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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 裳 U+88F3 |  Seal script |  Jianbo |
| Radical: | 衣+ 8 strokes = 14 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.176#19 Kangxi: p.1118#36 Cihai: p.1215r6c02 GSR: 725.d Hanyu: v5,p3095#11 |
| Composition: | Top: 尚, bottom: 衣. Component of: 𡣖 |
| Mandarin: | cháng sháng ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄤˊ |
| Cantonese: | soeng4 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *zhiɑng |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·下平声·阳·常》裳：上曰衣下曰裳。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·衣部·八》裳：《唐韵》市羊切《集韵》《韵会》辰羊切《正韵》陈羊切，𠀤音常。《说文》下帬也。《释名》下曰裳。裳，障也，所以自障蔽也。《诗·邶风》绿衣黄裳。《礼·曲礼》暑无褰裳。《扬子·方言》惜乎衣未成而转爲裳也。《集韵》本作常。 |
| Fanqie: | 市羊 (《广韵·下平声·阳·常》) |
| Unihan definition: | clothes; skirt; beautiful |
Example usage
| 《论语·子罕》: | 子见齐衰者、冕衣裳者与瞽者，见之，虽少必作。 |
| When the Master saw a person in a mourning dress, or any one with the cap and upper and lower garments of full dress, or a blind person, on observing them approaching, though they were younger than himself, he would rise up. | |
| 《礼记·缁衣》: | 《兑命》曰：‘惟口起羞，惟甲胄起兵，惟衣裳在笥，惟干戈省厥躬。’ |
| It is said in the Charge to Yue (III, viii, Sect. 2, 4), "It is the mouth which gives occasion to shame; they are the coat of mail and helmet which give occasion to war. The upper robes and lower garments (for reward) should not be taken (lightly from) their chests; before spear and shield are used, one should examine himself." | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 或曰：“有人焉，曰云姓孔而字仲尼，入其门，升其堂，伏其几，袭其裳，则可谓仲尼乎？” |
| Someone said: Suppose there is a man who says that his surname is Kong, and his name Zhongni. If he enters Confucius's gate, ascends his hall, sits in his chair, and wears his clothes, then may he be called Confucius? | |
| 《墨子·尚贤中》: | 今王公大人，有一衣裳不能制也，必藉良工。 |
| When the rulers cannot get a coat made they will employ able tailors. | |
| 《庄子·天地》: | 垂衣裳，设采色，动容貌，以媚一世，而不自谓道谀，与夫人之为徒，通是非，而不自谓众人，愚之至也。 |
| He will let his robes hang down, display the colours on them, and arrange his movements and bearing, so as to win the favour of his age, and yet not call himself a flatterer. He is but a follower of those others, approving and disapproving as they do, and yet he will not say that he is one of them. This is the height of stupidity. | |
| 《商君书·君臣》: | 瞋目扼腕而语勇者得，垂衣裳而谈说者得，迟日旷久积劳私门者得，尊向三者，无功而皆可以得，民去农战而为之，或谈议而索之，或事便辟而请之，或以勇争之。 |
| If men with angry eyes, who clench their fists and call themselves brave, are successful; if men in flowing robes, who idly talk, are successful; if men who waste their time and spend their days in idleness, and save their efforts for obtaining benefit through private channels, are successful - if these three kinds of people, though they have no merit, all obtain respectful treatment, then people will leave off farming and fighting and will do this: either they will extort it by discussions and suggestions, or they will ask for it by practising flattery, or they will struggle for it by acts of bravery. | |
