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U+63F4

Seal script

Radical:+ 9 strokes = 12 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.113#28 p.409#43 Kangxi: p.445#02 Cihai: p.586r4c02 GSR: 255.e Hanyu: v3,p1921#05
Composition:Left: , right: . Component of: 𬕯
Mandarin:yuán ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese:jyun4 jyun6 wun4
Tang reconstruction:hiuæn
Shuowen:手部》援:引也。从手爰聲。
Guangyun:廣韻·上平聲··》援:援引也。又爲眷切。
廣韻·去聲··》援:接援救助也,亦姓。
Kangxi:康熙字典·手部·》援:《唐韻》雨元切《集韻》《韻會》于元切,𠀤音袁。《說文》引也。《·大雅》無然畔援。《疏》畔是違道,援是引取。《又》以爾鉤援。《傳》鉤,鉤梯也。所以鉤引上城者。《疏》援卽引也。《禮·儒行》舉賢援能。又《廣雅》牽也。《增韻》拔也。《禮·中庸》在下位不援上。《註》援謂牽持之也。《孟子》子欲手援天下乎。又刃之直而上達曰援。《周禮·冬官考工記》戈廣二寸,援四之。《註》援長八寸,直刃也。又《唐韻》《集韻》《韻會》𠀤干眷切,音院。救助也,接也。《魯語》爲四鄰之援,結諸侯之信。《註》所攀援以爲助也。又《集韻》于願切,遠去聲。引持也。《晉語》侏儒不可使援。《註》侏儒短者,不可使抗援。又《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤胡玩切,音換。與愌同。怑愌,不順也。一曰拔扈。《詩·大雅·畔援箋》猶拔扈也。○按與傳疏義別。
Fanqie:雨元 (《廣韻·上平聲··》) 爲眷 (《廣韻·上平聲··》) 王眷 (《廣韻·去聲··》)
Equivalent readings: (《四書章句集注·孟子集注·離婁章句上》)
Unihan definition:aid, assist; lead; cite

Example usage

孟子·告子上》:一人雖聽之,一心以為有鴻鵠將至,思弓繳而射之,雖與之俱學,弗若之矣。
The other, although he seems to be listening to him, has his whole mind running on a swan which he thinks is approaching, and wishes to bend his bow, adjust the string to the arrow, and shoot it. Although he is learning along with the other, he does not come up to him.
禮記·緇衣》:臣儀行,不重辭,不其所不及,不煩其所不知,則君不勞矣。
When the ministers are exemplary in their conduct, and do not set a value on (fine) speeches; when they do not try to lead (the ruler) to what is unattainable, and do not trouble him with what cannot be (fully) known, then he is not toiled.
揚子法言》:春木之芚兮,我手之鶉兮。
Like trees sprouting in spring, great is the hand that leads me on!
莊子·馬蹄》:是故禽獸可係羈而遊,烏鵲之巢可攀而闚。
In this condition the birds and beasts might be led about without feeling the constraint; the nest of the magpie might be climbed to, and peeped into.
詩經·皇矣》:帝謂文王、無然畔、無然歆羨、誕先登于岸。
God said to king Wen, ' Be not like those who reject this and cling to that; Be not like those who are ruled by their likings and desires; ' So he grandly ascended before others to the height [of virtue].
荀子·性惡》:賢者敢推而尚之,不肖者敢而廢之:是中勇也。
說苑·脩文》:子夏三年之喪畢,見於孔子,孔子與之琴,使之絃,琴而絃,衎衎而樂作,而曰:「先生制禮不敢不及也。」
春秋繁露·玉杯》:比類,以發其端。
韓詩外傳·卷二》:楚史筆而書之於策,曰:「楚之霸,樊姬之力也。」
大戴禮記》:己雖不能,亦不以人。
白虎通德論·》:故《神契》曰:「天覆地載謂之天子,上法斗極。」
新序·善謀》:從此觀之,楚國,
孔子家語·儒行解》:若不逄世,上所不,下所不推,詭諂之民,有比黨而危之者,身可危也,其志不可奪也。
潛夫論·敘錄》:中心時有感,筆紀數文,字以綴愚情,財令不忽忘。
論衡·吉驗》:項羽謀殺,項伯為蔽,謀遂不成,遭得良、噲,蓋富貴之驗,氣見而物應,人助輔也。
太玄經·》:次四,我罘罟,絓羅于野至。
風俗通義·六國》:有一熊欲我,射之,中熊,死。
孔叢子·答問》:好事而穿鑿者、必言經以自輔,聖以自賢,欲以取信於群愚而度其說也。
蔡中郎集·漢津賦》:于是遊目騁觀,南三州,北集京都,上控隴坻,下接江湖。
墨子·經說上》:相從、相去、先知、是、可,五色。
列子·仲尼》:顏回琴而歌。
鶡冠子·世兵》:昔善戰者舉兵相從,陳以五行,戰以五音,指天之極,與神同方,類類生成,用一不窮,明者為法,微道是行,齊過進退,參之天地,出實觸虛,禽將破軍,發如鏃矢,動如雷霆,暴疾擣虛,殷若壞牆,執急節短,用不縵縵,避我所死,就吾所生,趨吾所時,吾所勝。
文子·符言》:老子曰:道者直己而待命,時之至不可迎而反也,時之去不可足而也,故聖人不進而求,不退而讓,隨時三年,時去我走,去時三年,時在我後,無去無就,中立其所。
文始真經·三極》:關尹子曰:「世之愚拙者,妄聖人之愚拙自解,殊不知聖人時愚、時明,時拙、時巧。」
列仙傳·玄俗》:《孝經神契》言,不過天地造靈洞虛,猶立五嶽、設三台。
韓非子·十過》:乃召師涓,令坐師曠之旁,琴鼓之
管子·小問》:弓將射,引而未敢發也,謂左右曰:「見是前人乎?」
吳子·料敵》:六曰四鄰之助,大國之
尉繚子·武議》:將受命之日,忘其家,張軍宿野忘其親,枹而鼓忘其身。
淮南子·主術訓》:若五指之屬於臂,搏攫捷,莫不如志。
呂氏春秋·貴直》:說齊湣王曰:「殷之鼎陳於周之廷,其社蓋於周之屏,其干戚之音,在人之游。」
史記·樂書》:因端坐琴,聽而寫之
春秋左傳》:鄭昭公之敗北戎也,齊人將妻之,昭公辭,祭仲曰,必取之,君多內寵,子無大,將不立,三公子皆君也,弗從。
逸周書·武紀解》:卑辭而不聽,□財而無枝,計戰而不足,近告而無顧,告過而不悔,請服而不得,然後絕好于閉門,循險近,說外,以天命無為,是定亡矣。
國語·越語下》:范蠡乃左提鼓,右枹,以應使者曰:「昔者上天降禍于越,委制于吳,而吳不受。」
晏子春秋》:公下車從晏子曰:「寡人有罪,夫子倍棄不,寡人不足以有約也,夫子不顧社稷百姓乎?」
吳越春秋》:夫內臣謀而決讎其策,鄰國通而不絕其,斯正吳之興霸,諸侯之上尊。
越絕書·計倪內經》:波濤而起,船失不能救,未知命之所維。
戰國策·秦攻宜陽》:不勝,則死,不如背秦宜陽,公進兵。
鹽鐵論·孝養》:春秋曰:『士守一不移,循理不外,共其職而已。』
列女傳·許穆夫人》:初許求之,齊亦求之,懿公將與,許女因其傅母而言曰:「古者諸侯之有女子也,所以苞苴玩弄,繫於大國也。」

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