Analects of Confucius · Chapter 11: Book XI: HSIEN TSIN Analects of Confucius 11.17 translated from Classical Chinese by James Legge, 1893 Ch’ai is simple. 2. Shan is dull. 3. Shih is specious. 4. Yu is coarse. ← 11.16 Read full chapter 11.18 →