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| 皋陶作士以理民。 | Gaoyao was made chief minister of state with a view to his ruling the people. |
| 帝舜朝，禹、伯夷、皋陶相與語帝前。 | The emperor Shun gave audience to Yu, Poyi, and Gaoyao, who addressed each other before the Emperor. |
| 皋陶述其謀曰： | Gaoyao, setting forth his counsels, said, |
| 「信其道德， | 'If a man sincerely follows the path of duty and virtue, |
| 謀明輔和。」 | his counsellors will be intelligent, and those who aid him will act in harmony.' |
| 禹曰：「然，如何？」 | Yu said, 'Yes, but what do you mean?' |
| 皋陶曰：「於！ | Gaoyao said, 'Oh! |
| 慎其身修， | he will be careful about his personal cultivation, |
| 思長， | and will think constantly about it. |
| 敦序九族， | Thus he will pay due regard to precedence among the nine branches of his kindred, |
| 眾明高翼， | all the intelligent will exert themselves in his service, |
| 近可遠在已。」 | and so from what is at hand he may attain to what is far off.' |
| 禹拜美言，曰：「然。」 | Yu made obeisance at these excellent words, and said, 'It is so.' |
| 皋陶曰：「於！ | Gaoyao said 'Oh! |
| 在知人，在安民。 | It all lies in knowing mankind, and in quieting the people. |
| 禹曰：「吁！ | Yu said, 'Alas! |
| 皆若是，惟帝其難之。 | to attain to all this would be difficult even for the Emperor. |
| 知人則智， | He who knows men is wise; |
| 能官人；能安民則惠， | he who can put men into the posts for which they are fit, and can quiet the people, is benevolent, |
| 黎民懷之。 | and the black-haired race will cherish him in their hearts. |
| 能知能惠， | When a man can be thus wise and kind, |
| 何憂乎驩兜， | why should he have anxiety about a Huandou? |
| 何遷乎有苗， | why to be removing a chief of the Miao tribes? |
| 何畏乎巧言善色佞人？」 | why should he fear a man of specious words, good appearance, and artful ways?' |
| 皋陶曰：「然，於！ | Gaoyao said, 'Just so! |
| 亦行有九德， | there are in all nine virtues, |
| 亦言其有德。」 | and when we say that a man possesses these virtues |
| 乃言曰： | it is as much as to say |
| 「始事事， | that he begins to do such and such things. |
| 寬而栗， | They are liberality combined with dignity, |
| 柔而立， | mildness combined with firmness, |
| 願而共， | bluntness combined with respect, |
| 治而敬， | aptness for government combined with caution, |
| 擾而毅， | docility combined with boldness, |
| 直而溫， | straightforwardness combined with gentleness, |
| 簡而廉， | easy negligence combined with discrimination, |
| 剛而實， | resolution combined with sincerity, |
| 彊而義， | and courage combined with justice. |
| 章其有常， | If these are apparent, and that continuously, |
| 吉哉。 | how fortunate it will be. |
| 日宣三德， | He who daily displays three of these virtues |
| 蚤夜翊明有家。 | could early and late support and educate a family. |
| 日嚴振敬六德， | He who is strict and reverent in cultivating six of these virtues |
| 亮采有國。 | could brilliantly conduct the affairs of the State. |
| 翕受普施， | When such men are received and found everywhere, |
| 九德咸事， | the possessors of those nine virtues will all be employed, |
| 俊乂在官， | and men of eminence will hold office, |
| 百吏肅謹。 | and the various officers will be respectful and diligent, |
| 毋教邪淫奇謀。 | not teaching heretical, vicious, or strange doctrines. |
| 非其人居其官，是謂亂天事。 | If such men and such officers do not exist it may be said that the affairs of Heaven are in confusion. |
| 天討有罪，五刑五用哉。 | Heaven punishes the guilty, and the five punishments can be severally applied for that purpose. |
| 吾言厎可行乎？ | Are my words sound, and can they be put in force? |
| 禹曰：「女言致可績行。」 | Yu said, 'Your words are perfect, and can be successfully put in force.' |
