| Chinese Text Project |
| 勞 U+52DE |  Seal script | 劳 Specialized semantic variant Simplified character | 勞 Alternate form | 𠣁 Semantic variant | 𢥒 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 力+ 10 strokes = 12 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.155#30 p.418#5 Kangxi: p.148#35 Cihai: p.198r2c01 GSR: 1135.a Hanyu: v1,p0376#17 |
| Composition: | Top: 𤇾, bottom: 力. Compositionally related: 勞 . Component of: 𫦸 僗 𡑍 𡡯 嘮 嶗 𭜃 撈 澇 憦 橯 𠢸 𤎤 憥 𤏪 𤛮 朥 𤩂 𦺜 𪱌 [More] |
| Mandarin: | láo lào ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄠˋ |
| Cantonese: | lou4 lou6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *lɑu lɑ̀u |
| Shuowen: | 《力部》勞：劇也。从力，熒省。熒，火燒冂，用力者勞。 |
| Guangyun: | 《廣韻·下平聲·豪·勞》勞：倦也，勤也，病也，又姓後漢有琅邪勞丙。魯刀切，二十二。 《廣韻·去聲·号·嫪》勞：勞慰。又郎刀切。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·力部·十》勞：〔古文〕𠣁𢥒《唐韻》魯刀切《集韻》郞刀切，𠀤音牢。《說文》劇也。从力，熒省。用力者勞。《爾雅·釋詁》勞，勤也。《易·兌卦》悅以先民，民志其勞。《史記·文帝本紀》朕親郊祀上帝諸神，禮官議毋諱以勞朕。又事功曰勞。《禮·儒行》先勞而後祿。《註》猶事也。又憂也。《曹丕·與吳質書》未足解其勞結。《註》謂憂心之結。又姓。《廣韻》後漢有琅邪勞丙。又《唐韻》《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤郞到切，牢去聲。《廣韻》勞，慰也。《禮·曲禮》君勞之，則拜。《韻會》勞者，敘其勤以答也。 |
| Fanqie: | 魯刀 (《廣韻·下平聲·豪·勞》) 郎到 (《廣韻·去聲·号·嫪》) 郎刀 (《廣韻·去聲·号·嫪》) |
| Unihan definition: | labor, toil, do manual work |
CTP Dictionary
| 勞來 |
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| lào lài ㄌㄠˋ ㄌㄞˋ : 慰勉，撫慰。 Comfort. |
Example usage
| 《論語·為政》: | 有事弟子服其勞，有酒食先生饌，曾是以為孝乎？ |
| If, when their elders have any troublesome affairs, the young take the toil of them, and if, when the young have wine and food, they set them before their elders, is THIS to be considered filial piety? | |
| 《孟子·盡心上》: | 孟子曰：「挾貴而問，挾賢而問，挾長而問，挾有勳勞而問，挾故而問，皆所不答也。」 |
| Mencius replied, 'I do not answer him who questions me presuming on his nobility, nor him who presumes on his talents, nor him who presumes on his age, nor him who presumes on services performed to me, nor him who presumes on old acquaintance.' | |
| 《禮記·緇衣》: | 子曰：「上人疑則百姓惑，下難知則君長勞。」 |
| The Master said, "when the highest among men has doubts and perplexities, the common people go astray. When (the ministers) below him are difficult to be understood, the toil of the ruler is prolonged." | |
| 《揚子法言》: | 龍堆以西，大漠以北，鳥夷、獸夷，郡勞王師，漢家不為也。 |
| West of Longdui, North of Damo, in the lands of the Bird and Beast Yi barbarians, the prefectures incessantly put the king's armies to work. This is not something the house of Han would do. | |
| 《墨子·修身》: | 多力而伐功，雖勞必不圖。 |
| He will not accomplish anything, who is capable but likes to boast of his feats, even though he drudges. | |
| 《莊子·逍遙遊》: | 時雨降矣，而猶浸灌，其於澤也，不亦勞乎！ |
