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Simplified Chinese version

U+56DB

Seal script

Jinwen

Jianbo

Semantic variant
Specialized semantic variant
𦉭
Semantic variant

Radical:+ 2 strokes = 5 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.354#26 Kangxi: p.216#22 Cihai: p.294r6c01 GSR: 518.a Hanyu: v1,p0710#16
Composition:Outside: , center: . Component of: 𢏎 𢪾 𣳉 𪯣 𮕳 𥹊 𥿖 𧣛 𫪸
Mandarin: ㄙˋ
Cantonese:sei3 si3
Tang reconstruction:*sì
Shuowen:四部》四:阴数也。象四分之形。凡四之属皆从四。
Guangyun:广韵·去声··》四:《说文》曰:隂数也,象四分之形。息利切,十四。
Kangxi:康熙字典·囗部·》四:〔古文〕𦉭《唐韵》《集韵》𠀤息利切,音泗。《说文》囗,四方也。八,别也。囗中八,象四分之形。又《玉篇》隂数次三也。《正韵》倍二爲四。《易·系辞》天一地二,天三地四,天五地六,天七地八,天九地十,五位相得而各有合。《又》两仪生四象,四象生八卦。又姓。《正字通》宋有四象,庆元闲知汀州府。又《正字通》今官司文移变四作肆,防诈譌𥨥易,非四之本义也。又《集韵》息七切,音悉。关中谓四数爲悉。○按《正字通》云平声音司,引《乐谱》四五读司乌,不知此特口变易,非四有司音也。《正字通》误。
Fanqie:息利 (《广韵·去声··》)
Unihan definition:four

CTP Dictionary


四方
fāng ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ (1): 东南西北。 North, south, east, and west.
礼记·曲礼下》:天子祭天地,祭四方,祭山川,祭五祀,岁遍。
The son of Heaven sacrifices (or presents oblations) to Heaven and Earth; to the (spirits presiding over the) four quarters; to (the spirits of) the hills and rivers; and offers the five sacrifices of the house, all in the course of the year.
周礼·春官宗伯》:以血祭祭社稷、五祀、五岳,以狸沈祭山林川泽,以副辜祭四方百物。
fāng ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ (2): 天下各地,四方之国。 Everywhere, (countries) in all directions.
诗经·民劳》:惠此中国、以绥四方
Let us cherish this centre of the kingdom, To secure the repose of the four quarters of it.
淮南子·泰族训》:》曰:“惠此中国,以绥四方
荀子·致士》:》曰:“惠此中国,以绥四方
春秋左传》:三罪而民服,《》云:“惠此中国,以绥四方
盐铁论·论勇》:》云:‘惠此中国,以绥四方
汉书·元帝纪》:民亦劳止,迄可小康,惠此中国,以绥四方

