| Chinese Text Project | |
| Simplified Chinese version |
| 鞭 U+97AD |  Seal script | 𠓠 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 革+ 9 strokes = 18 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.141#30 Kangxi: p.1390#09 Cihai: p.1468r4c01 GSR: 221.c Hanyu: v7,p4343#06 |
| Composition: | Left: 革, right: 便. |
| Mandarin: | biān ㄅㄧㄢ |
| Cantonese: | bin1 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *biɛn |
| Shuowen: | 《革部》鞭：驱也。从革𠊳声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·下平声·仙·鞭》鞭：马策也。卑连切，六。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·革部·九》鞭：〔古文〕𠓠《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》𠀤𤰞连切，音编。《说文》本作𩌻。驱也。《玉篇》笞也。马棰也。《书·舜典》鞭作官𠛬。《传》以鞭爲治官之𠛬。《左传·僖二十三年》左执鞭弭，右属櫜鞬。《礼·曲礼》乗路马，必朝服载鞭策，不敢授绥。《周礼·地官·司市》凡市入，则胥执鞭度守门。《史记·三皇纪》以赤鞭鞭草木。 考证：〔《周礼·地官·司市》凡市入，则胥吏执鞭度守门。〕谨照原文省吏字。 |
| Fanqie: | 卑连 (《广韵·下平声·仙·鞭》) |
| Unihan definition: | whip; whip; string of firecrackers |
Example usage
| 《论语·述而》: | 子曰：“富而可求也，虽执鞭之士，吾亦为之。” |
| The Master said, "If the search for riches is sure to be successful, though I should become a groom with whip in hand to get them, I will do so." | |
| 《礼记·曲礼上》: | 乘路马，必朝服载鞭策，不敢授绥，左必式。 |
| (A minister) riding in one of the ruler's carriages must wear his court robes. He should have the whip in the carriage with him, (but not use it). He should not presume to have the strap handed to him. In his place on the left, he should bow forward to the cross-board. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 曰：“胥也，俾吴作乱，破楚入郢，鞭尸，藉馆，皆不由德。” |
| Yangzi said: Zi Xu helped the state of Wu make trouble, destroyed the state of Chu, entered the capital at Ying, whipped the corpse of King Ping and expelled the government officials —none of this was virtuous (de). | |
| 《墨子·鲁问》: | 今绰也禄厚而谲夫子，夫子三侵鲁，而绰三从，是鼓鞭于马靳也。 |
| Now, Zhuo draws a large salary and flatters his master. His master invaded Lu three times and he was with him every time. This is like whipping a horse by its martingale. | |
| 《庄子·马蹄》: | 饥之渴之，驰之骤之，整之齐之，前有橛饰之患，而后有鞭厕之威，而马之死者已过半矣。 |
| (Men proceeded further) to subject them to hunger and thirst, to gallop them and race them, and to make them go together in regular order. In front were the evils of the bit and ornamented breastbands, and behind were the terrors of the whip and switch. (When so treated), more than half of them died. | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 象以典刑，流宥五刑，鞭作官刑，扑作教刑，金作赎刑。 |