| When the seasonal rains are coming down, if we still keep watering the ground, will not our toil be labour lost for all the good it will do? | |
| 《商君書·更法》: | 因民而教者，不勞而功成。 |
| If one teaches in accordance with the spirit of the people, success will be achieved without effort; if one governs, holding on to the law, officials will be well versed in it and the people will live quietly. | |
| 《孫子兵法·始計》: | 利而誘之，亂而取之，實而備之，強而避之，怒而撓之，卑而驕之，佚而勞之，親而離之。 |
| 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. | |
| 《史記·五帝本紀》: | 時播百穀草木，淳化鳥獸蟲蛾，旁羅日月星辰水波土石金玉，勞勤心力耳目，節用水火材物。 |
| The planting of the crops, plants, and trees in their seasons, and the transformations of birds, beasts, insects, and moths. He also prepared a record of the movements of the sun, moon, and stars; the flow of the tides; and the properties of clay, stones, metals, and gems. He devoted much careful attention to these things, and his observation was applied to ascertaining how fire, water, wood, and other elements could be used economically. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 君子隘窮而不失，勞倦而不苟，臨患難而不忘細席之言。 |
| 《說苑·君道》: | 故疏河以導之，鑿江通於九派，灑五湖而定東海，民亦勞矣，然而不怨者，利歸於民也。 |
| 《春秋繁露·玉杯》: | 是故善為師者，既美其道，有慎其行，齊時蚤晚，任多少，適疾徐，造而勿趨，稽而勿苦，省其所為，而成其所湛，故力不勞而身大成。 |
| 《韓詩外傳·卷一》: | 人有三死而非命也者，自取之也：居處不理，飲食不節，勞過者，病共殺之。 |
| 《大戴禮記·主言》: | 是故內脩七教而上不勞，外行三至而財不費，此之謂明主之道也。 |
| 《白虎通德論·號》: | 煩一夫、擾一士以勞天下不為皇也，不擾匹夫匹婦故為皇。 |
| 《新書·脩政語上》: | 民勞矣而弗苦者，功成而利於民也。 |
| 《新序·善謀》: | 據九鼎，按圖籍，挾天子以令於天下，天下莫敢不聽，此王業也，今夫蜀西僻之國，而戎狄之倫也，弊兵勞眾，不足以成名，得其地不足以為利，臣聞爭名者於朝，爭利者於市，今三川周室，天下之朝市也，而王不爭焉，顧爭於戎狄，去王遠矣。 |
| 《中論·治學》: | 故使學者勞思慮而不知道，費日月而無成功，故君子必擇師焉。 |
| 《孔子家語·王言解》: | 故曰，內修七教，而上不勞，外行三至，而財不費。 |
| 《潛夫論·浮侈》: | 是故明王之養民也，憂之勞之，教之誨之，慎微防萌，以斷其邪。 |
| 《論衡·命祿》: | 信命者，則可幽居俟時，不須勞精苦形求索之也，猶珠玉之在山澤。 |
| 《太玄經·竈》: | 次四，鬲實之食，得其勞力。 |
| 《風俗通義·六國》: | 成王舉文、武懃勞，而封熊繹於楚，食子男之采，其十世稱王。 |
| 《孔叢子·廣訓》: | 我從事獨賢，勞事獨多也。 |
| 《申鑒·政體》: | 自天子達於庶人，好惡哀樂，其脩一也，豐約勞佚，各有其制。 |
| 《忠經·兆人章》: | 順化供養，勤勞奉國，是則為忠。 |
| 《新語·道基》: | 鑠金、鏤木、分苞、燒殖以備器械，於是民知輕重，好利惡難，避勞就逸。 |
| 《獨斷·卷上》: | 五祀之別名：法施于民則祀，以死勤事則祀，以勞定國則祀，能禦大災則祀，能扞大患則祀。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·獨斷》: | 五祀之別名：法施于民則祀，以死勤事則祀，以勞定國則祀，能禦大災則祀，能扞大患則祀。 |
| 《列子·黃帝》: | 而況萬乘之主，身勞於國，而智盡於事。 |
| 《鶡冠子·天則》: | 寒者得衣，饑者得食，冤者得理，勞者得息，聖人之所期也。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 是故疾而不搖，遠而不勞，四支不動，聰明不損，而照明天下者，執道之要，觀無窮之地。 |
| 《文始真經·八籌》: | 徒自勞爾！ |
| 《列仙傳·介子推》: | 與出居外十餘年，勞苦不辭。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 至今在者，以能安靜湛然，不勞煩欲使人修身法道。 |
| 《韓非子·主道》: | 臣有其勞，君有其成功，此之謂賢主之經也。 |
| 《慎子·民雜》: | 君臣之道，臣事事而君無事，君逸樂而臣任勞。 |
| 《管子·山權數》: | 勞若以百金 |
| 《吳子·料敵》: | 輕進速退，弊而勞之，勿與戰爭，其軍可敗。 |
| 《六韜·文師》: | 文王勞而問之曰：「子樂漁邪？」 |
| 《司馬法·天子之義》: | 古者戍兵三年不典，睹民之勞也。 |
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