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Chinese Text Project

U+6562

Seal script

Jinwen

Jianbo
𠭖
Semantic variant
𢽤
Semantic variant
𣪏
Semantic variant

Radical:+ 8 strokes = 12 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.332#21 Kangxi: p.472#26 Cihai: p.605r4c02 GSR: 607.a Hanyu: v2,p1463#09
Composition:Component of: 𭅞 𠪚 𠣽 𭗐 𡪯 𢕭 𡑒 𫶔 𣊟 [More]
Mandarin:gǎn ㄍㄢˇ
Cantonese:gam2
Tang reconstruction:*gɑ̌m
Guangyun:廣韻·上聲··》敢:勇也,犯也。《說文》作𠭖進取也。古覽切,七。
Kangxi:康熙字典·攴部·》敢:〔古文〕𠭖𢽤𣪏《廣韻》《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤古覽切,音䇞。《說文》進取也。《九經字樣》𠭖从𠬪。𠬪,上下相付持也。隷變作敢。《·益稷》誰敢不讓,敢不敬應。又《盤庚》敢恭生生。《疏》有人果敢奉用進進於善言,好善不倦也。又《儀禮·士虞禮》敢用絜牲剛鬣。《註》敢,冒昧之辭。《疏》凡言敢者,皆是以𤰞觸尊,不自明之意。又《博雅》敢,衂也。《廣韻》勇也,犯也。《增韻》忍爲也。
Fanqie:古覽 (《廣韻·上聲··》)
Unihan definition:to dare, venture; bold, brave

Example usage

論語·公冶長》:對曰:「賜也何望回。」
Zi Gong replied, "How dare I compare myself with Hui?"
孟子·萬章下》:萬章曰:「問不見諸侯,何義也?」
Wan Zhang said, 'I venture to ask what principle of righteousness is involved in a scholar's not going to see the princes?'
禮記·投壺》:賓曰:「子有旨酒嘉肴,某既賜矣,又重以樂,辭。」
The guest says, 'I have partaken, Sir, of your excellent drink and admirable viands; allow me to decline this further proposal for my pleasure.'
孝經·諫諍》:問子從父之令,可謂孝乎?
I would venture to ask if (simple) obedience to the orders of one's father can be pronounced filial piety.
揚子法言》:問質。
The other said: May I dare ask about zhi?
墨子·經上》:勇,志之所以也。
Yong (courage) is that by which intent is daring.
莊子·齊物論》:子游曰:「問其方。」
Zi-You said, 'I venture to ask from you a description of all these.'
道德經》:使夫1知者不為也。
And where there are those who have knowledge, to keep them from presuming to act (on it).
商君書·墾令》:上壹則信,信則官不為邪。
If the ruler has system, he will be a man of his word, and being a man of his word, the officials will not dare to commit any depravity.
孫子兵法·九地》:問:「敵眾整而將來,待之若何?」
If asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to the attack.
荀子·大略》:齊人欲伐魯,忌卞莊子,不過卞。
說苑·脩文》:公孟子高見顓孫子莫曰:「問君子之禮何如?」
春秋繁露·竹林》:伐魯,魯不出,擊衛,大敗之,因得氣而無敵國以興患也。
韓詩外傳·卷一》:於此有絺紘五兩,吾不以當子身,置之水浦。
大戴禮記·主言》:曾子起曰:「問:何謂『主言』?」
白虎通德論·》:謙不自專也。
新書·脩政語下》:周成王曰:「問治國之道若何?」
新序·善謀下》:衣褐,衣褐見,不易。
中論·法象》:唐堯之帝允恭克讓而光被四表,成湯不怠遑而奄有九域,文王祗畏而造彼區夏。
孔子家語·相魯》:吾兩君為好,裔夷之俘,以兵亂之,非齊君所以命諸侯也。
潛夫論·賢難》:今世主之於士也,目見賢則不用,耳聞賢則恨不及。
論衡·無形》:離本真暫變之蟲,臣子謹慎,故不獻。
太玄經·》:陽氣方良,毅然行,物信其志。
風俗通義》:予實頑闇,無能述演,豈比隆於斯人哉?
孔叢子·嘉言》:既而夫子聞之,曰:「吾豈哉!」
申鑒·政體》:投百金於前,白刃加其身,雖巨跖弗掇也。
忠經·政理章》:懲之以刑,理之下也,則人畏而不為非也。
新語·無為》:民畏其威而從其化,懷其德而歸其境,美其治而不違其政。
獨斷·卷上》:謂之陛下者,群臣與天子言,不指斥天子,故呼在陛下者而告之。
蔡中郎集·獨斷》:宣帝但起園陵長承奉守,不加尊號于祖父也。
列子·天瑞》:弟子曰:「先生往无反期,弟子有所謁。」
鶡冠子·著希》:體雖安之,而弗處,然後禮生。
文子·道原》:是以處上而民不重,居前而人不害,天下歸之,姦邪畏之,以其無爭於萬物也,故莫與之爭。
列仙傳·谷春》:家發喪行服,猶不下釘。
鬻子》:政曰:昔者文王問於鬻子,問人有大忘乎?
老子河上公章句》:使夫知者不為也。
韓非子·初見秦》:言之,往者齊南破荊,東破宋,西服秦,北破燕,中使韓、魏,土地廣而兵強,戰剋攻取,詔令天下。
申不害·大體》:故善為主者,倚於愚,立於不盈,設於不,藏於無事,竄端匿疏,示天下無為。
慎子·民雜》:故曰:君人者,好為善以先下,則下不與君爭為善以先君矣,皆私其所知以自覆掩,有過,則臣反責君,逆亂之道也。
諫逐客書》:今乃棄黔首以資敵國,卻賓客以業諸侯,使天下之士退而不西向,裹足不入秦,此所謂「藉寇兵而齎盜糧」者也。
管子·輕重戊》:因令人之衡山求買械器,不辨其貴賈。

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