| 皋陶曰：「余未有知，思贊道哉。」 | Gaoyao said, 'As to that I do not know, but I aim at assisting in the path of duty.' |
| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 皋陶 | 白+5 阜+8 | 皐 臯 睾 匋 | gāo yáo ㄍㄠ ㄧㄠˊ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v4,p2647#15 v6,p4139#05 | p.787#10 p.1354#10 | p.936r4c02 p.1426r6c01 |
| 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 |
| 士 | 士+0 | shì ㄕˋ | scholar, gentleman; soldier | v1,p0416#01 | p.242#38 | p.333r1c03 | |
| 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 |
| 理 | 玉+7 | 理 | lǐ ㄌㄧˇ | reason, logic; manage | v2,p1115#13 | p.733#04 | p.895r5c01 |
| 民 | 氏+1 | 𠘽 | mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ | people, subjects, citizens | v3,p2131#01 | p.598#01 | p.750r3c01 |
| 帝舜 | 巾+6 舛+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 𡐩 𡳈 𡳉 | dì shùn ㄉㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄣˋ | Same as 「舜」 shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ: 帝舜，古代聖王之一。 Shun, a legendary sage king. | v1,p0738#02 v3,p2035#02 | p.330#14 p.1008#10 | p.474r5c07 p.1116r5c02 |
| 朝 | 月+8 | 晁 | zhāo ㄓㄠ | Morning. / Beginning. | v3,p2084#08 | p.506#03 | p.661r1c01 |
| cháo ㄔㄠˊ | Meet in court. / Call the ministers to court. / Court, place where ministers meet with the ruler. / Visit, go to see. / Meet together, gather. | ||||||
| 禹 | 禸+4 | 𢁰 𥜼 | yǔ ㄩˇ | legendary hsia dynasty founder | v1,p0039#11 | p.848#02 | p.986r2c06 |
| 伯夷 | 人+5 大+3 | 𡰥 | bó yí ㄅㄛˊ ㄧˊ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v1,p0136#02 v1,p0527#05 | p.96#16 p.249#15 | p.93r5c03 p.369r1c02 |
| 相 | 目+4 | xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ | Mutual. / In succession. / Together. | v4,p2470#13 | p.800#18 | p.945r1c01 | |
| xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ | Watch. / Appearance. / Fortune-telling by appearance. / Help, assist. / Guide for the blind. / Prime minister, most senior minister. / Ceremonial officer. | ||||||
| 與 | 臼+8 | 与 𢌱 𦦲 𠔔 | yǔ ㄩˇ | Give. / Follow, go along with. / Comrade, ally. / Association, contact. / Oppose. / Engage [an enemy]. / Approve, consent to. / Help. / Wait. / Preposition indicating passive tense. / Preposition: to, with. / Preposition: with. / Preposition: as. / Preposition: in, on. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: with its ... / Connective: or. | v1,p0251#04 | p.1004#13 | p.1113r2c03 |
| yù ㄩˋ | Participate, take part in. | ||||||
| yǔ ㄩˇ | Interfere in. | ||||||
| yú ㄩˊ | Auxiliary word: used at the end of a sentence to express questioning , exclamation, or a rhetorical question. / Auxiliary word: used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. | ||||||
| 語 | 言+7 | 语 | yǔ ㄩˇ | Speak (with someone). / Spoken words. / Language. / Proverb, saying. | v6,p3974#09 | p.1163#08 | p.1245r6c03 |
| yù ㄩˋ | Tell. / Warn, admonish. | ||||||
| 帝 | 巾+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | supreme ruler, emperor; god | v1,p0738#02 | p.330#14 | p.474r5c07 |
| 前 | 刀+7 | 歬 𣦃 | qián ㄑㄧㄢˊ | in front, forward; preceding | v1,p0248#04 | p.140#15 | p.184r4c01 |
| 述 | 辵+5 | shù ㄕㄨˋ | narrate, state, express | v6,p3822#13 | p.1255#11 | p.1313r4c03 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 謀 | 言+9 | 𠰔 𧦥 谋 | móu ㄇㄡˊ | plan, scheme; strategem | v6,p3993#19 | p.1173#07 | p.1251r5c01 |
| 曰 | 曰+0 | yuē ㄩㄝ | (1) 說。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 | |
