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子路曰：负重道远者，不择地而休；家贫亲老者，不择禄而仕。昔者由事二亲之时，常食藜藿之实而为亲负米百里之外，亲没之后，南游于楚，从车百乘，积粟万锺，累茵而坐，列鼎而食，愿食藜藿负米之时不可复得也；枯鱼衔索，几何不蠹，二亲之寿，忽如过隙，草木欲长，霜露不使，贤者欲养，二亲不待，故曰：家贫亲老不择禄而仕也。

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
子路	子+0 足+6	㜽𢀈𢀉𡐫𣕓只路	zǐ lù ㄗˇ ㄌㄨˋ	Same as “仲由” zhòng yóu ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄡˊ: 姓仲，名由，字子路，又字季路。孔子的学生。 Zhong You, styled Zi Lu, a student of Confucius.	v2,p1006#06 v6,p3704#06	p.277#01 p.1225#22	p.395r1c01 p.1289r6c04
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
负	贝+2	负	fù ㄈㄨˋ	load, burden; carry, bear	v6,p3623#04	p.1204#06	p.1268r5c01
重	里+2	𡍴	zhòng ㄓㄨㄥˋ	Heavy. / Important, significant. / Valuable, noble. / Solemn, dignified. / Respect, attach importance to. / Difficult. / Addition, also. / Supplies for an army. / Extreme.	v6,p3680#02	p.1291#03	p.1357r6c01
			chóng ㄔㄨㄥˊ	Repeat, duplicate. / Layer, level. / Start afresh, do again.
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.
远	辵+10	逺𨖸𢕱远	yuǎn ㄩㄢˇ	Far off, remote (in distance). / Consider to be far off. / Long time. / Large or numerous differences. / Profound. / Forward looking and ambitious. / Remote, far-off place. / Far off countries.	v6,p3869#07	p.1263#12	p.1329r5c01
			yuàn ㄩㄢˋ	Leave, exit. / Keep away from, avoid. / Violate (a rule).
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.
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.
择	手+13	択择	zé zhái ㄗㄜˊ ㄓㄞˊ	select, choose, pick out	v3,p1969#04	p.458#05	p.595r1c06
地	土+3	埊𨻐埅𠏂嶳	dì de ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄜ·	earth; soil, ground; region	v1,p0420#12	p.224#06	p.312r6c01
而	而+0		ér ㄦˊ	Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle.	v4,p2810#01	p.961#18	p.1080r2c03
			néng ㄋㄥˊ	Same as “能(3)” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as “能(2.1)” néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent.
休	人+4		xiū ㄒㄧㄡ	rest, stop; retire; do not!	v1,p0117#18	p.96#02	p.93r1c01
家	宀+7	家宊𠖔𡩅𡧚	jiā jie gū ㄐㄧㄚㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ	house, home, residence; family	v2,p0930#15	p.286#17	p.420r1c02
贫	贝+4	𡧋贫	pín ㄆㄧㄣˊ	poor, impoverished, needy	v6,p3628#01	p.1205#10	p.1270r3c01
亲	见+9	𢈥寴𡩁亲	qīn ㄑㄧㄣ	Parents. / Relatives. / Love, favour. / Close, intimate. / Contact, touch. / Personally. / Do oneself.	v6,p3671#12	p.1136#12	p.1230r5c04
老	老+0	耂𠄰	lǎo ㄌㄠˇ	old, aged; experienced	v4,p2778#01	p.960#25	p.1077r3c03
禄	示+8	祿禄	lù ㄌㄨˋ	blessing, happiness, prosperity	v4,p2402#08	p.844#08	p.982r4c04
仕	人+3		shì ㄕˋ	official; serve government	v1,p0112#03	p.92#07	p.85r2c02
昔	日+4		xī cuò xí ㄒㄧㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˊ	formerly; ancient; in beginning	v2,p1488#11	p.492#05	p.634r5c01
者	老+4		zhě ㄓㄜˇ	(1.3) 代词：用于时间词或否定词之后，表示“...时候”或“...的话”。 Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if".	v4,p2780#05	p.961#01	p.1080r1c01
由	田+0		yóu ㄧㄡˊ	Do, carry out. / Cause to happen. / Unite. / Complete, realize. / Go through, pass. / Carry out orders, do as asked. / Follow. / Accord with. / Cause. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: from. / Preposition: to, with. / Appoint, employ. / Rely on, make use of. / Evidence, proof. / Go along with, listen to. / New growth of a tree around dead wood. / Recovery, revival. / Like, similar to. / Still, yet. / Naturally, by itself.	v4,p2524#02	p.757#01	p.910r2c01
			dí ㄉㄧˊ	Road. / Method, way.
