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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 備 U+5099 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jianbo | 俻 Semantic variant | 备 Simplified character | 𠈍 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 人+ 10 strokes = 12 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.351#50 Kangxi: p.113#21 Cihai: p.121r3c02 GSR: 984.d Hanyu: v1,p0200#08 |
| Composition: | Component of: 𭢨 惫 㷶 𡀠 𤏛 𮉹 𬣈 𮣆 𮧫 𮧳 |
| Mandarin: | bèi ㄅㄟˋ |
| Cantonese: | bei6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *bhyì |
| Shuowen: | 《人部》备：愼也。从人𤰈声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·去声·至·备》备：备具也，防也，咸也，皆也，副也，愼也，成也，又姓风俗通云宋封人备之后。平秘切，十七。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·人部·十》备：〔古文〕𠈍《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》𠀤平秘切，音避。成也。《周礼·春官·乐师》凡乐成则告备。又咸也，副也。《书·周官》官不必备惟其人。又先具以待用也。《书·说命》惟事事，乃其有备，有备无患。《左传·僖五年》凡分至啓闭，必书云物，爲备故也。又足也。《易·系辞》易之爲书也，广大悉备。又《礼·祭统》福者，备也。备者，百顺之名也。无所不顺者之谓备。又尽也。《礼·月令》季秋之月，乃命冢宰，农事备收。又长兵曰备。《左传·昭二十一年》用少莫如齐致死，齐致死莫如去备。又搔也。《周礼·秋官》冥氏若得其兽，则献其皮革齿须备。《注》须直谓颐下须，备谓搔也。搔音爪。又姓。又叶蒲必切，音弼。《诗·小雅》礼仪旣备，钟鼓旣戒。戒音吉。 考证：〔《周礼·春官·大司乐》凡乐则告备。〕谨照原书大司乐改乐师。凡乐下增成字。〔《礼·月令》季秋之月，命冢宰，农事备收。〕谨照原文命字上增乃字。 |
| Fanqie: | 平秘 (《广韵·去声·至·备》) |
| Unihan definition: | prepare, ready, perfect |
Example usage
| 《论语·子路》: | 及其使人也，求备焉。 |
| But in his employment of men, he wishes them to be equal to everything. | |
| 《孟子·尽心上》: | 居仁由义，大人之事备矣。 |
| When benevolence is the dwelling-place of the heart, and righteousness the path of the life, the business of a great man is complete. | |
| 《礼记·曲礼上》: | 道德仁义，非礼不成，教训正俗，非礼不备。 |
| The course (of duty), virtue, benevolence, and righteousness cannot be fully carried out without the rules of propriety; nor are training and oral lessons for the rectification of manners complete. | |
| 《孝经·丧亲》: | 生事爱敬，死事哀戚，生民之本尽矣，死生之义备矣，孝子之事亲终矣。 |
| The services of love and reverence to parents when alive, and those of grief and sorrow to them when dead: these completely discharge the fundamental duty of living men. The righteous claims of life and death are all satisfied, and the filial son's service of his parents is completed. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 至《书》之不备过半矣，而习者不知，惜乎《书》序之不如《易》也。 |
| But the Book of Documents does not provide over half the text, and even those who study it do not know what is missing. It's a pity that the preface to the Book of Documents is not as good as that of the Yijing. | |
| 《墨子·七患》: | 君自以为圣智而不问事，自以为安强而无守备，四邻谋之不知戒，五患也。 |
| When the lord is over-confident of his own wisdom and holds no consultation, when he feels he is secure and makes no preparations against attack; and when he does not know that he must be watchful while neighbours are planning against him, this is the fifth worry. | |
