Chinese Text Project Dictionary

Daoism -> Dao De Jing -> 10

	(Possibilities through the Dao)
載營魄抱一，	When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace,
能無離乎？	they can be kept from separating.
專氣致柔，	When one gives undivided attention to the (vital) breath, and brings it to the utmost degree of pliancy,
能嬰兒乎？	he can become as a (tender) babe.
滌除玄覽，	When he has cleansed away the most mysterious sights (of his imagination),
能無疵乎？	he can become without a flaw.
愛民治國，	In loving the people and ruling the state,
能無知乎？	cannot he proceed without any (purpose of) action?
天門開闔，	In the opening and shutting of his gates of heaven,
能為雌乎？	cannot he do so as a female bird?
明白四達，	While his intelligence reaches in every direction,
能無知乎？	cannot he (appear to) be without knowledge?
生之、畜之，	(The Dao) produces (all things) and nourishes them;
生而不有，	it produces them and does not claim them as its own;
為而不恃，	it does all, and yet does not boast of it;
長而不宰，	it presides over all, and yet does not control them.
是謂玄德。	This is what is called 'The mysterious Quality' (of the Dao).

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
載	車+6	𡙺儎载	zài zǎi dài zāi zī ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄞˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄗㄞㄗ	load; carry; transport, convey	v5,p3526#10	p.1243#12	p.1300r6c02
營	火+13	营	yíng cuō ㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄨㄛ	encampment, barracks; manage	v3,p2237#05	p.684#17	p.860r4c01
魄	鬼+5	霸	pò bó tuò ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄊㄨㄛˋ	vigor; body; dark part of moon	v7,p4431#09	p.1461#28	p.1523r1c02
抱	手+5	抔	bào ㄅㄠˋ	embrace, hold in arms, enfold	v3,p1856#04	p.423#08	p.565r4c03
一	一+0	弌壹	yī ㄧ	one; a, an; alone	v1,p0001#01	p.75#01	p.1r1c01
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.
無	火+8	𣟒𣚨𠘩无橆	wú ㄨˊ	Not have. / Philosophical category referring to absence, non-existence, or vacuity. / Adverb expressing negation: not. / Adverb expressing questioning: or not. / Connective: regardless of. / Connective: even if. / Particle used at the beginning of a sentence, no meaning. / Do not. / Barren, uncultivated.	v3,p2211#15	p.673#26	p.848r2c04
離	隹+11	離离	lí lì lǐ chī gǔ ㄌㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄍㄨˇ	leave, depart; go away; separate	v6,p4106#02	p.1369#16	p.1445r2c02
乎	丿+4	虖	hū ㄏㄨ	(1.1) 語氣詞：表示疑問或反問，相當於「嗎」或「呢」。 Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question.	v1,p0036#08	p.82#07	p.47r3c03
專	寸+8	耑𠧡𠧢𡴁专	zhuān ㄓㄨㄢ	monopolize, take sole possession	v1,p0507#01	p.295#01	p.434r6c01
氣	气+6	気炁𣱛气	qì xì ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ	air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit	v3,p2011#14	p.599#12	p.751r5c04
致	至+3	緻	zhì zhuì ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ	send, deliver, present; cause	v4,p2815#06	p.1001#19	p.602r5c01
柔	木+5		róu ㄖㄡˊ	soft; gentle, pliant	v2,p1192#02	p.519#05	p.686r3c01
嬰	女+14	孾婴	yīng ㄧㄥ	baby, infant; bother	v2,p1086#08	p.273#04	p.392r3c03
兒	儿+6	𠒆儿	ér er ㄦˊ ㄦ·	son, child, oneself; final part	v1,p0272#05	p.125#03	p.139r5c01
滌	水+11	涤	dí ㄉㄧˊ	wash, cleanse, purify; sweep	v3,p1700#03	p.642#20	p.823r2c01
除	阜+7		chú zhù shū ㄔㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄨ	eliminate, remove, except	v6,p4132#05	p.1352#08	p.1422r4c02
玄	玄+0	𤣥伭	xuán xuàn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˋ	deep, profound, abstruse; KangXi radical 95	v1,p0280#03	p.725#01	p.883r1c01
