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U+883B

Seal script

Simplified character

Radical:+ 19 strokes = 25 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.128#26 Kangxi: p.1104#25 Cihai: p.1202r3c05 GSR: 178.p Hanyu: v4,p2909#21
Composition:Top: , bottom: . Component of: 𢦈 𢺳 𥾃 𧖣 𧖦 𪈿
Mandarin:mán ㄇㄢˊ
Cantonese:maan4
Tang reconstruction:*man
Shuowen:虫部》蛮:南蛮,蛇穜。从虫䜌声。
Guangyun:广韵·上平声··》蛮:南夷名亦姓。莫还切,七。
Kangxi:康熙字典·虫部·十九》蛮:《唐韵》莫还切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》谟还切,𠀤音獌。《玉篇》南夷名。《·禹贡》三百里蛮。《传》以文德蛮来之不制以法。《周礼·夏官·大司马》又其外,方五百里曰蛮畿。《疏》蛮者縻也,縻系之以政敎也。《班固·东都赋》外绥百蛮。《唐书·南蛮传》有十姓白蛮,五姓乌蛮。又绵蛮,鸟声。《·大雅》绵蛮黄鸟。又蛮蛮,鸟名。《山海经》崇吾之山有鸟焉,其状如凫而一翼一目,相得乃飞,名曰蛮蛮。又水名。《战国策》灓水啮其墓。《春秋后语》作蛮水。又雷名。《道书》五雷,五曰蛮雷。又姓。《通志·氏族略》蛮氏芈姓,荆楚之后因氏焉。又《韵补》弥邻切,音民。《班固·东都赋》外绥百蛮。叶上珍字韵。又《古音考》叶音眠。《曹植·王粲诔》翕然凤举,远窜荆蛮。身穷志达,居鄙行鲜。
Fanqie:莫还 (《广韵·上平声··》)
Unihan definition:barbarians; barbarous, savage