事	亅+7	亊叓𠭏	shì ㄕˋ	Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve.	v1,p0023#03	p.85#24	p.58r3c02
二	二+0	贰弍贰	èr ㄦˋ	two; twice	v1,p0002#01	p.86#01	p.58r6c01
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
时	日+6	旹时	shí ㄕˊ	Season. / Unit of time equal to two hours. / [The passage of] time. / Time, times. / Age, period, epoch. / Occasion, opportune moment. / On time. / Then, at that time. / Always, constantly. / Same as “伺(1)” sì ㄙˋ: Wait until, wait for (a chance).	v2,p1505#05	p.494#22	p.639r3c04
常	巾+8		cháng ㄔㄤˊ	common, normal, frequent, regular	v1,p0744#01	p.333#12	p.477r2c01
食	食+0	饣𩚁飠𩚃餐	shí sì yì ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄧˋ	eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184	v7,p4440#01	p.1415#29	p.1489r2c03
藜	草+15		lí ㄌㄧˊ	Chenopodium album, pigweed	v5,p3320#04	p.1065#30	p.1174r6c04
藿	草+16		huò hé ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ	lophanthus rugosus, betony	v5,p3325#01	p.1067#16	p.1177r2c01
实	宀+11	実宲𡾍寔实	shí ㄕˊ	Prosperous, wealthy. / Wealth, possessions. / Goods, supplies. / Full. / Fit into, stuff into. / Fruit, seed. / Result. / Real thing, actual content. / Fact, thing which happened. / True, honest. / Firm, unwavering. / In fact, actually. / Prove, show to be true. / Carry out, implement. / Term in arithmetic for a multiplicand or dividend. / Really, indeed so. / This. / Particle used in a sentence after moving forward the object.	v2,p0952#03	p.291#04	p.427r6c01
为	火+5	爲为	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question.	v3,p2198#11	p.669#10	p.844r4c03
			wèi ㄨㄟˋ	Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake.