| 信 | 人+7 | 伩 㐰 䚱 | xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ | True, words fitting the truth. / As expected. / Really, actually. / Trust, trustworthy. / Reliable, orderly. / Believe, have confidence in. / Clarify, determine. / Clear, clear-cut. / Certificate, (object of) proof. / Sealed letter, written proof. / Envoy, messenger. / Freely, as one wishes. / Stay for two nights in succession. | v1,p0165#01 | p.105#25 | p.109r2c01 |
| shēn ㄕㄣ | Straight, linear. / Uphold, promote. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 輔 | 車+7 | 辅 | fǔ ㄈㄨˇ | cheek bone; protective; assist | v5,p3533#03 | p.1244#05 | p.1301r4c01 |
| 和 | 口+5 | 龢 咊 惒 | hé huò huó hè ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄜˋ | harmony, peace; peaceful, calm | v1,p0602#01 | p.185#01 | p.267r3c01 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 何 | 人+5 | hé ㄏㄜˊ | Ask, enquire. / What. / Who, which one. / How, in what way. / Why, for what reason. / Where, in what place. / How much, to what extent. | v1,p0130#04 | p.98#15 | p.97r2c04 | |
| hē ㄏㄜ | Criticize, condemn. | ||||||
| hè ㄏㄜˋ | Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden. | ||||||
| 於 | 方+4 | 烏 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 |
| 慎 | 心+10 | 愼 | shèn ㄕㄣˋ | act with care, be cautious | v4,p2336#02 | p.398#26 | |
| 身 | 身+0 | shēn ㄕㄣ | Pregnant. / The body (of a person or animal). / Itself. / I, myself. / Personally, directly. / Personally experience or carry out. / Life. / One's own moral character, ability, etc. / A world in buddhist doctrine. | v6,p3807#01 | p.1237#01 | p.1295r6c01 | |
| yuān ㄩㄢ | Same as 「身毒」 yuān dú ㄩㄢ ㄉㄨˊ: India. | ||||||
| 修 | 人+8 | xiū ㄒㄧㄡ | study; repair; cultivate | v1,p0159#02 | p.106#05 | p.110r3c01 | |
| 思 | 心+5 | 恖 𠂺 𡴓 𢍄 | sī sì sāi ㄙ ㄙˋ ㄙㄞ | think, consider, ponder; final particle | v4,p2280#04 | p.381#04 | p.526r1c02 |
| 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 |
| 敦 | 攴+8 | 𢼪 𠧉 惇 | dūn duì diāo duī tuán tún ㄉㄨㄣ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄉㄨㄟ ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄣˊ | esteem; honest, candid, sincere | v2,p1468#01 | p.473#08 | p.606r2c02 |
| 序 | 广+4 | xù ㄒㄩˋ | series, serial order, sequence | v2,p0875#18 | p.343#35 | p.487r1c02 | |
| 九 | 乙+1 | 玖 | jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ | nine | v1,p0048#05 | p.83#19 | p.48r6c01 |
| 族 | 方+7 | 㞺 𥎩 𥎼 𥏁 | zú zòu còu ㄗㄨˊ ㄗㄡˋ ㄘㄡˋ | a family clan, ethnic group, tribe | v3,p2181#01 | p.484#03 | p.625r2c01 |
| 眾 | 目+6 | 衆 𠂝 𥅫 𠱧 众 | zhòng ㄓㄨㄥˋ | masses, people, multitude, crowd | v4,p2917#04 | p.807#15 | p.951r1c02 |
| 高 | 高+0 | 髙 | gāo gào ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠˋ | high, tall; lofty, elevated | v7,p4593#01 | p.1451#26 | p.1514r4c03 |
| 翼 | 羽+11 | 𦏵 折 | yì ㄧˋ | wings; fins on fish; shelter | v5,p3356#01 | p.959#34 | p.1076r6c01 |
| 近 | 辵+4 | 𣥍 | jìn jì ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧˋ | near, close; approach; intimate | v6,p3819#12 | p.1254#07 | p.1312r1c07 |
| 可 | 口+2 | 歌 厥 | kě kè ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˋ | may, can, -able; possibly | v1,p0567#07 | p.172#12 | p.244r1c02 |
| 遠 | 辵+10 | 逺 𨖸 𢕱 远 | yuǎn ㄩㄢˇ | Far off, remote (in distance). / Consider to be far off. / Long time. / Large or numerous differences. / Profound. / Forward looking and ambitious. / Remote, far-off place. / Far off countries. | v6,p3869#07 | p.1263#12 | p.1329r5c01 |
| yuàn ㄩㄢˋ | Leave, exit. / Keep away from, avoid. / Violate (a rule). | ||||||
