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U+6ED4

Seal script

Radical:+ 10 strokes = 13 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.156#22 Kangxi: p.643#06 Cihai: p.821r6c02 GSR: 1078.d Hanyu: v3,p1702#08
Composition:Left: , right: . Component of: 𨭡 𮤥
Mandarin:tāo ㄊㄠ
Cantonese:tou1
Tang reconstruction:tɑu
Shuowen:水部》滔:水漫漫大皃。从水舀聲。
Guangyun:廣韻·下平聲··》滔:漫也,又水流皃。
Kangxi:康熙字典·水部·》滔:《唐韻》土刀切《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》他刀切,𠀤音叨。《說文》水漫漫大貌。《·堯典》浩浩滔天。又流貌。《·齊風》汶水滔滔。又慢也。《左傳·昭二十六年》士不濫,官不滔。又水名。《穆天子傳》庚辰至於滔水。又八風之一。《呂氏春秋》東方曰滔風。又九土之一。《淮南子·地形訓》西南戎州曰滔土。又《集韻》徒刀切,音陶。聚也。《莊子·田子方》滔乎前而不知其所以然。《說文》从水舀聲。舀音由。凡慆蹈韜縚等字,皆从舀。上从爪,下从杵臼之臼。凡陷閻諂欿等字𠀤从臽,音陷。與舀義別。
考證:〔《淮南子·地形訓》南戎州曰滔土。〕謹照原文南上增西字。
Fanqie:吐刀 (《四書章句集注·論語集注·微子第十八》) 土刀 (《廣韻·下平聲··》)
Unihan definition:overflow; rushing water, a torrent

