 穖, ji

Small / Probability Pronunciation: ju + yi original: 幾, ji; phonetic spelling 居依切. This indicates the sound by combining the initial of 'ju' and the final of 'yi'.

Sinking / River Name of a river original: 沈, shen

Wei River Name of a river original: 洧, wei

Sturgeon Name of a fish original: 鮪, wei

Bird Net A type of trap for birds original: 𦉬, chong

Shield A rear shield original: 盾, dun

To Gaze To look at or observe original: 𧠬, shun

Sprout The beginning of grass growth original: 萌, meng

Blemish An illness or defect original: 疵, ci

Squinting Eyes that are not aligned original: 睜, zheng

Light Yellow A pale yellow color original: 緗, xiang

Ritual Vessel A square sacrificial vessel original: 簠, fu; used to hold boiled grain

Grain Vessel A round vessel for millet and grain original: 簋, gui; paired with the square fu vessel in rites

To Change Pronunciation: gu + hai; also pronounced... original: 改, gai; phonetic spelling 古亥切

How? / Triumph Pronunciation: ka + hai; also pronounced... original: 豈, qi; phonetic spelling 可亥切

To Bequeath To leave behind or give original: 貽, yi

Clothing Refers to garments original: 𧝓, yi

Blessing Good fortune; also written as... original: 釐, li

Village / League A place of residence original: 里, li

Inside The interior original: 裏, li

Carp Name of a fish original: 鯉, li

To Manage To govern or put in order original: 理, li

Official One who is sent or serves original: 吏, li

Persimmon A red fruit original: 柿, shi

Fine / Beautiful Excellent or beautiful original: 侯, hou

Kingfisher Feather The name of a feather original: 翡, fei

Slander To defame or speak ill of original: 誹, fei

Scarlet A bright red color original: 緋, fei

Fragrant Plant Name of a type of grass original: 菲, fei

Pei Surname A family name original: 裴, pei

Patterned Elegant or decorative appearance original: 斐, fei

Grain Variety Name of a type of rice original: 𥻘, lin

Rice Type Name of a type of rice original: 𥼵, fei

Door Leaf The panel of a door original: 扉, fei

To Flatter Pronunciation: ni + zhan original: 諂, chan; phonetic spelling 尼占切

Dim Lacking light original: 晻, an

To Cover To screen or hide original: 掩, yan

Suddenly Abruptly or all at once original: 奄, yan

To Pickle To soak or preserve original: 醃, yan

Strange Beast Name of a beast original: 𤢥, yan

Flicking Tongue The appearance of a tongue original: 𦧚, yan

Through To reach or penetrate original: 通, tong

Fragmented? ... original: 𧹞

Tree Name Name of a tree original: 𣗪, du

Poor Eyesight Eyes that cannot see clearly original: 𪾾, du

Mane / Locks Long hair original: 𩮜, mao

Small red circular stamp located near the center bottom of the largest fragment. Such stamps usually indicate ownership by a specific temple, government office, or private collector.