| 在 | 土+3 | zài ㄗㄞˋ | Exist, be alive. / Be in a certain place. / Inquire after, pay one's respects to. / Preposition: due to, being that. / Preposition: specifies location or time of an action - in, at. | v1,p0418#07 | p.223#10 | p.312r2c07 | |
| 已 | 己+0 | yǐ ㄧˇ | Stop, discontinue. / Complete / The past. / Recover, be cured. / Leave [a post], retire. / Value and carry out. / Adverb: shortly, before long. / Adverb: already. / Adverb: extremely. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence. / Interjection. / Same as 「以(1)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Use. / Same as 「以(9)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. | v2,p0984#01 | p.326#11 | p.467r3c01 | |
| 拜 | 手+5 | 拝 𣬊 𣬓 𢰛 𢴽 𡴬 | bài ㄅㄞˋ | do obeisance, bow, kowtow | v3,p1846#07 | p.427#02 | p.571r4c01 |
| 美 | 羊+3 | 羙 | měi ㄇㄟˇ | beautiful, pretty; pleasing | v5,p3126#05 | p.951#10 | p.1069r5c01 |
| 言 | 言+0 | 訁 𢍗 𢍬 | yán ㄧㄢˊ | Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning. | v6,p3936#01 | p.1146#01 | p.1236r5c03 |
| 然 | 火+8 | 燃 𤓉 | rán ㄖㄢˊ | (3.1) 表示肯定，相當於「對」、「是」。 Expresses affirmation: true, indeed so. | v3,p2213#05 | p.675#12 | p.852r5c01 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 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 |
| 安 | 宀+3 | ān ㄢ | Stable, steady. / Peaceful, tranquil. / Safe. / Accustomed to do, habitually do. / Not worry about, be relaxed about. / Comfort, ease. / Stop, cease. / Unhurried. / Place, put. / Interrogative pronoun: how. / Interrogative pronoun: where. / Interrogative pronoun: what. / Interrogative pronoun: who. / Connective: so, thereupon. | v2,p0913#09 | p.282#08 | p.406r2c01 | |
| 吁 | 口+3 | 籲 𠮲 | xū yù ㄒㄩ ㄩˋ | interjection 'Alas!'; to sigh | v1,p0575#07 | p.174#14 | p.248r5c04 |
| 皆 | 白+4 | jiē ㄐㄧㄝ | all, every, everybody | v4,p2647#01 | p.786#12 | p.735r5c01 | |
| 若 | 艸+5 | 若 𦱡 𦱶 𧁇 | ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ | Iris. / Same as 「北海若」 běi hǎi ruò ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ: Ruo, a god of the Northern Sea. / Go by, accord with. / Choose. / Like, similar to. / Identical, the same. / As good as, comparable to. / To, arrive at. / You, your. / This way, like this. / Regarding, as regards. / If, should it be the case. / Or, alternatively. / But, yet. / Adjectival suffix. | v5,p3187#07 | p.1023#12 | p.1130r1c03 |
| 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 |
| 惟 | 心+8 | 𢛧 | wéi ㄨㄟˊ | but, however, nevertheless; only | v4,p2316#03 | p.391#17 | p.534r6c02 |
| 難 | 隹+11 | 𩁢 𩁬 𩀙 𩁣 𩁲 𩁩 𩀏 𩁤 难 | nán ㄋㄢˊ | Difficult, not easy. / Make difficult, think difficult. | v6,p4108#05 | p.1370#05 | p.1446r3c01 |
| nàn ㄋㄢˋ | Disaster. / Blame. / Censure, reject. / Resent. / Hate. / Doctrine, thesis. | ||||||
| nǎn ㄋㄢˇ | Fear. | ||||||
| nuó ㄋㄨㄛˊ | Luxuriant. / Ceremony to banish sprits thought responsible for contagion. / How, why. | ||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 智 | 日+8 | 𥏼 | zhì zhī ㄓˋ ㄓ | wisdom, knowledge, intelligence | v2,p1518#15 | p.497#15 | p.644r3c02 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 官 | 宀+5 | 𠕍 | guān ㄍㄨㄢ | official, public servant | v2,p0921#04 | p.283#15 | p.413r2c01 |
| 惠 | 心+8 | 恵 𦻇 𢡘 𢞯 ① 僡 | huì ㄏㄨㄟˋ | favor, benefit, confer kindness | v4,p2309#10 | p.391#19 | p.535r1c01 |
| 黎 | 黍+3 | 黎 | lí ㄌㄧˊ | surname; numerous, many; black | v7,p4759#03 | p.1517#28 | p.1559r3c01 |
