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Simplified Chinese version

U+5C0E

Seal script

Jinwen

Simplified character
𡭎
Semantic variant

Radical:+ 12 strokes = 15 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.417#7 Kangxi: p.296#10 Cihai: p.537r6c02 GSR: 1048.d Hanyu: v1,p0512#05
Composition:Top: , bottom: . Component of: 𠐵
Mandarin:dǎo dào ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese:dou6
Tang reconstruction:dhɑ̀u
Shuowen:寸部》导:导,引也。从寸道声。
Guangyun:广韵·去声··》导:引也。徒到切,十四。
Kangxi:康熙字典·寸部·十三》导:〔古文〕𡭎《集韵》《韵会》大到切《正韵》杜到切,𠀤音盗。《说文》导,引也。从寸道声。《徐曰》以寸引之也。《周语》𠋫人爲导。《注》谓敌国賔至爲先导也。《孟子》君使人导之出疆。又治也。《·禹贡》导岍及岐,至于荆山。《注》言治山通水也。又通也。《周语》太子晋曰:川气之导也,疏爲川谷,以导其气。又《增韵》啓迪也。通作道。《论语》道之以德。又《前汉·文帝纪》道民之路在务本。又簪导。《释名》簪,兓也,以兓连冠于发也。导,所以导栎鬓发,使入巾帻之里也。南齐高祖性俭约,见主衣中有玉导,曰:留此是兴长敝源。命击碎之。
Fanqie:徒到 (《广韵·去声··》)
Unihan definition:direct, guide, lead, conduct

Example usage

孟子·尽心上》:所谓西伯善养老者,制其田里,教之树畜,其妻子,使养其老。
The expression, "The chief of the West knows well how to nourish the old," refers to his regulation of the fields and dwellings, his teaching them to plant the mulberry and nourish those animals, and his instructing the wives and children, so as to make them nourish their aged.
孝经·三才》:之以礼乐,而民和睦。
They led them on by the rules of propriety and by music, and the people were harmonious and benignant.
扬子法言》:夫道以之,德以得之,仁以人之,义以宜之,礼以体之,天也。
Now, using the Dao to lead it; using de to complete it; using ren to make it human; using yi to make its behavior appropriate; and using li embody it —this is Tian.
论衡·率性》:孔子引而教之,渐渍磨砺,阖牖进,猛气消损,骄节屈折,卒能政事,序在四科。
Confucius took him under his guidance. By degrees he polished and instructed him. The more he advanced in knowledge, the more he lost his fierceness, and his arrogance was broken. At last he was able to govern a state, and ranked in the four classes.
墨子·非儒下》:机服勉容,不可使众。
He will be formal in dress and affected in manners, therefore he cannot lead the multitudes.
庄子·养生主》:依乎天理,批大郤,大窾,因其固然。
Observing the natural lines, (my knife) slips through the great crevices and slides through the great cavities, taking advantage of the facilities thus presented.
孙子兵法·军争》:不知山林、险阻、沮泽之形者,不能行军,不能乡者,不能得地利。
We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country - its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps. We shall be unable to turn natural advantage to account unless we make use of local guides.
尚书·禹贡》:菏泽,被孟猪。
The (waters of that of) Ge were led to (the marsh of) Meng-zhu.
荀子·大略》:君子之于子,爱之而勿面,使之而勿视,之以道而勿强。
说苑·君道》:故疏河以之,凿江通于九派,洒五湖而定东海,民亦劳矣,然而不怨者,利归于民也。
春秋繁露·离合根》:立无为之位而乘备具之官,足不自动而相者进,口不自言而摈者赞辞,心不自虑而群臣效当,故莫见其为之而功成矣。
韩诗外传·卷三》:朞月,四方之士相而至矣。
大戴礼记·礼察》:之以德教,或欧之以法令。
白虎通德论·辟雍》:明令必次外然后前民者也,未见于仁,故立庠序以之也
新书·春秋》:请兴贤遂能,而章德行善,以百姓,毋复前过。
新序·善谋下》:留侯张子房,于汉已定,性多疾,即引不食谷,杜门不出。
中论·贵言》:是以君子将与人语大本之源,而谈性、义之极者,必先度其心志,本其器量,视其锐气,察其堕衰,然后唱焉以观其和,焉以观其随。
孔子家语·致思》:回愿明王圣主辅相之,敷其五教,之以礼乐。
潜夫论·赞学》:而况君子敦贞之质,察敏之才,摄之以良朋,教之以明师,文之以《礼》、《乐》,之以《》、《》,赞之以《周易》,明之以《春秋》,其有济乎?
太玄经·》:次三,师或射,豚其埻。
风俗通义》:而首倡,犯礼违制,使东岳一郡朦朦焉,岂不愍哉!
孔丛子·诘墨》:其道不可以治国,其学不可以家。
申鉴·俗嫌》:若夫引蓄气,历藏内视,过则失中,可以治疾,皆非养性之圣术也。
忠经·守宰章》:之以礼乐,以和其气。
蔡中郎集·汉津赋》:财运货,懋迁有无。
文子·微明》:大正不险,故民易,至治优游,故下不贼,至忠复素,故民无伪匿。
列仙传·容成公》:容成公者,自称黄帝师,见于周穆王,能善辅之事。
老子河上公章句》:行不言之教,以身师之也。
韩非子·二柄》:明主之所制其臣者,二柄而已矣。
慎子·逸文》:昔者,天子手能衣而宰夫设服,足能行而相者进,口能言而行人称辞,故无失言失礼也。
管子·君臣上》:道也者,上之所以民也。
淮南子·齐俗训》:民也,不贵难得之货,不器无用之物。
吕氏春秋·达郁》:是故治川者决之使,治民者宣之使言。
史记·周本纪》:夫王人者,将利而布之上下者也。
逸周书·官人解》:喜怒以物而色不变,烦乱以事而志不淫,深以利而心不移,临摄以威而气不卑,曰平心而固守者也。
国语·楚语下》:若诸侯之好币具,而之以训辞,有不虞之备,而皇神相之,寡君其可以免罪于诸侯,而国民保焉。
晏子春秋》:愿君教荼以礼而勿陷于邪,之以义而勿湛于利。
吴越春秋》:教吴射御,之伐楚。
越绝书》:禹穴之时,以铜为兵,以凿伊阙,通龙门,决江河,东注于东海。
盐铁论·本议》:文学曰:“夫民以德则民归厚。”
列女传·周室三母》:贞顺率,靡有过失。

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