The Chinese Lexicon” (Xiao) & The Analects

Complete these readings keeping the following guiding questions in mind:

• “The Chinese Lexicon,” in The Analects of Confucius, pp. 45-65 (review appropriate sections, e.g., “Xiao”)
• The Analects of Confucius, 1.2, 1.9, 2.7, 2.21, 3.3, 3.12, 9.5, 11.12, 17.19

Guiding Questions:

1. What does the term “xiao” mean in a Confucian context?

2. What translations of this term do the translators avoid, and why?

3. How does xiao compare/contrast with Western forms of religiosity (e.g., Christianity)?

4. What does the term “tien”/“tian” mean in a Confucian context?

5. What translations of this term do the translators avoid, and why?

6. What does xiao have to do with ren?