| 懷 | 心+16 | 怀 怌 褱 | huái ㄏㄨㄞˊ | bosom, breast; carry in bosom | v4,p2369#10 | p.408#17 | p.548r1c06 |
| 憂 | 心+11 | 𠪍 𨗫 懮 忧 | yōu ㄧㄡ | sad, grieved; grief, melancholy | v4,p2341#14 | p.401#26 | p.543r1c06 |
| 乎 | 丿+4 | 虖 | hū ㄏㄨ | Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. / Modal particle expressing admiration or exclamation. / Modal particle expressing estimation. / Modal particle expressing request or order. / Modal particle expressing calling. / Modal particle expressing consideration. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. / Particle used after adjectives. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. / Preposition: in, from, to. | v1,p0036#08 | p.82#07 | p.47r3c03 |
| 驩 | 馬+18 | 歡 | huān ㄏㄨㄢ | happy, pleased, glad; joy; to enjoy | v7,p4584#01 | p.1447#15 | p.1511r6c02 |
| 兜 | 儿+9 | dōu ㄉㄡ | pouch | v1,p0273#16 | p.125#20 | p.140r4c01 | |
| 遷 | 辵+12 | 迁 𨔰 𨙞 拪 𢰕 𢫥 | qiān ㄑㄧㄢ | move, shift, change; transfer | v6,p3881#02 | p.1265#04 | p.1331r4c01 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 苗 | 艸+5 | 𡩈 | miáo ㄇㄧㄠˊ | sprouts; Miao nationality | v5,p3191#02 | p.1022#28 | p.1129r2c01 |
| 畏 | 田+4 | 𤰲 𤰣 | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | Fear. / Make fear, scare. / Revere, respect. / Worry. / Detain, restrain. / Die. / Curved part of a bow. | v4,p2532#03 | p.760#22 | p.913r1c01 |
| wēi ㄨㄟ | Might, power. | ||||||
| 巧 | 工+2 | 丂 𢩨 | qiǎo ㄑㄧㄠˇ | skillful, ingenious, clever | v1,p0412#01 | p.325#09 | p.465r5c01 |
| 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 |
| 色 | 色+0 | 𢒸 | sè ㄙㄜˋ | Colour. / [Facial] appearance, countenance. / Become angry. / Feminine beauty. / Appearance. | v5,p3071#01 | p.1014#02 | p.1120r1c01 |
| 佞 | 人+5 | 侫 | nìng ㄋㄧㄥˋ | flattery; glib | v1,p0129#10 | p.99#11 | p.100r2c01 |
| 亦 | 亠+4 | 𠅃 | yì ㄧˋ | Original character for 腋. / Also. / Just, merely. / Again. / Modal particle at the beginning or middle of a sentence. / Accumulate. | v1,p0281#03 | p.88#09 | p.78r2c02 |
| 行 | 行+0 | 行 | xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ | Walk, move (on foot). / Advance, move forward. / Leave, exit. / Patrol, go on inspection. / Inspection of the realm by the Son of Heaven. / Be married off. / Flow, circulate. / Channel, guide. / Revolution, circular motion. / Experience. / Luggage, belongings taken on a journey. / Do, carry out. / Actions. / Accomplishments. / Use, utilize. / Take over (an official duty). / Offer, present. / Moral conduct, behaviour. / A type of classical poem. / A piece of music. / Semi-cursive script. / Adverb: will, about to. / Adverb: again, once more. / Adverb: by chance, luckily. / Ambassador (official title). / Measure word for number of pourings of drinks. | v2,p0811#06 | p.1108#31 | p.1203r5c05 |
| háng ㄏㄤˊ | Road. / Track, pattern. / Row, line. / Row of soldiers in battle. / Unit of 25 soldiers. / Shaft of a feather (and by extension, wings). / Measure word for things which form rows. / Rank, position. | ||||||
| 乃 | 丿+1 | 廼 𢏩 𢎧 迺 𠄎 𠧤 | nǎi ㄋㄞˇ | Second person pronoun: you. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, thus. / Adverb: expresses affirmation. / Adverb: expresses limiting of scope: only, just. / Adverb: and then. / Adverb: just. / Adverb: expresses two contradictory or contrasting states of affairs. / Adverb: expresses beginning, origin. / Connective: hence / Adverb: regarding, as for. / Connective: if. / Particle, no meaning. | v1,p0031#05 | p.81#12 | p.46r6c01 |
