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Wei, Jin, and North-South -> 文心雕龙 -> 卷五 -> 封禅 -> 1

夫正位北辰，向明南面，所以运天枢，毓黎献者，何尝不经道纬德，以勒皇迹者哉？《绿图》曰：“滩滩噅噅，棼棼雉雉，万物尽化。”言至德所被也。《丹书》曰：“义胜欲则从，欲胜义则凶。”戒慎之至也。则戒慎以崇其德，至德以凝其化，七十有二君，所以封禅矣。

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
夫	大+1		fū ㄈㄨ	General term for adult men. / Adult labourers in particular. / Soldier. / Respectful term for a man. / Husband. / Unit of area equal to one hundred mu.	v1,p0521#01	p.248#11	p.367r2c01
			fú ㄈㄨˊ	Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Modal particle used at the start of a sentence for emphasis or to indicate an assertion. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to soften the tone. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation.
正	止+1	㱏𣥔𤴓𧾸	zhèng ㄓㄥˋ	Straight, not at an angle. / Appropriate. / Normal. / Decent, upstanding. / Fix, determine. / Govern, rule. / Set punishments. / Formal, primary. / Pure, unadulterated. / Son by one's official wife. / Luckily, fortuitously. / Expresses continuation of an action or state. / Officer. / Only. / Government, state affairs. / Prove, verify.	v2,p1436#01	p.574#02	p.732r5c02
			zhēng ㄓㄥ	First month in the Chinese calander. / Centre of a target. / Attack, punitive expedition.
位	人+5		wèi ㄨㄟˋ	throne; position, post; rank, status; seat	v1,p0138#03	p.98#07	p.96r1c04
北辰	匕+3 辰+0	北𧉥辰𠩟𠨷𨑄	běi chén ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄣˊ	北极星。 North polar star.	v1,p0262#04 v6,p3606#01	p.152#25 p.1252#15	p.203r2c02 p.1310r5c01
向	口+16	向𡩉𡪥	xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ	guide, direct; incline to, favor	v1,p0698#08	p.213#38	p.293r2c01
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
南	十+7	𡴖𡴟	nán nā ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄚ	south; southern part; southward	v1,p0065#02	p.157#05	p.217r3c01
面	面+0	面	miàn ㄇㄧㄢˋ	face; surface; plane; side, dimension	v7,p4398#01	p.1383#07	p.1465r2c01
所	户+4	𢨷	suǒ ㄙㄨㄛˇ	Place. / Location. / A suitable place or location. / Measure word, used for counting buldings. / Used before a verb, creates a noun-like phrase. / If. Mainly used in oaths and curses. / Used together with 为 to indicate the passive tense. / Indicates an approximate number. / Number, number of times. / Meaning.	v3,p2259#01	p.415#16	p.556r1c01
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
运	辵+9	𨔪运	yùn ㄩㄣˋ	luck, fortune; ship, transport	v6,p3866#01	p.1261#18	p.1323r6c02
天	大+1	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹	tiān ㄊㄧㄢ	sky, heaven; god, celestial	v1,p0522#01	p.248#04	p.358r4c01
枢	木+11	枢	shū ㄕㄨ	door hinge; pivot; center of power	v2,p1276#04	p.550#20	p.718r4c01
毓	毋+9	育	yù ㄩˋ	give birth to; bring up, educate	v4,p2384#04	p.590#06	p.746r1c01
黎	黍+3	黎	lí ㄌㄧˊ	surname; numerous, many; black	v7,p4759#03	p.1517#28	p.1559r3c01
献	犬+16	献	xiàn suō xī ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛㄒㄧ	offer, present; show, display	v2,p1376#09	p.721#09	p.881r2c03
者	老+4		zhě ㄓㄜˇ	Pronoun used after verbs, adjectives, etc. in place of a person or thing. / Pronoun used after numbers in place of a thing. / Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". / Expressive particle used in a declarative sentence after the subject. / Expressive particle used in a sentence after the subject to express cause or explanation.	v4,p2780#05	p.961#01	p.1080r1c01
			zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ	In, located in.
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.
尝	口+11	甞𨡔𠹉尝	cháng ㄔㄤˊ	taste; experience, experiment	v2,p1529#09	p.206#09	p.289r3c03
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
			fǒu ㄈㄡˇ	Same as “否(1.2)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as “否(1.3)” fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
			fū ㄈㄨ	Sepal of a flower.
			pī ㄆㄧ	Same as “丕(1)” pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
经	糸+7	経𦀇𤔕坕经	jīng jìng ㄐㄧㄥㄐㄧㄥˋ	classic works; pass through	v5,p3402#11	p.925#24	p.1045r5c01
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.
纬	糸+9	纬	wěi ㄨㄟˇ	woof; parallels of latitude	v5,p3432#06	p.931#26	p.1054r3c01
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
勒	力+9	勒	lè lēi ㄌㄜˋ ㄌㄟ	strangle, tighten	v1,p0374#01	p.148#10	p.196r1c02
皇	白+4	𦤍𦤐𤽙𤽚𤽧	huáng wǎng ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄨㄤˇ	royal, imperial; ruler, superior	v4,p2645#01	p.786#14	p.735r5c02
