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孟子曰: | Mencius said, |
「王者之迹熄而詩亡, | 'The traces of sovereign rule were extinguished, and the royal odes ceased to be made. |
詩亡然後春秋作。 | When those odes ceased to be made, then the Chun Qiu was produced. |
晉之乘,楚之檮杌,魯之春秋,一也。 | The Sheng of Jin, the Tao Wu of Chu, and the Chun Qiu of Lu were books of the same character. |
其事則齊桓、晉文,其文則史。 | The subject of the Chun Qiu was the affairs of Huan of Qi and Wen of Jin, and its style was the historical. |
孔子曰: | Confucius said, |
『其義則丘竊取之矣。』」 | "Its righteous decisions I ventured to make."' |
Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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孟子 | 子+5 子+0 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | mèng zǐ ㄇㄥˋ ㄗˇ | (1) 先秦時代的思想家孟子。 Mencius, a pre-Qin philosopher. | v2,p1013#03 v2,p1006#06 | p.278#16 p.277#01 | p.399r3c02 p.395r1c01 |
曰 | 曰+0 | yuē ㄩㄝ | (1) 說。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 | |
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. | ||||||
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. | ||||||
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 |
迹 | 辵+6 | 跡 蹟 𨒏 速 | jī jì ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧˋ | traces, impressions, footprints | v6,p3831#04 | p.1255#26 | p.1314r3c01 |
熄 | 火+10 | xí xī ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧ | put out, extinguish, quash | v3,p2223#13 | p.679#03 | p.855r2c04 | |
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. | ||||||
詩 | 言+6 | 𧥳 诗 | shī ㄕ | poetry; poem, verse, ode | v6,p3961#05 | p.1157#15 | p.1242r5c03 |
亡 | 亠+1 | 亾 兦 | wáng wú ㄨㄤˊ ㄨˊ | death, destroyed; lose, perish | v1,p0279#05 | p.88#03 | p.75r6c04 |
然 | 火+8 | 燃 𤓉 | rán ㄖㄢˊ | Burn. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, like that. / Expresses affirmation: true, indeed so. / Believe correct, affirm. / Adverb: actually, thus. / Connective: but, however, yet. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express comparison. Like, as if. / Particle used after an adjective or adverb to express state. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express affirmative mode. | v3,p2213#05 | p.675#12 | p.852r5c01 |
後 | 彳+6 | 𨒥 𢔏 后 | hòu ㄏㄡˋ | Behind, to the rear of. / To be left behind. / Later in time. / Future. / Descendents, offspring. | v2,p0822#03 | p.366#18 | p.511r2c01 |
春 | 日+5 | 萅 𦸬 旾 𣈤 | chūn chǔn ㄔㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄣˇ | spring; wanton | v2,p1496#10 | p.493#06 | p.636r3c02 |
秋 | 禾+4 | 𪚼 龝 𪔁 䆋 秌 𥤛 | qiū ㄑㄧㄡ | autumn, fall; year | v4,p2595#05 | p.850#06 | p.988r2c06 |
作 | 人+5 | 胙 𢓓 | zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ | Arise, stand up. / Grow, flourish. / Begin. / Create, make. / Work, effort. / Serve as, work as. / When, at such time as. | v1,p0134#06 | p.99#07 | p.99r3c01 |
晉 | 日+6 | 晋 𣈆 | jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ | 古國名。 The state of Jin. | v2,p1507#03 | p.494#31 | p.640r3c02 |
之 | 丿+3 | 㞢 | zhī ㄓ | (4.1) 助詞:相當於「的」。 Auxiliary word: of. | v1,p0043#01 | p.82#04 | p.47r2c02 |
乘 | 丿+9 | 乗 𠅞 𠓸 𨍱 | shèng ㄕㄥˋ | (11) 春秋時晉國書名。 Name of a book of the state of Jin. | v1,p0040#01 | p.83#09 | p.47r5c01 |
楚 | 木+9 | 椘 𣕪 檚 | chǔ ㄔㄨˇ | 古國名。 The state of Chu. | v2,p1244#09 | p.539#23 | p.708r5c03 |
檮 | 木+14 | 梼 | táo dǎo ㄊㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇ | block of wood; blockhead; stupid | v2,p1306#08 | p.558#15 | p.725r4c02 |