| 始 | 女+5 | 𠃭 乨 兘 𠙉 | shǐ ㄕˇ | begin, start; then, only then | v2,p1041#12 | p.258#16 | p.381r1c02 |
| 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 |
| 寬 | 宀+12 | 寛 完 宽 | kuān ㄎㄨㄢ | broad, wide; spacious, vast | v2,p0947#01 | p.292#06 | p.430r4c01 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 栗 | 木+6 | 慄 㮚 𣡼 𣡷 慄 | lì ㄌㄧˋ | chestnut tree, chestnuts; surname | v2,p1195#09 | p.522#05 | p.690r2c01 |
| 柔 | 木+5 | róu ㄖㄡˊ | soft; gentle, pliant | v2,p1192#02 | p.519#05 | p.686r3c01 | |
| 立 | 立+0 | 立 | lì ㄌㄧˋ | Stand. / Erect, raise. / Establish, found. / Fix, set. / Determine, decide. / Become independent. / Exist. / Take office. / Become ruler, enthrone. / Stop, prevent from moving. / Immediately. | v4,p2706#01 | p.870#17 | p.1002r5c01 |
| 願 | 頁+10 | 愿 𩕾 | yuàn ㄩㄢˋ | desire, want; wish; ambition | v7,p4385#07 | p.1407#31 | p.1480r6c02 |
| 共 | 八+4 | 𦱹 | gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | (6) 通「恭」：恭敬。 Respectful. | v1,p0243#02 | p.127#05 | p.160r5c02 |
| 治 | 水+5 | 乿 | zhì ㄓˋ | Rule, administer. / Well ruled, peaceful and orderly. / Punish, execute. / Cure, treat (an illness). / Prepare. / Construct. / Research, study. | v3,p1599#06 | p.614#07 | p.776r5c02 |
| 敬 | 攴+9 | 𣀖 𢿩 | jìng ㄐㄧㄥˋ | respect, honor; respectfully | v2,p1466#02 | p.473#35 | p.606r5c02 |
| 擾 | 手+15 | 扰 | rǎo róu ㄖㄠˇ ㄖㄡˊ | disturb, annoy, agitate | v3,p1979#10 | p.461#28 | p.596r4c03 |
| 毅 | 殳+11 | yì ㄧˋ | resolute, decisive, firm, persist | v3,p2165#05 | p.587#14 | p.744r6c01 | |
| 直 | 目+3 | 𣓟 𣖴 | zhí ㄓˊ | straight, erect, vertical | v1,p0061#07 | p.800#05 | |
| 溫 | 水+10 | 温 | wēn ㄨㄣ | lukewarm, warm; tepid, mild | v3,p1699#08 | p.640#23 | p.817r5c01 |
| 簡 | 竹+12 | 耕 简 | jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ | simple, terse, succinct; letter | v5,p3017#15 | p.899#14 | |
| 廉 | 广+10 | 廉 磏 槏 𢋯 𢉧 | lián ㄌㄧㄢˊ | upright, honorable, honest | v2,p0896#01 | p.349#08 | p.491r5c01 |
| 剛 | 刀+8 | 𠜛 𠇝 𠇙 刚 | gāng ㄍㄤ | hard, tough, rigid, strong | v1,p0344#10 | p.141#11 | p.186r1c03 |
| 實 | 宀+11 | 実 宲 𡾍 寔 实 | shí ㄕˊ | Prosperous, wealthy. / Wealth, possessions. / Goods, supplies. / Full. / Fit into, stuff into. / Fruit, seed. / Result. / Real thing, actual content. / Fact, thing which happened. / True, honest. / Firm, unwavering. / In fact, actually. / Prove, show to be true. / Carry out, implement. / Term in arithmetic for a multiplicand or dividend. / Really, indeed so. / This. / Particle used in a sentence after moving forward the object. | v2,p0952#03 | p.291#04 | p.427r6c01 |
| 彊 | 弓+13 | 强 強 | qiáng qiǎng jiāng jiàng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄤˋ | stubborn, uncompromising | v2,p1003#01 | p.361#06 | p.506r2c01 |
| 義 | 羊+7 | 义 | yì ㄧˋ | right conduct, righteousness | v5,p3133#02 | p.952#32 | p.1071r3c01 |
| 章 | 音+2 | zhāng zhàng ㄓㄤ ㄓㄤˋ | composition; chapter, section | v4,p2709#04 | p.871#08 | p.1003r5c03 | |
| 常 | 巾+8 | cháng ㄔㄤˊ | common, normal, frequent, regular | v1,p0744#01 | p.333#12 | p.477r2c01 | |
| 吉 | 口+3 | jí ㄐㄧˊ | lucky, propitious, good | v1,p0576#06 | p.175#02 | p.250r6c01 | |
| 哉 | 口+6 | 才 | zāi ㄗㄞ | Begin, start. / Modal particle expressing exclamation. / Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. | v1,p0611#07 | p.189#08 | p.270r2c01 |
| 日 | 日+0 | 𡆸 | rì mì ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ | sun; day; daytime | v2,p1482#01 | p.489#01 | p.627r1c01 |
| 宣 | 宀+6 | 𡩦 | xuān ㄒㄩㄢ | declare, announce, proclaim | v2,p0923#10 | p.284#16 | p.417r2c01 |
