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Confucianism -> Liji -> Da Xue -> 4

《诗》云：	In the Book of Poetry, it is said,
“瞻彼淇澳，	"Look at that winding course of the Qi,
菉竹猗猗。	with the green bamboos so luxuriant!
有斐君子，	Here is our elegant and accomplished prince!
如切如磋，	As we cut and then file;
如琢如磨。	as we chisel and then grind:
瑟兮僩兮，	so has he cultivated himself.
赫兮喧兮。	How grave is he and dignified! How majestic and distinguished!
有斐君子，	Our elegant and accomplished prince
终不可喧兮！”	never can be forgotten."
“如切如磋”者，	That expression-"As we cut and then file,"
道学也；	the work of learning.
“如琢如磨”者，	"As we chisel and then grind,"
自修也；	indicates that of self-culture.
“瑟兮僩兮”者，	"How grave is he and dignified!"
恂栗也；	indicates the feeling of cautious reverence.
“赫兮喧兮”者，	"How commanding and distinguished!
威仪也；	indicates an awe-inspiring deportment.
“有斐君子，	"Our elegant and accomplished prince
终不可喧兮”者，	never can be forgotten,"
道盛德至善，	indicates how, when virtue is complete and excellence extreme,
民之不能忘也。	the people cannot forget them.
《诗》云：	In the Book of Poetry, it is said,
“于戏前王不忘！”	"Ah! the former kings are not forgotten."
君子贤其贤而亲其亲，	Future princes deem worthy what they deemed worthy, and love what they loved.
小人乐其乐而利其利，	The common people delight in what delighted them, and are benefited by their beneficial arrangements.
此以没世不忘也。	It is on this account that the former kings, after they have quitted the world, are not forgotten.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
诗	言+6	𧥳诗	shī ㄕ	poetry; poem, verse, ode	v6,p3961#05	p.1157#15	p.1242r5c03
云	二+2	员云	yún ㄩㄣˊ	(2) 说。 Say, speak.	v1,p0384#02	p.86#08	p.63r6c02
瞻	目+13		zhān ㄓㄢ	look; look out for; respect	v4,p2518#09	p.818#36	p.954r1c06
彼	彳+5		bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	That. / There. / He. / Others, the other. / Not, no.	v2,p0817#10	p.365#25	p.509r6c02
淇	水+8		qí ㄑㄧˊ	river in Henan province	v3,p1641#02	p.629#08	p.802r3c05
澳	水+13	袄𥜌	ào yù ㄠˋ ㄩˋ	inlet, bay; dock, bank	v3,p1744#08	p.653#28	p.833r6c03
菉	草+8		lù ㄌㄨˋ	the green bamboo; greenish bamboo	v5,p3241#09	p.1037#10
竹	竹+0		zhú ㄓㄨˊ	bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118	v5,p2947#01	p.877#01	p.1007r1c01
猗	犬+8	欹	yī ē wēi yǐ jì ㄧㄜㄨㄟㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ	exclamation of admiration	v2,p1352#04	p.713#20	p.877r1c05
有	月+2		yǒu ㄧㄡˇ	Have, possess. / Store, collect. / Occupy. / Hold on to, retain. / Have in abundance. / Good harvest. / Obtain. / Only. / Be, exist. / Occur, happen. / Make. / Particle used before a noun with no meaning. / Particle used before a monosyllabic adjective with no meaning. / Particle used before a verb with no meaning. / Still, yet. / Some people. / Region.	v3,p2041#05	p.504#20	p.656r5c01
			yòu ㄧㄡˋ	Help, assist. / Same as “又(3)” yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover.