| 《诗经·绿衣》: | 绿兮衣兮、绿衣黄裳。 |
| Green is the upper robe, Green the upper, and yellow the lower garment! | |
| 《尚书·说命中》: | 惟口起羞，惟甲胄起戎，惟衣裳在笥，惟干戈省厥躬。 |
| It is the mouth that gives occasion for shame; they are the coat of mail and helmet that give occasion to war. The upper robes and lower garments (for reward should not be lightly taken from) their chests; before spear and shield are used, one should examine himself. | |
| 《周易·䷁坤》: | 六五：黄裳，元吉。 |
| The fifth SIX, divided, (shows) the yellow lower garment. There will be great good fortune. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 诸侯召其臣，臣不俟驾，颠倒衣裳而走，礼也。 |
| 《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·王道》: | 囹圄空虚，书衣裳而民不犯。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷二》: | 《诗》曰：“子有衣裳，弗曳弗娄。” |
| 《大戴礼记》: | 今夫端衣、玄裳、冕而乘路者，志不在于食荤。 |
| 《白虎通德论·爵》: | 故《尚书》曰：“王麻冕黼裳。” |
| 《新书·等齐》: | 《诗》云：“彼都人士，狐裘黄裳，行归于周，万民之望。” |
| 《新序·杂事四》: | 舜举众贤在位，垂衣裳，恭己无为，而天下治。 |
| 《中论·爵禄》: | 《诗》云：‘君子至止，黻衣綉裳。’ |
| 《孔子家语·五仪解》: | 夫端衣玄裳，冕而乘轩者，则志不在于食焄。 |
| 《潜夫论·五德志》: | 是始制衣裳。 |
| 《论衡·书虚》: | 方朝诸侯，桓公重衣，妇人袭裳，女气分隔，负之何益？ |
| 《太玄经·上》: | 次六，升于堂，颠衣到裳，廷人不庆。 |
| 《风俗通义·五帝》: | 黄帝始制冠冕，垂衣裳，上栋下宇，以避风雨，礼文法度，兴事创业。 |
| 《孔丛子·广服》: | 袴，谓之裳。 |
| 《申鉴·杂言下》: | 衣裳，服者不昧于尘涂，爱也。 |
| 《新语·无为》: | 周公制作礼乐，郊天地，望山川，师旅不设，刑格法悬，而四海之内，奉供来臻，越裳之君，重译来朝。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 于是命方相氏黄金四目，蒙以熊皮，玄衣朱裳，执戈扬楯，常以岁竟十二月从百隶及童儿，而时傩以索宫中，驱疫鬼也。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 于是命方相氏黄金四目，蒙以熊皮，玄衣朱裳，执戈扬楯，常以岁竟十二月从百隶及童儿，而时傩以索宫中，驱疫鬼也。 |
| 《列子·汤问》: | 中国之人，冠冕而裳。 |
| 《管子·轻重甲》: | 管子对曰：“昔者桀之时，女乐三万人，端噪晨乐，闻于三衢，是无不服文绣衣裳者，伊尹以薄之游女，工文绣纂组，一纯得粟百锺于桀之国。” |
| 《淮南子·说林训》: | 绣以为裳则宜，以为冠则讥。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·求人》: | 子产为之诗曰：“子惠思我，褰裳涉洧。” |
| 《邓析子·无厚》: | 责疲者，以举千钧，责兀者，以及走兔，驱逸足于庭，求猿捷于槛，斯逆理而求之，犹倒裳而索领 也1。 |
| 《史记·礼书》: | 故大路越席，皮弁布裳，朱弦洞越，大羹玄酒，所以防其淫侈，救其雕敝。 |
| 《春秋左传》: | 二年，春，宋督攻孔氏，杀孔父而取其妻，公怒，督惧，遂弑殇公，君子以督为有无君之心，而后动于恶，故先书弑其君，会于稷，以成宋乱，为赂故，立华氏也，宋殇公立，十年十一战，民不堪命，孔父嘉为司马，督为大宰，故因民之不堪命，先宣言曰，司马则然，已杀孔父而弑殇公，召庄公于郑而立之，以亲郑，以郜大鼎赂公，齐陈郑皆有赂，故遂相宋公，夏，四月，取郜大鼎于宋，戊申，纳于大庙，非礼也，臧哀伯谏曰，君人者，将昭德塞违，以临照百官，犹惧或失之，故昭令德以示子孙，是以清庙茅屋，大路越席，大羹不致，粢食不凿，昭其俭也，衮，冕，黻，珽，带，裳，幅，舄，衡，紞，紘，綖，昭其度也，藻率，鞞，鞛，鞶，厉，游，缨，昭其数也，火，龙，黼，黻，昭其文也，五色比象，昭其物也，钖，鸾，和，铃，昭其声也，三辰旗旗，昭其明也，夫德，俭而有度，登降有数，文物以纪之，声明以发之，以临照百官，百官于是乎戒惧，而不敢易纪律，今灭德立违，而置其赂器于大庙，以明示百官，百官象之，其又何诛焉。 |
| 《国语·吴语》: | 万人以为方阵，皆白裳、白●、素甲、白羽之矰，望之如荼。 |
| 《晏子春秋》: | 仲尼闻之，喟然叹曰：“古之善为人臣者，声名归之君，祸灾归之身，入则切磋其君之不善，出则高誉其君之德义，是以虽事惰君，能使垂衣裳，朝诸侯，不敢伐其功。” |
| 《吴越春秋》: | 越王服犊鼻，著樵头夫人衣无缘之裳，施左关之襦。 |
| 《越绝书》: | 神农尝百草、水土甘苦，黄帝造衣裳，后稷产穑，制器械，人事备矣。 |
| 《战国策》: | 四海之内，美人亦甚多矣，闻臣之得幸于王也，必褰裳而趋王。 |
| 《盐铁论·力耕》: | 昔桀女乐充宫室，文绣衣裳，故伊尹高逝游薄，而女乐终废其国。 |
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