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“‘人之生也直’，如饥食渴饮，是是非非，本是曰直，自无许多周遮。如‘敬以直内’，只是要直。”又曰：“只看‘生理本直’四字。时举录云：“只玩味此四字，便自有味。”如见孺子入井，便自有怵惕之心。时举录云：“即便是直。”见不义底事，便自有羞恶之心。是本有那个当为之理。若是内交要誉，便是不直。”时举录云：“才有内交要誉之意，便是曲了。”

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
人	人+0	𠔽亻	rén ㄖㄣˊ	Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.	v1,p0101#10	p.91#01	p.80r2c01
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
生	生+0	𤯓	shēng ㄕㄥ	life, living, lifetime; birth	v4,p2575#01	p.754#26	p.906r5c03
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
直	目+3	𣓟𣖴	zhí ㄓˊ	straight, erect, vertical	v1,p0061#07	p.800#05
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
饥	食+2	饥饥	jī ㄐㄧ	hunger, starving; hungry; a famine	v7,p4441#05	p.1416#08	p.1490r1c01
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
渴	水+9	渇𣊅	kě hé jié kài ㄎㄜˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞˋ	thirsty, parched; yearn, pine	v3,p1676#04	p.635#09	p.813r4c01
饮	食+4	飮饮	yǐn yìn ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄣˋ	drink; swallow; kind of drink	v7,p4445#07	p.1417#33
是	日+5	昰𣆞	shì ㄕˋ	Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.	v2,p1497#05	p.493#26	p.639r1c01
非	非+0		fēi ㄈㄟ	Violate, go against (a rule). / Wrong, bad. / Not real, untrue. / Oppose, object to. / Slander, condemn. / Sarcasm, irony. / Absence of, not have. / Adverb: not, is not.	v6,p4086#01	p.1382#11	p.1463r6c02
			fěi ㄈㄟˇ	Same as “诽(2)” fěi ㄈㄟˇ: Slander.
本	木+1	夲楍㮺𡴡	běn ㄅㄣˇ	root, origin, source; basis	v2,p1151#01	p.509#07	p.666r3c01
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
自	自+0	𦣹鼻	zì ㄗˋ	Oneself. / Begin, beginning. / From. / Originally. / Natural, naturally. / Supposing, if. / Even, even if.	v5,p3046#01	p.1000#07	p.1108r3c01
无	火+8	𣟒𣚨𠘩无无	wú ㄨˊ	Not have. / Philosophical category referring to absence, non-existence, or vacuity. / Adverb expressing negation: not. / Adverb expressing questioning: or not. / Connective: regardless of. / Connective: even if. / Particle used at the beginning of a sentence, no meaning. / Do not. / Barren, uncultivated.	v3,p2211#15	p.673#26	p.848r2c04
许	言+4	许	xǔ hǔ ㄒㄩˇ ㄏㄨˇ	allow, permit; promise; betroth	v6,p3946#09	p.1151#14	p.1239r4c02
多	夕+3	夛𡖇𡖈	duō ㄉㄨㄛ	much, many; more than, over	v2,p0862#02	p.246#11	p.339r4c01
周	口+5	周𠱬𠄗	zhōu ㄓㄡ	Surround. / Cyclicly, repeatedly. / (Travel) widely. / Careful, detailed. / Firm, unshaken. / Measure word: number of times. / Friendly, approachable. / Suitable, appropriate (for). / Turning place, corner. / Most (superlative). / Assist financially. / The Zhou dynasty.	v1,p0606#03	p.181#36
遮	辵+11		zhē ㄓㄜ	cover, shield, protect	v6,p3877#05	p.1264#10	p.1331r1c02
敬	攴+9	𣀖𢿩	jìng ㄐㄧㄥˋ	respect, honor; respectfully	v2,p1466#02	p.473#35	p.606r5c02
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
内	入+2	𡗠内	nèi nà ㄋㄟˋ ㄋㄚˋ	inside, interior; domestic	v1,p0097#02	p.125#35	p.141r5c02
只	口+2	止子只只	zhǐ zhī ㄓˇ ㄓ	only, just, simply	v1,p0570#03	p.172#05	p.243r4c01
要	襾+3	𡢗𦥼𠾅	yāo ㄧㄠ	Waist. / Wear around the waist. / Restrict, constrain. / Intercept. / Invite, call upon. / Coerce, threaten. / Seek. / Seek to gain trust and favour. / End, put a stop to. / Confirm, verify.	v4,p2805#08	p.1128#16	p.1226r2c01
			yào ㄧㄠˋ	The key, the main point. / The important. / Summarize. / Ultimately, in the end. / Need, require. / Will, shall. / Desire, wish.
