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U+4FEE

Seal script

Radical:+ 8 strokes = 10 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.205#44 Kangxi: p.106#05 Cihai: p.110r3c01 GSR: 1077.d Hanyu: v1,p0159#02
Composition:Component of: 𡟞 𭉫 𢟅 𣺫 𫝽 𡪇 𣘀 𥈌 𦤜 𬠡 𥱤 𬗲 𩝧 𫙯
Mandarin:xiū ㄒㄧㄡ
Cantonese:sau1
Tang reconstruction:*siou siou
Shuowen:彡部》修:饰也。从彡攸声。
Guangyun:广韵·下平声··》修:理也。《说文》饰也。
Kangxi:康熙字典·人部·》修:《唐韵》息流切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》思留切,𠀤音羞。饬也。又饰也,葺理也。《·禹贡》六府孔修。又古之闻人曰前修。《屈原·离骚》謇吾法夫前修兮,非世俗之所服。又《屈原·离骚》解佩纕以结言兮,吾令蹇修以爲理。《注》蹇修,古良媒。又姓。汉屯骑校尉修炳。又长也。《·小雅》四牡修广。又与卣通。《周礼·春宫·鬯人》庙用修。郑注:修,读爲卣。卣,中尊也。谓献象之属。以荐鬯则谓之卣,以荐酒则谓之修。又叶询趋切,音须。《陆机·感丘赋》姸蚩混而爲一兮,孰云识其所修。必眇世以远览兮,夫何殉以区区。
考证:〔《周礼·冬官考工记》瓬人爲瓦簋,庙用修。《注》修读爲卣。卣,中尊也。〕谨按冬官无庙用修之文。谨照周礼改春宫。鬯人庙用修。郑注修读爲卣。卣,中尊也。谓献象之属。
Fanqie:息流 (《广韵·下平声··》)
Unihan definition:study; repair; cultivate

Example usage

论语·季氏》:夫如是,故远人不服,则文德以来之。
So it is. Therefore, if remoter people are not submissive, all the influences of civil culture and virtue are to be cultivated to attract them to be so.
孟子·尽心上》:夭寿不贰,身以俟之,所以立命也。
When neither a premature death nor long life causes a man any double-mindedness, but he waits in the cultivation of his personal character for whatever issue; this is the way in which he establishes his Heaven-ordained being.
礼记·曲礼上》:以脯置者,左朐右末。
When slices of dried and spiced meat are put down, where they are folded is turned to the left, and the ends of them to the right.
孝经·感应》:身慎行,恐辱先也。
He cultivates his person and is careful of his conduct, fearing lest he should disgrace his predecessors.
扬子法言·》:事有本真,陈施于意,动不克,咸本诸身,撰《身》。
Everything has an original essence, but it is unfolded in myriad forms. If one's actions cannot be brought to completion, one must seek the root of the matter in oneself. Thus, I have written "Cultivating the Self."
庄子·德充符》:德者,成和之也。
The virtuous efficacy is the perfect cultivation of the harmony (of the nature).
道德经》:之于身,其德乃真。
Dao when nursed within one's self, His vigour will make true.
商君书·农战》:诗、书、礼、乐、善、、仁、廉、辩、慧,国有十者,上无使守战。
If, in a country, there are the following ten things: odes and history, rites and music, virtue and the cultivation thereof, benevolence and integrity, sophistry and intelligence, then the ruler has no one whom he can employ for defence and warfare.
孙子兵法·谋攻》:橹轒轀,具器械,三月而后成。
The preparation of mantlets, movable shelters, and various implements of war, will take up three whole months.
史记·五帝本纪》:轩辕乃德振兵,治五气,艺五种,抚万民,度四方,教熊罴貔貅貙虎,以与炎帝战于阪泉之野。
Who practised virtue, marshalled his men, controlled the five elements, cultivated the five kinds of grain, pacified the nations, and went over all parts of his country. Training black bears, grizzly bears, foxes, panthers, lynxes, and tigers, he, with their aid, fought with 'Flame emperor' in the desert of Banquan.
荀子·大略》:立大学,设庠序,六礼,明七教,所以道之也。
说苑·修文》:曰,礼不豫凶事,死而后治凶服,衣衰饰,棺椁,作穿窆宅兆,然后丧文成,外亲毕至,葬坟集,孝子忠臣之恩厚备尽矣。
春秋繁露·玉杯》:《春秋》本末之义,达变故之应,通生死之志,遂人道之极者也。
韩诗外传·卷一》:身自强,则名配尧禹。
大戴礼记》:带之铭曰:“火灭容,慎戒必恭,恭则寿。”
白虎通德论·》:夫人一国之母,闺门之内,群下亦化之,故设谥以彰其善恶。
新序·善谋》:特此三者而不政德,亡于不暇,有何能济,君其许之。
中论·修本》:故君子德,始乎笄丱,终乎鲐背,创乎夷原,成乎乔岳。
孔子家语·王言解》:是故,昔者明王内七教,外行三至。
潜夫论·梦列》:发戒惧,闻喜若忧,故能成吉以有天下。
论衡·变虚》:不改政行,坐出三善言,安能动天?
太玄经·》:次八,或击之,或剌之,其玄鉴,渝。
风俗通义·五伯》:晋文为践土之会,朝聘之礼,纳襄克带,翼戴天子。
孔丛子·公仪》:臣之善,欲人知之。
新语·慎微》:是以伊尹负鼎,屈于有莘之野,达德于草庐之下,躬执农夫之作,意怀帝王之道,身在衡门之里,志图八极之表,故释负鼎之志,为天子之佐,克夏立商,诛逆征暴,除天下之患,辟残贼之类,然后海内治、百姓宁。
蔡中郎集·翠鸟诗》:翠鸟时来集,振翼形容,回顾生碧色。
墨子·经说下》:见不见离,一二不相盈,广坚白。
列子·仲尼》:欲得其所不得,人所不为。
鶡冠子·能天》:彼虽至人,能以练其精神,其耳目,整饰其身,若合符节,小大曲制,无所遗失,远近邪直,无所不及。
文子·道原》:是以圣人内其本,而不外饰其末,厉其精神,偃其知见故漠然无为而无不为也,无治而无不治也。
列仙传·关令尹》:善内学,常服精华,隐德行,时人莫知。
老子河上公章句》:至今在者,以能安静湛然,不劳烦欲使人身法道。
韩非子·存韩》:守备,戒强敌,有蓄积、筑城池以守固。
慎子·知忠》:是以过于身,而下不敢以善骄矜。
管子·轻重戊》:械器于衡山十月,燕代闻之,果令人之衡山求买械器。
公孙龙子·迹府》:先生儒术而非仲尼之所取,欲学而使龙去所教,则虽百龙,固不能当前矣。
吴子·图国》:昔承桑氏之君,德废武,以灭其国。
六韬·发启》:太公曰:“王其德,以下贤惠民。”
司马法·仁本》:既诛有罪,王及诸侯正其国,举贤立明,正复厥职。
尉缭子·制谈》:吾用天下之用为用,吾制天下之制为制,吾号令,明吾刑赏,使天下非农所得食,非战无所得爵,使民扬臂争出农、战,而天下无敌矣。
三略·下略》:致清白之士,其礼。

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