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U+5320

Seal script

Radical:+ 4 strokes = 6 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.425#42 Kangxi: p.153#22 Cihai: p.205r6c06 GSR: 729.a Hanyu: v1,p0083#05
Composition:Top, left and bottom: , center and right: . Component of: 𩣕 𪀘
Mandarin:jiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese:zoeng6
Tang reconstruction:dzhiɑ̀ng
Shuowen:匚部》匠:木工也。从匚从斤。斤,所以作器也。
Guangyun:廣韻·去聲··》匠:工匠《漢書》曰:將作少府秦官掌理宫室又姓風俗通云凡氏於事巫卜陶匠是也。疾亮切,三。
Kangxi:康熙字典·匚部·》匠:《唐韻》《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤疾亮切,牆去聲。《說文》木工也。从匚从斤。斤,所作器也。《廣韻》工匠。《孟子》梓匠輪輿。又姓。《風俗通》凡氏于事,巫卜陶匠是也。
Fanqie:疾亮 (《廣韻·去聲··》)
Unihan definition:craftsman, artisan; workman

Example usage

孟子·盡心上》:孟子曰:「大不為拙工改廢繩墨,羿不為拙射變其彀率。」
Mencius said, 'A great artificer does not, for the sake of a stupid workman, alter or do away with the marking-line. Yi did not, for the sake of a stupid archer, charge his rule for drawing the bow.'
墨子·節用中》:是故古者聖王,制為節用之法曰:『凡天下群百工,輪車、韗鞄、陶、冶、梓,使各從事其所能』,曰:『凡足以奉給民用,則止。』
And the ancient sage-kings authorized the code of laws of economy, saying: "All you artisans and workers, carpenters and tanners, potters and smiths, do what you can do. Stop when the needs of the people are satisfied." What causes extra expense but adds no benefit to the people the sage-kings would not undertake.
莊子·逍遙遊》:其大本擁腫而不中繩墨,其小枝卷曲而不中規矩,立之塗,者不顧。
Its trunk swells out to a large size, but is not fit for a carpenter to apply his line to it; its smaller branches are knotted and crooked, so that the disk and square cannot be used on them. Though planted on the wayside, a builder would not turn his head to look at it.
道德經》:夫司殺者,是大斲。
He who would inflict death in the room of him who so presides over it may be described as hewing wood instead of a great carpenter.
禮記·雜記下》:升正柩,諸侯執綍五百人,四綍,皆銜枚,司馬執鐸,左八人,右八人,人執羽葆御柩。
荀子·性惡》:夫工農賈,未嘗不可以相為事也,然而未嘗能相為事也。
說苑·雜言》:干將為利,名聞天下,以治木,不如斤斧。
春秋繁露》:咎及於木,則茂木枯槁,工之輪多傷敗。
