| Chinese Text Project | |
| Simplified Chinese version |
| 執 U+57F7 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jiaguwen |  Jianbo | 执 Semantic variant Simplified character | 𠌷 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 土+ 8 strokes = 11 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.531#20 Kangxi: p.231#09 Cihai: p.321r1c02 GSR: 685.a Hanyu: v1,p0457#05 |
| Composition: | Left: 幸, right: 丸. Component of: 𫝑 𠌷 㝪 垫 𠽃 𡼈 𢴇 𡠗 𫷼 𣼳 𤍠 𤎒 𭣛 𭵴 慹 𠅀 挚 漐 𣊎 𣊓 [More] |
| Mandarin: | zhí ㄓˊ |
| Cantonese: | zap1 |
| Tang reconstruction: | jip |
| Shuowen: | 《幸部》执：捕罪人也。从丮从幸，幸亦声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·入声·缉·执》执：持也，操也，守也，摄也。《说文》作？捕辠人也。之入切，六。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·土部·八》执：《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》之入切《正韵》质入切，𠀤音汁。守也，持也。《书·大禹谟》允执厥中。又处也。《礼·乐记》师乙曰：请诵其所闻，吾子自执焉。又塞也。《左传·僖二十八年》子玉使伯棼请战曰：非敢必有功也，愿以闻执谗慝之口。又父之友曰执友。《礼·曲礼》见父之执，不问不敢对。《后汉·马援传》援爲梁松父执，松贵拜援牀下，援不之答。又捕也。《礼·檀弓》肆诸市朝，而妻妾执。《孟子》执之而已。又姓。又执失代，三字姓。又与慹同。《前汉·朱博传》豪强执服。《注》谓畏威慑服也。本作𡘺，省作执。亦作瓡。 考证：〔《书·大禹谟》允执其中。〕谨照原其改厥。 |
| Fanqie: | 之入 (《广韵·入声·缉·执》) |
| Unihan definition: | hold in hand; keep; carry out |
Example usage
| 《论语·雍也》: | 伯牛有疾，子问之，自牖执其手，曰：“亡之，命矣夫！” |
| Bo Niu being ill, the Master went to ask for him. He took hold of his hand through the window, and said, "It is killing him. It is the appointment of Heaven, alas!" | |
| 《孟子·尽心上》: | 孟子曰：“执之而已矣。” |
| Mencius said, 'Gao Yao would simply have apprehended him.' | |
| 《礼记·投壶》: | 投壶之礼，主人奉矢，司射奉中，使人执壶。 |
| According to the rules for Pitch-pot, the host carries the arrows in both his hands put together; the superintendent of the archery carries in the same way the stand on which the tallies were placed; and an attendant holds in his hand the pot. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 处宅，由路、正服，明烛，执符，君子不动，动斯得矣。 |
| Live in the dwelling, walk the road, straighten your clothing, use the candle to light your way, and clasp the tally. The junzi is unmoved, but when he acts, he will succeed. | |
| 《庄子·逍遥游》: | 此能为大矣，而不能执鼠。 |
| It is large indeed, but it cannot catch mice. | |
| 《道德经》: | 执古之道，以御今之有。 |
| When we can lay hold of the Dao of old to direct the things of the present day. | |
| 《商君书·算地》: | 身有尧舜之行，而功不及汤武之略者，此执柄之罪也。 |
| In their persons, they have the conduct of Yao and Shun, but in their results they do not even approximate those of Tang or Wu. The mistake lies with the handle which they hold. | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 帝喾溉执中而遍天下，日月所照，风雨所至，莫不从服。 |