| 三 | 一+2 | 叁 弎 | sān sàn ㄙㄢ ㄙㄢˋ | three | v1,p0004#03 | p.76#05 | p.11r2c01 |
| 蚤 | 虫+4 | 䖣 | zǎo zhǎo ㄗㄠˇ ㄓㄠˇ | flea; louse | v4,p2836#03 | p.1078#20 | p.1187r3c05 |
| 夜 | 夕+5 | 亱 𡖍 𠙑 𠙇 | yè ㄧㄝˋ | night, dark; in night; by night | v1,p0285#01 | p.246#18 | p.341r4c01 |
| 翊 | 羽+5 | yì ㄧˋ | flying; assist, help; respect | v5,p3346#09 | p.956#09 | p.1074r3c04 | |
| 家 | 宀+7 | 傢 宊 𠖔 𡩅 𡧚 | jiā jie gū ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ | house, home, residence; family | v2,p0930#15 | p.286#17 | p.420r1c02 |
| 嚴 | 口+17 | 厳 𡅾 严 | yán ㄧㄢˊ | strict, rigorous, rigid; stern | v1,p0702#02 | p.214#07 | p.293r3c05 |
| 振 | 手+7 | zhèn zhēn zhěn ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄣ ㄓㄣˇ | raise, excite, arouse action | v3,p1879#01 | p.431#28 | p.575r6c01 | |
| 六 | 八+2 | 六 陸 | liù lù ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ | number six | v1,p0241#09 | p.127#01 | p.154r5c01 |
| 亮 | 亠+7 | 亮 | liàng ㄌㄧㄤˋ | bright, brilliant, radiant, light | v1,p0286#03 | p.89#04 | p.79r5c01 |
| 采 | 釆+1 | 釆 埰 採 | cǎi cài ㄘㄞˇ ㄘㄞˋ | collect, gather; pick, pluck | v6,p3898#02 | p.1290#06 | p.1356r3c07 |
| 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 |
| 翕 | 羽+6 | xì ㄒㄧˋ | agree | v5,p3347#20 | p.956#42 | p.1074r6c01 | |
| 受 | 又+6 | 𠭧 | shòu ㄕㄡˋ | receive, accept, get; bear, stand | v1,p0396#02 | p.166#05 | p.236r5c01 |
| 普 | 日+8 | pǔ ㄆㄨˇ | universal, general, widespread | v2,p1521#02 | p.496#29 | p.642r2c04 | |
| 施 | 方+5 | 𢒃 𠇜 𠤒 | shī shǐ yí yì ㄕ ㄕˇ ㄧˊ ㄧˋ | grant, bestow; give; act; name | v3,p2176#06 | p.482#01 | p.622r4c02 |
| 咸 | 口+6 | 鹹 | xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ | together; all, completely; united | v2,p1404#02 | p.187#19 | p.269r4c06 |
| 俊 | 人+7 | 儁 | jùn ㄐㄩㄣˋ | talented, capable; handsome | v1,p0168#04 | p.104#15 | p.106r5c03 |
| 乂 | 丿+1 | yì ㄧˋ | govern, control, manage; nurture | v1,p0031#03 | p.81#10 | p.46r5c08 | |
| 百 | 白+1 | 佰 𦣻 | bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ | one hundred; numerous, many | v4,p2643#01 | p.785#04 | p.932r4c01 |
| 吏 | 口+3 | 吏 | lì ㄌㄧˋ | government official, magistrate | v1,p0018#03 | p.176#02 | p.255r5c01 |
| 肅 | 聿+7 | 粛 𦘡 䏋 𢙻 肃 | sù ㄙㄨˋ | (1.1) 恭敬。 Respect, respectful. | v5,p3169#04 | p.971#11 | p.1087r4c02 |
| 謹 | 言+11 | 谨 | jǐn ㄐㄧㄣˇ | prudent, cautious; attentive | v6,p4010#13 | p.1178#23 | p.1254r2c02 |
| 毋 | 毋+0 | wú móu ㄨˊ ㄇㄡˊ | do not; not; surname; rad. 80 | v4,p2380#01 | p.588#23 | p.745r1c01 | |
| 教 | 攴+7 | 敎 | jiào jiāo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠ | teach, class | v2,p1459#09 | p.472#05 | |
| 邪 | 邑+4 | 耶 | xié ㄒㄧㄝˊ | Wicked, evil. / Wicked or evil person. / Evil or demonic things. / Cause of illness. / Lean, slant. | v6,p3758#04 | p.1269#14 | p.1336r5c01 |
| yú ㄩˊ | Excess. | ||||||
| xú ㄒㄩˊ | Slow, slow moving. | ||||||
| yé ㄧㄝˊ | Particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. / Particle expressing assertion. | ||||||
| 淫 | 水+8 | 婬 㸒 | yín yàn yáo ㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˊ | obscene, licentious, lewd | v3,p1654#04 | p.631#09 | p.805r2c03 |
| 奇 | 大+5 | 竒 | qí jī ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧ | strange, unusual, uncanny, occult | v1,p0533#04 | p.250#31 | p.370r6c01 |
| 非 | 非+0 | fēi ㄈㄟ | Violate, go against (a rule). / Wrong, bad. / Not real, untrue. / Oppose, object to. / Slander, condemn. / Sarcasm, irony. / Absence of, not have. / Adverb: not, is not. | v6,p4086#01 | p.1382#11 | p.1463r6c02 | |
