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劍 U+528D | Seal script | 剑 Simplified character | 劒 Semantic variant |
Radical: | 刀+ 13 strokes = 15 strokes total. |
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References: | Kangxi: p.144#45 Cihai: p.190r4c03 GSR: 613.i Hanyu: v1,p0358#10 |
Composition: | Left: 佥, right: 刂. Component of: 𠐘 𤢾 𡃍 𧁴 𣋽 𤑯 |
Mandarin: | jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ |
Cantonese: | gim3 |
Tang reconstruction: | *gi(u)æ̀m |
Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·刀部·十三》剑:《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》𠀤居欠切,检去声。《玉篇》籀文劒。《说文》人所带兵也。《释名》劒,检也,所以防检非常。《管子·地数篇》葛卢之山,发而出金,蚩尤受而制之,以爲劒铠矛戟。又操劒杀人亦曰劒。《潘岳·汧督马敦诔序》汉明帝时有司马叔持者,白日于市,手劒父雠。 |
Unihan definition: | sword, dagger, saber |
Example usage
《孟子·滕文公上》: | 谓然友曰:“吾他日未尝学问,好驰马试剑。” |
The prince said again to Ran You, 'Hitherto, I have not given myself to the pursuit of learning, but have found my pleasure in horsemanship and sword-exercise.' | |
《礼记·曲礼上》: | 负剑辟咡诏之,则掩口而对。 |
When the elder has shifted his sword to his back and is speaking to him with the side of his face bent, down, he should cover his mouth with his hand in answering. | |
《扬子法言》: | 《剑客论》曰:“剑可以爱身。” |
The other said: The Swordsman's Treatise says: "The sword can be used to protect the body." | |
《庄子·说剑》: | 昔赵文王喜剑,剑士夹门而客三千馀人,日夜相击于前,死伤者岁百馀人,好之不厌。 |
Formerly, King Wen of Zhao delighted in the sword-fight. More than three thousand men, masters of the weapon, appeared as his guests, lining the way on either side of his gate, and fighting together before him day and night. Over a hundred of them would die or be (severely) wounded in the course of a year, but he was never weary of looking on (at their engagements), so fond was he of them. | |
《道德经》: | 服文彩,带利剑,厌饮食,财货有馀。 |
They shall wear elegant and ornamented robes, carry a sharp sword at their girdle, pamper themselves in eating and drinking, and have a superabundance of property and wealth. | |