			yǎo ㄧㄠˇ	Same as “騕” yǎo ㄧㄠˇ: See "騕褭".
又	又+0		yòu ㄧㄡˋ	Hand. / Again, once more. / Moreover. / And, while. Expresses two situations happening at once or sequential action. / And yet. Expresses contrast. / Offer wine. / Forgive.	v1,p0390#01	p.164#43	p.233r4c03
看	目+4		kàn kān ㄎㄢˋ ㄎㄢ	look, see; examine, scrutinize	v4,p2474#03	p.803#07	p.947r6c02
理	玉+7	理	lǐ ㄌㄧˇ	reason, logic; manage	v2,p1115#13	p.733#04	p.895r5c01
四	囗+2	𦉭肆	sì ㄙˋ	four	v1,p0710#16	p.216#22	p.294r6c01
字	子+3	𡥜𥤪	zì ㄗˋ	letter, character, word	v2,p1010#02	p.277#18	p.398r1c03
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
举	臼+10	擧㪯举	jǔ ㄐㄩˇ	raise, lift up; recommend	v5,p3041#08	p.1005#15	p.1114r3c01
录	金+8	録录	lù ㄌㄨˋ	copy, write down, record	v6,p4227#09	p.1309#11	p.1383r2c04
云	二+2	员云	yún ㄩㄣˊ	Old form of 云。 / Say, speak. / To be. / Have, posess. / Socialize, interact with. / Move. / Thus, like this. / If. / Particle used at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence, no meaning. / Many.	v1,p0384#02	p.86#08	p.63r6c02
玩	玉+4		wán wàn ㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ	play with, joke, enjoy	v2,p1103#04	p.728#15	p.891r5c05
味	口+5		wèi ㄨㄟˋ	taste, smell, odor; delicacy	v1,p0597#06	p.182#13	p.265r4c04
此	止+2		cǐ ㄘˇ	This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then.	v2,p1438#03	p.574#10	p.735r4c01
便	人+7	便	biàn pián ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄢˊ	convenience, ease; expedient	v1,p0157#03	p.103#32	p.105r2c05
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.
见	见+0	现见	jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ	See, catch sight of. / Feel, perceive. / Meet, come across. / Meet with, see. / Meet in battle. / Go to see. / Have come to see, have visit. / Grant an interview. / Recommend, introduce. / Introduce, present. / Hear. / Know, understand. / Experience, insight. / Intent, plan. / Used before a verb to indicate passive tense. / Used before a verb to indicate one is the receipient of anothers actions. / Particle used after a verb to indicate simultaneous action. / Coffin clothes. / Mix, mingle.	v6,p3663#01	p.1133#01	p.1229r1c01
			xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ	Appear, become visible. / Manifest, make evident. / Now, at present. / Existing, ready prepared.
孺	子+14	𡦗	rú rù ㄖㄨˊ ㄖㄨˋ	child; blood relation; affection	v2,p1020#01	p.281#02	p.404r4c01
子	子+0	㜽𢀈𢀉𡐫𣕓只	zǐ ㄗˇ	Child, heir. Refers to both sons and daughters. / Love, charity. / Respectful term for a man. / People in general. / Fourth of the five levels of nobility. / First of the twelve earthly branches of the zodiac.	v2,p1006#06	p.277#01	p.395r1c01
入	入+0		rù ㄖㄨˋ	Enter, go into. / Put in, bring in. / Pay, offer. / Income, gains. / Inside, within.	v1,p0102#01	p.125#32	p.141r1c03
井	二+2	丼	jǐng ㄐㄧㄥˇ	well, mine shaft, pit	v1,p0010#04	p.86#14	p.72r4c01
怵	心+5		chù ㄔㄨˋ	fear, be afraid; shy, timid	v4,p2284#01	p.382#25	p.528r2c01
惕	心+8	惖悐	tì ㄊㄧˋ	be cautious, careful, alert	v4,p2315#08	p.390#48	p.534r3c05
心	心+0	㣺忄	xīn ㄒㄧㄣ	heart; mind, intelligence; soul	v4,p2267#01	p.375#01	p.521r1c01
即	卩+5	卽	jí ㄐㄧˊ	promptly, quickly, immediately	v1,p0314#02	p.159#18	p.226r6c02
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.
