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Chinese Text Project

U+5411

Seal script

Jinwen

Jiaguwen

Jianbo

Alternate form
Semantic variant

Traditional character

Radical:+ 3 strokes = 6 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.425#5 p.425#28 Kangxi: p.176#04 Cihai: p.256r3c01 GSR: 715.a Hanyu: v1,p0579#08
Composition:Component of: 𫝙 𭕜 𤈍 𣂝 𬂭 𤖽 𫷇 𤵼 𥥩 𧙹 [More]
Mandarin:xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese:hoeng3
Tang reconstruction:*xiɑ̀ng
Shuowen:宀部》向:北出牖也。从宀从口。《》曰:「塞向墐戶。
Guangyun:廣韻·去聲··》向:人姓出河内本自有殷宋文公支子向文旰旰孫戍以王父字爲氏。又許亮切。
廣韻·去聲··》向:對也,䆫也。《說文》曰:北出牖也,从宀口詩云塞向墐户。許亮切,八。
Kangxi:康熙字典·口部·》向:《唐韻》《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤許亮切,音蠁。《說文》北出牖也。从宀从口。《註》牖所以通人气,故从口。《玉篇》窻也。《·豳風》塞向墐戸。《傳》北出牖也。《疏》士虞禮註云:嚮、牖一名也。北爲寒之備,不塞南窻,故云北出牖也。《廣韻》嚮與向通用。《集韻》亦作𤖽。《正韻》亦作鄕。《禮·明堂位》刮楹達鄕。◎按明堂位註,鄕謂夾戸窻也。每室八窻,爲四達,則凡牖皆名鄕,不獨北出牖矣。又《廣韻》對也。《戰國策》西向事秦。《莊子·秋水篇》望洋向若而嘆。又或作嚮。《·說卦》嚮明而治。亦作鄕。《禮·明堂位》南鄕而立。又《集韻》趣也。又《韻會》救也。又昔也。《莊子·寓言篇》若向也俯,而今也仰。亦通作鄕。《論語》鄕也,吾見於夫子而問知。又《廣韻》《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤式亮切,音餉。《廣韻》姓也。《左傳·成五年》諸侯謀復會宋公,使向爲人辭以子靈之難。《釋文》向,舒亮反。又《玉篇》地名。《·小雅》皇父孔聖,作都于向。《註》向在東都畿內,今孟州河陽縣。《左傳·隱十一年》王與鄭人向。《註》軹縣西有地,名向上。《襄十一年》諸侯會于北林師于向。《註》在𩒛川長社縣東北。《後漢·郡國志》𩒛川郡有向鄕。又《集韻》國名。《春秋·隱二年》莒人入向。《註》向,小國也,譙國龍亢縣東南有向城。《史記·褚少孫補三皇紀》怡向申莒,皆姜姓之後,漢爲縣。《前漢·地理志》沛郡向縣。《註》向,故國,姜姓,炎帝後。又《集韻》《正韻》𠀤許兩切,音嚮。《集韻》人字。《左傳·襄十一年》晉侯使叔肸告于諸侯。《註》叔肸,叔向也。《釋文》向,許文反。《前漢·𠛬法志》作叔嚮,顏師古:音許兩反。又《正韻》古文嚮字。註詳十六畫。
考證:〔《左傳·襄十一年》晉侯使叔肹告于諸侯。《註》叔肹,叔向也。〕謹照原文兩肹字𠀤改肸。
Fanqie:式亮 (《廣韻·去聲··》) 許亮 (《廣韻·去聲··》) 許亮 (《廣韻·去聲··》)
Unihan definition:toward, direction, trend

