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U+8CAA

Seal script

Simplified character

Radical:+ 4 strokes = 11 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.222#48 Kangxi: p.1205#16 Cihai: p.1270r6c01 GSR: 645.a Hanyu: v6,p3627#07
Composition:Top: , bottom: . Component of: 𮥞 𣤉 𦹳 𥱷 𬳦 𦤰
Mandarin:tān ㄊㄢ
Cantonese:taam1
Tang reconstruction:tom
Shuowen:貝部》貪:欲物也。从貝今聲。
Guangyun:廣韻·下平聲··》貪:貪婪也,《釋名》曰:貪探也,探入他分也。
Kangxi:康熙字典·貝部·》貪:《唐韻》《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤他含切,音𣤉。《說文》欲物也。《釋名》貪,探也。探入他分也。《·大雅》貪人敗類。《禮·禮運》用人之仁,去其貪。《屈原·離騷》衆皆競進以貪婪兮。《王逸註》愛財曰貪,愛食曰婪。又《集韻》他紺切,音探。義同。
Fanqie:他含 (《廣韻·下平聲··》)
Unihan definition:greedy, covet; covetous

Example usage

論語·堯曰》:子曰:「君子惠而不費,勞而不怨,欲而不,泰而不驕,威而不猛。」
The Master said, "When the person in authority is beneficent without great expenditure; when he lays tasks on the people without their repining; when he pursues what he desires without being covetous; when he maintains a dignified ease without being proud; when he is majestic without being fierce."
禮記·郊特牲》:求服其志,不其得,故以戰則克,以祭則受福。
It was thus sought to bring their wills into subjection, and make them not pursue the animals (in an irregular way). In this way such men conquered in fight, and such sacrificing obtained blessing.
揚子法言》:或曰:「夫位也,慕夫祿也,何其與?」
The other said: Why do you approve of those who covet status and long for salary?
論衡·率性》:聞伯夷之風者,夫廉而懦夫有立志。
The covetous hearing of Bo Yi's fame became disinterested, and the weak resolute.
墨子·所染》:舉天下之暴苛擾者,必稱此六君也。
The whole world points to these six princes as the most greedy and disturbing people.
莊子·至樂》:莊子之楚,見空髑髏,髐然有形,撽以馬捶,因而問之曰:「夫子生失理,而為此乎?」
When Zhuangzi went to Chu, he saw an empty skull, bleached indeed, but still retaining its shape. Tapping it with his horse-switch, he asked it, saying, 'Did you, Sir, in your greed of life, fail in the lessons of reason, and come to this?'
商君書·定分》:名分已定,盜不取。
But if the legal title is definite even a poor thief would not take it.
史記·五帝本紀》:縉云氏有不才子,于飲食,冒于貨賄,天下謂之饕餮。
Jinyun had a son devoid of ability, who was greedy in eating and drinking, and pursued wealth blindly. All the people called him Taotie (Glutton).
荀子·性惡》:今與不善人處,則所聞者欺誣詐偽也,所見者汙漫淫邪利之行也,身且加於刑戮而不自知者,靡使然也。
說苑·脩文》:君子脩禮以立志,則慾之心不來。
春秋繁露·王道》:君舍乎君室,大夫舍乎大夫室,妻楚王之母,暴之所致也。
韓詩外傳·卷二》:卑攝利,則抗之以高志。
大戴禮記·主言》:孔子曰:「上敬老則下益孝,上順齒則下益悌,上樂施則下益諒,上親賢則下擇友,上好德則下不隱,上惡則下恥爭,上強果則下廉恥,民皆有別,則貞、則正,亦不勞矣,此謂七教。」
白虎通德論·考黜》:或曰:惡人狼重土,故先削其所重者以懼之也。
新書·道術》:辭利刻謙謂之廉,反廉為
新序·善謀》:服一國而天下不以為暴,利盡西海而諸侯不以為,是我一舉而名實附也,又有禁暴正亂之名。
中論·智行》:召公見周公之既反政,而猶不知,疑其位,周公為之作《君奭》,然後悅。
孔子家語·儒行解》:儒有委之以貨財而不,淹之以樂好而不淫,劫之以眾而不懼,阻之以兵而不攝。
潛夫論·遏利》:民也,必將敗其類。
太玄經·》:測曰,「血剛」「沈顙」、終以敗也。
風俗通義》:今數為民害者,咎在殘居職使然。
孔叢子·記義》:幽則利欲之所為發,沈則得之所為施。
申鑒·時事》:公祿貶則私利生,私利生則廉者匱而者豐也。
忠經·廣至理章》:賤珍則人去
素書·本德宗道章》:幽莫幽於鄙。
新語·道基》:於是中聖乃設辟雍庠序之教,以正上下之儀,明父子之禮、君臣之義,使強不凌弱、眾不暴寡,棄鄙之心,興清潔之行。
蔡中郎集》:利傷民,則蝗蟲損稼。
列子·力命》:鮑叔不以我為知我貧也。
鶡冠子·世兵》:聖人捐物,從理與舍,眾人域域,迫於嗜欲,小知立趨,好惡自懼,夸者死權,自貴矜容,列士徇名,夫徇財,至博不給,知時何羞,不肖繫俗,賢爭於時,細故袃蒯,奚足以疑,事成欲得,又奚足夸,千言萬說,卒賞謂何。
文子·精誠》:夫上好取而無量,即下功而無讓,民貧苦而分爭生,事力勞而無功,智詐萌生,盜賊滋彰,上下相怨,號令不行,夫水濁者魚噞,政苛者民亂,上多欲即下多詐,上煩擾即下不定,上多求即下交爭,不治其本而救之於末,無以異於鑿渠而止水,抱薪而救火。
老子河上公章句》:稟氣有厚薄,得中和滋液,則生賢聖,得錯亂污辱,則生淫也。
韓非子·初見秦》:當此時也,隨荊以兵則荊可舉,荊可舉,則民足也,地足利也。
慎子·逸文》:飲過度者生水,食過度者生
管子·正世》:夫民行躁而誅罰輕,罪過不發,則是長淫亂而便邪僻也。
吳子·圖國》:禁暴救亂曰義,恃眾以伐曰彊,因怒興師曰剛,棄禮利曰暴,國亂人疲舉事動眾曰逆。
六韜·上賢》:五曰:讒佞苟得以求官爵,果敢輕死以祿秩,不圖大事,得利而動。
尉繚子·兵教下》:師老將,爭掠易敗。
三略·上略》:故曰:莫不強,鮮能守微,若能守微,乃保其生。
淮南子·道應訓》:夫國非其有也,而欲有之,可謂至也。
呂氏春秋·舉難》:人傷堯以不慈之名,舜以卑父之號,禹以位之意,湯、武以放弒之謀,五伯以侵奪之事。
鬼谷子·抵巇》:天下紛錯,上無明主,公侯無道德,則小人讒賊、賢人不用、聖人竄匿,利詐偽者作。

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