米	米+0		mǐ ㄇㄧˇ	hulled or husked uncooked rice	v5,p3141#01	p.906#31	p.1024r4c01
百	白+1	佰𦣻	bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ	one hundred; numerous, many	v4,p2643#01	p.785#04	p.932r4c01
里	里+0	里里	lǐ ㄌㄧˇ	unit of distance; village; lane	v6,p3680#01	p.1291#02	p.1357r4c01
外	夕+2	𡖄舀	wài ㄨㄞˋ	out, outside, external; foreign	v2,p0860#01	p.246#02	p.336r4c02
没	水+4	殁歾𣇶没	méi mò ㄇㄟˊ ㄇㄛˋ	not, have not, none; to drown, sink	v3,p1571#02	p.611#10	p.771r2c04
后	彳+6	𨒥𢔏后	hòu ㄏㄡˋ	Behind, to the rear of. / To be left behind. / Later in time. / Future. / Descendents, offspring.	v2,p0822#03	p.366#18	p.511r2c01
南	十+7	𡴖𡴟	nán nā ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄚ	south; southern part; southward	v1,p0065#02	p.157#05	p.217r3c01
游	辵+9	游𨒰汓𨓎逰	yóu ㄧㄡˊ	wander, roam, travel	v6,p3861#02	p.1261#11	p.1324r5c01
于	方+4	乌𣱏𤕘于亏扵	yú ㄩˊ	Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning.	v3,p2175#02	p.481#11	p.622r2c03
楚	木+9	椘𣕪檚	chǔ ㄔㄨˇ	name of feudal state; clear	v2,p1244#09	p.539#23	p.708r5c03
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。
车	车+0	𠦴车	chē jū ㄔㄜㄐㄩ	cart, vehicle; carry in cart	v5,p3511#01	p.1239#01	p.1296r2c04
乘	丿+9	乗𠅞𠓸𨍱	chéng ㄔㄥˊ	Drive. / Ride. / Rule, govern. / Wear, put on. / Ascend, go up. / Defend. / Adjust to, take advantage of. / Depend on, rely on. / Trample. / Bully and humiliate. / Conquer, overcome in battle. / Launch an attack on, chase. / Inherit, carry on the wishes of. / Calculate. / Multiply (arithmetic).	v1,p0040#01	p.83#09	p.47r5c01
			shèng ㄕㄥˋ	Chariot, fighting vehicle with four horses. / Chariot-riding soldiers. / Chariot horse. / Measure word, used for counting vehicles, horses, boats, etc. / Measure word. Unit of area equal to four qiu. / Four. / Pair up. / Name of a book of the state of Jin.
积	禾+11	积	jī ㄐㄧ	accumulate, store up, amass	v4,p2626#16	p.859#24	p.996r2c02
粟	米+6	𥾄𥸫𥹟𠧼䅇	sù ㄙㄨˋ	unhusked millet; grain	v5,p3146#17	p.908#14	p.1025r6c01
万	禸+8	万卍㸘𤍚𢁭	wàn ㄨㄢˋ	ten thousand; innumerable	v5,p3247#08	p.1042#33	p.1149r4c02
锺	金+9	钟锺	zhōng ㄓㄨㄥ	cup, glass, goblet; surname	v6,p4232#03	p.1316#05	p.1388r5c01
累	糸+5	累	lèi lěi léi lǜ liè ㄌㄟˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄟˊ ㄌㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ	tired; implicate, involve; bother	v5,p3381#04	p.919#35	p.1038r2c01
茵	草+6		yīn ㄧㄣ	a cushion, mattress; wormwood; Skimmia japon	v5,p3204#04	p.1029#03	p.1135r4c03
坐	土+4	座㘸	zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ	sit; seat; ride, travel by	v1,p0423#12	p.225#15	p.317r1c01
列	刀+4	列𠜺	liè ㄌㄧㄝˋ	a line; to arrange in order, classify	v1,p0325#05	p.137#26	p.177r5c03
鼎	鼎+0	鼑𪔂	dǐng zhēn ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄣ	large, three-legged bronze caldron	v7,p4740#01	p.1525#08	p.1565r6c04
愿	页+10	愿𩕾	yuàn ㄩㄢˋ	desire, want; wish; ambition	v7,p4385#07	p.1407#31	p.1480r6c02
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	(3.1) 否定副词：用于动词、形容词等前面，表示否定。 Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation.	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
可	口+2	歌厥	kě kè ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˋ	may, can, -able; possibly	v1,p0567#07	p.172#12	p.244r1c02
复	彳+9	覆𢕛𠣸复	fù fòu ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄡˋ	return; repeat; repeatedly	v2,p0834#02	p.369#22	p.516r2c04
得	彳+8	𢔶䙷𢔨	dé ㄉㄜˊ	Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as “德(1)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as “德(3)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank.	v2,p0828#03	p.367#31	p.513r6c02
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
枯	木+5		kū ㄎㄨ	dried out, withered, decayed	v2,p1178#03	p.517#03	p.684r1c01
鱼	鱼+0	𤉯鱼	yú ㄩˊ	fish; surname; KangXi radical 195	v7,p4674#01	p.1465#01	p.1524r2c06
衔	金+6	㘅衘衔	xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ	bit; hold in mouth, bite; gag	v2,p0840#15	p.1305#12	p.1380r2c01
索	糸+4	索	suǒ ㄙㄨㄛˇ	large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated	v5,p3369#09	p.918#16	p.1035r5c01
几	幺+9	𢆻𢆼几	jǐ jī ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧ	how many? how much?; a few, some	v2,p1095#08	p.342#14	p.486r2c02
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.
