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U+52E4

Seal script

Jinwen

Alternate form

Semantic variant

Radical:+ 11 strokes = 13 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.112#25 Kangxi: p.149#06 Cihai: p.199r3c02 GSR: 480.x Hanyu: v1,p0378#03
Composition:Left: , right: . Compositionally related: . Component of: 𠪲 𡀣 𭏶 𣝀 𤐂 𤯺 𫦽 𥵚 𮜺
Mandarin:qín ㄑㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese:kan4
Tang reconstruction:*ghiən
Shuowen:力部》勤:劳也。从力𡏳声。
Guangyun:广韵·上平声··》勤:劳也,尽也。巨斤切,八。
Kangxi:康熙字典·力部·十一》勤:〔古文〕瘽《唐韵》巨斤切《集韵》《正韵》渠中切《韵会》渠斤切,𠀤音芹。《说文》劳也。从力,堇声。《尔雅疏》勤者,劳力也。《·武成》王季其勤王家。又《·豳风》恩斯勤斯。《注》勤,笃厚也。《左传·僖三年》楚人伐郑,郑伯欲成,孔叔不可。曰:齐方勤我,弃德不祥。《注》勤我,言齐恤郑难也。《前汉·司马相如传》重赐文君侍者,通殷勤。又《扬子·法言》民有三勤。《注》勤,苦也。又《韵补》叶渠焉切,音乾。《郑曼赠陆云诗》垂龚之会,匪言不宣。嗟我怀人,斯恩斯勤。又通作廑。《前汉·扬雄传》其廑至矣。《注》师古曰:古勤字。又《集韵》渠之切,音其。通作期。耄勤,老称也。
Fanqie:巨斤 (《广韵·上平声··》)
Unihan definition:industrious, diligent, attentive

Example usage

论语·微子》:丈人曰:“四体不,五谷不分。”
The old man replied, "Your four limbs are unaccustomed to toil; you cannot distinguish the five kinds of grain"
孟子·滕文公上》:为民父母,使民盻盻然,将终岁动,不得以养其父母,又称贷而益之。
When the parent of the people causes the people to wear looks of distress, and, after the whole year's toil, yet not to be able to nourish their parents, so that they proceed to borrowing to increase their means.
礼记·问丧》:曰:孝子丧亲,哭泣无数,服三年,身病体羸,以杖扶病也
And the answer is - When a filial son mourns for a parent, he wails and weeps without regard to the number of times; his endurances are hard for three years; his body becomes ill and his limbs emaciated; and so he uses a staff to support his infirmity.
扬子法言》:或曰:“孔子之事多矣,不用,则亦且忧乎?”
Someone said: Confucius's abilities were many. Since he was not employed, was he not distressed and worried.
墨子·兼爱下》:然即敢问,今岁有疠疫,万民多有苦冻馁,转死沟壑中者,既已众矣。
Then let us consider further: Suppose, now, that there is a disastrous pestilence, that most people are in misery and privation, and that many lie dead in ditches
庄子·大宗师》:以德为循者,言其与有足者至于丘也,而人真以为行者也。
Considering virtue to be accordance (with others), they sought to ascend its height along with all who had feet (to climb it). (Such were they), and yet men really thought that they did what they did by earnest effort.
道德经》:绵绵若存,用之不
Long and unbroken does its power remain, Used gently, and without the touch of pain.
商君书·壹言》:民壹则朴,朴则农,农则易则富。
If they are single-minded, they are simple, and being simple, they farm; if they farm, they easily become diligent, and being diligent, they become rich.
史记·五帝本纪》:时播百谷草木,淳化鸟兽虫蛾,旁罗日月星辰水波土石金玉,劳心力耳目,节用水火材物。
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·富国》:诛而不赏,则厉之民不劝。
说苑·指武》:智伯曰:“吾闻田恒新得国而爱其民,内同其财,外同其劳,治军若此,其得众也,不可待也。”
春秋繁露·五行对》:劳在地,名一归于天,非至有义,其孰能行此?
韩诗外传·卷二》:子路曰:“士不能苦,不能轻死亡,不能恬贫穷,而曰我行义,吾不信也。”
大戴礼记》:劳之,而观其不扰人也。
白虎通德论·巡狩》:《春秋梁传》曰:“古之君民以时视民之。”
新书·耳痹》:越国之俗,劳而不愠,好乱胜而无礼,溪徼而轻绝,俗好诅而倍盟。
新序·善谋》:狐偃言于晋文公曰:“求诸侯,莫如王,且大义也,诸侯信之,继文之业,而信宣于诸侯,今为可矣。”
中论·治学》:故《》曰:“若作梓材,既朴斫,惟其涂丹雘。”
孔子家语·相鲁》:事既成矣而又享之,是执事。
潜夫论·赞学》:富佚若彼,而能精若此者,材子也。
论衡·命禄》:勉力事以致富,砥才明操以取贵
太玄经·》:次五,难无间,虽大不
风俗通义》:妻者、既齐于己,澄洒酒,以养姑舅,契阔中馈,经理蚕织,垂统传重,其为恩笃至矣。
孔丛子·广诂》:、勉、事,力也。
申鉴·政体》:承天惟允,正身惟常,任贤惟固,恤民惟,明制惟典,立业惟敦,是谓政体也。
忠经·兆人章》:是故祗承君之法度,行孝悌于其家,服稼穑以供王赋,此兆人之忠也。
独断·卷上》:五祀之别名:法施于民则祀,以死事则祀,以劳定国则祀,能御大灾则祀,能捍大患则祀。
蔡中郎集·独断》:五祀之别名:法施于民则祀,以死事则祀,以劳定国则祀,能御大灾则祀,能捍大患则祀。
列子·天瑞》:绵绵若存,用之不
文子·道原》:布德不溉,用之不,视之不见,听之不闻,无形而有形生焉,无声而五音鸣焉,无味而五味形焉,无色而五色成焉,故有生于无,实生于虚。
文始真经·一宇》:关尹子曰:“勿以圣人力行不怠,则曰道以成。”
列仙传·介子推》:推禄让,何求何取。
老子河上公章句》:用之不
韩非子·定法》:故托万乘之劲韩,七十年而不至于霸王者,虽用术于上,法不饰于官之患也。
管子·事语》:农夫寒耕暑耘,力归于上,女于缉绩徽织,功归于府者,非怨民心,伤民意也。
吴子·料敌》:敌人远来新至、行列未定可击,既食未设备可击,奔走可击,劳可击,未得地利可击,失时不从可击,旌旗乱动可击,涉长道后行未息可击,涉水半渡可击,险道狭路可击,陈数移动可击,将离士卒可击,心怖可击。
尉缭子·战威》:劳之师,将必先己,暑不张盖,寒不重衣,险必下步,军井成而后饮,军食熟而后饭,军垒成而后舍,劳佚必以身同之。
淮南子·主术训》:及至乱主,取民则不裁其力,求于下则不量其积,男女不得事耕织之业,以供上之求,力财匮,君臣相疾也。
吕氏春秋·爱类》:劳为民,无苦乎禹者矣。
鬼谷子·决篇》:用力犯苦,然而不得已而得之者,可则决之。
邓析子·转辞》:此四君子者,圣人也,而犹若此之

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