杌 | 木+3 | wù ㄨˋ | the stump f a tree, hence, sterility; a square stool | v2,p1159#03 | p.511#09 | p.670r2c02 | |
魯 | 魚+4 | 魯 𣥐 旅 鲁 | lǔ ㄌㄨˇ | Slow, thick witted. / Display, show. / The state of Lu. | v7,p4677#07 | p.1466#26 | p.1525r5c02 |
一 | 一+0 | 弌 壹 | yī ㄧ | one; a, an; alone | v1,p0001#01 | p.75#01 | p.1r1c01 |
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 |
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. | ||||||
事 | 亅+7 | 亊 叓 𠭏 | shì ㄕˋ | Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve. | v1,p0023#03 | p.85#24 | p.58r3c02 |
則 | 刀+7 | 𠟻 𠟭 𠞋 𠟔 则 | zé ㄗㄜˊ | Method, rule. / Mimic, emulate. / Level, grade. / Adverb used to emphasize an assertion. / Adverb used to express scope: only. / Connective expressing continuation: then, and then. / Connective emphasizing comparison. / Connective expressing contrast. / Connective expressing allowance: yet, even so. / Connective expressing unexpected turn of events. / Connective expressing suppostion: if. | v1,p0340#06 | p.139#31 | p.183r5c05 |
齊桓 | 齊+0 木+6 | 亝 斉 斋 齋 齐 | qí huán ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ | Same as 「齊桓公」 qí huán gōng ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ: 姓名:姜小白,在位前685-前643。 Duke Huan of Qi (ruled 685 BC-643 BC) | v7,p4783#01 v2,p1195#06 | p.1531#06 p.526#05 | p.1569r4c01 p.696r3c01 |
晉文 | 日+6 文+0 | 晋 𣈆 㒚 穩 | jìn wén ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨㄣˊ | Same as 「晉文公」 jìn wén gōng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ: 姓名:姬重耳,在位前636-前628。 Duke Wen of Jin (ruled 636 BC-628 BC) | v2,p1507#03 v3,p2169#01 | p.494#31 p.477#01 | p.640r3c02 p.608r4c02 |
文 | 文+0 | 㒚 穩 | wén ㄨㄣˊ | Mixture of colours. / Decorative design. / Portray in words or pictures. / Adornment, embellishment. / External appearance. / Characters, words. / Books, works. / Confucian doctrine. / Civilian, non-military. / Drum (musical instrument). / Measure word for money. | v3,p2169#01 | p.477#01 | p.608r4c02 |
wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Adorn, embellish. / Conceal, gloss over. | ||||||
史 | 口+2 | 㕜 | shǐ ㄕˇ | history, chronicle, annals | v1,p0571#02 | p.173#03 | p.245r1c01 |
孔子 | 子+1 子+0 | 𡤿 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | kǒng zǐ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇ | 先秦思想家,名丘,字仲尼。 Confucius, a pre-Qin philosopher. | v2,p1008#04 v2,p1006#06 | p.277#09 p.277#01 | p.396r6c02 p.395r1c01 |
義 | 羊+7 | 义 | yì ㄧˋ | right conduct, righteousness | v5,p3133#02 | p.952#32 | p.1071r3c01 |
丘 | 一+4 | 丠 㐀 坵 㘳 | qiū ㄑㄧㄡ | hill; elder; empty; a name | v1,p0017#01 | p.77#14 | p.36r4c01 |
竊 | 穴+17 | 𥨱 𢿝 窃 | qiè ㄑㄧㄝˋ | Steal. / Take illegitimately. / Copy, plagiarize. / Have an illicit affair. / Adverb: secretly, furtively. / Humble expression: selfishly. / Light, pale colour. | v4,p2747#07 | p.870#08 | p.1002r3c02 |
取 | 又+6 | qǔ ㄑㄩˇ | Cut off (the ears). / Catch, capture. / Take, exact. / Gain, take possession of. / Incur. / Achieve an easy victory. / Defeat in battle, conquer. / Extract from, come out of. / Take, choose, pick out. / Select, appoint. / Take a wife. / Adverb: expresses range, scope: merely. | v1,p0395#01 | p.166#04 | p.236r3c01 | |
矣 | 矢+2 | 𠤘 | yǐ ㄧˇ | Modal particle used to express declaration. / Modal particle used to express exclamation. / Modal particle used to express an order or request. | v4,p2580#04 | p.823#37 | p.955r5c01 |
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