《荀子·性恶》: | 桓公之葱,太公之阙,文王之录,庄君之曶,阖闾之干将、莫邪、钜阙、辟闾,此皆古之良剑也。 |
《说苑·指武》: | 回愿得明王圣主而相之,使城郭不修,沟池不越,锻剑戟以为农器,使天下千岁无战斗之患,如此则由何愤愤而击,赐又何仙仙而使乎? |
《春秋繁露·服制像》: | 剑之在左,青龙之象也。 |
《韩诗外传·卷二》: | 崔杼弑庄公,合士大夫盟,盟者皆脱剑而入,言不疾,措血至者死,所杀者十馀人,次及晏子,奉杯血,仰天而叹曰:“恶乎!” |
《大戴礼记》: | 王闻书之言,惕若恐惧,退而为戒书,于席之四端为铭焉,于机为铭焉,于鉴为铭焉,于盥盘为铭焉,于楹为铭焉,于杖为铭焉,于带为铭焉,于履屦为铭焉,于觞豆为铭焉,于户为铭焉,于牖为铭焉,于剑为铭焉,于弓为铭焉,于矛为铭焉。 |
《新书·坐车之容》: | 立乘以经立之容,右持绥而左臂诎,存剑之纬,欲无顾,顾不过毂。 |
《新序·义勇》: | 芊尹文拔剑齐诸轼而断之,贰车抽弓于韔,援矢于筒,引而未发也。 |
《孔子家语·致思》: | 使民城郭不修,沟池不越,铸剑戟以为农器,放牛马于原薮,室家无离旷之思,千岁无战鬭之患,则由无所施其勇,而赐无所用其辩矣。 |
《潜夫论·考绩》: | 夫剑不试则利钝暗,弓不试则劲挠诬,鹰不试则巧拙惑,马不试则良驽疑。 |
《论衡·命义》: | 晏子所遭,可谓大矣,直兵指胸,白刃加颈,蹈死亡之地,当剑戟之锋,执死得生还。 |
《风俗通义·东方朔》: | 年十三学书,十四击剑,十六诵《诗》,十九习孙、吴兵法。 |
《孔丛子·儒服》: | 且曹子为鲁三与齐战,三败失地,然后以勇敢之节,奋三尺之剑,要桓公、管仲于盟坛,卒收其所丧。 |
《新语·术事》: | 故良马非独骐骥,利剑非唯干将,美女非独西施,忠臣非独吕望。 |
《蔡中郎集》: | 孝成绥和二年八月,男子王襃衣小冠,带剑,入北司马殿东门,上殿入室,解帷组佩之,招前殿署王业等曰:‘天帝命我居此,业收缚考问。’ |
《墨子·经说上》: | 剑尤甲1,死生也。 |
《列子·汤问》: | 耻假力于人,誓手剑以屠黑卵。 |
《鶡冠子·世兵》: | 夫死人之事者,不能续人之寿,故退与鲁君计,桓公合诸侯,曹子以一剑之任劫桓公墠位之上,颜色不变,辞气不悖三战之所亡,一旦而反,天下震动,四邻惊骇,名传后世。 |
《文始真经·一宇》: | 关尹子曰:“吾道如剑:以刀割物,即利。” |
《列仙传·黄帝》: | 至于卒,还葬桥山,山崩,柩空无尸,唯剑舄在焉。 |
《老子河上公章句》: | 带利剑,尚刚强,武且奢。 |
《韩非子·八奸》: | 为人臣者,聚带剑之客、养必死之士以彰其威,明为己者必利,不为己者必死,以恐其群臣百姓而行其私,此之谓威强。 |
《申不害·大体》: | 今使乌获、彭祖负千钧之重,而怀琬琰之美,令孟贲、成荆带干将之剑卫之,行乎幽道,则盗犹偷之矣。 |
《谏逐客书》: | 今陛下致昆山之玉,有随、和之宝,垂明月之珠,服太阿之剑,乘纤离之马,建翠凤之旗,树灵鼍之鼓。 |
《管子·轻重己》: | 张耜当弩,铫耨当剑戟。 |
《六韬·军用》: | 三军拒守,木螳蜋剑刃扶胥,广二丈,百二十具,一名行马。 |
《尉缭子·制谈》: | 一贼仗剑击于市,万人无不避之者,臣谓:‘非一人之独勇,万人皆不肖也’。 |
《淮南子·齐俗训》: | 淳均之剑不可爱也,而欧冶之巧可贵也。 |
《吕氏春秋·壹行》: | 今行者见大树,必解衣县冠倚剑而寝其下。 |
《史记·周本纪》: | 武王自射之,三发而后下车,以轻剑击之,以黄钺斩纣头,县大白之旗。 |
《春秋左传》: | 初,虞叔有玉,虞公求旃,弗献,既而悔之曰,周谚有之,匹夫无罪,怀璧其罪,吾焉用此,其以贾害也,乃献,又求其宝剑,叔曰,是无厌也,无厌将及我,遂伐虞公,故虞公出奔共池。 |
《逸周书·王会解》: | 伊尹受命,于是为四方令曰:“臣请正东符娄、仇州、伊虑、沤深、九夷、十蛮、越沤、鬋发文身,请令以鱼皮之鞞、𩶭鰂之酱、鲛瞂、利剑为献。” |
《国语·吴语》: | 吾先君阖庐不贳不忍,被甲带剑,挺铍搢铎,以与楚昭王毒逐于中原柏举。 |
《晏子春秋》: | 抽剑而起 |
《吴越春秋》: | 越王乃被唐夷之甲,带步光之剑,杖屈卢之矛,出死士,以三百人为阵关下。 |
《越绝书》: | 子胥即解其剑,以与渔者,曰:“吾先人之剑,直百金,请以与子也。” |
《战国策》: | 函冶氏为齐太公买良剑,公不知善,归其剑而责之金。 |
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