| Chinese Text Project | |
| Simplified Chinese version |
| 俗 U+4FD7 |  Seal script |  Jinwen | 圱 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 人+ 7 strokes = 9 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.463#32 Kangxi: p.105#09 Cihai: p.107r1c01 GSR: 1220.a Hanyu: v1,p0163#10 |
| Composition: | Left: 亻, right: 谷. Compositionally related: 𫎀 . Component of: 𠸘 𠑉 𫤈 |
| Mandarin: | sú ㄙㄨˊ |
| Cantonese: | zuk6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *ziok ziok |
| Shuowen: | 《人部》俗：习也。从人谷声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·入声·烛·续》俗：风俗。《说文》习也。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·人部·七》俗：〔古文〕圱《唐韵》似足切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》松玉切，𠀤音续。习也。上所化曰风，下所习曰俗。《释名》俗，欲也，俗人所欲也。《礼·曲礼》礼从宜，使从俗。又《周礼·天官》八则治都鄙，六曰礼俗，以驭其民。又不雅曰俗。《黄庭坚曰》士俗不可医。或问不俗之状，庭坚曰：难言也。视其平居，无以异于人，临大节而不可夺，此不俗人也。《说文》从人，谷声。《徐曰》俗之言续也。转相习也。 考证：〔相如上林赋徼𠊬受屈。〕谨照原文上林赋改子虚赋。 |
| Fanqie: | 似足 (《广韵·入声·烛·续》) |
| Unihan definition: | social customs; vulgar, unrefined |
Example usage
| 《孟子·告子下》: | 由今之道，无变今之俗，虽与之天下，不能一朝居也。 |
| Although a prince, pursuing the path of the present day, and not changing its practices, were to have the throne given to him, he could not retain it for a single morning. | |
| 《礼记·缁衣》: | 故君民者，章好以示民俗，慎恶以御民之淫，则民不惑矣。 |
| Therefore when the ruler exhibits clearly what he loves, and thus shows the people the style of manners (they should aim at), and is watchful against what he dislikes, and thereby guards the people against the excesses (of which they are in danger), then they do not go astray. | |
| 《孝经·广要道》: | 移风易俗，莫善于乐。 |
| For changing their manners and altering their customs, there is nothing better than music. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 謣言败俗，謣好败则，姑息败德。 |
| Recklessly exaggerated speech destroys societal norms. Unrestrained desires destroy the law. Self-indulgence destroys de. | |
| 《墨子·节葬下》: | 子墨子曰：“此所谓便其习而义其俗者也。” |
| Mozi said: This is because habit affords convenience and custom carries approval. | |
| 《庄子·人间世》: | 此以其能苦其生者也，故不终其天年而中道夭，自掊击于世俗者也。 |
| So it is that their productive ability makes their lives bitter to them; they do not complete their natural term of existence, but come to a premature end in the middle of their time, bringing on themselves the destructive treatment which they ordinarily receive. | |
| 《道德经》: | 沌沌兮，俗人昭昭，我独若昏。 |
| I am in a state of chaos. Ordinary men look bright and intelligent, while I alone seem to be benighted. | |
| 《商君书·更法》: | 郭偃之法曰：‘论至德者，不和于俗。’ |
| The law of Guo Yan says: 'He who is concerned about the highest virtue is not in harmony with popular ideas.' | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 政教习俗，相顺而后行。 |
| 《说苑·君道》: | 不固溺于流俗，不拘系于左右。 |
| 《春秋繁露·玉杯》: | 虽从俗而不能终，犹宜未平于心。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷三》: | 传曰：以从俗为善，以货财为宝，以养性为己为道，是民德也，未及于士也。 |
| 《大戴礼记》: | 居今之俗，服古之服。 |
| 《白虎通德论·礼乐》: | 移风易俗，莫善于乐。 |
| 《新书·谕诚》: | 自是之后，楚国之俗无相弃者 |
| 《新序·善谋》: | 公孙鞅曰：“子之所言者，世俗之所知也。” |
| 《中论·治学》: | 论殊俗之类，若与同室。 |
| 《孔子家语·始诛》: | 今世俗之陵遟久矣，虽有刑法，民能勿逾乎？ |
| 《潜夫论·务本》: | 今多务交游以结党助，偷世窃名以取济渡，夸末之徒，从而尚之，此逼贞士之节，而衒世俗之心者也。 |
| 《论衡·幸偶》: | 火燔野草，车轹所致，火所不燔，俗或喜之，名曰幸草。 |
| 《太玄经·唫》: | 次四，唫其谷，不振不俗，累老及族。 |
| 《风俗通义》: | 而至于俗间行语，众所共传，积非习贯，莫能原察。 |
| 《孔丛子·刑论》: | 文子曰：“吴、越之俗无礼，而亦治，何也？” |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 伪乱俗，私坏法，放越轨，奢败制，四者不除，则政末由行矣。 |
| 《忠经·守宰章》: | 清则无欲，平则不曲，明能正俗。 |
| 《新语·道基》: | 于是后圣乃定《五经》，明《六艺》，承天统地，穷事微，原情立本，以绪人伦，宗诸天地，修篇章，垂诸来世，被诸鸟兽，以匡衰乱，天人合策，原道悉备，智者达其心，百工穷其巧，乃调之以管弦丝竹之音，设锺鼓歌舞之乐，以节奢侈，正风俗，通文雅。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 幸者，宜幸也，世俗谓幸为侥幸。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 前驱有九斿云罕闟戟皮轩銮旗，车皆大夫载銮旗者，编羽毛引系橦旁，俗人名之曰鸡翘车，非也。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 终日夜以此为戏乐，国殆成俗。 |
| 《鶡冠子·天则》: | 田不因地形，不能成谷，为化不因民，不能成俗。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 以恬养智，以漠合神，即乎无垠，循天者与道游也，随人者与俗交也。 |
| 《文始真经·九药》: | 关尹子曰：“古今之俗不同，东西南北之俗又不同，至于一家、一身之善又不同。” |
| 《列仙传·赤将子舆》: | 子舆拔俗，餐葩饮露。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 常有欲之人，可以观世俗之所归趣也。 |
| 《韩非子·难言》: | 言而远俗，诡躁人间，则见以为诞。 |
| 《慎子·逸文》: | 礼从俗，政从上，使从君。 |
| 《谏逐客书》: | 孝公用商鞅之法，移风易俗，民以殷盛，国以富强，百姓乐用，诸侯亲服，获楚、魏之师，举地千里，至今治强。 |
| 《管子·轻重戊》: | 管子对曰：“鲁梁之民俗为绨，公服绨，令左右服之，民从而服之，公因令齐勿敢为，必仰于鲁梁，则是鲁梁释其农事而作绨矣。” |
| 《吴子·图国》: | 起对曰：“古之明王，必谨君臣之礼，饰上下之仪，安集吏民，顺俗而教，简募良材，以备不虞。” |
| 《六韬·上贤》: | 博闻辩辞，虚论高议以为容美，穷居静处而诽时俗，此奸人也，王者慎勿宠。 |
| 《司马法·天子之义》: | 习惯成则民体俗矣。 |
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