| He gave delineations of the statutory punishments, enacting banishment as a mitigation of the five chief punishments, the whip being employed for public officers, the stick in schools, and a money penalty being inflicted for redeemable crimes. | |
| 《尚书·舜典》: | 象以典刑，流宥五刑，鞭作官刑，扑作教刑，金作赎刑。 |
| 'He exhibited (to the people) the statutory punishments, enacting banishment as a mitigation of the five (great) inflictions; with the whip to be employed in the magistrates' courts, the stick to be employed in schools, and money to be received for redeemable offences. | |
| 《荀子·性恶》: | 然而必前有衔辔之制，后有鞭策之威，加之以造父之驶，然后一日而致千里也。 |
| 《说苑·杂言》: | 孔子曰：“鞭扑之子，不从父之教。” |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 孔子曰：“富而可求，虽执鞭之士吾亦为之。” |
| 《新书·大政下》: | 故欲以刑罚慈民，辟其犹以鞭狎狗也，虽久弗亲矣 |
| 《孔子家语·六本》: | 是故鞭扑之子，不从父之教。 |
| 《论衡·定贤》: | 伍子胥鞭笞平王尸，不足载也。 |
| 《太玄经·逃》: | 次三，兢其股，鞭其马，寇望其户，逃利。 |
| 《风俗通义·菰》: | 谨按：《汉书》旧注：“菰、吹鞭也。” |
| 《孔丛子·刑论》: | 以刑齐民，譬之于御，则鞭也。 |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 桎梏鞭扑以加小人，治其刑也。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·释诲》: | 故伊挚有负鼎之衒，仲尼设执鞭之言，甯子有清商之歌，百里有豢牛之事。 |
| 《文子·上德》: | 君子有酒，小人鞭缶，虽不可好，亦可以丑，人之性，便衣绵帛，或射之即被甲，为所不便，以得其便也。 |
| 《韩非子》: | 救火者，吏操壶走火、则一人之用也，操鞭使人、则役万夫。 |
| 《管子·大匡》: | 反，诛屦于徒人费，不得也，鞭之见血，费走而出，遇贼于门，胁而束之，费袒而示之背，贼信之，使费先入，伏公而出斗，死于门中。 |
| 《淮南子·主术训》: | 君德不下流于民，而欲用之，如鞭蹄马矣。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·行论》: | 楚之会田也，故鞭君之仆于孟诸。 |
| 《邓析子·无厚》: | 岂在振目扼腕，手据鞭朴，而后为治欤？ |
| 《春秋左传》: | 冬，十二月，齐侯游于姑棼，遂田于贝丘，见大豕，从者曰，公子彭生也，公怒曰，彭生敢见，射之，豕人立而啼，公惧，队于车，伤足，丧屦，反，诛屦于徒人费，弗得，鞭之见血，走出，遇贼于门，劫而束之，费曰，我奚御哉，袒而示之背，信之，费请先入，伏公而出斗，死于门中，石之纷如死于阶下，遂入，杀孟阳于床，曰，非君也，不类，见公之足于户下，遂弑之，而立无知，初，襄公立无常，鲍叔牙曰，君使民慢，乱将作矣，奉公子小白出奔莒，乱作，管夷吾，召忽奉公子纠来奔，初，公孙无知虐于雍廪。 |
| 《国语·吴语》: | 越国固贡献之邑也，君王不以鞭棰使之，而辱军士使寇令焉。 |
| 《晏子春秋》: | 遂鞭马而出 |
| 《吴越春秋》: | 三战破郢王奔发，留兵纵骑虏荆阙，楚荆骸骨遭发掘，鞭辱腐尸耻难雪！ |
| 《越绝书》: | 荆平王已死，子胥将卒六千，操鞭捶笞平王之墓而数之曰：“昔者吾先人无罪而子杀之，今此报子也。” |
| 《战国策》: | 今大王之所从十二诸侯，非宋、卫也，则邹、鲁、陈、蔡，此固大王之所以鞭棰使也，不足以王天下。 |
| 《盐铁论·论儒》: | 文学曰：“无鞭策，虽造父不能调驷马。” |
| 《列女传·楚老莱妻》: | 妻曰：“妾闻之：可食以酒肉者，可随以鞭捶。” |
| 《春秋谷梁传》: | 使车右下而鞭之。 |
| 《春秋公羊传》: | 庄公存之时，乐曾淫于宫中，子般执而鞭之。 |
| 《汉书·王莽传下》: | 又感汉高庙神灵，遣虎贲武士入高庙，拔剑四面提击，斧坏户牖，桃汤赭鞭鞭洒屋壁，令轻车校尉居其中，又令中军北垒居高寝。 |
| 《前汉纪》: | 此伍子胥所以鞭荆王之墓也。 |
| 《东观汉记·沈丰》: | 沈丰，字圣达，为零陵太守，为政慎刑重杀，罪法辞讼，初不历狱，嫌疑不决，一断于口，鞭杖不举，市无刑戮。 |
| 《后汉书·列女传》: | 卓乃引车庭中，以其头县轭，鞭扑交下 |
| 《周礼·地官司徒》: | 凡市入，则胥执鞭度守门，市之群吏平肆、展成奠贾，上旌于思次以令市。 |
| 《楚辞·天问》: | 伯昌好衰秉鞭作牧 |
| 《焦氏易林·履之》: | 子般执鞭，圉人作患。 |
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