大戴禮記·保傅》:文公以晉國霸,而厲公以見殺於黎之宮。
白虎通德論·衣裳》:若農夫佩其耒耜,工佩其斧斤,婦人佩其金咸鏤,何以知婦人亦佩玉?
新書·胎教》:文公以晉伯,而厲公以見殺於麗之宮。
孔子家語·三恕》:之過也。
潛夫論·讚學》:凡工妄,執規秉矩,錯准引繩,則巧同於倕也。
論衡·非韓》:鄭子產晨出,過東之宮,聞婦人之哭也,撫其僕之手而聽之。
太玄經·》:上九,斧刃蛾蛾,利人之貞。
風俗通義》:後為屯騎校尉、將作大、河南尹,復再臨理,官紀數方面,如寧方之言。
孔叢子·廣詁》:攻、為、詁、相、旬、宰、營、,治也。
新語·道基》:後世淫邪,增之以鄭、衛之音,民棄本趍末,伎巧橫出,用意各殊,則加雕文刻鏤,傳致膠漆丹青、玄黃、琦瑋之色,以窮耳目之好,極工之巧。
蔡中郎集》:夫人、右扶風平陵人也,曾祖中水侯,祖將作大,考南郡太守,中水侯弟伏波將軍女,在淑媛作合孝明,誕生孝章,婚婣帝室,世為名族。
文子·精誠》:害眾著倕而使斷其指,以期大巧之不可為也,故人智為,不以能以時,閉不知閉也,故必杜而後開。
老子河上公章句》:夫代司殺者,是謂代大斲。
韓非子·有度》:故曰:巧目意中繩,然必先以規矩為度。
慎子·逸文》:人知為門,能以門,所以不知門也。
管子·度地》:管子對曰:「請除五害之說,以水為始,請為置水官,令習水者為吏,大夫、大夫佐各一人,率部校長官佐各財足,乃取水左右各一人,使為都水工。」
尉繚子·原官》:程工人,備器用,工之功也。
周髀算經·卷上》:萬物周事而圓方用焉,大造制而規矩設焉,或毀方而為圓,或破圓而為方。
淮南子·道應訓》:故老子曰:「夫代大斫者,希不傷其手。」
呂氏春秋·驕恣》:於是厲公遊于麗氏,欒書、中行偃劫而幽之,諸侯莫之救,百姓莫之哀,三月而殺之。
尹文子·大道上》:不能,無害於巧。
史記·秦始皇本紀》:作機弩矢,有所穿近者輒射之。
春秋左傳》:晉厲公侈,多外嬖,反自鄢陵,欲盡去群大夫而立其左右,胥童以胥克之廢也,怨郤氏,而嬖於厲公,郤錡奪夷陽五田,五亦嬖於厲公,郤犨與長魚矯爭田,執而梏之,與其父母妻子同一轅,既矯,亦嬖於厲公,欒書怨郤至,以其不從己而敗楚師也,欲廢之,使楚公子茷告公曰,此戰也,郤至實召寡君,以東師之未至也,與軍帥之不具也,曰此必敗,吾因奉孫周以事君,公告欒書,書曰,其有焉,不然,豈其死之不恤,而受敵使乎,君盍嘗使諸周而察之,郤至聘于周,欒書使孫周見之,公使覘之信,遂怨郤至,厲公田,與婦人先殺而飲酒,後使大夫殺,郤至奉豕,寺人孟張奪之,郤至,射而殺之,公曰,季子欺余,厲公將作難,胥童曰,必先三郤,族大多怨,去大族不偪,敵多怨有庸,公曰,然郤氏聞之,郤錡欲攻公,曰雖死,君必危,郤至曰,人所以立,信知勇也,信不叛君,知不害民,勇不作亂,失茲三者,其誰與我,死而多怨,將安用之,君實有臣而殺之,其謂君何,我之有罪,吾死後矣,若殺不辜,將失其民,欲安得乎,待命而已,受君之祿,是以聚黨,有黨而爭命,罪孰大焉,壬午,胥童,夷羊五,帥甲八百,將攻郤氏,長魚矯請無用眾,公使清沸魋助之,抽戈結衽而偽訟者,三郤將謀於榭,矯以戈殺駒伯苦成叔於其位,溫季曰,逃威也,遂趨,矯及諸其車,以戈殺之,皆尸諸朝,胥童以甲劫欒書中行偃於朝,矯曰,不殺二子,憂必及君,公曰,一朝而尸三卿,余不忍益也,對曰,人將忍君,臣聞亂在外為姦,在內為軌,御姦以德,御軌以刑,不施而殺,不可謂德,臣偪而不討,不可謂刑,德刑不立,姦軌並至,臣請行,遂出奔狄,公使辭於二子曰,寡人有討於郤氏,郤氏既伏其辜矣,大夫無辱,其復職位,皆再拜稽首曰,君討有罪而免臣於死,君之惠也,二臣雖死,敢忘君德,乃皆歸,公使胥童為卿,公遊于麗氏,欒書,中行偃,遂執公焉,召士匄,士匄辭,召韓厥,韓厥辭,曰,昔吾畜於趙氏,孟姬之讒,吾能違兵,古人有言曰,殺老牛莫之敢尸,而況君乎,二三子不能事君,焉用厥也。
逸周書·大聚解》:山林藪澤以因其利,工役工以攻其材,商賈趣市以合其用。
國語·晉語八》:人請皆斫之,文子曰:「止。」
晏子春秋》:晏子曰:「今夫車輪,山之直木也,良揉之,其圓中規,雖有槁暴,不復嬴矣,故君子慎隱揉。」
吳越春秋》:越前來獻三枚,闔閭得而寶之,以故使劍作為二枚:一曰干將,二曰莫耶。
越絕書》:門外信士里東廣平地者,吳王濞時宗廟也。
戰國策》:問其故,對曰:『吾已大飴,年已長矣,吾苦夫人,且以繩墨案規矩刻鏤我。』
鹽鐵論·通有》:故工商梓,邦國之用,器械之備也
漢書·王莽傳下》:封都仇延為邯淡里附城。
前漢紀》:景帝更名大詹事。
東觀漢記·曹褒》:遷城門校尉、將作大

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