Example usage

论语·为政》:子曰:“吾十有五而志于学,三十而立,十而不惑,五十而知天命,六十而耳顺,七十而从心所欲,不逾矩。”
The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right."
孟子·尽心上》:中天下而立,定海之民,君子乐之,所性不存焉。
To stand in the centre of the kingdom, and tranquillize the people within the four seas - the superior man delights in this, but the highest enjoyment of his nature is not here.
礼记·三年问》:曰:天地则已易矣,时则已变矣,其在天地之中者,莫不更始焉,以是象之也。
The answer is - The interaction of heaven and earth has run its round; and the four seasons have gone through their changes. All things between heaven and earth begin their processes anew. The rules of mourning are intended to resemble this.
孝经·感应》:孝悌之至,通于神明,光于海,无所不通。
Perfect filial piety and fraternal duty reach to (and move) the spiritual intelligences and diffuse their light on all within the four seas. They penetrate everywhere.
扬子法言·》:孝莫大于宁亲,宁亲莫大于宁神,宁神莫大于表之欢心,撰《孝至》。
In terms of filial devotion, nothing is greater than pacifying one's parents. In pacifying one's parents, nothing is greater than pacifying the spirits. In pacifying the spirits, nothing is greater than making the xin of the whole world joyful. Thus I have written "The Ultimate in Filial Devotion."
墨子·经上》:方,柱隅欢也。
Fang (square) is circuiting in four from a right angle (?).
庄子·逍遥游》:乘云气,御飞龙,而游乎海之外。
That he mounted on the clouds, drove along the flying dragons, rambling and enjoying himself beyond the four seas.
道德经》:明白达,能无知乎?
While his intelligence reaches in every direction, cannot he (appear to) be without knowledge?
商君书·说民》:民之有欲有恶也,欲有六淫,恶有难。
By virtue of the fact that people have desires and dislikes. What they desire are the six kinds of licence, and what they dislike are the four kinds of hardship.
孙子兵法·始计》:故经之以五事,校之以计,而索其情,一曰道,二曰天,三曰地,曰将,五曰法。
The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.
荀子·大略》:文王诛,武王诛二,周公卒业,至成康则案无诛已。
说苑·君道》:故牧者所以辟门,明目,达聪也,是以近者亲之,远者安之
春秋繁露·玉杯》:今按经,文公乃十一月方取。
韩诗外传·卷一》:女、七月生齿,七岁而龀齿,十而精化小通。
大戴礼记·主言》:明主舍其者而节其二者,明主焉取其费也?
白虎通德论·》:《礼》曰:“十强而士。”
新书·修政语上》:故明君敬士察吏爱民,以参其极,非此者,则美不附矣。
新序·善谋下》:留侯曰:“此难以口舌争也,顾上有所不能致者,天下有人,园公、绮里季、夏黄公、角里先生。”
中论·法象》:唐尧之帝允恭克让而光被表,成汤不敢怠遑而奄有九域,文王祗畏而造彼区夏。
孔子家语·相鲁》:寸之棺,五寸之椁,因丘陵为坟,不封不树。
潜夫论·赞学》:夫此子者,耳目聪明,忠信廉勇,未必无俦也,而及其成名立绩,德音令问不已,而有所以然,夫何故哉?
论衡·命义》:秦将白起坑赵降卒于长平之下,十万众同时皆死。
太玄经·》:,庳虚无因,大受性命,否。
风俗通义》:故《春秋》分为五,《诗》分为,《易》有数家之传。
孔丛子·广物》:,曰筥。
申鉴·政体》:惟先哲王之政,一曰承天,二曰正身,三曰任贤,曰恤民,五曰明制,六曰立业。
忠经·天地神明章》:天无私,时行。
素书·本德宗道章》:右第章言本、宗不可以离道德。
新语·道基》:故曰:张日月,列星辰,序时,调阴阳,布气治性,次置五行,春生夏长,秋收冬藏,阳生雷电,阴成雪霜,养育群生,一茂一亡,润之以风雨,曝之以日光,温之以节气,降之以殒霜,位之以众星,制之以斗衡,苞之以六合,罗之以纪纲,改之以灾变,告之以祯祥,动之以生杀,悟之以文章。
独断·卷上》:其命令一曰“策书”,二曰“制书”,三曰“诏书”,曰“戒书”。
蔡中郎集·独断》:却敌冠、前高寸,通长寸,后高三寸,监门卫士服之,《礼》无文。
鲁胜墨辩注叙》:墨辩有上下经,经各有说,凡篇,与其书众篇连第,故独存。
列子·天瑞》:子列子居郑圃,十年人无识者。
鶡冠子·博选》:道凡稽:一曰天,二曰地,三曰人,曰命。
文子·道原》:古者三皇,得道之统,立于中央,神与化游,以抚方。
文始真经·七釜》:关尹子曰:“人之一呼一吸,日行十万里,化可谓速矣。”
列仙传·涓子》:至三百年乃见于齐,著《天人经》十八篇。
鬻子·上禹政第六》:门悬钟鼓铎磬,而置鼗,以得海之士。
老子河上公章句》:明白达,言达明白,如日月通,满于天下八极之外。
韩非子·初见秦》:然而兵甲顿,士民病,蓄积索,田畴荒,囷仓虚,邻诸侯不服,霸王之名不成,此无异故,其谋臣皆不尽其忠也。
申不害·佚文》:海之内,六合之间,曰:奚贵?

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