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赡 shàn Meaning: 1. To provide supplies or support to someone. - 供给人财物: 赡养 (specifically refers to children providing for their parents materially and in their daily lives). 2. Wealthy; sufficient or adequate. - 富足，足够: 宏赡 (ample, broad); 力不赡 (beyond one's means). Derived meanings: 1. Same as the original meaning (support; provide for). - Example: In the "Book of Jin" (晋书·羊祜传), it states that supplies were provided to the nine clans and rewards were granted to soldiers. - Related terms: 赡家 (support a family), 赡育 (nurture), 赡身 (fend for oneself), 赡私 (support personal expenses), 赡用 (provide expenses), 赡老 (support the elderly). 2. To relieve; to assist. - Example: In the Qing dynasty work by Huang Junzai, it mentions helping the impoverished. - Related terms: 赡族义田 (using rental income to support one’s family and clan), 赡账 (financial assistance), 赡恤 (relief and aid), 赡助 (support and assistance), 赡遗 (relief, gifts), 赡济 (supply; relief). 3. To be filled; to prevail. - Example: In the "Discussion of Salt and Iron" (盐铁论), it notes that the rivers cannot be adequately supplied. As an adjective: 1. Sufficient; adequate; abundant; rich in talent or satisfaction. - Example: In “Mencius” (孟子·梁惠王上), it mentions that an urgency to save lives does not leave enough time to discuss proper conduct. - Related terms: 赡足 (sufficient), 赡学 (well-educated), 赡闻 (well-informed), 赡智 (wise), 赡墨 (rich in literary content), 赡畅 (rich and flowing in writing), 赡蔚 (beautiful in expression), 赡裕 (ample, abundant), 赡富 (rich).