萃 → 漸

Commentary

Lake upon earth gives way to wind above the mountain, the gradual Development. Tall trees stand without rest; the woman of the Han River is hard to obtain. Oranges and pomelos are offered as pendants, but a hand once turned cannot undo regret. The verse weaves together botanical and romantic imagery from the Shijing tradition. The 'Han woman' recalls the poem 'Han Guang' from the Zhou Nan section, where the woman across the Han River is beautiful but unreachable. Oranges and pomelos as gifts echo the Shijing's 'You Mei' tradition of courtship tokens. From Gathering to Development, the transformation demands patience that this lover cannot sustain. The gradual advance, like a wild goose landing step by careful step, is abandoned for an impulsive gesture that cannot be retracted.