蠹	虫+18	蠧螙	dù ㄉㄨˋ	moth; insects which eat into clot	v4,p2908#09	p.1104#05	p.1202r3c02
寿	士+11	寿夀𦓃𦓂𠭵𠷎	shòu ㄕㄡˋ	old age, long life; lifespan	v1,p0483#10	p.244#04	p.334r3c02
忽	心+4		hū ㄏㄨ	suddenly, abruptly; neglect	v4,p2274#09	p.378#34	p.525r2c02
如	女+3		rú ㄖㄨˊ	Go to. / According to, in accordance with. / Like, similar to. / As good as, comparable to. / Should. / Or, alternatively. / If, should it be the case. / As for, as regards. / Adjectival suffix.	v2,p1025#09	p.255#21	p.378r5c02
过	辵+9	过𨓺	guò ㄍㄨㄛˋ	Pass by, go by. / Exceed, go beyond. / Too much, excess. / Mistake, make a mistake. / Crime, commit a crime. / Lose. / Visit.	v6,p3849#08	p.1261#22	p.1325r2c01
			guō ㄍㄨㄛ	Name of a state in pre-Qin China.
隙	阜+10	𨻶隟	xì ㄒㄧˋ	crack, split, fissure; grudge	v6,p4150#11	p.1359#22	p.1433r3c04
草	草+6	草艹屮	cǎo zào ㄘㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ	grass, straw, thatch, herbs	v5,p3203#04	p.1030#17	p.1136r6c01
木	木+0		mù ㄇㄨˋ	tree; wood, lumber; wooden	v2,p1149#06	p.509#01	p.662r5c05
欲	欠+7	欲	yù ㄩˋ	desire, want, long for; intend	v3,p2140#07	p.567#36	p.729r4c02
长	长+0	镸𨱗𠤐𠑷𠔊𠑻𠑿𡕣长	cháng zhǎng zhàng ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄓㄤˋ	long; length; excel in; leader	v6,p4050#01	p.1328#07	p.1399r3c04
霜	雨+9	孀	shuāng ㄕㄨㄤ	frost; crystallized; candied	v6,p4070#02	p.1376#29	p.1456r1c04
露	雨+12	露	lù lòu ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ	dew; bare, open, exposed	v6,p4078#06	p.1378#22	p.1456r6c01
使	人+6	𡥐𠭆	shǐ ㄕˇ	Order, send (on a mission). / Cause, make. / Allocate, use. / Indulge in.. / Send as an envoy. / Envoy, messenger. / Connective: if, supposing.	v1,p0145#02	p.101#05	p.101r3c03
贤	贝+8	臤贒贤	xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ	virtuous, worthy, good; able	v6,p3646#06	p.1209#28	p.1276r5c02
养	食+6	䍩𢼝养	yǎng yàng ㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄤˋ	raise, rear, bring up; support	v7,p4452#08	p.1419#26	p.1491r4c09
待	彳+6		dài dāi ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞ	treat, entertain, receive; wait	v2,p0818#07	p.366#05	p.510r3c04
故	攴+5		gù ㄍㄨˋ	(8) 连词：所以，因此。 Hence, thus.	v2,p1453#05	p.469#25	p.601r5c01

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