义	羊+7	义	yì ㄧˋ	right conduct, righteousness	v5,p3133#02	p.952#32	p.1071r3c01
底	广+5		dǐ de ㄉㄧˇ ㄉㄜ·	bottom, underneath, underside	v2,p0878#04	p.344#06	p.487r1c04
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
羞	羊+5	羞	xiū ㄒㄧㄡ	disgrace, shame; ashamed; shy	v5,p3128#07	p.952#04	p.1070r4c02
恶	心+8	惡亚僫恶	è ㄜˋ	Evil. / Bad, not good. / Bad person. / Harm. / Vicious. / Turgid, fierce. / Ugly. / A poor harvest. / Disease, illness. / Uncomfortable, unhappy. / Dirt. / Excrement.	v4,p2307#12	p.391#25	p.535r4c01
			wù ㄨˋ	Hate. / Shame. / Avoid. / Slander, attack.
			wū ㄨ	Interrogative pronoun: how, what. / Exclamation.
那	邑+4		nà nèi nā nǎ né něi nuó nuò ㄋㄚˋ ㄋㄟˋ ㄋㄚㄋㄚˇ ㄋㄜˊ ㄋㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ	that, that one, those	v6,p3760#04	p.1268#30	p.1336r2c02
个	竹+8	个个	gè gě ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄜˇ	numerary adjunct, piece; single	v5,p2983#01	p.886#36	p.1015r1c02
当	田+8	𤱭当当	dāng ㄉㄤ	Suit, match. / Comply, conform to. / Administer, be in charge of. / Take charge of. / Resist, oppose. / Equal to, equivalent. / Face towards. / Should, must. / At, of (some place or time). / Cast sentence. / Will.	v4,p2546#06	p.764#18	p.917r3c03
			dàng ㄉㄤˋ	Suitable, appropriate. / As, for the purpose of, in the capacity of. / Give as security. / Bottom, base.
			tǎng ㄊㄤˇ	If, supposing.
			cháng ㄔㄤˊ	Once, previously.
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.
若	草+5	若𦱡𦱶𧁇	ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ	Iris. / Same as “北海若” běi hǎi ruò ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ: Ruo, a god of the Northern Sea. / Go by, accord with. / Choose. / Like, similar to. / Identical, the same. / As good as, comparable to. / To, arrive at. / You, your. / This way, like this. / Regarding, as regards. / If, should it be the case. / Or, alternatively. / But, yet. / Adjectival suffix.	v5,p3187#07	p.1023#12	p.1130r1c03
交	亠+4	䢒	jiāo ㄐㄧㄠ	mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver	v1,p0282#01	p.88#06	p.76r3c01
誉	言+14	𣁎域誉	yù ㄩˋ	fame, reputation; praise	v6,p4024#12	p.1185#07	p.1257r2c03
才	手+0	哉才财	cái ㄘㄞˊ	talent, ability; just, only	v3,p1824#02	p.416#30	p.558r2c01
意	心+9		yì ㄧˋ	thought, idea, opinion; think	v4,p2323#03	p.394#22	p.537r1c05
曲	曰+2		qū qǔ ㄑㄩㄑㄩˇ	crooked, bent; wrong, false	v2,p1484#02	p.502#02	p.648r4c01
了	亅+1	了	le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ	to finish; particle of completed action	v1,p0048#06	p.85#11	p.58r1c02

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