斐	文+8		fěi fēi ㄈㄟˇ ㄈㄟ	graceful, elegant, beautiful	v3,p2170#16	p.477#10	p.611r5c06
君子	口+4 子+0	𠱩𠱭㜽𢀈𢀉𡐫𣕓只	jūnzǐ ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ	(2) 有道德的人。 A moral man.	v1,p0595#06 v2,p1006#06	p.177#07 p.277#01	p.256r6c08 p.395r1c01
如	女+3		rú ㄖㄨˊ	Go to. / According to, in accordance with. / Like, similar to. / As good as, comparable to. / Should. / Or, alternatively. / If, should it be the case. / As for, as regards. / Adjectival suffix.	v2,p1025#09	p.255#21	p.378r5c02
切	刀+2	切	qiē qiè qì ㄑㄧㄝㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋ	cut, mince, slice, carve	v1,p0320#05	p.136#09	p.176r5c01
磋	石+10		cuō ㄘㄨㄛ	polish, buff; scrutinize	v4,p2445#04	p.834#27	p.972r6c01
琢	玉+8		zhuó zuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄨㄛˊ	polish jade; cut jade	v2,p1120#12	p.734#19	p.896r4c02
磨	石+11		mó mò ㄇㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ	grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone	v4,p2453#13	p.835#39	p.973r4c01
瑟	玉+9	㻎𡘼𡚉𩇰	sè ㄙㄜˋ	Stringed musical instrument, usually with 25 strings. / A plethora, large numbers of. / Solumn appearance.	v2,p1125#05	p.738#11	p.897r6c06
兮	八+2	𠔃	xī ㄒㄧ	exclamatory particle	v1,p0241#06	p.127#03	p.160r5c01
僩	人+12		xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ	courageous; martial; dignified	v1,p0222#08	p.117#19	p.127r1c03
赫	赤+7	焃	hè xì shì ㄏㄜˋ ㄒㄧˋ ㄕˋ	bright, radiant, glowing	v5,p3508#04	p.1214#12	p.1282r4c09
喧	口+9	吅喧	xuān xuǎn ㄒㄩㄢㄒㄩㄢˇ	lively, noisy; clamor, talk loudly	v1,p0662#02	p.200#03	p.281r2c02
终	糸+5	𣊂𤽘𣧩𠔾𡦿𢍐𣈩𤽬夊终	zhōng ㄓㄨㄥ	end; finally, in the end	v5,p3384#05	p.921#01	p.1039r4c06
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	(3.1) 否定副词：用于动词、形容词等前面，表示否定。 Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation.	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
可	口+2	歌厥	kě kè ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˋ	may, can, -able; possibly	v1,p0567#07	p.172#12	p.244r1c02
喧	言+9	喧	xuān xuǎn ㄒㄩㄢㄒㄩㄢˇ	noisy, uproarious; forget	v6,p4002#03	p.1169#30	p.1250r1c03
者	老+4		zhě ㄓㄜˇ	Pronoun used after verbs, adjectives, etc. in place of a person or thing. / Pronoun used after numbers in place of a thing. / Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". / Expressive particle used in a declarative sentence after the subject. / Expressive particle used in a sentence after the subject to express cause or explanation.	v4,p2780#05	p.961#01	p.1080r1c01
			zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ	In, located in.
道	辵+9	𨕥衟𡬹	dào ㄉㄠˋ	Road, path. / Journey. / Method. / Law, reason. / Doctrine, claim. / Skill, technique. / Principle, right way. / The Dao, the origin of all things in Daoism. / Speak, talk. / Take a course of action. / Take a course of action. / Rites paid to the spirit of roads. / Ancient administrative unit. / Daoism.	v6,p3864#01	p.1262#06	p.1326r3c02
			dǎo ㄉㄠˇ	Lead. / Flow smoothly.
学	子+13	𢻯斈学	xué ㄒㄩㄝˊ	Study, learn. / Doctrine, teaching. / School of thought. / School, place of learning. / Account, state.	v2,p1019#11	p.280#28	p.403r3c05
			xiào ㄒㄧㄠˋ	Instruct, teach.
也	乙+2	𠃟匜	yě ㄧㄝˇ	Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.	v1,p0050#05	p.84#04	p.55r1c01
自	自+0	𦣹鼻	zì ㄗˋ	Oneself. / Begin, beginning. / From. / Originally. / Natural, naturally. / Supposing, if. / Even, even if.	v5,p3046#01	p.1000#07	p.1108r3c01
修	人+8		xiū ㄒㄧㄡ	study; repair; cultivate	v1,p0159#02	p.106#05	p.110r3c01
恂	心+6	悛	xún ㄒㄩㄣˊ	careful, sincere, honest; trust	v4,p2297#08	p.383#18	p.528r4c08
栗	心+10	慄栗	lì ㄌㄧˋ	shiver, shudder, tremble; tremble	v4,p2336#04	p.397#20	p.540r5c04
威	女+6	𤰴𤱫	wēi ㄨㄟ	pomp, power; powerful; dominate	v2,p1404#01	p.261#24	p.384r6c01
仪	人+13	仪	yí ㄧˊ	ceremony, rites gifts; admire	v1,p0228#02	p.118#21	p.127r6c03
盛	皿+6		shèng chéng ㄕㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ	abundant, flourishing; contain; fill	v4,p2562#04	p.794#20	p.939r5c05
德	彳+12	惪悳	dé ㄉㄜˊ	Morals, morality. / Good deeds. / Good fortune. / Reward kindness, thank. / Heart, feelings. / Same as “得(1.1)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Get, obtain.	v2,p0841#17	p.371#08	p.518r3c01
至	至+0	𦤳𦤴𦤵𡊏	zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ	reach, arrive; extremely, very	v4,p2814#01	p.1001#11	p.1111r3c04
善	口+9	譱𦎍𠾄𧮟	shàn ㄕㄢˋ	Good. / Take to be good, like. / Good person. / Strong point, merit. / Perfect. / Gentle, kind. / Friendly. / Good at doing. / Improve, make good. / Control, regulate. / Food.	v1,p0660#02	p.197#18	p.282r3c04
民	氏+1	𠘽	mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ	people, subjects, citizens	v3,p2131#01	p.598#01	p.750r3c01
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	Towards; go to. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Auxiliary word: of. / Auxiliary word: used between subject and predicate, cancels independence of a clause. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
			fǒu ㄈㄡˇ	Same as “否(1.2)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as “否(1.3)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
			fū ㄈㄨ	Sepal of a flower.