覽	見+14	覧览	lǎn làn ㄌㄢˇ ㄌㄢˋ	look at, inspect; perceive	v6,p3676#06	p.1138#03	p.1231r6c01
疵	疒+5		cī zī zhài jì ㄘㄗㄓㄞˋ ㄐㄧˋ	flaw, fault, defect; disease	v4,p2671#04	p.770#28	p.920r3c03
愛	心+9	𤔤𢟪𢛭爱	ài ㄞˋ	love, be fond of, like	v4,p2323#01	p.395#13	p.538r1c01
民	氏+1	𠘽	mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ	people, subjects, citizens	v3,p2131#01	p.598#01	p.750r3c01
治	水+5	乿	zhì ㄓˋ	(1) 治理，管理。 Rule, administer.	v3,p1599#06	p.614#07	p.776r5c02
國	囗+8	圀國囗囶𢧌䆐囯国	guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ	nation, country, nation-state	v1,p0720#09	p.219#16	p.303r4c02
知	矢+3	𢇻𥎿	zhī ㄓ	Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of.	v4,p2581#02	p.824#01	p.955r5c02
			zhì ㄓˋ	Wisdom.
天	大+1	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹	tiān ㄊㄧㄢ	sky, heaven; god, celestial	v1,p0522#01	p.248#04	p.358r4c01
門	門+0	门	mén ㄇㄣˊ	gate, door, entrance, opening	v7,p4281#01	p.1329#53	p.1403r4c05
開	門+4	𨴂𨵑开	kāi ㄎㄞ	open; initiate, begin, start	v7,p4286#02	p.1331#05	p.1405r4c01
闔	門+10	閤阖	hé gé ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄜˊ	close; whole, entire; all; leaf	v7,p4312#01	p.1340#02	p.1411r5c04
為	火+5	爲为	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question.	v3,p2198#11	p.669#10	p.844r4c03
			wèi ㄨㄟˋ	Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake.
雌	隹+5	䧳	cí cī ㄘˊ ㄘ	female; feminine; gentle, soft	v6,p4098#18	p.1366#11	p.1439r4c01
明	日+4	朙	míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ	Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.).	v2,p1491#08	p.491#12	p.631r3c01
白	白+0	𦣺𤼽	bái bó ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄛˊ	white; pure, unblemished; bright	v4,p2642#01	p.785#01	p.927r1c01
四	囗+2	𦉭肆	sì ㄙˋ	four	v1,p0710#16	p.216#22	p.294r6c01
達	辵+9	达	dá tà tì ㄉㄚˊ ㄊㄚˋ ㄊㄧˋ	arrive at, reach; intelligent	v6,p3855#01	p.1262#10	p.1328r1c01
生	生+0	𤯓	shēng ㄕㄥ	life, living, lifetime; birth	v4,p2575#01	p.754#26	p.906r5c03
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
畜	田+5	嘼𠬀	chù ㄔㄨˋ	Domestic animals.	v4,p2538#04	p.761#12	p.913r3c03
			xù ㄒㄩˋ	Raise (livestock). / Raise, look after (a family). / Cultivate. / Contain, accommodate. / Love.
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.
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.
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.
恃	心+6		shì ㄕˋ	rely on, presume on, trust to	v4,p2293#15	p.383#19	p.528r5c01
長	長+0	镸𨱗𠤐𠑷𠔊𠑻𠑿𡕣长	cháng zhǎng zhàng ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄓㄤˋ	long; length; excel in; leader	v6,p4050#01	p.1328#07	p.1399r3c04
宰	宀+7	𡪤𡨧𠈾	zǎi ㄗㄞˇ	Minister of a high noble or great officer. / Governor, senior official of a municipality. / Local officials in general. / Prime minister. / Dominate, rule. / Slaughter livestock. / Butcher. / Person in charge of cutting sacrifical meat. / Grave, tomb.	v2,p0935#06	p.286#04	p.419r3c01
是	日+5	昰𣆞	shì ㄕˋ	Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.	v2,p1497#05	p.493#26	p.639r1c01
謂	言+9	谓	wèi ㄨㄟˋ	To (when speaking to someone). / Say, speak. / Call, name. / Meaning, what is meant. / Discuss, comment on (a person). / How? / Same as 「為(21.3)」 wèi ㄨㄟˋ: Preposition: because of, due to.	v6,p3997#06	p.1173#12	p.1251r6c01
			wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Same as 「為(10)」 wéi ㄨㄟˊ: Count as, be considered as.
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

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