Example usage

論語·微子》:曰:「者天下皆是也,而誰以易之?」
And then Jie Ni said to him, "Disorder, like a swelling flood, spreads over the whole empire, and who is he that will change its state for you?"
莊子·田子方》:及奔逸絕塵,而回瞠若乎後者,夫子不言而信,不比而周,無器而民乎前,而不知所以然而已矣。
But by saying, "When you race along and spurn the dust, then I can only stare, and keep behind you," I am thinking how though you do not speak, yet all men believe you; though you are no partisan, yet all parties approve your catholicity; and though you sound no instrument, yet people all move on harmoniously before you, while (all the while) I do not know how all this comes about; and this is all which my words are intended to express.
史記·五帝本紀》:堯又曰:「嗟,四嶽,湯湯洪水天,浩浩懷山襄陵,下民其憂,有能使治者?」
He said further, 'Alas! O president of the four mountains, the waters of the flood rise up to heaven, and in their vast expanse encompass the mountains, and overtop the hills; the common people are troubled about it. Is there a capable man whom I could set to deal with the matter?'
詩經·載驅》:汶水、行人儦儦。
The waters of the Wen sweep on; The travellers are in crowds.
尚書·堯典》:四岳,湯湯洪水方割,蕩蕩懷山襄陵,浩浩天。
(President of) the Four Mountains, destructive in their overflow are the waters of the inundation. In their vast extent they embrace the hills and overtop the great heights, threatening the heavens with their floods.
白虎通德論·壽命》:又欲使民務仁立義,無天。
中論·考偽》:》曰:『靜言庸違,象恭天。』
論衡·吉驗》:洪水天,虵龍為害,堯使禹治水,驅虵龍,水治東流,虵龍潛處。
風俗通義·聲音》:其後周室陵遲,禮崩樂壞,諸侯恣行,競悅所習,桑間、濮上,鄭、衛、宋、趙之聲,彌以放遠,湮心耳,乃忘平和,亂政傷民,致疾損壽。
文子·九守》:夫孔竅者精神之戶牖,血氣者五藏之使候,故耳目淫於聲色,即五藏動搖而不定,血氣蕩而不休,精神馳騁而不守,禍福之至雖如丘山,無由識之矣,故聖人愛而不越。
管子·君臣下》:心道進退,而刑道赶。
淮南子·繆稱訓》:忽乎日以自新,忘老之及己也。
呂氏春秋·有始》:東北曰炎風,東方曰風,東南曰熏風,南方曰巨風,西南曰淒風,西方曰飂風,西北曰厲風,北方曰寒風。
春秋左傳》:以受方國,君無違德,方國將至,何患於彗,詩曰,我無所監,夏后及商,用亂之故,民卒流亡,若德回亂,民將流亡,祝史之為,無能補也,公說,乃止,齊侯與晏子坐于路寢,公歎曰,美哉室,其誰有此乎,晏子曰,敢問何謂也,公曰,吾以為在德,對曰,如君之言,其陳氏乎,陳氏雖無大德,而有施於民,豆區釜鍾之數,其取之公也薄,其施之民也厚,公厚斂焉,陳氏厚施焉,民歸之矣,詩曰,雖無德與女,式歌且舞,陳氏之施,民歌舞之矣,後世若少惰陳氏而不亡,則國其國也已,公曰,善哉,是可若何,對曰,唯禮可以已之,在禮家施不及國,民不遷晨,不移工,賈不變士,不濫官,不大夫,不收公利,公曰,善哉,我不能矣,吾今而後知禮之可以為國也,對曰,禮之可以為國也久矣,與天地並,君令臣共,父慈子孝,兄愛弟敬,夫和妻柔,姑慈婦聽,禮也,君令而不違,臣共而不貳,父慈而教,子孝而箴,兄愛而友,弟敬而順,夫和而義,妻柔而正,姑慈而從,婦聽而婉,禮之善物也,公曰善哉,寡人今而後聞此,禮之上也,對曰,先王所稟於天地,以為其民也,是以先王上之。
吳越春秋》:帝堯之時,遭洪水,天下沉漬,九州閼塞,四瀆壅閉。
越絕書·吳內傳》:堯遭帝嚳之後亂,洪水天,堯使鯀治之,九年弗能治。
鹽鐵論·力耕》:文學曰:「洪水天,而有禹之績,河水泛濫,而有宣房之功。」
漢書·敘傳下》:咨爾賊臣,篡漢天,行驕夏癸,虐烈商辛。
前漢紀》:天虐民。
後漢書》:常侍張讓等亂天常,侵奪朝威,賊害忠德,扇動姦黨。
穆天子傳·卷四》:古文:庚辰,至于水。
楚辭·河伯》:兮來迎,魚鱗鱗兮媵予。
山海經·中山經》:雕之水出焉,而北流注于洛。
說文解字·牛部》:讀若
世說新語·寵禮》:桓宣武嘗請參佐入宿,袁宏、伏相次而至,蒞名府中,復有袁參軍,彥伯疑焉,令傳教更質。
文心雕龍·夸飾》:襄陵舉天之目,倒戈立漂杵之論。
抱朴子·勖學》:大川瀁,則虯螭群游。
金樓子·興王》:洪水天,懷山襄陵,四岳舉鯀治水,九年績庸不成。
水經注·汶水》:汶水又西南流,《詩》云汶水矣。
三國志·公孫度傳》:狼子野心,告令難移,卒歸反覆,背恩叛主,天逆神,乃敢僭號。
高士傳》:曰:「者,天下皆是也,而誰與易之?」
群書治要·尚書》:令色,象恭天也。
藝文類聚·》:又《喜雨賦》曰:於是祀融熾景,羲和警轡,亢陽火憤,野無生類,悠悠億兆,同茲慘悴,伊我皇之仁德兮,配燾育於二儀,屢刻躬而勤政兮,廣請禱於靈祗,孰謂天高,其聽不遼,孰謂神遠,厥應孔昭,潔齊致虔,于茲三朝,陰鬱怫而騰起,陽菴薆而自消,飛廉扇谷風之翼翼,靈嶽興慶雲之飄颻,遂乃重陰四會,溟邈無垠,方中降雨,亙夜迄今,生我百穀,粒我蒸民,昔洪水天於唐堯之朝,亢旱為災於殷湯之世,下民其咨,莫能俾乂,歷稔九七,僅免斯害,猶以疇咨為美談,躬禱為勳代。
通典·古揚州》:晉伏云:「彼壽春者,南引汝潁之利,東連三吳之富。」
四書章句集注》:曰:「者天下皆是也,而誰以易之?」
論語注疏·微子》:曰:「者天下皆是也,而誰以易之?」
西遊記》:如來道:「那廝乃花果山產的一妖猴,罪惡天,不可名狀。」
三國演義》:洪水淹下邳,當年呂布受擒時:空如赤免馬千里,漫有方天戟一枝。
金瓶梅》:但遇著人,或坐或立,口惹懸河,不絕。
封神演義》:猛忽的見那壁廂清波滾滾,綠水,真是兩岸垂楊風習習,崖傍亂石水潺潺。
廣韻·》::漫也,又水流皃。

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