| Emperor Ku was thoroughly impartial all over his empire. There was no one on whom the sun and moon shone, or on whom the rain and wind blew, who was not devoted to him. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 孔子曰：“《诗》云：‘温恭朝夕，执事有恪。’” |
| 《说苑·修文》: | 夫人曰：“有幽室数辱之产，未谕于傅母之教，得承执衣裳之事，敢不敬拜？” |
| 《春秋繁露·精华》: | 是故小夷言伐而不得言战，大夷言战而不得言获，中国言获而不得言执，各有辞也。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 孔子曰：“富而可求，虽执鞭之士吾亦为之。” |
| 《大戴礼记·礼察》: | 若夫庆赏以劝善，刑罚以惩恶，先王执此之正，坚如金石，行此之信，顺如四时。 |
| 《白虎通德论·爵》: | 君降立于阼阶南面向，所命北向，央由君右执策命之。 |
| 《新书·大政上》: | 是以圣王而君子乎，执事而临民者日戒慎一日，则士民亦日戒慎一日矣，以道先民也。 |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 夫以一赵尚易燕，况两贤王左提右挈，执直义而以责不直之弱，燕灭无日矣。 |
| 《中论·贵验》: | 今不信吾所行，而怨人之不信也，犹教人执鬼缚魅，而怨人之不得也，惑亦甚矣！ |
| 《孔子家语·相鲁》: | 事既成矣而又享之，是勤执事。 |
| 《潜夫论·赞学》: | 凡工妄匠，执规秉矩，错准引绳，则巧同于倕也。 |
| 《论衡·命义》: | 晏子所遭，可谓大矣，直兵指胸，白刃加颈，蹈死亡之地，当剑戟之锋，执死得生还。 |
| 《太玄经·锐》: | 测曰，“锐一”之“达”、执道必也。 |
| 《风俗通义》: | 俗说：燕太子丹为质于秦，始皇执欲杀之，言能致此瑞者，可得生活。 |
| 《孔丛子·嘉言》: | 又执三监吏，将杀之。 |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 是谓不思而得，不为而成，执之胸心之间，而功覆天下也。 |
| 《忠经·天地神明章》: | 《书》云：“惟精惟一，允执厥中。” |
| 《新语·辨惑》: | 齐人鼓噪而起，欲执鲁公。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 天子必有近臣，执兵陈于陛侧以戒不虞。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 帝谥：违拂不成曰隐，靖民则法曰黄，翼善传圣曰尧，仁圣盛明曰舜，残人多垒曰桀，残义损善曰纣，慈惠爱亲曰孝，爱民好与曰惠，圣善同文曰宣，声闻宣远曰昭，克定祸乱曰武，聪明睿智曰献，温柔圣善曰懿，布德执义曰穆，仁义说民曰元，安仁立政曰神，布纲治纪曰平，乱而不损曰灵，保民耆艾曰明，辟土有德曰襄，贞心大度曰匡，大虑慈民曰定，知过能改曰恭，不生其国曰声，一德不懈曰简，夙兴夜寐曰敬，清白自守曰贞，柔德好众曰靖，安乐治民曰康，小心畏忌曰僖，中身早折曰悼，慈仁和民曰顺，好勇致力曰庄，恭人短折曰哀，在国逢难曰愍，名实过爽曰缪，壅遏不通曰幽，暴虐无亲曰厉，致志大图曰景，辟土兼国曰桓，经纬天地曰文，执义扬善曰怀，短折不成曰殇，去礼远众曰炀，怠政外交曰携，治典不敷曰祈。 |
| 《墨子·经上》: | 执所言而意得见，心之辩也。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 吾处也，若橛株驹，吾执臂若槁木之枝。 |
| 《鶡冠子·王鈇》: | 天用四时，地用五行，天子执一以居中央，调以五音，正以六律，纪以度数，宰以刑德。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 是故疾而不摇，远而不劳，四支不动，聪明不损，而照明天下者，执道之要，观无穷之地。 |
| 《文始真经·一宇》: | 执之皆事，不执之皆道。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 执古之道，以御今之有，圣人执守古道，生一以御物，知今当有一也。 |
| 《韩非子·难言》: | 夫至智说至圣，然且七十说而不受，身执鼎俎为庖宰，昵近习亲，而汤乃仅知其贤而用之。 |
| 《管子·轻重丁》: | 州通之师执折箓曰：“君且使使者。” |
| 《六韬·守土》: | 日中必彗，操刀必割，执斧必伐。 |
| 《司马法·天子之义》: | 旗，夏后氏玄首，人之执也。 |
| 《尉缭子·治本》: | 善政执其制，使民无私，则为下不敢私，则无为非者矣。 |
| 《淮南子·齐俗训》: | 昔武王执戈秉钺以伐纣胜殷，搢笏杖殳以临朝。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·慎行》: | 王信之，使执连尹 |
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