迹	足+11	迹迹速	jī jì ㄐㄧㄐㄧˋ	trace, tracks; footprints	v6,p3732#07	p.1232#28	p.1294r1c04
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
绿	糸+8	綠氯绿	lǜ lù ㄌㄩˋ ㄌㄨˋ	green; chlorine	v5,p3422#02	p.926#27	p.1048r1c03
图	囗+11	図圗𡈖𡇴圕图	tú ㄊㄨˊ	diagram; chart, map, picture	v1,p0725#06	p.220#18	p.308r3c03
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
滩	水+12	滩	dàn shàn ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄢˋ	a rapid; a sand-bank; a foreshore	v3,p1741#03	p.650#12	p.831r1c02
噅	口+9	噕	huī ㄏㄨㄟ	to speak falsely or wrongly; ugly	v1,p0685#04	p.208#14
棼	木+8		fén fēn fèn ㄈㄣˊ ㄈㄣㄈㄣˋ	beams in the roof of a house confused, disordered	v2,p1226#06	p.535#07	p.704r5c05
雉	隹+5	𨿘𪁩	zhì kǎi yǐ sì ㄓˋ ㄎㄞˇ ㄧˇ ㄙˋ	pheasant; crenellated wall	v6,p4097#01	p.1365#24	p.1439r1c03
万	禸+8	万卍㸘𤍚𢁭	wàn ㄨㄢˋ	ten thousand; innumerable	v5,p3247#08	p.1042#33	p.1149r4c02
物	牛+4		wù ㄨˋ	thing, substance, creature	v3,p1805#03	p.699#09	p.869r5c01
尽	皿+9	𥁞尽	jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ	Finished, all gone. / Finish, end. / Die. / Until. / Exert oneself to the utmost. / Exhaust. / Limit, extreme. / (Spoken) clearly and unambiguously. / Fully, completely. / Most (superlative). / Advance, move forward. / Expense.	v4,p2567#05	p.795#22	p.940r3c05
化	匕+2	𠤎𠯒𠏁	huà huā ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄚ	change, convert, reform; -ize	v1,p0109#04	p.152#20	p.201r6c02
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
至	至+0	𦤳𦤴𦤵𡊏	zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ	reach, arrive; extremely, very	v4,p2814#01	p.1001#11	p.1111r3c04
被	衣+5		bèi pī bì pì ㄅㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄅㄧˋ ㄆㄧˋ	passive indicator 'by'; bedding	v5,p3085#11	p.1115#10	p.1212r1c01
也	乙+2	𠃟匜	yě ㄧㄝˇ	Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.	v1,p0050#05	p.84#04	p.55r1c01
丹	丶+3	丹𠁿㣋𠕑	dān ㄉㄢ	cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)	v1,p0044#01	p.80#16	p.44r2c01
书	曰+6	书	shū ㄕㄨ	book, letter, document; writings	v2,p1509#09	p.502#12	p.650r3c02
义	羊+7	义	yì ㄧˋ	right conduct, righteousness	v5,p3133#02	p.952#32	p.1071r3c01
胜	力+10	𠢧𠅫𢾶胜	shèng shēng ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄥ	victory; excel, be better than	v3,p2090#13	p.148#31	p.197r6c02
欲	欠+7	欲	yù ㄩˋ	desire, want, long for; intend	v3,p2140#07	p.567#36	p.729r4c02
则	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
从	彳+8	従从	cóng ㄘㄨㄥˊ	Follow, accompany. / Cause to follow, make go along with. / Pursue, chase after. / Die with, bury along with the dead. / Listen to, do as required. / Eloquent. / Obedient, submissive. / Route to peaceful society, correct order. / Perform, participate in. / Blood relation through the male line. / Secondary, sub- (of official titles). / Preposition: from. / Preposition: towards. / Preposition: because of, due to. / Addition, also.	v2,p0829#12	p.368#18	p.514r5c01
			zòng ㄗㄨㄥˋ	North-south. / Alliance of states opposed to the Qin alliance. / Straight, upright. / Indulge, allow to. / Connective: even if.
			zōng ㄗㄨㄥ	Trace, vestige.
			sǒng ㄙㄨㄥˇ	See 从容。
凶	凵+2	凶㐫𣧑	xiōng ㄒㄩㄥ	culprit; murder; bad, sad	v1,p0306#19	p.135#02	p.171r3c05
戒	戈+3	𢦬	jiè ㄐㄧㄝˋ	warn, caution, admonish	v2,p1400#05	p.412#05	p.552r2c01
慎	心+10	愼	shèn ㄕㄣˋ	act with care, be cautious	v4,p2336#02	p.398#26
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
崇	山+8	嵩	chóng ㄔㄨㄥˊ	esteem, honor, revere, venerate	v1,p0782#14	p.313#01	p.457r5c01
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.
凝	冫+14	凝	níng ㄋㄧㄥˊ	coagulate; congeal; freeze	v1,p0301#18	p.133#45	p.170r2c01
七	一+1	柒	qī ㄑㄧ	seven	v1,p0003#03	p.75#07	p.7r4c02
十	十+0	拾拾	shí ㄕˊ	ten, tenth; complete; perfect	v1,p0058#09	p.155#17	p.207r5c02
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.
二	二+0	贰弍贰	èr ㄦˋ	two; twice	v1,p0002#01	p.86#01	p.58r6c01
君	口+4	𠱩𠱭	jūn ㄐㄩㄣ	The son of heaven. / The ruler of a state. / Dafu (title). / To be ruler. / To rule, to govern.	v1,p0595#06	p.177#07	p.256r6c08
封	寸+6	𡉘𡊽	fēng ㄈㄥ	letter, envelope; feudal	v1,p0504#14	p.294#07	p.432r4c04
禅	示+12	禅	chán shàn tán ㄔㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ	meditation, contemplation (dhyana); to level ground for altar; abdicate	v4,p2408#10	p.846#36	p.984r5c04
矣	矢+2	𠤘	yǐ ㄧˇ	Modal particle used to express declaration. / Modal particle used to express exclamation. / Modal particle used to express an order or request.	v4,p2580#04	p.823#37	p.955r5c01

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