| 《庄子·胠箧》: | 将为胠箧、探囊、发匮之盗而为守备，则必摄缄、縢，固扃、鐍，此世俗之所谓知也。 |
| In taking precautions against thieves who cut open satchels, search bags, and break open boxes, people are sure to cord and fasten them well, and to employ strong bonds and clasps; and in this they are ordinarily said to show their wisdom. | |
| 《商君书·更法》: | 礼法以时而定，制令各顺其宜，兵甲器备各便其用。 |
| As rites and laws were fixed in accordance with what was opportune, regulations and orders were all expedient, and weapons, armour, implements and equipment were all practical. | |
| 《孙子兵法·始计》: | 利而诱之，乱而取之，实而备之，强而避之，怒而挠之，卑而骄之，佚而劳之，亲而离之。 |
| Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. If he is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. | |
| 《荀子·赋》: | 道德纯备，谗口将将。 |
| 《说苑·君道》: | 夫王者得贤材以自辅，然后治也，虽有尧舜之明，而股肱不备，则主恩不流，化泽不行，故明君在上，慎于择士，务于求贤，设四佐以自辅，有英俊以治官，尊其爵，重其禄，贤者进以显荣，罢者退而劳力，是以主无遗忧，下无邪慝，百官能治，臣下乐职，恩流群生，润泽草木，昔者虞舜左禹右皋陶，不下堂而天下治，此使能之效也。 |
| 《春秋繁露·玉杯》: | 质文两备，然后其礼成。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 传曰：夫行露之人许嫁矣，然而未往也，见一物不具，一礼不备，守节贞理，守死不往，君子以为得妇道之宜，故举而传之，扬而歌之，以绝无道之求，防污道之行乎！ |
| 《大戴礼记》: | 其顺之，然后言其丧算，备其鼎俎，设其豕腊，修其宗庙，岁时以敬祭祀，以序宗族，则安其居处，丑其衣服，卑其宫室，车不雕几，器不刻镂，食不贰味，以与民同利，昔之君子之行礼者如此。 |
| 《白虎通德论·爵》: | 故天子、诸侯凡三年即位，终始之义乃备，所以谅阴三年，卒孝子之道。 |
| 《新书·修政语下》: | 粥子曰：“唯，攻守而胜乎同器，而和与严其备也。” |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 田横以为然，即听郦生，罢历下兵战守之备，与郦生日纵酒 |
| 《中论·治学》: | 三教备而人道毕矣。 |
| 《孔子家语·相鲁》: | 孔子摄相事，曰：“臣闻有文事者必有武备，有武事者必有文备。” |
| 《潜夫论·务本》: | 百工者、所使备器也。 |
| 《论衡·命义》: | 《月令》曰：“是月也，雷将发声，有不戒其容者，生子不备，必有大凶。” |
| 《太玄经·太玄攡》: | 一判一合，天地备矣。 |
| 《风俗通义·皇霸》: | 是以上述三皇，下记六国，备其终始曰《皇霸》。 |
| 《孔丛子·广言》: | 充、该，备也。 |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 若乃二端不愆，五德不离，六节不悖，则三才允序，五事交备，百工惟厘，庶绩咸熙。 |
| 《忠经·守宰章》: | 三者备矣，然后可以理人。 |
| 《新语·道基》: | 铄金、镂木、分苞、烧殖以备器械，于是民知轻重，好利恶难，避劳就逸。 |
| 《独断·卷下》: | 古不墓祭，至秦始皇出寝起居于墓侧，汉因而不改，故今陵上称寝殿，有起居衣冠象生之备，皆古寝之意也。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 大驾、则公卿奉引大将军参乘太仆御，属车八十一乘，备千乘万骑。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 太古神圣之人，备知万物情态，悉解异类音声。 |
| 《鶡冠子·天则》: | 尊卑名号，自君吏民，次者无国，历宠历录，副所以付授，与天人参相结连，钩考之具不备故也。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 以天为盖则无所不覆也，以地为车则无所不载也，四时为马则无所不使也，阴阳御之则无所不备也。 |
| 《列仙传·玄俗》: | 盖万物施张，浑尔而就，亦无所不备焉，神矣，妙矣，精矣，微矣，其事不可得一一论也。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 能公能王，通天合道，四者纯备，道德弘远，无殃无咎，乃与天地俱没，不危殆也。 |
| 《韩非子·存韩》: | 修守备，戒强敌，有蓄积、筑城池以守固。 |
| 《申不害·大体》: | 镜设精，无为而美恶自备。 |
| 《管子·轻重己》: | 获渠当胁𩊆，蓑笠当𢫕橹，故耕械具则战械备矣。 |
| 《吴子·图国》: | 若以备进战退守，而不求能用者，譬犹伏鸡之搏狸，乳犬之犯虎，虽有斗心，随之死矣。 |
| 《六韬·兵道》: | 武王曰：“两军相遇，彼不可来，此不可往，各设固备，未敢先发。” |
| 《尉缭子·天官》: | 然不能取者，城高池深，兵器备具，财谷多积，豪士一谋者也。 |
| 《三略·上略》: | 敌近，备之。 |
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