| fěi ㄈㄟˇ | Same as 「誹(2)」 fěi ㄈㄟˇ: Slander. | ||||||
| 居 | 尸+5 | 㞐 㝒 | jū ㄐㄩ | Sit down. / Wait. / Live, dwell. / Dwelling, residence. / Tomb. / Rank, position occupied. / Person occupying the rank of ruler. / Live peacefully. / Usually, normally. / Located in. / Defend (a post), guard (a region). / Remain behind to handle matters. / Have, possess. / Employ, implement. / Stop, rest, remain. / Store, stockpile. / Raise, rear (livestock). / Used before times expressing time elapsed: after. | v2,p0968#04 | p.300#30 | p.448r1c02 |
| jǔ ㄐㄩˇ | Movement, action. | ||||||
| jù ㄐㄩˋ | Arrogant. / Straight. / Saw. | ||||||
| jī ㄐㄧ | Modal particle expressing exclamation or questioning. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 亂 | 乙+12 | 𠧎 𠧏 𠮗 乱 | luàn ㄌㄨㄢˋ | Chaos, disorder. / Confusion, confused state of mind. / Turmoil, unrest, revolt. / Rebellion, uprising. / Disturb, corrupt. / Lecherous, wicked. / Confuse, mix up. / Rule, administer. / Traverse, cross. / Reach, pass. / Last section of a piece of music. / Last words of a piece of writing. / Complete, finish. | v1,p0057#10 | p.84#33 | p.57r5c01 |
| 天 | 大+1 | 𠀡 𠀘 𦴞 兲 靝 𠕹 | tiān ㄊㄧㄢ | sky, heaven; god, celestial | v1,p0522#01 | p.248#04 | p.358r4c01 |
| 討 | 言+3 | 讨 | tǎo ㄊㄠˇ | to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry | v6,p3940#06 | p.1147#16 | p.1237r5c02 |
| 罪 | 网+8 | 辠 𡈚 | zuì ㄗㄨㄟˋ | crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship | v4,p2920#07 | p.948#13 | p.1065r2c06 |
| 五 | 二+2 | 伍 𠄡 㐅 | wǔ ㄨˇ | five; surname | v1,p0011#03 | p.86#11 | p.64r3c01 |
| 刑 | 刀+4 | xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ | Punish. / Kill, put to death. / Harm, disaster. / Law, rules of punishment. / Rule by law. / A die used in casting. / A model, an example. / To emulate, imitate. / Achieve, establish. / Same as 「鉶」 xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Porcelain soup bowl. / Same as 「形(1.1)」 xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Body, thing with form. / Same as 「形(5)」 xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Exhibit, show. | v1,p0324#15 | p.137#11 | p.178r4c02 | |
| 用 | 用+0 | 𤰆 𠛁 | yòng ㄩㄥˋ | use, employ, apply, operate; use | v1,p0097#05 | p.755#24 | p.908r6c02 |
| 吾 | 口+4 | 𠮣 | wú ㄨˊ | First person pronoun: I, we. / Defend, resist. | v1,p0585#13 | p.180#03 | p.260r5c01 |
| yú ㄩˊ | See 吾吾. | ||||||
| yá ㄧㄚˊ | Yunyu, an ancient district. | ||||||
| 厎 | 厂+5 | 砥 | zhǐ ㄓˇ | settle | v1,p0070#05 | p.160#40 | p.229r1c01 |
| 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 |
| 女 | 女+0 | 女 𠨰 | nǚ ㄋㄩˇ | Woman, female. / Unmarried woman. / Weak and small. | v2,p1023#23 | p.254#22 | p.376r1c02 |
| nǜ ㄋㄩˋ | Marry off. | ||||||
| rǔ ㄖㄨˇ | Same as 「汝(2)」 rǔ ㄖㄨˇ: Second person pronoun: you. | ||||||
| 致 | 至+3 | 緻 | zhì zhuì ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ | send, deliver, present; cause | v4,p2815#06 | p.1001#19 | p.602r5c01 |
| 績 | 糸+11 | 绩 | jī ㄐㄧ | spin; achievements | v5,p3441#01 | p.936#23 | p.1058r4c01 |
| 余 | 人+5 | 予 餘 馀 | yú ㄩˊ | First person pronoun: I. / Fourth month in the lunar calendar. | v1,p0128#04 | p.99#02 | p.97r6c01 |
| 未 | 木+1 | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | not yet; 8th terrestrial branch | v2,p1150#01 | p.509#05 | p.665r4c01 | |
| 贊 | 貝+12 | 賛 赞 | zàn ㄗㄢˋ | help, support, assist, aid | v6,p3657#21 | p.1212#21 | p.1279r2c02 |
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