Example usage

论语·卫灵公》:子曰:“言忠信,行笃敬,虽貊之邦行矣。”
The Master said, "Let his words be sincere and truthful and his actions honorable and careful - such conduct may be practiced among the rude tribes of the South or the North."
孟子·滕文公上》:今也南觖舌之人,非先王之道,子倍子之师而学之,亦异于曾子矣
Now here is this shrike-tongued barbarian of the south, whose doctrines are not those of the ancient kings. You turn away from your master and become his disciple. Your conduct is different indeed from that of the philosopher Zeng.
礼记·曲礼下》:其在东夷、北狄、西戎、南,虽大,曰子。
The (chiefs) among (the wild tribes of) the Yi on the east, the Di on the north, the Rong on the west, and the Man on the south, however great (their territories), are called 'counts.'
墨子·兼爱中》:昔者武王将事泰山隧,传曰:‘泰山,有道曾孙周王有事,大事既获,仁人尚作,以祗商夏,夷丑貉。’
When King Wu was about to do service to Mt. Tai it was recorded thus: "Blessed is Mt. Tai. Duke of Zhou by a long descent is about to perform his duty. As I have obtained the approval of Heaven, the magnanimous arise to save the people of Shang Xia as well as the barbarians (from the tyranny of Emperor Zhou)."
庄子·则阳》:有国于蜗之左角者曰触氏,有国于蜗之右角者曰氏,时相与争地而战,伏尸数万,逐北旬有五日而后反。
'On the left horn of the snail there is a kingdom which is called Provocation, and on the right horn another which is called Stupidity. These two kingdoms are continually striving about their territories and fighting. The corpses that lie on the ground amount to several myriads. The army of one may be defeated and put to flight, but in fifteen days it will return.'
史记·五帝本纪》:放欢兜于崇山,以变南
That Huandou might be detained on mount Chong, to reform the Southern barbarians.
诗经·采芑》:蠢尔荆、大邦为雠。
Foolish were the savage tribes of Jing, Presuming to oppose our great region.
尚书·舜典》:柔远能迩,敦德允元,而难任人,夷率服。
Be kind to the distant, and cultivate the ability of the near. Give honour to the virtuous, and your confidence to the good, while you discountenance the artful - so shall the barbarous tribes lead on one another to make their submission.
荀子·正论》:故诸夏之国同服同仪,、夷、戎、狄之国同服不同制。
说苑·辨物》:昔武王克商,通道九夷百,使各以其方贿来贡,思无忘职业。
韩诗外传·卷四》:》曰:“如髦,我是用忧。
大戴礼记·主言》:是以夷诸夏虽衣冠不同、言语不合,莫不来至,朝觐于王。
白虎通德论·礼乐》:《明堂记》曰:“禹纳夷之乐于太庙。”
新书·势卑》:以汉而岁致金絮缯彩,是入贡职于夷也,顾为戎人诸侯也,势既卑辱,而祸且不息,长此何穷?
新序·杂事一》:及立为天子,天下化之,夷率服。
孔子家语·王言解》:是以夷诸夏,虽衣冠不同,言语不合,莫不来宾。
潜夫论·论荣》:由余生于五狄,越象产于人,而功施齐、秦,德立诸夏,令名美誉,载于图书,至今不灭。
论衡·遭虎》:四夷之外,大人食小人,虎之与夷,气性一也。
风俗通义·六国》:燕外迫、貊,内笮齐、晋,崎岖强国之间,最为弱小,几灭者数矣。
忠经·广为章》:故得大化兴行,夷率服。
蔡中郎集·历数议》:且犹遇水遭旱,戒以夷猾夏、寇贼奸宄,而光晃以为阴阳不和,奸臣盗贼皆元之咎,诚非其理。
列子·仲尼》:观吾之乡,如戎之国。
鶡冠子·著希》:文礼之野,与禽兽同则,言语之暴,与夷同谓。
文子·上义》:老子曰:道德之备犹日月也,夷狄貊不能易其指,趣舍同即非誉在俗,意行均即穷达在时,事周于世即功成,务合于时即名立。
管子·小称》:尝试往之中国诸夏夷之国,以及禽兽昆虫之地,皆待此而为治乱。
淮南子·缪称训》:嫚生乎小人,夷皆能之。
吕氏春秋·召类》:兵所自来者久矣:尧战于丹水之浦,以服南
春秋左传》:秋,诸侯会宋公于盂,子鱼曰,祸其在此乎,君欲已甚,其何以堪之,于是楚执宋公以伐宋,冬,会于薄以释之,子鱼曰,祸犹未也,未足以惩君,任,宿,须句,颛臾,风姓也,实司大皞与有济之祀,以服事诸夏,邾人灭须句,须句子来奔,因成风也,成风为之言于公曰,崇明祀,保小寡,周礼也,夷猾夏,周祸也,若封须句,是崇皞济而修祀纾祸也。
逸周书·周书序》:王化虽弛,天命方永,四夷八,攸尊王政,作职方。
国语·吴语》:今伯父有、荆之虞,礼世不续,用命孤礼佐周公,以见我一二兄弟之国,以休君忧。
晏子春秋》:晏子使吴,吴王曰:“寡人得寄僻陋夷之乡,希见教君子之行,请私而无为罪。”
吴越春秋·十三年》:今前王譬若农夫之艾杀四方蓬蒿,以立名于荆,斯亦大夫之力。
越绝书》:子贡东见越王,越王闻之,除道郊迎至县,身御子贡至舍而问曰:“此乃僻陋之邦,夷之民也。”
战国策》:陈轸谓秦王曰:“义渠君者,夷之贤君,王不如赂之以抚其心。”
盐铁论·通有》:今世俗坏而竞于淫靡,女极纤微,工极技巧,雕素朴而尚珍怪,钻山石而求金银,没深渊求珠玑,设机陷求犀象,张网罗求翡翠,求、貉之物以眩中国,徙邛、筰之货,致之东海,交万里之财,旷日费功,无益于用。
春秋谷梁传》:晋人执戎子赤归于楚。
汉书·叙传下》:是攘,恢我疆宇,外博四荒。
前汉纪》:吾居夷中久。
东观汉记·班超》:夷怀鸟兽之心,难禁易败。
后汉书·天文中》:是时夷陈纵等及哀牢王类反,攻蕉唐城。
竹书纪年·厉王》:召穆公帅师追荆,至于洛。

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