Taxonomy of meanings for 孰:　　

  • 孰 shú (OC: djɯwɡ MC: dʑiuk) 殊六切 入 廣韻：【誰也 】
    • WHO
      • npro{OBJ}+Vtexpected answer: no!whom?
      • npro{SUBJ}+V{PRED}non-contrastivewho? (non-contrastive, i. e. not: "which of these listed possible subjects") but typically: whoever? what kind of person?
      • npro{SUBJ}+V{PRED}rhetorical questionwhoever?　i.e. no one
      • npro{SUBJ}+V{PRED}V=compwho is the more V
      • nproquestionwho among them?, which one?; (contrastive) who?
      • nprorhetoricalwho (on earth)CH
      • WHOSE
        • npro.(adN1):postN1whose 士卒孰練 "Whose soldiers are better trained"
      • WHOM
        • nprowhich one?, whom?
      • WHAT
        • npro{SUBJ}+V{PRED}V=compwhat is the more V
        • npro+N{PRED}what [not: "which of these things" which I call contrastive]
        • nproreference=subject(contrastive) what? what thing
        • npro V{PRED}rhetoricalwhich oneCH
        • npro.adNderivedwhat kind of N?CH
        • npro{OBJ}+Vtwhat (in the function of verbal object)LZ
        • SOME
          • npro.adV:adSif anyone V-s(, then S)
          • ANY
            • nproindefinitewhoever... he 孰先傳焉，孰後倦焉！
        • HOW
          • npro.adVrhetorical questionhow?　i.e. in no way!
          • WHY
            • nprorhetorical questionwhy should one, why should he?
  • =熟 DETAILED
    • vadV= shú 熟: in detail, carefullyLZ
    • vi(= shú 熟) be considered with each detailLZ
  • shúGROW
    • viresultative= shú 熟: to mature, to get ripeLZ
  • shúRIPE
    • vi=熟　matureCH

Additional information about 孰

說文解字:

    Criteria
  • ANY

    1. The negative polarity item "any" has no parallel in Chinese. But certain uses of the word are expressed by the repeated question particle shú 孰. I note this only as a hint for future research.