			pī ㄆㄧ	Same as “丕(1)” pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
能	肉+6		néng ㄋㄥˊ	A type of bear. / Ability, talent. / Man of ability, man of talent. / Able to, competent. / Comply with, be friendly towards. / Encompass, obtain. / To, arrive at. / Then, thus. / Same as “而(4.3)” ér ㄦˊ: Connective: if, supposing. / Only, merely. / Even if. / Thus, in this way. / Three-legged turtle.	v3,p2074#01	p.981#16	p.1095r5c02
			nài ㄋㄞˋ	Withstand, endure.
			tái ㄊㄞˊ	Same as “台(1.1)” tái ㄊㄞˊ: Name of a celestial body.
			tài ㄊㄞˋ	State, form.
忘	心+3		wàng wáng ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄤˊ	forget; neglect; miss, omit	v4,p2270#09	p.376#24
于	方+4	乌𣱏𤕘于亏扵	yú ㄩˊ	Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning.	v3,p2175#02	p.481#11	p.622r2c03
戏	戈+13	戯戱呼戏	xì xī ㄒㄧˋ ㄒㄧ	theatrical play, show	v2,p1413#13	p.414#23	p.554r2c02
前	刀+7	歬𣦃	qián ㄑㄧㄢˊ	in front, forward; preceding	v1,p0248#04	p.140#15	p.184r4c01
王	玉+0		wáng ㄨㄤˊ	King, title of supreme ruler of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. / Ruler of a vassal state in the warring states period. / Highest title in feudal China. / Meet with the emperor. / Respectful term for one's paternal grandparents.	v2,p1099#10	p.727#02	p.888r1c02
			wàng ㄨㄤˋ	Rule as king, control all under heaven. / Enfeoff as king. / Flourish, abound.
			wǎng ㄨㄤˇ	To, go to.
贤	贝+8	臤贒贤	xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ	virtuous, worthy, good; able	v6,p3646#06	p.1209#28	p.1276r5c02
其	八+6	丌亓	qí ㄑㄧˊ	Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo.	v1,p0245#01	p.127#18	p.162r5c01
			jì ㄐㄧˋ	Particle used after bi and he.
			jī ㄐㄧ	Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year.
而	而+0		ér ㄦˊ	Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle.	v4,p2810#01	p.961#18	p.1080r2c03
			néng ㄋㄥˊ	Same as “能(3)” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as “能(2.1)” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent.
亲	见+9	𢈥寴𡩁亲	qīn ㄑㄧㄣ	Parents. / Relatives. / Love, favour. / Close, intimate. / Contact, touch. / Personally. / Do oneself.	v6,p3671#12	p.1136#12	p.1230r5c04
小	小+0		xiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ	Small. / Make small. / View as small. / Thin. / Insufficient. / Short (time), fleeting. / Young. / Slightly, somewhat. / Low level. / A person of low rank. / A person of bad moral character. / Humble term for oneself.	v1,p0560#12	p.296#18	p.438r2c01
人	人+0	𠔽亻	rén ㄖㄣˊ	Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.	v1,p0101#10	p.91#01	p.80r2c01
乐	木+11	樂乐	yuè ㄩㄝˋ	Music. / Perform, play music. / Musical instrument. / The (now lost) classic of music. / Musician. / Yue, a surname.	v2,p1280#16	p.548#20	p.715r4c03
			lè ㄌㄜˋ	Happiness. / Make happy. / Fondness for, liking of. / Happy to, willing to. / Tranquil, contented. / Music and debauchery. / Le, a surname.
利	刀+5	利𥝢𥝤	lì ㄌㄧˋ	Sharp. / Fast, speedy. / Favourable, lucky. / Convenient, useful. / Profits, benefits. / Beneficial to, good for. / Profit, interest. / Diarrhea.	v1,p0329#02	p.138#19	p.180r2c02
此	止+2		cǐ ㄘˇ	This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then.	v2,p1438#03	p.574#10	p.735r4c01
以	人+3	㠯	yǐ ㄧˇ	Use. / Believe. / Command. / Lead. / Connect, implicate. / Have. / Cause, reason. / Preposition: because. / Preposition: from, in. / Preposition: at [some time]. / Preposition: using. / Preposition: in accordance with. / Preposition: relying upon. / Preposition: in the capacity of. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: indicates the following action is the objective of the preceding one. / Connective: used between adverbial clause and verb to express modification. / Connective: and. / Connective: but. / Connective: and so, thus. / Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. / Modal particle. / Same as “已(1)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as “已(7.2)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as “已(7.3)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely.	v1,p0105#07	p.94#01	p.87r6c01
没	水+4	殁歾𣇶没	méi mò ㄇㄟˊ ㄇㄛˋ	not, have not, none; to drown, sink	v3,p1571#02	p.611#10	p.771r2c04
世	一+4	丗卋	shì ㄕˋ	generation; world; era	v1,p0014#06	p.77#11	p.35r1c02

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