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望之自杀，皇上哀悯他，便提升周堪为光禄勋，事在《刘向传》。
望之自杀，上愍之，乃擢堪为光禄勋，语在《刘向传》。
Wangzhi committed suicide, and the emperor pitied him, so he promoted Zhou Kan to Guanglu Xun, which was recorded in the "Biography of Liu Xiang".
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Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 望之自杀，上愍之，乃擢堪为光禄勋，语在《刘向传》。
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Wangzhi committed suicide, and the emperor pitied him, so he promoted Zhou Kan to Guanglu Xun, which was recorded in the "Biography of Liu Xiang".
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