Example usage

孟子·滕文公上》:昔者孔子沒,三年之外,門人治任將歸,入揖於子貢,相而哭,皆失聲,然後歸。
Formerly, when Confucius died, after three vears had elapsed, his disciples collected their baggage, and prepared to return to their several homes. But on entering to take their leave of Zi Gong, as they looked towards one another, they wailed, till they all lost their voices. After this they returned to their homes.
揚子法言》:墻之戶,不可勝入矣。
A trail down a mountain ravine cannot be followed to the end; a door facing a wall cannot be entered.
莊子·養生主》:吾入而弔焉,有老者哭之,如哭其子。
When I entered a little ago and expressed my condolences, there were the old men wailing as if they had lost a son.
商君書·君臣》:瞋目扼腕而語勇者得,垂衣裳而談說者得,遲日曠久積勞私門者得,尊三者,無功而皆可以得,民去農戰而為之,或談議而索之,或事便辟而請之,或以勇爭之。
If men with angry eyes, who clench their fists and call themselves brave, are successful; if men in flowing robes, who idly talk, are successful; if men who waste their time and spend their days in idleness, and save their efforts for obtaining benefit through private channels, are successful - if these three kinds of people, though they have no merit, all obtain respectful treatment, then people will leave off farming and fighting and will do this: either they will extort it by discussions and suggestions, or they will ask for it by practising flattery, or they will struggle for it by acts of bravery.
孫子兵法·軍爭》:故用兵之法,高陵勿,背邱勿逆,佯北勿從,銳卒勿攻,餌兵勿食,歸師勿遏,圍師必闕,窮寇勿迫,此用兵之法也。
To refrain from intercepting an enemy whose banners are in perfect order, to refrain from attacking an army drawn up in calm and confident array - this is the art of studying circumstances. It is a military axiom not to advance uphill against the enemy, nor to oppose him when he comes downhill. Do not pursue an enemy who simulates flight; do not attack soldiers whose temper is keen. Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home. When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard. Such is the art of warfare.
荀子·大略》:親迎之禮,父南而立,子北面而跪,醮而命之:「往迎爾相,成我宗事,隆率以敬先妣之嗣,若則有常。」
說苑·脩文》:津人申楫舟中水而運,津人曰:「也,役人固已告矣,夫子不聽役人之言也。」
春秋繁露·立元神》:君貴居冥而明其位,處陰而陽。
韓詩外傳·卷二》:子路曰:「也,由與巫馬期薪於韞丘之下,陳之富人有處師氏者,脂車百乘,觴於韞丘之上,由謂巫馬期曰:『使子無忘子之所知,亦無進子之所能,得此富,終身無復見夫子,子為之乎?』」
大戴禮記·夏小正》:日冬至,陽氣至,始動,諸生皆蒙蒙符矣,故麋角隕,記時焉爾。
白虎通德論·》:君降立於阼階南面,所命北,央由君右執策命之。
新書·禮容語下》:晉叔聘于周,發幣大夫,及單靖公。
新序·善謀下》:夫關中左肴函,右隴蜀,沃野千里,南有巴蜀之饒,北有故宛之利,阻三面,守一隅,東制諸侯,諸侯安定,河渭漕輓。
孔子家語·三恕》:子貢觀於魯廟之北堂,出而問於孔子曰:「也,賜觀於太廟之堂,未既,輟,還瞻北蓋,皆斷焉。」
潛夫論·卜列》:商家東入,東入反以為金伐木,則家中精神日戰鬭也。
論衡·書虛》:鳥為鸇者以千萬數,擊鳩蜚去,安可復得?
太玄經·》:測曰,「出谷」「登木」、知方也。
風俗通義·孝文帝》:常見中壘校尉劉,以世俗多傳道:孝文皇帝,小生於軍,及長大有識,不知父所在,日祭於代東門外。
孔叢子·記義》:見猫方取鼠,欲其得之,故為之音也。
申鑒·雜言下》:曰:『性情相應,性不獨善,情不獨惡。』
新語·慎微》:如調心在己,背惡善,不貪於財,不苟於利,分財取寬,服事取勞,此天下易知之道,易行之事也,豈有難哉?
獨斷·卷上》:亡國之社:古者天子亦取亡國之社以分諸侯,使為社以自儆戒,屋之掩其上使不通天,柴其下使不通地,自與天地絕也,面北陰,示滅亡也。
蔡中郎集·獨斷》:正月朝賀,三公奉璧上殿,御座北面,太常贊曰:「皇帝為君興,三公伏,皇帝坐,乃進璧。」
墨子·雜守》:牆外水中,為竹箭,箭尺廣二步,箭下於水五寸,雜長短,前外廉三行,外外,內亦內
列子·天瑞》:齊之國氏大富,宋之氏大貧。
文子·符言》:故至德言同賂,事同福,上下一心,無歧道旁見者,退章於邪,開道之於善,而民方矣。
列仙傳·馬師皇》:後有龍下,之垂耳張口,皇曰:「此龍有病,知我能治。」
老子河上公章句》:萬物負陰而抱陽,萬物無不負陰而陽,迴心而就日。
韓非子·說林下》:因載百金之晉,見叔,曰:「荊王弟在秦,秦不出也,請以百金委叔。」
諫逐客書》:使四君卻客而不內,疏士而不用,是使國無富利之實,而秦無彊大之名也。
管子·度地》:而下高,即留而不行。
公孫龍子·跡府》:然而王一以為臣,一不以為臣,則之所謂士者,乃非士乎?
六韜·三陳》:太公曰:「日月星辰斗杓,一左一右,一一背,此謂天陳。」
尉繚子·天官》:尉繚子對曰:「刑以伐之,德以守之,非所謂天官時日陰陽背也。」
九章算術·勾股》:甲南出,出門不知步數,邪東北磨邑,適與乙會。
淮南子·道應訓》:太清又問於無始曰:「者,吾道於無窮,曰:『吾弗知之。』」
呂氏春秋·審應》:公子沓相周,申說之而戰。
鬼谷子·忤合》:古之善背者,乃協四海,包諸侯忤合之地而化轉之,然後以之求合。
鄧析子·無厚》:虛言,非所應也。
史記·周本紀》:崇侯虎譖西伯於殷紂曰:「西伯積善累德,諸侯皆之,將不利於帝。」
春秋左傳》:夏,五月,莒人入

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